Title

Dyer, Jim, parts 1/2 (tape #8, sides a & b)

Date

1976

interviewer

Friel, Jack

interviewee

Dyer, James

Description

Tape stock length: 90 min

Running Time: 79 min

Subject

Western Connecticut State University

Danbury (Conn.)--History

Football

Jim Dyer

Student life

Westside Campus

Yearbooks

Abstract

Dyer relates how he came to be a student and eventually an employee of WCSU. His relationship with student body, and how their attitudes have changed. He also talks in great detail about his involvement with the yearbook committee

Label Contents: 09/28/1976

Creator

Friel, Jack -- interviewer

Duration

Running Time: 79 min

Time Summary

0-10 Min: memories of WCSU in the latter half of the 1960s; political issues of the time; getting students involved in Vietnam War protests; January 1970 Dyer was first student appointed to Board of Trustees

10-20 Min: establishment of voting seats for students on the Board of Trustees; student involvement in establishing a football program; limitations of campus size when compared with Danbury's economic growth; feels there is a lack of attention paid WCSU; Westside Campus has cost WCSU growth in comparison to other state colleges;

20-30 Min: search for a replacement for Dr. Haas; what was WCSU's mission statement, what type of person should they hire, etc; how the search committee was funded; Dyer's opinions of Dr. Bersi; relationship with the yearbook committee

30-40 Min: relationship with the yearbook committee continued; 1 on 1 relationships with students as an alumni; how accurate yearbooks have been at reflecting student attitudes at WCSU;

40-50 Min: discussion of Dyer's editorial involvement in the yearbook continued; relationships with students continued

50-60 Min: the escapist attitudes of the student body; the appearance of streaking on campus; nature of protests on campus; students are more inclined to protest over local issues rather than national i.e. meal plan and dorm regulations;

60-70 Min: his views on holding public office; part Dyer played in the tuition debates of 1970, and his general views on public education; state of the Midtown campus;

70-80 Min: Dyer's personal views on how to improve the college experience; changing attitudes of Danbury towards the college

Other Media

tape_08.mp3