On Thursday, March 31, The Clarke welcomes Central Michigan University professor of philosophy and religion, Hope Elizabeth May. Drawing on select items held by
the Clarke Historical Library, including the work of former CMU
President E.C. Warriner (1866-1945) and U.S. Suffragist May Wright Sewall (1844-1920), Professor May will discuss how both individuals - and the organizations which
they represented - conceptualized peace, patriotism, and public
education.
Sewall was an educator, co-founder of
the Girls' Classical School of Indiana, writer, lecturer, reformer, and
pacifist. She was president of the National Council of Women of the
United States, 1897-1899, president of the International Council of
Women, 1899-1904, Chair of the Committee for Peace and Arbitration,
1904, Chair of the Executive Committee of the Women's Suffrage
Association, 1882-1890, and co-founder of the Indianapolis Equal Suffrage Society, 1878.
In 1892, Warriner became the principal of Battle Creek High School. In
1895, he moved to Saginaw as the principal of East Saginaw High School. Just four years later, Warriner became the superintendent of the Saginaw school system,
a position he held for 18 years, while also playing an important
role in the state’s Peace Movement and efforts to integrate peace education into the K-12 curriculum. In 1918, he became CMU's president.
During his tenure, CMU grew from fewer than five hundred to nearly a
thousand students. The school offered its first bachelor of arts degree
and graduate courses during his tenure, and built the first women's
dormitory on a normal school campus in Michigan. President Warriner retired in
1939.
This presentation begins at 7:00 pm in the Park Library Auditorium. A reception will be held in the Clarke following the lecture. If you would like more information about this event or need accommodations, please contact the Clarke via e-mail or by calling 989-774-3352.
Sewall was an educator, co-founder of
the Girls' Classical School of Indiana, writer, lecturer, reformer, and
pacifist. She was president of the National Council of Women of the
United States, 1897-1899, president of the International Council of
Women, 1899-1904, Chair of the Committee for Peace and Arbitration,
1904, Chair of the Executive Committee of the Women's Suffrage
Association, 1882-1890, and co-founder of the Indianapolis Equal Suffrage Society, 1878.
In 1892, Warriner became the principal of Battle Creek High School. In
1895, he moved to Saginaw as the principal of East Saginaw High School. Just four years later, Warriner became the superintendent of the Saginaw school system,
a position he held for 18 years, while also playing an important
role in the state’s Peace Movement and efforts to integrate peace education into the K-12 curriculum. In 1918, he became CMU's president.
During his tenure, CMU grew from fewer than five hundred to nearly a
thousand students. The school offered its first bachelor of arts degree
and graduate courses during his tenure, and built the first women's
dormitory on a normal school campus in Michigan. President Warriner retired in
1939.This presentation begins at 7:00 pm in the Park Library Auditorium. A reception will be held in the Clarke following the lecture. If you would like more information about this event or need accommodations, please contact the Clarke via e-mail or by calling 989-774-3352.