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The Reporter, January 1981

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  • A Weekly Newsletter for the Faculty and Staff e or of Western Carolina University Cullowhee, North Carolina January 9, 1981 SMOKIES AS BIOSPHERE TO BE EVALUATED Western Carolina University, acting on behalf of the Southern Appalachian Re­search- Resource Management Cooperative (SARRMC), has received an $18,000 con­tract from the National Park Service to evaluate past, present, and proposed sci­entific programs at the Great Smoky Moun­tains National Park. The project, announced through the Washington office of U.S. Rep. Lamar Gudger, is part of an international research program, "Man and the Biosphere" (MAB), that includes 82 participating nations. Its purpose is to solve manage­ment problems that arise from human in­teraction with the natural environment and to develop a rational basis for the use and conservation of the biosphere-­that portion of the earth's crust and lower atmosphere containing life. Under the program, the Great Smoky Moun­tains National Park has been designated as one of 28 biosphere reserves in the United States. Biosphere reserves, ac­cording to MAB, are protected samples of the world's major ecosystems. They are standards against which human impact on the environment may be measured and pre­dicted. SARRMC and Western will evaluate sci­entific activities in the Smokies with regard to the park's status as an inter­national biosphere reserve. The project will be directed by Dr. John McCrone, dean of the School of Arts and Sciences at Western and executive officer of SARRMC, a consortium of six universities and four federal agencies established in 1976 to provide coordinated research and programs concerning Appalachian forestry lands. "What we're trying to do," sai d McCrone, "is bring together one base r eference of all information available on the park-- on its geology, soil, vegetation, animal life, aquatic systems, climate, and every­thing else known about it. In the end, we hope our project will serve as a model for evaluating other biosphere reserves in the national park system." COLLAGES ARE FEATURED IN NEW BELK SHOW A selection of sculpture and relief col­lages by Jean and Ke Francis will open Monday, January 12, at 7 p.m. with a public reception in Western's Belk Building gal­lery. The 37 pieces in this first art exhibition for 1981 at the gallery will remain on display through February 4. Ke and Jean Francis, husband and wife artists from Tupelo, Miss., have exhi­bited together on several occasions. Their works, in a wide variety of media, present a colorful show. Jean works pri­marily in handmade paper and mixed media collages. Ke is a sculptor who utilizes materials such as bronze, wood, clay, tar, straw, and steel in his work. Both have exhibited widely in the South. In conjunction with the opening of the exhibit, Jean Francis will conduct a slide presentation on her work and the art of papermaking January 12 at 7:30 p.m. The next evening, January 13, at 7:30 p.m. Ke Francis will discuss his works, many of which are large (9 by 10 feet). Both presentations will be in Belk 104. "Jean and I live and work in my hometown of Tupelo," wrote Ke in a statement about his work. "More and more, I'm finding that my work is the by-product of my rela­tionship with my hometown. I make art for the people I know and love. It's magic about them and for them •••• Perhaps the biggest revelation for me was the discov­ery that I am a product of my friends." -2- CHANGES COMING IN MEDICAL INSURANCE An important notice to enrolled employees in Blue Cross/Blue Shield health care in­surance has been mailed by Blue Cross/Blue Shield to many state employees. The notice announces certain changes in the extent of Blue Cross/Blue Shield coverage for pa­tients admitted to St. Joseph's Hospital in Asheville, N.C., effective at midnight on January 22. Additionally, St. Joseph's Hospital placed a large advertisement in the Asheville Citizen-Times of December 7, 1980, ex­plaining the hospital's position and set­ting forth explanations for how insurance coverage would be handled from the effec­tive date of the changes. All Western Carolina University employees should have received a letter from Blue Cross/Blue Shield setting forth the changes. If you did not receive such a letter, or need further explanation, please contact the Personnel Office of the University. The Personnel Office will make every effort to provide accurate information, but em­ployees are cautioned that the issues be­tween Blue Cross/Blue Shield and St. Joseph's Hospital are not ones on which the University can make rulings or neces­sarily explain to the satisfaction of either party. Therefore, employees who may plan to be admitted to St. Joseph's Hospital after midnight January 22 are advised to seek clear interpretations of coverage from the hospital and Blue Cross/ Blue Shield. NEW CHELSEA EXHIBIT OPENS JANUARY 13 An exhibit of some 25 works, mostly draw­ings and paintings, by artists of the Long Point Gallery of Provincetown, Mass., will be on display in the Chelsea Gallery of Hinds University Center January 13 through February 6. The Long Point Gallery shares the heritage of Provincetown and the Lower Cape area that has attracted artists for over 100 years. Famous summer art schools like the Cape Cod School of Charles Hawthorne and the Hans Hofman School (1934-58) have flourished in the area. The fourteen artists in the Long Point exhibit opening at WCU have a few things in common--five are ex-Hofman students, five are veterans of World War II, eight are collagists, and the average age is 55. These similarities appear superficial, however, in relation to the scope of their works, which range from sculpture to paint­ing, abstract to representational. GRANT TO CIML ~ILL INVOLVE STUDENTS The Lyndhurst Founuation of Chattanooga, Tenn., has awarded Western's Center for Improving Mountain Living a $25,000 grant to continue its "student associate" pro­gram. Under the program, which began this year under a previous $30,000 Lyndhurst grant, CIML will hire about 30 students to work on a variety of community projects in the state's 17 westernmost counties. Donald Kelley, associate director for human resources at CIML and director of the Lyndhurst program, said the students will be given positions of major responsi­bility and work on a full- and part-time basis for minimum wages. Their jobs, he said, will include such things as conduct­ing a Saturday morning exercise program for elders, designing energy management projects for community agencies, studying the quality of drinking water in the re­gion, and participating in a home health care program conducted by C.J. Harris Community Hospital in Sylva. GIFT WILL SUPPORT FINE ARTS AT WESTERN Officials of the Alcoa Foundation of Pittsburgh, Pa., have pledged $10,000 to Western's Development Foundation in support of the university's fine arts program. The first installment of the three-year pledge was presented to WCU Chancellor H.F. Robinson recently by Harold E. Reagan, Alcoa's regional manager for public af­fairs, and William M. Jontz, president of Nantahala Power and Light. The Alcoa Foundation is providing the money through Western's Patrons of Quality Program in addition to Nantahala's contin­uing scholarship participation in the pro­gram. Nantahala recently increased its contribution through the Patrons of Quality program. This year, with