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THE CARDINAL' Political Arena to hold Forum 011 Civil Rights,
Thursday, May 20, SUB
UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE'S WEEKLY PUBLICATION
VOL. XVIII ASSOCIATED COLLEGIATE PRESS FRIDAY, MAY 14, 1948 INTER-COLLEGIATE PRESS NO. -~0
Sigma Chi Sigma & Sigma Kappa PauiRobes~nToSpeak Stephen Spender, Famous British
Take First P.l ace In 10th AII nnuTal Before Sociology Club Poet To Read Works On Campus Noted Artist Will Discuss Race Relations ' • Fryberger Smg; 0 D K, Pa as, ap In Open Meeting in Student Union Bldg. Lawn ThiS Afternoon At 3:30 p.M.
Paul Robeson, world famous singer and actor, is scheduled to
Complete with big bushy mustaches and string bow ties, .the Sigma Chi Sigma's roll~d i~to first
place in the men's division of the Annual Fryberger Sing wh1ch was held last Tuesday mght 111 front
uf the Administration Building. Taking the winning position in the women's part was the Sigma Kappa
sorority who gave a fine rendition of "H.ise, Shine" despite the few falling rain drops.
Giving an old fashioned air to
a "Barber Shop Medley" which
included "Tell Me Why" and
"Shine 'Em Up", the Sigma Chi
Sigma's not only lead in the in­dividual
singing but also com­manded
the community singing
of all organizations. .
While the Sigma's took all f1rst
place spots, Phi's were there in
the second place with Pi Phi and
Phi Kappa Tau capturing these
honors. Pi Phi's were interrupted
during their song "Got Along
Without You" when a nearby
spectator shouted "That's what
you think!" Phi Tau's earned theu·
award by singing "Ole Gray
Robe." Chi Omega and the Wan­dering
Greeks were third in the
prespective divisions with the
offering of "Chi 0 Girl" and
"After Dark."
The judges who included Dr.
John W. Taylor, Mr. Dale Gilkey,
Mr. John Zurfluh, Mrs. Andy
Quarrels, and Miss Helen Boswell,
had a hard time reachmg a fmal
decision. In the intreval of waiting
for the results, everyone gathered
in the Ad Building steps where
Jim Eisman led the group singing.
John Newton Young, chairman
of the Fryberger Sing, presented
the cups to Jane Slaughter for
Sigma Kappa and to Ed WaLTen
for Sigma Chi Sigma. Second
honor groups will be presented
plaques.
An annomous member of the
winning men's organization ex­pressed
the feeling of his group
with the shout "Let the good
times roll! Where's a car check
for my mother!"
An added feature to the night
was the tapping of new members
by the Pallas Club and Omericon
Delta Kappa, honorary fraterni­ties.
Under the director of J1m
Muldoon, president of O.D.K., and
Morton Walker, Dean of Men,
nineteen men were honored at
the occasion. President John Tay­lor
and Lawrence Weatherby.,
Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky
were made honorary members.
From the College of Arts and
Sciences were Norman Glazer,
William Kelly, Jr., Charles Lewis
and Ellis Mendelsohn. Speed was
represented by Milton Harbs­meier,
Emmet Russell Lott, Jr.,
and Baxter Napier.
Dental students who were
tapped were Henry Brustein, Mike
Henderson, Clem Hill, George
Wilkarlis and Emory Willey. Dr.
Raymond Myers, Dean of the
School of Dentistry, was also tap­ted.
Annual Spring BandConcert
To Be Held At Halleck Hall
On Tuesday, \lay 18 at 8:00 p.m. in Halleck Hall Auclitorium
the University Concert Band will present its annual Spring Concert.
This year, as in lhe past, the band will offer a variety of numbers
ranging from Handel to Prokofiev and Kern. This will bring to a
climax the year's musical program by the band, leaving Commence­ment
as the only remaining perfonnaEce.
Sen. Barkley
G1ves $1 0,000
To Med. School
A $10,000 gift to the U. of L.
Medical School was received last
week from Senator Alben W.
Barkley, who recently was given
the Collier's Magazine award as
the senator who rendered the
most distinguished service to the
nation during 1947.
