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Western Carolinian Volume 44 Number 10

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  • PAGE 2/THE WESTERN CAROLINIAN/OCTOBER 26, 1978 Carolinian Newsbriefs Grants awarded Two WCU faculty members have received a grant from ihe Modern Language AssodaitOtl to find and stud) the literature of southern Appalachian women. Drs. Alice Mathews and Nancy Joyner will lead a class limited to 20 students who will explore the WCU archives and western North Carolina in search of women's Utters, journals, diaries, oral testimonies. and published materials. The MLA grant is part of "Teaching Women's Literature from a Regional Perspective." a nationwide project. Ihe grant will help pay for student research. Students and teachers from five southern schools including Western will meet next spring to share findings. "This course is experimental," according to Dr. Mathews, associate professor of history, "it can be anything the students want it to be." Although she expects much of the material for the course will be found in the WCU archives, Dr. Mathews said an important part of the course will be finding sources in the field. These sources include stories that will be added to WCU's oral history collection. Dr. Joyner, professor of English, and Dr. Mathews attended a workshop on the course in September at East Carolina University and will attend another in March. The course will be part of the American studies program. Persons interested in taking the course or in lending materials can contact the WCU history department at 227-7238. Allen wins Elizabeth Allen has been named recipient of the annual fifty dollar scholarship awarded by WCU's Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity to a black student at Sylva-Webster High School. Miss Allen, a 1978 graduate of Sylva-Webster, is a freshman at St. Augustine's College in Raleigh. Glassware displayed Fritz Dreisbach will display his handmade glassware in the Chelsea Galery in the University Center beginning October 29 at 10 a.m. Dreisbach will demonstrate his glass blowing techniques in the glass studio at Belk Building at 10 a.m. October 30. Currently an instructor at the Penland School of Crafts, Dreisbach has taught at Ohio University and has a collection in the Smithsonian Institution. Dreisbach is a 1962 graduate of Hiram College and holds master's degrees front the University of Iowa and the University of Wisconsin. Dreisbaeh's glass is being displayed in the Chelsea Gallery in conjunction with the North Carolina Glass '78 traveling slum on display in the art gallery in the Belk Building beginning October 29. Dreisbach will present a slide show in the Cherokee Room of the University Center at 2 p.m. October 30. A reception will be held in the Chelsea Gallery alter the slide show. Ihe Dreisbach exhibit will run through November 21. Western featured English 479, "The American West in Literature and Film" (three semester hours), will be taught in the spring semester. Tracing the development of the western film and novel, the course will feature 15 movies, including several silent westerns plus such classics as The Virginian (1929), Stagecoach (1939), and High Noon (1952). The class will meet in the Music/English building auditorium, TR 12:30-1:20 and Wednesday 1-3 p.m. for showing of the movies. Completion of EH 101 and 102 is the only prerequisite for the course, which will count as advanced elective credit. A small fee will be collected at the first meeting of the course to help cover the cost of the movies (50 cents or less per program, depending on the class size). Non-class members may attend the movies, if seating room is available, for $1 per program. For further details, see Dr. Jim Nicholl, in M/E 208 or call him at 7266. A list of the films and novels to be covered is posted on his door. Climbing clinic A two-day advanced clinic for students with prior experience in climbing will be held October 28-29 (Saturday and Sunday). Participants will camp overnight on Rock Mountain and spend the second day at Devil's Courthouse. The $30 fee includes all camping equipment, instruction and transportation. Each person is responsible for his own food. The clinic is sponsored by the University Center in conjunction with the Cullowhee Outfitters. Further information is available from the UC's first floor information desk. The Nancy Hauser Dance Company, a professional modern dance compananv based at the Guild of Performing Arts in Minneapolis, Minn., will be in residence at WCU Monday through Wednesday. The seven-year-old company, numbering nine dancers and two musicians, tours under the auspices of the National Endowment for the Arts. Ther Cullowhee schedule includes a master class from 3 to 5 p.m. Monday, a lecture-demonstration from 9 to 10 a.m. Tuesday, and an open rehearsal from 3 to 6 p.m. Tuesday, all in the dance studio in Reid Gym and all free to the public. The company will perform at 8:15 p.m. Wednesday in Hoey Auditorium. Admission is free to WCU students and subscription series member of the Lectures, Concerts and Exhibitions Committee, $4 for other adults, and $2 for non-WCU students. Calendar THURSDAY,OCTOBER 26 6 p m. - 7 p.m. Student Association for Government and Legal Affairs meeting. Open to all interested students, McKee 10. 7 p.m. Film: "Tell Me Where It Hurts," Jackson County Public Library, free. 8:15 p.m. WCU Concert choir, University Chorus concert, Music Recital Hall, M/E building. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 27 Mid-term progress reports issued. Pre-registration for Spring Term in Asheville. Volleyball: WCU vs. NC Central University and Bennett College, Durham, NC. SATURDAY,OCTOBER 28 8 a.m. Overnight advanced climbing clinic on Rock Mountain and Devil's Courthouse, $30. Contact the UC for details. 8:30 a.m. - noon. Workshop on lingerie making. Preregistration required, call 227-7230. Belk Building. 1:30 p.m. Football: WCU vs. Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, VA. SUNDAY, OCTOBER 29 Belk Art Gallery: North Carolina Glass '78, Through November 17. Chelsea Gallery, UC: glass exhibit by Fritz Driesbach, through November 21. 8 a.m. Intermediate canoe clinic on Nantahala River, $15. Contact the UC for details. 2 p.m. Opening reception for North Carolina Glass '78, Belk Building Art Gallery. 2 p.m. Soccer: WCU vs. UNC-Greensboro, Whitmire Stadium. 8 p.m. UCB Funhouse, Grandroom, University Center. MONDAY, OCTOBER 30 3 p.m. Reception for Fritz Driesbach, glass exhibit, UC. The English department is now operating an English Skills Laboratory in E/M 226, Monday through Thursday, at the following hours: 3-5 and 6-8. The lab is a special service provided free of charge to all students encountering problems with grammar and/or composition. Individual tutoring is available. JUMP RIGHT IN you'll find it in the Classified! ••• f 8 ' - s
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