mo Ex-prof, administrator spearheads centennial By MARIA MJRO Orr sees, the convocation as a kind of trial run "I think it's going to be fun," William C. for the commencement exercises in the Orr, the man who is responsible for "coordin- spring. ating everything" to do with . UConn's Today's ceremony will open with a Centennial celebration, said as he looked procession, which will begin between the about a banner-arrayed Jorgensen Auditor- School of Education and the School of ium Monday night. Business and conclude in Jorgensen, Orr said. The auditorium became cathedral-quiet and The faculty, speakers, and other dignitaries then filled with voices as Orr spoke about the will be led in by seven students playing start of UConn's year-long birthday party. "I ceremonial trumpets. "Traditionally any cere- only hope people know about the convoca- monial event at the university begins with a tion," he said. "We've found how difficult it procession." Marshals will help those in the is to publicize it." procession find their seats, since there was no Orr, a retired chemistry professor and rehearsal. former associate vice president for academic "It's a historical fact that you can't get the affairs, was asked by President DiBiaggio to faculty to come to rehearsals." Orr said. chair the centennial coordination committee. Judging by the high number of faculty "I guess he asked me because he noticed it's members who are renting caps and gowns to been a year or two since I've been on any wear, Orr expects a good turnout. committees, " Orr says. "At the moment, 1 wasn't doing anything "My principal concern is getting the word else but attending classes in the engineering out. We had 500 posters up on campus department," the distinguished-looking gen- announcing the event, but they disappeared tleman with the tortoise-shell rimmed glasses as soon as they put them up. said. "On Monday, Wednesday and Friday Orr would also like to know what happened last year, I wore my jeans and carried a to the long banner which was suspended bookbag." he said. "On Tuesdays and above Rt. 195 at the entrance to the campus. Thursdays when I was working on the "Withing 48 hours, it had been cut down. I centennial, I wore a tie." hope it appears on a dorm wall or at a football Now, the centennial planning takes up all of game." Orr's time. There are still many undeveloped "This is the kind of thing that isn't news ideas which Orr and the various centennial until it happens," Orr said, "so we couldn't \* Illiam Orr, honorary co-chairman of UConn's centennial committees will work on throughout the year. expect a lot of advance publicity." coordinating committee (Lofink photo). Connecticut Satlg (ftampiua Serving Storrs Since 1896 Vol. LXXXIV No. 18 Storrs, Connecticut Tuesday, September 23,1980 Iraqis bomb Iran; strait threatened BEIRUT, Lebanon (UPI) - Iraqi reply from Iran."- warplanes swept deep into Iran on Iran retaliated for the morning bombing raids twice Monday to hit Iraqi raid, which hit nine airbases — air and radar bases, and the Iraqi including Tehran International government Tuesday warned Tehran Airport — by imposing a blockade of its threat to close the vital Hormuz Iraqi ports, bombing two Iraqi air Strait to oil shipments meant "a bases, and declaring all waterways declaration of full-scale war." near the Iranian coast "war zones," The threat to the Hormuz Strait, including the Hormuz Strait. passage way for much of the Middle At dawn Tuesday, the Iraqi news Eastern oil to the West, presented an agency released a statement from the immediate and major headache to ruling Revolutionary Command Washington, which has declared the Council signed by Iraqi President region of "vital interest" to the Saddam Hussein saying that Iran's United States that must be defended. announcement of its intention to As a measure of concern by U.S. control "this vital and international officials that the fighting could affect route at the entrance of the Arab the fate of the 52 American hostages, Persian Bulf meant a declaration of now in their 324th day of captivity, full scale war." CBS News said that Washington More than 100 tankers a day pass asked the Swiss, who handle through the narrow, windswept strait American affairs in Tehran, to carrying oil from the rich gulf states deliver a note to the Iranians saying to thirsty Western areas such as the that the United States had "nothing United States and Europe. to do with Iraq's decision to fight." The Iraqi News Agency said six In Washington, a Swiss embassy Iranian jets were downed during the official told UPI the CBS report was second mission 12 hours later when correct, saying, "during the weekend Iraq's jets ranged hundreds