xt72542j7d2s https://exploreuk.uky.edu/dips/xt72542j7d2s/data/mets.xml University of Kentucky Fayette County, Kentucky The Kentucky Kernel 19420410 newspapers sn89058402 English Contact the Special Collections Research Center for information regarding rights and use of this collection. The Kentucky Kernel The Kentucky Kernel, April 10, 1942 text The Kentucky Kernel, April 10, 1942 1942 2013 true xt72542j7d2s section xt72542j7d2s The Kentucecy Kernel ON PAGE FOUR Pitching Is Weak On Wildcat Nine ON PAGE TWO The Gymnasium Is Not 'For Athletes Only UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY VOLUME XXXII LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY, FRIDAY, APRIL Z246 Dr. M. M. White Will Begin Arts And Science- Lectures; Science Group To Convene Representative To War Fund Group Selected by the arts and science faculty as one of the four outstanding scholars in the college, Dr. M. M. White, professor of psychology, will lecture at 8 o'clock tonight in Memorial Hall in "Psychological Changes in Human Emotions." Dr. White's lecture, the first in a series of four to be sponsored by the Arts and Sciences college, will also be the main event of the annual meeting of the Kentucky Academy of Science which will be in session on the campus today and tomorrow. "The purpose of the series is to honor some of the outstanding scholars of the College of Arts and Sciences and at the same time to contribute something of real value to the University community," Dr. Psul P. Boyd, dean of the college, Named Must-B- who are to Organization have representatives on the War Fund committee are to elect or appoint them immediately. Russell Patterson, president of the Student Government association, announced yesterday. It is Imperative that the list of representatives be handed in to Bob Ammons at The Kernel office this week, Patterson said. Organizations which will have YWCA, representatives are YMCA, Mortar Board, Cwens, Lances, SuKy, Keys, Union board, Omicron Delta Kappa, and Lamp and Cross. I IU UlYft OPEN LECTURE Hypnotism To Be Subject of Talk stated. Three University' societies. Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi.' and the University Research Club, are working in connection with the arts and on scholastic sciences committee opportunities to sponsor the series. The plan Is an innovation on this campus although it has proved successful at other institutions. Of the three sponsoring organizations, all except the Research Club have student members and the student's viewpoint is being stressed in the discussions. The four speakers. Dr. WW' Dr. J. B. Miner, head of the psy- chology department, will lecture at the University's eleventh open class session today at 10 o'clock. In room 304. Neville hall, on "Hypnotism and Hypnotic Phenomena." Dr. Miner, in his lecture, will ex- plain what hypnotism is and what it is not and who can be hVDnotized Dr. W. S. Webb. Dr. W. F. Galla- - an(l who cannot. He will also give way, and Dr. J. Huntley Dupre, a brief history Df the increase and were nominated by the arts and decline of tl influence in the uses sciences faculty under the direc- - of hypnosis, and will discuss what tion of a special committee. can and cannot be done under hyp- The college faculty is divided nosis, with reference to possibilities into four major divisions according of fraud or crime under its use. . to subjects taught and one professor was chcen to represent each j , . j afternoons at the information desk in the Student Union, it has been announced by Bill Penick, chairman of the Union Dr. White represents the division of biological sciences. Dr. Webb, head of the physics department, is the representative of the physical! sciences division. He will speak April 14 on "The Concept of En- mrv." Dr. W. F. Gallaway, associ ate professor of English, will re pre- sent the division of literature, and the arte when he on "The Charm of .Boswell" on April 21. Dr. J. Huntley Dupre, professor of history and repre- tentative of the social sciences di- vision, will lecture on "Thomas G. Masaryk: