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A Weekly Newsletter for the Faculty and Staff of Western Carolina University Cuilowhee. North Carolina RTehpoer t, eNovember r2, 1977 HOMECOMING HONORS STUDENTS, FACULTY Miss Julie Gallagher of Raleigh, a junior majoring in special education, was named Western Carolina University Homecoming Queen Saturday and Dr. Ben H. Battle of Cuilowhee received the WCU Alumni Association's Distinguished Alumnus Award. The crowning of the queen and the announce­ment of Dr. Battle's selection took place during halftime ceremonies at the WCU-Wofford football game in Whitmire Stadium. Dr. Battle also was honored Saturday night at the annual alumni homecoming banquet in the Waynesville Country Club. The alumni award is the highest honor conferred by the association, and this year's winner not only is a WCU graduate but is a professor of education and director of student teaching here. In addition to his duties at WCU, Dr. Battle is a member of the State Board of Education and is chairman of the board's committee on teacher education. He also is a member of the North Carolina Title IX Advisory Committee. A native of Sylva, Battle was graduated from Cuilowhee High School, served in the U.S. Navy during World War II, and earned the bachelor of science degree at what was then Western Carolina Teachers College. Later, he earned the master's degree from Columbia University and received his doc­torate from George Peabody College. Before joining the WCU faculty in 1963, he taught at Camp Laboratory School in Cuilowhee (1947-51), and was a school principal in Rowan County (1951-56) and Chapel Hill (1956-62). At WCU, Dr. Battle has been a leader in the institution's development of overseas student teaching programs for teacher educa­tion majors. He has traveled throughout the Caribbean countries, through Central America, and to countries in South America developing student teaching arrangements for Western students. He has served as a consultant to the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools and is active in such professional organiza­tions as Phi Delta Kappa education fraternity, North Carolina Association of Educators, National Education Association and the National State School Board Association. Dr. Battle is the son of H. E. Battle Sr. of Cuilowhee. He is married to the form­er Merriel Home. Dr. and Mrs. Battle have a son, Ben Jr., and make their home in Cuilowhee. At Saturday night's alumni banquet, the classes of 1952 and 1967 made special finan­cial contributions to the association. Ralph Dean of Asheville, a former alumni association president, received the organization's "unsung hero award," and Vicki Looper of Hudson received the "most spirited student" award given annually by Dr. Joe Carnley of Destin, Fla. Master of ceremonies at the banquet was Doug Reed, director of public information. Students elected to the homecoming court in addition to Miss Gallagher, are Miriam Benson of Raleigh, Leslie Britton of Fayette-ville, Donna Foy of Gastonia Rt. 1, Debbie Rawls of Swansboro, LeAnne West of Greenville, N. C., and Kim Youmans of Miami, Fla. DR. LOVIN NAMED MHC DIRECTOR Dr. Clifford R. Lovin, professor of history and coordinator of a five-year $1.7 million development program at WCU, has been selected to direct the university's new Mountain Heritage Center. His appointment was announced by Chancellor H. F. Robinson and Dr. James E. Dooley, vice chancellor for development and special services, to whom he will report. Dr. Lovin will continue as the coordinating head of the Advanced Institutional Develop­ment Program, the $1.7 million program funded in 1975 by the U. S. Office of Education. A native of Enka, Dr. Lovin is a graduate of Brown High School in Kannapolis and was graduated from Davidson College in 1957. He holds the master's degree and the doctoral degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Before joining the WCU faculty in 1966, Dr. Lovin was a professor of history and head of social sciences at Central Wesleyan College. Earlier, he was a part-time instructor in civilizcition at UNC-Chapel Hill. Dr. Lovin is a specialist in modern European history and is a member of numerous scholarly and historical organizations. He formerly was chairman of the faculty at Western Carolina and has been honored by university students as "Professor of the Year" in 1969-70 and with the Student Government Association "Distinguished Service Award" in 1973. As director of the Mountain Heritage Center, a facility now under construction on the campus as part of a new Administration Building, Dr. Lovin will be responsible for the general cidministrative supervision of the center. Current programs and activities of the center will be continued and expanded under Dr. Lovin, and new programs in research, public awareness and regional service are being developed. SYDNEY J. HARRIS TO LECTURE HERE Sydney J. Harris, syndicated newspaper columnist, author, and lecturer, will speak Tuesday (Nov. 8} at 8:15 p.m. in the Grand-room of Hinds University Center. His topic will be "Communicating: Tuning In and Turning Off." Prior to his lecture, Harris will be available to meet with students and other interested persons from 1 to 3 p.m. in the Cherokee Room of Hinds University Center. Harris began writing his editorial-page column, "Strictly Personal," in 1944 for the Chicago Daily News. It is now distributed to hundreds of newspapers throughout the U.S., Canada, and Latin America, and has been memorialized in seven hard-cover books. The latest, "The Best of Sydney J. Harris," was published in 1975 and commemorates the completion of 30 years of column-writing. Harris was named drama critic for the Chicago Daily News in 1945, a post he still holds. In 1946 he was appointed instructor in the liberal arts program at the University of Chicago, and led Great Books programs there and elsewhere for more than 20 years. He also was on the original faculty for four summers of the Aspen Institute for Humanistic Studies in Aspen, Colo. Harris has won a number of prizes and awards, ranging from the Ferguson Award of the Friends of Literature to the national "top column" award of the National Conference of Christians and Jews. He has served as one of the Midwest judges of the National Foundation for the Humanities, and is a member of the Usage Panel of the American Heritage Dictionary. Clifton Fadiman has called him "America's finest living aphorist.9,1 Harris has served on the board of the Associates for the Institute of Psycho­analysis in Chicago, and has been both a trustee and a member of. the educational coun­cil of the Francis W. Parker School. He describes his hobbies as "tennis, chess, and plagiarizing great thoughts from dead authors." The program is sponsored by the WCU Lectures, Concerts, and Exhibitions Committee and the University Center Board. Admission is free to WCU students and sub­scription series members of the LCE, $2 fo other adults and $1 for non-WCU students. TEACHING COLLOQUIUM AND RECEPTION SET Two award-winning WCU faculty members will be featured at a "Dean's Colloquium on Good Teaching" Tuesday (Nov. 8) at 3 p.m. in room 104 of Killian Building. Dr. Judith Stillion, associate professor and assistant head of the Department of Psychology, and Dr. Joel S„ M ilner, associate professor of psychology, will discuss good teaching at the colloquium, which is sponsored by the School of Education and Psychology. Their presentations will be followed by a reception in their honor, which is open to all university faculty