Oklahoma Panhandle State University - Plainsman Yearbook (Goodwell, OK)

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1 - | | ¢ 3 3 Sa Poe L e i oo | % ;: io = fee M. A. Nash eC oex ton John Rogers Clee O. Doggett Wharton Mathies Chancellor Ad ministrative Tulsa Cherokee Clayton Assistant Vice-Chairman Chairman S. A. Bryant W. D. Little J. H. Johnston Guy M. Harris C. S. Chambers Bob F, Allee Cushing Ada Lawton Ardmore Seminole Hammon Secretary Assistant Secretary OKLAHOMA STATE REGENTS FOR HIGHER EDUCATION BOARD OF REGENTS FOR AGRICULTURAL AND MECHANICAL COLLEGES From left to right: Earl Russell, Duncan; O, L. Lackey, Hichita; Amos K. Bass, Jr., Durant; P. E. Harrill, Oklahoma City; W. R. Williams, Altus; F. G. Drummond, Hominy (Deceased) ; Harold Hutton, Oklahoma City; Roy Nall (chairman), Boise City; Forrest McIntire, ad- ministrative assistant, Midwest City. Not Pictured: Elmer Harbor.

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18 J. HOWARD EDMONDSON GOVERNOR STATE OF OKLAHOMA STATE OF OKLAHOMA EXECUTIVE CHAMBERS J. HOWARD EOMONOSON OKLAHOMA CITY GOVERNOR March 3, 1959 To the Students, Faculty Panhandle A M College Goodwell, Oklahoma To thousands of young Oklahomans this is one of the most im- portant times of the year. To you and to those who are finishing another school year in the colleges and universities of Oklahoma, it is a time to look forward and a time to reflect. It is a time to look back over the past year and determine if all possible advantages were utilized to their fullest during this school year. At Goodwell you are privileged to be attending one of the finest schools of its kind in the nation. It is a school with outstanding staff and with an outstanding physical plant. This is also a time of the year to plan ahead. To plan either to return another year to the classrooms at Panhandle A M or to some other university or to begin the application of what you have learned during your years in school. It is my sincere hope for each of you that on whichever course, it will be one of progress and of prosperity to you and to your state. JHE: Js

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— PRESIDENT MARVIN PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE The period of Panhandle Agricultural and Mechanical College’s first fifty years has been one of growth and development. The campus has changed from the regular high- plains pasture land to a beautiful landscaped oasis with buildings to house the various de- partments of the college. The academic pro- gram of the school has progressed from a course of study for grades one to twelve to a fully accredited four-year college offering bachelor of arts, bachelor of science, and bachelor of music education degrees. Every citizen of the high plains is proud of the col- lege’s achievement and growth during the past fifty years. As we enter the second fifty years of de- velopment, we realize we cannot rest on past laurels. There is an old adage that goes, “On the plains of hesitation bleach the bones of countless thousands who, at the dawn of victory, sat down to rest, and resting died.” We know.that the fast pace of today’s space age does not permit resting. We also know that we cannot be complacent about new ideas and new methods. It is our plan to continue with the improvement of teach- ing personnel, library and laboratory facili- ties, and with capital improvements to take care of two thousand students by 1969. —Marvin McKee Reflections Of The President