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Forrest M. Darrough, '21ba, '23Law,general counsel for Carter Oil Companyin Tulsa, has been named a member of

the executive committee of the Tulsa Council ofSocial Agencies .

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Miss Dorine Guthrie, '22ba, '221na, ofthe Eastern Washington College ofEducation mathematics department has

been awarded a faculty fellowship for the 1951-1952 school year . Under the fellowship, MissGuthrie will do research in the San Francisco areaon improvement in content and technique of teach-ing college mathematics. Miss Guthrie has been anassistant professor of mathematics at EasternWashington College of Education since 1946 .

Ira H. Stein '23hs is employed as di-vision manager for the Chicago Com-pany in Abilene, Texas.

Gentry Lee '24Law, Tulsa, has, been

appointed general counsel of CitiesService Oil Co .

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Maurice W. Kelley, '276a, has been ap-pointed acting librarian of PrincetonUniversity for a three-year period . Kel

ley is an authority on Milton ant] 17th centuryliterature . He taught at the University of Maineand the University of West Virginia before joiningthe Princeton faculty in 1934 .

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Col. Walter R. Graalinan, '28Law,United States Army Airforce, was re-recently graduated from The Industrial

College of the Armed Forces, Washington, 1) . C.The Collcgc is on the highest level of the militaryeducational system . He is now with Headquarters,Air Materiel Command, Wright-Patterson Air-force Base, Dayton, Ohio.

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Roy P. Stcwart, '316a, Oklahoma City,special feature writer for the Daily()hlahonian, has been appointed to suc-

cecd Cullen Johnson as Washington correspondentfor the paper. Stcwart, his wife and three childrenhave established their home in Silver Springs,Maryland .

Martha Gladstone Hays, 31ed, Forest, Mis-sissippi, recently won first place on her originalsong in a music contest sponsored by the Missis-sippi Federation of Women's Clubs.

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Cecil W. Armstrong, '32cng, '37m .eng,visited the campus June 22 to inter-view engineers for possible employ

n,ent with his firm . Mr . and Mrs. Armstrong, theformer Marie Ireland, '32ba, are living in Warsaw,Indiana.

Harold S. Skinner, '32Law, recently appointedgeneral attorney for the Continental Oil Company,has been transferred from the Ponca City office tothe Oklahoma City office.

Paul Harrison, '33bus, New York City,

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was awarded the master of arts degreein education from Adelphi College,

Garden City, New York .

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34 (;U1,11-1UR-WILLIAMS : Miss GrctaSue Guliltur, Oklahoma City, andRobert Fletcher Jackson Williams, Jr .,

'34bus, Oklahoma City, were married June 30 inthe ]ionic of the bride's parents in Oklahoma City .At the University, Williams was affiliated with PiKappa Alplta social sorority . The couple is livingin Oklahoma City .A. T. Biggers, '34Law, formerly of Wewoka,

has become associated xvith the Continental OilCompany in Ponca City as a meniber of the Legaldepartment .Odell C. Olson, '34geol, has established a con-

sulting geological office in Antlers . At present heis blocking acreage for an independent oil com-pany in southeast Oklahoma .

John Frank Taylor, '36ba, 391-aw, wasY36

awarded the master of laws degree fromGeorge Washington University, Wash-

ington, 1) . C., May 30 .Miss Kathcrone Ratter, '36Lib .sci, '40nta, Nor-

man, was awarded the doctor of philosophy dc-,grecby the University August 6.

B. C. Adams, Jr ., '366s, has been elected vicepresident of Texas Gas Transmission Corporationin the Company's Gas Supply Department . He isalso vice president of Louisiana Natural Gas Cor-poration and Texas Northern Gas Corporation.Adams, his wife and three children are living inShreveport, Louisiana.

38 Lowell Doggctt, '38ba, '40Law, has be-come associated with his father, WalterM. Doggctt, in the general practice of

law in Ponca City .

Caught on the 1-yard line . Richard CareyVillines registers complete disdain ashis referee mother, Mrs. Donna HaggardVillines, '49ba, Oklahoma City, restrainshim. His father is Bob Villines, '49.

HAHN-COHN : Mrs. Opal Gordon Hahn, '38ed,and James G. Conn, both of Oklahoma City, wereIll .[] ri, d June 17 in Oklahoma City, and have estab-li..lud a residence there .

'39 DOWNING-DAVIS : Miss Mary LouI)owning, Oklahoma City, and John W.Davis, '391rus, Washington, 1) . C., were

married July 3 in the Lincoln Terrace ChristianChurch in Oklahoma City . At the University,I)avis was a member of Acacia social fraternity .The couple is living in Washington, 1) . C., whereDavis is associated with the Department of in-terior .

