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THE KENTUCKY KERNEL

The Kentucky Kernel
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EDITOR Byron H. Pumphrey.
ASSISTANT Melvina Heavenridge.
ASSOCIATE EDITORS:
Kady Elvovc
Leida Keyes
James Porter
John W. Dundon, Jr.
Wilbur G. Frye
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0. K. Barnes
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MANAGING

Ollie James

Jessie Sun
Harry Towles
ohn Murphy
True Mackey

NEWS EDITOR
Tom Riley
ASSISTANTS
Margaret Cundiff
REPORTERS
Bernice Byland
Scott Keyes
Bob Thompson
Catherine Eyle

SPECIAL WRITERS
Niel Plummer
Joseph C. Graves
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SOCIETY EDITOR
Ellen Minihan
ASSISTANT
Lillian Combs

Roy Baldridge
W. A. Kirkpatrick

Jane Ann Carlton
Kathryn Friend

SPORTS EDITOR
Wayman Thomasson
ASSISTANTS
Laurence Shropshire
Bill Keep

James Somes
Hayes Owens

BUSINESS MANAGER
James Shropshire
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ADVERTISING STAFF
Jack Cousins
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ASST. BUSINESS MGR.
Carlos Jagoe
ASSISTANT
Lucille Short

CIRCULATION MGR.
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Fred Conn
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H. B. Ellis

FOREMAN
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CHEWING GUM

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The would-bartistic methods employed by the students in the pernicious habit of gum chewing becomes
at once a source of wonder and amusement. Subtle ex- hibitions of this apparently new art are to be seen on
every hand.
During the last few weeks, especially, there seems
to have been an epidemic of this harmless sport. It
seems as if fraternities and sororities of the campus
will not allow their respective members to appear on
the campus without first being equipped with a package of Spearmint. Now that is all very well and good,
and certainly it may be an aid to digestion, but the
effect on the observer may be an entirely opposite one.
It is not clever, and surely it is not very healthful,
to walk about the streets pulling out gum, twirling it
around one's finger and then returning it to one's
mouth, and then starting the process all over again.
In the event you disagree with us, The Kernel suggests that you try it sometime before the mirror.

WAIJLS OF THE WEEK
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It's just the way
dimples if she is 16,

you look at the matter. They are
while we call them wrinWes if she

is 60.

"Came the Yawn," is our suggestion for the beginning of a collegiate story.
Candidates for the varsity golf team at Wisconsin
d
increased
when it was announced that a d
would be a member of the team. Wotta girl, wotta girl!
two-fol-

co-e-

Students' officers at the University of Michigan will
henceforth be picked solely by merit. Now who in the
heck is merit? We'd say it was an engineer if we were
discussing Kentucky.

Just as a further remark for the engineers, we
quote the following news item picked up: "Fifty Russian students, exiles from their native land, are enrolled in the University of Washington. Most of them
are engineers."
is in disfavor at Lowell College because the men feel that the women simply come to
college to hunt a husband. Now we wonder who ever
told them that?

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GHOOSING A COLLEGE

LITERARY SECTION

With the close of this scholastic year the high schools
of Kentucky will graduate thousands of young men and
women, a large number of whom will begin to think
seriously about the selection of a college. In these days,
certainly, there are few high school graduates who do
not look forward to a college career.
The paramount question that confronts the student
and his parents then is, "Where shall Johnnie go to
or "Which is the best school for Mary?" A
most vital question indeed and one to be. considered
with the utmost seriousness.
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Families in which it is the
who must
choose his Alma Mater are necessarily dependent on
what they can read in pamphlets and what they can
learn from their friends. And it is as a friend that
The Kernel offers them this bit of intelligence about
the University of Kentucky.
Offering courses in six colleges and in every line of
work, supplying activities in which the highest honors
are attainable, giving the student every opportunity for
cultural and social development as well as intellectual,
the University ranks as one of the leading in the country. If the parent hesitates over doubts arising from
the question, "Is a state university too large for the
individual to receive helpful personal attention?" let
him reflect that in any university it is the personal relationships, and the companionships which the student
forms lhat are the basis of all his education and the
vital force behind his whole college career. The students who come here from all over the country add to
the versatility of all those with whom they come in
contact.
We do not need fo enumerate the numerous selling
points of this school to we who know it best it is already sold, and we do not seek to increase its enroll
ment merely for the sake of numbers. We welcome,
however, students who are worthy of a place here and
whom we may be proud to claim in years to come.

