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ESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY

sptember 1961/ol. 6, No. 8

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LETTER

Introducing Western's New Faculty for 1961

School of Applied Arts and SciencesJoAnn L BedoreAssistant Professor, Home Economics

Miss Bedore is a native of Union-ville, Michigan, and comes to WMUafter teaching in the Grandville andAllen Park public high schools. BS,MA-Michigan State University. Unmarried.

Patsy R. DaleInstructor, Occupational Therapy

For the past six years Miss Dalehas been an occupational therapistat various hospitals throughout thewest, most recently working for theFort Worth Society for CrippledChildren and Adults. BS-Texas Woman's University. Unmarried.

Capt. Richard R. HubbardAssistant Professor, Military Science

Capt. Hubbard came to the campus from Fort Sill, Okla. He is agraduate of the University of SanFrancisco. A native of California,Capt. Hubbard is married and hasfour children.

Russell H. SavageHead, Department of Paper Technology

Savage was a member of theMead Corporation from 1922 untilhis retirement as vice president-research last spring. While there heestablished Mead's research department in 1947 and directed it's reorganization when the new researchlaboratories were opened in 1953.BS-Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Married, one son.

School of BusinessRichard J. FlemingInstructor, Business

Fleming was a graduate teachingassistant at Louisiana State University while working on his MBA, 1958-61. Since that time he has served asix-month tour of active duty withthe U. S. Army. BS-University ofDetroit; MBA-Louisiana State University. Unmarried.

William C. MorrisInstructor, Accounting

After business experience as an accounting manager and public accountant with two Chicago firms andas controller for the Kalamazoo SledCompany, Morris will begin his firstteaching position at WMU. BBA-WMU; MBA-Northwestern University. Married, two sons.

Willis C. StevensonInstructor, Accounting

Stevenson, a native of Ohio, hasbeen a staff accountant for the Peat,Marwick, Mitchell & Co., Cleveland,for the last three years. BS, MBA-Ohio State University. Married.

School of EducationWilfrid Be BeauInstructor, Paw Paw

Coming from Stephenson, Be Beauwill teach English at Paw Paw. Hewas a teacher at Stephenson highschool for four years. In 1959-60 hewas in Poitiers, France, serving as ateacher-advisor at the Poitiers American School. BA-Northland College.Married.

Donald BlaschAssistant Professor, Education

For the past 10 years Blasch hasbeen an operational assistant at thecentral blind rehabilitation section ofthe V.A. Hospital, Hines, 111. Before that time he was a psychologistat the Kane County Mental HealthClinic, Batavia, 111. and at the StateTraining School for Boys at St.Charles, 111. BE-Northern IllinoisUniversity; MA-University of Chicago. Married, one daughter and oneson.

William BreyfogleInstructor, University High School

Breyfogle formerly taught at junior high schools in Northville andRavenna, Michigan. He will teachscience and math here. He was originally from Three Rivers. BS-WMU;MA-University of Michigan.

Charles R. BurlcettInstructor, Paw Paw

Burkett will teach English, speechand drama. Since 1951 he has beena teacher at the Theodore RooseveltHigh School, Wyandotte. BA-Mich-igan State University; MA-University of Michigan. Married, three sonsand one daughter.

Ruth M. DavisAssistant Professor, Physical Education

Miss Davis comes to WMU fromthe Adrian public school systemwhere she has taught for the past10 years, in both the elementary andjunior high school. In 1956-1957 shedid guidance work with the USAFDependent Schools in Weisbaden,Germany. BS, MS-Bowling GreenState University. Unmarried.

Dr. Joseph EisenbachAssociate Professor, Education

Dr. Eisenbach, a native of Kansas,began his teaching career at KansasState University as an instructor andassistant dean in the School of Artsand Sciences. Since that time he hasbeen an advanced graduate fellowat Wayne State University and a professor of psychology at Kansas StateCollege. Married, four daughters.

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Alice H. SernantAssistant Professor, University High School

Miss Gernant, a native of Kalamazoo, has taught music in the Kalamazoo public schools since 1944. Beforethat time she was a teacher at Fenn-ville for two years. BS-WMU; MA-University of Michigan. Unmarried.

David A. GilletteBoy's Advisor andInstructor, University High School

Gillette has had four years ofschool administration plus six andone half years of teaching. He had agraduate fellowship in political science at WMU last year. His mostrecent position was as principal ofthe Vandalia public schools. BS,MA-WMU. Married, one son.

