Bowling Green State University - Key Yearbook (Bowling Green, OH)

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will Qlllllll me Ollzzilolmfil Meet Dr. Hollis A. Moore, new president of Bowling Green State University. Story by Cathy Pratt 'I2

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ummer imc - 01' was it . After about the first two weeks of Summer School it was commonly known that the good old summer time was neither as good or as traditionally old as past summers. People complained about the calm, quiet atmosphere surrounding the campus and town. Parties were al- most non-existent. Swimming holes were vacated. Bars were empty. If you were at Summer School or heard stories about it- believe them. It was a real quiet Summer School session, said Curly lVernon Williams, owner of the Northgate Lounge.J Curly has run the Northgate for eight years and felt this was his worst summer. He went on to ex- plain that, a week hasn't brought in as much business this summer as a mediocre Thursday did last year. Sales are down 50070 from last summer and 80070 from the winter. People don't have as much money as they used to, Curly said, as he pointed to the general economic situ- ation as a reason for loss of sales. It wasn't only Northgate that suffer- ed this summer. Hugh Pittenger, manager of the Gigolo in town said, We tried everything from cutting prices to specials, but on Thursday, Friday and Saturday the money collected' at the door was not enough to pay for half the cost of the band. Hugh estimated that the Gigolo lost nearly 35,000 this summer which they hope to make up during the school year. The beer distributors, who sell to bars and carry-outs in Wood county, also noticed a drop in sales. Pabst was down 25070, Rolling Rock 23070 and Strohs 18070. Sales were down all over town, in the pizza places and clothing stores. Apartment complexes were filled, but with married couples with young kids. Harshman was not nearly filled with students. The most action at the University was construction,painting, and lawn work. Now that everyone is back on campus I'm sure we can get things moving again if we just give it the good old college try, or can we?

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seventh president of Bowling Green State University is Dr. s A. Moore, former vice president of academic affairs at ge Peabody College, Nashville, Tennessee, since I965. I96O-I964 he was dean of the college of education at the arsity of Arizona, during which time he supervised the re- 1 of the colIege's curriculum, doubled its faculty and obtained derable support for Arizona's programs from non-university es. tive of Missouri, Dr. Moore is a I946 graduate of Baylor arsity and received his doctorate from the University of Texas 53. toore and his wife, Marian, have a number of civic interests ling the Nashville Symphony, the Tennessee Fine Arts Center Senior Citizens. The Moore's have two children, Andrew, 22, flichael, I8. Aoore's reside in the President's house on Hillcrest Drive in ng Green's residential section. Becky Linder, one of the 'sg Mark Bramson, photo editorg and myself, copy editor, to interview the President and his family soon after their il. as the best place to begin would be how do you like BG? d you ever think of that question? was one of the stock questions that I usually start with. I really don't know exactly where to begin. I have opinions e town, the university . . . where do you want me to start? with the town, you're a person before you're a president. rvell, I like ity we like it very much. Of course, I grew up in a where this would practically be a city, you know. I2 did you grow up? town in west Texas, southwest Texas. Mrs. Moore did, too. e lived in cities ever since we've been married so this is our ime back in a small town since then. But it's convenient, you everybody already, it's easy to find your way around, and, -urse, the location-Bowling Green-we've already visited s in Michigan and we've had people come to see us on rnds because we're so close and easy to get to. I think BG . I don't much like the monsoon season we've been having however, since we arrived. Nobody told me about it . . . it is pretty bad. I don't mind so much that it rains in the I've got to be in the office anyway, but in the afternoon to play tennis and swimming out here would be kind of How about the University? As far as the University is concerned, you know a University isn't the same in the summer as it is in the regular session and so it's a little hard to say. I could, you know, say the usual cliches, but as far as really feeling as ifl know the University, I have to con- fess I really don't yet. llinter Mrs. Moorel Cathy was iust asking us how we like Bowling Green. Do you have any comments to make onthe subiect. Bowling Green's great. Very nice, doesn't take very long to get where you're going. If you change your mind and remember something you forgot, you can go back home and get it. When did you and Mrs. Moore get married? T946 Do you remember the date? Sure, I better, it's next month. lAt this point, the interview digressed into a conversation between President and Mrs. Moore and the photo editor who was taking pictures. The topic was camera problems and improved pictures, naturally.l lEnter dogl What's the dog's name? Tuffy How has Tuffy adiusted to Bowling Green? Easier than anybody. lEnter son Michael . . . introductions and helIo'sl Are you going to Bowling Green? No, I'm going away to school. llfnter a friend of Mike's . . . more introductions and heIIo's . . . some small talk . . . the interview with President Moore gets underway . . . To get back to BGSU, what are your plans, do you know off-hand anything you want to do, any plans that you'd like to initiate in the coming year? Well, no specific plans, since I've been here there are a number of things you naturally run onto. Butl think that one of the most important things is that once we get to this size, we're going to have to work very hard to de-institutionalizep to keep the Univer- sity in units small enough to make people feel that it's personal. I think that our buildings ought to be improved a bit along this line-some of them look so massive and imposing. is A. Moore ...... ,,,. f g X i Us N. Michael Moore 13