BULLETIN OF 11(11 I CATALOGUE NUMBER APRIL 1951 One Hundred and Twenty-fourth Year COLUMBIA THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY BULLETIN Volume XLIV APRIL 1951 No. 1 Published quarterly by the Directors and Fac- ulty of Columbia Theological Seminary of the Presbyterian Church, U. S. Entered as second class matter, May 9, 1928, at the post office at Decatur, Ga under the Act of Congress of August 24, 1912. BULLETIN OF Columbia Theological Seminary Decatur, Georgia CATALOGUE NUMBER 1950-51 ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR 1951-52 An Accredited Member of the American Association of Theological Schools Founded 1828 Owned and controlled by the Synods of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi and South Carolina SERVING THE SOUTHEAST CALENDAR SPRING QUARTER, 1951 May 15-19 Examinations. May 21-26 Minister's Week. Smyth Lecturer Dr. Donald W. Richardson, Union Theological Seminary, Richmond, Va. Special Lecturer Dr. J. B. Green, Columbia Theological Seminary, Decatur, Ga. Special Lecturer Dr. Henry S. Randolph, Secretary of Rural Church Work for the National Board of Missions of the Presbyterian Church, U. S. A. May 15 10:00 A.M. Annual Meeting of Board of Directors. May 22 1:00 P. M. Annual Meeting of Alumni Association. May 27-28 Commencement Exercises. Sunday, May 27 11:00 A.M. Baccalaureate Sermon delivered at First Presby- terian Church by Rev. Alton Glasure, D.D., Pastor of the First Presbyterian Church, St. Petersburg, Fla. 8:00 P.M. Sermon before Student Society of Missionary In- quiry delivered in Seminary Chapel by Rev. Robert W. Cousar, D.D., Pastor of the Central Presbyterian Church, Chattanooga, Tenn. Monday, May 28 10:30 A.M. Graduating Exercises in Seminary Chapel. Ad- dress to Graduating Class by Rev. Edward G. Lilly, D.D., Pastor of the First Presbyterian Church, Charleston, S. C. Conferring of Degrees. Announcement of Awards and Distinctions. SCHOOL SESSION, 1951-52 FALL QUARTER September 12 Registration of New Students. September 13-17 Orientation Period. September 18 Registration of Upperclassmen. 8:00 P.M. Opening Exercises in Seminary Chapel. Address by Dr. Albert Grady Harris, D.D., Pastor of the First Presbyterian Church, Macon, Ga. November 22 Thanksgiving Day. November 27 - December 1 Examinations. WINTER QUARTER December 4 Class Work Resumed. December 14, 12:00 Noon Christmas Holidays Begin. January 3 Class Work Resumed. February 27 - March 1 Examinations. SPRING QUARTER March 4 Class Work Resumed. May 13-17 Examinations. May 19-24 Minister's Week. Mav 25-26 Commencement. Calendar 1951 JANUARY APRIL JULY OCTOBER S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 29 30 29 30 31 28 29 30 31 FEBRUARY MAY AUGUST NOVEMBER S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 27 28 29 30 31 26 27 28 29 30 31 25 26 27 28 29 30 MARCH JUNE SEPTEMBER DECEMBER 5 M T W T F s ! s M T W T F S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S 1 2 3 1 2 1 1 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 30 31 Calendar 1952 JANUARY APRIL JULY OCTOBER S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 12 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 27 28 29 30 31 27 28 29 30 27 23 29 30 31 26 27 28 29 30 31 FEBRUARY MAY AUGUST NOVEMBER S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S 1 2 1 2 3 1 2 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 24 25 26 27 28 29 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 24 31 25 26 27 28 29 30 23 30 24 25 26 27 28 29 MARCH JUNE SEPTEMBER DECEMBER S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 12 3 4 5 6 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 29 30 28 29 30 28 29 30 31 30 31 Board of Directors WILLIAM V. GARDNER, Chairman SAM BURNEY HAY, Secretary Term to Expire May, 1951 N. P. YOWELL, ESQ Orlando, Florida T. GUY WOOLFORD, ESQ Atlanta, Georgia J. W. DICKSON, ESQ Anderson, South Carolina REV. R. E. HOUGH Jackson, Mississippi REV. WM. V. GARDNER Atlanta, Georgia REV. J. HERNDON McCAIN Birmingham, Alabama REV. JAMES L. DOOM Hartsville, South Carolina Term to Expire May, 1952 REV. W. H. McINTOSH Hattiesburg, Mississippi REV. E. L. HILL Athens, Georgia REV. EDWARD G. LILLY .... Charleston, South Carolina REV. JNO. D. THOMAS Pensacola, Florida REV. STUART R. OGLESBY Atlanta, Georgia RAY EVERS, ESQ Andalusia, Alabama W. HERBERT SMITH, ESQ Clover, South Carolina Term to Expire May, 1953 WILLIAM A. L. SIBLEY, ESQ Union, South Carolina REV. SAM BURNEY HAY Tuscaloosa, Alabama REV. U. S. GORDON Gainesville, Florida REV. GEO. M. TELFORD Abbeville, South Carolina J. R. McCAIN, ESQ Decatur, Georgia REV. DWYN M. MOUNGER Carthage, Mississippi H. LANE YOUNG, ESQ Atlanta, Georgia Executive Committee J. R. McCAIN, Chairman E. L. HILL WM. V. GARDNER GEO. M. TELFORD WM. A. L. SIBLEY SAM BURNEY HAY Finance Committee H. LANE YOUNG, Chairman J. ALLAN WILSON J. R. McCAIN WM. C. WARDLAW T. GUY WOOLFORD Officers of Administration PRESIDENT THE REV. JAMES McDOWELL RICHARDS, D.D. DEAN OF INSTRUCTION THE REV. FELIX B. GEAR, Ph.D., D.D. CLERK OF FACULTY THE REV. RICHARD T. GILLESPIE, Th.D. REGISTRAR AND TREASURER MISS C. VIRGINIA HARRISON LIBRARIAN MR. HAROLD B. PRINCE, M.A., M.L. ASSISTANT LIBRARIAN MRS. JULIA D. ANDERSON DIETITIAN AND HOSTESS MRS. J. HOLMES SMITH Faculty THE REV. JAMES McDOWELL RICHARDS, D.D. PRESIDENT AND PROFESSOR OF PASTORAL THEOLOGY THE REV. EDGAR D. KERR, D.D. PROFESSOR OF OLD TESTAMENT LANGUAGE, LITERATURE, AND EXEGESIS THE REV. WM. CHLLDS ROBINSON, Th.D., D.D. PROFESSOR OF ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY, CHURCH POLITY, AND MISSIONS THE REV. SAMUEL A. CARTLEDGE, Ph.D. PROFESSOR OF NEW TESTAMENT LANGUAGE, LITERATURE, AND EXEGESIS THE REV. MANFORD GEORGE GUTZKE, D.D. PROFESSOR OF ENGLISH BIBLE AND RELIGIOUS EDUCATION THE REV. FELIX B. GEAR, Ph.D., D.D. PROFESSOR OF SYSTEMATIC THEOLOGY THE REV. CECIL A. THOMPSON, S.T.M., D.D. PROFESSOR OF EVANGELISM AND COUNTRY CHURCH WORK SUPERVISOR OF FIELD V/ORK THE REV. RICHARD T. GILLESPIE, Th.D. PROFESSOR OF HOMILETICS THE REV. JAMES B. GREEN, D.D., LL.D. LECTURER ON HOMILETICS AND BIBLICAL THEOLOGY THE REV. HUBERT V. TAYLOR, B.D. ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF PUBLIC SPEECH AND MUSIC MR. ALBERT GRADY HARRIS, JR., A.B. INSTRUCTOR IN THEOLOGY SMYTH LECTURERS 1950-51 REV. DONALD W. RICHARDSON, D.D. Subject: CHRISTIANITY AND OTHER RELIGIONS 1951-52 REV. KENNETH SCOTT LATOURETTE, D.D. Subject: THE WORLD MISSION OF THE CHURCH IN OUR DAY The Seminary HISTORIC COLUMBIA On December 15, 1828, the Synod of South Carolina and Georgia, representing Presbyterianism from North Carolina to the Missis- sippi, inaugurated this institution by electing Rev. Thomas Goulding, D.D., as its first professor. For two years Dr. Goulding conducted the work, chiefly propaedeutic, in the Presbyterian manse at Lex- ington, Georgia. In 1830 the seminary was removed to Columbia, South Carolina, and the faculty complemented by the election of Dr. George Howe and Dr. Aaron W. Leland. Located in the center of South Caro- lina's capital, the Columbia campus was most attractive. The old chapel there was particularly interesting by reason of its history as well as its origin. Used originally as the carriage house of a Southern gentleman, this little building was later dedicated to a sacred purpose and came in a peculiar way to symbolize the sanctity which was there so eloquently inculcated. It is remembered as the place where Woodrow Wilson was "reborn for eternity" and where the Southern Presbyterian Book of Church Order was written. There also the first classes of Winthrop College were held, and in 1936 the Board of Directors of the seminary presented the building to that institution, now located in Rock Hill, South Carolina, upon the condition that a tablet be placed upon its walls setting forth the most significant facts in connection with its past. Re-erected upon the campus of that college, the little building stands now as a link with the past of both institutions and as a reminder of spiritual truth for the thousands who visit it each year. While located in the city whose name she bears, Columbia Semi- nary numbered among her faculty and alumni many distinguished leaders of thought and life in the Southern Presbyterian Church. Indeed, the great distinctive principles of our denomination were largely coined and minted there. Any mention of our policy imme- diately recalls the name of James Henley Thorn well; any considera- tion of the principle of the spirituality of the Church brings up the shade of Benjamin M. Palmer; while the missionary idealism and enterprise of our Church have been incarnated in John Leighton Wilson of Columbia's Society of Missionary Inquiry. As a tribute to the greatness of these and of others who have been likewise con- nected with its past, the institution treasures the verdict of the late Dr. S. M. Tenney, first Curator of the Historical Foundation of our General Assembly, expressed to the author of a historical survey written at the end of its first century: "The fruit of your study, well substantiated, is that Columbia Seminary has influenced the life of the Southern Presbyterian Church far more than any other institution, and that is saying much, and yet not so much as the facts you bring forward say." Early in the Twentieth Century a strong conviction developed in the Columbia territory that a re-location of the institution was neces- sary. At the time of the location in Columbia that city was near the center of the Presbyterian population of the Southeast. The devel- opment of the Gulf States and the shifting of the center of our constituency made necessary the removal of the seminary farther to the West in order to accomplish the original purpose for which the institution was founded, namely: 'To light up another sun which shall throw farther West the light of the Gospel." In the fall of 1924 the controlling Synods of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina, on recommendation of the Board of Directors, decided to remove the seminary to Atlanta. Immediately following this decision the Synod of Mississippi accepted the invi- tation of her sister synods to unite in the ownership and control of the seminary. Atlanta Presbyterians provided a fifty-seven-acre campus upon the hills of Decatur. During the presidency of Dr. R. T. Gillespie two theological buildings, unsurpassed in the Presbyterian world, and four faculty homes were erected. Five faculty homes have since been added to that number. In 1928, the Centennial of the founding of the seminary was cele- brated during commencement week, with the gracious participation of the General Assembly then meeting in Atlanta. The wisdom of re-locating the seminary in Atlanta has been indi- cated not only by the success with which the removal was accom- plished but also by the enlarged service which the institution has already been enabled to render for its constituent synods. The out- look for the future development of the seminary, and for the further enlargement of its program to meet the ever-increasing need of the Church, is most encouraging. The spirit of the old Columbia is being written into the life of the new. In the light of modern scholarship the students of today are gaining clear intellectual apprehensions of the great truths of the fathers. The romance of Columbia's yesterdays presages the reality of her tomorrows. 10 INSTRUCTION Columbia Seminary has always sought to maintain the highest standards of scholarship, and in recent years has kept pace with the practice of the best institutions of learning outside the theo- logical world by encouraging all full professors to earn a doctor's degree, or a graduate degree of similar standing from some rec- ognized university. Thus, while conservative in theological outlook, this institution is progressive in method and emphasizes the necessity for a broad acquaintance with all fields of modern learning. Each member of the faculty is thoroughly prepared in the field of his particular instruction and is well equipped to lead his students in their studies and to assist them in evaluating the material under consideration. It is our belief that the modern minister has a posi- tive duty to be thoroughly conversant with modern scholarship and with all present trends in theological thought, in order that he may meet the problems of his people. Hence it is our effort to encourage a broad general reading while, at the same time, laying a firm foun- dation for the student in a thorough acquaintance with the revealed truth of God's Word and with the historic standards of our Church. A real emphasis is placed upon genuine scholarship, for scholar- ship is the invaluable tool of the minister. The fact is recognized, however, that it is only a tool, and that unless it is dominated by the spirit of Christ it is worthless. All instruction at Columbia, therefore, seeks constantly to emphasize the practical, spiritual, and devotional values of the material which is studied. GROUNDS AND BUILDINGS The physical equipment of Columbia Seminary in Decatur is adequate in most respects, although a new library building is an urgent need. The buildings are constructed of red brick faced with gray limestone, and their architecture, based upon the graceful lines of the academic Gothic, is beautiful and impressive. Campbell Hall, the administration building, contains the classrooms, the library, the chapel, the dining hall and kitchen, social rooms, and offices of administration. In the entrance hallway of this building, which was erected through the generosity of the late Mr. J. Bulow Camp- bell of Atlanta in memory of his mother, is a bronze memorial on which is inscribed this inspiring and appropriate legend: 11 CAMPBELL HALL Erected in Loving Tribute to A Devoted Consecrated Christian Mother VIRGINIA ORME CAMPBELL "There Is No Higher Calling on Earth Than That of the Christian Ministry" The dormitory is divided into four sections, two of which bear the names of the seminary's former dormitories in Columbia, Simons and Law Halls. Each room has hot and cold running water, and there are showers on each floor of each section. All windows in the dormitory are screened. Rooms are furnished with single beds, mattresses and pillows, study tables and book shelves. Stu- dents are required to bring their own sheets, bed covers, pillow cases, and towels. The whole plant is heated by steam. Nine homes for faculty members have been built on the campus. All the per- manent buildings are beautiful and substantial, and everything that might lend to their comfort and efficiency has been included. Tem- porary buildings which provide apartments for eighteen veterans of World War II with their families have been erected for the semi- nary by the F.P.H.A., and the seminary owns twelve other apart- ments in Atlanta. The campus, consisting of some fifty-seven acres of rolling wood- land, is of unusual natural beauty, and allows ample room for future expansion. Members of the student body have opened a number of inviting pathways through the wooded section of the campus, and these furnish opportunity for exercise through walking at all seasons of the year. ACCREDITATION Columbia Seminary is a member of the American Association of Theological Schools and its work is fully accredited by that organi- zation. This approval of its work assures graduates of the seminary of full academic recognition for courses completed in its classrooms. The Association makes no attempt to dictate the theological views of its members but is concerned only with the maintenance and improvement of their educational standards. The seminary is also a member of the Presbyterian Educational Association of the South. 13 CULTURAL ADVANTAGES As a center of transportation and commerce with a population of approximately 664,000, Greater Atlanta offers many advantages in a social and cultural way. Thus, in addition to the facilities available through- its schools, it provides a multitude of worthwhile opportunities for the enrichment of the mental and spiritual life. Atlanta has long been famous as perhaps the outstanding musical center of the South, but it also draws visitors of distinction in prac- tically every field of human activity. Throughout the year students have opportunities to hear preachers, educators, scholars, and politi- cal leaders of national or worldwide fame, and to the individual who uses these opportunities wisely, they constitute a liberal educa- tion in themselves. A GREATER UNIVERSITY CENTER The presence in Atlanta of numerous outstanding educational institutions has awakened in its leaders the idea of a great coop- erative development in education. Plans have now definitely taken shape for the erection of a great university system, modeled after the plan successfully followed in Toronto, Canada, in which the University System of Georgia, Emory University, The Georgia Insti- tute of Technology, Agnes Scott College, The High Museum of Art, and Columbia Theological Seminary are cooperating units under this arrangement. Each school maintains its absolute independence and its own distinctive standards, but each has full access to the library and faculty resources of the others. This plan has been approved by the General Education Board of New York, which has already made generous appropriations for the establishment of a union card catalogue of the various libraries represented. This catalogue makes it possible for a student or professor in any of the cooperating institutions to locate and have access to any volume contained in any individual library. An agreement has been reached between the faculties of Columbia Seminary and of the Candler School of Theology in Emory University that students of either institution may, with the consent of their professors, be admitted to courses taught in the other. In certain cases this arrangement may be of benefit to undergraduate students in these schools, but it should be of particular value to those who are taking work toward advanced degrees. When the entire program becomes operative it will make Atlanta one of the greatest educational centers in America and will afford students in the seminary opportunities for graduate work which can ordinarily be found only in a great university. 14 OPPORTUNITIES FOR OBSERVING RELIGIOUS WORK The City of Atlanta, with its Presbyterian Church membership of more than 19,000 and with its enrollment of 13,747 in Presby- terian Sunday Schools, furnishes to the students various opportuni- ties for engaging in active religious work. Within the metropolitan area every type of church and every form of Christian activity is found. This gives opportunity to study the work of typical churches, both of our own and other denominations. In the outlying agricultural district, and in the villages and towns which lie within easy reach of the seminary, the students have op- portunity to study, under most favorable conditions, church work in the rural and small town communities. This ideal location fur- nishes exceptional advantages of a clinical nature for the thorough preparation of ministers equipped for every task which the Church faces. The opportunities thus afforded for studying methods of church work at first-hand are of especial value to classes in Pastoral Theology, in Homiletics, and in Religious Education, and greatly strengthen the quality of the work offered in these departments. A description of the observation work required in these classes will be found in the brief prospectus of courses published elsewhere in this catalogue. COLUMBIA'S TERRITORY Statistics of the Church in Columbia's territory tell a graphic story. When the seminary was founded it took both South Carolina and Georgia to form one synod and that, at its best, was not large in membership. It contained five presbyteries, two in Georgia and three in South Carolina, and these consisted of 128 churches with 8,560 communicants served by 73 ministers and 1 1 licentiates. The territory of Columbia Seminary now contains five synods, which cover an area stretching from the Atlantic Ocean to the Mississippi River, and from the North Carolina-Tennessee line to Key West. Greater Atlanta, the home of the seminary, is in the center not only of this territory but of the entire South. This area contains 247,785 square miles with a population of over thirteen million persons. Our Church in this territory reports 1,149 churches, 203,620 members, and 792 ordained ministers and licentiates. Great as is the progress which has been made, however, the Southeast continues to be one of the greatest home mission areas of America, and Presbyterianism has not done its proportion- ate share toward the evangelization of this territory. There is genu- 15 ine need for a strong theological seminary located in the heart of this section to send out well trained and warm-hearted young min- isters into the development of the synods and the extension of their work. Strategically located as it is, Columbia Seminary possesses a unique opportunity for service. It deserves the loyalty and the support of students and of financial benefactors not only by reason of its educational importance, but because it is one of the great Home Mission agencies of the Church. TERMS OF ADMISSION AND GRADUATION Every student seeking admission to the seminary must present the following credentials: 1. A written application for admission made in accordance with the form prepared by the seminary and providing necessary bio- graphical facts. Printed application blanks will be mailed by the seminary upon request. The application must be accompanied by a registration fee of $10.00 which will be credited toward payment of fees for the first quarter. No refunds will be made in the case of registrations which are cancelled after August 1 of the year in which the student expected to enroll. 