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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-Induslry Climax to 110th Year Planned June 1-2 Relationships Discussed Eighty-nine seniors will join the ranks of the Taylor alumni through graduation on Saturday, June 2. The Hon. Walter Judd, Congressman from Taylor's application for member­ Minnesota will be the Commencement speaker. ship in the Associated Colleges of Alumni Day has been set for Friday, June 1. Highlights of the day will Indiana was considered at a recent be class reunions, the Alumni Business Meeting, the Alumni Banquet and the meeting of the college presidents. evening College-Alumni Program. All problems except that of support The "Alumnus of the Year" award of industry in our area were cleared will be presented to Dr. John C. up. After a financial drive, to be TEAM NAMED FOR Bugher, Director for Medical Health conducted in the fall, it is believed SOUTH AMERICA and Education of the Rockefeller that we will become a member of the Dedication services for the Venture Foundation, at the Alumni Banquet. association which will assure us of Dr. Bugher was graduated from Tay­ additional financial support. for Victory basketball - evangelism team traveling to South America lor in 1920 and in 1929 received an The Associated Colleges was organ­ next summer were held at Taylor M.D. degree from the University of ized a few years ago in order that University on Thursday, April 12. Michigan. In 1937 he joined the the colleges of Indiana could make a Dr. P. B. Smith, pastor of Centennary Rockefeller Foundation after teach­ concerted effort in an approach to Methodist Church in Terre Haute, ing at Taylor and Michigan. He be­ industry for financial support. The Ind., spoke at the event in Maytag came director of the Division of Bi­ movement has been successful, and ology and Medi- from a small beginning, last year the Coach Don Odle of Taylor who will 9! n e. 0 f the average support to the colleges be­ lead the Youth for Christ team an- ^ Atomic Energy longing amounted to approximately nounced that ten outstanding basket- if BMW Commission in $45,000. Industry is allowed to con­ MaFC 1 51 and tribute five percent of its profits be­ ball players from U.S. colleges iV ?„ have been selected to play on ^ ® Dacitv il re fore taxes, and it is believed that the the team. Most recent appointments 9L 9aaP^ity "Junt11" amount of support received will grow include George Sclleck, All - Ameri- nfiiw with the years. can from Stanford University, Jerry • f j I „ recently Recent meetings of the executive Truax, leading scorer at Wheaton •H W Last summer he S m committee of the association with the College, Clyde Cook of Biola College W/W^ast i' ocnCva executive committee of Taylor's board in and Howard Habeg- ' •' jr t f ti._ cleared up all problems except that ger. former Taylor athlete who has J8— delegation of support of industry in the Marion done graduate work at Biblical Sem- to the interna- and Hartford City areas. Two meet­ inary m New York. Habegger is as- y t i o n a 1 confer- ings with the Marion Chamber of sisting with arrangements and will ence on peaceful uses of atomic en- Commerce members have assured us be assistant coach. Wayne Allen, a ergy and is now co-editor of the con- that a financial drive can be carried Biola College student will help with ference papers on in September of this year. All monies received during the drive will ™r!li, hnrSr'ThreeAppreciation Awards will be come to Taylor. If the association has wdll traveT mth the team to make a Presented by the Alumni Association assurance of the cooperation of busi­ til1;„ „ fL J to the members of the Taylor Ad- ness and industry in this vicinity, it motion picture telling the story of vance planning Committee, David is believed that Taylor will become a Other players previously announced £ox Elmer Seagly and Clarence member of the money-raising associa­ are Bob Culp, Anderson College; Ken _ ' „ . tion. Stark and Joe Grabill of Taylor; Paul .Su"da^ wl11 b.e Bacca aur- Plans have been laid to contact Benes, Hope College; Dave George, ?un™ay7 5* exercises will be businessmen of the area and with the Seattle Pacific College; and Jerrj? held in .Maytag Gymnasium at 7:30 assurance of the cooperation of the Miller, Wheaton College. J-"1- . wltb p^s- E™n Bergwall press of Marion and Hartford City the bringing the address. The Fine Arts Taylor administration feels certain Division will present the Commence- that in the future there will be a —— " - ment Concert at 3 p.m. on Bacca- more adequate support of the work GIVING TO TAYLOR INCREASING laureate Sunday. on the campus. One of the factors The Alumni Banquet will