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The Kentucky Kernel

ON PAGE ONE
Enrollment Hits
Record High

ON PAGE SIX
N.I.A.C. Champs Return;
To Be Feted Tomorrow

UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY

VOLUME XXXVI

LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY,

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Student Celebration Appointments
By Board Of
Of Army Day Set
By Bill Spragens
Army Day will be celebrated

in
ceremonies next week at the University and in downtown observances in which students of the University will participate. Col. G. T.
MacKcnzie, professor of military
science and tactics and head of the
military department, announced.
The observances, to be held at 4
o'clock Friday afternoon at the
University and the following day
in the business district of Lexington, arc in accordance with proclamations issued by President Truman, Governor Simeon Willis and
Mayor R. Mack Oldham.
AH ROTC men, band members
will be excused from
and
classes for the University's program.
All ROTC Units Reviewed
April 6 is the date officially set
for the observance, but since many
ROTC students who will participate
in the University's review do not
attend Saturday classes, the review
has been set for Friday, April 5.
This is in response to directions
from the commanding general of
the Fifth Service Command, Fort
Hayes, Columbus, Ohio.
The celebration on the University
campus will take the form of a review of all campus ROTC units.
A brief address by Colonel
will follow the review. The
colonel's speech will be in honor
of veterans of the Frst and Second World Wars. A retreat formation will conclude the ceremony
which will be held in front of the
flagpols near the Administration
building. Veterans taking advanced
work with the ROTC will march
with their units in the review.
Display Of Equipment
From noon next Friday until 6:00
o'clock Saturday evening, April 6.
the local unit will place on display
in the Armory modern equipment
used by the Infantry and Signal
Corps. This will be on view to all
students and the public in general
according
to
The celebration,
Colonel MacKenzie. will "recognize
the great achievements of the wartime army" by honoring all veterans
of World War I and World Har II.

Vandenboscli
To Speak
Tuesday Night
'Small States
In World Politics,'

Speaker's Topic

Appointments
and other staff-schanges made at the monthly meet
ing of the University of Kentucky's
executive committee of the board of
trustees include 13 in the college of
Arts and Sciences, 17 in the College of Agriculture and Home Economics, and 10 in other departments
of the University.
Appointments in the College of
Arts and Sciences include G. L.
Tiller, instructor in the department
of mathematics and astronomy;
John L. Rezatto, instructor in voice;
Maona S. Eaves, librarian-secretar- y
In the department of library sciences; Ruth Theobald Young, instructor in library science; Harry C.
Lancaster,
instructor in physical
education; Joseph A. Bryant, instructor in English; J. C. Eaves, instructor in mathematics and astronsecomy; Barbara Shipp, part-tim- e
retary in the department of journalism, and Amp Frank Hicks, student
assistant in the department of
zoology.

Announced
Trustees
and Lawrence Miller was made fire
warden and lookout at the Robinson
Substation, in the College of Agri
culture and Home Economics.
Also In the College of Agriculture
and Home Economics James Maurice Drake, assistant county agent
club work.
was transferred to
and Henry Crosley Brown was ap
pointed field agent In club work.

