The Oklahoma Daily (Norman, Okla.), Vol. 21, No. 207, Ed. 1 Tuesday, June 23, 1936 Page: 1 of 4
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ALFRED E SMITH
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ll-‘A’s Rank
s Gained Bv
85 Students
onor Roll for First
Semester Has 73 On
List
tfity-five university students
:ed perfect grades of A" in all
r classwark during the second
of school George Wad-
registrar announced Mon-
This is an increase of 12 in
number of persons mak-
A' In every course over the
semester
hrlng the past semester the list
173 names and In the spring
U34-35 the total number of
w students was 72
7 list released by Wadsack ln-
Kio only students enrolled for
more hours of college work
! does not Include students In
unlver-ity's school of medicine
S nursing
- Norman lias IS oa List
Hannan led the liat with 15 stu-
!( and Oklahoma City was sec-
1 ith 12 representatives
ftc complete list is as follows:
d West Margaret L Roberta
'm Roane Katherine Rader
E Pollard Alfred Nalfeh
n Anderson Jock Luttrcil
:Ph C llorker Esther M Grimes
!ard L Gilley Lucy E Burps
'sbrth Bran ton Stuart P Brady
d Gouge Miller Jr all of Nor-
Anderson Is 'Named
Hubert Anderson Mrs Dcletta
tauion Robert L Roark Wll-
‘n H Re Iff Madalyn O'Keefe
K Miley Bpofford O
'kh li ltoy W Earley Virginia
T Eleanor M Burton Frank
fe-tow Jr and Robert R
ail of Oklahoma City
khn W Caudill Anadarko
G Frmslcy and Earl A
B- Jr Anlmore Dave W
and C Joe HoUand
ckU James h Tabor Chec--b
Jutm P Cheadle Cherokee
W Kltcliena and Gladys Cl
-‘my both of Cheyenne
Uikluuha lias Fear
Janies B Jones Jolui C
Mamie Barefoot and fknrst
3 kl of Chic kasha Margery
"Vlum Clinton Thomas E
o Cyril Agnes P Pardicr
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The Oklahoma Daily
Every gtadent and Faculty Member fif (hi) I IlllfOOelf Al11- mi a m
Faculty
NORMAN
JAMES A REED
Roosevelt may lose”
Civic Groups
Hit ‘Vicious’
State Trends
Repeal Is Topic Foe
Today’s Meeting In
Union
Row to raise revenue for cities
now ' being raced with "vicious
measures seeking to destroy local
self government" was discussed
here Monday at the City Man-
agers' Institute held under the di-
rection of the Oklahoma Munici-
pal league
"Oklahoma Is leading the way In
trying to destroy self govern-
ment1 Frank C Higginbotham
secretary of the league declared
at the close of the first day's
session
'Malice' Caoses Actions
The secretary said he did not
know who had been behind what
he called “vicious measures to
straightjacket cities" Higginboth-
am however said he believed such
actions were caused by cither
'malice or Ignorance"
The repeal bill criticised by Hig-
ginbotham also was the object of
an attack by city officials assembl-
ed on the campus because it does
not provide revenue for cities
Will Dbeass Repeal
Municipal league officials con-
tend cities will be required to pay
for a larger police force if the bill
poses but will not share la the
revenue from It A discussion of
the repeal question as It will af-
fect cities will continue thru today
It was brought out that the vit--liTatinn
of the homestead exemp-
tion act my bring near bankruptcy
to a few Oklahoma cities
This measure Higginbotham said
will cause cltieu nd schools to lose
a substantial share of the revenue
which has been used tor health
programs and police and fire pro-
tection Homestead BUI HU
In Older to meet what city of-
ficials believe will be a loss caused
by the homstead bill those attend-
ing Monday's meeting agreed ft
will be neressaxy for the stale gov-
ernment to provide substitute
revenue
This step ibo may be necessary
as the mult of a definite trend
for the rutting of prices In utilities
CeaUaaed ta Fags I
Member of the University of Oklahoma a Paid Snbscriber
OKLAHOMA TUESDAY June 23 1936
JOSEPH B ELY
MI want Smith"
Barkley Is Keynoter
Tonight
PHILADELPHIA June 22— (ffV-
A lively convention without any
turprises faces the several thousand
democrats who will open their na-
tional party rally here today with
praises fer the new deal and end
it ‘ this weekend with the selec-
tion of President Roosevelt and
John N Garner as the party's
nominees for president and vice
president
The convention will be called to
order at noon today by James A
Farley national chairman in the
huge flag-draped hall decorated
with state banners and pictures of
Roosevelt and Garner
Barkley to Talk
After a routine business session
In the afternoon Senator Barkley
of Kentucky will be elected tem-
porary chairman and deliver the
keynote speech tonight
His rousing defense of the new
deal its accomplishments during
the past four years its policies and
plans win be in vivid contrast to
the scoring it received a few days
ago from republican keynoter
Frederick Steiwer
