Volume X No. 3
North Carolina School of the Arts
Friday, February 27, 1976
Crime Hits Campus
By BECKY YANCY
and GARRY WASSERMAN
With disturbing occurances at
the railroad area and the college
dorms, administration and
i>^dent services are making
modifications on the security
system. At a special convocation,
Chancellor Robert Suderburg
discussed these problems with
students; a conclusion reached
was the administration and the
students working together to
solve these problems.
Incidents such as rapes,
robberies and stabbings have
been reported; the railroad track
area is virtually unsafe,
especially on weekends. One
student said, “I was returning
from Mickey’s with two other
people last Saturday night, as we
were crossing under the railroad
tracks, we saw and heard
movement and noise in some
bushes. We began to run, and
though we saw no one, we were
siure that someone had been
there.” (Coincidentally, the next
day, a stabbing was reported.)
"'On February 2nd, Robert
Suderburg announced some
projects to remedy this situation.
The plans included, the
installation of peepholes in all
doors, l^iunty having a regular
foot patrol pattern with no set
time guidelines, locking of
College dorms at all times, and a
system (to be worked out) that
will eliminate the use of another
security guard (who will be on
Town Meeting
By LYNDON FULLER
Essay Staff Reporter
On January the 14 a town
meeting was held. Students,
members of the community and
the press were invited to hear
discussion for long-range plans
on the school, specifically the
construction of a performance
place on campus.
Also discussed were feasibiUty
study results concerning use of
the Carolina Theater by the
school and expansion of the
campus in the Bailey Street
project.
Samual M. Stone, Director of
Development, urged those
present to weigh several factors
in consideration of the studies:
NCSA’s theater requirement for
educational programs, the public
service role for NCSA, funding
and time, mid-range and long-
range growth, performance
versus training, accessibility of
facilities and the conservation of
resources.
Also released at the meeting
were, an architect’s feasibility
study that recommends that the
City of Winston-Salem buy the
now-vacant Carolina Hotel and
Theater and lease the property to
the school for a major
performance center.
The study done by Newmw
VanEtten Winfree Associates,
says that restoration of the 1929
vintage structure “is not only
feasible, but is a practical
solution to needs of the
community and its institutions.”
The CaroUna Hotel is presently
owned by the Piedmont
Publishing Co., publishers of the
Journal-Sentinel, which for
$175,000 they bou^t last Aug. 7.
The Com. is ccmsidering a swap
of down-town property after the
school has shown financial
stability in taking over the
Theater and Hotel.
The estimated cost of operation
under a 25-year lease from the
city, would come to $77,900
annually, to come out of the
school’s budget. The Theater
would be in use 280 days a year. It
would also help to attract
conventions to Winston, because
of its location close to ^e Hyatt-
House hotel and convention
center.
The renovation cost at close to
$2 million, compared to an
estimated ^ miUion for a new
building that would meet all the
needs of the school.
The 2,482-seat theater, which
has two balconies, was hailed at
the time as the finest in the
southeast. The property was sold
in 1956 to North Carolina
Theaters, Inc., later apart of
ABC Southeastern Theaters Inc.,
for a price of about $800,000.
“Baily Street” was also
discussed. The area, which is
part of the city’s community
development program, will be
sold to the school once residents
have been relocated and the
houses and other buildings have
been cleared of the area. The new
housing would be a project of the
NCSA Foundation, the former
being a source of income for the
school.
On January 30, the Board of
Directors met to discuss the
plans on the Carolina Hotel and
Bailey Street their vote was in
favor. The next step is the North
Carolina State Legislature.
duty between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m.)
and the construction of a gate
around the Dickson St. entrance
and the railroad tracks.
Suderburg, as well as some
students, have urged everyone to
“take these measures seriously”
and to “help security any way
one can”.
The following week, Dr. Roland
Buck, director of college
residential life announced some
of his own efforts on this matter.
Some plans included putting
security telephone numbers on
metal plates and distributing
them everywhere; also the
installation of special phones
having a direct line to security
guards on duty.
Other plans included revision
of the visitors policy. Dr. Buck
said, “Any visitors coming on
campus at night will be escorted
by a security guard to the room of
the visitee, then the visitor (with
identification) will go to a house
parent and will receive a pass.
Dr. Buck went on to say that,
“Anyone found wandering on
campus with no purpose will be
prosecuted for trespassing, and
any student found propping open
a locked college dorm door will
be automatically suspended for
one week.”
In summary Dr. buck made a
personnal statement to all
students, “Be careful, use
peepholes, walk in groups when
going off campus, do not leave
doors open; and please cooperate
with security even though it
might mean some inconvience.
We are spending money to
protect students, but if no one
cooperates, all of these steps will
be worthless.”
Since implimenting most of
these measures, crime on
campus has been relatively quiet.
Chancellor Suderburg
Suderburg
Taking Leave
From March, 1976 through August, 1976, Dr. Suderburg shall take
partial leave to take the Guggenheim Fellowship awarded in 1974 but
deferred until this spring and summer.
