Ada Evening News covers college dorm rates and life
East Central State College dorms Knight and Fentem opened in 1957, housing 300 students. Board is 14 dollars monthly, rooms 6 to 9 dollars, with a 3 dollar breakage fee. Hostesses manage social life, with council government and events in shared lounges.
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Knight Hall Dining Hall Showcases Efficient Dormitory Kitchen
The superintendent Mrs Hattie B Land describes Knight Hall dining as offering top quality foods bought wholesale to save costs. The facility includes large storage, multiple refrigerators and ovens, a six door refrigerator, a steam bake oven, an electric dish washer, and a staff of four in the kitchen plus thirty student workers. Meals serve up to 206 in the main hall and 32 in a smaller room, with special banquets and district meetings led by staff.
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Calixylon Tree Monument Dedicated At East Central
The Calixylon fossil, once found by John Pitts in Pontotoc County, was raised on East Central’s campus as a memorial to Dr. David White. Local residents funded construction, and on March 22, 1936, Dr. A Linscheid presided over the formal dedication with visitors from Russia, New York, France, and Washington, D.C.
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College Adds Steinway Grand Piano to Auditorium
East Central State College installs a seven foot Steinway B grand piano with ebony finish and built in cabinet. Purchased through Jenkins Music Co in Oklahoma City, it replaces a Baldwin grand used twenty five years. The marimbaphone addition to the music program expands private lesson opportunities for students and is led by Professor Harlo L E McCall.
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Sports Reporter Will Coach Next Season at Marlow
Clifford Johnson, The Journal sports representative, will direct athletics at Marlow next season. He came to Ada from Okmulgee high school and played football for four years in college. His new role puts him in charge of the entire sports program at Marlow.
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Campus transforms East Central State with unique landscaping
East Central State College has rebuilt its 16 acre campus over a decade under gardener Roy Harris. New rock gardens and terraced hillsides enrich the grounds as evergreens and varied plantings reshape the landscape. Harris, with Milton Irwin and student helpers, manages a rotating program of plantings, greenhouse work in winter, and student labor. Future plans extend north of Knight Hall with improved picnic areas, new lighting, croquet courts, and a winding trail showcasing dogwood, redbud, peach, and other flowering trees.
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Recreation Opportunities At East Central State College Ada
East Central State College Ada offers bicycle rentals near campus on East Main. Tennis courts at Mayhnee Court and another set south of town provide varied play. A heated pool in the Health Building and a larger pool planned at Glenwood Park support swimming year round. Wintersmith Park nearby offers boating and picnicking. Oak Hills Country Club hosts golf and other sports. Ada hosts five theaters for films and a college football field for fall games. The district gym hosts basketball and a high school tournament. Baseball is at the fair grounds on North Broadway, with a Pratt National Park trip for health resorts and sports in Sulphur.
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Miss Edith Leonard Earns Master’s in Speech
Miss Edith Leonard a teacher in the college speech department has returned from Madison Wisconsin where she studied for a year as a graduate student. Affectionately known as Teach she completed a master’s degree in speech and will resume teaching on campus next year.
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