'Pels' Not Maltreated

UK

Ever wonder Just who persecutes
over In Funkhou'er Building?

the animals

Dr. Richard S. Allen, head of the Anatomy and
rhysiology Department, referred investigators to Mr.
V. L. Gilliland, caretaker of the animals.
Mr. Oilliland has an office on the sixth floor of
the building where most animals are housed.
In Ihe main room where most of the animals are
kept, Mr. Gilliland poinlrd cut his favorite, Honey
Hear, a South American tree sloth which was asleep
In a burlap sack.
"He UMially Is pnd natured." Mr. Oilliland said.
"In ffcef. I cltcn lake him home with me where he
sleeps side by side with my dog."

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The large roof also houses a Yankee pigeon that's
not a species. Actually the bird flew south from
New York, was injured, and has remained here
since then.
Hob, an alligator, lives In a rage Just below the
feathered Northerner.
Mr. Oilliland expressed the fear that Bob was
suffering from a head cold or flu. Bob's sister Jenny
died one winter and her skeleton rests on an outside window ledge.
Other cages confined a large family of hamsters,
kancaioo-lik- e
mice that sit on the hind legs and
wave their forelegs in wild hysteria, an opossum, and
two
cats.
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University of Kentuc h y

Vol. LI

LEXINGTON.

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FRIDAY,

MARCH 25, I960

No. 88

Folk Music Authority
To Open Art Festival
Rifle Team Finishes
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L. Gilliland, custodian of the Funkhouser Building's many
animals, displays Honey Bear, a kinkajou or South American
sloth bear. The tame "bear" is Gilliland's favorite animal friend.
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John
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the Music

J.icoh Niles. Kentucky composer and authority on
lo!k music, will open the second Fine Arts Festival
hy the MiuUnt L'mort Hoard at 1 p.m. Moitdav I!) I

Hooiu of the SUU.
Will
Thcontinue titled "The Human Situation. 10."
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Frederick Thursz, UK art inV.ac)
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structor, will speak on "The
Image" during Wednesday's
form of art Mich as literature,
iru-idrama, or dancing. Tlie pro- program.
grams, except Thursdav-,'- .
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"Kififi." a feature length French
fctart at 4 p.m. in the Music Room movie about a clever jewel robbery,
of the Ln.
and 'The Strollers." a short RusNilfs, during liis Monday pro- - sian film featuring the Moiseyev
gram, will discuss "American Folk Dancers, will be shown at 6:30 p.m.
Music" and sin three selections, Thursday in the SUB Ballroom.
-I Wonder as I Wander." "Go
Sharon I henault, a member of
Way from My Window." and lne planning committee for the
-Black Is the C olor of My True festival, said the films are not only
Love's Hair."
entertaining but illustrate good
As he sinus, Niles will play one drama,
Friday's program, entitled "Dance
of three dulcimers, each tuned to
a different key.
Modern and Folk," will feature
Niles acquired his musical ed- - a demonstration of modern dance
ucation at the Cincinnati Conner- - forms by Tau Sigma. Two folk
vatory. win re he was awarded an dances. Austrian and Mexican will
honorary doctor of music degree, be performed by James Bocock and
the University de Lyon, and the Carlene Clark.
The dance demonstration, en- Schola Cantorum in Paris.
Norman Cousins, editor of the titled "The Alliance of Dance with
Saturday Review, will speak during Other Dance Forms," will be
program. His talk is en- - derated by Joanne Corelli who
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JOHN JACOB NILES
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dancers.
A UK student and faculty art
exhibit will be open throughout
the week in the SUB Music Room.

Na tion a I Competiton

The UK ROTC Hifle Team completed the final phases of
competition in the National Rifle Matches yesterday.
M. Sgt. John Morgan, assistant rifle coach, said the targets
have to he mailed to the national headquarters within 72 hours
after completion of firing.
The rifle team became eligible
compete in the national matches
placing first in the Second
U.S. "Army Intercollegiate
and
Interscholastic Rifle Matches Feb.
23.

The match was fired in three
stages, one stage being fired each
day. The first stage was fired on
March 16 from a prone position.
The second stage was fired
Wednesday from a kneeling position and the final stage was fired
yesterday from a standing position.
Those who fired in the competition were Lowell Stevens, Frank
Button, Walker M. Turner, Tommy Ray Mueller, Douglas Searcy,
Roger Lishanby. Earl Campbell,
William Loveall, and William
Daugherty.

