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Test Research Project Involves 100 Women THE WESTERN CAROLINIAN Thursday March 22, 1973 page 5 o^ooococoooooooooooooocoocooooooooooooooocooooooooot A proximately 100 women are needed to participate in an extensive master's level research project. The project which will study differential treatment effects on test anxiety, is to be conducted by Walter Mitchell, a WCU psychology graduate student. According to Mitchell, "test anxiety is a function or our present educational system which puts too much emphasis on performance over and a- bove knowing the material for its own sake." He went on to explain that this anxiety is usually a feeling of uneasiness or nervousness that is in some way related to the taking of a test. Typically its effect is the missing of a few questions that perhaps should not have been missed. "Test anxiety is seen, for this study as a minor problem many people have rather than a major problem that just a few might have," Mitchell said. Experimental treatment will be in the area of systematic desensitization including relaxation therapy and imagination training. Mitchell is testing only women to eliminate sex as a factor in his results. The project will last about seven weeks with students participating in seven one-hour weekly sessions. Dr. Ron Edwards of the Psychology dept. is supervising the project and Dr.'s Eugene McDowell and Joel Milner are acting as advisors. Women wishing to participate may sign up in the Psychology departmental office on third floor Killian Building. 5 Students Depart For Bahamas Five WCU students have departed for Kingston, Jamaica, in the Bahamas, for a ten-week student teaching stint Dr. Ben Battle, director of Student Placement, will supervise the group for the first three weeks, while Dr. Richard Craddock, head of the WCU Department of Elementary Education, will join the group the latter part of the spring quarter. Drs. Battle and Craddock, each spending 3 weeks in Jamaica, will supervise the students and conduct special extension courses for Kingston school teachers, many of whom are expected to come to WCU this summer for additional study. Development of this program is attributed to the WCU School of Education and Psychology under the direction of Dean Toft B. Botner in cooperation with Dr. Burton Fox, director of the Center and WCU coordinator of international education. Five students in the group are: Seth Vining, Tryon; Phyllis Smith, Raeford; Robert Her- ron, Salem; Vicki Cornelius, Miami, Fla.; and Hayes Ramsey, Andrews. The five students will teach in The Priory School, an American Overseas School affiliated with the Inter-Regional Center for Curriculum and Materials Development in Barranquilla, Colombia, Teacher Conference To Be Held April 17-18 The first state-wide conference on competency-based teacher education will be held in Asheville April 17-18 under the sponsorship of Western Carolina University, the North Carolina Association of Colleges and the Division of Teacher Education of the N. C, Delart- ment of Public Instruction. The conference will be open to participants from throughout the Southeastern United States. Heads of colleges and universities, deans and department heads, directors of teacher training and public school administrators are expected to take part, According to J, P. Freeman, director of the N.C. Division of Teacher Education, speakers and consultants for the conference are "top-notch people" in the field of competency education. Among the speakers during the two-day meeting will be: Dr, Harley Adamson, director of secondary education at Weber (Utah) State College, one of the first teacher-education institutions in the country to move to a competency - based preparation program, and one of two colleges where the entire teacher training program is competency based. Dr. J. Michael Davis, direc- - 'I, tor of the WCU Teacher Corps program which is experimenting with a competency program in cooperation with four schools in Jackson, Haywood, Transylvania and Macon counties. Dr. Clarence Delforge, program "development specialist with the WCU Teacher Corps. Dr. Stanley Elam of Bloom- ington, Ind„8 editor of the "Phi Delta Kappan" professional education society journal. Dr. George Finchum, director of the East Tennessee State ■University teacher corps program and laboratory school. Dr. Howard Fortney of Mobile, Ala,, former dean of education at Livingston State, now consultant to the Southern Consortium of institutions attempt- tin to develop competency = based teacher education programs. Dr. Robert Houston, professor of education, University of Houston. Dr, L, L. Murray, chairman of the Pembroke State University education department. Dr. Gill Shearron, chairman of the Division of Elementary Education, University of Georgia, who directed a competency program there. Dr. Herbert Wey, chancellor of Appalachian State University. o ooo Meanderings With Cv^y Harry Ever since a doctor told me that passing a test and sexual conquest were related in a deep psychological sense, I have never been able to take an exam without getting an erection. During the finals that we all flunked recently, I went through seven types of hell keeping my attention focused on the paper in front of me and not the braless threat to every mother's son beside me. Sex, I do believe, is connected with everything that goes on in this old world, especially college life. Try to imagine, if you will, life here in dead old Cullowhee without the fine art of sex to keep all of the intellectuals busy. Sex makes those long cold winter nights shorter and warmer, makes those dull, lifeless dates more fun than a barrel of grass, and makes daydreaming entirely worthwhile. And speaking of daydreaming, just what in the hell is wrong with letting one's mind wonder through the sweet, ripe fields of imaginary sex? Pondering on the all too infrequently practiced is something everyone does, even Papa Carlton. Speaking of papas, do you remember the time when your father tried to explain the intricacies of the sport to you, and you knew good and well that you knew more about the subject than the old codger him self? Sex is something that touches us every day of our twisted lives, it influences everything we say, think, and do. Isn't it frightening to know that such a simple three letter word governs