2. A letter from competent officials in his church stating that he is in full communion with the Church, and that on the basis both of Christian character and of natural gifts he is recommended for admission as a student of theology. Under ordinary circum- stances each Presbyterian student applying for admission is expected to present a statement from his presbytery authorizing him to enter this seminary. 3. A transcript of his record at the last institution attended fur- nishing evidence of the fact that he has completed a regular course of study and has received an approved degree. If he has not com- pleted such a course the student will only be admitted upon the special request of his presbytery, or of a similar church court in other denominations, with recommendation that he be received as an extraordinary case. In such cases the student will be expected to furnish evidence that he has received adequate training in sub- jects fundamental to the studies of the seminary or he may be required to stand an entrance examination given by the faculty. It is becoming increasingly difficult for men who have not had full college education to find a place in the ministry, and Columbia 16 Seminary definitely discourages such men from seeking admission unless it be under most exceptional circumstances. If the applicant for admission is an ordained minister, he must present a letter from the ecclesiastical body to which he belongs stating that he is in good and regular standing, and must meet the necessary academic requirements. COLLEGE PREPARATION The academic degree offered upon entrance to the seminary should represent four years of collegiate work. Other degrees than that of Bachelor of Arts, showing the completion of an adequate collegiate course, will be accepted as satisfying the academic re- quirements for admission to the seminary; but the classical course of study leading to the degree of Bachelor of Arts is the normal course of preparation for the seminary. In order to further the program of cooperation between colleges of agriculture and theological seminaries which has recently been developed, this institution will accept graduates of four-year colleges of agriculture as candidates for its degree. There is scarcely any branch of learning which is not of very great value to the student for the ministry. Adequate time should be given to Latin, Greek, Philosophy, Bible History, Ancient and Modern History, the English Language, English Literature, Edu- cation, and Psychology. It is also highly important that the student should have the broadest possible acquaintance with the facts of modern science. It is desirable that all students of the seminary shall have com- pleted the proposed minimum pre-seminary curriculum which is printed on page 61 of this catalogue. Those who lack basic courses in English, History, the Natural Sciences, Philosophy, and the Social Sciences may be required to do supplementary work in these fields under the guidance of faculty members. Instruction in the New Testament department presupposes knowl- edge of Greek. Students should make an earnest effort to take during their college course at least two years or three quarters of Greek, either classical or New Testament. Students who have not had this minimum of college Greek will have to take a larger num- ber of hours to graduate from seminary, including more work in grammar and somewhat less work in interpretation. For the exact differences between the two groups of students, see the description of courses under the New Testament department. 17 ORIENTATION PROGRAM Every student who enters a theological seminary soon realizes that the time he has in which to prepare for the Gospel ministry is very short. He faces the question: "How can I derive the most benefit from my seminary course?" It is possible to lose much time, weeks or perhaps months, in making the transition from the kind of academic work done in college to the type of instruction given at the level of theological education. Some studies in theology demand knowledge of special principles of procedure before a student can pursue them with facility and a sense of achievement. If certain methods and skills peculiar to the intellectual work of a minister are not acquired during his theological training, it may be difficult or impossible to learn them later. If, however, they are set forth early in his semi- nary work and he is given an opportunity to practice them under supervision while a student at the institution, they are more likely to become a permanent part of his educational equipment for the future. Columbia believes, therefore, that everything possible should be done to help new students make a quick and easy adjust- ment to theological study, and to help them adopt sound methods of study as early as possible. With this purpose in view, an orienta- tion program has been arranged and will be required of all new students during the week preceding the regular opening of the semi- nary in the fall. The advantages of such a program are many and varied. The following considerations reveal a partial estimate of its value: 1 . The life and work of the seminary will not be entirely strange when the regular schedule of classes begins. 2. New students will have an opportunity to get acquainted with one another before the 'rush' of routine work starts. 3. Instructions will be given concerning the use of a theological library as a means of saving effort and time later for the students. 4. They will be acquainted with some of the most effective methods of approach to theological studies. 5. They will be given rules and principles of analysis, under- standing, assimilation, and interpretation of materials used in the various fields of instruction. 6. Students will have an opportunity to put into practice the rules and principles of study set forth under the supervision 18 of members of the faculty and with the help of more advanced students of the seminary. 7. Seminars will be conducted in which the 'practice work' will be studied, and constructive suggestions made for continued improvements. The orientation program is without extra expense to students except for the charge of $9.00 for board during the week. STUDENTS FROM OTHER SEMINARIES A student coming from another seminary of recognized standing will be received ad eundem gradum on his presentation of a letter from that seminary certifying to his good standing, and regularly dismissing him to this seminary. He must also comply with the terms of admission set forth above, and if a candidate for the degree of Bachelor of Divinity, he must satisfy the requirements of this seminary with reference to knowledge of the original languages of Scripture. THEOLOGICAL DEGREES The standard degree of the seminary is that of Bachelor of Divin- ity (B.D.). Any student who completes in a satisfactory manner all of the courses of study required in the seminary, and who has presented to the faculty a diploma of graduation from a recognized college or university, will receive a diploma from this seminary cer- tifying that he has earned this degree. The revised Form of Government authorizes the faculty to grant the degree of Master of Theology (Th.M.) for not less than one year's additional resident study; and the degree of Doctor of The- ology (Th.D.) for not less than two years' additional resident work. The latter of these degrees is not offered at the present time, how- ever, and it will be the policy of the institution not to offer it until such time as an enlargement of the seminary's teaching and library staff makes possible a greater emphasis on advanced research work. Studies leading to the degree of Th.M. are now available for prop- erly qualified students, however, and the requirements for this degree are stated elsewhere in the catalogue. PLEDGE In addition to meeting the foregoing qualifications for admission to the seminary, the Board of Directors requires each student to subscribe to the following declaration: 19 "Deeply impressed with a sense of the importance of improving in knowledge, prudence and piety, in my preparation for the Gospel ministry, I solemnly promise, in a reliance on divine grace, that I will faithfully and diligently attend on all the instructions of this seminary, and that I will conscientiously and vigilantly observe all the rules and regulations specified in the plan for its instruction and government, so far as the same relates to the students; and that I will obey all the lawful requisitions, and readily yield to all the wholesome admonitions of the professors and directors of the semi- nary while I shall continue a member of it." REPORTS TO PRESBYTERIES The seminary regularly reports to the proper authorities in the presbytery the results of each term of work as indicated by the student's attendance, punctuality, deportment, diligence, and scho- lastic standing. A student who fails to complete satisfactorily all of his academic work, or otherwise prove himself a worthy candidate, will not be eligible for scholarship aid during the following quarter unless spe- cial providential circumstances lead the faculty to make an excep- tion in his case. THEOLOGICAL INTERNSHIPS Columbia Seminary has pioneered for the Presbyterian Church in providing opportunity for certain of its students to take a year of clinical training under the oversight of older and more experi- enced ministers. This year is ordinarily to be taken between the Middle and Senior years at the seminary in order that the student in his last year of academic work may devote himself especially to problems which he has discovered during his period of practical training. The faculty of the seminary maintains close contact with the student and with the minister under whom he serves during the clinical year and is always prepared to offer its assistance and advice. Any student may apply for appointment to such an internship, but the decision of the faculty will be made in the light of its judgment as to the best interests of the individual concerned. No student is required to take this fourth year of training contrary to his own wishes and none is permitted to do so without permission of his presbytery. In all instances the church with which the student serves will provide room, board, and $75.00 per month for a period of twelve months extending from September 1st to September 1st. The 20 plan has evoked highly favorable comment throughout the Church as constituting a real forward step in theological education. EXPENSES The Presbyterian Church has always provided generously for the education of its ministerial students and charges made by the semi- naries have never represented even the approximate cost of a theological education. At the present time the policy of all semi- naries in the Presbyterian Church, U. S., is to fix their fees upon the same general level, which has been set in such a way as to place the opportunity for theological training within the grasp of any qualified candidate. At the same time the very reasonable charges made afford the student an opportunity to share with the Church in meeting the expense of his theological education. Fees for the school session of 1951-52 have been fixed as follows: Registration and Maintenance $ 150.00 Room Rent 87.00 Board (subject to change) 313.50 Student Activities 5.00 Total $555.50 The fee for registration and maintenance will be due in three installments of $50.00, payable at the beginning of each quarter. The student activities fee is to be paid at the beginning of the school year. Charges for room and board are made at the end of each quarter. No student will be granted a degree by the seminary until he has satisfied all financial obligations incurred during his resi- dence there. The charges made for graduate students will be the same as for other members of the student body. A diploma fee of $5.00 is to be paid in advance of commence- ment by each student receiving a degree from the seminary. A limited number of rooms for married students are available in a section of the dormitory reserved for that purpose. These are designed especially to meet the need of students who have married before deciding to study for the ministry. The seminary cannot commit itself in advance to provide rooms for students who marry during their course of study at the institution. In the case of the wives of married students occupying rooms in the dormitory and boarding in the refectory, no additional room rent will be required, 21 but a higher fee will be charged for those who board elsewhere. Board in the seminary refectory will also be available to them at the regular rate charged for students. A maintenance fee of $15.00 per quarter is charged each couple residing in the dormitory. The seminary also owns thirty apartments for occupancy by the families of students. Each student is expected to care for his own room in the dor- mitory, but janitor service is provided for all other parts of the buildings. The boarding department is efficiently administered by Mrs. J. Holmes Smith as dietitian and hostess, assisted by a competent and faithful group of servants. As the refectory is operated upon a non-profit-making basis, the charge made represents the actual cost to the seminary of providing this service, so far as it is possible to estimate the cost in the light of past experience. An attempt is made to make the meals as wholesome and as well balanced as possible rather than as cheap as possible, and the regular fare will compare favorably with that at any similar institution. Book Store. The seminary operates a book store for the benefit of its students and all required textbooks as well as a wide range of other religious literature can be purchased through it at reduced prices. Incidental Expenses. The student's incidental expenses will nat- urally be determined in large measure by the temperament and dis- position of the individual concerned. A careful student will be able to hold this incidental expense to a surprisingly small amount. FINANCIAL AID Loans to Candidates. The General Assembly's Board of Educa- tion, Richmond, Virginia, provides a loan each year for deserving students who are properly recommended by their presbyteries. This loan is to be repaid under conditions prescribed by the General Assembly. The amount of this loan is not to exceed $200.00 per year, but students are to apply for no more of that sum than is actually needed. Application for the loan should be made through the chairman of the Committee of Christian Education in the pres- bytery. The seminary will be glad to furnish information and to render assistance in the matter. The payment of the student's loan is usually made in two install- ments. The first installment is received in October; the second in March. 23 In case of special need loans may also be secured through the seminary. Scholarships. In addition to the loans described above there are a number of scholarships available for students who are unable to meet their expenses without further financial assistance. These scholarships are regarded not as gifts but as an investment made by the Church in the training of its ministry. The amount granted to any student is to be determined in the light of his other resources and of the quality of work which he has done. Scholarships cannot be awarded to those whose grades do not measure up to require- ments. Application for this aid is to be made to the president of the seminary on forms which will be supplied upon request. All scholarships will be payable in regular installments throughout the year according to a schedule which will be set by the business office of the seminary. In addition to meeting the requirements stated above the student who receives a scholarship must Have exhausted his own resources and have exercised the oppor- tunity to borrow from the Assembly's Board of Education. Under regulations of the institution all students receiving scholar- ship aid are ordinarily expected to render a reasonable amount of service to the seminary in return, and student help is used in the library, in the dining room, and on the grounds. The work done is of substantial assistance to the seminary, and the students are enabled to enjoy a feeling of greater independence and self-respect through the fact that they are rendering some service in return for the aid received. A student who marries during the period of his preparation for the ministry will not ordinarily be eligible to receive scholarship aid thereafter, nor can scholarship aid be granted to ordained ministers who may enroll for special or graduate work. Self Help. The location of the seminary and the nature of its schedule make it very difficult for its students to earn money by secular work done during the school term. A number of positions in playground and Boys' Club work are available annually through the Decatur Recreation Board and the Atlanta Y. M. C. A., how- ever, and these have been a source of help to many students. After the first year in the seminary, the student may earn a part of his expenses through engagements for summer work or for supply preaching in churches near the institution. 24 VETERANS' BENEFITS Columbia Theological Seminary is one of the institutions ap- proved by the government as a place of study for veterans receiving educational benefits under the "G. I. Bill of Rights." One hundred such veterans of the recent World War were enrolled in the insti- tution during the school year 1950-51. THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF THEOLOGY (Th.M.) The degree of Master of Theology is granted to a student who has spent a year or more in graduate study, has completed satis- factorily at least forty-five hours of work with grades that average at least B, has presented an acceptable thesis on some approved subject, and has passed a final oral examination before the faculty or a committee of the faculty. It is ordinarily wise for three full quarters to be spent in resident. It is possible, however, for a student who attends two full quarters, or four half-quarter terms and who has earned thirty hours of credit to earn the remaining fifteen hours by courses completed in absentia under faculty supervision. The seminary is under no obligation to admit a student to candi- dacy for the degree unless the faculty is convinced that the student could profit by a year's study and that a satisfactory course of study can be planned from the courses that are available at the time. A prospective student should confer with the president and the pro- fessors under whom he plans to study before undertaking work. Each applicant is expected to present evidence of achievement and competence as a student, especially in the field of his major interest. He must have the degree of B.D. from this seminary or its academic equivalent. He must have passed the regular B.D. courses in Hebrew and Greek; those students who plan to do their major work in the New or Old Testament departments must be able to handle the appropriate language with ease. Some of the courses for the degree will be regular classroom courses. There will also be some courses in which qualified stu- dents will carry on a program of work in the library under the direction of the professors. Both the course of study and the subject chosen for the thesis must be approved by the professors of the group of specialization. In no case shall less than fifteen hours be taken in the group of specialization. No student may take more than fifteen hours of graduate work during one quarter. 