The Reporter, February 1977

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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. * February 2, 1977 MATH CONTEST SET FOR APRIL 2H High school students from through­out the western part of the state are sharpening their pencils--and their computational skills—in preparation for the seventh annual Western Carolina University High School Mathematics Con­test, to be held here April 28. The contest is open to junior and senior high school students, public, private and parochial, from the N. C. Eighth Educational District, which in­cludes Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Macon, Swain, Jackson, Haywood, Transylvania, Henderson, Buncombe, Madison, Polk, Rutherford, McDowell, Yancey and Mitchell counties. Schools in Avery, Burke and Cleve­land counties also have been invited to participate this year. Competition in the contest is divided into four divisions--algebra I, algebra II, geometry, and comprehensive. Top contestants in each division will receive certificates of merit, and plaques will be presented to the schools making the best overall show­ing in the contest. Additionally, WCU scholarships will be offered to the top students in the senior level comprehensive division. According to Ralph H. Willis, assistant professor of mathematics who serves as contest chairman, the contest is intended to stimulate interest in mathematics and to recognize mathemat­ics achievement. In last year's contest, some 557 students from 42 WNC high schools took part. IF IT'S TUESDAY, THIS MUST BE NORFOLK Anyone who has tried it knows how hard it can be to make sure that any group of people is in the right place at the right time, but for Stephen L. Carr the problem is magnified consid­erably. Carr, a Western Carolina Univer­sity drama professor, faces the problem of organizing 650 college students into the minute-by-minute audition schedule of the Southeastern Theatre Conference. Carr serves as audition chairman for the conference, which will meet March 2-5 in Norfolk, Virginia. The program will include coordinated audi­tions for some 70 summer theatre com­panies, including Unto these Hills, Horn in the West, The Lost Colony, and the Flat Rock Playhouse. Approximately 650 college student would-be actors have applied for audi­tions during the conference. Among the auditioning groups is WCU's own Village Players at Fontana, directed by Oscar Patterson III, assistant professor of speech and theatre arts. Dr. Donald L. Loeffler, head of the Department of Speech and Theatre Arts, currently serves as administra­tive vice-president of the Southeastern Theatre Conference. ATTENTION ALL SINGERS I The Western Carolina University Chorus will begin rehearsals at 4 p.m. Feb. 6 in Room 108 of Hoey Auditorium at Cullowhee. Organized in 1970 and sponsored by the WCU department of music, the chorus has given numerous performances in Western North Carolina. The member­ship now totals more than 70 singers from the westernmost counties of the state. The chorus is open to all residents of the region. The group this year has been in­vited to join with the Asheville Sym­phony Orchestra in a May 7 performance of Carl Orff's spectacular "Carmina Burana," a dramatic, secular cantata for large orchestra, large and small choirs, and soprano, tenor, and bari­tone soloists. The performance will be given in the Thomas Wolfe Auditor­ium in Asheville under the direction of Robert B. Welch, conductor and artistic director of the Asheville Symphony Orchestra. Interested individuals should plan to attend the organizational rehearsal Feb. 6. Further details may be obtained from the music department office, telephone [phone]. DINNER THEATRE, CABARET SCHEDULED Music and dance of the 1960s will be featured in "An Evening of Cabaret," a dinner theatre production to be pre­sented Feb. 7 and 8 at 6 p.m. in the Grandroom of Hinds University Center. The production, co-sponsored by the University Center and the Depart­ment of Speech and Theatre Arts, will spotlight American musical history of the past decade—the time of the Beatles, war protests, American Band­stand, the civil rights movement, and "flower children." The menu will include ham, lasagna, rice pilaf, green beans, salad, relish trays, rolls, cherry cobbler, and tea or coffee. Tickets are $5 for adults, $3 for students, and $2 for children. Reservations are available from the Department of Speech and Theatre Arts, telephone [phone]. VETERANS AND FORMER EMPLOYEES OF OTHER STATES FACE CRITICAL DEADLINE If you're a military veteran or a former employee of another state, June 30, 1977, may be an important deadline for you. Nearly three years ago the North Carolina General Assembly passed