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THE KENTUCKY

BAND CONCERT
THURSDAY NIGHT

UNIVERSITY

VOLUME XXIX

LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY, TUESDAY, JUNE

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Seniors who expect to complete their work for graduation in August are requested
to make application for degrees on Monday, June 26.
This applies also to all graduate students completing their
work for graduate degrees in
August. All applications should
be filed in Room 9 of the
Administration Building.
As the Commencement lists
are made from these cards.
It is very important to file an
application at this time.
Leo M. Chamberlain

AS 1,921 SIGN

AT CONVOCATION

FOR CLASSWORK

Assembly Will Be Held
Monday Morning In
Memorial Hall

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Dr. Harry Elmer Barnes, historian,
writer and member of the Summer
Session faculty, will speak at the
second general convocation of the
Summer Session to be held at 9
a. m. Monday, June 26, in Memorial
hall.
His subject will be "Shall It Be
Again?
America
Must Remain
Neutral in the Second World War?"
Doctor Barnes will show that the
greatest danger the country faces
today is the possibility of being
drawn into a second world war. He
will point out that England and
their efforts
Prance are
to get American aid in order to
make amends for the mess they
made of things at the Munich conference.
In a statement to The Kernel
yesterday.
Doctor
Barnes said:
"They (England and France) are
now turning to us to make up for
what they lost at Munich. They
expect us to bail them out.
"If we do this, we will certainly
go Fascist during the war, as the
result of the necessity of regimentation. We will probably remain
so after the war, pile up" a tremendous debt, end the New Deal and
social reforms and destroy all prospects of prosperity in this country.
"The supreme issue in the United
States, therefore, is to keep aloof
from European entanglements.
"We are going to have a difficult
problem because of the tremendous
amount of propaganda that is now
being turned out upon the citizens
of the United States; as for example
the recent visit of the King and
Queen of England to this country."
All Summer Session classes will
be dismissed at 9 o'clock so that
students may have an opporunity
to hear the historian.
Doctor Barnes is teaching two
short courses during the first semester of the Session. His morning
course is "World Affaris from the
Franco-Prussia- n
War to the Munich conference." and in the afternoon he teaches "Social and Economic Factors in Contemporary
Civilization."
A fluent writer. Doctor Barnes is
the author of more than 30 books,
and some 200 articles on historiograph, sociology, political theory,
and penology.
DOCTOR McVEV DISCUSSES
DEMOCRACY'S ASSUMPTIONS
Discussing "Assumptions of Democracy" at the first general convocation of the Summer Session
Thursday in Memorial hall, President McVey said, "democracy is not
a form of government; it is something that must reside in the hearts
of men love for people, a respect
and consideration for our fellows.
These are the working forces of a
democracy."
More than 1,100 summer students
and townspeople heard the President. He was introduced by Doctor
Adams who presided. - Invocation
was said by the Rev. Father George
O Bryan, chaplain of St. Joseph's
hospital.
Organ prelude and postlude num
bers were played by Mrs. Lei a Cull is
of the music department, and two
vocal numbers were sung by Mrs.
W. I. Goodwin, soprano, accompanied by Miss Flossie Minter.
"Some government
there must
be," said the University president,
"but if the democracy succeeds it is
because the people accept the assumptions on which it is based and
carry them into the practice of
government itself.
"In the minds of many Americans democracy is intertwined with
the form of government, but in
fact, democracy is not a form of
government. It is something more,
a something that includes the spirit,
mind and good will of a people. We.
are apt, as a people, to insist that
the United States is a democracy
because the government is republican in form," he asserted.
President McVey then pointed
out that while the city state of
ancient Greece is referred to as a
democracy, and while that state
had a certain freedom for the upper
classes. It was not a democracy.
"Neither is a particular type of
economic organization a democracy," said Dr. McVey, "although the
purpose of economic ideas in use
may have the benefit of the whole
population in mind. The centralization of government or the decentralization of processes do not
necessarily carry with them the
great purposes of a democracy, nor
does a scheme of representation
based upon a geographical area or
the recognition of crafts and professions in legislative bodies qualify
as a democracy. The doctrines of
Rousseau, of Jefferson even, may
not function in a state."
Further indicating that "this thing
we call democracy is based upon
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More Than 1938
Total
A total of 1,921 students,
largest ever to enroll during
regular registration period of
Summer Session, had signed
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Dr. John D. Black, above, Henry
Lee professor of economics at Harvard university, is teaching a short
course in Agricultural policy during
the first two and
half weeks of
A recognized authority in agricul-th- e
summer session,
tural economics. Dr. Black, In 1929,
held a traveling professorship with
the International Education Board
and traveled throughout Europe
studying
the economic situation
with reference to agriculture.
His
lectures in the course in Agricultural
Policy will deal particularly with
national policies for agriculture.
Formerly ch."tef of the Division of
Agricultural Economics at the University of Minnesota. Dr. Black has
since 192 been a member of the faculty at Harvard University. In 1931-3- 2
he was chief economist for the
Federal Farm Board and from
1930 to 1933 he was chairman of
the advisory committee on agriculture for the Social Science Research
ouncil. In 1932 he was president
of the American Farm Economic
Associations.
Dr. Black has written a number
of books dealing with the economics
or production
and marketing of
farm products. Among these are:

