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Tuesday. October l0. I918

The chilly fall weather has made things nippy for
almost everyone around UK in the past few days -
including runners. Polly Palestri (in bat) and '
Susan Burman were no exceptions as they jogged

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through their pre-practice session in an almost
empty Commonwealth Stadium. Palestri. an
interior design junior, and Barman. a food
nutrition freshman. are both members of the [K

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High stepping

By DAVID O'NElL/Kernel Staff

swim team. The pair daily jog through the bleachers
and climb the stairs of the stadium to strengthen
their leg muscles before walking back across
campus to Memorial Coliseum for practice.

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By ALICE-LYNCH
Staff Writer

Despite the recent arrest and trial of
I2 people involved in a demonstration
during CIA Director Stansfield
Turner‘s speech last April. University
officials are planning no revision ofthe
Student Code sections concerning on-
campus demonstrations.

Specific guidelines for demonstra-
tions are established on a case-by-case
basis. within the overall framework
provided by the University‘s
Administrative Regulations.

so holding

By BRIDGET McFARLAND
Staff Writer

A spare 45 minutes and the desire to
do a good deed could help save a life‘
this week. UK‘s Student Government
and the Central Kentucky Blood
Center will be sponsoring a blood
donor drive in the Student Center
Ballroom on Thursday from l0a.m. to
4 pm.

Peggy O‘Mera. nursing senator and
chairman of the blood donor
subcommittee. said the drive is
especially geared toward the north
campus dorms and commuting

However. the deciding factor in
determining a demonstration‘s
disruptive potential is the Dean of
Students‘ own judgment.

“We attempt to lay foundations
before the demonstration." said Dean
of Students Joe Burch. By talking with
the would-be demonstrators. Burch
finds out how they intend to protest
the event. He then tries to reach a
mutually satisfactory agreement on
methods of protest.

Burch doesn‘t have any hard-and-
fast rules governing acceptable
demonstrator behavior. Instead. his

decisions are based on a collection of

concrete. as well as subjective. factors.
Concrete factors include the nature
of the event itself.“()bviously. a pep

rally is conducted with the idea of

noise an academic lecture is not."
said Burch. The number of
demonstrators. the reaction of the
audience. and the ty pe of program can
all influence the types of protest
allowed.

"Demonstrations which are very
large may be more properly conducted
outside and at the entrances." said
Burch. "A small demonstration could

blood drive Thursday

students. The drive is aimed toward
them because the Student Center is
within easy access ofthe north campus
dorms and commuting students tend
to spend alot of time there. “But
anybody and everybody is more than
welcome and encouraged to donate
blood." she said.

Recently. CKBC has been in
desperate need of blood and is issuing
emergency calls for blood donors.

“Many hospitals in central
Kentucky are postponing surgery
because of the lack ofblood."0'Mera
said. “The blood center virtually has
no stockpile of blood. They're working
on a day-to-day basis.“

Campus blood donations have
increased since SG started sponsoring
the drive O'Mera said. but they are still
nowhere near they're projected goal.

“We would like 20 per cent of the
student body to donate blood during
the course of the semester. That would
be 4.000 pints. Last year we only got
about 2.000 pints." ()‘Mera said.

SG will sponsor three drives a
semester. In the Thursday drive. a
prize will be awarded to the dorm
which donates the highest percentage
of blood. Another drive is planned for
mid-October and will be geared
toward campus sororities and
fraternities.

 

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increasing the guards troop strength.

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pay his creditors and taxes.

outside income of congressmen.

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STATE ADJUTANT GENERAL BILLY WELLMAN
announced yesterday the second part of a three-phase
reorganilation of the Kentucky National Guard aimed at

Wellman said a western Kentucky unit will be divided and
a number of units will be placed on “official probation“and
given six months to bring their troop strength up to 90 per

Snyder's accustion was directed at George Martin. who
suggested last week that Snyder should withdraw from the
race because he intends to circumvent a new law limiting

REP. GENE SNYDER. R-Ky.. produced photostatic
records yesterday which he said show that his Democratic
opponent -in the Fourth Congressional District has failed to

next Sanday.

THE WORLD SERIES BEGINS THIS EVENING in
l.os Angeles. The best-of-seven series will bring the I.os
Angeles Dodgers and the New York Yankees together for
the second straight year. The game will be broadcast on

IN SEVERAL SEPARATE VOTES. the Senate decided
to require mandatory energy standards for home appliances
and approved a package of incentives for home insulation.
to bar all non-tax amendments from a bill that contains tax
cuts for most Americans. and to cut personal income taxes
by SIM billion between I980 and l983 if the growth of
federal spending is held within set limits.

