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The Kentucky Kernel
UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY
LEXINGTON, KY., OCT. 3, 1919

VOL. X.

OABNEY MADE PRESIDENT

AT SENIOR

DEMOCRATS TO MEET
IN CHAPEL FRIDAY SOCIETIES BEGIN WORK

ELECTION Former Lieutenant Governor to

Ad-

WITH FIRST MEETINGS

dress Members of Club.

Class of '20 Chooses Officers
in Chapel Monday; Frizzy
and Hafller Prove
Favorites
CORDUROYS REVIVED
The election of officers of the
Senior Class was held in Chapel Monday afternoon at 3:30, Ed Parker,
of the Class, presiding. Ed.
Dabnqyi (Was electer President and
Mary Turner,
Since neither the track manager nor
the bheer leader, who were elected
from the Junior Class last Spring, returned to school, Parks Boone, Senior
in the College of Engineering, was
elected and Wayn'e Haffler, who won
recognition two years ago as a capable cheer leader who knew how to
arouse "pep," was again chosen for
the ensuing year.
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The President, Ed. Dabney, Senior
in the College of Law and a member
of the A. T. O. Fraternity, was elected
by acclamation. Dabney expressed his
appreciation of the honor conferred
upon him and assured the class that
he would at all times do his best for
the interests of the class. He took
charge of the meeting and the following officers were elected:
Miss Mary Turner,
College of Agrclulture.
Secretary Miss Dorothy Middleton,
College of Agriculture.
Treasurer Everett iEfi(sie, College
of Engineering.
Class Orator Emery Prazier, College of Law.
Prophet Miss Louise Will, College
of Arts and Science.
Miss Margaret Woll,
Historian
College of Arts and Science.
Poet James Dixon, College of Arts
and Science.
Grumbler U. V. Garred, College of
Engineering.
Giftorian Tom Gorman, College of
Engineering.
As the Athletic Association had suggested that a man be elected to put
pep into the rallies held In Chapel and
on the ball grounds, Emery Frazier
was elected to All the place.
It was then suggested that certain
old traditions of the Senior Class be
revived and a motion was made and
carried that at the first football game
of the season the Senior men "bossom
forth in corduroys, canes and what
mustaches can be raised in that
length of time" and that the Senior
women, "the fairest flowers of the
land," coe out clad in trim corduroy
skirts, brown in color but unlimited ai
to style aid cut.
The subject of Senior Court was discussed and a committee composed of
drover Creech, Emery Frazier and G.
F. Martin was appointed by Dabney
to have an interview with President
MoVey concerning the matter.

Hon. Edward J. McDermott, of Louisville, formerly Lieutenant Governor
of Kentucky, will make the opening
speech of the ye'ar to the Democratic
Club of the University Friday night
at 8 o'clock in the chapel. He will be
Introduced by Colonel Ronald C. Oldham, of Winchester.
Mr. McDermott is known to the
Democrats of the State as a leading
attorney and the member of the Constitutional Convention of 1891 who
drafted the greater part of the present
Constitution. He was Lieutenant Governor under Governor James B.
and candidate for the Democratic nomination for Governor four
years ago.
All men and women of the University who are interested in political principles and issues are invited to hear
Mr. McDermott. The club will elect
officers for the year at a meeting to
be held in the near future, as the
president, Marcus Redwine, of Sandy
Hook, and 'the
J. J.
of Lawrenceburg, were graduated last year.
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MAJOR TUCKER GIVES

Freshmen Urged to Join
Clubs They're Interested In
The first meeting of the Union

Lit-

erary Society will be held Saturday
night at 7 o'clock in the Union rooms
on the third floor of the Gymnasium
Building. Officers will be elected for
tthe year and Professor Muba will
speak. All new men are invited.
The History Club held its first meeting of the year, Monday night, September 2, in Dr. TuthiU's room in the
Administration Building. Election of
officers was held at this time. Earl
Conkrlght was elected president and
R. W. Owens, secretary.
Mr. Owens
Is to select two assistants to arrange
a schedule for the year.
Captain
Bradley then gave an interesting account of his experiences in the war.
After the meeting had adjourned, light
refreshments were served.
The Phllosophian Literary Society
held its opening meeting Wednesday
night at Patterson Hall. Plans for the
year were discussed.
The first meeting of the Romance
Language Club will be held Monday
night at 7:15 in Mr. Zembrod's room
in the Administration Building. Plans
for the year will be discussed at this
time.
The first meting of the Rafinesque
Club was held Wednesday evening,
September 24, in the Botany Lecture
Room of the Science Building. The
purpose of the meetng was the election of officers. The officers elected
are: Lora Lee Robinson, president;
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No. 2

Y" MEETINGS TO BE
HELD SUNDAY NIGHT WOMEN'S FRATERNITIES
A meeting of the Y. W. C. A. will be
held Sunday evening at 6:45 o'clock in
the recreation hall of Patterson Hall.
Each member of the cabinet is to outline her work for the coming year, and
Miss Mary Campbell Scott, of Lexington, will sing.
The membership campaign for the
Y. W. C. A. will begin next Monday
and it is hoped that this year will be
the biggest in the history of the organization.
Dr. John J. Tigert, who has returned
to the University after a year of war
work overseas, will speak at the meeting of the Y. M. C. A. next Sunday
evening at 6:45 o'clock in the rooms
of the Y. M. C. A. Previous to his experience overseas Dr. Tigert was connected with the University Y. M. C.
A. for several years. All the boys are
urged to be present at the meeting
and a large attendance is expected.

