The Oklahoma Weekly (Norman, Okla.), Vol. 6, No. 10, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 5, 1922 Page: 2 of 4
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THE OKLAHOMA WEEKLY, THURSDAY, JANUARY 5, 1922.
THE OKLAHOMA WEEKLY JWO SCHOOLS TO ASK
FOR GUUNGIL MEMBERS
Published each Thursday from October to
June by the School of Journalism of the Uni-
tersity of Oklahoma >rm upon appiua
tion to high school seniors in the state of Okla-
homa.
ante-red a* second-clans mail matter at the
po«t office at Norman. Oklahoma, under the
sci ot- congress .1 March .
Mary Bikton High School Kditor
THOSE SUN DAV AFTERNOON
BLUES
i 'iiv 01 tiic tremendous and poignant
questions ot student lite in Soonerland
hu.> at la.it been answered. The studc
Proposed Amendments Giving Geolo-
gists and Teachers Representa-
tion Put on Ticket
Proposals winch would seat a repre-
>entative ironi the school ot education
INITIAL MIXER I SUNDAY CONCERTS, WELL BEGUN
GOES OVER BIG WILL BE STAGED REGULARLY N<
I * • —
Phillip Gordan Will Open Series
Sunday Community Concerts on
December 18
Battle Royal and Free-for-all Boxing GEOLOGY PROFS PREDICT
Provides Entertainment at "Y" 31 CENT GAS FOR WINTER
Stag Party
Soonerlanri s f;7I7 "Y ... Experts Believe Dull Drilling Season
oooneriand s tirst 1 stag mixer, T , „ •
w„,i.„ ■ i. l a Will Mean Increased Business
nelct Wednesday evening at the Armory .
was a knock-out. Or\e of the largest m
ia^ parties ever assemb'ed on the camp
who uas wont aioretime to yawn away! y,,
Ins Sunday alteruoon in lo ling lassi-|of phi Delta KappUi nationai educa.
tude, and the co ed who similarly wlnledj tion fraternity, the council voted to place
Sunday afternoon community con-
certs wi.l become an established uni-*
, >ers.ty function with the appearance hire
and one irom the geology department un us "cheered the various Contests "from • TlH S'°W l"esumptIon of oi|-well drill-jot Plul.p Gordon, noted American pon-
tile Mudent council will appear to be beginning to end, and not content with V!, * g J"™". the °'' ln<lustry. I,st- Sunua>' afternoon December 18, 1JC_
.oted on at the midyear elect.on Jan- providing the three schedule bouts B , denot« that the price of gasoline I aeves Protessor Herbert Wail, who ,s
uary 10, as the resu.t of council action S. "Chebie" Graham "Y" secretary ° ,S due for a blg jump in cllarge of the con"rts.
ut its meeting Tuesday night. i closed the mixer with'a wild free-for- ' accord'ng,t0 a consensus of opin-j "1 feel like the community concert
a petition from the local chapter all peanut scramble. Christmas snirit '0"S • aut,10ntles on Seolofcry in tile 'a« Sunday was a wonderful success,"
1 1 university. | said Professor Wall in speaking of the
away the Sunday afternoon wishing he
would come and take her someplace,
now can rise up on their toes and give
a yaa-hee for i'rof. Herbert Wall.
•Sunday afternoon community concerts
inauguarated by Professor Wall of the
school of fine arts have answered the
old perplexing poser, "What shall we
do with Sunday afternoon?"
That Soonerland appreciates t h e
brightening up of its Sunday afternoons
was demonstrated by large crowds both
at Prof. Josh Lee's reading of the
"Christmas Carol" and at Philip Gor-
don's piano recital. Even the possible
rudeness of their leaving in some num-
on the ballot the proposed amendment
to the student constitution which would
iive the educators a representative.
I'he petition was presented by W. L.
Koach and Ramond D. Meade.
