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THE SOONER MAGAZINE January, 1933 ALUMNI NEWS Volume 5, Number 4

1932 by the Association. Entered as A News Magazine for University of Oklahoma graduates and second-class matter October 13, 1928 at the postoffice at former students published monthly except August and Sep- Norman, Oklahoma, under the act of March 3, 1879. Estab- tember by the University of Oklahoma Association, Oklahoma lished 1928. Joseph A. Brandt,'21journ, editor; George McElroy, Union Building, Norman, Oklahoma. Chester H. Westfall, '341aw, business manager; Betty Kirk,'29, John Joseph Mathews, '16journ., Ponca City, president; Frank S. Cleckler, '20, Dorothy Kirk,'23, Winifred Johnston,'24, Duane Roller,'23, '21bus, Norman, secretary-treasurer . Membership dues: An- Elgin E. Groseclose,'20, Leonard Good,'28, ,'12, nual $3 of which $2 is for THE SOONER MAGAZINE, Life George Milburn, '30, Harold Keith, '28, Ross Taylor, '31, $60 of which $40 is for THE SOONER MAGAZINE. Copyright contributing editors.

OFFICERS Neil R. Johnson, '15as, '171aw, Norman, at large Chester H. Westfall, '16journ., Ponca City, President Dr. Ray M. Balyeat, '12as, '16sc, '18M.D., , at large Lewis R. Morris, '15as, '17law, '15MA, Oklahoma City, Vice Presi- Lee B. Thompson, '25as, '27law, Oklahoma City, at large dent. John Rogers, '14law, Tulsa, at large Shelley E. Tracy, 'l 1as, , , Vice President Mrs Floy Elliott Cobb, '17as, Tulsa, first district Frank S. Cleckler, '21bus, Norman, Secretary-Treasurer A. N. "Jack" Boatman, '15as, Okmulgee, second district Joseph A. Brandt, '21journ, Norman, Editor Hiram Impson, '15as, McAlester, third district Ben Hatcher, '24as, '25law, Ada, fourth district BOARD MEMBERS Fred E. Tarman, '10as, Norman, fifth district , '23journ, Oklahoma City, ex officio H. Merle Woods, '17journ, El Reno, sixth district Luther H. White, '14as, Tulsa, at large Dr. Lealon E. Lamb, '26sc, '28M.D., Clinton, seventh district Otto A. Brewer, '17as, '20law, Hugo, at large Fritz L. Aurin, '14as, '15M.A., Ponca City, eighth district

Oklahomans at home and abroad

OUR CHANGING VARSITY State artists exhibit Road, by John Joseph Mathews, which An exhibition of the paintings of May attained a Book-of-the-Month club se- WNAD special broadcast Todd Aaron, Pawhuska artist, was lection in November, 1932. Twenty states and four provinces of held in the gallery of the art building Canada were represented in the reports the first two weeks in December. Thir- Campus speaker received from two special broadcasts con- ty six paintings in oil and water color James B. Wootan, Chicago, editor and ducted by WNAD, the university radio were brought to the university at the re- publisher o£ Public Service magazine, station, December 10 and 18. quest of Oscar B . Jacobson, director of who spoke at a banquet Friday, Decem- More than 100 letters and cards were the school of art. Mrs Aaron's latest ber 2 at the First Methodist church, is received from the "night owls," listen- work was the illustration of Wah'Kon- the first of a group of ten prominent ing in from various parts of the nation Tah, The Osage and the White Man's men to be brought to the campus during and the northern neihborgycountrof the the year by the Oklahoma school of re- United States . CONTENTS ligion. The December 10 broadcast was given Oklahomans at home and abroad 99 as a special program for the Newark, Oklahoma at niqht 108 National theater council New Jersey, News Radio Club and for Photographs by Ralph D . Bird Professor Rupel J. Jones, director of the Transcontinental DX Club. Yesteryears 109 the school of dramatic art, was elected The December 19 program was direct- By Clare W. Fisher, '06 to membership in the council of the ed by William H. Witt, assistant director, The best marks aren't always National Theater conference, the gov- department of publications, extension di- on the books 110 erning body of that organization, in vision, of the university . Numbers pre- By Harold Keith, '28 November . The conference is an as- sented were : accordion solos, Cecil Petit, The flogging of Bill Stephens 116 sociation of theaters organized last Feb- Norman ; vocal solos, Jack Nunnery, Ok- By Chester H . Westfall, '16 ruary in a national meeting of theater lahoma City; piano music by John Jacob Magna carta for professors 113 groups at the . Collar, Chandler; piano music by Oliver A modern tour of the prairies 114 Hallmark, Durant ; piano music by By Robert Webb, '32 University public lectures George Leeman, Duncan; a radio play, The dogs do bark 115 Interest has been steadily growing in "Brothers" presented by Harry Pines, By Daniel Garrison the series of public lectures being pre- Tulsa, and Jerome Kirschner, Hollis; a Major Harry J. Malony 116 sented this year by seven members of dramatic skit, "Mr Zilch" by Bill Witt, By William H . Witt, '32 the university faculty. A large crowd Oklahoma City, Harry Pines and J. Wes- The play begins 118 attended the lively discussion of Profes- ley Henke, of Tulsa; clarinet solos by By Sallye Little Brandt sor Josh Lee, department of public speak- William Loy, Guthrie and "Hoe-down" State history research student 119 ing, in November and many visitors music by the "Old Timers," a square By Sula Saltsman from Oklahoma City and surrounding dance orchestra composed of the four Pan American league 120 towns enjoyed Dr. J. H. Marshburn's Wilkerson Brothers and Ed Dean, all By Ralph B. Roberts, '34 lecture on the popularity of the novel as Norman residents, not enrolled in the Sooner roll call 122 a literary type, December 6. university . Belles lettres and bell ringers 127 Doctor Marshburn traced the novel 100 The Sooner Magazine January

from the Greek and Roman periods to CONGRESSMAN-AT- the present. LARGE February 14 Dr. P. L. Gettys, assist- ant professor of government, is to speak on the subject "The Prejudiced Voter."