leg­islation allowing N. C. state employees, under certain conditions, to count periods of military service or service to another state toward N. C. retirement by purchasing credit for those periods of service. One of the conditions is that you must have been a N. C. employee for at least 10 years to be eligible. But, to take advantage of the law, you must purchase such credit within three years of first becom­ing eligible, that is, between your tenth and thirteenth year of N. C. service. Persons who already had more , than 10 years' service to N. C. when the law was passed were given three years from the time the law went in­to effect, and those three years will be up this June 30. Thus, if you completed ten years of state service before June 30, 1974, and are otherwise eligible to buy some time toward your retire­ment, you've got less than five months left to do so. Contact the personnel office for more details. PLANNING A CAMPUS EVENT? The Office of Public Informa­tion is responsible for keeping a list of all campus activities which then appear in the publication, "Calendar: The Week at WCU." You can help them keep up with University events and at the same time make sure that your favorite events are included in "Calendar." Whenever your group or department schedules an event, call 293-7327 and tell the Office of Public Information about it. On the other hand, if you're planning a campus event and want to pick a date and time when it won't conflict with other goings-on, you might want to check with the Office of Public Information to find out what else is scheduled for your proposed date. A REMINDER This year's social security withholding tax is still 5.85 per cent, but the base salary from which this amount is withheld has been in­creased this year from $15,300 to $16,500. NAMES IN THE NEWS Tom O'Toole (History/ will be a panel discussant at the Southeastern Regional Seminar in African Studies on Feb. 5 at UNC-Chapel Hill. He also spoke at the Cullowhee United Methodist Church Jan. 23 on the his­torical development of the situation in southern Africa. Arnie Nielsen (Industrial Educa­tion and Technology) recently attended a one-week leadership development workshop in Winston-Salem, N. C. Laurence French (Sociology and Anthropology) presented a paper "The Socio-Cultural Variables in Tailor­ing Treatment for the Alcoholic" at the Western Reqional Conference held at Mlur Kidge Assembly, Jan. 23-25. The Reporter A Weekly Newsletter for the Faculty and Staff of Western CarolinaJ^J^Universitv • Cullowhee, N.C. • February 9, 1977 Early Registration Changes Print Shop Gets New Typesetter Announced Early registration for spring quarter begins this week, and a number of changes in the procedure could have a big effect on students who register early. The changes, announced by the Office of the Registrar, are designed to make the process more equitable for all students. Registration materials have already been distributed. In addition to a master schedule of classes, students were given permits to register and appointment times for early registration, set for Feb. 15-17. Students who lose their permit to register won't be able to get a new one until Feb. 17, the last day of early registration. The perrrtit to register is required for admission to the Grandroom. Next, students need to see their advisors and make sure their schedule takes into account the semester conversion planned for next fall. (If they need to repeat any courses, this spring is the last regular term to repeat courses offered under the quarter system.) They should plan alternate courses, and be sure to get their advisor's signature on all the necessary forms, because once they leave the Grandroom during early registration, they will not be permitted to re-enter the registration area. Also, if students remove any opscan course cards from the Grandroom without turning them in to a final checker, the cards will not be accepted at a later registration unless they have been validated by the department head. A final change has to do with the payment of fees by students who register early. Such students are expected to pay their fees by mail before Feb. 25. This quarter, students who fail to do so will be asked to return to campus March 17 (the day before regular registration begins) to pay their fees. This procedure is expected to ease the problem of long lines at the accounting office during the regular registration period, caused by students who registered early but did not pay their fees early. This story was set in Souvenir Light and Demi. The Western Carolina University print shop, a self-supporting operation within the university's division of business affairs, recently acquired o new typesetting