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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. Then she was overjoyed to receive a set of TAYLOR UNIVERSITY BULLETIN German-made binoculars for the department March 1954 Vol. 47, No. 12 from Maurice Coburn. Other department gifts Issued monthly. Entered as second class matter at Up­ include records from Bob Gibson, Lauradean land, Indiana, Aoril 8, 1900, under Act of Congress Snooks, Mary Alice Goodridge, and Ray Adams. July 16, 1894. A CITIZEN IN A DILEMMA pill [ ' ^ By Dr. Paton Yoder, Professor of History ft

There are Communists in this country who Christian I must never compromise with truth would like nothing better than to see our Ameri­ and justice. If there are Communists in govern­ can way of life transformed into a totalitarian ment, I must face the fact. And if innocent peo­ dictatorship. They would stoop to any means ple are suffering because some person, some re­ necessary to accomplish this. spected official, or some committee has branded Beside this, some of these Communists are in them Communists without a fair and proper government positions! A number of them have trial, merely in an effort to play upon the fears been found and dismissed, but others, in all of the public, then I must also insist upon justice probability, have not yet been discovered. The for the innocent. Furthermore, everything in the difficulty is that they work under cover. There is American tradition cries out against both tech­ no way to determine for certain the number of niques. Neither fear nor a lackadaisical attitude Communists in government positions or who will preserve our democracy. they are. But wait, perhaps there is a third horn to this Confronted with such a situation one can take dilemma. Buoyant self-confidence is the soil in one of several attitudes. One can laugh it off, which democracy thrives. It is the soil in which sticking his head in the sand, ostrich-like, and the American way of life developed all through say, "I don't see any Communists." In the short the nineteenth century. America was self-confi­ run, this is the easiest way out. It avoids the ex­ dent in the nineteenth century; few were in­ ertions of alertness; it avoids political contro­ clined to question the blessings of democracy in versy; and it reduces one's sense of the weight spite of certain shortcomings. "Mr. Dooley" the of responsibility. The only trouble with this humorist, made fun of about everything in Amer­ attitude is that it does not face reality. It does ican life—business men, government, politicians, not face squarely the question, "Are there Com­ —and all America laughed with him, because no munists in government positions?" Such an es­ one really took him seriously. In contrast, note capist attitude could prove dangerous. the comments of a comic cartoonist a year or Then there is the opposite approach. There are two ago when he explained that he had stopped those who suspect everyone behind a government ridiculing American institutions because many desk of being a Communist, just as the frontiers­ persons had been offended and alarmed. People man, after several encounters with Indians, be­ had come to be fearful for our institutions and gan to see an Indian behind every tree! On the felt they were too insecure to be ridiculed. One day that Franklin D. Roosevelt died, one college is reminded of an ancient parallel. Aristophanes, campus was aflutter with rumors that Harry greatest writer of comedy in ancient Athens, Truman was a Communist. Here is a type of atti­ loved to lampoon everything in Athenian society: tude that indicates a very unhealthy state of the politicians, the philosophers, the women, the the public mind. No doubt there were frontiers­ men too who broke under the strain of fear of law courts, and even the gods! But at the end of the Indians and started shooting everyone in his life Old Comedy was dead. It was no longer sight. popular or even safe to ridicule Athenian socie­ The past is full of cases where mass fear, ty. Athenians were too fearful for their insecure unfounded and uncontrolled, has produced institutions to be able to laugh about them. a savagery almost indescribable. There are cases The only answer to the American dilemma is in Greek history of the mass butchery of mem­ not a negative one, based on fear of communism. bers of the opposition party, numbering a thou­ We must have a positive approach. We must be sand or more victims. The "Popish Plot" revealed convinced that democracy is highly superior to by Titus Oates in 1678 threw England into a any other system, and that exchanging it for frenzy which did not stop until more than a another system is inconceivable. We must have score of people, mostly innocent, had been exe­ a zeal for the American way of life. This is the cuted. This "Plot" was nothing but a fabrication spirit which made democracy victorious in Amer­ of Oates' imagination; but England was caught ica; and it is the spirit which will preserve and in what one conservative historian calls a "stage improve democracy in the twentieth century. of madness" which was an "abiding disgrace" to But let us not be blind. Our institutions are that nation. far from perfect. Our zeal must be coupled with Americans are acting as though the threat of a willingness to correct the abuses in our sys­ Communism gave them only two choices of ac­ tem. Then when the Mr. Dooleys and A1 Capps tion, one of which is foolish and the other of lampoon our leaders, our society, and our gov­ which is contrary to our principles of justice. We ernment, including our obvious imperfections, fall into the one error if we ignore the Com­ we can laugh with them; and when the Commun­ munist threat, and we fall into the other if we ists attack our institutions we can laugh at them, give way to hysteria and mob-psychology. for we shall know that Americans have a deep As a Christian, what am I to do? I cannot faith in our basic institutions which no propa­ cling to either horn of this dilemma, for as a ganda can undermine. Youth Conference April 2, 3 and 4

Dr. Bob Cook Rev. Newman J. LeShana

Students at Taylor are enthusiastically plan­ on Evangelism in France, Belgium, Ireland, and ning for the twenty-first annual Youth Confer­ Japan. He received his training at Moody Bible ence to be held on the campus April 2, 3 and 4. Institute, Wheaton College and Eastern Baptist John Wheeler and Barbara Gordinier are co- Seminary. chairmen for this year's conference. Recently returned from twenty-two years of Dr. Bob Cook, president of Youth for Christ service in India, Rev. Newman J. LeShana pre­ International since 1948, will be the evangelist sents the missionary challenge of a land steeped for the three day services, and Rev. Newman in heathenism. For a number of years, Rev. Le­ LeShana will be the missionary speaker. Other Shana was pastor of the Lai Bagh Methodist parts of the program will be discussion groups Church in Lucknow, India, where Dr. E. Stanley led by Taylor students, prayer times, fellowship Jones began his ministry. He also served as a hours, and a concert by the A Cappella Choir. teacher of Religious and Moral Education in Registration for the conference will begin at Lucknow Christian College, one of Methodism's noon on Friday, but those who expect to attend largest educational institutions in the continent have been asked to make reservation for rooms of Asia. He is now pastor of the First Methodist not later than March 23. The conference will Church in Lebanon, New Hampshire, and Di­ start for students with chapel Friday morning. rector of Evangelism for the New Hampshire The theme for the Youth Conference this year will be "Time for Christ." Music for the chorus Council of Churches. has been written by Dorothy Keeler, a music Registration will be limited this year to youth major, and Dick Cesler wrote the words. Dick between the ages of 13 and 25. This step has Raby will serve as chorister, and already groups become necessary as a result of the limited ac­ have begun preparation for the special music. commodations in the dormitory. The cabinet Featured this year will be the Men's Chorus, a plans to house 1000 youth and their counselors. girls' triple trio and a brass ensemble. Arrangements have been made with hotels in Dr. Cook directs the work of more than 2000 nearby cities for others who wish to come, but rallies which reach an estimated million young reservations should be sent directly to the ho­ people each week. He has been a pastor in Phil­ tels. The cabinet has mailed registration blanks adelphia, LaSalle, Illinois, and Chicago, and to almost 13,000 who have attended the con­ served with the Chicagoland YFC before becom­ ference but others who would like to receive ing president. His latest book, Now That I Be­ detailed announcements and more blanks may lieve, has gone into several printings in several write to Bill Plumb or Dorothy Porter, publicity languages. Dr. Cook directed World Congresses co-chairmen. Taylor University - A Venture in Cooperation

