The Oklahoma Weekly (Norman, Okla.), Vol. 4, No. 4, Ed. 1 Monday, October 20, 1919 Page: 2 of 4
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THE OKLAHOMA WEEK I.Y MONDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1919.
THE OKLAHOMA WEEKLY
Published each Monday from September to
June by the School of Journalism of the Uni-
versity of Oklahoma. Sent free up-rn applica-
tion to seniors in the state of Oklahoma.
Kntered as second-class mail matter at the
post-office at Norman, Oklahoinr, un-io * the
actof congress of March 3, 1879.
Grace Ray Hijjh School Editor
WHAT IS A PEP MEETING?
What is a pep meeting?
Few students in the university this
year really know the meaning of a
pep meeting or jazz festival.
Since the war broke into Sooner
pep meetings, most of the pep seems
to he lost. Now pep managers are
scheming schemes and laying awake
night trying to arouse that old Okla-
home zipper.
Tonight all university students will
stage the first real pep meeeting of
the season. See if you can come
out and solve the question. Why is
a man silent at a pep meeting?
For the first time since 1916 all
students will meet together at new
auditorium to thresh the university
out of a lethargy and key the thing
up. After the pep meeting freshmen
will lead a shirt tail through the
streets to turn out the last drop of
pep in Norman.
Sooners have a hard fight on with
Texas next Saturday and dope on
the two teams is even. Pry open
your peper box.
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THE NEW REGENTS
Hats off to the new regents of
University!
Since last spring when appointments
to the board were announced, Sooner-
land has been looking for a big pro-
gram from the board.
Now no one will say we have looked
in vain.
Only a few days after the appoint-
ments were announced, members of the
regent board dived into perhaps the
hardest jobs that ever confronted a
governing body of the university.
And what they have done already is
far from insignificant. In num-
erous cases they have handed Sooner-
land favors, many times before they
were asked.
Only Wednesday a member of the
board turned the university an unex-
pected gift.
Hats off to the new regents !
ARCHIE HAS FRAT
LINE WITH MABEL
2 HOURS, 10 MIN.
Adoring Couple Give Patient Little
Operators More Business Than
Rest of Norman
Did you ever try a rush call to a
sorority or fraternity house between
dinner time and midnight?
Tender love and sweet nothings
have been heard ever since a tele-
phone was screwed on a wall. But
last night one adoring 'phone lizard
babbled to his dearlet exactly two
hours and ten minutes,—by the op-
erator's watch.
This was one of the longest calls
ever recorded at the office.
And in the meantime calls were
flowing into the office at the rate
of more than 215 an hour.
Last night, 437 calls were exchang-
ed between men and women's frater-
nities alone, excluding the peaceful
townspeople of Norman. Every week-
end nights, the number of calls is
more than 500 every two hours. Calls
between fraternities and sororities
cacli night are more than all the calls
for all the rest of the day.
CALL IS SOUNDED
FOR PHOTOGRAPHS
Editor Outlines Advantages of Early
Picture Sittings and Plans
Activity Record
CO-ED DEMOCRACY
Women of the university do not
measure tip to men for democracy.
At least if they do, most of them
fail to show the symptoms. Faculty
mciuLorj made this observation last
year and declare it is more true now
than ever before.
Co-eds speak to giris of their own
circles, it is said, but fail to recognize
the stranger. Men of the univer-
sity have a tendency to recognize all
alike.
In the university all students have
one thing in common. Their purpose
in being at the university is the
same, the daily problems are prac-
tically the same for all, and in every
sense of the word democracy in
school should be more thorough than
at any other place.
What is it, then, that keeps uni-
\ ersity girls from cultivating a hearty
hello for all comers? The co-eds
across the way has the same likes
and dislikes as girls of the Original
Circle.
Oklahoma has a reputation for
genral cordiality and student
good fellowship that is unsurpassed
in the southwest.
IJy warming up a little in their
world, women of the university could
do much for the general improvement
of the school and school spirit.
The co-ed with a cheerful hello for
the strange girl is the leader in her
group and a recommendation to the
university.
