THE SOONER MAGAZINE Vol. 8, No. 2 OKLAHOMA ALUMNI NEWS November, 1935 A News Magazine for University of Oklahoma graduates and at the postoffice at Norman, Oklahoma, under the act of March former students, published monthly except August and Septem- 3, 1879. Established 1928. Advertising rates on application to ber, by the University of Oklahoma Association, Oklahoma Union the Business Manager, Oklahoma Union Building. Address all Building, Norman, Oklahoma . Earl Foster, '12, '13, Oklahoma editorial matter to Frank S. Cleckler, Secretary-Treasurer, City, president; Frank S. Cleckler,'21bus., Norman, secretary- Oklahoma Union Building, Norman, Oklahoma . The Magazine treasurer. Membership dues : Annual $3, of which $2 is for is published the twentieth of the month preceding date of pub- THE SOONER MAGAZINE ; life $60, of which $40 is for THE lication . Information designed for the Magazine should be in SOONER MAGAZINE. Life Membership is payable in quarterly the hands of the Editor not later than the sixth of any month. instalments. Entered as second-class matter October 13, 1928, Ernie Hill,'32journ ., editor and business manager. Oklahomans at home and broad The New Cover more has an editor who has ideas and Rev. Herbert Cockerill, pastor of the First Norman ; and Rev. For the past fifty-one issues-five years the initiative to work them out. Methodist church, and one extra month-The Sooner Mag- The subject of humor magazines can John P. Lewis, pastor of the Church of azine has been dressed in the same cover. not be dismissed until the announcement Christ, Norman. It was a good cover-distinctive, at- of a new humor magazine in Oklahoma Helen Gregory, instructor in women's tractive and suggestive of things Okla- City is made. It is to be called Uptown physical education dancing classes and homa. It was designed some five years and one of its projectors is none other director of Orchesis, spent an exciting ago by Miss Dorothy Kirk, '23fa, who than Hollis Russell, '28as, who was once and interesting summer in Europe . She is still a member of the University school affiliated with The Bandwagon . Uptown studied dancing in Austria and visited of art faculty. is slated to make a first appearance late France, Italy and other countries on the And for her outstanding contribution this year. continent. She was close to the pre-war to the appearance of the magazine, the Major Reese M. Howell, the new Uni- excitement and gained a valuable in- appreciation of the association is again versity R. O. T. C. commandant who sight into the various European attitudes offered as it was at the time the new replaced Major Harry J. Malony, has toward the impending conflict . cover was adopted. never before been assigned to a teaching The University's new nine-hole golf However, with this issue The Sooner post since he was graduated from West course, which is being laid out on the Magazine comes to you dressed in a new Point twenty years ago. Already, he is forty-acre tract of land southeast of the fall outfit . The chief value of the winning the respect and admiration of campus, will be opened with a tourna- students change, it is felt, is that familiar scenes and his staff members. Major ment about May 4, Ben G. Owen, di- may be brought to you on the cover. Howell was a crack polo player, holding rector of intramural athletics, has an- This issue, for instance, gives that old a two-point handicap, until several years nounced. Four of the grass greens al- familiar scene of the varsity corner pep ago he retired from active participation. ready are in shape and grass has been meeting-bringing back memories of Four new lecturers have been added to trimmed several times . A squad of forty football eves. The pictures, of course, the staff of the Oklahoma School of Re- WPA workers is conditioning the forty will be changed for each issue to keep ligion. They are Dr. Paul W. Quillian, acres for intramural sports competition, a up with the seasons of the year and the pastor of the St. Luke's Methodist Epi- picnic grounds and the golf course . Traps, events of the day. scopal church, South, Oklahoma City ; bunkers and roughs are being added to After all, even Scribner's changed its Dr. Thomas A. Williams, pastor of the the landscape. First cover design not so long ago. Methodist church, Oklahoma City ; "Native Oklahomans" will be the theme for the 1936 Sooner yearbook, CONTENTS Charles Follansbee, Eufaula, editor, has Soonerland in brief The Educational Conference 31 decided. The annual will carry pictures And speaking of things magazine, Drive for New Members 32 of various state beauty spots and places The Covered Wagon, successor to The "But Don't Growl" 33 of interest. Allan