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• «M' - PRECIS THE SITEOFTHEORIGINALTaylor SAMUEL MORRIS. 1872-1893 campus is now grownoverwith housesof PrinveKahoo one kind andanother. That's whatavan NativeofWestAfrica loadofus found recently when we traipsed north in search ofseveral sites connected with the FamousChristianMystic early days ofwhat was then known as FortWayne ApostleoftheSimpleFaith College. ExponentoftheSpiritfilledLife We paused in the middleofaquiet street, StudentatTaylor Universit}- 1892-3 figuring that the original building must have been Fort Wayne, nowlocatedat Upland. right in the vicinity. Justthen, adistinguished- Indiana. Thestoiyofhislife looking gentleman made his way outofalow a vitalcontribution to the brown bungalow toour left. "We'vecome to developmentofTaylor University reclaim the territory!" hollered history professor and archivist Dr. Dwight Mikkelson. Morris' was a vital contribution, indeed. On And with that introduction, we struck up a October20, 1891, BishopWilliam Taylor's son conversationanddiscovered that we weretalking wrote toask ifuniversity officials wouldadm—it toanephew ofthe late Dr. BurtAyres. When he Morris as a student. The answerwas"yes" an confessed that he wasn'ttoo familiarwith the answerthat was toalterthecourse ofthe university. school hisgreat uncle had served forahalf-century. As then PresidentThaddeus Reade writes,"Samuel Mikkelson invited him to ride along and learn Morris wasadivinely sent messengerofGod to something aboutTaylor. "Climbon in, we have TaylorUniversity. He thought he wascomingover plenty ofroom," Mikkelson said. Ournew here to prepare himselfforhis mission to his acquaintanceconsidered foraminute, then, as people, buthiscoming wastoprepareTaylor much to his surprise asanyone's, he climbed University forhermission tothe whole world. aboard. Taylorgot a vision ofthe wodd'sneed through Ournext stop was downtown, where arepresen- him. It was no longer local, it was worldwide." tative oftheAllen County Historical Society had That vision forthe worldcontinues unabated at agreedtotalk with us. Since we were running late Taylor, says President Dr. Jay Kesler '58 in this and hadagooddeal ofground tocover, Mikkelson issue, while Dr.Ted Engstrom '38 outlines said he'd go in and see whathecoulddo. Whathe practical stepstoward its fulfillment. Forinspira- did was invite theACHS representative topile into tion,current students can look toalumni, says the van and go with us. Ournumbers were Karen Harvey '91, and Bishop Ralph Dodge '31 growing. providesjust such an example. We visited several buildings in FortWayne, Whataheritage is yours, asyou helpTaylor including theone that housedTaylor's medical fulfill hermission. In sodoing, you are apart of school and thechurch building where Samuel something much broader,much biggerthan the Morris worshippedas a student in the 1890s. workofany one person. Thisyear's honorroll of Ourlast stop was LindenwoodCemetery. We donors records yourname, togetherwith those of stopped first at the front office so 1 could run in and the many whomake sovital acontribution to the read the memorial plaques to Morrisand others work ofTaylorUniversity. connected with the college. When I returnedtothe Thank you forsupportofthe university's van, we had added three more passengers: a mission. Thank you forwhatyourgiftsmean to woman and hertwo sons whohadjust finished the furtheranceofChristian highereducation and Lindley Baldwin's biography ofMorris, and the training ofyoung men and women. happened by on theirway tovisit the grave siteof Ifyou are not yet asupporterofTaylorUniver- theAfrican student. sity, why not, "Climbon in." I learnedthatday in Together, the lot ofus read the inscription on the FortWayne thatthere is—always room forone more. headstone: Douf>Marlow '81 editor . TABLE OF CONTENTS Cover: Thisaerialshotofthecampusdatesfromcirca 1945. Taylor VisibleareresidencehallsMCW.SwallowRobin,andthe Volume84,Number I originalSamuelMorris: otherbuildings includeMaytag Autumn 1991 Gymnasium, thehealingplant,sciencebuilding,greenhouse, andSicklerHall. Inset:JenniferDavidson '93 Ileft). ScottKregal '93.andJenniferMenconi '93 walknearHelena MemorialHall,acrossfrom wherePresidentThaddeusReade isburied. TaylorUniversity Dr.JayKesler'58, president Dr, DarylR.Yost,provost Taylorispublishedquarterlyforalumni, students,faculty,staff,parentsofcurrent studentsandfnendsofTaylorUniversitybytfie UniversityAdvancementOffice, Dr.CfiarlesR. daggers'69,vicepresident. DouglasJ. R.Marlow'81,editoranddesigner BettyFreese,alumni noteseditor JimGarnnger,photographer Studentassistanteditors: Lon SueRed'92, TammySwathwood'94 Regularcontnbutingauthors: Dr.JayKesler '58.WesleyRobinson'50. 