Catalogue of
Princeton Theological
Seminary
1937-193$
ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY- SIXTH YEAR
The Princeton Seminary Bulletin
Volume XXXI, No. 4, January, 1938
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Catalogue of
The Theological Seminary of
The Presbyterian Church
in the U. S. A. at
Princeton, N. J.
1937-1938
One Hundred and Twenty-Sixth Year
THE PRINCETON SEMINARY BULLETIN
VOLUME XXXI, NO. 4, JANUARY, 1938
Published, quarterly by the Trustees of the Theological Seminary of the
Presbyterian Church
Entered as second class matter, May, 1907, at the post office at Princeton, N.J.,
under the Act of Congress of July 16, 1894.
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
OFFICERS
ROBERT E. SPEER, D.D., LL.D., President
HAROLD McAFEE ROBINSON, D.D., Vice-President
WILLIAM B. PUGH, D.D., Secretary
CENTRAL HANOVER BANK AND TRUST COMPANY, New
York, N.Y., Treasurer
MEMBERS
Term to Expire May, 1938:
WILLIAM B. PUGH, D.D . Chester, Pa.
fWILLIAM L. McEWAN, D.D., LL.D . Pittsburgh, Pa.
STUART N. HUTCHISON, D.D . Pittsburgh, Pa.
MINOT C. MORGAN, D.D . Greenwich, Conn.
J. AMBROSE DUNKEL, D.D . Indianapolis, Ind.
WALTER L. WHALLON, D.D . Newark, N.J.
COL. GUILFORD C. BABCOCK . Morristown, N.J.
SPENCER S. MARSH, Esq . Madison, N.J.
WEIR C. KETLER, LL.D . Grove City, Pa.
J. WILLISON SMITH, Esq . Philadelphia, Pa.
WILLIAM P. STEVENSON, LL.D . Roselle, N.J.
Term to Expire May, 1939:
LEWIS S. MUDGE, D.D., LL.D . Philadelphia, Pa.
JOHN B. LAIRD, D.D . Philadelphia, Pa.
BENJAMIN F. FARBER, D.D . New York, N.Y.
PETER K. EMMONS, D.D . Scranton, Pa.
WILLIAM HALLOCK JOHNSON, D.D . Princeton, N.J.
RAY VANCE, Esq . Maplewood, N.J.
JOHN T. MANSON, Esq . New Haven, Conn.
JUDGE ADRIAN LYON . Perth Amboy, N.J.
ROBERT E. SPEER, D.D., LL.D . Lakeville, Conn.
KENNETH H. LANNING, Esq . Trenton, N.J.
Term to Expire May, 1940:
JOHN H. GROSS, D.D . Philadelphia, Pa.
REV. FRANK SERGEANT NILES . Princeton, N.J.
*JOHN McDOWELL, D.D . East Orange, N.J.
J. HARRY COTTON, D.D . Columbus, Ohio
HAROLD McAFEE ROBINSON, D.D . Philadelphia, Pa.
t Died November 4, 1937.
* Died November 13, 1937.
ALBERT J. McCARTNEY, D.D . Washington, D.C.
WILLIAM MATHER LEWIS, LL.D . Easton, Pa.
PAUL C. MARTIN, Esq . Springfield, Ohio
JAMES H. POST, Esq . New York, N.Y.
JOHN M. T. FINNEY, M.D . Baltimore, Md.
THOMAS W. SYNNOTT, LL.D . Wenonah, N.J.
COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE
Robert E. Speer, D.D., Chairman; William B. Pugh, D.D., Secretary;
Harold McA. Robinson, D.D., *William L. McEwan, D.D., Benjamin
F. Farber, D.D., Judge Adrian Lyon, Lewis S. Mudge, D.D., Paul C.
Martin, Peter K. Emmons, D.D., and Spencer S. Marsh.
CURRICULUM COMMITTEE
Lewis S. Mudge, D.D., Chairman; Harold McA. Robinson, D.D.,
Weir C. Ketler, LL.D., William Mather Lewis, LL.D., Stuart Nye
Hutchison, D.D., John B. Laird, D.D., J. Harry Cotton, D.D., and
William Hallock Johnson, D.D.
FINANCE AND INVESTMENT COMMITTEE
Spencer S. Marsh, Chairman; William P. Stevenson, LL.D., James
H. Post, John T. Manson, J. Willison Smith, Minot C. Morgan,
D.D., Ray Vance, John H. Gross, D.D., and Walter L. Whallon, D.D.
GROUNDS AND BUILDINGS COMMITTEE
Judge Adrian Lyon, Chairman; Kenneth H. Lanning, John M. T.
Finney, M.D., Guilford C. Babcock, Albert J. McCartney, D.D.,
J. Ambrose Dunkel, D.D., Thomas W. Synnott, LL.D., ♦John
McDowell, D.D., and Frank S. Niles.
Assistant Treasurer — George W. Loos, Jr., Princeton, N.J.
* Deceased.
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AIRPLANE VIEW OF THE SEMINARY CAMPUS
FACULTY
JOHN ALEXANDER MACKAY, Litt.D., D.D., LL.D.
PRESIDENT AND PROFESSOR OF ECUMENICS
J. ROSS STEVENSON, D.D., LL.D.
PRESIDENT EMERITUS
HENRY SEYMOUR BROWN, D.D.
VICE-PRESIDENT-ELECT AND LECTURER IN PASTORAL THEOLOGY
GEERHARDUS VOS, Ph.D., D.D.
PROFESSOR OF BIBLICAL THEOLOGY, EMERITUS
CHARLES ROSENBURY ERDMAN, D.D., LL.D.
PROFESSOR OF PRACTICAL THEOLOGY, EMERITUS
SAMUEL M. ZWEMER, D.D., LL.D., M.R.A.S.
PROFESSOR OF THE HISTORY OF RELIGION AND CHRISTIAN MISSIONS, EMERITUS
WILLIAM PARK ARMSTRONG, D.D.
HELEN H. P. MANSON PROFESSOR OF NEW TESTAMENT LITERATURE
AND EXEGESIS
FREDERICK WILLIAM LOETSCHER, Ph.D., D.D., LL.D.
ARCHIBALD ALEXANDER PROFESSOR OF CHURCH HISTORY
CASPAR WISTAR HODGE, Ph.D., D.D.i
CHARLES HODGE PROFESSOR OF SYSTEMATIC THEOLOGY
ANDREW WATTERSON BLACKWOOD, D.D*
PROFESSOR OF HOMILETICS
JOHN E. KUIZENGA, D.D.
STUART PROFESSOR OF APOLOGETICS AND CHRISTIAN ETHICS
^ied February 26, 1937.
2On leave of absence, 1937-38.
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HAROLD IRVIN DONNELLY, Ph.D.3
THOMAS W. SYNNOTT PROFESSOR OF CHRISTIAN EDUCATION
DONALD MACKENZIE, D.D.
CHARLES T. HALEY PROFESSOR OF BIBLICAL THEOLOGY
LIENRY SNYDER GEHMAN, PhD., S.T.D.
PROFESSOR OF OLD TESTAMENT LITERATURE
ELMER GEORGE HOMRIGHAUSEN, Th.D, D.D.
THOMAS W. SYNNOTT PROFESSOR- ELECT OF CHRISTIAN EDUCATION
OTTO PIPER, D.D.
GUEST PROFESSOR OF SYSTEMATIC THEOLOGY
DONALD WHEELER, Litt.D.
DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC SPEAKING
WILLIAM R. FARMER, D.D., LL.D.
VISITING PROFESSOR OF HOMILETICS
EDWARD HOWELL ROBERTS, A.M., Th.M.
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR-ELECT OF HOMILETICS
LEWIS SEYMOUR MUDGE, D.D., LL.D.
LECTURER IN ECCLESIASTICAL THEOLOGY
JOHN SUTHERLAND BONNELL, D.D.
LECTURER IN PASTORAL THEOLOGY
JAMES SYLVESTER ARMENTROUT, Ph.D.
LECTURER IN CHRISTIAN EDUCATION
PAUL JUDSON BRAISTED, Ph.D.
LECTURER IN ECUMENICS .
FREDERICK BRONKEMA, Th.D., Ph.D.
INSTRUCTOR IN SYSTEMATIC THEOLOGY
EDMUND HARRIS KASE, Jr., Ph.D.
INSTRUCTOR IN NEW TESTAMENT GREEK
3Died July io, 1937.
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CHARLES THEODORE FRITSCH, A.M.
INSTRUCTOR IN OLD TESTAMENT
JOHN FINLEY WILLIAMSON, Mus.D., LL.D.
DIRECTOR OF MUSIC
ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICERS
JOHN ALEXANDER MACKAY, Litt.D., D.D., LL.D.
PRESIDENT
J. ROSS STEVENSON, D.D., LL.D.
PRESIDENT EMERITUS
HENRY SEYMOUR BROWN, D.D.
VICE-PRESIDENT-ELECT
PAUL MARTIN, A.M.
REGISTRAR AND SECRETARY OF THE FACULTY, EMERITUS
JOSEPH HEATLY DULLES, A.M.4
LIBRARIAN EMERITUS
WILLIAM BOYD SHEDDAN, Ph.B.
LIBRARIAN EMERITUS
EDWARD HOWELL ROBERTS, A.M., Th.M.
DEAN OF STUDENTS AND SECRETARY OF THE FACULTY
KENNETH SPERBER GAPP, Ph.D.
LIBRARIAN
GEORGE W. LOOS, Jr.
ASSISTANT TREASURER AND SUPERINTENDENT OF GROUNDS AND BUILDINGS
EDNA HATFIELD
ASSISTANT TO THE DEAN OF STUDENTS
JOHN R. BURBIDGE, M.D.
MEDICAL ADVISER
4Died March 7, 1937.
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SPECIAL LECTURERS
L. P. STONE LECTURER
THE REV. OTTO PIPER, D.D.
GUEST PROFESSOR OF SYSTEMATIC THEOLOGY
Subject: The Christian Interpretation of History
STUDENTS’ LECTURER ON MISSIONS
THE REV. WILLIAM PATON (M.A. Oxon.)
SECRETARY OF THE INTERNATIONAL MISSIONARY COUNCIL
Subject: The Universal Church and the New World Order
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STUDENTS OF THE SEMINARY
FELLOWS
OLD TESTAMENT FELLOW
Name Residence
Robert Jefferson Beyer Norristown, Pa.
A.B., Maryville College, 1934
Th.B., Princeton Seminary, 1937
NEW TESTAMENT FELLOWS
Lockhart Amerman
A.B., Haverford College, 1931
Th.B., Princeton Seminary, 1935
Cornelius Marinus DeBoe
A.B., Calvin College, 1930
A.M., University of Illinois, 1931
Th.B., Princeton Seminary, 1936
Frederick Riker Hellegers
A.B., Princeton University, 1934
Th.B., Princeton Seminary, 1937
New York, N.Y.
Holland, Mich.
Passaic, N.J.
Place of
Study
Basel
Edinburgh
Princeton
T iibingen
GELSTON-WINTHROP FELLOW IN SYSTEMATIC
THEOLOGY
Horace Wintzer Ryburn Erwin, Tenn. Cambridge
A.B., Davidson College, 1932
Th.B., Princeton Seminary, 1937
GRADUATE STUDENTS
Name Residence
Benjamin Edward Bollman Laguna, P.I.
A. B., University of Dubuque, 1929
B. D., San Francisco Seminary, 1932
Ronald Bower Brook Baltimore, Md.
B.E., Johns Hopkins University, 1932
Th.B., Princeton Seminary, 1935
David Leroy Coddington Yardville, N.J.
A.B., Princeton University, 1926
Th.B., Princeton Seminary, 1936
Room
B-2 PH
i 17 H II
Hans-Werner Gensichen
University of Leipzig
University of Gottingen
9
Wesermiinde, Germany 404 H H
Name
Residence
Room
William David Glenn
A. B., Whitworth College, 1934
Th.B., Princeton Seminary, 1937
Arpad Gonczy
Reformed Gymnasium of Miskolc, 1932
Reformed Seminary, Sarospatak, 1936
James Harold Guy
B. S., University of Pittsburgh, 1932
Th.B., Princeton Seminary, 1936
Theodore Nathaniel Harer
B.S., University of Arizona, 1927
B.D., San Francisco Seminary, 1933
Frederic William Helwig
A.B., Park College, 1924
Th.B., Princeton Seminary, 1927
Burlington, N.J.
Miskolc, Hungary 421 B H
Trenton, N.J.
311 AH
Guatemala City, Guatemala
B-3 PH
Califon, N.J. 95 M S
Young Kyo Hahn Tongrai, Korea
Union Christian College (Pvengyang), 1933
Th.B., Princeton Seminary, 1937
Charles Rellstab Howell Academia, Pa.
A. B., Princeton University, 1927
B. D., Presbyterian Seminary, Louisville, Ky., 1930
Albert Gordon Karnell Dayton, N.J.
A.B., Maryville College, 1934
Th.B., Princeton Seminary, 1937
Janos Kerekes Nyiregyhaza, Hungary 418 B H
Reformed Gymnasium of Nyiregyhaza, 1933
University of Debrecen, 1937
John Starr Kim Seoul, Korea 411 HH
Nippon University, 1928
Emmanuel College, Toronto, 1937
William Henry Matthews, Jr. Trenton, N.J.
A.B., Temple University, 1935
S.T.B., School of Theology, Temple University, 1937
James Munn McChesney, Jr. Abingdon, Va. 113 HH
A. B., King College, 1934
B. D., Union Seminary, Virginia, 1937
John Powell Muilenberg Rocky Hill, N.J.
A. B., Hope College, 1933
B. D., New Brunswick Seminary, 1936
Samuel Murray Stellenbosch, South Africa 209 B H
A.B., University of Stellenbosch, 1933
Stellenbosch Seminary, 1937
10
Name
Residence
Room
James Zwemer Nettinga
A.B., Hope College, 1934
Th.B., Western Seminary, 1937
Holland, Mich.
407 H H
Lubbertus Oostendorp
A.B., Calvin College, 1934
Th.B., Calvin Seminary, 1937
Florida, N.Y.
9 P s
Julius Paal
Lutheran Gymnasium of Bonyhad
Reformed Seminary, Budapest, 1937
Pecs, Hungary
108 B PI
Andrew Panyik
Budapest Hungary
202 B H
Szent-Laszlo Gymnasium, 1928
Reformed Seminary, Budapest, 1932
Th.M., Princeton Seminary, 1933
S.T.D., Philadelphia Protestant Episcopal Divinity School, 1936
Joyce Leland Ranum
A.B., Luther College, 1928
Luther Seminary, 1931
Newark, N.J.
4i3
HH
Arthur Mathes Romig
A.B., College of Wooster, 1928
Th.B., Princeton Seminary, 1931
Hwaiyuen, China
A-2
PH
Eugene Culbert Stone Philadelphia, Pa.
B.S.C., Temple University, 1929
S.T.B., School of Theology, Temple University, 1937
Willem deWet Strauss
A.B., Stellenbosch University, 1929;
Stellenbosch Seminary, 1934
Pretoria, South Africa
A.M., 1930
23
B S
Mas ao Tanaka
Doshisha University
Nippon Seminary, Tokyo, 1932
Nara, Japan
115
B H
Michael Presbyterio Testa
A.B., Maryville College, 1934
Th.B., Princeton Seminary, 1937
Trenton, N.J.
306 A II
Adolf Ungem ach
Gymnasium of Hadamar, 1932
University of Tiibingen, 1937
Hadamar, Germany
209
B H
James Wallace Willoughby
A.B., Wabash College, 1919
Mosul, Iraq
D-i
P PI
S.T.B., Western Seminary, Pittsburgh, 1922
Philip Raymond Zink Trenton, N J.
A.B., Bloomfield College and Seminary, 1933
Th.B., Princeton Seminary, 1936
Graduate Students — 31
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SENIOR CLASS
Name
Residence
Room
Frederic Barcroft Ackley
A.B., University of California at Los
Pasadena, Calif.
Angeles, 1935
401 B H
Lawrence Willard Allen
A.B., University of Redlands, 1932
Garden Grove, Calif.
209 HH
Donald Andrew Baigrie
A.B., Parsons College, 1935
Avenel, N.J.
305 AH
Willis Alden Baxter
B.S., Coe College. 1929
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
200 A H
Adolph Henry Behrenberg
A.B., University of Pittsburgh, 1935
Pittsburgh, Pa.
