The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-03-31
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nght, such as the university of Okla
homa has not seen for years if the
annual freshman-sophomore rush dur
ing the first week of each term be ex
cepted, occurred rather Unexpectedly
last week, The sophomores had plan
ned hayride to the river in the even
ing and return by moonlight. Just
as the second year students rolled
away making merry with college songs
and yells the freshmen outnumbering
them two to one swooped down and
captured their sustic caravan. The at.
tacking party was in search of the
grub baskets. The sophomores, having
received an inkling of impending trou-
BILE, had sent the "eats" on ahead. For
the time being the first year class
withdrew and the sophomores went on
their way. Later they followed them
to the river and made another assault
but supper had been cleared away.
The freshmen contented themselves by
riding back to town in one of the
wagons and compelling part of the
sophomores to walk.
Oklahoma is to have three big inter-
collegiate debates this year, a record
that few Of the great universities of
the middle west can equal Contests
have been scheduled with Kansas and
Colorado for several months. Both Of
these are to be decided on the night
of April u, one in Norman and one
in Lawrence, Kans. After four years,
relations have been resumed with Mis-
souri, and a team will be sent to Co
lumbia in May. At first some doubt
was expressed as to whether suitable
material could be found for three big
intercollegiate teams. two or three
and one of two members. The fact
that nineteen men had enrolled for the
preliminary contest to choose the Mis-
souri, team some time before the reg
istration list closed showed that Okla
homa could support half a dozen ex-
ceptional debating teams if necessary.
The addition of the law school has
aided materially in the promotion of
the college debates.
The varsity basket ball team lost its
game with the Southeastern state nor
NAL team played at Durant last Fri
day night, by to score. The
teams were almost evenly matched
and the result was in doubt until the
last few moments of play. The var
sity eo-eds were unable to overcome
the handicap of an unfamiliar court
and lost the contest, Durant scoring
the winning points on free throws re-
sulting from fouls committed by the
Sooners. A return game will be play
ed in Norman next week
Superintendent w A. Bradenberg
of the Oklahoma City public schools
addressed the university Y. M. C. A.
at its meeting held last Sunday. He
emphasized the fact that the student
should always strive for accuracy and
moral character while acquiring his
education and declared that the man
who attained those two detectives was
reasonably certain to make a success
after he left college.
Oklahoma university boys are max
ing their mark in the world so rapidly
that it is really confusing to attempt
to keep posted on their doings. The
latest of whom we have heard is Gay
lord Nelson who dabbled in literature
for pleasure while at the university,
but went into geology for livlihood
The advanced chapter of "The Mineral
Reserves of the United States" just
issued by the government, contains
two page article on the tripoli indus
try written by Nelson. His report was
recently published in one of the Unit
ed States geological survey bulletins
and an abstract of it appeared in the
Mining World" Nelson is now en-
ployed as chemist for the Dallas
Portland Cement company.
Miss Ursula Lamar, a senior in the
college of arts and sciences, has been
elected instructor in the English de-
partment of the Oklahoma City col
lege for young ladies, which will open
next September. She has an "a" rec
ord as an English student at the uni
versity.
Prof. Felgar, dean of the school of
delivertd his lecture, ''The
Man Behind the Boiler" in Geary,
Cordell and Anadarko last
week. Prof Meier of the chair of Ger
man also lectured under the auspices
Of the university extension bureau in
the northern part of the state His
themes were the Passion Play" and
Through Switzerland With the
Swiss"
$4,000 Fire at Ozark.