'GeorgeA.Bucklin,'03ba,dialApril703

at his home in Los Angeles, California .Mr . Bucklin retired in 1937 from the

U. S. Consular Service, after serving as U. S. Con-sul and Consul-General in France, Germany, Guat-emala, Mexico, Canada, and New Zealand.

'04 The 50th Reunion of the class of 1904will be held Sunday, June 6, in theOklahoma Memorial Union. All grad-

uates of the class are urged to attend .

The 45th Reunion of the class of 19(190~ will be held Sun(ay, June 6, in theOklahoma Memorial Union . All grad-

uates of the class are urged to attend .

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I)r. Earl Duwaine McBridc, '12bs, is at1 2 home at 6115 N . W. l0th, OklahomaCity, and is a specialist in orthopedic

surgery at the Bone and joint Hospital, OklahomaCity .

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The 411th Reunion ((f the class of 19144 will be held Sunday, June 6, in theOklahoma Memorial Union. All grad-

uatcs of f the class are urged to attend .

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Malinda Dean Garton, '18ba, is assist-ant professor of education and supervis-ing teacher at Illinois State Normal Uni-

versity, Normal, Illinois .

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The 35th Reunion of the class of 1919will be held Sunday, June 6, in theOklahoma Memorial Union. All grad-

uatcs of the class are urged to attend .

' 2 1Dr. Kirt G. Parks, '216s, '23med, oph-thalmologist, announces the removal ofhis office from 117 East Eighth Street

to 4301 Atlantic Avenue, Long Beach, California .

Philip Clark Ashby, '22pharm, is di-rector and vice president of AllergyLaboratories, Inc., Oklahoma City . He

has held the position and title since 1932 . His ad-drcss is 3229 N. Virginia Ave., Oklahoma City 6 .

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John F. Wilkinson, '236a, is vice pres-ident BanksandBankers Department,

Mercantile Trust Co ., St . Louis, Missouri . He and Mrs. Wilkinson have three children .The Wilkinsons live at 7287 Maryland Ave., St.Louis 5.

Cecil G. Roush, '23eng, is district manager forWestinghouse Corporation in Kansas City, Mis-snuri . He has a daughter, Shcrri Gene . His addressis 1111 W. I Ith, Kansas City 6, Missouri .

J . Minor Durrett, '23ha, is assistant office mana-ger of the Natural Gas Pipeline Company of Amer-ica with offices in Amarillo, Texas. He and Mrs.Durrett have three children . Their address is 3107T yler Amarillo .

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4T he 30th Reunion of the class of 1924will be held Sunday, June 6, in theOklahoma Memorial Union. All grad-

uates of the class are urged to attend .

The 25th Reunion of the class of 1929129 will be held Sunday, June 6, in theOklahoma Memorial Union. All grad-

uates of the class are urged to attend .Dr . James H. Hodges, '29m .cd, '31(l.ed, Mrs.

Bodges, the former Lucile Parsons, '40m .ed, andSheila, 10, are at home at 3512 E. Archer, Tulsa,

MAY, 1954

where 1)r. Hodges is principal of the KendallSchool .Mrs. Margaret Lamb, '29nurse, Norman, man-

ager of Norman Municipal Hospital for the pastseven and one half years, has submitted her resig-nation to take a job as administrator of a newEl Reno, Oklahoma, hospital .

V. B. Marsh, '30eng, has been pro-3 0

tooted

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foreman tofield superintendent at the Duncan,

Oklahoma, division of Stanolind Oil and GasCompany.Edward Gerkey, Jr ., '306us, is office manager of

the Missouri Steel Castings Co . in Joplin, Missouri .He and Mrs. Gcrkcy have two sons, EdwardGcrkcy 111, and Alan L. Gcrkcy. He lives at 2626T; . 32nd St ., P.O . Box 563, Joplin, Missouri .F. Leonard Sibel, '30Law, is an attorney-at-law

in Oklahoma City. He and Mrs. Sibel have a son,F. Leonard, Jr.

Harry W. Day, '30bs, is assistant general agentfor the New England Mutual Life Insurance Co .in San Francisco, California . He and Mrs. Dayhave two children, Maureen and Douglas. Theylive at 33 .3 Pine St ., San Francisco 4.

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Lt. Col . Douglas H. Lane, '32-'36,u Maysville, Oklahoma, has received the

Certificate of Achievement for outstand-ing performance of duty while with the U. S. Armyin Alaska . Colonel Lane was cited for service assupply officer at Fort Richardson, Alaska .

Mrs. Leota Fratcher Shoellhorn, '32ba, is a highschool teacher in Aurora, Illinois . Her address : 34Rosedale Ave., Aurora .

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Raymond 1) . Sloan, '33cng, is westerndivision exploration manager for theCarter Oil Co . i n Denver, Colorado .

He and Mrs. Sloan have two children, Patricia lUyand Roger R. Their address is 665 I-c)(Imt St .,I Denver

William Curtis (:rimes, '33Law, is district claimrepresentative for the Equitable Life Assurance So-ciety of the U.S . He and Mrs. Grimes have one son,Leland . Their address is 4243 Shadyglade Ave.,Studio City, California .

James Nelson Miles, '33cng, '34eng, died un-expectedly of a heart attack at his home in Gladewater, Texas, April 10 . Miles was an engineer forthe City Service Company in Gladewater

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The 20th Reunion of the class of 1934will be held Sunday, June 6, (n theOklahoma Memorial Union. All grad-

uates of the class are urged to attend.T- . J . Fuson '34eng, and Mrs. Fuson, the former

Juanita M. Marlattc, '32ed, are living in Houston,Texas, where Fuson is chief petroleum engineerwith the Humble Oil and Refining Company. Thecouple has three children, John, 17, Carol, 16, andhdizabeth, 11 .

John R. Wallace, '34ba, is an attorney-at-law inMiami, Oklahoma . He and Mrs. Wallace live at28 F Street, S.W ., Miami. They have one daughter,Ann Louise, born August 3, 1953 .

