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VOLUME XLIV

LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1952

NUMBER 12

Parties Announce
Election Platforms

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Coiistitutionalisls

"The Constitutionalist Party will do their best to sponsor the
following in the Student Government Asstxiation," Paul Wright,
iv. s' lent of the Constitutionalists, said this week.
(1) To provide weekcud entertainment for students at a nominal cost in the Student Union.
(2) To provide more adequate facilities for the student employment agencies.
(3) To organize an activities bureau to act as coordinating
agency for ajl campus activities.
(4) To establish a campus hank.
(5) To investigate the possibilities of student representation
on the Student Loan Fund Committee.
(6) To investigate the possibility of providing portable backs
for the seats in the student section in the Memorial Coliseum.
(7) To investigate the possibility of combining the University
directory and the student directory.
(8) To improve telephone 'facilities in the men's dormitories
and Scott Street Barracks.
(9) To investigate the possibility of getting a discount from
local merchants on student purchases.

Constitutionalist Candidates For SGA Fosts. Shown alove from left to right, back row, are
John Ernst. Arthur Clickstcin, and Ken Cole; front row, Joyce Hamrick and Ann O'Roark.
Other candidates not pictured are Edward Sanderfur, James Hudson, Raymond Jones, Cliff
Hagan, and Rolxrt Shipp.

Sociologist To Deliver
Third Blazer Lecture
Prof. Rupert B. Vance, professor
of sociology at the University of
North Carolina, will deliver the
third Blazer Lec'ture of the year at
8 pjn. Tuesday in the Guigno!
Theater of the Fine Arts Building.
The lecturer, a native of Arkansas, w ill speak on "The South Today Whence and Whither."
Prof. Vance received his bachelor's
Coldegree from Henderson-Brow- n
lege and his 'master's from Vander-bi- lt
University. He received his
philosophy degree from the Univer- sity of North Carolina. He has
taught at North Carolina since 1927
and has held the Kenan chair of
sociology since 1945.
The sociology teacher has written
several books on the South, including "Human Geography of the
South," "Rural Relief and Recovery." and "All Those People."
Prof. Vance Is associate editor of
Social Forces. In 1944 he was president of the American Sociology Society.
The lecture series, offered annually to UK students and Lexington townspeople, is made possible
through a fund established by Mr.
and Mrs. Paul Blazer of Ashland.
Prof. George Boaz. professor of
history of philosophy at John Hopkins University, will speak on "Mis-Us- e
of History" at the next Blazer
Lecture on Feb. 12. In the last lec
lure on Nov. 18. Prof. John B. Wolf
of the University of Minnesota's De- partment of History, spoke on "War
as a Factor in the Emergencies of
the Western States."
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United Students

Kentucky Schools
To See Paintings
By Art Professor

Judy Lester Wins
National Honors
At Speech Meet
Judy Lester, a sophomore majoring in journalism, won the 1952 National Rural Youth Talk Meet
Thursday held in Seattle, Wash., in
connection with the convention of
the American Farm Bureau Federation.
Miss Lester, former president of
the Kentucky Association of
Clubs, represented the state of Kentucky in the national event. She
won the state Farm Bureau speech
contest in Louisville last month.
Prize for winning the state contest
was a $500 trip to Washington, D.C.
For winning the national meet she
will receive a trophy from the American Farm Bureau Federation and
will appear on several national programs. She also spoke yesterday before the entire convention audience
in Seattle. About 2,000 farm bureau
officials from all sections of the nation heard her speech.
In Wednesday's meet. Miss Lester
spoke extemporaneously on a
of the general subject, "Who
Shall Speak for Farmers."
Miss Lester is a member of Alpha
Delta Pi sorority, the Baptist Student Union, the YWCA, and the
4-- H

sub-top-

4-- H

Club.

