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Naes was promptly Allen lrby, assistant senior engineer at WU's Hilltop Power Plant, keeps a coal-burning boiler stoked up for dismissed and the subsequent use. Plant officials were waiting for a call from Laclede Gas about possible reductions in gas supplies. investigation indicated that possible misuse of funds included, but was not Higher Fuel Costs, Inconveniences Accompany limited to, the payment of $50,000 by payroll checks to two persons not per- Winter Weather's Unusual Cold and Snow forming services for the University, an Compared with some other univer- sity's Power Plant, have jumped 44 per unauthorized trip to London by Naes sities that have had to shut their doors cent so far this year over last year's, at the University's expense, non- temporarily or reduce temperatures to and, even though regulated by Mis- compliance with University bidding below 60 degrees because of gas and souri's Public Service Commission, procedures in the awarding of con- coal shortages, WU has fared rela- will probably continue to increase on a struction contracts to a friend's firm, tively well during this winter's unusual monthly basis. The University's Hill- charging personal long distance calls dips in temperature and onslaughts of top Power Plant spent an increased to the University and failure to snow and ice. $19,000 on gas during December and account for a substantial advance Fuel supplies have been adequate if January even though the amount of travel payment that she obtained carefully-controlled, no major gas used was reduced with increased shortly before her dismissal. weather-related accidents, either to amounts of coal being substituted. The Last March, a St. Louis City Circuit automobiles or to persons, have been Euclid Plant spent $94,000 more this Court grand jury indicted Naes on six reported, and alternatives to supplies year on gas. counts of stealing over $50. The indict- of salt, ice-bound on barges in the Although coal prices have not ment charges her with approving pay- middle of the Mississippi River, have increased radically for the past three ments to herself of $5400 for boarding been found. The greatest burden to years, the University, on the Hilltop nonexistent dogs at her farm near bear, in addition to the winter-time Campus alone, spent $26,000 more for Beaufort, Missouri. She has pleaded doldrums, may be the impact of coal in December and January this not guilty to the charges. increased fuel usage and prices on the season than last year. Flynn explained Peter Ruger, WU General Counsel, University's budget. that coal is being used in larger said that normal legal procedures were Figures recently tabulated show amounts than normal at the request of being followed in the prosecution of that utilities, including gas, coal and Laclede Gas, WU's gas supplier. the case. Evidence gathered by electricity, have cost the University "Usually we burn mostly gas and a University auditors was turned over to approximately $178,000 more during small proportion of coal," he said. the Office of the Circuit Attorney of December, 1976, and January, 1977, "This year we are burning more coal the City of St. Louis. In addition, the than during the same two months last because gas supplies are limited." insurance company bonding Univer- year. Of that amount, $52,000 was If gas supplies would be signifi- sity employes may bring a civil action spent for utilities at the Hilltop Power cantly reduced in the St. Louis area, against Naes to recover the financial Plant, with the other $126,000 spent at Flynn said that the University could losses suffered by the University. the University's Euclid (Medical heat campus buildings fairly effective- At present, Ruger said, the trial has School) Power Plant. ly by burning even more coal. been delayed because of a dispute con- Natural gas prices, according to In an effort to conserve energy, (Conlinued on page 4) Robert Flynn, manager of the Univer- (Continued on page 3) Elmer Spies, Dust Dies (Almost) in WU's Student Radio Drama The rigors of academic life can hamper creative flights of fancy like the caging of so many high-flying birds. For at least four WU students, however, academic tasks seem only to serve as tinder for their imaginations. Sophomores John Barnes, David Lathrop, Greg Tiede and junior Neil Caesar set the tapes in motion last semester at WU's radio station KWUR with an original, 1970's spy series, "Elmer Rungate, Agent of Trikon." This semester the series will again be carried by KWUR beginning Tues., Feb. 15. The Monday through Friday drama will be broadcast at a new time, 10:30 p.m. The four, as founders and now as board members of Missouri Theatre of the Air, a WU group whose pur- Richard /V. Levine pose is to promote the development of Take cover! Here comes Dr. Dust. An episode of "Elmer Rungate, Agent of Trikon" is recorded at new radio drama, hope "Elmer" will KWDR's studio (from left to right) by Greg Tiede, as the narrator, Britt Thomas, sophomore, as the second be only the first of a number of mate on Trikon's submarine, the Hornet, Neil Caesar, as Elmer, and David Lathrop, as the first mate. student-originated dramatic works for take over the world. books from the '30's and listening to radio. Lathrop, a drama major and The main agents of Trikon repre- old series' tapes, "Elmer" is, Barnes the series' director last semester, urges sent the three countries. Russian agent said, definitely a product of the 1970's. students with ideas to call him. Dmitri Josipovitch Malensky is the "Our plot and characters are more "Elmer" grew out of an idea for a quintessential Renaissance man, who complex than those in '30's dramas, pulp magazine serial by versatile seldom falters when grappling with where the good guys were usually Barnes, whose double major in physics world crises, but trembles to his socks clean-cut and ate Wheaties and the and technology and human affairs when confronted with women. Ling bad guys were either gangsters or doesn't prevent him from writing Tsen, female and Chinese, holds 17 Orientals. Our villains must be univer- poetry, acting in stage productions degrees, five of them doctorates, sally evil, second cousins to Satan." and reading encyclopedias as if they speaks beyond the comprehension of How to actually produce a radio were Captain Marvel comic books, everyone, but is hopeless with a gun. series was learned by the four the hard (one of the sources of some pretty American agent Elmer Rungate, the but perhaps best way—in the studio. esoteric material in "Elmer"). series' namesake, is a crack shot and a Tiede, a chemical engineering major, "The establishment of KWUR highly trained sleuth who effectively the series' director this semester, casts made the four of us, who are all fingers villains. Elmer, however, also characters and decides what sound friends and who have all had theatre has some idiosyncrasies—an apart- effects will be needed, and then brings experience, want to revitalize radio ment as disordered as Fibber McGee's everything together at the recording ses- drama," Barnes said. "Almost closet and culinary tastes that include sions. Sound effects— some live, (the nothing new has been done in the cherry pizza and peanut butter-cottage group has acquired a blank gun this medium since the 1930's when it was cheese sandwiches. semester),—and some already recorded at its peak." Although the sources of evil that on a set of well-worn 78's owned by The four pooled their thoughts over Trikon agents battle vary, the series' KWUR, are taped with the voices. a few dinners together and came up arch villain is a mysterious Dr. Dust, Others are "mixed" in later. with a general outline of the "Elmer" who seemingly defies death. An extra-added attraction on the series, which includes six adventures Gags, particularly WU-related, series this semester will be original to date, broken down into fifteen- provide some dependable dashes of theme music, composed by Caesar, an minute daily episodes. Barnes, who humor to what is essentially a serious English major who also plays trumpet served as chief script writer last spy drama. In the series' first adven- in the University's Wind Ensemble. semester, also functioned as chief ture "Deep Freeze" (which ended "Recorded music will still be used for scenarist, a job he is still responsible before Christmas and was not related suspense, but our theme, which is for this semester. As chief scenarist he to current weather conditions), a combination of the themes of provides the 10 to 15 other student pirates, using an ultrasonic device, dis- Hawaii Five O and James Bond script writers with a plot and character integrate ships traveling the trade movies, will be used for the openings outline for each episode. routes near Antarctica. When his and closings of episodes, as well as The series focuses on the globe- manure-carrying ship, the David P. back-up music to certain characters." protecting activities of the agents of a Wohl is hit, a crewman exclaims, So when the guitars begin to strum, secret, world-wide security organiza- "We're going down. The fertilizer is the pianos play and the trumpets blare tion named Trikon. It is so-called hitting the turbines." The ship's physi- at the opening of a new adventure of because the leaders of three (tri) cian, a grandmotherly sort who feeds "Elmer" on Feb. 15, tune in to countries (kon)—Russia, China and everyone chicken soup and reads them KWUR at 90.3 on the FM dial and the United States—founded it to stories, is dubbed Dr. Danforth. find out how Elmer, Dmitri and Ling protect the world against major Although using some of the devices Tsen uncover a Nazi plot in South