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Mrs. John W. Rush, '35ed, the formerDorothy Louise Rose, is informationand editorial clerk in the U. S. Depart

ment of Health, Education and Welfare, Wash-ington, D. C. She is living at 4016 Calvert St.,N.W ., Apt. 3, Washington 7, D. C .

Wilson E. Cline, '35ba, '366us, is legal examinerfor the California Public Utilities Commission . Heand Mrs . Cline have three children, William R.,Catherine L. and Thomas W. The (:lines live at518 Miner Road, Orinda, California .

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Glenn M. Stinson, '36pharm, is ownerand manager of the Stinson Drug storein Lawton . He and Mrs . Stinson have

six children . Their address is 815 Bell Ave., Law-ton.

'37 Mrs. Billie Joseph Rcische, '37ed, '40m.ed, and Mr . Rcische, are now livingat 2247 18th Avenue, San Francisco,

California . Mrs. Rcische is teaching in the SanFrancisco public schools and Mr . Rcische is paroleofficer at Alcatraz Island .Col. Roy W. Lonsingcr, '376fa, Ponca City, is

serving with the U. S. advisory detachment at theROK Armv Replacement Training Center, in Won-san, Korea. Lonsin,gcr is chief of the Weapons Ad-visory Section which advises the ROK Army intraining and combat.Kathleen Heinz, '376a, is living near Lawton .

Her address is R. 4, Lawton .Mrs. O. K. Gelvin, '37ha, the former Phoebe

Lorraine Jamieson, is a civil service clerk at Ft .Sill . She has one son, Oren Kneale Gelvin, Jr . Heraddress is 406 South 23rd Place, Lawton .Budge V. Lee, '37-'38, is chief standards and

controls engineer with the Consolidated VulteeAircraft Corp ., Ft . Worth, Texas. He has two chil-dren, Carol Helen and Linda Sue. His address is3476 Wellington Road, Ft . Worth, 7.

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Brief news stories by classes ofalumni of University of Oklahoma .

'38 Or . Paul B. Rice, '38med, OklahomaCity physician died March 22 after suf-fering a heart attack March 11 . He

taught highschool and was an athletic coach priorto undertaking medical studies . He practiced fora short time in Antlers before going to OklahomaCitv.Charles W. (;rooms, '386a, is employed as the

Northern California representative for Commerce(;fearing House, Inc. He lives at 2385 TypoleanWay, Sacramento, California .

Ira Daniel Cornelius, '38-'40, is owner of theCornelius Chevrolet Co . in Kaw City, Oklahoma .He and Mrs. Cornelius have two daughters, Jancanand Carolyn.

Dr . William G. McPhcron, '38ba, '39bs in med,'42rned, is a physician and a radiology specialistin Jackson, Mississippi . He and Mrs. McPheronhave four children . They live at 4418 Meadow HillRoad, Jackson.

The 15th Reunion of the class of 1939739 will be held Sunday, , June 6, in theOklahoma Memorial Union. All grad-

uates of the class are urged to attcntl .

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LAW CLASS OF 1914 held a reunion April 22 at University's annual Law Day. All nine living III , nt-bers of cla-s attended . Present were (f .r .) Donald M. Bretch, '141,aw, Oklahoma City ; JohnRogers, '141,aw, Tulsa ; Dr. Victor Kulp, David Ross Boyd Professor emeritus of law ; Everett L.Cline, '14Law, Denver, Colorado ; John F. Pendleton, '14Law, Nowata ; (h .r.) Carl J . Hughes, '14Law, Tulsa; E. 1' . Ledbetter, 141,aw, Oklahoma City ; Fred ]Jansen, '14Law, Oklahoma City ;Orel Busby, '141,aw, Ada ; Charles Orr, '12ba, '14, Law, Oklahoma City. Five members are deceased .

Edwin 13 . Polk, '39eng, '49m .eng, is designengineer with the Republic Aviation Corporationin New York City . He and Mrs. Polk have adaughter, Nancy Lou. They live at 2300 S. BroadSt., Trenton 10, New Jersey .George L. Bixlcr Jr ., '376a, '391,aw, and his

family arc now living in Houston, Texas, wherehe is land manager for the B .B .M . Drilling Co.Their address is 402() Betsy Lane .

'40 Walter Garrison Hopkins, Jr ., '40bus,is a lieutenant colonel in the Army sta-tioned at Fort Knox, Kentucky. He and

Mrs. I lopkins have five children ; Walter, 12, Kath-erine, 10, Lucy, 8, Patricia, 6, and Nancy 1 .

Roy Elmer Patton, '40m .ed, is executive directorof the Crossroads Rehabilitation Center in Indian-apolis, Indiana . He and Mrs. Patton have two chil-dren, Mark Roy and Janet Ruth. Their address is1249 E. 56th St ., Indianapolis .Robert 0. Mitchell, '40geol, has been promoted

to division geologist of the Canadian division ofthe Stanolind Oil and Gas Company, Calgary,Alberta, Canada . Prior to his present advancementhe held the titles of division geophysical coordinatorand assistant division geologist .

Eldon L. Marshall, '406us, is a grain accountantwith General Mills, Inc. He and Mrs. Marshallhave a son, Gregory Asher. Their address is 2014E. Locust, Enid .

Claude W. Masters, '41, is secretary of41 the Sapulpa Federal Savings & LoanAssociation . He, Mrs. Masters, Claude,

4, and Robert, 1, are living at 709 S. Poplar,Sapulpa.

J. F. Carter, Jr ., '41eng, has recently been pro-moted to field engineer at the West Edmond,Oklahoma, division of the Stanolind Oil and GasCompany.

Edward Strunk, '41eng, is chief engineer of

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Sweeny Refinery of the Phillips Petroleum Co . Heand Mrs. Strunk have two daughters, Patricia Annand Sharon Kay. Their address is P.O . Box 349,Old Ocean, Texas.

Shelt

)� (on '42en " and Mrs Shel-42 Ncd M.ton, have chosen the name Larry Morsefor their son born March 3 . The couple

has two other boys, Gordon Perry, 4, and Jim Ned,2. Shelton has recently been transferred by Stano-lind Oil and Gas Company from Midland, Texas,to Pt. Worth, Texas.