capability in the form of o Compuwriter IV manufactured by Compugraphic. The new equipment makes available a much greater range of type styles and sizes than previously. To demonstrate some of that new capability and some of the type faces available, this special issue of The Reporter has been prepared by the print shop staff. This story was set in Serif Gothic Regul ar ond Oold. Faculty Award Programs to Continue Two WCU faculty award programs begun last year—the Chancellor's Distinguished Teaching Award and the Vice Chancellor's Instructional Improvement Grants—will be continued this year. Distinguished Teaching Awards will be presented to three faculty members to encourage, recognize, and reward superior teaching and meritorious service. Each award consists of a 8250 cash award, a 8250 Patrons of Quality scholarship given in the name of the distinguished teacher, and a 8500 allowance to be used at the discretion of each honoree to increase teaching effectiveness. Teaching faculty with more than two years'* service at WCU are eligible for the Distinguished Teaching Awards. They must receive both student and faculty nominations to be considered for final selection. Nominations for the Distinguished Teaching Award will be collected from departmental offices at 4:30 p.m. February 17 (ballots will be distributed prior to the 16th), and student nominations will be received Feb. 16 on the first floor of Hinds University Center. When finalists are selected, they will be notified and at that time will be asked to submit a statement of not more than one and one-half pages concerning their philosophy and methods of teaching. This material will then be considered by the selection committee in making the final choice for the award. The Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs will again this year award up to four Vice Chancellor's Instructional Improvement Awards to individual faculty members or groups of faculty to be used in support of projects specifically designed to improve quality and effectiveness of instruction in a course or group of courses. The grants may be used for purchasing supplies and equipment, to acquire part-time help, or to support travel. Grants will be awarded this spring to be used during academic year 1977-78, and will be made on a competitive basis with proposals to be submitted to the Vice Chancellor by April 11. Guidelines for these proposals will be provided through departmental offices. This story was set in Tiffany Demi and Tiffany Light. Sculpture Show to Open Sunday An exhibition of sculpture organized by the Southern Association of Sculptors will open with a public reception February 13 at 2 p.m. in the art gallery of Carol Grotnes Belk Building. The exhibition, which will remain on display through March 16, includes 30 works representing sculptors from 18 states. Six of the pieces are from North Carolina. The exhibit is the 12th annual sculpture exhibition organized by the association, and it is touring six art galleries and museums in the South. Juror for the show was Marcia Tucker. The show is being presented by the Lectures, Concerts and Exhibitions Committee and the Department of Art. Gallery hours are 8 a.m. to 4# p.m. Monday-Friday and 2-4 p.m. on Sundays. Admission is free to the public. This story was set in Helios Light and Bold. Cello, Piano Recital Scheduled Pianist Depsy Karlas and cellist Eugene Eicher, both faculty members at the University of Georgia, will present a joint recital Feb. 10 at 8:15 p.m. in Hoey Auditorium. The program will include works by Bloch, Beethoven, and Franck. The performance is sponsored by the Lectures, Concerts, and Exhibitions Committee. Admission is free to WCU students and subscription series members of the LCE, $1 for other adults, and 50 cents for children. This story was set in Avant Garde Gothic Book and Demi. "Governor Hunt has ordered temperatures in state buildings, including university buildings, to be lowered to 62 degrees during operating hours and 55 degrees during non-operating hours. Western Carolina University is complying with the Governor's order to the extent possible, given the age and character of some of its heating systems. "Students, faculty, and staff can expect buildings to be colder than normal, and some areas colder than others. (Residence hall temperatures will be maintained at levels suitable for day-round occupancy.) "Everyone should plan to dress accordingly. "The use of electric heaters in rooms or offices is not permitted. Building occupants should not attempt to adjust Attention, Backpackers Looking for a way to quit worrying about the energy shortage? Try a three-day backpacking trip in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. That's