"Introduction to reduction," "Agricultural Reform in the United
States, ' "Production Organization,"
and "The Dairy Industrv and the
AAA."

COURSESJJILLED
Classes Open June 29,
Close July 15

Classwork in 12 short courses, to
last for two and a half weeks, will
begin June 29, an announcement
yesterday from Doctor Adams'
fice indicated. The classes will

ofcon-

tinue through July 15.
Among the courses offered are:
Political Science 101. Latin American Relatons.
Taught by Dean
Sarah Blanding.
Agronomy 105. Advanced Crops.

Taught by Edmund J. Kinney.
Animal Industry 137. Dairy Cattle Breeding and Judging. Taught

for
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fice closed yesterday afternoon.
This topped by 65 the previous
high set last summer when 1.856
students registered during the regular enrollment period, registrar's
figures show.
Yet to be enrolled during the first
semester are those who will take
the short courses to be offered from
June 29 to July 15.
The annual football and basketball coaching school, which was
held during the first semester, last
year, has been switched to the second term this year. More than 60
registered for this course in 1938.
During the last six years, summer enrollment has increased 70.3
percent.
Last summer the total
enrollment in both terms was 3,206,
and of this number approximately
1.100 were graduate students.
The second term of the 1939 summer session will open July 17, and
will continue through August 19,
with commencement for all students
completing their work in either of
the two terms scheduled for Friday,
August 18.
Approximately 50 visiting educators from all sections of the country
supplement the University's resident faculty of 200 members for
the summer session program.

ANNUAL DINNER

OF CONFERENCE

HEAD

Registrar

CLASS

OFFERED

IN HOMEMAKING
Lectures To Be Given
On Money's Use
An adult class in homemaking
will be open to all townspeople and

wives of Summer Session students
and faculty members Monday
through Friday, July
The class will consist of a series
of lessons on money management.
A group of graduate students at
the University, studying the teaching of vocational homemaking to
adults, will sponsor the class and
it will be taught by Mary Bell
Vaughan of the State department
of education at Frankfort.
The meetings will be held in the
Education building and there will
be no charge for enrollment in the
class.
Those wishing to enroll In the
class may do so by calling University 36.
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Students

semester of the 1938-3- 9 school year,
Summer Session Arts
and Sciences Dean Paul P.
atstudents and faculty members
Boyd said yesterday.
tended the annual student-facult- y
They were:
dinner held last night in the Blue-graMary Louise Barton, Falmouth,
room of the Union building.
Presiding as toastmaster was Doc- sophomore; Dorothy Ann Calhoun,
tor Adams, for the past seven years Lexington, junior; Martha May
director of the Session..
Doctor Chauvet, Chicago, senior; Edith
Adams welcomed the students and Frost Colbert, Berea, senior; Mary
faculty and introduced the speakers. Daingerfield, Lexington, senior; EliOn the program were four mem- nor S. Earle, Lexington, freshman;
bers of the visiting faculty of the Cordelia Forrest,
Kokomo, Ind..
Summer Session, each of whom sophomore; Leva Ware George, Vermade short talks on his particular
sailles, senior; Elizabeth F. Gillesfield.
pie, Mayslick, sophomore; Edward
They were:
Dr. Donald Durrell, visiting lec- Harold Kass, Westbury, N. Y., sen
turer in education and director of ior; William Nunn Lipscomb, Lex
the educational clinic of Boston ington, sophomore; Mabel Frances
Lovens, Lexington, junior; Conie
university.
Dr. John D. Black, visiting lec- Crittenden Lowry, Princeton, junturer in agriculture and Henry Lee ior; James Albert Lyle, Lexington,
professor of economics at Harvard junior; Anna Frances Odor. Lexuniversity.
ington, junior; Arthur Wayne Plum-meOlive Stone of William and Mary
Millersburg, senior; Alice O- college.
Lexington, sophoDr. Harry Kmer Barnes, visiting zark Robertson,
lecturer in history and author, his- more; Truman S. Smith, Corbin,
torian, and sociologist of Auburn, junior; Betty G. South, Frankfort,
freshman; Bernard George Stall III,
New York.
Dr. Otto T. Koppius, professor of Lexington, freshman, and Charles
physics at the University, was in Thompson
Wilkins, Hopkinsville,
charge of arrangements for the
senior.
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Hillenmeyer Elected
Riding Club Prexy

