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a E rl-`l'1€ College of E;Cll1C&t1OI1 I
l   — I » New Building to House Teachers’ Training School Nears Completion; Col-
, { lege Shows Marked Growth Since It Was Established Seven
C §   Years Ago; 408 Have Received Degrees  e
A   V 1 By William S. Taylor  `
· -   The College of Education, organized at the Uni- led the holder to teach in any of the common I
· { . versity in 1923, is the outgrowth of the work of schools or high schools of the Commonwealth l
]   the Department of Education in the College of without further examination during life or good .
‘   I   § Arts and Sciences. Dr. J. T. C. Noe, serving behavior.
Q   l It i . as heed of the Department from 1911 to 1923, Milford White died April 4, 1908. D1-. J. T. o. ‘
*   ii , laid the foundation of professional training upon Nee Wee made acting dean et the Norma] School ·
E i     ` Which tht! College of Education Was built- and Department of Education after Professor _
  ·   I , H The UY1iV€1'slrY has Inalnrainod a program for White’s death and remained in this position until ‘
g _ , { ` Xi the professional education of teachers for half a the Opening et the fail] term in 1909_ At that
i , »   century. In 1880 a Normal School was establish- time Din Lewis F_ Snow became the deem and
`     ed in the A- and M- College, noW rho UnlVorslrY the Board of Trustees changed the name Depart-
Q   l ` i of K€hl¤€kY· The Pnrliloss of this now School Was ment of Education to Teachers College. The Nor-
  * to train toaohors for the public and PrlVal7o mal Department and all sub-freshman work had
schools in the state. This wee long before the been eliminated by the Act er 1908. Doctor Snow
i _ Depaftmeht of Education at Frankfort had Pro- served as dean of the Teachers College until 1911,
, i scribed professional requirements for teachers. at Which time he Wee succeeded by Dectey Nee
V   l In 1893 the college authorities, in response to Doctor Noe recommended to the Board of Trus- l
- é   j a demand for advanced courses for teachers, or- tees of the University that the Teachers College
 » ll ganized a full collegiate curriculum leading to the be eliminated and that a Department of Education ’
l K degree of Bachelor of Pedagogy. Ruric N. Roark be created in the College of Arts and Sciences.
` T was made principal of the Normal School and This recommendation was accepted and Doctor`  I
 , Q l Professor of Pedagogy. Professor Roark re- Noe was made head of the Department in 1911,
` mained as head of the Normal School and the which position he continued to hold until 1923,
= _ ` T Department of Pedagogy until 1905, at which when the College of Education was created. Under  ‘
, time he resigned from this position. He was suc- the administration of Doctor Noe as head of the
. ` ceeded by Professor Milford White, who in 1906, Department, and Dr. Paul P. Boyd as dean of ~
  l one year after being made head of the teacher the College of Arts and Sciences, the professional  _
_ Y ~ l training work, was instrumental in having two program in education grew into a place of useful
. l i.   l` ii full collegiate courses added, each with education service in the institution. _
I   i_ ‘ ee e llle‘Jel" Olle of the llew courses led to the The University High School was organized in
  ` l _ ` degree Bachsbr of Arte lll Edllee‘tlell_ and the 1917 to provide better facilities for practice teach-
I l l l ellllela to the degree Beellelell of Sclsnco lll Eduee·' ing for the students enrolled in the Department  i
, K ii- llell _TlllS Wee lhs lllsl elleilge ot consequence of Education. It has become a vital factor in the »
 1   made in the curriculum established in 1893. It is nnofossionai training of tho young mon and ina
~ 1 j _ probable that these two new curricula were stim- young Woinon of ina Univorsiiy who nian to on_
[ i yl uleled ey the establishment of the lwe normal ter the teaching profession. Since 1918 the De-
, I 1 iieheels lll Kelllllelly’ one et Rlchmond and one et partment of Vocational Education, which was a '
_ ‘ i Owmg Green separate department in the College of Arts and ·
 P . The Gonoral Assembly of rhs State of Kentuc- Sciences until merged with the Department of
 i   kYi_loY an eet aDl9roVod March 16, 1908, eSfahllSh- Education to form the new College of Education,
-‘ » ed fn the stete Unlvorslry a Donarrmoht of Edu- has maintained a practice center for agricultural  
i i cation Wlth collegiate rank- This act gaVe to the teachers at the Picadome High School. This has
  T Umvereltr rho rlghr to Cohfef the degrees of worked out most satisfactorily both to the high  `
i i Bachelor of Arts in Education and Bachelor of Schee] and te the UniVei~Sity_‘ In 1925 the pro- .