Have you ever wondered how a college pres­ a group of men, the Board of Directors. These ident feels about his work in the midst of the men give of their time, their services, and of many problems and pressures placed upon a their material substance voluntarily to promote liberal arts college? As one very young in the the cause. We salute these consecrated Christian field of college administration, let me share a men for their devotion and their unselfish ef­ few ideas with you. forts for Taylor. Indeed they are getting under « the load in a marvelous way, and we truly are First, let me say that I feel that this program grateful for that. of Christian higher education is a tremendously important calling of God. As you look out over We further think of our alumni. How tre­ the world and see need in every sphere of life mendously important they are in this coopera­ you realize that the basic answer is in conse­ tive venture of Christian higher education! crated, Christian leadership. The progress of Every alumnus has a stake in this institution. the church, the progress of the nation, and the Their lives, in a measure, are what they are advance to be found in civilization over the because of their association with their alma world will be directly related to the quality of mater. A college president realizes how im­ leadership produced by colleges and universi portant the alumni are in the furthering of the ties. The doctor, the minister, the lawyer, the cause of Christian higher education on their col­ school teacher, and so many, many people who lege campus. Not only do we think of their make a contribution to every one of our lives financial contributions, but we think in greater have had college training. It is my conviction measure of the good will, the prayers, the moral that they need the best kind of training possible support, and the students they direct to their with an emphasis placed upon moral and ethical college. Therefore, a college president is happy character and the spiritual consecration that to hear from the alumni, not only when they will make them effective in every area of leader­ send a contribution, but when they have some ship. suggestion to improve and to strengthen the program of their college. One can easily have a feeling of disillusion­ ment when he discovers the many severe prob­ There is also the larger Taylor family—those lems that face Christian higher education. With who have known and loved the school through at least half the liberal arts colleges operating the years—the greater constituency who have in the red, with the prospect of much larger en­ been praying for Taylor and sharing a part of rollments and the consequent need for new their tithe money that the school might advance. buildings and facilities, with the increased diffi­ Many of these friends are intimate friends of culty of securing high quality leadership, with Taylor. Others are not quite so well acquainted limitations of finance for paying adequate sal­ with the school. We value the friendship and aries, and with increasing costs of operation, the interest of all these people in our larger you can understand how one can have moments family. of genuine concern. You, therefore, can readily see why I say Tay­ There is a positive side to the ledger, however, lor University is a venture in cooperation. which gives a great deal of encouragement. It is Everyone makes a significant contribution to heartening to know that Taylor University is a the school. However, above all that I have said venture in cooperation. If the forward move­ previously I must add the most important fac­ ment of this institution were dependent solely tor of cooperation and that is the divine guid­ upon the president, he and the entire Taylor ance and blessing we receive from the hands family might have real cause for concern. of a holy God. There would be little need of a The faculty is at the very heart of any educa­ Taylor University if it did not stand four-sauare tional institution. At Taylor University we are for the truths of the gospel of Jesus Christ. fortunate because we have people committed not Without the guidance and the inspiration of the only to a cause, namely higher education, but Holy Spirit of God, Taylor University would committed to a person, namely Jesus Christ. never be the institution that it has been down Therefore, their efforts and their commitments through the years. are inspiring. Without their cooperation, the fu­ The hope of a college president is in the close ture would be dark indeed. Furthermore, there cooperation of the many members of the larger is the larger staff working on the immediate family. Taylor is your school. We are here to campus. Many are working in unseen places, serve, and we appreciate your prayers and your yet their work is tremendously vital. They, too, helpfulness as we represent you in terms of cooperate in a measure greater than most of leadership on this campus. us fully appreciate. Your friend in Christ, Then, turning our eyes off the immediate campus we see in this venture of cooperation Evan H. Bergwall, President How Are We Doing? Spring Play Is Wilde Satire Forty-thousand dollars is a lot of money in A double cast has been chosen from students anybody's language—even to the federal govern­ in the speech department for production of Os­ ment. To a small Christian college, it can be car Wilde's three act classic "The Importance of life-blood. That is the intention of the Alumni Being Earnest." The play will be presented two Association as the goal has been set for giving nights, Thursday, March 4 and Friday, March 5 from alumni by June 30, 1954. By February 1 in Maytag Gymnasium. The performance will alumni had contributed $9,919.60 toward the feature an entirely different cast each night, and goal, not including the Christmas seal fund or Mrs. Elsa Buckner, director, has announced that alumni dues. Adding these two items makes the either cast will put on the play for audiences off total near $12,000. These gifts have come from campus if dates can be arranged. 364 of the more than 2200 alumni who have The play is a trivial comedy for serious people. addresses in the file. Of this number 140 had It has an English setting and takes place during not contributed last year. the 1890's. Members of the cast chosen are: Many enthusiastic comments concerning this Jack Worthington Don Phillips program have come through the mail with these James Glebe gifts. Typical of these are the following sen­ Alge Moncrieff Ray Adams tences: "Many times I have been deeply grate­ Ray Isely ful to Taylor for the academic and spiritual Rev. Dr. Chasuble Roland Coffey guidance she gave me." "I have not found the Richard Pifer man with whom! would trade my under-graduate Merriman Lane Riley Case experiences." "I see where no greater investment Ronnie Townsend can be made than in the building of Christian Lady Bracknell Carol England men and women to meet today's complex prob­ Guyvanna Truman lems." Cecily Cardew Sue Cheeseman The following is a list of classes showing the Miriam Culp total amount from each class and the number in Gwendolyn Fairfax Lois Wingert each class who have contributed: Betty Anderson Miss Prism Mary Dahl Class of '53— 7 $228.00 Charlotte Robertson Class of '52—36 $659.50 Class of '51—32 $780.00 Class of '50—29 $697.00 New Book on Sammy Morris Written Class of '49—10 $104.00 Dr. John Wengatz has completed a manuscript Class of '48—10 $174.00 for the new edition of the life of Sammy Morris. Class of '47— 4 $32.00 The book will be published by Taylor University Class of '46— 6 $80.00 simultaneously with the release of the film now Class of '45—10 $270.00 in progress. It will contain a foreword by Presi­ Class of '44—11 $145.00 dent Bergwall and some information about Tay­ Class of '43— 5 $73.00 lor. The book will have from 50 to 60 pages. Class of '42— 6 $144.00 Portions of the film of the life of the lad from Class of '41— 8 $303.00 Africa have been reviewed by the film com­ Class of '40—10 $193.00 mittee of the Board of Directors, and they re­ Class of '39—10 $534.60 port favorable progress on the work. Several Class of '38—13 $785.00 members commented on how well the film seems Class of '37—10 $173.00 to give a faithful story. The committee expects Class of '36— 2 $55.00 the entire showing to last about 45 minutes. Class of '35— 5 $45.00 Class of '34— 6 $193.00 Class of '33— 8 $136.00 Class of '32— 6 $115.00 Class of '16— 5 $63.00 Class of '31— 8 $155.00 Class of '15— 5 $97.00 Class of '30— 6 $218.00 Class of '14— 1 $75.00 Class of '29— 5 $270.00 Class of '13— 2 $15.00 Class of '28— 8 $183.00 Class of '12— 1 $2.00 Class of '27— 9 $265.00 Class of '10— 2 $110.00 Class of '26— 4 $135.00 Class of '09— 2 $105.00 Class of '25— 4 $70.00 Class of '07— 2 $12.00 Class of '24— 7 $230.00 Class of '05— 1 $35.00 Class of '23— 4 $162.00 Class of '04— 1 $15.00 Class of '22— 6 $223.00 Class of '03— 3 $45.00 Class of '21— 2 $26.00 Class of '01— 1 $10.00 Class of '20— 6 $85.00 Class of '00— 1 $2.00 Class of '19— 5 $185.00 Class of '98— 2 $40.00 Class of '18— 7 $257.50 Class of '90— 1 $10.00 Class of '17— 2 $40.00 Others 2 $125.00 Candidates for Alumni Election