25 A student whose thesis subject and course of study have been approved by the professors of his group and who has met the language requirements may then apply for formal admission to candidacy for the degree. Admission to candidacy is to be granted by a majority vote of the faculty. A student cannot be granted a degree until at least four calendar months after he has been admit- ted to candidacy. Upon being admitted to candidacy for the degree, the student shall present a tentative outline of his thesis project to the faculty in a seminar conference to be arranged not later than the time of the completion of thirty hours of graduate work. The thesis for the degree of Master of Theology must be written in some field of theological inquiry that offers potentialities for a real contribution to religious knowledge; must show an adequate acquaintance with the literature in the field chosen; must evidence a grasp of the subject culminating in well-supported conclusions; and must be presented in a creditable academic and literary form. Further detailed directions concerning the form in which this thesis is to be presented will be furnished candidates for the degree in printed form after their matriculation at the seminary. The thesis must be approved by a committee of the faculty at least two weeks before the degree is granted. Three typewritten, bound copies of the thesis must be deposited in the library. At least a week before the degree is to be awarded, the candidate must pass a satisfactory examination before the faculty or a com- mittee appointed by the faculty. The examination may cover the whole field in which the student is specializing, but emphasis will be placed on the subjects covered in the thesis and the courses sub- mitted for the degree. In order that a high standard of attainment in scholarship may be maintained, it may be advisable in many instances that the entire work leading to the degree should not be completed in one year, but that after meeting all residence requirements the student should be allowed the privilege of completing the writing of his thesis at a later date. THE ENGLISH COURSE This course is offered only for the benefit of certain students who may be received by their presbyteries under the extraordinary case clause of the Book of Church Order. Application for permission to pursue the English Course must, in every case, be made to the president of the seminary before the student begins his work and 26 must be accompanied by a written request from the presbytery that the candidate in question be admitted to this course. Sudents who take the English Course are permitted to omit Hebrew; and, when they do not have the necessary preparation in Greek, they are permitted to omit certain courses in New Testament Exegesis. The courses in Introductory Greek provide an opportu- nity for every student who wishes to do so to fit himself for work in New Testament Exegesis. In case the Hebrew and Greek are omitted, students are expected to choose, from among the electives, courses sufficient to bring their daily work to fifteen hours per week. Those students who are permitted to take the English Course are granted an appropriate certificate. BIBLE TRAINING COURSE (Master of Arts in Biblical Education) In order to provide needed training for lay missionaries and for teachers of Bible in public schools, Columbia Seminary offers a one-year course especially designed to meet the requirements of students contemplating such service. Students enrolling for this training will be expected to carry at least fifteen hours of regular class work throughout the three quarters of the school year. Ap- proximately two-thirds of the work required in the course will ordi- narily be in the field of English Bible, and the student will thus be given full opportunity to equip himself in this vitally important sub- ject. Ordinarily the student will not be permitted to take all of his work under one professor. Other studies are to be elected from among the regular courses offered in the catalogue after conference with the faculty. Under ordinary circumstances, however, it will probably be advisable that work be taken in the History of Missions, Theology, Presbyterian History and Polity, Evangelism, Religious Education, Public Speaking, and Hymnology. The course of study outlined above has been adopted after con- ference with the Executive Secretary of World Missions for the Presbyterian Church, U. S., and has been approved by him as meet- ing the needs of lay missionaries in that Church. Students enrolling for the course must be properly recommended for admission by competent authorities of their denomination. The seminary will award the degree of Master of Arts in Biblical Education to each student who satisfactorily completes this course and meets the following requirements: 27 He must have a bachelor's degree from an approved college or university. He must have a reading knowledge of at least one foreign language. He must satisfactorily complete courses for at least forty-five hours' credit. He must be admitted to candidacy for the degree, must have the seminar conference concerning his thesis project, must complete his thesis, and must take his final oral examination in the same manner and by the same dates as required for candidates for the Th.M. degree. EXAMINATIONS At the close of each quarter written examinations are held on the subjects studied during the quarter. No student is permitted to be absent from the examination of his class except for satisfactory reasons. In certain instances the professors may require a term paper or papers in lieu of an examination. A comprehensive exami- nation in English Bible must also be passed by all candidates for the B.D. degree and students in the English Course. GRADES AND DISTINCTIONS At the close of each quarter, grades are sent to all students and their presbyteries. A, (excellent) is the highest grade given; it is reserved for those students whose work is of a markedly superior quality. B, (superior) is the grade given for work which, while not notably superior, is clearly above the average. C, (average) is the grade given for satisfactory work of the aver- age student. D, (inferior) is the grade given for work which, while not alto- gether satisfactory, is good enough to entitle the student to credit for the course. E, (conditioned) is the grade given those students whose work is not good enough to entitle them to credit for the course, but to whom the instructor is willing to allow a re-examination after addi- tional study; on such re-examination no grade other than D or F can be given. F, (failure) is the grade given for failure and indicates that no credit can be had for the course except by repetition. 28 Students who during their three years at the seminary have made no grade below A graduate "Summa Cum Laude." The distinction of "Magna Cum Laude" is awarded to those who have earned grades of A in 90 hours of their work and have received no grade below B. Students who have A's in 45 hours of their work, who have an average of B, and who have no grades below C are gradu- ated "Cum Laude." In each of these cases the appropriate distinc- tion is recorded upon the student's diploma. OUTLINE OF COURSES FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF DIVINITY Fall Quarter 201. History 130. New Testament 150. English Bible 300. Theology 126. New Testament 101. Old Testament 401. Religious Education 302. Theology 480. Rural Church 491. Public Speaking 307. Theology 104. Old Testament 204. History 402. Religious Education Winter Quarter JUNIOR YEAR Spring Quarter 202. History 203. History 451. Homiletics 131. New Testament 426. Pastoral Theology 151. English Bible 470. Evangelism 301. Theology 127. New Testament 490. Public Speaking MIDDLE YEAR 102. Old Testament 326. Apologetics 303. Theology 152. English Bible 103. Old Testament 132. New Testament 304. Theology 161. English Bible 452. Homiletics SENIOR YEAR 305. Theology 133. New Testament 427. Pastoral Theology 453. 308-9. Theology 153. English Bible 471. Methods of Evangelism 492. Homiletics Public Speaking 495. Hymnology For students beginning Greek in seminary: Junior year, fall quarter: take N. T. 126 instead of N. T. 130. Junior year, winter quarter: take N. T. 127 instead of N. T. Evan- gelism. 29 THE SCHEDULE In 1927 Columbia Seminary adopted the "Quarter System," which has become so popular in leading universities and graduate schools throughout the country. Each quarter consists of ten weeks for classes and one week for examinations. Columbia ordinarily gives work only during the fall, winter, and spring quarters. The system has proved most satisfactory, and it has several dis- tinct advantages over the older system. The attention of the student is normally centered on a compara- tively small number of courses. Experience has proved that this concentration of study makes it possible for more work to be done in each course than would be possible if the student's time were divided between seven or eight different subjects. An open Monday is secured without congestion on other days. Students preaching on Sundays need miss no classes. An oppor- tunity is given for supplementary and collateral reading. The simple unit of credit, the quarter hour, makes it easy for credits from Columbia to be transferred to other graduate schools. Columbia's work is accepted at full credit by leading graduate schools. Students are enabled to enter at the beginning of any one of the three quarters, though the work can be better correlated if they enter at the beginning of the fall quarter. The unit of credit is the quarter hour and 150 hours are required for graduation. Each student normally takes from 15 to 18 hours each quarter. Elective courses may be taken by special students, and by those who seek credit towards the degree of Master of Theology. Ordi- narily, electives will not be open to Juniors. Middlers and Seniors who have made an average of B may supplement required work by electives up to 20 hours. No student will be permitted to carry more than 20 hours' work in a quarter. The requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Divinity may not be completed in less than nine quarters. Most elective courses are offered in units of two, three, or five hours. Electives of two hours are given on Wednesdays and Fri- days; of three hours, on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays. When possible, all five-hour electives are given at one period and all two and three-hour electives at another period so as to offer a wider range of choice. The year and quarter when each elective will be 30 given is indicated in connection with each course. Some electives are given only in alternate years and are so indicated; the expression "odd years" means scholastic years beginning in September of odd years, such as the term 1951-52. Other electives are not placed in regular rotation, but are given only by arrangements between stu- dents and professors. Seminar courses are intended primarily for graduate students but may be elected by Middlers and Seniors who have an average of not less than B for the preceding quarter, provided that in the opinion of the professor an undergraduate may take a given semi- nar with profit. FIELD WORK Columbia Seminary has a unique opportunity to provide almost every possible type of practical training in Field Work for minis- terial students. The seminary's new program of Field Supervision will assist all students and recent graduates not only during the winter months but throughout the entire year. Columbia's Field Work has two distinctive aspects. The Field Director will visit the students on their fields during the summer months and, when re- quested to do so, he will continue to lend supervision to graduates of the seminary for several years after the completion of their academic work. The varied training in all types of church work which is made available through the many churches of Atlanta and the outlying areas is supplemented by an ever-widening program of activities which are projected by the Field Work Department itself. Students who do not have pastorates and preaching engagements are assigned to work in such projects as the downtown Formwalt Sunday School Mission, Central Church Baby Clinic, Scottish Rite Hospital for Crippled Children, Lawson General Hospital, Veterans Hospital No. 48, the DeKalb County Jail, DeKalb County Work Camp, U. S. Federal Penitentiary, U. S. Honor Farm, Fulton County Alms House, and a wide variety of other institutional training. The Director of Field Work counsels frequently with all students serving in churches or other Field Work projects. Confidential reports from the churches served provide a very profitable method of counsel and direction for the student and the Field Director. Practicums will be held one hour each month for discussion of the various problems and methods involved in all types of field work. (See statement on Practicums under Practical Theology.) 31 ?fr BQSBB rrt Wm m $s in ;^k s II 1 "7- Tfc ENTRANCE TO PROPOSED MEMORIAL LIBRARY BUILDING ATHENS PRESBYTERY RURAL TRAINING PROJECT Columbia Theological Seminary initiated a unique and far- reaching program of training for the Rural Ministry in the fall of 1948. An appropriation of $25,000 was secured from an endow- ment to be used over an eight-year period in training rural pastors. Athens Presbytery set up a special committee of outstanding laymen and ministers to work with the Professor of Rural Church at the seminary. All students who serve rural churches in Athens Presby- tery and other students in the seminary desiring to equip themselves in this field are engaged in an intensive and specialized course of training on the field. Likewise rural and home mission pastors in Athens Presbytery attend the classes. This course of training is a two-hour elective course with credit given for three quarters. An effective program is being worked out which will be of far-reaching importance in the years to come. The class meets in a rural church in Athens Presbytery one Monday each month with varied leaders in the fields of Rural Church, Soil Conservation, and Agricultural Extension Service serving as visiting teachers. Once each quarter the students, pastors, and professors meet with a Rural Church Council which is composed of two rep- resentatives from each of the twenty-five or more cooperating churches. These quarterly meetings are supper meetings. DIRECTIONS FOR REACHING THE SEMINARY The campus of the seminary is located in the southeast section of Decatur, Georgia, about one-third of a mile from the bus line. Students coming by train over roads other than the Georgia Rail- road will ordinarily save time by taking the trackless trolley to Decatur after arriving at an Atlanta station. For purposes of con- venience, however, they are advised in all instances to purchase rail tickets from the point at which they entrain to Decatur in order that baggage may be checked through to the local station. Students arriving at either Atlanta station without heavy hand luggage will find it to their advantage to take the South Decatur trolley at its stop on Alabama Street. They will leave the car at the corner of Derrydown Street and Columbia Drive in Decatur, whence a walk of three-tenths of a mile southward on Columbia Drive will bring them to the seminary. Students with heavy baggage will find it to their advantage to take the Main Decatur trolley which they will board at its stop 33 on Pryor Street between Edgewood and Auburn Avenues. This stop is only a few blocks from the Union Station but a transfer via one of several other lines will be advisable for those arriving at the Terminal Station. Upon arrival in Decatur, one should leave the car at the stop opposite the Georgia Railway Station. Cab service at a moderate rate is easily available from a nearby taxi-stand to the seminary. Students who travel by bus or who arrive via the Georgia Rail- road from Augusta may buy their tickets to Decatur and secure a taxi to bring them to the seminary. In case of confusion or difficulty in carrying out these directions, call the seminary from some nearby telephone and, if possible, a car will be dispatched from this point. The seminary does not expect students to arrive on Sunday and no one will be in the office to provide information or to make assignment of rooms on that day. EXTENSION WORK BY THE FACULTY In order to be effective teachers of men who are to be preachers of the Gospel, it is essential that professors in a theological semi- nary should be men of a deeply evangelistic spirit and that they should not lose contact with the outside world and its needs. For this reason, it is the policy of Columbia Seminary to encourage its professors in the holding of special evangelistic services as fre- quently as their academic activities will permit, and practically all members of the faculty conduct one or more such meetings annually. Since the removal of the seminary, the faculty members have been engaged in Atlanta and throughout the South in practically every form of service required of a minister. They preach; administer the sacraments for vacant churches; teach Bible classes; conduct classes in schools of Missions, teacher training schools, and Young People's Conferences; attend other conferences of various kinds; address synods, presbyteries, Young People's Conferences, Men's Clubs and speak to almost every variety of civic and social club on a wide range of topics. A special Leadership Training conference for the Presbyterians of Greater Atlanta is conducted by the professors of the seminary in cooperation with the Religious Education Com- mittee of Atlanta Presbytery during the winter months. 34 Courses of Study GENERAL STATEMENT The curriculum materials of Columbia Theological Seminary have been arranged in four major divisions, as follows : ( 1 ) Biblical Theology, (2) Historical Theology, (3) Systematic Theology, and (4) Practical Theology. In addition to its simplicity, this arrange- ment reflects the unity of the curriculum and at the same time emphasizes the closer relationship sustained by certain departments of study within a given group. The latter emphasis, as indicated in another section, offers particular advantages for specialization on the part of graduate students. The present schedule includes the total number of hours required for graduation. With the curriculum arranged in this manner it does not become necessary for the student to augment the outline of required courses with sundry electives, often chosen at random, in order to secure the total number of hours prescribed for gradua- tion. This schedule provides a well-rounded and comprehensive course in preparation for the Gospel ministry, with due emphasis on the various fields of study both practical and theoretical. The arrangement now offered is more in keeping with recent trends in education and with practices long prevalent in other (graduate) professional schools than the former plan of offering a large variety of electives for undergraduates. Provision is made for the guidance of all students in the seminary in a survey of the entire Bible which will eventuate in a comprehen- sive examination scheduled at some time during the senior year. This significant strengthening of the curriculum offerings in the Biblical Theology Group has emerged from three basic convictions : (1) that predominantly the three years of seminary training rest ultimately in the authority of the Scriptures; (2) that concerted effort should be made to emphasize the centrality of the Bible in our total training program; and (3) that every candidate for the Gospel ministry should attain to a summary knowledge of the teach- ings of the entire Bible before his ordination. The seminary reserves the right to change rules and regulations affecting its student body or the granting of its degrees at any time that this may appear necessary to the Faculty and Board of Direc- tors. Such changes will go into effect whenever the proper authori- ties may determine, and may apply not only to prospective students 35 but also to all who may, at such time, be matriculated in the semi- nary. The seminary further reserves the right to withdraw courses and to make necessary changes in the schedule at any time. GROUP I Biblical Theology A. OLD TESTAMENT LANGUAGE, LITERATURE, AND EX- EGESIS. The Church has always emphasized the importance of the original languages of Holy Scripture in theological education. "The Old Testament in Hebrew, and the New Testament in Greek, being immediately inspired by God, the Church is finally to appeal unto them." Therefore, the seminary endeavors to fit the students for the ministry to use intelligently and effectively the original languages in interpreting the Sacred Oracles. 