The Kentucky Kernel
UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY
VOL. XIII

LEXINGTON, KY, JANUARY 19, 1923

No.mJ5

NATIONAL MILITARY FRAT
BLUE AND WHITE BASKET GIVES CHARTER TO LOCAL PRESIDENT M'VEY MAKES FRATERNITY COUNCIL
TO AID IN EXTENSION UNIVERSITY
BALL TEAM TAKES FIRST Scabbard and Blade Installs Chapter FINANCIAL
on Campus.

GAME AT

GEORGETOWN

On January 11 Boots and Saddle, OF CONDITION OF U. K.
local military fraternity, petitioning
Cats Have Difficulty in Getting the honorary military fraternity Scab- $310.13 Spent Yearly on Each
bard and Blade, held their installation
Under Way in First PerStudent Enrolled in
iod of Fray.
and initiation exercises at the .Phoe
Institution.
nix Hotel. The following active men
RIEFKIN STAR OF GAME of the chapter were initiated: H. M. FORCED TO BORROW CASH
Game Won by Flashy Come- Clay, Edgar Gans, D. R. Baugh, Wil- Actual Income of Past Year Fell
liam Hillen, F. A. C. Thompson, E.
back of Team in Last Half of
Far Short of All ExContest.
W. Johnson and Theodore Creech;
penditures
also the alumni: Silas Wilson, Gerald
improved
Displaying a greatly
The average cost per student at the
Griffin, Enlow, Hutchison, Baumgar-tebrand of ball in the second half the
Universty of Kentucky is $310.13 comWildcats came from behind to defeat
of approxAny commissioned cadet officer is pared with an average cost
by the
quintette
the Georgetown
imately $400 in many of the colleges
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last Saturday night on eligible to Scabbard and Blade frater- of the country, according to a statescore of
the Tiger court. Riefkin, Rice and nity. It has 40 chapters located in the ment issued Monday by Frank L. Mc- Burnham were the lumanaries for the leading universities of the country.
Vey, president of the University. Pres
Blue and White with Forwood playident McVey called attention to the
ing best for the Tigers.
income of the University of KenSeemingly suffering from that dis- WILDCATS MEET VOLS AT tucky with the idea, he said, of correctfright the Cats
ease known as stage
ing an impression recently given that
the first period, KNOXVILLE FRIDAY
IN the institution received $1,634,500 for
wandered through
missing baskets by the smallest of
maintenance and instruction during
margins, and collecting the large total
the year 1921-2GAMEOFSEASON
SECOND
of five points. Meanwhile the Scott
"In view of the fact that the Univercounty five, favored by Dame Forsity of Kentucky has never had an intune, succeeded in registering nine Coach Buchheit to Put Greatly come of $1,634,500 I find it necessary
points. Toward the end of the initial
Improved Team on Floor to make a brief statement," said Dr.
period, the Cats began to recover their
McVey. "The actual income of the
Against Tennesseans
just getting
composure and were
university for the year past, from all
started when the whistle blew ending POYNTZ,
RIDGWAY OUT. sources and for all purposes including
the half.
extension, teaching and
agricultural
When the second half started the Jinx Relenting "Grip" On Team; maintenance was $1,277,535. The difBlue and White continued their flashy
ference between this amount and the
Hard Schedule
work and about a half minute after
Ahead
amount indicated above, is --due to the
the period started began an attack that
fact that the university was compelled
netted them 19 points and the game.
Varsity basketball squad leaves Fri- to borrow in anticipation of income
Soon after khe half started Riefkin day night for Knoxville, where they yet to be received from the state and
dropped one from the middle of the will meet the University of Tennessee other sources. This amounts to nearfloor and from then on the Cats had cagesters Saturday night. Nothing is ly $400,000."
everything their own way. The Cat known of the strength of the VolunThe university maintains four funds,
forwards shot with accuracy, while teer quintette but a real scrap is ex- according to Dr. McVey, which are dithe Tigers threw the ball basketward pected when the two teams meet. vided into the general fund, agriculturwith reckless abandon bejng held to About nine players and Coach Buch- al experiment station fund, agriculturfour fouls during this half.
heit will make the trip.
al extension fund and the trust fund.
The work of "Chuck" Rice and
Beginning with the Tennessee game The general fund is all that is used for
the Cats will have three and possibly resident instruction. Upon this fund
(Continued on page 8.)
four games in eight days. Monday the also falls the maintenance of the uniChattanooga outfit furnishes the at- versity; heating, lighting and cost of
traction on the local court, and Satur instructions.
day, January 27, is the day for the anAfter all deductions had been made
nual local cage affair with Centre. for payments to subsidiary departget a game
YEAR "Daddy" Boles is trying to Wednesday ments, such as boarding, extension
SEASON
with Alabama either next
courses, there remained last year
or Thursday evening to be played here, $507,696 for instruction and the mainPlays and if negotiations are completed, the tenance of university property, accordFour.. Original One-ACrimson quintette will make its first ing to Mr. McVey.
Given
Pro
local appearance for some time and
"The agricultural experiment stagramf
possibly its initial showing in Lex- tion receives $50,000 annually from the
