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By PHIL STRAW
Kernel Sports Writer
COLLEGE PARK, Md.-M- ost
of the
14,253 people had left Cole Fieldhouse
on the campus of the University of Maryland Saturday night and, except for sports-writer- s
and newsmen banging out stories
on portable typewriters along press row,
it was uncommonly
quiet in the huge
building.
The Kentucky section of the gymnasium, which had been so alive on
Friday evening when the Wildcats raced
past second-ranke- d
now
Duke,
looked barren and was spotted only by
blue and white shakers that had been
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dropped by UK supporters when defeat
was evident.

Some UK fans still stood in silence
at courtside while others pondered the
question, "What went wrong?" over and
over with fellow disbelievers.
With 11:28 left in the first half of the
and
game, Kentucky fell behind, 10-never saw the lead in their favor again.
With three minutes left in the game,
UK was down by the biggest margin of
the contest, eleven points,
and the
expected chant of "We're No. 1," arose
from the Texas Western crowd shortly
thereafter.
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The Miner fans, decked in orange and
white hats, shirts, and ties, pressed toward
the floor before the game was over and
e
paid little attention to the
speaking.
Kentucky's
junior guard,
Louie Dampicr, made the final basket
of the game with nine seconds left, and
then, with his head down, walked slowly
back to the UK bench.
Already on the bench were seniors
Tommy Kron and Larry Conley who
were wearing the Kentucky jersey for the
final time.

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cerethrough the agony of the
monies which would officially crown Texas
Western as the new NCAA champion,
both Kron and Conley buried their heads
in their hands.
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Every player's head looked toward the
shiny wooden fieldhouse floor and weeping
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cheerleaders and
Kentucky fans
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gathered near and knelt in a
in front of the team.
UK's athletic director, Bernie Shively,
the chairman of the NCAA tournament
play, summed up the entire game as he
stepped up to the microphone to present
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Vol. LVII, No. 101

University of Kentucky

LEXINGTON, KY., MONDAY, MARCH 21, 1966

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Auto Crashes Kill Student,
Injure Sociology Teacher
A UK senior has died and
an associate sociology professor
remains in critical condition from
injuries received in separate automobile accidents before spring

vacation.
Oscar Mitchell Plummer III,
an engineering senior from Vance-burdied at 8:30 a.m. Saturday
in the University Medical Center
from head injuries received March
11, according to hospital authorities.
Plummer, 21, and another UK
student, David Lykins, were injured when their car, driven by
Lykins, ran oil Kentucky Highway 10 at 2:45 p.m. March 11 in
Lewis County near Tollesboro,
police said.
Services for Plummer will be
conducted 2 p.m. Tuesday at
the Vanceburg Christian Church.
The body was taken to the Plummer Funeral Home, Vanceburg,
Dr. Jiri T. Kolaja, associate
professor in the UK Department
of Sociology, remains in a coma
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after undergoing surgery for a
fractured skull at St. Vincent's
Hospital, Toledo, Ohio, according to friends of the family.
Dr. Kolaja, 45, 372 Rose Street,
and his wife were injured near
Toledo, March 12 when a vehicle
driven by a Meluindale, Mich,
man, William Davis, 35, went
out of control going south on
and skidded across the
median into the northbound lane.
The Kolaja car struck the Davis
car broadside, according to the
Associated Press. Davis was
killed.
Mrs. Kolaja, a native of
Poland and an undergraduate
senior and math major, underwent surgery for mouth and jaw
injuries following the accident
and was reported in serious condition by the hospital. She also
has leg and wrist injuries.
Dr. Kolaja, a native of Czechoslovakia, has been at UK for eight
years. He has resigned, effective
after the summer session at UK,

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friends.
Lykins, 21, also of Vanceburg,
was discharged Thursday from
Hayswood Hospital, Maysville,
after treatment for leg injuries.
Plummer, born in Vanceburg,
was the son of Mr. and Mrs.
O. M. Plummer Jr. He was a
member of the Sigma Alpha Epsi-lo- n
social fraternity at the University. He was employed as a house-bo- y
at the Delta Gamma sorority.
Other survivors include two
brothers, Mott V. Plummer, a
UK freshman, and William B.
Plummer, Vanceburg.

