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About The daily Nebraskan. ([Lincoln, Neb.) 1901-current | View Entire Issue (May 11, 1973)
UNL All-State Offers Training In Fine Arts For almost 40 years the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) has conducted All-State, a 3-vveek intensive summer course in fine arts for selected young people of high school age. This year 288 youths fiom throughout the midwest will spend June 10 to June 28 working with 30 UNL faculty members. All-State offers programs in jit, music, dance and speech. A journalism program, offe'ed for ,"v'u' years, was dropped because of lack of interest according to John Moran, director of the School of Music. Gary Neuhdus, Moran's administrative assistant, calls o All-State '"an opportunity to get further training in an area of interest and experience not available in the high school setting, including private lessons with university faculty members." After a five-year fine arts summer prog r a m went bankrupt in the 1 930's, Ar thur Westbrook, music and fine arts director, started All State in 1940, Moran said. Westbrook agreed to personally underwrite the fust All State, which offered a music program to 47 students, Moran said. UNL now supplies S 18,000 for the All State program, he said. A speech program was added in 1946 and art m 1949. Dance was added in 1971 after journalism was dropped. Music, however, has always dominated All-State, Neuhaus said. All-State attendance peaked at 450 in 1966. Neuhaus cited tighter money and increased music camp opportunities as reason for the attendance decline. However, he said registration is up 11 students over last yeai's total of 277. A number of All-State programs are free and open to tlif public. The programs will be provided by professional gioups, university faculty and students as well as by All State pai ticipants. A dance lecture-demon -stiation, featuring All-State dance instructor Fred Mathews, assisted by a member of the Omaha Ballet Company and the Orchesis Club at the University, will be the first in the series. The dance program is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. today in Kimball Recital Hall. The Stradivari String Quartet from the University of Iowa, which recently completed a tour of Europe and the Middle East, will give a concert at 7:30 p.m. June 14 in Kimball. The University's Jaz? Lab Band will complete the first week of activities with a conceit at 7:30 p.m. June 15 in Kimball. Beginning with All-State music student recitals on June 21-22, the remainder of the public performances will be by All-Stare oarticipants. Both of these conceits will be at 7:30 p.m. in Kimball. The featured event of the All State course, a centennial "Willa Cather Concert" will be performed by the chorus, orchestra and soloists at 3 p.m. June 24 in Kimball. Music for this event has been written by Robert Beadell, professor of music, and the narration by Bernice Slote, professor of English. An All State band and choius concert will be held at 7:30 p.m. June 25 in Kimball, a dance lecital and orchestra conceit at 7:30 p.m. June 26 in Kimball and a final concert by the band, orchestra and chorus at 7:30 p.m. June 28 in Sheldon Sculpture Garden. ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo Evelyn Wood READING DYNAMICS is if ecfiv fry " "I eo '- I to o o 1 LINDA ATOR--NWU 679 wpm at 85 comprehension 2989 wpm at 80 The instructor is a good motivator of students. I enjoyed reading the novels best. MICHAEL BREHM-NWU 566 wpm at 77 comprehension 2262 wpm at 90 For studies and research the techniques are effective. The very enjoyable teacher makes the lessons interesting. KAY LEVANDER--NWU 268 wpm at 83 comprehension 1640 wpm at 90 can cover more. It is good especially for research. JOHN MUNN--NWU 404 wpm at 87 comprehension 4000 wpm at 100 It gives you a whole new perspective about books, read ing and literature in general. ski UNIDAY JOIMI You will see a (locuincntecl film that includes actual interviews with Washington Congressmen who have taken the course. You will learn how we can help you to faster read ing, with improved comprehension, greater recall. o Evelyn Wood Reading Dynamics 620 Mo. 48th 467-2551 QQQQ Page 8 Summer Nebraskan Monday, June 11, 1973 1 !