Tour Of Horse Farms And Points
Of Bluegrass Historical Interest
Will Be Held Thursday Afternoon

Book Displays
Summer Session students have an
opportunity to observe the latest
developments in textbooks and other
teaching
materials in displays
brought to the University by book
companies.
These displays are located in the
Education building and will remain
there during the first semester of
the Summer Session.

Journey Will Be Held

He Leads The Band

With a speakers' list headed by
President McVey and Dr. Reuben
T. Shaw, president of the National
education association, a conference
on professional relations will be held
from 9:50 a. m. to noon today in
the auditorium of the training
school.
To speak last on the program, at
11 :30, Doctor Shaw will try to show
how teaching is becoming a profession and what steps must be
taken to aid it in achieving its immediate goals. President McVey will
preside.
The conference is under the sponsorship of the Unversity in cooperation with the National education
association, and the State department of education at Frankfort.
Purpose of the forum is to discuss
problems of some of the major professions and to attempt to set forth
the standards, ethics and opportunities of the professions of medicine, law, engineering, agriculture,
business and teaching.
The complete program follows:
9:50 a. m. Medicine as a Profession, Dr. J. Farra Van Meter.
10:10 a. m. Law as a Profession,
DIRECTOR JOHN LEWIS
Dr. Alvin E. Evans, Dean,- - College
of Law.
10:30 a. m. Engineering
as a
Profession, Col. James H. Graham.
Dean, College of Engineering.
10:50 a. m. Agriculture as a Profession, L. J. Horlacher, Assistant
Dean, College of Agriculture.
11:10 a. m. Business as a ProfesThe first concert in a series to be
sion, Dr. Edward Wiest, Dean Colgiven by the Summer Session band,
lege of Commerce.
under the baton of John Lewis, will
11:30 a. m. Making Teaching a
A dance in the Union Bluegrass be presented at 7 o'clock Thursday
Profession, Immediate Steps Ahead, room and a card party on the
e.
night in the Memorial hall
Dr. Reuben T. Shaw, President, Nahas been planned for 9 until
tional Education Association.
12 o'clock Saturday night for the
The University's band for the
12:00 m.
Comments by Presisummer session is composed of some
students of the summer session.
dent McVey.
band directors, underMusic for dancing will be fur- forty-fiv- e
12:05 p. m. Adjournment.
graduates of the University, high
nished by "Bosco and the boys."
Chaperons for the affair will be school bandsmen, and others from
Lexington who "just like to play."
members of the summer social comAmong the visiting band directors
mittee which consists of Mrs. Sarah
who are playing in the band are
B. Holmes, chairman; Prof. L. J.
Virgil Medcalf. Middlesboro, GorDr. Amry Vandenbosch, head of Horlacher,
Dr. O. T. Koppius. Prof.
department, is M. E. Potter, Miss Mildred Lewis, don Nash, North Carolina, Robert
the political-scienc- e
Burggraf. Lexington, Jesse Elliot,
of political science and
Betsy Layne, N. M. Guard. John
Ms Nell PeerSon.
at the Unversity of Chicago during
Lewis. Sr., Ashland. Forrest Schenks.
the current semester of the sumEvarts, Norman Lewis, Frankfort.
David Welsh Oblong. Illinois Gramer school there. He is teaching a
ham Chadwick. Norris Dam, and
senior college course on internaSam Rainey. assistant director of
tional relations and a graduate
the University's band.
course on diplomatic problems.
Mr. Lewis stated yesterday that
Dr. Vandenbosch is booked for
a program would be given every
two public lectures, "Netherlands
Thursday evening for the duration
Indies in World Politics," July 28,
o fthis session of summer school,
and "Netherlands Indies and Jaand that the programs would be
pan," August 3. He also will serve
quite varied, so as
The first in a series of Sunday range of appeal to present a wide