Phi Beta Kappa banquet Dr. Victor H. Kulp, professor of law, was principal speaker at an annual Founders' day banquet of Phi Beta Kap- pa, December 6. Harold Gimeno, '21as, played Liszt's "Thirteenth Hungarian Rhapsody" and , other selections on his accordion. '30M.S., of Norman, led the Democratic ticket in Okla- Dr. Isaac Franklin Roach homa in being elected congressman-at-large from Dr. Isaac Franklin Roach, who was a the state. This was Mr member of the board of regents from Roger's first political cam- 1921 to 1923, died October 29 in Miami, paign Florida, at the age of 64. Doctor Roach was pastor of the First Methodist church, Oklahoma City, from 1915 to 1922 and was minister of the White Temple Methodist church in Mi- ami, Oklahoma, from 1929 until his death. sity's radio station WNAD November of the families have as many as seven 22 and praised the work of the station persons while the average number is highly . about four. This provides each person High school newspaper contest with approximately six cents a day for A. Clarence Smith, assistant professor Need for charity reform food and clothing . of journalism, is judging a high school Dr. Jennings J . Rhyne, director of the "Few community chest drives in the newspaper contest for the Texas High school of social service, told members of country were reaching their quotas," Doc- School Press Association, according to the Philosophy club December 1 that tor Rhyne continued. "As a result, abet- Miss Helen Zene Wortman, Baylor col- there was need for a reform in granting ter system to help the unfortunate would lege, Belton, Texas . The contest closed charity. The community chest has have to be adopted. The community December 7. proved inadequate and outworn to chests are hampered because they lack A handle the present difficulties and that authority. In some places, charitable Oklahoma extension classes charitable aid is being given in New groups have broken away from the com- Forty cities in Oklahoma are centers in York and Chicago through direct tax- munity chest and are holding campaigns which university extension classes are ation, which probably will be the ulti- of their own. Another weakness is that held. Oklahoma City, Tulsa and Altus mate solution. the community chest fund is subscribed are the three largest. Enid, Okmulgee Some of Doctor Rhyne's conclusions : to purely out of generosity . and Muskogee also rank high on the list "The effect of the depression on the "All charitable aid through direct tax- of members in extension classes. Mem- great masses of people has been to in- ation will be the ultimate solution. It bers of the faculty of the University of crease the number of criminal acts, in- will take the form of a sort of unemploy- Tulsa and the University of Oklahoma crease insanity and break the morale and ment reserve that will be built up and in instruct the classes. pride of those who have to depend on times of depression it will be administer- A charity for existence. ed through made-work programs. The General faculty meeting "Worry and poor physical condition reserve will be ready so work projects have caused the increase in the number will be started as soon as conditions de- The general faculty meeting was held of patients admitted to hospitals for the mand it. This program, or one similar, in the engineering auditorium Tuesday, insane (an average of four persons a will have to replace the voluntary con- November 22, at which time President day are being admitted to the Central tribution plan, because it already is be- Bizzell reported on the result of the an- State hospital at Norman) . Crime has ginning to show deficiencies in almost nual meeting of the Association of State shown a gain because many persons every community." Universities held in Washington and the would rather steal than starve. Others A conference on higher education held in find it impossible to work and become Ewing article New York City during November . John depressed and broken-spirited. The American Federationist for De- Ashton of Norman, a graduate student "Social workers are being forced to cember, 1932, carries on its cover index and formerly superintendent of schools handle from 150 to 200 cases a week. the announcement of an article by John at Coalgate, spoke on the comparative They are usually able to diagnose the ail- B. Ewing, "Contested Claims Under cost of education to other governmental ments of the persons but are unable to Unemployment Insurance." Mr Ewing activities, showing how the cost of the solve their problems because there are no is assistant professor of economics in the latter was considerably more than the jobs for them. The best the social groups university. former. A A can do is to put them to work chopping wood and give them free groceries. Success forecasting Praise for WNAD "An evidence of the lack of funds to Dr. M. O. Wilson, associate professor Levering Tyson of New York City, take care of these families is shown in of psychology, believes that an accurate director of the National Council on Edu- Oklahoma City where a family is al- prediction of an engineering student's cation by Radio, inspected the univer- loted $1 .60 a week for provisions . Some success in that line of work can be de- 1933 The Sooner Magazine

The officers and board members of the University of Oklaho- ma Association and the editors of The Sooner Magazine wish every Sooner a happy and prosperous New Year

