The Oklahoma Weekly (Norman, Okla.), Vol. 6, No. 5, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 24, 1921 Page: 3 of 4
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THE OKLAHOMA WEEKLY, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER ?4, 1921.
SCHOOL JOURNALISTS
TO MEET HERE SOON
" toner High Schools !
+++++++++++++*+++++**+*+****+**++*******
Interscholastic Association ldnabwi
Will Be Entertained By
Cubs Club
ALFALFA COUNTY LEADS
IN HIGH SCHOOL PAPERS
Alfalfa county with six school
news-papers, five of which are pub-
lished by high school students, leads
Oklahoma counties in number of high
school papers. Apparently the publi-
cation fever is spreading from this
county since Capron, a town just
across the line in Woods county, is
Fifteen minutes has been added to
cording to a statement by Prof.
H. Herbert, secretary and one of the
founders of the organization.
The membership of the press associ-
_ ation consists of about forty high school
publications and all staff members are
privileged to attend the meetings, Pro-
fessor Herbert said.
The association will be in session here
for one day and will be entertained with
:°;„°nSrat v* - ******* of
esting program by the "Cubs," journa-
lism students' organization. A number
of newspaper and advertising men will
make short talks, according to Mary
Burton, chairman of the entertainment
committee.
Matters pertaining to the publishing,-
of high school papers and annuals will and Oklahoma City high schools
be taken up at the press associations
business session and the young editors
and business managers will be given in-
structions concerning the high school i
PAGE THREE
SAPULPA BEATS TULSA
MANUAL HIGH NEXT
Morris Again Makes Showing for
Victorious Eleven; Shehan Star
For Tulsa.
Sapulpa's all victorious football team
defeated Tulsa eleven by a score of 33-0,
at Sapulpa, November 18. Both teams
played an aerial game in spite of the
muddy field.
Hippo Morris, the star of last Fri-
day's game, made two sixty yard runs
for touchdowns but was called back
both times because of off side penalties.
Shehan was the star of the Tulsa team.
The last quarter of the game wa6
played in semi-darkness. Friday's game
finished Sapulpa's conference schedule,
and leaves her the only team in the Ok-
lahoma central conference with a clean
slate.
Sapulpa high will play Manual high
Lester Davidson was chosen to play be scheduled until next fall. school of Kansas City on Thanksgiv-
— ! the lead in the junior play, Mrs. - ing day, at Sapulpa. This game promises
"Resolved That the Federal Govern- Bumpstead Leigh, that will be given The Nuyaka Indian boarding be oo < bc q{ ^ greateJt int<.re8tj because
tnent Should Own and Operate Rail- by Central high school of Muskogee, defeated Okemah high sc 00 00 a 0f ,hc fact that Manual high school is
roads" is the question for the trian- team by a score of 31 to.6. ine gam ^ champion high schoo, of Kansas
gular debate that will be discussed by Jennings high school football team was played on the Nuyaka field.
If your high school has accom- basketball, when the call wasissued
plished anything of which you are for the first practice
proud write it up and send it to the high school. The g r. s of Holden ,across lllc 1II1V ...
' Staff members of Oklahoma high Weekj in time {or the next issue, ville were county champions in basket- jpublishjng ,he Screech Owl.
school publications, who compose the J{ nQ ^p£)rt is reCeived; it will be ball last year. j The five Alfa'fa county high schools
rtLiahnnu Interscholastic Press associa-, ^ ,j,prp j, nothing tak- .... (with papers are as follows: Cherokee,
Maroon and White; Amorita, Prairie
Owel; Driftwood, Pinoeer; Lambert,
M.UWI v-— - .11 no report i
Oklahoma Interscholastic Press associa-j understood that there is nothing tak-
tion, will hold its regular winter meet- . school that would ~ . vu ... schoot Df
iDg here Saturday. 3. «• murJ h„ ,c.ols
over the state. Editor. | lunch period now forty-five minutes
OVER THE STATE
Drumright high school football
long.
