Winter 2016 - HIPS Newsletter

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Kittie Smith

Katherine Maria Smith, known as “Kittie”, lost her arms to abuse at the age of 9.https://pillars.taylor.edu/taylor175wingtraditions/1005/thumbnail.jp

Winter 2017 - HIPS Newsletter

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Thaddeus C. Reade

When the Board of Trustees considered closing the campus, Reade personally took on the coast of maintaining the school.https://pillars.taylor.edu/taylor175wingtraditions/1004/thumbnail.jp

The Taylor Towel

At both the beginning and end of a student’s time at Taylor, they receive what is known as a “Taylor Towel.”https://pillars.taylor.edu/taylor175wingtraditions/1009/thumbnail.jp

Christmas with Jay

On December 13, 1987, the Echo advertised the first ever “Jay Kesler Christmas Special” beginning a tradition that continues today.https://pillars.taylor.edu/taylor175wingtraditions/1007/thumbnail.jp

Fall 2017 - HIPS Newsletter

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Melon and Gourd

A prime example of Taylor’s thriving dorm culture is the annual Melon and Gourd tradition.https://pillars.taylor.edu/taylor175wingtraditions/1006/thumbnail.jp

The First Football Team

Taylor University joined the world of intercollegiate football in the fall of 1948.https://pillars.taylor.edu/taylor175wingtraditions/1013/thumbnail.jp

Taylathon

The annual Taylathon bike race can find its origins in a freshman induction race in 1958 and an inter-class competition starting in 1959.https://pillars.taylor.edu/taylor175wingtraditions/1010/thumbnail.jp