'01Milton James Ferguson, '01ba, '061na,is now engaged as editor of the 15thedition of the Dewey Decimal classifi

cation in the Brooklyn, New York, library system .He resigned as chief librarian of the Brooklyn li-braries last year . A magna cum laude graduate ofthe University, Ferguson was awarded an honor-ary doctorate from New York University in 1933 .

'07 Carl H. Milam, '076a, and Mrs. Milatn,the former Nell Robinson, '096a, arcnow living in Barrington, Illinois .

Milatn retired as director of the United NationsLibrary, Lake Success, New York, in June . As di-rector of the library, he had spent two years estab-lishing policies, organizing operations and servicesand planning for occupancy of a seven-story sep-arate building in the Manhattan headquarters .

10 C. W. Wantland, '106a, Edmond, washonored in October at Central StateTeacher's College by all former male

students of the college who had participated inany sort of sport while attending Central State.The Wantland Day preceded the Central State Col-lege annual Homecoming celebration . Wantlandserved as coach at Central State from 1912 to 1930 .

Frank 1'. Douglass, '16Law, Oklahoma116 City, former chairman of the FederalMediation Board, was named a mem-

ber of the Atomic Energy Commission by Presi-dent Truman in November .

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Dr . Louis Alvin Turley, '18, cleanemeritus of the University School ofMedicine, Oklahoma City, was one of

six prominent Oklahomans named to the state'sHall of Fame at Statehood Day ceremonies held inOklahoma City in November. Turley has been withthe University medical school since 1908 and wasnamed dean emeritus in July of last year .Dr . Angie Debo, '18ba, '33ph.d, Marshall, a

member of the Oklahoma A. and M. College li-brary staff and the author of numerous books, wasone of six prominent Oklahomans named to thestate's Hall of Fame this year . The ceremonieswere held on Statehood Day in November in Okla-homa City .

Edward Bynuin, '23, and Clarence123 Black, Oklahoma City attorneys, have

become associated with the Ames,Aires & Daugherty law firm in Oklahoma City .The firm is now known as the Allies, Daugherty,Bynum & Black firm .

' ti IErmond Simpson McLaughlin, '246a,a retired Norman geologist, was founddead at his home in Norman Novem

ber 30 . Death was attributed to a fall . Ile hadlived in Norman for the past three years.

JANUARY, 1951

__-__.__-ROLL CALL----------

Stories

_presented in miniature provide evidence of happenings

to more than 200 alumni

Hal Houston, '28Law, formerly ofDumas, Texas, is now living in Ama-rillo, Texas.

Harold Ward, '29eng, Houston, Texas,was recently named president of theIndustrial Personnel Association of

Houston. He is employee relations manager forthe Houston office of the Humble Oil & RefiningCompany.B. J . Heinrich, '29ba, '30ms, has been chief ~d

the analytical laboratory at Phillips PetroleumCompany in Bartlesville since 1945 .

J . Fred Green, '30Law, and Baker Wall,1 .30 Sallisaw attorneys, have moved theirlaw offices to Sallisaw's Legal Build-

ing.

Earl Hysmith, '30ba, McAlester attorney, wasrecently elected vice-president of the PittsburgCounty Bar Association.

Lucy Tandy, '30ba, '32ma, was named officialdirector of correspondence study at the University1Cxtcnsion division .

Basketball Holds Spotlight

25 Years Ago

Sooner spotlight was on the Universitybasketball team in 1925 . Making a

clean sweep of the first six games of theschedule, by January the squad stood at thehead of the Missouri Valley Conferencewith eight wins and one loss . Tagged asthe most likely candidate to take champ-ionship honors, the team was coached byHugh McDermott, '20ba, now chairmanof the physical education department formen.The campus was the scene of much

building and renovation-not unlike pres-ent conditions . The University's Stadium-Union building fund campaign was under-way and had received pledges from some5000 aluumi, students, facultymembers andfriends-netting an amount of $636,596-of which $91,408 had been paid in at thattime . An added seating capacity of from15,481 to 52,000 was included in the sta-dium plans while the union plans called forconstruction to take place on the plot occu-pied at that time by the old gymnasium.Oklahomans-and former students-

were scattered over the nation in variousoccupational and professional haunts . Dr .Clarence 13 . Sullivan, '20bs, '22med (nowa resident physician at Carnegie Hospital,Carnegie), was practicing medicine in Ti-oga, Louisiana. William A. Blakely, '24bs,was teaching in Legion, Texas. He is nowteaching school in Colorado Springs, Colo-rado . Barney Whisenant, '17ba, now em-ployed as a geologist in Fort Worth, Texas,held a similar position in Java, Dutch EastIndies, and Wilbert Maynard, '17ba, nowsupervisor of music in the Townsend,Montana, schools, was on the faculty of theschool of fine arts of the Hayes, Kansas,state normal school .

John 1-1 . Poc, '316a, '331-aw, Tulsa at-torney, was recently elected presidentof the Tulsa Downtown Kiwanis club .

HAUSAMAN-CASEY : Miss Vera Hausaman,'316a, Enid, became the bride of the Rev. HoraceC. Casey, at a ceremony early in November. Thecouple is making their home in Enid where theRev. Casey is pastor of the First PresbyterianChurch .

