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Clarlbel Kay, '21 Dortla-- Murphy, '22
'Fnul W. Miller, '21 Irene McXamara, '23
Esther Harris, ''22 Katherlne Conroy, 23
Joo I.ovctt, '22
Anna Louise Connor, '23
Raymond Kirk, '23 W. K. Dorman, '23

TUESDAY,

JANUARY

11th,

1921

GETTING READY rjoR EXAMS.
With (less than three weeks remaining in this semester the clampus has
taken on an aspect of seriousness
which will probably remain until after
Many activities have
examinations.
been suspended. The weekly bulletin
is shorter this week than it has been
any week this year. The library is
crowded with students, from mighty
Senior to lowly Freshman, all endeavoring to absorb enough knowledge in
these last feiw days to carry them by
the finals with flying colors.
With the men and women more
studious the school (takes on more the
appearance of a real University. If
throughout the year, we put our time
into the things that count and gave
Hess time to the transient calls made
upon us our school year would be more
beneficial to us.
The Kernel believes, however, that
while much of a tudent',3 time should
be devoted to studying, the primary
purpose for which most of us are in
college, a reasonable amount of time
hould also be given to the campus
activities, The activities complement
cholastic work; 'they develope in, a different way from the developments of
class room work. Plenty of time can
be found for both studying and participation in a reasonable number of
activities if we use our time to the
best advantage and waste none of it.
MISTER REDD-D!The Red Head Club will hold a social
in the Little Theatre tomorrow night
at 7:30. Doctor Funkhouser and Professor Farquhar will explain the physiological and psychological benefits of
lioing red headed. All red heads on
the campus are invited to the meeting.
"PAGING

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U. K. Professor is Conducting Experiments of

Importance.

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MMIHG GASOLINE

the different products obtained from
the crude oil there is also n certain
amount of nitrogen which can bo recovered from what is loft of tlio Bhalo,
and converted into ammonium sulphate, which is widely used ns
An avorago of 21 gallons of
crudo oil can be recovered from a ton
of shale and Mr. Crouse says that ho is
trying to dovolop n commercial retort
that will grcatfy increase this amount,
so that a fair profit can thus bo made
in this indiratry.
Ho said that this will ho tv straight
manufdeturing proposition nnd unlike
drilling for oil there will bo no gamble
to it. Tlio average plant will turn
out 1,000 tons of shaloa day, and ns
tho shale is found so nbundnntly right
on the surface of tho earth, all that
is necessary will bo to dig it out with
a steam shovel, convert it Into crudo
oil, rofino the crudo oil, nnd if there is
no railroad in the vicinity tho oil can
be piped to tho market.

TO BE MADE CHEAPLY
If tho.mnttor of ample petroleum
suppHos is not the world problem
it must at least bo included among
the few really big questions on which
thinking men the world ovor are spending a good deal of energy.
The worlds petroleum situation as it
oxists today is ithis:
The demand is keeping pace with
production mid bears every promise
of expanding in the future as rapidly
as more crude oil can be supplied. It
has been estimated that the world's
consumption, which in 1919 took
barrels, and this, year is using
015,000,000 barrels, wilf call for close
to 700,000,000 barrels in 1921.
Where and how is this production to
be obtained? Will the natural oil production as it stands today hold out for
any length of time, with consumption
increasing as it has within the last
few years? These are the questions
that are confronting the thinking men
of the world, and are to an extent being met with experiments that prove
that the supply will last indefinitely
if proper means are used by which oil
can bo extracted from the earth without drilling for it.
rriiis idea seems preposterous at
first thought, but upon investigation
it has been found out that right here
at the University an experiment is
being carried on by which auto fuel
can be made from Kentucky stone.
This experiment is being conducted by
C. G. Crouse, Professor of Metallurgay,
who has announced that he believes
that he has found a process whereby
oil can be extraced from (the shale
which underlies practically all of Kentucky except the Blue Grass region
and which outcrops abundantly on the
outer edge of the latter area.
fThe process, he said, calls for the
operation of a plant consisting primar-ialof a report in which the shale is
placed and by the application of heat,
known as destructive distillation, the
kerogan or what is commonly known
as organic matter in the shale is driven
off in the form of gas and then condensed into crude oil. The plan calls
for the operation of the plant by means
of the noncondensible gases obtained
from the shale, thus making the process a great deal cheaper as (the shale
furnishes fuel for its own decomposition.
air. Crouse continued that the crude
oil obtained from slate in Eastern Kentucky by ithis process is composed of
burning oils, such
25
gasoline, 50
as kerosene and light lubricants and
25
tars and paraffin wax. Besides
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The Adler School of Music

Gay

Holiday

BLDQ.