i · Science in Education. It provided also for the is- gram in practice teaching was enlarged in the C
i Y % Soeooe of a toaohorls oertiiieete by the Depart- field of home economics through a working agree-
_ i ment of Education, which when signed by the ment with the boards of education at Versailles  ‘
A . State Superintendent of Public Instruction, entit- and Georgetown, This arrangement with theS€ —

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two schools has been most satisfactory. The sup- This building when completed will house the A
erintendents of Georgetown and Versailles city following units: pre-school, elementary school  
schools have given excellent cooperation in help- junior high school, high school, and the college of i
Col- V mg to provide facilities for the young Women Who education. It will be possible for persons work- 1
are planning to go out as teachers of home eco- ing toward principalships and superintendencies l
no$}rcés.D€partm€nt of Educati d th d tg study the organization and administration of n
on, un er e a - e ucation on an level.
ministration of Doctor- Noe, and the College of The new traiiiing school will also make possible l  
mmon Ed11€3·l$10¤ have €TY1Ph3S1Z€d t}11`€€ m3J01` P1`0g’1‘&1nS programs of training for pre-school, elementary, Z
Wealth , tiigylvoglglgoghepltglagping of high school teachers, and Junior high school teachers. The University 4  
P good Q pals, and city super- ;;;dlii%;tle;€i11iito1gtli; l
Q ih t Q H d Q U t S Q f _ ~ - -1   .,-‘ Y —A,·   · junior high schools r  
sgieii 1 3$Z`§°§Z°0$.€iiEt SEE;     ~ W i‘ Q Q       ‘i‘1°"Ei“’i‘€ ""?F“’  
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’f"“E$  c U“”“S“y f" the   i c   .    c Sa....e, but t§2§§Z t
  It 1 Past quarter of a   .   Sons who Went into :
- 3 . century has trained A- —   e ` these fields Went f
;“ and g mere teachers fcr V   *·._'_ ’ witheut adequate .
epart- Q         Q rr     V _ preparation-   `
Qklioré { than any other in-   t   .   W cula 31. 8 being
  SHEW ; stxtution in t h e if p,  . V. ij     __V., . __ worked out for kin- l
‘l 1911  ‘ Siam- b"' _ -*   _   -»s‘=. _ - ~ dergarten, elemen-
’ _ The H’1€I‘I1b€I‘S of ,  -   . . V tary, Junior high,
T N0Q·  ` the faculty in edu-  I  -   and senior high I
~·TmS- A  cation have felt that ii l Q   ,`/i      . ` ] _e-· , school teachers. All
Jouege  G t h 9 program f O r   fi   1   curricula are four
{cation  Q training high school Q   - ‘‘·r so     years in length. No ·
1€nC€S·  I l2€2lCl`l€I'S h 3 S met l `— , , _   c person will be al- Q
Doctor  l thQ Standard f O Y     K , lowed to do his prac-
1 1911,  ~ this field of work 1 _ s tice teaching before ,
l 1923,  ’ in a satisfactory ' Q { an his senior year. The /
UndQI` . way. Th e y have ~ c University has no _
cf thQ , never been satisfied I . - intention to place
-€§11 cf   with the facilities ° · - ° itself where it will
$$101131 E for training men Q gi . · e be in competition .
uSQful  Q and women for ad  `eet   ‘ . . _»»-_ i   _ I - with th e four ~
i ininistrative p o s i- . c . . - .*»‘ . 1 . _ _ _ » `   s » Teachers Cchegcs
ized in ? ions. - , ` ` ‘ _ . { ‘ `» . whose programs of
teach- ’  In order that the ‘ I ,- t ·   ` · ° ‘ ‘ `  ;-. - training elementary
rtment , men and wome n ._ . , V VQ ., _· , Q; s__`   c   .,;,5 i ‘ teachers are two
111 the who dQSi*"Q tc quak · Q   _ , ` W   Q `:`=‘   ’ _ _.   years in length.
