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  • HL_WesternCarolinian_1986-10-09_Vol52_No11_02

Campus and Local The Western Carolinian.! Thursday, October 9,1986 "Chiltoskey Receives Mountain Heritge Award // - Mary Ulmer Chiltoskey - teacher, librarian and keeper of Cherokee tribal myths, legends and medicine lore - was presented with the 1986 Mountain Heritage Award Saturday by Western Carolina University. The award was made during Western's 12th annual Mountain Heritage Day activities, which enjoyed another record year. More than 35,000 visitors were estimated to have attended the celebration, including Gov. Jim Martin who spent about two hours on the WCU campus. "This is a great occasion," Martain said during an appearance on the Belk Building stage. "There are so many things to celebrate ... the arts, the crafts, the way of life of these mountains. This also is an occasion to think back about the people who settled these mountains. "The friendliness of the mountains is matched by the friendliness of the people here," Martin said. During his visit, Martin and WCU Chancellor Myron L. Coulter engaged in a horseshoe-pitching contest, and Martin dropped by the moonshine still for a "stiff sniff" of a homemade batch made by RO. Wilson of Cullowhee. The Mountain Heritage Award was made to Mrs. Chiltoskey in a late-afternoon ceremony at the home of Dr. and Mrs. Coulter. "We honor a woman who for a major part of her life has led the way in preserving for modern peoples the cultural heritage of the Cherokee," Coulter said. "She did this, first, for the Cherokee themselves, but in the process, she helped preserve it for all of us." Coulter said Mary Ulmer Chiltoskey, wife of famed Cherokee woodcarver Going Back Chiltoskey, has been a major force in collecting, writing and sharing the way of life of the Cherokee for 44 years. Mrs. Chiltoskey came to Cherokee in 1942 to teach at the Cherokee Indian School. "She came to teach mathematics," Coulter said. "But in one of those twists of fate that alter the affairs of people, she soon was made a teacher of social studies and assigned the rote of librarian. Starting with a few books in a virtually empty room, she built a collection that includes authentic Cherokee legends and lore, a part of Cherokee culture that until then was largely unrecored in writing. She did this against considerable odds, even to defying orders to throw out the Cherokee material she had gathered." She Is the author of three books: "To Make My Bread: A Cherokee Cookbook," "Cherokee Words" and "Cherokee Plants: Their Uses ... A 400-Year History." The Mountain Heritage Award is given for actMties that have helped preserve and interpret the history and culture of Western North Carolina. "The first heritage of Western North Carolina," Coulter said, "is that of the Native American Indian; first those ancient forerunners of the Eastern Indians and in more recent centuries, the Cherokee People. From its inception, the Mountain Heritage Center at Western Carolina University has acknowledged the primacy of our Indian heritage." There were more than 220craft and food vendors along the Mountain Heritage Day midway, a record number, according to Mountain Heritage Day chairman Doug Davis who summed up this year's event as "a fun day for everyone." Davis said the unusually high temperature may have limited the length of time visitors stayed around uncovered Belk stage and midway areas. "But we'll never complain about sunshine," he said. "Mountain Heritage Day requires a lot of effort and the resourcefulness of many people, starting with the Mountain Heritage Day Committee. The success of the day reflects the hard work of these people," he said. Federal, State and Civil Service jobs now available in your area. For info, call (805) 644-9533 Dept. 1207 ___ Go International! Over 60 foreign —University T—Shirt & sweatshirts from $7.95! Call 1- 800-621-5745 for free color brochure or write to; Collegiate Wholesale LTD. 407 So. Bearborn St. Suite 1615 Chicago Illinois 60605 WCU Honors Students Dine With Mortimer Adler "If you could invent some kind of muzzle that would prevent a teacher from talking for longer than thirty minutes at a stretch, it would greatly benefit American education." This was the suggestion of Mortimer Adler as he dined last Thursday with members of the WCU Honors Program at Brown Cafeteria. Generally recognized as America's greatest living philosopher, Adler was on campus as a guest of the North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching. After conducting a discussion with WCU faculty focusing on the Declaration of Independence and designed to demonstrate his now famous seminar approach to learning, Adler met with faculty and the NCCAT Board Of Governors. Then it was on to Brown Cafeteria for dinner with the Honors Students. During supper Adler was asked what his one wish would be to improve secondary education in America. His immediate response was "to change elementary education" since nothing substantive could be done in high