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LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY,

VOLUME XLIV

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1952

Traditional UK
ByGuignol Yule Program
Set Wednesday

BySGA Committee

Moliere Comedy
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Set Dec.
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Election Candidates
Must Apply Tuesday
Student wages will be investigated
special committee appointed
Monday nicht by George Lawson,
president of the Student Government Association.
The committee will make a study
of student employment on the campus to sec how many students are
employed and what wages they
make. The committee will make
recommendations to the Assembly
and the Assembly will take these
recommendations to the Comptroller, Lawson said.
"I'm sure the Administration is
aware of the low wages on the campus." Lawson said, "but we should
let them know we are aware of it
also."

Jack Early was elected chairman
of the student wages committee.
Other members appointed to the
committee are Wayne Carroll. Jim
McCurry. and James Kostas. Law-so- n
explained that membership on
the committee will be increased after the SGA fall election to be held
Dec. 17.

Students Must Apply By Tuesday
Fred Williams, chairman of the
election committee, said that students planning to be candidates in
the fall elections must fill out an
application before S p.m. next Tuesday in the Registrar's Office in the
Administration building.
Ten representatives will be chosen in the elections Dec. 17. They
include one lower classman, one lower classwoman. one upper classman,
and one upper classwoman from the
Arts and Sciences College; one lower classman from the Commerce
College; one upper classman from
the Engineering College; one man at
large from the Graduate School;
and one man at large from the Education College.
President Lawson suggested that

Jane Truitt, chairman of the stu
dnt directory committee, look into
the possibilities f printing a supplementary directory of new stu
dents entering the University the
second semester.
Pete Carter, chairman of the judicial committee, reported that one
case has been tried by the committee. It involved four UK boys who
started a fire in Scott Street Barracks while playing a "prank" on
another student.
"Dean Kir wan and the director
of the barracks took the case pretty
seriously." Carter said. "We deliberated on it for quite a while and
finally decided to put them on probation."
Appointments Are. Made
John Redden was appointed by
President Lawson to the judicial
committee to fill a vacancy left by
Bob Davenport. Jim Bradbury was
appointed to assist Elaine Moore in
supervising publication of the K
Book, an informational booklet for
freshmen' and new students.
Pat Patterson brought up a discussion on changing the holidays
between semesters to extend the
Easter holidays. Dr. Lee H. Town-senprofessor of agriculture and
faculty representative to SGA, said
there are several reasons why such
a change is Impossible.
Miss Patterson said she did not
like the "'tone of an editorial" which
appeared' In the last issue of the
Kernel questioning how the money
received, from parking fines was
spent. She said the editorial should
be answered.
Pete Carter explained- that all
money received from fines goes into
a student loan association loan fund
from which students ; can . borrow
money. He said $3,600- went into
this fund last year. d,

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judging team plact'd third among teams
Third In National Judging Teams UK's
from 36 states at the International Live Stock Exposition in Chicago last weekend. Shown
above, left to right in back row, are Joe T. Turpin, Thurman Hopkins, Jack Millikan, M. K.
Hayden, and E. G. Adams; bottom row, Tomes II. Streeter, Prof. Robert Long, the coach, and
Jack Butler.
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Judging Team Places Third
In International Competition
cattle division with 1,496 points. CorThe UK livestock judging team A. Long, professor of agriculture.
won third place in the International
Cornell University, scoring a total nell was first with 1,573 points.
Exposition's collegiate of 4,344 points, placed first in the
Livestock
The team did not place in either
judging cpntest in Chicago last Sat- contest. In second place was Oklathe top 10 teams or individuals in
urday. The Kentucklans scored 4,260 homa A and M, which scored 4,342
the sheep and horse division.
points in the four main judging points in the four classes.
This high placing for the UK team
classes of cattle, sheep, swine, and
The University team ranked ahead continues the winning streak starthorses.
of the University of Missouri,
spring in the Southeastern
The judging team is composed of fourth; Kansas State College, fifth; ed last competition at Mississippi
regional
E. G. Adams, Jack Millikan, ThurIowa State College, sixth; Ohio
College where the team won
man R. Hopkins, Thomas H. Street- State University, seventh;,: North State place.
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er, Joe T. Turpin, and Jack D. But- Dakota Agriculture College, eighth; first
Girl Wins Honor
ler. The team Is coached by Robert the University of Florida, ninth; and
Minnie Lou Ottinger, Oklahoma A
Colorado A and M, tenth. The Uni- and M, was top person in individual
versity of Tennessee, Kentucy's tra- scores. She scored 901 points. In
ditional rival in most events, rank- doing so, she became the first womed 31st out of the 36 teams.
an to win the award since the International was organized in 1900.
Millikan Is UK Top Scorer
One point behind her with score
Jack Millikan was the highest InWaicott Stewart of Cordividual scorer for the UK group. of 900.
He scored 878 points in the various nell University. Bobby Perry, a
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UK To Sign 'Grams

