The Oklahoma Weekly (Norman, Okla.), Vol. 6, No. 14, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 2, 1922 Page: 1 of 4
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THE OKLAHOMA WEEKLY
VOl- VI.
UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA. NORMAN. OKLAHOMA. THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 2, 1022.
NO. 14
Witter Bynner
Will Speak Here
Writers Will Bring Great Poet To
Soonerland To Talk On Own
Poetry
COOLEY TO BE
L\ SOONERLAND
Wins, 41-24
University of Kansas Basketeers Out- yrnTTUW I-M l?r<TT?r4
class Sooner F.ve by Score HOUfMli -Uljllil i VA)
Original Plays
Here March H>
Sooner Players Will Present Comedy
and Tragedy Interspiced With
One-act Vaudeville
Witter Bynner will give a lecture on
his own poetry to the students of the President of Federation of Sombrer-
University of Oklahoma, in the universi- oes> vVill Sneak at Engineers'
iy auditorium Friday night, January 10. Luncheon
This lecture will he given under the
auspices of the Blue Pencil club and the M. F. Cooley of the college of engi-
Poetry society. ' Peering in the University of Michigan
Witter Bynner is more than well] and successor to Herbert Hoover as
kaown among literary people of the1 president of the Federated American
world. For several vears he was editor: Engineering society, will be at the Uni-
of McClure's magazine, and he has been1 verity of Oklahoma Friday, February
associated with many of the nation's 10, Dean J. H Felgar announced Wed-
best known magazines. uesday.
He is a member of the Poet's club Dean Cooley is making a tour
ui New York, the Author's club of1 the South and West visiting
London, Phi Beta Kappa, and many I schools anc
others as famous. He has written some; creating better rc.ations among engi-
twenty volumes of poetry which thejneers. The Federated American F.ngi-
library has "The New World" and neering society is an organization to
Grenstonc Poems." "The New World" I bring about an understanding among
is a small book of poems dealing with engineering societies and the general
of 41 to 24 MEMBERSHIP DUES OF
DRAMA LEAGUE ARE $2
The Jayhawk cagcrs outclassed the
Univeisity of Oklahoma basketball team Magazine. Attendance at All Meetings
n the Armory court last night and won and Membership iti Study Club
by a score of 41 to 24. At no time Goes With Fees
during the game, were the Kansans in
danger. Their speedy guards and sure
shooting forwards showed up the Ok-
iiiioma work to a bad advantage.
So sure were the invaders of the
game that Woestemeyer and Wulf, Jay-
hawk forward and center of last year,
^ | did not play until the last half. Even
I without these stars, the Kansans had
various . , . ... ... , - -
... , i tilings their own way, the first half emi- , ,
societies with the purpose of . . , . , . . league by ine payment
— 1/ to 10 in their favor. Captain
public.
The program for the day as given
by Dean Felgar is as follows: Uni-
versity assembly at 10 a. m.; engineering
teachers luncheon at noon, talk to the
engineering students by Dean Cooley
;n the afternoon, dinner with Michigan
graduates and President Brooks Friday See 8 Plants on
evening.
stated.
immortality. "Grenstone Poems" is a
. ollectiou of shorter poems and likely
more representative of the artist's work.
These books have been put at the
disposal of all students who wish to
dope up" on his work. It might be
remarked that Bynner's poetry is noth-
ing like that of Vachel Lindsay, who
-puke here last semester.
GIRLS QUARTET SINGS
FOR ROTARIANS OF TWO
CITIES; WELL RECEIVED
The girl's quartet of the University of
Oklahoma is gaining more and more
popularity as entertainers as the year
advances, according to Prof. Herbert
Wall, director of the girls glee club.
Tuesday the girls sang at a i bookkeeper for the Whirlwind, campus
meeting of the Rotary clubs of Okla-
homa City and Norman at the request of
the Oklahoma City club. '1 he girls said
'hey were given an excellent reception.
Members of the quartet are: Corynne
Wall, first soprano; Ruth Neal, second
-oprano : VVilda Griffin, first a!to ; Nor-
ma Jo Dougherty, second alto. They
were accompanied by l.elia Smith, pian
1st.
Rody lead the floor in individual scor-
ing, looping five field goals and thirteen
free throws. After his running mate,
Woestemeyer was put in at forward,
the Sooner guards could not defend their
Sooner Players will give two original
plays in the university auditorium March
10, a tragedy written by H. G. Lieber
and a comedy entitled "Cuckoo" by
Lynn Riggs, according to Joe Graham.
