Conformity Said To Motivate UK Smokers
By LINDA IIOCKENSMITII
Samuel Johnson wrote 186 years ago, "Smoking has
gone out." Little did he know. Someone evidently rekindled it!
Smoking is one of the main hobbies, pleasures, nervous habits, and items of discussion on the campus
today. Coeds frantically stuff
cigarettes
their lit
into their purses as big brother strolls by, young masculinity casually puffs his pipe on the way to classes,
and professcis relish that final "drag" before their students pour Into the class room.
In the early part of this century, smoking was rather
unique. Side shows displayed what was known as the
"cigarette fiend," a pale, emaciated being who chainsmoked the
"coffin nails," and, as Tom Dooley,
was "bound to die."
The rcaiing 20s lit the female cigarette, nnd since
so-rail- ed

then, both sexes have Indulged in the pleasure-givin- g
vice.
Asked why he smokes, the UK student looks shocked
and gropes for an apparently Impossible answer.
One co-e- d
said, "I smoke so I won't eat." Another admitted that she started smoking so that she wouldn't
chew gum, this it.
Most of the boys seemed to agree that it was a nervous habit and gave them something to do with their

hands.
The most frequent response was "I like it," or "I
get satisfaction from it." These are logical, but indicate
that the populace has been reading the cigarette advertisements.
I think pipes are for those who want to be different;
cigarettes for tho.se who want to be like everyone else,
nnd cigars for those who want to run everybody out of

the room.
Many of the boys, however, said they didn't smoke.
One told why: "No one to bum them from."
A non-filtloving co-e- d
felt that smoking was not
an unstoppable habit and to prove it, gave it up for Lent,
nut she also admitted that she was "looking forward
to the end of the month."
Perhaps the prime motivation of the smoker came
from a young man who said, "Conformity, I guess. I
smoke because everyone else does."
Thus the general reason for such revelry in "sublime tobacco" is written in the freshman hygiene text,
er

which lists sociability, custom and nervous habit.
Smoking is here to stay. The only problem: what if
we run out of tobacco? Fear not, future farmers, the
Blue Grass is fertile and hemp is growable!

TCP

UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY
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LEXINGTONYKY., FRIDAY, MARCH 20, 1939

V
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Blood For

Fellow Student

When Jagannath Singh Rathore, a Pakistani student at IK.
needed four blood transfusions recently, these Sigma Phi Epsilon
member came to his rescue. Shown on the bed Is Dan Sweeney.
With him are, from left, Skip Fischer, Randall Savage and Red
Calkfn. Each boy donated a pint of blood to the blood bank at
St. Joseph's Hospital to replace what Rathore needed to combat
bleeding ulcers. The Pakistani student is recovering.

To Use

Bluesr-White- s

Three-Un- it

System

By LARRY VAN IIOOSE
UK's combination unit, while the
UK football fans will have their White team will have the separate
first chance to see CoachBlanton offensive and defensive divisions.
system at the
Collier's three-un- it
Collier said recently, "We have
Blue-Whigame at been able to accomplish a great
intrasquad
Stroll Field 3:30 p. m. tomorrow.
deal more in practice this spring
system. Col- than ever before.
In the three-un- it
lier will u.--e an offensive team,
system allows
"The (three-uni- t)
a defensive team and offensive-defensiv- e
us to make the most effective use
team in appropriate situta-tion- s. of a boy's particular ability," he
te

The Blue team will consists of

Hih School Team
Officials To Dine

added.

Jerry Eisaman will start at quar- terback on the seasoned Blue
backfield. Halfbacks will be Calvin
Bird and Charley Sturgeon and
Glenn Shaw is set for fullback.
The White starting offensive
backs will be Billy Straub. quarterback; Tommy Hundley and Rich
Wright, halfbacks, and Jim Fisher,
fullback.
Admission is 51 tor adults and 50
cents for students.

Principals, coacnes and superintendents of schools taking part. in
the Kentucky High School Basketwill
ball Tournament
attend
a dinner
at 5:30 p. m.
today in the Blue Grass Room of
the Student Union Building.
Frank D. Peterson, vice president in charge of business adminSUB Movie
istration, will preside. A vocal proJohn Derek, Raymond Massey
gram will be presented after dinand Charles Bickford star in
ner. Hosts will be University fac"Prince of Players" to be shown
ulty members and administrators.
Sunday in the SUB Ballroom at
Dr. Lyman V. Ginger, dean of the 4:30 and 7:30 p.m.
College cf Education, is in charge
Admission is 25 cents.
of arrangements.