For Alumni Representative on the William Taylor Foundation Board of Directors, Four Year Term

(Term of John Wengatz expires June, 1954)

Dr. John Wengatz Lawrence Lacour

Dr. John Wengatz, who has served on the Lawrence Lacour is the leader of the well- Taylor Board for one term, is a retired mission­ known Lacour Evangelistic Party. His head­ ary living at Winter Park, Florida. A graduate quarters are at Des Moines, Iowa, but his minis­ of Taylor with the class of 1909, he has spent try takes him all over the United States and most of his life as a Methodist missionary in into many foreign countries. His undergraduate Angola, Africa. For 33 years he was superintend­ work was completed at Fletcher College in Iowa. ent of the work there, but his interest in mission After theological training at Drew University, work spread throughout the entire continent. he received a master's degree from the School Dr. Wengatz is author of a number of books and of Speech at Northwestern University. During pamphlets among which are Miracles in Black World War II Lacour was a chaplain in the and The Holy Spirit in the Life of the Christian. United States Navy. In 1950 he was invited to He has been honored with a Doctor of Divinity Japan for the most extensive evangelistic tour degree from Taylor and was last year given the ever planned in that country. One of the mem­ annual alumni award. Burton Seminary recently bers of the party is Rev. Robert Annand, T. U. conferred on him another honorary degree. Dr. '30. In addition to his work in churches, Lacour Wengatz has earned degrees at Weller College of is in demand as a speaker in high schools, col­ Dental Surgery and Pikes Peak Bible Seminary. leges, and training conferences for ministers. Alumni and students who have heard Dr. Wen­ Last year the party was in charge of the spring gatz speak at Taylor have been richly inspired, revival at Taylor. Lacour has commented that he and all have been grateful for his fine service feels Taylor most definitely represents a minis­ to Taylor. try of Christian education on the college level.

For Director of the Alumni Association, Three Year Term (Terms of Don Odle, Maurice Beery, and Ross McLennan expire) Maurice Beery, pastor of the Marion Brown '46 is Director John Nelson '52 is assistant Methodist Church at Albany, of Religious Education at Hans- safety manager employed in Indiana, has for the past three berger Methodist Church, Co­ the personnel department of years been president of the lumbus, Ohio. After leaving Haynes Stellite Co. in Kokomo, Taylor Alumni Association. A Taylor she taught Bible for Indiana. John was a member graduate of Taylor University two years in Plymouth, In­ of the first Venture for Victory with the class of 1939, he has diana, then attended Asbury team that toured the Orient also taken work at Drew Uni­ Theological Seminary where for basketball evangelism. Up­ versity for his B.D. degree and she received a Master's degree on returning in the fall he ac­ received a Master's degree in in religious education. Marion cepted a position with Staley's 1950 from Butler University. returned to her home town, in Decatur, Illinois. John ma­ Maurice serves as treasurer of Portsmouth, Ohio, to be Direc­ jored in business at Taylor and the Board of Ministerial Train­ tor of Religious Education at served as business manager for ing in his conference and holds Manley Methodist for two years the Venture for Victory team. a number of responsible civiy before going to Columbus. She Mrs. Nelson (Mary Dahl) is al­ offices in Albany. The Beerys serves as president of the Co­ so a member of the class of have lived in Albany since 1948. lumbus alumni chapter. 1952. She teaches in Kokomo.

Maurice Beery Marion Brown John Nelson Ross an Don Odle hn Vayhinger

Ross McLennan '41 is Vice Don Odle '42 has been ath­ John Vayhinger '37 is Clini­ President in charge of Finan­ letic director and coach at cal Psychologist at the St. cial Promotion at Taylor. In Taylor since 1947. During the Joseph County Mental Health addition to his work in raising past two years he has gained a Clinic, South Bend, Indiana. He funds for Taylor he serves as wide reputation as coach of the is also a graduate of Drew Uni­ temperance lecturer for the Venture for Victory basketball versity with B.D. and M.A. de­ United Presbyterian Church. team. At the end of the first grees, and of Columbia Uni­ Ross is a graduate of Garrett summer of activity in the Ori­ versity with a Master's degree Biblical Institute and a mem­ ent Odle and Taylor University and doctorate. For two years ber of the Detroit Conference received an award from Free­ he was head of the department of the Methodist Church. For a dom's Foundation, and recently of psychology at Wesleyan Col- number of years he was asso­ Odle was named outstanding lege, Buckhannon, West Vir­ ciated with the National Pro­ young man of Indiana by the ginia, and he has taught at hibition Party as a lecturer. Indiana Jaycees. In 1952 he Drew University and Garrett During that time he had his was selected as Indiana coach Biblical Institute. John was a own radio broadcast, "The Dry of the year. Indiana University chaplain in the U. S. Army Crusade." He has written a awarded him his Master's de­ from 1944 to 1947. For five book on the subject, Crumbling gree after he completed the years he served pastorates in Foundations. Ross has also work in 1946. Don is author of Indiana and New York. In addi­ done evangelistic work in a Basic Basketball and has just tion to his work at the clinic number of denominations. written on his experiences in he is pastor of a Methodist the Orient. church in South Bend.

