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n i t dpjhswick i BY SUSAN USHER Asked about a favorite topic?and there are many, all pursued with equal zest?Bernard Hanke explodes with enthusiam and energy. Tn the classroom this enthusiasm becomes contagious; one-on-one, it pleasantly sweeps the listener along. As he talks in an adopted Yankee clip, his hands move quickly within tne space caucu ius Siuuy, gauicnng materials almost magically. The miniscule room reflects three of Hanke's loves: teaching, the sciences and the outdoors. A wooden desk of the sort once common in col1pS7P faniltv nffipoc noorlu fillo 1 ' - ?o- iuu uic okLiuv. nuiuciiiaue lau shelves and file cabinets of organized materials line the oralis On raw ornll hangs a sketch of his lohster hoat, "Capritaur," drawn by his wife, Myrtle. He's chatting enthusiastically about a course he begins leaching for Brunswick Technical College this week for the second time. It's on marine life and the topic seems to scare people away as being too technical, too scientific. But its purpose is to acquaint people who don't know much about science with the Brunswick County coast, the plants and animals that make their home there, and how they each relate to the other and to man. He's developed his own teaching materials, his own audio visuals. Some ot the more technical material ofi the subject he has rewritten in simpler versions for the general student. A resident of the county for two years himself, the students in his first class also were transplants from the North. A mix of natives and newcomers sharing ideas would make a better class, he suggested. "It's a survey course. Anyone can do it It's not technical," he explained. "We're just going to enjoy ourselves. As an example he pulls out lab exercise sheets that will be used during April labs conducted along the beach and along a body of fresh water. Each sheet gives detailed directions on how to perform a particular procedure, such as testing for the amount of dissolved oxygen or salt in the water. t But students don't have to actually do the test unless they want to. They do have to watch Hanke do it, and will probably be surprised at the results. They're likely to 1 | Workshop Will Foe I On Landscape Pro "!I ""niv H'!'." ' IT 'An areawide landscape State Univei maintenance workshop at Bolivia on Specialists in the Feb. 5 will provide homeowners and plant pathology i ornamental gardening enthusiasts an !y. opportunity to brush up on their Barrow also ui skills, said Billy Barrow, assistant dealers and com county agricultural extension agent who need recert The workshop begins at 1 p.m. in their pesticide U he puhlir assembly buildiruz at the meeting. The scs Brunswick County Government teiested person; Center. It will focus on problems in and adjoining co; the landscape and how to avoid thein. For more Infor Speakers will Include Kim Powell, Brunswick Coun Hon Jones and Art Bnineau, N.C. tension Office. y (COMPLETE INTERIOR } DECORATING SERVICE ?Levelor blinds ?Carpet -?Vertical blinds ?Wallpaper ?Craperies i Original paintings by Bryan Varnam |" Ocean 0<Ut 0HtVU&l4 3 0<*on l?l# Squor? J rTdB 0<?On lit? B?Och CovitA&y 579-6091 466B Sea-cA 6402 C E Ook Island Or "It"*] long B?och 27 0 3959 - T Z?7? * ? ?T^i rim/~vmr mj LLL LAI^IIJS 1 Ull, lfj prcundly susoub??? *Y association of JON L. LANGSTON, F ttormcriy of vvacramaw Medic iV _ I W %J Ll u.aKr HBccamaw, l^ortn t^a; in the jrene*"' nraotirp of mn O ? | ? at Main Street Shallo'te, ^orth Caro!i? (next to Thomas Drug? OFFICE HOURS: C Mon.. Tues., Wed., Fri. APP 9 p.m.-l p.m.. 2:30 p.m.-6 p.m. TE Sat. 10 a.m.