Historical Context Statement
The Ringenberg Archives & Special Collections of Taylor University makes a variety of historical materials publicly available to the Taylor community, scholarly researchers, and the general public. Some of these materials may include content (e.g., images, negative stereotypes, language) that viewers find objectionable for a variety of reasons. It is important for viewers to consider the time period and historical context in which the materials were created when consulting historical materials.
Resources exist to aid viewers in contextualizing historical materials (e.g., a list of questions to consider when putting sources into historical context from the University of Minnesota).
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Taylor University Echo
Taylor University
The November 5,1926 edition of the Taylor University Echo.
Features:
Philos Present Unique Program — Women’s Preachers’ Assembly In Session — Taylor Forensic Society Formed — Dr. Ayres Leads Chapel Monday — Taylor Graduate Forester of Arkansas — Wolverines Start Activities — Student Body Asks For New Year’s Holiday — The Prayer Band — Inter-Club Debaters Choose Question — Inter-Collegiate Debaters Chosen — $ub$cription $hekel$ Welcome — Eurekas Have Get-Together — Thalos Hold Mask Hallowe’en Party — The Department of Education Visits Hartford Schools — Soangetahas Debate Interesting Question — “We Asked For Brea and they Gave Us A Stone” — My Mild Desire — Back The Debaters — Hit And Miss — Notice — Open Forum Discussion — Taylor’s Need of An Athletic Field — What Is It All? — The Inquiring Reporter — Kidnapped! — Did You Know That- — Wells Lead Prayer Meeting — Eurekas New Plan Tried — We Beg Your Pardon — Rev. Bichler Gives Illustrated Lecture — Senior Class Enjoys Taffy Pull — Sport Briefs — All Spice — Badger Boosters Entertained At Taylor Home — Hill and Fuller Win Debate — Coming Our Day to be Wednesday — Home Was Never Like This — Gymnasium Progressing Consistently — World News For Busy Students — Taylor To Debate Depauw
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Taylor University Echo
Taylor University
The October 29,1926 edition of the Taylor University Echo.
Features:
Dr. Shumaker Speaks in Chapel October 27 — Does Modern Press Have Harmful Effect on the Community — Women Preachers Hold Meeting — Industrial Students — First Public Expression Recital Pleases Audience — Old Students Beat New Students By Close Margin — Philo Hay Ride to Be Saturday Night — Owen Speaks At Sunday Chapel — Our Library — Station Thalo Broadcasts Program — Legal Hundred Holds Mid-Year Meeting At Taylor — Debate Gives Cars Right of Way on Campus — Gem Pictures Taken — Is Taylor Slipping — A Good Editor — The President’s Report — Prayer Changes Things — Hit and Miss — Why I Read The Echo — Which College Students Can’t Count? — Morning-Glory Chimes — The Inquiring Reporter — Friends Church Notes — The Freshman Class — The Call of the Wild — Sport Briefs — Remainder of Term to be Especially Good — Quill Club Writes on “The Wind” — Revival Thoughts — Taylor People Visit Ann Arbor — Did You Know That- — Eurekas Start Ball Rolling — Biology Department Gets Microscope
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Taylor University Echo
Taylor University
The October 22,1926 edition of the Taylor University Echo.
Features:
Strong-Hearted Maidens Entertain the New Girls — Dr. S. H. Turbeville’s Practical Talk — Orientation Lecture On How To Study — Mnanka-Soangetaha Rush Result—Mnanka Victory — Sophomore Jamboree in College Woods Big Occasion — Gleanings From Revival — Musical Program Is Feature Of Sunday Chapel — We Beg Your Pardon — Landslide for Eurekas! — Come and Pray — Work of the Expression Department of Taylor — Eulog’s Extemporaneous Speech Contest Held — W. C. T. U. Holds Two Sessions — Broadcasting From Station Thalo — Gem Financial Plan Wins By 98 to 33 Vote — Outlook of Gospel Team For Coming Year — The Taylor of My Dreams — A Time for Everything — Another “Flop?” — His and Miss — Standardized Education — Taylor’s InterCollegiate Debaters — Lumbricus Terrestris — The Inquiring Reporter — Sport Briefs — Sophomore Classification — Friends Church Notes — Mnankas Have Parliamentary Drill — Rules and Regulations of the Athletic Association — The Athletic Association — Yea, Team! Touchdown! — All Spice — Eurekas Leading
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Taylor University Echo
Taylor University
The October 15,1926 edition of the Taylor University Echo.
