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3 2 Fine Jewelry Repairing and S ecial Order Jewelry, Platinum and Gold, by Expert Craftsmen Letzeiser & Co . Manufacturing Jewelers Hightower Building Oklahoma City "Crisp and Delicious" Eat Tom's Toasted Peanuts Riding fCe Sooner Range By Ted Beaird J UNE- may- be the month of roses, the hours for tire bricks and bridegrooms elect, but in the lives of Alumni workers it is just another com-mencement season with allofitsactivitieson a night and clay scale! June-pray be the month for vacationists (who are fortunate enough to pull away from the daily grind), but in the four walls of the "laboratory" of the central office and clearing house of an alumni association, it is a month when new alumni file into the ranks-a month when the old grads come back--a month when proud fathers and mothers drop down to get "in the swim" and to observe their sons and daughters becoming full fledged sons and daughters of Soonerland . This June has been no exception to the routine run, but indeed there have been many exceptions in the run. One notable exception was the introduction of the first radio chain broadcast released Sunday af- ternoon, June 4, from the main lounge of the Okla- homa Manorial Union . What an occasion! What an assembly of historical figures! What an hour in the life history of the 40-year-old "youngster" now grown to manhood, namely the University of Okla- homa Association! JOHN W. BARBOUR, '97pharm, Norman, old- est living graduate in point of measurement of University years, along with C. ROSS HUMS, '98, '00ma, Anadarko, J . L . I IF FLEY, '99, Norman, all doing their "Walter Winchell act" before the mike . Lt was great to have these gentlemen back, giving early day history and tradition of. the University . Other' outstanding alumni who participated in this history making event were : CHARLES B. MEMMINGFR, '14, Atoka ; A. N. JACK BOAT- MAN, '14, '161aw, Okmulgee ; RICHARD H. CLOYD, '19, '281aw, Norman ; RALPH V. MII .- LER, '24, Oklahoma City ; W. MAX CHAMBERS, '21, '29ms, Okmulgee ; JOE FRET) GIBSON, '34, '3filaw, Oklahoma City . JOHN ROGERS, '141aw, hearing the colors of the "local boy who made good," was back with a splendid "historical speech" for the radio broadcast and for the powerful address as commencement speaker the following clay ; and, too, HAROI.D HENDERSON LEAKE, '37fa, Nor- man, as nutster of ceremonies in introducing the [duet anti yrrtmger gratis on the chain broadcast, really performed a fine piece of work . Reunion class dinners were the vogue on Sunday evening, June 4. The class of '14, holding its silver anniversary dinner, came back t)) the time of 71 strong . The classes of '19, '24, '29, and '34 were scattered throughout other divisions of the Union Building for their 20th, 15th, l0th, and 5th an- niversary dinners resl)ectivelv . Anti-lid hundreds of old and new grads file into the registration booth Prior to and after com- uiencement on Monday, June 5! Among the hun- dreds of registrants, we were privileged to meet and greet the following : R. W. HUTTO, '10, Norman ; BLANCHE BELT SHEAD, '10, Norman ; Mrs. MARJORIE PAXTON LARIMORE, '11, Oklahoma City ; h .VA LEE, '12, Oklahoma City ; VIC F. MONNi;'I T, '12, Norman ; RAMOND A. TOI,BERT, '131aw, Oklahoma City ; W. J. ARMSTRONG, '14, Oklahoma City ; FRITZ AURIN, '14, Fort Worth, Texas ; MR . AND MRS. DON M. BRE . TCI I (Don, '141aw-the Mrs., '12), Oklahoma City ; WILLIAM A. BUTTRAM, '14, 1'uenti, California ; ROY W. COX, '14, Oklahoma City ; WILLIAM L. EA(~LETON, '14, Tulsa ; MRS. A(~NES Cl IASF' CLOYD, '14fa, Norman ; MRS. PhORI : , NC E \~1N BUSKK 1R GRAHAM, '14h1 . a, Montebello, California ; 1)R. A. C. HIRSHFIELD, '1 4, Oklahoma City ; MRS. EUGENE