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VOL. XXVI., NO. 3 MAY, 1934 Issued 9 or More Times a Year

Taylor University Through the Eyes of an Educator By PROF. J. M. HERNADEZ, of State University of Oklahoma

To determine the influence of col­ is inculcated in the minds of the Taylor was founded by a very de­ lege days upon the individual life is students under the urge and con­ vout man of God, when there was a impossible. It is beyond human stant example given by the faculty, keen need for its existence. That reach. But how much more so it is which looks after the development need is ever present. Today when to make an exact evaluation of the of the students with almost benevo­ science, economic conditions and the contribution to the students by a lent and paternal interest. Such a advancement of learning makes most college of the character of Taylor, supervision develops the finest of us rather inquisitive and critical; where there are constantly infinite group of young men and women that when civilization seems to be tip­ influences molding the life of the I have ever seen in any of the in­ ping its prow toward a low ebb; students. God alone can have the stitutions of this country. when even the most stable institu­ true retrospection or insight into The intellectual attainment at tions, like the church, the home and the material and spiritual benefits of Taylor is kept always in the fore­ the school are being shaken to their Taylor's influence upon the life of ground, having a very well prepared very foundations, a center of learn­ her students and, in turn, their in­ and capable faculty and compara­ ing that will radiate a very whole­ fluence upon others. tively good equipment. If the stu­ some spiritual and social influence in Every institution of learning has dent should ever lack, due to cur­ the life of her students and alumni moralizing and spiritual concerns, tailment of facilities because of the becomes a necessity to any com­ owing to the nature and purpose of small number of students or because munity, state or nation, rather than learning itself; but few are the in­ of the encroachment of finances, a burden. All citizens interested in stitutions that like Taylor embrace these deficiencies arc over balanced solidifying the foundation of our the whole scope of spirituality. by the personal interest of the fac­ new social structure, regardless of Taylor challenges her students to ulty on the pupils and the earnest­ religious or denominational affilia­ right living, right thinking and right ness that is instilled in the student tions, or lack of these, should look purposing. The spiritual impact is body in general. In it thousands of sympathetically upon the work and met in her laboratories, in her rec­ vourig people have seen the veil of contribution that Taylor University itation halls, in her chapel. Her in­ indifference rent and new horizons is rendering. Her future is assured fluence radiates from her faculty, rise before them. Social confusion because of her ideals and spiritual­ her student-body, her alumni and and prejudices are eliminated and ity, which are consonant to society's her traditions. It is the most whole­ the love of the Son of Man kindles needs and also because of the con­ some atmosphere for a young mind new concepts in their place. Tay­ secration and loyalty of those who to grow in and to he quickened by lor's love for missions bespeaks her direct her destiny. But she can ren­ God's spirit. cosmopolitanism. The wide repre­ der much more good to society if In Taylor every student finds him­ sentation of foreign states among her financial assistance is given her un- self in a very friendly and homely students and the extinction of de­ begrudginglv. This she has a right atmosphere. It matters not how nominational differences is evidence to expect from right thinking citi­ humble or how refined the home sur­ of her broadmindedness. Yet Tay­ zens. She should expect it much roundings might have been, the stu­ lor is uncompromising in great es­ more from her own alumni and from dents mingle in a democratic, spir­ sentials. This is her salvation and those who believe in the propaga­ itually minded social life that has therein lies her strength, whence tion of Christ's kingdom and his sub­ much to contribute to every one that comes her particular contribution to lime teachings. No where else, that comes within its reach. Neverthe­ those who matriculate in any of her I know of, can money be spent to less, refinement, without snobbery, schools. greater advantage.

TAYLOR UNIVERSITY ON THE AIR MAY 13, 2:30-3:15, CST. From YVOWO — 1160 Kilocycles, Ft. Wayne, Ind. Let every alumnus, parent, friend and prospective stu­ dent be listening in at that hour.

COMMENCEMENT JUNE 1-5. Bishop Brown gives the baccalaureate address Sunday morning, and Bishop I.eonard gives the commencement address Tuesday morning, June 5th, at 9:30.