"The sooner every Sooner has his
picture taken for Every Sooner's
Sooner, the sooner Every Sooner's
Sooner will be out."
This is the battle cry the 1920 year-
book staff will sound this month,
Harold J. Godschalk. editor, declared
yesterday in pushing the drive to get
all photographs for the annual in as
rapidly as possible.
Fifty students may have pictures
taken every day, Godschalk said. By
reporting to the photograph gallery
early students may take advantage of
special reduction which will be discon-
tinued after November 1.
Every student who has a picture
made will fiill out at the studio an in-
formation card giving his activities.
Individual pictures for every student
in the university wil be a feature f
the 1920 Sooner. All organizations will
have members grouped on a uniform
medium grey background.
Picture will cost students $1 and cuts
$1.50. Freshmen will have standard
size pictures, Godschalk said.
New Varsity Song
Feature of Nov.l
Glee Club May Introduce "The Soon-
er," with Western Swing, to Many
Alumni at Tiger Game
A new university song, typically Ok-
lahoma, will be introduced by the
Sooner Glee club and taken up by sev-
eral hundred alumni and old students
here for the Oklahoma-Missouri game.
Both words and music were written
by Oklahomans and the song, called
"The Sooner," probably will become an
official melody of Soonerland. Prof.
John B. Cheadle, of the law school
wrote the words and Prof. William G.
Schmidt, director of the men's glee club,
composed the music.
Although authors do not expect
"The Sooner" to become as popular as
"Boomer Sooner" at once, they declare
it will fit the university better because
no part of it was borrowed.
Boomer Sooner, old Oklahoma war
cry, is a derivation of the old Yale
song, "Boola Boola."
ANTOINE, PETITE
FOREIGNER TO BE
SOONER STUDENT
House, on Belgian Relief, Interests
Gilr in Oklahoma and She
Will Enroll Soon
Few Students Enroll
After Quitting Year
Students who do not go to college
the year after they finish high school
seldom get there.
This was shown yesterday in a study
made by Errett R. Newby, registrar,
into enrollment figures.
Only 26 students who finished high
school in 1916 entered the university
this year for the first time. Fifty-four
who graduated in 1917 entered and 95
who finished high school work in 1918
n rolled.
Two Thousand Preps
(jet Oklahoma Weekly
University Paper Takes Sooner News
To All Part of State; Seven
Schools Exchange.
Two thousand high school seniors
are now receiving the Oklahoma
Weekly, Prof. H. H. Herbert, jour-
nalism director, estimated.
The weekly contains no advertis-
ing but is made up of material from
the Oklahoma Daily and high school
news. It is sent free to high school
seniors.
Seven high school papers are now
on the exchange list of the Oklahoma
Weekly, Grace Ray, editor announced
Monday. Papers are kept on file by
the school of journalism until spring
and entered in the publication contest
in the state interscholastic meet.
Following is a list of high school
papers coming to the university:
The Panhandler, Guymon; The
Peace Pipe. Fairview; The Pepper
Box, Heavener; The Scout, Mus-
kogee;; The Purple and White, Ana-
larko; The Little Tiger, Wewoka
The Gold and Blue, Newkirk.
PHELAN TO WEAK
Dr. W. W. Phelat*. director of the
school of education, will leave Fri
day morning for Waynoka where h
is scheduled to speak Friday after
noon and night to the Woods c r.ir.ty
teachers' association.
DWIGHT TO BE SPEAKER
Dr. Chas. A. S. Dwight, instructor
in psychology, will leave Friday night
for Bartlesville where he will speak
Saturday morning to the Washington
county teachers' association.
FOUNDERS DAY OBSERVED
Commemorating the founding of
Alpha Chi Omega at De Pauw, Ind
in 1885, Psi chapter of Alpha Chi
Omega gave a Founder's day banquet
at the chapter house Wednesday night
at 8 o'clock.