Philosopher and States- man" on April 28. All four lectures will be held at p.m. in Memorial Hall. Prof. Edward Newbury, Dr. Alexander Capurso. Dr. Niel Plummer, and Dr. L. W. Cohen compose the art and sciences committee on which opportunities scholastic planned the series in connection with their program to promote interest in scholarship. This commit - The Kentucky Academy of will open Jts 29th annual meeting at 11 :30 o'clock this morning in the Biological Sciences building. Approximately 130 men and women are expected to atSci-etn- Dr. Frank the Botany man of the ments for Dr. E. O. Trimble, associate prelessor of political science, has nounced that the Kentucky err.y of Social Sciences, of which he is president, will hefid its annual spring meeting at the University Saturday afternoon and night., Tom Wallace, Louisville editor, will speak on "The Peace to Follow Acad-spea- the War" at a dinner meeting 'at 6:30 p.m. in the Football room of the Union building. The dinner will be a Joint meeting oi the Academy and the University international rela-- ; tions class and is open to the public, Persons interested in attending the dinner should make reservaions in the office of Dr Trimble or in the office of Dean Sarah B. Holmes, is was stated. "Cultural Lags as the Cause of the War" has been chosen as the theme open orchestra rehearsals, and simof the meeting which will open at 2 ilar activities. ' p.m. in Lafferty HalL Specially appointed to arrange Dr. C. C. Carpenter, of the Univer- uw presem icciurc sity commerce faculty, is scheduled committee composed of Dr. D. V. speak ..Economic Lags- - with Hegeman, chairman; Prof. Robert by w Moore of Lunde, Dr. Charles Barkenbus. and 8tale Teacner8 CoUege. Dr. R. H. Weaver. Huntley Dupre. department Dr Plii Beta Kappa, under Uie pres- - 0f history, will speak on "History Idency of Dr. W. W. Jennings, se- - and Cultural Lags," with discussion lected the following committee to Dy Dr. F. Garvin Davenport of work on the project: Dr. David Transylvania College. Lincicome, Prof. E. J. Asher. Dr. j other lectures planned for the Stephen Diachun. and Dr. L. W. meeting are "Political Lags" by Roy Cohen. V. Peel, director of the Indiana Sigma Xi, of which Dr. Cliarles University Institute of Politics; and Barkenbus is president, chose Dr. j "Sociological Lags" by Robert Kutak, f. Lee Townsend, Dr. Stephen Diachun, of the University of Louisville. Wyatt M. Insko, Dr. Alfred cussions following these two speeches will be led by J. B. Holtzclaw, of C. Brauer, and Dr. O. T. Kopius. The Research Club appointed Morehead State Teachers College, rey- - of Unlon College, Prof. L. S. OBrannon, Dr. Stephen nd WaS Diachun. and Dr. Jesse Adams. Dr. Barbourvtlle, respectively. R. H. Weaver is president of the club. Dr. Wlute, a nationally recognized pioneer in photopoly graphA former editor of The Kernel, ology which includes lie detection physiological emotional research, Delmar Adams, has purchased an will explain the in his interest in the Jessamine Journal lecture. The detector, or photopo-lygrap- h at Nichclasville, according to news as it is technically known, received on the campus. Adams will succeed Stansell Fain, owned by the University's psychology department is one of the first 1941 journalism graduate of the Unithree ever used in the United versity, as editor of the paper. Fain, who is a reserve officer, is being States. The usefulness of the photopoly-grap- called to service, and has sold his interest in the paper to Adams. is not confined to Isabelle Peacher, also a 1941 JourWhite stated. He work. Dr. and his associates have used it nalism graduate of the University, extensively in studying the effect has been serving as a reporter and that emotions have on the learn- - scciety editor of the Jessamine Jour-in- g ability of the subject. A discus- - rial, having Joined the staff of the sion of this phase of hLs work will paper after service on a weekly newspaper in northern Ohio. be Included by the professor. i j j Dls-Pro- j Adams Buys Share In Nicholasville Paper h ' head