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Ronnie Guliett Donna Lauterbach Mount Vernon, Ohio Columbus, Ohio
Youth Conference — What it Means
I had always thought a Christian It all began in 1943 when my fath was a dead-pan, but suddenly I saw er and mother were asked to drive something great about the Christian a group of young people from our life. So it was on that night of Febru church to Youth Conference. It was ary 1, 1951, that I accepted Jesus Christ as my Saviour. My whole be while they were attending Youth ing was changed, and I had never felt Conference that Mother, Dad, and that great in all my life. I started several others from our church were telling everyone at school about what saved. had happened, and won many of my At home, plans were set up for buddies to Christ. a Youth Conference Echo meeting Although this Christian life was the following Sunday night. A spirit wonderful, it was really hard to live, ual upsurge took place in our church and the devil really tried to get me that Sunday night because of Tay down. Through a preacher 1 had met lor's 1943 Youth Conference. in Youth for Christ, I heard of a big Youth Conference that Taylor Uni In 1951 when I was thirteen years versity was having. There God did of age, I attended my first Youth something for my heart he had never Conference. While I was there, the done for me before. I gave my com Holy Spirit spoke to me and showed plete life to Jesus. me the need of surrendering my life The next year He led me to Colum and my will to the Lord. The follow bus, Ohio, to work with Youth for ing year at Youth Conference, I felt Christ. We now have 18 YFC Bible the call to full-time Christian service Clubs, a weekly rally, a radio pro as a missionary. gram, Youth Guidance, gospel teams, I haven't missed a Youth Confer music groups, and we have had over ence since I attended my first one in one hundred decisions for Christ. I 1951. Every year I have received a know that one of the biggest helps greater challenge to press on in the in this work was the burden I re work to which the Lord has called ceived at Taylor Youth Conference. me. 2 On the Cover Stan Reed, discussion group co- chairman with Alta Blasdell, outlines for student leaders some of the topics to be considered in the Youth Conference discussion groups. Stan, a senior at Taylor, is student pastor of a church near Alexandria, Ind. Faculty sponsors for the three day conference are Dr. Hazel Butz and Prof. Ralph Thompson. Off the Cuff We missed putting out the Febru ary issue of the Alumni Magazine because that month is set aside for the catalog issue. Hope you missed it too! Many have written to let us HAROLD E. CAMP know they like the new style of the magazine and we appreciate it. This Director of Development month there was more news than could possibly be included so some Named of the items had to be left out. But Harold E. Camp, business man the catalogs are ready now, so send ager for the Lawrence Lacour Evan in names of students you know who gelistic Tour in Japan has been may be interested in Taylor. named Director of Development at Take note of President Bergwall's Taylor University. Camp will be in request for suggestions and construc charge of public relations and finan tive criticism. In the studies that are cial promotion, and his appointment now being made some changes are is a significant step in the long- forthcoming and you can have a voice range program of Taylor to meet the in what the Taylor of tomorrow increasing demand for Christian should be. higher education. He has resigned as Two stories of progress and pastor of the First Methodist Church achievement this month. "Angel in at Festus, Missouri, to take the new Ebony" was picked over all the other position. Christian films this year for an out standing award and Taylor has a Camp has had considerable exper Director of Development to head a ience in business management and "friend and fund raising program." public relations in addition to 23 Don't miss the article on housing years as a member of the St. Louis if you want a glimpse of one of Tay Annual Conference of the Methodist lor's most urgent problems. We can Church. Before becoming a minister hardly wait to print the campus lay he was editor of the weekly news out the architect has suggested; paper at DeSoto, Missouri, and for you'll be thrilled at the prospect of a time served as Advertising Man this development. Pray that it might ager of the Clearwater, Florida, be realized. Sun. A member of the American Col lege Public Relations Association, TAYLOR ALUMNI MAGAZINE Camp has studied at Washington VOL. 1, No. 3 MARCH 19S5 University and Eden Seminary, both Published by Taylor University, Upland, in St. Louis, and at American Uni Indiana. Issued bi-monthly. Second-class mailing privileges authorized at Upland, versity in Jerusalem. He has trav Indiana. eled around the world eight times. From the