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Summer Session Kansan Tuesday, July 20, 1965
Changes Mark Emphasis in KU Art Education
Rv Mike Shearer
"We are trying to lead the direction of emphasis in art education." Prof. Phil H. Rueschoff of the art education department said.
Explaining the frequent changes in art education, Rueschoff said many changes are made in the art education program every year because of experimental research conducted by college graduates. New and better techniques are constantly being discovered.
up all over the nation," Rueschoff commented, "but the population is not being prepared by education for them. This is what makes the fine arts a status symbol."
"CULTURAL CENTERS are going
Rueschoff said a well-rounded education was becoming necessary in the field of art education. In the KU program, 50 hours of liberal arts are required and extensive study in all of the areas of art.
"ONE CANNOT record visually, through painting, the culture in which they live if they are not well
acquainted with it," Rueschoff said, emphasizing the necessity for study in areas outside of art.
He said art faculties now are being trained in the latest techniques available. Despite the mass movement across the nation in art education, Rueschoff said he feels that changes are still not fast enough to meet the current trends. Most art teachers were educated twenty years ago and have not become informed of the latest discoveries in teaching.
"CHANGES BY research and
changes in research are our main tools for advancing. We have a reorientation in teaching methods every year." Rueschoff explained.
"The purpose for art education." Rueschoff said, "is to develop independent and creative thinking in youngsters. It is also to keep the public informed and capable of using cultural centers intelligently."
THERE ARE 37 graduates working at KU on their master's degrees in art education at this time. Graduate work is one of the most valuable
forms of research in use. The research includes working with children and descriptive work.
"We are not training the students to teach now but rather to teach in the future. The very latest in methods is always taught. This is the only way to establish an interested public," Rueschoff concluded.
Brando's Father Dies
HOLLYWOOD —(UPI) —Marlon Brando Sr. 70, father of the actor, died Saturday night in St. Vincent Hospital following a brief illness.
The Trade Development Committee Of The Lawrence Chamber Of Commerce Invites All It's University Friends To Our Biggest And Best
SIDEWALK BAZAAR
Thursday, July 22nd 9 A.M. To 8:30 P.M. Downtown And All 3 Shopping Areas
ART, MUSIC, PRIZES and DANCING IN THE STREET!
- LOADS OF SALE
Merchandise Displayed
On The Sidewalk!
FREE MOVIES At The
Granada 1 & 2:45 P.M.!
ORIGINAL ART On Display
In The 1100 Block On Mass.
SURPRISE EVENTS All Day
Followed At 8:30 With Square
Dancing At 10th And Mass. And
A Real Wild Rock 'N' Roll
In The Street At The Red Dog And It's FREE!
LOTS OF FUN AND BARGAINS GALORE!
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