be held which helped to assure the Associ­ Gifts July 1, 1955-April 1, in the College Dining Hall on Friday ated Colleges of the soundness of the 1956 $60,223.18 at 6:00 p.m. Following the meal the Taylor situation was the fine support Total Gifts for 1956 3,333.34 Presentation of the alumni awards Alumni Giving since July 1, ™11 be mad£ by Alumni Pres. Milton given the University by its alumni. & OQ ACQ OR Persons. The Alumni-Student pro- Harold E. Camp 1930 23,uoo.oo gram will be in Maytag Gymnasium Vice-President Goal for May, 1956 7,000.00 at 8:00 p.m. What Are They Thinking About? now classified as alcoholics had nev­ er had the opportunity to take the Taylor Sludenis Name Conlemporary Social Issues first social cocktail in the home or in the teen-age crowd, these never could The most important social issue a real brake to this trend. However, have become the hapless victims of facing the U. S. today is a general it weakened its own cause by getting their own weakness. lowering of moral standards, say stu­ into an internal conflict between lib­ The urgent need today is an edu­ dents ar Taylor University. According eralism and orthodoxy. Not only did cational program so powerful and to a recent survey of students, facul­ this weakness show up in diversion driving that every child from kinder­ ty and staff members, this problem of its energy from the task of fight­ garten on will have his motives and ranked first over alcoholism (2nd in ing the secular trend, but also in mind saturated with an understand­ rank), social prejudice (3rd), crime the incomplete strategy it brought to ing of the dangers in this first drink. (4th) and conflicts in marriage (5th). the battle. Liberals emphasized mor­ When the prohibition forces set Other social issues picked by stu­ als, particularly social ethics, but up a program that will successfully dents and the order of their impor­ neglected to preach salvation through compete with compelling advertising tance are 6. drug addiction, 7. con­ Christ, which alone could empower bombarding the millions of viewers flict of ideologies, 8. educational the individual in society to live up to and listeners of TV and radio, then, problems, 9. industrial relationships, his full moral stature. Conservatives, and only then can we hope to even 10. housing problems, 11. foreign af­ taking their cue from the opposition, begin to solve this problem. fairs, 12. public health conditions, preached the opposite, salvation through Christ for eternal life, They Hildreth Cross 13. recreational facilities, 14. compul­ Professor of Psychology sory military training and 15. con­ neglected the emphasis on living the servation of natural resources. moral and spiritual life in this world SOCIAL PREJUDICE How should we deal with these as the means of honoring their God. problems? What is taught at Taylor Both failed to see the true and full To suggest that there is an easy University about these issues? This Gospel. They seemed to be saying solution to the problem of social is what Taylor faculty members say: that "moral" and "spiritual" are ex­ prejudice is like proposing to fly to clusive terms, with the liberal choos­ the moon in three easy lessons. So­ MORAL STANDARDS ing the former as his term and the cial prejudices have been such a con­ conservative choosing the latter as stant part of every society that the The answer to this question has his. The true view however, sees that social scientist could well become deep philosophical roots. In the these are merely two aspects of the cynical. Medieval period of history there was same phase of man's nature. A moral In part social prejudice is the re­ a strong emphasis upon relations be­ person is one who lives rightly; while sult of ignorance. When someone tween man and God. With the coming a spiritual person is one who lives says that "the only good Indian is a of the Enlightenment or Renaissance in a proper relationship to God. But dead Indian" or that a Negro has no man began to see that there are some no one can live completely in right­ soul, he is ignorant of the fact that legitimate areas of investigation that eousness without the proper relation­ biological, psychological, and intel­ deal primarily with himself. Out of ship to God, the Author of righteous­ lectual differences between races are this grew emphasis on science and ness; neither can one be in that prop­ insignificant. literature and art—all fine things in er relationship without seeking to Sometimes social prejudice is pro­ themselves. But human nature seems please God by righteous living. duced by unhappy individual or group to move by cycles of extremes in­ The Church of Jesus Christ is the