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otteRBem towels Westerville, Ohio Summer, 1969 Those Ancient Towers — Ageless but Aging Museum Collection Started 1969-70 Proclaimed Science Year January Cultural Events Scheduled 31: High School Auditions Day Lambert Hall, 9:00 a.m. February rill, who holds an M.A. in theatre 1: Chamber Singers “Pops” Con from Ohio University, serves as cos Artist Series cert - Roger McMurrin, conduc tume designer for all productions in tor - Cowan Hall, 3:00 p.m. The Otterbein Artist Series will addition to directing an annual chil 8: Otterbein College Orchestra - An feature six attractions this year. The dren’s play and a summer theatre thony Ginter, conductor - Tsuy Gregg Smith Singers, one of Amer season. ica’s most distinguished choral en oshi Tsutsumi, soloist - Cowan sembles will open the season on “The World of Carl Sandburg”, Hall, 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, November 5. January 29-30-31, will be directed by 15: Symphony of Winds - Gary Tirey, Shirley Verrett, mezzo-soprano senior speech and theatre major, conductor - Cowan Hall, 3:00 who won special acclaim for her Teri Hiatt. Teri plans to enter profes p.m. interpretation of Carmen with the sional stage work. (Spring schedule will appear in a Metropolitan Opera, will appear in The final two shows of the season later issue). concert on Tuesday, November 18. will be under the guidance of Di Los Indios Tabajaras, virtuoso rector of Theatre, Dr. Charles Dod guitar duo with fifteen years of ex rill. On March 5, 6, and 7, he will Art Exhibit perience on four continents, will direct the annual guest artist per make their initial appearance at Ot formance, Shakespeare’s “Twelfth First of the monthly art exhibits at terbein on Friday, January 16. Night.” the Campus Center will be a show of Cellist Tsuyoshi Tsutsumi, an ex Rico Lebrun’s paintings, drawings, The smash Broadway and screen citing instrumentalist with appear and graphics. Described as “one of musical, “My Fair Lady,” will be pre ances on the Metropolitan Museum the most vigorous and skilled crafts sented in association with the de of Art’s Young Artist Series and with men this country has produced,” Le partment of music, to close the sea orchestras in the United States, Can brun’s drawings force the observer to son May 13, 14, 15, and 16. Season ada, the Far East and Europe, will confront human suffering — the in tickets are currently available by mail present a concert on Wednesday, evitable result of man’s inhumanity order from Otterbein College Theatre, February 4. to man. Westerville, Ohio. On Friday, February 13, The Cana The exhibit, which is part of a dian Opera Company will perform collection owned by the Lester L. Rossini’s comic love story, “The Johnsons of Dayton, is to open on Barber of Seville.’’ The company, Music Department October 5. which has toured since 1958, will be accompanied by its own orchestra Dr. Albert G. Huetteman, chair Summer Theatre Acclaimed man of the department of music, has under the direction of John Fenwick. The campus in summer is no announced the following special pro The final event of the series will longer the sleepy place it used to be on Friday, April 10, when The grams in addition to the Artist Series be — with scarcely a sound except Beaux Arts Trio of New York, ac numbers. Information on all of these the screeching of a tot’s trike or the claimed as the finest chamber music events may be secured by writing to chatter of the sparrows high in the trio in America, comes to the Wester him. Admission to all programs is tree-tops. ville campus. free of charge unless otherwise in Instead — especially if you pay All events are held at 8:15 p.m. dicated. a visit on a summer evening in July in Cowan Hall Auditorium. September or early August, you’ll find a world Season Tickets are currently avail 28: Faculty Recital - Anthony Ginter, exciting and full of imagination. For able by mail order. violin - Lambert Hall, 8:00 p.m. 'tis then that the “pit” of the Cam October pus Center becomes the arena of the 4: High School Auditions Day - Otterbein Summer Theatre — an in College Theatre Lambert Hall, 9:00 a.m. stitution fast assuming a place to be 4: High School Band Day - Stadi reckoned with, if you believe the Four directors will assist in the um, 6:30 p.m. critics. 1969-1970 Otterbein theatre season, 12: Faculty Recital - Lyle Barkhymer, Harold Eisenstein of the Columbus which features three major dramatic clarinet - Lambert Hall, 8:00 p.m. Jewish Center directed “Major Bar productions, a hit musical and a chil November bara”: John C. Soliday, '62, Ph.D. dren’s theatre show. 7: Baroque Festival - Chamber Mu candidate at the University of Minne Donald R. Streibig, executive di sic - Lambert Hall, 8:00 p.m. sota, directed the hilarious “Thurber rector of the Ohio Arts Council, will 9: Baroque Festival - Chamber Or Carnival”; and “Petie” Dodrill (Mrs. be guest director for the season chestra - Anthony Ginter, con Charles) won special laurels for her opener, Tennessee Williams’ “Cat On ductor - Cowan Hall, 3:00 p.m. direction of “The Absence of a Cel A Hot Tin Roof’’, October 23-24-25. 