Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1910-11-06

ductcd tournaments for the cham
pionship OF the school. Some strong
players are numbered among the
students and It Is probable that
matches viii be arranged with other
state university teams this year. The
winner of last years tournament was
Ossip DePortc. a Russian refuge, who
learned the game at the universities
of Warsaw I'm Poland and Berne in
Switzerland. He Is a remarkable
chess expert and in all probability has
few superiors in the west.
Work on the new administration
hail at the university Of oklahoma
is proceeding with full force Of men
and the outer walls OF the structure
are already completed. There now
seems little doubt but that 1t viii be
ready for occupancy February lst.
Dr Edwin DeBarr. state chemist
ANA bend OF the department OF chem
istry In the university Of Oklahoma,
delivered an address before the stu
dent body Of the university recently
which is causing much comment over
the state. 1t vas one of series of
chapel talks given by DR.. DeBarr on
Health and Hygiene He declared
that the great amount of meat con-
.sumed every day by the American
people was a serious menace to the
health Of the nation. He stated that
only those accustomed to vigorous
daily eXerton could properly digest
such food and further asserted that
twice a week was as often as any per-
son should eat meat. He announced
the belief that the not meat eating
peoples were the strongest man for
man in the world and cited the Jap
anese IN support of his theory.
DR.. DeBarr also attacked the care
less way In which the public health
was safeguarded in many of the towns
In oklahoma, declaring that in one
place the people were dying at the
rate Of 25 per day because Of the
water supply. In this connection he
warmly espoused the owen bill for
the creation of national bureau OF
public health.
The fall tennis toruament at the
university of oklahoma is exciting
great interest among the students. The
first round of the preliminaries Is
now being played but will not be con-
cluded for several days because of the
unusually large humber of entries.
The favorites in the competition for
the varsity championship are Verne
Alden. the present title holden. Ed
win Mntocr, who defeated him In the
| preliminares for the Kansas game
last year Shelly Tracy, Ed Fleming
and Charles Orr.
Chief Justice Jesse j. Dunn and as
soclate Justice Robert l.. Williams ad-
dressed the first year students of the
law school at the university OF Ok
lahoma last week. Tho Justices OF
! the state supreme court have mr.
ranged TO deliver lectures before the
coming barristers OF the state at reg
ular intervals as was done last year
| President A. Grant Evans Of the
! state university Is visiting the medi-
cal colleges Of the universities Of KAN
sas and Nebraska this week. The
, former college Is located at Lawrence
land Rosedale While the latter Is a.
Lincoln and Omaha.
Affording n pleasure that almos
compensates for the defeat Of tn,
sturdy Sooner football team at thu
hands OF Missouri, comes the repor
OF receptions accorded the universitl
players and rooters ut nearly all town
passed through on their way TO Jop
lin, All along the limo they were me
by enthusiastic crowds assembled b,
former students which gave then
royal welcomes and enllvened tn
stops by giving the college yells. a
Vinita several hundred people wei
coined the train. Cheers and chant
never heard away from Norman be
fore were given with great gusto AM
everyone wore red and white badge
in honor of the Sooners The citi
zens of the metropolis of Northeast
ern Oklahoma did not stop at that bu
sent over one hundred rooters to sup
port the state school In its battle 70
grid,ron honors, Such demonstra
tions have a. deeper meaning than
pride IN athletic supremacy. The
show that the people, OF Oklahoma ar