Oklahoma State University - Redskin Yearbook (Stillwater, OK)

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ll E lil I C ii T I 0 i TRYING YEARS require exceptional vision and foresight, and during the past few years Okla- homa Agricultural and Mechanical College has been blessed With people of vision and foresight in admin- istrative, teaching and research Fields, and her students have had the faith in these people. T o those who have seen through the gloom a bright, distant day, the stall of the 1935 Redskin dedicate this volume to the school's people of the yearl, l i

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DITUHIA QANUTL It is just another radical change the staff has made. VVeigh it carefully Zlllll judge it accordingly. The book has been divided into sec- tions by schools. This is not Z1 new idea, bllf a sound one. All organizations and CllIbS that are connected with any one school on the campus have been placed in that school's section of the an- llllill. The class sections and features pertaining to Agriculture are l:OllIltl in the Agriculture section, 211111 the same applies to the other schools. You will find the outstanding students of the college as a whole in one big sec- tion of their own, and you will find out- standing people in each of the schools. It is part of the new theme used to tie the book together. It serves i11 place of the expensive art themes of the past along with the l1llll101'0LIS drawings lllltl divided view section. This is not an ac- cident. It has all been carefully planned by the staff. Another new feature found in the an- nual this year is the pictures and infor- mation regarding department heads of the various schools. These pictures form a vital part of remembrances. An effort has been made to secure in- formal pictures whenever possible. They cost slightly more money than do posed pictures, bllt who would 11ot rather have an informal picture of one he knows? These pictures are intended to give you a look at your friends and professors as yo11 know them here on the campus Zllltl not as they may be made to appear by expert photography. Your book this year is several pages larger than any REDSKIN has been for the past three years. lfditor joe G1'iffi11's 1931 REDSKIN was the biggest Rizoskix in history. Griffiii made many honest ef- forts to improve his book. He was one of the few editors who were able to car- ry on in the face of long odds, b11t he had almost three times as many thou- sands of dollars with which to produce his annual. Nfaiiy things can be done with money, and he and his staff did them. The book was widely copied since that time. The real judgment of an annual can safely be placed in the hands of others. lf the book is widely copied, then it was a truly great annual. Through 1931, the coffers of the REDSKIN knew no cramped conditions, b11t with the next year support fell off Zlllll reductions of all expenditures were necessary. lfwing jones was unfortun- ate in 1932. He planned much of his annual during the summer months, and spent much money for the opening Zlllll ... rw - division pages. lhat year support fell to a new all time low, and it was with the utmost difficulty that the annual was produced. The 1932 R 1ios141N was the smallest of all REDSIQINS. hlax Stansburyls 1933 RIEDSKIN hit a new note in effort to produce a large book on very limited finances. Last year, Sam lklahaffey hit upon a natural theme for t11e R1ins1q1N as it celebrated its twenty- fifth birthday. It is important to remember all these things as you turn the pages of this book. lCvery page of this annual represents at least five hours of work on the part of some member of the staff. This in addi- tion to the hours spent planning thi- pages and the entire book represents con- siderable efifort on the part of your staff. Special mention goes to Delores Xvadsworth Zlllll james Skinner who have carried far more than their share of the staffs work by virtue of their positions. NVadsworth as secretary Zlllll assistant to the editor has typed a vast majority of the copy as well as see- ing that it was t11rned in on time. Skin- ner as managing editor has handled yir- tually all ofthe pictures and thought Ollf many brilliant ideas for the improvement of the book. THIC 1035 RICDSIQIN S'1'A1 lf lf. lf. tNV.x1.1.yD NV.x1.1.1s . . lfflimr fJI.liN VV. I,1'xc1-1 lf11.11i11z'.u-rl1111111911 ls. l,R.X'1 I' .... 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Pre itlent' Office As president of one of the state's lead- ing educational institutions during the recent hectic years of economic distress, Henry Garland Bennett has had a tre- mendous responsibility. It has been a responsibility which he has borne ably, steering the college successfully through the most acute years of the depression until at length the dawn of recovery finds the institution with standards main- tained, personnel strengthened and spirit unbroken. It is no exaggeration to say that the A. and Nl. college has achieved progress during the years which spelled retro- gression for many other institutions, and it is only recognizing facts to give credit for that progress to President Bennett. Eight years ago Bennett became presi- dent of A. and NI. lylorale was at a low ebb. Townspeople were indignant and faculty members were frightened because of politics in the administration of the college. It is doubtful if airy president ever assumed his duties under more difficult circumstances. But within a short time Bennett had the towns- people of Stillwater and the entire per- sonnel of the college, students and faculty, behind him, just as he had en- joyed the undivided support of the townspeople and personnel of the South- eastern State Teachers College while president of that institution. The administration of President Ben- nett, successful as it has been in many ways, is noteworthy for the stability which it has brought the college. The Decennium club, organized at his be- quest, is a striking and concrete example of the security which has come to be synonymous with the school. His admin- istration already has been the longest, save one, of any of the college's presi- dents, and the tenure of the faculty has been stabilized along with the presi- dency. An insistence that A. and lil. raise her standards to and conform to the stand- ards of leading educational associations and institutions has been a paramount point in the president's program. Dur- ing his term it has been the policy of the school to recognize academic achieve- ment in employing new members of the Page 9 Ilr. Henry ll. Bennett Has Learl School Tlirougli Trying Years to Higher' Place lly LAWRENCE ll. THllNll'SIlN I l 1 i Dia. HIENRN' kl.XRI,.'XND BENNETT, . ln' ffrrzlws .f. mm' ill. f77'OQl'l'.liX in yezrrs of 1'r'i1'oy1'r',v.s'ifi11. faculty and to encourage old members ing for students when he meets thenr on of the teaching staff to raise their stand- the campus, always democratic and con- irrg. It is doubtful if as many nraster's and doctor's degrees have been earned by A. and lll. faculty members during the entire period preceding Dr. Ben- nett's administration as have been earned since he assumed his position. It is not as the advocate of high edrr- cational standards, advanced academic standings, good will ambassador or as stabilizer that A. and Klfs president is best known to the striderrt body. It is as a friend of the student that he has gained the deep respect and loyalty of all rrndergraduates. None is too small or insignificant to gain access to his pri- vate ofhce. None has problems too per- plexing or troublesome to gain the bene- fit of his counsel. Always present at athletic contests, always a cheery greet- genial, he has won a position in the heart of the student body which would be difficult to usurp. Student problems during recent years have been irksome. A less patient or a less understanding official would have lost patience at many of the situations which have arisen. Brit despite the rn- sistence of many of his advisors, Presi- dent Bennett has refused to take stu- dent government away from the stu- dents. He has listened to the grievances of opposing groups and taken valuable time from his work to solve the prob- lem and bring their differences to an end. And always he has achieved his purpose. As a diplomat he has been able to soothe troubled waters which seemed impossible to placate.