Centenary College of Louisiana - Yoncopin Yearbook (Shreveport, LA)

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DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC The excellence of Centenary ' s Music Department, recently a dmit- ted to the American Association of Schools of Music, is maintained by an able staff, headed by Ern- est Rolston, A.B., B.M. Pictured below are faculty members Albert Martini, B.M.; O. Lincoln Igou, A.B., B.M.E., Ernest Rolston, and Ralph Squires, A.B., B.M., M. M. Two other Instructors in Piano, Miss Ray Carpenter, B.M., and Miss Henrietta Carnahan B.M., A.B., are shown at the right; while on the opposite page is shown the ever popular duet of Professors Squires and Martini. The Music Hall, one ot the South Hall group, houses sound proof practice rooms, studios, the music library, and an auditorium.

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Jackson Hall, the oldest building on the campus, was erected when Centenary moved to Shreveport in 1908. TEACHER TRAINING A complete group of Education and teacher training courses meet the requirements for teacher certificate awards by the State Department of Education. Students take practice teaching courses in the model school maintained on the campus under the direction of Miss Irma Broadwell. Classes in Educational Psychology are conducted by Dr. F. S. Rankin, A.B., M.A., Ph.D., who is shown explaining a problem to a student.

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ART Don Brown, head of the School of Art, is a member of the Southern Art League and the new group of Southern Artists, and is represent- ed in many important galleries in the United States and Europe. Stu- dents are given an opportunity to display their work at the Louisi- ana State Exhibits Building, the only state supported art museum in the world. Speech and Dramatics Mr. and Mrs. John Wray Young, who both received their A.B. de- grees from Iowa University, con- duct the Dramatics and Speech Departments of Centenary and also direct the Shreveport Little Theatre, which is one of the most outstanding in the country.