Kernel Writer Predicts 'Swinging' Semester
By DAN MILLOTT

Tuesday Editor
The second semester at UK will. feature many events,
social or otherwise, that will keep the campus on the
move from now until May.
The social life will be kicked off this weekend with
the annual Mardi .Gras dance in the SUB. This event
Is sponsored by the Newman Club and will feature the
crowning of the queen by UK's most popular professor.
Dr. Roy Moreland of the College of Law was selected in
in voting last month.
On Sunday, informal sorority rush begin!! and UK
men are already engaged in informal fraternity rush.
The concert-lectur- e
series, first program of the semester was the concert by Zinka Milanov, Italian soprano.
Other events in the series include a concert by the
Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra and the Chicago
Opera Ballet.

On March 3, pianist Van Cliburn, a Texan who won
music prominance during his tour in Russia, will give
a concert here.
The Student Union will hold a Jazz eoncert on Feb. 20
in the Coliseum with Fats Domino and his recording
orchestra. The SUn will also sponsor its second annual
Gold Diggers Ball on Feb. 28.
Religion In Life Week is slated for March
The Guignol Theater plans two productions for the
semester. The play "Cyrano de Bergerac" will be presented
A second production, "The Diary of Anne
March
Frank," will be a May event.
March will also bring basketball tournaments to UK.
The high school district, regional and state tourneys
are slated and the first round regional of the NCAA
will be played in the Coliseum on March 10.
In April. UK will be host to the annual Southeastern
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Dorm rates have been increased

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by the University and will go into
effect during the summer session.
The adjustment was approved
by the executive committee of the
UK Board of Trustees Jan. 7.
Rooms in Bradley, Breckinridge,
and Kinkhead, now renting for
$70. $80. and $90 a semester, will
cost $90 a semester, the same rate
applies to Bowman Hall. DoTfovan
Hall rates will be $110 a semester
instead of $100.
Room and board for girls living
in the women's residence halls will
be increased from $270 to $295 a
semester because of increased cost
of food, and operation.
D. Peterson, vice
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Chance Here

Although
was held in some colleges, students still
found waiting in line necessary during registration procedures
Monday and Tuesday.
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Spindletop Offer
Is Studied By UK
President Frank O. Dickey said
yesterday that Spindletop Farm, if
purchased by UK, will probably be
for "investment purpose-,.e
farm was offered
The
to UK for $50,000 last week by
Mrs. Pansy Grant, the owner. It
Iron Works
is located ta the
Road.
President Dickey said negotiations for purchase of the farm
would be completed approximately
within the next 10 days, lie said it
definite would not be used for
agricultural or athletic purposes
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by UK.
Gov. Albei t B.

Chandler made
the announcement that the farm
had been olfered to UK at an
Optimist Club meeting last Friday. He said only the University
had been offered the farm.
Gov. Chandler said the house
alone at Spindletop is worth $500.-00- 0
and the fences. $200,000. The
farm was offered at approximately
$797 an acre.
state officials
University and
been negotiating for the pur
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president for business explained
S 10,000 has been provided for
equipping and furnishing the three
men's dormitories.
The trustees approved a change
in procedure for collecting fees.
Room deposits will be considered
as advanced payments and credits
cost of room and
toward the
amount will be refundboard. The
ed in full upon 'proper notification.

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farm. President
chase of the
Dickey said details of the transaction had to be worked out before
purchasing.
Mrs. Grant boupht the site of
the Spindletop manor house in
1935. She enlarged the farm with
purchase of W. R.
an
Coe's Shoshone Farm, a thoroughbred nursery, on the Newtown and
Ironworks Road. Other purchases
brought the farm to its present
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size.
Mrs. Grant now makes her home

in Beaumont. Texas, but her representatives have been negotiating
here with UK and state officials.
The Spindletop house Is now
vacant. Mrs. Grant employed N. L.
Ross, Colorado Springs, and E. T.
Ilutchings, Louisville, as contractor and architect for the construction.
Gov. Chandler said the farm is
a "real bargain," and worth twice
the price that the owners are asking. He said the state is interested
in buying it for UK, but how the
University would use it has not

Kyiun Queens
contestants

In the
Queen contest are required to come to the UK Photo
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Studio, in the Journalism Building Friday for individual portrait sittings. This will be th
only day contestants will be
photographed. They may come
a. m.,
in any time between
p. m. Dark sweaters
and
and skirts should be worn for
the picture.