8 A HERITAGE AND YET Guestauthorsthisissue: Dr.TedEngstrom'38. KarenHarvey'91,Dr. Paul Rothrock,April The univer.sit}''s rich missionary legacy guides today's Walker'91 studentsas theyseektosatisfya maturing conceptof Addresslettersandcommentsto: Editor. Christian service. Taylor.500W. ReadeAve TaylorUniversity. . Upland. IN 46989. Thestaffreservestheright topublisharepresentativesampleofletters andtoeditlettersforspace. Unsolicited 1 EIGHT STEPS CLOSER TO WORLD EVANGELISM manuscriptsarewelcomedforpossible inclusionmthemagazine. Encloseaself- Is it reallypo—ssible tofulfillthe Great Commission of addressed,stampedenvelopeforreturnof Christ? Yes andhereare eightsteps toward matenal- Selectionandpublicationareatthe accomplishing thatgoal. discretionoftheeditorandhisadvisorypanel. Opinionsexpressedin Taylorarethoseofthe authors,notnecessanlyTaylorUniversity Personswishingtoreproduceanyportionof 12 MISSION PIONEERS Taylormagazine'scontentsarerequestedto callorwriteinadvanceforpermission. Taylor's missionaiy herita—geprovides afoundationfor efforts by today's students aiuiraises so/ne searching Pnnting.ColonyPrintingand Labeling. Eaton. questions, as well. Indiana. KathieVotra.salesrepresentative: mailing.FansMailing. Indianapolis. Indiana, finaloutput. UniversityPress. Upland, Indiana. Typesetting,layoutandpaste-upwasdoneat 15 REVOLUTIONARY IDEAS TaylorUniversityusingtheAppleMacintoshII computer.AppleLaserWnterII NTpnnter.and When UnitedMethodistBishop Ralph Dodge '30 took AldusPageMakersoftware. the gospeltoAfrica, he carriedwith him theseeds of FrontcoverinsetphotographbyJimGarnnger: socialchange. backcoverartbyDavidVermeesch '91 TaylorUniversitycomplieswithallfederaland statenondiscnminationlaws. TaylorUniversity 2 EXCHANGE 20 ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT isanequal-opportunityinstitution. Direct inquinestotheOfficeofthePresident.Taylor 4 ON CAMPUS 23 ALUMNI NOTES University. Upland. IN46989, (317)998-5201, ortheOfficeofCivilRights.Washington. DC. 17 TAYLOR GATHERING 30 VISTA MailedinIndianapolis,non-profitpermit#8by FansMailing. Incorporated. 535South Illinois 18 TRADITION Street. Indianapolis, Indiana46225. Please mailaddresscorrectionstoAlumniOffice. TaylorUniversity,Upland, IN46989. EXCHANGE Standforpeace placed in a position in life where my dressing togotothe bam tocare for I know ven.' little about your chieftask will be to trust God in the 25 cows which wereapartofthe college except that itexists and who circumstances very personally unjust dairy herd, crying, "The heating yourpresident is. Afriendofmine tome. plant'son fire." Actually, the gaveme yourspring issue because I. Whatdid I do in theGreatWar? accumulatedpaperwas afire. am teaching acourse on business and Amongotherthings, I trusted and I ran tothe public telephone in faith in Sunda\ School and she believed, andprayed and believed front ofthe ad building (the only thought the articles wouldbe helpful. still, when all hope seemed gone. It telephone available tostudents)to They will be. didn't look as ifI weredoing call the operatorto summon the What really impressed me was much...toobservers. But Godknew. Upland Fire Department, butshe that you were willing topublish "The Lois (Inhodcn '52)Kempton refused tonotify them. When I told Ethics ofWarand Peace"and leta Logan. Ohio Lorraine Millerthat the heating plant pacifist have the right to speak. wasafire, she said. "I know there's Thank you. Settherecordstraight always afire in the heating plant." TTie author. Ms. Calkins, did an As an avid readerofTaylor Lorraine had been subjectto excellentjobofclearly communicat- magazine, I would like topointout an harassment by certain "devilish" ing the position ofthe Mennonites errormade in the summer 1991 issue university students (perish the andotherpeacechurches. in an articleconcerning theTaylor thought) whohadusedthis same Marlin Martin Trojan baseball team. statement repeatedly. In theend. we Strashurg,Pennsylvcifiia The article stated thatTaylorhad awakened Dr.Ayres. a recognized won its