The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-09-14
REGISTRATION
At COLLEGE IS
LARGEST EVER
Total OF 4s6 on Roster at Opening
and More Coming; Purpose Of
School Stressed by President
In Talk TO Students.
FIRST CHAPEL PROGRAM
FILLS BIG AUDITORIUM
Faculty and Pupils Welcomed by
Member Of Board Of Regents
and Ministers Have Words
OF Greeting.

With the auditorium OF the instl
tuition packed TO capacity, including
student body faculty members and
visitors from the city. the Okla.
homa College for Women was form.
ally opened for the ie22.23 school
year with the first chapel exercises
of the year, this morning.
stressing the bright outlook for
the year aud predicting that never
before in the hirtory OF the school
had indications pointed TO more
successful session. President G. W.
Austin stated that at this. the open.
Ing of the school year. there are
as many students enrolled as APP
peared on the roster last year on
November 3. lie stated that in ad-
dition to those on the roll this NOR
ming. over 80 girls have registra'
tions reserved and are to enter
school within the next few days.
He stated that the roster this NOR.
ming shows i96 registrations.
"This is a Workshop"
Laying emphasis on the point that
the girls had come TO the o. G. w.
to acquire an education, the presi-
dent said: "The business OF edu-
cation Is real work for "a real
man or woman. II Is real job
and this Oklahoma College for Wo-
men is workshop
The president continued: Il
would not give cent for a boy or
girl who did not build air castles.
II you do not build air castles. II
YOU do not map out in your mind,
that which you would like to be and
do and then work to that end, you
will get nowhere Ambition comes
from within. 1t is the first element
that makes for success and 1t must
be backed up by hard, consistent
work.
The president made 1t plain that
the students who came to q. {. W..
for any other purpose than TO work
seriously. would do we'll to sever
their connections at once. lie
brought out, however, that the
school life did not consist wholly
of work. "There must. be fun, rec
reation, entertainment" said he.
eIn addition to furnishing plenty OF
opportunity for hard, useful work,
this school also furnishes plenty OF
entertainment. fun amusement. Ihe
two go hand-in-hand. :
Carmichael Talks.
]. d. Carmichael, attorney OF this
city and a member of the school $
board of regents, spoke briefly to
the faculty and student body
"This institution expects great
things of you, this state expects
great things OF you and | ask every
girl who is enrolled here, to 50 ap-
ply herself that she will be worthy
Of perhaps, the sacrifices made by
parents or guardian, to send her
here" said Mr.. Carmichael The
speaker touched upon the opportun-
ity offered in the well equipped
we'll administered school and ex-
pressed the belief that the students
would rise to the occasion in every
instance.
Mr.. Carmichael took occasion TO
welcome the students of O. G. W.
10 the city and to the school.
Church Homes Offered.
Several ministers of the city were
present and each in turn welcomes
the student body and faculty mem
bers to their respective churches.
The pastors present We're; Rev
l. G. b. James, of the First Christian
church; Rev. Samuel Pearson OF the
Congregational Rev. Mr.. Gloe O
the Lutheran, Rev w. A. Roach, o
the Presbyterian; Rev. II. b. Tooth
aker, of the Episcopal; Rev. X, 3
L. Morgan, of the Methodist.
/ On behalf Of the churches no
represented, President Austin eS
tended to the students and facult,
members, the same invitation to at
4 tend services.
1t was explained that all tn
churches in the city will be attend
ed, in rotation by the student body
On next Sunday evening, the stl
dent and faculty members will a
tend the First Christian churcl
corner OF Sixth street and Iowa av'
nue.. Others will be visited at late