" D a nee In The Street" Propose Free Frence A vee U ne Accent
By INSPIRATION
Dr. Cohnmann, Guest At I. R. c.· Meeting, ,
Leads Discussion On German Conditions
Members of the fighting Free
French Committee have openly
admitted that students who at­tend
the Street Dance planned for
this coming Wednesday w i 11
never "rue" their good intentions.
Others claim that there have been
too many roomers flying. Of
course, the French Air Corps still
welcome enlistments, after all
"c'est la ~uerre!"
At an impromptu meeting of
the International Relations Club
Wednesday, an informal round
table discussion lead by Dr.
Cohnmann, Professor of Sociolo­gy
at Fiske University, was cen­tered
around the importance of
the present dissension in Ger­many,
and what such a disinte­gration
would mean in the mak­ing
of the peace.
Dr. Cohnmann was born in
Munich, and lived there until
after the First World War. From
what he knew about his native
country, he set up his opinions as
to what the situation would bring
about in the post-war world,
when the Army of Germany hav­ing
lost its hold on the masses of
central Europe, is represented at
the peace table. Those who, also
having a European background,
led the discussion, were Dr. Bier,
Bavarian born, and Dr. Herz; Dr.
Howe and Dr. Mallilieu of the
History Department also offered
their views on the subject.
Sumner Welles' map of the
probable post-war Europe was
discussed, Dr. Cohnmann declar­ing
that it was rather a blue-print
for occupation and not a possible
permanent division. It was point­ed
out also that the Eastern part
of Germany was more under the
influence of the eastern culture
than are the other sections of the
country, since the western div­ision
leans to the Anglo-American
ideas, and the southern to the
continental culture. This fact
might present problems in a new
government of these sections, it
U RC Discusses
U. of L. Religion
During Panel
The University Religious Coun­cil
held a special meeting last
night in the Religious Council
Center in order to discuss the
pamphlet, "Agencies of Religion
in Higher Education." Plans were
made for promoting greater re­ligious
interest on 1he campus.
The U. R. C. is composed of six
religious groups. They are the
Methodist Student'League, Chris­tian
Youth Fellowship, Westmin­ister
Club (Presbyterian), Canter­bury
Club· (Episcopalian), New­man
Club (Catholic), and the
Baptist Student Union. The new­ly-
elec-ted officers a r e Pres.,
Trudy Fowler; Sec., Gwen
Parkerj Treas., Frank Reaves.
was stated.
The probability of the Socialist
form of government entering as a
substitute for fascism was sug­gested,
as a follow-up of the in­fluence
that the Russian victories
would have. There is, Dr. Herz
added, the group of radical com­munists,
now suppressed in Ger­many,
that might attempt to
exert what power it has in advo­cating
and bringing about a pop-ular
movement for such a form of
rule.
The masses of Europe are now,
stated Dr. Cohnmann, ready for
almost any kind of peace, and
that if the Allies first offer a
starving people food before be­ginning
to negotiate a peace, in­stead
of allowing the impoverish­ed
people to starve within their
own boundaries, a possibly lasting
peace might ensue.
THE SUMMER
Sponsored also by the War De­fense
Council who have already
drawn up and presented their
plans for the defense of the
French, the dance is under the
direction of an opinionated com­mittee
who is of the opinion that
CARD INAL
VOL. II LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY. FRIDAY, JULY 28, 1944 NO. 2
Frosh Clean Up
CampusAs Dean
Assists Co-eds
Freshman Clean-Up Day and
what a day! For ages and ages all
the little immature freshmen had
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Search For Talent
A search for talent for a
"Helzapoppin"" variety show
was started ·by the Student
Council this week, Gordon
Tyler, show director, an­nounced.
The show will be present­ed
in about tt.ree weeks at
an all-campus convocation
and later at a public per­formance.
This production will fea­ture
the Navy V-12 band,
Vince "Embraceable" Las­ct'l.
eid, student vocalists, and
Hal Sherman, master of
ceremonies. "Nobody will
know what to expect, Tyler
said. "There is a real need
for talent," he said.
