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Main Sinks Bath Tub Plot

By Rob Pritchard
Cavalier Daily Staff Writer

Photo By Andy Kline

Students Enjoy Comfort Of Illegal Bath-Tub For Last Time Before They Were Forced To Remove It.

Housing Director Ralph Main Threatened To Evict Entire Suite If Students Did Not Take "Hazard" From Room.

Taking on all the aspects of a solemn
dirge, the removal yesterday of the
infamous dormitory bath tub resolved the
Housing Office's problem of a major
"safety hazard" in the dormitory area.

The owners of the bath tub received
word Sunday night that their dangerous
piece of furniture would have to be
removed by 5 p.m. yesterday afternoon
or they and their counselor would face possible
eviction from their suite.

According to one of the suitemates. Chester
Titus. Associate Dean of Students, Robert
Canevari, Dean of Students and Ralph Main.
Director of Housing, met last week to
determine the fate of the tub.

Since it could not be labeled an appliance, as
there was no way to plug it in, nor an
inappropriate piece of furniture, it was resolved
that under Article 10 of the Terms and
Conditions Policy of the University the bath
tub was a danger to the dormitory area and for
that reason must be removed.

In services held yesterday for the departing
member, residents of Courtney House
gathered around the tub for a few final prayers
before carrying it to its temporary resting place
in front of that dormitory. It is not known at
this time what will ultimately happen to the
device.

In discussing the history of the bath tub.
Mike Finn and Bill Gordon explained that the
tub had gone three days undetected before they
heard from the Housing Office that they had
two days to get it out.

"We ignored the ultimatum the first time
hoping it would blow over, and the tub, which
by this time had become an integral part of our
lives here at The U., would be allowed to
remain."

According to the residents, three days later
they got another warning from the Housing
Office saying that if the tub were not removed
within two days, it would be removed by that
Office with a $20 transportation fee imposed
on the occupants of the suite.

"At that," said Mr. Finn, "I went down to
see Mr. Main to discuss the situation. I was told
that the tub was an appliance and that for that
reason it had to be removed. After I had
convinced Mr. Main that it was not an appliance
because we had no way to plug it in, he decided
that even so, it was still a health hazard and had
to be removed on the basis that it was an
inappropriate piece of furniture."