xt70cf9j4g89 https://exploreuk.uky.edu/dips/xt70cf9j4g89/data/mets.xml University of Kentucky Fayette County, Kentucky The Kentucky Kernel 19380705 newspapers sn89058402 English Contact the Special Collections Research Center for information regarding rights and use of this collection. The Kentucky Kernel The Kentucky Kernel, July 5, 1938 text The Kentucky Kernel, July 5, 1938 1938 2013 true xt70cf9j4g89 section xt70cf9j4g89 The Kentucky Kernel UNION DANCE SATURDAY 2 SUMMER EDITION OUT EVERY TUESDAY UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY Z2 VOLUME XXVIII ALL KENTUCKY! COUNTIES LEXINGTON', KENTUCKY, TUESDAY. JULY HONORED TRUSTEE GROUP HAVE A stu-deis- term to 1964 t'lonra Saturday mm mw M,u Dr. V. LaUrmand, noted Belgian entomologist, has named a new tribe f insert of the family in honor of Dr. W. D. dean of the graduate school and professor of coology. The new tribe is railed the Funkhouserini with the type genus Funkhouseria. Cero-pida- e Funk-hooHe- PHI DELTA KAPPA This figure was reached when the registration period for the curriculum course closed Saturday morn- HOLDS INITIATION ing. Based on the 1930 students registered for credit the survey shows that West Virginia leads the foreign Seventeen Become Members Of Education Fraternity; Doctor Bagley Speaks At Honor Banquet states for enrollment at the Uni- versity. Seventeen students were initiated West Virginia has 77 students, with Ohio in second place with 35 into the University chapter of Phi students. Delta Kappa, national education A list of the foreign 6tates and fraternity, at ceremonies held Fritheir representation follows: day afternoon In the University Alabama. 2: Ariaona, 1; Connectraining school. 1; Florid. 7; Georgia, 5; Illiticut. nois, 13; Indiana. 12; Iowa. I; KanFollowing the initiation the new sas. 3; Louisiana, 1; Massachu- members were guests of honor at a setts 1; Michigan, 1; Mississippi. banquet held in the ballroom of the 2: Missuri. 5; New Jersey, 3; and new Union building. This banquet New York. 17. North Carolina. 12; Ohio. 25; was open to the public. Oregon. 1; Pennsylvania. 3; South Dr. W. C. Bagley, professor of Carolina. 9; Tennessee. 19: Texas. education at Columbia university, 3; Virginia 3; West Virginia. 77; was principal speaker at the dinand District of Columbia, 1. ner. His subject was "The Master Fayette Lead Fayette has the largest represen- Teacher." tation of any Kentucky county with This was the only public address 283 with Jefferson county in second that will be made by Doctor Bagley place with 106. while he Is at the University. He This is an Increase over last is assisting In teaching a course on summer's first term when Payette "Problems of Curriculum Making." has 258 students and Jefferson has Doctor Bagley was introduced by 102 students. Dr. Clay C. Ross, professor of eduA list of Kentucky counties and cational psychology and a former the number of students from them student of the Columbia professor. follows: Those initiated into Phi Delta Adair. 9; Alien. I: Anderson. 7: Kappa were Vernon Anderson. HenBallard. 5; Barren. 3; Bath. 3; Bell. derson, Tenn.; Marion D. Bersot. 17: Boone. S: Bourbon. 28; Boyd. Jenkins: Raymond Lee Brown. 38: Boyle. 32; Bracken. 13: BreathGary. W. Va.; Owen F. Cammack. itt, 15; Breckinridge, 10; and Bul- Versailles; Ralph B. Coleman. Ash; litt. 4. land; Fletcher W. Donaldson. Batler Has Tww and LeRoy G. Dorsey. Vance-burg- . Butler. 2; Caldwell. ; Calloway. 12: Campbell. 26; Carlisle. 9; CarR. K. Evans. Georgetown; F. Seroll. 6; Carter, 14; Casey. 4; Christ- ville Gaston, NaperviUe. III.; Virgil ian. 8; Clark. 37; Clyt 1; Clinton. D. King, Henderson; Robert R. 8: Crittenden. 2; Cumberland, 2: Martin. Maysville; Forrest Mercer. and Daviess, 20. Anchorage; William D.. Merrifleld. Edmonson. 1; Elliott. 3: Estill. 5: Irvine; David B. Palmeter. FrankFayette, 283; Fleming, 16; Floyd. fort; Matt J. Sparkman, Benton: 35: Franklin. 15; Fulton. 7; GallaH. M. Wesley, Milton, and Rawdy tin. 2; Garrad. 11; Grant. 14; Whittaker. Cornishville. Graves. 4; Grayson, 7; Oreen, 4; nd Greenup. 