xt7dfn10pm3x https://exploreuk.uky.edu/dips/xt7dfn10pm3x/data/mets.xml Lexington, Kentucky (Fayette County) University of Kentucky Alumni Association 1918 v. : ill. ; 28 cm. Quarterly, Publication suspended 1922 and resumed with v. 1, no. 1 (May 1929); v. 5, no. 9 (May 1933) not published; issues for v. 37, no. 2-v. 40, no. 1 (spring 1966-spring 1969) incorrectly numbered as v. 38, no. 2-v. 43, no. 1; v. 40 (1969) complete in 3 no. journals  English [Lexington, Ky. : University of Kentucky Alumni Association, Contact the Special Collections Research Center for information regarding rights and use of this collection. Kentucky alumnus University of Kentucky. Kentucky alumni 2002- Kentucky alumnus monthly Kentucky alumnus, vol. 1-4, no. 10, 1918 text Kentucky alumnus, vol. 1-4, no. 10, 1918 1918 2012 true xt7dfn10pm3x section xt7dfn10pm3x ` A " V  
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  `;   ican destroyers made its history-making trip across the Atlantic. i  `
  A l We recall with pride the incident that took place upon the arrival = ·
    1 at their English base. A`When will you be ready to report for l A
  A A. | duty," signalled the English commander. °°We are ready now," I  
    replied Admiral Sims.   Q 
l [ ·A A To get down to what the negro preacher terms the `°rouse-  
{ · _' ment" of his sermon, the thing which enabled Admiral Sims to an-    ‘
{ Z swer °°We are ready now," is the only thing that will make the   _A
1 “ . Alumni Association of Old State worth while. It is organization, l  
  _-   preparation, loyalty and devotion to the cause of service to the Uni-    ,
ls _   versity. The Association needs and must have your co-operation.   ‘
l ii -_ .i ,, It is yours. You should be loyal enough to Alma Mater to get be- l .
A   · ·   hind the Association and its publication both morally and financially. l ‘
  . ~ ~ in order to take its proper place with the magazines of the lead- `
  A A   ing universities in the United States, The Alumnus must guarantee } .
I . a circulation of not less than 1,200 and at least 4 issues in a year.   _·
A A; ·I 1 Your Secretary is so confident of the support of his fellow alumni l p
    ·   and so sure of benefits to accrue that he has given his personal guar-  
ll; , i V F l anty to that effect. You are under no obligation to the Secretary   A
`       for assuming this responsibility, but you certainly owe it to the As- 1 A
l   ` socialion, the University and yourself to help in the work of plac-   A
A   ‘ ‘ ing Alma Mater on the University Map of the country. You can   .
l   help by paying dues of $2.00 per year, which entitles you to mem-   `
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  Alumnus will not be sent to anyone who is behind in clues. . i
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1*   ` A Good Investment E ............... . .,,.,..,,....`,................... 4  
l' ` i‘ A \·\'ord to Alumni Secretaries ..... . ...............,.................. 5  
l`   1 lmprorements Made .........,,.... . .................................. 3  
i' { j Since june, 1918 .............................,....................... 7 l
J- l V Commencement \Veek ................v . .......,.......,,........1........ S
l- l · lnstzillzition Exercise ................., . . . ; .............. 4 ....,............ 'S 4
be l Heziutiful Coinmeneement Day Progrzun ..,.. ` .,........................,.. 1.2
1*. i , Alll1liEll`.‘\l11l`ill11 Dinner ................ . ......................,........... I4
ni l _l0sepli Dicker`s Portrziit Presented ...,. . .........,........................ I4 ,
r-   g Your Students Killed ................. . .................................. 16
‘y 1 Peace Dziy ...,..,...,................. . ......,.................,,.......1 18 E
5-   Britislr llissiou Guests of New York ..........,....,.................. 18  
C-   4 Eminent Tencliers Are Added to Faculty ..... , ........,.......r.......,. zz l V
in 4 lmpressiyc Exercises for University   ................................... $ V
H- j . University of Kentucky is Atliliated \\iitl1 Llnitni i....... , ,,.....,........ JS t ;
N; 4 Letter From Dr. '|`i;;‘ert· ..,............ . .,.,.............................. .*1) f
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l Births ....................,..,.r...... . ............,...................... 39 5
1 A lléftths .i..,.,........,....,..,,.,. _. ._.............................. . .... 39 i   l
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  1 THE KENTUCKY ALUMNUS  
t , A is PUBLISHED BI—MONTHLY—SEPTEl\IBER, NOVEMBER, JANUARY, MARCH, _
j _ MAY AND JULY OF EACH YEAR-BY THE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION OF  V
; THE UNIVERSITY oI·‘ KENTUCKY, AT LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY.
