PAGE 4 September 19, 1985 The Other Press Douglas College’s Autonomous Student Newspaper \ This page of The Other Press is reserved solely for the purpose of. correspondence and opinion. The views expressed on this page do not necessarily reflect those of this newspaper, or the Douglas College student society or administration. : , All letters and opinions must be typed at a 60 stroke line, triple spaced and bear the name and telephone number of the writer for reasons of verification and validity. The telephone number will not be printed and the name may not be printed if just cause is shown. Letters should be no more than 200 words in length and opinion pieces should be under 1000 words in length due to space and layout requirements. We reserve the right to edit all letters and opinions for clarity and libel. Letters and opinions may be edited to size. Deadline for all submissions is 4:00 P.M. the Friday before production week. The problem is _ Paramount Contrilggtorsiw.:... 1c. .ectiaes co tones Elaine Davies a.m. Friday...of course, this is a week after the all nighter we thought would put this baby to bed...muchos kudos to Remy, K, John A., Madonna, and HiyaCynthia for doin’ it all night long, way beyond the call of duty (or the wild); Doug for graphic violence; Dave, for holding out in the face of adversity; as much as possible; Suz for being so Office Coordinator..................: Photography Coordinator.......... Production Coordinator............ Sports Coordinator... 0026. 8! TYPOS@EEBIS (cis a. cdihu shen ebsc rates Adc Cooreiiatersc. tieec ens cote ee Seo, SN eet ee Dave Stallard Business Manager. 4. cttttns Ap el eel es Jean Joyce Classifiedsway 3 tales. eeig de chi, emcees canteens vec nem Donna Forbes Gopy. Editor eee ciate es acon cens sks epg neres Entertainment. Coordinator: ... oxe=..5 snc. Sees Kirstin Shaw News Goordinator!.< ..d.c¢.05.. epee cde John McDonald PEN Us eh rneere Susie Graham SOR Lt Bec ce Brian Bisset eee ies Sey Te Jeremy Bloom Se Aah Ae wai NR Cynthia Kilt aon, Set, last Reem Jane Muskens Gite de eee eee Sandra Glass Doug Finnerty We finally got the paper out at 6:00 clean cut; Colin for tryin’; and Jayne, Steve Gray for perversevering (Happy B-Day! also a bit late...) All praises be to the repairers of Compugraphic’s typsetters special thanx to the Spag Fag and pear ciders, without whom none of this would have been palatable. By the time you read this, twill be production night again for the next bloody issuel.... Brian & Watsup for staying in the dark Arrrrrr, billy...... A ‘‘For Sale’’ sign now covers the marquee of the once popular Para- mount theatre on Columbia Street. The Paramount had survived the decline of Columbia Street, from it’s original place in the DuPont block to the seedy area it is now. block to the seedy area it is now. The Paramount was built in 1902, and was redesigned in 1910 to become one of the few original Edison theatres still in existance today. In the 1930’s vaudville shows replaced the old nitrate movies and continued as a popular form of entertainment until the death of the original owner in 1948. The Paramount continued to pros- per throughout the 1950’s when it was operated by Famous Players until its doors closed on March 12, 1983. The building, which remains virtually the same as it was in the early 1900’s, has stood empty for two years and is in danger of destruction by vandals. The Save the Paramount Society is fighting to protect this historical sight from the urban blight which threatens the rest of Columbia Street. Perhaps the students of Douglas College should champion this dinosaur and aide in the upgrad- ing of the area it now occupies. Anyone interested in. helping the Save The Paramount Society can -reach them at 435-1444.