Taylor University - Ilium / Gem Yearbook (Upland, IN)

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3tt iM m mm William G. Nixon, D.D. Daniel L. Speicher William G. Nixon, D.D. A ' illiam G. Nixon was born near Ovid, Michigan. September 8. 1865. He died December l.i, 1926, at his home in Detroit, Alichigan. Dr. Nixon was a member of the Detroit Conference of the Alethodist Epis- copal Church since 1892. For twenty years he was the president of the camp meeting at Romeo, Michigan, and for five years he was at the head of the camp meeting at Eaton Rapids, Michigan. He was a trustee of Chicago Evangelistic Institute, a trustee of . sbury College, and for several years he was President of the Legal Hundred of Taylor University. His passing means the removal of a man whose influence for good was very great. Daniel L. Speicher Daniel L. Speicher, a member of the Legal Hundred of Taylor University, died December 18, 1926, at his home in L ' rljana, Indiana. He was seventy-two years of age at the time of his death. As a layman, Mr. Speicher was active in many lines of Christian work. He was a member and a staunch supporter of the Evangelical Church. He was much interested in camp meeting work and for many years was the president of the camp meeting at Alexandria, Indiana. Mr. Speicher did much for Taylor Uni- versity in a financial way as well as b}- giving to the college his advice and interest. i I Page Twenty-five

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£egal 5 undred Pres., B. W. AyrEs Sec ' y, B. R. PoGUE Trci H. C. Miller The Legal Hundred was organized in September, 1923, at the advice of President John Paul, who received his suggestion from the Legal Hundred, created as a legal person to succeed John Wesley- In June, 1924, the Charter of Taylor LTniversity was revised in order to make over to the Legal Hundred the custodianship of all the property and business affairs of the institution. For three college years the Legal Hundred has been functioning admirably as the parent governing body of the college. There are excellent reasons why this type of governing board should be successful. The organization is made up of Christian men and women of the highest type, wholly in sympathy with the principles and ideals of Taylor University. In addition, these members are safeguarded in the execution of their duties by a charter that is clear, concise, and strong, but yet moderate. Taylor believes in old men for counsel ' and so the members of the Legal Hundred are elected for life. These are some of the reasons why an organization of this pattern is so well fitted to be the governing body of a college such as Taylor. Under the leadership of the Legal Hundred, Taylor University has entered upon a new era. Several phases of advancement, including the first considerable unit of endowment, have been made. A building campaign, including ' the Women ' s Dormitories and the Fort Wayne Gymnasium, has been launched with an eye for expansion. 1 I Jl Page Twenty-four

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President Emeritus I! I !l! Monroe Vavhinger, B.D., D.D. Page Twenty-six