The Oklahoma Weekly (Norman, Okla.), Vol. 3, No. 4, Ed. 1 Tuesday, March 4, 1919 Page: 1 of 4
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THE OKLAHOMA WEEKLY
VOLUME III.
UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA. NORMAN, OKLAHOMA, MONDAY, MARCH^ 191%
NUMBER 4
TRACK CANDIDATES
REPORT TO SOUTAR
Forty Men Aspire To Represent
Sooners On Track and Field.
Veterans Back.
Forty track candidates answered
Coach Soutar's summons yesterday
and indications are that the best ma-
terial ever turned out will be avail-
able for the contests this year,
Soutar stated. A letter man in prac-
tically every event will be out again,
in addition to the promising inex-
perienced men.
McGee, Holleman, Miller, McClure,
Reid, Boyle, Vahlburg, Burchfiel,
Whistler, Dendy, Brett, Hufbauer
and Horn are veterans who reported
to the coach yesterday. Included in
the host of untried material are
White, Colbert, Shofner, Pauly,
Kramer, McKee, Sharpe, Vinson,
Keenan, Lawrence, Pendelton, Fra-
zier, Neal Graham, Arabiron, Allan,
Moorer and others who have made
good preparatory school records.
Routine practice starts immediate-
ly and a squad of thirty men will be
chosen by the first of April to com-
pete in the first dual meet to be
held next month.
The completed schedule follows
May 2, dual meet, University of
Texas, Norman.
May 9 and 10, dual meet, Oklahoma
A. & M. College, Stillwater.
May 17, Oklahoma intercollegiate
meet, place undecided.
May 23 and 24, Missouri Valley
conference meet, Ames, Iowa.
ZOOLOGISTS MAY
HAVE BUILDING
Library Books Arc
Fast Disappearing
Professor Rader To Take Measures
To End Practice.
Bills For Complete Equipment Of
Department Reach Senate; Plans
Are Drawn.
Sooner zoologists will be working
l their frogs and cats in a new $50,-
000 zoology building next year if Ok-
lahoma appropriation bills that have
already gone through the house of
representatives pass the senate when
they come up for a vote in a few
days. The appropriation bill has
eached the third reading in the
senate.
Funds for the new building will be
ivailable by the first of next July
ind contracts will be let soon there-
after if the bill passes, Dr. H. H
Lane, head of the zoology department
predicted yesterday. The new build-
ing should be ready for occupancy
by February, 1920.
The main section of the building
will be 45 by 90 feet with large pit
lars at the corners and on each side
of the front entrance according to
tirst plans. The design for the top
of the building will be similiar to
that of the fine arts building. The
stem of the "T" will be 45x45 and two
stories high.
A museum will occupy the main
division of'the first floor. Ten large
exhibitions cases will occupy the
center of the room while numerous
smaller ones will be placed along the
ends. Corners of the museum will
be especially constructed to accom-
modate special exhibits of the lower
forms of life. A taxidermy shop will
room for animal products will occupy
the remainder of the first floor.
On the second floor will be the
dean's office, laboratories and three
classrooms. Embryology and ana-
tomy rooms will also be on this
floor.
The practice of taking books from
the library shelves and failing to re-
turn them is getting to be of such
dimensions that effective measures
are being considered with a view of
putting an end to the practice, ac
cording to a statement made recently
by Librarian J. L. Rader.
According to Professor Rader sev-
eral volumes have been lost from
the library during the past two years
and they are beginning to disappear
this year with more rapidity than
before. Soon after the close of school
last spring, thirty library books were
found in a student's room. Apparent
ly he had been collecting the volumes
with a view of assembling a library of
his own.
DOWD TO SPEAK AT
SOCIOLOGICAL CONGRESS
Prof. Jerome Dowd, member of the
executive committee and delegate to
the Southern Sociological congress
has accepted an invitation to speak
before the congress at Knoxville
Tcnn., May 17th. Democracy and In
dustry will be his subject. This is
one of the most important topics now
emphasized by the congress.
