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

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Work S( . 1K woi-k a? (liplnvasliovs. some as l)usl)()ys, sonic as clerks, some as part-time factory workers, some as maids and some as assistants for varioiis cami)us activities. liut almost everyone works, and out of that work has thrown the democi-acy that is so mnch a part of Western. Since these students arc w illinu; to ])ay for the ])rivilc.iic of cominn ' to collej e, they arc williiii: to work at hard. ])oorly- paid .jobs for the opportunity to better themselves. And since tliey are willinfr to ]iay tliat price, they make tlie most of that o])portunity. Besides the acknowl- edg ' cd reward of kiiowledi;c, tlii ' irs are the I ' cwai ' ds of ])atieiice and self-reliance. Workint;- at these .jobs are the future teachers, the future leaders of Michi- .nan. The soda .jei ' k may l»e the .novei ' uor of tile state in 1 !)(!. ): the factory woi ' ker may he tiie su|)eriiitendent of schools. Some, of coui-se, w ill fall by the Mayside in AVoi ' hl War II : iitbci ' s. iiaturally. will find post-war wdrld too touR-h, and will droji out of competition. But the lessons of the school will jjrovide a background for gi-eater coui ' agc, for greater efforts. The victoi ' y is with him who endureth to the end. Work. Just for woi ' k ' s sake, lias its own value, and work, whether schohistic oi- I ' xtra-cuiiiculai ' , is the couunon denom- inator for Western stuch ' uts. -II-

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WNWM m ' I ' lic (lays of yoiitli ai-c days when the iiiiiiii is open, wlicii tln ' swift water of hniiiliti ' i ' covcis the (lariv ch ' i tlis of i ' uturc Miclancliolx , and Icaniint; ' is easier. It is tlicu tliat youtli dances, that it engages in those social activities which are to determine so innch the course of its rutui-e life. Kiiiiwledge of societv is at least as iinpniiaiit as knowledge of Ixioks. Tliei-el ' dre, Western students enjoy a wide ()|ip(iitunity for social develojunent. There ai ' e 41 different social organiza- tions upon the canii us, ranging from the departmental cluhs to the fraternities and soi-orities. There is a meeting of many minds. In these club.s, the basic i rinciiili- of democracy, majority rule, prevails. There is discussion, there is a divergence of opinions, there is a reconciliation toward a way of action. The principle of accommodation has been applied. Social learning has occurred. Social Activities MAX is a social animal. It is til rough and witli the coo])eration of his fellows that he is able to Ix ' st develoj) liimsell ' , that he can most enjoy liiniself. Life is a ])i ' ocess of leai ' uing how best to get along with fellow men, how to make Die ])atiiway of life smoolhiT. ' fhere is no time like diith for that. ABOUT THE PICTURE: Joe Hoy, Presiden+ of the Senior Class and Marjorie Johnson posed for ihls picture one spring afternoon amid the curious gaie of little children. To the hundreds of Western students that passed by as the photographer got his angle little or no attention was made of the process In this picture. Truly this is a normal view.

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