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The Kentucky Kernel

PAGE ONE
Kernel Survey Airs
Morale Mii-Up

PAGE TWO
Latest Attack Involves
All Students

UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY

VOLUME XXXVI

LEXINGTON. KENTUCKY, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 22,

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Guiguol Play Fire Destroys
Opens Monday Service Unit
Second Production
At University

Willis To Address
Founders Day Meet
University Observes
Annual Celebration

Reporter Quizzes
UK on 'Morale'

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vocation will consist of Dr. Donovan, who will preside. Governor
Willis, Dr. McVey. and Mr. Richard
Barker of Pinevtlle.
Perry Parrigan, Jean Kesler.
Martha Stone, Mary Frances Meade.
Betty Russell, and Sue Ann Thomas,
all students, will present music for
the convocation. The audience, led
by Miss Mildred Lewis, will sing the
"Alma Mater."
Edward A. Bary. Arts and Sciences
senior and president of the YMCA.
will give the Invocation and benediction.
Members of the Barker family
have been invited to attend the convocation.

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Give Concert

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guests.
Governor Willis, chairman of the
Board of Trustees, Dr. Donovan, and
Mr. H. C. Robinson, Lexington, president of the University Alumni association, will make short statebroadcast.
ments on the 10:15-10:The program will originate in the
WBKY studios and will be broadcast by WLW.
The University choristers, directed
by Miss Mildred Lewis, will provide
music for the program.
Founders Day was first observed
last - year at a convocation with
President Emeritus McVey as principal speaker and Miss Betty Anne
Glnocchio as student speaker.

Career Conferences
To Begin March

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Sponsored by the house presi
dents' council and Mortar Board,
the University will be host to speakers representing various men's and
women's vocational Interests during
the week of March
The house presidents' council will
sponsor the first three days' sessions
on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. These talks will be open to
men as well as women. Mortar
Board's annual career conference
will occupy the last two days.
Afternoon and evening discus-pyjon various career interests
have been scheduled and a complete
list of the meetings will appear In
The Kernel next week.
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By BETTY TEVIS
Testifying that morale on the University campus is as high or higher
than at any time before the war, and denying that The Kernel is subject
to administration censorship, eight students appeared Wednesday in
Frankfort before the special House of Representatives committee Investigating charges made in a. letter written last month to the General
Assembly by four World War II veterans.
The Student Government Association will hold an emergency session
at noon today in room 127 of the I'nion. President Charlra Gardner ur-- il
all members to be present at the meeting to consider the General Assembly
investigation of charges leveled by certain stadents against the I'nivenity.
The SGA will discuss a petition being circulated this week, entirely on
student initiative, denying that the four law stadents are authorized
spokesmen of the student body and pledging faith in the present I'ni- -

