The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-02-06

low Institutions " the uata by The
following executives ur their repre-.
eDu'atlyos President Stfa'tpu -.
BROOKS tuvcruty - oklahoma.
Norman Pros James W. 'luiw'll
Agu'Cirrll and Mechanical cole
lego. saltwater, Pres Georg" vs.
Austin Oklahoma college fgr WON
"u, CuIDhuHha, Pres T. n. McCash,
bhljp9 uu.'cf9ity Enid. from tho
drnoWluBilonal colleges and unlVcr
u'ir. ru,- John a.. Mitchell, state
normal .uUyK'. Edmond from tho
Hut. normal pullcRca, Supt W o.
Mast 'tHnu M,AIcstur. proeldCnt of
the bkluhumn Ldupuiiou nEsoclu-
uuu, g. -. Evans. mayor. from the
,Iy ut TuiH Supt r. r. Obcr-
huit1,f from th, city schools Of
IuIg, IN" program VIII conclude
with singing OF America and hDuo-
dlrI"u by Itrv. Meade Dutt, pastor
~ iho tirst Christian church uf tins
CitS.
kendall colloRo that be- aud Tulsa
uniyorpty that Ia to b, are the mani
fostajion or an activity hrRuu early
In the nineteenth century, for out OF
the heroic. sell -slcrifcing labors Of
many fr"FhUCriun men ana women
/ through nearly "A century on OKLA
| hOmn soil the instltuiluu hhG grown.
kendallH history - like that OF
no other school for 10 is typicnliy
Oklahumhn aud iutertwined with
Indian lifc
Bcginniny Wa, Rack In 1914.
The very beginning goes back to
1916. when Rev cyrus Kingsbury
made hia first trip 10 the Indian
/ country. IN his ears ringing tho
words or the president Of the United
states transmitted through the sec
/ reiary Of war "ln the first Instance
the Indian agent viii be- directed 10
/ erect "A comfortable schooIhousr and
another house for the teacher. In
such part ~ the nation az will be
selected for the purpose. He will
also be directed 10 furnish two
/ ploughs, six hoes aud az many axes.
/ for the purpose Of Introducing the
arts Of civilization among the pupils
| lie VIII bc directed from time to
! time To cause other schoOlhuuscs ~
he erected as they shall become
! "a necessity" In the same year.
kingHhury attended council OF
Cherokcos and Greeks. when Major
General Andrew Jackson, who was
prcH'nt made known the plans for
the schools the Indian chiefs re
pl@d: You have appeared In our
run council We have listened to
what You have said and understood
II. We are glad to see you and have
the schools established and hope
thoy will be OF great advantage to
the nation"
TWO or three years later Rev
crend kingsbury came with the
| 'hefokocs 10 tho Indian Territory
and established the first school in
ne present state Of oklahoma at
Dwight, near the present town of
/ Fallisa The year following. at
their solicitation, he was appointed
{ 10 open school among the Choc-
taws. In those far-away days the
! Presbyterian church did It's mission
AIRY work In connection with the
! American Board" At one time the
Presbyterian church conducted more
than 40 mission schools among the
Five Civilized Tribes, AZ the present
school system Of the state developed
tho need for such schools disap-
pearod and one after another was
How Mission School Grew.
The mission school TOR girls at
Muskogec grew out of instruction
which a missionary gave To Indian
girls In his kitchen This school
continued when the others gradual
~ stopped operation. aud was finally
elevated to the rank of college in
1894 and given the name of Rev
Henry Kendall u. H., who for 30
years preceding had been secretary
or the board OF home missions and
who had been instrumental In lead
ing the church in It's rapid develop
mcnt throughout all the Mississippi
valley and the southwest \ vnild
or both foreign and home missions
II stands az a monument to men like
Rev. samuel q. Worcester, Rev j.
\. Stoddard, Rev. Robertson, Rev.
r. VI, Loughbrldge, Rev. j. \. Ram
scy ana many others who In the old
4 Indian Territory lived and loved and
I Ia bored.
when another location for the
college was sought, the city OF Tulsa
was selected by "a commission OF the
synod of oklahoma, upon the propo-
itiun Of the city TO give to tho col
lcgc site of 20 acres and the sum
OF 100000 in building and equip
mont. The site selected was ON the
east side of the city, and nt the
time of the selection was about two
miles from the nearest point of the
fcttN. To-day tho college ~ at tho
extreme eastern limits of the CITY
aud IN the thlckly settled Kendall
addition. Tulsa's first gift to the
school was u site ~ 90 acres and
] .'l'' bllNN anu 'tIlltnl hulItlnkN
aud two frame buildings \ picture
rf the original frame huildiuc which
has been retained presents strong
.uuirtst To the present aspect Of the
campus ana the buildings planned
for the future.
kcndaIrs Presidents
Presidents Of Henry Kendall col
lray have been, Miss Alice Rohort
SON. acting president In 1894. W. \.
caldwell, NJ. \, lS9i-lN9G. W R.
King ID. D., is9G-lS9g. A Grant
Evans, d. D. lSs9-lg0S. Levi H.
t,"ly' H.. y. l9OS-lgO9, Seth r.
Gordon -. II. LL H., leon-lgll.
y. W. N1Nlcy, -. -, l9ll-lgl5. r.
j. Lamb u. H. acting president,
lNih-lHlG. Charles Evans, Ill H.,
lFlb.lEl7. James O. MyMurtuoy
'h, ID l9lT-i91S, acting. Arthur
. L"o tIrlL II. -. lgIN-lggO: James
NJ. i'urIvu. Ill. II, 1920
, Enlargement OF kendall college
u 'l.ln IL university was ordered during
- lhc past taN hv tho board of trus-
. l'e' ana 'Du synod OF tuy rrrsny-
% ''Nan church Uf oklahoma. The
q moN" 'l. met with the favor NOT
q 'h'g of those immediately concerned
- W'n the college but with Prcshy-
f u''n" and educators throughout
~ Ing state and me citizenship Of
o Rosy Outlook
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