1 he school of education is the only
independent school in the university
that does not have a representative on
the council. This school was a part of
was rampant and in old line parlance r \\/ ci j- , , | ... , .
"a good time was had by all." , , W- Shannon; director of the Ok- program. We intend for all the pro-
The mixer was opened by a blind Tu Geolo«lcal survef is optimistic j grams to be of the same high standard*
boxing contest between Bert D. Paine ZU "T, Tu * f" , Josh set on the first enter-
and Eugene CatletU This bout drew ^ fow that dnlhng is slowly, but amment On the first program Josh
great laughter from the grandstand, and ^ ^ I™'™"8: yU .shows that Lee read Dickens 'Christmas Carol-
inasmuch as the greatest injuries were ,S. fee,m.8 ,tS Way ,0Ut ?"d the* ,■ dub gave two num-
: ■ , ^ ... ot its period of depression in a slow bers. I his first concert
received by the referee, George Abbott,
the contest was declared a draw. The
chief interest of the evening, however,
was centered in the interfraternity bat
the college of arts and sciences until tie royal, which was won by Clarence
less than a year ago, but now has its
own dean.
"There are 51 major students in this
school," Koach pointed out, "and 275
in
but sure manner to prevent any such
recurrence of the condition which exist-
ed during the summer months," he said.
bers. This first concert was well at-
tended.
Tickets for the concert next Sunday,
may be secured free on request at the"
« ' - " • C
Dr. J. B. Umpleby, head of the de- office of Dean Homberg or any [:nL.
partment of geology, in a recent speech arts faculty member, Prof. Wall srd
to the Pick and Hammer club, predict- and after the holidays two community
ed great progress for the oil industry concerts will be given each month
in 1922. "The price of oil will not soar
ery high, nor very fast for a while,"
he stated, "but the importation of Mex-
ican o:l is rapidly decreasing and the
DRAMA LEAGUE
PICKS LEADERS-
And
iuttram and participated in by the fol
owing pledges: Albert Tarber, Kappa
Sigma; Murray Frensley, Sigma Nu;
.Clinton Steinberger, Phi Kapp^. Psi;
tudents who have more than six hours Ivan Pinney. Beta Theta Pi; Clarence
, , , . . , of education out." The number of stud- j Buttram, Sigma Chi; George Williams
bers before the pianists program was L.nts who would vote for the new rep. phj ^ Thcta H £8 , Kam)a"can 0:1 ,s decreasing and
finished does not lessen the significance resentative wou d be fixed at some point i Alpha; Elmer Cookscy Pi Kappa Al- demand f.or hiSh"Srade Oklahoma oil
between these figures. j pha; William Abbott, Sigma Alpha Ep- 'S increasin«- so that " will only be a
Geology Not Independent silon; Evans Talley, Delta Pi. qUeS.tl0" °f ti,me "ntil ,the, pnce wiI1
The geologists' amendment was placed I The mixer was closcd with a free for ,,fer . arre!' anc, 1 en tllc ln".
I dustry will take a jump. ' , , ,
Drink water s drama, "Abraham Lin-
coln" will be discussed at the first meet-
:ng of the Drama league, after the hol-
school, altho it has a larger enrolment this contest particularly, rather high W^at 'S ?aS 3| j',e. lli-'Kst f" "L' president of the Drama league an I
'lass boxing was demonstrated. ,T'e f'8Ur,eS sh™ tha the *>"Ce ° °k" soc.ate professor in so X
Ti,,- t lahoma oil was 33 cents per barrel Jan- „ , socio ogy.
un,vers,,y (l"a«et gave four se- iiarv , ,mn meet:ng will be held January 5.
of the fact that they came. They were
looking for something to fill that Sun-
day afternoon vacuum.
