Century Forum

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According to the 1921 Boiling Pot yearbook, "The Century Forum Literary Society derives its name from the year of its organization - 1900. The society endeavors to instill into each member a desire for development along literary lines. and to train the individual in the art of public speaking. Although forensic activity is the chief concern of the society. it also aims to help each member to get the greatest amount of good socially and intellectually from his college course."

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    Century Forum, 1918
    (Kalamazoo College, 1918) Slocum Brothers
    Members of Kalamazoo College's Century Forum during the 1917-18 academic year. This photo appears in the 1918 yearbook, The Ka-Col. On the back of the photograph, three names are listed, Paul Staake, Harvey Jacobs and Mutt Babcock. Staake graduated with the class of 1921, and Jacobs graduated in 1920. Warren W. Babcock was a member of the Class of 1920. The Century Forum was organized in 1900, at a time when the College's two other literary societies for men (Sherwoods and Philolexians) were experiencing significant growth. Some of the Sherwoods and Philos left their groups to begin the Century Forum, to keep all groups at a manageable size. Over the years the society role on campus went from literary to social in nature, and by the early 1970s they had faded away. In the 1920s, debates, musical performances, and readings were still a large part of Century Forum activities.
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    Kalamazoo College 1947 Homecoming Float
    (Kalamazoo College, 1947) Unknown
    The winning "float" for Kalamazoo College's 1947 Homecoming. This car, owned by Bob Russell '48, was decorated by the Century Forum, a men's literary society. Kalamazoo College did not have fraternities and sororities, but for over 100 years until the early 1970s, societies like the Century Forum were prominent in College social life. The photographer is not identified.
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    Century Forum
    (1966) Thoms, Susan Stuckey
    Century Forum Homecoming decoration, 1966
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    Century Forum decoration for Homecoming, 1967 (2)
    (1967) Thoms, Susan Stuckey
    Century Forum decoration on the quad, Kalamazoo College Homecoming, 1967.
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    Century Forum decoration for Homecoming, 1967
    (1967) Thoms, Susan Stuckey
    Photograph of the Century Forum decoration on the quad for Homecoming, 1967.
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