CONSIDERATION OF AGE AND HEALTH will be
major factors in the choice of the next leader of the world‘s
700 million Roman Catholics as they cast their first ballot

The dean of the College of Cardinals. reflecting
widespread sentiment. was quoted as predicting the election
will be brief and easy.

PARTH’ (‘I.Ol'D\' AND MILD TODA\ with a
chance of showers. Highs in the upper 60‘s and low 70‘s.

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be properly held inside. according to
the circumstances. Small could be any
number (of demonstrators . It has to

do with the area and the number of?

people in attendance."

University regulations provide for
student assembly. either spontaneous
or planned. as long as it meets four
requirements. Demonstrations must
be conducted in an orderly manner.
may not prohibit traffic. may not
interfere with University functions
(such as classes). and must have proper
approval to use University property.

Once the demonstration is under
way. subjective factors come into
focus. “What one has to deal with is
the atmosphere at the time." Burch
said. '

If one form of demonstration is
unacceptable. Burch will suggest
another. For example. if picketing
inside a lecture hall has disruptive
potential. leafletting at entrances or an
outside demonstration may be
proposed. .

“To discuss in advance does not
diminish anyone’s rights it does not
put them in a position where their
freedom of expression is taken away."
he said. Burch prefers to discuss
demonstrations in advance so that
conflict can be prevented. and he said
this approach is usually successful.

If a conflict docs arise. the police
UK or Metro can be called in as a
last resort. "I'll make every attempt to
deal with it before turning it overto the
police." Burch said. The police can
make arrests without Burch‘s consent.
but as part of a “working
relationship." Burch said the police
will normally wait to be called in.

Director of Public Safety Tom
Padgett his department “works very
closely with the Dean of Students
Office. They set guidelines for what is
considered accceptablc and what isn‘t.
and they monitor the demonstration
for a disturbanceflf that system fails.
they can either call us in. or we might
already be monitoring the situation."

Continued on page 3

Corrections

The cutline on page 5 of yesterday’s
Kernel incorrectly identified one ofthe
sponsors of ihe Bike-A-Thon as the
Delta Gamma sorority. The actual
sponsor was the Kappa Alpha Theta
sorority.

Also. the cutline stated that Mark
Hamilton was the winner of the event.
The winner has not yet been
announced.

The kernel regrets the errors.

University of Kentucky
Lexington. Kentucky

GPA requirements

Allied Health majors

By DEBBIE MCDANIEI.
Copy liditor

I

.Although grade point averages are
an unpopular subject at UK. student
enrollment in the College of Allied
Health Professions and the College of
Pharmacy will depend on maintaining
a set grade point average.

The University Senate approved
yesterday two reports containing new
rules on students‘ (iPAs for the two
colleges. The information on GPAs
was included in an amended academic
policy for Allied Health. and in new
admission requirements for the
College of Pharmacy.

Students enrolled in a professional
program in the College of Allied
Health Professions must now
maintain a grade point average of at
least 2.0 every semester or face
dismissal from the program.

The new policy also states that
students making two Es in one or
more required courses may be
dismissed from the professional
program they are enrolled in.

(The college offers professional
programs in Dental Hygiene. Allied
Health Education. Community
Health. Medical Technology and
Physical Therapy.)

The report specifies the acceptable
academic level of performance for
students and allows the college to
dismiss individuals who don‘t perform
satisfactorily after being admitted.

According to the report. it is
important for the college to dismiss
students who give poor academic
performances because. “The
professionals who possess iiiaigirially

In 4th day

passing skills may unnecessarily
endanger the lives of persons receiving
their services.“

Several student senators supported
a motion made by Allied Health
senator Kim Radcliff that would have
amended the policy to include only the
college‘s required courses in the 2.0
(EPA ruling. The senate defeated the
motion.

The senate also raised questions
concerning the appeal process for
students dismissed from the college.
which was not mentioned in the
report.

An amendment was added to the
report that stated a student could
appeal his dismissal through existing
University procedures.

These procedures include going to
the academic ombudsman. and going
through President ()tis Singletary‘s
office to the Board of Trustees.

The College of Pharmacy report
concerned admission standards for its
two degree programs; the Bachelor of
Science in Pharmacy and the Doctor
of Pharmacy.

'l he report was similiar tothe Allied
Health document. with the exception
of calling for an increased GPA to gain
admittance to the Bachelor of Science
degree program.

