The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-02-17
STATE UNIVERSITY NEWS.


Prohibition League win hold an ora
torical contest in the near future opeI
TO all undergraduates for the honor o.
representing the university In The
state forensic contest of the league
Prof House. head of the department
of modern languages In the university
delivers his lecture "Gleanings from
French and German schoolrooms' be
fore the Northwestern oklahoma Edu
eatlonal Association at Wagner OF
the evening of February 81.
a complete record of grades for the
first semester shows the highest
scholarship ever recorded at the uni
versity.
John Spargo one OF the greatest
lecturers on social questions the pres
ent day American lecture platform can
claim, will appear before the students
the night of February 20th. under the
auspices of the University Iyeeum
Course committee,
Bob Wood II, spent a few days
visiting university friends last week
He is employed on the United States
Geological Survey with headquarters
in Washington, D. c. While an under
graduate Wood was a prominent mem
ber of the Varsity football team His
great rum of ll5 yards for a touchdown
is a tradition of the school. He re-
ceived the ball ON the kickotf behind
his own goal posts and ran the length
of the field depositing it behind the
Washburn goal in n game played in
1910 on Boyd field
Dad Elliott, the great Y NJ. c. A.
secretary for the colleges and uni
versities of the middle west, will be
in Norman this week He is one OF
the most popular and likewise most
able men the Y, NJ, c. 4. movement
ever produced and never fails to make
strong impression in the schools he
visits
An additional Instructor was given
the law school at the beginning Of the
semester Mr. George Gessner. a prom.
ment Oklahoma City attorney and Har.
ward graduate will act as supply in
structor IN Contracts during the
semester. He viii teach but two days
in the week and will continue his Office
in Oklahoma City
The Young Mems and Young Wo-
mems Christian Associations of the
university viii unite during the pres,
ent semester in the giving of mission
study courses, The plan is to review
the history and present conditions the
problems and progress, in material,
political, educational. social moral and
religious life of the great nou-Chris,
tian countries.
A national convention in miniature
will be held by the democratic students
of the university this week for the pur-
pose of determining what candidate
the majority favor for the presidency
Of the United States.
The student in politics was a reality
at the university last Saturday during
the democratic primaries in Cleveland
county to elect delegates TO the state
democratic convention OF the nine,
teen delegates elected to the county
convention from the city of Norman
six were students Five ran ON the
Champ Clark and one on the Woodrow
Wilson ticket VIII Randolph, Fred
Capshaw. Roscoe Cox, Dortis Holland,
Louis Ledbetter and Robert Taylor
were chosen of the undergraduates,
Randolph Holland and Capshaw led the
ticket in their respective wards and
Lloyd Maxwell had the highest vote
on tie defeated ticket in the ward
where he was candidate Paul Wal
ker. Of Shawnee, orel Busby of Kon.
ava and several other students were
named county delegates in their home
counties All of which shows that the
modern university IS turning out ae.
tive, wide awake citizens who take an
interest in the problems Of the day
and are at the same time looked upon
with approval by the oder generation
Mrs. DUNCAN teacher of vocal music
in the school OF fine arts was last week
offered the position of pianist with
Madame Iaw during concert tom
Of the world famous soprano in tie
near future, Mrs Duugan les decided
to decline the almrias oIer IN order
that there may be no break in tht
work which she took up only few
months ago as teacher in the uniyer
sity. Her decision is most pleasing
to the music students with whom she
is extremely popular.
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