President's Desk "Angel in Ebony" What Do Alumni Expect Voted Best Film of 1954 Of Their Alma Mater? Taylor University's film on the life of one of her most illustrious stu It is unfortunate that a college dents, Sammy Morris, has been voted president cannot sit down periodic "Best Film of 1954" by the National ally with every graduate of his in Evangelical Film Foundation. The stitution and in an interview glean award will be presented at the 9th certain facts and aspirations. For Anniversary Meeting of the Founda instance, it would be very helpful in tion at the Christian Youth Cinema making plans for the future useful Theatre in Philadelphia on May 14. ness and strength of the college to Lloyd Young, Director of Missions know what graduates evaluate as the Visualized, the company that pro basic strength, as well as the weak duced the film, was named "Director nesses, of the school when they were of the Year," and Clifton Macklin, students. Being out of college for a star of the film who played the part few years places the average alum of Sammy Morris, was named "Actor nus in a favorable position to give of the Year." more objective evaluation. The National Evangelical Film Furthermore, after having been Foundation is an interdenomination out in the work-a-day world and thus al organization of Christian ministers knowing from experience the needs and laymen for the purpose of honor of society and its youth, the college ing Jesus Christ through the medium graduate might well be in a strategic of motion pictures. The 12 man board position to make positive suggestions of directors of the Foundation voted whereby his alma mater might unanimously to make the 1954 award strengthen the program of education to "Angel in Ebony." Harry G. Bri- and meet the current needs of so stow, film editor of Christian Life ciety more creatively. The faculty magazine is director of the Founda and administration of a college are tion. often accused, even by the alumni, "Angel in Ebony" has been shown of living and working in "ivy-covered to date only with a Taylor repre towers" away from the stresses and sentative present at each showing, strains of everyday life. Therefore, but the film will be released on a the feeling is manifest that the cur mail order basis, renting for $20.00 riculum of the college is not "prac after April 1, 1955. tical" and does not adequately pre pare "modern" youth to face and solve "modern" problems. If there graduates of Taylor University, as is truth in this attitude, then our we are now in the process of a self- college graduates can be of invalu survey and an advance planning able assistance, since they are, as program. I invite you to sit down Mr. Thomas Gonser says, "stock with pen in hand and put in writing the things you have often thought holders" of their college. about Taylor. Are the alumni of the college will We await your letters, your pray ing to express themselves positively ers, and your support in making at this point? I personally would Taylor University "an effective welcome such expressions from the Christian college." 4 College Support Increasing "There are encouraging signs that the public is becoming increasingly active in the financial support of private colleges which are facing a 'critical situation'," said President Evan Bergwall in a recent statement to the press. Bergwall recently attended the Midwest Conference on Industry and Higher Education and the Annual Convention of the Association of American Colleges where problems of financing colleges now and provid ing for the expected increase were discussed. "Contributions to Taylor have in creased during the first six months of the current fiscal year over the same period last year," Bergwall Propagandist for Japan During War cited. The gift figure this year is Now Preaches Christianity $29,452.04 compared to $24,545.37 Tomio Muto, a veteran of many last year. major political conferences as a Other significant programs which member of the To jo cabinet ad should aid the small colleges are the dressed students in the Taylor chapel General Electric Corporate Alumnus recently. The wiry, five-foot man who Plan and the recent study of the Na was one of Japan's most effective tional Association of Manufacturers propagandist's during the war, has which urges greater business support turned all the drama and force of of U. S. colleges. swaying public opinion to winning The G. E. Plan provides for Gen men to Christ. He is now a Presby eral Electric to match gifts up to terian minister and editor of a Chris $1,000 made by G. E. employees to tian periodical. Muto has also trans colleges at which they studied. NAM lated the Bible from classic to mod sent the report on its special study ern Japanese. President Evan Berg- to its 20,000 member firms in a wall is shown shaking hands with drive to acquaint industry with the Muto following his chapel address. seriousness of the problem.
