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UPLAND, INDIANA — FEBRUARY 1954 e DR. DeWEERD TO BRING SPRING REVIVAL MESSAGES SUMMER SCHOOL IS PLANS FOR ANNUAL ABANDONED FOR '54 YOUTH CONFERENCE During the last two or three years, NEAR COMPLETION enrollment in the summer session has April 2, 3 and 4 are the dates to been decreasing. Last summer there remember for the 21st annual Youth were only 18 full-time and 33 part- Conference on Taylor's campus. This time students enrolled. This means year's theme is "Time for Christ." that the session was conducted at Miss Dorothy Keeler, a second se­ mester freshman from Milwaukee, some financial loss to the institution. Wis., wrote the music for the winning Recently the students were asked chorus, with the words written by to register their interests and needs Dick Cesler, a sophomore from Cin­ relative to a summer session in 1954. cinnati. Barbara Gordinier and John In light of the response indicated by Wheeler, co-chairmen, have an­ reports to the dean's office, the Ad­ nounced that Dr. Bob Cook, president ministrative Council has voted to of Youth for Christ International, discontinue the summer school pro­ and Rev. Newman LeShana, father gram, at least temporarily. Should in­ of last year's co-chairman, Dave Le­ creased enrollments suggest a dif­ Shana, will be the conference speak­ ferent trend in the future, the matter ers. Rev. LeShana was a missionary will be reconsidered when such facts in India for several years. Pray for are available. this significant weekend. Dr. DeWeerd An effort will be made to work out mutually satisfactory programs Dr. James DeWeerd, pastor of Taylor Friends Respond to with those seniors who plan to grad­ Cadle Tabernacle in Indianapolis, uate in August, and who were de­ will bring the messages in Taylor's Christmas Seal Program pending on summer offerings here. Spring Revival, to be held February 15 through 21. Dr. DeWeerd was Many Taylor alumni and friends graduated from Taylor in 1937, and have expressed interest in the since then has had an active ministry Christmas seal program which was Pogue to Be Heard in in several fields. His duties at Cadle begun in 1952. The 1953 mailing was Tabernacle include speaking over increased over the original number, Lyceum Convocation WLW in Cincinnati daily and on with a total of about 50,000 letters WLW-TV on Saturday each week. and seals sent out. Even with the ad­ Barton Rees Pogue, well-loved Tay­ A native of Fairmount, Indiana, ditional expense of an enlarged mail­ lor alumnus and Hoosier humorist, Dr. DeWeerd is the editor of The ing, the response was greater than in will be featured in a morning convo­ Christian Witness, published monthly 1952. We wish to thank all of you cation on February 12, sponsored by at Fairmount, and is the president of who participated in this program, the Lyceum committee. The program the Board of Trustees of Bethany and we would appreciate any com­ will begin at 9:28 in Shreiner Audi­ Orphanage at Bethany, Kentucky. He ments you would like to make. torium. was formerly president of Kletzing College, now Chicago Evangelistic Pogue is the author of six books: Institute, at University Park, Iowa, FLASH! Songs of the Soil, Fortunes in Friend­ and was listed in "Who's Who in ship, The Lifter of Laughter, Way­ American Education" in the 1949-50 Coach Don J. Odle was side Windows, The Omnibus, and and 1950-51 editions. His name also awarded the State of Indiana Half Street. Formerly professor of appears in the 1952 edition of "Who's Junior Chamber of Commerce speech here at Taylor, he is now Who in the Middlewest." It was "Cap­ Distinguished Service Award for "Mayor" of Upland and constantly tain" DeWeerd in World War II, 1953 on January 30 in Indianapo­ in demand for his evenings of enter­ when he served as Chaplain in the lis. The citation from the Na­ tainment or semi-humorous lectures. U. S. Army, was wounded and dec­ tional Jaycees was for: "Out­ His appearances at his alma mater orated for gallantry in action in standing community Service. are usually limited to Alumni Day Northern France. Through his loyal, faithful and by his busy schedule, but the Lyceum Those of the Taylor campus family unselfish efforts he has made committee felt that the students are looking forward to a time of a great contribution to his should have a chance to enjoy his spiritual refreshment under Dr. De- community, state and nation. homespun philosophy and humor. Weerd's ministry. v ^ •* fVv DR. CROSS ATTENDS Taylor Looks Ahead READING CLINIC In preparation for the establish­ ment of a remedial reading program at Taylor in September, Dr. Hildreth With the l)eginning of the new year, Taylor University casts a Cross, associate professor of psychol­ ogy and education, was named backward glance to express deep appreciation to God, to its faculty a delegate to the Annual Reading In­ stitute at Temple University in Phil­ and students, and to the larger Taylor family all over the world adelphia. This Institute was held for what has been a good year. The blessings of Taylor have been January 25 through 29, and is an many and we trust that these blessings will continue to be shared by ever larger segments of people across the world in the years to come. Although the way has not always been easy, we do wish to register our genuine feeling of advance during this last calendar year. God has been good to us and we do pause to count our many blessings at this time. To any and all of you who have had any part in advancing the program at Taylor University, we at Taylor say, "Many thanks and God bless you!"

