Driver Asks For Trouble

'Know-It-A- W
By ALICE REDDING
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When stortrs of the
world population excame out In the papers, he'd rrmrmber the
laugh and say, "If they're sq shook
accident write-upover this population bit, why do they keep griping about
wrecks!"
He thought "killing a few people off in traffic accident is a
easier than trying to make them
not have as many kids." He Just didn't beliere the
financial side of the statistics.
People on the highways when he was driving home
from a party also met with his violent disapproval. "Sure
I had a few beers well, maybe more than a few. Hut
this crazy guy coming toward me it's Just lucky for
me I can hold my liquor!"
"Of course I stop for lights and stop signs." he'd
exclaim with a disgusted smirk, "unless there's nobx1y
coming or I don't see a cop. Girl, don't you know it
takes more gas to take off from a stand-sti- ll
than it
does to slow down but keep moving? Why, I bet I've
saved $100 in gas and tire rubber alone."
"And these stupid speed limits. If people don't knowso-call- ed

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I had a friend once whose Ideas about traffic safety
and accidents werewell, different. He believed, for example, that fpeed didn't necessarily cause highway deaths.
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"It's the
he used to say, "and these
people who den t know how to drive on curving roads,
so they go 60 on the straight stretches and 23 around
the bends. You can't get 'em on the straightaways, so
you have to pass on curves."
At this point, he'd always become very Irate, wave'
his fist and tcream something about "if the facts were
v
known . .
and "those damn fools cause all the
g
wrecks . .
and "my gosh, you can't take all day
somewhere!" He really had quite a little speech on
the subject.
His theory about accident statistics was rather strange,
too. After holidays, when he'd read the traffic tolls in
the newspapers, he would mutter, "Crazy newsmen-rdo- n't
they know since there're more cars on the road now
there're naturally gonna be more wrecks! Dummies!"

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how fat they ran g, they oughtn't to be driving anyhow." Oh, he had some close rails. I guess,
they
didn't seem to bother him.
College students? "The best drhcrs In the world." he'd,
beam. "Good reflexes, rckh! Judgement why you can't
beat us on driving. Anybody who says college ktd.1 cau
wrecks is out of his mind It's these old people. Ther
oughta be a law that anybody over 55 can't drive
car. 'You take my old man and my old lady's even
worse. . . ."
He was always very proud of his car. too. "Thos
brakes, man stop on a dime. That crazy Idiot at the
garage last month said the drum was grooved a little,
but he Jut thinks he can rook me Into buying some-ln- g
the old buggy doesn't need Fluid might be a little
low, but I'm not gonna buy any more 'till they won't
pump up. Those tirrs may look bald, but let me tell you
they've got a couple of thousand in 'em yet!"
A lot of his buddies seemed to agree with him. Sj
far. they've had better luck.
(As I was sajing, "I HAD a friend. ; .

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UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY

Vol. L

LEXINGTON, KY., FRIDAY, DEC

12, 1938

No. 4r

Dr. Dickey Says :

Dean Welch's- Leave
Not Made Indefinite
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University President 'Frank
G. Dickey yesterday squelched a
report that Dean Frank J.
Welch's leave of absence, lfas
been extended indefinitely.
Dr. Welch, dean of the College

Bachauer Will Play
At Concert Tonight

el.

extending Dean Welch's

leave through the rest of hl.s TVA
term, the president sakl this wa
not being done. He added, however,
"that he could not say at this point
Just when the dean will be back at

the University.

Warehouse
Near Campus

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Book By Donovan

Is Published Here
GINA RACHAUER
i;
Major by
Sonata in
Major, K.288 by Mozart; variaG
tions" on a Theme by Paganini by
Brahms; Fantasy in F Minor by
Chopin; and Suite pour le Piano
Bach-Buson-

by Debussy.

Publication of "Keeping the
University Free and Growing," Dr.
Herman L. Donovan's account of
his 15 years in the presidency of
UK, was announced Thursday by
the UK Press.
Jan. 11 has been set as the
publication date for the book, but
a limited number of
copies are available at book
stores in the Lexington area.
Dr. Donovan has described the
book as "a report directed to the
members of the Board of Trustees,
the professors and the general
designed to summarize
public
the principal activities, achievements and problems of the University during the years of my administration."
As the UK president from 1941
to 1956. Donovan faced a variety
of administrative crises. His book
Li an informal account of the most
crucial problems he encountered
and the ways in which he met
them.
was
. He tells how the University
able to handle the Hood of veterans after World War II; how
gradual and peaceful integration
was established; and how the status of the faculty and the educational standards of the' institution were Improved.
Donovan also discusses the political pressures which a state university must withstand, the problems of public relations and stu
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ODK Dinner Features

