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No. 78

16 Schools To Participate

In Drama Festival Today
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the Gtu'gnol Theatre today and tended Programs and the Division and dramatics at Western State
tomorrow, .according to Tack ' Dramatic Arts, Department of College.
pi. josepn I reparaiory nign
I'auli, a UK graduate who is ciiiimi.
Judges for the festival are Wal- - School from Bardstown was the
managing the festival.
lace Briggs, director of the Quignol winner last year.
Sixteen high schools will be represented at the festival. Each will
play lasting a
present a cue-amaximum i.t 30 minutes.
The schools are divided into
three classes based on the size of
the school.
In the class A division, Lafayette
Senior. Waener, Holmes, Bowling Green, Hall, and Daviess Coun- ty high schools will be represented,
High schools scheduled in the
class B division are Versailles,
County. Trimble County,
Harlan. Rowan County, and St.
Joseph Preparatory.
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Scholarship
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now accrptinic applications for its
annual $100 Mholarship. Any undergraduate woman is eligible for
the award. Applications must be
made at the Dean of Women's
Office by March 15.

UK Prof Hits Herald
The Lexington Herald's refusal
to publish two letters to the editor
concerning racial integration in
public dining places was hit by a
tjk political science professor
y0sterday.
Dj. WiIliam Q Reichert. a mem- bcr of the CommUtee a'n Racial
Fnnniitv icnnv) said that two
Lexington citizens had letters returned from the Herald marked:
"Might intensify racial or religious
discord."
Dr. Reichert said the Herald had
published letters before expressing
negative opinion
a slanted and
concerning integration.
He said the paper was trying to
mislead the public by presenting
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Herman Phelps, managing editor
of the Herald, explained the paper's
policy on publishing such letters
last night. He said:
"We refused to publish these
ters because we felt that they
miht have a tendency to intensify
racial discord."
The two letters were from Lex
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Winning Team
Tex Fitzgerald, left, junior from Lexington, and Deno Curtis,
sophomore in the College of Arts and Sciences, hold the trophies
Uiey won by defeating Southern Illinois University in the Notre
Dame National Invitational Debate Tournament.

Professors, Students Change
Roles For SUB Topics Skits
Professors asked their classes for
reminders of the day's lesson, while
students flirted with their instruc- tors in a satirical review at the
SUB Monday afternoon.
The program featured students
portraying their Instructors, and
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Phil Cox was master of cere- and began the program by
nlivlnr lh nart aw Ttr. I'la.rk " an
hours on
Doren who had
Saturday from
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picking up papers she aroppea at

2 Seniors Awarded
Wilson Study Grants
Judy Schrim and William Dupps,
According to Miss Schrim, the
Sciences seniors, committee was composed of pro-haboth Arts and
been awarded Woodrow Wil- - feasors representing UK, Vander-so- n
bilt, Tulane, and Millsap. Dr.
Fellowships.
Each of the winners will receive Enno F Kraehe, associate profes- $1,500 plus full cobts of a year's, sot of history, represented CK on
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graduate tuition at any university the committee.
Miss Schrim said the commit
or collere in the United States or
tee asked her general questions
Canada.
Miss Schrim. who is majoring In and also questions about her major
Russian, plans to attend Radcliff field
"What would happen if you got
to continue studying in this field
and to do a regional ktudy of the married?" This question, she said.
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Soviet Union.
Candidates for the fellowships
are nominated by faculty mem- bers at the university or college
they attend.
The nominees must submit ap- plications to be turned in to a
regional committee. It selects can- dictates to appear for interviews.
Dupps and Miss Schrim. along
with other applicants from UK
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probably asked to find out
about the candidates' plans for the
future.
who has a 3.8
Miss Schrim.
standing, said she did not know
that she had won until she read
about it in the paper last week. She
was notified Monday by the Wood
row Wilson Foundation that she
had been awarded the fellowship,
William Dupps, the other I K
winner, was unavailable for
ment jesterday.
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Social Committee,

Room

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SI B Topics, Room 204, 4 p.m.
ROTC Company A, Room 206,
5 p.m.
Jam Session, Ballroom, 2 p.m.

