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

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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

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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 Industrial Arts Department, under the guidance of Dr. John L. Feirer, offers shop and professional courses for teachers and supervisors of industrial arts. It covers extensively woodwork, drafting, metal work, printing and graphic arts, electricity, and gen- eral shop. ! +0 R: Gilbert R. Hutchings, Lindsay Farnan, John Bendix, John L. Feirer, John H. Plough, Lawrence J. Brink, Fred S. Huff, Don O. Pullin, Charles S. Nichols. The Department of Vocational-Industrial and Techni- cal Education headed by Dr. Joseph W. Giachino serves a two fold purpose . . . first, to train qualified teachers, and second, to provide opportunities for students interested in preparing for a specific in- dustrial occupation. Row One: Donald Black, Henry Beukema, William Weeks, Dr. J. W. Giachino, Donald Naniz, Glade Wilcox. Row Two: William Schreiber, Herbert Ell- inger, William Wichers, Clarence Van Deventer, Robert Ring, Andrew Luff. Buzzing saws, whirling presses, and clanging metal . . . that ' s the atmosphere ever en- circling the Industrial Arts building mid-way between the east and west campuses. A dismantled helicopter, a torn down car, and an oil covered crew . . . everyday sights around the Mechanical Trades Building . . . the one place things may be torn apart to see what they ' re made of. 29