James G. Harlow, '316a, '33ms, was appointedsupervisor of highschool science service of theUniversity Extension division . He formerly heldthe position of director of the service .

'32Lt. Cal. Frank Gordon Stephens, '32bs,'34med, is stationed in Heidelberg,Germany, where he is inspector of lab

oratories of hospitals in France, Germany and Italy .I le recently was awarded a degree in pathology.

Hick Epton, '32Law, Wcwoka, has been electedto the board of trustees of Oklahoma Baptist Uni-versity, Shawnee.

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hrvin Gibson Lewis, Jr ., '33ba, Chi-cago, Illinois, is employed as radionews editor and broadcaster for station

WLS in Chicago, a position he has held for thepast 11 years. He is a former sports reporter forthe Tulsa Tribune, city editor for the Carlsbad,New Mexico, Daily Current-Argus and news edi-tor for radio station KTUL, Tulsa. At the Univer-sity, he served as editor of the Oklahoma Daily in1933 . Mr . and Mrs. Lewis have a son, JeffersonErvin Lewis, 5.

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Britt E. Clapham,

'34eng,

and MrsClaphain, Omaha, Nebraska, an-nounced the birth of a son born Octo

ber 23 in Omaha. The baby has been named BrittE. Clapham, Jr.

Earl Sneed, Jr ., '346a, '37Law, clean of the Uni-versity School of Law, was elected president of theCleveland County Cancer Society in November .

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Floyd H. Norris, '35Law, Los Angeles,California, has associated with Pat A.McCormick and Patrick D. Horgan for

the general practice of law under the firm name ofMcCormick, Norris and Horgan .

Joseph O. Fair, '36eng, former field

136 superintendent for Stanolind Oil andGas Company in Rangely, Colorado,

has been named field superintendent in the com-pany office in Sweetwater, Texas.

James C. Denton, Jr ., '366a, who resigned asassistant county attorney of Tulsa County in Oc-tober, is now a member of the legal staff of theSunray Oil Company.

7Mr . and Mrs. James Edward Marshall,

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the latter who is the former Mary Jo-sephine Mangold, '376s, are living in

Colorado Springs, Colorado, where Marshall isemployed by the Skelly Oil Company. Mrs. Mar-shall is teaching art in the Colorado Springs pub-lic schools . They have a daughter, Jeanne Mar-shall, 16 months .

John F. Malone, '376x, was Officially namedassistant to the dean of the University Extensiondivision recently . Ile had until that tithe served asassistant director of the division .

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Robert B . Chesney, '32eng, Benton, La.,has been named project superintendentin charge of field and cycle plant atBenton Unit Cycle Project. He is marriedto the former Mary A. Gladstone, '33ed.

'38Jack W. Barbour, '386,, '40nas, andMrs. Barbour, the former IIarrictWhite,'38bs, Oklahoma City, announced the

birth of a son born Noveinbcr 13 in OklahomaCity . The baby was named William Allen.

Ewing Sadler, '38ba, '38Law, McAlester, was:appointed program chairman for 1950-51 of thePittsburg County Bar Association recently .

Robert 11 . Card, '38bus, and Mrs. Card, theformer Florence Fuller, '37bus, Oklahoma City,chose the name Phillip Fuller Card for their sonborn November 1 at Wesley Hospital in Okla-ltoana City . The Cards also have another soil Rob-crt Howard Carol, Jr .

Kenneth Ilarri,, '39ba, cnior inablic

relations assistant at the University,wa s recently appointed national chair

man of tire national Junior Chamhcr of Coanmerecpublicity connnittee and editor of the Sooner J;n'-

~'cc, official publication of the state organization .

Ile is also serving as state director of the NormanJunior Chamber of Conuncrce and represents the

local organization on the board of directors ofthe state group.CHAMBI`RS-NF'AL: Miss IIclcnKatha-ynChaan-

hers, '45bus, and Charles Ainaan Neal, Jr ., '39-'42,both of Miami, were married October 8 in theFirst Presbyterian Church in Miauii in a doublc-ring ceremony . At the University, Mrs. Neal wasa tnutnber of Gamma Phi Beta social sorority andNcal was affiliated with Sigma Nu fraternity . Thecouple is making their home in Miaani .

Gerald Ackcr, '39ms, assistant professor of bi-ology at Bowling Green State University, BowlingGreen, Ohio, has been proanoted to executive of-ficcr of the first battalion of the 148th Infantry ofthe Ohio National Guard . A major in the NationalGuard, Ackcr rc-organized Co . C in BowlingGreen in 1947 and became its first company coara-anander. In 1949 he was named plans :and train-ing officer of the battalion. A member of the Bowl-ing Green faculty since 1946, Major .Ackcr is mar-ried and has :t son, Charles, 4.

O. M. Murraay, '-10-'41, and Mrs. Mur-4

ray, Oklahoma City, announced thehirth of :a son bo- n November I in

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Oklahonm Cite . 'Ilae babe "'it , named MichaelDavid.DOBSON-MILLER: Miss Mary Linn Dobson,

' I(Itns, Hooker, became the bride of Dr . AlbertMiller, New Orleans, Louisiana, in a ecrcinoncperformed October 29 in the First ChristianChurch at Hooker . ']'he Cotalalc is snaking theirhouse in New Orleans .

