Vaporware

Vaporware is defined as "new software that has been announced or marketed but has not been produced" (thefreedictory.com) and it kinda describes the image above. Let me explain. One of the professors here at Davis College, Dr. Walter Schlundt, has been moving his books and items from Patterson Hall over to Academics during the Winter Break and this week. He came across several different items of School history that he knew I would want to look at. One such item that is shown above was for a project that never happened. The M.L. Lowe Memorial Chapel. It was going to placed were King Hall stood. Dr. Lowe was a beloved professor here at the school for many years writing 3 books and preaching many sermons on the return of Christ. This project was headed by the Alumni Society at the school.

This will be a Chapel with a seating capacity of 1,000. It will be approximately 110 feet long, 86 feet wide in the front and 36 feet wide in the back. The front exterior will be mirrored glass, reflecting the beauty of the campus. Inside there will be a balcony, class rooms, music rooms and a projection room. The Chapel will be air-conditioned and will be functional year-round for various activities such as: Bible Conferences, etc. The proposed cost is $550,000.

They hoped to have it finished and dedicate it in 1982, which would have marked the 50th Anniversary of Dr. Lowe's coming to the school. It was a project that did not get off the ground. I had never heard of it until seeing this letter and the illustration. Now we are working on the Ministry Center that is much larger. (See Below)
It will be on the site where King Hall and the Old Administration Building were. To learn more about this and the Library extension project check out: http://davisny.edu/ia/projects.htm

Digital Restoration of two 16 mm films

One of the things that we did a few years ago was getting two 16 mm films from the school transferred to DVD. Now the company here in Vestal that did it only transferred it. There is a company online called Video Conversion Experts. They have a wonderful transfer and restoration process and I would love to have both of these films done by them. The cost is about $1300 to have both of them done. The images above are from the DVD we have now. The first two images on top are from a 16 mm film from around 1946 or so. The quality is very bad. The second two are a couple shot from the 16mm film done in May of 1956 and narrated by Gordon Davis. The quality of film is much better, but it too could be restored. Age has crept upon these precious films and soon the 16mm films will not be able to be restored. I would love to have them done as soon as possible. If you would like to contribute toward this goal please email me at: cadams@davisny.edu

New Semester at Davis College

A new semester at Davis College has begun, and my love and interest in Davis College History is still as strong as ever. I am majoring in International Studies-Cross Cultural here at Davis College. Lord willing I will be back in Papua New Guinea where my heart is before 2012. I have been called into Bible Translation. Check out my other blog: http://pngdiscovery.blogspot.com to see how the Lord has been working in my life in that regards. The purpose of this blog is to talk about the rich history of the college that I attend. We are in the 106th year of its existence. It was founded by Dr. John A. Davis in 1900 here in what is now Johnson City, NY. I have been the student historian working with the history and contacting Alumni and hearing some wonderful stories. Well enjoy the blog and feel free to post comments. God Bless.