The proposed amendment would substitute the Changes Outlined following provisions as Article IV: During the past year the Alumni Directors Section 1. The annual dues of the members of have been working on a plan for establishing an this association shall be any sum contributed to Alumni Fund for Taylor. The purpose of this Taylor University in any fund whatsoever. Any fund is to encourage annual alumni giving and sum contributed for whatsoever purpose shall concentrate the efforts of the Alumni Association make the one so paying an active member of the toward support of the University. Association provided such one has the °t"er d"al" The William Taylor Foundation Board of Di­ ifications set out in this Constitution. All^members rectors at its meeting in June, 1953, considered shall be entitled to participate in activities of the this program and voted to approve it. These association, and to receive the alumni magazine, amendments will be voted upon by absentee but active membership shajl be required for voting ballott which will be sent to all alumni before privileges in the association. March 15. Section 2. Persons with the other necessary qual­ The amendments proposed are printed in bold ifications who pay a total of not less than $500.00 face. to any fund or funds of Taylor University shall ARTICLE III — MEMBERSHIP thereby become life members of the Association. The members of this Association shall be grad­ Those who have already attained or begun any of ates, former students and recipients of honorary the permanent memberships set out in accordance degrees of the Fort Wayne College and Taylor with the provisions of the constitution which are University. Persons who serve for a period of succeeded by this article, shall continue to hold five years or more on the Board of Directors, such membership. This provision shall not be oth­ faculty or staff of Taylor University shall be erwise retroactive. granted honorary membership in the Associa­ Section 3. A record shall be kept by the treasurer tion with full privileges. Membership shall be of the Association, or other duly appointed offi­ classified as active and associate. An active mem­ cer, of the alumni contributions each year. Ex­ ber is one whose dues are paid. penses of the Alumni Association shall be paid by ARTICLE IV — DUES Taylor University. Article IV now provides that: Section 4. Three members of the Board of Direc­ The dues of this Association shall be two dollars tors of the Alumni Association shall be appointed per year. Sustaining membership dues shall be each year by the Alumni President to serve as five dollars per year. Life membership dues pay­ the Finance Committee. This committee shall have able in one or five annual installments, shall be the responsibility for planning and directing as­ fifty dollars. No member shall have a vote unless pects of the alumni program connected with alum­ current dues are paid. ni contributions. End Conference Play with 8-4 Baseball Team to Tour The Taylor Trojan basketball team ended con­ Spring Football will start the list of activities ference play with an 8-4 record after soundly for the spring sports schedule this year, with 25 trouncing Earlham at Maytag gym 84-72 on Tues­ boys expected to report for practice. Coach Don day, February 16. During the game Taylor's Granitz plans to stress blocking and tackling senior center Forrest Jackson scored 32 points fundamentals during the two week session from to bring his four year total to 2,027 points. Jack­ March 1 to 13 in an effort to strengthen pros­ son is the first Indiana collegiate player to top pects for next fall. An inter-squad scrimmage the 2,000 mark. The Earlham encounter was his on the 13th will end the spring workouts. 101st contest which makes an average for the Golf and Tennis teams are expected to be be­ four years of more than 20 points per game. low par this year, with no outstanding prospects Three conference games remain to be played in sight. Lettermen who show promise are Fred before conference standings can be determined, Prinzing in tennis and Darwin Nutt in golf. but Taylor has the possibility of being in a four Coach Oswalt's track squad will have some hold­ way tie for first or ending up not worse than over strength, but he will be counting heavily third place alone or in a tie. Jackson has scored on new candidates for the cinders. 579 points this season. Oral Ross, also a senior, Only three members of last year's baseball is second highest in scoring with 439 points and team will not be on the diamond this year, but Howie Habegger, another senior, has 394. Coach Granitz will feel the loss of Harvey After soundly trouncing the Indiana Central "Chico" Hernandez, Kenny Wright, and Jim Sul­ Greyhounds 88-74, the Trojans dropped a game livan. Nate Price, last year's leading hitter, may to Anderson in the Ravens' gym. The Taylor double as outfielder and pitcher to help Rod team was definitely outhustled and outscored by Leichty, C. P. Tarkington, and Stan Reed. The the hot Anderson quintet as they scored 93 team plans a trip through southern Illinois dur­ to Taylor's 75. One of the biggest disappoint­ ing the Spring vacation. ments of the season was the 65-63 loss to South­ 1954 BASEBALL SCHEDULE western State College of Weatherford, Oklahoma, in the championship game of the Sunshine tour- April 6 Indiana Central Home nev at Portales, New Mexico. To get a chance at April 8 Anderson There the top spot, the Trojans picked off Abilene April 9 Hanover There* (Texas) Christian 88-72, and Southeastern 12 McKendell There Louisiana College 72-70. In the tourney, Jack­ 13 Southern Illinois There son set a single game scoring record (36) and 14 Shurtleff There three game total record (80). Returning from the 15 Greenville There west the Trojans dropped their spirit and their 20 Ball State Home score to Pittsburg (Kansas) State Teachers 89-58. 