dc5i uopy Avauaoie F Up P: Pp. i- - It . I PREPARE! FINAL EXAMINATIONS TO , . .... . I CfAfT.Tsm Ui JAXNUAKY 21 I "wciE VOLUME " YVTT , M UP : I I , UNIVERSITY " lASSOCIATION OF COLLEGES WILL MEET SATURDAY Wreck Victim RIFLE MATCHES Dance Tomorrow Annual "K" Affair Will Be Given in Gym OF EXTENSION REVISES RULES The annual "K" dance, the Annual Meeting of Kentucky Organization Convenes at ALL GIRLS ARE ELIGIBLE TO Instruction Classes Are Being Held for Large Number Members of University Faculty Among Principal Speakers for Occasion rifle matches will be held- this spring for the girls of the university, according to Kss Helen Skinner, assistant physical director, who is in. charge of the organization of thff class teams. More than 100 IPS-lhave already enlisted to represent their respective classes and all others who wish to do so are asked to report to Miss Skinner at once. The first class in preliminary instruction will be held today in the women's gymnasium at 3 o'clock. Two other classes will be held next week, one on Tuesday evening at 7 o'clock and the other Thursday evening at the same hour in the women's gym. All girls who have already signed for the activity and the others who wish' to .do so are required to attend all' three of these classes before they can register in the rifle classes. The preliminary classes will be devoted to instruction in the principles of the use of the rifle and all girls are urged to remember that it is absolutely necessary that they attend these classes before they can be admitted to the rifle classes, The organization of the rifle teams will be carried on under the auspices of the W. A. A. which has gone to considerable expense in undertaking the new activity, according to Mabel Hill, president of the association. Leida Keyes has been appointed general manager of the rlne teams with Kathleen Qccr'flon as her assistant. A manger has also been lor each class team. They are as follows: freshman, Jessie The anual meeting of the Association of Kentucky Colleges and Universities will be held at the University of Kentucky, Saturday, January 8, iu the Physics lecture room. An interesting program, consisting of lectures and discussions of problems which face the college professor and student today, will take up most of the time, and the meeting is expected to be one of the most important in the history of the association. At 10:30 o'clock the meeting will formally open with an address by the president, Lewis Robertson Akers, president of Asbury College, Ky. Other talks including the important subject, "Is Student Employment a Menace to Scholarship?", by Dean elcher, will be heard Saturday morning.. Dean Melcher is basing his conclusions :on statistics obtained from students here. At 11:45 o'clock there will be a recess for lunch and the meeting will be called to order again at B o'clock. Among the principal speakers of the afternoon will be Dr. J. E. Rush, head of the hygiene department of "the university. Dr. Rush will speak on "Studies in Student Health" and his extensive work along this line will undoubtedly make the subject an interesting one. After reports from various committees are heard and miscellaneo.is business attended to, the meeting will be adjourned until next year. The officers of the association for 1926-2- 7 are as follows: President, L. R. Akers, Asbury College? Vice president, T. A. Hendricks, Berea College; Secretary, F. L. Rainey, Centre College. Paul P. Boyd, dean of the Arts and Sciences College of the University of Kentucky is one of the members of the Executive committee. University; Good Program Has Been Arranged of Applicants - Lynn Bavkley Evans LYNN B. EVANS KILLED IN WRECK Prominent Kentucky University Alumnus Was on Way to Lebanon, Kentucky To Spend Holidays WAS GRADUATE OF 1915 SCHOLARSHIP IS GIVEN COLLEGE n, editor-in-chi- ef U. K. DELEGATES AT CONFERENCE Delegates from University Y. M. and Y. W. Attend Meeting at Milwaukee December 28 to January 1 NOTED MEN ON PROGRAM The Y: M. C. A. and the Y. W. C. A. of the university were represented at the first national student conference which met in Milwaukee, Wis., December 28 to January 1st, inclusive. At this conference were delegates from universities representing every state' in the union and about thirty foreign countries. Altogether 3,400 delegates were in attendance. Those who were present from the University of Kentucky were Misses Lydia and Frances Roberts and Margaret Gooch and Messrs. Penrose Ecton, Robert Duncan, James Stamatoff and Virgil L. Couch. Among the speakers at the confer ence were G. A. Studdert Kennedy, Chaplain to the King of. England; Kirby Page,- New York City; Morde- cai Johnson, Howard University, Washington, D. C; Professor