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Senator Barkley
Is Initiated Into
Legal Fraternity

FOR SIX MEN
Banquet Follows Ceremonies;
Members Hear Horlacher,
Mclntyre and
McKenney
SPENCER RESPONDS
FOR NEW MEMBERS

Former Kernel Editor John
F. Day Sneaks on Behalf
Of ODK Alumni

Initiation ceremonies for six men
were held last night In the Rose
room of the Phoenix hotel by Oml-crDelta Kappa, honorary leadership fraternity.
Those who were inducted were:
Dick Butler, Lexington, Sigma Chi,
selected for outstanding work in
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social service; Roger Brown, Ashland, Alpha Tau Omega, selected
for outstanding work In social service: Granville Byrne BrooksviUe,
Sigma Nu, selected for outstanding
scholarship; Reginald Rice, Princeton, Delta Tau Delta, for outstanding work in the dramatic field;
George M. Spencer, Beattyvllle, Phi
Sigma Kappa, for outstanding work
in publications; and Gene Myers,
Harlan, Lambda Chi Alpha, chosen
for outstanding athletic achievement.
Following the Initiation, the customary banquet was held. Prof R.
D. Mclntyre of the College of Commerce, acted as toastmaster for the
affallr and Introduced John McKenney, president of the local
chapter, who gave a welcoming address to the new members and
alumni. The response was delivered for the new men by George M.
Spencer, editor-in-chof the Kernel, and for the alumni by John F.
"Sunny" Day, of the Lexington
Leader staff and a former Kernel
editor. The principal address was
delivered by Dean L. J. Horlacher
of the College of Agriculture.
Nu chapter of Omlcron Delta
Kappa was founded on the University campus In 1925. Membership In the organization Is obtained
through points of varying value
given for outstanding work in campus activities.
The committee in charge of arief

rangements for the initiation and
banquet was composed of Tom
Nichols and William Pell.

Senior Committees
Are Appointed by
Class President
The senior Ring and Invitation
Committee and the Senior Ball
Committee were appointed today by
Richard Harvey Butler, president of
the senior class. Each committee
is composed of five seniors.
The Ring and Invitation Committee Is composed of Everett Met-ca- lf,
chairman, Charles Ryan,
Sherrtll M. Smith, Western Purr,
and Mary Neal Waldon. The Senior
Ball Committee is composed of Will
Wasson, chairman, John Toohey,
Donald Luques, Robert Forsythe,
and Hazel Brown.
FUNKHOUSER

TO MEETING

Dr. W. D. Funkhouser, of the department of zoology, will attend,
during the Christmas holidays, a
meeting of the American Association of Science in Atlantio City, N.
J, representing the University. Dr.
Funkhouser Is a member of executive committee of the Entomological Society of America, one of the
organizations affiliated with the association.

Explanation:
Space and
Limitations

Five Students Also Inducted
Into Local Chapter of
Phi Alpha Delta
Senator Alben W. Barkley of
Kentucky and five students of the
College of Law were Inducted Into
Phi Alpha Delta, national honorary
legal fraternity at annual fall Initiation ceremonies held Tuesday afternoon at the Lafayette hotel.
Senator Barkley, who was initiated as an honorary member, made
a brief talk at a banquet which followed the ceremonies. Honor guests
at the banquet were Eldon Dummlt,
former state commander of the
American Legion; Prof. William
Plttman of the College of Law;
and John Y. Brown, former congressman from Kentucky.
Dean
Alvln Evans of the College of Law
also spoke at the affair.
Those Initiated were C. C. Wells,
Hazard; Henry Wall, Paducah; T.
J Marshall, Frankfort; Woodrow
Klrkpatrick, Frankfort; and Ben B.
Wright, Cadis.
E. S. Campbell, Paris, Justice of
the local chapter, was toastmaster

FRIDAY, DECEMBER

to the Students
of Kentucky. Carry to your homes
the good wishes of the
for all who dwell
therein. May this holiday
season mean more to friends
and relatives than usual because of the return of goodly
sons and lovely daughters.
For yourselves, I wish a pleasant and interesting time interspersed with rest. The
real spirit of Christmas is
yours to make a part of your-

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CARLISLE SCORES
EIGHTEEN POINTS

'Cats Take Commanding Lead
In

By JOE QUINN

Frank L. McVey,

National Farm,
Home Program

ters.
These conditions, however, it
hopes, shall be obviated as soon
as completion of the new cam- -

central heating plant
space already designated
to meet our mechanical

count of the Wildcat-Not- re
Dame basketball game In Louisville as was rumored.
The office also announced that
the rule setting a penalty of 1
credit hour for absence from a
class the day before or after the
holidays will be In effect, and
students are warned to observe
this rule.

