The Edmond Sun (Edmond, Okla.), Vol. 19, No. 43, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 28, 1908 Page: 1 of 6
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VOL. XVII.
EDMOND, OKLAHOMA, THURSDAY, MAY 28, 1908
NO. 43
CLOSE OF NORMAL SCHOOL
CLASS OF TWENTY-SIX GIVEN DI-
PLOMAS WEDNESDAY.
Was the Closing Event ot Commence-
ment Week Entertain-
ments.
"The commencement exercises at as-
sembly hall at 10 o'clock Wednesday
forenoon marked the close ol another
school vear and the final event of com-
mencement week. The room was once
more crowded with people who list-
ened with close attention to the exer-
cises. The address was delivered by
Dr. F. M. Fling of Nebraska univer-
sity and was one of the most interest-
ing discourses t! a', has beed delivered
in Edmond. In the absence of Presi-
dent Butcher the diplomas were pre-
sented to the graduates, twenty-six in
number, by Vice President Blake, who
made an excellent presentation speech
The program was ai follows:
Chorus, "Greeting to Spring,'
: Strauss.
Invocation—Rev. R. L. Grant.
Chorus, "Les Sylphes," Bachmann,
Oration "The Beautiful in Educa
tion"—Ruth Fay.
Oration, "The School and Social
Life"—Edith Staggs.
Oration, "Modern Mental Emanci
pation"—Arch Fleming.
Ladies' Quartet, "The Miller's Woo
. ing, "• Faning.
Annual address, "A World Crisis'
-Dr. V. M. Fling
Chorus, Bridal Chorus (Rose Ma:
den), Cowen.
Benediction—Rev. R. E. Rosen
stein.
Following are the names of the grad
-nates.'
Normal Course.
Viola Grey Bond,
.'Arthur G. Bowles,
*George A. Comltock,
Bertha Davis,
Ruth Ina Fay,
Virginia L. Fitzgerald,
Arch Fleming,
Ida Luella Freeman,
-Samuel Amos Gaskill,
4 VVarles W. Guisinger,
Violet Ann Hughes,
Mary Vermelle Meacham
Edwin A. Schreck,
Myrtle Maude Sewell,
Edith C, Staggs,
Minnie E. Threadkell,
Charles Elvin Waller.
Piano.
Susie Amanda Jeffries.
Art.
Mary Beyer Allen,
Mary Elizabeth Fraim,
Bessie E. Threadkell.
Kindergarten.
Bess B. Bradley,
Ollie H. Fielding,
Mabel L. Gillespie,
Aloysius Larch-Miller,
Nettie May Ohnsman,
Grace Esther Seaman,
Audrey Tucker,
Bess Geraidine Weiser.
Oratory.
Mida E. Truscott.
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Treasurer, Ruth Temming.
Resolutions were adopted, condem-
ing the Normal school board for the
partisanship displayed in the employ-
ing of members of the faculty. The
resolotions bearing on this subject
were as follows:
Be it resolved, That we regret
the acction of the board of Regents
for normal schools in indiscriminate-
ly removing from our Alma Mater
many of our beloved and revered in-
structors, whose ability and work are
universally recognised, thus bringing
our Alma Mater into regretable noto-
riety, also for having removed from
the said institution, every member of
this association who was connected
therewith. But while we condemn
this action, we do once more hereby
renew our allegiance to our Alma
Mater and stand as a unit to defend
her integrity and promote her wel
fare."
DECISION III TRACK MEET
EDMOND HAD SPLENDID CHANCB
TO WIN FIRST PLACI.
Bain Put End to the Rig Field Meet
al Oklahoma City last
Friday.
It was a great disappointment to
Class Day Exercises.
The class day exercises were held at
the Normal building at 10 o'clock
Tuesday forenoon. The program
rendered was as follows:
Processional.
President's address.
Salutatory—A. G. Bowles.
Class song.
Class oration—Viola Bond.
Class history—Myrtle Sewell.
Ivy poem—Virgina Fitzgerald.
Ivy song.
Ivy oration—Violet Huges.
Planting of ivy.
Christening the ivy—Bertha Davif
Recessional.
Graduating Uecltal.
The graduating recital of the de-
partment of music and oratory was
held at Assembly hall, Monday even-
ing. The large room was crowded to
the doors and all thoroughly enjoyed
the excellent program, which was S6
follows:
"Keeping a feeat at a Benefit"—
Miss Truscott.
March—Miss Jeffries.
"Patsy"—Miss Truscott.
(a) "On Wings of Song;" (b) "But-
tuerfly Etude"—Miss Jeffries.
Balcony scene from Romeo and Ju-
liet —Miss Truscott.
Staccoto Caprice—Miss Jeffries.
"A Study in Nerves"—Miss Trus-
cott.
Capriccio Brilliant, Op. 22—Miss
Jeffries.
The graduates were Miss Myda
Truscott, in oratory and expression,
and Miss Susie Jeffries in piano.
Miss Truscott in her readings,
proved to be an elocutionist of rare
ability and entertaining qualities.
