Northwestern State University - Potpourri Yearbook (Natchitoches, LA)

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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

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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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The Louisiana Academy of the Sciences holds annual meeting as Bienvenu Hall Dedicated The dedication of Rene J. Bienvenu Hall, formerly the Biological Sciences Building, was the highlight of the 59th annual meeting of the Louisiana Academy of the Sciences. As part of the three-day program, which attracted scientists from around the state, the Bienvenu Hall Dedicatory Symposium was attended by microbiologists honoring Bienvenu, former teacher, dean and presi- dent of Northwestern. Dr. John Barkate, associate director of the U. S. Department of Agriculture ' s Southern Regional Research Center, was the featured speaker for the symposium. Rene was well known in the field of immunology, said Barkate, who was a longtime friend of the late president. He had a knack for attracting students to work on problems relating to the field of immunology. Don Harrison takes a look through one of the many microscopes set up for the Academy meeting. The Amazing Randi demonstrates how many people dealing with the supernatural are simply magicians.