Echoes from the Hill Issue 1 Fall 1969 Echoes from the Hill Southwestern Oklahoma State University Office ofns I titutional Advancement and Alumni Follow this and additional works at: https://dc.swosu.edu/echoes Recommended Citation Southwestern Oklahoma State University Office of Institutional Advancement and Alumni (1969) "Echoes from the Hill," Echoes from the Hill: Vol. 55 : Iss. 3 , Article 1. Available at: https://dc.swosu.edu/echoes/vol55/iss3/1 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Magazines at SWOSU Digital Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in Echoes from the Hill by an authorized administrator of SWOSU Digital Commons. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Echoes from The Hill Southwestern State College Alumni Newsletter Volume 55, Number 3 Weatherford, Oklahoma 73096 October, 1969 1969 Aerial View of Southwestern State College Campus Homecoming Oct. 18 Football game, assem bly, crowning of a queen, luncheons, c r o w n . reunions, open house, dinners, parade, visiting and rem inisc­ The Bulldogs, of course, are defending champs. ing. But before the goings-on at Milam Stadium, visitors will These are the ingredients of a Homecoming, and these will have several opportunities to visit with old friends and class - be the events of the day on Oct. 18 at Southwestern State m ates. College. The theme is "Up, Up and Away." The Former Students Association luncheon is scheduled for Old grads, new grads, students, former students and friends 12 noon in the Memorial Student Center Ballroom, and Presi­ are invited as the 68-year-old college pulls out all the stops dent Jessie Duncan promises an interesting program. Luncheon to make this the biggest Homecoming celebration in its h is­ tickets will be available at tables set up downtown before and tory. during the parade. Festivities actually start at 10 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 17, Members of the 30-Year Club have changed the site of with the annual Homecoming Assembly in the college gym­ their luncheon, and will gather at Parrish Plaza, 120 E. Main. nasium. There the new reigning queen will be announced and John F. Lance, Southwestern football, basketball and track individual members of the Southwestern Bulldog football team coach from 1918 to 1922, has accepted an invitation to speak, introduced. according to President Orin E. Bradley. Parade at 10 O ’Clock Coming From Pittsburg, Kan. The parade — washed out a year ago by drenching rains — Lance now lives in Pittsburg, Kan., where he coached at begins moving through downtown Weatherford at 10 a.m. Satur­ Kansas State College from the time he left Southwestern until day. It will follow the usual path, traveling from east to west his retirement in recent years. on Main Street, while the crowd and the judges look on. He also is expected to attend the Lettermen's Club reunion Floats constructed by numerous college organizations, city from 5 to 7 p.m. in Room 101 of the Health and Physical Ed­ civic clubs and public school students will compete for prize ucation Building. Dr. Don Prock, now a SWSC mathematics money. professor, is chairman of arrangements for the reunion. A large number of high school and junior high bands from Other activities already on the Homecoming calendar in­ throughout western Oklahoma are expected to march in the clude: Phi Delta Chi barbecue, 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. VFW procession, led by the Southwestern Band. Hall; Kappa Psi luncheon, 12 noon, and Kappa Epsilon re­ The big drawing card of Homecoming Day will unfold at union, 4:30 to 6:30 p.m., locations to be announced; School of 2:30 p.m. when the Bulldogs face Northeastern State C ollege's Pharmacy open house; Pharmacy Alumni social hour, 6:30 Redmen in a game that could well decide the Oklahoma Col- p.m., and dinner, 7:30 p.m., Mark Restaurant; Homecoming legiate Conference football championship. Various pre-season dance, 9 p.m., Student Center Ballroom; open house at Thomas polls selected both Southwestern and Northeastern to win the P. Stafford Airport, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. P a g e 2 ECHOES FROM THE HILL ____ OCTOBER, 1969 Echoes From the Hill Haley Is Honored Southwestern State College Weatherford, Oklahoma By Cage Officials Dr. A l H a r r is ...............................................................P resid en t Ed Haley, SWSC graduate now Jack B. Shelton ................Director of Public Relations living in Earth, Texas, has been Former Students Association selected as an honorary lifetime Officers member of the Southwestern Bas­ Mrs. Jessie Duncan, W eatherford ..................... P re sid e n t ketball Officials