support from the Alcoa Foundation, it will provide for eight academic scholarships. The new gift by the Alcoa Foundation will be used to make Western's fine arts pro­gram more accessible to arts leaders and groups in the area, contributing directly to its outreach. AUDITIONS SET FOR MOLIERE COMEDY Auditions for Moliere's A School for Wives, to be presented by Western's department of speech and theatre arts, will be held Mon­day, January 12, at 7 p.m. in the Little Theatre of Stillwell Building. There are parts for seven males and two females. Scripts are available in Hoey 122, and those auditioning should be pre­pared to do improvisations. Production dates for the student-directed and student-designed show are February 23- 28. It will be the fourth annual Josefina Niggli Theatre Production, honoring WCU's acclaimed professor emeritus of speech and theatre arts Josefina Niggli. BOTNERS ADD TO SCHOLARSHIP FUND Dr. and Mrs. Taft Botner, who last year presented Western a $10,000 check on their 50th wedding anniversary, have given a second check for $10,000 in support of the Taft B. Botner and Malvery Botner Scholar­ship and Teaching Award Fund at Western. -3- The Botners made the presentation to the Development Foundation as part of a con­tinuing commitment to bring the scholar­ship fund to an endowment level of support. University officials soon will begin selec­tion procedures for the first awards, to be made for the 1981-1982 academic year. The Botners said they hope to add to the principal gift each anniversary, Dec. 19, until three or four substantial scholar­ships and the teaching award are endowed. NON-CREDIT OFFERINGS TO ENJOY THIS WINTER Yoga, calligraphy, stress management, aerobic dance, solar energy, and color photography will be taught in Cullowhee through Western's division of continuing education in coming months. The earliest course begins in mid-January. For more information on these courses, call continuing education at 7397. WESTERN RECEIVES GIFT FOR BUSINESS SCHOOL The Development Foundation of WCU has been presented two checks totaling $1,300 by the international accounting firm of Peat, Marwick, Mitchell and Co. The money is to be used by the School of Business. One check, for $800, represents donations of WCU alumni who work for the firm's of­fices in Greensboro, N.C., and Greenville, S.C., along with contributions from three partners and matching funds from the home office in New York. The other check is a $500 grant from the Peat, Marwick, Mitchell Foundation. RESEARCH MAY HELP WITH EAR INFECTIONS A WCU biochemist has been awarded a grant of $10,000 to conduct research that may lead to the therapeutic management of chronic ear infections in young children. Roger H. Lumb received the grant from the Education and Auditory Research (EAR) Foun­dation of Nashville, Tenn., to study the role that a certain biochemical may play in the proper functioning of the Eusta­chian tube. That chemical, disaturated phosphatidyl­choline (DSPC), is known to lower the water surface tension in human lungs and, in this way, allow air sacs in the lung to open properly. Through his research, Dr. Lumb plans to determine if DSPC acts in a similar manner to allow Eustachian tubes to open properly. If this is the case, he will conduct additional experi­ments to discover just how DSPC is manufac­tured in the body and what factors control its synthesis. Dr. Lumb said such information could help control and prevent childhood ear diseases, because the failure of Eustachian tubes to remain open plays a major role in the onset of these diseases. "Kids suffering from these diseases experience hearing loss at a time when their brains are trying to lay down pathways for the coordination of hear­ing and sight," he said. "As a result, they often end up with serious reading and speech problems." Dr. Lumb will work with Frederick Harrison, head of WCU's biology department, and Gary Pool, associate professor of chemistry. NAMES IN THE NEWS JIM HOLLAND (Personnel) has been elected president of the Higher Education Per­sonnel Association (HEPA) of North Caro­lina. HEPA is a state chapter of the Na- IDEAS FOR FOOD SERVICE1 ETHNIC DISPLAY? If you have an idea for a booth at the In­ternational Festival on April 13 or for a library display in March focusing on an ethnic group represented on campus, please contact one of the committee members in charge: Anne Loughlin (293-5328), Pat Chalmers (293-7650), Clover McCleod (227- 6464), and Heather Davidson (293-9240). -4- If you have an idea for a change to en­hance the food service in Brown or Dodson Cafeteria, contact a member of the Foods Advisory Committee: C.J. Carter (chair­man), Glenn Stillion, Barbara Cosper, Noelle Kehrberg, Colleen Jakes, Jack Haney, John McCracken, Mary Sue Maginnis, Willie Robinson, Tom Tabor, Cecil Ward, and students Laura Barrett and Clare McGinnis. EUROPEAN TOUR AVAILABLE THIS SUMMER David Harrison, interior design coordinator in the department of home economics, will be escorting another European study trip this summer. Six hours of credit for HE 355 and 356, history of architecture and furnishings (before and after 1715), are available. The group will leave Saturday, July 4, and return Sunday, August 2. It will visit outstanding architectural works in Belgium, Italy, Austria, Yugoslavia, Germany, France, and London. The Leaning Tower of Pisa, the great cathedrals of France, St. Peter's in Rome, moated castles and palaces are among the many sights. Harrison points out the special features of the tour: both breakfast and supper are provided every day in Europe, many side trips are included in the cost, and the tour has its own motorcoach on the continent and in England, so no time will be lost waiting for trains and buses. The cost includes air fare, hotels, two meals per day, motorcoach, tips, guides, and fees. Por the brochure describing the tour in detail, or for more information and reser­vation•, call Harrison at ext. 7230. tional College and University Personnel Association. (This note corrects misin­formation received earlier.) WILMA COSPER (head, Home Economics) re­ceived a letter from Governor Jim Hunt thanking her for serving on the North Carolina Families Task Force, which con­tributed to a report from the White House Conference on Families. JEFF NEFF (Earth Sciences) was designated chairman of the North Carolina Geographical Society at its lith annual meeting in Cherokee, October 10-11, 1980. He had been serving as NCGS vice-chairman during the preceding year and was also in charge of local arrangements for the Cherokee meeting. BRYON MIDDLEKAUFF, JEFF NEFF, RALPH TRIP­LEITE, and GARY WHITE (Earth Sciences) attended the 35th annual meeting of the Association of American Geographers, Southeast Division, in Blacksburg, Va., November 23-25, 1980. Dr. Neff presented a paper titled "Diffusion Theory, Depen­dency, and Geographic Reality in the Ivory Coast: The Bandama Case" and also served as a discussant for a paper on the Appala­chian region as perceived by students. Dr. White presented a paper titled "Degra­dation of Nepal's Hill Landscapes," and served as a discussant for a paper on the geography of soils. JOHN BELL (associate dean, Arts and Sciences) was elected vice president of the North Carolina Literary and Histori­cal Association at the November meeting. BLANTON OWEN (Mountain Heritage Center) was elected vice president of the North Carolina Folklore Society. STAFF POSITION VACANCIES Apply at the Personnel Office, 