19600331 1 |
Previous | 1 of 8 | Next |
|
small (250x250 max)
medium (500x500 max)
Large
Extra Large
large ( > 500x500)
Full Resolution
All (PDF)
|
This page
All
|
THE ·cARDINAL UNIVERSITY 0..., LOmSVILLE. LOmSVILLE 8, KENTUCKY March 31, 1960. Thinker Thought Missing By Thoughtless Thinkers After many years of complaints about the damage done to The Thinker by a few assorted coats of paint, the dreaded event has now happened. The Thinker has been stolen. In this era of world strife and earth-shaking events, suCh as Jack Paar's walking out on his TV show, this incident will go down in history. Investigation into the theft of the statue has led to many concluffions, all of which point to laT-ceny. . When asked to commenrt upon the theft, Dr. Philip Davidson said that he remembered a large wooden structure having been built over the statue recently. He noted that the structure had had a number of pulleys and b 1 o c k s and tackles in i~ workings. Dr. Davidson con c 1 u de d that during his ~ art the University he had become accustomed to seeing stran·ge structures appeaT and fbhen vanish and had pa~d little a btention to the preparaltions around The Thinker. No one from B u ~ 1 d i n g s and Grounds could be found to either confirm or deny th.e statement that a work-order for the project had been issued by tha·t office. One explanation has been offered. A group of students from Speed School was seen leaving town this morning wi•th a large :lump of something, Wihich was greenish in rtin t. It seems that the poor engineering studenJt.s, lacking · courses in the humanities, have spirited the statue from its former resting spot to study it. Confirmation has been given to this explanation by the fact that last week one en•gineering student was heard to comment, "Hey, look, Clyde . . . that is wha•t they call ART!" It is entirely possible that some students studying a course in structures needed to build a crane wdth whkh a -large object could be moV'ed. There have been "behind closed door" experiments in the chem.is. try department. It is entirely possible thaJt the latest coat CYf pamt for The Thinker has been one of INVISIBLE PA!INT. Due to a terrific explosion this mornin·g no member of the chemistry department was available for comment. One d•id tap out a message from henea1h his bandages. It was something incoherent about ''next time I'll light tthe match, and rthen turn on the gas." Rumors of a ransom note to the dean of men from members of the Sigma Phi Nothing fraternity have been labeled as "nothing but someone's idle gossip," by Dean Lawrence. It is still rumored that the note aslred for immunity :from social probartion in rthe li•ght of the party which the Sigma Phi Nothings have planned. The par.ty will be filmed by a leading Hollywood studio m hopes tha•t it will be a l.ilttle more like a Roman orgy tthan the Hollywood vemron. Colossal J. Blockbuster of Epic Pictures is in town-, but refused to comment on this, say.in·g, ''We are !here to make a historica·l film of the 1937 Flood with the original cast." Ass !the inescapable fact dawns on us, for we see the campus in mourning over its loss, tlhe ques• tion rises rto this reporter's mind, "Does· anyone know how much I can get for a big piece of scrap bronze?" . City Donated To University; U of L Gets Getter's-Gift HS Group Protests Loss of Park Larks Police were called out today to clear the campus of a wild crowd of hi·gh school students demonstrating in front of the Administration Building. W a v i n g banners bearing the legends "You're Married, Give Us a Ohance," and "Where Will We Park" and "Strickler's A Miss 0 Gyni:st," the estimated crowd of ninre-hundr.ed eighteen teenagers was dispel"sed only when the police reSOl'lbed to tear gas, gatling guns and flame throwers. Campus police, checking parking meters, missed the entire debacle. The .group wa:s apparently composed of students fum various High Schools in the city. The action resu1ted from an announcement by U of L Vrice President Strickler tha1t aH cirty parks would be leveled and paved to be used as campus parking lots (see L'viHe Donated, page 1). "Not Iroquois Hill!" sobbed one disconsolate bobby-soxer, as she awairted medics to remove shrnpnel from her arm. Mr. S •t r i c k 1 e r could not be rea-ched :for comment. All ail"line ticket agencies are being checked. Tower of Pow One wild and stormy nig:ht this week rthere came to oampus a wild and stormy meeting dedicated to the proposition that all students were created and, therefore, they ah - stutter - bulb - deserve (the right word esoaped us for a while) the power that comes with unequal <representation. It seems that var~ious· and sundry factions are appallingly insistent that oerta. in wrongs be righted. Or rs it tthat cel'ltaJn TJghtis-ts feel wronged? W·e don'•t know. ..t\s of 1lhis Wl'liting, it comes to our arttention that a hullaballoo tras been raised to systematize, clarify ·and elucidate a two-party system for .this campus. In other words, to the glorious parties that were Greek and rt!he .grandeur that proposes to make itself independent. All disaffiliated Elsa Maxwells were notified at said meeting of said minds (?)that a certain hall, comple~te