THE CARDINAl~ MR. THOROUGHBRED
ELECnON TODAY
UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE'S OFFICIAL WEEKLY PUBLICATION •
VOL. XXI- ASSOCIATED COLLEGIATE PRESS
1950 Thoroughbred Ball REW To Open
Promised To Be 'Best Yet' With Add~ess
. £ · By H. S. Leiper Fmal plans or the 1950 Thoroughbred Coronation Ball were
announced this week by Pat Long, dance chairman and associate
editor of the yearbook. The dance is to be held in the Madrid Ball­room
fro~ 9:00 til 1:00 on Friday night, March 10.
Dress will not be formal. John- -------------­ny
Burkarth, a long-time favorite,
will furnish the music. As a lim­ited
number of tickets will be
sold, the dance will offer an un­crowded
but lively affair for all
present. Decorations will be new
and surprisingly different. The
dance this year will be in keep­ing
with the Thoroughbred it­self
which is to be the biggest
and best in the history of the uni­versity.
Tickets for Arts and Sciences
may be bought from 10 :00 a.m. to
2:00p.m. at the ticket booth in the
S. U. B. or from members of the
Thoroughbred staff at any time.
The professional schools may get
their tickets from booths set up
at the different schools. Prices are
$1.50 a couple and $1.00 for stags.
Table reservations can be made
by calling the Madrid. This is an
all-university dance with only 600
tickets to be sold with a complete
sell-out expected. So get yours
now.
Dr. John W. Taylor will crown
the Miss Thoroughbred selected
again by Mr. John Robert Powers
from a group of 17 candidates
from various organizations. The
winner of the Mr. Thoroughbred
contest will be announced at that
time.
Seventeen Candidates
Girls To Choose
Mr. Thoroughbred
The election of the 1950 Mr.
Thoroughbred will be conducted
today in the Women's Building.
The winner will be selected on
the basis of popularity by a plur­ality
vote of the girls enrolled a.t
the University.
Results of 1he contest will not
be disclosed until the night of the
dance, March 10. All candidates
are expected to wear dark suits
to the dance.
The contestants and their re­spective
sponsors are as follows:
Mr. Alpha Phi Omega, .Stirling
Morgan; Mr. Cardinal, Ray Ken­nedy;
Mr. Delta Upsilon, Huey
Wilkinson; Mr. Free Lancer, Joe
Wilson; Mr. Kappa Alpha, Ray
Potts; Mr. "L" Club, Kenneth
Turner; Mr. Lambda Chi Alpha,
Dick George; and, Mr. Medical
Science Club, Bill Banks.
Other entries are: Mr. Phi Kap­pa
Tau, Bill Craddock; Mr. Pi
Kappa Phi, Tony Craver; Mr.
Playshop, Dick Clay; Mr. Sigma
Alpha Mu, Art Cantor; Mr. Sigma
Phi Epsilon, Herb Bott; Mr. Tau
Kappa Epsilon, Harry White; and
Mr. Wandering Greek, Gene Stu­art.
Preparations are now being
made for the annual Religious
Emphasis Week which will be ob­served
at the University March
27 through 31, announced Dan
Brand, president of the Religious
Council, this week.
The program planned for the
week will begin with an official
convocation at 11 on Monday, the
27. Henry Smith Leiper, Execu­tive
Secretary of the World Coun­cil
of Churches will be the main
speaker.
Throughout the week a series
of meetings will be held to cover
"these subjects: basic Catholicism,
J u d a i s m, Protestantism, and
Christian Science. These sessions,
in addition to guest classroom
speakers, will compl:ise the in­formative
side of Religious Em­phasis
Week.
Dinner For Groups
It is anticipated by the mem­bers
of the Council, that there will
be an art contest as in former
years to provide an appropriate
cover for the printed program of
the week. The University chorus
is cooperating in the preparation
of a program of sacred music rep­resentative
of the various faiths.
Of particular interest to mem­bers
of all religious groups on the
campus will be a dinner on Mon­day
evening in the Jefferson
Room of the cafeteria.
