The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-02-05
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first day was unprecedented in the
history of the university. This was
occasioned by the fact that new
ruling had gone into effect permit
ting no examination grades to be CIV
en- out until the student had re-en-
rolled. New students are arriving on
every train and it is probable that
the semester attendance will be more
than one hundred in advance of that
of last year.
DR.. d. w. Ohren, professor of geo
logy in the university, delivered lee
lures under the auspices of the uni
yersity extension course at Snyder
and Morris last week.
An alumni quartely is now being
published regularly by the graduates
OF the university. Prof. Gittinger O,
Norman is editor-in-chief Contribu-
tors to the last number were Errett
r. Newly, Clarence Reeds, Adelaide
Loomis and w. n. Rice.
The girls basket ball team of the
university is claiming the champion
ship of the state by virtue of its de-
feat of the Ada Normal school team
at Ada last week The Ada five had
defeated everything in this section
until it meet the Sooner aggregation
and was at the time masquerading
under championship colors.
At the last meeting of the univer-
sity board of regents held at Okla
homa City, Tuesday w. E. Rowsey of
Muskogee was elected president to
succeed Lee Cruce who resigned when
he became governor. c. C. Hatchett
of Durant was made secretary.
Tom Tribbey, the first of the top
notch athletes who have battled for
the Sooner cause, died at his country
home near Maud last week. He had
been engaged in the drug business at
Maud until recently when he moved
to the farm. The giant Tribbey was
for years the athletic hero of the
school. In football he was bulwark
and the terror Of all opposing teams.
He made a record with the weights
that few western track men have
equalled.
DR.. H. H. Lane, professor Of BIZ
ology in the university, has received
call to occupy the chair of biology
in the university of Chicago during
the summer session. This is the
third successive year that he has been
accorded the honor. Dean Monnet of
the school of law will have the chair
Of mortgage in the same institution.
The university of Chicago has a
twelve months session but during the
summer the regular faculty takes its
vacation and prominent educators are
called to fill their places from other
universities. These honors generally
go to Yale, Harvard, Columbia and
the large eastern schools. Oklahoma
is highly complimented in having two
Chicago institution the same summer.
The final preliminary debate to
choose the men who will represent
Oklahoma on the debating team that
contests with Kansas and Colorado
in April, was held in the university
auditorium last night. The ten men
who received the highest averages
in the first preliminary held three
weeks ago were entered. They were:
Streeter Speakman, p. d. Erwin and
Frank Balyeast Of Wellston; E. NJ.
Casteberry of Stroud, Tom Mayfield
of Norman, j. l.. Highsaw of Higgins,
Tex; and John Dickey of Continental,
Ohio. Six of the contestants will be
chosen for the final debates, three on
each team. Two of the other four
will get places as alternates which
will necessitate their making prepar-
alton on the final question. The ques-
ton debated was the same that will
be argued with Kansas and Colorado,
Resolved; that, the snort Dallot sys-
tenn should be adopted for municipal,
county and state elections" The
contest was by far the best that has
ever been held here. The debators
all displayed exceptional strength.
both in argument and delivery, and 1t
is apparent Oklahoma has splen-
did chance to win both Of the big in
ter-collegiate contests in the spring
unless the rival universities spring a
big surprise. Five of the debators
were academies" and five came from
the law school.
A chess club is soon to be organ
lied at the state university. The one
in operation there last year was not
recognized in the fall as a number
of he ,,apobar, did raturp IN