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Seltzer's views played no tangible part in Loeb politics until the Fall of '63. The age-old issue of faculty control continued to obsess the HDC; disorganized amateurism remained the Loeb administration's target. Incredibly little headway was made on either side from the Loeb's inauguration through its first three years...
...HDC's influence at the Loeb during its first four years was erratic and undefinable. Student directors generally chose their own plays, but often with advance consideration for what the Faculty Committee would tolerate. In a few instances when undergraduates put forth radical proposals, they were quickly overruled...
...Spring of '61, Mark Mirsky wanted to stage The Jew of Malta, but it was rejected by the Faculty Committee, ostensibly because of the difficulty of finding a lead actor. Unofficially, HDC members speculated that fear of incurring outside criticism had been the real reason for the committee's acton...
Frustrations like these were not uncommon. Yet they resulted as much from the fragmented structure of the HDC as from concerted faculty attempts to exert control. HDC membership meetings were loud, long and fruitless--particularly since no amount of discussion could overcome the organization's overriding problem: lack of money...
Production plans for Mayer's play are still indefinite. The HDC has not formally decided to produce Prince Erie this Spring, and may postpone production till next Fall...