University of Oklahoma - Sooner Yearbook (Norman, OK)

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What a blessing is heat and light — what a boon to humanity is Natural Gas, giving light and warmth, and protect ion - ' - Since the newborn Earth, shuddering, chill, chained in frigid, mys- terious Night reacted to the Great Command, Let There Be Light — all of the agents of light and Warmth have been blessed - - - When Natural Gas Was first used in England for the purpose of lighting the streets, thievery and rob- bery so prevalent at that time, soon Vanished - - - The state of Oklahoma ranlis first in the produc- tion of Natural Gas — spreading light, giving Warmth, and providing protection for her people - - - Her Natural Gas is allied with civilization, with CO mf o r t — with safety — kindling a hot- ter flame for the ettle to comfort and nourish nmm

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PROGRESS AND CHARACTER ARE INSEPA- RABLE — OKLAHOMA IS PROGRESSIVE BE- CAUSE IT HAS TRUSTWORTHY AND AGGRES- SIVE — LEADERS — MEN WHO HAVE THE COUR- AGE OF THEIR CONVICTIONS, WHO ARE WILL- ING TO MAKE SACRIFICES FOR THE FINER AND TRUER THINGS IN LIFE, WHO ARE NOT AFRAID TO FIGHT FOR THE BEST IN BUILDING A STATE THAT WILL REFLECT THE UNSELFISH IDEALS OF ITS MAKERS - - - AS THE STATE HAS MADE PRODIGIOUS STRIDES SINCE ITS ADMISSION TO THE UNION, SO HAS THE UNIVERSITY OF OKLA- HOMA ADVANCED AND ACHIEVED --- EDUCA- TION IS A VITAL FACTOR IN THE LIFE OF A CIVILIZATION --- THE EDUCATOR TAKES HIS PLACE WITH THE PIONEERS, WHO HAVE BLAZED THE TRAIL, SO THAT THOSE WHO ARE TO FOLLOW MAY FIND THE RIGHT WAY--- WITH THIS UNDERSTANDING THE SOONER OF 1928 IS DEDICATED TO A MAN, WHO EXEMPLI- FIES THE SPIRIT AND TRADITION OF A PRO- GRESSIVE UNIVERSITY, WHO STANDS FOR THE FINEST AND BEST IN COLLEGE LIFE, WHO IS GIVING HIS UNTIRING DEVOTION TO MAKE OKLAHOMA A STRONGER AND NOBLER INSTI- TUTION EACH YEAR - - - DOCTOR WILLIAM BEN- NETT BIZZELL

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' Down East men did set brave sail And lax their strength in stalwart toil When they dared, in ships, to rob the whale Of his precious store of Oil — Tho ' Death rode down on the northeast gale, Down East men did set brave sail. Oil has been one of Nature ' s most gracious gifts through the ages - - - From dim eons be- fore the magic lamp of Aladdin, down through the mazes of Time, Oil has played a great part in the life of Man - - - Vast is the industry that produces and dispenses the Energy of this age — this age of the internal combustion engine, of the huge oil burners on the restless seas and the gleaming rails — and fine is the spirit of those who seeli the Treasure - - - From the soil of Okla- homa, streaming in boun- tiful flood. Oil goes to its Work. From the World comes recog- nition — gratitude m -Qiln