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Vol. 9, No. 2 March 1964 LETTER

Faculty Members Named to Administrative Positions One of the initial items of business been head of the department of Illinois. Prior to coming to WMU approved by Western Michigan Uni philosophy and religion since 1958 Dr. Stine taught at Illinois and also versity's Board of Trustees at its first and during the 1962-63 school year at Milliken. official meeting was the promotion he served as Acting Dean of the He served on the Governor's Prep of two faculty members to newly School of Liberal Arts and aratory Commission for the constitu created administrative positions. while Dean Gerald Osborn was on a tional convention which wrote Mich Dr. Cornelius Loew, who has been leave of absence. igan's new constitution and he also head of the department of philoso Dr. Loew was graduated magna was one of six political edu phy and religion, becomes Associate cum laude from Elmhurst College, cators in Michigan who wrote a 99 Dean of the School of Liberal Arts Illinois in 1938. He received his page booklet in 1960 which informed and Sciences, as well. Dr. Loew has Bachelor of Divinity and Master of Michigan citizens about Con Con. Sacred Theology degrees, magna cum laude, in 1941 and 1942 and received a Ph.D. in philosophy in 1951 from Columbia University. As Associate Dean, Dr. Loew's particular responsibilities are in the area of the , the fine arts, special programs and such other as signments as Dean Osborn may give him. Dr. Leo Stine becomes Assistant Dean of the School of Graduate Studies. He has been an administra tive assistant to Dr. George G. Mal- linson, Dean of the School of Grad uate Studies. Dr. Stine joined the WMU poli tical sicence faculty in 1952. He is a graduate of Illinois State University and he received M.A. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Dr. Leo Stine Seek Funds to Furnish WMU Conducts Seminar WMU Math Students In Flossie Sangren Room For European Students One of the only three American National Competition Western Michigan University colleges offering four-week seminars Three Western Michigan Univer alumni, students, faculty, emeriti and to European students this summer is sity mathematics students made a friends are uniting in a drive to dec Western Michigan University. The strong showing in the William Lowell orate and furnish a large room in the Summer Study Programs at WMU Putnam Mathematical Competition new Sangren Hall on the campus to were arranged through the Council conducted this year. A team com be called "The Flossie Sangren Com on Student Travel, New York and posed of seniors Charles Nagy of mons Room," in honor of Mrs. are designed to help foreign students Allen Park and Charles Flach of Paul V. Sangren. explore community life in the United Augusta and sophomore John Pilaar When Sangren Hall is fully com States as well as the American image. of Kalamazoo finished among the pleted and the "Flossie Sangren Another Mid-American Confer top 25 percent in the nationwide Commons Room" is furnished, the ence school, at competition among the country's best room will be available to faculty and Oxford, and Chico State Col college mathematics students, accord students for quiet conversation. The lege in California are the other two ing to Dr. James H. Powell, head of room will become a center for in schools taking part in the special the WMU mathematics department. formal, intellectual discussion and for program. Nagy ranked among the highest 10 small social functions among students Thousands of folders describing percent of the 1,260 indviduals who and faculty, a kind of extension of took part in the examination con the seminars have been distributed the classroom learning process but in ducted by the Mathematical Associa among European students. a more personal, individualized and tion of America. informal manner. The WMU seminar for the Euro It was the first time a team from Mrs. Sangren was an active "first pean students is being held from Western had entered the national lady" on Western's campus during June 30 to July 29. In addition to competition. her husband's 24 years as president instruction on 20th Century Amer of the growing institution until 1960 ican civilization, history, literature when illness forced Dr. Sangren to and political thought, the visiting Summer Science Program retire. During her husband's tenure Europeans are invited into Kalama In 6th Year at WMU zoo area homes. They'll study busi Mrs. Flossie Sangren presided over Forty-eight high school students nesses and farms and make several many, many social functions for this summer are attending the 6th WMU students, faculty and staff field trips to various parts of Mich igan. While at WMU the European annual Summer Science Training members and thus became a beloved program for high school students at figure on the Western campus be students are living in campus resi dence halls, with each one having an WMU. The six week program is cause of her warm friendliness and supported by a National Science her concern over the problems of American roommate. The program is part of the WMU Foundation grant, and the students members of the Western Michigan are taking work in physics, chemistry summer session under the direction University community and Kalama and mathematics. of Leonard Gernant. zoo community as well. Nineteen of the high-ability sec The Flossie Sangren Commons ondary school students are from Room is the first such room ever Michigan, the rest from eight other states. planned for an academic building The students are receiving inten at Western and committee officials sive teaching in mathematics and say they hope this initial commons either chemistry or physics, under the room in an academic building will direction of Dr. George G. Mallinson, start a trend for such rooms in sub Dean of the WMU School of Grad sequent academic buildings at WMU. uate Studies. To be eligible for the While the room will be open for Summer Science Training Program certain social functions it will not be at WMU, the 48 students must have considered to be an offshoot of the completed their junior year in high University Student Center. school, have taken a minimum of Contributions may be sent to: The three science units, ranked in the Flossie Sangren Commons Room top 10 percent of their class with Fund, c/o Lloyd Wester, Western a B-plus scholastic average, achieved Michigan University, Kalamazoo, a superior mental ability score in Mrs. Flossie Sangren Michigan. (Continued on next Page) New Centrex System in Operation Dean Osborn Receives Honor faculty and administration offices. The dean of Western Michigan In other words, to reach a particular University's School of Liberal