UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE'S CARDINAL
VOL. XII LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY, FRIDAY. APRIL 14, 1944 NO. 22
Blackwell, A!fattin, Rinehart, and McColl
Enliven Little Theater's "Uncle Harry"
Abundance of Men
BeliesMan-Shortage
By NANCY JOY HEYMAN
The opening night's audience of
the play "Uncle Harry", present­ed
in the University of Louisville
Playhouse last Monday, Tuesday,
and Wednesday by the Little The­ater
Company, was quite sur­prised
by its novel presentation in
six scenes instead of the usual
three acts.
"Uncle Harry", by Thomas Job,
is a recent play involving the psy­chological
aspects of a clever .
murder conceived in the mind of
a -rather meek character portray­ed
by Homer Burton Blackwell, a
former Medallion winner.
"Uncle Harry, dubbed "Uncle"
because of his humble acceptance
of the vicissitudes of his life
brought on by two selfish, over­bearing,
old-maidish sisters, is
considered by the community as
incapable of committing a single
unconventional act, least of all,
murder. This reputation, Uncle
Harry depends upon to escape
punishment for his crime and to
create sympathy for himself.
Believing that his sisters have
antagonized Lucy (Miss Linda
Lee), whom he loves, and caused
her to break her engagement to
him, Uncle Harry is goaded into
action.
Hester, the most venomous of
the two sisters, portrayed by Mrs.
C. D. McColl, is the victim. The
blame is most adroitly caused to
fall upon Lettie, sympathetically
portrayed by Mrs. Francis E.
Rinehart, by involving her in a
tangled net of condemning evi­dence.
Bluejacket's Choir
Has First Appearance
On Memorial Day
The recently organized Blue­jacket's
Choir announce that they
will make the1r first public ap­pea,
rance on Memorial Day.
Under the leadership of Mrs.
Tresidder, they intend to appear
quite frequently on campus and
over the radio. Their numbers
will be varied as they will be
picked by the sixty boys them­selves.
There will be botlh ensemble
and solo singing, with accompani­ment
and without accompani­ment
as the boys desire since this
is entirely a voluntary organiza-tion.
·
However, "Poor Uncle Harry"
is very neatly foiled by the pa­thetic
Lettie when she turns the
tables on him by refusing to con­firm
her own innocence. For
Harry, realizing that Luey will
never marry him, appeals to the
governor to pardon Lettie by ad­mitting
his own guilt. Disillusion­ed
Lettie, wishes to die, and
therefore leaves Harry alone to
live down the memories and dis­grace.
Burt Blackwell, did not quite
live up to his performance of
Jason, in the play "Jason" which
was produced last year by the
Little Theater Company. How­ever,
his portrayal was sympa­thetic
and understanding. ·
Mrs. Francis E. Rinehart and
Mrs. C. D. McColl both are to be
(Conti•ued on page 2)
Creative Writing
Student Produces
•
$10,000 Winner
Announcement was made Wed­nesday
that Mrs. Dorothea Corn­well,
former University of Louis­ville
student, was the recipient
of the $10,000.00 prize for the
eighth annual Red Book-Dodd,
Mead fiction contest.
Mrs. Cornwell, a former pupil
of Dr. Harvey Curtis Webster, be­gan
the novel, entitled They Dare
Not Go a'Hunting, in 1942, and
took the title from a RO'bert Louis
Stevenson quotation. Written
under the tutelage of Dr. Webster,
the novel was chosen from among
700 others as the prize-winning
novel.
In November, 1942, while a
member of a Creative Writing
Course instructed 'by Dr. Webster,
Mrs. Cornwell was · awarded sec­ond
prize in the ninth annual Na­tional
College Short Story Con­test,
sponsored 1by Story Maga­zine.
The title of her short story
was "The Little Girl."
Two former students of the
University, and former pupils of
Dr. Webster's Jean Fawcett and
Ben Reid, have recently sold
short stories and other manu­scripts
to publishers. Miss Faw­cett,
formerly a member of Dr.
Webster's Creative Writing clasS,
has had two short stories pur­chased,
one by Mademoiselle,
and the other by Charm Maga­zine.
One of Mr. Reid's short stories,
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''Annual Barristers· Ball'' Is Saturday Night
"Miss Justice!
To Be Chosen
Tomorrow night in the Uni­versity
gymnasium the traditional
Barristers Ball will be held. As
has been the custom in the past,
Phi Alpha Delta fraternity is giv­ing
this formal dance. Instead of
the customary invitational affair,
however, this year, due to the
small number of members in the
fraternity, admission will be by
ticket only. Tickets may be pur­chased
from any girl who is a
member of Pan Hellenic and also
at a booth in the Administration
Building. Refreshments will be
served during the evening and
between the dance numbers play­ed
by George Zainey and the
Navy Band.
Phi Alpha Delta is renewing
this annual affak in order to
keep Law School prominently in
the University foreground. The
profits from the Ball's revival
will go towards the betterment of
the Law School library and also
will enable the school to sponsor
prominent speakers for the cam­pus
in general. The Freshman
Award for the most outstanding
Law School freshman is also ex­pected
to be given again with
these new funds a5 a basis.
-The Ball's highlight will be the
presentation of "Miss Justice."
She will be judged at the dance
by a group of judges who are in
From this bevy of beauties the girl who w~n hold the coveted title of "Miss Justice"
will be chosen. They are le1t to right: Leelah Robards, Jean Churchill Head, Lu.ciUe
Coldiron, Ma.ria.n Kinca.id, Fra.nces La.rkin, and Alice Arterburn.
no way connected with the Uni­versity,
•but who will be recog­nized
as prominent civic and pro­fessional
leaders.
