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as the representative institution of the Oommonwealth. The
State Improvement Association which met in October in Winchester,
the Grange Association which met in Lexington during the same
month, the various Farmer's Institutes whicha met in the dif-
ferent parts of the State, and county and District schools In-
stitutes have al1 passed resolutions con.ending the college
and its work. They have,moreover, with singtlar unanimity
urged upon the Legislature and Legislation necessary to make
it a University-the University of the State of Kentucky, We
have now arrived at a period in our expansion when this should
be done, and I recommend that the Board take appropriate action
with reference thereto. Almost every Land Grant College has
either developed into a University or become an integral part
of a University.
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     Second- Twenty years ago, the whole time of the Collegiate
year from September to June, with the exception of legal holi-
days was given to study and class-room work. This, however,
cannot now be said. Almost as soon as college work begins,
foot-ball teams are organized ant, begin training. Twenty or
thirty men are withdrawn for athletic exercise almost every
afternoon. This interferes with the preparation of lessons
with military requirements, gymnastic training and laboratory
work to a very serious degree, journeys long and short, invol-
ving absences, are undertaken to play match games. The whole
student body is frequently detained after chapel in order to
work up an artificial interest for contributing money to meet
exoenses. Games are preceeded and accompanied by an excite-
ment sometimes stimulated by reprehensible indulgences and
money in greater or lesser sums is lost and won. I think that
you can readily see that this is an atmosphere uncongenial to
study and tends to defeat the purpose for whichihe college is
organized and to disappoint the expectations of those who send
their sons hither.

     From the end of November till about the middle of March,
when the base-ball season begins, there is a comparative lull
and during the interval the serious work of the year is done.
I do not speak of broken noses, legs and arms, but of the time
wasted, idleness encouraged and a heritage of demoralization
carried over to the suceeding year. This is a serious matter
and deserves your careful consideration.

     An exceeding regrettable occurrence took place on Hal-
loween. The ex eriences of former years had. led me to expect
some disturbance. I had consequently on the day proceeding
Hallowe'en detained the young men after chapel services and
enjoined upon them the necessity of not allowing fun to run int
riot. I sent also for the cadet officers on the 31st October
and requested their co-oneration in the maintenance of order.