Hd the ify f0I` admlhlstra- s. .~ V A   s . A-   The University
to en-  i tive work in the Z   ii`l Q hopes to makff lih€
he De- State might have DR- J- T- C- NOE new training school
was a ` the opportunity to so interesting from
·ts and _ procure the best type of professional training, the standpoint of organization, good teaching,
tent of the University asked the General Education and completeness of equipment that men and
cation,  i Board of New York City to Give the University women from all over Kentucky will visit and
ultural _  of Kentucky $150,000 to be matched by a like study it. · I
his has  I sum from the state for the purpose of build- The real measure of the worth of any institu-
le high Zi 111g a training school on the University campus. tion such as ours is the quality of the product sent _ Z
le pm- — The General Education Board made the grant of out. The Department of Education, while a part 1
in the j $150,000 to the University in May, 1927. The of the College of Arts and Sciences, sent out such ` ,
agree-  U G€Y1€1`21l Assembly appropriated a similar sum at men as Doctor Joseph Roelner, Professor of Sec- I
rsailles 4- its session in 1928, and in 1930 appropriated an ondary Education, University of Florida; J. O,
1 these   additional $75,000 for furniture and equipment. (Continued on Page Sixteen)
     
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’ I   ‘ I . AppIOpY1&t1OH R€dUCtlOH D€i€&t€(l
-   Legislature Refuses Proposal That Would Reduce University Maintenance
g   _ _ by $105,000; Also Defeats Bill to Create a University Junior
  , _ » College at Paintsville
  The bills introduced in the session affecting cause it points to further efforts to take activi- _
I _   the University were not large in number, but one ties from the Experiment Station and place them
Q   of them threatened a disastrous cut in the annual in the political field. _
U t   · A in maintenance tax. As a consequence a marked The bill introduced by Hon. J. W. Preston of
f I · U I reduction int University activities would have en- Prestonsburg proposed the establishment of a j
I?   I   sued if the bill had passed. The proposal was Junior College at Paintsville under the direction I
i   _   U made that the 30 cent state tax on real estate of the University. At the time the suggestion ,
      ' ; should be reduced to 20 cents. The effect of this was made the proposal was received as compli-
    U   act would have cut state revenues $1,500,000 and mentary by the University and with no other
. i T U   the University income $105,000 annually, with thought than that of rendering a service. Oppo-
'   I I proportional reductions in the support of other sition developed on a number of grounds; first,
 .   U institutions. The bill passed the house and after that the proposal was a departure from the edu- ‘
  I U a varied career in the senate was reconsidered cational development in this state because junior ·
_ Q _ and recommitted to the rules committee. college work was left to the denominational col-  U
. A new procedure was developed in this session ieges· it W3s 3isO argued th3-t it i0resh3~d0Wed 3- `
I C m tha matter Of appropriatjtma In the past the series of junior colleges under the University de-
  legislature has taken the results of the work of veicping 3- eempetitieri iihheeessery ehd ¤hWise, »
. t   I the budget commission and passed the bill in the 3hd iiheiiy th3t the revenues ef the stete Were ih· `
j I’ form that it came from tha cOmmitt€g_ The sufficient to maintain additional institutions. In
‘ § house and senate committees reviewed the re- View of these eehsideretiehs arid the 0PD0siti0h  
j U quests quite properly, but reduced the allowance developed the UhiVersitY withdrew frem the Orig-
I · gf tha Umvarstty by $75,00()_ prior tt, that tha inal proposal. The bill passed the senate and was  I
t budget commission had cut the requests for build- het 3-eted iibeh by the hetise rules eeihihittee ih I
V _ I ings in two. In the final passage of the appropri- the closing heiirs of the Session-
U . ation bill the University received its regular Three other bills dealing with the profits of the
  I maintenance and the long standing appropria- college book store, the filing of the deeds and l
  tions passed by previous legislatures mainly for contracts for lands with the Secretary of State »
  y U the support of the Experiment Stations and ag- and a bill requiring the state librarian to give _
it   I` H ricultural extension. The new appropriations the University law school five sets of all law re-
` I it l   were as follows: ports, were passed. .
I   I · For equipment of new buildings, $75,000. The great problem before the session was the I
I   j I Building for agricultural engineering, $75,000. matter of revenue. About the middle of the ses- .