330 UA/MHC. within 5 working days from the date of thia publication unleaa otherwise stated. CLERK-RECEPTIONIST II. Center for Improving MOuntain Living; hiring rate, $7,764; high acbool or equivalency and be able to paaa typing test at 38 net WPM. Ability to deal effectively with the public. STOCK CLERK (II). Dietary Servicea; hiring rate, $8.436; graduation from high achool and one year of experience in the receipt. atorage, and issuance of a variety of ma­terials, supplies, or equipment; or an equivalent combination of education and experience. Good physical condition (be able to lift up to 100 lbs). A Weekly Newsletter for the Faculty and Staff e or of Western Carolina University Cullowhee, North Carolina January 16, 1981 OPERATIC BARITONE WILL APPEAR THIS TUESDAY Carl Gerbrandt, an American baritone who has received international acclaim for his opera and oratorio performances, will ap­pear here on Tuesday, January 20. The per­formance will begin at 8 p.m. in the Music­English recital hall under the sponsorship of the LCE Committee. Featured will be works by Handel, Liszt, Schubert, Poulenc, and Beethoven, as well as a group of contemporary songs, includ­ing three pieces of Charles Ives. A third-generation musician, Gerbrandt graduated from Peabody Conservatory and completed further vocal studies in West Germany. He has toured with the Eastern Opera Theatre and appeared with the Balti­more Opera, Washington Civic Opera, National Symphony, Philadelphia Chamber Orchestra, Baltimore Symphony, Wichita Symphony, and Ampler Music Festival. "Gerbrandt has that remarkable ability to command the audience's total attention con­stantly throughout with the intensity of his feeling, the sincerity of his stage presence, and the lyrical depth of his sing­ing," says critic Sam Bertsche. "He is un­doubtedly a natural-born artistic performer." Of his more than 60 opera and oratorio roles, four have been American premieres. He re­cently won high critical acclaim for his in­terpretation of the difficult baritone role in the East Coast premiere of Karel Husa's "An American Te Deum" at Kennedy Center. He has been selected twice as bass soloist for filmings of Handel's "Messiah," the latest having been produced by PBSo Tickets are $4 for adults, $2 for non-WCU students, $1 for WCU students with valid ID, and free for LCE subscribers. WCU students and LCE subscribers may get advance tickets in 460 UA/MHC. BELLA SPEAKS THURSDAY Bella S. Abzug, former New York Congresswoman, women's rights activist, and a lawyer for more than 30 years, will speak here Thursday, January 22, at 8 p.m. in the Music-English recital hall. "Meet Bella Abzug" is sponsored by the LCE Committee. Abzug, who used the slogan "This Woman's Place is in the House--the House of Repre­sentatives" to win her first term in 1970, has long led in the women's movement. A founder of the National Women's Political Caucus, she wrote the first law banning dis­crimination against women in credit, loans, and mortgages. She also fought for Title IX Equal Opportunity in Education laws. Winning a reputation as a shrewd parliamen­tarian while serving three terms on Capitol Hill, she steered through Congress several milestone measures, including the first law enabling cities to use federal highway funds to upgrade mass transit, the Freedom of In­formation and Privacy Acts, and the sunshine law, which opened government to public scru­tiny. She fought for mass transit, the en­vironment, harbor clean-up, and aid for the old or handicappea. Her peers in Congress voted her the third most influential member of the House, and a Gallup poll labeled her one of the 20 most influential women in the world. She is pres­ident of WOMEN-USA, a new national activist group for ~quality and economic justice. Tickets are $4 for adults, $2 for non-WCU students, $1 for WCU students with valid ID, and free for LCE subscribers. WCU students and LCE subscribers may get advance tickets in 460 UA/MHC. -2- "HAMLET" TRYOUTS CONTINUE l«>NDAY NIGHT Auditions for Shakespeare's Hamlet, to be presented by Western's speech and theatre arts department, will be held in Hoey 111 at 7 p.m. January 19. Scripts are available in Hoey 122. Parts to be filled include Rosencrantz, Guilden­stern, Osric, Reynaldo, Ghost of Hamlet's father, male and female courtiers, soldiers, Fortinbras, players, two gravediggers, lords, ladies, priests, officers, sailors, messengers, and attendants. Production dates are April 6-11. LIGHT COMPANY: SONDHEIM AND SUPPER The musical Side by Side by Sondheim will lighten an elegant meal at Western's next dinner theatre, set for Tuesday and Wednes­day, January 27 and 28, in the Grandroom of Hinds University Center . Side by Side by Sondheim is a celebration of well-known and relatively obscure songs written by Stephen Sondheim for a variety of modern musicals, including "Send in the Clowns" and "You Must Meet My Wife" (from A Little Night Music), "You Gotta Get a Gimmick11 and 11If Mama Was Married" (from ~), and "A Boy Like That" (from~ Side Story). Also included will be songs from the musicals Pacific Overtures, Do I Hear a Waltz, and Company. The dinner theatre is being produced by WCU's department of speech and theatre arts in conjunction with the department of music and Last Minute Productions. The menu features chicken cordon bleu, sweet and sour shrimp, and appr~priate accompaniments. Ticket~ are $8 for adults, $6 for students, and $5.50 for children. The serving line will be open from 6 until 7 p.m., with the show to begin at 7:30. For reservations, call 227-7365, or pur­chase tickets in Hoey 122. Don Loeffler is the stage director, and Temple Smith the musical director. Light­ing and set designs are by Richard Beam. CIML OFFERS INFORMATION ON COUNTIES Western's CIML is now distributing free county profiles on socioeconomic indicators in the 28 westernmost counties of the state. HAVE YOU BEEN BUILDING UP YOUR BLOOD? It may measure up to the high standards of the Bloodmobile, which will be visiting in the U.C. January 21-22 from 12 until 5 p.m. TONY BROWN ADDS fO INDIANA PARTRIDGIANA Anthony Brown of the English department has donated a personal collection of letters, Christmas cards, and books from English lan­guage scholar Eric Partridge to Indiana University's Lilly Library. Partridge, a Briton, was noted for his studies of the language, particularly its slang. Dr, Brown is revising Partridge's A Dictionary of Catch Phrases at the author's request. The two met while engaged in re­search at the British Library, and their correspondence makes up the bulk of the contribution. It also includes auto-graphed copies of three books by Partridge. The Lilly Library's existing Partridge col­lection contains more than 7,500 items, in­cluding letters, manuscripts, and editions of Partridge's works. INTERIM DIRECTOR IS NAMED FOR CIML Thomas L. Mallonee of Asheville has been named interim director of Western's Center for Improving Mountain Living, Chancellor H.F. Robinson announced January 9. A WCU graduate and former trustee, Mallonee served more than 16 years as former Con­gressman Roy A. Taylor's field representa­tive for western North Carolina. He served in the same capacity to former Congressman Lamar Gudger during Gudger's first term and retired in 1979 from federal service. He joined the CIML staff in 1979 as senior associate on a part-time basis, and became the center's principal staff member for work with the Western North Carolina Tomorrow regional leadership