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much dross. I am afraid that it will always be so and
we can only hope that the law of averages will leave
the membership on the plus side of the ledger. One
venture that was undertaken during the past year will,
however, I am sure be most informative and worthwhile
for probably every member of the Institute. I
refer to the comprehensive study of the cost of architectural
services, a short preview of which was revealed
at the New York Convention. The study is now
in its ftnal phase and I expect that it will be released
this fall. For years nearly every architect has wondered
how his colleague operates and how he fares
as a reslllt of his activities. This study vvill give a factual
across the board answer to many of these heretofore
unanswered questions.
This year the Board is placing considerable emphasis
on Public Relations, an activity of the Institute
that has during the recent past been not only neglected
but allowed to expire. Director Philip Meathe is Chairman
of this Committee and immediately upon being
assigned to the task made an exhaustive and detailed
historical review of the problem, coupled with 14
recommendations which were submitted to the Spring
Meeting of the Board. Many of these recommendations
have already been implemented and action on the remainder
is not far ofl. An investigation being conducted
as a result of these recommendations is at this
time being completed by the Gerson Walter & Associates
of Washington, D. C. Actually, this consists of
a public opinion survey to ffnd out insofar as possible
the place that the architect holds in the mind of the
general public so that the efiorts of the Public Relations
Program can be aimed in the proper direction.
The War On Community Ugliness will be emphasized
as President Durham is quite anxious that
we come up with a second film to follow "No Time For
Ugliness," and funds have been allocated and the
preliminary steps have been taken toward this end.
In the meantime, we have announced a competition
for LOCAL Slide Shows and to encourage the various
Chapters to produce these shows we are ofiering
three prizes consisting of two ftrst class round trip
tickets from Portland to Honolulu to each of the
thr,ee shows which are adjudged the best. Details of
this program will be announced in THE MEMO, the
contest is to be judged the latter part of May 1g67.
Finally, I should report the disappointing fact
that as most of you know the Fine Arts Commission
saw fft to reject the design for the new Headquarters
Building. As of this date we have not, or at least I
have not received the transcript of the decision. Of
one thing I can assure you and that is that the Officers
and the Board have no intention whatsoever of relaxing
our efforts to accomplish our goal and it is important
that those that have not contributed to the
Headquarters Building do so and those that have made
a pledge make it a point to fulffll their obligations as
promised.
Over a period of years, that are many more than
f care to recall, the Institute has never been without
its threats to the organization if not to the practitioner
himself. On many occasions these have been
formidable indeed. But to date we have not only
survived each and every one but have grown in numbers
and strength. I see no reason to believe that
there will be a radical change in this process.
I have, I am sure you will agree, talked much too
lolg. Without further imposing on your patience, I
will cease and desist. At future Board -""[ingr I wiil
do my best to avoid Director Rothschild as hJwiil no
doubt have to assume at least part of the blame for
this meandering discourse.
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Architect Tapped For Second Term
Fred W. Butner, Jr., AIA, a Winston-Salem architect,
has been appointed by Governor Dan Moore to a
second ffve-year term on the North Carolina Board
of Architecture. He currently is vice chairman of the
five-member board of architects charged with the
responsibility of licensing architects and enforcement
of laws and regulations governing the practice of
architecture.
Butner, a graduate of North Carolina State, has
practiced architecture in Winston-Salem for 15 years
under the firm name of Fred W. Butner, Jr. Associates.
IIe is a past president of the Winston-Salem Council of
Architects and the Winston-Salem Engineers Club,
and he has served two terms as a directoi of the North
Carolina Chapter of The American Institute of Architects.