( ;Rl?ER-ZEI .ENIAK : Miss Tommic Lee Greer,'39ba, Davis, and Joseph Zcleniak, Scranton, Pen-Sylvania, were married recently in Grand Prairie,Texas. At the University, Mrs . Zcleniak was amember of Alpha Chi Omega social sorority . Thecouple is making their home in Moscow, Idaho,where Zcleniak is an instructor in French and Rus-sian at the University of Idaho.

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J . Howard Brown, '39eng, formerly of Elgin,Oklahoma, is living in La Canada, California,where he is a building contractor . Brown was re-cently in Oklahoma to visit his sister, Mrs. JackSchlitt, the former Anna Lee Brown, '48fa, Verden .

George A. Kramer, '39n,s, Manila, Philippines,has been appointed assistant manager of the Vet-erans Administration's large Manila Regional Of-fice . At the University, Kramer was president ofPsi Chi, honorary fraternity in psychology, and agraduate assistant in the psychology department .His wife and son are presently residing in SilverSprings, Maryland .

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MARTIN-ERVIN : Miss Mary Lee Mar-140

antl Capt . John Witherspoon Ervin,'-}Oba, '48Law, both of Oklahoma

City, were married recently in the chapel of theFirst Prcshctcriau Church in Oklahoma City . Er-vin was afliliatcd with Sigma Chi social fraternity ."I'Ite couple is living at Fort Sill where Capt .Ervin is stationed .APPLEGATE-SMITH : Miss Hclcn Applegate,

Patricia, Texas, and Charles Willard Smith, '36-'40, Norman, were married June 23 in Latncsa,"Texas . The couple is living in Miles City, Montana,where Smith is employed by the Rayffex Explora-tion Company.George Pitcher, '40ba, '42Law, has established a

law office in the Barrett Building in Vinita . Pitcheris a state representative and former Craig Countyattorney .NELSON-FISHER: Miss Mary Lee Nelson, '40

h.ec, Norman, became the bride of Charles '1 ' . Fish-er, Wichita, Kansas, in the McFarlin MemorialMethodist Church in Norinan. The couple is livingin Wichita, Kansas, where Fisher is employedwith the Boeing Aircraft Company.

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DAVIDSON-CASON : Mrs. Susan Nor-41

Davidson, '416a, and Robert W.Cason, Jr ., '36-'38, both of Ada, were

married early in the summer in Ada. Mrs. Casonwas a member of Kappa Alpha Theta social sororityat the University . The couple is living in Ada.W. A. Stubbs, '416a, '41Law, has been named

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district landman for Stanolind Oil and Gas Com-pany's newly established Northern Mountain Dis-tict Office in Billings, Montana. His district willserve all of Montana, North and South Dakota .

John P. Wright, '41journ, and Mrs. Wright, Col-linsville, Oklahoma, announced the birth of a son,Ted Wilbur, burn June 24 .

STANTON-'THOMAS: Miss Mary Ellen Stan-tun, Clyman, Wisconsin, and John Harper Thomas,'41cng, Norman, were married June 1(i in SaintJohn's Catholic Church in Clyman . At the Uni-versity, Thomas was a member of Phi Kappa Sig-tna Social fraternity, Tau Beta Pi, Pi Tau Sigma,the Society of Automotive Engineers and Ameri-can Society of Mechanical Enginers . The couple isliving in Norman where Thomas is an associateprofessor in mechanical engineering at the Uni-versity.

'42 Ben T. Head, '426a, '48Law, and Mrs.Head, the foriner Mary CatherineJohnston, '49, Oklahoma City, an

nounced the birth of a daughter, Malcia Lee, bornJuly 7 . Head was named recently as special as-sistant United States district attorney and assignedto the oflice of price stabilization for the OklahomaCity district .

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David Gilsmann, '42-'43, has resignedhis position with Fred Waring and hisPennsylvanians to become minister of

music at Central Presbyterian Church in Denver,Colorado .

Miss Virginia Harden, '43nts, Oklahoma City,", as awarded the doctor of philosophy in bactcriol-ugy from Kansas State College, Manhattan, Kan-sas, August 4.

Ray°tnond 1) . Duty, Jr ., '43eng, was recentlyemployed by the Chicago Corporation in Abilene,Texas, as a district geologist.

SHEWMAN-MILLER : Miss Barbara Sliewinan,Webster Groves, Missouri, and Stephen Miller, '43,Norman, were married June 30 in the First Metho-(list Church in Jefferson City, Missouri . At theUniversity, Miller was active in the Men's Glee('III[) and the Baptist Student Union . '['lie coupleis living in Fort Worth, Texas, where Miller isstudying for the ministry at the Southwestern Bap-tist Theological Seminary .

