Clinger, Morris M., 1910-

The Department began in 1921 as the the Department of Public Speaking and Dramatic Arts, and has been called many different names over the years. The name was changed to the Department of Threatre and Cinematic Arts in 1975 and then was changed to the Department of Theatre and Film in 1988.

The Department of Theatre and Cinematic Arts has undergone several name changes during its existence. It began as the Department of Public Speaking and Dramatic Arts in 1921 and became the Department of Speech in 1930. In 1953 it was renamed the Department of Speech and Dramatic arts which was divided into the Department of Dramatic Arts and the Department of Speech in 1961. In 1968 the separate departments were combined to once again create the Department of Speech and Dramatic Arts. The department became the Department of Theater and Cinematic Arts in 1975 and the Department of Theatre and Film in 1988.

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