Iowa Wesleyan College - Croaker Yearbook (Mount Pleasant, IA)

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Iowa Wesleyan College is concerned that a student has a sense of religious meaning, values and purpose in his life. This determines how he will use what he learns--what he is studying for and living for. Thus, a varied and well planned program of religious life is emphasized on this campus. A full time Director of Religious Life is coordinator of all facets of the program, being also most frequent chapel speaking, counselor to students, professor in religion to all graduating students, and sponsor of various organizations and programs of religion. He works most closely with The Religious Life Council, made up of student representatives of all the social and religious organizations on campus, whose” tion it is to plan and coordinate the religious program from the student's point of view. In weekly Chapel, religious leaders from across the country preach. A Student-Faculty Chapel Committee is responsible for planning this program. Wesley College Fellowship, the local unit of the Methodist Student Movement meets weekly to hold programs on crucial issues of Christian concern. Deputations Teams are sent out by this group to hold religious and educational programs in local churches and other organizations. Alpha Theta is the philosophical and religious discussion group on campus under the leadership of Dr. Paul Uhlinger, which meets to discuss the basic issues of life. Much concern is given to the recruitment of persons for church careers. Oxford Club meets twice a month, frequently with religious leaders, to see the meaning of such careers today. An informal discussion on a religious topic. Religion

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Hershey Hall — S-T Hall Shaeffer Trischman Hall Resident Assistants RESIDENT ASSISTANTS: ROW ONE: S. Hatfield, S. Brown, Dean Moser, S. Aurin, L. Blagg, ROW TWO: C. Ceorge, E. Schmidt, L. McCahon, D. Peterson. Dorm Council ROW ONE: E. Varenhorst, H. Jones, C. Newberry, Dean Moser, S. McFarland, J. Randall, ROW TWO: L. Williams, S. Kalk-warf. 121

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RELIGIOUS LIFE: Dr. LaMorc, J. Nelson (President), T. Roslyn, D, Haines, L. Blagg, D. Strait, N. Critchlow, M. Dresser. Numerous seasonal religious activities occur at Wesleyan. Each autumn and each spring a week is set aside as Religion In Life Week. Noted leaders are brought to the campus, and numerous supportive programs are held in conjunction with their daily presentations. Students at Wesleyan are very active in Regional and National Christian Student Conferences. Three times a year Religious Life Retreats are held off campus for intensive devotional and spiritual exploration and growth. Periodically, various social groups on campus hold Evening Vespers in the Student Union prayer chapel. Each Lent, Wesleyan students publish for nation wide distribution a BOOK OF LENTEN DEVOTIONS, for which they have received large recognition. A large number of their devotions have also been printed in other national magazines. . Numberous Wesleyan students serve local churches as Student Pastors. Programs of service to local churches of the area are carried on, such as The Minister and Mental Health program in conjunction with the state mental health institutes, seeking to prepare practicing ministers for the role of religious counselor. In these programs, and in curriculum administered by a faculty well known for its Christian commitment as well as its academic competence, Wesleyan students are involved in a noteworthy program of Religious Life on campus. WESLEYAN COLLEGE FELLOWSHIP: ROW ONE: D. Haines, R Russel, D. David, T. Roslyn, H. Com (President), M. Gordon, F. Roberts, ROW TWO: Dr. LaMorc, P. Gaucr.