411 AH
Robert Benjamin Boell
A.B., University of Iowa, 1935
Marion, S.D.
116 HH
George Alexander Bowie
A.B., College of Wooster, 1935
Niagara Falls, N.Y.
304 A H
James Henry Brown
A.B., Grove City College, 1935
Aspinwall, Pa.
302 A H
Lauren Edgar Brubaker, Jr. St. Augustine, Fla.
A.B., Birmingham-Southern College, 1935
no A H
Edward James Caldwell, Jr.
A.B., University of California, 1934
Berkeley, Calif.
409 HH
Richard Peter Camp
A.B., Wheaton College, 1935
Midland Park, N.J.
200 H H
LeRoy William Christiansen
A.B., University of Dubuque, 1935
Milwaukee, Wis.
201 HH
Byron Ross Cleeland
B.E., University of California at Los
Beverly Hills, Calif.
Angeles, 1933
301 B H
Millard Carson Cleveland
A.B., Wheaton College, 1935
Camilla, Ga.
414 hh
Pancras Carlisle Curt Brooklyn, N.Y.
B.B.A., College of the City of New York, 1934
410 A H
Edwin Ferguson Dalstrom
LL.B., University of Tennessee, 1933
Memphis, Tenn.
132 M S
Melvin Hampton Dillin
Yeadon, Pa.
310 A H
B.S., Ursinus College, 1931
12
Name
Residence
Room
Dean Newton Dobson, Jr.
Ph.B., Wheaton College, 1935
Maplewood, N.J.
308 AH
Benjamin Franklin Ferguson
A.B., University of Delaware, 1934
Newark, Del.
223 B H
Stewart William Hartfelter
A.B., Wabash College, 1935
Sullivan, Ind.
301 HH
Everett Franklin Hezmalhalch
B.S., University of California, 1935
Santa Rosa, Calif.
409 H H
Lloyd Stephenson Hindman
B.S., Washington and Jefferson College,
Burgettstown, Pa.
1935
300 A H
Edmund Harris Kase, Jr. Princeton, N.J.
A.B., Princeton University, 1926; A.M., 1930; Ph.D., 1933
15 ha
Theodore Frelinghuysen Kennedy
A.B., Lafayette College, 1935
Stewartsville, N.J.
210 A H
Bryant Mays Kirkland
A.B., Wheaton College, 1935
Port Chester, N.Y.
MLR
Theodore Koopmans
A.B., University of California, 1935
Hynes, Calif.
215 HH
Gerald Theodore Krohn
A.B., Coe College, 1931
Shelby, Iowa
405 A H
Henry Bernard Kuizenga
A.B., Hope College, 1935
Holland, Mich.
101 A H
Donald Bruce Mackay
A.B., Bishop’s University, 1935
Sherbrooke, Canada
hi AH
Vernon Preston Martin, Jr.
A.B., Alfred Holbrook College, 1935
Georgetown, Ohio
407 A H
William Henry Maurer
A.B., Moravian College, 1935
Bethlehem, Pa.
317 hh
Edward Nelson Maxwell
A.B., Yale University, 1935
Bellaire, L.I., N.Y.
311 HH
John Franklin McHendry
A.B., College of Wooster, 1935
Weirton, W.Va.
406 AH
Bruce Manning Metzger
A.B., Lebanon Valley College, 1935
Middletown, Pa.
217 H H
Seth Cook Morrow
A.B., Bethany College, 1935
Wampum, Pa.
205 H H
13
Name
Russell Edward Otto
B.S., Wheaton College, 1935
Harry Peters
A.B., Park College, 1935
Henry Erskine Pressly
A.B., Erskine College, 1932
Robert Watterson Rayburn
A.B., Maryville College, 1935
Paul Brown Rhodes
A.B., College of Wooster, 1935
Gordon Link Roberts
A.B., University of Pennsylvania, 1935
Paul Minnich Robinson
A.B., Juniata College, 1935
Donald Wilmer Scott
A.B., Lafayette College, 1935
Robert Wesley Scott
A.B., Waynesburg College, 1935
Robert Barr Stewart
A.B., College of the Ozarks, 1935
Harold Sigve Strandness
A.B., Jamestown College, 1935
Frank Lawson Suetterlein
A.B., Drew University, 1934
Donald Yost Swain
A.B., University of Southern California,
Galbraitli Hall Todd
A.B., Westminster College (Pa.), 1935
Wendell Swift Tredick, Jr.
A.B., University of Pennsylvania, 1934
Leonard John Trinterud
A.B., University of Washington, 1935
Earl F. Tygert, Jr.
A.B., Pennsylvania State College, 1935
Warren Walton Warm an
A.B., Maryville College, 1934
Residence
Room
St. Louis, Mo.
414 H H
Philadelphia, Pa.
401 HH
Statesville, N.C.
302 HH
Slaton, Tex.
302 HH
Seoul, Korea
403 hh
Poughkeepsie, N.Y.
308 AH
Johnstown, Pa.
406 A H
Philadelphia, Pa.
300 H H
Avalon, Pa.
407 AH
Sharon Hill, Pa.
211 A H
Larimore, N.D.
417 HH
Whippany, N.J.
105 HH
Monrovia, Calif.
1933
MR
Warren, Pa.
201 A H
Philadelphia, Pa.
301 A H
Seattle, Wash.
40S hh
Cresco, Pa.
400 H H
Princeton, N.J.
44 M S
14
Name
Residence
Room
Theodore Oscar Mitchell Wills
A.B., University of Delaware, 1935
Newark, Del.
25 Ma S
Rudolph Herr Wissler
A.B., Maryville College, 1935
Drumore, Pa.
302 A H
Senior Class — 55
MIDDLE
CLASS
Andrew Thompson L. Armstrong
A.B., Waynesburg College, 1936
Mt. Pleasant, Pa.
409
A H
George Ross Ash wood, Jr.
A.B., Grove City College, 1936
Philadelphia, Pa.
216
B H
Matthew Bailie
A.B., Queens University, Belfast, 1936
Belfast, Ireland
203
B H
David Walter Baker
A.B., Coe College, 1936
Greenville, Ill.
323
B H
Samuel Wilson Blizzard
A.B., Maryville College, 1936
Norwood, Pa.
1 15
H H
Joseph Edgar Paisley Boyd
A.B., Queens University, Belfast, 1937
Belfast, Ireland
303
HH
James Russell Butcher
A.B., Lafayette College, 1936
Scranton, Pa.
220
B H
Louis Eland Campbell
A.B., College of Wooster, 1936
Oak Hill, Ohio
IOI
B H
Dean Willard Carlson
A.B., University of Minnesota, 1934
Gilbert, Minn.
207
H H
Alexander Christie
A.B., Maryville College, 1936
Lamington, N.J.
1 15
HH
Kenneth Westgate Cook Los Angeles, Calif.
A.B., University of California at Los Angeles, 1936
109
H H
Arthur Copeland
A.B., Wheaton College, 1936
Philadelphia, Pa.
105
AH
Donald Crawford
Winnetka, Ill.
209
AH
Ph.B., Yale University, 1928
15
Name
Residence
Room
James McClung Crothers
A.B., College of Wooster, 1935
Antlong, Korea
415 H H
James Murray Drysdale, Jr.
A.B., College of Wooster, 1936
Washington, D.C.
403 AH
Norman MacCowan Dunsmore
A.B., Rutgers University, 1936
Summit, N.J.
114 H H
Carl Singer Fisher
A.B., Maryville College, 1936
Worcester, Mass.
306 A H
Stanley Kiehl Gambell
A.B., Wheaton College, 1936
Marietta, N.Y.
409 B H
Lloyd Owen Gaut Los Angeles, Calif.
A.B., University of California at Los Angeles, 1936
215 HH
Robert Ethan Graham
A.B., Texas Teehnological College, 1936
Denton, Tex.
3i5 HH
Samuel Sheridan Haas
A.B., Columbia University, 1936
Edge water, N.J.
312 H H
Titus Murdock Hale
B.S., Whitworth College, 1935
Lakeside, Wash.
403 hh
John Brownlee Hamilton
A.B., Washington and Jefferson College,
Washington, Pa.
1936
305 H H
Albert Walker Hepler, Jr.
A.B., Washington and Jefferson College,
Pittsburgh, Pa.
1936
403 A H
Arthur Larzelere LIerries
A.B., Maryville College, 1936
Pen n Yan, N.Y.
416 HH
Laurence Leroy Hucksoll
A.B., Hastings College, 1936
Philadelphia, Pa.
214 B H
Frank Cunningham Hughes
A.B., Occidental College, 1936
Los Angeles, Calif.
309 hh
Robert Molyneaux Hunt
A.B., College of Wooster, 1935
Cleveland Heights, Ohio
304 A H
Robert William Kirkpatrick
A.B., Gettysburg College, 1935
Palmyra, N.J.
117 B H
Alfred Paul Lam
A.B., Hamilton College, 1936
Oriskanv, N.Y.
307 ah
James Carter Leeper, Jr.
Milbourne, Pa.
3i3 H H
A.B., University of Pennsylvania, 1936
16
Name
Residence
Room
Glover Alexander Leitch
A.B., Maryville College, 1936
Denison, Iowa
IIS HH
George Allen Leukel, Jr.
A.B., Davidson College, 1936
Kennett Square, Pa.
109 A H
William Fox Logan, Jr.
A.B., Princeton University, 1935
Kingston, Pa.
*
221 B H
John Sanford Lon singer
A.B., Lafayette College, 1936
Philadelphia, Pa.
316 H H
William Frederick MacCalmont
A.B., Maryville College, 1936
Philadelphia, Pa.
213 HH
Richard Burroughs Mather
A.B., Princeton University, 1935
Paotingfu, China
4i5 HH
Robert Wallace McCarter
A.B., Cumberland University, 1936
Philadelphia, Pa.
214 B H
John Robert McClain
A.B., Duke University, 1936
Upper Darby, Pa.
408 AH
Robert Leonard McIntire
A.B., College of Emporia, 1936
Wellington, Kan.
307 hh
George Harpur Megaw
A.B., Queens University, Belfast, 1936
Belfast, Ireland
303 H H
Paul Hallock Merkle
A.B., Grove City College, 1936
Warren, Pa.
203 H H
Harold Eugene Meyers
B.S., Washington and Jefferson College,
Wilkinsburg, Pa.
1936
303 AH
William Pitt Miles
A.B., University of California, 1936
Berkeley, Calif.
423 B H
Maurice Clinton Mitchell
A.B., Grove City College, 1936
Sandy Lake, Pa.
306 AH
Stanley Spencer Newcomb
A.B., University of Redlands, 1936
Laguna Beach, Calif.
211 HH
Kermit John Nord
A.B., Hamilton College, 1936
Jamestown, N.Y.
307 ah
Howard Wesley Oursler
A.B., University of Pennsylvania, 1936
Cornwells Heights, Pa.
C H Pa
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Name
Residence
Room
Lee Nicholson Page
A.B., Pennsylvania State College, 1934
Clarion, Pa.
315 BH
Thomas Alexander Noble Parker
A.B., Trinity College, Dublin, 1937
Londonderry, Ireland
205 B H
Osro Wilber Randall, Jr.
A.B., Trinity University, 1936
Albuquerque, N.M.
315 hli
William Morrison Rider, Jr.
A.B., Amherst College, 1936
Syracuse, N.Y.
203 H H
John Beacom Rowland
A.B., Washington and Jefferson College,
Aspinwall, Pa.
1936
309 H H
Keith Herrick Sackett
A.B., Hastings College, 1936
Omaha, Neb.
403 B H
Allan E. Schoff
A.B., Wheaton College, 1936
Cadillac, Mich.
409 B H
Robert Ross Smyrl
A.B., Maryville College, 1936
Philadelphia, Pa.
209 A H
Richard Nevin Stroman
A.B., University of I’ittsburgh, 1936
Pittsburgh, Pa.
202 A H
Kemper Y. Taylor
A.B., Wheaton College, 1936
Philadelphia, Pa.
121 BH
Elwyn Earle Tilden, Jr.
A.B., Harvard University, 1936
Holbrook, Mass
405 B H
Nozomu Tomita
A.B., Rikkyo University, 1934
Tokyo, Japan
303 B H
Wayne Walker Hollywood, Calif.
A.B., University of California at Los Angeles, 1936
201 B H
Kenneth Emil Walter
A.B., Lafayette College, 1936
Baltimore, Md.
409 A H
Webster Pierson Wells
A.B., Columbia University, 1932
Rockville Centre, N.Y.
401 A H
Samuel John Wylie, Jr.
Elizabeth, Pa.
202 A H
A.B., Geneva College, 1936
Middle Class — 64
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JUNIOR CLASS
Name
Residence
Room
T. Howard Akland
A.B., Muskingum College, 1930
Cossayuna, N.Y.
304 BH
Robert Adkins Allen
A.B., College of Wooster, 1937
Upper Darby, Pa.
107 A H
Joel Eldon Anderson Los Angeles, Calif.
A.B., University of California at Los Angeles, 1937
305 B H
Steven Barabas
A.B., Princeton University, 1937
Passaic, N.J.
212 HH
Andrew Watterson Blackwood, Jr.
A.B., College of Wooster, 1937
Princeton, N.J.
215 BH
Lawrence Rodney Boaz
A.B., Lafayette College, 1937
Trenton, N.J.
3i4 HH
Scott Tarbell Brewer
A.B., University of Southern California,
Los Angeles, Calif.
1936
109 HH
George Chalmers Browne
A.B., College of Wooster, 1937
Wooster, Ohio
107 AH
James Creighton Christman
A.B., Muhlenberg College, 1937
Allentown, Pa.
3i7 BH
Manuel F. L. Conceicao, Jr.
University of Coimbra, Portugal, 1919
Elizabeth, N.J.
207 B H
Frederick Maxwell Corum
A.B., University of Pennsylvania, 1937
Norristown, Pa.
417 BH
John Martin Croup
A.B., Wheaton College, 1937
Clark, Ohio
108 AH
Donald McKay Davies
A.B., Wheaton College, 1931
A.M., University of Minnesota, 1937
Excelsior, Minn.
8 G
Thomas Charles Davies
A.B., Lafayette College, 1937
Nottingham, Pa.
302 B H
Roger Payne Enloe
A.B., Davidson College, 1932
Atlanta, Ga.
319 B H
William Edward Everheart
A.B., Trinity University, 1937
Kerens, Tex.
320 B H
James Lawrence Ewalt
B.S., Westminster College (Pa.), 1937
Polk, Pa.
119 BH
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Name
Residence
Room
Harry Porter Farr
A.B., Wheaton College, 1934
Baltimore, Md.
202
H H
Robert Rodney Ferguson
A.B., University of California at
Hollywood, Calif.
Los Angeles, 1936
414
BH
PIarry Kerns Gayley Strasburg, Pa.
A.B., Franklin and Marshall College, 1932
309
BH
Franklin Brown Gillespie
B.S., Washington and Jefferson College,
Canonsburg, Pa.
1936
303
AH
Morton Graham Glise
A.B., Waynesburg College, 1937
Philadelphia, Pa.
P I
Homer Lehr Goddard, Jr. Los Angeles, Calif.
A.B., University of California at Los Angeles, 1933
419
BH
Ellis Lee Graves
A.B., Centre College, 1937
Ludlow, Ky.
105
B H
William Peter Gross
A.B., Waynesburg College, 1937
Waynesburg, Pa.
203
AH
Hugh Gunn
A.B., College of Wooster, 1937
Cleveland, Ohio
402
H H
Carl Arthur Hallberg
A.B., Asbury College, 1934
Cranbury, N.J.
Arthur Burtis Hallock
A.B., Haverford College, 1928
A.M., University of Pennsylvania.
, 1935
Parkesburg, Pa.
308 B H
Ralph Wesley Hand, Jr.
A.B., Maryville College, 1937
Dry Run, Pa.
3i4
B H
Robert Edward Harvey
A.B., University of Pennsylvania,
1937
Philadelphia, Pa.
103
BH
William Heston Heilman
A.B., Indiana University, 1937
Indianapolis, Ind.
214
H H
Joseph Clyde Henry
A.B., Wheaton College, 1937
Philadelphia, Pa.
415
BH
Richard Hall Hutchison
Pittsburgh, Pa.