PAXTON IS GIVING LECTURES
All lovers of greek art are invited
to be present at a reading of one
the comedies of Aristophanes by Prof
J. F. l'axton, Thursday, afternoon
.5:15, in Administration hall. Profes
sor Paxton has been giving these
weekly readings from various depart
ments of Greek literature, since
the beginning of the second quarter of
the school year, but owing to an un
fortunate oversight on the part of one
of our "cubs" this fact has not been
announced till the present.
DEPARTMENT WANTS SLIDES
The History Department is making
an effort to get a quantity of stere
optician slides which the government
used at the various contonments to
teach patriotism and general geo
graphy of France to the soldier
These slides are to be used in giving
illustrated lectures in the "V" hut
VICTORY SOONER
NOW UNDER WAY
Editor Arrives And Active Steps Are
Taken On War Annual; Pic-
tures Asked.
Work on the Victory Sooner has
started with a vim and the finished
product will be on the campus be-
fore June 1st, according to Fayette
Copeland, Jr., editor, who arrived
Saturday.
The part the University of Okla-
homa played in the war will be the
feature of the book and information
blanks are being mailed to each
Sooner in the service to complete the
record of Oklahoma's military men.
Before this information is returned
the rest of the book must be in shape,
according to present plans. Senior
class pictures will be taken this week
and fraternities and organizations
that are to have group pictures made
are being urged to have them taken
immediately.
A call is being sent out for kodak
pictures of football games, S. A. T.
C. scenes, and views around the cam-
pus. Anyone who has snaphots of
campus life should turn them in to
members of the staff or leave them at
the Victory Sooner office, room 304
Fine Arts building.
WESTINGHOUSE MAN TO
EXPLAIN APPRENTICESHIP
R. F. Carey, supervisor of educa-
tion in the Fast Pittsburg Machine
works, will visit the university March
6 to meet junior and senior classes
in mechanical arts and lay before
them the advantages of the Westing-
house Technical Apprenticeship
course.
Mr. Carey has been connected with
the Westinghouse Electric and Manu-
facturing company for some time and
will dispaly a quantity of photographs
taken from the two machine plants.
He will also explain the opportunity
held to graduates of the Westing-
house Technical Apprenticeship
course, it is believed.
SOONER BASKETEERS
CLINCH STATE RACE
Double Defeat Of Chilocco Indians
Places Locals In Possession Of
State Title.
Bennie Owen was assured of his
second state chimpionship for this
season when the Sooner quintet de-
feated the Chilocco Indians in two
games on the Redmen's court Friday
and Saturday nights. The game Fri-
day was won by a score of 50 to 27
and the second contest was divided
in favor of the locals by a score of
13 to 37 after a brilliant finish in
which a three point lead by the Li-
lians was overcome.
Chilocco divided their contests
with Phillips, the only other con-
sider considered in the state race
and their defeats in the two contest^
placed the university in undisputed
possession of the championship. Ne-
gotiations are still under way to ar-
range a game between Bennie s men
and the Longhorns at the Fort Worth
stock show to decide the supremacy
of the southwest. Texas' defeating
the Texas Aggies last Saturday night
decided the race in that state in favor
of the former.
The line-up in both games was a--
follows: Risen, If, Bass, rf, Boyle, c.
MeDermott, lg, Burchfiel, rg. In the
first game Cox substituted for Bass,
Taggart for Risen and Risen for Me-
Dermott. No substitutions were
made in the last contest. Bates, of
Southwestern, at Winfield, Kansas,
refereed.
GLEE CLUB HAS
EXCELLENT TRIP
Plans Under Way For Week-end
Trips and Another Week's Tour.
Local Appearance.
The Girls' Glee club returned Sun-
day morning from a tour which in-
cluded Bristow, Mounds, Beggs, Ok-
mulgee, Henryetta and Prague. 'The
trip, which was the first taken this
year, was very successful, according
to members of the club, and they
have nothing but the highest praise
for the way in which they were re-
ceived and entertained.
