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VOL. V. WESTERVILLE, OHIO, AUGUST, 1931 NO. 1

COMMENCEMENT MORE MEMBERSHIPS ALUMNI SECRETARY BEST IN YEARS NECESSARY REPORTS CONDITION

Brilliant and Witty Address Given Enclosed you will find a The report of the Alumni Secretary, By William Lyon Phelps membership slip. If you at the business session on Monday, have not already enrolled June 15, was well received and al­ June 15, 1931 occurred the 75th an­ please fill out this blank and though the financial report was dis­ nual commencement. The day was return to this office. appointing it was the unanimous opin­ ideal and the campus, as usual, was It is essential that the Al­ ion that the work ·s hould be carried beautiful. The day was well begun umni keep its organization on with each one working for a by numerous class breakfasts where up to the highest level of larger active membership for the year the members with their families met efficiency for the next few 1931 -32. and renewed the friendships of other years if we are to help the The report again emphasized the years and planned for larger reunions college push ahead in this general aims of the Alumni Associa­ the next time. period of competition and tion through the Alumni Council and The business session of the Alumni economit stress. The ad­ secretary which are: Association was held in the "Y" ministration asks it; the To secure more active cooperation building at 10 :00 o'clock: This was Board of Trustees endorses of the Alumni with the colJege and the 1best attended business session in it; 300 alumni at commence­ the Board of Trustees, thus advanc­ many years, not only was the number ment approved it. There ing the interests of the institution. in attendance satisfactory but the should be a goodly num­ To keep in touch with the under­ representative character of those ber of sustaining members. graduates' interests and activities, and present gave cause for pleasure. They Now, altogether, lets set a encourage the highest standards. ranged from Mrs. L. R. Harford of new high record for this To assist in publicity and in inter­ the class of '72 to " Sparky'' Schear year. esting students in attendance at Ot­ ,A '29, and geographically from many terbein. states. Dr. James H. Weaver, '07, To assist in organizing and main­ president of the Association presided taining the organization of local Al­ with Mrs. Helen Ensor Smith, '18, OUR HOMECOMING umni Groups. secretary. After · "a getting acquaint­ October 17, 1931 To assist in raising funds from time ed period" during which each one to time for the various college uses. present was introduced, president The following are a few excerpts Weaver ,called on Secretary L. W. Everybody who can, should plan to from the report: Warson for the report of the year's return to the Fall Homecoming. Group meetings were held in many work. After discussion it was de­ These Homecoming days are growing places on Otterbein Night. At vari­ cided that the Alumni Association in popularity and rival commencement ous times during the year other meet­ would make a special effort this year in attendance and interest. This year ings of the alumni were held. Re­ Homecoming will occur on Saturday, to increase the number of active ports of these meetings were sent to October 17, with a football game be­ members. the alumni office with a list of officers tween Capital University and Otter­ Almost 300 sat down to the Alumni elected and the activities of the club. bein. There is a great deal of friend­ Luncheon 111 the U. B. Church at As publicity director almost daily ly rivalry between these neighboring 11 :30. As the commencement was to conferences have been held when on schools and it is migration day for the take place at 2 :00 p. 111. no formal the ,campus with the student ,corres­ visiting school. Plans are already program was given. There was the spondents on matters of publicity. under way for a great day. Mark the roll of da.sses and reading of greetings Pictures and ·cuts were secured, and day on your calendar NOW and plan from the oldest alumna, introduction this material was then sent to papers to enjoy the game and the crowd. of some of those who had not 'been throughout Ohio and to the Associat­ back for many years followed by ad­ Our old friend, F. 0. VanSickle is ~d Press. Probab1y more newspaper journment to the auditorium. planning a feast of some kind for those publicity was secured this year than The crowd at commencement was athletes of the period from 1900 to in any recent year. great-many not able to be seated. 