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Show IHE THUNOt RiilRD PA MONDAY MAY 1! 087 Poet educates mind through the senses AMltlls BY ii DE BUSK If, as Leslie Norris says, true education is the educating of the senses, then Norris educated the audience at last Thursday's Convocation An audience which heard d Norris' voice read animation into the death of a female African goose and her traveling companion also heard the booming sound of thunder in the mountains as a spring storm began. Norris, a native of Wales, has written 11 books ot poems including short stories and childrens pieces for which he has received several awards the Katherine Mansfield Award in Fiction for the best short story published Fie holds the position of poet in residence at BY U. Norris entwined his poetry with humorous tales about life and his friends' lives in a soft voice which carried across the auditorium. "I'm always a little nervous and shy at first," Norris said. "But after about 10 minutes, a kind of arrogance creeps into my CSlEpEt ymm a stosp alksadl J! DAWN Welsh-accente- vsiry tffineir cffigs u gxmkmk poet speaks to others through his work, says Convocation speaker Leslie Norris A readings. So just remember how kind and modest was at first," he said. "I make a habit of planning these readings ahead of time; but then mentally toss out the plan and just read whatever want to If I there is cohesion and logic to my presentation, you put it there," he said Fie began with a playful series of verse and then broke into his deep, image-lade- n poems. His voice and delivery proved to be powerful Hofmann, folk magic Early Mormomsm and folk Get your career off to a fast start. Enroll in the Army Reserve Officers' Training Corps now. And you could graduate with both a college degree and an oil icer's commission in the U.S. Army. M magic is the topic of SUSC's Thursday Convocation D Michael Quinn, an associate professor of history at Brigham Young University, will deal with the Mark n u ) ) u is next Convo topic Holmann documents and the subsequent increase in interest among historians and other scholars to attempt to understand early American and Mormon folk beliefs The program begins at 11 t ' a m in the Auditorium It is jointly sponsored by the Iron County Historical Society Quinn, considered among the best Mormon historians, also the speaker for the Society's May 3 banquet 1 if iMOU. iamui: nsiUciuiiV'j Aimy ROTC is the college elective that gives you the confidence, leadership skills and discipline essential to any successful career, civilian or military. i ii i u It Jr'' m-- i.i Mb OHM itton T- a a) shioHiUNika Get the experience and responsibility other graduates will have to wait eai s for. Enroll in Military Science classes at SUSC this Fall. u i Call Captain Henderson toll free at extension 3603, to get the facts on ROTC at SUSC. 800-662-360- i j 0, ,v If youre starting your Junior year next fall, time is running out. Call today! DATA FORMS WILL BE AVAILABLE FROM THE REGISTRARS OFFICE, MONDAY, MAY IB - is PUBES' " ibW.iiiinLvrii()jkT itton sgf i |