The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-09-04

Announcing the opening of the com
ing term Of the Oklahoma College fol
Women on September 10, President
Austin issues the following statement
To Patrons and Friends of the Okla
homa College for Women:
There are only few days remain
ing before the seventh session of the
Oklahoma College for Women will be
gin its work. hope that it may be
the best in its history and that 1t may
be the least successful Of any session
I'm the future,
We have practically covered the en-
tire state with the literature of the
institution since August / and have
received much encouragement How
ever, the greater part of this advertis-
ing is too late to get the benefits for
the present term since most people
usually have their minds made up by
the first of August as to where they
expect 10 attend school.
am told that the citizens of the
Congo Free State played marbles with
the pebbles strewn upon its surface
not knowing that they possessed the
richest diamond fields of the earth
and remained ignorant of this fact un-
I'll English energy touched the dark
continent
One Of the best citizens of this city
and a man occupying prominent po-
sition in Chickasha, has just left my
office after having spent two hours
going over the buildings and this is
the first time he has ever visited the
school. | have met this experience
more than once since taking charge
| am thoroughly convinced that great
many of the very best people living
within the gates of the Oklahoma Col
lege for Women are as ignorant of the
superior advantages offered here as
the citizens of the Congo Free State
were of the wealth of the diamond
mines. This is not due altogether to
lack of appreciation of the institu-
ton, but it is purely on, account Of
the people being too busy pursuing
their daily vocations to sep aside and
speud little while in visiting the
college. There are few things wish
TO say directly to the patrons of this
institution with reference to its man
agement before its opening.
In the first place. if you do not ex-
pect your girl to attend to her duties
closely and meet her classes regular
ly, we have not room for her in this
institution and would suggest that you
dc not matricuIate her. There is but
one way to develop genuine, true wo-
man and that is by hard, honest work
and shall endeavor to so manage this
institution that those who object TO
this will soon find more congenial sur
roundings.
This institution should furnish all
text books and charge each student a
small rental. | shall try to have this
arrangement made by the opening
next year. The question of buying
text books is no small item and de-
sire to render all the service possible
TO our patrons in reducing their ex-
penses, therefore, it is my purpose to
have used this coming year all the
books needed that are adopted by the
state board Of education. | have two
objects in this--first, to reduce the
expense of the student body, and sec
ond that no delay be experienced in
securing the books There is ahso-
lutely nothing more destructive to
school interest than to have classes
organized at the beginning of the term
and meeting from day to day waiting
for books. 1t is not my purpose to
change the policy previously pursued
by this institution unless | think this
change will add to its efficiency.