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 Your Alumni Editor, QUENTIN D. ALLEN, interprets the research question
from the standpoint of a layman putting his nose into professional educators'
business. THE UNIVERSITY LOSES A VALUED FRIEND AND ALUMNUS, JESSE
W. TAPP (SEE UNIVERSITY IS A PLACE; IT IS A SPIRIT). ALUMNI ASSOCIATION .
  PRESIDENT McKAY REED, JR., EXPLAINS HOW THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS
  SET UP. Alumni on the Go features an exciting group of Alumni, including ROBERT
  C. STONE, MRS. TYLER ABELL, G. REYNOLDS WATKINS, ROBERT L. ADAIR,
  PERCY H. "DUKE" JOHNSTON, DR. DAN H. JONES and WILLIAM "BILL" DAVIS.
  A special feature in this issue is the Editorial Projects for Education.

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Alumni Association News ............................................ page 9   ,
Alumni on the C0 ........................................................ page 1:2    
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Alumnus. Edited by the Department of Public Relations and printed under its ‘
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i   country and their forefathers have carved from primeval wilderness a nation
V   ji of unlimited prosperity. Here, in this country of vintage land and opulent
I ` resources, where two oceans rim its lateral borders, is the essence of a
  populace baptized to life in unfettered freedom. Our peoples, of many Int
races hailing from many lands, have employed their artisan skills in sculpting timely
a magnificent province where the spirit and dignity of man have taken root . Of Em
and grown toward the sun. .
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There should not be.any confusion between our opportunities and wis- consid
dom. Our resources are finite. \Ve must learn to do more with less. \Ve can· lege Q
~ _ not waste our precious assets of clear air and water. Our tillable land must xsi
L be protected. A maximum use of our rich mineral deposits must be made. Alpwrj
Our cities must recapture the true spirit of the polis in its dynamic and in- cation
spiring qualities. Our nation must continue to be a' land of beauty, a land of Umw
- plenty and a land of the free. bv at
' American colleges and universities center their existence upon that sémcl
  premise. Within the last twenty-five years, a new force is becoming clear on Rpm
V   our campuses. That force is research. Who should control it? Should it be It i
.   centralized? How will research prolong the assets of our nation`? In the how?
_ [ inserted article, the associates of Editorial Projects for Education, lncor- Sham
. E porated, exhaustively explore this problem, for “Uncle”, the federal govern- Sibilit
· ment, is, finally and ultimately, a mirror of our individual desires and aspira- hand
tions. HOU.
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search affects the total University purpose in serving the individual and the the “
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 A view of rcsearcli pressures as a national llI]p(5I'&\ll\'(‘ now affecting our universities.
BLESSING OR CURSE?
by Quentin D. Allen
I11 tl1is issue. The Kentucky xlllllllllil-S‘ is presenting
timely and thought provoking material troin the offices    
of Editorial Projects tor Education. lll(‘OI`l)Of1ll(‘(l1 con- ""       ·
cerning "l.ite with Unele." implying of course. tl1e · P- ` _ il    `
consideratioiis involved i11 Federal Sponsorship of Col- ·*“”   l, !•` g °\ gf
lege and k'lll\'t‘l'Sll}' research.   r __
As a coinparatively recent phenoinenon aflecting     Y   v  
American higher education i11 its tar reaching iinpli-   . ‘   vi ·‘ ¤`Y"v
cations tlllkl complexities, the new tlll(l emphasized ‘   O " J  M- r-
Uiiiversity research function financed and encouraged ’ n
by ‘·Um·]p" jg Img yl-l fully assimilated by thc YP-    
Sczlfcliing lluiversity or the lllll\'(‘I“Slt}"S critics i11 its ..... »"··——l ig-} V ,_//;,"Q§»· \
rcpcrcussioiis upon coiiteniporary society.   `U3   `    ·‘ 
lt is an important and touchy issue, lt is an issue.     } _ _  .’ ‘i*" " 4
however. which involves all ot us. for WC l1&1\'€ all   it — Ii ` (  
Shared i11 molding and shaping the dreams and pos-     l
Sibilities ot our present day cainpuses. \\`e all have ll { ” "' l  
hillld iu the success uml liailure Ot .-\me1‘iCall t‘tlllCL\— J  
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Research will $0011 make "Uncle" (the United States) "The prospects for humanity are inetabolically ex-
the worlds first trillionaire. As a result of new know- cellent. intensely interesting. culturally fabulous. and  
ledge and trained hrainpower. .‘\lT|(‘I`lC1l is a land ot of ever greater intellectual challenge."  