1 . Carl Lochner, '42, Tyler, Texas, recently pur-chased the Riviere Dr . Pepper Company. Lochnerhas served the firm as plant manager for 7%2 years.

'43 Jones, '43h .ec, isArlen Cunninghamliving at Atlantic Beach, Florida, and isexecutive director of the dairy council

of Jacksonville, Florida .Herschel LeRoy Smith, Jr ., '43eng.phys, and

Mrs. Smith, the former Ina Fowler, '43h.ec, arcliving at 30 Greenwood Place, Indian Head, Mary-land . Smith is presently employed as a researchphysicist in fracture studies at the Naval ResearchLaboratory in Washington, D. C. He and Mrs.Smith have two sons, Herschel Larry and AlanWayne.

David M. Cowart, '43eng, is manager of theWestern Canada division of the SchlumbergerWell Service Corp . with headquarters in Edmon-ton, Alberta, Canada . He and his wife, the formerEl Mina Chesnutt, '43ba, have three children,Michael, Suzanne and Mark . Their address is10548-82 Ave., Edmonton .James Alonzo Close, '43eng, is a B-47 project

engineer with the Douglas Aircraft Co ., TulsaDivision . He and Mrs. Close, the former Rosemarylleatley, have two sons and two daughters. Theylive at 4811 S. Birmingham Place, Tulsa.

Mrs. Charles H. Nothwang, '43ed, the formerAileen Virginia Brimer, is a teacher in the CanyonCity, Oregon, public schools . She has two sons,Louis Eugene and Jack Craig. She lives at 161 S.W. Brent, John Day, Oregon.

Fred F. Miller, Jr ., '43eng, is a geologist with theCarter Oil Co . i n Houston, Texas. Miller has oneson, Lee. He lives at 5121 Evergreen, Bellaire,Texas.Mrs. Paul A. Brinker, '43ba, the former Dorothy

Amelia Roberts, is a homemaker in Norman . Heraddress is 1309 Melrose Drive, Norman .

David H . Turner, '43ba, '48Law, is employedin the land department of the Carter Oil Companyin Denver, Colorado. I-le and Mrs. Turner have twodaughters, Sarah Diane and Nancy Jane . Their ad-dress is 909 Quari St ., Denver 8 .

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The 10th Reunion of the class of 1944will be held Sunda), , June 6, in theOklahoma Memorial Union. All grad-

uates of the class are urged to attend .Mrs. John Schroeder, '44journ, the former Mil-

dred Nichols, is a reporter on the Vallejo, Cali-fornia, Times-Herald and Netvs-Chronicle. Heraddress is 714 Georgia, Vallejo .

Ruth Collier McSpadden, '446a, '47ma, is teach-ing Latin and Spanish at Holland Hall School,"Tulsa . Her address is 612 East Boyd, Norman .

Y45 Mrs. Bonne Marcc Knight Brown, '45ba, and Mr . Brown, are living at 224Carroll Avenue, DcKalb, Illinois, where

Mr . Brown is counselor for Northern Illinois StateTeachers College. The couple has three sons, PaulRollins, 4, David Knight, 2, and Robert Rankin,born March 4.Mrs. Keith Tolson, '45h .ec, the former Verna D.

Linn, is a homemaker in Sweet Springs, issouri .She has three children, Jon K., Michael 11 . andPatrick M. She lives at 314 S. Locust, SweetSprings .

'4~ Thomas K . Harrah, '46-'48, is em-ployed in the accounting department ofthe Stanolind Oil and Gas Co . i n Okla

homa City. He and Mrs. Harrah have two sons,Thomas Blake and Michael Kelly. They live at3916 Cashion Place, Oklahoma City .

Robert Seth Wilson, '46ba, and Mrs . Wilson,the former Sylvia Krahl, '46ed, are living at 1932S, Jackson, Denver, Colorado, while Wilson is astudent.

'47 Alfredo Bello-Leon, '47eng, is salesmanager for C. A. Armco Venezolana(Armco International Corp .) His ad-

dress is Apartado 368, Caracas, Venezuela.Mrs. W. Joan Yariouk Power, '47journ, Mr .

Power, Nathan, 19 months, and Georgia, 3 months,are living at 1810 N. 22nd Street, Lawton.

George W. Taylor, '47eng, has moved fromBentley, Alberta, Canada, to Drumheller, Alberta,Canada . He is employed by the National Geo-physical Company, Limited, there.John D. Slover, '47bs, '52geol, has moved from

Abilene, Texas. His new address is Box 632, SanAngelo, Texas.Mrs. Dorothy Falls Oliva, '47bfa, is a housewife

living at 1621 Manning Street, West Los Angeles,California .

William R. McGrath,'47-'50, and Mrs . McGrath,Oklahoma City, have chosen the name KathleenJayne for their (laughter born February 1 .

Donald D. Greenstein, '47-'51, and Mrs. Green-stein, the fomer Ruth Weiss, '506a, Bronx, NewYork, announce the birth of a daughter, MarciEllen, February 15 . The couple has another daugh-ter, Janet Beth, 20 months .DONOGHUE-PHELPS: Miss Virginia Cabell

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Donoghue, '47phys.ed, Vinita, and Lt . Col. Wil-liam Gene Phelps, Tulsa, were married March 20in St. John's Episcopal Church, Vinita . After awedding trip to California the couple is now athome in Bangkok, Thailand, where Col. Phelpsis stationed .James A. Trapp, '47eng, is a research engineer

with North American Aviation in Long Beach,California . He and Mrs. Trapp have a daughter,Linda Jean, born October 21, 1953 . Their addressis 3238 Josie Ave., Long Beach 8.Daniel Chisholm, '47eng, is associated with the

Wyatt C. Hendrick architectural and structural en-gineering firm in Houston, Texas. He and his wifehave two daughters, Deborah Ann and Janice Kay.Their address is 187 Dipping Lane, Houston 22 .Ralph M. Doughty, '476us, '48m .bus, is an ac-

countant in Cushing. He and his wife have threechildren,- Alice Ann, Thomas Floyd and Howard .They live at 1210 E. Broadway, Cushing.Ned Mincy Shelton, '42eng, '47eng, is now

working as a petroleum engineer with the StandardOil and Gas Co. i n Fort Worth, Texas. The Shcl-tons, who have three children, live at 2517 McCart .