firstconference baseball authority oncampus, to initiate TheGreatWar — championshipsince 1969. With all action. Concerningthe springcover I due respect,Taylorwonthe Hoosier- FredE. Vincent '31 agree with Marilyn Rawlings Buckeye Conference baseball title in Anderson.Indiana IExchange.Spring 1991). It looked 1975 and was aco-champion, sharing demonic. I tore itoffatonce. I the title withAnderson College, in Kudos would have been ashamedtohave 1976. You're doing a really beautiful thaton display in my livingroom. From 1975-1977, underhead job. DonRose '31 Mostly, though, the magazine is coachTom Carlson,Taylorbaseball NewportBeach. California great. I have truly been uplifted and had a record of49-30and anumber inspired,especially by the various ofplayers, includingTrevorTipton, Needlessdestruction,depth ofpain articles on those whohave emerged RogerHansen, JeffPutnam, Steve My heartfelt thanks to Paige victoriousovergreatdifficulties. Daugherty,Greg Ruegseggerand Comstock Cunningham forall the I felt that Dr.^E. David Cook's Randy Clarkson enjoyed outstanding challenging work she isdoing forthe article ("Whatareyoudoing in the seasons. Sam Eddy '78 pro-life cause in aneffortto stopthis war.DaddyandMommy?." Summer Lexington. Virginia needlessdestruction oflifebothof 1991) mostly missed the pointof ourunborn andourwomen. what the GreatWar is all about. Recycling:Nothingnewhere I began counseling post-aborted Frankly, I do not feel it is grieving the Taylor's present emphasis on women this yearafterfive yearsof heartofGod greatly that women are recycling is not new butacontinua- counseling women andgirls who "discriminated against" in the work tion ofaprogram in place when I was came inforpregnancy tests atone force, and while all injustice is wrong astudent. Wastepapercollected from crisis pregnancycenter. It'sdifficult Taylor and therefore sinful, that was not the thedorms,classroomsand offices to find wordsthatdescribe the depth Summer 199! main thrustofJesus" warfare on wasdumped in a section by the ofpain these post-aborted women earth, northe GreatWarfrom the heating plant. Periodically, arefuse experience. I praise God forhis beginningoftime. companyemptied the section by forgiveness and healingpower,for I believe the GreatWartobe the baling thecontents. there isnootherhealthy way for struggle between faith and unbelief I recall many incidentsofmy these women torecoverfrom the It isprimarily apersonal and spiritual studentdays. In one such incident, a traumaofabortion. May others who struggle, and it is fought mainly huge amountofpaperhadaccumu- readyourarticlediscoverthe way through prayerandpersonal obedi- lated. One moming, at4:30a.m., God wouldhave them serve inthis ence toGod. That may ormay not Hayden Huff, moming shift stokerof battle. Paige surely isan inspiration! include involvement in the righting the boilers, came running intothe old I dohope thatTaylorhas some ofgreatsocial injustices; I maybe Sammy Morrisdorm, where I was services tooffertheirgiris with EXCHANGE unplanned pregnancies. grams whichenhance life forchildren States citizens werebeing urged to Thankyou forbeingthekindof and families. have more children topreventthis school thatoffersa light tothe world. I hope that attorney Cunningham country from beingoverrun by CarolWalter isjustascommittedtothe rightsof whicheverimmigrantgroup was Elmhiirst. Illinois childrenoncetheyare bom as she is coming atthattime. This attitude is tothe unborn fetus. I hope that frightening because it is sobia.sed Adifficultissue, whateverthe choice Christianseverywhere are as dedi- against those whoare newcomers. I am grateful that Taylormagazine cated to fight forqualityoflife for That was also the time when the male tookon the difficultchallenge of mothers and children as they mightbe medical doctors came toprominence addressingevangelism andsocial toprotectan unborn fetus. AndI and started driving female midwives concerns in its summer 1991 issue. I, hope in theend thatthe rights of and theirknowledgeofhow tohelp too. have apenchant to"look out for women arenotdenied in ourattempt women manage orterminate their the underdog." Whatmakes the task toprotectfetal life. pregnancies underground. In this day especiallydifficult isthatmany Finally, I would request that Taylor and age ofrapidly filling landfills and complex social problemsdo nothave magazineconsiderpresenting