members, students from the School of Education and Psychology, and other interested persons. Dr. Stillion was among the recipients of the 1977 Chancellor's Distinguished Teaching Awards, presented by Cahncellor H. F. Robinson in recognition of superior teaching. Dr. Milner was a recipient of a Distinguished Teaching Award in 1976. The reception will continue until 4:30 p.m. 3 MADRIGAL DINNER TICKET SALES BEGIN The Madrigal Christmas Dinners at Western Carolina University will be held December 6-7, and tickets for both performances will go on sale November 14 at 9 a.m. The dinners, popular holiday entertain­ment at WCU since their beginning in 1970, turn the Grandroom of Hinds University Center into the banquet hall of a stately home in Elizabethan England. Costumed musicians, courtiers, and min­strels preside over the dinners, and all the old English Christmas customs—the wassail bowl, trumpet fanfares, even a boar's head with an apple in its mouth—are observed. The entree for this year's dinners will be prime rib. Other items on the menu include baked potato with sour cream and chives, green beans, salad, rolls, plum pudding, and coffee or tea. The Grandroom will accommodate 360 patrons each night. There will be ten seats to a table, and individuals may purchase tickets singly or in groups. Tickets costs $8 each, and will go on sale at the University Center. All ticket sales are final. Telephone reservations may be made by calling (704) 293-7206, but all tickets must be picked up and paid for within 24 hours. Some 30 singers and technical staff members are involved in the Madrigal Christmas Dinners, which are produced by the Department of Music, the University Center and the Food Services office. SORRY, WRONG NUMBER Last week's Reporter erred in reporting three of the new telephone numbers for the physical plant department. The first three numbers in the new listing should have read as follows: Director, James W. Culp 441 Assistant to the Director, William C. Stump 442 Maintenance Control Center (24 hours), W. Wayne Fox 224 All other numbers were correct, and the number for all general physical plant calls remains 226. CECIL COSPER ELECTED TO PDK POST A Western Carolina University professor of education has been elected to the 12- member international board of directors of Phi Delta Kappa, professional education fraternity. Cecil Cosper, a member of the WCU faculty since 1962, was elected to a two-year term as director and district VII representative. District VII includes 91 chapters of Phi Delta Kappa in ten southeastern states— Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, Mississippi, Louisiana, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, N.C. and S. C.—and Puerto Rico. Phi Delta Kappa has some 112,000 members in 500 chapters throughout the U. S. and six other countries. Its board of directors includes a president and president-elect, three vice presidents, and seven district representatives. Dr. Cosper has been a member of Phi Delta Kappa since 1947. He began the WCU chapter in 1967, and has served as a coordinator of the N. C.-S. C. area since 1973. Dr. Cosper holds bachelor's and master's degrees from Louisiana State University and the doctoral degree from Texas Technological University. THREE STUDENTS DISPLAY ART WORK An exhibition of student art is on display in the Chelsea Gallery of Hinds University Center. The exhibit, which runs through Nov. 18, features work by Janice Rae Swanger, David Allen Lees, and Susan Cline Balentine, all WCU art majors. It includes prints, jewelry, drawings, photographs, ceramics, macrame, and painting. Chelsea Gallery hours are from 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. on Sundays. CLASSICAL GUITARIST TO PERFORM HERS Classical guitarist John Patykula, currently instructor of guitar at Wake Forest Univer­sity, will present a recital Nov. 10 at 8:15 p.m. in Hoey Auditorium. A native of Norfolk, Va., Patykula is a 1973 graduate of the North Carolina School of the Arts, where he was a recipient of the Nancy Reynolds Scholarship given to outstand- ing music students. He studied for eight years under Jesus Silva, the Mexican composer and guitarist, and has attended master classes conducted by Andres Segovia and John Williams. Patykula has soloed with the Norfolk Sym­phony and performed with the Winston-Salem "Pops" Orchestra. He has served as guest artist of the Amer­ican Guitar Foundation, and was awarded a foundation scholarship in 1971. During the summers of 1971 and 1972, Patykula continued his guitar studies in Siena, Italy. Patykula helped establish the guitar pro­gram at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, where he served on the faculty during 1975-76. He established the guitar program at Wake Forest University. The recital is sponsored by the Lectures, Concerts and Exhibitions Committee. Admis­sion is free to WCU students and subscription series members of the LCE, $2 for other adults, and $1 for non-WCU students. NURSING EDUCATOR TO SPEAK Dr. Mary Kohnkee of the School of Nursing at New York University will present two lec­tures Nov. 10-11 in the Cherokee Room of Hinds University Center. November 10 at 8 p.m. Dr. Kohnkee will speak on "Why We Don't Have a Health Care Delivery System." From 2 to 4 p.m. Nov. 11 she will discuss "Design Models for Profes­sional Practice." Both lectures are sponsored by the nursing program in connection with the Visiting Scholars Program,, and are open to the public. FORUM TO CONSIDER OIL COMPANIES The University Forum for Contemporary Issues will present "Us and the Oil Companies" Monday (Nov. 7) at 7 p.m. in Hoey Auditorium. Participants in the program will be Dr. William D. Kane Jr., WCU assistant professor of management, and Dr. J. L. Sharma, WCU assistant professor of finance. Dr. Kane will discuss the political and historical aspects of the oil companies' present position, and Dr. Sharma will consider the economic and financial aspects of the question. A graduate of Louisiana Technical Univer­sity, Dr. Kane holds the master's degree from the University of Southern California and the Ph.D. degree from Cornell University. He joined the WCU faculty last year. Dr. Sharma is a graduate of Andrha Uni­versity and Madras University in India. A member of the WCU faculty since 1975, he holds the master of business administration degree and the doctoral degree from the University of Arkansas. Admission to the forum is free to the public. PIEDMONT BRASS QUINTET ON TOUR November promises to be a busy month for the Piedmont Brass Quintet, WCJ's group of artists-in-residence in music. Their schedule puts them in Forsyth and Stokes counties this week, where they will present a master class at Wake Forest Uni­versity, a concert for the Stokes County Arts Council, and a performance at the statewide meeting of the North Carolina Music Educators Association. They also will present several music pro­grams in Winston-Salem schools. The quintet will be in Gainesville, Fla., for a three-day residency Nov. 14-16. November 29 they will present a concert at home in Hoey Auditorium. This live perfor­mance will be recorded for broadcast later in the National Public Radio network series, "In Recital." Members of the Piedmont Brass Quintet are Mary Lazarus Teague and Ned Gardner, trumpet; John Woolley, trombone; Gordon Campbell, French horn; and John Sizemore, tuba. ART CRITIC TO SPEAK HERE Richard VanKleeck, art critic for the Asheville Citizen-Times, will lecture on "Marketing Your Art" Monday (Nov. 7) at 7:30 p.m. in room 104 of Belk Building. The