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The Kentucky Kernel
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students and alumni of the University of Kentucky.
Published every Friday throughout the college year
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MANAGING EDITOR
F
Niel Plummer
John R. Bullock, Jr.
ASSOCIATE EDITORS
Helen 'Shelton
A. P. Robertson
.Llewellyn Jones
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NEWS
NEWS EDITOR
Virginia King Conroy
ASSISTANTS
William Glanz
Thelma Snyder
REPORTERS
Rebecca Edwards Leida Keyes
.Catherine Redmond
Virginia Early
Martha Connell
Frank Davidson
E. M. Sargent
Howard Jenkins
Beecher Adams
J. C. inley
Elizabeth Str6ssman Mildred Cowgill
Ethel Stamper
Evalee Featherston Dorothy Darnell
Pauline Adams
H. V. T. Lukens
Byron Pumphrey
SPECIAL WRITERS
Lydia Roberts. Exchanges
Kathleen Peffley, Feature
Dorothy Stebbins, Feature
Lucile Cook, Squirrel Food
Virginia Boyd, Literary
P. P. Baker, Cartoonist

EDITOR
Martha Minihan
ASSISTANT
George Moore Jameson
SOCIETY

SPORT EDITOR
Frank K. Hoover
ASSISTANTS
Warren Price
Ralph Connell
John W. Dundon,'Jr.

BUSINESS
BUSINESS MANAGER
James Shropshire

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Maude A. Van Buskirk
Leonard Weakley

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ASST. ADV. MliKS.
Bill Luessing
Virgil L. Couch

MGR.
CIRCULATION
E. L. Berry

ASSISTANT
Carl Morrow
MANAGER ACCOUNTS
A. P. Glenn

MECHANICAL

therefore, refuses to cash any checks whatsoever at either the business office or the campus bookstore.
Reports are not yet available for this semester but
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fact that at the beginning of the fall
it is a
term the university received more than two hundred
worthless checks given by students in payment of registration fees or for books bought at the bookstore. Because of this university officials decided that hereafter
they could not afford to cash any checks whatsoever for
students.
The Kernel does not think it necessary to enter upon
any lengthly discussion of the great personal harm that
"cold" checks. A peniIs done by giving these
tentiary offense, the giving of such checks is avoided at
all times and under all conditions by persons who value
their credit and honor for anything more than the mere
name. But it is the opinion of this paper that this giving
of "cold" checks by students is even more than this
it is a blot on the good name of the university" itself.
Townspeople judge the institution by the students. They
do not take into consideration the fact that a great
majority of the students are honest and conscientious,
nor that the check was probably given by the student
while under the impression that he had sufficient money
in the bank to cover it.
The Kernel hopes to see the day come when an
honor system will be successfully operated in the classrooms of the university. But before that time comes
every student should adopt a "personal honor system"
that will prevent him from ever giving a "cold" check.

RELIGIOUS

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Some find it hard to think temptation assailed Jesus. The strong and
mighty one lays aside his majesty
when we see him tempted.
But we
forget that strength knows temptation as well as weakness. We see
weak men succumb to tempting allurements but more outstanding are
the giants that are tempted, which
reveals how pigmy-lik- e
they really
are.
If Napoleon had remained a
captain and no more he would never
have known the temptations that
make Waterloo but one of many defeats. Strength has temptations that
weakness never dreams of.- - If Jesus
had not been, tempted he would not
know the soul battle ground of the
mighty and he would not be the rightful Lord of the strong.
The temptations of Jesus as recorded in The New Testament may seem
very remote and far off. But they
come close to" us and assail us as
fiercely as they did Him in the desert
near the Jordan.
Jesus was tempted to use his power
selfishly.
There are few souls who
escape the ever present temptation to
use what they have just for self. But
to live for self makes self a kind of
decimal point. Great souls have not
."Dean Cooper To Be Honor Guest in Bath," reads majored on self and little souls stress,
What about that, ing self destroy self.
headline in the Lexington Herald.
History broke in twain 1927 years
New York?
ago on the influence of one who had
limitless power and wisdom but who
if the writer never used
And wouldn't it have been a knock-oit for himself. As my
had worked Bourbon county in the headline also?
desires center in me I banish Jesus
from my world. The first temptation
The more we see the Kittens perform, the more cer- in the Wilderness was. the beginning
of Calvary. If Jesus had failed here
tain we are that some enterprising engineer could
to invent a cooling apparatus for the nets on the there should have been no New Testa
basketball goals in the new gym.

THIS AND THAT

well-affo-

We rise to remark that the West Virginia
taineers are correctly named.
Girls

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who wear cotton stocking are either
or just don't give a whoop.

