THE KENTUCKY KERNEL
University of Kentucky
FARMERS'

WEEK

SUCCESSFUL

EVER

HELD

DR. THOMAS TO SPEAK BASKETBALL PLAYERS
IN CHAPEL TOMORROW

IS LARGEST AND MOST

1917

No. 15

LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY, JAN. 11, 1917.

VOL IX

AT THE UNIVERSITY

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Resolution For Erection of
For Benefit of Ag. Students Adopted
Members Are Speakers
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address tho student body in chapel tomorrow morning on the subject,
"Somo Aspects of Kentucky Folk
Faculty
Lore." His address will bo under tho
auspices of tho English Club of the
University and It is expected that he
LUNCHEON
will have a large audience.
Dr. Thomas has traveled extensiveAlfalfa Growers' As- ly and is considered an authority on
year were chosen as this subject. Ho has delivered lecFarmer, president; tures before the Fllson Club in Louisand before similar organizations
president, and A. R. ville
in many parts of the State.

GOODBYE TO ATHLETICS

Dr. D. H. Thomas, professor of English at Centre College, Danville, will

Pavilion

MORE ENTRANCE FEE OR

Center Position Is Giving
Coaches Lots
Trouble

GUMBERT

Debt May Cause Discontinuance of Sports
Rest of Year

5,800

LEAVE TAKE

ACTION

TODAY

"Are you willing to pay $2.50 addiThe little gloom devils are present tional entrance fee next year at regisOfficers of the
The 1917 Farmers' Week which was
at every basketball practice. Things tration in order to have athlotlc activlook bad to the careful analyst of the ities continued this year at the Uniheld at the University last week, was sociation for this
Can the vacancies which
situation.
H. H.
most successful from every view- follows:
the
versity?"
This is the question, acglare out as prominently as the holes
any previous one ever held Jake Crider, vice
point of
cording to all the information that was
In Limburger be plugged? That Is the
available before the Kernel went to
here. Hundreds of farmers from all Dryant, secretary-treasurequestion. Coach "Squir-relly- " press,
Resolutions Adopted.
that the Athletic Committee
parts of the State attended and reis worrying worse than the orwas to ask the student body In the
The feature of the Kentucky Beef
ceived modern Ideas of farming from
dinary student is over coming examin- meeting
called In chapel this morning.
Cattle Association was the resolution STROLLERS TO PRESENT
of the
the foremost agriculturists
ations and that is saying a mouthful.
The Athletic Association, according
calling for the purchase of specimens
country. During their visit the farmThe fact is the Kernel hates to tell to
Treasurer Curtis, Is now in the
of the leading beef breeds, and the
"LION AND THE MOUSE" the truth, but here goes:
ers were guests of the University and
neighborhood of $3,800 in debt, with
pavilion
erection of a
no pains were spared to make them
The schedule is the hardest that has the always losing basketball, baseball
'or tho better instruction of students
enjoy themselves to the fullest extent.
faced a Kentucky team for years.
and track seasons ahead. This means
in tho College of Agriculture.
Many of the visitors took advantage
Annual Play Selected and Gumbert is going to quit college that something must be done. The
In his welcome address before this
Rehearsals Begun
of their first trip to the University to
after exams and try his luck as a
matter was discussed carefully in a
organization President Barker told of
in the city of Marion.
go thru the various buildings and inAt Once
meeting of the Athletic Committee
the importance of agriculture in
spect the workings of the different colSome of the best players in school Tuesday. The state of affairs seems
and reviewed the growth and
have not been present at practice reg- to be the aforementioned debt was
leges, especially the College of AgriIN TRY-OUT- S
FORTY
development of the College of Agriularly and it is uncertain whether they
culture, which held their attention
caused by the expenditures, in the
culture. He said in part:
will play.
and interest thruout the week. Among
The Strollers, the dramatic club of
last two years of from $5,000 to $6,000
"Agriculture lies at the very base
The team hasn't a single man that on Improvements and changes In Stoll
those who were present were many
present as the anof all progress and life. The principal the University, will
center. That is a
former graduates who took advantage
nual play this year "The Lion and the is tall enough for a
Field. The 1916 football season was
drawback of progress along this line
was crude way of putting it, but it is the successful enough financially to make
of this opportunity to visit their Alma
Kentucky is the fact that the farm- iMouse," by Charles Klein, which
in
stuff. Hopkins, Gay, Marsh, $1,400 profit for the association, but
Mater and renew their acquaintances
most suc- honest-ter has not appreciated the greatness a few years ago one of the
Scrlbner, Thompson and Longsworth
with the friends and scenes of their
In New York and
this amount will not suffice to pay off
of his calling. There has been, how- cessful plays both
are trying out for center, but none of
college days.
the present indebtedness.
in on" the road.
ever, a considerable advancement
good enough acrobat to play
Students In the College of AgriculThe Stroller play committee, in its these Is a
The situation as it now stands is
agriculture In Kentucky, typified in
on stilts and it stands to reason that
ture were dismissed from classes dur- 'ie growth and development of the efforts to secure the best play possithis: If basketball, baseball and track
exmanu- when they get up against some
ing the week In order that they might College
are dropped for the remainder of the
of Agriculture. Six years ago ble, examined about a dozen
attend lectures oni the subjects in when I came hero as President there scripts and arrived at the decision in tenuated creature that looks like year the season will come out all
play only after care- Jack's fabled beanstalk, the gentle- right. Otherwise there will be a big
which they were most interested.
were twenty students enrolled in the favor of the Klein
jump
Thirteen Meetings Held.