fantastic technological productivity. .·\ corporation The full SllIll.)lll`St of n1an`s intellectual possibilities l
executive recently remarked that o11r technological is trembling 011 tl1e brink of dazzling exposure. Con-
society has advanced to such extremes that new versely. man has never needed the counsel ot its
devices are supplied merely by making an order. R. trained leadership as ll`lllClI as he does today. Never
Buckininister Fuller typified the Cl)lllll(‘I1l .·\111e1·ica11 has there been so lHllCl1 to gain and yet so much to
spirit when he wrote for the Suturdzzy Review: lose.
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Ai   Crucial decisions must be made about man’s exis- As a result, the modern university, especially the   aquatic
E, tence as a member of the stellar system. Ideological traditional Land—Crant University devoted to its re.   Amerie
  tensions compounded by nuclear proliferation within search and service functions, as well as to teacliing  I V M.Ga1
V y   the abrupt and startling developments of technological encounters the danger of imbalances in its primary  IEA?] "I be
    systems of the past century are sorely testing man’s goals of teaching, research and service. Imbalancc ii   place,
.   § ability to arbitrate the complexities of present and not necessarily a bad thing. If imbalance during the QZ ship bi
    future political conflicts. present age of university change is sufliciently brief   mental
  ll ]ohn Lear, Science Editor of Saturday Review, has there is discovered in the imbalance a correction Oi   _ provid<
V A TA written that our political inventions have not kept previous functional imbalances. For example, the yr.   fortabl
A , ’ pace with our growing mobility, but in the main searching University now rewards its research scholar,   can, if
: ‘_   kings have given way to popularly elected agents of while in previous decades the scholar-teacher was thy? destro)
< c Vi the people, empires have crumbled into independent chief recipient of promotion and compensation, Bn  techno
{ A f states, and nations have banded together in free as- cause the significant events of mankind are tied ip. a trcmi
  A_ · sociations of free individuals. While man has ex- problem solving and new knowledge, we find rcsciirril ing fl]
{ _ perienced vast progress in technological matters in- a vastly emphasized function.   p0W€f
A   fluencing a variety of fields, his views on private The new emphasis on research is not a Universit.? As ri
‘ A   property, murder, rape, and adultery have changed choice. When Ericho Fermi constructed the xvorlill Ullilllg
very little since the time of Moses, according to Dr. first crude nuclear pile, the nations of the world wer? impact
. Robert S. Morrison, director of Cornell University’s into the research business. Survival, thc first rule ii ofthe
    Division of Biological Sciences. life, dominated this action. \Veaponry and national  Witl
j A   A haunting idea is the fear research is impeding fense were and are highest priority items. \Var, fortnl UHUOU
A Q   man’s ability to create and further a humanistic and nately enough, has had by-product technology. As   V€F5it}‘
A EAV   compassionate world. It is thought that man does not have poured the billions of dollars into University if t€mP0
L Y     understand the nature of his many inventions. \Ve search, we have watched the sum total of imyjf bl€`m$
    find, however, that man relies upon his centers of knowledge double within our life time. \\’e knwi Amefli
{A 1 context of his environment but also to solve its social- that over 90% of the scientists in the history of lh; meimil
_ learning to both understand technology within the world are alive today. \Ve fully believe that the seccrsi Stand
‘ V economic—politieal problems and provide new leader- half of this century will bring more changes than life Stltuth
, V ship and knowledge. The idea exists in practically world has experienced in all its preceding history.   We
i every section of our society that the researching uni- have seen that the luxuries of research have made lf] the Cl
V.   versity is a miracle worker. Since public acceptance infinitely sweeter but also bitterly complex. mmm
; is a comparatively recent phenomenon, our research- , Int
  ing universities have over-reacted to the pressure of A Critical HO"'. A be ful
y · the newly won attention and respect. At this hour, when young Americans are dying 11 what
· A   _  . V   Vietnam, we are conscious of a terrible crisis. A wor? sum tf
, Y   “ Q   j still ravaged by starvation, disease and greed isi aliifilu
‘ V    p j   . ,  , hw __y; _  _ ] reality. Ideological forces, amid nuclear proliferatiti his H`
il   ' V    A`A   4  N   _ paint a doomsayer picture. \Ve find, however, th? beforf
    AVA  research is adding brighter tones to the pessimisi;  
V Ai if   ie Va. °a“”S‘ . mand·
, yi   ¢*\{, Research has spurred forward our Cross Natioti. ‘
‘ L   _ _  A A     ·»  ‘ Product. Our technological processes supplying llc llf 90]
i I li ’   A p AJAAAC   4, American public with improved consumer goods, ccf- gistm
_     yy   { murlications and media enterprises, housing, trzwiie C13?
