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These hundreds <strong>of</strong>tiny s<strong>of</strong>t springs give lasting relaxationand comfort to every nerve amt] muscle .Your choice <strong>of</strong> ten beautiful covers .Doc & Bill Furniture Co .10 West Grand<strong>Oklahoma</strong> City, Okla .Roll Call....1905Clarence Reeds, '05, has been re-elected chairman<strong>of</strong> the executive committee <strong>of</strong> the Clevelandcounty agricultural soil conservation program.1917Frank R . Paul, '17, principal <strong>of</strong> the PershingSchool If Tulsa amt] director <strong>of</strong> researchhu: the Tulsa public schools, has been reappointedchairman <strong>of</strong> a committee to examineapplicants for fellowships, scholarships, and assistantshipslea the Teachers College at Columbia<strong>University</strong> Examinations ]- (It - applicants in <strong>Oklahoma</strong>,southern Kansas and Southwest Missouriwill be held March 10 and 11 at Tulsa .1918ELLIS-BALYEAT: Mrs . Gladys Fllis amd Dr.Ray M. Balycat 'I8med, were married Januaryl . They live at the Skirvin Tower Hotel in<strong>Oklahoma</strong> City He is owner <strong>of</strong> the BalyeatHay Fever and Asthma clinic .1921Robert N. Ross, '21ph .,g, is a pharmacist withthe Vcascy Drug Company in <strong>Oklahoma</strong> City .1923I Honoring lames A. Rinehart '23law, presidentpro tempore <strong>of</strong> the State Senate, for his outstandinglegislative records, citizens <strong>of</strong> Canadiancounty met in El Reno in December for a banquetand program . Ile was first elected to theState Senate in 1934Nathan Scarritt, '23law, and Mrs . Scarritt (RillaWinn, '24), announce the birth <strong>of</strong> a son,Richard Winn, December 13 . Mr. Scarritt is amember <strong>of</strong> Phi Delta Theta fraternity and isgeneral attorney for the Champlin RefiningCompany, Enid. Mrs . Scarritt is a member <strong>of</strong>Gamma Phi Beta sorority .Dr . C R. Rayburn, '25med, and Mrs . Rayburn,'23ma, recently returned from a big gamehunt in Northwest territory, north <strong>of</strong> Saskatchewan,Canada, and as pro<strong>of</strong> <strong>of</strong> their experiencesbrought home moose and caribou meat .1924Harrington Wimberly, '24, has been re-electedpresident <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Oklahoma</strong> Society for CrippledChildren Democrat. . He is publisher <strong>of</strong> the Altus Times-..Mrs . Ashley H. Sills, '24h .ec, is living in Hamilton,Texas, where she is teaching home economicsin the high school .Ruth Poindexter, '24nurse, is in the school <strong>of</strong>nursing at Ohio State <strong>University</strong> .H. E . Grimes, '24ex, and Mrs . Grimes announcethe birth <strong>of</strong> a daughter in December, attheir home in Seminole .1925C Eugene Springer, '15, '26ma, assistant pr<strong>of</strong>essor<strong>of</strong> mathematics at the <strong>University</strong>, was recentlyawarded a doctor <strong>of</strong> philosophy degreein mathematics at the <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> Chicago .1926Victor C . Bracht, '26ex, has charge <strong>of</strong> studiosestablished at Nacogdoches, Texas, by the RedlandsBroadcasting Association with which hehas been associated for eight months. He hasworked on several newspapers in <strong>Oklahoma</strong> .ROBINSON-IRBY : Miss Pauline Robinson,'35, and Dr . Pratt Irby, '26, '28, were marriedDeecmber 5 in Tonkawa Mrs . Irby has been agraduate laboratory technician in <strong>Oklahoma</strong> City .They are at home in Bowie, Texas, where Dr .Irby is a practicing physician.1927George F. Titus. '27bus, formerly <strong>of</strong> Tulsa,spoke January 4 in Tulsa at a meeting <strong>of</strong> alumnimembers <strong>of</strong> Alpha Kappa Psi, national collegiatebusiness fraternity . Ile is now an accountantwith the income tax unit <strong>of</strong> the Bureau<strong>of</strong> Internal Revenue at Washington, I) . C.SCOTT- HlLTON : Miss Marjoric Scott, '27,The young man above is BenjaminOwen Haynes, born last May to DelbertL. Haynes, '37 and Mrs. Haynes (laneOwen, '36) . He is named for his grandfather,Ben G. Owen, long-time Soonerfootball coach who is now director <strong>of</strong> intramuralathletics at the <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> Oklahonia. The Haynes family lives atBarnsdall, <strong>Oklahoma</strong>, where Mr . Haynesis a chemical engineer ...and Herman G. Hilton, '35ma, were marriedDecember 23 . Mrs. Hilton was a teacher <strong>of</strong>English at Roosevelt Junior High School andMr. Hilton is principal it Linwood School, <strong>Oklahoma</strong>City .REYNOLDS-HAHN: Miss Kathryn Reynolds,'27ex, and Ed l . . Hahn were married in Dcccmher. They live in Oklahoina City, where Mr .Hahn is owner and operator <strong>of</strong> Hahn's FuneralHome .1928Mrs . Ray Moore (Katherine Fullerton, '28h .ec),is living in Tulsa .Mike Anglin, '28law, formerly <strong>of</strong> Wichita Falls,Texas, has moved to Longview, Texas, wherelie has been appointed district attorneyLOWSLEY-MAYFIEd,D : Miss Catherine Lows-Icy and J . Cleo Mavfichl, '28, were married inDecember in <strong>Oklahoma</strong> City . He is assistantdirector <strong>of</strong> short courses for the Extension Division<strong>of</strong> the <strong>University</strong> in Norman, where theynow reside .ROLL-WALKER : Miss Barbara Nell Roll andJoel Knight Walker, '28cx, were married Novembcr 25 . She attended National CathedralSchool for Girls in Washington, D. C . Theyplan to live in Dallas .1929henry B Wilson, Jr ., '29, was transferredlast month from Buenos Aires, Argentina, toNew York City . lie is employed by the StandardOil Company .Robert E . Shelton, '29law, who for two termshas been county attorney at Chickasha, hasjoined J . D. Carmichacl to form the law firm<strong>of</strong> Carmichacl and Shelton, in Chickasha .GRIMES-WITCIIER : Miss Esther Grimes, '29,'36lib.sc, and Lee Witcher <strong>of</strong> <strong>Oklahoma</strong> CityTHE SOONER MAGAZINE


.....were married December 17 in Wichita, Kansas .Mrs Witcher was a member <strong>of</strong> Phi Beta Kappaand <strong>of</strong> Kappa Alpha Theta sorority at the Univcrsitv. She was a teacher in the schools <strong>of</strong>Ardmore . Thcv are at home in Nashville,Tennessee, where Mr . Witcher is in the grocerybrokerage business .1930Clco Kerley, '30h .cc, is employed as ,tdemon-strater for the Los Angeles Gas Company,Hollywood.James C. Montgomery, '30geol, and Mrs Montgomeryannounce the birth <strong>of</strong> s son, James Mallory,November 15 in Houston, Texas. MrMontgomery is chief geologist <strong>of</strong> the HarrisonOil Company and the J . S Ambercrombic Company,in Houston .Dr W. Newlin, '311, '32med, after doing postgraduatework at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester,Minnesota has become affiliated with two otherdoctors in Sallisaw, <strong>Oklahoma</strong>, where they willpractice medicine and surgery .Frank Crider, '30, and Mrs . Crider are theparents <strong>of</strong> a baby hay, born early in December .Mr . Cridcr, former Sooner football star, is nowcoaching at Wewoka.MORGAN-POTTER : Miss Mildred Morgan,'30ex, and Cecil Potter were married November23 . TH ey live in Pond Creek where lie is anemploys <strong>of</strong> the Henley llardwarc Ccnnpany ....:.....1931Joseph W. I .cc, '31, is now general manager<strong>of</strong> radio station KGFF at Shawnee, a stationowned by Stauffer publications . Inc ., mid-westcrnnewspaper chain that owns the ShawneeNews and Star. Mr. Lee formerly was at <strong>Oklahoma</strong>City as an executive <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Oklahoma</strong>Network .Mrs . R B . Wilson (Ethel Comstock, '31lt.ee),died August 5 in St . Edward's Mercy Hospital<strong>of</strong> Fort Smith, Arkansas . She was known forher home economics work in Crawford County,Arkansas Surviving her are her husband, whois an attorney in Van Buren, one son, threesisters and two brothersOdilc Berry, '31 h.cc, has her own picturetheatre in Champaign, Illinois .Mr. and Mrs . James H. Pin, (Carol Constant,'31fa), are the parents <strong>of</strong> a son, James Harvey,Jr ., born December 6 . They live in Long Island,New York .Jack Rorschach, '31law, and Mrs . Rorschachare the parents <strong>of</strong> .t son, Donald, born in Tulsain December . Mr . Rorschach is state representativefrom Craig county .HAMMERS-GRADY Miss MargaretHam-mers, '31fa,andCharlesGrady, '32bus, weremarried December 25 in Guthrie . She is amem-er<strong>of</strong>the WebsterJunior High School faculty,and he is basketball coach at Capitol Hill HighSchool, in <strong>Oklahoma</strong> City, where they will livePHILLIPS-CORNELIUS : Miss Doris NellPhillips and Ernest Dix Cornelius, '31geol, weremarried December 25 . He was a member <strong>of</strong>Sigma Nu fraternity . They live in <strong>Oklahoma</strong>Citv .POWELL-HOYT: Miss Paula Powell and LesterDean Hoyt, '31cx, were married December25 in <strong>Oklahoma</strong> City . She has attended COlumbia<strong>University</strong> and Northwestern <strong>University</strong> . Hewas recently re-elected for a third term as memher<strong>of</strong> the State House <strong>of</strong> Representatives,is an attorney at