University of Kentucky - Kentuckian Yearbook (Lexington, KY)

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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.

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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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Annual Meeting. The regular annual meeting of the association was held in the chemical lecture room of the Experiment Station. There were present representatives of the classes cf ’80, ’81, ’88, ’92, ’94, ’95, ’97, ’98, ’99, 1900 and 1901; this meeting being by far the best attended in the history of the association. The meeting was called to order at 2:30 p. m. by President Sidney A. Smith. The minutes of the preceding meeting were read and approved. The executive committee made a report through its chairman, Mr. Henry E. Curtis. The report of the Secretary and Treasurer was referred to the executive committee for action. Messrs. Frankel, Southgate and Humphrey were appointed a committee to draw up resolutions on the death of Eugene F. Rieser, 1900, and Messrs. Peter, Kastle and Pence were appointed in a like capacity on the death of George G. Berry, ’82. A vote of thanks was given the officers for the handsome report gotten out in June, 1900. Mr. Butler T. Southgate was tendered a vote of thanks for his work in getting out the Herald supplement, advertising the State College in June, 1900. The election of officers resulted as shown elsewhere in this report. By motion the officers were appointed a committee on entertainment for 1901-1902 and it was the sense of the meeting that a reception should be given the senior class each year by the Alumni Association. After the installation of officers, a prolonged discussion took place of various plans for alumni reunions, which resulted in the appointment of the following committee to investigate and report at the next annual meeting: B. T. Southgate, H. E. Curtis and Miss Martha R. White. The following were appointed as committee to edit the annual report for 1901: C. L. Straus, R. M. Allen and John T. Faig. Adjourned. JS? The Alumni Banquet. On the evening of the fifth of June the alumni celebrated the thirteenth anniversary of this social event that belongs primarily to them. Though the association holds other annual entertainments, the others are given and attended by the resident members only. This feature of Commencement week is always hailed with pleasure by the alumni that are within hailing distance and by the new graduates, for it is the initiation of the latter into fellowship with those in whose foot prints they have been treading; and truly no brotherhood ever had a more agreeable form of initiation to wel- come its novitiates into its fraternal circle. The fact that the number of alumni is growing fast was evidenced by the splendid attendance, and from the hearty interest and the feeling of good fellowship that prevailed, we are satisfied that the entertainment was a success. Our guests of honor, the new class, were well represented and from them the college can hope for many talented additions to her great family. One item of interest about this banquet is that the speech of the evening was made by one of the alumnae, and it may be well to mention here that the alumnae are taking unusual interest and quite a conspicuous part in the management of the association; besides the speaker, two of the young ladies have been elected officers of the association for the coming year. Mr. Sydney A. Smith, the retiring president, was toastmaster of the even- ing and conducted the banquet with becoming ease and grace. After a short address of welcome he introduced Miss Clara Brooke Gunn (’97), of Lexington, who responded to the toast, 1 The Alumni.” Her response was very appropriately of a reminiscent character, bringing back vividly many familiar scenes and faces which the graduate who has left the old place, per- haps forever, loves to call to mind. Her graceful and eloquent address insures a continuance of the custom of inviting the daughters of our Univer- sity to honor the feast with their oratory as well as their presence and sympathy. The second speaker of the evening, Mr. William J. Craig, repre- senting the class of 1901, in striking contrast with the previous speaker, led us into the realms of the future. To the next toast, “Kentucky University,” Prof. Herbert L. Martin had been invited to respond, but he being unavoid- ably absent, Prof. Milton Elliott spoke in his stead. He dwelt upon the good feeling now existing between the sister colleges, lately so much in- creased by the oratorical victories gained by students of each college and by their sympathy on the athletic field. Hon. R. W. Nelson, of Newport, who was to have represented the Board of Trustees, was also absent, and Judge Henry S. Barker, of Louisville, another member of the Board of Trustees, was called upon to take his place. The applause which his address brought forth testified to the appreciation of his hearers. The last response, “The Faculty,” was delivered by Prof. R. L. Blan- ton, who made many clever hits both at the faculty and the graduating class and won the approval of the guests by his humor. After the last course the company adjourned to the parlors of the hotel and enjoyed a sociable chat until the dancing floor was made ready, after which the younger members and many guests from the city and from among the undergraduates of the College took part in the dancing, which lasted until the early morning. The Intercollegiate Oratorical Contest. Mr. Clarke Tandy, of Lexington, formerly from Hopkinsville, won the Fourteenth Annual State Contest held in the Lexington Opera House in April. Mr. Tandy was again chosen to represent the College at the Chau- tauqua Contest, where he won the second prize. His oration, “The Reig of Law,” was the product of his original study of the present thought o