. .     I N    i   portation devices, health systems, energy resource pmvii
· ` . A   _      ‘·   &u’COmatiZed and computerized establishments, amflh ed b
  M .   " f   ._    many other benefits, have also produced the sophiili to y
A   .;,_ AAAA     A,   A Y) cated Weaponry systems as well as the monetaryii ma?1
“ l   V   “’A .   sources for our foreign aid programs. Research Pi? aren
A y l   l y       ceeds not only for the hardware of war but f0f llt mad?
Y , I l   A    7 ethical, moral and spiritual research to guide mimi exam]
A · l   '   fi his interpersonal and national relationships. ° comqi
, i U       Research is a required factor in the tecli110l0§ll€{
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any the   Cqimnen. The C.N.l’. is the precipitate factor in of a high production society,   ;
O its re   Americas capacity for war Or peace. General ]amcs The student population, krioyvlgdggj research and l
eachimp   M_ Garvin, now retired, l13S WfiH€¤¢ service explosions emphasize the conflicts within the l `
Primng   ~] believe that there is il fundamental change taking functions of teaching, research and service, These   4 j
umm     place, and indeed it has taken place, in this relation- functions are founded in the educational theories of é Q Y
[ring the   ship between military and economic power. Funda- Newman, Flexner and Morrill. Today, as the modern   P —
ily bmi  mentally, today technology can, if wisely directed, University atmosphere is compounded into unbe- j   ?
gction Oi  provide adequate rcS0ur<:CS {Of humans to live COIH- lievable C0mpl€xities, we witness a tendency for the   E `
3 the W   fmmbly on this earth. At the same time, technology University to “level oH" numbers according to Cer-   E ;
p Scholmb   can, if so exploited, provide the weapons Systems t0 116}},5 ]&mes Parkins or to unify the thrusts for know- l l {
. was tht  destroy 3 major portion of the human race. Finally, ledge into a more compatible package,   E
tion. Bp  technology is having, and will continue to have such   [
3 tied U   ri tremendous impact on world afiairs that it is chang-       e
H,S(,;m;_ it ing the balance between economics and military ' l   ` it 3   Q
{ power significantly?        
jlliversiyp   As :4 result, technology gained through research is 4   ` ( ;   p   A
C “,m](g·:;; taking the place of military power in determining an     ~ , i   g
Drld “,H_.l impact on foreign affairs amd in the power alignment  V ~ *.1 ' 1  H     ,
St rule   of the w0rld’s nations. g  " p ‘   Y·f·” ` ¥_·
tiomldilr With the safety, defense and prosperity of the ,   l   -' I   3 l
iam {Um; nation at stake in the intricate processes of the Uni- . `—. .p '·. •—·j!+ /_,, »  V i
mn AS  versity researchefs loom, the problems of the con- eg,  if >¤:_-i__ _ iw/° y
L,é,rSit\. Ii  temporary university are not properly university pro-   _ "" "  t A  
Of l{m·IQ blems but the manifestations of significant changes in · ` - ‘
We km.} American society and education. the nature and Plunging into the core of its University’s being, we   e
DN, Of   meaning of which we have scarcely begun to under- find the Newman idea is a liberal arts college apart    
Zhi, Semi stand as it relates to students and our researching in- from society, the F lexnerian thesis is a researching   ;
S than   stitutions. University in service to society and the Morrill Land-    
ismm W; We have, however. questions to consider as part of Grant Act of 1865 is outlined in an egalitarian spirit,     r
made lit? the changes made manifest in the last quarter of a They Clash in this era of rapid social and institutional i   `
f century, transition. The University of today, contrary to New- e
L In the age of transition in which research has yet to 1T131"1’S ideas, C-311HOt stay apart from the needs of  _
ji be fully assimiliated as a working tool of learning, $0Ci€t}’; thi? U11iV€1'Sity, ifl SOIHG aspects COHUHIY to I
B dmlg  what is the student attitude toward research? As the Fl€XH€f, C21DHOt equal research amd sewices of the i
is.   “.bI;;t sum total of human knowledge collects in an incredible early German university criteria in confronting basic _
greed is; amount, how does the faculty member keep up with t€8€hi¤g C0DSid€1'2·1U0¤S- MHHY l1HiV€1‘Siti€S, although Z1 l
Olifgmmis his “field” and teach such knowledege to his students child of fhé Morrill L8·¤d-C1‘8Hf Act, HYG HOW limiting g
veverp th;. before it becomes obsolete? HOW can Our teaching enrollment contrary to Mr. Morrill. (Selective enroll- · A
p€SSihm_i processes supply the talent for the fast moving and ment is not presently envisioned at the University of
T increasing research operation? That is, if research de- K€¤t¤€kY·) ·
gs Natm mauds trained manpower in an ever increasing ratio How do the conflicts aiiect the modern university?