The Kernel it Isn't censored, but
one might say it is sternly guided by
invisible and intangible forces. In
attempting to present the University in the most favorable light possible. The Kernel has ignored facts
and Issues which might perhaps hive
been discussed to good advantage . ."
One student said that too many vrrsity
administrate
people were knocking the UniverEleven members of tne laculty
sity on its bad points and that lit
tle was said about its good side. spoke m support of President H. L.
Nearly all of them said that the (Donovan and the University
charges
University had some top-ramen administration
but as a whole the faculty was not lcvclPd Tuesday by the letter-writeup to par with other state univerthat faculty and student opinion was
suppressed on the campus. Professor
sities.
Lester O'Bannon of the agricultural
A Junior in the College of Engineering lately returned from the experiment station endorsed the acArmy said "I think it's a grudge cusations on the opening day of the
fight against the University by cer- hearing.
"High . . . Considering"
tain faculty members."
Dr. Thomas D. Clark, head of the
As a whole students thought that
the group attacking the Univer- history department, stated that
sity was in the wrong by bringing morale in his department was "betup the matters before the state ter than at any time during my
legislature and that in the long run 15 years in connection with the dethe University would suffer from the partment." Considering world conditions. Dr. Clark said, faculty
effects.
One student attributed the Uni- morale on the whole was good.
Corroborating Dr. Clark's stateversity's condition to the fact that
it had to depend upon the state ments of relatively high morale were
legislature for financial aid and Dr. W. S. Webb, physics department
that its
fluctuated with head; Dr. H. A. Lawrence, commerce; Dr. Morris Seay. education;
the legislators.
.
engineering; Ben- Another run of thought has it Dr- - D- v- Ten-illthat The Kernel was not suppressed nctt Wall, history; E. L. Gillis.
under the old administration of bureau of source material: L. H.
Frank L. McVey but that the new Townsend. agriculture, and Dean
administration had set its foot down. Thomas Poe Cooper of the College
Several staff members of The of Agriculture.
Students who testified as IndiviKernel stated that many students
did not understand a newspaper's duals, and not in behalf of any
responsibility for what it publishes. organization, included: Scott BreckOne student, giving reasons as to inridge, law student; Charles Gardwhy she thought morale is low. said ner, SGA president: Howard Clay
"Perhaps administrative authority is Bowles, Veterans" club president:
too divided, there is no real con- Wash Serinl. football player: Ed
structive unity between the legis- Bary, YMCA president, and Carl
lature and board of trustees and the Combs, graduate student and former
president and faculty and the stu- Wildcat football and basketball
player. All substantiated the earlier
dents . . ."
statement of high morale, this time
i from a student viewpoint.
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Bowles nninted nut that t.h Vet
erans' club did not endorse th letter containing the accusations, and
Each sorority must turn in
that the club had voted to "table
the letter Indefinitely" at a meetan arrangement of their sororing two weeks ago.
ity song and three names of the
Kernel Defended
girls they want for the candiDr. Nicl Plummer. head of the
date for queen to Mrs. Dorothy
journalism department; Miss MilEvans in the SUB by 5 p.m.
dred Long, Kernel editor; and Miss
Monday, Feb. 25.
Betty Tevis, Kernel news editor denied charges that the student newspaper is censored or faculty controlled. The question or Kernel
censorship arose In answer to Prof.
O'Bannon's
written charge that
there was regimentation of student
and faculty opinion on the campus,
and to the charge of Harry Caudill.
law student and veteran, that The
Kernel refused to publish a letter
submitted by him to the student
newspaper last year.
Dr. Plummer explained that the
letter contained material of a
libelous nature, and that Caudill
promised to
the letter
following deletion of that material
but never did so.
Caudill further charged that the
administration had fired him from
his position as dormitory monitor
merely because he circulated a peti.
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tion adversely criticizing certain
University trustees while monitor.
Dr. William S. Ward of the English
department and dormitory head denied the statement.
"Same Old Thing
President Donovan opened the
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Wednesday hearing by stating that
most of the charges under investigation by the committee originated
before he became University president in 1941. He declared further,
that the accusations were the "same
old thing" which had been discussed
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before and that he knew with whom
the four law students had consulted.
Dr. Donovan referred to Prof. W. R.
Sutherland of the English depart
ment, who was present at Tuesday's
hearing also, and added that. "If you
consult the records, you will find

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fective Feb. 16. 1946 by Col. G. T.
Dames . . . will meet at 7:30 Mackenzie. PMS&T of the Univerpjn. Wednesday in the Music room sity.
Cadet Captain Blackford will be
of the Union.
bcassistcd by Thomas H. Maxedon
Dutch Lunch dob . . . will meet at
who has been named battalion adnoon Friday with Mr. Raymond
jutant with the rank of cadet first
Bamhart as speaker.
lieutenant and cadet second lieuWhite Mathematics society . . . will tenants Allan C. Watson, personnel
meet at 4 pjn. Thursday in room officer, and Paul T. Kemper, plans
109 McVey hall.
and training officer.
I pperrlass Y . . . will hold a party Cadet first lieutenants James C.
at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the card room Chcsnut, Bingham Willson, and
of the Union.
James S. Tucker were appointed
Philosophy club . . . will meet at commanding officers of A, B, and C
7:30 p.m. Monday in room 205 of companies respectively.
CoL MacKenzie also announced
the Union.
Phi I'psilon O micron . . . will meet that first lieutenant Samuel E.
at 12:30 pjn. Saturday hi the Home Elliott would be added to the UniEconomics building.
versity ROTC staff for a period of
University for Life . . . will offer a six months of limited duty to reprogram at 6 p.m. Sunday at Cen cover from wounds received in com
tral Clirlstian church. Dr. W. C. bat.
Bower will present the last In a
This week also saw the cleaning
scries of lectures on "The Living up of the last ASTP acounts and
Bible."
its appointment of Miss Fannie
House committee . . . will meet at Pherigo as secretary of the Military
5 p.m. Tuesday in room 205 of the Department, it was announced by
Union.
Colonel MacKenzie.
Secretarial club . . . will meet at 4
p.m. Monday in room 102, Wliite
hull.
rreshmaa club . . . will meet at
6:30 p.m. Tuesday.
Miss Irma Poole, director of worn
BSU council , . . senior members
will meet at 5 p.m. Monday In room en's residence halls, and Mrs. John
K. Johnson, wife of the pastor of
205 of the Union building.
Secretarial club . . . reorganization Maxwell Street Presbyterian church,
and election of officers on Tuesday, have been elected to membership
Feb. 26, at 4 o'clock. Refreshments on the advisory board of the Uni
will be served in room 102, White versity YWCA, Betty Lee Fleishman, Y president, announced today.
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Students Testify Morale High
Before House Committee Probe

