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...American landscape, as much a part of us as our highway system." But neon signs are rapidly being replaced by more modern forms of outdoor advertising, and to prevent the complete disappearance of neon from the American scene, Stern has decided to move it indoors. With Partner Mel Romanoff, he has opened a Manhattan gallery called Let There Be Neon, devoted exclusively to selling discarded neon signs-and a few brand-new ones -as glowing decorations for the home...
...finally had about 40 of them hanging on the walls of my loft," he recalls. "Some of my friends saw them, liked them and even bought them. That's when I first got the idea of selling neon fixtures for use in the home." It took Partner Romanoff longer to succumb to neon, but now he too is an incurable addict. Recently he suffered through "this terrible old Ida Lupino movie because every nightclub they went into had these fantastic neon signs...
...Romanoff appeal is a separate but related example of the GSD's inability to establish an impartial review committee under its own aegis. Last week, Romanoff--who had earlier balked at having his grievances heard by a committee chaired by a man who currently teaches one of his former courses--must have watched in amazement when President Bok refused to intervene, and the review committee's recommendation that the case be closed was accepted by the GSD Faculty. We too are amazed. It seems clear that Romanoff had ample cause to fear a conflict of interest existed between members...
Throughout these proceedings, Kilbridge has continually demonstrated a lack of understanding and an unwillingness to insure a fair review of grievances concerning appointment procedures. Moreover, Kilbridge's attitude with regard to the Hartman and Romanoff cases is mirrored in his divisive and tactless conduct in the aftermath of the Corporation's decision dismissing specific grievances against him. After a bitter fight in the upper echelons of his School, the Dean should have recognized that all was not well at the GSD and he should have attempted a rapproachment with the two dissenting professors who remained at the School. Instead...
...becoming tiresome to document the woes of the Graduate School of Design. The School itself seems more capable of adding to its difficulties than of resolving them. We urge President Bok to reconsider the opinion he presented in the Romanoff case; certainly the affairs of the several faculties are their own concern under normal conditions, but the special circumstances of the Design School demand remedy that can only come from the outside...