314 hh
A.B., Lafayette College, 1935
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MILLER CHAPEL
Name
Residence
Room
Franklyn Dillingham Josselyn
A.B., University of California at Los Ang
Coachella, Calif.
;eles, 1937
io 7 B H
William Marcus Kendall
A.B., College of Wooster, 1937
Indianapolis, Ind.
214 H H
Paul Freley Ketchum
A.B., Duke University, 1937
Washington, D.C.
408 A FI
Robert Wells Lazear, Jr.
A.B., Wheaton College, 1937
Cheyenne, Wyo.
415 bh
Robert Guy McClure, Jr.
A.B., Washington and Jefferson College,
Dormont, Pa.
1937
402 A H
FTarry Curtin McDivitt, Jr.
A.B., Washington and Jefferson College,
New Alexandria, Pa.
1935
306 BH
John McPherson, Jr.
A.B., Waynesburg College, 1937
Donora, Pa.
203 A H
Jesse Herbert Miller
A.B., Elizabethtown College, 1937
Coopersburg, Pa.
107 HH
Keith Brakenridge Munro
A.B., University of California, 1937
Berkeley, Calif.
407 B H
John Earl Myers
B.S., University of Pittsburgh, 1935
Pittsburgh, Pa.
217 B H
Kenneth Everett Nelson Los Angeles, Calif.
A.B., University of California at Los Angeles, 1937
209 H H
John Oldman
A.B., University of Delaware, 1937
Wilmington, Del.
402 A H
Chester Arthur Pennington
A.B., Temple University, 1937
Collingswood, N.J.
321 B FI
William Morton Perdue
A.B., Washington and Jefferson College,
Columbus, Ohio
1937
313 BH
George Thomas Peters
A.B., College of Wooster, 1937
Staunton, Va.
21s BH
Robert Hartman Philips
A.B., Wheaton College, 1937
Baltimore, Md.
202 H H
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Name
Residence
Room
Raymond Eli Pittman
A.B., Asbury College, 1937
Streator, Ill.
402 H H
Cornelius A. Plantinga
A.B., Calvin College, 1931
A.M., University of Michigan, 1933
Holland, Mich.
54 MP
Evan Walton Renne
A.B., Maryville College, 1937
Bridgeton, N.J.
114 HH
Charles Buchanan Robinson
A.B., Wheaton College, 1936
Aldan, Pa.
108 AH
Edward William Rodisch
A.B., Grove City College, 1937
Philadelphia, Pa.
219 B H
Elbert Howell Ross
A.B., Lafayette College, 1937
Philadelphia, Pa.
316 B H
Vincent Thomas Ross
A.B., Duquesne University, 1937
Pittsburgh, Pa.
318 B H
Richard Lloyd Schlafer
A.B., Maryville College, 1937
Philadelphia, Pa.
3i4 BH
Salvatore Charles Sciangula
A.B., Park College, 1937
Brooklyn, N.Y.
210 B H
Mark Allison Smith
A.B., College of Wooster, 1937
Washington, D.C.
412 HH
Richard Charles Smith
A.B., Hope College, 1937
Delmar, N.Y.
307 B H
€
William Sabin Stoddard
B.S., Haverford College, 1935
Cambridge, Mass.
hi HH
Ernest Davis Vanderburgh, Jr.
A.B., University of North Carolina,
Swannanoa, N.C.
1937
103 A H
Samuel Gregory Warr
A.B., Hobart College, 1937
Geneva, N.Y.
109 A H
Daniel Fees Weyer
A.B., H&stings College, 1930
A.M., Chicago University, 1931
Tacoma, Wash.
204 B H
George Hinsdale Winn, Jr.
Seoul, Korea
103 A H
A.B., Asbury College, 1937
Junior Class — 65
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PARTIAL STUDENT
Name
Residence
Room
Morris Gordin
University of Moscow
New York, N.Y. 16 BS
ABBREVIATIONS
A H — ’Alexander Hall
B H — Brown Hall
B S — Bank Street
G — Greenholm
H A — Haslet Avenue
H H— Hodge Hall
Ma S — Madison Street
M L R — Mt. Lucas Road
M P — Murray Place
M R — Mercer Road
M S — Mercer Street
P H— Payne Hall
P I — Princeton Inn
P S — Pine Street
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REPRESENTATIONS
COLLEGES
Alfred Holbrook College .
Amherst College .
Arizona, University of . .
Asburv College .
Bethany College .
Birmingham-Southern College .
Bishop’s University .
Bloomfield College and Seminary .
California, University of .
California, University of, at Los Angeles
Calvin College .
Centre College .
Coe College .
Coimbra, University of (Portugal)
Columbia University .
Cumberland University .
Davidson College .
Delaware, University of .
Doshisha University .
Drew University .
Dubuque, University of .
Duke University .
Duquesne University .
Elizabethtown College .
Emporia, College of .
Erskine College .
Franklin and Marshall .
Geneva College .
Gettysburg College .
Grove City College .
Gymnasium of Hadamar .
Hamilton College .
Harvard University .
Hastings College .
Haverford College .
Hobart College .
Hope College .
Indiana University .
Iowa, University of .
Jamestown College .
Johns Hopkins University .
Juniata College .
King College .
Lafayette College .
Lebanon Valley College .
Leipzig, University of .
Luther College . 1
Lutheran Gymnasium of Bonyhad . 1
Maryville College . IS
Minnesota, University of . 1
Moravian College . 1
Moscow, University of . 1
Muhlenberg College . 1
Muskingum College . 1
New York, College of the City of . 1
Nippon University . 1
North Carolina, University of . 1
Occidental College . 1
Ozarks, College of . 1
Park College . 3
Parsons College . 1
Pennsylvania State College . 2
Pennsylvania, University of . 6
Pittsburgh, University of . 4
Princeton University . 7
Queens University, Belfast . 3
Redlands, University of . 2
Reformed Gymnasium of Miskolc 1
Reformed Gymnasium of Nyiregyhaza 1
Rikkyo University . 1
Rutgers University . 1
Southern California, University of . 2
Szent-Laszlo Gymnasium . 1
Stellenbosch, University of . 2
Temple University . 3
Tennessee, University of . 1
Texas Technological College . 1
Trinity College, Dublin . 1
Trinity University . 2
Union Christian College (Pyengyang) .... 1
Ursinus College . 1
Wabash College . 2
Washington and Jefferson College . 9
Washington, University of . 1
Waynesburg College . 5
Westminster College (Pa.) . 2
Wheaton College . 16
Whitworth College . 2
Wooster, College of . 15
Yale University . 2
Number of Colleges
represented . 90
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
5
10
3
1
3
1
2
1
3
3
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
5
1
2
1
3
3
1
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
9
1
1
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SEMINARIES
Calvin Seminary . 1
Debrecen, University of . 1
Emmanuel College, Toronto . 1
Gottingen, University of . 1
Luther Seminary . 1
New Brunswick Seminary . 1
Nippon Seminary, Tokyo . 1
Presbyterian Seminary, Louisville 1
Princeton Seminary . 14
Reformed Seminary, Budapest . 2
Reformed Seminary, Sarospatak . 1
STATES
California . 20
Delaware .
District of Columbia . 3
Florida . 1
Georgia . 2
Illinois . 3
Indiana . 3
Iowa . 3
Kansas . 1
Kentucky . 1
Maryland . 4
Massachusetts . 3
Michigan . 6
Minnesota . 1
Missouri . 1
Nebraska . 1
New Jersey . 30
New Mexico . 1
New York . 17
North Carolina . 2
North Dakota . 1
Ohio . 7
Pennsylvania . 67
South Dakota . 1
Tennessee . 2
Texas . 3
Virginia . 2
Washington . 3
West Virginia . 1
Wisconsin . 1
Wyoming . 1
Number of States represented . 31
San Francisco Seminary . 2
Stellenbosch Seminary . 2
Temple University, School of Theology 2
Tubingen, University of . 1
Union Seminary, Virginia . 1
Western Seminary, Pittsburgh . 1
Western Seminary, Michigan . 1
Number of Seminaries
represented . 18
COUNTRIES
Canada . 1
China . 2
Germany . 2
Guatemala . 1
Hungary . 4
Iraq . 1
Ireland . 4
Japan . 2
Korea . 5
Philippine Islands . 1
South Africa . 2
United States . 195
Number of Countries
represented 12
SUMMARY OF STUDENTS
Fellows . 5
Graduate Students . 31
Seniors . 55
Middlers . 64
Juniors . 65
Partial Students . 1
Total
221
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DEGREES CONFERRED IN 1937
THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF THEOLOGY UPON
William Struble Ackerman
Norwood Ervin Band
Robert Jefferson Beyer
William Sheldon Blair
Doyle William Brewington
George Raymond Campbell
John Keith Gardner Conning
Edwin Rae Cowan
Adam Weir Craig
George Douglas Davies
Harold S. Faust
Lawrence Everett Fisher
Russell W. Galloway
William David Glenn
John Manning Gordon
Young Kyo Hahn
John Dickinson Harkness
Frederick Riker Hellegers
Albert Gordon Karnell
William Henry Kepler
Joseph Arthur Lazell
Clarence Luther Lecrone
Robert Lennox
Frank Wolfenden Lloyd
Robert MacGowan MacNab
Harry Vaughn Mathias
Cyrus Nettleton Nelson
Douglas Evon Nelson
William Alexander Parsons
Harry William Pedicord
Albert William Peters
Clifford Given Pollock
John McFerren Price
Robert Malcolm Ransom
John Lawrence Reid, Jr.
Lester LaVerne Ross
Horace Wintzer Ryburn
Francis Heywood Scott
Harold Albert Scott
Harold Paul Sloan, Jr.
Charles Ralston Smith
Spencer Bauman Smith
Frank Bateman Stanger
James Kennedy Story
John Henry Strock
Sang Pok Suh
Michael Presbyterio Testa
Franklin Krewson Tomlinson
Frederick Burton Toms
John Anthony Troxler
William Garland Vincent
Robert Scott Waggoner
Thomas Winston Wilbanks
Allan Rodgers Winn
Paul Rutherford Winn
George Aubrey Young
THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF THEOLOGY UPON
Walter Leslie Allison
William Christian Anderson
Lloyd Sharon Bowman
George Laurence Brahams
Woon Soo Chung
Laszlo Harangi
Hans Heinrich H. Harms
Joseph Nelson Jack away
Charles E. Kirsch
Lester Jacob Kuyper
Abraham Faure Louw
Christopher Murray
Dezso Daniel Parragh
James Putt
Karl Herman Julius Schoenborn,
in absentia
Robert Scholl
William F. Schuler
Alyle Alexander Schutter
Shunzo Takeda
Robert Herman Vitz
Stuart Wesley Werner
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FELLOWSHIPS AND PRIZES AWARDED IN 1937
THE FELLOWSHIP IN OLD TESTAMENT AWARDED IN
OLD TESTAMENT LITERATURE TO
Robert Jefferson Beyer
THE FELLOWSHIP IN NEW TESTAMENT AWARDED IN
NEW TESTAMENT BIBLICAL THEOLOGY TO
Frederick Riker Hellegers
THE FELLOWSHIP IN SYSTEMATIC THEOLOGY TO
Horace Wintzer Ryburn
THE HUGH DAVIES PRIZE IN HOMILETICS TO
Charles Ralston Smith
THE FIRST ROBERT L. MAITLAND PRIZE IN
NEW TESTAMENT EXEGESIS TO
Bruce Manning Metzger
THE SECOND MAITLAND PRIZE TO
Edward James Caldwell, Jr.
THE JOHN FINLEY McLAREN PRIZE IN
BIBLICAL THEOLOGY TO
Bruce Manning Metzger
THE ARCHIBALD ALEXANDER HODGE PRIZE IN
SYSTEMATIC THEOLOGY TO
Galbraith Hall Todd
THE JEWISH MISSIONS COURSE PRIZE TO
Harold S. Faust
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HISTORY OF THE SEMINARY
In the year 1809 the proposal to establish a Theological
Seminary for the Presbyterian Church was introduced to the
General Assembly in the form of an overture from the Presby¬
tery of Philadelphia. The Committee, to which the overture was
referred, recommended that three plans be submitted to the pres¬
byteries : the first, to establish one school in some convenient
place near the center of the Church; the second, to establish
two schools, one in the North, the other, in the South; the third,
to establish a school within the bounds of each of the synods.
The reports from the presbyteries, received in 1810, led the
General Assembly in that year to decide upon a single school
and to appoint a committee to prepare a “Plan for a Theological
Seminary,” to be reported to the next General Assembly. In
1811 the plan reported was adopted. In 1812 the location of the
Seminary was fixed temporarily at Princeton, N.J., a Board of
Directors was elected, and the Rev. Archibald Alexander, D.D.,
was appointed Professor of Didactic and Polemic Divinity. In
1813 the Rev. Samuel Miller was appointed Professor of
Ecclesiastical History and Church Government, and the location
at Princeton was made permanent.
The Trustees of the College of New Jersey entered into an
agreement with the General Assembly, allowing the use of their
buildings to the Seminary students, and offering space on the
campus for the erection of any building necessary for the use of
the Seminary. They also engaged that, while the Theological
Seminary shall remain at Princeton, no professorship of theology
shall be established in the College.
The classes were first held in Doctor Alexander’s study and
later for a time in the College buildings. In 1815 the General
Assembly determined to erect a hall which should contain both
the lecture room needed and lodgings for the students. The
cornerstone was laid in that year, and the building, now known
as Alexander Hall, was occupied in the autumn of 1817. It was
built upon a tract of land which had been acquired for the
use of the Seminary. In 1820 the General Assembly authorized
the professors to appoint an Assistant Teacher of the Original
Languages of Scripture, and in the same year they appointed to
this office Mr. Charles Hodge, a graduate of the Seminary and
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a licentiate of the Church. Mr. Hodge accepted the appointment
and was ordained. In 1822 he was elected by the General Assem¬
bly Professor of Oriental and Biblical Literature. In 1824 a
charter, obtained from the Legislature of the State of New
Jersey, was accepted by the General Assembly, and in accordance
with its terms the property and funds of the Seminary were
placed in the charge of a Board of Trustees. This act of legis¬
lation incorporated the “Trustees of the Theological Seminary
of the Presbyterian Church,” making this the corporate name of
the institution. With this incorporation the Seminary was con¬
stituted as at present.
The first session began on the twelfth of August, 1812. Three
students matriculated on that day, another in August and five
in November. Since then eight thousand two hundred and thirty-
seven students have been enrolled, coming from all parts of the
United States and from many foreign countries. Of these,
approximately five hundred and seventy-one have entered upon
foreign mission work.
THE DESIGN OF THE SEMINARY
In the Plan of the Seminary, as adopted by the General As¬
sembly, its design is stated in the following paragraphs :
“The General Assembly, after mature deliberation, have re¬
solved, in reliance on the patronage and blessing of the Great
Head of the Church, to establish a new Institution, consecrated
solely to the education of men for the Gospel ministry, and to be
denominated The Theological Seminary of the Presbyterian
Church in the United States of America. And to the intent that
the true design of the founders of this institution may be known
to the public, both now and in time to come, and especially that
this design may, at all times, be distinctly viewed and sacredly
regarded, both by the teachers and the pupils of the Seminary,
it is judged proper to make a summary and explicit statement
of it.
“It is to form men for the Gospel ministry who shall truly
believe, and cordially love, and therefore endeavour to propa¬
gate and defend, in its genuineness, simplicity, and fullness, that
system of religious belief and practice which is set forth in the
Confession of Faith, Catechisms, and Plan of Government and
Discipline of the Presbyterian Church ; and thus to perpetuate
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and extend the influence of true evangelical piety and Gospel
order.
“It is to provide for the Church an adequate supply and suc¬
cession of able and faithful ministers of the New Testament;
workmen that need not be ashamed , being qualified rightly to
divide the word of truth.
“It is to unite in those who shall sustain the ministerial office,
religion and literature ; that piety of the heart, which is the fruit
only of the renewing and sanctifying grace of God, with solid
learning: believing that religion without learning, or learning
without religion, in the ministers of the Gospel, must ultimately
prove injurious to the Church.
“It is to afford more advantages than have hitherto been usu¬
ally possessed by the ministers of religion in our country, to
cultivate both piety and literature in their preparatory course;
piety, by placing it in circumstances favourable to its growth,
and by cherishing and regulating its ardour ; literature, by afford¬
ing favourable opportunities for its attainment, and by making
its possession indispensable.