The candidates for Miss Tho­roughbred
are: Peggy Moll, Miss
Cardinal; Shirley Alford, Miss
Cardinalette; Doris Russell, Miss
Chi Omega; Diana Parket, Miss
Delta Phi Epsilon; Sara Mimros,
Miss Delta Zeta; Ann Birtles,
Miss Home Economics; Jean
Chandler, Miss Independent; Ca­rol
Cochran, Miss Kappa Delta;
Nettie Lou Graham, Miss Medi­cal
Science; Doris Mueller, Miss
Mortarboard; Joan Neurath, Miss
Pi Beta Phi; Donna Walker, Miss
Playshop; Annette Lilard, Miss
Robbins Hall; Jean Mohlenkamp;
Miss Sigma Kappa; Mary Hagg­in
Moss, Miss Stray Greek; Nat­alie
Claycombe, Miss Zeta Tau
Alpha; Mary Ellen Stone, Miss
Women's League.
Dr. L. M. Birkhead Speaks
OnNeedFor Brotherhood
'Humanism' Will Be
Schlesinger Topic
Dr. Edmond Schlesinger of the
modern language depar ~ment will
speak to the Humanities Club
members at their regular meeting
on March 8 a,t 7:30 in the Jeffer­son
Room. His subject will be
"The Humanism of Francesco
Filelfo."
Dr. Schlesinger explains that
he came upon Francesco Filelfo
quite by accident in his studies.
The professor discovered that al­though
Filelfo is a. rather forgot­ten
individual he serves as an in­teresting
example of the human­istic
type. He says: "Francesco
Filelfo is one of those men who
are so important to the teaching
of the Humanities."
Dr. Schlesinger will also discuss
the general role of the Humanities
in an integrated curriculum.
Mr. Ralph Nllsh, spokesman for
the Humanities Club, states that
the meeting is open to all faculty
and students.
Further meetings in the Club's
series will be "Studies in Campus
Architecture and Painting" by
Mr. Walter Creese on April 5 and
"C. S. Lewis without Milton" by
Dr. Berta Sturman on May 3.
"We are made up of people from everywhere; we are a mon­grel
lot," said Dr. L. M. Birkhead, founde::" and director of Friends
of Democracy, who delivered a forthright and highly amusing ad­dress
to the Brotherhood Convocation last Friday, February 24. Dr.
Birkhead pounded home the basic truths of brotherhood in a dyna­mic
fashion with a humorous emphasis.
Dr. Birl¢ead greeted the Con­vocation
with a beaming face and
inquired whether or not the pub­lic-
address system was working.
He explained th<¢ P,e didn't. ne~
it because he hadlearned to speaft
calling hogs in Missouri. There­after
volleys of laughter swept
the assembly periodically.
The focal point of the Doctor's
addjess was the basic fact that we
are a nation of minorities who
cannot convert each other and
who must therefore learn to live
together. He attacked vigorously
those groups which seize upon
any sort of tension to promote in­tolerance.
He cited the case of
John Steinbeck as a "classic ex­pression
of this." It seems that
Steinbeck, after the · publication
of his controversial Grapes of
Wrath was accused of being "a
dangerous revolutionary" and
"Jewish."
LMC Chorus Sang
Dr. Birkhead presented to the
University a privately printed
copy of the latter he received
from Steinbeck. It is a collector's
item, and will be placed on re­serv!!
in the Library.
"The tragic thing," said Birk­head,
"is that we live in a nation
where there are people who think
themselves good Americans by
attacking minority groups." He
suggested an alternative philoso­phy
in the words: "We are all of
us here together, and we must
learn to live together."
In addition to Dr. Birkhead, the
Convocation included the music
of the Louisville Municipal Chor­us
and the University Chorus. The
Municipal Chorus, directed by R.
Lilian Cupenterandaccompanied
by Thaddeus Reed, rendered "The
Creation" and "Let All My Life
Be Music." The University Chorus,
under the direction of George
Perle and accompaniment of Mrs.
Rose Lerman, concluded the pro­gram
with Beethoven's "The
Heavens Resound."
Lambda Chi Alphas'
'Panics Of 1950'
To Be Given-Soon
Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity
will present its Panics of 1950 in
the Student Union Building on
March 16, 17, and 18. .
