The New International Encyclopædia/Oklahoma, University of

OKLAHOMA, University of. A coeducational institution established in 1892 at Norman, Okla., and supported by a general State tax of one-half mill, and by the income from lands reserved in the Cherokee outlet. The university consists of (1) a College of Arts and Sciences, embracing an undergraduate course, in the main elective, a combined course in collegiate and medical studies, and combined courses in collegiate subjects and engineering; (2) a School of Pharmacy; (3) a School of Fine Arts; and (4) a Preparatory School. Tuition is free to residents of Oklahoma and Indian Territory. The total enrollment in 1902 was 359 and the faculty numbered 28. The library contained 8000 bound volumes and 5000 pamphlets. The college property was valued at $250,000, and the grounds and buildings at $128,000; the income was $50,000.