Senator Barkley stated that he
wanted the university to set up
a heart disease research and in­quire
into the causes and cure of
the type of heart disease that
caused the death of his wife in
March, 1947.
He went on to say that he hoped
his friends would add to the fund
which .will become known as the
Barkley Heart Disease Fund.
President John. W. Taylor an­nounced
that the gift would be­come
part of the Medical Research
Institute.
Muench in
For Psych
N.Y.
Meeting
Dr. George A. Muench, Assist­ant
Professor of Psychology at the
University, departed yesterday for
New York, where he will partici­pate
in the Second Annual Con­ference
on Mental Hygiene and
Problems of Exceptional Children
during May 14-15 at Syracuse
University College of Medicine.
Dr. Muench is scheduled to de­liver
an address on "The Implica­tion
of Play Therapy for Educa­tional
Practice."
The program is being jointly
sponsored by the School of Edu­cation
at Syracuse and the George
Davis Bivin Foundation of Cleve­land,
Ohio.
· One of the outstanding numbers
of the evening will be the Second
and Third Movements from the
Grand Symphony for Band by
Berlioz. This was probably the
firS't symphony composed for
band. Berlioz was commissioned
to write the French Revolution of
1830.
Revised by Goldman
After the death of Berlioz the
Symphony was played very little
because of the large instrumenta­tion
for which it was written. It
was not until Richard Franko
Goldman revised the work for
American Bands that it came into
its own again. H. Joseph Owens, a
senior in the School of Music, will
be the trombone soloist in the
second movement.
Another outstanding number on
the program will be the Rondo
f r o m the Bassoon Concerto
(K. 191) by Mozart. Mr. Paul D.
McDowell, First Bassoonist with
the L0uisville Philharmonic 'Or­chestra,
and teacher of woodwinds
in the School of Music, made an
arrangement for small band of the
accompaniment of the Finale of
the First Bassoon Concerto, and
May 18, will be the date of the
first performance of this arrange­ment.
Mr. McDowell will be the
soloist.
Admission is free.
Civil Rights Plan
Is Discussion
Of Political
Topic
Arena
The newly formed Political
Arena, recently organized on the
campus will have its second meet­ing
this coming Thursday, May
20th. The discussion will center
around the very controversial
topic of the Civil Rights Program.
Mexican Art Workshop Will Offer
Trips To Mexico For Art Students
Artists and art students will haYe the opportunity to see Mexico
through the eyes of an Indian villager this summer, with the an­nouncement
of the ~lexican Art \Vorkshop's second season, from
The meeting will be held at
seven-thirty in the Woman's
Building. Guests invited to partici­pate
in the discussion are Fletcher
Martin, graduate of the Harvard
School of Journalism and mem­ber
of the staff of the Louisville
Defender; Paul Hughes, of the
Editorial Staff at the Courier­J
ournal;- and Herbert Monsky,
Louisville attorney and Chairman
of the Kentucky Committee for
Wallace.
July 15 to August 15.
Casting Completed
For U-L Playshop
Casting has been completed for
the University of Louisville Play­shop's
forthcoming production
'·Governor's Mansion" and re­hearsals
have started for the per­formances
to be given May 27, 28,
and 29, in the auditorium of the
Student Union Building, Belknap
Campus.
The play, a three-act satire on
Southern politics, was written by
Ed Edstrom, Courier-Journal re­por
·ter, and George A. Hendon,
research consultant.
The cast will include:
Carter Jukes-Charles McDaniels
Jasper Poindexter-
George Weineman
Chloe Jukes-Carol Penn
Harmon Edwards-
Lawrence Routt
Horace McGimpsie-
Robert McGrath
Sallie Fly-Barbara Burke
Judge Rumford-
Warren Seekamp
Ma Poindexter-Mrs. Hilda Wier
Also in the play are Diana
Parket, Bert Akin, Sonny Baum­berger,
Robert Doug?e.rty, Marg­aret
Loudermill, Wtlbam John­ston,
Wallace Harringto~, Clifford
BeVier and Ed Schroerrng.
The ~ctors are all University of
Louisville students, most of whom
have had experience with previ­ous
Playshop presentations · and
have taken part in other local
theatrical offerings. . . .
'The plot of the play IS remtm­cent
of the recent gubernatorial
situation in Georgia, but is set in
the mythical southern state of
"Tuscarora."