as a member of the Harris Foundato an types of
evening vesper services to be held
on international from 6:30 until 7:00 p. m.
tion round-tabl- e
June 25 audiences. Miss Mildred Lewis, of
security which will be led by Eduard to July 16 inclusive in the amphithe University staff, mill lead comBenes, former president of Czecho- theatre behind Memorial hail will munity singing at each of these
slovakia.
be under the direction of the young concerts, and there will be a numpeople's group of the Calvarj Bap- ber of soloists, plus a wide variety
tist church. Ruth Ecton will serve of selections.
CLUB TO HEAR BARNES
Dr. Harry Elmer Barnes, widely as organist for the series.
Soloists who will be heard on
Groups that will be in charge for this series of programs include
known author, lecturer and historthe later programs follow: July 2. Randall Marsh. Kinsport, Tennessee,
ian, will be the principal speaker
at the weekly luncheon-meetinof Maxwell Street Presbyterian church: ba.ss; Sam Rainey. Lexington,
the Lexington Kiwanis Club Tues- July 9, First Methodist Epworth
Don Worthington,, Lexingday at the Lafayette hotel, it was League; July 16. Porter Memorial ton, cornetist;
Norman Lewis.
Baptist Young People's Union.
today by A. J. Lawannounced
In case of inclement weather the Frankfort, baritone; Presley Wood.
rence, club secretary.
services will be held in Memorial Little Rock. Arkansas, oboist, and
hall. George Herman Kendall is T. S. Haynes, Louisville .clarinetist.
EARTHQUAKE FELT
All members of the University
chairman of the summer vesper
LITTLE ROCK. Ark., June 19
staff, and students of the University
committee.
by a slight
Little Rock was shaken
who play band instruments are corearth tremor at 3:44 p. m. (C. S. T.)
dially invited to attend band practoday. No damage was reported
tices at the Art Center every afterimmediately.
noon at four o'clock, Mr. Lewis said.
Pine Bluff, 42 miles southeast of
The program for Thursday's confeeling the trehere, also reported
A musical debate of jazz versus cert follows:
mor.
classical music will be presented
March Hall of Fame, Olivadoti.
fiom 3 to 5 o'clock Wednesday af
Prelude To "Faust", Gounod.
ternoon in the music room of the
Selection King Arthur, Thomas.
Union building.
Waltzes Strauss Melodies, Yoder.
Prof. Carl Lampert, head of the
March Victory March, Raymond.
music department, will guide the
Community singing, led by Miss
discussion and will give a lectur:
He will be assisted by Mrs. Odis Lee Mildred Lewis:
On. On. U. K.
Harris, custodian
of the music
Kentucky Home
room.
Bells of Saint Mary's
The program: '
School Days
St. Louis Blues Handy.
Weepin' Mary Spiritual.
March Flying Colors, Herfurth.
Rhapsody in Blue Gershwin, A
Prelude from "L'Arlesienne Suite".
Paul Whiteman recording.
Bizet.
Hungarian Rhapsody Liszt.
Selection Exaltation, Coerne.
Trio Benny Goodman.
Macmur-roug- h
Cornet
Quartet in P Major Mozart.
(Sam Rainey.
Mississippi Su.Te Ferde Groi'e.
;
March "El Abanico", Javaloyes.
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$2,000 FOR TROOPS
FRANKFORT, June 19 Gov. A
B. Chandler transferred $2,000 from
Phi Delta Kappa, honory eduhis emergency fund today to pay
Vv!
cation fraternity for graduate
for the services and expenses of students, will hold a luncheon
the national guardsmen who were from 12:30 to 1:30 o'clock Wednesday afternoon in the faculty
on duty last Derby Day in Louisville, and $2,900 to the state motor dining rxm of the Union.
Charles R. Buchanan, president
transportation division, saying its
4
,
will
of the University chapter,
budget was insufficient. The govpreside and introduce the speaker.
indicated troops on duty
,v.
ernor has
Kappa
All members of Phi Del
in the Harlan coal fields would be may attend. Tickets will be 33
paid after the new fiscal year becents per person.
gins July 1.

