The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-08-19
over 100 Applications Received With
Space Tor $40 oirls Says Prese
dent Austin; More
Are Coming.
WANTS HOMES HERE TO
BOARD AND ROOM GIRLS
Teachers AIso Need Accommodations;
% Percent Of Applications from
College Department clrIe;
Good Prospects.

'hc ohly lhihH snort about tho
oklehoma College for Women this
year Is dormiiory space. according
TO q. w. Austin. president cf the
school. who declarcs that he now
has over 400 paid applications for
accommodation In the dormIlorlea,
with room for only $40 girls.
Last year" the school head de.
clares. we had many more appli.
cations than We had room for. but
this year ia something phenomenal
These applications are coming by
every mail and they have the cash
enclosed In the letter.
Homes are Needed.
There's only one solution to tho
situation" the college president con.
tlnued. THAT solution is the open.
Ing of sufficient homes in tho city
OF Chickasha to accommodate the
overflow. There IS no way of get.
ting around II. We must have tho
homes for these girls.
I'VE want good homes for thom.
the kind OF homcs that Chickasha
has furnished In the past and can
furnish again. an going to ask
That those who can accommodate
ono or more of these girls, to call
ne at S39 or write me at the Okla
1oma College for Women, stating
the number Of girls they san accom-.
modate. the location Of the homo
and the price they Will charge for
room and board.
I'm addition TO tho students. there
viii be here ON September 10, a
'otal of 43 teachers. They will all
be hunting places 70 live. am 10.
ing to include the teachers In tho
plea for homes. The people of
chickasha must furnish boarding
places for the teachers az well.
There's no other alternative. An.
other thing, the teachers and pupils
desire to rent the rooms only and
nave no idea of buying them"
Girls Would Work.
There are more girls over Okla.
homa who want to come to the
Oklahoma College for Women and
work their way through tho coming
school year than has ever before
been the case, Mr.. Austin declared
he states that from every section
OF the state como applications from
girls who desire to work for their
board and attend school here at the
0. G. w.
Ihls opens up another opportu.
nity,' said Mr.. Austin. "There are
many families in Chckasha, am
sure who would gladly take a rirl
on basis of this kind. II any fami-
~ IN the city desires to make sucb
an arrangement, | can furnish tho
name OF girls who want TO worlr
FOR their board and will gladly do
So We have placed all the girls
ot tho college dormitorles who wish
TO work their way through. that we
can handle"
Most In College Department.
mere are more girls enrolled in
the college department, thus far
than in the preparatory department
the application blanks show. To
aate 81 per cent Of the applications
are from girls who will be in the
college department of the school
Last year, the college and prepara-
tory departments were divided abont
equally Mr. Austin states.
The enrolment at o. c. w this
year would reach $50, if the snace
were available, Mr.. Austin's figpres
indicate. Last year there were 5o7
enrolled. The applications thus far
show that when school opens nm
september 13. the enrolment fip.
ures probably will run well nm be.
tween the 500 and GOO mark. il is
estimated.