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HE JryENTUCKY KERNEL
UNIVERSITY

VOLtME XXXI

troug Wildcat Team Ready
or First Test Of Season
On Stoll Field Tomorrow
Keiiincky Expected To Trounce

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the Baldwin-Wallajacket in the opening grid game
ft the season.
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IHxOing tane is set for 2 p. m. and
f students will be page
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of the well known stunedt book.
f'ame ck weather and Athletics
expect a crowd of at
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lAsi 6,006 spectators Inhabiting the
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lettermen have
from a squad that last year
surprised eca its own coaches by
'?.rt3 through a tough schedule
ith only 'o losses. The 1939 Big
Eiae. called the "surprise squad" of
by southern sports writthe
es. trsC3ckd off opponents like
rtiiK SL, VJA and Vanderbilt with
ease, and tied the Crim- Tide 3f Alabama for the first
since 1922.
a non-lorscefd
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ts " tartty in the line-u- p
cf sou: ttt A" and "B" teams to
ti f , Tsaa who have succeeded in
fcmkaif fcui the magic circle, how
performers and
ever. rs
are riccre2 to count heavily In
WSdcst bid for fame.
Best of the bunch In the eyes of
tia 'owghw is Bob Herbert,
,
ifhsmA Wft Virginian who has
' 1 ad the aswarity to make a serious
'
V3 J r a ' A" position. He broke
Isio the starting line-u- p Wednesday
in, place oT Dutch IshmaeL who was
f
.sTPnd by a foot injury, at fun- bask.
! proved such a power'
bc-uthsj he's likely to permanent'
i displace the older man.
' "The Gthsr untried husky in the
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hoai line Coach Shively
tsofele
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the test soph tackle ever to
etttnd the ITtiversity of Kentucky.
In the "A" , team backfield will
ht one senis-- Dave Zoeller; two

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and Junie
Ishmael or Her'

MulMns

Nine seniors will occupy posts in the
wall, nine men who
fcr.ve had already two years of play
xsicer the quiet, efficient Mr. Kir-?.- n.
Averaiang over 200 pounds.

parting iorxird

are Jim Hardin and Harry
Dranam at uds. Sully Jacobs and
u&piairi John Eibner at tackle, Ike
Kiiiougbbr
nd Bob Palmer at
giards, and Joe Bailey unless he
is overly hampered by a sprained
fpst, at center.
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end deception will keynote
th offensive attack of the "B" team,
sh Ermet Allen, the "Morristown
KTatio but able Hoot
Combs. Dave Brown, and the loser
struggle oc-- 1
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Another 200 pound line will take
ovtr in the second and fourth
c;.re-- s Fniable line-u- p
will be
Fiiil Scott, and Ed Gholson at the
.nnks, Siainboat" Reid and Clark

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tackles, Eddie
Bob Beeler,
Frtj,
sofct, 4t guards, and

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Reserves rre plentiful and the
ecu& side lynches will be packed
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pl&reri ready, willing, and able
to go
action. Likely to see
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Excess Wages

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of the
the extension service.
Deductions of the situation by the
auditor were that "in contrast with
Klein To Teach
these salaries (of 15 men) quite a
Dr. Maryalys E. Klein, who re- large number of Instructors evidentceived M. A. and Ph. D. degrees ly are receiving very meager salarfrom the Northwestern University ies, considering the high professiondo
Medical school, has replaced Dr. al standards that should and
who resigned
as an instructor in the bacteriology
Elizabeth

