FCC delays WDAV license renewal By PHILIP DUNCAN FCC said that an expectation isn't "Indicators are very good that Lawrimore discussed the pro- $18,000 will go for salaries and News Editor enough, that we must have actual we will go on the air in the fall." jected costs: "The transmitter $10,000 for general operating pledges." Lawrimore has been working on and antenna system will cost expenses. The total is, according The Federal Communications "Getting pledges at this early plans for the actual operation of about $50,000—this is essential to to Lawrimore, "extremely low, in Commission is holding up David- stage would take too much time," the station after the expected FCC get on the air with high power. comparison to other educational son College's application to renew Lawrimore explained, so an alter- approval is granted. "$21,000 will go for improve- stations' budgets." the license of radio station nate route will be proposed in "I drew up a five-page proposal ments in the studio, considerable WDAV. order to meet FCC regulations. summarizing what we proposed to improvement in classical records See rotated editorial, "The application is being held "We will show that the college and tapes, miscellaneous elec- page 4 up for four reasons," said Director' has liquid assets sufficient to tronic parts, and maintenance The proposal describes five of News and Photography Earl finance the radio station. equipment. potential sources of revenue for W. Lawrimore. "We haven't changed plans— "The 'automation option' is still the radio station. The first is a "First, they (the FCC) say we will still raise money for the listed at $36,000, but no decision direct fund-raising drive. they've never received a state- station. has been made on that at this "We hope to raise a substantial ment verifying that announce- "The third problem was simply time. If it were added, it wouldn't proportion of that initial $50,000 ments were made (on WDAV) a typographical error in listing the be until Spring 1978. to $71,000 from outside sources. notifying our intent to renew the total cost of high-power." ' "I don't know at this point how My wild guess is that we could license. "Fourth, we failed to note that much beyond $50,000 will be raise $30,000 to $40,000. "This involves announcing for Trustee John Trask is part-owner spent. It will depend on how much "Program sponsorship by com- six days in a row the fact that we of WBEU in Beaufort, S.C. That and how fast money can be raised mercial firms will also be sought. have applied for an FM broadcast doesn't cause us any problems— and equipment estimates." "Third, we will set up a sub- license. we just have to list it as such. Lawrimore "We have discussed a very scription service for regular lis- "The announcements were com- "These four little fine-print do, outlining anticipated costs, tentative operating budget of teners, providing them with a pleted Tuesday, and we must now items are all there is. Once taken and asked the trustees to endorse $28,000. The figure includes sala- program guide in return for send the times and text of the care of (by a letter of amendment), the current plans. ries for a part-time program contributions. notification to the FCC. it should be a short time before "They did so, and added that coordinator, a part-time engineer, "We will also have specialized "Second, we expected to con- we'll get approval — hopefully by 'ultimate authority (for the radio and a part-time secretary, as well programs for sub-carrier broad- duct a fund-raising drive to raise the end of this month," said station) must rest with the college as student broadcasters during casting. To receive these sub-car- the money for the station. The Lawrimore. administration'." holidays and the summer." rier programs, people must rent specially turned receivers from the programming source." The fifth moneymaker will be a Davidson Sports network. Broad- casts of basketball and football games will originate from WDAV Vol. Davidson College, Davidson, N.C. 28036 and "commercial stations will pay Vandals'destruction costs College thousands yearly or locks from people breaking the damage and notning will be By AMANDA HALL into rooms costs the college said further. Managing Editor another $1000. "It's very hard to tell who Vandalism of the grounds #*• The remainder to the did the damage because it was and buildings of Davidson $10,000 estimate comes from done incognito and no one will College costs the college over damage to groundcuchairs, or tell who did it. That is changing $10,000 a year, according to trash cans, broken EXIT lights, now. That is the final way it will Dean of Students Will Terry and the destruction of road signs, be defeated. Director of the Physical Plant and various other vandalism. "I think in some ways we Grover C. Meetze. "I'm not trying to catch have been too lenient in this. The destruction is not vandals," said Meetze, "It's up We've been ignoring it and centered on any specific area of to the deans and the students to hoping it will go away. Ob- the campus, according to ; establish some kind of social viously it hasn't," he said. Meetze, but is equally spread1 order here." Terry believes part of the throughout the facilities. The job of the members of cause of vandalism is the habit The most costly form of the physical plant staff is only to of people to want to change destruction is hall water fights, repair and to replace what things they do not like. He costing the college about $3200 a vandals destroy, according to thinks people should learn to year, but repairing ceilings Meetze. adjust instead. totals about $1500, as does "Vandalism hasn't been "If there are problems that replacing cut window screens. handled and that's part of the are manifestations of the gaps The repair of broken problem," said Terry. "We've in community life we ought to window panes totals to another generally said if we can find the do something about that, too," $1000. Destroyed doors, hinges, person we'll make him pay for he said.' 'And just being a heavy isn't going to solve the problem. * -*«•£«. "On the other hand we can't go to the extreme of blaming SAE's bring early Easter Davidson for me knocking a Wednesday night a group of cute. Then for one rason or door down, because that's self- pledges from the SAE fraternity another someone loses judgment defeating. allegedly egged three Patterson and goes too far. Gourt houses and streaked "They end up doing things that women's dorm, possibly entering other people don't think are funny College tabs new teachers one bathroom. or cute, and harm the organiza- "I got a call about 10:45 asking tion they represent." By DENNIS MCLAWHORN Folk Hero" and "Re-examining department has a BA from me to come to the ATO house," Terry explained the preliminary Asst. News Editor A Connecticutt Yankee: Mark Boston University, an MA from said Dean of Students Will Terry. action to be taken on the matter. Davidson will have seven Twain's Dream Quest Through the University of Michigan, and "Apparently a group of SAE "I Wish that the Patterson new professors next fall. This History". a Ph.D. from Princeton. pledges came into ATO looking Court Council would deal with marks one of the largest faculty Nelson's age, 28, aided his His specialities include for a composite that wasn't there. problems that stem from initia- turnovers in years. selection, according to Purcell. International Relations and "Some eggs were-thrown inside tions or activities on Patterson Dr. James Purcell, English "We were concerned with a Organization, Soviet and East the house as well as outside," he Court. chairman, said his department certain age bracket and also European Politics, and Com- said. "But I have very little confi- looked at 400 applications, from with balancing the upper and parative Politics. One of the eggs hit the wall over dence that organizations on the literally all over the world and lower ranks. He is in the lowest Linden's published works the ATO fireplace, others landed Court will impose sanctions on "ended up getting someone position of Ph.D." are "Csech Foreign Policy and in the carpeted living room, and one another. born seven miles from here." The new mathematics the Prague Spring", "Nor- some hit the floor in the eating "So I will start the process by The new English teacher, professor, Kay Ellen Smith, got mative Integration in East initiating a discussion between Randy Nelson of Mooresville, her BS degree from Bucknell in Europe 19O-19N", and "East Eggs were also thrown at the the leadership of the two organi- received his BA and MA from 19ft. She has been doing her European Interaction Pat- Phi Delt and Fannie A. Mabel's zations, ATO and SAE. N.C. State, and his Ph.D. from graduate work at Yale and terns". houses. "Problems like this begin to Princeton. expects her Ph.D. this year. Chairman of the Political "I've heard that they went in snowball, creating personal and Dr. Gil Holland com- Math fhsJrrft*.ft. Richard Science Department, Dr. one women's restroom, but that intergroup animosity as well as mented, "This person (Nelson) Bernard, remarked, "She's Proctor, said that Linden information came to me second- physical damage to property.