University of Oklahoma - Sooner Yearbook (Norman, OK)

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.,......-.-it-V ' O xr it f - '5 Quan: gi iv ' '7'Lf1.f fl f 1' 'V :xii -Ea ' 7'nf'53vQ' -.P f f' ' ' ' -. .-:mal 1. I x ,M 1 iff 4 fr ,, 1 7, ,1- women as for men. Athletics for women have or should have a diiferent purpose from those for men. Women should go in for athletics for the good fun there is in themg for the pure joy of playing. Because women can not and do not care to go into athletics as strenuously as men is no reason why they should not indulge in them in a way-suited to their strength. Women will -gradually get away from the idea that they have to use men's athletics and adopt sports better suited to their ability and needs. Athletics for women scorn the spirit of win at any cost and stand only for fair play. While girls are playing they are learning the spirit of unsellishness and loyalty to the teamg learning to give and take and learning to smile in the face of defeat. It takes the finest kind of independence and courage to be just, to be square, when a little unseen un- fair play might win the game and put the score in her favor. These qualities are just as essential in the education of girl as of the boy. Athletics tend to develop imagination, concentration, obe- dience, will power and self control. It is the girl who can play up and play the game that makes the best citizen and the best companion. The same qual- ities that make for success on the 2 J. Ji J ,: l ix hockey Field, the tennis court or in bas- k' .t xtkj ket ball make for success in life and the ,u L a x girl who has acquired them in the gym- '.g,gm. ' nasium or better still out on the ath- ' Q75- X35 .1 letic Field has acquired something of in- -,wq mg estimable value. -1- VL .fer-'f f fjist I -, Our Greatest Need f 1 2-,li By '2,.'.1':1:37p,'3::5iff:,g:f .5 .f--'- ' 5' -.3 n . af f xi a VZ! ' .y. l -1 HE GREATEST need of 'I - ' A . . W the University of Okla- M Q l. 331 ' homa is to have its needs ,314 , T' 5 a n d possibilities, i t s we 1' ' , ' ff - ' Q 55 M ,7 g achievements a n d 1 t s F, E:?QR?g- A shortcomings, known by -,Q the people of the state. I 2 - In the last analysis it is V limi- Ewa H QAEff .! . M local pride,closely bound iam' ii 7 ' ' i t ' 36 up with social and economic interests that stirs most human beings to effec tive action in the direction of better- ment. When the people of this state know' the pressing needs of our vigorous, growing University, they will do their utmost to supply those needsg they will no more be satisfied with poor and inadequate equipment on this campus than they would be to have their own children go dressed in rags and tatters. What the University Needs Most By Ray cmfnger, Professor afEnglish Hiazory ' A RIENDS of the Univer- sity of Oklahoma have I 1 often in the past felt the lf necessity of apologizing l' for certain conditions here due to the newness .,., . .... M., 1 of Oklahoma and its University. Time has 23 7' brought about marked improvement and the State and the University are now so much better de- veloped that apologies are no longer necessary except in one respect. The University needs room. It needs now at least two new buildings. Nine hun- dred students today occupy a space little larger than that occupied by six hundred in 1907. Of course, the present Administration Hall is a much better building than its predecessorg the present Engineering building is not to be compared with the wooden shops of 19075 and the Univer- sity equipment, in Science Hall and Library is better in every wayg but the student of today has but two -square feet of floor space or desk room where the student of 1907 had three. R The University needs a building con- taining a suitable auditorium. No one can feel any satisfaction in greeting a distinguished visitor in our present Q is 1 V A . . Mig' ff.. , M, , fr ' ,, , af K 1. t ,-.,, 2,45 , . ni ' 'all-' 'V 'P Q54-I ' , Tl-1 A A., 4 .-1.2 .f .V . , -,.. 'rftgit ws' 1- we ' 333241 L- tg, ,?f,vsl jux- E1. 1E'i'H T-lif 'i'?1 ', -' ,ts-If :JJ t P5 6. 5 to h ' ft I 4 i l ,F ff , . f 3 : ? ..