Chandler .andMcCORKLE-SANGI:R : The engagement <strong>of</strong>Miss Gayle McCorkle, '35fa, to Dr. W. W.Sanger, '31med, was announced recently . Thewedding date was set February 11 She was amember <strong>of</strong> Chi Omega sorority and he was affiliatedwith Phi Gamma Delta fraternity Heis connected with the Nicmann-Northcutt clinicin Ponea City Miss McCorkle is music instructorin Jefferson School at Ponea City .1932Preston W. Jones, '32law, has been appointedassistant county attorney at Muskogee .H. C Collier, '32ex, sulurintendent <strong>of</strong> schoolsat Foss, has been elected president <strong>of</strong> the WashitaCounty Teachers Association.Through this electrode Naturerecords her secrets for accurateinterpretation .1500 feet <strong>of</strong> formation is accurately charted by Lane-WellsElectrolog .Electrolog Truck at the derrickin a busy field .THIS MIGHT BEA PICTURE OFYOUR BACK YARDYour own back yard might looklike this -to a petroleum engineer. It's true the picture isn'tbeautiful, but it is an accuratechart <strong>of</strong> sub-surface formations.Accurate electrical logging <strong>of</strong> oilwells is a Lane-Wells Servicewhich enables petroleum engineersto correlate wells anddifferentiate between oil sand,water sand and impermeableshale . Its development has increasedmany times man'sknowledge <strong>of</strong> the world in whichwe live . Complete information <strong>of</strong>Lane-Wells Technical Oil FieldServices is available through anyLane-Wells branch, or by mail .LANE-WELLS COMPANYLos Angeles- NewYork-HoustonBranches in all principal oil fieldsELLSTECHNICAL OIL FIELD SERVICESFEBRUARY, 193919


O . U . ALUMNIandSTUDENTHEADQUARTERSStudents and Alumni will find the HotelOKLAHOMA- BILTMORE a real host incomfort and service . Facilities for allcollegiate occasions are always available .A sufficient number <strong>of</strong> rooms are available at this startingrate to supply the demand .4I OTELT. J . SETTLE, MANAGEROKLAHOMA1ILTEIRE9,314LRHOIIIR CITYPFFIOAT99 nPTIQIIAL HOTELS:.......The Sooner who traveled the farthest to seethe Sooner-Tennessee game at Miami is probablyBill Goodnn , '326us who is connected withthe Charles Chaplin Moving Picture Studios inHollywood, California . Gooding stopped inNorman en route to Miami .A daughter, Karen Lynne, was born December12 to M. W. Frack, '32 eng, and Mrs . Fraek,<strong>of</strong> Tulsa .SHAFFER-YATF.S : Miss Maxine Shaffer, '32ed, and Latham Yates, '34, '35cng, were marriedin December. She is a member <strong>of</strong> KappaKappa Gamma sorority, and he is a member <strong>of</strong>Beta Theta Pi fraternity . Thev live in Pittsburgh,Pennsylvania, where he is pr<strong>of</strong>essor <strong>of</strong> petroleumengineering at the <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> Pittsburgh .HIVLLY-McKEE : Miss Marv Harriett Hivelv,'31lib .sc, and Robert McKee, '32ex, were marriedDecember 9. She was a member <strong>of</strong> KappaKappa Gamma sorority, and he was affiliatedwith Phi Kappa Psi fraternity . They live in<strong>Oklahoma</strong> City .STUBBS-BEARDMORE Miss Barbara AnnStubbs, '32ex, and Herbert Fraas Beardmore,'25cng, were married December 31 . She was amember <strong>of</strong> Pi Beta Phi sorority . They live inTulsa, where he is associated with Amerada OilCoinpanv as petroleum engineer .BARON-O'NEIL : Miss Virginia Baron andJames O'Neil, '32ex, were married December 26 .TIny live in <strong>Oklahoma</strong> City, where he is associatcdwith the Richards-Conovcr HardwareCompany .1933After serving as county judge <strong>of</strong> Alfalfa countyfor four years, Loyd W. Hadwiger, '33ex,resigned from that position January 2 to devotehis time to private practice . He was unopposedfor re-election to the <strong>of</strong>fice last fall .Wiluia M. Thrash, '33, formerly employed bythe Ponra City News and the Blacl~tvell Dailyjournal has been named editor <strong>of</strong> the HomeNears in La Plata, Missouri .Don NabO(trs, '33fa, animator for CartoonFilms, Ltd ., in Idoll~wood, visited his parentsin <strong>Oklahoma</strong> City last month . Mr. Naboursspent two and one-half years with Walt Disney-'sanimated cartoon organization and while therehad a part in producing "Snow White ."'Hie name <strong>of</strong> William Bateman, '331aw, wascarried in a shooting story that made the AssociatedPress leased wires shortly before Christina:, but it wasn't the usual kind <strong>of</strong> shootingstory . Mr. Bateman, who is city judge at Memphis,Tennessee, fired n pistol from the bench,but it was entirely accidentally. The judge'snot very original explanation was, according tothe