PLAYERS WILL HAVE
FOUR DAYS OF REST

Practice Session
Planned at Louisville
By Coach Rupp

Three-Da- y

The Kentucky basketball
squad will get very little rest
during the Christmas holidays, with two games scheduled at home and a threerday
practice session in Louisville
as part of Coach Adolph
Rupp's program for his team.
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Candidates for the Rhodes Scholarship awards for Kentucky were
being interviewed yesterday In the
committee room of the University
faculty club by members of the
board of selections of Kentucky.
Interviews started at 9 o'clock
and were still in progress late yesterday afternoon. Awards of Rhodes
scholarships are made every year,
the winners being cent to Oxford

University,

England.

Two persons

from the candidates
today, and will go to Chicago later
this month to compete with candidates from five other states.
Pres. Frank L. McVey is chairman of the board for Kentucky;
R. T. Taylor. LaOrnnge; Btrothcr
will be chosen

Phi Delta Kappa
Holds Initiation

Cosmopolitan Club

Feted at Banquet
Dr. H. L. Donovan, of Eastern
college, was the
principle speaker at a banquet,
given Tuesday for members of the
University Cosmopolitan club by
the International Affairs class in
the University Commons.
Mrs. Walter Allen presided and
Introduced Doctor Donovan. Having spent last summer in Russia,
he lectured on conditions In the
Soviet country. Following this talk.
Mrs. Allen introduced members of
the Cosmopolitan club.
The committee in charge of arrangements was composed of the
following: Mrs. E. A. Bureau, chairman; Mrs. C. F. Crouse, Mrs.
Adolf Blgge, Mrs. L. J. Horlacher,
Mrs. R. L. Allen, Miss Louise Webb,
and Miss Mae Hoover.

State Teacher's

Experiences; Praises Kentucky
By SID

BICKLEY

And CLIFF SHAW
The mad search for broadcast
material to appease the appetites
nation leads
of a
Chief Announcer for NBC's Chicago
Division, Everett Mitchell, to many
places,
strange and
from the dark, damp sewers of a
pt
roofs of
blf city to the
its tallest towers.
In Lexington for the purpose of
supervising the University of Kentucky Land Grant College program,
which was broadcast on the National Farm and Home Hour over
the NBC network last Wednesday,
Mr. Mitchell recounted for us some
of the interesting aspects of his
aork during his thirteen years of
radio experience.
The University of Kentucky program, the twelfth of a series of land
grant college programs, conducted
ty the National Farm and Home
Hour, compared, according to Mr.
Mitchell, very favorably with simi
lar presentations throughout the
thrill-hung-

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wind-swe-

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Bernie Opper and Walter
Hodge in the backcourt. Hodge will
replace Captain Warfleld Donohue
at one of the guard positions. The
Parts sophomore has given three
fine exhibitions in his first three
starts and because of his defensive
play against Xavier Tuesday night,
rates a starting Job against the
Louisiana club.
Following the Centenary battle,
the Wildcats will entrain Tuesday
morning for Louisville where they
will pitch camp for a three-da- y
practice session. The "Cats will
meet Notre Dame in the Kentucky
metropolis January 5, and Coach
Adolph Rupp believes that the club
will profit by staging their drill
sessions in town for a few days.
The team will be dismissed from
practice at noon, December 24, and
will report again December 28, to
start conditioning for the Michigan
State game, to be played here Jan-

Hines, Ashland; E. R Baltzell, Indianapolis; and Professor C. W.
Williams, University of Louisville,
uary 2.
comprise the rest of the body.
Elvis J. Stahr, graduate of the
class of '36. was last year awarded
a Rhodes scholarship and Is now
attending Oxford on funds provided
by this award.
Five persons were initiated into
the Alpha Nu chapter of Phi Delta

