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the louisville cardinal volume xli, number 8 university of louiwille, louisville, kentucky 40208 septemher 19, 1969
Food, Wolllen, and song
'Give a Damn~ Week
to boost Corso's Cards
By CASS HARRIS
Cardinal Campus Editor
An All Campus Jam Session, with some
extra-added goodies on the side, will kick
off "Give A Damn" Weekend this morning.
The jam session, featuring music by the
Carnations and Trendells, will begin at
11 a.m. in front of the University Center
and will last well into the afternoon. On
hand to meet the students will be Coach
Corso and his staff, plus the football
team. The Tri-Dorm Council is sponsoring
the jam session.
"I Give A Damn" buttons will go on
sale also at 11 this morning and a school
spirit petition will be circulated by Stu­dent
Council members and cheerleaders.
Also sold at this time will be tickets
for tomorrow night's after-game dance
sponsored by the Inter-Fraternity Coun~il.
Tickets are $3 per couple (including set­ups)
and music will be furnished by the
Chattanooga Coachmen ..
A Quarterback-Tipoff Luncheon, open
to all, will be held at noon in Bigelow
Hall. The luncheon is sponsored by the
Student Activities Board.
Following the luncheon will be (and
this is chief among the aforementioned
"goodies") the Miss Student Body Con­test.
This contest is supposedly intended
to turn UL into an amateur Atlantic City.
Each contestant will appear in one of her
own outfits, dressed according to her own
discretion, or lack thereof. She will then
be interviewed by UL's own Bert Parks,
Coach Corso, and judged on her "out­standing
qualities." Acting :as judges will
be the coaching staff.
A suitable trophy will be presented to
Miss Student Body, and a first runner-up
and Miss Congeniality will also be se­lected.
The contest is sponsored by the
Tri-Dorm Council and Delta Upsilon fra­ternity.
The purpose of Give A Damn Weekend,
the Jam Session, Miss Stud1emt Body con­test,
et al., according to Ed Horning, grad­uate
assistant in the Dean of Students' Of­fice
and planner-in-chief, is to show
student support for the new coach and to
build enthusiasm for the first home game
of the season against SoUlthern Illinois
tomorrow night.
Greek students plan to meet at 11 a.m.
in front of the Speed Museum and march
to the site of the Jam Session to show
their support of the team.
On hand for the festivities will be five
new freshman cheerleaders chosen Mon­day
from nine contestants by a vote of
the student body after passing a screen­ing
board last week. The girls are: Robin
Lane, Pam Berge, Kathy Kelly, Susan
Smith, and Joyce Jackson.
-Photo by BaTb Cunningham
Morning blahs
Spacious parking facilities on the UL
campus at First and Brandeis apparently
haven't solved any problems for the weary
commuter. The cross-country jaunt to
classes still lives.
A & S Council protests SUB;
Senate reviews committee
The University Student Senate and the
A&S Student Council each met Tuesday.
The council decided to take some action
in protest to conditions in the SUB and
elected members to faculty-student com­mittees.
The senate discussed the newly-formed
Committee for Review of the Stu­dent
Conduct and Appeals Committee.
A motion made by Jack Osterholt (A&S
'71), and passed unanimously by the coun­cil
assures that angry stomachs may re­volt
against the SUB if food service does
not improve by next Tuesday.
UK will not recognize Free u The motion enumerated the following
complaints:
Y' Discontinuing the express counter
and self-service coke fountains has slowed
service;
By RICH JOHNSON
Ca·rdinal Managing Editor
The free university concept at the Uni­versity
of Kentucky is a viable, contro­versial
issue.
A widespread interest among students,
faculty and community members has
brought to focus the underlying philoso­phy
behind a free, unstructured approach
to learning.
It has also brought controversy con­ceming
the relationship between the free
university and the academic university.
Classes of the Free University at the
University of Kentucky began Aug .. 27
with sessions in drama and "Applled
Social Change to Contemporary Issues."
It has been expanded to include topics
not covered by regular university cur­riculum.
Recognition refused
On Sept. 8, Dr. Stuart Forth, acting
vice-president for student affairs, ruled
that the University would not officially
recognize the Free University as a stu­dent
organization. Permission for use of
UK facilities for free university classes
was denied.
Since that time, much student dissent
has arisen. There have been several meet­ings,
which have been attended by up to
250 persons each, in attempts to decide
what action should be taken in light of
the administration's refusal to recognize
the free university as a student· organiza­tion.
The Kernel, UK's student newspaper,
has run several editorials describing the
administration's decision as "an unbe­lievably
narrow attitude."