Raymond Barnhart, UK art instructor, in connection with the Art
Department, is currently conducting
a circulating exhibition to several
central Kentucky high schools. Dr.
Donald L. Weisman, Art Department
director, recently announced.
Ten high schools in central Kentucky will be included in the art
show.
Each school will have the
paintings in the circulating display
for two weeks.
The high school art show consists
of 10 of Mr. Barnhart's paintings,
selected to interest high school and
grade school students. The first ex- -j
hibition began Nov. 22, and Dr.
Weisman stated that the shows will
be held in the high schools throughout the school year.
Prof. Barnhart exhibited his
paintings to 10 southeastern Ken-- j
tucky high schools last year as an
j
experiment. The reception in these
schools was so favorable that the
UK instructor decided to present an- -,
other circulating show to central
Kentucky schools.
The purpose of the exhibitions is
"to attempt to get grade school and
high school students interested in
art and art education," Dr. Weisman
said.
High schools in Lexington, Winchester, Paris, Richmond, Nicholas-vill- e,
Versailles, Frankfort, Georgetown, and Cynthiana will participate
in the shows.
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UK Judging Team
Is Seeond Highest
At Chicago Meet

President H. L. Donovan was notified Wednesday of the results in the
national speech contest.
Miss Lester a graduate of Lyon
The UK meat judging team placed
County High School, is the daughter second out of 20 teams and the
ol Mr. and Mrs. J. I. Lester of Lyon poultry team placed ninth out of 22
county.
all participating- In the Inter
national Exposition in Chicago last
Gladys Kammercr, Prof. John
Dr.
weekend.
E. Reeves, and Miss Ru'h McQuown, AFROTC
The meat team is composed of
'l of the Political Science DepartTony B. Cocanougher, Bowen G.
ment, and Dean Frank Welch of the
UK
McKinney, Andrew J. Hiatt. Robert
Acriculture Col'.ege are representing
Col. Paul A. Johnson and Lt. Col. Hall, and Tom Langsford. The team
UK on a committee which has been
set. up by the Lexington Chamber William Hershenow, liason team is coached by James D. Kemp of the
AFROTC
in meats laboratory.
of Commerce to prevent overlapping from Headquarters
The poultry team includes Wiland duplication of city and county Montgomery, Ala., made a routine
s:aff visit to the AFROTC at the liam Marshall. Dumont Souleyrette,
functions.
and David Spaeth. Ernest T. Wight-maThe committee is composed of UK Monday and Tuesday.
professor of poultry husbandFresident Herman L. Donovan was
businessmen, professional men. and
ry, is coach of the team.
representatives of various civic or- also visited by the staff team.
ganizations. It will study the functional problem from the standpoint
of efficiency and economy in gov- ernment.
The Bureau of Government Research has been asked by the com- mittee for a preliminary survey of
this problem.

Four Professors

Study Functions
Of Cily, Con nly
ml

Officers
Campus

Visit

Henry Neel, head of the platform committee of the United
Student Party, said that his party pledges to the following:
( 1 ) To endeavor to raise student wages.
( 2 ) To alleviate the parking situation on the campus.
(3) To install extension phones in the men's dormitories and
all sections of Scott Street Barracks.
(4) To promote a simple, workable book exchange operated
by and for students.
(5) To cut prices in the cafeteria for students.

Choristers Will Give
AnnuaUYule Program
The University Choristers annual
Christmas program, under the direction of Mildred S. Lewis, at 4 pjn.
and 8 p.m. Sunday, will be given in
Memorial Hall.
The Choristers was organised in
1932 by Miss Lewis and has since
then presented a concert every year
during the Christmas aeason. This
group is composed of students, staff
members, and townspeople.
A change- - in the program this year
will be a chorus of 35 former members who are returning to take part
in the traditional closing number.
The program will consist of carols
and music ranging from Vittoria to
contemporary American composers.
The audience will take part in singing familiar Christmas carols.
Arnold Blackburn, of the University music faculty, will be accompanist and soloist. The recently
installed Holtkamp organ will be
used for the occasion.
The program will be in six parts
and will include "It Came Upon The
Midnight Clear," by Willis; "Fanfare for Christmas Day." by Shaw;
"Prelude Thought to Christmas," by
Booth; and "O Wondrous Nativity,"
by Vittoria.
The second part will be composed
of "The Shepherds Had An Angel,"
by Begley; "A Babe is Born," by
Halin; "We Saw Him Sleeping," by
Booth; and "Today Christ Is Born,"
by Willan.
"O Nightingale Awake!" a Swiss
carol; "Mary's Lullaby." by James;
"As Lately We Watched." an Austrian carol; and "God Rest Ye
Merry, Gentlemen," an English
carol, will comprise the third portion
of the program.
The fourth part will Include
"Angels from the Realms of Glory,"
by Smart; "O Come All ye Faith- -

UK Progress, Expenditures

Chorus, Orchestra
To Give 'Messiah9
be pre-

Handel's "Messiah" will
sented by the University Chorus and
Orchestra, under the direction of
Aimo Kiviniemi. at 8 p.m. next
Wednesday in Memorial Coliseum.
The University Chorus, now in its
third season, is composed of approximately 150 members who are
students, staff members, and townspeople.

