THE KENTUCKY KERNEL

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THE KENTUCKY KERNEL
Published every Friday throughout the College yenr by the student body
of the University of Kentucky, for the benoflt of the students,
alumni nnd faculty of the Institution.
The Kentucky Kernel Is the official newspaper of the University. It
Is Issued with n view of furnishing to Its subscribers all the college news
of Kentucky, together with n digest of Items of Interest concerning the
Universities of other States nnd Canada.
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REPORTERS.
Elizabeth Marshall, Elizabeth Card, Mary Archer Dell, James A. Dixon.
Margaret Smith, Martha Buckman, Robert Mltchel, Terrll Corn.
Harry Cottrell.
BUSINESS STAFF.
Business Manager
J. P. Barnes
Circulation Manager
H B Loyd
Assistants
J.' Burton Prewltt, Gilbert Smith
WILL THE SENATE ACT AT ONCE?
The story which appeared In last week's Kernel concerning the offer
men, has attracted
of the United States Government of land to
much attention. Ten or twelve applicants have applied to Harry Cottrell
for information concerning the procuring of these land grants, and character of land offered.
Although the Kernel does not approve the purpose of underclassmen
giving up their work in the University to accept this offer, it does see In it
an opportunity for those who are about to complete their college courses,
and who are eligible for ownership of this land, and willing to make necessary sacrifices In order to get It. It seems unfortunate .that these men, especially those in the College of Agriculture who would and could use these
lands, may be unable to do so because they are not to receive their diplomas
until June 12, while the latest priority settlement on these land grants
expires May 12, and it is probable that those who apply earlier may have
choice of more desirable lands.
In view of the fact that the people of the United States are passing
through a period of reconstruction following a great war, a period of which
the outcome may determine the future stability of the Nation, and in addition to this, in view of the fact that our Government has adopted this plan
men with the purpose of
of extending homestead privilege to
promoting the agricultural activity of the country, the Kernel urges that
this matter be taken up at once and given thoughtful consideration by the
men In the University
Senate of the University in order that
who have already expressed a desire to obtain these valuable farm lands
may find their way to do so.
If the Senate sees fit, the Kernel would be gratified indeed if these
students in the College of Agriculture who are looking forward to the attainment of degrees in June, but who desire to take advantage of this opportunity, be granted the same privilege as that extended to students during
the war; that is, of receiving credit on the ground of patriotic service, for
such work as they might miss in carrying out the details of filing claims to
land and arranging for legal residence upon it.
The Kernel Is reliably informed that several University men are contemplating filing on Wyoming lands but are balked at the very threshold
by the fact that if they filed within required legal dates they would miss
graduation, provided the intervening work were rigidly Insisted on.
CRUCIAL

HOUR

FOR UNIVERSITY.

economists that after
every war there Is a period of internal reorganization and expansion. The
reason for this is the depletion of resourcs and reserves by the exactions
of warfare. In order to regain the prosperity of peace times, business men
and financiers pare the peeling a little more closely, watch corners and cut
them whenever possible. Their task is no easy one.
This condition especially prevails in America today, with the additional factor involved, that the exchange medium is seriously inflated.
There is less to buy and more to buy with; as a result, prices soar. In
such a case, economy is absolutely essential, both in business and political

It is one of the commonplaces of

present-da-

transactions.
But there is also this further consideration, that cannot be neglected
Tiy any one desirous of grasping the situation and handling it. Education
must not suffer. No man starves his children to feed himself; society
would not tolerate it. Yet this is what is being done at present to the
young people of the State of Kentucky.
The University of Kentucky has been doing notable work the last two
years. War took from it some of its most promising students. Conditions unprecedented in academic history disordered the machinery of instruction. Funds were low and strict economy was necessary to continuance of operation. Despite these obstacles tho University has come
through tho war years without demerit and with extraordinary success.
Not only has It held its own, but it has expanded in many directions, and
entered many new fields of helpful activity.
Tills has been especially true of the Colleges of Engineering and Agriculture. Many new and useful courses have been offered courses that will
repay to the State a thousand times their cost in better trained citizens,
greater developments in commercial, scientific, and social fields. Tho
percentage of interest, if It were possible to calculate it, would be astonishing, amazing. New equipment has been purchased to enable professors
to present adequately and teach their subjects. Buildings have been Improved, altered to make them fit for Immediate and pressing needs. None

can complain of University achievements these Inst two years.
But whnt of tho next two? These should constitute our period of retrenchment. But a school cannot retrench. It must not go back, and conditions prevent It from Btnndlng still. Wo must go forward. Enrollments
Wo must
will Incrcnse; thero will bo new demnnds, now opportunities.
meet them.
These things take money. Wc must havo money. Dormitories, new
clnss rooms, now equipment, nddltions to the faculty, Improvements
to make tho University a fit place to which to send young people
for scholnstlc training; these wo must havo nnd these will tnko money.
The Legislature must glvo us money.
Kentucky Is already far down in tho educational roster of States and
not without loss to herself nnd her prestige can sho go back. Yet this Is
whnt will most certainly happen If the appropriation for the University of
Kentucky Is not Increased by the action ot the Kentucky Legislature.
Failure to increase it will mean a step backward.
LET US GO FORWARD!

Lloyd: "If you'd over get tho key,
you wouldn't havo to break In."
"Snow ngnln," said tho Knight of
the Lexington Drug, "I didn't catch
tho drift of your last rcmnrk."

