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Salem College, Winston-Salem, N. C. Thursday, March 22, 1976
Number 7
Six Salem Faculty Receive
1976 Summer Sabbaticals
By Rhett Huber
The Committee on Faculty Af-
hrs recently awarded six faculty
lembers with financial assis-
jnce in support of 1976 summer
abbaticals. The recipients come
•om a variety of Salem’s aca-
emic departments, ranging from
hysical education to the school
f music.
In the science department, Val-
rie Chase was awarded $750 to
id in her continuing study of
be population structure and dy-
lamics of the two species of
ligh Sierran columbines on which
he did her thesis work.
In her application she writes
hat her sabbatical will serve a
wo-fold purpose, to help her to
:eep up with research in her
ield, ecology, and if she receives
he grant money for which she is
ipplying, to allow a few students
0 participate in her future work,
)oth in the field and in the lab.
She will base her operation in
5an Francisco in order to have
iccess to the library at the Cali-
brnia Academy of Sciences, and
vill spend time in the field col-
ecting raw data by means of
photography. She will be using
her I own photography equipment,
and the field equipment purchased
will be used by the ecology class
as well.
John Mi’eller of the music school
was awarded $500 to study for one
month with Professor Luigi Tag-
liavini at the University of Fri
bourg. Dr. Mueller will study
Italian and Spanish keyboard mu
sic from the 16th through the
18th centuries.
According to his application.
Dr. Mueller feels that his sum
mer study will benefit the teach
ing of his course on the history
of organ literature as well as
enable him to better direct Salem
students who are currently study
ing early Italian and Spanish
organ music. Dr. Mueller also
mentioned his desire to use this
summer’s instruction to gain a
foundation to build a January pro
gram in the field.
The professor of music also
looks forward to a summer of
personal development as he
writes that, “The opportunity to
work with a musician so inspiring
and so profound as Mr. Tagliavini
could not help but inspire and
guide my own work as a per
former ...”
From the English department,
Laura Edwards was awarded
$1,000 for a combined travel and
study program in and about
Russia. In preparation for a
three-week tour of Russia, Ms.
Edwards will study the culture
and language of the country. The
actual tour will focus on the
Czarist Russia in the time of
Tolstoi and Dostoevsky. The pro
gram is under the direction of
Drs. Lowell and Anne Tillet of
Wake Forest.
In her application to the Com
mittee, Ms. Edwards states that
her purpose in taking the summer
sabbatical is to improve her own
education and subsequent teach
ing effectiveness in her course on
Modern World Literature. She is
also interested in the possibility of
establishing a January program
focusing on a three-week study of
Slavic literature climaxing with
an eight-day tour of Russia.
Adam Steiner, professor of Ger
man, will also be spending part of
the summer abroad. Mr. Steiner
was awarded $1,000 to be able to
attend the Austrian Cultural Sem
inar for American teachers of
German in Vienna from June 20
to July 3, and to make a study
tour of Austria and parts of Ger
many. In addition to a lecture
series, the seminar will include
readings by Austrian writers, the
atre productions, tours, and offi
cial receptions. The seminar is
conducted by the American Coun
cil for the Study of Austrian
Literature in cooperation with the
Austrian Institute in New York
and the Austro-American Institute
in Vienna.
In case he is unable to arrange
the study tour following the sem
inar, Mr. Steiner is considering
attendance at several seminars at
the University of Vienna Summer
School and/or the Salzburg Sum
mer School. However, he feels
that the study tour would better
enhance his teaching methods
here where he is placing greater
emphasis on German and Aus
trian civilization and current
affairs.
From the physical education
department, Ms. Mauger and Ms.
Rufty have received grants to
enable them to attend the sum
mer Olympic Games in Montreal.
With a grant totaling $1,750, they
will travel to Montreal, observe
different Olympic events, and do
individual filming.
Ms. Mauger will try to see and
film as many events as she can,
including interactions between
coaches, players, and the teams
themselves. According to her ap
plication, she hopes to broaden
her knowledge in the area of
physical education and to concen
trate her efforts in the area of
the team process. Because she is
strongly involved in the team pro
cess at Salem, this concentration
will enhance her personal and
professional growth.
