The Oklahoma Daily (Norman, Okla.), Vol. 39, No. 165, Ed. 1 Saturday, June 13, 1953 Page: 1 of 12
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NCA Softens Its Athletic Policy
CHICAGO June 12— (P)— The North Central associa-
tion a strong Midwestern academic accrediting agency
Friday hackpedaled on its stringent athletic rode after
protests by presidents of major colleges
The agency’s commission on universities and colleges
met Friday with representatives of 27 institutions and then
recommended that a softer athletic policy be followed
terrifically the ranniwiioi Maid Its oi rode which barred
athletic MholarKhipa entirely should be rrplacrd by a 1932 recoin
'Accompanying Dr Cross to the NCA meeting were Dr John E
Fellow dean of admission and record and Dr Horace B Drown
apecialist in school services and member of the NCA’s commission-on
higher education The trio is expected to ' arrive in Norman - today
aboard the university plane Bonanza
mendatiow of the American Connell of Education
' The ACE’s poUcy suggvtiLt that athletic prowness may be "one of
the factors considered in awarding scholarships and grants-in-aid" :
A nggetiow was made "resident (Vow of Oklahoma that the
iirli( recipients of athletic echo
or apper third of thelrrlasn
esident from- six major conferences
lately- suspend Its proposed enforce-
Need Study Advice?
Here’s the Answer
By JIMMY ABE
Hot summer school is just around the corner but OU
students are not quite ready to start class yet in this hot
weather The Oklahoma Daily seeking to advise students
how to study this summer took a poll
Here’s the answer— maybe
" — Jodie Stark graduate from Ok
lahoma City working for his doc-
tor's degree thinks that this is
the hottest summer he has ever
had “I can't study in the Union
but I ran do reading in this cool
place 1 think I will study in the
library” said Stark He advised
students “You have to study a
O’w hours every day in order to
follow up courses whether it is
hot or not
William Suggs graduate from
Shawnee expressed his opinion
in the “slow but sure way"
Suggs said "I plan to stndy a
few hours rvery day and night
in the library and at home"
Suggs is principal of Carver
school at Bartlesville
Jerry Henrirks geology junior
from Manitou thinks that he ran
not study very much in this hot
weather "1 a in going to study in
the I'nion where I can ln-eathe or
at swimming pool and 1 will not
study until the final examination”
Henrirks added
“I will study three hours every
night at the golf course” said Alex
Stuart history senior from luw-
liuska “I am eXMeling some girls
down there too Really I'd like
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The first of seven Sunday serv-
ices will be held 7-10 pm June 1 1
In the amphitheater located south
f Holmberg hall
Speaker for the night will lie the
I lev Den Sturdivant Oklahoma
t’ity pastor of Crown Heights
Methodist church He will Ik as-
isted by T M Moore associate
pastor of McFarlin Memorial
Methodist church
Norman Vesper choir directed
iv Jimell Dadry will sing “Kter-
lal Goodness" and “Patriotic Pray-
r" Shirley Rutledge Norman
vill accompany the choir and Rev
rlv Sasser will play the prelude
The service is ttonsored ly-the
Borman Ministerial alliance lii-aded
v tlie Rev Raymond Ilitrn puxt-
r of the First Xazurcne church
inivcrsitv summer session recrea-
iou and entertainment committee
lii-ected by Dr Thurmun White
lean of extension division and
MCA - YWCA directed by Orion
iix YMCA director ami Martha
Cowell executive director of the
miversity YWCA
Pittman Will
3pcn Institute
Dr Richard - Pittman director
f the Philippine field branch of
nguistle work will conduct the
nnuat linguistic Institute to be
eld June 15— August 28 on thr
tain eampua Dr Pittman is a
is-tor of philosophy and has just
turned front the Philippines lie
originally from Wheaton III
Dr Fugene Nida profrsor of
ugtiUilm and Mcrrctary of the
ram la linn of the Amrieon I lilde
s-iety New York Is also a rit--ctor
of the Institute
Dr Idiwrence tension Jr pnn-
ssor of modern languages said
n institute will conduct studies
r problem In recording langu-
ors not yet written and prepar-alphalx-l
and written word
speech
fra
3:
Biology Meet
To Open Here
The keynote sptsikcr for the
niimmcr conference on college bio-
logy to he held on the OU campus
June 15 to 19 will tie Dr Harry
C Kelly assistant director for
scientific Mrsonnel and education
National Science foundation Wash-
ington DA1
The foundation has given SV00
to OU for the ronferenrc which
will be attended by about -ID south-
western educators
Dr Harriet llarvey assistant
professor of zcsiliigy said I wen-ly-fonr
delegates hate already
been selected to attend the con-
ference Teachers and organisers of
cunrNTH from various nnlversIlleN
will discuss ways of maintaining
truly modern courses N biology
botany or rcmlogy so that class
work may keep pace with the
rapid expansion of research
Dr llarvey Is In charge of the
summer session and the prlnclsil
investigator will la Dr Glenn l
Couch professor of plant M-lenres
and dean of the university col-
lege Tito sxaker for the conference
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DR GEORGE L CKOHH
He wae there
Campbell
Is Sailing
For Oxford
leaving Saturday for England
to attend the 50th anniversary of
Rhode scholarships at Oxford
university is Walter S Campbell
director of course In professional
writing at OU He will sail from
New York June 17 on the SS Brit-
annic to join Home 600 or 700 for-
mer Rhodes scholar at the Eng-
lish university The first Rhode
scholar were selected in 1908
Campbell wa the first Rhode
scholar from the state of Oklaho-
ma Two from Oklahoma territory
were named Rhodes scholars be-
fore statehood Campbell was ap-