Dr . Alvin R. Yapalater, '436a, recently assumedthe position of Assistant Chief Psychiatrist ofGrasslands Psychiatric Institute in Valhalla, NewYork . The Institute is the psychiatric hospital forWestchester County, New York . Dr . Yapalater isalso engaged in private practice in New York City .

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vita I- . Roberts, '44bus, Oklahoma City,and E. . I) . Carmichael, Longview, Tex-

as, were married July 7 in the Presbyterian Churchin Pauls Valley . The couple is living in Longview .

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Whiton Brevillier, Lyme, Con-necticut, and Dr . Elmer Grant Murphy,

'45mcd, Stillwater, were married July 7 in theFirst Congressional Church in Lytne. At the Uni-versity, Murphy was a member of Phi Beta Pi,medical fraternity . The couple is living in St. Louis,Missouri, where Murphy is associated with Barneshospital .Mrs. Margaret Trimble Bannister, '45journ, has

resigned as junior public relations assistant at theUniversity to become publications writer in thepublic relations department of the Consolidated-Vultee Aircraft Corporation in Fort Worth, Texas.

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Rawleigh H. Ralls, III, son of MajorRawleigh Ralls, '32ba, and Mrs. ThelmaSprigg Ralls,'32Law, entered West Pointin July as an appointee of Senator RobertS. Kerr, '16. Major Ralls is with theAirforce in the Pacific and Mrs. Rallsis awaiting his return in San Antonio.

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"Tin C. South, '47Law, OklahomaCity, has won the Clayton Frost awardas the outstanding state Jaycee presi-

dent in the United States (luring the past year .Robert Louis Stover, '47eng, has been trans-

ferred by Anderson-Prichard from Oklahoma Cityto Hobbs, New Mexico, where he is foreman forthe West Texas-New Mexico district. Mr . and Mrs.Stover, the former Ann Kccslar, '47bus, have twochildren, Bruce Henry, 2iz, and Robert Louis, Jr .,6 months .

Robert Rutland, '47journ, and Mrs. Rutland, theformer Peggy Marchant, '47journ, are living inNashville, Tennessee, where lie attends Vander-bilt University . Rutland is a candidate for the Pli.D .degree in American history .

l.onny Chapman, '46-'47, former O.U . dramastudent, had an important part an an opera-tions sergeant in the hour long television drama,"Operation Airlift," on the Philco TelevisionTheater.ESTFS-JOI-INSON: Miss Mary Jo Estes, '48,

Fort Worth, Texas, and Houston G. Johnson, '47bus, Oklaltotna City, were married early this yearin the Polytechnic Baptist Church in Fort Worth.Johnson was a member of Sigma Chi social fra-ternity at the University . The couple is living inOklahoma City where Johnson is an insurancesalesman for Ancel Earp & Company.

John L. Corkill, '47eng, has been transferred byStanolind Oil and Gas Company from the area of-fice at Elk Basin, Wyoming, to the Tulsa generaloflice as mechanical engineer .

Lt . Richard Foster, '486us has beenassigned as assistant professor of airscience with the University Airforce

ROTC in Norman . Foster graduated from the Uni-versity as a distinguished military student at whichtime he was commissioned as a regular in the Air-force .IZOBINSON-WALKER : Miss Audrey It . Robin-

sun, Madison, Wisconsin, and Robert W. Walker,'48eug, '51Law, Woodward, were married June24 in St . Andrew's Presbyterian Church in Okla-homa City . At the University, Walker was a mem-

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her of the Engineers Club and Phi Alpha Delta,legal fraternity . Ile was also a sponsor of the inter-religious council and a YMCA director. The coupleis living in Sunray, Texas.

Al Donnell, 486us, and Mrs. Donnell, the for-rncr Virginia Dufy, '44-'47, Oklahoma City, an-nounced the birth of a son born April 13 . The babywas named Danny Duffy Donnell. The Donnell'shave a daughter, Dian, 3 .

PARKER-COLBERT : Miss Esther Parker, Ro-(Icssa, Louisiana, and Thomas A. Colbert, '486us,Norman, were married July 1 in the First BaptistChurch in Rodessa. On military leave fotn Stano-lind Oil Company, Colbert is on duty with thenavy and stationed aboard the USS Mt. McKinley .

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Miss

MarilynGeorge, Douglas, Wyoming, and Forrest Blassin-game, 486s, Denver, Colorado, were married re-cently in St . James Catholic Church in Douglas.The couple is living in Denver, Colorado .

Myra M. Henton, 48fa, was recently employedin the exploration department of Stanolind Oil andGas Company in Tulsa.Thomas B. (:age, '48ms, '50ph.d, and Mrs. Gage,

the former La Doy°cc Perryman, '51ms, are livingin Richmond, Virginia, where Gage is employedby E. 1 . (lu Pont de Ncmours and Company at theShruance Plant. He is a research chemist in ViscoseRayon Research . The Gages have one daughter,Karen, 4.

