Eileen Farrell, Soprano, Will Present Concert
At 8:15 tonight In UK's Memorial Coliseum
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KiJctn Farrell, soprano, will present a concert at S:J." tonight in Memorial Coliseum as part of the Community Concert
and Lecture Series.
UK students are admitted free to all programs of tlie culture
series.
Although Mi.ss Farrell's name shattering trip from' Carnegie Hall
had long been a household word to the stage of the Itoxv Theater
because i her many appearances in September 1950.
on radio, it was in the 1950-5- 1 sea- In addition to numerous person that, to quote one New York formances in New York during the
critic. "Fr.rrell came into her own 1950-5- 1 season, the noted soprano
as a thrilLnely great dramatic so- - sang twice at the Ann Arbor Music
prano."
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debut recital, Miss Farrell sang
that season a total of 61 solo per- formances in five separate engage- ments with the New York Philhar- monic-Symphon- y.

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more engagements in a single sea- son than any artist has had in
the 113 years that this orchestra
has performed.
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FoikMilH SEC Jul EgSt HiIghis Fo unders Day
Program
To Honor
2 Leaders

Enrollment Drops 4V2 Per Cent
But Final Figures Incomplete
Enrollment has d r o p p e d
about 4 4 per cent from last

UK salutes two leaders in the
field of folk music, Jean llitchie
and Tom Scott, both University graduates, at the annual
Founders Day program at S:15
p.m. Thursday, Feb. 24.

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semester on tl)e basis of figures
released by the registrar's office at the close of alphabetical
registration Tuesday.

Are Established
Four new graduate fellowships
amounting to $1,800 each have
been established by the Kentucky Research - Foundation for
the 1955-5- 6 academic year.
The fellowships are for doctor's degrees and will be open in
any field of specialization.

Registrar Robert L. Mills pointed
last child in a 7
out that the normal drop in en-

gree in social work;.- She served as supervisor of ele
mentary education in Perry Coun- ty for a year before leaving her!
home to accent a iob in New York
Miss Ritchie continued her work
in social service, obtaining a posi-- j
tion yvith the Henry Street Settle- ment House, operated for the chil- dren of the less fortunate in New
York's East Side.
Her start in folk, music grew out
of a meeting with Alan Lomax.
folk music authority, who heard
of her abilities as a folk singer and
asked her to sing on his radio program.
Mi.ss Ritchie has made recordings of more than 100 ballads and

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per. cent.
At the close of registration Tuesday 4,992 students had enrolled on
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campus as compared with 5,219 at
the same time last semester.
Final enrollment figures will not
be complete until the official close
of registration next Tuesday.
No figures are available from
Northern Center, Covington, or
the Pharmacy School, Louisville.
Enrollment figures at this same

Other building proposals include

time last year show a total of
4.575 students completing registration. All figures include on campus registration only.
Complete enrollment last semester soared to a high of 6,126,
boosted by a bumper crop of 1,700
freshmen.
A complete breakdown of last
semester's registration figures
shows 5,449'on campus; 147 at the
School of Pharmacy; and 530 at
the Northern Center.
An intensive building program is
currently underway on campus,
emphasizing the expected increase
in enrollment at UK.
President II. L. Donovan has
stated there is every, reason to expect that the University can enroll as many as 10,000 or even
12.000 students by 1965 or 1970.
provided the University is ready.
Cooperstown, housing project for
married students, is currently being replaced by a 2 i million dollar apartment building project.
The llnodern apartment build

ID Photos

ID card photographs for all
new students and transfers will
awarded a Fulbright be taken from 8:30-1- 2 and from
in 1931 to study songs .1:30 p.m. 5 Monday and Tuesand Ireland. While in day on the east concourse of Mesang at the annual folk morial Coliseum.

Scholarship
in Britain
Europe she
festival in London's Albert Hall.
Scott was recently honored by
the Museum of Modern Art with
the presentation of an "all Tom
Scott" concert played by a group
of strings and a few added instruments.
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ings will provide housing for more
1,000 persons.
Other housing projects nearing
completion are a new men's dorm
and a new girls' housing project.
The University's building program is based on the plan that
now is the time to build adequate
housing facilities to meet the expected larger enrollment.
President Donovan, in his annual
report this year, listed a new science building to house the Departments of Physics and Chemistry as
UK's first need in classroom proj-

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fai.ily of 14, was graduated from rollment from the first to the
the University in 1946 with a de- second semester usually runs about

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Dr. Jansen
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point out that this is the last
opportunity for all students who
did not have ID card pictures
taken at the regular registration
period.

an annex to the University Library,

a College of Commerce building, a
building for the Northern Kentucky Center, completion of the

Mineral Industries building, an
agricultural classroom and laboratory building, and additional residence halls for students.

Kvian Dance
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The Kentuckian Queen Dance
will be held from 8 p.m. until
midnight tomorrow in the Student Union Ballroom, with Charlie Blair and his orchestra providing the music.
The Kentuikian )uccn will be
selected from 15 candidates at
3:30 this afternoon in Memorial
Hall.

Tickets jo the dance are

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a couple, available at the door.

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history of folk music in Kentuckywill highlight the an
nual Founders Day program as
UK celebrates its !X)th birth-

day at S:l
p.m. Thursday,"
Feb. 24 in Memorial Coliseum.
Written
sen, UK
professor
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folklorist and assistant
of English, the narrative
the contributions of two
University alumni who have
achieved outstanding success in
the field of music Jean Ritchie
(Mrs. George Pickow. formerly of
Voper, nationally known singer of
ballads and folk songs, and Tom
Scott, native of LaGrange and
widely acclaimed composer' and
ballad singer.
(.A imilitc listing
the Fouiul-er- r
Dai jnngrmn tipfxais on imge S.)
To Miss Kitchie and Scott will
go the first Founders Day Awards.
President H. L. Donovan will present bronze plaques noting the distinguished achievements in music-othe two honored guests.
Each year hereafter, as a traditional part of the Founders Day
program, outstanding alumni of
the University will be presented
the special award of recognition.
The bronzr plaques are now being prepared in the College of
Engineering, under the supervision
of Clifford Kennard. pattern maker and foundry technician.
Members of the Music Depart
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Miss Ritchie, a 1916 graduate of

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singer of ballads and folk songs
will sing several selections during the Founders Day program.

Fouiulerk Day
The erouo of professors above are in charge of the
getting together and the putting on of this year's
Founders Day program. Fit lured above going over
the script, they are, Aimo Khiniemi, associate professor of music, who is in charge of the music; I.eo- -

nurd I'ress, of the radio arts' department,
assisting in the script; Dr. William Jansen,
ant professor of English, who is writing the
and Dr. A. D. Kirwan, who Is the chairman
program.

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Scott, a native of Latirangr. is
a widely acclaimed composer and
ballad singer. He and Miv
Ritchie will receive citations
from FK President Donovan
during the Founder Day

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