Students inter ested in
musical numbers are asked
to see Jim Richeimer, who
will hold the auditions.
Others wishing to help in
other acts or in backstage
work are instructed to see
Sherman or Tyler.
The Student Council is
planning to sponsor a
formal dance this summer,
Tyler said.
Wedding To Be Held on Campus;
Expenses Paid For First Couple
Perhaps the proper setting for this story would be a moon-lit rose
bower with the sound of violins faintly heard in the background. Per­haps
the sentiments are reminiscent of an old fashioned lace-paper valen­tine.
Perhaps campus cynics will sneer, laugh or even disbelieve it, but
anyway here it is ... Cardinal's valentine story in July.
The actual scene was ·the president's office. The cast included a
stammering ba hful, but hopeful pair of hand-holding students and Dr.
Jacobsen. They had come to ask permission to be married in the Re­ligious
Council Center. The request seemed so unusual to Dr. Jacobsen
that soon the entire administration, including the president and Mr.
Druien were thinking on the subject of campus weddings.
Mr. Druien refuses to divulge the names of the couple, hut promises
"There will be a wedding on campus either shortly before or after the
graduation in October."
The idea of campus weddings has so appealed to the administration
that in the future any couple, one of whom must ·be either a student or
an .alumni of the university, may be married in the Religious Council
Center or in an outdoor ceremony on campus. For such affairs an out­door
alter will be erected. Expenses for decorations must be horne by
the couple themselves. But for rthe first couple to ·be married under this
plan Mr. Duien states, "I'm sure that either the Alumni Association or
the university will pay all expenses."
The campus question of the week simply sta~ted is "Who will this
first couple be? " For all hastening to take advantage of this offer, Dean
Threlkeld has a warning, "Look before you leap, girls. I am wholly in
favor of this idea and completely appove of campus marriages. I do
hope the girls will come in and register in my office first to avoid com­plications
' hen the· rush begins."
Campus opinion is divided between co-eds who wail, "But the
V-12's can't marry" and the trainees who say, "It can't happen here."
For the hopeful co-eds Mr. Dru'ien says that the boys can return
Lt. George M. Caldwell, Legion of Merit Award Winner,
Rounds Out Crowded Navy Life As U. of L. Ship-Doctor
Having been assigned to the
Naval V-12 unit, Lieutenant
George M. Caldwell first came to
Belknap Campus November 15,
1943, as Medical Officer of the
battalion. This assignment was
the first Lt. Caldwell had re­ceived
since the docking of his
ship in home port at New York
after five months overseas.
Lt. Caldwell was first assigned
..-to a destroyer which acted as
escort to a convoy to North Africa
and which was part of a task
force in the initial invasion of
Sicily. After successful landings
had been made the ship followed
the Seventh Army up the coast
of Sicily to Palermo. There in the
haJ:~bor on August 4, the destroyer
received a direct bomb hit which
immediately put out of commis­sion
the ship's lighting and ven-tilation
systems. Under such con­ditions,
with just the light of
searchlights Lt. Caldwell stayed
below administering blood plasma
and medical aid to the men who
were severely injured. After stay­ing
seven weeks in Malta, while
his ship was repaired in dry dock
by t e Maltese, Lt. Caldwell
shoved off for home and returned
to the United States October 9th.
He remained on duty with his
ship in New York until his assign­ment
to the V-12 unit.
Virginia Home Slate
Possessor of the Legion of
Merit Award, Lt. Caldwell was
born in Radford, Virginia. Having
graduated from high school in his
home town, he received his B.S.
degree from Roanoke College,
Salem, Va. in 1924. In 1923
Roanoke College football team
won state collegiate champion­ship
with Lt. Caldwell as captain.
Graduating in 1935 from the
University of Virginia Medical
School, Dr. Caldwell spent a year
interning in Birmingham, Ala­bama.
