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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1- J ffuuselw HISTORY DF BATTLE CREEK COLLEGE 0 O 0 fCOILf111llPfl hom page 164 Educat1on 1n the fO1I1'12It101'l of Battle C1 eek College The two yea1 course for dletl tlans was contlnued unt11 1928 29 but as adm1ss1on for membe1sh1p 1n the Amer 1can D1etet1c Assoclatlon was based on the Bachelor of Sc1ence degree 1t was neces. sary for the School of Home Econom1cs to ra1se 1ts standards accord1ngly The first Bachelor of Sclence degr ees 111 Home Eco nom1cs were g1ven 1n 1924 In the early days before the School ol: Home Economlcs was lncorporated 1n Bat tle Creek College the1e W916 two Home Econom1cs clubs the S K K and a so1o r1ty whlch was 1'13tlOI13l1Z6d 1n the sprlng of 1923 as S1gma Iota Ch1 The Delta chapter wh1ch IS st1ll ex1st1n0' among the alumnae ma1nta1ns a loan fund for Sen1o1 Home Econom1cs tudents and has g1ven a great deal of SGFVICQ 1n that capacltv At the present tune w1th an en1oll ment of approzumately 125 students the School of Home Economlcs offers a four yea1 course 1n food and nutr1t1on Wh1Ch leads to a B S degree prepaung 1ts grad uates to hold pos1t1ons as adm1n1strat1ve and med1cal d1et1t1ans a M1Ch1gaH State Teachers Cert1ficate enabl1ng them to teach Home Economics 1n Jun1or or sen1or h1ffh schools and a two year course 1n I11 st1tut1onal Adm1n1strat1on 0561611 for stu dents over twenty five yea1s of age who have had prevlous profess1onal or bl,lSl ness expeuence Whlle these graduates are not fitted for hosp1tal work It pre pa1es them for other adm1n1strat1Ve p0S1 t1ons 1n the Home Econom1cs field .ApD1OX1IT13.tQly 882 students have grad ufxted from the School of Home Economlcs 1n the twenty five years of 1ts eX1stence Manv of 1ts graduates volunteered for SGTVICG dL.r1ng the Woxld War A survey of the field of work entered by these grad uates shows at the present t1me that about 50 per cent are employed as hospltal d1et1 t1ans 1nclud1ng those IH federal state mun1c1pal and pr1vate hospltals 20 pe1 Puqc One Hzmdfcd Sz-1111 sir cent are hold1ng teachmg pos1t1ons 15 per cent a1e cafeterla managers a11d 15 per cent are engaged 1n other types of work 1nclud1ng college pos1t1ons as re search workers consult1ng d1et1t1ans con1 merc1al d1et1t1ans flectuung and demon stratlngl and soc1al SSTVICG worke1s Not only are Home Eco11om1cs grad uates serv1ng 111 all SCCIIOUS of the UH1t6d States but also 1n other COLlI1tI'19S 1nclud 1ng Japan Newfoundland Peru Pales tlne the Ph1l1pp11'l6S and Panama The success of these graduates IS 1n 110 small part due to the 1nsp1r1ng leadersh1p oi MISS Lenna F Cooper who fo1 twenty five years was Dean of the School of Home ECOIIOIIIICS In 1922 the first Jomt commencement of the three schools was held In March of that yea1 Dr Kellogg announced that the amb1t1on of hrs l1fe was to be reahzed that the varlous schools should be com b1ned as Battle C1eek College In that fall the new college opened w1th the p11v1lege of grantlnfr the Bachelor of Sc1ence de gree to students completmg the four yea1 program The first students e1ghteen 111 number recelved the1r degrees the follow 1ng June Kellogg Hall was turned over to the Race Betterment Foundatlon about 1923 The Sanltarlum rented part of the bu1ld lng and the students were allowed to use the rest The rental was finally d1SCO1'l t1nued a11d the bu1ld1ng IS now used almost exclus1vely as a woman s dorm1to1y The figu1e of Hyglea was chosen s the colege seal 1n 1923 as 1epresent1ng the 1deals of all the VaI'1OL1S schools of whlch Battle Creek College was co1n posed The College DIITIHU Club opened 1 common d1n1ng hall 1n October 1922 Thls a1ded 1n br1nff1ng the dlfferent schools closer together , l Yi' + Y'7' I' ' 'fm-S T 1-T' . ' T' '!' ' ' 'Q' ' H, '7, ' L I I WD, L Y l, L -3 A 4 s.: rt , ,I K. , , ,W , ' , , L. , W ,L Y 1 , ' '. , , , 2 . . I . N . . . . . . 7 . C ' . - - 7 . ' V ' 9 4 ca . . A . , . - . . . . 1 - 9 9 ' . - . . . . Q. 9 K ' 1 , , . ., - ' L . , c V , - 9 1 7 4 ' ' ' 1 9 - m 4 ' ' G . . 1 . . . . 1 , . . . 1 . , - . . . . 1 o ' . . . N - ' Q 1 S ' 7 ' ' ' I 4 f I ' A - K 1 N . . . . - - 7 . -' ' - 4 . . , . 9 - s cf ' , . . . ' I 9 1 ' ' 9 1: 9 ' ' ' 1 . . . . . A A. n . . . - C 1. . ' . . . - - . 1. 3 J ' -' , 1 , . , . I .. r I' ' 2. - . , ' V .. 5 , 1 . K v - . 4: 2 N 9 L ' 3 C 1 C J ' ca . . . K . U A ' , . , . .