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

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Overhauling a motor is supervised by Mr. Robert King. In many occupational fields only one or two years preparation beyond the high school will be needed. For those who would seek top level positions in technical, engineering or education fields, four or more years of college preparatory will be necessary. The Department of Paper Technology trains men for one of America ' s fastest growing and major industries. There is close cooperation between mem- bers of the departmental staff and men from the pulp and paper industry, in that they serve jointly on committees regarding the Department ' s activities. Steady growth in activities and enrollment made it necessary to have five instructors on the depart- ment ' s staff. The students have their choice of three options in developing themselves for the paper industry: namely; Option I which trains men for technical work and production; Option II which trains men in allied industries to service the paper industry; and Option III which trains men in sales for the paper industry. Mr. Elmer Brime explains the intracacies of machine to a student. 24

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Air maintenance and flight training art ' becoming important parts of Western ' s curricula. Here, Dr. Clarence Van Deventer helps students with a plane. School of Applied Arts and Sciences The School of Applied Arts and Sciences includes the Departments of Agriculture, Distributive Ed- ucation, Home Economics, Industrial Arts, Indus- trial Technology, Military Science and Tactics, Occupational Therapy, and Paper Technology. The School seeks to assist young men and women in becoming happy, useful, and successful citizens in a democratic and technological society. Three educational needs serve as guides in planning the various courses of study within the school. First, the critical shortage of skilled and scientific manpower in business and industry is recognized. Second it accepts the responsibility of contributing to the student ' s understanding and appreciation of himself and his surroundings, and to his emotional, physical and intellectual growth. Third, the School attempts to assist the student in the development of desirable attitudes, habits and character traits essential for successful living in his home, com- munity, or occupational environment. l aper becomes alive under the mierosrope. Miss Tritlin explaite those little iihers that combine to make a pieee of paper. 23

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Classes in cooperation with the Division of Field Service are given for the benefit of paper industry personnel in Kalamazoo and neighboring cities. The Department of Industrial Technology has two basic functions. First to train people for tech- nical positions in industry and second to train people for teaching positions in schools and indus- try. The product of this department should be able to engage in work that requires some of the know- ledge and skills of both the professional engineer, and skilled tradesman. He is required to know basic theories and to be able to apply them. The tech- nician usually specializes in one aspect of engineer- ing. He might for example, work as a draftsman, a detailed designer, a cost estimator, a production supervisor, or a research assistant. Cabinet making, an important part of a high school program, is taught in a future industrial arts teacher. Mr. Lawrence Brink puts his printing elass to work on school publications. Few students realize that the shops of the Indus- trial Arts Department contain well over $175,000 worth of equipment. One of the shops is exclusively for printing. There the college paper is printed to- gether with everything from posters, stationery and college catalogs. Next to this shop is the wood- working unit where such skills as cabinetmaking. patternmaking, and upholstering are learned. An- other very important shop is the machine shop where students receive direct training in the use of lathes, shapers, and all the other metal working tools. In addition to training teachers and offering a general degree for students, the department acts as a service department for occupational therapists, pre-engineers, and elementary teachers, who take such courses as descriptive geometry, leather and plastic handicrafts, and auto or power mechanics. 25