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V()l. IX. DECEMBER 1935 No. 2

Published Quarterly by Otterbein College, Westerville, Ohio, in the interest of Alllllllli ;ind Friends. Entered as second class matter :nt post office in Westerville, O., under Act Iii August 24, 1912.

:n. R. EHRHART ...... _...... -····-··--· Editor

GREETINGS FROM PRESIDENT Following soon are two important events-the seventh Westerville, O hio annual Conference on Education on the college campus , 1935 January 2 and 3, and the universal observance of Education Day in the churches. In both of t hese we shall m ake an earnest effort to impress the ideals and practices of Christian To the Alumni of Otterbein College : education. \ Ve plead for full cooperation. Send in your Greetings to the sons and daughters of Otterbein Colleg e. alumni dues and subscribe for the Tan and Cardinal, and by I am expressing the good wishes of the students, the faculty. this means get for yourself the latest news of the college and a nd of myself when I convey this message through the col­ its activities. umns of the Alumni News. T o all you J:i earty good w ishes for Christmas and the The Christmas season always brings with it an appeal New Year. to the nobler sentiments of the human soul. Human needs Sincerely yours, are everywhere in evidence-needs of all are those which are represented in a lack of human sympathy, cooperation and , brotherhood. O tterbein has tried through the years to de­ velop these qualities of mind and character. In some meas­ ure she has succeeded. In some measure she has failed.

"PEACE ON EARTH, GOOD WILL TO MEN" -Luke 2: 14.

At this se.ason of the year when we all pause in cele-­ bration of the birth of the child who was to become the greatest leader of mankind, it is fitting that we should think of the "Peace on Earth" and the joy that He brought to the world. In this season we wish you and yours an abundance of happiness.

R. R. Ehrhart, Alumni Sec~et~ry. Page Two ALU.M'NI NEWS

CLUBS ADD 72 Alumni Chatter Tij MRS. E. S. SCOT'T NEW PLEDGES DOOZERDU l!======-iJI PASSES AWAY Mr. and Mrs. Merrick Demorest Rushing Period Closes The Alumni dues for the year, ( Helen Keller), '21-'2-0, are living in Spent 19 Years 1n Art 1935-36 are due and the alumni Jacksonville, Florida. Mr. Demorest With New Members office would appreciate receiving is principal of the High School and Department; Did In All Groups the dues just as soon as it is Mrs. Demorest is president of the Many Works convenient to pay them. Jacksonville Branch of the American Seventy-two pledges have been The response to the letter Association of University \.Vomen. Mrs. I sabel Sevier Scott. former added to the ranks of the various which went out a few weeks ago head of the department of Fine Arts Dr. Lawrence E . Hicks, '28, Zanes­ in Otterbein College, died suddenly of sororities and fraternities on the cam- has not been very good. In fact only 45 alumni have responded ville, Ohio, is chief biologist of the a heart attack, Monday, October 21. pus. Muskingum Conservancy Project. with a total of $138. Funeral services were held ir: che · The new members of Epsilon Kappa United Brethren Church in \Vester- Tau are Grace Burdge, Canton; Mary Let us as alumni not over­ Merlin