38. Hancock, 2: Hardin, 7; Harlan. SO; Harrison. 24; Hart. 6; Henderson. II; Henry, 8: Hickman, 4: Hopkins. 13; Jackson, 4; Jefferson. 49; Johnson, 25; 106; Jessamine. 'Picture on Page Three Kenton. 30: and Knott. 8. 21 From Kooi Dr. W. S. Taylor, dean of the Knox. 21; Larue, 4; Laurel. 10; College of Education, was recently Lawrence. 10; Lee, 10; Leslie, 4; chosen Kentucky director of the Letcher. 19; Lewis. 9; Lincoln. 21: National Education association at Livingston. 2: Logan. 5; Lyon, 3; a meeting of the group held in McCracken 19; and McCreary, 7. New York City. McLean. &;' Madison, 38; MagofAt present Dean Taylor is studyfin. 8; Marion, 3; Marshall. 11: ing in Europe on a year's leave of Martin. 3: Mason, 30; Meade, 3; absence. He expects to return to Menifee. 2; Mercer. 26; Metcalf. 1; the University in September. Monroe. 4; Montgomery. 8; MorWhile Dean Taylor is away, his gan. 6: and Muhlenberg, 8. post as head of the Education colNelson. 10; Nicholas, 13: Ohio, lege is being filled by Prof. M E 5: Oldham, 2; Owen, 5; Owsley, 2; Ligon. head of the department of Pendleton. 10; Perry. 33; Pike, 30; secondary education. Powell. 2; Pulaslsi. 24; Robertson. 10: Rockcastle, 4; Rowan. 6; Russell I. Scott. 30; Shelby, 12; Simpson, 1; Spencer. 7; Taylor, 10; Todd, 4; Trigg. 6; Trimble, 3; Union, 6, Warren. 16; Washington, 7; Wayne. 6; Webster. 3; Whitley, 24; Wolfe. 7: and Woodford. 20. By JIM CALDWELL Probably the greatest one contributor to the education and cultural advancement of the American people was the industrialist. Andrew Carnegie. In his later years he set Dr. W. W. Dimock of the Agri- aside large portions of his vast forcultural Experiment Station will tune for the establishment of varispeak on "Equine Breeding Hy- ous foundations and trust funds. By the advent of the Twentieth giene" at the Diamond Jubilee convention of the American Veterinary Century these had grown so diffiMedical Association to be held in cult to handle separately that they were incorporated under the name New York July More than 40 speakers will ad- of the Carnegie Corporation of New dress the convention on such topics York. This organization, founded as research and general practice. in 1911. has as its function the nd clinics will be held on diseases managing of the finances of the various Foundat ions, as well as their of large and small animals. Dr. Morris Flshbein, editor of actual administration. This Foundation, although it fothe Journal of the American Medical Association, wui be the speaker cuses its attention primarily upon at the Diamond J ibllee convention the projects of Cm m gie. also makes a practice of finpn.-jbanquet to be hel July 7. the projects Pine-ville- ' To Lecture On Far Eastern Dean Taylor Named Kentucky Director Of Education Croup Resignations of members of the faculty were accepted and appointments of others to the staff were approved Wednesday at meeting of the executive committee of the University's board of trustees. Z. L. Oalloway assistant In farm management at the Kentucky Experiment Station .resigned to accept a position with the United States Department of Agriculture. Mrs. E. B. Beard, housemother at Shelby House, the College of Agriculture's "practice house," resigned to take a position as housemother at the Florida State College for Women, Tallahasee, Fla., and Mary Belle Vaughn, critic teacher at University High School, resigned to become assistant State supervisor of home economics education in Kentucky. Miss Margaret Cruise was was appointed a clerk In the office of the assistant director of agricultural extension to replace Miss Virginia Hartin. who was transferred to the Department of Agronomy, Miss Jean Gibbs, Somerset, was appointed instructor in art at University High School. Frank Burgess and Miss Hallie Elizabeth Downing were given fellowships In the registrar's office for next year. D. Cecil Culbertson, John Hen-so- n and Benjamin F. Sutherland were appointed graduate assistants in the Department of Political Science. Clay Lancaster, Mary Gunn Webb, Dorothy Ann