Thursday, August 23, 1973
University Daily Kansan
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School of Fine Arts Combines Varied Departments
By CATHY O'BRIEN
Vansan Staff Writer
Doubling in the arts was once considered a pastime of only the rich. Today, within the University of Kansas School of Fine Arts, you can find the artist, the musician, the teacher, the occupational therapist, the music therapist and the dabbles.
School of Fine Arts Dean Thomas Gorton
The School of Fine Arts was established in 1891, a combination of the departments of music and art, and has since broadened to include occupational therapy.
Thomas Gorton, dean of the school, came to the University of Kansas in 1950. A composer and musician, he has been chairman of piano departments at the University of Texas and Memphis College of Music and is a member of the School of Music at Ohio University.
The Chamber Orchestra, made up of faculty and advanced students, is conducted by Borton. He said that with all the changes in the orchestra "helps me keep my sanity."
DON SCHIED, associate dean of the school, said the school was interviewing for two positions in the music department, one in piano and one in trumpet. He said that the only other new members of the staff would be graduate assistants.
The department of visual arts has three new instructors: Jane Abury, painting and sculpture; and Arnold Englander and Elsa Screenavian, design.
GORTON SAID that new equipment came in throughout the year, making it impossible to say just what new equipment would be obtained during any given year. Last spring the music theory department received an electronic synthesizer and this led to the teaching of courses in composition and theory.
Another new piece of equipment in the School of Fine Arts will be a new etching press, said Maureen Arnold, painting and sculpture secretary.
STUDENTS CAN enter the school directly, as freshmen or transfer from other colleges or universities if they have at least a C average. Admission without a C average can be obtained with the permission of the dean, under whatever conditions he sets up.
To achieve advanced standing in visual arts a student must have 14 hours in studio courses. Transfer students have to submit a portfolio of their work representative of all studio experience as well as examples of original drawings and designs.
TO ENTER with advanced standing from another college, a student must pass an examination equal to what is required for admission to a university; also submit a list of repertory studied.
Examinations are given during Orientation Week for students wishing to major in applied music. Proficiency in the major field must be shown at this time. Those who wish entrance as a voice major must meet the same audition requirements.
MUSIC EDUCATION majors must demonstrate a proficiency in an area of applied music and in piano. Without proficiency in piano, one may enter but should expect to take longer to obtain a degree. After spending the freshman and
sophomore years in the School of Fine Arts, the education major must transfer to the School of Visual Arts.
Dabbler in the arts, if enrolled in other schools of the University, may enroll in art classes.
Religion School Adds Courses New Teacher to Plans for Fall
By JAN ERNSTMANN
Kansan Writer
Three new classes will be offered this fall in the Kansas School of Religion, says Lann
The courses are Approaches in the Study of Religion, issues and Social Ethics and Culture.
Approaches in the Study of Religion, according to Taylor, will be a team teaching effort in the "psychological, spiritual, and anthropological aspects of reliation."
The school will have a new faculty member this fall in Benton Haven, an expert on the field of cell biology.
union was planning to add, for the facility
microfilm reader to religion library that
He said he hoped the School of Religion would be funded the same way the religion school at Wichita State University is funded by the state. At the moment, the Kansas State University, though academically controlled by the University of Kansas, is financially independent.
Referring to the teaching of religion in schools, Taylor said the school was setting up a Kansas Council on Religion and Public Education. The purpose of the council would be to make it legally possible for religion to be taught in public schools, he said.
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