Battle Creek Enquirer from Battle Creek, Michigan • Page 88

FRIDAY, JANUARY 1, 1937 W. K. Kellogg Foundation In Sixth Year of Service Last Year Marked by Progress in Both Community Health Project, Now Functioning in Seven Counties, and in National Health Promotion. Yankee Springs Project Making Steady Progress Federal Government Is Converting 50,000 Acres of, Sub-Marginal Land Into Vast 'Back to Nature' Recreation Spot for Middlewest. LEADS WOMAN'S CLUB SECTION FOUR THE ENQUIRER AND EVENING NEWS ITH Battle Creek as its nerve center, the W.

K. Kellogg Foun a RECREATIONAL center for 10 million middlewestern city dwellers that's the federal government's goal for Yankee Springs in nearby Barry county. The Yankee IS the Foundation's activities are more specialized. Although the main offices of the organization are located here, none of the projects as carried out surrounding communities are active in the city. Probably the best-known of the city projects is the Ann J.

Kellogg school, which is part of the Battle Creek public school system embodying a new philosophy in dealing with normal as well as under privileged children. The school provides for care of 300 handicapped children in its total enrollment of some 900. The crippled, blind, near blind, deaf, hard of hearing, mentally retarded, and others needing special consideration are all given benefits of an education designed especially for them. The Associated Club building, owned and maintained by the Foundation, is operated by the Battle Creek area council of the Boy Scouts of America and serves as a center for scouting activities. The W.

K. Kellogg auditorium and the junior high school, completed in the summer of 1933, are other Battle Creek institutions inspired by the Foundation. Operates Two Camps In Barry county, one at Pine lake and one at Clear lake, are two year-round camps, each with a capacity of 150 children during the three summer months and 50 children for the other nine months are to be found living in log cabins, little different from those occupied by pioneers 100 years ago. And the government hopes to capitalize on this backwardness. Realizing that the area never w-ill be worthwhile farming country, the government hopes to create a natural paradise complete with everything but roving bands of Indians.

There will be deer and bear and smaller game galore and the fisherman will find plenty of sport in the streams and lakes hidden away among the jagged ridges. In Allegan county the state conservation department is assisting in the construction of a large fish-rearing pond which will be the source of ample stock for the area. C. V. Saunders, superintendent of field construction on the project, estimates it will take two years to complete the work.

Most of the work so far has been done on a 30-acre playground for underprivileged children at Mud lake, near Hastings, the first unit of the Yankee Springs project. The camp, one of four included in the Yankee Springs development, will be equipped with 24 cabins, an infirmary, a central mess hall and recreational lodges, providing accommodations for 96 children at a time. Present plans call for the establishment of other camps at Deep lake, about eight miles south of Middleville. at Long lake, north of Gun lake, and on the northern peninsula of Gun lake. The camps at Mud.

Deep and Long lakes are designed for children, while the plans for the Gun lake peninsula call for the establishment of recreational facilities for adults. Barry county business men take credit for the Yankee Springs development plan. A year before the project was approved a group of businessmen were writing to Washington urging the government to take advantage of the sub-marginal land in Barry and Allegan counties. The government allotted $100,000 for the purchase of the Yankee Springs property and the works progress administration will spend an estimated $120,000 in clearing the land and constructing various buildings for the accommodation of tourists and picnickers. Springs ucveiopment program, inaugurated late in 1935, is a vast undertaking.

Considerable progress already has been made in turning nearly 50,000 acres of sub-marginal land into a recreational spot but much work still remains to be done. The government believes that when completed the Yankee Springs project will provide recreational facilities, for residents of Detroit, Chicago, Toledo, South Bend and all persons living in the lower peninsula of Michigan. Part of the proposed recreational area is situated in Yankee Springs Barry county, and the remainder in Allegan county near-bv. There are 5,000 acres in Barry and 45,000 in Allegan. However, the main development is at Yankee Springs.

Completion of the recreational project involves the construction of camp sites, restocking lakes and streams with fish, estabishment of feeding centers for increased numbers of wildfowl and other game and the construction of motor roads to enable the vacationists to take full advantage of the made-to-order wilderness. During the past decade large sections-of Barry and Allegan counties have been "going back to nature" without" any governmental assistance. Farmers, despairing ol anything better than a bare sub-sistance on the rolling sand hills, have moved away. Those who remained found only a discouraging struggle. On some of the back roads in Allegan county families Hattie Wilson.

The officers of the club are: President, Mrs. Frederick W. Dunkley; first vice president, Mrs. Clarissa D. Stewart; second vice president, Mrs.

Leo E. Knapp; secretary, Mrs. B. N. Beedon; treasurer.

Mrs. Ora S. Preston, and directors, Mrs. Linsley W. Dudley, Mrs.

Harry C. Higgins, Mrs. Leland Sabin and Mrs. L. B.

Anderson. dation is now in its sixth year of service to the children of Calhoun and six surrounding counties. "Education" is the vulva word of the foundation in its efforts to advance child health and welfare. It does not constitute itself as a separate organization functioning alone, but through coordination of agencies already in the field seeks to establish a higher plane of living by an evolutionary method. Broad principles were laid down by the Foundation when it was established in June, 1930.