Calhoun and John Hunsacker were appointed assistants in the Department of Art. Victor W. Pfeifer. formerly of the University of Texas, was appointed an Instructor in the Department of Mathematics. Peter Kurachek was appointed an instructor in physical education at University High School. Iva L. Provost and John Brueck were appointed instructors in medical technology in the Department of Bacteriology. Judge Richard C. Stoll. chairman of the committee, presided at the meeting. Other members of the committee present were Judge Robert G. Gordon. Louisville; H. S Cleveland. Franklinton. and James Park. Lexington. Sitting with the committee were J. C. Newcomb. New Hope; Louis E. Hillenmeyer. Lexington, member of the board of trutee, and Dr. Frank L. McVey, president of the university, and D. H. Peak, secretary of the board. . Evans Wins Local Tennis Tournament Bob Evans, former University tennis ace and city singles title holder in 1935 and 1936. scored a grand slam in the finals of the Lexington city tennis tournament started on the Woodland park courts Friday afternoon and adjourned to the U. K. courts because , of rain. defeated Dave Ragland. in the singles finals, then paired with Bubby Boone to win the doubles crown from Ragland and Tommy Rose, Little difficulty was experienced by Evans In disposing of Ragland in the singles finals played on the Woodland courts. His vi c t o r y brought him a permanent trophy and won for him a second leg on the Algan Wells trophy, which becomes the permanent property of the Lexington player to win It three times. The count on the Wells trophy, stablished in 1936, is now Evans 2. Ragland 1. Evans 6-- 6-- 6-- At 2:30 P. M. Today In Auditorium Cool, Spacious Ballroom Will Be Scene Of Dance Third Swing Session Of Term To Be Held In Union Building Saturday McVey, The cool, spacious ballroom of the beautiful new Student Union building will resound with music Saturday night. July I. when the third dance of the Summer Session will be held from 9 to 12 o'clock. Because of the 4th of July holiday, it has not yet been decided what orchestra will play for the dance. However, several of the popular orchestras of Central Kentucky are being considered, James S. Shropshire, director of the building, said yesterday. The dances in the Student Union building offer the Summer Session student an opportunity for dancing unexcelled anywhere In the Carpenter, Wiest To Address Kentucky Bankers State Conference To Be Held In New Student Union Building July 19-2- 1 Addresses by President McVey. Commerce Dean Edward Wiest and Dr. C. C. Carpenter, associate professor of economics, will be given at a conference of Kentucky bankers to be held at the University July The conference will be held under the auspices of the University, the Kentucky Bankers' association, and the Kentucky State Division of Banking, according to Doctor Carpenter, the University's representative on the program committee. Meetings will be held in the New Student Union building and will be open to all interested persons. may be made in Registrations advance or at the Union building July 19. Persons desiring to register by mail or who desire to obtain rooms in the University residence halls may address Ralph Fontaine, secretary of the Kentucky Bankers' association, 403 Martin building, Louisville. Among the other speakers who M Blue-gras- DR. C. C. CARPENTER Courtesw Lexingon Leader Accoustically perfect and beautifully designed, the ballroom is the perfect setting for a dance. The promenade outside the ballroom helps make the place as cool a spot to dance in as can be found near Lexington. The two previous dances held during the Summer Session have met with favor, with more than 500 students enjoying each dance. Lafferty To Discuss Parks, Playgrounds Concert OJ Band Third Open-Ai- r Will Be Held On Thursday Nighi SILVER GIVEN GOBLET DUNCAN Education Professor Honored By 200 Students Of Class In 'Problems Of Diagnostic And Clinical Reading' Mrs. May K. Duncan, associate professor of elementary education, has been presented with a silver