Battle Creek Sanitarium School of Home Economics - Nucleus Yearbook (Battle Creek, MI)

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An Interview We, the class of 1917, are the tenth class to be graClu21t6Cl from the School of Home Economics. Therefore, we decided that this might be a good reckon- ing time, as it were. Just as Dr. Kellogg is the inner stimulus of the institution, so the School is a material realization of one of his ideals. Promoted by him we wondered how nearly we, as the 1917 representatives, approached his preconceived ideal. No plan seemed quite so full of possibilities as a per- sonal interviewfa feat well nigh impossible for a mere D. S. student, we real- ized. But a personal telephone message to Dr. Kellogg himself proved the nec- essary magic, and lo! the Editor was soon ushered into his very presence. The result was more than gratifying. Dr. Kellogg briefly outlined the history of the school. His main purpose in establishing it was to supply expert, medically trained Dietitians to the Sani- tarium, something which no other school had succeeded in doing. He demanded a superior training, in order to establish a more elaborate, but highly necessary system of dietetics. He was the very first Dietitian! His first student was Dr. Case, and our own Miss Cooper the second student and third Dietitian. From then it grew slowly but surely larger in its enrollment and broader in its scope until it is now furnishing the Battle Creek Idea to any part of the world so desiring. It is unnecessary to add that the demand exceeds the supply. Its present enrollment exceeds the hundred mark, and it has added many subjects to itscourse. The students here have the especial advantage of the latest scientific researches and developments. s At the close of the interview, Dr. Kellogg stated: The school has more than filled my highest expectations and attained greater heights of efficiency than I ever expected. He attributed this success mostly to the untiring, zealous and more than successful efforts of Miss Cooper. To say we are glad, doesn't tell the half of it. VVe are entering our pro- fessional life with the commendation of one who knows. It gives us confidence in ourselves, it inspires us to- greater achievements. It makes us appreciate more than ever the unusual and wonderful opportunities we have enjoyed by being in the atmosphere of an institution with the aim and spirit of the Battle Creek Sanitarium. It increases our already great respect for Dr. Kellogg with his big aims, ideals and achievements. And to Miss Cooper we extend our sincerest esteem and appreciationf 26

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In Appreciation VVe Seniors feel that we cannot leave without expressing in part,'at least, our appreciation of those who have contributed so much to the pleasure and value of our school life. W Some people enter your life and then go their way again, and yet leave as lasting an impression as those associating with you the greater part of your lifetime. It is so with Flora G. Sell-now located in Scranton, Pennsylvania. She welcomed us to our school career, she was patient with our amateur at- tempts and bore with our errors just as patiently, and she labored conscien- tiously to show us the right way. She has gone on to bigger and better work, but we are grateful for having had her. Her teachings are still with us and we wish her unbounded success in everything she attempts. Wliatever of honor may come to 1917, it is due in no small measure to Miss Sell, and may she always be aware of forty fast and firm friends wherever she or we may be. If Margaret Hall had limited her teachings merely to observation classes, her position as a Faculty member would have been in no way impaired. Tran- scending far, all the lessons we learned from her lectures and demonstrations -valuable as they are-were the daily applied lessons in patience, cheerfulness and unsatiable ambition. It is a mental tonic just to be with her. We have never ceased to marvel at her wonderful character. And all through our career we will never feel discouraged and lose our enthusiasm without thinking of her and then going to work harder than ever. Unconsciously, and without seeming to do so, she has directed us toward the really worth-while things of life, and ever will she be our inspiration to keep in the right direction. It is little to say-- but we want to say it. VVe Seniors thank Miss Hall for herself, and the School for Miss Hall. Tis sweet, as year by year we lose Friends out of sight, in faith to muse How grow in Paradise our store. 25

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The Perfect Year We've come to the end of a Perfect Year, But not to the end of Time. XfVe've studied hard with all good cheer To get to the top of the climb. Nothing We did is useless, Each thing in its place is best. And What seemed hard is priceless, It strengthens and supports the rest. Our studies, so shaped and fashioned, Leave no yawning gaps between. An-d those that were not mentioned, - Are things that remain unseen. In the elder days of Art, Doctors wrought with greatest care, But now the Dietitians do their part And responsibilities share. Let us, as Dietitians, build strong, With a firm and ample base, That each succeeding race may long To greet our smiling face. H. FARR. 27