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

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The Men ' s Glee Club provided intermission entertainment at the annual all-student Christmas party. Dr. Elwyn Carter is seen rehearsing the orchestra and choral groups for the Christmas concert. Once again, the ballroom and the Union were filled with happy students who attended the annual all-student Christmas party, sponsored by the Student Council. The good will of Westernites was shown by the enthusiasm they displayed in con- tributing either canned goods or a sum of money for admission to the party. These items were later donated to the Salvation Army. Caroling, dancing, and special intermission entertainment added to the holiday atmosphere. The music department of Western departed from its traditional presentation of The Messiah in its 1951 Christmas concert. The three-part program consisted of readings given by Dr. Albert Becker, choruses, traditional carols, and featured the Saint Saens Christmas Oratorio, as well as a piece orchestrated by Dr. Holon Matthews. Christmas Activities 23

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Assemblies Nelson, Dooby Wilson, Tina rshall sign autographs after ir performance in Harvey. Archibald Made The cast of Harvey played before a full house in November when it presented Western ' s second assembly. A lecture, The Truth about the Hydrogen Bomb, given by Mr. William L. Laurence, was the first regular assembly of the new year. The same week, a special program was presented by Dr. Archibald MacLeish, who addressed students on The Faith of a Teacher. The Prospects for World Peace and Morality was the topic which Dr. Ralph Bunche discussed. The Associate Editor of The Saturday Review of Literature, Mr. John Mason Brown, lectured on Seeing More Things. The Jose Limon Dance Company, outstanding for the interpretation of American modern dance, was featured at the April assembly. Dr. Ralph Bunche. Mr. John A ason Brown. Jose Limon.

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Station WMCR On April 23, 1952 station WMCR, the FM radio celebrated its first birthday. Licensed by the Federal Communications Commission, WMCR operates on channel 216 at 91.1 megacycles with 400 watts effective radiated power. With Mr. Wallace Garneau and Mr. Homer Kuiper of the faculty acting as station manager and chief engineer, respectively, the station is staffed by students, who work on a part time basis. Glen Bishop and Norm Zoodsma served as station engineers, Bill Dagg and Chuck Mefford handled the announcing. Bill gave play- by-play accounts of all home football, basketball and baseball games, and Chuck acted as host on the weekly Guest Book interview program. Cliff Haycock, who served as program supervisor during the first semester, assisted with the sports broadcasts and acted as traffic manager. Janet MacDonald and Jacqueline Kintner efficiently took care of the stenographic duties of the station, handling programming and traffic during the second semester. WMCR broadcast from 1 :00 to 3:00 and from 6:00 to 9:00 five days a week, Mon- day through Friday. Featured on the station were concerts of the music department, discussions from the social science division, a series of programs by students of the speech clinic, assembly addresses by Dr. Ralph Bunche and Mr. John Mason Brown, and the Shakespeare class of Dr. William Brown, chairman of the English depart- ment. A member of the National Association of Educational Broadcasters, WMCR is served by the association ' s tape network, receiving many outstanding series including World Theater from the BBC, Cooper Union Forum from WNYC, Music for the Connoisseur from New York University, and many others. A student announcer gets set to spin a record upon receiving the sign from the announcer ' s booth. WMCR ' s control roon announcer ' s booth. as seen 24