basis by writing to the Public Rela Available for Services tions Department, Taylor University, Taylor evange Upland, Ind. lists Dave and A number of dates in May or June Becky LeShana and after are open. Meetings sched have begun to uled to date are: book special Feb. 28-March 13: Dunkirk, Ind. meetings at March 16-20: Ridgeway, Mich., which they will Methodist Church. provide music, April 3-10: Springfield, Ohio, preaching or Friends Church. missionary pro April 14-24: Phillipsburg, Ohio, grams. Churches Congregational Christian Church. that would like May 2-8: Marion, Ind., South Mar to secure this capable couple for serv ion Friends Church. ices may do so on a free will offering May 15-22: West Mansfield, Ohio. 5 The BIG question at Taylor: HOUSING Where? Where? Where? three. Taylor's dormitory facilities— Where can all the students who designed originally to accommodate would like to study at Taylor live? 275 students—are housing 380. Be Where can Taylor provide for its sides the inconvenience of this ar share of the expected increase in rangement, it does not provide an college population? Where can facul atmosphere most conducive to study. ty members have a comfortable mod Housing in the local community is est place to live? Where should new very limited, though some is being housing be located on the campus? used now. Where can funds be secured for new Women students are living in a housing? dormitory planned for men, and men These questions are being faced live in one wing partitioned off from now by the Taylor Board of Directors the large women's dormitory. With and administrative officers. They are a new housing unit for men, this so urgent that even now the solution situation could be remedied. of a number of campus problems de Taylor's campus architect, Mr. Or- pends on the answers. us Eash, is in the process of drawing a master plan for location of future The senior class of 1955 has only campus buildings and detailed plans 75 members. With the usual number for a dormitory. The dorm is being of drop outs this means that Taylor drawn up to include a dining hall as can accept only about 175 new stu the present hall will accommodate dents in September 1955, UNLESS about 350 students. Taylor has inad NEW HOUSING IS AVAILABLE. equate facilities for meeting the de Over 250 freshmen and transfer stu mands of off-campus groups that dents were admitted in 1954. would like to visit the campus or But that is not all the problem. hold conferences and seminars. With 500 students at Taylor, housing Lack of room and facilities for conditions are crowded. Three stu recreation and leisure time activity dents are living in rooms designed has partly been responsible for social for two—four in rooms planned for (Continued on page 7) Study can be a difficult task ur er crowded housing conditions! Rev. Robert H. Warren Rev. Samuel Wolgemuth Speakers for the mass services in Maytag Gymnasium will be Robert Warren, pastor of the Los Angeles Pacific College Church, and Sam Wolge muth, deputational secretary for Youth for Christ, International. Warren, a graduate of Greenville College, Union Theological Seminary, New York Biblical Seminary and the University of Southern California School of Religion has served pastorates in Maryland, Arizona and California. He was a U. S. Army Chaplain in the South Pacific during World War II, and is currently a member of the Board of Administration of the Free Methodist Church. A graduate of Taylor, Wolgemuth has recently returned from Japan where he has been a missionary and director of the 1953 Youth for Christ World Congress of Evangelism. He was also Japan director of YFC. Wolgemuth is a bishop in the Church of the Brethren.
HOUSING (Continued from page 6) problems on the campus. With pro says President Evan Bergwall, "and vision for some of this type area in no single type will satisfy a large a new dormitory and the pressure group such as our student body. The tor space a new dormitory would re best forms of true recreation in lieve in other buildings, much of the volve participation and require some problem would be solved. Already imagination, creativity and ability." the social activities and recreation Taylor feels a sacred responsibility committee, which is made up of five to train its share of the students who students and five members of the will want a college education. The faculty, has recommended develop moral and spiritual leadership which ment of four types of recreational ac is produced in college must increase tivity: (1) active game space other at a rate equal with or greater than than the gymnasium, (2) a table the general increase to insure prog game room, (3) a fix-it-yourself ress. The need for trained, conse snack room and (4) a TV lounge, crated Christian youth now and in borne of these areas are provided the days to come has never been how, but in the case of some the greater. Through careful planning Problem remains—Where? and the desire of God's people to see ( 'Leisure time needs to be used to His will accomplished, Taylor can re-create' body, mind and spirit," help to meet this urgent need. 7 The A Cappella Choir in one of its many chapel appearances this year.