security threats after renegade military of 1930's radio drama, which the four America to conquer the world. leaders of these countries attempted to learned about by reading radio hand- (Janet Kelley) Dr. Danforth Selected to Serve Winter On National Medical Councils (Continued from page 1) Chancellor William H. Danforth was recently elected to the 21-member Chancellor William H. Danforth has Council of the Institute of Medicine urged employes who work in buildings (IOM) and was also named to serve on where the thermostats are controlled the National Advisory Allergy and by the occupants to reduce the Infectious Diseases Council of the temperature to 65 degrees during the National Institutes of Health. day and, if possible, lower at night. At The IOM, a branch of the National the Power Plant, Flynn said that Academy of Sciences, is composed of efforts are also being made to conserve 306 leading members of the medical energy. and other professions. Their purpose If snowy and icy paths and stairs is the study of policies and problems around campus have a dark and dingy that affect health. The organization is look about them, it's because cinders governed by its president, David A. are being substituted for bulk salt. Hamburg, M.D., and the Council. Dr. Robert Reinhardt, assistant vice Danforth has been a member of the chancellor, said that the University, IOM since 1971. Three others on the which started off the winter WU faculty also have been honored Richard N. Levine optimistically enough with 107 tons of with membership in the IOM. They Aleksander C iechanski. St. Louis Symphony cel- bulk salt, is now down to several tons are: Jerome R. Cox, Jr., chairman, list (left), and William Schatzkamer, professor of which is being reserved for use on Department of Computer Science, music, will perform Feb. 14 at Graham Chapel at critical areas. School of Engineering and Applied 8 p.m. Any salt which is brought into the Sciences; David M. Kipnis, M.D., city—most of it has been tied up on Busch Professor and head, Depart- Spring Chamber Music Series barges locked in ice on the ment of Medicine, of the University's Features Symphony Musicians Mississippi—is being distributed first School of Medicine; and Lee N. The first of a series of three to the City of St. Louis and to the Robins, professor of sociology, chamber music concerts, offered by County. Reinhardt said there is a Department of Psychiatry, also of the the WU Department of Music, will chance the University would receive Medical School. take place Mon., Feb. 14, in Graham some salt eventually, but that in the Danforth will serve a four-year term Chapel at 8 p.m. The series will feature meantime, cinders, a plentiful by- on the National Advisory Allergy and the talents of professional musicians product of the Power Plants' coal- Infectious Diseases Council of the who are all current or former members burning, will continue to be used. National Institutes of Health. This of the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra. Perhaps the group of people whose group supervises the distribution of Also appearing will be William jobs have been made the most difficult grants for research and training Schatzkamer, professor of music, who by the great mounds of snow, heaped activities in the fields of allergy, produced the series and will perform around the campus like so many immunology and infectious diseases. as pianist at all three concerts. miniature Rocky Mountains, has been On Mon., Feb. 14, Aleksander the Grounds Crew. Reinhardt said APPLICATIONS are now being Ciechanski, cellist, and Schatzkamer that many of the workers on the 16- sought for student representatives to will present works for cello and piano member crew have been putting in as the WU Parents Council. The Coun- by Hadyn, Beethoven, Brahms and much as 50 per cent overtime, coming cil, which consists of approximately 80 Shostakovich. in early in the morning to make roads parents of WU students from all areas Takaoki Sugitani, violin, will join and paths passable after snowfalls, of the country, studies and often Schatzkamer on March 28 in an all- and on weekends to keep parking lots recommends actions to University Beethoven program. The final con- as clear as possible from snow. All administrators concerning student life. cert, on May 9, will include per- movable equipment owned by the Student representatives will keep formers Darwyn Apple, violin, Department has also been put into Council members aware of issues of Herbert Van Den Burg, viola, snow-removal service. concern to students. Student represen- Sugitani, Ciechanski and Dr. Mary Parker, Director of the tatives will be selected from upcoming Schatzkamer. Student Health Service, said that no sophomores and juniors and will serve There is no charge for the concert serious accidents or cases of frost a term of two years. The