101. Elements of Hebrew. The class begins the study of the language with orthography, followed in due course by etymology and syntax. Translation from Hebrew Old Testament and written translation in Hebrew are taken up in suitable progressive stages. Textbooks: Essentials of Biblical Hebrew by Yates, and Hebrew Bible. Required, Middle year, fall quarter, five hours Professor Kerr 102. Elements of Hebrew, Continued. This course continues work begun in the fall quarter with progressive additions in detail, until the principal grammatical elements of the language are covered. Textbooks: Same as for Course 101. Required, Middle year, winter quarter, five hours Professor Kerr 103. Hebrew Reading and Syntax. Hebrew reading with special reference to vocabulary. Syntax is taught by careful attention to examples as they occur in the Hebrew Bible. Textbooks: Hebrew Bible and Hebrew Lexicon. Required, Middle year, spring quarter, five hours Professor Kerr 104. Old Testament Criticism. This course involves a study of the rise and present status of different schools of criticism, with consideration of the problems, methods, and principles of historical and literary criticism. Required, Senior year, spring quarter, five hours Professor Kerr 36 105. Grammatical Interpretation of the Psalms. The class will make detailed grammatical and exegetical studies in the Psalms. The purpose of the course is to train the student in the practice of grammatical interpretation of the Scriptures. Elective, fall quarter, five hours Professor Kerr 106. Exegetical Studies in The Prophets. The class will be occupied with detailed exposition of selected portions of the books of the Prophets. Elective, hours and credits to be arranged Professor Kerr 107. Advanced Hebrew Syntax. This course offers a thorough study in the syntax of the language by the use of textbooks and the reading and comparison of selected illustrative passages from the Hebrew text. Elective, hours to be arranged Professor Kerr 108. Hebrew Reading Course. The purpose of this course is by rapid reading of extended passages to acquire a large vocabulary and general facility in the use of the Hebrew Bible. Elective, hours to be arranged Professor Kerr 109. Biblical Aramaic and Arabic. By arrangement with the professor, courses in Aramaic or Arabic may be given to qualified students. The number of hours and the particular nature of the course is to be determined by the needs and opportunities of the student. Elective, seminar Professor Kerr B. NEW TESTAMENT LANGUAGE, LITERATURE AND EX- EGESIS. The courses in this department are designed to give a working knowl- edge of the New Testament and to fit the student for a lifelong study of this priceless book. Every minister who hopes to lead the thoughts of his people must keep abreast of the thought of the age. Students in this department are ex- pected to come to an intelligent understanding of the trends of New Testament interpretation and criticism, conservative and radical, through the lectures, daily assigned reading, and parallel reading. All work in this department is on the basis of the Greek text. Ministe- rial students are strongly urged to take a minimum of two years or three 37 quarters of Greek in college. Students who enter the seminary without this minimum are required to take courses 126, 127, 131, 132, and 133, a total of twenty-five hours. Students who have had their Greek in col- lege take courses 130, 131, 132, and 133, a total of twenty hours. The courses in this department have been selected so as to give a gen- eral introduction to the study of the New Testament and some practice in detailed exegesis in the various types of literature found therein. The work in this department is closely coordinated with that in the depart- ment of English Bible. Aside from the daily assignments, a certain amount of parallel reading in English or Greek, or both, is required with each course. Term papers are assigned with most courses, so that students may acquire some facility in the technique of investigating rather thoroughly some of the typical problems in the field. 126. Beginners' Greek. A course in New Testament Greek for beginners. Required of all students without sufficient college Greek, Junior year, fall quarter, five hours Professor Cartledge 127. Greek Grammar and Reading. After the completion of the beginners' Greek book, a study will be made of a grammar of New Testament Greek, and there will be some reading in the Greek Testament with a grammatical emphasis. Required of all students without sufficient college Greek, Junior year, winter quarter, five hours Professor Cartledge 130. Romans. A study of this major Pauline epistle in the light of the principles of grammatico-historical interpretation. After a detailed introduction to the epistle, a careful exegesis will be made of the Greek text. Some work will be done in the fields of the life and theology of Paul, especially as they touch this epistle. Required of students who took sufficient Greek in college, Junior year, fall quarter, five hours Professor Cartledge 131. New Testament Introduction. The student is introduced to the principles of grammatico-historical in- terpretation and is given a survey of the materials available for using those principles in the interpretation of the New Testament. General in- troduction will include a study of the language of the New Testament, the religious background of the first century, textual criticism, and the canon. Special introduction will include a study of each book of the New Testa- ment, reconstructing its background and giving an outline of its contents. Required, Junior year, spring quarter, five hours Professor Cartledge 38 132. Revelation. An intensive study of the one prophetical book of the New Testament. Some comparison will be made with the Old Testament and the extra- canonical apocalypses. The regular subjects of special introduction, in- cluding the Johannine problem, will be studied. Students will be expected to acquaint themselves with as many different methods of interpretation of this book as possible. Required, Middle year, spring quarter, five hours Professor Cartledge 133. The Gospels After an introduction to the Gospels there will be reading of selected portions of the Greek text of the four Gospels. Along with the reading there will be a consideration of the life of Christ and of typical problems in the field of historical and textual criticism. Required, Senior year, winter quarter, five hours Professor Cartledge 140. The Epistles to the Corinthians. Introduction to and exegesis of selected portions. The life and work of the early Church. Elective, hours and credit to be arranged Professor Cartledge 141. The Epistle to the Hebrews. Introduction and exegesis. A comparison of Christianity and Judaism. Elective, hours and credit to be arranged Professor Cartledge 142. The Catholic Epistles. Introduction to and exegesis of selected ones of the General Letters of the New Testament. Elective, hours and credit to be arranged Professor Cartledge 143. Advanced Textual Criticism. Some practice in handling manuscripts collating and evaluating their texts, and a study of some of the more detailed theories in the field. Elective, hours and credit to be arranged Professor Cartledge 144. The Septuagint. The study of selected portions of the Greek Old Testament, compared with the Hebrew. The origin of the version. Its value in Old Testament textual criticism. Its bearing on the Greek of the New Testament. Elective, hours and credit to be arranged Professor Cartledge 39 EXISTING DORMITORY FUTURE DOR? it EXISTING AIRVIEW OF COLUMBIA LY.. r* 7 V m. \,}im[^k tvif \mvjrw OF Columbia- TkEotoriiCAL ; Seminary I PROPOSED LIBRARY GEOLOGICAL SEMINARY FUTU&f ACA : 145. The Social Teachings of the New Testament. The discovery and interpretation of the New Testament teachings on certain of the typical social problems of the present day. Elective, hours and credit to be arranged Professor Cartledge 146. Modern Literature. Qualified students are allowed to take this reading course to familiarize themselves with some of the books and technical journals in the New Testament and general Biblical field written in recent years. Instead of meeting class, the student will hand in written critiques of each book. The course may be taken any quarter for any unit of credit up to a maximum of five hours. Elective Professor Cartledge 147. Rapid Reading of the Greek New Testament. Students will read the complete Greek New Testament for a credit of five hours. Such rapid reading is of great value in building a vocabulary and becoming familiar with the atmosphere and idioms of New Testa- ment Greek. Elective, any quarter Professor Cartledge 148. New Testament Research. Qualified students will be allowed to work on various problems in the New Testament field under the supervision of the professor, submitting their findings in the form of term papers. Credit given will depend upon the amount of work done. Elective, any quarter Professor Cartledge C. ENGLISH BIBLE, OLD AND NEW TESTAMENT INTER- PRETATION In recognition of the important place which the English Bible should occupy in the minister's study, in his thinking, and in his preaching, Columbia Seminary includes as a part of its required work six basic courses in this field. A number of elective courses are also arranged. The courses in the five divisions of the Biblical Group have been care- fully planned to have a minimum of overlapping and at the same time to make the offerings in the field as broad as possible. The apparent over- lapping at certain points is largely overcome by the methods of approach which the several professors employ to guide their students in the study of the Bible. The Old and New Testament departments lay especial em- phasis upon the exegetical study, while the English Bible department uses the expository method. Our primary concern is not to offer the student a wealth of homiletic material but rather to assist him in the development of an effective method of Bible study and to secure for him a broad concept of the teachings which inhere in the books studied. 42 150. Outline Studies. A rapid survey of the contents of each book in the Bible, with some attention to authorship and unique characteristics: this study to serve as a basis for a comprehensive view of the Scriptures as a whole. Required, Junior year, fall quarter, three hours Professor Gutzke 151. Old Testament History. A survey of historical and biographical material recorded from Genesis through Ruth, as having been written to serve as an introduction and a background, first for the Kingdom of Israel, and, ultimately, for the life and work of Christ. Required, Junior year, spring quarter, five hours Professor Gutzke 152. The Kingdom In Israel. A survey of historical and biographical material recorded from I Samuel through Esther, with special attention to the role of the prophets in the life of the Kingdom, as having been written to serve as an introduction and a background for the Kingdom of God in Christ. Required, Middle year, winter quarter, five hours Professor Gutzke 153. The Epistles of the New Testament. A survey of the Pauline and the General Epistles to integrate the inter- pretation of the Christian life under the new covenant in the power of the Holy Spirit. Required, Senior year, spring quarter, five hours Professor Gutzke 154. The Major Prophets. Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel and Daniel will be studied to note the func- tions of the prophet in the life of God's people, and the content of their message as a revelation of the will of God. Elective, three hours Professor Gutzke 155. The Minor Prophets. The last twelve books of the Old Testament will be studied as above. Elective, three hours Professor Gutzke 156. The Poetic Literature. Job, Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, and the Song of Solomon will be studied with special attention given to the function of worship in the godly life. Elective, two hours Professor Gutzke 43 157. The Gospels. Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John will be studied to gain a comprehensive understanding of the significance of the coming and the work of Christ, in the context of the Scriptures as a whole, and in relation to salvation. Elective, three hours Professor Gutzke 158. The Acts. The Acts of the Apostles will be studied to note the function of the Holy Spirit in the life of the Church. Attention will be given to the nature of the Church, noting its origin, organization, task, program, and technique as revealed in the narrative. Elective, two hours Professor Gutzke (Since undergraduates cover this portion of Scripture in the required course in Evangelism 470 the course, as outlined here, will ordinarily be given as a seminar for graduate students.) 159. Jeremiah. A study in the life and times of one of the great prophets of Israel with an evaluation of his message for the world of today. Elective, two hours, schedule to be arranged Professor Richards 160. Bible Synthesis. A study of selected books in both Old and New Testaments to grasp the message of each book as a whole. Written reports and outlines based on library research and student initiative are the major part of the require- ments in the course. Class meetings will be arranged to suit programs of the students who wish to take this course. Elective, seminar, hours to be arranged Professor Gutzke 161. The Social Message of the Old Testament. An examination of the ethical and moral teachings of the prophets with a view to discovering their permanent significance for mankind. The relationship of these teachings to the New Testament Scriptures will also be studied. Required, Middle year, spring quarter, two hours Professor Gutzke 170. Research In Bible Doctrine. A course of directed survey of standard works on Bible Doctrine, de- signed to serve the needs of graduate students pursuing major studies in this department. The program of study will be developed to suit the par- ticular needs of the individual student. Seminar, hours to be arranged Professor Gutzke 44 171. Research In Biblical Theology. A course of directed study of standard works of interpretation of Biblical themes, designed to serve the needs of graduate students pursing major studies in this department. The distinctive emphasis in this course will be upon theological interpretation of selected Biblical material in the area of the student's graduate work. Seminar, hours to be arranged Professor Gutzke 180. Preaching From the Psalms. The Book of Psalms is a little Bible. It comprises many elements; Law and gospel, history and prophecy, philosophy, religion, and ethics; these make it a rich treasury. A course in the theology of the Psalter includes studies not only in God, but also in man, sin, revelation, Messiah, salva- tion, immortality, etc. As the student explores this storehouse of ma- terials for the work of the ministry, he will find a supply for his own spiritual needs. Elective, time to be arranged Professor Green 181. The Teaching of Jesus. Of those who have occupied the teacher's office, Jesus is easily first. The teachings of others are valuable, but His are indispensable. He was the Teacher sent from God. He taught saving truth. His words possess an authority and a finality that belong to the words of no other. Included in the teachings of Jesus are all the great subjects of religion, and from them may be deduced principles for the solution of all the problems of life. No teacher of religion can afford to neglect the teaching of the Teacher. Elective, time to be arranged Professor Green GROUP II HISTORICAL THEOLOGY Church History "The Church is the people of God gathered around the Messiah." It is the communion of those who acknowledge the Reign of God in Christ Jesus. The Church appears in various forms under differ- ing conditions among sundry peoples and in changing periods. The history of the Church deals with her missionary work, her thought or doctrines, her institutions, and her defenses against attack. The first of these is treated in the history of Christian missions. The institutions receive consideration in the course on Presbyterian history and polity. Opposing views are considered in Apologetics. 45 In the course of general Church History account is taken of the history of Christian thought. 201a. History of Christian Missions. The foundation for missions is found in the New Testament, the motive in the command of the King, and its ever enlarging circle in the history of the Church. The substantial works of Latourette give a background, while the volume by Glover gives a compressed record. Special attention is devoted to Southern Presbyterian Missions and to biographies of out- standing missionaries of every denomination. Required, Junior year, first half of fall quarter, three hours Professor Robinson 201b. Early Church History. The life of the Church under the old Roman Empire is studied with source reading, the histories of Kidd, Duchesne and Schaff, guided by Qualben's History of the Christian Church for order of subjects treated. Required, Junior year, second half of fall quarter, two hours Professor Robinson 202. Church History Through the Reformation. The history of the Mediaeval Church is traced in such works as the Cambridge Mediaeval History and the Reformation by Lindsay follow- ing the outline in Deanesley's History of the Mediaeval Church. Special study is given to Augustine, the councils, the division of the East and West, monasticism, scholasticism, empire, and papacy, the rise of nations and the fall of the imperial papacy; and in the Reformation to Luther, Zwingli, the Anabaptists, Calvin and the counter-reformation. Required, Junior year, winter quarter, five hours Professor Robinson 203. Church History to the Present. The rise of modern religious ideas and the effect of philosophical, scien- tific and critical movements upon the life of the Church. Church life and thought in Britain, Germany and France are surveyed. Then attention is devoted to the transplanting of Christianity to America and a survey made of the chief denominations here, as the form in which the Church of God in Christ Jesus manifests itself in the United States. Required, Junior year, spring quarter, five hours Professor Robinson 204. Presbyterianism, Its History and Polity. The polity of primitive Christianity in the light of recent research. The rise of the monarchial episcopate out of the presbyterate. The restoration of Presbyterianism at the Reformation. Research and papers by class on the polities of Calvin, sixteenth century Scotland, the Westminster Di- vines, and Thornwell. Survey of the Presbyterian Churches of the world. 46 The practical application of these principles in the polity of the Southern Presbyterian Church. Required, Senior year, fall quarter, five hours Professor Robinson 205. The Teaching of Karl Barth. The Gifford lectures are used as the bases of study and discussion as to the doctrines of the noted Swiss theologian. Text: The Knowledge of God and the Service of God. Elective, two hours Professor Robinson 206. The History of the Doctrine of the Holy Spirit. The subject is traced through the Bible and the history of the Christian Church. Elective, three hours Professor Robinson 207. The Historical and Theological Studies of Warfield. The writings of the great Princetonian are used for seminar studies and theses on such subjects as: Augustine, Calvin, the Meaning of the Refor- mation, the Westminster Confession, Revelation, the History of the Doc- trine of the Trinity, Christology, Perfectionism. Elective, two and one-half hours Professor Robinson 208. The History of the Doctrine of the Atonement. A course in which each student reports the doctrine of the atonement taught by a representative of each of the four Great Christian syntheses, the Greek, the Latin, the Protestant, and the Modernist. Seminar Professor Robinson 209. The Ecumenical Councils. Special seminar in the history of the first six ecumenical councils using Hefele and studying the sources. Each student makes a special study of one council with seminar reports and a term paper. Seminar, two hours, schedule to be arranged Professor Robinson 210. Southern Presbyterian Worthies and Their Works. Following the lines marked out in Dr. J. M. Wells' Sprunt Lectures, this course provides for the study of the life and writings of selected leaders of our Church such as Dabney, Hoge, Girardeau, Thornwell, Palmer, Baker, Woodrow, Peck, S. Robinson, W. W. Moore, R. C. Reed. Seminar, hours to be arranged Professor Robinson 47 211. Scottish Theology in Relation to Church History. The lectures of Principal John Macleod of Edinburgh on this theme and the earlier lectures by Dr. James Walker on Scottish Theology and Theo- logians guide the study which is amplified by seminar reports on the works of "Scots' Worthies." Elective, two or three hours Professor Robinson 212. History of the Doctrine of Justification. The history of the cardinal article of Protestantism is studied with the help of Kittel, the Reformers, E. Boehl, J. Buchanan, and others in class recitation and seminar reports. Elective, three hours Professor Robinson 213. Christological Eschatology. As Christ is our ground of forgiveness so He is our hope of glory. In Him, in His coming to earth and in His Reign at God's right hand, all our hopes gather. Using the professor's Sprunt Lectures as a guide, the class follows the Christological approach in studying eschatology. Elective, two hours Professor Robinson GROUP III SYSTEMATIC THEOLOGY A. DOGMATIC AND BIBLICAL THEOLOGY 300. A Survey of Theological Thought. A survey of Christian thought prior to the Reformation as set forth in the writings of some of the leading thinkers such as Augustine, Anselm. and Aquinas; and in the statements of Church Councils. Required, Junior year, fall quarter, three hours Professor Gear 301. Theology of the Reformation. This course is designed to give students first-hand acquaintance with the theological writings of the leaders of the Reformation such as Luther, Melanchthon and Calvin. Required, Junior year, spring quarter, three hours Professor Gear 302-304. Systematic Theology. A