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

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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

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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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Gerald Osborn - Iames W. Boynton Robert Eldridge Lydia Siedschlag Selma Anderson Hazel Raden 'Elaine Stevenson Howard Corbus Eugene Pennell George Kirby Emma Watson CHEMISTRY Dr. McCracken, former head of the De- partment of Chemistry was, upon retir- ing, replaced by Dr. Osborn. Additions to the department facilities during the year have been: a library of chemical references, organized to permit more thorough study of the intrinsic subject, new supplies: and increased staff of assistants to better supervise the interest of the growing classes. ART The Art Department is located in the Barracks. Such courses in the elemen- tary and advanced study of designing, poster-making, painting, drawing, and modeling, present a full curriculum for students. Work by both students and faculty has been evident on the campus in posters, decorations, and especially in the paintings, original fixtures and designs in the new buildings. Hardly a place or social affair has escaped the artistic touch of this able depart- ment. AGRICULTURE When you think of Agriculture at West- ern, you think of Mr. Corbus, the only instructor of the Agriculture Depart- ment. Though Mr. Corbus has accomplished much to keep the department at the level of other colleges, he wishes not to speak of his deeds, but to honor the man who held the first position as Agriculture instructor, Dr. Burnham, who is retiring this year. COMMERCE The Department of Commerce was or- ganized for the purpose of preparing teachers of commerce and economics. It includes courses which will be help- ful to those who intend to teach com- mercial subjects in junior and senior high schools and courses which will aid the student entering business as a career.