Out of town members present were
Ruth Sadler, Helen Thomas, Helen
Butler, Alida Hurtubise, and Vivian
Sturgeon. Guests from Norman were
Mildred McClellan, Mrs. Fredrik Holm-
berg, Alberta Bragg, members, and
Mrs. W. W. Pbelan and Mrs. Victor H.
Kulp, patronesses.
Vhere's Old Trusty Now
After War and Mystery?
Where is Old Trusty?
This is a question that is worry-
ing lawyers and engineers.
Not since the brilliant escapade
last year when sone one "doped"
the coffee of the engineers at their
annual St. Pat's day spread and en-
deavored to recover the old civil
war cannon from the engineers has
Old Trusty been seen on the cam-
pus.
For a short time the scarred vet-
eran was stationed on the university
campus to protect the university
from invasion during the war.
Then it disappeared.
Orders were issued by the S. A.
C. commandant for the return of
the sentinel But nothing happen-
ed. .
Old Trusty bobbed up on the oval
on St. Pat's day, sang out ail early
morning welcome to the university
and 50 lawyers who were hidden, and
fadded away.
That is the last that has been heard
of the old guard.
Like Napoleon, it has gone back
to obscurity.
From war relief work in Belgium
and in ^er home in Luxembourg to the
study . * books in far away America is
not tnt usual exeprience of the
average Luxembourg maid.
But little Mine. Germaine Antonie,
Luxembourg, is coming to Soonerland
to complete her education after the
arduous duties connected with aiding
the American Commission for the Re-
lief of Belgium during the war.
Mine. Antoine entered heartily into
the spirit of sacrifice demanded by the
the w .gave up her school work,and
became an active figure in war relief
activities in Brussels.
Here too, Roy Temple House,
professor of modern languages and
head of the department of romance
languages in the University of Ok-
lahoma. h member of the Commission,
was actively engaged in helping the
Belgians.
When Doctor House met the little
Luxembourg miss, he interested he - in
the Univeristy of Oklahoma.
Now peace has ended her duties
with the Commission, and the reair.i
to her home in Luxenbourg, disrupted
by Hun invasions, has made the de-
sire to finish her education in the
United States irresistable.
Tuesday Doctor House received a
letter from her saying she was coming
to Oklahoma and would enroll in school
at the end of the first semester.
She probably will be appointed un-
dergraduate assistant in French and
i Spanish languages, Doctor House be-
lieves.
Mme. Antoine will be the first stu-
dent from Luxembourg to enroll in
an American institution since Me war.
CADET PARADE MAY
START DIG PROGRAM
First Battalion Review Tuesday Is
But Step to Advance Sooner
Standing, Baehr Says
TWO STUDENTS MARRIED
Announcement was received here
yesterday of the marriage of C. D.
Reasor. '19, and Miss Ruby Murray,
2101 W. Sixteenth street, Oklaho-
ma City, Wednesday.
Long Tour Is Planned
For Civil Engineers
University Students Will Visit Kan-
sas and Iowa Construction Works
at End of Semester
Senior civil engineers will inspect the
University of Kansas laboratories at
Lawrence, Kas., the new dam and
hydro-electric plant at Keokuk, Iowa,
and the water plant and Eads bridge
at St. Louis on a trip of inspection at
the end of the first semester.
R. C. Terrell, acting director of civil
engineering, completed plans for the
trip Wednesday.
Municipal water and power plants at
Topeka and other points along the
route will be covered and Sooner
engineers may stop in the Joplin min
ing district on the return trip.
Professor Terrell is personally ac-
quainted with many engineers op
bridge companies where students will
visit.
First Sooner R. O. T. C. battalion
parade of the year was held Tues-
day afternoon on university drill
grounds and officially opened a ser-
ies of weekly parades that are ex-
pected to place Oklahoma at the head
of southern training units, Lieut. Col.
Carl Baehr, commandant, declared
late Tuesday.
The Sooner band furnished music
for the opening review.
With 385 men enrolled in the unit,
parade work should be a feature of
the year's training. Colonel Baehr
believes.
After artillery work is started, par-
ades with equipment may be arrang-
ed it is understood.