Council con- for members of the WU community bite—"except for a few nipped venes twice annually, fall and spring. with an ID. For others, there will be a fingers"—have been reported. Applicants will be evaluated on the $2 charge. For the Campus Police, the snow basis of their involvement in WU has created numerous problems organizations, familiarity with its THE ALCOHOL AWARENESS related to parking. "Keeping roads programs and policies and ability to COALITION and Student Union will open to traffic and getting cars out of commit time to the appointment. co-sponsor a Wine-Tasting Party in snow have been our major concern," Deadline for application is March 1. Holmes Lounge at 7:30 p.m., Fri., said Norman Schneider, director of For further information call ext. 4751. Feb. 25. Howard Nason, who has the WU Campus Police. been decorated by the French govern- Voicing feelings we have all had, The WU Record is published weekly ment for his knowledge of wines, will especially when seeing parking spaces during the academic year by the Infor- act as master of ceremonies. Tickets taken up with snow piles frozen solid, mation Office. Editor, Janet Kelley; are: $2 for students, $3 for faculty. Schneider said of this winter, the worst calendar editor, Charlotte Boman. They may be purchased at the Mal- in just about everyone's memory, "It's Address communications to Box 1142. linckrodt Center Box Office. Proof of been a great inconvenience to say the age will be required. least. Please bear with us." 7:30 p.m. School of Fine Arts Slide Lecture, "Ex- "Shinjuku: The Phenomenal City," an exhibit of Calendar perimental Printmaking," William Weege, prof. photographs, banners, signs and maps of this of art, U. of Wise, Madison. Steinberg shopping and entertainment area in the heart of February 11-17 Auditorium. Tokyo. Steinberg Gallery. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Mon.- FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 11 8 p.m. Department of Philosophy Lecture, "Truth Fri.; 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sat.; 1-5 p.m. Sun. Through 11 a.m. Student Symposium Address, "City about Jones," Joseph Ullian, WU prof, of Feb. 28. Center Redevelopment," Francine Rabinovitz, philosophy. 205 Brown. "Mechanisms of Meaning," a series of non- prof, of political science, U. of Southern Califor- THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 17 representational drawings, collages and water- nia. Kraegler Room, Prince Hall. 4 p.m. Department of Chemistry Seminar, colors, completed from 1961 to 1976 by I p.m. Student Symposium Panel Discussion, "Studies on Enzymatic Reaction Mechanisms," Japanese artist Arakawa. Steinberg Gallery, "Cooperation Between the Cities and the E. T. Kaiser, prof, of chemistry, U. of Chicago. lower level. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Mon.-Fri.; 10 a.m.-4 Suburbs." Panelists will include Betty Van Uum, 311 McMillen Lab. p.m. Sat.; 1-5 p.m. Sun. Through March 13. 8 p.m. Poetry and Fiction Reading Series Com- St. Louis County Councilwoman; Louis Sachs, PERFORMING ARTS president of Sachs Properties, and James Little, mittee Reading, Russell Edson, poet, reading WU assistant professor of economics. Women's selections from his own works. Edson has FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 11 Bldg. Lounge. published six of his books, the most recent, 8 p.m. Claude Kipnis Mime Theatre. Kipnis was 3:30 p.m. Student Symposium Discussion, Intuitive Journey and Other Works. Hurst a student of the world-acclaimed mimist, Marcel "Center City Redevelopment," Francine Lounge, Duncker. Marceau. Edison Theatre. Admission $4.50; Rabinovitz, prof, of political science, U. of $3.50 for WU faculty/staff and students not Southern California. Women's Bldg. Lounge. FILMS from WU; $2 for WU students. Tickets at FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 11 Edison Theatre Box Office. (Also Sat., Feb. 12, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 12 7:30 and 9:45 p.m. WU Filmboard Series, "Alice 8 p.m., Edison) 9 a.m. School of Dental Medicine Course, Doesn't Live Here Anymore." Brown Hall SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 13 "Clinical Endodontics for the Family Dentist," Theatre. Admission $1.25. (Also Sat., Feb. 12, 8 p.m. Waverly Consort Production, Las Cantigas taught by Captain Charles J. Cunningham, same times, Brown.) de Santa Maria. The "cantigas," or songs, repre- chairman, Department of Endodontics, 8 p.m. St. Louis Film Art Society Series, "King sent the most impressive single collection of National Naval Dental Center. School of Dental Lear," directed by Peter Brook. 213 Rebstock. medieval Spain. Performed with Medieval Medicine, 4559 Scott. Call 361-4700, ext. 287 for (Also Sun., Feb. 13, 2 p.m., Rebstock.) costumes and instruments. Edison Theatre. further information. 