The show will be composed of
three one-act comedy skits. These
are:
Whar'a the Broom? a marriage
fiasco built around the problems
of Miss Economy Endive (Jim
Peterson) in finding herself a
husband.
The Pilfered Pants, in which
the scene is a courtroom where
Nickelsworth Fizzle (Jim Bowl­ing)
gets into a legal squabble
over a pair of pants.
EJ.iaa Rosewater's DiTorce Cue
which is concerned with the prob­lems
of Mr. Rufus Samuel Ezekel
Rosewater (Joe Staten) in ob­taining
a divorce and alimony
from his wife, Eliza Armanda
Arabella Rosewater (Don Drake).
The purpose of the production,
according to Director Jim Al­mand,
is "to increase school spirit,
and to raise money for house im­p~
ovements."
Might :a. Annual
If the present effort is a finan­cial
success, Lambda Chi will
make the show an annual affair.
The entire cast and all the
members of the production com­mittee,
including Almand and
Producer Jay Jenkins, are Lamb­da
Chi's.
Tickets for the performances
may be obtained from any mem­ber
of the fraternity for fifty
cents. Curtain time is 8 p.m.
COL. DEXTER L. HODGE. Major Hugh J. Ray, L. • P*Y
and Major John A. C. Andrews are lhcnna abon duriag ABOTC
IDspec:tioD here lui Moada#. .
Playshop Elects
Dick Clay Prexy ·
Dick Clay was elected president
of the Univenity Playshop at the
last meetinJ held February 27.
Dick will replace Charles McDan­Iel
who wu elected vice-presi­dent
of the organization.
Air Officers Inspect AROTC
An informal survey of the Air
ROTC facilities was made Monday
by three visiting officers of the
Continental Air Command.
The observers were Colonel
Dexter L. Hodge, Major L. F.
Prouty and Major John A. C. An­drews.
'nley were guests of :Ma­jor
Hugh J. Ray, of the Univer­sity's
Air BOTC unit.
The purpoM of the mlwlon ,..
to make a quick Check on the
unit, which is new, and offer IUI­gestions
toward the IIOlution of
any difficulties which have .n.­en.
Colonel Hodge, ranldq .._,
of the JI'OUp, is direde&' ol the
Air Force ROTC ~a.
ContiDental Air Co ..
Kitchel Air l'orce BMe. ..,
York. ·
BDl Walther continues as pro­duction
IJUIDqel' and Betty Hunn
wD1 bold ber position .. sec:re­W,.-
treuurer.
~ of the publicity direc­tor
wB1 be belcl at the next meet­taw
wbich will be beld at 12 noon
,M..m.. 11V1 In wtbme .S.U.,B . A publicit)­be
eleetecl at
tlla& time.
FRIDAY, MARCH 3. 1950 INTER-COLLEGIATE PRESS NO. 14
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OUR CAMPUS AS IT IS TODAY, theme of the 1950 Thoroughbred, is seen here in an aerial view
by Tnoroughbred and Cardinal photographers, Russ McDonald, Chuck Pfeifer and Jack Elrod. The
boys rented a plane in order to get shots to appear in the 1950 yearbook. The arrow on the left in­dicates
the Third Street entrance lo the Administration Building in the foreground, while the one in
the upper right marks the entrance on Shipp Street which bounds the campus. Speed School is pic-
All-University Day
Being Considere~
By USC Members
The University Student Coun­cil
is now planning an All-Uni­versity
Day to take place some
time in April. All classes will be
excused at noon so that the whole
afternoon and evening may be de­voted
to the activities planned.
In the afternoon the annual
spring Red-Black game will fie
staged. The Athletic Department
is co-op.erating with the U. S. C.
in this attempt to build school
spirit and bring all students to­gether
in a day when they can
evince the growing school spirit
at the U. of L. The department
has agreed to hold the game on
either the 5th or 15th of April.
This will be the first chance to see
the Cards in action this ye~ T!J,e
whole city will be invited to come
out and join with us in celebra­ting
the All-University Day.