It was decided at the outset that race, creed or geographical boundaries would not be restrictions on its activities. Progress Made in 1936 Like the other years of its existence, 1936 was marked by progress in every field the Foundation interests itself in. Primarily there are two main avenues of activity, the Michigan community health project and national health promotion and research. The community project is active in Calhoun, Barry, Eaton, Allegan. VanBuren, Branch and Hulodale counties having a combined population of some 250.000 persons.

As the best channels to carry forwaid its work, the Foundation has concentrated on the physicians, dentists and teachers of these seven counties. With education the guiding light, the leaders of tile various communities are organized to render actual services. The Foundation executive and field staff numbers about 100, with representatives in each of the communities in the project. From the offices in the Kellogg Inn the county health units are administered. In turn, these units serve as administration centers for the program in each county.

Each county unit has a medical health director, a sanitary engineer, clerical service and a family health counsellor for each 5,000 persons. Every family health counsellor is a college graduate with teacher's training as well as being a registered nurse. The health director acts as an administrator and does not practice medicine of any kind. He sometimes serves as an executive in local medical societies but restricts his activities in showing doctors and dentists already in the field the best way to accomplish aims of the project. Gives Post Graduate Courses One of the methods used by the Foundation to better equip local physicians, dentists, teachers and other professional people is through making post graduate courses available to them.

Annual encampments In the fall for over a thousand teachers promote health programs in the schools. At these encampments mutual problems are discusfed and outside speakers address the teachers on educational problems. A special mail library service is available to all professional workers. Through all of these activities the Foundation hopes to coordinate the efforts of the teachers, the physicians, the dentists, the parents and related community agencies and organizations in carrying on health work. In the city of Battle Creek itself MRS.

FREDERICK DUNKLEY Woman's Club Now In Its 73rd Year During 1936 Its Membership Enjoyed Program Rich in Cultural Interests. THE Battle Creek Woman's club in 1936 enjoyed a year's program rich in the intellectual and cultural interests for which it was founded nearly 73 years ago. As for several years past, outstanding was a series of three addresses given by Dr. W. W.

Whitehouse. dean of Albion college, dealing with European countries. A continuation of the series will be given by Dr. Whitehouse during the new year. Other addresses were given by the presidents of two Michigan colleges, Dr.

Harry Means Crooks of Alma college and Dr. Willfred Mauck of Hillsdale college. A memorable event was the meeting of April 17, celebrating the 72nd birthday of the club. Two of the former presidents. Miss Cora Leon and Miss Louise Whitcomb, gave interesting reminiscences.

At the tea, a candle-lighted birthday cake was served by Miss Whitcomb, senior vice president. The Christmas meeting featured a program of Christmas carols by the boy choir of St. Thomas Episcopal church. Gifts were brought for the Starr Commonwealth and the meeting was concluded with a Christmas tea. The Battle Creek Woman's club has a membership of 157.

including four honorary life members, Mrs. W. N. Dibble, Mrs. Mary Forsythe, Mrs.

Fannie Whittelsey and Miss a ur on of the year. In the summer camps the periods last three weeks and in tile winter 12 or 15 weeks. On an average, 1.600 children are in camp during the year. In the summer months the Clear lake camp is operated by the Battle Creek camp fire girls. In its national program, the Foundation participates in a health conservation contest for county health units.

The "contest is carried on by the American Public Health association and the national Chamber of Commerce. The professional participation of the private practitioner of medicine and dentistry is promoted. Farseeing efforts to promote health are represented by Foundation grants of money to carry on medical research in Detroit, New York, Chicago and other centers. An arrangement with Olivet college provides a program of health education at the college level. Money for School Pools Activities outside the community health project during 1936 included the completion of swimming pools at Southeastern and Southwestern junior high schools.

The Foundation furnished money to complete these two unfinished projects. Throughout the year it also cooperated with the Red Cross and other Battle Creek agencies in carrying out their work. The Pine lake camp was made available for the Red Cross safety school last summer and some of the funds for the Salvation Army children's camp at St. Mary's lake and the camp for colored children at Sherman lake came from the Foundation. This aid to other agencies typifies the whole ideal of the Foundation's work.

The organization is not trying to give temporary relief to current ills, but it envisions a permanent program of health. An ideal society that will reach higher levels, built on a firm groundwork of education in all matters pertaining to health and welfare. We Have a Coal for Every Heating Plant! Cut down on winter fuel costs by using coal exclusively for your heating. A binful prices are still low. will be much higher so save now will save you money Later, winter costs of fuel by buying early! Laundry Bills- Clean Fuel! You can depend upon coal as a health fuel because it is perfectly safe to use, it does not give off harmful odors and it is clean! Dustless because it is thoroughly washed before it leaves our yards! A Most Pleasant New Year New Year's Greetings for 1937 HUBBARD-DUDLEY 818 City National Bank Bldg.

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