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Northwestern Michigan College: the First Twenty Years, 1951-1971 Northwestern Michigan College The First Twenty Years Preston N. Tanis NORTHWESTERN MICHIGAN COLLEGE The First Twenty Years 1951-1971 Preston N. Tanis President Emeritus Printed March 1973 Reprinted January 1992 CONTENTS Page Accreditation ...........................................................................................63 Background to the Founding of Northwestern Michigan College...........1 Barbecues .............................................................................................. 56 Campus Days.......................................................................................... 53 Commencement First Commencement ...................................................................44 Ceremonies, 1953 to 1972 ............................................................ 80 Community Involvement in Raising Money........................................... 29 Construction of the First Campus Building........................................... 39 Curriculum Development.....................................................................102 Evaluations..................................................................................106 Nursing Education.......................................................................109 Self-Study....................................................................................108 Twenty Years Later.....................................................................117 Visitations............................................................................. .. 103 Vocational-Technical Education............................ ................114 Educational Fund, Inc............................................................................ 7 Establishment of NM C............................................................................. 5 Facilities During the Early Years .......................................................... 12 Fellows ...................................................................................................89 Financing During the Early Years.......................................................... 34 Founders’ F u n d ........................................................................................ 6 Fund Drive of 1953 ................................................................................ 33 Library............................................... ..................................................... 67 Mark Osterlin Library...................................................................70 Moving to the Campus........................................................................... 48 Naming of NMC ....................................................................................10 Objectives ...............................................................................................25 Opening of Northwestern Michigan College .........................................15 Property Acquisition ................................................................................ 36 Rajkovich Physical Education Center .............................. ................98 Scholarship Funds Bentley (Alvin M.) Foundation ..................................................118 Beta Sigma P h i........................................................................... 118 Biederman (Les and A nn).......................................................... 126 Brand (Velma) ........................................................................... 132 Delta Kappa Gamma .................................................................121 Endowment F u n d ....................................................................... 128 Faculty................................................................ ....................... 128 Hall (Dorothy C.) ................................................. .....................121 Engstrom-Hicks Agency.............................................................. 122 Northwestern Michigan College Scholarships, cont’d. Grand Traverse Overall Supply................................................. 122 Hannah (Perry) Memorial.......................................................... 128 Humanities............... ............................................ .....................123 Ideal D airy..................................................................................123 Kennedy-Hill (Julie) .................................................................. 125 Kiwanis Club (Traverse City)..................................................... 130 Lions Club (Traverse City) ........................................................130 Munson Medical Center Women’s Auxiliary.............................. 127 Mutual Service Station ..............................................................127 Naar (Corrine J.) Mathematics ................................................. 119 Olmsted (Laura) Memorial Fund............................................... 126 Osteopathic Hospital...................................................................131 Potter (William James and Mary) ............................................. 132 Rennie Oil Company............................................. .....................129 Rotary Club Elk Rapids........................................................................... 122 Traverse C ity.......................................................................131 Smith Schuyler (Carrie E .).......................................................... 118 Tompkins (Karyl) Memorial Nursing.........................................125 Traverse City District Practical Nurses Association....................129 Traverse City High School P.T.A.................................................130 Unitarian Fellowship...................................................................131 Wise (Imogene and Harold) ......................................................123 Woodland Roofing Company......................................................134 Student Loan Funds Brott (Wilson L.) Memorial........................................................139 Brown (Antoinette) Memorial Nursing.......................................140 Business and Professional Women’s Club...................................139 Independent Food Merchants ....................................................137 Kangas (Waino) Memorial ........................................................136 LaPlant (Everett) Memorial ......................................................136 National Defense ....................................................................... 139 Omena Women’s Club .............................................................. 137 Practical Nursing......................................................................... 139 Rennie Oil Company................... ...............................................137 Schilling (George A.) Practical Nursing .....................................138 Schramm (Elizabeth E.) Student Nurses ...................................140 Tannewitz (Hortense Martinek) Memorial................................ 138 Trepte, Helmut ...................................................................................... 95 Trustee Membership ............................................................................. 83 Wigwam Club ........................................................................................ 51 Appendix A: Index of Names Appendix B: Index of Pictures BACKGROUND TO THE FOUNDING OF NORTHWESTERN MICHIGAN COLLEGE It was 1950 and, since the end of World War II, the Traverse City area was experiencing one of its greatest growth periods. The returning veterans were starting new families and there were many new people moving into the area. New homes were being built and new businesses were being started. There was a demand for new occupational skills and an expansion of professional services. People were becoming aware of their community and its future possibilities. They began attending meetings called to study local problems and to discuss ways of bringing about civic improvements. Many needs were discovered, but none was greater than the need to expand educational facilities and services. This was the climate for the establishment of a college in the Traverse City area. There had been previous efforts to bring higher education to the region, but these had met with limited and short-lived success. There was Grand Traverse College in Benzonia, which struggled against financial odds for several years during the last half of the 1800s, only to be finally closed at the turn of the century because of the lack of support. The Needham Business College was established in Traverse City about 1910 to train students for office work and to offer a six-week program that qualified high school graduates to teach in rural schools. It was followed by the Dockery Business College and the Lewis-Chapin School for Business. However, without state assistance and with limited tuition and gifts as sources of income, these institutions were soon forced to discontinue operation. During World War I the state legislature recognized the need for more teacher training and approved the establishment of a county normal school in Traverse City. However, it never became a reality because the legislature failed to vote the funds to operate it. Several times during the 1930s and early 1940s the Traverse City Chamber of Commerce initiated studies regarding the possibilities of creating a college in the city. College planning committees were formed from time to
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