The Oklahoma Daily (Norman, Okla.), Vol. 27, No. 209, Ed. 1 Friday, June 26, 1942 Page: 3 of 4
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Friday June 26 1942
THE OKLAHOMA DAILY
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Promotions have been granted 20 university faculty mem-
bers by the board of regents with four ipf them accorded full
professorships' President Brandt announced Thursday?
The advance in rank was given the prof esors tit the reg-
jlar meeting of the regents here Wednesday 'V
' Frofessorshipsand the reason's for them according to the
resident'went to the following faculty men: A ’
Gilbert Harold finance because of “his excellent teach-
ing and continuous demonstration of scholarship through pub-
ication” ’ v:" "''I ":‘58V
Joseph RTaylor art because of “his growth and devel-
ppment in sculpture the achievement he already has shown
rnd promises to show in the future as well as his general
teaching ability”
Arnold W Johnson accounting in recognition df “his
good teaching and the distinguished work he has done in a
series of accounting textbooks which have 1)ecome outstand-
ing in the country as a whole
Virgle G Wilhite economics “an able teacher and has
worked constantly at his research” He was recommended by
the department of economics for promotion Brandt said
Through a new plan of Install
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arold Taylor Johnson and Wilhite
anted to Professorships 16 Others
Get Advances in Rank:
"Mil
ing these professors in their new
pranks the president said they
must give an inaugural lecture af-
ter school opens this autumn v
Three other faculty men recent-
ly named professors here also must
give inaugural addresses next
‘term They are Samuel Glasstone
professor of chemistry J S Wal-
ton professor of chemical engi-
neering and Theodore H Smith
professor of marketing
elProfessorship Highest Honor
colleagues” he said “their worth-
iness of promotion”
Brandt explained that the re-
gents in making the 20 promo-
tions did not make a complete sur-
vey of the faculty to determine all
of those who deserve advances in
rank but that they expect to do so
in September
Some of the promotions he said
will carry small salary Increases
but added that “promotions had
to be kept at a minimum because
of budget considerations”
H Grady Sloan economics and
L 1 A Comp' mechanics
Elizaleth Jordan who served 10
years in the English department
and four years as dean of women
was accorded the rank of professor
emeritus of English She has been
on leave of absence for three years
William Schriever professor of
physics will become chairman of
the department of physics in Sep-
tember succeeding G A Van Lear
jr who was given a year’s leave
of absence to do war research work
with the National Research council
Miss Lucy Tandy secretary to
the correspondence study division
was named director of the division
Budget Is Okayed
THE REGENTS approved a bud
get of $1 572731 G5 for next term —
a reduction of approximately $100-
000 over that of last year — but
this budget is yet to be approved
by the state regents for higher ed-
ucation Brandt said that reductions in
operating expenses have been ac-
complished mainly in the mainte-
nance side of the ledger although
some funds were saved by not 're-
placing faculty members on leaves
and those called into military and
government service
Ten leaves granted Include those
of Van Lear William C Bednar
associate professor of petroleum
engineering- for the first semester
next term Margaret J Moore as-
DESCRIB1NG the rank of profes-i
as “the highest honor you can Waterfield Is Promoted
at the Vntv£7ity of Oklaho-
ma” Brandt went on to explain
that in the Inaugural address cere-
mony newly - named professors
-will bring into focus the philoso-
phy of their disciplines and their
principles of teaching”
-They must demonstrate to their
id
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She says ' ' —
He cook with gas
store taking oar lust ballroom
class "
Class starts Monday June 20th
at 8 pm :
Admission 13c pins tax before
8 pm
23c pins tax after 8 pm
Monday— Tullrglulo
Tuesday— Tango Walls
Thursday— Rumba
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Soldiers and Kullnrs
l-admlttnl free
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University School of Dance
Private leiswms $3 for d
7884 Asp — Hume 080
' “WE HAVE NOT been able to re-
store salaries to the minimum for
each rank but we will try to do so
next year” the president added
All of the 1G others who were
granted advancements were rec-
ommended for the honor by their
departments Brandt said
' Advanced from assistant to in-
structor was C B Waterfield Eng-
lish department
Instructors named assistant pro-
fessors were Arthur N llragg zo-
ology E A Frederlckon geology
Mrs Mary 1 1 Marahlc library
science Earl IuiFon mathematics
ftamuer Rllver physics: Ellis M
Sims mechanics who also was
transferred from mechanics to me-
chanical engineering and Ino Grif-
fith pharmacy
Six Associate Professors
'ASSIST A NT professors promoted
to associate ’professorships were
William O Baxter who will he dl-
f rector of the school of letters A
jM tie In Torre Romance lang-
Anges Frit Fratirhlger modern
languages Pierre Dclntire Freneh:
Bette Davis and ' Olivia de Havilland play the role of
sisters who understand each other perfectly even though
they have completely different temperaments fn the
film “In This Our Life” which shows at previews tonight
and Saturday night and Sunday through Tuesday at the
Sooner theater
laaWHOieiTOWN’IiTAlKiNG!
