The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-11-20
Oklahoma College forWomen Makes
Record for Rapid Growth; Total
Enrolment November |
Reaches 800
MORE ARE COMING
AFTER HOLIDAYS
President Austin Preparing to Place
Students in Good Homes; Merits
Of Institution are Being
Recognized

In a report submitted TO the state
board of education this month Presi.
dent Austin presents comparative fig
ures setting forth the remarkable
growth Of the Oklahoma College for
Women during the past two years.
The record shows that during this
period the enrolment In the institu-
tion has nearly doubled, while the in
crease over last year is nearly 80 per
cent. On November / the total num-
Der of students enrolled was $50 and
the report further shows that 1923 girls
who applied for admission the first of
the term failed TO enroll because they
could not be accommodated in the
dormitory.
Taking November ] Of 1913, 1914
and 1915 as the basis for the com
parison, the growth of the institution
is brought out in percentages by Pres
ident Austin as follows:
SHOWS big Figures.
The records show that there was an
increase In total enrolment for the
year 1914 over the year 1918 of 2S per
cent; an Increase for the year 1915
over the year 1914 OF 4s per cent; an
increase for the year 1915 over the
year 1913 Of 90 per cent
An increase iii the number of coun-
ties represented in the student body is
shown TO have been 105 per cent in
1914, over 1915; an increase in 1915
over 1914 of 20 per cent; and increase
for 1915 over 1918 OF 1866 per cent
The piano department shows an in
crease for the year 1914 over 1913 OF
81 per cent; for the year 1915 over
1914 Of 20 per cent; for the year 1915
over 1918 Of 1876 per cent.
The voice department shows an in
crease for the year 1914 over 1918 of
81 per cent: for the year 1915 over
1914 OF 81 per cent: for the year 1915
over the year 1913 Of 1877 per cent.
The art department shows an in
crease for the year 1914 over 1918 Of
las per cent; for the year 1915 over
1914 Of ~ per cent; for the year 1915
over 1913 Of 170 pc, cent.
The domestic art department shows
an increase for the year 1914 over
1918 OF 81 per cent; for the year 1915
ever 1914 Of 14S per cent; for the year
1915 over 1918 of 275 per cent.
The domestic science department
shows an increase for the year 1914
over 1918 OF 1870 per cent; for the year
1915 over 1914 of 100 per cent; for the
year 1915 over 1913 of 500 per cent.
All other departments have also made
rapid strides.
The report shows that the enroll
ment in Chickasha has decreased for
the past two years, due TO change in
regulations which could not be met by
a large number of married women.
Many More Coming.
That many more students are COM
ing the holidays to enter at the be-
ginning of the second semester, is in
dicated by the inquiries that are being
received daily from various parts of
the state. I'VE are not going to allow
any of these girls TO stay away simply
because they cannot find suitable
places to board said President Aus
tin. I'VE are preparing to take care
of all of them in good homes and first
class boarding houses and we are send
ing this word to them. We shall see
to it that they are given the best pos
sible accommodations and that their
surroundings are such that they win
be under the kind of influences that
parents demand. At the same time
the need for more dormitories is
pressing and we shall ask the legis-
lature to aid lis since the progress OF
the institution must be seriously ham
pered until we have them"
The Reason For Il.
Speaking of the factors contributing
to the growth of the school, President
Austin said. "The people of OKLA
homa are just beginning to realize
that the state Is offering here the