The Reporter, October 1976

The Reporter is a publication produced by Western Carolina University featuring news, events, and campus community updates for faculty and staff. The publication began in August of 1970 and continues digitally today. Click on the link in the “Related Materials” field to access recent issues. THE REP...

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Summary:The Reporter is a publication produced by Western Carolina University featuring news, events, and campus community updates for faculty and staff. The publication began in August of 1970 and continues digitally today. Click on the link in the “Related Materials” field to access recent issues. THE REPORTER A Weekly Newsletter for the Faculty and Staff of Western Carolina University * Cullowhee, N.C. * October 6, 1976 ADVISORY BUDGET COMMISSION VISITS WCU Western Carolina University is having a major impact on Western North Carolina and the state because "it is trying to do what a university ought to do." And, because it is, it justifies increased state financial support to get the job done. Those claims were at the core of presentations made Thursday by WCU to the State Advisory Budget Commission during the budget-makers' biennial visit to the campus. Chancellor Robinson said WCU's strategy of maintaining a strong academic program on the Cullowhee campus while taking educational ser­vices "out to the people" through such centers as those at Asheville, Cherokee, Murphy, Cleveland County and other places has the dual goal of improving people and upgrading the economic condition of the region. And Dr. Robert E. Stoltz, vice chancellor for academic affairs, said WCU has been doing it "with a lot less than many other institutions." In its outreach program, Dr. Stoltz added, Western has made coop­eration with other institutions a major emphasis of its game plan. In addition to its well-known coopera­tive programs with UNC-Asheville, he noted, WCU has cooperative arrange­ments with N.C. State, the National Park Service, the U.S. Forest Service, health care agencies and institutions, and about 40 two-year institutions, including community colleges and technical institutes. In the latter endeavor, he said, Western is determined to lick a prob­lem that has frustrated transfer students everywhere for years—the seemingly interminable length of time taken by four-year institutions to evaluate the credits earned at two-year schools by students seeking to enter the upper division institution. Through negotiated contracts with the some 40 two-year institutions, Western is seeking to cut the evaluation time down to 24 hours, and has already succeeded in doing so for about 70 per cent of such applicants. Although detailed budget requests for the 1977-79 biennium will be submitted to the commission through the UNC general administra­tion and Board of Governors, some of WCU's major budget objectives were singled out by Dr. Robinson, who said the Cullowhee institution has been "tremendously underfunded." A high priority, he said, is improvement of faculty salaries at WCU, where in 1974-75, the average of $14,495 "was at the bottom of the 16 state institutions." In addition to any general pay increase for state university faculties, he said, an adjustment allocation request, expected to be sought in formal bud­get requests, would correct the salary inequities at Western. To bring WCU average faculty salaries to the level of the most similar institu­tion— Appalachian State—would require $168,000, he said, and he urged favorable action. A second large need at WCU, Dr. Robinson said, is in general support budget funding, where both WCU and ASU generally are the lowest in the system on a per-student basis. An allocation of $300,000 for WCU would be needed to end this "underfunding", he said. In capital improvements, a $5.5 million addition to Hunter Library was identified as the most pressing need in high-priority items. Dr. Robinson was supported in the request by Walton Teague, student body president, who said improvement of the library is of "great concern" to students. In a second-priority qrouping, the Chancellor called for $510,000 to complete and air condition the existing Belk Building and for $2,220,000 to add a new School of Technology and Applied Science wing to it. Both Dr. Robinson and Dr. Stoltz said that while Western is continually upgrading its academic standards—it rejected more applicants this year than in the past four combined—it also is serving a widely diverse population. They described a special program for would-be freshmen whose high school records are weak—students who, in controlled numbers (not more than 250) are admitted as "provisional students." Of 250 given such a trial program this summer, 180 succeeded in pulling their academic achievement up sufficiently to earn admission this fall, Dr. Stoltz reported. Both Dr. Robinson (as a director) and Dr. Stoltz (as vice president) have been intimately involved with the national College Entrance Examination Board where academic standards are of major concern. Dr. Stoltz told the commission Thursday "we're deeply interested in and concerned about what comes out at the other end of the (educational) pipeline. In a sense, "we're not so much concerned about high school records and test scores as we are in what happens after the student gets here and what that stu­dent is like after four years." Dr. Glenn Stillion, vice chan­cellor for student development, reported that Western's residence halls, with 3,100 boarders, are almost full, having the effect of putting the self-amortization program for paying off the expense of build­ing the halls on a sound footing. A financial aid program is providing about 30 per cent of the students with assistance, he said, and aid grants are averaging $1,300 a year. A new "living-learning" hall this year is introducing learning activi­ties into the residence life programs, he noted. Dr. Stoltz also reported that through WCU's counseling, advisement and placement center, a student, even before entering college, can receive expert assistance in planning an academic program and a career. Dr. James Dooley, vice chancel­lor for development and special services, said faculty development is the major thrust of "exciting new development programs" being readied, and Hugh MacDonell, acting vice chancellor for business affairs, told the commission a student can now eat for 64 cents a meal at Western where 8,000 to 10,000 meals are served daily. Budget Commission members attending were State Reps. Liston B. Ramsey of Marshall and Sam Bundy of Farmville; State Sens. J. Russell Kirby of Wilson and William D. Mills of Swansboro; and George Rountree III of Wilmington. Also attending were State Sen. Joe H. Palmer of Clyde; State Reps. Claude DeBruhl of Ashe­ville and Ernest Messer of Canton? James H. Glenn, chairman, of Ashe­ville and Orville D. Coward of Sylva, both of the WCU board; S. Kenneth Howard, state budget officer? James W. Piner, assistant state budget officer? Grant Godwin, state budget analyst? Mercer Doty, legislative services officer? Noah Sypes, assistant state construction officer; Bob Daughtery, fiscal research officer, and R. D. McMillan, assistant