John B. Maughan, '48eng, '51m .cng,

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Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada, has joinedthe division office staff of the Stanolind

Oil and Gas Company, Calgary, Alberta, Canada .In his new position he will conduct reservoirstudies and plan engineering investigations.Dr . Frederick Redding Hood, Jr ., '48bs, and

Mrs. Hood, Benton Harbor, Michigan, have chosenthe name William Parks for their son born March4. They have another son, Frederick Redding III, 2.

Warren Alva Hunt, '48bs, '49ms, received hisdoctor of philosophy degree from Iowa State Col-lege on March 20 .

Alfred J . Ashton, Jr ., '481aw, is serving in theAir Force as a major in the judge Advocate Gen-eral's Department at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois .

John H. Moffitt, '48geol, is a geologist with theUnion Oil Co . of California . He and Mrs. Moffitthave three sons, John, Larry and Mike. The Moffittslive at 225 N. Kenwood St ., Casper, Wyoming.Mrs. Eugene Pereboon, '48journ, the former E.

Elaine Webber, is a housewife in Baltimore, Mary-land . She has two sons, Douglass Eugene andVictor Ross . Her address is 409 Beechfield Ave.,Baltimore 29 .

Francis J. Hoch, '48eng, is an electrical engineerwith the Industrial Electric Co . i n Oklahoma City .He and his wife, the former Frances Trecman,'486a, have twin daughters, Ann and Jane . Theylive at 1204 N.E . 44th Street, Oklahoma City .John Wise Hamill, '48bus, and his wife, the

former Inna Taber, '47, are living in Miami,Florida, at 2425 Inagua Ave. Hamill is generalmanager and treasurer of the Ansan Corporation,Canoga, Inc., Mohawk, Inc., and Miami ParkingGarage, Inc.

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The 5th Reunion of the class of 1949

1'9 will be held Sunday, June 6, in theOklahoma Memorial Union. All grad-

uates of the class are urged to attend .Wayne E. Moeller, '496us, '50m .bus, Frederick,

is an instructor in economics at the University ofNebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska, while he is workingon his doctor's degree .

Lowell 1' . Sawyer, '496us, '501,aw, is a partnerin the law and certified public accountant firm ofWright and Sawyer in Enid . He has a son, Lowell,Jr.

Kenneth A. Clem, '49bus, Norman, is stateagent for Scott, Foresman and Company, Pub-lishers .Martin Thomas, '49, Bimibje, Minnesota, is

MAY, 1954

MOST SURPRISED MAN on the University campus April 20 was Dr . Victor E. Monnett, '12geol, di-rector of School of Geology. Dr. and Mrs. Monnett are shown receiving keys to a new Cadillacfrom Glen S. Norvlle, '28geol, who made presentation on behalf of former O.U . geology students .Norville said the gift started as a way of showing Dr. Monnett "in some small way our apprecia-tion for all he's meant to many of us . . . the response was terrific and . . . we knew our `token'waen't going to be as small as we had originally thought." Presentation was brief and informal .

teaching physical sciences in the Bimibje HighSchool . Ile was recently elected chairman of themembership committee of the National ScienceTeachers Association at their annual meeting inChicago.

Richard A. Hicks, '496s, and Mrs. Hicks, arenow at home in Corpus Christi, Texas. Hicks hasrecently been transferred to the Corpus Christidistrict office of the geological department of thePhillips Petroleum Company.

GIpria Hamilton Steiner, '49hfa, and Mr . Steinerare at home at 13210 Forest Hill Ave., East Cleve-land, Ohio . Gloria is assistant to the directorof advertising at the F. C. Russell Company, andSteiner is assistant general manager of Bonwit-Teller, Cleveland.Thomas K . Matthews 11, '49eng, has moved

from Ft . Worth to Dallas, Texas. He recently re-signed as reservoir engineer for Gulf Oil Corpora-tion and is now associated with the Republic Na-tional Bank of Dallas .William Robert Dycus, '496a, is a school teacher

and living at 245 Curry Street, Richmond, Cali-fornia .Vaughan Virgil Story, '49bus, is a certified public

accountant and living at 4308 N. W. 21st, Okla-homa City .

Lester Comstock Delzell, '49pharm, Miami,Oklahoma, died March 17 of hepatitis and a cardiaccondition . He had moved with his parents aboutfour years ago to Miami, where he and his father,1' . L. Delzell, owned the Delzell Drug Store.

Albert F. Schrempp, '496us, is employed pres-ently as a U.S . Internal Revenue Agent. He andMrs. Schrempp, the former Eloise Floyd, have fourchildren . They live at 3133 N.W . 47th, Okla-homa City .

William V. Gasser, '49eng, and Mrs. Gasser, theformer Mary Cpunningham, '45mus, Tulsa, havechosen the name Marilyn Ruth for their daughter

born November 3. The couple has one otherdaughter, Carol, 3.BRANNAN-111;1tRYMAN : Miss Wanda Lee

Brannan, '516a, Ilealdton, and James Fddie Berry-man, '49eng, Lefors, Texas, were married March27 in the First Baptist Church, Oklahoma City .The couple is now at home at 1653 Lariat Lane,Oklahoma City .

James R. Andrews, '496us, is employed as acredit man with the General Motors AcceptanceCorp ., in Oklahoma City . He and Mrs. Andrewshave one daughter, Peg.

