THE HIQHLANDER Highlands, North Carolina - - The Highest Incorporated Town in Eastern America VOLUME I AUGUST 6, 1937. NUMBEK 1 The Highlands Museum By H. E. Wheeler The Highlands Museum is an unique institution, one of the few museums that is not situated on a railroad, or that is located in a mountain section. It was organ ized in 1927. Its objective being the preservation of the some local collections made by the mountain eers, but its services proved of such popular interest that it now undertakes to feature the natural resources of the region, and to carry on, at least during the tour ist season, an educational work of an informal type. The Museum, at present, is he used in a wing of the Hudson Public Library. However, prop erty has recently been secured for the erection of a modern structure. The Museum is an integral part of the Biological Laboratory, which offers excentional opportunities to scientists and graduate students for individual research in botany, zoology, and ecology. The two in stitutions, which are under the di rection of a common board of trus tees, supplement each other, and furnishing an intriguing and in spiring interest to both residents and guests of Highlands. Among the activities of the Mu seum may be mentioned the work with children. Various age-groups meet for original and creative work. Their textbook is the out of-doors and the procession of varied interests which the region yields. They made a first-hand study of birds, animals, trees, .ihrubs, flowers, reptiles, amphib ians, insects and snails. They are being encouraged to make their own collections. To learn all that they can by actual observation and i keep record3 of their adventures. An older group of children (12-! 20) is given opportunity to make projects which they work out in field trips. Some are assigned the interest of the Museum exhib its. From these groups are devel oped volunteer museum assistants, not only in preparation of speci mens for exhibit, but in rendering guide service to visitors. They also prepare maps and charts, and learn to name and classify such forms of life as are collected, or come under their observation. For adults, the Museum pre pares exhibits which are supposed to challenge their interest, and to quicken a desire to conserve the natural beauties and life of the region. Popular lectures on all A MESSAQE FROM THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE I commend this paper to the support and co-operation of the citizens and visitors in Highlands. A community paper can se*ve many useful purposes and be a medium for cementing friendships and keeping alive associations of enjoyable times spent in scenic surroundings. The further publication depends upon the support which is given to this venture and I*hope that everyone will subscribe to The Highlander and that the mer chants will use it as an advertising medium. I have come to know Mr. Fulwood during the past weeks and I believe that we have an outstanding man to run this publication. Let us all give him cur support. FRANK BLOXHAM, Secretary-Treasurer Chamber of Commerce. sorts of Natural History and hu man interests are scheduled, both on Sundays and week days, and these lectures have been well at tended. On the 6th of August the Mu seum schedules a lecture on THE MINERALS OF NORTH CARO LINA, by Mr. B. S. Colburn, of Asheville, who is president of the North Carolina Mineralogical So ciety; this lecture to be illustrated with rare specimens from his own collection. During the latter part of August the Museum will fea-, ture a remarkable exhibit of flour-1 cscenfc minerals, the apparatus for. which has been recently donated. On the 27th of August a lecture on the BIRDS OF NORTH CARO LINA will be presented by Mr. Henry M. Stevenson, Jr., who has spent the entire summer in the completion of his report on this subject During the present season the Museum has undertaken to pre sent the homecrafts of the moun tain region of Northern India in contrast with the homecrafts of the mountain region of North Car olina. It would seem that while the creative genius of the orientals is still ascendant, in spite of the inroads of civilization, the skill and patience of the old Anglo Saxon era of craftsmen has de clined, giving place to a variety of shcp and machine crafts that are far b.low the standards of pioneer, days. The Museum is, therefore, sr- 'ring to preserve examples of these handcrafts which are so nearly extinct, and welcome any information as to the possibility cf acquiring examples of excep tional skill and beauty. In co-operation with the Cham (Continued to Page Four.) Benefit Garden Tour On August 7th, which i-s Satur day, a garden tour will commence from the steps in front of the Hud son Library. This tour and the money accrued from same will be used for the benefit of the Hudson Library of our city. Those availing themselves of the opportunity to visit the beauti ful gardens of Miss Ravenel; Colo nel Sewell; Mrs. Clark Howell; Miss Warren and Mr. Sloan; will not only be supporting an excel lent cause, but will see beauties of nature which will inspire their very souls. Hotels and Camps at Highlands Hall House Highlands Inn Highlands Country Club Hotel Edwards (Open all year around). Laurel Lodge King’s Inn Pierson House Potts House Tricemont Terrace Cabin Inn (3 miles out). Camp Parrydise—girls, 8 to 17 j years of age—Mrs. Harvey L. • Parry, director. ; Camp Sequoia—boys and girls up to and including 12 years of ag>-^Mrs. Coyle E. Moore, direc tor. Highlands to Have Community House The Satulah Club of Highlands is sponsoring the erection of the Community Play House, to be lo cated on the Dillard Road opposite Robert Rogers' Woodworking Shop. The building, which will house a full-sized basket ball court; stage, with kitchen on one side and dree-ring rooms on the other, will cost in the neighborhood of ten thousand dollars. Of this amount, some two thousand dol lars has already been subscribed. The Community building will be ready for occupancy some time in the fall. There is a group of 125 children who will use the building practically all of the time during the winter months. It is also ex pected that the High School Basket Ball will use this floor during the season, as well as the Highlands Fun Makers, an organization of the city. Anyone desiring to donate any sum of money to this project is earnestly requested to do so. Your gift may be the deciding factor in the erection of this building. Please leave your donations with either Mrs. Frank Potts or Mrs. Frank Bloxham. Your co-operation will be greatly appreciated by everyone. The plans call for the construc tion of a bowling alley in the building, and through the con struction of this building, plans are being formulated whereby a men’s club will exist in the city. The architect for the Community Play House is Henry I. Gaines, of Asheville. The plans have been completed. The contractor will be Jack M. Hall. States Represented in Highlands From Maine to California; from the Gulf of Mexico to Canada; folks have come to visit in High lands. Taking the figures of those registered in the Chamber of Com merce alone, we find that most of our out-of-State friends have come here from Florida. The second largest number have come from Georgia while South Carolina ranks third. Other States repre sented in that register are: North Carolina, Massachusetts, Louisi ana, Pennsylvania, Kentucky, Ab ba m a, Connecticut, California, Ohio, Tennessee, Iowa, Illinois, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, New Ycrk, and Cuba.