With one exception the soloists
are students. They are Jack Ritter,
James Woodward, Bobbie Burke,
William Twaddell. Patricia Eads
Herren, Shirley Fauquier, Gail Jennings, and Jo Anne Thomas.
Mr. Kiviniemi, assistant professor
of voice at the University, received
bachelor and master degrees from
Ohio State University. He has done
advanced work at Juilliard School of
Music and with Bernard Taylor in
New York. Mr. Kiviniemi has also
been active in operatic sinviii;'. and
statin--

Outlined By Pres. Donovan
By NOl PEERS

UK has already launched a pro-

An outline of progress made at
the University during 1951-5- 2 and a
report of last year's expenditures
were presented to representatives of
the press and radio at a dinner-meetin- g
Monday night in the Student Union.
"I consider last year the most successful, from the standpoint of education, in the history of the University, or at least in the 12 years
that I have been president." Dr.
Herman L. Donovan told the newspaper and radio men in an informal
speech.

The president asserted that the
University could expect an enrollment of more than 10.000 students
by 19G0 or even more if there were
pioper facilities for living and classroom needs.

In referring to the building needs.
President Donovan stressed the in-eased demand for housing facilities on the campus, especially living
miurtiTs for married students.
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gram to provide additional housing
for men. he said, but another need
lies in acquiring residence halls for
women.

"There has not been a year since
the close of World War II that the
enrollment of girls would not have
been at least 1,000 more if the University had had proper housing facilities," he declared.
The last residence hall constructed for women was Jewell Hall,
erected in 1938.
In concluding his talk, President
Donovan pointed out that it was the
purpose of the University to render
a service to the public.
"UK is not something set apart
fiom the people," he asserted, "but
strives instead to lift the cultural
level, to create happiness and wealth,
and to improve the general welfare
of the citizens."
University achievements listed
during the past year include an enrollment of students representing

Kentucky county, 44 of the
states, and 28 foreign countries;
granting of 1,375 degrees; making
more than a million educational
contacts through extension workers
and other representatives of UK;
and supplying 23,513 reels of educational film to state schools and organizations.
In addition, 1,986 programs were
broadcast over the campus radio
station and 721 over off -- campus stations. UK
in producing
12 "Community Kentucky" programs
which were carried by 29 different
stations.
Nearly 31,000 volumes were added
to the University Libraries during
the year, bringing the total to
558.442 books available; and a Holtkamp pipe organ was installed in
Memorial Hall.
S178.G55 Profit Reported
A profit of $178,655.65 over expenditures by the University for the year
every
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Pictured above are, from left to right, standUnited Students Candidates in SGA Elections
ing, Mike Ganjo, Ed Fuchs, George Shadoan, and Leslie Morris; seated, Diane Parr, Dcwarti
Johnson, and Peggy Sabel. Not present for the photograph were Bill Douglas and Frbby
Smith.

20 Candidates Run
For SGA Vacancies
Judy Henry Is Students May Vote
Editor All Day Wednesday
representatives to the
For Next Fall tionTen newelected next Wednesday Student Government
will be
the
election.

K-Bo- ok

Associa-

SGA's fall

All

candidates in the running are affiliated either with the United StuJudy Henry, junior journalism
by Reading; "Silent Night. Holy major, has been appointed editor of dents or the Constitutionalist Parties.
ful."
George Lawson, president of SGA, recently explained that
Night," by Gruber; and "Hark! The next year's
William E.
Herald Angels Sing," by Mendels- Baer,
of the Assembly's representatives are elected in the fall,
advisor, announced
sohn.
present the this week. She was appointed by a and the remaining representatives, the president, and the vice
Mr. Blackburn will
fifth part which will be "In dulci committee of students representing president are elected in the spring.
one-thir- d

jubilo," by Dupre and "Toccata (Ave
Maria Stella V."
Concluding the program will be
"Glory to God in the Highest," by
'Pergolesi and "The Shepherds'
Story," by Dickinson. Former members of the University Choristers will
join in this number.
Members of the UK Band will
serve as ushers.