“It is to provide for the Church men who shall be able to
defend her faith against infidels and her doctrine against
heretics.
“It is to furnish our congregations with enlightened, humble,
zealous, laborious pastors, who shall truly watch for the good
of souls, and consider it as their highest honour and happiness
to win them to the Saviour, and to build up their several charges
in holiness and peace.
“It is to promote harmony and unity of sentiment among the
ministers of our Church, by educating a large body of them
under the same teachers and in the same course of study.
“It is to lay the foundation of early and lasting friendships,
productive of confidence and mutual assistance in after life
among the ministers of religion; which experience shows to be
conducive not only to personal happiness, but to the perfecting
of inquiries, researches and publications advantageous to religion.
“It is to preserve the unity of our Church, by educating her
ministers in an enlightened attachment not only to the same
doctrines, but to the same plan of government.
“It is to bring to the service of the Church genius and talent,
when united with piety, however poor or obscure may be their
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possessor, by furnishing, as far as possible, the means of edu¬
cation and support without expense to the students.
“It is to found a nursery for missionaries to the heathen,
and to such as are destitute of the stated preaching of the Gospel ;
in which youth may receive that appropriate training which may
lay a foundation for their ultimately becoming eminently quali¬
fied for missionary work.
“It is, finally, to endeavour to raise up a succession of men,
at once qualified for and thoroughly devoted to the work of the
Gospel ministry; who, with various endowments, suiting them
to different stations in the Church of Christ, may all possess a
portion of the spirit of the primitive propagators of the Gospel ;
prepared to make every sacrifice, to endure every hardship, and
to render every service which the promotion of pure and undefiled
religion may require.”
LOCATION OF THE SEMINARY
The General Assembly, after mature deliberation, selected
Princeton as the site of the first Seminary of the Church. Among
the reasons that led to this choice was the advantage afforded
by proximity to the College of New Jersey, now Princeton
University. The theological students have the privileges of the
University library ; admission to the courses of instruction in
the graduate and undergraduate department of the University
when duly qualified and upon recommendation by the Faculty
of the Seminary ; opportunities to hear public addresses by the
members of the University Faculty and other distinguished
lecturers; and to attend the concerts and musical recitals given
under the auspices of the University.
Princeton is in quick and easy communication with New York
and Philadelphia, while yet sufficiently remote from them to be
free from distracting influences.
SEMINARY BUILDINGS
Miller Chapel. The Chapel was erected in 1S34. Through
the generosity of John C. Green, Esq., of New York, the interior
of the building was renovated in the summer of 1874. In 1933
the Chapel was moved to a more central location, was enlarged
and restored to its original Colonial simplicity, and a large four-
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manual Gottfried pipe organ installed. This was made possible
by the generosity of a friend of the Seminary.
The Library. The Seminary has two library buildings, both
of which were erected through the generosity of James Lenox,
LL.D., of New York City, the first in 1843 and the second in
1879. A fuller description of their facilities may be found else¬
where in this catalogue.
Stuart Hall. This building, erected in 1876, was a gift to the
Seminary from Messrs. R. L. and A. Stuart. It affords ample
accommodation in the way of lecture rooms, and contains two
large auditoriums intended for use at public gatherings of the
institution.
Dormitories. Alexander Hall, long known as the Old Sem¬
inary, was the first building erected by the Presbyterian Church
in the United States for seminary purposes. It was first occupied
by the students in the autumn of 1817. In it the rooms, whether
intended for one occupant or two, have separate bedrooms.
Brown Hall was given by Mrs. Isabella Brown of Baltimore.
The cornerstone was laid by the Moderator of the General As¬
sembly on the 2 1 st of May, 1864, and it was occupied in the
autumn of 1865. It is a dormitory of single rooms.
Hodge Hall, built by money from the bequest of Mrs. Mary
Stuart, widow of Mr. Robert L. Stuart, of New York, was
completed during the summer of 1893. The rooms are in suites,
each study having a separate, connecting bedroom, or, in the
few cases where the study is to be shared by two occupants, a
separate sleeping room for each.
Gymnasium. The Gymnasium, conveniently located, is
equipped with modern apparatus. There are tennis courts and
an athletic field on the campus.
Payne Hall. This hall for the housing of missionaries on
furlough was given by Mr. and Mrs. Calvin N. Payne, of Titus¬
ville, Pa., in 1922. It is a stone building of fire-proof construction,
located on ground donated by Dr. and Mrs. Charles R. Erdman,
and contains fully furnished apartments for twelve families.
Funds to be used for maintenance were given by several persons
at the time of erection. In 1926, just before the death of
Mr. Payne, he and Mrs. Payne made provision for an endowment
for the building and for the furtherance of missionary education
in the Seminary, through the provisions of which the annual
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rental of apartments to missionaries has been reduced to a
nominal sum.
In assigning apartments preference is given to those mission¬
aries who purpose taking a regular course of study in the Semi¬
nary in fuller preparation for service on return to their fields.
Foreign missionaries of the Presbyterian Church, U. S. A., and,
under certain conditions, other missionaries are eligible. Cor¬
respondence concerning residence in this hall and applications
for apartments should be addressed to the Secretary of the
Faculty.
TERMS OF ADMISSION
Application. A student desiring to enter the Seminary must
apply for admission by filing with the Dean of Students a formal
application, a copy of which will be sent upon request. The
application should be filed as early as may be convenient and not
later than August first.
Credentials. In order to be admitted to matriculation and
enrolment as a student in the Seminary, the applicant for ad¬
mission whose application has been approved, must present to
the Dean of Students the following credentials :
1. A letter from the pastor or session of the church of which
he is a member, stating that he is in full communion with the
church, possesses good natural talents, and is of a prudent and
discreet deportment. Or, if an ordained minister, a letter from
the ecclesiastical body to which he belongs, stating that he is in
good and regular standing.
2. A college diploma or an equivalent certificate of the com¬
pletion of a regular course of academic study. Or, if he has not
completed a regular course of academic study, he must sustain
an examination, or present credentials of having sustained ex¬
amination, in Latin, Biblical history, ancient history, modern
English literature, and philosophy; or in other subjects funda¬
mental to the studies of the Seminary.
3. Greek Requirement. Beginning with the fall of 1940 no
beginners’ course in Greek shall be given in the Seminary.
All students entering Princeton Seminary shall be required to
pass an examination in Greek to demonstrate that they are able
to carry on exegetical work.
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Students failing to meet this requirement, if of outstanding
qualifications, may be admitted to the Seminary, with the under¬
standing that they must lengthen their course by one or two
semesters, and must secure their training in beginners’ Greek
elsewhere, while carrying on their regular work.
4. All foreign students seeking admission to the Seminary
shall be accredited by some responsible body in their own coun¬
tries, certifying to such proficiency in the reading, writing and
speaking of the English language as will enable the students to
do satisfactory work in the Seminary. In the week preceding the
Christmas vacation a committee of the Faculty shall conduct
an examination in English that all foreign students must pass
before they are finally admitted to candidacy for any degree.
Admission ad Eundem Gradum. A student who has taken
part of the theological course in another approved seminary will
be received to the same stage of the course on his presentation
of a letter from that seminary certifying to his good standing,
stating the courses he has completed, and regularly dismissing
him to this Seminary. He must also comply with the terms of
admission set forth in the preceding paragraphs; and, if a can¬
didate for the degree of Th.B. or for the certificate of graduation,
he must satisfy the requirements of the Seminary regarding
knowledge of the original languages of Scripture.
Graduate and Other Students. A student who has com¬
pleted the regular course of study in another approved seminary
must present a certificate to that effect from that seminary and,
if a college graduate, also his college diploma. If he does not
come immediately from a seminary he must secure a letter from
a presbytery or other equivalent ecclesiastical body, stating that
he is a minister in good and regular standing.
An ordained minister who has not completed the regular
course of study in a theological seminary will be admitted to
the privileges of the Seminary on the presentation of a letter
from a presbytery or other equivalent ecclesiastical body, stating
that he is in good and regular standing in his church.
The hospitality of the Seminary may also be extended to
accredited persons who desire to pursue special studies.
Ministers of the gospel who desire to attend the Seminary
for a longer or shorter period, but who do not wish to undertake
regular work, may, if properly accredited, be received as guests
and given the privileges of the classrooms and library.
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Matriculation
Entering students who have presented satisfactory credentials
are matriculated by subscribing to the following declaration
required by the Plan of the Seminary :
“Deeply impressed with a sense of the importance of improv¬
ing 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 instruc¬
tions of this Seminary, and that I will conscientiously and
diligently 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 Trustees of the Seminary while I shall continue
a member of it.”
Collegiate Preparation
Other degrees than that of Bachelor of Arts, certifying to
the completion of an adequate course in liberal learning, will
be accepted as satisfying the academic requirements for admis¬
sion to the Seminary; but the classical course of study leading
to the degree of Bachelor of Arts is the normal course of prepa¬
ration for theological study. Special attention should be given
to Latin and Greek, philosophy, ethics, psychology, sociology,
history, and English language and literature.
Preliminary Test in Greek
Instruction in the New Testament presupposes knowledge of
Greek. In order to ascertain the adequacy of the student’s prep¬
aration a written test is held at the beginning of the Seminary
year in the translation of simple Attic prose and in the funda¬
mental grammatical forms and syntax of the language; and
although no special knowledge of New Testament Greek is
required, a passage from the Gospels is usually offered for trans¬
lation. Students found to be inadequately prepared take a course
in New Testament Greek during the first semester and may
proceed with the courses in New Testament in the second semes¬
ter. Students entering without any knowledge of Greek must
pursue the course throughout the year. (See paragraph 3 under
Credentials, p. 33.)
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DESCRIPTION OF THE COURSES OF STUDY
I. OLD TESTAMENT
Dr. Gehman, Dr. Mackenzie, Mr. Fritsch and Dr. Kase
in Elements of Hebrew. Orthography. Study of phonetics. Funda¬
mental principles of the language. Etymology. Syntax. The reading of
Genesis is begun early in the course, and stress is laid upon acquiring
vocabulary and developing a facility in reading simple narrative prose.
Translation of English exercises into Hebrew. The course is strictly lin¬
guistic and serves as a preparation for exegesis.
Prescribed , first year , 8 hours.
Mr. Fritsch and Dr. Kase.
First and Second semesters, Tu W Th 2:10, F 3:10 (Section 1)
Tu W Th 3 :io, F 2:10 (Section 11)
Tu W Th F 4:10 (Section III)
112 Old Testament History and Introduction. A course in Old Testa¬
ment orientation. A geographical and historical survey of Egypt and the
Ancient Semitic world as a background for the history of Israel from the
earliest times to the first century B. C. The results of archaeology will
receive due consideration, but throughout the course the Old Testament
will be the main source for both the political and the religious history
of the Israelites. Stress will be laid upon the prominent personalities in
the Old Testament. Discussion of the various problems of the Pentateuch;
the art of writing in ancient times ; survey of the historical books, the
poetical works, and wisdom literature. Lectures on Hebrew poetry ; history
of the Hebrew text ; the formation of the Old Testament canon ; the history
of the ancient translations.
Prescribed, first year, 4 hours.
Dr. Gehman and Mr. Fritsch. First semester, Tu W Th F 8:10
1 13 Introduction to English Bible. An attempt to give a factual knowl¬
edge of the Scriptures, to serve as an introduction to more exact study.
This class is obligatory on all first year students and is supplemented
by a written examination on the Old Testament held during the third
week of the second year. This examination will be based on prescribed
readings. Information in regard to this reading will be given in the
class; and the work must be done during the previous summer. Also a
written examination will be held in the third week of the third year on
the New Testament for prescribed summer work. Detailed information on
this required summer reading course will be given in the class.
Prescribed, first year, 3 hours.
Dr. Mackenzie. First semester, M W F 10 -.30
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12 1 Hebrew Exegesis. Translation of selected portions of the Old
Testament with the grammatico-historical method of interpretation.
Prerequisite, course hi. Prescribed, second year, 2 hours.
Dr. Gehman. First semester, Tu Th 11:30
122 Biblical Theology of the Old Testament. The special task of
Old Testament theology. The characteristic attitudes of the Scriptural
viewpoint. The progress of revelation. Revelation, redemption and his¬
tory. Chief doctrines of the Old Testament discussed. Contrast with con¬
temporary views. Law, prophecy, wisdom. Ethics and eschatology in the
Old Testament. Objections to Old Testament ethics and theology consid¬
ered. The permanent value of the Old Testament as a source of doctrine.
Prescribed, second year, 3 hours.
Dr. Mackenzie. Second semester, W Th F 2:10
1 31 The Prophetical Books. The history of Hebrew prophecy from
its beginnings to post-exilic times, with exegesis of selected passages from
the Major and Minor Prophets. A study of the history of the times, social
and religious conditions, and the environment of the period. Survey of
the contents of the books with critical study. Special attention will be
devoted to the Messianic passages. Lectures and assigned readings.
Prescribed, third year, 4 hours.
Dr. Gehman. Second semester, Tu W Th F 10:30
140 The Theology of the Post-Exilic Prophets.
Elective, 2 hours.
Dr. Mackenzie. Second semester, W F 9:10
141 Old Testament Theology — based on selected passages. A course
dealing with important passages in the Historical Books and Prophets of
the Old Testament.
Elective, 2 hours.
Dr. Mackenzie. First semester, W F 3:10
142 Exegesis of Psalms. A study of the principles of Hebrew poetry.
An interpretation and literary analysis of selected Psalms with special ref¬
erence to their spiritual values. The emphasis in the course will be laid
upon the use of the Psalms through exegesis for homiletic purposes.
Prerequisite, course 121. Elective, 2 hours.
Second semester, Tu Th 9:10
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143 The Religious and Social Institutions of the Hebrews. Seminar
course. The development of the religious conceptions and institutions as
revealed in the Old Testament. A study will be made of primitive Semitic
customs and of the religions of the nations with which the Israelites came
into contact. The historical background will be emphasized, and due con¬
sideration will be given to the results of archaeology. The religion of
the Old Testament will be studied from the earliest times to the advent
of Christianity. Lectures, assigned readings, reports, and discussions.
Elective, 4 hours. (Not given in 1937-38.)
Dr. Gehman.
144 Advanced Hebrew with Exegesis. This course is intended for
students who plan to do special work in the Old Testament. Certain
books will be read both in the Hebrew text and in the Septuagint. Ref¬
erence will be made also to other ancient versions. Textual studies and
interpretation.
Prerequisite, course 121. Elective, 2 hours.
Dr. Gehman. First semester, W F 11:30
145 The Book of Daniel. An inductive study of the elements of Biblical
Aramaic. Reading of the Hebrew and Aramaic portions of the book with
exegesis.
Prerequisite, course 121. Elective, 2 hours. (Not given in 1937-38.)
Dr. Gehman.
146 Syriac. Study of the grammar. The language is presented as a
member of the Semitic group, and constant comparisons are made with
Hebrew. Reading of simple prose followed by a study of selections from
the Old Syriac Gospels in comparison with the Greek text. This course
serves a variety of purposes and is designed for students who wish to
specialize in the Old Testament and Semitic languages, in textual criti¬
cism and the ancient versions of the Bible, or in the New Testament.
Prerequisite, course III. Elective, 4 hours.
Dr. Gehman. First and Second semesters — hours to be arranged
Ethiopic, Coptic. Students interested in the ancient versions of the Bible
or in the writings of the early Church may arrange with Dr. Gehman for
courses in Ethiopic or Coptic.
Arabic and Assyrian may be taken in Princeton University, subject to
the regulations of the University. Unless these courses are being counted
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for the Master of Arts degree they may be credited as Seminary electives
in Old Testament.
Thesis Courses. (See page 53.)
II. NEW TESTAMENT
Dr. Armstrong, Dr. Mackenzie, Dr. Piper and Dr. Kase
200 New Testament Greek. Grammatical study of New Testament
Greek; practice in reading.
a. Prescribed for students beginning Greek.
First year, 7 hours.
Dr. Kase. First semester, Tu W Th 2:10; F 3:10
Second semester Tu W Th 2:10
b. Prescribed for students reviewing Greek.
First year, 4 hours.
Dr. Kase. First semester, Tu W Th 3:10; F 2:10
c. Prescribed for students who have completed Greek a.
Second year, 1 hour.