Dr. Amry Vandenbosch, head of
the political science department, recently selected as the distinguished
professor of the year, will spetk at
Memorial hall Tuesday night at
8 o'clock. Dr. Vandenbosch's topic
will be "The Small States in World
Politics and Organization."
The speaker, with other members
of the political science department,
Linrirone Return
has been attending a meeting of
David R. Lincicone, instructor in
the American Academy of Political zoology,
returned from military
He has
Science, in Philadelphia.
of absence to resume his posibeen working in the field of interna- leave
University.
tional relations for a number of tion with the
Two resignaitons, Louise Wallace,
years, and served as a member of
librarian-secretar- y
in the departthe International Secretariat at the
ment of library science, and Con
San Francisco conference last year.
Goldberg, secretary
Dr. Vandenbosch has been on stance Simms
In the department of bacteriology,
leave with the State Department
acepted by the board from the
from time to time in the past. He were
college of Arts and Sciences.
is considered an authority on matJames E. Wright, Clyde M. Rich
ters concerning Southeast Asia.
All University students and oth ardson, and Estil Uoffsinger, were
ers who have Interest In the vital appointed to county agent positions
in the College of Agriculture and
field of foreign affairs are cordially invited to hear Dr. Vandenbosch. Home Economics, while Frances G.
White was appointed assistant home
demonstration agent In Christian
county.
In the department of ram labor
Josiah E. Anderson, William M.
Pryor, Eula Col lis. and William L.
Costel were made field agents.
Registration for parking space for
Christine Beasley was appointed
automobiles will be held in the of- stenographer in the department of
fice of the dean of men beginning farm labor, Roy Haynes Hunt was
Tuesday and continuing through
made assistant in radio and exhibits
April 10, T. T. Jones, University
men, announced Wednesday.
dean of
i
The registration fee will be one
dollar for students, and nothing for
faculty members.
Stickers will be issued at the time . Pat Burnett, arts and sciences
All veterans' organizations are enof registration, and these are to be
apwith the placed on
couraged to
the mirror or the door of junior from Lexington, has been
military department by taking part the glove compartment inside the pointed news editor of The Kernel.
in this celebration. University vet car. Dean Jones said. There is a She replaces Betty Tevis, arts and
erans arc urged and requested to Kentucky statute forbidding the
sciences senior from Richmond, who
be present and in uniform.
placing of stickers on the wind'
has accepted a position with Radio
Parade In Lexington
shield or windows of an autoino
Station WLAP.
At 7:00 o'clock Saturday, April 6, bile, he added.
a parade will start through the The campus will be divided into
Thomas R. Gregory, arts and scistreets of Lexington. Representa- zones, and each automobile will be ences junior from Danville, has
tives of local civic organizations anal assigned to a zone. Any driver
Kernel business
been appointed
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parking in the wrong zone will be manager.
He replaces Peggy Wat-kin- s,
subject to a fine. Dean Jones said.
who left school to be married.
In 1941, when the zoning was disOther appointments include Tom
continued, there was a fine of one
dollar for all violations of the rule, Duncan, arts and sciences Junior
Dean Jones said. Parking by a red from Louisville, assistant news edi
line, parking in the wrong zone, tor, and Hugh Collett, arts and sciand parking without registration ences junior from Majestic, Ky..
are considered violations of the rule, feature editor.
he said.
Each car will be assigned a zone
YOU at registration, and the zoning and
QUESTION:
WHAT DO
rules will be explained to the driver
THINK OF THE
Arranger-Compos- er
at that time, Jones added.
SYSTEM?
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Campus Registration
For Parking Space
Begins Tuesday

Bridge water, AAS,
freshman: "I liked it myself, but it
makes it sort of hard for those
entering school for the first time."
tarda Rice. A AS, freshman: "It
eliminated most of the confusion
and enabled new freshmen coming
in to get a better chance at regisLynn

tering."

Doris McCaoley, AS. junior: "I
think it's very good. I think it's
the best system they've found yet."
Wendell Demarens, AAS, junior:

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Program Features

Kernel News Editor

Lewis H. Horton

Phi Beta Sponsors

Mary

Scllards Leave
H. Grady Sel!ard3, field agent in
animal husbandry returned from
military leave and resumed his
former position at the University,
and William Charles McClure, and
George D. Cordcr. both county
agents have returned from military
service to the University.
D. W. Bruner, associate bacteriologist was promoted to virologist in
the experiment station.
Genevieve Gee, home demonstration agent In Jessamine county,
Henry A. Quisenberry,
associate
county agent in Jefferson county
from the College of Agriculture.
In other departments of the University, Margaret Bruce Cruise was
appointed assistant to the Dean of
Women, Ethel S. Rix was appointed
secretary in the office of the deaa
of the University, Adrian Bradshaw,
for the post office returned from military service and
was reinstated in his former position.
In the division of maintenance
and operations, Sally King Denny,
s,
clerk -- stenographer, Joanne R.
relief telephone operator and
typist, and Raymond Pelfrey, policemen were appointed.
Irby S. Jones was made superintendent of the botanical gardens.
Dr. Robert J. Griffin, physican in
the University health services resigned to enter private practice.
John Hennessey, senior account
clerk in the department of business
management and control, resigned and Edmund Smith, mail carrier
resigned.

