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Pledge and Promise

Angie Klink

5h08min15

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411 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 5h08min.
Pledge and Promise documents the important historical significance of fraternity, sorority, and cooperative life at Purdue University. Featuring more than 250 photos, this pictorial volume tells the fascinating stories of how Greek and cooperative organizations have evolved, while honoring their core values since 1875. Pledge and Promise also highlights a sampling of the people who have contributed and benefited from their associations with these student groups. Featuring heartfelt, inspiring, humorous, and even disheartening accounts, this narrative reveals successes and setbacks.Greek and cooperative organizations have always offered valuable, life-affirming opportunities and powerful traditions that foster personal growth and lasting career skills. With this attractive, richly illustrated book, Boilermakers who once called a fraternity, sorority, or cooperative “home” will be reminded of the spirit of fun and the enduring bonds nurtured throughout their formative years at Purdue University.Foreword Preface 1 Greek Beginnings 2 Cooperative House Beginnings 3 The National Pan-Hellenic Council 4 Multicultural Greek Life 5 Purdue’s First Fraternity 6 Fraternity Stories through the Decades 7 Purdue’s First Sorority 8 Sorority Stories through the Decades 9 Rush for Women 10 Rush for Men 11 The Interfraternity Council 12 The Divine Nine 13 Cooperative House Stories through the Decades 14 The Panhellenic Association 15 Pomp and Fun Circumstances 16 Athletics 17 Special-Focus Chapters: A Sampling 18 Turning Hazing into Helping 19 Alcohol 20 Civic Engagement 21 Scholarships and Trophies 22 Publications 23 Historic Structures and Tower Acres 24 Tragedies 25 Housemothers 26 Distinguished Alumni Notes Bibliography Index About the Author
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WBAA

Angie Klink

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193 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 2h25min.
WBAA: 100 Years as the Voice of Purdue documents the fascinating history of WBAA, Indiana’s first radio station founded at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana, on April 4, 1922. Richly illustrated with more than 150 photos, the book chronicles the station’s evolution over the years, while highlighting the staff, students, and volunteers significant to WBAA’s success. WBAA began as a lab experiment conducted by Purdue electrical engineering students in 1910. Later, the station became a vital method for Purdue’s Cooperative Extension Service to broadcast the knowledge of the university, particularly agricultural news, to the people of the state. From the 1960s to 1980s, WBAA aired Purdue basketball and football games, with station manager John DeCamp as the “Voice of the Boilermakers.” In 1971, WBAA became a member station of National Public Radio (NPR), offering popular programming such as All Things Considered and Morning Edition. Listeners tuned into WBAA to hear classical, jazz, and international music, along with in-depth news reporting. Mayors and Purdue presidents aired weekly programs. WBAA gave a voice to arts and community organizations.Read about the invention of the first all-electronic television by pioneering Purdue scientist Roscoe George; WBAA’s long-running School of the Air educational program deemed the “invisible textbook”; and the Midwest Program on Airborne Television Instruction (MPATI), an airplane that transmitted videos to schools while flying over six Midwestern states in the 1960s. Famous WBAA alumni include NBC sportscaster Chris Schenkel, comedian Durward Kirby, Today Show newscaster Lew Wood, Indiana State Representative Sheila Klinker, actress Karen Black, and actor George Peppard, among others.From the vacuum tube era to the digital age, this thoroughly researched book brings to light the intriguing backstories of the esteemed one hundred-year history of WBAA.Foreword Preface 1. Mystic Wave 2. Professor Invents All-Electronic Television 3. Educate and Serve 4. Hall of Music Momentum 5. School of the Air 6. Voice 7. A Well-Balanced Radio Day 8. The Natural Resource 9. A Flying Classroom Supersedes FM 10. 1960s Staying Power 11. Civil Disobedience 12. NPR—1970s New Dawn 13. Stewards of the Promise 14. Volunteers, Belief into Action 15. Winds of Change 16. FM and the Loss of NPR—The Untold Stories 17. Rejuvenation 18. Renovation and Expansion 19. Power Up 20. Protecting the License 21. The Next Century Notes on Sources Index
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The Deans' Bible