lecture, which is sponsored by the Jackson County Arts Council, is free to the public. IN MEMORIAM Charles Frederick Schroder 1933-1977 Professor of English A Weekly Newsletter tor the Faculty and Staff of Western Carolina University Cullowhee. North Carolina November 9, 1977 WESTERN LAUNCHES NEW COOPERATIVE EDUCATION PROGRAM A new cooperative education program at the University funded in part by a $36,000 U. S. Office of Education grant, was announced last week by Chancellor Robinson. Students selected for the program will have the opportunity to attend college and work in alternate terms, Dr. Robinson said. As a result, he said, students can have up to two years of career-related work experi­ence that should make job hunting easier for them when they graduate. Depending upon a student's program, par­ticipation in the co-op education program may extend from one semester to a full year the time needed to complete graduation requirements. At first, the program will be for students in the schools of Technology and Applied Science, Arts and Sciences and Business. Students enrolled in the university's other undergraduate schools — Nursing and Health Sciences and Education and Psychology— will be included later. Eleven major firms and agencies in the region already have indicated a willingness to give their support to the cooperative education concept, Dr. Robinson said. They are Dayco Corp. of Hazelwood, the U. S. Public Health Service Indian Hospital in Cherokee, Milliken Inc. of Spartanburg, Moland-Drysdale Corp. of Hendersonville, Olin Corp. of Pisgah Forest, Square D Co. of Asheville, Taylor Instrument, Consumer Products Division, Sybron Corp. of Asheville; Tennessee Valley Authority of Knoxville, U. S. Forest Service of Asheville, the Social Security Administration in Franklin and WLOS-TV in Asheville. The program will be conducted through the Career Planning and Placement Center at WCU under the direction of Lawrence H. Bixby, center coordinator. Arnold J. Blazek of Glenville has been named to serve as program coordinator. A former Ryder System Inc. service center manager, Blazek previously was employed by Southeast Airlines/Norton Tire Co. in Miami and earlier by Pan American Airlines in several capacities, including maintenance management and supervisory positions in Malaysia and Vietnam. The co-op venture is intended to develop career-related work assignments that will complement the students' academic work, Bixby said. Students employed in such assignments will be evaluated periodically to determine how well they are performing and how valuable the experience is to them, he noted. A participating student can earn up to 15 units of academic credit in the program. The first assignments are expected to be made for the spring semester starting in January. Within five years, Bixby said, the university expects that more than 250 students can be taking part. Dr. Robinson, who greatly expanded the cooperative education program in engineering at Purdue University when he was provost there, said Western Carolina University and Western North Carolina are ideal for development of the program. Many students in the region are from med­ium or lower-income familiesr he said, and need to work if they are to attend college. Even if spending some time working in their field of interest lengthens the time required for graduation, he said, co-op students not only will be prepared better for entering fulltime employment, they will be able to earn as they learn and help pay the cost of their educational expenses. A university advisory committee named by Chancellor Robinson and Dr. Robert E. Stoltz, vice chancellor for academic affairs, will monitor the program to assure that academic standards are maintained and to guide operation of the program. Members are Dr. John D. McCrone (dean, Arts and Sciences), Dr. Joe Kent Kerby (dean, 2 Business), Dr. Frank M. Ganis (dean, Nursing and Health Sciences), Dr. Walter E. Thomas (dean, Technology and Applied S cience), Dr. John J. Manock (director, Research Administra­tion) and Bixby. MOODY TO HEAD ANNUAL FUND Reg Moody, 41, Sylva funeral director and 1959 graduate of Western Carolina Univer­sity, has been named general chairman of the WCU annual fund. Chancellor Robinson, who announced the appointment, said Moody will work closely with WCU Director of Development Bob McGinnis to establish contact with WCU alumni and to stimulate regular contributions to the university from alumni and friends. The annual fund—a new concept for WCU— will coordinate all donations to the university from individuals, except for alumni dues, Big Cat Club memberships, and large one-time gifts such as bequests. Moody said the fund drive would use a combination telephone and direct mail cam­paign to solicit support from WCU's 14,000 alumni. Moody has long been active in the WCU Alumni Association, and has served as a mem­ber of the alumni board since 1973. He was named to the WCU Board of Visitors in 1970, and was a trustee of the university from June, 1972, until July, 1973. A native of Sylva, Moody was raised in Bryson City and is a past president of the Bryson City Jaycees. He moved to Sylva in 1964 to operate Moody Funeral Home. Moody was active in the Jackson County Jaycees, and was named Boss of the Year in 1966 and Outstanding Young Man of the Year in 1968. Moody has been a. member of the Sylva Rotary Club since 1964, and is a past president. He has served as president and campaign chairman of the Jackson County United Fund, as a vice president of the WCU Big Cat Club, and as a trustee for two terms of C. J. Harris Community Hospital in Sylva. He is a director of First Union National Bank, a member and past president of the Jackson County Chamber of Commerce, and a member of the Cherokee Historical Association. EARLY REGISTRATION SET NOV. 15-17 Academic advisement for the spring semes­ter will continue through November 14, followed by registration November 15 - 17 by appoint­ment. Spring semester materials for students who have not already picked them up will be available at the Registrar's Office or on third floor of Hinds University Center November 15-17. The packets include a permit to register and an appointment time for registration. Students should choose one or more alter­nate courses, and get their advisor's signa­ture on all the necessary forms, because once they leave the Grandroom during early regis­tration, they will not be permitted to re-enter the registration area. Bills for spring tuition and fees and instructions for payment will be mailed to the home address of early-registered students on November 22. MARKETING, ACCOUNTING SEMINARS SET Two management seminars emphasizing market­ing and ac counting training for managerial personnel will be offered by Western Carolina University in Asheville and Maggie Valley in November and December. A one-day seminar on "Managerial Accounting for the Non-Accountant" will be offered twice—November 15 in the S & W Cafeteria in the Asheville Mall and Nov. 29 in the Maggie Valley Holiday Inn. The seminar will be led by Dr. Eugene W. Vosecky, professor of accounting and a small business consulting expert. It is designed for all levels of managerial personnel, including those involved in administration, marketing, engineering, manufacturing and purchasing for either profit or nonprofit organizations. A second one-day seminar, "Marketing Essentials for Managers," will be held Nov. 17 at the S & W in Asheville and Dec. 1 in the Maggie Valley Holiday Inn. It will be led by Dr. Myron J. Leonard, associate professor