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ASSISTANTS
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MORALS

IMPROVING

is being tested by
this generation, and "very rapidly our
old conventions are giving way to a
readjustment of the new custom and
morals," said James W. Armstrong,
dean of men at Northwestern University, at the recent dinner of the Alumni Club conference delegates.
His subject was "Morale and Morals of the Present College Genera"The modern student," he
tion."
pointed out, "is dissatisfied with present conditions and eagerly seeking a

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CHECKS

Resolutions have been passed by the W. S. G. A.
and other organizations on the campus to foster the
adoption of the honor system at the university. These
organizations plan to conduct a campaign to arouse student interest in the movement and within a few weeks
intend to submit a questionnaire on the subject to every
student.
Without at this time entering upon a discussion of
the advantages and disadvantages of the honor system in
the classroom, The Kernel does want to mention at this
time one practice, contrary to all ideas of honor, which
is surprisingly widespread among students of the university, namely, the giving of worthless or "cold" checks.
It is said at the University of Virginia, where .the
honor system has been in operation for many years,
that any student of the institution can cash a check at
any store in the city. Contrast this condition with our
own institution which has been obliged to take the most
drastic means to protect its own " interests and which,

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VIRGINIA BOYD, Editor

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Sleeping in the living of a dream.
There passion glows
Where't once did burn
The fuel soon tcT ashes turns
But still, oh man,
Still dost thou yearn
Though thy hopes
To ashes burn,
Pale, cold, and lifeless,
Yet still these hopes return.

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Sleep! thou dost arrest the happenings of the day,
Nay, even bitter memories of past years
Unless in the pathos of a dream
Thou dost awaken pangs of yester's fears
But then 'tis tinged with purest gold
And dreams a tender pleasure seem
A mood of melancholy sleeping,

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DREAM

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Valentine Greetings
Thirty-si- x
years ago in "the rooms now occupied by
university cafeteria in the basement of the Adminthe
istration building, the College of Engineering had its
inception. Starting without a building, without machinery except the small amount which equipped the little
"shop, with a registration of but four students, the College of Engineering today, located in its own modern
buildings, worth with their equipment approximately
400,000, enrolling more than four hundred students annually, is universally recognized as one of the very
foremost engineering colleges in the country.
Thirty-si- x
years ago there came to the University of
Having been
Kentucky a young man with a vision.
graduated from Purdue University the year before, this
youth but 24 years of age, dreamed of building in Kentucky an engineering college which would perform invaluable .service through the profession for mankind and
which would bring immortal fame to Kentucky and the
state university.
. Last night at a dinner at the Phoenix hotel, scores of
former students, sincere friends, and prominent members of the engineering profession were gathered to pay
tribute to the man who nearly two score years ago
dreamed of building the College of Engineering. The
man was F. Paul Anderson and the occasion for the cele
bration was thesixtieth anniversary of his birth.
During the many years that Dean Anderson has
been connected with the university, the profession has
Everywhere
showered many signal honors upon him."
acknowledged as one of the leading engineers of the
country, Dean Anderson was signally honored last month
by being elected president of the American Association
He has also
of Heating and Ventilating Engineers.
served as director of the research laboratories of the
association, and as an official in many of the leading
engineering societies of the country.
While the world has thrust other work and other
honors upon him, Dean Anderson has never wavered
from the task he took upon himself when he came to the
university. In the 36 years he has been in Lexington,
his life has been dedicated to the College of Engineering;
"its life has been his life; its battles have been his battles;
and its victories have been his victories. In the years
that he has been head of the Engineering College more
than four thousand students have been under him. One
of Dean Anderson's greatest achievements has been the
winning of the admiration, confidence and love of all
students who have taken the engineering course.
Perhaps the highest tribute that can be paid to Dean
Anderson is a record of the achievements of graduates
of "his"'College. Kentucky men have always made good
and in the large corporations many of the highest offi
cials are graduates of this school. ;A testimonial to the
esteem with which the college is regarded by the pro
fession, is given annually by the number of firms which
every June strive to procure Kentucky graduates. Last
year every one of the 62 graduates, was placed in a good
position, and Dean Anderson was unable to supply men
for approximately three hundred more positions.
The Kernel wishes to extend its congratulations to
Dean Anderson on this occasion and to express to "the
little giant" the admiration and esteem which the stu
dent body' has for him as an engineer, a dreamer, a
.builder, a man, and a true friend.

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We don't think the professor who bawled out his
wife and kissed the d was so
do you ?
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solution of his problems. My knowl-- 1 handed in, the committee conferr"iig
edge ,and acquaintance with national with the students told them they
fraternities leads me to say that there ' would not be given voting power un-- is
a constantly growing move to less they were willing to assume
out drinking and loose living." sponsibility for student conduct. They
(accepted.
Students Against Drinking
He also pointed out that readjust"The "cause of this attitude is not
fear of punishment from the univer- ment on the part of the student is a
"The
sity, but the fact that the boys have reaction to the war period.
found out that they cannot rim a fra- period immediately following the war
ternity with drunkards.
Popularity demanded larger scale education, and
speaking, they are against drinking." today the students are finding an inDean Armstrong also cited another terest in more serious things."
Exchange.
situation which concerns the general
awakening of the student body to a
She "You men are all alike."
responsiblity of its own affairs. "The
present student body," he said, "has
He "Then why do you girls want
been demanding a voice in the man- three or four?"
Georgian Cracker.
agement of its own affairs. We have
just recently granted membership to
Victor B. Mantilla, a freshman at
four students on the highest faculty the Ohio
State
board for the supervision of student financial backing University, has the
of the republic of
actiyities."
Peru, is the godson of the president
Students Turn Serious Things
of the republic, and is an official re- At the time the petitions were presentative to the United States.

