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Poto has invaded
of the week in the lover of the t'K I.ibraiv
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Walter Crawford Krllv. creator of ivn. has given
Po:o :iip
sketch ot
the library en oiK-ina-l
published in Il.ost HeW S .ip. l o( til.- which
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prize of one ticket to the next Ouicnol production will be given to the Mudrnt who submits the
be.st paniKiaph on. "Why is Poio Funny?" Fntries
may be left at the desk in Room 402 on the fourth
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floor of the library.
Poro is basically a satire with characters so inno-- i
cent the satire never bites. Pojo's round baby head
foyer of the Margaret I.
The above Togo display can be seen in the
nose, instead of the usly snout of the
of
Kin. It L.r lodes an original sketch by artist Walt Kelly, creatorand and upswept are due to Kelly's determination to
real possum,
Pogo. The display was arranged by the Department of Archives
make his characters friendly. Kelly himself thinks
Special Collection's of the IK Library.
his strip is popular because his readers see some-thin- s
of themselves in the characters.
Walt Kelly was born in Philadelphia. Penn.. Aug-T)1913. When only two years old. his parents
moved to Ci idiicnort His parents now live in Stratford. Conn. Kelly's father was a theatrical-scen- e
painter nnd taught Walter Jr. .to draw.
While attending Warren Harding Hish School,
Kelly was editor and cartoonist of the school paper,
A hill
ov in Congress to increase tlu subsistence pay bli- wrote poet?y. and acted as news reporter for the
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Pogo Display

Veteran's Education Bill
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pi- - face,
ihle information on printing pilars.
tvposrraphy. etc.
An iir.piev ive dip!ay has been Lir.lt around 1h;
sketch and can be .seen in the foyer of the I ibrat
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Kel'. tn .n to lake sliiT
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hili'rrno .nie
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h'r ; Citno.no. t Ibis ii.b he crc.Ucl a
modern sriies of fairy tale's in which Pojo. a
was a minor character.
In 1SM3. K. llv wi nt to u.ik .is a civilian cirplow-o- f
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the Amn's Fo:cu;n Kmuiiawe Cmf
line, he studieil a bit of American dialects Here, la'
acquired the (tcorma aaent" used s often in lut
comic strip
loiter. Kellv decided to retire the hero of hi" fairv
tale series and replace hun with Poco Incident allv.
the name "Pouo" means nothing tn particular; it
inertly sounds well with possum
the publication carrying Kelly's work
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folded. For the next two years, Kelly did commercial comics and in l!MS was offered an additional
job on the New York Star. He was hired as art
director, political cartoonist, and political advisor.
As art director, he directed himself to do a daily
strip called Poro.
However, the New York Star folded in P.M9 and
Pouo was homelcsN once mote A few mouths later
Kelly was hired .by Post Hall Syndicate Mhen Po-- l
Syndicate' and Uan the fantastic climb to lui
present success. In 1!.Y2. Kelly was elected cartoonist of the year by the :UH) memlters of the National Cartoonist Society.
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veteran's education and training program faces Bridgeport Post.
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of its existence.

The pn;'sal sks for an increase of 2,5 tu $45 a month to all
veterans r.cv. enrolled in the education and training" program under

Guignol Players
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Veterans drawing SI 10 a month
would receive S145 a month; those

The Guignol players open their
receiving; SIIj would receive S175;
fall schedule with a program of
S1G0 would reand those receiving
plays. Wednesday.
three one-aceive 8i05 if this bill wcer passed.
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The effective date upon passage
ot this bill would be the first day
of the firs; month which begins
10 days fcJIcwing the enactment
of this law.
administrative as
d.tant' in apVrvnnpll nffinp stated
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that interest expressed to repre- sentatives and senators would be
effective in cettin the increase
passed bv Concress.
The bill S number S. 533.
The chairman of the Senate
Committee e n Labor and Public
is also prettv responsible
passaee of the bill.
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For further information on this
bill contact William Bass, in the
Administration Building.

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will be open
Guignol
Monday and Tuesday from noon
until 5 p.m and Wednesday
throuah Saturday noon until 9
p.m. Reservations can be made by
phone by calling University
tension 2396.
Directing the plays are Dudley
Saunders. Sonny Kirchdorf fer, and
Nancy Niles. president of the
Guignol players.
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is being established on the second
floor of the Journalism Kuilding.
It is scheduled to be in operation
The
bv the first of December.
microfilm laboratory will be super-vi- ri
hv Miss Pollv Warren, as- sisted by student help. Lawrence
S. Thompson, director of the Mar-sir- e
garet King Library, will be director
of the project, assisted by an
visory board of the officers of the
Kentucky Press Association and
- --Dr. Niel Plummer. director of the
Srhool of Journalism.