NBC Head Announcer Relates

meeting.
Those who were honored were:
H. T. Shackletta, graduate assistant, department of botany; Emma McClanhan, graduate assistant,
department of botany; Grace Blrge,
graduate assistant, department of
anatomy and physiology; and E. B.
Tucker, graduate assistant In the
department of sooIokv.
A report of the national convention of Sigma XI held recently at
Cornell University was made by
Dean W. D. Funkhouser of th
Oraduate school Dr. Funkhouser
also presented a replica of a plaque
commemorating
the fiftieth anniversary of the founding of the fraDr. F. W. Warburton, Dr. W. A.
Price, and Dr. W. D. Valleau were
acDolnted delegates to the 1937
convention of the society to be held
January 20 at Atlan'.lo City, N. J.
Dr. Alfred Brsuer, of the department of toology, presented a paper
at the meeting entitled "Chromo

Christmas holidays will offbegin at noon today and
will end January S at 8 a. m.,
the registrar's office announced
yesterday. There will be no extension of the holidays on acicially

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minutes to play,
but a desperate scoring effort in
the final few minutes brought the
'Cats into a 27-deadlock as the
regulation game ended.
A free throw chalked up by Bernie
Opper was the lone tally registered
in the first three minutes of the
overtime period, until Jay Walker
slid in for a crip and put the game
on Kentucky ice.
Carlisle and
Hagan added two more shots from
the floor to make the rout complete.
The Wildcats, heavy favorites to
win, were constantly in hot water.
an
style of
The Xavier
defense kept the 'Cats off balance
all evening and only individual offensive efforts of Carlisle, Hagan,
Walker and Opper kept the local
club in the ball game.
Xavier scored first on Koprwos-kt-'s
free throw, but Hagan's long
shot put Kentucky in front. From
that point on the lead
back and forth throughout the first
half with the 'Cats holding the advantage at half time,
6.
With the opening of the final period, Xavier seemed to take on new
scoring life, and with Joe Kruse
contributing two field goals and
Frank Kucia adding two more, the
Muskles Jumped into a commanding lead. With Kentucky trailing
0,
Carlisle made one of two free
tries. Walker added another, and
Carlisle counted from the side with
a short throw.
Koprowskl Interrupted the 'Cat
scoring with a free throw but Hagan
dribbled in for a goal irom insme
the foul circle and put the 'Cats a
single point behind. With less than
a minute to play, Carlisle was
fouled and made the free tnrow to
knot the count. Neither team could
score again before the game ended.
The Wildcats seemed to settle
down In the overtime period and
once started, took complete com
mand of the battle.
Ralph Carlisle, with 18 points,
was the Individual scoring hero.
with Hagan second. Tubby Thomp
son, who started at center, was held
scoreless, although he played but
half the game.
with less than

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pre-holi-

Dates Announced

Kentucky Basketeers to Play
Two Games at Home
During Vacation
Period

then-tw-

five-minu-

Unfortunate Reigns of "Edwards'
As English Kings Are Tracedl

name of Edward in connection with
the throne of England, for none of
them has had any fun being King
from the first one down to the
last.
The first one. Edward the Martyr,
whose brief reign was marked by
dissension In the country on ecclesiastical matters, was assassinated
In 978. Edward the Confessor, whose
coronation was delayed for a year,
fell Into constant difficulties with
the head of his government, who
disliked the King's friendliness
with foreigners, and finally forced
the King to accept his rule.
Edward the First met with much
opposition
clerical and baronial
during his reign, and failed in the
main ambition of his life, which
was to conquer Scotland. Edward
the Second was forced to submit

Official Vacation

In one of the wildest and
most exciting games a Kentucky team has played in recent years, Coach Adolph
Rupp's Wildcats earned a 34
to 28 decision over Xavier
University, Tuesday night in SCHOLARSHIPS
The Wildcats will take the court
Cincinnati, but not before the
against Centenary Monday night,
ARE DISCOSSED in Alumni gym. In the first of
Musketeers had carried the
ovholiday contests and, accordbattle into a
ing to Coach Rupp, three sophoertime session.
Rhodes Committee Interviews mores will be in the starting lineLeading 18 to 16 at the IntermisAspicants for Award to up.
sion, the Wildcats fell behind rapOxford College; U. K. Man
The Kentucky mentor plans to
idly as the Muskles went on a scoruse "Tubby" Thompson at center
Won Last Year
ing spree to assume a
lead

I'res. of the University.

Ken-tuckl- an,

that the former Edward
but he has
VIII haa troubles
nothing on all the other Edwards
who have ruled England I There
must be a Jinx attached to the

Five Minute
Extra Period
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selves.