with waH-to-wall drnpery, has become available for hi-ring. A hostess must find her own orchestra, caterer and possible guest list but, nevertheless, the spiT.i.t was strong if the will to un~ie remained weak. Due notification was disseminated to interested agitaJtors by means CYf a well-meaning mimeo. graph m-..1chine rthart must have put all its e-ffort into one, only one, program notice. Attention was called to 1his glorious .gathering on two sheets of paper, evidently posted somewhere in somebody's hub of acttivi•ty. We would qu'O'te ,t;o you some of its earth-shaking import but, ala·s, !the raTe edi·tion ~s nowhere to be found. We don't know if ~·t is to be sold at auction. The 11ruth of the matter is that s o m e o n e from the other, side 'heisted sa~d notice from its lofty perch on a. bulletin board, exact locaiion undetermined. All This flurry boils down to the (Continued on page 4) No Decision By Trustees; B&G Begins Landscaping The city of Louisville was donated to U of L yesterday as a tax-free gift by international financier Paul F. Getter. Getter, long recognized as the richest living Am~rican, mad.~ this surprise statement to a closed news confererence held in his room at the J en kens House. When asked why he made the donation, Getter remarked as he left for the down-the-hall washroom something about needing another half-a-billion donation to keep the B.I.R. boys happy. This reporter immediately called Dr. Philip Davidson, President of U of L, to get a statement. When informed of the above-mentioned gift, Dr. Davidson declined to comment, stating, and logically so, "that the University still had a decision to make on the use of the Reynolds Metals•buildings before undertaking any other side projects." Dr. Davidson immediately called a conference of the board of trustees who, in closed session, failed to reach a decision. Faced with the monumental situation .boldly consummated by Mr. Getter (who had since left town) the board of trustees elected 'to turn the whole problem over to those departments at U of L which would be most concerned with the administration of the workings of the city. The office of Woodrow Strickler, Executive Vice-President of the University and oft titled "Vice-President in charge of expansion," immediately made plans to have all stores between Broadway and River and First and Tenth streets liquidate their wares. "Everyone out of the pool" Fearless Faucet! yelled Woody, whistling shrilly between his fingers. Downtown merchants were generously given two weeks to accomplish the above. (Watch your local newspaper, formerly owned by orie Barry Bingham, for sensationai bargains). The news of the new addition to the University rapidly spread tb all corners of the hallowed campus, bringing with it a variety of reactions. In a steam-filled dungeon bearing the label "home of B & G" a man was seen furiously typing a requisition for 200,000 tons of TNT; to be used "for re-landscapin new University property." Fresh bursts of steam and strange rumblings f r o m underground forced my withdrawal before I could learn more. Being in the neighborhood I dflopped in on the AFROTC offices to inquire into their plans for the new expansion. I was greeted at the door by an apparently hand-painted sign proclaiming "Top Secret-No Admitince. Inquiring among the disgruntled hangers-on outside the door, I learned that plans were afoot to .take over Stand'iford Field immediately, incorporating into the present site a secondhand missile base for "practice purposes." Not wanting to interrupt a conference (Continued on page 5) See Story P&«e 4
Object Description
Title | The Cardinal, March 31, 1960. |
Volume | XXXI |
Issue | 24 |
Description | The University of Louisville’s undergraduate newspaper. The title of this publication has varied over the years, but with the exception of the period 1928-1930, when it was known as the U. of L. News, the title has always been a variation of The Cardinal. |
Subject |
Newspapers College student newspapers and periodicals University of Louisville--Students--Periodicals |
Date Original | 1960-03-31 |
Object Type | Newspapers |
Source | Scanned from microfilm in the Louisville Cardinal newspapers collection. Item Number ULUA Cardinal 19600331 |
Citation Information | See https://digital.library.louisville.edu/cdm/description/collection/cardinal#conditions for guidance on citing this item. To cite the digital version, add its Reference URL (found by following the link in the header above the digital file) |
Collection | Louisville Cardinal Newspapers Collection |
Collection Website | https://digital.library.louisville.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/cardinal |
Digital Publisher | University of Louisville Archives and Special Collections |
Date Digital | 2019-01-29 |
Format | application/pdf |
Ordering Information | To inquire about reproductions, permissions, or for information about prices see: http://library.louisville.edu/archives/order. Please cite the Image Number when ordering. |
Image Number | ULUA Cardinal 19600331 |
Rating |
Description
Title | 19600331 1 |
Full Text |
THE ·cARDINAL
UNIVERSITY 0..., LOmSVILLE. LOmSVILLE 8, KENTUCKY March 31, 1960.
