University of Tulsa - Kendallabrum (Tulsa, OK)

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OUBIWL5 .S?M6!el'lt public address system for the Council to donate to the school after Bob Scott had given up all hope . . . Raymond Ouster- hout and Bob Scott always drawing up petitions for holidays . . . petitions which never arrived . . . almost hardly . . . loe Moore attending meeting once in a while when other business wasn't so rushing . . . Betty Bruner and her wonder- ful arrangements for Varsity Night that were of no avail . . . Dick Bryan sitting mildly in the softest chair and agreeing with almost everything . . . Clyde King trying to take care of every- thing at once . . . dances, school work and affairs, and his wife . . . Barbara Tenney causing everyone to praise her in a quaint red turban . . . pretty, isn't she? . . . Ieanne Ienkins one of the most dignified members of the Council .... Bill EDDSISOIIIS continual Let's give another free dance with our money . . . by the way, didn't you like the idea? . . . This was the first time in the Council's history that a large dance, orchestra and all, was given free to the University students. ln the picture below are shown the following members: TOP ROW: left to right: lim Alexander, Helen Alldredge, Doris Bell, Betty Bruner, Dick Bryan, Martha Buchanan, Bob Conley. SECOND ROW-left to right: Virginia Crume, Bill Epperson, Walter Foster, Ed Gowans, Elizabeth I-larth, leanne Ienkins, Martha Ann Kerr. Tl-HRD ROW-left to right: Clyde King, Delta Loclcewitz, Don McLeod, lack Mills, loe Moore, Pat Neely. FOURTH ROW-left to right: Raymond Ousterhout, Bob Scott, Everyl Snelson, Barbara Tenney, Maxine Vincent, PGQQY Vincil. ,affafm

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Jim Alexander, senior engineer, holds the highest office in school, Student Council prexy. Helen Alldredge, beauteous new Phi Mu prexy, handles the min- utes and all records. Student Council President ...... Jim Alexander Vice-President . . Clyde King, Jr. Secretary ..... Helen Alldredge Treasurer ...... Virginia Crume Strives to further the welfare of all students, to promote coopera- tion between the faculty and students, and to regulate all Uni- versity functions . . . its twenty-four members are elected by the Hare plan of proportional representation . . . meets every Wednesday in the Browsing Room of the Library to discuss the pros and cons and to plan Student Council football dances. . . . the abolishing council did away with sophomore and junior class officers, Windbaggettes, and Varsity night . . . caused a revolution by charging the football players admis- sion to the football dances . . . finally getting soft-hearted and honoring them at the last dance . . . not that we could do anything about it because when they came in herds, we ducked . . . dug up all the organizations' constitutions and took them apart to see what made them tick . . . took over the scheduling of all University dances during football season. . . . probably a little gabbing that could hurt no one is in season now . . . Ed Gowans and Bob Conley clashing over Whose band was to play for which dance . . . efficiency, too, with Blonde Helen Alldredge recording the minutes and trying so hard to enforce the constitution in her spare time . . . Dean Langenheim always knowing the answers when no one else did, except Pat Neely whose sense of humor is lacking . . . ask her about the keys the students in the council never received .... Since the Council was always interested in campus affairs, mainly love affairs, we give you our President, lim Alexander, who seemed always in the habit of losing his fraternity pin and finally putting it on ct certain Connie Colvin, secretly his wife . . . Virginia Crume and lack Mills keeping an eye on the budget . . . and on each other . . . lack with his constant explanation of this yearbook .... Highlight of this year was Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians dedicating the new Golden Hurricane to the University of Tulsa . . . copies now are out but what about this music fight, is it still on? . . . Delta Lockewitz campaigning for sweater-swings . . . Elizabeth I-larth pleading for formals at the Council dance . . . Doris Bell making motions and twiddling her thumbs waiting for a second . . . don't give up, Doris, you may own a Council key some day, give us time . . . Raymond Ousterhout, his jokes, adjournment or no adjournment . . . and willingness to see certain young lassies in the Council safely home . . . it really is a wonderful car, Ray . . . Everyl Snelson getting the Council to swing the Union doors both ways to protect sleepy students in a mad rush for classes . . . better late than never . . . Maxine Vincent and her unique ideas for assembly programs . . . Maxine being something unique herself . . . Bidgely thinks . . . Peggy Vincil inquiring everywhere about a student phone to be put in the library . . . one that woulcln't ring! . . . Martha What were we talking about? Buchanan listening rapturously while Don McLeod told about what the Council did last year . . . by the way, Don, how does it feel to be pinless? . . . Walter Poster swinging the deal to get a

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Bob Scott, the president of a group ot presidents, wields the gavel with a will. Sam Brown, Vice-President, does his bit to make the bon-fires and pep rallies a success. Student Promotion Council President ......... Robert Scott Vice-President ...... Sam Brown Secretary ....... Jeanne Jenkins Student Promotion Council . . . one of the most unusual organ- izations to be found on any campus . . . was organized at the University of Tulsa in l933 . . . purpose of the organization is to foster and encourage projects designed to attract favorable attention to the entire University program .... comprising the presidents . . . or elected representatives . . . of sixteen campus organizations, the Council plans and directs the execution of pep rallies, pre-game parades, ceremonies and stunts at foot- ball games, and encourages the pep activities of all groups. . . . during the l94O grid season Council planned six extrava- gant parades, but rain interferred with Massed Bands parade . . . disappointing more than two thousand high school boys and girls from 38 cities and towns in northeast Oklahoma who were scheduled to march . . . boys from Oklahoma Military Academy saved day by putting in their best licks on several downtown corners . . . and Iddy Harwood, Chi Omega prexy and sponsor of football game . . . gathered her attendants into the beautiful but rain-soaked float . . . topped the day's enter- tainment by circling track despite rain . . . five parades clicked . . . attracting thousands to gape from windows in office build- ings . . . and line curbstones along line of march . . . to cheer lovely queens . . . Tulsa high school bands . . . Boy Scouts . . . visiting bands . . . and gilt-clad Hurricane band .... Choice of varsity footballers for their queen was Betty Coulter . . . fine arts major who came all the way from Kentucky to be elected .... Decorating other parades and grid games were lane Swan, Tri-Delt president . . . Ruth Olesen, Phi Mu presi- dent . . . Ieanne Ienkins, Kappa Delta's number one girl . . . all game sponsors . . . Elizabeth Harth, choice of the Wind- bags, was topped by a tiara at pep rally prior to Aggie game when hundreds of brave souls dared to come through driving rain to hear introduction of Fred Waring's new T.U. song . . . Madelyn King's blazing red hair gave the band an attractive queen . . . and band boys made much ado of introducing her to a football crowd . . . Gerre Campbell got the nod from the newest pep group on campus, the Froshbags, and was crowned at a Golden Gale game . . . while Elizabeth Ann Iones reigned over the Frosh gridders and shared part of spotlight with varsity queen at Thanksgiving game . . . add to interesting experiences of Council members was decorating floats by moonlight, flashlight and matches . . . twisting rosettes with baling wire . . . praying for sunshine on game days . . . con- soling one another when it rained . . . too often .... On 24 hours' notice Council organized most colorful rally T.U. ever had when the Hurricane reared back and upset the Detroit