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JULY 1939

Our Historic Administration Building Needs Repair

The Oldest Building The Home of Many On Our Campus Sacred Memories

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Elsewhere in this sary funds are in Bulletin you will read sight. We have no re­ that our budget for the serve funds for such last fiscal year, ending emergencies which June 30, closed satis­ must be met; all the factorily with all sala­ money must come from ries paid in full. It was our current budget. by God's goodness, The foundation and through the help of walls of this building the readers of our Bul­ are structurally sound. letin and through econ­ It is a well built build­ omies in operation that ing. However, much we were able to care for the expense of the new has to be done in the way of repairs. The six class heating plant last year. rooms, as well as the Library, need repair and As you read in the June issue of our Bulletin, the decorating work done on it. The new floors, ceilings historic old Administration Building is in sore and redecoration should be done before the open­ need of repair work. Our alumni appreciate the ing of school next September. The roof is in need significance and memories of the building, the of extensive repairs, with replacement of shingles first one built on the present campus. Work and gutters an almost absolute necessity. The en­ on this building is not an emergency, yet it must trance and front stair-case need to be repaired. be done as soon as possible to meet the demands Estimates show that between six and seven thou­ of the North Central Association of Colleges and sand dollars is necessary to put this building in Secondary Schools. After careful advice and con­ first class shape. Will you help? sideration of the pfoblem from every angle, we Readers of the Bulletin will be interested in feel justified in spending the necessary amount to knowing that redecorating work in the Music Hall repair and modernize this building so that it will is progressing nicely. The studios, recitation rooms be in first class shape. We do not feel that we and practice rooms are being painted and beauti­ should attempt this work, however, until the neces­ fied. The chapel was painted this spring. Former T. U. Student Is Another Increase In 0. P. Smith Becomes the New Making Outstanding Record Enrollment Is Seen Superintendent of Grounds We are pleased to announce that it again appears that this year we will have another in­ crease in our student enrollment. Figures show that we are above our enrollment of last year at this lime. Taylor University has been growing! For several years we have had a distinct increase in enrollment each year, and it encourages our hearts to antici­ pate another decided increase this year. Our second semester opens on September 12. It will take the co­ operation and help of all of our alumni and friends if we are to keep this increase. Keep Taylor in front of your young friends in­ terested in going to college. Get Taylor University into their thinking. Taylor offers young people the high scholastic stand­ Another Taylor University ards demanded today, yet with it all is the vital spiritual emphasis aluinnus who has been making Friends of O. P. Smith, a so necessary and lacking in our an outstanding record in his student at Taylor University in colleges of this day. Taylor stu­ chosen field is Dr. Lee R. Nor- 1915 and 1918, will be glad to dents are brought under the in­ velle, Associate Professor of know that he has returned in the fluence of consecrated profes­ Speech, Head of the Division of capacity of Supervisor of Build­ sors with a personal experience Speech, and Director of Radio at ings and Grounds. The field was of Christ in their hearts. They are Indiana University, Rloomington, covered thoroughly before Mr. made to realize the necessity of Indiana. Smith was secured and we feel living Christ-like lives, filled with Norvelle was a student at Tay­ that a more capable man could God's Holy Spirit. lor University for six years, com­ not be obtained for this import­ We cherish your prayers for so pleting his four year academy ant position. Mr. Smith, who many of our young people who course in three years and also his comes to us from New Hamp­ are looking forward to coming to college course in three years. He shire, Ohio, will devote his full Taylor but lack the necessary left Upland in 1920. He accepted time to this work. a position in the department of funds. They tell us that they feel While we have endeavored and Speech at Iowa University and the call of God on their lives and succeeded in doing a great deal of the need for a Christian educa­ started teaching there in 1921, necessary repair work in the past tion, but lack the finances. Pray and took his M.A. degree from few years, our readers can appre­ that institution in 1923. Prof. that God will open the doors for ciate the need for continuous and Norvelle resigned his position at these young peoeple which seem increasing effort along this line. Iowa in August, 1924, to accept so closed. The full time of one person is the directorship of the Speech required if this work is to be work at the University of Mon­ Theta Alpha Phi, honorary supervised and executed properly. tana in September of that year. dramatic fraternity. He has writ­ Close followers of the school The following year he left Mon­ ten numerous articles on speech realize that the standards of re­ tana to take charge of the speech education and drama, two of the pair and maintenance must be work at Indiana University where most important of which are: raised to meet the exacting de­ he has been since that time. He dramatization of Edward Eggles- mands of our various accrediting took his Ph.D. degree at Indiana ton's "Hoosier Schoolmaster," agencies. Mr. Smith will be of in 1930, and also studied at Cor­ and "The Will to Speak Effective­ invaluable assistance in helping nell University and at Oxford ly" to reach this objective. University, England. Norvelle was an honor student Many recent visitors to our Since being at Indiana, he has while at Taylor and was also campus have complimented us developed the Speech Department active in many extra-curricular on the increasing beauty of our with specialized courses in four activities. He was especially ac­ campus, which is recognized as fields especially: Public Speaking tive in speech and debate work, one of the finest among the many and Debate, Interpretation and and served as president of the small colleges of the State. The Drama, Speech Clinic, and Radio. Thalonian Literary Society. He upkeep of our grounds alone re­ Dr. Norvelle is serving his third was known to most of his college quires considerable time and year as national president of chums as "Red" Norvelle. energy. (2) OR. AYRES WRITES TO MEMBERS OF THE GREAT TAYLOR FAMILY

