THE KENTUCKY KERNEL

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of Kentucky, together with n digest of items of Interest concerning the
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mall matter.
Entered nt Lexington Postofflcc as second-class

Freshmen,
Wo nro forced to admit
the failure of the press to stop this

favors the erection of a barbnrlous nnd questional process ot
new dormitory or dormitories. It congratulates Presi- benevolent elimination.
dent McVey upon the stand he has taken in this matter
and wishes him success when he goes before the Legis
No, dear Professor, the evenly lined'
laure next January to voice this urgent need of the Uni sentences (sometimes found In this
versity. Appropriations last session were inadequate column are not poetry. Respect for
ana additional iunas are necessary. The old dormitories, the canine family even makes one
which have been remodelled to provide class rooms to hesitate to call it doggerel.
meet the need oi increased instruction, were for years
eyesores to the campus. It was a good step in advance
when they were overhauled.
The Knight of the Lexington
Men students this year are living out in town. Pat
a grab for the check after
terson Hall and two buildings used as annexes are
sure that the other fellow nlready
crowded and many young women are living in town. This had It securely In hla iind and rematter should be remedied soon or the enrollment of the marked: "The hardest work for some
University will be materially cut down. It is known that of our law students, it appears, Is
many young men and women of Kentucky would come to climbing the three flights of stairs
the University to prosecute their studies if Drorjer hous
studies."
ing iacinues ana cnaperonage were assured. Unusually
high room rent rates in private homes keep many with
Gazing about the grounds of the
limited funds from school and thus work incalculable
University, one is more and more Im
damage to the cause of higher education in the State.
The dormitory question should not be looked unon as pressed with the number of students'
calling for expenditure of money by the State that will who nre, to all appearances, majoring;
redound to no good. . Reasonable rent for such buildine-- hi campus appreciation.
soon would pay for them and it would not be a great many
uc
jccvio until mc,y onuuiu Ml uii a unying uasis., Liex, us nope
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EDITORIAL STAFF (Incomplete).
A. GAVIN NORMENT
LOUISE WILL
BOB KAIBLE
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Managing Editor
Managing Editor
Sport Editor

BUSINESS STAFF.

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Business Manager

P. BARNES

CENTER NOT OUR ONLY FOE.
In animated tones in college halls, on campus and

street corners, students and fanciers of gridiron sport are

discussing football prospects of the Wearers of the Blue.
University spirit, that indescribable thing which
thrills and tugs at the heart strings of every loyal sup
porter of the Wildcats at this time each recurring Autumn
itself after lying dormant to
is beginning to
some degree throughout the rigors of war and trials of
re-ass-

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necessary u squirrel Fo dis to be
nutty. There is good material in the
University if it can be found. All
are nutty along some line. The writer.
who at present still further afflicts the
helpless with this column, finds other
duties so pressing that work will have
to be suspended.
This togethe, with.
detail of less importance, a letter from,
the editor of the Kernel carrying the
more or less significant statement
that Squirrel Food was supposed to be
humorous, prompts the recipient of
these sanguinary remarks to seek.
other fields of livelihood. Of course
this is a mere detail and has nothing-tdo with the real issue. The writer
being a niore or less irresponsible
sort of person will gladly take credit
for anything humorous that may inadvertantly appear in this column;
in some instances he may give credit
to the real writer but not if there is
a possibility of his claiming it as his
own. If you hear something amusing-tha- t
is publishable at all and as welt
as humorous write it down and in the
dark of the moon throw it over your
left shoulder into the Kernel office.

