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

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A piano quartet at practice. Don Brown, head of the Art department, paints a Southern scene. Centenary ' s departments of music, art, speech and dramatics with their affiliated organizations, the choral clubs, orchestra, band, and art club offer unusual oppor- tunities for students of music and the arts. The Department of Music is a member of the National Association of Schools of Music. Students chart business progress. Centenary ' s School of Aeronautics in cooperation with Badgett Flying School offers a complete, government approved, course in aviation, including both ground school and pilot training. Commerce and Economics are studied against a background of business op- erations carried on in metropolitan Shreveport. Small classes assure each student the individual attention which is needed to help him attain the fullest development of his special abilities in his chosen field of specialization, whether it be accounting, statistics, ad- vertising, or banking.

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The Arts building houses the Administrative de- partment and one of the college libraries. ON THE CENTENARY CAMPUS Centenary maintains a main library and two depart- mental libraries; each has spacious and attractive read- ing rooms and modern stacks for the more than twenty- five thousand volumes available for student reading and research. A collection of rare, original Audubon prints is available to art students, and a number of special collec- tions on religion and history are maintained for research. Along the beautiful campus walks, students meet new friends and quickly sense the traditionally friendly spirit of Centenary.

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Centenary ' s modern Home Economics department offers thorough training in home management, food selection and preparation, clothing and textiles, in- terior decoration, nutrition and health, and teacher training. IN THE CLASSROOMS AND LABORATORIES The departments of Chemistry, Biology, Geology, Math- nical positions in industry. The excellence of the pre- ematics, and Physics and Engineering include in their medical, pre-dental, pre-engineering and nursing pro- programs courses leading to graduate study and tech- grams are recognized by leading professional schools. Students at work in the science laboratories.