She has an easy and graceful appear-
ance perfect enunciaton and in ex-
pression and gesture, all that could
be desired.
Miss Jeffries Is a musician of ex-
ceptional ability and delighted the au-
dience with her selections. In execu-
tion and in expression she brings out
all there is in both instrument and
composition.
Both Miss Truscott and Miss Jef-
fries brought credit not only to them-
selves, but to thir instructors as well.
The Alumni Banquet.
The alumni banquet was one of the
happy occasions of commencement
week. It is at these reunions that old
Lclass mates and school mates meet to
renew the past and enjoy a few social
hours together. However, on account
of the delay in trains, the attendance
this year was much smallerthan usual.
A splendid banquet was served,
after which L. L. Dickerson, the gra-
cious toastmaster of the evening,
called upon the following to respond
' toasts: J. E. Armstrong, Ira Gas-
' Noah Ruhl, O. -J. Jeffries, El-
Sriffin, P- W. Swartz, Virgil Al-
i Minnie Threadkell.
the features of the evening
•esentation by the alumni to
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smeir «.
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One 01
was the pi
the Normal
seventeen feet
the Normal col
speech was naade
L. Dickerson, and
ted by Vlce-Presiden
Prof. Thatcher-, who w.
dian of the perraant. Pi
school of a large pennant
long, in blue and bronze,
irs. The presentaton
by the president, L.
the flag was accep-
t Blake and by
\g made guar-
-esident Dick-
of the pen-
erson reviewed the history
nant and the meaning of ti
bronze and blue. y,e ag.
At the business meeting of t. iing,
sociatiou, hold Wednesday mor.
the following offlfcers were elected:
President, C. M. Allen.
Vice President, Sam Gaskell
Secretary, Lura Leonard.
'ie colors,
The Baccalaureate Exerclics.
The baccalaureate exercises were
held at Assembly hall, Sunday morn-
ing, at 1< 3 , and were listened to by
a large anil attentive audience. The
sermon was by Dr. Phil t-. llaird,
pastor of the First Presbyterian
church of Oklahoma City, who de-
livered an interesting address, in fact
one of the strongest ever listened to
in Edmond. In his opening remarks
Rev. Baird took occasion to adminis-
ter a scathing rebuke to the members
of the board of education for normal
schools for the partianship shown in
selecting new faculties, composed er-
tirely of democrats, for the three noi-
mal schools. Nn this subject he said:
"If there is any huuiau being before
whom I stand in awe more than before
my mother it is a teacher; these un-
seitiah, patient builders of nations.
The publie school has been said to be
the workshop of the nation. Then the
normal school of the state is the fac-
tory where the materials of the na-
tion's structure are made. In my
short stay in the state I have been
proud of l.er luscious sr il, her gra-
cious skies, her clear-eyed intelli-
gence, her splendid constitution, stuc-
coed with marks of progress in every
paragraph, but ashamed of the di-
rectorship of her state schools.
Heartily, deeply and humbly ashamed
(Continued on page two)
the hundreds of Edmond people that
assembled at the fair grounds in Ok
l hf>ma City, Friday afternoon, that
the rain interfered with the track
meet, just when Central State Normal
school had a signal victory within her
grasp. When the rain came, driving
hundreds of people from the grounds
and terminating the meet, Stillwater
had scored 35 points and Edmond 32.
Of the three events which could not be
pulled off, Edmond had the advantage
and could doubtless have won enough
points to have captured the meet by a
fair margin. The events not pulled
off were, pole vault, running high
jump, and relay race. Stillwater con-
ceded Edmond both first and second
in the pole vault, which would have
counted eight points, which would
have made Edmond's total 40. Ed-
mond would have easily won second
place in the relay race, which would
have given her three moie points, or
a total of 43. < Conceding first place in
the relay to Stillwater, her total then
would have been forty. Alva would
have taken the running high jump
perhaps first and second. This would
have given Alva but 15 points. Ed-
mond and Stillwater would have
stood an equal show for third place in
all three events, and the lower place
would have changed the result. Fur-
thermore, there is no certainty that
Stillwater would have won the relay.
Edmond's chances for carrying off
first in this event were as good as
those of Stillwater, therefore it is an
easy matter to figure Edmohd winner
had all of the events been pulled off.
As it was no cup was awarded, the of-
ficials deciding that it would not be
fair to Edmond to award Stillwater
the trophy, in view of the fact the con-
test was such a close one and in view
of the further fact Edmond had the
advantage in the remaining events.
Stillwater made a fight for the cup, on
the ground that she had the most
points when the rain terminated the
meet. However, had the storm come
twenty minutes sooner, Edmond would
have won, as Central had the more
points at that time.
The events did not begin until after
3 o'clock, on account of delay to the
Stillwater train, caused by a wreck.
Had Edmond consented, the meet
would have gone ahead without Still-
water, but Mr. Bowles, the Central
representative, protested that this
would be unfair to Stillwater. In face
of this fact it looks as though Still-
water was not inclined to do the right
thing by Edmond in claiming the cup,
because she happened to be three
points to the better when the rain
forced a suspension of the contest.