The members were entertained in
the private homes of the towns which
they visited and special social fun-
ctions were given for the club in
everytown.
Miss Bragg, director, Miss Bar-
rett, reader, and Walter Freiburegr,
manager, accompanied the club.
The management is planning a
series of week-end trips to include
Purcell and Sapulpa and another
week's trip will ge taken later in the
season, probably about the second
month of the third term. The club
wil give a local concert in the new
auditorium the second week of the
next term.
Y. M. C. A. Arranges
For Speakers Xiglit
Committees in "charge of arranging
speakers for the regular Speakers'
night at the V. M. C. A. are trying
to secure prominent men of the state
to book for lectures for the next
few weeks. As yet no speaker lias
been announced for next 'Thursday
night.
Picture shows are being held at the
"V" hut a3 usual on Wednesday and
Saturday nights at 7:30. Bret Harte's
famous story, "The Luck of Roar-
ing Camp," with Ivan Chri-ty as the
star, will be shown Saturday night.
The program for the week fol-
lows :
Wednesday night: "Bone Dry":
"A Visit to American Cities": "Want
to Buy a Battleship": and "Living
Book of Nature."
Saturday night: "Putting B in
Herbert": and "The Luck of Roaring
Camp." with Ivan Christy.
1'LANS LAID FOR
VOLUNTEER MEET
More Than 200 Delegates To At-
tend Meet Here March 14-16; Urch
Principal Speaker.
Dr. W. II. Urch, former pastor of
the Congregrational church in Okla-
homa City and well known minister
and speaker in Oklahoma, will be one
of the prinicpal speakers at the state
Student Volunteer Convention, which
will meet in Norman, March 14, 15,
and 10, P. G. Phelps, Y. M. C. A
secretary who has charge of the con-
dition here, announced yesterday.
More than 200 men and women
from 16 colleges in the state are ex
pected to be here for the convention,
according to Mr. Phelps. These will
be housed in the various fraternity
and boarding houses.
Preliminary plans for the conven-
tion were laid at a meeting of local
volunteers held in the " hut Sun-
day afternoon. Miss Olive Pearson
of Kingfisher college, president of
lie state Volunteer Union, conducted
the meeting. Prof. H. 11. Herbert,
director of the school of journalism,
was appointed chairman of the pub-
licity committee of both the Y. M
C. A. and Y. W. C. A. Other com-
mittees appointed were a social com-
mittee, entertainment committees, and
housing committees.
A 5:00 o'clock luncheon will be
served to the visiting Volunteers in
the "Y" hut on the evening of March
15. Plates will he laid for 200.
All night meetings will be held in
the new auditorium. On Sunday
night, March 16, a union service of
all the churches in Norman will be
held in the new auditorium. Ad-
dresses will be made by some of the
visiting speakers. Night meetings
will be held each night during the
course of the meetings.
OFFICERS FOR
CORPS CHOSEN
Temporary Company Commanders
Take Places and Actual Drill Of
Companies Started.
The appointment of temporary
commanders for the eight companies
of R. O. T. C. in the university was
finished yesterday and by the last of
next week when company com-
manders and non-commissioned of-
ficers are to be appointed the Sooner
training unit will be thoroughly or-
ganized, Capt. A. V. Kdnie, com-
mandant, stated yesterday.
Actual drill under a temporary staff
of officers selected from the com-
missioned men now in school is al-
ready going forward. Following are
the captains who will have charge
of the Sooner R. O. T. C. companies:
Company A, I.. A. Mitchell; Company
B, O. C. Standifer; Company C, C.
11. McNeese; Company I). 11. K.
Miller; Company E, O. P. Gilbert;
Company F. O. A. Brewer; Com-
pany G, E. i . Monnet. Company If,
J. J. Thomas.
Practically all of the 500 cadets
and cadet officers who are to be in
the Oklahoma unit have been meas-
ured for uniforms that are scheduled
to be here shortly after the requisi-
tions are sent in.