Prof. Roy T. House was elected presi-^ president. Between the two plays a one-
dent of the Drama league at a meet- act vaudeville will be given by Vernon
ing held Wednesday, May Frank, treas- j Carrier.
urer of the league, said Thursday. Oth-1 Provisional members of Sooner Play-
er officers elected were, vice presidents, ers who intend to try out for parts in
Wesley Robertson, Phoebe Brundage, the two p'.ays are urged to go to the
Lynn Riggs; secretary, Prof. Ivan G. library and read the plays which are now
Wright. Any person interested in on reserve. The authors wi'l meet at
Drama may become a member of the a later date with those trying out and
of dues; which will explain the characters and thus givi
each one a better chance for the try -
are $2.
Each person on payment of dues will out
receive the ?3 monthly magazine, the The pantomine written by Prof.
Drama, will be entitled to attend all S. Campbell which was to be given at
the meetings of the league, and to be- this time also has been postponed until
come a member of the Study club, where April as the music has not been com
basket at all. Captain Waite and Gilmer . are discussed by mcmhers of the pleted.
were put out for personal fouls Ref- facu|ty Tww very interesting series of The plan of the Sooner Players is to
leree Hargis slowed up the game by pIavs were given this faU by Dr. T. H.! encourage the writing of original play*
the calling of a great number of person- | p^wcr anf) Dr jQseph F paxt0I1( Miss! and to present one play each month
W
a! fouls.
!Y1. E. State Trip
i Frank said.
Before being given the name of Soon- ^ STRANGLERS FORM TEAM
er Player each person must be a member TO MEET AMES THIS WEEK
of the Oklahoma University center of
In addition to being a prominent
American and engineer Dean Cooley is
also a very able speaker, Dean Felgar Seven Eng.;neers visit Five Towns on
Inspection Tour of Industries
the Drama league,
stated.
Mis
Frank further Wrestlers Leave This Morning For
Corn Belt Match Friday
New members of the board of direc-
Night
THREE STUDES FILE FOR
WHIRLWIND AUDIT JOB
Three students, Frank T. Clark. Leon
M. Willits, and George M. Holil, have
made application for the position of
comic monthly, Prof. Herbert, chairman
of the publication board, said Wednes-
day. One of these three men will be
selected at the meeting of the publica-
tion board this afternoon at 4, 119 Sci-
ence hall. Candidates may appear be-
fore tile board meeting.
KAPPA SIGMA
Tom Irhy, 1923, Grenada, Miss.
VETERAN ARTISTS OAST WITH
'PRINCE CIIAP" FRIDAY NIGHT
After Finals
Februarv 2. Miss Frank said.
| off in the past week.
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*.*. *
tors are, Jean Belcher, Ida Kirk, Miss
Edith Perry, Mr. H.'G. Lieber, Eugene Seven members of the Sooner wrest
Barney, Rev. B. N. Lovgren, Powell ling team, accompanied by Coaoh Grovet
An outstanding feature of the in-! Boyd, Joe Shelton, Mrs. F. H. Martin, C. Jacohsen, will leave this morning for
spection trip taken last week thru the'Dave Milstein, Robert Chase, Robert Ames, Iowa, where they will meet the
industrial section of Oklahoma by sev-; Dobbins, Mrs. N. E. Wolf ord, Mrs. F. Iowa grapplers, Friday night. Altho
en mechanical engineering students, ac-j W. Jackson, Mrs. J. R. Wood, Dr. J. the team is crippled by the loss of Jack-
companied by Prof. G. B. Helmrich,!F- Paxton, Mrs. Bee Barry, John Wood-j son who was injured in the Stillwater
was the cordial receptions given the boys worth, Miss Elizabeth Roscoe and Mar-j match, the squad is in better shape than
at the different towns visited. The ^aret Noll. they were for their initial meet. Most
students who made the trip were : Ben There will be no meeting Thursday,, of the rough edges have been worked
Hume, Charles Boyle, John Jamison,j
Lansing Scranton, Paul Crane, Leo Cade.
ind Takeo Otsubo.
The chamber of commerce at Ada
treated the engineering students in a roy-
al manner by giving luncheons on two
days and by providing accommodations
and automobile trips to the plant of the
Oklahoma Power and Transmission com-
pany at Byng, the plant of the Oklahoma
Portland Cement company at Ada, and
the plant of the American Glass com-
pany.
The interesting part of the trip at
Hartshorne was the visit to the steel
tipple mine of the Rock Island Mining
company. Here they were introduced
I io some rapid transportation in the form
I '>f a straight drop in a mine hoist for
] ('CO feet and a wild ride on a motor op-
erated train of mine cars for three
ipiarters of a mile.
Other places of interest which the
j boys visited were the plant of the Okla-
homa Gas and Electric station at Mus-
kogee, the Gypsy Gasoline plant at Tul-
sa, the new plant of the Oklahoma Pow-
er company at West Tulsa, and last the
Oklahoma Iron Works where the stud-
ents were shown some fl.000 pound air
hammers in operation and a modern
Diesel engine in action.
