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

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Pictured above at their conference table, the following members, Ktop row, left to righti O. L. Lackey, Hitchita, Vice Chairman, Earl Rus- sell, Duncan, P. E. Harrill, Oklahoma City, Secretary of the Board, W. R. Williams, Altus, Harold Hutton, Oklahoma City, iseated left to rightj W. E. Harber, Shawnee, Chairman, R. T. Stuart, Caddo, John Pat Carpenter, Red Rock, and Fred G. Drummond, Hominy. KOGLPCI 0 egelfl iff all .MZMOIV 0 tke Cofegeri CONNORS STATE SCHOOL OF AGRICULTURE was authorized 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 located was given to the school by the citizens of Warner. The school was named for Mr. J. P. Connors who was at the time President of the State Board of Agriculture.. The first session of Connors opened in February of1909 in downtown Warner. ln 1911, the Administration Building was completed and the school was 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 1911. The presidents during the 1912-1913 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 Haskell State School of Agriculture was transferred to Connors. ln 1918 Mr. H. C. King became president 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 absence, Mr. True B. Emerson served as acting President. From the original one hundred-sixty acres, the college land has been increased to two hundred-ninety acres, and the buildings have been increased from one to twenty major buildings. The campus which covers about thirty- four acres is beautifully landscaped. An amendment to the Oklahoma Constitution made on July 11, 1944, set up a governing board for the Agricul- tural and Mechanical Colleges. This 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. O