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THE BATTALION TUESDAY, APR. 27, 1976 Page 5 or led t’s a ■ waschiefi ui ts repoitj 2 and I at Parrisli ?lcome(j eeted Mc( rill instr !iy the Puj iesig result inal I'ecruits, orge C, I lozen DIs ■lit Depot! Fine arts degree to be offered By LOUIS HEJTMANEK jin the future, students may be Iming to Texas A&M University to Kirn how to carve cattle, sculpture luash or turn molecules into mas- pieces. The first Bachelor of Fine •ts degree (BFA) at A&M is only to months away from final ap- Joval. I Presently, the art program hinges Hi the support of the Board of Re gents, Coordinating Board and com pletion of the $6.4 million Ernest Bangford Architecture Center. ■ Professor Raymond D. Reed, Bean of the College of Architecture and Environmental Design, is in aid Wilsoj Hiarge of the proposed degree. ’ ' ™ “A major university of this size and atus should have a degree program this type, in order to a have a glanced field of studies,” Reed said. low stress He corona; i a challft im A. Lon hj | ug to be a bile, kids ban s. Theyqii s and now si a fail agaia y. Corps! VilsonSasi platoons, it s were ember oh I I According to Reed, the environ- liental design and architecture de- artments have many fine artists ho want to become professionals ith the aid of a BFA degree, but n’t because one doesn’t exist, Currently, numerous students are iking art and environmental design hemanirJlj xirses related to art, who are await- ig the establishment of the BFA egree. There are two aspects of the BFA rogram. One is a professional pro- ram for those interested in entering he field of fine art. The other, a ervice feature, is to provide stu- as latallvli ents w hh a variety of elective bourses in the visual arts area, iew, thediHI ^' e proposed degree will be a lotivation four-year art program. It will require nakingsoiBp semester hours of art, 30 hours of and tin,| humanities and social sciences, 12 or droppingiHr hours of science and math or foreign language (12 hours if math is ‘ruittraini ^ en > ^ kours if foreign language is lected) and 31 hours of miscellane- us courses such as building con- truction management, environ nental design and others. All courses comprising the new irogram are now being offered as lectives, so no new ones will be re [uired to be added to the cur- iculum. Reed said that no graduate EE (degree planned at this time. . Additional faculty is no problem 3T0RAG :30 - 6:0(1 ) - 2:00 and it is projected that only three new members will be needed in the next three years. Currently, similar art programs leading to a BFA are offered at 12 Texas institutions including Rice University, Southern Methodist University, Texas Tech and the Uni versity of Texas. Inadequate facilities was an early problem to the program before con struction of the Langford Center was approved. The new building was named after Ernest Langford, who, according to Reed, was most responsible for the present architecture on campus. It will house modern print, ceramic, paint, sculpture and drawing studios along with a library, central exhibit gallery and lecture auditorium. “After its completion, which is scheduled for next spring, we should have the best facilities in the south west and we won’t be second best in the nation, the dean said. The BFA program hasn’t been pushed for quick approval due to the incompletion of the new building. Reed said it would be useless to insti tute the program until the $6.4 mil lion center is completed because it would defeat the goal of quality ser vice to the students. For the degree plan to be ac cepted , it must go through various phases of inspection. According to John C. Calhoun Jr., vice-president of academic affairs, the department initiates the request for the new degree. Then it goes to the department heads and cur riculum committee, the dean and the academic council. From there the proposal goes be fore the Board of Regents and must meet final approval by the State Coordinating Board. The Coordinat ing Board is a governor-appointed group whose job is to coordinate higher education. “The request has met no opposi tion and was accepted in January by the academic council,” Calhoun said. The degree proposal will go before the Board of Regents later this month and if approved, the Coor dinating Board will discuss it in June. “In the chain of events, the ear liest it (BFA) would be enacted would be the fall of 1977,” Calhoun said. The need for an expanded visual arts program was also expressed by Joseph Hutchinson, arts professor in department of building construc tion. 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The projected enrollment in the program by 1980-81 is 400. The number of BFA majors is expected to be 250. These estimates are based on the planned growth of A&M to approxi mately 30,000 students by 1980-81 and upon the shifting goals of the student body. “We are definitely behind the times here at A&M in the area of fine ars,” Hutchinson said. “However, we have the opportu nity to draw on experience from other institutions which should greatly aid and boost our program,” he said. This prospect emerged after the announcement Monday that Presi dent Ford is asking Congress for $322.4 million to start manufactur ing the new Mark 12A warhead a year earlier than had been planned and the option of continuing produc tion of the triple-warhead Min uteman III. There is no intention to increase the total number of land-based Min uteman missiles beyond the present 1,000 in firing position, the Penta gon said, because the interim SALT agreement now in effect does not permit construction of additional launch silos. members in the environmental de sign department with an art degree, cited examples of increased visual arts programs appearing on campus that students should become aware of and familiar with. The art exhibits and the craft center at the Memorial Student Center, additions of sculptures and statues, the fine art film series and seminars offered on creative art were some of his exam ples. “An expanded art program would better inform and educate students about the art they are encountering on and around the campus commu nity,” he said. Creative enterprise and leisure time art is also an important aspect of the program. Hutchinson pointed out there is a current trend for more and more individuals to make and create their own art instead of pur chasing it. They are doing it as a means of releasing pressure, self- expression and enabling them to ac tually see their inborn artistic tal ents'. The designed program will be a support area to the liberal arts, en vironmental design, architecture and arts education areas. It will have no correlation with music or theatri cal studies. Adult education night school NOW AVAILABLE IN COLLEGE STATION PASSPORT PHOTOS IN LIVING COLOR — INSTANTLY UNIVERSITY STUDIO 115 College Main • Northgate • 846-8019 Si......... EVERY WEDNESDAY IS Ladies’ Day! SAVE 10% ON ALL PURCHASES EXCEPT FERTI-LOME PRODUCTS “Complete Plant Center” HARDY GARDENS College Station 2301 S. Texas Bryan 1127 Villa Maria Rd. Dandylion Manor East Mall Embrey’s Jewelry We Specialize In Aggie Rings. 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