EXPLANATION                                                             ix

following college graduation give the period of study in residence in seminaries or in other
institutions, with degrees received. In these entries single dates indicate either the year in
v/hich a degree was received, or study during only one term, either spring or fall according to
the context.

The name of the ordaining body and the exact date of ordination when they could be ascer¬
tained are given with the name of the denomination. In listing successive pastoral charges the
name of the local church is given if known and the denomination of each local church is under¬
stood to be the same as that of the preceding entry or entries unless otherwise noted. If there
was a transfer to another denomination the new connection is stated.

Information has been sought and obtained as far as possible from each alumnus for his
own record. But in the absence of a reply to repeated requests it has frequently been necessary
to secure available data from denominational clergy lists and other sources. In such cases the
source of information is named at the close of the record, or if no information could be found
and nothing is known about an alumnus, and no address could be located, the name is marked
with (f).

Names of the deceased are indicated by an asterisk (*) both in the records and in the index.
Names of alumni deceased prior to 1936 are listed in this edition of the Catalogue with place
and date of death, but the detailed records have not been reprinted. Complete records of
those deceased prior to 1926 will be found in the edition of 1926, and of those who died be¬
tween 1926 and 1936, in the edition of 1937.