The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-12-30
ARDMORE SOONER
CLUB ORG AN|ZED
MONDAY EVE NJ Nc

UUNUHI LIL Nu
Mrs. Donald Bretch was elected presl-
dent OF tie Sooner Club, organized
Monday night FOR the purpose of furth.
ering the interests Of the State Uni.
Ncrs!ty at Norman, in Carter county.
tho membership comprising all students
and former students OF the University.
Other officers elected were Donald
Bretch, vice president; Miss Nellie Nc.
Ferrin, secretary; Henry NJ. Furman,
treasurer; Earl Brown, sergeant.at-
arms. Miss McFerron, Henry Furman.
Earl q. Gray and Gordon Gano were
appointed as q committee on forming
the constitution and bylaws; Mrs.
Bretch, Miss McFerron and Mrs. Fort
were named a committee on member.
ship.
Proba by the most important under.
taxing Of the Sooner club was the pro
posed plan, read by Robert Sayre. to
raise two perpetual scholarships, one 10
be awarded to the pupil in the Ard
more High school making the highest
Grade, throughout the four years term
TO be chosen BY the faculty; the 9th
er 10 be awarded to the student from
Carter county, making the best record
In the University this student 10 be
selected by the Board OF Deans.
Following q discussion Of the propos-
cd plan a committee, composed Of Rob
eft Sayre, chairman; Earl Brown and
Lloyd Noble, was named to confer with
G. W. Richards, superintendent OF Ard
more Public schools. as to the feast.
bility Of the plans.
conference with Mr. Richards was
held this morning, when the proposed
plan, met with his approval, and the
following tentative plans were adopted.
SCHOLARSHIP FUND.
Whereas, the past war with Ger
many has shown us the great need Of
America for the following three ylr.
tues; namely scholarship. leadership,
and good sportsmanghip, a perpetual
fund Of six thousand dollars is to be
raised by popular subscription to en-.
courage these virtues by creating two
scholarships yearly from the interest
of this money at the University of Ok
lahoma. one of the scholarships TO be
eligible only to Seniors from Ardmore
High school for attending the Univer.
sity of Oklahoma; and the other schol-
arship to be eligible only to Sophomores
or apprehension at the University OF
Oklahoma from Carter County. The
rules governing this scholarship are as
follows:
/. The fund of $4,000 is TO be
handled by the Loan Board of the Stu. |
dents Loan Association Of the Univer- /
sity Of Oklahoma who, as a perpetual /
organization composed of the president .
Of the University OF Oklahoma. and the !
deans and professors under him will .
be responsible for the safe handling !
Of this money. This money will be .
loaned yearly by them to some Ard |
more bank or reputable firm offering
good security ot the best rate of In.
tercst which is TO exceed as a min. |
imum rate OF five per cent. Half Of !
this interest is to be paid on the award
OF each scholarship.
.. The scholarship from Ardmore
High school will be awarded each year
by the Board OF Education, on recon.
mendatiOn from the faculty OF the Ard
more High school; to the senior, either
male or female, making the best all
around record during the four years in
High school. The following method Of
marking will be used in awarding tho
scholarship:
(@ scholarship, 60 per cent. Each
students grades will be averaged &C.
cording TO the following marks:
ID (Failure) 2; / Condition. /; c pass
ingl /; c G5 to SOY 2; Il 80 to SO 3;
3 tS5 to 9O 4; a 100 to 95J 3; A C95 to
1907 G.
(bl Student activities 80 per cent.
Student activities. such as football, ,
basketball, tennis and track class Of
fees, debating, orator!cal contest, and ,
work on the Criterion will count Us
follows: ,
Football letter leach year, 10; bask.
etoall letter leach year, 10; member Of
tennis team leach year, 10; each event $
won IN any track meet, D.
=. tb' continued Any event in n (
track meet in which entree places as {
second, or third, .; president OF any !
class 10; any other class office, ;. ora. /
torical contest, 20; debate team, 1O :
editor oc Criterion. 20; any office on the $
Criterion, 10; any contributor to the
Criterion, b. 1
lcl General qualifications. 10 per cent.
Tho purpose Of the general qualifca. ,
tions Is to allow the Board of Educa.
Jion margin in the case of a close i
race to award the scholarship to any |
hoy or girl who really needs the schol. .
arship In order to attend the University
OF Oklahoma In determining this q per s
sons general attitude while in school {
should be taken into consideration. s
After each OF these divisions are
averaged up separately, they shall be
IS follows: Scholarship, 80 !
percent; student activities 80 per cent v
and general qualifications 10 per cent,
and the student making the best aver. ,
ago shall be awarded the scholarship.
University Scholarship.
2, The scholarship at the University
Of Oklahoma shah be awarded yearly
~ the Administrative council OF the :.
to tho best all around stud.
ant from Carter County for the prey :.
GUS vcor. the following points are to =,
'ount in awarding the scholarship: ~
lsb Scholarship, 80 per cent. The -
'ame marks are 10 be used in averaging
he grades as above for Ardmoro High y
school.
tb) Student activity. 40 per cent. The ~