aclear, mandatory recycling, wecan reserve clear-cutanswers. You run the risk of articulate andcompassionate alterna- thejobofbearing and raisingchildren alienating someofyourreadershipby tive Christian viewpoint in an tothose who are ready to. All ofus taking one standoranother. It would upcoming issue. TTieevangelical needto share theburdenofproviding be saferto steeracourse which communityhas much toofferin fortheelderiy andotherdisadvan- avoided controversy. struggling with this ethical dilemma. taged segments ofthe population. Abortion is one ofthose difficult WilliamLarrison '68 Another issue raised was that issues. Itdeals withquestions of PalmBeach Gardens. Florida abortiondeprives menofthechance justice andtherighttoafull and tobecomefathers. Whenmenand equal participation in society. Itdeals Bestchoiceinabadsituation,perhaps women are in mutually supportive withpeople's deepest, most uncon- Afterreading the summer 1991 relationships, then they can reach a scious feelings about life, the power issueofTaylormagazine, I have jointdecision about becoming ofcreation andthe survival ofthe decided that it is time forme todo parents,eitherthrough plan orby species. The questions are noteasy: something about the issue ofabortion, accident. However, often women how doesone respectfetal lifeand at namely tostart writing letters in seek out an abortion because the the very same time protectwomen's supportofthis option forwomen. In relationshipthey are in is already righttomaketheirown reproductive the last coupleofyears Ihavecome to strained and, infact, themanmay health decisions? realizethat the situations in life are already be missing from the scene. If I read the articleon Paige notasblack and white as I always men are really eagertobecome Comstock Cunningham with great assumed they were and sometimes parents, theycan develop relation- interestand foundmy.selfgenuinely still wish they were. Here are afew ships with women who feel similarly. drawntowardherwarmth and ofthe things Ihave learnedduring As it is, alltoooften,fatherscan compassion. However, at risk ofalso this time. easily walk away from all responsibil- being categorizedas "deceived and The desiretohavean abortion is ity fortheirchildren whoare already deludedby Satan," I needto say that not a20th-cenmry issue. Herbal and bom, and ittakesextreme effortsby herposition is notthe only Christian physical methods forthe prevention the state governmenttomake them position. and termination ofunwanted pregnan- pay anychild supportatall. Certainly abortion is atragedy,but cies have been known towomen for Insteadofdevoting somuch so are unlovedand unwanted centuries. TTiroughout history, many energy to legal mandates fortelling children. Certainly abortion is a awoman hasresortedtooften otherwomen whatnottodo, we tragedy, but soisrape and incest. uncomfortable and sometimes wouldall be betteroffworkingto Certainly abortion isatragedy, but so dangerousprocedures ratherthan try make this world aplace where is the lack ofsupportthat weofferto tocontinue apregnancy that would pregnant women would not want to assistwomen in makinggood makeexcessive demandson herbody endtheirpregnancies. TTieJesus who decisionsfreefromcoercionregard- oron the limitedresourcesofthe cares foreachperson individuallycan ing pregnancy and toprevent community. be trustedtotake careofall those pregnancy in thefirstplace. Cer- I find warnings that we mustbear babies whodie in abortions, whoare tainly abortion is atragedy, but so is morechildren tosupporttheelderly in miscarried accidentally, and whoare the lackofcommunity support in the the future disturbingon acouple stillborn. Wecan show the loveof formofsocial andeconomic pro- grounds. Inthe 19thcentury. United Godthatis within usbycaringforthe EXCHANGE women around us. Thejobofa that ifyoueverdoconceive you must monthsandthen let someoneelse loving church family isnotto impose continue that pregnancy until the birth adopthim. I admire women who moreguilt onpeople whohave made nomatterwhat your life-style, or have the strength todothat, but I do a tough decision, butto show them careerplans, orfamily situation. not want totell someone that she that they are loved by Godjustas we When a woman is pregnant, she is the mustgothroughall the work of love andcare forthem. only one whocan decide what action pregnancy andchildbirth ifshe