of miles The Iraqi government Tuesday warned Iran its threat to close the vital we were asked to pass a message inside Iran to attack five military II or muz Strait to oil shipments meant "a declaration of full-scale war." The through our embassy to the Iranian bases and two early warning radar strait Is located at the entrance to the Arab Persian Golf. government." stations at Dehloran and Naft-E- He added, "There has been no Shah. ^ Connecticut's Own Convocation today \r University:The First A ,..,., . , „ ■% |^^ Proud Gnrury Activities begin at 7 p.m., p. 3 The Connecticut Daily Campus, Tuesday, September 23,1980 OPINION . / BR Pal&S SNm, SNIWR, RBUX... CANT you S# m& NOTHING ON OOR RADAR ?,. Convocation marks Phony weapons best defense new funding era Today's convocation marks the beginning of UConn's WASHINGTON - I am one of those all over again trying to figure out how to spot centennial festivities, but it also must be the start of reporters who will buy any conspiracy theory, an invisible submarine." UConn's most active year of seeking financial support from providing that its leaked to me. The latest one "It makes a lot of sense, particularly since ti private sources. was planted by a friend. Art Kranish, won't cost any money. But won't the Soviets The state legislature has not made a firm committment to concerning the "Stealth" bomber, known as wise up eventually and be suspicious of the the University. The governor hasn't been too sympathetic, the invisible plane because the Soviets cannot Pentagon leaks?" I asked. either. It will be very difficult to receive a substantial spot h with their radar. "Exactly. At some point, the Russian increase in state funding during UConn's next century. military intelligence, which was burned by so Candidates for the state legislature are saying many U.S. defense leaks, will start to ignore Connecticut should sink more money into vocational- Art Buchwald them. That's when our military boys make technical education. More high school graduates unable to their move. The will leak that they have attend college will have marketable skills. There would be The Invisible War Machine decided to build an invisible aircraft carrier. less reliance on welfare payments. The Soviets will think this is more Legislators prescribing to this philosophy could be There has been a tremendous political flap 'disinformation' being put out by our side, and devastating to UConn. Hopefully this attitude will not over the fact that the Pentagon had confirmed will do nothing about it. But this time we'll go prevail in future legislatures, but UConn must prepare for we were building it. Many irate retired ahead with the plans, and the commies will the worst. generals and admirals have said that the leak wake up one morning and see hundreds of The centennial celebration is the University's best will give the Soviets a 10-year start to come up invisible aircraft carriers off their shores.'' opportunity to publicize the value of its students and with a system for making the invisible bomber resources. Businessmen must be shown how much this visible. It has been called by the Republicans. 'They've Drobably WUnded institution has improved in 100 years. "one of the greatest security blunders in ... Private corporations should be enticed into investing in American history." up every scientist in UConn. They must be convinced that they can value from Maybe. But Kranish has another theory. - -. , ,-.. the resources available here, and that UConn graduates Here is how he presented it to me. "The MinSK, rinSR and will make valuable employees. only way we can win the arms race with the Administration, faculty and students will have to view Soviets is if they go broke first. Since it is too Smolensk to come up UConn as a private institution during its second century. If expensive to build everything to fight an all- UConn wants to maintain its academic standards, it must out war. the Pentagon chiefs have come up with an answer for it.' reply to educational demands, not political demands. with a new plan. They are going to purposely Tonight's ceremony is the first step. Although it won't be leak stories about weapons they have no "If they're invisible how will they see mentioned in anyone's speech, spectators should under- intention of building, so that the Soviets will them?" stand that without more support from private sources, spend zillions of rubles, and thousands of man "Because we'll deny they are there. The UConn's second century won't be as proud as the first. hours devising ways of combating them. The fact that they can't see them will put the fear mssians will be so busy trying to come up with >f God into the Russkies.