University of Kentucky - Kentuckian Yearbook (Lexington, KY)

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aquww D. DUULKART LEFT: Dr. and Mrs. Slngletary 21 barlmue BELOW: Som- iiy rush at Alumni House BOTTOM, SEQUENCE: Garvvs Kincaid and Governur Man Carroll homer mm the Han of Distinguished Alumni by Otis Smgkwy OPP. P11, FAR lEFI: Alumni band at Homecommg, TOP: Derby party at Alumni House BOTTOM: Numm at Samdzetop HaHV

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Alumni Assoc. icontJ immunised irrrrrr pg 16; The 50th Anniversary Reunion ciass was honored at the Annual Reunlon Banquet in the spring. A ciass directory was published at the Same time each class holds a reunion Alumni resrding in i exrngton were asked to serve on committees to plan specral class functions Hours of work went into planning and coordi- hating these events to make them a nostalgic occasion for returning alumni. Spindletop Hall, a mansion located on the Iron Works Pike near Lexington. served as an aiumnifaculty-staff club. Alumni who earned a minimum of 12 semester hours at the univer- srty and who were members of the Assocration r; i' i i t: were eligible for ciub membership. Excellent dining and recreation faciiities were found at Spindletop, which was open year round. with the exception of January. Among the sociai activities scheduled were dinner dances, bridge, style shows and special events. The grounds contained three large and two small swimming pools, eight tennis courts, a children's playground and picnic areas. Alumni dollars financed a number and vari- ety of undergraduate scholarships. At present, scholarships were provided at each of the com munity colleges and four $700 grants were awarded on the main campus In addition, the Association gave six band r' !i scholarships of $500 each to assist UK's marching band. Several special scholarships had been endowed by aiumni bequests throughout the years. The Hall of Distingurshed Alumni was dedi- cated in 1964. Eightyriive alumni of the univer-' sity were seiected by a committee for outstand- ing achievements in their chosen fields and for dedicated loyaity to the Alma Mater,By1974, 144 men and women had received this distin- guished honor. In future years, other alumni Will be recognized and enshrined in the hall, Pictures at these alumni were located in the Helen King Alumni House. Who knows, one of these days you might be up there. '- tea

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Bicentennial Festival captures the flavor by ANN HORTON r ti I he International Bicentennial Festival was held October 9-11 in Memorial Coliseum, and was sponsored by the International Woman's Club and International Book Project. There were two goals behind the Festival. The main goal was raising funds to helpthe lntemationat Book Project send books to all parts of the world. The second goal was to acquaint the people of Lexington and surrounding areas to the rich, untapped cultures of their world neighbors. The festival was a great success with more than 4,000 elementary schooI-chlldren in attendance at onettrne. Featured were morethan 18 countries. Each country had its own booth where products of Its culture were exhibited and solde A miniature Taj Mahal and Eiffel Tower tent a flavor of the Old World to the cavernous coliseum. Various groups performed throughout the three-day Festival. A Jordanian belly dancer, performer of classical That dancing, and wedding gowns from around the world competed for attention with the delicious temptations of various foods offered for sampling. UK's International Student Services alded the lntemationat Bicentenniat Festival by having its toretgn students on campus help With the booths. Mrse Daisy Yang, Counselor ot the International Students program, called the Festival, tta great success and said it t'gave the people of Lexington a chance to enjoy cultures utherthan their own. 7? 20 e wemwmwwwe . e. K. DANSBY KV DANSBY ABOVE: An interesting carved statue at the testival Is on dtsptay at the Patterson Schoot ot Diplomacy table TOP: The many hours 0! the festtvat become evident RIGHI: Two women examine the Israet dlsplay.