Texarkana College was elected to Associate Membership in the National Association of Schools of Music on Nov. 17 at the 49th annual meeting. Since 1967, Texarkana College has tried to win a membership.
Dr. Murry Alewine represented the school at the meeting, which was held in Denver, Colo. Membership of the Association includes 400 universities, colleges, and conservatories in the United States. Eleven new schools were admitted to membership at this meeting, and 10 schools were promoted from Associate to Full membership. Only 15 junior colleges in the nation are members.
The address of welcome was made by Robert Sheets, executive director, Colorado Council on the Arts and Humanities. Other speakers included Lukas Foss, composer and conductor; Walter F. Anderson, and Donald F. Dillon, Washington, D.C. representing the National Endowment for the Arts; Bernard Sliger, executive vice-president, Florida State College.
Musical events attended by Dr. Alewine were concerts by the Denver Symphony Orchestra, The Alma Trio of the University of California, and the King’s Singers from England. This was the first meeting which officially included exhibitors. Among the displays were some of the latest developments in electronic music.
According to Dr. Alewine, the NASM has been designated by the National Commission on Accrediting, the responsible agency for the accreditation of all music degree curricula with specialization in the fields of applied music, music theory, composition, music therapy, musicology, and music as a major in liberal arts programs. Its deliberations play an important part in music education trends in this country.
The 50th Anniversary Meeting will be in Houston Nov. 24-26, 1974.