MARTHA CONNELL, Editoi.

But still there's one
I can't quite figure out.
My eyes are keen;
And if I get the barest chance to see
I sneak and peek and so
I find out lots of little things,
Quite choice.

But still there's one
I can't quite figure out;
She's like a nun
In midnight black.
Her dress is all
And perhaps
The holes are stars,
(Some say they are;
I think they're holes
Because the white shines through).
moth-eate-

I wish there were more moths
To eat big holes.
Then I would sneak and peek and see

If she's a nun at heart

Or a jade with jealous eyes
Behind an old black cowl.

I wish I were a moth!
e
I'd eat a big
Right through the' night
And figure this thing out.
star-hol-

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Perhaps I may sometime!

I'm really very ingenious
At discovering things.
George W. Fithian.

an unusually successful season with a
fitting play, "The Whip of Fire," by
Girdler Fitch, a former University
student and teacher. The plot of the
play is a decided departure from the
usual run of mystery plays, yet retaining all of their breathless suspense without the use of any of the
customary trite situations and happy
endings secured by deus ex machina,
or what have you ? The leads are decidedly
and are comple
mented with a capable cast which,
combined with the directorial ability
of Prof. Carol M. Sax, should produce
a play which will fill the Romany thea
ter time and again. The thought that
this play is the last to be produced
by Romany for at least a year, and
possibly will terminate the life of
the organization makes us more determined than ever to see it.
Kentucky
"The College Widow
Today
Dolores Costello brings the latest
college picture, the screen version of
George Ade's "The College Widow"
to the Kentucky theater today. It is
a roistering college comedy, recounting the demure machinations of the
daughter of the college president, who
to win much needed funds, recruits
a football team, each member of which
believes himself to be the chosen o-suitor. William Collier, Jr., plays opNOTES
posite Miss Costello, and after many
o
trials and tribulations, proves to be
child of Dolores' affec
the
Installation services for the new
tions. The picture should be enter officers and cabinet) of the Young
taining in more than one regard, cer
will
tainly because it enables us to see our- Woman's Christian Association
be held at 6:45 o'clock Tuesday, May
selves as others see us.
15, at Patterson hall. We feel that
"Red Hair" Kentucky Sunday
Laughter for laughter's sake is the all the women students of the Universeeing
sity will
keynote of Clara Bow's new comedy knowing be interested in who areand
to
the new officers
of American life, "Red Hair," which plan and lead the work of the Y. W.
comes to the Kentucky theater Sunyear.
day. The vivacious star of "It" re- C. A. for next
The new officers are:
peats her previous successes as an alPresident, Margaret Gooch.
luring young bit of femininity. Clara
acts the part of a manicurist who
practices "gold digging" as a side line,
and captivates the fancy of three
middle-age- d
lotharios who, in competing for her favors, cast clothes and
"TO YOUR
jewelry at her feet. The little manicurist dances her way into their
hearts and out again when she meets
and falls in love with their ward, a
handsome young man, played by Lane
Chandler. Through her own clever
handling of situations, she overcomes
all of the complications which have
arisen, and, after a forced midnight
dip into an icy pool, she wins love and
happiness. The story was written by
Elinor Glyn. Clarence Badger directed.
"Diamond Handcuffs Ben Ali
Today
Eleanor Boardman, demure heroine
of "Bardelys" and intensely human
wife of "The Crowd' plays a girl of
the underworld in "Diamond Handcuffs," Cosmopolitan's vivid drama
of love, diamonds and the secret
haunts of a great city. Primarily the
story is one of greed with a great
diamond's sinister shadow launching
intrigue, theft, warfare and deceit.
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The picture is literally three plays in
one, each an episode in the sinister
raronr nf tliA flinmnnfl. Tf. is minpd in
I Africa, and a native miner sacrifices
his life to steal it for the girl he
loves. In society it launches a scandal, and breaks up a home. In the
underworld it precipitates a war in
which police batter their way with
machine gun bullets into the haunts
of gangsters. Lawrence Gray plays
opposite Miss Boardman In the role
clerk. Conof a young cigar-stor- e
rad Nagel, Gwen Lee, and John Roche
form the domestic triangle in the so
cial sequence, and Lena Malena, thel
fiery little siren of "Chicago" and
Charles Stevens are the central figures in Africa at the diamond mines.
"Across to Singapore" Ben AH
Sunday
The primitive lure of the sea and
the heroism of mariners battling the
elements form the background for
a drama of love, hate and adventure
in "Across to Singapore," Ramon
new starring vehicle to appear
at the Ben Ali theater Sunday.
plays the sailor hero of an
amazing love quest that leads him
over the Pacific, through terrific
storms, mutiny, attacks by Oriental
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"AFTER THE DANCE"

