The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-05-20
state University News.

uating classes of the Woodward, Hin
ton and Hobart high schools last week
The Forum-Websterian literary so
eiety gave joint banquet at the Ag-
mes hotel last Saturday night.
The Junior Prom" one of the SO
cial events of the year, will be given
May "a.
Miss Floy Elliott, a graduate of
Northwestern Normal at Alva, enroll
ed in the University last week. She
will remain for the summer season.
Robert Jackson of sallisaw, junior
in the College of Arts and Science,
leads in the University chess tourna-
ment now in progress, The winner of
the tournament will be presented with
a handsome trophy by the club.
DR.. Stratton d. Brooks, President
Elect of the University, delivered the
Commencement address at the Shaw
nee high school last Friday On next
Friday he will address the Norman
High School graduating class and in
the near future will be the principal
speaker at the Oklahoma City high
school Commencement exercises.
The senior class of the University is
rehearsng regularly the Commence
ment week play under the direction Of
Miss Grace Thacker. The play is the
most ambitious ever attempted by a
graduating class of the University. It
is a Russian drama written by Gargol,
famous European playwright.
The Commencement exercises will
be held in a large tent on the campus
as has been the case during the past
few years, if the weather permits.
Bennie Owen, Director of Athletics
at the University of oklahoma, was
last week awarded an athletic TX" by
the University of Kansas. The Jay
hawkres awarded the * to seventy
old time athletics who playe don their
teams before the custom of giving the
letter was established. Owen was one
of the number, having played quarter
back on the Kansas football team at
one time.
Misses Nina Keiger and Vera Gorton
of Norman, Mary Harness of Lexing-
ton, and Roberta Robey of Mountain
Park are announced as pledges to the
"Owl and Triangle" The "Owl and
Triangle is a senior honor society
composed of girls. The juniors MAX
ing the best record are elected to
membership by the senior members at
the close of each school year
Mrs. LYDIA Robertson Caldwell, Dir
ector of Physical Training for the
women of the University, gave a fancy
dress party for her classes at the
gymnasium Wednesday night The
girls acting as escorts wore their gym
uniforms. while the others were in
costumes of various kinds. The party
marked the conclusion for the year of
the course in physical training
Sigma Alpha Epsilon social frater-
nifty gave an informal spring dance at
the Davis Hall Friday night. Among
the guests were Misses Dean, Hanford,
Sharp and Hawley of Oklahoma City;
Post of Guthrie, Keenan, of Tahlequah,
and Brown of Purcell. Messrs. Foster,
Moore, knight, Buchanan and White
man of Oklahoma City, Dr. and Mrs.
Edwin De Barr, Prof and Mrs. Dwight
and Dean and Mrs. Monnet of the Uni
versity faculty.
The alumni of the University are
planning monster banquet to be held
in Norman on Commencement day fol
lowing the granting of degrees to the
seniors of the institution. 1t is pro
posed to make the occasion one of
unusual interest and to have "Old
Grads from all parts of Oklahoma
and adjoining states back to take part
At the present time ther care over
500 alumni, and those to be added this
year will swell the number to some
thing like $50,
The "Humanist Club" student
faculty organization for the study of
English Literature, held its last meet
ing of the year Thursday evening May
l6. Prof Hadsell of the English De-
partment addressed the members on
Some Eighteenth Century Letter
Writer'S The club during the year
has been chiefly engaged in the study
of the modern drama,
The oratorical association, compris-
ing all intercollegiate debaters, for
mer or present members of the ora
torical council, and members of the
various literary and debating clubs,
elected officers for next year last
Tuesday Elton B. Hunt of Alex, a
member of the debating team which
defeated Colorado at Boulder in April
was named president over William j.