schools or colleges until that was done. To do anything more would require more wishes. When offered as many as he wished, he said that he'd only need two more, but first, he explained what he meant by changing education - a subject very near his heart and one that he has articulated in his Paidiea Proposal. The change he had in mind would involve reading and then discussing (as he had done earlier with the faculty) important ideas. "It should be done in every grade in elementary school, high school and college. Forget about kindergarten; that's the only place where it is done now." But discussing means give and take, and that means the students must have a chance to talk out their ideas, to discover what they really think by putting their ideas into words. And that means that the teacher will have to give over, stop talking, and listen. That was the muzzle -- Adler's second wish. His third wish was that at the end of sixteen years of formal education, all college graduates In America would share "a common core" of knowledge. For Adler that means at least 64 "great books". When asked to define a great book, he responded, "One that is infinitely worth rereading, one whose riches are inexhaustible." He offered as examples Homer's Iliad, Aristotle's Ethics, and Gibbon's Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. Adler, of course, has an ax to grind. As chairman of the editorial board of Encyclopedia Britannica, he is also responsible for the selection of Britannica's "Great Books of the Western World Series". Realistically, he would settle for less than his complete list of great books. "You have to start somewhere," he says. "It's shocking. At the University of Wisconsin, I asked the honors students there a group about this size, if there were as few as six books that all of them had read. There were not. Five? No. And so on until we discovered that there was not one book that all of them had read." Adler threw out his hands. "If the human race is ever to understand one another, that common core of knowledge is necessary. You have to start somewhere." Daniloff: Symposium Examines the Facts by Erin Millner News Editor "The Case of Nicholas Daniloff — Soviet Blunder of Planned Response" was the subject of the October 1 symposium presented by the Department of Political Science and Public Affairs in conjuction with the Pi Gamma Mu Honor Society. Local scholars made up the symposium's panel which provided an informative and in- depth analysis of the Daniloff/ Sakharov situation and examined future ramifications of the international incident. The Daniloff situation has been subject to extensive media coverage, intense negotations, and, in light of the upcoming U.S./U.S.S.R. summit meeting, offers an unique opportunity to examine the current status of American — Soviet relations. The forum members offering their views on this international affair were: Dr. C. Stevens; Prof. W. Latimer; Dr. C. Loven, and Dr. W. Herbert. Mr. Lee Cheek acted as moderator. Dr. Stevens, known for his calm rational approach to world politics, related the incident by tying the events, personalities and diplomacy used in the situation. Prof. Latimer, who had a hard —line approach to American —Soviet relations, discussed the negative effects for the U.S. in regards to the handling and outcome of the Daniloff./Sakharov situation. Offering an objective view from the European standpoint was Dr. Lovin from the history department. Commenting for the view point of Journalism was Dr. Herbert. Dr. Herbert discussed the bassic difference in American/Soviet Journalism and the effects this contrasting ideology and the role of foreign journalists had on the Daniloff/Sakharov situation. The symposium, which was held in the Catamount room of the University Center, was attended by interested students and faculty who participated in a question/ answer period following the speaker's presentations. University Center Schedule Regular Schedule August 21 August 29 August 30 thru September 1 September 2 October 17 October 20-21 October 22 November 25 December 1 December 17 December 18-19-22 December 23 thru January 4 January 5-9 January 12 March 6 March 7-8 March 9-13 March 16 April 17 April 21 May 9 Building open from 8am - 11pm Monday thru Thursday 8am - Midnight Friday 10am - Midnight Saturday 12 noon - 11pm Sunday Administrative Office hours 8am - 5pm Reservations 8-12-1 -5pm Monday thru Friday Open regular schedule Building closesat5:00pmforLabor Se^obor Day Holidays oS 8am regular schedule ?uWing doses at 5:00pm for Fall fVoci k Administrative offices open 8-12-1- Ooen 8am regular schedule BuKg closes at 5:00pm for Thanksgiving Break Open 8am regular schedule Close at 5:00pm for Chnstmas Administrative Offices open 8-12 - l-5pm Closed for Christmas Holidays Administrative Offices open 8-12 - 1-5pm Open 8am regular schedule , Close at 5.00pm for Spring Break Closed Administrative Offices open 8-12 - 1-5pm Open 8am regular schedule Close at 5:00pm for Easter Break Open 8am regular schedule Closed for