1910. If any other friends of other As Director of the Bureau of Ap­ President W. G. Clippinger presided. years want to meet the friends of their pointments the spring months are The speaker for the occasion was Dr. school period, other meetings can be filled with conferences with seniors William Lyon Phelps of Yale Univer- arranged. when on the campus. Much ,corres- (Oontinued On Page Two.) REMEMBER THE DATE. (Continued On Page Four.) THE ALUMNI NEWS Page T hree Page T wo THE ALUMNI NEWS

WEDDINGS GREETINGS TO ALUMNI F R O M No. Grads FINE SET OF OFFICERS FOR THE ALUMNI NEWS Holding COMING YEAR THE OLDEST MEMBER No. of Member- Amount of of INSTITUTION Degree ship in Annual University Other Sources Mr. Lawrence Hicks '28, was mar­ Holders Alumni Dues Subsidy of Income The result of the election of officers Miss U rilla H_ Guitner, class of OTTE~BEIN COLLEGE · Associa- ried S-aturday, June 27th to M iss tion for the Association resulted in the Thyra Jane BeVier of Amburg, N. Y . 1865, the oldest living graduate w ho - no w has the honor of keeping the following: Mr. Hicks is a member of the faculty A delphi -- -·------1900 300 $2.00 President of the Department of Bqtany at Ohio Alumni Cane sent a greeting which J ames H Weaver ------190•8 State University and he 1s also State was read at the Alumni Luncheon, FOUNDED IN 1847 Vice Presidents Ornithologist for Ohio. June 15. Miss Guitner lives in W ash­ U niv. of Akron ------1500 1400 $2.00 $1300 $2000 Marshall B. Fanning ------·------1894 ington, D_ C., at 2101 N ew Hampshire - Vance E. Cribbs ------1920 Avenue, N_ Vv. : Alumni office Miss Edna Hayes '29, who has been A ll egheny College 2552 All $1.00 $600 year "While I cannot 'be with you in P ublished Quarterly b y Otterbein College, -- or more maintained by i n dues Alva D. Cook ------1912 teaching in Knoxville, Tenn. was mar­ Wes terv ille, Ohio. In the interest of Alumni college - -- Secretary ried June 13 to Mr. Hans Schroder. person, I shall be with you m and Friends . Entered a s second class matter Ali alwnni ex - a t pos t office in VV esterville, 0., under Act of Helen Ensor Smith ------1918 thought and shall feel that, in Baldwin-Wallace $2.00 pense except The wedding took pla·ce at Cincinnati, August 24, 1912_ 1568 All cost of mag. and College ------voting Treasurer Ohio. The couple will ·be at home in spirit, I am among my old col­ members minor e x penses paid by college James Porter West ------1897 Knoxville, Tenn. lege friends. I wish most earn­ L. W. Warson ______Editor , ._ $5.00 Trustees estly that the meeting may be Baylor College ______1500 _h, 500 Part of salary of $3.00 alumni secre tary Frank 0. Clements ------1896 Miss Florence Howard '28, and Mr. successful in eve-ryway." WHY SHOULD I BE AN ACTIVE non-grads P erley H. Kilbourne ------1902 Louis Norris '28, were married June Accompanying the latter was the MEMBER? I\ Dayton Univ. For present 4, in the First United Brethren following beautiful poem: ------2000 250 $5.00 financed by the . O ne of the beautiful things in life University COMMENCEMENT BEST IN Church, Dayton, Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. MANY YEARS TO THE ALUMNI OF OTTER­ is the loyalty and love which an al­ $5100clues" Norris sailed for Europe where Mr. Denison Univ. $2500 from BEIN COLLEGE ------·· 2500 1200 $3_00 $2250 susta ining ( Continued Frnm Page One_) Norris will study the coming year. umnus always kee-p s for his Alma To all the sons ang daughters, fine, memberships sity. Dr. Phelps was happy in his of Mater. Most grads after a four years All S ervices r emarks and held his audience every \!Vho comprise the alumni of O tter­ Earlham College 1940 alumni sec'y., Miss Oma Moomaw was married to r esidence on the campus of some col­ ------nembership $ LOO clerical service, Dc, es-$500 bein, automatic minute. The class of 1931 and the Howard Bradley on June 26, at Sugar­ pos tage, etc. I send a message from far away lege-inspired by ,contact with g reat administration are to be congratulated creek, Ohio. Mr. Bradley is connect­ $1500 from on the success of this occasion. After To gree•t you on this festal day. teachers-having made some great Heidelberg College __ 1303 All None $1500 living endow - ed with the American Rolling Mills ment f u n d Of all the graduates w ho now survive life friendships and become, in fact, a t he awarding of the diplomas the re­ Company at Middletown. Mrs. Brad­ cessional took the class and partici­ I am the earliest, and shall strive part of the institution itself are al­ ley has ·been teaching at Middletown O tterbein College ---- 1834 304 $2-00 $2000 $1100 dues pants to the steps of the Association To speak words of welcome to all that ways interested in the proe ress and since her graduation in 1926. Building where, after singing the Ot­ are here purpose of that institution. terbein Love Song and Taps had been Who have followed me from College O n leaving school their budgets con­ Vl ittenberg ····------2100 All N one $2500 none Miss Margaret Widdoes '26, was blown, President Clippinger declared from yea·r to year. tain s some contribution to be given married to Mr. Melvin Laub, of Hol­ ---- the 75th Commencement at an end. Many have passed me on the way, annually to show their interest and gate, Ohio, June 6_ The couple will College of Wooster _ 3150 2055 $3.00 The ,ceremonies at the "Y" are very Having risen to fame in life'-s hard loyalty_ This takes the form of Living $7500 $7500 reside in Bridgeport, -Ohio, where Mr_ impressive and many complimentary fray. E ndowm ent which is to be used by L aub taught the past year. Mrs. remarks were heard by visitors and I do not envy, but shout acclaim the A lumni A ssociation in promulgat­ The plan of the Alumni Council Laub has been doing community work '76 4 1 25 alumni on this fact. For those who have succeeded in ing publicity and for occasional gifts (composed of President V,,T. G. Clip­ '77 4 2 in N orth Canton since her graduation. so After the disniissal some time was making a name to the institution to be used w here pinger, D ean F . J. Vance, Dr. J. EL '78 11 2 18 That will ring dow n the ages and niost needed. These contributions are '79 2 0 0 spent in visitation under the trees on V,,Te aver, president of the association, '80 5 0 Miss L a Vonne Steel of Strongsville, proudly proclaim made through the association as dues 0 th e campus and as we le-ft it was with Mrs. R. W . Smith, secretary of the '81 7 0 0 a feeling that the 75th Commence­ Ohio, and Mr.. Byron A . Wilson of The glories of Otterbein, so dear to varying from a few dollars to thousands association and three members elected '82 5 1 20 ment was one of the :best which the Westerville, '27-'26, were married June us all, in some colleges. In fact the number at large-now being Miss Otis Flook, '83 14 1 7 18. Mr. and Mrs. Wilson left imme­ From whose high estate she can of active members in an association is '84 2 0 0 college has ever held. Dr. N. E. Cornetet and Mrs. F . J. R es­ '85 diately for Mexico where Mr. Wilson a good barometer of the interest of the 9 1 11 never fall. ler) to increase the membership m­ '86 5 1 20 Mr. and Mrs. Ralph W . Starr (Lot­ attended the University of Mexico. While her students fail not to hear alumni in the success and service of cludes the following: '87 10 0 0 tie Faye Mendenhall) of Tampa, They will locate at St. David Arizona, ,calls of distress, their institution. To have a membership secretary 111 '88 10 1 10 '89 F loria, announce the birth of a son, \i\There Mr. Wilson has taught for And eagerly respond from their hear ts Institutions differ in their methods each of the organized groups and to 6 0 0 '90 6 1 17 Ralph W aldo, June 16, 1931. Mrs­ several years. tenderness. of handling the Alumni A ctivities. have class membership secretaries. '91 8 2 25 Starr graduated in 1924. Succes·s to the students who go fa r Some are financed entirely by the col­ In each Alumni News published '92 20 1 5 Mr. and Mrs. Philipp Charles, P rofessor W . 