The cast contains men aforementioned will have to
debt. The Athletic Committee sees
r
course in agriculture, now ful consideration.
to get any recognition
The program for the week included
and eight female characters, like kangaroos
no means of securing finances with
are 200. This year we shall ten male
there
scrappy crowd that
thirteen meetings, all of which were graduate more students in that col- and each part is said to be one requir- at all. But all the
which to carry out the rest of the
position
well attended. The speakers included lege
ing real histrionic ability. It has four is scrambling over the middle
year's athletic schedules except thru
than wero graduated during the
Experience and ena number of scenes of real is good timber.
members of the Agricultural College
from tho student
some extraction
years before I began my acts and
will make them heard from
faculty and other leading agriculturbody. The best way to do this is by
dramatic intensity are incorporated in thusiasm
administration."
before the season is over.
action.
an increase in the entrancee fee from
ists of the United States, prominent
T. L. Hornsby, of Shelbyvllle,' was tho
Then at forward there are "Boo" $15 to $17.50. This will make $7.50
among whom being Professor E. J.
Strollers held a meeting in the
The
president of the Beef Cattle
elected
Campbell.
Paul,"
"Little
studio last Monday afternoon and im Ireland,
Kraus, of the University of Chicago.
instead of $5 go to athletics.
Association and S. L. Van Meter, of
stage Schrader. Kinne and others who are
Judge Barker is of the opinion that
The session of the Kentucky Corn Lexington, and Professor E. S. Good, mediately after adjournment the
manager. John Marsh, and Professor making things look a little more
Growers' Association was the first of
the matter should be left wholly with
College of Agriculture, were
the
The fact is, rays of sunshine
the student body and that they should
the week. The principal address was chosen vice president and secretary-treasure- Enoch Grehau. faculty adviser, held
assign tonta are shining up in the forward side of make their own choice as to whether
to
preliminary
made by Professor George Roberts,
respectively.
floor. Rodes, Mcllvaln and Adair
tivo parts. About forty appeared for the
the entrance fee shall be raised next
acting dean of the College of AgriculNew Association Formed.
are working for the guard positions. year in order that this year's athletic
and a number of others
theso
ture, his subject being, "Further Soil
Tho first annual meeting of tho Jack
be able to hold up their
came out for tho rehearsals later. Tho (They should
Considerable
activities may continue.
Fertility Experiments."
Stock Breeders resulted in tho forma-Moof the floor all right.
rehearsal, a read of the play, was side
No effort has been made to feel tho
interest was shown in the corn show,
to bo known first
of a new association,
The first game is a week from Sat- 'pulse of the students or find how stu
held Tuesday evening in tho Stroller
in which there wero 180 entries.
as the Kentucky Jack Breedors' Assourday with Centre Collego here. Hard
dent opinion stands on tho proposiProfessor W. D. Nichols, assistant ciation, and Richard P. Diotzmann, of studio.
work-outshould have
Manager Marsh has ordered tho practice and
tion. That is Avhat this morning's conIn dairying in the Experiment Station,
was chosen president.
Louisville,
looking more promising by
manuscripts and thoy will arrive this tho team
vocation Is for and certainly all tho
Professor H. H. Wing, of Cornell
and
Other officers wore: L. E. HUlon- It will also bo seen just
week. Rehearsals will bo now tor mo that time.
students with tho least bit of college
University, were the principal speak- moyer,
of Lexington, vico president,
will bo out regularly.
spirit should bo present and listen to
next week or two and the really hard who
Assoers at the meeting of tho Dairy
and Goorgo H. Vansoll, of tho AgriThe Kernel wishes to say that the the proposition of the Athletic Comwork will bo gone Into immediately
premium list included a
ciation. Tho
Is
cultural Collego. secretary-treasureBoth Mr. Marsh causo of this melancholic outburst
mittee.
aftor examinations.
number of handsome prizes. Tho elecDr.
To promote a greater appreciation
a conversation with Dr. Tigort.
to givo
which has been
Tho
tion of officers for tho ensuing year of God's abundant gifts in tho Holds, and Mr. Grohan havo refused
Is always rather gloomy about
appointed from tho Athletic Commlt-teout information concerning tho men Tigert
M. Howie, of
resulted as follows: J.
things and ho was In a bad humor
orchards and vineyards, was tho
to tako tho student mooting in
and woinon who appeared In tho try- Anchovago, president; J. T. Short, of
So
session of tho
of tho sixty-thirInterview took placo.
charge is composed of Bart Peak,
outs further than to say that some of when tho
Loulsvillo, vice president, and Profes Kentucky
Society.
Horticultural
"wo don't want to worry you nor
Earl Grabfoldor, Curtis
chairman;
tho now material will make tho "old
sor J. J. Hooper, of tho College of
of tho meeting wero ad- - guard" who havo appeared In previous nothln'," as the saying goes
Features
Park. Frank Heick and Alvin Thomp
secretary-treasuredrossos by Profossor E. J. Kraus, of
parts.
son.
President Darker delivered welcome! tho University of Chicago, and by Pro plays work hard for
All Strollers who wero not in tho HOME EC. CLUB MEETS TODAY.
Aaddresses at tho meetings of the
MISS MILNER PLEDGED.
fessor A. J. Olney, of tho Collego of
t
aro requested to seo Mr. Marsh
lfalfa Growers' Association and at tho Agriculture.
A surprise program is In store for
at onco If thoy desire to try for parts.
Kentucky Deof Cattle mooting. Doth
of tho meeting of the Ho says that ho will guarantee to thoso who attend tho Homo EconomAlpha XI Delta fraternity announces
Features
came tho same day at nearly tho same
Association was a every ono a squaro deal and that ho ics Club meeting this afternoon at tho pledging of Virginia Helm M liner,
hour and tho Judgo was kept pretty
of Union Star, Ky.
3:30 o'clock.
earnestly desires now talent.
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