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WATCH

YOUR STEPI

Now that March has arrived, with the welcome tidings that Spring Is
Just around the corner, ready to surprise us with birds, her sweetness of
flowers, and sunshine, the Kernel laments the rise of an evil which is even
more distressing than the usual epidemic of Spring fever nnd the lapse In
the good work of the students of the University.
There Is no time more tenderly beautiful, no season more ovanescently
appealing to man's sense of beauty than that which brings the buds and
blossoms, brought to life by the warming sunshine of Spring. Nor is there
any place which awakens more wonderfully at the spell of those transforming genii than the campus of the University of Kentucky. The robin
and the cardinal will be greeted With new green leaves and wild flowers.
The picture the Master painter is preparing to limn for us lacks only the
mantle of Spring covering the sloping hills and levels of the campus with
a carpet of green.
The Kernel notes with grief that certain good students of the University
and others who are perhaps visitors are making it impossible for the student body to receive to full extent, the beauty which might be theirs. For
along the borders of every driveway which winds among tho buildings on
the campus are unsightly ruts left by automobiles, and prints of horses'
hoofs. These are the result of careless driving; there is scarcely a space
of ground of any size on the campus which is not marked by unsightly
paths made by those who take short cuts to and from buildings.
The Kernel seriously believes that this is a matter which invites tho
thoughtfulness of every member of the student body to which this paper
belongs. It recommends especially to that most powerful organization,
the membership of which is restricted to wearers of corduroy, that it devote its attention for awhile to the work of bringing to task those who
are seen to offend in this way against the principles for which the Senior
court exists.
Furthermore, it urges that the entire student body consider itself an
active committee to let it be known that this barbarous mutilation of the
campus cannot and must not continue. In their hands rests the only
weapon which can be used effectively to combat this evil. That weapon
is public opinion. That weapon must be used now if the University of
Kentucky is to enjoy her full heritage of beauty.
The Kernel is confident that in gaining the
of the student
body, it leaves the matter in safe hands.

jRPjf POOD
Mildred Porter:

"What's tho name receptacle with a safety pin.

of the third column, Lily? The first
And lo! the vision faded, and she
is Doric, then there is Corinthian, but dreamed no more.

Which being interpreted, shows that
what is the third?"
Lily Cromwell: "Iambic, of course." the day is not far distant when the
modest maiden may pack her dainty
"But didn't I tell you that garments in a commodious hair-ne- t
Proctor:
house
you couldn't havo another light cut and sally forth upon a week-enparty, secure In the knowledge that
this week?"
"Yes, but that was two she Is well supplied for every occaAmanda:
nights ago and besides I didn't hear sion.
you."
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The Kentucky Colonol says: "I've
figured It out, suh, that theah must
Hall Pastimes.
Pat
in tho next world be
Shades of St. Paul, Tolstoi, and les- bo
cause wo often hear of ardent spirits."
ser prophets,
Shades of King David and "AlexanOh my Geology,
der," tho Interpreters of dreams,
A Pat Hall maiden saw a vision and You're such a bore to me
Thy name I hate.
dreamed a dream.
I hate thy schists and shales,
There came, as it were, a light in
Thy carboniferous tales;
the darkness and she saw herself
Exams bring only walls
standing in the midst of it, diligently
Of my sad fate.
packing all her clothes into a hair
DUTCH.
net.
And still she packed and still the
Bob Porter: "Yes, I'm continually
t
stretched until, her wardrobe
all secured, she fastened the strange breaking into song."
hair-ne-

The following Is an exact reproduction of a vnlentlno roccived by an
S. A. E. who modestly desires his
nnmo to be withhold. Although It Is
moro thnn a trifle late, the Bubject Is
always Interesting:
Sweetheart's Valley,
Lover's Lane,
Marriage Town.
Dearest Darling:
Most worthy of admiration,
Alns nnd alack, what shall I do?
For want of a husband, I appeal to
youf
Is It to be or not to be?
Marriage, they say, Is a lottery.
Let's try It and see.
If Joy to me you will bring,
Send me quick a diamdnd ring.
If, for any reason, there Is no hope
Then send me Instead, ten yards of
rope.
If the writer's name you cannot guess
Send all the mall to the one you love
best.
From me to you, can you guess?
A LEAP YEAR KID.
P. S. I bet you a kiss you cannot
guess
Who sent this letter to your address.
A Sad Song.
Among the passengers on board a
ship crossing the Atlantic recently
was a man who stuttered. One day
he hurried .to the captain. "S
he stuttered.
"Oh, I can't be bothered!" said the
captain angrily. "Go to somebody
else."
The man tried to speak to every one
on board, but no one would wait to
hear what he had to say.
At last he came to the captain again.
"Look here," said .the acptain, "I
can tell you what to do when you want
to say anything, you should sing it."
Suddenly, in a tragic voice, the man
began to sing:
"Should auld acquaintance be forgot
and never brought to mind?
The bloomin' cook's fell overboard
and is twenty miles behind."
Philadelphia Star.

The wife of a new member of Con
gress was much distressed by the unexpected appearance of an old sweetheart of her daughter a big, good- natured son of the West, though of a
rather crude exterior.
"Alice," said the mother one day,
"I don't understand how you can put
up with Jim, now that you've been associating with so many fine young
men in the East. I should think he
would grate on you. Don't you find
him a little rough?"
"Yes, ma," answered she, blushing.
"And yet Jim tells me he shaves every

day!"
They were playing poker in a western town. One of tho players was a
stranger, and was getting a nico trimming. Finally, tho sucker saw one of
tho players glvo himself three aces
from tho bottom of the pack.
The sucker turned to the man beside him and said: "Did you see

that?"
"See what?" asked the man.
"Why, that fellow dealt himself
three aces from the bottom ot the
deck," said the sucker.
"Well, what about It?" asked the
man. "It was his deal, wasn't It?"

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