1976
FRIDAY, MARCH 19, 1976
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The social work
program at Mars Hill
College has been a-
warded a $7,800 grant
from the Division of
Social Services of
the North Carolina
Department of Human
Resources. The grant
will be used to for
mulate training pro
grams for human ser
vices providers of
Madison and Yancey
Counties.
The , "Developmental
Training Project",
designed by college
faculty members Fay
Walker and Griffin
Lloyn, is based on
the concept of help
ing local human ser
vice providers assess
their own needs and
have major input into
designing programs to
meet those needs.
"What we are doing,"
commented Ms. Walker,
"is trying to involve
local people to solve
local problems. We
are not saying, 'This,
is the plan you will
use.' Providing hu
man seirvices here
differs gteatly from
providing services in
an urban area."
"We are asking lo
cal human service pro
viders, 'What do you
need, what special
problems to you face
in this particular
area,'" added Lloyd,
"and help them answer
those questions by
designing this train
ing program."
Title XX services
are those which help
individuals,families,
and communities be
come self-sufficient.
These services are
usually provided by
county departments of
social services.Coun
ty health departments,
mental health centers,
day care programs,and
handi--schools are al
so agencies- which can
provide Title XX ser
vices. The provisions
of Title XX also ex
tend to individuals,
such as foster pa
rents, who provide
human services.
The objective of
the new project is to
create training pro
grams which will help
these people who pro
vide human services
extend their skills
and knowledge areas
in problems which are
unique to this region.
Although the pro
ject has just been
funded, ’ it has been
operative gince Ja-
Talent Galore
by Becky Stone
The house lights
dim, the spot light
follows a well-known
star on stage, the
drums roll... "La
dles and gentlemen...
the Collegiate Sound*"
(Clap, clap, clap.)
"Here's Johnniel"
(Oops, wrong, let me
try that again...).
"And here's...
Phillip.'"
Phillip Weast was
the punny M.C. for
the evening; Phi Mu
Alpha Fraternity was
the organizational
and creative brain
behind the show; the ■
contestants were the
fantastic entertain
ers; the audience,
the entertained; and
the judges, the final
decision makers. (We
will not mention the
technical difficul
ties; they happened
because of the poor
sound system in Moore,
not because of poor
technicians.)
The entertainers
all demonstrated va
ried and professional
talents between sta
tion breaks and "in
terruptions". One
such interruption (a
good one) was the
stage band. They al
most gave a full-
fledged concert while
everyone was awaiting
the verdict from the
judges.
"Second runner up
is Hannah BucknerI "
She received a $50
scholarship.
"First runner up
(ups?) are Becky
Huffman and David
CovingtonI" They were
given a $50 scholar
ship and $25 in cash.
"The winner is...
'Pilgrim* made up of
Jeff Ling, Thomas
Hinton, Chip Cardwell,
and 'Fish* Hutchinson."
They were awarded a
$100 scholarship,$25
in cash and a $20
gift certificate at
the MHC Bookstore.
This great event is
going to be an annual
one, so if you missed
it this year, be sure
to see it next time
aroundI
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nuary. A training
advisory committee of
Title XX representa
tives from Madison
and Yancey Counties
has been formed and
Elaine Maples of the
college's social work
program has been
named as consultant
to the committee. The
committee members in
clude: Annie Selwyn,
director of tke adult
unit of the Mars Hill
Handi-school and
Cathie Lee, social
worker from the Yan
cey County Department
of Social Services,
chairpersons of the
committee;Alice Mahy,
director of the Mars
Hill Handi-school,
Burton Craige, direc
tor of the Hot
Springs health, pro
gram; Don Herrell,
director trainee of
the Madison County
Department of Social
Services; Judy Sears,
director, of the Ma
dison County Communi
ty coordinated child
care council; Pat
Hardy,director of the
Yancey County Mental
Health Center;Claudio
Rabello, director of
the Madison County
Mental Health Center;
Wanda McNeil, super
vising nurse for the
western region of the
Department of Human
Resources, has also
been advising the
committee.
According to Ms.
Maples, the Commit
tee's assessment of
the training needs of
the human service pro
viders is nearly com
plete. The next step
will be to inventory
the local resources
which can be used in
formulating the train
ing program.
As part of its com
mitment to the local
community. Mars Hill
College will play a
major part in the new
project. Not only
will its faculty be
available, and its
classrooms, but the
adult education pro
gram, officially ti
tled Continuing Edu
cation Program (CEP),
will offer an acade
mic base from which
to design a training
program, the plap of
involving local human
service providers is
a fresh and stimula
ting trend in social
work, and the new
project is another
avenue for the col
lege to continue and
extend its services
to the community.
ShRT
Mars Hill College's
Theater Arts Depart
ment and the Madison
County Bicentennial
Commission have an
nounced that audi
tions for, the second
annual Southern Ap
palachian Repertory
Theater season were
held at the col
lege's Owen Theater
March 13, from 1 p.m.
through 5 p.m.
The Southern Appala
chian Repertory Thea
ter (SART) was foun
ded in early 1975 by
the college's drama
department and the
county bicentennial
commission on the
strength of a $5,000
grant from the North
Carolina Arts Council
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A subsequent grant
from the Appalachian
Consortium allowed
the company to com
mission Howard
Richardson, author of
Dark of the.Moon, to
write a folk play a-
bout the mountains
and their people. Ark
of Safety premiered
last summer to wide
acclaim from critics
and theater-goers a-
like.
In October, SART
. was named one of 15
outstanding community
projects by the North
Carolina Bicentennial
Commission. This sum
mer, the schedule
calls for a repeat
performance of Ark,
the perennial favo
rite The Sound of Mu
sic , and the world
premiere of Mandy Lou,
a new musical comedy
set in the South just
before the start of
the Civil War. The
new play is authored
by Mars Hill College
faculty member C.
Robert Jones.
The SART company
will include 20 ac
tors/technicians for
the June 7 -August 15
season. Company mem
bers will live on
campus and room and
board are included in
the salary arrange
ments . Apprentice
ships and college cre
dits are also avail
able in applicable
situations.
For further infor
mation, write James
W. Thomas, Managing
Director, Southern
Appalachian Repertory
Theatre, P. 0. Box
53-T, Mars Hill, N.C.
28754, or call 704-
689-1203.
COLLEGIATE SOUND sponsored by Phi Mu Alpha is a suaaesa.
PHOTO: Gulliak