The Pennant, is the name of the
team has lost three games, and won operetta that will be given by the
four this season. | boys' and girls' glee clubs of Holden-
'ville high school. The music was
The Red and Gold, Chico, Calif- wrjttcn by Professor Lehrer, of the
Sunshine; Aline, Snap. The Alfalfa
County School News, which is pub-
lished from the officc of Charles
Wolfe, county superintendent, is the
only publication of its kind in Ok a-
honia devoted to the interests of the
schools in one county.
ornia paper remarks that the Sand- state university.
paper of any of its exchanges.
1 noon. As the girls are merely learning
I the game this year, no match games will
be scheduled until next fall.
debatingTeams from Tulsa, Muskogee, defeated Pawnee team by a score of
12 to 6, in the game played November
18.
Twenty posters prepared by the
disarmanent education committee of Ozelle Boone has been elected re-
Washington D. C., in connection with porter for the Weekly, in Jennings
"ructions concerning the ^^a, Disarmament Con- high school.
nublication contest which is conducted j . ■ ,ijc
each year by the association. ference, now in swion are A womans- department of house-
The officers of the press association i played in Tulsa city • . ^ conducted by the home
are: Jack Neale, editor, Shawnee Cald- ^ ch0rus of sixty girls has been or- economics department of Collinsvil e
ron, president; Ottis Bullock, editor,] * ^ Central high schooi 0f high school is a new plan which is
Enid high school annual, first vice- j ®(uskogec This chorus is to be used
president; Roscoe Cate, editor, Mus o ^ ^ cantata, and for the dedication
gee Scout, second vice president, , xhe ch0rus meets twice
fessor H. H. Herbert, secretary-treas- 01 tlu g
a week.
i City, and Sapulpa is the champion of
Vinita high school football team tied the central conference of Oklahoma.
with Miami high school by a score of —
6 to 6. The game was at Miami.
urer.
Tickets for the luncheon will be sold
by members of the "Cubs" commencing
Friday, sand Buff Burtis, in charge of
the ticket sale.
Tulips from Holland
Grown In Soonerland
being tried by the Collinsville News-
Star. Miss Olmstead. teacher of
home economics, has charge of the
department, and her students perpare
the copy.
Mr. Wood of Collinsville high school
attended the Oklahoma Section of the
American Chemical Society, that was
held at Stillwater.
Drumright high school was rated as a
school having one of the best general
routines, and one of the finest audi-
toriums, that has been visited by the state
high school inspector, Mr. Luther Rus-
sell.
goes to the Annual fund. The beauties
will be given prominence in the annual.
Visual Educational films, and comed>
pictures will be shown in the auditorium
of Altus high school on' Saturday night
of each week.
Ponca City high school football team
won only one game during this football
season. Newkrirk was the team that
was defeated.
Mr W. C. French, superintendent
of Drumright schools, and Miss Floy Altus high school defeated Mangum
Elliott, principal of the high school in the football game played Friday
attended the Oklahoma High Schoo! November 18, by a score of 62- .
Conference in Norm.,,. ! > '"f
1 school ho'.ds a record of being un-
Kingston has a newly remodeled high
school building.
1 Central high school Muskogee de- defeatcd thj s season,
featcd Fort Smith eleven in football
By Experienced Hand ,bya score of
Hinton won
the football
The glee clubs of West high school of
Muskogee will give the operetta, Miss
Cherry Blossoms. The play has a cast of j Seminole high school has a record of
eight people. Full Japanese costumes ; a tota] 0f three hundred and eighteen
will be woren by the entire cast. points, while the points of their op
T ^ • i „ u- v. 1 ponents number only ten.
Biology classes of Drumright high
I school aided the business men of the city
game in putting across a drive on rats.
The new high school of Terral was
dedicated at a formal cxercise. Stan-
Would, you pay $1,000 for a black hoo, vjsjte(j Dr. M. P. Springer's
tulip bulb? laboratories. The operating X-ray, and
Several hundred years ago that was , rjiizjng, rooms were examined,
mediocre price for one black tulip
. played with Watonga, at Hinton, on football game scheduled to be
Home nursing classes of Tulsa high November 18. by a score of 27-21. p;ayed with Ft. Towsen, by Idabel high
bulb in Holland, according to Mrs. Bee
Dr. Spingcr explained in detail the game played at Hugo.