Angie Klink

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306 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 3h49min.
Five women successively nurtured students on the Purdue University campus in America's heartland during the 1930s to 1990s. Each became a legendary dean of women or dean of students. Collectively, they wove a sisterhood of mutual support in their common-sometimes thwarted-pursuit of shared human rights and equality for all. Dorothy C. Stratton, Helen B. Schleman, M. Beverley Stone, Barbara I. Cook, and Betty M. Nelson opened new avenues for women and became conduits for change, fostering opportunities for all people. They were loved by students and revered by colleagues. The women also were respected throughout the United States as founding leaders of the Coast Guard Women's Reserve (SPARs), frontrunners in the National Association of Women Deans and Counselors, and pivotal members of presidential committees in the Kennedy and Nixon administrations. The Deans' Bible sheds light on cultural change in America, exploring how each of the deans participated nationally in the quest for equality. As each woman succeeded the other, they knitted their bond with a secret symbol-a Bible. The Bible was handed down from dean to dean with favorite passages marked. The word "bible" is often used in connection with reference works or "guidebooks." The Deans' Bible is just that, brimming with stories of courageous women who led by example and lived their convictions.Foreword Preface Author’s Note The Deans’ List 1. Celestial Chicken Salad 2. Carolyn Shoemaker, a Faraway Look 3. Artists of Life 4. Far Horizons 5. Dorothy Stratton Finds a Bible 6. Helen Schleman, Born in the Right Moment 7. If Walls Could Talk 8. Amelia Earhart, Cabbages and Kings 9. Lillian Gilbreth, the One Best Way 10. Ladies’ Agreement 11. Beverley Stone, a Lovely Light 12. Your Best Foot Forward 13. Be Interesting 14. Don’t Be a Spare . . . Be a SPAR! 15. Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch 16. In Sheep’s Clothing 17. Barbara Ivy Wood Cook, ’Tis a Gift to Be Free 18. Bible Bequeathed 19. Gospel of the Go-to-Hell Fund 20. B-Squared 21. Dean of Women Punch 22. At the Service of the President 23. Mixed Messages 24. Winter’s Death Rattle 25. Betty Mitchell Nelson, Message in the Hollow Oak 26. ’Twas Ever Thus 27. The Quiet Crisis 28. Uncharted Waters 29. Peace, Love, and a Bible Passage 30. Off Guard 31. Sit In, Stand Out 32. In Walks the Pantsuit 33. Hip Women 34. Entitled to Title IX 35. The Hand That Rocks the Cradle Can Rock the Boat 36. Easier to Move a Cemetery 37. And She Did It! 38. Deanie Weenies 39. Bible Holding Pattern 40. Chicken Salad Reprise 41. The Main Thing 42. To Understand More Than One Knows 43. Hearing What Is Not Said 44. Helen’s Hankie Club 45. Betty’s Blast Off and Bible Hand Off 46. Hugging the Purdue Campus 47. By Your Leave, Sirs 48. The Place Just Right 49. Epilogue Index
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Kirby’s Way