Jack Wesley Rush, '40, is sales cuginecr forPggeclaaf Engineers in Dallas, Texas. A memberod the Dallas Engineers and Technical (;lobs, hewas affiliated with Sigma Nu fraternity while at-tending the University . The RUSIl' S hate twochildren, Patricia, 5, and Richard, 1.

Stephen It . Demon, '41cng, frnmcrlyof Weyvoka, has been transferred byStanolind Oil and (:as Company to the

district office in Oklahoma City- .Mr . and Mrs. J:uncs E. Bowies, the latter who

is the former Rachel Britain, '41bs, Shawnee, an-nounced the birth of a daughter, Susan, born Oc-tober 5 in Shawnee. At the University Mrs. Bowleswas a incinber of Chi Omega social sorority . Bowles

It Was Owen's 25th Year

20 Years Ago

Celcbrating his 25th year as coach and

director of athletics at the University

was Ben ( i. Owen, now professor emeritus

of physical education. Dr . Roy Gittinger,

'02ba, regents professor emeritus of history,

had completed his 28th year as professor,

dealt and adviser of students .

The year 1930 was a big year-and

also an eventful one-for the University

and former students . The January 1931

issue of Sooner Magazine gave a brief res-

ume of the more important events .

In February of 1930, the University's li-

brary building was dedicated . In April the

University playhouse presented the first

completely "made in Oklahoma" play-

written, produced and published in Okla-

homa-"A Certain Young Widow" by

John Woolworth, '28. Also a fnilestonc in

the University's life was the election ofInetnbcrship of the University Press into the

National Association of Book Publishers .

David Ross Boyd, first president of the

University and later president of the Uni-

versity of New Mexico, was made the first

president emeritus of the University .

Savoic Lottinville, '29ba, now director of

the University Press, represented Oxford

University in a boxing match with Cam-

bridge University . Miss Jessie Newby, '10

bit, '25ma, now Mrs. Jessie Newby Ray,

was named head of the Latin department of

Central State Teachers College, Edrnond,

where she is still a part-time instructor in

the classical languages department . Lynn

Riggs', '22, Broadway production "Green

Grow the Lilacs" made its premier per-

formance as a Theater Guild presentation

in December .

Dick Price, '35bus, head of Dick PriceMotor Co., Dallas, was elected directorof National Automobile Dealers Associa-tion in October. He and Mrs. Price havetwo daughters, Anne, 12, and Virginia, 7.

is owner of the Nelson Bowles Furniture and Ap-pliance Store in Shawnee.Dr . Thurntan J . White, 'Alms, former director

of the University Extension Service, was nameddean of the department to conform with the re-organization of the University Extension Divisioninto sewn major units by the Board of Regents.

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Wit) no I, . McCann, '42eng, has b(cnrained district engineer in StanolindOil and Gas Conafrtny's district office

iii Shrevcport, Louisiana . Au employee of Stan,)find since 1942, he was formerly located in thocoarapany's general office in Tulsa.

Joseph Marsliburn, Jr ., '42ba, is employed by thecoca t :o~la company at Oshkosh, Wisconsin. TheMarshburns have a small son, Joe.

I .t . and Mrs. Vincent Nacci, the latter who is theforincr Lavada jai boc, '42bs, Ft . Benning, Georgia,:announced the birth of a stn, Brian, born No-vember 7 at Ft . Benning.John B. Freeman, '42bus, was appointed official

director of short courses and conferences at theUniversity Extension Divisioat by the UniversityBoard of Regents i*cccfltl\ .Arthur H. Denny, '42eng, former plant engi-

ncer at Stanolind Oil and Gas Company's SouthFullcrtolt gasoline plant in Andrews, Texas, hasbeen nauxd senior gas engineer in the Fort Worthoffice.

James 1) . Berr)', '43bus, and Mrs. Berry,the former Mary Evelyn Irby, '44ba,announced the birth of a son, Jaanes D.

Berry, Jr ., born Novemlxr 13 in Florence Night-ingale Hospital in Dallas, Tcxeas . The Berrys alsohave a daughter, Beverly, 2.

Junior 1) . Armour, '43eng, former Central Di-yision engineer for Stanolind Oil and Gas Com-pany in Oklahoma City, has been transferred toGorham, Kansas .

Robert F. Morgan, '43eng, Cranford, New Jer-scy, is employed by the Standard Oil DcvelopancntCompany in the Esso engineering departancnt inLinden, New Jersey. Following graduation fromahc University in 1943, Morgan served in the

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Royal Canadian Navy and later was employed byLago Oil and Transport Company in Aruba.

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Robert R. .Cunningham,

'44eng, andMrs. Cunningham are living in Yonk-ers, New York, where Cunningham

has been employed in the engineering departmentof United Parcel Service, New York City, sinceSeptember 1949 . The Cunninghams have a son,William Harley Cunningham, 1 .JOHNSON-WEAR : Miss Marta Mae Johnson,

'44bus, became the bride of Byron F. Wear, bothof Princeville, Illinois, October 21 in the chapelof the First Federated Church . The couple is liv-ing in Princeville where Wear is engaged in farm-ing. At the University, Mrs. Wear was a memberof Chi Omega social sorority .

