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

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degrees were offered. Today the University offers degree courses with or without teacher specializ- ation, terminal courses in petroleum distribution and small business management and degree courses in Occupational Therapy, Speech Correction, pulp and paper technology and librarianship. Since 1952, the University has granted Master ' s degrees. From its humble beginnings Western has de- veloped into an institution of 23 administrative offices, 385 full time faculty, 9 rart time instruct- ors, 2 vice presidents and 0,875 students (as of December 1, 1957). It is divided into five schools: Applied Arts and Sciences; Business; Education Liberal Arts and Sciences; and Graduate Studies; ■each school has a dean. It is accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Second- ary Schools, the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education, the Association of American Universities and the National Association of Schools of Music. Western also maintains a farm, has rec- reational facilities for all students, health services for students and will open in the summer of 1958 a library of 115,000 volumes and 1200 periodicals. Western Michigan College taken in 1940.

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Two more buildings were finished in 1942, the Little Theater and the Mechanical Trades build- ing. The latter was built by a gift from the Upjohn Unemployment Trust. In 1944, Mrs. William Kan- ley donated $50,000, this coupled with $75,000 from the state enabled President Sangren to pur- chase the land from Yandergeissen Road to Oak- land and from Western Michigan Avenue to the that made Western Michigan College Michigan University. Western President ' s home before th Michigan was purchased. e one on railroad tracks. In 1953, 40 acres opposite the new Administration building was purchased and now the campus covered about 300 acres. In 1947 building was started again and since then 19 new buildings have appeared on the campus. The dream of every- one connected with Western came through on Feb- ruary 26, 1957; Governor Williams signed the bill Along with the growth of the campus came the growth of curricula development. When first open- ed, Western had three courses: life certificate course, three year course, and rural school course. The former was granted after one had 2 years in high school and three at Western. The 3 year course was completed after 4 years in high school and a year and summer at Western. The rural certificate was available to those who completed grade school and spent seven semesters at Western. By 1920 it was no longer possible to enter without graduat- ing from high school and in 1924 the first B.S. The first to be completed-Administration building, picture taken in 1925.

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Governor Williams congratulates President Sangren as the President of the new Western Michigan University. Aerial view of the new campus — all built since 1950. ■ w