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This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the Noncurrent Publications at Pillars at Taylor University. It has been accepted for inclusion in Taylor University Profile (1963-1987) by an authorized administrator of Pillars at Taylor University. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Vol. 3, No. 1 Upland, Indiana August, 1965 WENGATZ HALL COMPLETED

The first of four major buildings to be con­ design. The completion of these facilities will structed in the first phase of Taylor's New permit an enrollment increase to about 1200 Era has already been completed. students next fall. Wengatz, the new dormitory for men, was Wengatz Hall is named in honor of the be­ finished in time for the beginning of New loved veteran missionary to Africa, Dr. John Student Week on September 5. The $670,000 C. Wengatz, a 1909 graduate of Taylor and brick and limestone building houses 285 stu­ an honorary member of the college Board of dents in 134 rooms. Trustees. Features of the spacious facility include a head resident's apartment, a recreation room, Science Building reception lobby, and two student lounges on Construction is scheduled to begin this fall each of the second and third floors. The con­ on the three-story Science Building to be built tractor was the Knowlton Construction Com­ at a cost of $1,242,000. The structure will pany, Columbus, Ohio. house the Chemistry, Biology, Botany, Mathe­ matics, Physics, and Zoology Departments Women's Residence Hall and Laboratories, plus the Radiation Re­ Construction is progressing on the Women's search and Radioisotope training facilities. A Residence Hall, which will be located im­ federal grant of $410,000 and a loan of mediately east of Wengatz Hall. Both dormi­ $521,000 have made possible the launching of tories will be virtually identical in size and this extensive project. (Continued on page 2)

Wengatz Hall during final stage of construction. Photo taken August, 1965 HOMECOMING PLANS SET

WENGATZ HALL TO BE DEDICATED OCTOBER 16 Annual Homecoming Day will be hour will begin at 9 a.m. in the Alumni celebrated at Taylor on October 16, Center. Saturday, with several hundred alumni A highlight of the day will be the and friends expected for the occasion. football game with Hoosier Conference A special event of the day will be the rival, Indiana Central College. Following dedication of Wengatz Hall, the new the game, alumni will enjoy fellowship dormitory for men, at 10:30 a.m. The and a coffee hour in the gymnasium; building is named in honor of Dr. John end for those who will be able to remain C. Wengatz, one of Taylor's "favorite for the evening a variety program is sons," who served over 40 years in scheduled for 7:30. Africa as a Methodist missionary. The HOMECOMING DAY SCHEDULE alumni, trustees and Parents' Committee will be represented in the historic cere­ 9:00 Registration mony. 10:30 Dedication of Wengatz Hall Gordon G. Zimmerman 11:00 Cross Country meet Queen's Coronation 11:30 Lunch Festivities will begin Friday evening 1:00 Parade College Announces New with a dinner in honor of the queen 2:00 Taylor versus Indiana Central candidates at 6 o'clock, to be followed at Colorful half-time ceremonies Director of Development 8:15 by the coronation ceremony in the Presentation of Queen and court Dr. Gordon G. Zimmerman, Dean of gym. The evening will be climaxed with Following game: Coffee Hour in gym Men at the University of the Pacific for a pep rally at 9:30. 6:00 Dinner the past four years, has been named Homecoming registration and coffee 7:30 Variety program in gymnasium Director of Development at Taylor Uni­ versity, Dr. Milo A. Rediger, president, has announced. Dr. Zimmerman is a graduate of BULLETIN Moody Bible Institute and Sterling Col­ lege, and has an M.A. degree from Ground-breaking ceremonies for the liberal arts build­ Bowling Green State University and a ing were held September 14, Tuesday, with civic leaders Ph.D. degree in speech from the Uni­ versity of Michigan. from nearby communities participating along with Taylor Zimmerman was pastor of Evangelical Trustees, administrators and faculty. Construction began Mennonite Churches in Sterling, Kansas immediately on the two-story structure which is to be com­ from 1943-48 and in Wauseon, Ohio from 1948-57, when he joined the faculty of pleted by next fall. the University of the Pacific. Dr. Zim­ merman received the "Outstanding Teacher Award" in 1960 and last year co-authored a volume Public Speaking: WENGATZ HALL COMPLETED (Continued from page 1) Philosophy and Practice, published by Allyn and Bacon. Liberal Arts Building pletion by September, 1966. In addition, he has served as Director Ground has already been broken for Funds Needed of Christian Education at the Eastside a new Liberal Arts Building which will These new facilities will enable Tay­ Presbyterian Church, Stockton, for the fill an acute need for more classroom and lor to offer a more effective Christian past eight years. faculty office space. Facilities will in­ education to a larger number of qualify­ He is a member of Phi Eta Sigma, clude 14 classrooms, 33 faculty offices ing students. The prayers and financial Phi Kappa Phi, Pi Kappa Delta, the and the Teacher Education Center. support of alumni and friends are Speech Association of America and the Both the Science and Liberal Arts earnestly requested to help the college Western Speech Association. Buildings are also scheduled for corn- meet its expanding responsibilities. Dr. Zimmerman is married to the former Ruth Steiner of Woodburn, Liberal Arts Building Science Building Indiana. They have two sons.

