xt7w6m335b28 https://exploreuk.uky.edu/dips/xt7w6m335b28/data/mets.xml The Kentucky Kernel Kentucky -- Lexington The Kentucky Kernel 2005-06-30 Earlier Titles: Idea of University of Kentucky, The State College Cadet newspapers English Contact the Special Collections Research Center for information regarding rights and use of this collection. The Kentucky Kernel The Kentucky Kernel, June 30, 2005 text The Kentucky Kernel, June 30, 2005 2005 2005-06-30 2020 true xt7w6m335b28 section xt7w6m335b28 Thursday June 30, 2005 www.kykernel.com newsroom: 257-1915 first issue lree Subsequent Issues 25 cents. KéEf'EiiEI Celebrating 33 years of independence You will go to Wilco: see On Tap Page 3 Thomas D. Clark: tutu-inn a... . "KNOW" library’ 5 acquisition of its two- millionth volume mums mun more seem commons mm or my memes Thomas D. Clark views a pamphlet, which included the printing of Lincoln’ 5 Gettysburg address during the 1986 celebration of the 1903-2005 Clark loved Kentucky UK, teaching Historian and professor fought for education and preservation of state's history By Tricia Spaulding THE KENTUCKY KERNEL in 1928. faced with choosing between scholarships to earn his master‘s at the University of Cincinnati or the University of Kentucky. Thomas D. Clark did what any reasonable man would do. He flipped a coin. As a result of that coin toss, UK won not only a professor who went on to teach more than 25.000 students. but also a prolif‘ ic Kentucky historian. Clark was a husband. teacher. author. historian. advocate for historical preservation and woodworker. He died Tuesday at 3:45 am. at Mayfair Village Retirement Center in Lexington. just two weeks shy of his 102nd birthday: Kentucky history was his pas- sion. but teaching and education captured his heart. “He was amazing to me. He was a model of a man," said David Hamilton. an associate history professor at UK. “He was completely dedicated to teaching. to writing history and to being a public advocate for history. but his passion and his obsession was with teaching. “He once told me that teach- ing was the most gratifying and satisfying thing he had done." Hamilton said. Many may recognize his name because of the books he wrote. the buildings that have been named after him, or even the work he has done preserving Kentucky’s history But Clark was always looking for a way to improve education as a professor at UK and chairman of the histo- ry department for more than two decades. He could also be critical of the state and its people. Hamil- ton said. “He always placed a higher standard on education." Hamil— ton said. “and when people put this (emphasis) on basketball and horse racing. he resented this obsession. He resented it be- cause we could put this obses- sion on education instead." Mississippian by birth. Kentuck an by choice Clark' 3 love for Kentucky in- spired its residents. said George Herring. a UK history professor . “He was a truly remarkable man." Herring said. “I don't know anyone like him and 1 don't expect to know anyone else like him." Clark was born in Mississippi on July 14. 1903. He quit school after the seventh grade and spent the following years farming. working at a sawmill and then as a cabin boy and deck hand on a dredge boat in the Pearl River, according to an article in the winter 2000 edition of the Ken- See CLARK on page 2 mmnmmmmmmwmmmum mum“ (Above) History Department Chairman Clark lecturing in class In 1967. (Left) President Lee Todd and wife, Patsy. honor Clark and his wife, Loretta, with a celebration of Clark's 100th birthday. held on July 9, 2003, in the William T. Young Library. The celebration marked the three-millionth volume acquired by UK. represented by the book entitled “Thomas D. Clark of Ken- tucky: An Uncommon Life in the Commonwealth." LCC gets a name change after merging onto technical college system By Ashleigh Fetts nit xtnrum mun Lexington Community College and (Tentral Ken~ tucky Technical College have officially merged into the Bluegrass Community and Technical (‘ollege ()n .lune 10. the Kentucky (‘ommunity and Technical College System Board of Re- gents approved the name for the consolidated schools. The college was officially passed on to the Kentucky (ommunity and Technical (‘ollege S‘ystem on July 1 2004The merging of LCC and CKTC will provide students with more opportunities for growth. The Bluegrass Communi‘ ty and Technical College has an enrollment of 12.300 stu- dents. The college consists of 5 full-time faculty mem~ bers and staff. along with 3.50 part-time employees. There are six campus lo cations -» three in Lexington and one in Danville. lawrenoeburg and Winchester. One problem concerning undeclared freshman Jen- nifer Richmond is