V. Wright,

department

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The SUKY
scheduled for Friday night in
Alumni gymnasium, has been
called off due to lack of opAllegations
that 15 University
portunity for publicity, Sam
Ewing, SUKY president, an- professors and faculty members re
ceived more than the constitutional
nounced yesterday.
salary limit of $5,000 during the fiscal year of 1939-4- 0 were made Wed
nesday by State Auditor David A.
Logan in a report to Gov. Keen
Johnson.
Logan disclosed that approximate'
ly 203 University and experiment
station employees are paid regu
larly through a "petty cash fund" of
$149, 193.21, adding, "It is unreason
able to consider such a large paypetty labor requiring prompt
appoint roll as
Eight students have been
cash outlay."
ed to positions In the Union building
Among those named by the audi
by James 8. Shropshire, director of tor as receiving more than $5,000
for this semester, it was announced per year were "Frank L. McVey,
former president, football coach Ab
the Union.
Billy Lawrence replaces John Par Kirwan, Jesse Adams, Paul P. Boyd,
Chambers, Thomas Cooper,
sons as head of the game room. John S.
W. W. Dimmick, Alvin E. Evans,
appointed W. D. FUnkhouser, T. T. Jones,
Robert Thomas has been
manager of the information desk, James W. Martin, H. B. Price, Wilwith the following students appoint liam S. Taylor, William van de
ed to work at the desk; Lorraine Wall and Edward Weist."
Logan listed Dr. McVey and Coach
Harris, Angeline Wyatt, Clay God'
receiving salaries of $10,-8bey. Speed Gray, and Henry Robert' Kirwan as
and $5,100 respectively, during
son.
the year. The auditor's tabulations
Director Shropshire also said that excluded remunerations from lecstudent director oi the union tures, addresses and manuscripts.
Logan reported Prof. E. Z. Palmer
building win be selected this week.
received $3,808 from the University
The new director is expected to be
and $650 from the state unemployan underclassman in order that he ment compensation commission as
may serve several years
Its chief statistician. Asking that
Also appointed to a new position they be unnamed, some University
was James Wine, who replaces Joltn sources said In some cases funds
from
Morgan as student manager of the came from' "funds obtained
federal sources" especially is this
College Catering company.
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employees who are;
called for army service win receive
15 days' pay, leave of absence for
whatever length of service is re
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are senior tackle Larry

Fpears, Junior fullback Claude Hammond who has performed excellently
sti practice, wid a whole flock of
iophs Jlra MoOraw and Allen Parr
at the f'nkt. George Schlegel at
taciQe bid aiXy Black and Bill
backfield.
Siaerr in
Rolling &ren south along with
grldders will be the Baldwin-V- ;
iUii e band, which boasts 54 pieces
an1 an intricate marching routine,

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Memorial Hall.
Dr. Cooper, who was named acting president on retirement of form
er President Frank L. McVey, will
speak on "Kentucky's University".
Coach Kirwan and Shively will co
operate on "Debunking Football".
The convocation is the first of a
series of five arranged for the 1940-4- 1
school year to bring to the campus first-han- d
information of the

national and international

polit-

ical and literary field by recognized
lecturers.
Percy H. Boynton, renowed lecturer, author and critic on American
literature and American cultural
history, will speak on "Literature
and American Life" at the semester's second convocation at 9 a. m.
Wednesday, October 16.
Prof. Boynton, former dean of arts,
literature and sciences at the University of Chicago and at present
senior member of the English department there, is known nationally
as a radio historian and book reviewer.
Coming to the campus for the
second convocation will be Lillian M.
Gilbreth, president of Gilbreth, Inc.,
consulting engineers, who is scheduled to speak at 9 a. m. Thursday,
Nov. 14.
Miss Gilbreth, recently designated
by a national magazine as the best
woman qualified to be president,
has distinguished herself by her
part in the national unemployment
and social betterment fight of the

!ti not made any pre- - current national administration,
L.rtioriS towards performing be- -. having been a member of numerius
the fca' ves, but has promised national administrative social comto piy.
mittees. Her subject will be "Skills
' Kzzerr set ticket are on sale and Satisfactions."
tint Athl'.-- : office for one dollar, Publisher U Speak
while bleacbfr seats will go at 75
Barry Bingham, owner and pub
scuts.
lisher of the Courier-Journhas
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Lexington

Acting President Thomas P. Cooper

ment at their former salaries after
army service is ended. This measure
was approved Tuesday by the Board
of Trustees on the recommendation
of Dr. Thomas P. Cooper, acting
president of the University.
This applies to an who have been
in the school's employ for one or
more years, and covers aU those selected under the new conscription
law as weU as reserve officers and
national guard members. Applications for reinstatement are required within .40 days after the appU-caItnicr
has received hi honorable dis-

