Colorado Womens College - Skyline Yearbook (Denver, CO)

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Oh thou great giver of life, thou hast instructed me again in the limits of all things human, reminded me that thou art God, Eternal, everlasting, my Judge and my Redeemer. What an important understand- ing for everyone, that lite is o gift. l know that my strength and cour- age are from beyond me, 'from that which is not me', from God. The construction of Whatley Chapel was the realization of a dream for Chaplain Brown. The Loire Cross was presented in his memory and the Rauschenbusch window was one he gave to the Chapel. The above quotations were taken from his journal Life is a Gift c 1965. 5

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Design For Distinction. . .Colorado Woman's College Dr. Eugene E. Dawson D. for D. is his plan for CWC during the next decade. P. C. Nicholson CWC Staff Director for the lO-year De- siqn for Distinction. During the college years, the Design for Distinction program was launched in Denver and across the nation. Goals for the first two years of the 10-year master plan were revealed and an organization was formed to achieve these goals. November 16, 1965, saw hundreds of Denver and Colorado citizens gather at the Brown Palace Hotel for a black tie dinner which launched the D. for D. program. Mr. Neil F. Roberts, president of the Denver United States Na- tional Bank, is general chairman for D. for D. President Eugene E. Dawson originated the program which is designed to meet the college's challenges during the next decade. Mr. P. C. Nicholson is staff director of the Design program. Together they recently announced that the goals for the next two years would be the following projects to cost an estimated S3,000,000: Construct Houston Center of Fine Arts -.. ...... ....--S 1,300,000 Scholarship Program----r.l....--- ..... ....r. .-aa--600,000 Faculty Enrichment .a.. ....--- ........ .. .... --52 5,000 Library Collections...............-......-.. ........... ---400,000 Scholars in Residence. ..... ...........-- ..... ..---100,000 Mrs. W. Dale Houston, wife of the late W. Dale Houston, sub- scribed the naming grant for the new center. Many other im- portant gifts have been made, including the Margaret Foote Music Hall, which will seat 300 for orchestra and choral groups. The Music Hall has been subscribed by Mr. and Mrs. Donald F. Foote of Loveland, Colorado. Plans also call for 20 music practice rooms. A main feature of the Houston Center of Fine Arts is a 750- seat theatre with a proscenium stage and complete professional lighting facilities. The seats in this theatre are so arranged that no member of the audience will be more than 70 feet from the stage. There are two turntables for the stage, to facilitate scene changes. A spacious studio for three-dimensional work is also included for activities in sculpture, ceramics, jewelry and metals. There will also be design, drawing, oil painting and general art studios. Classrooms and office space for Fine Arts faculty are included in the Center plans. Pictured above at the kick-off banquet held at the Brown Mr. and Mrs. Neil Roberts, and Mr. and Mrs. Gerald P. Peters, Palace are Mrs. John Love lwife of CoIorado's Governorl, Sr. Mr. Peters is President of the CWC Board of Trustees.