Summer School Band To Give
First Concert Thursday Night
Dance Saturday

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by Prof. Fordyce Ely.
Farm Engineering 101a. Special
Problems. Taught by Earl R. Young.
Educational
Administration
211.
Administration of Vocational Education. Taught by Ralph R. Woods,
director and supervisor of agricultural education in Kentucky.
Agricultural Education 280. MethDorothy Hillenmeyer, a senior in
od in Teaching Vocational Agriculthe College of Arts and Sciences
ture. Taught by Prof. Carsie Ham- and president of the Delta Delta
monds.
Delta social sorority, has been electAgricultural Education 287b. Sel- ed president of the University ridecting Teaching Materials. Taught ing club, it was announced yester
day. Vice president of the club is
by Watson Armstrong.
Home Economics Education 165b. 'John Conrad.
An organization to promote inProblems in Vocational Education
terest in horseback riding, the club
Adult Education. Taught by Mary
procured special rates from the
Belle Vaughn, assistant supervisor has
Chevy Chase riding club.
of home economics education of
The club will hold no regular
the state department of education. meetings during the summer but
Home Economics Education 269. students in the session interested
Achievement Testing in Home Eco- in becoming members may do so by
nomics. Taught by Prof. Ronella calling Miss Hillenmeyer or Mr.
Spickard.
Conrad.
Industrial Education S71b. Course
USING MACHINE GUNS
Construction in Industrial EducaHAYWARD, Wis., June 19 An
tion. Taught by Prof. A. N. May
army of possemen trained machine
and Thomas Hankins.
Industrial Education S183. Meth- gun and rifle fire into a cabin on
ods in Industrial Education. Taught the west fork of the Chippewa river
by Prof. A. N. May and Thomas where Ray Olson, 35, fugitive killer
of two volunteer deputies, was trapHankins.
ped, the sheriff's office reported late
Philosophy of Education 175a-- f.
Modern Educational Problems. today.
Olson, an expert marksman, had
Taught by Frank Pierrepont Graves,
president of the University State replenished his food supply before
of New York and commissioner of the posse, led by bloodhounds, had
forced him to hole up In the shack.
education of New York state.
were deployed
The possemen
around the cabin, firing from cover
THE WEATHER
For Lexington: Showers Tuesday; in heavy underbrush.
slightly cooler Tuesday.
PASS TAX REVISION BILL
Temperature: Highest Sunday 78
The
WASHINGTON, June 19
degrees; lowest night 70 degrees;
average 74 degrees ; normal 73 de- House passed and sent to the Senate
grees. Highest on this date in pre- today a tax revision bill which
vious years 97 degrees in 1888, low- does away completely with the undistributed profits tax.
est 53 degrees in 1876.

PROGRAM

Professional Relations
Discussions Billed
For Today

IS HELD IN UNION In Arts & Sciences
Make '3' Standings
Adams Presides; 180 A total of 21 students in the College of Arts and Sciences received
Attend Affair
a standing of three during the second
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Debate Is Planned

Taylor To Lecture, Demonstrate

Machines Before 'Reading' Course
Lecturing In the course in "Problems in Diagnostic and Remedial
Reading" this week will be E. A.
Taylor, director of the department
of education of the American optical company.
With the aid o fhis brother Mr.
Taylor invented the two principal
diagnostic machines used in reading
clinics at present. These machines

the
Metron-O-Sco-

Opthalm-O-Grap-

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and the
will be demons-

trated to the class.
Mr. Taylor taught at the University and demonstrated his machines
last summer session.
The course, which gives three credits, is taught daily from 10 to 12
o'clock and brings to the session
reading authorities. It
is under the supervision of Miss
May K. Duncan, associate professor
of elementary education.

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Degree
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Due June 26

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From 1 to 5
OTlock
Horsebrceding

has mada the
will hold the
afternoon when
farms will be

the Industry that
Bluegrass famous
spotlight Thursday
a tour of Bluegrass
held from 1 to 3

o'clock.