sistant professor of modern lang-
uages for the second semester
Lois Nelson instructor in physi-
cal education for women one year
for work with the USO Law-
rence Cherry assistant professor
of mechanical engineering1 one
year Paul V Keen assistant pro-
fessor of physical education for
men one year for work elsewhere
on his master’s degree 1 and four
at the' Oklahoma City medical
school all for the remainder of the
war
Medical school leaves were those
given Dr C R Rayburn professor
of psychiatry Dr L'H Charney
associate in jnediclne Dr William
K Ismael assistant In medicine
and Dr Tom L Wainwright as-
sistant in surgery-
Two professors to return to the
faculty this September after leaves
arc Dorothy Kirk assistant profes-
sor of art and Paul Eldridge as-
sistant professor of English
Children’s Books May -Help
Solve Peace VisitorsSavs
r I V 7 V' t V
By REBECCA WOLF work released Jast April in w-hich
TEACHIxp LIBERAL' ARTS to she shows children at work and at
children is the work of Miss Ima play 'The' book' is published' in
Kuykendall Fort Worth Texas manuscript fom: and the lllustra-
klndergarten primary supervisor of Hons are drawn by her sister
the Fort Worth public schools who She hopes to continue her work
is on the campus assisting in the with children
Childhood Education workshop j “After the war" she sairl “I
She is helping the teachers with want to return to Europe to study
Norman Boy Named
To Naval Academy
Otto Wallace Walter II son of
Mrs Otto Walluee 824 Cruco Street
Thursday received -word of his
appointment to the United States
navul academy Annapolis After
graduation from the university in
1010 he attended the Wentworth
Military academy I-exingUm Mo
where lie1 whs graduated this
spring Senator Josh las- reeom
mended him for the appointment
CAN NEVER HAPPEN AT-
MASSEYS
DRUfi STORE
IMione 163
cotmew always ptmtift
Guidance Is Given
At Tecnmscli School
Kenneth Oden Springfield Ill
gr-aldiite student Is giving psycho-
logical guidance once a month to
girls rnminltteil to the Oklahoma
Industrial Training School for
Gills Trrumseh M O Wilson
professor of psyihology said
Thursday
Ottrlt gives Intelligence person'
Illy and niurailonal test to the
girls
such problems as selecting read-
ing matter for children' of kinder-
garten age The general theme of
her lectures Tuesday Wednesday
and Thursday was "Supervisor-
Teacher Relationships”
Miss Kuykendall took her grad-
uate work at Columbia university
and in conectlon with her study
there she traveled in ' Europe
where she worked with the kinder- j
gartens anrl educational centers cf
England France Russia Germany
Finland Denmark and Sweden 1
She was especially interested ini
the co-operative education and ree-
rcatlon of the chilrircn In these
schools ’ j
Miss Kuykendall lielleves that
the hooks which children read will
have a very important social slg-j
nlficanee In these troubled times I
I
"I BELIEVE TllAT the literature 1
of children will help in the solv-
ing of ' the present peiiee protv
lorn" she said id one of her talks j
Miss Kuykendall 1sathc author of j
several books “Their Merry-Go-Round”
is the title of her latrst
the children - and schools of the
post-war period”
Miss Kuykendall travels a great
deal and works with the Parent-
Teachers association and the As-
sociation of Childhood Education
Her field is principally in Texas
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Economical
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