Pat Burnett Named

"SOTHir

Retty Rose, commerce, junior:
"I liked it much better than the old
system. It gave us a chance of get
ting in the classes we wanted."

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Summer Workshops
Planned By UK
A series of summer workshops has
been planned by the College of
Education for presentation on the
campus during the summer quarter.
These workshops will deal with
problems of Kentucky's resources.
their development and use; the
Sloan experiment in applied economics which considers elements of
food, clothing, and shelter; the
canning and preservation of food
on the farm; planning and improving housing conditions In Kentucky;
the guidance and counseling of
youth; and other subjects to be announced later.

"I like it. It saves a lot of confusion."
Thomas Johnson, ag junior: "It's
a whole lot better than anything
else we've ever had. Saves a lot
of tune."
Matt Lair, commerce, sophomore:
"It's all right. It's a lot better than
The attention of all University
waiting."
veterans who served as officers is
Russell RirkrtU, commerce, fresh- called to the following announceman: "I think it's a good idea. Saves ment, released this week by Lt. Col.
lot of time after you come back." Thomas J. Quinn, local commander
utiuuu:
Casey Goman, AAS, junior ..j ioi me Keserve emicers
re- think it's a lot better than the old There will be a meeting oi au
ffice
for the P"rPse of
one, but wouldn't it help matters
a lo if they gave us those yellow reactivating the Lexington chapter
cards when they gave us the classl- - of the Reserve Officers' Associa
p.m.
fication cards, and then all we'd tion, Monday, April 1, at 7:45
go down the The meeting will be held in the
have to do would be to
commissioners' chamber at the city
line and get them stamped?"
hall.
Mary Jane Dorsey, AAS, senior:
saves a lot
"I like it. It certainly
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of time."
Clayton Roland, AAS, freshman:
"I think it's fine. It eliminates a
lot of unnecessary confusion."
There will be a compulsory meetDonald Orwin, AAS, junior: "I ing of all
at 5 p.m. Tuesthink it's fine. I wish we could have day in the Armory to practice for
done more of it."
the Army Day parade, Nancy TayTommy Gish, AAS, junior: "I lor, captain, announced. It is urg.
think we should go one step further ent that every
attend this
and pay fees before we leave, too." meeting, Miss Taylor said.

Reserve Officers
Asked To Meet

Compulsory
Meeting Tuesday
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In Sunday Recital

Tom Scott, noted American composer and arranger, will present a
recital at 4 p.m. Sunday in Memorial
hall. The recital will be under the
auspices of Phi Beta, honorary
music and dramatic fraternity for
women.
Mr. Scott is a former student of
the University but he finished his
education in New York. His activities here included men's glee club,
choristers, band, and orchestra. Mrs.
Scott, who majored in art. also was
graduated from the University.
A native Kentuckian, Mr. Scott
became interested in American folklore and made it the idiom for many
of his compositions. He has been an
arranger for Fred Waring for several years and for"1he last two years
has sung for an eastern radio station featuring folk songs.

FRIDAY, MARCH 29, 1946

Speech Meet
To Be Held
April 3- -5

The Kentucky

UK To Be Host
To High School

Speech Students
High school students who have
regional speech tournaments
in Murray, Henderson, Hodgenville,
Anchorage, Ludlow, Morehead, Lex
ington. Pikeville, Richmond, and
Pineville will participate in the an
nual Kentucky High School Speech
Festival to be held at the University
April 3 through April 5.
Of special interest this year will
be cash awards given to those stu
dents who finish first, second, and
third in the finals of the discussion
contest. They will receive $100. $60,
and $40 respectively from the Ken
tucky Education Association. The
prizes will be awarded by Harry S.
Schactcr of Louisville, representing
the Committee for Kentucky.
Another feature will be the championship debating contest to be held
April 5 in Memorial hall on the
University campus before the faculty and student body. Other final
events will take place in the morning and afternoon of April 5.
Other divisions in the festival will
be tournaments in oratorical declamation,
interpretative reading,
poetry
extemporaneous
reading,
speaking, and radio speaking.
The Regional Speech Tournament was held here at the University last week.
won