Pre-pharmacy students must have a
GPA of2.5 this spring tocntcr the BS
program. rather than the 2.0 average
required prev iously.

The number of students admitted to
the B.S. program is dependent upon
the available space. and no more than
H) percent of the students admitted
each year can be out—of—state students.

The admission requirements will go
into effect this spring.

Protestors on hunger strike
charge ill treatment at jail

'len people associated with the
Iranian Student Association at UK
jailed late last week are protesting their
sentences by staging a hunger strike,

The ten prisoners have not eaten in
three days. and are reportedly getting
weak. They are drinking hot tea and
water. and have requested more than
the one or two cups of tea they are
receiving each day.

.lailer Harold Buchignani has
refused to honor the request saying.
“I‘m not going to change the menu for
them. I‘m not being hard-hearted. I‘m
not trying to do anything to them. but
if I change it for them it‘s not fair to
cv crybody else.

The prisoners received sentences
ranging from 45 days to 90 days and
$250 fines were convicted after a jury
found them guilty on Sept. 28 of
disrupting an April speech by CIA

Director Stansfield 'l urncr.

The nine men are being held at the
Fayette County Detention Center in
one of the jail‘s prisoner pods. which
consists of IS cells on two floors.
joined around a central “day“ room.
The woman is being housed elsewhere
in the jail.

The student association at UK
released a statement Sunday night
charging that the prisoners are being
segregated from other inmates.
Bucliignani said the protesters had
originally asked to be jailed together.

'I hose jailed include George
Portratl. an English instructor at UK:
Jean Donanue. Ahmad Davari-chad.
Hader lishghi. Saced Far/anyar.
Morte/a Khajch/adeh. Mchran'
Saffari. Abdorc/a Bar/egar. Yahya
Hedayati ()mami and Manouchchr
Taghmaee.

Mr

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l'K student John Greene. one of II defendents convicted of disrupting
last April‘s speech by; Stansfield Turner. speaks to a news conference
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Needed: plans for growth

I wo items of news seemed to coincide last week to
show that the l'niversity is still developing and
expanding especially iii the si/e of its student
body.

A record number of freshman enrolled at l? K this
year. 3.3l7. bringing the totalcrirollmerit toZI.929.
also a record. I he figures cotrld tiieari a new growth
trend. as the old freshman enrollment mark w as set
in I975.

Also last week. the University received a $4.3
million federal loan to be used for the construction
of the student Iiousirig project behind
(‘oriimtinwealth Stadium. 'I he loan will help keep
housing rates down in the ftittrre to save students
an estimated $4 million.

Willi such evidence of continuing growth.
l'riivcrsity officials should make sure that there is
room for, future students in both classrooms and

near campus that might be suitable. such
immediately west of campus along Limestone
Street. liuture dorms would be a lot more useful if
they‘re within walking distance of classes.

'I he increases in student enrollment are
concentrated in career-related majors and
professional schools; it shows that the trend toward
"practical“ considerations is still strong. The
(‘ollegc of [Engineering showed a 9.9 percent for the
largest gain. while Business and Economics
enrollment increased 7.9 percent.

In efforts to protect the quality of their programs
as enrollments increase. some schools have begun to
use restrictive criteria about who can be a major in
their school. Engineering. for instance. will require
prospective students to score iii the 50th percentile
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residence halls.

'I he present dorms are already over-requested.
and will probably still be so even after the new units
are completed. In deciding where to locate new
sites that are closer to cariiptis

residence halls.
should be considered.
Although land is cheaper and

existing structures to tear down in the pastures
behind the stadium. that space is quite remote from
“mm are still some locations

the central campus.

'lliose kinds of requirements will undoubtedly

manageable

upgrade the standards of the schools that use them
and they will keep the number of students to a
level.
should retain enough flexibility in their admissions

Brit academic departments

to give new students a good selection of subjects

there are no

they can major in. 'l hey should also work on adding
enough faculty members to accommodate larger
enrollments. A subject should not become elitcjust
when it‘s getting popular.

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Honors Program should ’con tribute noticeably ’ to university

I have a friend whojust quit a jobas
provost (boss) of a si/cable university
to become director of a riiariagerially
and financially unsound experimental
institution which tries to provide
advanced education for an interesting
bunch of tniddleaged misfits who find
no satisfactin or promise iii
conventional BA. or PhD. drilling
Ilie institution itself. now undergoing
coriv ulsive adjustment to the
penny pinching realities of I978. was
launched along its potlcss rainbow

of trouble responding quickly to
change. 'I he loss of income that comes
with high enrollments will overwhelm
tlicrii. .