Greetings From The President
Tu new students and to those returning to the campus
after a vacation, I extend a welcome and all good wishes for,
the academic year just beginning. The University is even
better equipped than before to take care of their needs. New
buildings have been completed and increased facilities provided in equipment and additions to the library. We should
all look forward to a good year and one in which we may
make much progress. I wish for each student and each member of the faculty a happy and a profitable year.
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(Signed)

Thomas Cooper,
Acting President

Normal Conduct, Study
Advised For Students
Deferment Of Conscription Service
By College Students Is Possible

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Text of the Conscription Law sec
tion which applies to college stu
dents is as follows:
"(Section 5, Part F) Any person
who, during the year 1940, entered
upon attendance for the academic
year 1940-4"(1) At any college or university
which grants a degree in arts or
sciences, to pursue a course of in'
struction satisfactory completion of
which is prescribed by such coUege
or university as a prerequisite to either of such degrees, or
"(2) At any university described
in paragraphin paragraph (1), to
pursue a course of instruction to the
pursuit of which a degree in arts
or science is rescribed by such university as a prerequisite; and who,
while pursueing such course of instruction to the pursuit of which
a degree in arts or science is prescribed by such course of instruction at such college or university,
is selected for training and service
under this act prior to the end
of such academic year, or prior to
July 1, 1941, whichever occurs first,
shall, upon his request, deferred
from induction into the land or
naval forces for such training and
service until the end of such academic year, but in no event later

than July

1, 1941."

President Outlines
Plans For Coining Year

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You cant blame the Freshmen
for this mistake.
It's aU traceable to the publication
of a wrong telephone number In
the
Consequently, Miss Margaret Lester, new director of the women's residence halls, has been literally
swamped with telephone calls. So
she sent In an S.O.S. appeal to The
Kernel.

The phone number for Jewel hall,
Freshmen, is 1314, and that of Patterson hall Is 8268. The number
listed for these halls in the back
of the
is Miss Lester's
private line.
Tsk!

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editors.

Dean James H. Graham of the
of Engineering reported to
the board that the college laboratories are being used in the nation tl defense program. This includes the carrying on of studies on
manganese ores and tin concentrates in conjunction wtih the Na-

I am writing the following in
order that the students may know
what has been happening in Student Government since the last meeting of last year.
At the last meeting of the Student Legislature a petition was sent
to the Board of Trustees concerning the CivU Aeronautics Authority,
asking the Board to approve that
program for the University, for this
year. The Board put the matter
Into the hands of the President for
Investigation and recommendation.
No further action has been taken.
The Student Legislature passed a
revised bul concerning optinal class
attendance. The biU, which is now
in the hands of the Senate rules
committee, will be presented at
an early meeting of the Senate.
During the coming year I expect
the Student Government to main
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val Reserve Laboratories.
The board voted to rename the
National Science building Miller hall
in honor of Dr. Arthur M. Miller,
honor of Dr. Arthur M. Miller,
head of the geology department and former dean of the College of Art and Sciences.
Approval was made of a WPA
museum project to be carried out
under the direction of John Worth
of Louisville and of the construction of a new room and tank in
the physics buUdlng to cost about
$2300 for experimental work In nuclear physics.
Appointments Made
Appointments made on the fuU
time teaching staff were Mrs. Harriet Hendershot and Dr. Mary Alice
Klein, Instructor In bacteriology;
R. P. Adams, instructor In English;
Gene Meyers, Leslie Allison, John
L. Carter and James C. Smee, in- -(
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At the close of registration late
yesterday afternoon. 3354 students
had enrolled for courses at the University, according to figures
by the office of the registrar.
basement of McVey ban. The
This marked a decrease cf . 92
meeting wUl be compulsory registrants from last year's figures
for aU regular stall members. at this stage of the enrollment proAnyone who has had news- cess. The grand total for the 1939
paper experience and wishes
3738.
to try out for a Kernel posi- registration was
The figure had stood Wednesday
tion is asked to be present.
night at 1705, which, the registrar
said, was an Increase of 40 over
the same date last year.
Freshman registration showed
a first day increase over last year,
with 838 enrolling Tuesday, com.
pared with S21 for the corresponding pertod last year.
Richard Anderson, A Ac S fresh,
man from Lexington, was the first
student to begin registration, with
DarreH Blackford. Lorain, Ohio,
Agriculture freshmar from LexingFeaturing the 11 piece Blue and ton, was the first student actually
White orchestra, an all --student
was assigned card
swingsters group, the finest campus registering, and
hop of the school year wU be number one.
given by the Student Union from
Freshmen who failed to register
p. m. to midnight. Saturday, m during the regular periods can take
the Bluegrass room.
physical examinations in the UniThe hop, which is informal. Is versity dispensary this week. Clasi- uu.cu
l"CTJ'rr Da,"-ftcation tests wul be given in the
cenw a coupie psychology building.
AuraisEion
t
or stag.
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Military uniforms for freshmen
Included among the rythm mak- -, were ued Wednesda, and Thurs-er- s
are four saxophone players. Bob;
Wlil
those for
Walker, George Kietzman, Damon be issued all day today. Band uniHart, and Brice McEuen; two
forms may be dran from 5 until
Al Bauer and Doc Manst this afternoon and tomorrow
field; two trombonists. Rex Osteen morning.
and Billy Fuchs; and Pianist, Bud
Gym lockers may be signed for
Trent, drummer, Norris Wilson, and
aU week.
bass fidler. Bob Haupt. Walker,
McEuen, Bauer, and Osteen were
with the band last year.
During the summer the orchestra
played a lengthy engagement at
Joyland Park's Casino, Just outside Lexington. Several members
of the group also toured the country as musicians In Barney Rapp's
band of Cincinnati
of
the year will be held at 3:00
p. m., Tuesday. September 24,
in the news room in the sub- -

