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

Page 29 text:

The Economics Department, headed by Dr. Floyd W. Moore, is designed not only to fulfill the require- ments for training teachers in the field, but to furnish courses that explore the areas of economic thought which contribute to the general education of college students. Row One: Dr. Jared S. Wend, Marguerite Patton, Howard F. Bigelow Row Two: Dr. Robert S. Bowers, Dr. Theodore L. Carlson, Dr. Floyd W. Moore, Sherwood B Eck. The Department of Historv offers a wide variety of courses ranging from ancient Rome to modern Michi- gan. It covers the social, political, economic, and cultural aspects of nations throughout the world. This department is headed by Dr. James O. Knauss. Philosophy views man under every possible situation ... as a member of organized society, as an individual with or without design of living, and in situations of conflict and of freedom. The Department of Philosophy offers too, courses in religion as related to man of todav and vesterdav. Row One: Robert Friedmann, Margaret Macmillan, James O. Knauss, Robert R Russel, A. Edythe Mange. Row Two: Howard Mowen. Russel! Sei- bert, Charles Starring, Willis Dunbar, Edward E ' sasser, Alan Brown. 25

Page 28 text:

- The trademark for Western . . . looking over the city of Kalamazoo for more than fifty years. And though the campus has gone modern, the old Ad Building will always be a sentimental memory of Western ' s exciting past. The sum of one and one started it and its cause is furthered by the Mathematics Department headed by Dr. Charles H. Butler. The courses of study offered are designed not only for those who plan a career in the field of mathematics, but to contribute to the general education of all college students. Row One: Jack Meagher, Pearl Ford, Carolyn Rieger, William Cain, Dr. Fred Beeler. Row Two: Dr. Herbert Hannon, Dr. An- drew Luff, Leslie Gunter, Dr. Charles Butler, Kim Peterson, Conway Sams, Dr. James Powell. PI C C f P ' i IB . dk„ iifflfftri J Km ° 1 J i K 1 ■ | ' IB • ' IB EfE339 f Ir5 m PftQJ Bf 1 %P : i c a SimhI Kb I mr n H 9 JTk. 1 V-; .M LJiwrjF-ii r - 24 -M

Page 30 text:

The Department of Political Science, headed by Dr. William V. Weber, strives to prepare students to become good citizens as well as offering courses designed to train instruc- tors in the field. It stresses a better under- standing of government as pertaining to our daily lives. Row One: Dr. Jack C. Piano, Dr. Leo C. Stine, Dr. Donald H. Ackerman. Robert D. Colman, Dr. William V. Weber. Row Two: Dr. Milton Greenberg and Dr. Samuel I. Clark. The Sociology Department, headed by Dr. Leonard C. Kercher, strives to give students in general a better understanding of the significant factors and pro- cesses of modern life as well as training those stud- ents interested in becoming professional in the field. Row One: Dr. Paul Horton and Mark Flapan Row Two: Nellie Reid, Dr. Jerome Manis and Dr. Leonard Kercher. 26