· ' Entered as second-class matter September 28, 1916, at the post-office at ’
E Lexington, Kentucky, under the Act of March 3, 1879.  _
  THE SUBSCRIPTION PRICE Fon THE KENTUCKY ALUMNUS IS $1.00 PER YEAR. Q' 
l T0 ALUMNI, INCLUDING DUES T0 THE ASSOCIATION, $2.00 PER YEAR. —
j The Kentucky Alumnus is the official publication of the Alumni Association. It In  
j lssued bl-monthly by the Association under the direction of the Executive Committee ,
ln the interest of the Association and University. It therefore represents the I 
I g sentiment and policy of the Alumni organization. i`
Q The Editor-ln-Chief is appointed by the Executive Committee of the Alumni Association -, 
2 and the Associate Editors are the Class Secretaries ot the various classes and the , ’
Q I Presidents of the Alumni Clubs.  .
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r a Ed torrttal @ommem . g
j . , Mr. Carnegie once said that he was thankful that ·
.   A GOOD IN\’ESTMI·;NT he had no sons, giving it as his reason that if he  l
E had a son and he turned out to be il failure, the I
people would say, “That`s the way with :1 rich man's son,°’ and if on the other Q
, hand he proved to be a success, the public would readily exclaim, “He ought to ·
l make a success, as he has had every opportunity in the world." This statement u
accredited to Mr. Carnegie can only convey one impression and that is his un- ~_
willingness to stand the gat? of public scrutiny of the career of a son. In assum- ,  ‘
_ ` ing such a position he shows greater respect for public opinion than for his duty j
l C to society.
The feeling of the average man is quite diderent. He is thankful for the =
,   V ‘ ·boy 0I' girl whether he be rich or poor and is willing to do ltis utmost to il$$lll'C ·
their real success in life, regardless of public opinion. His greatest concern is in
` . giving the boy or girl a fighting chance-an opportunity to make good in lifc,
_ and to leave the rest to fate. \¢Vho cannot recall some instance of a righting .
. chance, an opportunity being given to someone, especially if it was to some boy _
· OT girl striving for an education. Hay be the help was given by you, by il i‘€lH· `
ative or friend, or through some kindly means, just when such assistance meant ,
- the making of a useful man or woman. Vilhat thrills of joy must come to those
V receiving and doubly so to those who render such assistance.
In accord with this spirit of giving aid, a fighting chance to worthy boys ‘
A and girls striving to get an education, the Alumni Association inaugurated thc
f student loan fund. This project was initiated by alumni who have experienced ‘
, ` the joy of both receiving and giving assistance to just such a cause. This fnntl  
-_ is gradually growing and should receive the thoughtful consideration of €H€ll  
and every alumnus of thc University.