Organized by Mrs. Irma S. Jon­as,
who has been connected with a
Puppet Theatre and Arts and
Crafts projects at the American
School in l'j1exico, this workshop
"combines art study with the ex­perience
of living in a small Tar­ascan
community, Ajijic, one of
thl" most beautiful and exciting
regions of Mexico."
"Situated on Lake Chapala,
sheltered by nearby mountains,
away from the main tourist chan­nels,
this unspoiled area is rich
m anthropological finds, and
therefore ideal for students of art
who wish to observe first hand
the sources and natural folkways
of the Mexican culture," the di­rector
stated.
Director Is Linares
The Art Director of the Work­shop
is Ernesto Linares; one of
Mexico's young, modern painters,
who has exhibited with favorable
comment, in New York during
the current season. It is sponsored
by such well know artists as Ru­fino
Tama~o, Max Weber and I.
Rice Pereira, and supervised by
Carlos Merida.
The workshop will maintain its
studio in Ajijic in a former haci­enda
which now has modern faci­lities
and supervised cuisine. The
group will be limited in number
since it is felt this small Mexican
village cannot absorb many VLSL­tors
without losing its native
character.
At the last meeting of the group
the speaker of the evening was
Dr. K. P. Vinsel who talked on
the Louisville Area Development
Plan. This marked the first official
meeting, and was attended by a
very commendable number of
faculty and students. It is hoped
that an even better turnout will
result at the second meeting next
Thursday.
Everyone is invited to attend,
and is cordially urged to partici­pate
in the discussion.
Edstrom, Hendon
On Cardinal of Air
Next Thursday the Cardinal of
the Air will interview Ed Edstrom
of the Courier-Journal and George
Hendon research consultant. Both
men collaborated to wr.ite "The
Governor's Mansion."
Also there will be a preview of
the play.
speak before the Sociology Club of the University of Louisville,
Tuesday, May 18, at the Student Union Building.
The announcement was made
recently by Leonard Shenson,
president of the Sociology Clu b.
who said that Robeson would
speak on race relations.
"We believe that Mr. Robeson
will have some important things
to say to us on race relations,"
said Shenson. "He has had to com­bat
prejudice all his life, but
nevertheless rose above it all to
become one of the world's great
artists."
Shenson said that the Sociology
Club would · hold its meeting in
the Student Union Building in
order to accomodate all the stu­dents
who will wish to hear Robe­son
speak. There will be no charge
for admission and the meeting
will begin promptly at 1 p.m.
Paul Robeson was born in
Princeton, N.J., April 9, 1898. He
received his A.B. from Rutgers
College in 1919 and his L.L.B.
from Columbia University in 1923.
While at Rutgers he was a four­letter
man and an· All-American
end in 1918. He is a member of
Phi Beta Kappa.
'Give Us More
New W'pons
Says Student
• Former member of Merrill's
Marauders, Hunt Crawford, lan­guage
major at U. of L., has an
article entitled "Give Us More
Firepower" in the current issue
of Infantry Journal.
In the article Crawford calls for
a new weapon embodying the best
features of the semi~automatic
rifle and the light machine gun to
1 be used and empoyed by the as-
1 sault infantry units of the armed
forces of the U S.
Revolut:onary Changes
The student-author points out
that revolutionary changes have
come about in aircraft guided
missiles and radar. "However,
there is one important category
of ordance which . . . has under­gone
no revolutionary changes.
This is the basic, hand-transported
. . . individual weapon."
The problem of the ordance ex­perts,
as Crawford sees it, is one
"of providing about three highly
efficient, standardized types" of
weapons to be used by assault
units. He points to the German
MG34 and MG42, the Karabiner
98K and the parachutist's rifle,
FG42 as examples of standard i­zation.
The U. S. have adopted the
highly effective Ml, or Garand
rifle, and the carbine, Ml. "We
now hold the edge," Crawford
st!J.tes, "in deliverable, accurate
per capita firepower."
Cites Machine Gun
The former company officer as­serts
that the day is not far dis­tant
when the machine gun, in
modified form, will become the
basic weapon of every individual
soldier. The weapon should em­ploy
the purposes filled by the
Ml, the submachine gun, the BAR
and the light machine gun. If such
a versatile weapon were adopted
"both personnel training and lo­gistics
would be enormously sim­plified."
