The Oklahoma Weekly (Norman, Okla.), Vol. 6, No. 7, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 8, 1921 Page: 2 of 4
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THE OKLAHOMA WEEKLY, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1921
THE OKLAHOMA WEEKLY
PuhHshed etc • Thursday from October to
June by the ScLm.! of journalism of the Uni-
versity of Oklahoma, ient tree upou applica-
tion to high achool seniors in the state of Okla-
homa.
F.ntered as second-class mail matter at the
[KUt-ottice at Norman, Oklahoma, under tbc
set of congress of March 1, 1879.
Uaiv Burton High School Editor
NOT TEETH ALONE, BUT THE
JAWBONE, COUNTS
Docs the honor system as it now
xists have "teeth" or is it a mere form
as in past years?
When the student council decided at
a recent meeting that publication in the
Daily of the names of students convict-
ed of cheating would have to be drop-
ped because it might be violation of
the law of libel, many a student shrug-
ged his shoulders and said "I told you
SO."
That the honor system could' not lie
•nforced seeiflcd to be the prevailing
opinion. It had been tried and found
wanting in its old form, it had been re-
vised and given teeth, and now the teeth
iiad been extracted and it was back in
exactly the same shape as before. The
wiscacrcs shook their heads.
But in spite of the dentistry perform-
ed on the system, it has been enforced
this year. One student has already been
convicted and suspended from the uni-
vcrsity. Others confronting a similar
charge have withdrawn without waiting
for trial. A staple statement of these
tacts, mentioning no names, was pub-
lished in the Daily.
This is in sharp contrast to last year,
when not one conviction was made, and
10 the year before, when a few students
were convicted but the horrible pen-
alty was nothing more than losing credit
in the course involved. And the moral
•if the story is this:
Whether or not the honor system
has "teeth" depends upon whether or
not those in authority have the back-
bone to enforce it.
6 SOONERS ENROLED IN
OXFORD UNIVERSITY
Brandt, Moseley, McLoughlin, Math-
ews and Warmack Study in Glad-
stone's Alma Mater
MUSIC RECEIVED
BY RADIOPHONE
Meetings Will Be Open to Anyone
Interested. Next Meeting Dec.
9 at Engineering Building
Oxford, England, Nov. 5.—(By Mail)
—Six Oklahomans arc students in Uni-
veristy of Oxford colleges this year,
five of them being former University
of Oklahoma students.
Oklahoma is in the unusual situation
of having four Rhodes scholars in resi-
dence this year, due to the return of a
1917 scholar this year. The normal num-
ber of scholars from any state in at-
tendance any one year is two.
"Most Americans must be from Ok-
lahoma," an Englishman of Merton col-
lege remarked, referring to the fact that
four Sooners are members of that col-
lege. These arc John O. Moseley, Ok-
lahoma '17, former assistant professor
of Latin at Norman, T. O. McLoughlin,
Kingfisher '18, Wilbur J. Holleman, Ok-
lahoma '20, and Joe Mathews, former
university geology and journalism stud-
ent, Oklahoma '20.
Moseley came into residence during the
war in 1918, but was here for only one
term. He has returned this year to
read for a B. Litt. degree.
Holleman is also reading for a B. Litt.
degree in law. He participated last week
in the seniors trials for varsity in track.
Mathews is reading for a B. A. in
geology and will go up for his degree
in June. He participates in boxing and
rowing.
Cruce Warnack, former university
student, is reading law at Queen's col-
lege. J. A. Brandt, Oklahoma and Lin
coin '21, has just come into residence
at Lincoln college.
Mathews and Warmack are here "on
their own." Mathews' home- is in Paw-
huska, while Warmack lives at Musko-
gee.
Although enrolment of Oxford col
leges is much less this year than last,
more than 200 Americans are in resi-
dence. Most colleges have gone back
to their pre-war size, but several are
still greatly augmented. Lincoln col
lege is the most popular with Americans,
having 29 this term, out of an enrolment
of 138.
Generally, Oxford colleges are re-
jecting applicants for membership this
OPPORTUNITIES
FOR TEACHERS
Many Positions Open for Teachers in
High Schools of State, Dean
Phelan Says
That teachers are wanted at once to
fill positions in high schools was a state-
ment given Thursday by Dr. Phelan,
chairman of the committee on recom
inendations. Eight positions are now
open in high schools and one in the
MEDAL TO BE AWARDED
BEST FRENCH STUDENT
CAST GIVEN OUT
DAUGHTER OF GOVERNOR
HAS LEAD IN 'THE FAUN'
Alliance Francaise Will Send Mon- Olive Robertson and Cornelia Wolflia
sieur Arnold van Gennep to Speak
in French Here.