R. A. Milliken, Califarnia Institute of Technology, Pasadena, Cal.;Prof. H. S. El- - (CONTINUED ON PAGE EIGHT) The 116th regular meeting of the Lexington section of the American Chemical Society will be held in the physics lecture room in the Physics building on the university campus Wednesday afternoon, January 12, at 4 o'clock. T. M. Hahn, of the physics depart ment of the university will give a lecture on "The Modern Situation of Analysis" at the meeting. Apparatus which is used in such work will be displayed and an explanation of its uses will be made. According to Charles Barkenbus, secretary of the Lexington section of spectra are play the society, ing a very important role in shaping the modern conceptions of matter. The discovery of Hafnium and the re cent discovery of Illinium at the Uni versity of Illinois were primarily due spectra. to All those interested in the subject to be considered at the meeting are invited to attend. Founders Hon-ake- r, y. to Hail Arrival of New Contribution to Literature Funk and Wagnalls New Standard Dictionary Is Highly Praised by Associate Editor Who Was Voted Honor of Select Members Tonight enveloping scope. Its range is so broad as to be amazing. Literally it Such a volume indi is universal. cates a huge amount of incidental re search of the type of which Messrs, Funk and Wagnalls are known to be fond. It is really a marvelous piece of research work in which the authors have far outdone of their previous very able efforts The work it must be said is almost devoid of plot nor does there seem to be any striving after dramatic effort. There is no connection between the parts save the unity of common purpose and of alphabetical sequence in which the material is arranged. Hie treatment is clear, and usually brief. The shift irom suDjecc to suojecc is ac umes almost abrupt. The style is simple with no attempt at ornamentation, To be sure much techinal and elab- orate language is used but only when Honor Nine Pre-Me- ds Students Initiated Into Omega Beta Pi Eta chapter of Omega iJeta Pi of the university held initiation on De cember 28, 1926, in the Science build ing, at which time nine new members were taken into the fraternity. Omega Beta Pi recognizes scolarship and d nigh standing among the students. The following men were initiated John Boone, H. Combs, C. D. Fife, L. T. Peyton, J. R. Brown, Adam D. Stacy, Carl Pigman, A. Combs, antj j. jj. Adkins. Honorary i,ers 0f the fraternity are Dr. Pryor, rjr Funkhouser, Dr. Brokenbus, Dr, Rush and Dr. Zwick. Active members of the fraternity are j. m. Bush, T Adams, Richard Elliott, Robert Chambers, L. E. Bach, J M. O. Crowder, E. L. Berry, John (CONTINUED ON PAGE EIGHT) Keys and R, K. Flege. pre-me- mem-concis- e, , , j ROMANY SEASON TICKET CAMPAIGN NOW UNDER WAY Seven new members for the Stu dent Speakers' Bureau will be selected tonight at which will be held Procedure Governing Participa in the Little theater at 7:30 o'clock. Will Give. 25 Per Cent Reduction tion in University s Annual All those wishing to try for this honto Student Organizations or are requested to come prepared to High School Week Is Who Have All Members speak on some phase of higher eduChanged Purchasing cation in Kentucky. The judges for the contest will be DEBATE MOST AFFECTED Prof. W. R. Sutherland, head of the DOUBLE TICKET COSTS S5.00 department of public speaking, and New Group System to Be two men who are not connected with Each Student Selling 15 Tickets Used m Prethe university. Each speaker will Will Ue Given liminaries be limited to a ten minute speech. One W. H. Hanratty is the only active The department of university ex member of the bureau this year. The student campaign for the sale tension under the direction of Louis of Romany season tickets opened Clifton has for the past month been January 4 and during the next few revising the rules and procedure of days of the intensive drive the stu the Kentucky Interscholastic League dents will be given the opportunity to in preparation for High School Week obtain the tickets at reduced prices. which is to be held early in April inThis is the first time since the incepMay as in previous years. stead of tion of the little theater movement The league which was formed in 1920 on the university campus the stu and began with 25 schools, in the past Prominent University Senior Is dents have been urged tothat participate Given Fellowship by Fac- m six years has grown till it now numthe support of the playhouse. Efulty of Columbia University bers 347 and is represented in every forts are being made to place a ticket county of the state. Some schools School of Law in the hand of each students and fac that are a day's travel from a railroad ulty member. have