Grinnell became known as the center of the Social Gospel reform movement,. see footnote 4. as Robert Handy writes, "The movement centered on the campus of Iowa (now Grinnell) College. Its leading figures were Professor George D. Herron and President George A. Gates". Other firsts pointed to the lighter side of college life: the first intercollegiate football and baseball games west of the Mississippi were played in Grinnell, and the home teams won.
Grinnell became known as the center of the Social Gospel reform movement,. see footnote 4. as Robert Handy writes, "The movement centered on the campus of Iowa (now Grinnell) College. Its leading figures were Professor George D. Herron and President George A. Gates". Other firsts pointed to the lighter side of college life: the first intercollegiate football and baseball g.ames west of the Mississippi were played in Grinnell, and the home teams won