Clippings from George S. Benson

Searcy_. Daily DEDIC~TORY COMPOSITION - Dr. Will iam Holloway, composer of the dedicatory composition, leads the Brass Choir, A Capella Chorus, Chorale and University Singers in the first presentation of the composition at the ~edica– tion of Harding University's $2.6 million George S. -Benson Auditorium yesterday. ( Citizenphoto by Oran Hardcastle) $2.6 mi II ion - . 0l0tL 8ON>t a~ r I um tl0tl SVSNY>t~Y '39~ Benson fefe set CtlU SVSNV>t~Y ,A:>~V: .d t t· d " O cpres1 en con mue . N O I J. V · I .,,1 ... Ceremon ial music will be 0 N V S O N .1 Jprovided b y the Harding h Chorale, A Cappella Chorus V~r) rand the Br ass Ensemble of {the Unive rsity Band. A ½nusicalpro gram, composed _.by Dr. Wil liam Hollaway of -·-=: =::._ ~ -- ,,,,.. / the faculty especially for the • l \~ occasion, w ill be presented. ',·-~- ··-r ', Featuring an 80 by 66-foot ·,,.___.fan-shaped stage with or- chestra pit, the building has 3,400 theatre seats. An earth- toned color scheme is used throughout, and gold velvet theatre curtains· draw to a scallop. The upper balcony can be converted into four classrooms. The new facility is located at the corner of Center and Blakeney streets, on the nor– theast part of the campus. It has been under construction since March of 1978 and was opened for use in January this year. Professor writes cledicati©n· score A patriotic musical com– position by Dr. William Hollaway, professor of specifically in mind, the pro- fessor said. · Hollaway spent last • .x-yp.L~ \;IJ what Dr. Don Diffine said · s guest editorial about a m back. One thing that it pointed! A d out was the W:OSS inadequacy of 'U stee WO r. the Commumst system. They 1, 1 can't even feed their ?wn people! of Ganus introduced the many Bob Chandler, Mike Roden, guests attending the ceremon · and Tim Alexander have good llso the now-completed 3 429 Y U: ~ntentions, but they a re very 1 a building. The est s ' include:i ignorant of the facts. 1 a several of Bens 's re latives and ~. d~n't P~~t ! 0 . ~ ~~ close friends. o att ending the _1he ceremo~y 6e gan at 4 p.m. ceremony we the building's with. J?r. Clifton Ganus, Jr. architect, Randall Ye arwood of pres1dm~ as Master of Nashville, Tenn. ; the con- Ceremorues.. The Alma Mater struction foreman Chester was led by its ~om poser, L_. 0. Williams; the d onstruction Sanderson. 1!fus1c was provided superintend t, W. T . Pearson. by the Harding sta ge band, the Lot~ Tucker J ., vice president orchestra and the choruses. of fmance as also introduced · Dr. Michael Elliott from the by Ganus.' Arkansas Department of Higher Also in a Education _spoke representipg Patterson Governor Bill Clinton, who was dation of unable to attend. C. F. Myer, Jr., Milton of North Eastern Christian Junior College in Philadelphia also spoke briefly.