Bete Mitchell, '44fa, is employed as assistantadvertising manager for the Rudolph WurlitzcrCompany, Chicago, Illinois . Previous to joiningthe Wurlitzcr Company, she was in radio work inEnid . At the University, Miss Mitchell was a mern-her of Chi Omega social sorority.Mr . and Mrs. Lloyd Alan Griffin, Jr ., the latter

who is the former Darla Jean Biddy, '446a, SanBernardino, California, announced the birth of ason, Lloyd Alan Griffin, 111, born October 10 inSan Bernardino.

'45 J . M. Cook, '45bus, and Mrs. Cook, theformer Margaret Sollenberger, '456s,Bartlesville, announced the birth of a

daughter, Mary Kathryn, horn November 27 inBartlesville . The Crooks also have a son, Michael,3. Cook is employed by City Service Gas Com-pany in Bartlesville .MOHR-MILLER: Miss Allele Mohr, Oklahoma

City, and R. Bruce Miller, '45arch, also of Okla-homa City, were married October 1. At the Uni-versity, Miller was a member of the EngineersClub, St. Pat's Council, received the 1 1144 archi-tecture faculty award and was awarded the Ameri-can Institute of Architects scholastic medal in 1945 .The couple is making their home in OklahomaCity.

James R. Richardson, '46bs, an cru-46

ployce of Stanolind Oil and Gas Com-pany since 1946, has been transferred

from Oklahoma City to Wewoka where he wasnamed field engineer in the company's area office .

Vernon J. . Martin, '466a, '48Law, Miami, hasbeen appointed by Ottawa County commissionersto complete the unexpired term of the late CountyJudge Willis D. Smith. Martin had previouslyserved for several weeks as county judge. He wascity attorney at Miami and resigned that positionupon being apfxnrncd county judge.

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Jane Anne Cockrell, '47journ, is em-ployed on radio station WFAA of theDallas Morning News in which she

also writes a daily column entitled "Broadcasts."Since attending the University, Miss Cockrell hasserved as editorial assistant on the Maywood, Illi-nois, Herald, and as editor of Knotty Notes, cm-ployce paper of the US Naval ordnance plant.ForestPark, Illinois . Until August of last year she wasassistant editor of the Oklahoma Rural News inOklahoma City .KFNN1'DY-S'T'RONG: Miss Mary Ann Ken-

ncdy, Pawhuska, and Jack W. Strong, '47journ,formerly of Okernah, were married October 14 inPawhuska . They arc making their home in Tulsawhere Strong is assistant director of public rela-tions at the University of Tulsa.

Robert A. Rutland, '47journ, formerly UnitedPress staff member in Oklahoma City, recentlyresigned as assistant public relations director atTexas Technological College, Lubbock, Texas, to

JANUARY, 1951

enrol in Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Ten-nessee, as candidate for a doctor of philosophy de-grce in history .SCHOTT-HEANEY: Miss Ida Lorrine Schott,

Tulsa, and Charles Robert Heaney, Jr ., '47eng,Memphis, Tennessee, were married Saturday, No-venrber 18, in Christ the King Church in Tulsa.The couple is snaking their home in Tulsa.GREENBERG-FRANK : Miss Harriet Jo Green-

berg, Oklahoma City, and Ben Frank, '47eng, Kon-awn, were married November 19 in the CivicRoom of the Biltmore in Oklahoma City. At theUniversity, Frank was a member of Sigma AlphaMu social fraternity . The couple is making theirhome in Konawa .

J . H . F. Hewett, '476a, Durant, has been ap-pointed law clerk for judge Stephen S. Chandler,'18, federal district judge.Mr . and Mrs. A. W . Houser, the latter who is

tlrc h,inicr Mozcll Atkins, '47ba, Oklahoma City,ann,urnccd rlu birth of a son born November 21

Queens Could Lose Thrones

15 Years Ago

aEngineering. students in 1936 amended

their constitution to the effect that fu-

ture queens of the organization kidnapped

by the rival lawyer's organization would

forfeit their rights to the St. Pat's Daythrone . According to Lawrence Brock, '36eng, Tulsa, at that time president ofthe organization, whenever a queen was"snatched," she no longer held the crown.

Women Students in engineering weren't

eligible to compete for the queenship.

Books Abroad, international clearing

houre of literature, began its tenth year of

continuous publication with the January,

1936 issue. The quarterly volume, pub-

lished by the University of Oklahoma Press,

was reported to hold the distinction ofbeing better known abroad than in thiscountry . Another mark in the progress ofthe University, it was established in 1927by Dr . Roy Temple House, long-tune dean

of the University foreign language depart-ment . Dr . House is now editor emeritus of

the publication and a David Ross Boyd

professor emeritus of modern languages.

E. E. Noth, associate professor of n)odernlanguages, replaced House as editor andmanager.The C)klahorna Daily was in the lime-

light following publication of a story con-cerning football gambling in Norman poolhalls-although it proved to be of no avail .