council. John Manock, WCU director of research ad­ministration, has served as acting director of CIML since last July. Now he is return­ing to fulltime service in the research position, where he has continued to adminis­ter the university's multi-million dollar grants and contracts program in addition to CIML. Dr. Robinson said Dr. Manock had enabled the work of CIML "to proceed ef­fectively and to grow significantly during the period." CIML GETS FINANCIAL HELP FOR WNC TOMORROW A $175,000 z. Smith Reynolds Foundation grant to CIML will allow the Western center to continue providing support services to Western North Carolina Tomorrow, a 17- county regional leadership council, an4 a $45,000 grant awarded by Governor Hunt will add a regional economist to CIML'R staff for work with WNC Tomorrow. The Reynolds grant was announced jointly January 9 by Richard B. Wynne, president of WNC Tomorrow, Chancellor H.F. Robinson, and Thomas Lambeth, foundation executive director, at a meeting of the WNC Tomorrow board of directors in Asheville. -3- The grant brings to $410,000 the total pro­vided for support of WNC Tomorrow by the foundation in three years. Last year $175,000 allowed CIML to provide the staff support, and in 1978 $60,000 helped to plan and develop WNC !omorrow. WNC Tomorrow is an independently organized regional leadership council that serves the 17 westernmost counties. Since incorpora­tion in September 1979, the council has worked to improve overall conditions in western North Carolina and to preserve dis­tinctive qualities of the region. The board of directors learned of the $45,000 grant by letter from Governor Hunt to Wynne. Wynne said the work of the eco­nomist would provide information needed to anticipate future developments in the 17 westernmost counties of the state--what is happening in the- region, what trends are emerging with economic effects, and how national and international developments are affecting the region. Governor Hunt's letter said, in part: "I have recommended, and the Appalachian Re­gional Commission has agreed, to a $45,000 grant to fund this very worthwhile effort. I compliment you and the members of Western North Carolina Tomorrow in this outstanding effort." He said the project complements the efforts of his administration "to better understand economic issues, such as energy, housing, and transportation, that might affect growth" in the western part of the state. The new grant funds from the z. Smith Rey­nolds Foundation will enable four senior­level CIML staff members to continue work-ing with WNC Tomorrow. The CIML staff collects and analyzes information for WNC Tomorrow, plans and implemen~s special projects and programs initiated by the leadership council, develops publications and provides other public information ser­vices, handles communications, identifies and develops funding and other resources, and furnishes planning and general support to communities and other agencies. Lambeth said the z. Smith Reynolds Foun­dation "has been very pleased with the per­formance of CIML and believes that it offers a unique resource to the people of western North Carolina. The foundation looks for­ward to the center's continuing role in helping the region's leadership identify problems and opportunities in the coming year." According to Wynne, the foundation has played a pivotal role in WNC Tomorrow's successful start, especially in four pri­mary areas of concern. --In education, WNC Tomorrow brought to­gether 14 heads of colleges, universities, and technical schools in the 17 western counties to form a Council of Presidents. The council seeks ways the institutions can work together to increase educational op­portunities and raise the level of educa­tional attainment in the region. A similar conference for public school superintendents and another for teachers, parents, and stu­dents are being planned. --In natural resources, the council and CIML support the completion of modern soil surveys for western North Carolina, develop­ment of land records management, a conserva­tion education program, and construction of wastewater treatment systems for rural homes. liNC Tomorrow encourages environmen­tally sound, high quality housing. It urges the assembling of data on the best uses of public lands, and the gathering of information on changing land ownership pat­terns and mineral rights issues. Fact sheets on building an environmentally sound residence and the hazards of building in flood plains are being prepared. --The council is fostering pride in the re­gion. It will sponsor a high school essay contest, including a three-day retreat, for students. It also is supporting development of mountain studies units for possible use in public schools. Another project involves -4- an inventory of organizations and agencies that provide cultural and regional heritage programs. --The council is working with the governor's office, other state agencies, and local governments to increase job opportunities and to provide resources for study. Through CIML, it wants to outline current trends in use of farmlands and adapt approaches now being triec elsewhere for preserving them. WNC Tomorrow also has advocated completion of the Blue Ridge Parkway. It has developed a series of short radio programs dealing with regional issues with funding by the North Carolina Humanities Committee, and publishes a newsletter on regional issues. PROJECT HITE SPREADS INVITATIONS "Everybody is shaped by the invitations they receive, whether those invitations are for­mal or not, verbal or not, intentional or not. Too often, students who drop out of school have received 'disinvitations' of one kind or another which have contributed to their feelings of failure and lack of self-esteem." So says Betty Siegel, dean of the School of Education and Psychology, speaking of the need to maximize human talent through an approach called invitational education. To create an inviting atmosphere, she said a teacher might do something as simple as decorate a classroom, personally invite a student to participate in an activity, or prepare an individual plan for a student. Committed to the principles of invitational education, Dr. Siegel and seven other mem­bers of her School have formed a statewide service program called Project HITE. Its members, or "associates," work together or as individuals to provide staff development, research, and continuing education to N.C. schools, human service agencies, and other institutions. In some cases, other WCU faculty members contribute services, too. Working as a team, the associates so far have conducted programs in about six school systems in the state, including those in Buncombe, Jackson, Madison, Iredell, Meck­lenburg, and Beaufort counties. The work of individuals has spread "from Murphy to Manteo" and to numerous other states as well. NAMES IN THE NEWS THOMAS TYRA (head, Music) appeared as guest conductor with the Franklin High School Band at their Winter Festival Concerts on December 14 and 15. He conducted his own composition, Three Christmas Miniatures. ROGER BISSON (Modern Foreign Languages) presented a program titled "Les Santons de Provence" to the French Honor Society of Pisgah High School December 15, 1980. M.S. ARRINGTON, JR. (Modern Foreign Lan­guages) attended the Modern Language Asso­ciation annual meeting in Houston December 27-30, 1980. FACULTY PUBLICATIONS Mario Gaetano. "Beginning Four-Mallet Play­ing," Instrumentalist Magazine (January 198 I). Larry