ENROLLMENT SETS ALL-TIME RECORD Enrollment for the 1965-66 academic year reached an unofficial mark of 1,009, for the opening day of classes, September 10, with a few more stu­ dents still exDected. Last year's en­ rollment was 890. PIERCE GOVERNOR COMPANY EDUCATION CONFERENCE PLANNED GIVES SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS DAYTON CHURCH TO HOST TAYLOR PROFESSORS • The second Christian Education Con­ parents, Taylor alumni and friends. ference will be held at the Christian President Milo A. Rediger will be the Tabernacle, Dayton, Ohio, November 13 speaker, and music will be furnished by and 14, under sponsorship of Taylor Taylor personnel. Dr. Rediger will also speak at the University and the host church. Pastor Sunday morning worship service which of the church is the Rev. George Gardin­ will be broadcast over Dayton radio er. stations WABI and WFCJ-FM. Dr. Phin­ During Saturday afternoon sessions ney will teach the combined adult Sun­ visiting high school students will be in­ day school classes and Dan Kastelein, troduced to various aspects of Christian president of the student body, will ad­ liberals arts education. Faculty mem­ dress the youth at 6:00 p.m. BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC SCHOLAR­ bers participating in these sessions will Speaker for the 7:00 p.m. evangelistic SHIPS. Mr. Leland Boren (left). Presi­ include Dr. Dorsey Brause, Dr. Elmer service will be Dr. Gordon Zimmerman, dent of the Pierce Governor Company, Nussbaum, Dr. Hazel Butz, Dr. Henry Director of Development. Edward Bruerd, presents $1,000 in scholarship funds to Nelson and Dr. E. Sterl Phinney. Alumni Director, is coordinating the President Milo A. Rediger as Kenneth A banquet will be held at 5:00 p.m. event. The Dayton Tabernacle held a Van Sise, associate professor of business for the high school students and their similar conference in April, 1964. and economics, looks on. The funds will provide assistance to qualifying business Dr. Seamands to Lead students. NOTED EDITOR, EDUCATOR TO The 300-employee Pierce Governor Spiritual Emphasis Week SPEAK DURING INAUGURATION Co. is now in full production in its new plant in Upland. The annual fall Spiritual Emphasis WEEK CONVOCATIONS Week will be conducted October 3-11, Dr. Carl F. Henry, editor of "Chris­ COMING EVENTS and will feature Dr. David A. Seamands, tianity Today," will be the speaker Pastor of the Wilmore, Kentucky Metho­ for an Inauguration Week convocation Sept. 21 Lyceum: Danish Gymnastic dist Church, as guest speaker. to be held November 8, Monday, at Team 8:15 p.m. Gymnasium 9:30 a.m. in the gymnasium. Oct. 16 Homecoming Dr. William Edward Kerstetter, 28-30 Trojan Players "Our Town" President of DePauw University, will 8:15 p.m. Shreiner present an address during on Inaugu­ Nov. 17-19 Missionary Conference ration Week Convocation November April 1-3 Youth Conference 10, Wednesday, at 9:30 a.m., also in the gymnasium. The public is invited to both services. 3-M GIVES GRANT TO Dr. David Seamands For details on the Inauguration EDUCATION DIVISION ceremony see next page. Taylor University has received an equipment grant of approximately $2,000 from the 3-M Corporation for use in the HAINES RECEIVES DOCTORATE education division of the college. He was born in India of missionary parents, was graduated from Asbury FROM PEABODY COLLEGE Equipment which has been secured College in 1942, from Drew Theological George S. Haines, assistant professor through the grant includes a copying Seminary in 1945 and received the Mas­ of education and head of the Department machine, 2 portable overhead projectors ter's degree in Indian Philosophy and of Education at Taylor University, has with audio-visual kits, 40 copies of the Sanskrit at Hartford, Connecticut, in received the Ed.D. degree from the textbook "Teaching and the Overhead 1946. He then returned to India, serving George Peabody College for Teachers, Projector," and a selection of office as a missionary for 16 years, baptizing Nashville, Tennessee. supplies. over 15,000 new converts and helping Dr. Haines majored in curriculum and organize about 100 congregations. Dr. supervision, and authored a dissertation FOOTBALL SCHEDULE Seamands was awarded a Doctor of on "Tha Selection of Supervising Teach­ September 25 at Manchester Divinity degree by Asbury College in ers." ANDERSON H 1959. He received both the B.S. and the October 2 For family health reasons he returned M.S. Ed. degrees from Purdue Univer­ 9 EARLHAM H to the States in 1962, when he was ap­ sity, and is in his fifth year on the Tay­ 16 IND CENTRAL H Homecoming pointed to the Wilmore Church. He is lor faculty. a frequent speaker in colleges, camp 26 HANOVER H meetings and ashrams, and spends over 30 at Franklin 20 hours a week counseling young Thursday at 7, and Friday-Saturday at November 6 DEFIANCE H people. 7:30. Meetings will also be held at 9:30 Parents Day Evening services will be held Sunday- a.m. Monday-Friday in the gymnasium. 13 at Northwood Announcing

The Inauguration

of DR. MILO A. REDIGER

As President

of Taylor University

November 10, Wednesday, 2:00 o'clock

Maytag Gymnasium

Speaker: Dr. Herman B Wells Chancellor, Indiana University

Inaugural Luncheon Inaugural Reception 12:00 Noon 4:00 O'clock

TAYLOR UNIVERSITY PROFILE. Issued five times a year in August, October, January, March and May. Entered as second-class matter at Upland, Indiana 46989, August 1, 1963, under Act of Congress August 24,1912.