Simpson College - Zenith Yearbook (Indianola, IA)

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FINE ARTS

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E. G. Booth, Jr., Ph.D. Associate Professor of Physical Education; Director of Athletics; Athlotic Coach. Leslie H. Deaton, A.M. Instructor in Physical Education and Athletic Coach. Betty Jean Stoner, A.M. Instructor in Physical Education i Marilyn H. Kayton, A.M. Instructor in Home Economics. Ethel J. Horner, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Home Economics. 25

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The Division of Fine Arts at Simpson is an integral part of the academic plan of the college and is organized in accordance with its highest educational aims and standards. A visiting artist conducts classes in creative painting, art appreciation, and the history of art; while the Department of Music offers a full curriculum of study for the serious student of music. All courses are offered as academic subjects; only ap- plied music is conducted on a professional basis. Simpson gives both the Bachelor of Music and the Bachelor of Music Education de- grees in addition to offering either a major or minor in music within the Bachelor Arts program. Course work and private study are augmented with a wide variety of group musical activities such as the college choir, band, orchestra, chamber ensembles, the Madrigal Singers, and productions of opera. Faculty recitals and visiting artists help to establish an atmosphere of artistic creativity. Since the division holds full membership in the National Association of Schools of Music, serious music students find ample scope for study and experience, and those whose cultural and intellectual pursuits include music are given full opportunity for broad training and research. By a careful and thorough integration of music as an art and music as a department of academic study, it is hoped to achieve a comprehen- sive technical foundation for the artist as well as freedom for the individual. Mr. Robert Larsen