The North Idaho College Sentinel Vol 42 No 6, Dec 10, 1987

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entinel Coeur d' Alene, Idaho

North Idaho College Thursday, Ott. JO, 1987

Volume -42, ,umber I

State's priorities not with Library by Ken Allen

Plans 10 remodel 1he .SIC library beginning nex1 year may be put on hold for a v.hlle. Dean of Ad· mini,trauon Roll)' Jurgens ~1d at the ~ ov 2S board of uus1ee~ meeting The prior11y li$t of c:impus 1mpro~emcn1 proJCCU m 1989 by the 11rue' Permanent Building Fund Ad· \·i~ry Council ha recommended the library 1mprovcmenb as 23rd in the ,tate, Jurgens $81d. The hbrary 1mpro~cmenu, which include e~pandmg 1he librar y e.i~tward mto the parking lot and adding an elevator 10 improve handicapped acc~s. would in· cre.uc the , 11c, allowinv for more book and student , pace. ''It '• not a hopeless p1ojoc1 ." Jurgeni said, .. We're right in tht middle of the pack " Ju1gcn) did point out. though, th:11 the ch.\ncn or • rccommcndauon for funding from the ~tate for 1h1\ ytll r i~ unhkel) . Concerning other 1mprovcmcn1• of the campu\. Jurgens said the college is goint 10 )Ubm11 a S21,000 prevtntouv~ maintenance budget for nciu yt'llr. The funding would cover SI S,000 for ongoing roof repair\ und S6.000 for the molntcnancc of the Po~, and Winton bu1ld1111t• Spcokmg of ~ampus bulldin~. Juduh Sylte of the NIC histor) department ~ubmined a proposal to the board , .uking 10 c:hnn,e the name of the , 1cHugh House to Fort Shermon Officers' Quarters ··we org1n11lly proposed to renrunc II Old Officer) House." Syltc ~rd. " but we got an incredible amount or ribbing that thh mu\t make us (the fncuh) mcmb(rs working 1n the bu1ld111g) all old officers.·· The Mcliugh House was one of Fon Shenncuu· onginol stru~·ture\ in the late 1800s, and, a~-ordlng 10 Syhe, along with the McCormick Hou)C, Wil5 ma row of buildings called OffiC'crs' Row. The row of eight buildings s1rc1c:hed along present-do) Garden Avenue from b(yond the c.11mpus entrance 10 the SUB. Fon Shcm,nn officlaUy wiu abandoned in 1900. and fi"c year, later its remaining buildings 11,cre sold :11 a public auction. The buildings sci'\ ed as pn,111e homo llnd boarding houses OVIII the next scvernl dcc:a.dcs and two of them- McHugh and neighboring McCormick-survived 10 become a pan or IC. The college demolished the McComuc.k Houst m 1983 to make a p3rking lot and 115SUfcd the public that Mc.Hugh 11,•ould ~mafo and II(- preserved as a rommunny legacy. After hlllc discU$S_10n, the dcc:1!1100 10 ch:inge the nome of the building 11,·a.s delayed for one month in order 10 gage pubhc opinion on the matter.

Registration drives students to revenge Page 5

Slodo Zumhoto PIIOIO

Christmas Manger! Trad1t1onal nati v ty scene sets celebration mood for the Christmas season

fllness forces Moe to resign

by Ken Allen With his health declining mcm of the fall 5.emcsm, Bob ~toe 1w w.en his final bo11, as drama 11\StIUc:tor a t Non h Idaho Collcse. \1oc. 11o ho luu 11,orkcd at lhc college SlllCe 19""4, rcccntly lU d!m:tor of theater, had bu res1gnatioo request appro,'Cd b)' the board of tnmces at the •o,. 25 mceuna " Bob u a "er) Lllcntcd pmon," Cb.a.irman or Commuruauon·A.ns Tim Cbnsue sut. "He ,.;JJ be sorel) ~ at NIC " Moe's decision 10 resign -.asn't cx.aaly sudden, Chrulle said " (Bob) Md gwe:n u some thought for somcume:· Chruue said. "He b3d 10 make a dcc:uion for

himsdf.'' Even though Moc resigned in the middk of the semester. Chrisue wd it offered ~ college onl} a mi.nor mcon,'ffliencc. Tom Nub tuu :a.ken O\ cr Moe's

Life-size model railroad leads into past

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drama classes. and Helen Barclay has picked up h~ speech classes. A part·UlDe instructor will be hired lo teach Moe's courses in the spring semester, and advertising will begin in search of a full-time replacement for next )ear, Christie said. Moe bas directed numerous produc1ions, including NIC's fall production of "Hello Dolly," and he has miOaged the summer lhcater for almost 20 years. He also ..,,as one of the founding members of the Carrousel Playcn.

Pre11dcn1 Rob(rt Bennen, speaking 10 the Coeur d'Alene Press. said the resignation was a persona.I mat. 1cr for "foe, as did Chns11c when he spoke 10 the

Scounel. Beoncu said Moc didn't feel he was able 10 continue

with hu rcpos1b1hucs bccnusc of his declining hcal1b.

Sentinel ends semester today; next issue Jan. 27


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