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_ ,_ E Prgsldent Cooper fense traimng program, and the de- .
31;: . U.K. Men, Machlnes partnient of Vocational Industrial '
_ · f , . _ Education has prepared a basic om- `
` i  Ald NBUOHBI DGFGDSG nibus course which is to function in _
_‘ , IM.;  op    Q the training of instructors in techni- ·
on Many Departments Ass1st     cal national defense training classes.
` _, ` Aid National Defense .   K  iii These and numerous other de- .
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mm  ‘:_ _ With the nation keyed as it is to X  Q fi  V     ~ ];?si1aI-`zcaggggs ung(;rtgl;1;11€rg;Sthg {
  we Wk ¤? ¤=¤¤¤;1=¤1 d¤f¤¤S€, It M11   _  .   personnel or the University of Ken- i
  be of particular mterest to alumni V   ·..  .4 ,  tucky .
~ of the University of Kentucky to  VA VVV   J    College of Engineering _
¤ know that the1r alma mater is serv- , ..._ . The College Of Engineering at
_u   mg its country eiTi¤i€¤t1y wd ex- ir . the University or Kentucky has `
gd;   pedmouslyl ¤1¤¤g these 11¤¤S- _    g been preparing rm- mmmi defense r
Dy Og if; A brief survey of the many phases     .e‘, since the close or the first World V
_t· _   cf national defense work on the Uni- War. For the last 20 or 21 years Q
A3?  if versity campus shows that many de- _ gaduates of the College of Engineer- e _
good i-?·-5 partments and colleges have placed ing have been engaged in preparing .
  their equipment and personnel at   for this crisis by their constant er-
  the service of the government, with A \ forts to build, to improve, and to
; Col, *'*' many of them making outstanding ` r ind more efficient and more eco- `
 _-V = contributions in the buudmg my nomical ways to make Something » 1
on. 1 _ national defense, V. . ` é — better than before. They have been i
_  as I th C 11 f E · - th _ , _ _ building and improving so as to .
· _; VVVV depigrmeengn gage Ni>min1gg1;;gr1§eta1e giulsgich information in the near prolong, Saf€g}1?rd_ and add to the
.   lurgy is working 0n manganese and ` . A . °°mf°rtS °f hVmg· `
.e.   ml deposits in this region for the In agricultural extension ·a series Natigna] defense is a thing of the
  Navy Outstanding in the Cone € of farm leader meetings m dark present, Preparedness must be im- z -
E   of EAgmm¤g·s defense work is tie “"’“°°° gF°W“‘g S°°“°“i are "?‘*“‘g mediate- A“h°Pgh img *1*** *1 *?“m· »
;.¢» Axel L Welmer Gr _ . held to discuss the possible adiust- ber of ways m which educational - .
  . - en Aeronautical - . · - . . . . .
·.»_;» _ _ . ment 111 fa1l11111g to meet the dlf- institutions may take their place
__   Research Lab0rat01y, where avia- H It ·t t· . · t f th .
. '   tion motor research will be done cu S1 ua mn gmwmg Ou 0 E m the general pmgmm’ there are .
\ t   C ll f ' loss of the f01`e1g¤ markets for two concrete instances in which   ·
g   0 egeo Agriculture dark tobacco. their talents may best be utilized. s` (
  The College of Agricuture has One member of the Agricultural These are 111 the Held of 1€S€¤1`Gh  
2   created a nutrition committee which Engineering staff is a member of a11d 111 tht: tT3111111E of 1119H f01` d€—  
  has reported on the facilities or the the state National Defense Advisory fense needs. In both the College of t
  college and the contribuion it may committee of the educational pro- E¤%1¤€€1111g is €00D€1‘6t1¤g with the E
i   make to defense. The department gram that is being set up for youths Fédeml G0V€1`¤¤1€11t· ;;
X   of Home Economics is cooperating from 17 to 21. As to research, the Wenner-Gren
_   011?¥1th stage Enid national nutrition Thg. University of ·Kentucky 11- Aeronautical 1%esea1‘c11 Laboratory l l
  pioisams. n eiestmg also is the brary IS Coopel-amyg wm? the Amer- at` the University has lneen con- ; A
,   gxordgxg ghegalgionella ceéntei Hin wm Lib1*a1·y Assomamm m the prep- stugctidt glificials undgistand the I
  C W1 1 *8 rgques 0 Te aration of a Guide to Library Facili- ac 3 6 113 10113 6 61156 D10- Q ‘
- `   Army Medical School, Army Medi- ties in National Defcnsey The dc- gram calls for an expansion of the   `
L   cal Center, Washington, D, C. partmem Of Social WO1·k will CO- aircraft industry. But airplane `
I   The department of Agricultural operate with the National Red Gross plants _have· been pushed to the T ·
  Extension is looking after matters in offering a course to social work- llgglitslln 1D10§l1Ct1011;h 'ghese Same 1 J
  of nutrition in farm homes, The ers of the state in April, regarding 0 0135 359 110W *1 mjlc 1`€· ·
_ l  department Of Agronomy is t€_aCh_ Ways in which they may Cooperate search remains to be- done in order ·
  ing farmers how to improve and in the Red Cross home service pro- $0 k€9D A1}1€T1C¤¤ ¤V1%}t10¤ P1`0d11¤'¤S ’ j
'   c01`1S€1`V€ the soil and how to use it gram. ilf @116 h1§_1;]€jSl¤_qu¤11*¤Y fag? P€!" A {
  f01` maximum production when such The Bureau of School Service 01`1113·¤€€· 15 15 0116 0 6 Du1`· . 1
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  Dfoduction is called for. The de- of the College of Education is serv- 110585 of the W€1m€1`·G1`€‘¤ 1&b01`a· L ‘
  p9·1`tm€Ht of Farm Economics and ing in a consultative capacity in tory. Research wull Ioe conducted on .
"   Rural Sociology is giving help in assisting me State Department of €0mb11$t}011»1ub1'1C3t1011,€001mg,_&¤d w
..   01`€¤Y11Z111g and operating farms for Education and the school systems I11€eha1'11SI11S vby means of smgle _ E
  €‘1'€ater effectiveness in providing of central Kentucky in planning ¤Y1111d€1` €11E11`1€§— Oth€1` than th1S ‘  
·‘   materials for national defense, In training programs for occupations the lab01T&t01`y W1ub€ 'L1S§df011t621Ch- V 4
  tht? department of Markets and essential in national defense. The H13, t1'3111111g, and testing 111 and  
..   R¤1`al Finance the stair is hard at director of this service is also a 011 the alrcfaft €‘1`1€11'1€· Undergrad- i
  W01`k directing and speeding up member of the state advisory com- uateS·W1I1 be taught the laboratory ··
  D1`€S€11t research to an analysis of mittee on Education and National techmque arid procedure used 11*1 _· " · -- ~ V 
U   basic data relating to agricultural Defense. The department of Agri- 311`C1`?.ft ellgmel plants. Qraduates E
`jgg P1`1€€S and production in anticipa- culture Education is assisting with W1Sh111g to SD€01&11Z€ 11'1 *31115 11116 WIU _
·"’   U011 of possible increased demand the rural and non-rural youth de- (Continued on Page Two) V Q
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