Dames Club,

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Music

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Political Science Club Music
Room, 3 p.m.

Supervised Chess Games,
cial Room, 4 p.m.

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every sound. Miss R. V. Gushy,
Lucy House, stressed the impor- tance o f attending basketball
games during the entire class
period.
Mildred Borchevsky acted as Dr.
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As he hurriedly left the confer- ence, he admitted, "I really plan
to read it tonight."
Dr. Frank Kodman and Dr. Her- bert Sorenson both expressed their
approval of such a program and
felt it should be done more often.
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The two teachers posed as an thought it was "hilarious and
instructor and student in a con- - would be a great tradition to
ference. The student, who had a have."
very low reading comprehension,
"This type of program is certainly
was questioned about a lengthy helpful in promoting better stu- relationships. There
bibliography.
following are some of the should be more of these informal
The
platitudes the student used to ex- - exchanges of ideas between the
plain the books:
students and teachers," said Miss
"I would recommend the book to Mackie Rasdall, director of the
anyone taking the course." "The Student Union,
Other students assisting with the
chapters were quite long and de- dent-teach-

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tailed, but they opened up a new skits with impromptu questions
outlook to me." "I plan to have it were Betty Carpenter, Louise Rose,
Gloria Paul and Pat JarvU.
in my personal library."

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the Sl'R .'Music Room in which students portrayed their
inoftssurs and two instructor imitated students. Judy

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conference. Lucy lloue, light, por

Gushy who emphasized the importance
attending basketball games. Si lt Topics
students
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torority. Several of (he girls are shown in various "natural" poses.
Recognize any? No, the boj diving; into the dish-pa- n
is not a mem
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Decorate Kappas9 Dining Room

Dames Club
The UK Dames Club meeting,
ranrelled last Wedaesday, is
for 7:30 p.m. today la
the Sl'B Maslc Room.

Boyfriends hold a special position in some of the illdstrations. In one,
a Kappa is seen leading a small dog, which has a male human head, on
Know what your mannerisms or particular idiosyncrasies are? The
house members of the Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority are faced with a leash.
One of the cooks Is pictured with a menacing look on her face, hold- theirs everyday.
ing a meat cleaver. The adjoining verse explains that, "Cleaver in
Characteristically painted figures, four to five and a half feet In hand and potatoes, too; Carrie will never tell what's in the stew."
size, accompanied by short, personal poems, adorn the basement wall
fan, so her particular verse
The other cook is a great horse-racin- g
of the Kappas' dining room.
suitably states. "Win, place or show, the horse and bookies Sara will
The figures, drawn and painted by Jane Leslie Ross, junior English know!"
major, depict the 22 girls living in the house, the housemother, the two According to one of the Kappas, if Sara happens to dream about one
cooks, and the two houseboys.
of the girls, she may take the girl's initials and somehow use them an
Descriptive verses such as, "Jenny has a little car, and it is painted a basis for placing her bets.
red, and everywhere Jenny goes, the cops pick up the dead," were
The houseboys are not excluded either. One of them is on UK's
written and added to the figures by Betty Cornish and Kay Broker.
swimming team, so the poem connected with his illustration appropriNone of the figures are under four feet, and many of them are ately goes like this. "Little boy Tom what does he do? Splashes in the
approximately life size.
pool and the dish-pu- n
too."
The Kappas are presently living in the Lydia Brown House while
Other drawings show the girls with hair in rurlers. eating favorite
thfir regular house on Maxwell Street is bring remodeled.
foods, wearing such things as monogram blouses, engagement riivs,
The idea for the sketches originated as a means ' to color or pep up" levis, or imitate other distinguishing trademarks of theirs.
their temporary quarters, according to Jane Leslie.
There is even an illustration of a small green dragon, which supPermission to do the sketches was given by Dean of Women Doris posedly represents the "spirit of Aunt Lydia." After all, what house is
By CIIRISTA FINLEY

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girl who is known for her somewhat zealous use of the
phone is personified by a figure talking over not one or. two but
thrse different phones at the same time.
Kappas is typified by a girl wearing
One of the athleticly-incline- d
btimudas, carrying a hockey stick and volley ball.

