Northwood Institute - Norfinda Yearbook (West Baden, IN)

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NORFINDIA [eg 1901—the beginning of a new era in luxury hotels as Col. Lee Sinclair built the eighth wonder of the world . . . the West Baden Springs Hotel. Owner- ship changed hands to Ed Ballard who made the hotel into an early day Las Vegas. The great hotel and spa did not escape the ravages of the depression. When the hotel was reopened, it was a seminary, used in training Jesuit priests. The Jesuits remained until 1965. As the Jesuits were continuing in their academic and spiritual endeavor, two young men in Michigan were developing a revolutionary idea in education. The idea was to make all courses relevant to the students’ career choice. These two men, Arthur Turner and Gary Stauffer, opened Northwood Institute in Michigan and Texas and in the former hotel in West Baden, Indiana. The old. . . Founda- tion for the New.

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‘ie ae 27 “MAI)- LIBRAR' Editor-in-Chief Donetta Cook Kerby Layout Editor Joana Turner Picture Editor Lila Walls Business Manager - Ric Woods Staff Joe Butler | Stephani Baugh Mark McCoy Mark Smith Photographer Larry Jones Table of Contents Opening Te 39 Student Life 10-417 Academics 18- 59 Sports 60- 75 Album 76- 91 Organizations 92-109 Advertisements 110-128