Forth, in his statement on refusing to
grant recognition said, "You want freedom
from institutional control, and I agree that
you should have it. The only place you
can get it is off campus."
Presently the Free University is hold­ing
its classes off campus in churches,
private homes, and in fraternity houses.
Different organizations on campus are of­fering
their facilities for classes.
The Kernel in an editorial Sept. 9, re­plied,
"Learning as its own reward is
an idealistic sort of phenomenon that
makes this life livable. To negate these
objectives with as little rationale as our
administration has done can only serve
to lessen our already weak faith in those
who exercise such a strong: influence on
our education."
The advocates of the Free University at
UK are divided into two camps over the
future of its relation with the University.
One group intends to convince the ad­ministration
to reconsider :and recognize
the organization. Their argument is that
other groups receive official recognition
and facilities, yet are no different than
the Free University.
The other faction favors moving com­pletely
off campus to "avoid compromise
of the Free University concept."
Last Tuesday, the SDS held a demon­stration
in front of the administration
building protesting the University's re­fusal
to recognize the Free University as
a student organization.
However, Dr. Forth states that he re­mains
firm in his decision.
The Free University with emphasis on
learning and not rote reception of in­formation
has become on the University
of Kentucky's campus an established and
respected learning experience.
Free University proves
fragile concept at UL
Interest shown in the Student Lecture
Series will determine the extent of the
Free University at the University of
Louisville.
Michael A. Kelly (A&S '70), one of
the organizers of last year's free univer­sity,
said that there is definite interest in
the program from some students and
faculty, but that he does not know how
widespread it is until the lecture series
begins.
The student lecture seriE~s provides a
forum for students and faculty who have
made intensive studies in a specific area.
The series, which will begin in a few
weeks will have a format consisting of
short 'lectures and then open discussion
and debate.
The interest expressed at the lecture
series will be the determining factor in
the development of the Free University.
The number and subject of the classes is
entirely dependent on the activities and
desires of those who attend, said Kelly.
Last year courses in photography, the
philosophy of culture, and Italian drew
the most interest.
Kelly admits, however, that the amount
of interest leaves a lot to be desired. "The
sterile intellectual milieu at the Uni­versity
of Louisville was the principle
reason for starting a free university. It
is also the chief factor in the extremely
low participatory level."
There were no problems or difficulties
with the administration last year in re­gard
to the Free University. This year the
Free University is seeking recognition from
President Strickler so that students will
be able to receive credit for the classes
under the heading of independent studies.
Kelly expressed hope that both the lec­ture
series and the Free University classes
will provide an opportunity for concerned
students to "pursue creative and intel­lectual
activities without the pedestrian
atmosphere that shrouds the University
community."
Y' Food costs are excessive;
Y' Food selection is limited;
Y' Plates, not even the paper ones, are
not always available;
Y' Personnel is insufficient for the noon
rush;
Y' Unsanitary ketchup containers. No
salt on tables.
The council agreed to first approach
William Davidson, UL associate business
manager, responsible for the University's
contract with Morrison's Food Service
which operates the SUB. If Davidson is
unable to stimulate any improvement in
the SUB by next Tuesday, as one student
said, "We will be compelled to take ap­propriate
action."
Senate meeting
The committees, members, and alter­nates
elected by the council are: Academic
Discipline-Dennis Selinger, Sara Walter,
Tom Hales; Committee on Commit­tees-
Robert Brown, Ann Wood, Chris
Bogart; Curriculum-Tim Kimbell, Larry
Bemis, Hank Schildknicht; Honors Com­mittee-
Ginny Klapheke, Claudia Bar­teldes;
Plans and Policies---Ken Moyer,
Jim Whetherton, Bill Croley; Personnel­Richard
Johnson, Claude McCollum, Angi
Crawley; Research - Mary Osbourn,
George Siemans; Standard and Admis­sions-
Richard Northern, Laura Greene,
Steve Smith.
Senate President Bob James outlined
several proposals now under consideration
to overhaul the present Student Conduct
and Appeals Committee.
The purpose of the Student Conduct
and Appeals Committee itself is to hear
cases of students disciplined by the Dean
of Students who feel that the punishment
or judgment is unfair. Currently, the
Dean of Students is chairman of the com­mittee,
composed of three faculty mem­bers
and three elected student members.
One task now under way in the Review
Committee is to define the terms ex­pulsion,
suspension, and dismissal. An­other
is to decide whether the reason for
disciplinary action should appear on the
students' record.