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  • QAI^pLlMlAto VOKE OF THE STIPE,\T!>> VOL. XXXIX NO, 60 TUESDAY MAY 21, 1974 WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY CULLOWHEE, NORTH CAROLINA Williams is A&S dean candidate Dr. Max R. Williamss WCU history professor, will be interviewed Thursday as a candidate for the dean of the School of Arts and Sciences here. The position has been vacant since last winter when Dr. J. Gerald Eller resigned. A special search committee was established to recommend a new- dean, and the committee is currently bringing the top candidates to campus for interviews. Students and faculty will have an opportunity to question Dr. Williams at an open forum held in the Cherokee Room of the University Center from 3:30 until 5 pm. The university community has been encouraged by the search committee to submit opinions about the candidates to committee chairman Richard Bruce, a biology professor. Williams has been a professor at Western since 1958 except for an interim period from 1960 to 1964 when he was a part-time instructor at UNC- Chapel-Hill. He received his B.A. degree from Duke University and his M.A, and Ph.D. degrees from UNC-Chapel Hill. A native of High Point, Williams is listed in the Directory of American Scholars and as an Outstanding Educator of America for 1971. At Western he was selected "Man of the Year" in 1966. He has been the assistant dean of arts and sciences here from 1965 until 1966, and he was division chairman for social sciences from 1966 until 1973. Three of visiting playwright Edward Albee's one-act plays were presented by the WCU Players last night in Hoey auditorium. (Photo by Steven C. Cook) Marcia Burton named 4th runnerup in pageant Marcia Burton, a 21-year= old WCU senior, was fourth runner-up in the Miss USA Pageant held Saturday at Niagara Falls, New York. Miss Burton is from Hickory and is majoring in special ed" ucation-speech and hearing. She is currently completing her . student teaching in Henderson^ ville and will graduate in June'. When reached at herHender-- sonville apartment last night just after she arrived from New "tork, Miss Burton said being on stage in front of a national television audience and 15,000 more people at the pageant was, to say the least, unnerving,. On her second day at Niagara Falls, Marcia said all of the 51 contestants had to brave 40 degree temperatures and a driving wind for a vdeo taping of the girls in -heir swimsuits. Although Marcia was the fourth runner=up3 she did have a consolation prize. She tied with Miss California in the judging for the best-looking baby picture. Marcia submitted a photo taken of her when she was two0 Winner of the pageant was Karen Morrison from Illinois. First runner-up was Miss New York, Barbara Cooper; second runner-up was Mary Cook, Miss Wisconsin; third runner-up was Miss California, Gayle Gorrell, and Marcia was fourth runner- up. The Western Carolinian also contacted Miss Burton's parents last night. Her father, Mr, Wirron Burton said he was "quite surprised" athisdau"t<- ter's fine performance. He begged for a '"no comment" when asked to say which side of the family contributed most to Marcia's attractiveness. Mr. Burton said girls coul I gain a lot from being in pageants. "It's a tremendous opportunity for a young lndy to develop poise and a golden opportunity to be in the limelight," he said. However, he cautioned that girls entering pageants must be prepared to loose. When Marcia first started entering pageants, he said, he cautioned Williams is currently vice president of the North Carolina Literary and Historical Association, and he is a member of the American , Southern and North Carolina historical associations. He has written extensively on William A. Graham, a 19th Century North Carolina governor, U.S. senator, a Confederate senator, and also a Whig Party vice presidential nominee. A 591 page book on Graham that was edited by Williams is scheduled for publication late this year. Williams is married to the former Sarah Johnson; they have three children and live in Cullowhee. The 40-year-old history professor was the recipient of a Cooperative Fellowship in the Humanities offered jointly by IXike University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1968. His special field is in North Carolina and Southern history from 1815 through 1877. WCU art students win show awards Ten WCU students have received a total of 21- separate awards in WCU's 1974 Student Art Exhibition, which is now on display in the art gallery in Belk Building. A print by Cindy Karp was judged best in show. Second award went to a drawing by- Marshall Whitten and a photograph by Steven Cook won third award. Purchase awards totaling S290 went to David Lee, Tim Oates, Michael Hartsell, Kenneth Pace, Susan Parrott, Karp, Whitten, and Cook. Purchase awards were donated by North Carolina National Bank, Forest Hills Country- Club in Cullowhee, Wachovia Bank; Riverwood Craft Shop in Dillsboro, First Union National Bank, Dr, Ralph Morgan of Webster, the WCL* University Center, and the Department of Art. First place awards, by category; were: painting, Oates; ceramics (tie), David Sharp and Lee; printmaking, Karp; drawing; Whitten; jewelry, Melinda Meade; sculpture, Karp; and photography, Cook. Jurors for the show were Samuel Adler, distinguished New York painter whose works are represented in some 23 permanent collections, and Graham Collier, English art critic and designer who currently is professor of art at the University of Georgia. The exhibition will be open to the public from 8 am to 4:30 pm Monday through Friday and Sundays from 2 to 4 pm through June 2. her to try her best but to also be prepared to accept the fact that she might not win. He described the pageant as a "happy experience" for him. In the first eliminations, only 12 girls were chosen from the 51. Mr. Burton said he was hoping his daughter would make the cut, but he had almost given up hope when nine had been called, and Marcia was not named yet. However, she did make the first cut and also was selected in the top five. Marcia has been in a number of pageants. She was Miss Catamount 1972, Miss Rhododendron 1973, Miss Hickory, and she was the second runner- up in the Miss North Carolina Pageant in 1973. She is currently Miss Textile Queen, USA, At Western she is a member os Sigma Kappa Sorority and was also a member of the Marshall's Club. Marcia said she enjoyed beauty pageants and had learned quite a lot from them. "Being in pageants is a good way to Turn to page 4, please. MARCIA BCRTON (photo by Steven C. Cook)
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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 Carolin...

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