University of Michigan - Michiganensian Yearbook (Ann Arbor, MI)

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senior class officers William Courtright, President Patricia Hayes, Vice-President Lit. School Committees Commencement Doris Kreuger, Chairman Cap and Gown Shirley Mattern, Chairman Janice Carter, Assistant Chairman Swing-Out Dick Roeder, Ellen Hill, Co-Chairmen Senior Ball Bob Grandy, Chairman Finance Barbara Raymer, Chairman Joan Willt Treasurer Jean Griese Secretary r 22 i '

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Dean Hayward Keniston, dean of the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts, commenting on its pro- gram of expansion said, The Univer- sity is hoping to complete its plans of its organized program of expansion in order to take care of the increased enrollment. The new Chemistry Building will be ready for student use in the fall of 1 947. This building will be for the use of the Literary College. Two new ad- ditions are to be added to Angell Hall in the future. Expansion of the General Library is also planned. Dean Keniston was born in Massa- chusetts and later attended Harvard where he received his A. B., M. A., and Ph. D. He studied in Europe be- fore returning to Harvard to teach. Before coming to the University of Michigan as a professor of romance languages in 1942, he served as Dean of Cornell ' s Graduate School and as a member of the teaching staff at the University of Chicago. In 1945 he became Dean of the Literary Col- ege. Dean Hayward Keniston 21

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varsity debate Front Row: H. Weisberg, E. Smolinski, Mr. Kleclcner, V. Hyde, R. Greene. Second Row: F. Libin, W. Flaskamp, J. Reagen, S. Zilber, I. Robinson, A. Parmichael. Third Row: J. Swarta, L. Rosenson, G. Zuclterman, B. Dilts, J. Wirth. This year the debate organization travelled ex- tensively, participating in as many as fifty de- bates and discussions. An outstanding event among these activities was a series of thirteen de- bates with Western Reserve University of Cleve- land before high school audiences in Michigan and Ohio. The organization discussed six major topics: whether labor should share in the management of industry; whether the federal government should have a system of national health insurance; whether fraternities and sororities are harmful to student life; whether the U. S. should help Great Britain solve the Palestine problem; what should be our attitude toward the negro problem; and what should be our attitude toward communism. A style of debating developed at the sity of Michigan was used in the majority debates. This so-called Michigan style al stimulating audience interest, because, instil the formal rebuttal, the speaker is cross-ex by his opponent. Later, he in turn beo cross-examiner. 23