Delegate To Speak
On Work Of fered
In Foreign Service

For Freedom Crusade
Freedom Grams will be distributed
on the campus next week by members of Scabbard and Blade', military
honorary organization. The program
is sponsored by the ' Crusade for
Freedom, which also sponsors Radio
Free Europe and Radio Free Asia.
Students have been requested to
sign the Freedom-Gram- s,
which will
be dropped in Iron Curtain countries
by means of balloons.
Contributions up to SO cents will
be accepted to be used to develop
Radio Free Europe, although this Is
not necessary to sign the grams.
The grams may be obtained from
Scabbard and Blade members, who
may be recognized by a red and blue
cord won on their right shoulders.
Crmsade Launched In 105
The Crusade lor1 Freedom is an
outgrowth of the National Committee for a Free Europe and was
launched in 1950 to raise funds to
support Radio Free Europe. Gen.
Lucius D. Clay of Berlin Airlift
fame, served as chairman during the
first tm-- years. Henry Ford II has
assumed chairmanship of the Crusade, and Charles E. Wilson is National Campaign Chairman.
Radio Free Europe first began
broadcasting July, 1950, from a
short-wav- e
transmitter in the
Frankfurt area of Western Germany.
Radio Free Asia broaticasts to the
Far East in Mandarin, Cantonese,
Hakka. and English.
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Fall Festival
King, Queen
Are Crowned
Glen McCormack and Jane Clark
were crowned king and queen of the
Fall Festival which was held on
November 21. First attendants were

Robert Shipp and Jean Whitworth.
Second attendants were E.G. Adams
and Carmen Pigue.
The queen was crowned by Stanley Dickson, president of Alpha Zeta,
men agriculture honorary. The king
was crowned by Marlene Fanner,
president of Phi Upsilon Omicron,
home economics honorary.
Doug Ridley won first place in the
sheep showmanship contest. Tom
Streeter won top honors in the swine
division, and Jack Butler placed
first in the steer class. Butler also
received a rotating trophy for being the overall winner.
Dr. George D. Steele, professor of
genetics, won the "hog calling" contest. Mrs. Anna Clemmons, instructor in home economics, won the nail
driving contest, and the Dairy Club
won first place in the booth displays.
The Fall Festival is sponsored annually by Block and Bridle, animal
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Four million dollars is heeded to
support and expand the activities of
Radio Free Europe' and Radio Free
Asia in sending the truth behind the
Iron Curtain.
'' The text of the Freedom-Grareads: "Do you listen to Radio Free
Europe? I hope you do, for I am
one of millions of American citizens
who has voluntarily contributed to
build these stations, which bring
truth to you who are deprived of it.
"In America millions regularly
pray for an understanding between
our people. Please add. your prayers
to ours. Surely our common faith in
God Is the place where hope for
freedom begins."
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Student Teaching
Association Holds
Conclave At UK
The College of Education is acting as hct to a meeting of the Kentucky Association for Student
Teaching being held on the campus
today and Saturday. More than 100
educators representing Kentucky
colleges are expected to attend the
meeting.
Dr. Howard Batchclder, director
of secondary school teaching at Indiana University, and Dr. Robert
Richey. director of elementary
school student teaching also at Indiana, will be the principal speakers
and consultants for the two-da- y
event.
All regular sessions of the conference are scheduled in the University's Taylor Education building.
Colleges that will be represented
at the meeting are Eastern State
College, Morehead State College,
Murray State College, Kentucky
State College. Berea College, Union
College, and UK.
Among representatives of Kentucky colleges and agencies who will
appear on the program are:
Dr. J. D. Coatcs. Eastern State
College; Dr. Fred E. Harris and
Miss Martha Shipman, University
of Kentucky; Miss Louise Combs,
State Department of Education;
Monroe Wicker. Morehead State
College.
Mrs. W. H. Rice. Morehead State
College; Miss Lottye Suiter, Murray
State College; Miss Ida Teater,
Eastern State College; Dr. Theodore
Dailey, Kentucky State College.
Miss Thelma Evans. Morehead
State College; Miss Geneva Williams. Fayette county schools; Dr.
Richard Jaggers. Eastern State Col
lege: Dr. W. J. Moore, Eastern State
College; Miss Betty Beatty. Dr. Lyman Ginger and Miss Alma Carl.
University of Kentucky; Dr. Charles
Graham, Berea College; Dr. Charles
W. Simms, Union College.

