NEW YEAR GREETINGS

The Kentucky Kernel
UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY

VOL. XII

JOURNALISM

NEW

LEXINGTON, KY,. JANUARY 6, 1922

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Editors Approve College
Made Newspaper Man
Miss Mnrgarct McLaughlin,

ISED AS FITTING

of the De

partment of Journalism, University of
Kentucky, was one of the five women
L dclegntcs to attend the Convention of
The National Association of teachers of
Journalism, held nt the University of
Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, DecemThe meeting was attended by
ber
45 teachers and in this number practically every large institution, in which
there is a Journalism Department, was

Editors suggest
That It Be Established

Kentucky

On U. K. Campus

DINE IN DICKER HALL

represented.
Subjects of general interest for the
development
courses in Journalism
Faculty Man Offers Prize for were discussed ofand some of the principal
Best Paper in the State
speakers were, the editors of the Chicago
Tribune and the Daily News and promiDuring the
meeting of the nent advertising men. In their speeches
Kentucky Press Association held in Lex- these men told of their approval
of
ington, Thursday and Friday, December schools of Journalism and how they had
29 and 30, unusual interest in the probnot thought them an advantage a few
lems of the University of Kentucky wa years ago. They said that schools of
shown by that body, many of whose mem- Journalism were now best means of makbers individually took occasion to pledge ing a good journalist and not by practice
themselves and their papers to promotion as formerly thought.
of the University program of reconstruction.
On Thursday evening the Association
UNIVERSITY WOMEN TO
accepted the invitation of the University
to a dinner in Dicker Hall, which was
or seventy editors,
attended by sixty-fiv- e
HEAR HELEN BENNETT
their wives, and members of the University faculty.
Enoch Grehan, head of the Department Vocational
Specialist will
of Journalism, acted as toa&tmaster on
in
Lecture to Co-ed- s
this occasion. The adress of welcome,
Chapel Wednesday
given by President Frank L. McVey, was
of
W. L. Dawson
Lagrange, president of the association.
Addresses were also made by Anthony
Woodson, assistant editor of the Louisville Times; Dean Thomas P. Cooper, of
the College of Agriculture; B. F. Forgy,
editor of the Ashland Independent; Harry
Giovannoli, editor of the Lexington
Leader; and Professor E. F. Farquhar, of
Music was
the Department of English.
supplied by Professor and Mrs. Carl
Lampert and their daughters, Misses
Jeanette and Marcia.
Prize Offered For Best Paper
At the final session of the association
on Friday, Lawrence H. Fitzhugh, editor
of the Wilmore Enterprise, at the instance of the Department of Journalism
of the University, offered a prize of
twenty-fiv- e
dollars in gold donated personally by Mr. Grehan, head of the department, for the best Kentucky news- responded

to by

The first of a series of talks on vocational subjects of especial interest to
University girls will be given by Miss
next
Helen M. Bennett, of Chicago,
Wednesday, January 11, at the fifth hour
in chapel, under the auspices of the

Woman's League. All women connected
with the University are invited to hear
this unusual speaker and to be present
at a tea given for her at Patterson Hall
Tuesday, January 10, at 4 p. m.
Miss Bennett is director of the Collegiate
Bureau of Occupations,, of
Chicago, and is a specialist in vocational
She has
guidance and employment.
written articles for various magazines
college
and is interested in placing
graduates in congenial positions. Personal conferences may be had with her
Wednesday at the sixth, seventh and
eighth hours. Girls should sign up for
these in the office of the Dean of Wom( Continued on page 5.)
en, or on the Woman's League Room
Bulletin Board.
Topics for the series of lectures were
SPECIAL TRYOUTS FOR
chosen by vote taken among women
students December 6. The choice of subjects, only the first seven of which can
STROLLERS TOBE JAN.
be presented, is as follows:
1C0
Home Economics Service
Literary and newspaper Work ..120
"The
I"5
Social Service
84
Be Given This
Art and Design
83
Physical Examination
70
Because of illness and other conflictMusic
G(i
ing events when the annual Stroller try-ou- ts
Business
03
were held early in October, many of
Library Work
00
tho students who were desirous of bePsychology
CO
coming Stroller eligibles were unable to
Romance Languuge
58
arrange a one act play, und for this reaHealth Servico
155
son special tryouts will be held Monday
Secretarial Work
:n
afternoon January 9 at 3:30. Any one
Law
32
wishing to tryout must be at the Little
Y. W. C. A
Sciences
Theatre at 3:30 repared to- present beMathematical
3
fore the committee, a one act play, readClassical Languages
13
ing or poem.
Engineering
"The Thirteenth Chair" has been se
Research
lected at the play to bo given by the
A committee on speakers, composed of
Stroller's this year. Miss Cave of the the following members, met in the Worn-an- a
city Liburary will read the play beforo
League Room Wednesday afternoon:
Wherry,
McLaughlin,
all those who expect to tryout for a part, Misses Cornell,
LeSturgeon,
Scott,
Hlandlng,
in the Little Theatre Monday night at Elliot,
Anyone who intends to tryout Lowe, Eichelburger, Jewell; Misses Helen
7:45.
yhou'd be present for this reading, us it Roberts. Ruth Hughson, Daisy Tinsluv.
will be of great advantage In helping Elizabeth Jackson, Mary Lyons, Shelby
them select the part which they think
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most suited for them.