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Q To date, the following funds of $100 each have been established: l
' i Alpha Zeta, two. V A A I
S South Africa Club, one. , _ l
g.¢;`RCH, _ Class ,95 ,0116. A _ I
.  , Class ’96, two. A
—- ··—~  j Class ,90, two. _  
ffice at Class ’06, one. A
 i Class ’08, one. ·
A YEAR  » Other classes and clubs have indicated their intention of establishing funds,  
m.  A but have not done much toward raising the money. Every alumnus should be  
Fm  A fl stockholder in a project of this sort. The secretary of the Association will  
mmittee ‘ gladly assist you in securing stock. E
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SMAEAAMA  A A WORD To ALUMNI Another half year has passed since the last issue  
Amd the r . SECRETARIES ot Tnc ALuMNus and it did seem that the ma-  
` terial could not be procured for this issue. While  
21 i there was a great deal to record so many other urgent duties intruded themselves i  
l that the summer passed and no manuscript was prepared. E
A It was deemed advisable not to issue TH12 ALUMNUS during the summer be-  
- `  N cause so many of the addresses of the Alumni had been changed and were in ~  
ful that - most instances just temporary and while so many plans were made and so much _ i
at if he  A in process of construction and alteration there was very little finished during the i -
ire, the summer and everyone was as busy as could possibly be, Every effort, however,
e other will be made to put out subsequent issues in February, April and Iune and- by ;
ught to A that time let us hope affairs will be in a more settled state and each one required A ’
itemeut “ to do a fewer number of tasks. ·
his un- V  Possibly because there was no set time for sending notes there has not been .
assum— _  ` a line received from a secretary by the editor of THE ALUMNUS nor has there , '
iis duty A been any communications from clubs. These conditions are very probably due E
also in part to the fact that so many secretaries are, or have been, in theservice,  
for thc _~ but every one of them should send notes in for the next issue of THE ALUMNUS  N
i assure by January I2 and if it is impossible for them to prepare the letter in the form  A _
rn is in they would like them to appear, the editor will be glad to attend to that also, if
in lifc, A thc notes are supplied. Surely every secretary has heard some interesting news  · ' ‘
lighting A Of a few of his or her classmates when the American boys from everv state in _
me boy The Union have accomplished so much and some University of Kentucky alumni  1 A
:1 rela-  ‘ are in every state. Do not forget the date and try to send a few notes or an ? ,
: meant Q  expression of felicitation so we will know Tm; Acmmus is not forgotten. . 5}
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A "l\Iaxwell Place," the historic home of the Mulli— g .
ry boys ‘ IMPROVEMENTS xmnm gan family with the large lots to the front and A   .
ted the rear of the residence was purchased by the Un-- i  
zrieucecl versity last year for the president`s residence. The place had not been repaired ,  
is funtl A  OT fefilecorated for years and a great deal of time and labor was needed to Znakc t 1
of each . it desirable as a home for the president of the University. The grounds had rare i  
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T   natural beauty, a wealth of old fashioned flowers and were partly terraced but  T
T   T · had been left to nature to an unlimited extent. 'The house was not modern and  y
  * a great many improvements were necessary and have been made. During the  .
  g very late summer the residence was finished and President iMcVey and his T
  family moved from the Country Club where they had spent the summer, with  _
  the exception of some time given to short trips, to their new home. T » 
Q Remodeling has changed the residence into a modern two-story buildin; t
  with ample space and all necessary conveniences for an ideal home and the m;un-  
  attractions so desirable in the home of the executive of an institution cailcrl  ..
  T on frequently to entertain distinguished guests of the institution and city. The  j
  , president's home is one the students and alumni may well he proud of.  _
l The Administration building has new floors, newly tinted walls and ceilings, l— 
} giass instead of wood panel doors, woodwork all painted and new lighting tnwi T
i T heating systems installed. No features of the general improvements will he  ’
  more pleasing to the alumni than those in the chapel. Six hundred new opera ·_
g chairs have been placed in the chapel, which now has a new ceiling, hardwood T
i floor, glass doors and beautifully tinted walls, the edect of which is most e
·   · T attractive.  ‘
  T As soon as it was possible to do so the work of repairing buildings was
  · started aTnd because of the scarcity of labor and the difficulty in getting inaterial .