0 . Lambert ',Q0, was and wide, lege or university and some entirely during the year will be given the num­ '93 12 1 8 '94 Success to ,the alumni in whom brav­ by the A lumni, the others varying be­ ber of paid members ·by groups and 29 1 4 '29-Ex, announce the bir,th of a son, mar·ried to Mrs. Ethel Brown of Ham­ '95 15 3 ery and kindness ever abide, 20 R ichard Henry, July 21, 1931. :Mr. ilton, Ohio, on June 30, at the home tween these extremes. In some, all classes. It will be interesting to note '96 19 4 21 and Mrs. Charles live in Washington, of the bridegroom's sister, Mrs. J . H . And success, unmeasured, to Otter­ graduates become members automatic­ whether the percentage of members '97 30 2 7 D. C. w here Mr. Charles is in govern­ Harris, Dayton, Ohio. Mr. Lambert bein College, ally with no dues, and raise their en­ will be higher or lower in the recent '98 23 2 9 Than which, no school instills more dowment through gifts. Some have classes as compared w ith the older '99 21 0 0 ment work. is a teacher at South High S-chool, '00 15 1 God given knowledge. 7 Mr_ and Mrs. Clifford Bay, '23-'25, Columbus, Ohio. voting members only. Annual dues classes. '01 30 3 10 Urilla H. Guitner. w ere bereaved by the loss of one of var y from two to fi ve dollars. The Membership by classes for the '02 23 0 0 '03 the twin boys who were born to them Mr. Bruce LaPorte was married to The following is part of a compar­ year 1931 -32 up to July 15, (the year 17 0 0 By action of the Board of Trustees is counted from June 1 to May 31) is '04 20 2 10 in June. Mr. and Mrs. Bay live in Louise Wig,ton on June 15, at Woos­ ative study of Alumni activities cover­ 'OS 26 4 the Greek and Latin departments here given: 1.5 Nova, Ohio, where Mr. Bay is super­ ter, Ohio. Mr. LaPorte attended Ot­ ing 138 _colleges in the United States, '06 34 2 3 were combined under the head of intendent of the schools. terbein College. He is connected m ade about two years ago by the Uni­ No . No. P er­ '07 31 1 3 Department of Classics with Dr. N, Living Member- cent­ '08 with the Squire, Sande-rs and Demp­ versity of Wisconsin. Class Gr:rd. ship age 26 1 4 Born to Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Weh­ '09 32 2 sey Law F irm, Cleveland, Ohio. Mr_ E. Cornetet as its head. 6 2 33 6 ner (Lucile Lambert) a son, Rodney A list of a few colleges of about '72 '10 45 1 2 Miss Ruth Mendel, M . A. of P orts­ 1 0 0 and Mrs. LaPorte will live at 2753 the s;me enrollment as Otterbein are '73 '11 54 0 L ambert, on May 30. Mrs. W ebner 4 0 0 0 Euclid Heights Blvd., Cleveland mouth, Ohio, has been employed e.s '74 g raduated m 1925. Mr. and Mrs. quoted for information. '75 7 0 0 (Continued On Page Four.) ott ~cc1cfant to tf':irh Latin. Page Four THE A L U MNI NE vVS

ATHLETICS ALUMNI SECRET ARY The Cleveland \,\1Oma n's Club 1s REPORTS CONDITIONS planning big things fo r the coming The outlook for m aterial for our year. T hey have just finished pay­ teams fo r the corning season is good. '. Co ntinued From Page O ne. ) ing one hundred dollars towards the showers in the girls gy mnasium. Mrs. If the eli gible players r eturn Coach pondence work is clone with superin­ Edler can not complain of la·ck of tendents and principals in order that Gladys vVest Shaw is presid ent as­ material. Most of the regulars on positions may be secured fo r those sis·ted by Mrs. R. C. Hummell, treas­ last year's football team w ill return seniors who are p repared to teach, urer and Mrs. Marguerite Banner and there are some very promising and fo r the alumni who wish to use Koons. secretary. youngsters from last year's F reshman the office for this purpose. The lo­ . class who will get their first taste of cal alumni group fi ni shed paying for Miss Helena Baer, '29, assistant college football this year. Among the the furniture in the alumni office and Dean of \N°omen and Coll ege N urse new men are Albright and Garrett the Canton Women's Club gave a has resigned to accept a two year from Dayton Stivers, Miller from Ar­ large mirror for the Alumni office. scholarship at Syracuse Universi,ty in canum, Schott