8,915 Students Enrolled
At UK For Spring Term

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UK's total enrollment, including
centers, for this semester reached 8,915. according to
figures released yesterday by Dr.
Charles F. Elton, dean of admissions and registrar.
This is an increase of 302 over
the spring semester of 1959.
The overall increase came despite
a slight drop in campus enrollment from 6.640 last spring to
this semester.
Enrollment figures include cam
pus residents, organized extension
classes, evening classes, and centers at Ashland, Covington, and
Fort Knox.
Evening classes,
centers, and organized extension class- es all showed increases over the
same period in 1959.
A total of 825 enrolled in even- off-camp- us

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Serious Studies
Lana Dae Coyle, freshman music major from Springfield, shows
no signs of strain even though midterm exams are in full swing.
She is a member til Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority.

ing classes, 972 at the ceaters, and
635 in extension classes.
At the centers. 285 students are
enrolled at Ashland. 382 at Covington, and 305 at
rt Knox.
The 8,915 figure does not include
some 2,700 students enrolled in college correspondence courses or 245
enrolled in noncredit college extension courses.
A total of 10.133 students, including the
centers, an
tim record, enrolled last fall.
Dr. Elton said the 1,218 decrease
in the spring enrollment was a
normal drop for a spring term.
An enrollment of at least 15,- 000 has been predicted by UK of- ficials by 1935 if the institution can
keep pace by providing facilities
and an expanded faculty.
off-camp- us

A UK ROTC drill team will com-t- o
pete for the first time in the Na-b- y
tional Cherry Blossom Festival
Competition in Washington, D.C.,
April
Captain Robert N. WTeaver, who
Is in charge of the Cherry Blossom
Platoon, said. "The team will compete in exhibition drill against 75
top ranking schools."
The drill team, which will be
composed of approximately 30 cadets, will be made up of both Army
and Air Force cadets.
All the cadets are now in drill
competition against each other to
determine who will represent UK
in the national competition. This
training is being conducted by
Larry Strong, a lieutenant in the
Pershing Rifles.
The drill team will leave for
Washington April 6, compete la
the competition April 7, and then
will march in the Parade of
Queens April 8. The team will return April 9.
Captain Weaver said the coed
sponsors are expected to go on the
trip, too.
7-- 8.

Bradley Hall
To Hold Hop
The first annual Bradley Hall
Bop will be held from
p.m. tomorrow in the SUB Ballroom.
Bob Meyers, chairman of the
Bradley Hall social committee, said
the highlight of the evening will
be the crowning of a 'queen.'
Candidates for the honor are
Nish (Twinkle Toes) Messerian,
Jim (Daisey Mae) Pollitte, John
(Cuddles) WTiite, Joel (Miss India,
Pearl of the Orient) Johnson, and
Dave (Brigitte) Browning.
8-- 12

Council To Sponsor Workshop
A workshop for training new officers will be
sponsored Saturday by the Women's Residence Hall
Council.
The new officers of all campus residence units,
fraternities, sororities, and other campus organizations are invited to the sessions which will be held
from 1 to 4 p m. in the Ouignol Theatre.
The purpose of the workshop is to give Incoming
officers training and information for their individual offices and to help them with leadership
techniques.
Dr. Kenneth Harper, assistant dean of men. will
give the keynote address at I p.m. He will speak
on the dynamics of leadership.
After the speech, the groups will be spli up Into

small committee groups to discuss the problems of
individual offices.
Leaders of the discussion groups and the topics
will be Dr. Albert J. Lott. "Presidents"; Miss Sharon
Hall. "Vke Presidents"; Miss Suzanne Shively. "Secretaries and Treasurers"; Dr. James W. Angril,
pastor of the Second Presbyterian Church, "Religious Chairmen."
Miss Margie Hadden, "Social Chairmen"; Miss
Phyllis Jenness. "Music Chairmen"; Dr. Lovaine
Lewis, "Athletic Chairmen"; Miss Barbara Hickey,
'Publicity Chairmen"; Mrs. Ruth Haynes. "Art
Chairmen"; Mr. E. B. Farris. "Safety Chairmen":
Dean of Women Doris Seward, "Work Chairmen";
and Mbs June Broxton, "Corridor Representatives."

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