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The Unblemished Cross
The maltcsc cross is untarnished
it remains as white as the founder's robes.
The Stanford Chapter Sigma
Chi fraternity pledged a Negro, and,
shortly thereafter, the fraternity was
suspended by "national."
The national president of Sigma
Chi, Harry V. Wade, denied the organization knew whom the Stanford chapter pledged. He attributed
the suspension to the chapter's
"contemptuousness for the fraternity and its ritual."
We assume, since the Stanford
chapter is vowing to resist the suspension order, that they have not
been guilty of "contempt for the
fraternity."
If, however, they have shown
contempt for the "ritual" by pledging a Negro, then we can only applaud their action.
Mr. Wade's denial seems a shallow pretext indeed.

It is even more than a shallow
pretext, however; it is the ultimate
in irony. Sigma Chi, whose symbolism is suffused with Christian
references, seemingly will not tolerate a person of the black race,
simply because he is black.
Tired arguments concerning the
fact that very few Greek organizations now have discriminatory

clauses will not suffice. The

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face of Grcekdom testifies to
a most effective enforcement of
policies.
We have only to look around us
here at the University to understand
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how effective a
policy
can be.
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If there are Greek organizations

on this campus whose national bylaws, or whose ritual, or whose
pledges, bind one to a policy of
prejudice, they should be removed.

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The campus committee on
man rights would do well to search
out these circumstances, if they in
fact do exist, and place them under
the scrutiny of public opinion.
The administration should aid
and abet this program of antibias,
for it can never condone prejudice
with a clear conscience.
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What's more, "the federal government now stands ready to join the
struggle, wherever it is needed, and
the University should not pit itself
against the will of the people, as
expressed by their government.
In the last analysis, however, it
is a moral question: does bigotry
have a place in a community of
scholars? Does prejudice deserve
to survive iri the academic community?
We think not.

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The Latest Farce
intra-varsiThe annual Blue-Whifootball game, which is
supposed to display the fruits of
spring practice, and which was held
Saturday evening at Stoll Field,
must be regarded as a farce.
The teams were obviously intentionally not balanced by Head
Football Coach Charlie Bradshaw.
This presents a puzzle to the University community.
First of ail, the Blue Team
(which, in reality, was the White
Team wearing blue uniforms, or
something to that effect), had 16
seniors, whereas the White Team
(the Blue Team in white uniforms)
had only three seniors.
All of the name players some
of the finest in the Southeastern
Conference were on the Blue
Team. Bodger Bird, at halfback,
literally romped over the entire
White defensive squad.
The final score was 47 to 0 in
favor of the Blues; at halftime they
led by 28 to 0. This score offers still
more proof that the game was a
complete mismatch.
It was at halftime that Coach
Bradshaw was walking around the
south side of the stadium. Someone,
apparently a friend of the coach,
yelled to him, saying, in effect,
"They're really two balanced teams,
aren't they?" The statement was
obviously an ironical one.
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Ode To Judgment Day
The following is from a bulletin

And there were many abiding in
the National Secretaries Asso- the dorms who had kept watch over
of
ciation.
their books all night, but it naught
"And it came to pass that early availeth. But some there were who
in the morning of the last day of the arose smilingly for they had presemester there arose a multitude pared for themselves the way, and
smiting their books and wailing. made straight the path of knowAnd there was much weeping and ledge. And those wise ones were
gnashing of teeth for the day of known to some as the burners of the
judgment was at hand, and they midnight oil, but by others they
were sore afraid. For they had left were called the curve lousers. And
undone those things which they .the multitude arose and ate a hearty
ought not to have done, and there breakfast.
And they all came unto the apwas no help for it.
pointed place, and their hearts
were heavy within them. And they
came to pass, but some passed not,
but only passed out, and some of
them repented of their riotous living, and bemoaned their fate, but
they had not a prayer. And at the
last hour came among them one
known as the instructor, he of the
diabolical smile, and passed papers
among them, and went upon his
way. And many and varied were
the questions asked by the instructor, but still more varied were the
answers which were given, for some
of his teachings had fallen among
fertile minds, others had fallen
fallow among the fellows, while
still others had fallen flat.
And some there were who wrote
for an hour, others who wrote for
two, but some turned away sorrowfully. And of these, many offered up
a little bull in hopes of pacifying
the instructor, for these were the
ones who had not a prayer. And
when they had finished they gathered up their belongings, and each
one vowing to himself in this manner: 4I shall not pass this way
again.' But it is a long road that
has no turning."

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Coach Bradshaw, in effect, replied, "Yes, they are two well
matched teams, aren't they!"
This strikes us as strange. A
game of this type was played to
make the better players look even
better at the expense of the second-strin- g
players. It was, in fact, a
cheap publicity trick.
What is even more disgusting
is the fact that it worked. Sunsports section
day's Herald-Leadcarried glowing reports from the
scouts of other universities that
witnessed the fiasco regarding performances by UK's better known
players. It is surprising to note they
did not seem to take into account
the very obvious fact that the UK
stars were playing nothing but an
advanced form of sandlot football,
and that had they been playing
stars of equal performance the outcome might have been quite different.
A game such as this could offer
little pride to the primary players
because of the opposition's lack of
ability; it could offer little pride to
the White Team because it never
had a chance.
We strongly urge Coach Bradshaw to take a hard look at this
business of the Blue-Whigame,
and next spring offer a contest that
is just that a contest, not a ridiculous sideshow.
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The Kentucky Kernel
ESTABLISHED

The South' Outstanding College Daily
University of Kentucky

1894

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 28, 1965

William Grant,

Editor-ln-Chl-

David Hawpe. Executive Editor

Walter
C.

Sid Webb, Managing Editor

Linda Mills, News Editor
Crant, Associate News Editor
Henry Rosenthal, Sports Editor
Gay Cisii, Women's Page Editor

Scott Nunley, Arts Editor

Tom Finnus, Advertising Manager

Blithe Runsdork, Feature Editor

Business Staff

Marvin Huncate, Circulation Manager

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