University of Louisville - Thoroughbred Yearbook (Louisville, KY)

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UNIVERSITY BOAT RIDE The University Boat Ride, which was held up to this year, was one of the Spring Semester's big events for University of Louisville students. This excursion up the Ohio River was spon- sored by the University Stu- dent Senate with the Social Committee being in charge of the affair. The Boat Ride was held last year on April 23. The students were sere- naded by the music of Cliff Butler and his Band. The event will always be re- membered by those who participated in it. The couples enjoyed sitting on the deck in the cool spring air. The Steamship Avalon left the dock at Fourth Street and River Road to begin its journey upstream. The couples strolled around the decks looking at the moonlit water and chatting to each other as the boat paddled on. Dancing on the lower deck was one of the many pastimes aboard the Avalon. The music ranged from jazz to waltzes. 7

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The time from March 1958 to March 1959 will be remembered for many years for the important events which occurred both nationwide and locally. Fulgencio Batista was suddenly overthrown by Fidel Castrog the Nautilus was the first submarine to go under the icy North Pole, Pope John XXIII was chosen to take the place of the deceased Pope Pius XII. The fads were many during the year. While chil- dren paraded around in space suits, their parents watched the stampede of adult TV westerns. The hula hoop craze caught on all over the nation and was inadvertently reflected in the exterior design of our new University Center. The styles of women's clothes from trapeze to shirtwaist seized the fancy of coedsg the men were forced to sit back and wait until the women tired of this new fad. Throughout the country, newspapers raised their prices and our Courier-Journal and Louisville Time: increased to seven cents. The students saw many buildings being added to the campus. The University Center was at last completed, the Reynolds Metals Building was given to the University, and work was begun on the new Men's Dormitory. The Old Biology Building was renovated and renamed the Edward S. Jouett Hall. The faculty and students will not forget the can- cellation of classes that spring day due to the heavy snowfall. Nor will they cease to remember the pride they felt having the basketball team play in the NCAA Tournament. The University Student Sen- ate introduced the' revolutionary idea of electing each Commission Head individually. Strolling on Howdy Walk fpictured at right! students became acquainted with the University of Louisville for the first time. It links the important buildings on Belknap Campus together-the Uni- versity Center, the University Library, and the Ad- ministration Building. The graduating seniors gathered along it before they began theirshort walk to the front of the Administration Building to re- ceive their diplomas. Your Thorougbbred contains many memories- events which you will recall in the years to come and will look back upon as the good old days. We begin these recollections with the University Boat Ride. iPhoto by Larry Spitzer!

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BARBERSHQP QUARTETS The Barbershop Quartet Contest, sponsored by the University Student Senate, features competition between student groups in barbershop singing. There is no limit to the number of quar- tets that a student organization can enter in the contest. The Ways and Means Commission is responsible for making the evening a gala event. The mellow tones and musical arrange- ments, along with the colorful attire, help make this affair one of the finest of the Spring semester. The Society for the Pro- motion and Encouragement of Barbershop Quartet Singing in Ameria governs the rules of the singing. Brother and sister, Neville and Carole Caudill, pose together with the winning trophies. RIGHT: The winning streak was once again repeated as Phi Chi won the Men's Division by singing Mister Moon and Mood Indigo. Pi Beta Phi took home the trophy of the Women's Division with their rendition of Floatin' Down and Sweet and Low.