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PASTOR GENERAL'S
REPoRT
TO THE MINISTRY OF THE
WORLDWIDE CHURCH OF GOO
VOL. 3, NO. 36
PASADENA, CALIFORNIA
AMBASSADOR COLLEGE BEGINS WITH A
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BANG!"
SEPT. 4, 1981
The 1981-82 college year, both at Pasadena and Big Sandy, has gotten off to
a good start--with a real "Bang!" Even though we had a very good freshmen
class a year ago, all of the members of the Pasadena faculty I have talked
to think this year's freshmen class is the best we have had in many years.
At Pasadena during the faculty-freshmen reception, we were pleasantly sur
prised to see how friendly and outgoing the new freshmen students were this
year. Also, I didn't notice a single male student who had an unsightly mop
of hair.
It is clear to us faculty members that you ministers "in the
field" are instructing the young people in the churches in such a way that
they now have a better picture of what is expected of them when they enroll
in Ambassador. Keep up the good work!
Mr. Herbert
w.
Armstrong spoke to the students and faculty at the Orienta
tion Forum, and then again at the regular Tuesday Forum just yesterday. He
explained how it was that he instituted the weekly Forums at Ambassador in
the first place. He said that during the first year of Ambassador, he let
the carnal faculty members work out the details of the class listings in the
College Catalog. They demoted the theology class to a two-hour (two-unit)
minor, instead of having it listed as a three-hour major. Mr. Armstrong
said Satan was trying to destroy God's College right from the very begin
ning.
But Mr. Armstrong thought of a way to correct this two-hour minor in theo
logy deficiency. He simply instituted a weekly forum at which all students
AND FACULTY were required to attend. This gave him another hour each week
to speak to the students, and this also made it possible for him to give a
little of the right kind of mind conditioning to those faculty members who
did not want to see the Bible classes become the real foundation of Ambas
sador College. Mr. Armstrong said that he spoke straight from the shoulder
at those forums, and some of the faculty members did a bit of squirming.
The truth often hurts those who oppose it.
We sincerely hope Mr. Armstrong will be able to take all of the weekly
Forums when he is in Pasadena. This will help to strengthen both students
and faculty.
Also, I might mention that Mr. Armstrong taught the Principles of Living
class yesterday. You early students of Ambassador may recall that it was
Mr. Armstrong who first instituted this class in Ambassador as a means of
communicating to the students vital information concerning proper attitudes
toward sex, dating, marriage and family relationships.
We hope he will
have the time to take many of these classes. This will give the students an
insight into his many experiences, thereby enabling them to receive first
hand accounts of his nearly ninety years of rich experiences in life and in
the field of education.