experiences. When it happens to be stead of seeking the straight and nar­ answer to low moral standards. It a Hebrew that cheats me, I conclude row way that usually lies between the must attack the materialistic em­ that all Jews are dishonest. The Mau extremes. Hence, man's newfound phasis, and it must realize its own Maus of East Africa have been ex­ elation that came with an emphasis greatest power of attack in the union ploited by some whites, so they con­ on his own values, and with the dis­ of moral and spiritual emphasis. clude that all whites are oppressors! coveries of his intellectual abilities in Paul Pixler The leaders in a society sometimes controlling nature, led him on to the Assistant Professor of Philosophy foment social prejudice in order to extreme of dethroning God and en­ enhance thier positions. The corrupt throning himself instead. He saw his ALCOHOLISM "boodlers" of San Francisco did not own science rather than his worship cry out against Japanese attendance of God as the means of power and Of America's male population 75% at public schools because of genuine attainment of his desires. and 56% of the women of this coun­ concern; they did it to obtain a Scientific success with the natural try use alcoholic beverages in some stronger following. world did two things. It elevated form. More than 4,000,000 sooner or How shall we deal with social man's pride, and it led him to em­ later become classified as alcoholics. prejudice? phasize the material world. He did As a public health enemy, alcoholism ITie answer is obvious. Eliminate not seem to see that matter is not ranks fourth following heart disease, the causes. Education will take care worthy in its own right but that its cancer and tuberculosis in lethal of ignorance. Unfortunate individual real usefulness is only as a tool to potency. or group experiences between social aid spiritual living. Added to science divisions should be avoided. We must came the emphasis on making money, Governments, both state and fed­ eral, use stern measures in efforts to learn that the Jew-baiter and the because this is the only means by instigator of class hatred are usually which the average man can purchase stamp out traffic in habit-forming interested mostly in personal ag­ for himself the things science creates drugs, yet as a nation we go right on grandizement. Man therefore set up two gods to giving legal sanction to one of the But somehow the old adage will worship: science and the "almighty four greatest killers of our times. not down: " 'tis easier said than dollar." Most of the experts working on this done!" Maybe all persons, including Added to the materialistic picture, grave problem are of the opinion most Christians, shall have to get and strengthening it, is the Darwinian that education in our public schools an enlarged conception of that New theory of evolution, which was sup­ is the answer. If anything, the vari­ Testament Greek term, "AGAPE!" posed to bring development by the ous educational media other than the In the scriptures we are assured "survival of the fittest." What could schools—i.e., radio, television, ad­ that someday "The wolf shall lie appeal more to man's natural sinful vertising—all seem bent on educat­ down with lamb, and the leopard tendency and inherent self-centered- ing the public TO DRINK. The "best" shall lie down with the kid; and the ness than this? Man's greatest drive in radio and TV entertainment is calf and young lion and fatling to­ to sin now had the blessing of sponsored primarily by either the gether; and a little child shall lead science. tobacco or the liquor forces, and how them." Perhaps this should give us Where does the Church fit into this expertly they use the psychology of courage in our struggle against social picture? Why has it not hindered the suggestion! prejudice. downward trend in morals? Let it It is merely a matter of logic that Paton Yoder ,first be said that the Church has been if the more than 4,000,000 Americans Professor of History Plan Conference Banquet A Taylor Fellowship Banquet has been scheduled at the North Indiana Methodist Conference in New Castle on . Harold Camp, Vice Presi­ dent in charge of Development, will be the speaker. The supper will begin at 5:30 in Trinity Methodist Church. Conference minis­ ters, lay delegates, parents of Taylor students and alumni in the area are invited to attend as well as other friends of the college.

OPEN DATE FOR EVANGELIST Rev. Dave LeShana reports that due to a meeting cancellation in June he has an opening from June 6 to 17 when he could schedule evan­ gelistic services or weekend appear­ ances. Churches interested in his services should write immediately.

