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VOL. VI. WESTERVILLE, , AUGUST, 1932 No. 1 BEEL:MAN TO HOLD COMMENCEMENT IS Football Schedule FALL HOMECOMING ENJOYABLE AFFAIR KING HAtL REINS TO BE OCTOBER 15 October !-Oberlin at Oberlin. When the ambitious and sometimes Octobe,· 8-Kent at Kent. obstreprous Freshmen and those Dean Shailer Mathews October IS-Ohio Northern at- 0 hi Northern Game Sophomores who expect to room in 0 Delivers Fine Westerville - HOMECOM­ And Other Events ING. Address October 22-Capital at Colum­ Are Planned bus. October 29-Ashlancl at \,Vester­ ville. The seventy-sixth annual commence­ Yea Otterbein!-Yea Team! These November 5-Kenyon at Garn- ment of Otterbein College was ob­ are the yells that soon will be heard served on Monday, June 13, 1932. bier. on the campus as Our Team clashes 12-Toleclo at \Ves- vVhile the number_ of returning November with its opponents on the Gridiron. alumni and friends was not quite so terville. And once at least each year scores of November 19-Akron at Akron. large as at some other occasions of Alumni and friends find their way to the kind, the commencement was one the campus to meet friends and view of the most pleasant and -enjoyable af­ the game. It is now Dr. Offenhauer as the fairs in recent years. The weather This gala day, known as the "Fall authorities at Ohio Northern con­ was everything that could be asked Homecoming" has grown n1ore and ferred the degree of D. Peel., on Super­ and the campus was beautiful. more in favor until in recent years al� intendent R. E. Offenhauer of Lima Dean Shailer Mathews, D. D., most as many return for this occasion King Hall wend their way to the at the June commencement. Dr. Off­ LL. D., of the Divinity School of the as for Spring Commencement. "Dorm" this fall they will be met by enhauer, class of 1905, is prominent in University of Chicago, delivered the Plans are being made for one of the a new Dean and Matron. educational circles both · state and class address to a capacity audience in best Homecomings this year· in his­ national. the First U. B. Church. The class (Continued on page four) tory, October 15. Of course the cen­ numbering sixty-five, having finished ter of interest will be the game Otter­ their respective courses, were given I bein vs. Ohio Northern. Last year their degrees and are now ready to the score between these rival team,s enter into active work or seek further An Open Letter to the Alumni! was 20-0, when we spoiled their Homecoming and they are planning training in their chosen fields. to spoil ours this year. Mr. Earl V. Wilcox, A. B., '90; But the game is not all-there will Dear Alumnus: M. A.; Ph. D.; staff writer on the probably be a reception in the gym­ Country Gentleman, Chevy Chase, \\That is your college course worth to you? What would you take nasium, a dinner and group meeting Maryland, was given the Honorary for it? Perhaps you wouldn't sell it at any price. What would you until the wee small hours. degree Doctor of Literature and Rev. give to help some deserving young person over the present hard place Plan now for this event. Draw Warren Hayes, A. B., '13; S. T. B.; in his or her educational career? your month's salary (if you can) and M. A.; Pastor, First United Breth­ come and enjoy the day with all its ren Church, Wilkinsburg, Pennsyl- There are fifty-five young people on our list of prospects who can­ not come to Otterbein or any other college without special help. It joyful events. If you have acquired a (Continued on page four) will take $5,000 in gifts and loans to bring them here. Ten days ago family bring the boys and girls and we issued an S. 0. S. call to a number of our trusted friends asking if plan to ·stay over the week end. Will NEW PHYSICAL ED. they would like to share in an effort to save these young people from be seeing you! DlRECTOR NAMED a life of idleness and discouragement to a life of happiness and service. . Responses in pledges and cash are coming in daily. Amounts range M'ISS HELEN COLE IS from ten, twenty-five and fifty dollars. One good friend proposes to The position of Director of girls' stand back of five-perhaps more students-at a cost of approximately SE NT TO AFR'IC A Physical Education caused by the $600. resignation of Mrs. Florence Y. John­ The Christian Associations of the son who had directed .the work for Would you like to share in this commendable move and write college, along with their other wor'k, several years, has been filled by the your_ name into .the lives of these ambitious, deserving young folks? have recently turned their interests appointment of Miss Elizabeth M. You may send cash or take time as indicated on the enclosed pledge. toward the mission fields. Garland whose home is in Oberlin, 0. Your money will be used as· a gift or loan just as you desire. Inspired by such examples as Miss Garland is an experienced I want this