Hoyt O. Burckhalter, '496s, is a partner in theSikcs-Burckhalter Drilling Company in WichitaFalls, Texas. Ile and Mrs. Burckhalter, the formerBetty Ruth Cook, '45fa, have a daughter, LisabethKay, and are living at 3007 Speedway, WichitaFalls.Ted C. Anderson Jr ., '49eng, is now working

as a sales engineer with the supply division ofJones and Laughlin Steel Corp. The Andersons,whose address is Box 476, Lyons, Kansas, have twochildren, Lee Dale, 2, and Ted C. 111, 9 months .George A. Gilbcrt, '496us, is a special agent with

the Houston Fire and Casualty Insurance Companyin Oklahoma City . He has a son, John Charles. Hisaddress is 3308 N.W . 43rd, Oklahoma City .

Kenneth Dean Ilnel, '50eng, and Mrs.5O

Intel, Oklahoma City, have chosen thename Benjamin Bryan for their son

born April 11 . Their other sons are Kenneth Dean,Jr ., 5 ; Steven Wayne, 4 ; IUndolph Craig, 3, andJames Frederick, 2.

Lindell M. Koontz, '50bus, '50m .bus, is a certi-fied public accountant. He and Mrs. Koontz haveone son, Gary Lindell . Their address is P.O . Box862, Shawnee.McIVER-SHORNEY : Miss Margo Kay McIver,

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Ode to Class of '29As our reunion time draws nearIt brings me thoughts of yesteryear,I wish that I were young once moreBack in those days when co-eds woreNo sweaters, skirts or bobby soxBut went to class in party frocks,Their coats clutched tightly at the sideAnd high heels clicking with each stride .When girls who smoked were much more shockingThan those who wore a rolled down stocking,'Twas strange there always was a breezeTo whip their skirts above their kneesWhile lawyers justified their "reps"By whistling from the law barn steps.Those were the days D D M CCreated many a mystery,And those who broke the no-car ruleMight find themselves kicked out of school .The rules were mostly "Thou shalt nots"And students hid from () . B. Grotts .It seems it's hardly been a dayAnd yet my hair is getting grey,The campus hasn't changed so muchExcept for classrooms, dorms and such,The styles today are much in lineWith what we wore in '29,What puzzles me I must acknowledgeIs why these children are in college?They are not prodigies I'm toldSo it must be I am getting old.The years pass quicker than a wink,It's always later than I think.As our reunion date approachesI am amazed how time encroaches,25 means Silver and within our ranksSome have silver piled in banksWhile others' pocketbooks are bare,Their only silver in their hair .But if I've gained some worthwhile knowledgeIn all the years since I left college,It is that everyone needs friendsAnd friendship pays big dividends.So let's all plan to meet and clineWith friends we knew in '29 .

TROY-WILSON : Mrs. Jeanne ElizabethHum-phrey Troy,'50ed, became the bride ofRonaldD.

Wilson, both of Oklahoma City, April 16 in theNichols Hills Baptist Church, Oklahoma City . Thecouple is now at home at 2111 Elm Drive, Okla-homa City .

Robert J . Alfrey, '50eng, is an engineer with theStandard Oil Co. of California . He has two sons,Robert Michael and Edward John . He and Mrs.Alfrey live at 113 B Ferguson Ave., Oildale, Cali-fornia .

Mrs. Ray R. Binnicker, '40h .ec, the formerPhyllis Harris, is a housewife in Alex, Oklahoma .

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By ELEANOR TRACY, '29ba

Great Falls, Montana, became the bride of JamesThomas Shorncy, '50journ, Oklahoma City, April17 in the First Presbyterian Church, OklahomaCity . The couple has established a home in Wich-ita, Kansas .John W. Trepp, '50etng, and Mrs. Trepp, Tulsa,

have selected the name John Wallace, Jr ., for theirson born March 30 . Their other son is Robert, 3.

Alvin D. Walker, '50cng, Texas City, Texas, en-gineer with the Union Carbide and Carbon Cor-poration, recently assisted with a talk, "Introduc-tion to the Chemical Industry," made to 400 fresh-man engineering students at the University .

Curtis L. Walker, '50eng, and Mrs. Walker, theformer Mary Sue Horne, '48cd, have moved fromCleveland, Ohio, to 42111 South 32 Street, Arling-ton, Virginia . Walker has been transferred from theLewis Flight Propulsion Laboratory to the Wash-ington headquarters office of the National Ad-visory Committee for Aeronautics to be secretaryfor the NACA Subcommittee for Power PlantControls .

Louis Herbert Bauer, '50bus, is an accountant forthe Texas Oil Company and living at 1414 S.Yale, Tulsa.

Lt . Joe O. Stevens, '50pharm, Ashdown, Arkan-sas, is stationed in French Morocco with the AirForce 7280th Medical Group.

Mrs. Dolores Johnson Sanmann, '50ed, is livingin Great Bend, Kansas .

Forrest U. Monahan, Jr ., '506a, I?Ik City, hasreceived his master of arts degree from HarvardUniversity, Cambridge, Massachusetts .

LEACHMAN-111'1 TMAN : Miss Agnes Leach-man, Stillwater, recently became the bride of Rich-ard Hayes Bittman, '506a, Lubbock, Texas, in theFirst Presbyterian Church, Stillwater. After a wed-ding trip to New Orleans, the couple is now at]ionic in Lubbock.

Robert F. Ellzcy, '50ba, Oklahoma City, wasone of seven men in the nation named March 22as recipients of $$1,000 grants from the AmericanAcademy of General Practice .

Dr . LeRoy Allen Wolever, '50mcd, is a phy-sician and surgeon in Midwest City . He and Mrs.Wolever, the former Zenith Lewis, have twodaughters, Lynda Ann and Zandra June . They liveat 910 Borum Place, Midwest City .H. G. Worstell, '50eng, is a research and dc-

velopment engineer and assistant supervisor of thecombustion and lubc laboratory of the PhillipsPetroleum Co., Bartlesville . He has one son, MarkHolmes Worstell . His address is 127 S. E. Rock-wood Ave., Bartlesville .

Jodene J. Cornelson, '506us, is employed as a taxclerk for the Continental Oil Co. in Ponca City.He and his wife have a daughter, Susan, bornSeptember 15, 1953 . ]'he Cornelsons live at 118Fairview, Ponca City .