Prof Richard Fosse addressed the Fine Arts Programs Listed Valparaiso Church Music Seminar at Concordia Seminary in St Louis re The Marriage of Figaro, 18th cen cently on Nicolaus Bruhns. The Tay tury Mozart opera, will be presented lor University Chamber Singers and by the Division of Fine Arts in May Howard Skinner illustrated the lec tag Gymnasium, Friday, March 11. ture by performing a number of Music of the opera is being directed Bruhn's cantatas. by Howard Skinner; Mrs. Elsa Buck- April 21 and 22 are the dates for ner is in charge of staging and Jack the Shakespeare Festival at Taylor Patton is designing the production University. Jim Thomas and Rosemary Hayes have leading parts assisted by Betty Godsey, Martha Hayden, Paul Harp er and Doris McBride. Spring Revival The 45 voice Taylor A Cappella Marked with Decision Choir will make its spring tour in Illinois, Indiana and Michigan this Firm resolution to follow Christ year. The Taylor choir is noted for and a spirit of genuine concern for the devotion the students give to the others has resulted from the Taylor great music of the Christian faith in spring revival led by Dr. T. W. Wil their desire to impart a rich spiritual son of Dothan, Alabama. Wilson and cultural experience to the lis preached effectively and sincerely tener. Dates on the schedule are: from the Scriptures, and students responded with first decisions, com March 30 Plymouth, Ind., Methodist mittment to Christian service, and a April 1 Moody Bible Institute Chapel willingness to witness for Christ. April 3 Southside CMA, Chicago (afternoon) Wilson was helpful to many in in April 3 Bethany Reformed, Chicago (eve.) dividual counseling periods. At Tay April 4 Bethel EUB, Elkhart, Ind. lor he showed a genuine ability to April 6 Brooks Mem. Meth., Marshall, Mich. April 7 Britton, Mich., Methodist deal with the spiritual problems of April 10 First Baptist, Pontiac, Mich, (morn.) young people in a winsome, yet April 10 First Meth. Pontiac, Mich, (evening) uncompromising manner. 8 Don Callan, Taylor University senior, is congratulated by Dr. Bob Cook, president of Youth for Christ, International, on being selected as a member of the Venture for Victory III team. Coach Don Odle (center) looks on with (1. to r.) Ken Stark, Richard Brown, and Bob Culp. BASKETBALL RESULTS Team Members Named for Earlham 70 Taylor 75 Wheaton 104 Taylor 86 Venture for Victory III Calvin 103 Taylor 101 "Tremendous advances are made Hanover 88 Taylor 77 in the battle for men's souls by peo Franklin 73 Taylor 61 ple who dare to attempt unusual Manchester 73 Taylor 72 things for the sake of their Christian Earlham 93 Taylor 84 faith," said Dr. Bob Cook, president Central Stat 81 Taylor 76 of Youth for Christ, International, at Anderson 106 Taylor 81 the dedication service of Venture for Victory III. BASEBALL SCHEDULE 1955 Cook pointed out that Venture for April 1 Indiana University There Victory, the basketball-evangelism ef April 2, 4 Kentucky State There fort sponsored by YFCI and headed April 5, 6, 7 South Illinois There by Taylor coach Don J. Odle had April 8, 9 Greenville, Illinois There reached people with the Christian April 12 Ball State There gospel that would be reached in no April 16 Hanover Here other way. , (double header) Don Callan, Lawrenceburg, Indi April 19 Huntington There ana, Joe Grabill, Grabill, Indiana, and April 23 Earlham Here Ken Stark, Owatonna, Minnesota, (double header) have been chosen from the Taylor April 26 Manchester There team. Tine Hardeman, Westmont Col _r (double header) lege, and Jack Mount, from the Urn- May 4 Indiana Central Here versity of Southern California, will May 7 Indiana Central There also make the trip. The inter-racial May 10 Franklin Here team will include Bob Culp, Sharon, (double header) Pennsylvania, and Richard Brown, May 14 Anderson There Chillicothe, Ohio, both students at (double header) Anderson College. 9 Alumni Slate Listed For member of the William Taylor Foundation Board of Directors, 4 year term: Howard M. Skinner, Muskegon, Michigan. Skinner is director of Maranatha Bible Conference and song evangelist with Merv Rosell. He and Mrs. Skinner are graduates with the classes of 1926 and 1927 respec tively. Skinner has been a member of the Taylor board since 1951. Skinner Ernest G. Giggy '15 is a general agent for the Farm Bureau Insurance Co. with offices at Richmond, Indiana. For 20 years he was a newspaper publisher in Indiana. Mrs. Giggy (Adeline Fletcher) attended the Tay lor academy. For member of the Alumni Association Board of Directors, 3 year term: Edward Armstrong '39 is now working at Belden Manufacturing Co. in Richmond, In % > * diana. A former teacher and coach at Centerville, Ind., High School, he spent three years with the Army Engineers dur ing World War II. Wallace W. Deyo '31, currently serving Armstrong as president of the Taylor Alumni Associa tion, is minister of the First Methodist Church at Wabash, Indiana. He is also a graduate of New York Biblical Seminary. Deyo serves as Secretary of Evangelism for the Wabash District. Hugh Freese x'31, is editor of Freese Publications in Upland, publishers of Contest Magazine, Pen Money and the Courier. Freese is active in lay programs of the Methodist Church and is secretary of the Upland Betterment Association. Taylor Hayes '47 is a teacher and basket ball coach at Albany, Ind., High School. He is also a graduate of Ball State Teach ers College with a master's degree. Hayes Freese served with the U. S. Army from 1942-46. Ralph Long '35 is owner and operator of the Long Funeral Home in Kokomo, Ind. A graduate of the Indiana College of Mortuary Science, he is a past president of the Kokomo Lions Club and past president of the South Kokomo Civic Association. Walter Randall '38 is professor and director of the Department of Physiology at Stritch School of Medicine, Loyola Uni versity, Chicago. For 11 years he served as a member of the faculty of St. Louis University, following his graduation with a Ph.D. from Purdue University and a Fel lowship at Western Reserve.