goblet as an expression of appreciation from the members of her class in "Problems in Diagnostic and Remedial Reading." The presentation was made by Miss Mary Ransdell acting as chairman for the group, at the final meeting of the class held last Wednesday in Memorial hall. Planned and directed by Professor Duncan, the reading course was one of the outstanding of the Session and brought to the University several nationally known authorities in the field of education. More than 200 representative teachers and school administrators from all sections of Kentucky and from several other states were enrolled for the course. s. address the conference are John C. Nichols of Lexington, president of the Kentucky Bankers' Association; Hiram Wilhoit. director of the State Division of Banking; O. P. Decker of Chicago, of the American National Bank and Trust Company: John J. Rowe. president of the Fifth Third Union Trust Company of Cincinnati; W. D. F. Price of New York, Kentucky Historian To Lecture At 2 P. M. Today of the Naassistant tional City Bank; Vance L. Sailor In Frazee of, St. Louis, superintendent of ex"Kentucky's Parks and Playaminations for the Sixth Federal Deposit Insurance District, and oth- grounds" will be the subject of Mrs. ers. Open discussions wlil be held W. T. Lafferty's "Lure of Kentucky" lecture at 2 p. m. today in Room after each session. 106. Frazee hall. Mrs. Lafferty will speak on "Kentucky's Art Treasures" at 2 p. m. Thursday In Frazee hall. The last lecture in the series will be given July 12 and will be entitld "Shall Vie Celebrate Kentucky's win Sesqui-centennial- These lectures constitute a part a series entitled "Know Your State" that has been given to Women's clubs throughout the state by Mrs. Lafferty. who is chairman of Community singing again will be Kentucky history in the Kentucky federation of Women's clubs. They on the program when the third are given free of charge to Sumconcert of the Session is given by mer Session students. the Summer School band at 7 o'clock Thursday night in the ampitheatre behind Memorial hall. The band will be under the direction of John Lewis and the comTwo students in the College of munity singing will be led by Miss Commerce made all A standings for Mildred Lewis. semester of the 1937-3Featured on Thursday night's the second a recent statement from year, program will be a cornet solo. school Dean Edward Weist's office said. " played by They were Clayton Bullock, sophoSam Raimey. Mr. Raimey presented Covington, and Freelon Huna solo on tho first concert of the more. ter, sophomore, Buffalo. N. Y. Session. Students in the College who made The complete program for the one B and the rest A's for the semconcert follows: were John Boles, J. C. Bristow, March, "The Footlifter." Fillmore. ester Dan Doggett, J. Lee Friedman, Joe Selection, "Over There." Lake. Johnston, and Anna Lee Stoll. Cornet solo, "Tramp - Tramp Tramp," Loldman. Played by Sam Raimey. March, "Victory Bell," Schaeffer. Community singing led by Mildred Lewis. March, "Chicago World's Fair," Mader. Overture. "Sandra," Holmes. Novelty. "Coming Around the Musical Talent Of Director Is Revealed By Masterful Mountain." Filliman. Selection, "Pleasant Recollect'Hansel And Greter ions." Lake. Production March, "The Vanished Army," Alford. By WILLIAM SCULLY Congratulations to Marcia Lam-pefor her directing ability and musical talent which were so clearly revealed last Tuesday night in Memorial hall when the children of Prof. W. Maurice Baker, of the the Lexington junior high schools vocational education division of the presented "Hansel and Ore tel." an University, attended a meeting of adaption in three acts by Berta before a large and appreciathe national retail grocers associative audience. tion held last week in Cincinnati. The young actors Professor Baker is heading a new revealed themselves as having both division of the vocational education capable voices and acting ability. Catherine Taylor. In the role of department which sponsors training for retail store work. He received the mother, really