Harold Keltner admission application (class of 1915)

Item Information

Title:
Harold Keltner admission application (class of 1915)
Description:
An application for admission from Mr. Harold Keltner, dated September, 1912. Mr. Harold S. Keltner was accepted and graduated as part of the class of 1915 of the International YMCA College, now Springfield College. In the application, Mr. Keltner expressed his desire to “enter Christian work to uplift men through cooperation uniting the different denominations”.
Creator:
Keltner, Harold S.
Creator:
Springfield College
Date:
1912
Format:
Photographs
Location:
Springfield College Archives and Special Collections
Collection (local):
College Archives Digital Collections
Series:
Student Files
Subjects:
International Young Men's Christian Association College
Springfield College
Springfield College--Alumni and alumnae
Young Men's Christian Association of North America
Keltner, Harold S.
Forms (Documents)
Places:
Massachusetts > Hampden (county) > Springfield
Extent:
2 Pages
Link to Item:
http://cdm16122.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15370coll2/id/15374
Terms of Use:
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Publisher:
Springfield College
Language:
English
Notes:
Mr. Keltner was described as “one of Indiana’s best products, a friend of all, full of sympathy and happiness, and noted for [his] love of natural science and Indian life (The Massasoit, 1915). After graduating from Springfield College, Mr. Keltner founded the YMCA Indian Guide program, and devoted his entire career to YMCA service. The Y Indian guide program was born in St. Louis, Mo. in 1926, as a result of Mr. Keltner’s interest in the character development of boys through their father-son relationships. The idea came to be as a consequence of many long conversations between Mr. Keltner and Mr. Joe Friday, an Ojibwa Indian, regarding the differences between modern day American and Indian father-son relationships. Mrs. Keltner played a major role in developing the first concrete steps to implement her husband’s idea and the organization of the first Y Indian Guide tribe. The program was finally adopted nationally by the YMCA in 1935. The Y-Indian Guides program was modified in 2003, out of sensitivity to Native Americans. The Y decided to drop Indian themes from their programs after an Indian civil rights group raised awareness on how the program could perpetuate offensive stereotypes about Indian cultures. The Y adventure guides program survives with Mr. Keltner’s main idea as its main purpose, “to foster father/child relationships”.
Identifier:
keltner-harold-application