P. LEDBET- I'ER, '14, Oklahoma City ; FLTON B . and OLIVE EA(~LFTON 1 PUNT, '131aw and '14, respectively, Tulsa ; the Tom and Dick team-the Oklahoma City DR . LOWRY'S and wives ('14, '16mcd) ; MRS. RUTH MOORS MEMMINGER, '20fa, Ato- ka ; JOHN P. PF,NDLFTON, '141aw, Nowata, and -what early clay yarns that John can tell about the dues in '14 when two rooins of the old Carnegie Library were devoted exclusively to the University "Law School" ; ROY SITARS, 14, McAlester, and Roy still towers out head and shoulder above the assemtily with that 6'6" ; CHARLES B . STEELS, '15, Oklahoma City, the chap who is doing a mar- yClunS jot) for tire School Land Com mission ;LEWIS R. MORRIS, '15, that Oklahoma ( ;ennty attorney who gets the jot) done in short order and in an effective manner ; RUTH TOLBERT, '17, from Amarillo, Texas, another staunch stomping ground for Sooners ; DEAN I) . B . R. JOHNSON, 'ISma-- the chief O. U. "pill roller" of the Pharmacy School, over from his building renewing old friends and making new acquaintances ; ELAINE BOYLAN, '19, the Dallas, Texas, Sooner who really has per- formed some fine work in her recent book ; RAN- DALL S. COBB, '191aw, the boy who is the power behind the throne in the attorney general's office of Oklahoma down through these many years ; CHARLES A. FAWKS,'19, the Snyder, Oklahoma, banker with whom we have been privileged to as- sociate since we were "knee-high to a [luck" ; M. H. MERRILL, '19, '251aw, outstanding law professor of the University of Oklahoma ; CAPTAIN LAN- SON D. MITCHELL, '19, Oklahoma City, one of the "back-when grads" with whom we were privi- Ieged to be associated before he went into govern- ment work ; DR . CLAUDP B. and wife, FANNIF INEZ BELL . NORRIS, (Claude of the class of '14 and Fannie Inez of the class of '19), back with us the first time in )ears from the Youngstown, Ohio, retreat, and these two certainly saw a lot of their old friends and enjoyed the occasion . So-on and on-fur into the night, hundreds and hundreds of others could be natued, if space would permit, but indeed the young dean from Bloomsburg, Pennsyl- vania, namely DEAN HARVEY A. ANORUSS, '24, must be introduced in this column to take his bow because he, too, was back via rapid plane service to meet and greet old friends . Not only for the 1,084 seniors was June 5a com- mencement in 1939 at O . U. It was a "commence- ment" for five new board members of the Univer- sity of Oklahoma Association, namely, ELMER FRAKER, '211, '38me, Chickasha ; CY ELLINGER, '26, Purcell ; O. F . "FISH" MULDROW, '22ex, Ardmore : DR . JOHN B . MILES, '26, '27med, Ana- darko ; and CARL S . FORD, '19 . And with these five, as well as thousands of others, we will find in- teresting work, perplexing problems, and hills to Chilli) ill the various development progrMus to be sponsored while together We Ride the Sooner Range! Homecoming date The University Athletic Department has designated the Sooner-Iowa State football game as Homecoming Day for O . U. alum- ni during the 1939 football season . The date is November 4. Iowa State was runner-up for the Big Six Conference championship last year, losing only to the Sooners in its final game. The Sooner-Kansas game at Norman Oc- tober 1 will be Dad's Day, and the Sooner- Aggie game October 28 will be Band Day. Yearbook queen Pi Beta Phi sorority's Adelle Dillingham, junior student from Ardmore, had the dis- tinction of leading the beauty section in the 1939 Sooner Yearbook . The yearbook queen was selected by George E. Hurrcll, motion picture and inagazinephotographer . THE SOONER MAGAZINE
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Fine
Jewelry Repairing
and
S ecial Order
Jewelry,
Platinum and Gold,
by
Expert Craftsmen
Letzeiser& Co.
