Word: hymnals
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...undergraduate committee on the revision of the University Hymnal announces a competition in hymn writing, in which words, music, or both will be acceptable, open to all members of the University. Dr. Davison and others have consented to judge the works presented and to choose any that seem suitable or worthy to be printed in the new hymnal...
...undergraduate committee on the revision of the University Hymnal has been appointed to receive the suggestions of any members of the University, concerning changes in or additions to the present volume of hymns. J. B. Langstaff '13, chairman, Holworthy 22. will receive suggestions from the University at large, and the following men from members of the organizations with which they are affiliated, J. F. Cherry '13, Holworthy 27, for the Brooks House Association: W. L. Ustick '13, Thayer '57, for the Christian Association: and R. T. P. Storer '14, Dunster 40, for the St. Paul's Society...
...hoped that the suggestions received will be numerous enough and sufficiently representative to be of great aid in revising the hymnal...
...Board of Preachers has definitely decided to revise the University Hymnal. The need of some such revision though only recently called to public attention, has long been felt among undergraduates and Faculty. The revision will be thorough and will therefore take time, probably a matter of months rather than of weeks. The plan as at present conceived by the Board, and indeed the only feasible plan, is to meet from time to time and discuss personal suggestions...
...result will not be an adoption of some other hymnal but a compilation which will unite the best selections from the old book with some of the more recent hymns...