_ I   I A service building, $25,000. sion an income tax law was introduced. While I  I
I   V Complete purchase of land, $50,000. many members felt that such taxation was de-
— I * Barns at Lexington and Princeton, $29,500. sirable, the bill was held in committee.
I I ji To meet the Capper-Ketchain Act, $37,500. Perhaps some years of education must follow  `
· U U For a number of years the Experiment Station before Kentucky eeh deVei0P 3i better reVehiie -
I · · I has administered a seed law without appropria- system- M3hY problems 3re Pressing hard iipeh I
 f I tion. Early in the session a bill was introduced the state ehd their sehitieh ih Pr3etie3-hy eVei`Y
 ;   · placing the inspection work in the office of the case is 3- ii¤3-hei3i one-
* commissioner of Agriculture and the laboratory The resolution authorizing a joint committee ;
» I work in the Experiment Station. This legislation to study the tax system was presented and passed  I
  ` involved a division of authority and introduced a the house but was not voted upon by the senate. ·
I .I . new principle in such acts. The bill was pushed So the question must come up again in the next .
  T 1 ~ vigorously by its proponent and passed both legislature to be threshed and pounded, it is hop-
g   I . houses and at this writing rests in the hands of ed, into a workable system that will give the state UV 
I . the governor. The bill was fought vigorously be- more revenues for its government. ,
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them Helen King, *25 ...,,, _ ______ Associate Editor loyalty and your support in the many activities i · LQ    1   
r...-.---...T-L.?—.._..T of the future. The University and the Alumni -       5
hon Of ·OF Association will always have tender spots in our     E  
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Opp0_ ccq,19 TKentucky which 1S featured in an article in   .   j j
; first, -.....-- - .;--—--.—Y- the forepart of this issue of the Alumnus, t_   ‘ Z
E €du_ I VOL II 4 MARCH, 1930 N0_ III   one of theDyounger of the six colleges of the y ‘   ·· q
- - _#,“..-1;..--_- 1....;. niversity. espite its youth it has grown until hl ’  i
giuzgli · PASSING it has reached a most important place in the t_ fj  . .
med a (By Raymond L. Kirk) scheme of things at the University. With the , V [  .
ity d€_ = ITH this issue of the Kentucky Alumnus completion of the new Education Building, now     ‘
_nwiS€’ j   begins a new regime in the office of the more than seventy percent finished, it will take     _
em in_ y _ secretary of the Alumni Association. The on an even greater importance. The training of -.*.54,   V, 
1S_ In  Y writer of this, has served in this capacity for YOHHS H‘1€H 3-Hd YOHHS W0men to teach in the  *—iQ.   j 
Osition Z more than three years and personal affairs have schools of Kentucky is an outstanding service to ·     1; _
Q O1.ig_ 1 become so pressing that he is forced to resign his the State and one that should not ·go unnoticed.     ‘
ld was position as secretary of the Alumni Association Under the able guidance of Dr. William S. Taylor, tl. {   
mw in . of the University of Kentucky. It is with a feel- an Alumnus of the University of Kentucky, the .  »./    
h ing of sadness that the work is relinquished and College of Education IS destined to become year   _  F
passed on to other hands. The associations in by YOOT OH OVOH g1`O3-l5O1’ factor H1 the education of S V    
of the i work of this kind are always of such a character K€11’¤l10kY- This OOUOEO HOW OHOYS l5I‘3iHiHg f1'OH1' T o  -_‘h`   i
is and that it makes parting more difficult. However, the kindergarten to the doctor’s degree. A place- a l ·    ;
U Stfte one must bow to the necessary and pass on when ment bureau and the Summer Schools each year ,   Y  
0 gwe ‘ duty demandsh are added services offered by this college.    E
aw re- t The work which we have carried on throughout DR GT);-IQKNER A    
t our more than three years of service is nothing · · - »· r    
as the   to greatly marvel at, however we do feel that we S THE end of the present school year ap- _ L   · 
HO S€S‘ V   have begun the ground workhfor a structure of A proaches, so draws near the end of the sec- 4   * 
Whitt I Alumni interest and activity which will enable ond year as president of the University QE  
'as de' S our successor to build thereon a firm and active Kentucky Alumni Association of Dr. G. D. Buck- . _,,,l Q
I Association which will be of great benefit to the ner. A word in commendation at this time would   n 
follow University and the State. Just how far-reaching not be amiss for one who has devoted so much of `    
€V€nu€  ~ this has been we cannot say, but we do hope and his time and energies to the welfare and improve- _ f § ,
d UPOH ? trust that it has gone far toward that ideal Alum- ment of the Association and the University. _i   A 
` OVQYY   ni Association which every institution needs and Since his election to this office, Davis Buckner   . 