The University service building
was destroyed by fire Friday night.
"Double Door," a psychological Damage was estimated at $400,000
mystery, opening Monday at Guig-n- by Frank D. Peterson, University
was
building
The
for a week's run, tells the story comptroller.
of Victoria Van Bret, a hard, cruel partly covered by insurance, Peterwoman who rules her household son said.
with a rod of iron.
University women students will
When her
Rip Van move into the newly decorated
Bret, marries young Anne Darrow, women's gymnasium for physical
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of whom Victoria docs not approve, education classes, the physical education department announced.
Victoria begins to scheme to break
up the marriage, and attempts to
Women's gym classes formerly
drive Anne from the house.
were held in the University service
By Jim Wood
From the day of Rip's and Anne's building, destroyed by fire Friday
University students were not quite
night. The women's gym during the
marriage, Victoria starts a deliber
ate campaign to break down their war housed soldiers under the AST certain Wednesday and Thursday
program, and more recently re- concerning the meaning of Dr. L. S.
love.
turned veterans unable to find liv- O'Bannon's charges that morale
She keeps Rip at the office all
among students and faculty memday. insults Anne before the ser- ing quarters.
Temporary quarters for the offices bers is now very low, and the charges
vants, attempts to keep her in one
room, and has Anne on the verge of the Maintenance and Operations of Harry Caudill that the Kentucky
department, also burned out Friday Kernel is being suppressed by the
j of losing her senses.
Governor Simeon Willis
The play evolves around her dom- night, have been established in the faculty.
Majority of the students felt that
ination of Anne and Rip and their geology museum on the second floor
determination to break this domina- of the Administration building. Ihey have been misrepresented by
tion. The trials of these young lov- Some of the museum pieces have the group that is attacking the Unl- ers and the situations they meet been moved to Miller hall and will versity.
will keep the audience interested be exhibited there. Dr. A. C. Mc- Very few said that their morale
'Farlan, head of the geology de was low but many did have ideas as
j until the final scene of the play.
partment, said.
to what is wrong or right with the
The production staff for the play
Also destroyed by the fire were university. The majority inclined
is as follows: producing director,
Walacc N. Briggs; assistant direc- the carpentry, tin, plumbing, ciec- - , to protect the University but others
tor, Alice Dean; prompter, Ridgcly trie and paint shops, 18 trucks and of them had strong opinions as to
Park; call girl. Pat Evans; techni- a tractor, a large quantity of lum- what they thought was wrong.
Phi Beta, women's honorary and cal director, Henry Foushee; bus- ber, 25 barrels of oil, all opera
A random survey of approximately
professional
fraternity of music, iness manager, Sara B. Davis; box tional supplies for the University, 30 students made by the writer
speech and the dance, will present office manager, Olive T. Briggs; as and blueprints of all the buildings. should not be taken as a scientific
the annual chapter Sunday after sistant, Jessie Sun; house manager. Frank D. Peterson, comptroller, said.
of student opinion as
noon musical program at 4 p.m. inlJonn y0Ung; sound effects, Conrad
Other equipment lost m the fire Kernel press time did not permit
hail.
Memorial
electrician,
Richardson;
Robert included Extension department a lengthy survey.
This program, an annual event Hume; art, Jane Hamersley, Betty books, records and books belonging
Most of the cynicism expressed
on the musical calendar, will be Harris; properties, Laura Lyons; to Triangle fraternity, army sur- concerning the University adminispresented by vocalists and pianists assistants. Sue Fenimore, Margaret plus equipment, and a power supply tration came from upper division
McCorkle, Eva Lewis; make-ubelonging to station WBKY.
