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1 SECOND PROG1üLSS REPORT SELF STUDY COIfl ITTEE OIT UITIVEPSITY EVENTS In the first progress report, University Events were divided as follows: (1) Events of Inspirational Nature, (2) Events of Cultural Nature, (3) Events of Educational Nature. C OMTTI'I'TEE DECISI O!\' TS (1) Staff Devotional Meetings. After studying the results of the questionnaire meetings, the committee made the following report: "A sizeable majority of those answerin.g the questionnaire and would attend a meeting of varied type if held at 5:00 and lasting about an hour," on devotional believe in prayer, P.M. every ,Tednes day, (2) A list of Events for 1955-56 was compiled. (See addenda) (3) Four papers of University Commencement were prepared and discussed: (a) The Program, (b) The Guests, (c) The Staff, (d) The Students, The recommendations of the committee were favorably received by the University Committee of Commencement. (4) Two working papers were prepared: (See addenda) (a) The Granting of Honorary Degrees, by M. Liven (b) University Events in the Light of Fuíid.amental Policy, by N. Smith, UNTOUCHED I`1}EMS (1) Interfaith Faculty Fellowship in releti.on to Devotional Meetings.* (2) List of Events not in Present Program (a) Lecture Series in English (b) Concert Series (c) Exhibits and Exhibitions A Museum of (lode °n Life in the Middle East (d) Special Days Parents Pay: Ccholarship Day: Alumni Day: etc, (3) Some Committee or perhaps every committee of self study should be giving more thought to the field of VALUES. Pespectfully submitted, S. Porter Miller * It was suggested that the staff develop an "inter-faith Faculty Eiallowship" upon the lines of the Christian Faculty Fellowship recently developed as a part of the program of the National Council of Churches