However, the end is not yet. There are many challenging things that face us, and in the future we want Taylor to be stronger than she has ever been. Our Board of Directors is now giving serious consideration to an advance program concerning which you will hear more in the future. Educational statisticians are indicating to us that in about ten years' time the number of young people who will knock at the doors of our colleges will probably be double that of this year. The implication of such a prediction is that all colleges Dr. Cross must accommodate more students and that new colleges will have annual event, this year under the theme of "Differentiated Guidance to be established. Taylor must face her responsibility in this area as in Reading." It included discus­ sions, demonstrations, and laboratory well. We are not in any sense predicating a large institution. How­ experiences on several topics. A fea­ ever, we do feel that we should share our just portion of responsi­ ture of the Institute was the informal banquet, at which Dr. Leland Jacobs, bility in training more students. We want Taylor's program to be Professor of Education at the Teach­ ers College of Columbia University, as sound educationally as we can make it, but we do not wish to spoke on "The Individual and the World of Books." compromise its evangelical environment and persuasion. Dr. Cross states that her primary objective in attending the clinic was In order to meet the challenge that will no doubt face us, very to get information and instruction in remedial methods most effective careful planning must be undertaken. The Board of Directors is in dealing with poor readers who enter college. She is planning to fol­ cognizant of this fact and already plans are being undertaken to low up this orientation in the re­ survey our potential and to indicate what desirable program should medial reading field with summer school work. be set up to best enable us to face the future. We are calling upon The remedial reading program that Taylor will set up is to be on a vol­ every friend of Taylor University to pray that God will grant wisdom untary basis consisting mainly of individual conferences, guidance and for such planning and that that which we do will be a great blessing direction. to our God and to our world in producing leadership of sound Ghris- Dr. Cross received her M.A. from University of Michigan and her Ph.D. tian calibre. This task calls not for the interest and concern of from University of Iowa. She has previously taught four a few, but for the combined efforts of all of us. As we face the years in the High School at Fairhope, tomorrows, we do it with a keen realization that success can be ours Alabama, one year at Atlanta Univer­ sity, seventeen years at Asbury Col­ only as we put our hands into the strong hand of God for guidance, lege, and is now in her sixth year at Taylor University. and put our collective efforts to work hard to make and execute Dr. Cross served on various com­ mittees at Taylor and this year is a effective plans and programs. May God grant to us one of the most member of the Personnel Services useful and effective years that Taylor has ever known. Committee and the Faculty Council. She was the III prize winner of Evan H. Bergwall the Zondervan Textbook Contest, 1950, with a text on General Psy­ President chology. which will be used to help worthy and qualified students in obtaining Member of Taylor's Board of their education at Taylor University. Those friends of Dr. Van Duyn and of Taylor University who wish to Directors Killed in Accident join in this program of creating this fitting memorial are asked to send The Taylor family was grieved their contributions to Taylor, desig­ when it received the report recently nated as going to the Van Duyn of the tragic death of Dr. Grover Scholarship Fund. Many friends Van Duyn, one of the members of wished to send flowers to the funeral, the Board of Directors of Taylor but since the request was that flow­ University. Along with three other ers be omitted, it is hoped that these passengers and a minister's wife, Dr. will want to share in this scholarship Van Duyn was involved in an auto­ fund. truck accident in Illinois which took the life of Dr. Van Duyn, and two other Nazarene ministers, and the wife of a fourth minister who was How Long Has Ii Been? critically injured in the accident. Reunions are already being This was indeed a tragic accident, planned by several classes who ex­ and a great host of people were sor­ pect to get together after five, ten, rowed by this experience. twenty, or fifty years since their Dr. Van Duyn has served in many graduation from Taylor. Alumni Day important capacities such as the pres­ this year is Monday, June 7. Mark