The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-12-20


for their homes where they VIII sDen'
the vacation. The school work yin b.
resumed January 8.
The girls OF the various classes q
the University this year inaugeratcC
the custom Of playing class series
OF basket ball games BY which tht
championship Of the school might he
determined The Freshman won from
the Sophomores and the Juniors elm
mated the Seniors. 'Ths champion
ship game was played Monday evening
between the Freshman and Sopho
more classes. and the arst year giTig
won the game. Miss Marie Whiney
of Tonkawa and Marguerite Fenste
maker Of Hobart were the particular
stars OF the game
Dr Brooks will deli+e- d lecture be-
fore the state Teachers Association
in its session at Oklahoma City dur
ling the Christmas holidays on the
Functions Of the State University"
Professor Joseph H. Paxton will ad-
dress the teachers on the Decline in
the study Of the Classical Languages
in the Colleges and Universities.
Interest in the great sport OF the
cinder track is kept up the year rodnd
at the University of Oklahoma. All
during the fall and winter months
when the weather will at all permit
it the members of the track team may
be seen on the cinder path training
for their heavy meets which come in
the spring. There are several new
track stars at the University this year
who win materially aid the Sooners
next year in their meets with the
other schools. Among this number
are Hurbert Cliff of the Oklahoma
Baptist College, Henry Caudill of the
Z. P. s., Muck OF the Cherokee High
School who took several points for
that school last spring in the big inter-
scholastic meet, and others.
In the annual literary contest be
tween the House Of Representatives
and Websterian societies which was
held last Saturday night, December.
IA, the House won. Smith and Harris
represented the Websterians in de-
bate Wax in the Grafton and Green
represented the society in the parla-
mentary drill. These places on the
House team were represented respec.
Itivaly by Dandy, McMahan, Hansen
and Beaves.
The Y. w. c. A. Of the University
is having printed calender of the
coming year 1t is made in the way
of a souvenir of the State Uniyerity,
having seven pages full of pictures of
buildings and various scenes about
the campus. The calender is being
sold for a small sum and the proceeds
are to be used in forwarding the
Christian work Of the Association
President Brooks attended the in
'augeration Of DR.. Eskriage as presi-
dent of the Oklahoma College for
Women at Chiekasha last week.
Miss Mabel Thacker of the class
'of 1912 visited friends in Norman
last week
Misses Elane Buxton and Marguer-
ite Eskridge of Oklahoma City, spent
the weekend visiting Miss Grace
Cook.
The Tri Delta sorority gave an in
formal dance at their home Saturday
night in honor of their out of town
guests who were Misses Elane Bux-
ton, Marguerite Eskridge and Ruth
Nation of Oklahoma City, Bess Rod
key. Edwinna Farrar and Grace Nc
Lannen OF Edmond.
The Sigma Nh fraternity chapter
of the University was the guest of
the Alumni Chapter Of Oklahoma
City Saturday night At the banquet
of the evening the following members
and Alumni of the local chapter re-
sponded to toasts Errat r. Newly,
Cleveland Thompson L. II Riley and
Orel Busby,
The Cleveland County Teachers In
stitute was held in Norman last week
Professors Phelan. Gladsell and Eli
son of the University faculty deliver
ed addresses before the Institute
Roy Ha2eltine, a former student of
the University has returned to his
home at Norman from Colorado where
he has been working as a draughts
man for the past year
Mr. Earl Yeakel of Edmond has
temporarily withdrawn from the Uni
yersity lie will resume his work,
however at the beginning Of the sec
ond semester