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VOLUME 17 May, 1945 NUMBER 5 BULLETIN OF DUKE UNIVERSITY The Divinity School 1944-1945 ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR 1945-1946 PUBLISHED BY THE UNIVERSITY DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA ANNUAL BULLETINS For General Bulletin of Duke University, apply to The Secretary, Duke University, Durham, N. C. For Bulletin of Undergraduate Instruction, apply to The Secretary, Duke University, Durham, N. C. For Bulletin of The College of Engineering, apply to The Secretary, Duke. University, Durham, N. C. For Bulletin of The Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, apply to The Dean of the Graduate School, Duke University, Durham, N. C. For Bulletin of The School of Law, apply to The Dean of the School of Law, Duke University, Durham, N. C. For Bulletin of The School of Medicine, apply to The Dean of the School of Medicine, Duke University, Durham, N. C. For Bulletin of The School of Nursing, apply to The Dean of the School of Nursing, Duke University, Durham, N. C. For Bulletin of The Divinity School, apply to The Dean of the Divinity School, Duke University, Durham, N. C. For Bulletin of The School of Forestry, apply to The Dean of the School of Forestry, Duke University, Durham, N. C. For Bulletin of The Summer Session, apply to The Director of the Summer Session, Duke University, Durham, N. C. Published by Duke University monthly except in July, August, September, and December. Entered as second-class matter March 25, 1929, at the Post Office of Durham, North Carolina, under the Act of August 24, 1912. BULLETIN OF Duke University THE DIVINITY SCHOOL 1944-1945 ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR 1945-1946 DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA 1945 The Chapel, Duke University CALENDAR 1945 Sept. 21. Friday, 3:30 p.m.—First regular Faculty meeting. Sept. 22. Saturday, 9:00 a.m. -1 :00 p.m.—Matriculation and registration of stu- dents. Sept. 24. Monday, 9 :00 a.m.-1 :00 p.m.— Matriculation and registration of stu- dents. Sept. 24. Monday, 2 :00 p.m.-S :00 p.m.— Preliminary tests for first-year stu- dents. Sept. 25. Tuesday, 8:00 a.m.—Instruction begins. Sept. 25. Tuesday, 11 :10 a.m.—Formal opening exercises. Nov. 22. Thursday—Thanksgiving Day : a holiday. Dec. 11. Tuesday—Duke University Day. Dec. 19. Wednesday, 1 :00 p.m.—Christmas recess begins. 1946 Jan. 3. Thursday, 1 :00 p.m.—Instruction is resumed. Jan. 19. Saturday—Mid-year examinations begin. Jan. 30. Wednesday— Matriculation and registration for second semester. Jan. 31. Thursday—Second semester begins. April 16-17. Tuesday, Wednesday—English Bible examinations. May 13. Monday—Final examinations begin. May 25. Saturday—Commencement Day. GENERAL ADMINISTRATION FLOWERS, ROBERT LEE, A.M., LL.D. President of the University WANNAMAKER, WILLIAM HANE, A.B., A.M., Litt.D. Vice-President COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES ON THE DIVINITY SCHOOL W. W. Peele, T. M. Grant, H. B. Porter, N. E. Edgerton EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATION BRANSCOMB, BENNETT HARVIE, A.B., M.A., (Oxon.), Ph.D., Litt.D. Dean of the Divinity School RUSSELL, ELBERT, A.B., A.M., Ph.D., Litt.D. Dean Emeritus of the Divinity School INSTRUCTIONAL STAFF BRANSCOMB, BENNETT HARVIE, A.B., M.A., (Oxon.), Ph.D., Litt.D. Dean of the Divinity School and Professor of New Testament RUSSELL, ELBERT, A.B., A.M., Ph.D., Litt.D. Dean Emeritus of the Divinity School and Preacher to the University CANNON, JAMES, III, A.B., A.M., Th.B., Th.M., D.D. Ivey Professor of the History of Religion and Missions CLARK, KENNETH WILLIS, A.B., B.D., Ph.D. Associate Professor of New Testament CLELAND, JAMES T., M.A., B.D. (Glasgow), S.T.M. Professor of Homiletics and Preacher to the University CUSHMAN, ROBERT E., A.B., B.D., Ph.D. Associate Professor of Systematic Theology HART, HORNELL NORRIS, A.B., A.M., Ph.D. Professor of Social Ethics HICKMAN, FRANKLIN SIMPSON, A.B., A.M., S.T.B., Ph.D. Professor of Psychology of Religion MYERS, HIRAM EARL, A.B., S.T.B., S.T.M. Professor of Biblical Literature ORMOND, JESSE MARVIN, A.B., B.D., D.D. Professor of Practical Theology PETRY, RAY C, A.B., A.M., Ph.D. Associate Professor of Church History ROWE, GILBERT THEODORE, A.B., S.T.D., D.D., Litt.D. Professor of Christian Doctrine RUDIN, JOHN J., A.B., M.A. Instructor in Speech SMITH, HILRIE SHELTON, A.B., Ph.D., D.D., Litt.D. Professor of Christian Ethics SPENCE, HERSEY EVERETT, A.B., A.M., B.D., D.D., Litt.D. Professor of Religious Education STINESPRING, WILLIAM FRANKLIN, B.A., M.A., Ph.D. Professor of Old Testament YOUNG, FRANKLIN WOODROW, A.B., B.D. Instructor in Biblical Literature Duke University ADAMS, DONALD KEITH, A.B., MA., Ph.D. Associate Professor of Psychology BARNES, JAMES FOSTER, A.B., A.M. Instructor in Church Music JENSEN, HOWARD EIKENBERRY, A.B., A.M., B.D., Ph.D. Professor of Sociology LUNDHOLM, HELGE, Ph.D. Professor of Psychology