LINOLEUM BLOCK BY P . J . CONKWRIGHT, '31 termined from his record his first year The illustrations will depict the growth Orin "Red" Borah, '33as, of Cham- in . He has reached this belief of Louisiana from the mound builders, paign, Illinois, head of D. D. M. C. and after an extensive research in first year typical Indians of that section, through celebrated football kick-off man ; grades of students in engineering schools the colonization, Napoleonic period and Bill Newblock, '33as, of Norman, in- and their records following that year. modern era, Miss Mahier said. tercollegiate high jumping champion ; Eighteen color plates in browns and Fred Newton, '33eng, of Cushing, vice English teachers meeting yellows and fifteen black and white president of D. D. M. C., voted by the Dr. Roy S. Hadsell, '04as, professor of drawings will be made. Dad's Association as the best all-around English, attended the twenty second an- student on the campus, and member of nual meeting of the National Council of various scholarship honorary societies; Teachers of English in Memphis, Ten- GRADUATES IN EMBRYO Bill Pansze, '34as, of Fort Smith, Ar- nessee, November 24 to 26. The D. D. M . C. outrage kansas, track and football star; Edsel Curnutt, '33bus, of Gould, foot- Stanford summer teacher Fourteen members of the outlawed se- ball star ; Louis P . Woerner, assistant professor cret society known as D. D. M. C. severely Murray F. MacDonald, 33as, of Chi- of modern languages, will teach during beat Bill Stephens, '34as, of Oklahoma cago, Illinois, captain of the swimming the summer session at Stanford univer- City, student reporter for the Daily Ok- team last year, and honor student ; sity, Palo Alto, California . lahoman and Oklahoma City Times Charles Davis, '331aw, of Oklahoma early in the morning of Wednesday, De- City, Oklahoma's No. 1 tennis player ; Doctor Dodge cember 7. Before beating him they Robert Hert, '34law, of Perkins, polo Condition of Dr. Homer L. Dodge, stated they objected to the kind of stories star ; dean of the , was said to he sent his newspapers . Then they left Cleaves McDannald, '34eng, of Electra, be slightly improved December 10. Doc- him to walk home alone. Texas, secretary of D. D. M. C., a mar- tor Dodge was taken to St. Anthony's After more than a week's intensive in- ried member ; hospital in Oklahoma City December 4, vestigation by the university, the four- Elwood W. Brockman, '34geol, of where he underwent a minor operation. teen men surrendered to Governor Mur- Tulsa, basketball and boxing star; ray, who advised President Bizzell of C. C. Buxton, jr., '33geol, of Oklaho- Y secretary their names. On recommendation of the ma City, football star; George V. Metzel, general secretary president, the board of regents on Sat- Andy Beck, '33bus, of Oklahoma City, of the Y. M. C. A., attended the state urday, December 17, expelled the four- captain of the basketball team and base- vocational conference sponsored by the teen admitted members of D. D. M. C. ball star. Hi-Y at Durant December 10. Governor Murray, having received assur- Charlie Teel, '33bus., Tulsa, football ance of the members that they would star. Louisiana "gumbo" disband permanently, late that Saturdav Tony Bartolino, '33eng, a leader in Frances M. Mahier, Baton Rouge, issued an executive order re-admitting scholarship in the engineering college. Louisiana, graduate art student and for- them to the university . This order was mer student of the University of Louisi- filed with the university Monday, De- Governor Murray's executive order fol- ana, has been chosen to illustrate the Gum- cember 19. lows: bo, yearbook at that university this year. The fourteen men were identified as : "Whereas, an organization known as 102 The Sooner Magazine January the D. D. M. C. among the students of University symphony orchestra Members of the orchestra, under the the state university at Norman, Oklaho- The university symphony orchestra direction of Professor Paul S. Carpenter, ma, has recently whipped a fellowstu- presented its first concert of the year are: dent for reporting to the daily press do- December 7, featuring C. F. Giard, pro- Violins-Agnes Anderson, Nina J. ings which they believe were untrue, fessor of piano and theory of music, as Appleman, Frances Barker, Fred Beh- and possibly were untrue, judging of the soloist. This is the first of a group of con- ringer, Jean Bills, Helen Dorsey, Vir- source inspiring such reports ; and, certs to be given through January, Feb- ginia Storm, Mary Tappan and Bernice "Whereas, the members of the D. D. ruary, March and April, and included Venable, all of Norman; Juanita Hughes, M. C. have made complete surrender to on its program: M. Laverne Mayfield, Sam Moore, Mel- the governor and to the president of the "Allegro Appassionata" (Saint-Saens) ba Mustoe, Milton Taubman, Gene university, with acknowledgement of by the orchestra, with Prof. C. F. Giard Thomas, Molly Wright, Elizabeth Tros- guilt, and ready to suffer the consequen- as soloist; "Allegro con Brio;" "March per all of Oklahoma City; Alberta Car- ces ; and, Funebre," adagio; "Scherzo," molto lin, San Angelo, Texas ; Eugene Carter, "Whereas, it has come to me that the vivace ; and "Finale," allegro molto, all Muskogee; Inez Dayhuff, Hennessey; board of regents met at Norman, Okla- from Symphony III of "Eroica" (Bee- Joe Finkelstein, Bristow; Joseph Good- homa, to investigate the conduct of these thoven). man, Okmulgee ; Frances Marx, Paw- boys; and, under the advice of Dr. W. "Morning Mood," "Ase's Death," nee ; Gayle McCorkle and Alexander B. Bizzell, president of the university, the "Anitra's Dance" and "In the Hall of Shadid, both of Elk City; Jennie Lee said board has resolved that they shall be the Mountain King" from Peer Gynt Sugg, Pawhuska ; Mary Jo West, Sapul- expelled from the university, thus deny- Suite, number one (Grieg) . pa; Janice Young, Heavener . ing them the right to become graduated, Professor Giard is not only a soloist Violas-Adele Reeburgh, Oklahoma and perhaps suffer other punishments; and teacher but has a list of composi- City; Catherine Mulin, Lawton. tions which have been published. and, Violoncellos-G. Milton Dieterich, in- work irrepar- "Playmates," a volume of five pieces; "Whereas, that would an structor in cello and theory of music, Compositions;" "A Morn- able hardship upon them throughout "Five Little Norman ; West Longsinger, Ponca City; Gentle ;" "A Seri- their future lives, and perhaps crush ing Frolic;" "A James Lightner, Newkirk. their efforts and struggle; and, ous Thought;" "An Evening Song ;" and bass-J. H. Malthis, Homer "Whereas, it is certain that no evidence "A Moonlight Stroll" are among them. Double Courtright, Norman. was sufficient ever to convict or identi- He has also recently completed a text fy the boys composing the hooded gang, book on harmony which is to be pub- French horns-Earl A. Vir Den, as- and their identity perhaps would never lished soon by the Harlow Publishing sociate professor of voice, Norman ; Hugh have been disclosed but for their volun- company of Oklahoma City. Comfort, Norman; Frank Andrews, Ok- tary surrender to the governor; and, The next concert will be given Janu- lahoma City. "Whereas, the disbanding of the or- ary 11 when the university choral club Trumpets-Oscar J. Lehrer, professor ganization entirely, known as the D. D. will assist the orchestra in the presenta- of music, Norman; Marion Cronkhite, M. C., is of tremendously more import- tion of Verdi's "Requiem." Hitchcock; George Kernek, Holdenville. ance than the conviction of any individual : "Now, Therefore, I, Wm. H. Murray, the governor of the state of Oklahoma "Hell Bent fer do hereby revoke any order for their ex- Heaven" by Hatcher Hughes pulsion, if such has been made by the proved one of the most board of regents or by the president, Dr. successful plays presented W. B . Bizzell, or faculty; and I do here- in recent months by the by direct that all of said boys shall con- Playhouse . It was directed tinue in the university until they shall by Rupel Jones and pre- have been graduated. Said names are sented in the auditorium identified as follows, to-wit : December 2 and 3 and in "Fred Newton, Charles Davis, Andy Ardmore the week follow- Beck, Bill Newblock, Elwood W. Brock- ing. At the right is Ken- man, Bill Pansze, `Red' Borah, Cleaves neth Nelms, '36as, of Ard- McDannald, Edsel Curnutt, Bob Hert, more, as Rufe ; below, a Murray MacDonald, C. C. Buxton, jr., scene from the play Charlie A . Teel, and Tony Bartolino. "And it is further hereby announced by me, as the governor of the state of Oklahoma, that I will pardon each and all of said boys before named of any of- fense for which they might be convicted growing out of the troubles hereinbefore recited. "In the absence of the secretary of state from his office, and at 4 o'clock p. m., Saturday, December 17, 1932, and the office of said secretary of state being closed until Monday morning, December 19, 1932, let this order as now executed be filed with the secretary of state as of record Monday, December 19, 1932 . BY THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA. WM . H. MURRAY ." HEFFNER UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA

1933 The Sooner Magazine 103

Oboe-William R. Wehrend and Mrs By the letter the three men were tenta- The second group of these fraternity Elizabeth Willis, both of Norman . tively empowered with organization of discussion series was held November 8 Clarinets-Charles Grimes, Norman ; a new chapter. They asserted that they with Dr. Floyd A. Wright, professor of Arch Graham, Tahlequah . did not write President Riley and took law, discussing "Is the Freedom Between Flutes-Lois Traylor, Norman ; John no part in the investigation . the Sexes Responsible for Social Prob- Upham, Oklahoma City. Bob Hert, new president, November lems Such as Divorce, Delinquency and Bassoon-Samuel T. Ellis, Mound 29 said that no steps has been taken to the Breaking Down of Home Life?" at City, Kansas . communicate with local officers in the the Sigma Nu house; Paul V. Keen, in- Trombones-Paul Ballinger, Guymon ; investigation and that no faculty mem- structor in physical education for men, Thomas Enloe, Paris, Texas. bers have received word of the prelim- discussing "What is the Ultimate Pur- Tympani-Jack Williams, Oklahoma inary action taken by the national of- pose of Life?" at the Acacia house; Dr. City. ficer. In the meeting of the fraternity Duane E. Roller, associate professor of on that date Bob Clark, Norman ; Charles physics, discussing "What is Culture?" Blue Key fraternity Engleman, Tulia, Texas; and Jim Tay- at the Phi Delta Theta house; Dr. A. K. A schism in Blue Key, honorary lead- lor, Oklahoma City, were named to Christian, professor of history, discuss- ership fraternity, because of "petty pol- write to President Riley presenting all ing "Is Democracy a Failure?" at the facts itics in the selection of men" has terminat- impartially with the hope that he Fuller ; and Dr. Paul L. Vogt, ed in an order from the national presi- will rescind his ruling. dean of the extension division, speaking dent to disband the local order. The dis- President Bizzell has written the pres- to a group at the Phi Beta Delta house. ident sension in the fraternity came to the of the , where attention of the university campus with Mr Riley maintains his office, asking Engineering club speaker that he take steps the resignation of three of its prominent to investigate the rul- Erle K . Ramsey, Oklahoma City, na- ing which members in October. George Miskovsky, abolished the Oklahoma chap- tional president of the American ter. Associ- former president, Willis Stark, Oklaho- ated Engineers and co-author of Oil ma City, and Dudley Turner, Norman, Valuations and Taxations, spoke at a tendered their resignations when seven Play costuming meeting of the university engineering pledgeships were withdrawn in a meet- Plans are underway for the costum- club December 1 . ing October 25. The majority vote of ing of Marco's Millions, one of Eugene the organization backed the charge that O'Neill's plays, by the University Play- Residential halls dinner guests the men pledged had been passed upon house. Iva Jewel Rone, Walters, has Residential halls, girls' dormitory, en- at a meeting not announced in advance been appointed chairman of the commit- tertained a group of faculty members at to all of the members and that therefore tee which will have to design and make dinner December 7 with a short pro- the pledgeships were a violation of the eighty-six costumes for the production. gram. A quartet composed of Ida Mae national. constitution of Blue Key. The play will be presented in February, Reeder, Santa Barbara, California; Rose according George Miskovsky immediately re- to Professor L. A. Haydon, Svoboda, Prague ; Lorraine Ketchum and signed with the statement, "I do not director . Dorothy Frye, Tulsa, sang two numbers . know the motive for the action taken by Louise Spencer, Ada, and Cleda Welge, Blue Key fraternity in rejecting seven No visiting Blackwell, played piano selections. Sula So prominent members duly selected as many students have been admitted Saltsman, McAlester, entertained with a to pledges. However I sincerely believe the university infirmary during the humorous satire on the psychologists, that these members fulfilled every quali- past month because of attacks of influ- "When the Neuroses Bloom." enza that fication of the organization . This ac- a temporary ban on visiting Faculty guests were : Dr. and Mrs W. had tion, regardless of the motive involved, to be announced . All precautions B. Bizzell, Mrs Sarah Bizzell, Dr. and has been a source of humiliation to the possible against an epidemic of the dis- Mrs , Dr. and Mrs H. A. ease are being members selected to petition the men in- taken, according to Miss Williams, Norman, Dr. and Mrs A. S. Willie volved and it has been a source of dis- A. Fanning, supervisor. Foster, Dr . and Mrs J. O. Hassler, Dr. credit to the organization as a whole. and Mrs J. J. Rhyne, Dr. and Mrs B. A. My interest has been purely and solely Editors honored Botkin, and Dr. and Mrs E. E. Dale. in promoting the fraternity to a position The Kiwanis club of Norman honored And Mr and Mrs J. F. Findlay, Mr of respect and honor on the campus ." editors and business managers of uni- and Mrs K. C. Kaufman, Mr and Mrs He denied any effort to hold the meet- versity student publications at their W. W. Kraft, Mr and Mrs A. E. Chand- ing without knowledge of members but weekly luncheon November 30. Brief ler, Mr and Mrs Maurice A. Halperin, said he sought to inform every member. talks were made by Earl Sneed, jr., bus- Mr and Mrs R. D. Dorsett, Mrs Nell The pledges released by the action of iness manager of the Sooner ; Eldon Frye, Evans, Miss Ida Kirk, Miss Gladys the fraternity were Joe Stamper, Clay- Coffeyville, Kansas, cartoonist for the Barnes, Miss Edith Shepherd, Miss Stella ton; James Hamill and Jack High, both Whirlwind ; and Christine Squire Hill, Sanders, Miss Vera Dixon, Miss Grace of Oklahoma City; Paul Young and editor of the Daily. Herrick, Miss Rose Leske, Miss Harriet Dudley Culp, Norman ; Orval Hill, Vi- Jack High, Oklahoma City, editor of Kritser, and W. A. Willibrand . nita ; and Robert Ratcliff, Cromwell . the Sooner, Eugene B. Dodson, Wewoka, At a meeting October 8 Bob Hert, law editor of the Whirlwind; and Jim Tay- Journalists' smoker junior, Perkins, was elected to fill the lor, Oklahoma City, business manager of Victor Murdock, editor of the Wichita vacancy left by George Miskovsky . the Daily, were also guests . Eagle, Wichita, Kansas, was the prin- Tuesday, November 29, a month af- cipal speaker at the annual smoker of ter the resignation of the former presi- Fraternity discussion groups Sigma Delta Chi, professional journalism dent, a letter addressed to Mr Miskovsky, Discussion groups planned by the Y. fraternity, November 8. Mr Turner and Mr Stark, came from M. C. A. and held in fraternity houses Claude V. Barrow, oil editor of the Mr B. C. Riley, national president of are giving new outlet for expression Daily Oklahoman, Ray J. Dyer, field Blue Key, ordering disbanding of the among students . Faculty members, giv- manager of the Oklahoma Press associa- university chapter. The letter stated that ing short talks, start the conferences and tion and Walt Mills, author of the "Don't investigation had been made and that students participating develop the dis- Worry Column" in the Times were on the organization should be dissolved . cussion . the program also . 104 The Sooner Magazine January

