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Professor Charles Smith was the dedication speaker; photo to the left shows (L to R) 10-story Sprau Tower, 3-story Brown Hall, and Shaw Theater, in the shadow, behind plaza fountain spray. Cor ner of University Auditorium, which had January grand open ing, shows at far right. SPRAU TOWER, BROWN HALL, SHAW THEATER First Academic BIdgs. of Liberal Arts Complex Dedicated The three initial academic build the age of 92, was unable to attend Department head in 1917 and con ings of Western's dramatic Liberal the dedication. tinued until retirement in 1946. Arts Complex were dedicated in Program participants included Dr. Brown, for whom the liberal early May before three hundred state senator N. Lorraine Beebe '32 arts classroom building is named, spectators in outdoor ceremonies of Dearborn and state representative served on WMU's English faculty held on the gracious plaza which Cyril H. Root of Kalamazoo; Fred 1917-56, the final 10 years as de draws the buildings together into a Adams '32, vice chairman of the partment head. single unity. The University Audi WMU Board of Trustees; WMU Miss Shaw, for whom the new uni torium, which had its grand opening President, James W. Miller; and the versity theatre is named, served festival in January, joins these first dedication speaker, Charles A. Smith WMU 1918-53 retiring as head of academic buildings in the complex '35, associate professor of English at the Spech Department. to lend a cultural aura to this out WMU, who provided a highly hum Sprau Tower has 160 faculty standing educational center. orous anecdotal glimpse into the offices in its 10 floors; Brown Hall Among the most honored and WMU lives of the three persons for contains classrooms for three aca revered of the guests were Dr. Wil whom the buildings are named. He demic departments (English, Speech and Languages) ; and Shaw Theatre liam R. Brown and Miss Laura V. concluded with, ". . . these were Shaw, and Mrs. George Sprau, the warm, substantial people, and above seats 600 in continental style and has a 150-seat experimental theater as wife of the man for whom the fac all, they were excellent teachers." well as scene, costume, dressing, ulty office tower is named, who, at Professor Sprau joined WMU's faculty in 1909, was named English make-up and storage facilities. (L to R) Miss Shaw, Dr. Brown, and Mrs. Sprau were honored guests. Photo to the right is overall of dedication set ting and shows corner of Auditorium, plaza fountain and I. & E. T. Bldg. in background. CALENDAR-PANORAMA of alumni events

A large number of Western alumni were treated to some interesting in formation on the academic, brick- and-mortar, and athletic activities at WMU during spring speaking trips by football coach Bill Doolittle and sociology professor Dr. Donald Bou- Dr. Lewis Branscomb ma before WMU alumni clubs. Doo reason, intelligence, sensitivity, effec little was heard by nearly 120 persons tiveness and courtesy. during trips to Milwaukee, Wis., and WMU Commencement Said Dr. Branscomb, "Our uni to South Bend, Ind. Has Largest Honors versities and our young people are Wisconsin alumni club president the real hope for a revitalization of Charles Miller and Michiana club Degree Contingent our society." president Daniel Telfer were en He was awarded an honorary de thused with the turnouts at their Western's April commencement gree of Doctor of Science. In addi respective gatherings. produced a record list of honors tion, Mrs. Dorothy L. Judd of Grand Dr. Bouma spoke at three seperate graduates as 56 students received Rapids received an honorary Doctor far-west alumni clubs on consecutive bachelor's degrees with honors, in of Laws degree. She has a long his days in April, beginning with the cluding six who were graduated tory of vital involvement in commun club and its president, Summa Cum Laude (at least 3.9 on ity problems, having been a teacher, Winston Bayer. The next evening he a 4.0 scale). Another 17 were Magna local and state president of the addressed a combined meeting of Cum Laude graduates (3.7 to 3.89) League of Women Voters, member the San Diego and and 33 were Cum Laude (3.5 to of the Michigan Civil Service Com clubs hosted by the San Diego club 3.69). mission, and member of the history- As an audience of 10,300, includ making Michigan Constitutional ing some 1,500 graduates, listened Convention. Dr. Lewis M. Branscomb, chairman The six Summa Cum Laude of the Joint Institute for Laboratory graduates included a husband-wife Astrophysics on the campus of the team, Theodore and Sally Sundstrom University of Colorado, said "there of Grand Rapids, Christine Alberti is cause for deep concern about our of Kalamazoo, Carl L. Swidorski of universities." Manistee, Janice A. Vanderwal of The commencement speaker said