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ANOTHER
BIG EVENT
VOL. III
THE SUMMER CAR
LOUISVILLE. KENTUCKY. FRIDAY. AUGUST 31. 1945
L PLAYHOUSE
TONIGHT
NO.4
Playhouse To Be Scene
Of Variety Show Tonight
WhyNotHaveMoreofThis?
The University Playhouse is the
place; eight in the evening is the
time; today is the day, and
the fun is unlimited. A "ye olde
variety show" is moving U. c·f L.
'way, and from the looks of the
attractions this is one thing you
don't want to miss. Even the
bankrupt may attend, for the ad­mission
is free.
This show has everything -
music, comedy, dancing, singing,
and a fast moving plot.
In the mus.ical field, boogie and
the blues are blended together in
wonderful style. Terry Lemons,
sweet and sentimental, sings her
way into your heart with her own
rendition of a popular balLad. Bob
Driscoll digs his way through a
solid boogie piano solo. A quar­tette
of lovely ladies harrru:mize
on two clever tunes wi.th a trio
of mixed personalities sending
you out of this world with their
vocal contr ~butions. Frank Cas­sidy
throttles the piano accom­paniment
in a dynamic style that
is aU his own. Naturally, a band
will be on deck. Jim Powell and
his loud and luscious Navy music
masters will bring you numbers
that will send chills up and down
your spine. A brand new song
will be introduced, and it's the
sweetest thing to come our way
in centuries. The music and lyrics
were written by Terry Lemons
and will be sung by versatile
Jimmy Powell.
In the comedy and dance lines,
originality is the keynote. Ann
Carter, clever s,pecimen of fean­inine
pulchritude, introduces a
tap routine that is second to none.
A hoola group of four will swing
their hips and shoulders in fifty
seven dif.ferent varieties while
the wolves will howl. A Navy
Captain J. H. Lewis
To Head NROTC
Unit At U. of L.
Definite plans for the N.R.O.T.C.
Unit that will be stationed here
were announced recently iby Pres­idem
Jacobsen. In an interview,
he discl'Osed that there are to be
451 trainees on board on the first
of November. '.Dhey will consist
Cif 381 new men, and 70 men who
are now on the campus in V-12.
Those who stay will do so only if
they are in their fifth term of
schoo'l or aJbove. 'l'he 381 new stu­deTIJts
will be transfers from other
schools.
It is not known how long the
N.R.O.T.C. Unit will remain with
this large enrollment wci.th condi­tions
as uncertain as they are to­day,
but it is expecled that at
least 200 of the sailors will re­.
zna,in on campus permanently.
The president also ann'Ounced
the arrtival of a new commanding
o:iificer. He is Captain John H.
Lewis; and is expected to arrive
on October 1. Captain Lewis
comes to U. of L. stmighit from
oom,baJt, where he served in the
submarine service. Only 43 years
old, he wi1l take charge of the
entire unit, his official title being
that of Professor of Naval Sci­ence
and Tactics.
It is not yet known what will
happen to the o!Wilcers that are
here at present.
ccmedy team, Kekel and Weber,
will make you roar as they knock
themselves out on the stage­boards.
That ain't all, but if you want
the kind of show that will send
you away satisfied, then pack up
your troubles and journey Play­house
way tonite for a U. of L.
show fill ed with spice and splen­dor.
Remember, the ~layhouse is
the place ; eight in the evening
is the time, and today is the day.
And, by the way, it's free. Every­one
is welcome, so round up
grandmother and the kids and
gather 'round. By the way, the
Master of Ceremonies and gener­al
promoter is Duke Miller, who
is also promoting campus spiriJt,
so let's all show up and make it
a "b~g" success.
Dr. Bennett To Speak
On Atomic Bomb Tuesday
Dr. Donald Bennett, professor
of Physics, will speak S€!ptemiber
4 at a meetin.g of the American
Society for Metals. His address
will be presented at 8:00 in the
Apollo room of the Canary Cot­tage
and will be preceded by a
dinner which will be at 6:45.
Dr. Bennett's subject will be
"Atomilc Power." He will explain
the theory of atomic structures
and disintegration and discuss
the future poss1bilities of this
new spectacular form of power.
His address will be followed by a
discussion period.
Another speaker on the pro­gram
will be Lt. Col. Lloyd
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Orchids to Miss Taylor and the
Pan-Hellenic dance committee
for the Stardust Ball, held August
24, in the Rotunda of the Li­brary.
Through the coopera1tion of
Acting Dean Taylor and the work
of the Decoration Committee,
under the supervision orf Mar­garet
Biesack, the place of study
became the p la·ce of festivity.
HundrecLs of stars glittered from
the balcony, their silver sparkle
reflected in the spotlights. On the
balcony brightly colored tables
offered rest and refreshment to
the one hundred twenty couples
attending the ball.
The Stardust theme was carried
out in the dance programs which
featured a couple dancing on a
,pathway of stars. The Navy Band
featured Hagey Carmichel's Star­dust
with vocal by Johnnie Reid.
Other no-breaks in c 1 u d e d:
"Dream", "Night and Day",
"Laura" and "Embracea·ble You."
The band was resplendent with
_new band stands-with appropri­ate
names Ziggy, Hogey and
Krupa. Sax player Fred Baily's
stand featured the simple name
"Scoundrel." The band's slow
numbers were sweet and dreamy,
hut the jive brought out the best
in the numerous jitterbugs pres­ent.