much less than a new building with the same capacity. What is very much need­ ed is a new Library Building. This would release the larger part of the main floor of Wright Hall now occupied by the Library, thus making space for at least four or more fine large class rooms. We are greatly in need of more library space and more class rooms. Wonderful Memories Moreover, there is another very strong reason why Wright Hall should be pre­ served. It is associated with wonderful memories of all, but especially of those of the earlier years of the school's history in Upland. What gracious mem­ ories cling about the Upper Room Chapel, and the Upper Room of Prayer! What outpourings of the Spirit! What sense of Divine Presence! What im­ pressions of special call and mission! Society Hall too comes filled with the glory of the Lord, with shining faces, and shouts of victory! This old building has its Bethels in these various rooms where God revealed Himself so marvelously. Then too Society Hall has Burt Wilmot Ayres, Ph.D., LL.D. other memories that are precious — of social events, literary programs, de­ bates, orations, and inter-society com­ It has been several months since I upon the financial strength of the petitions. Certain class rooms are asso­ have had anything to say to the "Taylor school. For the many years of the de­ ciated with unforgetable events in the Family" through the Bulletin. Perhaps pression proper painting and repairs learning process. And finally (why it is time for me to let my old students on the school properties could not be should I place it last unless it is of and friends know that I am still "on financed. As school closed in climactic importance?) some spot in old the job." Last school-year I taught a the Directors had to face the necessity Room 7 or in the Dean's Office may be heavy schedule, hence had very little of many minor repairs and a major indissolubly associated with a private time to correspond with my student replacement — a large amount of our lecture of untold value!* Therefore old friends of many years. If the Lord large heat lines and boilers. After the Maria Wright Hall, full of precious spares my life and preserves my vigor most careful figuring and management memories, must be restored and pre­ 1 expect, the coming year, to be more in this replacement threw an additional served! The Alumni must rally to the the mails. I realize that I may be con­ load of $15,000 on the institution for call with cash immediately, or promises sidered the connecting link between the the past year. This was a necessity for to pay by September 15, 1939. Taylor of another generation and this, the running of the school. It seems a President Stuart is a courageous for in many families I have been a miracle that we came through with leader in this as in other hard tasks. teacher of one or both of the parents nearly all of this paid for; and it is Let's back him! The financing of and of the children. In fact it is about hoped that before we go into the school- church-related and all non-tax-support­ time to be getting the third crop in from year in Seotember God's good people ed schools becomes increasingly dif­ my students of the years 1897-1900. who pray for our work and give to it ficult; but there never was greater Send them on, you grandparents and will have sent in sufficient to cover need of schools such as Taylor than parents — keep up the royal lineage of this balance, as well as the cost of there is today. They are necessary for the old heroic days. We need them here, another major repair which must be the generation and conservation of and they need what Taylor has to give made this summer. This is a thorough intrinsic and eternal values. them. The "Taylor Spirit" of family overhauling of H. Maria Wright Hall, — B. W. Ayres friendliness still lives. I was about to better known as the Administration include in the preceeding sentence as a Building. * President's Note: I am not willing to part of the Taylor Spirit, "Plain Living admit any of the special conferences in and High Thinking", but when I com­ H. Maria Wright Hall Room 7. You will have to ask Dean pare the Taylor of forty years ago, or In the report of the inspectors who Ayres about those. Regardless of what less, I fear those who have lived to see examined Taylor University for the kind of stories the old alumni bring the contrast might raise their eye-brows North Central Association of Colleges back about the President, Dean Ayres a little on the "Plain Living". We and Secondary Schools the institution can never remember any of them. know, however, that plainness is a was given a low rating on the condition However, the president remembers relative term and changes from genera­ of our main class room building. This a very sacred spot up in the old tion to generation. In spite of general makes it very imperative to begin and Chapel, way up toward Heaven, social pressure we have not yielded to carry through this summer extensive when Dean Ayres knelt and reached the cigaret, tobacco, beer, and dance renewals, including the roof, the ceilings both hands toward Heaven and cried tidal wave. We still believe that the Ten of most of the rooms, and some of the out for the Baptism of the Holy Spirit Commandments are not obsolete in the floors, etc. The building is too good and told God he hadn't been able to moral order. We believe it is not to be abandoned and wrecked. This figure it out with Psychology, Philos­ Pharasaical to say that clean living, method of renewal and change will cost ophy and so on, but that he had all the right to breathe God's pure air un- eternity to find it out. He wanted God befouled by the prevalent vices, is part to baptize him with the Holy Spirit. of the "Taylor Spirit." President Stuart, then a student, knelt TAYLOR UNIVERSITY BULLETIN by him and saw him receive the baptism Heavy Demands This Year Entered as second class matter at Upland. of the Holy Spirit. Thank God these Ind., April 8, 1900, under Act of Congress. The past year was one in which an , 1894. Vol. XXXI, No. 4. Issued same experiences are being repeated extraordinary heavy demand was made monthly. these days on Taylor's campus. (3) $500 Is Sent by Dean Earland Ritchie Writes Friend of School Appreciation at Close of First Year Our hearts were thrilled one morning recently when in open­ forded me, in my ing the mail it was found that a judgment, when I was check for $500.00 was sent from offered the position on a very dear friend of the school Taylor University's in the East. This was a distinct staff, because of the stardards which they aid in helping us to balance our maintain socially, mor­ budget for this year; we certainly ally and scholastically. do appreciate these gifts from the I had been seeking for friends of our school. God so a number of years a college campus accord­ often directs in the giving of these ing to my philosophy gifts, as we feel He did in this in­ and practices of life, stance. This friend writes: but had time and again met with those cam­ "The enclosed check is sent to you pus conditions some of in response to your fine letter of June which proved to be a 14th. bit too lax, particular­ "Miss thinks you might be ly along the social and interested in the story back of this Our Dean of the College, Dr. moral lines. check. I had been planning to reinvest Earland Ritchie, who has been In counsel among ministers and a small amount in 'Baby Bonds', and with us but one year, has won friends when considering Taylor, I last Friday I made out the application, found that many people hold the idea but with my checkbook before me I sud­ his way into the hearts of faculty and students alike and has be­ that Taylor is to a more or less degree denly changed my mind and wrote the rather fanatical in their beliefs. Accord­ check for a much smaller amount. come one of the most popular ingly, I set about to investigate and Your letter was waiting for me when I men on our campus. It is a won­ thus confirm or disprove such ideas as reached home, and the thought came they were handed me. Without a to me that this must be why my mind derful thing to have on our staff these Christian gentlemen with doubt my findings led me to my decision was changed that afternoon." in electing Taylor as a new field of the highest earned degrees and work and service. I did not conclude yet definitely consecrated to the that it was, as was said to be, fanatical, New Teacher Named cause of building the Kingdom of but rather is admirable because of the God in the hearts and lives of various rigorous standards which they To English Department young people. hold before mankind. I came to Taylor's Dean Ritchie has written con­ campus in the humble attitude of serving cerning his appreciation of Tay­ first its constituency, the institution as lor as follows: such, and its staff as they go forth to make their contribution along the three "It was indeed a rare privilege af- channels previously mentioned.

