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THE KENTUCKY KERNEL

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THE KENTUCKY KERNEL
Published ovcry Thursday thruout tho Collcgo year by the student body
of tho University of Kentucky, for the benefit of the students,
alunml and faculty of the Institution.
THE KENTUCKY KERNEL is tho official newspaper of the University.
is issued with a view of furnishing to its subscribers all the college new
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of Kentucky, together with a digest of items of interest concerning the
Universities of other States and Canada.
SUBSCRIPTION, ONE DOLLAR A YEAR. FIVE CENTS A CORY
mail matter.
Entered at Lexington Poatofflce as second-clas- s
EDITORIAL STAFF
EDITOR-IN-CHIE-

THORNTON CONNELL
Charles Planck
Miss Eliza Spurrier
Miss Eliza Plggott
Lee McClain
Frederick Jackson
Robt. J. Raible
Donald Dinning
Miss Mildred Graham
Miss Austin Lilly
Miss Virginia Helm Milner
Miss Louise Will
Cecil Heavrln
N. D. Witt
Frances
McClure.

Marsh, Margaret

Managing Editor
Assistant Editor
Associate Editor
S(mirrel Food
Featuro Edltor
Mllltary Ed,tor
Sporting Editor
Editor
Home Economics
Patterson Hall
Philosophian
Law
Engineering

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REPORTERS.
Smith, Roberta

"Co-Ed- "

Blackburn

and Margaret

BUSINESS STAFF
Business Manager
Edwin T. Tapscott
Assistant Business Managers
J. P. Barnes and Carl Denker

In the next few years the University of Kentucky is
destinec; to grow and develop amazingly. Comprehensive plans for a bigger and better University have
been made. Some of them are already materializing. It
will not do for the students to lag behind. Certainly it
will not do for the fraternity men to take the slacker's
ntriinrio TTvnfpvniHps here are now confronted with a
great opportunity. The Kernel sincerely hopes that they
will take advantage of it immediately. President McVey,
who seems heartily in favor of the proposition, will gladly receive representatives of any fraternity that wishes
to become better acquainted with the plan. It is understood that several of the fraternities have, made applications for leases already. Now is the time for the others
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to act.

JUST A LITTLECOLLEGE SPIRIT, PLEASE.

he hnd to pay ten cents for tho snmo
stuff with foam on it.
Pepleas Wonders.
From tho way some of these rookies
of tho battnlion drill they must think

they arc following tho hearse
Georgia Negro's funeral.

at a

My friend don't bo a stuck up mutt,
For you will find it. true,
That you can look down on your

neighbor,
But you can't make him look up to
you.
These coming stars of the 1919 baseball team should attend Dr. McVey'a
lecture on the "League of Nations."
No doubt a number of hints will be
passed along to make them come up
in the table of averages.

"Play ball!" sounded by that goat of goats, the umpirethese words will officially begin the 1919 baseball
season for the University of Kentucky next Friday
afternoon.
The Kernel believes that there is not a student m the
University who does not want the Wildcats to be victorJoy Thoughts.
ious in their ball games. Certainly there is at least an
When in doubt, pass the Buck.
atom of this desire in the most disgruntled and disconTruth, Unclothed.
Few students, comparatively speaking,
tented student
care enough about the baseball team, or any other Uni- I hate the gossiper as he goes,
versity activity for that matter, to get out and work for His hearsay to parade,
it. That college spirit be developed by or pumped into The shadow of suspicion
these students who attend nothing at the University be Throws a good man In the shade.
sides an infrequent class and every dance is one ot the
It won't be long now before we can
most pressing needs ot Kentucky's student Doay.
In a large measure we gave up our football season take our friends down to the oldnA town
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last fall to the S. A. T. C. The basketball season was in- pump ana mi mem up uu 6"" and
viewpoint Adams Ale, instead of
teresting, but rather disappointing from the
of winning games. It is up to every student in the Uni Cocktails.
versity, tneretore, to taKe wortnwnne interest m tn approaching baseball season, to attend each game played at These sob story writers may dwell
the "girl back home" welcoming
home, to do his utmost in helping the Wildcats to win, and
the returning home wun open biu
thus, crown with glory what, up to date, has been an
and casting aside the poor chap who
in University sports.
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FRATERNITY ROW, NOW A PROBABILITY
Concurrent with other improvements that have been
planned for the University the Executive Committee of
the Board of Trustees at its last regular monthly meeting discussed a proposition that has long been a source
of interest to a great many students as well as to many of
the faculty. This committee, which is responsible m large
measure for the management of University affairs, suggested that the various Greek letter fraternities represented by chapters in the University be offered sites on
the campus on which to erect fraternity houses. This suggestion is of vital import to the student body.
Fraternity men in the University generally recognize
fraternity houses. Never,
the need for fraternity-owne- d
probably, has that need been more apparent than it is today, for with few exceptions our fraternities are homeless. This is owing in large measure to conditions that
have prevailed in the University this year. In fact, conditions are such that benefits said to be derived by pledges
to fraternities have in many instances altogether failed to
materialize.
There is grevious laokof that spirit for
which some of the fraternities are known. In fact, this
paper believes that fraternity life, such as it is, or perhaps
isn't, has been harmful to some of those who pledged themselves this year. By personal observation we have come to
the conclusion that more than one of the freshmen fraternity men think that gracing this campus with the combined' air of pouter pigeon, Thanksgiving turkey and vainglorious peacock is the most desirable thing they can possibly do the best that they can do for their fraternities.
Fraternity-owne- d
fraternity houses would be a great
benefit to Kentucky fraternities, of which almost a dozen
are represented on the campus. The fraternities would
have permanent homes. They could accomplish more in
the way of orderly and properly regulated social entertainment. They would have fixed places to hold their meetings instead of wandering every week from the room of
one member to the room of another, as some of them are
now doing. They could realize better and more binding
fratrnity spirit, an abundance of which is essential to the
successful sustenance of any fraternity.
Fraternity house sites should be carefully selected
for when a house is built it becomes more or less the lasting home of the fraternity. No better sites could be
selected than campus sites. The University is considering the advisability of offering to all fraternities long
leases at nominal sums for lots on the campus. If a suf
ficient number of the fraternities apply for these leases
and prove that they are in earnest regarding the erection
of houses, a fraternity row may be built.
Most
men on the campus realize that all
organizations connected with the University will eventually be housed on grounds belonging to the Universitv.
This is as it should be. In the largest universities of trie
North and East all fraternity houses are on the campus,
usually in fraternity rows. Where this is the case, there
is a closer spirit of
between the University
and the fraternity; there is better connection between
fraternity men and college activities.
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BOND OF CLOSER INTEREST MANIFESTED.