No. 12

Engineers Trained Here
Proficient in Telephany

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Acting Dean Freeman has just received from the headqunrtcrs of the
Southern Bell Telephone nnd Telegraph
Company nnd the Cumberland Telephone
IE
& Telegraph
Compnny, in Atlanta, a
finely
illustrated
booklet
entitled
Special
Women "Triumphs of Telephone Engineering."
This booklet was prepared by the
To Be Conducted
Bell System to present to college men
College Meeting
the interesting scientific nnd technical
nature of the telephone business, with
BANQUET A
n view to directing their thoughts to
telephone work ns a field for permanent
One of
employment nfter graduation. Interested
on Unusually
seniors and juniors in the various engineering courses should apply to ProfesBill
sor Freeman for copies of the booklet.
In view of the fact that dairy cows
A number of University of Kentucky
poultry and hogs are the only paying men are in the employ of the Bell System
animals for the farmer of today and re- in the Southeast, notably: C. F. Lee, J.
alizing that the hog is coming to occupy W. Kunzman and G. C. Wntkins. These
a more important place in farming in- men nre doing well in the telephone
dustry of the State, plans are being business and arc reflecting much credit
made to give special attention to all upon their training at this institution.
phases of pork production in the Tenth
Annual Farm and Home Convention held
at the College of Agriculture January
DEPUTATION WORK BY
3. J. P. Phillips, vice- - president and treasurer of the Birmingham
BEARS FRUIT
Packing
Ala., Y. M. C.A
Company, Birmingham,
will be one of the principal speakers.
He will follow ithe life of the pig from
Sends Out
the time he is one month old through the
feed lot, market, slaughter house, the
Delegation Since
cutting and curing process and finally
Closed
World
to the consumer.
During the four days of convention,
The University of Kentucky's first Y.
a special program will be conducted for
farm women in which they will hear M. C. A. Deputation team since 191G with
discussions by both national and state L. B. Hall, W. R. Hutchinson and F. M.
authorities on problems of home making Heath and Secretary Bart Peak in charge
went to Butler Kentucky and held Evan
and management.
said to gelistic meetings for three days.
The "Rural Life Conference,
The Hi Y Club of Butler High School
be the first of its kind held in Kentucky,
promises to be another feature of the entertained the team while there and
were responsible for the success of the
1922 convention.
three days session. Meetings were held
Three Night Sessions Planned
Three night sessions are being plan- - in the Christian, Baptist and Methodist
The pastors of the town and
Churches.
(Continued on page 5)
the principle of the High School cooperated with the team.
The opening subject was "The Upward
CAMP MENTIONS BOBBIE Way" and the Program was as follows:
'
"Wake Up" L. B. Hall.
"Look Up" W. R. Hutchinson.
FOR
"Pep Up" Bart Peak.
"Clean Up" F. M. Heath.
The next meeting was given over to
Wins Distin- personal work and every house in town
Lavin
guished Football Honor
was visited by some member of the team.
Five personal interviews were held.
His Alma
L. B. Hall spoke of "Clean Athletics."
Fleanor Heath spoks on "The Call of the

ADDRESS

FARM

Program for

"Ag"

AND

During

FEATURE

Sapiro
Outstanding
Figures
Strong

University
First

Its

War

Little

for

U.