Good music and good readings are
logically the things to fill it with. In
them ti
out of
the ballot by a petition containing all which was won by William Gibson Ci ,
-'10 signatures. This proposal is com-j freshman lawyer. Gibson was com- ,flan"on l'uoted f|fures to show lliat
1 altho the price ot oil is seemingly low,
one dollar
[best
i . .. f. . . iJioiJoadi is eoiii-i iresnman lawyer. uinson was com- ... , : , .
kerilin" > '1 T'TV tht ^ that 8^'°^ is not' PdI«> to out four men before aJth° ^ PnCC °f 01' ,?1s.cemms
keeping with Sabbath sobriety. constltute(J bjr the facu;ty as a separate f gaining the Mixer championship, and in 0l1 15 within one
i • r. • * r • . school, altho it has a larcrpr Pll Ti ll m# n t" I tllic rnnti>ef norfi^tilnrti. .niU.. UI-.L ^ ^ ^ NVclS Qt t 1C ulgllCSl
department than several schools
which are independent. Geologists at
present are partly arts and sciences lections between bouts. ° " : "ary ,1',1^nand at th,e highest point
majors and partly engineering geologists * larch 1, 19^0 it was $3.50. The price
and are represented on the council thru ^f^OTHER STUDENT RECITAL now is $2 with 25 to 35 cent premiums
paid on high grade oil.
With Gifts in Mind
She Gives Nezv Ones
Chances for a Date
,, , . , T and are represented on the council thru
"Why? Bin."1"" '-I"" w. p, ! Six Fine Art Students Appear on Pro-
-We« ««« I Bot , toe with Mar,j Clar.ce Hooks, fine Z ,o"homore, E'™ Aodit°"™
/ 11 ^ | nU <no,W been ] [frederick, was declared the represcn-i Six music students in the school of
but' sheahasCaL°y 8saiV'Oh Jack I'm l°f j'*" SlU(l'm coundl from the 'fine arts took part in a student recital
;„st Ti,., I, j r soil°o1 of fine arts by action of the stud- given in the university auditorium at
SZ Z7?Jr i cnt co"ncil- Tllesday night. Mi* Hooks 4 o'clock Tuesday.
"Well Jack, it makes me darned sore' ^ ^ lK™" ^7 f"'! 3 Pt"! The program was as {oUow^
, ■ , , tition for representative of the fine arts
tor a girl to he to me that way, why
cant girls be frank like we gtiys are?"
"Aw Bill, you just don't understand
them, they are not lying—let's see what
Discussions of Modern Drama
Literature To Be Held
Fortnightly
fbis
10, and voted to place their names on the
general ballot.
EDITH JOHNSON
TO SPEAK HERE
dress University Girls at Y. W.
C. A. Vespers
Webster says a lie is."
A lie involves first, an expression of
what is false or misleading; second, the
intention to deceive; third; a violation
of some moral obligation. Webster al-
so makes the distinction between a black
and a white lie. The former is an I
atrocious malicious falsehood. The
latter, a false statement without inten-
tion of malice,* but out of convention- ^ M
i , , , , , rrommant Newspaper Woman to Ad-
ality—or to save another s feelings, as
the familiar, "not at home," or "Oh,
I had the most wonderful time at your
dance," or "1 am just so sorry but 1 Edith C. Johnson, most prominent
iave all my dates this week, Oh, 1 am newspaperwomen in the state, will talk
going home next week, I am so awfully: on the social problems that should in-
so"y- | terest university students at the first
(>h, I see Jack, your philosophy is V. W. C. A. vesper services after the
this: To say that society would be j Christmas holidays, according to Lucy
lacking in many of its polite courtesies. Fenn, chairman of the program commit-
which are the finger prints of refine- tee.
ment and culture were it not for this Miss Johnson spoke here a year ago
(Conventional lie is, preposterous; but j last spring at the annual vocational con-
not entire y human." I ference presenting journalism as a com-
es, that is it she's just human, ;ng profession for women. Her talk
but B 11, why did she give me this date?"] to the girls this time wi'.l not be technic-
Oh you poor boob, wake up-isn't al in any degree, but will be a friendly
Christmas almost here. discussion on the social problems as
related to students. This meeting, which
ton, Okla., a
a railroad distinguished themselves by
having the highest priced gasoline in
T . | Oklahoma—31 cents per gallon.