Just such a weapon is
within our grasp, Crawford main­tains,
and points to the Johnson
light machine gun invented in
1936. -
The best way to adopting such
a weapon claims Crawford is to
let Captain Melvin Johnson, US­MCR,
"develop his gun a little
further, either cutting down on
the light machine gun or build­ing
up the rifles action."
PAUL ROBESON
Pi Phi Models
Show Fashions
At Style Show
Play, Swim, Formal
Attires Give Variety
Full skirts and s0ft colors were
seen most frequently at the show­ing
of Byck's clothes presented
by Pi Beta Phi last Saturday at
the SUB. All the outfits shown
followed the dictates of the New
Look, with flowing Jines accentu­ated
by tiny collars, back fullness,
ruffles, and subtle draping.
Martha Fowler appeared in a
beige corduroy suit with navy
accessories. Fine tailoring was in­dicated
in her straight skirt and
casual jacket. Pat Kelly wore a
blue and yellow plaid gingham
with the new Gibson girl neckline.
Her very full skirt was enhanced
by glimpses of a white ruffled
petticoat underneath.
A sky-blue chambray featuring
short sleeves and a double P eter
Pan collar was modelled by Jean
Culdwell. Polly Ann Clark wore
a two-piece blue and brown
chambray. The main interest here
was her gathered skirt with diag­onal
stripes. Plaid was shown
again by Jean Atherton in a black,
tan, and yellow skirt with a white
butcher linen bodice. Pat Kelly
reappeared in a brown and teal
short-sleeved chambray; diagonal
stripes were again featured, and
a triple collar.
Play Clothes Shown
Peggy Willings was first in a
group of play clothes, wearing a
blue denim sun back dress with
wide shoulder straps and the usual
full skirt. Blue denim appeared
again in Polly Ann Clark's sun
back dress with pale yellow
stripes around the bottom and
across the tight-fitting bodice.
J oyce Greweling wore a full blue
denim skirt with a white fringe
and a white peasant blouse with
a wide ruffle at the neck.
Lavendar was seen for the first
time in Mary Lou Koch's butcher
linen sun back dress with short­sleeved
bolero jacket. Peggy
Willings came back wearing a
two-piece red denim playsuit with
a short-sleeved box jacket.
Lastex Swim Suit
Glamorous beach wear was
shown by Clara Armstrong in a
blue Lastex bathing suit with
silver string woven in the mater­ial.
Joy Neurath wore a two-piece
swim suit in gold, blue, and white,
and a blue corduroy jacket.
SENIOR MED STUDENTS
Frank Lloyd Wright, not-ed
American architect, will
lecture at the Playhouse.
Friday, May 28, at 8:00 p.m.
in the final offering of the
Humanities' Cultural Series.
Visitor Hailed As Another Shelley;
Outside Students, Faculty Expected
Stephen Spender renownC'd contemporary English poet will
read his poems tl1is afternoon at 3::30 p.m. on the lawn behind the
Speed \1useum. Dr. Ernc~l Delcamp of Transyh'ania College will
bring members of his Contemporary Poetry class to the campus to
hear ~ lr . Spender, and sc,·eral Faculty members of Indiana Uni­versity
are also exp ected to allcnd.
Wayne U. Faculty Pay Higher
Than Ours, Visiting Dean Says
Stephen Spender, renowned
contemporary English poet, will •
read his poems this afternoon at
3:30 p.m. on the lawn behind the
Speed Museum. Dr. Ernes~ Del­camp
of Transylvania College will
bring members of his Contempor­ary
Poetry class to the campus to
hear Mr. Spender, and several
faculty members of Indiana Uni­versity
are also expected to at­tend.
"We are happy to report that we have not had to increase tui­tion
at vVayne University in over ten years." These are the words of
Dr. C. B. Hilberry as he spoke before the local chapter of the
American Association of University Professors.
The Dean of Administration
was here to tell of a plan worked
out at the Michigan institution to
grant increases and timely pro­motions
to its faculty members.
Same Type As U. of L.
Wayne a municipal institution
as is the University of Louisville,
has achieved notable success in
solving these pressing problems
by setting up faculty groups em­powered
to deal with them.