Smel'ker, '34, is a student in ville. Union Theological Seminary, New Beth Cade, Miamisburg; Fern Grif­ look this matter which is not Mrs. Scott spent her girlhooa in large but which means a lot in York City. fith, Ashland, Ky.; Marjorie Fox, Tennessee, and attended Rogersville keeping up our interest in our College there from 1887-1888. Then Connellsville, Pa.; Janet Hoffman, Alma Mater. Glen C. Shaffer, '32, is serving his s h e wen t t o th e p ra tt I nstitu· ce f or first pastorate at the Greenwood E lyria; Margaret Johnson, James­ two years. She graduated from the town, N. Y.; Bernice Molesworth, Check the card you received United Brethren Church, Altoona, Pa. Columbus Art School. Bowerston; Josephine Moomaw, Sugar some time ago, attach your in the Allegheny Conference. After graduation, she worked at Creek; Barbara Shaffer, Akron; Elea­ check' to it and return it to the general art studies in Cincinnati be­ nore Van Dervort, Circleville; Ann Alumni Secretary. If you can't C. R. Layton, '13, is head coach of find your card, send your dues debate at Muskingum College, New sides tutoring under William Fry, the Dell Vorhees, Hebron; and Jane famous wood carver. She spent sev­ Wagner, La'kewood. any way. Concord, Ohio. · He has held this po­ sition for 21 years and in the last 11 eral summers in the artist colonies of Rho Kappa D elta took in Alice years his teams have set an all-time I pswich, Massachusetts, and in the Carte1·, McKeesport, Pa.; Ruby Co­ record by winning the state champion­ Berkshires. During one summer in gan, Derry, Pa.; Thelma Denbrook, OBSERVE :EDUCATION ship seven times and tying it an the Massachusetts hills, Mrs. Scott Dalton; Thelma Johnson, Van Wert; DAY FEBRUARY 9 eighth. painted an oil painting that won for Donna Love, Rockbridge; and June her a scholarship to the Varian, East Canton. Again we call your attention to the Dr. Henry W. Olson, Ph. D., '23, School of Art. observance of Education Day through­ Ruth Billman, Doris Brinkman, and is displaying an exhibition of oils, In the fall of 1892, Isabel evier out our denomination on February 9. June Saltz, all of Westerville, joined water colors and pastels at the Arnot became the head of the art depart­ Practically all the conferences in the Sigma Alpha Tau. Art Gallery, Elmira, N. Y. ment of Otterbein and held that posi­ Frances Garwood, T oledo, joined cooperating territory have accepted as tion for nineteen years before re tiring Tau Delta. their quota a goal equivalent to 10 Mr. Dan W. Cowden, Sophian from teaching. In 1898 she married The new girls of Tau Epsilon Mu cents per member. Plaza, Kansas City, Mo., a student in Dr. George Scott who was then pro­ are Sarah Beidleman, New Lisbon, P lans for raising these goals are 1867, was a visitor on the campus re­ fessor of classical languages. Wis.; Esther Day, Paulding; Betty being worked out and literature will cently. He is the son of Colonel Rob­ Mrs. Scott is survived by her hus­ H ughes, Ambridge, Pa.; Carolyn be sent out for the observance of this ert Cowden who was for a lo,ng time band and his daughter, Miss Leona Krehbiel, Clarence Center, N. Y.; day following the Conference of Edu­ secretary of the Sunday School work Scott; a sister, Mrs. Elizabeth P ark Nancy Light, Dayton; Meredith cation to