study of the main points of Reformed Theology as contained in Cal- vin's Institutes of the Christian Religion, standard outlines of Reformed Theology, the Westminster Standards and other Reformed statements. This study will be divided as follows: 48 302. Theology Proper and Anthropology. The Reformed doctrine of God, His relation to man and the world; the doctrine of Man, his relation to God, the world and mankind. Required, Middle year, fall quarter, three hours Professor Gear 303. Christology and Soteriology . The Reformed doctrine of the Person and Work of Christ, the Holy Spirit, and the application of the Work of Redemption. Required, Middle year, winter quarter, three hours Professor Gear 304. Ecclesiology and Eschatology . The Reformed doctrine of the Church, the Sacraments, and of "last things." Required, Middle year, spring quarter, three hours Professor Gear 305. Protestant Thought Since the Reformation. A study of the development of Protestant theological thought since the Reformation as set forth by representative thinkers and major theological movements and schools. Also a study of the main trends in contemporary theological thought and an examination of current problems in the light of basic evangelical principles. Required, Senior year, winter quarter, five hours Professor Gear 307. Roman Catholic Theology. An examination of distinctive doctrines of the Roman Catholic Church in the light of Scripture and Reformed thought. Required, Senior year, fall quarter, two hours Professor Gear 308. Contemporary Cults. A study of the various cults which have sprung up on the fringe of Chris- tianity such as Mormonism, Christian Science, and Jehovah's Witnesses or Russelism. This course has both a theoretical and practical purpose so as to help the pastor effectively to deal with them. Required, Senior year, spring quarter, first half, two and one-half hours Professor Gear 309. Theology in the Thought and Life of A Christian. This course is for the purpose of enabling students vitally to relate the basic principles of Christian Theology to the various aspects of life in the modern world. Required, Senior year, spring quarter, second half, two and one-half hours Professor Gear 49 310. Theology in Literature. This course consists of a study of some of the literary classics which have definite and positive theological value. Elective, three hours, schedule to be arranged Professor Gear 311. Theology and Modern Philosophy. Students are given an opportunity to examine some of the philosophical systems of our times from the standpoint of Christian Theology. Readings from the works of outstanding philosophers will be assigned for study and criticism. A working knowledge of Philosophy is necessary for this course. Elective, three hours, schedule to be arranged Professor Gear 312. Theology in Christian Experience. This course aims to give the students an insight into Christian experience at its best in non-Biblical writers as found in some of the great devotional books. Some time will be devoted to a discussion of the nature and reality of Christian experience. Some of the books in this field to be read are: Augustine, The Confessions; Calvin, Letter to Cardinal Sadolet; Luther, Concerning Christian Liberty; Comenius, The Labyrinth of the World; William Law, A Serious Call to a Devout and Holy Life; and Bunyan, Pilgrim's Progress. Changes in the books studied will be made from year to year. Elective, spring quarter, two hours, even years Professor Gear 313. Theology and Civilization. The significance of Theology as a foundation for a stable and enduring society will be studied. Special emphasis will be given to the place of Calvinism in the development of our national life, the basic differences between a Protestant and a Roman Catholic society, and Communism as a basis of civilization in the light of Christian Theology. Selected read- ings and papers will be required. Elective, winter quarter, three hours, odd years Professor Gear 314. The Christian Doctrine of the Church. This course will deal with the origin, nature, and mission of the Church; the various theories of the Church and its relation to the State; and the place of the Church in contemporary society. Elective, hours and schedule to be arranged Professor Gear 315. The Christian Doctrine of Grace. Some time will be given to tracing the rudiments of the doctrine of Grace in the Old Testament, in which are implicit the fuller and richer teach- ings of the New Testament. A study will be made of the meaning of and 50 emphasis upon Grace in the New Testament; the value of the doctrine in theological thought and in the Christian life; and its importance in modern preaching. Elective, hours and schedule to be arranged Professor Gear 316. The Christian Doctrine of the Holy Spirit. This course is designed to acquaint the students with the teaching of the Bible concerning the Holy Spirit. His place in Christian experience and in the Christian Church will be given special emphasis. Elective, hours and schedule to be arranged Professor Gear 317. Seminar in Theology. This course enables students to do independent and thorough work on a theological subject of special interest to them. Papers will be read and discussed. Elective, two hours, schedule to be arranged Professor Gear B. APOLOGETICS 326. Apologetics. The function of Apologetics. The history of and the present need for Apologetics in the current revolt against historic Christianity. Vindica- tion of the knowledge of God as given in Christianity; that is, Theism, the religious nature of man, the Christ of the Bible as the historical Jesus, the infallible truth and Divine authority of the Scriptures. Term papers are presented on certain of these themes by members of the class. Required, Middle year, winter quarter, five hours Professor Robinson GROUP IV PRACTICAL THEOLOGY A. RELIGIOUS EDUCATION During the past two decades we have witnessed marked progress in the development of Religious Education as a specialized field of thought. Many of the leading theological seminaries have added it to their curriculum offerings, and churches everywhere are seeking greater efficiency by the use of facilities made available through research in this field. Columbia Seminary is committed to the belief that tremendous possibilities inhere in this relatively new subject for the training of ministers. We are employing the laboratory method in this department to the end that the students may be privileged to correlate carefully the theoretical and the practical as the two are merged in a definite church situation. 51 401. Organization and Administration. This course combines extensive library work, free class discussion, guided observation in small groups in selected churches of Greater Atlanta, a carefully written term paper correlating the work of the quarter, together with especial assignments made from time to time during the quarter. Required, Middle year, fall quarter, five hours Professor Gutzke 402. Theory and Technique of Religious Education. This course is designed to give the student a grasp of the principles and procedures involved in the program of inducing faith in God, in Christ, and in culturing Christians. The function of the Holy Spirit and the sig- nificance of the Scriptures as the Word of God are noted and integrated with recognized pedagogical principles in presenting a technique for the Christian worker. This course is basic for a systematic approach to all problems in the field of Religious Education. Required, Senior year, fall quarter, three hours Professor Gutzke 403. Psychology of Leadership. A study of the function of the personality of the pastor, evangelist, teacher, parent, counselor, friend, etc., in the educational process. The mechanisms employed in pastoral work, evangelism, teaching, counseling, personal work, and church visitation will be described and studied in cor- relation with the doctrine of the Holy Spirit and the contribution of the Social Sciences. This course is designed to give a comprehensive grasp of the significance of procedure in promoting Religious Education. Elective, spring quarter, two hours, odd years Professor Gutzke 404. Trends in Religious Education. A survey course studying the development of this phase of church work and various points of view sponsored in the church at large as reflected in recently published books. The influence of the social sciences and pedagogical theory upon current procedures presented in contemporary Religious Education literature will be observed. This course is designed to enable the student to interpret the significance of the recent develop- ment of Religious Education in the history of the Church and to orient himself in that field of service as it is today. Elective, spring quarter, two hours, odd years Professor Gutzke 405. Sociological Aspects in Religious Education. This course begins with a survey of the field of social relations to iden- tify and to describe major social problems in terms of sociological sig- nificance. At the same time New Testament Literature is reviewed to note what social problems were dealt with by the Early Church and to study the principles utilized in the interpretation and handling of such problems. After this, readings are assigned in contemporary literature to 52 familiarize the student with prevalent schools of thought as these analyze and interpret conditions existing in society today. Reports of such read- ings are presented for seminar discussion, and the students examine these views to gain further insight into the implications of the Church as an institution in the Social Order, the Christian in Society, and the Gospel in the World. An attempt is made to recognize the practical implications of the Second great Commandment for the Christian today, and to understand what could be done to instruct and guide growing Christians into an adequate realization of their responsibilities in the world order in which they live. Seminar, hours to be arranged Professors Gutzke and Richards 406. Readings in Religious Education. This course is designed for students who wish to study source material which has contributed to the concepts now current in this field. Bibliog- raphy and procedure will be chosen in line with any special interest of the student. A maximum of five hours' credit may be allowed. Course 402 is prerequisite for this course. Seminar, hours to be arranged Professors Gutzke and Richards 407. The Education of Adolescents. This course begins with consideration of the psychology of adolescents to note the typical characteristics of persons in this stage of development, with special attention to the phenomenon of conversion. The latter part of the course deals with the normal problems arising in the religious experience of a Christian adolescent. Elective, two hours Professor Gutzke 408. Personal Therapy. This course opens with a description of the general problems of person- ality difficulties and a survey of the common procedures employed to effect the removal of such difficulties. The student will be introduced to the current literature in the field of personal counseling and guided to an interpreteation of such techniques from the point of view of the work of a pastor or teacher. Elective, two hours Professor Gutzke 409. Research in Psychological Theory. A course of directed study in standard works setting forth prevailing schools of psychological theory, designed to serve the needs of graduate students pursuing major studies in this department. The program of study will be developed to suit the particular needs of the individual student. Seminar, hours to be arranged Professor Gutzke 53 410. Research in Psychological Techniques. A course of directed study in authoritative works setting forth the major techniques employed in applied psychology and therapeutic practices, designed for graduate students pursuing major studies in this field. Seminar, hours to be arranged Professor Gutzke B. PASTORAL THEOLOGY Field Work Practicums. These practicums will be held once each month. Every student will be expected to attend these informal discus- sion groups in which the various problems arising in his field work may be discussed. Practicums will be given in the following fields: I. Preach- ing and Pastoral Work, Professors Richards and Thompson. II. Teaching and Youth Activities, Professors Gutzke and Thompson. III. Missions and Evangelism, Professor Thompson. Required for at least two full years, elective third year, no credit. 426. Pastoral Theology. This course is intended to acquaint the student with guiding principles for his ministry and to prepare him for field work during his vacations. Dr. Erdman's volume on The Work of the Pastor is used as a guide for the classroom discussion but is supplemented by a considerable amount of parallel reading and observational work. Especial attention is de- voted to pastoral calling, to personal evangelism, and to the conduct of worship services. Required, Junior year, winter quarter, two hours Professor Richards 427. Pastoral Theology. As the student approaches the acceptance of a call to the regular pastor- ate, it is important that be be as fully acquainted as possible with the complex tasks which will confront him in his work. This course is designed to provide him with guidance in such important matters as the organization and administration of his church, the development of an adequate evangelistic program, and the pastor's relationship to the general missionary and educational program of his denomination. The development of the congregation in stewardship, the proper use of church publicity, the pastor's responsibility as a citizen, and pastoral psychology are carefully discussed. Much attention is given to instruction in the administration of the sacraments and to the conducting of marriage and funeral services. The method followed is that of free class discussion based on observation of work in Atlanta churches and on wide assigned reading in the literature of Pastoral Theology. Required, Senior year, winter quarter, three hours Professor Richards 428. Pastoral Theology. In dealing with the many tasks of the ministry no guidance can be so fresh and effective as that of men who are actively engaged in the work 54 of the pastorate. This course is especially designed to improve the prepa- ration of seminary students by drawing upon the wealth of leadership represented in the various pulpits of Greater Atlanta. A number of out- standing ministers of the city are asked to lecture to the class for a week each upon some phase of the ministry in which they have respectively shown themselves to possess unusual ability. An appropriate amount of parallel reading is assigned. Elective, three hours, schedule to be arranged Professor Richards 429. The Literature of Pastoral Theology. This course is designed especially for graduate students but may be given to qualified members of the Senior class. There will be no regular class work but a large amount of reading will be assigned. Students will be expected to prepare written reviews of the books read and to write an appropriate term paper. The course may be taken in any quarter and for any unit of credit up to a maximum of five hours. Professor Richards C. HOMILETICS Practice Preaching. Every student of the seminary who is a candidate for the ministry is required to preach once each year before the Faculty and Student Body of the institution. A manuscript of the sermon to be delivered must be handed to the Professor of Homiletics one week in advance of the service, and a copy of the sermon outline is to be provided at the same time for each of the other professors. A recording of the sermon is made at the time it is delivered. Following the worship service at which a sermon is preached, the entire student body meets with the faculty for a period in which the various professors offer suggestions concerning the thought, composition, and delivery of the message. 451. The Principles and Practice of Preaching. This is the basic course in preaching, the primary purpose of which is to ground the student in sound methods of sermon construction and deliv- ery. The inductive method is followed in that the first three weeks are given over to the study of sermons by outstanding contemporary preach- ers. The next three weeks are given over to the discussion of principles discovered in the sermons studied. The text used in this part of the course is James Stewart's Heralds of God. The third period of three weeks is given over to practice preaching before the class with criticisms by the professor. During the practice preaching period each student, in addition to preaching a brief sermon, is required to read and analyze a sermon by a different preacher each day. Two fully written sermons are required in the course. The final week is used for summary and recapitulation. Required, Junior year, winter quarter, five hours Professor Gillespie 452. The Use of the Bible in Preaching. A study of different types of sermons and the proper use of Scripture in their development. The course will take into account the principles 55 of Biblical interpretation and their use in sermon making. Attention will also be given in this course to the problem of planning one's pulpit work. Required, Middle year, spring quarter, three hours Professor Gillespie 453. The History of Preaching. A study of selected preachers in successive eras of Christian history in the light of their preaching and in the light of their total contribution to the life and thought of the Church. At the beginning of the course the contrast will be noted between the prophetic preaching of the Hebrew- Christian tradition and the classical oratory of the Greco-Roman tra- dition. In the latter part of the course special attention will be given to the problems connected with preaching to the modern mind. Required, Senior year, spring quarter, three hours Professor Gillespie D. EVANGELISM This department is designed in all its courses to create a desire in the heart of every student to win souls for Christ. It is also planned with a view to instructing the student in every phase of evangelism so that he will be able to train the lay leadership of his church in this primary work of the Church. All courses are planned on an intensely practical basis, and students are encouraged to participate in the various types of evan- gelism during their entire seminary training. 470. New Testament Evangelism. This is a basic course in Scriptural evangelism as taught and practiced in the early church and by Christ. The program of evangelism in the Book of Acts and the Gospels forms the basis of study. It includes the message, mission, and method of evangelism. Required, Junior year, winter quarter, three hours Professor Thompson (Students who must take Beginner's Greek, or who enroll at the opening of the spring quarter, will satisfy requirements in this course by attend- ance on a group of seminars during the spring of their first year at the seminary, and by the completion of assigned reading during their sum- mer vacations.) 471. Methods of Evangelism. The various types of Evangelism and how to promote these through the local church and as individuals are taught in this course. The student is given an insight into the broader aspects of the total meaning of evan- gelism, and also shown how to train his people in evangelistic methods. Personal evangelism, congregational evangelism, and visitation evangel- ism are presented. Each student will be given some practical project along with his reading and classroom work. Required, Senior year, winter quarter, two hours Professor Thompson 56 472. Evangelism and Church Extension. Chapel work, outpost Sunday Schools, City and Home Missions, Com- munity Surveys, and other methods of Church Extension will be pre- sented. Members of the class will also engage in field projects. Elective, two hours, schedule to be arranged Professor Thompson E. RURAL CHURCH WORK 480. The Work of the Country Church. This is a general course in which the student is acquainted with the people, problems, and principles of the rural church and community. The total program of the Church will be related to the particular field of rural church work. Required, Middle year, fall quarter, three hours Professor Thompson 481. Leadership in the Rural Church. This is an advanced course for those who wish to specialize in rural church work and who wish to develop into rural church leaders. The matters of rural church lay fellowships, rural finances, rural evangelism, community organizations, and rural administration will be studied. Field trips will be made; church buildings, surveys, and outpost programs will be studied. Elective, two hours, schedule to be arranged Professor Thompson Rural Pastors Conference Seminar. Each year a special leadership conference of selected men from rural pastorates will be held at the seminary for one week. Various leaders in rural church work and agri- culture will be invited to participate. Students interested in rural church pastorates will be allowed to take this conference seminar. Elective, no credit Professor Thompson F. PUBLIC SPEAKING From a practical viewpoint there are few, if any, aspects of the minister's equipment which are more important than the ability to speak in a pleasing and effective manner. It is vain for him to have the knowledge of libraries in his mind and the gift of a finished lit- erary style in sermon preparation if his congregation cannot hear or understand his message when he stands in the pulpit. Increasing attention is properly being paid to this fact in the theological world of our day. The satisfactory completion of prescribed courses in public speech is one of the requirements for graduation from Co- lumbia Seminary. 