Odessa College - Branding Iron Yearbook (Odessa, TX)

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Drama supplies both enjoyment, experience Odessa CoIlege's drama' deparTmenT ifuncTions in Two alspecTs: providing cu.lTUre and enTerTainmenT for sTudenTs aTTending plays, andl isupplyingi educaTion'al loenefiis for sTudenTs wishing To pursue a career in The field of drama. The deparTmenT offers courses for Those preparing for a Teaching career in drama, for sTudenTs inTending To pursue a career in professional dramaiic TheaTers, and for sTudenTs wishing To aTTain Tai good culTural background of The TheaTer's liTeraTure and masTers. Freda Powell 'B-

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The annual Writers' Roundup, a unique feature of OC's English de- partment, is beneficial to the com- rnunity as well as to the Odessa College student. Writers from throughout the state come to Odessa to participate in this event, and over 51,000 in cash awards are pre- sented to top entries. Special courses are also offered the non-English speaking student, and the proficient and advanced student to provide a well-rounded course of study for all studentsg - Mary L. Roach

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Department stresses art appreciation J. Brad Bodkin Art is by far man's oldest and most ver- satile mode of communication. The need for a means of expressing ideas was present long before verbal messages were sent, so man put his thoughts into crude pictures and signs. These first examples of art have be- come vastly more complex, more sophisti- cated, and more necessary through the ages, and art has developed into a science in itself. The art department at Odessa College of- fers students an opportunity to develop their skills and broaden their scope of apprecia- tion. Courses are offered both the inex- perienced and the advanced art student to provide a basis for further study in man's most versatile mode of communication-art. Paul Milosevich + , W ,417- .:.'2 - ii , N X T' 'T' 'fl fa ' --I---L.gf5l'5-- I, ' ' X - v Xi .