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

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Anderson Alaria Arlnlc Alquist Ash Anderson Austin ALARIA, ROSEMARY, Grand Rapids. Michigan, Academy. P. E. A.. Modern Dance, Omega Chi Gamma. ALQUIST. ROBERT. Quinnesec, Michigan, I. A. U., Newman Club. ANDERSON, BEVERLY. JEAN. Grand Rapids, Michigan, Early El Club. ANDERSON. SHIRLEY. Holland. Michigan. Soc. Club. ARINK, ESTHER, Kalamazoo. Michigan, Soc. Club. ASH. PHYLLIS, Dowagiac, Michigan, Women ' s League Cabinet, Women ' s Glee Club, Home Ec Club, International Relations Club. AUSTIN. LOIS. Grand Haven. Michigan, Brown Gold, Student Council officer. Senate. BABCOCK. GENE. Frultport, Michigan. Pre Law Club. Sigma Tau Gamma. BADGLEY, MARY, Kansas City. Mo . BAKER. MARGARET, Rockford. Michigan, Women ' s Glee Club, College Choir. BAUER. LEONA, Richvill ' e. Michigan, Earl El Club, Gamma Delta. Omega Chi Gamma. BELDEN NORRINE, Allegan, Michigan. Kappa Delta Pi, Art Club. Theta Pi Alpha. BENDER, DON, Grand Rapids. Michigan, Men ' s Union, Student Council, Basketball. BENNETT, JANE, Ravenna, Michigan, Band, Women ' s Glee Club. BENNETT. MARIBETH. Sigma Tau Chi, YWCA, Country Life Club. Omega Chi Gamma. BERGMAN, REX, Sand Lake, Michigan, I. A. U. BIGELOW, JEROME. Bangor. Michigan, Science Club, Kappa Rho Sigma. BISHOP, ROBERT, Benton Harbor, Michigan, Sigma Tau Gamma. Student Council. BISHOP. VIRGINIA, Grand Rapids, Michigan. Babcock Bennett Badgley Bennett Baker Bergman Bauer Bigelow Belden Bishop Bender Bishop 23

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Standing: Erv Kercher, president: Watts Johnson, representative. Seated: Elaine Eddy, representative; Lois VanEclc, treasurer: Dixie Lee Staf- ford, representative; Barbara Bowman, secretary; Harold Gensichen, vice- president. WITHIN these next pages lies the final recorded chapter of the Class of 1947. It is an unusual and outstand- ing class in many ways. Its ranks are composed of men who began their college careers five, six, seven, and even eight years ago, only to have them interrupted by the chaos of World War II. It numbers among its members women who left college to marry, only to return and finish their work with their husbands. It is a composite class made up of those, who despite the upheaval of world conflict, were determined to complete their unfinished education In an effort to better enable themselves to handle the problems con- fronting a post-war world. Thus It is a class with a broader vision and clearer judgment gained from the rich experience of five unusual and trying years. It Is a class that has shown understanding and ambition in both its academic and social activities. To advise and guide it through their last year at Western, the class of 1947 selected as Its sponsors, Dr. William Brown and Professor Herbert Slusser, two of Western ' s most popular and loved professors of the English Department. Under the leadership of Ervin Kercher, president; Harold Gensichen, vice-president; Barbara Bowman, secretary; Lois VanEck, treasurer; and ably represented on Student Council by Dixie Lee Stafford, Elaine Eddy and Watts Johnson, representatives, the class carried out successfully, and took part in, many Interesting and worthwhile activities. Proud of their accomplishments, as a group and as individuals, during the past five years, appreciative of the opportunity to finish their schooling and anxiously awaiting the day when they will take their places In a world full of complex problems and highly competitive fields of endeavor, they look toward the future with hope. SENIOR CLASS 22

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SENIORS Bishop Brannick Bif+enbender Brennan Bloom Brenner Burns Crossley Cdildghdn Crossley BISHOlP, WILLIAM, Kalamazoo, Michigan. BITTENBENDER. DONALD, Kalamaioo, Michigan, Vels WINKLE, BETH, Plerson. Michigan. Country Life Club, Art Club, Omega Chi Gamma, Women ' s League igan. Academy, Omega Chi Gamma, Pre-Med Club, In+er-Sororlty Council. BOYCE, GERRY, Pontiac. PATRICIA, Jackson. Michigan. Senate. BRENNAN, NEIL. Wakefield, Michigan. Vets Club. BRENNER, BRISBIN. PEARL, Ravenna. Michigan, French Club. BROWN, BEVERLY, Bentor Harbor, Michigan, Rapids, Michigan. Omega Delta Phi. BUCKHAM. BEVERLY. Grand Rapids. Michigan. Sigma Tau Council President. Sigma Tau Gamma, Herald. BURNS, HELENE. Mt. Morris, Michigan, Players. Classical Club. CALLAGHAN. MARY. Women ' s CARPENTER. ALICE, Ann Arbor, Michigan. Sociology Club. Psychology Forum. CASE. MARY. WALTER, Detroit, Michigan. Zeta Delta Epsllon, Vets Club. CLARKE, JANE, Berrien Springs. Michigan. Grand Rapids, Michigan. Women ' s Glee Club, Sociology Club. CROOK, FRANK, Parchment, Michigan, Michigan, Pi Kappa Rho, Omega Chi Gamma. Glee Club, Orchestra. CUMMINGS, MARY JANE, Deutsche Vereln. DANIELSON, VIRGINIA. Zeeland, Michigan, Later El, FTA, YWCA. DAVIS. CY, Student Council, Senate, Early El, FTA. DeVRIES, JANET, Kalamazoo, Michigan. DeYOUNG, HAROLD Theta PI Alpha, Sigma Tau Chi. DUNCAN, COLLEEN (CLONEY), Kalamazoo, Michigan, Senate, Campbell Cummlngs Carpenter Curtis Case Danielson Chinnow Davis 24