Stables for horses used in artillery
training recently have been completed
on the south of the drill grounds and
gun sheds are being constructed.
FINE ARTS WANTS
COUNCIL MEMBER
Petition Signed by 200 Students Will
Be Submitted Tonight; May Be
Put on Ballot
A petition, signed by 200 students,
asking separate representation for the
school of fine arts in the student coun-
cil will be submitted the council at the
regular meeting tonight.
Five fine arts students, representing
all departments of the school of fine
arts, circulated the petition.
They are Milton Cohen, band; Helen
Gupton, girls' glee club; Bill Stacy,
men's glee club; Joseph Benton, school
of fine arts; and Willard Darrow,
orchestra.
If the petition is approved it will be
put on ballots to be voted on at the
next general school election and if it
carries a special eletcion in the school
of fine arts will be called to select a
representative.
The school of fine arts is the third
largest school in the university, mem-
bers of the petitioning committee
pointed out Wednesday, and conducts
many more activities than some schools
represented on the council.
Wire News Proposed
For Oklahoma Dailv
Press Association Would Furnish
University with National News
Over U. P. Wires
Dr. J. W. Scroggs, head of the ex-
tension division, received minor scalp
injuries and bruises on the hip when
he was thrown from his bicycle at
the corner of Duffy and Asp Sun-
day afternoon while attempting to
avoid meeting a motor car.
CO-ED BETTING MAY BE INVESTIGATED
Y. W. C. A. May Try To Find Remedy To Stop Uni-
versity Girls From "Staking" Chocolates
On Football Games
As the result of conditions said to
have arisen at home football games
this season, the university Y. W. C.
A. will launch a campaign against co-
ed betting. Miss Helen Montgomery,
secretary, intimated Wednesday.
Betting among university women,
for diversion and other reasons were
taken up at the Y. W. vesper ser-
vices Wednesday.
University girls, often when they are
excited over a game, bet cakes of
chocolate, "cokes", and even dinners on
the score and especially individual
plays, it is said. When they are ques-
tioned on the subjects, co-eds will
admit, in practically every case, that
betting is wrong, the Y. W. secre-
tary said.
Some girls, however, contend that
betting promotes sportsmanship and
school spirit, it is understood.
Prominent students and members of
the faculty are being secured to talk-
on the subject.
"Does Betting express school Loy-
alty?" "Have we a right to do what
we like with our money?" and "Am
1 my brother's keeper?" are some of
the questions that were discussed.
T. Earl Sulletiger Y. M. C. A. sec-
retary, expressed himself as opposed
to the practice of betting on games
and said he would favor any agitation
of the matter on the campus which
would be effective in reducing the prac-
tice.
Recently both the university Y. M.
C. A. and V \\. C. A. have been con-
fronted with the problem of eliminat-
ing betting among high school and
junior high school students, Sullenger
said.
Proposals for furnishing the Ok-
lahoma Daily with complete wire
news service were received yester-
day from the United Press Associa-
tion by Prof. Fred E. Tartnan, of
the school of journalism.
The offer came from Ralph B. Way-
ne. bureau manager, Oklahoma City.
Complefe wire service would enable
the Daily to print world news every
day and would give students of jour-
nalism valuable experience in handl-
ing of telegraph copy.
Several college papers of the south,
including the Daily Texan. The Daily
Kansan. and the Evening Missour-
ian, use telegraph news and represent-
atives of the United Press are eager
to extend the service to Oklahoma., "
ian, use telegraph news and reprcsent-
is understood.
Because of the limited space in the
Daily the offer probably will not be
accepted at present and all plans
have been deferred.
New Laboratory Will
Train Oil Geologists
$15,000 Building Will Be Completed
Soon and Will Contain Equipment
for Refining Crude Oils
A new $15,000 laboratory for the
use of oil chemistry students is being
erected back of the engineering build-
ing and will be ready for use within
a short time, builders said Thurs-
day.
All equipment for the refining and
cracking of oil, and making gasoline
and other oil products will be install-
ed, Dr. Edwin DeBarr, head of the
department of chemistry, announced.
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