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Show Page 4 ALUMNI BULLETIN OF UNION THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY January, 1957 Religious Drama Students in rehearsal for "Christ in the Concrete City" Seminary Extends Placement Program Union's greatly enlarged student and alumni body calls for a placement program far more extensive than was needed, in the days of Dr. Coffin's "one-man placement bureau." Several members of the Seminary's faculty and administration now devote a generous share of their time and attention to this effort on behalf of seniors and alumni, as well as in the interest of churches and other institutions seeking staff members. During the autumn, seniors and candidates for degrees in Christian education wishing placement assistance are registered at the Alumni Office. Statements about these candidates are prepared and used in connection with the visits of denominational executives and as recommendations for positions. Alumni are also welcome to use this placement service in addition to whatever means are made available by their respective denominations. With the growing diversity of ministries, it has become necessary to divide placement responsibility among several staff members as follows: Campus Christian ministry (teaching and chaplaincy positions) -President Van Dusen; Parish ministry and church staff positions- Dr. Kennedy and Dean Mathews; church musicians-Dr. Porter and Mrs. Howard Jarratt. In addition, a ten-member Faculty Placement Committee, representative of the major denominations and seminary departments, acts as an advisory group in this area. Oldest Alumnus At Ninety-Nine EDWARD C. WILEY Sitting in the sunny window of his home in Johnstown, New York, Edward Carroll Wiley '86 looks forward to the completion of his ninety-ninth year on June 11, 1957. Believed to be the oldest living alumnus of both Union and Auburn Seminaries; Mr. Wiley was born in Dorset, Vermont, and was graduated from Williams College in 1881. After three years of school-teaching, he attended Union Seminary in the year 1886-87 and Auburn Seminary from 1887-89. He was ordained by the Presbytery of Geneva on May 14, 1889. His entire ministry has been spent in Presbyterian and Congregational churches in New York State, He retired to Johnstown in 1929 where he makes his home at 204 Second Avenue. W o m a n Graduate Makes History Margaret Towner, '54 Ordained Presbyterian Ordained in Syracuse, New York, on October 24, Margaret E. Towner, class of 1954 at Union Seminary, became the first woman minister of the Presbyterian Church. The Rev. Miss Towner is currently minister of Education in the First Presby- . terian Church of Allentown, Pa., where she directs a church school of eight hundred members. A Missourian by birth, she studied (Continued from page 1) of "A Diary of Private Prayer," will lead the Vesper Services each day. Dr. Reinhold Niebuhr will address the closing session on the subject: "Culture's Threat to Faith." Other leaders of seminars and workshops include Mr. John Knox Shear, Editor of Architectural Forum, Professors James Muilenburg, Robert McAfee Brown, E. Martin Browne, Robert E. Seaver, Hugh Porter, Robert S. Tangeman, and Ifor Jones. Held during these past five years, the Mid-winter Conferences have proved popular with alumni and it is hoped that many will find it possible to attend this year to enjoy the fellowship and to find the stimulation that such a period provides. at Carleton College, Minn., and, after taking work in art and music, majored in pre-medical studies. Then she became a professional photographer at the famous Mayo Clinic, taking pictures of operative and other" medical procedures. Later she was on the staff of the Audio-Visual Center of Syracuse University. Following her decision to enter church work, she took the B.D. course at Union Seminary. When the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church this year opened the ministry to women, Miss Towner prepared for ordination, and so made history as the first Presbyterian woman to attain ordination, UNION THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY BROADWAY AT 120TH STREET NEW YORK 27. N. Y. FORM 3S47 REQUESTED SCHOOL OF MUSIC NOTES Junior Choir Workshop Planned A Junoir Choir Workshop will be held at the Seminary on January 28, 29 and 30 for music students and alumni. Mrs. Madeline D. Ingram of Lynchburg College, prominent in the field of children's choir work, will be one of the leaders. Alumni will receive further information about this workshop in the near future. Madrigal Choir Organized Dr. Ifor Jones has organized a Madrigal Choir consisting of about 20 singers. They sang the carols for the York Nativity Play which was produced by the Religious Drama Department on December 3rd and 4th. Theological Students Form Chorus At the request of B.D. students who love to sing, a Male Chorus for non-music students has been formed, with Janet Frank, a second-year music student, as director. This group sings occasionally at morning chapel services and other student events. Porters in Many Roles Dr. and Mrs. Porter have been serving as musical editors on the committee which is preparing the new Pilgrim Hymnal for the Congregational Church. It is hoped that this hymnal will be available within the year. Dr. Porter played an organ recital at St. Stephen's Episcopal Church in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, on Sunday, December 2, dedicating the newly rebuilt Austin organ. Mildred Buttrey, alumna of the School of Sacred Music, is organist and choir director at the church. Faculty Active as Speakers On November 14th the Hymn Society of America held a meeting at the Seminary featuring a panel discussion on the topic, "What Makes a Good H y m n Tune?" Members of the panel included Drs. Hugh Porter and Robert Tangeman of the faculty and George Brandon, M.S.M. '52. Dr. Tangeman has given two lectures this fall: one for the Christian Society of Foreign Students at International House on "The Music of Johann Sebastian Bach," and another for the New York Chapter of the A.G.O. on "The Ritornello Forms in the Choral Preludes of Bach's Clavieruebung, Part III." NON-PROFIT ORG. U. S. POSTAGE PAID NEW YORK, N. Y. 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