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place trophy after the Cats were upset in the NCAA finals Saturday night at College Park, Md., by an inspired Texas Western
team. Other senior starter Larry Conley, who played despite the
More pictures, stories,
flu, is at his right. Final score was
pages six seven, and eight.
Kernel Photo By RJck BelI
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Enthusiastic Fans Greet
UK Wildcats At Coliseum
NCAA-tournamen-

directly to the Coliseum in shiny
convertible automobiles.
Outside the Coliseum, about
500 fans waited to greet the Cats
before going inside. Inside the
ovation that the team received
was tremendous. Even Adolph
Rupp was unable to halt the
cheering and the team rose time
and time again to acknowledge
the tribute paid by the crowd.
The
ceremony was
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Col. Alcorn will assume his
duties on June 1, 1966. He will
retire from the Army in May
after 27 years of service.
"1 will be responsible for
handling ceremonial activities,
and I will not be involved in
Col.
any academic affairs,"
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make arrangements for a position

By HENRY ROSENTHAL
Kernel Sports Editor
Although defeated for the first
time in the finals of an
the Kentucky Wildcats were greeted by some 5,000
fans at Memorial Coliseum Sunday afternoon.
The team was also greeted
Creation of a department of Theatre Arts and the appointment by a large contingent at the
of Col. James P. Alcorn, chairman of the Department of Military airport. From the airport, the
Science, as special assistant to President Jown W. Oswald was Wildcats, national champions in
approved by the Executive Committee of the UK Hoard of Trustees the rating services, were taken
at their March 17 meeting.
Professor Wallace N. Hriggs,
director of the Guignol Theatre
has been appointed as chairman
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of the Department of Theatre
Arts, which will be part of the
new School of Fine Arts.

"The creation of the department has been recommended in
the University's academic plan
adopted last year," Professor
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Wildcats with cheers and tears Sunday afternoon above others at the ceremony.
in Memorial Coliseum, some waving signs like
Kernel Photo By Richard Smither

Bernie Shively who set the mood
for the entire half hour.
"There is very seldom such
affection when a team loses,"
Shively said. Then he introduced
Rupp, named coach of the year
by virtually everyone.
Rupp was very appreciative
to the fans both those who
showed up at the Coliseum and
those who always followed the
games.
"I want to thank you folks
for your support. There aren't
any better fans in the world
than those in Central Kentucky,"
the Baron said.
Hupp also pointed out that
he had a suitcase full of telegrams from many people throughout the country.
"I received telegrams from
every state college in the Commonwealth yesterday," he said.
In addition, he said that all the
elementary schools in the city
sent telegrams as did Lafayette
High School, alma mater of sophomore center Thad Jaracz.
"It was regrettable that we
got so far and were not up for
the game," Rupp said. "Our
shots just would not drop."
"The boys have provided us
with a wonderful winter of entertainment. 1 don't believe any
team in history received the publicity this team did," Rupp said.
Perhaps the high point of the
reception for the team was the
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Centennial Work Nearly Completed
By FRANK B GOWNING

Aisiitaeit MaiiEjic

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Ceitterjiiai Central, thepimh
office that organized the year's
clf bration been L nclon Johnson