Long Randall California, where he is Professor and News of the Classes Chairman of the Department of Speech at College of the Pacific and 1919 she is Audiometrist for the San Joa Miss Martha McCutchen, after be- quin Health Dept. Howard E. (son) being forced to leave her mission who was a student at Taylor in 1948- station in China, has taken a new as 49 is serving with the Preventative signment with the Methodist Board Med. Det. in Japan at Camp Otsu. at Sibu, Sarawak, Borneo. 1930 Lester Trout is now teaching at 1924 East Liberty High School near West From the offices of World Gospel Mansfield, Ohio. He has three girls Mission in Marion, Ind., where they and one boy. serve Lewis and Florence (Gray) Daughenbaugh write about a visit "The just shall live by faith," says with Bessie (Lindsey) Stuart at Vista, Lillian Morrison, and from the story California, and Alma Cassell, who of her life she writes, she has proved teaches in Upland, Calif., College. the scripture true. Having faced ill ness, disappointment, and insecurity, 1926 she now says "Each day is a new Helen Nickel is a teacher at Funk challenge and God has good things in Memorial Girls' School in Janjgir, store for those who trust in Him." M.P., India. She has been living in a home caring for two ladies at Brocton, New York, 1927 since leaving the Free Methodist It's coffee instead of tea! The No Publishing House at Winona Lake, vember Alumni Magazine was in er Ind. ror in calling it a tearoom. Mable During February Rev. and Mrs. Norris Coffee Shop is the official Everett Culp (Ellen Smith 31) spent name of the downtown eating place some time in Haiti and the Caribbean in Pasadena, Calif., operated by the area in missionary and evangelistic Norrises. work. They hoped to visit Miguel Palacio '30 in Mayagues, Puerto Rico.
1931 , • Paul Bicksler has been doing a wide variety of social work in Lebanon, Penna., but much of his time has been devoted to marriage counseling. He also has many speak ing engagements. A brand new $800,000 Presbyterian church is the field of ministry for Cameron Mosser in Burlington, North Carolina. "The Lord has given us plenty to do.. .1 can rejoice in the truly Christian training that we had ..." he writes. Adelaide Strawbridge teaches school at Diamond, Pennsylvania. 1935 Almedia (Tooley) Plaugher lives 1929 at 3208 Amhurst, Orlando, Florida, The picture of Howard and Bessie and works for a Bible distributing (Sothern) Runion was taken in front house for which she does all the of their new home near Stockton, ordering. 11 1936 First Methodist Church at Hunting- burg, Indiana, ha" as its naw pastor Van Ness Chappeil, who moved there from Old North Church, Evansville.
1937 Elmer Stockman is president of the Pike County, Ohio, Ministerial As sociation and a member of the State Weekday Religious Education of the Ohio Council of Churches. Mrs. Stockman is president of the United Bob and Gene (Gibbs '47)) Hen- Church Women of Pike County El thorn sent this family picture with mer has been pastor of tha EUB Christmas greetings from their par church at Waverly, Ohio, and direc sonage at Brilliant, Ohio. tor of E. U. B. work in the Pike 1949 County area since the fall of '53. Maurice Coburn has taken a new Robert J. Yunker was appointed to position as head counsel for the staff the Ft. Wayne Social Planning Coun of Kellogg Switchboard and Supply cil recently. The Yunker's live at Co., an affiliate of International Tele 2501 South Harrison Street, Fort phone and Telegraph, in Chicago. Wayne 6. Bob is pastor of the Simp He was formerly in the legal depart son Methodist Church. ment of Montgomery Ward. 1938 1950 Marie Heineman plans to go from The new director of the depart the school at Kayero where she is ment of Occupational Therapy at principal to teach for a term in the Niagara Sanatarium, Lockport, N. Y., co-operative Normal School of the is Elizabeth Stanley. She served in Alliance of Protestant Missions at a similar capacity at Mt. Vernon, 111. Musema, Congo Beige, Africa. 