Oklahoma Alumni Sponsor Award

WHAT started out as an interesting project for the Dartmouth Club of Western Oklahoma had favorable repercussions throughout the state when Governor Roy J. Turner made the presentation of a silver cup, provided by the club, to Houston Hall, a student graduating from Casady School, at its Commencement exercises last June.

The Dartmouth award was conceived by the alumni of Western Oklahoma as a means of giving club members a definite yearly project, which would in addition encourage some outstanding student of college age. Called the "Athletic Award,' it is to be presented each year to some boy having qualifications in athletic ability, leadership, sportsmanship, and good academic background.

After a survey of secondary schools within the club's area, the Casady School in Oklahoma City was chosen by the club for the establishment of its annual award.

A committee made its offer to the Casady School faculty, which welcomed the inauguration of such an award to a student of the school. A group composed of faculty members and one member of the Dartmouth alumni club then met to choose the recipient. The cup with the winner's name engraved on it will have a permanent place among the trophies of Casady School and a plaque will be given annually to the recipient for his own keeping.

At the Governor's presentation of the cup, the school auditorium was filled to capacity with an interested graduation audience from all over the state. The Dartmouth Club of Western Oklahoma has reason to be proud of its efforts to bring recognition to an outstanding student and, as a more general objective, to promote the good name of Dartmouth College in that part of the country.

THE FIRST PRESENTATION of the Oklahoma Dartmouth Alumni Cup at the Casady School shows (I to r) Robert Riggs '4l, Sam Powers '39, faculty member at the school, Houston Hall, first winner of the annual athletic award, Dan Harris 'l7 and Edgar Oppenheim '39. The four alumni served as the club's award committee.