57 The seminary owns a high grade recording machine for the exclu- sive and full-time use of its Department of Public Speech. As a result of this fact, it is possible to record the entire sermon of each student as he delivers his annual message before the faculty and student body. In addition to this recording, which is required for all students, it is possible to make additional records for each man from time to time as they are needed in correcting defects in speech. Experience is proving that this opportunity to hear themselves as others hear them is of great value to the students, and is helping to make them more effective preachers. All classes in Public Speech ordinarily meet three times each week during the quarter in which the course is given, but in the light of the fact that a minimum of outside preparation is required only one hour of academic credit is given for each course. 490. Training of the Speaking Voice. Basic principles of voice production are presented in this course. Posture, breathing, tone production, resonance, and articulation are studied in the classroom with a view to the development of correct speech habits. Regular speaking and reading before the class with criticism by students as well as the instructor. All class work is recorded on wire and studied by the class. (Private conferences for each student.) Required, Junior year, winter quarter, one hour Professor Taylor 491. Advanced Speaking. In this course emphasis is placed upon vital, interpretative speech. Me- chanical details of speech production become servants making effective, persuasive speech possible. Attention is given to mood and emotional connotation of words and phrases. Gesture and facial expression are studied and practised. Continued correction is made of the individual speech difficulties. Required, Middle year, fall quarter, one hour Professor Taylor 492. Advanced Speaking. Classroom practice with criticism by both students and instructor. Regu- lar recordings to indicate phrasing, pitch, inflection and tone quality. Sermons, Scripture reading, interpretation of great religious poetry, effec- tive presentation of illustrations. Radio speech technique is emphasized and instruction given in the preparation of manuscripts for radio. Required, Senior year, spring quarter, one hour Professor Taylor (Satisfaction of the successful completion of the foregoing courses in Public Speaking is expected of all students and is one of the requirements for graduation. The exact number of hours to be devoted to this training in each year of a student's residence at the seminary will be determined in accordance with the needs both of the individual student and of the group concerned.) 58 G. MUSIC AND HYMNOLOGY 495. Music and Hymnology. The aim of this course is to acquaint the student with the great hymns of the Church, to stimulate his own appreciation of them, and to prepare him for the proper guidance of his congregation in worship through song. The Presbyterian Hymnal wiil be used throughout most of the course and the hymns which it contains will be treated historically, linographically, inspirationally and practically. The students will be instructed in the elementary principles of music and will have opportunity to engage as a group in learning to sing the great songs of our faith. Parallel reading will be assigned and papers required during the course. This course will meet for one quarter during the year. Required, Senior year, spring quarter, three hours Professor Taylor 59 Proposed Minimum of Pre-Seminary Curriculum Following is a proposed minimum statement of fields of study with which it is desirable that a student should have acquaintance before beginning study in seminary. It is desirable that the student's work in these fields of study should be evaluated if possible on the basis of his mastery of these fields, rather than in terms of semester hours or credits. But many institutions use the latter method of calculation. Therefore, in connection with the fields of study, is indicated a minimum for each, stated in terms of semesters and semester hours. Sent. Basal Fields Semester Hrs. English Literature, Composition, and Speech 6 12-16 Philosophy 3 6-12 At least two of the following: Intro, to Philosophy History of Philosophy Ethics Logic Bible or Religion 2 4-6 History 3 6-12 Psychology 1 2- 3 A Foreign Language 4 12-16 At least one of the following: Latin Greek Hebrew French German Natural Sciences __ 2 4-6 Physical or Biological Social Sciences 2 4-6 At least two of the following: Economics Sociology Government or Political Science Social Psychology Education Concentration Concentration of work, or "majoring," is a common practice in col- leges. For such concentration or major, a constructive sequence based upon any one, two, or three of the above fields of study would lead up naturally to a theological course. 61 (N. B. The foregoing statement is in line with recommendations made by the American Association of Theological Schools and is published here at the request of the General Assembly of our Church, which has ap- proved it. The suggestions included should be carefully studied by all can- didates for the ministry who have not completed their college training.) LIBRARY FACILITIES The Smyth Library of Columbia Seminary is one of the most extensive and valuable collections of theological literature in the South, forming an indispensable adjunct to the work carried on in the classrooms. In it are incorporated many highly valuable volumes from the libraries of Rev. Thomas Smyth, D.D., Rev. John Doug- lass, Rev. George Howe, D.D., Rev. S. Beach Jones, D.D., Rev. S. M. Smith, D.D., Rev. R. C. Reed, D.D., Rev. J. L. Martin, D.D., Rev. J. W. Flinn, D.D., Rev. Thornton Whaling, D.D., Rev. John H. Bocock, D.D., and Rev. J. Sprole Lyons, D.D. New books are being continually added. The most important periodicals are kept on file. The libraries of the professors are also accessible to the students. In addition to the facilities available on the campus, students are granted the privilege of securing membership in the Carnegie Li- brary of Atlanta, and may upon request have access to the libraries of the other institutions cooperating in the University Center of Georgia. THE SMYTH LIBRARY FUND The late Rev. Thomas Smyth, D.D., of Charleston, South Caro- lina, made provision in his will for the endowment of the library with a gift of $10,000, and the income from this fund is used for the purchase of books and periodicals necessary for the proper development of the library facilities. All volumes in the library have been catalogued and indexed according to the system of classification instituted at Union Theo- logical Seminary of New York. The completion of this task, under a grant from the General Education Board of New York, has en- hanced the usefulness of the library to the students and to ministers of the Church. The union library cataloguing of all volumes in the University Center of Georgia means that students and teachers of the seminary will have access to the library resources of all the cooperating institutions and that our own volumes will be put to a larger use. 62 LIBRARIAN The work of the library is under the direction of Mr. Harold B. Prince, a graduate of the University of South Carolina who received his Master's degree in Librarianship from Emory University. He is assisted in the work by Mrs. Julia D. Anderson and by a group of student assistants who have special qualifications for the work. Dr. S. A. Cartledge serves as faculty adviser on all matters pertaining to the work of the library. LECTURES ON THE THOMAS SMYTH FOUNDATION Through a generous bequest of Rev. Thomas Smyth, D.D., who was for years the pastor of the Second Presbyterian Church of Charleston, South Carolina, a lectureship bearing the name of its founder was established at Columbia Seminary in 1911. In accord- ance with the conditions of the bequest, some person of worthy character and distinguished for learning and ability is chosen each year by the Board and Faculty to deliver a course of lectures on the fundamental principles of the Christian faith or on the practical tasks of the Church. The funds bequeathed by Dr. Smyth to found this lectureship amount to $10,000, and the interest on this amount each year is used in providing for the delivery of the lectures. For forty years distinguished scholars and ministers have treated a large variety of themes, doctrinal, critical, practical, archaelogical, and historical. PROTESTANT RADIO CENTER The city of Atlanta has come to be in a very real sense the religi- ous radio center of the South. Columbia Theological Seminary is one of the institutions and agencies which have united recently to form a corporation for the establishment and maintenance of a Protestant Radio Center in this locality. Emory University and Agnes Scott are also founding donors of the corporation together with The Radio Committee of the Presbyterian Church, U. S., and its counterpart in the Southeastern Jurisdiction of the Methodist Church, the Protestant Episcopal Church, the Lutheran Church, and the Southeastern Intercouncil Office. A generous grant was made for this purpose by a local benevolent foundation and other necessary funds were provided by the schools and agencies which have a part in the work. Studios have been provided on the campus of Agnes Scott College and these have been fully equipped with the 63 most modern facilities for live broadcasts and for recording tran- scribed programs. It is expected that this center will provide students of the semi- nary with a remarkable opportunity to prepare themselves for the increasing use of radio which is so important in the ministry of today. A radio choir composed of students from the participating institutions has been used for many broadcasts from the center in recent months. Radio work-shops will be held from time to time and classes will be developed for teaching radio technicians, script writing and programming of religious broadcasting, as well as speech and diction. The center is still in its infancy, having been opened only in the Fall of 1949, but its great usefulness even at the present time holds promise for even more significant develop- ments in the future. ALUMNI ASSOCIATION The Alumni of Columbia Seminary have always constituted an intensely loyal group, and the Alumni Association is a vigorous organization which seeks to make an increasing contribution to the welfare of the institution. The annual business meeting of the Alumni Association is held as one of the principal events of Com- mencement Week at the seminary, and it is hoped that this will increasingly be a time for the sons of the institution to return to its campus. All classes are urged to arrange for reunions every five years at this season, and the seminary will gladly cooperate in con- ducting correspondence and making necessary arrangements to that end. A dinner meeting of the Alumni is also held annually in con- nection with the meeting of the General Assembly. For a number of years the Association has promoted an Alumni Sharing Fund through which graduates of the seminary have given to the support of the institution upon an annual basis. During the recent past the Alumni have contributed generously toward the establishment of endowment funds in honor of the late President Richard T. Gillespie and of Professor J. B. Green. The Alumni Fellowship Fund, also provided by the generosity of the seminary's graduates, is described elsewhere in this publication. Rev. Wm. C. Sistar is President of the Alumni Association. 64 Student Activities SOCIETY OF MISSIONARY INQUIRY Soon after the seminary began its regular work in Columbia, the Society of Missionary Inquiry was founded for the purpose of fur- thering an interest in missions, both at home and abroad. The Centennial of the Society was celebrated in Atlanta, February, 1931, with appropriate addresses and a pageant presenting a century of service. The regular chapel service of the seminary on Saturday of each week is given over to the Society, which uses that opportunity both to bring visiting speakers on missions to the campus and to have messages delivered by members of the student body. Business meetings of the Society are also held at fixed times during the year, and a program for the promotion of devotional life on the campus is planned and carried out under the auspices of the organization. A special mission conference is ordinarily held at some time each year and a significant part of each Commencement is an address delivered before the Society of Missionary Inquiry with an offering taken for Foreign Missions. A campaign to secure funds for the Home and Foreign Mission enterprises of the Church is conducted annually by the Society, and presents students with a constant oppor- tunity to contribute financially to the Gospel enterprise. A substan- tial amount has been received in this way. The Society has also sponsored an aggressive Home Mission Program in the City of Atlanta and its environs. Members of that organization have been particularly active in evangelistic preaching and in house to house visitation in some of the neediest areas of the city. Other work of visiting and conducting services is carried on in county homes, prisons and prison camps; and special programs are rendered in the Sunday Schools, Young People's Societies and churches in the Atlanta area. Ordinarily one day each quarter is observed by the students and faculty as a time of spiritual enrichment and special devotional exercises. All classes are suspended for the day and a program of inspiration and of worship for the day is arranged by the Society. Often some outside speaker is secured to lead the thought of the students on these occasions. 65 MUSICAL ORGANIZATIONS In past years Columbia Seminary has been represented by excel- lent quartettes which have occupied a prominent place in the musi- cal life of the institution and have rendered a variety of services. Engagements have been filled at Sunday Schools, Church services, Young People's Societies, Men-of-the-Church meetings, Women's Auxiliary meetings, public schools, colleges, conventions, men's luncheon clubs, women's clubs, evangelistic meetings, hospitals, prisons, and at other places. By invitation, the quartette has ren- dered from time to time acceptable programs over the radio stations of Atlanta and over several other stations in cities visited. In recent years a strong Seminary Choir has been developed under the leadership of Professor Taylor. This group has sung in the regular worship services of various churches of the Atlanta area as well as in programs at the seminary, and has been heard by many over the radio. An annual tour of a week's duration is made to some area of the supporting synods, and by visiting churches and schools in this territory the Choir is proving to be an effective agency for presenting the work of Columbia Seminary and the challenge of the Gospel Ministry. RELIGIOUS EXERCISES A constant endeavor is made to keep the life both of individuals and of the school as a whole upon the highest possible plane. All classes in the seminary are opened with prayer. Students and faculty members meet daily in the Chapel for a brief worship service, at which time a message is usually brought by a faculty member or by some visiting speaker. Other gatherings for worship are often conducted by the students themselves and meetings of prayer groups are held at frequent intervals. On Tuesday evenings the faculty and the students meet in the Chapel for regular preaching services conducted by the students. Following this service, as a part of the student's training in homi- letics and public speaking, faculty members offer constructive criti- cisms and suggestions as to the subject matter, composition, and method of delivery of the sermons. The satisfaction of the faculty's requirements in connection with these sermons is one of the condi- tions of graduation and before receiving a degree every student is expected to give evidence of his ability to prepare and deliver an acceptable sermon. A particularly helpful feature of the worship service conducted 66 at the seminary is found in the celebration of the Communion of the Lord's Supper in the Chapel at appropriate intervals during the year. One such service is customarily held during the first week of the fall quarter. Other observances of the Sacrament are fixed at special seasons during the school session, with at least one coming in each quarter. These services rightly hold the place of pre-eminence in the devotional and spiritual life of the campus. The Communion Set used in this service was presented by the late Dr. W. M. McPheeters in memory of his wife, Emma Gold Mor- rison McPheeters. HOME MISSION WORK In addition to the training which results from observation of others at work, the churches of Atlanta and the surrounding country offer many and varied opportunities for mission work. The churches of the city have well organized Sunday Schools and Young People's Societies. The students of the seminary are expected to take an active part in the work of these church organizations. A number of the students are engaged by the home mission committees within easy reach of Atlanta to supply home mission fields and to assist in other forms of Christian work. In this way opportunity is provided for many students to engage in supply work and other forms of religious activity, for which a reasonable remuneration is usually provided. Atlanta Presbytery fosters a vigorous work among the colored people. This is considered one of the most important features of its work, and gives opportunity for special training in this field, which, in the South, constitutes one of our most challenging tasks and most fruitful opportunities for service. The seminary endeavors to cooperate with Y. M. C. A., Salvation Army, Evangelistic Clubs, and other agencies engaged in various forms of informal preaching and welfare service in shops, industrial plants, jails, and elsewhere. Professor Cecil Thompson, as supervisor of field work, maintains close contact with all of these activities, and counsels with the students concerning their endeavors at frequent intervals. PREACHING BY STUDENTS Students of the Senior and Middle classes are permitted to supply vacant churches, provided absence from the campus does not con- flict with their seminary duties. A considerable number of small 67 churches near Atlanta are thus supplied by members of the upper classes and real service has been rendered to the Home Mission agencies of this section in this way. Except in special cases, mem- bers of the Junior class are not permitted to undertake regular work. Ordinarily no student should undertake regular work oftener than twice a month. Where necessity seems to require that a student engage in full time supply work, the faculty will consider each case and decide upon its merits. PHYSICAL CULTURE Any minister who does not possess a strong, healthy body is tre- mendously handicapped in his work and can hardly hope to measure up to the strenuous demands of the modern pastorate. The semi- nary, therefore, encourages all students to take regular exercise. Three excellent tennis courts, a volley ball court, and a baseball field provide adequate opportunity for outdoor sports in which com- petition between the various classes is a feature of great interest. A game room in the basement of Simons-Law Hall is popular as a center for ping-pong games and for indoor exercise. A neighboring golf course, the Forest Hills Golf Club, allows students to play for a very small fee, and golfers find an additional advantage in the fact that the city of Atlanta owns several municipal courses. Bas- ketball is played on church courts which are available to the stu- dents, and the Seminary Five competes annually in a full schedule of games within the environs of Atlanta. Contests are also arranged with various Presbyterian Colleges in connection with visits by student deputations. The fine climate of this section and the situa- tion of the seminary make it possible for students to engage in some form of out-door sport on most days of the year. MEDICAL CARE The splendid hospital and medical facilities of Atlanta are readily available to students of the seminary, and this fact insures the proper care of those who require medical attention. Several of the promi- nent physicians and surgeons of the city have always been willing to give their services to the student body either without charge or at rates which are greatly below those charged in ordinary practice, and in so doing have rendered great service to the seminary and to the Church. 