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because there has not been sufficient housing available for
them.   Parents of these girls, and the Dean of Women and
her staff, take the position, and I think correctly so, that
young girls should not live in boarding houses in Lexington
unless they live with relatives.    The number of dormitories
which we have at present and the sorority houses will not ac-
commodate all the young women who would be in attendance at
the University if we had sufficient housing available.

     The dormitories we have at present are overcrowded with
three or four girls in all rooms designed for two persons
and two girls in rooms designed for one.    Complaints by
parents are frequently made because of this overcrowded con-
dition.   The University has been powerless to do anything
about it.

     The kitchens and dining rooms that serve the girls are
entirely inadequate.   The food is prepared on one floor and
served on another under the most difficult conditions.

     The Federal Government advanced funds for the prepara-
tion of plans and specifications for public buildings about
six years ago and we have these plans already drawn for a
new dormitory and food units.    The estimated cost of this
project at the time these plans were made was $1,279,000.
The University has proposed for some time that if the state
will put up one half of the cost of this unit, the University
will issue revenue bonds covering the remaining half of this
project.

     It is impossible today to erect dormitories and pay the
entire cost of their construction out of students' rents.
There was a time when this could be done but because of the
high cost of building at present this is not feasible.

     At all the other state colleges, dormitories have from
time to time been erected out of state funds and in most
instances the entire cost was borne by the state.     The prin-
ciple of state support for dormitories has been prevalent in
Kentucky for many years.

     (2) The need for a dormitory for boys is almost as great
as for one for girls.    However, we do send boys into homes
in Lexington and let them live in many cases under very un-
desirable conditions.    At present the four dormitories for
men are filled by freshman students.    These residence halls
will not even take care of all the freshmen applying for ad-
mission.   Upper classmen have no chance to get rooms in the
dormitories at the University.    They must find living quar-
ters wherever they can secure them.    We would like to have
sufficient dormitory space to take care of both the freshman
and sophomore classes.    This is certainly a desirable ob-
jective that the State of Kentucky should provide at an early
date.