to appear as an opportunity and a privilege and not a "Princeton in Peking", "Yale in director, having directed work of this demand. China", "Dartmouth in Turkey", the students of the United Brethren Col­ character in the Springfield, Ohio. Let us lose ourselves in these young people now that we may find leges have undertaken a cooperative high schools in 1924-29 and corning ourselves in them later in lives of promise and usefulness. from Wilmington college where she plan to put a missionary in some was director of ·Physical Education for A pledge made now will help in two ways. I.t will help the stu­ foreign field. Instead of sending an­ · women and Dean of Women 1929-31. dent and it will help the college. Payments may be made November nual contributions to the field the stu­ and_ February 1. Pledges may be designated for gifts or _loans. Miss Garland received her A. B. dents .fel,t that _they should send one _of their graduating number to Africa from Oberlin in 1924 and has taken W. G. CLIPPINGER. graduate work in Harvard, Witten­ for a term of two years. At the cl_ose berg and Ohio State. (Continued on page four) Page Two OTTERBEIN ALUMNI NEWS

GREETINGS FROM BIRTHS fe ssor J. R. H owe, '21, served as an August 25 was the date on which PRESIDENT KILBOURNE usher, and Mr. F rederick Miller, '30, M·iss Lucy Hanna, '30, Columbus, Mr. and Mrs. Carroll C. Widdoes, presid ed at the organ_ Mrs. T ate has O,hio, and Mr. Virgil Raver, '29, '26-'28, announce the birth of a son, been located in P hiladelphia, Pennsyl­ Canal Winchester, Ohio, were united As President of the Alumni Asso­ James Carroll, on June 16th. Mr. and vania, for the past few years where in marriage_ The ceremony was per­ ciation, it gives me great pleasure to Mrs. Widdoes liv e in Massillon, Ohio, s he has been assistant director of the formed in t he Fifth Avenue U . B. have this opportunity of extending where Mr. Widdoes is teaching. Young People"s work under the board Church by Rev. J. G. Spears, '27. greetings to the Alumni and Ex-stu­ of Christian E ducation of the P resby­ Mrs. Raver has been teaching in dents of Otterbein. It also gives me Born to Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Hos­ terian Church. Mr. and Mrs. Tate the Butler, Ohio, schools since her an opportunity to express my appre­ tetler (Mary Whitford, '27) a daugh­ are leaving soon fo r Siam, where Mr. graduation. ,Mr. Raver is the PrinC'i­ ciation of the honor conferred upon ter, J ean Emma, on June 20th_ Mr. Tate will teach in the Bangkok Chris­ pal o f the Troy Townshtp high school me in electing me to this office. And, and Mrs. H ostetler ma'ke their hom e tian Co ll ege. at Nova, Ohio. while to some this may perhaps seem in Canton, Ohio. quite an empty honor, to one interest­ Mr. and Mrs. R. R. Shaw (Gladys Miss Vira M . D unmire, '29, of H ar­ Another June wedding took .place ed in the college and its various activ­ Vves t, '26) announce the birth of a ri sburg, P enn sylvania, was united in in Portage, Pa., the !home of the •bride ities, it must neces,sarily carry with it son, James West, Thursday, June 23 . marriage to Mr. E rnest 'vV . Baker, when Miss Elizabeth P lummer, '27, a feeling of some responsibility as Mr. and Mrs. Shaw live in New June 6, 1932. Mrs. R. A. Sanders, became the ,bride of Mr. Walter .Mar­ well as a desire for the accomplish­ R ochell e, New York, where Mr. '29, (Niteti s Huntley), of Arling ton, tin, '27, of Los Angeles, Calif. Mrs. ment of some definite goals to be at­ Shaw is a teacher in the school. New J ersey, was matron of honor. Martin has been engaged ,in teaching tained by this organization. Mrs. Baker has been a member of the in IBeaver Falls, Pa. Mr. Martin is It is my opinion that the Alumni go Born to Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Ros­ faculty of the Dunmire School of teaching and coaching in .the Los to make up one of the most valuable selot, '29-'29, a daughter, Grace Anne, Music since her graduation. Mr. and Angeles school. The couple enjoyed assets that a college can have, and it Saturday, June 25. Mr. and Mrs. Mrs. Baker will make their home in their hone ymoon by motoring to Cal­ goes without saying that the value of Rosselot live in Westerville. East Orange, New Jersey where Mr. ifornia stopping at many interesting points, and arriving home ~n time for this asset is entirely dependent upon Mr_ and Mrs. M. A. Laub (Margaret Baker is associated with the American the loyalty which each individual Widdoes, '26) of Bridgeport, Ohio, Telephone and Telegraph in New the Olympics. alumnus has for his or her Alma announce the arrival of a daughter, York City. Mater, the interest he or she takes in Dorothy Alice, July 26. DEATHS his or her Alma Mater, and the man­ The eleventh of June was the occa­ ner in which this lo,yalty and interest Mr. and Mrs. Frank Barnum, '20-'20, sion of the marriage of Mr. Howard Mr.s. W