-l p.m. 4 unci ech Teacher'! remember at least a Uttle of what they've seen or heard. "It's a memory jogger for someone who turns on the TV and there's Jacque Cousteau," Hanke said. Yet the material's available for the serious student who wants to an farther on hie or hor own Ip. addition to a simple text, Gunnar Thorson's "life in the Sea," students receive stacks of what Hanke calls "enhancements," handouts of current information on a wiue langc of topics. Most arc geared to the North Carolina coast, part of his effort to adapt for local use the wrnam L nw US , m&mm m STUDENTS USUALLY FIND Instructor Bernard Hanke's enthusiasm contagious in the classroom. . Here, he pulls together some materials used in a continuing education course In marine life he's teaching for Doi blems TuiAY/dt slty Extension areas of landscape, ind turf, respective-ged garden supply ? mcrciai applicators rkS ncauon credits fur cense to attend the jj^ sion is open to all in- ..IBfflHI i from Brunswick in ties. mation, contact the y Agricultural Ex r -*-v l.U. HHHn iHIIBiBIl ;a.c. When UC oi Cenier) \ /Ml LiuiViuu rolina) Carolina Ba anybody cai Thai's bet at lirinf your future hundreds or a llfB IRA *1 r~ rrc ?j tv A1J offering 1,1 tv. f iro p 1 ik- a $) earnings rer The UCB F ALL FOR martetrale, OINTMENTS LEPHONE 7S*-*73i I THE BRUNS er the > Enthusiasm course he initially developed while teaching at North Framingham High, Framingham, Mass. I His work with the course there won him numerous awaras irom me student council for excellence In i teaching from 1877 to 1982. 1 And his discipline was always excellent, quipped the ' self-proclaimed ham, pointing to a military-type haircut. At 57, he's technically retired and has numerous hobbies to fill his time, including fishing, boating, the Masonic lodge and now golf. H i 1 W:: ^ ?jg. - ./ r WHT ST Air PHOip BY SUSAN USHCR Brunswick Technical College. The second class meeting is 6:30 p.m. today (Thursday) ui West Brunswick High School. mt Put Off An )ng Reasons... 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Growing up in Evanston, 111., on Lake Michigan, he followed family tradition and entered the U.S. Navy, liver a perioa 01 eight years, iour months and a few d?y? (in two hitches), he fished hb way around the world, he says, on a troop transport that took him from Gibraltar to Brazil, from the Caribbean to the North Atlantic. He's fished most of the places he talks about in class, from the Sea of Sargasso to the Bermuda Triangle. After graduating from Columbia College in Chicago, where he met Myrtle, also a U.S. Navy veteran, he pulled a second hitch in the navy, then worked for 10 years as a chemist with General Foods. He was on the team that helped develop l'ang, the orange-fiavor iireakfasi urink. One day he told himself, he recalls, "I think I'm goirw t n touch ' ' Ho wont honlr tn onKnnl ? ~ 1 ""J ...0 .v ..Mvtn iiv nviit uvvu vv ovtlUUI iu JJCl VVIIUICU, ill 111 then won Suffolk College's Trustee Award for graduate study in oceanography. He had found a career as rewarding for him as it was for his students. Hanke's Interests also include insects, especially spiders, which he describes as "fascinating." He's also a self-described "nut" about English history and the American Civil Wur and he's working on Ids fourth model train layout. In fact the Civil War was an indirect factor in he and Myrtle relocating to Brunswick County from Fremingham. Wiiile visiting n friend in Maryland one February, they toured the cemetery at Fredericksburg. Massachusetts was ice-locked; he was In shirt-sleeves sniffing jonquils in Virginia. From that point on the Hankes spent their hoiidavs methodically searching the coast from Virginia to Georgia. They became property owners seven years ago, first buying a lot in Carolina Shores where their old friend in Maryland had bought a home, then finding their present home in Sen-Alrc Estates, a site that provides easy access to the water. That's a necessity for two sailors who once had to travel 47 miles to get to the water at Cape Cod because public access there Is so limited. "I was always looking for Utopia," Hanke enthused. "I've found it. I have it here." TY\ T"?? A ! ij )i U/ ^.?r?n li\n JAJR ALL I mBbBrMKM ^^SSBBBKSB^ . . |j - *ESS53S^SSSSSFm ?w BB^HBMHHK^"" * ^ J "srkhtforyxj. JCB Self-Directed IK A is perfect for idual who wanls complete control over his nts It's the one plan thai kivcs vou the to buy common stock*. corporate J government bonds Plus earn money BCS glad In help you select the IRA that best ijr wnk last contact your United Banker We'll show you all the r/g/t/ > open an ^ llj3 /
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