Graduation THE UNIVERSITY CENTER IS CLOSED DURING ALL HOME FOOTBALL GAMES AND AFTER EVENING GAMES. Parking Violations Appeal— ' Students who wish to appeal parking violations through student court do not need to pay the ticket before the trial is conducted. If the appeal is submitted to the S.G.A. office no later than five days after receiving the ticket, the payment of the fine is not necessary until a proper trial is conducted. If the student is found guilty of the violation, the half price payment policy will still be effective a full five days after the verdict. Eye Health Program- A representative from the Pennsylvania College of Optometry (PCO) will present a program on eye health professions at Western Carolina University's Hind Union Center on Tuesday, October 7, from 2-4 p.m. Following a formal presentation, Ms. Elizabeth A. Cochran, Director of Admissions, will be available to answer students' questions on admission, health care careers and the profession of optometry. The program is open to interested college and high school students and their parents. For more information, please contact Dr. John Bell at Western Carolina University at 227-7100. Founded in 1919, the Pennsylvania College of Optometry was the first independent optometric college in the nation to grant a legislature - approved Doctor of Optometry (O.D.) degree. Today, 589 students are enrolled in the four- year curriculum consisting of classroom, laboratory and clinical work. One of 15 optometric schools in the nation, the College has produced 87 percent of the practicing optometrists in Pennsylvania and 20 percent of those nationwide. Campus' Alcohol Policy OPI - No person may possess or consume any alcoholic beverage on the University campus unless that person is at least 21 years old. Unless prohibited by administrative action, alcoholic beverages may be possessed or consumed on the University campus in the following areas: 1. the campus residence of students, employees, and guests; and 2. any campus area for which an appropriate permit has been issued by the North Carolina Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission. Alcoholic beverages may not be possessed or consumed in any other areas. For purposes of this policy, the campus residence of a student living in a residence hall is defined to mean only the private campus room in the resience hall and does not include any public or common area of the residence hall. With regard to campus areas for which permits have been issued by the ABC Commission, any possession or consumption of alcoholic beverages shall also be subject to any special rules or procedures adopted for the area. Students, employees, and guests living on campus are permitted to transport only unopened containers of alcoholic beverages to their campus residences. 'University officials are not allowed to enter any residence in a search for alcohol. Mock Election Results On October 1st, students were able to vote in a mock election for either Jim Broyhill or Terry Sanford for the US Senate race. Broyhill captured a majority of the 242 votes that were cast. The results were as follows: Broyhill - 62% Sanford - 36% Undecided-1% NEED MONEY? We are buying selected used HI-FI equipment and LP's. Contact us for a quote. LOOKING FOR OLDER, HARD TO FIND LP'S? We have a classic Rock-N-Roll section and special order LP's, cassettes and CD's at no extra cost. ALSO SEE US FOR * New and used stereo equipment * New and used LP's * Cartridges, Tapes, and Accessories * PA rentals for concerts and dances Open Noon - 5 Mon.-Sat. in lower Cullowhee above Speedy's Pizza JAMIE CLARKE to attend WCU on October 16 Thursday 2:00 to 4 :00 i.v The Catamount Room University Center Sponsored by the College Democrats Greenville. South Carolina FOOD & FOOTBALL WEEKEND Make plans now to stay overnight after the Furman game on October 18 for Fall for Greenville - A Taste of Our Town. Noon - 6:00 p.m. Sunday, October 19, 1986 Main Street Greenville, South Carolina Upcountry South Carolinas premiere fall festival, with food, free entertainment, activities and shows. Contact the Greater Greenville Convention and Visitors Bureau P.O. Box 10527, Greenville, South Carolina 29603 (803) 233-0461 for event and accommodation information.

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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• Date
  • Date original: 1986-10-09
  • Date digitized: 2019-03-29
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  • Dimension: 22.75" x 15"
  • Pages: 12 pages
• Subject - Topic
  • College student newspapers and periodicals
  • Cullowhee (N.C.) -- Newspapers
  • Universities and colleges -- North Carolina -- Cullowhee -- Newspapers
• Location
  • Jackson County (N.C.)
  • Cullowhee (N.C.)
• Source institution
  • Western Carolina University
• Source Collection
  • WCU Students Newspapers Collection
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  • HL_WesternCarolinian_1986-10-09_Vol52_No11
• Repository
  • Western Carolina University Hunter Library