lplvmg tr: Qf competence and creativity, how can we gear our Dr. Kenneth Benne, vin. his'Uls Centennial Eaper of
YO(;dS"C0¤_ 1tiSt1tut10¤s to teach successfully more in the standard l965,.T}zc·ldca of a L*mrers1fy m 1960 wrote . . I the
img, ttm; UW? to Supply up-to-date researchers? Additionally, t(l€l]t1HC3.tlOIl of estension workers and professional
I resmmi can .0ur elementary and secondary school systems raculty members with various segments of onr diyided
mts? mm PT0V1d€ the rutellectually awakened scholars demand- society brings these divisions into the university to
he Sophigp ed bf t0d&ys transitional University? Is it necessary coniplieate further its oxyn internal problems of frag-
Ionetarvlp to Fplll the Wheel- of research faster grid faster to l§I]€l]t2?,t10l] and S€gI`€gl1t10ll. As tll€ f£1Clllt}’ IU€fIlb€IS
ts€arCh'pI;_i mamtam QUT Sup€r10r Cross National Product? These identify tll€Il1S€l\'GS·Il10l`€ fully \\`1th· the gmups they
but for tb are (lU€$tlO1]S ot productivity relating to the basic serve dI`1(l·\\'ltl`l their values than with the un1yers1ty .
lide man  maChlU€1`Y I`L1t1H1Dg· 0ur institutions, \Ve can now and w1th 1tS values, $0 the 11&‘C€‘SSn1`}’ b·0l1l1dHf1€S l>€-
)S·   €XamlU€' d(?Ct1‘1nal discord which produces University tween the university amd the SOCl€i}’ It S€I‘V€S Bild, U
achnologict ¤<>¤H¤ct IU 1fS l)aS1c functions in context to the tensions ideally, leads. are fu1`tl1€1‘€‘ bf€1`iCh€‘d·
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 Such faculty members will not be psychologically tory or library executing research for publication. ;i _,
available to work with their colleagues in the grueling "invisible” and out of touch to their needs. » . jr  
task of defining and redefining the mission of the .·\s if in answer to the "invisible" professor. liapliii, ·   lj
contemporary University, It is not wrong, in fact it is Demos, writing for the Vanderbilt .·\Iuninu.s, stated; i   .
inevitable and desirable, that members of the multi-   . . the scholar cannot be a successful teacher- iii,.      