Alfred L. Atherton

Jr.

of the Dewill be on the

partment of State
campus next Friday afternoon to
consult with students interested in
work with the Foreign Service.
The Department has announced
that the requirements for this work
will be more liberal than before,
particularly in lowering the age limit
and reducing the foreign language
requirement.
Several other changes have made
the requirements less difficult so as
to Interest many who might not
have been able to qualify before.
Examinations are open to anyone
of either sex, regardless of race,
creed, or color. They must be an
American citizen of at least 10 years
standing and be between the ages
of 20 and 30. Entrance salaries start
at $4,000 to $5,000 plus living expenses.

Applications must be filed by July
for the examination which
1953.
will be given on Sept.
Further information can be obtained from Dr. Amry Vandenbosch
of the Political Science Department.
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Air Society
Delegates Go
To Conclave
Five members of the Arnold Air
Society attended the National Conclave in Los Angeles over the
Thanksgiving weekend. Louis Cat-let- t.
Carroll Hastings, John Nickols.
Mickey Smock, and Ward Coleman
represented the- - University at the
convention held in the Biltmore
Hotel.
The opening session of the convention was addressed by the commandant, headquarters. Air Force.
Other notables at the convention included Mr. Arthur F. Kelly, president of Air Force Association, Lt.
Gen. Ira C. Eaker, and Maj. Gen.
Robert Copsey, special assistant to
Chief of Staff for Reserve Forces.
Highlights of the convention included a military ball with music by
Bob Crosby and his orchestra. Entertainment at the ball featured Pat
O'Brien. Ann Blythe, Dick Wesson,
Johnny Mercer, Gezell McKenzie.
Dale Charvet, and the Rio Brothers.
The Arnold Air Society is an Air
Force organization which is found
on most of the campuses of the 187
colleges and universities having the
ROTC program.
Its purpose is to further the mission, tradition, and concept of the
United States Air Forces as a means
of national defense, promote American citizenship, and to create a
close and more efficient relationship among the Air Reserve Officer
Training Corps of cadets.

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classes and lacked only eight points
in being listed in the top M individuals. He was 13th in the contest out of 180 participants.
In the hog division, UK was
fourth with 1,077 points. Ohio State
was first with 1,111 points; Oklahoma A and M. second with 1,101;
and Missouri University, third, with
1,082. In this division, Tom Streeter
was sixth with 229 points, and Millikan was eighth high with 228.
The UK team placed tenth in the

member of the University of Missouri team, won third place with
894 points.
Individual- - scaring of UK team
members by class (horses, beef cattle, sheep, swine was as follows:
Adams, 118. 303, 215. 208. total 844.
Hayden, 131. 289. 221. 214, total 855.
Millikan, 128, 303, 219. 228, total
878.

Streeter,

128. 298, 208,

229.

total

863.

Turpin,

123. 303. 196, 198,

total

820.