Ching-Chang Tsao, '50m .eng, is assistant pro-fessor of chemical engineering at Fenn College,Cleveland, Ohio .David J . Oven, Jr ., '50Law, is a trust officer with

the First National Bank of Enid . I -Ie and Mrs.Oven, the former Elizabeth S. Fell, '49ba, havetwo children, Jerry and Claire. They live at 2818Longview Drive, Enid .Harvey R. Comby, '50eng, is district reservoir

engineer for the Texas Petroleum Co . in Las Mer-cedes, Venezuela. His address is c/o the TexasPetroleum Co ., Apartado 267, Caracas, Venezuela.

Gene Hugh Sharp, '516a, '53Law, and151

Mrs . Sharp, the former Jo Ann King,'52h .ec, '53m .h .ec, are living at 1009

Fitter Avenue, Altus .Joe W. McBride, Jr ., '516a, Wewoka, has been

named advertising manager of the Weztoka Times.He previously was assistant advertising manager ofthe Henryetta Free-Lance .

Donald G. Sarber, '516s, and Mrs. Sarber, theformer Patricia Whitehead, '50ed, Bismarck, NorthDakota, announced the birth of a daughter, AnnWright, December 211 . 'fhc couple has a son,Mitchell, 2 .

Bill Wright, '51pharm, is a pharmacist and assis-tant manager of a Walgrcen Drug store in Spring-field, Missouri.

John R. Thompson, '51eng, and Mrs. Thompson,Abilene, Texas, have chosen the name John Chris-tophcr for their son born March 6th. They have

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another boy, Craig, 2V2 . Thompson is employedby the Schlumberger Well Surveying Corporationin Abilene.

Melvin Newsom, '51bus, and Mrs. Newsom, theformer Elizabeth Anderson, '486fa, Norman, havechosen the name Melvin LeRoy Newsom III fortheir son born March 24. The Newsoms have an-other son, Lee K., 20 months.Mrs. Dclora May Atha Whipple, '51bfa, is a

housewife living at 35 Wyndmoor Drive, Phila-delphia, Pennsylvania .Dr . Roy O. Kelly, Jr ., '516a, and Mrs. Kelly,

the former Jeane Flickinger, Oklahoma City, an-nounced the birth of a (aughter, Clyda Ann, onMarch 30 . The couple has a son, Roy 111. 1)r. Kellyis at present interning at University Hospitals andon July 1 will begin a four year residency insurgery .

Katie Marlow, '516us .ed, is teaching businesscourses at Savanna High School, Savanna, Okla-homa. Her address is box 717, Savanna.

Donald Gene Sarber, '51bs, and Mrs. Sarber, theformer Patricia Whitehead, '50ed, are living at1104 Ave. E., Bismarck, North Dakota . Sarber isemployed as a geologist with the Sinclair Oil andGas Co . The Sarbers have two children, GuyMitchell and Ann Wright Sarber .

Hubert Harold Anderson, '516s, '52m .ind .cd,is a position classifier with the U.S . Air Force . Heand Mrs. Anderson have five children . The Ander-sons live at R. 2 box 39, Benton, Louisiana.

Bill Heckenketnper, '516us, was discharged fromthe Army at Fort Sam Houston, Texas, April 23,and he, Mrs. Heckenkemper, and their daughter,Kathy, are now living in Tulsa.Wayne S. Crawford, '51eng, is employed as an

insurance salesman for Holland Insurance Agencyin Minden, Louisiana. He and his wife have onechild, Scott Holland Crawford . They live at 201Homer Road, Minden .Joseph J . Lawnick, '51eng, is a district engineer

for the Shell Oil Company in Corpus Christi, Texas.He and his wife have two children, James Josephand Kathleen Jo Ann. Their address is 1518 GreenGrove Drive, Corpus Christi .Kenneth Eugene Masters, '51geo1, is serving in

the Navy at the present time . His address is 1772Ebers, San Diego 7, California .

Summer William Kesseltnan, '51bus, is em-ployed as an assistant production manager. Heand Mrs. Kesseltnan and their two sons, DavidMerrill and Barry Howard, live at 14 MildredAve., Mattapan 26, Massachusetts .Edwin H. Pence, '51eng, is city engineer at Clin-

ton. He and his wife, the former Margie McDonald,'48h .ec, live at 1316 Modelle, Clinton.Donald J . Bain, '516us, is a student at the Har-

vard Law School. His address is 17 Highgate St.,Boston 34, Massachusetts .Joseph A. Burke, Jr ., '51cng, is a process engi-

ncer with E. I . DuPont DeNemours. His addressis 178 Melrose Ave., E. Lansdowne, Pennsylvania .George A. Brown, '51pharm, is a pharmacist in

Waurika. His address is 420 East I) St ., Waurika.He and Mrs. Brown have a son, Russell Allen.Gene Hugh Sharp, '516a, '53Law, and Mrs.

Sharp, the former Jo Ann King, '52h .ec, arc livingat 1009 Fitter, Altus.

Walton Douglas Nichols, '49ba, '51 ma, is livingin Washington, 1). C., where he is executive sec-rotary of the National Accounting and FinanceCouncil of the American Trucking Association .His address is Apartment 910, 2025 Eye St ., N.W .,Washington, 6.

William M. Cason, '51fa, is a lieutenant in theAir Force and is serving as a jet pilot on Okinawa.His home address is 18 Walker, McAlester.Dan M. Austin, '51phartn, is a pharmacist with

the Evans Prescription Pharmacy in Larnesa, Texas.

MAY, 1954

Mother of the YearOklahoma's Mother of the Year is energetic Mrs. Clyde M. Becker, 66, grey-

haired, peppery, who has lived more than most people would in three life-times . Her years have seen her from Iowa plains to China floods, from Coloradomining towns to camps in the New Mexican mountains. A widow since 1938, shehas seen all her six sons through the University .

Now living quietly in Chickasha, devoting much of her time to civic work,Mrs. Becker was born in Iowa in 1888 . When she was six, her father, a minister,packed up the family and sailed with them to China.

