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of these past few weeks. May 1st, Walter E. Dillon assumed active
full-time duties as president of Ambassador College. He is in
Pasadena now, with his office set up in the smaller of the two
college buildings.
We are to have possession of the entire property July 1st. Mr.
Dillon expects soon to complete his work at Columbia University for
the degree of Doctor of Education. I have known him for more than
30 years and consider him potentially the ablest man that could be
obtained to head AMBASSADOR COLLEGE. He is a life-long educator--a
natural-born teacher and administrator, with a most unusual record
behind him. He is one of the finest men, morally, I ever knew--a
fine, clean, upright man of highest ideals who has started many
hundreds of young people out on their life-course imbued with the
higher ideals of fine character. He is a man who commands the
respect and co-operation of teachers and students alike--one who is
universally liked,--has that faculty of inspiring others to WANT to
do their best work. He believes heart and soul in our program, and
is devoting his talents and his life to its accomplishment.
The faculty of AMBASSADOR COLLEGE is already well along toward
completion. Mr. Dillon and I have been amazed at developments. We
are hardly being permitted to go out and select our own faculty--
GOD IS SELECTING IT AND IS SENDING ITS MEMBERS TO US!
Tentatively engaged already are the following:
Head of the department of Science, Dr. H. O. Taylor, who comes to
AMBASSADOR after 19 years as chairman of the Physics Department at
Wheaton College, Ill.--a thoroughly Fundamentalist college. He
holds a Doctor of Philosophy degree from Cornell, was on its
faculty some years. He comes with the impressive background of
several years each on the faculties of Harvard University,
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Consulting Physicist at the
National Bureau of Standards, Washington, D.C. Dr. Taylor is
coming to establish at AMBASSADOR a course comprising a survey of
astronomy, geology, physics and chemistry, adapted for students
looking toward the ministry and evangelism, as well as teaching,
and business. Dr. Taylor is a fine Christian gentleman, and ardent
believer in the truth of our national identity as ISRAEL.
Head of the English department, and possibly dean of women: Dr.
Enid Smith, a Christian lady who holds a Doctor of Philosophy
degree from Columbia, has a world-wide experience, has taught in
India and Hawaii, has been head of the English departments in high
schools, and several colleges and universities, and has been a dean
of women. Her background and experience is impressive.
Languages and History, Genevieve Paine, who holds a Masters'
degree from Colorado, has had several years experience as a foreign
language teacher, is taking further study in the East at the
present time in preparation for her work at AMBASSADOR beginning
September 22nd. She, too, is a fine Christian and ardent believer
in the Israel truth.
It will be our policy to start with a faculty of EXPERIENCE, and
then develop a faculty as we go along from young men just out of