choosing classes for future semesters. “You can‘t pick the teacher you want. only the section number." Richmond said. Richmond also said she was worried that after se» lecting a class by section number. it might not be at a convenient location. “i don‘t think We really know what all the ramifica- tions are going to be." said Dr. Charles Coulston. head of LCC's nuclear medicine pro- gram. "Wc are still learning that a year later" (‘oulston said theie isa possibility that the curricu lum will change. but his cur- riculum was “only slightly" altered. There is also another nu- clear medicine program. which is available through Jefferson (‘ommunity (‘olr lege in Louisville. if there had been several nuclear medicine programs offered. it would have been expected that the curriculum would have been overhauled on a much larger scale. Financing education is a major concern for students and their parents For some students. the cost of tuition is the deciding factor when it comes time to choose a col- lege, The consolidation of the two schools has decreased tu- ition for in~state residents. Two years ago. the tuition per credit hour for in-state L(‘ (‘ students was $107 .55 and $291.5. 5 for non resident stu- dents. Now. the tuition per credit hour for in-state stu- dents is 398. while the non resident tuition has slightly increased to $294 per credit hour Capital projects intended to increase student services and classroom space have al- ready begun. More than 831 million has been designated for a new building at the Cooper Drive location. “Several people were against (the merger) mainly because of how they perceive the relationship with UK. it was a university connection. and that carries more pres- tige than a community col- lege." Coulston said. “Per- sonally. 1 think the merge makes a lot of sense." Enuilmwstmm PM: 2 | Thursday. June 30.2005 Clark Continued from page I tucky Alumni magazine. At 18. he returned to high school at Choctaw County Agri- cultural High School in Mississip- pi, where he played football all four years. With money he earned from raising 10 acres of cotton, he then went to the University of Missis- sippi. where he received his bach- elor’s degree in history. “He made. his way through school by working on a golf course and a steamboat." said Jim Klotter, a state historian. Clark then earned a master‘s degree from UK in 1929 and be- gan his 37-year career as a histo- ry professor in 1931. While at Duke University earning his doctorate in history: Clark met the woman with whom he would spend the next six decades of his life. Elizabeth Turner. They married in 1933. A year and a half after Turner's death in 1995. Clark married Loretta Gilliam Brock. to whom he remained married until his death. While at UK. Clark did much more than teach. He was always looking for ways to preserve Ken- tucky history and to get Kentuck- ians involved in their own histo- ry. “He was determined to have a larger public role than just pro- fessor." Hamilton said. "He felt that a faculty member should have public involvement." Clark didn‘t think professors should just sit in their offices and do nothing _,_, they should get in- volved. Hamilton said. “All his life. he was for conser- vation and a better government." Hamilton said. Throughout Clark's career at UK, he consistently tried to in- crease UK's library resource ma- terials and persistently sought out documents with scholarly in terests. His strong desire to accumu- late resources helped provide the foundation for Special Collections in the university‘s MI. King Li- brary. The collection locates and preserves materials. documenting social. cultural. economic and po~ litical history. “Dr. Clark is the reason why we‘re here today." said Terry Birdwhistell. associate dean for special collections and digital programs. “He was instrumental in making this institution work and in founding it." Clark also helped found the University of Kentucky Press in 1943. as well as the University Press of Kentucky 20 years later, A foundation and a building. both bearing his name. pay trib- ute to the contributions Clark made to the University Press of Kentucky. University press pro- duces scholarly publications and is a statewide consortium that in- cludes most colleges and universi- ties across Kentucky. The press has also printed some of Clark's works. “3s. . Clark, in 1955 at his desk in the history department, with one of his typewriters. Despite Clark‘s many accom- plishments. he was a person who never felt too important to meet the people of Kentucky. "One thing that is notable is that he talked to people all across the state.