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vpL. XXXII NO. 22 UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE
Senate Asks
New Policy
On ID Cards·
By Josie Zeman
The University of Louisville
Student Senate, at its April 6
meeting, voted to " set up and
back a committee to press the
University to withdraw its rule
concerning the lending of identi­fication
cards!' The motion,
made by Bob DeVoe, was directed
against the current University
policy of revoking athletic pri­vileges
if I.D. cards are lent to
other people. DeVoe will head
the committee; other members
are jerry jones and John Bryan.
The Senate also announced that
at its March 23 meeting. Marilyn
Ritter and Peggy Speckman were
elected Leadership Commission
Heads, and john Bryan and Pat
'h'hite were chosen L-Raisers
Commission Heads .
It was reported in the minutes
that the Senate Vice president,
Don Burke, had conferred with
University Executive Vice presi­dent
Woodrow M. Strickler about
lifting the 12 o'clock curfew for
University-connected organiza­tions
who hold dances or parties.
Burke said Strickler had agreed
to present the change to the pro­per
channels if Dean of Men
David Lawrence approved.
The Senate announced that pe­titions
are due May 4 for Senate
seats in 1961-62. Elections will
probably be held May 12 or May
"The Forge", a new Uni­versity
of Louisville liter­ary
magazine written and
edited by students, will be
reI eased today, editors
C I a u de N u t t and J o el
R o a c h e announced. The
price is $.25 a copy, ob­tainable
at the University
Bookstore and other central
locations on Belknap Cam­pus.
Harvey Curtis Webster,
professor of Eng/ish, is the
faculty advisor for "The
Forge". The cover design
is by K e n n e t h V i c to r
Young. Contributors to the
spring, 7 96 7 edition are:
Sharon McMaken, Monte
Priddy, L a r r y D. Spence,
Mara Klavins, David Bak­er,
Robert L. Strohman,
Tom R. Westbrook, John
Seitz, Jane R. Clay, Lois
Duckworth, Mary Ann Duf­fy,
Carl Strong, Judith
Schei rich Nee I y, and Jan
Seale.
19. An election committee of Don
Burke, Chairman, and the presi­dent
of each school governing
body was appointed to take charge
of the elections.
The following dates fo r future
social affairs were decided upon:
Ugly Queen Contest, April 26;
the annual Boat Ride, May 6; Fry­berger
Sing, May 17; Senior Pic ­nic,
May 21; Senior and Faculty
Reception, May 24; Homecoming,
October 21.
Senior Day Draws 130
To See Campus, Classes
Approximately 130 high school seniors were on Belknap Campus
Tuesday, April 4, and Wednesday, AprilS for the third annual High
School Senior Day, sponsored by the Arts and Sciences Student
Council.
The Student Council committee was under the direction of Ann
Linsey, Chairman, other committee members were Paul Peterson,
a sophomore, Sherry Penn, president of Cwens; and Carolyn Mercer,
a senior.
The high school s tudents were taken on a tour of the campus and
attended classes . In the mornings, they heard speeches by University
Executive Vice President Wood­row
M. Strickler, Univer sity Vice
President William J. McGlothlin,
Arts and Sciences senior Anne
Little, and Arts and Sciences jun­ior
Dock Davis . They met Uni­versity
administrative officials
at receptions held in the after­noon.
Representatives of variou s
honorary and service organiza­tions
greeted the high school stu­dents,
escorted them to classes,
and directed the tours.
Lt. Colonel Philip C. Sprawls,
Head of the Department of Air
Sdence, and Captain Vincent E.
Schumacher head of the Depart­ment
of Naval Science, talked
with the male stu den rs and
offered their facilities for tours.
Any students interested in see­ing
University sorority and fra­ternity
houses were given that
opportunity.
Pollyanna Bealmear, Arts and
Sciences Educaticmal Advisor,
felt the project was beneficial
because it "brok-:! down the mys­tery
of co 11 e ge and gave high
school student:~ a chance to see
naturally what col'.ege is like."
She said those who attended felt
their time was 'well spent, and
enjoyed the day on campus very
much.
"The program was planned to
give a full picture of college
activities because it included ac-ademic,
social, and extra-cur­ricular
facets of the University,"
said Miss Bealmear.
In vita t ions to attend High
School Senior Day were sent to
all high school seniors in Louis­ville
who had indicated an inter­est
in the University of Louis­ville
when Dean of Men David
Lawrence and Dean of Women
Doris Stokes spoke at their
schools earlier this year.
Freshman
Places In
Car Race
Shapiro Drives In
State Regional
Stan. Shapiro, Arts and Sciences
freshman, drove an Austin Healey
"Sebring" Sprite to a second and
fourth place finish in the Central
lllinoL· Regional Races in Law­rence,
lllinoi c., April 8 and 9.
In the first ra ce, novice class ,
Shapiro outfought two close com­Detitors
in a driving rain to finish
~eco nd in class behind an AHa
Romeo Volace.
In the regional race he finished
fourth in class on the wet track.
This weekend Shapiro will
compete in Indianapolis.
INAL
LOUISVILLE 8, KENTUCKY APRIL 14, 1961
A Student-faculty Group
Considers Race Problem
Convocation, Sit-ins, Sit-outs
Proposed As Integration Steps
By Josie Zeman
Thte Student and Faculty Action Committee of the University
of Louisville met for the first time Monday, April 10, in the Li­brary
Lecture Lounge, to discuss possible campus action to elim­inate
segregation in off campus restaurants. Approximately seven­ty-
seven peoples attended.
