Appalachian State University - Rhododendron Yearbook (Boone, NC)

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The speech department has had a dilemma to face. Due to the inconsistency of Boone weather (and other variables), they still don ' t know if they ' ll be in their new building next year. For these extreme optimists, next fall will witness the move, but for the realistic optimists, next spring will be the date. In the meantime, classes must be scheduled in both places, even though the facilities in the new building will be much larger. There will be a learning laboratory with audio-visual devices that will afford the class- room more room. There will also be two TV studios for students to practice in. The speech department includes speech communication, theater, and broadcasting. In all these ' areas, the hands on approach is taken, with emphasis on laboratory and co-curricular work. The broad- casting area has recently devel- oped TV capabilities; the students IFFALA HIAN STATf V 5fFFCH... have Channel 6 for use in student programs, especially news pro- grams. The speech communica- tions area works with other depart- ments on campus trying to meet their communication needs. The major thrust in this area is to provide a proficiency program for teacher certification. For many students from small towns all around the state, there is a lot to be learned about the English langu- age. One can ' t teach speech until some of that Southern drawl has been eliminated. In the theater area, the hands on approach is apparent in the work of the children ' s theater. The readers theater has been active this year also. There are always numerous productions going on; as more and more people are going into theater. Productions directed by Linda Welden, Ed Pilkington and Susan Day have made the Speech Department valuable to the entire campus population. rj ACADEMICS TODAY, May 1976 61

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