pointed In 1908 and attended Ox-
ford for three years graduating
with a BA degt'ec in the' honor
school in Engliith language and
literature He received an MA de-
gree from Oxford in absentia lat-
er Others From OU to Go
Also to attend the Rhodes sch-
olarship reunion will he two other
Oklahomans named from OU
Wallace Robertson Oklahoma City
attorney Wilbur J Holloman Tul-
sa attorney and R 1 Disney
Norman Rhodes man in 1910-13
Mr and Mrs Disney left Norman
Friday for New York Disney is
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Boys’ State
Ends Today
Eight days of fun study and
practice in government end to-
day for some 500 boys attending
Hoys State Final inspection is
slated for 8:30 ajn lunch at 11:30
and then they pack their bag for
the trip home
The Oklahoma Roys Staler
closed out their last full dav In
Norman Friday with excursions
contests sports tournaments and
a last bit of legislation Governor
of Boys’ Slate William Hamilton
asked 'for a small $250 million for
the major item in his plans
These items are public schools
$70 millions higher education and
highways $50 millions each pub-
lic safety 810 millions and men-
tal institutions $10 millions
Illlls up for the third rootling
Friday were Senate hill 1 making
drunken driving a felony on first
offense Senate Mil 0 providing
for driver's license re-examination
every five years after a mot-
orist reaches 50 and Senate bill 3
a detailed blueprint of quallflra-
lions and salaries for mental ho-
pita! Mmnncl The boys gave
hospital directors and other doc-
tor a mandatory $7000 to $10000
salaries with a $3000 minimum
for ivglslered nurses
A feminine visitor from Girls'
State Iwlng held at Uhlvkasha was
probably die most pleasant event
on Friday's schedule I a Vena
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ment machinery on the strict code adopted last summer
Their action ram on the heels of the NCA threat to discredit Ok-
lahoma A AM on a charge of reciuiting and subsidizing athletes
Iterance of commencement exercises in the college realm oaly
II presidents attended Friday Y huddle with the NCA but the other
school were repi-rseated by other official
Presidents attending included George I) Stoddard of Illinois and
Fred llovde of Putxlue from the Ilig Ten John T Caldwell of Ar-
kansas in the Southwest conference Richard A llarville of Arizona
from the florder conference the Rev Paul Reinert of St Louis uni-
versity Harry F Corbin of Wichita: C I Pontius of Tulsa and the
Rev C J Steiner of the University of Detroit all of the Missouri Val-
ley conference G D HumphreyWyomlng and Tom Popejoy New
Mexico from the Mountain States conference and George Ctoms Ok-
lahoma from the Big Keren
The Commission recommended that the Am erica a CoasriTs
statrmeat which was barked by the opposition to the North Central
rode "Become the basis for immediate study a ad consideration" by
- a special committee "as a possible substitute for or romblaatfou with
the North Central Association rode"
This recommendation will be made to an executive committee
meeting June 28 so that a restatement of the North Central associa-
tion athletic policy may be submitted to a full association meeting of
college and university members for approval or disapproval"
The rommisKiou also recommended that other regional arcredft-
tug ussoclalioM appoint representatives to confer with the NCA oa
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Enrolment F inished
Classwork
With enrolment over for most students only a slight
rest is due before classes begin Monday Though enrolment
officially ended Friday completed enrolments will be ac-
cepted until noon today Late enrolments will begin Monday
There will be few afternoon classes mostly in graduate
education and labs Efforts are made to hold the number
of such sessions to a minimum because of the summer heat
The "7 o'clock” summer classes also were designed with the
hpat in mind
Here’s Word
On ’53 Oath
Explaining further require-
ments for signing the new loy-
alty oath Q M Spradling uni-
versity controller said Friday
that June pay envelope would
not be affected It Is extremely
important that all loyalty oath
be signed by noon June 16 1953
to provide time for promising of
the loyally oath by the various
agencies liy July I 1953
loyalty oath forms are avail-’ '
able in the controller's office
201 Administration building Of-
fice hours are from 8 am to
3 pm daily
HOYS’ STATERS EAD IIOMEWAKI) — James Tinsley (left) Okla-
homa City aad Rex Osmrnt rushing prepared in leave the 1933 Boys’
Slate session alter a week of campaigning marching and learning
about the coordinated governmental functions methods and practices
Iloth held offices with Osmrnt serving a County chairman of tha
Sooner party and Tinsley as police chief of his rlty
Is Ahead
Education classes will begin at
7 am instead of the usual 7:10
am The same will be true of their
1 o'clock
Since classes will be meeting
double time and so many gradu-
ates are on the campus the li-
braries can expect some business
Housing Filling Up
University housing is filling up
quickly Since reservation for
summer ' housing are not made
ahead of time officials can only
guess at how many will eventual-
ly seek it The Quad with only
five houses 0en is almost full
Another house may be opened
Houses open for the summer are
Holman Hume Jordan graduate
Kirk undergraduate and Neill
mixed The Quad cafeteria is
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Cook, Fred. The Oklahoma Daily (Norman, Okla.), Vol. 39, No. 165, Ed. 1 Saturday, June 13, 1953, newspaper, June 13, 1953; Norman, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc1802854/m1/1/: accessed May 31, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.