James W. Sampson, '48ms, '50ph.d, is now em-ployed in the Rayon Department of DuPont atOrange, Texas. Prior to accepting this position,Sampwn was a chemistry teacher at Arkansas A&M,Magnolia, Arkansas .WINGATE-BERQUIST : Miss Mary Allson Win-

gate, '486a, Wcwoka, and Paul Berquist, Washing-ton, D. C., were married July 27 in AugustanaLutheran Church, Washington . Mrs. Berquist wasa member of Alpha Phi at the University . The cou-ple established their home in Washington, D. C.

William R. Reed, '48chem, '50ms, and Dr . H. 11 .Rowley, University chemistry professor, are theauthors of an article published in the June issueof the journal of the American Chemical Society .Title of the collaboration is Solubility of Water inDiethyl Ether at 25 degrees centigrade . Reed isstudying for his doctorate at Michigan State Col-lege, East Lansing, Michigan .WAYNE-RIDDLE : Miss Lee Wayne, '48h .ec,

Enid, and Edd Riddle, Jr ., '48geol, Fort Worth,were married April 7 in the First PresbyterianChurch in Enid . At the University, Mrs. Riddlewas a member of Hestia, home economics club, theYWCA, and Alpha Xi Delta social sorority . Rid-dle was a member of PickandHammer . The coupleis living in Fort Worth where Riddle is a geologist.MANN-FRIEDMAN: Miss Wilma Mann, Tulsa,

and Howard Irwin Friedman, '486a, OklahomaCity were married June 24 in Tulsa. At the Uni-versity, Friedman received the silver Letzcisermedal and was a member of Phi Beta Kappa. Hewas also a member of Phi Eta Sigma, Sigma DeltaRho and Pi Lambda Phi social fraternity . Thecouple is living in Woodmont, Connecticut, whileFriedman is attending Yale University Law School .

4(1 SCALLON-SAPP : Miss Susan Scallon,

J '49ed, Blackwell, became the bride ofBert Sapp, Blackwell, on June 25 in St.

Joseph's Catholic Church in Blackwell. At theUniversity, Mrs . Sapp was a member of KappaAlplia Theta social sorority . The couple is livingin Oklahoma City.

Charles M. Wilson, '49Law, state legislator andformer assistant Beckham county attorney, hasopened an office for the general practice of law inSayre.Don A. Eaton, '47-'49, resigned his position as

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Miss Sally Beaird, daughter of the late, long-time secretary of the Alumni Associ-ation, Ted Beaird, '21ba, and Mrs . Katheryn Haxel Beaird, '24, was married in Mayto Robert Hignite, '50, Norman. The wedding was held in the home of Dr. Bruce G.Carter, '32ma, '50d .ed, Miami . Hignite is the son of Mr . and Mrs . Johnson Hignite,Norman. He is on duty with the Airforce in North Dakota at the present time .

Former Student's Association director at South-western State College in Weatherford in April . Heis now employed in the pesonnel office of Depart-ment of Agriculture in Washington, D . C .Dean Craven, '49ed, and Mrs . Craven, the for-

tncr Betty Kerr, '49pharm, Waurika, announced

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the birth of a daughter, Nancy Elizabeth, bornJuly 7 . Craven is the higluchool band director inWaurika .MEYER-TANNER : Dr . Reita Ruth Meyer, '49

med, Tulsa, and Dr . Eugene S . Tanner, Woodside,New York, were married July 3 in the Boston

Avenue Methodist Church in Tulsa . The couple isliving in New York .Raymond H . Ellison, '49eng, is now living in

Roscommon, Michigan, where he is district en-gineer for Sun Oil Company for the Michigandivision .LF.I?-FORD : Miss Mary Laura Lee, '496a, Ver-

(lugo City, California, and Lt. William Jack Ford,'51geol, Crescent, were married May 4 . Mrs . Fordis continuing her work with the Cleveland Coun-ty Child Welfare Department in Norman whileLt . Ford is stationed at Camp McCoy, Wisconsin .

Joe Coker, '49bus, formerly of Edmond, wasawarded the degree of master in business admin-istration from Harvard University in June . Cokergraduated with Distinction which is the highesthonor accorded a graduate student. He is now liv-ing in Bartlesville where he is associated with thechemical division of Phillips Petroleum Company .

George 1) . Cummings, '496us, and Mrs . Cum-mings, the former Katherine Wilson, '49-'50, Nor-man, announced the birth of a son, Thomas Wil-son, born April 8 in the Norman Municipal Hos-pital . The Cummings have another son, Larry, 5 .Cummings is assistant executive secretary of theAlumni Association .

