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

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1 gi-as isis fl br' I yiigbkft , J W C , Q-Ml!'If ', Y CONNORS STATE SCHOOL of AGRICULTURE was authorized by an act of the first legislature, May 10, 1903. Through the influence of Senator Campbell Rus- sell, Warner was chosen as its location and onc-hun- dred-sixty acres of land upon which the school is now located was given to the school by the citizens of War- ner. The school was named for Mr. J. P. Connors who was at that time President of the State Board of Agri- culture. The first session of Connors opened in February of 1909 in downtown Vlfarner. In 1911, the Administra- tion 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. Vfalter Van Allen was the succeeding president in 1910, and he was followed by Mr. J. S. Murray, in 1911. The presidents during the 1912-13 session of the school were Mr. J. V. Faulkner and Mr. W. S. Jackson. Presi- dent 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 Haskell State School of Agriculture was transferred to Connors. In 1918, Mr. H. C. King be- came president of' Connors and held the position for fifteen years. Succeeding him as president was Mr. Jacob Johnson., whose service has been continuous. ln 1943, the war program called Mr. Johnson into active service overseas and, during his leave of absence, Mr. True B. Emerson served as acting President. From the original one-hundred-sixty acres, the col- lege laml 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 bookstore also. An amendment to the Oklahoma Constitution, made on July ll, 19-1-4, set up a governing board for the Agricultural and Mechanical Colleges. This Board con- sists of nine members, eight of whom are appointed by the Governor subject to the approval of the State Sen- ate., 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, chairmang Fred G. Drummond, Hominy, vice-chairmang P. E. Harrill, Oklahoma City, secretary, W. Elmer Harber, Shawnee, Edward T. Davis, Erick, O. L. Lackey, llitchitag Earl Russell, Dun- can, John Pat Carpenter, Red Rock, and Harold Hut- ton, President ol' the State Board of Agriculture, 'Oklahoma City. 5, 'gig ' -,T -af. ' t sa 1' 1 lf. . X I ggi x K s 'X vi' '3 fYW ' .1-5-Cfrf . ,11, I

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ROY J. TURNER Governor of Oklahoma