After the melee' . . . the final picture in, the copy finished, the last subscription taken . . . staff heads gave in to emotion. Business Manager Wilson smirks with maniacal glee; Editor Patrick assumes his natural death-warmed-over pallor; and Managing Editor Shinnick  OF ALL THINGS  tries to look sexy. Other staff members were cozily stacked in vacant file drawers or out  to get a soda. Funny how working on the KYIAN brings the better side of staff members out in the open.
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.... And though our cozy little office, charmingly nestled at the base of UK's radio tower, no longer rings with fiendish laughter or heated argument, we of the staff can't help rejoicing because our work is done. We sincerely hope you like your 1950 KENTUCKIAN  its pages are marked with more blood, sweat, and tears than you can possibly know, but we've enjoyed every minute of it.
Our heartfelt thanks go to the long-suffering printers of the Kentucky Kernel plant who bore with us through thick and thin; to the Indianapolis Engraving Company which made all cuts; and to the Kingsport Press for the covers and binding.
Individual photographs were taken by the Jean Sardou Studios of New York, while Ben Williams of Lexington was our official photographer.  The beauty
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queen portraits were taken by Barton Battaile, Lexington, and we think he did an excellent job.
We are grateful for the use of the Student Union Building last fall for the taking of pictures.
Members of the staff gave freely of their time during exams and vacations, and a wreath of laurel must go to Managing Editor Shinnick for getting the editor out of bed with telephone calls to come to work ... a prodigious task accomplished only by relentless effort.
Finally, thanks to YOU for buying our book.
Charles M. Patrick Editor.
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