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SUPPORT TAG DAY
FOR CHINESE S'l;UDENTS CARDINAL SEE EDITOR'S
CONFESSIONS, PG. 3
Z-247 •
Vol. 8
Backbone
Bob King
Cards Lose!
A f t e r leading Georgetown's
Tigers 3-0 in the first two minutes
of play, the Cardinal Machine ran
out of fuel, and despite the
Herculean pushes of Bob King,
the buggy wouldn't budge, so
Coach Apitz used what is left of
his red pencil to mark up the
Birds' eight straight skunker. The
verdict read 48-35. Despite the
sadn.;ss of the story (eighth in a
series of ?), Bob King of the
Cards gave a creditable showing
in sparking what threatening
gestures were made, coming up
wit h 7 points. Weber clicked in
9. Although it wasn't very cold
outside, all Apitz or anyone could
holler was Burr-r! Mr. Burr's
grand accumulation totaled 13
markers for the Tigers. Although
it really doesn't matter, Stocks­dale
was second with 12.
01/~W Studeat PublkGtioa o/ the UraiueTiily of LouUtiW.
Louisville, Ky •• Friday, January 12. 1940 No. 15
Tram Strike May Offer U-L
Improved Traction Service
(An Editorial)
In the impending strike of Louisville Railway Company em­ployees,
students of the University of Louisville have a vested in­terest-
comfortable, timely and inexpensive transportation. Largely
due to the tram company's refusal to consider seriously repeated
requests of students, undergraduates have no great love for the local
traction outfit.
Numerous past campaigns for five cent car fare by students
have been negated by unsatisfactory answers. Parents seeking a
bus line down Eastern Parkway, for the benefit of students living
in the Highlands, received only a negative reply. Irregularity of
cold street cars on the Second Street line have caused much incon­venience.
We have a public utility whose first concern seems to
be profits, not service.
For the first time, the omnipotency of the tram company is
being challenged. They have never before been forced to listen
to public sentiment. Perhaps the solution to our own problem is
in the breaking down of an obstinate and crusted clique-there lies
better service, five cent car fare and other urgent reforms.
In relation to the situation, the Cardinal offers the following
facts. This data has been checked for accuracy-but the Cardinal
will be glad to print any furthur reliable . statistics to clarify the
situation. The refusal of Frank Miller, president of the Railway
Company, to discuss the situation with Cardinal Editors is the reason
that the picture below may not be complete.
Operators receive a maximum wage of $.58 per hour, a sum
far below surrounding cities and the nation as a whole. Cincinnati
and Covington operators receive $.74, Memphis operators, $.67 and
Indianapolis railway employees receive $.65 per hour.
Louisville operators work seven days a week, 52 weeks per
year. The company is among the few such organizations in the
country which lacks an old age pension or compensation system.
The company constantly reiterates that it is unable to grant
increase in wages. There are no available grounds for proving or
disproving the validity of this statement. The company's first
mortgaged bonds of $6,000,000 were paid off during the first eight
years of the 1930's, saving them the $300,000 annual interest. Their
net income during 1938, (later reports not available) was $228,294.
Mr. Miller maintains that he cannot and will not negotiate with
the Transport Workers Union as he already has a contract with a
company union. He has declined to submit to an impartial election
of company employees at the suggestion of Mayor Joseph D. Scholtz,
the Courier-Journal and the T. W. U. He refused to sit in a meet­ing
at the Mayor's office with a Federal labor conciliator and a
representative of the T. W. U.
W. S. R. and H. F. C.
O'Rourke Attends
Cleveland Meet
F~~ed Boss
J Ote Marcuccilli
Grid Banquet
Plann1ed Jan. 30
A football banquet in honor of
one of the most successful U. of L.
Publicists Give
Prexyship to
B. Downard
The University of Louisville
Publicity Board, formed by stu­dents
last semester for the pur­pose
of rendering adequate, time­ly,
and inexpensive publicity for
all campus activities, has com­pleted
its organizational set-up,
naming Bill Downard as chair­man.
The Board is able to give cover­age
in the Cardinal, outside news
contacts, use of official campus
bulletin boards, freedom trom
conflicts in publicity, expert
workmanship, p o s t e r work,
mimeographing, printing, etc.
Publicity will be administered ac­cording
to the importance of the
function. A membership fee of
$1.00 will be charged all organiza­tions
wishing to subscribe for this
service, plus a nominal charge for
the cost of materials used.
The newly-formed organization
howevel", feels that the support of
the school administration is essen­tial
to a lasting success. And
grid aggregations of recent years, they have recommended that four
will be held in the Rathskeller of bulletin boards be erected for the
the Seelbach Hotel, January 30, Publicity Board around the cam­Joe
Marcuccilli, chairman of the pus, and that they be given office
student banquet committee, an- room, if possible.
nounced today. The Board is being backed by
Students and alumni of all representative campus leaders.
schools of the · University have
been invited and plans are under
way to make this one of the big­gest
activities of the year. Dr.
