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

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-to K ' For ,,r 1 l L A . . '- W l COLLEGE . E AGRICULTURAL ur GREETING T0 THE STUDENT BODY OF CONNORS STAT There's a lot of talk these days about totaling up our assets ht Oklahoma and then advertising o many advantages to the rest of the nation. ln any such accounting, l'm sure we'll find one of our greatest assets to be you students here at Connors State Agricultural College. You represent the most important investment we have to make in the future. We must depend on you to make that progress for Oklahoma tomorrow which those ol us o little olde only dream about today. That's why we ask you to stay in Oklahoma, help your state grow, and grow with it. Your best opportunities lla here at homo, where you belong. And the rest ot us can't expect much ol a future unless we are assured ot your leadership in the days ahead. Sincerely Johnston Murray

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! gx t ff? alum, are Dedication This issue of the Con-Rah! to those unconquerable heroes in the service of God and the United States. TO THOSE MEN who have and will leave these halls of Connors College to serve their fellow-man in the way they have determined best. TO THOSE MEN in the Army, Navy, Air Corps, Marines, and Coast Guard who are striving to the ut- mostoftheirabilitiesto preserve this notion, in honor, for following generations. TO ALL MEN who fight for the cause of liberty, freedom, and happiness, with but one goal in mind-- not to get God on our side but to keep us on the side of God. The following named men have left the halls of Connors during the year i950-5l for duty in the service of their country: Harold Barnett, Britton, Oklahoma, William Blaylock, Muldrow, Oklahoma, Tris Burnett, Stilwell, Oklahoma, Fred Catron, Stilwell, Oklahoma, James C. Clark, Britton, Oklahoma, Jim Clark, Muskogee, Oklahoma, Robert Elliott, Muskogee, Oklahoma, Frank Kirschstein, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Don Madewell, Checotah, Oklahoma, James Lee Martin, Oktaha, Oklahoma, Governor Tootle, Sallisaw, Oklahoma, Donald Terry, Checotah, Oklahoma, Johnny Scott, Stilwell, Oklahoma, Joe Sanders, Westville, Oklahoma, Bill Ratliff, Tahlequah, Oklahoma, Bernie Randolph, Sallisaw, Oklahoma, Eugene Osborn, Checotah, Oklahoma, J. C. Matlock, Muldrow, Oklahoma, Elvert New, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Homer Mitchell, Checotah, Okla- homa, Harold Mitchell, Checotah, Oklahoma, Roy Lee Irvin, Checotah, Oklahoma, Bobby Cathey, Checotah, Oklahoma, John Dee Wynn, Checotah, Oklahoma, Leotis Celcer, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and Kenneth Ellig, Weleetka, Oklahoma.

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A 0 .J V ev-. 'i! 'Wex T l T ll -1- ll E E E 0 G L E 'H L N E T G S E CONNORS STATE SCHOOL OF AGRICULTURE was auth- orized by an act of the first legislature, 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 citi- zens of Warner. The school was named for Mr. J. P. Connors who was at that time President of the State Board of Agriculture. The first session of Connors opened in February of 1909 in downtown Warner. ln1911, the Administration Building was com- pleted and the school moved to its present site, one mile west of Warner. Mr. J. A. Liner was the first 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. President Tenn.ick 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. ln 1913, Mr. H. C. King became president of Connors and held the position for fifteen years. Succeeding him as presi- dent was Mr. JacobJohnson, whose service has been continuous. ln 1943, the war program culled Mr. Johnson into active service overseas and, during this leave of absence, 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 maior buildings. The campus,which covers about thirty-four acres, is beautifully land- scaped. The residence section has built westward from Warner toward the college and, in 1947, Mr. Elmer Nix builtthe 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 11, 1944, set up a governing board for the Agricultural and Mech- anical Colleges. Th-is Board consists of nine members, eight of whom are appointed by the Governor subiect 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, Edward T. Davis, Erick--Chairman, P. E. Horrill, Oklahoma City--Vice Chairman: W. Elmer Harber, Shawnee-- Secretary, Fred G. Drummond, Hominyg O. L. Lackey, Hitchitag Earl Russell, Duncan, John Pat Carpenter, Red Rock, and Harold Hutton, President of the State Board of Agriculture, , Oklahoma City. 1 hi 3'