of marketing and a specialist in retail merchandising and food marketing practices. The marketing seminar is especially tailored for managers in finance, research and development, production, planning, engineering, purchasing or general management. Registration fee for each seminar is $40, including lunch and all instructional materials. Two or more registrants from the same company will receive a 10 per cent discount, as will persons from nonprofit organizations or those 3 taking both the accounting and marketing seminars. The seminars are being presented by the WCU School of Business and the Division of Continuing Education. Further information may be obtained by contacting Dr. Hal Salisbury, director of continuing education, or Dr. Howard Harlow in the School of Business. POLK COUNTY INVENTORY COMPLETED Polk County officials have been presented a community resource inventory for the county, recently completed by the Center for Improving Mountain Living (CIML) at Western Carolina University. The inventory, which runs to some 70 pages, lists population and labor statistics, exist­ing industries and industrial services, raw materials, transportation, utilities, and financial institutions. It provides informa­tion on local government, taxation, housing and education, and lists recreation and cultural opportunities, local services, communications media, and other characteris­tics of the county. The inventory was compiled by John Wilson, WCU graduate assistant, from more than 50 separate sources. It is one of a series of similar inven­tories being compiled for WNC counties to serve as planning tools to help achieve rural area development. The inventory was funded by a grant from the Economic Development Administration, under the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965. COMING EVENTS The University Forum for Contemporary Issues will present "Changing Sex Roles in America" Monday, Nov. 14, at 7 p.m. in Hoey Auditorium. Participants in the program will be Dr. Patrick G. Morris, head of the Department of Sociology and Anthropology, and Dr. Judith Stillion, assistant head of the Department of Psychology. Dr. Morris will discuss the sex roles in different cultures, and Dr. Stillion will consider American sex roles and present a slide show on sex'-role stereotypes. Dr. Morris received the bachelor of arts degree and master's degree from Indiana University. A member of the WCU faculty since 1972, he holds the Ph.D. degree from the University of California, Berkeley. A graduate of Gorham State Teachers College, Dr. Stillion holds the master's degree from the University of New Mexico and the Ph.D. degree from the University of Alabama. She joined the WCU faculty in 1973. Admission to the forum is free to the public. A demonstration of color photography printing processes will be presented Nov. 14 at 7 p.m. in room 104 of Carol Grotnes Belk Building. The demonstration will show how to process and print color negatives and color slides in the home darkroom. James Leffel, technical representative for Unicolor Photo Systems, will conduct the session, which is co-sponsored by Ball Photo Stores in Asheville and the WCU Department of Art. Admission to the demonstration is free to the public. Further information is available from the art department, telephone 293-7210. Dr. William C. Flewellen, former president of the American Assembly of Collegiate Schools of Business, will speak on "The Role of Accreditation in the Modern Business School" at 7 p.m. Monday, November 14, in Forsyth Auditorium. Dr. Flewellen is the dean of the College of Business Administration at the University of Georgia. He has also served on the United States Treasury Department's Small Business Advisory Committee. Prior to his lecture, Dr. Flewellen will conduct three workshops for the faculty of WCU's School of Business concerning personnel, curriculum, facilities and budgets involved in a school of business. He will also hold a conference with the dean and department heads during the afternoon. The lecture, which is sponsored by the School of Business and the WCU Visiting Scholars Program, is free to the public. Dr. John Baker, assistant professor of mathematics, will speak on "L is an Ideal of M" at 4 p.m. Tuesday, November 15, in 309 Stillwell Building. His talk is open to the public without charge. 4 BUYING PAPER, FORMS OR PRINTING? Persons who expect to purchase printing, paper and forms in the near future have been asked to increase the lead time of their orders. A memorandum from the N.C. Department of Administration to all state agencies advises that market conditions are causing considerable delay in the delivery of orders for printing, paper, data processing forms, envelopes, and related items. Industries producing these items are working at or near capacity, the memo says, and are generally unable to respond to requests for "quick" or "rush" deliveries. It asks that sufficient lead times be provided to process requisitions properly, to follow legally required purchasing pro­cedures, and to satisfy requirements at the most competitive prices. Contact the WCU Purchasing Department for details. NAMES IN THE NEWS Frank Ganis (dean, Nursing and Health Sciences) spoke to the Southwestern Carolina Association of Laboratory Personnel in Dillard, Georgia, October 10. The title of his presentation was "The Pituitary - Adrenal System." Ray Menze (Art) chaired a panel entitled "Bonanza or Bankruptcy in College Art Educa­tion Today?" at the Southeastern College Art Conference at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in Blacksburg, Virginia, October 20. Larry Terahgo (Speech and Hearing Center) has been appointed to the Committee on Language of the American Speech and Hearing Association. Dr. Terango's term of office will begin Jan. 1, 1978, and end Dec. 31, 1980. Marily Jody (CAP Center) presented a program, "An Integrated Approach to Academic Advising," at the National Conference on Academic Advising at the University of Vermont, October 16-19. Robert M. Rigdon (Human Services) took part in the In-Service Training for Jackson County Teachers, October 10. He lectured on "Communications—Teacher to Teacher, Teacher to Pupil." Since January, Naja Williamson (Library) has contributed 12 abstracts to the abstract­ing journals, America: History and Life and Historical Abstracts. Anita Oser (Library) has completed 18 abstracts for Historical Abstracts. Vijaya Samaraweera (History) read two papers—"The 5th Nonaligned Summit Conference of 1976: Changing Perspectives of the World Nonaligned Movement," and "From Regionalism to Globalism: The Role of Nonalignment in Sri Lanka's Foreign Policy"—at the Third World Conference organized by the University of Omaha, October 27-29.. Keith T. Stephens (head, Management and Marketing) attended a national leadership meeting for presidents-elect of local chap­ters of the American Society for Training and Development Nov. 6-8 in Madison, Wise. Helen Hartshorn (Health, Physical Education and Recreation) has been honored by the students of Lucy B. Herring. School in Asheville, who dedicated their yearbook, "Flame of Hope," to her for her work with mentally retarded children. Richard S. Craddock (Elementary Education and Reading) presented three workshop sessions on concept development in language arts and social studies to seventh- and eighth-grade teachers in the Winston-Salem/ Forsyth County school system Aug. 29-30. Mil Clark (Administration, Curriculum and Instruction) has been elected president-elect of the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development