There the family lived in a rock cabin, a house that flooded at every heavyrain . After six years, with a rebellion shortly before the turn of the century, thefamily was shipped home . At 12, Mrs . Becker entered her first American schoolin the second grade. Characteristically, she made up for this lost time the next yearby skipping five grades .

In high school she passed her botany course in a month, taking the finalexam with the other students and scoring a 98 . Mrs . Becker was 17 when hermother died of cancer, and she enrolled in what is now Oklahoma City University .After two years she decided to go into missionary work, but after graduating fromcollege in 1911 she married Clyde M. Becker, a young geologist.

Becker's first job took them to Colorado, where they lived in a shack andwhere their first child was born in snow so deep that the doctor's buggy overturnedfour times getting there. Later, with $400, the Becker's went to New Mexico witha tent, mattress, rocking chair and a No . 2 stove. After a while their money wasgone; they moved to town where Becker did odd jobs until entering World War Ias a second lieutenant .

The war past, he returned to geology, but over the years he re-invested muchof their money in "dry holes or royalty." When he died 16 years ago, there wasn'tmuch left for the family . Sons ranged from 10 to 24 years of age.

Asked how she made out during this rugged period, Mrs. Becker declared,"Oh, ends always met, but it was mighty tough at times for the first couple ofyears." Ends met somehow, because all of her sons achieved degrees at O.U ., andit was for their care she received the honor of outstanding mother .

All have geology degrees, although the oldest, Fred, '35geol, '46med, is a phy-sician at Altus, having entered medical school after his father's death. The fivewho are geologists are Robert, '43geo1, Ardmore; Theodore, '43geol, Wichita Falls;twins Phillip, '49geol, and Donald, '49geol, of Midland, Texas, and Billings, Mon-tana, and Clyde, '51geol, Oklahoma City .

Besides her life as a mother, Mrs. Becker works with the Red Cross, AmericanCancer Society, Girl Scouts (of which she is training chairman at Chickasha andleader of two troops), Parent-Teacher Associations, Chickasha Youth Program,Methodist Church and American Legion Auxiliary.

I le and Mrs. Austin have three children, Polly

Mrs. Jessie M. Dean, '52m .ed, is a teacher in tileCarrol, Linda Gayle and "ferry Dan. Their ad-

Anadarko public schools .dress is 607 S. First Street, Lamesa .

BUCII L. Awtrey, '52m .ed, is principal152 of the Charles Evans School in Ard-morc .

Lt . Harry E. Rainholt, '52bus, Norman, recentlyarrived on Okinawa for dot% with the 29th Regi-mental Combat Team .

Lt . Frederick 1) . Whiting III, '52bus, OklahomaCity, is now serving as a pilot in the Flight Sec-tion of the 304th Signal Battalion, U. S. Arroy,with headquarters in Seoul, Korea.F. A. Stambaugh, '53bs, is employed in the

Standards Department of the Halliburton Oil WellCementing Company, Duncan, Oklahoma .Mike T. Salazar, '526s, is living in I)uncan,

where he is employed in the Standards Departmentof the Halliburton Oil Well Cementing Company.

Barbara Lee Miller, '52geol, is a geologist withthe Humble Oil and Refining Co. in Midland,Texas. Her address is 224 W. Montgomery, Mid-land .

Lt . Robert M. Witty, '52journ, completed a tourof military duty and was to return to Oklahomasometime in May. He was in the public informa-tion office at Otsu, Japan.SFABROOK-PERKINS : Miss Beryl Rita Sea-

brook, '52ed, and Vinson Merle Perkins, both ofOklahoma City, were married April 3 in St. John'sEpiscopal Church, Oklahoma City.

Jimmie Miller, '52journ, Chickasha, has beenpromoted to first lieutenant in the Army and hasbeen awarded the Bronze Star for meritoriousservice. Lt . Miller has been stationed in Korea forthe past year and his award came as the result offormulating a plan for receiving and assigning re-

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Tm: Rill Nt- t -1 yin i , 1 -f tl1c Claw of 1914 held a luncheon in April to disco-arran-anent,

for Class Reunion June 6. Pictured are Leonard Logan, '14ba, Norman, co-chairman ; A. B.Itnel,

'14ba, Cushing ; William Armstrong, '14ba, '16Law, Oklahoma City ; Charles Menunin;er, '14ha,

'33Law, Atoka, co-chairman ; Roy Cox '141ra, 161.aw, Blackwell ; Mrs. Hazel Kelly Ltnel, '15-'16,

Cushing ; Mrs. Minnie Lee Burros, '1 .i, Oklahoma City,and Mrs. Carrie A4 . Cox, '19, Blackwell.

placements, which two months later became the

uniform procedure within the 24th Division Ar-

tillery .Lt. D. E. Wilhite, 52bs, was navigator of the

Navy's recent tour to Kobe, Yokosuka, Nagasaki,and Sasebo, Japan, Inchon, Korea, and Hong

Kong, British Colony .Lt . Leo Burditt, '526fa, Oklahoma City has re-

ceived the commendation ribbon for meritoriousservice in the Korean Communications Zone . Bur-ditt was cited for service as contracting officerduring the period August 26, 1953 to March 1,1954 .Mrs. Robert W. Schafer, '52soc .wk, the former

Helen Louise Hurd, is a housewife living at 7AStilwell Ave., Ft . Leavenworth, Kansas .

Faye Marie Paschall, '52Lib .sci, is head of the

circulation department of Phillips University Li-

brary, Enid . Her address is 1507 East Broadway,

Enid, Oklahoma .Nicholas Van Nielen, '52eng, is a field engineer

with the Oklahoma State Highway Department .

He and Mrs. Van Nielen have one son, Nick . Van

Nielen's address is 701 Tollie Drive, Norman .CONLEY-CASHMAN: Miss Margaret Conley,

'526us, Oklahoma City, became the bride of Lt .