ODK Elects Brother,
Inabnit, Martin, Green
retary of Keys.
scholarship, forensics, athletics,
Friday Editor
Brother won the Alpha Zeta publications or social services.
Omicron Delta Kappa, men's Award as Ag's outstanding
Honorary member-eleBlanton
honorary, will pledge man and the Sears and Roebuck Collier was chosen 'by the ODK
today four new student members. Scholarship.
faculty committee because of his
He is on the LKD Committee "use of scientific methods in UK
elected Wednesday night.
The four are Linza Inabnit, and Is a pledge of Scabbard and football coaching," a committee
Frank Martin, Jeff Brother and Blade. Army ROTC advanced hon- - member said.
Murphy Green. They Will be in- - orary.
Dr. Townsend has perhaps the
Pre-me- d
junior Murphy Green largest private collection of docu- itiated April 4.
Two. honorary selections and.one is past president of Keys and has ments concerning Abraham Lin
iThTversity staff member will also been second in intramurals
coln. UK President Emeritus Her- be initiated. Honorary members tciipation. Holding a 3.4 standing, man L. Donovan said, "Townsend's
are Dr. William Townsend and he was Student Union Board's Man knowledge of Lincoln is surpassed
Blanton Collier. Staff initiate will of the Month in October. He has by not more than one or two
be Dr. Lewis W. Cochran.
been president of Alma Magna men."
Law senior Inabnit is editor of Mater and American Society of
Dr. Townsend has written two
the Kentucky Law Journal and Chemical Engineers.
books: "Lincoln in His Wife's
UK representative to the National , Green has worked on the WUS Home Town" and "Lincoln and the
Moot Court Competition. He holds and LKD committees,
Blue Grass." He has addressed
a 3.5 standing, membership in Phi
scholastic require- - groups throughout the country on
Minimum
Beta Kappa and was first scholas- - ments for ODK are a 3.0 stand- - Lincoln and Cassius Clay.
tically in his Law College class ing as a juniorr senior or grad- His talk to the Civil War Round- uate student and eight points on table in Chicago on Clay is
last semester.
Inabnit was associate editor of the ODK activity scale. Points may corded. Dr. Townsend holds
the Law Journal last spring and be gained from leadership in
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fall and a staff member in 1957- 58. He has been president of the
Law School's Reed Oral Advocacy
Club and a counselor in the men's
domitories.
Frank Martin, junior in Arts and
Sciences, has a 3.5 standing and is
past secretary of Phi Eta Sigma,
men's scholarship honorary. He
Ten UK students will take part ietta Foracker and Anne Whitaker.
represented his college in Student
in the Tau Kappa Alpha National
1957-5Congress in
Vice presi
Deno Curris and Marietta For- dent of Lances and Kappa Sigma's Forensics Conference at Rutgers aker will represent UK in public
grand master of ceremonies are University Monday through Wed- - speaking. Each will speak on a
nesday.
persuasive topic of his own choosother offices he has held.
The UK two-ma- n
debate team ing.
worked on the World
Martin
University Service and Little Ken- will consist of Richard Roberts
Five students will be initiated
tucky Derby committees in 1957. and Tex Fitzgerald. four-ma- n
into TKA. They are Fitzgerald.
Members of the
team
Agriculture junior Jeff Brother are Henry Hawken, Ronald Polly, Brown, Miss Foraker, Hawken and
hasv been first in his class acaMichael Brown and Deno Curris. Miss Whitaker.
demically and has a 3.6 overall
Last year UK tied for second
Debate topic is "Resolved, that
standing. He is Lances president the futher development of nuclear place in both divisions of debate
and Phi Delta Theta vice president. weapons should be prohibited by in the national TKA meet here
Formerly he was Lances treasurer, an international agreement."
and won the third place speaking
Phi Delt rush chairman and sec- trophy. More than 300 students
Roberts and Fitzgerald are to
debate both sides-othe question. and faculty from 35 states atBoth debate groups are to debate tended.
six rounds.
Coach Gifford Blyton will go
A discussion question, "How can with the UK group. Richard Robwe best improve our relations with erts, president of the National Stu- National Student YWCA
Latin America?" will be argued by dent Council, will preside over all
Cary Burns, Lessley Decker, Mar- - meetings.
the meeting.
By BILL IIAMMONS

fresh-leadersh- ip

and Student Christian "buzz" sessions where problems of
Association organizations in Ken- individual organizations will be
tucky are holding their 1959 area discussed and evaluated. Students
meeting this week end at Mam- will speak on YWCA and SCA
work.
,
moth Cave.
Dr. Gordon Ross, professor of
Delegates will also be divided
philosophy and religion at Berea int0 work groups to discuss lead- College, will deliver the keynote ership, program planning, memaddress tomorrow morning.
bership, finance and worship. ReTheme of the meeting is "Life ports of these work groups will be
made to the assembly at the last
Has Meaning! So What?"
meeting is designed to gain meeting on Sunaay morning.
The
a better understanding of the orfor the meeting are
ganizations and to plan activities Barbara Sue Johnson, UK junior,
lor the coming year.
and Jewelene Fulton', Kentucky
All colleges and universities in
State.
the state that have YWCA and
Other UK delegates are Joan
SCA organizations on their campus
will send l cpresentuti vos.
Stadelman, Jane Brown and Tat
Program consist of a series of McEndiee.

all-D- ar

Students To Attend
Debate Conference

YWCA To Hold Area Meeting
YWCA

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At Musical? Sunday
The University Symphonic Band will give a concert at 3:30 p.m. Sunday. The program, part of the
University Muskale Series in Memorial Hall will include compositions from Bach, Debussy, Feuchet,
Mendelssohn and others.