idency of Olivet Nazarene College your calendar now and plan your and was for a long time Assistant trip to T. U. Special reunion classes Superintendent of Public Instruction this year and their presidents are: in Indianapolis. At the time of his 1953—Jerry Close, 710 N. Lake death he was serving as Director of Shore Drive, Evanston, 111. Social Relations at the Churchmen's 1949—Wilbur Cleveland, 1905 Bail­ Life Insurance Company of In­ ey Ave., Chattanooga, Tenn. dianapolis. Dr. Van Duyn, who has 1944—Paul Clasper, 143 St. John's been on the Board of Directors of Road, Rangoon, Burma Taylor University for the past two 1939—Milo A. Rediger, Taylor Un­ years, was rendering a very valuable iversity, Upland, Ind. service to the institution. This is the 1934—Marvin Schilling, Wausau, second time that he has served on Wisconsin the Board, having given many years Dr. Van Duyn 1929—Wilson Paul, Michigan State of service about 25 years ago. College, East Lansing, Mich. The Board of Directors of Taylor SCHOLARSHIP FUND 1924—Lester M. Bonner, 317 Sec­ University, the faculty, and students, It is felt that a fitting memorial ond Ave., Elizabeth, Penna. upon hearing of this tragic news at Taylor University ought to be set 1919—D. Joseph Imler, 36 Belle- immediately sent condolences to the up in memory of Dr. Van Duyn for vue Road, Belmont, Mass. Van Duyn family, and made the fam­ his service to our school. Therefore, Several members of earlier classes ilies of the other victims of the ac­ there will be established at Taylor a are planning to return. The class of cident the subject of much prayer. Grover Van Duyn Scholarship Fund 1904 which celebrates its fiftieth an­ niversary this year has seven living members, and from the class of 1909 K of the time; of the goal there are eight members. SAMMY MORRIS FILM By the end of the month of Decem­ A recent letter from the alumni ber Taylor alumni had contributed office speculated on the possibilities FOOTAGE COMPLETED almost $10,000 in the current alumni open to Taylor through the tithing The footage for the Sammy Morris fund drive for $40,000. Gifts to the practices of former students. The let­ film has been completed this past college have come from over 300 ter mentioned the fact that if 2000 month. Missions Visualized brought alumni totaling $8679.50. Christmas alumni with an average annual in­ the work print to the campus Febru­ seal contributions and alumni dues come of $3000 were to give one ary 1 for a preview by the Film Com­ account for over $1300 more. The tenth of the tithe it would mean mittee of the Board of Directors. current fund drive will continue the alumni support with $60,000. They With the prayer and financial sup­ rest of the fiscal year until June 30, Went To College, a book giving the port this film deserves of those who 1954. All contributions to Taylor results of a survey made in 1947 of are familiar with the story of Sam­ from alumni for any purpose will college graduates, says the median my's life, this film can reach hun­ be counted toward the goal. annual income (half made more, dreds with a fresh and vitalized half made less) for college graduates challenge for missions. PRAY! GIVE! The alumni fund begun this year at the time of the survey was $5386. is planned as an annual program to At the same time the median annual help meet the financial needs at income for non-college men was Taylor. Mr. Kenyon S. Campbell, di­ $2200. Higley's S. S. rector for funds of the American A copy of the new Taylor Alumni Alumni Council, stated after the Directory has been sent to all alumni Commentary 1952 survey of annual giving at 270 who contributed during the past colleges and universities that the two years. Any who have not re­ for 1954 survey "shows that more and more ceived a copy but would like to have evangelical alumni and friends are reaffirming, one may secure the directory by with their gifts, their faith in higher inspiring writing to the Alumni Office. The informational education." The program of annual directory contains 128 pages of ad­ giving by alumni has become one of dresses for 2622 Taylor alumni listed price: $2.00 the most important sources of rev­ alphabetically and geographically. enue for all types of colleges and Maiden names and class membership Order from the universities. are indicated in the alphabetical list. Taylor Bookstore LOOKING TOWARD 1970

