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The Kentucky Kernel
UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY
LEXINGTON,

VOL. XV

KY., MAY I,

1926

No. 28

ELABORATE PARADE SCHEDULED FOR 2
DEBATES
FIERY
OPEN 12TH HIGH
SCHOOL TOURNEY
Finals in Maxwell Pres
byterian Church
Tonight
NO ATHLETIC MEET

NOTICE1

Beginning with this week's

THE STROLLERS' PRESENTATION OF
"FIFTY FIFTY" SCORES A BIG HIT
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is-

sue, the delivery service of the
Kernel will be discontinued. The
staff has decided that this service
is not fair to those students not
living in sorority or fraternity
houses, halls or dormitories, as a
great many of them do not obtain
copies of the paper until late Friday afternoon or Saturday morning. All students will please get
their Kernels at the end of the
fourth hour every Friday in the
University Book Store.

With snSrited orations, declnma
tions and fiery debates, as well as
' contests in public discussion and music, the twelfth annual interscholastic
tournament sponsored by the univer
Bifv Extension Denartment. was be
gun Wednesday morning and ends
vahon the finals in the debating
contest will be held at the Maxwell
Presbyterian church at 8 o clock.
Nnarlv 225 hicrh school students
tproA in the tournament. Of
these about 160 boys and girls are
entered in the various speaking contests and 50 or 60 in the music contests, the finals of which were held
WpHnfisdav evenintr.

Debating seems to hold the center
of the stage with 14 crack nign scnooi
tonms. winners in district contests

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held earlier, competing for first hon
qdnesday morning
ors. Starting
drawings were held and the debates
rapid order. The first prerun off in
liminaries were held that morning at
which seven teams, representing
Bowling Green, Seco, Bagdad,
Madisonville, Bellevue, and
Paris, emerged victorious.
In the' second preliminaries in debating held yesterday morning, Bowling Green defeated Seco; Hopkinsville
last year's champions, emerged
torious over Bagdad; Madisonville
went down before Bellevue's three
girls; and Paris drew the bye. The
are being held this morning when Bowling Green will meet
Hopkinsville and Bellevue will contest
with Paris.
The Winners of these debates will
meet at the Maxwell Presbyterian
church tonight to determine the state
champions for 1925. Handsome gold
medals will be awarded to the members of the winning team, and the
will receive silver medals.
runners-u- p
In addition a handsome cup, now in
possession of Hopkinsville, will go
to the winning high school to hold
until next year.
Faculty members of the university
acted as judges in the debates. Chairmen for the meetings were selected
from the members of this year's university debating team.
All oratorical, declamatioin, and
semi-fina-

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(Continued on Page Seven)

ISSUE OF HERALD
Staff Will Report to the

Paper Office Monday
Afternoon

Cast of Characters
Henry Brown, artist Robt. Bigler
Paul Green, writer Hannibal Wiemann
Sophie Bland, dnnccr Nell Pullian
Mrs. Podge, landlady Lucille
ll

Senior Class Will Write
Editorials Sunday
for Issue
Tuesday, May 5, has been set as
the day for the University of Kentucky journalists to edit the Lexington Herald and the students of the
department of Journalism will report
at the Herald office on Monday af
tcrnoon at 1:30 to relieve the regular
staff. Novices all this week have
made appointments to observe the
work of the Herald staff.
The invitation came from Desha
of the
Breckenridge,
Lexington Herald, to the department
of Journalism and he has offered this
department the use of tho entire office,
equipment and staff.
Students from the department of
Journalism have been selected to do
special work in the various sections
of the paper and Professor Grehan
has chosen members of the senior
class in journalism to write editorials.
They will be written on the pre
ceding Sunday, as is the custom with
editor-in-chi-

exhibit which will open in
Monday, the University of
will be represented by
done by President Frank
L. McVey, Professor Cnrol M. Sax,
Miss Anne Worthington Callihan and
Miss Lucille
Mr. Allen Swisher.
Bush, a student in tho department of
Art, is eligible to exhibit, but has
not completed the painting on which
she is working.
President McVey will hnvo two canvases on display: "Old Shakertown,
Kontucky," and "Tho Shrino by the
Roadside."
Mr. Swisher, an instructor in tho
department, will show "A Kentucky
Antiquarian," and "Adolescence." Ho
will also have two works on exhibition
at the Whitney Studio Club exhibit
in the Anderson Art Galleries in New
At the
Nashville,
Kentucky
paintings

