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President Frank L. McVey yesterday completed ten years-apresident of the University of Kentucky.
To those who have been closely in touch with the University
Kentucky little more could be said in praise of the man who
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has been not only .responsible for. the advancement and growth of
the University but the very spirit of that growth and advancement.
President McVey came to the University in 1917 when our
school, like other universities, was going through a dangerous
period, caused by the war. In addition to this there was a certain amount of internal disorder that was making itself felt.
In truth the University of Kentucky was on the verge of a dePresident McV(ey, seeing all this, set himself to the
cline.
task and. at the close of his first year this difficultyghad been
Next year came the government control of the men
cleared up.
studentswhidl in'itself was to a certain degree demoralizing to
the collegiate standards of the' schools of the country as a whole.
In the fall of
This difficulty had to be met and worked out
the history of the University
1919 came the largest enrollment
of Kentucky. The university was hard put to find class room to
Every available foot of space was
take care of the students.
called on and many classes were forced to meet in basements.
Since that day there has been a rapid increase in the enrollment
of students at the University until now the number has more than
doubled itself since President McVey began his administration,

Our University has not only increased in enrollment but its
The scholservice to the state has increased an equal amount.
astic standing has been raised until now the instruction at the
University is ota par with any school in the South.
At the outset the president set himself to the task of making
Hamthe University of Kentucky the foremost in the South.
pered by a lack of funds he has been forced to use every available
means to carry on the work of expanding the University and its
services to the. citizens of Kentucky.
He has received flattering offers from other Universities but his task was not completed and he stayed.
He undertook a task, and a Herculean
task, and he js carrying through in a manner truly as great as
the task. . In many instances he has been almost alone in his
efforts for the advancement of our Alma Mater, but never once
has he faltered in his march toward the goal of perfection.
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We Alumni have given him our support all the way through.
We realize the great service that he has done for the University
of Kentucky. We are anxious that he carry on with the. Work
and that he remain with the University from now on.
Still we
have failed him in some ways.'
We have not given ourselves
to the job in the same ratio that he has. "We have failed to

obtain for the University of Kentucky enough financial assistance
from the State.
Think what the result would be if a man of
President McVey's vision and ability, had the funds necessary for
proper expansion and growth. .Think! Let us show our appreciation at the coming meeting of the General Assembly.

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James J. Scrugham Is'
Visitor to Lexington
Alumnus and Former Governor
of Nevada is on River
Commission
James J. Scrugham B. M. E. 1900,
1906, former governor of Nevada, now a member ofthe Colorado
River Commission as special advisor
and assistant to the Secretary of the
Interior, was in Lexington last suma
mer visiting his mother, Mrs.
Scrugham, and his sister, Dr.
Mary Scrugham.
He went from Lexington to Washington, D. C, for a conference of the
commission with Secretary Work, on
the subject of the Colorado river de- velopment plant and the dam construction at Boulder canyon, which
will cost $125,000,000. James R. Garfield, who was Secretary of the Interior under President Roosevelt, is the
legal member of the commission' and
W. F. Durard, former president of the
American Society of Heating and
Ventilating Engineers, is the associate of Mr. Scrugham in the commis-

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They Tell Me

Oscar Petty '20, Lost Overboard
in Unaccountable Way; Was
En Route Home From
Europe
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Homecoming
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November 24, Stoll Field, Lexing-

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Club Secretaries:
Please send
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Oscar Petty, who was graduated
"from the University of Kentucky with
the class of 1920, with a degree of
Bachelor of Arts, on August 26 was
drowned at sea while returning to the
United States from Europe. He was
'returning with his sisterT Mrs. S. A.
Boles on the French liner Paris when
the fatal accident occurred. According to Mrs. Boles he fell from the
deck of the ship in some unaccountable way.
Press dispatches stated that he was
walking, on the sundeck of the vessel
with bis sister.. While they "were
leaning over a rail watching the wash
created by the propellers, he sudden
ly fell overboard. The liner came to
a stop and for more than an hour
circled around the spot where he was
thought to have gone down. The of- i ficers of the ship stated that the fall
was at least 60 feet and would, have
stunned him.
After leavine the university Mr.
Petty taught in Hopkinsville ftigh
school, later going to the Tennessee
Military Institute, at Sweetwater,
Tenn., where he taught for some tune.
He later wenn to Columbia winning'
his master of arts degree. He went
to France some time ago to study and
he was met this summer in Paris by
his siste.r, Mrs. Boles. On his return
to New York he was to have been in
charge of French in the department
of Romance languages at Columbia
University.
Besides his widow he is survived by
his mother, Mrs. W. 0. Petty, of
Louisa, Va.; three sisters, Mrs. S. A.
Boles, of Lexington; Mrs. L. L. Fo'u- ville, of Jackson, Tennessee, and Miss
Marie Petty of Louisa, Va.
two children, Elsie J., 6, and Vize
Theo, 4.