“ Klotter said. “He met with people that he was writing about. He didn't just sit in an of fice." Klotter attributed Clark‘s ami- cable nature to his earlier years. explaining that Clark‘s family wasn't very well~to~do and Clark had to work hard to put himself through school. “In his early days. he had as» sociation with ex-slaves. and he talked with them." Klotter said. “I think all this helped him talk to people all his life." Klotter said that these conver- sations and many others will be published in Clark's his memoirs. which are scheduled for publica- tion in the near future. A distinguished career As history department chair- man. (‘lark could be harsh and demanding. Klotter said. He was demanding of professors because he wanted the department to be in the top 20 in the country. “His more warm and fuzzy reputation came after he retired from teaching in 1968." Klotter said. Clark was chairman of UK's history department from 1942-65. distinguished professor from 1950- 68. distinguished service professor at Indiana University from 1968-73 and he taught at Eastern Ken~ tucky University as a distin- guished professor. Clark also taught as a visiting professor at the University of Wisa consin. Winthrop College. Univer- sity of North Carolina. Duke Uni- versity. University of Rochester. University of Chicago. Harvard. Penn State. Kent State. Stanford. University of Washington and University of Louisville. He was a guest lecturer at the University of Vienna. University of Oxford. Uni- versity of Athens and University of Thessalonica. as well as in In dia. Even as he passed the century- old mark. Clark did not slow down in his work. He served as presi- dent and chairman of the Lexing- ton History Museum Inc.. and con- tinued to give lectures. visit class- rooms. write and raise funds for several organizations. ‘An adopted son of Kentucky’ For his decades of service. Clark received countless honors and awards. The Kentucky General Assem- bly honored him by declaring him Kentucky‘s Historian Laureate in MM“ m professor emeritus and Kentucky's historian laureate since l990. en- couraged donors for the UK Libraries' endowment fund. #2 3E) 1990. Because of his help raising construction funds for The Ken- tucky History Center in Frankfort. the center will be renamed in his honor on July 9. Clark was also awarded the first UK Medallion for Intellectual Achievement. several honorary de- grees and was named to the Hall of Distinguished Alumni in 1975. “The University of Kentucky has a heavy heart today." said UK President Lee Todd in a press re- lease Tuesday. “We. lost one of this universi- ty's true treasures. From the mo- ment he walked on this campus in 1928. UK has been blessed with one of the nation's most cherished his- torians." Todd said. “Dr. Clark taught with passion and vision. constantly sought new knowledge. and challenged the Commonwealth to remember its history." Todd said. “One of his greatest legacies is that he contin ually challenged our leaders to strive for greatness in education as well because he understood what it would mean for the future of our state and our children. “Tom Clark. an adopted son of Kentucky. will be deeply missed but never forgotten." ln addition to his capacities as teacher. chairman. husband. and father. Clark also gathered books and artifacts for the university's li- braries. wrote more than 30 books. 5;: " Ms.- 5 \ s ) . Z «- mmnmmmummmmmmmmnmmwmm and owned land in eastern Ken- tucky and North Carolina. where he loved the countryside and growing trees. “He was also committed to rur- al Kentucky and seeing it thrive." Hamilton said. “The trees he would grow on his property. he would cut down to build and make furniture out of it. He was a very skilled woodwork- er." Hamilton said. “He had many interests. and he pursued them all quite vigorously." E-mail newsw kykernelrom Thomas D. Clark is survived by his wife, iLoretta Gilliam Clark; a son, Thomas Bennett Clark of Lexington; a daughter, Elizabeth Clark Stone of Bowling Green; a brother Ernest Clark of Dallas, Texas; two sisters, Wilma Sanders and Ethel Atkinson, both of Louisville. Miss.; three grandchildren: and live great grandchildren. Visitations will be at theFirst Methodist church from l0 am. to 12:45 pm, Friday. Services will be conducted at 1 pm, Friday, July i at First Methodist Church at 200 West High St., Lexington. A private burial will follow in Lexington Cemetery, lhe family suggests that memorial contri~ butions be given to Ihomas D. Clark Kentucky Center for History, 100 West Broadway, Frank- lort. Ky. 40601 or to Lexington History Museum. 