In 1902; Martha Berry founded the Industrial School for Boys to educate the children of the Southern Appalachian Mountains; and in 1909 the school admitted women. The institution grew from a mountain industrial school to a two-year college in its first twenty-four years; became a four-year college in 1930; and has since become one of the leading liberal arts colleges in the South.This volume portrays; in word and image; the role of sports at Berry College throughout its 100-year history. Situating athletics within the social and cultural life of the college; the book includes both intramural and intercollegiate sport; and traces the evolution of the Viking tradition as it both parallels and reflects the development of sport in the United States. The story begins with the recreational and leisure activities of the early years of the school and traces the continuation of the sporting spirit from the days of the "Silver and the Blue" through the post-war "Blue Jacket" tradition; and ends with the Viking years of the last four decades. Of notable interest in the book is the development of the womens sports program; which has brought four national titles to the college; the importance of soccer to the college; the well-rounded intercollegiate program; which currently fields teams in seven sports; and an excellent intramural program.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Not a good read!By BFThis book reads like a family photo album. It also leaves its readers with a feeling that the author rushed through the book. slapped a few facts together and wanted to tell her family and church familys history. It is clear that little to no research was done. A grave injustice was done to icons like Annie Devine. C.O. Chinn and other civil rights heroes in Madison County. And. what happened to expounding on communities like Farm Haven and Sharon.The author failed miserably at mentioning Blues Icon K.C. Douglas was from Sharon. And not to mention Howlin Wolfs family ties to Sharon (The Carson Family). I would not recommend this book as it lacks the literary depth that educates and encourages its reader to cherish the history of Madison County. I give this book one star for existing....1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. IncompleteBy Roy S.While this book is definitely original in scope I found it a bit incomplete for Madison County Mississippi.It failed to mention Farmhaven. Mississippi where many of the descendants of African-American slaves lived.It failed to mention Luther Branson school where the Branson family was a prominent black family in Madison County since 1865.It does not discuss the blacks of Ridgeland. Mississippi or other areas of southern Madison County including the history of Tougaloo College which is the only historically black college in Madison County. This was surprising to me considering some people in the photos were Tougaloo College graduates.The book seemed to have had as many photos from ten to twenty years ago as it did historical photos from sixty or more years ago. Towards the end of the book it read more like a family album than a book on being Black in Madison County. Mississippi.I still applaud the author for her efforts because this story has never been told.
