The Echo: October 14, 1988

Semintiy-jifih Year THE ECHO Taylor University, Upland, Indiana October 14, 1988 "Ye shall, know the truth." Issue Six Spirit Week brings back old nostalgia by Elizabeth Bell the class of 1992 will wear badges campus editor 10 inches in diameter that will indicate the student's name, With Homecoming weekend hometown, extension number and approaching on Oct. 21-23, the shoe size. week preceding will be packed with The rules pertaining to when Taylor spirit. Nostalgic Met- the badge has to be worn are the riculation Week, also known as same as last year. It must be on the spirit week, will be Oct. 17-21. person at all times while outside the The Inter-class Council has residence hall. At the conclusion of been working hard to organize the week, a pep rally and a badge- events in order to involve as many burning party will be held at 7:30 students as possible in the week's p.m. on Friday at the lake. festivities. According to Aaron Neuman, On Monday during chapel, the senior class president and chairman council will be putting on skits to of ICC, there is one specific reason The Homecoming Cabinet has a variety of activities in store for students and alumni. explain theevents and the traditions for metriculation. Photo by Jim Garringer that will take place during the week. "We are having the freshmen to offer to all the classes is the symbol for what they went through golf course. Points earned from the The theme is entitled wear the badges as a start to get planting of a class tree. This here at Taylor," said Neuman. three events will go toward each "Nostalgic Metriculation" and is them involved and unify them as a tradition was started with last The usual spirit week activities class and their total points for the based on past metriculation class." year's metriculation week will also take place. There will be Taylathon trophy. traditions in which the students, Not only the freshmen will be activities and will be continued this couples' softball at 4:15 p.m. on The theme for spirit week particularly freshmen, have had to given an opportunity to show class year. Monday between the Reade Center airband will be "At the Beach" and participate in here during the and school spirit. Wearing Each class will have a and the Nussbaum Science Center will be held in the Rediger Chapel/ 1950's and 60's. Some years, the bathrobes, ties with sweatshirts and designated class tree on campus and a food fest at 5:30 p.m. on Auditorium at 9:30 p.m. on metriculation would last for a popping umbrellas, regardless of which is hoped will be significant to Tuesday in the Dining Commons. Wednesday, due to rehearsal for the month instead of one week, as it is the weather, are the events them when they return as alumni. (Upperclassman are encouraged to King and. I. today. designed to induce unity among the Ceremonies will be held attend the evening meal on Metriculation packets will be One of those traditions was other classes. throughout the week by each class Tuesday.) distributed to the freshmen and that the freshmen had to wear "We are stressing fun and in conjunction with their class day A new event, an inter-class letters will go out to each class badges. The badge-wearing idea participation," said Neuman. in order to identify their tree. golf tournament competition, will member for information on the will be brought back this year and Another aspect that ICC wants "The tree will stand as a take place at9a.m.atWalnut Creek events of the week for their class. Gortner honored by Taylor basketball to play Freedoms Foundation team from Isuzu Motors by Del Roth programs the foundation instituted from the News Bureau "It should be a good experience for associate editor and has been giving this award A team from Japan will meet our players. This gives us a chance Robert Gortner, associate since1949. the Trojans' basketball team in an to open doors to the East and professor of business, was awarded The papers were judged by an exhibition match at 7:30 p.m. perhaps play other teams from the George Washington Honor independent jury of chief justices Monday, Oct. 17 in the Don J. Odle Japan." Gymnasium. Medal for excellence in the and corporation presidents who The teams will follow The Isuzu Motors Limited category of economic education by then awarded the medal to those international rules of play. "It will Basketball Team began a 16-day the Freedoms Foundation at Valley who had a complete and valid give the people of Indiana an tour of the United States Oct. 12, Forge, PA. economic teaching system. opportunity to appreciate yet form of government." playing First in Lafayette, Ind. Each year the foundation The national awards program another