24 Earlham There* In the first game after the holidays North­ 27 Manchester Home* western Schools was easy prey for the Taylor May 5 Indiana Central There team as they were taken in 103-74. Hanover May 8 Franklin There* jumped into an early lead which they managed May 15 Anderson Home to hold through most of the game on the Tro­ jan court, but the men of Troy went ahead in the third quarter and won the game 80-74. Tay­ Venture for Victory lor handed Manchester College its second loss by Don J. Odle of the season by defeating them at Upland 94-83. Order your copy now from the Trojan spirit was at an all time high before Taylor Bookstore the battle at Indianapolis with the Indiana Cen­ Read the experiences of the outstanding tral team, but I. C. came out on the long end of young man of Indiana in 1953! a 100-78 score. The T. U. cagers were scuttled by 176 pages $2.00 a hot (they hit for .600 the first half, while Tay­ lor was hitting .200) Great lakes Navy team 89- 69. The last game of the season will be a return match at Taylor, February 27. derson team, ranking fourth in the conference, The best game the Trojans played all year handed Taylor its third conference loss by win­ was their performance in beating the Wabash ning at Upland 70-68. Hanover also poured it quintet. At one time in the game Taylor led 80- on to win at Madison 96-84. The Panthers' fresh­ 49, but the final score was 92-66. Earlham, the man center scored 31 points in the game. hard luck team of the conference, almost beat While sharing cellar honors with Earlham in the Trojans. After they had as much as an 11 conference play, Franklin almost beat the Tay­ point lead in the fourth quarter, the Taylor team lor five, as they led most of the way. Three fast managed to tie the score to throw the game in­ baskets in the final minutes of the game put to an overtime. In the extra five minute period, Taylor out in front 86-84 when the whistle blew. the Trojans outscored the Quakers to win 90-85. At Manchester the Spartans were never in the The Wheaton Crusaders had too much height game as Taylor played excellent team ball using for T. U. and rebounded to an 85-75 victory. the fast break freely. The score at half time In their second meeting of the season the An- was 42-30 and at the end of the game 96-76. 10 Leona (Purchis) Metcalfe was News of the Classes the guest of Lucille and Rosell Miller in the fall of 1952, when 1909 she helped them in their revival Sadie Louise Miller reports that campaign in their church in Mar­ Kitty Smith is now living at a ion, Ind. Leona and Russell are nursing home at 1815 Pitman doing secular work during the Ave., Bronx, New York. Kitty suf­ week and gospel work on week­ fered burns sixty-two years ago ends. which caused amputation of both arms about four inches below the shoulder. At Taylor she substi­ tuted her feet for her hands us­ ing them to write, sew, paint, type, Working at the headquarters of comb her hair, operate a sewing the National Holiness Missionary machine, and a variety of other Society Lewis and Florence (Gray tasks. For a number of years she '24) Daughenbaugh live in Marion, traveled giving demonstrations. Indiana. The picture shows all 1921 their family except the oldest girl Francis W. Brown, 2250 Green- who lives in Pasadena, Calif. way, Apt. 12, Toledo 6, 0., is superintendent of schools in Ot­ 1928 tawa Hills, O. The class of 1928 was well rep­ resented in its 1953 Round Robin 1925 letter. Frances (Thomas) Allen Lauren Naden was seriously sent excerpts of the letter to the burned by an explosion of a kero­ Alumni Office. sene brooder stove on their farm "Did you ever stop to think near Atlanta, Ind. He is in the what a bunch of glorified grand­ Robert Long Ilospr al in Indian­ parents our '28ers are destined apolis, and will be i. t able to walk to become?" So writes Elton Stet­ for more than a year and a half. son, from Springfield, Mass., al­ Another teacher in the South­ though it seems a little early for west is Catherine (Briggs) Ward. him to be worrying about grand­ Her field is language arts for 7th children. Joan, the oldest of their and 8th graders. In her spare time four musical children, graduates she writes teachers' manuals and from high school in June. Elton pupils' workbooks for Vacation and Ruth have served a Nazarene Bible School intermediates and Church there for six years. juniors, which are used by the Don and Thelma Lewis report Church of the Nazarene in the a great year in their church in three-year cycle. The Wards Troy, N. Y. A goal of $5,000 for moved to Arizona for Harry's extensive repairs was almost health, since he suffers from sinus doubled, as they raised $9,000 and infection, arthritis and a severe "... did things they never heart condition. dreamed of doing." The Lewises 1929 had Ora Jane (Taylor) Burns with "A fascinating field" is the re­ them for four days after she came port of Lee Wilson after attending home from the hospital, where the National Council of Churches' she had had major surgery. Radio and TV Workshop at Butler In his job as medical li­ University last August. Lee would brarian, Wesley Draper recently like to do more work in religious discovered two first editions of radio and TV. 1924 old books worth several hundred Since September 1953 Wil.'ard dollars. His son Harold is a senior 1934 McLaughlin has been Executive at Taylor. The class of 1934 is already Secretary of the Vellore Christian Frances (Bogue) Hamilton is thinking about its 20th reunion Medical College Board, with of­ teaching first grade at Lawtey, this June, as proved by Rowena fices at 156 Fifth Ave., New York Fla., and taking night courses at (Walker) Stucky, class letter ed­ City. Vellore, near Madras, India, the University. After June she itor. She extends an invitation to is the largest Christian medical plans to start work towards her come to Taylor and to visit her center in Asia with a daily census Master's degree. home in Monroe, Ind., where her of 500 patients in the hospital. A Th. D. degree after 10 years husband is a furniture dealer. There are over 200 doctors and of work was the accomplishment After six years as a prison chap­ nurses on the staff and 250 young of Wilma (Jones) Reiff recently. lain, Joe Gates resigned on July men and women are preparing for She and her husband started for 1st, and was appointed Superin­ medical service. Willard is re­ a school in Oregon, but it didn't tendent of the Osborn Prison sponsible for the Vellore enter­ work out. While they were visit­ Farm, Somers, Conn., the only prise among the forty co-operat­ ing her sister in Seattle, they re­ medium security institution in the ing denominations of North Amer­ ceived a call to pastor a Pilgrim state. He says, "I believe there is ica. Willard and Eva (Oliver '25) Holiness Church in Pineville, need for a more spiritual ap­ served until 1948 as missionaries. Louisiana. proach to the crime problem." 11 BRAINS FOR A MATHEMATICAL MONSTER

