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N.C. ESSAY
Tuesday, May 14, 1974
N.C. tffAy
A RESPONSIBLE STUDENT NEWSPAPER
A Resource Ignored
Because of his extensive work at Indiana University which included work with Iannis
Xenakis and John Eaton, because of his work as a composer, because of the many
hours he has spent researching and preparing a weekly radio show on twentieth
century music, and because of his broad and general knowledge of music. Jay
Williams, the school’s piano technician is uniquely qualified as a teacher. Why, then,
when he has repeatedly offered to do so for no salary increase does Williams not teach
one or more credit courses for the music department or even the academic depart
ment? The Essay feels that it is great short-sightedness on the part of Dean Harsanyi,
the music department and the general school administration that this excellent
resource has been ignored. Why when the school is lacking in funds should it pass up a
chance to expand the curriculum at no extra cost to the school?
Sevin Pros and Cons
The chemical Sevin has been sprayed on and near the NCSA campus twice now. The
spraying was done by agents of the N.C. and U.S. Departments of Agriculture, in an
attempt to destroy the dreaded gypsy moth.
'I’here have been some effects shown on the campus other than the eradication of the
moth. There has been a reported outbreak of sore throats on the two spraying days.
Maureen Trotto, a teacher in Design and Production,, has taken her sick dog, Tartuffe,
to the veterinarian who says that the dog got ill because the chemical makes him extra
thirsty and he then drinks enough water to make him sick. Also, the Essay has learned
of damage to certain automobile paint jobs by the falling chemical.
On the other hand, Jane VanHoven, biology, ecology, and anatomy teacher here, has
-assured this writer that the chemical has been thoroughly tested by the USDA, is
definitely not lethal to humans or other animals, is not retained in the body as is DDT,
md is the only chemical that will safely get the job done.
The damage that the gypsy moth could do on this campus is unestimable. One
nypsy moth iarva eats one square foot of leaf, about four or five large oak leaves,
every day for at least 21 days. At this rate, and considering how quickly tlTfe gypsy moth
feproduces, the campus could be virtually void of foliage in a matter of weeks.
We do not feel that the damage that the chemical spray causes warrants its not being
ii.sed on this campus. There is clear and present danger that the gypsy moth could
destroy the plant life on this campus. To those who would argue against the use of any
i hemical spray we would simply ask: Would you rather not have a single tree on this
campus?
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college kids a hoot?”
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As far as the side effects are concerned, your sore throat will go away in a couple of
days, your dog or cat will be well soon, and if you wash your car within a couple of days
of the spraying, there will be no sign that the chemical was ever on your car.
We feel that the advantages of spraying Sevin on our campus, to be rid of the dreadful
gypsy moth meance and to have trees with green leaves on them, far outweigh the
small discomfort that we may experience.
Letters to the Editor. . .
We will assist the school, cafeteria
management and staff in any ways
necessary to stop these inhuman acts
immediately. Several students who wish
to remain anonymous, have expressed
their intense hatred for these acts and
are willing to stop them and rebute them
by any means necessary. None of us
intend to pose any type of threats of
violence or harassment, but when we see
these people treated like slaves we
recognize that there can be no
meaningful, positive, helpful relating
curtail them. We recommend to the
management and staff of the cafeteria,
that they do any actions necessary to stop
these practices. Even if it means letting
the trays stay on the table. We will, and
hope all concerned students will, support
them and back them. Marriott has
already sent out a memo to students
about this practice, but it only mentioned
the econimic aspects and results of these
inconsiderate actions of students. Each
of us believe that as sensitive artists, we
all should be sensitive to the human
I would like to publicly thank Mrs.
