Western Michigan University - Brown and Gold Yearbook (Kalamazoo, MI)

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Crystal Worner Mary Bottje Isabel Crane Elizabeth Gardner Doris Hussey Helen Merson Dorothy Vestal Ellis I. Walker Wallace Borgman Esmergkjq Tuthqnq Francetta Peters WOMEN'S PHYSICAL EDUCATIQN Health, physical skill, appreciation of sports and rhythm-these are the quali- ties which required physical education for women attempts to develop in West- ern's Women students. Fifty-seven girls are majoring in the de- partment this year. History, theory, and organization of athletics prepare them for the teaching of physical edu- cation. Social dancing classes have been or- ganized in addition to the ballroom dancing classes. They are open to all students who desire to learn to dance. That the students appreciate this oppor- tunity is undoubtedg near capacity classes all year bear proof to this. HEALTH With the completion of the Health and Personnel Building, came the enlarge- ment of Westerns Health Service Staff. This staff is increasingly efficient now. New equipment, laboratory technicians and excellent facilities for the mainten- ance of student health are at the dis- posal of not only the students of the college but also of the training school. Working in close connection with the Deans, the Psycho-Educational Clinic and the Physical Education depart- ments, the Health Service rounds out an expertly functioning personnel. I

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SPEECH Westlof College Hill, adjacentafto' the- new highway, lie two wooden' build- 1 ings, the Playhouse, and the Barracks. Together they house our Speech Depart- ment, and herein is dispensed the the- ory and practice which puts speech well toward the front in Western's advanc- ing program. Dr. Van Hiper has delved deeply into Speech Correction and is responsible for the expanding interest in this field. Mr. Lahman and Mr. Garneau have been honored recently with Ph. D. and M. A. degrees respectively. In the Playhouse, Miss Shaw holds forth as director of dramatics. Z INDUSTRIAL ARTS Although slow in coming into its own in schools and colleges, the Industrial Arts Department is now recognized as one of the most beneficial to the stu- dents. A series of linotype courses were intro- duced last semester, directed by Lau- rence Brink of Western. The course has proven very popular. The popularity and importance of In- dustrial Arts is seen in the rapid growth of this department. Well may Western be proud of its splendid shops and class- roomsyfor few colleges have a more up-to-date and well equipped depart- ment. MEN 'S PHYSICAL EDUCATION Western has a reputation for preparing successful coaches and directors of physical education. All students, for curricula leading to degrees, must take ten semester hours of physical educa- tion courses. Those so desiring may participate in intramural or intercolle- giate athletics. Increasing facilities and a growing in- tensification of courses point to an even finer Physical Education Department in the future. Laura Shaw Albert Becker Dorothy Eccles Wallace Garneau Carroll Lahman Anna Lindblom Marion Sherwood Iohn Feier Fred Huff Charles Nichols Donald Pullin Mitchell Gary Iohn Gill Iames MacDonald Charles Maher Herbert Read I. Towner Smith

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'fl BIOLOGY Western's Biology Department has grown rapidly in the last year. The entire department has enrolled 1,000 students, of which 500 are listed in the general biology classes. To meet this overflow of students, Mr. loyce and Mr. Parker were added to the department faculty, and more class- rooms were provided. Courses are now offered in Biology, Anatomy, Physiology, Botany, and Zo- ology. Excellent facilities are also pro- vided for pre-medical study, and each year a number of students are accepted by medical schools. HOME ECONOMICS Professional training for the various aspects of Home Economics, the devel- opment of happy, well-adjusted person- alities, and the integration of these two in teacher training is the work under- taken by the Home Economics depart- ment faculty. ln a newly revised de- partment, featuring vocational training, the enrollment has leaped ahead Great- ly within the last two years, making it one of the most popular fields for West- ern women. l 13 Wallace Borqman Frank Hinds Roy Joyce Leslie Kenoyer Paul Parker Leonard Wienier Merrill Wiseman Sophia Reed Lucile Dunn Mary Moore Cora Smith