UN IVERS IT Y 0 F L 0 U IS V ILL E'S CARDINAL
VOL. XIII LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY, FRIDAY, MARCH 23, 1945
Frosh Are
To Struggle
With Sophs
On~ upon a time in the dim,
dark past ... in the days of the
primitive college ... some sage
of Snafu College decided that as
long as life itse1f was divided into
groups or classes, so college
should be. And it came to pass
that the designations of Fresh­men,
Sophomores, Juniors and
Seniors were applied to the stu­dents
according to their achieve­ment
levels. And since in real
life the class above is feuding
with the class below, it came to
pass that t'he Sophomores fought
with the Freshmen and the Sen­iors
fought with the Juniors.
It was later decided by an even
wiser sage than the one afore­mentioned
that, since the Juniors
and Seniors have reac:thed the
stage in their intellectual devel­opment
at which they have no
time for such inanities, such bat­tles
should be conducted only be­tween
the neophytes and their
semi-neophytic brothers. Therein
lies the beginning of the time­honored
struggle between the
Frosh and the Sophs.
NO. 18
Frosh Meet The Board It
Just Goes To Shovv You!
This trimester, for the first time
since the school year of 1941-42,
there has been any real attempt
(Continued on page 4) Fred Smock, Left, and Lou Schneier, right, seem to be deriving some sort of vicarious pLeasure from administerin~ punishment to unfortunate Frosh, Louis Craddock
and Bob Woerner , for faiLure to wear their caps.
Dr. Dord Fitz
To Address
Art League
Sigma Alpha Takes
Six New Pre-Medical
· Students As Members
Sigma Alpha, honorary pre­medical
fraternity, held its initia­tion
banquet March 9, for all new
members. To be initiated into the
(Continued on paall 4)
APOLOGY
Cardinal wishes to apolo­gize
for the extreme delay
in last weeks' edition. This
delay was caused by an un-
. expected change jn govern­ment
orders and is in no
way the fault of the Card­inal
staff.
The University Art League will
present Dord Edward Fitz, as­sistant
prOifessor of art at Eastern
Kentucky State Teachers College,
Richmond, Ky. Dr. Fitz will speak
Monday, March 26, in the .Art
lecture room at 1:30.
Professor has devised an un­usual
color organ which he will
display and use to illustrate his
lecture on "Abstract Shapes Or­chestrated
in Color."
ASTRP Seeks Young Men
For College Army Prog·ram
The Art League invites all in­terested
students and faculty
members to attend this program.
Also any student wishing to join
the League may pay their dues
Monday and Tuesday, March 26
and 27 in the Administration
Builcllilg.
Young men whose 17th birth­day
falls between October 1st,
1944 and August 31, 1945 are
eligible to take the Army Col­lege
Qualifying Test, at 9:00 a.m.
Thursday, April 12, 1945, for the
Army Spedalized . Training Re­serve
Program, providing they
meet the following requirements:
1. Age. An applicant must be
L. A. COUNCIL STATES···
Last semester the Liberal Arts Student Council passed a
re-solution that all Freshmen on the campus would have to
secure the Red and Black Freshmen caps which were to be
worn during the Theshman year. There i~ a provision in the
motion which states that there may be a Freiihman.-Sopho­more
contest, the result of which, if the Freshmen win will be
the privilege of "taking off" their caps. '
This motion was adopted, not in the lig.ht of making the
Freshmen feel in any way inferior to the rest of the student
body, but to attempt to revive the "school spirit" which has
been at a low ebb for some time.
All announcements of Student Council plans will come
from that body, and are official, to the extent that violations
may be dealt with by the Council.
Mr. Henry Buchtal is NOT a member of the Liberal Arts
Student Council, and any statements by him are his opinion
and are not to be considered as dfficial in any connection with
the Student Council.
(Signed)
John S. Johnson
President, Liberal Arts Student Council
17 years old but not more than
17 years 9 months on the last day
of the month preceding that in
which he is a'ssigned to college.
2. Educational Requirements.
At time of enlistment applicant
must present a diploma from high
school authorities that he is a
high school graduate or can grad­uate
before the age of 17 years 9
months, or a written statement
from college authorities that he
has completed or can complete
successfully o n e semester or
quarter O'f college work before
the age of 17 years 9 months.
3. Citizenship. Applicant must
be a citizen of the United States.
4. Test. Applicant must achieve
a qualifying on a test administer­ed
April 12, 1945.
5. Consent. Applicant m u s t
present written consent from a
parent or guardian approving his
request for enlistment in ERC
and for asSiigl}ffient to the ASTRP.
6. Enlistment. Applicant must
enlist in the ERC on or before
June 20 for assignment to the
July term, on or before July 20
for assignment to the August
term, and on or before August 31
for assignment to the September
term.
Since August 1943, the Army
has .provided college training for
young men of seventeen· in an­(
Continued on page 4)
Social Science Institute Guest
Speaks On 'Kentucky Education'
"Kentucky is poor!" was the
statement made to the Social Sci­ence
class, last Tuesday by Mr.
W. P. King, head of the Kentucky
• Educational Association. Mr.
King is Editor of the State School
Journal, and Executive Secretary
of t l-::. e Kentucky Educational
Association.
Mr. King presented the prob­lems
of the educational field in
Kentucky to the Social Science
class, and explained the cause of
the problems. '
The main cause of poor educa­tional
facilities in Kentucky, as
stated by Mr. King, is that the
taxa~ion is severely restricted. A
resident of the City of Louisville
can be taxed no more than $1.00
for every $100.00 of assessed
property, while a resident out­side
of the city can be taxed only
. 75 on each $100.00. The three
other taxable factors, (the taxes
of which can be used for educa­tional
facilities), are economic in­come,
output of industry of state,
and retail sales. But in each of
these factors, Kentucky has rank­ed
little over one-half of the aver­age
of the entire United States.
In his v.rords, "Kentucky has
about 57% of the ability to sup­port
a public school program as
the average state in the United
States." In 1940, the average U. S.
tax per capita, not including in­come
tax, was $39.89. Kentucky's
tax, $13.97, ranked about 1/3 of
that average figure.
Kentucky ranks 47th in school
attendance, 47th in length of
school year, 48th in enrollment,
and 38th in attendance. This is
in comparison with all the 48
states. Less than 20% of Ken­tuckians
now 25 years old have
completed 5 years or less of
school, Kentucky ranks 39th in
this comparison.
Mr. King states that the reason
for the poor attendance and mass
uneducation is the fact that the
laws compelling school atten­dance
until the 15th year has
been reached, are not enforced.
Campus Log
FRIDAY, MARCH 23
International Relations Club
membership drive
Religious Council membership
drive
12:30-Playhouse
University War Council meet­ing
5:00-Women's Building
Independent Women's Union
meeting
Speaker from Red Cross - a
returned veteran
SATURDAY, MARCH 24
8:00-house
Theta Tau parly
MONDAY, MARCH 26
March 26th through April 4th
Red Cross drive
12:30-Women's Building
Canterbury Club luncheon
TUESDAY, MARCH 27
12:30-Women's Building
Westminster Club meeting
6:00-Women's Building
Presidents' Council meeting
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 28
12:30-W. Bldg.
Int'l. ReL Club meeting
12:30-Gardiner 205
6:00-Women's Bldg.
Veterans' Association dinner
THURSDAY, MARCH 29
12:30-Women's Bldg.
Art League luncheon
12:30-Religious Center
Newman Club meeting
3:00-5:00-Women's Bldg.
Women's League Easter Tea