  — T - ’ the work has rot been completed. Never before has so much been undertaken j
T T on the campus in the way of repairs and progress has been held hack very cna-  T
T terially by the facts already mentioned of men and materials and also by the fact :
` that the technical men had to go on with their study and drill without inter- `*
,T ruption. ‘
The advancement of the institution required a larger faculty and more teach-
  ingand laboratory space. V\fith the laws governing building as they are the  _
. only wav to supplv space was to use the two dormitories for class rooms. lust .
  about the time the arrangements and plans were completed along that line. the
T Government took over the institution and established the S. A. T. C. and bar- T
_ ~ i_ racks became a necessity. Then all building and improving was interrupted and
` ` at this time the only work that is completed is the repairing of the Administrn- s
r tion building, the construction of the four barracks, the addition to Mechanical
T ` Hall, the improvement of President B[cVey”s residence, and the cstaltlisliinc T
` of the Home Economics Department in the Agricultural building. ·
_ The schedules were made in the summer and when classes were started gen- .
eral changes had to be made to allow time for drill and for supervised stutly
_ period for S. A. T. C. and the requirements of the military are such that few V
professional studies are permitted. The siutation was just getting proper can- i
sideration when the epidemic of influenza broke and the University was forced .
T Tto forbid the town students to come to classes and finally all classes were ¤ut inter- r workers.
‘ The out—of-door work of putting in the heating plant has marred the appear- :
ire teach- _ ance of the campus but that will all be level again and the roads now being i
v are the ` made will add materially to the looks of everything.
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- lim- tht  , The events of Commencement week are reported Q
and ba? ` SINCE JUNE, 1918 in this issue with a fair amount of accuracy, but ‘
-lDl€d and ” to appreciate the exercises one would have had .  
imi¤i5¤¤· to be present. They were dignified and beautiful and impressed those who wit—  
lecllmllfill i ncssed them with the fact that in the past we have been strangely lacking in an   i
l?ll’ll‘l‘l"“ . estimation of the value of formality. The old graduates, no doubt, were also im- - g ~
pressed with the need of a suitable place in which to hold graduation exercises. g
1Yt€d`?€“‘ The occasions were honored by guests of the army, navy, aviation. and Z
59d SW1}- medical service and the attractive uniforms made the scenes all the more pic- `  
that Wl ¤  turesqne but there were so many absent because they were privileged to WGH? fi
'ODU C"' the uniform and were not near enough to Lexington to attend the celebration I
V35 lofffd that the thought of them was saddening. There was a quiet prevailed O\’€1' `
were ad- receptions, dances, and feasts that was in a way a reverential tribute to the ? A
b€l' lh "i i Ylb$€HI ones. The attendance at no festivity was large and the entertainment  
ud€1\Y$ Oli was most conservative.  
“'€“"“‘lf  i The University did not close, however, when the school year did. May 7 i
F0k°“ nt i the Hrst technical training students were matriculated and continued a course _ §
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    of weeks. Three units of those men have completed: work under the direction
  - of the University and are now in the service. j Q
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  i COMNIENCEMENT WEEK FOR IQIS.  `
i Commencement week exercises for the class of 1918 began with the bacca—  
. laureate program Sunday afternoon, _Iune 2, at Wootlland auditorium when the ;  L
  ’ Rev. Charles NV. V\'elch, of Louisville, delivered the address of the occasion, Q
  President Frank L. McYey presided and a selected choir furnished the music,  
  · — The auditorium was decorated with palms and flags and the members of the Q  I,
  faculties of the University and the extension division staff in academic dress C. i,
{ I assembled at the southeast entrance of the park and marched to the auditorium  1 C
entrance in ascending rank. V\/hen the first two persons, leading the march  
l » arrived at the auditorium entrance the procession halted, the lines separated, and   G
  President McVey escorting the speaker marched between the tiles followed by i_ 
  the individuals of the faculties in descending scale into the auditorium.  _
l Monday of Commencement week was more or less a reunion day for former   H
_ i I students and alumni and the Senior ball, given at the Phoenix hotel, was a 1  X
, delightful social feature of the week.  ` H
l Tuesday the class day exercises were held in the morning and the formal  V H.
