The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-10-20
OKLA. OFFICIALS
DEDICATE 0.C.W.
BUILDING TODAY
Notables Take Part IN Exercises Of
Dedication for Pine Arts build.
Ing; only Structure Of Kind
In the State.
GOVERNOR is UNABLE
TO ATTEND CEREMONY
Col teecraft Appears for Eseeu.
tive; Keys Presented and Accept
cd BY Miss Davis, Dean of
Fine Arts School.

In the presence Of state officials.
the heads OF other high educational
institutions, the student body and a
throng Of people from Chlckasha and
B. vicinity. the new Zinc arts building
OF the Oklahoma College for Women
was formally dedicated today. Pres
cnt and participating In the cere-
monies were Col. A. N. Leecraft.
state treasurer. who was tho per.
sonal representative Of Gov Robert.
son: Il. II. Wilson. state supcrintcn-
dent OF public instruction and chair.
man OF the board OF regents Of the
o. c. w: Messrs. Clark. Bird aud
Kayser, mombers Of the State Board
Of Public Affairs: J. W. Hooker. vf
Elk City. and ]. D. Carmichael. mem.
Der OF the board OF regents; DR..
Strntton ID. Brooks. president OF the
Oklahoma state university; DR.. J. d.
Eskridgc. president OF the Oklahoma
a. and NJ. college, and President.
Michael of the Central State Normal,
Edmond.
With President Austin presiding.
he ceremonies began promptly at 10
o'clock this morning. lasting till the
noon hour. Following a professional.
the audience sang America" after
which Rev. J. D.. Salter. pastor OF
Epworth Methodist church. gave tho
invocation.
Due to delay In the arrival OF
train, ]. W. Kayser of the State
Board of Public Affairs. who was
booked for the first address, was not
present when the hour came for him
to speak and President Austin there
fore asked Mr. layton, architect of
the new building. to present the
keys" to the board of regents. Later,
however Mr.. Kayscr arrived and
his address, dealing with the college,
the greatness and resources of the
state of Oklahoma and tho mission
OF educated womanhood brought
forth frequent applause and one OF
the principal features OF the occa-
sion.
In accepting the keys on behalf Of
the board of regents State Superin-
tcndent Wilson. in his informal
manner of speaking. told something
OF the early history of the o. c. W.,
its struggles and its triumphs and
predicted greater progress for 1t In
years to come. He referred to the
fact that the building dedicated here
today is the only structure which
the state has built anywhere exclu-
sively for fine arts purposes.
Following the address by Mr.. Will
son, President Austin, to whom the
keys had been presented by tho
chairman Of the board Of regents.
turned them over to Miss Frances
Dinsmore Davis. dean Of the Fine
Arts School, who formally accept
ed" them. on behalf OF the faculty
In brief address in which she point
cd out the mission Of art In educa-
tion, climaxing her remarks by re-
questing the students OF the fine arts
school to rise, the girls joining
in singing the chorus Oklahoma"
On being introduced by President
Auctn, Col. Leecraft conveyed to
the audience the regrets OF Gov.
Robertson that official business pre-
vented the chief executive OF the
state from being present. Not
knowing what the governor would
say if he were here" observed the
speaker, Il am just going to promise
you that the state administration will
give the o. c. w everything it
wants" Col. Leecraft concluded a
talk which consisted for the most
part of pleasantries with words OF
formal dedication of the new build
ing.
Others who spoke briefly were DR..
Brooks, DR.. Eskridge, President
Mitchell. Mr.. Carmichael and Mr..
Hooker.
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