enrolled and are taking an active IS TRIBUTE TO COLLEGE The student rate for a season ticket part in the work despite the difficulis $3 and the holder of a season ticket ties, under which they labor. Woodson D. Scott, of Nicholas-vill- e, will be privileged to see Ky., a senior in the College of which will be presented six plays The rules concerning discussion during the and declamation are practically intact, Law of the University of Kentucky, season. That the purchaser of a seathe greatest changes being in debate, has been awarded a university fellow- son ticket will be entitled to see such which is the most popular of the con- ship for the academic year 1927-2- 8 a play as Rostand's "Cyrano de tests. Under the new plan each school by the faculty of the School of Law for a price that is less than will be given the privilege of debat of Columbia University, according to that of a moving picture is considered ing four times with schools in its an announcement made yesterday by by the Romany directors the strongest group, having the affirmative twice Dean Turck of the Law college. argument why each student and mem This signal honor isgiven by Co- ber of the faculty should possess a and the negative twice. The winner of the group will be determined by a lumbia University to encourage stu- season ticket. point system, wherein each debate dents of exceptional ability to take The usual schedule of five plays in counts three points, the decision of work in law. Dean every judge is valued at one point for Turck called attention of the faculty a season will be carried out and in the side obtaining it. Should there of the New York school to the record addition another play will be presented because of the fact that only four be more than three judges the decision made by Mr. Scott at the university, productions were staged last year. of each is to be valued at the result of and the award is regarded both as a Those purchasing season tickets will the numbers of judges divided by personal tribute to Mr. Scott and a be permitted to attend all of the plays. The team having the most recognition of the Kentucky College three. Prof. Carol M. Sax, director of the points at the conclusion of the. group's of Law. In his five years at the university, theater, has announced that a special debate, will debate the winner of other groups, the loser to be eliminated Mr. Scott has made an enviable record concession will be made to student organizations with a membership of until the number is aproximately 12. both in classroom work and activities. As a tribute to more than ten. If each member of These, 12 teams will debate at the uni his scholastic standing, he was elected such organization purchases a sea- versity for the state championship. The question for debate for all of to Phi Beta Kappa last year. At the (CONTINUED ON PAGE EIGHT) the preliminary rounds will be: "Re- present time Mr. Scott is of the Kentucky Law Journal. solved: That the Curtis-Ree- d Bill Now Pending in the Congress of the He is a member of Phi Delta Phi legal United States fqr the Establishment fraternity, the Henrv Claw Law So of a National Department of Educa ciety, the Patterson Literary Society, tion, should Be Enacted into a Law." and the holder of the Patterson scholThis same question is being used by arship. Mr. Scott is also a member of Omicron Delta Kanna. national (CONTINUED ON PAGE EIGHT) honorary campus leaders' fraternity Several University Professors and Tau Kappa Alpha, honorary deRepresent Kentucky at Edbating fraternity. Last year. Mr. ucational Conventions; Society To Scott was first lieutenant in the UniSome Make Talks versity R. O. T. C. He has been a Officers member of The Kernel staff for sevRETURNED ALL HAVE eral years. Literary Organization Will Hold Mr. Scott received his A. B. decree During the holidays many of the Regular, Meeting Thursday from the university last June and he in White Hall will receive his LL. B. degree this universiy professors attended meet ings and conventions held in various June. parts of the country. The following Election of officers to serve during were among those out of town for the second semester, will be held at a portion of the holidays: the regular meeting of the Patterson Literary society Thursday evening, Room Opened Dean Charles J. Turck, of the Col January 13 at 7:30 o'clock in White lege of Law, attended a meeting of Hall, according to an announcement New Venture of "Daddy" Boles the Association of American Law schools held in Chicago December 2J, made yesterday. All members of the and John Y. Brown Man30, and 31. He was accompanied by society are urged to attend this meetaged by Lillian White ing. three members of the law college fac