If you are a pastor in Indiana this 200,000 deaths occurred. Probably approach 1970 but we shall need year and have six young people of the fact that even through the war even greater support from our college age, you will have eleven in years the death rate did not increase friends and alumni. We need your 1970—an increase of 89%. If you more than this can be directly at­ support in prayer that we might are the principal of a high school tributed to the increased medical re­ know the will of God; and we need in Michigan and have thirty seniors search brought about by the war and your support financially that we this year, in 1970 you will have 58, its resulting increase of life ex­ might carry out His will. Each and an increase of 97%. The per cent of pectancy. every one of us needs to realize the increase in Ohio by 1970 will be 97 important part Taylor and similar and in Illinois, 76. These percent­ Taylor's Part schools are playing in the vast edu- ages were taken from a survey made Perhaps you have been wondering cational system of the United States. by the American Association of Col­ what all this has to do with Taylor. lege Registrars and Admissions Of­ As President Bergwall pointed out President Eisenhower Urges ficers. The survey deals with college in the editorial in this issue, we are Support of Schools age population trends from 1940 wondering much the same thing. through 1970 and was published in Knowing that there will be in this President Eisenhower made the fol­ August of this past year. Perhaps the increased college age group a larger lowing statement in an address last basic fact behind these enormous in­ number of Christian young people, October that should awaken a re­ creases could best be pointed out it is our desire and the desire of sponse within us that will enable in the differential between births leaders of other Christian schools Taylor to do her part: "The chief bul­ and deaths. This year's college fresh­ to try to determine what part God wark of our heritage against any such men were born in 1935. In that year would have these institutions play in decay has been, and is and will be, there were 2,200,000 births and the enlarged educational program the American school system—from 1,300,000 deaths. In 1952 there were that must be carried out within the the one-room red brick building at a 3,800,000 births, and 1,500,000 deaths. next twenty years. In Taylor's situa­ country crossroads to the largest of That gives us an increased col­ tion the following facts should pro­ our large universities. . . . Our lege age potential of 1,400,000 vide food for thought. We have at school system is more important than young people. In the light of these the present time 430 students. With­ it was before, because the job of be­ facts it is no wonder that the direc­ in this number there are 144 from ing an American citizen is more tors of our educational systems are Indiana, 68 from Ohio, 55 from complex than ever before in our concerned over the future education­ Michigan and 22 from Illinois. In history. Knowledge and understand­ al opportunities for this tremendous other words these four states provide ing and vision, beyond the demands increase of students. 287 of the 430 students on our cam­ of yesterday, are required of tomor­ pus. Using the percentages we men­ row's citizens. Our schools—all our Two Factors Cause Increase tioned before and not allowing for schools—in consequence must have It has been a combination of two any increase or decrease in our stu­ a continuing priority in our concern principle factors that has led to dent promotion urogram we should for community and national welfare. these challenging circumstances. have in 1970, 272 from Indiana, 130 The nation's birth rate jumped from from Ohio, 108 from Michigan, and "In our school system an important 2,250,000 in 1939 to 3,700,000 in 38 from Illinois. In other words place is filled by the small, often 1947 and then went on to establish these four states alone which com­ church-related, liberal arts colleges. a new high with 3,800,000 births in prise two thirds of our present stu­ "These institutions, for genera­ 1952. There is no doubt that World dent body will in 1970 send 548 stu­ tions in the van of higher education, War II and the ensuing Korean con­ dents to Taylor. If our present ratio have covered our lands. They have flict are the prime factors for this still exists that would mean our stu­ brought the advantages of college increase. With this increase how­ dent body would total 822 students. training to thousands upon thou­ ever the death rate has remained Thus the obligations for not only sands who, except for the existence nearly the same. In 1939 1,300,000 the faculty, staff, and students at of these institutions, could never died while in 1952 only an additional Taylor are going to increase as we have enjoyed this privilege."

TAYLOR UNIVERSITY BULLETIN FEBRUARY 1954 UPLAND, INDIANA VOL. 46, No. 11 Issued monthly. Entered as second class matter at Upland, Indiana, April 8, 1900, under Act of Congress July 16, 1894

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