Sol Stroock Heads Jewish Theological Seminary Board

At a meeting of the board of directors of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America, Solomon M. Stroock was elected chairman of the board, to fill the vacancy created by the death of Louis Marshall. Mr. Stroock, a well known member of the bar, has been a member of the board of the Seminary for 18 years, and has served in many other public capacities. He is president of the Metropolitan League of Jewish Communities Associations, and was president of the Y. M. H. A. of New York. He was also president of the Federation for the Support of Jewish Philanthropic Societies, in the city of New York. Together with his brothers, he established at the Seminary, the Abraham Berliner Prize in Jewish Theology and the Abraham Berliner series of Seminary Publications, in memory of their uncle, the distingiushed scholar, Abraham Berliner.

Louis Finkelstein, instructor in Talmud, and Solomon Schechter, lecturer in theology, were promoted to the rank of associate professor.

Dr. Cyrus Adler, president, reported that work on the new buildings of the Seminary is progressing rapidly. The exterior is now complete and it is expected that the three buildings will be ready by the beginning of the summer. The dedication exercises will probably be held in the autumn at the time of the opening of the new term.

The report of Dr. Adler showed that out of 67 who applied for admission to the Rabbinical Department this term, 18 were admitted, making a total registration, exclusive of the post graduate department, of 75. There are now enrolled 32 candidates for higher degrees.

In the Teachers Institute, 114 applied for admission to the Main Department. Of these, 82 were admitted, making a total of 197 students in this department. 18 students are enrolled. In the Extension Department, there is an enrollment of 151 students. There is at present an enrollment in all departments of the Teachers Institute of 366 students.