Northwestern State University - Potpourri Yearbook (Natchitoches, LA)

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Thanks to good programs, excellent faculty and a beautiful facility, students get A Little Culture In theatre and dance we have outstanding facul- ty; we consider them artists-faculty, began Dr. Wil- liam Hunt, head of the department of Theatre, Dance and Speech Communication. The quality of performance we maintain is attractive to students. There are large enrollments in speech communi- cation, Hunt continued. Students want to improve communication skills and understandings. The Department of Music, under Mr. Richard Jen- nings, serves many students through the Demon Band, directed by Bill Brent. The A. A. Fredericks Center for the Creative and Performing Arts offers students a wide variety of choices. Not only music, dance and theatre, but photography and art classes can be found almost always in progress. above: Louis Hyams is ready to get to work in his advertising design class. left: Angela Lewis stretches her muscles before getting down to business in dance. 24 A. A. Fredericks Center

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left: Nursing student Rosemary Henry puts in lab hours in the new Nursing Education Center. below: Darien Slaughter conducts an experiment for his chemistry lab. The language and accounting labs are uti- lized for those students who have trouble with the English language or writing and reading skills or with accounting concepts. But the math lab, which was instituted in the fall semester, was made mandatory for stu- dents making below a 70 percent on a math test. A $10 fee is charged for students who must use the lab. The failure rate of students enrolled in math classes prompted the math department to counteract with the lab. Dr. Walter Pine, professor of mathematics, said that people need to give the math lab more time since it is a new requirement. In the long run, it will only help students if they give it a chance and effort. Some students feel that the math lab isn ' t worthwhile, while others feel that it is quite beneficial. It has helped me to understand, said Mike Taylor, but you must also be will- ing to learn the material, not just have the tutor do all the work. In comparative anatomy lab students like Billy Miller dissect sharks to learn and understand their various parts. Labs 2:)

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We have built our advertising and art department up to a point where we can operate almost indepen- dently, according to Dr. Bill Bryant, head of the Art Department. University funding and private donations have enabled us to purchase all of our equipment, he said, adding that he would like to see an operating budget ... we cannot get information to our poten- tial students without an operating budget. Nolan Bailey, professor of photography, says that the program ' s strongest point is that it is based toward pre-professional photography. It ' s a glamor- ous career . . . it ' s enjoyable and you can make money at the same time. I would like to add another faculty member and more equipment to give students more variety in their learning experience. Through the required Fine Arts 104 course, which is an overview of art, music, dance and theatre, de- partments work together to bring student a little culture. Valerie Salter gets a hit during a speech presentation. all pbotot by Keith Colquette Die Lee practices piano, often for the pure enjoyment of it. The A. A. Fredericks Center offers many students the opportunity to explore music, both vocal and instrumental. Judith Broadway entertains a Fine Arts class. Fine Arts is required for all students to get an overview of music, dance, theatre and art. A Fredericks (enter 25