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Taylor University Bulletin (March 1954) Taylor University Pillars at Taylor University Taylor University Bulletin Ringenberg Archives & Special Collections 3-1-1954 Taylor University Bulletin (March 1954) Taylor University Follow this and additional works at: https://pillars.taylor.edu/tu-bulletin Part of the Higher Education Commons Recommended Citation Taylor University, "Taylor University Bulletin (March 1954)" (1954). Taylor University Bulletin. 31. https://pillars.taylor.edu/tu-bulletin/31 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the Ringenberg Archives & Special Collections at Pillars at Taylor University. It has been accepted for inclusion in Taylor University Bulletin by an authorized administrator of Pillars at Taylor University. For more information, please contact [email protected]. A scene from Youth Conference 1953 showing John Wheeler leading singing with the help of the men's chorus. IN THIS ISSUE "A Citizen in a Dilemma" Youth Conference News Alumni Candidates Spring Dramatics Production WORDS FROM A grateful grad shows both vision and courage. I know you will be interested in the results He is able to face reality. He sees himself as of a survey we made recently to show the occu­ both product and producer. He is grateful be­ pations of graduates from the last five years. cause the people that made his college what it This survey shows that of the 589 grads almost was helped him to understand what life is about. 50% are in full-time Christian service occupa­ And he knows of the others who have opened tions, and without doubt many of those in other these doors for him. occupations consider their work as Christian service. The point is this: Taylor is turning out College men are not all "visionaries" regard­ people who are more than breadwinners. They less of what the sidewalk sages insist. More often have a purpose and a mission in life. That fact they are "men of vision." They see that it is not is a tremendous challenge to the faculty and enough for a man to know the truth; he must staff. And it should be a challenge to us who are have the courage to live it. alumni, because the service these grads render When challenged to face a situation that is will be effective only as they are well prepared. real and vital, the grateful grad responds in a Here is the breakdown of occupations for 381 way that is real and vital. Like the distinguished men and 208 women grads: alumna who was asked to write a gay statement for promoting her college alumni fund, he may Ministry 37.2% have to respond as she did, "I cannot make it Ministers 193 gay. You can tell them this. Never take your Ministers' wives 26 college for granted. A lot of neople have broken Education 149 25.3% Missions 50 8.5% their hearts to give it to you." Business, Industry and Research 42 7.1% Taylor alumni face a situation that is disturb­ Medicine 28 4.8% ingly real. Our college depends on us for finan­ Homemaking 28 4.8% cial help. It is a challenge that any of us can Armed Services 22 3.7% accept. How real is the need? How much more Religious Education 15 2.5% real should it be, when $3,190 is the average sal­ Social Service 14 2.4% ary our school can afford for faculty members. Miscellaneous and Unknown 22 3.7% Now is the time to respond as a grateful grad. To help meet this need the alumni directors Not long ago a representative of another small have submitted to you a plan to change our independent college confided to me that he alumni dues from $2.00 a year to any contribu­ sometimes questioned the wisdom of maintaining tion to Taylor. Here are the reasons for the this type of school, especially when problems of change: securing faculty members, recruiting students and finance are so great. And I suppose he would 1. The purpose of the Alumni Association is be right, if the products of these schools did not support of Taylor University, not soliciting reflect a difference. But when a school is dedi­ money for the Association itself. cated to Christian service and maintains Chris­ 2. Each person should be the judge of what tian principles, these things do make the differ­ is "due" his school. $2.00 a year is no indi­ ence. This month we also heard from a book cation of the obligation an alumnus has to­ salesman who comes in contact with a lot of ward his school. school officials. He said he certainly appreciated 3. Alumni themselves should feel the respon­ the work that Taylor was doing. He mentioned sibility for supnort of their school rather that he knows many principals and superintend­ than expecting the school to approach them. ents who are anxious to get Taylor graduates in their schools because of their conscientious atti­ You will be given the chance to vote by ab­ tude, their thoroughness, and the contribution sentee ballot on the amendments to the consti­ they make to the life of the community. So take tution. In all our relationships with our school, pride in your school. You have reason to. let us show both vision and the courage of our Wallace E. Good convictions. Alumni Secretary News of the Campus The Taylor family was saddened by the acci­ dental death of one of the students, Leland Meier, on Friday, February 5. The accident oc­ curred on Thursday when Leland was riding with his room mate on a motorcycle. He was thrown from the cycle and struck his head causing a skull fracture and concussion. Leland's parents, Rev. and Mrs. G. F. Meier live at Kingman, Ar­ izona. A brother, Max, is also a student at Tay­ lor, and an older sister, Beulah, now Mrs. Robert Coughenour, was a student from 1948 to 1951. Taylor's Band under the direction of Dana Memorial services were held on the campus. Redman is planning to appear in several high school assemblies this spring for concerts. These The spring revival with James DeWeerd was appearances will be to help recruit students and a time of spiritual victory for a number of stu­ build up interest in instrumental music at Tay­ dents and all who attended the services gained lor. About thirty students play in the band now. inspiration and blessing. In the first chapel of the series there were students at an altar of Floyd Baker has become the new manager of prayer, and the work of the Holy Spirit was the Varsi-T-Grill. Floyd serves full meals and very much in evidence throughout the week. offers a wide variety of groceries. A number of After an evening service which lasted until local people have been heard to comment on the after eleven o'clock and prayer meetings in the T-bone steaks! dormitory into the morning, a time of prayer in the parlors was scheduled for 5:30 a.m. By Adult education is a part of Taylor's program 5:10 all the seats were taken and students were as two courses were begun last semester for em­ standing. Testimonies at the evening meetings ployees of the RCA plant in Marion. The course, had to be limited to those who had some special Business Communication, was not given for cred­ blessing or victory since the previous evening. it, but officials of the company report that it Faculty and students alike agreed that the re­ has been of a great deal of help. It was designed vival had a wonderful effect on campus morale. for office personnel, graduate engineers and managers to improve reports, letters and other business practices. Mrs. Oswalt taught the class. With the start of the second semester 385 Mr. Tracy has introduced a class in Tax Account­ students are enrolled for full time work. In ad­ ing at Taylor. He has also helped a number of dition to this number there are 28 part time pastors in the area with their returns and works students. Twenty-two students came to the cam­ part-time for a firm in Muncie. Members of the pus for the second semester. Business Law course plan to visit the court in Marion some time this spring, and Mr. Robert A large crowd attended the showing of the Fink, Commissioner of Securities for the State film "This Gathering Storm," in Maytag Gym. of Indiana, is scheduled to speak to business The film was sponsored by the T Club and classes. brought to the campus by Mrs. Lillian Dickson, missionary to Formosa for twenty-seven years. The Home Economics Club held a luncheon in Coach Odle reported that she was a great in­ honor of its first president, Miriam Heisey, as spiration there to the Venture for Victory team. she visited the campus in February. In January The film itself features the Korean battlefield, Mrs. Esther Bruner, District Supervisor of Vo­ evangelist Billy Graham, and the power of the cational Home Economics, spoke to members of Korean church amid hardships. the club, emphasizing job opportunities in the field. Miss Verna McCollum, home economist Members of the Science Club are planning a for the Stokeley-VanCamp Company, Indianapo­ spring tour to the Indiana University Medical lis, will speak to the club on business oppor­ Center. Miss Draper's geography classes have tunities and training. been visiting via movies in the remote corners of the world. Most of the films used are pro­ Sign found on dormitory door: "If you come duced by industry. Miss Elizabeth Poe, Assistant in and find me studying, please wake me up!" Professor of Biological Science, recently pur­ chased a number of field glasses for her classes.
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