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Engineering Professor
Gives Request To FBI
A Communist Rumanian request lor tinpiihlMicd reseawh

papers horn the College ol Engineering
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One leanest was rcreicd hy Professor

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the Electrical Engineering Department. It aked specifically for
copies cf theses or dissertations
which he had written. Similar requests weie cent to a number of
engineering professors, he said.
Profrsr Mancy contacted the
FBI office here, and the matter
was referred to Washington. He
was recently informed by Washington officials that "the transmittal., of ..unpublished., scientific
papers to a Communist nation is
unlawful." This information was
passed on to the University faculty
in the professor's memorandum.
He described the letters as having a fritted or mimeographed
text, with the names of the addresses written in ink. He said
they were addressed according to
the academic rank held by the
recipients in 1951.
"The letters were addressed to
myself end ethers who were on
the University staff in 1951." he
eaid. "Fevr were addressed to assistant professors in the Electrical
Engineering Department, and at
that time there were only four
assistant professors there.
"It looks as though they may
have gotten hold of an old University catalog," he continued.
Professor Maney's letter was sent
to the Office of Technical Service
in Washington. This agency is set
up to control the unauthorized
transmission of research papers
out of the country.
"Insofar as the FBI knows," he
stated "this is the first attempt by
the Com.Tiuni.sts to get basic research material" from American
universities.

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EXAMS

The Graduate Reading Examinations in foreign languages

have been scheduled as follows:
French and Spanish, Tuesday,
April 15; German, Italian and
Russian, April 16. All examinations will be at 2:00 p.m. in Room
306. Miller Hall.
Before taking the examination,
a student should confer with
Professor Bigge, head of the Department of Modern Foreign
Languages, to get an appropriate
book approved, if he has not already done so.