A staff member was sent to place a bet at

a local recreation parlor which, it was re-

reported, he lost . Following publication of

the story written by the reporter, the Nor-

man police department toured the poolhalls and collected blackboards-all ofwhich proved to be no evidence of actualbetting. Daily staff members were thensubpoenaed to tell what they knew of thesituation, but because of insufficient evi-dence, the investigation was dropped .

in Wesley Hospital in Oklahoma City. The babyhas been named Arvcl Woodrow Houser, Jr .

Robert B. Capps, '48geol, and Mrs.Capps, the former Carolyn Pocenders,'49ba, are now living in New Orleans,

Louisiana, where Capps is employed by Kcrr-McGee Oil Industry . The Capps formerly lived inShreveport.

Frederick M. "Rick" Jay, '48journ, former staffmember of the United Press in Oklahoma City, isnow assistant director of public relations at TexasTechnological College, Lubbock, Texas.

Walt Helmerich, '486a, Tulsa, was graduatedfrom Harvard University with a master's degreein business administration in June . At the Uni-versity, lie was a member of Sigma Nu social fra-ternity . He is now associated with Helmerich andPayne Incorporated, drilling contractors, and WhiteEagle Oil Company, producers, in "Tulsa .

Charles L. Ward, '48journ, former assistantmanager of the Oklahoma Press Association, Okla-homa City, is now news editor of the Poteats News .A University McMahon fellow in 1949-50, Wardhas done graduate work in journalism .

B. M. Van Eaton, '48bus, former assistant super-visor in the personnel department of Carter OilCompany, Tulsa, has been promoted to person-nel assistant.

James T. Young, '48journ, news editor of theHenryctta Daily Frec-Lance for the past year, re-cently resigned to accept a reporting position onthe Drily Oklahoman in Oklahoma City . Previousto going to Henryctta, Young held a similar po-sition on the Valley Review in Edinburg, Texas.C. I . . Shelby, Jr., '48pharm, and Mrs . Shelby

are living in Galveston, Texas, where he is man-ager of a Wright drug store . They have two daugh-tcrs . At the University, Shelby served ors the Stu-dent Senate, was president of the "O" Club in1948 and was a member of the University trackteam .

I)lLLS-McPIlf.RREN : Miss Charlotte LOUiSC

I)ills, '48ba, Muskogee, and Lt . Charles J . Mc-Pherren, '50Law, Camp Polk, Louisiana, weremarried in a single-ring ceremony performed inthe parsonage of the Calvary Baptist (hurch,Alexandria, Louisiana, in early November . Thecouple is making their home in Alexandria whereLt . McPherren is stationed with the 45th division .

Leo O. Markley, '48eng, formerly of LakeCharles, Louisiana, has been transferred to NewOrleans where he is employed as a geologist.

George W. Eu,,n, Jr ., '48eng, has been trans-fcrred to Stanolind Oil and Gas Company's dis-trict office at Abilene, Texas. A petroleum engi-rterr, Eaton was formerly located in Longview,Texas.

Marjorie Sloan, '48journ, formerly of Norman,has been promoted from society reporter to societyeditor of the Fort Worth Press, Fort Worth, Texas.She is a former secretary of the University inter-scholastics meets committee.

Frank 1) . Fonvicllc, Jr ., '48bus, and Mrs. Fon-vielle, Oklahoma City, announced the birth of ason, Frank Pierce Fonvielle IV, born November3 in St . Anthony Hospital, Oklahoma City . TheFonviclles also have a daughter, Carol Ann.

Joseph A. Belvedere, '48geol, formerly of Nor-man, is now living in Magnolia, Arkansas, wherehe is employed by the Lawton Oil Corporation.

Robert F. Dewey, '48ms, Oklahoma City is em-ploycd as a field geologist with the Vickers Pe-tnrlcum Company. The Deweys have two children,I) :rtricia Ann, 3, and John Robert, 17 months .

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'49 The Rev . John K. Rankin, '496a, andMrs. Rankin, Mineola, Texas, in-flounced the birth of a son, Phillip

Henry, born November 21 at the Mineola hospitaland clinic . The Rev. Rankin is attending Southern

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Methodist University, Dallas, while he holds afull time pastorate in Mineola.Edward F. Galvin, '49ba, is employed in the

exploration department in the Stanolind Oil andGas Company's Altus office .

Dr . O. W. Davison, '49d .ed, was appointed of-ficial director of school and community services atthe University Extension Division by the UniversityBoard of Regents .

Jeanne E. Dubois, '496a, was recently employedin the exploration department at Stanolind Oiland Gas Company's Oklahoma City office .

Taylor C. Green, '49eng, and Mrs. Green, theformer Kathryn Cooley, '496a, Oklahoma City, an-nounced the birth of a son, Taylor Caldwell Green,Jr ., born November 6 in Oklahoma City .

Robert L. Lencecium, '49bus, is employed in thesales department of the Texas Company, PortArthur, Texas.

George T. Dye, '49eng, has been transferredfrom Stanolind Oil and Gas Company's district of-fice at Pampa, Texas, to the district office at Abi-lene, Texas.