... . , Antlers i school was forfeited, because of the man-
"^o, £.2 looL. ncr i which .he F, Towsen „,m pUyed.
field Hall, was the name given the build-
ing. This name is in honor of the late
Rev. J. P. Stanfield in whose memory
his sons gave the building site.
VI Bam* secretary to De,n°Hotaberg, X-W pk""c •« i Drumright hig'h drf«,t«d Chandler
but she continued that she waited until Thc boys in the Auto Mechanics in the football game played at Dr
the price dropped before purchasing the Department of Drumright high school right by a score of^ - .
large number of bulbs that she now arc completely overhauling a 1917 Wilburton high school defeated
has in her cellar. j model btiick four. i Poteau high school by a score of 14-3,
Several years ago, when she was in! ^ ^ ^ p)ayed at Poteau
Holland Mrs. Barry became interested to tne nearest v ,
in tulip growing and has since made the can boy in Anadarko high schoo high schoo, has a tQtal of 32i
art a most pleasant hobby. At the pres- Lions club of A"ad.a*° g points against their opponents 33.
- T'1- ,s be,ng done Sapuipa was the only high school that
defeated the Enid team. This game
The seniors of Drumright high was played early in the season, and an
! school lead with the largest number effort is being made to schedule a
Those who frequented the fine arts
building last year will remember that ^ ^ ^ honor ro]) q{ the h)(?h
Mrs. Barry had some of her Munllo
tulips on exhibition. Many of these
Faye Deal has been appointed reporter
for the Weekly in Wynnewood high
school.
ent "time "she" has her cellar lined with $20.00 in gold. This is
cans, (not filled with hard cider) but to encourage true Americanism.
with these wonderful bulbs, which will.
bloom about Christmas.
sufficient to place
post-season game
torious eleven.
with the all vic-
Clinton high school was defeated by
blossoms were as large as peonies.
Xfrs. Barry said that she always pur-
chases her bulbs directly from Hoorne,
Holland, because bulbs from local com-j of
panies and industries are much infer
The total construction price of the Enid high in football by the score ot
addition to Tulsa high school is $584,- 35-0.
000. Some of the attractive features
this new building are— an audi-
torium with a seating capacity of
Dewar high school defeated Dustin
high school in thc basketball game that
was played Friday, Nov. 11. I he score
was 19 to 18.
■\ reading table has been installed in ___
the library of the junior high school Back to the harm is the name o the
building of Okemah. Pupils are bring- P^y that was given by Aline high school
ing magazines and books from home for on November 11, in the Community
. , theatecr of Aline.
scnool use. ^
The domestic ~ science classes of Interclass bask- tball games are being
Okemah high school prepare the lunch j played by the girls of Lawton high
that is served in the School Cafeteria. Uchool. I he Lawton first team of g.r
The price of a lunch is twenty-five will play the Anadarko girls basketball
' team, on January 27, and February 14.
cents. i '
Billy Sunday talked to 1,250 Tulsa high j Wynnewood high school makes a plea
school seniors, at the Sunday tabernacle,; for every student to take
1 - tu rc^o,, niaht I In an article written by Weta Llliot,
last Thu ' y g : thc va,ue( an(1 nced of the training which
"If you itch for fame, you have got one gajns from such a course is made
to scratch it," was a part of the message
very
plain.
An art exhibit was held in Clinton
high school. Admission of fifteen
i""1" . ... i.v — . - ' cents was charged. The money will
ior and best results are impossible. ! 2500 with stage seating 175, cateteria ^ ^ ^ pictures f0r the school Town.
At one time Holland furnished tulip seatjng 600, and an elevator from thc pictures painted by ancient and mod-
bulbs for the world and the demand basement to the third floor. ^ artists were cxhibited.
^BalzaTthf greatest rafuralist, who] Anadarko high school has received £nid football team defeated the Shaw
wrote a book on tulips and tulip grow a new supply of 'aboratory equ.pmen ^ by # q{ ^ Friday_
This book, Mrs. Barry declared, f„r use in connection with the courses
he ga\e them. Lawton football team defeated Ana-
The juniors of Okemah high school jar^Q team by a score of 35 to 14 in the
cleared $140 on their play, A College played at Lawton.