1951 1939 Dorothy Eells is a member of the "The work among our Mexican staff in the Registrar's Office at the people is most encouraging," write University of Buffalo while continu Marjorie (Williamson x'44) and De- ing work toward a graduate degree vee Brown from Mc Allen, Texas. in history. She was previously regis Dcvee is back on the job after being trar at Buffalo Bible Institute. required to take a leave in Minnesota Loren (Green) and Harry Williams for rest and recuperation. write from Hettinger, N. D., where 1944 they serve the First Methodist Roy Birkey is executive director for Church after graduation from As- the Alliance Press of the CMA in bury Seminary. Kowloon, Hong Kong. The box num Rev. and Mrs. Judson Shoemaker ber is 5105. During the past year (Opal Buck) stopped on campus to over 5,300,000 pages of literature tell about their new work at Ander were published by the press there. son, Ind., where they have come from N Y. They live at 2040 Poplar St. 1945 John Travis is continuing his edu A co-operative program of religious cation at Michigan State after being education for the Brecksville Congre discharged from the service. He gational Church and the Federated plans to teach next year. Church in Richfield, Ohio, is headed New Haven, Michigan, is the new by Naida Sutch. Naida moved to the address for Rev. Paul Amstutz where Cleveland suburban communities he is pastor of two Methodist church from Birmingham, Michigan. es. 12 versity of Nebraska College of Medi cine. Bill Berry has finished the first Miriam (Senseney) Eigsti is teach six months of ing ninth and tenth grade English at his flight train Blue Hill, Nebraska. ing program in "Language study seems to be a life Georgia and has time process," writes Ruby Enns moved to 1007 from India. She has taken tw<3 lan Winters, Bryan, guage exams and is now beginning to help in the dispensary three days a Texas. week. Pauline Getz writes she is enjoy ing teaching 23 second graders and studying for her Master's degree "I appreciate more than ever the from Indiana University, even though blessing I received and the education they are a "rugged combination. that was presented by godly men Teaching third grade at Breman, and women," writes Hugh Sprunger Ohio, Elementary School and organi- as he tells of leaving the U. S. on zing prayer circles for the Oriental November 3 for missionary service Missionary Society occupy the time in Hualien, Formosa with the Gen of Lois Inboden. eral Conference of Mennonites. Charles Kempton has kept busy in Bob Bell has recently become as the Lord's work. Nine new churches sistant pastor of the Bible Presby and 250 new converts are the result terian Church of Chester, Penna. of the work he and his fellow-work Indianola, Nebraska, is the new ers have been doing in Japan. address for Roy Reese where he is Vernon Northrop has begun his pastor of the Methodist Church. year's study of the Portuguese lan Dale Selby writes from Norwich, guage in Brazil in preparation for Conn., where he is a hospitalman evangelistic work and Bible teaching. stationed at the Navy submarine Bill Wortman can be found at New base. They have a son 16 months old. York Biblical Seminary, New York. Teaching Bible in the public Philo Mathews reports that he has schools at Radford, Virginia, is the moved from Topsfield, Mass. to Rox- job of Kathy Enns after her gradua bury, Conn. tion from New York Biblical Semin 1953 ary last May. Theresa Gibson is working in Howard Pearson is the pastor of Pence, Kansas, under Rural Missions the E.U.B. church at Kingman, In in a community church. diana. A TV program from South Baptist 1952 Church in Lansing, Mich., featured From Miami Florida, the James five Taylor grads in music presenta Comstock family left by plane for tions recently—Doug and Mary Sao Paulo, Brazil, where they will (Jones '52) Scott, Jane Ericson, Eloise be in language school studying Portu Gerig and John Travis. guese for the next 6-9 months. Earl Hartman is pastor of a United Jean Morgan has resumed studies Missionary church at Ligonier, In at Scarritt College, Nashville, Tenn. diana, as further in-service training After a two year hitch in the army before embarking for the mission Joe Beeson is teaching math in the field. high school in Forest, Ohio. Leon Nicholsen is pastor of the Don Jennings is teaching music at Methodist Church at Herbst, Ind., Clay Township High School, nine and Jean (Fossum '52) i s teaching miles south of Peru, Indiana. His ad elementary grades in Marion. dress is R.R. 5, Peru. Joe and Ellinor (Speicher '521 Larry Bauer is attending the Uni Spacek have moved from Louisville, 13 Ky. to 8 Brookside Circle, Bronx- from Michigan State Normal School. ville 8, N. Y. Richard Corliss is attending North Merrill Whitenack is in flight ern Baptist Seminary in Chicago. 