Gordon L. Eaton, '49eng, formerly of Newcastle,Wyoming, has been transferred by the TexasCompany to Rangely, Colorado .James W. Means, '49Law, has been transferred

Brandt Named President

10 Years Agoelection of Joseph A. Brandt, '21ba, aspresident of the University was news-

both state and nation wide . Brandt was se-lected to replace Dr . W. B. Bizzell who re-tired . A former director of the UniversityPress, Brandt was later director of thePrinceton University Press. Dr . Brandt isnowpioneer chairman of the first GraduateDepartment of Journalism at the Univer-sity of California at Los Angeles.The University of Oklahoma Founda-

tion (now the University of OklahomaFoundation and Alumni DevelopmentFund) was issued a state charter in 1941-designed to receive and administer gifts forthe benefit of the University . Named on theinitial board of directors who signed thearticles of incorporation were President W.B . Bizzell ; Raymond A. Tolbert, '12ba,'13Law, Oklahoma City ; Eugene P. Led-better, '14Law, Oklahoma City ; Luther H.White, '14ba, Fort Worth, Texas ; HicksEpton, '32Law, Wewoka; and GeorgeMeacham, '21Law, Clinton.

J . Roy Seitz, '23geo1, Wichita Falls,Texas, was elected president of the NorthTexas Geological Society. Seitz, who at thattime had been in the oil business for morethan 15 years, was a member of the firm ofSeitz, Comegys and Seitz, Incorporated .He is still a resident of Wichita Falls .Another former University student,

Charles A. Biar, '24ba (now a resident ofDallas, Texas), was named manager of theEmpire State Branch of the Travelers In-surance Company with offices in the Em-pire State Building, New York City .

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A. L. Garten, superintendent of schools at Helena, Oklahoma ; Josh Lee, '17ba,member of the federal Civil Aeronautics Board ; Mrs. Elaine Tucker, Oklahoma Cityschool teacher, and Jack Douglas, '36ba, assistant professor of speech, are shownwhile they were attending a fall meeting of Oklahoma educators in Oklahoma City .

by the Stanolind Oil and Gas Company fromBrownsville, Texas, to Tulsa. I-le is located in theindustrial relations department in the company'sgeneral office .DAVIDSON-BAKER : Miss Elizabeth Alice

Davidson, '496s, Frederick, became the bride ofRichard Clayton Baker, Dallas, Texas, November22 in the First Presbyterian Church, Lawton . Thecouple is making their home in Oklahoma City .

Robert O. Hall, '49bus, is employed in the Tulsageneral office of Stanolind Oil and Gas Company.

William W. Houck, '49Law, Greer County at-torney-elect, is associated with Hollis Arnett, Man-gum, in the practice of law.

James W. Means, '49Law, formerly of Browns-ville, Texas, has been transferred to Tulsa byStanolind Oil and Gas Company. He is employed inthe industrial relations department of Stanolind'sgeneral office in Tulsa.

James B. Sandlin, '49Law, and Theodore Pruett,Anadarko, attorneys, are now partners for the gen-eral practice of law.

Vernon S. Gosnell, '49eng, former employee ofthe Bureau of Reclamation in Fort Collins, Colo-rado, is now employed with Peter Kiewit Sons,general contractors, in Denver .Ann Yeager, '496a, Wichita Falls, Texas, is em-

ployed in Stanolind Oil and Gas Company's ex-ploration department at Wichita Falls.

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Marion C. Phillips, '50m .bus, Tulsa, has1 5

meen named an extension specialist andassistant director of business extension

service at the University.Robert L. Watson, '50ed, is principal of the

House, New Mexico, grade school .Merlin K. Butler, '50bs, is employed in the ex-

ploration department of Stanolind Oil and GasCompany's Spur, Texas, office .

Herbert Sweetow, '50journ, has been employedas an advertising salesman for the MuskogeePhoenix and Times-Democrat since July .UNRUH-SAUBER : Miss Josella Unruh, Okla-

homa City, became the bride of Charles A. Sauber,

'50geol, also of Oklahoma City, November 23 inChrist the King Chapel in Oklahoma City . Thecouple has established a home in Odessa, Texas.

James J . Hoover, '506us, formerly of Snyder andnow of Rockville, Connecticut, is a salesmantrainee for the Aetna Insurance Company in Hart-ford . Following an 18-month training program,Hoover will be sent back to the southwest ascompany representative.

Patricia M. Davis, '506s, formerly of Ponca City,is now living in Seattle, Washington .

Donald D. Cameron, '50I,aw, Tulsa, has becomeassociated with the Dyer and Powers law firm inTulsa.

Earl Youree, '50Law, has opened a law officefor the general practice of law in Sand Springs.

Fielding D. Haas, '50Law, is associated with theLion Oil Company's land department, West Cen-tral Texas division, Abilene, Texas.

Jasper C. Hunt, '50Law, Watonga, has beenappointed law clerk for judge W. R. Wallace, '10,federal district judge.

Ellis Brown, '50Law, is the newly elected sec-retary of the Pittsburg County Bar Association atMcAlester.