The Strollers, dramatic organization
of the university, scored the biggest
hit in the history of their career last
Tuesday night when they presented
"Fifty-FiftyFrederick Johnson's
three act comedy and laugh hit of
the season, before a very enthusiastic
audience in the Lexington Opera
House.
This is probably the most
production the Strollers
have ever fostered and was a brilliant success.
The scene of the comedy is laid in
a Greenwich Village studio where two
young artists, one a painter and the
other a writer, struggle for existence
and clamor for fame. Their dilemma
is screamingly funny, every knock
at the door spells dread for them and
each creditor is talked out of the
studio without his money. By accident their success began and they
climbed to fame and wealth through
chance and false publicity.
Hannibal Wiemann took tho part
of the young writer and Robert Bigler the role of the artist, and both
acquitted themselves with positive
credit. Wiemann was undoubtedly the
star of the cast. His personality went
into his role, which was phosphorescent with wit and the consequence was
a triumph.

Wins Title
ington by Large
Majority

SENIOR WEEK TO
CLOSE THIS P. M.

ed 12,080.

Other contestants in the popularity
race who stood high at the last were
Miss Genevieve Wilson, 5,940 votes;
Miss Etta Smith, 4,650; Miss Helen

Blue, 3,800; Miss Ada May Cole,
1,800; and Miss Ann Luxon, 1,260
J. E. Monroe, of Madison, Indiana,
won tho automobile coach, while he
was in Lexington Thursday. The con
Today marks the close of a week tests closed Saturday night and the
that will go down in the annals of winners were announced by Magishistory of the University of Ken- trate O. C. Boone at the carnival
tucky under the name of "senior grounds at 11:30 o'clock.

erence

week." During the last several days
tho custom of setting aside a special
week in which to show deference to
seniors has been inaugurated and it
will doubtless soon become n tradition to be observed annually on the
campus.
The seniors have distinguished
themselves from tho rest of tho students by tho girls wearing blue and
white arm bands on which are tho
numerals '25. The boys have worn
corduroy trousers and carried canes
and some, to bo bery, very
went to the trouble to grow
moustaches for tho occasion.
Every courtesy has been shown the
seniors this week by both students
and faculty. They have been addressed as "Mister" and '"Miss" and
they have ben bowed and scraped to
like true kings and queens of tho
unmis-takeabl- e,

(Continued

on Page Six)

Will Preach Raccalaurcate
nton May .'1

Ser

The bnccalaureato sermon for the
class of '25 will bo delivered by Bishop Lewis William Burton, of the
Episcopal Church, in the New Gym
nasium, May 31.
William Allen White, of Emporia,
Kansas, editor of the Emporia Ga
zette, will deliver tho Commencement
address on June 1 and approximately
350 students will receive their degrees. Both exercises will be held in
tho men's gymnasium. Further com
mencement plans will be announced
later.

campus.

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With such an exhibition of deference as has been shown tho seniors
NOTICE
this week, who can help but look forMrs. Breckenridge will sneak at the
ward to the time when they too can
command such respect and as for the last of a series of Vocatonal Guid
seniors well, who can blame them ance lectures at Patterson Hall, May
5, at 3:30 o'clock.
f they feel u little conceited.

Committee.

CORONATION OF
MAY QUEEN WILL
FOLLOW PARADE

HEADS Honorary Fraternities'
Pledge Service Begin
ASSOCIATION OF
Program
COLLEGE
DEANS
DANCE

TONIGHT

Conference Consists of
Tea to be Served in Gym
Deans from 30 Institutions
After the May Pole
Dance
IS 7TH PRESIDENT
Miss Annelle
First Kentucky Man to ed Queen of theKelley. recentlv elect
May, together with
her maid of honor and four attendBe Honored by Asants, will lead the annual May Day
parade in an old fashioned chariot
sociation