of department, is chair- T. McFarland, committee on arrangethe meeting. Other members are H. A. committee Wright, Transylvania college, and Dr. Dewey G. Steele, assistant pro fessor of genetics at the University. Dr. Alfred C. Brauer, professor of zoology, Is secretary of the Academy. Today's meetings include an executive committee meeting, a bus iness session, a general meeting, a meeting of the board of directors, and several committee meetings. LECTURE TONIGHT Following a dinner tonight in the Football room of the Union building, the group will Join stu dents and townspeople in Memor ial hall for a lecture by Dr. M. M. White. The speech, "Physiological Changes in Human Emotions," is the first in a series of four public lectures by professors outstanding in the art and sciences college. Dr. D. V. Hegeman will preside at the lecture. The session tomorrow includes groups of divisional programs at which various University professors will speak. Selected by a special committee as the best paper read at the 1941 meeting of the Academy was an article written by Edward Kass, M. Scherago. and W. H. Weaver, all of the department of bacteriology at the Unuiversity. The authors have been awarded the King prize of $50 Louisville Editor To Speak On Peace -- UK AND TRANSY tend. SWILL HOLD MEET j Board. Of the 400 date bids, and 400 stag bids. Juniors and seniors will be entitled to one bid each Any bids that are left over may be obtained by undergraduates on Thursday and Friday afternoons. The charge will be 50 cents to all students. In Science Building iSOCIAL ACADEMY . Bids for the senior junior prom on April 18, will be given next Tuesday and Wednesday Set For 11:30 A. M. WILL BE HOSTS TO HISTORIANS Dupre Will Act As For May Convention iKernel - Union To Sponsor WILL BE PLACED IN UNION HALL Annual styie snow ai o:uu Undergraduates In Military Service In Bluegrass Room Tonight 4 To Be Displaced COED MODELS plaque commemorating the names of undergraduate University students now serving in armed forces, will be hung in the Great HaU of the Union building the first part of April. The Student Union board, under whose auspices the plaque is being prepared, have requested students to report any names not listed on 4 the plaque. Names which will appear are: Vernon Gayle Alexander, Estill Arrowood, Robert A. Baker, Jr., Carl Baldwin, Richard W. Bartsch, Harold F. Bassham, Donald Bonta, Harry M. Boyd, Ray D. Bunch, Robert R. A WILL STEP FROM ' !' I CIRCUS DRUM New Spring Styles In Men's Wear Will Be Modeled J iM ' Burnam. Parade Schedule Is Announced Live And Learn We Always Say Portrait Of Foster Presented To UK Journalist To Speak t ; '; j ;:?;- - SARA At the annual Kernel-Uniostyle show, to be held at 8 o'clock tonight in the Bluegrass room, every model will literally "step out 01 a Dana oox . This old expression, used in describing an exceptionally woman, mill become a reality when each of the women steps out of a big circus drum onto the modeling platform. The drum is a part of the circus theme that will form the background and decorations for the show. Around the walls of the ballroom there will be placed balloons, animal posters, and animal figures. The newest spring sport clothes, date dresses, coats, riding apparel, play clothes, and formats will be shown first on the platform and then all around the room, so that everyone will be able to see the models at close range. FOR THE MEN By seeing the clothes modeled and not by mere displays, the college man will find out what he uniforms, should wear. Military sports clothes., riding habits, and summer forma Is will be shown. Betty Wells Roberts and Bill Cross will be mistress and master of ceremonies. They will introduce the models and describe the costumes. Background music for the show will be furnished by D. Akers and his band. n Co-Chairm- an Sam Caddy, Earle G. Caldwell, Leon Calvert, Jr.. Thomas B. Culton. D. Jack Clark, James E. Click, JoThe University and Transylvania seph A. Conforti, John N. Courtney, J. Reeves Davie, Preston Davidson, will be joint hosts to