The report of the Chapel Committee covers the period from July 10, 1922, to April 2, 1923. The work of the committee will be taken up under the heads of Summer School, Morning Chapel and Sunday Services, and Special Services.

Summer School

The following preachers were in attendance at morning services except on Saturday and Sunday from July 10 to August 18:

Reverend K. C. MacArthur, Reverend Kirsopp Lake, Reverend W. H. Powell, Reverend C. M. Gray, Reverend G. L. Paine.

The average attendance for the thirty-one services was eighty-one, as compared with seventy in 1921, sixty in 1920 and forty in 1919.

Morning Chapel and Sunday Services

During the College year the following preachers conducted the services, the usual term of attendance being one week:

Reverend W. S. Guth of Baltimore, Reverend Samuel McComb of the Episcopal Theological School, Reverend S. M. Crothers of Cambridge, Reverend E. C. Moore of the University Faculty, Reverend H. I. Bell of Anandale-on-the-Hudson, Reverend C. A. Barbour of Rochester, Bishop L. H. Roots of Hankow, China, Reverend H. W. Foote of the Theological School, Dean W. L. Sperry of the Theological School, Bishop C. L. Slattery of Boston, Reverend P. R. Frothingham of Boston, Reverend C. R. Brown of the Yale School of Religion. Bishop William Lawrence of Massachusetts, Reverend W. W. Fenn of the Theological School, Reverend Endicott Peabody of Groton School, Reverend F. G. Peabody of the University Faculty, Emeritus, Reverend R. C. Smith of Ipswich, Mass., Reverend Samuel Eliot of Boston, Reverend T. G. Soares of Chicago, Reverend C. E. Park of Boston, Bishop F. J. McConnell of Pittsburg, Reverend H. S. Coffin of New York, Bishop C. H. Brent of Buffalo, Reverend H. E. Fosdick of New York Reverend Raymond Calkins of Cambridge, Reverend H. H. Tweedy of the Yale School of Religions, Reverend Karl Reiland of New York, Reverend O. E. Maurer of New Haven, Bishop C. D. Williams of Detroit, Reverend O. S. Davis of Chicago, Reverend G. C. Coulton of Cambridge, England.

Average Attendance Compiled

The average monthly attendance at Morning Chapel this year as compared with the last two years is:   '22-23  '21-22  '20-21 September  123  158  163 October  110  109  102 November  91  92  93 December  59  95  81 January  55  76  73 February  75  63  67 March  71  69  68 Average  83  94  92

From the opening of College to April 2d there were twenty-seven Sunday services held. The following is a comparison of the student attendance at Sunday services during the last five years: 1918-19  118 1919-20  226 1920-21  231 1921-22  248 1922-23  273

These figures are most encouraging.

Special Services

During the opening week of College the following members of the University Faculty conducted morning prayers:

Professor H. H. Burbank, President A. L. Lowell, Professor J. H. Beale, Professor Samuel Williston, Professor James Ford, Professor W. B. Donham.

In addition to these men, the following Faculty members have been in attendance at various times during the year:

Professor N. B. Nash, Mr. Henry Pennypacker, Professor W. B. Munro, Professor F. B. Sayre, Professor H. W. Holmes, Dr. E. H. Bradford, Professor A. N. Holcombe, Professor R. B. Perry, Professor C. H. Moore, Professor J. L. Coolidge.

The annual special Freshman service was held on Thursday evening, October 5th, and was attended by twenty men. This surprisingly small attendance evinces the fact that the incoming class must be enlightened on the opportunities of our voluntary chapel. A very encouraging step was taken in that direction at a meeting of about 25 upper classmen and Freshmen at Dr. E. C. Moore's home on November 20th. The discussion and suggestions showed a keen interest on the part of the first-year men after Dr. Moore and two Seniors had presented the Faculty and undergraduate points of view respectively.

Dr. A. T. Davison gave his first organ recital of the year on Tuesday afternoon, October 31st. Other recitals were given on November 28, December 12, January 30, February 27, and March 27, all except that on February 27 being held in Appleton Chapel. Two more recitals are planned for April 10 and May 22. All are open to the public.

In this connection the committee recommends that the ten minute organ postludes after regular morning prayers during the midyear period be revived next year.

Christmas Services Well Attended

The Christmas Carol services were held on Tuesday afternoon and evening and Wednesday evening, December 19 and 20, and were even more successful than in former years. Under Dr. Davison's leadership the Chapel Choir and the Radcliffe Choral Society attained new heights above their usual excellent standard. All three services were very well attended, there being an attendance of almost 1200 on Wednesday evening.

The committee introduced a new seating plan for the two evening services and found it very efficient. The details of this plan are set down in the report of the committee for December.

The chairman of the committee wishes to thank the following men for their assistance and cooperation in ushering at the carol services and on Sundays:

H. W. Clark '23, J. T. Hayes '24, Parker Hamilton '24, A. J. Byington '24, J. R. Flather '23, R. F. Bradford '23, T. L. Turney '24, E. D. Hamilton '23, H. B. Park '23, C. L. Short '23, J. D. Jameson '24, R. F. Brander '23, B. K. Little '23, W. L. Garrison '24, A. H. Tully Jr. '24, S. B. Andrew '23, F. J. Wells '23, C. D. Chrisman '25, J. N. Macy 1G., K. I. Hutchinson 2E.S., H. L. Hartley '23.

In choosing the preachers for the year, Dr. E. C. Moore is always glad to have a list of possibilities that is representative of all parts of the country and of the best men in those parts. Any suggestions along these lines will be most welcome, as will any others that will improve the chapel services.

Respectfully submitted,  K. B. LUCAS '23,  Chairman Chapel Committee