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the university cannot forget that it
has an obligation to social service
agencies and to the elementary school
systems of Kentucky. ' With these
things always before us the univer- sity has attempted to plan a program
persons
'enable
of work
Enrollment Is 500 Per Cent who are that will to teachthose our ele- in
going
Above
of First
mentary schools to receive that trainSchool Held in
ing that will better equip them for
1918
,
the tasks that are theirs.
Another problem that is rapidly be
FUTURE IS PROMISING coming a larger objective in our train- g program is an insistant demand
The phenomenal growth of the from high schools and colleges of
university summer session should in- Kentucky for advisors of girls and
terest every student of the univer- deans of women. The University of
Kentucky has inaugurated a program
sity as well as all others who 'are for the training of such leaders, and
interested in the progress of the the response to it was exceedingly
gratifying thisfyear. Approximately
institution.
In 1918 the University of Ken- 50 people registered for this work and
tucky had a summer session enroll- completed it in a highly satisfactory
ment of approximately 150 people. way. Already some of these people
The registration in the first term of are putting into effect the results of
the summer session of 1926 was 982 their training.
people, or an increase of more than
The University of Kentucky be- 500 per cent. The increase in num- .lieves that the summer session should
bers, however, is not the most inter- become an ever more important unit
Through the,
esting part of this story. The quality of the college year.
of the student in 1926 was greatly summer session any student may
superior to the average student of shorten his program of work one full
the summer session of 1918. Eight year, thus making it possible' for him
years ago there were almost no grad- to complete his university training in
uate students in the University of a period of three years.
Kentucky. In 1926 there were almost
More and more the summer session
as many graduate students as there in America is being used by high
undergraduates and graduates school graduates to give them a
were
combined eight years previous.
chance to become introduced to the
The University of Kentucky, the institution of their choice. The unicaptsone of the educational program versity is looking toward the time
in the State, believes that it is its when graduates of high schools will
primary function to train for leader- register in the summer session and
ship in Kentucky. With this entj in become acquainted with and oriented
view the summer session has centered to the problems of the institution.
its attention upon- - three important
The summer session of the univerproblems.
sity should have in the future a
The training of normal school and larger attendance than the regular
junior college teachers, of school cx session. Just as soon as the students
ccutives for public and private school of the regular session learn that they
systems of the State, and of high can save a year of their life through
school teachers for the junior and a summer session attendance we may
senior high schools of the Common reasonably expect that the enrollment
wealth. While these are the major of the summer school will exceed that
aims of the summer session progrom, of the regular year.

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Buildings and Grounds Department
Makes Report of Summer Work
Many Improvements Have Been Made, New Equipment Installed
and Class Rooms Remodeled; Effort Made To Solve
Traffic Problem on Campus by Providing
More Parking . Space.
While the university students have
been enjoying vacations, the Department of Buildings and Grounds has
been working withuntiring effort to
remodel old buildings, erect new ones,
and improve the campus which is now
more beautiful than it has ever been.

Superintendent Morrie rutcher has
issued a statement naming the many
improvements which have been made
during the summer.
Several rooms in the Administration
buildings have been remodeled- - and
repainted. A new dishwashing room
for the cafeteria has been constructed
and made sound proof. The regis
trar's work room has been replastered
and placed in first class order.
The sidewalk space has been in
creased in front of White Hall thereby providing better light and ventilation for the storerooom space in the
basement which has been considera-- .
bly increased. Tile drains have also
been constructed to carry off surplus
rain water. In the Library new shelf
space has been added.
The third floor of the Science
building, formerly occupied by the
Law College, has been remodeled, the
space formerly used for the Law Li
brary has been divided into two rooms,
one a classroom, and the other a
laboratory, both of whicli will be
used by the Geology department. The
hallways have been reconstructed and
the entire building has been
Three large rooms in the sub base
ment of Kastle Hall are being finished
for the Bacteriology department.
Locker space, "lab" tables, incubators,
gas and electrical connections are be
redectal chairs
ing provided also.
have been installed in this building,
All
replacing the old seats.
private laboratories have been
equipped for the use of professors in
reseai-cwork. Extensive improvements are also under way to equip
freshman and sophomore "labs" with
new sinks and plumbing under tables.
The department of phyphology in.
Neville Hall has been alloted more
laboratories and classrooms and the
space formerly occupied by the 'department of bacteriology is to be
used by the department of hygiene
Additional space is required by this
department because of its growth
during the past, year. The basementof this building is being used by the
department of buildings and grounds
as a paint shop.
A new frame building with concrete
basement has been added to Mechanical Hall for automotive and experimental engineering work; The xld
radio building hds been remodeled for
work in the department of research

the' Mechanical Hall group has been
remodeled for a modern heat laboratory and all classrooms and hallways
in these buildings have been repaired.
In the Men's Dormitory the first
and fourth floors have been repainted
and repaired.
The hallways have
been redecorated and soundproof floor
coverings provided.
The space used by the department
of home economics in the Agricul
tural building has been repainted and
redecorated!.
The "lab" tables and
equipment repainted and the floors
cleaned, stained and varnished.
In the Education building, the
High School Auditorium on the
third floor has been divided by a partition making room for a library and
an auditorium, seating 180.
New
lighting fixtures have been installed
and new seating equipment replaces
old school desks.
The Men's Gymnasium will have

tion is the Livestock Pavilion which
was erected by the department of
buildings and grounds.
Extensive improvements have also
been made on the grounds. Men have
been employed all summer building
up old roadways, grading, and sodding. New shrubbery has been set
out, the tennis courts have been im
proved, ,and tho ,lawns have hem
mowed regularly.
A new road i3 being constructed
from the back driveway with entries
for service to Kastle Hall, and the
Civil and Engineering building. The
space outside the road area is to be
used for parking. It is expected that
this area will accomodate 200 cars,
thereby partly solving the traffic
In addition to these improvements
drinking fountains have been placed
in various buildings and rest "rooms
improved.
Enough new lighting fix
tures have been purchased to finish
every building with modern lighting
facilities.
The department of buildings and
grounds is making every effort to
bring the university up to a high
standard physically and by the end
of the fall every building on the
grounds will have been improved. It
is the aim of this department to ren
der service, and work this summer
has been untiring.

been remodeled.
The Art Center has two additions,
one for the department of niusic,
and the other for dramatics, which in
a sense replace-fc- he
Romany Theatre
The lqt formerly occupied by the
Romany is to begraded and put in

Departments

Several

Moved To New Quarters

Languages

Now
Taught in Science Building,
Bacteriology in Kastle Hall

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For those who pride themselves in
knowing the location of most every
The second and third floors of Pat- thing on the campus we publish the
terson Hall have been equipped with following paragraph taken from the
new locks. A central heating for annual news letter issued from the
the girls dorms is also under way, office of the registrar:
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merly occupied by the Romance Languages Department have been added
to the Department of Hygiene and
Public Health, and the rooms of the
Music Department have been added
to the Department of Sociology."

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The Romance Languages
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and the MusieDepartment has moved
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