Tarrant County College - Carillon Yearbook (Fort Worth, TX)

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CAboveJ Banquet guests form a line to meet college officials and to shake hands with Dan Blocker. fLeftj Guests gather around the punch bowl as the evening celebration gets underway. fBelowj Entertainment was provided by the TCJC Choir, under the direc- tion of Leonard McCormick, music instructor.

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Dan Blocker Attends Formal Dpening if ,til gg! W The opening of the Fine Arts Complex was heralded by an evening of celebration, with Dan Blocker of BONANZA fame as special guest. Also attending the affair were college administrative officials and their wives, and instructors in the arts, including Mrs. Freda Powell, co-ordinator of the drama depart- ment, and Dr. James Luck, chairman of the humanities division. The evening began with a formal banquet in the Student Center, followed by a tour of the Fine Arts Complex. The evening culminated with the drama de- partment's production of Bertolt Brecht's THE CAUCASIAN CHALK CIRCLE, present- ed in the Fine Arts Theater. The play was the first in the school's history and was dir- ected by Mrs. Powell, who had also given Dan Blocker his first drama training at Sul Floss College. A small cast reception was held for Mr. Blocker backstage following the play, enabling the excited amateur actors to meet a real pro.

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llll 'l llllllf Alix in Lyceum Presents Symphony Orchestra 'L -9 ,I . ls -.....N, ,ffl The SMU Symphony Orchestra conducted by Dr. Jerome Landsman presented a con- cert in the dram-a theater November 16. The symphony was the first selection sponsored by the Lyceum Committee. The 50-member ensemble performed the music of Aaron Copeland, Bartock, Fiiegger, Benjamin Britten, and Handel. Members of the Films Committee served as ushers for the concert. A public reception, sponsored by the Hos- pitality Committee, was held in the living room of the SUB immediately following the concert. A Thanksgiving theme was co-ordi- nated for the reception by Gerre Knox. The Lyceum Committee is composed of faculty members Dr. Coramae Thomas, Hol- lis Latimer, Mrs. Alzora Hooker, and students, Beverly lndfeldt, and Cathy Chandler. Tickets to this and other presentations of the Lyceum Committee are obtained by the students holding ID cards.