for governmental affairs to UNC President William Friday. NEED SOMETHING TO DO THIS SATURDAY? PUT THIS ON YOUR CALENDAR The Western Carolina University Marching Band Festival, set to begin Saturday (Oct. 9) at noon in E. J. Whitmire Stadium, is expected to attract nearly 3,000 participants. Thirty marching bands from a five-state area have been invited to compete in the festival, according to festival director Robert B. Welch, WCU director of bands. Welch said bands from both Carolinas, Virginia, Tennes­see, and Georgia will take part in the festival, which is now in its seventh year. Presentation of trophies is scheduled for 5 p.m., following a five- to eight-minute field show by each participating band. There will be three categories of competition, based on the number of playing members in the band. Class A will include bands with 50 or fewer playing members, class AA, bands of 51-64 members, and class AAA, bands with 65 or more. Within each category bands will compete for Division One (90-100 points), Division Two (80-89.9 points), or Division Three (70-79.9 points) trophies. In addition, the judges will select one outstanding band from each class to receive a sweepstakes trophy. Sweepstakes trophy winners also will be invited to perform at the WCU-Jacksonville State University football game in Whitmire Stadium Saturday night. Among the judges for the festi­val are William Swor, band director at Louisiana State University, and Donald Minx, band director at Arkan­sas State University. Representatives of the WCU Army ROTC unit will inspect bands and determine the winners of in­spection awards. The festival is free to the public. NEW APPOINTMENTS ANNOUNCED Three new administrative appoint­ments were approved by the WCU Board of Trustees at its September meeting. Named associate dean of the School of Arts and Sciences was Dr. John Bell, professor of history and acting chair­man of the Division of Social Sciences. A graduate of Mars Hill College and Wake Forest University, Dr. Bell holds master's and doctoral degrees from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He has taught at WCU since 1963. A member and former vice president of the N.C. Literary and Historical Association, he also is a member of the Southern Historical Association, the Organization of American Historians, and the North Carolina Bicentennial Committee. As associate dean, Dr. Bell will assist Dr. John McCrone, dean of the WCU school, which comprises 16 depart­ments and related areas with 176 faculty members. Other administrative appointments included the naming of Dennis Robert McGinnis as director for research ad­ministration and Joann M. Boozet as coordinator of evening programs for WCU programs in Asheville. FIVE NEW FACULTY MEMBERS HAVE SPECIAL RELATIONSHIP When the music department decided to hire two trumpet teachers, a French horn instructor, a trombone coach and a tuba tutor, they could have placed five separate ads in the "help wanted" pages. But they didn't. Instead, they hired the Piedmont Brass Quintet, a package of players with just the skills they needed, plus an established repu­tation as a performing ensemble. Organized just three years ago in Winston-Salem, the Piedmont Brass Quintet already has acquired an envi­able reputation. They are among three performing groups currently recommended by the Southeastern Federation of Arts Councils—the others being the Atlanta Symphony and the New Orleans Symphony. The members of the Piedmont Brass Quintet, each of whom has been named a visiting artist-in-residence at WCU, are Mary Lazarus and Ned Gardner, trumpet; Gordon Campbell, French horn; John Wooley, trombone; and John Size-more, tuba. They will serve as instructors in brass in conjunction with their touring activities during the academic year. They also will be members of the Asheville symphony. The group's musical director is Mary Lazarus, who was selected young artist of 1975 by High Fidelity- Musical America magazine. A graduate of the University of Cincinnati Col linn—Conservatory of Music, Miss Uzarus luis U*on principal trumpet player with symphony orchestras in Honolulu, Savannah, Norfolk, Winston-Sal em, and Guadalajara, Mexico. She has been soloist with the St. Louis Symphony, the Peoria Sym­phony, the Norfolk Symphony and the Winston-Salem Symphony, and was featured soloist with the N. C. School of the Arts Orchestra during a three-week Italian tour last summer. In 1973 she was the winner of the Young Artist Competition of the St. Louis Symphony. Ned Gardner, who organized the quintet, is a graduate of the N. C. School of the Arts and holds the master's degree from Catholic Uni­versity. A veteran of the U. S. Army Band in Washington, Gardner is a former principal trumpet player with the Charlotte Symphony and the Charlotte Chamber Orchestra. He is a native of Eden and has been an instructor at the N. C. School of the Arts and at Winthrop College. Gordon Campbell is a native of Ohio and a graduate of Youngstown State University, from which he holds both bachelor's and master's degrees. He is a former principal horn player with the Winston-Salem Symphony and in 1975 was solo horn and recitalist at the International Music Festival in Lanciano, Italy. Campbell has done extensive guest conducting in Paraguay under the sponsorship of the U.S. Depart­ment of State, and performed as solo horn with the Paraguay National Sym­phony Orchestra. He also has served on the faculty of the Symphony School of America in La Crosse, Wise., and has been a member of the Youngstown, Savannah, and Canton (Ohio) orches­tras . John Wooley has performed with the Washington National Symphony and served as principal trombone of the Winston-Salem, Greensboro and Ashe­ville symphonies. He also has per­formed with the Wolf Trap Festival Orchestra and spent three years as trombonist with the U. S. Soldiers Home Band and Orchestra. A native of Maryland, Wooley is a graduate of Catholic University and has taught at the N. C. School of the Arts, the WCU Summer Music Camp, and Forsyth Country Day School in Winston-Salem. Tubist John Sizemore is a former member of the symphonies in Spartan­burg, Winston-Salem, Greensboro and Charlotte, and of the Midwest Brass Quintet headquartered in Chicago. He has been a soloist with the North Shore Philharmonic in Chicago and the Elgin (Illinois) Symphony, and has performed with the Chicago Civic Orchestra. He has toured the eastern and midwestern United States, Italy and Switzerland, and appeared as principal tuba with the Spoletto Festival of the Two Worlds in Spo­letto, Italy. Sizemore is a native South Carolinian and a graduate of the N.C. School of the Arts. He formerly taught at Elgin College. The group spent last summer in residence at the N.C. School of the Arts, an engagement that included a thr«M»-week concert tour of Italy. I.ast year the quintet presented more than 120 educational concerts in the Winston-Salem area. In addition to concerts and educational programs, PBQ is available for instrumental workshops. This year the quintet's plans * include performing throughout the Southeast under the auspices of the Southeastern Federation of Arts Councils, representing WCU at the New York