I-MDebate

Tournament
Is Scheduled
A major intramural debate tournament will be held early in February and Interested students, experienced or not, may go out for the
team. Dale Nathan, a member of
the debate team, announced this
week.
All

fraternities, sororities, and
independents may participate in the
tournament. A trophy will be presented to the winning group.
Letters containing information
and rules will be sent to each group
on the campus. A series of debates
against other schools will be scheduled and announced in order that
prospective participants may observe the technique of debating.
Ten debates have been held by
the debate team this year, with a
record of five wins and three losses.
Two debates with Georgetown ere
n.

Against Centre College, the team
divided, the negative side losing and
the affirmative side winning. In the
Cincinnati tournament, the result
was four wins and two losses. The
negative won all three of their debates while the affirmative side won
one and lost two.
The debate squad will hold meetings at 3 p.m. on Tuesday and
Thursday in Room 218 of the Fine
Arts building which prospective
members may attend.

Librarians Speak
At Kinkead Dinner
Dr. Lawrence S. Thompson, direc- tor of UK libraries, and Dr. Jacquel- ine Bull, library archivist, spoke at
a dinner Nov. 25 honoring Ludie J.
Kinkead. retiring curator of the
Filson Club.

The dinner was held at the Louis- ville Arts Club, and was attended by
many of Miss Kinkead's colleagues
and friends.
Dr. Thompson spoke on Miss Kin- kead's service to scholars, and Dr.
Bull talked on the retiring curator's
aid to the Kentucky Library Associ- ation, of which Dr. Bull is president.

the Student Government Association. Keys, YMCA, YWCA, Panhel-leni- c,
and Alpha Phi Omega.
is an informational
The
booklet published for freshmen and
new students entering the Univer-sit- y
The book will be distributed
next fall.
Miss Henry has appointed Carol
Dorton assistant editor and Jim
Perry business manager. Her staff
will include Larry Meyer, Ronnie
Butler, Claire Wood, and Rosalie
Redding.
"We are already working on the
book," Miss Henry said. "I plan to
meet with the student committee at
least once a month to show them
what we are doing and to see if
they have any ideas."
Mr. Baer said that Miss Henry
was chosen from a list of 10 students recommended by Dr. Niel
Plummer, head of the School of
Journalism, and by other sources.
Each nominee was interviewed by
Mr. Baer.
Other students recommended for
editor were Jean Grant.
Fryer, Ann O'Roark,
Katherine
Elizabeth Gallivan, Peggy Sable.
Kim Sanford, Dolly Sullivent, Julie
Blumenthal, and John Ryans.
Miss Henry, who is specializing in
radio arts, is a member of Theta
Sigma Phi, Tau Sigma, and Alpha
Delta Pi sorority.

Constitutionalist candidates for
representatives are: College of Arts
and Sciences, lower classman. Ed- -I
ward G. Sanderfur, upper classman,
James Hudson, lower classwoman,
Ann O'Roark. upper classwoman,
Joyce Mamrick; Commerce College.
lower classman, Raymond C. Jones;
Education College, upper classman,
Cliff Hagan; Engineering College,
upper classman. James Cole; Agri- -j
culture College, lower classman,
Robert Shipp, upper classman, John
Ernst; and Graduate School, Arthur
F. Glickstein.

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Candidates Listed
Candidates for the United Student
Party are: College of Arts and Sci- ences, lower classman, Leslie Morris,
classman. Bill Douglas, lower
classwoman, Diane Parr, upper
classwoman, Peggy Sabel; Commerce College, lower
classman.

Douglass Nominated
As Rhodes Candidate
Bill Douglass, pre-lastudent
UK, was one of two Kentucky
candidates nominated Wednesday at Louisville for Rhodes
Scholarships to Oxford University. England. He will compete '
w

Saturday in Chicago with 11
candidates from five other states.
Four scholars will be named.