Boyd. "The Applicability of Zero­Base Budgeting to the Public Sector: An Empirical Review and Comment," Computers, Environment, and Urban Systems (Winter 198 I) • Constance Head. "John Wilkes Booth in American Fiction," Lincoln Herald, 82 (Fa11 1980). STAFF POSITION VACANCIES Apply at the Personnel Office, 330 UA/MHC, within 5 working days from the date of this publication unless otherwise stated. SECRETARY (III), Cherokee Programs; hiring rate, $8,820; high school or equivalency, one year office clerical experience , and ability to pass typing test at 44 Net WPM. A GRANT-FUNDED POSITION. GENERAL UTILITY WORKER, Physical Plant De­partment; hiring rate, $7,764; one year ex­perience in performing a variety of manual tasks. Valid North Carolina driver's license. HOURLY CLERK (II), Media Center; $3.73 per hour; high school or equivalency. Will as­sist the Director in collecting fines for overdue equipment, films, and media mate­rials. Applicant must be willing to acquire knowledge of media production equipment and procedures. Position will require writing brief memos to give or acquire information concerning Media Services. Prefer ability to deal effectively with the public. NO FRINGE BENEFITS. A Weekly Newsletter for the Faculty and Staff e or of Western Carolina University Cullowhee, North Carolina January 23, 1981 JOYNER FALLS The oldest building on campus, a reminder of the days when the little school at Cullowhee had to pinch and scrape for every advance, fell to wrecking crews this week after fire gutted the 67- year-old structure last Thursday morning. The oldest building on campus and one of the first built with state funds, Joyner once held the library, administra­tive offices, and class­rooms of the college. Chancellor H.F. Robinson issued a state­ment on the sad accident: "It is most unfortunate that the fire des­troyed Joyner Hall, the most important facility on the campus from the standpoint of historical significance. While we were in the process of removing all activities from the building until it could be re­paired, plans were already under way for an engineering survey leading toward sta­bilization of the structure and restoration to the extent possible to its original form. It has now been determined that the building is a total loss and, for safety reasons, the structure must be removed immediately. "The thousands of alumni as well as faculty and staff who have served this institution have very deep emotional feelings about this building which was the oldest structure on the campu' s and became a part of the Nat1. ona 1 Register of Historic Places ~n th7 f~l~ of 1~78. The building had spec1al s1gn1f1cance as a historic site and as a reminder of the great contribution that had been made by indivi­duals such as Mr. Joyner who served this region so well and for whom the building was named. "We will make special efforts to establish a suitable memorial on the site where the Joyner Building stood. This is being done in order to preserve the memories of Joyner Hall which meant so much to the students, the faculty, and the staff of previous years at Western Carolina University." Joyner was unique in more ways than one. The building's construction in 1913 de­pended almost entirely on local efforts. With the backing of certain school board members, President Alonzo Reynolds and his staff took the cost, design, and construc­tion of the building upon themselves, hoping the legislature would later repay their debt. (It did.) Timber, sand for the concrete and mortar, and bricks were all obtained locally. The bricks, in fact, were fired by hand in a brickyard impro­vised for the purpose along the Tuckaseigee River. As the construction progressed, one end was discovered to be two feet wider than the other; the error was corrected on the interior, but the outside remained out of square. According to Chancellor Robinson, "A supply of brick has been reserved for the alumni and development programs so that those who have special attachment to this old historic building may obtain a reminder souvenir." In addition, the chancellor has appointed a committee to plan a suitable memorial monument, using some of the original brick, on the •ite where Joyner stood. On that committee are: Addie Beam, C.J. Carter, Doug Davis, James Dooley, Gerald Eller, Arnold Hyde, Maurice Morrill, Doug Reed, Jerry Rice (chairman), Bob Terrell, and Ken Wood. Many materials of historical interest were stored in Joyner and lost in the fire. The greatest financial loss was the equipment used by the Western Carolinian, which will be suspending publicat1on for at least two months. Next week it will use the facili­ties of the Waynesville Mountaineer to pro­duce a special issue covering the fire and stating future plans for the paper. NEW PROGRAM HERE TO MEET ENVIRONMENTAL NEED -2- The degree of national attention being con­centrated on environmental problems such as chemical waste dumps and toxic spills points to the rapidly expanding need for environ­mental health personnel with a "greater breadth and depth of knowledge," according to Joseph E. Beck, director of a new en­vironmental health program at Western. "A great many people are aware of the En­vironmental Protection Agency, 11 Beck said, 11but in the past the EPA has been primarily involved with protecting the environment from man. Our field, environmental health, has the fundamental concern of protecting man from an unclean environment's threat to health, safety, and life. 11 The new environmental health curriculum at Western, which leads to a bachelor of science degree, is designed to train environmental health practitioners. Traditionally known as sanitarians, these environmentalists, environmental health scientists, and tech­nologists are professionals in inspection and regulatory activities. They are in­volved with implementing standards for food, air , water supply, sewage disposal, control of vectors (disease-spreading animals), and housing maintenance. But, as Beck explains , the nature and range of problems have expanded to include such areas as injury control, radiation safety, industrial hygiene, product safety, and noise control. 11Increasingly we find that environmental health professionals are involved in carry-ing out higher order functions--inves tigat­ing and analyzing hazardous conditions, planning, developing, and implementing the standards and systems to restore or preserve the environment," Beck said. During the next 10 years, according to projections by the National Environmental Health Association, graduates in t he field may expect a ratio of about three jobs per student. By 1990 there will be a need for about 10,000 more sanitarians. At present, the 14 NEHA-accredited schools produce about 3,500 graduates per year. Western began its new program in the fall. Admission to the professional course se­quence is selective. Students may empha­size water and waste control, food sani­tation, shelter, or air quality control. Field-based clinical experience with an agency also is required. 11Typically, a student majoring in environ­mental health should be strong i n the com­munication skills and science skills, .. Beck said. 11This type career requi r es enthusiasm for helping people enjoy a higher quality of life." VISITOR WILL SPEAK ON HUMANISTIC EDUCATION Arthur W. Combs, a nationally known educator and author, will ·speak at Western January 28 and 29 as part of a yearlong visiting schol­ar program entitled 11The Art and Science of Teaching: The Knowledge Base . 