William Russell Cashman, Jr ., Jackson Heights,New York, March 28 . The couple is now at home

at El Paso, Texas, where Lt. Cashman is stationed

at Fort Bliss .Charles S. Woodson, '52bus, is employed in

the'Land Department of the Wilcox Oil Companyin Tulsa. His address is 679 `B' N. Osage Drive,Tulsa.

Sarah Ann Hankins, '52ed, is teaching in the

Lawton public schools. Her address is R. 4, Law-ton.Huey Gene Gennings, '52ba, is an aviation ma-

chinists mate 3/c in the U. S. navy. His address

is ATU 700, N.A .S ., Corpus Christi, Texas.Robert H. Wilkerson, '52journ, is director of

public relations at Arkansas A&M College, CollegeHeights, Arkansas . He and Mrs . Wilkerson havetwo sons, Carl Howard and Robert Leroy. Theiraddress is Box 539, College Heights.

Kenneth Cutberth, '516us, is sales manager of

the Ardmore district for the United Securities

Agency . He and Mrs. Cutberth, the former JoAnn

Kemnitz, '50ed, '51m .ed, have one child, Jan.

They live at 18 Freeman, Ardmore.Aubrey Calvin Witt, '52m .ed, is an English

teacher in the Ponca City High School . He and

Mrs. Witt, the former Louise Keith, '52m .ed, live

at 505 N. First Street, Ponca City . Mrs. Witt isteaching at the Lincoln Elementary School inPonca City.

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Robert L. Brelsford, '52ba, is now in the AirForce, on duty, as a photography laboratory tech-nician . His address is 544th Recon 'tech Sqdn,

Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska .Dill Jay Heiman, '52pharm, is a pharmacist in

a U.S. army dispensary . His address is 621 W.2nd, Hobart .

John D. Maley, '52ba, is a pilot in the Air Force.He and Mrs. Maley, the former Mary Miller Kline,'536a, are living at 10 Brookwood Drive, Green-ville, South Carolina .

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Gordon Frank, '53journ, is a reporterwith the Herald News of Passaic, NewJersey, and is living at 196 Harrison

Street, Paterson, New Jersey.Bob S. Evan, '536us, Mrs. Evatt, Bruce, 14, and

Jean, 10, are living in Wayne, Oklahoma . Evatt isauditor for the State Board of Affairs .

William F. Harrah, '536us, is now a lieutenantin the U. S. Marine Corps, and at present in Japanwith the 12th Marines, 3rd Marine Division .JANSSEN-PAULSELL : Miss Bruce Janssen,

Bethesda, Maryland, became the bride of W. G.Paulsell, '53eng, recently . Paulsell was formerlyan engineer for Phillips Petroleum Company, Bart-lesville .Mr. and Mrs. Robert Simpson Walker, Jr ., the

former Suzanne Leterman, '536a, Jacksonville,Florida, have chosen the name Linda Walker fortheir (laughter born January 3.

Lt . Robert L. Spottswood, '53eng, and Mrs.Spottswood, were recent visitors in Oklahoma Cityat the home of their parents . The couple then leftfor San Francisco to await Lt . Spottswood's leavefor duty in the Far East .JOHNSON-BRANDER : Miss Jcan Lucille John-

son, '53ba, Norman, became the bride of StanleyAlfred Brander, Jr ., Tulsa, March 19 in St . JosephCatholic Church, Norman . The couple is at homeat 747 College Avenue, Norman, while Brander isa geology student at the University.BABCOCK-CARNEY : Miss Patricia Babcock, El

Reno, recently became the bride of Andre BlytheCarney, Jr ., '53journ, Tulsa, in the NcubibergAirbase Chapel in Munich, Germany. After a wed-ding trip to a ski resort in Garnisch, Germany, thecouple is now at home in Munich where Lt . Carneyis stationed with the Airforce .

James A. Gresham, '53arch, Enid, has beennamed a fellowship prize winner by the AmericanAcademy in Rome, Italy . Gresham is one of eightAmericans winning fellowships for the comingyear . He and his wife will leave for Italy in theautumn .

Lt . Allen N. Keegan, '536us, Oklahoma Citypersonnel officer, has been appointed chairman of

the 1954 American Red Cross fund campaign for

the 59th ordinance group based in Seoul, Korea.

Raymond M. Rhodes, '536s, is a graduate assist-ant in physics at the University of Maryland . Hisaddress is Box 272, College Park, Maryland .

Joanne Elizabeth Younghlood, '53bus, is astewardess with American Airlines . Her address

is 8224 Douglas, Apt. I), Dallas, Texas.

Aims of Education-Student ViewsContinued from page 12

sible avenue for the acquisition of knowl-edge and the training of the intellect of theintellectually outstanding ; to prevent thetragic and wasteful retarding of intellectualgrowth ; to encourage the highest possibledevelopment of each person in accordancewith his innate intelligence .Every educator knows that it is ex-

tremely difficult to avoid striking an aver-age in teaching which bores the above-average and puzzles the below-average stu-dent . This is the trap in state education.However, I believe the place where thatdanger most needs combatting is in thegrade and high schools . Little can or needbe done in institutions of higher learning .

Certainly, it must be conceded that theaverage and below-average student is neverhurt by being exposed to college work .Decidedly to the contrary, he is at leasttouched to some degree by problems, bothpersonal and otherwise, and has to evolvesome kind of answers. He learns somethingof his duties to himself and to society andacquires an ability to live with othersthrough compromise .He trust realize that there are very few

definite answers; that most things are grayinstead of black or write. Mere exposurealone to college training knocks off therough edges of self-righteousness, bigotryand conceit. And not the least of the bene-fits derived from higher education is theskill he acquires enabling him to becomea self-sustaining and productive memberof society .What about the above-average student

and higher education? I believe he is ade-quately served . A student cannot be stuffedwith education like a fattening goose isstuffed with corn . Education is an individ-ual process; it is learning rather than teach-ing, a searching after knowledge. Statehigher education should not attempt toforce a student to his zenith ; indeed, it can-not do so . Only the means of scaling theheights, plus the encouragement to do so,can be furnished by the state.

It is said that a fattening hog will mixhis own ration, and mix it accurately ac-

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