Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-03-05

days, ran over to Hugo, and also re-
turned with a bride The young lady
was formerly Miss Irene Elizabeth
Johnston Of Hugo. The romance be-
gan at the University Of Arkansas
whore both were formerly students,
Miss Johnson being one Of the most
charming girls Of the social set and
Mr. Welch a popular Fraternity man.
Welch viii complete his law course
while his young bride viii finish her
work for a degree in the Arts and
Science department Of the Univer-
slty here.
A University student had 5000 Of
the good people Of Muskogee com
pletely in the dark the other night,
TO say nothing OF a distinguished
gathering of delegates to the State
Teachers Association meeting. The
teachers had assembled and the house
was crowded when the University or
chestra took the stage to render its
concert. The violinists were nervous
ly keying their instruments, the pi-
anlst had Just stretched forth her
hands toward the worries, and Direc-
tor Helmbuerg was giving his baton
the first twirl preparatory to launch
ing forth into a crashing melody
when swish, out went every light in
the great auditorium. A rapt stu
dent viollnist, whose mind had
scared above mundane things, had
placed his music stand across the up
per arms of the electric switch, thus
short-circuiting the current and
blowing out all the fuses in the build
ing. The electricians worked an
hour before the audience again saw
the light meanwhile the orchestra
played tunes that do not require the
sense Of light, such as Dixie" and
America"
When the news reached the Uni
versity last week that the legislature
had acted favorably on the confer
ence report recommending S125,O00
for law school building and equip
ment at the State University, the stu
dents gave vent TO their feelings I'm a
genuine outburst OF undergraduate
enthusiasm. The Law students were
especially demonstrative as they had
lhAiANi'h anu NhllNhNNfu lit NhlI-
palgn for the appropriation and the
victory was to a great extent theirs,
They marched to chapel behind the
banner that had been carried in Gov
ernor Cruces inaugural parade and
bore with them n full outfit of sur
veying instruments. After tho ser
vices they adjourned to the campus,
followed by the entire student body,
and went through the form Of sur
veying the ground for the building.
A big banquet viii be held soon In
celebration OF tho successful conolus-
Ion OF the fight for the much needed
Appropriation.
Would you care 10 leave your nice,
warm bed some cold morning and re-
ceive a letter calling you TO the far
away, frozen land OF Alaska? Really
now, are you just yoorning for
chance to leave the sunshine OF Ok
lahoma and lose yourself among the
Ice bergs and polar bears Of the bar
rem north? Most people are not, and
neither was Richard Conklng
senior IN the department OF Geology
at the State University but he feared
forth tho other morning to get
summons OF that kind and has de-
clded to accept II was a blank con-
tract from the officials OF the United
States Geological Survey at Wash
ington Offering Mr. Conkllng the po-
sltlon Of assistant field geologist un-
der Henry VI. Eakin in Alaska. The
appointment came In recognition OF
the work done by Mr., Conkling while
member OF a government porty IN
New Mexico last summer. The party
will work in the Rampant district Of
that territory.