Best drilled soldier Dunn, Merriman Young and Hester Day, James H. Perry, Cushing; Phillip Smith, The annual competitive drill to de- Charles Greer and Jessie Ward, Fred Moomau Lookeba ; Morrie Raines, Hinton ; Joseph and Dorothy Ford, William Warren and termine who is the best drilled soldier Cardwell, Holdenville ; Edward Lobit Daniel Mitchell, Pawhuska. in the freshman R. O. T. C. has been and Jerry Mason, William Barbre and Emma And T. H. Phipps, jr., Hollis ; Cor- won by Bob C . Downing, Tulsa, who Smaltz, Okmulgee ; James Johnson and Jose- don Lee Sanger, Yukon; Denver Jones, will receive a silver cup for the distinc- phine Patterson, Mangum ; W. C. Alston, Checotah ; Glem' Other guests : Mac Clark, El Reno ; and Cor- Rine, Kaw; Lee Reeves, Oberlin, tion. Second and third places were don Reeder, Johnson Hill, Joe Byrd, Langdon Kansas; given to Charles E. Miller, Mangum, and Dye, William Wall, Richard Moore, Ralph John L. Johnson, Temple; Robert T. Oscar D. Johnson, Okemah, respectively . Darnell, Clarron Render, Buster Barnes, Jack Taylor, Blair ; Winford Davidson, Fred- O'Conncr, Curtis Ford, Allen Mayo, Ralph erick; and James E. Anhalt, Norman . Stauffer, William Perry, and Lewis Rose, all of Orchesis club initiates Tulsa. Orchesis, university dance club, spon- Guests from Oklahoma City : Tom Grant, S. Wrongs are righted H. Shelburne, sored by Miss Helen Gregory, instructor Marvin Proffer, Jack McBee, Under the apt title "To Occasionally in physical education, initiated the fol- John Walbert, Warren Sherman, Millard Pur- dy, Fay Lester, William Roach, Richard King, Split That Infinitive Is All Right Now" lowing girls November 2: Thomas Haney, William Goshorn, John Gep- Don Morrison, sophomore in the school Isobel Devlin, Tulsa; Wannette Soul- hart, Dean Hart, Lewis Moorman, John Pierce, of journalism, contributed the following Joseph Grant, James Hewgley, Thomas igny, Ponca City ; Caroline Shaw, Law- Greene, to , student publi- ton; Mary Helen Hunter, Oklahoma and Neal Day. From Muskogee: Robert Barbre, James Pow- cation : City; Virginia Klien, Norman; Mary ell, Gilbert Thomson, Gordon Clark, Hayden It is all right to split an infinitive if Heald, Ponca City; Barbara Pickrel, Linebaugh, David Brown, Richard Brown, your purpose is to more clearly express Domeroy Ponca City; Margaret Linebaugh, Mus- Haskell, Howell Scott, G. W. Barnes, the meaning in the sentence . Neither is kogee; Kathryn English, Edmond ; Na- and Joseph Hurt. Others : John Banker, Raymond Young, Mil- it incorrect to say, "It is me," nor use a dine Hughes, Oklahoma City; Bobbie ton Tomlinson, C. B. McHugh, T. B. Sim- preposition to end a sentence with. And Bowling, Pauls Valley ; Geraldine Mc- mons, all of Frederick ; and Joel Hopper, Altus; we may open our sentences with con- Collough, Yale ; Sarita Mendoza, Yukon ; and Hickman Kerns, L. A. Swinney, Frank junctions. Martin, James Cain, Nathan Sherman III, Har- Leta Mae Blizban, Altus ; Ruth Cooper, Such were the radical pronouncements Myers, Oklahoma City ; ry Ellis, Kenneth Little, Hardy Miller, Nash Norman ; Frances Truss, jr ., Harold Morgan, James McColl, Wil- of the National Council of Teachers of Mary Lucille Davis, Norman; and Glen- liam Belt, Simms Wilson and Glen Gottsberger . English at its recent national convention na Colwick, Durant . at Memphis, Tennessee, at which hard Dance program and fast English grammar rules were the Dixie dance "The Juggler of Notre Dame," a re- victims of a terrific bombardment by The twenty-seventh annual Dixie ligious story in dance form, was present- none other than English teachers them- dance of Kappa Alpha fraternity was ed December 20 in the university audi- selves, and time-worn colloquialisms were held the night of Saturday, December torium by the Orchesis dance club under approved by masters of the language. 10, in the chapter house at Norman. the direction of Miss Helen Gregory, in- Dr. S. R. Hadsell, professor of English, The house was designed to represent a structor in physical education. who attended the convention, is of the southern carnival and members and Olive Nuhfer, Norman, designed the opinion that the movement toward liber- pledges were dressed in the fashions of setting and programs . Margaret Vail, alism in our language will prove satis- 1865. Chaperons were Mrs Walter Long, Norman and Evelyn Boring, Oklahoma factory, although he says some of the Captain and Mrs Jerome Waters, Mr City, played accompaniment for the changes are a bit too radical. and Mrs Paul Carpenter, Mr and Mrs dance. Nullification of a great deal of the Walter C. Richards, Lieutenant and Mrs solemn teaching of the classrooms came Ivan D. Yeaton, Mr and Mrs Graham Pre-medic examination about as a result of the publication of a Johnson and Dr. and Mrs W. T. May- Forty upperclassmen seeking admis- pamphlet entitled, "Current English field. Mr and Mrs Walter S. Campbell, sion to the university school of medicine Usage," a compilation of studies of the also chaperons, were unable to attend, took the annual pre-medic examination changes in English usage conducted by owing to illness. December 9. The test, although not re- the late Professor Sterling Andrus Leon- The guest list: Undergraduates and quired for entrance into the school, en- ard of the University of . The their dates : ables faculty members considering ap- survey was completed by the National William Newblock and Martha Lake Dudley, plications to judge the students more ac- English council. Wayne Chestnut and Mary Trapp, Alfred Todd curately. For the purpose of voting on several and Eloise Cherryholmes, Charley Wise and Pauline Townsend, Alfred Bungardt and Wil- Those who registered for the test in- hundreds of everyday usages that strict ma Klein, Jack White and Margaret Hanna, cluded : grammarians call criminal, Leonard con- Gene Nolan and Louise Kayser, Jerry Nolan Leslie Hamm, Earl I. Mulmed, Alton sulted skilled users of English, organiz- and Mary Lelia Kidd, James Hopkins and An- Bookout, Raymond Williams, Andrew ing a jury of more than 300 publishers, nabel Krammer, Tulsa; James Cochran and editors, philolog- Louamma Edwards, Kenneth Hughes and Paul- Young and Harry Comanitz, all of Ok- authors, lexicographers, ine Taylor, Peyton Ford and Margaret Holtzen- lahoma City ; John C. Berry, Thomas ists, business men and teachers, who dorf, Tulsa; William Wallace and Marjorie Mc- Beeler, Arnold Schillinger, Robert Allen struck off grammatical shackles which Intyre, James Evans and Kelsey Lee Browse, Knight, William F. Lafon and Rugie have galled the slaves of good form for J. T. Haun, Blackwell, and Louisa Wilson, Coates, all of Norman. generations. Carl Mayhall and Patsy O'Sullivan, Leonard Aughtrey, Oklahoma City, and Mildred French, And Arthur Vance, Centralia; Clyd°_ According to this jury of experts, it Byron Hoffman and Mary Ann Millican, Fred Kernek, Holdenville; William G. Cook, is proper now "to make a date," and "to Cherry and Addie Lu Davis, John Wilson and Chickasha; William Morris, El Reno ; taxi" to the spot. It is all right to sav Barbara Stubbs, Carlinsville; James Ludlum and Perry E. Heavitt, Muskogee ; William "all right," and the speaker who darts Dorothy Blanche Standifer, Paul Balbin and The Betty Mae Love, George Massey and Elizabeth Mead, Guthrie ; James D. Martin, Gush- to say "pretty good" is pretty good. Giles, Robert Shead and Irene Garner, Tulsa; ing; C. G. Stuard, jr., Waurika; Hugh old quarrel between "farther" and Phillip Haddock and Lina Jane Walker, Louis Stout, Shawnee . "further" ends in a draw; neither word Devanney and Glenna Fay Colwick, T. J. And Robert Messinger, Holdenville ; is further away from correctness than. Walne and Katherine Wall, Sulphur ; Bruce Homer Baldridge, Tishomingo ; Wood- the other. "Nice" is welcomed to nice Wiley and Nona Boyett, Walter Marshall and Margaret Linebaugh, Cecil Darnell and Mar- row Pickhardt, Seminole ; George Cal- linguistic society. garet Pyle, Robert Smellage and Daisybelle vert, Maud; Henry Hamra, Henryetta; The bar remains lowered, however,