the advice of the WCU University Center, which is sponsoring just such a trip February 18-20. According to Tim Jacobs, University Center program director, winter backpacking is especially nice because "you leave the crowds behind." The trick to winter backpacking, Jacobs said, is having the proper equipment and clothing, along with a little knowledge of winter camping techniques. The trip carries a $5 registration fee, which includes equipment. Further information is available from the information desk at Hinds University Center, telephone [phone]. Registration deadline is Feb. 16 at 5 p.m. This story was set in Souvenir Light Italic and Medium. Ballet Company to Perform Here The Land of the Sky Civic Ballet of Asheville will perform February 17 at 8 p.m. in Hoey Auditorium. The company of 25 dancers under the direction of Peggy Fletcher will present the third act of Tchaikovsky's "Nutcracker Ballet," in addition to several numbers in the popular vein of jazz and contemporary tap dancing, including "Salute to America" and "Dancing Through the Years." This performance will be sponsored by Hinds University Center. Admission will be 50 cents for students and 81 for others. This story was set in Tiffany Heavy and Tiffany Light. individual building or room thermostats or manual radiator controls. If you find your office or building too hot or too cold, you should notify the physical plant through your department head. "Thanks to a major energy conservation program begun three years ago and effective and aggressive planning by our Purchasing and Physical Plant offices, the university has an adequate supply of fuel oil and should not experience a shortage if the present rate of deliveries continues. "I realize that despite all of our efforts to cope with the present situation there will be instances of individual hardship and difficulty, but I am confident that in this present state of emergency everyone in the university community will cooperate fully in an orderly and positive manner." This story was set in Helios Bold and Light Italic Visiting Scholars to Discuss Art, Cities Visiting Scholars at Western Carolina University for the week of February 13 will include Dr. Frank Horton, vice-president for academic affairs and research and professor of geography at Southern Illinois University, and Dr. Gene A. Mittler, assistant professor of art education at Indiana University. Dr. Horton, formerly Dean of Advanced Studies and Director of the Institute of Urban and Regional Research at the University of Iowa, will speak at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 15, in 263 Stillwell Science Building on "Urban Planning and Urban Environmental Problems in the Soviet Union." At 3 p.m., he will be available for informal discussion with faculty and students in the Earth Sciences Department. Dr. Mittler, who holds the doctorate in art education from Ohio State University, will present a lecture, "Overcoming Adverse Attitudes Toward Works of Art," at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 17, in 104 Belk Building. During the day Thursday and on Friday morning, he will speak to art education classes and meet with students and faculty. At 3 p.m. Friday, he will hold an open discussion and question-answer session in 279 Belk. Both lectures are open to the public without charge. This story was set in Paladium and Semi Bold. Concert Choir Tour is Planned The Western Carolina University Concert Choir will make its annual winter tour February 16-20, performing at concerts, school assemblies, and worship services in eight N.C. communities. The group will appear Feb. 16 at Hendersonville High School at 10 a.m., East Burke High School at 2 p.m., and Huntersville Baptist Church at 7:30 p.m. On Feb. 17 the choir will sing at Shelby Senior High School at 10:30 a.m. and at the First Baptist Church in Troy at 7:30 p.m. The itinerary for Feb. 18 includes performances at Lumberton Senior High School at 10:30 a.m. and at Carteret Tech in Beaufort at 8 p.m. The group will perform at 11 a.m. worship services at Longview Baptist Church in Raleigh Feb. 20. The concert choir consists of 35 singers under the direction of Dr. Joyce Farwell, artist-lecturer in music. Accompanist is Pam Richardson, a senior from Winston- Salem. This story was set in Paladium Italics and Avant Gard Gothic Bold. Memorandum from the Chancellor A Weekly Newsletter for the Faculty WILLIAMS ART TO BE SHOWN An exhibition of some 40 paintings, prints and sculpture by John H. Williams will be on display February 19-28 in the Chelsea Gallery of Hinds University Center. A public reception honoring Dr. Williams will be held Feb. 21 from 3 until 4*p.m. in the gallery. Williams, a