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Show Biz Is Big Biz For UK Troupers
By JIM ni'RDINE
A show is a sliow to some people, Im'to
members of the UK Troupers it is a trial of

endurance, stamina, sore muscles and a few
sprained ankles thrown in for good measure.
The Troup rs are the entertainment proup of
the campus inf.de up of students interested in show

business.

Jack Van Meter, nn acrobat and engineering
student, will dc anything just to get a laugh. He

might, of all things, decide to run up a wall eight
feet only to fi.ll flat of his face on a hardwood
floor.
Tat Georjre may even send you daydreaming to
the beautiful Hawaiian Isles when she appears on
the stae as a native dancer doing the famed hula
liula dance.
One cf the rr.ost alluring acts in the Troupers Is
Nancy Don Frted. a radio arts major. She has a
style of singing that is said to send the audience
into a state of reminiscence.
The Trouperv have another act that is probably
the backbone cf the show. The adaigo act is made
up of both boy and girl tumblers. It is a slow and
stabilized form cf acrobatics.
In this act they even use one of the girls as a
human jumping rope and one of the boys will jump
her as he would any ordinary rope.
The Troupers have some 25 or 30 acts made up
of approximately 60 people.
The Troupers were first organized in 1939-4- 0

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The virus cf poliomyelitis measures almost exactly a millionth of
an inch in Hameter.
Adolph Hitler became absolute
dictator cf Germany on August 2,
1934.

The Linotype machine was invented byOttmar Mergenthaler.
It was first cptd in 1886 by the
New York, Tribune.
Sir Gerden Richards. English
jockey, holds the world's record
for winners.
Kingman Reef, approximately
1.000 miles south .f Hawaii, is 150
ft. long by 12C it. wide. It was
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when officials from Winchester High School a.ked
if the Physical Education Department at t'K could
furnish a tumbling act for graduation exrrci-.eThe Department Rot together a small group and
put on a show. Upon their return to
they
decided to make it a permanent organization. It
was only a tumbling act until thev decided th;t
something was needed to fill in gaps while the
tumblers prepared the stage and changed costumes.
This soon led to a group expansion that included
singers, clowns, musicians, and other variety acts
but now these groups have their own place in the
Troupers.
Due to the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941, the
Troupers were disbanded after one successful year
of performance and most of the men discarded their
show costumes for a new uniform with the Armed
Forces.
The end of the war saw the return of many students to the UK campus; also the return of Bernard
V. Johnson to the faculty, who was a charter member of the Troupers in 1941.
He asked permission from the head of the Physical Education Department to reorganize the group;
so in 1945 the Troupers became an organization
once again.
Johnson, present director of the Troupers, said
that anyone interested in joining the Troupers is
invited to come to their weekly meetings that are
held in the Euclid Ave. Classroom Building at 6:30
p.m. Tuesday nights.
A "big show" is being planned by the Troupers
in Memorial Coliseum sometime in May. This show
will conclude the Troupers' activities for the year.
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er hand, it is our duty to observe
the days that are set aside for the
remembrance of our ancestors and
their illustrious deeds.
Keeping our obligations in mind,
let's pry into the pages of history
to see to whom we must pay our
respects.
For example, no patriotic citizen of this fair land could live
with his conscience if he did not
celebrate May 6 in a most jubilant
manner. For it was on this day in
1909 that Admiral Peary discovered
the North Pole. Surely this calls
for a large celebration. No stone
(should be left unturned to assure
that this day will not be forgotten, for if this fine seaman had
not discovered the North Pole, our
;zoos would be without polar bears.
Another look at the calendar
shows us that it was on April 18,
1775 that Paul Revere made his
famous ride.
He and his gallant steed warned
our forefathers of the coming of
the British. We Kentuckians
should pay this man our most fond
respects because if it had not been
for this ride, there may have been
no Kentucky Derby.
May 10 certainly deserves its
share of festivity. On this day in
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On the west end of the Fine Arts models lefore finishing the work.
Next year she will h.ive a milBuilding, a hiure sculpt urrd piece
decorates the building which was lion t Georgetown as a temporary
art instructor.
completed in 1932.
Beverly DavK who graduated
from the Art School in 1952. finThe President of the 1'nlted
ished the eight foot. 200 pound States should be addressed as Mr.
figure of a sculpturer who In paus- President or Sir.
ing from his work with his mallet
The Royal Standard F1.g i
in one hand and his chisel in the flown from Buckingham Palace in
other, seeks inspiration.
London when the Royalty Ls in
The carving Is from a Kentucky residence.
President Thomas Jefferson
walnut log, donated by a local
lumberman. It was hollowed out compiled a Bible for his own use.

1869 the first transcontinental railroad was completed. Just think of
the great transportation service it
provides. If it were not for the
railroads, how would the Marilyn
Monroe and Jane Russell movies
get all the way to Kentucky?
All of these events deserve, and
will doubtless receive more than
adequate attention from conscientious UK students, but the most
important is yet to come. The day
for a real blowout is April 24. This
day is a must, this day cannot be
forgotten.
What is so special about April
24? Well, it was on this day that
the first newspaper in the United
States was printed in 1704. This
date should be held sacred and
respect should be shown to a great
American institution, the press.
If it were not for the press, who
would keep the people informed of
the events that confront us each
day? Who would furnish the guidance for the citizens of the nation
today?
True, all this started with the
first newspaper, but there is an
even more important result of this
experiment. If a. certain newspaper
had not been established in 1704
there may have been no Kernel.

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