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Marion. Hulbert Crowder, B. A. in
Bacteriology, 1937, is beginning as

a$ alumnus in the right way. He
sends m his check for dues for this
year. He tells us that he is with the
sales department of the B. F. Good
rich Company, in Akron, Ohio. His
address is 197 East Archwood avenue.

OTHER

New York Telephone Engineer
Returns to Campus
Mr. W. R. Ellis, E. M. E. 1903, M.
E. 1906, .who is chief traffic engineer
for the New ork Telephone Com
pany was a visitor on the campus last
week. Hei was accompanied by Mrs.
Ellis and they spent several days in
Lexington 'visiting relatives of Mr.
Ellis. Mr. Ellis has been with the
New York Telephone Company for a
good many years and now holds, a
responsible post with the company.
He spent his time on the campus calling on instructors and classmates and
friends.
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Mr. Ellis is a cousin of Presley T.
Atkins, who is a widely known alumnus and journalist, and two other
cousins, R. H. Atkins and J. "W.
both graduates of the university and now interested in extensive
mining operations.
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entomologist. He is now state nursery Inspector for the Oklahoma
board. His address is Capitol P. O.
Box 72, Oklahoma City, Okla.

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Miles Spraguer B. M. E.
1907, M. E. 1911, is another member
Elizabeth Davenport, B. S. in Home of the Birmingham alumni club to be
1926, has sent in her paid up this year. He also is on our
Economics,
check for dues this year. This is an- Roll of Honor. He is steam engineer
other to swell the list for the class of for the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Rail'26. Miss Davenport is teaching home way Company, of Ensley, Ala. Mr.
economics in the Mayslick .Consol- Sprague has been a member sinco, be-f- or
idated School, at Mayslick, Ky. This
1914 and active in the Birmingham alumni club since its foundation.
is ner seconu year u inui pus i nun
His address is Box 66, Ensley Ala.
Olive Rose Williams, B. A. in Edu
George P. Edmunds, B. M. E. 1906,
cation 1926, has gone to Florida
where she is 4 teaching in the high is secretary and general manager of
school at Kissimmee, Fla. She tells of the G. and W. Electric Specialty
us that 'her address is Box 614, and Company of Chicago. He has been
also that she is anxious to get The with this company for 15 years or
Kernel each week,
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Thomas B. Gordon, B. S. in Agri Harry Daniel Hundley '14..
culture 1917, has been helping the
state of Oklahoma solve its agricultural problems for the past seven
years. After leaving the University Carl Emil Lauer '14
of Kentucky he accepted a fellowship
at the Massachusetts Agricultural
College. He went from there to OklaGilbert Coleman Richardson
homa City where he went with the
state board of agriculture as state
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John W. Cooper, B. M. E. 1918, has Guy Leslie Dickinson '14
been an active member of the --alumni
association ever since his graduation
He also has been with the Buffalo Harry Benjamin Debrowsky '14
Forge Company the same length of
time. He is now the St. Louis repre
sentative for the Buffalo Forge Com
pany. His address is 515 Chemical Donald Magoffin Gaithern '14

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get this matter of being active settled
for some time. Mr. McGregor has
been active for the last five years and
from his check this year he expects to
always be anactive member. He was
married to MiSs Mannie Calico, of
Richmond, Ky., in 1923.
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any place in the city

Rudolph & Bauer Candy Co.

Harold B. McGregor, A. B. 1919, B.
S. in Agriculture 1922, has just sent
in a check for his dues for this year
and next also. That is one way to

' Jean Miller,
is another for
mer student who did not graduate but
who is putting to shame far too many
of the graduates. An almost perfect
record is being made in this instance.
The address is 187 Market street,
Lexington, ivy.

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Leonora Risque Donovan, B. A. in
History 1927, is another of the class
of '27 that is beginning in the right
way. In sending in her dues for the
year she informs us that she has a
position as assistant registrar at
Brooklyn Poyltechnic Institute in old.
Brooklyn, N. Y. Her address is 304
Joseph
Garfield place.