11 Dr. Combs, a distinguished professor at the University of Northern Colorado and a con­sultant in education and psychology , will speak on 11Humanistic Education: Need or Nonsense?" at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, January 28, in Forsyth Auditorium. 1he speech is open to the public without charge . On Thursday, January 29, he will meet with interested faculty and students from 9 until 11:30 a.m. in Killi an 104 to discuss humanistic education and his forthcoming book, which deals with the deve l opment of individual teaching styles. His chief interest is in applying humanis­tic- perceptual psychology to educational practices. The author of 17 books and more than 130 articles, Dr. Combs has served as a con­sultant to schools and colleges in every state and in five foreign countries. He is past president of the New York State Psychological Association, the Florida Association of School Psychologists, and the Association for Supervision and Currie­ulum Development. He won the John Dewey Award for Distinguished Service to Con­temporary Education in 1967. WESTERN SPONSORS READING CONFERENCE IN APEX -3- Daniel Fader, an internationally known author and consultant on literacy, will be the fea­tured speaker at a reading conference to be held Thursday and Friday, February 19-20, at Ramada Inn-South in Apex under the sponsor­ship of Western. The conference, "A Spring Harvest of Read­ing," will provide practical information on basic reading skills, as well as the most current techniques for teaching reading on all levels through senior high school. Workshops will deal with identifying learn­ing and reading disabilities, improving at­titudes in grades 7 through 12, remedial reading in elementary schools, spelling trends, planning Title I projects, and other topics. Dr. Fader, a professor of English at the University of Michigan and the author of numerous books, including "Hooked on Books," "The New Hooked on Books," and "The Naked Children," will deliver a keynote address, "Learning to Care about Literacy." Also speaking at the conference will be C. Wayne Dillon, education specialist for mid­dle grades and junior high school for the State Department of Public Instruction in Raleigh. Workshops will be led by Jean Blackmon, a consultant for the basic skills improvement program under the State Depart­ment of Public Instruction, and members of the WCU faculty. The conference was organized by Virgie Mc~ntyre, associate professor of elementary education at WCU, and is being sponsored by WCU's Reading Center, department of elemen­tary education and reading, School of Edu­cation and Psychology, and division of continuing education. For more information, contact continuing education at extension 7397. Fees are due by February 11 and room reservations by February 5. SONDHEIM SONGS ENTERTAIN AT DINNER THEATRE "Making their entrance again with their usual flair" will be the songs of Stephen Sondheim from such popular musicals as West Side Story and Gypsy, performed in a dinner theatre production of the celebration Side by Side by Sondheim at the Grandroom o~ Hinds University Center Tuesday and Wednes­day, January 27 and 28. Tickets for the dinner show are $8 for adults, $6 for students, and $5.50 for children. The serving line, with a menu featuring chicken cordo.n bleu and sweet and sour shrimp, will be open from 6 until 7 p.m. The show starts at 7:30. For tickets, call ext. 7365 or stop by 122 Hoey. (Sondheim's popular lyric "Send in the Clowns," one of the songs in the show, is the source of the quotation.) NURSING SURVEY TO DETERMINE DEGREE NEEDS Western's department of nursing will begin a first major data-gathering effort on their RN/BSN Project January 26. The department will send a questionnaire to the 3000 nurses prepared with diplomas and associated de­grees living in western North Carolina, aiming to identifying the needs and in­terests of registered nurses with regard to baccalaureate education at Western. Results of the survey will be used to develop a bachelor of science in nursing program, facilitating the RN students' accomplishment of degree requirements. UNIVERSITY FORUM OPENS WITH CHEROKEE TOPIC The first University Forum for spring semes­ter will meet January 26 in the New Science Auditorium from 7 until 9 p.m. William Cook and Robert Bushyhead will be the fea­tured speakers on the topic "The Cherokee Language." Both teach here at Western. According to Tom O'Toole, the Forum coor­dinator, the spring schedule is shaping up nicely. Although the University Forum is a one-hour credit general elective (AS! 300) for senior, honor, and selected students, its programs also are open to faculty, staff, and other interested persons on a noncredit basis. NAMES IN THE NEWS NOELLE KEHRBERG (Home Economics) has been elected president-elect of the North Caro­lina Council on Food and Nutrition, Inc. The purpose of this council is to dissemi­nate information on food and nutrition and to work with others through legislation or other efforts promoting improved foods and nutrition in North Carolina. -4- PERRY KELLY (Art) has a one-man exhibit of recent photography at the Queens College Gallery in Charlotte, through January 30. The exhibit includes color, straight photos, and composite work. Dr. Kelly has been selected to serve as chairman of the "distant gifts committee" for the John C. Campbell Folk School capi­tal improvement fund drive. He is a member of the JCCFS corporation and a board direc­tor of the school. The purpose of the fund drive, with a goal of $700,000, is to pro­vide renovated classroom and dormitory space at the school. DOTTIE TATUM (Elementary Education and Reading) presented two workshops for CETA Aides and Teachers in Charlotte December 2-3, 1980. Her topic was "Growth and De­velopment: Physical, Cognitive, and Emo­tional." JOE SCAGNOLI (Music) attended the Mid-West National Band and Orchestra Clinic in Chi­cago on December 17-20, 1980. He also par­ticipated in meetings of the College Band Directors National Association and the National Band Association that were held during the four-day convention in the Conrad Hilton Hotel. JUDY H. DOWELL (Home Economics) recently attended a seminar including the faculty chairmen of the 16 state institutions. The seminar, hosted by N.C. Central University, was titled "The Role of the Faculty Senate as an Advisory Unit in the University Setting." FACULTY PUBLICATIONS R.J. Swanson. Review of Millennialism: The Two Major Views, 3rd ed., by Charles Lee Feinberg, in Choice (November 1980). J. Karl Nicholas and James R. Nicholl, eds. Rhetorical Models for Effective Writing, 2nd edition. 