The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-05-18
UNDER The IMAGINARY
STATE HOUSE DOME
By CHARLES H. ADAMS
Staff Correspondent

! Weatherford, plunged into the iiihehs"'
nv "censoring" art in the nude, has re-
tired from the presidency OF the ran
handle Agricultural University AZ poou'
we'll He Is succeeded by George COZ
fel former president of the agricultural
schools at Broken Arrow ana NarhF
and recently superintendent OF pupIic
schools at Ninnekah, Sharp lost ms
nosition AS head of the Weathelford
Normal soon after the nude art refor'
nation. His over zealousness 10 h'ahe
fit for decent company the luliy seNeu
statues of Hercules, Apollo and the
Discus Thrower it was admitted
brought about his dismissal about nine
years ago.
Work upon the permanent journals
of the senate and house and the pun
lication of the session laws Is progress
ing rapidly. The work of the session
laws committee will probably he com
pleted within the next two weeks. Inc
permanent journals of the senate ana
house probably will be published early
I'm June. Seantor NJ. W. Puch, Boise
City Representatives $. ). Buttterileiu'
OKltlnOTld t~llst anu ~ - >'''''''''
well and Miss Dora Wood, oklahoma
City assistant secretary of the senate
are compiling the session laws MISS
Claire l.. Webb, Miss Erma krauss'
Miss Ieannette Collar, William Cordell
and Mrs. II. II. Smith are preparing the
permanent journals
Members of the board of managers
of the state charitable institutions III
GLIDING W. *. Breeding, vice chair
man, start today on an Inspection trlp'
Mr.. Breeding is the father of Mrs. I'D
ward Gait of Ardmore.
Lieut.. Joe NJ. London, Jr., Ardmore
Machine Gun Company, Third Regl'
ment National Guard of Oklahoma, who
is now a resident of Oklahoma city, has
received an honorable discharge. Lieu.
tenant Worley of the same company, is
given leave of absence pending as
sgnment TO other duty.
Commission as lieutenant colonel has
been isisued to William Hutchinson,
Ardmore formerly major, second bat
talon, Second Regiment, Oklahoma
National Guard. Colonel Hutchinson
was formerly captain of r Company, !
Second Regiment, located at Ardmore. |
Henry Wood of Muskogee formerly |
private secretary to Governor Robert |
son, qualified yesterday as state high
way COMMISSIONER, succeeding George |
Noble resigned a few minor changes |
were made in the department on Com !
missioner Woods initial day, including .
the appointment of Mrs. George Field .
of Muskogee, as a departmental clerk.
II. r. Christopher, of ienryetta, chief
clerk of the house during the session
of the Seventh Legislature, qualified
yesterday as private secretary TO GOV
ernor Robertson, succeeding Henry .
Wood, now highway commissioner.
Claude \. Webb, of Stigler, a second |
Lieutenant in the air service, has re-
turned after is months service in
France. Nebb's detachment was held
at Bordeaux thirteen weeks awaiting
embarkaton to the United States. He
received his commission while on for
ei6n service and had all of his train
ing at ChataurauX, France. Lieuten-
ant Webb is Il son of Col Anderson
Webb, member of the house of repre-
sentatiVes and at present in charge
of the publicity department OF the We
nereal disease section of the United
States public health service.
w. s Spencer of Miami has been ap
pointed chief engineer at the capitol.
Eighth grade diplomas for pupils of
the public schools of Oklahoma are
being prepared for distribution by the
state board of education. The work is
in charge of W. r. Hunt
The board of managers of the Lang
ston Colored Agricultural and Normal
University met at Langston Friday.
Routine business took up the entire
session tine. The board is composed
of X. H. Wilson. chairman; \. c. Fruin
of Coyle; Charles NJ. Campbell, Guth-
rie; Frank a. Thompson, Coyle and
James \. Wilson, Saltwater.
a. c. Parsons, state high school in
Slttlol btllN tl tl bil' ~
address to the graduating class of the
Byars High School Thursday night.
John Phillips of Durant has been ap
pointed warden of the Granite Refor-
matOry.
Lewis Terry of Hobart has been
chosen secretary of the State Securities
Commission, which will have the admin
istraton of the blue sky law" enacted
by the recent Legislature.
Adjutatnt General Barrett has issued
the following general orders
\ Lieut.. Col. Baird II. Markham of
Oklahoma City. has been promoted to
be colonel of the Third Regiment, Okla
homa National Guard. succeeding Col
Samuel Morley of McAlester, resigned.
Capt. j. Bart Foster, + Company,
Second Infantry, Chandler, and Capt.
Charles c. Blossom. A Company, Third
Infantry Muskogee, have been granted
honorable discharges.
Sergt. Herbert Holcomb. Supply Com
pany, Second Regiment, Oklahoma City,
has been commissioned second lieuten-
ant.
Maj. Turner Roark, Third Battalion.
Second Infantry, has been detailed as
surveying officer. Maj. f. J. Kerst-
ing Third Infantry has been assigned
TO the Second Battalion. Maj. Roy u.
Taylor of Oklahoma City has been as
signed to the Second Battalion, Second
Infantry. relieving Lieut.. Col. VIM.
Hutchinson of Ardmore, who until his