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N.C. ESSAY
Tuesday, December 10, 1974
White’s Administration ‘ Not Lax’
By JOHN HAAS
Kssay Staff Hejxirtei
Brad White, SCA president, is,
according to council members and
members of the administration,
performing his duties well.
Marshall Thomas, a college senior in D
& P and SCA vice president, commented,
“This administration has been filled with
handling controversy. The council has
been very fair in, for example, the quiet
hours controversy.” Thomas added that
White had done his best to be fair to all
sides in that issue.
Martin Sokoloff, vice-chancellor, feels
that White is a “good president.” He said
that White is responsible and a hard
worker. Sokoloff feels that White
responds positively to the issues that
students raise.
According to Sokoloff, White has been
very active in trying to solve the
cafeteria problem. White has spent two
meetings discussing the cafeteria
problems with Woodrow Childress,
director of food services.
Another area White has been active in
is security.
When asked, White said that his
administration has not been lax,
although it does not have any landmarks
to its credit such as creating the snack
bar and obtaining color televisions,
which were done by past
administrations. It does, however,
oversee the operation of the snackbar to
insure its breaking even, and is currently
working on a plan to increase the student
activity fee for next year. He said he
plans to investigate complaints about the
practice rooms at some later date.
White said that Susan Summers, last
year’s SCA president, had helped greatly
before his installation by taking him
around and introducing him to people
that he would be working with throughout
the year. She also took him to meetings
he would need to attend, such as those of
the Board of Trustees, administration
and deans. “It will be hard to step in her
Association President Brad White (end of table) with Council members at weekly
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shoes,” Brad said, and added that he is
glad she is still here to help him when he
needs to draw on her knowledge.
White also feels lucky in having
Thomas as vice-president of the council.
He feels that Thomas “is dependable and
among students and council members.
There is, however, some discontent
According to Thomas, “I have heard
some discontentment with Brad (White),
both among students and council
members but Brad is in no danger of
impeachment.” Thomas did not say what
the discontent was about.
J.R. Stimson, a SUA member and
second year D & P major, when asked
about some complaints he had voiced
earlier about White, gave a tart “No
comment.”
Sokoloff and White both view the SCA
as a “funnel of communication between
the student body and administration”
which should be utilized. White is open to
suggestions and has invited anyone with
a complaint or comment to speak to him
or put them in his box.
Vacated for Rental
NCSA To Honor Segovia
By SHELLY MCPHERSON
Kssay staff Reporter
Maestro Andres Segovia, the master ol
classical guitar, will be honored at the
School of the Arts on Feb. 3, 1975. Segovia
has done much for the school and now the
school wants to pay tribute to him.
In 1964, the North Carolina School ot
the Arts became the first school in the
United States to offer a major in classical
guitar. Dr. Vittorio Giannini, the school’s
first president, suggested Segovia as an
instructor. He could not take the
position but suggested one of his best
students, Jesus Silva, for the job.
Segovia is highly acclamiea lor nis
mastery of the classical guitar. He is
credited with making the guitar famous
as a classical instrument not only used
for hard rock. For many years, Segovia’s
concerts have been selling out weeks in
advance. “It is no wonder, since he began
his recitals at the age of 14 and is now 82”
said Silva.
According to Silva, when Segovia gave
master classes here for two weeks early
in 1966, guitarists came from all over the
world just to hear him.
In another master class in 1971
Segovia listened to the advanced
^udents play, and though he had none of
his music with him, he was familiar with
the entire repertoire. Part of that class
was aired by a local television station.
“He was very gracious and had the
attitude of ‘I am here; use me ’ ”
commented Robert Ward, former
chancellor.
Segovia has inspired several
composers such as Manuel Ponce of
Mexico, Mario Castelnuovo Tedesco of
the U.S. Heitor Villa-Lobos of Brazil and
Alexander Tansman of Poland to write
music for guitar. He has also made many
transcriptions for guitar from music
written for other instruments, such as
piano and violin. These transcriptions
are an important part of the literature for
guitar here at this school.