of the chapter.
students. They felt that the stuAll records belonging to the wom- dents as a whole had never shown
The program: Thou Art My Joy, John Renfro; music, Jean RobinBach; O Rest in the Lord, from son; program advertising, Mrs. John en's physical education department keen spirit toward the University.
photographer, William were saved.
Lower classmen, generally, said
by Sue Sutterficld;
"Elijah," Mendelssohn;
The janitors' supply room, the they did not understand what the
Thomas, contralto, Lexington; ac- Curry.
storeroom, paint depart- fight was about and that they saw
keyroom,
companied by Kathleen Wrench,
ment, and the electric shop have little seriously wrong with the UniLexington.
been established in the basement versity.
Der Tod und das Madchen, Schu
of the Biological Sciences building.
Several students said that the
bert; Die Post, Schubert, by Bcttie
The carpenter shops have been set Uruersitf's weaknesses rest not
Jack,
Harris Russell,
up in the Agricultural Engineering with the University administration
Miss Sarah Gibson Blanding, for- son. Term.; accompanied by Marbut with the state legislature in
mer University dean of women, was building.
garet Skinner, Lexington.
The sheet metal shop has been
Prelude and Fugue in C minor, named Wednesday as president of placed in the machine shop of the Frankfort.
One student said "The unrest and
Clavichord, Vassar college in Poughkeepsie, N. Engineering building, and the refrom the
Volume I, No. II, Bach; Two Pre- Y, the first woman head in the col- pair and motor shops have been pack of unity among students re
years' existence.
flects the lack of unity in the adludes, Opus 28, Nos. 3 and 10, lege's ninety-fiv- e
set up at the Experiment station.
ministration of the University not
Chopin; Lotus Land. Cyril Scott; She succeeds Dr. Henry Noble Mcthe administrators, but the adBarbara Akers, pianist, Carrollton. cracken, Vassar president since 1915.
ministration.
It comes from far
Miss Blanding was the only wom
To he Queen of Heaven, Dunhill;
too many sources, and is far
My Mother Bids Me Bind My Hair, an member of the wartime joint
too entangled
with politics. We
Haydcn, Gypsy Song, Dvorak; Jane Army and Navy Committee on Wel
badly need a stronger SGA (Student
She earned
Thomas, soprano, Lexington; accom- fare and Recreation.
Government Association) to make
her bachelor of arts degree from
panied by Helen Hutchcraft, Paris.
the students feel the responsibility
II est dous, 11 est bon, from UK in 1923 and immediately be
Hcrodiade," Massenet: Dcpuis lc came dean of women. She earned
Warren, author of for the policies of the University
Miss Constance
jours, from "Louise," Charpentier; her master of arts degree from Co- recent book, "A New Design in Edu. A definite editorial policy in regard
lumbia university in 1926 and in cation for Women," will be
Jean Kesler, soprano, Shelbyville;
at the to controversial issues on the part
accompanied by Martha Jane Stone, 1929 attended the London School University from Feb. 28 to March 2. of The Kernel might also help the
of Economics.
Its present
Lexington.
On Friday, March 1, she will be situation somewhat.
In 1929 Miss Blanding returned honored at a luncheon at Maxwell policy of sticking its collective neck
Organ and Piano Duo: Festival
to Kentucky and served as dean of place. Friday night at 7:30, at Max- in the sand isn't contributing much
Overture in D, Grasse; Melrose
improvements
organist, Lexington, and Betty women until 1941 when she went to well place, Miss Warren will talk to the hoped-fo- r
Bain Adair, pianist, Bristol, Virginia. Cornell university and has been informally on changing educational which can and must be made on
Coltrends. All faculty and staff mem- campus.
Duet: Tutti fior, from "Madame dean of the New York State
"As to the alleged suppression of
Butterfly,"
Puccini Jean Kesler, lege of Home Economics since then. bers are invited to hear this talk.
soprano, and Llucille Haney French,
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Lexington; accompanied by Martha Jane Stone.