He might be wrong. My friend is a
l.utheran Yogi; probably there is room
iti that strange mixture for an
apocalyptic drop or two. a puritanical
desire to see what is unworthy fall
down around the ears of the slotliful.
And he may be feclitig sortie
frtrstatiori. l Ii ‘ "reforms" oftlie l9oll's

 

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path early in the l9(i(ls as one of downs
and perhaps hundreds of those
"alternatives" whose former directors
may now be found crewing tuna boats
or tlicrapi/irig each other or appearing
on I cgacy of Dissent panels or li\ing
on govcrnriierit contracts in a
consultant‘s hideaway like Bethesda or
Silv er Spring.

My friend. who is risking. at least.
the uninterrupted continuity of his
clitiib up the academic ladder. is in a
quiet way an adventurer. He is a
scientist who tries to make other
scicritrsts recogni/c the consequences
of their and as an
administrator he has tried to knock a
breach here and there in the invisible
mrdieval walls that surround most
universities. He has not been
unsuccessful. but he figures that the
breaches are closing and will not be
reopened in the I9h’lls.

"Iliosc programs that you and I
regard as experimental will be loppcd
off." he told tiic. “Reduced enrollment
and budgets will have
tmrv crsrtrcs in agony. Most of tlicrii are
badly orgarii/ed any way and have a lot

discoveries.

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(open enrollments is one example) did
not exactly stand higher education on
its head; in fact they provoked a
retrenchment which makes the
university of I978 less interesting in
many ways than the university of I958.

Btrt if my friend is right. I hope that
the University of kcntucky's Honors
Program is not Iopped. I‘m not quite
strre I understand exactly what the
Honors Program is. and I understand
even less about the masked
controversy which led to the departure
of the program‘s director last year. but
at least it's not a vocational school ora
committee or a society. and in addition
to lacking many of the characteristics
that make modern universities
tiresome it forces the bookstores to put
l'uripides and Sam Johnson on the
shelves. A student gets into the Honors
Program by demonstrating sortie kind
of academic achievement. and in that
sense I suppose it is elitist. btrt the ideal
of an ititcllccttral elite itself is not
repugnant. so long as its reali/atiori
does not dcvaltre other kinds of
achievement.

But the university itself is suposed to

be a place where smart people get
together to learn interesting things. Ari
honors program should be something
more than a collection of presumably
sriiartcr people (a questionable
assumption in any case) clustered in
eolloquia within a larger collection of
presumably smart people. It ought to
do ttiore than occupy that tone where
students encouraged by
stimulating teachers to sharpenthear.

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rational inquiry. or the greek Way or
the meaning of the Reformation. If
this is all it does. an honors program
statids as a confession signed and
sealed that the university fails to
provide a general education for its
students. An honors program which
tatrght some of its what we all should
know would be an criibarr‘assnient to
the university.

An honors program should have
other purposes. it should be neither a
living reproach nor a hermitage nor
even the embodiment of an ideal: it
should provide a forum or a set of
forums where conspicuously arid and
perhaps noisily the values of the
university should be examined. and
where useful changes in values arid
practices could be initiated.

An honors program might. tor
example. provide some inducement
for members of the faculty to display a
little versatility. some uncommon
attainment. unorthodox energy.
Contrary to popular belief. riiost
professors sriiolder with a desire to get
outside the orgatii/ed derangement of
their “disciplines." at least once or
twice a semester. I have heard rutiiors
of a political scientist who in addition
to his specialty also knows something
about Arkansas skilet cookery.
Assyrian has-reliefs and certain long-

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understanding of the tradition of

forgotten techniques used to fertili/e
arid garden plots. All he needs is a
chance. i

Ilie idea has some precedent. A
couple of years ago I visited .Iohriston
College. not far frorii los Angeles. and
fotrnd Michael l.arida (I’h.l).
Berkeley) teaching French. Neil
Simon. mask-making and (‘onteni-
poraryry Images of Man; Isobel
(another Berkeley Ph.l).)
teaching‘immunology. nutrition.
scientific inquiry and vegetarian
cooking: [Edward Williams ll’li.l)..
Cornell) teaching poetry. criticism.
children‘s literature. Ayn Rand. auto
mechanics and piano tuning. lhe
students were encouraged to write
learning contracts and to petition
members of the faculty to teach
courses not offered in the orthodox
curriculum. it seemed to work.