SEND YOUR LOJ'E GIFT TO TAYLOR AND SEND IT AT ONCE. THANK YOU! 2 TAYLOR UNIVERSITY BULLETIN

TAYLOR UNIVERSITY BONDHOLDERS

"Both of your letters received. Excerpts from a letter of a Michigan From a Wisconsin bondholder who Your attitude toward, and concern friend who is a Bondholder has a large bond. for the friends of yesterday touched me deeply, and I do appreciate your "Had we invested this money in "Dear Brother Ayres: prayers and thought of us. You are any other place probably we would We are enclosing a copy of the having to face the mistakes of the have been no better off, and if it has reply sent to , also the check past and they are always humiliat­ helped some students to go out and that you so kindly sent. Brother ing, especially financial ones. live for Christ we are glad we in- Ayres, we truly appreciate the kind­ vested in Taylor for we have not "I have always believed God ly spirit and the generosity that suffered thus far. When we invested called you to save Taylor, and I am prompted the sending of it, but in these bonds I did it with the full sure He will see you through. neither of" us could accept a person­ intention of using them toward "When I heard of your deep trou­ al gift of money from one who was scholarships. I prayed over the in­ in no way benefitted by our loss. ble last summer my only thoughts, vestment and felt led to do this. I We pray DAILY for the school, hopes, and prayers have been that have felt that there should be a way and have all through this trying Taylor may be saved to carry 011 the found to issue scholarships that time when we did not understand. work she has been doing so many could be used to send friends and rel­ And now that we do see some small years. 1 have no thought of myself, atives to attend Taylor. I would part of the burdens you are bearing, nor had any thought of investigating earnestly ask that in our case we and the harassing trials you are anything for I trusted you and felt would be allowed to use these Good meeting, we can pray more effective­ sure you were doing everything pos­ Will Scholarships for four years in ly, holding you and Brother Stuart sible that could be done for the best succession. If we could be the up by name to the Throne. interest of all concerned. I have means of sending others from our given Taylor almost $15,000.00. The locality I would feel wonderfully We would be glad to receive the future holds only one regret for me blessed. A $100.00 scholarship this Good Will Scholarships and feel if we should fail to fight to the death fall might be a means of getting that now we could encourage young to save Taylor University. some student to go." (The request people to come to Taylor. We are I was 72 years old yesterday. On­ of this consecrated friend who has hoping that the funds from the re­ ly as I know my age do I feel I am a large block of the first mortgage ceivership may be distributed soon, getting old. I am young in spirit—• bonds will be gladly granted.) Fur­ for no matter how small they may thanks to my Heavenly Father. God ther she says, "We have one Taylor be, they will bring help to all the has been good to me in supplying graduate of two years ago who is in bondholders who are needing it most. my needs and I have learned many our midst and is a fine specimen of We wish to thank you for taking lessons during this depression. When what Taylor does for young people. the time to explain so fully and only we are crucified with Christ and cru­ I have secretly been hoping and wish that everyone might have the cified to self we are at the place praying that we could have a Gospel privilege of knowing just how things where God can use us to His glory." team come to our church early in really are. It would make their -—Illinois .Tune." losses so much easier to bear."

Ockenga Pleases Students FROM A FRIEND T. U. On the Air "Every time a copy of your Bul­ Faculty and students were delight­ letin arrives my heart bleeds. I can May 13, 2:30 to 3:15 CST from ed with the series of lectures given hardly endure the deprivation that station WO WO at Fort Wayne, by Rev. Ockenga. He gave a vivid I can not send you any money. The Indiana. WOWO is operated on 'President's Testimony' stirs my 1160 Kilocycles. description of the problems of Eu­ soul. I will send you names from President Stuart, Vice-President rope and the near East. time to time that you might influence Ayres, Professor Fenstermacher, the He was unanimously invited to re­ to contribute real money."—Mary­ male quartet, and others will be on turn next year for a similar series. land the air. It will be a real Taylor program. Every alumnus, parent, friend, and prospective student PLEASE SEND YOUR CORRECT ADDRESS should be listening in for the an­ Send names and address of friends that you think would be nouncements which will be made at interested in having The Bulletin and other literature. this time. Let us have Taylor par­ Send names and addresses of prospective students ties from coast to coast. If you send us twenty-five names and addresses we will send Remember Sunday afternoon, May you the Life of Bishop William Taylor, a book of 318 pages — an 13, 2:30 to 3:15 CST. ideal gift. For ten names and addresses we will send you The Angel in Ebony, the enlarged story of "Sammy" Morris. Taylor offers each year service scholarships. Write for information. TAYLOR UNIVERSITY BULLETIN 3

