The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-09-07
Wonderful Ineresse Made In School
During EIpht-yesr Period as
Shown by Records In office
Of President.
d5l APPLICATIONS ON
FILE NOW FOR ROOMS
Dormltory Space Accommodates 3s5:
Thousands Spent During Year
on Many improvements; Fine
Arts Is Feature.

On August 5. 1914, q. W. Austin
who had just taken charge OF the
Oklahoma College for Women as lis
president. received an application for
dormitory accommodations from
Miss Olive Robertson daughter VI
OklaAoma's present governor II was
the first one. That year. there were
thirty-nlne more applications re.
ceivod before the opening OF school.
The first semester OF the 1922
school year opens on next Tuesday.
September 10. There are on file In
President Austin's office total OF
i5i raid applications for dormitory
accommodations and the college
prexy is scratching his head and
wondering what he Is going to do
with more than 3i5 OF the girls. That
represents the number OF girls that
can be cared for in Nellie Spalhs
hall and Willard hall. the scho rs
two dormitorles. More than 100 will
he compelled to room and board
outside OF the dormitories, which
fact is causing Mr.. Austin to point
to spot on the campus and EN-.
phasize the need of another dormi.
tory.
Entrance Rules are Riqid.
The fact that 451 applications have
been accepted. means tiat in the
files of the presidents office there
are 902 letters OF recommendation
relative to the successful applicants.
According to a ruling made by
President Austin at the close of
school last year. every application
accepted for the 1922 school year
was accompanied by two letters CT
recommendation from business men
of the community In which the ap
plicant lived
In 1914 the o. c. w. faculty was
composed of II teachers. The salary
and maintenance appropriation for
the school was 100000. This year
the school opens with a faculty of
II teachers and with salary and
maintenance appropriation of $llS-
900.
When President Austin took
charge In 1914 the plant consisted
OF the administration building and
Nellie Sparks hall The latter was
just being finished. The furniture,
Grated, was piled on the front porch.
At the opening of the 1921 school
year there are six buildings on the
campus being, the administration
building, Nellie Sparks hall. the
fine arts building, the heating plant,
Frances L. Willard hall and the
presidents home
Many improvements Made
The plant this year goes into the
first semester with the best equip
ment, as we'll as the largest, in the
history of the school, During the
summer, $4,000 have been spent for
new equipment in the administration
building and to brighten up the in.
terror of that building, Nellie Sparks
and Willard halls. The floors and
walls of these buildings have been
newly painted and certain needed
improvements made.
In addition, the state is spending
$4,000 OH the heating plant, bring
ing the total cost of this plant up
to $4,000 1t Is central plant >'p-
plying heat for every building on
the campus. The system is so ar
ranged that heat may be turned
into any building on the campus or
into any part of any building with
out supplying the buildings. Fuel oil
will be burned in the boilers Of the
plant and for the storage Of this
fuel, an underground tank of rein
forced concrete has been construct
ed. Its capacity is 1000 gallons.
Fine Arts 6uiliing
Workmen are now rushing to COM
pletion the fine arts building, which
will stand finished at cost CT
$4,000 and will be one of the
finest buildings of its kind in the
entire southwest. The building will
be the exclusive home of the fine
arts; piano, voice, expression, violin
and art.
There are to be As rooms, conven-
iently arranged for the work to be