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

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PET-PlIOif3'2'-TCCAIUILD QFQLQ, i HISTORY CIF BATTLE CREEK CCILLEGE 0 0 0 f'C0'll1ll.lZ'llCCl from page 162j J year the Sanitarium Board voted, at the request of the students and alumni, to change the name from the Normal School of Physical Education to the Kellogg School of Physical Education. In 1923 other changes in the curricu- lum were made, making possible a four- year course leading to a Bachelor of Science degree. Men were in attendance at the N. S. P. E. until 1917, when they joined the ambulance corps. In fact, the dancing instructor in 1916 was a man. The stu- dents all lived in dormitories, which were located on Howland Avenue. It is re- corded that the men's rules were lenient, while the girls' were strict, so that the boys walked out of the doors . . . girls out of the windows. There was no dining room for students. One of the traditions at that time was the annual Pig-Tail Day, on which every girl was obliged to wear her hair in a long braid. There were many social events in those days, and there even existed a social sorority. Phi Alpha Delta was organized in 1917 to make fools out of freaks, dances out of drudgery, butterfiies out of book worms. Their chief aim was: Eat, drink, and be merry, for tomorrow grades may be our finish. Their motto: Sassa- fras, nuts, lobsters, and junk. There were also various sectional clubs, such as the Dixie Club, New York, and Pennsyl- vania. The men produced some athletic teams of considerable note. They played such schools as Albion, Olivet, and the Univer- sity of Detroit in different sports. Q The School of Home Economics was organized in 1906 under the name of Bat- tle Creek Sanitarium School of Health and Page One Hundred Sixty-four Home Economics. This organization was effected as a result of a demand from pa- tients and guests at the Sanitarium for instruction in food preparation and re- lated subjects. The first term was a sum- mer course, with an enrollment of seven pupils. In the fall of 1906 a one-year course for matrons and housekeepers was established. The first class of eleven grad- uated in June, 1907, most of these grad- uates being employed by the Sanitarium. The work in 1907 was extended to include a two-year course for lecturers and teach- ers. An arrangement with the American Medical Missionary College provided for the teaching of the science courses by the medical college faculty. An increasing demand for trained dietitians and other institutional workers resulted, in 1909. in the organization of a two-year course for dietitians and lecturers. In 1910, after the removal of the medical college to Chi- cago, all the required subjects were taught under the direction of the Home Economics faculty. The teachers' training course, giving the Michigan State Teach- ers' Certificate, was introduced in 1919. This was a two-year course, preparing its graduates to teach Home Economics sub- jects in elementary or high schools. During the first few years of existence the laboratory classes were held in White Cottage, then in the main building of the Sanitarium, but were later transferred to North Lodge. With the erection of the new College Library building in 1930, North Lodge was moved to Manchester Street, next to the old Lewis Cottage. North Lodge at the present time houses the Administration, Clothing and Foods Laboratories and offices for the Home Eco- nomics faculty. In the fall of 1923, the School of Home Economics aiiiliated with the School of Nursing and Kellogg School of Physical

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