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University of Kentucky, Lexington, Ky.
VOLUME XXXIII

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NUMBER

FRIDAY, JULY 2, 1943

Lieut. Wides Reports Life
As Prisoner Of Japanese

Are Acquired

Business As Usual
Fate For July 5
An classes will be held as
osnxl on Monday, July 5, ac-

cording t aa announcement
received today from the office
of the registrar.
This announcement is in contradiction to the rumor that
because the 4th of July comes
on Sunday, classes would be
dismissed the following day.

Woac Representative
To Speak Tonight
A representative of the Women's
Army Auxiliary Corps will speak to
girls interested in the corps at 7
o'clock tonight in Room 204 of the
Union building, Dean of Women
Sarah B. Holmes announced today.
The representative, an officer In
the corps, will relate Interesting
events concerned with Army life
and will answer all questions about
the auxiliary corps.

Social

Calendar...

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Dr. J. Huntley Dupre

Dupre To Talk

Meeting

Dr. J. Huntley Dupre, professor of
history, will give the second in a
series of talks to the
at 6:15 pjn., Tuesday, July 6, on
the balcony of the Union building.
Dr. Dupre will speak on "America's
Part in the Post War World."
This is the second in a series of
talks being given by Dr. Dupre. The
Movie Scheduled
first, entitled "Why the League of
Nations Failed," was given last
Monday Night Tuesday evening. The third and
Another in the series of Monday last talk on "The Problems We Pace
movies will be presented Monday, in the Post War World" will be preJuly 5, in the Union building. The sented on July 13.
title will be announced later.
In this series of talks. Dr. Dupre
Two showings of the feature are is discussing the problems with
scheduled. The first will begin at which the nation and we as indi5:45 p.m. for all soldiers and the viduals will be faced at the end of
second at 8 p.m. Admission will be the present world crisis.
All cadet students and civilian
Radio Vacancies Exist
students are invited to attend the
There are vacancies for two en- meetings.
gineers and two announcers on the
University radio studio staff, Mrs. Dancing Class Resumed
Lolo Robinson, manager, has anBallroom dancing for men on the
nounced. Applicants are asked to
contact the radio studios at any University campus will be resumed
at 8 o'clock tonight in the Women's
time.
Anyone interested in trying out gym. Miss Margaret Warren, head
for musical specialties, either in- of the physical education departstrumental or vocal, or dramatics, ment, announced today.
are also requested to see Mrs. RobThe classes are free and will last
inson.
for two hours.
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UK Is O.K.

"SO THL7

Seniors Robert Amnions, Frances Jeannette Graves, Frances Rowland, Frances Louise Jinkins, and
Joan Taylor.
Juniors Lucille Eldridge Brown,
Helen Louise Harrison, Martha
Townsend Koppius, Algernon Smith
Dickson, Mary Ann Macke, Marcus
D. Phelps, and Gloria Jean Reld.
By Shirley Meister
Sophomores Virginia Stuart Bas-kePhyllis Renna Freed, and
What are your plans for the
Charlsey J. Shearer.
fourth of July, if it doesn't rain?
Freshmen Harold Eugene Pace,
Jane Oldham, A&S, sophomore:
and Betty Jean Tevis.
The lake, ah!
Helen Rose, A&S, sophomore:
I'm going to Joyland.
CpL Jim Coles, Fort Phoenix: If
I can get a pass I'd like to go home.
Anne Howard Lyttle, A&S, Junior:
I'm going on a picnic.
women are the most beautiful we
Sgt. Jack Soley, Patterson hall:
have ever seen." One soldier la- I'm going to Maysville.
Nancy McClasky, A&S, senior:
mented that he had been to college
in the north, and not at the Uni- I'm going home to eat a fried
versity while he was a civilian. "We chicken dinner.
Pfc. Murray Finston, Patterson
don't have as much time for enjoyment," he continued, "but we hall: I'm going to Richmond.
realize that we are here to learn."
Pvt. Shelly Schuchet, Bradley
Many admitted that now that hall: I'm going to sit down and
they are in the Army they no try to figure out Kentucky women
longer cut classes and sleep in
God bless 'em.
class. But they say they hate to
Pvt. Howard Gentry, Kinkead
get up so early in the morning to hall: I'm thinking of Cumberland
One soldier Falls, but I'm not sure.
make their classes.
said, "you don't know how much
Jean Morris, Commerce, graduyou miss civilian life and home un- ate: To get away from Boyd hall.
til you are in the Army." They
Jean Riddle, Agriculture, freshfurlough man: Rain or shine, I hope to have
agreed that the seven-da- y
every three months was fine "if a good time.
you lived close enough to get home
Pvt. Richard Faulkner, Bradley
hall: I'm going to play chess.
in that length of time."
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Education Means More In Army - Soldiers
By Doris Singleton

That there is positively no comparison between civilian college life
and Army specialized training was
the opinion expressed by soldiers
stationed on the campus in a poll
taken by The Kernel this week.
In the Army the men more fully
realize the meaning of education,
and they begin to look toward the
future more than they did while in
civilian life. They attend classes to
learn, not for enjoyment. The majority agreed, however, that the
courses are too accelerated and that
they do not always find enough

Monday in the Union
Movie
building. Feature begins at 5:45
and 8:00 pm.
YM-YTuesday, 6:15 pm, in
the Y lounge. Discussion by Dr. J.
Huntley Dupre .
Dancing Class Wednesday, 6:00
to 7:15 p.m, Bluegrass room of the
Union building.
All Campus Sing Thursday, 6:30
to 7:00 p.m. Amphitheater of Memorial hall.
Picnic Saturday, 3:30 pjn., sponsored by the Date Bureau.
social life.
Mediterranean Background Miss
"This is the best life in the
Grace S nod grass, Tuesday, July 6, Army" one soldier answered when
questioned. He explained that he
in the Browsing room of the
would rather be at college learning
W