of Kentiuky. Lexington,

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The new money for the college
with other universities in terms of
salaries," said President Frank G. division grants more than a
Dickey. "It puts us in a more
for instruction and refavorable position to attract new search and $64,540 to purchase
members and hold onto our old new library books.
faculty."
He explained his comparisons
would reflect new salaries at Kentucky against present levels else
where because he was unfamiliar
with scales other universities
would pay next year.
Kentucky frequently has faced
faculty losses because of higher
paying jobs in some other states,
a Lexington newspaper said last
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colleges representing
states are participating in the
golden anniversary conference of
men's leadership fraternity, recently received seven men
Tau Kappa Alpha, which opened ODK, seniorThey will be initiated April 27 in ceremonies at the First
as pledges.
yesterday at UK.
lresbyterian Church in Lexington. They are: front row, from left.
Oswald Ryan, chairman of tne
Jack Wire man, Sidney Fortney. Walter Combs. Back row, Kenny RobCivil Aeronautics Board and
honorary faculty mem
founder of the national speech ertson, Melvin Dickens, Trot. Paul Oberst.-aber, and Gurney Norman.
organization, is the honored guest
at the annual conference.
Robert Salyers, deputy assistant
secretary of labor and former UK
student, will be the golden anniversary banquet speaker tonight.
Tex Fitzgerald, Richard Roberts,
Marietta Foraker, Geri Denbo.
Michael Brown, Ronald Polly and
William Childress are competing in
"Fashion Stairway," Simna Chi's 12th annual Hest Dressed
the six events which will last
through tomorrow.
Contest and Style Show, will he presented at S o'clock tonight
The major events are the. two-ma- n
debate, in Memorial Hall.
debate, the four-ma- n
discussion on .higher education,
The contest brings together contestants from each fraternity
public speaking, student congress,
,
. nncj .sorority at UK. Candidates wil
and formal initiation.
model their own spring clothes.
The topic for the debates is
The first and second place winners
"Resolved: That the requirements
in the men's and women's divisions
of membership in a labor organizawill receive gift certificates aword
tion as a condition of employment
ed by Lexington clothing stores. '
should be illegal."
Judges of the contest are Joe1
The formal initiation ceremony
Iteister, Louisville Courier-Journwill be held tonight at 5 p.m. in
staff writer; Mrs. John It. Floyd
the SUB. Seventeen schools will
Jr., assistant society editor, Lexing;
initiate 50 students.
ton Leader; and Mrs. Virginia
Programs may be obtained in
Thomas of the Dwlght Thomas
Room 137 of the Fine Arts Building. The public may attend any
Shoppe, St. Matthews.
Fraternity contestants are Roger
of the events.
Woeste. Alpha Gamma Rho; Bob
The UK Board of Trustees voted
Tuesday to make the Kentucky Fishback., Alpha Sigma Phi: Dave
news- Becker, Delta Tau Delta: Vaughn
Kernel a
Rue. Alpha Tau Omega; Bill Smith
paper next September.
Kappa Alpha; Kenneth Towery,
The paper will be an eight-pag- e
tabloid and will appear on campus Kappa Sigma; Ted Wright. Lamevery Tuesday through Friday bda Chi Alpha; Tom Appledorn,
morningjnjhe fall and spring se- Phi Gamma Delta; John Meyer,
mesters. It will probably return to
(Continued on Page 6)
during the
weekly publication
summer months, according to Dr.
The Student's Party will nomi- Niel Plummer, journalism School
nate its candidates for the SGA director.
presidency and vice presidency at
The Kernel will continue to emits convention beginning at 6:30 phasize campus news, but will also
p.m. on Wednesday.
carrry some national news from
The convention, slated for the the Associated Press wires.
SUB Ballroom.will also consider
Financing of the increased num'
the platform for the spring elec- ber of issues will come through an
:
will be held on May 14. increase of $1 per semester in a
tion which
Delegates for the convention will student activity fee.
be seated by organization and in
In a letter o the Board of Truscases where a delegate Is not rep- tees recommending the change. UK
resenting an organization, these
D.
Vice
individuals will be seated together. said President, Frank beenPeterson,
studied
the action has
Plans for the convention include during the past two years because
welcoming address by Student's
Party chairman Dan Millott.- a of the difficultya in getting all camweekly
news into
keynote address, and adoption of pus problem of running paper, and
all requestthe
platform and convention rules,
ed advertisements.
nominations and balloting for
The Kernel, once a
president and vice president.
by the party lor the was founded in 1915. It was the i
Nominations
-,a
representative seats will take place fourth campus newspaper to be
published in the United States.
in the April 23 primary. Applicafiindidacy in the primary Attempts at publishing a campus
tions lor
J
are now being taken and will con newspaper at UK were made us
tinue until lue.sday at o p.m. in early us the lSDO's.
room 127 of the SUB.
Hvlvn Taylor Award
Gregg Ithodemyre. president of
hoids cvt.ry seat in SGA. The Con- LITTLE DhKIlY
Kappa Alpha 'Iheta korority. it
Party did not reorga.
stitutionallst .
fchown receiving the Helen lay-lo- r
A mass meeting of the Little
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Award for her organisation
of last Spring and as of now no Kentucky Derby will be held next
at the annual Stars in the Night
sign of a new party being formed Thursday. April 17. at 7 pm. in
Bowman Hall. Bill Hughes, program. Members of l'anhel-leni- c
has been observed.
voted the Thetas to receive
The current situation seems to chairman, said all members are
the award for their cooperative
Indicate that the convention urged to attend.
work with other sororities oo
(Continued on Page 6)
rauipiu. Story oo page eight.
Fifty-eig-

Dr Dickey said a "pretty sizable"
number could expect pay raises but'
he could give no figure until a
study is completed.
The budget included his recommendations for increases.
The UK president submitted
these salary adjustments: instrucaverage $230; assisttors,
average $441;
ant professors,
averassociate professors,
age $513; and professors,- average $697.
The budget totals $12,810,509.13
for the year beginning July 1. It
is $1,528,848 higher than the present outlay.
The money is allotted with increases in the following way:
Division of Colleges and Administration, including all instructional
work, $7,131,889, up $734,870. Agricultural Experiment Station, $2,275,
943, up $88,000. Agricultural extension service, $2,780,477.13, up
$103,000. Albert B. Chandler Medical Center, $438,400, up $279,400.
Geological projects, $183,300.