desires. has given unsparingly of his time and talents to  _?Q  `
nmittee In establishing the Kentucky Alumnus we have the duties which it required. He has gladly sup-   ’
POSSOO — put forth our best efforts. It is a new departure ported every movement and was the originator   I
senate. from the Alumni Association of the University of many intended to benefit both his Association   Q j
le next T and one that is comparatively new throughout the and the institution of which it is a part. Always _ · _   g
is hop-  s whole of the United States. At the first we felt present in spirit when forced to be personally no    
le state our way along and made many mistakes but we absent by other obligations, which he oftentimes   Q.;   
 A feel justly proud of the official publication as it unselfishly neglected, Doctor Buckner has been a     gg  
A stands today, even so far from perfection. We (COHl5iH¤Od OH Pagé FOHNSOOH}     if  _.

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i   · ~ With the coming of June, my second year or into the association seems to be a wholesome view,
`   { z term of office as president of the Alumni Asso- and besides, the honor should go to the deserving.
I   ` ciation of the University of Kentucky comes to We have graduated from the University of Ken-  s
  an end. These two years have passed swiftly, tucky approximately 5,500 persons during its 61
j   I v pleasantly, and profitably for me and I have learn- years of existence. The early classes were small
i   — ed many things about the University and univer- in numbers, the later ones have gradually increas-
_   . `   sity life which are not known or understood by ed until 518 persons graduated in the class of
QQ     the undergraduates. 1929. This means that we would have reached
Vi   S . I have been associated with a most excellent the place where our Alumni will increase very  
  .   t   I executive committee and I feel that we have made rapidly and this increase in number means an in- —
$ ·   . I A some progress in developing those things which crease in force and power. _
e . l - l are possessed by a real spirited alumni associa- Our efforts to form local clubs in various cities
j   p tion. and towns in the State this year have been con-
i   A I have filled the office of president of the Alum- fronted in most instances by the small numbers I
j i _ ni Association to the best of my ability and I have of graduates located inthe various places. The I
X ‘ given all the time to it that I formation of these clubs should V
could spare f1'0H1 my Work. The   ·i.»¥   1—‘ ii;‘i`f*%‘é$§¥’—i‘. vn‘t   .,"’"·‘··‘‘_‘°‘_-  f  `.``i _ `izt e vi-Q be encouraged and developed as
  . i real reason that caused me to   {   °T}»iY ”’i`   rapidly as possible. These clubs r
»   be elected to this office Was be-   :·i   :,_,;     g_‘i       will unify the strength and force V
1   cause it was well known that I iii .·‘i ?i?Efi?§”  'i`·l`i   3   -   of tlié alumni tllmuglluuli the .
' I   i had a deep love and sincere in-     — -   State and country and by so do-
, lg terest in the University of Ken-   ,_.__   _l», _. _..      ‘   i iiv, ‘ E ,`,.·i ` ing exert a real influence in the
Y tucky and that l Would willingly     .`‘.- Q. ‘».·—” j‘;-Sie educational, m01°al, and spiritual —
  and gladly do my best in per-   -‘.. j ·,‘i ,   development of the University  g
V » I forming th e duties attending   i:’iV»»iii   =.li Q .=‘-   and the State as a whole. A .
` such an office. It certainly was  fi `i`iV   ·-_`__   As the number of graduates .
I not because of any unusual tal-  1}   ‘`‘`i     ii.. Q   Zi,    iii    increases our potential power in-
< , ent. No things I have said are   creases and the clubs and the
. based on facts and yet I have   Alumni Association will make A
  cared to put them aside and con-   I    effective this power. We should
fl   g sider my election to this office     be in a position to demand and
l j   A the highest honor that can be   ,_V·_   obtain from the State the things  E
n é; I   given *0 a p€rS¤¤ who has wd-   »;i.   that the .u¤iV¢rSi’¤Y Meds ami
l . ` Kentucky. DR G- DAVIS BUCKNER Alma Mater to have.