the 35th annual meeting of the Mississippi Val- Ralph Lee Dean, H. Guy Decker, Tilden Desknis, Jr., Charles D. Donley Historical Association, to be held aldson, James Diymon. in Lexington May 7, 8, and 9, accordJohn R. Forte nbery, Olen Foley, to Prof. Garvin Davenport and ing of J. David Francis. John S. Gathof, Prof. Huntley Dupre. Walter Gabriel Gabrelian-Ahajalocal arrangements. meeting of Grambert, Samuel Griffen, Robert Headquarters for the F. Grinstead. the association, the second largest John H. Han kins, James L. Har- organization for historians in the desty, Grover C. Harrod, John C. United States, will be at the Lafayette hotel. Complimentary lunch- Hays, Bernard R. Heitman. Arthur eons for the delegates will be given S. Holmes, Carl Hcpkinn. William by both the University and Tran- Frank ImwaU, James William Isent, sylvania. Prof. Philip D. Jordan of III, Ellis F. Jones, Jr. Miami University is the convention William Karraker, David W. Keel program chairman. ing, Eugene O. Kelly, Jr., Carl A. On the program are numerous King, Charles Kuster, Ben Lamason. outstanding social scientists, and Walton Landrum, James H. Leech. government representatives, includBen Selby Lyen, William C. Lobb. ing Prof. Arthur C. Cole of Western Robert S. McDonald, Stuart Man-wiReserve University, president of the C. W. Maloney, Jr. Charles association, C. E. Carter of the UnitMarshall, Townsend Mansfield. ed States Department cf State, and Clifford Martin, Wynne McKinney, Everett E. Edwards of the United Jr-- Howard Leslie Meade, Glenn States Department of Agriculture. Meadors, Robert Meagher, Mac Milfor the year 1940-4Among those from the University ler, Glenn W. Milliore, William Miton the committee of local arrange chell, Joe Movley, Carleton C. ments are Dr. Thomas D. Clark, Moore, Jr., Scott Nail. Dr. J. S. Chambers, Mrs. H. L. Don Jack NeaL Robert Oenbrlnk, Lawovan, Nolan Fowler. Prof. Robert rence Oliver- - Joseph H. Payne, Jr., G. Lunde, Dr. and Mrs. Frank L. The schedule of battalion and McVey, and Dr. Edward Tluthill. Robert F. Pennington, Tom M. Poole, regimental parades for the Univer- Miss Anna B. Peck of the University Gus Tulso Petro, Luther C. Powell, sity ROTC unit was announced training schcol will preside at the William S. Price, Bronston Redmon, yesterday by the military departgeneral session of the teachers' sec- Hazen S. Roberts, Lloyd Robertson, ment. The schedule follows: Jr., Charles R. Rose, Robert Ruse. tion May 9 Battalon Parades first battalion, Robert Walden Shaw, Robert Companies A, B,C, and L, the fourth Ooleman Snowden, Howard South hour Friday, April 17; second batwood, Roger S. Sproles, Edwin C. talion, companies E, F, and G, the Stamper, George Sydney Tate, Cecil seventh hour April 24; and the P. Taylor, II. Harold H. Theobald, third battalion. Companies I and K, Herbert H. Thompsuh, Jr., Luther the fourth hour April 30. All batEmerson Thurmond, Kermlt .Tussey, Deep in the throes of the Kertalion parades will be held on the nel spring style edition a male Leslie Bryant Van HoyTJames T. parade ground in front of the ad- Walker, Harry W. Wallingford, Ross senior Journalism student, out building with sponsors minisraton of his sphere in the realm of Sears Ware, Ora F. Wood, Robert and half the band participating. H. Stevenson. fashion writing, came on the Regimental Monday, parades word "reefer." May 4; May 7; May 13; May 15, Taking a purely masculine and the annual field night on viewpoint, he wondered how May 20. These parades will be anyone could wear a doffed cigheld on Stoll field with all sponarette. sors and the entire band particiA portrait of Stephen Collins FosImagine his surprise at discovpating. ter, painted by the American artist ering that it was a fitted coat. Marie Goth, was officially accepted for the University by Pres. Herman L. Donovan Tuesday at the quarterly meeting of the Board of Trustees. Dr. J. Huntliey Dupre, professor of history, will be chairman of the Miss Catherine of Redmond The oil painting, presented to Mr. war discussion panel to be held at