school so that it was not necessary to' ite LaJno,'°Lndo "caprJcio''(Met ^
place her name on the general ballot j de'ssohn); piano solo, Ivan Lehre^r. ^ln be ^ '
it the coming election. j Cradle Song (Manner); violin solo |
I lie student council verified the Flptrhpr WarH Ar,rin«f« c, t
names of the other petitioner, for of- Esp„te. (uto)' Cil" si,. ' Marbn 0000 "W"8
nee at the midyear election January Draughon. The Heart's Devotion
At one time in 1915, gasoline sold
as low as six and one fourth cents a
gallon in Oklahoma, according to Shan-
non. Last summer Norman and Ken- , .
small town 47 miles from |°. f fo,!nwC(1 is one compiled by sjiec-
The officers elected at the meeting
are: Ivan G. Wright, assistant' profes-#
sor in sociology, president: and Wini- *
fred Johnston, recorder. The clin is
to meet fortnightly, hoping to study at
least twelve contemporary plays before
the c'ose of school. The study course
(Kramer); vocal solo, Ramona Whist-
ler. The Kashmeri (Woodford); vocal
solo, Warren Ryder.
The next student recital will be giv-
en January 10.
GOES TO CONVENTION
W. L. Roach, secretary of the school
ialists and issued by the Drama Ie;u
of America.
Membership is open to any one it erv
ested in modern drama. All members
are expected to read the plays of the
('"ur.se and the discussion of each even-
ing s play will be led by a member of
the club. It is expected that the playsJ
l' studied will he placed on reserve
of education, will attend the national champion of Texas. Two years ago he
convention of Phi Delta Kappa, edu- paired with Leven Jester in the double
cational fraternity, which will be held matches winning t h e Southwestern
at Chicago, December 28-31. , championship.
ENROLL NEXT SEMESTER n lh(, "
n ,!lc library for the use of the mem
The racquet possibilities of Oklahoma ,l< rs'
are being raised, according to Ben HAWKERS SPEND $827 29
Parks, who stated there was a possi- ti.,;,.„ r jr
' Ti f t ti ii r\ 11 t nnersity of I\nnsas.—In a survey
bihty of Louie Thalheimer, Dallas Tex- |lpr„ ;f . f . . , y
as, entering school here next semester, fnt . <5077"^) # 1 a%C"fe Stl"'"
which would make him eligible in 1922. „ ,lt' f , T F'Uy V"'
Thalheimer started his tennis career ™ I\°v **"1 ef,rned ■" the mon-8
in high school,'being for two years state ait it uti percent earned
.1 : f t ' 1 a" of't. while at school.
WILSON HEADS SUCKERS
Univeristy of Illinois.—Dave Wilson'
will pilot the 1922 Illinois grid machine
Sooner Melody Makers Sing Before Full Houses in Six Towns in First Tour.
Coach High School Students On Choosing Alma Mater,
And Put the Glee In Glee Club
DELTA SIGMA DELTA
Delta Sigma Delta held initiation
Sunday for J. Dyle Carman and Don
Brunski'!.
will be held 011 January 5, will be the
tirst meeting of the new year, and it
s expected to be a big factor in start-
up the new year right.
HORNER AND HADDAD WIN FIRST
DEBATE OP YEAR FROM MISSOURI
Missouri Forensic Team Is on Tour
to Coast; Sooner Schedule Is
Heavy One
Kansas and Colorado and also in a
triangular debate w.th Arkansas and
1 exas. Ihese debates will not take
Oklahoma debaters Wednesday night l> ace until early in the spring but the
out-talked the invading Missourians or ixteen men on the debate squad have
the topic, "Resolved, that the Kansas been working hard on their questions
court plan for solving industrial dis- for some time. In the triangular de-
putes should be adopted thruout the hate with Colorado and Kansas this
United States." William Haddad and*"s,"ne Kansas industrial court plan ques-
J. Keene Horner represented the Soon- tion will be used which was debated
eis, and Lewis D. Potter and John F. last night.
