Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-04-28

The days Of comm encement-tide ,
ere fast approaching for the South |
eastern State Normal school and |
President Faulkner and the faculty |
are looking forward to one of the |
most extensive, beautiful. and inspir- |
ational commencement calendars ia |
the history of the institution. In fact
it is predicted that it will be the best
which will be only in keeping with
the wonderful growth Of the institu-
ton in equipment. numbers, and ex-
tended spheres of Influence.
Dr. Brooks Delivers Address
The regular commencement exer-
cises will be held Wednesday morn
ing. May 18th, in the Normal School
auditorium, and the address will be
delivered by DR.. T. d. Brooks, the
new president of the school who
will most likely take active charge
of the institution early in June ItI
is hoped that the main floor and bal
comics will be crowded by the citizen
ship of Durant at that time, and It
is known that many school men and
women from the southeastern dis
trict will be in attendance to hear
Dr. Brooks.
Bacchalaureate Sermon May ~
The annual sermon to the class
will be preached in the Normal
School Auditorium Sunday morning
May the 14th to the largest class in
the history of the institution, num-
bering thirtN-hve young men and
women, many of whom have already
had experience in teaching. Presi-
dent Faulkner could not announce at
this date the minister who will de-
liver the sermon, former arrange
ments having been made unavoid-
ably impossible, but an announce
ment will be made in the very near
future.
Banquets
Surprising anything heretofore
staged by the classes or the alumni.
this years social festivities will
eclipse everything rendered hereto
fore. The Junior-Senior banquet
will open the festive calendar Friday
May the 18th, when a real banquet
will be rendered in the spacious IL
brary hall of Southeastern which
will be transforme dito,a dining hall.
The affair will be as unique as fit
ting, since the dignified Seniors, the
guests of the Juniors, may sweep
with the same eyes the pedagogical
shelves upon which they have feasted
so long. and in the next glance sur
vey the long tables of linen sur
mounted with viands contributed by
the seniors to be, calculated to
sweeten their memories of the alma
mater, and soothe the dendrites so
long agitated by an installation of
the ''five formal steps"
The Alumni banquet will accord
ing to present plans, be rendered on
Saturday May goth, in the library
hall at Southeastern, and plans are
now under way to have the same ca
terers from Denison to serve the ban
. quet who will have charge of thu
! Junior-Senior banquet.
Several other dinners are being
. lplanned and announcements will
0 soon be issued.
Departmental Receptions
Several of the departments of the
Normal will offer public receptions
and displays during commencement
= week. when it is hoped that patrons
and public will avail themselves o,
the opportunity of becoming better
, acquainted with the workings of the
States school,
Miss Alice Mckinney of tha de
partment of piano, will tender a
least two recitals during the week
2 and tender special music in the for
NAL exercises.
Miss Halle Mckinney, of the de
partment of domestic science and do
g mestic arts, will offer a formal dis
IS play of work in the domestic arts de
/. partment, and is planning to hav
). the formal opening of the new dining
a room, If the furnishings arrive i
# time. This feature will be unsul