"The Doctor In Spite of Himself." a satirical French comedy by
Moliere, will be presented by the
next Monday
Guignol Theatre
through Saturday at 8:30 each evening in the Music Lounge of the Fine
Arts Building.
The play will be enacted in an
arena theatre setting. This is a style
relatively new to University productions. The audience is seated around
the acting arch, no scenery is used,
and properties are held to a minimum. Candlelight will be the only
lighting used for the production.
Full costume consisting of various
colors and numerous fabrics will be
used. Stylized language of the period
will be employed throughout the action of the play.
"The Doctor In Spite of Himself"
is a satire on the medical profession. John Renfro will play the leading part of Sganarelle. The supporting players include Walter Lazenly
as Geronte. Don Clayton as Leandre.
Ronnie Magel as M. Robert, Jim
Holloway as Lucus. John Richardson
as Valere, Gay Hamilton as Lucinda,
Doreen Banninger as Martine, and
Claire Wood as Jacqueline. Jo Ann
Anderson will act as narrator.
Prof. Wallace N. Briggs is director
of the play.
Students connected with the Guignol Theatre are in charge of all arrangements, including publicity and
ticket sales. Tickets will be on sale
at the box office one week In advance.

The Hanging of the Creens, a Christmas program sponsored
annually by the Young Men's and Young Women's Christian Association and the Student Union Board, will take place at 5 p.m.
next Wednesday in the Great Hall of the Student Union.
John l'rolfitt, president of the YMCA, will give the invocation,
and Stanley Dickson, president of the Student Union Board, will
give the lenedictinn.
The Bethlehem Story will be read
by Kim Sanford. president of the
YWCA.
The Rev. Yandell Page,
student minister of the Maxwell
Street Presbyterian Church, will

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UK Rifle Team

Defeats Purdue
At Lafayette, Indl
UK varsity rifle team defeated
Purdue Rifle Team by a score of
9,
Nov. 22, at Lafayette
Indiana. UK's Billy R. Engle scored the highest points with 272 out

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portion of a letter sent to Maj.
Samuel W. Howell from the executive officer of the Purdue ROTC
Rifle Team states:
"I think that we owe you and your
team some praise. Thls'ts my third
season with the rifle team here at
Purdue, and during this period I
have fired In quite a number ' of
shoulder-to-should- er
matches. I sincerely believe that your team was
the most friendly and showed the
most sportsmanship of all the teams
Purdue has fired against in the past
three seasons. Our entire team
shares in this belief."
In a postal match fired with the
University of Denver, the UK team
was the victor again by a score of
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'Hanging Of Greens9
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Virginia Lutz
To Perform

At Musicale
Miss Virginia Lutz, soprano, will
be the soloist In one of the series
of Sunday Afternoon Mosicales to
be presented at 4 pjn. Sunday in
Memorial HalL
Miss Lutz joined UK's music fac'
ulty last" year and is currently a
teacher of voice and director of the
University Women's Glee Club.
Miss Lutz received a diploma In
voice from the New York Institute
of Musical Art and a graduate degree from the Juilliard School of
Music, New York. She has studied
with Enza Seronni, Belle Soudant,
and Coenraad Bos.
Miss Lutz is a native of Penn'