Plans
For Student

We think

NEW SERIES NO 26

1936

Ruppmen Stage
Rally to Knot Count
In Regular Game
Time

VARIOUS BIDS UK Featured On

to the government of twenty-on- e
barons, who controlled the policies
of the land. He was imprisoned
by his wife Isabella, and her paramour, Mortimor. who took the
throne. After all attempts to kill
Edward by mistreatment failed, he
was ordered murdered In 1327.
The dead King's son, Edward III,
In order to gain the throne that
was rightfully his, killed Mortimor
He
and Imprisoned his mother.
was a very ambitious king, but died
a miserable failure, in his own eyes
and the eyes of his subjects, since
he could fulfill none of his ambitions.
Edward the Fourth Incurred the
anger of his Prime Minister. Warsecretly the
wick, by marrying
widow of an English gentleman,
since Warwick had a political marriage in mind for his sovereign.
Throughout Edward's reign there
as conflict between them, and in
his last years, the King was "given
to
and scandalous
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Greetings

T

CATS VS. CENTENARY
MONDAY, ALUMNI GYM

Wildcats Capture Overtime
Tilt From Xavier, 34-2F ace Busy Holiday Schedule

McVey Extends Christmas Greettngi

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BASKETBALL GAME

KENTUCKY

at the banquet and presented Senator Barkley. Other officers of HenARE ANNOUNCED
ry Clay chapter are H. O. Whitlow,
Kevll,
and J. S.
Freeland, Paducah, acting treasurer. Phi Alpha Delta was the first Five Companies Bid on FixPresent Varied Program Inlegal fraternity to be organized on
tures Necessary in New
cluding Address by
the campus, having been founded
Engineering Unit; Hoard
in 1914. Among Us alumni are
Doctor McVey
To Consider on Dec. 23
senators and congressmen, Justices
of the court of appeals, federal
Featuring talks by President F. L.
Judges, and others prominent in the
Officials of the University build- McVey and Dean
Thomas P. Cooper
legal profession.
ing program made public Tuesday of the College of Agriculture, a drasupplies for the matization of the history of the Unibids for electrical
Completed
engineering units and the central versity of Kentucky, and vocal and
plant.
Union heatingBoard of Trustees will meet orchestral selections by members of
The
the student body, the University of
December 23 to consider these bids.
Will Be Submitted to State which Include those for direct Kentucky presented the twelfth In
lighting fixtures and lamps for the a series of Land Orant college radio
WPA Board Within
south and east engineering units, programs on the National Farm and
Ten Days
for mercury vapor lamps, direct Home Hour over the National
lighting fixtures for corridors, a
The final plans for the new Stu- feed water heater for the central Broadcasting Company nation-wi- de
dent Union building probably will heating plant, and for mineral wool hook-u- p,
from 11:30 a. m. to 12:30
be submitted within the next ten insulation for the engineering units. p. m. Wednesday at the University
days to the state director of the
Those companies who entered bids studios.
Work Progress Administration at for direct lighting fixtures were the
The program opened with musical
Louisville, it was announced by General Electric Supply company, selections by the University radio
Dean Hiram Graham, chief engi- Cincinnati, $1,796.03; Greybar Elec- symphony orchestra, under the dineer of the University building pro- tric company, Cincinnati, $1,803.55; rection of Russell McKisky, and
gram, Tuesday.
F. D. Lawrence Electric Supply com- the singing of "On, On, U. of K."
Bids on the Student Union build- pany, Cincinnati, $1,787.20;
and by the "Ambassadors," student male
ing will be advertised for by the Johnson Electric Supply company, quartette. Following this. President
McVey briefly reviewed the history
middle of January, it Is hoped. It Cincinnati. $1,799.23.
was also announced that bids on
Bids for Indirect mercury vapor of the University as a land grant
the new law building will be re- lamps were entered as follows: Gen- college. Dean Cooper then discussed
ceived December 23.
eral Electric. $526.44; Greybar, $501.-0- 0; the growth of the College of AgriPresent plans for the building, as
and F. D. Lawrence, $504.00. culture and present benefits to
announced by President Frank L. The same firms also bid for in- Kentucky and the nation.
McVey at a convocation, last Fri- direct lighting fixtures, in order, reThe Microphone Players of the
day, call for a three story structure spectively, as follows: $924.85,
University, a student group under
$841.00, and $87735.
costing approximately $200,000. It
the direction of Oeorge Jesse, comThe General Electric bid of $842.40 pleted the program with a
will be located between the Alumni
gymnasium and Frazee hall. In- was the same as that presented by
dramatization of the history of
cluded In the building will be the F. D. Lawrence Electric for di- the University from the time of its
lounging rooms, recreation rooms, rect lighting fixtures for corridors. separation from Transylvania Collocker rooms, game rooms, a cafe- The Henry P. Thompson company lege, through its progress under
teria, soda grill, dance floor, and of Cincinnati bid $3,487.00 for the President Patterson, and, since 1917,
feed water heater for the central under President McVey.
offices.
Dr. McVey also announced that heating plant, while Worthtngton
The program, emanating from
a clerk would be on duty at all Pump & Machinery, Harrison, N. J., the University studios, was relayed
$31,412.00.
times in the administration depart- bid
to Chicago and sent out over a nament and that offices for the Y. M.
tional network of 96 stations. EvANNOUNCED
SPEAKER
O. A. and Y. W. C. A., the
erett Mitchell, chief announcer for
and other student organithe Chicago division of NBC, suzations will be located there.
Dr. Harry E. Barnes, editorial pervised and announced the program.
Scripps-Howa- rd
writer for the
OFFICES RENOVATED
chain and a foremost authority on
American history, will be one of the Sigma Xi
Honors
Two rooms on the ground floor featured lecturers at the 1937 Sumprocess mer Session, according to an anof Kastle hall are in the
Four New Members
made by those in
of renovation and are being con nouncement
Doctor
verted into a library, laboratories. charge of the program.
end offices for the bacteriology de Barnes has compiled more than 20 Delegates Are; Appointed for
partment. The rooms were until books on American history and is
1937 Contention at
now used as a chemistry stock also known for his pioneer work in
Atlantic City
room. The equipment of the stock historical sociology. He was forroom was moved to the old boiler merly a professor of history at Clark
Kentucky chapter of Sigma Xi,
University, Worchester, Mass.
room on the ground floor.
honorary
national research fraternity, elected four graduate as
sistants of the University staff to
associate membership; at a meeting
of the organization htld Wednesday evening in the Civil Engineer
ing and Physics building. Approximately 40 persons attended the
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its advertisers who have used
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necessarily limited space In its
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United States. He laid particular
stress on the spirit of cooperation
and college loyalty shown by the
students who took part In the program.
Mr. Mitchell is now concluriim:
his sixth year as director of the
National Farm and Home Hour. In
addition to this program, he is the
announcer for the radio sketches
called "Dan Harding's Wife," ani
"Melodies In Romance," and was
formerly announcer for the "Little
Orphan Annie" series.
In the opinion of Mr. Mitchell,
the radio public is beginning to appreciate college broadcast mr
and more, and he believes that
radio will soon find Its rightful
place In education.
During his career as an announcer for NBC, Mr. Mitchell has had
numerous dangerous and exciting
experiences.
What he considers
his most dangerous episode occurred at the Chicago World's Fair in
Assigned to announce the
1933.
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Kappa, national honorary educational group for men, at 4 p. m. Sunday In the auditorium of the University Training school.

