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

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Top — (L-R) In his address, Congressman Elwood Hillis expresses his great respect for Taylor University. Last summer, Hillis donated his Congressional papers to the archives of the Zondervan Library P.J. Pat Zondervan dis- cussed the value of literature during his dedication speech, advising the audience to Read books and be helped Jim Wierenga, student body president, notes that space is the maior difference between the old Ayres Library and the new Zondervan structure Above — In honor of the occasion, the Brass Ensemble presents a concert in Engstrom Gallena Left A view of the Rice Bell Tower Library Dedication 25

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TU Dedicates Library, Bell Tower The dedication of Zondervan Library and Rice Bell Tower on October 26, 1986, marked a long— awaited day on Taylor ' s campus. The much needed new library covers 61, 000 square feet of space, and has a volume capacity of 210,000, a statistic which leaves plenty of room in Taylor ' s holdings. The new library was made possible by a donation from P. J. Pat Zondervan and his wife Mary. Pat Zondervan is the co— founder of Zondervan Publishing House. The Rice Bell Tower, a new focal point on campus, symbolizes Taylor ' s mission and ministry, one pillar representing the academic, central to all institutions of higher learning, and the other pillar representing the spiritual, principle to a Christian Liberal Arts college. Crosses, representative of the Christian faith, are embossed in the bases of the towers. The tower, however, is not a new symbol for Taylor University. When Taylor first moved to Upland in 1893, the H. Maria Wright Hall, the first building constructed, was built with twin towers as a symbol of Taylor Univer- sity ' s stability and heritage in Upland. Wright Hall burned to the ground on January 16, 1960, and for 25 years the campus was without its symbol. The new tower was made possible by Gar- net I. Rice, who presented the tower in memory of her husband, Raymond E. Rice. Both Mr. and Mrs. Rice were graduates of Taylor. The ceremony honoring the new structures included speeches by Ed Dinse, Associate Professor of English; Scott Hafemann, Asst. Professor of Religion; Elwood Hillis, Fifth District Congressman; Robert Rice, son of Garnet and Raymond Rice and Jim Wierenga, President of the Taylor Student Organization. Milo Rediger hands the ribbon-cutting scissors to Alice Holcombe. Visitors get an inside glimpse of the new library ' s interior. 24 Library Dedication

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Variety Show Boasts Til ' s Finest The Wheels guys, including Galen Classen, Kent Merrick, Brian Carter, Eric Jones, Neil Boss, Zane Huffman and Ted Bowers, do their pirate ' s jig for the audience Robin Sonnevelt belts out her Variety Show song. 26 Vanety Show