"Whistle While You Work" could have been the theme song for Lois Gillis Hall, a 1918
graduate of Oklahoma College for Women. Hall’s unique talent is whistling. She has
performed for radio and her church choir. Hall made a special whistling appearance
when she performed with Northeastern Oklahoma State University’s orchestra. Hall has
served as president in the Early American Glass (a member for forty years). She’s
been active with the Redbud Women’s Club, Galvia Garden Club, Oklahoma Symphony Auxiliary,
Civic Music Association, Shakespeare Society (past president), and the American Association
of University Women (of which she served as district president over two states). Serving
as chairman of an Oklahoma committee to rewrite the curriculum plan for freshman English
throughout the state was part of her many contributions to higher education. The 100-year-old
Hall, an expert in modern drama and Shakespeare, still gives programs that are informative
and entertaining. These performances of biographical sketches, poetry and other fine
arts works keep Hall feeling vital. Two given last month were The Life of Sequoyah
and The Royal Dowry That Changed the Western World. She also attended OCU, OU, Chicago,
Columbia, Oxford and Stanford universities. She was an English professor and dean
at Northwestern Oklahoma State University. She held the a similar position at Alfred
University in western New York. She served as a graduate assistant in English at Columbia
and at Stanford. After traveling in 56 countries, she is now active in civic club
and church work in Oklahoma City.