Lola P. GrossInstructor, University High School

Mrs. Gross has been an Englishand social studies teacher at HarperCreek Community School since 1957.BA-WMU. Married.

Marion I. HallInstructor, Paw Paw

Mrs. Hall will be the junior-seniorhigh school librarian. She has formerly served as librarian for theVanBuren County Bookmobile andthe Paw Paw public library. Ph.B.Brown University; MA-WMU. Married, three daughters and two sons.

Dr. William H. KanzlerAssistant Professor, Education

Dr. Kanzler comes from TempleUniversity where he was director ofthe intern teaching program for college graduates and director of thegeneral education program for teachers. He has also been an instructor inthe Baltimore County Marylandpublic schools, a guidance counselorat Grosse Pointe High School, andhead of the mathematics departmentat the U. S. Naval Academy Preparatory School. BS-U. S. Naval Academy; MA-Columbia University;Ed.D.-Wayne State University. Married, two sons.

Marie E. McMahanAssistant Professor, Audio-Visual

Miss McMahan, a native of BattleCreek, comes to Western after beingin the Battle Creek public school system for 21 years. During this timeshe has also been a visiting lecturerat the University of Michigan, Michigan State University and WMU.BS-WMU; MA-University of Michigan. Unmarried.

Richard L NuzumInstructor, University High School

A freshman football and hockeycoach at Deephaven Junior highschool, Excelsior, Minn., Nuzumwill teach physical science and bethe line coach for the 10th gradefootball team and coach varsity baseball. BS-Carleton College. Unmarried.

Robert C. ParksInstructor, Physical Education

Parks has coached and taught atseveral high schools throughoutMichigan. At WMU he will be assistant track coach. He is fromHowell. BS-Eastern Michigan University; MA-Michigan State University. Married, two daughters.

Stanley SuterlcoInstructor, Education

Suterko, a native of Illinois, hasbeen chief of orientation and mobility at the Veterans AdministrationHospital, Hines, Illinois, since 1948.During this time he was also a visiting summer staff member of the University of Texas, the University ofMinnesota, George Peabody College,University of Denver and San Francisco State College. BS-University ofIllinois. Married, three daughters.

Gary R. PurcellInstructor, Librarianship

Purcell has been adult assistant atthe Enoch Pratt Free Library, Baltimore. While there he served first inthe Gardenville Branch of the libraryand then in the civics and sociologydepartment of the central library.BA-University of Utah; MLS-Uni-versity of Washington. Unmarried.

Dr. Donald C. WeaverAssociate Professor, Education

Weaver was a member of the visiting faculty for the summer of 1961at WMU. He has taught in variousschools throughout Michigan andIllinois for 12 years. From 1953-58he was a consultant for the Bureauof School Services and lecturer in theschool of education at the Universityof Michigan. AB-Central MichiganUniversity; MA, EdD-University ofMichigan. Married, three sons.

Jack J. WickertEducation Coordinator, PortageWickert has taught at Portage

since 1953, and will now handle student teachers in the system. He is aHope College graduate, with his master's from Western, and has alsotaught at Ionia. Mr. and Mrs. Wickert have two daughters.

Merle D. WingeInstructor, Paw Paw

Winge takes the art supervisoryposition at Paw Paw. He is a nativeof Minnesota and a graduate ofMankato State College, teaching lastyear at Nashua, Iowa. Married.

School of Liberal Arts and SciencesHerman BirchAssistant Professor, Psychology

A graduate of Chicago's RooseveltUniversity, Birch is now completinghis doctorate at the University ofBuffalo. He is unmarried.

Maurice H. BourquinInstructor, Language

Bourquin spent five years as anassistant instructor at the Universityof Kansas and then was an instructorat Williams College for a year. Hewill teach Spanish here. He is anative of Torrington, Connecticut.BA-University of Connecticut. Unmarried.

Phyllis J. DivitaInstructor, English

Miss Divita has taught in the public schools of Virginia, West Virginiaand Texas. She was most recently agraduate assistant instructor at WestVirginia University while working onher MA degree. AB-West VirginiaInstitute of Technology; MA-WestVirginia University. Unmarried.

David GrathInstructor, Art

A native of Detroit and graduateof Eastern Michigan University,Grath joined the Paw Paw highschool faculty in 1960. He moved tothe campus this year to principallywork with future elementary teachers. Grath is married and has twochildren.

