The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1913-01-31

member of the constitutional conyer-
tion and one of the most prominent
practitioners of the state, addressed
the law students Thursday on "The
Reform and Procedure"
The mild weather the past week has
caused many of the track aspirtants
TO practice on the cinder path on Boyd
Field. The number of new track men
viii materially strengthen the team
this year.
The Sooner basketball team defeated
the team from the central normal
Tuesday night and the aggregation
from the Oklahoma A. & NJ. on Friday
night.
The big Pearson Oil Syndicate Of
Mexico which has headquarters at
Tampico, now has several Oklahoma
university geologists in its employ.
They are we'll liked by the big English
concern and more like them are want.
ed daily. The latest Oklahoman to
accept the call for Sooners was Roy
Hazeltine of Norman who went to
Mexico short time ago. He will be
the assistant of Mr.. Everett DeGoyer,
the Oklahoman who discovered the
largest oil well In the world He Is
now in charge of all the field work Of
the large concern.
! The Y NJ C. A. gosptl team under
the direction of Secretary McClelland,
will visit Purcell, Okla, February Z,
and 8, where it will work among the
young men of that place.
Judging from the large number of
inquiries which have been made con-
corning the school of pharmacy at the
university, Dean Stocking thinks the
second hemester will bring an in
creased enrolment to the school,
v. e. Monnet who has been acting
as assistant in the department of geol-
ogy at the university of Michigan, this
year, has recently accepted flatter-
ing offer to do geology work in Ven
ezuela for the big asphalt concern of
that place Mr. Monnet graduated
from the university of Oklahoma last
year, and took geology as his major.
The Pharmaceutical Era for the
month of January contains a picture
of Dean Stocking of the school OF
pharmacy at the university of Okla
homa. An accompanying article OF
some length describes the rapid
growth of the Oklahoma school under
the popular direction of its present
head.
Prof b. f.. Tanner, debating coach
of the university, represented the ora
torical council of the institution at a
meeting of representatives of the var.
ious schools of college rank of the
state at Guthrie, Friday January 81.
The purpose of the meeting was to
arrange, if possible state oratorical
league for Oklahoma and seek affilia-
ton with the older slater in the Inter
State Oratorical Association If pos
sible, the organization will be formed
this year and a state contest will be
held in order that Oklahoma may be
represented in the larger meet.
Arrangements have been made
whereby the students of the high
schools of the state will contest in
music at the interscholastic track and
leld meet which is to be held in Nor
man April 25 and 26, UNDER the aus
pices of the university The prizes
will consist of free scholarships in the
school of fine arts and will cover all
fees for instruction. There will be
three features of the contest, piano,
voice and violin. The first prize will
be valued at $1,000; second will be
worth $4,000; and me third prize will
be worth $500 There will be nine
prizes in all. -