sylvania where she concertized exShe came to UK from
Greensboro College for Women In
North Carolina where she was instructor in voice.
Trumpet Obligato To Be Feature
'An unusual feature- - of Miss Lutz's
program will be a trumpet obligato
of one of Handel"? songs to be playV'- I
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ed by William George, a junior
music student.
The program will include "Music
for a While." by Purcell-Brittefour selections by Handel, "Let Me
Wander Not Unseen'" and "Or Let
the Merry Bells Ring Round" from
'L'AUegro';
"O Sleep. Why Dost
Thou Leave Me?" from 'Semele';
and "Let the Bright Seraphim."
from 'Samson'.
The second part of the program
will be composed of five songs by
Brahms. "Der Salamander," "The-rese- ,"
"Sonntag." "Auf dem
and "Meine Liebe 1st grun".
Also included on the recital will be
"La Bonne Cuisine," by Bernstein.
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Concluding the program. Miss
TV Instructions
Brucie Cruise, social director, is pictured alve showing University stuwill sing "Villanelle des Petite
dents how to operate the new television set in the Student Union. From left to right, standby Chabier, "A des Ois- eaux." by Hue, and three selections
ing, are Marty Solomon, Alan Bloomfield, and Marjory Calvaret; seated, Sue Clay Stewart,
by Debussy. "Beau Soir," "C'est
Pat Carter, and Jim Lucas. The set was purchased through ODK tag sales.
and "Aire de Lia" from
Prodigue'.
Miss Virginia Stallings will be the
accompanist for the recital. Miss
Stallings is also a member of the
University music faculty and has a
graduate degree in piano from Lou- the bulletin board at the cloak room. members, the Dean of Women, the isiana State University.
By JEAN GRANT
Members of the University WomStudents may select their own pro- Dean of Men, the Union director,
The new television set in the grams
en's Glee Club will serve as ushers
and stations on the set.
and the social director.
for the musicale.
Social Room of the Student Union
The Student Union is now in the
The Activities Committee sponsors
process of being redecorated. The
fais one of the many recreational
bridge tournaments and lessons. The
cilities offered by the Student Game Room, Music Room, and the
To
' Social
Room have been completed Sports Committee organizes contests
Union.
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in pool and ping pong. The House
TV set was donated to the and are open to students.
The
Popular and classical records are Committee acts as official hosts of
University by Omicron Delta Kappa,
An article. "The Constitutionality
senior men's honorary, for the use available to students in the Music the Union and sponsors the sweater
of Segregation Zoning Ordinances."
of the student body. The set is Room. Mrs. Margaret Crutcher is swings.
Coffee Chat sponsors informal by James S. Kostas, second year law
available to students every day un- librarian of the records. Students
til 10 p.m. On Friday and Saturday can make their own selections from discussion and talks followed by student, which will appear in the
nights when dances are scheduled a card file which is kept of each coffee periods. The Outing Club January edition of the "Law Jourin the building, the room is open record. The room is opened from sponsors outdoor activities such as nal," will be reprinted in the maga11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Monday hikes and mountain climbing. The zine, "The New South."
until 12 p.m.
"The New South" is published by
Arts and Poster Committee does all
A magazine of TV schedules is through Friday.
Activities of the Student Union art work connected with Union pub- the Southern Regional Council Oravailable at the information desk in
the lobby of the Student Union and are managed by the Student Union licity. The Public Relations Com- ganization.
Kostas is a member of the Law
a schedule of important or inter- Board which is composed of a maxi- mittee is responsible for setting up
Journal staff.
esting programs has been placed on mum of 10 students, two faculty plans to improve Union publicity.
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Law Journal Article