Brass Symposium in January, and touring Alaska in March under the sponsorship of the Alaska State Arts Counci1. LCE TO SPONSOR PIANIST THURSDAY Pianist Enid Katahn will perform works by Beethoven, Chopin, Ginastera, Glinka and Balakirev Thursday (Oct. 7) at 8:15 p.m. in Hoey Auditorium. The program will include Beetho­ven's "Waldstein," a nocturne and ballade by Chopin, a Ginastera sonata, "The Lark" by Glinka-Balakirev, and "Islamey" by Balakirev. Miss Katahn studied at Juilliard and holds a master's degree from George Peabody College for Teachers in Nashville. She currently holds a joint appointment with Blair Academy and Peabody College, and formerly taught at Hartt College of Music and the University of North Carolina. She has performed widely in the eastern U.S. and in Europe, taped an educational television series called "Hill Hall Presents," released a phono­graph record, "Keys," and performed the background music for an Agnes Moorehead horror movie, "Dear, Dead Delilah." A reviewer for the New York Times has called Miss Katahn "a charming and gifted musical personal­ity." Her performance is sponsored by the Lectures, Concerts, and Exhibi­tions Committee. Admission is free to WCU students and subscription series members of the LCE, and $1 for others. KOINONIA HOUSE LUNCHEON A Soup and Sandwich Luncheon will be held from 12 until 12:50 p.m. each Tuesday through November 16 at the Koinonia House (Baptist Student Union). A period of informal dialogue and sharing between faculty and students will be held along with the meal. Persons wishing to attend may call the Koinonia House at 293-9030 from 1:00 p.m. Tuesday until 5:30 p.m. the following Monday to make reser­vations at the rate of $1 per person. The first luncheon was held prior to the issuance of this edition of The RepOlteA with Joe David Fore as the speaker. The speaker for next Tuesday (October 12) will be Dr. Neeley Inlow, and the luncheon will feature spaghetti. THE REPORTER A Weekly Newsletter for the Faculty and Staff of Western Carolina University * Cullowhee, N.C. * October 13, 1976 WCU TO CELEBRATE MOUNTAIN HERITAGE DAY October 16 will mark the celebra­tion of Mountain Heritage Day at Western Carolina University. Mountain Heritage Day is the kind of oldfangled get-together our moun­tain forebears used to have, after the crops were gathered and before winter set in. It's the kind of gathering where you can demonstrate your prowess with a rifle or an axe or an embroid­ery needle, and set a spell with your neighbors while the young'uns get to know each other better. Mountain Heritage Day will include games, crafts, music, dancing, and lots of good eating, just as there was in the old days. The first event of the day will be a children's dog show, for all kinds of dogs. Owners may not be more than 12 years old. Registration for the dog show will be held from 9 to 9:45 a.m. at Whitmire Stadium, and the competition will begin at 10 a.m. From 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. the crafts booths and demonstrations will be in full operation on the lawn adja­cent to Carol Grotnes Belk Building. There will be displays of weaving, chair caning leatherwork, wood carving, pottery, stained glass windows, needle­work, and many other types of handi­crafts. There also will be continuous ex­hibitions of mountain dance and music and demonstrations of old-time skills. Persons whose horses need shoeing may take advantage of the services of Dug-gan Ledford, who will demonstrate the farrier's craft between the hours of 1 and 5 p.m. There'll be horseback rides for the children, as well as all sorts of games and contests for little folks and big folks, too. For the sharp­shooters in the crowd, there'll be a shotgun turkey shoot with prizes for the winners. At 2 p.m. there'll be an old-fashioned tobacco-spitting contest with real spittoons for prizes. Entry to the contest is free, and even the tobacco will be provided. From 5 to 6 p.m. a barbecue supper will be served at Whitmire Stadium. The $2-per-person charge includes supper and the evening's entertainment—square dancing and big circle dancing for everyone, starting at 6:30 p.m. The caller will be Doug Davis of Cullowhee, and the music will be by Marc Pruett and his New Day Country Band. The evening program also will include the presentation of WCU's Mountain Heritage Award, an honor initiated this year to recognize out­standing contributions to the preser­vation or interpretation of the history and culture of Southern Appalachia. Mountain Heritage Day is a real down-home celebration—the kind of event you won't want to miss. TOM WOLFE TO SPEAK HERE Tom Wolfe, known variously as a social critic, writer-lecturer, and proponent of the "new" journalism, will speak Wednesday, Oct. 20, at 8:15 p.m. in Hoey Auditorium. He will present a disquisition on modern art entitled "Status Shrieks in the World of Culture." A graduate of Washington and Lee University, Wolfe holds the doctorate in American studies from Yale Univer­sity. His books include "The Kandy- Kolored Tangerine-Flake Streamline Baby" (1965), "The Pump House Gang" and "The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test" (1968), "Radical Chic and Mau-Mauing the Flak Catchers" (1970), and "The Painted Word" (1975). A new book, "Mauve Gloves and Madmen, Clutter and Vine," is sched­uled for publication this month. Wolfe's appearance is sponsored by the WCU Lectures, Concerts and Exhibi­tions Committee. Admission will be free to students and LCE subscription series members, and $2 for other adults. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CENTER STUDIES WNC Have you ever wondered what kind of industries would be best suited to the people and economy of Western North Carolina or how the land is being put to use? Research economists at WCU's Economic Development Center are pre­sently trying to find out those types of things as they work on two projects. One project is a land use and housing study for the seven westernmost counties in North Carolina. Funded through a contract with the Southwest­ern North Carolina Planning and Economic Development Commission, the study will help fulfill federal regu­lations . To be eligible for further federal funding, Planninq Region A (Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Jackson, Macon, and Swain Counties) must have two docu­ments completed by August, 1977—a land development guide and a projection of housing needs to 1985. Dr. Raymond S. Ferell, project coordinator and research economist at WCU, said that recommendations and in­put from many groups are needed in the land development guide. The other project is the imple­mentation of economic development strategies for Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Jackson, Macon, and Swain counties. "What this basically means," Dr. Ferell explained, "is that we are try­ing to identify what industries would be most viable in Western North Caro­lina and to gain an insight into the present employment situation." Dr. Ferell also said the study would be looking at the effect of certain types of development on the region. He explained that, for example, if a good or service is being imported to the region, it might be