'Balkans In Sphere
Of Russian Influence,'

Says Dr. Sanders

Electrical Engineers
All electrical enginners interested in radio operation and experience may apply at the Unitop
versity Radio
Stations,
floor, McVey hall, for information concerning . classes and
working hours.

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Five Spring
Convos Slated

Sarah

Principal
Speaker

The University
of Kentucky's
Honors Day Convocation will be
held in Memorial hall. May 14. with
Sarah G. Blanding, recently elected
president of Vassar college, as principal speaker. Miss Blanding. a
graduate of the University of Kentucky, and former dean of women
at the University, served as president of the National Association of
Deans of Women and is present
dean of the Cornell University College of Home Economics. Her subject will be announced at a later

date.
Dr. H. L. Donovan, president of
the University, will preside at the
convocation and Dr. Leo M. Chamberlain, dean of the University, will
present the students to be honored.
According to Mrs. Sarah B.
Holmes, dean of women, the names
of those to be honored will not be
released before the convocation exercises. All students having a 23
standing will be recognized and all
who have received some signal or
academic honor.
Edward A. Bary, Bellevue, president of the student YMCA, will
speak on behalf of the students.
The invocation and benediction
will be given by Bart Peak, executive secretary of the YMCA. and
Mrs. Lcla Cullis will present an
organ prelude and postlude.

A Navy art exhibit, with paintings by six Navy combat artists,
will be held In the main ballroom of
8.
Lt.
the Phoenix hotel April
M. M. Rubin, officer in charge, announced yesterday. The free exhibit,
will be open from 10 a.m. until 9
p.m.
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Navy Art Exhibit
Will Be Held

The University radio station,
WBKY, has a number of openings on its studio orchestra and
is extending
an invitation to
orchestra, according
G. Sulzer. director of the studios.
Participation In the organization, which furnishes music for
a great number of WBKY programs, offers the musician experience in professional-styl- e
musical presentation.
The orchestra practices and
records at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday and Friday at the studios
located on the top floor of

House of Repre-

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Radio Orchestra
Has Openings

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At 3 p.m. yesterday 4.073 students
had enrolled for the spring quarter.
This exceeds the prewar record by

