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bless theso dames in tho
tails" in camps on this side, while others might have en- but Lordcafe," If they complain they
dured' the mire and mud of France, are suspended from "collogo
In their class.
the University because they didn't know they were sup- will be failed
posed to drill.
now Is
"Certainly I appreciate the fact that many of the Instead of Rhino wines, It
Rhino Whines.
men saw service, and, personally, I think that they should
be given credit in their military courses in the Univerway those mcchnnlcals
sity," Major Byars, R. 0. T. C. commandant, said when From the
things that nre said about
asked the other day concerning the men and their drill take tho
Is more firmly fixed
duty. But Major Byars, who impresses the Kernel as an them, tho belief
In our minds than over before that
excellent officer and a fair man, went on to explain the
very little difference between
necessity of calling to account those who have neglected thero Is
their heads and the old family door
drill. We construed his explanation to mean in brief: In
knob, It can bo turned any way that
the spring of 1916 Congress passed a National Defense It pleases you, but unlike it, thero is
univeract. This act provided in one part that students in
nothing on the inside after you get
sities and colleges where R. 0. T. C. units had been established should be required to drill two years. Hence the there.
wholesale suspension of University students for not drillTwo Wishes.
ing here.
The Kernel is informed that there is only one avenue He "If you could have two wishes,
thru which these men caught in a trap of congressional what would you wish for?"
making can escape. It is the University Council, a body Sho "Well, I'd wish for a hUBband."
made up of members of the faculty. It is possible for the He "That's only one."
Council to grant a man the privilege of postponing his gho "I'd Bavo the other wish until
military training until a more feasible time. If such priv- saw how ho turned out. Boston
ileges are granted a man who has "done time" in the army, Transcript.
to use a soldier expression, may escape the provision in
act, together with embarrassment
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tnat would ionow military association wiui uie unu ameu "The points of Brown's speech were
men of the battalion.
well taken, in thot."
This paper is pleased to note that the Council is tak"Yes, most of them from other men."
ing favorable action on the requests made by students who
wish to postpone drill in anticipation of credit for army Beverage consumers after July 1,
and navy service. It is gratifying also to note that vir- will have no "kick" coming.
tually all men suspended for this reason have been rein-

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Further, we congratulate Major Byars on his faithful
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WELCOME HOME
which the R. 0. T. C. was installed in this University and
That which remained of Lieut. Colonel Barrow's Base predict that the commandant will have a better drilled
Hospital Unit No. 40 after part of it had been sent to battalion at the end of this semester than has been turned
France and' part had been released at the conclusion of out previously.
duties, was in Lexington for four hours
Tuesday afternoon. The student body of the University,
the townspeople and the surrounding countryside turned
out in large measure to do honor to the homecoming of
Central Kentucky's ' very own."
Lexington was dressed in gala attire. Flags of wel
come, rustling in the breeze, mingled with the stars and
the stripes, our country's colors, showing by this associa
tion the love that the people of this community have for
sons, together with the "greater love" that they have for
their country. In the warmth of the greeting given the
returning men Tuesday, there was evidence that the home
fires had never smouldered: that affection had never The Kernel Koachman observes that
It Certainly is True.
cooled and that devotion had never waned.
Tell me Is he such a fool as he looks?
the way to tell who does all the work
It is well ! For in the history of the war no finer,
"No, indeed; only more so."
around the house, Is to notice that
more consecrated body of men and women answered mother's dress is always worn out in
the call of country voluntarily than did those same men front, from rubbing against the old
Careful.
who were given the keys to the city of Lexington Tnes-da- kitchen sink, while the bloomin' young Most any married man can tell you
We speak especially for those in the unit with whom daughter's dress is well, It Is not.
that the old mule Maud has no corner
we formerly associated in the University. We speak paron contrariness.
ticularly for approximately fifty men, who, in the flower
Did you ever stop to think that hon
of youth and manhood, gave up home, family and UniverOrpheus of old could make a tree or
esty is scarcer than wool in a ?io
sity to answer the call of those suffering souls gassed and
a stone move with his music, but it
suit.
wounded on the battlefields of Europe. As with
takes some of these blamed glee club
eyes and throbbing hearts we saw them leave, so
birds to make a family move.
with sparkling eyes and joyous hearts, we see them now It may cost money to sow wild oats,
return. Simply and unaffectedly, but with feeling that but there never was a time when the It certainly would be bad if the same
supply didn't exceed the demand.
fills our heart, we say, "Welcome Home."
condition of affairs, in regard to womwell-perform-