Kentuckian Tickets

CASH AND CARRY

Tickets to the Kentuckian
Dance may be purchased this
week at the SUB ticket office,
or from any member of the
staff or Sigma Delta
Chi. national journalism

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the semester, each girl will remove her own illustration with soap and water. The figures were painted with tempera

and water colors.
Each figure and accompanying poem portrays the particular dress
habits, favorite pastimes, likes and dislikes, hobbie, or distinctive
phjsical features or appearances of the person they symbolize.
For example, one of the girls, who has had a great deal of bad luck
this winter as far as colds and infirmaries are concerned, is represented
by a figure in a nurse's uniform, carrying a large bottle of pills.
The. verse which goes with this figure appropriately says, "A pill- , and if she isn t careful, she 11 soon go to
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own the ba-imaterial that needs
to be mae'e vailabl'1," lie writes.
"Policies made on the use of
microforms should be made after
consultation with bibliographers,
School.
In the article, Dr. Thompson dis- microfacsimile producers, and pubcusses the use of niicrofacsimile lishers.
"Common sense should be the
lrom the technical, economic, and
most important ingredient in mak
ulection viewpoints.
"The librarians hold the ulti- ing microfilm decision s," Dr.
mate key to the development of Thompson states.
the microfacsimile as a library re- (liDr. Lawrence 5. Thomp.-o::- .
lt ('.or of .University LiLrari,s, has
i'n article, "Microlilm ns Library
H sources," in the current issue of
'Library Trends," published by
the. University of Illinois Library

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The deadline for entering the
Air Science Department contest to
find, a new AFROTC marching

tong is Wednesday, March 30.
AU UK students are eligible to
tntur the contest. Entries should
te taken to Dr. Kenneth Wright,
Room 29. Music Department, Fine
Building.
The winner will receive a $50

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'Civil Engineers Elect

SdiimpciVr Ivrciflcnt

'ACCENT EST
FRANCAIS . . .

Charles SchimpHer was elected
president of the UK student chapter of the American Society of
Civil Engineers In a meeting
yesterday.
Schimpeler Is a senior from
Pewee Valley.
Other officers are Terry
Versailles, vice president;
Ben Monarch, Hardinsburg, secretary; and Fred Schuette, Henderson, treasurer.
Mc-Kiern-

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Live outdoors in the sun, toss cares into the sea,

YMCA

Seminar

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Wednesday nns rtren made the
deadline for signing up for the
YMCA seminar to Washington,
D.C. March
Students wishing to attend the
seminar may sign up in the t'K
YMCA executive director's office
in the SI B.
Cost ot i!ie trip is S3j, which
ir.f!'jl,s roundtri;) Su3 fares &'id
must be
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HOW? WHERE? WHEN?
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that didnt get smoked

Panic Pipe
pipe being held by Bill Neikirk, senior in Arts and
This
Sciences, is becoming more popular In the nation's colleges. It Is
recommended for students mho are not "swingers" and need to
release their frustrations by smoking the pipe.
two-head-

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AIR FRANCE, 663 Fifth Avenue,

