University of Tulsa - Kendallabrum (Tulsa, OK)

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, ' ulaeruiaeri .gjfuclenf .fdcfiuifiea Titans . . . and more than two thousand students and other fans heeded newspaper and radio appeals . . . and gave rousing ovation to returning heroes . . . while public address system allowed embarrassed gridmen to tell fans how pleased they were with the welcome party . . . not so successful . . . but a noble effort . . . was the party organized following defeat to Baylor . . . when band members raced home from Waco, Texas . . . arriving just as team-laden train pulled into station . . . while hundreds cheered in the bright glare of sunrise. . . . probably most sensational of Council's activities in l94O was introduction of jitterbug cheer leaders . . . Billy Louise Williams and Dot Lee . . . whose white flannel skating cos- tumes, or red snow suits on rainy days . . . diverted attention of spectators . . . cooperating organizations were the five wornen's and the five rnen's social organizations . . . the I Windbags and Windbaggettes . . . band . . . Student Council . . . Cheer leaders . . . Froshbags . . . Council meets weekly during football season . . . on call during balance of year. ln the picture below are shown the following members: TOP BOW left to right: lim Alexander, Student Council . . . Andy Clark, Band . . . Robert Mullin, faculty sponsor . . . Paul Burns, Delta Sigma Xi . . . Clarence Ehlers, Independent Men. SECOND ROWfleft to right: Ruth Olesen, Phi Mu . . . Bob Maples, Lambda Chi Alpha . . . Edith Vincil, Windbaggettes . , . Georgenia Fry, Delta Delta Delta. BOTTOM BOW-left to right: Bob Scott, Windbags . . . Elizabeth Harwood, Chi Omega . . . Dick Batchelor, Cheer leaders . . . leanne lenkins, Kappa Delta . . . Dick Bryan, Kappa Alpha. Not present when the picture was taken were Sam Brown, Pi Kappa Alpha . . . lean Martin, Independent Women . . . lohn Cowman, Froshbags. , 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

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ROBERT MULLIN Director of Public Relations l Publicity Department Publicity for entire University program is distributed through facilities of the Department of Public Relations . . . in addition to serving Tulsa newspapers and radio stations with general and athletic news . . . relative to activities of students, faculty members and administrators . . . approximately three hundred out-of-Tulsa papers, wire services, radio stations and special columns . . . covering the nation, but with particular emphasis on the immediate area . . . receive special attention periodically . . . with average of fifteen stories or pictures being mailed each day of year . . . purpose of department is to present true picture of activities on an American college campus . . . with particular stress on aims and progress of University of Tulsa students and faculty members . . . minimizing whenever pos- sible distorted collegiate gags . . . made popular through mo- tion pictures . . . affiliated with America College Publicity Asso- ciation, the department benefits from experiences of similar departments in five hundred other American colleges and uni- versities . . . University publications, including four annual catalogues and bulletins, are prepared and distributed from this department . . . the director served as chairman of the Board of Publications in l94l . . . the Tulumnus, official pub- lication of Association of Alumni and Former Students, is edited by the director . . . and all alumni records are com- piled and maintained in the department . . . absence of radio department handicaps that phase of publicity . . . but Public Relations department arranges representative programs . . . at intervals throughout year . . . hiding behind dignified name of Public Relations . . . department closely resembles mad- house from September and football . . . until lune and Com- mencement . . . familiar scene anytime . . . efficient Secretary chasing director around campus . . . to remind him of down- town meeting . . . or appointment in office. Personnel of depart- ment includes Director Mullin . . . Secretary Caroline Bonnet . . . Student Reporters Walter Oakes and loe Foster . . . Student Clerks Doris Deeley, Dorothy Frisch, Ann Harwood, lean Whit- ney and Barbara Wildman. if