Author Jesse Stuart
graduate of
The
Jesse Stuart, Kentucky author,
University and
will speak at the Omicron Delta Lincoln Memorial
(J. g.)
Kappa initiation banquet at 6:30 former Navy Lieutenant
wrote the novel "Trees of
p. m. , Sunday at the Campbell also
Heaven."
House.
Before the banquet. Bob Cham-blis- s,
and
His "Head O'
Whayne Priest, Rich Roberts "Men of the Mountains" are books
and John Deacon will be initiated of short stories. "Man With a
into the senior men's leadership
Plow" is a volume of his
honorary.
poems.
Stuart lives in Iliverton, in
Some of his stories are Included
Greenup County. He has lectured
in the O. Henry Memorial Col.before colleges and universities
lection of "The Best Short
since 1940.
Stories." He has contributed to
He and Prof. Ralph Weaver. Arts Harpers',
Atlantic Monthly, Esand Sciences Distinguished Projes-sorwe- quire, Ladies' Home Journal and
voted membership in
Poetry magazines.
ODK last spring.
Stuart has also won the GuggenStuart's "Taps For Private Tussle" won the $2,500 Thomas Jef- heim fellowship for European
ferson Southern Award and was a studies, the Jeanette Sewal Davis
club selection poetry prize and a $500 prize from
the Academy of Arts and Sciences.
in 1944.
Bull-Tong-

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News-Sentin-

Asked if the University contem-

plated

UK Acquires

and Lecture Series.
Since her first New York Town
Hall recital in October, 1950, Gina
Bachauer has given over 350 concerts in America and has appeared
with the New York Philharmonic-Orchestr- a.

Book-of-the-Mon-

to his dean's post here.
The report that Welch had been
granted an indefinite extension of
his leave came yesterday from the
Knoxville, Tenri.,
Such an extension could mean that
Dean Welch would serve out the
unexpired" portion of his TVA director's term, which ends in May,

of Agriculture and Home Economics, has been on leave from UK 1060.
since his appointment as a TenIn refuting this report. President
nessee Valley Authority director in Dickey told the Kernel that "the
November, 1957.
status of Nov. 17 still represents
between Dean
Dr. Dickey said there was "no the understanding
change in status" beyond that an- Welch and the University.
"The executive committee of the
nounced by the executive committee of the University Board of Board of Trustees," the president
Trustees on Nov. 17. At that time continued, "reached a mutually saThe University will acquire a
the committee granted Dean Welch tisfactory agreement with Dean three-stor- y
reinforced concrete
an extension of his original leave, Welch as to his return, but no warehouse at 312 Vine Street under
which expired Dec. 1, with the un- specific date can be announced at an agreement with Mrs. Pruitt
derstanding that he would return this time."
Payne approved Monday by tho

Gina Bachauer, Greek pianist,
will give a concert in Memorial
Coliseum at 8:15 o'clock tonight.
Mme. Bachauer's' program is part
of the Central Kentucky Concert

Mme. Bachauer made her debut
with the Athens Symphony Orchestra under Dmitri Mitropolis.
Before the war, she toured Italy,
Yugoslavia, Austria and Egypt.
When war broke out in Greece
she fled with her husband to Alexandria where she gave over 600
concerts for the armed forces. .
Besides practicing five or six
hours daily when not on tour, Mme.
Bachauer says there must be time
for other things "such as theatre,
good ' food,
good conversation,
good books, country air and sunshine."
Her program will consist of
Toccata, Aria, and Fugue in' C

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dent disripline, and the difficulty
of administering
the University's
athletics program.
Donovan was president of the
University under five state administrations. He retired in August,
1956.

The

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book will cost $4.00.

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Board of Trustees.
Title to the 45 by 80 foot structure, which contains a basement
and a total of 13.750 feet of space,
will be transferred to the University. The agreement will become effective Dec. 26.
Under terms of the transfer.
Mrs. Payne, 85. will be paid $625
a month for the rest of her life
from the Margaret Voorhles Hag-gi- n
Trust fund, established In
memory of James Ben All Haggln.
Approval was also given by the
board to the purchase of property
at 330 Columbia Ave., 233. 266. and
241 College View. 447 Clifton Ave.,
and 708 S. Limestone St.

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Lance Members

New members of Lances, junior men's honorary, will be Initiated
tonight at a banquet. First row, I. to r.; James Steedly, Bub Gray.
Charles Cassis, Taylor Jones; second row, Doug Morgan, Glen Gobel;
Jerry Shaikun; third row, William Quisenberry. George itupert. and
Fred Phillip. Joe Johnson was absent when picture was taken.

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