  · , 1 installation of Dr. McVey, as president of the University, was held in the after- 1· I,]
· Q noon with all the members of the faculties and extension division in academic gg
~ dress attending. _  t ti
Tuesday evening a beautiful reception was given to the students and faculty I 8,
i by President and Mrs. McVey in honor of the Senior class. The guests num- ‘  S,
l bered several hundred persons, among them former students in the uniform of  _ CE
the United States Army, Navy or Aviation service. Q CC
` \Vednesday was Commencement day and concluded the week`s program, g ic
. giving time after the exercises of the day for the Alumni luncheon and business  ‘ CC
meeting and the presentation of the portrait of Joseph Dicker`s portrait to the Y 
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~ g INSTALLATION EXERCISES.  
l The installation of Dr. Frank McVey as president of the University of Ken- V  
. g tucky was held in the tent on the campus Tuesday afternoon, June 4, 1918, and , rc
was attended by the members of the faculty, Extension Division staff, clerical _ HE
. force, students, alumni and friends of the institution.
Governor A. O. Stanley presided at the exercises and the invocation Wil?  ‘ an
_ given by Dr. R. H. Crosstield, of Transylvania College. An address of welcome , Hr
‘ was made by Dr. Glanville Terrell, of the University faculty, and to thi! tk
- responses were made by; ` bc
_ For the Educational Institutions of Kentucll· 0; the Senior class today, 37 are either in France or in training in this country,
n img 0*  { arid many of the others have arranged immediately to enter into war service. » [
C m°“‘“°   On the campus the lReserve Officers’ Training Corps has been organized during i
whmic mf   the year and many men have been given instruction along military lines. Courses i
_m° ‘d°“l‘  _' in French, topography, and physics and other subjects have been modified or ar- '
HY abfmd , ranged to meet: the necessities of the hour. The University is also maintaining i
ThcY_h¥"€ 5 on the campus a school for drafted men. In this school there are now four i
an abldm Y himd-red men engaged in training along mechanical lines for work in the army. ;
“'p°“$il’il’  · Courses have been provided for women in the field of domestic science to take 1  
H t°?‘°l‘“· `»»  care of the changes made necessary in the home life, and it is expected that  
"b“€d “`l‘h Q` during the year, provisions will be made for the instruction of women as nurses  
·¤<>¤-‘·<_¤l=l»  ~ and secretaries. During the summer Red- Cross courses will be given and a g
fhg “““'ff'  I course offered for women desiring training in drafting. A very considerable  
{O pmmf ` change has been made in the College of Agriculture which recognized the neces- Y  
mancc m _ sityof keeping men in the college, and this year a course will be offered which  
_ _ V   is shorter, beginning in October and ending in April. The department of agri- i  
mmonsfj ; cultural extension is keeping closer in touch with the requirements and necessi— __ §
he logs mi  . ties of agricultural work in the State and is ready to undertake anything that , ·
mt WHY Ol °·  will help or assist. The University this coming year proposed to enlarge some Y _
Z0·0D€Yf¢l0Y ` Of the departments and courses of study, particularly in the fields Of art and
thm Sm? design, music, economics and sociology, and in the scientific departments. It is ‘
GUFWY md · also expected that work may be begun in the field of ceramics in the school- of E
y or more ·  e mines.
i"‘m“i§°“   inthe professional schools some new additions to the faculty have been T
CO"C€im'°" Q made and emphasis will be placed upon the creation of leadership rather than   `
Hi‘i“1"““` that of exploitation which so often constitutes the viewpoint of professional =
ei Sflmli men. The University also hopes to enlarge the library and add materially to the  ‘
I _ I i number of volumes which it now has. There are various departments which
?¥*“‘}‘“?_`°l Y depend upon the library almost exclusively for their library and laboratory ma-  ·
me *“’m“' ‘ terial, and without this they are limited and hampered as to what they can do. __
‘“l)l”OYl WI i, With that in mind, it is proposed to add this coming year to the number of  ` i i
r¤m¤¤¤ my i volumes in our library. It seems desirable, also, as soon as possible to create Z1 _
`m€“i°? im  . museum. Kentucky is indeed rich in art and historic objects, but as things now i  
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