Engleman, Tulia, Whirlwind, is an improvement on cam- Hie You Back - It's Homecoming 34 Texas, is business manager, and Stewart pus humor magazines that most col- The November Stretch 35 Mark, Oklahoma City, circulation man- leges and universities always plan but Kirby Prickett 36 ager. seldom realize. John Runyan, junior By Dr. S. R. Hadsell,'04 The Sooner football team took with it student from Oklahoma City, deserves He Planned His Own Fame 37 sixty gallons of Norman water for drink- and is getting credit for a happy rejuvi- By Malvina Stephenson,'32,'36 ing purposes when it made the trip to nation of a publication that has seen Putter There, Walter 38 Dallas to play the Texas Longhorns. days of despair. The first issue was at- By Dick Clarke,'37 Mimeographed schedules informing the tractively put together. It combined ar- Benton Returns From Europe 40 squadmen where they should be from the ticles with humor and was pleasingly By S. Deborah Haines time they left until they returned were short on "exchange" jokes. It had a Sooner Roll Call 42 given out by Captain Lawrence "Biff" Sooner campus flavor. And what is Belles Lettres and Bell Ringers 48 Jones when the team left. 28 The Sooner Magazine November Floyd Lochner, national intercollegiate two-mile champion from Agra, under- went a tonsil operation early in the fall but recovered in time to continue his training for the fall two-mile racing season . Lochner, who beat all of the best collegiate two-milers at the California meet late in the summer, will attempt to round into his best condition by next summer in an effort to make the United States Olympic team. The memorial to the 1935 graduating class has been completed and placed be- tween the Oklahoma Union and Monnet hall . Walks have been constructed lead- ing to the pool and fountain . Four rock benches have been placed on each side of the fountain . John Clark Caldwell, junior lawyer from Arkansas, has taken a campus po- sition as secretary to Julien Monnet, dean of the law school . Caldwell, for several years, was secretary to Frank S. Cleckler, alumni secretary. His place was taken in the alumni organization by William Beaty, junior business student, McAles- Sooners on Mr. Mitchell's efficient ter. teaching staff follow : a tackle position. He weighs 210 pounds principal ; Clarence "Binder" Davis, who with- O. D. Johns, '33M. in Ed, this season . drew from school three years ago to be- John N. Alley, '33as, '34M.A., Margaret Barnes, '32as, '33M .A., C. R. Bartlett, come a Tulsa insurance man, has re- From Oxford turned to the campus this fall to com- Fischer Returns '33as, '34M.A.; Dorothea Brauer, '31as, plete pre-medic courses. Davis' home is Jack Fischer, who has been a Rhodes '32M.A.; Maxine Byron, '31as, '33M. in in Bixby. scholar at Oxford University for the past Ed.; R. H. Carver, '32M.B.A.; Elsie G. two years, has returned to this country Coover, 18as, '28M.A. ; Marie Donnell, Yates On Pittsburgh Staff to take a position with the Federal Hous- '29as, '34M.A .; W. S. Guthrie; Mary The announcement that George Lat- ing Administration at Washington, D. C. Hackett, '31as, '33M.A.; Elsie D. Hole, ham Yates, '34eng, '35M.S., has been ap- He deferred his third year at Oxford '28M.A.; R. W. Mayall, jr., '35M. in Ed. ; pointed to the teaching staff of the en- and may return to complete his scholar- John W. Morris, '30bs.; A. R. Orr, '20 gineering college at the University of ship term at a later date. M.A .; Lillian Orton, '23as; John S. Shed, Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is While he is working in Washington, ,28bs, '29M.S. ; Vernon Thornton,, '31 some of the best news his classmates have Fischer will act as foreign correspondent M.S.; Louise Welsh, '32M.A. ; Carl S. received . for the British New Statesman. He re- Woodward, '31M.S. ; Frances Adams, Because everyone in the '34 and '35 cently sold a second article to Harper's '33fa ; Myrtle Burnett, '28as ; Addle Lee classes has been struck by the manner magazine in this country. Davis, '34fa ; M. J . DeBenning; Orville in which Mr. Yates overcame a serious Fischer left the United States during Dee, '32as ; E. R. Fentcm, '26as ; Cath- handicap that became his during his the summer of President Roosevelt's first erine Pool ; Roberta Roads, '351ib sci; Tumor year. Both of his hands were administration . He had been working Elizabeth Ann Setzer, '32as ; Blix Thom- blown off when Old Trusty, sacred can- for the Daily Oklahoman since he was son, '31fa; W. L. Wantland, '35ex ; Mrs. non of the L. K. O. T. organization, graduated from the University in 1932. Joe Wells, and LouVella Dozier. exploded during a secret initiation on the The rush of events in the United Canadian river.