Dr. Kase. First semester, W 9:10
2x1 New Testament Introduction and Exegesis. Introduction treats
of (1) the Language of the New Testament, its relation to antecedent
and contemporary Greek, and its distinctive characteristics; (2) Textual
Criticism, manuscripts, versions, patristic citations, printed text, principles
of criticism and history of the text (Westcott and Hort), analysis of evi¬
dence for variants in selected passages; (3) the Canon, fundamental idea,
limiting principle, process of organization in the first three centuries.
Exegesis follows the grammatico-historical method illustrated by a study
of the Epistle to the Romans.
Prescribed, first year, 4 hours.
Dr. Armstrong and Dr. Kase. Second semester, M Tu Th F 10:30
221 Gospel History. Literature of the Life of Christ ; extent and charac¬
ter of the sources; literary and historical criticism of the Gospels; New
Testament times; chronology; Life of Christ on the basis of the materials
contained in the Gospels. The Gospel of Mark and selections from the other
Gospels in Greek. Selections from early Christian, Roman and Jewish liter¬
ature in Greek and Latin.
Prescribed, second year, 4 hours.
Dr. Armstrong. First semester, M Tu Th F 10:30
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231 Apostolic History. Introduction to Acts; chronology of the Apos¬
tolic age; origin of the Church in Jerusalem; character of primitive Chris¬
tian faith and its relation to the Messianic work and the resurrection of
Jesus; early Jewish Christianity; Hellenistic Christianity; Universal
Christianity; introduction to the Pauline Epistles, Hebrews, the Catholic
Epistles and the Apocalypse of John. The Acts of the Apostles in Greek.
Prescribed, third year, 2 hours.
Dr. Armstrong. First semester, Tu Th 9:10
232 Biblical Theology of the New Testament. The relation of New
Testament revelation to the Old Testament. The Person, History and
Work of the Historic Jesus. The Holy Spirit and the Church. Apostolic
theology, ethics and eschatology. The New Testament in the modern
world.
Prescribed, third year, 3 hours.
Dr. Mackenzie. Second semester, Tu Th F 8:10
241 Introduction to the Epistles of Paul. Criticism of the Pauline Epis¬
tles; order and grouping; presuppositions in Paul’s experience and en¬
vironment ; historico-critical problems. Instruction by lectures, reading the
Greek text and thesis work. Supplementary to course 231.
Elective, 2 hours.
Dr. Armstrong Second semester, M 3:10
242 Exegesis of Ephesians. Reading and interpretation of the Greek
text ; use of commentaries ; thesis.
Elective, 2 hours. (Not given in 1937-38.)
Dr. Armstrong.
243 The Theology of the Synoptic Gospels.
Elective, 2 hours.
Dr. Mackenzie. First semester, Tu Th 11:30
244. New Testament Theology — based on selected passages. A
course dealing with important passages in the New Testament. An attempt
will be made to handle textually doctrinal passages to aid the preacher.
Elective, 2 hours.
Dr. Mackenzie. Second semester, Tu Th 11:30
245 Exegesis of the Epistle to the Romans.
Elective, 2 hours.
Dr. Piper. First semester, Tu Th 2:10
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246 Exegesis of the Gospel of John.
Elective, 2 hours.
Dr. Piper. Second semester, W F 3:10
247 Greek Papyri. An orientation course emphasizing the materials and
methods of papyrological study, the extent and character of the sources,
and the value of the non-literary papyri for the student of the Greek New
Testament. Lectures, reports, and the translation of selected texts.
Elective, 2 hours.
Dr. Kase. Second semester, Tu Th 3:10
Thesis Courses. (See page 53.)
Majors for the Th.M. degree in New Testament listed in other de¬
partments: 342 History of the Doctrine of the Atonement; 442 Social Im¬
plications of Christian Ethics ; 541 The Christian Doctrine of Sin ; 542 The
Christian Interpretation of History; 543 The Person and Work of Christ.
III. CHURCH HISTORY
Dr. Loetscher
321 Church History: The Ancient Church and the Mediaeval
Church. From the Apostolic Age to Gregory the Great, 100-590 a.d.
The expansion of Christianity in conflict with Judaism, the Roman govern¬
ment and paganism; ecclesiastical organization; public worship; Christian
art and architecture; monasticism; the development of the Nicene and
post-Nicene theology; the literary works of the leading church fathers.
From Gregory the Great to the Reformation, 590-1517 a.d. The Ger¬
manic invasions ; missions ; Islam ; the Holy Roman Empire ; the growth
of the papal power and the sacramental system ; the Crusades ; monastic
orders ; doctrinal controversies ; scholasticism ; the mystics ; the reforming
councils ; the opponents of the papacy ; popular religious life at the close
of the Middle Ages; the Renaissance and humanism.
Prescribed, second year, 6 hours.
Dr. Loetscher. First and Second semesters, Tu Th F 9:10
331 Church History: The Modern Church. From the Reformation to
the present day. The causes, progress, salient characteristics and main
effects of the Reformation and Counter Reformation in Europe ; the out¬
standing features of the Age of the Enlightenment and of the Romanism
and Protestantism of the nineteenth century.
Prescribed, third year, 4 hours.
Dr. Loetscher. First semester, Tu W Th F 10:30
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341 History of American Christianity. General Survey of American
Christianity as a whole and of the American Presbyterian Church in par¬
ticular. The European antecedents of American Christianity; the planting
of the various denominations in the colonies ; the Great Awakening and the
later revivals; the relations of church and state; domestic and foreign
missions ; the development, characteristics and distinctive contributions of
the leading denominations ; Christian education ; moral reforms ; theologi¬
cal discussions and literature ; interdenominational activities ; latest move¬
ments and tendencies. Textbooks as a basis for class discussion; collateral
reading along special lines of investigation ; a thesis containing the results
of independent study of some special phase of the subject. The number of
credits is determined by the amount of thesis work.
Elective, 2 hours ( or more, according to work arranged).
Dr. Loetscher. (Not given in 1937-38.)
342 History of the Doctrine of the Atonement. Seminar course. The
discussions are based on the theses prepared by the members of the class
on assigned sources and secondary works dealing with the historic develop¬
ment of the doctrine from the Apostolic Fathers to the present time. The
aim of the course is to set forth and evaluate the various contributions
made throughout the history of the Church to our knowledge of the work
of Christ. Special attention is given to the epochal stages in the develop¬
ment and to the characteristic features of related theological opinion in
the various periods. The number of credits is determined by the amount of
thesis work.
Elective, 2 or 4 hours ( according to work arranged) .
Dr. Loetscher. First semester, W F 2:10
343 Early Church History. Selected patristic writings, in translation,
discussed as sources for the study of the establishment and expansion of
Christianity in the first five centuries.
Elective, 2 hours. (Not given in 1937-38.)
Dr. Loetscher.
344 Augustine: His Life and Work. The first part of the course will be
devoted to a critical discussion of the “Confessions” (Bks. I-IX), with par¬
ticular reference to the intellectual and spiritual development of Augus¬
tine and his conversion. This will be followed by discussions based on
assigned readings in the various departments of his literary work, special
attention being given to the historically significant elements of his teach¬
ing.
Elective, 2 or 4 hours ( according to ivork arranged.) (Not given in
1937-38.)
Dr. Loetscher.
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345 Calvin’s Institutes. The Institutes are used as a textbook for this
course, and are discussed with special reference to their historical back¬
ground, their distinctive dogmatic and polemic features, and their relation
to some of the important confessions of the Reformed faith and polity.
Elective, 2 hours. ( Additional thesis work on Calvin or Calvinism can be
arranged.)
Dr. Loetscher. Second semester, W F 2:10
346 Modem British Protestantism. A general survey of Protestant
Christianity in the British Isles from the beginning of the eighteenth cen¬
tury to the present time, with special reference to the Deistical Contro¬
versy, the Evangelical Revival, the Oxford Movement, and typical repre¬
sentatives of the Dissenting Churches.
Elective, 2 hours ( or more, according to zvork arranged) .
Dr. Loetscher. Second semester, Tu Th 11:30
Thesis Courses. (See page 53.)
Majors for the Th.M. degree in Church History listed in other de¬
partments: 542 The Christian Interpretation of History; 544 Westminster
Confession of Faith; 545 Seminar in the Theology of Crisis; 652 History
of Christian Education; 741 Ecumenics II; 742 Christianity and the Non-
Christian Religions.
IV. APOLOGETICS
Dr. Kuizenga
41 1 Fundamental Apologetics. General sense of apologetics, definition,
purpose, methods of apologetics, its systematic and practical place in the
curriculum ; the primary Christian facts and doctrines as drawn from reve¬
lation ; the anti-Christian front today ; outline of the argument ; the abid¬
ing self and its powers ; the problem of knowledge ; anti-theistic positions ;
theism and the arguments ; immanence and transcendence, the personality
of God, dysteleology and the problem of evil ; the supernatural ; general
and special revelation. Lectures, syllabus and library references, dis¬
cussions.
Prescribed, first year, 5 hours.
Dr. Kuizenga. First semester, M W F 11:30
Second semester, MW 11:30
421 Christian Evidences. Relation of Apologetics and Evidences,
resume of the apologetic argument; definition, methods and problems of
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Evidences; outline of the argument; Jesus Christ and the naturalistic at¬
tempts to account for him, his character and teaching, his Messianic con¬
sciousness and self-revelation, his resurrection, the virgin birth; Paul and
his testimony to Christ ; evidences from early church history ; Christian
experience; social effects of the Gospel; uniqueness of the Bible; inspira¬
tion. Lectures, syllabus and references, discussions.
Prescribed, second year, 2 hours.
Dr. Kuizenga. First semester, WF8:io
431 Christian Ethics. Definition, scope, method of Christian Ethics ;
theories of ethics ; relation to philosophy, logic ; theological presupposi¬
tions of Christian Ethics ; Christian conception of conscience, freedom and
the will ; the law and the Christian ideal ; duty and the virtues ; Christian
duty to self ; family, the church, the community ; contemporary problems.
Lectures, references, reports, required essay on some special problem, with
discussion.
Prescribed, third year, 2 hours.
Dr. Kuizenga. First semester, W F 9:10
441 Introduction to the Psychology of Religion. Origin and history,
relation to previous experimental studies ; predictions, accomplishments
and possibilities of this approach ; definition, methods, scope ; nature of
religion, roots of religion in the self; the abiding self; religion of child¬
hood, and general adolescent religion; conversion, definition, classification,
elements, explanations ; prayers ; religious growth, types of religious expe¬
rience ; Christianity and some aspects of the newer psychology. Lectures,
textbooks, syllabus with library references, discussion.
Elective, 2 hours.
Dr. Kuizenga. First semester, W F 3:10
442 Social Implications of Christian Ethics. A special study of the
bearings of the principles of Christian ethics on some current problems,
such as divorce, delinquency, crime and social reactions to crime, com¬
munity functions, the economic and the labor problem, the class problem,
democracy, nationalism, internationalism.
Prerequisite, course 431. Elective, 2 hours.
Dr. Kuizenga. Second semester, W F 3:10
443 Apologetic Studies. A study of the great periods in apologetic his¬
tory, with reading of the attack and the defence ; discussion of the prob¬
lems and the principles involved ; each student is required to make a special
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study of some period and to write an essay ; generalization of the methods
of attack and of defence.
Limited group. Elective, 2 hours. (Not given in 1937-38.)
Dr. Kuizenga.
444 Studies in Psychology. History of psychology, especially modern
psychology; Biblical psychology, and the principles and elements involved
in the Christian view ; contemporary schools of psychology and their rela¬
tion to Christian thought. Limited seminar, with special study of some con¬
temporary school or tendency, with required investigation and essay. Psy¬
chological study prerequisite.
Elective, 2 hours. (Not given in 1937-38.)
Dr. Kuizenga.
445 Philosophy of Religion. Involves reading and criticism of outstand¬
ing volumes on philosophy of religion ; the philosophy of religion involved
in the Christian view. Limited group.
Elective, 2 hours.
Dr. Kuizenga. Second semester, W F 2:10
Thesis Courses. (See page 53.)
Majors for the Th.M. degree in Apologetics listed in other depart¬
ments: 342 History of the Doctrine of the Atonement; 345 Calvin’s Insti¬
tutes ; 541 The Christian Doctrine of Sin ; 542 The Christian Interpretation
of History; 543 The Person and Work of Christ; 545 Seminar in the
Theology of Crisis; 741 Ecumenics II; 742 Christianity and the Non-
Christian Religions.
V. SYSTEMATIC THEOLOGY
Dr. Piper and Dr. Bronkema
521 Systematic Theology: Theology, Anthropology and Christol-
ogy. Introduction; discussion of the present situation in theology; Idea,
Sources and Method of Theology ; the Christian Conception of God, defini¬
tion, existence, trinity, nature and attributes, decrees and works of God.
The Christian Conception of Man; as created, as fallen; the doctrine of
sin, human impotence and freedom. The Person and Work of Christ;
Reconciliation and Redemption; the atonement; redemptive grace, Christ
a perfect revelation of God, deity of Christ. Lectures, textbooks, assigned
reading and discussion.
Prescribed, second year, 6 hours.
Dr. Bronkema. First and Second semesters, M W F 11:30
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53i Systematic Theology: Soteriology and Eschatology. Nature,
source and goal of the Christian life; the historical and eschatological
Kingdom of God; ordo salutis ; vocation; regeneration; faith; justifica¬
tion; sanctification, means of grace, the Word, the sacraments and prayer.
Eschatology, immortality and resurrection. Lectures, assigned reading and
discussion.
Prescribed, third year, 4 hours.
Dr. Piper. First semester, Tu W Th F 8:10
541 The Christian Doctrine of Sin. A consideration of the doctrine and
its bearing upon social activities.
Elective, 2 hours.
Dr. Piper. First semester, Tu Th 11:30
542 The Christian Interpretation of History and Christian Escha¬
tology.
Elective, 2 hours.
Dr. Piper. Second semester, W F 9:10
543 The Person and Work of Christ.
Elective, 2 hours.
Dr. Piper. Second semester, Tu Th 9:10
544 The Westminster Confession of Faith. Consideration of the out¬
standing doctrines of the Westminster Confession of Faith. The aim of the
course is to get a comprehensive grasp of this system of doctrine and to
compare the Confession with the Standards of other Christian bodies.
Elective, 2 hours.
Dr. Bronkema. First semester, Tu Th 2:10
545 Seminar in the Theology of Crisis. A seminar for seniors and
graduate students. Dialectical Theology or the Theology of Crisis ; Barth
and Brunner; reaction against religious liberalism, subjectivism and hu¬
manism and a return to the Theology of the Reformation with a new
theocentric emphasis over against all anthropocentric religion; conflict¬
ing views concerning nature and grace, reason and revelation, and the
doctrine of the Image of God in man ; divine initiative and human freedom.
Elective, 2 hours.
Dr. Bronkema. Second semester, Tu Th 3:10
Thesis Courses. (See page 53.)
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Majors for the Th.M. degree in Systematic Theology listed in other
departments: 140 The Theology of the Post-Exilic Prophets; 141 Old
Testament Theology — based on Selected Passages ; 243 The Theology of
the Synoptic Gospels; 244 New Testament Theology — based on Selected
Passages; 342 History of the Doctrine of the Atonement; 345 Calvin’s
Institutes ; 346 Modern British Protestantism ; 441 Introduction to the
Psychology of Religion ; 442 Social Implications of Christian Ethics ; 445
Philosophy of Religion; 742 Christianity and the Non-Christian Religions.
VI. PRACTICAL THEOLOGY
ENGLISH BIBLE
The study of the English Bible is covered by course 113 Introduction to
English Bible and by coordination of courses in Biblical Theology, Old
Testament and New Testament Exegesis, Homiletics and Christian
Education.
PASTORAL THEOLOGY
Dr. Brown and Dr. Bonnell
632 The Cure of Souls. A course of lectures dealing with every phase
of the pastor’s relations with his people : parochial and sick visitation, the
conduct of interviews concerned with the parishioner’s personal problems,
the use of psychiatric knowledge and methods in dealing with individuals,
the cultivation of the pastor’s own devotional life and religious experi¬
ence. Class discussions and assigned readings on above themes.
Prescribed, third year, 1 hour.
Dr. Bonnell. Second semester, Tu 2:10
633 Church Administration. This course is planned to help the pastor
in the development and administration of the program of a local church.
Prescribed, third year, 1 hour.
