University of Oklahoma - Sooner Yearbook (Norman, OK)

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Dreams of four years become reality at this im- pressise ceremony, where degrees are conferred upon hundreds of graduates in widely varied fields. And you can ' t forget the people who made a liv- ing while they were learning. Some of them did it the ordinary way by delivering milk and planting petunias. But the most profitable — at least in spots — seemed to be writing. For instance, one lovely wife collected nearly one thousand happy greenbacks in one twenty-four hour period. It ' s remarkable what that will do to Irish stew. But a couple of graduate students were the ones to achieve the ultimate by not stripping their gears when their nearly completed theses burned in a fire that also destroyed one Geology building. Yes, it ' s unbelievable what a person will go through to get a diploma. And what has he got when he gets through? Why. they even fleece the sheepskin so it won ' t keep his throat warm in cold weather. But it gives a man a feeling of security to be able to face a potential employer, throw that hide on the table and say, Look, guy, you need me. I ' ve been diplomad from O. U. Robert Jenkins and March Jean McClure. seniors in the phar- macy school, find the lab work interesting . . . especially when they can work together. Stan Hess, senior in the Art School, de- serves special congratulations on the frontis- piece he painted for the Yearbook; it re- quired special talents which you can see he has. Betty Jean Yarger and Charles L. Ward were chosen most outstanding students in scholarship, leadership, and service by the OU Dads, represented by Charles Duffy (left) and Joe Looney (right).

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Hv- mr ' f .«. • ' - ' -fcfe ' -»i LtJr m ' — - ' -er T ' S a job getting out of this university! Much worse than getting into it. Of course, there are some Magna Cum Laudes and some Phi Beta Kappas who have mastered the art of being as vague as professors. But there ' s always that great majority who have to sweat to pass the junior EngHsh exam. Even at that, a stack of scholarships have been won and lost. Why, all those who made and passed the finals in the Rhodes competition from the state of Oklahoma were also from O.U. Au- thorities agree that should prove something or other, but aren ' t quite certain what it is. Smiling incredulously and joyously, Richard Swart Jcanncttc Carlson and Rowe Hill examine the long awaited degree.

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Its not a riot but a pep rally at the corner with Quarterback Jack Mitchell and Cheerleader Bobby Bristol leading the crowd in cheers and songs. Swing him High-h-h — swing him Low-w — let ' s swing Sisco!