through the streets this afternoon at
Immediately following the
University of Kentucky, was recently parade all floats will return to the
elected president of the Associa
campus where the coronation sorvinna
tion of Deans of Mon of tho middle will be held.
western and southern states at the
The services for May Dav started
seventh annual conference held at this morning at 11 o'clock when the
the University of North Carolina at Senior tree was planted near the enChapel Hill. The conference, which trance to the. campus, following
which
lasted three days, was attended by Lamp and Cross and Mortar Board,
deans of men from 30 large collegiate honorary senior fraternities, held
institutions, including 17 state univer- their pledging services.
sities. The Association includes memAt two o'clock the parade will leave
bers which have joined since the or- the campus and each of the men's
ganization was started in the middle and women's fraternities will be repwest in 1919.
resented by a float. Prizes will be
Dean Melcher is the seventh man awarded to the prettiest and to the
to head the organization which has most comical.
The parade will then
leading American educators on its return to the campus where the corolist of officers and members. Presi- nation services will be held.
dents of the organization during the
After the crowning of the Queen
first six years of its history were there will be a May Pole dance given
Deans Thomas Arkle Clark, Univer- by the students of the various cvm
sity of Illinois, S. H. Goodnight, Uni- classes and following this the Wo
versity of Wisconsin; E. E. Nicholson, man s Club of the university will
University of Minnesota; Stanley serve tea informally to everybody in
Coulter, Purdue University;
J. A. the "garden spot of the campus" the
Bursley, University of Michigan; and "glen."
Robert Reinow, University of Iowa.
From 7:30 until 11:30 tonicht the
Dean Melcher brings to the Univer- SuKy Circle is sponsoring the annual
sity of Kentucky the distinction of its Gingham Dance at the gymnasium,
first president in the Association.
when all girls will wear gingham
The Association met at the Univer- dresses and all boys their old clothes.
sity of Kentucky in April 1922, while
Everybody come to all these celethe University of Minnesota was brations and make the "May Day of
chosen as the meeting place of the '25" one to be long remembered in
convention to be held in April 1926. the history of the university.
The following invitations have been
issued to all the university students:
"The First of May upon the green
(After the crowning of the Queen)
Below the hall of Engineers
(Which surely has not any peers!)
The Ladies of the College will,
Doctor
Mrs. McVey (Upon the gently sloping hill,)
Be hostesses to one and all,
Will
(No matter whether short or tall,)
The Senior Class both boys and girls,
(Including both bobbed hair and
curls!)
The mothers of University of Ken
The guest of honor's the Queen of
tucky girls will be entertained here
May!
Saturday and Sunday, May 9 and 10,
for the first time in the history of the So come and make merry the rest of
the day!"
institution. The entertainment will
be held in honor of Mothers' Day,
which is May 10. Invitations were
sent out several weeks ago asking
the mothers to come to the university some time Saturday morning.
They are to be entertained at the dif
ferent sorority houses and residence
halls while here.
On arriving the mothers will be U. K.
tnkn for a drive through the campus
Active
and for an inspection of the build
K. E. A.
ings, including the Romany Theatre,
Admirantrntion building,
Practice
House, Experiment Station, Engin
A large number of university
coring and Agricultural colleges.
Saturday afternoon President and professors took active parts in the
Mrs. McVey will be hosts at a tea program of the Kentucky Educational
in honor of .the mothers, where Dr. Association held in
Lousville, April
McVey will luter discuss witli them
Professor M. E. Ligon of the
the problems confronting university department
of Education was elected
girls. The mothers have also been state
president of the oruiization to
invited to the sophomore dance which
succeed Charles A. Keith.
is to bo held on the afternoon of May
The university was represented at
9.
On Saturday night there will be
the meeting by President Frank L.
n reception at Patterson Hall for the
visiting mothers and the faculty. McVey, Professors C. C. Anderson,
S. E. Leland, M. E. Ligon, L. L.
Each girl will take her mother to
Dantzler, W.
church
Sunday morning and the Maxson, Dean D. Funkhouser, R. N.
Taylor and Dean
preachers will deliver special sermons
and Sergeant Kennedy and the uniat tho different churches.
versity band.
The Y. W. C. A. will have charire
President McVey addresd tho
of Vesper services Sunday afternoon
general assembly Friday evenim? n
on Patterson Hall lawn.
"Turning the Corner in Kentunkv
The committee in charge of the
program consists of: Miss Sarah G. John Howard Payne of Richmond, an
Blanding, dean of women, chairman; alumnus of the university, was the
principal speaker on Thursday evenMrs. F. L. McVey, Mrs. P. P. Boyd, ing.
Professor Leland reported ou
Mrs. E. M. Giles, Mrs. Charles Smith,
"School
Finance and Taxiftion."
Mrs. Cary, Mrs. Heizer, Miss Hoi- kins, Misses Kennedy, Didlake, Mc Professor Lamport led the entire assembly in community singing.
Laughlin,
Virginia Kelley, Norma
In the department sessions, Profes- Carter, Jimmie Collins, Pearl Mar
tin and Lloraine Webber.
(Continued on Page Seven)
C. R. Melcher,

dean of men

at the

2 o'clock.

Will Lecture on "The MOTHERS'

Engineer

at Next

Convocation

DAY
PLANS COMPLETE
and

Henry M. Waite, of New York city,
is scheduled to speak at the monthly
convocation lecture to be held in the
new gymnasium at 10:30 o'clock on
Thursday, May 7. His subject as an
is "The Engineer."
nounced
All
fourth hour class.es will be dismissed
Mr. Waite was a pioneer in the
field of city management and was,
for several years, the president of
the Board of City Managers at Day
ton, Ohio. He is a member of Tau
Beta Pi, honorary engineering fraternity, and served ns lieutenant colonel and colonel of engineers in the
A. E. F. At present he is connected
with the Lord Dry Dock Corporatipn
of New York city.