826 training at Bainbridge Air Base, N. Taylor Ave., Oak Park, 111. is home Bainbridge, Ga. to him. Hope Dakin at Holly, Michigan, is CLASS OF '54 NOW IN the H. S. women's P. E. teacher. Harold Draper is attending George SCHOOL OF HARD KNOCKS Washington University Medical Richard Algrim is now at R.R. 5, School. Crown Point, Indiana, starting a new Joanne Dutro is living at 148 Man Baptist Church. sion Street, Marshall, Michigan, Sarah Andrews is taking courses in where she is educational assistant at histological techniques and labora Brooks Memorial Methodist Church. tory training at Ball Memorial Hos Herschel Engebretson, 715 Foster pital, Muncie, Indiana. Street, Evanston, Illinois, is attending A three-point circuit and seminary Medill School of Journalism at North at Butler University keep Joy Arthur western University. busy. The Arthur's live at 302 East Kenneth Fahl is at Asbury Semin 6th Street, Alexandria, Indiana. ary, 410 North Lexington, Wilmore, Helen Ballinger is director of Kentucky. Christian Education at Bethlehem Dave Frazer, R.R. 1, Greenville, Methodist Church, Cincinnati, Ohio, Ohio, is a student at Bonebrake Sem living at 1846 Kinney Ave. inary and pastor on week ends. Mrs. Gordon Barrows is teaching Lila Hansen is an elementary six first-graders and thirty second- teacher at Franksville, Wisconsin. graders at McCulloch school, Marion, Theodore Hopkins, 3010 West Indiana. Washington Boulevard, Chicago 12, Beverly Berry is teaching English Illinois, is attending Northern Bap at St. Paul Bible Institute, 1361 tist Seminary. Englewood Ave., St. Paul, Minn. Willetta Hunter is teaching second Betty Blom writes that she is grade at Thomas Jefferson school in teaching English in a girls' school Marion, Indiana. and studying Korean at Methodist Forrest Jackson is a student at Mission, 31 Naing Dong, Seoul, Korea. Grace Seminary, Winona Lake, Ind. 824 N. Willis Street, Visalia, Calif., Marian Lucht lives at 47th and is Shirley Bohleen's address. She is Booth in Kansas City, Missouri, a social worker in the Tulane County where she is teaching. Welfare Office. Walter Meacham is preaching at George Bredemeier is attending Larwill, Indiana, and attending But Westminster Seminary and preaching ler Seminary. at four churches in Pennsylvania. Max Meier is attending Garrett His address is Fort Loudon, Pa. Biblical Institute, Evanston, Illinois. Gail Brenneman is teaching in Winnie Mellema, 1719 W. Fair- Richmond, Indiana. Her address is mount, Phoenix, Arizona, is teaching 1306 E. Main St. home economics in Phoenix Chris Kenneth Cauble and Miriam Hegle tian High School. are attending seminary at Western While working on his B.D. at As Evangelical Seminary, 4200 S. E. bury Seminary, Howard Mellott is Jennings Ave., Portland, Ore. holding week-end meetings. Teaching business and physical Mary Murphy is a blood bank education at Union (Huntington Co.) technician at Methodist Hospital in School is Donna Colbert. Indianapolis. Geraldine Cook, Box 676, Edmore, Gerald O'Brien is the minister at Michigan, is teaching second grade Scircleville Methodist Church, and at Auburn Heights, Michigan, Public lives at Kempton, Indiana. School, and taking extension courses (More of '54 in May) 14 born February 3. They live at 2105 Along Life's Way Estes, Lakewood, Colo. Harvey is a carpenter. BORN: Glen Brechbill arrived August 25 Richard Matthew Wilkinson on De to Mr. and Mrs. Ray Brechbill, '33, cember 6, 1954 to Mr. and Mrs. Rich Fort Lee, N. J. ard Wilkinson (Martha Matthews '39) Joan (Powell '48) and Warren in Haiti. They report that Hurricane Tropf '45 are the parents of a son, Hazel destroyed thousands of homes Thomas Edward, born February 13. there and the situation is very criti Their Methodist Church at Windham, cal with many out of work. Ohio is rebuilding after a fire. The following notice was received. "Nussbaum means Nut Tree, Our MARRIED: tree has borne fruit. Date of Harvest: Marion Kramer, '49 to Robert H. January 4, Genus: Kathleen Amy. Prigge. Their address is 3424 Brook- Caretakers: Elmer, '49 and Ruth El line Avenue, Cincinnati 20, Ohio. len (Shugart) '48." Ruth Robinson, '50 to Robert Will- banks, December 19. The Willbanks' A boy, Thad Lee, was born to Mr. live at 210 South Riverfront, West and Mrs. Ted Wright '52 Upland, Monroe, Louisiana. Ind., on January 28. Myra Roesler, '49 to Clark D. Luce, John, '52 and Mary (Fitch x'53) November 27. 