knows I know thatwomenoftenmake she will take. Shecan takethe proper thatshecannotdoagoodjobof choicesthat—otherpeople might not stepstoensure that astrong healthy raisingthe child herself. agree w,ith what precautions and baby isbom. Or, she cancontinue More effort should be devoted actions they take during pregnancy, hercurrent life-style and herchild toward makingcontraceptive methods how they nourish theirnewborns, and may be bom addicted todrugs or moreeffective andeasy to u.se, but how they disciplineolderchildren. prematurely ormalnourished. Or, she safe, legal abortions shouldbe That is theirright as responsible maydecide, forwhatevercompelling accessible forwhen thingsdon't work adults. Society does have an interest personal reasons, toendthe preg- outasplanned. Also, all women in making sure that the bom members nancy then. should be told all the options thatare ofits society are notbeing mistreated I do understandthat it is very available tothem in theircommunity. bytheirparents, andthe government painful not to be able tohave achild TTie decision toendapregnancy ought tostep in and provide education ofone'sown. (I have been pregnant should notbe made lightly, nor forparents whodo neglect orabuse twice andcarriedboth pregnancies to should abortioneverbecome a theirkids. In extremecases the term. Mydaughterwas bom healthy primary methodofbirthcontrol,but children can be removed from the afteratraumatic birth; my son was sometimes itmay be the bestchoice abusive home and placed with stillborn and I mourned his death for in abad situation. anotherfamily. TTiere is adifference many months.) 1 alsoknow that it is Alice (Bahlwr 'S3)Howard between that and saying to a woman very hard tocarry achild fornine Carver.Massachusetts Almost 25 years later, his sons carry the ball Almost 25 years have passed Both worked hard during the off- since Bob Wynkoop '68 took to the season and. aftera few weeks of football field as a memberofthe practice and a scrimmage, the Taylor Trojan team. Though he watches coaching stafflikes the chances of from the sidelines today, he has two the Wynkoops seeing more playing significant reasons to attend Taylor time this fall. football games, namely Trojans Rob Playing Trojan football is not the ("92) and Chris ('94) Wynkoop. "I only thing Chris and Rob have in guess ourdad was pretty good," says common with theirdad. Rob, a Rob with a smile. One could say senior business administration that. In four years offootball. Dad major, sat out offootball his eamed four letters, cracked the freshman season. He regrets not starting lineup as a sophomore, and playing that year, but says, "I eamed all-NAIA District 21 honors wanted tobe sure that I could handle as ajuniorand senior. Bob also the work load." Chris, a sophomore played at offensive guard and whose major is yet undecided, defensive linebacker, something that shares his brother's resolve to put is almost neverdone in these days of studies first, a resolve that echoes special teams and third-down theirfather's work ethic, Chris situation lineup switches. Rob and explains. Whether in athletics, Chris have been used sparingly studies, or life, "once y—ou start during theirplaying days atTaylor, something, don't quit finish it." but refuse to let that get them down. Bob and his wife, Pri.scilla (Ten Eyck '68), members ofthe Pajents' Bnh Wynkoop '68hastworeasons tohe Association Cabinet, have a third an avidfollowerofTaylorfootball,sons son, Brian, who plays high sc—hool Rob '92andChris '94. football as aseniorthis year. JG 1 CAMPUS ON Russian guests at Taylor saw it liappen: University president encouraged by clianges in Soviet Union, implications for education AlexanderKhokhlov laughs at the states started a nationalAmerican suggestion that he seems tooyoung to government in 1781. be presidentofone ofRussia's major The U.S.ArticlesofConfederation universities. gave each stateone vote, regardless "I am olderthan John F. Kennedy ofpopulation, which is how the was when he waselectedpresident of Soviet Union's proposedCouncil of the United States." Khokhlov says Republics is shaping up. Such a through an interpreter, feigning indig- shanng ofpowercan lead to stale- nation. He is46. Kennedy was43. mate, with smallerstates frustrating It is a welcome bit oflevity fora plans oftheir largerpartners. man whorecently participated in the But, he says, making