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Thursday, March 11, 1971
The Carolina Journal
Page 5
In front of a capacity crowd, “Fuller explained Synergies (one of his favorite terms), and reexplained
synergies, and reexplained synergies again.”
“Everybody listened though, very intensely, even though some did not understand. He’s that kind of
Senius.” (photo by gordon briscoe)
Everybody listened intensly
Some did not understand
Charlie peek
„ The self-proclaimed title
strictly an average man” hardly
^ems an appropriate one for R.
“Uckminister Fuller, one of the
1^0 speakers at the sixth annual
^CC forum presented on March
•^> in the school’s gymnasium.
Fuller spoke to about one
thousand people, far more than
expected at the event. They
|*lled up the seats, they filled up
‘he bleachers, and they hung from
‘he balcony.
Ambling around the stage,
Using his hands emphatically, the
®‘uerly inventor, prognosticator,
?ud author spoke of man’s
Uhellectual place in the world.
. hveiy child is born a genius and
JUst gets de-geniused very rapidly”
he said.
He spoke of man’s inability to
achieve a practical type of
orward thinking and of his
f*®8ljgence to comprehend the
juteraction of all the synergies in
he physical world.
Fuller explained synergies (one
j ‘ his favorite terms), and
^explained synergies, and
explained synergies again.
^ Everybody listened though,
intensely, even though some
did
of
not understand. He’s that kind
genius.
fu,
he
He
asks, “Does man have a
n in the Universe?” Then
p «»iswers his own question,
dtering through the geometrical
equations, the listener arrives at
the answers.
‘‘Anyone that says
‘Technology is very threatening’ is
very, very ignorant, because our
universe is nothing but
technology.”
Our purpose? “To discover our
muscle isn’t it; our mind is it.”
“We’re here to be great
discoverers.”
He is a predictor of coming
events too. Some of his
predictions, made 30 or 40 years
ago, are . coming true... like
pollution. So everyone there is
paying attention to these
predictions.
In 1972, geodesic domes will
be used as dwellings. By 1975,
Red China will be fully
industrialized with great economic
power. His predictions don’t
sound like predictions; they sound
like cold, hard fact.
In the aesthetical realm, he is
both an optimist and a pessimist
regarding man’s future success.
There is presented one
prerequisite for this success
however. It is called a design
revolution. That is, thinking of
things in the sense of infinite
geometry rather than plane
geometry, the difference of which
is always 720 degrees. Here we go
back into equations.
Homespun philosophy is not
surprising from this man because
one learns to expect anything and
everything from him. “Truth is
first - lies are taught.” His greatest
hope for the future is the success
of this innocent truth. He’s just
that kind of genius.
News-In-Brief
The Rules Committee of the Student Legislature will
sponsor an open hearing on the new SGA constitution,
11:30, Monday, March 15, in the University Center. All
interested students are urged to attend.
A social committee meeting will be held Friday,
March 12 at 11:30, U209, University Center. From this
meeting, elections for an eight student committee will
take place. These eight students will make the final
decisions on all entertainment for next year. It is our
concern that new resources to brought into an old
stagnant committee. If you like a particular type of
music, please decide upon a representative who will
make your wants known. Be sure your group is present
at the meeting.
Coming to the Parquet Room, March 17th: JESUS
CHRIST, SUPERSTAR, sponsored by IXOYC, a
division of the United Religious Ministry.
If your club or organization wishes to be represented
in this year’s Rogues and Rascals Annual, please contact
Donna Stewart, 1109 Sanford Hall, 596-5970, ext. 437.
The final deadline is March 27 sJo please hurry.
Prices are $35.00 for one page and $70.00 for two
pages.
A music society is being formed on campus. All
students who are music majors or people who are
interested in any type of music are invited to attend. A
meeting will be held Wednesday, March 17, at 11:30 in
C-122. Please come!
The Teachers Auction (sponsored by UNCC
Civinettes) will be held on Wednesday, March 24, at
12:00 Noon, in the Union Cafeteria. UNCC Civinettes
meeting are held every 1st and 3rd Mondays of the
month at 11:30 A.M. All interested girls invited!
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