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A view like this suggests anything but a university campus b u t wrong you are, for this is a view of the outdoor me- chanical engineering and petroleum engineering lab- oratories seen from the Uni- versity Press building

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against a great number of uncultivated ity of voting, their popularity would Geary, winners of the "best dressed ed usages. "Do like I" and "It sure was have been more evident. and co-ed" contest featured . The idea good" remain beyond the pale."Ain't,," predominating throughout the magazine "busted," "I haven't hardly a cent" and Reserve officers was style and in the next issue, to be "hadn't ought" are still repelled with Colonel E. A . Keys, F. A., Oklahoma released shortly after St. Valentine's day, great slaughter. And there is no mercy City, chief of staff of the ninety-fifth a picture .of the "campus sweetheart" for "I calculate to go." division, spoke to regular officers and will appear. The Leonard survey permits us to sav Norman reserve officers December 12 things that heretofore would cause pro- in the card room of the Student Union Rush rule change fessors to pull their hair in despair, and building on "Army Development." The A committee of the inter-fraternity only the unprogressive adherents to old program, arranged by Major Harry J. council is considering a provision of rush grammar forms, who do not know lin- Malony, R . O. T. C. commandant, fol- rules prohibiting pledging before all guistic hoopskirts are now out .of fash- lowed a cafeteria dinner. dates have been filled. ion, will sneer at us for illiteracy. Bombardiers Practice-plays Mature judgment Bombardiers, honorary military fra- "Tatters," "Minuet," and "Camberly In a recent questionaire issued by the ternity, initiated the following pledges Triangle," three one-act plays, were the Oklahoma Daily, student publication, to December 13 : fifth group of practice-plays presented by get campus view points on a myriad of Clyde Dinger, Lawrence Ritter, Jer- producing classes of the dramatic art de- subjects it was interesting to find that ome Byrd, John Law and Paul Duncan, partment December 14. In regular Play- freshmen and sophomores favor blonds all of Oklahoma City ; Byron Nowery, house productions students get experi- while the majority of juniors and seniors Houston, Texas ; Gerald Gardner, Hold- ence in acting but have little opportunity prefer brunets. enville ; Russell G. Jones, Olean, New to learn the rudiments of direction. These York; Booth B . Strange, Wilson ; Robert one-acts are products of student creation Questionaire K. Black, Follett, Texas ; Wilton Van- with the faculty only assisting with sug- In an Oklahoma Daily questionaire deventer, Okmulgee ; Harry Lambert and gestions. issued on the campus December 6 a Norman McKnight, both of Enid; John Student directors for the plays were popularity contest among professors pro- Leadbetter, Butler, Missouri; Archie Katheryn Davenport, Oklahoma City; duced the following results : the most Soucek and Bill Paden, both of Norman; Zada Warlick, Norman and Elizabeth popular faculty members according to Robert McCracken, Ponca City ; and Sinclair, Dallas, Texas. men's votes were Ralph H. Records, as- Tom L. Gilbson, Muskogee. sistant professor of history; James C. Technocracy Powell, associate professor of business Tau Beta Pi Karl Pretschold, Oklahoma City, led law ; Dr. Cortez A. M. Ewing and Dr. Tau Beta Pi, honorary engineering a round table discussion on "Techno- R. J. Dangerfield, professors of govern- fraternity, announces the initiation of cracy" at the Philosophy club, Decem- ment ; and Julien C . Monnet, dean of W. T. Kendall, Tonkawa ; Robert Her- ber 14. Mr Pretschold is personally ac- the school of law. The women in their ron, Des Moines, Iowa; Charles Neff, quainted with Howard Scott, director of votes rated Dr. Joseph H. Marshburn, , Kansas ; Woodrow Williams, research for Technocracy at Columbia professor of English, first, with Doctor Wynnewood; Thomas Thompson, Vi- university. Vanity Fair, Age of Reason Records, Dr. J. O. Hassler, professor of nita ; Peter Tauson, Oklahoma City; and and New Outlook are some of the maga- mathematics and astronomy, and Dr. P. Richard Sneed, Bristow. zines carrying articles on the proposed L. Gettys, assistant professor of govern- movement. ment, following in order. Oklahoma Whirlwind It has been suggested that had the December issue of the Whirlwind, Co-ed rush rules professors in arts and sciences spent as campus humor magazine, was released New rush rules for second semester al- much time as the government and law December 16 with pictures of Wilma low but two dates. Miss Edna E. Mc- instructors emphasizing the responsibil- Klein, Oklahoma City and Paul Lyon, Daniel, dean of women, is to talk to 106 The Sooner Magazine January rushees at ten o'clock Saturday morning, ins of Tulsa, Helen Hough of Okla- The men given sweaters for football January 28. First dates will be held be- homa City, Violet May of Tulsa and were: Ellis Bashara, Norman, guard; tween two and five o'clock that after- Sue Delma Petty of Norman . Orin Borah, Champaign, Illinois, back; noon and second dates will include the Red Chambers, Oklahoma City, back; time between eight and eleven o'clock Engineers club Orville Corey, Calumet, tackle ; Edsel Gould, that night. Erle K. Ramsey of Oklahoma City, a Curnutt, end ; Fred Cherry, Ok- A preferential luncheon will be held at consulting engineer, was the principal mulgee, end; Bob Dunlap, Haskell, back; one o'clock Sunday, January 29, at which speaker at the meeting of the Engineers Harold Fleetwood, Marlow, center; Heinie Haag, time pledging will take place . club December 1 . Norman, tackle ; Art Members of the