COURSES IN THE ENGLISH BIBLE Courses in the English Bible, which are open to students of all Divisions of the University, and for which University credit is given in the Colleges, are offered by the Instructors of the Department of Old Testament Literature and Interpretation and of the Department of New Testament Literature and Interpretation on Sundays at 8:30 A. M. The aim of these courses is to guide the students into a study of the Bible which shall be at the same time thoroughly scientific and spiritually helpful. During the academic year, 1904–5, the following subjects were discussed: 1. The Life of Christ (Summer), Professor Mathews. 2. The Primitive Christian (Autumn), Assistant Professor Votaw. 3. Ethical Teachings of Jesus in Relation to Pharisaism (Winter), Dr. E. J. Goodspeed. 4. Chief Events in the Life of Christ (Spring), Professor Mathews. THE HASKELL LECTURES The tenth series of Haskell Lectures was delivered in January and February, 1905, by Rev. Professor George Foote Moore, Ph.D., D.D., of Harvard Divinity School, on the general subject: "Some Fundamental Problems in the History of Religion." The titles of the lectures were as follows: I, "The Origin of Religion;" II, "The Emergence of Gods;" III, "The Chief Factors in the Evolution of Religion;" IV, "The Relation of Religion to Morals;" V, "The Conception of Religion as a Way of Salvation;" VI, "The Future of Religion in the Light of its History." In February, 1905, Rev. Robert A. Hume, D.D., of the Bombay Presidency, India, gave a course of lectures upon the general subject of "Foreign Missions." The titles of the lectures were as follows: I, "The Historical Development of Hinduism;" II, "Missions and the Modern View of God and the World ;" III, "Missions and Comparative Religions;" IV, “What Christianity has to Gain by Contact with Ethnic Faiths." OFFICIAL AND SEMI-OFFICIAL ORGANIZATIONS THE FELLOWS CLUB OFFICERS, 1905-1906. WILBERT LESTER CARR, A.B., A.M. (Latin), President. ARTHUR GRANT STILLHAMER, S.B., A.M. (Physics), Vice-President. The Fellows Club was organized during the autumn of 1902. Students appointed Fellows may become members at any time after their appointment, by signing the constitution of the Club. Persons who have held Fellowships in the University of Chicago and are still in residence as students may be elected to membership by a majority vote of all the members of the Club. The purposes of the organization are to promote social intercourse among the Fellows; to broaden the outlook of members by bringing them in contact with students working in fields other than their own; to render the Fellows more useful to the University, to the graduate students, and to one another. Meetings are held once each month and are intended to be largely of a social nature. However, matters relating to graduate study are discussed from time to time and such action taken as the Club deems advisable. THEODORE G. SOARES, '79. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE JUDSON B. THOMAS, '80. GEORGE R. WOOD, '92. THE STUDENTS' ASSOCIATION This Association gathers into one organization the prominent interests of the Divinity students. Its objects as expressed in the constitution are as follows: 1. To promote the collective as well as the individual spiritual life and activities of the students of the Divinity School. 2. To co-operate with the student work of the University at large. 3. To further all Christian enterprises in the University, the churches, and mission fields. The Association performs its work through its officers, and administrative committees on Finance, Missions, Athletics, Social Life, and Public Speaking. THE DIVINITY COUNCIL The Divinity Council is the representative body of the Divinity students before the Faculty. It has general charge, on the students' side, of all matters pertaining in common to the Faculty and students. The Council is composed of the officers and chairmen of the several Committees of the Students' Association of the Divinity School. |