ONE OF TAYLOR'S MODERN DORMITORIES WHERE THE STUDENTS ENJOY THE COMFORTS OF THESE DELIGHTFUL ROOMS

PLAN NOW TO ENTER TAYLOR UNIVERSITY SEPTEMBER 12, 1934. EVERY MAIL BRINGS INQUIRIES OF INTERESTED STUDENTS WHO ARE PLANNING TO ENJOY THE ATMOSPHERE IN ONE OF THE MOST UNIQUE COLLEGES OF AMERICA.

May Day Festival An Alumnus Writes Commencement Taylor University is again tliis A letter from Friday, June 1, at 10:00 o'clock year featuring a May Day, wliicli OWEN B. YOUNG will be the annual meeting of The will be held on Friday, May 18. William Taylor Foundation. of the Class of 1907 This is a time for the gathering of Baccalaureate exercises Sunday the alumni, friends, and prospective morning, June 3, 10:30. Sermon by "1 have just attended the annual students, together with the present Bishop Wallace E. Brown, D.D., student group and the faculty for a conference at First Church, Wilkes- L.H.D., of the Chattanooga Area. day of recreation. This affords the Barre, Pa. Rev. Andrew Russell is 3:00 o'clock, sacred cantata. 7:30 opportunity for the interested pastor. Russell graduated from Tay­ o'clock, annual vesper hour. The friends of the neighboring commun­ lor in 1905 and I in 1907. Russell Rev. Vere Abbey of India, of the ities to visit the school. Many friends class of 1916, will give the annual has a fine church and splendid peo­ have asked when would be a good Sunday evening message. time to bring in prospective students. ple. He has been there for eight On Monday, the annual meeting We are inviting you to make this the years and is invited back for the of the Board of Directors of The day to which you will bring all pros­ ninth. Brother Russell is the same William Taylor Foundation will be pective students and friends who are whole-souled, consecrated Christian held at 10:00 o'clock A. M. The interested in Taylor University. now as he was when at Taylor. The meeting of the Alumni Association change of environment does not will be held at 2:00 o'clock. The Some of the special events of the change the ardor of his enthusiasm annual Alumni banquet, Monday day will be: Chapel service at 9:30, for Christ. a track meet and other field events evening 6:45. "While with him he gave me the Graduation excercises, Tuesday, for the boys, and soft ball for the last Taylor University Bulletin. Dr. June 5, 9:30 A. M. Commencement girls at 11:00 o'clock. At 12:30 the Stuart, you and your helpers are to address by Bishop A. W. Leonard, basket dinner will be served with all be commended for the way Taylor D.D., LL.D., of the Pittsburgh Area. spreading their baskets together. has come out of the depression. We It is expected that the Dr. Robert The main feature of the afternoon need such schools as Taylor evi­ E. Brown will be here and will ap­ will be a baseball game at 2:00 denced by the fine caliber of men pear on the Commencement program. o'clock between Huntington College and women who hold positions and Prospects are bright for a splendid and Taylor University. pulpits over our fair land, many of attendance of alumni and friends You will not need to notify us them in the East. during Commencement week. Make ahead of time, just bring a well "As an alumnus of Taylor I want your plans now to be present. filled basket of good things to eat. to do more in a financial way for The class of 1909 are celebrating Taylor University will furnish the her than in the past. Financial bur­ their twenty-fifth anniversary and tables and coffee and the entertain­ dens are heavy, but my heart ever are anxious to have every member ment for a good time. has been and still is with the school." of the class present. TAYLOR UNIVERSITY BULLETIN to you. The definite dates are now How About Your City? YOUTH CONFERENCE being lined up for the summer. President Stuart, Dr. J. Frank Taylor University's Youth Con­ Please make your requests immedi­ Cottingham and the • male quartet ference was voted by the young peo­ ately so the best itenerary possible will have the camp meeting at New ple to become an annual affair. The may be mapped out. Freedom, Pennsylvania, from Au­ Conference this year from April 13 gust 5 to 12. This camp is located to 15 was a success beyond the FROM SOUTHERN INDIANA about forty miles north of Baltimore, dreams of those who planned it. "I am enjoying and appreciating and about thirty-five miles south of ^ the bulletins as they come to me It was estimated