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  16 THE KENTUCKY Anuivnvus. ’
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  1867-—OUR GOLDEN ]UBILEE—1917 · 
  BY Enwnnn Turnrnr., PH. D., ”
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·|WW§ Professor of History and Political Economy.
  I rejoice that my first message to the Alumni Association is a word J
tat of exhortation. The Agricultural and Mechanical College, authorized .
  by Congress in 1862, accepted by the General Assembly in 1864, and 10-
  eated at Ashland by Regent Bowman, opened its doors to 190 students in “
  1866. That session, ending in June, 1867, was the first of an unbroken ·
lm series, continuing down to the present, so that in June, 1917, the Uni-  
  versity will complete the cyclp of lffty years. I therefore congratulate " 
 ,1} you upon the ac ievements o ha f a century. You have been in the =
 éWl!l midst of this growth—in fact, a part of it. With seats on the Board of W
  Trustees, you will be a still greater factor in determining its future de- W 
 Lili velopment. »
 gf At the Wisconsin Jubilee which I was permitted to witness the  
  president startled his audience by stating that he had instructed the
  university architect to plan for the presence of 10,000 students. Already Y
  more than 6,000 have arrived, and the time estimated has not elapsed by  W:
  half. There are in Kentugkyl ag least 1,000 students who may descend {
 fj upon us at any moment an n us unready. That is to say, Kentucky ·
SV, may have 2,500 students within a few years. Let me say as earnestly as  
  possible, that plans and projects for this contingency cannot be worked _A
 rp out too soon. E
  The approach of the Golden Jubilee presents an opportunity to unite · Q
 pl all the alumni in planning large things. I offer a few suggestions in the  
  hope that some of them may be found helpful for this purpose. 1
 (WW 1. Why could not the Alumni raise a Jubilee Fund of $150,000?  
  There are now nearly 1500 members. These at $100 each would suflice. W
 Wy, Suppose we allow three or four years to meet the payments. Such an *
 §§.;| amount would not represent, on an average, one-fifth the tuition fees {
 ·  alone, exclusive of other charges, in the large private colleges, which do it
 {ji not surpass our present courses in certain lines. This would be merely a  
  lihal return for the instruction freely given by the State. =_ 
W gw?   To what purpose should this fund be applied? I do not know Q 
  the best use. There are many needs. We cannot seat one-third of our  
Wig present enrollment in any hall on the campus. Nobody has seen the stu- {
.   dents assembled. Great meetings are physical? impossible; commence-  ·
W   rlpent 15 incomplite because the tent is unsatis actory in many respects.  
  n en owment und has been started for poor students; perhaps th1S  
r W need is strong. ·Whatever the object selected, I think 1t should meet at  
‘   least three requirements. It should be ample enough to attract serious f_
  attention from friends and alumni; useful in a general way at all seasons :
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