215 West Main St.. Lexington, Ky. 40507. Pictured with an unidentified man looking at copy from a printing press. Clark. a noted historian and expert on Southern and Ken- tucky culture, helped found the University of Kentucky Press, and later. the University Press of Kentucky. Thursday June 30, 2005 Past _3 ture By Jarred Murphy mt kcuwcxv [REL Next Monday. Lexington, along with the rest of the country. will celebrate the na- tion's 229th birthday For the upcoming holiday weekend, students and com- munity members are encour- aged to set aside their busy schedules and enjoy the fes- tivities Lexington has to of- fer. Before 4th of July week- end. Lexingtonians can par- ticipate in the activities and events planned leading up to the actual holiday. On Friday, community members can participate in the Great American Pie con- test, which takes place at noon in Cheapside Park. According to the Lexing- ton-Fayette Urban County Government’s web site, this taste-testing contest will in- clude a panel of experts and celebrity judges. offers festiviti the best. The winner will receive $150. $100 and $50 gift certifi- cates from Meijer. On Sunday, the Patriotic Music Concert will be held on the lawn in front of Old Morrison at the Transylva- nia Campus. The concert will feature the Lexington Philharmonic Orchestra and the Lexington Singers. This event is free to the public. If the event is canceled due to bad weather. the con- cert will be relocated to Memorial Coliseum. On Independence Day. the city will hold an all-day street celebration and festi- val downtown. Lexington’s own Fourth of July parade will make its way through downtown Lex- ington at 2 pm. Arts and Crafts and chil- dren's entertainment will also be provided for Lexing- ES and Boom concert, featuring famed country music artist Jo Dee Messina, will start at 3 pm. Also featured at the Red. White and Boom concert will be Little Big Town and local musicians Kati Penn and Tim Hellard. The festivities will con- clude with a traditional tire- works show at 10 pm. in the Cox Street parking lot. For those interested in “getting down" on the Fourth. the UK Swing Dance Club will hold an event in downtown Lexington on Monday. This event will be in the Financial Center Building lo cated on Vine Street. The UK Swing Dance Club will be performing demos and providing infor- mation for Lexington's holi- day festivities. WRFL, with help from co sponsor CD Central, will also be holding a free all-day mu- Titlany Stephens Features Co-editor Phone: zsmis E-rnall: leaturesOkykerneI.com for July This show, featuring "in- dependent music on Indepen. dence Day”, will be at Phoenix Park in downtown Lexington. Feature bands Warmer Milks. Motel. lSWHAT'?! and Giants! of the Industry! will perform for the community. Many students residing in the Lexington area for the summer are looking forward to the upcoming 4th of July activities around campus and the Lexington communi- tY- Stefen Hanser. a Turf Management Senior, plans on relaxing during the day with outdoor recreation and preparing for the fireworks downtown. “I have to go to Northern Kentucky for the day, but I plan on coming back to Lex- ington to join friends for the downtown fireworks display.” Hanser said. The judges will taste each ton citizens free of charge. sic showcase starting at 9:30 E-mail pie and decide which one is The annual Red, White a.m. featurestwkykernelcom 0“ TAP For the week of JUNE 30 - JULY 12 TONIGHT Tickets cost $20. Lambert 8 fun Hellahd SATURDAY The VIbroIas Wm Boyuz II Da Hood 3 pm. Cox Street parking lot. Reel Big Fish III/B Pus and Zolof Werewolves 9:30 pm. Annie's, Cincinnati. Free. the Rock a, Destroyer 9 pm. The Dame. Tickets cost 55. 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Among the several thousand students As a student. a professor and a historian. Clark enlightened during Clark became synonymous with the univer- his tenure included for- sity and the commonwealth. and dedicated mer Gov. Ned Breathitt his life to teaching the people of Kentucky and current UK everything he discovered about his adopted President Lee Todd. home. But his involvement And it was a mission he continued to at the university reached undertake until his death. far beyond the classroom. Clark’s passing this week at the age of While on the faculty. 