that there were Harrisburg. Why not plan to bring from time to time. They have been six hundred young people present, in a group of young people the last a real inspiration to me, and I am from forty-nine different cities and few days of the camp and let Taylor trying to share that and them by communities. To see that many University's Youth Conference be young people from seven o'clock passing them around. I am glad to give you some names of friends to repeated. Let Christian workers, Friday night to five o'clock Sunday alumni and friends in that territory afternoon actually giving all of their whom your work will be of much in­ terest and I am hoping even more begin now to plan to be present. strength to the spiritual things of Dr. Stuart with this same group God would have inspired you. than that. "Our particular interest has come will-lead a spiritual life conference The tide seemed to rise higher at through Alfred Hunter, to whom in Buffalo, New York; Columbus, every service. There was victory Taylor is meaning so much this Ohio; Toledo, Ohio; Detroit, Mich­ from the very first. The young peo­ year." (Alfred Hunter is a young igan, and other cities during the ple as they carried on their group man who has been marvelously summer vacation. It is planned to conferences and talked and prayed blessed on our campus this year and make these seasons of great spiritual together were constantly leading oth­ God is using him in a great way.) victory. If you are interested in er young people to Christ. It is esti­ one of these meetings being held in mated there were at least two hun­ DO LIKEWISE your community please write im- dred young people who were either mediatelv. converted, reclaimed or baptized Cleo Skelton, class of '32, sent us four students this last year. Do you with the Holy Spirit. WILLIAM TAYLOR realize what a tremendous impetus Some way you felt as you looked FOUNDATION it would be to have all these build­ 011 Have you sent in your member­ in a scene such as this that an ings filled with students? Sit down ship? Do it at once so that you can institution which could he the scene and figure what it would mean to have a vote in the annual meeting of such work as that could not be de­ Taylor to have 100 more students feated by all the devils of hell. One next year and you can see how it June 1st. also felt that the young people of would help to solve financial prob­ NEW CATALOGUE READY today had been more sinned against lems for it would add to the income than sinning themselves. There in a fine way and there would be The new catalogue is ready for seems to be a response coming from very little extra overhead. distribution. A request will bring the youth of today as they try to Let every alumnus get busy to get you a copy. Prospects look bright find their way to God. new students for next year. Write for an increased student attendance Young people as they left the for the new catalogue. when school opens Sept. 13, 1934- Conference went to their churches and gave their own experience and reported what they had seen and heard, and some services continued TAYLOR UNIVERSITY until 10:30 that night as other young- people were definitely led to Christ. The highest type of Christian education in regularly accredited It was the plan of the Conference College of Liberal Arts by the State Board of Education of Indiana. to reach as many souls for Christ as School of Music with splendid faculty. possible. There was absolutely no thought Modern buildings with capacity for 500 students. Located on one of forming any other organization, of the most beautifully landscaped campuses in the country. but to get the young people fully Highly trained Christian faculty who take a personal interest in saved and on fire for God so they could go hack to their local churches their students. and young people's groups and be­ A well-equipped gymnasium under the supervision of a capable come real leaders for Christ. director. It is planned that during these summer months a number of these No smoking, no card playing, no dancing. Youth Conferences will be held in Teaches the Bible as the inspired Word of God. different parts of the country. If For further information write you are interested in a time of real PRESIDENT OF TAYLOR UNIVERSITY salvation work in your community, Upland, Indiana write to Taylor University immedi­ ately for one of these groups to come