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Criticizing the increasingly rapid pace of modern life, George A. Buttrick gave his first sermon as Chairman of the Board of Preachers yesterday in Memorial Chapel. Buttrick said that it is impossible to know life's goal while constantly hurrying, and pointed out that Christ had none of our excessive speed. "We have the appearance of people pursued," said Buttrick. "This is strange, for our human wisdom, even on the secular level, endorses God's method of slowness...
...Buttrick's appointment to head the committee was indicated two years ago when Paul H. Buck, then Provost of the University, completed an extensive study of PBH and its activities. At the time, shortly after the retirement of Dean Sperry as Chairman of the Board of Preacher's, Buck stated that Sperry's successor would be expected to head the Brooks House group...
...half year interim between Sperry's retirement and Buttrick's appointment, and the installment of a new president, however, created doubt as to whether Buck's plans would be fulfilled. PBH leaders also were puzzled when the Overseers failed to name Buttrick to the PBH chairmanship at the time of his appointment this fall to head the Board of Preachers...
Leaders of the student PBH Association last night praised the appointment of Buttrick and said they expected to see, no departure from the House's present secular status. Douglas W. Hunt '55, PBHA president, pointed out that during most of the House's history, clergymen have served on the PBH committee and at the same time recognized the non-religious character of the organization. Hunt also said he was happy with the new Association Committee, which was announced yesterday...
Included in the latter, a purely advisory group of PBHA alumni, are Buttrick, Leighton, Hastie, Hunt, and William J. A. Jablonsky, all ex-officio members, and Henry Landau 1G, PBH president in 1952-53, William G. Saltonstall '28, principal of Phillips Exeter Academy, and Irving S. Michelman '39, a former PBH Social Service Committee Chairman...