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PROMISES

opens the Joors to
ividefy scattered
markets.

Broken promises, sweet blossoms,
Cherish them tenderly. Why do you ask of me
Promises? God breaks his promise of harvest
When the pale peach bloom falls on the lea.
ANON.

FRIDAY and SATURDAY

METROPOLIS
Gateway to the South,
Glaring across the cool Ohio,
At night in letters twelve feet high.
A spreading infection
At a fracture in the river,
Spreading, spreading, state-wid- e
spreading.
Within your bounds,
There is a park, scarce sixty feet across,
Wherein are fifteen benches.
And on these benches
Old men, bits of flotsam
Left upon the shores of loday
By the receding tides of yesteryear,
Are sitting, staring bleakly.
God alone knows where they go
When it sleets,
Or snows, or freezes. There they sit
And stare at what?
Nothing nothing nothing,
Except tomorrow and tomorrow
nd tomorrow.

DON'T LET DOWN NOW

down" now.

Whittinghill.
Publicity, Bernice Byland.
Roberts, Mrs. Bart Peak, Mrs. Ernest
Bureau. Miss Sarah Blandintr. Mrs.
Posters, Eleanor Doud.
pirates, into the culmination of a deSocials, Virginia Ebert,
Otto Koppius, Mrs. J. E. Rush, Mrs.
lightful
romance which
Freshman Council, Marjorie Kim- -' Paul P. Boyd, Professor Paul L. Boyn
had its origin in a New England set
ton, and Professor E. F. Farquhar.
ting. Joan Crawford does good work ball.
throughout the picture, and is amply
rewarded, from the feminine point of
iw, by a rather stirring fadeout
embrace with the engaging Mr. No- LUNCH AT BENTONS
varro. Ernest Torrence plays well,
Chili
Chicken
also, doubtless because of the stimulating influence of various and sun
SALADS and SANDWICHES
dry osculations granted him by Miss;jj
Famous for Our Chocolate Fudge Cakes
Crawford. William Nigh told her to.j
do it, but the idea in the first place
belongs to Ben Ames Williams, who
wrote the Saturday Evening Post H
story from which the play was taken, j H
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"The Blue Danube" Strand
Sunday
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The situation of a girl marrying a
hideous
and scheming hunchback
gives Leatrice Joy just cause for worry in her latest, "The Blue Danube,"
which comes to the Strand theater
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Sunday. The plot revolves around a
group of village dwellers on thex banks
of the picturesque river, where both
the rich and the poor vie for the attention of the son of royalty. At the
traditional wine festival, the baron
Class Shoe
places the honorary wreath upon the
peasant girl.
shoulder of an obscure
Soles, $1.25
Sewed
Then follow treachery and war and
Goodyear and O'Sullivan Rubber Heels, 50c
heartbreaks.