Angie Klink

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148 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 1h51min.
The late J. Kirby Risk II called himself "a small-town businessman from the banks of the Wabash." He was much more. The fastidious, dapper man from Lafayette, Indiana, exuded philanthropy and free enterprise. Like a sheepdog, he tended the flock, rounded up strays, darted to key places to close up stragglers, and nudged everyone toward a common goal. Sometimes his stubborn persistence caused clashes. His demanding behavior was for good, no matter what others thought. That was Kirby's way. Kirby's integrity was the basis for his two occupations. His first career was compassion, and his second career was the building of the battery company he cofounded in 1926 with $500 borrowed from his father. Today, Kirby Risk Corporation is a multimillion-dollar electrical products and services industry headquartered in Lafayette, Indiana, and led by Kirby's son, Jim. Kirby's Way captures the essence of this imitable gentleman, who with his wife of fifty-five years, Caroline, raised four children, gave time, money, and meals to strangers, refugees, Purdue University students, and their beloved community, while building from their kitchen table a successful Midwest corporation. He believed in "sacrificial service." Kirby noticed people. He recognized their importance. In turn, they loved him and wanted to help him. He dwelled on his favorite song, "Mankind is My Business." Relationships shaped his success. Kirby was quiet about his deeds. He lived the Bible passage, Matthew 6:3—"But when you do a kindness to someone, do it secretly—do not tell your left hand what your right hand is doing." Kirby Risk may not have wanted this book. Yet he would have esteemed it as a parable, a spiritual truth that compels readers to discover certainties for themselves. From heaven, he tends the flock and rounds up strays, so more people might live Kirby's Way.Foreword Preface From the Banks of the Wabash Common Denominator Girl from Oat Fields Kirby’s Charge World’s Fair Wedding Off to Work They Go Florida Circus Surplus Man When Prefab Was Fab Camp Kirby God in Us Open-Door Policy Just Desserts Wedded Bliss Junior Achievement Taking Risks New Directions Building Distance Run Without the Gentleman Ghost of Christmas Past, Present, and Yet to Come
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Divided Paths, Common Ground

Angie Klink

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146 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 1h49min.
In the early 1900s, Mary Matthews and Lella Gaddis forged trails for women at Purdue University and throughout Indiana. Mary was the first dean of the School of Home Economics. Lella was Indiana's first state leader of Home Demonstration. In 1914, Mary hired Lella to organize Purdue's new Home Economics Extension Service. According to those who knew them, Lella was a "sparkler" who traveled the state instructing rural women about nutrition, hygiene, safe water, childcare, and more. "Reserved" Mary established Purdue's School of Home Economics, created Indiana's first nursery school, and authored a popular textbook. Both women used their natural talents and connections to achieve their goals in spite of a male-dominated society. As a land grant institution, Purdue University has always been very connected to the American countryside. Based on extensive oral history and archival research, this book sheds new light on the important role female staff and faculty played in improving the quality of life for rural women during the first half of the twentieth century. It is also a fascinating story, engagingly told, of two very different personalities united in a common goal.Preface Fork in the Road Pivot Point Rossville Roots It’s Science Between the Lines Water under the Bridge No Blue Monday Practice the Art Whirlwind for Women Wheat will Win the War Roaring Women Vote of Confidence Good of the Union Friend Dave Progress On the Air War Stories Dying in a Light, White Blanket Spirit of Twin Pines Mary L. Matthews Club Voice Index
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Bridges and More

Angie Klink

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117 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 1h28min.
Bridges and More takes the reader from the early years of Civil Engineering when Purdue's campus consisted of a smattering of red brick buildings surrounded by grassy meadows and roads flanked by white, wooden fences to today's state-of-the-art facilities such as the Bowen Laboratory for Large-Scale Civil Engineering Research and the online hub for the Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation (NEES).The highly illustrated book touches on major milestones in Purdue Civil Engineering history from Road School, to the Ross Summer Surveying Camp, to Purdue's involvement in world landmarks such as the Panama Canal, Hoover Dam, the Golden Gate Bridge and the Tower of Pisa. Often, Purdue Civil Engineers are public servants, evolving research that helps to prevent disasters like building collapses and bridge failures. Bridges and More honors Purdue's School of Civil Engineering with historic images and an appealing account of 125 years of education, research and a profession that is, as the title suggests, about so much more than bridges.Introduction Chapter 1: The Progress of Mankind Chapter 2: Summer Surveying Camp Chapter 3: Transportation and Road Safety Chapter 4: Specialization and World Impact Chapter 5: Building a Legacy Acknowledgement
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