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The second annual Founders Day
111 be observed
today with a convocation at 10 ajn. at which Governor Simeon S. Willis will be the
principal speaker. President Donovan's luncheon for guests, and a
fifteen-minubroadcast to alumni,
beginning at 10:15 pm.. Dean Leo
Chamberlain announced.
Students will be excused from all
third -- bear classes this morning for
convocation.
the one-hoThe topic of Governor Willis's
address is "Henry Stites Barker."
Dr. Barker succeeded Dr. Patterson
as president of the University and
preceded Dr. Frank L. McVey, now
president emeritus.
Masic By Stadents
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happy for the past 20 years."
Dr. Donovan continued that, "My
crime seems to be that I approved
what former president Frank L.
McVey
and Dean Graham had
done." Donovan added that he had
defended Graham because "He has
done an efficient job and has raised
the standard of the engineering colI
lege." One of the charges In the
letter to the Assembly blamed Gra

ham who supervised recent University building, for constructing leaky
structures.
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Answers Counts
At length Dr. Donovan answered
charges contained in the letter, in-

terrupted by the questioning of
Prof. Sutherland, the letter-writeand others. To the allegation that
"the board of trustees is asking hugs
appropriations for buildings'
he
cited far higher sums voted by the
legislatures of Wisconsin, Illinois
and Virginia to their state universities.
At length Dr. Donovan answered
the question as to which comes first
"the field house or living quarters
for returned veterans who are billeted in the gymnasium
under
stable-lik- e
conditions?" He declared
that architects were simultaneously
drawing plans both for a men's
and women's dormitory and for the
field house. He stated that if large-sca- le
building Is at all possible, "all
. . . will be under construction before
the close of the present year."
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Why Salaries I'npaid
Dr. Donovan, answered a charge
that the University owed money to
its teachers, explaining that salary
slashes were necessary because of
the depression. The total unpaid

salaries total $13,500, and are yet
unpaid. Donovan said, because of
later appropriation slashes, and
legal technicalities which forbid an
institution from paying in one bi- ennium any indebtedness incurred
in a previous biennium. In answer
to Inquiry, Donovan admitted the.
salaries are the obligation of the
General Assembly, but that he would
be glad to repay them if the legislature win furnish the money to do
It.

An allegation that the University
has declined an offer of a field house
as a gift was denied outright.
Answering
further charges of
general distrust of the administration Dr. Donovan presented resolutions from the University faculty
and from Lexington civic groups
expressing confidence In liiin.
No Johnson Pressure
Donovan
denied charges
that
former governor Keen Johnson had
brought pressure to secure his ap-

pointment as president and added
that he would offer his resignation
If the committee could get the Board
of Trustees to admit he was appointed through Johnson pressure.
Numerous questions by Meagher,
spokesman for the four veterans,
were answered by Dr. Donovan and
by students and faculty who testified to general high morale on the
campus.
Donovan admitted early in the
questioning "My morale is low at
times because professors have come
equipment when there wa3
to me
no money, or because of lack of
living space on the campus."
Charging the General Assembly to
understand the University's needs,
he added. We will have low morals
until the General Assembly realizes
there is a crisis to be met at th
University."
Before adjourning, chairman Roy
anArnold. Dun v Hie Democrat,
nounced that the committee would

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Tuesday.

SGA To Expel
Members With Two
Unexcused Absences
Any member of the Student Government Association who has mors
than two unexcused absences from
meetings will automatically be expelled from the association. President Charles Gardner announced at
a meeting of the assembly held
Monday afternoon. The law has
been in effect since the installation
of SGA on the campus, but until
now It has not been enforced. Gardner said.