turned In a a special Invitation to attend the splendid performance. She possessed much dramatic ability and reCincinnati meetnig. vealed signs of training both in her voice and stage presence. PLAY COLLEGE SONGS The roles of Hansel and Oretel Each Sunday afternoon during were taken by Nell Foster and Marvacation townspeople gather high tha Jane Ringo who were equally up on Blackhawk knoll at the Uni- effective in their Interpretations of versity of Wisconsin to hear college the disobedient children who. after songs and fraternity ballads played eating their fill of cherries, fell on the bells of the carillon tower. asleep in the woods and awakened Ringing out over the campus and at the goody, house of the Witch. The Witch was nicely characterLake Mendota, the carillon charms a large audience a compliment to ized by Edward Henry who played ten graduating classes which have the role with all of the decit and combined in presenting the tower cunningness that we imagine such a witch might possess. Ch?r Wit to the university. Community Singing And Cornet Solo To Be Featured On Program By Summer Musicians Prof. Baker Attends Carnegie Foundation Uses Kentucky Grocers' Meeting As Laboratory For Study Of Music Dimock Will Speak At Veterinary Meet Night wind of Hunter And Bullock Make '3' Standings 8 Presentation five-ye- ods and leadership, which, if proven successful, was to be carried out on a nation-wid- e basis. The Association's choice for this laboratory was the State of Kentucky, with special accent on the University of Kentucky. The Board of Trustees of the University, through a grunt made by the Carnegie Corporation, was enabled to undertake this project, appointing as leader Dr. van de Wall, who also became Professor of Music Education on the University faculty. He has set as the course of his activities while here, a systemized study to explore the possibilities of an educational program of community music culture and the development of methods and leadership to carry out such a program on a state-wid- e basis. (Continued on Page Four) PLANS ANNUAL HORSE EXHIBIT Funds From Islington Junior League Show Will Be Used To Finance Child Guidance Service Plans are progressing for the second annual Lexington Junior League horse show to be held July at the Kentucky Trotting Horsebreeders' association track on South Broadway. Money raised from the show will be used to help finance the League's main project, the child guidance service carried on in connection with the University's psychology 20-2- 3 department. Four night and three afternoon sessions of the show will be held. More than 110.000 in prize money besides trophies will be given to winners. At the first horse show sponsored by the League and held last sum mer, there were 90 exhibiters from 17 states who showed more than 200 horses. Advance sales of ticket books are now in progress. A book seven tic kets, any number of which can be used at one session, may be secured for $2.50. Gate admission to the show will be 50 cents a session. Those desiring to obtain a book of tickets may do so by calling Mrs. Sarah Holmes office. UK Graduate Gets Demonstration Post Miss Mamie Hart of Bryantsville. who was graduated from the University in June, became assistant Fayette county home demonstration agent recently in the office of County Agent J. Ed Parker Jr. Miss Hart succeeds Miss Ruth Hicks, also of Bryantsville. who was transferred to Knox county as the assistant home demonstration agent there Miss Hart will work under Miss Ruth Latimer, home demonstration gent in Mr. Parker's office. HOSPITAL IS VACANT The long corridors of McKinley hospital at the University of Illinois are, quiet these days except for an occasional footstep. The huge structure which has housed so many suffering students is almost desert. ed. One lone student, Frank. is recovering from an attack of the scarlet fever. A brood of plasterers and painters already are hovering about, ready to descend upon the hospital to give it a summer housecleaning. Two nurses, a laboratory technician, and a Janitor