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

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F10Yd Moore Howard Bigelow Robert Bowers Ernest Bumhqm George Comfort Leonard Kercher Iames Knauss Robert Russel NCITICY Scott Russell Seibert David Schilling Charles Starring W. Valdo Weber SOCIAL SCIENCE The Social Science Department head- ed by Mr. Moore includes tour separate departments, Economics, History, Polit- ical Science, and Sociology. The Eco- nomics Department, with Mr. Bowers, Mr. Bigelow and Mr. Moore includes classes in Public Finance, Business Ad- ministration and Labor Problems with other economic courses. The history subjects are taught by Miss Seekell, Dr. Scott, Dr. Seibert, Dr. Weber, Dr. Russel, and Dr. Knauss with courses including history from the very earliest civiliza- tion to the present day. The Political Science Department in- cludes Dr. Weber and Mr. Shilling and all governmental problems of the past and future are discussed, While in the Sociology Department Dr. Burnham, Dr. Kercher and Mrs. De Cair carry on the work. Included in this department is a new course in Marriage and Family Relations, which Was introduced last year for juniors and seniors. Miss Reed is the instructor. 14

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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

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www ---In ' -.5 - ' ' I 1 . . -.....-..e-----r - J: , ' A . F A ' . - . . A ' 'l lf 'xiii-T. ' V . . - ENGLISH From the first until the last week of a Western student's four years on the Hilltop, he spends many hours in class- es of English and Literature. The English Department boasts the larg- est faculty group, so the importance of this field is easily seen. lts members are ever alert to the advances in their field, extensive study and writing has made many of them well-known in many widely read periodicals. Within the past year three instructors have been added to the English Depart- ment to accommodate the rise in enroll- ment which has crowded classes. lvlr. Betsky, Mr. Moore and Miss Cleveland have come to Western to impart to us the knowledge and charm of their sub- jects. lt goes without saying, that in a field of study which affects our daily life so much, the use of a well-rounded cultural background in English and its associ- ated subjects is of incomparable value. By their speech ye shall know them would seem to sum up its importance, for each time we speak, the manner, the content, and the logical background of our remarks leaves lasting impres- sions. 15 l.. l A -434 P fa! f J f J George Sprau Seymour Betsky William Brown Edith Eicher Louis Foley Lorena Gary Minnie Loutzenhiser Helen Master Lucille Nobbs Eleanor Rawlinson Herbert Slusser Charles Smith Ruth Van Horn Louise Walker