Jim Pritchett, team physician and
quarterback on the 1917 squad has
Campus YMCA
Formed; Elects
Kohnhorst Head
YWCA Sponsors
Tag Sale For
Chinese Students been scheduled as one of the
Dean J. T. O'Rouke of the speakers. Other speakers have not A Y. M. C. A. has just been
organized on the campus. For
The Y. W. C. A. of the Uni­versity
of Louisville will sponsor
a tag sale on Monday, January 15,
the proceeds of which will go to
the Far Eastern Student Service
Fund. This fund helps Chinese
students who have been left
penniless by the war to continue
been announced.
those interested in joining, the
A drive is being initiated to sell time and place of meeting will be
=============~· their college education so that
School of Dentistry of the Uni­versity
of Louisville, will take
part in a discussion led by Dean
Leroy M. S. Miner of Harvard
University at the meeting of the
Association for the Advancement
of University Education in
Dentistry, for which Western
Reserve University, Cleveland,
will be host, at the Cleveland Club
Saturday and Sunday, January 13,
and 14.
at least 250 tickets, at $1.00 apiece, posted on the bulletin boards. The
to students and alumni. Those in purpose of this organization, as
charge of ticket sales: Lucille stated in its constitution, is to
Riding, sororities; Marcus Burke, combine spiritual, mental, social,
fraternities; Jack Downard and and physical activities into a
Burt Wallin, Speed School; Dick well-balanced 12rogram. The club Campus Log
FRIDAY
.January 12 to 18
12:30 P. M.-Alumni Rooms.
Unversity Women's Club.
3:30 P . M.-Women's Bldg.
So-:iologly and Social Administration.
Tea For Students.
MONDAY
2:00 P.M.-Alumni Rooms.
Dames Club Meeting.
3:30 ~ M.-Women's Bldg.
Dean Threlkeld's Tea For Advlaeea ..
4:00 P. M.-2031 S . 2nd Street.
Delta Zela Tea Dance.
6 :30 P. M.-Alumni Rooms.
~igma Alpha Iota.
H:30 P . M.-Playhouse.
Little Theatre Company Play.
TUESDAY
:l:OO P. M.-Playhouse.
Mother's Forum Meeting.
'1 :30 P. M.-Alumni Rooms.
Astronomical Soceiiy.
WEDNESDAY
12:30 P. M.-Alumni Rooms.
Faculty Luncheon.
8:00 P. M.-Gym.
Basketball Game U. of L. vs. Westel'D.
8:30 P. M.-Playhouse.
LWle Theatre CompllDy Play.
THURSDAY
12:30 P. M.-Alumni Rooms.
Bloloaly Club Luncheon.
4:00 P. M.-505 W. Ormsby.
Student RecitaL Mualv SchooL .
7:30 P. M.-Alumni Rooms.
llatunl History Club.
8:30 P. M.-Playhouae.
Llttle Theatn Company Play.
they will be better equipped to
reconstruct their nation. Two per
cent of the money raised will be
used for future reconciliation
between Chinese and Japanese
students.
Students all over the world,
valuing their own education as
they do, have sent their contribu­tions.
Here's your chance, U. of
L., to help Chinese students finish
their education. They're banking
on it, so don't let them down. To
you 5c means a coke; to a Chinese
student 5c means one week's
shelter. The 15c you spend for a
m i 1 k s h a k e would provide a
Chinese student with a whole
week's meal ticket. COME ON,
EVERYBODY, LET'S GIVE!
Date Chansed
Maurice Marchel, French cellist,
who was scheduled to appear on
Belknap Campus in the U. of L.
Chamber Music series January 11,
was unable to leave France be­cause
of the war. Marcel Hubert
and W i 11 i a m Tarrasch, later
scheduled to replace him, have
been engaged for April 1, instead
Oldham, Law School and "L"
Club; and Freddie Scholemer,
College of Cardinals.
L.A. Council Backs (Jar Rate
Drive; Schedules X-1\~ Hop
In session Friday, the Liberal All ready for the big plunge
Arts Student Council went on following final examinations?
record favoring the drive for five The Liberal Arts Student Council
cent tram fare for University stu- in session Wednesday voted to
is anxious to enter entramural
sports as soon as possible; it will
also go out for swimming, tennis,
ping-pong, and fencing. And a
Bible Class, to be taught by Mr.
R. H. Boll, will begin in a week
or so.
Officers elected at a meeting
last week were: Maurice Kohn­horst,
president; Edward Arnn,
vice-president; James Me 11 e­champ,
secretary; Hal Mainor,
treasurer; and James Hoge, ser­geant-
at-arms.
dents and. resolved to do their
part in the campaign to realize
the goal. The motion was in­troduced
by Roy Haynes, L. A.
Senior.
arrange it for you. The Council sigma Tau Dines
is sponsoring an X-M Final.
Vote by the L. A. Council marks
the second time in the last four
years that the group has taken
such a stand. Four years ago,
under the leadership of Robert
Leopold, the Council resolved to
do its part for fare reduction. The
recent action is expected to add
to the drive which began earlier
in the year.
Don't be alarmed. It's not a
wild west show but a dance that
features as its main attribute,
relaxation from craming and
exammmg. Time is 8 p. m.
January 26, in the University gym.
Watch for announcement for
this next big Council dance. Re­member,
students of all schools
are urged t:o attend.
The local chapter of Sigma Tau,
national honorary engineering
fraternity, held its annual pledge
banquet on December 21. Pledges
were chosen on basis of high
scholastic standing and qualities
of practicality and sociability. The
purpose of this banquet was to
better acquaint the newer mem­bers
of the organization with the
ideals of Sigma Tau and to further
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