An honors program riiight also
eneotrrage playfuless. Not
playpennisliness. \ot prescribed
amusements. A playful person has the
expansive ability to discover with
delight and surprise the truths or near-

truths or trritrutlis which lie beneath
the trsual sobersided estimates of
things. l’layfulness is an inspired ‘
outlook. it‘s Henry Miller‘s motto.
“Always be merry and bright." taking
itito account all the absurdities and
cruclties and disappointments.
recogni/ing the presence of the
demonic. grateful for it all. Ideas. after
all. are playtliings. I he members of an
honors program ought to be good at
tossing them around.

I he members of an honors program
ought to make friends with people w ho
have never seen the inside of a
university and bring them to school:
they ought to write Iiniericks and recite
them at noon around the fountain. and
publicly ridicule ugly buildings. llicy
should be the Iivlicst people in the
utii\ersity. If they set out to learn
about the (ireck \Vay they should not
be satisfied to have it ptrt to them as a

set of ideas they are obliged unctiously '

to observe: and they ought to
remember that there is also a libetan
Way and an Icelandic Way.

Some of this might be true of the

- Program. I

l'riiversity of Kentucky’s Honors
don‘t know. If I ask
members of the Honors program to
raise their hands and identify
themselves. I know' I have some in
class. Otherwise I would never know.
I‘m not era/y about elites. I don't
expect Honors Programs students to
wear uniforms and have brighter eyes
than other people. But I would expect
them individually or collectively to
have some noticeable effect on the
intellectual life of this university. It
may be that I haven‘t been looking
closely enough. I‘ll look closer.

Dr. Michael Kirkhorn teaches
journalism at l' K. He has worked for a
number of newspapers. including the
.ililwaultee Journal and the Chicago
Tribune. His articles have appeared in
The Nation. The New Republic.
Rolling Stone and other newspapers
and magarines. including the
Whitesburg. Kentucky Mountain
Eagle. The New York Times and The
ii'ashington Post. His eolttmn will
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campus and study.

Archibald Cox to speak
Oct 19 in series opener

Archibald Cos. fornrer
Watergate special prosecutor
and a Ilaryard law School
professor. will be ilre first
speaker in the .lrrdge Mac
Swinford lecture Series to
begin at the (‘ollege oflaw this
fall.

Cox‘s lecture. w lirch is free

and open to the pirblic. will be
at is put. Ihursday‘. (M. It) in
Memorial Ilall.
‘ | Ire Iecttrre series will be held
biaiinirally and will , be
sponsored by the (‘ollege of
law and the Kentucky Bar
Association. Ihe series is in
honor of the late LS. District
.ludge Mac Swinford. who died
in early I975.

l he theme for all the lectures
will be "professional
responsibility said llrorrias I’.
I.ewis. dean of the College of
law. '

“We hope the lecture series
will attract those persons who
are most orrtstaridirig in the
profession." I ewis said.

('o\ was solicitor general of
the [hired States from |%l to
I965 and was Watergate special
prosecutor in IOU. Cos was
inyestigating the Watergate

Students Always Get
a 10% Discount

on Merchandise at
Michael’s

(excluding film processing)

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By MIKE CLARK
Kernel Staff

It is often said that everyone
has a skeleton in his closet. U K
is no exception. In fact. it has
hundreds at the Museum of
Anthropology.

Where'.’ ,

'I he Museum of Anthropol—
ogy.

You didn‘t know UK had
one‘.’

Maybe it‘s because there is
no sign in front of l.afferty Hall
where the museum is located
and little advertisment of the
guided tour to be held
tomorrow at l:|5 pm. But if
you go there. don‘t expect to
see a ghoulish Transylvania
scene.

In fact. Museum Curator
Wesley Creel said the normal
visitor probably won't see one-
tenth of l per cent of all the
archaeological and ethno—
graphic materials on file at the
museum.

Instead. Visitors see
attractive and informative

Reporter
to speak

a; myth M.»\\NARI)/Kernel Staff on Appalachia
Framed

Kim Fletcher. a freshman majoring in special education.
found a natural enclosure iii which to escape from the nosiy

David Hawpe. city editor of
The Louisville Torres and a
specialist in Appalachian
matters. is giving a series of
lectures and seminars this week
on campus.

A I975 UK graduate and a
fornrer staff member of The
Is'cirlm'ki‘ Kernel. will give a
lecture Thursday at it pm. in
IOh’ Commerce Building. The
topics of the talk will be “The
Implications of Mineral
Ownership Patterns in
Appalachia."