Radio Arts Programs
Televised In Cincinnati
By JEAN GRANT

"Guys will be Guys." the first in
a series of six television shows jio be
preesnted by a group of University
radio arts majors, was televised
Saturday in Cincinnati over station
WLW-F-C--

The show, written and directed by
Owen Kearney, was based on Ovid's
book, "The Art of Love." written in
43 B.C. It advises that if a "guy"
wants to win a girl, he should sing,
if he has a voice; if pliant legs,
dance; and by whatever talent one

can amuse, amuse.
The male cast did just that. They
used all of their talents in an attempt to win the same beautiful
girl. The various "guys" in the cast
were Archie Lee as the folk singer;
Bill Wintersole, the tough-guMoss
Vance, teh crooner; Carl Newey. the
gymnast; Leroy "Link" Ligenfelter.
and Gayle Young
the
as the sailor. Bob Krauser read
from the book. "The Art of Love."
and imagined how he would act as
each one of the "guys." The pursued
girl was Elaine Odley.
With the exception of Elaine Odley and Gayle Young, Lafayette high
y;

"zoot-suiter-

students, and Leroy Ligen-felte- r.
of Lexington, the cast was
composed of UK students.
Peggy Ann Adams will present the
second show in the series, entitled
"Santa's Toyshop." from 10:30 to
11 p.m. Saturday from the same television station.
Except for the character of Santa
Clans, portrayed by Bob Cox. each
performer will represent a toy. Inff
cluded in the cast will be Lynn
as. a dancing doll. Terry
Hughes as the clown "Buttons."
Buddy Greco as a Jerry Lewis doll.
Jim Anders and Lorendz Smith as
"Jacks in the Box." and Shirley Mae
Cooper, of Danville, as a ballerina
schol

George Shadoan; Education College,
not listed at press time; Engineering
College, upper classman. Monocher
Banji; Agriculture College, upper
classman, Edward Fuchs, lower
classman, Deward Johnson: and
Graduate School, Frisby Smith.
Fred Williams, chairman of the
SGA election committee, said that
students may cast their votes between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. Wednesday.
Votes for representatives of the Arts
and Sciences College and the Graduate School will be cast in the Student Union. Voting precincts for
other colleges are Agriculture College. Agriculture building: Commerce College, White Hall: Engineering College. Anderson Hall: and
Education College, Taylor Educa-upp- er
tion building.
Early. Wright Head Parties
Jack Early is president of the
United Students. Other officers are
Pete Carter, vice president, and
Peggy Sabel, secretary-treasure- r.
President of the Constitutionaliots
is Paul Wright.
Ruth Bishop is
vice president: Carol Gudgol, secretary: and Bob Jones, treasurer.
Speaking for the United Students,
Henry Neel said that student wai;es,
the parking situation on the campus,
and the book exchange were brought
to the attention of the students' no- tice by the United Students Party
and efforts toward their solution
were begun during their tenure.
"We believe an investigation into
the constructive activities of SGA
will show that a preponderance of
the work done and the interest tak-- i
en lies with the United Students
Party." Neel said.
Paul Wright, head of the Consti- tutionalists, referred to his party as
an organization of action and not
of words.
"Our work in the Constitutionalist
Party has not ended in a series of
broken promises to the students of

the University. Our record speaks
for itself." he said.

?sine Are Pledged
To ODK Si)ricly

UK Nu Circle of Omicron Delta
Kappa, national honorary leadership
society, announced last week the
pledging of James Thomas Bradbury, for scholarship, social service
and athletics.
Jesse Gardner, for scholarship,
social service and military; Richard
K. Cherry, for scholarship, publicadoll.
tions, forensics and music; Stanley
Also in the cast of characters will Dickson, for scholarship and social
be the Delt Quartet, composed of service.
Gus Kalos. Jim Woodward. Jim
John Proffitt. for forensics and
Moore, and Tom Hutzler, as a music social service: Henry Maeser. social
box. Tom Rogers will provide organ service and scholarship, and Charles
music during the program.
Campbell, for scholarship and social
The show will be concluded with service.
an aria from Handel's "Messiah," by
Two faculty members also were
pledged. They are Dr. Herman E.
a member of UK's music faculty.
Peggy Ann Adams wrote the script Spivey.
dean of the Graduate
and will direct the
television School, and Prof. C. S. Crouse. of
show.
the College of Engineering.
Dei-telho-