12 midnight. WU Filmboard Series, "Anne of Admission $4.50; $3.50 for WU faculty/staff SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 13 the Thousand Days." Brown Hall Theatre. and students not from WU; $2 for WU students. 6:15 p.m. COSMO Dinner, Chinese Student Admission $1. (Also Sat., Feb. 12, midnight, Tickets available at the Edison Theatre Box Association providing dinner in honor of New Brown; and Sun., Feb. 13, 8 p.m., Wohl Center Office. Years. Stix House. General admission $3; line D.) faculty/staff $2.50; students $2. All prices 50* SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 12 MUSIC more at door. Tickets available at Edison 8 p.m. Office of Campus Programming—Cinema SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 12 Theatre Box Office. of the Forties Series, "Yankee Doodle Dandy" 1 and 2 p.m. WU Wind Ensemble Concert, Dan 7:30 p.m. Hillel Foundation Lecture, "The Jewish and "Meet Me in St. Louis." Both musicals. Presgrave, director. Plaza Frontenac, Clayton Family: An Endangered Species?" Mervin Ver- Wohl Center line D. Admission $1. and Lindbergh Roads. bit, prof, of sociology, Brooklyn Col. Hillel TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 15 SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 13 House, 6300 Forsyth. Co-sponsored by the 12 noon. Tuesday Noon Film Series, "Susan B. 7:30 p.m. University City Chamber Orchestra American Jewish Committee. Anthony," and "We The Women." Mal- Concert. William Schatzkamer, conductor. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 14 linckrodt Center Gallery. Sponsored by MONDAY, FEBRUARY 14 5:30 p.m. Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology Women's Programming Board and Office of 8 p.m. Department of Music Chamber Music Conference, "Reflux Esophagitis," Dr. Sumner Campus Programming. Concert, Aleksander Ciechanski, cello, and Wil- Holtz, chief of Radiology, St. Luke's Hospital, 5:30 p.m. Crafts Guild Film Festival, liam Schatzkamer, piano. Graham Chapel. St. Louis. Scarpellino Auditorium, 510 S. "Jumprope," "Carrousel," "Walking," Admission $2; no charge for WU community Kingshighway. "Bolero" and "Pandora's Box," art films. Wohl with ID. Tickets available at Edison Theatre TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 15 Center Formal Lounge. Box Office the preceding day and at the door. 8:30 p.m. School of Architecture Lecture, 7:30 p.m. WU Filmboard Series, "Ball of Fire" "British Planning and Urban Design Now," and "His Girl Friday" (beginning at 9:30 p.m.). L/UaSCS (Continued from page I) Marium Reynolds, WU visiting critic and Brown Hall Theatre. Admission $1 for both architect from London, England. Steinberg films. cerning the University's right to Auditorium. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 16 counsel in pre-trial proceedings. The WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 16 7:30 and 9:45 p.m. WU Filmboard Series, "Seven Missouri Court of Appeals must rule II a.m. Assembly Series Lecture, "The Manhat- Beauties." Subtitles. Brown Hall Theatre. on whether University officials who tan Project," David Lipkin, WU Eliot Prof, of Admission $1.25. (Also Thurs., Feb. 17, same are forced to give depositions may be chemistry. Graham Chapel. times, Brown.) accompanied by their own lawyers 3 p.m. Graduate School of Business Administra- and whether the University's lawyers may fully participate during the tion and the Center for the Study of American EXHIBITIONS Business Seminar, "The Optimal Banking depositions. Naes's attorney appealed System," George Benston, prof, of finance and "German Literature and Culture in Exile," a col- after the trial court upheld the Univer- accounting, U. of Rochester, New York. 300 lection of photographs and biographies of sity's contentions. Eliot. writers, screen-writers, musicians, artists and Joe Evans, Associate Vice Chancel- 4:30 p.m. Department of Neurology Lecture, architects who left Germany with the rise of lor for Business Affairs, said that the "Metabolic Studies in Hepatic Encepha- Nazism in the Thirties. Olin Library, level 3. 8 University has initiated new audit lopathy," Dr. Fred Plum, Joseph J. Gitt Visiting a.m.-12 midnight, daily. Through February 15. procedures as well as increasing the Professor of Neurology at WU, Anne Parrish "Contemporary Poetry Broadsides," an exhibit size of its audit staff to prevent further Titzell Professor of Neurology at Cornell of poetry and art work presented together on a misuse of University funds. The University Medical College and neurologist-in- unique but traditional medium, the broadside. Surgery Department's financial chief, New York Hospital. Clopton Amphi- Olin Library, level 5. 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Mon.-Fri. records had not been audited for theatre, 4950 Audubon. Through March 31. several years before the alleged abuses.