Had the meet gone to the finish, Ed-
mond would have been the winner and
the result can be considered a signal
victory for Central, in view of the
fact that Stillwater won the south
western meet, about two weeks ago,
in which the agricultural schools, the
universities and several of the lead-
ing colleges of Texas, Missouri and
Oklahoma participated
state universities of
CONDENSED REPORT
To the Comptroller of the Currency
Of the Condition of
The First National Bank
Edmond, Oklahoma
(No. 6156)
At the close of business, May 14, 1908
The result of the meet for the differ
ent contestants is as follows:
Stillwater, 35.
Edmond, ^32.
Weather ord, 8.
Alva, 7.J.
Klngflsl er, 1.
Epworth, 5.
Prof. Bentley and the members of
the Edmond team have just reasons
for congratulations on this score.
Prof. Bentley has done hard, faithful
and intelligent work and the results
were evident. The members of the
team were none the less energetic and
went into practice, with a vim and de-
termination that would certainly have
brought them victory had not the
storm interfered. Prof. Bentley ..
leaves the team in excellent shape for ^ Loans and discounts Ot.oao.oi
next year. All the members of this Overdrafts 565.65
RESOURCES
year's team will be in the meet m xt ganki 6,000.00
year, with the exception of S. A. Gas- ® n nn
kell, who has been elected athletic di-
rector. Mose Gaswell, Harry Bric-
kel, Robert Thompson, Smiley Her-
ron and Otto Geiser, all strong men,
will compete next year and should win
the meet for Edmond.
The result of the different events
was as follows:
100 yard dash—Gallagher of Still-
water, won; Gaskell of Edmond, sec-
(Continued on page eight)
report of the condition
of the
CITIZENS BANK
At Edmond. !n the State of Oklahoma, at the
close of business May 14,1008.
RIPODHCKS
Loans and Discounts. °,l
Overdrafts, secured and unsecured Sit) 40
Stocks, bonds, warrant*, etc . ,250 25
Banking house .Sw> ou
Furniture and fixtures.. 1-500 00
Other Ileal Estate owned . 5.200 no
Due from banks 34.7,5^
Cash and sight exchange x.l.H 7S
Furniture and fixtures 2,000.00
United States bonds 2o,7oo.oo
Premiums on bonds 25o.oo
Other bonds and warrants f$ 9,716 69
Cash and sight exchange 85,o47.8o
Total $ I86.II9.oI
LIABILITIES
Total.
, 111,787 76
LIABILITIES
Capital stock paid In 21
Surplus , I 'w w
Undivided profits, less expenses and ^ ^
TuMrldnafSepos'lts'subject to check 71.5*2 164
Time certificates of dopoult n,uw w
Notes and Bills Rediscounte<1
I. tit
Capital Stock $ 25,000.00
Surplus
Undivide profits, net 5.055.8J
Circulation 20,000.00
Deposits.
131,063.12
Total $ 186,119.01
The above statement is correct.
JOHN M. ANGLEA, Cashier
New Grocery Store
tOtPSanU D1UB ncm^un.o.,. .
liabilities other than those above stated ™ •
Total $111.7*7 76
Stale of Oklahoma. Iss
Collet jr ol Oklahoma I
1 O N. Weiser. Cashier of the above
numed bank, do solemnly swear that the
above stuteunMit Is true >ind that said bank
has no other liabilities and Is not endorser
on any note or obligation other than that
shown In the above statement., to the best of
mv knowledge and belief, so ''f'P ,'
s o. N. WE1SEU. Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this "3d day
of May, 1908. JoHN RoATt:N, Notary Public.
My commission expires Jan. 11. 1012.
Correct—Attest: ^ adamson,
E. H. Jatne.
Calla bulbs; Pansy plants,]
mixed colors; all kinds housel
plants and seeds at cost.
Edmond Seed House,
Mclnturffs Second Hand Store.
Phone
We have opened up a new grocery store In
the building first door south of the Farmers
State Bank. Our stock is brand new and
therefore fresh. We want your trade and
will give you big values and good goods,
give us a trial order.
Palmer
Son
including the
Oklahoma and
Texas. This proves the Edmond team
the champions of the entire southwest.
Some records were broken at the
meet Friday. Gaskell of Central low.
ered the record of Darling in the 440-
yard dash, thereby willing off the last
repord of the former university ath-
lete. Jesse, of Stillwater, lowered the
record in the 120-yard hurdles and
Gallagher lowered the record on the
220-yard hurdles, and Mose Gaskell
on the shot put. Central now holds
records as follows; Qnarter mile, 50
4-5 seconds, by Gaskell; broad jump,
22 feet, 2 1-2 inches, by Barlow. ham-
mer throw, 125 feet, by Campbell; dis-
cus throw, HI feet, 10 inches, by
Warasley; shot put, 37 feet, 10 1-2
Inches, by Mose Gaskell.
The records by schools are as fol-
lows:
Edmond, 5,
Stillwater, 4.
Norman, 3.
Kingfisher, 1.
Four of Edmond's state records
have been made in the last three
years.
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