Washington, D. C. and Mt. Sterling, .E. G. Sulzer, Director of Public Re 4 p.m. Friday in the V lounge of will be guest speaker at an alumnae 4 lations, by Eli Lilly of Indianapolis, the Union building. Members of the dinner meeting of Theta Sigma Phi, will be hung in the radio studios in panel will be Dr. W. F. Galloway, Dr. national journalistic honorary, at McVey hall. The stuio will be Irwin T. Sanders, and Ivafi Potts, 7 p.m. today in the Red Room of named the Stephen Collins Foster commerce senior. studio. the Lafayette hotel. Dupre Heads Panel IS WAR PLAQUE Bids For Prom Will Be Given Opening Session WEbb, Gallaway. Dupre To Complete Series Of Lectures NUMBER 10, 1912 REVELL ESTILL , . ' ,on,hu t a ballroom dancing f lats from 7:30 to 10 b. m. Lhr f mhnm arB frnm th, th eadt Friday, beginning today, in the Women a gymnasium. Since Lexington high schools Julie number of participants is limited to IVO, entrance tards must drum. Henry Clay; Sally Buckner. be obtained on I'riduy in room 122 of the Union building. There University High; and Gloria Stev- - 117 Lan-tli- 1 liar i e ens. Lafayette. The University women are: Eva Singleton, Patsy Hor-kaLillian Mitchell. Gene Ray Crawford. Henryetta Hall. Ida Ban-noLeona Hall. Maureen Arthur. Julia Johnson, Joyce Archer. Jessica Gay. Mary Beal My lor. White. Caroline Conant. Sue Ewing. Sue Fan Gooding, and Laura Hershler. Henny Hillenmeyer. Jim Johnson, and Dave Kinnaird will model the men's clothes. STORES REPRESENTED Stores represented are Loom and Needle. Purcell's. Four Seasons. Petitions for candidancy for pres- Mayfair. Perkins. B. B. Smith. ident, men's and wo- Meyers, and Graves Cox. Margaret Blackerby and Bob Hil- men's of the Student Government association must be in lenmeyer. Kernel business manager, the registrars office by noon Sat- - have charge of the show, urday, Russell Patterson, president Three committees which are sisting Miss Blackerby and Mr the SGA said. Jeane The election will h hplrt Tup.- - i Hillenmeyer are wardrobe. day, April 21. and the preliminary Reynolds, chairman, Martha Mc Roberta Parker. Jeannette examination will be given at 3 p. m. Wednesday. April 15. in room !Cauley, Ruth Wheat. Edith Conant. Van Hooser. Sara Frances 110. McVey hall. Frances Jink ins, Mar-- , Those wishing to be candidates .Edmonds. garet Brown. Betty Millikan, Marie for the legislature must submit petitions by Saturday. April 18, to Brackett. and Ann Rickets: decor the Election board. Elections will ations. Page Davis, chairman. Joe Famularo. Nancy Dunn, Margaret be held Tuesday, April 28. Qualifications for presidency and Brown. Marie Brackett; ushers. are a 1.8 Universi- - Grant Lewis. Joe Famularo. Frank ty standing, classification as a sec-- 1 Miller, and Roy Cunningham. I No admission will be charged ond semester sophomore, and a rating in the upper 50 per cent on the preliminary examination. Pre- - j pared by the faculty members of the Election board, the examination will include sections on leadership aptitude, knowledge of the University, and knowledge of parliamen- tary procedure and other details of Home Ec Students To Be Accepted As Air Hostesses PETITIONS TO RUN Home Economists are going to be given a chance at the much coveted airplane hostess Jobs. Now that registered nurses are desperately needed for war work, many of the big transport lines have announced that they will now consider for future employment, college girls with home economics training. All the airlines have certain standard requirements for air hostesses. Candidates must be between 5 feet 2 inches and 5 feet 5 inches in height and weigh not more than 120 pounds. They must be over twenty one, under twenty five, and unmarried. Applicants must be pleasing .tactful, "moderately" attractive, reasonably intelligent, poised and pleasant at all times. The United Airlines, the first company to employ air hostesses, will require two years of college credits in Home Economics and English while Transcontinental Airlines and Western Airlines will require only one year. DUE SATURDAY File Applications