sentatives last week gave Dr. Her- 268.
man Lee Donovan, president of the The 4.0OOth student enrolled for
the spring quarter at 10:45 yesterJ
University, and the board of trustees day
morning.
He was Ben Rana vote of complete confidence.
dolph Damron, agriculture frhmrm
?
'
I The House adopted on voice vote from Stanford. With three more
1
a resolution expressing confidence days left for registration, Mu
in the University administration Maple Moo res, assistant registrar,
predicted yesterday that enrollment
following receipt of a report from a would
reach at least 4.150 and perspecial committee which investi- haps would go beyond that figure.
gated charges leveled against the
The prewar record enrollment or
3,805 in the fall quarter of 1939 alinstitution.
ready has been passed, and predic"Greatest Confidence" Expressed
tions at the registrar's office are
Rep. Roy Arnold. Danville, chaira
record will b:
man of the committee, said it had that
established this quarter.
the "greatest confidence" in Doctor
The wartime low for student, en
Donovan. The inquiry came as a
I
result of the circulation of letters rollment was hit in spring, 1944.
by four University students, making when only 1,291 students registercharges
Dr. II. L. Donovan
against the University ed.
set-uIn the first semester of 1941-4the figure dropped to 3,733. Thn
Rep. E. F. Prichard of Paris Introduced a resolution suggesting that the war came along and it went
students and faculty dissatisfied down to 2.895. From that time until
with the present administration V- -J Day the drop, continued.
In the fall quarter of 1912. tn?
"promptly disassociate themselves"
from the school and "seek benefits enrollment of men dropped to 1.5.V7.
In the winter quarter it was 1.407.
Five convocations will be held of higher education elsewhere."
and in the spring it was 648. In the
during the spring quarter. Leo M.
Endorse President's Position
fall of 1943, only 416 men enrolled,
Chamberlain, dean of the UniverThe resolution continued. Dr.
sity and Registrar announced Wed- Donovan and the trustees, "have and in the winter 313 men signed.
The wartime low was 280 men in the
nesday.
sustained a dignified and tolerant
The first convocation will be Fri- attitude toward their attackers." spring quarter of 1944.
Although no figures for the sprtn?
day at 11 a.m. The program will Endorsing the position taken by the
quarter or for any quarter this year
consist of the finals of the annual president, the resolution concluded
Kentucky
High
School
Debate with the suggestion to dissatisfied were available at the registrar's
office, the shortage of men obviousLeague. The debates this year deal students and faculty to leave.
ly had disappeared.
compulsory miliwith peace-tim- e
past five years have been
The
The latest figures on last quartary training.
"crucial ones at the University."
ter's enrollment, although not exNew officers of the Student Gov- - the group said, and that it found act,
disclose that, the male enrolleminent Association will be inducted some dissension and discord among ment is larger
at the second convocation at 11 a.m. the faculty members and student fast change in than the female. The
manwoman ratio can
on April 25. Mr. H. Fred Wlllkie body, which had its origin in the
preceding Donovan's. be attributed to the large number
administration
will speak at the convocation.
of veterans that have entered the
Harmony Cited
Miss Sarah G. Blanding. former
University: there are approximateUniversity dean of women and the
With a student body of 3300 and ly 1,400
new president of Vassar College will a faculty of more than 800 memAccording to Sarah B. Holmes
speak at the Honors, Day convoca- bers, the committee said, "it is not
dean of women, the girl's residpwe
tion on May 14.
expected that everyone would be of units are filled to capacity, "hous'nna minrt anrt pntirplv harmnnifttw " ing 628 students. Turnover
Baccalaureate
services will be
in resiExpressing the belief that the let- dence women this quarter was
held Sunday. June 2. and comat a
mencement will be Friday. June 7. ter "has been a useful effect, and minimum
and was believed to
Speakers for these programs are to that the University will work more number approximately 50.
diligently to apply themselves in
be announced.
The men's dorms are now housharmonizing that which is out of ing 400 men. 25 over
the normal
accord." the committee cited har- capacity of the building,
accord!
mony between Donovan and the to
Dean of Men T. T. Jones. At
G. Blanding
ability to work with present
trustees and his
only 88 of the prefabricated
students and faculty.
To Be
houses have been completed and
occupied by
and thrir
Honors Day
families, but 21 additional hoaxes
2,200
"

3.

There will be a compulsory meet
ing of Theta Sigma Phi members
at 3 p.m. Monday, Mary Jane Dorsey. president, said today. A member will be chosen to present Chi
chapter at the organization's first
national convention in four years,
to be held in Chicago this summer.