versity sustain and integrate multiple memberships, less he is doing thinking of his own, unless his nit; S   A
whether the non-university memberships are with mind is continually active and innovating; only in il.; _    (
learned societies, professional associations. political way can he coinunicate to the student the iixviiieiii-., }*   _, Vi
parties or whatever other association. But if the pri- of problems, the excitement of iiiqniry, the care le     if
mary vocational identification of the faculty member precision, and the methods of intellectual invey: '
is not with the University, the society of that institution gation. \Vhat better way for a stiideiit to learn tln: "
comes to be made up more of resident aliens than of by becoming an apprentice to a inaster—seliolar aeiii. ·_ Q
citizens in any meaningful sense of that term. The in inquiry?" i_ .i _
temptation of University workers in the peripheral Soinc claim the perish or publish question resiilt;i__ Y  
parts of the University system to become resident from the mandate to research and publish is a ho;   °
aliens in the University is often great. The burden for issue. Students, to be sure. do not agree with t}
sustaining significant membership in the associations present standards of identity and involvement int <· l
of the University does not of course rest with the days University. They claim largeness. dnplieatioii ~ T ’
individual faculty member alone. It rests also upon civil justice. lack of due process in disciplinary iii.; ·
the creation within the University opportunities for all ters. suppression of free speech and right to peair:
members to share significantly in the determination of assembly. These protests take place at all schools ;; ' r
University affairs." varying degrees. Protests occur at the University
Chicago, the City College of New York. the L`iiiver>r
Hew CriiieSL¤bei the Large University Oi czsiiixmiis at ia-i—i1i—y·, are iiriivmary- of xiii; r
How dogg the University eririe deseribe the erm- the University of Rome. the l'niversity of \lexico_ .i;_; [
temporary institution? \Ve find he is using words such l?*t€l}'» at tht? U“iV*’Y$it}' (li, \\'i$¤"’“$i'*·
as “depersonalized," “impersonalized,” “disinteg1·ity,"
"compartmentalized,” “departmentalized,” “fragment- I =*@·  *‘ *
ed,” “specialized,” “alienated,” and “isolated.” ‘i  
Campus protests result from the conditions in- i U    
herent to these words; such words are also used by the i V n Z `·
critics of contemporary society. ··
Campus protests are manifestations of problems ` ·
deeply rooted in the nature of our urban society. * . __
The campus has provided a forum for students to ` i 
criticize the massive and impersonal characteristics of /·**\ W (hir
society in the United States and across the world. 'ff  [_  iiisiiiiii
When millions of young people were moved by the     W ·   iiiieiiee
words of President ]ohn F. Kennedy   . . to think not S-   Q és if  activi-
what your country can do for you but what you can `*=  A; ‘·’ fig   girrirriii
do for your country,” they subsequently discovered   I l l our ire
that bureaucratic and monolithic institutions not only   , U coinnit
ignore sub-administrative activists within their own f>  ° ‘ { iiirliitp
structures but certainly do not heed those on the out- A ii; { — ·`   teiirls i
side. Kennedy’s statement, for all practical purposes, •   ,)_ __ i ' ?’:i·· aeqiiin
was a moral guideline for a future generation. f   task W
While Kennedy lived, the youth of America began , Of rhe
to stir into social participation and involvement. For , / porter,
this reason, they have aspired to be a generation of °   q ·r· liabilii
activists. For this reason, students attending large V   V at lure
and preoccupied institutions complain of “non—belong- _, ‘    iiiiii-iii
ing” and a loss of identity. They also protest that the    S a rest fn
seasoned professor is now busily engaged in a labora- ~i      and lir
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ititmp E. V,   The new status ot todayls modern University has
. if   placed the current institution in the category of at-
lzmplmi ( 3 =; ‘=·~·=   ,· L_ _ _ __ -_   . l I   tluencc and influence. It is a miracle rnalter which sup-
mini.   ’   ~ _ `     posetlly can cure any societal ill. Even as a mystic
3hcr nh. Q       triend ot society who has set the pace ot his living t
his (mi _      i   conditions and how long he lives, higher education is {
y in til. l        4 _ F.   V2   now receiving more and more criticism. A basic tear—
\.m.(.m.__ 1               { lrom tlus point of viewfis the idea its service function l
Cam. il. ·    ..   H  sg    g may he completely nationalized in the interest of the
invest.   ,. ii '       qrezitcr society hy ctintraliied authogtges. Today. the
ml thi: I ..    , .  I  it {pa   con roversy surrount ing t e researc unction thinly
H Min. `     _   _     disguises the tear ot an institution in losing its auton-
7 W1   ,_   — omysor. the right to conceiye of its mission in an
I.l.Wlmi_ ,   _ `       _ individualistic approach insuring the diversity of ideas
ll bw ,,,,1     · ·~ I   characterizing a dynamic and vigorous society. To
`Yith ty   -1; it   avoid sarneness. the institution must insulate itself
Ht mt   .. U N`.!  j from those who pay little heed to the sanctity of
L-;,ig,,I, ·   Q., {Q_ _ .‘’`    education`s mission and the required independence
my my '   ‘ N wv ;_r’·* z and freedom ot its environs.