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The Cincinnati Symphony, considered one of the'
symphonic ensembles in the country, is the fourth oldest major
symphony orchestra. They have
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The UK Mumc Department will King.
The Woodwind Quintet will play
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sponsTr a
Partita for Woodwind Quintet" by
A loan fund for students in the Sunday in Memorial Hall at 3:30 Irving Fine, contemporary Ameri.
UK College of Medicine has been p.m.
can composer. Members of the
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established by a society of local
The program, which is being quintet arc Lawrence Norris, flute;
physicians in honor of one of its given to promote campus recogni- Daniel McAninch. oboe; Warren
members, the late Dr. Jack O. tion of
relation- Lutz, clarinet: Jerry Ball, french
Webb of Lexington. The fund will ships, will feature James King, horn; and Almonte Howell, basbe known as the Dr. Jack Webb tenor, the University Woodwind soon. They are all members of the
Memorial Fund.
Quintet, and the University Chor- Music Department faculty.
Jack Webb, Jr., son of the hon-orc- isters.
The Choristers, under the direcpresented n check of $500 to
King, a voice teacher at UK and tion of Mildred Lewis, will sing a
the Kentucky Research Founda- director of the Men's Olee Club, Canadian Christmas carol, considMilitary Hall Queen
tion for "the Samuel Brown Jour- will sing a group of songs by com- ered the first North American
Queen rhyllin Hall reigns at the Military Ball. Shown presenting: her nal Club, of which Dr. Webb was posers from Guatemala
and Mexi- song; a Negro spiritual; a Brazilwith the trophy Is Cadet Colonel John Darsle. Her attendants were
a charter member.
co. Ford Montgomery, of the UK ian folk song, and a Mexican hat
Miss Margaret Combs, left, and Miss Barbara Wall.
The club reported its plans to music faculty, will accompany dance song.
add to the fund from time to time
and said that other persons or
Constitution OK Sought By SO A;
organizations may also make contributions.
Schedule Set For Spring Elections
As the total grows, portions of it
may be used to provide scholar19.
SOA :ias announced the follow- tives will be May
ing as the tentative schedule for the
SOA announced that all candi- ships for deserving students in the
College of Medicine when it is
approval of the new SO A constitu- dates must file for
election two opened, or it may be invested and
A elections.
tion and SO
the returns used for . loan and
The SOA Asembly will vote on weeks before the election.
Any organization post that is scholarship purposes.
the new constitution April 21.
If it Is approved, by the student vacant must be filled within
The real DiODertv of the Armv
Don't Bother.
body, it will be submitted for fac- weeks. Vacant college posts three
must covers about 10 million acres of
ulty approval May 5.
be filled within one week. If the land,
Election of new SOA representaposts are not filled within the states or the combined size of the
Clothes. Let Us Store
of Connecticut, Massachutives will be on May 14, and the specified time, they will be left
setts, and Delaware.
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Role Of Russian Schools Differs
From That Of American Ones

Entrance to hlsher schools is difficult in RusMa.
the role of these school.? differs from that cf
American colleges. In 1935 about 1.1 million finished

all part of the government bureaucracy. These different recruitment and curriculum policies help to
explain the rapid development of Russian science.
One has to look at both the incentives and the
motives in the Russian situation. Suite education
is almost the only way (outside the Party to get
ahead in the world, and since incomes and privileges of the best educated are enormous, the outward incentive for advanced education is intense.
Both as a response to these conditions and as a result of propaganda, there is also a stronger motivation among Russian youth to enter college. All
through school the most talented are watched and
encouraged; it is not uncommon for the gifted in
lower schools to be coached by college instructors.
Communist youth clubs pound steadily on the
theme that everyone should train himself to make
the maximum contribution to the state.'
Not all children In Russia really have the same
opportunity to receive a good education. There are
many social class differences, as will be explained
later. There are many accidental factors also. Most
important is the location of the
and the
higher schools, which are to be found mainly in
larger towns and cities. Smaller towns and the vast
rural areas have only the
school, if that.
It happens that there is a rule that children
finishing the 7th grade in a
school will get
most of the places in 8th grade, leaving few openings for transfers from the
schools. In alll
Russia there are 271 cities or towns with some kind
of higher school, but only 30 have more than one
such school, and 250 of the communities have onlv
a teachers college. Six cities have a fourth of ail
colleges. Clearly a youth living in the city has a
better chance to finish 10th grade and to find a
place in some higher school. Even if one's own
town has a college, it may be one teaching only a
specialty that is of little interest.
There is also a rule that any application to a col- - j
lege must be accompanied by the original secondary
certificate. Therefore a person can apply to only '
one college at a time; by the time he has been re- jected once the preferred places in other schools;
may be closed.