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E. J. Kohn, B. M. E. 1912, has just
sent us a letter in which he enclosed a
check, for dues for four members of
Mr.
the Birmingham alumni club.
Kohn is assistant steam engineer for
the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railway Company.
His address is Box
35, Ensley, Ala. He also is on the
Roll of Honor and has always been tiide. Has, address is .7780 Dantfs
avenue, Chicago. He is another who
an active arid interested alumnus.
has a prominent place on our Roll
Honor.
Grover Cleveland Thompson, LL B. of
1910, is an attorney and is located in
is a denDr. H. C. Matlack,
Lexington. His offices are 'in the
and has his offices
in
Fayette National Bank building. Mr. tist19 Cincinnati street. Dr. Mat- West Seventh
Thompson married Miss Birginia Lee at
us in his check for dues last
Gill and they have one son, G. C. lack seht
week and tells us that he still is in
Thompson, Jr., age 16.
his old location. He became an in
terested alumnus about eight years
Frederick H. Tucker, B. S. 1909, ago, and has been active ever since.
after serving sometime as chemist
for the United States department of
Homer Puckett, B. C. E. 1904, C. E.
agriculture, in Washington, now is 1QHA i a real estate dealer and is
Laboratory in Tallu-Ia- located in Louisville, Ky. He has ofwith the Delta
La. He is another who deserves fices, at 205 Citizens (building and
honorable mention on our Roll of lives at 2027 Murray avenue. Mr.
Honor. He has been an active alum Puckett has been an active member of
nus for a long time. He married Miss the association for so many years
"Virginia Frye in. 1911 and they have that he has a prominent place, on our
one son, Frederick B. Tucker, 12 years Roll of Honor.

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ELECTION

William C. Wilson. A. B. 1913, for mi
mer secretary and treasurer of the
alumni association, again this year
lead the ticket in the city elections of
Lexington in his candidacy for reelection, as commissioner of public
works of the city. He received a total
of 6,225 votes, a majority of more
than 4,000 over his nearest opponent
in the race for commissioner of public works. In the past several municipal elections Mr. Wilson has led the ticket
each time, orovine that he is one of
the most popular commissioners in
the city. He received a total of almost 1,000 votes more than J. J. O'Brien, candidate for mayor the second man in the order of voting.
He was elected to this post the first
time in November, 1923. The same
time he became secretary and treas
urer of the alumni association. after
resignation of Herbert Graham. Mr.
Wilson was one of, the most outsand
in fieures in the Greater Kentucky
Campaign, being at the time president
of the Lexington alumni club and
chairman of the drive in Fayette
countv. He and his teams were re
sponsible for the largest group of
contributions.
Two other graduate of the university who were candidates for city off
fices failed to qualify for election.
TO.X nan W 1? P.lsi-l- r 1 Q1 fl raTlHl.
date for .finance commissioner, and
Harry B. Miller, 1914, candidate for
commissioner of public safety.

W. R. Ellis Is Visitor

need one.
Enclosed tfind check for $3.00 for Alumni

Get your hair cut often and in the right
way! It is4(bod for it.

Alumnus - Candidate for Commissioner of Public Works
of Lexington. Gets Most
Votes

regular winter meetings.
Help
us keep everyone informed as to;
the activities of the association.

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L. Sterling Boggess, B. C. E. 1907,
William Homer Rice, B. "S. in C. E
is another alumnus who has a perma1926, is located in" Hazard, Ky., where
nent place on our roll pf honor. He he holds .the position of contract
has been an active member of the
salesman for the Goodman Manufacsince he was graduated from turing Company! He was married to
the university. He served for seveial Miss Virginia Heizer, a member of
year as district engineer with 'the .the class of 1927, last Christmas
to Hazard he was in
bureau of public works, in the Philip, Before going
Chicago, returning to Kentucky last
pine islands, later going into the road January. His address is Box 291,
building branch of his profession in Hazard, Ky.
Oklahoma.
He now is back in Kentucky and lives in Lawrenceburg. He
Ruth N. Prewitt, B. S. in Home
is at present on a project in Bedford, Economics
1925, is beginning her
Ky. He was married in 1924 to Miss third year as an active alumnae, in
Fay Ishnmel and they have one son, three years out of school. She has
L. S. Boggess, Jr., 2 years old.
been located in Grdsse lie, Mich.,
since her graduation. Last year and
Mrs. Mary Edmunds Barnhill, B. A. year before she taught in the high
in. Education 1926, has J'ust become an school there. This year she is doing
active member of the association. She nutrition Tesearch for the .Merrill-PalmSchool of Detroit. Her ad
is assistant to the dean of women and
also assistant professor of English dress still is Grosse He, Mich.
of Otterbein College, Westerville,
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William L. Williams, Jr., B. S. 1924,
Ohio.
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tells us that he is 'teaching in the
Clifford T. Dotson, LL. B. 1917, is Henderson High School, where he is
an attorney and is practicing law in head of the science department. He
Harlan, Ky. He was married to Miss was married to Miss Orene V. Martin,
Last
soon after graduation.
Ada May Dickason in 1917 and has ex-'2- 6,
year he was manager of a flower mill
near Georgetown, Ky. Members of
the class of 1924 will remember "Bil
ly" as the official photographer for

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