Thinker Thought Missing
By Thoughtless Thinkers
After many years of complaints
about the damage done to The
Thinker by a few assorted coats
of paint, the dreaded event has
now happened. The Thinker has
been stolen. In this era of world
strife and earth-shaking events,
suCh as Jack Paar's walking out
on his TV show, this incident will
go down in history.
Investigation into the theft of
the statue has led to many concluffions,
all of which point to laT-ceny.
.
When asked to commenrt upon
the theft, Dr. Philip Davidson said
that he remembered a large wooden
structure having been built
over the statue recently. He noted
that the structure had had a number
of pulleys and b 1 o c k s and
tackles in i~ workings. Dr. Davidson
con c 1 u de d that during his
~ art the University he had become
accustomed to seeing stran·ge
structures appeaT and fbhen vanish
and had pa~d little a btention to the
preparaltions around The Thinker.
No one from B u ~ 1 d i n g s and
Grounds could be found to either
confirm or deny th.e statement
that a work-order for the project
had been issued by tha·t office.
One explanation has been offered.
A group of students from
Speed School was seen leaving
town this morning wi•th a large
:lump of something, Wihich was
greenish in rtin t. It seems that the
poor engineering studenJt.s, lacking ·
courses in the humanities, have
spirited the statue from its former
resting spot to study it.
Confirmation has been given to
this explanation by the fact that
last week one en•gineering student
was heard to comment, "Hey, look,
Clyde . . . that is wha•t they call
ART!" It is entirely possible that
some students studying a course
in structures needed to build a
crane wdth whkh a -large object
could be moV'ed.
There have been "behind closed
door" experiments in the chem.is.
try department. It is entirely possible
thaJt the latest coat CYf pamt
for The Thinker has been one of
INVISIBLE PA!INT. Due to a terrific
explosion this mornin·g no
member of the chemistry department
was available for comment.
One d•id tap out a message from
henea1h his bandages. It was something
incoherent about ''next time
I'll light tthe match, and rthen turn
on the gas."
Rumors of a ransom note to the
dean of men from members of the
Sigma Phi Nothing fraternity have
been labeled as "nothing but
someone's idle gossip," by Dean
Lawrence. It is still rumored that
the note aslred for immunity :from
social probartion in rthe li•ght of the
party which the Sigma Phi Nothings
have planned.
The par.ty will be filmed by a
leading Hollywood studio m hopes
tha•t it will be a l.ilttle more like a
Roman orgy tthan the Hollywood
vemron. Colossal J. Blockbuster of
Epic Pictures is in town-, but refused
to comment on this, say.in·g,
''We are !here to make a historica·l
film of the 1937 Flood with the
original cast."
Ass !the inescapable fact dawns
on us, for we see the campus in
mourning over its loss, tlhe ques•
tion rises rto this reporter's mind,
"Does· anyone know how much I
can get for a big piece of scrap
bronze?" .
City Donated To University;
U of L Gets Getter's-Gift
HS Group Protests
Loss of Park Larks
Police were called out today to
clear the campus of a wild crowd
of hi·gh school students demonstrating
in front of the Administration
Building.
W a v i n g banners bearing the
legends "You're Married, Give Us
a Ohance," and "Where Will We
Park" and "Strickler's A Miss 0
Gyni:st," the estimated crowd of
ninre-hundr.ed eighteen teenagers
was dispel"sed only when the police
reSOl'lbed to tear gas, gatling
guns and flame throwers.
Campus police, checking parking
meters, missed the entire debacle.
The .group wa:s apparently composed
of students fum various
High Schools in the city. The action
resu1ted from an announcement
by U of L Vrice President
Strickler tha1t aH cirty parks would
be leveled and paved to be used as
campus parking lots (see L'viHe
Donated, page 1).
"Not Iroquois Hill!" sobbed one
disconsolate bobby-soxer, as she
awairted medics to remove shrnpnel
from her arm.
Mr. S •t r i c k 1 e r could not be
rea-ched :for comment. All ail"line
ticket agencies are being checked.
Tower of Pow
One wild and stormy nig:ht this
week rthere came to oampus a wild
and stormy meeting dedicated to
the proposition that all students
were created and, therefore, they
ah - stutter - bulb - deserve
(the right word esoaped us for a
while) the power that comes with
unequal |
Tags
Comments
Post a Comment for 19600331 1