The faculty of the senior high school
of Vinita entertained the teachers of the
junior high, and grade schools on Octo-
ber 28.
ing
1 his uook, ivirs. vivv i o •
intensely interesting to those who offered in Physics, General Science
enjoy nature study.
ud Agriculture.
415 courses offered
at state university
Four hundred and fifteen courses
are offered this year at the state Lni-j
versity of Oklahoma, according to the |
class -chcdule isiied by the registrar. ^
This number does not include the
separate sections of the various
courses.
The college of arts and sciences;
leads in the number of courses of-
fered, having 341 besides four courses
in physical education for men and five
for women and six in military sci
ence. This does not include individual
classes and lessons in piano, voice,
violin, violoncello, harp and expres-
sion. The college of engineering of-
fers 59 different courses. Thc school sc|u)0| j„
of fine arts and the school of educa
lion each offers 34 courses.
Retrop, a consolidated high school
near Sentinel, has started a depart-
ment cal'ed the Retrop high school
news in the Sentinel Leader.
A new piano has been bought for
the auditorium of West high school of
Muskogee.
1 Some pupils of Sand Springs high
school are making part of their expenses
I by working after school in the print
j shop.
A loving cup is given the winner in
the annual contest that is held be-
tween the Exelsior, and Epicurean lit-
teary societies of Healdton high
school. This cup becomes the per-
manent property of the society which
wins it twice in three years.
The Prairie Dog, is the name of the
paper of Arnett high school, which is ...
being published this year for the first of West high school, Muskogee.
time. The senior class of Ravia high school
Sunset, was thc song that was sung has tewelve members this year.
by thc girls glee c'ub at Shattuck high
Arithmetic c'asses of \Nest high schoo.
of Muskogee, have organized a corpora-
tion, in connection with the study of
stocks and bonds. Officers have been
elected, and bookkeeping, and regular
' office work will be carried on.
Basketball games are being played be-
tween the different period gym classes
The Spinster club of V inita high
; school entertained with a dance in the
high school gymnasium, on the night
f Oct. 29. Colors of the two high
schools were used in decorating the hall.
A movement is under way in Henry-
etta high school to beautify thc school
crounds. The planting of flowers, trees,
and schrubs, besides regular clean-up
davs is being discussed. Henryetta is of
the opinion that more attractive, and
' e.ter k.pt school buildings will interest
more citizens in city schools.
A horned owl has been contributed to
the Tishomingo high school museum
Among other recent contributions to th«
museum are a crane, two blackbirds,
four crows, a pigeon, and a cormorant
The cormorant was captured alive. The
addition of an o'possum recently brings
the number of animals up to five.
The freshman class of Tishomingo
high school went on a weiner roast
last Thursday night.
Two yell leaders were elected in Tisho
mingo high school — Harold Taylor
freshman, and Ernie Kniseley, sopho-
more.
Waurika football team defeated Mar-
low high school football team by a scon
| of 27 to 3. Hard playing and straight
football marked thc game.
Twenty two
The Epicurean literary society of
Healdton high school entertained the' - —-— .
Ivgh school with a program, last Thurs-: Watonga high school t.edwh Fa. -
V 1 view by a score of 14 to 14 in the foot-
day' j ball game played last Friday, at Fair-
Pauls Valley high school is conduct- vjew
ing a beauty contest for the purpose of \
choosing for the annual, the three most The student council of Wewoka ,
two nocKey i«.iu ..«.v : , :r]s jn school. taking an active part in the student af-
recent public appearance. jn Drumright high 5Chool among popuUr P • ^ ^ inoney {airs of lhe high school this year
^iris" came out for the girls. The girls practice every after-
Two hockev teams have been or-
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Burton, Mary. The Oklahoma Weekly (Norman, Okla.), Vol. 6, No. 5, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 24, 1921, newspaper, November 24, 1921; Norman, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc110914/m1/3/: accessed April 24, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.