The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-07-10
Course Of Study Revised and
Now Conforms to Highest
Standard; First Term
Will Open Sept.7
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Domestic Science and Domestic
Art Departments Especially Well
Equipped; Tuition free
in Music a Feature


study and list of the faculty men,
bers whose records and attainments
VIII compare well with those holding
places In any state school in the south
west, the catalogue for the Oklahoma
College for women has been received
from the printer and is now being dis
tributed to prospective students.
According to the catalogue. the first
semester opens September 7, and the
second semester, January "a. .The
course Of study has been almost en-
tirely rewritten and now comes up to
the highest standards of modern edu-
cation" said President Austin. BE
ginning with work to be secured In
the ninth grade of high schools, the
college course next year will include
that given for the entire four years
of preparatory work. 1t also gives
the four years Of advanced work lead
ing to the degree of bachelor OF arts,
bachelor of sciences or bachelor OF
music
One of the particular features OF the
college course emphasized is the free
tuition in the music department. Most
state schools, including the university
at Norman, charge for Individual in
struction in piano. voice or violin.
Even individual instruction is free at
the Oklahoma College for Women, and
the work is given by some of the best
trained talent to be obtained in the
southwest.
President Austin has the following to
say in commenting upon the different
departments and the courses they Of
fer:
-Since this institution was founded
particularly to train young ladies'
along those lines that pertain to the
best home making, all home economic
subjects are emphasized The young
women who attend the Oklahoma Col
lege for Women receive free tuition in
the academic, piano, voice, expression.
art and commercial departments The
domestic science and domestic art
departments are possibly the best
equipped Of any to be found In the
southwest. The teachers who have
charge of this line of work are gradu-
ates of the best schools of the cuun-
try.
"Our college department consists of
four years of regular work and covers
the usual course that is found In
schools of the highest rank.
'The commercial department offers
the same work that is given by the
best business colleges" ]"
OF the twenty-three members on the
teaching staff of the Oklahoma Col
lege for Women. II are now studying
in big American universities.
Miss Rale, librarian. is taking work
in the University of Tennessee. Mrs.
Barr is doing advanced work in math-
ematics in the University of Colorado.
Miss ONeill is studying in the Uni
versity of California, Miss Shalen. the
director Of physical education. is In
Columbia university, New York city.
Miss Zoe Norman, head teacher of do
nestle science. and Miss Anna X.
Banks, who is head Of the domestic
art department are also both doing
work in Columbia.
Miss Bennett and Miss Carson. both
teachers of piano, are studying in New
York City. Miss Wylie, teacher Of
piano, is studying in Chicago. Miss
Davis. the head OF the expression de-
partment, is studying IN the same
city Prof Rudolf Richter. native OF
Germany, and graduate Of the Uni
versity of Berlin. is spending his sum
mer at the University of Texas. Ed
gar Cowan. head Of the science de-
partment, is studying in the Univers-
ity of Oklahoma and will receive his
A. B. degree from that school at the
close Of the summer session.