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The Unit.
Tuesday was certainly a line day for
some of the old maids and poor young
things who are always missing the best
thing in life. At the depot Tuesday,
there were long, lean, lanky, splindled
shanked old maids, and pie faced,
pugged nosed, freckled faced females,
neither of whom had been kissed since
they were taken from the cradle and
that has been a long time for some of
them these dames, had slobbers all
over their faces and some of them
even were swabbing it off their cheeks,
and oozing it into their mouths for full,
value.
Some time ago a search was made
for the old fashioned girl who wore
two petticoats. Well youse might as
well stay away from these parts cause
this is a mild climate.
There is one Prof, in this school who
will not have to wear but one more
clean shirt if he don't quit riding me,
said an infuriated buddie of ours.

SENIOR RULES
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6. Freshmen girls and boys must
attend chapel on Friday unless the girl
en's clothes should exist in this city, is accompanied by a Senior man, in
The coming bride's of the Home
as was the case in Vienna, during the which case the court holds that enough
Economic Department should rememmonth of March. It is said by one of virtue is represented to provide for
ber that a good cook book is often
who was in that city at that time, that both parties.
made by a cook, but that a good cook
7. No Freshman shall sit at the
the clothes worn by the women were

Approximately forty men were suspended from
University classes by the Registrar last week because they is never made by cook books.
mostly made of paper materials, which
had neglected to report for military training. These men,
had an excellent appearance at first
in the main, saw service in various army and navy units
during the recent war. The length of service done by An alarm clock would be of little glance, but with the advent of a showthem varies from twenty months to less than one month. use to us "studes" if it wasn't for er, had the dirty trick of partially
these darn first hour classes.
disappearing with the result to the
Some of them were sent overseas in line of duty.
wearers that can only be described in
Men discharged from the Army and Navy do not want
s
Just because some of theBe
these columns as embarrassing.
to drill. They consider that they have "done" their time.
hearted that they
seem so
In fact, they probably learned more about military tactics uuutu .. nt kAnttender HlllilM iuc U.AWA
uut ueai a tug nucu
noioi
Thrifty IdSIS
in camp in one week than could be taught them, even by
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the capable instructors now in charge of military educain the University, in many weeks. This, of course, is
tion
adorable creature that God ever
owing to the difference in length of time spent on drill in
the camps and drill here at the University. Yet, accord- A British military expert asks placed on thIg earth for a wbole week
ing to present provisions, all men who attend this Univer- "What are we to do with our tanks?" B0 they can gpend Bome of tnelr .kale..
sity, with but few exceptions, are required to take two Can't help you old top, we will have on themselves, than to send her a nice
years' military training. Thus, these men, tho some of the same thing to face after July 1st. bunch of flowers on Easter morning.
tnem might have chased Villa's band of rebels across the
Call the Deeter.
scorching" sands of Northern Mexico: tho some of them The next cry from Lexington is
might have been subjected to the provoking, pin pointll ""Now that the Barrow Unit is home, The bookkeeper may complain of
pains la bis hands from overwork;
commands of "hardboued" drill sergeants and "shave give them a job."
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head of a boarding house table.
shall "break" a
8. No Freshman
Senior at a dance.
10. All Freshmen must deport themselves as becomes their status when
in the presence of Seniors.
These ten commandments the Sen-loconsider mild regulation of the
laxity into which some of the first-yemen and girls have fallen. It Is
rumored that a ladles' auxiliary will
be formed to investigate the cases of
feminine offenders, but the Kernel
could get no certain facts in the story.
Questioning Freshmen, who do not
know the import or purpose of the
Senior Court, are being referred to
men in the Junior and Sophomore
classes who remember their Freshmea
days and the carelessness thereof. . .
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