Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-04-24
KENDALL COLLEGE
NEWS NOTES

on last Wednesday night the All
Academy Boys oratorical contest was
staged before good audience. Mrs.
j. H. Miley, wife Of the recently -ap-
pointed member of the state supreme
court from Tulsa, offered at the be
ginning of the year a prize of splen-
did proportions TO the boy of the
academy who could win over his fell
lows in oratory. The contestants
Wednesday night were Wade Rey-
nolds, Fred Henderson, Houston ELI
son, James Malone, Cecio Maxwell,
Henry Ward, Charles Evans, jr., Wal
ter Roth and Jack Roth. The award
was given to Charles Evans, jr., and
to Walton Roth.
The seniors have chosen for bacca-
laureate sermon Rev. Floyd Poe, ID. D.,
of the First Presbyterian church, In
dependence, Kan, and for the COM
mencement address DR.. +. d. Hawley
of Park college, formerly president OF
Kendall These men will prove Il
very attractive force for commence
ment season.
The baseball team has been out in
the wide, wide world this week and
from all reports seem to have gotten
a bit lost. Schmidt's men, however,
beginning the season well have a
heavy power for getting back and will
give Kendall dash for victory in
time
President Evans has been out in the
field in Kendalrs interest this week,
meeting the Presbyterian church at
Honryetta in the dedication of a new
S15,0 church, visiting the Ardmore
pre- esbytery, and calling upon the
school powers at Oklahoma City He
reported remarkable interest In
Kcndalls labors.
In open assembly this week Miss
Annabel Latimer reported Is young
women in attendance at the Y. w. c.
A. while President Moseley of Y. NJ.
c. A. found about fifty at his meeting
The Social Welfare girls are very
active, as is the Ministerial associa-
ton.
Prof. T.. f. Holmes and DR.. NJ. F..
Wood continue their extension work
among the schools of Sand Springs
and Coweta. These men have been
conducting classes for Kendall all the
Year at these points and this is but n
part of the large work Kendall has
done to link the best element of the
state TO it thru genuine service.
DR.. ]. G. McMurtry reports satisfac-
tory progress on the new course of
study which will be printed soon. The
college will have expansion in every
direction next year and If the war
does not interfere the best year of
growth in Kendalls history lies be-
fore 1t.
While II will be impossible to i'm
prove the grounds of Kendall as the
Kansas City architects, Hare e Hare,
pre planning on an elaborate scale
until next year. still the smaller cam
pus will be kept in trim. Thru the
gpring thus far tulips, hyacinths, jon
quils. narcissus and other early flow
ers have kept the grounds beautiful.
Mr.. Otto Seymour has been chosen
by the college as representative in the
prohibition contest which will take
place here next week. Dennis Nc
Clendon will stand for Kendall In the
old line contest against the state uni
versity, A. & NJ. college and other
schools at Enid soon. Debating and
oratory were never more vital than
at Kendall this year.
Sketches are being worked out for
the new gymnasium and the science
hall There is great hope that the big
gym" may be in readiness for the fall
training IL the war permits athletics
TO be carried out in Kendall this next
year.