438 PP• 144 PP• Cambridge, Mass.: Winthrop, 1981. With separate Instructor's Manual, Alice E. Mathews (with William S. Price of the North Carolina Division of Archives and History). Comments on the nature of the Governor's Council in the eighteenth cen­tury in "Tar Heel Forum," Carolina Comments, 28 (November 1980), 157-159. Jimmie E. Cook. "Moving Right Along," in Early Years (December 1980). Jimmie E. Cook. "Discipline and the Young Child," in Early Years (January 1981). Jimmie E. Cook. "LD, NI and Reading," in Carolina Journal of Education, East Carolina University (Fall 1980). STAFF POSITION VACANCIES Apply at the Personnel Office, 330 UA/MHC, within 5 working days from the date of this publication unless otherwise noted. HOURLY LIBRARY CLERK (III), Hunter Library; $4.24 per hour; high school education with some college work preferred; one year cleri­cal experience preferably in a library; and ability to pass typing test at 25 net WPM. Ability to perform detailed clerical tasks for long periods ·of time. Basic under­standing of library cataloging practices is essential. Must be able to learn the use of the OCLC on-line cataloging system and be able to operate a CRT terminal. NO FRINGE BENEFITS. CLERK (II), Registrar's Office, hiring rate, $7,764. High school or equivalency. Prefer training in computer remote terminal opera­tion (CRT) or key punch training. Be able to pass typing test at 38 net WPM. PART-TIME SECRETARY (III), Human Services; hiring rate, $4,410; high school or equiva­lency, one year office clerical experience, and ability to pass typing test at 44 net WPM. If you want an item in The Reporter on a particular Friday, please get it to Elizabeth Addison, Office of Public Information (420 UA/MHC) by the pre­ceding Monday afternoon. Thanks. A Weekly Newsletter for the Faculty and Staff e or of Western Carolina University Cullowhee. North Carol1na January 30, 1981 NAACP LEADER SPEAKS FOR BLACK.' HISTORY 110NTH Benjamin L. Hooks, executive director of the National Associa­tion for the Advance­ment of Colored Peopl~ (NAACP), will speak here on Monday, Feb. 2, at 7:30 p.m. in the Music-English recital hall. February has been designated "Black History Month" on the WCU campus, and Hooks's appearance is the first special activity scheduled for the month. Other events will include a film festival dealing with the black experience, a video tape presentation, and visiting scholars. Hooks's visit is co-sponsored by the Lectures, Concerts, and Exhibitions pro­gram and the university's office of student development. There will be no admission charged. Hooks, unanimously elected executive direc­tor of the NAACP by its board of directors in January of 1977, is perhaps best known for his highly effective and persuasive oratory. He has produced his own weekly television series, "Conversations in Black and White," and that will also be the title of his presentation at Western. Hooks co-produced "Forty Percent Speaks" and has been a panelist on "What Is Your Faith?" several times. In a career both diverse and prestigious, Hooks has been a minister, businessman, lawyer, and judge. An ordained minister, he is on leave from the Middle Baptist Church in Memphis and the Greater New Mt. Moriah Baptist Church in Detroit. He was co-founder and vice president of the Mutual Federal Savings and Loan Association of Memphis for fifteen years, from 1955 to 1969. As a Memphis lawyer, he was first an assistant public defender, then a general counselor, and he became the first black judge in Shelby County Criminal Court in Memphis. While serving on the bench, he was nominated to become the first black Federal Communications Commissioner in u.s. history. Hooks was born in Memphis and attended LeMoyne College there and Howard University in Washington, D.C. He received his law degree from DePaul University in Chicago in 1948. A life member of the NAACP, Hooks is a mem­ber of the American Bar Association and a former member of the board of directors of the Southern Christian Council on Human Relations in Memphis and the Shelby County Human Relations Committee. UNEXPECTED CONCERT TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 3 The LCE Committee has announced an unanti­cipated treat for music lovers next week. Eric Larsen, pianist, and Daniel Morganstern, cellist, will perform in concert February 3, Tuesday, at 8 p.m. in the Music-English recital hall. The concert is free to all. At Western the musicians, who are on their way to tour the West Coast, will play selec­tions from Beethoven, Brahms, and Mendels­sohn. When they played Schubert and Rach­maninoff in Raleigh last year, their audience was large and enthusiastic. A reviewer praised their technical aptitude and the "lovely dialogs between the piano and cello." Daniel Morganstern began his career at the age of sixteen, when he performed the -2- ~CH'l'ill!rini Conc0 rto with th <' Brooklyn Pllil­llarmoni<.~ . Il l· has s inCl' anoparcd l'Xll•ns ively in recital , with orches trd , and in chamber music concerts , including tw0 recitals a t Alice Tully Hall and a solo appearance in Carnegie Hall unde r the baton of Leon Barzir An individual approach and rob 3t playing sty l e di s tin guish his pe rforma~c es , also cc~ ll e d by revi ewe rs "arden t, long-arching" vJith a "warm, swc•e t tone , sophi sticated sense of lyri cal expansion and command o[ delica t e co l or effects ." Morganstern is a native of New York City and s tudied at the Juilliard School of Mu s i c be ­fore winning in the New York Philharmonic Youth Auditions and other competitions . His chamber music appearances include a series with the Re s ton Trio and a recital of Brahms at Carnegie Recital Hall. A past member of the faculty of the Dartmouth Congregation of the Arts and the North ern Virginia Music Center , Morganstern is cur­rently solo cel list with the American Ballet Theatre and the Chicago Lyric Opera . Eric Larsen, a native of Wisconsin, began his piano studies at the age of four. He won numerous orchestral competitions through­out the Midwes t and was the youngest so loist e ver chosen to play with the University of Wisconsin Symphony Orches tra . He has oft en toured as a so l ois t in the Midwest and has played many recitals in Europe. He is cur­ren tly on the piano and chamber music facu lty at the North Carolina School of the Arts . AL the pres tigious Manhattan School of Mu s ic, Larsen rece ived his master's and i s completin~ his doc torate. There he has also been on llw preparatory division faculty. AUDITIONS FOR CHILDREN'S THEATRE FEBRUARY 2 Monday, February 2, at 7 p.m., Western's department of speech and theatre arts will hold auditions in Ill Hoey for their spring children ' s theatre production. The play "Ze lda" by Helene Bamburger and a selection from "In One Basket" by Shirley Pugh will be performed at Western and in area grade schools during April. The pro­duction will be direct ed by Randall Long­shore, a WCU speech and theatre arts major . Six people are needed. Scripts are availa­ble in 122 Hoey . ARTS COUNCIL BRINGS DANCER, GUITARIST Classical guitarist Gordon Kreplin will be the featured artist on the program at the winter meeti ng of the Jackson County Arts Council February I, and Marcia Plevin of Winston-Salem will dance under council sponsorship February 12. The winter meeting , scheduled for 2 p.m. Sunday, February I, will be held in the cafeteria in the Services Building at Southwestern Technical College . The musical program will follow a short business meet­ing . Kreplin graduated from American University in Washington, D.C., and moved in 1976 to Alicante , Spain, where he studied guitar under Jose Tomas for two years . While in Spain, Kreplin also performed in recitals and radio broadcasts, and in master classes conducted by Tomas, Segovia, and Jose Luis Rodrigo . He is presently visiting artist at Haywood Technical College in Clyde until June. After Kreplin's performance a reception will be held for the artist and guests. There is no admission charge for the program, which is free and open to the public . The dance concert with Marcia Plevin will begin at 8 p.m. in Hoey Auditorium Thursday, February 12. Admission is $3 for adults , $ 1.50 for students, free to JCAC members. FORUM TOPIC WILL BE AFRICAN ART The second University Forum for the semester will