68 Academic Awards THE FANNIE JORDAN BRYAN FELLOWSHIPS Under the terms of the will of the late Mrs. Fannie Jordan Bryan of Columbia, South Carolina, a generous legacy was left to Colum- bia Theological Seminary for the establishment of fellowships. De- cisions concerning the nature of these fellowships and the terms under which they are to be awarded were left to the discretion of the Faculty and the Board of Directors of the seminary which will administer the funds in such a way as to promote the best interests of the institution, to further interest in scholarship among its stu- dent, and to provide better trained leaders for the Church. The income from the Bryan Fellowship Fund is sufficient at present to make possible the awarding of several fellowships each session, though the exact number to be given may vary from year to year. The stipends paid will be designed to meet the expenses of a year's graduate study at other leading seminaries or universities of America and of foreign countries or, in cases where this is deemed wise, at Columbia Seminary. The awards are to be made to graduates of this seminary who have attained distinction in their academic work and who show promise of outstanding usefulness in the ministry. No attempt has been made to limit the application of the fellowships to any particular fields of study, but in every instance the course to be pursued and the institution at which this is taken must be approved by the faculty. The first award of Bryan Fellowships was made in February, 1941, and Fellows have been elected annually since that time. For the coming year fellowships have been awarded to Mr. William R. Thurman of Decatur, Ga., and Mr. Harold W. Minor, Jr., of At- lanta, Ga. THE ALUMNI FELLOWSHIP FUND The Senior Class of 1941 at Columbia Seminary, in a desire to promote the welfare of their Alma Mater and of the Church, insti- tuted a plan whereby one or more fellowships are to be awarded annually to graduates of this institution. The members of that class have agreed to make a yearly gift to the institution for that purpose and have enlisted the support of many other alumni in this under- taking. The stipend provided will be equal to that of the Bryan Fellowships. 69 STUDENTS RECEIVING FELLOWSHIP AWARDS 1950-51 Ismael Andrade, David Moorefield, William Thurman, George Long, Jr., Charles Moffatt (Harold Minor and Albert Harris were not present for the picture) Alumni Fellowships have been awarded for the coming year to Mr. Ismael Andrade of Recife, Brazil, Mr. Geo. W. Long, Jr., of Southside, W. Va., Mr. Charles L. Moffatt of Johnson City, Tenn., and Mr. David R. Moorefield of Lancaster, S. C. THE ANNA CHURCH WHITNER MEMORIAL FELLOWSHIP This fellowship was established in 1928 by the late William C. Whitner, LL.D., of Rock Hill, South Carolina, in memory of his mother, who was an earnest, consecrated and devoted Christian. The principal of the endowment provided will not permit an annual award upon this foundation but stipends providing for a year of advanced study at an American or European University will be made available for appointees at intervals of several years. Seven Whitner Fellows have been enabled to pursue such studies during the period since Dr. Whitner announced his donation. Mr. Edward Armstrong Jussely, a graduate of Columbia Semi- nary in the class of 1949 and now pastor of the Panthersville Presby- terian Church at Decatur, Ga., is the last alumnus of the seminary who has been awarded this fellowship. WILDS BOOK PRIZE Some years ago the seminary received from Louis T. Wilds, Esq., a ruling elder of the First Presbyterian Church, Columbia, South Carolina, the sum of $500.00 to provide an annual book prize. At the close of each session the proceeds of the gift are invested in books for a student elected by the faculty because of distinction in his academic work. The prize was awarded last year to Mr. Alvin Allen Gardner, Jr., of Montgomery, Ala. THE R. A. DUNN AWARD IN APOLOGETICS A prize of $100.00 is offered each year in the course in Apolo- getics for the best essay in defense of the Deity of Christ. Dr. Dunn was the leading citizen in Charlotte, N. C, an elder in the First Presbyterian Church, and a former Moderator of our General Assembly. His name is a synonym of character and integrity. In this prize award the stalwart Charlotte elder will continue to strengthen the hands of the oncoming ministers as he did those of his several pastors in the Lord whom he loved. The prize is awarded by the Faculty and is ordinarily given on recommendation of the Professor of Apologetics. Announcement has been made that 71 the award for this year goes to Mr. Miles Douglas Harper, Jr., of Hattiesburg, Miss. INDIANTOWN CHURCH AWARD A highly important step to encourage interest in and promote the development of Country Church Work has been undertaken by the Indiantown Presbyterian Church of Hemingway, S. C. Mem- bers of that church have established for this purpose at Columbia Seminary an endowment fund which now amounts to $3,100.00, and which may be increased by later gifts. In accordance with the directions of the donors the principal of this fund is to be invested by the Directors of the seminary, and the annual income from the investment is to constitute the Indian- town Country Church Award. This prize is to be awarded annually to the member of the Middle Class of the seminary who makes the most outstanding record of work in a rural church or field during the summer months between his second and third years in the insti- tution. The award is to be based upon the student's knowledge of the needs of his field and his faithfulness in meeting those needs. The winner of the prize is to be selected by a committee of the faculty in consultation with the Chairman of Home Missions in the presbytery in which the student labors. In the event that no student qualifies for this recognition in a given year, the income is to be used in increasing the amount of the award to the winners during the two succeeding years. In explaining the motive for their action, the donors have written: "This award is made available with the hope and prayer that more of our worthy young men may catch a vision of the possibilities of the Country Church, and dedicate the ministry of their lives to rural areas." The seminary joins whole-heartedly in the hope which they have expressed, and welcomes the establishment of a fund for this purpose. The award this year went to Mr. James Edward Craig of Cramerton, N. C. THE EDGAR WATKINS SCHOLARSHIP The Edgar Watkins Scholarship, which is awarded annually by the Berean Bible Class of the First Presbyterian Church in Atlanta, is named in honor of Judge Edgar Watkins, eminent lawyer, civic leader, and churchman. Judge Watkins was born in Campbell County in 1868 and died in Atlanta in 1945. He was nationally recognized and honored as a leader in his legal profession. He 72 served with distinction in various public offices which he held in all places where he resided. He served as an Elder in the Presbyterian Church for over forty years. He was for many years the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Oglethorpe University, and was the author of a number of books. Judge Watkins was the teacher of the Berean Bible Class of Atlanta for over twenty years. His keen legal mind and his wide knowledge of history gave his lessons the quality of learned lectures, illuminated by his love of man and his faith in God and His Son Jesus Christ. In appreciation of Judge Watkins' life of service, the Berean Class of the First Presbyterian Church of Atlanta has dedi- cated to his memory the scholarship which they maintain at the Columbia Theological Seminary, and has decided that this scholar- ship will be known henceforth as the Edgar Watkins Scholarship. SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS One of the great needs of every theological seminary is for annual scholarships which may be awarded to needy and deserving students. Very few candidates for the ministry come from homes of large means. Many of them must of necessity exhaust their own resources in securing the four-year college training which is a prerequisite to the regular seminary course. Comparatively few of these men will ever receive large salaries in the ministry, and it is important that they should not enter upon their service handicapped by a crushing load of debt. Hence it is a matter of great importance that aid should be provided where needed. There are few, if any, ways in which a finer investment can be made for all the causes of the Church. The establishment of endowment funds for the permanent pro- vision of scholarship aid offers a rare opportunity to contribute to one of the most vital enterprises of the Church and at the same time to create a fitting memorial to some loved one. Some years ago $2,500.00 was named as the amount necessary to endow a full scholarship at Columbia Seminary. Any gift of as much as $500.00, when so designated, will be considered as establishing a permanent endowment for scholarship purposes, however, and will be set aside as a trust fund which will bear the name given for it by the donor. The seminary lists here with deep gratitude the names of such scholarship funds, which have already been established at this institution. 73 The J. Frank Alldis Scholarship $ 1,000.00 The David A. Beatie Scholarship Fund 6,000.00 The Annie Newton Bennett and Rev. John Newton Memorial Scholarship 3,500.00 The Dr. Joseph Davis Bennett Memorial Scholarship . . . 1,295.00 The Captain Blair Scholarship 1,666.66 The Dr. and Mrs. John T. Brantley Scholarship .... 5,050.00 The "Brother Bryan" Scholarship 1,596.16 The Mary Carmichael Scholarship 2,000.00 The Habersham Clay Memorial Scholarship 2,500.00 The Rosa Scott Coleman Memorial Scholarship .... 500.00 The Mrs. A. V. Cooper Scholarship 1,500.00 The William Hawkins Corley Memorial Scholarship . . . 6,650.00 The Decatur Woman's Auxiliary Scholarship 2,500.00 The Dr. and Mrs. Ray Evers Memorial Scholarship . . . 1,150.00 The First Presbyterian Church, Marietta, Ga., Scholarship . 2,500.00 The First Presbyterian Church, Rome, Ga., Scholarship . . 2,500.00 The Maud Garland Scholarship 2,000.00 The J. Wilder Glover Memorial Scholarship 2,500.00 The LeRoy Gresham Scholarship 3,000.00 The Harriett Tucker Hawkins Memorial Scholarship . . . 1,050.00 The Lottie and Loudie Hendrick Scholarship 2,500.00 The Robert M. Hitch Scholarship 2,500.00 The Little Fritz Lee Howard Memorial Scholarship . . . 1,000.00 The Independent Presbyterian Church, Savannah, Ga., Scholarship 5,000.00 The Carson Gillespie Jenkins Memorial Scholarship . . . 1,000.00 The J. K. Livingston Scholarship 2,500.00 The Peter G. McEachern Memorial Scholarship .... 2,128.00 The Elizabeth McFadden McLaurin Scholarship .... 2,600.00 The Mr. and Mrs. S. L. McNair Memorial Scholarship . . 3,775.00 The E. C. Martin Scholarship 4,099.00 The Men's Bible Class Scholarship, First Church, Augusta, Ga 642.50 The James H. Owens Scholarship 2,500.00 The Elizabeth Ross Parkhill Memorial Scholarship, First Presbyterian Church, Jacksonville, Fla 1,025.00 The George H. Pendleton Memorial Scholarship .... 3,000.00 74 The J. Davison Philips Scholarship 500.00 The Cantey Venable Reed Scholarship 3,000.00 The Reid Memorial Scholarship 2,500.00 The John G. Richards Memorial Scholarship 1,536.00 The John Munn and Elizabeth Eccles Saunders Scholarship . 2.500.00 The John D. Snyder Memorial Scholarship 1,000.00 The James Russell Scholarship 1,000.00 The Thomas Harper Spencer Scholarship 2,500.00 The Leila A. Thornton Scholarship Fund 10,000.00 The Leila A. Thornton and W. A. Austell Scholarship . . 2,500.00 The Josiah James Willard Memorial Scholarship Fund . 5,000.00 The Lawson Williams Scholarship 4.386.00 The Rev. James A. Wilson Memorial Scholarship .... 2,500.00 The J. W. Woolfolk Memorial Scholarship 1.500.00 The S. R. Wynkoop Scholarship 3.000.00 OTHER MEMORIAL FUNDS In the course of years Columbia Seminary has received a number of gifts or legacies which, in accordance with the instructions of the donors and with the desire of the institution, are to be maintained as perpetual memorials. These gifts are ordinarily to be maintained as permanent trust funds, the income from which is to be used in the general work of the institution, although, at the discretion of the Board of Directors, one of them may ultimately be used for building purposes. In addition to the Smyth Bequest for the Library and Lectureship Funds and to the Bryan and Anna Church Whitner Fellowship Funds which are described elsewhere, it is appropriate that special mention should be made of the following memorials: The J. Bulow and Virginia Orme Campbell Memorial Fund $39,871.45 The Dr. Thomas Chason Memorial Fund 10,000.00 The James M. Daniel Memorial Fund 2,500.00 The Richard Thomas Gillespie Memorial Fund .... 16,136.32 The C. W. Grafton Memorial Fund 1,970.00 The J. B. Green Chair of Theology 100,000.00 The John King Memorial Fund 26,697.44 The Kenneth Marion Littlejohn Memorial Fund . . . . 1,013.75 The Rev. James D. McDowell Memorial Fund 1 ,000.00 75 The Neill Mclnnis Memorial Fund 525.00 The Thomas S. and Wm. M. McPheeters Memorial Fund . 6,550.00 The Dr. and Mrs. F. L. Martin Memorial Fund .... 750.00 The William Clarke Wardlaw Memorial Fund .... 7,500.00 The Martha Moss Yater Memorial Fund 800.00 STUDENT LOAN FUNDS In addition to or in place of aid through scholarships, the semi- nary has been enabled by the generosity of its friends to make loans of varying amounts to worthy students from time to time as these are needed. The creation of such loan funds is another means by which a worthy memorial to some loved one may also be made a permanent means to the upbuilding of the Church, and the seminary would record its abiding gratitude for what its friends have done in this respect. The following loan funds have been established through the years and are now available : The Luther H. Maxwell Loan Fund $15,000.00 The Margaret Bensell Loan Fund 1,021.56 The Ives Loan Fund 600.00 The Mr. and Mrs. Paul Kuhns Loan Fund 600.00 The Kekomoisa Bryan Loan Fund 328.00 The James Bailey Magruder, Senior and Junior Loan Fund 300.00 The Helen Penniman Warren Memorial Fund 250.00 The J. Blanton Belk Loan Fund 150.00 The Naomi Mitchell Simons Memorial Loan Fund . . . 150.00 Q 77 Graduating Class 1950 MASTER OF THEOLOGY ROBERT DOGGETT EARNEST KANG, TAI KOOK KIM, HYUNG MO BACHELOR OF DIVINITY BERTIL TVAR ANDERSON JAMES EADE ANDERSON JOHN EDWARD BATES WARREN WISEL BEALE CEDRIC CHARLES BENZ CLYDE GERRALL BROWNE CHARLES WOODWARD BROWNING DANIEL CARLTON WINSTON DOUGLAS CARTY JOHNSTONE LEWIS COPPOCK JAMES EDWARD CORRY, JR. ROBERT DALE DAFFIN ALVIN ALLEN GARDNER, JR. PAUL WILSON GESS JOHN ARCHIE HALEY GEORGE WILLIAM HAYWARD HENRY KEITH HILL SAMUEL BROWNE HOYT, JR. JACK M. KENNEDY HUGH MacINTYRE LINTON FREDERIC EASLEY MANNING, JR. MAX MILLIGAN, JR. PARK HERRINGTON MOORE, JR. WILBUR ROOD PARVIN EUGENE MOSS ROBERTSON LEROY VICTOR SECREST JEAN WILLIAM STONEBRAKER RICHARD LEE SUMMERS LOUIS SHERWOOD TAYLOR LEIGHTON WILSON WARREN, JR. GEORGE THOMAS WINGARD, JR. MILES COSTIN WOOD, JR. CERTIFICATES OF GRADUATION JOHN BLANEY PRIDGEN, JR. MASTER OF ARTS IN BIBLICAL EDUCATION JOHN HARPER BRADY, JR. MISS JUANITA CONNELL MRS. BURNEY HAY GARDNER MISS MARY FRANCES MARTIN 78 ROLL OF STUDENTS 1950-51 CANDIDATES FOR DEGREE OF MASTER OF THEOLOGY , University of Florida , Columbia Theological Seminary , Davidson College , Columbia Theological Seminary , Lambuth College , Louisville Presbyterian Seminary , Johnson C. Smith University , Johnson C. Smith University , Maryville College , Columbia Theological Seminary , Presbyterian College , King College , Presbyterian College , Columbia Theological Seminary , Southwestern , Columbia Theological Seminary , Davidson College , Columbia Theological Seminary , Maryville College , Columbia Theological Seminary Bucknell University , Columbia Theological Seminary , King College , Columbia Theological Seminary M.S., University of Florida , Columbia Theological Seminary , Presbyterian College , Columbia Theological Seminary FREDERICK LeROY BREMER Powder Springs, Ga. A.B. B.D. CLYDE GERRALL BROWNE Pelzer, S. C. A.B. B.D. TOM ALLEN DAVIDSON Birmingham, Ala. A.B. B.D. ALLEN ETHAN FORTUNE Atlanta, Ga. A.B. B.D. EDWARD A. JUSSELY Decatur, Ga. A.B. B.D. ANDERSON MERRELL KEITH Atlanta, Ga. A.B. A.B. JACK M. KENNEDY Martinez, Ga. A.B. B.D. CHEVES KILGORE LIGON Rock Hill, S. C. A.B. B.D. JOHN THOMAS McCREA Decatur, Ga. A.B. B.D. JOHN MELVIN MAGEE Decatur, Ga. A.B. B.D. FRANK HENRY NOLL Warner Robins, Ga. B.S., B.D. EVERETT HAMLIN PHILLIPS Alexander City, Ala. A.B. B.D. GEORGE HOFFMAN SMITH East Point, Ga. B.S., B.D. CHARLES CONNER WEST Concord, N. C. A.B. B.D. CANDIDATES FOR DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF DIVINITY SENIOR CLASS JAMES DONNIS ADERHOLD Decatur, Ga. JSMAEL ANDRADE Brazil RAYMOND JOSEPH BALL Syracuse, N. Y. LEONARD COOPER BLANTON Laurel, Miss. SAMUEL SENTELL CAPPEL Alexandria, La. A.B., Mercer University Baptist A.B., King College A.B., Houghton College Syracuse Presbytery, U. S. A. B.S., University of Alabama Tuscaloosa Presbytery A.B., Louisiana Polytechnic Institute Louisiana Presbytery 79 SHELSTONE WALLACE CARR Laurel, Miss. JOHN CALVIN CHESNUTT Mllledgeville, Ga. ROBERT WILBUR COUSAR, JR. Chattanooga, Tenn. JAMES EDWARD CRAIG Cramerton, N. C. JOSEPH CROMER ECKSTTNE Uniontown, Ala. ALBERT GRADY HARRIS, JR. Macon, Ga. FRANK CHARLES HAVLICEK Miami, Fla. WILLIAM LAMAR HICKS Covington, Ga. THOMSON QUARLES JOHNSTON Spartanburg, S. C. ROBERT HOYT JORDAN Atlanta, Ga. CHARLES EDWIN KIRKPATRICK Blenheim, S. C. GEORGE WILLIAM LONG, JR. Southside, West Virginia JAMES DEMPSEY MATTHEWS Atlanta, Ga. HAROLD WHITFIELD MINOR, JR. Atlanta, Ga. CHARLES LUTHER MOFFATT Johnson City, Tenn. DAVID ROYAL MOOREFIELD Lancaster, S. C. KIRK NOYE NESBIT Savannah, Ga. HARVEY REED OVERTON, JR. Pulaski, Tenn. DONALD BRAY PATTERSON Wheaton, 111. JOSEPH SIDNEY RIGELL Panama City, Fla. ARMANDO RODRIGUEZ Tampa, Fla. DAVID BURNELL SEABROOK Johns Island, S. C. JAMES MONROE TERRELL St. Louis, Mo. HAROLD LOWELL THOMAS Lakeland, Fla. WILLIAM RICHARD THURMAN Decatur, Ga. RUSSELL DAVID TOMS Hialeah, Fla. FRANK CALVIN WILKINSON Mooresville, N. C. EDWARD LEE WTLLINGHAM. Ill Augusta, Ga. JOHN CALVIN WINGARD Batesville, Ark. A.B. A.B. A.B. A.B. A.B. A.B. A.B. A.B. B.S. A.B. A.B. A.B. B.S. A.B. A.B. A.B. B.S., A.B. A.B. A.B. A.B. A.B. B.S., A.B. A.B. B.S., A.B. A.B. A.B. , Bob Jones University Atlanta Presbytery , Presbyterian College Southwest Georgia Presbytery , University of Chattanooga Knoxville Presbytery , Bob Jones University Kings Mountain Presbytery , Southwestern Tuscaloosa Presbytery , Davidson College Augusta-Macon Presbytery , University of Miami St. Johns Presbytery , Presbyterian College Atlanta Presbytery , United States Naval Academy Enoree Presbytery , Presbyterian College Atlanta Presbytery , Maryville College Norfolk Presbytery , Wheaton College Kanawha Presbytery , University of Georgia Candler School of Theology Athens Presbytery , Emory University Atlanta Presbytery , Erskine College Holston Presbytery , Presbyterian College Bethel Presbytery , Georgia Institute of Technology Savannah Presbytery , Maryville College Columbia Presbytery , Wheaton College Savannah Presbytery , University of Florida Suwannee Presbytery , University of Tampa St. Johns Presbytery , Presbyterian College Charleston Presbytery , Presbyterian College Cherokee Presbytery , Westminster College St. Johns Presbytery , Emory University Atlanta Presbytery University of Miami St. Johns Presbytery , Davidson College Concord Presbytery , Davidson College Augusta-Macon Presbytery , Arkansas College East Arkansas Presbytery 80 CLINICAL YEAR STUDENTS ABEL McIVER HART A.B., Davidson College Gainesville, Fla. Suwannee Presbytery Serving internship in First Presbyterian Church Gainesville, Fla. CARL MINNIS LAZENBY A.B., Maryville, College Montgomery, Ala. East Alabama Presbytery Serving internship in Trinity Presbyterian Church Jonesville, La. JAMES BROWN REAVES A.B., Davidson College Gainesville, Fla. Mecklenburg Presbytery Serving internship in Trinity Presbyterian Church Gadsden, Ala. MIDDLE CLASS JAMES THOMAS ANDERTON A.B. Birmingham, Ala. WAYNE R. AUGHINBAUGH A.B. Tampa, Fla. TYLER CALHOUN BAILEY B.E. Clarkesville, Tenn. PETER AITKEN BLAIR B.S, Birmingham, Ala. HAROLD BORCHERT A.B. Holland, Mich. FRANK OLIVER BROWN A.B. Lauderdale, Miss. WILLIAM C. BROWNSON, JR. A.B. Tarrytown, N. Y. VIRGIL LEON BRYANT, JR. A.B. East Point, Ga. LEONARD HOPE BULLOCK A.B. Greensboro, N. C. BENSON CAIN A.B. Montgomery, Ala. JOHN ALBERT CANNON, JR. A.B. Decatur, Ga. ERNEST GILMER CLARY, JR. A.B. LaGrange, Ga. WILLIAM A. CROSLAND, JR. A.B. Atlanta, Ga. WALTER MILLER CROWE A.B. Talladega, Ala. STERLING J. EDWARDS, JR. A.B. Tampa, Fla. CHARLES