Arkansas Tech University - Agricola Yearbook (Russellville, AR)

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VOlTA ANDERS, RUTH BRANNON, EDWARD CONNELLY, MM MM Instructor Instructor Associate Professor Music Speech Music VICKY KIEHL, BA HELEN MARSHALL, WALTER MICHELE, Assistant Instructor MS MM Music Associate Professor Associate Professor Art Music 1i STEPHEN NAEGLE, JOHN NELSON, DALE OLSEN, MFA MFA PhD Instructor Instructor Assistant Professor Music Art Music WILLIAM R. JOHN STOVALL, MA JOAN WAINRIGHT, SPANTON, MFA Acting Head Instructor Speed: Assistant Professor Music Music 28 s,v.,v...,u....,.. ammunad .s.....sm. MK.w.....i,i.g..h-... The Division of Fine Arts includes the depart- ments of music, art, and drama. The division provides many cultural activities that build student apprecia- tion in the fields of music, art and drama. Dale Olsen was appointed to the music depart- ment and is teaching Music History and Woodwind. A new instructor in Music Theory during the fall semes- ter was Martin Farrin. Three new courses added to the music department were Music Appreciatibn, which stressed the development of musical perception; So- cial History of American Music, a study of the Amer- ican musical trends; and Marching Band Techniques. The art department received a new instructor, Stephen Naegle, who taught Introduction to Art, Painting and Print making and drawing courses. The department also reinstituted architectural rendering. The speech department instituted three new courses: Argumentation and Debate, which is a study and practice of debating techniques; survey of Speech and Drama, an introductory course into the major areas of speech, Debate Workshop, case pre- paration and participation in public debate. ONE of the most admired and liked faculty members, Chief Wither- spoon introduces the band and football spirit :1 the Green-Gold game.

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DAVID REED, MS lENA REXINGER, DON SEVIER, MS Assistant Professor MA Instructor Recreation and Parks Professor Physical Education : Education Coach , CLAUDE E. SNOW, RONALD JOHN WAINRIGHT, . , , ., EdD TOOTHAKER, MEd EdD , , u , : a , Associate Professor Coach Professor ; , Q: ;, i .117, Edbcation Ed9c5'i9f DR. JIM ED McGEE, audio-visual director, talks over a problem with two of his helpers, Leonard Cockman and Gary McKenney. A STRONG BODY and mind is the philosophy behind Arkansas Tech's physcal education program. Future coaches learn by doing, benefitting from experienced coaches such as Don Sevier. W Assistant Professor Physical Education 27

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JIM R. WEST, BA ED WILWERS, MFA Instructor Department Head Music Art terests and appreciation for music. Mrs. Joan Wainright is director of the orchestra. MR. ED WILWERS shows the beginning art students some of the BUBBA MADDEN, Roy Campbell, and Don Voker portray their true artistic features located about the Tech campus. roles as convicts in the play My Three Angels. 29