the confed- serious business ofdismantling the eration work and moving toafree- Soviet Union and suspending its market society will be tough chal- III ill! uJclrcss III Taylorsludeuts.AlexanderKhokhlor waves Communist party. lenges. paperssummarizing theplansoftheCongressofPeople's PresidentofN—izhni Novgorod "TTie situation looks very compli- Deputiestorestructure whathadbeen theSoviet Union. State University located in what cated," Khokhlov says. "I predict the was theclosedcity ofG—orky. 250 process will be difficult and rather mileseast ofMoscow Khokhlov long." also served in the 1.900-member Still, he says, he isencouraged. Congress ofPeople's Deputies. "Some years ago. the statedictated Afterthreedays ofstormy debate what you mustteach." Khokhlo\ afterthe failed coupagainst Soviet says, noting that many professors President Mikhail Gorbachev, the whoonce taught classes in subjects Congresson Sept. 5 overwhelmingly such as scientificcommunism and endorsed Gorbachev's plan tocreate Marxist-Leninist philosophy are an interim government. looking fornew fields. Deputieseffectively voted the "I think that is good forour Congressoutofexistence by agreeing students,"he says. "I think the tocreateanewexecutive State quality ofeducation will become very FriendsStacie Council consistingofGorbachev. high, and (students) will have a Shopp '9.-) (above, Russian Federation President Boris chance tocompareone philosophy left)andAnna Yeltsin, and leaders ofthe other with another, and soon." Stepanovastand Sovietrepublics. A physicist himself Khokhlov infromofa Becauseofhisduties in Congress, believes many Soviet scientists will Russian izbosthis Khokhlov was late injoining two be able toconcentrateon more pastJunewhen otherfaculty members and 1 productive work than weapons Taylorstudents students from his university, who development, now that military weretheguestsin NihizniNovgorod. arrived Sept. 3 foramonth4ong visit spending has been curbed. toTAaydleolregUantiivoernsiftryo.m Taylor, which excKhhaonkghelporvogsrayasmsthlaitkefotrheeigonne his NMiizkhhnaiilNRoivkghloirko,daShtiastteorUynimvaerjsoirtyf,rocmhals Treacyeliovresdtaudwenatrsm has astudent bodyof 1,800.students, school andTaylorare participating in afteran artsandculturedemonstration. welcome when visited Nizhni NovgorodState gives people aunique opportunity to theyspentamonth University in June as partofapilot learn abouteach other. inRussiathisJune foreign exchange program. NNSU "I believe (foreign exchange aspartofapilot has about 10,000 students. programs) will lead to bettercoopera- exchange Khokhlov says it ishardto tion betweenourtwogreatpeoples." program. The Americansand imagine what was the Soviet Union 7"/».sstoryfistappearedinthe asalooseconfederation ofsovereign MarionChronicle-Tribuneamiis Russiansposefor republics, much as the 13 original adaptedwithpermission agroupphoto- graph(left). 3 ) CAMPUS ON SeniorAlexSmidtwasoneof Tayloragain namedtops thesoccerteammemberswho TheTempleton Foundations" traveledtoArgentinathis 1991 HonorRoll forFree Enter- summer(seebox) priseTeaching namesTaylor University asthe single institution from the stateofIndiana, and one ofonly 87 in the nation, to its list ofschools that have"an institu- tional commitmenttotraditional Western political andeconomic Planned withdrawal from conference announced philosophies." Dr. DarylYost, university provost, welcomes the honor. "As TheTaylorUniversitymen'sathletic pro- boardtoall students. TlioughTaylorchooses aChristian liberal artscollege,"he gram will withdraw fromthe IndianaCollegiate not toofferscholarshipsbasedonathletic says, "weare exemplifying, Athletic Conference (ICAC) at theconclusion pertbrmance, the NAIAallows schools tooffer throughourcurriculumandthe ofthe current school year. PresidentJay Kesler athletic scholarships. • students wegraduate, thatwhich announced recently. Keslerhas notifiedthe Historicalaffiliation. Taylorhas along- isnecessary toperpetuate the free conferenceofTaylor's intentions by letter. term affiliation with the NAIA. In fact,geogra- enterprise system." According toAthletic DirectorJoe Romine, phy professorRogerJenkinson isaformer Taylor'sdecision was reached afterthe presi- presidentofthe organization. Just lastyear,the Soccerteamgoesinternational dents oftheconference's respective member Trojanmen'sbasketball team advancedtothe TTie