UT Spurns HLU Proposals For Settlement of Film Feud

The University Theatre management has refused to attempt a settlement of its film feud with the Liberal Union, C. William Chastain '52, HLU Film Series manager, said last night.

Stipulations in the agreement proposed by the Liberal Union were that HLU would show films more than one year old, unless they were documentaries or foreign language films or unobtainable on 35mm. It also provided that English language films less than a year old would be shown only with U.T. consent.

A further article stated that the agreement would be made "solely for the purpose of avoiding further friction between the undersigned... that they be able to exist in harmony with each other."

The U.T. management, in refusing to parley, said it had no power to affect HLU relations with its distributors, Chastain said. He claimed, however, that during a previous meeting the U.T. manager had telephoned the local RKO office and asked them to restrict further distribution of 16mm films to HLU. This was done before several Film Series officials, according to Chastain. The manager's complaint was based on HLU's alleged competition with the U.T. He protested against the showing of English language films, but was willing for the Liberal Union to show foreign language films like "Ivan the Terrible" and "Shoe Shine."