James G . Burgess, '496us, has been transferredby Sunray Oil Corporation from Great Bend, Kan-sas, to Midland, Texas .FELL-OVEN : Miss Elizabeth S . Fell, '496a, Ard-

more, and David Oven, '50Law, Enid, were tnar-ried June 30 in the First Presbyterian Church inArdmore. At the University, Mrs . Oven was af-filiated with Pi Beta Phi social sorority . Oven was amember of Phi Delta Theta social fraternity and PhiAlpha Delta legal fraternity . The couple is livingin Enid .THOMPSON-BENEAR : Miss Geraldine Thomp-

son, '43-'49, Enid, and John B . Benear, '51eng,Tulsa, were married early in June in the FirstPresbyterian Church in Enid . At the University,Mrs . Benear was a member of Kappa Alpha Thetasocial sorority and Benear was affiliated with DeltaUpsilon social fraternity .

Jack 'f. Roark, '49eng, is now employed byPhillips Petroleum Company in the research depart-mcnt in Bartlesville . Previously, Roark had beenwith Lone Star Gas Company in Dallas, Texas .DUNN-GOUIN : Miss Helen Louise Dunn, '49

pharm, and Frank L . Gouin, '47-'50, both of Dun-can, were married in early spring in the FirstClirktian Church in Duncan . Gouin recently sailedfor Europe with the Second Armored Division .Mrs . Gouin is now residing with her parents inDuncan .Max L . Dietrich, '496us, and Mrs . Dietrich, the

former Joanne Harris, '48-'50, Pauls Valley, chosethe name Marian for their (laughter born July 29in St . Anthony hospital in Oklahoma City .FORD-PRICE : Miss Wilma Jean Ford, '49journ,

and Calvin King Price, '51bus, both of Norman,were married July 28 in the First PresbyterianChurch in Norman . At the University, Mrs . Pricewas a member of Ganuna Phi Beta social sororityand Gamma Alpha Chi, national professional ad-vertising fraternity for women . Price was affiliatedwith Kappa Sigma social fraternity . The coupleis living in Fort Worth, Texas .

Lewis S . Salter, Jr ., '49bs, Norman, has beenoffered a third year's work as a Rhodes scholarat Oxford, England. Mr . and Mrs . Salter have beentraveling on the Continent during the summer .BEACH-CURTIS : Miss Jessie Jo Beach, '496a,

'501.ib .sci., Norman, and Arnold Ray Curtis,Chandler, were married June 2 in the First Christ-ian Church in Norman . The couple is living inNorman where Curtis is a senior in the Collegeof Education .

Richard R. Downer, '49Law, formerly of Moore-land, is now practicing law in Alva .JETER-ELDER : Miss Patti Jo Jeter, '496us,

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Oklahoma City, and John Benjamin Elder, '50geol,Tulsa, were married June 22 in St . Paul's EpiscopalCathedral in Oklahoma City. At the University,Mrs . Elder was a member of Kappa Alpha Thetasocial sorority . Elder was affiliated with SigmaAlpha Epsilon social fraternity . The couple is liv-ing in Snyder, Texas .

I . D . Simpson, Jr., '49geol, '51ms, was recentlyemployed by Stanolind Oil and Gas Company intheir exploration department in Corpus Christi,Texas .

Garnet W . Brock, '50geol, formerly ofOklahoma City, was recently employedas a geologist for the Globe Oil and

Refining Company in Denver, Colorado .GHORMLEY-MANNING : Miss Phyllis Jean

Gltormlcy, '50fa, Oklahoma City, and Lt. NormanRichard Manning, '50ha, Oklahoma City, weremarried June 30 in the First Baptist Church ofOklahoma City . The couple is living in Phoenix,Arizona, where Manning is stationed at Luke Air-force Base .

Jack Springer, '50bus, has been named secre-tary-manager of the Seminole Chamber of Com-mcrce . Prior to assuming the position July 1, hewas employed in a similar capacity at Pauls Valley .BURKET-WILLIAMS : Miss Ella Margaret Bur-

kett, West Palm Beach, Florida, and Davis Christo-pher Williams, Jr ., '50eng, Kingsville, Texas, weremarried early this year in West Palm Beach . Wil-liants was affiliated with Sigma Chi social fraternityat the University .

Joe E . Burns, '50l .aw, formerly associated withthe Phillips Petroleum Company, has resumed pri-vate practice and is associated with his father, J . E .Burns, as Burns & Burns in the First National BankBuilding in Ponca City .Ed Dudley, '50Law, has become associated with

the law firm of his father, Judge C . E . Dudley andJoe Stamper . The firm was renamed Dudley,Stamper & Dudley .