DANCE SLATED

FOR SATURDAY
Blue and White
Orchestra To Play
For Informal Hop
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COLLEGE NIGHT

CARNIVAL BILLED
FOR TONIGHT
Broadcast, Shows
Will Be Featured
On Union Card

Wildcat's Freshman Issue
Slated To Appear Next Week

tain the standards of morality part
ially set up by the Student Stand
ards committee.
I shaH cooperate with the officials
of the (student Loan Student Gov
ernment Association budget.
I shaU ask that all committee
chairmen report findings of their
committees to the Student Legis
lature.
I shaU ask the freshmen to be
prepared to elect their representatives to the Student Legislature in
the near future.
I urge aU students to watch for an
early announcement concerning the
election of committee officials.
In closing, I welcome both new
and old students to participate in
the meetings of the Student Legislature.
(Signed)
Bob AUen
President, SGA.

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Fresh with Freshman imposed
ANNUAL
BOOK pictures, untainted with choice campus scandal, unwithered with spicy
cartoons, and undiminished in
DOES 'GOOD
content, the WUdcat, humor
magazine, wUl make its first appearHandbook
ance of the year on the campus next
Many
week, John Ed Pearce, editor, an
nounced. This wUl be the FreshBy BUB AMNIONS
man edition, he said.
The freshman Bible known
wUl 'have
as the K book made Its anThe periodical which cover, win
appropriate Freshman
annual appearance on the campus also contain short stories, music
this week, packed with Information, and sport columns, features, fasillustrations, articles, features, and
hion pages, poems, and news of the
advice for incoming students.
campus.
Published
by the
University
This win be the second year of
TMCA and YWCA and edited by
It
Susan Jackson and Jim Caldwell, publication of the WUdcat. body was
introduced to the student
for
.edition contains
the 1940,
beginning of
several new sections in addition to the first time at the
year, after althe 1939-4- 0
the lists of schedules, honoraries, legedly using school
usurpatory tactics in
clubs, social fraternities and sor- replacing
its precedessor. Sour Mash.
orities, and publications.
BUI Costel, first WUdcat editor,
Outstanding of the innovations is wrongfully used editorial and adthe three page section of the new vertising matter of Sour Mash. Jbs
student government, covering its editor, Al VogeL charged in a law-