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Dorsey Band
Engaged For
Military Ball
The nationally known band of
Jimmy Dorsey has been contracted
for the Military Ball to be held
p. m. at the
March 7 from
room.
Student Union Ball
In a statement released yesterMorris,
Air Force
day, Capt.
Military Ball
spokesman for the
Committee, said the contract was
received from the band's agent and
would be returned signed by the
said they had
committee. He
agreed to pay the band $2,000.
Morris also said that the committee has decided to send an invitation to Gov. A. B. Chandler.
The Military Ball Committee is
composed of members of the Arnold Air Society, Scabbard and
Blade and Pershing Rifles. Donald
Kaufman, president of Pershing
Rifles, is committee chairman.
Tickets for the ball are $4 and
are now being sold by advanced
AFROTC and ROTC cadets and
by members of
the committee.
Tickets can also be purchased at
Barker Hall and will also be sold
at the door.
Cadet Larry Cobel, chairman of
the queens committee said yesterday that Army and Air Force
cadets will begin today to nominate queen candidates. He said the
nominations would begin on sectional level and that four girls
the
will be chosen to represent
Army and four to represent the
Air Force cadet corps. ,
"These eight girls will be voted
on by the cadets and one will be
chosen queen. The other seven will
become members of her court,"
Cobel continued. He said the queen
would reign over the ball.
In order to obtain enough money
to assure necessary finances to
contract a "name band" the committee borrowed $1,500 from Student Congress Jan. 12 and agreed
to repay the money by March 14.
At the time the ticket sales had
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of the ''estiraised only
cost" of the project.
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The chief sponsor of the ball this
year will be Pershing Rifles. They
are being assigned by the Arnold
Air Society and
Scabbard and
Blade. The responsibility of the
dance is rotated among the three
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socities.

They had originally planned to
contact the Tommy Dorsey Band,-und- er
the direction of West Covington, but the band had made
prior commitments.
SUP, TOURNAMENTS
The SUB billiards and ping
pong tournaments are now being
played in the Games Room. First
round matches in the billiards
tournament must be played by
9 p. m. today and first round
matches in the ping pong tournament by 9 p.m. tomorrow.

UK Officials
Have Decided
On Overpass

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the statesman's diploma from Centre College, an honorary degree

from UK. and a commission certifying him as governor signed by
James B. McCreary, who preceeded
Stanley as governor.
Stanley was elected from the
second Congressional district to
Congress in 1903, where he served
until his election as governor In
1915. Following his term as governor, he served for six years in
the U. S. Senate.
In 1930. President Herbert
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UK officials
have deefded to
construct an overpass on Euclid
Avenue in connection with the
widening of the street.
Dr. Frank G. Peterson, UK vice
president, said the University decided on an overpass instead of
an underpass, as originally planned.
The overpass will be erected
near Harrison Avenue close to
women's dormitories. A new cafeteria will be constructed by UK
just west of Harrison Avenue in
the near future.
project will be
Bids for the
awarded in the spring.

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Stanley Documents
Received By Library
The library has received a collection of becks, personal papers,
letters and speeches from the family of the late A. O. Stanley, former Governor cf Kentucky, U. S.
Representative and Senator.
Dr. Jacqueline Bull, head of tha
library's archive department, said
more than 1,700 volumes are Included in the Stanley collection,
along with many of the orator's
personal speeches.
Stanley, r who had served as
chairman of the International
Joint Committee for many years,
died in Wahington, D. C. last
August. His widow, Mrs. A. O.
Stanley, and two sons, William and

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program, April 16; the Sigma Chi
Contest on April 10 and of course, the
spring meet at Keeneland, April
As usual, the Little Kentucky Derby will be the highlight of .May. This year's concert will feature Count
Basle and Sarah Vaughn. Preparations have been an
der way since last year's derby.
Bob White Is the chairman of the LKD.
Culmination of the year will be May 25 with commencement followed by final exams May
From the standpoint of planned events, the new
semester looks quite full, but sometimes its the unplanned things that take up more time and are often
more interesting.
In any case, books, classes and sttdying are always
waiting if everything else fails.
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Other major annual events In April will be the "Stars

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ftlardi Gras Queen Candidates
Dr. Roy Mortlaiul, law professor, will reign as "Rex" and will crown one of these girl
queen at the Manli Gras Dance Saturday ni'lit in the SUB Ballroom. Students may vote
for the five finalists in the SUB from 10 a. in. to 4 p.m. today.

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