and Hinton from Can­ The financial report showed that the the Deans' T raining School, Syra·cuse, ton McKinley, Schick from Wester­ association entered the year with a New York. ville, Kneppshielcl from Middletown, deficit of $278.27. Maibach from Sterling, in fact, sever­ Receipts for fiscal year end- WEDDINGS al candidates for every position. There ing May 31, 1931 , from all will be strong competition for a place sources except the college .. $1162.70 (Continued From Page Two.) on the team. If it is true that a team College appropriation 2000.00 is as strong as its substitutes we may ML Donald Borror '28, and Miss look for a successful season. Total r.eceipts ..... $3162.70 Elizabeth Killworth, of Columbus, The following hard schedule for Disbursements-Salary, -cleri­ were united in marriage on June 17. 1931 finds some new teams which cal help, Postage, Station­ Mr. Borror is a member of the fac­ should make the s_eason one of the ery, Printing, Publications, ulty at Ohio State University. best in rcent years : Tan and Cardinal and Mis­ 1931 FOOTBALL SCHEDULE cellaneous $3491.94 The wedding of Mr. John L. Craw­ Sept. 26-Cedarville at vVesterville Leaving a cash overdrafe, May 31, ford, Ex '28, of San F rancisco, Calif. Oct. 3-Hiram at \N°esterville 1931 of 607 .51. and Miss Josephine Drury '28, daugh­ Oct. JO-Heidelberg at Tiffin This overdraft was due to the fact ter of Dr. and Mrs. P . W. Drury, of Oct. 17-C a pit a 1 at Westerville, that many who had been a·ctive mem­ Ponce, Porto Rico, took place at the HOMECOMING bers in the past failed to send in their home of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph C. Oct. 24-Ohio Northern at Ada annual dues. K night, Massillon, Ohio, Friday, June Oct. 31-Marietta at Marietta Plans are being made to have a 12. Mrs. Crawford has been teaching Nov. 7. Kenyon at Westerville much larger number feel the respon­ since her graduation and Mr. Craw­ Nov. 14-Kent Stat e College at Kent sibility of being actively in the work ford is a senior in the medical depart­ No. 21-John Carroll at Cleveland of the Association in its effort to pro­ ment of Indiana U niversity. mote the welfare and steady progress WHY SHOULD I BE AN ACTIVE of the college. Miss Nelle Glover '28, was united MEMBER in marriage to Mr. William Stewart ALUMNI NEWS on June 9. Mr. Stewart is employed Page Three.J l Continued From The Canton Otterbein Club held its in the office of Forage Crops and Dis­ ' 12 39 1 3 annual summer pi·cnic on July 22. eases, U . S. D. A. and the couple will 4 8 '13 53 This is always an enjoyable affair. reside at W illard, N. C. ' 14 39 4 10 ' 15 60 4 7 ' 16 46 3 7 The class of 1921 held its re­ Miss Dorothy Schra der and Mr. 8 '17 49 4 union on Monday, June 15. Four­ Russell Norris '31-'24, were m arried ' 18 33 0 0 teen members of the dass were pres­ '19 44 4 9 June 24 111 the United Brethren '20 25 0 0 ent with their wives and families. Church. Mr. and Mrs. Norris will be '21 61 2 3 at home at 51 West Main street. '22 59 0 0 The Otterbein Club of Dayton, '23 86 1 1 Ohio, officered and directed by Her­ 0 0 On June 17, Mr. Louis A. Wein­ '24 81 man Lehman, Esther Harley Phillip­ '25 93 1 1 land '30 and Miss H azel Schott were pi and John Lehman, is making plans '2d 92 5 5 united in marriage. Mr. Weinland 100 1 1 for a picnic of all Otterbeinites in and '27 has been studying at Ohio State Uni­ '28 97 2 2 around Dayton. Every person who 73 1 1 versity since his graduation from Ot­ '29 ever attended Otterbein is invited. '30 89 1 1 terbein. '31 73 3 3 Ex 5 3 Miss Thelma Hook, '28, who has so efficiently taken care of President Announcement has been made of Total Membership .. 92 Clippinger's offi·ce wo·rk during the the marriage of Miss Beulah Wine­ July 22, 1931. past year has resigned and is leaving gate '29, Dayton, Ohio to Dr. Dwight Fritz at Newport, Ky., May 28, 1930. Head ,coach R. K. Edler is doing his the first of September to join her par­ Dr. Fritz is practicing in Dayton, interne work in Saint Francis Hos­ ents who have moved to California. Ohio. Mrs. Fritz has taught since pital, Columbus. Coach Edler wi11 She is leaving New York on Septem- ho.- n-,-orl 11~t;_nn