Head Cast of 25 in Fine Arts
Production
Misses Olive Robertson, daughter of
Governor J. B. A. Robertson, and Cor-
nelia Wolfin will play the leading role*
The best French student of the Uni-
versity of Oklahoma this year will re-
ceive a medal from the Alliance Fran-
caise, an international organization for in "The Faun," a fantasy which the
grades for teachers who can begin" work ^ Promotion °f culture; Entre school of fine arts w.ll present in the
Nous, university trench club, is now university auditorium1 • Friday night,
affiliated with Alliance Francaise and December 9.
it is thru this organization that the med-j Miss Robertson ,an arts and sciences
al will be granted, according to Dr. Hoy sophomore, who is a graduate of the
at once; new vacancies are being re-
ported every day, according to Dr
Phelan.
Two teachers are wanted who have
degrees, one to teach two yens Latin "House' department of modern lan-. American Academy of Dramatic Art,
yeais
and two years English, salary $150, and
the other to teach English, salary $-66
Six other high schools want teachers
who hold high school certificates, a. man
is wanted to teach manual training,
physics and agriculture, at a salary of
$133. The remaining positions are open
to women. They include Spanish and
domestic science, salary $125; English
teacher and music supervisor, salary
$125; one year Spanish and two years
domestic science, salary $140; English,
salary $125; history, English, and do-
mestic science, salary $115. The pri-
mary position pays $120.
Any student who can qualify for any
of these positions and will be willing
to begin work at' once, should '.all at
the office of the committee on recom-
mendations, room 209 Education build-
ing.
Radiophone music from Pittsburg,
Denver, Chicago, and Oklahoma City
was the main feature of the program J year. Applications must be made sev-
if tlie Norman Radio Research league eral months in advance now. Only in
Friday night, held al 542 University
boulevard.
The receiving station for the occasion
ALPHA XI DELTA WINS
SCHOLARSHIP HONORS
Recently Chartered Sorority Out-
ranks Panhellenx Rivals; Thetas
Second.
Alpha Xi Delta won the Women's
Panhellenic scholarship cup for the sec-
ond semester of 1920-21, when the
grades were averaged by the Panhel-
lenic council Tuesday afternoon. The
winning chapter's average was 4.5524.
Other chapters in the order of their
scholarship arc: Kappa Alpha Theta,
4.2610; Delta Gamma, 4.0992; Alpha
guages. j j^jew York, will appear in the role of
Alliance Francaise was organized in the Mortal Maid. Belasco is said to
1902 and now has in the United States be the guiding light of the school. Miss
more than eighty branches and more | Wolfin, arts and science sophomore,
than four hundred branches thruout the who has been graduated from Curry's
world. The central organization is lo- j School of Expression, will play the
cated in Paris and maintains a summer role of Flame o' the Dawn.
school which is attended by many Arner- Following is the cast: Wild Wind,
icans. The American organization has Betty Coley; Voice of the Wood, Le-
for its honorary president, Monsieur nora Barnes; Thrush Heart, Martha
Jusserand, French ambassador to the Lois Brunt; Golden Hoof, Thelma Hal-
United States, and on its governing I |y. Night Wind, Kathryn Postelle;
council many of the most distinguished South Wind, Adelaide Paxton; The
French residents of the United States
and professors of French in this coun-
try.
The lecturer this year, Monsieur Ar-
nold Van Gennep, one of the most emi-
nent ethnologists in the world, student
of folklore, author of the standard ref-
erence book in five volumes, "Religion,
Customs and Legends" and some thirty
other works on similar subjects. He
is now a department chief in the French
foreign ministry. He will speak here,
in French, January 20, and his lecture
Crow, Lois Beattie; The Birds of the
Forest, Esther McRuer; Faunettes, Wi-
nona Wolf and Edna Earl Halbert;
Pan, Leo Garner; Hermes, Lawrence
Williams; The Satyr, Eugene Catlett;
Dryads, Edith Mahier, Mrs. R. C. Beck-
strom, Ruth Neal, Thelma Ritter, Na -
nie Jackson, Delia Brunstetter; Nymphs,
Marian Draughn, Jerry Martin, Paddy
Bond, Ramona Whistler, Isabelle De-
Barr, Vera Griffin.
Under the direction of Miss Ida Z.