Association. Haley, an outstanding athlete Miss Hazel Evans, Clinton ..................... Vice-President at Southwestern in the late 1920’s Mark Mouse, Weatherford......................................... Secretary and early 1930’s, was recognized Mrs. Millie Thomas, Weatherford.........................T reasurer for “the direction which you gave Thirty - Year Club Officers the countless youngsters who Oren B radley, W ay n e...............................................P re sid e n t were members of athletic teams Ernest Kendall, Silver Spring, Md. Vice-President for which you worked during F rank D. E aton, W eath erfo rd ................................Secretary the years you officiated in bas­ Echoes from The Hill is published quarterly by the ketball in this area.” Southwestern State College Office of Public Relations The quotation is from a letter notifying Haley of his selection and mailed without charge to former students and for a lifetime membership. other interested persons. Haley’s officiating career be­ gan when he was still in college and continued after he became high school football and basket­ ‘J o i n Us Now !’ Form ballGives coach in Anadarko in 1931. In 1941 he accepted a coaching ED HALEY Boost to Rolls of FSA job in Muleshoe, Texas, but joined Conference Commissioners of the Air Force only one year America. He held clinics in Ha­ later. As a jump instructor for w a ii, th e P h ilip p in e s, Okinawa, The Former Students Associ­ a one-year subscription to The transition officers, he was sta­ J a p a n , K o re a , N atio n alist China ation membership rolls have in­ Southwestern. Ten new names tioned at Garderfield, Calif., and Hong Kong. creased by 18 as a result the qualify you for a two-year sub­ Phoenix, Ariz., and St. Louis, Twice each year he conducts publication of the “ Join Us Now” s c rip tio n . Mo. a four-hour lecture course on form in the July issue of Echoes Recently paying their associa­ Following the war he became basketball officiating at Texas from The Hill. tion dues were: coach at Springlake, Texas, High T e c h . For the convenience of others Gary Lynn Davis (’68), Box School, and continued to officiate Haley has served as an official who would like to join, the form 381, Gila Bend, Ariz.; James at sporting events. for the Big Eight, Southwest, is being published again in this Klee Hawkins (’68), Rt. 1, Dill Two years ago he toured the Border, Far Western, Pacific E c h o e s. City, Okla.; Mrs. Ray (Almeda Far East as one of two officials Coast and M issouri Valley Con­ Each person who pays the $2 Homan) Karlin(Ex),Hydro,Okla.; selected by the Officials and fe r e n c e s . annual membership dues will re­ Wayne (’54) and Juanita (’61) ceive a free one-year subscrip­ Kelley, Rt. 2, Box 31A, Monte tion to the college newspaper, Vista, Colo.; Virginia M. Moore The Southwestern. Judy McConnell Receives (’66), 923 Krest Dr., Weather­ Association membership cards ford, Okla.; Marge Porteus(’43), also are being prepared, and Box 668, Paonia, Colo.; Marana will be sent along with FSA Rice (’41), 718 Scenic St., Lees­ Career Woman’s Crown decals to all who join. burg, Fla.; Finley Reid (Ex-’34), Mrs. Judy Ward McConnell Pharmacy Honor Society award The same offer is good for Box 97, Youngtown, Ariz.; Paul­ (’66) of Altus holds the title of for scholastic achievement pre­ members who pay their dues ine (Bailey) Kelley (’41), 912 E. “ 1969 Oklahoma Young Career sented to the pharmacy senior at Homecoming on Oct. 18. Sutherland, Altus, Okla.; Robert Woman,” and represented the with the highest grade-point W. Poolaw (’64), 715 W. Louisi­ Echoes’ mailing list, currently state at this year’s National Bus­ a v e ra g e . ana, Anadarko, Okla.; Ronnie D, containing 6,281 names, is con­ iness and I^ofessional Women’s She also was the recipient of Walker (’66), 911 N. Caddo, Wea­ tinuing to grow. The help of all convention in St. Louis, Mo. two national Kappa Epsilon therford, Okla.; Bill (’65) and readers is requested in the cam­ A teacher and pharm acist,M rs. awards--the Zeda M. Cooper Shirley (’68) Bailey, 104 Rice paign to make the list even long­ McConnell is serving as presi­ Award and the National Individ­ Dr., Watonga, Okla.; Clara Tyler e r . dent of the Altus B and PW Club, ual Scholarship Award for the Bryan (’49),1900 Redwood, Den­ If you know of any graduate and she was nominated to the K appa E p silo n w om en with the ton, Texas; Mrs. Alex (Visa A.) or former student who is not publication “ Outstanding Young h ig h e s t g ra d e -p o in t in the nation. Wilson (’35), 314 S. Knoblock, now receiving this alumni news­ Women of America.” Since graduating from college, Stillwater, Okla.; Virgil R.