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Club Leaders

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Club leaders and county instructor, will conduct the speech
jiMnts from 15 surrounding coun- contest Judging session in Donoties will meet at the University van Hall.
Saturday. March 12, for training
Training In judging demonstraevs:ons.
tions will be headed by Edith Lacy.
Club Extension Program field
program
G. J. McKenney,
agent, and E. E. Fish, field aRcnt in
district field agent, said particiClub work. This session will
pants will receive training in judgmeet in Donovan Hall.
ing speech, demonstration,
and
Jacqueline Kleponis, director of
talent contests.
WBKY's Theatre of the Air, will
The meeting will convene at 10 head the talent contest training
a.m. in Donovan Hall, and the club session. She will be assisted by
member and agents will then meet Molly Mylor, sophomore radio arts
in cne of these three sessions.
major.
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w'll provide
. t..e ir.;iiiig sessions. be held In Williamstown,
Friday,
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To Show Silent Films

The Department of English will cinema in the bulletin of the Mu-se- u
of Modern Art.
a series of three silent
The concluding film, "A Fool
films at 7:30 p.m. Thursday in
Memorial Hall, according to Dr. There Was," made In 1914, was
Ma.-Ellen Rickey, UK English directed by Frank Powell, who had
acted under Griffith's direction.
pi o.' .'si r.
"A Fool There Was" gave the
"A Corner In Wheat," "The New
word "vamp" to the English lanYcrk Hat." and "A Fool There
Was" will comprise the program. guage, the Museum of Modern
Martins the program will be MA Art Bulletin states in describing
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In Wheat." It wan directed its star Thcda Bara.
The films are part of a series
by I). W. Griffith, noted for the
wliiih will continue throughout the
ability to make hi? characters resemble people in real life. The film semester. "Son of the Sheik" will
was made in 1909 and completed be shown April 26, and another
is scheduled in May. There will be
in 10 days.
Director Griffith is well known no admission charge.
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Train Robbery," the first feature-I- t
nth movie, and "Birth of a Na- Political Science Club
tion." made in 1915.
Dr. Malcolm Jewell, political
The HTond film. "The New York science professor. Hill speak at
Hut." made in 1912, is another the Political Science meeting at
Cr.Jlith film. It stars Mary Pick-lor- d 3 p.m. today in Koom 205 of the
and Lionel Barrymore. who SI B. He will speak on "The Dilater appealed in talking movies.
lemma of Liberal Democrats in
This film Is described as one of Congress.
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Published lour timet
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SIX DOLLARS A SCHOOL, YEAR

Bob Andehsow, Managing Editor

Bill Neikirx,

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Paul Zimmerman and Carols Martin,

Anas Aim,

Perrt

Society Editor

Stewart IIedceh, Sports Editor
Assistant Managing Editors

Dick Ware and John Mitchell, Photographers
Dykes, Advertising Managers
Ashley, Business Manager
Beverly Cardwell, Circulation
Bob Herndon, Hank Chapman, and Skip Taylor, Cartwnists

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Mereda Davis, Sews Editor

WEDNESDAY'S NEWS STAFF
Bex Bailey, Associate

UK Centers

A Need For Caution
Earlier this semester, a group of
Somerset citizens petitioned for the
University to consider seriously an
center there as it lias done
in other parts of Kentucky. The plea
was based on the assumption that a
new UK center would increase the
educational quality in that area.
UK already has centers at Covingoff-camp-

ton, Henderson, Ashland, and Fort
Knox and will open a new one in
Harlan County next September.
On the surface, the establishment
of centers seemingly will benefit the
University and the area they serve;
it has an immediate public relations
theme of the University going to the
students and handing them an education rather than their having to come
to Lexington.
Although we are not adverse to
either going to the students to aid
them in acquisition of an education
or improving education in the more
uncultured parts of Kentucky, the
sudden springing up of a multitude
of UK centers has an ominous tone.
Aren't we making ourselves susceptible to educational mediocrity by
the hasty establishment of centers
which do not have either the facilities
or the extensive curriculum the University campus has? Isn't the University lowering its own quality of
education by willingly accepting any
bid for an
center?
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Without casting any disrespectful
reflection on UK's present centers, we
question whether they are really preparing students for advanced college
work adequately. We also wonder if
the same type of instruction could not
be obtained in a comprehensive UK
correspondence course.
Rather than sprinkle a number of
centers ' over the state,.
Florida recently announced that it
was building four state colleges, and
all of them will be subsidiaries of the
University of Florida. The diversity of
instruction at each of the colleges
would naturally be more effective
than at a semicollegiate center where
students only are offered a skelton of
off-camp-

courses.