I5ianca Artom and Mrs. Marion Fitz-
Simons for their energetic and un
conditional interest in helping me find a
solution to my financial predicament this
past winter. They explored every
possible answer for me, taking to heart
the f>ravity of the imminent situation I
uas confronted with, 'nieir obstinate
l efusal to let me believe that, ultimately,
1 would be forced to leave school four
months before graduation, is one of the
lew good feelings this school has left for
me. 'llieir determination to “make
uaves” on my behalf instead of avoiding
it, gave me the extra courage to endure
the trying reasonings and pleadings, the
personal embarrassment and the mental
.ingui.sh. They were an example for me of
.1 most rare kind of strength; ‘positive
i'4gre.ssion and human compassion. 1
lliank you both, with much love.
Mary Endress
It has been increasingly obvious to
n ‘inbers of the black community here
(I campus, that the white kids on
c npus have no respect for members of
tt ■ cafeteria and janitorial staffs.
S eral incidents have happened so
r> 4ularly, that they have become more
ri : itine than exceptions. Many hostilities,
anger, pain and humiliation are growing
and getting more intense as we watch the
ladies in the cafeteria take up trays and
cli^an up unnecessary mess behind
students that obviously have no concern
for human dignity or the humane
ti eatment of the staff. 'I'hese people are
nwt slaves, maids or servants. They have
nc. been hired to perform these duties.
T!ie NCSA community is wrong if they
expect the black community on campus
til .sit back and allow this type treatment
of the cafeteria staff and janitorial .staff
t(i continue.
amongst us until we see signs of sincere
effort to treat all members of the black
race as humans. Although none of these
staff members are on the faculty or
doctors, etc. We believe all people are
guaranteed the rights to live and work as
human beings, regardless of their job
titles, etc.
Each of us are hurt, scorned and feel
like dirt when we see these acts practiced
daily and no effort is being made to
aspects of this situation. This letter is not
meant to be mysterious or anonymous. If
you have any questions or support to
offer, please feel free to contact Henry
Pankey or Ed Hood.
Let us all unite and stop these
degrading acts immediately...or else?!!
Concerned Students of the
NCSA Community
P.S. We have not overlooked the fact
that black students do this also, to a very
limited degree.
Yesterday at lunch I looked around the
cafeteria and saw a mass of unretumed
trays. I am appalled that students don’t
bother to return them. It just takes a
single student a few seconds to return his
tray where if everyone leaves his tray it
would take the cafeteria staff a great
deal of time to clean up after each meal.
Look you guys, we’re mature adults;
let’s stop being selfish and take the time
to put your tray up. It’s pretty
demoralizing to the cafeteria staff to
clean up after us like we’re children.
Thanks.
Brad White
SGA President
The release of Sevin, naphthyl-
Methylcarbonate, a Union Carbide
product, spray in the Winston-Salem
area on April 11, 24 and May 7,1974, is a
bold assertion of bureaucratic obstinacy
and shamefaced disregard for the health
of humans by governmental agencies.
Despite the claims that Sevin is har
mless, instances of illness on the days of
spraying, claims of damage to
automobile finishes, and perhaps most
sinister, the ignorance on the part of the
N.C. Department of Agriculture and the
City of Winston-Salem toward a city-wide
petition asking for no spraying for health
reasons, are all evidence of the bureaus’
total disregard for the people they are
supposed to be serving.
Alternative measures for the
eradication from the area of the highly
damaging gypsy moth are, of course,
necessary and desirable; but not at the
expense of possible health problems to
residents, and certainly not against their
written wishes, i.e., the petition.
Unfortunately, the policy if much
governmental action has been one of,
“Learn from your mistakes.” If only
these drugs were PROVEN, definitely,
not to be harmful to human life (not just
assumed so because of no previous
evidence, a highly empirical and
haphazard assumption), before they
were perpetrated on the mass
population, we would not have been
nearly as susceptible to such tragedies as
the Thalidomide births of the 1960’s, or
the effects of DDT on eagle eggs, fish,
and other animals.
Sonny Linder
National Student Lobby
Representative for NCSA
N.C.
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Editor: Marshall Thomas
Managing Editor: ‘'.onny Linder
Art Editor; Amy Salganik
Copy Editor: Robin Dreyer
Typist: Bill Wren
Advisors: Bill and M’Lou Bancroft