The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-06-03
Handsome Dormitory Of the Okla
homa Woman's College Formally
Dedicated Christened by
State Supt. Wilson
FACING NEW ERA
SAYS ESKRIDCE
President Points Out Distinctive
Place and Special Mission Of
0. c. W. Prepare Girls
for Life is Purpose


In the auditorium of the Womens
College yesterday afternoon, the new
dormitory, just completed and stand.
ing ready as comfortable home for
the students Of next year. was dedl.
Gated and christened with appropriate
ceremonies by State Supt. Il. II. viii
son and President ]. B. EskrIdge as
sisted by chorus from the student
body. The crowd that attended the
ceremonies was comfortably large, fill.
ing the lower floor OF the auditorium.
Addresses were made by Supt VIII
son and President Fskridge, and no
one who heard the story of how inc
ground upon which the college nov
stands came into the possession OF the
state for the school site. could but
praise the happy selection Of the name
for the dormitory. Nellie Sparks"
State Supt Speaks.
State Supt Wilson spoke as follows
"A few years ago this beautiful cam
pus where we have located these mag
nificent buildings was nothing more
than beautiful rolling prairie, deco
rated - this season af the year with
The sssitifuI Wild flowers. inhabited
bs the red men and the cattlemcn
sfsi,,. hr,.,,ytt =. ,har..,.. ..,.,t t... ..,...
built city Many OF the first settlers
remain with us Many have passed
on. some TO other sections Of our great
country. while others have passed into
The great beyond
The Indian Maiden.
Near this spot one Of Chlckasha I
best citizens built his home. In the
home OF this good man there Was
little girl. the treasure OF a loving faith
er's heart When the time came for
the division OF the indian domain. this
daughter was given her allotment on
th;s beautiful hill. including this beau
liful campus wnere we now stand. Her
father wishing TO give her the oppor.
tunities of an education was compelled
70 send her away to he educated, for
Ia those days such opportunities were
Tot 10 be found In tho Indian Territory
She attended school at Ft Worth for a
While. then spent five years iu Williasa
Woods college. Her beautiful pictures
and china paintings that decorate her
fathers home bear evidence Of this
young Indian maIden's interest In edu-
cation: but as has too often been the
case. just as she had finished her
course and was ready to return and
gladden. the home OF her fond father,
10 cheer his heart with her swe0C
songs. her enlightened conversation
hnd with all the romping pranks OF
school girl. the angel OF. death called
Ler to the great beyond. The culture
which her father had provided for her
that she might be a more useful VIC
man in this life was pnly to make her a
more brilliant angel in the world
above. She was brought back to Chick
asha and laid to rest in the cemetery
near here
College Established.
soon after this. the state Of Okla
homa In its wisdom planned and pro
yIded to build in our city a school for
the education OF women that the young
women OF this state might have tho
opportunities OF an education. When
every effort was being made by this
city to provide the necessary grounds
required by this act and the people Of
Chickasha had done, II seemed, every
thing within their power. tho site
which xe had offered was rejected BY
the board OF control, the father Of the
young lady to whom this spot had been
allotted, out OF the bigness of his hears,
prS assed the giving Of this twenty
acres. The proposition was accepted,
ARRANGEMENTS made with the citizens
OF Chickasha and the board Of control
accepted the proposition. Three years
ago the Administrations building was
completed. We have now completed
this beautiful dormitory. 1t Is home.
for girls. A place where the mothers
aud fathers may send their girls win