ulty, Prof. W. L. Roberts, Prof. Roy The Patterson Literary society is When university students and one of the. oldest, organizations on the and Prof. H. J. Scarborough. started the new year they Moreland campus. Rounded, more than forty found Prof. Jesse Adams, of the College that there had sprung up in years ago and named in honor of the their midst, a new room, "The of Education, read a naDer oi the late James K. Patterson, the society Wildcat Lair," locatedtea South Lime- educational work he has done a ruron enjoyed a long and prosperous life. stone street al communities before the educational During the term of 1921-2- 2 the society Fountain of and adjoining the old section of the American Association Youth., "Daddy" Boles was disbanded, but in the fall of 1925 and John Y. Brown, who recently for the Advancement of Science, at it was reorganized. Since that time bought the Fountain of Dr. Philadelphia, on December 29. it has met regularly every two weeks. the owners of the new tea Youth, are Morris Scherago, head of the depart room. By the terms of the will of the late The opening of the new tea room ment of bacteriology, Dr. J. B. Miner, President Patterson, this society is was held on Tuesday evening, Jan- head of the department of psychology. richly endowed. It awards on March uary 4, and was attended by a large Dr. W. D. Valleau, of the agricultural 2 of each year a scholarship of $250 number of college students. An or- college; Prof. Frank T. McFarland, to one of its members. Also on March chestra composed of university stu- head of the department of botany, and dents furnished music for the open- DrrM. N. States, of the physics de (CONTINUED ON PAGE EIGHT) ing night. partment also attended the Phila Coziness is the e of the new delphia meeting as delegates of the CHANGING RESIDENCES venture. Delicately lighted, the room local chapter of the association. Prof. L. L. Dantzler, head of tKe contains a number of tables beautiAny woman student desiring to fully finished in the university colors. English department of the university, change her place of residence during The woodwork likewise is painted blue attended two meetings in Chicago, the second semester must notify the and white. On one side are a row of office of the dean of women on or individual booths. (CONTINUED ON PAGE EIGHT) before January 15. It will not be posMiss Lillian White, a former stusible to consider a request after this dent of the university is manager of Given Book date. "The Wildcat Lair" tea room. AWARDED HONOR Ber-gera- c" te m editor-in-chi- ATTEND MEETINGS OF PROFESSORS "Wildcat Lair" Formally Tea key-not- e, Reviewing This Marvelous Piece of Research Work for The Kernel (By ALFRED P. ROBERTSON) (Editor's Note: The epidemic of book reviewing that seems to have swept the campus and the veritable Girls' avalanche of book reviews that has swamped The Kernel -- office from Practice Begun This Week; campus contributors, has inspired The Kernel with sufficient courage to Report Many come forward with this , one of its Girls' basketball season entered own.) along with the new year, and the first NEW STANDARD DICTIONARY, official practice was held in the wom Funk and Wagnalls, New York. gymnasium Monday afternoon, an's This interesting and withal very January 7, under the direction of Miss instructive volume has come to hand Helen Skinner. A large number of girls reported in the past week and was read for practice, and it is hoped that this through with a great deal of pleaswill be one of the most successful bas- ure. No book that has come to our ketball seasons ever held here. Prac- attention in several years has keener interest or created tices are being held every afternoon, and all girls are urged to come out a more profound impresssion than and play, as interclass and sorority this latest contribution of Messrs. games are being planned, and the Funk and Wagnalls to the world of -schedules will be arranged and posted Literature. Chief among the distinguishing as soon as practices are well under features of the book is its unusually way. - Alpha Chi Sigma, national honorary fraternity, entertained chemistry wtyh a Founder's ( Day banquet at the Phoenix hotel just before the holidays. The three pledges Jacob Mayer, James Mayer, and Harold Heuser, were the guests of honor. Luther Turner, the president, introduced the speakers. Those who made talks were: : Dr. Barkenbus, and Dr. Bedford, 'who told of the early days of the fraternity, which was founded at the University of Wisconsin. y Members of the active chapter are: Joseph Barton, James "Franceway, Fred Hendon, Leroy Keffer, John Nantz, James Ramsey, Elwood Schul-tFrank Walker, Grant Willey, Luther Turner, Raymond Flege, E. Hill, and