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qhursday, September 8^ 1988 % Jk'"‘ '»V THE PENDULUM 3 Professor has great expectations Clair Myers by Mindy Schneeberger Staff Writer Clair F. Myers, the new Associate Dean and Chair of the Fine Arts Department, has only been at Eion for a month. Yet in that short time he has been able to formulate impressions of the col lege and establish strong goals for its future. Myers, who is responsible for guiding the development of Elon’s arts, journalism, and mass com munications departments, feels that his main obligation to the school is Centennial Moments September, 1890 Social Highlights: “Cold Water Walk Arpunds” ^n addition to the social life provided by the occa- >nal society parties and the annual commencement, togethers” were held each month in the college ^pel. S.M. Smith recorded the manner in which they ■re conducted. *•' These occasions were usually on Fri- *2 day evening, as there were no college classes on Saturday. At the apointed ^ hour, usually about eight o’clock, the s old bell in the tower sounded a note of invitation, and the young ladies came over from the dormitory under the chaperonage of the matron or one of the music teachers. Young men came from homes in the village, and after a few preliminaries, the “walk-around” was on. Dr. Long and members of the facul ty with their wives leading... There was no “receiving line,” no punch bowl, no evening dress (decollete or tails), such wasn’t in keeping with the spirit of the day. There was no pro gram, or even music.. .except probably a slow march played by one of the music teachers at the beginning just to get things going. These affairs came to be known later in col leges as “proms,” meaning, of course, that the participants promenaded around the room, arm in arm. At Elon, however, they soon took on the name of “Cold Water Walk Arounds....” Excerpted from Elon College: It's History and Traditions by Durward T Stokes. ATTENTION SENIORS '‘Yikes, Mr. Albertson.,, Tm actually graduating?’* Introducing the LifeSkills Transcript W The LifeSkills Transcript isn’t just a record of your learning activities outside the classroom. It enhances* your job opportunities by pro viding employers more detailed information about your activities, training and achievement. Research has shown that employers prefer the official document listing of extra-curricular activities. more information contact Nancy Jphnson in Alamance 101. V, a , yj f to “provide leadership” and make appropriate steps forward. Another concern of Myers is the continued improvement of courses and facilities offered to students interested in the arts. The new dean stresses the importance of quality education, faculty, and equipment for the rapidly-growing Journalism/Mass Communications : departments. He also feels that the school must'accomodate for the tecbnological improvements be ing made in the field of music. By establishing a set of priorities for future programs, Myers feels that the school can better cater to the needs of students majoring in music. The dean hopes to begin outlining changes in the areas of art, dance, and drama by determin ing ways to encourage more in terest in these fields. Given time, these studies could actually blossom into ftill-fledged majors. The dean considers the school’s new Fine Arts Center a “wonder ful building which provides a kind of center that has never been here before. ” By making use of the new facility, the arts departments can make marked changes in their ap proach to teaching. The dean cites as an example the recent movement of the entire mass communications department to the Fine Arts Center. Myers hopes to see the com munications and arts departments begin complementing one another by allowing drama students on- camera experience and encourag ing future broadcasters to experi ment in performance classes. Myers, who earned his PhD in theater and oral interpretation at the University of Michigan and holds a masters degree in speech, is no stranger to the performing arts. Before coming to Elon on August 1, he served as director of the school of drama at Illinois Wesleyan, where he supervised a professional training program for people in theater. Prior to this, Myers spent 16 years teaching in Kalamazoo. While Myers hasn’t yet had the opportunity to meet many students, he finds Elon a “very positive and well organized place.” JOSTENS MEHICA S COLLEGE RING' Date: SepL2i,22,23 Time: lo - 3 Place: Campus Shop - Wed., Thurs., Fri. Sec your Jostens representative for winning details.
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