_ p   . As the matter stands today, the president of As an alumnus, my greatest desire is to obtain
  l our Alumni Association is selected because he is for the University of Kentucky those material
Q   willing to give some of his time and energy in as- things and educational advantages which some of
· l   . sisting others to form a program whereby the our boys and girls of Kentucky seek and obtain
Y   ' graduates of the University of Kentucky may be in other state universities.
` s bound more closely together and to the Univer- Some days ago I attempted to estimate the `
 Q   sity, with the ultimate object of serving the Uni- strength of our alumni in the State. I found it to `
 ‘ ‘ | versity. be greater than it has been in the past and strong-
i A Sometime in the future the president of our er than I had anticipated.
; . association will be selected from the most out- And, so I venture the hope, that care and con-
; F standing alumni and such a selection will be con- sideration will be used in the selection of the next
  l . sidered a great honor. Such a time is not far in president of the Alumni Association. You will
  ‘ the future. I feel that the office of president of confer a great honor on him and at the same time X
    , the Alumni Association should be changed each obligate him to further the development of our i
l . year unless conditions warranted the second term. Association and the interests of the University
li A new president bringing new vigor and ideas of Kentucky. ‘
T it `
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I KENTUCKY ALUMNUS g ~
About Doctor Funkhouser
I Dean of Graduate School and Anthropology Professor at University Num- .
f_ V bered Among Nat1on’s Greatest Scientists; Is Recognized As
  Entomoligical Expert ,
$(2; I “[’ve worked off all my requiI‘cIneI1tS::’ remarks 1929 Wabash College, his first alma mater, con-  
»  . the University of Kentucky senlor, S0 that I ferred upon him the honorary degree of Doctor E
lmall . may elect some of Funkh0use1"s COU1`S€S·” Such of Science, in recognition of his outstanding con- l
mas' is the undergraduate estimate of the iI1StI‘uctl0H tributions to the scientific field, »  
lghgg Offered by Prof. W. D. Funkhouser, head of the Dr. W. D. Funkhouser received his appoint-  
avery Departmegiigg off Zoologgklielan of the tG;1aduat·e ment to the University of Kentucky faculty as _ Q
n in- , Seheol an ro essor 0 n ropo ogy a e Um- head of the Departmentof Zoology in 1918, which  
versity of Kentucky. duty entailed the teaching of courses in Zoology i
_ _ It is hard to estimate in mere words the value and Anthropology. In 1925 Doctor Funkhouser .»
glues ‘ gf this man’s Work was appointed dean _ A
°°n'  . in relation to his . ef the Graduate j
]l?€rS A Students, the Uni' V School and at the l
hgulgg  { Vc1‘SltY which h 9 e it _ ‘ commencement ex- .
d   $9¥`V€Si ahd the · ercises in June of .
B es  e state of Kentucky,   _y_'`   ° this year the first
clubs . to which he has bc- .       ‘ _ l candidate for a Ph.
force  __ c om e a valuable - . A `c‘` igi sgfe   ~ D_ degree eve,. te be
3 the ' CltlZ€I`l.   an under- .   .   ‘ , graduated   the
lo dc- gl`2ldl,13.t€, receiving ‘   ‘   ` University Of Ken-
ll the information through A    .*5  '4'`A  A   tucky Will be PI`€‘ l
steel A his fellow students _ ,       sented by Doctor
lrslty _ 35 to th€ €1ualltY of       ,  .4 is     . - Funkhouser.
· I the courses of i¤- `.‘·’   e           ‘ Classical Aroliee- ,
ualges stru c tio n which   ..`i 5, __ · i   `’4,t A     ology has been a
Br m· Doetoi- Funkhouser   D i e   i ;,;§;.;;y,      ‘ hobby with Doctor ‘
1 the . teaches, is thus able S » ` _ _ ‘ _ `._,     Funkhouser for sev_
make  e to appreciate his op-   ‘ A .1   · o ,_ —»'. ¤ .    ‘ A _ eral years, and in
hould t p o r t u n i t y, h0W l . V .—   V ` ° 4   I ` _ ` ` _ I his travels has spent I
1 and much more does the   _- _` 5 ` I as ‘ _ ·l ··`_ l   . l ·_ ‘ muc