The constructing of more
centers is also dubious from a
financial standpoint. Will the state
be willing to support these centers as
much as it would be willing to support several state colleges under the
aegis of the University? If it is not
willing, then we can expect nothing
but a decline in the educational
quality of
centers.
We merely ask the University not
to be too gullible and overly optimistic about setting up centers in
state towns. The petitions of citizens
are not to be feared nearly as much
as the descent to mediocrity.
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On Financing Schools
An influential voice has been added
to those who are skeptical of possible
massive infusions of federal money

signs that educators or political leaders on the state or local level feel
the sense of urgency about the educa-

into public education. Dr. James H.
Conant has written his second book
about American education in as many
years. Entitled "The Child, the Parent and the State," it deals with the
philosophy of American education.
The public schools nationwide, Dr.
Conant says, need eight billion dollars a year more money than they
have now. lie sees no prospect under
present state and local tax laws find
policies with their primary reliance
on the property tax as the source of
school revenue that anywhere near
this amount can be raised. The alternatives, he believes, are basic changes
in state tax laws or policies or large
doses of federal aid.
If the federal government does have
to step in, Dr. Conant has forel Rulings alxnit the consequences. The inevitable result, he believes, would be
that the federal government would
assume a greater supervisory function over the curriculum of the
schools, that the "educational committees of the House and Senate
would have every reason to examine
into details of curricula and schoul
organization."
Unfortunately, Dr. Conant sees few

tional situation that present conditions warrant. Two years of almost
constant research, including travel to
schools all over the country, have
convinced him that as a people "we
are not worried enough about the
failure and alout areas of action
where we could do more to insure
our meeting Soviet competition."
Dr. Conant deplores public apathy
toward education, but he also fears the
prospect of federal control. His fears
are shared by many of those with a
deep and abiding interest in free
education.
Ironically, those who block basic
tax reforms, and increased state aid
to public schools, are the very persons who would scream the loudest
if the era of federal intervention
should arrive. Des Moines lletiister.

To The Editor:
I have read with considerable interest the lead editorial in Friday
morning's Kernel entitled "Senior
Figureheads."
It is understandable that you would
wonder why a college class, having
been together for four years, would
wait until the spring of its senior year
to elect officers; however, usually
there is an answer to such questions
if one would take the trouble to find
why."
Prior to World War II, the University classes were of such a size that
there was closer unity between freshmen, sophomores, juniors, and seniors
in all of the colleges, and class officers
were elected at the beginning of each
school year by the total memlcrship
of each class. Class officers then
represented each class in the Student
Coverninent Association.
Following the close of World War
II there was a great influx of students
to the University and it was almost
impossible for class memlcrs in one
college to know their classmates in the
out

other colleges, therefore, class elections from the total class mcmlxTship
was abandoned and the Student Council, or as it is known now, the Student
Congress, held its own elections with
representatives lcing chosen from the
various colleges.
This posed quite a problem for the
Alumni Association because it was
necessary for us to have contacts in
each class and college for the purpose

of personalizing notices concerning
class reunions.
Thereupon, we conceived the idea
of requesting the dean of each college
to call a meeting of his senior class in
the spring of each year, for the purpose of electing permanent class officers and to give the Alumni Association an opportunity to outline its program to the upcoming alumni.
This has been done since Woild
War II, and while it may not be the
most adequate method, it was our
immediate solution to a problem
which multiplies annually with the increasing number of graduating students.

