Southern Methodist University - Rotunda Yearbook (University Park, TX)

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39 DR. PAUL B. KERN Dean The School of Theology of Southern Methodist University is the official Theo' logical Seminary for the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, in the territory West of the Mississippi River. The school undertakes to train a ministry for the Church in the spirit of the following ideals: 1. Unwavering loyalty to the vital and abiding doctrines which have given the Methodist evangelical movement its worldfwide power. 2. Acquaintance with and frank discussions of the questions of the day in the field of Bible study and Christian thought, with a view to equipping the ministry to meet the intellectual and spiritual problems of our disturbed and questioning world. 3. To inspire a loyalty to the ideal of service that puts the Kingdom of God lirst and dedicates every capacity to the unselfish service of mankind. 4. To study the task of the minister in connection with the actual work of the Church in the laboratory of actual experience, giving firstfhand observation and expef rience through field work in Dallas and neighboring communities. 5. To deepen the spiritual life of every student until his calling to the ministry shall become a flaming passion to reveal Jesus Christ to the world through his spoken word and the message of his daily life. 6. To keep Jesus Christ and his purpose for the individual and for the world central in every classroom and in every program of work. Pug: 26 School of Theology

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School of Commerce 3s at s oooo use a V DR. W1LL1.a1xr F. I'l.XUH.-XRT Director Business is being referred to more and more as a profession. Any calling which lays claim to professional standing must meet the following conditions: It rnust have a well organized body of knowledge upon which its activity is basedg second, it must have arecognized code of ethics as its standard of conductg and, third, it must be im' bued with the spirit of public service. It may be argued that business cannot as yet qualify under the above standards-at least not in all its spheres. And yet these ideals are ever present in the minds of the best business men of today. To assist in the realization of these professional standards is the purpose of our School of Commerce. Page 25

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School of Jllmic g 5 7 ' Q DR. PAUL VAN KATWUK Dean Since the opening of the School of Music a considerable number of successful musicians, both performers and teachers, have developed under its care. Its corps of instructors consists of men and women of high ability and reputation, and nearly all of them are prominently active in the music activities of Dallas. Methods used in all departments are strictly modern. With the coming of McFarlin Auditorium, the School of Music will receive new quarters in that building. Two organs will be inf stalled in this auditorium, the smaller of which will be used for practice work. The graduating class this year is the largest in the history of the school and the growth of all the departments has been steady. Next year several new courses will be offered in the voice and the piano departments, and a regular weekly music hour will be broadcast from WFAA. Page 27