STORE, MAIN
ENLARGING

vacation at tho
of Kentucky of tho year
The Ideal Christinas Gift
beginning December 17 nnd endA Box of Schange's Delicious Home
ing January 4, is now a thing of tho
Made Candles
past, but one of pleasant memories
S. Upper St.
to the large majority of the student
LoxIngtonr Ky.
body nnd faculty. Tho vacation, coming after the long months of scholastic PHONE 980
pursuits, was most gladly welcomed
Victor Bogaert Company
by all. Up to this time there were
LEADING JEWELERS
few who were not equally as glad to
West Main Street
to tho Unlvorsity after a gay
return
Lexington, Ky.
Established 18S3
holiday season, or a nulot rest ns tho
case mny have boon, ns they had been
to leave, glad to return to the studies
Matthew A. Mangione
nnd plensures in which all are so vitally interested, and sincerely hope that
Progressive Shoe Shop
the Now Year will bring success and
140 S. LIMESTONE
much good fortune to tho University
Lexington, Kentucky.
and those connected with it.
Tlio Christmas

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MARTIN'S
BARBER SHOP

GEO.

LUIGART'S

A.&GCAPS

CLOTHING AND HABERDASHERY

$3.00 to $6.00

$ 1 500 Sweaters

The same distinction, the same style
and the same nice attention to details
that characterizes the other merchandise of

$10.00

Anderson j& Gregory
Men's Shop
Priced at figures that modestly
sent their value

Phoenix Block

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Lexington, Kentucky

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'We Specialize in Men's

Headwear"

McGurk & O'Brien

ANDERSON
& GREGORY

Lunches

Ice Creams

Catering

109 Limestone, North

Hot Chocolate
Home Made Cakes

Lexington. Ky.

Phone 718

LOOK FOR THE
A. & G. SIGN

Candy

EADGEAR

1921 Prices
Now

HABERDASHERY

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You College Men wiu appreciate the values we are
offering ,ou in these fine
Suits aM Overcoats, in
the very newest styles and

ATTEND
AN IACCREDiVeD
fhlKE
BUSINESS
COLLEGE
THE SOUTHERN BROTHERS

Fvg&ZZi School

fabrics' Come in and select o:iie while our stock is

B.

$18.00 to $38.50

M A RpT I N ' S

BARBER SHOP

OF MANDOLIN
8PECIAL ATTENTION TO THE ORGANIZATION
QUARTETS, UKULELE CLUBS, ETC.
PHONE 169Y.

Haircut

KY.

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United (firtfiing

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Shave
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153 South Limtone St.
Lexington,! Ky.

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STORE TO KNOW
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Next to Union Station

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Fresh Home Macfe Candy
n4ade Where You

LEXINGTON,

FINISHING

From tho almost invariable perfect
T.
attendance reports from the various
MYSTIC THIRTEEN TO
classes on Tuesday and Wednesday it Haircut
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GIVE THEATRE PARTY is evident that tho ruling concerning Shave
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absences before and after holidays is
Basement 139 E. Main Street
most effective.
Lexington, Ky.
The Mystic Thirteen, Junior honorary fraternity, will entertain Thursday night, January 13, with a theatre
party. The progrdm at the Opera
House on ,the evening of the Thirteen's
party will bo tho musical comedy,
"Mary."

W.

Teaching the Lastest Method of Playing Ukulele
Solos with Pick.

Bank Building

FILMS FOR

compete.

Mandolin, Mandola, Tango Banjo, Tenor Banjo,
Steel Guitar

29 Northera

YOUR

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IN BOOK

Modern Methods of Instruction

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Students Return After

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LOUIS POTTINGER, University Agent

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