THE KENTUCKY

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Alumni Notes
Editor Alunmi Secretary

CONTRACT FOR STADIUM IS GIVEN
On Saturday, May 1, the executive committee inct and selected the bid of
Louis des Cogncts and Company for the construction of part of the stadium
this year. The bid of the des Cognets Company was approved and recommended by the Alumni Stadium Committee of Engineer after a tabulation of
all bids received on April 30.
Two of the bids received for the erection of eight sections were almost
the same. The Clarke, Stewart and Wood Company submitted a bid of
$149,650 for the construction of eight sections and Louis des Cogncts and Company's bid for the same number of sections was $148,920, making des Cogncts
the low bidder in this case by $730. A third bid from the Turner Construction Company was for $204,384.
The funds in the hands of the building committee now arc not sufficient
to build the eight sections this year and bids were also submitted for the erection of five sections with the option of another if aranged before a certain date.
For the erection of five sections Louis des Cogncts and Company offered
to do the work for $100,000 and to build the sixth section if desired for
The company offered to assist in financing this sectioti by carrying suitable collateral paper for a period of one, two and three years, and to contribute
$1,000 towards the financing of this section. The offer includes cast iron scat
supports for the section named and gives the Executive Committee until August to decide whether the last section will be built this year.
Clarke, Stewart and Wood agreed to build the same five sections for
and to add the sixth section on the north side for the additional sum of
$17,240 with collateral paper for one, two and three years.
After tabulating the two bids which were lowest the Stadium Committee
recommended that the Executive Committee accept the bid of Louis des Cog-neand Company for the construction of five sections with the cast iron seat
supports, the work to be completed by October 1 and with the option of contracting fo rthe last section by August 1.
J. I. Lyle, chairman of the building committee, agreed over long distance telephone to the recommendation of the rest of the committee and added that des
Cognets be requested to put Maury Crutchcr in charge of the work, which will
be done.
Crutcher is a graduate of the class of '17 and a former captain of the Wildcats. It will please the Alumni to know that an old Wildcat star who is also
an efficient engineer, will be in charge of the work.
The Stadium Building Committee will place a man on the grounds for inspection of the work, for the University authorities are determined that the
stadium on Stoll Field shall be the best in the South and will take every precaution to see that it is what it should be.
Work on staking out the ground began last Tuesday and before long the
dream of those who first saw the possibility of a stadium there will be on the
way to realization, made possible by the loyalty of alumni in almost every state
and in several countries.
One thing which has pleased the Executive Committee is the fact that no
complaint of any member of the Association has reached them on the choice
of the company to do the work.
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they took in entertaining the visitors
from the different high schools.
The high school students also dc
serve praise for the excellence of the
work they did here and the gentlemanly conduct they maintained while in
the city.
Many of the teams were trained by
members of the Alumni Association
who personally took charge of bringing their teams to Lexington.
It
was with genuine sorrow that the
news of the death of Miles Austin
Quirey, of Stttrgis, was received. Two
years he had attended the track meets
of the high schools here and the nature of his work and the charm of his
character had given the University
officials with whom he came in contact the hope that by next year he
would be listed among the students.
His death resulted from an automobile accident near Mitchell, Iud., while
he was on his way home after the
track meet last week.
To the other members of the high
school debating and track teams the
association extends appreciation of the
good work they did while here and
hopes to sec as many of them as possible back next fall or the year after
as students.
DATE

BALLOTS

SENT

OUT

CALENDAR
May 10. (Second
Lexington,
Regular). Luncheon
Saturday
at 12:30, Lafayette Hotel.
Buffalo, May 10. (Second Sat- urday
Regular)
luncheon at
1:15 p. m., Chamber of Com- merce, corner Main and Seneca
streets.
Chicago. May 19. (Third Mon- day Regular) luncheon, 12:30 p.
m., Marshal Field's Restaurant,
Men's GriH.
Lexington,
May 31. Annual
Alumni Banquet at 6:00 p. m.,
Phoenix Hotel.

