University of Oklahoma - Sooner Yearbook (Norman, OK)

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„,.wji U; 3 ffi3i; eqd(S njC head in the first shot fired for the establishment of our Government — the shot that Was heard around the World Zinc in the plates Paul Revere etched in the stirring days when a new land seethed with the ideal of Liberty - - - Identified with the lives of Americans since the very inception of this Republic, lead and zinc have been prominent — ever increasing — until now they represent one of our great Nations re- sources - - ' Power has always gone with the possession of lead and zinc - - - The Romans mined lead and constructed pipe through which streams of clear, life-giving Water flowed is still used for that pur- pose — and zinc is inseparable from the engraver ' s art That Oklahoma is a leader in the production of lead and zinc contributes greatly to her Wealth and to the prominence of the place she occupies among America ' s great productive states

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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

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cA twal Qosotim It Was not many years ago that the slow-moving Sooner Wagon Wend- ing its weary way over the plains was the symbol of advancing civiliza- tion into the unconquered and primitive country — now Oklahoma - - - There may still he seen in some sheltered coulee, the bleached skull, staring upward with sightless eyes at the air mail hurtling through the night — mute witness to the transmigration of transportation - - - Natural Gasoline has played an important part in these changes - - - The state of Oklahoma has a bountiful supply of this essence, from the deep dark o ' poo 5 within her bosom - - - Captured and condensed it becomes the most volatile and potent product from oil From the beginning it has loaned its vitality to the blended gasolines of the famous maizes and brands of Oklahoma refiners, until the advance of aviation gave it the opportunity to become a complete fuel within itself