Associated Press, "I didn't know it wasI(r,ided ."Virgina Lester Mapel, '33, and her husband,IC 11 . Mapel, <strong>of</strong> <strong>Oklahoma</strong> City, visited (luringthe Christmas holidays at the ]ionic <strong>of</strong> MrsMaple's sister and brother-in-law, Chester 1' .Burns, '30, at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania . Theyhad an "O . U session" one night with GeorgeL Yates, '34, '351ns, and Mrs . Yates (MaxineShaffer, '32), who also live in Pittsburgh .Walter La Fon, '33eng, and Mrs . La Poi(Laura Elise Hardman, '24), are the parents<strong>of</strong> a SCVCII-pound son born January 3 in Bartlesville,where they reside .Alvan Muldrow, '331aw, and Mrs Muldrow(Vera Kennedy, '326us), have a son born December10, at Pauls Valley . The baby has beennamed Hill Kennedy Muldrow . Mr . MuldroViis manager <strong>of</strong> ranch properties near Pauls ValleyThe cast <strong>of</strong> the first play directed by RobertWhitchand, '33, as instructor in drama, in the<strong>University</strong>, is responsible for the naming <strong>of</strong> thedaughter born to hits and Mrs . Whitchand December12 The cast su ,1cstcd the name <strong>of</strong>Terry Elaine, after the Ic cling lady in "StageDoor," the Playhouse production directed by Mr .Whitchand .Mr . and Mrs J . R . Jordon (Gordon Beeler,33), <strong>of</strong> Muskogee, announce the birth <strong>of</strong> a son,Paul .DcGOI.YI:R-McGHFF. : Interesting to manySooners is the marriage <strong>of</strong> Miss Cecilia Jeanne20THE SOONER MAGAZINE


DcGolyer to George Crews McGhee, '33, whichtook place Thanksgiving Day in Dallas, Texas .Mrs. McGhee, who was a member <strong>of</strong> KappaAlpha Theta sorority, studied at KimberleySchool, Smith College and the <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong>Texas . After graduation from the <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong><strong>Oklahoma</strong>, Mr . McGhee attended Queen's College,Oxford, England, as a Rhodes scholar, andspent a year at the Royal College <strong>of</strong> Science inLondon . At the <strong>University</strong> lie was affiliatedwith Sigma Alpha F.psilon fraternity . They rcsidein Dallas, whc-rc he is an executive <strong>of</strong> theCFcophysical Research Corporation .WILLIAMS-YATES : Miss Genevirve Williams,'36ex, and Richard Van Ness Yates, '33(,x, weremarried October 14 in Bartlesville . She was amember <strong>of</strong> Delta Delta Delta sorority and liewas a member <strong>of</strong> Beta Theta Phi fraternity at the<strong>University</strong> . They live in IZusscll, where he isemployed by the Kaw Pipeline Company .WEY-MADDOX : Miss Katherine Wey, '34,and Gaiser Maddox, '33cng, were married December6 in Cristobal, Panama . Mrs . Maddoxformerly taught in the schools <strong>of</strong> Vernon, Texas.They are living in Maracaibo, Venezuela, whereMr . Maddox is employed by an oil company .BAKER-BILYEU : Miss Ruby Baker and A . N.Bilycu, 33cng, were married in December atDewcy . They live in Tulsa ...1934After a three-year illness with heart disease,J Frank Pottorff, '34(,x, who retired two yearsago from his position as principal <strong>of</strong> WcbsterJunior High School in <strong>Oklahoma</strong> City, died athis home late in December . He had been activein the state school system for twenty-fiveyears . In Okluliotna City, he had served asprincipal <strong>of</strong> Shields Heights, Columbus, Westwood,Emerson and Wcbster Junior High schools .Survivors arc his wife, a son and a daughter,three sisters and two brothers .The Christmas message <strong>of</strong> Pinky Tomlin,'34ex, and Mrs . Tomlin (Joanne Alcorn, '35ex),carried an announcement in verse <strong>of</strong> the birth<strong>of</strong> a daughter . From the Tomlin home inHollywood, where the former Sooner studenthas made a success as song writer, singer andactor, came this verse :"The stork pinch-hit for Santa this year,"And brought seven pounds <strong>of</strong> Christmas Cheer ."Little Sylvia joins us in a special meeting"To scud you this Yuletide greeting ."Hillord Hinson, '34geol, is a geologist for theIlarrison Oil Company in Houston, Texas .Mildred Bickford, '3-lex, has announced thatshe intends to make her home in Havana, Cuba,permanently . She is supervising a model kindergartenthere .I-IAIWIS-PAT' FIZSON : Miss Dorothy Harrisand Sidney 1, Patterson, '346us, were marriedDecember 17 . They live in Pampa, Texas, wherehe is manager <strong>of</strong> the radio station KPDN .HOTFMAN-WATTERS : Miss Grace MarieH<strong>of</strong>fman and Harold J . Wattcrs, '34ex, weremarried November 12 in Sulphur . She was amember <strong>of</strong> Pi Beta Phi sorority . They live inPerry .FITTS-WALKER : Miss Sue Turner Fitts,'34ex, and Tom Earl Walker, Jr . . were marriedJanuary 1 in Muskogee . Mrs . Walker, a member<strong>of</strong> Pi Beta Phi sorority, has resided in Dallasfor several years .1935Accepting an appointment by the county commissioners,Floyd L . Croxton, '351aw, assumedthe duties <strong>of</strong> county judge <strong>of</strong> Alfalfa CountyJanuary 2 .John T. Fishburn, '35, has been appointed toa position in the State Department at Washington,D . C . During the past year he has helda fellowship and teaching position at the FletcherSchool <strong>of</strong> Law and Diplomacy in Boston, Massachusetts.Hardie Miller, '35ex, formerly <strong>of</strong> Norman,lives now in Denver, Colorado, where he isspecial agent for the Rocky Mountain division<strong>of</strong> the Phoenix Insurance Company.Bob Dunlap, '35, former quarterback at the<strong>University</strong>, who has played pr<strong>of</strong>essional footballwith the Chicago Bears and the New YorkGiants, spoke in November at a luncheon meeting<strong>of</strong> the Chicago Kiwanis Club .G . W . Van Wie, '35, has resigned as businessmanager <strong>of</strong> the Clinton Daily News in order tobecome publisher <strong>of</strong> the Consolidated CusterCounty Chronicle and Custer County 'PitiesTribune . Van Wic has work(,(] on the AnadarkoDaily News, the Anadarko American Democratand the Chickasha Star before becoming advertisingmanager <strong>of</strong> the Clinton Daily News in1938 .CLINTON-WESTMORF'LAND : Miss Ruby.June Clinton and Pat Westmoreland, '35ex, weremarried early in November . Site attended SouthwesternState Teachers College . They live inAntlers, where he is employed in the highwaydivision <strong>of</strong>fice .COBB-HOLBIZOOK : Miss Lois Cobb, '35, andJack Holbrook were married Thanksgiving day .He attended <strong>Oklahoma</strong> A . and M . College . Theylive in McAlester, where both arc employed ontlic McAlester News-Capital .VINCI!NT-HUSKY : Miss Ellen Mae Vincentand S . T . Husky, '35eng, were married in Deccmberin Jet . She attended <strong>Oklahoma</strong> A andM . College at Stillwater. They live in Alva,where he is employed by the Zenith Gas Company.BARNES-MULVEY : Miss Marguerite Barnesand Martin Bulvey, '35ex, were married in Novetttber. They live one and one-half miles south<strong>of</strong> Yukon .WRIGHT-GRAY : Miss Lurline Wright andHarold Gray, '35, were married December 17 .She attended business college in Wichita, Kansas.They are both employed by the <strong>Oklahoma</strong> UtilitiesCompany in Bristow .WOOD-PRALLE : Miss Felice Wood, '35, andFred J . Pralle were married December 24 . Shewas a member <strong>of</strong> Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority.He attended the <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> Kansas, where hewas a member <strong>of</strong> Delta Tau Delta fraternity.He is associated with the Phillips PetroleumCompany in Bartlesville where they reside .SIEG-DOBBINS : Miss Pauline Sieg, '35ex, andLionel R . Dobbins were married in December.They live in Okemah, where he has the agencyfor a farm implement company.VON GULKER-ENIX : Miss Kathryn vanGulker, 35ed, and Cecil 1 . . Enix were marriedin December . They live in Henncsscy, wherelie is in business . Mr. Enix was graduated fromCapitol College <strong>of</strong> Pharmacy in Denver .193611 . C . Powell, '36(,x, former superintendent <strong>of</strong>schools at Randlett, is now instructor in scienceat Chickasha Junior High School .Earle E. Garrison, '36bus, and Mrs . Garrison(Mary Tappan, '34, '35ma), arc the parents <strong>of</strong>a son, David Merle, born in December . Theylive in Corpus Christi, Texas.L . Kiel: Woodliff, '36, '371aw, and Mrs .Woodliff, <strong>of</strong> Norman, have a son, Kirk Lance,born in December at St. Anthony's Hospital in<strong>Oklahoma</strong> City .WARD-WHORTON : Miss Hazel Ward, '36,anti Melvin Whorton were married in Watongain December. Mr . Whorton, who was graduatedfrom <strong>Oklahoma</strong> A . and M. College, is aninstructor in the Brinkman school system .HUMS-BLACK : Miss Betty Verne Hume,'36h .ec, and Dr. John R. Black were marriedDecember 26 in Anadarko. Mrs . Black was amember <strong>of</strong> Alpha Chi Omega sorority, OmicronNu, Mortar Board and Phi Beta Kappa . Shewas president <strong>of</strong> the governing board <strong>of</strong> theWomen's Self Government Association and wonthe Letzeiser medal and Dad's Day cup . Blackattended Regina College, the <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> Albertaand McGill <strong>University</strong> . He received hismaster <strong>of</strong> science degree from the <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong>Minnesota. They will live in Rochester, Minnesota,where he is first assistant in orthopedicsurgery at the Mayo Clinic . For the past yearMrs . Black has been assistant dietitian at theCity Hospital, Akron, Ohio.not if you've missedbrciring's -Poort,a r