New members include Alexander
Capurso, Lexington; Roy O. Chum-ble- r,
Lexington; Ben B. Herr, Lexington; Nicholas W. Williams, Winchester, and George William Andrew, Pine Ridge.

After the Initiation the initiates
were feted at a dinner served in the
Training school cafeteria. This was
followed by reports of officers and
delegates who recently attended a
district conference of the fraternity
at Indianapolis, Ind. The principal
talk, "Rural Educational Problems,"
was delivered by J. W. Brooker, of
the University's department of education.

COUNTY TEACHERS
DISCUSS PROBLEMS
The Fayette county teacher's association met Monday night in the
auditorium of the University high
school in their monthly meeting to
discuss the problem of fitting instruction to the needs of the individual. A motion picture entitled
"Overcoming Limitations of Learning" was shown.
Round table discussions were held
and
by the primary, intermediate,
high school groups to discuss the
question. Louis Vandell. president
of the association, presided at the
meeting. D. T. Davis presented the
motion picture.

DEAN TAYLOR SPEAKS
GROUP
BEFORE HI-Y

Dean W. S. Taylor of the College
was the principal
of Education
speaker at a banquet given by Uniboys for the
versity High Hi-- Y
Girl Reserves group Monday night
in the cafeteria of the school More
than 85 attended the affair.
Speaking on "The Qualities of a
Great Man," Dean Taylor emphasized in his talk several points be
thought necessary for greatness,
considering such traits as courage,
ability, consideration for others,
energy, patience, cheerfulness, and
hard work.

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