rush committee con- Pansze, Fort Smith, Arkansas, back ; Bill sist of Eloise Chandler and Mary Sue Pansze, Ft. Smith, Arkansas, 'I' A seen unseen world back; . Simpson, both of Tulsa; Evelyn Boring, Ray Phillips, Oklahoma City, guard; Three university men students, one a Oklahoma City ; Mildred Bleckley, Wood- Dick Sims, Norman, back; Red Stacy, former president of the men's council ward; Betty Evans, Ardmore; and Mil- Altus, back ; Dewey Tennyson, El Re- and a Ruf Nek, were suspended by the dred Lapp, Wilburton. no, tackle ; Ab Walker, Blackwell, back; university for showing a motion picture Jiggs Whittington, Guthrie, guard ; Smith called The Unseen World in a number Watkins, Fort Worth, Texas, end; Paul Sooner beauty contest of and fraternity houses. The Young, Norman, center. Sooner candidates for position in the suspension was made December 3. beauty section of the 1933 Sooner, uni- versity year book, totaled twenty eight Sooner football star December 15 with but three or four ad- SPORTS OF ALL SORTS Paul Young, all Big Six center last ditional ones to be added. Photographs year and named on some all-star teams of the candidates will be submitted to Sooner sports rating this year, was chosen by his teammates some beauty critic who will choose six Harold Keith, '28journ, contributing as honorary captain of the 1932 grid representative beauties. Last year Fred- The Sooner Magazine editor of has team Thursday night, December 1, March, film star, made the selections. at ric worked out a scale showing that the the annual far submitted are: football ban- Candidates thus have the best all-around sports quet. Chi Omega and , record in the Big Six conference during All of the football with three entries each, continue to lead 1932 . According to his rating card, Ok- squad, Coaches and the sororities in total number of candi- lahoma, Kansas and Nebraska are the L. E. Haskell, W. J. Cross, '09as, dates. Chi Omega representatives are three all-around sports leaders and Okla- secretary of the athletic association, Earl Radcliffe,'12M Gayle McCorkle, Elk City; Mary Grimes, homa and Kansas were the only schools .A., Okla- homa City sports Tulsa; and Mildred Miller, Wichita Falls, not finishing last in any sport. writer, and Fayette Copeland, '19as, Texas; Delta Delta Delta candidates are Mr Keith rates the schools as follows, director of university were Mary Jayne O'Sullivan and Martha Le- using 1 to represent a first place, 2 a publicity, guests at the banquet. Flore, Oklahoma City; and Katherine second, 6 sixth place, etc.: Oklahoma Surbeck, Edmond . 26; Kansas 29.5 ; Nebraska 30.5 ; Kansas Freshmen letters Sororities with two candidates each Aggies 31 ; Iowa State 31 .5 ; Missouri Freshmen letters will be given to thir- are: ; Mary Jane 40 .5. ty eight members of the Carson, Shawnee ; and Glenna Fay Col- Wrestling, swimming and tennis con- football squad providing they pass in wick; Kappa Kappa Gamma : Mildred tributed to the high Sooner average. twelve hours for the first semester, Chase, Seminole; and Martha Lake Dud- The rating by schools follows : according to L. E. "Jap" Haskell, ley, Oklahoma City ; Delta Gamma: Sar- head freshman mentor. The awards ita Mendoza, Yukon; and Margaret w GG are made on the basis of Buckley, Tulsa ; Gamma Phi Beta: Louise attendance at the daily practices and per- F z Laux, Oklahoma City; and Mary Ruth x e a SAS formance in the freshman intra-squad 0 gamesWA . McDonald, Longview, Texas; Alpha x ¢ w e M Phi: Frances Neal, Sayre; and Florene o x z x ° Men 6 5 recommended are : Hurst, Okmulgee; Pi Beta Phi : Martha Football 2.5 2.5 1 4 Two Mile 4 6 3 1 2 5 Harry Agers, Tulsa ; Watson ; and Katherine Walling, Tulsa; Bill Allen, Ra- Baseball 5 4 6 3 2 1 mona; Bob Bass, Nashville, Tennessee; : Mary Carter, Guth- Tennis 2 1 6 4.5 3 4.5 Wesley Beck, Et Reno; Harry Broadbent, rie; and Virginia Klein, Norman. Outdoor track 2 3 1 4 5 6 Sulphur; Furman Casen, The following have one entry each : Swimming 3 4 2 5 1 6 Lakeland, Flor- Indoor track 4 2 1 3 5 6 ida ; Clay_ Childs, Itasca, Alpha Xi Delta : Melba Mustoe, Okla- Texas ; Alton Basketball 2.5 1 6 4 5 2.5 Coates, Duncan; Jeff Coker, Lawton ; homa City ; Phi Mu: Charline Penner, 6 4.5 2.5 2.5 4.5 Wrestling 1 Earl Davis, Dallas, Texas; Norman; Sigma Delta Tau: Mildred Ray Davis, Oklahoma City; Harry Lapp, Wilburton; and Hester hall: Janet Totals 26 29 .5 30 .5 31 - 31 .5 40 .5 Ellis, Altus; Jess Ferrel, Lawton ; Raliegh Greer, Kingfisher. Francis, Blanch- ard ; Wilson Frantz, Norman; Photographing of the candidates will Karey Football letters awarded Faqua, Lawton ; Cassius be suspended until after the holidays, Gentry, Law- ton; William Harris, High said, but photographing of in- Twenty two men were voted letter Lawton; Jack Har- ris, Antlers; Pete dividuals for the class sections will be awards for participation in fall sports at Friend, Oklahoma City; December 7 by the athletic Delberg Haynes, Capron ; continued until the holidays begin. a meeting Wayne Le- council. Three of the letter winners Crone, Norman; Kenneth Little, Altus; were members of the two-mile team Orville Long, Tulsa ; Camal Massad, Alpha Lambda Delta coached by John Jacobs and nineteen had Maud; Morris McDannald, Electra, Tex- Alpha Lambda Delta, honorary schol- performed on the Sooner grid squad. as; Paul McQueen, Nashville, Tennessee; astic fraternity for women, announced The three first letter winners were John Miskovsky, Oklahoma City ; Jim through its president, Dorothy Woodruff Captain Ralph Dale, Enid ; Bill Hol- Monnett, Yale; George Parrish, Ponca of Perry, that four freshmen women loway, Checotah ; and Robert Moore, Ok- City; Finis Pendleton, Kingfisher; Bob were eligible for pledging : Agnes Calk- tnulgee. Phipps, Independence, Kansas ; Ben Poy- 1933 The Sooner Magazine 107