In Registrar's Office By Noon Tomorrow L Rannells Jo lake Lead In Gnignol Play SGA ELECTION Wy-nett- e as-o- f ' UNION ROBBERY ' "The Man Who Came to Guignol's fifth and last major production of the season, will open April 20 for a week's run. Edward W. Ranells, head of the University art department, will play the part of "the man", Sheridan Whiteside, for which part he is growing a Din-ner- ", , beard. It is interesting to note that this hilarious comedy Is a "take-off- " on four of the best known figures of the stage. The abrupt Sheridan Whiteside is supposed to be Alexander Woolcott; the siren, Lorraine Sheldon, Gertrude Laurence; the blase Beverly Carlton, Noel Coward; and the clownish Banjo, Harpo Marx. A large cast will support the g Whiteside. Susan Hinkle will play the Ann Sheridan role of Lorraine Sheldon, the chic New York and London siren actress; Eleanor Craln will take the part of Maggie Cutler, Whiteside's secretary, Jim Purser as Bert Jefferson is Maggie's love interest and another conquest for Lorraine. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Stanley, in whose home the action takes place, are Merton D. Oyler and Ruby Evens Hart. Their children, June Mr ' well-dress- insult-throwin- ' JIM PURSER S iff 7:5! tW .' Dr. Bradley and Martha Snapp the part of Miss Preen, Whiteside's unfortunate nurse. The axe murderess, Harriet, will be played by Jacqueline Wiedeburg, and Frazier Robards, Winston Blythe, and John 1 Ambrose will be the three axe mur- derers. The Jimmie Durante role of Banjo will be portrayed by Martin Snyder and Beverly Carlton, the Reginald Gardner role, will be played by Howard Moffett. Marjorie Freeman is Professor Abigail Metz ,a cockroach enthusiast. Dr. Huntley Dupre and Ann Duke Woodford play the parts of the friends of the Stanley family. The other Chafa(:ers will be John, the butler, Irving Spalding; M Westcott, Brooks Coons; Sarah, the house keeper, Violet Gregory; the radio technicians. Edwin Barnes MARCIA WILLING And WtlTln T? Riwarc ttiA ovr-occ- - men, Alfred Moore and James Mr. Baker, Hogan Trammell; is love interest Bert Jefferson. Purser the two deputy sheriffs, Vincent Spagnuolo and John Taylor: and and Richard Stanley, are Marcia ley's factory who Is in love with plain clothes man, James Snyder. Willing and George Walker. Jay June. Betty Jean Budde and Martha Wilson will play the part of Sandy, Blaine Schick of the romance Booher are assisting director Frank . the union organizer in Mr. 8tan- - languages department will portray . . . Mania Willing will play the patt of June Stanley; Jim Ad-kin- . Fo-ler- STILL UNSOLVED Police Find Few Clues On Case , administration. Any resident student may vote for the president, any man resident. I PUice late today had failed to un ana cover any evidence that might lead any woman resident for the wo- - to ,ne arrest of the burglar tlia'. stole $700 in cash and checks from men's The candidates for the legisla- - the Union building safe last Friday ture must have a lj University afternoon. standing and must submit a peti- - A- H Theile. manager of the Union, tion signed by 30 members of their sa'd tnat police had investigated the burglary, but had failed to fine! colleges. Since the decrease in enrollment anv clues tnat would lead to the is proportional in all colleges the arrest of the burglar, Police said that the safe was en- same representation will be used. The 22 representatives are appor- - tered between 3 and 4 Friday after tioned as follows: arts and sciences n(X n nen Theile stepped from the college, two senior men. two senior office for several minutes. The safe women, two underclassmen, and was oven, police said, lne loot included part of the re two underclass women; commerce college, one senior man. one under- - ceipts from the barber shop, beau'y classman, and one woman; law salon. and the pool room. Theile college, one student; education col- said. lege, one student; agriculture coliwi but; incus v ace-i- caiueilb, i - lege, one senior man, one senior woman, and one underclass student; engineering