Harvey Brown '43 supplies the know-how for one of the most intriguing computers developed, the MID AC (Michigan Digital Automatic Com­ puter) at the Willow Run Research Center. Con­ struction of this computer was begun in Febru­ ary, 1951, and the machine has been in operation since the spring of 1953. Because MIDAC is all-electronic it performs at very high speed as compared to mechanical or hand methods of computation. A problem requiring a human computer several months of hard work can be done by the computer in a matter of minutes. A digital computer performs all of its opera­ tions by addition. MIDAC is not the "Giant decide, and what to do in each case. All in­ Brain" of the science-fiction writers. It cannot structions are coded to conform to the basic com "think" in terms of human creativeness. It can puter language. The computer does only what it make decisions only if told upon what basis to is told. That is the job of J. Harvey Brown, Jr.

Mrs. Matilda Sallaz lives in Erie, pastor (two sermons every Sun­ put Mabel Fields in the classroom. 111., and commutes six miles daily day, a mid-week service, and They have two children. The town to a rural consolidated school, weekly young people's night), had only 890 people in 1950, but where she is principal and janitor, bookkeeper, and old now there are over 1100 children teacher of the 6th, 7th, and 8th clothes salesman. She is finishing in school. Charles is pastor of the grades. her eleventh year in Kentucky. Methodist Church at Aztec. The father of Harold and Walter Ilene Niebel is busy doing evan­ After a summer of being nurse, Martin passed away on August 28 gelistic work, but she is hoping baby-sitter, cook, and pastor, Leon after four months of suffering the that her schedule will allow her Shaffer is glad to have Virginia effects of a stroke. Harold invited to make it to Commencement at (Longnecker '41) resuming her his classmates to visit him in his T. G. She has been in services in duties. Virginia spent the summer new stone ranch house in Eliza- Florida, Maine, and Pennsylvania. in bed recovering from bone graft­ bethtown, Penna. His family in­ ing surgery on the sacroiliac joint. cludes a daughter in kindergarten 1937 and a boy born March 11, 1953. Lawrence Lacour held an evan­ Virginia (Royster) Bowers is gelistic campaign for a Drew class­ Disappointed because she won't is now a junior high teacher in mate, Garfield Steedman, in De­ be able to attend the class reunion the Franklin school in Fort cember. Marian (Matthew x'40) is Miriam Pugh, whose teaching in Wayne. Part of her vacation last and Garfield serve the Methodist Red Bank, N. J., interferes with summer was spent on a fishing Church at Lapel, Indiana. the trip. However, she did visit trip in northern Michigan and vis­ Preaching in Panama, N. Y., Taylor last summer, while spend­ iting several Taylor graduates in that area. and still a member of a Pennsyl­ ing some time with her brother vania Conference? Sounds unus­ Wesley '22. Bob Yunker, also in Fort Wayne, ual, but J. Norman Holder can do Charles Clifton, pastor of the reports that his church, the Simp­ it since a little area of his con­ Trinity Methodist Church in Ko- son Memorial Methodist, has just ference sticks up into New York komo, was sent by the North In­ added a $185,000 educational unit. State. The Varsity Quartet visited diana Conference to Washington The unit houses the entire chil­ his church during Easter vacation D. C. last fall, as a delegate to the dren's division, a Gothic Chapel, last year. National Methodist Convocation on pastor's study, a large fellowship Citizenship. Another of his re­ hall, two smaller rooms, and a 1939 sponsibilities: directing his dis­ serving kitchen. All Jamaica put on their Sun­ trict's part in the nation-wide cam­ Spending their fifth year in paign against liquor. (Rowena day clothes and good manners to Menominee, Mich., are Barry and greet the Queen of England, Stucky saw him in Ft. Wayne re­ Irene (Jolly x'38) Hunter. The Elizabeth II. Logan Smith, prin­ cently—she says he doesn't look a church had had four pastors in cipal of Friends Educational Coun­ day older than in 1934!) four years and then a student pas­ cil, was one of the first group to Many and varied experiences tor before they arrived, so their be presented to the Queen in the fill the life of Winifred Brown at work has been one of rebuilding. drawing room of the King's Beefhide Gospel Mission, Myra, Now they have a new modern par­ House. Logan writes: "We were Ky. Recently they fought a forest sonage and a much-improved announced individually and bowed fire, which was finally put out church situation. to the Queen, shook her hand and by a heaven-sent rain. Among her A critical teaching shortage in she said 'Good evening.' The regular tasks are housekeeper, a boom town (Aztec, N. Mex.) has dignity, sincerity, simplicity and 12 beauty of Queen Elizabeth II as has travelled extensively in the 1947 well as the respect her high of­ trust territory of the Pacific After doing mission work in fice requires all lent to a spirit Ocean. Now he is stationed on Puerto Rico for five years. Flor­ of awe little short of reverence." Midway Island, although he gets ence (Branch) Bond is a school­ At Highgate they have 104 boys his mail at No. 3083, FPO, San girl again, taking 12 hours of Ele­ in school. Francisco, Calif. mentary Education while Walter After receiving his M. S. and is in training at the Scott and Ph. D. from Purdue, Marshall 1942 White Clinic. The Bonds, now liv­ Welch worked with Standard Oil Another one of Taylor's mis­ ing at 908 N. 8th St., Temple, Tex., Development Co. and E. I. du Pont sionary alumni is Lois Slagle, C. I. were hoping to hear in January de Nemour as a research chemist. M. Mutena, Tshikapa, Congo whether they would be sent to Now he is the president of the Beige. Lois received a diploma India as missionaries under the Carter Bell Chemical Corporation from the Prince Leopold Tropical Presbyterian church. in Springfield, N. J. He and Rodah Medical Institute in Belgium in The three Gilberts (Doris '47, (Elliott '41) and their two boys 1952. Mae Jean, '50 and Mrs. J. R. '49) live at 201 Central Ave., Madison, recommend Pensacola, Fla., for N. J. "Chinese Nationalist troops anyone who would like to teach whom the Burmans have been try­ in a mild climate and a booming ing to drive out of their country area. Twenty new schools and ad­ for the past three years had ditions are being made to accom­ moved into the area." "The Bur­ modate the increased population. mese press has been saying all a- long that Americans are working Even in Tokyo, the third largest with the Nationalist Chinese city in the world, Alice Hitchcock forces..." "Two weeks ago the says her life is limited to the majority of the 7,000 students walk to and from language school. went on strike...the government Her Bible class on Saturday eve­ is insisting that Communist organ­ nings really poses some problems: izers are behind it all. ..the next for example, some feel very sorry few weeks will decide whether or for Judas, and can not understand not Burma's only university will why we think it is wrong for him be able to remain open." "Every­ to kill himself, since that is the where the gospel is needed des­ Japanese way out of an unbear­ perately, in national as well as in able situation. Others find it hard personal life." These are com­ to accept only one God, instead ments from Addison Eastman, who of adding Him to their other gods. 1940 teaches at the University of Ran­ Esther Kvanvik and her family The photographer caught George goon. moved recently, after living 22 Murphy preparing for his Sunday years in the same place, to an­ sermon, to be delivered before the 1943 other home in Brooklyn. Her congregation of the United Mis­ Evidently John Malott and his church had a good attendance to sionary Church in Pontiac, Mich. wife are hoping for some music hear President Bergwall speak on George and his family live at 131 the Holy Land. Prospect in Pontiac. in the family. Melody Gay is the name they gave their daughter, Mary M. Webb is a busy second now four years old. John teaches School takes up quite a bit of grade teacher in the Linnwood in the Van Buren, Ind., High School in Lafayette. time for the three Abrams, in School. Russiaville, Ind. Rod, pastor of the Friends Church, studies during the summer at the Winona School of Theology; Elsa (Johannsen) is "nursemaid" to 29 first graders in Forest, Ind.; and Philip enjoys kindergarten three times a week. Lois Harris, director of Religious Education at the First Methodist Church in Anderson, Ind., invites school teachers to consider a po­ sition like hers. She says, "You can plan for the five-year-olds one minute, and the forty-five-year- olds the next!" Vernon ("Whitey") Macy is go­ 1945 ing to seminary in Grand Rapids, At his lectern at Gordon Col­ which is an 89 mile round trip lege, Beverly Farms, Mass., Nor­ drive every day from their home man Baxter teaches classes in in Lake Odessa, Mich. A more re­ church history. He is nearing the cent car than the Model A he had 1941 completion of his dissertation for at T. U., an alarm clock at 5:30 John Zoller really gets around! a Ph. D. at Harvard, writing on a.m. and Veryl's breakfasts help As a Navy Chaplain since 1949. he the Free Will Baptists. him make his 8:00 class. 