ner, Weleetka; Leroy Robinson, Tulsa; BIG SIX BASKETBALL FINISH LAST YEAR two star sophomores of last season, Shapiro, Nashville, Tennessee; Del- John Cooper, Joe Pct. forward, who tied for the mar Stembock, Frederick; Thurman I W L Pts. Opp. Pts.i individual scoring championship, and Walters, Shawnee; and Dub Wheeler, Kansas 7 3 1.700131612641 George Stuber, tenacious guard. His Davis. Oklahoma (tie) 6 4 .600308 283 task apparently will be to develop some Missouri (tie) 6 14 1.600124612401 reserves and completely build over his Sooners picked as winners Kansas State 1 5 1 5 .50026512631 "possession-of-the-ball" offense, hard hit Dr. Forrest C. "Phog" Allen, director Iowa State 1 4 6 1.400126712811 by the "ten second" rule. of athletics at the University of Kansas, Nebraska 1 2 1 8 1 .20012781345! Kansas State-Coach Charles Corsaut picks Hugh McDermott's Sooner bask- loses Elden Auker, all-conference guard, but eteers to win the Big Six basketball title in Graham, Boyd, Dalton, Breen and this year. Missouri, he says, should be Captain Skradski, will have a splendid nucleus for 1933. second, Nebraska third, Kansas fourth, Harold LeCrone of Norman, Percy Main Iowa State-Coach Louis Menze has Kansas State fifth and Iowa State sixth. of Clinton and Ervyl Bross of El Reno. lost by graduation Roadcap, Heitman, Squad men returning are : Norman Hawks and Rieke but retains Captain Kroutil Basketball season of Yukon, Jack Kitten of Am- Thomson, Ludwig, Templeton and ber, Another promising basketball season Emery Anderson of Norman, Jones. Iowa State apparently has been Howard Brockman is looming at Oklahoma this year de- of Tulsa, Harold harder hit by graduation than any other spite the fact Coach Hugh McDermott, Fleetwood of Marlow, Fred Dickinson conference team. of for the fourth consecutive season lacks a Independence, Missouri, and Edsel Nebraska-A new coach, W. Harold center who can consistently outiump the Curnett of Gould. Browne, succeeds Charley Black as Corn- Little is known opponents' center. yet of the sophomore husker basketball mentor and besides strength Last year saw basketball booming at available save that it includes most of last year's Husker squad will Oklahoma for the first time in three Omar "Bud" Browning of Enid, Loyett have Steve Hokuf, all Big Six guard of years. Although the Sooners finished Burk of Lexington and after the first 1931, who did not play last year. last in both 1930 and 1931, McDermott semester, Charles Munson of Oklahoma The Sooner schedule for 1933 : drove them to a tie for second place City, a 6-foot 3-inch 195-pounder. Dec. 20 Tulsa U. at Norman. with Missouri last year and lacked but Graduating lettermen were Gordon Dec. 21 Tulsa U. at Norman. four points of defeating Kansas in the Graalman of Blackwell, Charles Grady Jan. 2 Southern Methodist at Dallas . of last game, and winning the conference Oklahoma City and Grady Jackson Jan. 3 Southern Methodist at Dallas . championship. of Altus. *Jan. 6 Iowa State at Ames. Popularity of the court game at Ok- What are the prospects, exclusive of *Jan. 7 Kansas State at Manhattan. lahoma last year was further reflected sophomores, of the five Big Six con- *Jan. 14 Kansas at Norman. in the home attendance for conference ference foes Oklahoma must face twice *Jan. 18 Kansas State at Norman. games which officially totaled 14,325 as each again this year? *Feb. 4 Missouri at Norman. against 10,959 in 1931 and 10,701 in Kansas-Coach Forrest C. "Phog" Al- *Feb. 11 Nebraska at Norman. 1930 for the five home conference games. len retains Bill Johnson, all Big Six cen- *Feb. 17 Missouri at Columbia . The banner mark for a single game the ter, Paul Harrington, forward, Earnest *Feb. 20 Iowa State at Norman. past three years was 4,117 at the Mis Vanek, guard, and Elmer Schaake, *March 3 Kansas at Lawrence . souri-Oklahoma game, last year. guard. He lost two fine players in Ted *March 4 Nebraska at Lincoln. Coach McDermott will have six re- O'Leary, all Big Six forward, and Lee *denotes Big Six conference games. turning letter men at Oklahoma : Andy Page, all Big Six guard. NOTE-four non-conference games with Beck of Oklahoma City, Elvin Ander- Missouri-Coach George Edwards re- Oklahoma A. and M., dates not yet set, son of Norman, Jude Potts of Durant, tains Wagner, the lanky center and his also will be played.

Stadium classrooms

With the university's en- rolment higher than last year and with classroom space at a premium, a num- ber of classrooms have been finished in the stadium and our photograph shows some of the classes starting to come out of the new "building" HEFFNER 108 The Sooner Magazine January

Oklahoma at night

PHOTOGRAPHS BY RALPH D. BIRD

This group of unusual night pictures of several buildings and one of the walks on the University of Oklahoma . campus were taken by Dr. Ralph Durham Bird, assistant professor of zoology. Top left : front view of the school of art build- ing, formerly the university library; upper right : a south front view of the education building which has in its time con- tained the law school and the university library and, at present, the college of education; lower right : the walk on the west side of the oval looking toward the administration building ; above : university gym and department of physical education . This view shows the massive strength imparted into the design for the building ; right center : entrance to the law school building