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  • Thursday, October 28, 1971 THE WESTERN CAROLINIAN 3 Program offered in Appalachian culture Western Carolina University will offer a program in Southern Appalachian history and culture next July, according to Dr, Jerry A. Rice, director of sum mer school at WCC. Developed prima-ily for ceach?rs in the public schools of the mountain counties, the program rs intended to develop an awurenesj of the history, culture, and folklore of trie Southern Appala:hians, In the history departments and Southern Appalachian Folklore , in the English department. Participants will learn more about the patterns of settlement that shaped this region, and the traditions and customs of the early settlers as expressed in their architecture, their farm ing methods, their churches, and their daily life Among the contributors to the program will be John Parris of Sylva and B Elior Wiggin ■ ton of Itib.in tkp, (.a, Parris is well known as the author of "Roaming the Mountains", "Mjuitain Bred," and other books on regional history and culture, Wigginton is the editor of "Foxfire," an award-winning quarterly on Southern Appalachian folklore and folkways. Two WCU laculty members will coordinate the program. They are Dr. Richard K, Mac Master, assistant professor of history,, and D, Newton Smith, assistant professor of English, Charles Taylor visits WCU State representative Charles Taylor, who represents Swain, Jackson and Transylvania coun= ties, recently visited the Vets hold member drive The newly formed Veterans Association !s currently holding a membership drive in hope 3 of informing all Western Caro = lina University student veterans that there is a campus organization which would be beneficial and of interest to them, This membership drive will culminate in a cookout on Nov- ember 14 for veterans and their guests., The Veterans Association, which now has approximately 75 members, just had its constitution approved by SGAj recently elected this years officers and permanently set its meeting time on the second a.id fourth Thursdays of each month at 4:00 p.m. in the Cherokee Room. President Gary Dmcan states that the Veterans Association will not be a political organization. Among the purposes of the club are the following: 1. To recognize those students who ha iro completed a ctive military duty and encourage them to strive for high a endemic standards, 2. To provide .n means tor veterans to share common experiences and information on problems and VA benefits. 3. To entourage those veterans not in school to continue their education. 4. To serve the community on worthwhile projects, Interested veterans are urged to go by the Veterans Educational Counseling Service and sign the Veterans Association membership roll and to attend the next meeting on October 23 at 4.00 p.m. in the Cherokee Room, campus of Western Carolina University to speak to Consumer Education and Family Finance classes in the Department of Home Economics. Taylor was recently appointed to the board of directors of the North Carolina Con= sumer Council, Inc, He also serves as the minority leader of the State House. My. Taylor spoke on legislation concerning major problems of the consumer. No- fault insurance, the licensingof day care centers, conflicts of interest in the house, abortion laws and new rights for the eighteen year old were among his topics. A question and answer period followed, Mr. Taylor's speech was video-taped oy the Educational Communications Center for use in the future Consumer Education and Family Finance and other related classes. Interviews for med teeh majors Mrs, Phyllis Newport, Educational Director of M'.-dical Technology at North Carolina Baptist Hospital, will be on campus Nov. 2 to interview students majoring in Medical Technology. Mrs. Newport is specifically interested in talking with those juniors who will be enrolling for their fourth year of clinical training during the next academic year. Students interested in talking with Mrs, Newport should come by Room 134 in the Ctinic Annex Building to register for appointments., There will also be a group meeting with all students interested in a career in the health related professions at 7:30p.m. Monday, Nov, 1, in Rm, 230 of the Clinic Annex Building. WANTED WANTED: Sales:nan-distributor for large selection S-track stereo tapes, all kinds, up- to-date. 1/3 cost of factory tapes Send name, address, and phone. Box 9113 Albuquerque, New Mexico, 87119. THE CANDIDATES FOR HOMECOMING QUEEN are pictured above. They are from left to right, Breeze Thompson Linda McRae, Debbie Foote, Susan Yelton, Connie Connors, Trudy Clubb, Jacque Furr and Carolyn Jane DodcL School opportunities offered to minority groups GRADUATE AND PROFESSIONAL SCHOOL OPPORTUNITIES FOR MINORITY STUDENTS, a reference book about academic and special assistance programs offered by 900 graduate and professional schools for Black and other minority-group students, is now being distributed to many college guidance counselors. The book, published by Educational Testing Service with the support of a $55,000 grant from the Henry Luce Foundation of New York City, contains information on programs and services tailored for minority- group students, now under represented in the nation's graduate and professional schools. All information is provided by the 900 schools included in the book. For example, each entry describes a school's admissions standards, fee waiver and financial aid programs, and any fellowship programs for Blacks or other minority groups. If a school actively recruits students from minority groups, that fact is indicated. Some schools also give the percentage of such students currently enrolled in their institution. Plans call for distributing more than 17,000 copies of the book free of charge during the coming academic year to Black, Mexican American, and Puerto Rican students and student organizations, to libraries, and to college and graduate school counselors. James Smith takes 4th in art contest "Fabric Theme" by Western Carolina University art professor James E.Smith received fourth place tie award in the 13th Annual Springs Art Contest sponsored by Springs Mills Inc. of Lancaster, S, C, Smith's painting is acrylic on shaped canvas. It will become part of a show to be circulated throughout the U„S, during the next year. Awnrd winners were selected from over 600 entries. Judge tor the show was Perry T, Rathbone, d irec tor of the Boston Museum of Fine Arts. Mrs. Louise D. Stone is editor of the third edition of GRADUATE AND PROFESSIONAL SCHOOL OPPORTUNITIES FOR MINORITY STUDENTS, Mrs. Stone, a feature writer for Contact, a minority employment magazine, was formerly a columnist for the Washington Post. She has also been a tutoringassistant in the Washington, D.C, anti-poverty program and a media specialist in advertising. She is the wife of Chuck Stone, a journalist and author of several books on the Black experience in America. Mr. Stone, who once served as a special assistant to Congressman Adam Clayton Powell, is now director of minority affairs for ETS, The current edition is endorsed by the Graduate Business Admissions Council, the Graduate Record Examinations Board, and the Law School Admission Test Council. Testing and research programs sponsored by these groups are conducted by ETS, a nonprofit educational measurement and research organization. SUMMER TOUR TO ENGLAND - $520 Drs. Walton and Nelson of the Department of History plan to '.ead a cultural and historical 2t-day tour to England and Scotland, beginning in M;d-July. All inclusive price (except fare to and from New York) ONLY $520. Six days in London and environs; four in Scotland; trips to Stonehenge, Salisbury, Stratford, the Moors, Welsh Castles, the Lake Country, and other sites. Ideal for students or families. Ample free time; only four major moves to reduce fatigue; comfortable lodgings; good food; theatre tickets; narrated tojrs; a pleasant, inexpensive three weeks in a British summer. Any persons wishing to accompany the group to and from Great Britain, but tour independently may also be accommodated, as well as those who wish to stay longer. For information see Dr. Walton in Room 117 McKee or Dr. Nelson in Room G7 McKee (Tel. 293-7243) as soon as possible.
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