Students who would like to make
the tour but who do not have transportation are asked to call one of
the following offices before 4 o'clock
Wednesday, June 21:
Miss Jeanette Scudder at Patter-

son hall.
Dean Sarah Holmes in the Administration building.
Doctor Adams In the Education
building.
Students and faculty who have
cars and can take additional passengers are requested to call University 86 before Thursday morning.
Starting point of the tour will
be at South Limestone and Euclid
avenue. Cars will line up on Euclid
avenue facing east.
The route of the tour, as announced by Dean L. J. Horlacher.
who is in charge of arrangements,
is as follows:
"The tour will proceed East on
Euclid Avenue and Fontaine to
Sycamore Road. Turn left on Sycamore Road. Just before reaching
the Richmond Road, note the home
of Henry Clay on the right. Continue North on Preston, east on
Menifee, and north on Henry Clay
Boulevard: Jog right on the Winchester pike to Loudon, follow Loudon Avenue to Bryan Station Pike
and turn right. Prom that point
the tour will proceed past Bryan
Station Spring through the C. V.
Whitney farm and Greentree Parm
owned by Mrs. Payne Whitney.
The next farm will be Elmendorf
where the statue of Pair Play, the
sire of Man "O War. will be seen.
The first stop will be made at the
training barn on Elmendorf. The
next stop will be made at the saddle
horse barn on Dixiana Farm, owned
by Charles T. Fisher. Prom there
the tour will proceed on the Hoffman Mill Pike past the grave of
Domino to the third stop. Man 0
War. After leaving Man 'O War.
the tour will proceed by the Iron
Works Pike to Spindletop Farm,
owned by Mrs. M. P. Yount. Here
another stop will be made to see an
exhibit of historic carriages. Walnut Hall Farm will be the last farm
visited and the tour will return to
Lexington by the Newtown Pike
past Coldstream and the Municipal
Airport.
of the
Through the
Lexington Board of Commerce a
map of the tour will be given the
occupants of each car.
The committee in charge of arrangements for the tour Include
Dean Horlacher. Dr. W. P. Oarri-gu- s.
Dr. A. T. Ringrose. Dr. L. H.
Townsend and Ed Wilder, secretary
of the Lexington Board of Commerce.

Tuberculin Tests
Students desiring to take
culin tests may do so from
o'clock Tuesday afternoons
the first semester. Dr. J. S.
bers, dispensary head, said
day.

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Activities
Of Week
Following is a list of extra-

curricular activities to be held
during the week ending Monday, June 26:
Tuesday, June !t

Conference on Professional
Training school
Relations.
auditorium. 9 a. m. to noon.
Wednesday. Jane tl
Phi Delta Kappa Luncheon.
Union. 12:30 p. m.

Thursday. Jane

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Bluegrass tour. 1:30 p. m.
Band concert In Memorial

hall amphitheatre.
Lewis directing.

John

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7:30 p. m.

Saturday. June

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Dance and bridge party.
a. m. to
Union building.
midnight.
Sunday. June U
Vesper services in Patterson
hall recreation room. 4:30 p.
m.
Monday. June 26
General convocation In MeHarry Elmer
morial hall.
Barnes will speak. 9 a. m.

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Wealth Of Wit And Humor

Marks Clark's New Book
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The

Frontier"

Rampaging

By Thomas D. Clark

"The

Thorn!

