Weatherford College - Oak Leaf Yearbook (Weatherford, TX)

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.Appreciation is an intanqi le qualitq. it can be expressed onlq throuqh some outward token. CII Cfherefore, as a concrete sqmbol of our sincere appref ciation, we dedicate this vol'- ume of The OJ-lK LEAF to Fred Q. Rand, who, both as President and instructor, has proved himself our loqal friend and slimpaf thetic advisor.

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FOREWORD Pleasant thoughts oftruefrfcndship with college frz'e11a's and faculty, now vivid and sevminghv incielihle, will gradually fade and pass, To preserve these l7ll'lIZ0l'lAE'5 for future moments of fzzjoyrnent is the object of this volume Qf- The OAK LEAF

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The year 1923 has seen improvements in Weatherford College. There has been an increase of one hundred per cent in enrollment. Changes have been made in the college building to accomodate this increase. The library, reading room, and study hall have been moved to larger rooms on the second floor. The first floor is now devoted entirely to recitation rooms which have been refurnished and made conven- ient in every way. The addition of a chemistry department has strengthened the course of study. Two rooms on the first floor have been made into a new chemical laboratory having every equipment for excellent work in this department. Improvements have also been made on the college campus. Through the interest of the Weatherford College Club, shade trees have been planted. R. W. Davis has built two new tennis courts, and the lawn has been leveled. These things have added greatly to the general appearance of the college building and its surroundings. About seventeen thousand dollars have been spent on improvements since the reorganization on the basis of a junior college in 1921. MR. RAND: Possibly I should say, so to speak-