are the only administrators of mercy left to look after Mon-son- the patient. Of Fairy Opera Shows Miss Lampert's Ability rt of other organizations which it deems beneficial to humanity. One such body to benefit from this latter policy was the American Association of Adult Education, which two years ago started a survey on the Social Significance of Adult Education. A prominent subdivision of the Association was a study of the status of purmusic as a suit in the United States. Since this study was influenced largely by a book entitled "The Music of the People," it was but natural that its author. Dr. WlUem van de Wall, should become its head. One of the results of the study was the decision to choose, for a limited time, a laboratory to determine the possibilities of an educational program of community music culture and development of meth Situation i.S: Three Men Named Graduate Assistants In Political Science West Virginia Has 77 Here; Ohio Is Second With 25 Su, Chinese Author, Kai-Min- g V JUDGE RICHARD STOLL PRESIDES AT MEETING TOTAL CLIMBS TO 1986 county in Kentucky is represented among the 1703 state students at the Summer Session for the first term, a survey of the final registration lists show. The 1930 students registered for credit plus 56 students who are auditors or new registrants in the coaching school bring the total registration figure for the first , Frank Appointments Are Made And Resignations Accepted By Executive Committee riNAL REGISTRATION E'-er- V.V-- UK FACULTY IN Survey Shows Total Of 228 Students From Other States Attend First Term total of 228 students from 35 foreign states and the District of Oniumbia are among the 1930 registered for credit at the first term of the Summer Session. : V: NEW SERIES NO. 63 I0.W HANKERS TO MEET ON CAMPUS OK'S CHANGES STUDENTS AT UK .". ches included Leon Hoschell. Dick Hunt. Frank Buncn and Stuart Urback who played their bits equally well. Cassell Stewart depicted the father and although not a very large part he certainly did do the role justice. Nancy Mahoney as the accompanist added greatly to the presentation. Her playing was a true asset to the production and the manner In which she presented the difficult little tunes was very gratifying Cleverly arranged scenery and at tractive costumes added to the real Ity of the set, with soft music supplied by the youthful voices of the large chorus. The cast and the schools they represented were as follows: Hansel. Nell Foster. Lexington junior high; Gretel. Martha Jane Ringo. Morton junior high; Father. Cassell Steward, Lexington junior high: Mother. Catherine Taylor. Lexington junior high; and Witch. Edward Henry. Morton junior high; Other Witches. The Business staff Included: director. Marcia Lampert; assistant directors, Jeanette Lampert and Mrs. Ernst Johnson; accompanist. Nancy Mahoney; stage manager, Joe Marks; properties. Clarence Hor'ne; and Lights. James Heaon. I Speaker Desires To Acquaint Americans With China's Condition As Result Of Sino-Ja- p War TALK WILL BE GIVEN IN TRAINING SCHOOL Afternoon Address To Be One Of Three Given In Lexington Frank Kai Ming 8u. Chines author and lecturer, will address students of the Summer Session oa "The Crisis In The Far East" at 2 30 p. m. today In the auditorium of the Training School. Mr. Su is at present making a lecture tour of the United States speaking on the situation in the Far East, particularly on the conflict in China.. He Is interested in acquainting the American people with the desperate situation among his people resulting from invasion and war. and in enlisting their aid and sympathy for the civilians and victimized by enemy bombs. A graduate of Tsinghus university in China, and Harvard and Wisconsin universities. Mr. Su is a contributing editor of "China Today." a translator of Chinese poetry, and a writer of distinction. While in Lexington next Tuesday Mr. Su will make three addresses. Besides the lecture to the Summer Studnts. he will speak at a dinner meeting of the Kiwanis club at the Lafayette hotel and will give a public address at 8 o'clock