K. BASKETBALL
SQUAD

RESUMES

ITS

POST H0LjDAY PRACTICE

Hayden's Bad Knee Flares
Up Again Threatening to
Keep Him Out Of Work
BUCKHEIT

SEES "PEP"

Says He Will Make No More
Cuts if Players Stick
To Present Form
y
practice of the Wildcat
Basketball squad was resumed Tuesday.
It consisted mainly of light preliminary
work to straighten out the kinks left by
the two weeks layoff.
The first game of the season, which is
Geargetown will be played here a week
from Saturday and Coach Buckheit
promises
rather strenuous practice
henceforth, with ccrimmage Friday and
Saturday and all next week. The bad
luck jinx seems to be following Basil
Haden's footsteps, as he injured his
knee again during the holidays. This injury may keep Basil off the squad for
a month.
Men who were successful in surviving
the latest cut nre working with the old
"pep" the spirit and Conch Buckheit
promises that this will be the last one,
if this kind of work continues. The
men and the positions they nre trying
out for are as follows:
For Center, Atkins, Fest, Ncal and
Wilhelm.
For Forwards, Baylus, Elliott, Hayden,
Will King, Kenneth King, Langsford,
Poyntz, Riefkin, Riley, and Wilkerson.
For Guards, Barnes, Boren, Burnham,
Davidson, Lavin, Rice, Ridgway, Siler
and Smith.
Will History Repeat?
Kentucky was successful in developing
the champion basketall team of the
South last year and winning the much

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KAPPA

B)

ALPHAS AND

PHI KAPPA

TAUilTIE

Mater

Twentieth Century."
W. R. Hutchinson was speaker at the

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Thirteenth Chair to
Year."

Santa Claus is not the only one who
can bring cheer and happiness into men's
hearts ni was aptly disclosed during the
A certain prominent
recent holidays.
sport writer of the East to set on whoso
mythlcul
Team is the ambition of every player on the gridiron.
(Continued on page 5)

Both Frats "Pull Down"
Same Figure in Scholarship Standing

session to Sunday School pupils Sunday
nftemoon. At this meeting twelve de
A report of the standing and attendcisions were made by the boys to give up ance of the eleven social
fraternities on
lives.
different habits in their
the campus for the second semester of
Abundant
Mr. Peak spoke on "The
1920-2- 1
by Dean
has been compiled
Life.''
Melcher.
This is the first time a Deputation team
According to these statistics, the Kappa
has been sent to any part of the State Alpha and Phi Kappa Tau
fraternities
Secretary E.
from the University since
are tied for the first place, each having
L. Hall took a team to Carlisle and at
an nverage standing of 1.57. The standthe same time sent another in charge of ings of the other fraternities nre, in
Kennedy to Folmouth. It is hoped
Frank
order: Sigma Alpha Epsilon, 1.51; Phi
that soon more places in the State may be Delta Thetn, 1.48; Alpha Tau Omega,
reached in this way by the University
1.18; Sigma Nu, 1.17; Sigma Chi, 1.3S;
Y. M. C. A.
Alpha Sigma Phi, 1.33; Pi Kappa Alpha.
1.30; Delta Chi, 1.30; and Kappa Sigma,
Dr. Benjamin J. Bush of this city will
1.20.
bo the speaker at the joint meeting of
Of the 830 men students enrolled in
the Y. W. C. A. and the Y. M. C. A. which
the University during the second semeswill be held Sunday January 8 at Patterof.'
227 were members
ter of 1920-2son Hall at 0:30. His subject has not
social fraternities and G03 were not meiri-beyet been announced but everyone knows
of social fraternities.
that it will be an attractive one and well
The average number of class hours
worth hearing. Special music will help
missed by fraternity members in the
to make this first program of the new
College was twenty-two- ;
Jewell Arts and Science
ing at the home of Dean Fiances
In the College of Agriculture, fourlast Thuisday afternoon.
teen; in the Engineering College, six.
i Continued
teen; and in the Law College, eighteen.
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