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Western Carolinian Volume 45 Number 02

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  • August 30, 1979/THE WESTERN CAROLINIAN Page 7 Aid for the blind R2D2? No, KRM III lt speaks with a voice reminiscent of R2D2 or C3P0, Computerized robots of Star Wars thai conversed in synthetic voices. But the Kur/.weil Reading Machine (KRM 111) at WCU is far from being a prop for a science fiction movie. It is a machine that will read to visually Impaired persons. What's startling is that the KRM HI will read virtually any high quality printed matter. With it, a blind person could actually take a book at random from the library shelf, place it face down on the KRM's scanning unit, and have the machine read the book aloud. The reading machine at WCU is the first to be installed at a college or university in North Carolina, lt is the result of a $36,000 grant to WCU from the N.C. Department of Human Resources' Division of Services for the Blind. Three other machines are to be installed statewide at East Carolina University, North Carolina Central and UNC-Chapel Hill. The KRM. which cost $21,900, is to be used in a program to train blind clients of the state for quality employment through technological applications. The program is being implimented at WCU by the Department of Human Services with the assistance of Hunter Library, which will house the machine and train one of its employees to operate the device. WCU will serve as a training center for personnel from ECU and N.C. Central learning to use the machine Sept. 10-14. The reading machine is rather ordinary looking for the technological advance it represents. It consists of a reading unit about the size of a one-suit piece of luggage; a computer unit, about the same size, that translates signals from the reading unit into synthetic speech; a small control keyboard about the size of a desk calculator, and a speaker. That's it. No flashing lights. Nothing fancy. Accoding to its manufacturer Kurzweil Computer Products, the KRM will read hardback books, high quality paperback books, professional journals, colum- nated material, and good quality photocopies. Most material typed on an electric typewriter using a carbon ribbon can also be read. The machine will read standard type styles and formats. Among the things the machine may not read arc- colored print on colored paper, poor quality newsprint or photocopies, broken or "dirty" print, archaic type styles and script, and highly irregular formats. The synthetic voice does take some adjustment on the part of the listener. Upon first listening, the voice sounds foreign. However, after just a few minutes the listener becomes accustomed to the speech pattern and is able to recognize fragments of sentences. It generally takes about 10 hours of instruction for a user to become an independent reader. Dr. Larry Grantham, head of the human services department at WCU. said that Western was chosen for Ihe pioneer project in part because of its success in the part with training visually impaired students. WCU has hosted an Early Bird Program for 14 years and has the fourth largest population of visually impaired students among state colleges and universities. Western will spend the remainder of its grant money to purchase equipment such as brail writers, brail duplication devices, talking calculators and magnification equipment. Mountain Heritage Day Fifth annual even event planned for September 29 Early settlers in the Southern Appalachians worked hard during the summer and early fall. Once the crops were in and food put up for the winter, they'd come down out of the coves to a central gathering place to greet their neighbors and celebrate. There'd be singing and dancing, playing and good eating. That's the kind of celebration being planned for WCU's Fifth Annual Mountain Heritage Day, to be held September 29 on the lawn outside WCU's Carol Grotnes Belk Building. Just as in the old days, there'll be music, crafts, exhibits, dancing, food and fun for the whole family. This years's Mountain Heritage Day will coincide with the dedication of WCU's new Mountain Heritage Center and administration building, and with the observance of WCU's nineteth anniversary. The main event will offer continuous entertainment from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m., but there will be special happenings before, during and after the principal celebration. Area craftsmen will be on hand to show off their traditional skills. Woodcarving will be demonstrated by Going Back Chiltoskey, master carver from Cherokee. Rebecca Grant will prepare fry bread. Mary Chiltoskey will tell stories from Indian folklore. The textile crafts will be represented by Joyce Moore of Canada Township, spinning; Susan Morgan Leveille of Sylva, weaving; and Willa Mae Pressley of Cullowhee, quilting. Other demonstrations are being planned in chair caning, shake making, blacksmithing, churning, soap making, natural dyes, and pottery. In addition to the crafts demonstrations, many other craftsmen will have their work on display. Crafts and food booths will be open from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. Bill Nichols of Walhalla, S.C, will act as master of ceremonies for the music and dance portion of the program, which will include performances by the Mountain Women's Cooperative Band from Waynesville and the Dutch Cove Old Time String Band, made up of the Quay Smathers family. David Holt of Warren Wilson College will perform on the hammered dulcimer. There will be a Christian Harmony singing at 2:15 p.m. on the grounds. Singing masters will include Smathers. Homer Smith, J. B. Parker, and Richard Moss. The day will be preceded by an old-fashioned mountain-style square dance starting at 8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 28. in the Grandroom of Hinds University Center. Music will be by Marc Pruett and his New Day- Country Band, and Nichols will be the caller. There will be exhibitions of mountain dancing by the Southern Appalachian Coggers and others. Saturday's events include a cat show at 9 a.m. and a five-mile "country run" at 9:30 a.m. A black powder shoot organized by the Jackson County Shooters Club will be conducted from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. on a range just across Cullowhee Creek from the other events. There will be a horseshoe pitching contest at 1 p.m., and at 3:30 p.m. the Western Carolina Tobacco Spitting Championship will be held. A barbecue dinner will be available 4:30-o:30 p.m., and at 7 p.m. the WCU Catamounts will take on Elon College in a football game at Whitmire Stadium. A foods fair will begin accepting entries at 8 a.m., with categories for canned goods, baked goods, and other preserved foods. Judging will start at 10 a.m.. and winning entries will remain on display throughout the day. s Mountain Heritage Day is partially supported by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts. td's has COUNTRY & WESTERN td's Cullowhee & Sylva
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