Nominating
Prepares
Committee
Slate of Officers for Next Year

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HOME COMING PREPARATIONS

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At a meeting last week of die active
chapter .of Alpha Delta Sigma, honorary journalistic fraternity, the date
of the third annual gridiron dinner was
set for Monday, June 9.
In former
years the dinner has always been held
on the night of the first week of commencement. This year due to the fact
that commencement and examinations
are altogether it will not be possible
to follow the former plan.
A letter received from Senator A.
O. Stanley announced that the Kentucky Senator would be glad to attend
the gridiron dinner if the date could
be set June 9 or 10. Partly on this
account and also because of the
change of plans in commencement the
fraternity named June 9 as the date.
The committees named to prepare
the work this year includes both members of the active chapter and alumni
members who are doing journalistic
work on the Lexington papers. A list
will be prepared by the committee in
charge of invitations, but as the affair
is primarily a University of Kentucky
affair any alumnus or former student
of the University who desires to attend
the dinner is cordially invited to drop
a card to the chapter or to any individual member of the fraternity and
ask for a reservation. The fact that
any man has attended the University
makes him eligible for the affair.

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THE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
l.aM week the
campus was the
scene of the annual debating and track
tournaments of the high schools of the
state. The students of the University
are to be commended for the interest

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George Hubbard Gilbert has been
a life members of the Alumni Association since 1916. He has been with the
General Electric Company practically
ever since receiving his B. M. E. degree in 1905. For many years he has
been manager of their branch office,
Virginia Railway and Power Building,
Richmond, Va. His mailing address is
824 Park Ave.
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Cott C. Kellcy received his B. C. E.
degree in '08 and his C. E. in '12. The
1908 Annual says of him: "B. C. E.
Mu Iota. Business Manager Kentuck-iaManager Baseball team. Dance
Committee.
Brooks Civil Engineering Society. '08 Class Football Team."
Evidently a busy man on the campus.
For several years he has been with
the American Dressier Tunnel Kilns
Company and since 1921 has been their
Southern manager with offices in
Birmingham, Ala. His residence and
mailing address is 502 41st Street,
Ensley, Ala.
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Rayner Wendell Tinsley received his
B. A. degree at the University
of
Kentucky in 1912 and his M. A. degree
at the University of Illinois in 1915.
He taught for a while, first in Kentucky and then in Mississippi. Since
1917 he has been connected with the
U. S. Department of Justice and is now
a special agent of that department with
offices at 305 Federal Building, Atlanta, Georgia. Since 1916 he has been a
life member of the Association.
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NOTICE TO LAW ALUMNI
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Always on the active list is the
name of Richard Alexander Edwards,
familiarly known to his clasmatcs as
"Dick." Quoting from the 1910
"Bachelor of Arts in Education; President Union Literary Society; Y. M. C. A. Committeeman K. I.
D. A.; President K. I. O. A.; President Senior Class; Art Editor 1910
Kentuckian; S. U. A. A." Mr. Edwards has followed the teaching profession and for a number of years was
superintendent of city schools at
Ky. Since 1917 he has been Director of the Training School at the
Eastern Kentucky State Normal and
Teachers' (Jollege, Richmond, Ky. Hel
married Miss Mildred Pauline Cook,
August 4, 1914. They have one son,
Stephen Cook Edwards, seven years '
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Sufficient money for final payment on the Dean Lafferty portrait for the College of Law hai
not yet been subscribed. Checks
may be sent to W. S. Hamilton,
'07, 707 Marion E- - Taylor Bldg.,
LouisviHe, Ky.

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One Year

$2.00
ALUMNI ASSOCIATION,
University of Kentucky,
Lexington.

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Betwixt Us
I hereby pledge to the GREATER KENTUCKY CAMPAIGN
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A loyal and enthusiastic
of the University is Dr.

supporter
Benjamin
one of the
Franklin VanMeter
best known physicians in the city of
Lcxingto.
Dr. A'anMeter has al
ways specialized in surgery and has to
his credit several very remarkable and
successful operations. In 1898 he serv
ed as lieutenant in the Medical Corps,
l S. A. in the Philippines during the
War. He was dis
charged in 1900.
In 1902 Governor
Beckham commissioned him Major,
Medical Corps, 2nd Kentucky Regiment and in 1905 he was made chief
surgeon of all Kentucky militia. In
1908
President Taft commissioned
him as lieutenant in the Medical Reserve Corps of the U. S. Army. During the World War he served as a
major in the Medical Reserve Corps,
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Address
Cut and mail to Alumni Secretary.

