Oklahoma City University - Keshena Yearbook (Oklahoma City, OK)

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e 1936 Campus The Campus since its first publication in 1911 at O. M. U., has had a number of editors who have since gained fame in the journalistic field. Among the former editors who have gone on in the field are Alwyn K. Fleming, Don Fleming, George Sturm, Harold Dobson, Howard Thornton, who has remained as an assistant professor at O. C. U., a11d Kieth Hefley, now business manager of the Scarab. The size of The Campus has at times been unusually large a11d again at times comparable to a small tabloid, and has varied from I2 pages, its largest, to two, and from 24 to 35 issues a year. It has now returned to thirty-one issues and the five column page. The present staff is under the direction of Hi Doty, editor, who is considered the best material the journalism school has found in several years. Doty is also secretary to the Oklahoma Senior College Press Association, He is assisted editorially, by several associates includ- ing last year's editor, Kieth Hefley, and Paul Bennett, his successor. Stan Pate, sport editor, succeeded Ieff MacDonald in this position after the thirteenth issue, and has kept a steady stream of copy for the ed. Margaret Mitchell and Mary Virginia Elliott handled the society with good grace. Vera B. Hayes, a Fine Arts student, has amply given of her time to represent that school in a column. Phil Dessauer, Oklahoma morgue man, has been tl1e Ustary' of the year, writing subtle features as well as first class news copy. H1 DOTY A, G. Misviaizs Edilnr B115. ilflgr. Norman Glass and Peter Kaniitehis were versatile uien covering Ulegl' work, features, and news. Others who worked on The Campus as reporters are Harry Roberts, Vernon Dennis, Dan Paxton, Ozzie Cul- mer, Bonita Carpenter, Nell blcflibony, Marion Buchanan, Clara Nell Smissen, Virginia Estes, Bob Williams, and Bob Spooner. Following the precedent set by Howard Thornton, editor in '33, Hi Doty, editor, stepped aside to let Fresh- man Dan Paxton edit one issue. The business managership was filled capably by A. C. Meyers, and he was assisted at different times by Harry Roberts, Margaret blitchell, and Ben Langdon. CAMPUS STAFF Bennett Elliott Glass Hayes I-Iefley Estes Roberts Pate Mitchell Dessauer McDonald C225

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Silver Anniversary . . . Searab The Scarab, U. C. Ufs annual student publication, takes it 11ame from the old Egyptian Scaraheus, fllllS car- rying out tl1e theme of tl1e university. Tl1e editor flllil business manager of tl1e Scarab are chosen by tl1e Board of Publications each spring, those def siring tl1e positions petition tl1e board at the Klllli' of elec- tio11. ln tl1is year's choice, tl1e persons best suited for tl1e positions acquired tl1e111. Nlildred Thoinpson, wl1o served as assistant editor of last year's annual, was tl1is yearls editor. She has done a unique piece of work i11 working out tl1e annual in a magazine style. Each article is signed hy the writer and newspaper style l1eads are o11 each section. An internationally known Portrait artist, M. Pierre Tartoue painted tl1e picture of tl1e Beauty Queen whom he selected from a field of eighteen girls chosen hy tl1e various social organizations 011 the campus. Tl1e editor has been assisted hy a large, experienced and hard working staff. Kieth Hefley, business inanager of the 1936 Scarab, sl1o11ld really have tl1e title of co-editor and h11si11ess maiiager. He has done his part of tl1e work exceptionally well and should be given a great deal of credit for the editing of the book. As assistant editor, Hi Doty, is fastly gathering all journalistic honors. He l1as proved to be an invaluable 3 M11.111u-11 Tnoxufsox Kmrn HEFLL1' Editor Bus, .Hgh assistant to the editor illlil business nianager, although l1is fllllt' has been divided hetween The Campus and tl1e Scarab. Rex VValdron, art editor, designed tl1e cover for the publication. He also did tl1e cartooning and tl1e double page spread of coinpus sketches, as Well as the idesigning CC:0llI'111llL'll on page 245 Doty 'JZ' Looney ---.-r ,Am rim -qv--9 fl 'D 'fl 'lr V fi ,Y . 41..- . Q.. .- I ' It 17 .-Q.. -. ...i - W J., :xg . rd, -ic .1 1 , ..,. . . 's,.e' H .' .,1 oo Glass Mitcliell 1- Roberts Elliott Slayden Bennett Orton Mench Estes Dessauer Pate Waldron

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0 . . U. ress Club Every once in a while during ' the first six months of this year we heard of an organization . which had existed in PFISI years 1 ' ,, ' ll f 1 f l' ' ' ' if fs 'A A mace up o young iope u s ir. me . ,,,, the field of journalism. Ccca- ' ' sionally there was some mention . ' 5 ' , E i bixiw. kc of a Press Club Ball which was supposed to have been a little ll unusual. saw-if Q , , One day in Marcli someone came out of his daze and said, l'Let's have a Press Club meet- ing, and sure enough they did. They elected some officers and some new members and in addi- tion had a very good dinner. CFree advertisement for the Tav- ern Elitej . The Gridiron, which the Press Club annually plans to give, is being planned again this year. Mziybe someday the tradition will be broken and they will real- ly give the thing. When it is in existence the f Press Club is a peppy organiza- tion-when it is in existence. About the onlv thinff which it M-Q. Q fin Mlm wg- r'f 'Why we .Q . H J . D Hefley Thompson Mitchell Glass Culmer 15 ICH Y Sure of 15 Pub lury' Elliott Bennett Estes Meyers Looney - Dotv Pate Orton Roberts Dessauer The members will probably ' break our humble pledge for this. but we havenlt paid our QFIIIQERS dollar pledge fee yet, any how. KIETPI I-IEFLEY ., , ,,,, ,,,, , .. .President Ac the meetings a speaker is envaged who has had U MILDRLD THoxiPsoN , ,,ss Vice-President experience on newspapers. These meetings are both edu- cational as well as entertaining. MARGAllE'I' MITCHELL , ,,,,, Secretary-Treasurer oard of ublications The O. C. U. Board of Publications, a joint student- faculty group, supervises the official publications of the university and selects the executives of the student publi- cations, The Campus, weekly newspaper, and The Scarab, yearbook. Traditional members of the board are the editors and business managers of The Campus and Scarab, the presi- dent of the Student Council, and five faculty members ap- pointed by the president of the University. Faculty members this year were Prof. W. P. Atkinson, head of the journalism department, Howard Thornton, journalism instructor, Prof. Peter W. Swartz, business manager of Scarabiag and Prof. E. M. Castleberry, who served as chairman of the board. Student members were Milclrecl Thompson, Scarab editor, Kieth I-lefley, Scarab business managerg I-li Doty, Campus editor, A. G. Meyers, Campus business manager, C235 and Qrville Kline, president of the Student Council. Miss Thompson was elected secretary at the first meet- ing of the year. Faculty members for next year, appointed in April, are Professor Castleberryg lVlrs. Brooks, English pro- fessor, Prof. L. A. jones, registrar, and Thornton. Four, rather than five, members were appointed because the board had previously voted to abolish the Scarab business managership, thus cutting the number of student mem- bers to four. The board approves all contracts having to do with publications and examines all bills before submitting them to the Student Apportioning Board. They also handle all matters pertaining to advertising. Next year a third publication, the Oklahoma Cityan, Scarabian football program, will come under the board,s control.