The requirements for a Miss
Justice candidate are quite un­usual,
as such standards have
rarely been set for any cam­pus
queen. Each nominee must
have a 1.5 average as well
as a great deal of poise and per­sonality.
1She must have an active
interest in the University and a
specific reason for being a stu­dent
here. During her brief in­formal
talk with the judges, her
ability to Cal'lry on an intelligent
conversation and to talk on cur­rent
topics will be noted. Finally
her general appearance will be
taken into consideration. The
Barristers feel that they would
rather have an "all around girl"
to represent them, than "a beauty
with not too much intelligence,"
stated N. C. Smith, and J. L.
Friedman, Co-chairmen.
Miss Justice will be given a
large bouquet when she is pre­sented
by the judges and she, as
well as 'the other candidates, will
be awarded a scroll signifying
the honor of having been chosen
as a "Miss Justice" candidate.
Rosalie Harris Named Editor;
Heymam, Mapother Head Staff
Rosalie Harris, a junior in the College of Liberal Arts and
former Managing Editor of the Cardinal, was appointed last
Thursday afternoon, at a Board of Publications meeting, to fill
the unexpired term of Editor Warren Klosterman, who has
been called to the Army.
Miss Harris assumes the duties of Editor imn1ediately. She
has the distinction of being the third woman Editor of the
Cardinal, as well as the third stu­dent
to assume the duties· of the
editorship in the junior year.
The Cardinal's very attractive
new Editor is an English Major in
the C<;>llege of Liberal Arts, and is
plannmg to make journalism her
vocation .
Having worked on the Cardinal
during most of her college career
(when she wasn't being Vice­President
of the Liberal Arts
Student Council, President of the
University of Louisville Art
League, Treasurer of the French
Club, and Vice-President of the
Independent Women's Union) she
has held the positions of News
Editor, and that of Managing Edi­tor.
The new editorial and business
staff, appointed by Miss Harris, is
essentially the same. Nancy Joy
Heyman, former News Editor,
will replace Miss Harris as Man­aging
Editor. Also a junior, Miss
Heyman is Vice-President of the
Liberal Ar.ts Student Council,
Chairman of the University of
Louisville Art League, and a
former Vice-President of the In­ternational
Relations Club.
Sonya Cur 1, a sophomore in the
College of Liberal Arts, alone has
been appointed to fulfill the du·­ties
of News Editor. Although
comparatively new, Miss Curl has
proven her capabilities.
... Creating a new position, that of
Copy Editor, Miss Harris appoint­ed
Miss Carolyn Abraham, a
sophomore, to the staff of Editors.
The rest of the staff remains
the same with Joyce Pease, a
member of Sigma Kappa Sorority
and junior in the College of Lib-
Ida Hartman's
Piano Recital
Disappointing
By MARGUERITE PICKETT
Miss Ida Hartman, Chicago
pianist, in her recital last Thurs­day
at the University of Louis­ville
School of Music, sacrificed
technically correct execution and
even artistic feeling to an un­musical
power and volume which
pervaded all the works on the
program, from the delicate song­like
Chopin Nocturne· to the
boisterous Liszt Hungarian Rhap­sody.
If Miss Hartman understood
the intentions of the composers
whose music she was interpret­ing,
it was not evident in her
performance. Furthermore her
playing from a technical stand­point
was not uniform in effect.
Too often the m e 1 o d y was
smothered under the weight of
the accompaniment, and lack of
discrimination was shown in the
overuse of rubato.
Chopin's Nocturne in C Minor
opened the program, followed by
two Brahms Intermezzi. Miss
Hartman's interpretation of the
first of these, the Intermezzo in
B-Flat Minor, was entirely un­sympathetic.
The work lost much
of its characteristic charm
through the pianist's awkward
rendering of it.
The main work on the program
was the Beethoven Sonata in
E-Flat, Opus 31, No. 3. Of all the
pieces on the program, this
sonata, with its mood of "storm
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ROSALIE HARRIS
eral Arts, as Feature Editor; Tom
Johnson, Speed School Senior,
President of the Senior Class, and
Vice-President of Kappa Alpha
Fraternity, as Sports Editor;
Libby Fort, a member of Chi
Omega Sorority, and Co-Editor of
the Thoroughbred, as Society
Editor.
The business staff, headed by
James Mapother, a freshman and
a member of Kappa Alpha Fra­ternity,
will be revived iby Anne
Arrasmith, a freshman and a Pi
Beta Phi pledge, as Advertising
Manager. Harold Frankel, a Speed
School sophomore, will act as Ci r-
(Continu.ed on page 3)
Final Date Set .
For "Fryberger
Sing" •• May 17
Final registration date for the
annual "Fryberger Sing" has
been set for May 17 by the All
Campus Council. Organizations
wishing to participate must regis­ter
in the Dean of Women's Office
before that date. The fee has been
set at $1.00.
Sponsored by the All Campus
Council, this annual affair is held
in memory of Mrs. Agnes Fry-berger,
former Music School in­structor.
Standards for the judging of
this year's contest, as established
by the Council, according to a
point grading system, are as fol­lows:
Marching in and out
(precision, etc.) ...................... 10%
Formation (neat, attractive,
effective, etc.) ........................ 10%
Appearance (neat,
uniform, etc.) .......................... 10%
Interpretation ............. ............... 40%
(tempo and 'balance 10, artic­ulation
10; responses to con­ductor
10, exprE!ssion and dy­namics
10)
Stage presence (reaction
to conductor) _ .......................... 10%
Intonationation, pitch,
tone quality ............................ 10%
Arrangements ............................ 10%
100%
Judges will be announced at a
future date. Last year the prizes
were won by Sigma Kappa and
Sigma Chi Sigma.