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GLIMPSES FROM TAYLOR UNIVER The Fort Wayne Female College, founded in 1846, in Fort Wayne, Indiana, was the beginning of what is known today as Taylor University. The college that cares for the soul was devoted to the noble object of educating young ladies. The main building was a four story brick building with stone trimming, having a frontage of one hundred seventy feet. Though plain, it was at the same time substantial, solid and well arranged to ac- commodate five hundred students. Under the presidency of Dr. Alexander C. Huestis, the first year proved a success- ful one. There were one hundred students enrolled in the primary, academic and col- legiate departments. In 1850 the faculty, by permission of the Board of Trustees, with Rev. Samuel Brenton as the presi- dent, opened a department for young men, [called the Collegiate Institute in 1852] in which boys and young men could secure instruction in all branches of learn- ing. In the early years, it was designated as a distinct school, entirely separate from the female element. As far as can be ascertained, the commencement of 1851, when three students were graduated, was the first in the school ' s history. The government of the school was par- ental and kind but decided and firm, en- forced by reason and affection, sustained by the Bible, and administered by self- government. The rules and regulations of the college were firm and fair but not modern, as the following rules prove: The young ladies boarding in the institution shall rise at the ringing of the bell in the morning, adjust their rooms, and be engaged in study until breakfast. It shall be the duty of the matron to see that these rules are complied with. Young ladies will at no time be per- mitted to visit the post office nor will any- one be permitted to go to town oftener than once a week, and then only in com- pany with some member of the faculty, or someone appointed by a member of the faculty. During the Sabbath day, walking on Fort Wayne College Building
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ITY ' S HISTORY The Administration Building ' «« ' % Site of the Fort Wayne College better known as the Old Methodist Episcopal College established in 1846 as The Fort Wayne Female College on grounds donated by Wm. Rockhill. In 1855 the College consolidated with The Fort Wayne Collegiate Institute for young men and it was then called the Methodist Episcopal College. In 1890 the College grounds were deeded to Taylor University. Erected by the Methodist Episcopal College Association l936. the streets or commons for pleasure, col- lecting in each others ' rooms for idle con- ve rsation or amusement as well as all practices prohibited in well-bred, Christian homes, and receiving visitors are totally forbidden. Each student will be required to have the light out in her room and to retire by a quarter before ten o ' clock, and the stew- ard shall see that the house is closed at ten o ' clock. No young woman shall be permitted to contract debts or buy goods without the written consent of her parents or guardian, and a copy of such permission shall be handed to the President. As early as 1853, an attempt was made to provide literary societies for the stu- dents. The Thalonian Literary Society, whose motto was Know Thyself, was organized in 1850. In 1854 the two small societies — the Philosophian and the Ex- celsior — combined and formed the El Do- rado Literary Society, which in 1878 be- came the Philalethean Literary Society. In 1855, with the return of the young men from the Mexican War and the de- mand for higher education for both sexes in the Protestant religious faith, the Female College and the Collegiate Institute were united under one management to form a single institution known as the Fort Wayne College. Following the resignation of President Reuben D. Robinson in 1878, W. F. Yocum was inaugurated as president. Many val- uable reminiscences have been gleaned from former students of President Yocum.. He was known to be a splendid educator, kind in disposition, and well liked. His. Christian character had a remarkable in- fluence upon the students ' lives. His achievements and leadership did much to further the school ' s position among the educational institutions of the state. A financial crisis was reached in the Fort Wayne College in 1890-91, when its trustees were authorized to sell the prop- erty of th e institution. It was sold to the National Association of Local Preachers
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