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Has
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background,
machinery,
history,
financing,
accomplishelections,
ments, and future. A Job of sum
marizing a complex subject and
some subtle editorializing by the
editors, make this section one
which could be read with profit by
the upperclassmen as weU a new
students.
Other features of the K book in
clude Information on class attend
ance and different types of classes
and classroom methods; the program and activities of the Union
and TMCA and YWCA; University songs; opportunities in the
theater, art, radio, and music departments; reviews of last year's
sports record and this year's prospects: and organization of the WAA
and intramural sports programs.
through the sale
of advertising, the K book was managed by Bin Karraker and Llda
Belle Howe, assisted by George
Terrell. It was printed by the Kernel press.
The cover and the layout are the
work of Susan Jackson,
and the editing was supervised by
Bart Peak, TMCA secretary and
Doris Seward, YWCA secretary.

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Cut

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"The passage of the Conscription
The University payroll for the
fiscal year ending June 30, 1940, BUI is an accomplished fact," Acting
was $2,02458.93, he disclosed.
President Thomas P. Cooper said
in a statement yesterday, "as is the
action of the nation In preparing
for defense.
"The President of the United
States has called attention to the
desirability of the continuance of
men in college, and provision has
been made In the Conscription BUI
accepted the invitation to speak at for the deferment of service under
the third hour February 21 in the certain conditions by students In
first convo of the second semester. coUeges untU the close of the acaThe youthful publisher will speak on demic year.
"In Time of Crisis".
"It is important that students
The last scheduled speaker of the carry on their work in a normal
year will be Dr. Hans Kohn, for- manner," Doctor Cooper's statement
merly of Prague, Czechoslovakia, continued, "and I am sure that the
who will Interpret "Force or Reason" Kernel and the University adminisat 10 a. m., March 25 in Memorial tration will advise them from time
Hall. Drj Kohn is a noted lecturer to time of the facts that may affect
and Is professor of history and inter their status."
national relations at the University
Doctor Cooper added that all men
of California.
students at the University of the age
Dr. E. F. Farquhar, English in- of 21 or over wUl be required to
structor, has been appointed chair- register for possible conscription on
man of the convocation committee October 16. He pointed out, howby Acting President Cooper. Other ever, that according to certain promembers composing the committee visions of the draft law, any regisare Dean of Women Sarah Bland-ln- trant who is selected for service beDean of Men T. T. Jones, O. T. fore the close of the academic year
Koppius, A. H. Eblen, Maurice Seay, may request and be granted deferWalter Price, J. W. Martin and ment of his training period until
E. A. Bureau.
July 1, 194L
The schedule has been arranged
so that the same class win be missed
no more than one time except for
the third how Tuesday. Thursday
and Saturday, Dean B landing said.

Hey tellers!

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Freshmen Show
Increase Of 17
Over Last Year

Kernel Staff,

New Applicants
Leave Of Absence To Meet Tuesday
And Reinstatement
First Kernel staff meeting

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Authorities Billed To Speak
At Campus Convocations
Introduction of Thomas P. Cooper,
acting president of the University,
to the studenty body and information concerning the chances of the
1940 Kentucky football team by
Head coach Ab Kirwan and Athletic
Director Bemie Shively will highlight the first convocation of the
semester at 10 a. m. Tuesday in

Total Is 92 Short Of Previous
Semester's Mark Of 3,4 16 Entries

FOR CONSCRIPTS

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Eight Are Picked
To Fill Vacancies

ihe Wildcats are odds-i- t.
choice for most of the smart
sncswy. Coach Kirwan and his
are nst taking the Berea boys
lightly. Prom all reports from
3.'$aKfnsE$-. Coach Watt has one
vi fiie ben wuns In the Ohio
this year.
On the c! r hand, ran --birds in
Xuegi-aaare calling this the best
that ESrs'an has put on Stoll
- nsii since he took over coaching
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meeting,

ARE TOO HIGH
15 Are Accused

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STUDENTS NAMED

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Baldwin-Wallac- e

jVjTii a teaaoned and hardy bunch
4' veteran JUllng mo6t of the spots,
i ;e IMS edition, Kentucky WUdcat.
s s u up tomorrow on Stoll field

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20, 1940

STATE AUDITOR

Yellowjacket Band t
SuKy Rally
Will Accompany
Ohio Team Here
Called Off

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Kernel

Registration Figures Fall
11111
Below Last Year's Record
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LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER

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FRIDAY ISSUE
Semi-weekl-

suit.

