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4 News Western Carollnian/Decwnbf 1,1983 Newsbriefs Lor the 1983-84 academic year the National Council of Alpha Lambda Delta will award the following fellowships for graduate study: The Alic Crocker Lloyd Fellowship. The Adele Hagner Stamp Fellowship, The Maria l eonard fellowship. The Kathryn Sisson Phillips fellowship. The Christine Yerges Conaway Fellowship. The May Augusta Brunson Fellowship, Ihe Fiftieth Anniversary Miriam A. Shelden Fellowship, The Gladys Pennington Houser Fellowship, The Katharine Cooper Cater fellowship. The Margaret Louise Cunninggim Fellowship, The Maude Lee Etheredge Fellowship. The Gladys Colette Bell fellowship and Ihe Mary Jane Stevenson Fellowship. The amount of each fellowship is S3.000.00. Any MEMBER of Alpha Lambda Delta who vwis graduated with a cumulative average of Alpha Lambda Delta initiation standard is eligible. Graduating seniors may apply it thev have achieved this average to the end of the first semester of this year. Applicants will be judged on scholastic record, recommendations, the soundness of their stated project and purpose, and need. Application blanks and information may be obtained from: Dr. Barbara Mann, 460 Administration Building. The application from must be completed by the applicant and received at the National Headquarters of Alpha Lambda Delta by January 4, I984: National Alpha Lambda Delta, P.O. Box 88, Muncie, IN 47305. Your spring and summer 1984 could be the most exciting yet with a professionally-guided international travel study tour offered by San Jose State University Office for Continuing Education. Thirteen different trips, to all parts ofthe world, will show you on-thc-scene life in areas of interest to you. Professors and lecturers who lead the tours provide expert information on the culture, archeaology, music , art, commerce and history of the area. I984 tours include: Historic and Contemporary Italy; Alaska's Inland Passage; Kenya Odyssey; European Economic Community and Comparative Government; China: Ancient Civilization and Revolutionary Society; China: History, Art and Culture; Workshop in French Language and Culture; Greek Civilization: Education in England, Scotland, Ireland; Capitals of Central and East Europe; Egypt and Greece: The Historical and Contemporary View; Italian Civilization; Mexico City: Summer Spanish Language Program. For a free brochure on all programs, contact International Travel Study, Office of Continuing Education, San Jose State University. San Jose, CA 95192-0135. Dr. Hal Salisbury, director of continuing education at Western Carolina University, has been elected to a three-year term on the board of directors of the Association for Continuing Higher Education. Salisbury was elected to the six-person board at the ACHE annual meeting in Dallas, where he served as national program chairman and Region V chairperson. The Association of Continuing Higher Education comprises 1,150 members representing 233 member institutions of higher education that provide opportunities in higher education for adults in both traditional and non-traditional programs. OPI—Western Carolina University's department of military science will sponsor its sixth annual military ball Saturday, Feb. 11, at 6:30 pm in the Grandroom of Hinds University Center. The ball is a semiformal dinner and dance directed by Western military science cadets, lt begins with the traditional mixing ofthe punch and is followed by dinner and a dance. Brig. Gen. Curtis F. Hoglan, commander ofthe First Reserved Officer Training Corps Region at Ft. Bragg, will be the guest of honor. Attire will be dress uniforms for military personnel and semiformal dress for civilians. Tickets, by invitation only, are $8 per person and may be reserved by calling 227-7438. OPERATION CROSSROADS AFRICA, INC., a non-prfit organization focusing on international development and educational exchange, actively seeks faculty, professionals and students to participate in 8- week summer team projects in Africa. Projects will involve: medicine; nursing; health; community development; archaeology; architectural photography; sports and recreation; conservation and environmental management; alternative energy development; farming and agricultural development; animal husbandry and veterinarian work; reforestation in the Sahelian belt; working in game reserves; and tutorial assistance and compensatory education. Projects are sponsored jointly by Crossroads and various ministries of the different African countries often in conjunction with the United Nations. Each team will consist of about 10 Americans joined by an equal number of African specialists and students. Projects are located in rural communities, where participants gain an immediate personal sense of Africa that cannot be duplicated by academic courses. Africa is a unique blend of cultures, life-styles and languages. Participation in the daily lives of Africans will bring an immediate intimacy to the experience of language learning and practice. Cross-roads has a great need for applicants with some background in French, Portuguese, Arabic and various African languages. During its 26 years. Crossroads, whose example inspired the creation of the Peace Corps, has sent more than 6,000 volunteers to 34 English-, French-, Portuguese-, and Arabic-speaking African countries to spend their summers assisting rural village communities. This unusual experience provides a brief but intense immersion in traditional