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U. S. A.
Dr. VanMeter
has two daughters
who are now students at the University, Margaret and Isabel, both Jun
iors,
i he youngest s a son, Hen 1,

Jr., who is attending the Massie
School for Boys, near Versailles, Ky.
Mrs. VanMeter was Miss May Wcth- erill,
daughter of Captain A. M.
Wetherill, of Philadelphia,
Penna.
The residence is at 428 West Second
Street.

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A number of letters have reached
from members of the
the office
classes which hold reunions this year
announcing that they will be here for
the reunion. Assistant Dean W. E.
Freeman, of the class of '04, recently
sent the office a copy of a letter which
he has mailed to every member of his
cjass. He wrote:
"This is the year for the reunion of
the 'Naughty Four' class. Let's make
it a real 'humdinger.' The commencement exercises this year will be held as
follows.
off from
Take a week-enbusiness and join the bunch."
(Charles E. Planck, permanent
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rctary of the class of ''19, wrote that
he had also mailed a letter to each
member of the class of '19, urging them
to get back for their first real reunion.
The classes which hold reunions this
year are 1869, 1889, 1894, 1899, 1904,
1909, 1914, 1919 and 1921.

The members of the Alumni Association before now have probably received the ballot for the annual
of the officers of the association
Four hundred and thirty-thre- e
ballots
were mailed individually to members
of the Association.
The remainder
will be furnished members through the
officers of the local alumni clubs.
The ballot is prepared in the form of
a slate, prepared by a nominating committee, in accordance with the custom
of the Association and other organiza
tions of this nature. In the event that
there is another choice for any of the
offices to which only one person is
uominaed a blank is left in which the
name of the choice may be placed
The ballot contains a small account
of each nominee at the bottom of the
page. All of the alumni nominated
for office of the asociation this year
have been intimately connected with
the work of the Greater
Kentucky
Campaign this year and the nominating committee deemed it wise to maintain their services until they have completed the work they have started out
to accomplish.
The Alumni Office hopes to receive
the vote of every member by the first
return mail after the ballot is received,

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There are few breaks in the record
of Frank Thorpe Miles as an active
member of the Alumni Association. In
this he was only maintaining his active record while in school for the
Kentuckian Says of him: "Freshman
year, member of S. U. A. A., Y. M. C.
A. and Union Literary Society. Sophomore year, class president and member of class basketball team. Junior
year, president Y. M. C. A. and class
representative on Athletic Council.
Senior, member Tan Beta Pi, Dramatic
Club, Student Branch A. I. E. E. and
A. S. M. E." Soon after receiving his
degree he went with the Wcstinghouse
Electric and Manufacturing Company
and was with them as Sales Engineer
until March, 1918, when he entered
the service of his country for the period of the World War.
After his
discharge, in April, 19J9, he became
branch manager of the Bccdlc Equipment Company at Indianapolis, Iud.
Since 1922 he has been president of
The Miho Company, 717 Sycamore
Street, Cincinnati, Ohio. He married
Miss
Kathcrine Shaw, February 7,
1921.
They are living at 17 Holmes
Avenue, Ft. Thomas, Ky.

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is one of
James II. Combs
the first former students to associatt
himself with the active alumni after
the privilege of membership was given
through the referendum vote of 1920,
He is treasurer of the Combs Lumber
Company, contractors and builders, of
Lexington, Ky. lie has always been
associated with civic affairs and during the World War was the active and
efficient Chairman of the Food Commission for Fayette County. Mrs.
Combs was Miss Edna Rubcl, of
Louisville. There arc two daughters,
N'ancy, who is attending school
at
Science Hill College, Shclbyvillc, Ky.,
and Esther, who is a student at Hamilton College, Lexington.
The residence address is 418 West Third St.

Carrier Engineering Corporation
750

Frelinghuysen Avenue,
Newark, N. J.

Boston, Buffalo, Chicago, New York, Philadelphia

MANUFACTURERS OF WEATHER

to make "Every day a good day"
with the help of the following Kentuckiani

41. Lyle, 'M
lyle, '00
L. L. Lewis, '07
M. S. Smith, 'OS
It L. Jones, '12
Duncan, '12
Taliaferro,

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J. B. Bolliag. 'IS
H. Wortham, '16
R. WateriUl, '20
J. H. Bailey, '20
W. B. Taeratoa, '21
N. O. Bek. '22
A. F. ShaakVa, TJ

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