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

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DR. WYNAND WICHERS Western Michigan is proud of its vice-president, Dr. Wichers, for he has labored long and hard this year. He is one of the many we have to thank for the promised growth of our campus, and for many other new benefits he has helped the students in attaining. JOHN C. HOEKJE Mr. John C. Hoekje, Dean of Administration, always has time and interest for student activities and student problems. His keen ability is ever valuable to the welfare of our school. With the increasing enrollment he has been busier than ever, but his interest still lies with the students and he never is too busy to hear any plans or suggestions. LEONARD SERNANT OR GEORGE H. HILLIARD

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FROM THE PRESIDENT THE subject of the 1947 volume of the Brown and Gold is a vital one in the history of Western Michigan College. The staff of the Brown and Gold is to be congratulated on the interesting and attractive manner in which the events and p3rsonalities are recorded. This has been a banner year of many firsts at Western. For the first ti.ne the college enrollment has exceeded 4000 and, for that matter, 3000 students. This year marks the top in the number of new faculty members added to the staff. It is the first year in which the number of men enrolbd greatly exceeds the number of women. It Is the first year in which the number of new students admitted exceeds the number previously enrolled. For the first time the non-teaching curricuiar interests of students exceeds the interests of those preparing to teach; for the first time in the history of the college, the number of freshman students exceeds the number in all other classes combined. 1946-47 also marks great changes in the physical facilities of the campus. At least 25 acres of the campus were covered this year with temporary housing facilities for 800 students and their families. Really active work was begun on utilization of the new campus area; the erection of five temporary classroom buildings with a total floor area of 40,000 square feet was begun; a new maintenance building was completed; an extension and remodelling of the elementary and high school was begun; two new faculty apartment buildings providing 32 apartments for members of the staff were completed; Arcadia House was extended and remodelled to provide additional dining facilities for faculty and students; a new million dollar classroom building to house physics, chemistry, occupational therapy, art, and home economics is well under way. These are among the firsts on the campus at Western this year. Hence, the Brown and Gold most certainly records an interesting chapter in the history of the college.

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ADMINISTRATION Mr. Leonard Gernant is the assistant registrar. He supervises the rceord ' s office, where grades are recorded and scholastic matters are attended to. In addition to this he helps the Dean of Administration with the many and varied problems concerning the student enrollment. Dr. George H. Milliard, director of Student Personnel and Guidance, and his counseling staff, are the ones that the students turn to in acquainting themselves with Western and what is expected of them while they are here. All students are treated with individual concern, and are able to obtain guidance and advice throughout their college careers. Dr. Elmer H. Wilds, director of the Graduate Division and Summer Sessions, assists and encourages students to plan further in their education. He also directs the administration of the summer session and plans assemblies, special programs and other features for the campus. Dr. Lofton V. Burge, director of the training schools and placement bureau, is well-known to every student teacher at Western. He aids in securing future teaching jobs and gives needed advice concerning teaching problems and first year teaching experience. DR. ELMER H. WILDS DR. LOFTON V. BURGE