retired Air Force colo­nel and emeritus professor from Appa­lachian State University, is now a WCU senior finishing up the requirements for a bachelor of fine arts degree with a major in art. He already holds the B.A. degree from the University of Denver, an M.S. degree from the University of Washing­ton, a master of public health degree irom the University of California at Berkeley, and educational .specialist and Ph.D. degrees from Bowling Green State University. At Denver he earned a Phi Beta Kappa key. The art to be displayed represents a cross-section of his work at WCU during the past two years, including 10 weeks in Italy last summer with the University of Georgia Arts Studies Abroad program. His paintings include still life, figure, and landscape work in oil and acrylics. Ten large paintings are concerned with images and symbols from the mythologies of Celtic, Chinese, Persian, African, Mexican, North Ameri­can Indian, Oceanic, Egyptian, Greek and Roman cultures. His paintings hang in private col­lections in Colorado, New Mexico, California, Ohio, Virginia and North Carolina, and ASU has seven of his works in its campus library. During a 34-year career in the Air Force, Dr. Williams held responsibili­ties in planning, operations, manage­ment, and administration, and he holds the Air Force specialty code of "commander," a coveted occupational specialty. He is a veteran of World War II and the Korean conflicet, and currently serves as associate admissions officer representing the U. S. Air Force Academy in this part of the state. Dr. Williams was an international swimming and diving champion and after 15 years of collegiate coaching he was presented the "Master Coach" award by the NCAA Swimming Coaches Association. His current hobbies include handball and racquet ball, studying piano, and singing in the University Chorus. He also is writing a book on gerontology, dealing with the aged in America. "A LION IN WINTER" SCHEDULED "A Lion in Winter," James Goldman's play about the intrigues of Henry Il's Christinas Court of BOO years ago, will be present**! February 21-20 at 7:30 p.m. in the Little Theatre in Stillwell Science Building. The play's action revolves around the efforts of Henry (played by Robert Zipperer of Raleigh) to keep his kingdom united against the ambitions of his own family and the power of the French nation. His queen, Eleanor of Aquitaine (Peggy McNeil Dawson of Fayetteville), favors the eldest son, Richard the Lion- Hearted (Michael Gundy of High Point) to succeed as king. Henry's choice is his youngest son, John (Stanley Poole of London, England), while a third son, Geoffrey (Jonathan Ray of Flat Rock) tires to play both sides against each other and win the crown for himself. The situation is complicated by the threatening presence of young King Philip of France (Dennis West'of Cul-lowhee), who is waiting for an opportu­nity to take over England's possessions in France, and by Philip's sister Alais (Vanessa Drake of Hendersonville), who is Richard's fiancee and Henry's unof­ficial consort. Jessica Phelps of Augusta, Georgia, a WCU senior majoring in speech and theatre arts, will direct the produc­tion, assisted by Ron Fender of Hender­sonville. Set design is by Catherine Dixon of Cullowhee, lighting by Don Yopp of Jamaica, and original music by Dennis West. Admission is $2 for adults, $1 for students, and 50 cents for children. Reservations are available from the Department of Speech and Theatre Arts, telephone [phone]. NEW YORK DRAMA TOUR PLANNED A theatregoer's trip to New York, including tickets to six plays, is being planned for April 10-15 by the Department of Speech and Theatre Arts. The trip would include tours of the Edwin Booth collection at the Players' Club, the Brooks Van Horn costume shop, and the Lincoln Center and its Perform­ing Arts Library. There also will be an orientation to New York City, a back­stage tour with meetings with cast and crew members, and a talk by a New York drama critic. The plays to be seen would be deter­mined on the basis of the group's interest, but might include "The Chorus Line," "Equus," the Joseph Papp produc­tion of "The Cherry Orchard," "Streamers," and the Circle in the Square version of "Romeo and Juliet." The price of the tour includes round-trip air fare from Asheville to New York, six theatre tickets, and five nights' lodging at the Century-Para­mount Hotel. Meals will be additional. The cost will bo $279 if 20 or more l»ersons make the trip. It will be $307 if 10-19 persons particij»ate. A non­refundable deposit, of $100 will Ix* require*! by March 4, with the balance duo March 21. Interested persons should contact Dr. Donald loefflor, head of the Department of Speech and