northernArgentiniancity institutions voted6-2 tomakeconference Final Fourofthenational toumament in Kansas ofSalta was the destination for 1 membershipdependent upon exclusive affilia- City. "Taylorhas along40-yearhistory withthe membersoftheTrojan soccer tion with the National CollegiateAthletic NAIA," says Kesler. "Wedidn't wish toendthis team this summer. Underthe Association's (NCAA) Division III. association." OtherICAC schools, however, direction ofCoachJoe Lund, and Taylorisoneoffive ICAC memberscur- have similarly long-term ties tothe NCAA incooperation withWoridGospel rently affiliatedwith the NationalAssociation of Division III. "Theotherthree schools areas Mission,theteam participated in IntercollegiateAthletics (NAIA). The remaining deeply steeped in the NCAA as we are inthe sportsevangelismministry. They three schools are alreadyNCAA DivisionIII NAIA,"says Romine. competed againstavarietyof members. Taylor's women's athletic program isa teamsranging from small "youth- The ICAC was initiatedthreeyearsago, says memberofthe HoosierConferenceforWom—en club"teams tosemi-professional Athletic DirectorJoe Romine, andat thattime (HCW)and isnotaffected by thisdecision. JG withthe objectiveofhavingone- memberschoolsagreed toa three-yeartnal on-onecontactwithmembersof period. At itsconclusion,memberinstitutions New members bring expertise, opposing teams andsharingtheir wouldexerciseoneofthreeoptions, as follows: diversityto Board of Trustees testLiamtoenriienstahseospupmormteurn,itsiiexs arose. (N1CAIACADCivmiesmibonerIIsI owrouthledNbAeIaAftlalsiattheedywcihtohse: The appointment ofMr. Jerry Home and membersoftheteam traveled to (2) ICAC members would be affiliated only with Dr. William Pannell to the Taylor University Honduras toengage in sports the NAIA: (3) ICAC members would be Board ofTrustees brings to 23 the numberof evangelism in thatcountry. affiliatedonly with the NCAADivision III. individuals serving the university in this TTieconferencedecision toadopt the latter leadership capacity. option forcedTaylorto make atough choice, Home, a resident of NewTestamenttourplanned says Kesler "Ourhope has alwaysbeen that we Holland, Mich., owns the Nextyear,TaylorUniversity couldmakewhateveradjustmentspossibletofit southwestem Michigan and theWilliamTaylorFounda- within theconference framework....The vote franchises for Manpower, tion will sponsoraNewTestament last spring by the ICAC memberpresidents to Inc., a national temporary Tourofvarious sites in Israel and make the conference an all-NCAA Division III service company. He is an Greece, includingathree-day conference created aproblem forus. TTieseare active memberofthe cruiseofthe Greek Isles. The all high quality .schoolsand wecanonlydesire Wesleyan Church. He and tentativedates forthe tourare the best forthem in the future." his wife. Dee, have two JRuonbNeere7twtPhiTtretossu,tgawhmheJonutnheapsr2o4sf,pees1ns9to9r2t.iDmre. in rafefaiKsleoiasntslieofrno,rainTndacylRluoodrmi'nisgndetehceciisftieoolsnleovtweoirnragel.tapirnimitasrNyAIA I H^M^^ smoenPmsa,bnenDeralnlataiFsnudallfDeaarcvuTilhtdeyo'-89. JGsrreaeelc.etaognedthleirvewdiftohrMary.eaCrhairnles cha•mpiCornitsehriipaftoorurpnaarmteincitpsa.tiToonuirnnpaomsetn-tseason mIf» ^^iKr* lPoagsiacdaelnSa,emCianliafr.yHine spent Newman, whohas led 12 groups selection committeesdetermine NCAA Division l| / "^ "^ BJ many years serving with to Israel, will be co-hostsand III post-season tournament participants; teams ' ' Youth forChrist, and is a resource persons forthe trip. qualify forNAIA post-season toumament play graduate ofSummit Additional information may be based upon season records. Christian College in Fort obtainedby writing to theWilliam • Athleticscholarshipconsiderations. The Wayne, Ind. He is an TaylorFoundation.Taylor NCAA Division III doesnotpermitathletic active memberofthe University, 500West ReadeAve., scholarshipsand, historically, hasconsistedof Pannell ChristianAssemblies Upland, Ind.,46989. private, highlyendowed memberinstitutions (Plymouth Brethren) church. He and his wife. thatcan offerfinancial assistanceacrossthe Hazel, have two sons. CAMPUS ON Taylor, Summit enter Into dialogue about shared future "Taylorhas received an overture from Summit Christian College regarding the possibility oftheir merging withTaylor." With those words. Provost Daryl Yost this summerbrought the university community