Rampaging Frontier," Dr.
D. Clark's latest work is a

pioneer-lif- e
book of
in the raw. Written with a delightful informality, the book is "chock
full" of native humor and wit.
Dr. Clark, who is associate professor of history at the University,
has devoted three years to collecting and preparing this work. Source;
for material were court records, acts
cf general assemblies, memoirs, periodicals, travelers' accounts, newspapers, letters and diaries.
The book deals with "an expansive
strip of country which stretched all
the way from th sandy shores of
the Carolina, from Virginia, Maryland and Pennsylvania to the murky
canelined channels of the mosquito-infeste- d
Missouri, Arkansas, and
Red Rivers."
Dr. Clark gives a realistic pcture
of the "buckskin" society of th;
early frontiersman. Starting with
a description of the pioneers themselves, he gives an authentic picture
cf their crude and makeshift exist
ance. He renders an exciting account of the pioneers encounters
wit hthe "varmints," a term applied
to the wild life of the forest. According to Dr. Clark's description of
the early elections, the disputes must
have been more hot and fiery than
those of the Kentucky mountains
today. Ejections lasted three days,
and the system of voting was direct, the voter pointing to the candidate of his choice. Whiskey flowed
freely at these elections and shootings were not uncommon.
Every phase of their daily life,
including the gambling,
and "tall tales." is minuteiy
described and vividly illustrated with
anecdotes, told in the coarse, rough
language of the pioneer. This
uage goes into making the book
both cuiorful and entertaining.
The book contains a chapter entitled "Poolin" with the Gals," and
gives in humorous detail the part
the gals played in frontier life.
Many amusing incidents of wedding
celtbiations are tcld in realistic
etyle. The stories of the "house
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"Wickford Point"
By John P. Marquand
Have you ever met the Brills?
Mr. Marquand introduces you to
an old New England family who
live more in the past than in the
present- Not only are they typical
of a New England family, but also
cf any family whose reputation is
based on traditional glory rather
than on worthwhile contributions to
society by the present generation.
Jim Calder, a second cousin of
the Brills, tells the story from the
days when Great Aunt Sarah operated the underground railway stafor escaped
slaves down
tion
through to the present. There are
many others beside the Brills who
play important parts in the affairs
of Wickford Point. Joe Stowe, a
celebrated author, vent to college
with Calder and later was married
to and divorced from Bella Brill.
Cousin CkXhida was probably re
tponsiblc for th eseparation, since
neither she nor her sons believed
there were many important people
outtide the Brill family. Cousin
Clothid enjoyed being a slave to
everyone regardless of the fact she
was always complaining that no one
looked out for her except "Jim dear.'
She never had money in her purse
or the bank. Her account remained
overdrawn from the fifth of the
month until the first Of the next.
Harry and Sid Brill were above any
type of ordinary work. They could
not measured by their income as
they could measure Alien Southby
as
"ten thousand a year man."
Throughout the book satire is the
dominating feature. College pro
fessors, "the right people," ancestor
worship, flighty women, lazy men,
and this restless age in general
all were satirized. The contrast in
the personalities of the characters
was very distinct. Patricia Leighton
was in direct contrast to Bella Kiill.
as Joe Stowe was to the men of the
Brill family.
Wickford Point had a sort of
magical charm over all its inhabi
tants. They would leave it, but
they would all have to come back
again. Nothing ever changed about
th eold house. Not Until Cousin
Clothide received a legacy was the
place even wired for electricity.
Calder was away for nearly ten years
and on his return his room was
just as he had left it The trees in
the forest nearby seem to murmur
"they may go away, they may o
away; they will always come back,
they always will come back." And
they did come back.
Dorothy Clements.
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waimings" and "barn raisings" give
the book an added human touch.
The author attacks the westward
movement irom a new angle, omiu
ting the forces and causes behind
it. and recounting the everyday es
periences of the daring pioneer who
mafle western settlement possible.
This book does not make fun of
these hardy pioneers, but is wholly
in sympathy with them, relating in
humorous fashion their problems
and trials.
Life on the Mississippi is vividly
described and many hilarious exper
cnces of the early fuuboatmen are
cold. The descriptions of New Or
leans. Natches and the other river
towns are especially entertaining.
The informal language of this
bcok dissolves into a racy style, emblematic of that period, which

reader interest. The humorillustrating the common
man's entrance into the West give
:h ebook an added flavor.
He is also author of a textbook.

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"History of Kentucky" published by
Prentice-Ha- ll
Company in I93T, and
numerous historical articles and re
ports, one of which "The People,
William Goebel, and the Kentucky
Railroads" was published in the
February issue of the Journal of
Southern History.
Martha Moore.

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fundamental assumptions," the University president stated that these

had been well presented by Prof. C.
E. Merriam.
i
"Tho first of the assumptions is
the essential dignity of man, in
"Huntsman What Quarry," Edna that he has a life to lead toward a
St. Vincent Millay.
higher ideal, 'which involves his
-Rent A BIKE" from the
"Reaching for the Stars," Nora relations to his fellows, and the
Wain.
need of opportunity to serve and
"William Lyon Phelps."
live with his fellow man. There is,
"We Shall Live Again," Maurice too, a belief in the perfectability of
man, in that he can grow to great
Hindus.
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