Dr. Brown. Second semester, W 4:10
ECCLESIASTICAL THEOLOGY
Dr. Mudge
634 Church Polity. Consideration of the government and discipline of
the Presbyterian Church, the principles and forms of church government.
Prescribed, third year, 1 hour.
Dr. Mudge. First semester, W 7 :30
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HOMILETICS
Dr. Blackwood, Mr. Roberts, Dr. Mackay, Dr. Homrighausen, and
Dr. Farmer
Every candidate for the bachelor’s degree is required to attend the preach¬
ing class regularly, to submit each year the manuscript of two complete
sermons, and unless excused by the Faculty, to preach twice before the
professor and the director of public speaking, who criticize each sermon
on the basis of thought, composition and delivery.
611 Homiletics. The Theory of Preaching. An introductory course
dealing with the preaching in general and with the preparation of the
sermon. Assigned readings, assigned papers, informal discussions.
Prescribed, first year, 2 hours.
Mr. Roberts. First semester, Tu Th 11 :3o
Preaching (sections), First and Second semesters, M W 2:00
621 Homiletics. The Art of Preaching. A laboratory course calling for
the analysis of the best available sermons, past and present, to learn how
master preachers employ literary structure and style. Informal discussions
based on intensive study of assigned sermons ; term papers, book reports.
Prescribed, second year, 2 hours.
Dr. Homrighausen. Second semester, W F 8:10
Preaching (sections), (Dr. Farmer) First semester, Th 2:00; 3:10
Second semester (Dr. Homrighausen), W 4:10; Th 3:10
631 Homiletics. The Work of the Preacher. A practical course dealing
with the content of the pastor’s sermons and with ways of planning his
first year’s pulpit work. Assigned readings, assigned papers, informal
discussions.
Elective, 2 hours.
Mr. Roberts. Second semester, W F 11:30
Preaching (sections) (Dr. Farmer and Mr. Roberts),
First semester, M 4:10; Th 11:30
Second semester (Dr. Mackay and Mr. Roberts), Tu 4:10; Th 11 :30
641 Modern Preachers. A practical course dealing with twentieth cen¬
tury preachers, both conservative and liberal, to discover the secret of their
popular effectiveness. Informal discussions, term papers and book reviews.
Elective, 2 hours. (Not given in 1937-38.)
Dr. Blackwood.
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642 Public Worship. A study of the principles underlying the proper
conduct of public worship, with discussion of the various elements enter¬
ing into it, such as prayer, music, etc. Historical study of the great
Christian Liturgies. The closing weeks of the semester will be devoted to
a survey of the Scriptures with special reference to their homiletic value.
Elective, 2 hours.
Dr. Farmer. First semester, Th 4:10-5:50
643 Expository Preaching. A practical course dealing with the homi-
letical use of the Gospel of Luke, the Epistle of James, and a few other
selected portions of Scripture. The aim is to guide the student in working
out his own method of using Biblical materials as the basis of a teaching
ministry. The work calls for the preparation of a number of expository
sermons in outline, but does not aim to provide materials for direct use in
preaching.
Elective, 2 hours. (Not given in 1937-38.)
Dr. Blackwood.
644 Evangelistic Preaching. A practical course dealing with personal
work and with other aspects of congregational evangelism under pastoral
leadership, with special emphasis on evangelistic preaching by the pastor
in his own pulpit. Informal discussions, term papers and book reports.
Elective, 2 hours. (Not given in 1937-38.)
Dr. Blackwood.
645 Doctrinal Preaching. The aim of this course is to give practice in
presenting the great doctrines of our faith so that they will arouse the
interest of the people and aid them in meeting the problems of daily living.
Elective, 2 hours.
Mr. Roberts. Second semester, Tu Th 11 :30
PUBLIC SPEAKING
Dr. Wheeler
612 Public Speaking. Fundamental work for freeing and developing the
voice and rendering it obedient to thought and emotion. Basic principles
of voice production, deep breathing, control of breath, voice placing,
resonance, vowel forming, consonantal articulation, development of vocal
range. Special attention given to the correction of individual faults. The
philosophy of expression and the application of fundamental principles
to interpretation and to sermon delivery.
Prescribed, first year, 2 hours.
Dr. Wheeler. First and Second semesters (Sections)
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650 Bible Reading and Sermon Delivery. Application of the prin¬
ciples and technique of expression to the interpretation of the meaning and
spirit of Scripture and to the communication of the speaker’s thought and
emotion to the audience in the delivery of the sermon.
Prerequisite, course 615. Elective, 2 hours.
Dr. Wheeler.
First and Second semesters, M 10:30; 11 130 ; Tu 11 130 (Sections)
651 Literary Interpretation. Masterpieces of literature will be studied
that the student may become aware of phases of life outside his own expe¬
rience, his point of view enlarged, his sympathies awakened and his own
understanding clarified.
Elective, 2 hours.
Dr. Wheeler.
First and Second semesters, Tu 8:10; W 10:30; Th 8:10 (Sections)
CHRISTIAN EDUCATION
Dr. Homrighausen and Dr. Armentrout
613 Introduction to Christian Education. A course dealing with the
history, theology, method and organization of Christian Education from
the point of view of the evangelical faith and ministry.
Prescribed, first year, 2 hours.
Dr. Homrighausen. Second semester, Tu Th 8:10
635 The Church as Educational Center. A study of the local church as
a center of Christian educational action in all its phases, together with pos¬
sible material and methods to be used.
Prescribed, third year, 1 hour.
Dr. Homrighausen. Second semester, M 2:10
652 History of Christian Education. A study of the history of Chris¬
tian Education and its aims and methods from apostolic times to the
present.
Elective, 2 hours.
Dr. Homrighausen Second semester, Tu Th 9:10
653 The Philosophy of Christian Education. A study of the “prin¬
ciples” of Christian Education, based upon historical and theological
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grounds, a course in the meaning, method, and organization of Christian
Education.
Elective, 2 hours. (Not given in 1937-38.)
Dr. Homrighausen.
654 Problems of Christian Education. A practicum for conference
regarding pastoral problems.
Required for those engaged in extra-mural religious work. (No academic
credit.)
Dr. Homrighausen. Second semester, M 3:10
655 Organization of the Church for Christian Education. Considera¬
tion of the organization of the Sunday School and other organizations of
the church. Lectures and discussions.
Elective, 2 hours.
Dr. Armentrout. First semester, Tu Th 3:10
CHURCH MUSIC
Dr. Williamson
614 Church Music. A practical course dealing with the fundamentals in
music; development through participation in an appreciation and under¬
standing of church music. Phonograph records illustrating early styles will
be used.
Prescribed, first year, no academic credit.
Dr. Williamson. First and second semesters, M 4:10
656 Hymnology. A study of elemental theory and of tunes based on
knowledge of elemental theory; of hymns from the early Hebrew, Greek,
Latin, German and from the Psalter through modern hymns; considera¬
tion of the union of hymns and tunes.
Elective, 2 hours.
Dr. Williamson. First semester, Tu Th 4:10
Thesis Courses. (See page 53.)
Majors for the Th.M. degree in Practical Theology listed in other
departments: 441 Introduction to the Psychology of Religion; 442 Social
Implications of Christian Ethics ; 445 Philosophy of Religion ; 741 Ecu-
menics II. The Church Universal.
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VII. ECUMENICS
The Church in the World
Dr. Mackay and Dr. Braisted
71 1 Ecumenics I. The nature of the Church. Its status and function in
society. The relation of the Church to culture. The Church and the
churches. The missionary movement of Christianity. The older and the
younger churches.
Prescribed, first year, 2 hours.
Dr. Mackay. Second semester, W 10:30; F 11:30
741 Ecumenics II. The strategy of the Church Universal in the world of
today. Christian missions : their philosophy and polity. The approach of
Christianity to the major non-Christian religions. Church and State. The
Christian Church in relation to the new political religions of Communism
and Fascism. The Ecumenical Movement.
Elective for Seniors and Graduate Students, 2 hours.
Dr. Mackay. First semester, W F 11:30
742 Christianity and the Non-Christian Religions. Inquiry into the
faith, ethical practice, theology, philosophy and influence upon culture of the
major non-Christian religions. The mission of Christianity to the non-
Christian world ; its impact upon the non-Christian religions as well as the
changes taking place in these religions themselves. Students will make inde¬
pendent studies. Readings, reports, discussion, occasional lectures.
Elective, 2 hours.
Dr. Braisted. First semester, Tu 3:10-4:50
Thesis Courses. (See page 53.)
Majors for the Th.M. degree in Ecumenics listed in other depart¬
ments: 346 Modern British Protestantism; 442 Social Implications of
Christian Ethics; 444 Studies in Psychology; 445 Philosophy of Religion;
542 The Christian Interpretation of History; 652 History of Christian
Education.
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THESIS COURSES
The several professors will be pleased to arrange, either with
graduate students seeking the degree of Master of Theology or
with undergraduates making their selection of electives, thesis
courses on subjects of interest to students. Courses may be ar¬
ranged, at the option of the student, to count two hours, or four
hours, or more. These courses will be conducted by means of an
appropriate amount of assigned reading, a thesis of appropriate
length on an assigned theme, with occasional meetings with the
professor in charge for discussion, and a final examination. Such
thesis courses may be arranged on consultation with the professor.
DIPLOMA AND CERTIFICATES
Students who hold the degree of A.B. or its academic equiva¬
lent from an approved institution receive the degree of Bachelor
of Theology (Th.B.) on completion of the course of study pre¬
scribed therefor. Students who do not possess the requisite aca¬
demic credentials but complete this course receive a certificate
of graduation. A student who takes part of this course may
receive a certificate setting forth the period of his residence and
the courses completed by him.
COURSE OF STUDY FOR THE
DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF THEOLOGY
The course of study prescribed for the degree of Th.B. is
based upon the outline set forth in the Plan of the Seminary and
adopted by the General Assembly and is designed to provide a
complete and symmetrical training for the Gospel ministry. The
studies are arranged in logical sequence with the following dis¬
tribution of hours : first year, prescribed, thirty-two ; second
year, prescribed, twenty-five, elective, seven; third year, pre¬
scribed, twenty-five, elective, seven.
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FIRST YEAR
hi Hebrew, 8 hours.
Mr. Fritsch and Dr. Kase.
i 12 Old Testament History and Introduction, 4 hours.
Dr. Gehman and Mr. Fritsch.
1 13 Introduction to English Bible, 3 hours.
Dr. Mackenzie.
200 New Testament Greek.
Dr. Kase.
21 1. New Testament Introduction and Exegesis, 4 hours.
Dr. Armstrong and Dr. Kase.
41 1 Fundamental Apologetics, 5 hours.
Dr. Kuizenga.
61 1 Homiletics, 2 hours.
Mr. Roberts.
612 Public Speaking, 2 hours.
Dr. Wheeler.
613 Introduction to Christian Education, 2 hours.
Dr. Homrighausen.
614 Church Music (2 hours, no credit).
Dr. Williamson.
71 1 Ecumenics I, 2 hours.
Dr. Mackay.
SECOND YEAR
121 Hebrew Exegesis, 2 hours.
Dr. Gehman.
122 Biblical Theology of the Old Testament, 3 hours.
Dr. Mackenzie.
221 Gospel History, 4 hours.
Dr. Armstrong.
321 Church History, 6 hours.
Dr. Loetscher.
421 Evidences of Christianity, 2 hours.
Dr. Kuizenga.
521 Systematic Theology, 6 hours.
Dr. Bronkema.
621 Homiletics, 2 hours.
Dr. Homrighausen.
Electives, 7 hours.
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THIRD YEAR
131 Prophetical Books, 4 hours.
Dr. Gehman.
231 Apostolic History, 2 hours.
Dr. Armstrong.
232 Biblical Theology of the New Testament, 3 hours.
Dr. Mackenzie.
331 Church History, 4 hours.
Dr. Loetscher.
431 Christian Ethics, 2 hours.
Dr. Kuizenga.
531 Systematic Theology, 4 hours.
Dr. Piper.
631 Homiletics, 2 hours.
Mr. Roberts.
632 The Cure of Souls, 1 hour.
Dr. Bon nell.
633 Church Administration, 1 hour.
Dr. Brown.
634 Church Polity, 1 hour.
Dr. Mudge.
635 The Church as Educational Center, 1 hour.
Dr. Homrighausen.
Electives, 7 hours.
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PROSECUTION OF THE COURSE OF STUDY
1. At the beginning of the year each student must file with the
Dean of Students a list of his studies for the year.
2. No student may take fewer than twenty-four or more than
forty semester-hours a year. (A semester hour represents one
class period a week for one semester or its equivalent in thesis
work. )
3. Elective courses are not open to Juniors taking Hebrew.
4. Hebrew must be taken in the first year, except in the case
of students who are taking New Testament Greek 200a or 200b.
5. Juniors deficient in knowledge of Greek and required to
take 200a will postpone New Testament course 21 1 to Middle
year. In order to balance the hours of classroom work in the
several years, they are advised to take some electives. They should
consult the Dean of Students in regard to the courses open to
them.
6. At the end of the first semester the scholastic standing of
students in studies, both prescribed and elective, will be deter¬
mined by examinations or by such methods as the professors
may adopt.
7. Credit will be given for equivalent courses in other insti¬
tutions, but other courses must be substituted therefor. Deficien¬
cies must be made up as far as possible, but no student will be
granted a degree or the certificate of graduation who lacks the
equivalent of the courses in the original languages of Scripture.
8. The mid-year examinations are held in January, and the
final examinations in May (see Calendar). Students absent from
or conditioned in the final examinations must submit to re¬
examination immediately after the opening of the session in the
autumn, in accordance with a published schedule.
DEGREE OF MASTER OF ARTS
Relations of academic reciprocity between the Seminary and
Princeton University secure for students of either institution
admission to the courses of the other without charge for tuition.
Students of the Seminary who maintain “honors” standing in
their first year in this Seminary may be recommended by the
Faculty for admission to the Graduate School of Princeton Uni-
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versity and upon conforming to the academic requirements of
the University become candidates for the degree of Master of
Arts.
The University will confer the degree of Master of Arts on
examination only upon students who have passed the General
Examination in one of the subjects of study, as for example,
Philosophy or History. This General Examination is of such
extent and character that ordinarily it will require two years of
graduate study in a chosen subject, subsequent to an under¬
graduate training of high quality in this subject.
DEGREE OF MASTER OF THEOLOGY
Students who desire to become candidates for the degree of
Master of Theology must apply for admission to graduate study
by filing with the Dean of Students a formal application, a copy
of which will be sent upon request.
Students who hold the degree of A.B. or its academic equiv¬
alent and the degree of Th.B. or its theological equivalent
(including knowledge of the original languages of Scripture)
from approved institutions may become candidates for the degree
of Master of Theology (Th.M.).
COURSE OF STUDY FOR THE
DEGREE OF MASTER OF THEOLOGY
Candidates for the degree shall take courses equivalent to
twenty-four semester-hours. Sixteen of these shall be devoted
to a major course of study chosen from the electives listed in
one of the following: Old Testament; New Testament; Church
History ; Apologetics ; Systematic Theology ; Practical Theology ;
Ecumenics. Of these sixteen semester-hours, the equivalent of at
least four semester-hours shall be devoted to a thesis on some
aspect of the candidate’s major subject of study.
The eight semester-hours of minor studies may be chosen
from any electives offered in the Seminary, or six of the eight
semester-hours may be chosen from courses in Princeton Uni¬
versity, subject to its regulations.
In order to receive credit towards the Master’s degree, each
course must require adequate reading and written work (reports,
essays, theses, etc.) followed by a written examination or its
equivalent in research.
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The list of the candidate’s courses shall be filed with the Dean
of Students, who will submit it for approval to the professor
under whom the candidate is taking most of his major studies.
The candidate must spend a minimum of one year in residence,
and must complete his work for the degree within two years
after admission to candidacy.
The thesis must have special merit, and must be approved
by two professors. The thesis required of the candidate must
be submitted by the first of April in the year in which the can¬
didate expects to receive his degree.
After the fifteenth of April of the year he submits his thesis,
each candidate must pass a special oral examination in his major
subject, this examination to be conducted by the head of the
department, assisted by another member of the Faculty.
On the Wednesday morning preceding Commencement Day
all candidates for the Master’s degree shall meet with the Faculty
for the presentation and the defense of their Master’s theses.
