Grapurchat, April 6, 1978

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ApRil 6, 1979 G .RapaRcba'C . . . No.4
. Ro~.J=oR~, ViRginia
Dr. Robert C. Gibson has resigned his position as Dean of Education.
Otanges. PQ9Sible 'For
Lucas· And Russell
By Jan Samoriski .
A co.llege task force for new
facilities has voted to
recommend to . the Board of
Visitors and Dr. Donald Dedmon
the fearing down of ·Russell Hall
and the relocation of Lucas Hall;
this recommendation is subject
to change.
The Student Government
Association (S.G,.A.) and student
senate, are not in support .of the
recommendations.
Recomme(ldatioris call for
LUcas Hall to be moved from its
present location between Muse
and McConnell to a spot
between Muse. and Taylor.
Officials have not said how they
plan to move the two-story
structure.
Russell Hall will be torn
down under the tentative plans.
The !>uilding was constructed as
the second residence hall on .
campus in 1928 before being
removed from the college's land
inventory and slated for
demolition-in the early 1970s.
Demand for ciassroom and
office space resulted in the
' building being renovated in 1974
· and put back into use .
' c<:;Iiege officials are currentlY.
looking into the · possibility of
having a new academic building :
built ·where Lucas now stands.
The task force studied other
possible locations for the new
academic building, which
included ~n area where the
tenil.is ·courts now stand. The
tennis- co,!fJ t location was
.eliminated because of · the cost
involved in replacing the courts
and due to a noise factor
involved in being near residence
halls. The - Lucas site is more
centrally located.
· In recommending the changes
Dr. David Moore, Vice President
for Academic Mfairs -and
Chairman of the t~sk force, said
he re·alized they were requesting
more academic space than they
have a reasonable hQpe of
getting. -By asking for a large·
amount of space, the college
hopes to receive from the state
permission to build what is
considered to be adequate . .
Renovations Needed
Renovations will soon begin
in Dr. Dedmon's new house,
located on Hickory Hill Road .
Approximately 15 years old,
the house will require numerous
alterations before Dr. Dedmon
moves there this summer. These
renovations will be funded from
an Operating Fund and not from
the December sale of the
Radford College farm.
Purchased on January 25
with funds from the sale of the
· farm, the new house has
approximately 3,000 square feet
of living space as compared to
Buchanan House , with 6,000
square feet. In addition, both
houses have a two-car garage and
an unfinished basement.
A brick Colonial located near
Belle Heth Elementary School,
the house has a living room,
dining roorri ; four bedrooms, a
kitchen , three and a half baths, a
utility room and a library/study.·
The house also has an unfinished
room over the garage which
contains a small kitchenette ,
excluding utilities.
Bad Cable
Blamed
A11 underground cable
between Ingles and Russell hall
shorted out Monday, leaving
buildings south of Fairfax street
without power for about an
hour and a half. Power in Ingles
and Russell was not restored till
6 p.m. . according to Dave
Armstro(lg.
Maintenance crews replaced
the cable with a new one after
isolating the problem.
6 Radford Students Injured
In TWo ·Local Auto Accidents
By Jan Samoriski
Six Radford College students
were injured in two separate car
accidents over a one week period
between March 28 and April 4t
City Police reported.
The first accident, on March
28, injured five students
returning from Easter break.
According ·to City Police, a car
driven by Catherine M. Ricker,
18, of Springfield lost control
and overturned on Tyler Avenue
·while trying to pass a car driven
by Jonny Dalton, son of Virginia
Governor John N. Dalton of
Radford.
Marlies A. Lesley, 18, of
Fredericksburg, Mary T.
Kopsick, 18, of Stafford, Mary
T. Manfod, 18, of Quantico, and
Suzanne G. Corbett, 18, of
Alexandria, were treated and
released from Radford
Community Hospital. None of
the injuries were reported as
serious. ·
City Pqlice charged Ricker
with ' reckless driving and set a
preliminary hearing for April 27.
Police say Ricker had been
drinking but they did not know
if she had been drinking enough
to impair her driving. According
to police, her car, a 1970
Oldsmobile, was· totaled.
An accident early Sunday
morning sent one Radford
student. to the hospital. Police
say a 1977 Ford Torino traveling
east on ht Street near Lynchburg .
Foundry lost control,
overturned and went over the
embankment near Calvin Street.
Dandridge T. Hurdle of Salem
·was treated and ;eleasecf from
Radford Communitv· Hosoital.
The driv~~· Earl B: Hugh~ J!. of
Richmond · was _ not iniured.
Hughes was charged with reckless
driving, his car- was cte'clared a ·
.t otal loss.
According to police, the
Hughes car was traveling at a high
rate . of speed around a
'~horseshoe" curve when it wiml
out of control.
Tech Students ~Qurid
Guilty In Thefts
Three Vuginia Tech students·
have been fmed iri connection·
with thefts 'from cars parked in
the Radford College parking lot .
February 25.
Timothy A. Goode of
Oakton, Jeffery T. Hoverson of
Fairfax . and Christopher A.
Bucher ofTricia Court, Va. were
all fined $100 and forced to
reimburse ·the owners for . the
equ~pment stolen. The thr~e
students stole approximately
$270 worth of stereo tape
players, radios, and CB
equipment.
Student life's "mini-concert" features
Jericho Harp IN CONCERT TODAY on Heth
LaWn from 4-6 p.m. Dinne~ will be served on
paper plates in the dining halls, and may be
taken outside. The concert will be moved to
Heth Ballroom at 8 p.m. in ca~ of r~in.
from such writers as Randy Newman, Mickey
Newbury and Eric Anderson, as well as . their
own work. One song from the album, entitled
"Old Enough, Young Enough," is a Peter Xar row /Thomas/ Schf!rldt 29~!>Qr_~tjQ!l·
Form~d in spring 1971, Jericho Harp is said
to have powetful vocals, rich harmonies and
smooth guitar. Jericho Harp has played over
400 concerts in the United States, from small
;;olleges to large universities.
Jericho Harp's Jim Thomas and Toni
Schmidt perform · mostly original material,
inserting wry humor between songs. ·
Their debut LP, Jericho Harp, includes songs