Battle Creek College - Cauldron Yearbook (Battle Creek, MI)

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K 'F it C 'C'-THQE 3 fi CQ Ilf QTADJ 'JQLJDJFJJF-I F Tlf,1 1 --'W f . -.-Wim '. .4 Y .. .. QR... giftblwi THE M. A. A. BANQUET 0 0 0 Practically all of the men in the college turned out this year for the annual spring banquet of the Men's Athletic Association on May 12. This year the men chose the Recreation Room for their banquet hall, where there was plenty of elbow room and lots of atmosphere. Several local business men were guests of the M. A. A. for the occasion. Dean Birkbect acted as toastmaster for the evening and Coach James Crowley, of Michigan State College, was the main speaker. He chose Friendship as his subject. Mr. Paul Rhemus discussed the rela- tion between Battle Creek High School and the college. Gordon Heald's orchestra furnished peppy music during the meal. The preliminary after-dinner program included a series of songs by the Men's Glee Club and several marimba selections by Willard Shadel, of Berrien Springs. The presentation of athletic awards was one of the major events of the evening. . Dave Neufeldt presented letters to the following Junior Varsity men: Captain Lugers, O'Connell, Grantham, Forsyth, Heald, Huber, Cook and Johnson. Coach Vindal gave out the swimming awards to Stewart, Kellogg, Forsyth, Dick, Hamilton, Roth, Kimball and Giddings. Captain John Kelleher received the Kaler trophy for the second year in succession for being the best basketball player, Sweaters were awarded to Kelleher, Morrison, L. Kaye, E. Kaye and Manager Cook. Coach Vindal and Dave Neufeldt in turn received small gold bas- ketballs from the men in appreciation of their excellent cooperation throughout the year. I Page One Hundred Sixty 011

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Aim! Us f 4... THE CDLLEGIATE VCIGUE 0 0 0 The traditional Collegiate Vogue was sponsored this year by the Women's Athletic Association for all women in the college. A cleverly arranged Dutch garden formed the scene in the Recreation Hall for this big event on the evening of April 16. Miss Danbury assisted the decorat- ing committee in planning and placing this unusual background. The beautiful formals of the ladies and their Well-groomed escorts in tuxedos added much to the gaiety of the occasion. The Vogue is one of the older traditions on the campus, and many alumnae return for this event. Miss Andersen and Mrs. Howland acted as judges and made the following selections: Libby Matson and Catherine Tidd, best looking coupleg Marjorie Hall and Alumna Alice Armstrong, best dancers. Julia Oviatt, W.A.A. president, and Lillian Ball led the grand march. ' Page One Hundred Sixly

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fliigi 123,21 f-1-'LELPZQT THE HISTORY CIF BATTLE CREEK COLLEGE 0 0. 0 By JK-yra Scupizolm OOKING into the future of Battle Creek College affords such fascinating specu- lation that We seldom turn our thoughts back to consider that which has gone before. A study of the history and accom- plishments of this institution enhances our dreams for its future in substantiating our belief in the dynamic, progressive char- acter of the school. At least a portion of the present cam- pus has served in that capacity for a great many years. Even before the various schools of which Battle Creek College was composed began to make their appear- ance, the Old College building had been the home of two diiferent colleges. The first. a Seventh Day Adventist institution, established in the e arly 1870's, later moved to Berrien Springs. where it is still located. The second, called the American Medical Missionary College, was estab- lished in 1898, and founded by Dr. John Harvey Kellogg, was finally given to the University of Illinois in 1910 and incor- porated into that institution. A continua- tion of the chemistry department which was a part of the Medical Missionary Col- lege is found in our college today. SZ The real history of the present Battle Creek College begins in 1884, with the origin of the School of Nursing. In the fall of that year, the first regular two-year course was organized under the name Battle Creek Training School for Nurses and in November 1886 the members of its first class were granted their diplomas. There were seven members in this class, one of whom was Mrs. Mary Staines Foy, present Dean of the School of Nursing. Men, at that time, were admitted as student nurses, but at the time of the en- trance of the United States into the World War all of the men nurses were called for service, and since then no men have been Page One H1lIlffI'Fd Si.rly-Izwo admitted to the school. Many of the men afterwards took up medicine. Among the graduates of this school are several who are well known to the students now: Dr. Paul Roth, Dr. Stewart, Dr. Mortensen, and Dr. Jeffry. Uniforms, in the early history of the nursing school, were brown and white. One of the prominent organizations was the Christian Help Bond. The members had Battle Creek divided into districts and a group of nurses was assigned to each to help the members of that district to the best of their ability. It was stated in a Plastic Page of 1926 that there had been no training school in the United States graduate as many nurses up to that time as the Battle Creek College School of Nursing. It further stated that the unique combination of being a missionary training school and of having the hydro- therapy course has given the school na- tional renown, and it is recognized as one of the best training schools in America. SZ In 1909 the School of Physical Educa- tion was founded, with twelve students, both men and women. There were two winter and two summer terms, students attending the whole year. Later this was changed to two winter and three summer terms. The first classes were held under a tent on the lawn south of the main building. In 1919 the curriculum was enlarged and a new plan developed, making it a straight two-year course with three weeks of summer camp, and the following year a six-weeks camp was arranged for, to be divided into three week periods for two summers each. In 1921 the curriculum was again en- larged and the course lengthened to three years. Eighty students were enrolled, rep- resenting thirty states. In January of that