and modern African life and pushes individuals to re-examine basic attitudes, standards, and beliefs in relation to people with contrasting values and life-styles. Both volunteer and leader positions are open. Persons interested in participating in Crossroads' Summer Work/Travel/ Study Program must apply immediately. Contact: Crossroads Africa, 150 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10011; Telephone: (212) 242- 8550. The annual Christmas bazaar at Western Carolina University will be held from 10 am until 9 pm on December 6 and 7 in the Grandroom of Hinds University Center. The bazaar features Christmas ideas, decorations and gifts by local craftspersons. There is no charge for admission. The Western Carolinian, WWCU 91-FM, and The WCU Cheerleaders challenge YOU and your group or organization to help us raise funds for A BRAND NEW CAT! If you're ready for an exciting, rip-roaring, NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Mascot, contact Greg Ryder at the Western Carolinian for info on how you can help. Send us your ideas for a new costume(as well as your $$$$). WE'RE READY FOR A NEW CAT- HOW ABOUT YOU? OPI—Western Carolina University's concert choir, chorus and band will combine talents Tuesday, Dec. 6, for their annual Christmas Celebration. The program begins at 8 pm in the recital hall of WCU's Music-English Building. Four selections by the 60-voice university chorus will get the evening under way: "Fum, Fum, Fum," arranged by Harry Robert Wilson, accompanied by Brenda Diver; "Come to the Stable," by Goeffrey O'Hara, accompanied by Kelly Truesdell; "Calypso Noel," by Gordon Krunnfusz, accompanied by Lisa Davis; and the humorous "Letters to Santa Claus." The 38-voice concert choir will perform "To Us a Child is Given," "Pat-a-pan," "Over Bethlehem's Town," "Winter Wonderland" and "Do You Hear What I Hear." Lisa H. Johnson will accompany the choir. Both the chorus and choir are conducted by Dr. Robert A. Holquist and assistant conductor Lou Ellen Wilson. Selections by the chorus, choir and band will include "Glory to God in the Highest"and "At Christmastime,"a melody of "1 Heard the Bells on Christmas Day,""Deck the Hall," "We Three Kings" and "Hark! the Herald Angels Sing." There is no charge for admission and the public is invited. According to Technical Sergeant Jim Rowan, Air Force Health Professions Recruiter here, the Air Force has announced the opportunity to apply for the Biomedical Laboratory Internship. Educational requirements for this internship are as follows: all applicants must have completed or be enrolled in the final year ofa program leading to a Master of Science degree in one of the following fields: chemistry, bacteriology, hematology, virology, microbiology, toxicology or pharmacology. There are other requirements and additional information can be obtained by contacting TSgt Rowan at USAF Health Professions, 1402 Walton Way, Augusta, GA 30904 or by calling (404) 722-3536 collect. The Air Force offers a very competitive salary with regular raises, free medical and dental care, 30 days of vacation with pay, an excellent retirement program and a host of other benefits. The number of vacancies for the internship are limited and there is a deadline for application. Any interested person should immediately contact TSgt Rowan at the above address and phone number. OPI — Dr. John L. Bell, associate dean of the School of Arts and Sciences at Western Carolina University, has been elected president-elect of the North Carolina Literary and Historical Association. Bell's one-year term as president will start in November 1984. He previously has served as vice president ofthe association and is currently a member of the executive committee. The N.C. Literary and Historical Association was ' founded in 1900 and is the parent of many state cultural organizations. Each year it sponsors a "Culture Week" during which specialized societies meet, usually in Raleigh, to discuss the culture of North Carolina. In addition, the association sponsors annual awards forthe best in school magazines, the preservation of N.C. history, nonfiction, fiction, juvenile literature, articles in the "North Carolina Historical Review" and college research papers on North Carolina history. The association also sponsors the Tar Heel Junior Historian program and is actively involved with the N.C. Division of Archives and History. Bell is a professor of history at WCU and has been a member of the WCU faculty since 1963. Don Kelley, Pam Edwards, and the members of EXCEL would like to express their appreciation to all the volunteers who have helped to make the Fall, 1983 Session on of the best yet: Ginger Benfield, Mary Bernard, Kathy Christopher, Liz Curry, Andrew Dawkins, Dana Dawson, Pat Fetzer, Kim Gardner, Bruce Keehner, Brenda Minton, Deborah Morris, Robin Mosley, Vincent Motto, Beth Pettigrew, Diana Price, Lisa Wolhar. We thank each of you for your hard work and support, and we hope that the rest of your semester goes well! The Cullowhee Volunteer Fire Department will hold its annual fund raising barbecue supper on Saturday, December 3rd from 5:00 to 8:00 pm. The supper will be held in the Camp Lab school cafeteria in Cullowhee. The cost for the supper is $3.50 for adults and $2.50 for children under 12. Tickets can be obtained at the door or from members of the fire department. Takeout orders will be available. The Western Carolina University board of trustees will meet Thursday, December 8, at 10 am in the Board