Page Four AL UM.NI NEWS HOMECOMlNG PLANS .EDUCATORS MEET ON BASKET BALL 1MADE FOR FEBRUARY OTTERBEIN CAMPUS INAUGURATE

SEAS·ON OPENS The annual Winter Homecoming The seventh annual Conference on CO-ED DINING will be observed Saturday, February Education will be held on the campus, 3. Rooters Hopes High for 22. Thursday and Friday, Jan. 2 and Dormitories and Frats The main attraction of this event Representatives will be present from Team; Practice will be the ·basketball game between the cooperating conferences in the Cooperate in Games Held Marietta and the Cardinals. Otterbein territory. System Other events on the Homecoming The conference this year will con­ 1 program have not yet been ,planned sist of three sessions: Thursday after­ Although the idea of co-ed dining The I 935-36 basket ball season at but will be worked out in detail and noon at 1 :30, Thursday evening at halls is not a new one, it was revived Otterbein College will officially get will be announced as the plans are de­ 7 :30, and Friday morning at 8 :30. under way on January 10, when the for one evening just recently on the veloped. The general themes for the confer­ Otterbein campus. Cardinals will meet Bowling Green in your calendar ·Mark this date on ence will be: (a) Exploding Higher A large majority of the students their first scheduled tilt. and plan to visit your Alma Mater on Education :M:jyths; (b) The Opportun­ voted in favor of this trial co-ed din­ A flashy aggregation of players, led this occasion. ity of Otterbein College in the Pres­ ing hall. Whether they will want the by the veterans "Lou" Rutter and - ent World Crisis; (c) Making Educa­ project to continue is still uncertain. "Sammy" Loucks, makes Otterbein's IN MEMORfAM' tion Day Count. Miss Margaret Anderson, dean of chances at a top berth in the confer­ - Among the speakers are Dr. W. W. women, took charge of plans for the ence look particularly promising. Rev. W. P. Bender Bartlett, author of "Education for evening. About one half of the girls Among eighteen men battling for Humanity-The Story of Otterbein who ordinarily eat at .Cochran Hall positions on the team there are eight Rev. W. P. Bender, '80, Bowling College"; J. Gordon Howard, General Green, Ohio, died November I. He went to King Hall and to various last year's lettermen: namely, George Director of Young People's Work, ones of the fraternity houses while an Loucks, Canal Winchester; Louis was taken ill at his home on October Bishop A. R. Clippinger and President 28 with pneumonia and after a short equal number of 1boys came from Rutter, Toledo; Ron Lane, Middle­ W. G. Clippinger. these places to eat in the girls' dining town; Harold Cheek, ·w esterville; illness passed quietly and peacefully to the beautiful beyond. hall. Don Martin, Westerville; Sam Zieg­ RITES FOR TRUSTEE The girls or the boys acted as hosts ler, Dayton; Denton Elliott, Canal or hostesses as the case might be. Dr. F. A. Williams vVinchester; and Bob Perry, Wester­ George Albert Garver, 70 years old, After the dinner, those who cared to ville. Two other last year's men also Dr. F. A. Williams, '83, Richey, Ill., outstanding merchant of Strasburg, played bridge upstairs in the living fighting for berths are Russel Brown, died at his home . Inter­ Ohio, and former trustee of Otterbein rooms. In King Hall, guests were Centerville, and Bill Anderson, Ak­ ment was in the Richey cemetery. College, died recently. further entertained by vocal solos be­ ron. The Sophomores have provided Outside of his work in the store tween courses. a lively group of candidates for the Mrs. Gay Freeman which he had made world-famous, Mr. Generally, the opinions ,concerning team, eight of the boys having proved the -innovation were quite favorable, Mrs. Gay Freeman, mother of May Garver's, next greatest interest was in their skill. "Pete" Wolfe, New Phila­ the United Brethren Church and in many stressing the fact that it was Freeman Gaskins, '19, died at the delphia, and "Vinnie" Arnold, Bar­ Otterbein. As a business, man, Mr. not only g·ood social training but also home of her daughter in Salem, West berton, have gained special recogni­ Garver began with a small stock of an excellent opportunity for them to Virginia, . Mrs. Freeman tion in the Sophomore group, while goods in a shack which had been a become better acquainted with their was for a long time a resident of Wes- others who have made a good show­ sheepfold. The culmination was a school colleagues. If the students terville and was a generous friend of ing are Bob Tinnerman, Dayton; store with a floor space of 88,000 desir-e it, Dean Anderson is willing to the college. John Kundert, Dayton; Foster Elli­ square feet employing more than 50 make this a weekly or monthly feature ott, Canal Winchester; John Wilson, people in a town of 1,,000. As a mem­ of dormitory life. Bowerston; John McGee, Rittman; SEEK ADDRESSES ber of the United Brethren denomina­ :and George Russell, Willard. .... been tion, he worked tirelessly in behalf of 17 RECEIVE AW