S. A. T. C.

Emerging from the shadow of gloom cast early in
September by apparent lack of material, Stoll Field is lit
up again by the sun of promised success in the presence
of many stalwart athletes who are expected to maintain
"Old State's" prestige and to wipe out one or two scores
scores, literally speaking, chalked up on the wrong side of
the board, which brings us to the main topic of discussion
the predominant thought in the minds of all Kentucky
students just now, the goal which is urging football candi- The Kentucky Kernel says: "It's no
dates to utmost exertion the Centre game.
use, suh, we've got to give up this
The Colonels are confident: they will more than equal side whiskers fad; the young girls,
their victory of 1917. They are confident the contest to suh, have gone to wearing them over
be played at Danville, November 15, can end in one way their ears."
only, that is, with another Centre victory; and there is
more than reasonable basis for such confidence. True,
A HUNG JURY.
Server, Combs, Clements, Heick, the Downing boys, Hite,
Green, Gay and others who make their adherents glad, He stood at the bar of justice,
are out there working. But Kentucky's football team is Sober, but with a jag;
yet an unknown quantity. There is much to be done He chewed upon a plug of sweet,
before a well regulated machine is ready to match its His lawyers chewed the rag.
prowess with all contenders.
Danger too lurks ahead, s in fact, present now. "Oh, gentlemen of the jury,
Too much attention to a single game scheduled, no matter My client's song is sung;
how important that game may be, frequently brings dis- Don't let him hang for this offense;
aster in other contests.
Announce that you are hung!"
For who is Centre that we should devote our entire
attention to defeating her warriors? A rival of old, truly The Old Soldier here Interpolates
a worthy rival m days gone by, now staging a come-bac- k
the following: One wonders what
with the aid ot the greatest football team she has ever should have happened when war was
had. But too, a rival whose foemen for several years, declared and so many of our patrifrom the time Lee Guyn defeated her with his memorable otic ball players and ship builders
drop kick from the forty-fiv- e
yard line on a muddy field wired the President that they were at
in 1911, until in 1917, when she won a 3 to 0 victory, were his service and awaiting assignment
not worthy of our steel.
if Woodrow had wired back: "You're
Who indeed is Centre?
on. Report to nearest recruiting staWhen the proper time comes our Wildcats shall make tion."
a mighty effort to settle 1917's defeat in full. Meanwhile
we do not fear the outcome of that hour.
LIVE AND LEARN.
But there is other business at hand pressing business it is too. Indiana, Vand'erbilt, Tennessee, Sewanee
In the region of Pskov the weather
and Ohio State are to be dealt with. The blue banner at this season of the year is very cold.
must not be dragged clown, no matter how mighty the
foe. Victory won from any of the institutions mentioned
Donald Dinning, philosopher of the
means far more to the glory of the University of Ken- Journalism Department, says: "I've
tucky than shall the defeat of Centre, no matter how jubi- soon many a young fellow who could
lant we shall be when the latter shall have- been accom- smile in the face of death or stolidly
plished.
refuse do 'laugh at his professor's
And so we say; Who is Centre?
jokes but I have never seen one yet
With a football schedule ahead that is the most who could look placid In a class room
exacting probably ever arranged for a Wildcat team, we filled with girls with his collar loose
can ill afford to waste too much consideration of our behind."
friends in Danville, who Dame Rumor says, are worrying
little about us in their training for games with the Uni- IN MEMORY OF YE OLDE WHISTLE
versity of Virginia and the Unversity of West Virginia.
Now bring on Georgetown !
O, How I miss you every morn, dear

But you were reckless now and then
So we tied you down at night,
But now that you are forever gone,
I'll write this short epistle
t
And tell to the world that we miss you,
You darling OLD STEAM WHISTLE.
Frizzy.

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Tubby .Tuett says the reason he
never patronizes "these here flyin'h
Dutchmans" is that he has several
times spent as much as a dollar at
a time riding on "them things and
never got nowhere yet."
Despite the editorial admonition in
last week's Kernel, hair cutting continued with its accustomed frenzy and

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H. M. HUBBARD
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old pal o' mine,

DORMITORIES NEXT BIG PROBLEM.
Among the many needs of the University as outlined
recently by President McVey in his biennial report to the
State Superintendent of Public Instruction is that of a
new dormitory for men as well as increased housing
facilities for young women in attendance here this year.
These are problems that must be solved the next session

'Twas your gentle tone, that lifted me
From my slumbers most sublime.
Yoa announced to us a day of work
WUh th0 rlsmf' o ,l10 sun
Aml cheerfully you toui to us
when our dliy's work waB dono
energy
For years y(mr
Hns been a BOUrce of delight

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