Entertainment Planned
At the game free tickets will
be passed out to the students for
a dance to be held that night. A
place for the dance is now being
arranged. It will in all probabil­ity
be held at the Madrid because
of its size and convenient loca­tion.
,
At present the plans are to
arrange some entertainment in
between the game and the dance.
It has been suggested that the
Fryberger Sing be held at that
time, but the council feels that
this• is an event that takes more
preparation than the time will
allow.
Kent School Body
Selects Officers
lured in the lower foreground.
·Faculty Rating System
Begins At Speed. School
The students of Speed Scienti­fic
School will rate their instruc­tors
on their teaching performan­ces
next Tuesday and Wednesday.
This rating will mark the first
time that an entire school of the
University has had this oppor­tunity
to grade their teachers.
The grading\ will be done on
questionaires which will cover
such traits as preparation for
class, knowledge of the subject,
ability to make subject material
interesting and ability to com­mand
order.
A rating from one to nine will
be received on each of the cata­.
gories; the lower the number, the
·better the rating. In addition, {m
overall average will 'be calculated
for the entire form in each class.
BY comparing this average with
that of the entire faculty, an in­structor
will know how he stands
· in comparison with the other
teachers.
The tabulation, al~hough done
by students, will not disclose the
names of the instructors being
rated. A student elected faculty
agent will remove all names an~
class resignations and will assign
Humanitites Films
Coming Next Weelc
The next movies in the Human­ities
Film Series will be the
French versions of Rien Que Les
Heures. (Nothing But The Hours),
and La Chute De La Maison Usher
(The Fall of the House of Usher)
on Thursday, March 9 at 8:00 p.m.
and Friday, March 10, at noon.
a number turning them over to
the graders.
This rating is a product of the
National Association, of which the
University is a member, and is
being conducted by the University
Student Council. The purpose is
to .bring about better instruction
by enabling the individual in­structor
to get an unprejudiced
opinion from the students whom
they teach.
If this trial in Speed School
proves satisfactory the USC plans
to inaugurate such a system in the
other colleges of the University
before the end of the semester.
The committee established to
carry out the rating system in­cludes
Steve Click, Don Rubel
an<!._John Staton.
Margaret Mead Charms
Packed Playhouse Convo
With Wit And Knowledge
Dr. Margaret Mead, ~nthropologist and author, pointed up the
the parallels between behavior at the breakfast table and behavior
at the international conference table to a packed Playhouse audi­ence
last Tuesday.
"In England," she said, "the fa­ther
stands like a general in front
of the fire and lays down the law
to the children (whiie) the mother
acts as a lieutenant . . . This
makes Englishmen smug at the
international conference table.
"In America, the father has to
shout to get his family to listen."
Americans, according to Dr.
Mead, continue this shouting at
the conference table, thus ere at­ing
misunderstanding between
Britain and America.
"An Englishman, when he
talks, even in a pub, acts like fa­ther-
kind, firm, gentle, strong
and absolutely certain. Americans
act loud, exuberant ... which the
British call boastfulness.
"A Briton appears to speak
from strength. An American ap­pears
to speak from weakness."
The present world crisis be­tween
the Russian and the west­ern
worlds, she feels, lies in fun­damental
attitudes created by dif­ference
in training and outlook.
"American and British chil­dren,"
she said, "are taught to
A & S Elections
To Be March 24
The A & S Student Council
election will be held on March 24
in the Womens Building from
nine to three-thirty. Six new
members will be chosen by the
A & S student body to replace
those whose terms have expired.
The candidates petitions may
be picked up in the Dean of
Men's Office on March 3. They
must be filled out and returned to
the same office by March 17.
All of the qualified candidates
will give election speeches in the
Playhouse on March 22.
The retiring members of the
Council are: Karl Gruen, Bill
Craddock, Joe Wilson, John Coley,
Larry Phelp:; and Harry White.
stand up to someone stronger.
But the Russian child is told only
to be as strong as he is, and no
stronger; the sin is to overesti­mate
his strength.
"There is no such thing as com­promise
in Russian thinking.
There's only one side. Britain and
America think there are two sides
to every question and the place to
be is in the middle.
