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

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Clockwise from Top: 1 . All in One Quartet. 2. Trojans beat Aurora 31-20. 3 (L-R) Freshman, Bonnie Houser, Tracy Tobey, and Jill Mectiling endure matriculation during Spirit Week. 4. Remembrance Day program. 5. Winners of the Bell Tower Classic. Homecoming 19

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Ho mecoming Top— (L-R)Jeff Jacobson, senior, and Kristi Kuhnle, junior, co-chairpersons of Homecoming ' 89. Right: Dana Deacon and Joel Durkovic, homecoming king and queen. Ex- treme right: Joe Magniiia, ' 87 grad. Homecoming 1988 was a time when alumni and students, through activi- ties, brought Taylor ' s past and present together. The weekend ' s main theme was Tradition, today and tomorrow. Jeff Jacobson, senior and Kristie Kuhnle, junior were co-chairpersons for Homecoming Weekend. ' The alumni are the tradition, the students are the today and to- gether we will build the tomorrow, Jacob- son said. Remembrance Day was presented Friday night with performances by both alumni and students. The students performed selections from Nostalgia Night, Variety Show and Airband. The crowning of the Homecoming king and queen, Joel Durkovic, senior and Dana Deacon, senior, culminated the evening of remembrance. Saturday was filled with activities such as the alumni brunch, a Homecoming 5K run walk, the Bell Tower Barbecue and the annual Bell Tower Classic. The Taylor Trojans also defeated Aurora College 31-20 that afternoon. The weekend closed with a Homecoming Worship service on Sunday. The featured speaker was Dr. Larry Helyer, professor of religion and the 1988 Distin- guished Professor of the year. The week that preceded Homecom- ing weekend, known as Spirit Week, was also packed with Taylor spirit and activities. Freshmen had to take part in matriculation throughout the week. One of the things that they had to do was to wear a paper plate around their necks which contained various information about themselves. Other Spirit Week activities included couples ' softball, a food fest in the dining commons, a golf tournament and the Airband competition. 18 Homecoming

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Parents ' Weekend Top - Tami Fuhrman, senior, and her proud parents. Right - Speaker for the Saturday prayer breakfast, Rev. Ronald Coffey. Hugs, kisses, care packages and going out for real food were only a part of Parents ' Weekend 1988. The weekend started out with a chapel message on Friday Oct. 7, by Presi- dent Jay Kesler, who paralleled our relation- ship to our heavenly Father with our relationship to our earthly father and mother. A majority of parents started arriving later in the afternoon and were given a complimentary book. Family Forum, authored by President Kesler, as they registered. The Taylor University cookbook entitled Uncommon Dining, was also sold at the registration tables throughout the weekend. Each cookbook cost about $10 and the amount collected went to the student assistance fund. Later that evening, the Taylor concert band and the Taylor Sounds, performed for visiting parents. The band, , directed by Professor Albert Harrison, assistant professor of music, performed Variations on a Korean Folk Song and Second Suite. Taylor Sounds, directed by Dr. Jerry Giger, chairman of the music de- partment, sang songs such as Amazing ; Grace, Take the Name of Jesus, and a calypso tune, 5 iMfDe£ o. The speaker for the annual prayer breakfast on Saturday was the Rev. Roland Coffey, Southeast Regional Director of Le- ToiuTieau Ministries International. His son,. John Coffey, a Taylor student, was killed this past summer in a motorcycle accident. Coffey spoke on Christian parenting in times of a crisis. The parents ' association craft sale followed the Sunday breakfast. Many of the crafts were donated by parents of Taylor students and all money received from the sale went toward the student assistance fund. Sporting events dominated the rest of the afternoon. It was Taylor against Tri- State University in soccer where Taylor emerged the winner after senior Joel Durkovich ' s first-half goal. Football was also on the agenda. ; The Taylor Trojans defeated Rose-Hulman Institute 21-10. It was a come from behind win as the Trojans were down lO-O at the half. During halftime the 1948-1951 Taylor football team was recognized. ' Beverly Rinaldi and Buddy Green performed in concert for students and their families that Sunday evening. Rinaldi in herl operatic style sang both sacred and secular selections. Greene performed, as would be expected, with his harmonica. He played different styles of music from different regions of the country and the world. Finally, as Parents Weekend came to a close. President Kesler gave the Sunday morning worship message to a packed chapel. The worship theme for the morning was God is our father, all-wise and unconditionally loving. President Kesler ' s message compared a shepherd caring for his flocks to God caring for his people. As Sunday afternoon ap- proached, so was it also time to bid farewell to parents and family-until Thanksgiving. 20 Parents ' Weekend