uptodate on arecent development in the lifeofTaylor. sec is located in FortWayne, Ind., the city in whichTaylorwas founded in 1846. "TaylorUniversity and Summit Christian College have very similarmission statements and a great many mutual friends,"says TaylorPresidentJay Kesler. "Ifthese discussionsresult in mergingthe two SummitChristianCollege.formeiivknownasFortWayneBibleCollege,wasfounded institutions, weenvision a strength- in 1895andhasacurrentenrollmentof380students. ened contribution tohighereducation andbroadenedopportunitiesforstu- Summer program offers students significant A dents well intothe 21stcentury." research experience in their field of study decision isexpjectedearly nextyear. To seniorAndi Eicher, athird gen- environmental sciencecognate, began erationTaylorstudentfrom Bombay, hisresearch with by reviewing the India, giantfoxtail grass will never literature available on the giant foxtail again bejust"weeds"growing along grass. He followed that with field the Indianaroadside. Eicherspent too work, doing intensive study ofgiant muchofhis time this past summer foxtail grass in its natural habitat. J&riK:^ withthegrassforthattohappen. In theprocess, Eichersays he Eicherwasone ofover20students learneda lot, both aboutthe plant involved inTaylor's summerresearch species itself("I realized the magni- program, whichprovidesopportuni- tudeofwhat I didn't know") and tiesforstudentstodo research under aboutthe research process. the directsupervision ofaprofessor, Having a working knowledge of an option notalways availableto the research process hasenabled him undergraduate studentsat larger tomore seriously considerattending universities. graduate school. "Before this Eicherworked with biology summer, graduate school wasonly a professorDr. Paul Rothrock in dream forme," says Eicher. "Now it examining weeddemographics. has become much more ofareality. Otherstudents, in both the natural and "It has beengood todeal with social sciences,workedonprojects science upclose. Thissummerhas with such titlesas"Microbule emphasized the validity ofresearch extraction ofheavy metals,"and work." "Instructional clarity: The roleof Eicheris working with Rothrock linkingandfocusing moveson and Profes.sorEdwin Squiers in AndiEicher'92scrutinizesthesubjectofhissummerresearch student achievement andsatisfac- writingapapertobe presented tothe project,giantfo.xtailgrass. Itis weedofgreatinterestto tion,"amongothers. IndianaAcaDdeMmyofSciencesthis farmersforleftunchecked, itcandepressyieldsofcornand Eicher, abiology majorwithan fall.—TS, soybeansbyupto40and60percent,respectively. A and heritage yet by Dr. Jay Kesler '58 The university's rich missionary legacy guides today's students as they seek to satisfy a maturing concept of Christian senice. RhondaReynolds '94,computersciencemajorfrom HiUshoro. hid.,and.lahinBiirnwortli '94. biology majorfromHartfordCity.Ind. representtheiiewvisionfortnissionsthatpermeatesthe Taylorcampus. StudentsseethemselvesascalledtoChristianserviceregardlessoftheircareerplans. AYLOR UNIVERSITY AND This stretching ofvision by exposure to missionary service are very global challenges continues to this day. This nearly synonyms. Taylor's fall we have in our midst 128 students who commitment to world mis- have lived in othercountries as daughters and sions was neverbetter stated sons ofmissionaries. In addition, we have 15 than by presidentThaddeus students from Russia, 12 from Singapore, eight ReadeinMayof 1893. The from the Caribbean, as well as 22 students occasion was acommunica- from othercountries. By graduation time, tion to the Taylorconstituency nearly one-third ofall Taylor students travel following the death ofSammy Morris in overseas in some educational experience or which he wrote, "Samuel Morris was a missions capacity. divinely-sent messengerofGod toTaylor The diversity that Samuel Morris brought to University. He thought he was coming to Taylor 100 years ago has been magnified many prepare to reach his people, buthis coming times overby the sharedexperiences of was to prepare Taylor University for her students, missionaries, teachers, guest lectur- mission to the whole world. Taylorgot a ers, missionary spokespersons and foreign vision ofthe world's—need through him. It service personnel. There is constant evaluation was no longer local it was worldwide. and innovation by faculty on the topic of