possible to produce that good or service locally, thus increasing employment opportu­nities and revenue. This project is being funded by the U. S. Department of Agriculture through N. C. State University's Center for Rural Resources Develop­ment. ALUMNI SHOW FEATURES CERAMICS, POTTERY Western Carolina University's third annual alumni art exhibit— this year featuring the work of four graduates working in ceramics—is now on display in the art gallery in Carol Grotnes Belk Building. The artists represented in the exhibit are Jan Lee, David Lee, Brant Barnes, and Peg Morar. A total of 124 pieces of ceramics work and pottery by the four are included in the exhibit, which will run through Oct. 22. Jan Lee of Brevard has been a teacher in Chapel Hill and Warrenton, Va., and at the Museum of Art School in Greenville, S. C. Her work has previously been on display at the Greenville Museum Faculty Show and at the University of North Carolina School of Public Health. David Lee has his studio—the Riverwood Pottery—in Dillsboro. He has taught at Southwestern Technical Institute in Sylva, and has partici­pated in exhibitions at the Imprints Gallery in Charlotte and the New Morning Gallery in Asheville. Peg Morar attended Broward Junior College and East Tennessee State University as well as WCU. Presently a studio artist, she also has worked as an advertising artist and illustrator. Brant Barnes is currently asso­ciated with Happy Valley Pottery. The exhibit is free to the public. Gallery hours are 8 a.m. to noon and 1-4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday and 2-4 p.m. on Sundays. NON-CREDIT SHORT COURSES SCHEDULED Two special non-credit short courses—in canoeing and counseling— are coming up this week at WCU. A workshop on "Traditional Bias in Counseling—Revisited" will begin at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 14 with a buffet dinner at the Canterbury Inn here. Opening address at the workshop will be by Dr. Betty Siegel, dean of the WCU School of Education and Psychol­ogy. The workshop will continue from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Oct. 15 in Scott Hall. The $10 registration fee includes the cost of the buffet dinner. A short course in Whitewater canoeing will be held Oct. 16-17, offering instruction in equipment, safety precautions, and canoeing strokes. The course will afford white-water experience under careful supervi­sion. Instructor for the course is Roger Roundtree. Registration fee is $28, and enrollment is limited to 16 persons. Participants should meet at 9 a.m. Oct. 16 at Cullowhee Wilderness Outfitters. Both courses are under the auspices of the WCU Division of Continuing Educa­tion, from which further information is available. BIOLOGY DEPARTMENT HEAD SOUGHT The search committee for the head of the Department of Biology is now in­viting nominations and applications for that position. The names and addresses of persons qualified for the position should be forwarded to a member of the committee before Dec. 1. The members of this committee are Dr. John Bell, chairman; Dr. Richard Bruce; Dr. Roger Lumb; Dr. Dan Pittillo; Linda Perry; Dr. Jerry West; and Debbie Wright. WCU THEATRE SEASON OFF AND RUNNING "The Children's Hour," Lillian Hellman's mature drama set in a girls' school, is the first production of the University Players' 1976-77 season at Western Carolina University. Now in production, the play will be performed through Oct. 16 at 7:30 p.m. in the Little Theatre in WCU's Stillwell Building. Donald L. Loeffler, head of the WCU Department of Speech and Theatre Arts, directs the production, which will be Western Carolina's entry in this year's American College Theatre Festival. "The Children's Hour," which has been widely praised for dramatic in­tensity and psychological insight, ran for 691 performances after it opened on Broadway in November, 1934. The drama revolves around an intricate web of traps and lies invented by a girl in a boarding school who spreads the story that two women have an abnormal attachment for each other. Martha Dobbie (played by Leonora Forrister) and Karen Wright (Cecelia Neal), who run the school, are caught in the trap when Mary (Jessica Phelps) tells her story to her grandmother (Andrea Brack). Also caught are Dr. Joe Cardin (Randall Willis) and Rosa­lie Wells (Shelia Radford) . The WCU production is set in the 1940s. Set design is by Jeff Clark, and costume design is by Brenda Sand­ers and Carol Schafer. Others in the cast are Vicki Ray, Peggy McNeil, Peggy McLaney, Ken Stikeleather, Diana Marshall, Laura Anagnost, Suzy Brack, Patricia McNamara, and Cynthia Sue Hagerman. Assistant director is Ron Fender. Admission is $2 for adults and $1 for students. Reservations are avail­able by calling 293-7491 or by visiting the Little Theatre box office Monday through Friday from 1 to 4 p.m. A book of coupons good for ad­mission to WCU's six major produc­tions this year is available at a cost of $10 for adults and $5 for students. Other productions sched­uled during the 1976-77 season are "The Hot 1 Baltimore," "A Streetcar Named Desire," "The Lion in Winter," "The Importance of Being Earnest," and "Cabaret!" Dr. Loeffler's other directing credits include "That Championship Season," "Man of La Mancha," "The Boys in the Band," "The Wingless Victory," and "Desire Under the Elms." The American College Theatre Festival is presented by the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and the Alliance for Arts Edu­cation. It is produced by the American Theatre Association and sponsored by the Amoco Oil Company for the purpose of promoting uni­versity theatre throughout the country. WITH THE FACULTY William L. Anderson (History) and James R. Nicholl (English) were WCU's representatives at a Workshop on College Teaching sponsored by the University of North Carolina system at Chapel Hill, Aug. 8-13. On Sept. 25-26, Vijaya Samara-weera and Tom 0'Toole (History) attended the biannual meeting of the South Atlantic States Association of African and Asian Studies at the Quail Roost Conference Center near Durham. Otto H. Spilker (Health, Physi­cal Education and Recreation) served as a volunteer faculty member at an American National Red Cross First Aid, Small Craft and Aquatic School held at Camp Rockmont for Boys in Black Mountain Aug. 14-26. Judy Dowel1 (Home Economics) attended the annual meeting of the North Carolina Vocational Associa­tion in Greensboro, Sept. 24-25. Arnie Nielsen (Industrial Education & Technology) has been awarded an EPDA internship for teacher educators for the school year 1976-77. Dr. Nielsen will be primarily involved in staff develop­ment and middle grade industrial occupations activities during the internship period. Laurence French (Sociology and Anthropology) presented "The Challenge and Threat of Tourism Amonq the Eastern Cherokees" at the Interna­tional Hill Land Symposium held at the West Virginia University Oct. 3-9. Joseph Meigs (English) and William Anderson, Tyler Blethen, Constance Head, and Curtis Wood (all History) attended the Carolinas Symposium on British Studies at Boone, Oct. 2-3. Dr. Blethen delivered a paper, "The Office of Lord Chancellor After the Impeach­ment of Bacon," Dr. Head