Gordon J. GrinwisInstructor, Art

Since graduation in 1959, Grinwishas been an art instructor at Alleganhigh school. He is a native of Grand-ville. BS-WMU. Married, one daughter and one son.

Dr. Otto GrundlerInstructor, Philosophy & ReligionDr. Grundler, originally from Ger

many, served as pastor of the FirstPresbyterian Church in Stillwater,New Jersey from 1953-59. Duringthe past year he has held the positions of instructor of German language and literature at the Westminster Choir College and as a teachingfellow in historyof Christian thought,Princeton Theological Seminary.BD-Western Theological Seminary;ThD-Princeton Theological Seminary. Married, one daughter and oneson.

Dr. Robert J. HahnAssistant Professor, HistoryDr. Hahn first was an instructor

at Ohio State University and then in1956 became an instructor at KnoxCollege where he taught until lastspring. He was awarded a Fulbrightscholarship to study at the Universityof Strasbourg, France in 1951-52.AB-Miami University; MA, Ph.D.-Ohio State University. Married, oneson.

Dr. Robert E. HarmonAssistant Professor, ChemistryDr. Harmon comes to Western

from the Cancer Chemotherapy National Service Center, Bethesda,Maryland, where he served as a senior assistant scientist in organicchemistry. He is a member of PhiBeta Kappa. BS-Washington StateUniversity; Ph.D.-Wayne State University. Married, three sons.

Charles F. Heller Jr.Instructor, GeographyHeller spent three years as a grad

uate assistant at the University ofKansas and four years as a graduateassistant at the University of Illinois.From 1953-55 he was an intelligenceofficer in the United States AirForce. He is a member of Sigma Xi.ABA-Kansas City Mo., Junior College; BA, MA-University of Kansas.Married.

Dr. Imy V. HoltAssistant Professor, BiologyA native of Oklahoma, Dr. Holt

was an associate professor of botanyat Oklahoma State University from1953-60, before that time he was aninstructor in botany at Iowa StateUniversity for three years. He is amember of Sigma Xi. BS-New Mexico State University; MS, Ph.D.Iowa State University. Married, oneson.

Robert G. HumistonInstructor in Music

A native of Grand Rapids, whoseparents live in Marshall, Humistonhas studied at Oberlin College andthe University of Iowa, where he isnow a doctoral candidate. He hastaught at Iowa and Sacramento StateCollege, specializing in woodwinds.He is married.

Dr. Dorothy G. KesterAssistant Professor, SpeechDr. Kester brings to Western a

great deal of experience in the fieldof speech. She was the head ofspeech, radio and TV in the publicschools of Akron, Ohio, from 1940-61. During this time she also directedsummer theatres for children andplayhouses in Ohio. AB-BucknellUniversity; MA-Columbia University; Ph.D.-Northwestern University.Unmarried.Dr. Eugene C. I. KimInstructor, Political ScienceA native of Korea, Dr. Kim comes

to the campus from Black HillsTeacher's College. He has also heldpositions as study director for Mar-plan, Communications Affiliates,Inc., New York City and as a research assistant for Oxtoby-SmithInc., New York. BA-King College;MA-Vanderbilt University; Ph.D.-Stanford University. Unmarried.Dr. Rhoda H. KotzinInstructor, PhilosophyDr. Kotzin served as an instructor

in philosophy at Louisiana StateUniversity during the spring of 1961after receiving her Ph.D. from YaleUniversity. She is a native of Chicago. BA-Brandeis University; MA,Ph.D.-Yale University. Unmarried.Dr. Ken M. MacrorieAssistant Professor, EnglishDr. Macrorie is very interested in

the study of mass communicationbased on literary and artistic criticaldisciplines and has written manyarticles and a book on this subject.He has taught at the University ofNorth Carolina; the University ofToledo; Teachers College, ColumbiaUniversity; and at San FranciscoState College. He was at MichiganState University from 1948-60. AB-Oberlin College; MA-University ofNorth Carolina; PhD-Columbia University. Married, one son.Dr. Emanuel NodelAssistant Professor, History

A native of Poland, Nodel becamea lecturer in the department of Slavicstudies at Indiana University in 1954.He has also taught at Columbia University, Alliance College and Marl-land State College. AB-BrooklynCollege; AM, PhD-Indiana University. Married, two daughters.

John W. PawlingInstructor, GeographyPawling comes from East Lansing

where he has been working on hisdoctorate. He has previously beena teacher at Elkins Park, Pa., andhas served as an instructor in multiple cap compilation at Gort Belvoir,Va. BS-West Chester State College;MA-Clark University. Married.

