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Xndisna. yiyfai Unmi^/a: &UL,LBT!h/ 1 JULY 1939 Our Historic Administration Building Needs Repair The Oldest Building The Home of Many On Our Campus Sacred Memories ±* "Tow er Seen Far "The End of Learning is Distant" to IviloW God. Elsewhere in this sary funds are in Bulletin you will read sight. We have no re­ that our budget for the serve funds for such last fiscal year, ending emergencies which June 30, closed satis­ must be met; all the factorily with all sala­ money must come from ries paid in full. It was our current budget. by God's goodness, The foundation and through the help of walls of this building the readers of our Bul­ are structurally sound. letin and through econ­ It is a well built build­ omies in operation that ing. However, much we were able to care for the expense of the new has to be done in the way of repairs. The six class heating plant last year. rooms, as well as the Library, need repair and As you read in the June issue of our Bulletin, the decorating work done on it. The new floors, ceilings historic old Administration Building is in sore and redecoration should be done before the open­ need of repair work. Our alumni appreciate the ing of school next September. The roof is in need significance and memories of the building, the of extensive repairs, with replacement of shingles first one built on the present campus. Work and gutters an almost absolute necessity. The en­ on this building is not an emergency, yet it must trance and front stair-case need to be repaired. be done as soon as possible to meet the demands Estimates show that between six and seven thou­ of the North Central Association of Colleges and sand dollars is necessary to put this building in Secondary Schools. After careful advice and con­ first class shape. Will you help? sideration of the pfoblem from every angle, we Readers of the Bulletin will be interested in feel justified in spending the necessary amount to knowing that redecorating work in the Music Hall repair and modernize this building so that it will is progressing nicely. The studios, recitation rooms be in first class shape. We do not feel that we and practice rooms are being painted and beauti­ should attempt this work, however, until the neces­ fied. The chapel was painted this spring. Former T. U. Student Is Another Increase In 0. P. Smith Becomes the New Making Outstanding Record Enrollment Is Seen Superintendent of Grounds We are pleased to announce that it again appears that this year we will have another in­ crease in our student enrollment. Figures show that we are above our enrollment of last year at this lime. Taylor University has been growing! For several years we have had a distinct increase in enrollment each year, and it encourages our hearts to antici­ pate another decided increase this year. Our second semester opens on September 12. It will take the co­ operation and help of all of our alumni and friends if we are to keep this increase. Keep Taylor in front of your young friends in­ terested in going to college. Get Taylor University into their thinking. Taylor offers young people the high scholastic stand­ Another Taylor University ards demanded today, yet with it all is the vital spiritual emphasis aluinnus who has been making Friends of O. P. Smith, a so necessary and lacking in our an outstanding record in his student at Taylor University in colleges of this day. Taylor stu­ chosen field is Dr. Lee R. Nor- 1915 and 1918, will be glad to dents are brought under the in­ velle, Associate Professor of know that he has returned in the fluence of consecrated profes­ Speech, Head of the Division of capacity of Supervisor of Build­ sors with a personal experience Speech, and Director of Radio at ings and Grounds. The field was of Christ in their hearts. They are Indiana University, Rloomington, covered thoroughly before Mr. made to realize the necessity of Indiana. Smith was secured and we feel living Christ-like lives, filled with Norvelle was a student at Tay­ that a more capable man could God's Holy Spirit. lor University for six years, com­ not be obtained for this import­ We cherish your prayers for so pleting his four year academy ant position. Mr. Smith, who many of our young people who course in three years and also his comes to us from New Hamp­ are looking forward to coming to college course in three years. He shire, Ohio, will devote his full Taylor but lack the necessary left Upland in 1920. He accepted time to this work. a position in the department of funds. They tell us that they feel While we have endeavored and Speech at Iowa University and the call of God on their lives and succeeded in doing a great deal of the need for a Christian educa­ started teaching there in 1921, necessary repair work in the past tion, but lack the finances. Pray and took his M.A. degree from few years, our readers can appre­ that institution in 1923. Prof. that God will open the doors for ciate the need for continuous and Norvelle resigned his position at these young peoeple which seem increasing effort along this line. Iowa in August, 1924, to accept so closed. The full time of one person is the directorship of the Speech required if this work is to be work at the University of Mon­ Theta Alpha Phi, honorary supervised and executed properly. tana in September of that year. dramatic fraternity. He has writ­ Close followers of the school The following year he left Mon­ ten numerous articles on speech realize that the standards of re­ tana to take charge of the speech education and drama, two of the pair and maintenance must be work at Indiana University where most important of which are: raised to meet the exacting de­ he has been since that time. He dramatization of Edward Eggles- mands of our various accrediting took his Ph.D. degree at Indiana ton's "Hoosier Schoolmaster," agencies. Mr. Smith will be of in 1930, and also studied at Cor­ and "The Will to Speak Effective­ invaluable assistance in helping nell University and at Oxford ly" to reach this objective. University, England. Norvelle was an honor student Many recent visitors to our Since being at Indiana, he has while at Taylor and was also campus have complimented us developed the Speech Department active in many extra-curricular on the increasing beauty of our with specialized courses in four activities. He was especially ac­ campus, which is recognized as fields especially: Public Speaking tive in speech and debate work, one of the finest among the many and Debate, Interpretation and and served as president of the small colleges of the State. The Drama, Speech Clinic, and Radio. Thalonian Literary Society. He upkeep of our grounds alone re­ Dr. Norvelle is serving his third was known to most of his college quires considerable time and year as national president of chums as "Red" Norvelle. energy. (2) OR. AYRES WRITES TO MEMBERS OF THE GREAT TAYLOR FAMILY much less than a new building with the same capacity. What is very much need­ ed is a new Library Building. This would release the larger part of the main floor of Wright Hall now occupied by the Library, thus making space for at least four or more fine large class rooms. We are greatly in need of more library space and more class rooms. Wonderful Memories Moreover, there is another very strong reason why Wright Hall should be pre­ served. It is associated with wonderful memories of all, but especially of those of the earlier years of the school's history in Upland. What gracious mem­ ories cling about the Upper Room Chapel, and the Upper Room of Prayer! What outpourings of the Spirit! What sense of Divine Presence! What im­ pressions of special call and mission! Society Hall too comes filled with the glory of the Lord, with shining faces, and shouts of victory! This old building has its Bethels in these various rooms where God revealed Himself so marvelously. Then too Society Hall has Burt Wilmot Ayres, Ph.D., LL.D. other memories that are precious — of social events, literary programs, de­ bates, orations, and inter-society com­ It has been several months since I upon the financial strength of the petitions. Certain class rooms are asso­ have had anything to say to the "Taylor school. For the many years of the de­ ciated with unforgetable events in the Family" through the Bulletin. Perhaps pression proper painting and repairs learning process. And finally (why it is time for me to let my old students on the school properties could not be should I place it last unless it is of and friends know that I am still "on financed.