Lawton Chamber of Commerce members promised to raise $5,000 to enable the building of a girl’s dormitory. City officials purchased a water line enabling the men who had financed its completion to begin dormitory construction, something they did "twenty minutes after the [pipeline] sale." [1]

1. "Improvements at Cameron School--Lawton Men Will Build Dormitory and Get More Students," The Oklahoman, June 17, 1912, 2.