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Fecondary school but only 285.000 were admitted to
n higher school. Apparently plans call for about
30'i of the expanding Trop of secondary graduates
to proceed to college. This ratio is actually similar
to ours, but one has to remember that secondary
graduates there have more intensive training than
here. A rugged entrance requirement is a main
feature of Russian higher education.
Hut first a bit of history. Immediately after the
Revolution universities were opened to all kinds of
individuals. Since most students had been reared In
families that opposed the Revolution, the government deliberately removed entrance requirements
and encouraged workers' children to enter.
They were seeking to recruit an educated group
more sympathetic to the regime. For some years
the child of a former effical, intellectual, or business man found it almost impossible to enter any
higher school. Experience revealed that. the
of students had poor secondary training and
lacked intellectual attitudes.
More recently the Party has been spreading the
new idea that higher education ought to be limited
to the few, carefully chosen. It Is now said "that
not everyone needs to go to the university, that all
work is worthy of the Soviet citizen." An elite conception of schooling is being revitalized.
In contrast to the U.S.. not only are higher students rigidly selected but an effort is made to be
sure that the most capable ones actually enroll.
There seems little doubt that in Russia a higher
percentage of the most talented do enter college
than in this country, despite our larger college enrollments. A larger proportion of our students have
only limited ability. There is less drive among
Americanyouth . to procure a higher education.
Which policy is "best" would be difficult to say. The
point is that the two systems operate on different
principles, though they are obiously converging.
One reason for some of the Russian practices lies
In the fact that there is little chance to make a
career in business since business administration is
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the Act ot March 3. 1879.
Published weekly during chool txcept holidays and exams.
THREE DOLLARS A SCHOOL YEAR

JAMES BLAND, Editor
DAVE ALTEMUEHLE, Managing Editor
ANN SMITH, News Editor
JOHN EOERTON. Makeup Editor
ED FORD. Sport Editor
FRANK C. STRUNK. Associate Editor
Tracy Walden. Society Editor
Andy Epperson, Makeup Assistant
Jim Hampton and Norma Bhelton. Feature Editors
Bill Tully, Assistant Sports Editor
Ray Cravens, Cartoonist
Charlotte Bailey, Exchange Editor
TERRY ASHLEY. Bus. Mgr.
NORMAN McMULLIN, Adv. Mgr.
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A recent
brings to mind one of the. sorest
spots in the entire campus opera,;
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On a Wednesday night, when
.this paper is laid out, quite
outgoing telephone
calls are essential. And every Wed
nesday night the story is the
same . . . the phone isn't working or one Just can't get outside.
Several times It has taken as
much as 15 or 20 minutes of continually dialing and redialing from
the outside to get a number inside
the University . . . and this on
Saturday morning.
The Inadequacy of the phone
system was discussed at some
length last year in the Kernel and
there was some mention that it
would be improved. Well, it hasn't

Revise Or Ban Tests
About tin's time last year the Kernel editor came forth with
an editorial advocating that examinations he done away with.
The downtown papers laughed at the idea and made him

been.

Can't something be done about
this fouled up situation?

look like an idiot.
After taking one look at the various types of tests a UK
student is subjected to during his four years, and flicir effect,
perhaps it is time' the tests either be clumped or done away

with.
Few of them require that the student have a really comprehensive knowledge of the subject so that he may apply it to
a particular situation. Kathcr, the majority of tests require
rote memorization of facts taken completely out of context.For instance, there is the exam with asks that you list ten
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lest, and parrots back what the instructor said.
Certainly, a test which allows such a thing to happen isn't
serving its purpose-- to test the knowledge that an individual
has gained.

they arent
so that they serve this function
accurately, then education would be better without any tests
at
to the American myth that competition is the
spirit that moves us to accomplishment.
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all-cont- rary

Now, what this has to do with the overall intent of the course
is beyond the comprehension of most students.
Then there is the one in which ten words are listed one
through ten in one column and ten or twelve statenients in
the opposing column. The student is supposed to match the
one column with the other. This is, once again, sheer memory
work. The same is true in the case in which a term is given
and a definition is to be supplied by the student.
One of the most painful and inane is that test which takes
a verbatim, or nearly so, statement from the text, and leaves
blanks where words arc to be supplied. The possibilities are
limitless, but tneuiswersartT certain specific words.
Of course, everyone has at one time or another taken a test
composed completely of true and false statements. A person
must have the book down pat here because one word may
change the entire meaning. This is where the student gets
what is lovingly called "curve bulls."
The multiple, choice usually gives the student a choice of
from one to five alternatives. The student may be asked to
select the correct answer, take out the one which shouldn't'be
there or select the "most nearly correct" of four incorrect
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answers'.