COMMANDMENTS APPLY
TO UNIVERSITY LIFE

Dr. McVey Discusses Fun-

damentals at Joint
"Y" Meeting

The first Joint meeting of the Y. M.
C. A. and Y. W. C. A. was held In the

recreation hall at Patterson Hall Sunday evening at 7 o'clock. Dr. McVey
was the speaker of the evening.
Miss Emma Willis Roe, Assistant
Gives Advantages of MilSuperintendent of Music in the Public
itary Training to the
Schools, accompanied by Mr. Parsons,
College Man
of New York, rendered a beautiful
vecal solo. Miss Katherine Denton
APPOINTMENT OF
and Miss Catherine Reed furnished
OFFICERS DEFERRED
delightful music with violin and flute.
With an enrollment far in excess of DEMAND FOR ENGINEERS
The meeting was presided over by Mr.
previous years' work in military
AT HEIGHT, SAYS McVEY. Jesse Tapp, president of the Y. M.
science has begun on the University
C. A.
campus and already the commands of
President Tells Students Present Is Dr. McVey in addressing the stuthe embryonic officers can be heard
dents said: "I shall speak on someAge Demanding Trained Men
above the noise of band practice. Work
thing large because I have the feeling
in this branch this year promises to
"This is the age of engineering and that the students of the University are
excel that of former years because so
the demand for trained engineers is the men and women of the future who
many men who have had service in
are to guide the destines of the Comat its height," President Frank L.
the army have returned to show the
told students of the College of monwealth. I attended a meeting in
Freshmen and Sophomores how things Engineering
in his address on "What Is Louisville last week to draft some of
were done in the more or less great
an Engineer?" last Friday afternoon. the fundamentals of capital and labor,
war now conceded to have ended.
No other profession can claim pre- and see if I could present some docuUnder a recent ruling students who
eminence in this age so distinctly, ment to bring men to consideration
huve had previous service may be enPresident McVey said, in comparing of things that existed in human nature.
rolled in the advanced course provid"The attitude of men toward presthe engineering feats of the past with
ing the commandant accepts the past
those of the present., Among those of ent happenings is not what it should
record of the aspirant. Credit will be former days he
named the pyramids, be. Men leave their employers withgiven for third and fourth year work,
the hanging gardens of Babylon and out notice, and let the employers meet
a total of eight credits for the comthe ancient canals, compared to the the situation as best they can. The
pletion of the outlined course. HerePanama Canal, the railroad over difficulties are not all on one side.
tofore commutation of subsistence, Andes
Mountains, the tuber under the The laborer thinks he is entitled to
amounting to ten or twelve dollars
Hudson river and other modern compensation because it costs so
the month, was all that the third and
much to live, regardless of his own
achievements.
fourth year men received for his work.
President McVey was introduced by value. The people are too extravaMilitary science for Freshmen and
gant; they are not looking into the
Dean F. Paul Anderson, of the College
Sophomores is compulsory under the
stuof Engineering, and in the beginning future. The war will have a
arrangement of the War Department.
gave his definition of an pendous effect on commercial relaof his talk
The cadet corps this year is under engineer as follows:
tions. It will mark a line more clearly between the past and the future
command of Major A. S. J. Tucker,
"An engineer is a man who applies
Coveteran of the war who saw active the
branches of science to wield the than the discovery of America by
European service with the Sixteenth energies
lumbus.
of nature and direct them to

POINTERS

TO

R.O.T.G.

Mc-Ve- y

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the service of man."

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CLOSE RUSHING SEASON
Thirty-si- x

Prospective Mem-

bers of Greek World
Put on Ribbons

PLEDGE DAY TUESDAY
On Tuesday afternoon at 5 o'clock,
the Women's Fraternities of the University, Alpha Gamma Delta, Alpha XI
Delta, Chi Omega, Kappa Delta and
Kappa Kappa Gamma, closed their
rushing season by pinning their respective ribbons on thirty-siprospective members of the Greek letter
world.
Every year, the first few weeks of
school are set aside for the fraternities
to engage in friendly rivalry for the
favor of certain young Freshmen and
other new students who give promise
of developing Into Greek letter,
women. This year, Panhellenlc decided to "bury the hatchet" one week
earlier than usual, much to the relief
of tolerant college professors and
members of the Student Government
Council of Patterson Hall, and September SO was chosen as the day on
which the rites should be performed.
Tuesday night, members of rival fraternities began to smile freely once
more at one another and to display
their ability to be good losers as well
as happy winners.
The following pledges are announced
by the fraternities of their choice:
Alpha Gamma Delta.
Coko,
Eliabeth
Marion;
Luclle
Moore, Marion; Jesse Frye Moore,
Cynthlana; Anna Mae Dawson,
Jeanette Welsh, Nicholas-villHelen Porter Roberts, Lexington.
Alpha XI Delta.
Dorothy Blatz, Louisville;
Betty
Brown, Sharpsburg; Anna Jean Smith,
Lexington; Margaret Bailey, Adair-villEleanor Cammack, Lexington;
Georgia Lee Murphy, Mayfleld.
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Chi Omega.
Sara Metcalf Piper, Carlisle; Elizabeth Allen, Annabelle Hall, Mays-villMona Saunders, Emma Lee
Young, Fannie Summers Tarlton, Lexington;
Virginia
Griffith, Ghent;
Louise M'Kee. Richmond; Eugenia
Young, Norfolk.
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Kappa Delta.
Myrtle Clar, Lousville; Clara Blocker, Owens ville; Arabella Erllch, Ludlow; Louise Connell, Paris; Beulah
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