college, one senior and one underclassman; freshman class, two students chosen at the beginning jf the scIwj! yeir. AG AGENT AT HAYES George Harris, for eight years a field agent in dairying in the Agrt culture college, reported Monday at Fort Hayes, Columbus. Ohio, as a secuntz * 7te THE KENTUCKY KERNEL OFFICIAL FtjBi.vHVD iiw-wnn- klctfT mU Acterta nut tf-L-- a r IIUUDtTS OR xnmnta n4 Ltxlscton At Prm 0 M ACMSOM 11 M Bob Ammons ttp4 ftrt &r,tlr.it c vrtrrf All NATIONAL M Jim Wooldridce Bob Hillenmeyfx AaaoeUtloa AOVTIIW T rohtMWf Arc to tfrmMjMt. ffc A11A bt cto JTeraei. ecmrttterwet (K not necet$arilg pat snider Kesmel CdifoUal Paqe Goin; Goin ... Letters Gossip Features Sports Editor BOB ADAIR Society Editor MARGARET CANTRILL DAN SHINDLEBOWER, DANA R. OLIVER... Cartoons Advertising Manager JAY WILSON Assistant Managing Editor LEWIS SAWIN loc NEW YOM. M. V. AVI. - 1M mA tciifft Iht opinion Editor Managing Editor News Editor Business Manager Harold Winn UNid M MAACIftCA csecRimoM KATM On iNHMf-- V N On TaAT AOCTmi OF KENTUCKY Bo&rtt oi OwnnwrcA National Adverttsiig Service, SO ybab XX AMU! ATI OM PERIODS fcantacky IntcrcolleflaM CmT0 tb kbool OF THE UNIVERSITY mt LeUnttaa, Krntactf, W March 1. 117. Uw MEMBER Port Offle BictMf HTWSFAFER iflumi i if By HAROLD WINN Assistant News Editors betty puqh In Australia the Japanese are up against their toughest assignment and if they pass this test, it may give the yellow men the controlling power in the Far East for a long ACTINT. EDITORIAL STAFF FOR THIS 1SSUK EDITOR PATRICIA SNIDEK BETTY JANE PUG MANAGING EDITOR 11 fiOli 'ON WAY I NEWS EDITOR Hep Cats Versus Bookies is a unjversiiyr ciiiinirv club, a winter resort, a symiilwHiy I IvMil.i IxMtla and sis I' hom bah modulating into modern strain of the hep rat and solid sender. They'll tell you that, all those In ;lc all over the world vlio sit back, with a siijH'iior air and sav . . . That's what thev l;iiii in college. Thai's what they think. V know there's more to it than that, and v('t often griped that fnir achievements and ill'.n are taken lightlv Mtd dismissed with .iIkmii ;s imitli attention as last year's hat. We could I. ill in line with that minority group who ive college iis name, we coiild take maximum tits, never track a hook, and we could probably .!t t bv on m rsonaliiy. reputation, or whatever w: t lamed to use. But totiirarv to the coniemptiioiis opinion nf ill those little people we've been talking .ilxmt. the r.ih rah bovs are losing ground contlitv are more and more in the minor. stant Hooks ate making a come-back- , studying is it. in sile. it's the same old story, threaten to lake ohnnv candy away, and he'll fight wiih all his might to keep it. I here alwavs have been some of us who tame to college to learn something, to get an education, else why the NY A, why student waiters in town restaurants, whv 3. standings, whv Phi Beta Kappa?-- Now with war and selective service cutting into the plans of young America, things like education, are becoming more iiiixii i.iiii. classes and boots more inviting, knowledge nxire valuable. Yes i he rah rah hoys are thinking out and with i Ik: i mm- - l. e The Crisis Is Over a few weeks there, fin we can admit now, in "the American Wav" that you hear alxtut nowadavs was pretty hadlv shakvi iihkIi en. For a while we were seriously considering ih.il M i lias those things you hear about I lie weakness of the "democratic system" were true. m know as well as we that the parliamentary democratic tye of government we have in the 1'iiiicd States has been charged with being uncontrollable, unregulated, and too waved bv Harelips in public opinion. i And we agreed that, since it is constructed to "jim expression to the "public will' as much as jKissihlc and at least as much as anv other toim-nis lesixmsive to "public opinion," it would i i'.i U imjiossible for the cotintrv let go off hall cctked. Hut we alwavs felt that, in the long run, you (.hi trust the peoiUe. We believed, with the democratic theorists, that bv and large the great masses of Little People want to