WINONA BANQUET SCHEDULED Breaking the water-filled balloons suspended over the culprit in the cage was JULY 7 one of the stunts at the "County Fair" put on by the Community Recreation Class in Maytag Gym on April 6. Each student was assigned a booth to dec­ Another Banquet at Winona Lake orate and entice the passers-by to try their skill—or luck. It's all for free. is being planned this summer. Plan Booths were judged and prizes awarded for the most original and ingenious. now to be at Winona for the Taylor Fellowship on Saturday, July 7 at 5:30 p.m. Dr. Bob Cook, President of Youth for Christ, Intl., will be the CRIME and antiquated laws. Conversely the speaker. The banquet will be held public may often be expected to obey T. LYNN SMITH says: at the Westminster Hotel. Send your such laws. reservations to the Public Relations "Crime and juvenile delinquency We very much need a re-valuation Office at Taylor. Tickets will be sold are human acts trangressing the reg­ of our laws and an educational pro­ at the door to those who have made ulations formulated, promulgated and gram to acquaint the general public reservations at $1.50. relatively enforced by society in ac­ with the adherent problems of de­ cordance with its code of acceptable tection and apprehension. The human conduct. As a violation of churches need to become more aware law, they are among the more ser­ of this social phenomenon. ists for personal satisfaction. Com­ ious of the pathological phenomena Frank Roye munity and religious obligations are in the today." Assistant Professor of Sociology secondary. Companionship, equality, Crime has become a very perplex­ mutual planning, understanding, and ing social problem. It becomes even CONFLICTS IN MARRIAGE affection are modern values. Dating more apparent as one considers the and courtship patterns are evidences structure that has evolved around it: Many of the strains in marriage of the desire to provide opportunity the inconsistencies of legislation, of are the result of rapid cultural for personality evaluations and per­ law interpretation and enforcement, change. The most conservative ob­ sonal choice in marriage. Present- of judicial decisions, and of legal server must agree that marriage pat­ day advertising appeals to the newer penalties. An act which may be a terns are in a state of transition. standards of success in love and hap­ felony in California may not even be Industrial and economic revolutions, piness in marriage, and graphically urbanization, emancipation of wom­ portrays national transitions. a misdemeanor in New York. Hence en, mass education and co-education, the problem of crime presents a mass communication and mobility, The change in goals and values in kaleidoscopic pattern. It is a sociologi­ and expanding definitions of opera­ marriage has led to new appraisals cal phenomenon which seems to re­ tional democracy are changing the of the continuation of marriage. Di­ sist measurement and remedial pro­ marital relation. The increase of sec­ vorce and remarriage are accepted grams. ondary contacts for all members of in large areas of society. A divorced Crime has increased both in amount the family has weakened the primary person is not thought of as ques­ and cost since the FBI first began relationship of marriage. Life in the tionable in morals or a failure in compiling official statistics. The United States is not as family-cen­ character. Modern society speaks of United States has one of the highest tered as formerly. The roles of hus­ maladjustment and incompatibility. crime rates of any major country of band and wife and parent and child The decline of religious authority the world. are inevitably reacting to outside, has made divorce and separation Many major crimes are still un­ social change. acceptable. solved. Clearance rate of crimes a- The role of women socially and Conflicts in marriage? Many con­ gainst the person is higher than economically has been a most ob­ flicts are the result of the confusion crimes against property. Clearance vious change. Husband and wife roles in traditional and contemporary ranges from 75 per cent for aggra­ are not as economically complimen­ values and ideals. The needs of love, vated assaults to 93.1 per cent for tary. Services and functions of the security, and purpose and fulfillment murder. This does not mean con­ wife in the economy of the family in life are still basic; but individuals victions were obtained in all these, have been taken over by outside a- are not always capable of relating a but at least arrests occurred. gencies. Women now possess an changing society to personal needs Detection and apprehension prob­ equality to secure education and and values. Spiritual unity in mar­ lems are aggravated by many factors. training and to become economically riage is not integrated with new so­ We see the police and public some­ independent. In this new role, women cial diversity by chance but by dedi­ times mutually suspicious and equal­ are socially accepted and have a cated individuals with religious con­ ly distrustful of each other. Police­ freedom of personal mobility. victions and social perception. men are expected to enforce what, in The new emphasis in husband-wife William D. Green our day, may often seem to be stupid relations indicates that marriage ex- Dean of Students 0 I3M

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TAYLOR UNIVERSITY BULLETIN May 1956 UPLAND, INDIANA VOL. 49, NO. 2 Issued monthly. Entered as second class matter at Upland, Indiana, April 8, 1900, under Act of Congress July 16, 1894.

NEWS FROM THE CAMPUS Youth Challenged to Live THE FACULTY THE COLLEGE Abundantly at Y. C.