didn't get across, but this time next
year that same girl will be back at her
old game of opening same lovely arms
to the guy with the bank roll.

The sun shone brilliantly last Sunday afternoon upon
a large number of people, who met upon the University
How Times Do Change.
campus to do honor to Fayette county boys, who tell
while fighting for freedom.
Some of these birds seem to have
That gathering of townsfolk was the largest that forgotten that a uniform on a dishas been seen on the campus for many years which we at charged soldier is about as unpopular
the University felt indicated a returning interest on the now, as was a suit of "cits" this time
part of Fayette citizens for the University. True they last year. In fact some of them must
were here to pay tribute to the boys who had made the think that there is very little differsupreme sacrifice, but they were upon the University ence dn the suit Uncle Sam gave
campus when they d'id homage to our fallen heroes. They them and the suit .given them by God
will remember their University each time they recall that they can't separate themselves from
memorial day and the University will take on, for many, either.
a new aspect. The Oratorio Club composed largely of
townspeople, which sang so splendidly, shows also that
Bad.
our local citizens are ready to
with the Uni- Time flies, and flies fast, to our sorrow.
versity for the good of the community.
The outlook sure is rotten,
Kentucky has plans for a large building program We're wet today, and yet tomorrow,
and she is enlarging herself in various ways so that in
all be spitting cotton.
the future she may be able to accommodate the numbers We will
that meet with us. The University should be just such
The Unusual.'
a center of activities. The town needs it and it needs that Is it a fact that these Ag. students
which the town has to offer. It should be the center of carry powder puffs with them to their
good comrad'ship and friendship which eventually will
demonstration class?
lead to a common desire for the common good.
The University hopes that last Sunday will mark the
Sure Thing.
turning of the road of popular interest in its affairs and
The best place to put your hands
that many such public gatherings on its grounds hencesome
go
forth may serve to bring the citizens and their chief in- is in your pockets when youThe toone In
of these Frat. meetings.
stitution of learning into closer relationship than hithermind is operating with a ? mark as
to unfortunately has been the case.
friendship and
its emblem of love,
prosperity.

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Expenses.
"Did it cost you very much the other
night when you called on Miss
Love-much-

FOOD

"Well I guess it did, four cigars and
a watch crystal."
1923.

And what has become of the old
Tiie Kernel's Koachman observes, pretty sod is being plowed under, why fashioned fellow who use to wake up
"When you shake hands with some not get rid of some of these mechani in the mornings with a dark brown
people, you have to look a second time
taste in his mouth.
cals? It is rumored that we did almost
to make sure that you are not picking
loose some of them in Chicago. The
up a dead fish."
Notice.
iirst thing one guy wanted, when he
Did you ever stop to think that one
Willie tho reconstruction period la got there was to run to the "old town drop of soup in the plate is better
in vogue on tho campus and all the pump," instead he was taken where than a whole bowl of it in your lap?

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