University of Kentucky - Kentuckian Yearbook (Lexington, KY)

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The last Commencements have been conspicuous for the large number of graduates, the displayed friendly sentiment of the people in and around Lexington, and a warmer college spirit from faculty, trustees and students. The time has come when Kentucky State needs an enthusiastic meeting of the Alumni at each Commencement. The Alumni can best shape the policies of the growing institution. Their work is done in a spirit of love for their Alma Mater, and their purposes have always less of self interest. The Alumni mean more than the endowment funds to Yale, Harvard, or to any other of the great old universities. A large part of the Alumni must see the graduation of the strong class next June, and gather in a happy reunion in the new Alumni Hall. PROGRAMME. Invocation. Music. Oration, .... Our Country, Its Possibilities. Gibson Walker Taylor, Classical, Maceo, Ky. Music. Oration, - - - - The Geologist and His Work. Albert Ross Marshall, Scientific, Ossipee, Ky. Music. Oration, - - - - - - The Engineer. Perry West, Mechanical Engineering, Nicholasville, Ky. Music. Oration, ----- The Sovereignty of Self. Charles Dickens Lewis, Normal, Eubanks, Ky. Music. Oration, - - The Development of the Agricultural Industry. Thomas Logan Richmond, Agricultural, Germantown, Tenn. Music. Essay, - - - Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow. Charlotte Miriam Bliss, Classical, Louisville, Ky. Representative of Young Ladies. Music. Oration, - The Map of Life. George Hereford Hailey, Civil Engineering. Paducah, Ky. Class Representative. Music. Conferring of Degrees. (The Laboratories, the Museum in the Science Building and the Drawing Rooms and Shops in the Engineering Schools in Mechanical Hall were open for inspection by the public after the exercises.) GRADUATES AND THESES. For Master of Arts. John Tevis Gunn, . Niebelungenlied, Hagen von Tronje (eine Charakterstudie.) Felix Kerrick, Sketch of the Punic Wars. For Master of Science. Marius Early Johnston, - - - Major, Chemistry Studies in Fermentation. George Roberts, - - - . - Mai°r- Chemistry On Certain Decompositions of the Sulphonic Ethers. For Mechanical Engineer. James Madison Graves, A Determination of the Ratio of Water Consumption of Steam En- gines as shown by the Indicator Card and Actual Measurement. John Pelham Johnston, . A Criticism of the Valve Gear of a 400 Horse Power Weir-Harden Compound Engine and Design of Governor for same. For Bachelor of Arts. Charlotte Miriam Bliss, - - - Major, English The Evolution of Satan in Literature. William James Craig, - - - Major, English Child Verse in English Literature. Thomas Brent Moore, - Major, English For Bachelor of Science. Harry Preston Bassett, - - - Major, Chemistry A Study of Certain of the Allotropic Forms of Sulphur. Alleen Pettit Lary and Nannie Etta Butler, - Major, Physics Atmospheric Electricity. John Whittington Gilbert, - - Major, Chemistry On the Molecular Rearrangement of Tribromphenol Bromide by Means of Sulphuric Acid. Calvin Evans Hardin. - - - Major, Chemistry The Action of Acids upon Lipase, Albert Ross Marshall, - - - Major, Geology General Geology of Kentucky. Jamie Morrison OlTutt, - - - Major, Botany The Development and Histology of the Sword Fern. (Nephrolepis exaltata. Schott.) Oliver March Shedd, - - Major, Chemistry On the Formation of Starch in Plants. William Snyder Webb, ' Major Physics Terrestrial Magnetism and the Determination of the Earth’s Magnetic Condition at Lexington, Ky. Ella Campbell Williams, - - - Major, Botany The Development and Histology of the Garden Pansy.

