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Show THE THUNDERBIRD TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 27, 1988 PACE 19 Special Collections is hidden treasure BY DANIELLE LAMOLA Those who have ever been fascinated by exploring attics will find adventure waiting in SUSC's Special Collections Located on the second floor of the Library, it is a combination museum, library and school archive Blanche Clegg, special collections coordinator, said that most students feel they need a special invitation to come in "I have lots of people come during the summer for the Shakespearean Festival and the Elderhostel people, but not as many students as would like "Sometimes they'll bring groups of freshmen or something here, but like to have one or two people come down so that they can look at things that they're interested in, '' Clegg said, adding that she is always more than happy to show off what is housed here Special Collections maintains items that would ordinarily be lost to storage or simply thrown away "Anything that anybody gives me that relates to it (SUSC), then find a place to put it " There are yearbooks from 1914 to 1982, all of the issues of the school paper dating from 1924 and almost any program, flyer, or announcement that pertains to SUSC Special Collections is not confined to just SUSC Almost anything that involves Cedar City or the southern Utah area might be found here, from hand-draw- n maps, sculptures, paintings and old photographs to newspapers, scrapbooks and phonebooks The list seems I I s, never-endin- g K years It is filled with his possessions, left to SUSC Also found inside Special Collections are two rooms, the contents of which have been donated to the school. The first is the William Palmer Room Palmer did extensive research on the Southern Piute Indians and southern Utah history It contains furniture from the Palmer house including a Titfany lamp and a "sampler," measuring five by eight feet The second room, the Seymour Room, was actually used by John Seymour as a sitting room and personal library for 17 years Seymour arranged to have his worldly possesions donated to the college upon his death in return for a place where he might play his piano and entertain students and guests He died in 1986 at the age of 93 and left a vast collection of books, opera scores and artifacts The latest undertaking of Special Collections has been the hosting of W'orks by Utah artists Currently on display is the work of Jim Dastrup, a native Utahn, who makes representations of Special Collections, located in the SUSC Library, offers visitors an interesting view of the college's past. Indian petroglyphs Dastrup's work will remain on display untill Sept 30 The next artist, Kathaleen Pipkin, will display her work from Sept 27 through Oct 14 A reception for the artist will be held on Tuesday, Sept 27 from 2 pm to 4 p m in Special Collections Everyone is welcome to attend The most interesting thing about Special Collections is the lack of knowledge, or interest in it Whether you are a serious researcher or just someone looking for an interesting way to spend a few hours. Special Collections is a true find Music department names 'conductor' the tuba too and he 'leads' SUSC music A man of many talents, BY GARY ZIEGLER Stephen Brandon has brought a "new tune" to an already classic music department with his appointment as department head He is glad to be at SUSC because he likes the people here. "It has a lot of potential," he said Prior to joining the music faculty, he taught three years at Adams State College in Alamosa, Colo He also served as their music department head He has also taught at West Virginia Tech and Armstrong State Brandon's goal is to provide a high level of education for music students. College in Savannah, Ga Throughout his 20 years of teaching experience, he has taught band, private brass, music literature and has directed several different ensembles. Brandon attended school formally for nine years in order to receive his Ph D He did his undergraduate studies at the University of Kansas, received his masters degree from University of Iowa, and completed requirements for his doctorate from The Catholic University of America. He, however, feels that he is still in school "I am learning something all the time," he said te faculty plays Besides his teaching, he has also had a wide variety of other musical experiences He played for four years in the United States Marine Band in Washington D C. and had many opportunities to play at the White House He also played with the Charleston Symphony in W Va , and the Savannah Symphony. One of his most unique experiences is playing with the Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey Circus He played with them for about five years "It was the most grueling playing for playing," Brandon said "It was non-sto- p every act!" He plays the tuba and takes great pride in doing so He feels that specializing in one instrument is important. "You need to become very good at one thing," Brandon stated He also enjoys plavmg the piano and recorder as a hobby Brandon has many goals as music department head He wants to involve the department with the camous and vice versa He also wants to recruit more individuals into the program, especially those with interest in becoming music majors. Another personal goal of his is to reinstate the jazz ensemble here on campus which was cut several years ago But all in all, Brandon wants to "provide the highest level of education that we are capable of " He feels that the various sections of the department are becoming increasingly popular Stephen Brandon joins SUSC music department bringing vast experience in the field |
