The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-02-19
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state University.

Norman, Okla. Feb. 1S.-The uni
versity orchestra. which Is the larg
est in the state, continues to VIII
favor wherever it appears. 1t vii
play in Oklahoma City, Okmulgee
Muskogee and Sapulpa this week.
Class basketball is now receiving
the attention of the athletically in
clined at the University. All the
teams have begun regular practice
and a close fight for the champion
ship of the school Is in prospect
The freshmen are the present hold
ers of the honor, having defeated the
juniors in the final game last year
Often students come from distant
states to enroll in the university
of oklahoma, but few of these have
taken up work in the school of med
| icne, since the large cities with
their clinical advantages generally
catch the students who go out OF
their state to professional schools
of this kind. This is not always
the case, as was made apparent
last week, when Lee Jones came
from Monmouth, ILL.,, to enroll in
the medical college here, having
heard it highly recommended
At the close of the first week of
the second semester the records OF
the registrar showed that 563 ap-
plications for enrolment had been
made as against SIC at the same
time last year. There has been a
good increase in the attendance of
nearly all departments and 1t is
probable that the total enrolment
for the year, summer session in
cluded, will pass the 1000 mark.
The students in the department
Of German will stage a play in the
near future. 1t is an amusing little
sketch entitled, Die Deutschen
Kleinstadter. All the parts will be
taken by undergraduates and every
line will be spoken in German. Tho
nehearsals wiz likely be conducted
by Prof. Moier, head of the Ger
man department, and Mrs. Meier.
The baseball squad continues to
practice, Several of the new men
are showing up to unexpected ad-
vantage and Will likely replace some
OF the veterans who had been count
ed on as certain to make the team.
One of the best athletes in the
university failed to pass in the re.
quired number of homs work last
semester and will be debarred from
athletics this spring by faculty
ruling. His absence has crippled
the basketball team and may make
track team impossible.
Everett DeGolyer, an Oklahoma
City boy who acquired his knowl-
edge of geology at the state uui.
versity, has Just achieved the re.
markable distinction of locating the
largest oil well in the world The
monster gusher, which was drilled
at his direction by the company OF
capitalists for which he is working.
is near Tampico, Mexico. II has a
flow of 100000 barrels per day.
Justice Jesse L. Dunn of Alva.
member of the Oklahoma supreme
bench. addressed a large audience
of students and townspeople at Nor
man. February ~. on Lincoln, the
Lawyer, The speech was simple.
yet mastery and eloquent one. re-
viewing the life of the Great Eman-
cipator' from the little cabin in
Hardin county Kentucky to the
memorable Gettysburg address. Jus
tice Dunn came as special lee.
tnrer before the law school but chose
a subject to fit the occasion and
monster crowd greeted him
To stimulate interest in compost
ton among the undergraduates and
at the same time secure the best
productions of student talent for
the college annual. the sooner
is Offering prizes for
the best manuscripts submitted both
in prose and verse Some work is
expected which will fan little shor,