Charles L. Mayes, '50chem, is now living inHouston, Texas, where he is employed by the GulfOil Company.ENDERS-BROWN : Miss Shirley Ann Enders,

'50bs, Oklahoma City, became the bride of GeorgeGregory Brown, Morrill, Nebraska, in a late Oc-tober ceremony in Dallas, Texas. At the UniversityMrs. Brown was a member of Gamma Phi Betasocial sorority, Oikonomia, honorary home eco-nomics society and Iota Sigma Pi, honorary chem-istry fraternity for women.Capt . J. Don Garrison, Jr., '50geol, and Mrs.

Garrison, formerly of Norman, now at Camp Polk,Louisiana, announced the birth of a son born No-vember 17 in DeRidder . The Garrisons have an-other son, Joe.

Paul C. Ostrander, '50journ, former staff mem-ber of the Oklahoma Daily, is employed on thenews staff of the Ponca City News.PHILLIPS-DICKINSON : Miss Eloise Phillips,

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'SOcd, Scminole, and Ralph A. Dickinson, Okla-hoina City, were married in a late autumn double-ring ceremony in the first Methodist Church inSeminole . At the University, Mrs. Dickinson wasa member of Alpha Phi sorority . Dickinson, a seniorin the University's School of Business Administra-tion, is affiliated with Delta Upsilon social fratern-ity . The couple is staking their ]ionic in Okla-homa Citv .

Jack Davison, '50ba, '50ui.ed, formerly of Nor-man, is on the faculty of the Sky City grade schoolin Gallup, New Mexico, where he is a teacher andcoach of the Sky City Angels football team .

W. F. . Richardson, '50eng, is employed in thegeophysical department of Continental Oil Com-pany it, Tahoka, Texas.

KENDALL-BRUMWELL : Miss Betty Ray Ken-(1,111, '50fa, Cheyenne, became the bride of Nor-tnan Stanley Brumwell, '50bs, in an eveningceremony Saturday, June 17, in the First MethodistChurch in Cheyenne. Mrs. Brumwell was a mem-ber of Gamma Alpha Chi while attending theUniversity . The couple is making their home inCalgary, Alberta, C,,, nada, where Brumwell is em-ployed by an oil corporation .

ROBBERSON-MORGENSEN : Miss MartienaRobberson, '50geol, and Dean Morgensen, '47eng,were united in marriage at an evening candlelightservice held June 21 in St . Luke's MethodistChurch, Oklahoma City . While attending the Uni-versity, Morgensen was a member of Phi Deltasocial fraternity . The couple is making their homein Oklahoma CitySAMUELS-DAVIS : Miss Frances Ann Samuels,

Norman, and Dcl D. Davis, '50pharm, Elk City,were married September 2 in the First ChristianChurch in Norman. Mrs. Davis is a sophomore atthe University where she is affiliated with GammaPhi Beta sorority. Davis was a member of PhiDelta Chi, honorary pharmaceutical fraternity atthe University, and a member of OklahomaPharmaceutical Association. The couple is makingtheir borne in Oklahoma City .Leo D. Reynolds, '50journ, is employed as

sports editor of the Pampa Daily News, Pampa,"Texas . He is a former sports editor of the Okla-homa Daily.BLACKWELDER-MORRIS : Miss Paula Black-

welder, Hobart, became the bride of Walter W.Morris, Jr ., '506s, Shawnee, Saturday, August 19,in the First Methodist Church, Hobart . The coupleis making their home in Oklahoma City .

CARTWRIGHT-ARNOLD : Miss Wilburta MayCartwright, '46-'50, Oklahoma City, and RolandKclbert Arnold, Jr ., '50ba, Duncan, were marriedSeptember 10 in the Crown Heights BaptistChurch, Oklahoma City . At the University, Mrs.Arnold was a member of Sigma Alpha Iota, Gam-ma Alpha Chi, the University Symphony and Gam-ma Phi Beta sorority, which she served as presi-dent . A student in the University school of law,Arnold is a member of Phi Alpha Delta and PhiKappa Sigma fraternity .

William L. Richards, '506s, Andrews, Texas, isemployed by Stanolind Oil and Gas Company inthe producing department, South Fullerton gas-oline plant .

George F. Conant, Jr ., '50geol, is employed inthe exploration department of the Big Spring,Texas, office of Stanolind Oil and Gas Company.

Billy H. Sellus, '50bs, is living in New Orleans,Louisiana, where he is employed as plant engi-neer for Thompson Hayward Chemical Company.

Paul R. Brokaw, '50bus, Corpus Christi, Texas,is employed by the Arthur Anderson and Company,certified public accountants, in Houston, Texas.

David W. Frank, '506s, Dallas, Texas, is em-

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ploycd as junior engineer in the substation de-sign department of Texas Power and Light Com-pany.METZ-CORNELSON : Miss Jane Ellen Metz,

'49-'50, Oklahoma City, and Jodene James Cor-nclson, '506us, Braman, were married in a latesummer wedding in the Crestwood Baptist Church,Oklahoma City . Cornclson was affiliated with Del-ta Clti fraternity at the University . "1'he couple isliving in Blackwell.

BALE-McGRAW: Miss Charlotte Marie Bale,'48-'50, Oklahoma City, became the bride ofGeorge William McGraw, Jr ., '50geol, Fort Smith,Arkansas, in an autumn wedding in St. Luke'sMethodist Church, Oklahoma City . At the Uni-versity, Mrs. McGraw was a member of Alpha Phisorority and McGraw was affiliated with SigmaNu fr. tr - mity. The couple is making their homein Potcau .