While at Medical School
he was a member of Pi Kappa Phi
and Phi Beta Pi fraternities.
Resident Doctor
Assuming his first position in
1936 he was resident doctor for
the Greenbrier Hotel at White
Sulphur Springs, West Va. There,
too, for eight months he acted s
physician for the German, Italian
and Japanese diplomats interned
there. Before enlisting ~in the
Navy in 1942 Lt. Caldwell had
also worked as railway surgeon
for the Chesapeake and Ohio
Railway.
"Proud Papa"
Receiving a commission in the
Navy, Lt. Caldwell spent his first
three months in Norfolk, Va.
There on December 29, 1942 in the
base chapel, he was married to
Dudley McKenna, daughter of
Dr. P. K. McKenna, Mt. Sterling,
Ky. Now residing ·in Louisville
the all-round American hero is
concentrating on rearing h i s
9-month old future American
hero.
A Illember of the Virginia and
West Virginia State Medical So­cieties,
Lt. Caldwell confines all
his hobbies to the field of ath­letics,
where football, baseball,
basketball, tennis and golf are
favorites.
this dance will be given prece­dence
on the society page of le
journal over the tea planned for
the same day.
All Navy men-or Navy-or
men-are urged to "cherchez la
femme" and attend to the busi­ness
at foot-mainly that of "le
danse."
Avec or sans une accent, the
entertainment is strictly barred to
those who prefer Stowkowsky as
Dr. "maestro" Herz, naturally, is
in charge of the mixed vic. He
says "J 'ai de good musick."
Jim Richeimer will be there.
(They're using his records.)
Sans Ropke.
The decors is strictly sticking
to the theme of "Alliance" and
"Crepe Papier" garnished with
the red, white and blue of the
rouge, blanc, et bleue, hung with
De Gaulle and Harold Frankel,
before the facade of the Admin­istration
Building. Striving for
unity with posters and chairs, the
effect will be striking and sitting
down.
The committee, headed by
Marian "apres moi le deluge"
K·incaid, is composite with Pa­tricia
Ferris, who says she doesn't
mind, Harold Frankel, Helen Mc­Quillen,
Barbara Moorman, Mar­garet
Powell and Dorothy Von
Allmen. And J im Richeimer (eh
bien, il n'y a pas de quois! !).
Any profits that go to the
French will ·be strictly non de
plume and non-essential but con-
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W.D.C. Sells
War Stamps;
UrgesWarWork
Under new organization, the
War Defense Council will con­tinue
its work during the summer
trimester, with Pat Ferris ap­pointed
to take charge until the
election of officers, since Mar­garet
Offner, president for last
semester, is not in school this
summer. The officers were elect­ed
yesterday at a meeting follow­ing
the membership drive.
The sale of stamps and bonds
are resumed this week, under the
supervision of B e t t y Kehrer.
Since the sale of Stamps slumped
considerably last term, those serv­ing
on the War Stamps and Bonds
Committee are making a special
effort to bring the sale back to
standard, and if possible to sur­pass
previous records. The total
amount of stamps and bonds sold
semester before 1 a s t reached
$11,680.30, and the sales for the
past term was only $952.45-quite
a come down in figur·es. It is esti­mated
that the amount of bonds
and stamps sold through the War
Defense Council, since the work
was begun, has attained the re­markable
total of $19,488.05,
which, considering that most of
the V-12 students buy their bonds
through the deduction method,
represents a goodly sum.
The Service Club work will also
continue, with Maribel Laufen­berg
representing the W.D.C. on
the campus. Two others, who are
officially in charge are Siddy
Taliaferro, and Lucille Edwards, .
neither of whom is in school this
term. U-L , Day at the Service
Club is held on Saturday after­noon
from 3 until 6, and all Uni­versity
girls are urged to be pres­ent
in order that it be possible for
the W. D. C. to carry on this im­portant
project. Those who plan
to attend are asked to be there
promptly at 3 o'clock, and are to
report to those in charge, giving
their names.