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Show Dr. Duddy, Pres. of Westminster, Reports College Union Conf. Dr. Frank' E. Duddy, Jr., president presi-dent of Westminster College, returned re-turned last week from a two weeks' series of meetings in Philadelphia, Phila-delphia, Annapolis and New York, bringing with him a "host of ideas, many of which we hope can be put into operation at Westminster." In Philadelphia, Dr. Duddy attended at-tended meetings of the Presbyterian Presby-terian College Union which represents repre-sents 41 colleges affiliated with the Union, and of the Association of American Colleges which had as their theme "Education of Free Men in a Free Society for a Free World." He also attended sessions of the National Assoc. of Schools and Colleges of the Methodist Church which were held jointly with the General Conference Commission Com-mission on Higher Education which placed emphasis of the Methodist Church in snpport of the 119 schools and colleges within its jurisdiction. jur-isdiction. In connection with the AAC sessions, Dr. Duddy participated partici-pated in work of the Commission on Colleges and Industry, headed by Dr. Frank Sparks, former president presi-dent of Wabash College. In Annapolis, where he was a member of the faculty at the U.S. Naval Academy prior to coming to (Continued on Pago 4) Dr. buddy (Continued from Page 1) Westminster last September, Dr. Duddy participated in consultations consulta-tions concerning a new curriculum. In New York, Dr. Duddy held a number of conferences with leaders of the Congregational Christian Church leading to strengthening of the Salt Lake College ties and looking toward affiliation of Westminster West-minster with that denomination. He also conferred with Dr. Roscoe Turner, director of-the United States Steel Foundation, and with a number of top public relations officials of the steel company; Stanley High, editor of the Readers Digest; John P. Richmond, a vice president of ACF industries, and Richard Lambourne, treasurer, and William McPeak, a vice president of the Ford Foundation. |