Kernels

Age Of Student Automation

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"How many thousand square feet of space does Kentucky
occupy?" or "How many lines has Hemingway written?" These
might be jquestions used in the direct question exam.
Most effective of all, really, is the essay type of examination, but it is also subject to butchering by some professors.
For instance, how many have had final examinations with
such a pertinent question for discussion as "Why I Should
Have Better Than a 'C in this Course."
With tests of the types mentioned the student sits down,
figures just the type of question or test the instructor will give,
memorizes with the professors likes in mind, goes in to the

Censorship Group
Lauds Editorial
To The Editor:
As chairman of the committee
of Citizens for Decent Literature.
I want to thank you for your very
excellent and timely editorial
which appeared in your publication
recently.
Many of us on the committee
have read this with keen interest,
and we are indebted to you on two
counts: first, for the excellent publicity you have given this problem,
and secondly, for the very appropriate and mature approach you
have taken in the matter.
I am sure you will be interested
to know that we on the committee
who are attempting to approach
this problem are making every
effort to do so with Intelligence,
maturity, and clear insight. ' The
more we consider it and study it
the more we are impressed by the
many facets which are involved.
I think you will be interested in
knowing: that we are at present
calling in a variety of consultants
so that we may inform ourselves
properly and adequately before
undertaking any measures which
might prove immature.
Thank you again for your splendid article, and with best wishes,
I am
J. F. Van Meter. M.D.

Religions, as they grow by natural laws out of man's life, are
modified by whatever modifies hU
life. Walter Pater

The crazy combative patriotism
that plainly threatens to destroy

civilization is very largely begotten
the schoolmaster and the
schoolmistress in their history lessons. They take the growing mind
at n naturally batuaiic phase and
they inflame and fix its barbarby

ism.

H. G. Wells

Cool Concert
The Central Kentucky Conceit and Lecture Series for this
year comes to a close with the performance by the Cincinnati
Symphony next Tuesday night.
Looking back over the programs offered by the group during the past year, one can see many events of a cultural variety
and some few entertaining ones.
And one thing becomes quite obvious after scanning the
programs. The University has one of the finest scries of cultural events offered, but there is an obvious lack of musical
events of a strictly entertaining nature.
Now, it isn't the function of the concert group to provide
these, but it would be nice if someone did.
;
Newspapers come into the Kernel office from numerous
campuses and it is quite obvious that the schools sponsor concerts which offer Nat Cole, the Four Freshmen, June Christy,
Ted Heath's orchestra and the like.
Once or twice a year a "name" band plays at a dance at
UK, but never a concert where thousands could attend. If the
University won't sponsor such an event and it would stand
to make a sizable profit from it then perhaps some group
such as SGA, which has sufficient funds, should do so.
The Little Kentucky Derby will feature one such concert
this year with the Louis Armstrong group, but at least two
or more a semester should be given."
This is not a call for a rock 'n roll riot, but for a show in
good musical taste with popular appeal? 'something that UK
has lacked for a long time.

UNIVERSITY SOAPBOX

Student's Party Chairman Discusses Primary
By DAN MILLOTT
Student Party Chairman

On April I ami April 23 two major-evenwill
take place on our campus; The Student's Party Convention and the Student's Party Primary.
Perhaps it will seem strange to many students,
but I am sorry to report that for the first time in
many years the SGA presidential electon will
feature only one party.
The party, like its rival, the Constitutionalist
Party oi lfol.A)bl, is composed of M Creek 'organizations and a number ol independent members.
Last May there was a big S(iA presidential race
between Dave Ravencralt anil Stan Chauvin. Over
2300 students voted in ,hc election, but few realized
that it was to be the
at least, ot
the
system on our campus.
Last Fall, there was no movement to reform the
Constitutionalist Party. Only 3"0 students oted in
the election, an "election" which I eat tired onl one
slate of candidates, that ol the Student's Party.
As chairman of the Student's Parly I hac at.
tempted to define my responsibilities. It is not my
duty Jo go out to every hook and coiner of the
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campus and try to organize an opposition party,
liut it is my responsibility to try to make the nominations of the party run on the most democratic

level possible.
Up until this year all nominations for representatives have been carried on, in a room containing
some 30 or 10 people representing the member organizations of the party. This has been the case not
only for the Student's Party, but also all other past

political organizations.
On April 23 the Student's Party will hold the
first primary election to select its candidates lor
SGA. This election will be open to ALL students at
UK. From April
the party will hold "screenings" for those int