Men Outnumber
Women Students

Administration Given Vote
Of Confidence By House

Musical Numbers

To Meet Monday

21

University Student Registration Peaks
Previous Record As 4,079 Are Enrolled

"The Balkans are definitely within the sphere of Russian influence
and those governments now in
Compositions of Louis Henry Hor power in Albania. Bulgaria, and
ton, faculty member of the Depart Yugoslavia are much more friendly
ment of Music of the University of to Russia than to any other power,"
says Dr. Irwin T. Sanders, head of
Kentucky, will be a part of the pro the University of Kentucky Sociolgram of the Kentucky Federation of ogy department, who returned this
Music Clubs which meets in Louis month after serving with the State
Department as an agriculture atville. April
tache in the Balkans for a year.
Two anthems and two piano solos
Dr. Sanders found that among
will be heard in the program of the communists who have the important positions in these governTuesday afternoon.
ments there is a tendency to feaThe anthems are "Praise the ture democracy bs they understand
Lord" which has been published for lt. Their conception differs con
some time, and "Ancient of Days' siderably from the American interwhich was recently accepted for pretation of democracy. Because
publication. They will be sung by their government acts In the name
the mixed chorus of Louisville Uni- of the people and claims to express
versity directed by Prof. Claude M. the popular will, the government
considers itself democratic, he said.
Aim and.
However, the food situation is
The piano solos, a sonatina and a more important than any other. Dr.
setting of a fiddler's tune, will be Sanders found. In fact, throughout
played by Miss Kathryn Mellen-bruc- h, the Balkans
and other parts of Eua student in University high rope the food situation is deadly
school. She is the daughter of Prof. serious and the urban populations
Carl L. Mellenbruch of the Univer- are finding acute shortages. "The
sity's Department of Psychology, American public should realize that
and is a pupil of Mrs. Era Wilder the talk of food shortages is very
Peniston of the Department of real and will continue to be so until
Music.
the next harvest In July," Dr. Sanders asserted.

Theta Sigs Asked

NUMBER

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These nine seniors were Initiated by Omicron Delta Kappa, honorary
fraternity, for leadership in f've ''elds of campus activity. From left
to right, John Harrison, Ed Btj, Jack Banahan, Jim Couty, Kichard
LeGrande, James D. StClair, Staly Adams,' John Hopkins and Selby
Hurst.

The combat artists were commissioned by the Navy to paint the
war as they saw it. The pictures
have been widely distributed in
national magazines and were well
received, Lt. Rubin said.

The exhibit has just been returned from showing in New York and
Boston, and it will be placed In a
museum after the current tour, he
said.

Veterans

Enroll, Boosting

will be ready for occupancy today,
with the promise of another 21 pvai-abnext Friday. Dean Jones sta'ed.
Bids for the construction of the
new mens dromitory. which Is to
complete the quadrangle of mn's
dorms at Rose and Washington
streets, will be accepted on and
after April 1, according to E. B.
Farris. head of the department of
maintenance and operations. It Li
bei'eved thta the building will be
completed and ready for occupant7
by the spring of 1047.
le

Spring Registration

An estimate by Dr. Lyle K. Henry,
assistant personnel director, indicates at least 2.200 veterans have
registered for the spring quarter at
the University. Dr. Henry based his
estimate of veterans at the University on the number of book orders
which he has issued. He said 959
new veterans had applied for their
books under the GI Bill of RighU
and 1.003 veterans which were hers - r
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last quarter have also turned in
their book orders. He believed t're Guignol TO'OUtS
tt thrM innHrH
vara frrtm
All University students intermere of tha lat'er group who had
ested in trying out for the next
not yet applied for their books.
Guignol play should be in the
The order of the day for the new
little theater at 2:30
vets is being in the right place at
Sunday.
the right time, sweating out the
Mr. Wallace Brigg-- ,. Gui.;n"l
bookstore line, and becoming oriendirector, urges students to try
in general with the University.
tated
out for parts in forthcoming
stuSome of them are
plays.
dents of the University, however,
and are finding little difficulty in
slipping back into the old routine.
The new veterans will have their
first opportunity to attend a meeting of the University Veterans club
next Monday night at seven o'clock
in the Student Union building. Some
500 of them joined the club during
registration period which boosted
the membership up near the 1,000
Veterans' rhib . . . will meet at 7
mark.
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Kampus
Kernels