your life? Oh, come now, you can't say that it doesn't because I have watched you, yes you, in your private hours, observing the perverted little things you do, thinking them to be perfectly ordinary. Let me tell you that the Western Carolinian sees all and holds all for further use. Beware next time you believe yourself to be alone, when you start to make your move towards that in nocent female you kidnapped from Scott Dorm because you are under our very eye. Relax, all you virginal young females on campus, the WESTERN CAROLINIAN is your friend. Pre-registration is the student's own private hell, for no matter what the Administration tells you, those "advisors" they give are not for your own good. Recently, my "helper" really out-did himself. When I got my schedule, I found I had been registered for 105 hours, twenty of them being in English 1700. What type of heartless fiend would register a student for both trig and Calculus in the same quarter? Only a sadist, that's who. And why is it that going to see one's advisor is like seeing the Godfather. I mean, certainly they deserve respect and all that, but I do resent having to kiss my advisor's ring while bowing on my knees (which physically is very hard to do). As a professor told me, an advisor is like a big brother, I always hated my big brother. While wrestling for a "C" in Mopery 1200 with a department head (took him four out of five falls), the head asked me just what I would rather have than a final exam. I suggested that the Administration string up the students by their toenails, grease their bodies with hot Preparation H, and roast them until they are golden brown. I can assure the department heads that this procedure would be a good deal more human than what is in current practice. I'm so glad that I'm a student, for if I was not, I'd have to go to work, which makes me break out in a red rash. |gflaaaaa<'nnnno<y|owBfl0ftoaaaaQQaofla<^^ Malcolm X College President To Speak Dr. Charles Hurst, president of Malcolm X College in Chicago, will speak, in Hoey Auditorium at Western Carolina University Monday, Mar. 26 at 8 p.m. The title of his talk will be "Education Revolution—The Black Solution." • A native of a Springfield, Mass. ghetto, Dr. Hurst was 2 Lectures Scheduled "Ruhani Satsang, or Science of the Soul" will be the topic of two lectures at Western Carolina University by Charles S. Fulcher, a Charlotte schoolteacher and follower of the Indian Master Kirpal Singh Ji of Delhi. Fulcher will speak on "The Essence of Religion" Saturday, March 24, at 3 p.m. in the Grandroom of Hinds University Center. He will present a second lecture titled "Man! Know Thyself" at 3 p.m. Sunday, March 25 in Forsyth Auditorium here. The science of the soul is based on the teachings of the great masters, and is said to be a natural method for the realization of truth. According to its followers, it is not a religion but is more a philosophy of life that encourages understanding among people. Both lectures are open to the public. There will be no admission charge. a high school dropout at 15, and was in jail by the time he was 20, Education became his personal route to success. In 1969 Dr, Hurst left a full professorship at Howard University to become president of what was then Crane Junior College. In a series of controversial actions, he renamed the college and changed the composition of its faculty from 75 percent white to 60 percent Black, Enrollment at Malcolm X College has more than trebled since Dr. Hurst's arrival, and it is now - one of the largest Black undergraduate colleges in the nation. Dr. Hurst has written numerous articles on education and psychophysics. His most recent book is "PassporttoFree- Consumer Protection Here Ever receive defective products? If so, the Consumer Service Center at Western Carolina University may be of assistance to you in seeking relief or in showing you the proper procedure^) to get action! The Center is open from 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm Tuesday and Thursday, Forsyth Business Building, room B-3-B, A consumer counselor will talk with you about your problem and suggest courses of action that you can take. Telephone - 293-7115, dom." The program here is sponsored by the WCU Lectures, Concerts, and Exhibitions Committee. Admission is free to WCU students and LCE subscription series members. Others will be charged $1 for adults and fifty cents for children. Money Drive To Help Nigeria Student A drive has been begun by Liberty Baptist Church in Sylva to raise $170 to assist WCU student James Ibotomi in continuing his studies. Ibotomi is a student from Nigeria majoring in business administration. Ibotomi actually has the money he needs for Spring Qtr. but he has already reached the limit placed on the amount of money he is allowed to transfer from Nigeria to the United States, The Rev. Joe Smith, pastor of Liberty Baptist Church, has stated that some money has already been raised, and that Ibotomi is working on campus to make more, but that $170 is still needed to meet all the expenses. Being Nigerian, I- botomi must pay out-of-state tuition rates. Ibotomi is in the U.S. on a student visa, sponsored by the Nigerian embassy. If he were an exchange student, there would be no problem with the funds. QuccY>te,T> alues, If NEVE'S. W-s ^LU^VS riflS FUN The" computer UJHEM VflO-ft N£U> g£>W<j- -p^ocessCD... ...iou acqu're. -t-kz courses you we<;p , 3of ' w-i*ft3°<J of/' 7WW<Th I'*"*? 1IHJ. % V\ -. ■ • ■> ■ ' ' • * V tO#*tf£DSHf?- X't/e Cjor .... -K^y Tj<£TWRQ/?, f^i£ *ZZZP4 :>^vv 4 W^E.-nK*.. "LF 1»B CAM'

The Western Carolinian is Western Carolina University's student-run newspaper. The paper was published as the Cullowhee Yodel from 1924 to 1931 before changing its name to The Western Carolinian in 1933.

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• Date
  • Date original: 1973-03-22;
  • Date digitized: 2017-11-21
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  • Dimension: 15.75" x 11"
  • Pages: 8 pages
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  • College student newspapers and periodicals
  • Cullowhee (N.C.) -- Newspapers
  • Universities and colleges -- North Carolina -- Cullowhee -- Newspapers
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  • Jackson County (N.C.)
  • Cullowhee (N.C.)
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