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  • page 2 THE WESTERN CAROLINIAN TUESDAY OCTOBER 29,1974 Contrasts and priorities Saturday's Inauguration and Founders Day celebration was certainly marked by contrasts. At the inauguration new WCU Chancellor H. F. "Cotton" Robinson was robed in stately academic regalia, but at the free barbecue and inaugural "ball" he was clothed in stiff new denims and a cotton shirt. He even made a short clog on Whitmire Stadium's astroturf with a group of faculty members and administrators. We must admit, "Cotton" took us by surprise. Over the past four years Western has had administrative leaders of markedly different styles, but none of them could measure up to Robinson's get- down-to-the-people attempt Saturday night. Fortunately, the mountain-reared Robinson seemed to know what he was doing. WCU has always suffered from a lack of understanding by the local folks. Some are convinced that WCU is the center of the world's drug trafficking, and students are at best petty thieves. Instead of having a formal ball, Robinson judiciously opted for the free barbecue and clog feast in the stadium. Judging from the response of the crowd, the ball was an overwhelming success. The day didn't go without its disappointments. Governor Jim Holshouser refused to be publicly cowed into agreeing to moving up the construction date for the remaining 3.5 miles of the four-lane road from Sylva to Cullowhee. Despite several repeated attempts by Robinson and a few other university speakers, the governor's only yield was "We're working on it." Many of the visitors from other institutions were amazed that so few students attended the inauguration. No doubt most here have seen such rapid transitions from one chancellor to another in the past three years that one more didn't matter. If we could change anything about the day, it would be Robinson's priorities for the University. He has stated that a new $3.4 million high-rise administration building would be his first physical concern. The building would also contain a museum of mountain heritage. In our opinion a massive addition to the library should be the top priority. The University's self-study committee concluded that Hunter Library currently "falls short of meeting the needs of the University." While Robinson has announced plans for a $4.3 million addition to Hunter, we are disappointed when this vital project is upstaged by an office building. TllE: Wl=.5TIE^ [ZjMPnLtrWiAKi Published twice weexiy uirough tne acaueinic year and weekly during the summer by the students of Western Carolina University, Member: Collegiate Press Service, Intercollegiate EDITOR-IN-CHIEF ..... DWIGHT A. SPARKS BUSINESS MANAGER ....... . „MIKE KILLAM Offices, first rioor Joyner, poone Z83-/267. Mailing address, Box 66, Cullowhee, NC 2*72% Subscription rates, $4.00 per year. Letters to the Editor Flicks future uncertain The Film Conspiracy is in trouble. You remember—that little band of dedicated film- lovers who started an alternative to the Ritz and the UC Cinema and, against all the dire predictions of the scoffers ("who in Cullowhee wants to see good movies? All you'll get is half-a-dozen young faculty members, two transfer students who haven't yet contracted Cullowhee taste, and a derelict or two who sleep in Forsythe Auditorium on Tuesday nights anyhow, and they won't pay.") We resented the calumnies against the taste and finances of Western's students and staff, and we bet against all the odds that people would pay a buck to see a good foreign, classic or oddball movie; and last year we figured we'd won; we ended up with a small financial surplus. This year seems to be different. We don't know whether it's because the Film Conspiracy is too successful as a conspiracy and nobody knows about us (aided by the fact that two of our movie reviews-before-the-show never got published), or if it's because the average Cullowhee student (and even apparently the exceptional one) just can't be bothered to read subtitles; or if it's part of a campus-wide plot to stamp out subversive, foreign, classic, and oddball influences (aided by the UC Cinema, which has started to run free flicks on Tuesday nights). Whatever it is, it's work ing; our surplus is about gone, and without money, we can't rent the films. (If you think a buck is a lot of money, think about shelling out $135 plus shipping, of your own money, to see a two-hour movie. We want to see good films in Cullowhee, but not that badly!) So it comes to the crunch. What do we need to do? Rent a sound truck before every film? Get a different kind of film? Or dissolve the Film Conspiracy and go watch television? Everyone who has an idea and wants to help keep us going is invited to stay a while after the show this Tuesday and help us plan strategy. We'll probably meet again the following Tuesday to lay out the alternatives and make a decision. We hate to see the Film Conspiracy go down; there's little enough to do in Cullowhee, and we think our films add a little excitement, a little food for thought, and a different window through which to view the life and art of other cultures and other times as the world's great film makers have recorded them. But it doesn't come free—we have to rent the films, and if you people out there won't chip in and pay to see them, we can't show them; we aren't getting a penny of your student appropriations. So come tell us what to do this Tuesday night— or where to go. Sincerely, Allen M. Moore Biology Department J Inauguration FROM page 1 conviction, the faith, and the spirit of sacrifice displayed by the founders of the little Cullowhee school in 1889. The inauguration was followed by an afternoon celebration of Western Carolina's First Founders Day, honoring the institution's founder, Robert Lee Madison, and others who made large contributions to the university's progress. The occasion also served as a celebration of WCU's 85th anniversary. "JDream A Long Shadow," an historical pageant written for the occasion by Lillian Wyatt Hirt of Cullowhee, recounted the institution's history in tableau. The pageant was read by Betty Cooper Hirt and David F. Hirt, and was directed by William Paulk, WCU assistant professor of English. As the finale of the pageant, Dr. Robinson presented miniature replicas of the Chancellor's medallion of office to former heads of the institution or. their descendents. .The day ended with a barbecue dinner and "inaugural ball"—an old-fashioned square dance held in E. J. Whitmire Stadium. Morgan As a college student and a member of the Board of Al- dermen (city council) in Chapel Hill, I have worked hard to get young people involved in politics. Many of my friends have asked questions about Robert , Morgan, the Democratic nominee for U. S. Senator. I endorse Morgan 100 per cent. Robert Morgan is concerned and knowledgeable about inflation, farm problems, and the average consumer. Students lookingforjobsknow how bad the economy is, and it is the Nixon-Ford administration that is destroying the dollar. Let's not make the mistake of sendinganother Republican to Washington. I urge students and other college and University people to elect Robert Morgan U. S. Senator on November 5. Sincerely, Gerry Cohen Chapel Hil'
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