The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-10-13
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So numerous are the various recitals,
lectures, debates, musicals, plays and
others indoor attractions to be siven
by the university during the year that
the authorities have rented the Flan-
ing opera house for the school term.
While this a cheaper than renting the
building for each separate attraction,
it nevertheless involves a considerable
outlay of money which in q few years
would more than pay for nauditor-
ium erected on the university campus.
J. NJ. Rutledge, a graduate Of the
university in the class of 1907 was
drowned September % at Nuyaka,
Okla, while teaching the boys Of the
Indian school at that place to swim.
The junior class in the college of
arts and science met last week and
elected officers as follows for the first
semester: Mary Harness of Lexing-
ton. president; Robert E. Jackson of
Sallisaw, vice president Deborah
Haines of Norman, secretary; Frank
Howe of Weatherford, treasurer; Sam
Denyer of Chandler, sargeant at arms.
The Oklahoma geological survey has
just completed the work outlined for
the summer, having had the most sue
cessful season in it's history. The
work was under the direction of State
Geologist Chas. n Gould Since the
university is the only institution in
the state turning out graduate geolo-
gists practically all the work of the
survey was done by professors, grad
uates and students of the institution
Many students also worked on the
United States geological survey
throughout the west, in Alaska, Vene-
zuela and other countries. The grad
uates of the department of geology OF
the state university are everywhere
winning recognition and commenda
ton because of their capability and
the thoroughness Of their knowledge
and the Oklahoma department of geo
logy is probably already the most not
ed west of the Mississippi Statistics
Ishow that it has more men on the
United States survey than any other
Hike school
The juniors Of the university met
Wednesday and elected Robert Jack
son of Salisaw business manager OF
the junior annual to be published next
spring. The Office is one of the most
sought after among those open to the
student body since the financial re
Isponsibility for the publication rests
with the business manager and a goot
financier can net himself a neat sum as
all money over expenses goes to the
editor and business manager.
Mrs. Wise, student secretary of the
west central territorial committee O
the Y w. c. A., is in Norman this
week meeting the women of the uni
versity and assisting the strong Y. w
G. A. organization in planning its fal
campaign for members.
The Lincoln County Club, famous a.
the only county club at the university
met last week and elected officers az
follows: Forrest Better of Chandler
president; Streeter Speakman of Wells
ton, vice president; Eva Ives of StrouC
secretary; Carl Brown of Chandler
treasurer; Sayde Mascho of Chandler
chairman of the entertainment com
mittee. The good work of the club a
student getter is shown by the fac
that it returned all but one of it
twenty-seven members this fall ant
brought along a goodly number o
freshmen for enrolment in the uni
versity.
Teutonia, the German club of tn
university, met at the home of Prot
lVoss Tuesday night and organized 70