Arts campus office, you no longer dial the and Sciences—Dr. Gerald Osborn— switchboard central number, but in this spring was elected as a Fellow stead you may dial directly the office in the American Association for the you seek. Advancement of Science, Washing Only when you do not know the ton, D.C. In a letter accompanying specific office phone number is it the certificate, Dale Wolfle, execu necessary to dial 383-1600, which is tive officer of the A.A.A.S., stated to the new university switchboard tele Dr. Osborn, "Your election as a phone number. Fellow of the association is in recog Under the old 14 trunk switch nition of your standing as a scientist. board arrangement at WMU, Mich I know that this expression of esteem igan Bell officials reported as many on the part of your fellow scientists as 900 busy signals a day at Western. will inspire in you greater efforts in In addition, the new streamlined behalf of science and of its position Centrex switchboard is manned 24 in our civilization." hours a day. Intra-university calls to Dr. Osborn joined the WMU fac east campus stations are now made ulty in 1939 as head of the chemistry the same as to west campus offices. department, following a distinguished career as a teacher of chemistry at Eastern Michigan University. He Mrs. Elizabeth Maxwell, WMU Switchboard Supervisor, at the new Centrex Switchboard Begin Advertising was appointed Dean of the School in Administration building. of Liberal Arts and Sciences and Lecture Series served as acting president of Western The old adage, "Don't call us, A series of three lectures this spring Michigan University for six months we'll call you," just does not work at in the First Annual Advertising Lec until December 31, 1960 when Dr. a dynamic and growing university ture Series sponsored by the Western James W. Miller was named presi such as Western Michigan Univer Michigan University department of dent of the university. sity. As a consequence, anyone who marketing and the student chapter does phone the university must cer of the American Marketing Associa Dr. Strode on State Board tainly be aware of the fact that a tion was highly successful. Dr. Roland S. Strolle, head of the new CENTREX telephone system The lecture series was entitled has been operating at Western since education department, this spring "The Challenge to Advertising of the was elected to the executive board April 18. Sixties." The modernization of WMU's of the Michigan Association of the The initial speaker in the series Professions. As a board member, telephone system was necessitated by was John V. Doyle, senior vice presi Western's tremendous growth of the he'll represent the teaching profession dent and group supervisor of Camp- in the state of Michigan. past several years and anticipated bell-Ewald Co., Detroit advertising growth in the future. agency. Other speakers in the series and Charles Felt, vice president and Under the new Centrex telephone were Robert E. Riordan, vice presi creative director, McManus, John system, WMU has a new, all digit dent of D. P. Brother & Co., Detroit; and Adams, Bloomfield Hills, Mich. phone number, as do each of the 420 telephone stations in campus Left to right, Ronald Cox, Kalamazoo, president of the WMU student chapter of the American Marketing Association; John V. Doyle; and Conrad Hill, WMU marketing department faculty, hold certificate of appreciation given Doyle for SUMMER SCIENCE PROGRAM his efforts in lecture series. tests, and had an excellent recom mendation from a teacher in their field of intended specialization. Extensive laboratory work is in cluded in the science training pro gram as well as weekly field trips to broaden the learning experience of each student. Peon of Sports Publicists Track coach George Dales is in Sports Highlights Greece this summer where he's help One of the most startling occur rences in spring sports this year was ingto coach the GreekOlympic track Homer Dunham team (he'll return about Sept. 1). Western's third place finish in the Mid-American baseball race with The Broncos culminated a fine a 7-4 record. The first of those losses outdoor track season by winning their broke a Bronco 32 game conference 7th straight MAC track crown at winning streak. The last two defeats Oxford, Ohio, piling up 72 points to were both shutouts at the hands of Miami's 61/2 and Ohio's 38. WMU Kent State, conference champ. won six first places and set one new But the overall record was 18-6. MAC record (Jim Vogler's 53.7 in On May 19 the Broncos celebrated the 440 yard hurdles). "Charlie Maher Day" as proclaimed On the same day a split-up Bronco in Kalamazoo and at Hyames Field team won four first places at the when Charlie was honored with Michigan Relays while the distance numerous gifts. medley relay team of Steve Kaiser, Fred Decker, Colon senior out Ted Strnad, Martin Hammerstein fielder, was named to the third string and Bruce Burston, competing in the All-American team. Drake Relays, came within a tenth of a second of tying the Drake Re 8 ended a long and devoted alle lays record for that event, going the Dunhc giance to Western. 2/2 milesin 9:51, in a winning effort. Dunham won many laurels for his Tennis coach Hap Sorensen's team, The late Homer Dunham's 50 sports publicity work at Western. In seeking its 11th straight MAC title, years of service in his field earned 1935-36 he served as president of the had to share the meet crown with him the title of dean of the nation's College Sports Information Directors Bowling Green and Miami, each with college sports publicity men. Dun of America; in 1943 he was honored 12 points. Dual matches with eight ham began his long publicity career by the American College Publicity tough Big Ten teams ruined Soren in 1912 while a student at Alma Association; in 1954 he was named sen's dual-match season record, and College. college public relations man-of-the- Bowling Green handed the tennis Dunham remained at Alma in that year by the association; and in 1957 squad its first MAC dual match loss capacity until assuming the position he was given the first annual award in three years, 5-4. of publicity director at Western in of the College Sports Information In the final tennis event of the 1929. As Western grew Dunham Directors of America. spring, WMU surprised onlookers at began to concentrate in sports pub He received his bachelor's degree the national NCAA tournament held licity, until he retired on July 1, from Western in 1937. at East Lansing in June by tying 1962. His wife, Ella, of Kalamazoo, and Michigan for 9th place, as Bob Gill His death in Kalamazoo on March three sons and a daughter survive. and Mike Goodrich played well.

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