1375 East Grand Boule Kaiser are the parents of a son, vard, Detroit 11, Michigan is home Thomas John, born January 19 in to the Luce's. Holland, Mich. David Tropf, '51 to Annabelle Deborah Siktberg put in her ap Stange on December 26. The Tropf's pearance on January 27. Debbie is make their home at 3037 Bellevue, the daughter of Bill, '45 and Laura Toledo, Ohio. Dave is a case worker (Herber x'41) who serve a Methodist for the City of Toledo Division of Church in Franklin Square, N. Y. On October 27 Holly Sue was born Poor Relief. to Gene, '53 and Carolyn, (Stevenson DIED x'55) LeMaire. The LeMaire's live Rev. H. A. Kirk, '16 of McAllen, at 4695 Independence, Wheatridge, Texas passed away recently. Colorado while Gene is attending Mrs. June (Hanson '49) Westbrook, Conservative Baptist Seminary in passed away at St. Joseph's Hospital Denver. in Burbank, California, following a Danny Potratz, age 2 has a sister, serious illness of one month. Besides Elizabeth Rose, born November 21. her husband, Dan, she leaves an in Mr. and Mrs. Lorimer Potratz, '52 are fant daughter, Deborah Ann. their parents. Lorimer received his M.A. in Christian Education from NEWS OF THE CHAPTERS Wheaton College in June and is now attending Northern Baptist in Chi Mr. Thomas Gonser, partner of cago. Gonser and Gerber, educational con Mr. and Mrs. Evan Bertsche, '49 sultants was the speaker at a joint announced the arrival of Catherine meeting of Taylor and Wheaton Sue on January 28. Evan is a case alumni held in Curtiss Hall in Chi worker placing children for Hospi cago on January 28, the evening be tality House Christian Center in Min fore Taylor met Wheaton in a basket neapolis. ball game. President Edman of Whea Timothy Ray arrived January 29 to ton and President Bergwall of Taylor Mr. and Mrs. Ray Stair, '48. Ray is were present. Bud Schaeffer brought teaching sixth grade at Grand Prairie some challenging thoughts for devo School near Marion, Ohio. The Stair's tions and music was provided by the live at R.R. 5, Upper Sandusky, Ohio. Taylor varsity quartet and Miss Ruth Harvey and Louisa, (Mize '49,) Aus Diller of Wheaton. tin are the parents of David Michael, (Continued on page 16) 15 NEWS OF THE CHAPTERS (Cont.) "VENTURE WITH CHRIST" IS Monday, January 31 was the date THEME FOR 22nd CONFERENCE for formation of a new alumni chap ter at Ann Arbor, Michigan. Ed Bol- Students at Taylor University are ies, who helped organize the chapter, busy planning for the 22nd annual was elected first president, Mrs. Dan Youth Conference to be held on the Hutchens is secretary and Dalton Taylor campus Friday, Saturday and Van Valkenburg, vice-president. Dave Sunday, March 25-27. More than 1500 and Becky LeShana brought news high school students from Indiana from Taylor and presented the and surrounding states are expected Sammy Morris film. to register for the three day confer Dick Norris and Ken Dunkelberger ence designed to present the chal have been making plans for Los lenges of Christian faith. Angeles area alumni to gather to Student chairmen for the confer meet Don Odle on the west coast and ence are Roselyn Baugh, senior from see "Angel in Ebony" on March 11 Evansville, Ind., and Bill Yoder, at First Baptist Church, Alhambra, senior from Wooster, Ohio. Calif. Discussion groups will be held Lansing, Michigan, alumni are during three sessions of the three planning to get together on the oc day period. These sessions will be casion of special youth services led conducted by Taylor students and by Don Odle and the Taylor Varsity will deal with practical issues young Quartet in Lansing, Saturday, April people face. Other features of the 23. conference include singspirations. Grant Co., Ind., alumni will meet at sunrise hour, a choir concert, con Morris Chapel, five miles north of sultation periods, and a special mis Marion on Friday, March 11, and sionary service. Sunday morning Tay will view "Angel in Ebony" after a lor President Evan Bergwall will supper served by the local ladies. speak.
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