The Oklahoma Daily (Norman, Okla.), Vol. 39, No. 165, Ed. 1 Saturday, June 13, 1953 Page: 2 of 12
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H V Thornton -- Boys’ State Builder
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OklATIOMA highschool boy are gradually being
turned into well informed citizens thanks to
one of the most ersonub1e instructors on the OU
campus Dr H V Thornton jH-ofessor of govern-
ment lie is jvihkililv one of the busier t men on campus
including Dr (Toss For the ast seven summers
Dr Thornton has ram-roddod Oklahoma Hoys State
sjKinsored lv the state American legion Besides
his classes in national county and state govern-
ment Dr Thornton also is director of the bureau
of government research
Oklahoma Hoys State was first organised in
’ 1919 and lias been held continuously with the
exception of two years when the government
camp was shut down because of the war and Milio
scares Dr Thornton has been teaching state
youths governmental principles and responsibili-
ties since 19 -iti when lie became director of lioys
State
“1 really get a kick out of teaching the youngs-
ters while they arc juniors in highschool and then
seeing them on the campus two years later” lr
Thornton lieamed “The largest percentage of cam- -pus
leaders are Bovs State alumni"
Dr Thornton takes an active part in local and
slate government lie served as layor of Xoriuan
from 104-1-47 lie was the first Oklahoman to
serve on the education counselor staff 'of Hoys
Nation in 1040 This yrar he served as analyst
of legislative bills He also has served in the ra-
parity' of consultant of the state legislative de-
partment on the governor's hospital finance coni-
mittee :j
lie was lmrn in Independence Kan and was
graduated from highschool at Jenks Okla in 1917
Dr Thornton tuceived his- BA and MA degrees'
from ()U in 192'! and 1929 He got his PhD degree
from New York university In 1913 Before joining
i the OU faculty in 1929 he servdd as MaVlow hlgh-
schnol rinclal
In 1930 he' went to New York university to work
on his doctor's degree He was instructor and as-
sistant professor of government there for seven
years before returning to OlT' government staff
It was at M l' that Dr Thornton became act-
ively engaged in politics He campaigned for the
late Mayor La Guardia "I don't believe 1 ever
quite recovered from those experiences” the
Sooner professor said “I learned a great deal
about government and people”
AT OU he is active In the American Political Sci-
ence association Public Administration Society
Southwestern Social Science association and he
was among the founders in 193(1 of the Oklahoma
Political association
Watch for a man with n slow easy going
walk a smile and “HI”— someone hist In a stu-
dent coffer seskin in the Union discussing state
government and you have one of OUn most
distinguished looking professors Dr Thornton
DIL H V THOIINTOX
Pay Slip M urray Signs School Bills
An enor on our page one
story in Friday’ Daily concern-
ing1 the signing of the loyalty
oath caused a mild flurry of ex-
cltement in the controller's of-
ficeJ when university- hhtidoyees
'f begin wondering if June salar-
ies would be held up because
oaths haven't been signed
The new loyulty oath doea
not atteet the ay of June but
dofs become effective on all
salaries drawn on and after
- July 1 1931
Apologies to Q M Spr a tiling
and liis department for this er-
for but getting out the Daily
s tliis ' first few day with a staff
of four Is a little trying
we'll try to be more accurate
FRK1) COOK
OKLAHOMA CITY June 12—
VP) — Gov Johnston At urray sign-
ed hi hills Friday including a
number of major' appropriation
measures passed by the 24th
Legislature '
The action lirougli to 117 the
nu in Iter of measures the gov-
ernor has signed out of the
174 dumped on his desk when
the legislature ended the ses-
sion last Saturday He lias nine
days left to sign the re nu icing
or ulloiv them to dir
Among the appropriation bills
signed Friday was one providing
813000C for civil defense An-
other appropriates $1752000 for
tlie Crippled Children's Commis-
sion Murray also signed tlie bill
providing 3 million dollars
for teacher retirement and an-
other measure providing $4-
Yoluuir 12 Number 35 Sunday through Sunday
June It Through Jane 31
GAZETTE
The University Gazette will lie published in each issue of the OKLA-
HOMA DAILY Cards for scheduling events will be available in the
office of the Kditor Room 110 Administration Building All event
sponsored by University organizations departments school or col-
leges should lie reported in advance The weekly gazette goes to pres
Thursday and Items should be turned in by 150 of the week prior to
tlie event If itossible events should be scheduled for the entire semes-
ter of tlie school year
R ECU NATION AND ENTERTAINMENT CALENDAR: Please con-
sult the bulletin Is-ards for tlie events aptearing on the RECREA-
TION AND ENTERTAINMENT CALENDAR Many interesting events
are scheduled
SUNDAY JUNE II
Speech and Drama: Building 904 North Campus
MONDAY JUNK 13
ACE: Building 904 North CamHis
SPEECH AM) DRAMA: Building 901 Noilh Camjms
TUESDAY JUNK 18
PTA ISOARD MEETING: Building !K)1 North Campus