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Greeting. NOTHER year has flown by into the shadowy past and only the memory remains of those festivities which marked the entrance of the class of 1901 into our ranks. A year of vigorous growth in every department of the college—a year characterized by an enthusiasm that shows how rapidly we are becoming a uni- versity. The first class of the new century to enter into fellow- ship with us is a noble tribute to our growth and influence—a tribute that gives glorious promise for the future. In every way the peer of any class, they have taken their places with us to sustain and support our Alma Mater and to advance in every way her reputation and honor. And when the call comes during this approaching year, as it will to every gradu- ate, may none be found wanting. The general sentiment of the State has never supported us so strongly as at the present time. Every day some new indication of the influence we exert comes to light. College spirit and loyalty are growing in every depart- ment and are manifested at every athletic meet, every literary or oratorical contest. The handsome gymnasium that is now building on the campus, and the recent appointment of a competent instructor, give us those facili- ties in athletics and physical culture that have so long been needed, and that will be superior to anything offered elsewhere in the State. The new dormitory for women that will shortly be erected near the campus illustrates another phase of our development and marks a new era in the history of the State College. Current Events. The most interesting topics on the Campus now are the new Gymnasium Building and the Dormitory for Women. The gymnasium was designed by Mr. James Russell Scott (’85), of Lexington, who was selected as architect after a competitive exhibition of sketches. Ground was broken early in the year and the building is now well under way. It will be completed before the opening of the collegiate term in September and will undoubtedly be the means of stimulating every department of athletics. Of equal interest and importance was the appointment of Mr. W. H. Iviler, of Urbana, 111., as Professor of Physical Culture. Mr. Kiler, who is a graduate of the University of Illinois, became well and favorably known as the 1900 foot ball coach and his appointment was an exceedingly popular one. During the early part of the year the Building Committee of the College pur- chased a site for the new dormitory for women on Limestone street, a short distance beyond the campus. It is expected that this building will be completed at some time during the coming collegiate year. At the December meeting of the Board of Trustees, Judge George B. Kinkead, of Lexington, was elected to fill the unexpired term of Mr. Hart Boswell, deceased. At the same meeting Mr. L. N. Lindsey, of Frankfort, was appointed to fill out the term of Judge Holt, recently appointed U. S. Judge for Porto Rico, and Mr. W. T. Fowler, of Hopkinsville, was selected in place of Judge Landes, who resigned. Several new appointments were made during the year. Mr. Job. D. Turner, ’98, was made stenographer for the Experiment Station. Mr. James 0. La Bach, of Cincinnati, was appointed Chemist in the Pure Food Division; and Mr. George Roberts, ’99, was appointed Assistant Chemist for the Station. At the June meeting of the Board, Mr. D. C. Frazee, of Lexington, was elected Business Agent for the College and Mr. C. J. Norwood was chosen Dean of the School of Mines. In the latter part of August, Mr. Charles R. Sturdevant, Assistant Pro- fessor of Electrical Engineering, resigned to take up electrical engineering work at Cleveland, 0., and Mr. Arthur Sawyer, a graduate of the University of Wisconsin, was elected to succeed him. JZ? Commencement. The Thirty-third Commencement had more interest, more attendance, more graduates and gave more pleasure to the Alumni and friends of the College, than has been shown at the close of any other year at Ken- tucky State. Mr. R. C. Stoll, Alumni member of the Board of Trustees, introduced a resolution prescribing a form for commencement exercises, which was adopted. Accordingly on the morning of June 6th, the Trustees and the Faculty, wearing long black gowns, with the caps and hoods of their respective degrees, formed in marching line at Mechanical Hall. In order of formation, the Trustees, then the Faculty and Assistant Profes- sors and Instructors, followed by the candidates for degrees. Major Carpen- ter, by virtue of his office, was Chief Marshall. It was a novel, impressive sight, as the line passed in silence across the campus by the Science Hall, around the driveway into the front of the Main Building. Solemnity of form claimed the exercises of this commencement, and the Universitas tie facto put its gown and hood upon the growing College, the State Institu- tion, with its six separate schools, its six hundred students in daily attend- ance on the campus, and its forty-two graduates waiting at the Chapel Rostrum for their degrees. The Commencement form was no farce ; but royalty was wearing the insignia of its well earned honor. The exercises were good. At their close, the candidates for degrees assem- bled in line before the rostrum, and Col. R. W. Nelson, of Newport, first telling how much the people and Trustees were pleased with the work of the College and paying a tribute to the President, “the sturdy Scotchman,” delivered the diplomas.