101 marked the loss of no mere teacher or Clark worked to build up historian. but the loss of a genuine treasure the school's library col- to our university and Kentuckians every- Iection. helped establish where. the University of Kentucky Press. aided the The historical. literary and educational founding of the University Press of contributions Clark made throughout his Kentucky. and authored several books on lifetime are above comparison to anyone the commonwealth. who has ever attempted to chronicle the Even when the university's mandatory story of Kentucky and its people. Starting as a history professor in 1931. Clark spent 37 years teaching at UK and age retirement policy forced Clark to leave History Center in Frankfort in his honor. UK at the age of 70. he never ventured far which will take place during a July 9 cere~ from Lexington. mony. Though Clark was no longer a regular in Those tributes will ensure that Clark the classroom. the historian managed to will always be remembered as Kentucky's continue educating all Kentuckians through most important and influential historian. his unrelenting research But they are not needed. and sustained commit- Clark’s works and his words will ment to uncovering the undoubtedly speak louder to future genera- history of the state. tions of Kentuckians than any titles or Clark coauthored a buildings ever could. book exploring the histo- When asked once to name an unsung ry of the Kentucky Kentuckian, Clark said . .every man and Governor‘s Mansion just woman who teaches or ever taught in three years ago. and Kentucky‘s schools is a hero in my book." remained a presence at If that is indeed the true definition of a the UK Archives office hero. then the commonwealth certainly lost until his final days. its greatest this week. His life's work rightftu earned him sev— And while others will step up to contin- eral honors in recent years. including his ue the work Clark has accomplished, there declaration by the state legislature as will never be anyone to match his contribu- Kentucky‘s Historian Laureate in 1990 and tions to our university. community and com- the renaming of the massive Kentucky monwealth. The historical contributions of Thomas D. Clark have enlightened Kentuckians for several decades. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE YOUR CARTOON HERE: E-mail opinions@kykernel.com THE KENTUCKY KERNEL Free speech, property rights under assault While many Leftist groups have spent the last several months worrying about the rights of terror- ists detained in G u a n t a n a m 0 Bay. the federal government and Supreme Court have been quiet- ly engineering g g ‘ the erosion of Josh jg“? rights .0! . merican Cltl- My?! zens. KENNEL COLUMNISI Th9 govern_ ment dealt a pair of crippling blows in its wars against free speech and individ- ual liberty last week. On Monday. the House of Representatives overwhelmingly voted 286-130 to approve a constitutional amend- ment making the desecration of an American flag a felony. Last Thursday. the Supreme Court granted the government sweep- ing powers to seize private prop- erty by ruling 5-4 that legisla- tures can force people from their homes in the name of increased tax revenue. What are we becoming? When House members vote to effectively make an act of free expression a felony. it's time for people to stop screaming about the non-constitutionally protect- ed rights of terrorists. and start looking toward their own consti- tutional rights. When we see our national flag consumed in flames on American soil. we should all be rightfully outraged. But we should also be proud that we live in a place where political speech won't land you in the back of a patrol car. or in the depths of some dungeon. or swinging from the end of. a rope. We cannot ban an act of polit- ical expression simply because we find the act itself or the poli- tics behind it vulgar. If we allow the government to punish politi- cal speech we find offensive. we have ceded to It the power to pun- ish political speech we support. That’s why Neo-Nazis and Klansmen must be allowed to march. and dissidents must be allowed to burn American flags. Leaders like Sen. Mitch McConnell have successfully fought off attempts to pass flag burning amendments in the past. Everyone who cherishes their First Amendment freedoms should speak out and help them do it again. The legislature isn’t the only federal branch chipping away at individual liberty these days. By voting to expand the govern— ment‘s power of eminent domain. the Supreme Court has effective- ly stripped away our right to pri- vate property. Because of this rul- ing. property owners in New London. Conn. will have to stand by while their homes are demol- ished to make way for a hotel. a fitness center and a stretch of retail offices built by the New London Development Corporation. The court ruled that economic development is a legiti— mate reason to seize the private property of citizens. Because the plan proposed by the develop ment company includes land occupied by these families‘ homes. the city council of New London wants the homes demol» ished. And our Supreme Court has agreed. citing the benefits of increased tax revenue and job opportunities. Now. thanks to Justices Stevens, Kennedy. Souter. Breyer and Ginsburg. if a developer can