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Show Renewal Of Accreditation Given To Westminster The Northwest Association of Secondary and Higher Schools, ' accreditation agency for the Inter-mountain Inter-mountain Region and the Pacific coast, has granted unrestricted accreditation ac-creditation renewal to Westminster Westmin-ster College, it was announced by Dr. Frank E. Duddy, Jr., presi- dent. The Association took unanimous unani-mous action at. its recent annual meeting in Spokane, Washington, following unanimous recommendation recommenda-tion by the visitation committee and the Association's Commission for Higher Schools. The committee which visited the Westminster campus in September was headed by Dean Charles W. Howard of Lewis and Clark College. Col-lege. Assisting in the evaluation were faculty and staff members of the University of Idaho, Northern North-ern Montana and Montana State Colleges, Northwest Nazarene College, Eastern Washington College Col-lege of Education, Brigham Young University, and Weber College. The committee members devoted three full days to a careful study of all aspects of the Westminster College program. The report of the committee, submitted for consideration and . actios by the Association via the Commission on Higher Schools, was highly complimentary in many respects. The trustees were commended for their wise selection of able and dedicated College administrators. The devoted de-voted and enthusiastic faculty also received favorable notice, as did the caliber of the student body. The committee members were pleased to note good business management cn the part of the College staff; sound maintenance of plant facilities and endowment; increasing financial stability thru more and larger gifts from individuals, indivi-duals, families, and businesses; the steady and increasing assistance assist-ance of supporting denominations and the effectiveness of the College's Col-lege's public relations. "There is also evidence that the academic structure is likewise stiffening and should form the structure upon which community confidence and support can be strengthened," the report continues. "The future looks promising for Westminster under its present educational" and business busi-ness leadership." The College administration will file a progress report after two (Continued a page 2) Westminster (Continued from page 1) years with the Association. Under consideration for inclusion in this report will be increases in faculty salaries, acquisitions of equipment, new housing, new classroom and laboratory buildings, consolidation of departments and course offerings, offer-ings, and expansion of staff and student body. ' |