Lt . Billie H . Hcctcr, '506s, and Mrs . Hecter, theformer Norma Brown, '486a, San Antonio, Texas,announced the birth of a son, William HaynesHcctcr, Ii, born March 16 .

David H . Brazil, '50ba, and Mrs . Brazil, theformer Barbara Beaird, '50, are living in Columbus,Ohio, where Brazil is employed by the ColumbusCitizens newspaper .McKIBBEN-MAYES : Miss Jo Ann McKibben,

'50ecl, Barnsdall, and Richard Leon Mayes, '48-'51, Oklahoma City, were married July 14 in theFirst Methodist Church in Barnsdall . At the Uni-versity, Mrs . Mayes was a member of Alpha ChiOmega social sorority . Mayes served as presidentof Pi Kappa Alpha social fraternity, treasurer ofAlpha Delta Sigma, a member of Delta Sigma Piand was executive secretary of the intcrfraternitycouncil .F . Dale Smith, '50eng, is now employed by the

California Company in New Orleans, Louisiana . Atpresent he is on a training prograin working withoff shore drilling . Mr. and Mrs . Smith are livingin Metairie, Louisiana.

Carl L . Rollins, '50eng, and Mrs . Rollins, '50fa,Oklahoma City, announced the birth of a (laughter,Gayle Ann, born April 13 at Mercy Hospital inOklahoma City . The Rollins have one other daugh-ter, Lari Lynn, I V2 .

Stanley C . Gerlach, Jr., '50eng, and Mrs . Gerlach,Oklahoma City, announced the birth of a son,Scott Craig, born June 27 in St . Anthony Hospitalin Oklahoma City .LEVERTON-BATSON : Miss Joanne Levcrton,

'50ba, Enid, and William Raymond Batson, Tulsa,were married May 12 in the First PresbyterianChurch in Enid . Mrs . Batson was a member ofDelta Gaintna social sorority at the University .

Elizabeth McGuire, '50journ, has been em-

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A Sooner SketchA/~ s co-ordinator of Technical and Col-

lege Training of the producing activi-ties of the Socony-Vacuum Company, Inc .,Jack 1 . Laudermilk holds an out-of-the-or-dinary job. He is able to hold a top job inindustry and still keep in touch with col-lege life . His company annually sponsorsfellowships and scholarships to promisingcollege students which he helps adminis-trate . His work helps tie him closer to theUniversity since O .U . has received approxi-mately 20 fellowships or scholarships fromSocony-Vacuum in the past few years .

A 3-time graduate of the University ('34ba, '38gen .eng, '41pro .pet.eng), Lauder-milk is a native Oklahoman (born atCh =ckasha) . Married to the former MaryTheresa Gittings, '35Lib.sci, Laudermilklives in Ridgewood, New Jersey, withincommuting distance of his office in NewYork City . The Laudcrtnilks have two chil-dren, John Irwin, Jr ., 13, Carolyn Theresa4 (see cut) .

Laudermilk joined the Socony-Vacuum

JOHN, JR., and CAROLYN THERESA. . . Fine Family Combination

ployed since graduation as assistant publicity di-rector of the Dallas County Community Chest .N. K . Roy, '50eng, is employed with one of the

oldest and largest manufacturers of cane sugar andalcohol in India . Roy is distiller and distillery man-ager in their plant in Rosa, India .HANCOCK-DENNISON : Miss Johnice Han-

JACK I . LAUDERMILK. . . Unusual Job Combination

organization in 1947 . After he received hislast degree in 1941, he was on duty withthe Army in the American and EuropeanTheaters and left the service with the rankof major . Some of the other jobs he has heldthat led to his present position includehitches with Gulf Oil Corp ., as an instructorat the University of Texas and as professorand head of the department of petroleumengineering at the New Mexico School ofMines . He joined Socony as an assistant tothe chief petroleum engineer . He wasupped to his present position in 1949 .

Laudermilk's technical and administra-tive work has brought him in contact witl-oil fields throughout the world . Included inan unusual number of honors, awards, etc .,was selection as one of the 47 outstandinggraduates of the O.U . College of Engineer-ing for inclusion in Who's Who in Engi-neering . He is also listed in Who's Who inCommerce and Industry . Laudermilk isthe author of many articles concerning geol-ogy, petroleum, military science and edu-cational matters .

cock, Norman, and Sam Dennison, '50mus, Wa-tonga, were married July 11 in Norman . The cou-ple is living in Oklahoma City .Maurice G . Duncan, '506s, Tulsa, is employed

by the Stanolind Oil and Gas Company in theaccounting department .STRICKLIN-LEWIS : Miss Ruby Anne Stricklin,

