Northwestern State University - Potpourri Yearbook (Natchitoches, LA)

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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.

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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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' resident Joseph Orze unveils a painting of late president and veil-known microbiologist Rene Bienvenu. The Biological Sciences Building was renamed Bienvenu Hall as part of the Louisiana Academy of the Sciences meeting. larold Morowitz, a Yale professor of biophysics and tiochemistry, lectures the Academy on Life and the Law of ' hysics, a topic related to the teaching of creationism. As president of the Academy, Dr. Ed- ward Graham welcomed over 400 scien- tists and students to Northwestern ' s cam- pus. As part of the Distinguished Lecture Se- ries, James Randi, nationally-known au- thor, magician and fellow of the Commit- tee for Scientific Investigation of the Para- normal, demonstrated how various people use magic to accomplish super- natural feats. A distinguished professor at Yale, Dr. Harold Morowitz presented a talk on how the laws of physics relate to creationism. During the course of the meeting, more than 150 scientific papers were presented covering a wide variety of scientific topics. In addition to the Bienvenu Dedicatory Symposium, Dr. David Dobbins, director of NSU ' s Lignite Research and Develop- ment Institute, presided over a Lignite Symposium. We have never really, as a state, devel- oped our own basis for a science industry, Dr. Graham said. I think we are begin- ning to hurt for that reason. I think we need to encourage the development of good universities, because other states that have a good, strong science base have that. I think the Louisiana Academy is one of the stronger ones in the South, he con- tinued. The members benefit from being able to associate and exchange ideas with other scientists, and that is important to all of us. On the whole, it still becomes the people in the state who benefit the most. men. I think the Louisiana Academy is one of the stronger ones in the South. The members benefit from being able to associate and exchange ideas with other scientists, and that is important to all of us. Dr. Edward Graham, president of the Louisiana Academy of the Sciences Dr. Arthur Allen speaks with a salesman during a break from the 59th annual meeting of (he Louisiana Academy of the Sciences. Louisiana Academy of the Sciences 27