tl19701120-000 "Happy Thanksgiving! Vol. XXII, No. 10 Towson State College, Baltimore, Maryland 21204 November 20, 1970 Fine arts building gets go-ahead Construction will begin in mid- December on an estimated $6.1 million fine arts classroom building to be completed by August of 1972. The building will be situated on the triangular area at the highest point of the campus, facing Osier Drive. Due to the presently limited funds, the building will be started with an abridged floor plan eliminating one wing. To complete the wing, an additional $1,080,000 will be requested from the Board of Public Works Director of Finance and Management, Wayne Schelle appeared optimistic about receiving the additional funds. Schelle explained that the State had decided to begin construction as soon as possible because of rising costs. ""Construction costs are going up about one percent per month, and the money we are asking for isn't going to be available until July, 1971. We are asking for it in our 1972 budget.. .if we started the building now, the prices will be held at the price on the bid."" He estimated a savings of between $300,000 and $500,000 by having an earlier groundbreaking. The four-level building, designed by Architects Fenton and Lichtig, will replace and expand existing facilities of the Art, Music, and Theatre Departments. The first level will include the student entrance and provide for , I art. � .11= .�������-���?? An illustration of the Fine Arts classroom building which expected to be completed within 21 months. future expansion of the Art Department. The second level is divided to house the Art and Music Depart-ment, the third level (also the main floor of the complex with a public entrance to a main lobby, concert hall, auditorium, and art gallery) is to contain facilities for all three departments. The fourth level is planned to contain the Music Department practice rooms and studio offices. Other facilities of the new structure will include a student terrace, painting studios, resource center, a 375-seat theater, studio theater, recording studio, elec- Glen Esk to be club Initial plans to convert Glen Esk to a social club are underway and await final approval by the State. Dr. James L. Fisher and his family moved from the presidential residence last weekend to 628 Hastings Drive, only a few blocks east of the campus. According to Paul Wisdom, director of institutional develop-ment, the club is to ""establish communication among the various parts of the College,"" and will be open to faculty, staff, alumni, students over 21 years of age, and some ""prominent businessmen."" ""The details still have to be worked out with the State,"" Wisdom commented. He appeared optimistic about securing State approval, tut admitted that ""it could still possibly be denied."" If the club opens, it will serve noon and evening meals and cocktails, and will be similar to the Johns Hopkins Club at the Johns Hopkins University. tronic music center, video-tape resource center, and recital hall. The large theater will have a thrust stage, a deep apron in the audience area, a system to ""fly"" entire sets, continental seating 'without a center aisle, plus a ""vomitory"" entrance enabling actors to move naturally on stage from the direction of the audience. The studio theater is flexibly designed with movable seating that can be exchanged to any arrangement, including in the round. John K. Huff, Inc., contractors and builders, returned the low bid for the project. The course request period for the registration of classes for spring 1971 begins December 7 and ends at noon December 17. Your course request materials will be sent to you at your college box number. The schedule booklet may be picked up in Stephens Hall. To avoid a long wait in line to turn in your materials at the Registrar's Office on the 17th, the Registrar's Office requests that you PLEASE do not wait until the last day. Bomb scare is ...bummer Campus Security was alerted yesterday November 19 at 9:30 a.m. for a bomb scare in Lithicum Hall. As the fire alarm bell sounded, students were told to leave the building and disperse. According to Gene Dawson, chief of campus security, ""The bomb threat was phoned in to the main switchboard at 9:30 a.m. received the message from the operator, and sounded the fire alarms."" Dawson then alerted the fire department and local police to assist in the search for the reported bomb. Local police and electricians checked the equipment rooms, elevator shafts and other possible places in the building. The building was searched for ap-proximately 30 minutes. No bomb was found. Dawson explained that bomb Disposal Units are located at either Edgewood Arsenal or Fort Meade. Both locations are situated a considerable distance from Towson, but it was not necessary to call them. Dawson was not pleased with the slow evacuation of the building. ""Three minutes is safe. I would like to see it down to two."" he said. The security office will conduct an investigation of the events up to and including the bomb scare. Next week Towerlight will contain no smut; no porno-graphic pictures; no dirty four-letter words; no fascist accusations; no offensive material; no doctor 's bag. We won't bug you about joining us, leaving us, I,vriting us, supporting us, ignoring us. We're not printing. We'll resume all these lovelies Friday, Dec. 4. "