Dr. Hilberry cited the salary
scale for instructors, and assistant,
associate and full professors at
Wayne.
Salary Comparison
Here is the way their salary
minimum compares with that of
the University of Louisville.
Wayne Louisville
$2,900 $2,400
4,200 3,000
5,200 3,500
6,450 4,000
"Having reached the maximum
amount of city help allowable
under present Jaws, Wayne turn­ed
to the state. State aid was long
in coming," reported Dean Hill­berry,"
but the students in Detroit
are as much citizens of the state
as are people residing in the-upper
peninsula. We are therefore en­titled
to state aid just as well."
The AAUP was also told that
th ecounty government, contrary
to the policy of Jefferson County,
contributed a considerable amount
to wayne University for educating
its residents. The city too bears
much of Wayne's financial burden .
Banquet
2 Speed
To Honor
Students
Plans for the first annual ban­quet
of the Louisville Council of
the Engineering and Scientific
Societies have recently been an­nounced
by Prof. W. R. Mclntoch,
of Speed Scientific School. The
affair will take place on Thurs­day,
May 20, at 7:00 p.m. in the
Ballroom of the P endennis Club.
A feature of the Council's first
program will be the selection of
two senior s-tudents from the
scientific or engineering schools
of the University of Louisville
who have excelled scholastically
in their respective fields. The
head of the University Depart­ment
wherein each of these stu­dents
is enrolled will at that time
introduce the selectees to the
Council.
The successful students will re­ceive
the Council's award as a
momenta of the occasion, and the
department heads will be award­ed
a plaque which will serve as a
perpetual trophy.
Bqsis for selection of the first
student is listed as outstanding
scholastic achievement. The se­conri
winner will be honored not
only for scholastic record but for
his participation in extra-curri­cular
.activities.
Orsini Speaks
About Italian
Affairs At SUB
Tells of Past Election
And American Aid
"The Communists' coup in
Czechoslovakia, more than any­thing
else, accounted for the
Christian-Democratic victory in
the recent Italian election," ac­cording
to Dr. Napoleon Orsini,
exchange professor of Romance
Languages at Duke University.
Addressing a Humanities con­vocation
recently, the professor
explained that action taken by
the Czech Reds served as an
ominous warning to the Ital ians.
"As a result of what my people
feared, they went to the polls and
voted down the Communists.
Premier De Gasperi and his party
have already accomplished much."
"The second most important
factor in the Communists' defeat
at the polls," he continued, "was
the active interest of the Pope
who not only urged every citizen
to vote, but urged them to vote
against those who would deny
God." Dr. Orsini thought that
American food and funds were
also a factor in the political pic­ture.
Aided By Books
According to the speaker,
among the helpful, but perhaps
less spectacular aid Italy received
from this country has been books
and periodicals of a technical
nature. This literature has helped
to replace libraries destroyed dur­ing
the war and bring Italians up
to date on the latest scientific
developments.
Tquching upon the economic
situation of the war-devastated
country, the visitor reported that
his government has made consid­erable
headway in stopping the
upward spiral of prices. "The lire,
formerly worth 20 cents, is now
equal to one-fifth of a cent, but
there are indications that the sit­uation
is improving. Prices on
many items have been stabelized
and in some cases have been re­duced,"
the convocation audience
was told.
Regrets Church in Politics
Emphasizing that he speaks as a
private and in no way represents
official Italian views. Orsini ex­pressed
regret that the church
found it necessary to enter poli­tics
in Italy. "I would have pre­fered
the election being won by
a party which is democratic and
non-denominational rather than
the Christian-Democrat which is
Catholic." He pointed out, how­ever,
that the present regime is
"the most popular government we
ever had."
"Vote' for the right of voting"
was Dr. Gasperi's campaign slo­gan,
he continued, "Needless to
say the Italian people responded
well to it."
In conclusion, Orsini expressed
hope for cooperation among the
nations of the world. "Italy has
been a battlefield once. We do not
want to experience it a second
time," he emphasized.
'The Tavern' Ducats
Go On Sale May 20
Tickets for the last Little The­ater
production, "The Tavern," go
on sale Thursday, May 20, at the
Playhouse. Sales will continue on
Friday and on the days of the
performance, May 24-27.