of the North Carolina Association of Educators. Howard Wilson (Human Services) presented a paper, "Acquisition of the Voicing Contrast by Language-Disordered and Normal Children," at the annual meeting of the American Speech and Hearing Association in Chicago Nov. 2-5. A Weekly Newsletter for the Faculty and Staff of Western Carolina University Cullowhee. North Carolina RTehpoer teNovemberr 15, 1977 McFADDEN PUBLISHES WELDING READER A new book by a Western Carolina Univer­sity faculty member may help federal Job Corps workers learn to read better at the same time it helps them learn a trade. Dr. John W. McFadden Jr., assistant professor of curriculum and instruction, is the author of "Welding," a basic reader for trainees at federal Job Corps Centers. The 100-page introductory text contains 500 photographs, specially made for the book at the Oconaluftee Job Corps Center. It was written under a contract between WCU and the U. S. Department of Labor, and will be available for use at 60 Job Corps centers in the U. S. and Puerto Rico. The book will be issued initially to Job Corps centers at Columbia Basin, Wash.; Harper's Ferry, W. Va. ; Pine Ridge, Neb.; and Oconaluftee. Dr. McFadden has been a member of the WCU faculty since 1969. He is a graduate of Jersey City State College and holds the master's degree from Columbia University and the doctoral degree from the University of Florida. He is currently at work on basic readers on building custodial care and introductory automotive mechanics, under another contract with the Department of Labor. STUDENTS WIN FORENSICS HONORS Students from Western Carolina University won three trophies and two certificates in the 37th Annual Appalachian Mountain Forensics Tournament in Boone recently. Sam Gray, a senior from Winston-Salem, and Pamela J. Cook, a junior from Charlotte, each won first-place trophies in duo-interpretation. Ralph Hamlet of Canton won the second-place trophy in afterdinner speaking and Armando Erba of New Haven, Conn., won fourth-place in the same competition. Gray also received fifth-place in pros^ interpretation. Other WCU students participating were Keith Brooks, Lynn Bougan, Michelle Parking, Jimmy Edwards, Don Yopp, Donnie Massengill, and Beth Thomas. Dr. J. C. Alexander and Dr. Kathleen Sandquist represented WCU as judges. Thirty schools entered the tournament. THANKSGIVING HOLIDAYS APPROACHING Western Carolina University students will begin their Thanksgiving holidays Wednesday. Classes at the university will not meet Wednesday through Sunday, Nov. 23-27. They will resume at 8 a.m. Monday, Nov. 28. University offices will remain open Wednesday, but will be closed Thursday and Friday. BASKETBALL SEASON TICKETS ON SALE Season tickets for Western Carolina University's home basketball schedule are on sale at the Athletic Department offices in Jordan-Phillips Field House. The tickets for the 12-game home schedule are priced at $25 for adults and $15 for youths thru high school age. The season will open November 29 in Reid Gymnasium when the Catamounts meet Campbell College. It will be their first game under new head coach Steve Cottrell. Tickets may be purchased by mail or in person at the Athletic Department. Checks should be made payable to the WCU Athletic Department. For further information, phone 293-7338 or 293-7171. NSF GUIDELINES ON PUBLIC ACCESS The National Science Foundation has asked that the following information about open government legislation be shared with 2 persons who may be affected: The Government in the Sunshine Act took effect on March 12, 1977. This new law and the related Freedom of Information Act require the public release of information, correspondence, and documents received by NSF from grantees, with limited exceptions. The Sunshine Act requires that all meet­ings of the National Science Board be open to public observation unless the subject of discussion falls within one of ten exemptions. The Sunshine Act resembles the older Freedom of Information Act, under which documents in the possession of the Foundation must be made available to the public unless they fall within one or more of nine exemp­tions. Communications received from universities, colleges, and other institutions will be available on request to anyone unless one of the Freedom-of-Information-Act exemptions applies. These exemptions cover some information submitted in confidence and all information release of which would result in clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy. Grant or contract proposals generally are exempt from disclosure because they contain confidential and personal information. Even so, most information in proposals must be disclosed on request after award of a grant or contract. Personal information, such as salaries, will remain exempt if special arrangements are made. Peer reviews are normally held confiden­tial, except for disclosure (without identification of the reviewer) to the Principal Investigator or Project Director on request. Certain Congressional committees and subcommittees may obtain copies of proposals and peer reviews, including names of reviewers. The General Accounting Office also has access to peer reviews as part of its regular audit function. ART EXHIBIT TO OPEN SUNDAY An internationally exhibited painter will be displaying his works in Carol Grotnes Belk art gallery November 20 through December 9. Dr. Tommy Mew will be honored at a reception in the gallery at 7 p.m. November 21. The exhibit will open with another reception at 2 p.m. November 20 in the gallery. Dr. Mew, currently a professor and chair­man of the art department at Berry College in Mt. Berry, Ga., will conduct a public lecture at 7:30 p.m. November 21 in Belk 104 and a public workshop at 1 p.m. November 22 in Belk 393. The exhibit, lecture, workshop, and recep­tions, sponsored by the WCU Visiting Scholars Program and the art department, are free to the public. The Belk art gallery is open from 8 a.m. until noon and 1 until 4 p.m Monday through Friday, and from 2 until 4 p.m. Sunday. COMING EVENTS Dr. Caroline Gillin, chief of cycle opera­tions of the National Teacher Corps Office, Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, will speak Thursday (November 17) at 4 p.m. in Room 104 of Killian Building. The topic of her lecture is "Trends and Issues in Teacher Education: The Teacher Corps Perspective." Dr. Gillin will be at WCU as a visiting scholar in the Department of Elementary Education and Reading. The lecture is open to the public. Steve Mizerak, the winner of four consec­utive U.S. Pocket Billiard Championships, will hold a special exhibition Thursday (Nov. 17) at 7 p.m. in the Cherokee Room of Hinds University Center. Sponsored by the University Center Board, the exhibition is free to the public. A concert of Christmas choral music will be presented Thursday (Nov. 17) at 8:15 p.m. in Hoey Auditorium. The WCU Concert Choir, University Chorus, and Chamber Singers will take part in the program, with the WCU Woodwind Quintet. The concert will be directed by Dr. Joyce Farwell, WCU instructor of music. It is sponsored by the Department of Music. Admission will be free to the public. Dr. Frederick W. Leysieffer, associate professor of statistics at Florida State Uni­versity, will speak Nov. 21 at 4 p.m. and Nov. 22 at 11 a.m. in Stillwell 309. His lectures are sponsored by the math department and the Visiting Scholars program. A Weekly Newsletter for the Faculty and Staff of Western Carolina University CuMowhee. North Carolina November 23, DR. ROBINSON