Reformed Presbyterian Minutes of Synod 1961 - Rparchives.org

70 MINUTES OF THE SYNOD OF THE
he was accompanied by Mr. Rex. W. Wilson, Executive Secretary
of the Alumni Association. On the eastern trip he was also accompanied
by the late Dr. C. Brainerd Metheny. On his trip south he
was accompanied by Mrs. Clarke. Visits were made to many of the
congregations of the Church and to a goodly number of Alumni
Clubs.
The members of the Faculty have been engaged in many forms
of advanced study. Some are doing research, some have traveled
and some are writing for publication. Both Faculty and administration
personnel regularly attend meetings of their professional associations.
The Reverend Carl J. Tanis, Executive Director of the Christian
Life Missions, was on our campus as leader during Spiritual
Emphasis Week. He spoke in Chapel and in the community and met
with groups of students informally.
The erection and improvement of buildings on the campus is
continuing. The new Field House, which pleases all who see it,
is practically completed and is in use. A one-room addition to the
Science Hall has been completed and is in use. New fire-resistant
stairs have been built in Old Main. Construction is in progress on
newMen's and Women's Dormitories. An addition to the dining room,
alterations to the kitchen and fire-resistant stairs are being provided
at McKee Hall.
About $782,000 out of the $1,250,000 goal of the Building
Fund campaign has been paid or pledged. The balance is coming
in from day to day and persistent and continued efforts are needed
to complete our goal.
We are pleased by the fact that an increasing number of our
Alumni groups are holding club meetings in their communities
throughout the nation. Here at the College, frequent events are
planned to bring alumni, representatives of the Church, community
friends, parents of students and others to the campus.
The sudden death of Dr. C. Brainerd Metheny on October 19,
I960 took away a personal friend and a very active and helpful
member of our Board. His counsel and willing hand are greatly
missed. He was a graduate of Geneva in the Class of 1911 and
had served on the Board of Corporators for six years and on the
Board of Trustees for twenty years.
The enrollment during the present school year reached 876 in
the day school and a total of 2,325 in all parts of the school. A
total of about 196 seniors will be graduated during the year.
The Reverend John Robertson Macartney, D.D. of Santa Barbara,
California, delivered the Commencement Address at the June
Commencement on June 6,1961. At this time the following honorary
degrees were conferred: