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

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DEDICATED to the memory of Bishop William Taylor We deem it a privilege to dedicate our Centennial Edition of the Gem to the memory of that outstanding man of faith and achievement after whom the institu- tion is named, Bishop William Taylor. Embodied in the record of his life are the spiritual experiences of the New Birth and the Sanctified Life. Likewise there are the achievemnts of a world evangel who saw, as did the founder of his Church, that the world was his parish. The name Taylor University, in honor of Bishop William Taylor, was given to the school not only be- cause of the Spirit-filled life, the missionary zeal, but also because Bishop Taylor was the only man who had been elevated from the Laity — the ranks of the Local Preachers — to the high office of Bishop. Those traditional experiences of grace and those heroic en- deavors in world evangelism which characterized Taylor have become the watchword of the institution which bears his name. In appreciation of the sacred trust which is ours to perpetuate we follow in his train.

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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