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ti- million dollar M l,f,ol i n I !, moun-tain- s
of lircalhitt County has
tlie honor of having one of )u.
largest campuses in tl.e coun-tr- also has Hie fewest students of any school in the nation.
The University School of Forestry is headed by John Ford.
Four other teachers serve under
him These five instructors teach
the only four students in attendance at the school.
The forestry school is also
unique because of its classrooms,
which consist of I wo sawmills,
a wood pressure treating plant,
a secondary wood utilization
plant which is valued at
of a million dollars,
and a dry kiln operation outfit
complete with lumber yard.
Half of the student's time
is spent with Milton Noble who
teaches forestry management and
logging in the 15,000 acre Robinson Forest. In the forest a
rubber tired log skidder, a bulldozer, a grader and the latest
models of chain saws are used
by the students to get logs out.
From the forest the logs go to
the sawmill and the students
follow.
The sawmills are of two types.
The oldest one is an American
type which is operated by a
150 horsepower desil engine. On
this mill S.J. Lunstrum starts
his beginner's class by teaching them the basic techniques
of sawmilling. The class is then
graduated after eight weeks to
the second mill called "the
Corley" which is totally automatic and runs entirely on elec'
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class is
When sawmilling
over, Mr. Lunstrum again takes
charge of the students and lectures on the precise subject of
"drying the lumber.'' After a
brief lecture on the theory of
air drying and kiln drying the
instructor, it's on to the drying

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practice. Learning to oven dry
is taught during the second half
of the semester.

Don Craves, who holds a
masters degree in botany from
the University of Florida, is
the next teacher on the student's
schedule. In his wood technology
and wood identification class
the students learn to identify
!0 pieces of different woods that
arc commonly used in the wood
industry. This is a two hour
course and is basic in the education of quality students of
forestry.
John Ford, the head of the
forestry school, is a recognized
authority in the field of wood
preservation. An anthomologist
from Albany, New York, he
teaches wood preservation and
methods by which wood preservation is carried out.
In charge of the secondary
wood utilization plant is Harney
Greenly. He is also the wood
industries adviser to industry in
Eastern and Central Kentucky.
There are over 50 power tools
in the plant in which Greenly

teaches safety methods and skill
and efficiency to the students.
Two of these machines are a
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The Kentucky School of Forestry, in its first academic year,
is designed to supply college
trained men to the wood industry
from which comes a major portion of Eastern Kentucky's income.
The school also has its own
placement service. The wood industry sends its representative
to the school to interview students for jobs in different phases
of the industry.
"We currently have eight jobs
have," says
Ford, "and more requests are
coming in each day."
Although the 15,000 acre campus now has the fewest students
of any other school, an increase
of 20 to 25 more students is expected for the fall semester.
"This calls for thought toward
dormitories and eating facilities," explains Mr. Ford. "We
hope these facilities will be available to meet our
classes.
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A Stumble Upward
plished a pinacle far surpassing
that found in a silver cup atop a
glass showcase. The cup is an end,
static. The concerted effort to
achieve holds a certain dynamic
quality; it is a matter of means
integral to the progressive success
of any organization whether it be
of social liberation or simple recreThe question, it seems though,
ational development.
is a time-wor- n
one: the old cliche
about ends and means. For indeed
Carried to its obvious con90 million clusion, this crystalization of effort
the issue is not that
people sat on overstuffed sofas is the underlying current of a sucwatching a national contest, but cessful student government, Greek
that a dozen students managed system, or in fact of a vibrant
to jell themselves into a unified academic community. It is an inbody set on making the best of strument based on the realistic
one
optimism that positive change can
activity.
be made. It starts with five short,
It is this ability to "jell" for
a collection of
a purpose, to coordinate, to act slight teammates,
in a campus governpersonalities
positively and with unity for the
ment, or a playboy school conachievement of a stated goal that
cerned with mint juleps and
is important. This is not to say
dominance of the athlete as a
bronzed campus idol is particular"Rupp's Runts" are not an end
in themselves. But they are a strong
ly desirable.
It does suggest that the Uni- indication of a changing outlook.
versity students dubbed by a sports Perhaps an old man did stumble;
writer as "Rupp's Runts" accom but if so, it was a trip upward.
The old man stumbled down
the mountain Saturday night, they
said, and the boys let him go,
they said.
We are told it was a disappointment from Seattle to Tallahassee
as "six months' effort was thrown
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for serious consideration of a cut
in federal funds to Land Grant
colleges.
The president's letter cites an
"alarming reduction of $806,650
below the current year's budget"
for 1967 federal expenditures. The
letter further points out that the
cut is $1,656,000 below the amount
recommended by the National Association of State Universities and
Land Grant Colleges.
Two points seem immediately
obvious in discussing the reduction in federal funds: first, has
any study been made toward evaluating the effect of a federal re- -