Theatre Arts, telephone [phone]. APPALACHIAN BIBLIOGRAPHY PUBLISHED An extensive bibliography of some 13,000 listings has been prepared on the books and monographs written about the Southern Appalachian mountains. The bibliography, published by the Appalachian Consortium Press, is the result of a four-year effort by editor Charlotte Ross, a member of the Belk Library staff at Appalachian State Uni­versity and former head of ASU's Eury Appalachian Collection. The bibliography began as ASU built its Appalachian Collection, according to Ross. "I guess you might say my work was that of a scholarly detective," she says. "A bibliography had been done at one school in the region, but colleges and universities throughout the mountains did not know what other schools had, and in some cases did not know what they themselves had." The resulting bibliography contains library holdings at nine area colleges and universities—Western Carolina, Appalachian, Berea College, East Ten­nessee, Ferrum College, Lees-McRae, Mars Hill, UNC-Asheville, Warren Wilson—plus selected holdings at other schools, regional and county public libraries. The bibliography is "a resource without peer for the serious student of Appalachian history, culture, and social and economic problems," according to Dr. Cratis Williams, noted folk-lorist of Appalachian State. "We hope that its significance will be in encouraging Appalachian studies programs. In the past, we've never known what was available in planning Appalachian studies courses. Our work is a beginning," says Ross, who now is conducting research on women in Appalachia through a grant from the Rockefeller Family Fund. The new bibliography, which is being co-distributed by the Appalachian Consortium Press and the University of Tennessee Press, is for sale at $72.50, with discounts available to school libraries. It contains author entries, plus subject and filmography indexes. Work on the bibliography, Ross says, indicated that there's a great need for a definitive history of the Southern Appalachian region. No comprehensive history of the mountain region has ever been written. ENGLISH SCHOLAR TO SPEAK Visiting scholar Dr. Robert Bain, associate professor of English at UNC-Chapel Hill, will speak on the topic "How Pure Were the Puritans?" Feb. 24 at B p.m. in the Cherokee Room of Hinds University Center. The lecture, which is free to the puhlic, is sponsored by the WCU Visiting Scholars Program, now in its third year. SGA OPEN HOUSE PLANNED The Student Government Association will hold an open house for all faculty members and department heads from 3 until 5 p.m. March 23. The SGA offices are located on the second floor of A. K. Hinds University Center. NAMES IN THE NEWS Thomas Pickering (Elementary Education) conducted a workshop on developmental characteristics of gifted and talented children Dec. 7 at Asheville High School for 32 WNC teachers. T. G. Emmons and David Wright (both University Book and Supply Store) attended an annual meeting of the College Stores Association of North Carolina Jan. 24-27 in Greensboro. Emmons was installed on the Board of Directors. PUBLICATIONS Robert D. Foss, "Group Decision Processes in the Simulated Trial Jury," Sociometryf Vol. 39, No. 4, 1976. H. Edward Price, Jr., "The Strategy and Tactics of Revolutionary Terrorism," Comparative Studies in Society and History, Vol. 19, No. 1, (January, 1977). George Maginnis, a review of Say: An Experiment in Learning, in Reprint Bulletin, Vol. XXI, No. 2. James R. Nicholl, "A Shakespeare Cou Course for Non-EngJish Majors," The CEA Forum, December, 1976. John A. Beegle, "Boy, They've Done It Again! or the Tax Reform Act of 1976," Western Carolina Business Review, Vol- 6, No. 2 (December, 9176)- Algin B. King and Myron J. Leonard, "A Look at the Relationship of Status to Automobile Ownership Using the Purchase Intention Approach," Western Carolina Business Review, Vol. 6, No. 2 (December, 1976) Reuben J. Swanson, a review of H. F. D. Sparks' The Johannine Synopsis of the Gospels, in the Journal of Biblical Literature, Vol. 95, No. 3 (Spetember, 1976). The Kc]N>rttM* A W eek I y NrwiilrMrr I or tlie K.i ciilly .iikI Staff of Western Carol i na University * Cullowhcc, N.C. * February 23, 197/ FACULTY SENATE CONSIDERS REPORTS The Faculty Senate last week heard a proposa1 for a proqram de-siqned for non-students who have doubts about adjusting to formal classes. Called the "Listener's Proqram," the proposal would make it possible for an individual to sit in on des­ignated WCU courses, on a space-available basis, for a fee of $10. No credit would be awarded. Listeners would be eligible to participate in class projects and discussions and to take examinations at the discretion