The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-08-28
Nellie Sparks Hall and Two Ap-
nexes Already Assigned to
Students with Many More
in Prospect
CITIZENS CALLED TO
COME TO RESCUE
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Rooms 10 Private Homes Must Be
Provided for Girls, Says Austin;
Resisiration Open Sep
tember 4

The Oklahoma College for Women
is turning students from. its doors.
II must There is not room for sll
the young women of Oklahoma Nno
wish to attend the fastest growing
state institution in the entire south
west.
There is plenty of room in the reei-
tation halls. students can be crowded
row after row in these. but rooms in
the dormitories have long since been
gone, they went Just as rapidly in the
first and second annexes to Nellie
Sparks Hall. and now there is nothing
to do for applicants for places in the
dornitories except to return their s5
and tell them that the college Is very
sorry but the first to apply have al
ready engaged all the rooms and there
is no other 200-room dormltory that
will be completed by September 4.
Nineteen applications came in for
rooms and registration yesterday.
Twelve Of them came in on one mail.
Secretary Miller of the college was In
structed to reply to requests for places
by telling the young ladies who wish
ed TO take advantage OF the opportun-
tiles here that the only way they could
attend was either to move TO Chicka-
sha or to stay at some private house
In town.
Similar answers have already been
sent to IA women. Fifteen of the num-
ber wrote back that they were willing
TO pay the cost OF Accommodations In
private homes and would be here Sep
tember 4. or the others. those who
replied at all stated that the cost OF
staying at a private home instead of
at the state dornitory would prevent
their coming. President Austin can
feed two hundred through the aid OF
scientific management much cheaper
than they can be cared for in private
homes, even where the accommoda
tions are not so good.
But President Austin found even a
greater problem facing him yesterday
when he began duties after his trir
10 the coast. Secretary Miller had
accepted deposits for 15s women, tell
ing them that rooms would be reserv
ed for them. There is room in Nellie
Sparks Hall and in both the onnexe'
combined for but 140. What to do with
this IS extra women, President Austin
can't imagine. There is not time lef'
now, he says. even to build shacks Z
house them in.
The head Of the college says appli
cations have been coming at almos
the rate of yesterday all week He ex
meets them to come in even faster dur
ing the few days preceding registra
ton. The worst feature, he declares
will be, the fact that many viii sem
in their room deposits and then leav
home before they get the reply fron
the school. In that case. they VII
have to choose between going bac
home and taking whatever accommt
dations they are able to obtain in tn
town.
The people of the town must com
10 the rescue, too. the college pres
dent says. There will no doubt .
many who will be willing to stay 9
priyate homes, and for these the co
jege wishes to secure the best place
possible. All who have room the
would rent are requested to call Seer
tary Miller at S3s and list the kind
accommodation they can offer ar
the price they wish.
Registration is to begin Saturda
September A. 1t will be continued
Monday, september 6. and regul'
class work will begin on Tuesday. a
Chickasha students are requested
report on the first day of registratio
Saturday. This win give those fro
out Of town the full advantage of q
last day. Registration will be ne
from 8 o'clock N the morning until
o'clock in the afternoon.
Faculty members are expected
begin coming in the first OF the wee
All Of them will be here saturd