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The Unbelievable Years - 1960-1970
by Nelson A L Weller
(Thomasville, NC)
In 1954 I earned a B.D. from Lancaster Seminary. It was my third bachelor's and I thought it was enough, until 1960 when I had was given a scholarship to masters courses and realized I actually could do graduate work. That Fall I enrolled in the graduate program at what we called Mt. Airy Seminary (The Lutheran Seminary at Philadelphia.) It met on Thursday mornings, offering two courses per semester, and only charged $5.00/course. It was really a sort of continuing learning experience. If you wanted to you could enroll in the STM degree program and in three years earn the degree. For years I just enjoyed taking every course offered and finishing most. A few years the final exams conflicted' with Holy Week, and I just took an "I" for at least two courses. By 1966 my wife thought I needed to get the STM, so I enrolled under Dr. Theodore Tappert in Church History and in May 1969 earned the STM. I actually enrolled and took the four courses offered in 1969-70 academic year, the last year these courses were offered. Today's students won't believe what little we paid and the great courses we undertook during those years, but it happened and that is what makes them the Unbelievable Years in a great school.
Nelson A L Weller, STM, Ph.D.