SPEAKS ON WORLD FOODS The world is becoming overwhelmingly dependent upon North America—and primarily the United States—for its food supply, Chancellor H. F- Robinson told the North Carolina Farm-City Week kick-s^ff luncheon at Raleigh last week. Robinson said that world dependence on the United States for food creates a "new role and new responsibility for North America." With a widening trade deficit, he said, the American economy is becoming "increase ingly dependent upon our agriculture foi the export trade." The nation as a result must place "an increasingly high priority on the export of American agricultural products." The prospect that the need to export American farm produce may ultimately conflict with domestic food needs and create a major policy issue, Dr. Robinson warned, must be faced. "I think it becomes clearly apparent to all that the American farmer is an absolutely essential ingredient to a successful economy for all of us," he said. Many world food studies and nutrition experts fear that within 25 years the over­balance between world population and world food supplies may result in world-wide famine, Dr. Robinson acknowledged, but he said "the problem is complex but not impossible to solve." Some 250 rural and urban leaders from throughout the state attended the luncheon at which Robinson was the keynote speaker. Earlier in the week in Los Angeles, Dr. Robinson told the annual meeting of the American Society of Agronomy that "while progress in the increase in the production of food in the developing nations has been realized during the last few years, the plight of the developing nations continues to be serious and even may worsen in many areas with the passing of time." lie said that scientists "have generally concluded that the only possible solution to the world food problem is increased production of food" by the developing nations to keep pace with their own population. The WCU chancellor, who began and developed the N.C. State University Depart­ment of Genetics, is an international authority on world food problems. Dr. Robinson is a member of one of two. major committees set up under the Interna­tional Development and Food Assistance Act of 1975 to assist the Board for Internation­al Food and Agricultural Development devise and implement national programs of technical assistance for developing nations facing the joint crises of population explosion and inadequate food supplies. NICHOLS TO DISPLAY POTTERY, GLASS Western Carolina University artist-in-residence David Nichols will exhibit his pottery and glass creations in the Chelsea Gallery in Hinds University Center November 23 through December 16. The artist will be honored with a recep­tion in the gallery at 3 p.m. November 29. Nichols, also a lecturer in the WCU art department, is the first artist-in-residence with the new WCU Fine Arts Center. He conducts workshops in area high schools, is a consultant for students of pottery making and glass blowing at Western, and creates art works for the university. The potter received a bachelor of science degree from the University of Wisconsin at River Falls in 1972 and a master of fine arts degree from the University of Minnesota in 1975. BRASS QUINTET TO PERFORM HERE The Piedmont Brass Quintet, five young musicians who are currently 2 artists-in-residence at Western Carolina University, will perform Tuesday, Nov. 29, at 8 p.m. in WCU's Hoey Auditorium. Featured on the program will be works by Dukas, Aichinger, Anthony Holborne, Alvin Etler, and Eugene Bozza. Members of the quintet are Mary Lazarus Teague, trumpet; John Woolley, trombone; John Sizemore, tuba; Dan Ashe, horn; and Ned Gardner, trumpet. The program is sponsored by the WCU Fine Arts Center and the Department of Music. There will be no admission charge. ASHEVILLE SYMPHONY, PIANIST TO PERFORM The Asheville Symphony Orchestra and internationally acclaimed pianist Ruth Slenczynska will perform in Hoey Auditorium at 8:15 p.m. December 1. The performance, sponsored by the WCU Lectures, Concerts, and Exhibitions Committee, will include Dvorak's Symphony Number Eight and Chopin's Concerto Number One. The program will be repeated December 3 in Wolfe Auditorium in Asheville. Miss Slenczynska holds a fellowship in the International Academy of Arts and Letters in Geneva and is artist-in-residence at Southern Illinois University. She has made over 3,000 concert appearances and has recorded over 100 compositions. Robert B. Welch is the conductor of the orchestra. Tickets are $3 for adults and $1 for children. Admission will be free for WCU students and LCE subscribers. For ticket information call 293-7234. FORUM TO DISCUSS CANAL TREATIES Two retired U. S. Army generals will discuss the pros and cons of the contro­versial Panama Canal treaties at 7 p.m. November 28 in Hoey Auditorium. Lt. Gen. Welborn G. Dolvin and Maj. Gen. George L. Mabry Jr. will meet in a program sponsored by the University Forum for Contemporary Issues. Gen. Dolvin is the deputy negotiator for the Panama Canal treaties and a treaty negotiator for the U. S. Department of Defense. He is the highest ranking military officer on the treaty negotiating team and has frequently been assigned as a negotiator by the Departments of Defense and State during his career. Gen. Dolvin will be representing the State Department in his WCU appearance. Gen. Mabry was the commander of U. S. forces in the Panama Canal Zone during the late 1960s and 70s. Since the negotiation of the canal treaties he has traveled extensively to speak against ratification of them by the U. S. Senate. The University Forum is a series of programs designed to encourage serious discussions of important issues among scholars students, and persons outside the university community. Admission is free. MADRIGAL DINNER TICKETS GOING FAST Some tickets are still available for the Madrigal Christmas Dinners at Western Carolina University December 6-7. The dinners combine a traditional old English Christmas dinner with the yule songs and pageantry of Elizabethan England. They have been sell-out occasions since they were first begun here in 1970. The dinners will be held at 6:15 p.m. each day in the Grandroom of Hinds University Center. Only 360 persons can be accommodated each night. Seating will be at tables of 10 persons each and tickets may be purchased in groups or singly at the rate of $8 each. Tickets are on sale at the University Center and reservations may be made by calling 293-7206. "ROSENCRANTZ" TO OPEN HERE DEC. 5 The Western Carolina University Players will perform the award-winning play "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead" December 5 through 10 in the Little Theatre here. The comedy by Tom Stoppard, winner of the 1968 Drama Critics Circle and Tony Awards for best play, takes a look at two minor characters in Shakespeare's "Hamlet." New York Times drama critic Clive Barnes said it "is the play of 'Hamlet' not seen through the eyes of Hamlet, or Claudius, or Ophelia, or Gertrude, but a worm's-eye view of the tragedy seen from the bewildered standpoint of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern." Stephen L. Carr is directing the produc­tion. The multi-level set and lighting will be designed by Oscar Patterson III. Both 3 are assistant professors in the speech and theatre arts department. For ticket reservations call (704) 293-7491 or stop by the box office in Stillwell between 1 and 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. Tickets are $2 for adults, $1 for students, and 50 cents for children. Curtain time