Caskey represented the Tigers. The holding of this debate with Mis-
. . debate last night was the first souri so early in the year was due to
debate of the season. Several debates a debating tour which the Missouri
have been arranged for this year. Ok- debaters are making to the Pacific coast
lahoma is in a tnongular debate with during the last ten days in December
BY JOE "DOC" HICKS
'Some trip" was the common expres-
sion of all members of the university
glee club who returned to Soonerland
Monday after a weeks tour thru the
southern part of the state on their first
concert tour of the year.
Twenty-eight songsters left Norman
Monday, December 5, and gave their
first concert at Purcell the same night.
At Purcell the glee club sang under
the auspices of the Purcell Presbyterian
church. Members of the club were en-
tertained in the homes of Purcell citi-
zens after the concert and left Tues-
day morning for Stratford where a
matinee concert was given.
At Stratford the Sooner quartet left
the glee club by auto and went to Ada
to give a program at a special assembly
in the Ada high school. The glee club
arriveel in Ada, early Tuesday evening
and played to an audience that filled
the auditorium at the Normal school.
Following the concert, members of the
glee club, quartet and brass quartet,
were guests of honor at a dance given
by the Normal students in the Elk's hall.
Packed House at Wetumka
Wednesday noon, Wetumka turned out
to meet the lingers and the club was
taken direct to the high school where
the quartet gave a short program at a
special assembly. Member of the club
spent Wednesday afternoon running
down the village belles, attempting to
make dates for "after the show." In-
cidentally most of the men were suc-
cessful. The concert at Wetumka was
given in the Majestic theatre under the
auspices of the high school students
and was the only concert on the trip
where not all ticket holders were able to
gain admittance on account of the small
house.
Members of the club spoke Thurs-
day morning at an assembly at the We-
tumka high school and told the stud-
ents why they should come to the uni-
versity when they finished high school.
Men who made talks about their re-
spective schools were: Dean Hill, law;
Neal Sullivan, education; Warren Ry-
der, ligcral arts; Joe Hicks, journalism;
Harry Childers, engineering; Laile
Neal, medicine; Jerome Alexander,
pharmacy and Walter Scroggen, fine
arts. Each speaker was introduced by
Joe Benton, director of the glee club.
Legion Entertains
The American Legion presented the
glee club at Holdenville Thursday night
and, following the concert, gave a dance
for the club at the Holdenville country
club. Friday morning at 4:40 all but
six of the 28 "hit the floor" in time to
eave for Henryetta. The remaining
six catne on a later train.
Friday noon the club was entertained
with a luncheon by the Henryetta Rotar
ans and after the luncheon were taken
m a sight-see ng tour of the smelters
and con' *
Large Crowd at Henryetta
The M m theatre at Henryeett*
was ! iay night with an enthus-
preciative audience. This j
A ls ' -:cst crowd that greeted the
-dee clubsters on the entire trip. When
Boomer Sooner" wa started for the
closing number, Sooncrs arose all
over the house and joined the club
in their Alma Mater. A dance at the
I Ik s hall fol'owed the concert.
A delegation of Okemah citizens who
had come to Henryetta to hear the con-
cert made arrangements with the man-
ager, Floyd Haynes, to send cars for
'he club Saturday morning and take them
to Okemah for a "pop" concert Sat- ^
unlay night. After the entertainment
members of the Okemah high school
senior class gave a dance for members __
of the glee club that lasted until train
time. At 1:56 Sunday morning the 2? ,
tired but happy songsters boarded the _
train for home, arriving in Oka'honw
, City at 8:30 Sunday morning.
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