Kirk, professor of expression, rehears-
on trench provincial songs which he, ajs are being held twice daily. Work-
will illustrate by singing, will be free to: on tjle scenes and costumes is occupy-
the public. I jng much 0f the time of Misses Edith
The offer of the medal to the best Mahier and Gwendolen Mews, instruc-
French student will become an annual tors in art. The dancing is being super-
affair beginning with
House said.
this year, Dr.
vised and
Asher.
directed by Miss Front*
Cordelia Standley
is Band Sponsor
Cordelia Standley, arts and sciencc
Phi, 4.0327; Alpha Chi Omega, 3.9616; i J""10r'. 0kemal11' was e,ccted sponsor of
Delta Delta Delta, 3.9245; Alpha Gam- a J-,i"s,neiss n,ect-
Delta, 3.9210; Gamma Phi Beta,
the case of Rhodes scholars is accep-
tance certain.
The University of Oklahoma
was furnished by Francis Floyd, an j bachelor of arts degree, unqualified,
engineering student, and is the best fs accepted at Oxford for short stand-
ing, which exempts the student from
all examinations except the Final
Honor Schools. In effect, too, it
counts the student's first term in resi-
dence as his fourth. Nine terms resi-
receiving station of its sort in Nor-
man. The feature 'hat distinguishes
Floyd's set is the magnavox, an instru-
ment that magnifies the music many
limes louder than the ordinary phono-
graph, when the necessary power is
used.
The requirement that members shall
!>e able to receive ten words a minute
was repealed at this meeting and anyone
interested in radio can become a stud-
ent member until he is able to receive
ten words a minute.
On account of the large crowd that
attended the meeting and the larger
crowds that are expected at future
meetings it was decided tc^ change the
meeting place of the club to the Engi-
neering building. The next meeting of
the club will be at 7:30 Friday night,
December 9, in the Engineering Iwilding.
Floyd will be there with his receiving
station and all that are interested in
hearing radiophone music are invited to
he present.
ma
3.8820; Achoth, 3.8803; Kappa Kappa
Gamma, 3.8959; Chi Omega, 3.5300; Pi
Beta Phi, 3.4412.
A new cup was offered this year,
since the old one was awarded per-
manently to Kappa Alpha Theta at the
end of the first semester of last year.
They had won it three consecutive se-
mesters.
Acacia
ACACIA
I 1>u.u. announced Wednesday the
dence are required for a B. A. degree, initiation of Russel H. Lynch, 1923, Hen-
The bachelor of science degree is not nessey.
accepted readily and students with this I
degree might find some difficulty in! ALPHA TAU OMEGA
obtaining secnior standing. I Clarence R. Benson, 1925, Ponca City
"CORNCOBS" WILL PRODUCE PEP
FOR NEBRASKA FOOTBALL GAMES
New Rooting Order Modeled After
JAZZ Hounds; Sooner Pep
Made Big Hit With Them
Based on the idea of Oklahoma's Jazz
Hounds, the "Corncobs," a new pep
organization, have made their appear-
ance at the University of Nebraska.
"The idea for the Corncobs was got-
ten from the Oklahoma Jazz Hounds
who made such an impressive scene at
the Sooner-Nebraska game in Lincoln
in cream trousers and scarlet sweaters
and each man had on a scarlet and
cream skull cap and smoked a corncob
pipe; also each man carried a com stalk.
8-tween halves they formed within a
ing of the organization, Thursday
Miss Stanley is a member of the Kap-
pa Kappa Gamma sorority, V. W. C.
A., the Sociology club and the Woman's
council. She is an education major.
Other business of this meeting was
ACCEPTS GRADES
AS CREDIT INDEX
Norman Merchant Says Accounts of
Working Students are Invariably
Safe
"I judge a student's credit depend-
ability by the grades he makes in the
univeristy," declared S. K. McCall,
manager of the S. K. McCall depart-
ment store, in an address to the Busi-
manager. John Cole, who formerly lit Id j ness Opportunity club Thursday night,
the office, has resigned. Plan? were j "In the 21 years I have been in business
also made for a musical comedy, which
the band will give in a short, time, the
proceeds of which will be used to fin-
ish paying its debt to President Stiat-
ton D. Brooks.
SUCCESSOR OF WHITMAN
English Faculty Writer Describes
Modernist Art of Lindsay
^ BY B. A. BOTKIN
Scarcely less than Sandburg and
in Norman," he added, "I have nerer
lost a single account from a student that
was working his way thru school."
"My business is almost wholly with
university students," continued McCall,
'and I have found three keys to success
with them: I keep in close touch with
student activities, use circular letters,
and spend $200 a month on advertising
in the Daily."
