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It was with some concern that 1
read The Cavalier Daily's editorial
of February 25th, in which the
competence of Mr. Ralph Main,
Acting Director of Housing, was
seriously questioned. As station
manager of WTU-FM, I feel that it
is only fair that I describe to your
readers some of the dealings that
our station has had with this fine
man.

Let us examine your accusations.
You insinuate that Mr. Main
enforces housing ordinances with
staunch inflexibility and flagrant
disregard of the circumstances surrounding
particular cases. Could
this be why Mr. Main has repeatedly
denied our members permission
to paint the now grimy walls of our
studio? After all, why shouldn't the
rule that "students may not paint
their dormitory rooms" apply to
the staff of a county-wide broadcast
radio station?

You also claim that Mr. Main
gives too little consideration to the
personal welfare of the residents
that his decisions affect. Nothing
could be further from the truth.
For instance, we have often entreated
the Housing Office to have
more station keys made for us,
inasmuch as their dearth has caused
our sign-on announcers endless
difficulties. Though Mr. Main has
refused our every request, and even
went so far as to personally collect
every key blank of this type in
town in order that no one else
would be able to make them for us,
I am sure that you are overstating
the case.

We have also requested the
Housing Office to replace the trash
can which once stood outside our
studies, inasmuch as our operations
produce a prodigious amount of
waste materials. Though Mr. Main
has ignored this request for the past
several months, I am sure that he
intends to rectify this situation
someday.

Can anyone seriously doubt the
competence and responsibility of
this dedicated individual. mm.