speak on "The Christmas Story."
The Baptist Student Choir, under the direction of Jim Woodward,
will present a program of Christmas
music.
The program will include
"The Carol of the Bells." "O Holy
Night." and "Gloria." They will be
accompanied by Bonnie Dickens.
Eloise Roberts, soloist with the
choir, will sing "The Love that
Came Down at Christmas."
Miss Jean Marie McConnell, of the
Extension Department, will lead the
audience in Christmas carols, at
which time members of the YMCA.
YWCA. and the Student Union
Board will hang Christmas wreaths
in the windows of the Great Hall.
The room will be decorated with
a Christmas tree, which will be furnished by the Board.
Barbara Halt YWCA director, said
that the Hanging of the Greens is
an annual traditional Christmas
program, but that many students
do not realize that this program officially opens the Christmas season
on the campus.
About 80Q persons attended .the
program last year. Miss Hall said.
Hanging of the Greens was begun approximately 20 years ago by
the YWCA. The program took place
in the Women's building, which is
how the Faculty Club building.
When the YWCA moved Into the
Student Union in 1939. lt invited the
YMCA and the Student Union Board
to participate in the affair.
Bart N. Peak, general secretary of
the YMCA. said the idea for the
Christmas program originated from
an ancient European tradition. It
has now developed into an
affair, he said.
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First Annual
Traffic Study
Held At UK
State district traffic engineers will
submit and discuss traffic problems
today at the final session of UK's
Traffic Enfirst annual five-da- y
gineering School. Diplomas will be
awarded to those completing the
study.
In the initial address Monday.
D. H. Bray, chief engineer of the
Kentucky Department of Highways,
said there was need of "a great
awakening of the public to the need
of modern highways in Kentucky."
"Since World War II we have
realized In Kentucky that our roads
are Inadequate for the present traffic," he told the traffic specialists.
He cited the problem of selecting
highway specifications for the
speeds of modern automobiles as a
"serious subject". He explained that
high powered ears turned out
cently by manufacturers have
creased the amount of traffic so that
highways are inadequate,
-it's absurd now to spend
dreds of millions of dollars on
ways built for a speed of 60 miles
an hour when traffic is traveling
as fast as 100 miles an hour." Brady
said.
"Where are we going?" the chief
engineer asked his audience. "We
must discover what is 'par' before
we can build our roads."
Prof. R. E. Shaver, head of the
UK Department of Civil Engineering, told the group the "prime purpose of the traffic school is to create
more interest in traffic problems."
The UK Civil Engineering Department was in charge of instruction
during the school, assisted by the
Division of Traffic of the Kentucky
State Highway Department.
State, county, and city traffic engineers from Kentucky. Ohio, and
Indiana registered for the school,
which Is for the purpose of making
a constructive approach to the main
traffic problems in Kentucky. The
group took several "field trips" to
illustrate different phases of the
study.
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For some unknown reason, nolxxly has yet been
south of McYey.
killed at the
of students streaming in from both Hose
Carloads
and Lime weave around other students dashing to
get to their 8 o'clocks.
It seems that every body w ho has a class that
early has it in one of the nearby buildings and they
all decide to drive up at four minutes 'till.
A UK cop would come in handy
here, but of course they are much
too busy .giving out parking
tickets.
Looks like it's up to us, so if
you have to get up that early,
brush the sleep out of your eyes and watch
where you're going.
You wouldn't want to be run over; it's such a
messy way to die.
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of people who don't like these forms of entertainment, however, must lie very small.
Last year the Student Government Association
recognized this recreational problem and tried to do
something about it by sponsoring a series of three
dances in the Union. The group lost
money on all three dances simply because students
weren't interested in them. It would seem pointless for another campus organization to suffer similar financial losses just to prove once again that
UK students don't want such dances.
When it comes to recreation, UK students are
pretty well set on finding their own for better or
worse.
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appeared in the'CCNY Ticker and then was reprinted in the Connecticut Campus, student newspaper of the University of Connecticut.
Tom Wilbom, managing editor of last year's Kernel and now serving with the U.S. Air Fort e, passed
the letter on to us. In his comment he says:
."I liope the writer of this has the wrong idea. I
should think the symbol mentioned should represent peace, goodwill, and international accord. But
. . . tlfe; perspective may !e quite different from
the front lines."

