A History of the Mennonite Brethren Church, Ja Toews

ponsibility as president of the college. Both Unruh and Toews deserve much credit for establishing the school on a sound theological and academic basis. The educational program of the college has been determined in part by present-day educational standards, in part by the great variety of interests and needs of the young people in the church, and in part by the demands of a constantly expanding missionary and educational program of the conference. Through the years the college has offered the following courses : (1) the Theological Degree Course (Th. B.); (2) the Religious Education Course (B.R.E.); (3) the Sacred Music Course; and (4) Liberal Arts courses in several fields. The Music Department has been built up by Ben Horch, whose contributions in the area of church music have been appreciated throughout the constituency. When J. B. Toews resigned from the presidency in 1948 in order to accept a call to the pastorate of the Reedley M.B. Church, H. H. Janzen, instructor in Practical Theology, became president of the college. Under Janzen's able administration, the college enjoyed steady progress. In 1950 the college was accredited in the college division by the Accrediting Association of Bible Institutes and Bible Colleges — the first Canadian 278 HISTORY OF THE MENNONITE BRETHREN CHURCH school to receive this recognition. 51 A change in administration was necessitated by Janzen's resignation in 1956 when he accepted a mission assignment in Europe. He was succeeded by J. A. Toews, who had been on the staff of M.B.B.C. since 1947. The growth of the college necessitated the erection of new buildings from time to time. Ebenezer Hall, a dormitory for married students and single girls, was built in 1946. A modern library building, containing an auditorium, several classrooms and offices, was completed in 1956. The "Unruh Memorial Hall" (providing additional library space as well as space for conference offices) and a large new dormitory were completed in 1964. Under Toews' administration (1956-1963) the educational program of the school was expanded. F. C. Peters, who joined the faculty of M.B.B.C. in 1957 and became dean of the college in 1961, played a key role in this expansion. A Bachelor of Divinity program, authorized by the Canadian Conference as early as 1958, was begun in 1961. The offerings in the Liberal Arts Division were also expanded. From 1951 to 1961 the college had an agreement with Waterloo College for the transfer of credits. When Waterloo College became Waterloo Lutheran University, however, and received its separate charter in 1961, the "Mennonite Brethren College of Arts" became an affiliated college of the university by special action of the Canadian M.B. Conference. From its inception to the mid-sixties the college experienced a steady increase in enrollment. Attendance rose from thirteen students in 1944-45 to 168 in 1964-65. The maturity of the students contributed