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

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VOCATIONAL AND DIRECTIONAL ARTS The Department of Education, headed by Dr. James H. Griggs, is devoted to meet the needs of students who plan to enter the teaching profession. Every device known . . . field trips, observations, audio- visual, resource persons, tests and personal inventories ... is used to acquaint students with the purposes and functions of education in our society. Here students receive the practical experi- ence they ' ll need whether in the class room or on the play ground . . . Here students receive, through directed observation and supervision, the practical experience they will need when they meet a class of their own. Row One: Dr. Arthur Manslce, Esther Schroeder, Dr. Sara Swick- ard, Winifred MacFee, Dr. Clara Chiara, Dr. Louis Govatos, Dr. William Engbretson. Row Two: D. B. Leonardelli, Dr. A. L. Sebaly, Dr. James Griggs, Dr. Roy Bryan, Dr. Manley Ellis. Row Three: Dr. Wendell Hunt, Carl Snow, Dr. One Frederick, William Ward, Harvey Overton, Dr. John Buelke, Hugh Archer. r. ni ■ ■W¥ % - 27

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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

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The Home Economics Department under the guidance of Dr. Lilyan K. Galbraith prepares students to quali- fy as teachers of Vocational Home Economics under the state and federal acts on vocational education. It offers courses in clothing and textiles, foods and nutrition, home management, child development, and family relation. Row One: Rachel Acree, Reva Voile. Row Two: Opal Stamm, Betty Taylor, Eunice E. Herald, Gladys Rowe. The Department of Business Studies, headed by Dr. Arnold E. Schneider, offers courses in accounting, general business, insurance, management, sales management, retailing, and secretarial. Row One: Robert B. Wetnight, George K. Cooper, Russell Powell, Dr. Arnold E. Schneider, Emil J. Solowski, Lois C. Ferver, Edna Kirby, Agnes Anderson. Row Twc: Lester R. Lindquist, George A. Kirby, Leo Niemi, Thomas W. Null. Row Three: Robert B. Trader, John B. Healey William L. Burdick, John H. McBeth, Ralph W. Matthews. The Department of Librarianship is fully accredited by the American Library Association for the prepara- tion of librarians for school and public libraries and is under the guidance of Alice L. LeFevre. The school libraries in the Campus Elementary and High School and in the affiliated Paw Paw school serve as centers for field work. L to R: Alice L. LeFevre, Jean E. Lowrie, Mate Graye Hunt. 28