Left, Miss Winona Wolfe as
Ctaudia. Right, Zuma W«ir
- ".as Mrs. Arlington.
WJien the curtain rises on the "Prince has become well known in Ardmore
Chap, dramatic number to be given and Oklahoma City where she has
Friday night in the university auditori-
um two members of the cast a-; ex-
pected to display especial talent in their
respective roles. These are Miss Win-
ona Wolfe, daughter of Mr. and Mrs,
Dewey Wolfe of Norman, who plays the
part of Claudia, a child of six years
and daughter of Mrs. Arrington, and
Miss Znma Weir of Walters who acts
the part of Claudia's mother and the
former model of the "Prince Chap."
Miss Wolfe is exceptionally talented
m dramatic activities for her age and
charmed audiences with her dancing.
She is a former pupil of Miss Fronia
Asheur.
M iss Weir plays quite a difficult
part but presents it admirably and is
expected to display an even ability than
she has upon other occasions when her
playing was highly commended. She
is a member of Alpha Gamma Delta,
Phi Mu Gamma and Eudelphian. Sev-
eral dramatic art classes have been un-
der her direction in the absence of Miss
Ruth Baird.
NEXT WHIRLWIND
ON SALE FRIDAY
THE WORLD OUTLOOK ', SUBJECT
OF MOTTS LECTURE IN CHAPEL
Speaker Has Held Evangelistic Serv
ices in Many Foreign Countries;
Muskrat to China With Him
j "The World Out'ook" will lie the sub-
| jict of the address of Dr. John R. Mott
■n 11 o'clock chapel today. No man in
| the world is betti r able to speak on such
-i sill <j c; t. ac rding to II. S. Graham,
secretary of the university "Y." Doc-
tor Mott has c inducted evangelistic
campaigns in practically every large
country in the world.
His greatest work however has beer
done in connection with the Student
Volunteer movement and its success is
largely due to his efforts. He has uls"
been secretary of the international com
mittee of the Y. M. C. A. since 1901
Mott Is Statesman
Doctor Mott has toured the world a
number of times as a Christian states
man and is noted all over the world for
his work among students. He has been
a leader in Christian work in China
India, and the far East for a number
j of years. Every year he puts on a cam
OF WRITING FRATERNITY ^lgn ,n Chlna to advance Christianity
; During the war he was general secre-
tary of the national war work council
rvw;*?.'
JOHN R. MOTT
FORBES IS NEW LEADER
Gera'd Forties, Norman, was elected tj)e y y £ ^
president of Blue Pencil to succeed Jos-
"Flunque" Number Is To Cheer Up c"h Buckles- at a bus'ness Wed-
nesday atternoon. 1 he club voted to
Students Who Received MF"
From Their Prof
have a page in the Sooner.
"Flunque" number of the Whirlwind
will be on sale Friday morning, accord-
ing to Hal Crouch, editor. They will
be sold from tables at both arches, en-
tering the oval, at the Varsity corner, at
book stores, at news stands and news
This work has carried Doctor Moti
not only to the east but to Russia, Eu-
rope, and South Africa. He has had
many interesting experiences and his
talks have always proven popular amont
college students.
Muskrat Goes To China
When Doctor Mott leaves in the near
future for China he will be accompati
ied by Ruth Margaret Muskrat, a for-
mer University of Oklahoma student
Chester Fields, and Mark Shadowland,
besides staff and anonymous contri-
butions.
Owing to the engraver's strike at Ok-
lahoma City and various other parts of
boys will sell them from every street ('1C sta,e> there will be very few car- accon|jng to Graham. Both are to ai
corner. toons in this number. A few left-over [fnj t|)e convention of the World's Stud-
"Flunque" is a "good cheer" number ctlts are being used. We promise a ?nt diristian Federation which meer<
for the students, who have been receiv- double display of art in the next issue, (1ere ntxl nlontj,
ing notices of "F's" from the registrars sa'(' Crouch. Miss Muskrat will represent the liv-
office. If you arc leaving for home, Preparations are already being made dians of North America at the conveii
feeling like an "outcast flunkcr," get for the March number, which will be tion. She attended the University year
a Whirlwind to read on the train and called the "Co-ed" number. O. U. girls, before last and is well known by he>
gain new hope. It also includes the watch your step this month. All your poems which have appeared in a nuni
third instalment of "Letters by Tobias whims and fancies are being watched, ber of publications. She now attend*
Corn Cob," by Josh Lee, articles by Beware of Sherlock Holmes. i the University of Kansas.
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