Spring Arbor University - Echo Yearbook (Spring Arbor, MI)

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Spring Arbor Seminary and Junior College Established 1873 PURPOSE To provide thorough instruction in the most wholesome environment: to develop strong, responsible. Christian citizens—physically, intellectually, spiritually. Our Motto: EDUCATION FOR CHARACTER. OFFERINGS Curricular Junior College First two years of regular liberal arts college work, including Rhetoric, English, Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry. French, Greek. History, Economics, Sociology. Psychology, Philosophy, Bible, 'rheology High School Literature. Languages, Sciences, Mathematics, History, Social Science, Commercial Subjects, Mechanical Drawing School of Music Piano. Voice, Harmony, Theory, Solfeggio. Normal Course, A Cappclla Chorus, Orchestra Bible Department Bible, Greek. Theology, History, Homiletics, Ethics Extra-curricular Faculty-Student Cooperative government (Mayor-Council Type) Three Literary Societies—two high school: one college Life Service—Missionary—Ministerial Societies: Prayer Band Interscholastic Debating—both high school and college Inter-class Declamatory Contests Oratorical Contests; Music Recitals: Choruses: Orchestra Athletics: Basketball: tennis: base ball; volley ball; soccer; skating; calisthcntics: tumbling; hygienic gymnastics Class Hikes; School Outing; Faculty-Senior Reception; Junior-Senior Reception; College Reception; Open House Accrediting Fully accredited high school department by the State Department of Public Instruction and the University of Michigan. College department to have inspection the coming year. Credits transferable anywhere. • Equipment New Auditorium-gymnasium Two dormitories; two college halls Administration Building with all class rooms Beautiful Campus and Playground Library of 5,000 volumes: numerous current periodicals Large Assembly Room: Grafonola and Records, Projector with good film library Expenses Tuition $20.00 per Term Board and Room. $5.00 per week Miscellaneous and laboratory fees very low Payc Sixty-four +

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CALENDAR FOR 1931-1932 August— 31—Registration begins. September— 1— Many arrive at the school. 2— Convocation exercises. Memorial held for John Archer, a former student of Spring Arbor. Labor commences. 3— A baseball game held between the old students and the new. The old students are victorious. 4— The old girls lose a game of indoor to the new girls. But don't be discouraged. First Quarterly Meeting begins. 5— All arc busy, trying to settle for the year. 7—The reception for the new students is given. 10— Girls move from the Hilliard Hall to the Dormitory. The Frat and Calhoun houses are abandoned and the boys move to the Hilliard Hall. 11— All-school picnic at Ella Sharpe Park. Some couples are hard to find. 14—Warner School is closed because of paralysis epidemic. 16— The Whitchouse Social Six is organized. They act under the colors of Red and Black. 17— Mr. and Mrs. Fink, of Evanston, are visitors of the school. 18— Inter-class hikes very successful. College Freshmen all have a green time. 20— Lights in Girls’ Dorm mysteriously go out. Why? 21— Tennis tournament starts. 23—The baseball game forfeited to the Seniors by the College Sophomores. 30—Juniors burn mid-night oil watching the • Seniors. But Seniors are peaceful. October— 1— Seniors skip at high noon. Juniors go frantic. 2— Seniors return from a very successful skip-hike. They are received by the Juniors. 3— Just another dreary Saturday when we arc supposed to clean our rooms. 5—Mrs. Brown and Miss Matthewson both try to talk at once in chapel. Now isn’t that just like women? The Seniors treat the Juniors. Seniors arc all given suckers and bibs. ip H i At Page Stxlu-lhree

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6— Tennis mixed doubles won by Dowlcy and Hnzeldinc. 7— Kiffcr defeats Hazcldinc and wins the tennis singles. 8— Hazeldine and Kiffcr win the men’s doubles in tennis. 9— College Sophomores skip about 4:30 A. M. They arc given a fare-well by a College Freshman. 10—The College Sophomores return and are received by the College Lreshmcn. 12—College Sophs all given useful (?) gifts (?) by the College Frosh. 21—Teachers’ Institute. 26— All return from vacation. 27— Rev. Hicks speaks in chapel. College Sophs wallop the Sophs in indoor, 34 to 17. 29— Students go nutting. 30— Hallowe’en party in the gym. Prizes for costumes are taken by Roland Sayre and Gladys Hammond. 31— School police watch Hallowe’cners. November- 2—Seniors defeat the Sophs in soccer, 5-0. 4—Prof. Glover tells his Botany class that he was only knocked out once and that was by a stone (Stcnc). 9—Prof. Aylard gives lecture on Results of War”. The beginning of a week's series of lectures on war. 10— - New Prospects of Lasting Peace’’ by Dean Updyke. 11— Prof. Townes lectured on Relation of the United States to the World Court and the League of Nations.” 12— World Disarmament” discussed by Prof. 13—Prof. R. G. Hall of the Albion College gives an interesting lecture on The New Frontiers of American Life.” 15—Miss Knowles found in the reception room with two fellows after social hours—and with the room dark. 20—Spring Arbor Male Quartette begins tour. College Declamatory contest. Harriett; Warner and Nellie Gill tie for first place. 23— Seniors defeat College Frosh in first game of soccer finals. 24— College Frosh beat the Seniors, 3-2. 25— Thanksgiving vacation begins. First snow of the year.