The Guggenheim Foimdation has agreed to his remaining in
Winston-Salem and continuing with general administration of
financial affairs at NCSA as well as representing NCSA in Chapel Hill
and in fund-raising.
Martin Sokoloff, will officially stand in the stead of the Chancellor
during this absence; James Senter, Vice Chancellor for Finance, wiU
oversee all fiscal operations of the School. Both will report to
Suderburg weekly.
With the recent assignment of Vice Chancellor Sokoloff to the
position of service and educational programs of the School, studoits
and faculty are requested to bring matters relative to their Arts area
directly to his office, on advise of and-or consultation with their
respective Deans. His past assignment as General Administrative
Expediter will continue.
Mr. Sokoloff will bring unresolved situations to the Chancellor’s
attention and request that he personally deal with the studoit or
faculty member involved, again on advise of and-or consultaticm with
their respective Deans.
Vice Chancellor James Senter will oversee Maintenance,
Housekeeping and Security. All matters relative to these areas should
be brought to his attention. Further, Mr. Senter will function as ffice
manager for the School and Foundation, advising all offices on
procedural matters.
Summer Session
By ERIC EDBERG
ContrlbntJng Reporter
Plans have been made for a busy summer at N.C.S.A. There will be
offerings for students at all ages and levels and also many interesting
opportunities that a student would not be exposed to during the regular
school year.
NCSA’s 1976 Summer Session will consist basically of five week
programs offered by each of the four arts schools. The Dance, D&P
(Visual Arts), and Drama programs will commence June 20 and
terminate July 23, while the Music programs will last from June 13 -
July 16, due to considerations involved with the International Music
Program. The later will be held June 14-July 18 in Winston-Salem, July
19-August6 in Italy (for orchestra, voice and guitar) and Switzerland
(for piano). These five week programs fundamentally offer the same
type of arts work that one receives during the regular school year, and
carry either one high school unit or three hours of college credit. The
cost for room, board, tuition, health, and activity fees is $345 for in
state residents, $460 for out-of-state. With permission, those who wish
to eat and sleep off-campus can pay $200 less.
The School of Academic Studies, William Baskin, Dean, will offer
high school courses in English, Social Studies, math, and science: Vt.
unit credit each, at $30 in-state, and $80 out-of-state. Students may take
up to two courses, and no college courses are to be offered.
The School of Dance, Robert Lindgren, Dean, offers one five week
program, junior high through college, in both ballet and modem.
There wUl be classes in pointe, adagio, character, dance history and
criticism, drama and music appreciation with regular NCSA faculty
and guest teachers.
The School of Design and Production, John Sneeden, Dean, offers a
visual arts program for high school and beginning college students.
There wiU be intensive studio work in the areas of drawing, color and
design, graphics, sculpture, and ceramics; seminars in art history
and various field trips to exhibits and galleries; two art studio classes
each day, one in the morning and one in the afternoon.
The School of Drama, Ronald Pollock, Dean, will offer a nwiber of
programs, under the direction of Lesley Hunt. The main five-week
program will consist of classes in improvisation, acting, scene study,
creative writing, singing, dance, period and style, and technical
theatre. Also featured are field trips to area productions and galleries.
There will be two Vh week “Exploratory Programs” for students in
grades 8-10, as well as two “Six Day Workshops for Teachers” (with
tuition paid by the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction).
Also two 2% week programs will be given in “Cultural Arts for the
Deaf,” with classes in mime, acting improvisation, creative writing,
dance, drawing, sculpture, technical theatre, and field trips. Ms. Hunt
hopes to have approximately fifteen deaf persons aged 1^22 involved
with both of these sessions. There will be some staff from Morganton
School for the Deaf Uving on campus with the students, and a deaf
actor from the O’Niel Foundation’s National Theatre for the Deaf
present as a guest teacher.
The School of Music, Nicholas Harsanyi, dean, will have a virtual
plethora of programs this summer. Three of these are five week
programs. The first “Private Lessons for All Ages”, is an opportunity
to study under and have master classes with the NCSA music faculty
without enrolling in the International Music Program. Two other
programs, “The Super Band” and the “Junior High Instrumental
Program’ ’ will be under the direction of Robert Clark. The former wiU
encompass study and performance of the best band music with well
known directors from North Carolina and the rest of the nation,
private lessons, theory, and is aimed at kids in senior high; the latter
is for those in junior high and will offer lessons, theory, ensemble, with
select faculty from the North Carolina PubUc Schools. There will be
one week workshops in piano, percussion, saxaphone, woodwind, and
vocal pedagogy.
Of course, the real pride and joy of the School of Music will be the
eight week International Music Program, which is to give orchestra
musicians, pianists, guitarists, and singers five weeks of intensive
study, rehearsals and performance in North Carolina followed by a
three wedc tour of I^y.