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Hosted by the faculty at Douglas College,
the Studeht Showcase recitals will be held
at 2000 hours, Thursday, March 28 in the
performance theatre.

Although the finalized schedule of perfor-
mers has yet to be completed, music
instructor Tatsuo Hoshina is confident this
year's class will prove that Douglas
College's entire music program has improved
incredibly since moving to the new inner
city campus.

New Site Great Help

"The facility at this site is really a
great help," Hoshina says. "We have many
practise rooms for students to use on thelr)
own time, an extremely well equipped band
room and of course one of the finest per-
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The top performers from the weekly Douglas |

College student recitals will be presented |
in this evening of free music. Regular
recitalsare still being held every Tuesday

1400 hours
interested patrons of the arts are

in the performance theatre

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professionals of the future.

"We are really doing something right with
our program," Hoshina says. "This year many
of our students have already taken advantage
of the growing music industry and are wor-
king and playing with a number of profes-
sional groups."

DOUGLAS COLLEGE NEWS SERVICES

in Memory of David Peterkin

David Peterkin, a founding member of Douglas
College, passed away February 70.

 

He was a noted choral director and clarinet-
ist, and was a member of the B.B.C.
Orchestra in England.

He moved to Edmonton in 1952 where he was
Supervisor of Music for the Province of
Alberta. While there,
program of workshops and established a
somprehensive system of scholarships for
music students.

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the position of Chairman of
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accepting
Fine Arts

He will be sadly missed by his wife,
Alison, daughters Leslie and Miara, and
his many friends and colleagues.

A scholarship is being established in his
memory.

‘David Peterkin’ Memorial
be sent to Henry Waack,

Donations to the
Scholarship' may

Music Department or Carol Leyland in
Accounting.

Receipts will be issued for Income Tax
purposes.

 

Library Gift

The Douglas College library has received
a gift of 45 books from the Japan Foundation!
of Tokyo. |

 

The gift consists of works of Japanese
literature, literary criticism, and
language. The Japan Foundation is a major
agency in Japan which promotes cultural
understanding between Japan and other
countries.

The library is happy to receive this gift
and hopes that it marks the beginning of a |
long relationship with the Japan Foundation

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