New Years Issue 1957 OTTERBEIN TOWERS CONTENTS Editor’s Corner .................................................................... 2 Cover Page .......................................................................... 2 Alumni President’s Greetings ........................................... 3 Alumni Club Presidents ................................................. 3 Alumni Club Meetings..................................................... 4 Reign at Fall Homecoming ................................................. 5 The Administration ................. 6 Faculty News .................................................................... 7 Sons and Daughters of Alumni .................................... 8, 9 International Students........................................ 10 Sports.................................................................................... 11 Class of 1956 ..................................................................... 12 "Her stately tower speaks 7iaught but power Successful in Politics ......... !............................................ 13 For our dear Otterhein” Flashes from the Classes .................................................. 14 Births — Deaths — Marriages ........................................ 15 OTTERBEIN TOWERS Bulletin Board ................................................................... 16 Editor Arthur L, Schultz, ’49 Published quarterly by the Alumni Council in the interests of alumni and the comer friends. Entered as second-class mat­ EDITOR'S ter at the post office at Westerville, Ohio, under the act of August 24, 1912, Otterbein College has always been proud of the fact that it I has been a co-educational college from the beginning. It was, j December, 1956 in fact, the second institution of higher learning in the world | to open its doors on equal terms to women, Oberlin having been j Volume XXIX Number 2 the first. I This year, 1957, Otterbein will celebrate the one hundredth j MEMliER AMf-RICAN ALUMNI anniversary of the first graduating class. The first graduation I COUNCIL class in 1857 consisted of two women—Sara June Miller and ! Mary Kate Winter. j Association Officers This issue and the next two issues of Towers will feature Presidefit both the present and the past education of women at Otterbein. Carl C. Byers, ’32 In the fourth issue this year, it is our desire to present an article on the future education of women at Otterbein. ) Ex-Presidefjt Otterbein is proud of her alumnae, who are successful in many ■ Raymond L. Jennings, ’43 fields of endeavor. Vice Presidents Dwight R. Spessard, '41 I Robert Short, ’33 Melvin Moody, ’36 the COVER page Secretary Women student leaders at Otterbein are featured on the cover j Sara Kelser Steck, ’37 picture taken in the lounge of Clements Hall. They are all | Ai e tn he rs- At - Large sorority presidents except one, who is head of the Women’s | Daniel A. Harris, ’23 Student Government Board. i Morris E. Allton, 36 Pictured left to right, standing are: Sally Gordon, Owls, ^ John A. Clippinger, 41 Springfield, O. and Marilla Clark, Arbutus, Dayton, O. Seated, Faculty Representatives left to right are: Astrida Salnais, Greenwich, Dayton, O.; Gay j R. F. Martin, ’14 Fravert, Tau Delta, Dayton, O.; Elaine Ellis, W.S.G.B. President, i Robert W. Hohn, ’3<S Baltimore, Md.; Carol Peterson, Talisman, North Olmsted, O.; j Ex-Officio and Beverly Brumley, Onyx, Dayton, O. ; Albert V. Horn, ’49 —2— lit 1111111111111111111111111111111111111111 111111111111111111111111111111111 The Association FROM THE ALUMNI Slogans are an important part of caught by you, and you, and me. It the American way of life, but slo­ incites a warm, wonderful feeling, PRESIDENT gans are mere words. It takes peo­ of comradery and belongingness ple to breathe life and meaning that inspires us to say, 'Tm proud into slogans. That’s where you and to belong to Otterbein.” I fit into this word picture. Don’t just belong. Be an attender Take the word A L t/ M N 7. and a participator. The joy of being Unless U and I are in Alumni, alive comes from immersion in there would be no Alumni. Being something that we know to be in it makes it merely a word. Whe­ bigger, better, and more enduring ther it takes on life and meaning than we are. for Otterbein depends upon what YOU and I and approximately 6000 Otterbein’s new goal of $170,300 other Alumni friends do about it. to match the Ford grant and to be used for faculty salaries gives us a What is the Otterbein College challenge as well as an opportunity Alumni Association? People, to be sure, but it’s more than that. It is to be a part of our Alma Mater. We all owe so much to others. May­ Dr. Carl C. Byers, ’32 a spirit. It’s the spirit of past and present generations who have been be we should ask