type of basketball," said The foundation also presents While in Indiana, the Isuzu team offers a limited number of grants was designed to recognize the con Fiji Kikuchi, promoter of the tour. awarded toexcellence in education. structive work public, parochial, or awards to organizations and in wil play Taylor, Indiana University Gortner stated," On August of private school systems and dividuals in order to recognize and Southeast, Hanover College, Besides the Indiana teams, the 1987 I wrote a paper on our free independent teachers who are draw attention to "constructive IUPUI and Franklin College. Isuzu team will play Georgetown enterprise laboratory course here at building morally sound, intel- words and deeds" that support the Founded in 1955 as a private College of Kentucky, Transylvania Taylor, but it was not selected to be lectualy capable, and economical United States' social, political, and basketball team by the Akita Isuzu University, Chaminade University a recipient for any of the grants." ly aware patriotic young citizens. economic system. Dealer in Japan, the team was and the Armed Forces Team. Even though the paper did not The paper can be re-submitted purchased in 1986 by Isuzu Motors The Freedom Foundation at "Sportsmanship is another receive any monetary status, Valley Forge is a nonpolitical this next year but Gortner isn't Limited. Eight years ago coach . , wa to increase our un Gortner was notified at a later date optimistic about the situation. Mototaka Kohama joined the team, Y to mcrease om understandings educational organization that of different cultures," said Tadasu that out of 2,000 participants, his "A lot depends on the future of and in three years led the squad to, .. creates and supports national senior vice president of paper had been selected one of 19 the free enterprise lab. If it isn't first place in the Japanese National Jin' programs of information and finance at Subaru-Isuzu Auto econimic entries to receive the accepted by students and the Basketball League. education "to emphasize the motive Inc. George Washington Honor Medal. principles underlying the unique enrollment is not increased, we are "We're looking forward to this The George Washington freedoms enjoyed by the U.S. considering cutting the course," opportunity to play an international Admission is free of charge Honor Medal was one of the first citizens under their constitutional Gortner concluded. team," said coach Paul Patterson, and the game is open to the public. Page 2 October 14,1988 Lynette's guide to... New Faculty Wlhere to Do and Will at Ho See by Lynette Dyson -Who's Afraid of Virginia -Art Fair, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and entertainment editor Woolf?, 8 p.m. at Indian University noon to 5 p.m. Sunday at Brown Spotlight County Art Gallery, comer of vr\ TQnight Theater, Bloomington. Also showing Saturday at 8 p.m. Artist Drive and Main St., by Melinda Flynn -The Phantom of the Opera, 8 -Paper Architecture Contest Nashville. staff reporter p.m. at Wesley Community -Circus Maximus, 10 a.m. to 5 Although he once described Theater, 3425 West 30th St. Also winners displayed through Sunday at Indiana State Museum, p.m. at Lew Wallace Study himself as "a jack of all trades and showing at 8 p.m. Saturday. Indianapolis. Grounds, Crawfordsville. Greek the master of none". Dr. Ted -La Traviata by the food, parade at noon,chariot race at Dorman seems to have found his Indianapolis Opera will be SjiturflgY 1 p.m., market place and niche here at Taylor. performed in Italian with English -Fort Wayne Philharmonic, 8 entertainment. For information call Dorman is new to the religion surtitles. Performances will be held (317) 362-5606. department, teaching two sections at 8 p.m. and at 2:30 p.m. Sunday at p.m. at Embassy Theater, Fort of Old and New Testament Survey. Clowes Memorial Hall, Butler Wayne. Rush Tickets may be Sunday Dorman graduated from Lewis University. For ticket information purchased at the door for $4, or and Clark College in Portland, call (317) 283-3531. secure a seat by calling 424-4134. -Lockerbie String Quartet, 3 Oregon in 1969, where he earned a -Rockville Parke County -Dale Warland Singers, 8 p.m. p.m. at Indianapolis Museum of B.A. degree in Spanish and California and then as a freelance Covered Bridge Festival, 9 a.m. to 6 at Clowes Hall, Butler University. Art. Secondary Education. He then writer and speaker for two years p.m. today and Saturday, 9 a.m. to 5 -Indianapolis Colts vs. Tampa -Baseball Card and attended Fuller Seminary in before coming to Taylor. p.m. Sunday. Entertainment, arts Bay Buccaneers, noon at the Memorabilia Show, 11 a.m.

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