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For Bachelor of Pedagogy. Nicholas Henry Ellis, Plans and Specifications for an Ideal Rural School. Lelia Eleanor Jones, Consolidation of Schools and Transportation of the Pupil. William Piatt Johnson, The Place of the County High School in the State School System. Charles Dickens Lewis, Comparative Study of Admission Requirements of the Colleges of California, Ohio and Alabama. William Lee Pennington, The Township System versus the District System. John Albertus Sharon, A Comparative Study of the Admission Requirements of Four States. For Bachelor of Agriculture. Thomas Logan Richmond, A Study of the Life-history and Habits of the Indian Meal Moth (Plodia interpunctella). For Bachelor of Civil Engineering. George Hereford Hailey. Design of an Outlet for the State College Sewer to Connect with the Waring System of Lexington. Wade Hampton Perkins, Biological Treatment of Sewage and Design of Septic Tank. Guy Wickliffe Rice, A System of Triangulation to Locate the City Limits on the Various Pikes leading from Lexington. Charles Treas, Design of Necessary Dams and Investigation of Probable Water Supply for Proposed Lake at State College. For Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering. Plenry Bewlay, The Design and Construction of a High Potential 1000 Watt Trans- former. Charles Albert Blessing, An Experimental Study of the Flow of Air through Pipes and Orifices. Charles Walter Bradley, Jr., and Frank Garfield Cutler, A Thermodynamic Investigation by Hirn’s Analysis of a Houston, Stanwood and Gamble Compound Engine. Frank Daugherty, The Design of a High Speed Triple Expansion Engine using Super- heated Steam at High Pressure. Claude Loercher Humphrey, An Experimental Study of a Four Cycle Gasoline Engine with Special Reference to the Mixture of Explosive Gases in the Cylinder. Robert Bruce Hunt, Efficiency Test of the State College Lighting Plant. Philip Levy Kaufman, The Design of a Modern Shop for the Manufacture of a Line of Mul- titubular Boilers. Garnett Rosel Klein and Frank William Milbourn, An Analytical Study of the Valves on all Locomotives on the Cin- cinnati Southern Road (Cincinnati Division.) Frank Thomas Siebert, Design of Central Power Station and Substations for the Interurban Electric Roads, connecting Lexington, Versailles and Georgetown. Perry West, The Design of a Central Heating and Lighting Plant for the State College of Kentucky. Honor Graduates in the School of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering. Frank Garfield Cutler, Perry West. Colleg'e Athletics During the Past. In the field of college athletics State College has always held an honored place in Kentucky, having been represented by some of the best individual athletes as well as teams of the State. Although handicapped by having no gymnasium she has at all times shown herself a worthy competitor. Among the most noted of these we find Smith Alford, ’96, who equaled on several occasions the world’s amateur record for 100 yd. dash in 9 4-5 seconds. Winning the broad jump and 220 yd. dash at the intercollegiate field day the same year, besides playing full back on football team. He was also second to Bloss, the champion broad jumper of the world at that time in the field held in New York and having some of the most noted athletes in the country competing. Among others were J. W. Carnahan, ’96 throwing hammer and putting shot; J. I. Bryan,’93, football; W. C. Hobdy, ’93, track team and football; Cleve Short, football; J. T. Geary, ’97, base- ball; J. C. Frazer,’97, base ball; S. A. Smith, ’99, pole vault; T. L. Campbell ’98, track team and football; Roscoe Severs, football, and many others who showed themselves good men in one or more lines. Among her foot- ball teams the team of ’98 stands in the history of Kentucky football with- out an equal, having played seven games, scored 181 points without being scored against, playing the best teams in the state that year. The team of ’00 was no exception to the others. Although very light in weight, they won five out of seven games played, being the only team to beat the L. A. C., of Louisville. The base ball team also made a fine showing. With the gymnasium open in September and a good athletic instructor there is no reason why Kentucky State College should not make the best showing in athletics of all colleges in Kentucky and hold in the future even higher rank than she has held in the past.