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Western Carolinian Volume 42 Number 61

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  • THURSDAY, JULY 7, 1977 ACS tournament today lhe American Cancer Society Benefit Iennis lourna ment at WCU will begin at 5 p in. today with first round matches in mixed doubles and men's singles and doubles. Additional matches will begin I ridav at 5 p.m.. anil on Saturda) and Sunaa) plav will begin at 9 a.m. and run throughout the day. A field of some 125 players is entered in the tournament, which will include singles competition for men, women, men over Is yean ot age. girls 15 and under, boys Is and under, and boys IK and under, as well as men's doublet, women's doubles, and mixed doubles. Contestants are coming from Asheville. Wav nesville, Cherokee, Henderson ville, Brevard, Robbinsville, Havcsville, (iastonia. Charlotte, Clyde. Hcndersonv ille. Morganton. and Florida. Among them are a number of winners from last year's tournament, including Ed Herron and Henry Brandon, who last year won men's singles and men's singles over 35 respectively and together won men's doubles. I'atti Wilson, women's singles winner, and Dorothy Burchficl. who won the singles competition for girls 15 and under, are also returning. lhe tournament will be hosted by WCU and all plav will be held on the lower tennis courts behind Reid Gymnasium. No charge will he made for spectators, but they may make a contribution at the tournament if they wish to. Persons who wish to support the tournament without playing in it may become honorary tournament entrants try contributing one $8 singles entry fee in the "honorary entrant" division. Refreshments will be sold throughout the tournament and all receipts, together with entry fees, will be donated to the Jackson County chapter of the American Cancer Society. Tournament proceeds will be applied toward the Jackson County ACS chapter goal of $4,000. lhe tournament is being sponsored by Jackson County THE WESTERN CAROLINIAN merchants New sponsors this week include I'resslev and Angel Barber and Style Shop in Cullowhee Since sponsors are still needed to detrav tournament expenses, additional sponsors will be accepted at any time prior to the tournament, according to June IV Benson W( I assistant professor health, physical education and recreation, who will serve as tournament director. Members ol lhe tournament committee, in addition to Mrs. Benson, are Beth H. Gorman, tournament referee. and Charles Schrader, Pegs) Spilker. Ramiv Gibson, and Jim Krvant Mrs Kill Hamilton is chairperson of the concessions committee and the Cullowhee Racket Club members have volunteered to work the concession Page 3 professor ot education at WCU. He will be assisted by consultants and lecturers from the North Carolina State Department ol Public Instruction, WCT and other universities. Applications and turther information mav be obtained bv writing Dr. (loud. Department ol ( urru tiltim and Instruction. School ol l.ducation and Psvcholc Cullowh 'Roots' studied #el WW* now has Bar-B- Que! AJXreSA^^WlCHEfc k Bring in this ad and get a free large drink with either sandwich or plate Good till August 6 Seafood - Pizza - Sandwiches Located at Cullowhee's only stoplight. ir take out Dine ir An intensive lour dav study of the world ol Alex Haley's "Roots" will be at WCU beginning July ,31. lhe objectives of the workshop, which carries university credit, are to promote greater knowledge about black culture in America, and to identity ways to effectively use the film in teaching. Participants will be actively involved in an intensive study of Africa, Black history. Black literature and sociological interpretations of "Roots," lhe Champion Corporation of Canton has purchased a copy of the film. 'Roots.'' and has donated it to the Western Regional (enter of the North Carolina State Department of Public Instruction for general distribu- Participants who are employed as educators will complete a competency-based program on the use of 16mm projectors anil the use of "Rixits" in elementary and secondary classrooms. The workshop will begin with a dinner meeting July 31 at WCU. (lasses are scheduled from 8:30 a.m. until 4 p.m., each following day, with some evening classes scheduled. "Roots "will be screened. The workshop will be directed by Dr. lewis E. Cloud. Enrollment up Enrollment in WCU's summer session is running ahead of the same period last vear. according to Dr. Robert E. StoltX, WCU vice chancellor for academic ..Hairs. A total ol 2."lb Students have enrolled for residence credit classes m the summer session's first term, which ends Friday. Last year some 2,678 students were enrolled for fust term residence credit. Extension credit students bring the total enrollment to dale to 2,857, Dr. Slolt/ said, and registration is continuing. Registration tor the second term will be Julv 11 from 2 to 4:30 p.m. in the UC, and from 4 to 6:30 p.m. lor Asheville area classes at UNC V late registration ends Julv 13, but final enrollment figures will not be available until late in the second term because ot continuing registration for workshops and short courses. Dr. Stoltz said. lhe summer session will end August 5 with 7 p.m. commencement exercises in Reid Gym Prof goes to Scottland Dr. David A. Mathcwes Jr.. WCU professor of chemistry, has been granted education leave to serve as visiting professor at the University of Stirling in Scotland during 1977-78. Dr. Mathcwes will be assigned teaching duties and will conduct some research at the Scottish institution. He also will discuss the possibilities ol further cooperative relations between WCU and British universities. A new university, Stirling graduated ils first class in 1970, and now enrolls between three and four thousand students. It is a participant in the intensive laboratory program of Great Britain's Open University. Dr. Mathcwes is a graduate of Davidson College and holds the master's degree from Kansas University and the Ph.D. degree from Duke University. He has been a member of the WCU faculty since 1962. Executive Desks and Chair now at GIBSON'S FURNITURE You Always Buy the Best For Less at Gibson's EAST SYLVA SHOPPING CENTER BOOKS CLOTHING KNICK-KNACKS AND BRIC-A-BRAC JUNQUE I Saturday. July 9 from 9-5 Sunday. July 10 from 1-5 Jack Barnett's Gudger Hill Beyond Hardee's off 107, Cullowhee JftGi Specimen pWftvmacrdwci \0NV VUMWWTSHOP 83 East Main St. WIDE SELECTION OF DONUTS BIRTHDAY AND WEDDING CAKES Call ahead for decorated cakes
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