The cast of this sparkling
comedy contains two Medallion
winners, Bur\ Blackwell, who
plays the vagabond, the main
character, and Phil Hollenbach,
who is "Freeman."
With the publication of Twenty
Poems in 1930, the twenty-five
year old Stephen Spender as­sumed
his place as one of the
three most distinguished poets
England had produced since Hop­kins
and Hardy. Since that date
the reputation of Spender, W. H.
Auden, and Cecil Day Lewis, who
began writing almost simultan­eously,
has grown rather than de­clined.
Although Auden h as
dazzled American and English
readers for the past fifteen years,
English critics are now beginning
to see in Stephen Spender's
quieter and more personal lyrics
perhaps the firmest claim of all
to continuing greatness.
Hailed As "Another Shelley"
Spender has published eight
books of poetry, several books of
essays, a novel, a collection of
short stories, a book of reflections
on the' European conflict and its
aftermath, European Witness, and
has translated the poems of Rainer
Marie Rilke. He edited for a time
the English "little magazine",
Horizon.
Once hailed as "another Shel­ley"
by a reviewer, Spender has
revealed from the first a warm
and liberal humanity, along with
a critical awareness of the forces
which were gathering themselves
to bring about a political and eco­nomic
crisis for the world. His
poems place man realistically in
the world in which he now finds
himself and with which he must
come to terms-the world of ma­chine
power, which man can still
learn to control for good. rather
than evil.
The anger in Spender poems
strikes at both the moral failures
of individuals (greed, cowardice,
lack of will), and at the weak­nesses
of a rna terialistic society,
with its devaluation of the human
being. His hope is for a world in
which "No man shall hunger .
Man shall be man."
Art No Escape
He has made a statement of his
belief that art does not represent
an escape for either the artist m·
his audience:
"A work of art contains a real
conflict of life, a real breaking up
and melting down of intractable
material, feelings, and sensations
which seem incapable of expres­sion
until they have been thus
transformed . . . A work of art
doesn't say 'I am life, I offer you
the opportunity of becoming me'.
On the contrary, it says: 'This is
what life is like. It is even realer,
less to be evaded than you
thought. But I offer you an ex­ample
of acceptance and under­standing.
Now, go back and live!"
In the last few years Spender
has become interested in the
psychological processes involved
in the writing of a poem, and in
the critical enlightenment which
can result from a knowledge of
the poet's intention as revealed
in the revisions of his worksheets.
He has made his own manuscripts
of poems in process available for
that study, and has written an
essay, "The Making of a Poem",
in which he attempts to define
the nature of his own process of
composition.
Works On Display
Several volumes of Spender's
works, Poems Ruins and Visions,
Selected Poems, and others, are
now on display in the University
of Louisville Reserve Library.
3 Civil Engineers
Compete With U.K.
The Ameri<!an Society of Civil
Engineers' student chapter of the
University of Louisville will com­pete
against the chapter from the
UP-iversity of Kentucky. Three
students from each of the schools
will give speeches on some tech­nka1
subject.
Prizes for the best speeches will
be awarded by the Kentucky Sec­A
parade thro~gh the . down­tion
of the Society (A.S.C.E.)
town area of LoULsvtlle will pre­cede
the presentation. Mayor
Charles Farnsley has agreed to
make a curtain speech as well as
to take part in the parade.
In addition to art instruction, a
varied recreational program of
swimming, mountain climbing on
burro back, launch trips and field
excursions to neighboring villages
and fiestas is planned. Practice
in Spanish will be a natural ac­companiment
of all the Workshop
activities The program also in­cludes
visits to museums and art
centers in Guadalajara and meet­ings
with prominent Mexican art­ists
THE BEJOOR CLASS a! the UDinnity of LouiaYille School of Medicine pose for their picture at the Eli Lily Plant iD lndiaDapolia. The
claa IIWle a mau trip up there neeDily. Rot all of the wom- are Medatuclenta. They merely accompallied their apo- OD the trip.
A wider choice of seats is usual­ly
available on Monday nights,
Mr. Boyd Martin, Director, has
announced.
The Speed School representa­tives
for the contest will be: B. M.
Napier, Jr.; R. E. Benson; and M.
E. Douglas..