M. A. Crowder. head. Kernel First Day- Honorary Chemistry Fraternity Holds Banquet at Hotel Concert Co-E- Student Speakers' Bureau Will American Chemical Rogers Appear Society Will Meet In This Next Week Lexington Section Convenes at s Patterson University of Kentucky Next Week Elect New Annual Alpha Delta Sigma Basketball j Try-ou- ts woodson scon . The university philharmonic orchestra under the direction of Professor C. A. Lampert will begin rehearsing Tuesday night for their next concert which is to be given toward the close of this month, according to an announcement from the music department of the university. The announcement also stated that from now on concerts will be given each month, probably on Sunday afternoons. The concerts will be held in the. men's gymnasium. Among the numbers to be given .at the next concert are Mozart's Overture to The Magic Flute and grand selections II Trovatore by Verdi. Hold try-ou- ts "Peck's Bad Boys" eight piece orchestra will furnish the music for the occasion. The hours of the dance will be 8:30 to 12 o'clock. Arrangements for the dance are in charge of Dorothy Stebbins, of this year's annual, and Fountain Raymer, ; its business manager, and they promise "a good time to all." Wll-mor- e, ( n, pro- Kentuck-ia- $1.00. LAST ONLY ONE DAY Lynn B. Evans, alumnus of the Uni- -. versity of Kentucky; was killed in the wreck which occured at Rome, Ga.. on December 23 when the Ponce deLeon and Royal Palm Trains collided. Mr. Evans was on board the Ponce de Leon special, and was on his ,way to Lebanon, Ky., to spend the holidays. He was identified by means of cards which were found in his clothing. Mr. Evans who was graduated from the university in 1915, was one of the prominent engineers of the day. He began his career by entering the employ of the Dunham Company of Iowa. Later he became associated with the Franklin Manu(CONTINUED ON PAGE EIGHT) facturing Company following an interview with Mr. Swift, the president, who had previously written to the university setting out his specifications of an ideal man. Mr. Evans did outstanding work during the World War when he was placed, second in comTo mand of all industrial activities in Will Pullman Company Makes Award ,the Detroit district. At the end of City ' CKe War he entered the Studebaker or ' To College of Agriculture ganization where he was manager of Because of Showing in Famous Humorist and DeReszke the Kansas City branch of the CorLive-Stoc- k Judging Singers Appear at Woodland poration with 30 sales houses under Auditorium, January 15 his supervision. During the Florida PRIZES VALUED AT '$250 awakening Lynn Evans was placed in University students and faculty charge of all the Florida and half of Dean Thomas P. Cooper, of the Colmembers are taking considerable inlege of Agriculture of the University (CONTINUED ON PAGE EIGHT) terest in the announcement made by of Kentucky received notice WednesMiss Anna Chandler Goff, director of day that the university had been awarded a $250 scholarship by the Hold Pledging" the Lexington College of Music, that The Will Rogers, erstwhile cowboy of Pullman Company of Chicago. award is a result of the livestock Of Claremore, Okla., now internationally judging done by the University of known as an humorist, will return to Kentucky team at the 1926 Interna- Eight Men Chosen at Banquet Lexington Saturday night, January, Tuesday, December 21, at tional Livestock Exposition at Chi15 for his second "concert" at Woodcago. Lafayette Hotel land auditorium. The Kentucky team, under the tutelage of Prof. L. J. Horlacher, won Mr. Rogers will again be assisted The annual pledging of Alpha Deltenth place at the International in ta Sigma, national honorary adver- by! the DeReszke singers, a male quarcompetition with teams from many tising fraternity was held in the pri- tet which has been praised in the of the state universities and Canada. vate dining room of the Lafayette highest terms by critics. The memThe team is composed of W. A. Arm- hotel Tuesday night, December 21, at bers of this quartet, which was trainstrong, of Flemingsburg; W. 0. Black- which time eight men active in ad- ed by Jean DeReszke, are Floyd burn, of Dry Ridge; H. C. Brown, of vertising in the university were pledg- Townley, of Holton, Kans., Envyn Colesburg; R. E. Procter, of Owen-to- ed. Mutch, of New York City, Harold and L. M. Caldwell, of Howell. The active members of the fra- Kellogg, of Detroit, and Francis LuthWatson Armstrong, as one of the ternity are Hunter Moody, LeRoy er, of New York City. representatives, received fifth place in Keffer, Delos Nooe, Francis Watson, Tickets are on sale now, and advance the individual judging contest among and James Shropshire. Those pledg- sales