Taylor University Bulletin (January 1956)
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Taylor University Pillars at Taylor University Taylor University Bulletin Ringenberg Archives & Special Collections 1-1-1956 Taylor University Bulletin (January 1956) Taylor University Follow this and additional works at: https://pillars.taylor.edu/tu-bulletin Part of the Higher Education Commons Recommended Citation Taylor University, "Taylor University Bulletin (January 1956)" (1956). Taylor University Bulletin. 76. https://pillars.taylor.edu/tu-bulletin/76 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the Ringenberg Archives & Special Collections at Pillars at Taylor University. It has been accepted for inclusion in Taylor University Bulletin by an authorized administrator of Pillars at Taylor University. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Taylor Named in Ford Grant Taylor University was granted $85,100 by the Ford Foundation in its December 12 announcement of grants totaling half a billion dollars. Taylor was one of 18 Indiana colleges to receive part of the $210 million given to 615 regionally accredited, private ly supported colleges in the U. S. to help them raise teachers' salaries. The amounts for schools were de termined by the Foundation by ap proximately matching the payrolls for instruction for 1954-55 for each institution. An additional $50 million already appropriated was parceled out to 126 institutions which have "led the way in improving the status and compensation of American col lege teachers." In announcing the grant Henry Ford II, chairman of the board of trustees, said: "Industry, commerce, government, the arts, the sciences and the pro fessions—indeed our whole way of life depend heavily upon the quality Pres. Bergwall receives a check from William Shreve, administrator of of our education. the Reitenour Estate as attorney Howard G. Eley looks on. "Recognizing this fact, the trustees of the Ford Foundation want to do Reiienour Scholarships SECOND SEMESTER TO BEGIN everything they can to emphasize the JANUARY 30 cardinal importance of the college Established teacher to our society." New students will register for the President Evan Bergwall indicated A check for $27,726.20 was second semester of the 1955-56 col the details of how the grant is to be presented to Taylor University in lege year on Monday, January 30 at administered have not yet been re December by the executor of the Taylor. Classes begin Tuesday, Jan vealed other than that it is for facul Isaac N. Reitenour Estate, Mr. Will uary 31. Pre-registration has been ty salaries. "We don't know how to iam Shreve, Indianapolis, Ind., and conducted during the month of De express adequately our appreciation" attorney Howard G. Eley, of Green cember for students now in college. he said, "but we can assure you we ville, Ohio. The funds were bequeath A slight drop in enrollment is ex will be good stewards." ed to Taylor by Reitenour, who died pected as the number of incoming May 18, 1955, to be used as endow students is not as large as those who ment for scholarships to worthy are not returning. ALUMNI FUND SHOWS INCREASE students. John Warner, alumni fund chair Taylor was one of the four colleges man, reports that alumni giving for included in the Reitenour will. As the month of November was about sets of the estate exceeded total be three times the total for the same quests of $135,000 by approximately BASIC BUDGET QUOTA period last year and that the alumni 38%. The original announcement in REACHED IN NOVEMBER have increased their giving by al dicated that Taylor had been named most $2,500 this year. to receive $20,000, but the increment Goal for November $ 5,000.00 The increase is due to the work brought the total to $27,726.20. of area chairmen and their commit President Evan Bergwall said the Total gifts in November $ 8,013.07 tees in making personal contact with faculty scholarship committee will each alumnus about participating in administer the funds according to January goal $10,000.00 the fund. The committee has set as present school policies. He added that a goal at least 40% of the alumni grants from the new funds will be You can help reach the goal by sending your contribution now. contributing over $ 30,000. By De established as the Isaac N. Reitenour cember 1, 342 alumni had contributed Scholarships. a total of $8,923.41. Faculty Progresses in NEWS FROM THE CAMPUS Curriculum Study The Faculty Carolyn Bailey, Marshall, Mich., Kay Dr. Paton Yoder, Professor of Brenneman, Portersville, Pa., Riley Dr. Arthur F. Engelbert, one of History, has been appointed as a re Case, LaGrange, Ind., Ann Donker, six co-ordinators of the North Cen source person to the special commit Kalamazoo, Mich., Joe Grabill, Gra- tral Association Liberal Arts Study, tee for publishing