Ihe seminars will be held
today. tomorrow and
'Ihursday‘ at 3:30 pm. in 3l9
Classroom Building. The

A reception and dinner for seminars Will deal withyarious
('os will be held at the‘Hyatt topics “3‘?le Appalachia
Regency Hotel at 5 pm. the MC and pOImCS'
night of the speech. the charge
is SIS per person.

incident of the I972
Presidential election before he
was relie\ed by former
President Richard Nixon
during the infamous "Saturday
\ight Massacre."

Demonstration
policies will
not changd

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In deciding on the necessity
of arrest. I’adgett said that the
sirper‘yisrng officer would
frequently confer with the
Dean of Students."

llirr'eli emphasized his
commitment to freedom of
cspressiou. as long as the rights
of others are protected. “It's
rrot a matter of \ iew point of
w Irat‘s being said. In a
unrrersrty. all \iewpoints haye
'a right to be e\pressed."

   
  

   
   

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exhibits containing relics
representatiye of Kentucky‘s
ancient inhabitants Irorn
prehistoric times to the post-
coloni/ation era. as well as
educational eslrrbrts of
ethnographic materials from
cultures around the world.

A major function of the
museum. says ('t'ccl. Is to
"collect. presery e. research and
interpret those obiects that
show the process of human
cultural and biological
adaptation to the enyiron-
ment.“

'Ihis function is achreycd
through a systematic collection
of artifacts. archaeological
maps. field notes. documenta-
tons. field diaries. and human
remains that is kept behind
closed doors for scientific
scrutiny.

Included in this corrgloiirera-
tion of archaelogical stuff.
Creel explains. is one of the
primary sources of data about
prehistoric people a
collection of skeletons found iii
Kentucky most of which date

\

front the \r'charc cultural
period (8500 It (' to Iflfffl II (Ki

from these materials.
scientists ha\c draw rr
conclusions about the
bclra\ioi'. demography. social
structure. irirtrrtron and
nitration of natural resources
of prehistoric peoples. ('ieel
said the collectrorr is probably
the largest documented
collection of its krrrd ur the \cw
“’itl‘Id.

Another item of rumor
interest this one is on display

is the Wright Iablet. which
was found in Montgomery
County. It is a product of the
Adena culture (Stiff Ii.(‘. to (sliti'
s\.l).iand picturesol rt.witlrris
bird—like arid serpentine
engrayings. frequently appear
in textbooks.

Another major functrorr of
the museum. (‘recl said. is to
cdtrcate the layman about the
subjects of archaelogy and
ethnography. ’I lie ethnograph-
ic exhibits. sortie of which are
still being built. contribute to
the know ledge of oursely es and

IIII Kt\ll ( I“ I\I'R\H . l'nesday. October l0. ”78—3

Got something to hide?

UK's skeletons not locked in closets

others and enhance cross
cultural understanding

Ihc .rrcfiaclogy eslribrts
coritiihirtctolfriskriowiedgcm
supplying cluestotlrcclraiactci
of prcyioirs cultures Ificsc
e\hrbits include such things as
spear poriits. rc\\clr\. pottery.
musical rrrstrurrrcrrts. pipcs.
gambling paraphernalia .rird
nrastodori teeth I lie itcriisdatc
back as far .is 1350“ If( to .ts
recently as the early pioneer
tI.I\s

llie drsp|a\s_ marry designed
by ('rch. are arranged in such .i
fashion .is to derrronsttatc the
chronological and cultural
significance of these rterrrs and
contain plastic-cast replicas or

,rrrcrcirt Irurirarr skulls and teeth

Ilie actual remains are riot
L‘\ItlhIIL‘iI. ('tcel said, because it
would be lit bad taste and
contrary to Indian customs to
do so.

Most of the artifacts and
Ic‘lllrtlits “cit" t'iiIIL‘t‘lt‘tI I“ I K
archaeologists during the

Depression-era public works
prograrirs. but many still come
iii Irom I Is scientists working
on enirrorrrrrental impact
rirycstrgatioirs for the federal
gowrnitrerrt

lhc museum dates back to
I‘ll-i when H was located in the
(arriegre library. which was
located .tf the present site of
\I I king I rbiary -\ftcr l‘itr‘,
the museum was rtroycd to
I .iIfcrt\ ”all where temporary
c\Irrbits were set tip until I‘m.
when the museum oltrcrally
reopened there

In the