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Council Gives Minority Funds,
Negotiates U Hall Charges

By Barry Levine
Cavalier Daily Staff Writer

Despite small profit on the John
Mayall concert, the Student Council last
night appropriated $750 of the revenues
"to be given to the Admissions Office for
the expressed purpose of the previously
specified recruitment program" and resolved
that the Council "continue negotiation
with the administration over the
cost of using University Hall..."

The Mayall Concert, held last Friday,
was sponsored by WUVA and the Council
to raise funds for the recruitment of
"black and economically-deprived students."

Recently, the Administration lowered
the fee to seven per cent plus cost of
staging. The motion to negotiate the cost
of the hall, however, made by Buzzy Waitzkin,
was directed mainly at the charge over cost in
this performance.

The performance grossed less than had been
expected. According to Mr. Cass, if all debts are
paid as they stand, Council and WUVA. "will
break even," in which case no funds will be
made by the students to match the $1000 to be
put up by the Admissions Office for the
recruitment effort.

Mr. Cass reported that actual cost for
maintenance, opening, and closing charges for
the hall is estimated by the administration at
between $100 and $550. If the Council and
WUVA pay only cost, the concert will yield
about $750 for the admissions drive.

Mr. Waitzkin motion, which passed overwhelmingly
by voice vote, would give $750 of
the concert revenues to the Admissions Office,
with the cost of the hall being negotiated "with
the intention of re-evaluating the payment
schedule for the use of University Hall by
students and student groups."

Mr. Cass reported that D. A. Williams, Vice
entertainers, it could not be considered a
benefit performance; and therefore regular
costs would be charged.

Several Council members expressed concern
over whether the recruitment effort for this
spring would accomplish much without the
additional funds from the concert. The
Admissions Office will put up its portion
regardless of the money from the concert.
According to Mr. Cass, the difference would be
that fewer high schools would be contacted for
the recruitment drive.

"Our primary and immediate interest,"
noted one representative, "is with the recruitment
program, which was the intent of the
concert, and only secondarily with the costs of
the hall. We should give first priority to the
recruitment effort."

"If no profit is made," Mr. Cass said,
"the money collected at the door will not go to
the recruitment, but will end up going to the
Athletic Department."