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 I   I     I CLASS NEWS I
I   I i_ ’ Ii John L. Patterson, Class of ’82 strong iinancial institution he has been _
I 1 I I r 'I John L. Patterson, class of ’82, is now and still is connected actively as director,  
I III ,1 I I located at the University of Louisville, auditor, and large stockholder.   I
· I I i I I   I I Kentucky, where he is the head of the De- He has served his city as Councilman
» I I I     partment of Ancient Languages. Mr. Pat- and has been representative in the low-
_ I Q I I terson received his A. B., degree from the er house of the State Legislature of Kan- 0N Ar
I I   _I QIII-   I University in 1882, M. A., in 1886, A. B. sas. During the thirty-nine years he has
I   I   I Harvard in 1883, LL. D., University of lived in Topeka he has actively engaged, cm
II I I I III   I Louisville 1909, Litt. D., University of with other forward looking citizens, in ,~
‘ { II I-: :5-I Kentucky 1916. In 1893, Mr. Patterson promoting every worthy enterprise under- I- _
I I N II   I married Ellen Harris, of Louisville, Mrs. taken for the advancement of his city’s is
  I I   I   I Patterson died about ten years ago. welfare, giving freely of his time and  
I f > I     1 Since leaving the University, Mr. Pat- means.  
I · I I I I I I ‘ I terson has taught school in several vicin- He married, in 1894, Miss Mattie Victor I
I  I   . I I j `; ’ ities. He is now a chancellor at the Uni- Kenney Dodge, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. HIITIJIII
It I I I I _ versity of Louisville, and has held many David M. Dodge of Paris, Kentucky. To I
I I   Fr.- responsible positions, incuding that of act- them were born three children, Charles V- ~r—·  
I I   I ing president of the University of Louis- Graham, Jr., Victor Kenney, and James ff"
I I i` ville. He has held several important of- Mills. The last named died in infancy. Ig;
I   I   I I I I fices pertaining to the Association of Ken- James Anderson Yates, Class of ’80 I,
r g tucky Colleges, and other educational sys- James Anderson Yates, ’80, is now lo-   ·
II I tems. cated in Pittsburg, Kansas, where he is
I I I   Mr. Patterson has written many well- connected with the Kansas State Teachers  
I   known books and has made contributions College as head of the Department of Nat- g I
II II to magazines. He is now at home at 1324 ural Sciences. He returned to the Uni- °I""""”h°
  · South Second Street, where he is recover- versity of Kentucky for the Class reun-  
  I · 4 ing from injuries received in a severe fall. ions last June and received his Ph. D., de- { se
If ’ ‘ B. P. Ward, Class of ’77 gree from this University.   ‘
II We have heard from B. P. Ward, ’77, Before his graduation in 1880, Mr. Qs ¢.
ii I who is living in Rural Retreat, Va. Mr. Yates was elected to be a co-principal of I;
»I I Ward was married in 1886. His wife had Laurel Seminary, located at London, the s,,,
If I .I· one daughter. Both Mrs. Ward and the county seat of his native county. In the I
  _ ‘ I I daughter are dead, and there are six grand spring of 1892 Yates was elected to the ——  
Qi I - I I children. Mr. Ward is engaged in farming. faculty of the Williamsburg Institute. He D¤~»¤¤»·
II I Charles Graham Blakey, Class of ’79 remained a member of this faculty until
Ii I Charles Graham Blakley, 1879 class. He the fall of 1897. At this time he was I I;·¤
II I ? taught school in Laurel County, Kentucky, elected professor of Natural Sciences in I I§
I  I two years following his graduation. He Ottawa University at Ottawa, Kansas. He Is  
§= I I was engaged on railroad construction and taught there until he was elected to his I-? I,
  _ I   location survey next two years. Removed present position. ~
I IT I I I to Kansas and taught school four years, Mr. Yates’ summer vacations have been /
; . I   I 1884-85-86-87, engaged in life insurance spent in studying at his Alma Mater, Chi-  
I I I next eleven years, the last eight years do- cago University, and Kansas University. vma.mA
I I I » III ing actuarial work. In 1899 he entered the ..—-—-.....-——-—  °
I I I I I business] of   insurance and real estate, UNIVERSITY BAND RADIOCASTS
‘ I establis ing e general insurance agency -—— _
I I I . I of C. G. Blakely & Company, with which The University of Kentucky band radio-  
_ I he is still connected as senior partner, cast over station WROL, Knoxville, Tenn., I `
. I   Charles Graham Blakely, Jr., his son, be- during their recent visit to that city. ,, ‘
P ing the junior partner, together sole own- Miss Virginia Dougherty, band sponsor,  
c ers, doing a general insurance business. made a personal appearance at the micro-
 I I I AMI In 1894 he assisted in the organization phone and gave a brief talk to the radio Iicmysq
I 1 I 40.4 of the Capitol Building & Loan Associa- audience. Tom Riley, head announcer of — OI"'
· I I Nav tion of Topeka, Kansas, HOW having as- the university station here, was guest an- ‘
I I II I sets amounting to $12,000,000. With this nouncer during the band’s program. · 1;,,E,
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