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Fri7ay. December 12. 1052

KERNEL

KENTUCKY

THE

The Frying Pan

Coming Elections Require

Intelligent, Mature Voters
Aftrr Linking over ihr platforms of UK's two
Kernel advises its readers to
political parties,
vote for the man ratlier than the party in the
forthcoming election of Assemhly representatives
to the Student Government Association.
Th Constitutionalist and United Students have
lx)th come up with plaforms that are full of fine-- "
sounding phrases. retween them, the two parties
promise to improve thevphone system in the men's
dorms and barracks, try once again to set up a
exchange, do something aliout the campus parking situation, establish a student bank,
entertainraise student wages, provide week-enment in the Student Union, work for student representation on the Student Ixian Fund Committee,
put backs on the seats in the Coliseum, and convince local merchants that they ought to give us
poor students some sort of discount.
In what would seem to le almost fantastic optimism, the United Students declare also that they're
going to try and get the cafeteria to lower its prices.
The Constitutionalists, also equipped with skillful
orators, want to provide better facilities for the
student employment agencies whatever that means.
They also want to organize an activities bureau,
another ringer, and investigate the possibilities of
combining the student and faculty directories.
Ah, how those
planks bring back
memories of yesterday. Almost all of them have
standard equipment on the platforms of UK
tlx- -

used-boo- k

gray-learde-

Ix-e-

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political parties since the dawn of SGA. Year after
year, new faces have promised a complacent electorate the same old trunkful of brilliant,
phrases.
We're for student government. In theory it has
great possibilities, lx)th for student betterment and
for the general welfare of the University. The
theory will never lxcome practice, however, as long
as voters continue to cast their ballots for the party
with the liest orators and for the candidate with
the most personality and wit. SGA shouldn't be a
social aflair; Assembly members should be students
with a certain degree of maturity and a sincere
intention to do their jobs.
Ignore the propaganda and slice through to the
people who are running for office. Question them,
see what they think can be done with SGA and
how they intend to go about doing it. Then, after
lads who
careful elimination of the
are running for office merely to further their dubious campus reputation, vote for the man who'll
work for what you want.
platform planks are really
None of the age-olimpossible. The trouble in the past has usually
lieen that the students chose to elect a bunch of
children to do an adult job. The electorate then
compounded their sin by failing to back the few
worthy memlxTS that got into the organization almost by mistake. Concerted, intelligent action by
the student lxxly is the key to a student government that will mean something.

Columnist Lauds
Esprit De Corps
Of Small Groups

fine-soundi-

empty-heade-

By KATIIY FRYER

the "receptionist's desk in the
catching up on the headlines and Li'l
Abner last Friday morning when Tom Mc Henry
came in to get the Phi Sig's quota of Kernels.
"I think 111 change my major to journalism," he
commented. "You all seem to lx having so much
"
i
1111 unu never uu any
vuhk.
"Never work!" I exploded.
'You've never plowed through
Etymology or fought Law of the
Press if you say that."
Tom was right about one thing,
.hough. There is more camara-Jeri- e
in the smaller department
seldom invaded by freshmen and sophomores desperately trying to work off their requirements.
Radio majors can tell yon alxmt the long hours
in the VBKY studios spinning yams and records.
Their neighbors on the third floor of McVey in the
tiny social work department get the same sense
of fellowship.
Music students often meet in the instrument
locker room or the FA music lounge and get to
know each other well, whether they're seriously
involved in classes on theory or just taking band
because they tooted a trumpet in high school.
Even a whole college like the small but influential Law College with its own recreation room and
library enjoys that "one big family" feeling.
.Unlike the chemistry or foreign language departments that entertain visiting underclassmen fulfilling requirements, these smaller units pay off with
a certain amount of esprit de corps not found in
the department with two or three hundred students
in it.
I was sitting on

--"--

"I'm so glad she's decided to take an interest in something besides running around with boys."