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Threaten Future Peace
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Spain and
Fascist governments in
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mgcmina. gut. n
the State Department's "Blue Book
which warns that Germany had a
base in South America from which
to work when they started their next
The document. lengtny.
bulky and dangerous, exposes
vuluminous data on schools, societies, spy rings, Nazi organizations,
cultural societies, and Argentine big
business
If the diplomats have
wasted time before in their dealings
with Argentina they have certainly
made up tor it now in tne Blue
Book expose.
Of course, the charges made
agaiast the Fascist organizations are
new to the people in this coun- try. For quite some time, 1941 as a
matter of fact, our neighbors to the
south have been under the strictest
scrutiny. File upon file of statistics.
data. Information regarding the high
officials, the Army, the people and
politics of Argentina have been
gathering dust in Washington while
the Secretary of State waited til
the time was ripe for an
open attack. Because of interna- tional complications, relations with
the Argentine had to be friendly.
We dickered with Spain too, and
that was for a purpose. The time
for these purposes is gone, however,
and the time for action has come.
Ludwig Freude. former represents- tive of the German embassy in
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Students Question Charges
several possible libel suits, and complications
When the attaders of the I'nivcrsity admincharged that student morale was low arising Jrom ethical questions.
istration
Thursday when a petition was originated
and that control had leen tightened over ram-puactivities such as .Student Government and purely by the students saying that morale and
confidence in the administration was high, it was
The Kernel, they involved the student ljody
evident that they felt they were being misrepthey have said they do not represent.
vhich
resented in Frankfort. However altruistic the
If student opinion and attitudes are to le
aims of the complainants might be, students
considered in the dissension either for the comfeel this group is doing more harm than good.
plainants or for the administration which is Students might sit by and watch what some
under fire, the student ltody feels that it should would call typical Kentucky politics popping
represented. Previously the reaction had off, but they won't allow the thing to go too far
leen one of indifference. Like the story of the without coming to the defense of the University.
Even in criticism they are loyal.
little boy who cried "wolf," there have Immmi so
Students are concerned about the University's
many ciies of "attack" that no one j"ts excited
future, and its standing among other state instiren though real danger is near.
tutions. If all this adverse publicity, this petty
Ask a coed what she thinks of the investigasniping from opposing groups continues, the
tion in Frankfort and her answer will be "What's legislature might be unwilling to entrust to UK
1m hind it all?' She will agree that the charges
the money needed to make it an outstanding
ate based on allegations to give them a ring university. Families will not be willing to send
.
of truth, but she will ask, "What do they expect their children to' a campus that is periodically
to gain by discrediting t lie administration?" under fire in all sorts of scandalous charges. Is
Asked about her morale, she will say that her the University to be ruined-- or to lie built into
'
morale is fine. She is disunited alxnit housing,
institution?
and the war, and the lack of facilities at the Universitybut she doesn't blame the administration
Whpm TliPrA's ?mnlc a
for the conditions.
The smell of smoke, and the brief excitement
Talk to a returned serviceman. lie may,
an overcoat caught on fire at the game,
through his wide experience, have gained a critiSaturday night was enough to start spectators
cal judgment of the governing of this University
i
ihinllno- "U'r.,. If .r,r. ,hnLl K , f.r. In
that makes him eager to see the faults corrected.
the Alumni gym?"
He will also ask, "Is this a ersonal grudge
s

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Life, Liberty, and Pursuit
LIBERTY:

By Adele Denman

LIFE: The burning question of the colors:
week- - "Is J1- morale ,ow or hiM"
?lue a"d Graf
Lee and
This question has been fired point
O'Bannon and Donovan
blank at everyone, and it has re- Civil war!
vealed some questionable states of
mind- At times u has revealed no baseball game
Wtlrtr-- onrl nit ctnta aif tVtfn atanfaw rf
UK at bat,
menta, activity. Qne of tne report
Public opinion umpires,
ers that have invaded the peace and
UK gets three swings.
riot 01 our mtle nome iuestioned a
People of Ky. hate
as to her morale. She, wishing
coed
Gambling, swastikas, strong
t0 aplar flippant and
the
drink.
same time, came out with the
Strike one, coach.
tounding answer that she .wasn't
Strike two, lab,
worried about anything, she had
Strike three, fieldhoit.se
up, cause ner moriauiy ais- B'ven
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figures named in the Blue Book,
Freude is the chief organizer and
heartiest sunDorter of the German
-empire in South America and he has
Xrgentina organiaed to the hilt,
0, his contacts with the
Farrell government, Freude was
never touched when the United

comotive, certainly never dreaming
cf jet propuUion. It is an outmoei- lengthy
useless
ed. impractical,
document when applied to the pres- ent needs. Therefore, a new con- stitution is in order, or at least.
amendments to the old one.
One of the most important Issues

. , w.
fitfliM demanded his rienorfarinn
but was anowed to remain in Argen- - government

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Bund.
such a law all employees of mining
Another of the chief Nazi party companies, and the main need for
members located in South America compensation lies in that field, are
Hil.him.
Mand, munitions tvmon
nrt in
former husband
Krtfn
of tnfir dpath (neir famUies
Hedy Lamarr. and as Yicious
Nazi vm be provided for. The lack of
had
undoubtedly
th,
a aw
as
Diplomatic and economic war has one of the great contributing factors
by the United States, to the Straight Creek disaster at
Who's going to make sure that the pineville in December of 1945. Had
surrender flag, which will be raised the mines been safe for working con-n- ot
soon In Argentina, is sincere? Will ditions the miners would have
troops have to occupy that country escaped. As Sam Caddy so aptly
too In addition to the rest of the put it in Frankfort when he called
world In order to Insure the peace? for the mine investigation, if safety
rues had bpen enforced the
Outdated Constitution
would never have occurred. Due to
Needs Revision
the fact that there were no pre-tPor a giance at the local scene cautions made for escapes, and other
and a t0pie that has excited a great things left undone, the insurance
deai cf thought among voters and companies refused to insure any of
schemes amo