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

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GRADUATE DIRECTOR Dr. Elmer H. Wilds, director of the Graduate division and summer sessions, helps graduate stu- dents who wish to work on their Masters ' degrees and he also directs the entire administrative work during the summer sessions. In addition to this work he plans assemblies, special programs, and other social entertainment. DEAN OF WOMEN Mrs. Bertha S. Davis, dean of women, is per- sonally interested in the welfare of every woman student on campus. She gives guidance to all girl students asking for such advice and thus helps eliminate difficulties and errors troubling Western coeds. For the past few years she has been coun- selor for social affairs and head of the social committee, and has given her utmost attention to these affairs on campus. DEAN OF MEN Mr. Ray C. Pellett, dean of men, has again this year assisted in the Navy program by giving coun- seling assistance and other problem help. Although he has continued his V-12 program teaching, thus doubling his prewar work, he still has time to hear those excuses for absences and has the final word on their validity. His work in guiding the Joe Colleges on campus has furthered smoother sailing in program planning, course dropping, and difficulty settling. 20

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MATHEMATICS John Everett Pearl Ford Harold Blair Hugh Ackley Charles Butler Willi am Cain Ella Lausman Walter Thorsberg Clifford Walcott William Halnon G. C. Bartoo Since July, 1943, the work of the Mathematics department has been devoted almost entirely to teaching required mathematic analysis and naviga- tion to Western ' s V-12 students. To meet this enlarged enrollment, four new teachers were added to the department staff: Miss Ella Lausman, Mr. Clifford Walcott, Mr. Walter Thorsberg, and Dr. William Halnon who had formerly taught at Western. The Mathematics department is headed by Dr. John P. Everett who is to retire at the end of the spring trimester. He has completed thirty-nine years of service in the field of education, thirty-one of which have been spent at Western. In addition to the V-12 courses, advanced cal- culus, differential equations, mathematics of finance, commercial and teaching of mathematics courses were offered this year. This selection is somewhat limited compared to what it has been in former years; however, when Western returns to a peacetime program, the Mathematics depart- ment hopes to include in its curriculum not only the courses which it offered formerly, but also a group of new courses designed to meet needs in the postwar world. i Harper Maybee George Amos Dorthea Snyde Leoti Britton H. Glenn Henderson MUSIC Under the leadership of Mr. Harper C. Maybee and Mr. George E. Amos Western ' s Music depart- ment has enjoyed another successful year. The orchestra and choirs combined efforts with the Speech department this year to present a grand- scale Christmas program. In May, all the music organizations again joined in the presentation of a music festival. At the end of the winter trimester, Mr. Amos resigned as head of the instrumental department. Mrs. George Hilliard took over his duties as direc- tor of both the highschool and college orchestras. Howard Barlow, warrant officer and director of the Fort Custer band, was chosen to take charge of Western ' s band for the spring trimester but was seceded by Master Sergt. Phillip Proud, also of Fort Custer. In addition to the regular music courses offered this year, Mr. Maybee organized a new non-credit course in the leadership of informal group singing. 22