Men who until last week were held
in the naval reserve have been re-
leased from that service and will be re-
quired to report for military train-
ing under the W ar Department rul-
ings unless they have out a minimum
of fifty six hours of college credit,
Captain Kdnie states.
The following officers have been
asigned to command platoons as
follow-: Company A, \V. C. Shelton;
Company B, I). D. Braugh, Com-
pany C, T. J. Bennett: Company D,
L. C. Wilson; Company E. Walter
Beattie, first platoon, David Morris,
second platoon; Company F, J. W.
Curtis; Company G, R. S. Cobb;
Company II, Will Roach. Other of-
ficers to be assigned are: R. H.
Brett, P. O. Hardwick, David llillis,
I. C. Millkin, R. \. Foster.
LETTERS TELL OF
PRICE'S LAST TRIP
Sooner Pilot a Victim of Unruly
Plane, Accident Accounts Say;
Was Big Man.
Details of the
'rice, Sooner
death of Charlie
iviator who was
killed instantly when his machine was
wrecked near Houston, Tex., re-
cently, have just reached the univer-
sity in letters from Price's relatives
to friends here.
Lieutenant Price, accompanied by
Lieutenant Leo McGinn, an ahser-
ver, left Rich Field, Waco, Texas,
early Sunday morning, February 23,
for a trial trip in a new De Haviland
plane that he had used but twice be-
fore. When nearing Ellington Field,
Houston, shortly after the noon
hour, Price had descended to a height
of about 150 feet when his motor
"cut out."
Forced To Stretch Glide.
It is supposed that the pilot was
forced to stretch his glide to keep
from heading into the hangar and in
doing so lost his forward speed that
is necessary to keep such a plane
righted.
When the plane was too close to
the ground to allow a turn, Price
"banked" and dug a wing into the
ground. The nose of the plane
turned down into the earth, over-
turning the machine and pinning the
pilot in the wreckage. Lieutenant
Mc Ginn escaped unhurt.
New Plane Unusual.
The De Haviland airplane is "nose
heavy" and must be flown at a much
higher rale of speed than the ordin-
ary type. The landing also must be
affected at a higher rate of speed
than with the ordinary ship, aviators
say.
Price's funeral was conducted from
the Baptist church, Shawnee, last
Sunday, members of the Masonic-
lodge officiating.
A Popular Sooner.
During the four years that Price
was a student in the university he
was one of the most popular men in
school atid was interested in sev-
eral branches of student activity. He
was vice president of the junior class.
1915-1916, Captain of the varsity base-
ball, 1910-17, member of the student
council, president of the Chemistry
club, and winner of the first Letsei-
ser popularity medal in 1917.
For two years he held a fellowship
in chemistry and was a member of
the Wcbsterian debating society. In
his senior year he was elected Pe-et.
senior honorary society.
1 Ynnanent Geology
Camp Is Plannc
Plans for the establishment oi a
permanent camp in the Arbuckles
mountains for the use of geology
students in the field are being (lis
cussed and before long two wood-
en buildings will be there ready for
use W. P. Lee, head of the geology
department, state yesterday.
Old S. A. T. C. mess halls will be
used for this purpose and all camp
equipment will he left in the moun-
tains instead of being moved hack
and forth each trip.
The spring geology trips will he
taken during the first week of Ma\
and Dr. Lee estimates that four
hundred students will make the
camp.
Advanced gology majors will pro-
pably be used as assistant field in-
structors for the spring trips.
MRS. JACOBSON TO SPEAK
Mrs. O. B. Jacobson, wife of Prof.
O. B. Jacobson of the art department,
will speak to the French 18 students
Wednesday, March 5, at eleven
A. M. in A214.
Mrs. Jacobson in a native of France
and was for several years professor
of French in the Washington Slate
college. The speech will be open to
all students who wish to attend.
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Ray, Grace. The Oklahoma Weekly (Norman, Okla.), Vol. 3, No. 4, Ed. 1 Tuesday, March 4, 1919, newspaper, March 4, 1919; Norman, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc110851/m1/1/: accessed April 24, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.