Connors State College - Con Rah Yearbook (Warner, OK)

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Presenting the Con-Rah! A We are proud to present this record of events and pictured activities which in the years to corne will stand as a symbol of the achievements of 1948-1949 at Connors State Agricultural College. We wish to take this opportunity to thank the administration, the faculty, and the student body for their thoughtfulness and cooperation without which the Con-Rah! would not have been possible. GEORGE GOODNER .,.. . ...,. . Editor-In-Chief BETTY HOLLOWAY. . , . , ,Assistant Editor DOYLE PATTERSON . . ,......... Business Manager BETTY STEVENS , . ,... Assistant Business Manager .,.,.,..,,,.,SportsWriters AB MIDDAUGH. . , . . SCOT TY CUMMINGS. . . VIRGINIA STEWART GEORGE GOODNER DELOIS SPEARS ..,. .... A dvertising Editors NANCY WARD ANNA LEE MELTON DELOIS SPEARS NORMA SIEGENTHALER NANCY WARD ..,.,,... . . . Make-Up Editors GEORGE GOODNER JOAN TAYLOR MISS CLAIRE HARRISON .,.....,.,...,.. . . . Sponsor Salesmen, Reporters, Copy Writers, etc.: GEORGE GOODNER, MARY LOU ASHMORE, BETTY HOLLOWAY, BET TY GROSE, MARTHA SWADLEY, VIRGINIA STEWART, ANNA LEE MEL- WARD, DOYLE PATTER- TON, DORIS EVANS, DELOIS SPEARS, NANCY SON, and JUNE SPYRES. PRINTED BY SEMCO COLOR PRESS, INC. 129 N. W. Third Street Oklahoma City, Oklahoma -I

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- -Q- E nl I vw.. vi. 'r -s 4 'T 'lvl fi Vg J., fi.. .44 Sh. 61 ,Sf . X . iz, T H si CONNORS STATE SCHOOL of AGRICUL- TURE was authorized by an act of the first legisla- ture, May 10, 1908. Through the influence of Senator Campbell Russell, Warner was chosen as its location and one-hundred-sixty acres of land upon which the school is now located was given to the school by the citizens of Warner. The school was named for Mr. J. P. Connors who was at that time President of the State Board of Agriculture. The hrst session of Connors opened in Febru- ary of 1909 in downtown Warner. In 1911, the Administration Building was completed and the school moved to its present site, one mile west of Warner. Mr. J. A. Liner was the first president. Mr. Walter Van Allen was the succeeding president in 1910, and he was followed by Mr. J. S. Murray, in 191 1. The presidents during the 1912-13 session of the school were Mr. J. V. Faulkner and Mr. W. S. Jackson. President Tennick replaced President Jackson in 1913, but remained only a short time. He was succeeded by Mr. Malone who resigned in 1917. At that time, Mr. George A. Coffey of Has- kell State School of Agriculture was transferred to Connors. In 1918, Mr. H. C. King became presi- dent of Connors and held the position for fifteen years. Succeeding him as president was Mr. Jacob Johnson, whose service has been continuous. In 1943, the war program called Mr. Johnson into active service overseas and, during his leave of ab- sence, Mr. True B. Emerson served as acting President. From the original one-hundred-sixty acres, the college land has been increased from one to twenty major buildings. The campus, which covers about thirty-four acres, is beautifully landscaped. The residence section has built westward from Warner toward the college and, in 1947, Mr. Elmer Nix built the -College Shoppe across the street from the campus. This shop serves the college as a book- store also. An amendment to the Oklahoma Constitution, made on July 11, 1944, set up a governing board for the Agricultural and Mechanical Colleges. This Board consists of nine members, eight of whom are appointed by the Governor subject to the approval of the State Senate, and the ninth member is the President of the State Board of Agriculture. The present membership of the Board consists of : R. T. Stuart, Caddo, chairman, Fred G. Drum- mond, Hominy, vice-chairman, P. E. Harrill, Okla- homa City, secretary, W. Elmer Harber, Shawnee, Edward T. Davis, Erick, O. L. Lackey, Hitchitag Earl Russell, Duncan, John Pat Carpenter, Red Rock, and Harold Hutton. President of the State Board of Agriculture, Oklahoma City. C ff Qu! a'4'VV if f'- J' :ig 'full . 3551 'i':EV3. . J-HE , liz. fb M , W 4, , ,..-- ..-,, L. ii .