delivered a paper, "Alexios Komnenos and the British," and Dr. Meigs read a paper, "The Beautiful Woman in Renaissance Poetry: Old Norms and New Faces." PUBLICATIONS Alex Lesueur, A Daily Routine for Flutists, Swift-Dorr Publishing Co., 1976. P. Gary White, "Monitoring Flood Inundation," in ERTS-1, A New Window on Our Planet, U. S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 925, 1976. Joan Falconer Byrd, "Lanier Meaders—Georgia Folk Potter," Ceramics Monthly, October, 1976. WNC BANDS SWEEP WCU FESTIVAL Four Western North Carolina high school marching bands cleaned up Satur­day at WCU's seventh annual Marching Band Festival in E. J. Whitmire Stadium. Tuscola High School waltzed off with four separate trophies—the Class AAA sweepstakes, best field conductor, best auxiliary unit, and best twirling corps—along with a division one rating in Class AAA, for bands with 65 or more players. Winner of the Class AA sweepstakes for bands with 51 to 64 players was Hayesville High School, which also won an auxiliary unit trophy and a division two rating. Swain County High School was pre­sented the Class A sweepstakes for bands up to 50 players, the field conductor trophy and the only division one rating awarded in Class A. The Class AAA inspection award was won by Pisgah High School, which also took a division one rating. Some 5,000 spectators witnessed the event, which included performances by 22 high school bands from North Caro­lina, Tennessee, Georgia, and Virginia. Winners of the three sweepstakes trophies were invited to perform Sat­urday night at the WCU-Jacksonville State football game. Other Western North Carolina bands competing and their ratings, by class, are: Class AAA—Asheville High School, division one; T. C. Roberson and Frank­lin high schools, division two. Class AA—North Buncombe High School, division two; Charles D. Owen High School, division three. Class A—Clyde A. Erwin High School, division two; Andrews and Rosman high schools, division three. THE REPORTER Weekly Newsletter for the Faculty and Staff of Western Carolina University * Cullowhee, N.C. * Octot JOHN PARRIS RECEIVES AWARD DURING MOUNTAIN HERITAGE DAY FESTIVITIES Western Carolina University Saturday night conferred its first Mountain Heritage Award on John Parris, the man who did come home again. The presentation, made in Whitmire Stadium as dusk shadowed the nearby peaks, climaxed a day­long, old-fashioned get-together at WCU—its annual Mountain Heritage Day. With his wife, Dorothy Luxton Parris, at his side, Parris received from Western Carolina Chancellor H. F. Robinson the award plaque, fashioned from a weathered board. A simple inscription, etched in copper by WCU art professor Ted Matus, read "Western Carolina Uni­versity, Mountain Heritage Award, 1976, John Parris." It was the first award of its type ever given by the university, and Parris was selected to be the first recipient by a special uni­versity committee, chaired by Dr. James E. Dooley, vice chancellor for development and special services. In a citation also awarded to the famed newspaperman and author, the university said: "The people of the mountains owe an unpayable debt to John Par­ris, the Master Chronicler of their lives and their land. More than any other person, he has kept alive the wondrous ways, the \ vanishing arts, the disappearing-days, and the lingering legends that are the heritage of the hills." Borrowing from titles of Parris* four best-selling books, the citation continued: "In 'roaming the mountains,' John Parris justly may claim that these are 'my mountains, my people.' As one truly 'mountain bred,' he has found in 'these storied mountains' old times, magic moments, the sea­sons' glories, and ferreted out hidden lore, and through his peer­less writing, preserved them for now, and for all time. "Western Carolina University, in grateful acknowledgement of his monumental work, presents its First Mountain Heritage Award to John Parris, brilliant newspaperman, distinguished author, and mountain son. In the discovery and recording of the humor and the history, the music and the mysteries of his native highlands, he has enriched the lives of the people he loves, and who love him, and has proved himself a man to match the mountains." In the midst of classroom pur­suits, and the basic teaching, research, and service mission of the university, Mountain Heritage Day was like no other day in the aca­demic year. There was a children's doq show, for all kinds of canines, and the day was filled with weaving, chair can­ing, leatherworking, woodrarving, pottery, needlework, glass staining for windows, horse shoeings, and other crafts demonstrations. There was even a tobacco-spitting contest in the warm mid-afternoon October sun. Winners in the dog show, by class, were: smallest dog, Dixie Turner; cutest dog, Angie Benson; ugliest dog, Marion Riffle; look-alikes, Betsy Haywood; obedience, Angela Swink; short-haired^hunting dog, Shannon Slater; long-haired hunting dog, Jennie Robinson, prettiest dog, Betsy Haywood; most personable dog, Julie Jones; and best in show, Betsy Haywood. In the tobacco-spitting contest, Doug Edward won in both the accuracy and distance divisions. Winner of the women's division was Stephanie Robinson. As the evening came on, the square dancers took over, with music by Marc Pruett and his New Day Country Band of Asheville, and Doug Davis of Cullowhee doing the calling. And it was in the swirl and ex­citement of all those tributes to yesteryear, the flavor of which might have been lifted straight from one of his columns or books, that John Par­ris was honored. The criteria for the award, Dr. Robinson said, provide that it be made "for outstanding contributions to the preservation or interpretation of the history and culture of Southern Appalachia, or for outstanding contri­butions to research on, or interpreta­tion of, contemporarv or future problems which threaten the quality of life of the people of the region." The work of Parris, Dr. Robinson said, makes it "abundantlv clear that he satisfies these criteria in every respect. for John Parris has done more than re-tell stories already familiar.he has sought out hidden stories, lost treasures, and fast-fading memories and brought them to robust and vigorous life. His is pain­staking research, his is pioneering work, capped by a writing style that has illuminated our heritage as it has not been lighted before." MRS. FIELDS NAMED TO USCS COMMITTEE Susan Culbreth Fields (Health, Physical Education and Recreation) has been named to the United StateJ Collegi­ate Sports Council (USCSC) Game Committee on Women's Gymnastics for the 1977 World University Games to be held in Sofia, Bulgaria, Aug. 13-29. Mrs. Fields was appointed by the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education and Recreation and the Asso­ciation for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women. She is one of four persons named by the two organizations to the gvm-nastics committee and is one of 22 persons from throughout the nation selected by the organizations as offi­cial representatives on the U. S. Collegiate Sports Council Gaines Committees. The Games Committees met in Chicago Oct. 18-19 to select