Taylor Quartet Is Active A Balanced Budget The Taylor University male At the close of our last fiscal quartet is active in service in the year, June 30, M. E. Witmer, State of during this business manager, stated that for month, July. They rejiorted un­ the sixth consecutive year our usually fine services and bless­ budget at Taylor University has ings in their tour of the Dakotas, been balanced, with all teachers' Nebraska and Iowa. Many seekers salaries paid in full. We feel pro­ were at the altar of prayer seek­ foundly grateful to God for this ing God in all His fullness at the fact. It has only been through the camp meeting in which they took helj) and loyal assistance of our part at Washburn, North Dakota. friends and through answered The itinerary for the quartet in prayers that we have been able to We are pleased to announce the New York is as follows: meet our financial obligations in selection of Dr. Edna M. Robinson as July 16 — Calvary Presbyterian full this year. Once again we are a new member of our teaching staff Church, Maspeth, New York able to feel that God has placed here at Taylor University. Miss Rob­ inson has both her A.B. and A.M. — First Methodist Chiirch his seal of approval upon the degrees from University of Shrub Oak, New York great work which Taylor Univer­ and her Ph.D. from Johns Hopkins — Calvary Presbyterian sity is doing. We do appreciate University, all in the field of English. Church, Newburgh, New York the wonderful help, prayer and She has held many outstanding honors — Clinton Ave. Presbyterian and scholarships in her study. Dr. cooperation of all who aided us Robinson comes from an outstanding Church, Kingston, New York this past year. We know I hat family, comparable to the Comptons. -30 — Cherry Run Camp you have been blessed in so do­ She has three brothers, all of whom Meeting, Itimmersburg, Pa. ing and that your investments hold hisrh positions in their chosen -Aug. 4 — Methodist Church, will reap eternal dividends in the fields. We are happy to welcome this Christian woman to our staff. Crosby, Pa. lives of young people. (4)