ARDS Several practice games have (Continued from page three) all the interests of the church. AT FOOTBALL BANQUET ·arranged for pre-vacation playing. Mrs. Myrtle Stewart (Myrtle Win­ The final rites were held in Stras­ Chief among them was the one at terhalter), 'IS, 22 R. R., Louisville, burg, Wednesday, November 20. At the close of the past football Capital, , when thi sea­ Ky. season, four seniors, five juniors and son's changes in rules were demon­ Mrs. Waldo Sutter (Estella G. PRESENT 'THE TINKER' eight sophomores received letters at strated for the benefit of the Ohio Reese), '16, 219 Wilbur A�e., Colum­ the annual football banquet held at Coaches Association. From a game bus, 0. Otterbein's national dramatic fra­ King Hall honoring the Tan and at Ohio Wesleyan played December Dr. Sam C. Swartsel, '94, R. 2, Box ternity, Theta Alpha Phi, has been Cardinal grid warriors. 4, came reports indicating that both 202, A,vada, Colo. very busy presenting the play, "The Sam Zeigler, Dayton, was elected teams might be expected to furnish Rev. Carl M. Sweazy, '20, Gen. Del., Tinker" by Fred Eastman, editor of honorary captain for the 1935 season. unusual performances in the ensuing Los Angeles, Calif. the Christian Century. The play was Other seniors to receive letters were: season. Mr. Roscoe B. Thrush, '17, 2972 given November 21, at Cardington, Frank Heitz, Mansfield; Edmond All basket ball fans at Otterbein Rochester Ave., Detroit, Mich. December 7 in the College Chapel, Booth, Newcomerstown; and Jack are optimistic this year, and are look­ Mr. Ross A. Thuma, 'l I. at Coshocton, December Baker, Barberton. ing forward eagerly to the initial con­ Mr. Nelson C. Titus, '76, W. Sixth 12 at Dayton, Memorial Hall, and The juniors to receive letters were test. There is every good reason to St., Los Angeles, Calif. at Otterbein Home, Donald Warner, Westerville; Robert hope for another championship team, Miss Gertrude E. Todd, '08, 421 Lebanon, Ohio. Perry, Westerville; Ronald Lane, if the boys live up to their pre-sea­ Park Ave., Pekin, Ill. The members in the cast were: Middletown; Howard Eastman, Wes­ sonal form. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wesley Ver­ Richard Mitchell, Grand Rapids, Basket Ball Schedule-1936 terville, and Bill Anderson, Akron. non (Mabel C. Cassel), '22, Oshawa, Mich.; Charles Harding, Worthing­ The sophomores receiving letters Jan. 10, Fri.-B ow1 in g Green at Canada. ton; Ella B. Smith, Westerville; were Foster Elliott, Canal Winchest­ Westerville. Miss Carrie L. Weber, '13. Eileen Wilkin, Westerville; Sam er; John Flanagan, Miamisburg; Jan. 15, ·wed.-Capital at Wester­ I Mr. Frank E. Wells, '11, R. R., Zeigler, Dayton; Bill Catalana, Akron, Leonard Griffith, Philipsburg; John ville. Powell, 0. and Evelyn Brehm, Hatboro, Pa. McGee, Rittman; Gerald Riley, Mid­ Jan. 22, Wed.-Wittenberg at Wes- Mrs. Paul G. West (Laura Whet­ The play was coached by Prof. John dletown; George Russell, Willard; terville. stone), '27, 15th Ave., Whitestone, F. Smith, professor of public speaking. Lloyd Schiering, Parma; and Pete Jan. 24, Fri.-Mt. Union at Alliance. Long Island, N. Y. Wolfe, New . Feb. 5, Wed.-Denison at Granville. Miss Frances , E. White, '14, 1322 PRESIDENT GOES EAST The team was honored on two Feb. 8, Sat.-Wooster at Wooster. L St., N. W., Washington, D. C. other occasions this fall. After the Feb. 11, Tues.-Ohio Northern at Mrs. Thomas E. Workman (Urilla President W. G. Clippinger will at­ Homecoming victory over Hiram, Mr. Ada. C. Guitner), '70, Washington, D. C. tend the twenty-second annual meeting and Mrs. Ehrhart invited the squad Feb. 15, Sat.-Denison at Wester­ Mr. Paul E. Zuerner, '15, People's of the Association of American Col­ to their home for a chicken dinner. As ville. Building, Pittsburgh, Pa. leges to be held at Hotel Roosevelt, a climax to top off the season Jim Feb. 22, Sat.-Marietta at Wester­ New York City, Thursday and Friday, Stokes had the boys out to his home ville (Homecoming). Mr. and Mrs. Earl Kearns, '25, Jan. 16 and 17, 1936. The general where they had their choice of deli­ Feb. 27, Thurs.-Capital at Colum­ Wilkinsburg, Pa., are the parents of theme for this meeting is "The Col­ cacies of which there were many. bus. a daughter, Carolyn Ann, born Octo­ lege in Social Progress." Feb. 29, Sat.-Oberlin at Oberlin. ber 17, at Columbia Hospital. The Mr. and Mrs. Harold J. McIntyre, Mar. 3, Tues.-Muskingum at Wes­ child, whom the father classes as "an­ Plans are being made for President '24, Wesleyville, Pa., announce the terville. other Otterbeinite", weighed seven Clippinger to visit the alumni groups - pounds and thirteen ounces and had at New York, Princeton, Philadelphia, birth of a son on Nov. 21. He was President Clippinger officiated at two teeth. Harrisburg and perhaps the New named James. Millar McIntyre. England group, immediately following the dedication of Westerville's,4. new, HOMECOMING FEBRUARY 22 -$50,000 post office, on Dec. HOMECOMING FEBRUARY 22 the Association meetings.