23: Holiday Concert - Apollo Choir lo.” Dr. Charles W. Dodrill, director Mrs. Charles Dodrill (“Petie”) will and Chamber Singers - Roger of theatre at the college, was re direct “The Prince and the Pauper” McMurrin, conductor - Cowan sponsible for “Bus Stop” and “Pur on November 21 and 22. Mrs. Dod Hall, 8:00 p.m. suit of Happiness.” 2 n/Vi otteRBein toweRs V N A Volume 41 Summer, 1969 Number 4 EDITOR Evelyn Edwards Bale, ’30 CONTENTS Published quarterly by the Alumni Council in the interest of alumni and friends. Second class postage Artist Course, Music, Theatre........................................................... 2 paid at Westerville, Ohio 43081. Those Ancient Towers — Ageless Yet Aging................................ 4 Museum Collection Started................................................................ 6 ALUMNI COUNCIL 1969-70 Proclaimed as Science Year............................................ 7 President Seventeen New Faculty Members Appointed ............................. 7 Helen Knight Williams, ’43 Committees Study Governance........................................................ 8 President-Elect OFIC Sets Record ................................................................................ 9 (To serve 1970-71) Robert L. Corbin, ’49 Dunlap Scholarship Established ...................................................... 9 Crusade Progressing............................................................................ 9 Past President Mack Grimes, ’41 On and Off the Campus......................................................................10 Commencement News.......................................................................... 11 Vice President Alan E. Norris, ’57 Alumni Activities .............................................................................12-14 Hawaiian Holiday ..................................................................................13 Secretary Sarah Rose Skaates, ’56 1970 Alumni Tours — Mexico - Europe........................................ 13 Alumni in the News........................................................................15-19 Members-at-Large Charles W. Harding, '38 Communications Committee ..............................................................20 June Courtright Stewart, ’40 Robert Snavely, ’27 Spotlight on Sports...............................................................................20 George F. Simmons, ’47 Carol Simmons Shackson, ’63 It Was a Great Reunion .....................................................................21 Norman H. Dohn, ’43 Flashes from the Classes...................................................................26 Faculty Representatives Otterbein Alumni in Military Service............................................... 29 Sylvia Phillips Vance, ’47 Franklin M. Young, ’26 Advanced Degrees, Marriages, Births, Deaths.............................. 30 Alumni Trustees Sports Schedules ................................................................................. 32 Earl R. Hoover, ’26 Herman F. Lehman, ’22 Bulletin Board........................................................................................ 32 E. N. Funkhouser, Jr., ’38 Donald R. Martin, ’37 Harold Augspurger, ’41 Harold L. Boda, ’25 Edwin L. Roush, ’47 L. William Steck, ’37 Paul G. Craig, ’50 Executive Secretary New Symbol Richard T. Pflieger, ’48 The symbol shown on our cover has been attached to the front Ex-Officio of the Campus Center, calling attention to Otterbein’s primary College treasurer and presidents objective, the education of youth, and to her 122-year history. of Alumni Clubs Ageless — Yet Aging Today, I walked the Avenue And, rising high against the sky, The Towers of Otterbein Came into view. It minded me of other days, When in my youth I spent long hours Beneath those Towers, Those Towers of Otterbein. They still are mine, those red brick walls. Those dear old halls; But most of all, Those Towers of Otterbein. — Zoe Alexander Horlocker, x’12 The Old Order Changeth . On July 11, an Ohio college president wrote a letter to his constituents to tell them that “Old Main” would be turned over to a wrecking company the following Of Dollars and Dreams week, and that certain precious parts of the building — Woodrow Macke, Vice President for Business Affairs, the cornerstones and foundation stones, the front en has reported to the trustees that if Towers Hall is to be trance pillars and

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