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in the School of Religious Education—96 men and 390 women; 111 in the
School of Sacred Music—40 men and 71 women. These came to us from 33
states, the District of Columbia, and 5 foreign countries. We have welcomed
515 new students to the campus this year. Forty-two graduated at our summer
school commencement in July, 1945, and so far 153 have made application for
graduation at our commencement in May, 1946.
We received from the Co-operative Program for the calendar year 1945,
$168,174.07. Other sources of financial income added to this figure brought
the total of gross receipts to $258,560.99. The Seminary endowment, conservatively
estimated, still stands at the figure of $1,750,000. We have stayed
well within the bounds of the operating budget for this year.
The movement for the Scarborough-Truett Memorial Building initiated by
the alumni of Southwestern moves on toward triumphant consummation. At
this date we have $313,027.34 in cash which has been paid on the $500,000, the
objective we are striving to reach. There is a balance in cash and pledges
amounting to $178,406.16, leaving us short of the goal $8,566.50. In great
appreciation of what has been achieved, Mr. William Fleming has already paid
his pledge of $250,000. We expect to announce that we are well over the top
by the time of the Convention.
The scholarship fund, which is provided largely by the women of Texas, has
reached the total of $6,756. Sixty-two young women are attending the Seminary
this year by the aid of scholarships, either partial or full. The cash value of
a scholarship covering the full expenses for a session is $360.50.
There are 318 who have gone as missionaries from this institution—:230
foreign missionaries and 88 in the homeland. Chaplains from this Seminary,
in World War II, totaled 428. In all phases of the service of World War II
there were 542 young men and women from our Seminary family.
Two special weeks, scheduled in our calendar, always stand out with signal
meaning, namely, the revival week in the fall, and the week devoted to the
Holland Foundation Lectures and other addresses, the first week in February.
Our speaker for the revival week, October 1-5,'was Dr. J. D. Grey, pastor of
the First Baptist Church, New Orleans, Louisiana. Dr. J. B. Weatherspoon,
Professor of Homiletics, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, delivered the
Holland Lectures on the general theme,'"Apostolic Preaching." At the morning
hours of this same week, Dr. R. E. Bell gave the Founder's Day address; Dr.
M. T. Rankin, the Mission Day message; Secretary M. A. Huggins, two addresses
directed particularly to the preacher. We record our inexpressible gratitude
to all of these men who so richly informed and effectively inspired us all.
You will be interested to know that progress is already being made toward
a cash objective of $250,000 for a building for the School of Religious Education.
Grateful are we to the Sunday School Board for an initial gift of $25,000.
Recently the Woman's Missionary Union of the South pledged $25,000. The
Religious Education Association of the Southwest has pledged itself to raise
$25,000. Some other smaller amounts have been coming in, to bring the total
in cash and pledges to $79,039.99.
As a result of the thorough work of the Survey Committee of the Executive
Committee of the Southern Baptist Convention, this Seminary, along with
the other two, is included in a long-range program to meet capital needs. The
total contemplated in this convention year for this institution is $450,000.
The full amount in view is $3,000,000. All of this must be channeled through
the Co-operative Program.
We are grateful that increased financial receipts have enabled us to make
a number of improvements in the physical equipment of our plant. Buildings
have been painted within and without, including cottages and apartments.
Practically all available space left in Fort Worth Hall has been converted into
bedrooms to care for more students. Several needed improvements have been
made in the Woman's Building through recent gifts of the W.M.U. of Texas.
These include the refurnishing of the reception room, the re-upholstering of
furniture in guest rooms and offices, and tile flooring for the second floor hall.
The Seminary is now operating a modem, well-equipped cafeteria, this being
necessitated because of the inadequacy of our dining room when operated on
the old plan. Yet almost countless other needs clamor for attention—the
elevators, the campus, more beautiful landscaping and lighting. Why not a