Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-07-22
Students from Six States, of
All Denominations Attend
Second Annual Session.
FACULTY OF q MEMBERS
First School of Its Kind in Michigan
Presents A Strong Program And
Many Beneficial Features

The Alma School of Methods opened
Monday morning for its second annual
session with a better and representa-
tive attendance than last year and
prospects for the finest series of ses-
sions that have ever been held for re-
ligious work of this nature. One hun
dred sixteen out-of-town students en-
rolled in the school and seven from the
city proper Last year there were near
ly two hundred all together but about
two thirds of these were from the city
of Alma and only about sixty from
other cities and communities in the
state. ~-~-~ a. w *
The attendance is representative
There are two students from Kentucky
one from New Jersey, one from Mary
land, two from Illinois, one from New
York City The remainder are from
Michigan. In all, six states have
students attending the school.
There are fourteen students from
Lansing, three from Detroit, five from
Saginaw, seven from Grand Rapids,
two from Marquette and one from
Pontiac.
Monday evening at six o'clock big
banquet was held in the dining hall Of
Wright Hall: DR.. Blaisdell acted as
POSTMASTER and called upon Dr. Mill
gan of Pontiac, Dean A. r. Atwood of
Lansing, Dr. Bryant Of Detroit, Rev.
Saas of Lansing and Miss Jontz of
Chicago. The remarks of the toast
master and those upon whom he called
We're especially fitting and well chosen.
Mrs. H. NJ. Dunham who is acting ma
tron of Wright Hall, had charge Of the
banquet.
The faculty is even stronger than
the faculty of the 1914 school. 1t con-
sists of twenty one members. The con-
sent of each to give courses in this
school was gained at least year ago,
and not a single member has failed to
be present. The finest talent to be Sc
cured in Sabbath School work is to be
found on this faculty. There are two
specialists from the Congregational de-
nomination, two from the Baptist, one
from the Methodist Protestant, while
the remainder are from the Presbyter-
ian denomination.
Many classes are being held each day
with a large attendance not only of
regular students but also of townspeo-
pie who are taking advantage Of some
of the special attractions Those who
have enrolled in only part of the ses-
sions are not included in the general
attendance figures.
Some of the features of the daily
program are the lectures given by
Mrs. Wilson of Maysville Kentucky
on Elementary Equipment. These
are given every morning at ten o.
clock. The Bible Study lectures giver
every morning at eight o'clock by DR.
Barkley, chairman of the board ot
trustees of the college, The "Biblt
Masterpieces" by President Blaisdel
at ten forty, Teacher Trainings talk,
by DR.. Cannon of Chicago, "Object
ives" by Dr. Bryant, state clerk of tn,
Synod of Michigan, and various lee
lures by DR.. Rev. George H. Trull o
New York, are unusually popular will
their hearers.
The two outstanding features of tn
Alma School of Methods are that it i
the first ever held in Michigan, hav
ing been the big factor in standardiz
ing religious training and that tn
attendance is so largely recruite
from outside towns and cities. Las
year saw the beginning of this wor
in Michigan at Alma. Since the
eight states have copied the Aim
plan and have installed schools follow
ing the Alma plan. The Alma Schoc
of Methods is the first school in tn
United States to give a graded cours
in religious training, at the same tim
making each years work a complet
unit. All denominations share in tn
work.
An international or denomination
al Sunday School certificate will b
presented for satisfactory work in a,
cordance with the requirements. VI
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