Dean Milo Rediger has been named Taylor was host to physical edu­ Busses and cars with license plates to the Liberal Arts Committee of the cation teachers and coaches from a from about 12 different states began North Central Association. The com­ number of Christian colleges April to arrive on Taylor's campus the mittee is the sponsoring group for 20-21. Norm Wilhelmi, a Taylor afternoon of April 13 for the 1956 the study on liberal arts education. grad of Kings College, was respon­ Youth Conference. At the registra­ Pres. Bergwall and Dean Rediger met sible for calling the meeting which tion line arrangements for accommo­ with the NCA in April 10, is expected to be an annual event dations were completed and the 11 and 12. for discussion of mutual interests. guests were showed to their rooms. One of the speakers at the con­ The fourth Shakespearean Festival Bellhops assisted, loaded from nose vention of the National Association will be held at Taylor on Thursday to knees with suitcases, blankets, of Evangelicals in Cleveland dur­ and Friday, and 4. Dr. Bob and other necessities. At the ap­ ing the week of April 9 was Coach Jones Jr. of Bob Jones University, pointed room the door was opened Don Odle. Taylor was represented Greenville, S. C., will speak at a spe­ and the occupants within yelled, at the NAE convention by Dave cial convocation on Thursday morn­ "No! Not another one!" ing. The two-day festival will also LeShana and during the previous Inspirational services in Maytag week Warren Lewis attended the include readings, lectures, music and Gymnasium were led by Evangelist convention of the National Holi­ panel discussions. Pete Riggs and Dr. Eugene Nida. ness Association. "Chapel Meditations" a program of Taylor students were featured in Two members of the Taylor facul­ music and devotions by Dave Le­ special musical numbers. One of the ty will attend summer workshops of Shana is scheduled over WARU highlights of the missionary program the North Central Association Lib­ Peru. Harold Camp presents a week­ was the announcing of the mission­ eral Arts Study. Dr. Hazel Butz will ly radio program over WMRI in Mar­ ary project, Venture for Victory TV. be at Michigan State in July and Dr. ion in which he discusses a wide Several members of the team were Paton Yoder will attend the workshop variety of topics. "Chapel Medita­ present and took part in the service. at the University of Minnesota in tions" is heard at 3:30 p.m. EST on August. As a result of the challenging mes­ Fridays over WARU (1600 kc.) and sages, 212 decisions were recorded, "Hal Camp Speaks His Piece" is at 112 of which were for full-time STUDENTS 11:30 a.m. each Saturday on WMRI Christian service. (860 kc.). Pride and Prejudice a play adapted from the novel by Jane Austen, was Senefelder Vallejo, who gradu­ Behind the scenes as well as on the stage, students worked. For six presented by the Senior Class on ated from Taylor in 1920, sent to . Kathryn Epp, senior speech weeks, 48 altar counselors had been the college museum a piece of pot­ trained in special classes. One of and dramatics student, directed the tery estimated to be over 1,000 the workers, Ron Trapp, observed production which starred Lillian Far- vears old. The piece called after the conference, "I was greatly rell, Donald Love and Arlene Gerig. "Haucos" is of the type which was impressed and almost surprised as About 30 secondary and 24 ele­ buried with the Peruvian Indian to how the Holy Spirit can work." mentary student teachers entertained for his use on the long trip he was their critic teachers at an informal thought to have taken after leaving At Swallow Robin Dorm about 30 banquet on the campus . this life. He is also sending some freshman girls banded together and The Men's Chorus traveled to Indian weapons from the jungle painted the dormitory halls before the week end of April 19-22 of Peru similar to those used by the Youth Conference visitors came; for appearances in churches and the Ecuadorian Indians who recent­ some worked into the wee hours of two high schools. On the way they ly killed the five missionaries. the morning. Delia Koch, one of the sang at Grabill, Ind. and at five workers, expressed the idea this Dean Robert Farber of DePauw way: "We just wanted to give the churches in Detroit. Howard Skin­ addressed the Chi Alpha Omega ner directs the group. girls a good impression of an effec­ honors convocation on March 16. tively Christian College, and that Members of the Echo staff heard means in appearance too." Edgar Henderson, journalism teach­ er at Hartford City high school WHAT'S NEW Jim Robertson, a member of the speak on recent trends in journal­ President Bergwall is driving a cabinet, expressed the feelings of ism April 17. new 1956 Pontiac given to the col­ perhaps every Taylor student in this way: "It's the most thrilling thing Ray Isely, junior from Minneapolis, lege by Mr. Oren Coney of Kendall- was elected as president of next I've done in my life. Through this ville . . . Miller Motor Sales in Up­ experience I've seen over and over year's student council by the student land made it possible for the college body. again that "If any man be in Christ to trade a 4 door Ford for a station he is a new creature." Four students attended a College wagon . . . The duplicating and mail­ Conference on Politics at Purdue in ing department has added a folding To many Taylor students perhaps March. The conference included de­ machine, two automatic typewriters the highlight of the week-end was bates and speeches by Sen. Capehart and some self-feeding addressing the meditation period Sunday eve­ and Rep. Brownson of Ind. and John equipment recently as a result of ning after the Conference was over. Brademas, personal secretary to Ad- gifts ... A new dictaphone was given In the auiet moments with God many lai Stevenson, and Claude Wickard, to the college for use in the Presi­ made decisions to live more effec­ former secretary of agriculture. dent's office. tively "The Life That Lives."