Mr . and Mrs. J . P. Robinson, the latter who isthe former Shirley Evelyn Jones, '506us, Ard-more, Pennsylvania, are living in Paramount, Cal-ifornia, now while Robinson is enrolled at theUniversity of Southern California, Los Angeles.

John D. Berry, '50Law, formerly of Richmond,Virginia, is the Oklahoma sales representative forWest Publishing Company, law book publishers,in Oklahoma City .

Jasper C. Hunt, '50Law, Watonga, was namedlaw clerk for Federal District Judge W. R. Wallacerecently.

George C. Schneider, '50geo1, is employed bythe Erle P. Haliburton Company in Duncan as apilot-junior geologist .CARNEY-ROSS: Miss Jo Ann Carney, '48-'50,

Atoka, became the bride of Robert N. Ross, Jr ., '50be, Oklahoma City, in a late summer wedding inthe First Baptist Church in Atoka. Mrs. Ross wasa member of Alpha Gamma Delta social sorority,Y.W.C .A ., the University band and Women's Re-creational Association at the University . Ross wasaffiliated with Phi Kappa Sigma social fraternity,Alpha Epsilon Delta premedical fraternity andPublic Health Society . The couple is making theirhome in Atoka.

J. M. Welch, '50, formerly of Port, was namedsuperintendent of the Cordell schools for thisschool term .RILING-RABURN : Miss Josephine Riling, '506s,

Spire, and Sgt. James Winston Raburn, '49ba, Nor-man, were married in the late autumn in the 120Engineers Chapel, Camp Polk, Louisiana. Thecouple is making their home in DeRidder, Loui-siana.

Sooner Portraits . . .Following graduation from the University he

joined the family bank in Clinton as assistantcashier . In 1941 he joined the National BankExaminers' force. Although he considered it anexcellent experience, commercial banking waswhat really interested Arch. So he went to Wich-ita, Kansas, in 1943 as cashier of the SouthwesternNational Bank. In 1945 he moved to the UnionNational Bank in Kansas City, Missouri . And in1947 he was elected vice president of the UnionBank, becoming one of the youngest men in thecountry to hold a senior officer position in a largemetropolitan bank.

Arch Wheeler likes people and he has a tre-mendous amount of energy which he directs towardpromoting a better relationship between bankersand their customers. Since becoming head of thecorrespondent banking department of the KansasCity Bank, he has been busy calling on bankersand commercial customers throughout the south-

west . This broad acquaintance has been another ofthe reasons why he has held many important po-sitions in the city and state banking associations .

In 1943 he was married to the former LucilleAkers, '38bs. They make their home in KansasCity .

Arch is making plans for a large Kansas CityAlumni luncheon this spring . He was informedby his predecessor, Richard T. (Dick) Pendleton,'26Law, that if the Sooners didn't have a footballteam during the 1950 season, he would be able toserve the luncheon on a bridge table. If footballscores will raise the Sooner Alumni spirit, Archmay have to reserve Kansas City's Municipal Audi-torium .

Signs of the Times . . .assistant chief of staff for military intelligence forthe Japan Logistical Command with headquartersin Yokohama . Prior to his present assignment,Major Allen served with the headquarters of theEighth Army in Japan. During World War II, hewas assigned to the headquarters of the First Corpsand participated in the Luzon action in the Asiatic-Pacific Theater of Operations .

Lt. Alex K. Adwan, '50journ, former ScminoleProducer reporter, who reported for active duty atFort Sam Houston, Texas, recently, has been madetroop information and education officer with the45th Division at Camp Polk, Louisiana.

Capt . R. L. Lunsford, III, '436a, '49Law, is sta-tioned with the Army at Fort Sill, Oklahoma . Pre-vious to his recall, Captain Lunsford had a lawpractice in Anadarko .

J. Frank Schulman, '506a, is stationed aboardthe U.S .S . Princeton, c/o Fleet Post Office, SanFrancisco, California .

John A. Love, '50bus, Shawnee, is taking an as-sociate basic course in the Quartermaster School,Fort Lee, Virginia .

Short Course CalendarThe Extension Division's department of short

courses and conferences recently released a partialcalendar of activities for the New Year . (Not listedbecause of timing, January's short courses andconferences .)

The schedule through April :FEBRUARY

9-11

Baptist Missionary Union AuxiliaryWorkshop

15-17 All State Orchestra19-20 Pharmacy Conference22-24

All State Band

MARCH

2- 3 Family Relations Conference6 University Highschool Poetry Festival

16-17 Oklahoma Library Association Meeting19-23

Sixth Annual Fleet Supervisors' Institute29-31 Elementary School Principals' Third

Annual Spring Conference29-30 Missouri Valley Forsenic Association

APRIL

2- 6

Business Insurance Seminar6- 7 Southwestern Journalism Congress9-12 Episcopal Work Conference10-12 Southwestern Gas Measurement Short

Course13-14 Annual Camping Institute13-14

Junior and Senior College DebateFinals (tentative)

19-21

Speech and Hearing Conference20-21 Perching Rifle26-28

Interscholastic Events

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