On Wednesday Senator Robin-
son of Arkansas Is scheduled to
be chosen permanent chairman of
the democratic party and the
credentials committee's report will
be made
Platform to be Read
The fate of the two-thirds rule
probably will be decided on the
following day after the rules com-
mittee report is made After this
the platform will be read and
adopted
The name of President Roose-
velt will be placed before the con-
vention for balloting on Friday by
John E Mack of New York Fol-
lowing balloting on the president
will come the nomination of John
N Gamer for vice president
Only one thing Monday marred
the smooth foiling convention
machinery
Roosevelt Attack Opened
Five outstanding democratic dis-
senters to the new deal opened a
direct attack against the nomina-
tion of Roosevelt
They Included former governor
Alfred E Smith former governor
Josrph B Ely of Massachusetts
former senator James A Reed of
Missouri former secretary of state
Bolnbrtdge Colby and former state
supreme court Justice Daniel F
Oolahsn
All five have been openly hostile
to Roosevelt's policies for some
CeaUaaed M Faga I
CARTER GLASS
Virginia conservative
Heavy Downpour
Brings Relief To
Sweltering City
Semester Grades To
Be Issued Thursday
Grades for the second semes-
ter of the past year have been
compiled and will be available
Thursday In the registry office
George Wadsack registrar an-
nounced Monday
All students attending the sum-
mer session can call Tor them
there and they will be mailed
to all students who are not here
Grades alao will be sent to par-
ents Students desiring teach-
er's certificates should file for
them In the registry office before
the summer session closes Wad-
sack said
Spanish Club Meeting
Will Be Held Tonight
Las Dos Americas university
Spanish club will meet at 7:30
Tuesday night in the home of Ken-
neth C Kaufman 803 West Brooks
street Margaret J Moore instruc-
tor in Spanish announced Mon-
day Patricio Glmcao professor of
Spanish rill give the address of
welcome Irene Smith graduate
student Cherokee will speak on
“Mexico” ' Miss Ernestine Oorts-
zar Norman will entertain with a
Mexican dance Miss Cortazar also
Is In charge of the games
Ortman Will Lecture
To Philosophy Group
Dr Elmer J Ortman professor
of principles of education will be
the second speaker for the Philos-
ophy ciub aeries of lectures at 7:30
tonight In 210 Union Doctor Ort-
man will speak on "Tlw Social
Phltompiiy of John Dewey"
Ortman Is a former student of
Dewey at tlie University of Colum-
bia New York City He to inter-
ested In the social outlook of IV wry
and has mode It the bools of his
teachings
Weather
Continued Fair
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
JOHN N GARNER
“I'm not worried”
Sudden Rain Chases
Temperature Down
To 88
t
By BOB ALLEN
A heavy rain accompanied by a
strong wind and lightning slashed
out of the north Monday after-
noon to bring welcome relief to
Norman as the temperature tumbl-
ed to 88 degrees after it had soared
to 107 the highest mark of tha
season earlier in the day
Hie rain started falling here at
5:35 o'clock and 15 minutes later
was whipping its way along in the
heaviest downpour of the month
The tost rain fell here on Satur-
day June 6 when only 36 of an
Inch was registered
Limbs Blown off Trees
Shortly before the rain the driv-
ing wind ripped thru the city tak- 1
ing limbs from several tows Along
with the rain' and lightning came
thunder that sounded a "new
hope” for farmers in this vicinity
AUho the yield on small grain
in the county to much belter than
was expected the rain was by no
means unwelcomed Hie boiling
heat that has rushed the mercury
into the hundreds during the last
several days has not damaged cot-
ton and com a great deal How-
ever the rain to expected to give
the two crops new strength
Wheat Crop Damaged
Hie drouth that pushed into the
state early in the season dealt a
damaging blow to the wheat crop
L II Stinnett' county farm agents
said
The webtf” worm hoe made a if
attack on alfalfa this year caus-
ing a huge amount of damage
A number of formers have report-
ed that the Insect has not only
caused worry to their alfalfa field
but to the edge of Cite cotton field
as well Arsenic of lead and limo
to bring used to fight Uie Insect
Five pounds to the acre to the
amount usually used by the fann-
ers Stliuirtt Mid
The forecast on oat to better
Hum wm predicted at the first ed
the season wlien drouth wo de
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Robinson, Ruth. The Oklahoma Daily (Norman, Okla.), Vol. 21, No. 207, Ed. 1 Tuesday, June 23, 1936, newspaper, June 23, 1936; Norman, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc1798113/m1/1/: accessed July 17, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.