University of Virginia Library

Motels, Museum To Entertain Thousands
During 1974-76 Bicentennial Celebration

By BEVERLY DOWELL

Tom Collier, president of Student
Council, informed council members
Tuesday night of plans to celebrate the
United States Bicentennial in
Charlottesville, which means, Mr. Collier
said, "approximately thirty thousand
tourists per day."

In other business Tuesday night, the
Council passed a motion "expressing its
concern at the commercialization of
individual student athletes and urging the
Athletic Department to restrain from
direct assistance in this effort."

Council member Allen Barringer, who
made the motion, explained that he was
"not trying to stop sales by individuals"
but that the "Athletic Department ought
not put up banners in U. Hall to help
them."

Basketball Plaques

The Council also voted to present
plaques to the four fourth-year basketball
players who have "represented the
epitome of the student athlete at the
University." The plaques will be
presented at the last home game.

Charlottesville has been selected as one
of three sites in Virginia and "most likely
will be one of the 15 official US. sites,"
Mr. Collier stated. He asked that the
Council consider ideas about the
University's participation, particularly
"playing a role as a voice directed against
environmental pollution."

The plans for Charlottesville include
building an amphitheater and a new
museum of Virginia history, Mr. Collier
explained, "but this means there will be
about eight new hotels and motels built,
along with other signs of environmental
pollution."

In reply to a question from a council
member about how long the tourists
would be coming, Mr. Collier said that
the "celebration lasts from 1974 through
1976."

Closed Circuit TV

"With all these people they are
thinking about ways to let people tour
Monticello, and they have been toying
with the idea of closed circuit television,"
Mr. Collier added.

This idea drew comments from some
members of Council about "American
capitalism at work."

Mr. Collier also reported that plans for
the celebration at the University may
include renovation of the Rotunda. The
plan for renovation would include
building three floors inside, according to
Mr. Collier.

"The first floor would be President
Shannon's office, the second would be a
new club for students, and the third
would be a rare book room, Mr. Collier
explained.

Bill Olson, a graduate student,
suggested that the Council might be able
to get aid from the American People's
Bicentennial Revolutionary Committee
for help in protecting the environment.
The Committee plans to give grants "to
try to see that people get the other side
about the revolution, the side pushed by
Sam Adams and Thomas Jefferson," Mr.
Alson added.