Features:
Chapel Message On the True Values in Life — Soangetahas Debate Live Question — Were The Eurekans Right? — Miss Guiler Leads Prayer Band — News From Other Colleges — Eulogonians Entertain All Taylor Men — Calendar — Mnankas Entertain New Girls — New York Students Now Organized — Shilling and Owen Brothers Victors in Tournament — Sophomores Elect Class Officers — Conserving Time and Energy — That Taylor Spirit — Join a Debating Club — Our Advertisers — Hit And Miss — Concerning the Campus — When Autumn Comes Round — The Inquiring Reporter — Praises The Echo — Dr. Turbeville’s Final Evening Sermon of Revival Series — The Junior Class — Wendell Owen Elected To Lead Freshman Class — Runion Chosen Advertising Manager of Echo — Did You Know That- — A Tryst — M. E. Church Notes — Sports Briefs — First Basket Ball Game of the Season Saturday — We Beg Your Pardon — All Spice
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Taylor University Echo
Taylor University
The October 8,1926 edition of the Taylor University Echo.
Features:
Revival Opens Tuesday Morning — Junior Class Organizes — Debating Prospects Bright For Good Season — Philo Artists Please The New Students — Excellent Program Given By Toys — Thalos Give First Program — Should Autos Be Barred From Taylor’s Campus — Thalos In Lead, 60 To 55 — Work Started on Taylor Tradition Book — Where Are Our Manners? — Buy A Gem — English Jokes — The Inquiring Reporter — Hit And Miss — The Pageant of Life — Open Forum Discussion — Concerning the Echo in General — Concerning the Editor In Particular — Eurekas Initiate New Club Room — Senior Plans For Big Year — Soangetahas Hold First Meeting of the Season — General Prayer Meeting — Badger Boosters Increase One Hundred Per Cent — Wing And Shilling Win First Eulogonian Debate — Opening Debate of Mnanka Season Extremely Interesting — Mr B. Atkinson Improving — Sport Briefs — Outlook For Inter-Society Basketball Since the Rush — Sunday Chapel of Deep Interest — Did You Know That- — Student Organizations Form Schedule — Rev. H. J. Harwood of Rangoon, Burma, Speaks To The Volunteers — Gospel Team Notes — All Spice
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Taylor University Echo
Taylor University
The October 1,1926 edition of the Taylor University Echo.
Features:
Formal Opening of Taylor University — Taylor Greenhouse Manager Injured — Celebrated Australian Violinist To Play Here — Student Reception Pleasant Affair — Joint Society Program A Success — Fall Revival Opens Tuesday October 5 — Home-Coming Services At M. E. Church — Registration Shows Marked Increase — The Rush Day — A Sad Lament — First Degree Ignorance — Is This A College Or A Normal School? — Open Forum Discussion — Hit And Miss — Refined Freshmen Look and Listen — Old Upland — Notice — What The Eurekans Are Doing — The Inquiring Reporter — The Behavior of the Strong Opening Sermon for the Fall Term — Changes Made in Faculty — Thalos In Action — Quien Sabe? — First Formal Eulogy Debate Saturday Night — Sport Briefs — First Chapel Service Well Attended — First Fall Picnic At College Woods — Changes In Gem Staff And Echo Staff — Did You Know That-
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Taylor University Echo
Taylor University
The September 15,1926 edition of the Taylor University Echo.
Features:
Greeting To The New Students — Philalethean Literary Society — Many New Improvements on Taylor Campus — New Professor At Taylor Had Had Wide Experience — Religious Activities of Taylor University — Changes in Faculty At Taylor — Ketcham of ’24 India Missionary — $50,000 Gymnasium-Auditorium Being Built At Taylor — Thalos Promise Interesting Programs For Coming Year — Purpose of Echo — Take Your Pick — Compulsory Chapel Attendance — Events of School Opening — Hit And Miss — The Taylor Family — Open Forum Discussion — Fortunes In Friendship — Question Box — Soangetaha Debating Club Produces Winners — Norman Rose to Head Eurekans — Former Taylor Graduates Leave For Mission Work — Friends Church — M. E. Church Campus Opinion — Eulogonian Debating Club Prepares for Successful Season — Mnanka Debating Club Gets Results — Sport Briefs — Old Student-New Student Baseball Game Saturday, September 25th — All-Campus Tennis Tournament — New Publication Announce — 20 Years Ago Today — Inter-Collegiate Debating — Bus Schedule