Kettering College - Pacemaker Yearbook (Kettering, OH)

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The Kettering Story he price of progress is trouble and I don’t think the price is too high,” the words of Charles F. Kettering, a man who spent his life doing what other men said couldn’t be done. In 1876, America celebrated 100 years of inde- pendence, Mark Twain’s Tom Sawyer was published, Alex- ander Graham Bell invented the telephone, and Charles F. Kettering was born, far from the fanfare in the little town of Loudinville, Ohio. As a young man he taught school to fi- nance his own education. Poor eyesight, making it difficult to read and study forced him to withdraw from the University of Ohio more than once. When not in school, Kettering worked for the local telephone company — not in the office — but in the field. His duty was to “‘fix’’ things. And figura- tively speaking, he kept on fix- ing things the rest of his life. A pioneer in the automotive in- dustry, the developer of the diesel engine, and of new medi- cal procedures, Charles F. Ket- tering was a pacemaker dedi- cated to making the future world a better place to live.

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rr oY ; (oh mw | sal ate é aX AGk SF Sh ) Pre Sy 5 ae ettering Medical Center, Stubbs Memorial Health Center, Sycamore Hospital, and our own Kettering College of Medical Arts make up our medical facilities. With more than 600 acute care beds, Ket- tering Medical Center serves over 25,000 patients each year. As Charles F. Kettering put it, “People need to be shown the desirability of pro- ducts that will raise the stan- dard of living.”’ KMC, like the man, is dedicated to progress and service, to filling human needs, to improving a way of life. Some days at the hospital are rewarding and encourage the dedication of the students, but there are also long, tedious hours when even the most ad- vanced medical technology leaves you feeling totally help- less. Whether it is the inaugura- tion of Baby Television, or a new parking lot that makes my . KMC more accessible, the Ket- tering spirit lives on, reaching out to the whole person, emo- tionally, physically, spiritually. Kettering cares ... ae