coaches and outline procedures for selection of athletes who will represent the United States and the 20 events on the World University Games calendar. Mrs. Fields is the coach for the WCU gymnastics teams. She has been president of the Coaches Gymnastic Academy of the National Association for Girls and Women in Sports and has served as chairman of the North Caro­lina Association of Girls and Women in Sports. LATIMER AWARDED FELLOWSHIP William R. Latimer (Political Science) has been awarded a two-year National Distillers and Chemical Corporation Fellowship of $5,000. The award is one of six sponsored nationally by the corporation. Under the fellowship Latimer will offer nine seminars at Swannanoa to executives and managers of the Beacon Manufacturing Co. Division of National Distillers. During the 1977-78 aca­demic year Professor Latimer will work on a publication related to one or more of the seminars. Latimer was previously an account executive with Merrill, Lynch, Pierce, Fenner and Smith, working in Milwau­kee, Wall Street, and Providence, and a Foreign Service Officer serving as an Economic Attache in the Diplomatic Service in the Embassy in Mexico. ART WORKSHOPS SCHEDULED Separate workshops on calli­graphy and the silk-screen process will be held Oct. 22 in room 294 of Carol Grotnes Belk Building. The calligraphy and lettering workshop will be conducted from 9 to 11:30 a.m., and the photo silk screen session will last from 1:30 to 4 p.m. The workshops, sponsored by the Department of Art for area art tea­chers and students, will be led by Bruce Macphail of Hunt Manufacturing Co. There is a limit of 24 partici­pants in each workshop. Reservations are available by calling the Art Department at 293-7210. RAPUNZEL AND THE WITCH A children's theatre production of "Rapunzel and the Witch" by Jack A. Melanos will be touring elementary schools throughout WNC from now until Nov. 30, with time out for an Oct. 23 performance on the WCU campus. The show is produced by the WCU Department of Speech and Theatre Arts and the University Players. It is a fairy tale of romance and suspense, in which the lovely Rapunzel is finally freed from the tower in which she has been trapped by an ugly old witch, and she and Prince Eric live happily ever after. The Cullowhee performance will be presented in room 104 of Carol Grotnes Belk Building at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 23. Admission will be $1 for adults, 75 cents for stu­dents, and 50 cents for children. Jonathan Ray will direct the production, assisted by Tonya Lamm. The cast includes Shelia Radford, Heather Rice, Dennis West, Carl R. Smith, Mike Gundy, and Cathy Oaks. WATER SAFETY RE-TRAINING SCHEDULED All current Red Cross Water Safety Instructors who have not been re-trained in the 1974 materials are invited to attend a re-training ses­sion all day Saturday, Oct. 23. The session will begin promptly at 9 a.m. in the swimming pool at Reid Gymnasium. Each participant will be responsible for his/her own meals and materials. All of the swimming strokes and all of the lifesaving skills will be coviered in addition to records and reports. Time will be provided for questions related to the Red Cross Safety Programs. For information contact Dr. Otto H. Spilker at extension 332 or 360. INTRODUCTION TO FORTRAN TO BE OFFERED A free short course in elemen­tary computer programming for faculty members and students will be offered from 3 to 5 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Monday (Oct. 21, 22 and 25). The course, to be taught by A. H. McNeely of the WCU Computer Center, will introduce participants to ele­mentary FORTRAN programming. The course will meet in Forsyth 117. There will be an associated laboratory period in the Computer Center on Wednesday, Oct. 27. Inter­ested persons should attend the first class meeting. KOINONIA HOUSE LUNCHEON A Soup and Sandwich Luncheon will be held from 12 until 12:50 p.m. each Tuesday through November 16 at the Koinonia House (Baptist Student Union). A period of informal dialogue and sharing between faculty and students will be held along with the meal. Persons wishing to attend may call 293-9030 from 1:00 p.m. Tuesday until 5:30 p.m. the following Monday to make reservations at the rate of $1 per person. The speaker for next Tuesday (Oct. 26) will be the Rev. Stanley Bennett, and the luncheon will fea-ture hot dogs and baked beans. IS THIS A RECORD? Dr. Laurence A. French (Sociology and Anthropology) has amassed nine separate publications to date during this calendar year. Dr. French came to Western from the University of New Hampshire in 1972. He recently has been admitted to the American Society of Criminol­ogy. The list of Dr. French's publi­cations follows: "The Cherokee Cultural Group Theraphy Program" (w/ Elsie Martin), WASSAJA, Vol. 4, No. 8, August, 1976. "Suicides Questioned by Caro­lina Cherokees" (w/ Jim Hornbuckle), WASSAJA, Vol. 4, No. 5, May, 1976. "Special Qualla Cherokee Issue" of the WEE WISH TREE (w/ Richard Crowe), Indian Historian Press, September, 1976. "Social Problems Among the Cherokee Females: A Study of Cul­tural Ambivalence and Role Identity", THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PSYCOANALYSIS, Vol. XXXVI, No. 2, Summer, 1976. "The Cyclic Impact of Tourism Among the Qualla Cherokees", RURAL SOCIOLOGY IN THE SOUTH (edited by Virginia P. Steelman), Louisiana State University, 1976. "Student Evaluation of Sociol­ogy Professors", IMPROVING COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY TEACHING, Vol. XXIV, No. 2, Spring, 1976. "The Incarcerated Black Female", SOCIOLOGICAL RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM VI (edited by J. Williams) Virginia Commonwealth University, 1976. "The Selective Process of Criminal Justice", INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CRIMINOLOGY AND PENOLOGY, Vol. 4, 1976. THE SELECTIVE PROCESS OF THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM, U. S. Department of Justice, Law Enforce­ment Assistance Administration publication, Washington, D.C., 1976. PAINTING, SCULPTURE EXHIBIT TO OPEN The Department of Art will host an exhibit of paintings and sculpture by 15 young artists Oct. 24-Nov. 12. The exhibit will consist of works ranging from realism to abstraction by 11 painters and four sculptors who currently work in 11 different states. This is an invitational exhibit organized by Cheryl Goldsleger (Art) under the auspices of the Department of Art. An opening reception will be held in the art gallery 7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 25. The artists are R. G. Brown, Salem, Virginia; Richard M. Brown, Austin, Texas? John R. Cleary, Salis­bury, Maryland; Gary Arthur Cook, Winston-Salem; Barry Bealt, Spencer, Indiana; William Markwith Grote, New Orleans, Louisiana; Wendy Jeffers, New York, New York; Steve Mannheimer, Indianapolis, Indiana; Ginit Marten, Schenectady, New York; Terry McGehee, Decatur, Georgia; Larry Millard, Athens, Georgia, Fred Nelson and Cissy Pao Pui-Lai, both of St. Louis, Missouri? Nancy Frink Sherer, Evanston, Illinois? and Mary Weidner, Pittsburgh, Pennsyl­vania. The gallery is open to the public 8 a.m. until noon and from 1 