"The Russian view is to stop
when the other fellow is strong,
and move when he is weak. They
can only understand people who
take a position and maintain it."
This, she feels, is diametrically
opposed to the British and Amer­ican
spirit of compromise, and
gives rise to distrust and enmity
between the east and the west.
Friction Explained
But Dr. Mead feels that Amer­ican
and England have many
thinks in common even beyond
their willingness to compromise.
"They both hate bullies," she said,
"and both are stimulated by
weakness. The British fight best
with their backs to the wall; the
Americans less so."
Dr. Mead explained why she
thought there was so much fric­tion
between American soldiers
and English women during the
war. "To an American," she said,
"a date is a way to spend an even­ing.
Him or her isn't important.
The date is important. The whole
point is to go out. In England,
there is no such thing as dating
and the point is to stay in.
"The girl in America holds the
situation in her hands. The .boy
has to be brought up to ask for
everything possible, while the
girl is taught to give as little as
possible. The boy asks for every­thing:
the girl gives practically
nothing." -
"All control in England is
placed in the man's hand. The
Englishman is taught to ask for
nothing he doesn't want, and the
girl is taught to give everything
that is asked for.
"Thus we had Americans taught
to ask for everything mixed with
English girls taught to give every­thing."
Spoke Tuesday Night
Dr. Mead, who is author of the
best seller "Male and Female,"
was introduced to the audience
by Mr. Ray Bridwhistell, instruc­tor
of anthropology. The official
convocation was opened by Dr.
Rueuoel Hemdahl. -
Dr. Mead appeared through the
courtesy of the Jewish Public
Forum and on Tuesday evening
at 8 p.m. spoke at the Temple
Adath Israel.
Taylor Appointed
To Army Committee
At its last meeting, held in the
Woman's Building on February
23, the Kent School of Social
Work student body elected new
officers. Selected to replace Ed­ward
Nadleman as president was
Mr. Julian Hall, a first year stu­dent
from Louisville, who re­ceived
his B. S. in psychology
from the University in 1949 and
who is now working toward an
M. S. S. W. in psychiatric social
Rien Que Les Heures was di­rected
by A. Cavalcanti and was
produced in 1926. It attacked the
expression of the passage of a
day in a great city. Mr. Cavalcan­ti
expresses time in association
with personal incidents and ob­tains
his effects by relatively sta­tic
compositions.
The second film was produced
in 1928 and directed by Jean Ep­stein.
The characteristic French
interest in photographic illusions
and in slow-motion is evident in
this romantic blend of two of Ed­gar
Allen Poe's tales, The.,Fall of
the House of Usher and The Oval
Portrait.
MAKE YOUR DONATION TOOl ••• Jim O'Neal and Ann Jones,
left. talk with Kenny Schuppert about the Student Chest Drive
at the registration table in the Ad Building. In he background
Pa Shipp pins a tag on Joe Barnes who had just made his contri-
Dr. J ohn W. Taylor, President
of the University of Louisville,
has recently been appointed a
member of a special civilian com­mittee
which will aid the United
States Army in revising its policy
of education in fiscal matters, it
was announced last week by Lt.
General Raymond S. McLain,
Comptroller of the Army.
Dr. Taylor attended the first
meeting of the group in Washing­ton
on Wednesday, February 22.
The committee is known formally
as the Civilian Advisory Panel to
the Comptroller of the Army.
work. ·
Other new officers are: Miss
Lucie T. Jenkins, replacing
Frank Swartz as vice-president;
and Mr. Daniel E. Weeks and C.
W. Taylor, new representatives
to the Student Council.
After the showing of the movies
on Thursday night there will be a
panel discussion. The Jl.il!lel will
include Dr. William Ekstrom from
the faculty, a stucient, and some­one
from the audience.
Dr. Kain Selected to Teach
At Harvard Summer Session
Dr. Richard M. Kain of the
English department has been sel­ected
to teach for the summer ses­sion
at Harvard University. He
will teach two courses: The 19th
Century English Novel, and Sur­vey
of Contempof.fll'Y British Lit-erature.
I
These are the same courses that
he taught in the 1948 summer ses­sion
at Northwestern University.
