The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-05-03
STATE UNIVERSITY NEWS.

albert Spalding, Americas greatest
ainist, gave recital in Norman un,
the auspices of the University
eeum Bureau Wednesday night. The
lthful master. who by many Euro
= critics has been pronounced SUI
'lor to Kubelik, played with perfect
unique and splendid style Mendels-
ms only published concerto for
atn and orchestra. The concerto
s preceded by Tartinfs Devils
iI Beethoyen's Romance in F''
the Hungarian Dance No. 81" of
|hms-Joachim were the favorites
r the audience. The great violin
was warmly received and respond
0 an enthusiastic encore at the con-
flon of the concerto. He was ac-
fpanied by Andre Benoist.
|he board of control of the college
-weekly paper last week made a
8cal change in its membership
ating representation to the college
engineering and schools of medi-
j and pharmacy which had previous
'|een represented only through the
age of arts and sciences. The
ID is controlled and financed en-
81 by the student body.
asher graduate of the university
rhrown her hat-probably an Eas-
It at that-into the ring political.
8 Kate Barbour of Norman, who
& we'd her degree several years ago,
4 candidate for county superintend-
ypf Cleveland county on the demo-
L ticket.
A. Garrison. general Y. M. c. A.
sftary for Oklahoma and Arkansas,
2pe mems meeting at the Episcopal
#fh last Sunday. Mr.. Garrison
I as his theme Gilt Edge Invest
speaking of the opportunities
4 3 man have today to live lives of
8 Zee in the work of the church.
#lert NJ. Peck, a prominent Okla
4 City attorney, will address the
ing next Sunday.
esident-elect Brooks writes from
ln that he will come to Oklahoma
Fl Ike up his work with the univer-
: about the first of May. For the
mt at least, DR.. Brooks and family
81 occupy the Dr. Gould residence
S taiversity boulevard, about three
from the campus. He will take
8 active work as president of the
8 rsity as soon as he can go over
iany details with acting-president
et.
3 meeting of city superintendent
Principals of schools called by
Superintendent Wilson in con-
& on with the inter-scholastic track
81 eld meet at Norman was held in
. Ioma City Friday. Prof. Sturgis
..&ted the report of the committee
\ snified course in Latin and
/ | for the high schools, while Prof.
I read the corresponding report
{ lench, German and Spanish, and
+ Kent a similar report in mathe-
"a B. Curtis, premier cornetist
! university was accorded high
{ last week when he was invited
1t eornet solo as one of the spe-
: tatures of the concert given in
! IN by the Kilties band, famous
I ian musical organization which
+ It completed a tour of the world.
T Roy Wolfinger, who graduated
/ he University of Oklahoma in
! nd later from the University Of
: D, has been elected to the chair
Iish in Oklahoma Christian Uni
sat Enid.
Z istopher Junior" the four act
: recently staged by the stu
{ II the department of expression
E The direction of Mrs. LYDIA Rob-
I iCaldwell, head of the depart
/ lyas rendered in Ardmore Sat
! hight at the request of the citi-
+ that place. 1t drew a good
/ Ind the principal actors reeeiv-
! lin calls from the audience.
1 kSenate literary and debating
I installed its officers for the
{ I'm of the school year last week.
! lie Louis Roark, president; Paul
! h, vice president; Ben West.
Ne first time during the present
asF a Sooner athletic organic
lent down to defeat before an
i On of a neighboring state when
kshoma track team lost a hotly
d dual meet to the University
athletes at Austin Saturday
ghorns won by the compare
ose score of - to 20. mean
two fifsts transferred from
as to the Oklahoma column
I've changed the result. Texas
of long standing were broken
III cons throw auarter mile and