AUE: Building 901 North Campus
WEDNESDAY JUNK 17
PTA BOARD MEETING: Building 904 North Campus
ACE: Building 904 North Campus
THURSDAY JUNK 18
A( K: Building 901 North Campus
PTA ISOARD MEETING: Building 901 North Campus
LIBRARY WORKSHOP: Main Campus - Union Building
SPEECH AM) DRAMA: Building 904 North Campus
FRIDAY JUNE 19
ACK: Building 904 North ('amius
LIBRARY WORKSHOP Main Campus - Union Building
SPEECH AM) DRAMA: Building 901 North Campus
SATURDAY JUNK SO
SPEECH AND DRAMA: Building 001 North Campus
AA'K: Building 901 North Campus
- SUNDAY JUNK 21
SPEECH AM) DRAMA: Building 001 North Campus
ACE: Building 00 1 North Campus
800000 for the Department of
Public Safety
Other money bills signed were:
State institutions including the
mental health program 824000-
000 Tax Commission $3411890
Free textbook program $2000-
ooo Department of Health 81-
513030 Board of Affairs 81-
184094 including 8200000 for
the state penitentiary and $12-
000 for a central switchboard
at the Capitol
Oklahoma Emergency Relief
Board $lnti3580
University hospitals three mil-
lion dollars and several minor
measures
Baby Rescued
LKKDKY Okbu June 12—
HV-n 18-montlis-ohl girl
tumbled Into an abandoned
well Friday and lay there un-
conscious for more than three
hours before rescuers at-
tracted by her faithful rollie
dog lifted her to the surface
When finally lulled from the
18-foot dry shaft only 10 Inches
across the top little Karen Mc-
Daniels was suffering -shock ‘
She recovered quickie at a hos-
pital
Her parents Mr and Mrs
Auhra McDaniels were nearly
hysterical Their fear had
heightened when as men dug
frantically the girl's faint cries
stopped
But oxygen was pumped into
tlie hole constantly and shero-
gained consciousness Is-fure
reaching Bn Elk (Tty hospital
A few minutes later she was
sitting up smiling drinking a
bottle of mp and lute this after-
noon was back home apimrently
none for worse for the hairowing
cxwrlcnrc
Karon went nut to play almul
8 am while her mother was
milking a row Afew minutes
later attracted bv the ling's In-
sistent harking Mrs McDaniels
ran to tlie old well near the
house Iteurd her child crying
Special Lecturers
The education school has a num-
ber of additional lecturers for
tlie summer school session Dean
J R Rack ley said Fourteen siec-
lalists are coming to OU from var-
ious Hirts of the country to give
sieclul Insmirtlon In view of the
large enrolment of teachers tak-
ing summer work
office that
newspaper people are seldom "copy" Maybe this is so but
the fact that the effervescent strawberry blonde named
Mary Goddard is leaving the OU campus makes it
worth while to break the old rule (
For the last 10 months Miss Coddard Norman cor-
respondent for the Oklahoman-Times has covered the
campus (and Norman) like a blanket making even the
most routine stories interesting
Thumbing through her scraplwok of clippings yon
realize that this “one-woman OU publicity tfepartment”!
will lie hard to replace She
is going back to the Oklaho-
man-Times city desk at her
own request as on-the-spot
reporting is her first lose
Since September she
has licen covering the cam-
pus and as a by-product
of her sparkling personality
ready smile and determin-
cd efforts she has made
friends by the dozens from
President Cross down
through the administrative
and faculty ranks into the
student level Scores o f
budding newshawks in
journalism for example
look on Mary as they call
her with familiarity born of
affection and respect as a
combination “ex-officio stu-
dent counselor and journa-
lism instructor’'
Her small Norman bureau office in the J-building
where a teletype clatters most of the time is sort of mecca
for students who want to talk over a news or feature
story with a newshand they regard as tops in the re-
porting field
i ‘ ‘ ' 4
Reporting just comes naturally for “Mary" sinccj he
college days at Oklahoma A&Nl when she was a staffc
on the college paper “By Cosh By Coddard” was lie
contribution to her high school paper
During the war Mary dropped out of school to
work for Ned Sheplcr’s Lawton Constitution while he
served as one of OU’s board of regents Later she single
liandedly edited the morning edition of the Lawton paper
Before she joined the Oklahoina-Timcs she was wit
the public relations office at A&M and worked as a rt
porter and feature writer for the Oklahoma City Times las
summer
Miss Goddard’s knack of putting an interesting sue-
cinct twist into every phrase and sentence of her news-
story is the envy and admiration of every budding news--hawk
in the J-lniilding Her grandmother set type for
the Chicago fire story and is Mary’s only fourth-estate
family claim
“Sooncrland has lx’cn wonderful” the ex-Aggie prt
claimed Friday as she cleaned up the last tips of new1
and prepared to leave” Everyone has given me an cno
inus amount of co-operation here at OU especially tlr
public relations office and the Daily staff even thoug
I’m an Aggie I’ve never met finer people tlian the Sooncrs?
Mary Goddard’s return to active newspaper work’
will leave a cavernous gap at OU well miss that
feminine dynamo
The Oklahoma Daily
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