East Grand Rapids, and Thomas today's graduates "are standing mid Chu Ping-kee of . stream in a rushing torrent, looking Theodore Sundstrom carried a upstream at the oncoming flood of remarkable 4.0 grade average, all turbulent change, of shattered self- A's. confidence, of spreading violence." Bahama trip photo shows, starting far The university, he said, has an essen Summa Cum Laude graduates included left, clockwise: Gary Grefrath, Mrs. Le- (top photo) Theodore & Sally Sundstrom, Anna Rynbrandt, Dr. Ronald Rynbrandt, tial function in facing this tide of and (bottom L to R) Christine Alberti, the ship's skipper in straw hat, Frederica events, that of providing suitable Carl Swidorski and Janice Vanderwal. Schmidt, Mrs. Victor Bell, Victor Bell & environment in which the search for Sharon Grefrath. solutions can be carried out with and its president, Wayne Townsend. Dr. Bouma ended his trek before the President Miller reads her honorary Phoenix, Ariz, alumni club and its citation to Mrs. Dorothy L. Judd. president, Mrs. Nancy Edwards. About 100 alumni and faculty thoroughly enjoyed their week-long "Grand Bahama Adventure" trip to the Bahama Islands in late April vk jet transport. Sunshine, warm tem peratures, colorful scenery, excellent food and fine companionship were WMU Establishes Martin Luther King, Jr. Scholarship Fund to Aid Negro Students Western Michigan University has In announcing the new fund, established the Martin Luther King, WMU President James W. Miller Jr. Scholarship Grant Fund to per said, "This fund, made possible by petuate Dr. King's principles which contributions from friends of West exemplify "the conscience of Amer ern, will form the base of a financial ica. 'package' designed to meet the needs Bill Doolittle, standing, addresses Mil of black students who would not be waukee meeting. Spring Enrollment Shows able to continue their education be yond high school without encourage WELCOME Popularity of Year-Round ment and financial assistance. •cstcm news** *««w Through this program Western seeks Class Schedules at WMU to help these young people develop Western's spring session enrollment their potential to become responsible, this year topped that of the spring productive members of society. session last year by nearly 150 as "The Martin Luther King, Jr. WMU students are more and more Scholarship Grant Fund is only one taking advantage of WMU's year- of many programs which Western is round schedule. The enrollment this pursuing as its responsibility to give spring of 7,940 represents 46 percent meaning to the promise of equality of the winter semester enrollment of education for all Michigan youth (17,325). who desire it." The breakdown shows that 6,156 The new fund is expected to pro are undergraduates and 1,784 are vide financial assistance for up to graduate students, including 50 doc (L to R) Gene Hartzler; his WMU 70 Negro freshmen at WMU this alumna wife; Dr. Bouma; Mrs. Marge toral candidates in the School of fall. The fund will also include fed Oelrich, an alumna; and her hubby Carl Graduate Studies. Oelrich. Gene (of San Diego) and Carl eral work-study grants, some loan (of L. A.) are national directors of the President James W. Miller said, monies and some part-time employ alumni association. "The continuing growth of Western's ment for Negro students. spring session clearly indicates the President Miller noted that efforts heralded by all who took the trip. effectiveness of its year-round opera to secure Negro counselors and ad And finally, some 20 persons ar tion. The modified trimester sched ministrators to play major roles in rived back in Kalamazoo in late May ule adopted by the University cer the fund program are being pushed from their breath-taking WMU tainly makes the most efficient use of by WMU. In addition, Western is "Around the World Tour," which our faculty and our physical facili expanding its library collections on lasted nearly a whole month, includ ties. It enables the University to the black man's role in our society, ing stops at 10 different countries produce in an academic year more past and present, as well as adding and numerous short side-trips for credit hours than any other year- academic courses in basic studies in sight-seeing. round schedule." this area. orld trip group posed in front of India's Out-of-State Tuition lahal, front row (L to R) Wesley Voight, Nine Week Seminar )unham, Lucille Kassing, Katherine Chap- Charges Raised By WMU Margaret Hommes, Lilas Blakney, Elma To Africa, Orient Mrs. Manley Ellis. Dr. Dale Faunce, Effective with the start of the lirector. Back row: Ruth Voight, Lucille summer session at WMU on June 25, This Summer rcher, Helen Miller, Winifred Castle, Eva tuition for out-of-state students will A number of Western Michigan Dick Hoffert, Mrs. Dale Faunce & Dr. :y Ellis. Mrs. Faunce, a reading specialist, be increased to $450 a semester from University graduate and undergrad iewed educators and reading specialists in its present $400. The increase was uate students will extend WMU's s nations to develop a paper, on the trip. authorized by the WMU Board of campus limits to East Africa and the Trustees at a spring meeting. Orient this summer under a nine In addition, the Board of Trustees week travel-study seminar sponsored also approved an increase to $455 a by the Department of Sociology. Dr. semester for board and room in resi Leonard C. Kercher, who'll direct dence halls (from the previous $410 the seminar, says the lecture and rate) and an increase to $400 (from field study seminar will focus on $320) per course for pilot training. developing national institutions in role in the training of such teachers tion. In addition they are made WMU, Kalamazoo Schools at the graduate level, this pilot pro aware of the scholarships available, Combine to Train Teachers ject is the first specialized attempt at and the extensive loan and work- the undergraduate level to train study programs available to students Of Educationally Deprived teachers of the educationally de at Western. The program is aimed at encour This year Western's Teacher Ed prived. WMU students who have enrolled aging high school students of "poten ucation Department, in coopera in the experimental program assist tially normal ability, but of disad tion with the Kalamazoo Public four mornings a week in Kalamazoo vantaged backgrounds, to enter and School District, is offering an experi succeed in college." About 90 of this mental program for prospective public schools. Their experience con summer's Upward Bound enrollees teachers of the educationally depriv sists of working with individuals or small groups of students as a means are now high school sophomores and ed. Although Western's School of of helping their regular teachers juniors and about 30 are seniors, Education has taken a leadership give individualized instruction to most of whom will probably enroll classroom groups. in college next fall. Twelve of the During the afternoons the WMU 30 seniors from last year's WMU

NINE WEEK SEMINAR continued students returned to the campus for Upward Bound Program who did the emerging countries, especially in normal course work. enroll in college are attending West East Africa. ern. The primary nations to be con WMU Again Site sidered by the seminar group will be SPORTS REFLECTIONS Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania. The For Upward Bound WRESTLING—Head coach Roy Wietz was University College at Nairobi, Ken recently honored by the NCAA of Wrest ya, has joined Western in arranging ling Coaches and Officials for his 38 the seminar. Teacher Training years' service to the sport. The travel-study tour is intended Western this summer will conduct GYMNASTICS-Favored Southern Illinois U won all eight first places to dominate for social science teachers and ad its third consecutive Upward Bound the NCAA Eastern Regional Gymnastics vanced students in the social sci Program to encourage high school meet held this spring at WMU, with ences, especially those interested in students from low-income families seven schools competing including West the developing nations of the non- to continue their education in col ern. Competing coaches paid a tribute to lege. Financed by a grant of $146,- WMU coach Fred Orlofsky in stating Western World. Participants may that the new gymnastics facilities at earn six semester hours of credit in 312 from the U.S. Office of Educa WMU compare favorably with those at anthropology, economics, geography, tion, the program will be headed by any other American school. history, political science or sociology. Dr. Fred Bailey, director of WMU's SWIMMING-Gordon Niles of and Stopovers to and from the prime Upward Bound Program. John Nordberg of St. Joseph have been named co-captains of WMU's 1969 seminar locations will include Greece, Some 120 10th-12th grade stu squad. Ethiopia, India, Thailand, Hong dents will spend eight weeks on FOOTBALL—WMU will make its first trip Kong or Taiwan, and Hawaii. WMU's campus attending seminars to the west coast in Sept. 1969 to play Dr. William Garland, chairman of and discussions on national issues, University of Pacific at Stockton, Calif., replacing the scheduled game at Brigham WMU's African Studies Program, communications skills and other Young. will be associate director of the sem areas of study to stimulate the stu A four-game home and home series inar. dents' desire to further their educa with Pacific begins in 1971.

WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY NEWSLETTER and alumni events

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Vol. 13, No. 4 July 1968