When he comes again in February, he
will see the preparation for the opening of
the de Mille Theatre. It is hoped he will
also give a master class.
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outrage,” one of the students admitted.
“Where we sleep is our home. That may
sound idiotic, but I don’t have any other
home. I’d just gotten adjusted.”
Another student said, “It was just
really bad timing. Here we were studying
for final exams and we get a note undei
our door telling us we’re going to have to
move in with someone else. The leasl
they could have done would have been to
talk to us personally. I think they were
really inconsiderate. I don’t like the wav
they did it.”
“We thought at first we would resist,
but it’s hopeless,” a resident said. “Wf
did talk with Marshall Thomas (SCA vice
president) but he seemed pessimistic.”
Bogue Returns Home
BOGUE, From Page 1
spontaneity in this country. By future
exchanges both siaes can gain
enormously from each other.”
Bogue thought students should realize
“it’s here, rather than the Meccas like
London or New York, where it’s
happening,” and they should not to look
toward London or New York as the
ultimate criteria for good theatre.
“There are bad shows in both cities,” he
added, “At the same time, in order to
know good from bad, you have to see the
theatre that’s in the Meccas.”
“What could happen in Winston-Salem
is that one could become insulated and
lose the feeling for what’s good or bad,”
Bogue said. “I would encourage students
to have more exposure to what’s in New
York and elsewhere. One must be
exposed to a good deal of theatre in order
to tell the difference between good and
mediocre.”
Student’s Opinions
What did Bogue’s students think about
the course he had designed and presented
to them? John Doyle, a sophomore
drama student, said, “Basically, what I
liked was his approach to teaching
speech with acting. His exercises
brought speech right in with acting and
provided a very practical release
mechanism for acting. Bogue was simply
the best teacher I’ve ever had.”
Cindy Stewart, also a sophomore
drama student who acted with Bogue in
“The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie”, said,
“He verbalizes very well. He can tell you
exactly what he Wcints and what he
doesn’t like. He says ‘Spot on’ instead of
‘Right on’ to indicate when you are right.
And he is very specific.”
When he returns to Mt. View, Bogue
will start work on “Separate Tables” -
Teirance Ratligan, which he will direct.
Julia Carey, a colleague of Bogue’s at
Mt. View, will be at NCSA during the
Winter term as part of the London
exchange program.
The opinions of those who heard or
were taught by him is consistent - “We
have got to have Bogue come back!”
A Brass Floor
“This floor is mostly a brass floor. We
are mostly musicians. We have worked
out our schedules so our practice doesn’t
interfere with the other people on the
floor. We need the room,” a resident
said.
“I just can’t understand the
administration’s timing,” another
student said. “They should understand
how temperamental musicians are. This
has affected our practice and could
eventually reflect on our careers.”
Bob Hyatt, dean of students, said, “We
were faced with either closing a dorm,
which I was against, or renting our a
floor. Closing a dorm and moving the
people involved would have destroyed
the privacy of some 70 people. I was
definitely against closing an entire
dorm.”
“Another alternative was to increase
fees,” Dean Hyatt said. “I think most of
us were against any increase during a
school year.”
“We expect to bring in $10,000 to $12,000
over a 12 month period by renting a hall,”
Dean Hyatt continued. “Moore Manor is
continuously full and we expect to keep F
dorm occupied. Also, students may want
to rent a room to be used as a studio for
their work.”
In a meeting of the Student council,
Roland Buck, director of housing, said he
“Chose the first floor of F dorm because
the move will involve less students than
any other floor. The first floor of F has
mostly first year students and we feli
that older students should have priority
on single rooms.”
Marshall Thomas, studen'
representative, said, “I talked with
residents on the first floor of F and I weni
to the Student Council meeting prettj
upset about the move. But after listening
to the reasons and alternatives, I had to
agree with the administration. The move
is unfortunate, but necessary.”
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