Dr. John W. PetroAssistant Professor, MathematicsAn Iowan by birth, Dr. Petro earn

ed three degrees at the State University of Iowa. He is a member ofPhi Beta Kappa, and served fouryears as an Air Force weather officerat Heidelberg, Germany. Married,one daughter.

John PhillipsAssistant Professor, EnglishPhillips was editor and publisher

of Calexico Chronicle, Calexico, California, for six years after which hebegan work on his doctorate at theUniversity of California. He has alsoworked on the Pasadena, CaliforniaStar-News and the Post, and in 1949-50 was publicity director for theRoosevelt for Governor Campaign.BA-Pomona College; MA-Universityof California. Married, two daughters, one son.

Dr. Malcolm H. RobertsonAssociate Professor, PsychologyDr. Robertson was director of the

counseling center at the Universityof Mississippi for three years, andlater taught at the University ofFlorida. BA-University of Minnesota;MA-George Washington University;PhD-Purdue University. Married,two sons, one daughter.

Dr. Myron H. RossAssociate Professor, Economics

Dr. Ross has been an instructorand assistant professor of economicsfor 14 years, first at Temple Univer-histy and then at Knox College. BS,MA-Temple University; Ph.D.-University of Pennsylvania. Married, onedaughter, two sons.

Alvin D. SokolowInstructor, Political Science

Sokolow has worked both in journalism and as a research assistant andconsultant at the University of Illinois from 1956-60. In 1960 he received the Fredric Babcock Fellowship in Political Science at U. of I.BS, MA-University of Illinois. Married, one son.

Harry K. StevensInstructor, Biology

A native of Detroit, Stevenscomes to the campus from AlpenaCommunity College where he was aninstructor of biology and conservation for two years. Before this timehe was a science teacher in the Detroit public schools. BS-Wayne StateUniversity; MS-Michigan State University. Married, one son.

Dr. Henry W. Von Holt, Jr.Associate Professor, Psychology

Dr. Von Holt comes to Westernafter teaching at the University ofOregon for seven years. A native ofPortland, Ore., he was educated atReed College, University of Oregonand Clark University. He is marriedand has two children.

Dr. Wayne WonderleyHead, Language Department

Dr. Wonderley has been a professor of German for 14 years. Hetaught at Ohio State University from1947-1960 and at Hiram College in1960-61. He is a member of Phi BetaKappa, and in 1955 he received aFulbright Research Scholarship tothe University of Munich. BA-OhioState University; MA, PhD-Univer-sity of Wisconsin. Married, threedaughters, one son.

Waldo LibraryDonald R. BrownReference Librarian

Brown comes to Western from thehistory and travel department of theDetroit Public Library where heserved as a reference librarian forfour years. During this time he wasalso the bibliographer for the Historical Society of Michigan. AB-UrsinusCollege; MA-University of Illinois;MS-University of Wisconsin. Unmarried.

Dr. Hans EngelkeWaldo Library

Dr. Engelke has been a library assistant at the University of SouthernCalifornia and the University of Chicago libraries. He is a member of theAmerican Musicological Society andthe Music Library Association. BM,MM-Chicago Musical College; PhD-University of Southern California;MA-University of Chicago. Married.

Mabel V. GrannisLibrary CatalogerMiss Grannis first was a catalog

librarian for the Michigan HistoricalCommission, and in 1953 she becamea librarian at the Michigan State Library. She is a native of HowardCity. AB, AMLS-University ofMichigan. Unmarried.

The Campus Numbers GameBy Russell H. Seibert

Vice President for Academic Affairs

too great a number of Americans aretrying to study abroad, particularlyAmericans not adequately preparedto profit from their experiences.Nor can the people of Michigan

plan to limit the number of out-of-state students who come here tostudy and at the same time expectother states to welcome and educatethose from Michigan. Reciprocity isrequired at the very least. In thefinal analysis the responsibility forthe higher education of Michiganyouth, today and in the future, willrest with the people of this state, itscolleges and universities.The proportion of college grad

uates within the state does not invitecomplacency. Although Michigan'swealth places her high among thefifty states, only 5.3 per cent of thepeople of the state are college graduates as compared to a national average of six per cent. Even more disturbing to anyone concerned withthe future of Michigan—a future inwhich science, technology, government, business and the professionsdemand an ever-increasing proportion of well-educated persons—is thefact that the John Dale Russell study,published four years ago, showed that