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Oklahoma City, and Clarence LcRoy Lewis, '506a,Los Angeles, were married June 14 in the FirstChurch of the Nazarene in Oklahoma City . At theUniversity, Lewis was a member of Psi Chi, hon-orary psychology fraternity .SAMARAS-SOTER : Miss Mary Samaras, Okla-

homa City, and Gorge Soter, '50eng, OklahomaCity, were married June 24 in Saint George Hel-lenic Orthodox Church in Oklahoma City . At theUniversity, Soter was a member of the AmericanInstitute of Electrical Engineers and Phi Eta Sigma,honorary scholastic fraternity .WOOTTEN-REARDON : Miss Vendla Woot-

ten, '506us, Llano, Texas, and William Ellie Rear-don, '506us, Tulsa, were married June 16 in theMethodist Church in Llano . At the University, Mrs .Reardon was a member of Kappa Kappa Gammasocial sorority. Reardon was a member of BetaTheta Pi social fraternity . The couple is living inCalgary, Alberta, Canada .NASHERT-EDGE : Miss Betty Joan Nashert,

Oklahoma City, and Jodie Lee Edge, '506s, '50ms,Heavener, were married in June in St . Joseph'sChurch in Oklahoma City. The couple is living in

Oklahoma City where Edge is attending medicalschool .CONWAY-STEPHENS : Miss Lillian Louise

Conway, '50ed, Ardmore, and the Rev . Charles J.Stephens, '436a, McCurtain, were married in Junein the Baptist Church in Gene Autry, Oklahoma.The couple is living in Gene Autry where Stephensis pastor of the church in which they were married .ROWLETT-COMBY : Miss Hazel Irene Rowlett,

Chickasha, and William J . Comby, '506s, Chick-asha, were married in June in the Chapel of theChelsea Naval Hospital, Chelsea, Massachusetts . Atthe University, Comby was affiliated with Pi Kap-pa Alpha social fraternity . The couple is living inCharlestown, Massachusetts .RIGGS-JACOBSON : Miss Amazene Riggs, Ok-

lahoma City, and William Neal Jacobson, '506s,Oklahoma City, were married in an early springceremony in the First Christian Church in Okla-homa City. The couple is living in Oklahoma Citywhere Jacobson is a General Mills employee .SPENCER-SADDORIS : Miss Wanda Lee Spen-

cer, '49-'51, Dallas, Texas and James A . Saddoris,'506a, Cleveland, were married early this year in

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Lakewood Methodist Church in Dallas . At theUniversity, Mrs . Saddoris was affiliated with DeltaGamma social sorority . Saddoris is a member ofAcacia social fraternity . The couple is living inNorman where they are attending the University.DOLES-NEAL : Miss Imogene Doles, Oklahoma

City, and Ira Clifford Neal, '506us, Helena, weremarried early this year. Neal has been recalled toactive duty with the U . S . Naval Air Corp . Thecouple is living in National City, California .Thomas Nathaniel Ambrose, Jr ., '506s, Okla-

homa City, was awarded the master of science de-gree from Rutgers University .HANNIGAN-BUTEMEYER : Miss Rosemary

Hannigan, '50bs, Lawton, and Lt . Don H . Bute-meyer, '506us, Lawton, were married at the OldPost Chapel, Fort Sill, in an early spring wedding .The couple have established a home in DeRidder,Louisiana .GREY-SAWYER : Miss Donna Grey, Lodi, Cali-

fornia, and George Sawyer, '50journ, OklahomaCity, were married at the home of Mr . and Mrs .Arthur Graf, Jr ., Lodi . Mr. and Mrs . Sawyer willestablish a home in Lodi.CONNELL-SMITH : Miss Shirley Joyce Connell,

'50journ, Oklahoma City, and James W . Smith,Oklahoma City, were married June 3 in the FirstChristian Church of that city.FRENCH-RANDEL : Miss Emma Elizabeth

French, Washington, D . C ., and James BufordRandel, Jr ., '50eng, also of Washington, were mar-ried April 28 in the Woodstock Methodist Church,Woodstock, Virginia . The couple is living in Wash-ington.SALTER-BILLINGTON : Miss Mary Elizabeth

salter, '506a, and Monroe Lee Billington, '51,Duncan, were married in early June in the FirstBaptist Church in Norman . Mrs . Billington is thedaughter of Mr . and Mrs . Lewis Salter, Norman .The couple will establish a home in Louisville,Kentucky, where the bridegroom will study for theministry at the Southern Baptist Theological sem-inary .Mr . and Mrs . J . Toney Hill, the former Carolyn

R . Brodell, '506s, are living in Oklahoma Citywhile Hill is a business administration student atthe University .

