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  • WESTERN CAROLINIAN NEWS April 27, 2012 A sense of place: the initiative to bring back the Cullowhee Lily Logan Porter, Contributing Writer The six white petals of a small, solitary and radiant flower have inspired two women and an entire com- munity to action. Betty Allen, Western Carolina University alum- nus and former president of the WCU alumni asso- ciation, and Susan Belcher, wife of Chancellor David Belcher, were having a ca- sual chat last fall when Al- len mentioned that, for a long time, she has wanted to start an initiative to bring a special flower back to Cullowhee. Belcher was excited and supportive of the idea, and since then the initiative has grown, and is still growing, into a com- munity wide effort. Known locally as the Cullowhee Lily and more widely as the Atamasco or Rain lily, the flower was at one time very prevalent in the Cullowhee valley. The man credited with founding Western Carolina Univer- sity, Robert Lee Madison, cherished the lily dearly and made references to the flower in his personal writ~ ings. President Madison even had a potted lily that he kept with him in his of- fice, Belcher said. Over the years, build- ing and expansion projects have virtually wiped out the natural habitat of the lily. The plant, which pre- fers boggy, rich soil, grew abundantly in the swamp area where Norton now PHOTO BY MARK HASKETE Known locally as the Cullowhee Lily and more widely as the Atamasco or Rain lily, the flower was at one time very prevalent in the Cullowhee valley stands. Today, a small patch of the flowers by the Robinson building are the only place they can be found on campus. This initiative comes out of supporting and en- couraging a sense of place. It is our heritage, and we would like to honor that, Belcher continued. The project. to bring back the lily is spearheaded by Betty Allen along with the Alumni Association, Tuesday is WCU Day. udents and Faculty receive 25% OFF vith a Western Caroli na ZAXBY'S to JOR Foods, Inc. JOR Foods, Inc., is not resporisble for any damage to your computer as 0 result of using the Zaxbys hotspot. Offer only valid at this location: 284 E. Main St. Sylva 828.631 personal firewall software. lf you are a corporate user, please check with your IT department before changing any settings on company-owned computes. Thi and has no lability, either express or implied, for any damages that may occur, now orin the future, tony consumer's computer using this WEF service, The Zaxbys ith ony other offers. 2010 Zoxbys Franchising, Inc. Zoxby and all proceeds will go to the Associations scholar- ship fund for WCU. stu- dents. Allen and the alumni committee, once formally set up, will work with facil- ities manager Roger Turk and his crew to go about incorporating the bulbs into existing planting and revi- talization projects. Tt is marginal how well the plants will do in our temperamental climate, but they should reproduce fair- 5" is a registered ttademark of Zaxbys Franchising, Inc. ly well, Turk said Specific areas for where the flower may be planted _ have not been determined, but Turk said the plant does best in damp, sunny loca- tions. Although the plant is not indigenous to the Cullo- whee valley, it was intro- duced to the region long before the university was founded. Some believe it was brought from the Pied- mont by the Cherokee for s restaurant is licensed by Zoxbys Franchising, Inc,, hotspots provided free of chorge and its herbal and medicinal value. In the late 1800s, the lily was commonly found on the valley floor, leading . some to speculate that the name Cullowhee in Chero- kee means Valley of the Lilies. Others, however, maintain that this is not the case. Regardless of its non- indigenous status, in many ways, the plant is symbolic of the growth and blossom- ing of Western Carolina na University ID University as both an in- stitution of education and a community with a love for its heritage. As one reporter from The Sylva Herald, Lynn Hotaling, put it, I love the plant because, like me, the plant is a transplant to the area, just as I am a trans- plant to the area, and I think that, just like us and our community, the plant finds soil to lay roots, Belcher said. ass with no warranty or quorantee of ony Kind. Each restaurant individually owned and operated. Offer not valid at any other
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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 Carolin...

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