to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, and 2 to 4 p.m. on Sundays. MOUNTAIN FICTION AVAILABLE AT THE LIBRARY In connection with Mountain Heritage Day, Mary Morris (Hunter Library) has prepared a partial bibliography of mountain fiction available at Hunter Library. The list includes nearly 400 works ranging from 1834 (William G. Simms's Guy Rivers, a Tale of Georgia) to 1974 (John Ehle's The Changing of the Guard and others.) Copies of the list are avail­able from Hunter Library. WITH THE FACULTY John W. McFadden, Jr. (Curriculum and Instruction) con­ducted an all-day seminar and work­shop for the entire faculty of Brevard College Aug. 26. The topic was "The Process of Communications in Instruction." Otto H. Spilker (Health, Physical Education and Recreation) attended a board meeting of the North Carolina Association for Health, Physical Education and Recreation, to make final plans for the upcoming November conven­tion in Chapel Hill. Dr. Spilker is Vice President for Recreation and is responsible for six divi­sion meetings. PUBLICATIONS John J. Manock (Chemistry) pre­sented an invited paper at a sympo­sium on Digital Automation, Microprocessors, and Minicomputers in Chemistry at Northwestern Univer­sity June 17-19. The title of the paper was "Interfacing a Minicomputer to a Flame-Detecting Gas Chromato-graph." Manock also presented a paper at the American Chemical Society Centennial Meeting, August 29- September 3 in San Francisco. The title of the paper was "Teaching Students Chemical Equilibria Using an Inquiry Approach." Gene F. Morris (Chemistry) did chemical research with Dr. James Wolfe at Virginia Polytechnic Insti­tute July 14 through August 31, supported by a National Science Foundation Faculty Fellowship. Hubert L. Youmans and Van H. Brown, "Selection of Optimum Ranges for Photometric Analysis," Analytical Chemistry, July, 1976. THE REPORTER A We ekly Newsletter for the Faculty and Staff of Western Carolina University * Cullowhee, N.C. * October 27, 1976 VOTE IN THE NOV. 2 ELECTION State employees have been en­couraged to vote in next Tuesday's election. The polls will be open from 6:30 a.m. until 7:30 p.m. It should be possible for university employees to vote either before or after working hours, and all employees who are unable to vote then should make arrangements with their immediate supervisors to get to the polls. HOMECOMING SCHEDULED NOVEMBER 6 Alumni and friends of Western Carolina University will return to the campus November 6 for homecoming fes­tivities. The schedule of events is a full one and includes the traditional parade, the presentation of distin­guished service and other awards, various receptions, and a football game with Lenoir Rhyne College. The theme for this year's cele­bration is "Catstruction '76," a term that combines the WCU nickname of "Catamounts" with a reference to numerous construction projects cur­rently in progress on the campus. A $50 prize for the winning theme will be shared by Meg Kiernan, Rick Gehle, and Dan Bauldry. Many of the alumni events have been scheduled to occur at Waynes-ville Country Club where a number of graduates will be spending the week­end. Principal among these events is the Chancellor's reception and banquet, which will feature the presentation of awards by the WCU Alumni Association for distinguished service, to the alumni chapter with the most members present, to the alumnus who traveled the greatest distance to attend home­coming, and to an "unsung" hero. Master of ceremonies for the banquet will be Herbert Hyde of Asheville. Other speakers at the event include Bob Terrell of the Ashe­ville Citizen, Charlie West of CBS News in New York, Chancellor H. F. Robinson, and Chet Gatlin, president of the alumni association. The banquet, which begins at 6:30 p.m., will be followed by dancing. November 5 at 7 p.m. there will be a reception for alumni, also at the Waynesville Country Club. On-campus events include the tra­ditional homecoming parade through the campus, set to begin at 10:30 a.m. Campus organizations will enter floats in the parade, which will include par­ticipation by the seven candidates for the title of homecoming queen. Last year's homecoming queen, Debra Busby of Charlotte, will preside over the festivities until the 1976 queen is crowned by Chancellor Robin­son during half-time ceremonies at the football game. Winners of the float competition also will be announced at the half. There will be an alumni luncheon at 11:30 a.m. in Brown Cafeteria. The football contest will begin at 1 p.m., and the game will be followed by an alumni-faculty reception at 4:30 p.m. in Jordan-Phillips Field House. A dance will be held in the Grandroom of Hinds University Center from 8 p.m. until midnight November 6 with music by a group called "Eastern Seaboard." Graduating classes of 1926, 1951, and 1966 will be singled out for special recognition at this year's homecoming. Students will spark interest in homecoming with a pep rally and bon­fire Thursday evening, November 4. IT'S VISITING SCHOLARS TIME AGAIN Three speakers in the fields of mathematics and English—William T. Trotter Jr., Morse Peckham, and Don­ald B. Coleman—will be featured this week under the auspices of the WCU Visiting Scholars Program. Dr. Trotter, associate professor of mathematics and assistant dean at the University of South Carolina, will speak Tuesday, October 26, in 309 Stillwell Science Building. At 11 a.m. Dr. Trotter will speak on "Recent Developments in the Combinatorial Theory of Partially Ordered Sets," a subject of interest to persons with training in mathe­matics, and at 4 p.m. he will speak on "The Emerging Role of Finite Mathematics," a subject of interest to the undergraduate student. Dr. Trotter's expertise is in combinatorics and graph theory. He holds the B.S. degree from The Cita­del and the M.A. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Alabama. He has published widely in the field of mathematics. Dr. Peckham, distinguished pro­fessor in the department of English at the University of South Carolina, will present a lecture, "What is Literature?", at 8 p.m. Wednesday, October 27, in Forsyth Auditorium. Peckham has written extensively on Nineteenth Century culture in such widely respected books as "Beyond the Tragic Vision," "Man's Rage for Chaos," and "Victorian Revolution­aries," and in such collections of essays as "The Triumph of Romanti­cism" and "Romanticism and Behavior." He also has edited and written on Charles Darwin. In addition to his Wednesday night lecture, Peckham will be avail­able for informal discussion at 10 and 11 a.m. Thursday in Room 203, McKee Building. Dr. Coleman, professor and di­rector of graduate studies in mathe­matics at the University of Kentucky, will give a public lecture at 4 p.m. Wednesday, November 3, on "Nails, Rubber Bands, and Applications of Pick's Theorem." At 11 a.m. Thursday, November 4, Dr. Coleman will speak on "The Serre Problem." Dr. Coleman holds master's and doctoral degrees from Purdue Univer­sity. Both lectures will be held in Room 309 Stillwell Building. The Visiting Scholars Program was started in 1974 by the Office of Academic Affairs to bring leaders in a variety of academic disciplines