Lt . Frank Talley, '50journ, public informationofficer for the United States Airforce, is editor of anarticle published this spring in the American Mag-azine . A former Oklahoma Daily editor, Talley isstationed at Fort Myer, Virginia.MORRIS-MILLER : Miss Shirley Morris, Okla-

homa City, and John Addison Miller, '50eng,Washington, D . C., were married April 27 in theMay Avenue Methodist Church in Oklahoma City .At the University, Miller was a member of SigmaPhi Epsilon fraternity . The couple is living inOklahoma City.CARTER-BEST : Miss Olla Carter, '50ba, Okla-

homa City, and Lt . John B . Best, Jr ., '50geol, FortSill, were married April 27 in the First PresbyterianChurch in Oklahoma City. At the University, Mrs .Best was a member of Alpha Lambda Delta, hon-orary scholastic fraternity, and Kappa Alpha Thetasocial sorority . She was also selected as one of tenoutstanding women on the campus . Lieutenant Bestwas affiliated with Phi Delta Theta social fratern-ity and Pick and Hammer Club . The couple isliving in Fort Sill where Best is stationed with theUnited States Army.BARRY-PENDERGRAFT : Miss Elaine Barry,

'50journ, Hollis, and Ralph Pendergramt, Fairfax,were married March 31 . The couple is now liv-ing in Stillwater where Pendergraft is a senior atOklahoma A . and M . College .

Paul E. Barker, '506s, is now employed in theexploration department of Stanolind Oil and GasCompany's Altus office .

SOONER MAGAZINE

' 51 YOUNGER-OGDEN : Miss BarbaraLou Younger, Miami, and Charles B .

Ogden, Jr ., '51bus, Miami, were married recentlyin the First Baptist Church in Miami . At the Uni-versity, Ogden was a member of Phi Kappa Sig-ma social fraternity. The couple is living in Okla-homa City.REED-MANSUR : Miss Norma Reed, Konawa,

became the bride of Paul Mansur, '516a, Wewoka,recently in the Church of Christ in Konawa . Thecouple is living in Nashville, Tennessee.SHOEMAKER-LANGSTON : Miss Jane Carolyn

Shoemaker, '51bs, Oklahoma City, became thebride of Ruble Langston, '476s, '50ms, Tuttle, inSt. Paul's American Lutheran Church in OklahomaCity . At the University, Mrs . Langston was secre-tary for Phi Sigma, honorary biological society,and a member of Alpha Lambda, freshman hon-orary society. Langston was a member of SigmaXi, honorary science fraternity . The couple is liv-ing in Ardmore .O'CONNER-TAYLOR : Miss Mary Jane O'Con-

ner, Ponca City, and Robert Clark Taylor, '516s,Ponca City, were married in early spring in theGrace Episcopal Church in Ponca City . Taylor wasaffiliated with Phi Gamma Delta social fraternity atthe University .ELMBORG-LEONHARDT : Miss Barbara Jean

Elmborg, '51fa, El Dorado, Kansas, and ChesterNils Leonhardt, Jr., '50bus, Oklahoma City, weremarried June 24 in the Methodist Church in ElDorado . At the University Mrs . Leonhardt was amember of Chi Omega sorority . Leonhardt wasaffiliated with Phi Kappa Sigma social fraternity .The couple is living in Oklahoma City .

Helen Frances Besley, '51Law, has become as-sociated with Albert G . Kulp, '30ba, '34Law, Tulsaattorney, in the general practice of law . Miss Besleyformerly was an attorney with Deep Rock OilCorp ., in Tulsa .

Robert James Sheldon, '51bus, has been em-ployed in the exploration department of StanolindOil and Gas Company in Abilene, Texas .

Jack W. Murray, '516a, is now employed byStanolind Oil and Gas Company in the account-ing department in Tulsa.TYREE-KINNARD : Miss Alice Wade Tyree,

'48-'51, Lawton, became the bride of Capt . LeoDouglas Kinnard, Fort Sill, July 6 in the NewPost Chapel, Ft. Sill. At the University, Mrs . Kin-nard was a member of Gamma Phi Beta socialsorority.

Campus Roundup . . .The stepped up program came as the re-

sult of Dean Mark Everett's attempt tohelp ease the doctor shortage in the state .At the same time the budget was receiv-

ing the Regents' approval, the NationalCancer Institute, Washington, D. C ., an-nounced a grant of $25,000 to the MedicalSchool for instruction in cancer diagnosisand treatment.One of the students who will make up

the class of 100 received attention in statepapers . His name is Daniel Webster Lee,Jr ., of Oklahoma City . Lee's selection wasthe fulfillment of a lifelong dream for hisfamily and for himself. For Lee is the firstNegro to be admitted to the school .

End of the Line . With caps and gowns

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