Abstract
MUSIC EDUCATORS NATIONAL CONFERENCE sponsored a panel discussion at the March 1961 convention of the American Personnel and Guidance Association in Denver, Colorado. The purpose was to emphasize certain points necessary to preserve the creative arts in education.
Chairman of the panel and first speaker was John T. Roberts, director, Department of Music Education, Denver Public Schools, and immediate past president of the MENC Southwestern Division. Appearing with him were Harold Keables and Edwin Stein. Mr. Keables teaches creative writing at South High School in Denver. An article about him entitled “A Dedicated Teacher's Pursuit of Excellence,” appeared in a June 1960 issue of Life magazine. Mr. Stein, until recently dean of the College of Fine Arts at the University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, is now Dean of the College of Fine Arts at Boston University. Ralph Strouf, assistant professor of music at Denver University, was panel recorder.
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