FORM 3

             U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                     Washington, D.C. 20549


     INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES


        Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities
           Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the
          Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or
       Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940


1.   Name and Address of Reporting Person*

                    Henry Joseph Tenarvitz
                    951 North Windward Drive
                    Suttons Bay, Michigan  79682

2.   Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)

                    September 27, 1996

3.   IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person 
     (Voluntary)



4.   Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

                    Versus Technology, Inc.   VSTI

5.   Relationship of Reporting Person to Issuer
     (Check all applicable)

       [ ] Director                [ ] 10% Owner

       [X] Officer (give title     [ ] Other (specify below)
           below)

       Executive Vice President of Operations
     _________________________________________


6.   If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year)


7.   Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check applicable line)
     [X] Form filed by One Reporting Person
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              Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned


1. Title of Security        2. Amount of Securities    3. Ownership Form:   4. Nature of Indirect
   (Instr. 4)                  Beneficially Owned         Direct (D) or        Beneficial
                               (Instr. 4)                 Indirect (I)         Ownership
                                                          (Instr. 5)           (Instr. 5)
___________________         _______________________    __________________   ______________________


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Common Stock                97,025                           D               


* If the Form is filed by more than one Reporting Person see Instruction 4(b)(v).
Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly
or indirectly.



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     Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, 
                convertible securities)
                                                                                
                                                                                
                               3. Title and                             
              2. Date          Amount of Sec-                        
              Exercisable      curities Under-                       
              & Expiration     lying Derivative                      5. Owner-     
              Date             Security                              ship Form     
              (Mo./day/yr.)    (Instr. 4)                            of Deriv-     
              _____________    __________________      4. Conv-      ative         
                                           Amount      sion or       Securitity:   6. Nature of
1. Title of                                or          Exercise      Direct (D)    Indirect
Derivative    Date    Expir-               Number      Price of      or Indirect   Beneficial
Security      Exer-   ation                of          Derivative    (I)           Ownership
(Instr. 4)    cisable Date     Title       Shares      Security      (Instr. 5)    (Instr. 5)
____________  _______ _____    __________  ______      ________      ___________   ___________

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Explanation of Responses:





                                                HENRY JOSEPH TENARVITZ          12/9/96
                                                ___________________________   ______________
                                                Henry Joseph Tenarvitz             Date              
                                                **Signature of Reporting Person


** Intentional mistatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal 
   Criminal Violations.  See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).

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