During the discussion period, forty people indicated that they
were willing to take part in sit-in and sit-out demonstrations at
these restaurants. Dr. Edmund Schlesinger, director of the For­eign
Film Festival, moved that the Committee ask the Administra-ln1fernational
Communism
Non-existent Says Guest
'*International Communis m
does not exist," said Dusan Po­povic,
Director-General of Radio
and Television of Belgrade, Yu­goslavia,
in a talk to the Univer­sity
College Sate 11 it e Europe
class Monday night.
Popovic was the official guest
of the United States Department
of State. His tour was part of
an exchange program of cooper­ation
in the communications
field.
Fo~rmsDue
For Student
Te~aching Jobs
Dr. F r a n k Stallings, Acting
Head of the Dep .. rtment of Edu­cation
has announced that any
student who plans to enroll in
student teaching in the fall se­mester
of 1961-62, must make
application for a student teaching
assignment by April 15, 1961.
Application forms are available
in Room 106 of the Education
Building.
A grade point average of 1.25
is required, Also, it is required
that the Sophomore Comprehen­sive
Examinations be passed sat­isfactorily.
Conferences with the
Head of the Department and with
the Director of Student Teaching
at either the elementary or
secondary level are also re­quired
before the end of the cur­rent
school year.
Pn~fer(:nce will ordinarily be
given to applicants in the order
in wh:ich they are received.
The Director-Genera i ex­plained
that the goverments of
China, Russia, and Yugoslavia
are independent and that each
varies in the state's control in
its citizens.
Popovic stated the two differ­enc~
s that caused the split be­tween
Yugoslavia and Russia
were (1) Yugoslavia believed
that the workers should be able
to divide the earnings of their
labor and (2) Yugoslavia main­tained
that every country should
be developed independently.
Yugoslavian prices are deter­mined
by f r e e m a r k e t com­petition.
Popovic s poke warmly of the
United Nations as a successful
way of solving international prob­lems
and increasing mutual un­derstanding.
Role Of Church
In Integration
The Religious Council of the
U n i v e r s it y of Louisville will
sponsor R e 1 i g i o us Emphasis
Week Monday, April 17, through
Friday, April 21.
Three programs have been
planned. Monday, April 17. at
12:10 a.m. in Bigelow Hall, a
panel d i s c u s s i o n on ''The
Churches• Role in Integration"
will be held.
Wednesday's programfeatures
the Rev. Phillip Smith, minister
of the First Unitarian Church,
Louisville.
Stc•nley Shapiro gives his Sprite a la5t fftinute pit checlc .
belfore the race.
tion to hold a University Con­vocation
to present the integra-tion
problem to the campus. The
Committee also agreed to ask the
president for action on segre­gated
s w i m min g and bowling
classes.
The Steering Committee of the
Action Committee, whose mem­bers
are Robert Douglas, a stu­dent
in the College of Arts and
Sciences; jane Clay, alsoanArts
and Sciences student; joe Green,
member of the English Depart­ment
faculty; Maurice Laney,
member of the faculty of Music
School; and Martin Stevens, pro­fessor
of English, went to the
president on Tuesday, April 11,
in the afternoon, with the Com­mittee
suggestions.
Davidson told "Cardinal" re­porters,
"I am in complete ac­cord
with the objectives of the
Committee and will use whatever
influence I have to help them.''
He stated that he is'working on
it"himself.
The Monday meeting was con­ducted
by its chairman, Robert
Douglas, jane ClayandjoeGreen
of the English Department.
Douglas read the f o 11 o w in g
statement of the Committee's
purpose:
••Let it be understood that the
specific purpose of this Action
Committee is to secure and pro­mote
the dignity of University
students through winning integra­tion
of off-campus restaurants.
The interest of this committee
abhors practices which degrade
humanity through spurious dis­crimination
based on race or re­ligion.
This committee is drawn
from University students and fa­culty
members and is not affili­ated
with the NAACP (National
Association for the Advancement
of Colored Peoples) or CORE
(Congress On Racial Equality)
or any other political, social,
or religious organization."
Class Of 1961
To Be Measured
For Costumes
All seniors taking part in the
Baccalaureate and Commence­ment
Programs of June 11 will
be measured for academic cos­tumes
on April 20.
The students in the Air Force
and N a v a 1 Reserve Officers
Training Corps will wear their
uniforms. All othe rs will wear
the regular academic costumes.
Mr. R. E. Harr. the represent­ative
of the Collegiate Cap and
Gown Company will conduct the
measurements on the following
schedule:
Wednesday, April 19, 11:00
a.m., General Hospital , Library;
Wednesday, April 19, 2:00
p.m., Dental School,Lecture Rm;
Thursday, April 20, 8:30-4:30
and 5:30-8:30, Hideaway.
Payment of the rental for the
costume will be make when it is
received on Friday or Saturday
prior to the Baccalaureate and
Commencement Programs. No
money is due when the measure­ments
are made.
The rental prices are:
PhD, MD orDMDdegrees $8.20
Master's degree $7.20
Bachelor's degree $3.20
AA degree or certificate $3.20
The added cost for the bache-lor's
hood will be $3.00.