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

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Greetings All: This has been another good year for Connors. The cooperation of students, instructors and ad- ministration has made it so. Our congratulations go to the Con-Rah staff for recording this yeafs history. Each year brings new problems and new ideas to challenge our thinking. Our present and future are affected by swiftly moving events that are a part of our daily living. Living these events together as a group is an important part of our total education. Your faculty is pleased to have had this op- portunity to work with you. It is my hope that each of you can find real satisfaction in this yeafs experience of living, working and playing to- gether. Congratulations to our sophomores who will be graduating. We extend a cordial invitation to our freshmen to study with us again next year. Best wishes to all. Sincerely yours Jaci 1b johnson Pre51dent Sharing over one-half of this 50-year period, buffeting the ups-and-downs of nonnal living, and sub-normal periods in the life of Connors Of there were anyy, has been the lot of our current President, Mr. Jacob Johnson. To him must go a great portion of the credit for the growth and stam- ina of the college as we know it. WE SALUTE HIM. Mr. Johnson began his career in the public schools of Faxon and Indiahoma, Oklahoma, as grade principal, and later, superintendent of schools. He was married to Miss Ruby Galyon of Lawton. They have two children . . . Bill of Evansville, Indiana, and Mrs. Sherrill Duvall CiJodieU of Blue Ridge Summit, Pennsylvania. Five grandchildren call President and Mrs. Johnson by their iipet names . . . xJake P2? and iiMamma B007, After 11 years at Indiahoma, Mr. Johnson was appointed President of Connors in 1933. He has the distinction of having served a longer period of time as president than any other present- day college or university president in Oklahoma thus making him the itDean of Presidents of Okla- homa Institutions of Higher Learning? His educational training was received at Edmond State College, the University of Oklahoma, and at Leland Stanford University of California. President Johnson saw service in two World Wars. In World War II, he served as military Government Officer in charge of Education in the European Theatre, 1943-1945. He also served in the campaigns of the Rhineland, Ardennes, Northern France, and Central Europe. He was awarded the E.A.H.E. Theatre Ribbon With four bronze stars, the Victory Medal, and the American Theatre Ribbon. President Johnson is an active Rotarian, Knight Templar, and Shriner. He is a member of the Eastern Oklahoma Area Council of Boy Scouts, and holds the SilverBeaver Award. GOOD LUCK, iiPREXYf and may your life be long and happy.

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ZOHHDWHWHZHKU? HISTORY OF CONNORS As the young state of Oklahoma grew from xArrows to Atom? during its first half-century of existance, this institution of education also grew. ' The oId-timers tell us that iithe first fifty years are the hardest? and, as we look back on all their days of trial and hard work, they might well be right. . Connors State School of Agriculture, named for Mr. J. P. Connors, first president of the State Board of Agriculture, opened its doors in February of 1909 for students through grades six to eleven with a faculty consisting of four members. Thirty-five students were enrolled and classes were held in the 01d Warner Public School Building. Later, the school occupied the rooms above what is now F inkleais store. In 1911, the Administration Building was completed and the school was moved to its present site, one mile west of Warner. ' Since that time the staff has increased to twenty-seven members and the plant has increased in size to 290 acres with twelve major buildings which are situated 011 a beautifully llandscaped thirty- four acre campus. Since 1941, Connors State Agricultural College has been a full-fledged junior college, accredited. At present, it is a vital unit of the 18 state colleges and universities of higher learning in Oklahoma. Along the way, Connors has had eleven presidents beginning with J. A. Liner. The current president is Jacob Johnson. The educational course's have changed with the day as well as the rules and regulations of conduct, but the close, friendly spirit of Connors has remained always the same. At the Golden Anniversary Day held on the campus on April 11 this year, every former student attending brought with him the memories of his days at Connors. Tales of good days and of sad ones, of good times and Thadi ones twhen chastisement caught one unawaresi filled the air as the 01d grads reminisced. The 1959 students listened with wonder and pride as they heard the recounts of former days. In their hearts, they realized that they had become a part of something precious in the minds of men and that there was a meeting of minds on the greatwish for Connors to continue to be of service in the lives of people. Fir't-dmmdm

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m MISS ANNABELLE GATLIN Registrar, and Chief Clerk Secretary to the President MISS CLAIRE A. HARRISON Dean of Women, and Mathematics Instructor; Sponsor of The Con-Rahl DEANS GREETING: In words and pictures the Con-Rath! tells the story of your year at Connors in 1958-59. It is an interesting story because you and your friends are part of it. This was a year in which you worked in the classroom, made a host of new friends, and took part in many campus activities. You studied, played, and planned for your future. It was all a rewarding, never-to-be-forgotten experience. To the Sophomores: I hope you continue your education. It was certainly a pleasure having you with us for two years, and we hope you,ll come back and visit us from time to time. To the F reshmen: You,ve been a wonderful group of young men and women to work with, - and I hope to see each of you back at Connors in the fall of 1959. Best wishes to 2111 of you, both Freshmen and Sophomores. Sincerely A. B. Childress Dean