the history of the bill, Ind., Joe Kerlin, Marion, Ind., addressed the Taylor University fac North Indiana Methodist Conference Joe Kipfer, Grabill, Ind., Kan Ori, ulty in December regarding the cur 1916-1956. Osaka, Japan, Dorothy Porter, Day riculum study in which the Taylor ton, Ohio and Ronald Woodward, faculty is currently engaged. The One of the classes of Dr. Paul Wood, Associate Professor of Reli Long Beach, Calif. curriculum study is part of Taylor's Twenty-seven student teachers effort to improve its educational pro gion, has developed a self-evaluation checklist for Sunday School teachers. were placed in surrounding com gram and plan for future needs in munities during the fall semester, higher education. Dr. Wood says the project has been tested in a number of situations and 15 in elementary education and The study developed out of the will be available for use in 1956. 12 on the high school level. North Central Liberal Arts Study Elton Rose, S. Euclid, Ohio, sopho program in which Taylor is partici The Students more was elected president of the pating this year. Dean Milo Rediger Sixty students who are in Taylor Music Club this year. The club is attended the summer workshop at this semester are receiving some help planning to sponsor an appearance Michigan State and was elected chair in financing their education from of the Indiana University Philhar man of the steering committee for scholarship funds, Dean Rediger an monic Symphony and Choral En the 39 colleges represented. Members nounces. All scholarships are granted semble. of the Taylor faculty voted to re in recognition of scholastic achieve view the curriculum during the year ments either in college or in high The College and named the Advanced Planning school. More than 100 business, agricultur al, industrial and civic leaders from Committee to lead the study. Grayson Atha, West Liberty, The faculty is revising the courses Grant County gathered on the cam Ohio, sophomore won the McLen pus for "Grant Co. Day" Wed., Nov. of study to combine some of the nan Oratory Contest. The contest smaller departmental majors into 30. President Bergwall pronounced on the subject of control of the the day a success in Taylor's effort larger divisional majors. A plan has liquor traffic attracted 13 con been developed for a new general to get better acquainted in the local testants from which four finalists community. education course in social science, were selected. Suzanne Kuhn, which will provide the basic under Monroe, Ind., freshman won sec Because of a number of limit standing in that field similar to the ond prize and Walt Bauder, New ing factors, the administrative course which is now being offered Castle, Penna., sophomore was council decided recently not to through the fine arts division. awarded third prize. hold a 1956 Summer Session. Plans are also being made for a Students pledged over $1,200 to survey of parents and of alumni to Ten seniors were named to "Who's missions at the Missionary Confer determine if they feel Taylor's Who Among Students in American ence held in November. program is strong and how it can be Universities and Colleges." Selections A new program of intramural improved. Included in the study is a were made on the basis of scholar sports has been initiated by Earl consideration of how Taylor may be ship, leadership in academic and ex Craven, Director of Physical Edu able to offer training to more stu tra-curricular activitives, citizenship, cation, to give all students oppor dents with the limited number of service to the college, and promise of tunity to participate in the athletic qualified teachers that are available. future usefulness. Those named were program. sponsibility of higher education al We are trying realistically to face From the President's Desk most equally between public institu the challenge. Both the Faculty and Not long ago the Dean joined me tions and private independent insti the Board of Trustees are studying tutions. This is a very unique presen the problem. We hope that all the in a meeting of the Indiana Confer tation by the state institutions, but problems will be worked out so that ence on Higher Education, at Turkey we greatly appreciate their forth we might break ground for the new Run, Indiana, which calls together right statement at this point. dormitory before the end of this college presidents and deans to dis school year. The Government has al cuss matters of mutual interest. On Now what did the surveys indicate? located $600,000 that can be used if our agenda at that conference was an By using the most modest criteria of we can meet all the necessary re evaluation of student enrollment for evaluation, Taylor University would quirements. We are making contacts the next fifteen years. A very com have by 1972 over 1100 students.