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:We are on the line for about a week now, and
compared to the last time I wrote you, and since
we were called out of reserve again for Bunker Hill,
things are about 100 percent worse. Patrol casualties are heavy. The enemy is sending over plenty
of "76V to keep us hopping. When I go down
of my time is spent
the hill every day,
in dodging those damn things. Our position now,
of course, is bad. We have the enemy practically
looking down our throat . . .
I read what you wrote alxnit "being proud of
me." Of course I feel quite flattered. However,
there are plenty more such as I; fellow riflemen,
fellow mortarmen who do the same things as I. It
is out of our group that comes the heroes. It is also
out of our group that come the casualties, and the
latter are heavy considering the fact that we are
only
of the Korean troops that are on
line, and that we are the ones who expose themselves to danger every day . . .
Somehow I feel that when it is all over, and the
memories still remain, we will not be too anxious
to tell our story, and it will lx? the job of the rear
echelon boys to make up the sea of stories, and that
of the legal officer back at division HQ to write a
novel of the fighting man.
I used to tell . . . that if I ever wrote a look,
would have to lx? an experience I myself had gone
it
through, which I thought would make good reading.
Well I am going through the experience now and
hope someday to do justice to the guys I live with
in telling their story.
In each story or novel there is a symbol. Tennessee Williams used the Class Menagerie and the
Streetcar. Even the Bible had its star and cross;
mine will be a light.
Each uight, at dark, to the left of our position,
the spotlight goes up over Panmunjohn, symbolizing the fact that it is neutral territory, and that there
are peace talks going on. We are three miles from
the neutral road, but the MLR
a scarce hundred yards from the road. Each night patrols from
both sides go out guiding themselves by that light;
and each night they carry in their dead by it.
If I ever write my story, this will be my symbol.
To me here on the front line and to the rest of us,
the light; is the symbol of the world that is failing
us, of he uselessness of good intentions when they
find their false pride and fancy meaning (which
are thinly veiled with their search for power), doing
nothing, but making the innocent suffer. The only
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thing in our modern world to us over here is. the
expert modern weapons we use and these are the
proof of the pudding that man' useshiylngenuity
to destroy himself.
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At the present time we do not believe in Peace.
We do not believe in the equality or worth of man.
We do not believe in our country or the people who
run it. We are 8.000 miles from home.
We believe in our families and our friends. We
believe in protecting each other from forces beyond
our control. We live from one day Jo the next day,
only occasionally thinking of tlie future jand even
if we Jive, what a rotten future. We have a belief
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in God lxyond all understanding.
We picked up a paper last week in which a politician predicted that the U. S. would not make any
decisions on the Korean truce until after the elections. Shall I send him a list of guys who were
killed in the last few months? Guys from New York
are lx'ing killed every clay over here, but two NY
columnists are engaged in a ridiculous argument
which is still hard to figure out. They are the type
of people who exert influence in my home town.
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One who realizes in the middle of
Party Boy
the evening that he's been kissing the wrong party.
What you pay $65 for, buy lxoks for,
Classes
of a ses
plan schedules for, and spend
mester thinking up excuses for.
Devices to enable students to get IS
Labs
hours' credit for 26 hours' work.
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'Of course I know about the birds and bees, Mary Ellen. I'm majoring in ornithology.'

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Soldier Writes From Korea
'. The following letter, sent from a soldier in Korea,
Was received by Dr. John Bauer, a professor of
psychology at City College of New York. It first

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By KATHY FRYER

Dances Aren 7 Wanted
By A Majority Of UK Students
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Speeding Traffic
Endangers Lives

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those who are themselves deficient in intelligence,
social standing, or economic wealth.
Education promises to lx the answer to the problem. Of course it will have to lie education that
goes beyond the traditional three I's. Our schools
will have to place more emphasis on how men are
alike rather than how they differ. Also, we will
have to give the insecure members of society a
than an absurd claim
stronger basis for
of superiority.
Ultimate brotherhood will he achieved in the
minds of men, not on the pages of the statute books.
Until such time as that brotherhood is as widespread as we like to brag it is, however, our minorities will have to depend upon legal decisions to insure them at least some measure of equality, if only
before the bar of justice.

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One of our readers recently suggested that
dances in the Student Union would afford a
heeded social opportunity to a large group of UK
students.
On the surface this sounds like a reasonable idea,
but in light of past performances on the part of
those students who would benefit most by such
dances, the program would Ix doomed to almost
certain failure.
True, unless one likes movies every night in the
week, has a car to go to the near-broadhouses
that permit dancing, or enjoys spending all his time
in one pf the downtown bistros, Lexington doesn't
offer much in the way of recreation. The number

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Prejudice Can 't Be Cured
With Legal Measures Alone
The recent U. S. Supreme Court ruling that outlawed Jim Crow practices on the nation's railroads
is proof that we are making some progress in the
fight to obtain civil rights for the 10 per cent of our
citizens who are discriminated against because of
their color.
More than legal guarantees will lc needed, however, before we can truthfully say that the minority
groups of our country are accepted as fellow human
beings. The mental illness that is the root of prejudice must be eliminated if we hope to cure the
disease.
The object of prejudice varies from one part of
the country to another, depending on the particular
groug in any one area that differs from the majority in respect to color, race, or religion. The biggest
single cause seems to come from a feeling of inferiority, since prejudice is usually strongest among

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But all of these people do not have the memories
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we have like one