of the instructor, but they would not go through the registration process and the univer­sity would not maintain any record of their participation in the program. Listeners would be allowed in a class only if there were unfilled seats in the classroom after regular students had registered. The presence of listeners would not keep a class from being cancelled if there were insufficient regular registration for the course. According to Dr. Hal Salisbury (director, Continuing Education), who presented the proposal, courses open to listeners would be desig­nated by the appropriate department head. "Listeners' permits" would then be available in the Division of Continuing Education. The proposal, approved by the Academic Affairs committee in January, will go before the full Senate for action March 30. The Senate also heard reports on long range planning from Dr. Gerald Eller, academic planning from Dr. Robert Stoltz, and construction work from Ken Wood. Wood said the natural science building is scheduled to be com­pleted March 4, and that state officials would then determine whether or not to accept the building. The recent bad weather may have an effect on the scheduled March, 1978, completion date for the music- English building, he said. Bids will be opened Feb. 23 for a storage extension at the rear of Reid Gymnasium, and requests for bids on the administration building/ Mountain Heritage Center should go out within about two weeks, he said. The renovation of Moore Hall also is expected to go out for bid soon. THINKING ABOUT RETIREMENT? All University employees who are over 59 years old are encouraged to attend the Cullowhee Retirement Con­ference to be held in the Cherokee Room of Hinds University Center at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, March 30. The conference, scheduled to end by noon that day, will concern itself with eligibility for retirement, cal­culation of benefits, selecting an option and designated beneficiaries. Also on the agenda are instructions in completing retirement forms, and discussion of the sequence of retire­ment procedures and eligibility requirements for Social Security benefits. If you have questions about retirement, the Cullowhee Retirement Conference is the place to go for answers. QUINTET LEAVING ON ALASKAN TOUR The Piedmont Brass Quintet, Western Carolina University's resi­dent brass ensemble, leaves Saturday for a month-long, 9,000-mile concert tour featuring 12 performances in 11 Alaskan cities. Sponsored by the Alaska State Council on the Arts, the tour will include concerts in Anchorage, Seward, Northway, Bethel, Kenai, King Salmon, Juneau, Skagway, Petersburg, Sitka, and Ketchikan. Members of the quintet are Mary Lazarus-Teague and Ned Gardner, trumpet; John Wooley, trombone; John Sizemore, tuba; and Gordon Campbell, French horn. Each serves as artist-in- residence in the WCU Department of Music this year. The group will return to Cullo­whee March 28. SYMPHONIC BAND SETS CONCERT The Western Carolina University Symphonic Band will perform March 3 at 8:15 p.m. in the Grandroom of Hinds University Center. The program includes Symphony for Band by Vincent Persichetti, Espana Rhapsody by Chabrier, and Concerto for Marimba and Winds by Paul Creston. Marimba soloist in the Creston work will be James At wood, percussionist and WCU instructor of music. Also on the program is a wide range of music from popular numbers to marches. The performance is sponsored by the Department of Music. There will be no admission charge. SPECIAL OLYMPICS SCHEDULED APRIL 30 The Western Carolina University Special Olympics, an athletic compe­tition for retarded children now in its sixth year, will be held here April 30. Young persons from Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Jackson, Macon and Swain counties and the Cherokee Indian Reservation will take part in the event to be directed this year by WCU student Ken Marshall from Hickory. The competition will include different age categories in swimming and track and field events. Dr. Helen Hartshorn, WCU professor of health and physical education, will serve as games director. Dr. Linda Drew, assistant pro­fessor of curriculum and instruction, will act as advisor to the executive committee. Joe Allen, WCU graduate student, serves as area coordinator for North Carolina Special Olympics. Sponsoring organizations and their representatives to the Special Olympics include Alpha Phi Omega Service Fraternity, Mark Pittman; Delta Zeta, Robin Williams; Student Council for Exceptional Children, Diane Whitlock; Theta Xi, Rodney Long; and the WCU Health and Physi­cal Education Club, Jack Brinkley. Winners from the WCU event will compete at the N. C. Special Olympics, to