indicate that a large audience 115 participants. ed were Fred Conn, Herbert Wilkin- will greet Will Rogers and the DeThe scholarship given to the uni- son, William Luesing, Charles Reszke singers on their return enCompany last versity by the Pullman Hayden Ogden, Ray King, Vir- gagement. Tickets are priced at was won by Hamil A. Travis, of gil Couch, and Philip Glenn. year 1.65 and $1.10. $3.30, ?2.75, $2.20, year's award Cypress. Little This Following the pledging Professor will be made by the animal husbandry Kyle O. D. K. TO MEET Whitehead i the Journalism dedepartment to some student majoring partment of the university made a in that department. very interesting talk in which he told Nu circle of Omicron Delta Kappa of the advantages of the fraternity. will meet Tuesday evening, January The work of the fraternity for this 11 at 6 o'clock in the university cafTo Give year was outlined by James, Shrop- eteria, according to an announcement made by the. president of, the nationPhilharmonic Orchestra Pre- shire, president of theof organization al honorary campus leaders' fratern-itfollowing the address Mr. White Sunday Musicales pares . tothe the university annual, will be given Saturday night in the men's gymnasium. All students of the university are invitlti1 to attend. Subscription for the dance will be All Classes Will Have Teams in Spring Meets ; Miss Skinner Is in Charge of the Organization NUMBER 14 U.K. DEPARTMENT ceeds of which go Intra-mur- KENTUCKY OB KY., JANUARY 7, 1927 LEXINGTON, L for DANCE! ANNUAL "K" AFFAIR WILL BE HELD TOMORROW NIGHT f V. GIRLS TO HAVi INTRA-- THE KENTUCKY KERNEL 1 l The Pretension Is Past, the Day Of Grim Reckoning Approacheth Library Is Presented Valuable Treatise on Flute Playing An attractive and personally autographed copy of "The Flute and Flue Playing" was presented to the library ' of the university by Professor Dayton C. Miller, author of the book, according to an announcement by ProKernel Feature Artist Sums Up After-HolidReactions; the fessor Elmer G. Sultzer, .director of Christmas Respite Is Over, the Resolutions Althe university band. ready Broken, and Students See the This book according to Professor Handwriting on the Wall Sultzer is the only scientific treatise oii flute playing ever written and is (By KATHLEEN PEFFLEY) making a learned impression over, considered a very valuable book. we can take them out we hope they'll The shouting and the tumule has Professor Miller, author of the book, diminished to a weary murmur, the be none the worse for a. two week's is professor of physics at the Case confinement. captains, the presidents, and such School of Applied Science. But casting all seriousness aside, dignitaries have retired to refresh (the above passage was merley the themselves with sleep. All that remains of a riotous holiday is wither- "after the holiday weariness") life ed mistletoe and broken resolutions. even for the next two week may not All the undesirable Christmas pres- be so bad as the "professorial alarmists Sigma Delta Tau Given Privilege exthreaten. After all, its rather delight ents have been surreptiously of Organizing changed; all the "thank you letters" ful to see all the old cronies again have been written. Life for us so even tho' its a bit irritating when Sigma Delta Tau, local woman's called students has lost its exhilarating they borrow our only clean shirt with sorority has been granted the prir-- " flavor; now it has the raw, rank taste out asking and lose our Christmas ilege of organizing by the University of classes at dawn and studying for fauntain pen donated by Aunt Kate. council, and has been invited U ait in Besides a month or two of college quizzes at midnight. according to an an Alas, we are through "play Jikin' " calamity innures one to the shocks of nouncement received from Miss Sarah we are ladies and gentlement of leis- busted courses and unexpected exam- iBlanding, dean of women. We must pretend for a while inations. Any true collegiate is an ure. Sigma Delta Tau is the only 's local sorority on the campus a' that "life is real, life is earnest" and adept at forgetfulness, whether it is good time is not for its goal. After old flames at home, bad marks, debts, the present time, and the followin a all, we college children are supposed or any of the minor disagreeable onicers nave Deen eiecieu: mere to have a purpose in life at least things in existence. Newhoff, president; Rosalie Friedn? W,e will never be too weary to drink, treasurer; Minna Hagerdon, sp until after examinations. Let us hide tary; Miriam Hyman, Pan-our festive spirits under a cloak of erudition, then, when all necessity for (CONTINUED ON PAGE EIGHT) representative. ay Sorority Formed worn-tan- H *