Hendrix College - Troubadour Yearbook (Conway, AR)

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ART Department brings frequent show from art collections Mr. Marr Mr. Don Marr, associate professor of art, came to Hendrix in 1959. He had received his M.F.A. in 1958 from the University of Arkansas. He received his Bachelor's from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville. Outside the classroom, Mr. Marr paints in his own right. In 1964, for example, he was commis- sioned to paint a mural for the Majestic Hotel in Hot Springs. In April of 1965 he took a first in the Ar- kansas Regional Exhibit at Little Rockg in 1966 he rated a second place at a regional show at the Masur Museum of Art in Louisiana. In the fall of 1965 Mr. Marr exhibited in the Delta Show, a regional art contest in Little Rock. His picture was purchased for the Arkansas Art Centeris permanent collection. In a showing at Pine Bluff in the fall of 1966 he won an honorable mention. Throught the art department, Mr. Marr spon- sors the display of art collections, many times bor- rowed from outstanding American collection. The :first group this year, by H. F. Farny, depicted Amer- ican Indian life and was loaned by C. R. Smith, presi- dent of American Airlines. SOPHOMORE ART MAJOR Alice Lynn Baker spends two afternoons a week in her sculpturing lab. AN ARTIST IN his own right, Mr. Marr teaches not only introduction to art, but also advanced courses in painting. A 'COFFEE BREAK at the Union in the mid-morning is a usual time for art maiors to visit informally with Mr. Marr. art instructor.

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DURING GENERAL PHYSICS lab. students experiment with rotational gravitation. PROFESSORS AND UNDERGRADUATES often visit over coffee in S+eve's Union. ' no-u i 1252 53.1 EXPERIMENTING WITH LEARNING reinforcement is part of the work in Dr. Fitch's experimental psychology course. ment is newly-purchased atomic equipment. There are several sets of this equipment now available for the use of the students, and although there has been no atomic physics lab as such established yet, the equipment is being used for honors project work. Next year with a new building at the disposal of the natural science department, even greater growth can be achieved. Graduates of Hendrix have taken the fundament- als which they acquired here and have gone on to make significant progress and achievement in their own fields. One Hendrix graduate is now studying at the University of London on a Marshall fellowship. Many of the Hendrix alumnae are working toward their doctorates and are planning to devote a part of their lives to teaching. A Hendrix English major will have a novel published in paperback this year. The novel is of the gothic type and has provided an interesting career for Mrs. Carolyn Schisler, who is a housewife living in Jonesboro. Hendrix has also produced many ministerial students who are now serving their own churches. As the demand for a higher enrollment increases, the academic capacity of Hendrix increases to accom- odate the students. This growth, however, has not caused Hendrix to lose sight of her original pur- poses. She still remains a liberal arts college with a close relationship between students and faculty to give an added dimension to the increasing academic program. Her hope is that these better means will help her to continue to produce fine graduates.

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DISCUSSING THE TECHNICAL aspects of stage directing is an integral part ot Miss Hennenberg's directing class. CLOSE RELATIONS BETWEEN students and teacher in the active drama department mean private conferences with Mrs. Shanks con- cerning such things as set sketches. wwf' DRAMA Pupils apply class work in maior drama presentations Miss Henenberg Miss Rosemary Henenberg was graduated from Baylor University in Waco, Texas in 1962 with a MA. in drama. She came to Hendrix the next year as a member of the English and drama departments. Alpha Psi Omega, a national dramatic society, and POTPOURRI, the Hendrix literary magazine, are two extra-curricular activities with which she works. During the summers Miss Henenberg spends her time studying and working on her doctorate. Miss Henen- berg often serves as director for Hendrix's major productions. Mrs. Shanks Mrs. Ella Myrl Shanks came here in 1952, hav- ing completed her graduate work in theater and drama at Northwestern in 1951. In 1955 she became Dean of Women, a position she held for four years. Her specialty in stagework is direction. She now heads the Advisor and Orientation Committee and is a member of the Adminissions Committee. She be- longs to the Conway Junior Shakespeare Club and several state and national speech and theater groups.