Taylor University Bulletin (May 1956)
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Taylor University Pillars at Taylor University Taylor University Bulletin Ringenberg Archives & Special Collections 5-1-1956 Taylor University Bulletin (May 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 (May 1956)" (1956). Taylor University Bulletin. 261. https://pillars.taylor.edu/tu-bulletin/261 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 Los Angeles 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 March 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.