A carnival spirit wUl permeate
entertainment to be presented

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dur-

ing CoUege Night from 8 to 10 3
p. dl, today, in the Union Buiid'.ii.
The festivities; sponsored by thf
TM-Yand the Union board, will
highUght
the annual Freshman
Week.
Seven concessions w.U be set up
in various rooms of the building.
Oscar Patterson, who presented
performances on the campus a year
ago. will give a Punch and Judy
show in the Y leunge. Fortune tellers wUl probe the future for quizzical students in Room 127 and the
periodical room.
Maurice Mitchell, noted for tus
card stunts on the campus last year,
wttl be in Room 204 with card trick
performances,
and a professional
magician wUl display his sleight of
hand maneuvers in the Social room.
Caricature drawin? will be conducted in Room 205. and a fUh
pond wUl operate on the mezbanine
floor.
Headlining the evening's program
will be a
floor show, featuring a radio broadcast over WLAP

The anticipated bitter court hear- at 9:15. The air presentation, coning of accusations and counter de- sisting of various musical numbers,
fense statements did not materialize, will be arranged by Jack Feiera-ben- d
and the WUdcat, unmolested, beand Wayne Howell Beginning
came the official humor organ of the t
o'clock, the floor show will
campus.
Costel had edited only one issue
of the chuckle magazine, when he
dropped out of school and Pearce
assumed fuU charge on October 30.
Previous to the WUdcat and Sour
Mash, the campus humor magazine
was published under the name of
Moonshine and Kampus Kat.

Parking Permits
To Be Placed
On Sale Monday
Campus parking permits win
be placed on sale Monday
morning in the Dean of Men's
office. Dean T. T. Jones, anFaculty
nounced yesterday.
permits win be dispensed Friday. Student permit cost 25
cents.

