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volume 9 no. 4
Pollock
Resigns
As Dean
Will Remain
Until 1976
By BRYANT ARRINGTON
Kssay Slaff Hi‘porler
Ron Pollock, dean of drama since 1969
and formerly dean of Design and
Production, has resigned.
“Twenty months hence, I will be
stepping down from the deanship here at
school,” Pollock said.
“It was important to me that there be
enough time to find the right person to
replace me. I hope you wiU become in
volved in the search and the choice.”
Pollock, 42, submitted his resignation
to the board of trustees at their January 7
meeting. Although he was offered
another position at NCSA, he said his
plans for the future are not resolved.
Pollock said he resigned “because of
personal, family, and professional
reasons. Professionally I was beginning
to feel bogged down. I am no longer able
to affect changes that I believe ^e
department and students need. When
someone new comes to a job the ad
ministration expects changes will be
required and consequently provides the
means.”
The drama dean was severely
criticized in a student survey conducted
by Brad White in May, 1974. Pollock said
the much-discussed survey had nothing
to do with his resignation. The survey
consisted of unsigned questionaires. The
results as released by White indicated
dissatisfaction with William Dreyer,
James Beard, and Dean Pollock.
In 1970, Pollock resigned as dean of
Design and Production to become dean of
drama. Since that time, he has
introduced many new programs. Pollock
has been responsible for the visits of
prominent guest directors and
playwrights, the development of the
“Dome” as an additional performing
area, and innovations to the curriculum.
Drama students now have available jazz
dancing, tap dancing, and private
singing lessons to prepare them for
musical comedies.
Classes in speech and movement, with
See POLLOCK, Page 7, Col. 1
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page 1
Honors Segovia
BY SHELLY McPHERSON
Kssay Staff Keporter
In a ceremony filled with kind words,
standing ovations and the music he
helped bring from obscurity, Andres
Segovia received the school’s first
honorary doctor of fine arts degree last
week.
The ceremony for the 81-year old
classical guitar player was one of a
number of Activities he participated in
during a day-long visit on campus.
Segovia had lunch following the
ceremony with Dr. James Semans,
chairman of the board of trustees, his
wife, administration officials and invited
guests.
After lunch he had a master class with
students of Jesus Silva, guitar instructor,
who was himself a student of Segovia.
Throughout the day the maestro talked
animatedly with whoever approached
him and, despite his age, did not seem to
tire at any point during the day.
See SEGOVIA, Page 2, Col. 1
Kssa\ Photo
. . . And Agnes deMille
BY NANCY COZART
and JOHN HUBBARD
Kssa> staff Keporters
The emptiness of the campus over the
past week, can be attributed to one thing;
the opening show of the new NCSA Agnes
de Mille theatre.
At the reception after the Friday night
performance, Miss de Mille said, “At this
hour, I just can’t tell you how thrilled I
am; I’m exhausted.”
When asked what she thought of the
program de Mille replied “The Crumb
was remarkable, creative.”
The architects of the theatre were very
pleased with their work. Mike Newman
of Winston-Salem, said “You can see feet
and heads without craning your neck.”
Norman Pfiefer, the New York architect
found that the top step was incorrectly
designed, “The angle of the step makes it
shorter.”
Agnes de Mille was a member of the
original conservatory committee which
Kssay Photo
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Practice Room Problem
By BRYANT ARRINGTON
Kssav Staff Keporter
Students had complained about
conditions in the school of music practice
rooms before mid-December although
music department officials claimed in
interviews at the time that there were no
such complaints, the Essay has learned.
THE ASSERTION by students that
they had talked with department officials
about conditions in the music department
practice rooms is one of a number of
recent developments concerning the
rooms.
Also recently:
-Last month, Martin Sokoloff, vice-
chancellor, ordered one wall of a practice
room covered with carpet after students
complained to him about practice room
conditions.
-Buddy Engelbert, school accountant,
said that no one from the school of music
has ever asked about the availability of
funds to improve practice room
conditions.
-A Petition was posted outside the
practice rooms on January 30 by Greg
Denny and Curtis Faircloth. It reads,
“The one wall in Practice Room Q was
carpeted to see if the improvement in
accoustics would be worth carpeting
other practice rooms. The
administration would like to have the
music students’ opinions of the carpeted
room Q. If you feel that other rooms
should be carpeted to ensure better
accoustics, thus more profitable
practice, please sign your name below.”
As of February 3, there were 38
signatures representing all majors in the
music department on the petition.
-Phillip Dunigan, flute instructor, said
that he believed the quality of sound
reproduction is too poor for flute
practicing. He has forbidden his students
to use the rooms.
-THE INSTITUTIONAL Self-study
report said that the rooms were “too few.
poorly lit and ventilated, and
accoustically poor for practice.”
Schillin and Harsanyi were both quoted
as saying there were no complaints in Uie
December 10 issue of the Essay. Schillin
said at the time: “There is enough space
and adequate rooms.” Harsanyi said:
“The rooms are no better or worse than
rooms at other schools.”
Dan Kuehn, a representative of the
committee of students which regularly
meets with Nicholas Harsanyi, dean of
music, said the issue was brought up at a
meeting, “at least a week and a half
before Homecoming...”
Dale Stuckenbruck, also a student
representative, said a number of people
mentioned the issue at the meeting and
methods for improving the rooms were
discussed.
Scott Schillin, assistant to the dean of
music, said in December, that no faculty
member or student had complained to
him about any problems with the
See ROOMS, Page 2, Col. 1
THEATRE Page 7, Col. 1
Tuition,Fees
To Increase
INext Fall
By KEN BALLARD
Kssiiv Sijff
The obvious is going to occur by the
time students return to school this fall.
Inflation, as well as internal problems,
will force a rise in fees for the 1975-76
school year. In a memorandum dated
January 15, 1975, from Frank Ruark,
financial aid administrator, to students
on financial aid, projected tuition and
fees for this coming school year were
According to the memorandum, students
may well pay as much as $230 more a
year. A copy of the memorandums
See FEES, Page 8, Col. 1