California Western University - Loma Del Mar Yearbook (San Diego, CA)

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Iamex Michael Anderxon Cauia Beffon Tony Crittenden SPA Graduates Six A former Muxonic temple on Cedar Street in downtown San Diego lm: become the new home of the School of Per- forming Arn. Not pictured, Penny Tbompfon Dal e Reynolds William Shaffer

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Performing Arts School Solutes Former Director Herbret Berger Herbert L. Berger Herbert L. Berger was a very good friend. . . . And a talented director, and a creative, intense executive, and a mild, generous man. When Mr. Berger died on April 21 at the age of 47, he left a great void not only in daily activity at the School of Performing Arts, of which he was direc- tor, but also in the lives of many friends and acquaintances. A valuable asset to SPA, Mr. Berger had a long career in show business, adver- tising and public relations. He was the former general manager of Guy Lombardo Enterprises, Inc., a former production executive at Screen Gems, Inc., business affairs executive with Dancer-Fitzgerald- Sample, Inc., Broadway producer and president of H. L. Berger 8: Co., a Los Angeles advertising and public relations agency. Mr. Berger is survived by his wife, Janet, and two daughters. A special Her- bert L. Berger memorial USIU Scholar- ship Fund has been established by the University.

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The Many Faces of SPA Produchons O Six students formed the Hrst graduation class of USIU's School of Performing Arts on June 9, 1968, as the downtown center completed its seventh quarter term since its inception in 1966. Besides producing eight assort- ed plays, SPA students and staff also found time to complete its move from its original location in the former San Diego Athletic Club building to the Masonic Temple building at 350 Cedar Street. Re-christened the USIU Performing Arts Center, SPA boasts a 250-seat arena theatre and a 500-seat theatre with a proscenium stage. Besides classes in acting and all aspects of the theatre, the down- town campus also offers classes in creative and modern dance and a Conservatory of Music pro- gram. In the Fall Quarter, Zol- tan Rozsnyai, conductor of the San Diego Symphony Orchestra, was named music coordinator anguish, and advisor with the Conserva- tory. Another aspect of the SPA program were eight plays pre- sented at Cal Western and at the SPA Center. Starting off the year with Greensleeves, and ending with the musi-comedy Cinderella,,' students from SPA also produced such widely-vary- ing dramas as Silver Tassief' 'LI-Iansel and Gretelf, The Child Buyer, 'gThe Prisoner, and In- admissible Evidence. A Night with Richard Rodgersn was also featured in December highlight- ing singing and dancing talents of SPA performers as well as the composing talents of Rodgers. People in show biz' tit is saidj are special people. And USIU,s School of Perfonning Arts is no exception. But in their enthusiasm for shedding the title of stu- dent, they are very similar to their counterparts in a liberal arts college-as one of the six graduates stated, We're glad we're getting out! D. Ray Turnef ln Imzdmzffzble E111 denrem and Dennzf G Turnef In The Prisoner emulate delefmzmzzzon and