PI
BISHOP BURTON TO KAPPA DELTA
PLEDGES
TWENTY
ADDRESS STUDENTS

York City.

Professor Sax, head of tho department, will have two works in oils,
"An American Boy" and "A Landscape." Miss Callihan, also an instructor, will have "Calendulas" and
"Cosmos," studies in flowers and still
life.

Miss Lucille Stillwell, who played
the part of Mrs. Podge, the garrulous
landlady, dominated the stage, also
the two young bohemians, and kept
the audience uproarious over her ludicrous mannerisms and speech. Her
success and popularity was proved
by the applause which she received.
Miss Nell Pulliam's acting was
pleasing. As Sophie Blarid, sweetheart of the artist, she gave a charming rendering of the dancer's role.
John Lair played Pat O'Malley,
the Irish janitor of Mrs. Podge's
boarding house, so naturally both as
to looks and speech that one might
have taken him to be a real Irishman
recently in this country. His brogue
was perfect.
Miss Mary Lair, appearng as May
Dexter, the writer's sweetheart, deserves crdit for her portrayal of the
young newspaper woman who worked
the publicity scheme for the benefit
of the struggling young pair, thereby
bringing them the fame they desired.
Miss
Margaret Yungblut, who
played the part of the aristocratic
Mrs. Hawley, who set the two struggling artists on their feet by purchasing one of Brown's pictures being shown upside down, had a difficult part but did the role well.
Miss Mary Louise Fleming added
spice to the last act by her clever
bit of character acting. Her talent
was acknowledged
by the genuine
applause which she received.
Wayne Foust was equally good in
his characterization of Smudge, the
negro valet, and his comical actions
delighted everyone.
W. A. Thomason as a blustering sea
captain had limited opportunity but
both looked and played his part well..
At the close of each act flowers sent

MISS K. BREWER HENRY M. WAITE
IS MOST POPULAR TO SPEAK MAY 7

of 'Miss LexMembers of Dr. Miner s class in
Psychology of Advertising will sell
all the advertisements for this edition
of the paper.
Editors for the paper will be: J. A
Estes, managing editor; Sterling
Miss Katherine Brewer, of 218
Towles, news editor; Ted McDowell,
city editor; Eugene Moore, sporting Louden avenue, a sophomore at the
editor; and Arthur Morris, telegraph University of Kentucky, won the title
of "Miss Lexington" in the American
editor.
Legion popularity contest and received the diamond ring. Miss Brewer won with a majority of nearly
7,000 votes. Her own votes number

KENTUCKY TO BE
New Customs on Cam
IN ART EXHIBIT pus Demands DefWill Be Held in Nashville, Tenn., Next
Monday

Patrick O'Malley
John Lair
MarMrs. Hawley, an art collector
garet Yungblut
May Dexter
Mary Lair
Smudge, negro valet Wayne Foust
Cap', an old salt W. A. Thomason
Josephine Mary Louise Fleming

,"

STUDENTS GET ADS

Senior invitations mny bo obtained
in the hall of the administration
building Fndny, May 1.
One day
oniy.

Hannibal Wiemann and Lucille Stillwell Star;
Is Best Play Ev er Produced by
MELCHER
Dramatic O rganization

Still-we-

Great Interest is Shown
PLANS COMPLETE
m the Musical
Contest
FOR UNIVERSITY

NOTICE

'CLOCK

Education Fraternity Holds
nual Pledging

An-

Kappa Delta Pi, national honorary
fraternity in Education, held its annual pledging Monday, April 26, and
the following students of tho college
of Education were tnpped: Lurline
Cole, Mao Duncan, Wallace Frank,
E. D. Hinker, Russell Hunt, Ethel
Karrick, Martha Land, Allene Lemons, Lucille Lovely, Minerva McDan- iels, Bess Owens, Anna Peck, Katli-rin- v
Roberts, Georgia Rouse, Lela
Scopes, W. B. Stallard, Ritchio Ste
venson, Margaret Tandy, Mary West

and Katherine Truman.
A high scholarship standing is up
held by this honorary fraternity
a
standing of 2.0 being a requisite for
membership. The initiation will bu
held Mny 19, which is tho anniversary
of the founding of tho order.

Entertain With
a Tea

LIG0N IS ELECTED
STATE PRESIDENT

Professors Take
Part In

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