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For more information, please contact [email protected]. n Lii ml : AY LOR I 1 I A 1 News from Taylor University, Upland, Indiana November 1954 I - OCT*° GY^ y 2 7: in Poriraii of a Professor Board Plans for Future 'Light on the Dark Continent" — by Dean Rediger Portrait of a Professor From remarks to the Taylor Faculty by J. J. Gerber If he gets into his office late they very much less, for the average year­ are waiting for him: students seeking ly salary for full professors in the answers to questions that he inspired, United States is less than $4,000. seeking guidance on the roads that he But the Professor's life is devoted has made known to them. For after not to the achievement of material each hour in the classroom he is not profit, but to service. He is the servant of everybody. done with them. His influence upon them is only begun, and they will He serves humanity at large by bring­ stop and talk with him after the class, ing his knowledge to bear upon its make appointments for personal con­ problems: finding ways of remedying ferences. They will demand an un­ human discord, alleviating human reasonable amount of his time and misery, and stimulating human hap­ cause him all manner of inconven­ piness. His teaching makes other men ience, and he will not mind. more efficient. Dedicating his own life to service, he enables the men The Professor is the world's busiest he teaches to attain success. man. He encourages his students to Industry depends upon him for impose upon him. He sacrifices his engineers and technicians; commerce evenings to talk for student organiza­ depends upon him for executives tions or conduct "bull sessions." and specialists; government for lead­ When he has an afternoon free he ers. Humanity depends upon him to invites his most promising students supply doctors, ministers, teachers, to his house for tea. The enthusiasm intelligent citizens. And civilization that he radiates fires kindred flames owes to him not only its efficiency in the hearts of others; his zealous but its beauty: for the Professor, con­ pursuit of excellence imbues them cerned with human happiness, knows with equal earnestness. and seeks to perpetuate the values When a few hours of freedom offer of culture, of art and literature and themselves he is delighted and grate­ music, which make people more hu­ ful: they will enable him to devote mane and bring to them the highest, himself for a while to his most ab­ most satisfying pleasures. sorbing interests: the problems in his Students in universities and col­ field of research. leges do not take courses: they take He is the world's busiest man, but men. Adequate provision for these he never made a million dollars in men is one of the most basic concerns his profession—the idea never con­ of society and one of the most signif­ cerned him! Perhaps, if he is re­ icant contributions that can be made nowned in his field, he will be able, by the far-seeing men and women at the peak of his career, to make who make the work of educational in­ $10,000 a year. More likely it will he stitutions possible. VOL. 1, NO. 1 TAYLOR ALUMNI MAGAZINE NOVEMBER 1954 Upland, Indiana Issued Bi-monthly. Application for entry as second-class matter is pending. 2 On the Cover Off the Cuff . Eleven students from outside the You've heard it said that "Good United States have enrolled at Tay­ things come in little packages," no lor University, for the 1954-55 school doubt. Being little might not always year. These students come from In­ be the key to goodness, but little donesia, Hawaii, Japan, Korea, India things can come more often. and Nigeria, West Africa. Three of Your Taylor Alumni Magazine is the foreign students are children of missionaries. smaller this time—but it will come more often. News that isn't new- Jean and Jane Legg, twin daugh­ well, it just isn't news, and with all ters of Rev. Lyle Legg, Sokoto, Ni­ the wonderful reports of things hap­ geria, West Africa, came to Taylor pening to alumni and to Taylor, we from Wheaton Academy, Wheaton, just can't wait three months until the 111. "Home" for them is Pontiac, next issue, so we decided to publish Michigan. These attractive twins are the Alumni Magazine every other freshmen. Jane plans to be an ele­ month. mentary teacher, and Jean plans to make nursing her career. You will still get the Taylor Bul­ Hawaiian students include Mitsuko letin, the four page issue, in the Higa, and Sumiko Iha, Kavai, Jeanne months when you don't get the Maga­ Saiki, Honolulu, and Jincha Matsudo, zine—and it will have color, too! Lahaina. Matsudo plans to prepare Hope you like this change. It's won­ for work as director of Christian ed­ derful to hear from you when you ucation and the three girls are in write to let us know that you look teacher training. forward to getting each copy to see Gordon Barrows, a junior at Tay­ what your friends all over the world lor, is the son of missionaries in Pun­ are doing and to learn about the jab, India. He attended Woodstock progress Taylor is making. High School, a school for English- A lot of marvelous things have speaking people in India. been going on at your school, and in this issue we've tried to cue you in. Dorothy Dzao, Indonesia, is the re­ It was a real challenge to the faculty cipient of the scholarship granted at and staff when Jay Gerber idealized Taylor by Dr. Bob Pierce, President the college teacher with his "Portrait of World Vision, Inc., and well- of a Professor," so we thought you'd known evangelist in the Orient. Dor­ like it too. "Shorty and Lil" McElwee othy's father is Director of the Ling were two of umpteen hundred who Lidug World-Wide Evangelistic Mis­ trekked back for Homecoming, and sion and the Chinese Interdenomina­ we knew that if they wrote a report tional Evangelical Faith Mission. Dor­ it would be interesting. othy attended Heep Yunn High School in Hong Kong. Seems amazing that from a little school in Indiana we should have so Other Asian students at Taylor are many world travelers. Important Bojook Jun of Korea, and Mary Miya- journeys, too. Guess you'll agree aft­ zaki and Kan Ori of Japan. Bojook is er you read "Light on the Dark Con­ studying history and philosophy at tinent," and "Report from Germany" Taylor to prepare for work in the that Taylor people are really con­ government of Korea. Mary Miyazaki vinced that Christ is the answer to plans to teach, and Kan Ori is study­ the world's problems. ing economics and psychology. Kan was a reporter for the Honolulu Star The next magazine will be in Janu­ Bulletin before coming to the United ary, 1955, so till then, "Keep Christ States. He was in Hawaii as a student in Christmas"—and in your heart the at Maunaloa Community College. whole New Year. 3 Board Plans for Future Lacour Stresses Evangelism Expansion of the educational facil­ Whenever the matter of evangel­ ities of Taylor University, including ism is given a place equal with, in­ both university buildings and hous­ stead of superior to, academic ing, was considered at the October courses, Christian colleges begin to meeting of the Board of Directors of lose out, Lawrence L. Lacour told a the William Taylor Foundation, and Matriculation Day audience at Tay­ employment of a campus architect to lor University. Lacour challenged draw up plans was approved. Four Taylor faculty and students to dem­ architectural firms are being consid­ onstrate the fact that character is ered for permanent appointment as more important than skills by putting architect of Taylor University. Christ first in every area of life. The program calls for long-range Lacour was granted an honorary planning, and the extent of actual Doctor of Divinity degree following construction cannot be determined his address in recognition of his out­ as yet. Members of the Taylor fac­ standing success as an evangelist and ulty are discussing the educational counselor. In 1953 he was appointed policies and future needs, and from to the Taylor Board of Directors by their recommendations the directors the other members of the board. will make decisions. Preliminary Christian colleges can carry out suggestions include buildings to pro­ their evangelistic emphasis as an an­ vide additional housing for students, swer to the needs of the world, La­ faculty members and married cou­ cour said, by developing a healthy ples, as well as facilities to meet the view of self-criticism, by learning needs of the science department. from the secular world, by relying Skinner Named on the Holy Spirit, by practicing evangelism, and by continuing the Howard Skinner, Sr., Muskegon, sense of evangelistic urgency.