 | The Cavalier daily Tuesday, October 6, 1970 |  |
Crossword Puzzle
One year ago The Cavalier Daily came
under on the heaviest letter writing campaigns
in the paper's history. Criticism came from all
segments of the University-the radical left,
reactionary rights and apathetic center. We
were guilty as charged, but no amount of
apologies seemed to satisfy the irate student
body.
When we first decided to take the action
we did, we had no idea of the magnitude of
the reaction by our readers. We acted, we
admit, out of selfishness, and without regard
to our readers best interests.
What we did, you see, was with one fell
swoop destroy an institution whose importance
to the students was unparalleled by any
other grey matter that ever filled the columns
of The Cavalier Daily. We stopped running a
crossword puzzle.
Then the letters poured in: "What am I
going to do in class from now on?" The
complaints were numerous and bitter Class
attendance soon fell, and many students felt
they had nothing to look forward to in the
morning other than a cup of coffee in the
Cave.
The elimination of the puzzle also had a
profound affect on our staff. Now our news
editor had an extra 24 column inches on the
back page to fill everyday. Insurrection was in
the air.
In the face of such enormous reaction we
had no course but to submit to the will of the
people, and beginning today and continuing
the rest of the year, every issue of The
Cavalier Daily will feature a crossword puzzle.
As an added attraction, we will also publish a
daily cryptogram.
We realize it has been a long year in between
puzzles, but the wait is over. Once
again students will be able to struggle over a
four-letter word for "European dormouse,"
or a seven-letter work for "bituminous
substance." Sometimes we get trapped behind
the clatter of typewriters and UPI
teletypes and don't get a chance to hear how
the students really feel about something. But
every once in a while we make a mistake and
our embarrassment is sincere. We apologize for
the hardship we put on the student body and
hope that we never again forget our sense of
responsibility to the students. So keep those
cards and letters pouring in.
| The Cavalier daily Tuesday, October 6, 1970 | |