Background
Scales, James Ralph was born on May 27, 1919 in Jay, Oklahoma, United States. Son of John Grover and Katie (Whitley) Scales.
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This book is the only published history focused on government in the Sooner State. Beginning with the elections of the territorial era, the authors narrate a definitive account of state politics through the early 1960s. A final chapter traces the contours of contemporary public affairs, identifying the chief elements that shape today's politics. Every major election in the state's history is included in the book, as well as biographical sketches of the state's foremost political figures. Further, the authors relate the recurrent controversies of the statehouse, where gubernatorial initiatives have often clashed with legislative ambitions. Appropriate attention is also given to the state's role in national affairs. Although comprehensive in scope, Oklahoma Politics is more than a compendium of political data. The authors view the history of the commonwealth as something of a model for understanding the evolution of state politics in general during this century. Oklahoma fits that purpose ideally. Born amid the Progressive reformation of traditional state government, the state has been host to every major subsequent force in American state politics. Grassroots agrarian radicalism, a potent Ku Klux Klan, the turmoil of the Great Depression, the post–World War II revolution in the federal relationship, the emergence of modern Republican conservatism—all these have made Oklahoma a laboratory of political change. Aware of the scholarly literature of political scientists and historians of other states, the authors have incorporated many of their findings to develop a new perspective from which to view Oklahoma's political history. Yet the color and excitement of state politics have not been lost in this careful analysis of how the system has evolved. The result is a book that speaks to those Oklahomans—indeed, those Americans—who seek to understand how state politics works or, on occasion, why it does not.
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Scales, James Ralph was born on May 27, 1919 in Jay, Oklahoma, United States. Son of John Grover and Katie (Whitley) Scales.
Bachelor, Oklahoma Baptist University, 1939. Master of Arts, University Oklahoma, 1941. Doctor of Philosophy, University Oklahoma, 1949.
Postgraduate, University Chicago, 1949. Postgraduate, University London, 1958. Doctor of Laws, Alderson Broaddus College, 1971.
Doctor of Laws, Duke University, 1976. Doctor of Letters, Northern Michigan University, 1972. Doctor of Humane Letters, Belmont Abbey College, 1981.
Doctor of Humane Letters, Winston-Salem State University, 1984. Doctor of Humane Letters, William Jewell College, 1989.
Reporter, Miami (Oklahoma) News Record, 1934-1935;
Reporter, Shawnee (Oklahoma) News-Star, 1935-1936;
instructor, Oklahoma Baptist U., Shawnee, 1940-1942;
assistant professor, Oklahoma Baptist U., Shawnee, 1946-1947;
associate professor, Oklahoma Baptist U., Shawnee, 1947-1951;
professor of history, government, Oklahoma Baptist U., Shawnee, 1951-1961;
vice president, Oklahoma Baptist U., Shawnee, 1950-1953;
executive vice president, Oklahoma Baptist U., Shawnee, 1953-1961;
president, Oklahoma Baptist U., Shawnee, 1961-1965;
dean arts and science, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, 1965-1967;
president, Wake Forest U., Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 1967-1983;
Worrell professor Anglo American studies, Wake Forest U., Winston-Salem, North Carolina, since 1983. Founder Cimarron Review, since 1967. Member President's Committee Education Beyond High School, 1957.
Member of advisory committee United States Army Command and General Staff College, Ft.Leavenworth, Kansas, 1969-1972, chairman, 1971-1972. Member United States delegate United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, 1978-1981.
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Oklahoma delegate Democratic National Convention, 1956. Board directors North Carolina Civil Liberties Union. Trustee Belmont Abbey College, 1977-1980.
Member Baptist Joint Committee on Public Affairs, since 1990. Signal officer United States Navy, 1942-1945. Member American History Association, American Political Science Association, American Association of University Professors, Southern Association Baptist Colleges (president 1969-1970), American Guild Organists, North Carolina Association Indiana Colleges (president 1969-1971), Winston-Salem Chamber of Commerce (director), National League for Nursing (honorary), Cherokee West, Phi Beta Kappa, Omicron Delta Kappa, Phi Eta Sigma.
Clubs: Rotary (Winston-Salem). University (New York City). Twin City (Winston-Salem).
Bay Hill Golf and Country (Orlando, Florida). Cape Fear (Wilmington, (North Carolina). Miles Grant Country (Port Salerno, Florida).
Reform (London).
Married Elizabeth Ann Randel, August 4, 1944 (deceased August 1992). Children: Laura (deceased), Ann Catherine.