The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-02-23
STATE UNIVERSITY NEWS.

The students belonging to the local
Prohibition League will hold an ora
torical contest in the near future open
to all undergraduates for the honor of
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-
cational Association at Wagner on
the evening of February 23.,
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 goth, under the
auspices of the University Lyceum
Course committee.
Bob" Wood, Il, spent few days
visiting university friends last week.
He is employed on the United States
Geological Survey with headquarters
in Washington, d. G. While an under
graduate Wood was a prominent mem
ber of the Varsity football team. His
great run of 115 yards for touchdown
lis a tradition of the school. He re-
ceiyed the ball on the kickoff behind
his own goal posts and ran the length
of the field depositing it behind the
Washburn goal in 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. A. movement
ever produced and never fails TO make
a 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
.inent Oklahoma City attorney and Har-
ward graduate. will act as supply in
structor in Contracts" during the
semester. He will 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 will 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 non, iris
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
lat the university last Saturday during
the democratic primaries in Cleveland
county to elect delegates to the state
democratic convention. or the nine
teen delegates elected to the county
convention from the city of Norman
six We're students. Five ran on the
Champ Clark and one on the Woodrow
Wilson ticket VIII Randolph, Fred
ICapshaw, Roscoe Cox, Dorts 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 the defeated ticket in the ward
where he was a 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 ac-
tive, wide awake citizens who take an
interest in the problems of the day