Football at the University today became past history, as Athletic Director Bernie Shively announced that the sport would
season because of "an anticipated
be dropped for the 1943-4drop in male student enrollment this fall."
"We feel that it will be impossible to get enough
to field a team," Shively said after
the decision to abandon the sport
was reached at a meeting of the
University's athletic advisory coun
cil Tuesday afternoon.
Kentucky became the first South
eastern Conference school to announce the discontinuance of footRoberts Placed On
ball since last Saturday's meeting
Emeritus Status
of the SEC executive committee in
policies on wartime
E. J. Kinney, professor of farm Atlanta, when
crops and agronomist in charge of problems were adopted. However,
four other conference schools, Flortobacco and cereal investigations at
Vanderbilt, Mississippi, and
the Experiment station, has been ida,
Mississippi State, had dropped the
appointed by the executive com sport previously.
mittee of the board of trustees as
Shively stated that basketball
head of the agronomy department.
Mr. Kinney succeeds Prof. George would remain on the University's
Roberts, who was placed on an athletic program. Since fewer playemeritus status at the June meet- ers are needed to make up a basketball squad, he believed enough
ing of the board.
talent would be available for the
Professor Kinney has been a
players to continue their hardwood
member of the Experiment station
under Coach Adolph Rtipp.
staff and the College of Agriculture activities discontinuance of football
The
faculty since 1908. He has served
necessary to notify all
as associate agronomist and profes- makes it
opponents with whom games had
sor of farm crops in addition to be
previously
been scheduled
that
ing superintendent of the Expert
these games would be canceled. A
ment station farm since 1917.
game with Vanderbilt October 2
Professor Roberts has been on the had already been given up.
Experiment station staff continu
With only one man, Wilber Schu,
ously since 1906. He served as dean
remaining from last year's squad,
and director of the College of Agri- and two freshmen, who never beculture in 1916-1and has been fore have participated in athletics,
assistant dean since 1919.
the gridiron prospects were not very
From 1913 to 1917, Professor Rob- bright, Shively stated.
erts was treasurer of the American
Society of Agronomy. He is an active member of Sigma XI, Phi Beta College of Education
Kappa, Alpha Zeta, the American To Show Movies
Association for the Advancement of
Current educational or classroom
Science, the Association of Southern Agricultural Workers, the Ken- teaching motion pictures showing
tucky Academy of Science, and the the war and its effects will be shown
in the College of Education audiResearch Club at the University.
torium daily July 5 through July 9
from 10 to 1:30 ajn.
Seventeen Make 3.
Dean L. J. Horlacher will lead
the forum, "Food, Weapon of ConIn A&S College
quest," on Tuesday, July 6 with A.
The College of Arts and Sciences J. Brown, Miss Laura Deephouse,
University has released the Dr. J. Huntley Dupre, and Dr. Rodat the
following list of names of students man Sullivan as a discussion group.
who had a 3. standing for the spring
quarter of 1942-4-

As New Head

Final Tracts

Japanese paper cut
sharply by the censor and bearing
postmarks of Japan and Geneva,
Switzerland, a message from Lieut
Norman A. Wides was received this
Field House Land
week by his father, Morris Wides,
Deals Are Closed
of Lexington. A graduate of the
University in 1939, Lieut. Wides enContracts have been closed for
tered the armed forces in June 1941 the purchase of the last two tracts
and was stationed near Manila of land needed as the site for the
when he was captured by the Jap- University field house, according to
anese.
an announcement from ComptrolThe letter, the first received by ler Frank D. Peterson.
the family of Lieutenant Wides
One lot was owned by the Amster
since his capture, was typewritten heirs and the other by Matt and
and mailed on January 23 from the Marianna DeBoor. Other parcels
Zentsuji War Prison Camp at Nip- of land were purchased during repon where he is a prisoner. The cent months. Peterson said the enletter arrived through the Inter- tire site included about 70 houses
national Red Cross.
which are to be torn down to make
Lieutenant Wides stated that he room for the new structure after
was well and in good spirits but the war.
The comptroller said a survey
was hungry for news from home,
and for good home cooking. He would be made to determine whe
asked especially If any radical ther a shortage existed in Lexingchanges had taken place in Lex- ton in the type of houses on the
ington and If he would recognize it property. If not, the structures
will soon be razed.
when he saw it again.
The field house, to be built after
According to Lieutenant Wides,
a daily newspaper is seen by the the war, was authorized by the
men In the camp and they are able general assembly which approprito keep up with world news. He re- ated $400,000 for the project. It will
quested that his whereabouts be house dressing rooms, lockers, and
other facilities for athletic teams at
made known to his friends.
the University and would be the
largest in the south.
thin

Council Decision

Kinney Named

By Alice Watkins
On

In y43

engineering than how to shoulder
a gun. But they all agreed that
they didnt like to march to class.
Some deplored the lack of fraternities, clubs, honoraries, and par-

ticularly athletics.
The opinions vary,

however.
Some service men said that they
would rather be in the infantry, or
working in defense plants. They
did not like schooling in the Army,

nor the strict regulations under
which they are required to live.
They felt that two hours a day was
not enough time to have for themselves, and that there was not
enough time for the social life to
which they had been accustomed.
"But here we have more respect
for our officers," one said.
They agreed that "the Kentucky