It's A Bird
A

gently dripping rain begins to
fall as dusk descends each night
just as a deep, fruity aroma arises
each morn with the cock's crow.
The rich roasted odor ascending from the roots of each and
every campus hedge is undoubtedly from among Dobbin's best days.
Might one say it is the animal
kingdoms contribution to higher
education.
Especially fitting is that it
at the close of the Centennial year while eager young
scholars and enthusiastic professors are hard at work in stuffy
classrooms preparing for the hard
work ahead in the second century.
comes

Now when the day is over and

evening shadows draw across the
dewey lawns, the sleak winged
starlings give us melodic rhythms
to shuffle across campus by.
And should we tend to raise
our heads toward the evening star,
opening our mouths with awe

duction of finances for Land Grant
institutions; secondly, has any
method to transfer financial support to the colleges and universities from an other source been
worked out? As Dr. Oswald has
pointed out, such a large chunk
from theLandGrant colleges' share
of the Federal Aid pie would stand
to weaken many programs vital
to the University's economic
well-bein-

g.

Teaching, research, and extension funds would each be reduced
by over $200,000 if the cut is approved by Congress. With the University's biennial budget already
drawn up and set by the state
legislature, it would be nearly impossible for UK to find other support for programs already in progress, and without that support
these endeavors must either be
held to a standstill or dropped.
The fact that the federal reduction has been quietly included
in a proposed budget which sharply curtails aid to education suggests the move is a "lights out"
type maneuver to economize during
g
a period of
expenditures. There are no indications
that the cut has been worked out
with either the Land Grant colleges or Agricultural Education experts. And consequently, it seems
that little or no study has been
made toward supplanting the federal funds by support from elsewhere.
seam-bustin-

If adequate reasons and planning are behind President Johnson's Land Grant economy measures, they should be stated. So
should the effect on these institutions be investigated and so
should Kentucky's Congressional
letters study carefully the concerns
outlined in President Oswald'. let- - ,
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Definition Of A Scholar
The decision of the State Department to permit "scholars" to visit
Communist China and other places
now off limits to tourists seems
sensible, if not entirely clear. Who
is to define a scholar under the
ruling?
Is Staughton Lynd, an assistant
professor of history at Yale University, and an articulate Leftist,
a scholar? If so, will his passport be restored? It was taken
from him as punishment for his
having visited North Vietnam without permission a month ago in
company with Herbert Aptheker,
an American Communist and
Thomas Hayden, a founder of Students for a Democratic Society.
All of these men could qualify
under a definition of scholar, if
the department is disposed to allow
a wide latitude to the term.
It will be surprising, however,
if some political qualification does
not accompany an academic judgment. The department has never
been disposed to let
troublemakers, no matter how
learned, wander freely over the
world.
so-call- ed

Furthermore, newspapermen,
who are not disposed to label
themselves as scholars but who
do for the most part perform a
useful educative function, have
been waiting for years for a clear
ruling that they may travel where-eve- r
news is, regardless of U.S.
relations with the country they
wish to visit. There has been a
disposition recently to handle
newsmen's applications on an individual basis, which is not at all
a satisfactory procedure. It is bound
to encourage a feeling that those
correspondents who incline to the
State Department's view of the
world will receive its blessing and
that those who are critical may
find it more difficult to get passports validated.
One can only watch the scholar
ruling with interest and note who
travels and who doesn't under the
new dispensation. Perhaps it does
mark a new openness of mind in
the division of passports, a change
devoutly to be welcomed.
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Significant Changes Proposed