to the campus. All the lectures are free to the public. DINNER THEATRE: "THE SUNSHINE BOYS" Neil Simon's comedy, "The Sun­shine Boys," will be featured in a dinner theatre production November 1 and 2 in the Grandroom of Hinds Uni­versity Center. Ted Eiland and Donald Loeffler (Speech and Theatre Arts) will star in the production, which is a joint effort of the University Center and the University Players. The story concerns itself with two ex-vaudevillians who haven't seen each other in 11 years, but are brought together for one last nostal­gic performance of their routine for a television special on the history of comedy. Director of the comedy is William Lambert, assisted by Jim Bateman. Other members of the cast include Jack Bolick, Suzy Brack, Jim Penny, and Diana Marshall. The buffet-style dinner will begin at 6 p.m., and will feature roast beef, turkey with noodles, scalloped potatoes, green beans, mixed vegetables, salads, and des­sert. Tea and coffee will be served as beverages. Tickets are $4.75 for adults, $2.75 for students, and $1.75 for children. Reservations are available by contacting the Department of Speech and Theatre Arts at 293-7491. SEARCH BEGUN FOR ART DEPARTMENT HEAD An Advisory Search Committee has been established to assist in the selection of a new head for the Department of Art to succeed Dr. Perry Kelly who resigned earlier this year. Dr. James E. Dooley, Vice Chancellor for Development and Special Services has been appointed chairman of the committee. Other members are: Dr. Lee Budahl, Professor Joan Byrd, Dr. Donald R. Loeffler, Professor Duane Oliver (now serving as acting head), and Professor Jim Smith. The com­mittee has invited members of the faculty and staff to submit nomina­tions for the position. The deadline for receipt of applications is Dec. 1. / / NURSING DEPARTMENT SERVES THE COMMUNITY Students and faculty of the De­partment of Nursing in the WCU School of Nursing and Health Sciences, have actively participated in local health drives recently- Dr. Marjorie Baker, department head, points out that such voluntary contributions of time and skills reflect nursing's commitment to "take health care to the people." The swine flu vaccination pro­gram was assisted in Jackson County by faculty members JoAnn Hayes and Sharon Farley and by seniors Sharon Miall, Christy Cort, Jan Presnell, and Pam Shuler. In Haywood County faculty Martha White, Martha Chovan, and Shirley McMahan and seniors Pam Powlas and Susan Wright helped. In Buncombe County seniors James Lewis and Ken Remington assisted. Darlene Mashburn, a senior, helped with the innoculations at Cherokee County Health Department. The American Red Cross Blood-mobile visit to WCU received help from faculty member Sharon Jacques; seniors Virginia Burrell, Cynthia McCloskey, Nancy Hayes, Lynn Whit­ley, and Diane Ramsey, and Melody Brand. During the Bloodmobile visit a separate booth offering free hypertension screening under the auspices of the North Carolina Heart Association was staffed by juniors Anita Powell, Debbie Gahagan, Judi Bacon, Cindy Green, Carl Ward, Martha Bullard, Miriam Lattay, Kathy Scott, Sheila Turner, and Gloria Biddix. Faculty members Helen Farrell and JoAnn Hayes donated their phys­ical assessment skills in a screen­ing program for four-year olds at WCU's Speech and Hearing Center. Ms. Farrell is also teaching Red Cross courses for expectant parents and for nursing home personnel and is an active counsellor of the Asheville Rape Crisis Center, Inc. "WOMEN AND THE LAW" TO BE OFFERED A non- redit short course on "Women and the Law," will begin next week. The course will concern itself with the legal rights of women in such areas as mortgages, wills, es­tate planning and real estate law. Instructor for the course will be William E. Scott Jr., head of the Department of Business Law and acting dean of the School of Business. Classes will meet from 7 to 9 p.m. on three successive Tuesday evenings—Nov. 2, 9, and 16—in room 111 Killian Building. There will be a $12 registration fee. Further information is available from the Office of Continuing Educa­tion, telephone 293-7397. WITH THE FACULTY Thomas N. Dorsel, Eugene E. McDowell, Tara Rao, and Judith M. Stillion (all Psychology) recently attended the American Psychological Association meeting in Washington, D.C. Dr. Dorsel presented a paper entitled, "Demonstration and Analy­sis of a First-Person Lecture." Tina Howard and Betty J. Smith (Social Work) attended a quarterly meeting of the North Carolina Coun­cil on Social Work education at Meredith College Oct. 1-2. B Jennie Hunter (acting associate dean, Business) attended the American Assembly of Collegiate Schools of Business Workshop in St. Louis, Missouri, October 6. Jackie Sellers (head, Adminis­trative Science) attended the Atlantic Economic Society Conference in Wash­ington, D.C., October 13-15, and presented a discussion on the paper, "Human Skill, the Birth Rate, and the Commodity Composition of the Trade," by Usma A. Qureshi and Donald W. Snyder. He also was a panelist on the program of the History of Economic Thought for a paper presented by Professor Moore of East Carolina University on the "Relativity of Economics." R. Maurice Jones (head, Economics and Finance) also attended the confer­ence and reviewed a paper titled "Petroleum Import Price Multiplier: An Input-Output Approach and its Application to the U. S. Economy." Donald Josif (Earth Sciences) attended the biannual meeting of the Association of Canadian Studies in the United States in Durham, October 14-16. Otto H. Spilker, (Health, Physical Education and Recreation) lectured and demonstrated gymnastics skills to Camp Laboratory High School physical educa­tion classes Sept. 15. Betty J. Smith and C. L. Satter-field (both Social Work) attended a National Association of Social Worker's workshop at Montreat October 15-17. Ms. Smith, who is vice president of the North Carolina chapter, presided at the opening session Friday evening and attended the board meeting on Sunday. Judy Dowell (Home Economics) spoke on "Males in Home Economics" to a group of approximately 100 home economics teachers at an in-service workshop in Greensboro October 12. Raymond Nelson (Economics) repre­sented WCU at the Eleventh Annual Sem­inar on the Federal Home Loan Bank System at the Omni International Hotel in Atlanta October 14-15. Approxi­mately 30 schools were invited to participate to afford faculty members in the Southeast an opportunity to broaden their knowledge of the Federal Home Loan Bank System. Bob L. Medford (Home Economics) has received notification of his ad­vancement from Associate to Clinical Member of the American Association of Marriage and Family Counselors. PUBLICATIONS Jerry L. Cook, "Classroom Contingency Management in Technical Education: One Example," Journal of Industrial Teacher Education, Summer, 1976. James Milford Clark, "Perception of Barriers to Educational Change: A Consideration for the Innovator," Western Carolina University Journal of Education, Vol. 8, No. 1, Spring, 1976. Ermel Stepp, Jr., "Policy Decision Systems in Educational Administration: A General Paradigm," Western Carolina Journal of Education, Vol. 8, No. 1, Spring, 1976.