Room of H. F. Robinson Administration Building on the WCU campus. OPI—Western Carolina University's Office of Traffic and Security has a new officer, Joe Frigo Jr. of Cullowhee. Frigo was a deputy sheriff and detective sergeant with the Duval County Sheriff's Department in Jacksonville, FL. before retiring in 1981. He had been a member of that department since 1957. He holds an associate degree from Florida Junior College and graduated with honors. He attended college at night while working 60 hours or more per week as a vice squad detective. Frigo is a member of the Youth Needs Advisory Council of Jackson County, the vestry of St. Johns Episcopal Church, and the Fraternal Order of Police. Masons and Shriners. He is vice president of the Sylva- Jackson County Optimist Club. His wife, Mary, is a nurse at C.J. Harris Hospital. All three of his sons, Joseph Michael. Robert Andrew and Theodore Gregory, are students at WCU. Son. Ted, is president of the Jackson County Jaycees. OPI- The department of music at Western Carolina Unviersity will present another program in its evening faculty recital series Thursday, Dec. 8, at 8 pm in the recital hall of WCU's Music-English Building. Scheduled for the program are: "Concerto No. 2 in E-flat Major (K. 417) " by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, featuring Stephen Lawson, horn, and Henry Lofquist, piano. "Sonata in F minor" by Georg P. Telemann, featuring Kay Lawson, bassoon, and Bert Wiley, piano. "Impromptu, op. 35, no. 9" by Rheinhold Gliere, featuring Ms. Lawson and Wiley. And, "Sonata (1937)" by Bernhard Heiden, featuring Maxie Beaver, saxophone, and Barbara Dooley, piano. The program is open to the public and there is no charge for admission. OPI—A mathematician whose specialty is graph theory will speak at Western Carolina University Thursday, Dec. 1, and Friday, Dec. 2. Dr. Ronald J. Gould, assistant professor of mathematics and computer science at Emory University in Atlanta, Ga., will deliver talks on graph theory and computer science at two meetings on the WCU campus. The first talk will be held at 3:30 pm Thursday in Room 309 Stillwell. The second talk, at 10 am Friday, will be held in Room 325 Stillwell. Gould received his Ph.D. in mathematics in 1979 from Western Michigan University. He has been a text reviewer in mathematics and computer science for Wadsworth International Group and Addison-Wesley Publishing Co. A previous recipient of grants from the National Science Foundation and the IBM Corp., Gould has published some 19 studies in professional journals and is at work on two others. ••' * •> Gould's visit is sponsored by WCU's Visiting Scholars Program. Persons who wish to obtain further information may call Joe Klerlein of the WCU mathematics department at 227-7385. OPI—Western Carolina University's Center for Improving Mountain Living will offer small business counseling sessions on Wednesday, December 7, at WCU. The sessions are free and involve one-to-one counseling with an experienced counselor familiar with small business operations and problems. The one-hour sessions are open to individuals who operate existing businesses and to individuals interested in going into business. Topics covered include financing, accounting, marketing, taxes, general business operations, how to go about starting a small business, or other subjects related to operating a small business. Appointments may be made by calling 227-7492 between the hours of 8 am and 5 pm. OPI—A retired Navy captain who spent six Christmas seasons as a prisoner of war in Hanoi after his. plane was shot down over North Vietnam will speak at Western Carolina University December 8. Captain Eugene "Red" McDaniel will speak on "A Christmas in the Prisoner of War Camps in Vietnam" at a 7 pm free, public meeting in the auditorium of WCU's Natural Sciences Building. His visit is being sponsored by the university Republicans Club. The Tuckaseigee Chapter of Trout Unlimited will hold its monthly meeting on Thursday, December 8, 1983 at 7:00 pm in Room 21 of Reid Gymnasium at Western Carolina University. The program for this meeting will feature a film entitled "F.shing in Northern Ontario." Updates of various club projects will also be part ofthe agenda. The public is cordially invited to this meeting. The Board of Directors will meet at 6:30 pm. LAST MINUTE PRODUCTIONS Presents ONE YOUNG CADET WHO WAS TAUGHT HONOR, INTEGRITY AND DISCIPLINE WILL UNCOVER THE TRUTH AND YOU WILL DISCOVER THE LIE. THE LORDS OF DISCIPLINE A PARAMOUNT PICTURE H FRIDAY & SATURDAY DEC.2&3 8:00 p.m. HOEY AUDITORIUM WCU Students $1.50 All Others $2.00

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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  • Western Carolina University
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  • Publications (documents)
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• Date
  • Date original: 1983-12-01
  • Date digitized: 2019-01-31
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  • Dimension: 15" x 11.5"
  • Pages: 10 pages
• Subject - Topic
  • 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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  • Western Carolina University
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  • WCU Students Newspapers Collection
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  • HL_WesternCarolinian_1983-12-01_Vol48_No16
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  • Western Carolina University Hunter Library