Moral Purists Seek To Protect
Unaware Public From Obscenity

Quality Of Residence Hall Food
Is An Old Topic Of Dissension

gladiators of goodOnce more the
ness and purity have donned their armor and gone
forth to battle sin. Comic Ixxtks and their alleged
"ev ii! effect upon the nation's children were the
foete.' couple of years ago. arid now the protectors
of puliic, morality are casting a baleful eye at girlie
magazines and pocket books.
This. time the hatchet work is In'ing done by
a sulxwnmittee of the House of Representatives.
One of our lesser politicians started the ball rolling
not long after the national' elections were over. In
what appeared to le a bid for headlines, lie declared that he would instigate an immediate investigation into the sinful "obscenity" that lies on
just lwgging innocent young children to pick it up and be corrupted.
investiOne of the' highpoints of the
gation came when a lady author appeared before
the committee and charged that the country's newsreams of "pictorial prostitustands are
tion." The lady went on to tell how she had pur-chased some 0 of the more objectionable magazines and smuggled them alxiard an ocean-goin- g
liner so she could browse through the forbidden
fruit at her leisure. Declaring that she was ashamed to be seen on clock with her reading matter,

Cripes expressed by Kernel jeadcrs in our letters column sometimes hit home with remarkable
results;
!
out just before Thanksgiving
The issue that icame
carried a letter1 attacking the quality of food served
in the women's residence halls! The letter writer,
quite abjewi'th a pen, is a dormtpry .resident and
knew her subject intimately: Evfdehce that her
barbs clrew blood is this. note; received by the edi'
tor from the Dean of Women
. . In view of a recent letter in the Kernel,
Miss Frances Kendall and Mrs. Caroline Butler,
dieticians at the residence halls for women, would
like to extend to you an invitation for dinner at the
residence ball&Yhey woulcf like; yow to come at
some time convenient to you."
The editor is" not, has never been, and doesn't intend to be a resident of the women's dormitories.
Why.such a note should be addressed to him is a
complete mystery. Unless, perhaps, the Dean of
Women and the dieticians expect him to accept the
invitation, go over for a special meal, and then

grim-visage-

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lout-newsstand-

pun-eyin-

the good woman told the committee how she. scanned the magazines in the depths of her cabin and
then hid them so the maids and stewards wouldn't
lw? scandalized and comipted when they cleaned

her alxxle.
Although humorous, such investigations are the
epitome of futility. Social workers and psychologists who w ork with moral delinquents every day
have demonstrated that literature featuring sex has
little, if any, effect upon impressionable readers
as far as their conduct is concerned. Indeed, some
more sober, professional investigations on the subject have indicated that
provocative literature may actually act as a force for good.
About the only people who actually buy such
stuff in quantity are lecherous old men and immature young IxDys who scarcely know what they're
looking for. In lx)lh cases, text and photos seem
to act as a purgative for repressed feelings and
desires, serving a purpose that is similar to Aristotle's requirement for drama.
We already have rigid laws regarding what is
and what is not pornography. Those laws, combined with public opinion on what is decent, should
serve to protect us against printed matter that is
really licentious.
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LESLIE MORRIS
UK campus 'way back in 1909,

He came to the
he saw, for Prof.
and he must Iiave liked-whEdward F. Farqnhar has Ixen here ever since.
Lexington then was a small community with
livery stables and dirt roads, and UK consisted of a
single cluster of rickety buildings, he reminisced.
d
The entire faculty, a distinguished group of
gentlemen," could sit in one row at assemblies in the old chapel in the Administration
building.
English professor had been
The
a veteran of 11 years in the teaching profession before a voungster named Herman L. Donovan sat in
.

"white-bearde-

his classroom. lie has seen his former students go
on to assume leading roles in local, state, and
national affairs. Some of them include former Gov.
"Happy" Chandler, Sen. Thomas Underwood, the
late Sen. Virgil Chapman, and the Hon. William
Town send.
Prof. Farqnhar founded the first amateur theater
at UK. The playhouse was known as the
and was truly a community project. "We
recruited our casts Trom students, neighbors, and
department store clerks," he said. It was an idealistic venture but it worked. A counterpart of the
"Saxe" was an ambitious student dramatic organization, "The Strollers," which he also fostered.
"Saxe-Rominy-

Prof. Farquhar was a "runner" for the early Extension Department at UK. In those days he traveled all over the Commonwealth lecturing to "Rotary
Continuing his role as speech-makeclubs, and what-not.- "
he graveled for five summers with the then
popular Radcliffe Chatauqua group. This was an
educational unit half entertainment and
which circled New England and the central
states, he explained.
"OI Red," or "Firecracker," were his nicknames
back when his hair was a fiery red. There's still a
stublxjrn patch of red lurking in his bushy eyebrows. "You know," he mused, "there used to be a
r,

half-lec-tu-

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rumor around campus that your education wasn't
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