OVERTON FERGUSON A.B. Sharon, S. C. GLENN HOWARD FISHBECK B.S. Miami, Fla. WILLIAM EDWARD HAMMOND A.B. Atlanta, Ga. MILES DOUGLAS HARPER, JR. A.B. Hattiesburg, Miss. EDWARD LEWIS HOPPER A.B. Meridian, Miss. WILLIAM EDGAR HOTCHKISS A.B. Tampa, Fla. 81 , Howard College Birmingham Presbytery , Asbury College Atlanta Presbytery E., Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta Presbytery , Birmingham-Southern College Birmingham Presbytery , Louisiana College Louisiana Presbytery , Millsaps College Meridian Presbytery , Davidson College Westchester Presbytery, U.S.A. , Southwestern Atlanta Presbytery , Bob Jones University Orange Presbytery , Presbyterian College East Alabama Presbytery , Newberry College Atlanta Presbytery , Presbyterian College Atlanta Presbytery , Davidson College Atlanta Presbytery , Alabama State Teachers College North Alabama Presbytery , Davidson College St. Johns Presbytery , King College Bethel Presbytery , University of Miami St. Johns Presbytery , Mercer University Atlanta Presbytery , Mississippi Southern College Meridian Presbytery , Davidson College Meridian Presbytery , Florida Southern College St. Johns Presbytery WILLIAM RUSSELL HOYT, III Pulaski, Va. WILLIAM THORPE IVERSON South Miami, Fla. LEANDER McFADDEN JONES Anniston, Ala. SHELDON FRED KOESY Miami, Fla. RICHARD GILES LAURENS Atlanta, Ga. ROBERT LAWRENCE Montgomery, Ala. JOSEPH LAWRENCE LEE Greenville, S. C. THOMAS DWIGHT LINTON Decatur, Ga. ROBERT DONNELL McCALL Shawnee, Okla. MATTHEW McGOWAN Greenville, N. C. LABAN SAMUEL MAGBEE Atlanta, Ga. ORVILLE GATENBY MANN Columbus, Ohio JAMES ALVIN MITCHELL West Memphis, Ark. SPENCER CASTLES MURRAY State College, Miss. JOHN COFFEE NEVILLE Horse Shoe, N. C. JOHN MORGAN REAGAN, JR. Hartford, Ala. WILLIAM CLINTON RHODES, JR. Chamblee, Ga. PAUL EVANS ROWLAND Moultrie, Ga. JACK BROWN SCOTT Greensboro, N. C. FRANKLIN PLUMER SMITH Valley Center, Va. ROBERT LEE SMITH, JR. Fordyce, Ark. JOHN N. SCMERVILLE Cross Hill, S. C. JAMES GORDON STUART Meridian, Miss. ROBERT LYONS TRETT Chamblee, Ga. ALBERT LORING VREELAND Orlando, Fla. JOSEPH CHRISTIAN WAGNER Cleveland, Tenn. JOHN EDWIN WAYLAND, JR. Huntersville, N. C. EDWARD BRUNSON WHITSON Asheville, N. C. SAMUEL THOMAS YOUNG Newdale, N. C. A.B., Davidson College Lexington Presbytery A.B., Davidson College St. Johns Presbytery A.B., King College North Alabama Presbytery LL.B A.B., B.S., A.B. B.S. University of Miami St. Johns Presbytery Davidson College Atlanta Presbytery Alabama Polytechnic Institute East Alabama Presbytery Bob Jones University Enoree Presbytery University of Richmond East Hanover Presbytery A.B., Bob Jones University Mangum Presbytery A.B., Davidson College Albemarle Presbytery LL.B., Emory University Atlanta Presbytery A.B., University of Miami A.B., Austin College East Arkansas Presbytery A.B., Davidson College East Mississippi Presbytery A.B., Presbyterian College Asheville Presbytery B.S., Alabama Polytechnic Institute East Alabama Presbytery A.B., Oglethorpe University Atlanta Presbytery B.S., University of Georgia Southwest Georgia Presbytery A.B., Davidson College Orange Presbytery A.B., Davidson College Lexington Presbytery A.B., Wheaton College Ouachita Presbytery A.B., Presbyterian College Asheville Presbytery B.S., University of Mississippi Meridian Presbytery A.B., Park College Atlanta Presbytery A.B., Bob Jones University St. Johns Presbytery A.B., Bob Jones University Enoree Presbytery B.S., Davidson College Mecklenburg Presbytery A.B., Presbyterian College Asheville Presbytery A.B., King College Holston Presbytery 82 JUNIOR CLASS DAVID LAPSLEY ANDERSON Louisville, Ky. JOSEPH DANIEL BEALE Atlanta, Ga. WADE HAMPTON BELL, JR. Atlanta, Ga. GROVER PRESTON BROWN Winnsboro, S. C. ANDERSON WOOD BUCHANAN Americus, Ga. ROBERT ERNEST BURNETT Fairmont, West Virginia HOWARD DUNCAN CAMERON Etowah, Tenn. SAMUEL H. CHRISTOPHER, JR. West Columbia, S. C. KENNETH LESTER CHRISTY Atlanta, Ga. BRUNICE CABINESS COLE, JR. Burlington, N. C. BENJAMIN LEE COLLINS Miami Beach, Fla. THEODORE SMITH COURTNEY Sunnyside, Ga. JULIAN FRIPPE CRAIG, JR. Eastover, S. C. WALTER SAMUEL CROUCH Anderson, S. C. DAVID NORMAN DANIELS East Point, Ga. RICHARD BAKER DIXON Little Rock, Ark. ROBERT A. DOBBINS, JR. Gantt's Quarry, Ala. EARL CHAMNESS DOWNEY Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. PHILIP WELFORD DUNFORD Miami, Fla. AUSTIN FORD Decatur, Ga. CHARLES NEWELL FOSHEE Rocky Mount, N. C. ERNEST EDWARD GILMORE Columbus, Ga. CURTIS CORBETT GOODSON Miami, Fla. FINLEY McCORVEY GRISSETT Tidionte, Pa. WILLIAM WAYNE HATCHER Fayetteville, W. Va. J. BRYAN HATCHETT, JR. College Park. Ga. A.B., Davidson College Louisville Presbytery A.B., Presbyterian College Atlanta Presbytery A.B., Brown University Atlanta Presbytery A.B., Erskine College Congaree Presbytery A.B., Presbyterian College Augusta-Macon Presbytery B.S., Fairmont State Teachers College Grafton Presbytery, U.S.A. A.B., Maryville College St. Johns Presbytery B.S., University of South Carolina Cherokee Presbytery A.B., Oglethorpe University Atlanta Presbytery A.B., Davidson College A.B., Presbyterian College St. Johns Presbytery A.B., Mercer University Baptist B.S., Clemson College Congaree Presbytery A.B., Erskine College Piedmont Presbytery A.B., Emory University Atlanta Presbytery B.S., Southwestern Washburn Presbytery B.A.E., Alabama Polytechnic Institute North Alabama Presbytery B.S., University of Tennessee Southeast Florida Presbytery U. S. A. A.B., Presbyterian College St. Johns Presbytery A.B., Emory University Episcopal A.B., Duke University Albemarle Presbytery A.B., Presbyterian College Southwest Georgia Presbytery B.E., Georgia Institute of Technology St. Johns Presbytery B.S., University of Cincinnati A.B., King College Bluestone Presbytery A.B., Emory University Atlanta Presbytery 83 ROBERT T. HENDERSON West Palm Beach, Fla. ROY WILEY HICKS Wasola, Mo. DOUGLAS WILEY HTX Winchester, Tenn. JAMES B. HOLLENHEAD Tellico Plains, Tenn. JOHN RICHARD HORNICK Miami, Fla. JEFFERSON TRENT HOWELL, JR. Clearwater, Fla. JAMES EVERETT JACKSON, JR. Hopewell, Va. ROBERT EDWIN KRIBBS Maryville, Tenn. PAUL BROWN LONG Barboursville, W. Va. HERSHEY JAMES LONGENECKER Decatur, Ga. FRED RANSON McALISTER, JR. Matthews, N. C. NEELY DIXON McCARTER Gastonia, N .C. ROBERT EDWARD McJUNKIN* Houlka, Miss. GEORGE RILEY McMASTER Tampa, Fla. ODIS MILTON MCNEILL Broadway, N. C. JOSEPH BROWN MacLEOD Myrtle Beach, S. C. CYRUS STEVENS MALLARD, JR. Thomasville, Ga. GEORGE BEATTY MERRIN Bristol, Va. WILLIAM SIMS METZEL LaGrange, Ga. ROBERT L. MONTGOMERY Birmingham, Ala. LARDNER CHARLES MOORE Washington, D. C. HENRY EDWARD MORREN Hattiesburg, Miss. ALGIE MILNER MOSELEY, JR. Talladega, Ala. DAVID LEWIS PARKS Weaverville, N. C. HOWARD ELSON PITTARD Stone Mountain, Ga. JOHN YOUNG ROBINSON Birmingham, Ala. A.B., Davidson College St. Johns Presbytery A.B., Arkansas College East Arkansas Presbytery A.B., Davidson College Atlanta Presbytery A.B., King College Knoxville Presbytery B.S., University of Miami St. Johns Presbytery B.S., Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta Presbytery A.B., King College East Hanover Presbytery A.B., Maryville College St. Johns Presbytery A.B., Wheaton College Kanawha Presbytery A.B., Davidson College Knoxville Presbytery A.B., Davidson College Mecklenburg Presbytery A.B., Presbyterian College Kings Mountain Presbytery University of Mississippi A.B., University of Florida St. Johns Presbytery A.B., Presbyterian College Fayetteville Presbytery A.B., University of North Carolina Pee Dee Presbytery A.B., Presbyterian College Southwest Georgia Presbytery A.B., King College Abingdon Presbytery A.B., Washington & Lee University Atlanta Presbytery A.B., Southwestern Memphis Presbytery A.B., University of Southern California Potomac Presbytery A.B., Mississippi Southern College Meridian Presbytery LL.B., University of Alabama North Alabama Presbytery B.E.E., Georgia Institute of Technology A.B., Bob Jones University Baptist A.B., Millsaps College Birmingham Presbytery, U. S. A. 'Approved college degree to be earned before award of theological degree. 84 JOHN HENRY SADLER Greenville, S. C. RICHARD W. SAUERBRUN Orlando, Fla. FRANCIS MUIR SCARLETT, JR. Brunswick, Ga. WILLIAM M. SCHOTANUS Atlanta, Ga. JOSEPH EDWARD SCRUGGS Lowndesville, S. C. CECIL ARCHIE SMITH Decatur, Ga. JAMES WILLIS SMITH Conyers, Ga. EDWARD M. SOMERVILLE Barnardsville, N. C. CARROLL R. STEGALL, JR. Wilmington, N. C. CHARLES WEARN STOWE Mt. Holly, N. C. C. RANDOLPH TERRELL Bristol, Va. HARRY SAMUEL TOPHAM Covington, Va. WALDON F. WADSWORTH Fairmont, W. Va. REUBEN JOHNSON WALLACE Bartow, Fla. WARREN MARTIN WARDLAW Marietta, Ga. NORMAN EUGENE WILHELM Baltimore, Md. ALBERT PATTON WHITE Magee, Miss. ROBERT IRVAN WHITE Durham, N. C. KEERAN CHESTER WILLIS Corpus Christi. Texas EDWIN RILEY WILSON. JR. Decatur, Ga. B.S. Davidson College Enoree Presbytery A.B., Rollins College A.B., University of Georgia Savannah Presbytery B.S., Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta Presbytery A.B., Erskine College Enoree Presbytery A.B., Mercer University Baptist A.B., Baylor University Baptist A.B., Presbyterian College Asheville Presbytery B.S., Maryville College Knoxville Presbytery A.B., Davidson College Kings Mountain Presbytery A.B., Presbyterian College A.B., Hampden-Sydney College Montgomery Presbytery A.B., University of West Virginia Grafton Presbytery. U. S. A. A.B., Presbyterian College St. Johns Presbytery A.B., Presbyterian College Cherokee Presbytery A.B., King College A.B., Millsaps College Meridian Presbytery A.B., University of North Carolina St. Johns Presbytery A.B., Arkansas College East Arkansas Presbytery A.B., Emory University Atlanta Presbytery CANDIDATES FOR CERTIFICATE OF GRADUATION English Course PAUL JAMES ABERNATHY, JR. Dun woody, Ga. ROBERT GABRIEL BALNICKY Elizabeth, N. J. ENNIS LAMAR BECK Milledgeville, Ga. MARVIN FRANKLIN BRYANT Stockton, Ala. ROBERT LEE BULLARD Chattanooga, Tenn. Baptist Pensacola Junior College Florida Presbytery University of Georgia Augusta-Macon Presbytery Mobile Presbytery B.S., Mississippi Southern College Meridian Presbytery 85 CLARENCE PHILLIP BUSS Orlando, Fla. CHARLES PHIL ESTY Miami, Fla. DONALD ROY ESTY Miami, Fla. VERNON ERNEST INMAN Lockhart, S. C. HAROLD STONEWALL MACE Charlotte, N. C, RAYMOND AMBROSE PETRIE Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. HUGH D. POLLARD Spartanburg, S. C. OLIN ADOLPHUS RADFORD Augusta, Ga. ROY FLAY RIDDLE Charlotte, N. C. HARRY THEODORE SCHUTTE Atlanta, Ga. FOREST LAMAR TRAYLOR, JR. Atlanta, Ga. EDWARD WATSON Atlanta, Ga. ROBERT ASHLIN WHITE, JR. Atlanta, Ga. St. Johns Presbytery Northwestern University St. Johns Presbytery St. Johns Presbytery Young Harris College Enoree Presbytery Burton Institute Mecklenburg Presbytery St. Johns Presbytery Bob Jones University Enoree Presbytery Augusta-Macon Presbytery Mecklenburg Presbytery University of Georgia Second Presbytery, A. R. P. University of Georgia Atlanta Presbytery Davidson College Atlanta Presbytery CANDIDATES FOR DEGREE OF MASTER OF ARTS IN BIBLICAL EDUCATION MISS RUTH BOWLES Ft. Mill, S. C. MISS CHARLOTTE BRIDEWELL Donalsonville, La. MRS. BARBARA GRIER COTTEN Due West, S. C. JAMES A. HALVERSTADT On furlough from Africa MRS. JAMES A. HALVERSTADT On furlough from Africa MISS JESSIE AIKEN HODGES Atlanta, Ga. MISS ANNE ELIZABETH LOVE Leland, Miss. SPIVA LEON McCULLOUCH Decatur, Ga. GEORGE TAYLOR McKEE, JR. Mountain Home, Ark. MISS NELLIE SCOTT Decatur, Ga. MISS MARY VIRGINIA SWICORD Panama City, Fla. MISS MARY ELIZABETH TINLEY Pineville, Ky. MISS JANET VAN DE ERVE Charleston, S. C. MISS ELIZABETH WILSON Birmingham, Ala. A.B., Erskine College B.S., Flora Macdonald College A.B., Erskine College A.B., Davidson College A.B., Agnes Scott College A.B., Agnes Scott College A.B., Southwestern A.B., Cumberland University B.S., Davidson College A.B., Agnes Scott College A.B., Florida State University A.B., Centre College B.F.D., University of Georgia A.B., M.A., Vanderbilt University 86 STATES AND COUNTRIES REPRESENTED IN STUDENT BODY Alabama 17 New York 2 Arkansas 5 North Carolina 22 District of Columbia ... 1 Ohio 1 Florida 30 Oklahoma 1 Georgia 57 Pennsylvania 1 Illinois 1 South Carolina 22 Kentucky 2 Tennessee 10 Louisiana 2 Texas 1 Maryland 1 Virginia 6 Michigan 1 West Virginia 5 Mississippi 10 Missouri 2 Brazil 1 New Jersey 1 Africa 2 COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES REPRESENTED IN STUDENT BODY Agnes Scott College 3 Alabama Polytechnic Institute 3 Alabama State Teachers College 1 Arkansas College 3 Asbury College 1 Austin College 1 Baylor University 1 Birmingham-Southern College 1 Bob Jones University 9 Brown University 1 Bucknell University 1 Centre College 1 Clemson College 1 Cumberland University 1 Davidson College 30 Duke University 1 Emory University 7 Erskine College 6 Fairmount State Teachers College 1 Flora Macdonald College 1 Florida Southern College 2 Florida State University 1 Georgia Institute of Technology 6 87 Hampden-Sydney College 1 Houghton College 1 Howard College 1 Johnson C. Smith University 1 King College 11 Lambuth College 1 Louisiana College 1 Louisiana Polytechnic Institute 1 Maryville College 7 Mercer University 4 Millsaps College 3 Mississippi Southern College 3 Newberry College 1 Northwestern University 1 Oglethorpe University 2 Park College 1 Presbyterian College 24 Rollins College 1 Southwestern 6 United States Naval Academy 1 University of Alabama 2 University of Chattanooga 2 University of Cincinnati 1 University of Florida 4 University of Georgia 7 University of Miami 7 University of Mississippi 2 University of North Carolina 2 University of Richmond 1 University of South Carolina 2 University of Southern California 1 University of Tampa 1 University of Tennessee 1 University of West Virginia 1 Vanderbilt University 1 Washington & Lee University 1 Westminster College 1 Wheaton College 4 Young Harris College 1 88 LECTURERS ON THE THOMAS SMYTH FOUNDATION 1911 Francis Landey Patton, D.D., LL.D., Princeton, New Jersey. Sub- ject: The Theistic View of the World. 1912 Casper Rene Gregory, D.D., LL.D., University of Leipsic, Ger- many. Subject: Theological Movements in Germany During the Nineteenth Century. 1913 Robert E. Speer, LL.D., New York City. Subject: Some Mis- sionary Problems Illustrated in the Lives of Great Missionary Leaders. 1914 Robert A. Webb, D.D., LL.D., Louisville, Kentucky. Subject: The Doctrine of the Christian Hope. 1915 William Hope Marquess, D.D., LL.D., New York City. Subject: Period from Abraham to Joshua as Illustrated by the Results of Archaelogical Discovery. 1916 J. Campbell White, A.M., LL.D., Wooster, Ohio. Subject: Mis- sions and Leadership. 1917 W. S. Plummer Bryan, D.D., Chicago, Illinois. Subject: The Grace of God. 1918 Benjamin B. Warfield, D.D., LL.D., Princeton, New Jersey. Sub- ject: Counterfeit Miracles. 1919 Francis Landey Patton, D.D., LL.D., Princeton, New Jersey. Sub- ject: Christianity and the Modern Man. 1920 A. H. McKinney, D.D., New York City. Subject: Guiding Girls to Christian Womanhood. 1921 Louis Matthews Sweet, S.T.D., Ph.D., New York. Subject: The Origin and Destiny of Man in the Light of Scripture and Mod- ern Thought. 1923 J. Sprole Lyons, D.D., LL.D., Atlanta, Georgia; L. E. McNair, D.D., Jacksonville, Florida; W. McF. Alexander, D.D., New Orleans, Louisiana; J. B. Hutton, D.D., Jackson, Mississippi; James I. Vance, D.D., Nashville, Tennessee; Dunbar H. Ogden, D.D., Mobile, Alabama. Subject: The Task of the Preacher. 1924 Egbert W. Smith, D.D., Nashville, Tennessee. Subject: The Call of the Mission Field. 1925 A. M. Fraser, D.D., Staunton, Virginia. Subject: Church Unity. 1926 Samuel L. Morris, D.D., Atlanta, Georgia. Subject: The Fact of Christianity. 1927 J. Gresham Machen, D.D., Princeton, New Jersey. Subject: The Virgin Birth. 1928 Charles R. Erdman, D.D., Princeton, New Jersey. Subject: The Life of D. L. Moody. 1929 William T. Ellis, Swarthmore, Pennsylvania. Subject: Explora- tions and Adventures in Bible Lands. 89 1930 Wm. C. Covert, D.D., LL.D., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Sub- ject: Worship and Spiritual Culture. 1931 W. P. Paterson, D.D., LL.D., Edinburgh, Scotland. Subject: The Christian Interpretation of History. 1932 Melvin Grove Kyle, D.D., LL.D., Louisville, Kentucky. Subject: In the Footsteps of Bible Characters. 1933 W. Taliaferro Thompson, D.D. Subject: The Psychology of Chris- tian Growth. 1934 Fraser Hood, Ph.D., Litt.D., Davidson, North Carolina. Subject: The Christian's Faith. 1935 Samuel M. Zwemer, D.D., Princeton, New Jersey. Subject: The Origin of Religion. 1936 Cornelius Van Til, Ph.D., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Subject: God and Human Knowledge. 1938 J. Sprole Lyons, D.D., LL.D., Atlanta, Georgia. Subject: Exposi- tory Preaching. 1939 Clarence E. Macartney, D.D., Litt.D., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Subject: Kings of the American Pulpit. 1940 George Lang, D.D., LL.D., Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Subject: The Elements of a Challenging Religion. 1941 William D. Chamberlain, Ph.D., D.D., Louisville, Kentucky. Sub- ject: The New Testament Idea of Repentance. 1942 Benjamin Rice Lacy, Jr., D.D., LL.D., Richmond, Virginia. Sub- ject: The Influence of Revivals upon the Southern Presbyterian Church. 1943 Frederick W. Loetscher, D.D., Princeton, New Jersey. Subject: Landmarks in our Evangelical Tradition. 1944 Robert F. Gribble, D.D., Austin, Texas. Subject: The Old Testa- ment in the Christian Church. 1945 C. Darby Fulton, D.D., Nashville, Tennessee. Subject: Missions in the World Conflict. 1946 Harris E. Kirk, D.D., Baltimore, Maryland. Subject: The Minis- ter: Awakener of Minds. 1947 G. Howard Cartledge, Ph.D., Bristol, Tennessee. Subject: Science and Religion in the Atomic Age. 1948 W. M. Elliott, Jr., Ph.D., D.D., Dallas, Texas. Subject: The Making and Delivery of Sermons. 1949 Otto A. Piper, D.D., Princeton, N. J. Subject: The Realism of the Bible. 1950 Lewis J. Sherrill, Ph.D., D.D., Litt.D., Louisville, Kentucky. Sub- ject: The Struggle of the Soul. 90 FORM OF BEQUEST TO THE SEMINARY Perhaps the greatest possibility for the perpetuation and improvement of our Church's institutions lies in the writing of wills which will make provision for gifts to Christian Education. It is not necessary that such legacies should be large in size. If a sufficiently large number of individ- uals would leave small amounts to be invested for the Christian enter- prise every need could be met. Columbia Seminary earnestly requests the interest of its friends in this form of giving. Many of these could include it in their own wills. Others might interest their acquaintances in this opportunity to link themselves with a work which will be eternal in its results. Every such legacy will help. The President of the seminary will welcome the oppor- tunity to confer with any who may be interested and to advise as to the specific purposes for which such funds may best be designated. The following form of bequest is suggested: I hereby give and bequeath to Columbia Theological Semi- nary, situated in Decatur, Georgia, the sum of (or the following real or personal property) to be used for the purpose of said seminary (or in such manner as is set forth herewith). INDEX Academic Awards . . . 69-72 Accreditation 13 Admission and Graduation 16, 17 Alumni Association .... 64 Athens Presbytery Training Project . . . . 31 Bible Training Course . . 27, 28 Board 21 Board of Directors .... 5 Calendar 3,4 College Preparation . . . . 17 Columbia's Territory . . 15,16 Courses of Study: General Statement . . 35, 36 Group I Biblical Theology . . 36-43 Group II Historical Theology . 43-48 Group III Systematic Theology . 48-51 Group IV Practical Theology . 51-59 Cultural Advantages ... 14 Degrees 19 Directions for Reaching Seminary 33, 34 R. A. Dunn Award . . .71,72 English Course . . . . 26, 27 Examinations 28 Expenses 21,23 Extension Work by Faculty . 34 Faculty 7, 8 Fees 21,22 Fellowships 69 Fannie Jordan Bryan Fellowships 65 Alumni Fellowships . . 69-71 Anna Church Whitner Fellowship 71 Field Work 31 Financial Aid 23, 24 Form of Bequest 91 Grades and Distinctions . 28, 29 Graduating Class of 1950 . . 78 Grounds and Buildings . . 11,13 Historic Columbia . . Home Mission Work . Indiantown Church Award Instruction Lecturers on Thomas Smyth Foundation . . Library .... Loans to Candidates Master of Theology Medical Care . . Memorial Funds . Musical Organizations . Officers of Administration Opportunities for Observing Religious Work . . Orientation Program . . Outline of Courses for B.D. Degree . . . Pledge Physical Culture . . . Preaching by Students . Pre-Seminary Curriculum Protestant Radio Center Religious Exercises . . Reports to Presbyteries . Roll of Students . . . Schedule Scholarship Funds . Scholarships .... Self Help Seminary, The . . . Smyth Lectureship . . Smyth Library Fund . Society of Missions Inquiry Student Activities . . Students from Other Seminaries . . . Student Loan Funds . Theological Internships University Center Veterans' Benefits Edward Watkins Scholarship . . Wilds Book Prize . 92 Key-West