The nroiect will provide for the
microfilming of every member
newspaper in the state for the
year 1954 at no cost. Back volumes
of newspapers will be microfilmed
with the cooperation of the pud
Ushers when time permits in the
luture All newspapers which de- to take part in the project
will be microfilmed.
officials and mem- .
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uris mjh- nui u King ...... .
Library to
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make this project of use to historians, studying the past, present,
and future, in the state and nation. Aided by an appropriation
to the library by Governor Lawrence W. Wetherby and his advisory committee, the necessary
equipment has been purchased and
a complete and modern laboratory
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"If the University is to continue
operate Northern Center at
Covington, we will have to find a
new home," Dr. Leo M. Chamberlain, vice president, said.
With more than 800 students enrolled in the Center, which is lo- cated on the second floor of a
Covington uracle school, it becomes
daily more apparent Mi.it a
to house the Center v.:il have
to be tound. Chambe: l.en added.
Not only is Northern (enter
overcrowded, but the students jo- ing in and out to classes make
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Northern Center was Parted as
an experiment bv the University.
At fir.-- t most of the studitit- - weir
veteran.-- who found it dilfl'iilt to
attend the University. When the
veteran enrollment slacked olf the
enrollment of the Center continued

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to rise.

Who says Homecoming ain't what it used to be? If there's ever been
a cuter Homecoming Queen than Ann Wenninger . . . well we Just
don't believe there has been. The pert young miss represented the

Alpha Gamma Delta sorority.

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A student may attend Northern
Center for two years, but to get .
degree, he must come to the I'ni- -'
versitv for the last two years.

Panhcllcnic Plans Dance
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and her sorority and home-tow- n
will be announced.
Panhcllcnic will present the foreign student which, this ear. is
Haum June I.ee. They will also
award the S500 Panhellenic scholarship which will be given to one
or more girls here on campus.
Scholarship trophies will be presented to the sororitv with the
highest overall standing, the sorority with the lunhest house
standing, and the independent
house withthe hmhest tandinu.
Tall Sigma, modem dance society.' is schedub d to provide the
intermission entertainment.
Dave Parry will provide the
music for the Panhellenic spon.. .
sir
sored dance which will follow the
presentation. It Is a
) vrsion
dance.
This wtll be the fitlst year that
December i opening
the Wildcats Tuesday for their
n
a dance has followed the pledge
game with I ouisiana State I'niversity.
is to be no
polls list Kupp'k charge as contender for the num- presentation. There soi ui iti h
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adn iiun since the
ber one spot in the nation.
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years of coaching basketball at one
is a long time. Hut Coach Adolph Uupp.
third from the left, is still going strong. Uupp and
assistant coach Harry Lancaster began preppuue
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filminir of 1951 files of all state
connewspapers, with the exception oi Personnel Office, is in critical HosSororitv pledge presentation and dance will !e held Nov. I.
at the Good Samaritan
certain papers already using this dition
followed
method of preservation, at no cost pital. Dr. aCroft was admitted Pledge presentation will he at 7 p in. in Memorial Hall
kidney condition and
to the newspaper except that of earlier with
was hv the dance from ) p.m. 12 midnight in tin Student Union
the positive film. Contracts with until Thursday Ins condition
listed as serious.
Halhoom.
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assessed for the dance acAt the presentation each pledge been
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ears of planning have resulted in the establishment
of Kentucky
of the Kentucky Press Association-UniversitMiemfilm Proiect in the journalism Ihiildin'j;.

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University of Kentucky. Lexington. Ky., Friday, Nov. t.

Vol. XLVII
urday, Nov. 12.
program consists of "No
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Sarte. "The
Exit" by Jean-PaQueens of France" by Thornton
Wilde r, and "Purification by I en- ,v
ncssec .Williams. Curtain time is

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have.
Illanket bids have been sent to
all sorority and fraternity houses
and to all independent residences.
Although the pledges will be in
formats the general dress for the
dance is
semi-forma-

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ID Cards
Temporary ID cards will be
ID
for permanent
e hanged
tiiday. Nov. II in the lob- ards
bv uf the Coliseum from J a.m.
to
n.ni. and from 9 a.m. to 1!
noon on Saturday.
persons with the temporary ID cards are asked to bring
the cards with them. Aftrr neil
weekend the temporary ID card
will no longer be honored.
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