McCall was the second of a series of
speakers being brought before this club
to speak on business methods. He told
Masters, Vachel Lindsey belongs to 1 the club he regarded three fundamental
Whitmans^ brood—native, athletic and principles as necessary to a successful
* ' business, first, honesty and fairness, sec-
continental," to justify him and answer
what he is for. He is native, rising
from the soil; he is athletic, with irre-
pressible energy; he is continental, typi-
cal of both the freedom of the two
QUOTA IS OVER-FILLED
FOR POSTOFFICE WORK
Self-Supporting, Ex-Service Men Will
Get Preference Among 117 Ap-
plicants.
One hundred and seventeen applicants
have answered the call of the United
States postoffice at Oklahoma City
tor university men to handle the Christ-
mas rush, B. S. Graham, Y. M. C. sec-
retary said Tuesday afternoon.
Since there are places for only about
sixty men, self-supporting ex-service
men will be given the preference. Those ! the Corncobs made their first appear-
who need the money in order to stay ance at the Nebraska-Kansas game,
hi school w ill be considered before those j where they put on a more than pleasing
who merely require spending money. i inauguration ceremony before 12.000
The services of these students will j spectators and won their place among
be required the entire week before j Nebraska students. Following out the
Christmas and those who accept the practice of cheerleading organizations
positions must have an O K for ah- in other universities, they also sent a
sences from the deans of their schools, | body to the Ames-Nebraska game.
Graham said.
circle made by the cadet band and the ru„mBC _„j . , . ,
Cnrnrnh. u,hn, th. k,„,i ."ru. hls rhymes and hls 'rhymes u> the
Corncobs, while the band played, "The
Cornhusker" waved their little skull caps
on the ends of corn stalks and formed
a large "N"
The Daily Nebraskan reports that this
costume is only temporary and that a
early in the season. No sooner had the committee is at work designing approp-
Jazz Hounds appeared than every stud- riate costumes for the Cobs and that
ent in the Cornhusker school decided a stunt committee is working overtime
that there was something Nebraska on stunts. They are expecting to b<
needed," wrote Wilbur Peterson in his ^ne of the most impressive bbdies of
story of the Nebraska Corncobs, which pepleaders in the Missouri Valley, if
appeared in the Football edition of The not in the entire country. The Corn-
Daily Nebraskan on Thanksgiving day.
According'y, after a week of plan-
ning, a meeting of representatives of
all the fraternities was called and the
new pep organization was started, and
American language."
More important yet, his rhapsody has
American idealism, the spirit of politi-
cal progress. All this is the result of
his having mingled with the people on
the road, at their back doors, and in
the fields.
Like Sandburg and Frost he is exper-
imenting with the rhythms and the idiom
of daily speech, tho unlike the others
he gets more of the negro cant and syn-
copation into his melodies. It is par-
ticularly fortunate that we have the op-
ond, some capital and third, a knowledge
of the business.
"By my experience," he continued, "60
percent of the failures of today result
from ignorance and lack of system in
the business."
"Mis-interpretation in advertising is a
fatal mistake.
cobs are at Nebraska to stay and will portunity of hearing Mr. Lindsay im-
f>e one of the most cherished posses-
sions of the "Corncob" state, accord-
ing to the Nebraskan.
The Jazz Hounds have more than ful-
filled their original purpose for Sooner-
land in that they have been the insoira-
mediately after Mr. L*bmax, in order
to compare the former's studies of the
negro race with the latter's reproduc-
tions of their folk-songs. It would be
worth while hearing him if he did noth-
ing more than chant one of his Congo
'ion to other universities to form pep-j poems, with all the acconipanient of bass,
'rousing organizations. Kansas was drums, banjos, flutes and tambourine?
the first to fo'low the Sooners in their that he knows how to put into his
idea by forming the Ku Klux Klan;
Stillwater has the Aggievators; Nebras-
ka then realized her need of the Corn-
-oiis, and it is now rumored that Mis-
The Cobs made their first appearance I souri is planning a similar pep group.
MISSOURI-OKLAHOMA
DEBATE HERE DEC. 21
Monnet and. Haddad. to. Represent
Varsity; Kansas Industrial Court
Plan Subject of Parley.
The date for the Missouri-Oklahoma
debate has been set for December 21,
Josh Lee, debate coach, announced
Tuesday. This debate is a result of the
debating tour which the Missouri de-
baters are making oil the Pacific coast.
The question to be debated is, "Re-
solved, that the Kansas court plan for
solving industrial disputes should be
adopted throughout the United States."
Oklahoma has chosen the affirmative
side of the question. Claude Monnet
and William Haddad, who debated this
question last year, have been selected
to argue against Missouri. The judges
the crusade of 'Love and Beauty at the for this debate have not yet been chos-
cross-roads.'" I
put into
voice.
As well as the minstrel, he is the
minister; poetry is his gospel. His is
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