Tuesday night in the auditorium of the Henry Clay high school. Mr. Su s appearance on the University campus is being sponsored by the following members of the University faculty: Dr. Huntley associate professor of history; Prof. John Kuiper. head of the philosophy department; Pro. Arnry Vandenbosch. head of the department of political science, and Dr. Ernest Trimble, associate professor of political science. Du-pr- University Obtains Residence For Use As Women's Dorm Additional housing facilities for University women students have been provided by the board of trustees, which recently rented a residence at 330 South Limestone street to be used as a dormitory. The property, which was formerly occupied by the Alpha Delta Thtea sorority, has accommodations for l 18 girls be in charge of a house mother. Residents of the house will take their meals at Boyd hall. The building, owned by the Good Samaritan hospital, was rented at the suggestion of President Frank L McVey and Miss Sarah Blanding. dean of women. Accommodations at Boyd and Patterson hall, women's dormitories, have been insuffi cient to provide for all the requests for rooms. and-wil- 'This Weed's Calendar Following is a calendar of the Summer Session for the week of July i to July 12: Tuesday. J ill v 5 Lecture by Mrs. W T. laff2 p. m , Room 106. Frazee hall. g Lecture by Frank Su. 2:30 p. m. Auditorium. Training school. Mr. Fu also will speak at 8 o'clock at the Henry Clay high school auditorium. Wednesday. Jury Tea at Maxwell Place. Guests of honor will be students and faculty of the College of Arts and Scieaces. public health officers, public nurses, and sanitary inspectors. 4 to t p. m. Thursday, July 7 Lecture by Mrs. W. T. Lafferty. 2 p. m , Room 106. Frazee hall. Concert by University band, directed by John Lewis, 7 o'clock. Memorial hall ampi- erty. Kai-Min- theatre. Friday. July 8 Nothing scheduled. Saturday. July Summer Session dance in ballroom of New Union building. 9 to 12 o'clock. Monday. July 1 Nothing scheduled. * Tuevln-- . JuTv THE KENTUCKY KERNEL Page Two 1 THE KENTUCKY KERNEL OFFICIAL Scrap Irony OF THE 8TUPFNT8 OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY Entered at th Pnot OMoe at Lextmrtoa, Kentucky, aa ciaa Blatter under th Art of March 1, 1ST. NEWSPAPER MEMRER KtMtacky IntercollHriMe PrM AasoclatSoa T. Hl M. T. racwc twrai AMToa - taa aaatLca Anprfw C. F.tkmm Editor Business Manager . Spick mui Thomas (Phone University 74 Ix-lo- wJ IIH I lu publi cation of a siie- i i.il I7( iiae edit ion, I lie lxiii!ion lead- Good Work, Lexington Leader insiki t iok who sits after st liool hours, looking over a batch of examination paiKTs, H'ihas ought not to le blamed if many a time he throws tlown some of them with an extlamatioii of despair, to the effect that there is no use, the ones who put out su h paers with sue li absolutely absurd answers lo the given question are absolutely hoiK'less, and thai if there absolute1 zero, he would were anv mark rejoice in giving it. er last 1 lmrvlav telebiated the fiftieth anniversary of its founding. Thf kiRNti wishes to congratulate The Leadof servie to the Bluegrass er on its and on the tav it those to commemorate this - half-centur- service. 'e tan think of no more appiopriate way of telebiating the anniversary than by the large edition, filled wiih stories of the history of Lexington and the Bluegrass by some of the foremost authorities in Central keniutky. A glance through the edition will convince one that it is practically a tompleie history of the territory that for the past fifty years The leader has influenced. It is fitting that a pajxr that has been a part of live life ol a community for half a century should commemorate its anniversary in this haps though, he may have a sav ing sense of humor, and he will lean bat k in his chair and laugh until the read ion tomes; then he will maik wnli a more lenient hand and jxihaps, he will wonder if the students who have had suth an understanding of the information imjxirted to i hem are altogether to blame. Perhaps, yes, x iliaps ihe