The candidate must maintain honors standing to receive the
degree.
THE LIBRARY
The Library, established in 1812, offers unusual facilities and
resources for the use of theological students and research schol¬
ars. It now contains 147,798 bound volumes and 48,400 pam¬
phlets, including valuable portions of the libraries of Dr. Ashbel
Green, Professor John Breckinridge, Dr. William Buell Sprague,
Mr. Samuel Agnew, Professor J. Addison Alexander, Dr.
John M. Krebs, Dr. Alexander Balloch Grosart, Professor
William Henry Green, Professor Samuel Miller, Professor
Benjamin B. Warfield, and Dr. Louis F. Benson. It currently
receives about three hundred periodicals, exclusive of many
continuations and publications of learned societies.
Its special collections are of unusual merit. The Louis F.
Benson Collection of Hymnology, numbering over eight thou¬
sand volumes, presents superior facilities for the study of all
fields of American and foreign hymnology. The Grosart Library
of Puritan and Non-Conformist Theology, acquired in 1885,
contains about two thousand volumes. The Sprague Collection
is an unusually large collection of early American theological
pamphlets. Over two thousand volumes and three thousand
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pamphlets on the Baptist controversy are accessible in the Agnew
Collection. The Alumni Alcove, supported entirely by the dona¬
tions of authors, preserves the published works of the alumni as a
perpetual testimony to the influential position of the Seminary
in theological scholarship and general literature.
The Library is supported by an annual appropriation from the
Gelston-Winthrop fund, and by restricted endowments of eighty-
six thousand, one hundred and fifty dollars from Messrs. R. L.
and A. Stuart, Mr. John C. Green, the Rev. Samuel M. Hamill,
Mrs. R. L. Kennedy, Mary Cheves Dulles, Professor Theo¬
dore W. Hunt, Dr. Louis F. Benson, and several alumni.
The Libraries are open on five week-days from 9 a.m. to
5 p.m. and from 7 p.m. to 10 p.111., and on Saturdays from 9 a.m.
to 4 p.m. During vacations they are closed in the evenings and
on Saturday afternoons, on legal holidays and on December
24 and 31, and during the first two weeks of August.
The Library staff, in addition to the librarian, consists of
Miss Isabelle Stouffer, chief cataloguer, Miss Elizabeth L. Craw¬
ford, circulation assistant, Miss Grace Quimby, reference assis¬
tant, and Miss Harriet L. Worcester, assistant cataloguer.
The alumni of the Seminary are entitled to borrow books by
mail. Further information about this service can be obtained
from the librarian.
In accordance with the terms of the agreement between the
Seminary and Princeton University, the students of the Seminary
are granted the full use of the University Library. The Uni¬
versity Bookstore maintains a satisfactory stock of current
religious literature.
MUSEUM OF RELIGION AND MISSIONS
This collection, located on the third floor of Stuart Hall, has
been established through voluntary gifts of objects to furnish
illustrative material of practical value in the study of comparative
religions, of the history of religion and of the methods and
progress of the missionary enterprise. The non-Christian reli¬
gions are represented by idols from every part of the world,
by examples of sacred books in the original text, and the section
on “communion with the unseen” includes illustrative material
on animism, magic, necromancy, ancestor-worship, sacrifice and
prayer. The rosary collection assembled by the Rev. Cornelius H.
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Patton, D.D., of Boston, is one of the largest of its kind in the
world.
FELLOWSHIPS
Fellowships have been established in the Seminary for the
pursuit of advanced study in theology. In 1879 Mr. George S.
Green of Trenton, N.J., founded a Fellowship for the encour¬
agement of advanced study in Old Testament Literature. In
1889 the Alumni of the Seminary contributed a fund for a
Fellowship in New Testament studies. In 1891 Mrs. Elizabeth
Robertson, of New York City, established the Archibald Rob¬
ertson Scholarship. In 1900 Professor William Henry Green,
D.D., LL.D., by bequest provided a fund for Fellowship pur¬
poses. In 1905 by bequest of Mrs. Mary W. Winthrop, of New
York City, the Gelston-Winthrop Memorial Fund was created
and from this fund an annual appropriation was made by the
Trustees for the maintenance of three Fellowships. The Fellow¬
ships were reorganized in 1931 by the Trustees of the Seminary
and four Fellowships established upon these foundations with
an annual honorarium of one thousand dollars each. One of
these Fellowships will alternate between Old Testament Litera¬
ture and Old Testament Biblical Theology; one between New
Testament Literature and New Testament Biblical Theology;
one between Apologetics and Systematic Theology; and one
between Church History and Practical Theology (including
Missions).
Fellowship Regulations
The Fellowships are awarded in accordance with the following
rules :
1. In order to become a candidate for a Fellowship a student
must be a member of the Senior class who has been in residence
in the Seminary as a member of the Middle class, and has
maintained during his Middle year an academic standing of first
group in the subject in which the Fellowship is offered and of
high second group in all his studies of that year. At least four
hours of the candidate’s elective work shall have been taken in
the department in which he seeks a Fellowship. The candidate
must give notice of his intention to compete for a Fellowship
to the Dean of Students not later than October the fifteenth
and receive the Dean’s approval.
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2. A candidate for a Fellowship must maintain in his Senior
year an academic standing of first group in the subject in which
the Fellowship is offered and high second group in all his studies
of that year. He must present a thesis upon an assigned subject
and pass such examination as may be required. A bound copy
of the thesis, signed with an assumed name and accompanied
by a sealed envelope containing the name of its author, must
be delivered at the office of the Dean of Students on or before the
first day of April. Subject to the maintenance of the required
academic standing, the award of the Fellowship will be made upon
the merit of the thesis and of the examination of the candidate.
Theses that are accepted will be preserved in the Library.
3. If a Fellowship is not awarded as provided above, the
Faculty may upon its own initiative, on recommendation of the
Professor in charge of the Fellowship, subject to the terms of
the several foundations, by unanimous consent, confer the Fel¬
lowship upon a student of the Senior class or upon a Graduate
Student.
4. A Fellow shall pursue studies principally in the subject in
which his Fellowship has been awarded or conferred. He shall
study for a full academic year. This year shall be the next ensuing
after his appointment, unless upon written request the Faculty
grant permission to postpone study for one, or at the most two
years, after which time the award of the Fellowship terminates.
A Fellow may pursue his studies either in this Seminary or in
some other school of theology, as shall be determined by the
Professor in charge of the Fellowship in consultation with the
Fellow. The studies of a Fellow shall be submitted for approval
to the aforesaid Professor, prosecuted under his direction, and
reported to him from time to time as he may direct.
The Fellowship in Old Testament
Established on the George S. Green Foundation
In 1937-38 the Fellowship will be in Old Testament Biblical
Theology. The subject of the thesis is: The Glory of God in the
Old Testament.
In 1938-39 the Fellowship will be in Old Testament Literature.
The subject of the thesis will be : The Pentateuchal Codes in the
Light of Recent Archaeological and Philological Developments.
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The Fellowship in New Testament
Established on the Alumni Foundation, the Archibald Robertson Scholar¬
ship and the William Henry Green Foundation
In 1937-38 the Fellowship is in New Testament Literature.
The subject of the thesis is: The Teaching of the Epistle to the
Hebrews concerning the Person and Work of Jesus.
In 1938-39 the Fellowship will be in New Testament Biblical
Theology. The subject of the thesis will be: The Theology of the
Epistle to the Galatians.
The Fellowship in Apologetics and in Systematic
Theology
Established on the Gelston-Winthrop Foundation
In 1937-38 the Fellowship is in Apologetics. The subject of
the thesis is : Christianity and Communism.
In 1938-39 the Fellowship will be in Systematic Theology. The
subject of the thesis will be : The Development of the Doctrine of
the Kingdom of God since Schleiermacher.
The Fellowship in Church History and in Practical
Theology and the History of Religion and
Christian Missions
Established on the Gelston-Winthrop Foundation
Not offered in 1937-38.
PRIZES
Seven prizes have been established : one in Old Testament
Literature, two in New Testament Literature, one in Biblical
Theology, one in Systematic Theology, one in Homiletics, and
one in English Bible. Prizes will only be awarded to students who
have completed all the studies of the year creditably, and whose
prize-essays are of decided merit.
All essays submitted for the prizes must be signed as in the case
of fellowship theses and presented to the Dean of Students on or
before April 1.
Senior Prizes
The prizes open to competition by members of the graduating
class are :
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Scribner Prizes in New Testament Literature
Messrs. Charles Scribner’s Sons offer fifty dollars’ worth of
their publications to that member of the graduating class who
shall prepare the best thesis on an assigned subject in New
Testament literature or exegesis. The second and third in merit
will each receive ten dollars’ worth of their publications.
The theme for 1937-38 is : The Gospel Account of the Trial of
Jesus ; for 1938-39 : The Authorship, Date and Literary Relations
of the Second Epistle of Peter.
The Hugh Davies Prize in Homiletics
In 1923 the Synod of Pennsylvania (Welsh), by the gift to
the Trustees of the Seminary of five hundred dollars, established
the Hugh Davies Fund in memory of the Rev. Hugh Davies
(1831-1910), an honored minister and historian of the Calvin-
istic-Methodist Church in Pennsylvania. The annual interest
derived from the fund will be given as a prize to that member of
the Senior class whose sermons throughout the year shall be
accounted the best in thought, composition and delivery.
The Grace Carter Erdman Prize in English Bible
In 1926 the Rev. C. Pardee Erdman, an alumnus of the Semi¬
nary, by the gift to the Trustees of the Seminary of one thousand
dollars, founded in memory of his wife the Grace Carter Erdman
Prize in English Bible. By its terms a prize of fifty dollars will be
awarded to that member of the Senior class who has, in the judg¬
ment of the Professor, done the best work in English Bible
during his course in this Seminary, covering at least two years.
Not offered in 1937-38.
Middle Prizes
Prizes open to competition by members of the Middle class are :
Benjamin Stanton Prize in Old Testament
Literature
In 1890 the Rev. Horace C. Stanton, D.D., an alumnus of the
Seminary, founded the Benjamin Stanton prize in memory of his
father. Fifty dollars will be awarded for the best thesis on an
assigned subject in Old Testament literature or exegesis.
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For 1937-38 the theme is: The Philosophy of the Book of
Ecclesiastes; for 1938-39: Amos and Hosea’s Interpretation of
the Social Conditions of Their Times.
Robert L. Maitland Prizes in New Testament Exegesis
In 1890 Mr. Alexander Maitland, of New York, founded the
Robert L. Maitland prizes in memory of his father. One hundred
dollars will be given for the best exegesis of a passage in the New
Testament, and fifty dollars for the second.
The theme for 1937-38 is : Exegesis of I Corinthians xv :i2-34 ;
for 1938-39: Exegesis of II Corinthians v:i4*2i.
John Finley McLaren Prizes in Biblical Theology
By a gift of Mrs. Archibald Alexander Hodge a prize in Bib¬
lical Theology has been established in memory of her father, Dr.
John Finley McLaren. The sum of fifty dollars will be awarded
for the best thesis on an assigned subject in Biblical Theology;
and the sum of twenty-five dollars for the second best thesis.
The theme for 1937-38 is: The Teaching of the Epistle to
Titus; for 1938-39: St. Paul’s Speech at Athens.
Archibald Alexander Hodge Prize in Systematic
Theology
By a gift Mrs. A. A. Hodge established in 1907 a prize of one
thousand dollars in Systematic Theology in memory of her hus¬
band, the Rev. Professor Archibald Alexander Hodge, D.D.,
LL.D. The annual interest derived from this fund will be
awarded for the best thesis on an assigned subject in Systematic
Theology.
The theme for 1937-38 is : The Theories of the Atonement ; for
1 93^-39: Modern Theories Concerning the Origin and the
Nature of Sin.
SPECIAL LECTURES
Two lectureships have been endowed which, through the pub¬
lication of the lectures as delivered or in expanded form, have
been productive of a considerable body of theological and mission
ary literature.
An appropriation is made also from the Gelston-Winthrop
Fund to provide occasional sermons and lectures.
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The Stone Lectureship
In 1871, Levi P. Stone, Esq., of Orange, N.J., a Director and
also a Trustee of the Seminary, created the foundation for a
lectureship which, in accordance with his direction, has been
applied annually since 1883 to the payment of a lecturer, chosen
by the Faculty of the Seminary, who delivers a course of lectures
upon some topic kindred to theological studies. In the years 1903
and 1906 the endowment was increased through the generosity
of his sisters.
The Students’ Lectureship on Missions
The Students’ Course of Lectures on Foreign Missions had
its inception in the minds of the undergraduates of the Seminary,
and its endowment was secured largely by their efforts, liberally
supported by the Rev. James S. Dennis, D.D. It was established
in 1893, and provides for an annual course of lectures on some
topic connected with foreign missions of practical importance to
those looking forward to missionary work.
RELIGIOUS EXERCISES
The Seminary meets daily for morning prayers in the Chapel,
and on the Sabbath a member of the Faculty or an invited min¬
ister preaches. During the session of 1936-37 the following in¬
vited ministers preached in the Chapel: The Rev. Edwin E.
Calverley, Ph.D., of The Hartford Foundation ; the Rev. David
DeForrest Burrell, D.D., of Williamsport, Pa. ; the Rev. Dwight
M. Donaldson, Ph.D., D.D., of Iran; the Rev. William L. Mc¬
Cormick, D.D., of Philadelphia, Pa. ; the Rev. Hunter B.
Blakely, D.D., of Staunton, Va. ; the Rev. William Hallock John¬
son, D.D., of Princeton, N.J. ; the Rev. William K. McKinney,
D.D., of Westfield, N.J. ; the Rev. W. Sherman Skinner, of
Philadelphia, Pa. ; the Rev. Joseph Dunglingson, D.D., of Dan¬
ville, Va.
A special Day of Prayer was observed on March 30, with
three addresses by President Mackay, and a communion service
conducted by Dr. Mackay and Dr. Loetscher.
Various meetings for worship and mutual exhortation are
maintained by the students, either as a body or by each class
separately. On Tuesday evening a meeting for devotion and for
instruction in general lines of Christian activity is held by the
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students at which, on invitation of the Faculty or by the students
with the approval of the Faculty, addresses are delivered by men
prominent in religious work. The meeting on the first Tuesday
evening of each month is the concert of prayer for missions and
is under the direction of the Faculty.
During the session of 1936-37 addresses were delivered be¬
fore the Seminary on various phases of religious life and work
by Robert E. Speer, D.D., of the Board of Foreign Missions, on
“Problems and Tasks of Foreign Missions” ; Henry Bailey Rath-
bone, Ph.D., of New York University, on “The Newspaper and
the Church” ; the Rev. Roswell P. Barnes, Pastor of University
Heights Church, New York City, on “The Stake of the Church in
Peace”; the Rev. C. R. Pittman of Tabriz, Iran, on “New
Persia” ; Dr. Visser’t Hooft, General Secretary of the World
Student Christian Federation, on “The Student Situation in this
Country”; President John A. Mackay, D.D., LL.D., Litt.D., on
“The National Preaching Mission” ; the Rev. J. W. Claudy,
Superintendent of the Rockview Prison Farm, Western State
Penitentiary, Belief onte, Pa., on “The Christian Treatment of
Prisoners” ; the Rev. Luther M. Dimmitt, General Director,
Department of Educational Research, the Board of Christian
Education; the Rev. J. S. Armentrout, Ph.D., Director of Lead¬
ership Training in the Church, Board of Christian Education;
the Rev. A. L. Warnshuis, D.D., Secretary of the International
Missionary Council, on “Group Conversions, or Mass Move¬
ments in India” ; the Rev. J. Maxwell Adams, Director of Uni¬
versity Work under the Board of Christian Education, on “An
Adequate Ministry for our Day” ; the Rev. Conrad Hoffman, Jr.,
D.D., Director of the Committee on the Christian Approach to
the Jews of the International Missionary Council, on “The
Present Status of World Jewry and Church Responsibility” ;
Professor John E. Kuizenga, D.D., of the Seminary, on “How
to Become a Person”; the Rev. Hendrik Kramer, Ph.D., of
Java, Dutch East Indies; the Rev. Robert M. Hopkins, D.D., of
the World’s Sunday School Association, on “Sunday School
Work and Methods Across the World”; the Rev. Frederick
Thorne, D.D., of the Board of National Missions, on “The Negro
Work in This Country”; Dr. Max Brauer, former Mayor of
Altona, Germany, on “National Socialism and Religion”; Pro¬
fessor Martin Dibelius, D.D., of Heidelberg University, on “The
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Sermon on the Mount and the World Today” ; Professor Donald
Mackenzie, D.D., of the Seminary, on “Endowment and En¬
deavour” ; the Rev. John McDowell, Director of the Department
of Social Action of the Board of Christian Education, on “The
Moody Centennial” ; the Rev. Peter G. Baker, Bahia, Brazil, on
“It Can’t Happen Here” ; the Rev. Joseph R. Sizoo, D.D., Pastor
of the Collegiate Church of St. Nicholas, New York City; the
Rev. J. V. Moldenhawer, D.D., Pastor of the First Presbyterian
Church, New York City, on “The Use of Poetry” ; Professor
Samuel M. Zwemer, D.D., LL.D., of the Seminary, on “The
Solitary Throne” ; the Rev. Irwin Underhill, a missionary to
Africa; the Rev. George McCune, D.D., of Korea, on “The
Shrine Question.”
