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IBARAKI LEADERS—Standing (left to right) are four members of the administration
of Ibaraki Christian College: Shoichi Oka, general manager; Billy M. Smith, president;
Sakurai Nagano, vice-dean; and Joe D. Betts, chairman of the board of directors.
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Senior (College Status
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Scheduled for April 20
OMIKA, Ibaraki-Ken, Japan — Ibaraki Christian Col-
lege will open as a fully-accredited four-year college
April 20 The modern four-story senior college building is
still under construction, but is scheduled for completion^
by the end of “March. .
The administration building will be named McMillan
Hall in honor of the school s founder and first president,
faithful, sacrificial, and
ful giving on the part <
American Christians.
“Even with the progress of
time and the many changes
around and within the college,"
he continued, “Ibaraki Chris-
tian College still remains ‘dif-
ferent.* Ibarajd Christian Col-
lege i^ different because it
stands as a monument to mas’s
faith in his fellow man and in
his God
“The new senior college build
ing is to be named ‘McMillan
Hall* in honor of E. W. McMil
lan," President Smith said.
“Brother McMillan has devoted
the past twenty years of his
life in sacrificial work on behalf
of Ibaraki Christian College.
During this period Brother Mc-
Millan has encouraged every-
one, been responsible for the
student sponsor program, and
has seen that funds have been
made available for the progress
of the work.”
front to the auditorium where
daily chapel services are con-
ducted
Landscaping will be harmo-
nized with the structures and
plants that are now established
on the campus. The front ex-
panse will contain walkways
with seasonal flower plantings,
trees, and shrubs. Parking are-
as have been planned so as not
to disrupt the harmony of the
mall effect. The planting of Bi-
ble-mentioned shrubs and plants
around the building is being
planned.
Green Appointed
President Smith also
nounced some appointments.
Dr. William M Green will serve
as dean and chairman of the
department of Bible. Vice-dean
and chairman of the department
of English is Sakari Nagano
Other appointments include
Yukio Kurosawa as business
manager. Shigenori Fujimoto
as .registrar and Shoji Uemura
as dean of students.
These men are all active
Christians and in addition three
of them are engaged irt preach-
ing activities in this state.
Dr. Green and Sakari Nagano
serve as elders in the church.
Approximately 90 students are
expected in the senior college as •
the new school term
approaches. With this number
i newly acquired
Christian College
’ accredited four-year
*ers thorough training
in mind and a newt
status. Ibaraki < _
as a fully
college off< __
in Bible and English. The Bible
program is designed to train
church leaders, church school
teachers and ministers.
The English program is de-
signed to offer the highest de-
gree of mastery of the English
language and to prepare young
people as high school teachers.
As in the junior high, senior
high and junior college, here
again in the senior college daily
instruction in Christianity is re-
quired of every student.
"Paaitive Mark"
“February 14, 1967, was a
positive mark in the history of
Ibaraki Christian College not
only because the senior college
was accredited but also as a
true mark of accomplishment
for every teacher and staff
member on the campus," said
President, Smith. “It is also a
tribute to (he many years of
-- rayer
many
E. W. McMillan.
The college was established ip
1947 under the direction - of
McMillan. With the help of the
Union Avenue Church of Christ
in Memphis, Tenn., the neces-
sary funds were raised, the land
was purchased and the first
enrollment consisted of 60 stu-
dents. In mushrooming Ibaraki
Ken there still stands a college
unique in all of Japan. Today
Ibaraki Christian College has an
enrollment of 1,447 students.
This total is composed of 152
junior high school students, 735
senior high school students and
560 college students.
ICC Authorized
Perhaps one of the most sig-
nificant and timely events in the
history of Ibaraki Christian Col-
lege occurred on February 14,
when the Ministry of Edcuation
formally authorized Ibaraki
Christian College to function as
a senior college beginning in
April.
Out of all of the colleges in
Japan applying for accreditation
less than 50 percent of them
were accepted. Out of this ac-
cepted percentage only one
“Christian” school was ap-
proved. Ibaraki Christian Col-
lege will now be one of seven
colleges, in Japan permitted to
grant the B.A. in Bible.
Now students can continue
training in a Christian atmos-
phere from junior high through
the completion of their college
rcareer. This means that several
Bible majors who would have
otherwise had to attend a de-
nominational college in educa-
tion conscious Japan win be
given the B.A. in Bible from
Ibaraki Christian College.
ICC Complimented
The Ministry of Education
was most impressed with the
paperwork concerning accredi-
tation done by the Ibaraki
‘Christian College staff. It is
accepted that when a college is
accredited the ministry will pre-
sent the college with a list of
suggested improvements. Ibara-
ki Christian College was not”
given this list but received com-
plimentary overtures for work
of the directors and staff and
for the support of the interest-
ed and participating parties and
Christians in the United States.
President Billy M. Smith;
General Manger — Shoichi Oka;
Chairman of the Board of Direc-
tors Joe D. Betts, and Sakari
Nagano, vice-dean, have all
re-affirmed that the original
purpose of Ibaraki Christian
College will not diminish with
new changes, but will rather be
intensified. ,
The new $350,000 senior col-
lege building is a steel rein-
forced concrete structure cover-
ing 40,000 square feet command-
ing a southerly view of the Pa-
cific. It will house classrooms,
a library, seminar rooms for
Bible and English, a language
laboratory, a physics laborato-
ry, typing room, a student hall,
and office space for adminis-
tration. faculty and student fa-
cilities.
The modernistic building will
have part of its facade left as
natural concrete with harmoniz-
ing colors applied to portions of
it. Towering pine trees form a
backdrop for this four storied
building beside a concrete
entrance gate to the campus. A
covered walk leads from the
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IBARAKI GYM — The gym of Ibaraki Christian College, pictured above, wars a $145,000
gift from the Parent-Toacher Association, alumni and friends of the college. The money
was given in response to funds provided by individuals in the United States for the coo
* structibn of the Omika church building, which cost $135,000 and is located next to the
campus. • ... J
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Nichols, James W. Christian Chronicle (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 24, No. 25, Ed. 1 Friday, March 31, 1967, newspaper, March 31, 1967; Abilene, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1320707/m1/3/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Abilene Christian University Library.