Rudolph & Bauer's Candy

They might as well
Not wear clothes
For all it hinders me!

The crowd!

Writes Mr. Ezra Pound for The Nation: "For every
thing above comfortable brute existencb there is a
vacuum. It is not the failure in culture of Americans
who are doing something totally
but the
utter inefficiency of those who do make a try at cul
tural activities. The American millionaire is not se
rious in this matter of the arts."
Mr. Pound gives the impression that only million
aires are interested in culture and that the rest of the
hundred and twenty millions who inhabit America are
merely interested in making money so that they may
live comfortably. This is probably not the concensus
of opinion, but it should serve as a warning to men and
women who are now preparing to become educated units
in the upward trend of civilization. Students ought to
take upon themselves the burden of broadening their
interests and activities so that the danger of too great
a commercialism will be eliminated to some extent.
It is to be hoped .that the aim of a liberal education
is not that of merely pecuniary reimbursement, but one
of broadening the intellect so that a larger scope oi
activities may be efficiently considered.
One may specialize, but not necessarily to the exclusion of other
worth-whil- e
things. If people are to enjoy life there
should be a taste for the esthetic and Mr. Pond's
"vacuum" should be eliminated. It is the duty of college students to perform that elimination by substituting an
interest in our own American culture. The reward offered by an enquiring mind will
amply repay the effort. Culture is not boresome, but
is a delightful attribute to progress. Now is the time
to acquire it. Now is the chance to learn.

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"Mother's D'ay

I'm really very ingenious

At discovering things,

CULTURE

(By Ollie M. James)
The Romany Players are climaxing

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Programs, Lydia Roberts.
Y Store, Hester Greene.
Big Sisters, Mildred Kidd.
The members offhe Advisory Board
of the Y. W. C. A. are: Mrs. George

Remember Mother on

A PHILOSOPHER SPEAKING

first-bor-

Students are prone to forget their studies about
this time of the year. It's true, that the balmy evenings and warm afternoons are tempting to college students. Many of them want to "let down" as the semester draws to a close, and these, because of this, receive
low grades at the close of the school year.
In life, when one is working for his daily bread, he
will not be allowed to "let down" at the close of the
year. Therefore this lesson is a wise one to learn
while still in college. The price one must pay for the
experience outside collegiate circles will be a much
dearer one.
Brace up, strive to forget the balmy evenings and
warm afternoons and remember, there are still three
weeks of school, all of which will count toward the
semester grades. Finish with a "bang," don't "Jet

The Critics Ink

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Vice president, Elsie Bureau.
Secretary, Evelyn Cooley.
Treasurer, Dora Moe Duncan.
Assistant Treasurer, Alice Gardner

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Dolores Costello

'The Colle'ge Widow'
COMING

SUNDAY

Just 4 Days

There are doors

to open, still

Trade followed Commodore Perry's
flag into Japan. Today, as Bell System
pioneers develop their service, trade
follows the telephone.
In advancing the art of telephony,
there are still plenty of doors to open,
plenty of new steps to take.
What apparatus will meet some
isen
condition in serving the sub
newly-ar-

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BELL SYSTEM

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am content I have seen her face.
For a few brief moments, like a morning star,
Her beauty splendid shone around me.
Although with the day, like the star, she vanished.
Leaving only a memory of her fair young form
And a dream of her youthful soul,
R E. S.
I am content I have seen my Love!

scriber? What are the machines and
methods to make it ?
How can the value of long distance
telephony be best presented to industry', and the great potentialities of
this service developed ?
These questions and many like them
point the way to fields which still leave
ample room for the explorer.

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