College of Idaho - Trail Yearbook (Caldwell, ID)

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1 1 Professor Of Music the 1980 trail is dedicated to dr. richard dean skyrm, one of the finest teachers ever to teach at the college of idaho. dr. skyrm attended oberlin conservatory prior to his ser- vice in the united states army during world war two. after the war he attained distinction at the university of minnesota, at oberlin, at the university of michigan and at the university of southern California as he worked his way through to a d.m.a. in music education, mu- sic history and literature, he came to the college of idaho in 1947 as an assistant instructor of music, became chairman of the music department ten years later, and chairman of the division of fine arts and hu- manities three years after that, he has served the college in numerous capacities during his many years here, the students of the college owe this gentle and delightfully humorous man much, perhaps more than anything else we owe him for the hours of pleasu re he has given us in his playing of the organ in jewett auditorium, many thanks, dr. skyrm. en- core. 1. J , WZEL 68