is 7:30 p.m. PLAN TO CASH YOUR CHECK? GO EARLY Since payday falls on a Wednesday this month, University employees will be interested in a new policy at the Cullowhee branches of First Union and Wachovia banks. Both institutions will observe their regular Wednesday operating hours, closing for the day at 1 p.m. In previous years, the banks observed special operating hours when payday fell on Wednesday. NSF ROTATOR PROGRAM SEEKS APPLICANTS The National Science Foundation is seek­ing to increase the representation of women, minorities and the handicapped in its Rota­tor Program. Under this program NSF augments its permanent staff of scientists and other professional employees with qualified individuals from the faculties of colleges and universities across the country who serve in non-career positions for periods of one or two years. Typically, a rotator serves as a program director or associate program director who assumes the responsibility for the Foundation's support of scientific research, science education and scientific informa­tion exchange in a specified area. This is primarily accomplished through review and evaluation of proposals for support. NSF administers scientific research and education projects in the mathematical, physical, environmental, biological, social, behavioral and engineering sciences. The Foundation does not support projects in clinical medicine, the arts and humanities, business areas, or social work. A Ph.D plus 6 years of successful scientific research experience are generally desired qualifications for the Rotator Program. These are not, however, hard and fast rules. The overall education, background and talents of candidates will be assessed in determining final selections for rotator positions. Salary is negotiable based on qualifications and experience. Health, life insurance, and leave benefits are available depending upon the length of assignment. Rotators selected in the current com­petition will begin their duty assignments in September, 1978. Applicants should forward their vitae and statements of inter­est to Herbert Harrington Jr., Director, Office of Equal Employment Opportunity, at the National Science Foundation, 1800 G Street, N.W., Washington, D. C., 20550 (202-632-9178) STUDENTS BACK TREATY RATIFICATION The North Carolina Student Legislature has approved a resolution calling for ratification of the Panama Canal treaties. The action came at an interim council meeting held Sunday, Nov. 20, at Western Carolina University. More than 80 students representing 15 N. C. colleges and universi­ties attended the session. The final vote was 12 delegations in favor of ratifying the treaties, and three delegations opposed. Modeled after the N. C. General Assembly, the NCSL was founded in 1937 to give students experience in legislative matters. NAMES IN THE NEWS Ray Menze (Art) was elected conference planning and programming chairperson for 1978-79 at the recent Southeastern regional meeting of the Society for Photographic Education held at Daytona Beach, Florida. Menze exhibited a portfolio of his photographs at the conference. Lee Erker (Elementary Education) present­ed a workshop on "Problem Solving Techniques and Strategies for Elementary School Teachers" at the Southeast regional meeting of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics in Winston-Salem, Nov. 4. Charles R. Taylor (Criminal Justice) attended an annual conference of the Southern Association of Criminal Justice Educators at Montgomery, Alabama, October 12-14. He also attended a conference of the North Carolina Association of Criminal Justice Educators at Wilmington, October 27-29. 4 Taylor was President of the Georgia Associa­tion of Criminal Justice Educators prior to joining the WCU faculty. Tom 0'Toole (History) presented a paper entitled, "Third World Studies as a Vehicle for Teaching Critical Thinking Skills" at the Third World Conference in Omaha, Nebraska, October 27-29. He chaired a session on nonalignment and the third world at that conference. Dr. 0'Toole also took part in a panel entitled "Teaching Latin American and African Studies in Small Colleges" at the joint meeting of the Latin American Studies Association and the African Studies Association in Houston, November 2-5, and conducted a demonstration workshop entitled "The Use of Guided Design in World History" at the national fall meeting of the Community College Social Science Association in Atlanta November 3-5. Jeff Neff (Earth Sciences) participated in a conference on India, "Indian Art and Religions in the Classroom," at UNC-Charlotte, October 21-23. James E. Dooley (vice chancellor, Develop­ment and Special Services) was a featured speaker for the annual convention of the North Carolina Music Educators Association in Winston-Salem on November 8, 1977. Dr. Dooley, who is on the National Executive Board of the Music Educators National Conference and currently Southern Division President of the organization, is a former head of the WCU Department of Music. Perry Kelly attended, as a member of the board of directors, a meeting of the John C. Campbell Folk School at Brasstown November 4-6, and spoke to the Bryson City Women's Club October 20 on "Crafts and Craftsmen of this Region." Dr. Kelly also has been invited to serve on both the strategy and the proposals committees for the North Carolina Alliance for Arts Educa­tion. He is currently serving on the board of directors of the Alliance. Robert E. Stoltz (vice chancellor, Academic Affairs) recently spoke on "Discrimination in Testing" at the annual meeting of the Georgia Association of Junior Colleges in Dalton, Ga. Barbara Capps (Elementary Education and Reading) and Judith Stillion (Psychology) attended a conference on non-sexist bias in education October 26-28. The conference, sponsored by the State Department of Public Instruction, was held at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. On October 21 four members of the history d partment delivered papers at "Interface '77: Humanities and Technology Conference," at Southern Technical Institute, Marietta, C orgia: Tyler Blethen, "Technology and Culture: Turkey and the West 1600-1900"; Theda Perdue, "The Impact of European Technology on 18th Century Cherokee Culture"? James M. Gifford, "Technology and the Slave Culture in Georgia and the Antebellum South"? and Curtis W. Wood, "Western Technology and Non-Western Peoples: Observations on Variables." Perry Kelly (Art) conducted a workshop on weaving techniques for art teachers in Durham County schools November 3. He was assisted by Wayne Deveney, a graduate of WCU. Duncan Tye, John Wade, Max Schreiber, Glenn Bottoms, and Kilman Shin (all Economics and Finance) and Ray Ferell (Center for Improving Mountain Living) were among the WCU participants at the 47th annual confer­ence of the Southern Economic Association in New Orleans Nov. 2-4. The Southern Finance Association participated concurrently in that conference. Royal M. Jones (head, Economics and Finance) presented a paper, "Capital- Technology Absorption Limitations: A Dilemma of Rapidly Developing Nations—The Iranian Experience," at a meeting of the Atlantic Economic Society in Washington, D.C., Oct. 15. PUBLICATIONS Lewis Cloud, a review of Explorations in the History and Sociology of American Indian Education by Robert F. Ryberg and Michael V. Belok, in Educational Studies, in press. Judith M. Stillion, "Children and Death," a chapter in The Facts of Death, Hannelorre Wass, ed., in press. A Weekly Newsletter for the Faculty and Staff of Western Carolina University