p m. Monday in hc T'uon building.
Phalanx . . . will niett at Dx'i
Tuesday. For meeting place inquire
All veterans attending the Uni- at the YMCA offic
versity under Public Law 16 are Pitkin club . . . will meet ?t r-- n
urgi-to attend a special meeting Wednesday at Maxwell Street
church.
Wednesday in Memorial hall at 4
p.m.. Dr. L. K. Henry, of the per- I'pperrlasa Y . . . will meet at 7
sonnel office announced Thursday. p.m. Tuesday in the Y loung".
TheU Sigma Phi . . . will meet at
Dr. A. R. Crawford, veterans administrator, will speak at the meet- 3 p.m. Monday in The Kernel
ing. It is very urgent that all vet- room.
Mortar Board . . . will meet at 5 p m.
erans attend. Dr. Henry said.
today in room 205 of the Union
building.
Kappa Kappa Gauuna
house for all men on campus from
3.30 to 5:30 p.m. tomorrow.
All Kernel reporters will meet
Kappa Alpha Theta . . . open hon-at 4 pjn. Monday in the Kerfor Kappa Sigma fraternity from
nel news room, McVey halL
4:30 to 5:30 p.m. tomorrow.
Any students interested in
B.S.I". . . . Noah s ark party, at 7 p.m.
working on the Kernel repor-tori- al
Saturday, card room. Union buildup.
staff may attend this
Musicale . . . Tom Scott, 4 p.m. Sunmeeting.
day, Memorial hall.

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Toe'Hold On The Top
The loudest cheers for the Wildcat quintet
ih:it rallied away the National Invitational title
liad died by the time they returned to Lexington. The reception they deserved was impossible
localise students were spring vacationing. But
just because there were no welcoming committees and bands playing did not mean that they
were not the lest ball team going in the estimation of the University student body.
Students are so happy over having the best
in something that the campus has almost visibly
swelhd with pride. It is good to excel. Good
for th.n much talked of morale, or a better term,
school spirit! Supporters in the slate can boast
to their associates about their old "alma mammies" ball club and they will be interested in
oilier activities at UK.
1'ei haps it was purely link that tipped Beard's
winning free throw into the basket and beat
Rhode Inland, but the Wildcats had played winning basketball all season and deserved a break.
It was one of those
thrillers that stand the fans on their ears.
And mavlie one team's brand of ball didn't greatly outclass the other's. That is incidental.
The important thing is that Kentucky is on
the map. Winning basketball teams from the
South are an expected thing now rather than an
exception, thanks to the Wildcats, and those few
os have leen worth a million dollars to the
University's standing in the country. UK is
no longer the underdog when they pull into
Madison Square Garden to play a game. They're
JVdolph Rupp's men and they break scoring
It has taken years of hard work to build
this reputation, but it has paid off at last.
And where Kentucky can go in basketball it
can go in other things. Time was when our basic tball rating might have been low. No longer!
The underdog in education, and scholastic
Standing can also take honors. Our team has
on the top; now we have to
given us a
pull the rest of the University up to that level.
To the Wildcats congratulations, and thanks
for the boost! We're still cheering.

hoods, thus making it impossible, with the ever- increasing enrollment of our colleges, to include
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all desirable men in the organizations.
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believers have
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additional chapters enough to take care of those
who are being left out. The students' desire to

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relations are be- more and more strained In
international circles this week, due
the failure of the two countries
to reach an amicable settlement of
their difficulties over Russia occupa- tion of Iran.
Early in the week the UNO made
public its decision to discuss the
friction, and began a series of conferences with representatives from
everv nation present.
However,
when the time came for the Iranian
delegates to oresent his case, Rus- sia's Andre Gromyko stated that if
the representatives from his es- trfneed neighboring country was
allowed t0 Slt n on tne meeting he,
as the Soviet Unions spokesman
would be forced to leave.
threat was held by some to
be an ideal one. Byrnes of our own
state department dismissed it with
a casual word. The casual word
was thrown back at him today
when he insisted, as he should in
with the charter of the
organization, that the representa- tives of the other belligerent coun- Russo-Irania-

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join the organizations is proof enough to warrant the establishment of more and lietter fraternity chapters.
Another argument concerns the returning veteran. Many agitators have stated that fraternities are not accepting veterans. Others express
Mrs. Dorothy Evans, University itself must make the plans, Mrs.
the belief that the veteran looks upon the fraternities as childish