13 Ray Stair and his wife are both Arlo Vandlen is combining two and Marilyn live in Grabill, Ind. teaching in Marion, Ind. They live jobs—teaching in Lansing while . . . Roy Shervy has a church in at 604 Spencer Ave. serving as pastor of the Dimon- Celina, Ohio. . Martha (Whittern) An engineering assistant sounds dale, Mich., Methodist Church. must do some of the preaching— like a rather unusual position for it's hard to see how Ed Minnich a young woman, but that is what manages classes at Westminster Donna Mougin is now doing with Seminary and a 5-point charge, General Electric in Fort Wayne. Order your Daily Vacation with home at Schellsburg, Penna. She had been associated with the Bible School Materials from Pete, May, and Joy Bensen have Allen County Public Welfare De­ the Taylor Bookstore moved to 7119 70th Ave., in Brook­ 1 lyn. Pete is a concrete construc­ partment until September. Donna ' i enjoys her new job and her work tion worker. with an older youth group in her church. Dave Harvey is pastor of a 1952 church in Stamford, Conn.... Elsie Mundinger says that she Al Thompson and his transpor­ Wally Rook is athletic director at finds her English background val­ tation problem were the subject the VA Hospital in Marion... Ken­ uable in revising nursing pro­ of a feature story in the New York neth Ross is teaching in Hartford cedures and in her administrative Times on Sunday, December 13. City. duties as Nursing Arts Instruc­ Al and Louise (Penner x'52) and tor at the Graham Hospital School their five-month old son live in Lyle Barrett is in the service... of Nursing. Her address is R. R. East Hampton, on Long Island, Terry Danner is working at RCA. 1, Canton, 111. and serve the East Hampton She'd like to start work toward Methodist Church. Al commutes her Master's degree next year... 1949 220 miles a day to Union Semin­ Larry Darling is studying at Will Cleveland, Christian Edu­ ary in Manhattan. This set-up Wheaton... "Working temporar­ cation director for the Asbury would suffer seriously if that par­ ily", but aiming toward youth mis­ Methodist Church in Chattanooga, ticular commuter's train is taken sions, is Theresa Gibson, who lists Tenn., has been elected president off the schedule as is being Matthews, Ind., as her address... of the Christian Education Direc­ planned. Interested in some positions listed tors Association for his confer­ in the Taylorite recently, Dick ence. Alyce (Rocke '48) is Youth He i I born wrote from 616 Berry St. Director in the same church. SCHOOL OF HARD KNOCKS in Lansing, Mich., where he has Prince Schaeffer sent Miss Both- NOT TOO MUCH FOR been employed with a real estate well a couple of programs of his CLASS OF '53 broker... Bill Hesse is pastor of Sitka, Alaska, High School Band the Missionary Church in White and Chorus performances. He Isabel Anderson and Mary Cox Pigeon, Mich...John Journell really had them do some high- are teaching at White Pigeon, works in Glaze Hardware in Gas class numbers. Michigan... Max Andrew is pas­ City... Another workingman is Vernon and Wilma (Steiner) tor of the Main St. Congregational Neil McDowell, putting in his time Peterson '49, enjoyed Taylor fel­ Church in Greentown, Indiana. .. at the Bell Body Co., in Pontiac, lowship when Blanchard and Ver- In Singapore, serving under the Mich., but he hopes to begin Sem­ na Amstutz '48 assisted them with Overseas Missionary Fellowship is inary training soon...Hugh their revival services at their Barbara Hovda. She hopes to be Sprunger is attending seminary at church in Grabill, Ind. sent to Formosa after language 4606 Woodlawn, in Chicago ... After six years as a pilot for study. . . Don McFarland is a Calvin Vass ministers to the peo­ the American Airlines, Hobert High School Evangelism Staff ple of tne Methodist Church in Lowrance is working with the Mis­ Representative in Westfield, N. J. Campbellsburg, Ind., and attends sionary Aviation Fellowship. He ...Rodger and Olive (Haselwood) Asbury Seminary... Mary Beany spent 1948-1953 in South America, Schmidt are missionaries for the lives at home, 2154 Margaret St., but now he and his family, in­ American Sunday School Union Columbus, Ohio, and teaches in cluding 20-month-old twins, are in Princeton, Ind.. ..Still a stu­ one of the grade schools.. .Ev Dil- living in Los Angeles. dent, this time at Asbury Semin­ lin teaches business in Waco, ary, is Ernest Cobbs. He is also Nebr.... Serving a church at Sand 1950 pastor of the Vallonia, Ind., cir­ Lake, Mich., are Martha Gene Howard Washburn, an instruc­ cuit of Methodist Churches... (Fordyce) and Gerald Welsh x53 tor at the Baptist Seminary in Ralph Schuster writes to say he'll ...In addition to his regular job Johnson City, N. Y., received his be bringing a carload to Youth of teaching in Jefferson Twp. M. A. degree in history from the Conference. He teaches in the School, Hal Olsen is publicity di­ graduate school of Western Re­ junior high at Stryker, Ohio. .. rector for the Hoosier College serve University, Cleveland, 0., on It must take two jobs to keep Earl Conference... Everett Parks is a February 3. Hartman busy! He teaches school mail clerk in the Marion Post Of­ and ministers to the Geneva, Ind. fice.. Dave and DoraDene (Cul­ 1951 circuit of Methodist churches... ver '52) Philipoe live in Los An­ Harold Herber is president of Eunene and Carolyn (Stevenson geles, where Dave is connected the Student Association at Gordon x'55) Lemaire are living at 115 with the Cowman Publications. .. Divinity School, Beverly Farms, Pearl, Denver, Colo., while Gene Gerritt Vandenburg teaches at Mass. Taylor is the only school to is a student at Conservative Bap­ Haslett, Mich... It's Lt. David have two representatives on the tist Seminary.. .Another student- Wheeler now. He and Faith cabinet of that body, since Carlyle minister is Jim Lantz, attending (Dodge x'55) live at 1211 Winches­ Saylor '52 is Secretary. Garrett Biblical Institute while he ter St., Fredericksburg, Va. 14 in the evening at a banquet in Mt. Morris Bap­ News of the Chapters tist Church of which Bob Behnken is pastor. March 13 is the date that has been set for Alumni in and around Kokomo, Indiana, met members of the New York City alumni chapter at the Y. M. C. A. for an evening of entertain­ to come together for their next meeting. Presi­ ment with pictures of the campus, music from dent Bergwall, who is to be in Washington, D. C., the violin of Darwin Nutt and a vocal by Dick during that week will meet with the group. Raby. Wally Good met with the group to share President Bergwall will also meet with the some thoughts about the relationship of alumni South Bend—Elkhart, Indiana, alumni on Friday, to their school. James Payne of Russiaville was March 26. Ross Richey, Bill Stone, and Paul­ elected the new president, Leigh Maclver, vice ine Getz are working on final arrangements. president in charge of programs, and Mrs. Mil­ On April 23 alumni in the area of Dayton, dred Pence, secretary-treasurer. Plans were Ohio, will meet at Mrs. Wagner's Kitchen, Eaton, made for the next meeting in connection with Ohio. Ken Morse, chapter president, has peeked the Methodist Conference on Thursday, May 27. in the pantry and he says prospects look good. Dr. Rediger journeyed to Columbus, Ohio, on The program is all arranged. Soup's on at 7:00 February 16 to provide some inspiration for p.m. On the same day alumni near Philadelphia, alumni of that area. The group raised money for Penna. plan to get together. their half of the dining hall P. A. system which Grand Rapids, Michigan, alumni have been they adopted as a project last fall. planning a pre-Youth Conference rally to invite A dinner meeting with Coach Don Odle was in other young people. Harold Beattie, chapter enjoyed by alumni in the neighborhood of Flint, president, has not set a date yet, but they hope Michigan, on Saturday, February 20. Odle spoke to clear one soon.