Ms. Rufty hopes to film the
archery and fencing competitions
in order to improve her teaching
program. According to her appli
cation, films about the two spots
are few and inadequate. As Ms.
Rufty had more students in ar
chery this fall than ever before,
she sees an increasing need for
better teaching facilities.
Both faculty members are con
cerned with remaining up-to-date
with amateur sports because, as
Ms. Rufty writes, “Due to the
recent growth in women’s sports
and competition and our students’
increased interest in participa
tion, it is more important than
ever that we keep ourselves in
formed of all phases of women’s
amateur sports.”
The summer sabbaticals are
sponsored by the Alumnae Asso
ciation who provides $5,000 a year.
In order to apply for a grant, a
faculty member must submit ap
plication to his or her department
chairman. If approved, it then
goes to the Academic Dean and
on to the Committee on Faculty
Affairs, who determine to whom
the awards go. An application
consists of a written statement of
a proposal, and includes how the
applicant sees the program aiding
his or her personal/professional
development.
Shelter No. 3 — 11:30
INCUNABULA
DEADLINE:
April 9th
Saturday
Cookout at Tanglewood Park
a.ra- oa
“Boothill” will play — 12:30 a.m. _
(bluegrass, folk group with some square dancing)
beer will be provided
^®®have to be out of the shelter by 3:00 p.m.
Dance in Salem Refectory — 8:30 to 12:30 p.m.
“The Drifters” will play
mixers will be provided
•'Informal Dress desired
Charlie Bolton, eighteen-year veteran of the Postal Service, is one
of the newest additions to the freshman class. See “Spotlight,” page 3.
Trust Fund Money Is Available
To Students For Researeh
I.R.S. WEEKEND
Following is a list of activities for IRS weekend, April
23 25 Put the information on your calendar and plan to
attend Information about date meal tickets will be given
later.
Friday Night
Dance at Benton Convention Center — 9:00 to 1:00 p.m.
“The Shirelles” with “The Castaways
«*Formal Dress (Tuxedo if desired)
***mixers and ice have to be bought at dance — CAN
NOT be taken into dance from outside.
Sunday
Brunch
Buffet Style
By Sarah Fox
The Class of 1975 established as
its gift to the college a fund of
$1,000 placed in trust. The interest
from the fund each year is in
tended to be used to support
selected student research proj
ects. In the initial years, this fund
will be supplemented by a gift
from the family of Jerry Johnson,
Class of 1935. The maximum
amount of money available for
an individual project is $50.
Interested students are encour
aged to apply tor the 1976 fall
term. The deadline for receipt of
applications is April 20, 1976. Stu
dent research proposals from all
fields of study at Salem College
will be eligible for consideration.
Awards, to be announced May 7,
1976, will be made in accord with
but not strictly limited to the
priorities as noted below.
1. Preference in awards will be
given to proposals associated with
Honors or independent study. Re
search undertaken in the context
of a regular class assignment
normally will not be considered.
2. Preference in awards will be
given to Juniors and Seniors.
3. Awards will be made on the
basis of merit. The particular
financial standing of the student
will not be a criterion for review.
4. Applications are available in
the Academic Dean’s office. In
terested students are encouraged
to seek the assistance of a faculty
sponsor in their application.
5. Selection will be made by a
committee consisting of the Aca
demic Dean and four faculty.
The members for the two year
period 1975 76 through 1976-77 are:
Dr. Errol Clauss, Dr. Jim Ed
wards, Dr. Mary Hill, Dr. Sally
Rackley, and Dean Janis Somer
ville.
Hot Jive of Jazz
By Kern Mims
Back to the grind after a week
of Florida sun? “Jazz” up your
post-break days by hearing Mar
tin Williams speak April 6, 1976
at 7:30 p.m. in Hanes Auditorium,
His topic? The hot jive of “Jazz.”
A native of Richmond, Va., Mr,
Williams was educated at St.
Christopher’s School, the Univer
sity of Virginia and Columbia Uni
versity. He is now with the Smith
sonian Institute. Come and hear
one of the foremost authorities on
hot jazz.