SandwichesDinnersFountainBeerSteaksManagement,Hartwell Hill,;Always Buy Cain'sI N THE ATTRACTIVE BLUE AND GOLDPAPER BAG THAT SAVES YOU MONEYCAIN'SCOFFEEThe Monterrey Drive-In22AS SIMPLE ASABCIf you want to enjoy rich,mellow, full-bodied c<strong>of</strong>feewith a distinctive flavor allits own . . . . . and yet,save several cents on everypound . . .Highway 77 at Boyd St.NORMAN........RUSSELL-KELLEY : Miss Marjorie Russell,'36ex, and John P . Kelley, Jr ., were marriedDecember 31 They live in <strong>Oklahoma</strong> City,where he is employed in the disbursement accountingdepartment <strong>of</strong> the Southwestern BellTelephone Cwnpany . He attended John CarrollSchool and St . Benedict s College .CROW-JAMESON : Miss Louise Olean Crowand Rov A. Jameson, Jr, ' .30cx, were marriedI)eccinbcr 25 in Columlws, Kansas Sit( , attendedCentral State Teachers College . Theylive in <strong>Oklahoma</strong> Cite, where site is employedin the state attorney general's <strong>of</strong>fice and he isconnected with fit(, I B . Klein Iron and FoundryCompany .SPEIR-MF.YER : Miss Doris Spcir, '36, andLcRo~ J Mcycr were married December 25 inWalters . 'I'luy live at Olncv, Illinois, where heis employed with a seismograph company1937Alan McPhcron, '371aw, who has been an attorttcywith the state tax commission, has beenappointed assistant county attornc) <strong>of</strong> BryanCounty by W. L. Steger, '361aw, county attorney .Vincent E . Burdge, '37hus, formerly <strong>of</strong> <strong>Oklahoma</strong>City, died December 10 at his home inLong Beach, California . He was 25 years old .Mr . Burdge, who was employed in the budgetdepartment <strong>of</strong> the Goodyear Rubber Company, issurvived by his wife and father.Earle Joseph, '37pharni, who is a medicalconsultant for Parks Dads and Company, hasbeen transferred from Wichita, Kansas to Omaha,Nebraska .Sterling Gaylord . '37, is teaching at Carnegie .J . C. Stafford, '37bus, formerly <strong>of</strong> Lawton, isoperating a furniture store at Carnegie .Logan Roark, '37eng, suffered two vertebraefractures in an automobile accident last monthnear Kansas City, Kansas . He was car his wayfrom Wichita, Kansas, where he had been workingfor an airplane coiopan), to St . Louis totake a new position with Curtiss-Wright, I-Iewas taken to Bell Memorial Hospital in KansasCity, Kansas, for treatment ;in(] was placed ina cast .CARSON-FIENI)ERSON : Miss Frances LeroyCarson, sophomore in the <strong>University</strong>, and JohnKeller Henderson, '37, who is enrolled in en-,, meeting, were married November 20 in ElReno. He is a member <strong>of</strong> Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity. They live in Norman, where both areattending school .PICKARDT-ELY : Miss Katherine Pickardt andEdward Ely, '37ex, were married October 15in Altus . They are at home at 301 West CypressStreet in Altus where Mr Ely is manager<strong>of</strong> the district <strong>of</strong>fice <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Oklahoma</strong> Employmentservice .FOSTER-MILT-ER : Miss Dorothy Dean Foster,'37ex, and Tuskahoma Miller, '38phys.ed, weremarried December 25 at Blanchard They livein Varnutn, where he is assistant athletic coach1938Mary Frances Floyd, '38fa, who was formerlyemployed in the public schools at Sulphur, is nowinstructor <strong>of</strong> public school music in Ponca CityAt] Barry, '38ed.m, who recently resignedfrom his position as science instructor at ChickashaJunior High School, is now superintendent<strong>of</strong> schools at Randlett.Two fraternio brothers, Patrick J . Maloney,'38, a law student, and Norman Schawver,,senior in the College <strong>of</strong> Arts and Sciences, werekilled instantly when their automobile wasstruck by a freight train as they were returningto school after the Christmas holidays . Theaccident occurred ten miles northeast <strong>of</strong> <strong>Oklahoma</strong>City . Both students, active in campusorganizations, were members <strong>of</strong> Phi Kappa Psifraternity . They had spent the vacation at theirhomes in Wichita and Hutchinson, Kansas .Robert Scott Moore, '38eng, is employed aschief <strong>of</strong> party for the Massman ConstructionCompany <strong>of</strong> Vinita, <strong>Oklahoma</strong>, and is workingon the Grand River Dam project .Frances Duncan, '38, is an area supervisor <strong>of</strong>recreation at Richmond, Texas .THE SOONER MAGAZINE