also include a performance by members of the Virginia Lawrence School
of Dance, several vocal numbers
by Betty We Us Roberts, an accord-ia- n
solo by Carolyn Sigler, and
tumbling acts.
Following the floor show, Bart
Peak, TMCA secretary. wiU direct
circle dancing. VirgU Linkecfeiter s
orchestra win furnish the music.
BUI Penick and Louise Galloway
are general chairmen of the evening's entertainment. Assisting will
be Lora Barrow, Jean Ewers. Mary
Olive Davis, Jennie Puckett. Shirley
Hutchins, Dorothy Hill. Billy Raymond, Red Royster, MUdred Mar-raand John Long.
On Saturday afternoon the Bald
Kentucky
football
win - Wallace
game is scheduled, and the first
Union hop will follow in the evenchurch breakfas;
ing. The YM-YwUl be held at 8:30 a. m Sunday,
in the TTniqiv huiWing
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that was generally liberal, or to one generally
conservative.
Vou would, in time, learn to appraise human
nature, realizing then that worthiness lies not
n the rut of one's coat or the narrowness of one's
ironser cuffs, but rather in ability and its use.
And you would soon see that it is not so much
the largeness of the pearls in one's fraternity pin
thai matters as is the soundness of the ideas inside his head.
There would be other things, of course.
ioo numerous to mention. A few of them are
si ill wholly or partially existent, as you will see
in t lie next eight months to come, but they loo
are going fast.
College campuses were designed for another
realm. They somehow seem ridictilausly out of
place in "modern" world of 1940.
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September, 1940: 'hack Into The ttealm
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The conscription bill is now the law of "the
land. To say that it constitutes "peacetime" ronsrripiion is nativete in the extreme, for it comes
at a lime when the most devastihg world revFreshmen,
Greeting
olution in history is sweeping everything before it
With Regrets That
The brazen surress of this revolution lies in
the fart that it has rome from the Right, whence
It Couldn't fee Happier
it was least expected. It is a bitter commentary
If we could assume that the next four years
on democracy to have to admit that for twenty-onwould le even slightly similar to the past four
vears it has been the "democracies" who
Tiand the other fours before those, ihen telling
were responsible for getting the Revolution of
what you may expert from college
vou freshmen
the Reaction under way. In doing so, they
might lie a happy task. Bui sinre recent and curthought to destroy world liberalism, but now I
rent events would seem to indicate that the next
ihey find their aid has backfired, and that they
qnadrennium is to be the most dcvestaiing in
are just as much embattled today as are the
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L S. history, we are rather lax to play the role
By John Ed Pearce
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lilierals themselves.
of the glad prophet. And so. insiead, the proConscription, then, is merely, a product of
ject lecoms one of sadness.
Although the frosh femme crop Mary Anna Maupin, Jean Theil,
the limes, a
attempt to salvage what is touted to be the best in a decade, Nell Rice Wynne
and Ellen Murphy.
We could tell vou, in the first place, that goihere is left of liberalism and democracy, in hopes and really lives up to Its rep, the The Murphy child, by the way, is
ing to college (under "normal" conditions, that
that on these preserved foundations can someday harvest Is not so is good. Rush already pining for Just one date
week for the lodges
tougher this
is) is a pleasant existence, pleasanter by far than
lie rebuilt a universal civilization that is demo- year than in previous years, with a with Philanderng Phil Scott while
Thell is casting both eyes toward
week of registration would inihe past
cratic in deed as well as word, that cherishes bunch of the fraternities giving vent Charlie Nuckols this lad is withdicate, and pleasanter, perhaps, than any life
to loud groans. But what a flock of out doubt, the number one frosh of
liberality rather than punishes it.
flimsy flesh in the skirts this time
vou have ever known before.
the season, and has been rushed by
Many have said, and are saying even today, nevah have these old eyes seen bet- every clan on the sward that could
We could, with conscience clear, point out that the conscripnorr- law is fascism, pure and ter.
get a date with him
To put down a few who should
all the good things that campus life brings: the simple. Whether or not this charge is true lies,
Violet Owen, from owensboro, was
being taken in by the "lines" of sirupy eds and it seems to us, in the purpose for which con- make the ripple, keep the eye on another of the Miss America conLexington's Jessica Gay and Julia testants Jessica Gay looks like a
ionic, solid sound of cleated feet meeting pigscription is used rather than in the requirements Johnson, Adreinne Hill and Peggy Senior, but acts like the frosh, all
Froman; Frankfort's Edna CNan, right, allrlght yeah, I know, a lot
skin on autumn afternoons, the pleasantness of or lire spirit of the law itself.
Sara and Sue Ewing from Anchor- of the really cute ones aren't mencoeds at numberless open houses, the chance to
Selective 'service per se is not facism.. It age, and on Dotty Lancaster, Bette tioned above, but I only said I would
go to as many dances as you want.
was originated decades ago by Switzerland, the Jane Rees and Barbara Kroman, name a few
And the even more gratifying and iniortant
most truly democratic land the world can boast
things: closer, more intelligent companionships of, and by
Republic in ihe days bethan vou have ever known liefore, and the
fore it became obsessed with colonial empires
for taking part in bull and cow sessions and
percent profits.
("the lest education of them all"). Then there
The idea, then, can be only as fascistir as is
would be the satisfaction that comes, ordinarily, the use lo which it is put. If conscription is
from waking to the fact that your mind is actby the reactionaries anfl
ually beginning to grow, that you are now talkon your
and used as a bargaining agent for an
ing current events and politics over your beer economic "deal" with an
world,
or coke and are not entirely restricting your- then it cannot help but be a fascist tool. Or if
LAtJNORY-fti- lY
CLEANING
self to the habitual subjects such as "did you it is used to build a militaristic, imperialist-mindeabout old Phil getting crocked and drivhear
America (i.e., an empire to compete, with the
TAKE ADVANTAGE OF OUR (TJRR SERVICE
ing into the reservoir?"
N'ai empire), ihen, without doubt, it will he the
that certain weajion of a domestic fascism. All this, we hasten
There would be an awakening to
atmosphere that hovers about a college campus; lo jxiiiit out, may be done under the guise ol
when actually it will lie leading to
an atmosphere that is peaceful, secluded, at least
an American brand of the very disease itself.
Here, normally,
"academic" if not scholarly.
If, however, the conscription law is admi