The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-05-31
COMMENCEMENT
IS u. OF rs FIRST
Dr Burma Will Address
Graduates in School
Auditorium
FIVE CAN WRITE A. B.
prizes in Gold and in Form
Of Medals will Be Award
ed to Lucky Winners

~r. commencement address which
49,. ,,.rs graduates Of the Uni-
crafty ~ Tulsa Will hereafter hold
d, memory as their very own will
~, a,uvorcd by Or. John T. Burma,
...,.1-r, NJ Trinity university, Wax
L..Eir Texas. at the first annual
.n.cment exercises Of the
r...,raiN Of Tulsa AZ 1880 o'clock
rl..dlt morning in the university
1U.rivrg. Doctor Burma was for
..., ,,Yrs vice president Of the coll
i.., ~ Dubuque, at Dubuque, Iowa.
ana before that pastor of the Soc
'r5 prsghytcrian church at Dallas.
,r.,4s and rs a warm friend Of Or.
N Gordon
Entrance Of faculty members and
rrr9fHt,s 20 4 professional played
~ the organ hv John knowles
weaver win op"n this morning
service, Rev H. VI. Marklcy OF
p.r,Io.tino will pronounce tho in
VACATION and Adolph Kramer head
NJ 'ho department of violin al tn"
rr.,r.fy will play violin solo.
.rr, which Doctor Burmas mes
sea Will ho heard.
u7.-lr Gordon will then confer
mn degrees on Miss Alice Robert
sor. OElahoma's congrcsswoman
and Kendall colleges godmothcr,
and on T. T.. OborholtZer, supcrin-
,oudpr, " the Tulsa public schools,
AR degrees on five university
senior, and tho degree of bachelor
- music on two Six certificates In
rsru. voice. violin. normal arts and
s,prp.sion will hc presented and II
friouI, siCnifyinS completion ut
o., academic course at the institu-
tom plles in gold in the form or
medals offered for proficiency in
various departments by Tulsaus and
from outside sources will be award
ol th. lucky winners. In closing, IN"
hprediDtion will be said by Or.
Seth T. Gordon. president emeritus.
There will probably be addition
90 'hr program I'm Introduction OF
rr ". r.. King, first president OF
H,rry Kendall college ~ Musk ogeo
years ago in his capacity as sccrc-
tar, Of the home mission board OF
the PRESBYTERIAN church is to at
tend syuodical home missions
hore Wednesday and who has come
In advance 10 attend the commence
mcnt exercises Of tho school which
he presided over In its infancy.
Tho board Of trustees of the uni
ycrs.'. win 60 into annual session
az o'clock Tuesday morning. with
T. r.. Kemp, chairman. presiding.
IN presenting a review OF the years
work Doctor Gordon will be able
70 report an increase of attendance
NJ 3o per cont in the university de-
nar,mon' and OF 50i2 pcr cent in
the academy over last year, a total
gross cnrolln 'nt Of j22 for the
year % net enrolment Of 456 as COM
pared with $50 last year, an increase
NJ Is 7-l0 per cent in the expression
department and Of some 10 per cent
n tho fine arts departments, victory
In athletics. winning Of state ora =
tor.O1l contest and a state contest
in vocal music and tying for first
place I'm the pentangular debate. \
committee will report on plan for
securing additional housing tacili'
tics f1r students for next year.
Trustees from out Of the city who
have given notification that thcy will
he present for roll call arc Rev. S.
V Fat ~ Anadarka, Rev. l.. c,
Walters Of OkmulGeo. Andrew King
kade of oklahoma city. Rev. c. c.
W"o'h Of Ardmorc and Rev, Harry
Sh.sslcr ~ MCAlostcr. Luncheon will
be served the trustees in Robertson
hall at noon,