Dr. Kain pointed out that the
faculty of the summer session is
composed of approximately one­half
resident instructors and one­half
visiting faculty members.
Now completing his tenth year
at the University of Louisville,
Dr. Kain is chairman of the Uni­versity
Plans and Policies Com­mittee.
Last year during Dr. Haa­aold's
absence he was acting bead
of the Humanities Department.
Dr. Kain had previously studied
for one year in the Harvard Grad­uate
SchooL He received both his
M.A. and Ph.D. from the Unlver­lity
of Chicago.
DB. RICHARD M. ltAilf
To Teach Llienlun
bution.
Werner To Speak
On Jewish Music
Dr. Eric Werner, Dean of He­brew
Union College of Education
and Sacred Music in New York
City, will give a free public lec­ture
on "Jewish Contributions to
the World of Music", at the J. B.
Speed Art Museum, Sunday, Feb­ruary
26, at 4:00 p .m.
Dr. Werner, who is a native of
Vienna, has studied at Conserva­tories
and Universities in Graz,
Vienna, Prague, Berlin, Goettin­gen
and Strasbourg. His numer­ous
compositions include "String
Quartet" performed in Europe by
the Hindemith Quartet, "Requiem
Symphony" performed at Cincin­nati
and Minneapolis u n de r
Goosseas and Hitropoulos, and
"Solemn Service" which had its
premiere last autumn at Constitu­tion
Hall, Washington.
He has been invited by the Pon­tifical
Irfttitute of Sacred Music
in Rome to present three papers
on the subject of his forthcoming
book and to be sole and official
spokesman of Jewish Scholarship
at the impending International
Congress of Catholic C h u r c h
Music.
Dr. R. G. McQuain, member of
the ·bioloiY department, is at pre­
·sent convalescing at St. Joseph's
Infirmery following a serious
operation. The operation was sue­ceasful
and Dr. McQuain is ex­pected
back in school aoon.
Student Charities
Drive falls Short
"The collection taken for the
Student Chest Drive during re­gistration
to date remains far be­low
the expected goal of $1,000,"
announced Jim O'Neal, chairman
of the Student Chest Drive, this
week.
"Just as in the past year, no
student will be asked to give
money at any other time during
the year. The quota, as usual, has
been set at $1.00 per student, and
we can only attribute the moder­ate
response thus far to the rising
cost of tuition and fees."
More than a 1,000 cards with
name, address, and phone num­ber
of students who have not
contributed to the Chest are being
readied so that the committee can
contact them in an effort to make
the drive successful.
Total collection figures as of
last Tuesday were: Dent School,
$42.00; Med School, $75.06; Speed
School, $86.75; and Arts and
Sciences, which includes Ute Law
and Music Schools, $450.00, a total
of $653.83 in all.
Funds raised on the drive will
be divided among the following
agencies: Joe Steiger Loan Fund,
the World Student Service Fund,
the Louisville Community Chest,
the Cancer Fund, the Crippled
Children's Fund, and the Emer-gency
Drives. ..
The total collected in the drive
last year wu $885.00.
Secretary of the Army, Gordon
Gray, and General J. Lawton
Collings, Chief of Staff, U. S.
Army, met with the Panel mem­bers
Thursday morning, February
23.
Faculty Members
Join 'Chorus Line'
Four faculty members are now
regular members of the A & S
chorus. Drs. John R. Broderius
and Mary J o Fink of the language
department, Dr. Romuald Kraus,
fine arts, and Dr. Arland Hot­chkiss,
biology, are the teachers
who are singing in the chorus of
40.
The group has re-elected its of­ficers
of last year and is now
preparing for its contribution to
the Religious Emphasis Convoca­tion
that is to be held on the 24
of March.
They are also planning for an
all chorus concert that is sche­duled
tentatively for May.
Reheanala At 1foon
Mr. Geor~ Perle, leader of the
chorus, urcu ~of the students
who are interested in sinling to
either contact him or come to one
of the rehearsal seuions that are
held on Tuesdays and Thursdays
at noon in tbe Playhouse. He ia
especially in need of altos and
IOpl'aDOI.