LYMAN, RICHARD SHERMAN, B.A., M.D. Professor of Neuropsychiatry fMORGAN, GEORGE ALLEN, JR., A.B., A.M., Ph.D. Associate Professor of Philosophy THOMPSON, EDGAR TRISTRAM, A.B., A.M., Ph.D. Associate Professor of Sociology WIDGERY, ALBAN GREGORY, B.A., MA. Professor of Philosophy COMMITTEES OF THE FACULTY Admissions: Branscomb, Cannon, Clark. Alumni: Cannon, Hickman, Spence. Chapel Services and Spiritual Life: Clark, Petry, Rudin, Stinespring. Curriculum: Branscomb, Cannon, Ormond, Petry, Smith. Extension: Hickman, Ormond, Spence. Library: Petry, Cushman, Rowe. Public Exercises: Smith, Branscomb, Cleland, Rowe. Registration: Stinespring, Young. Social: Spence, Branscomb. Student Field Work: Ormond, Hart, Myers. * On leave for service with the government, t On leave with the Armed Services. THE DIVINITY SCHOOL OF DUKE UNIVERSITY GENERAL INFORMATION ' HISTORICAL STATEMENT The present Duke University has gradually been developed from a simple beginning in a local school established in 1838 in the northwestern part of Randolph County, North Carolina. This school was enlarged in 1840 and named Union Institute. In 1841 it was incorporated as Union Institute Academy by the legislature of North Carolina. Under the lead- ership of President Braxton Craven, the Academy grew into an institution chartered as Normal College in 1851. An amendment to the charter in November, 1852, authorized Normal College to grant degrees, and two students were graduated in 1853 with the degree of Bachelor of Arts. In 1859 the charter of Normal College was amended to place the institution under the control of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, and the name was changed to Trinity College. Dr. John Franklin Crow- ell became president of Trinity College in 1887. The most important achievement of his administration was the removal of the College to Durham, North Carolina, which was accomplished by September, 1892. President Crowell resigned in 1894, and was succeeded by the Rev- erend John Carlisle Kilgo, D.D. During President Kilgo's administration the endowment of Trinity College was greatly increased, a library and other important buildings were erected, and notable progress was made by increasing the variety and improving the quality of the courses of instruction. A School of Law was established in 1904 by the gift of James B. and Benjamin N. Duke. In 1910 President Kilgo was succeeded by Dr. William Preston Few. Trinity College experienced a great expansion in faculty, endowment, buildings, and equipment during President Few's administration. In December, 1924, James B. Duke established a $40,000,000 trust fund for educational and charitable purposes. Trinity College accepted the terms of the Indenture of Trust on December 29, 1924, and on the follow- ing day the name of the institution was changed to Duke University. Mr. Duke's death in 1925 was followed by the announcement of munifi- cent provisions in his will for the development of the University which bears his family name. Following the death of President Few in Octo- ber, 1940, Dr. Robert Lee Flowers was elected as his successor on January 29, 1941. THE DIVINITY SCHOOL The Indenture signed by Mr. James B. Duke, which established the University, mentioned first among its objects the training of ministers of the Gospel. The Divinity School was, accordingly, the first of the grad- uate professional schools to be organized. Its work began with the year 8 Duke University 1926-27, the formal opening exercises being held on November 9, 1926. The Reverend Doctor Edmund Davison Soper was the first dean of the Divinity School. He was succeeded in 1928 by the Reverend Doctor Klbert Russell, and the latter in turn in 1941 by the Reverend Doctor Paul Neff Garber. In 1945 Dean Garber was elected to the episcopacy of the Methodist Church, and Dr. Harvie Branscomb assumed the duties of the dean's office. THE PURPOSE OF THE DIVINITY SCHOOL The primary purpose of the Divinity School is to provide training for individuals planning to enter the Christian ministry. This includes not only prospective ministers in local churches, but also those preparing them- selves to be missionaries at home and abroad, directors of religious educa- tion, teachers of religion, and social workers. Vital to all of these forms of service is a full understanding of the beginnings, content, and history of the Christian faith and its special pertinence for the spiritual needs of the modern world. Studies of a broad and thorough character directed toward such an understanding constitute the center of the curriculum of the Divinity School and are regarded as the basic training for all pro- spective Christian workers. Specific training in the skills required of local ministers and of leaders in the work of religious education are also pro- vided. As funds become available for the purpose and as needs appear, additional training in specialized skills and areas of knowledge will be added to the curriculum.