The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-03-27
Admitted 10 AGiIiaiiOn With North Central
Association Of Colleges and
Universities
WHAT THIS MEANS TO
GIRLS OF OKLAHOMA
Graduates Of 0. CIV. May Enter Greatest
Institutions in Country and Graduate
With Single Years Study

The Oklahoma College for Women
has scored another signal victory,
greater in its import than was the re-
cent 100000 appropriation for addi-
tional buildings
The latest accomplishment OF Presi-
dent Austin IS a victory which money
could not buy one inwhich merit alone
figured and which VIII make a scholar
ship in the 0. g w. the goal Of every
girl IN the state who desires to grad
uate from the highest institutions of
learning in the land at minimum ex-
pense. Under its provision a graduate
Of the O g w may entrg Columbia
University. the University Of Chicago
or any other great girls institution in
the country and graduate within a
year with the highest honors II she has
the capacity
President Austin was advised today
by Professor A. c. C.sparsons. member Of
the committee Il the North Central AS
sociation Of Colleges and Universities.
that the committee which met in st.
Louis last week passed fayorably upon
the application Of the Oklahoma Col
lego for Women for affiliation In that
association. This is the most advanc-
Cd step that has ever been taken by
this institution and is unquestionable
evidence as to the character Of tho
work that will be done by o. G. w.
"Befeore this recognition could be CIV.
eli" said President Austin today, "it
was necessary to guarantee the Off
ciaIs OF the North Central association
that every teacher placed on the fac
ulty of the Oklahoma College for Wo-
men has .. degree from reputable In
stitution.v President Austin has the
recommendation complete and these
will be presented to the state board Of
education at its next meeting. "These
recommendations, he said today,
meet all the requirements, which
means that any degree Of this institu-
tion viii be accepted N the same basis
lis degrees Of the same rank given A.
& M college and the state university.
This will permit graduates from the
Oklahoma College for Women to enter
any Of the institutions of the country
and secure their A. NJ degree in one
year."
Only two state Institutions In Texas
enjoy this distinction, the A. & NJ. and
the state university, the A. & N. hav-
ing been admitted onthat basis only
last year
That Oklahoma has at least It's share
Of recognition in this important asso-
citation is shown BY the following table
containing the state institutions which
are recognized on the same basis in
this conference, the figures OF Iowa
and Missouri however, including 9TH
er than state institutions: Missouri 5.
Nebraska 2 Iowa 10. Kansas 4, Colora-
do i, North and South Dakota eachs
and Oklahoma with O. @ W.
An Additional Honor.
An additional honor was rendered
the o. c. w. today when Miss Gilbert.
Y. w. c. A. secretary at the college, re-
ceived from the Women's self Govern
ment association Of the University Of
Oklahoma an invitation to send a dele
CATION from tho local organization 70
the annual convention Of the Middle
Western intercollegiate Self Govern
ment association which will hold its
meet in minneapolis ON May 80.
In view OF the fact Of the restrictions
placed on colleges for affiliatlon with
this association this is considered 4
great compliment. the Oklahoma Col.
llege for Women being the only institu-
ton ID this part Of the country which
| has been invited to participate in these