The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-01-04
President of o. G. w. Plans for
New Dormitory and Fine
Arts Building at Cost
of 100000.
LEGISLATORS FAVOR
INCREASE is REPORT
Many Solons to Support Move
ment Austin Is Assured;
Forced to Turn Down
Applications.

I'VE turned away enough girls to
fill another dormitory last Septem.
ber and at this time, the eve OF open
ing the second semester of the
school, we have received % applca-
tions for rooms that we could not ac-
cept, for the reason that we have no
space in the present dormitory. We
are in grave need of another dormi-
tory and a fine arts building"
This was the statement Of G. w.
Austin, president of the Oklahoma
College for Women yesterday when
he returned to this city from the
state capital where he conferred with
the state board Of education on mat
ters pertaining to the school.
Outlines Plans
President Austin outlined plans
that he has prepared for a new
dormitory and fine arts building,
the aggregate cost of which will be
$4,000, providing $150,O0O for the
new dormitory and $4,000 for a fine
arts building. President Austin has
already launched a campaign for this
amount and the legislature will be
asked to appropriate that amount
for the construction of these build
ings.
Everything is lookin good for the
schC0l Mr.. Austin continued. Il
have talked with about 25 senator's
and representative and find that
they understand and appreciate the
Oklahoma College for Women bet
ter than ever before. The sentiment
is strongly in favor of the school and
feel that with the proposition put
up to the legislature in it's true
light, we will have little trouble in
getting the appropriations that we
need"
Pick Out Sites
In the plans that he has prepared
President Austin has determined on
the tentative sites for the proposed
new buildings. The new dormitory
site will occupy the same position on
the south end of the campus that the
present dormitory, Nellie Sparks
Hall occupies on the north end. The
fine arts building location is between
the present dormitory and the ad-
building.
"We are going to make strong
bid for these appropriations and we
hope to get it through as quickly as
possible, so that work can start at !
an early date" the president declar-
ed. 1T is all but imperative that We
have these buildings ready for the
opening of school next year and to do
So it will be necessary to start early,
for it requires time to construct d
Reinforced concrete and brick struc-
lure. l believe that l can rely upon
The complete and unanimous support
1f the business men of Chickasha
and l know that the school has the
support of great many of the legis-
ators Of the state. I therefore feel |
very much encouraged and believe
hat we will get the buildings"
Second Semester Monday
Next Monday morning the o. c. w
starts the second half of the school
year following the Christmas-New
Years holidays. Reports from the
Institution state that there has not
,een withdrawal from the dormi-
ory for the last half of the year and
hat the enrolment will be practical
y the same as formerly.
Not a single cancellation of space
n the dormitory has been recorded"
aid President Austin" "On the
,ther hand we have had applications,
bout % of them, for rooms in Nellie
Sparks HAIL. We were forced to
urn them away, because we have
lot the space. With a new Sl5O,OO0
lormitory on the campus, we could
i'll the present ore and the new one
W next September
Funds Recommended
President Austin stated that in