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Y it E g 2 , 1 fqqrjf- .,, ,, , ' ' -articles and arguments on both sides, las well as furnishing traveling libraries. Fifty thousand bulletins will have been issued during the year. The great value of this work will be most apparent in riiral communities, where whole neigh- borhoods, including both young and old, will be able to discuss these vital ques- tions with authoritative information and able exposition in their hands. It will enrich country life, and it will make for intelligent citizenship. This feature of the work alone, if extended to practically every neighborhood within the state, would abundantly justify the existence of the Extension Department of the University. ' Physical Training for Men By Dr. John C. Darling, Director of Physical Training ' HE DEPARTMENT of Physical Training of the . 1 University of Oklahoma l was organized in 1901 gm : by Dr. L. N. Upjohn, J then instructor of anat- .I my A I ZF omy in the School of Medicine. Regular courses and physical ex- aminations were given. The gym was an' old stone building a mile from the campus, ill-Fitted for the purpose, but quite a luxury for that early day. Since 1896 teams in the various sports have been organized by members of the faculty. The first regular coach, Mr. Fred Roberts, was secured in 1901. Since 1902 the teaching force of the de- partment has consisted of a director, an athletic coach, and an instructor for women. In 1903 the present gymnasium was built. It is well. equipped, but much too small for the size of the Univer- sity. - Ten courses are open for men and six for women, completely covering the ' Held from calisthenics and dumb-bells to N' ' Q . instruction in methods of teaching gym- nastics and athletics. Only two courses are required of all students. Every student has the privilege of a close phy- sical examination by the director. A record of all measurements taken in such examinations are kept on File in the office. The aim of the department is to pro- vide physical recreation as a balance to the sedentary demands of university life, and to offer opportunities for form- ing habits of exercise. The real work of the department does not consist of the training of athletic teams alone, but in the development of the physically un- developed and the teaching of the sim- ple, laws of personal hygiene. ,1- .-.- Athletics for Women By Rachel Revell, Inslnlclor in Physical Training ' HERE IS no more de- lightful sight than a bevy of girls, the embod- iment of health and hap- piness, setting off for a good time in the open air, blue sky and sun- , shine, either for a tramp to some spbt in the country or off to the athletic I-ield for games or sports. Whatever the physi- cal condition of the girl may be, some form of outdoor recreation can and must be regularly taken if she is to develop into a well-rounded personality with health and strength to meet and en- joy the duties of life and to look at life in a broad, wholesome way and to meas- ure things by the distant sky line, the trees and the stars. Health is the strongest factor in suc- cess and life and the girl with health has everything. And she is more likely to have this asset if she spends a certain amount of time daily out of doors. As a 'means to an end the value of athletics and organized games is as great for .1 -l-'- ' u mn- ix I i ix 5 l y l l , i mtlllfll I Wlut .. 1 LJ .a ,ii .11 ,V z X ' 71 I ,I I I -if-f ..,., ,,- ,. 'Q A- 'Qlw-:aaa ,A s f ' mor ESQ a fxl9'l4l-1 v . 4,wM Saw . kt 5 - :..4.,4gl, '.,'5l ft: : NX -?ij'.,M r5.' ' WLM 'fi' is, . 'fQ.q3'h:1fif':Qx'W T '44.QQ':-Ev' .' 72' ' ilgfffv , ' 3 NJ 1 K I W. w 157 i j i 1 ,, ex ef A -if4:y51,ms1 J f 4' f' E il ei? if . , ,.i. ,- U f,,. r 1 iifiifi i M 1 xtxsdvry iii Y er 1-i,'5 s .1 -Q lf, , ' '. 2 .UV-5' 1 , y' f-,rig fn. - 1-., -1, T -'rti-'Wifi-su l l . I 1' ,Q Ql,ll,L,14,, J fl i' 1- 45 E if ,f4'5Z:jy,, tru.,-Z' , ' ,,a,.,.'fi .1 H w,.,ffr'f rl U,- '. 1 'writ fx ..-,- 3---,431 --, -x'rhE'gwiA-i 1, I , 'jj-PA mt t 1 .ft '7if. 's i tb-.7 'Lfimlgi WJ, Q . . t f 1 at E22 ,Mfg imnllxum W-.e..:mnnmg.u-:'.:m:.iu.mai. .. il . ,V 1 . , ,.., .. it e f' 1 .ff ..o-mmf.. FM.