ourselves—what privileged to sit at the feet of Otter­ will others owe to us? bein, a Liberal Arts Christian Col­ Dear Fellow We’ve heard from many of you, Alumni-members: lege,—there to be inspired not only but not nearly enough. Take time mentally, but also spiritually. to drop us a line. Don’t just sit on Letters are used to form words. Words put together give us phrases, This spirit of Alma Mater, the bank and wiggle your toes in sentences, and slogans. Fine words, unktA, (U and I) can do great the water. Immerse yourself. Jump noble phrases, and good intentions things. You can’t legislate it. It’s in—get wet all over. Cmon in. The may be wonderful, but not enough. a voluntary qualilty that has to be water’s fine at Otterbein. ALUMNI CLUB PRESIDENTS Ohio Clubs Other States Akron ............................................ George Simmons ’47 Greensburg, Pa.......................... Harold K. Darling ’24 Johnstown, Pa........................................ Leo Jamison ’49 Cincinnati ................................ Maurice E. Gribler 45 Philadelphia, Pa..................... Elvin H. Cavanagh ’26 Cleveland ......................................... Margaret Oldt ’36 Pittsburgh, Pa.............................. Arthur B. Fulton ’51 Boston, Mass................ Elmer N. Funkhouser, Jr. ’38 Columbus ....................................Harold C. Martin ’33 Buffalo, N. Y.............................. Donald R. Martin ’47 Columbus Women’s Club Mrs. Robert G. Schmidt New York, N. Y................................ Frank L. Durr ’25 (Marylee Jarrett) x’49 Northern Indiana ............. Mrs. Herbert Holmes ’29 (Margaret Edgington) Dayton ....................................... Richard Bridgman ’49 Detroit, Michigan .................. Mrs. Calvin Peters ’31 Hamilton ................................. Malcolm Clippinger ’43 (Margaret Miller) Southern California .................. Dr. O. W. Albert ’09 Middletown ............................. Richard Hofferbert ’50 Washington, D. C......................... Robert E. Kline ’18 Toledo ......................................... Mrs. B. F. Richer ’19 (Edith Mead) Regular Meeting Dates Westerville ...................... Mrs. Donald Hanawalt ’41 Pittsburgh ........................... First Saturday in October (Rita Kohlepp) Columbus Women’s Club ........ Third Wednesday of Wooster-Ashland- each month Mansfield ...................... Mrs. Karl J. Garling ’32 Northern Indiana ........................... Saturday following (Mildred Forwood) Mother’s Day —3— The Association ACTIVE ALUMNI CLUBS ture. The group has contributed to faculty members at Otterbein. the college Development Program OTTERBEIN WOMEN'S CLUB Mrs. Donald Hanawalt (Rita OF COLUMBUS over the past three years. Kohlepp, ’41), president of the The Otterbein Women’s Club of A variety of interesting programs club, announces that the annual Columbus was organized in the in the past has included presenta­ banquet honoring the Otterbein spring of 1953 to create a feeling tions from the Otterbein Depart­ Woman of the Year will be held of friendship among its members ments of Speech and Music, as well on Saturday, March 2, in Barlow and to advance the spirit of Otter­ as talent from within the group Hall. bein in the Columbus area; to re­ and from outside sources. This year WOOSTER-ASHLAND- cruit prospective students for the the club listened to a talk on self- MANSFIELD College, to support Otterbein-spon- improvement from a representative Alumni in the Wooster-Ashland- sored functions, and to concentrate of a modeling school, heard a Mansfield area met on Saturday the club’s resources in support of speaker from the Columbus Gallery evening, October 13, in the beauti­ any special campaign. The member­ of Fine Arts, and had a demonstra­ ful social rooms of the West Main ship consists of alumnae and wives tion of Christmas decorations. Street E.U.B. Church, Mansfield. of alumni residing in Franklin Each year a Christmas party is The meeting was in the form of an County. The club meets the third held, at which some form of charity open house with prospective stu­ Wednesday of each month in the work is carried on. Future programs dents for Otterbein as special various members’ homes. will include a book review by guests. Mr. Arthur L. Schultz, rep­ Officers Norman Dohn, ’43, Sunday editor resented Otterbein and showed col­ President Mrs. Robert B. Schmidt of the Columbus Dispatch; a visit ored slides of the campus and cam­ (Mary Lee Jarrett, x’49) to the local gas company; a discus­ pus activities. Vice-President sion of cancer; and a meeting to Mrs. Karl J. Garling (Mildred ........... Mrs. Richard Shoemaker be held at the Columbus Garden Forward, ’32) is president of the (Marion Daniels, ’49) Center and Nursery. group and Mrs. Virgil T.