meet Monday, February 2, in the New Science Auditorium from 7 until 9 p.m. An expert from the Museum of African Art­Smithsonian Institution, Dr . Edward Lifshitz, will speak on "African Art: Yes­terday, Today, and Tomorrow ," a topic of special interest for Black History Month . Registrations for the Forum, a one-hour general el ec tive for senior, honor, and selected students , are still being taken. To re gister for credit , contact the history department ( ext. 7243). Faculty and staff or other interested per­sons are always welcome at the l ectures . For more informat ion, contact Tom O'Toole at the number above or at 293-5493 . CII1L OFFERS FREE BOOKLET ON FLOOD HAZARDS Copies of a new publication titled "The River Is Rising: Flood Hazards in the North Carolina Mountains" are now available free of charge through Western's CIML. -3- The seven-page booklet contains facts about floods and flood plain management in western North Carolina , as well as tips on buying flood insurance, protecting one's property against floods, evacuating in case of a flood, and obtaining additional information and assistance. The publication was developed under CIML 's Resource Management Program and was made possible by grants from the Mary Reynolds Babcock Foundation and UNC's Community Service and Continuing Education Program under Title I of the Higher Education Act. Homeowners, businesses, and local officials may request the publication by writing Susan Smith, CIML , or calling ext . 7492. Requests should include the intended use of the publication. TEXAS GROUP GIVES CONCERT FEBRUARY 6 Christopher Cross, a Texas-based band whose debut album features such hit singles as "Ride Like the Wind" and "Sailing," will perform in concert at Western Friday , Febru­ary 6, at 8 p.m. in Reid Gymnasium. Cross--a singer , songwriter , and guitarist-­is the master musician behind the Austin , Texas, group noted for its band-oriented sound and uncluttered pop melodies. The group also includes two keyboardists, a bass player, a drummer , and a percussion­ist. Tickets for the concert, sponsored by Last Minute Productions, are $8 for nonstudents . WANT TO DO THE BIG APPLE ON SPRING BREAK? The departments of art and home economics are sponsoring a spring trip to New York City. Events for the art department in­clude a musical and a comedy on Broadway, a ballet, lectures with nationally known photographers and designers, tours of various plants and studios, the St . Patrick ' s Day parade, Tom Snyder ' s "Tomorrow Show," and all the best museums and galleries . The total cost , excluding meals, is $285 . The group will leave Cullowhee Friday , March 13, and return Friday , March 20 . For additional information on the art events , contact Wade Hobgood, ext . 7210. For information on the home economics trip, contact Joyce Baldwin, ext, 7230. CHORUS WILL ORGANIZE FOR SPRING CONCERT The Western Carolina Community Chorus will begin preparation for its April performance of " Sacred Service" by Ernest Bloch on Sunday , February I, with an organizational meeting and initial rehearsal . Founded in 1970, the chorus draws its mem­bership from the state's westernmost coun­ties. Audition is not required and re­hearsals are held on Sundays from 4 until 5:30 p .m. The chorus performs throughout the r egion and has joined with the Asheville Symphony for concerts on several occasions . Directed by Dr . James E. Dooley, the community chorus is sponsored by Western and the Jackson County Arts Council . Singers are invited to attend the Sunday meeting in 357 Music-English. Additional information may be obtained by contacting Dr , Dooley at ext . 7337 , LCE COMMITTEE ANNOUNCES SCHEDULE CHANGES Doug Davis of the LCE Commit t ee reports the addition of a concert February 3, at 8 p.m. in the Music-English recital hall. Daniel Morganstern, cellist, and Eric Larsen, pianist, will present a program of Brahms, Beethoven, and Mendelssohn. They are enroute to a West Coast tour. Dr . Davis also reports two cancellations, the visit of poet Adrienne Rich and the concert of the Georgia String Quartet February 19. To replace the quartet, the highly recommended University Piano Trio from UNC-G will perform March 5 at 8 p .m. in the recital hall. On February 19, the original concert date, Temple Smith of our faculty and Mrs. Barbara Dooley will perfor~ together in recital. Anyone who wants to subscribe to LCE for the rest of the year may do so at a 50 percent discount now . WCU PROF WILL TEACH IN JAPAN Two J apanese executives from the Engineering Advancement Association of Japan (ENAA), an organization representing over 100 major Japanese corporations, recently visited Western's School of Business to finalize arrangements for a series of classes on project management to be taught in Japan over the next several years. -4- John R. Adams, an associate professor in the WCU department of management and marketing, will teach two of the classes. He will also identify faculty from across the United States with the specialized skills to teach the remainder of the series of six classes. Pictured above are , left to right, Dr. Keith T. Stephens, head of the department of management and marketing, The Japanese visitors, Kiyoshi Furukawa, chief of manpower Dr. Adams, Dr. Ishimoto, Chancellor H.F. Robinson, and Dr. Furukawa. development at ENAA, and Yukichi Ishimoto, chief of the research group and planning and research department at ENAA, said that the ENAA member corporations have recognized "the critical importance of educating graduate engineers in project management techniques prior to their promotion into positions such as project director, program director, and project manager," according to Dr. Adams. A widely read author in this field , the WCU professor is director of educational services for the international Project Management Institute. NAMES IN THE NEWS JAMES E. DOOLEY (vice chancellor, Develop­ment and Special Services) served as director of the Florida All-State Reading Chorus, which met January 8-10 in Daytona Beach, Florida. The group is composed of 90 out­standing music students chosen by audition from high schools throughout the state of Florida, and it is a featured activity of the Florida Music Educators Association annual in-service conference. JOE SCAGNOLI (Music) has accepted a recent appointment by Emery L. Fears, president of the Southern Division of the College Band Directors National Association to serve as chairman for the state of North Carolina. Scagnoli replaces Herbert Carter of East Carolina University in this position. JOE BECK (program director, Environmental Health) spoke to the United Methodist Men of Waynesville January 11. His topic was protecting human life from the environment. RICHARD GENTRY (Elementary Education and Reading) was among 50 participants from Australia, Canada , and the United States invited to participate in the seminar on miscue analysis sponsored by the University of Arizona and the Center for Expansion of Language and Thinking last December. GORDON MERCER (Political Science) discussed the Reagan administration on "North Carolina Perspectives ," a program on WLOS-FM, Sunday morning January 25. FACULTY PUBLICATIONS Richard Gentry. A chapter 1n Developmental and Cognitive Aspects of Learning to Spell , International Reading Association, 1980o Aaron Hyatt. "Facilities Planning for Academic Results," in Plannin' for Higher Education, IX, 2 (Winter 1980 •

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