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

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4 ' X. Dramatic Arts Theatre L. ' l l-;s ' r adilitioii tn Wcstfiii ' s cam- pus has been tlie ' Little Theatre wliifh was f ' Oiiiph ' tod in time for the animal .Mid-AN ' iiitt-r ])lay hy tiie Players. Styled in the most modern manner, in Chinese reds, and jiastels, tlie building adds a toueh of the uni iUf to A ' estcrirs grounds. I ' x-ing functional in design tin- building lends ti the atuiosplicrc in whicli it is placed. At liisl the 1 Mayers were i-ehictant to leave their home in tlie Playhouse, which was latei- razed, to go to the new build- ing, but U]»oii their first pi ' actice they found tlieniselves rigiit at home. ' i ' lie Theatre is the first section of a large liuiidiiig ]irogram to be held at Westei-n l ut has l)een haulted for the I 111 rat inn nf tlie war. 19

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Top picture: View of the Aviation Assembly Room. Bottom, left: Arc-welding: right: Process Welding. Mechanical Trades Building A S iinicli a coiitrihutioii to the War flTort as it is to the college, the Mechanical Trades Building hous- es the defense classes during the present war. At present the classes are being held on a twenty-four hour schedule in effort to train workers for jobs in le- fense industries. Xewest among the organized classes on Campus the Mechanical Tradi ' s build- ing has offered excellent training to many men in vitally needed skills. The two-year course in Aviation Mechanics will cotitinue (o ))(• a diawing card to the many young men who are expecting to enter into the aircraft lield. The structure was designed by the Stewart-Kingscott Company of Kalama- zoo and constructed by the DeRight Brothers ' Construction Company. The Iniilding was made possible l)y the generous gift of the W. E. Upjohn Un- employment Trustee Corporation, whose gift of $r)7.(H)() built the building. Most of the e((uii)ment was leased from the federal government or donated to West- ein liv local lii ' ms. 18

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HEALTH HEALTH SERVICE IX the windows of the Health and Por- sonnel building, a light bnrns every night. It is a symbol of the unceas- ing vigil which the liealth sendee main- tains over Western students. The en- tering student is given a medical exam- ination, and record of that examination is kept up to date at all times. Thi-ee doctors and a dentist are on call. Six nurses call upon and give advice to ail- ing students, and those who an ' more seriously ill are housed in tlir wdl- ( ' (|ui])])ed and decorated iiirinnai . Kor these and otliei ' reasons. Wcsti ' iii stu- dents enjoy one of llic best hcallli I ' ccnnis iif ati ' ( ' (illcgc ill lh( ' stall ' . -20-