be held at High Point College May 20-22. Additional information is available from WCU Special Olympics, Drawer BC, Cullowhee, NC 28723. UNIVERSITY CHORUS TO PERFORM The University Chorus will pre­sent its winter concert February 27 at 3 p.m. in Hoey Auditorium. The program will include "ChristianI Dost Thou See Them?", by Lloyd Pfautsch, with trumpet solo by Roger Caldwell; Frank Pooler's "Man of Sorrows"; Flor Peeters' "Sing to God With Gladness"; "An American Hymn," set by Cecil Effinger; and the spirituals "Were You There?" and "My God is a Rock." The group's accompanist, Debbie Davis, will perform excerpts from Telemann's "Suite for Organ," and there will be vocal solos by Gounod, Bach, and Handel, sung by sopranos Kim Shuler and Tamera Yount and by baritone Phil Queen. Other soloists in the perform­ance include Gloria Barham, soprano; Janet Kelley, alto; Steve Wilson, tenor; and David Jackson, bass. The 55-voice chorus is under the direction of Dr. Eva Adcock, WCU assistant professor of music. The performance, which is free to the public, is sponsored by the Department of Music. VISITING SCHOLAR TO SPEAK Robert Bain, associate professor of English at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, will visit Western Carolina University Feb. 23- 24 under the sponsorship of the WCU Visiting Scholars Program and the Department of English. "How Pure Were the Puritans?" will be the subject of Professor Bain's first lecture at 8 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 23, in the Cherokee Room of Hinds University Center. At 1 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 24, in Forsyth Auditorium, he will lecture on "Hemingway and the Movies." Professor Bain is a published scholar in American literature with a number of books and articles deal­ing primarily with the literary history of the South. His books include "Colonial and Federalist American Writing" and "The Writer and the Worlds of Words." A member of the graduate faculty at UNC-CH, he a]so serves as editorial consultant for Prentice-Hall, Houghton-Mifflin, Scott Foresman and Winthrop Pub- 1ishers. Both lectures are open to the public without charge. MORE ON VETERANS' RETIREMENT CREDIT The February 2 Reporter dis­cussed the June 30 deadline for state employees with more than 10 years service June 30, 1974, and who are eligible to purchase credit for military service or service to another state. Word has now been received from the director of the State Retirement System that payment for purchase of service credits should be received by May 30 at the N. C. State Retir e­ment System, 325 N. Salisbury St., Albemarle Building, Raleigh, NC 27611. The State Retirement System must deposit the payments by June 30. NAMES IN THE NEWS Eleanor Lofquist and Kathleen Flynn (Elementary Education) recently participated in the 10-weeks Reading Conference now being conducted at Fairview School for Jackson County teachers. Mrs. Lofquist presented a session on "Using Phonics to Teach Reading," and Mrs. Flynn*s presenta­tion was on "Activities That Build a Foundation for Reading." George Maginnis (director, Reading Center) presented a workshop for Jackson County teachers February 7 on team games for improving read­ing and other language skills. The workshop was one of a series organ­ized for the schools by Tom Warren (Elementary Education). Virgie M. Mclntyre and George Maginnis (Reading Center) will pre­sent programs at the annual conven­tion of the North Carolina League of Middle/Junior High Schools March 3-4. Mrs. Mclntyre's presentation is entitled "Activities to Motivate for, to Teach and/or Reinforce Reading in the Middle Schools." Dr. Maginnis will present "Team Games for Develop­ing Vocabulary and Comprehension." Retha Kilpatrick (Administrative Science) attended the 14th Annual Business Education Conference February 4-5 at the University of Georgia. It was attended by 500 business teachers from eight southern and eastern states. Dr. Kilpatrick received the outstanding Doctoral Research Award presented by Beta Delta Chapter, Delta Pi Epsilon. Florence Sumner (Curriculum and Instruction) attended a meeting of the Program Planning Committee of the N. C- Speech, Hearing, and Language Association in Greensboro January 15. Yvonne Saddler and Florence Sumner (both Curriculum and Instruction) and four students, Douglas Blythe, Dorothy Cox, Stephanie Johnson, and Melinda Stewart, attended the first annual Stanley Ainsworth Lecture at the University of Georgia January 28. Frank M. Ganis and C. M. Schneider (School of Nursing and Health Sciences) were appointed members of an Ad Hoc Advisory Committee for Environmental Health and attended the first meeting at UNC-Chapel Hill February 7.