Michigan educators must manytimes feel that they are the Cassan-dras of the Twentieth Century. Giventhe gift of prophecy by Apollo, Cassandra had later won his disfavor,whereupon the god decreed that no-one should thereafter believe herprophecies. Those responsible forhigher education in Michigan sometimes seem to have suffered a similarfate. Only slowly and recently havethe citizens of the state and theirrepresentatives in the legislature become aware of the rapidly-wideninggapbetween the number desiring andqualifying for college admission andthe college and university facultiesand facilities available to serve them.The staggering problemof numbers

can be quickly stated. In 1961 thecollege-age population of Michiganis 438,836. This figure has grown by88,460 in the last five years. In thenext five years (1961-1966) the college-age population will increase byanother 106,766 and between 1966and 1971 still another 119,297. Eventhese few statistics may be simplified

by stating that the number of Michigan young people, ages 18-21, willdouble between 1960 and 1975.Where will these young people in

terested in a college education findeducational opportunities? Thousands of students who would havehad no trouble qualifying for collegeadmission ten years ago already findtheir entrance barred and the "tidalwave of students," so frequently mentioned in educational literature, doesnot hit the colleges and universitieswith full force for another coupleyears.The people of Michigan cannot

export the problem, although thereare some within the state who wouldlike to do so. It is true, of course,that hundreds of Michigan youth dostudy in other states or in foreigncountries as hundreds from otherstates and countries study in Michigan. But European universities,which have taken a far greater proportion of foreign students than haveAmerican institutions of higher learning, are beginning to suggest that

Michigan's production of collegegraduates did not even equal Michigan's proportion of the total population of the nation.If Michigan is to maintain its

favored economic position in the future, it must more clearly recognizethe fact that of all the state's resources none is as valuable as theeducated intelligence of its people.Increasingly the industries of greatfuture potential, largely based upondevelopments in electronics and otherareas of science, are being locatedon the East and West coasts near thegreat centers of research and learning. In providing education and insponsoring research Michigan mustnot lag or it may some day be knownas the state that rose to wealth onthe gasoline engine, but failed toenvision the educational demandsand, therefore, opportunities of theage of electronics.The years immediately ahead will

require a tremendous expansion ofthe faculties and facilities of everyMichigan college and university,public and private alike, if the proportion of college-educated personsin Michigan is even to be maintainedat its less-than national average, withno attempt made to improve thestate's position. To provide educational opportunity to twice as many

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students in the early 1970's as attended college in 1960 will not improve but only maintain Michigan'sproportion of college-educated youngpeople.What are the possibilities for bring

ing about such an expansion—First,let us look at the role of the privatecolleges which presently enroll approximately 20 per cent of the collegestudents in the state. Already a number of these institutions are expanding their enrollments. Others areworking out plans to do so in thenear future. It may be that one oreven two new private colleges maybe established within the state duringthe next twelve or fifteen years. Buteven assuming an expansion of allMichigan's private colleges and universities and the establishment of oneor two more, it is improbable thattheir total enrollments will more thandouble during the years that thestate's college-age population doubles.Thus there is little probability thatthey will educate more than 20 percent of the college students of thestate in the foreseeable future. Thisconclusion is regrettable. It wouldbe advantageous if Michigan possessed many heavily-endowed privatecolleges that could help with theeducational task ahead. But historyis not to be reversed.

Second class postage paid at Kalamazoo, Michigan. Published eight times a year—October, December, January,March, April, June, July, September—by Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo. Russell A. Strong, Editor

The major responsibility for providing opportunities for higher education will therefore fall upon thecolleges and universities that arepublicly-supported, namely, the tenstate-supported institutions of highereducation—to include the newlyestablished Grand Valley State College—and the community colleges.Vast expansion will inevitably takeplace on the state and communitycollege campuses. Increasing numbers of school districts and countieswill meet the demand for varioustypes of post-high school educationby establishing two-year collegeswhich will, in turn, encourage stillmore students to continue their education beyond the high school.Gearing higher education to ex

panding enrollments may well involve some sacrifices by students,parents, tax-payers and college faculty members. To attempt less wouldbe to deny to Michigan youth of theimmediate future the educationalopportunities that have been an important part of the American heritage.

Football ScheduleNov. 4 Kent State (Dad's Day)Nov. 11 Utah StateNov. 18 at Ohio