prayer and news from home, quoting a verse Along Life's Way from Proverbs, "As cold waters to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country." Lawrence Leroy, to LeRoy and Mary (Weber BORN: '48) Lindahl '51, of Rt. 1, Box 144R, Orchards, "I have blue eyes, brown hair, and already Wash. LeRoy is pastor of the Proebstel Com­ have made everybody happy." That's what Eu­ munity Church. gene David, born to Arthur and Ethel (York '37) Jane Susan, to Jim and Mary Ellen Roberts Kleppiiiger on August 4, 1953, says in the latest '53. The Roberts' live at 2832 "O" St., Lincoln, edition of the 1937 class letter. Nebr., where Jim is Assistant Pastor of the Cen­ It's two girls and a boy now for Gail and Kath­ tral C. & M. A. Church. leen (Howard '46) Price '43, of Lakeview, Ohio. Nevelyn Louise was born on October 16, 1953. MARRIED: Bob and Liz (Brose '51) Van Horn welcomed December 20—Mary Whitenack x'52 to Jack Debora Lee to their house at 3071/2 E. Main St., Baumgartner. Mary is the daughter of Rev. and Hartford City, Ind., on December 20. Mrs. D. V. Whitenack '27 (Mildred Kellar x'26). The four Comstock boys are pretty thrilled The Baumgartners live at 2210 Rosewood, To­ over their little sister, Brooke Renee, who was ledo, O. born December 21. Jim '52 and Lois are in Okla­ December 31—Virginia Lindell '53 to Donald homa City, waiting for their visas to Colombia, Cathcart. Virginia's parents are also alumni, after they were unable to go to Ecuador. Ernest and Ruth (Draper '27) Lindell '26. At­ Debra, daughter of Harold and Marguerite tendants were Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Lindell '52. (Roberts '47) Jenkins '50, was also born on De­ The Cathcarts' address is 20 Masefield Drive, cember 21. The Jenkins live at 1126 Hope St., Tonawanda, N. Y. Springdale, Conn. January 2—Kenneth Wright '53 to Pat Cran- "Auntie" Laura Sikes '55 brought in the dall x'55. Kenny has two new bosses, Pat and news about the latest addition to the familv of Uncle Sam. Glenn and Eleanor (Sikes x'52) Frank '49. John January 9—Julia Ann Mittank to Ted Wright William arrived on January 16. '52. Ted is still stationed at the Dugway Proving James and Jeanne (Miller '52) Diller announce Grounds, Tooele, Utah, where he is sports direc­ the arrival of Colette Adele on January 27. Jim tor for the army post. is a med student at Ohio State in Columbus. January 23—Barbara Ellingson x'56 to Max A charming little model is on display at 3960 Hird, in Edgeley, N. Dak. Waverly Ave., Seaford, N. Y. He is Richard Dean, son of Garfield and Eleanor Thompson '48, born DIED: on January 30. Mrs. M. O. Abbey, beloved campus resident Rebecca Jean put in her appearance to live for many years, passed away on January 9 after with John and Shirley Svaan '50 on February 2, an illness of five weeks. Mr. Abbey was super­ at Grace-New Haven, Conn, hospital. intendent of buildings and grounds for many Floyd and Polly (James '50) Wiberg x'51, are years, and two daughters, Iris and Eloise, and the parents of a son, Stephen, but we don't know one son, Vere, were graduated from Taylor. the date. The Wibergs live in Louisville, Ky. Mrs. Robert Weed at her home in Marietta, Judith Lynn, to the Lester Kennedys '48 on Ohio. Rev. Weed graduated in 1922, and their March 16, 1953. The Kennedys, including Judy, daughter Lois, now assistant librarian at Taylor, like Africa and their work there. They request in 1951. Choir to Tour East The Taylor A Cappella Choir is plan­ April ning to make the annual spring tour this 10 Grace Methodist, Punxsutawney, Pa. year through Ohio and Pennsylvania, 11 St. John's E.U.B. Shamokin, Pa. spending some time in cities near the 11 East Stroudsburg, Pa., Methodist east coast. Several dates are not yet 12 Bethelship Methodist, Brooklyn definite, but Bill Plumb, president of 13 Annapolis, Maryland the group, says that the choir is looking 14 Brentwood, Md., Methodist forward to a good trip. 15 Aldersgate Methodist, Wilmington, Here are the dates that have been Del. set: 16 Marcus Hook, Penna., Methodist April 17 open 7 open 18 open 8 Painesville, Ohio, Methodist 19 open 9 Sharpsville, Penna., Methodist 20 open

GRIN AND BEAR IT By Lichty

"Up beyond Hmm de-du-u-u, Stands her towers dum dee dummm day-yyy, Echo her praises, Bo-aa grmmmmmmm, Brmmm, we love, la, la, la-aaaa, de-de-da-dum devotion prove — Courtesy George Lichty and the Chicago Sun-Times Syndicate Plan Now for Commencement Baccalaureate, Sunday, June 6 Alumni Day, Monday, June 7 Commencement, Tuesday, June 8 Committees have begun work to make This year a banquet is planned in the the 108th Annual Commencement one gymnasium with the traditional alumni of the finest occasions of the school program to be held in connection. The year. Although this year one of the annual business meeting of the Alumni smallest classes since the war will be Association will be a short part of the graduated, alumni and friends are ex­ evening's activities. pected to return in even larger num­ Classes holding reunions will meet bers. in the morning, at noon or shortly after dinner. The reception in Campbell Par­ Alumni Day activities have been lors, enjoyed so much last year, is being planned by a committee of eight local planned again, and a number of inter­ alumni and a number of changes in esting and accommodating features will the usual program have been made. be announced later.