During the intermissions cokes
and nuts furnished new energy
to the dancers. The big ole' moon
gave its best services to the cause
and the lighted dome formed an
iffijpressive picture of Belknap
Oampus. The swish of formals
mingled wiJth the fragrance of
corsages made this formal one to
be long remembered in the annals
of U. of L.
Special thanks goes to Scotty
MacNeur, Pete DeWilde, and Roy
Lehecka fior their aid in hanging
the stars and doing the manual
labor. Also votes to the guests of
honor who helped in many ways.
Three hours rushed by in short
NationaiZ.T.A. Returns to Campus
Beta Lambda Chapter of Zeta
Tau Alpha cele~brated the end of
the war by pled:g'ing thirty girls,
Tuesday, August 14, at the home
of an alumna, Reeda Von A1lmen.
This was the conclusion of plans
1begun in May, 1945. Zeta Tau
Alpha is not a new chapter on
.this campus. It was established
here in 1927 and disbanded at the
.beginniing of the war.
The history of Zeta Tau A1pha
,goes back to 1898 when it was
founded at Virginia State Teach­ers
College, Farnnville, Virginia,
.on Oct01ber 15. Chartered as a
legal corporation in 1902, it be­.
came the tfh-st sorority to ibe
.chartered in Virginia, and tl:e
onJy one ever chartered by a
special act of the legislature.
Since then, charters have been
.granted to seventy-nine college
chapters in the leading colleges
and universities in the United
States and Canada. In 1929, the
organi~tion became internation­al
with the instaUation of a chap­ter
at the University otf Manitoba.
There are now some 100 alumnae
groups and membershlip is over
18,000.
Zeta Tau Alpha is also adive in
-all phases of war work and activ­ities.
In response to an urgent
caJJ. of the Red Cross to meet the
Army and Navy's request for
4,000,000 pints cxf blood in 1943,
and as part of its War Service
progrnm, ZTA mobilized its en­tire
membership for a Blood Don_
or campaign, which project be­came
a continuing program from
1943-1944. In this sorority-wide
drive each Zeta was asked to con­trilbute
blood or support the pro­ject
financially. This was the first
time that a national Greek letter
sorority had organized its mem­lbershiip
on so extensive a sca·le
for bood d'Onor donastion or sup­port.
The founding aim of serv­ice
is further carried out through
a broad service program which
includes, in the civd.c-philanthro­pic
field, a well known Health
Center in the mountains of Vir-­ginia,
near Marion, a memorial to
the Founders. There the Zeta
nurse ministers to the mountain
people over a wide area. (.prev­iously
many otf them were with­out
medical care).
St·ressing scholarship, the sor­ority
has both aw.arded scholar­ships
and a National Scholarship
Fund, which, since 1912, has
assisted nearly 400 girls through
coUege, some of them non-Zetas.
Also, a House Loan Fund assists
chapters in house ownership and
buildirug, while the Golden Anni­versary
Fund is being built for
the general advancement and
wellfa·re of the organization.
The official magazine, THEMIS,
which has enjoyed 41 years of un­interrupted
publication, is one of
the best known magazin.es in the
Greek letter world - a modern,
streamlined publication, and one
of the first in the sorority world
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to adopt that form. The LINK,
secret publication, is issued four
times a year, and the CHAIN,
convention newspaper, appears
at national conventions.
Zeta Tau ALpha maintJains a
Central Office in Evansrt:on, Ill.,
under the direction of the Secre­tary-
Treasurer.
Chapters strive for the coveted
Achievement award, presented at
conventions to the chapter show­ing
the greatest progress in schol­arship,
activities, fraternity and
inter-fraternity relations.
Ainong its prominerut members
are Faith Baldwin, famous novel­ist;
Mrs. Ma.Lbone Graham, direc­tor
of the South Pacific Region
of the American Association o.f
University Women; Gena Brans­come,
internationally famous con­ductor-
coma>oser; Norma Patter­son,
novelist; Judge Ellen Raedy,
Washinglton, D. C. municipal
judge; Dr. Ruth H:annas, first wo­man
in the United States to ob­tain
a degree on music; and
Helen Walpole, one of radio's
most prolific script writers.
At the present time, negotia­tions
are being made for a new
house for Beta Lambda Chapter
which will be a welcome addition
to the campus-so to you, new
pledges of Zeta Tau Alpha, we
offer congratulat<ms on your re­turn
and high hopes for your fu-rture.
order and the unbiased opinion is
that more of these formals shculd
be given and very soon.
Postlvar Building
Plans To Cha11ge
U. of L. Land cape
With the end of the war it is
hoped that building plans here at
U. of L. will get under way. There
have been many and various ru­mors
as to what p1ans are in
.progress for new buri.ldings. In an
interv·iew wi.Jth President Jacob­sen
the following data was Olb­tained.
One of the first buildings to go
up will be the Industrial Research.
building. It will be built behlind
Speed School, construction start­ing
in the very near future. An­other
first in the way of buildings
will be the Naval armory, which
will house all the intricate para­phanalia
that will be required by
the incoming N.R.O.T.C. Unit.
These are both musts fur the
campus and head the list. They
have been held up for so long be­cause
of government restrictions
on la~bor and material and also
the usual amount of red tape.
Now, all that is done away with.
so construotion is slated to get
under way soon.
Other plans include a new gym
and swimming pool, a library,
and a Mechanical Engineering
building. The school has the
money for the latter structure,
which will be added onto the
present Engineering burilding as
a wing, but work on it will not
start for some time as all labor
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