The University of Kentucky Little ington. These three or .four games are state," said Dr. McVey in hi sstate-men- t.
"From other sources, includTheatre, which has become known for all expected to be hard tussles for the
its success on organzingy community Blue and White five and will tax their ing appropriations of the federal government, its income for the year is
groups .of players among department strength to the utmost.
The jinx that has pursued Kentucky $187,188, making a total of $237,188.
store employees and neighborhood
clubs, made its bow to the public un- court teams for some time seems to None of this fund is used for teaching
der the new director, Professor E. W. be relenting the least bit. At least no
(Continued on page 8.)
Fleischman, on Wednesday, Decern new men have been added to the hospital list. "Bill Poyntz is slowly but
ber 20, 1922.
The season's opening was significant surely recovering from an injured foot, ORATORICAL TRY-OU- T
TO
because it marks a distinct step for- while Captain Ridgeway is expected to BE HELD
FEBRUARY 16
in the near future.
ward in the new program of adorning be in condition
The Wildcat squad seems to have Teams Will be Selected to Represent
the wealth of history, tradition,
University.
and legend of old Kentucky, improved greatly in the past few weeks.
for presentation on the stage. Four The hopes for another State title and
The University or Kentucky will
original
plays, two of them possibly Southern championship seem- Mold its .annual oratorical contest for
t
written by Professor Fletshchman, ed very slim before the holdays. The selecting its representatives to the
featured the bills for afternoon and short vacation seemed, however, to State Oratorical and Southern Interput new life into the athletes and collegiate Oratorical Contests on Frievening.
The Little Theatre is a campus play- things soon began to brighten consid day evening, February 16, at 8 o'clock,
house for dramatic activities of the erably. The showing of the Cats in the University chapel. As neither
entire University. It is not only the against Georgetown last Saturday eve of the above mentioned contests will
home of literary drama, folk plays ning demonstrated their improvement. be held at Lexington, this will be the
and Counting m the fact that the rige1 public's opportunity of hearing the
and experimentation in stage-cradramatic art, but it is also a students' scrap was their initial appearance the University's
representatives'.
The
work shop, where original plays, good Cats displayed a stellar brand of the Department of Public Speaking exand bad, are produced and studied cage game
tends its cordial invitation to the gen
After the Centre scrap, which always eral public and all University students
critically in their effeats on the stage.
To insure its success, the Little Thea- provesto be the best drawing card of
e present.
,vv
tre cordially requests the
and patronage of all friends of the m
kmukrmaX vl
University, especially those who are their schedule again February 5, in a
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game with the Bearcats at Cincinnati.
students and lovers of the drama.
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Alumni Association.
Tentative plans for the organizaFOR FUNDS JANUARY 23
tion of an
council,
embracing all the men's social fraternities on the campus, were discussed
Friendship Council Combines
at a meeting Tuesday evening at the
With Committee to Raise
Sigma Nu house.
Mission Fund.
with the University
and the Alumni Association in bring$1,500 FROM STUDENTS
ing about a better- understanding of ASK
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is
the University in the
Money Will Go to Aid Foreign
the primary object of this organization.
Students Complete EduFourteen fraternities were represented
cation
at the meeting Tuesday which was the
second conference held with an alumni
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committee headed by Dr. George H.
Wilson.
The Y. M. C. A. of the University does a useful work that
Charles Mahoney was elected temporary chairman and Arthur Brad-shaneeds support. Necessarily that
secretary. A conference will be
support comes from the University ,the students and the faculMcVey
held soon with President
ty.
The campaign this year
should be successful and the
subscription made promptly so
that the work of the Association may not be interrupted or
REPEAT VARSITY VICTOR!
retarded. To this end I hope
every student and faculty memOVER GEORGETOWN FIVE
ber will make their contribution when called upon by the
committe.
The Association
Yearling Net Tossers Swamp
contributes measurably to the
Baby Tigers in Their Initial
welfare of the University.
It
Game
assists in maintaining ideals and
Christian purposes.
Do your
KITTENS WIN BY 40 POINTS
part in keeping the work going.
FRANK L. McVEY.
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The annual campaign for the support of the local work of the University Y. M. C. A., will be held January
23, 24 and 25. The Friendship Council, which is composed of 85 students,
decided to combine with the local
campaign to raise a sum for the support of foreign missions and the Student Friendship Fund for the relief of
foreign students in Russia and Central Europe.
The local Y. M. C. A. has no other
means of support than that from the