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21, I9f

New Constitution Would Boost
Legislature

By WALTER GRANT
Cliicf
Kernel Editor-IKentucky's Ceneral Assembly, traditionally weak and
will be at least parresurrected if the proposed
tially
new constitution is approved in
November.
The most significant changes
in the proposed document involve the legislature, says J.E.
Reeves, a member of the Constitution Revision Assembly and
UK associate professor of political science. He claims the new
constitution would strengthen
n

This is the first article in a
series on tlie proposed
neio constitution for Kentucky.

three-pa-

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the legislature and make it again
one of three coordinate branches
of state government.
Prof. Reeves believes rehabilitation of the legislature is probably the most important aspect
of constitutional revision. "In
this

and other states the

legis-

lature has been declining in relative importance throughout the
century. This is not a healthy
sign in a democracy."
Prof. Reeves represents the
12th Senatorial district on the
Constitution Revision Assembly,
the group which prepared the
document going before Kentucky's voters in the November
election. The General Assembly
has approved a revision bill to
place the proposed new constitution on the ballot.
The legislature would become

n

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f'riiirininiKf
uiAiy mmcr me
revised constitution, Prof. Reeves
said. "This means when the legislature is not in session it still
has power and its committees
can continue to operate. Now,
when the legislative session ends,'
all power ends and committees
cease to function," he explained.
Prof. Reeves believes three
more significant changes in the
proposed constitution involve the
legislature. These changes would
provide:
1. Annual sessions of the General Assembly.
2. Longer terms for legislators.
3. Improved
provisions for
compensation of legislators.
Under the present constitution, the legislature meets for
60 days every two
years. This
doesn't give legislators time to
do their work, Prof. Reeves said.
"The y
limit perhaps is the
one thing that makes the legis-la- t
ure dependent on the Gover.

days also is provided in the
document. An extended session
would require the approval of
s
of the members of
each House.
The new constitution would
increase the terms of House members to four y ears and would provide six year terms for Senators.
Presently, members of the House
are elected for two-yeterms,
and Senators have four-yea- r
terms.
"Increased terms will result
in more experienced legislators,"
Prof. Reeves said. A higher caliber of candidates may seek election to the Ceneral Assembly
if the constitution provides for
longer terms, he added. "Many
persons don't run because they
are subject to frequent elections.
A legislator
spends much of his
time campaigning
for retwo-third-

election."

60-da-

The revised constitution provides that "The members of the
General Assembly shall severally
receive from the Treasury of the
Commonwealth an annual compensation to be fixed by law."
This will provide some leeway
in salaries of legislators, whereas
the present constitution, adopted
in 1891, fixes a limit on compensation of General Assembly members. This limit provided appropriate compensation for legislators of 1891, but is outdated
today, Prof. Reeves said.
However, salaries of today's
legislators are handled through
other measures, such as expense
accounts. Prof. Reeves believes
legislators still are not paid adequately. "Adequate compensation is needed to get qualified
people on the job."

nor."

Prof. Reeves said most legislators are amateurs and consequently can act only on the
advice of leadership. Presently,
legislative leaders map out the
program for the week under the
direction of the Governor, he said.
The proposed constitution
would partially alleviate this
problem through annual sessions
of the General Assembly, Prof.
Reeves said.
A provision
providing for
annual extended sessions of the
legislature for no more than 30

Two other changes involving
the legislature under the proposed revision are:
1. Elimination of a provision
that not more than two counties may be joined to make a
House district. The provision still
provides for redistricting every
10 years.
2. The legislature would be
able to incur a debt to two
percent of the general fund tax
revenue for the preceding fiscal
year. Presently, the constitution
limits the amount of debt the
legislature may incur to $500,000.
Prof. Reeves believes the most
significant improvement involving the Executive Department
is a provision permitting the
Governor to be elected to two
terms in succession. If the proposed constitution passes, therefore, it would be possible for
Gov. Edward T. Breathitt to
in 1967. The
seek
constitution makes the
present
Governor ineligible to succeed
himself.

PROF. J.E. REEVES

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