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

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The list of twenty-seven dining-hall rules approved by the faculty in 1909 included these: Do not appear in the dining hall until you have attended minutely to every detail of the toilet, Do not bring to the table anything but pleasant looks and words, and agreeable topics of conversation, and Do not have lips open while eating, or make a noise with the mouth. 6 Ora Opening

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Parents all over this nation are asking me where they can send their sons and daughters to school knowing that their faith in God and in morality will not be destroyed. I find that this is a college where they teach the Bible instead of apologizing for it, and I shall, for this reason, recommend Taylor Univer- sity to such inquiring Christian parents. — William Jennings Bryan, three time Presidential candidate and Secretary of State. Paying for the room in the dormitory, the seat in the dining hall, and the instruction in the classroom was one of the most pain- ful—but also most necessary— parts of the college experience. The cost of room, board, and tuition for a school year of forty weeks ranged from about $100 in 1855 to nearly $175 in 1890. The student paid an additional sum for the fuel and lights for his room (the college sold wood and oil), and if he wanted a carpet he could rent one at the rate of one dollar per term per occupant. O-O Opening