Drake University - Quax Yearbook (Des Moines, IA)

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Divinity College ,- .... .1va,g ' 'i ' 'Mfr -' 4 , ww W, 'ff ,V ,. 1 9355 Q .- uw The Charles Medbury Hall, built through the generosity of Christian churches in Iowa, was com- pleted in 1955. It provides for the Divinity School the latest in modern facilities and equipment in ministerial education. Four Divinity seniors graduated at midyear commencement. Shown here fleft fo righti: Bruce Rolstad, Mark Wetteland, Neville Clayton. Not pictured: Robert McDonald. 23

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Q- iv :ig i:,.gr.r.'fg-,:,.,5'1 F7: 1-L-Q. QQ! ,tis .-W? ',?i53iF6i 1T5g'.tf: 'E'3?'?F . ?'I..,f- -JSR '- 'lFr:,i ttirqtgyir-5 iW3.m 1 :Lift-w-A 11 , .-1 'J ':'g ?rs'1-1FfT,,, -1 wg, ttsivitifyiwi-5,15,rtN,l..r-agp Q 1 l . - 1 ig 'tl'1fzf.ii'i-1. it f . 3, 933.-ii' C 1 2 it ,Em in psi- r B fi is 'T John E. McCaw is Dean of the Divinity School and professor of church history. at The Divinity School, founded in 1881, has been an integral part of the University's history. The Divinity School, originally known as the Bible College, became a graduate seminary in 1946. The first degree granted by the Univer- sity was a Bachelor of Divinity degree. In addition to a three year graduate degree, Bachelor of Divinity and a Master of Arts degree, a maior in Religion through the Graduate Division of the University is offered. The program of the Divinity School is concentrated upon preparing men and women for leadership in the church. Specialization in the fields of rural and urban ministries, church administration, religious education and pastoral counseling is also offered through the Divinity School. Having always been particularly responsible for the training of the Disciples of Christ ministry and having received support from Christian churches and its members, the school ioins in an ecumenical spirit and seeks to serve all who are prepared to enter the church in any capacity.

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Graduate College 'fll as it at DR. EARLE L. CANFIELD Dean of the Graduate Division The Graduate Division was organized to administer the program of graduate instruction carried on in the several colleges of the University. All work offered for graduate credit, with the exception of that in the Divinity School and the Law School, is administered through the office of the dean of the Graduate Division. The primary purpose of the Graduate Division is to provide carefully planned and correlated programs of study that lead to the master's degree and to higher levels of specialization and professional competence than are possible in the regular four-year college program. A secondary purpose of the Graduate Division is to function as a service agency to post-college students who wish to earn graduate credit for other than degree purposes. The division is of service to those who wish to pursue at the graduate level, vocational, professional, recreational or cultural goals short of a graduate deg ree.