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  institutions should find us extending our aid and in-      
  tluence to lioth the university and the individual. .»\s  g `
l’ active components ot society. we have shaped the  p w ; .   
attitudes ot society. and must assmne rcsponsiliility tor       ii  
our action or our lack ol action. One seliol.u· has A  s  
C`OlllIil0lltt’tl that the greater society is tlie Qtilllll I    
illfllitcct ot its institutions; "livery ('l\lll/Ml sot‘it‘i)` "   it  _ V l
tends to develop institutions which will eualilc it to 7       we  —   . l
*lC(luire. diiest and advance ltnowledue rtrlt-x.uit to the _-if     A A ‘
task which. it is thought. will contront it in the tuture, p 4 ·—   `   [yi     :· ip  
Ot these institutions. the University is the most im- __ ,· J ` _   K Q.    
Portimhil We can sec. then. that the assets and the i `iiii i K     ‘`i di   in ?
liabilities ot a University are produced lu the society gc,   .       ` i<"~#;i  
at lilrtllk that. in tact. the unrest experienced in the     it weiyi i    i it
universities over the nation is motivated lw the un· i X    p T. A ·     L~
rest li1`01ii the liosoin ol the greater society and Hol l¤§`            
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v     _ ’   _ bag. \Ve maintain that students, if familiar with tl],.  
— 1   T 3   S px, f it limitations by which modern institutions operate  
·     "  ‘     " ‘   should stage their protests not at the college ni-  
- Q Er `1     i—4i up     Q   `  i° University campus but at the statehouse which car,. — 
_             `»_       ·—_ . Vi   trols the purse strings of an institution and tht  {
;       S   "" it  j   i V "   7 Q ¤ ability of the institution to afford increased amonnlt  _·
i     V   _   in "   of freedom in additional areas to its increased enrol].  
P       V  L. QF     ment.  ,`
I             ?i**’Q jg;       T; _Vep_ SN _ _   The entire environment of a University is a cornplrrr  
; ;»  · ,   V _epp     and ever- changing picture. Its essential population it  
’ T ~, K, _  _       a highly transient one. Administrators, faculty and stri.  
  -l _  L _     dents Change with kaleidoscopic fantasy. Every intl;.  
,`     ‘ _   » S   i Vid   tution has its particular and peculiar limitations. T hoge g. 
— ;   T i`   V   who protest without recognizing institutional liinitr.  
§ · _     _r v‘i_ tions protest for turmoil rather than construetiv.  *2
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.   V it       This is the price the contemporary University is nur.  
S l`  N  playing for its Eiewhpartfiipationl in th? active p£rat,.,  
V  i “~  _f  * if  `’`. "`.f7 —Q*??5·, 0 . merican ie. ie 0 ( Jount aries ines are tovu, jV
ip       .   ‘   the new University extends its influence on the basil  
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any Y0l¤¤g The University of Kentucky and her alumni, traditionally. have shared with i i
hi$ COYKZQ pride and admiration in the life and career of ]esse \\`. Tapp. A
  Gentle, capable. a born leader. he came to the University from Corydon.  
Jrobleniil Ky., and was awarded his B.S. in Agriculture degree in 1920. This leadership i
l. hc vviii was demonstrated through his many student activities and through life.
tliinkinc; where he attained eminence as chairman of the board of the largest bank in
g lunnztj the w0rld—the Bank of America.
A Horatio Alger might have patterned one of his fabulous characters after the
HWS? nl.; life and times of this distinguished Kentuckian.
we
  The Board of Directors of the University of Kentucky Alumni Association
niycysitvsl and thi? Board of TI‘USt€f:‘S of the University both have expressed_ through
mhlmtgl appreciative and heartfelt resolutions. the grief of the alumni body and the _
kd {Or   t0tz1l University family at the untimely passing of jesse \\`. Tapp.  
ng multi It is to be hoped that his life and his achievements will bc a motivating in- g
  fluence on this generation and on young Kentucky alumni of the future.  
   
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i—   sentative districts from which one director is elected  
  ‘ , ‘ each year to serve a three-year term. As over 5,0tN)  Z
·   ___° A A if alumni live in Fayette County, that district elects two  
`   ‘_     · directors each year for three-year tcrins. The eighth  
t E     _ y district in Kentucky is the at-large district which  
  A   Q     A  __ comprises the entire state and from which two di.  
jp           _ rectors are elected each year. Active alumni living jj,  
2 Qi ‘   3 _   in Kentucky elect, aiuuially. ten alumni to serve on the  
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