do what is right, and onK have to he put .straight. s Bui i lun came the Truman and Arnold which sulsianiiaied the reports of Then came revelaticms of profiteering uliuli substantiated the "uncontrollable" side. mix up And linah came the recent nation-widr week which was just over lalxir and the about to knock a hole in the bottom of the Ixiat .nixing all our good opinions of tlx- - "elcmo-iai- i leprescntative process." lemlilv confused bv the press, which should didn't, know lieiter. the li.oe. Inn weic demanding something they didn't ..in I .i v le-lni- intl-I'lcicnt- e This Is A know the truth about. And Congress, with an eye to approaching elections, was on the verge of knocking every social reform gain labor has made in the past decade right in the head for no real reason at all. A misguided though public opinion which no one could deny is not imxissible in a democracy was alxnit to forte Congress into a terrible mistake. The jKtiple were clamoring for something thev didn't know anything about, and it came (lose lo being done. The prosiiect was enough to make things look black for many a dav. But finally, under the able leadership of the President and members of the. administration who refused to fx? anicked bv Hock, of pledges clipped from newspapers bv who didn't know what they were doing, impulsive action was staved off. The facts were given out. and it is now pretty clear that, as the ctMiler heads knew all along, il wasn't labor or t lie week ai all that was causing the trouble. nd now the nation is cooling off. Thf I.fmh r has cpn't pruning its pledges and front page editorials. Fur ( a i nil it Joi rnai has come out with a long Sunday editorial selling forth ihe straight facts. And. on the whole, the people, with the real story finally before them, are settling down. Flu- - indications are that, at last, the long called for cooperation Iieiween labor, management, and government is on its wav. Although it shuddered a bit in the passing, we believe that the great complicated political and psvt hologit al machine we call "the demoB.A. cratic protess" has tome through. g r Tale Of A Toast And Tomorrow Bv Rov Sit IMORT VICE OF 1 HE PEOPLE even then three months before De- had thought little of the toast, really cember 7. They laugh and make it was almost forgotten. Last Thursday, the five that rejcke of being tin ROTC generals and winged members of the air mained in the University left for corps. home to hare a big" time over the The contingent of eight drink Easter holiday. deeper of the brown fluid and life The first of the five arrived at his home, some eighty miles from and war comes closer to their conversation. A possibility of a death here, early in the afternoon. As he resulting to a member of the con- entered the door, his mother handed tingent is discussed seriously and him a telegram and he could tell by jokingly the bottle's contents flow her eyes that it was bad news. away steadily. At the top of the telegram two A toast is suggested; it is made! significant stars met his eyes the "Should one of us die before the fit st member of the contingent of next meeting should one of us die eight had died killed in an air in war, then the remaning number crash. The news of his death was sent will celebrate his death." to the seven other members that The toast is consumed and a handclasp unites them. A Jrke is told, made the toast seven months before the subject changes, and soon it's in a college juke bos Joint. The celebration, hollow as it may time for the ball game. War came December 7 and three be, will be held as prescribed, toof the eight left for the army and morrow in a northern city of the air corps In their huste. they This is one of those touchy stories u do not like to read or think :iboia. but nevertheless, it is our :'nry a story that could happen in vim and did happen to him. Ji's a faded autumn afternoon v. hen the story opens, the calendar s:ivs Oi tober 11. and it's homecom-n- . v :it Kentucky the Wildcats are !, inec-- Vanderbilt's Commodores ii Stoll field. The usual continge