The Kittens kept the University
basketball slate clean when they defeated Georgetown
Freshmen in a
slow and uninteresting game by a score
of 47 to 7 Monday at the University
Gym.

The Kittens jumped into the lead in
the first few minutes of play when
captain of the Kittens
McFarland.
scored from a free throw, from then
until the final whistle the game was
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just one basket after another for the
wears of the green. McFarland had
the
a hard time getting range on
basket during the first few minutes of
the first half out toward the end of
this period he got his sight set and
started raining them in. The Georgetown lads were wild in their shooting,
rather in what few shots they got, for Dr. Edith Swift Closes Series of
Talks on Social Hygiene in
the splendid floor work of the Kitten
Chapel.
guards made it impossible for them to
be accurate in the aim of the few shots
Dr. Edith Swift, of New York City,
that were allotted to them. The
county boys registered but one representative of the American Social
Scott
goal during the first half and this came Hygiene Assocation, gave four interesting and instructive lectures on Soin the last half minute of play.
UniEarly in the second half Coach King cial Hygiene, to the girls of the
called on his wrecking crew and sent versity, Friday, Saturday, Monday and
in
them in to give battle to the Orange Tuesday, in chapel at the fifth hour,
.which she brought out some of the
clad freshmen for most of this perpertaining to sex hyiod. In the last five minutes of the vital questions
game he sent his regular lineup into giene.
Doctor Swift's aim is to straighten
the game and was rewarded with sever- relaand girls on
nl (xtrn Imslrets.
To vti!stt fnnnil out our boyseach other and their differ-fir- the
the Kittens in front victors in their """snips to
ences between the sex, so that they
game by a 40 point margin.
aV0,( SOme of the mistakes that
KJttnn wilt
Tin. .nnrMpra nf
in the linup for everyone 0f have occurred in the past. She stated
found
rld car"es on through the
them played a steady and brilliant hat the
game.
McFarland was high point home and the m?ther is the center of
nun and leading offensive men for the that home, instilling her ideals nto her
Kittens. "Cowboy" Underwood caged children. It is, therefore, necessary
incrs or tomorrow nave
a whole flock of long shots and was , inai .l"e
one of the main reasons why George- the right ideals. She said, "How are
town did not score more points. "Tur- we going to do it when our churches
key" Hughes, played a fine game at and schools shy off from these things
center and persuaded the ball to go that interest us fundamentally."
Doctor Swift invited the girls to
into the basket four times during his
thirty minutes of play. Helm and meet her after the lecture series when
Carey were the reasons Georgetown she answered any questions of personal
did not shoot more goals than they interest.
This is Dr. Swift's third visit to
did. Those two guards played a fea- the University of Kentucky, and it is
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hoped that she will return next year.

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