instructor has his part in the laughable answers to the questions, in taking it for granted that they were understood. Pe l HOW HO YOU LIRE THESE? "My favorite character in English history is Henry VIII. He had six wives and killed them all. "Henry VII was very fat, besides being a nonconformist." "Elizabeth ascended the throne in 1588 and IfifiO. She did not have a very long teign." died in " I he result of colonization in Elizalxuh's reign manner. May your Good woik, Ixington leader. next fifty years be as brilliant as your last fifty have l)een. was thai Raleigh brought smoking into England, and had a butket of cold water thrown on him, and that Diake discovered potatoes around the w the young Somi ol coming out Address of college today are To apt to complain that Youth iev have no cause in whith to enlist, no tiusade on which to embaik. That is not true. There are causes aplenty in whith youth may enlist and crusades awaiting volunteers. One of the msi interesting comin this resjutt is to le found ments we have in the address of a business man delivered dining the batcalauteaie season at Olivet college in Mulligan. The sjieaker was Harlow H. Curtice, president of the Buitk Motor coronation. And in hjs address to the youth of Olivet he said: "I think you hae the oldest cause in the world and one of the noblest. Your battle is against the most insidious and tireless of foes. Ix-- i me name ihem. They are these: the easy way, the wishful thought, the tempting short cut, the shallow assumption, the lever exedicnt. the evasion of resousihilitv. the spetious vilution. ingenuitv, the surrender of the and integrity of mind. You may not think these foes are formidable. Do not be misled. Thes are the bottom of most of our troubles. 1 hey are the letiayers of men and nations. They are at their zenith of ovei today and have half the wot Id in thrall." This is an accurate and thallenging statement, defining a cause and outlining an opportunity for the oimIi of tlx Nation who are alxiiit to make the future. New York Times. 11 n . inde-jienden- self-savin- r an able address at RadflifTe Col lege the other day, n Influence Of Other Times Chailcs Button Culick, professor em- ei it us of Harvard, urged a return lo l he dassiral ourses of study, as many oiheis recently have done, and detlared that the ignoiame and practical illiteracy v widespread in the nation, is due to the neglec t of these studies' ami the want of appreciation of other times. He said that "in our eager antic ipafion of the future and of the sine!)' great things that the futuie will bring, too many of us fail to understand the present because we do not understand the past. So jieople continue to introduce what they think are new in education, in vial controls, and in government. If ihey look bai k at all, it is with a patronizing giant e." Bit the past is I lot dead. Ii is very ninth alive, lis inHiientes ate ever at woik. lis lessons stand lot ccrone to lead. lis discoveries aie as valid lor this as lor all pieceding generations. Whatever is lieing thought and done that is based on clear insight and vuind piintiples constitutes but a footnote to what the great thinkers of the past have thought and done. "If we studied diligently either the shining and Ijriiefitent figures of the past, oi its failures," I)i. Gulitk said, "we should understand the MTsons and issues that confront us today. 7 iieie are many olititians in the tounirv who don't even know that Ceoige III is dead." 1 he for the ills of today lies in "mote and mote but belter and lieiter education," and particularly in an education that will enable the students of these limes to other times, lo grasp the meaning of things said and done by ihe great minds of other ages, and to see life in true perspective by looking batk along the whole tourse of man's history replete with struggle and vittoiy, with exx-riuient- s r undei-stan- d rld." ".tines I claimed the throne of England through his grandmother because he had no father." "Henry VIII was a very good king. He had plenty of money. He had plenty