University of Central Oklahoma - Bronze Book Yearbook (Edmond, OK)

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Iim Thorpe, Oklahoma's great Indian athlete. lWestern History Collection, OUI Another Oklahoma stalwart was Bill Pickett, the Black cowboy who originated steer wrestling now opular at rodeos. Some called it Hbulljdoggingf' because Pickett sometimes sank his teeth in the cow'slip. Dust Bowl Days 'Q' find a better life. + i I 1 Okies! The word used to describe those who fled to California during the 1930s to , at-Q, Q- 5 5 I I. ,Am 'a ,,,.,,,, A 'ha -A-',3-ig, ' ing, - .,, rf me., -4-.,,.l W , ,,, V an tw ' Y 1 An abandoned farm house in the Oklahoma Panhandle tells the sad story of ruined dreams and abandoned ho es durin the Dust Bowl days of the 1930s. lNationalArchives1 Z - hat was perhaps Q , Oklahoma's , KN if ' greatest period of A X trial took place during the 1930s, the period of the great depression and the terrible drouth of Dust Bowl days. At the same time some of the state's greatest heroes emerged to gain international fame: Wiley Post as the first man to fly solo around the world, plus other aviation feats Will Ro ers, who gained the love of tie entire world as a folk humorist, philosopher, humanitarian and showmang Iim Thor e, the native Indian athlete who won acclaim in the 1938 Olympics and as a football star. CSTC grew, too, winning laurels as a four-year liberal arts school and gaining a new title as Central State College in 1939.

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i 9 V H f Q' an P' if ,fx A soldier stands proudly at attention on the campus of CSNS. WMWW 'WW Qaagyr A well-bedecked automobile displays the patriotism of Oklahomans during the first great world war. ', lx 2 ., 5 V 'fx -Q -Vj gif' 4 7, , E V, qt, , Min, its .z X, 9,1 l W Q , :fa ,i, i 1 Old North Tower stands ato Normal Hill following a snow storm of 1912, as a horse and buggy round the old curve and students of the day low a path on their way to clljasses. W.-1 The electric interurban carried Edmonites to W Oklahoma City and Guthrie to shop and brought students to classes at the Normal School

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The first aerial view of Central State in 1923, taken through the struts of a bi-plane, reveals only three school buildings, plus the president's home. Will Rogters lleftl and Wiley Post lthird from leftj pose wit friends just before leaving on the flight that would end as a fatal crash in Alaska. lPhoto courtesy Will Rogers Museum, Claremorel