Hutn C

King
Director of Alumni Affairs

University Soapbox

Importance Of Athletics
By GEORGE SMITH

(The views expressed herein arc those
of the author and not necessarily the
Kernels. )
Recently the Reader's Forum section
of the Kernel has been deluged with the
pedagoguery of Richard Waitman.
Mr. Waitman is the man who said
that a person of intellect would not
stand in the middle of a football field
with 2,500 pounds of "dolts charging
toward him."
One must assume that this person
claims the possession of intellect.
Following Mr. Waitman's premise, it
is further concluded that a man of intellect would not hae stood in the mud
of a foxhole on a cold, rainy night in
Korea with 2,500 screaming Chinese
Communists charging up the hillside.
If this conclusion is valid, obviously
e
no man of intellect has ever stood
organized or unorganized adany
vancing mass of humanity for any reason
whatsoever in the course of history.
If this synthesis is plausible, then
we as representatives of democracy don't
owe a whole helluva lot to the quality
of intellect, do we, Richard?
From the climatic pages of Mr. Wait-manfavorite literary reference evolves
the following definition:
A university "is an institution organized for teaching and study in the higher
branches of learning."
A supplementary and more concise
edition of that author's work, nanfely,
Webster's Sew International Dictionary,
adds to this by stating that a university
is "empowered to confer degrees in
special departments, as theology, law,
medicine and the arts."
This seems rather antiquated. How
are courses such as engineering, chemistry, commerce, etc. classified? As the
arts?
This source also states that "in the
United States a university typically
comprises a college and one or more
graduate or professional schools; (ah,
here we go) hut the term is .sometimes
loosely used."
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The chief protagonist of Mr. Wait-man- 's
statements, Miss Joyce Jansen,
grievously erred last week in th.tt she
digressed from his main question in
point; that of the value of athletic contributions to the Univeisity. (Tsk, tsk
Miss Jansen).
Indubitably, Miss Jansen, proposals
such as school spirit, prestige, and such
are ideals which would rasp the frustrated edge of one of stub tender sensibility. This would be cHoit wasted.
Wh.it, then, does any organization,
athletic, fraternal, or scholastic actually
contribute to an organization such as
a university? Ry.the supposed standards
recently implied, they would not seem
to contribute a damned thing.
is
The University
an institution
founded upon ideals, suppoited by the
accrued fees of 7,000 students and a
state budget, and designed to blither
and promote the technological, cultural,
moral, and social status of each of those

7,000 individuals.
The existing organizations of any
category in this University are designed
to sustain this purpose.
Richard, the portals and walls of this
(or any) University will not rise or fall
v.;!i the failings, frustrations, or prejudices of you or me.
The University, theoretically, gains
nothing from us. It wasn't intended to.
We are the. ones who accrue the lcncfits
and the intensity and amount of these
depends solely on us.
It has Ih'cii theorized that one of the
purposes of athletics is to promote and
sustain the physical and mental health
of the individual.
If you are lewildered to the integral
value of such a precept, 1 suggest you
confer with any reputable physician.
Not King ago, the president of the
United States seemed to believe that
athletic participation of some type would
lu'iiefit the populace.
Surely this opinion had some vah'dity,
didn't it, Richard?

Ktiocl CarUva By

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Tylor

* THE KENTUCKY KERNEL, Wednesday, Marth5ff)C0- -5

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John Hunt Morgan Was Here

Book On Gettysburg
Answers Many Questions

...

The Bold Cavalier'
John Hunt Morgan and his
2nd Kentucky Cavalry Raiders
rode into the Civil War In September 1861. Within a few months
they attained almost legendary
fame.
"The Dold Cavaliers" by Dee
Alexander Brown (J.B. Llpplncott
and Co., $6, 353 pages) is the
Ftory of Morgan's Raiders in action from their first skirmish at
Bhiloh to their last formation to
escort Jefferson Davis on his flight
from Richmond in 1865.
The Haiders, who railed themselves the "Alligator Horses," were
heroes in the Confederacy, but
outlaws In the North as they
raided, broke nut of prison, and
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