Description: Enid, OKLAHOMA - St. Joseph's Institute - 1918: Enid is the ninth-largest city in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. It is the county seat of Garfield County. As of the 2020 census, the population was 51,308. Enid was founded during the opening of the Cherokee Outlet in the Land Run of 1893, and is named after Enid, a character in Alfred, Lord Tennyson's Idylls of the King. In 1991, the Oklahoma state legislature designated Enid the "purple martin capital of Oklahoma." Enid holds the nickname of "Queen Wheat City" and "Wheat Capital" of Oklahoma and the United States for its immense grain storage capacity and has the third-largest grain storage capacity in the world. In 1901, Father Gustave Depreitere was appointed as the first Pastor of St. Francis Xavier Church in Enid. By the following year the parishioners felt the need of a Catholic education for their children. Plans were made to construct a two-story brick building for the school in the 600 block of West Randolph. Father Depreitere procured six nuns from the Sisters of Divine Providence in San Antonio, Texas to staff the school. On October 5, 1904, St. Joseph’s Institute first opened its doors to 150 students. All twelve grades were offered with college preparatory courses. In 1925 the school received Full State Accreditation because of the excellence of its curriculum. In 1942 there were nine Sisters of Divine Providence on the staff of St. Joseph’s Institute. Nearly 250 pupils were enrolled. The school building was too small to accommodate everyone. Under the guidance of Father Stephen A. Leven, the Sisters were moved into newly purchased residences on West Randolph and the old school building was renovated so that it could be used as a grammar school. Three additional Sisters were expected for the opening of the new high school. This Divided Back Era postcard, mailed in 1918, is in good condition but there is edge wear.
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Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 14 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Unit of Sale: Single Unit
Size: Standard (5.5x3.5 in)
Material: Paper
Year Manufactured: 1918
City: Enid
Original/Licensed Reprint: Original
Subject: St. Jospeh's Institute
Continent: North America
Type: Printed (Lithograph)
Era: Divided Back (1907-1915)
Country: United States
Theme: Architecture, Religious, Education, Garfield County, "Queen Wheat City", "Wheat Capital", Sisters of Divine Providence
Region: Oklahoma
Features: Panoramic
Time Period Manufactured: 1900-1919
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Postage Condition: Posted