Opportunities for active usefulness and observation of pas¬
toral life are afforded in Princeton and its vicinity. A large
number of students regularly engage in the conduct of religious
meetings, in Sunday School instruction, and in other kinds of
Christian work.
The Students’ Association
All the students and all the Faculty are members of the Stu¬
dents’ Association of the Seminary.
The governing body of the Association is the Student Coun¬
cil composed of the Association officers ; the chairmen of the com¬
mittees — student meetings, athletics, missions, publicity, deputa¬
tions, and social; and the presidents of the Junior, Middle, and
Senior classes, with the President of the Seminary acting as
Faculty Adviser.
“The objects of this Association are : To bring the students
of this Seminary into closer relationship with the World’s Chris¬
tian Student Movement. To deepen the religious life and unify
the Christian activities of the Seminary. To stimulate and give
proper direction to missionary enterprise and interest. To pro¬
mote mutual acquaintance and good fellowship among the stu¬
dents and to serve the best interests of the entire student body.”
Rooms
The rooms in the several dormitories are furnished with bed¬
stead, mattress, pillows, bureau, chairs, table, mirrors, bookcase,
floor rug, and either a clothespress or a closet. Bed linen and
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blankets for a single bed and towels must be provided by the
students themselves.
Each student is provided with a room in the dormitories. The
drawing for the choice of rooms in the dormitories takes place at
3 p.m. on the first day of the session.
Expenses
There is no charge for tuition. A fee of fifty dollars a
year is charged for room, light and heat. The charge for board in
the cooperative student clubs is not more than six dollars and a
half a week. The Seminary year covers thirty-four weeks includ¬
ing two weeks of Christmas vacation. The necessary expenditure
for books is estimated at twenty-five dollars a year. Personal
expenses, of course, vary with the individual student.
Books can be bought at the University Bookstore, and some
text books are provided by the Library.
Scholarships
Deserving students, whose circumstances require it, receive
aid to a limited extent from the scholarships of the Seminary,
and from special funds contributed for this purpose. Presby¬
terian students needing aid should apply first to the Board of
Christian Education through their presbyteries. If the Board’s
scholarship should prove insufficient, an additional sum will be
granted from the scholarship fund of the Seminary.
This aid is available to students who are pursuing the regular
course of study, and also for one year to graduate students
seeking the degree of Th.M. Other students may receive aid only
exceptionally.
Students are advised not to engage in distracting occupations
during term time with a view to self-support. Such engagements
interfere seriously with their attention to study, and should be
rendered unnecessary by the aid which they may receive from
scholarships.
Care of Health
In 1893 ^e Rev. William Lewis Moore of New York
City and Mrs. Matthew Baird of Philadelphia, by gift of
$3,750.00 established an endowment in the University Infirmary
for the benefit of the Seminary in memory of William Lewis
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PAYNE IiALL
Moore, Jr. ; and in 1923 Mr. E. Francis Hyde of New York City,
made a contribution of $25,000 on behalf of the Seminary
towards the erection of the new Infirmary. The Seminary by an
annual contribution of $1,200.00 toward the maintenance of the
Infirmary has also assumed its share in the cost of operation so
that students of the Seminary may use the facilities of the
Infirmary jointly with the students of the University upon terms
which are prescribed by the University. Arrangements concern¬
ing board at the Infirmary are made with the Assistant Treasurer
of the Seminary.
John R. Burbidge, M.D., the Medical Adviser of the Sem¬
inary, will give each student a physical examination and counsel
with him on matters of health. A physical examination is required
of new students.
Reports to Presbyteries
Annual reports of attendance and scholarship are sent to
Presbyteries regarding students under their care.
The Academic Year
The Seminary Commencement is on the Tuesday before the
third Thursday in May and the opening of the Seminary thirty-
four weeks in advance of said Tuesday.
The drawing for rooms by newly matriculated students takes
place in Stuart Hall at 3 o’clock in the afternoon of the first day
of the session. The opening address is delivered in Miller
Chapel at 11 o’clock in the forenoon of the following day.
The Board of Trustees holds two stated meetings each year:
one on the Monday preceding the third Thursday of May, which
shall be the annual meeting, and one on the second Tuesday in
October. The hour of meeting is 2 p.m.
The sermon at the close of the session is preached by the
President of the Seminary. At the same service the sacrament of
the Lord’s Supper is administered.
Diplomas are conferred at the annual commencement in the
presence of the Board of Trustees.
Vacations
The summer vacation gives to students a suitable opportunity
for engaging in preaching and in other religious work under
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the direction of their pastors, presbyteries, or the Boards of
the Church. Such work furnishes an important supplement to the
training of the Seminary, affording experience and familiarity
with the active duties of the ministry, which will be invaluable
as a part of the preparation for the sacred office.
A recess of two weeks is also taken at the Christmas season.
Gifts and Bequests to the Seminary
The corporate name of the Seminary is the “Trustees of the
Theological Seminary of the Presbyterian Church,” at Prince¬
ton, N.J. This name and description should be used in all legal
documents. Gifts, devises and bequests may, at the pleasure of
the donors, be directed to the Permanent Fund, which is for the
support of the professors; to the Education Fund, which is for
the aid of needy students; to the Contingent Fund, which is for
defraying the general expenses of the institution ; or to any other
important object connected with the Seminary. The sum of
$2,500 or $3,000 will endow a scholarship.
Alumni Association of the Seminary
The Alumni Association of the Seminary holds its annual
meeting in connection with the alumni dinner at Commencement.
The officers of the Association for the present year are as fol¬
lows : President, The Rev. Roy Ewing Vale, D.D., ’12, of Detroit,
Mich. ; Vice-President, The Rev. Stuart Nye Hutchison, D.D.,
’03, of Pittsburgh, Pa.; Treasurer, The Rev. Charles R. Erd-
inan, D.D., ’91, of Princeton, N.J. ; Secretary, The Rev.
George H. Talbott, D.D., ’23, of Passaic, N.J.
The Princeton Seminary Bulletin
This publication is issued four times a year. Nos. 1 and 3,
appearing in the spring and autumn, are news numbers designed
to keep the Alumni and friends of the Seminary informed of
its life and work. No. 2, appearing in the summer, is the
Bulletin of Courses, and No. 4, issued in January, the Annual
Catalogue. Copies may be obtained without charge, on application
to the Dean of Students.
The Necrological Report
This publication, begun in 1875, contains a brief biographical
notice of each of the Alumni of the Seminary dying within the
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course of a given year. It is earnestly requested that early and
full information respecting deceased Alumni be sent to the Rev.
Edward Howell Roberts, Dean of Students.
The Biographical Catalogue
A new edition of the Biographical Catalogue was issued in
May, 1933. It contains biographical data of all former students
of the Seminary up to the close of the scholastic year 1931-32.
A limited number of cloth-bound copies has been presented to
various universities and seminaries. The paper-bound volume
may be secured from the Dean of Students for one dollar.
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CALENDAR
Sept. 21
1937
Opening of the 126th session, matriculation
of new students and drawing for rooms.
Sept. 22
Opening address at 11 o’clock in Miller
Chapel.
Oct. 2-15
Oct. 12, 2 p.m.
Nov. 25
Examinations for the removal of conditions.
Stated Meeting of the Board of Trustees.
Thanksgiving Day.
Dec. 17,12:20p.m. Christmas vacation begins.
Jan. 4, 8 a.m.
Jan. 17-21
May 9-13
May 15
May 16, 2 p.m.
May 17
Sept. 20
1938
Christmas vacation ends.
Midyear Examinations.
Final Examinations.
Sacrament of the Lord’s Supper.
Stated meeting of the Board of Trustees.
126th Annual Commencement.
Opening of the 127th session, matriculation
of new students in the office of the Dean
of Students in Hodge Hall. Drawing by
students for choice of rooms at 3 o’clock
in Stuart Llall.
Sept. 21
Opening address at 11 o’clock in Miller
Chapel.
Oct. 1-14
Oct. 11,2 p.m.
Examinations for the removal of conditions.
Stated Meeting of the Board of Trustees
Jan. 16-20
May 8-12
May 14
May 15, 2 p.m.
May 16
1939
Midyear Examinations.
Final Examinations.
Sacrament of the Lord’s Supper.
Stated Meeting of the Board of Trustees.
127th Annual Commencement.
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INDEX
PAGE
Abbreviations . 23
Academic Year . 69, 72
Administrative Officers . 7
Admission, Terms of . 33
Alumni Association . 70
Bachelor of Theology Degree . 53
Bequests . 70
Biographical Catalogue . 71
Buildings . 31-33,58-59
Calendar . 72
Collegiate Preparation . 35
Course of Study, Prosecution of the . 56
Courses of Study Described . 36-52
Credentials . 33
Degrees . 53-58
Degrees and Diplomas conferred . 26
Diplomas and Certificates . 53
Expenses . 68
Faculty . 5-7
Fellowships . 9, 27, 60-62
Gifts and Bequests to the Seminary . 71
Greek, Test in . 35
Guests . 34
Health . 68
History of the Seminary . 28
Lectures, Special . 8
Library . 32, 58
Location of the Seminary . 31
Master of Arts Degree . 56
Master of Theology Degree . 57
Matriculation . * . 35
Mission Lectures . 65
Missionary and other Speakers . 65-67
Missionary House (Payne Hall) . 32
Museum . 59
Payne Hall . 32
Preachers, Seminary . 65
Princeton University, Relations with . 28,31,56,68
Prizes . 27,62,64
Representations, Colleges, States, Countries . 24-25
Rooms . 67
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PAGE
Schedule, Class Room . 75
Scholarships . 68
Stone Lectureship . 65
Students, List of . 9-23
Students’ Association . 67
Thesis Courses . 53
Trustees . 3,4
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CLASSROOM SCHEDULE, 1937-38
Time
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday Thursday
Friday
A.M.
8:10
612 Public Speaking (S)
Is & 2s
112 O T Hist & Intro Is
531 Syst Theol Is
613 Christian Educa 2s
232 N T Bibl Theol 2s
651 Literary Interp (S)
Is & 2s
112 O T Hist & Intro Is
421 Christian Evidences Is
531 Syst Theol Is
621 Homiletics 2s
112 O T Hist & Intro Is
531 Syst Theol Is
613 Christian Educ 2s
232 N T Bibl Theol 2s
651 Literary Interp (S)
Is & 2s
112 O T Hist & Intro Is
421 Christian Evidences Is
531 Syst Theol Is
621 Homiletics 2s
232 N T Bibl Theol 2s
9:10
612 Public Speaking (S)
Is & 2s
612 Public Speaking (S)
Is & 2s
321 Church History ls&2s
231 Apostolic History Is
142 Exegesis Psalms 2s
543 Person of Christ 2s
652 Hist Chr Edu 2s
612 Public Speaking (S)
Is & 2s
C Greek Is
431 Christian Ethics Is
140 Theol Post Ex Proph
2s
542 Chr Interp Hist 2s
612 Public Speaking (S)
Is & 2s
321 Church History ls&2s
231 Apostolic History Is
142 Exegesis Psalms 2s
543 Person of Christ 2s
652 History Chr Edu 2s
612 Public Speaking (S)
Is & 2s
321 Church History ls&2s
431 Christian Ethics Is
140 Theol Post Ex Proph
2s
542 Chr Interp Hist 2s
10:05-10:20
CHAPEL
10:30
113 English Bible Is
221 Gospel History Is
211 N T Intro & Exeg 2s
650 Bible Reading (S)
Is & 2s
612 Public Speaking (S)
Is & 2s
221 Gospel History Is
331 Church History Is
211 NT Intro & Exeg 2s
131 Proph Books 2s
113 English Bible Is
711 Ecumenics I 2s
331 Church History Is
131 Proph Books 2s
651 Literary Interp Is & 2s
612 Public Speaking (S)
Is & 2s
221 Gospel History Is
331 Church History Is
211 N T Intro & Exeg 2s
131 Proph Books 2s
113 English Bible Is
221 Gospel History Is
331 Church History Is
211 N T Intro & Exeg 2s
131 Proph Books 2s
11:30
411 Apologetics Is & 2s
521 Syst Theol Is & 2s
650 Bible Reading (S)
Is & 2s
611 Homiletics Is
121 Hebrew Exeg Is
243 Theol Syn Gospels Is
541 Doc of Sin Is
650 BibleReading(S)ls&2s
244 N T Theol-Sel Pas 2s
346 British Prot 2s
645 Doctrinal Preaching 2s
411 Apologetics Is & 2s
521 Syst Theol Is & 2s
631 Homiletics 2s
144 Adv Hebrew Is
741 Ecumenics II Is
611 Homiletics Is
121 Hebrew Exeg Is
631 Preaching (S) Is & 2s
243 Theol Syn Gospels Is
541 Doc of Sin Is
244 N T Theol-Sel Pas 2s
346 British Prot 2s
645 Doctrinal Preaching 2s
411 Apologetics Is
521 Syst Theol Is & 2s
711 Ecumenics I 2s
631 Homiletics 2s
144 Adv Hebrew Is
741 Ecumenics II Is
P.M.
2:10
611 Preaching (S) ls&2s
635 Church as Edu Center
2s
111 Hebrew (SI) Is & 2s
A Greek Is & 2s
632 Cure of Souls 2s
245 Exeg Romans Is
544 Westm Confession Is
111 Hebrew (SI) Is & 2s
A Greek Is & 2s
611 Preaching (S) Is & 2s
2 :00-3 :00
122 O T Bibl Theol 2s
342 Atonement Is
345 Calvin 2s
445 Philos of Religion 2s
111 Hebrew (S I) Is & 2s
A Greek Is & 2s
621 Preaching (S) Is
2 :00-3 :00
122 O T Bibl Theol 2s
245 Exeg Romans Is
544 Westm Confession Is
111 Hebrew (S II) Is & 2s
B Greek Is
122 O T Bibl Theol 2s
342 Atonement Is
345 Calvin 2s
445 Philos of Religion 2s
3:10
241 Intro Eps of Paul 2s
654 Problems Chr Edu 2s
111 Hebrew (S II ) Is & 2s
B Greek Is
655 Organiz Chr Edu Is
742 Chr. & Non-Chr Rel Is
3:10-4:50
247 Greek Papyri 2s
545 Theol Crisis 2s
111 Hebrew (S II) Is & 2s
B Greek Is
141 O T Theol Sel Pass Is
441 Intro Psy Religion Is
246 Exeg Gospel John 2s
442 Imp Christian Ethics
2s
111 Hebrew(SII) Is & 2s
B Greek Is
621 Preaching (S) ls&2s
3:10-4:10
655 Organiz Chr Edu Is
247 Greek Papyri 2s
545 Theol Crisis 2s
111 Hebrew (SI) Is & 2s
A Greek Is
141 O T Theol Sel Pass Is
441 Intro Psy Religion Is
246 Exeg Gospel John 2s
442 Imp Christian Ethics
2s
4:10
614 Church Music Is & 2s
631 Preaching (S) Is
111 Hebrew (Sill) ls&2s
631 Preaching (S) 2s
656 Hymnology Is
111 Hebrew (Sill) ls&2s
621 Preaching (S) 2s
633 Church Administration
2s
111 Hebrew (S III) ls&2s
642 Public Worship Is
4:10-5:50
656 Hymnology Is
111 Plebrew (S III) ls&2s
634 Church Polity Is
7:30
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