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assembly hall. We do not even care to take our friends there and if we all speaking intelligently, as well as effect- AMS fi 5, 'Il decided to go at once without our friends, half of us would have to suffer disappointment. The auditorium would be a great benefit to the School of Fine Arts and the building 'should furnish class room and studios for that school. A beautiful Gothic chapel would seem to be in harmony with the general plan. Let us hope that it will soon be erected. University certainly needs a The larger and additional building devoted to the work in science. The great in- crease in the number of students inter- ested in scientific study demands addi- tional facilities at the earliest possible moment. The need for this building is perhaps greater than for an auditorium. Even if we had these two buildings I should still say that the University's great need is more room, but this would be room to take care of the prospective students of the near future. .ii Public Speaking By Burton F. Tanner, Assistant Professor ofPublic Speaking RESENT necessity de- mands instruction, in the art and science of pub- ' lic speaking, for at no time in the history of the world has earnest- ness upon the platform I I been in such demand. ALMK The increased .intelli- gence of the people, brought about by the modern inventions, the telephone, the Itelegraph, and the up-to-the-minute newspaper, puts the public speaker to a greater disadvantage than ever before. Today a man who addresses the public cannot depend upon mere words or ar- gument to carry him through. He must have intelligence tonyback him up. The University of Oklahoma has r:,, I I, anime u' ' ' f vw II was ' sought to supply this need by establish-' ing a department of public speaking in which students are trained in the art of ively. The work in this department counts toward a bache1or's degree, as does the work in the other departments of the University. Besides giving instruction in public speaking, this department also conducts the preparation of the University debat- ing teams. This has been the means of supplying an effective method for coach- ing the teams which represent the Uni- versity in inter-collegiate debates, as a man especially prepared in the forensic art can do the latter work and also con- duct the courses of study in the depart- ment of public speaking. .l- Young Men's Christian Association By E. K. Wilclxcr, General Secretary Y. M. C. A. W HE YOUNG MEN'S Christian Association at 1 the University of Okla- ' homa is the only reli- gious influence among the men in the Univer- sity. It is organized with the usual officers, all of which are held by students. A general secretary is employed by the advisory committee. This committee is the ulti- mate basis of the local organization. It directs the organization in a broad way, allowing the student officers to attend to the working of the association under the direction of the general secretary. The association stimulates the reli- gious life of the students in a number of ways. A Bible study committee pro- motes Y. M. C. A. Bible classes in the Sunday schools of the city and group classes in the houses where the students live. The social service committee pro- motes social study classes and enlists students in the active work of social service. Mission study classes are or.- ganized by the mission study commit- 4 'gp .'.- z z .. mug ' 37 . I 0' f x A 1' i f . I . ix 1 I , E -rm V I 4 4 . , . 3' -:al 4 Q Fw-mf-wt.-1.11 , Y- 3. .mit -N I.,fl1 1gJ ' ! S A I i YE 1 3 i .J :CI l 4 '- -Elf. 'Z F-I I , QEIMQIIIII I -if f knife ' 1- .gf I '5 4 M- ' I x T51 f , ' . jf ' ' H , 5. . ' 7 ,rain Whitt! iiiiliftti' M5 e' -bg lug Mmuxliiz- ,mid iiwig ?..IVIIyIl .Imp .173 12.3 Es V , kysly, , - I,I, IW I I, . in weifi . 4 I I , I Ii .. X .I- U- .J.,Z-,gig i V' A ' i' '-N ' f 1 :iff -Wlitei. i'