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Show Sculpture garden to feature four bronze statues Dixie College will be graced with a beautiful sculpture thanks to the efforts of garden, private donations raised through Dr. George Rampton, Director of Program Development. The garden will be located south of the Home Economics Building and east of Fine Arts Center. garden will consist of two pools, an upper pool, the The situated in the corner of the lower pool, will empty into the lower pool by a waterfall. The lower pool will measure 27ft. by 27ft. The pool will be surrounded by a cement walk-waInside the pool(s) will be bronze figures of heroic size depicting a family with the father measuring 7 ft., the mother measuring 6 ft. 6 inches with the children (son & daughter) y. appropriate in size to the parents. Dennis Smith, a world famous Utah sculptor, has been commissioned to create the figures. He is noted for his family oriented sculpture work as well as his poetry. He was educated at Brigham Young University and the Danish Royal Academy of Art, Copenhagen, Denmark. He has numerous awards and exhibitions from 1965 through 1983 and has had a total of 14 major commissions throughout Utah, Illinois and Ohio. He currently holds positions with the North Mountain Artist's Cooperative and with the Board of Directors, Utah Arts Council. Total purchase of creation, preparation, completion and delivery of final work of the four statues is $85,000 not including the cement, plumbing, electrical and landscaping of the garden, which will be oeter-mine- d at a later date. When asked the reason for the family sculpture Dr. Rampton stated, It is befitting a family oriented community. Cast selection for The Music Man The cast for Dixie College Theatre's production Meridith Willson's The Music Man was selected in auditions held January 2 through 5 under the direction of C. Paul Andersen and Roene DiFiore. The title role, The sculpture garden will be sur-rounded by four campus buildings: the Home Economics, Fine Arts Center, Student Union Building, and the library; and features four bronze statues created by Dennis Smith. Future buildings discussed The Dixie College campus is gong to have some new additions soon. During winter quarter a sculpture garden is going to be built on the lawn between the Fine Arts Center, Home Economics Building, and the library. The Dixie Center is the number one building priority for the next two years i A ground breaking ceremony is scheduled to take place in February. The model of the Dixie Center is set up at the South Administration Building. Construction number priority two lies with the addi- tion to the science building. The science learning center will be given a larger area in the new addition to the Science Building, with new classrooms and laboratories, and changes to the existing rooms. The first phase of a new business building is the next priority and will be built near the Liberal Arts Building west of the Trades and Industries Building. A major portion of the funding will be from private donations. A future building proposal is the prospect of a separate Educational Opportunities Center. This would move the EOC out from the basement of the library and into a much more adequate building. It would give the library the opportunity of utilizing the basement for more study areas and new book storages as well. felmier, and Mrs. Squires, will of be played by Kimberly Brymer, The Music Man, known as Harold Hill in the show, will be played by Briggs Horman from Salt Lake City. Playing across from him in the romantic interest in the show will be Penny Rawlings, Roosevelt, as Marian Paroo, the Librarian. Harold Hill also meets the River City mayor, Mayor Shinn, who will be played by Richard Moore, and his wife, Eulalie Mackecknie Shinn, to be played by Janalyn Larsen, both of Salt Lake City. Harold's old sidekick in the con-ma- n business, Marcellus Washburn, will be played by Brad Slaugh, Salt Lake City. The Mayor's daughters Zaneeta and Gracie, will be played by Jennifer Gwilliam, Salt Lake City, and Janalyn Staheli, St. George. Tommy Djilas, Zaneeta's boyfriend, will be played by Matt Richards, Blackfoot, Idaho. The gossipy friends of Mrs. Shinn, Alma Hix, Maud Dunlop, Ethel Tof- - Salt Lake City, Janice Taylor, Bloomington, Suzanne Hauze, Bountiful, and April Horman, Salt Lake City. Mrs. Paroo, Marian's Irish mother, will be played by Barbara Gibb, Salt Lake City. Charlie Cowell, who threatens to expose the chicanery of Harold Hill, will be played by Todd Evans, Noblesville, Indiana, and the other salesmen and townspeople will be played by Chris Little, Claremont, California, and Ryan Thornton, Schaumburg, Illinois. The men of the town, Ewart Dunlap, Olin Britt, and Oliver Hix will be played by Frank Holt, Panguitch, John Housekeepr, Salt Lake City, and Todd Terry, St. George. Jim Hulihan, St. George, will play Constable Locke. Women of the town will be played by Julie Nielsen, Lehi, Tami McCann, Salt Lake City, Heidi Mitchell, Las Vegas, Nevada, Susan Horman, Salt Lake City, Shelly Dunford, Salt Lake City, and Rachelle Green, Heber City. The Music Man will run 6 from February and 18. 12-1- |