Albert H . Follinar, '38, is attending the UnitedStates Marine Corps Basic School at Philadelphia,Pennsylvania .BAGG-ATKINS : Miss Manon Turner Bagg,'38ex, and Robert Lockard Atkins were marriedin November . She is a member <strong>of</strong> Kappa AlphaTheta sorority . He attt-nded Washington U111_versity and the <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> Arkansas, and isnow employed in the geophysical department<strong>of</strong> a Tulsa oil company . They have establisheda home at Woodward where lie is stationed.GIZEEN-(:RANT : Miss Dorothy Green, '38ex,an(I Toni Calvin Grant, '38ex, were married May21 in Wewoka . She was a member <strong>of</strong> Pi BetaPhi sorority and lie was a member <strong>of</strong> KappaAlpha fraternity . "They live in <strong>Oklahoma</strong> City,where lie is employed by the Ancet harp InsuranccConilrtnv.CARIT _NTFIZ-IIRASEI : Miss Ovis LorraineCarpenter, '38pharm, and Leslie 1' . Brascl, '38pharm, were married December 31 . They livein A(la, where they are both employed in theCarpenter Drug Company .FORRESTI;,R-DcLAY : Miss Elvina Forrester,'38ex, and I ) :ma Wallace Do Lay were marriedDecember 17 at <strong>Oklahoma</strong> City . Mr . Delay, agraduate <strong>of</strong> the <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> Utah, has chargeol the government radio station at the MunicipalAirport, <strong>Oklahoma</strong> Cite .MILLEI,-WILSON : Miss Abbic Miller andGeorge Wilson, '381nts, \VCrC married December24 . She attcmlcd Cameron Junior College atLawton . 'They live in <strong>Oklahoma</strong> City, wherehe is assistant manager <strong>of</strong> the Clow GasteamCompany .SHERIDAN-KERR : Miss Lucille Sheridan andWilliam A . Kerr, '381aw, were married in December. Mr . Kerr is an attorney in <strong>Oklahoma</strong>City . Mrs . Kerr is emplo\cd by the Aetna LifeInsurance Company .ELLIS-CLIFFORD : Miss Berthell Ialis andEarl Lcon Clillord, '38cx, were married December24 in Wewoka, where they now reside .McCAIU .EY-IIILSEWECK : Miss Helen Mc-Carley and William lfilscweck, '38geol, weremarried December 10 in McAlester . They areat home in Fort Worth, Texas, where Mr . Hilseweckis employed by the Gulf Oil Company .WALL-WRIGHT : Miss Imajean Wall and RandolphFarle Wright, Jr., '38geol, were marriedNovember 26 at Perry . He is a member <strong>of</strong> PiKappa Phi fraternity . They live in <strong>Oklahoma</strong>City.ANI»EIZSON-MANNUS : Miss Elizabeth AdeleAnderson, '38ed, and I:ugtuc C . Mat1J1nS weremarried December 21 . She is a incmhcr <strong>of</strong> ChiOmega sorority . They live in Norman .1939Paul Siutcrson, senior journalism student,joined the staff <strong>of</strong> Senator Josh Lee in Washington,1). C ., January 1 . Former managingeditor <strong>of</strong> the 01~1ahoma Daily, Mr . Sintlcrsonplans to complete work for his degree throughcorrespondence courses .SHOBERT-GILBF'RT : Miss Geraldine Shobert,freshman, and 1 . . N . Gilbert, Jr ., senior, weremarried December 23 . They live in Norman,where they are continuing their studies at the<strong>University</strong> .MATTOX-SILVEY : Miss Katliren Mattox andMax Silvey, senior engineer, were married December24 in <strong>Oklahoma</strong> City . She attendedHarding College and Central State Teachers College,and is now a member <strong>of</strong> the faculty atTaft Junior High School in <strong>Oklahoma</strong> City .TROUT-WILCOXSON : Miss Mozellc Troutand Luther Karl Wilcoxson, both seniors in the<strong>University</strong>, were married at Terral (luring theChristmas season . She is a member <strong>of</strong> DeltaGamma sorority and lie is affiliate(! with SigmaAlpha Epsilon fraternity. They live in Norman,where he is employed at McCall's Men's Store .RUDROW-BAXTER : Miss Evelyn Rudrowand James L. Baxter, <strong>University</strong> senior, weremarried December 30 in Shawnee . She attendedCentral State Teachers College . They live in<strong>Oklahoma</strong> City.FEBRUARY, 1939ALUMNI PRESIDENT(CON'n\t - rn NR()pt PAGI I ))One <strong>of</strong> Mr . Menuninger's qualificationsfor president <strong>of</strong> the Alumni Associationis his wide acquaintance with severaldifferent generations <strong>of</strong> students atO . U . He first enrolled on the () . U .campus as a student in the preparatorydepartment in 1919 . lie took four years<strong>of</strong> college work and received the B . A .degree . He enrolled again in 1929 andcompleted most <strong>of</strong> his law work with theclass that graduated in 1931 . However,he came back later in the spring term <strong>of</strong>1933 and completed his work for the LL .11 . degree .As an undergraduate student in the<strong>University</strong>, Mr . Memminger took part inclass athletics, was interested in studentdramatics, literary societies, publicationsand almost everything else <strong>of</strong> interest onthe campus . He played class baseball,football and basketball . He was assistantbusiness manager <strong>of</strong> the 1913 SoonerYearbook and served the next year asmember <strong>of</strong> the publication board . Hehad a part in a German play presentedby Teutonia, German Club, in 1913 ; thenext year he played "Uncle Buck" in theannual burlesque sponsored by the juniorclass, and he had a part in the senior play<strong>of</strong> 1914 . He found time to serve on theY . M . C . A . cabine t three years and wastreasurer <strong>of</strong> the organization in his senioryear .However, young Memminger wasn't socompletely serious as his record <strong>of</strong> substantialactivities might indicate . It wasduring his time in school that the engineers'smoke stack was first desecratedby the painting <strong>of</strong> "D . 1) . M . C ." highon the stack . He wasn't one <strong>of</strong> the tw<strong>of</strong>oolhardy students who volunteered to letthemselves be pulled up to the top <strong>of</strong> thesmoke stack on a precarious platformdrawn up by a cable, but he was one <strong>of</strong>the trustworthy men who held onto thecable at the bottom <strong>of</strong> the smoke stackand enabled the dangerous painting jobto be completed without any fatalities .That's the kind <strong>of</strong> man Charlie Memtningcris . You don't find him doingspectacular things to attract public attention,but you find him always with asteady hand on the cable doing his share<strong>of</strong> the important ground work behindany worthwhile project in his communityor state .Finish aviation trainingThree former students in the <strong>University</strong>are scheduled to receive their "wings"in the United States Army Air Corps atgraduation ceremonies this month . Theyare Leonard B . Storm, '37ex, Seth J . Mc-Kee, '37ex, and Herbert Von Tungeln,'34 .Mr . McKee and Mr . Von Tungeln arebeing trained in attack aviation and Mr .Storm is in the pursuit division.CHICAGO & NORTH WESTERN RAILWAYGo this quickest, most scenicway, via the Historic OverlandRoute (C. & N .W.-U . P .-So . Pac .) . Ride inluxurious comfort on world famous trains .En route to San Francisco visit the West'smost enthralling wonderlands . Widechoice <strong>of</strong> routes with option <strong>of</strong> going oneway, returning another . Low fares . Liberalstopover privileges.PACIFIC COASTLosn Angeles,Pacific Northwest . See all the high spots<strong>of</strong> the West Coast on one grand circle tour .From Chicago, round trip incoaches as low as . . . . . . $65.00BOULDER DAM-Lake Mead-Magnificent. Inspiring . See themen route to orfrom CaliforniaTours.from Las Vegas, Nev ., as low as $3.45COLORADO-Sublime mountain vacationland. Only overnight fromChicago . Round trip in coachesas low as31,10YELLOWSTONE Magic land <strong>of</strong> geysers,wild life, waterfalls,canyons .Round trip fromChicagoin Pullmans (berth extra) . . . $49.30ZION, BRYCE, GRAND CANYON NAT'LPARKS-See all three <strong>of</strong> these awe-inspiringwonderlands on one tour . Round tripto Cedar City in Pullmans (berth,extra) only . . . . , , , , $50.60BLACK HILLS, SO . DAK . moinanseast <strong>of</strong> the Rockies . Picturesque . Romantic .Site <strong>of</strong> great Mt . Rushmore Memorial .Round trip from Chicago inCoaches, only , . . , , , , $26.45SUN VALLEY IDAHO Famous mountainresort onthe edge <strong>of</strong> America's "Last Wilderness ."Round trip from Chicago aslow as . . . . . . . , . $54.90CANADIAN ROCKIES- Banff' Lake Louise,Vancouver. En routeto or from the Pacific Coast ,only . . . . . . . . . . . $65.00ALASKA-Land <strong>of</strong> the Midnight Sun .Round trip from Seattleas low as . . . . . . . , $$ 7.00NORTH WOODS <strong>of</strong>Wisconsin, UpperMichigan, Minnesota-Forest playground <strong>of</strong> the Middle West .Round trip to coaches fromChicago as low as . . . . . . $9.35Ask About North Western EscortedAll-Expense ToursMAIL THIS COUPONR. THOMSON, Passenger Traffic ManagerChicago & North Western Ry .Dept . 39-400 W . Madison St ., Chicago, III .I Please send information about a trip to IIIName--------------------------------AddressIO Also all-expense tours23

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