Manufacturing Jewelers
Hightower Building
Oklahoma City
"Crisp and Delicious"
Eat
Tom'sToasted Peanuts
Riding fCe Sooner Range
By Ted Beaird
J UNE- may- be the month of roses, thehours for tire bricks and bridegrooms elect, but inthe lives of Alumni workers it is just another com-mencement season with allofitsactivities on a
night and clay scale! June-pray be the month forvacationists (who are fortunate enough to pull awayfrom the daily grind), but in the four walls of the"laboratory" of the central office and clearing houseof an alumni association, it is a month when newalumni file into the ranks-a month when the oldgrads come back--a month when proud fathers andmothers drop down to get "in the swim" and toobserve their sons and daughters becoming fullfledged sons and daughters of Soonerland . ThisJune has been no exception to the routine run, butindeed there have been many exceptions in the run.One notable exception was the introduction of
the first radio chain broadcast released Sunday af-ternoon, June 4, from the main lounge of the Okla-homa Manorial Union . What an occasion! What anassembly of historical figures! What an hour in thelife history of the 40-year-old "youngster" nowgrown to manhood, namely the University of Okla-homa Association!JOHN W. BARBOUR, '97pharm, Norman, old-
est living graduate in point of measurement ofUniversity years, along with C. ROSS HUMS, '98,'00ma, Anadarko, J . L . I IF FLEY, '99, Norman, alldoing their "Walter Winchell act" before the mike .Lt was great to have these gentlemen back, givingearly day history and tradition of. the University .
Other' outstanding alumni who participated inthis history making event were : CHARLES B.MEMMINGFR, '14, Atoka; A. N. JACK BOAT-MAN, '14, '161aw, Okmulgee ; RICHARD H.CLOYD, '19, '281aw, Norman ; RALPH V. MII .-LER, '24, Oklahoma City ; W. MAX CHAMBERS,'21, '29ms, Okmulgee ; JOE FRET) GIBSON, '34,'3filaw, Oklahoma City . JOHN ROGERS, '141aw,hearing the colors of the "local boy who madegood," was back with a splendid "historical speech"for the radio broadcast and for the powerful addressas commencement speaker the following clay ; and,too, HAROI.D HENDERSONLEAKE, '37fa, Nor-man, as nutster of ceremonies in introducing the[duet anti yrrtmger gratis on the chain broadcast,really performed a fine piece of work .
Reunion class dinners were the vogue on Sundayevening, June 4. The class of '14, holding its silveranniversary dinner, came back t)) the time of 71strong . The classes of '19, '24, '29, and '34 werescattered throughout other divisions of the UnionBuilding for their 20th, 15th, l0th, and 5th an-niversary dinners resl)ectivelv .
Anti-lid hundreds of old and new grads fileinto the registration booth Prior to and after com-uiencement on Monday, June 5! Among the hun-dreds of registrants, we were privileged to meetand greet the following :R. W. HUTTO, '10, Norman ; BLANCHE BELT
SHEAD, '10, Norman ; Mrs. MARJORIE PAXTONLARIMORE, '11, Oklahoma City ; h.VA LEE, '12,Oklahoma City ; VICF. MONNi;'I T, '12, Norman ;RAMOND A. TOI,BERT, '131aw, Oklahoma City ;W. J . ARMSTRONG, '14, Oklahoma City ; FRITZAURIN, '14, Fort Worth, Texas; MR . AND MRS.DON M. BRE.TCI I (Don, '141aw-the Mrs., '12),Oklahoma City ; WILLIAM A. BUTTRAM, '14,1'uenti, California ; ROY W. COX, '14, OklahomaCity ; WILLIAM L. EA(~LETON, '14, Tulsa; MRS.A(~NES Cl IASF' CLOYD, '14fa, Norman ; MRS.PhORI:,NC E \~1N BUSKK1R GRAHAM,'14h1. a,Montebello, California ; 1)R. A. C. HIRSHFIELD,'1 4, Oklahoma City ; MRS. EUGENE P. LEDBET-I'ER, '14, Oklahoma City ; FLTON B. and OLIVEEA(~LFTON 1 PUNT, '131aw and '14, respectively,Tulsa ; the Tom and Dick team-the OklahomaCity DR . LOWRY'S and wives ('14, '16mcd) ;MRS. RUTH MOORS MEMMINGER, '20fa, Ato-ka ; JOHN P. PF,NDLFTON, '141aw, Nowata, and-what early clay yarns that John can tell about the
