Show Texas Tech Assures Moab of Research sand arid Art Centers Lubbock Texas Jan 29 New centers for research research re re- search and art will be establish establish- established ed this summer Bummer near Moab staff staff- staffed staffed ed by the Texas Tech faculty Interested citizens from Crom the Moab area which is developing rapidly as a minerals source and scenic section met here this past weekend with Tech officials to work out final details I A private corporation Intermountain Intermountain Intermountain Inter Inter- mountain Research Foundation Inc has been set up in Utah to finance the research re o search and a similar profit non organization will be established h d there to tt support a Moab Art Center a Tech spokesman said sald The two private facilities arc are expected to open up new summer summer sum sum- mer research and training opportunities opportunities for Tech faculty and students as well as make the tha teaching talents of Tech faculty members available in the Utah area between Tech's nine-month nine long sessions work work will start this summer with Tech geologists geologists making basic studies of Arches National Monument on the northern outskirts of Moab Data will be used by the fed federal federal eral government in considering establishment of a l national park there The geologists also will teach a course in physical geology The Moab Art Center will begin be be- gin gh this summer with courses in inart inart inart art education art appreciation and painting and writing of at childrens children's literature Plans call call- for the Art Center CenterI I later to include more courses in art and literature literature re plus pius studies studies stud stud- ies in music and drama The Art Center also is expected expected ex ex- to produce an annual Utah summer pageant commemorate ing the areas area's development Research and academic trainIng trainIng train train- Ing in both Centers will be expanded expanded expanded ex ex- as funds become available Only such private funds are to be used in their operation In the meeting Friday the Intermountain In In- Research Foundations Foundation's Foundations Foundation's Foundations Foundation's tion's Board of Trustees elected Robert Norman Moab oilman graduate as president Dr Alton AIton Wade Tech geology department head was named vice president Dr Paul May May- berry of Moab was elected secretary sec sea and Cecil Thomson of Moab treasurer S I IThe The Board bard appointed Dr Richand Rich ard and Mattox Tech geology professor professor pro pro- Cess fessor or as Foundation research director Professor Arne Randall Tech applied arts d' d department head will be in charge of the Art Centers Center's Centers Center's Conters Cen Con ter's instruction and other opera oper Plans are pending for in incorporation incorporation in- in corporation of the Art Center as a private profit non organIzation organization organ organ- in Utah |