CuMowhee. North Carolina November 29, 1977 NEW BOARD MEMBERS TOUR CAMPUS Nine members of the University of North Carolina Board of Governors Sunday began a two-day visit to three Western North Carolina universities. The first stop for the governors was Western Carolina University where a campus tour was followed by four hours of informal discussions with Chancellor H. F. Robinson and members of his administrative staff, and WCU trustees. The members of the governing board of the 16-campus university system were led by William A. Johnson, Lillington attorney who is chairman of the board, and Mrs. Howard Holderness of Greensboro, vice chairman. The visit also included stops Monday at the University of North Carolina at Asheville and Appalachian State University in Boone. The trip primarily was a get-acquainted visit for seven new members of the Board of Gover­nors. They are Charles Z. Flack Jr., Forest City insurance and real estate executive; F. P. Bodenheimer of Raleigh, senior vice president of First-Citizens Bank and Trust Co.; Laurence A. Cobb, Charlotte attorney; Mrs. Kathleen R. Crosby, assistant superin­tendent of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg County public schools; James E. Holmes, Winston- Salem investment executive; Robert L. Jones, Raleigh general contractor and William D. Mills, Swansboro insurance and real estate executive. The group was accompanied by John P. Kennedy Jr., secretary of the university. Western trustees meeting with the governors included Jack Hennessee of Sylva, vice chairman, and Paul Cowan of Sylva. CIML TO OFFER MANAGEMENT SEMINARS A series of 5 one-day financial management seminars for local governmental units in a 28-county area of North Carolina will be> conducted by the Center for Improving Mountain Living starting Tuesday, Dec. 13. Each of the five briefings will be offered twice—on Tuesdays in Cullowhee and on Wednes­days (starting Dec. 14) in the S&W Cafeteria in Asheville. Each session will be held from 10 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. The briefings are designed to "help decision-makers in local units of government enhance their knowledge and skills in sound financial management," according to Roy Thompson, CIML coordinator for the sessions. Thompson said the meetings are especially aimed at assisting city and county managers, government accountants, and elected officials. "One thing that's become very clear," Thompson said, "is that local units of government seem destined to provide an ever-widening range of services but the increasing costs cannot always be offset by corresponding increases in taxes. As the pressure builds, managers in government positions need all the assistance they can obtain in becoming more knowledgeable and professional in financial management." A team of instructors has been assembled to help at the briefings. The briefing faculty members are Mark Freeman, CIML director; Don Liner of the Institute of Government at Chapel Hill; Mike Dessler, executive vice president of the Local Government Data Processing Corp. of Columbia, Tenn.; James Cotton of the Tennessee Valley Authority's local government services; Tom Finney, Charlotte city budget officer; Mack Conway, Greensboro budget and finance director; Larry Fisher, Asheville city director of finance and John Booth of the Office of Intergovernmental Relations, N.C. Dept. of Natural Resources and Community Development. The Dec. 13-14 briefings will include in­troductory discussions and sessions on taxing policies, with Freeman and Liner. January 10- 11 sessions will be on accounting and computers and data processing with Dessler and Cotton. 2 January 24-25 sessions on standard budgeting and zero base budgeting will be led by Finney; Feb. 7-8 sessions on capital budgeting and cash flow management will be led by Conway and Fisher and concluding sessions Feb. 21- 22 on grantsmanship will be led by Booth. The final meetings also will include a wrap-up panel discussion on the briefings. Persons enrolling for the seminars may arrange to receive CEU credits. Further information on the series and registration procedures may be obtained from CIML at 293-7492. FACULTY LIBRARY PRIVILEGES ON AGENDA A discussion of faculty borrowing privileges is on the agenda for a meeting of the Library Committee to be held December 7 at 1 p.m. in room 223 of the Natural Sciences Building. Persons interested in expressing their views on the subject are invited to attend the meeting. Those who cannot attend may submit their comments in written form to the committee chairman, Dr. Anthony Brown, in the Department of English. COMING EVENTS An exhibition of teaching-aid materials will be on display from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 30,in the Grandroom of Hinds University Center. The exhibit, "Teacher-Made Materials," includes instructional materials made by students in WCU's early childhood education program. It is sponsored by the Department of Elementary Education and Reading and is free to the public. A debate on the future of the Social Security system and retirement policy will be held Wednesday, Nov. 30, at 3:30 p.m. in the Cardinal Room of Hinds University Center. The debate, which is free to the public, is sponsored by the Department of Economics and Finance and the Economic Affairs Club. The Faculty Senate will meet Wednesday, Nov. 30, at 4 p.m. in the Cherokee Room of Hinds University Center. Elementary school students and their teachers from throughout the area are being invited to an educational concert by the Piedmont Brass Quintet Wednesday, Nov. 30, at 4 p.m. in Hoey Auditorium. The free program will demonstrate timbre and design in music. The Piedmont Brass Quintet is currently in residence at WCU's Fine Arts Center. Further information is available from the Department of Music. Dr. Phillip W. Schaefer, a faculty member in the Department of Mathematics at the University of Tennessee at Knoxville, will speak Wednesday, Nov. 30, at 4 p.m. in room 309 of Stillwell Science Building. Dr. Schaefer1s topic will be "Maximum Principle in Differential Equations," and his talk will range from elementary concepts to the state of current research. The lecture is free to the public. The Western Carolina University board of trustees will meet Thursday, Dec. 1, at 10 a.m. in the conference room of Bird Administration Building. Dr. Peggy Wood, a faculty member in the Program for Exceptional Children at the University of Georgia, will speak at 8 p.m. Dec. 1 in room 104 of Killian Building. Her topic will be "Developmental Therapy for Emotionally Disturbed Children." Dec. 2 at 10 a.m. Dr. Wood will meet with students and faculty members to discuss developmental therapy. Her visit is sponsor­ed by the WCU Department of Human Services, and both programs will be free to the public. A chemistry professor from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro will present the final program in a series of fall semester seminars sponsored by the WCU Department of Chemistry. Dr. Harvey Herman will speak at 2 p.m. Friday, Dec. 2, in room 208 of the Natural Sciences Building. His topic will be "Applications of Ion-Selective Electrodes." The program is free to the public. The WCU Wind Ensemble and the WCU Jazz Ensemble will present a variety of music from classics to jazz at 8:15 p.m. Dec. 8 in Hoey Auditorium. The program will include works by Shosta­kovich and selections made popular by Count Basie, Woody Herman and Maynard Ferguson. The program, which is free to the public, will be directed by Robert 0. Shurley.