dues in '14 when two rooins of the old CarnegieLibrary were devoted exclusively to the University"Law School" ; ROY SITARS, 14, McAlester, andRoy still towers out head and shoulder above theassemtily with that 6'6" ; CHARLES B . STEELS,'15, Oklahoma City, the chap who is doing a mar-yClunS jot) for tire School Land Com mission;LEWISR. MORRIS, '15, that Oklahoma (;ennty attorneywho gets the jot) done in short order and in aneffective manner ; RUTH TOLBERT, '17, fromAmarillo, Texas, another staunch stomping groundfor Sooners ; DEAN I) . B . R. JOHNSON, 'ISma--the chief O. U. "pill roller" of the Pharmacy School,over from his building renewing old friends and
making new acquaintances ; ELAINE BOYLAN,'19, the Dallas, Texas, Sooner who really has per-formed some fine work in her recent book ; RAN-DALL S. COBB, '191aw, the boy who is the powerbehind the throne in the attorney general's officeof Oklahoma down through these many years;CHARLESA. FAWKS,'19, the Snyder, Oklahoma,banker with whom we have been privileged to as-sociate since we were "knee-high to a [luck" ; M. H.MERRILL, '19, '251aw, outstanding law professorof the University of Oklahoma ; CAPTAIN LAN-SON D. MITCHELL, '19, Oklahoma City, one ofthe "back-when grads" with whom we were privi-Ieged to be associated before he went into govern-ment work ; DR . CLAUDP B. and wife, FANNIFINEZ BELL . NORRIS, (Claude of the class of '14and Fannie Inez of the class of '19), back with usthe first time in )ears from the Youngstown, Ohio,retreat, and these two certainly saw a lot of theirold friends and enjoyed the occasion . So-on andon-fur into the night, hundreds and hundreds ofothers could be natued, if space would permit, butindeed the young dean from Bloomsburg, Pennsyl-vania, namely DEAN HARVEY A. ANORUSS,'24, must be introduced in this column to take hisbow because he, too, was back via rapid planeservice to meet and greet old friends .Not only for the 1,084 seniors was June 5 a com-
mencement in 1939 at O. U. It was a "commence-ment" for five new board members of the Univer-sity of Oklahoma Association, namely, ELMERFRAKER, '211, '38me, Chickasha; CY ELLINGER,'26, Purcell ; O. F. "FISH" MULDROW, '22ex,Ardmore: DR . JOHN B. MILES, '26, '27med, Ana-darko; and CARL S . FORD, '19 . And with thesefive, as well as thousands of others, we will find in-teresting work, perplexing problems, and hills toChilli) ill the various development progrMus to besponsored while together We Ride the SoonerRange!
Homecoming dateThe University Athletic Department has
designated the Sooner-Iowa State footballgame as Homecoming Day for O . U. alum-ni during the 1939 football season .The date is November 4.Iowa State was runner-up for the Big Six
Conference championship last year, losingonly to the Sooners in its final game.The Sooner-Kansas game at Norman Oc-
tober 1 will be Dad's Day, and the Sooner-Aggie game October 28 will be Band Day.
Yearbook queenPi Beta Phi sorority's Adelle Dillingham,
junior student from Ardmore, had the dis-tinction of leading the beauty section inthe 1939 Sooner Yearbook . The yearbookqueen was selected by George E. Hurrcll,motion picture and inagazinephotographer .
THE SOONER MAGAZINE