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TEMPTATIONS

ment or Christianity.
Calvary is
God's greatest revelation of unselfishness, and that unselfishness first came
to triumph in the wilderness.
Jesus, according to Luke, is next
tempted to compromise for a Kingdom. Most of us need no such reward; a little gain will move so many
to falter, to see dimly or remember
but partially.
It was no demon with cloven tongue
and forked tail all clad in fire that
made such a subtle approach to Jesus.
It was such an appeal as Lancelot
made to Guinevere.
Perhaps it was
the easier way and seemed scarcely
the Second Best. This is the temptation in scholarship and religion that
"comes kissing to betray."
And Jesus is tempted to do a spectacular thing. No temptation is more
up to' date than this. We hunger for
something that seems miracle like.
The lime light is putting out the eyes
of the souls.
In the glare there is
much we do not see. Let us fear the
tawdry and cheap and bizarre. The
great forces are often hidden and
quiet. It was from a remote valley
from quiet fellowship with 12 students from long night vigils, that
a Master sent out a glad stream of influence which to most of us is as the
River of God.

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They footsteps lead
Once more to the yawning gulf of passion. . .
Passion piping on his deep toned reed
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Lulls some senses to, a slumber
Awakens others at his heed
And lost again, embittered doest thou wander
'Mid the channels of an unknown stream. . . .
Norman Bruce.

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A "crescent anther bursting
Star pollen on the wind. . .
Forecasting a subtle life and bloom
Of rooted things. .. .
And spring. . .
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THIS HOPE
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Ah! do not speak
Sit silent as you are
And let me trace your thoughts
Let them lighten your face
And darken it.
Let them brood in your eyes.
Yet keep them in your heart

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There's a smile on your lips now.
Tender and sad. . .
And there's music in your soul
Your eyes voice dreams
Dream haunted eyes

first of all. That question is best
answered 6j the accomplishments
of others with similar training
and like opportunities. This is
one of a series of advertisements
portraying the progress at Westinghouse of college graduates, off

factsforhis thesis
in 191 8, he was
only following a
lifelong habit.

From the time he was old
enought to delight in the shrill
whistle of a locomotive, through
his student days at California
Institute of Technology, the
most fascinating thing in the

Like shadows. . .
On a smooth flowing stream

At twilight.
And it's your life that has given you 'beauty
The mystery, the spell in those eyes
And like the life they beckon one onward
Creating that burning desire
The desire to live, love, and follow
Those ever flaming fires
Of illusions, ideals and dreams
That burn on a phantom pyre. . .
And drugging my senses to repose.
A repose like a sensual dream. . .
I've lost myself in their depths
I'm lost in their sombre gleam
And am as sad as you are sad
Knowing the dream cannto last.

A. Bercaw

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So then let us taste of the cup
Let us taste again and again
And when we are drunk with its wine
Let's forget the memories we've had
And when we've grown tired of each other
And the wine in the cup tastes fiat
Then, let us part from each other. . .
But don't let us try to forget. . .
And when we leave one another
Leave me your tender sad smile
And who knows but once more we may taste "
The wine in the cup for awhile
Drunk from the lips of another.
Norman Bruce.

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world to him was a railroad train.
It isn't just happy chance that,
at 29, he is a Sales Engineer in
the Transportation Division of
the Westinghouse Company, at
Philadelphia. And it was quite
natural that Bercaw should have
an important share in the negotiations involving one of the
most revolutionary transportation developments of the century
the development of the
rail car.
This design provides locomotion within the passenger car
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itself. So on many branch lines
locomotives can be discarded
with great saving to railroad
companies and with increased
convenience to passengers.
But to perfect this new car
required thorough cooperation
between the Westinghouse and
Brill Companies, whose engineers supplied, respectively, the
electric generator and gas engine
which, combined, give this car
its practical advantages. Bercaw
acted as a liaison man during
this development
stage, and

now he is engaged in sellings
among other things, these cars,
representing the newest idea in
railroad transportation.
When Bercaw entered the
Graduate Students' Course at
East Pittsburgh in May, 191 9,
he was fresh from college and
naval aviation. His enthusiasm
for railroading was not allowed
to cool he wasn't shunted into
unfamiliar lines. For thirteen
months he was a student in the
Railway Shops. Then for six
months in the General Engineering Department he learned how
to apply Westinghouse Equipment to railroad needs. It was a
logical step next to the Heavy
Traction Division of the Sales

Department at East Pittsburgh.
And two and
years there
landed him in his important
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work in Philadelphia.
To men who find a railroad
train fascinating, Westinghouse
opens a field that has unlimited
opportunities for success.

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