Otterbein University Digital Commons @ Otterbein Alumni News 1926-1941 Alumni 5-1941 May 1941 Otterbein Towers Commencement Otterbein University Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.otterbein.edu/alumni_towersold Part of the Higher Education Commons OTTERBEIN TOWERS MAY, 1041 Qo*H*fie*tceme*ti OTTERBEIN COLLEGE 6x)Jnmien,cetrient VAo-qAxun 19 4 1 Ninety-Fourth year Eighty-Fifth Commencement FRIDAY, JUNE 6 1:30 P. M. —Meeting of Board of Trustees 5:00 P. M.—Phi Sigma Iota Dinner 6:30 P. .M.—Literary Society Open Session—Philoinatliean Hall 8:00 P. M.-Reception by President and Mrs. Howe to Senior- Class and Friends, Cochran Hall SATURDAY, JUNE 7 Alumni Day 8:00 A. M.—Quiz and Quill Breakfast 8:00 A. M.--Chaucer Clul) Breakfast 8:00 A.M.—Phi Kappa Delta Breakfast 9:00 A. M.—Meeting of Board of Irustees 12:00 M.—Class Reunions 2:00 P. M.--Scnior Class Day Program 3:00 P. M.—Meeting of Alumni Couneil 3:00 P. M.—Otterbein Women's Tea 5:00 P.M.—Alumni Dinner—United Brethren Chureh 8:00 P.M.—Theta Alpha Phi Play—“Tlie Rivals” SUNDAY, JUNE 8 10:45 A. M.—Baccalaureate Service—Sermon hy Bishop A. R. Clip])ingcr, B.D., D.D., LL.D. 3:00 P. M.—Exhibit, Department of Fine Arts—Art Laboratory 8:30 P. M.--Concert hy Department of Music MONDAY, JUNE 9 8:00 A. M.—Theta Alpha Phi Breakfast 10:00 A.M.—Eighty-Fifth Annual Commencement. Speaker, President Ralph Coojrer Hutchison, D.D., Pli.D., Washington and Jefferson College, Washington, Pennsylvania Subject — “Democracy in Time of War.” Two MAY, 1941 COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER—PROGRAM Dr. Ralph Cooper Hutchison Annual Banquet, to Address Seniors Reunions Planned HE speaker for Otterbein’s 85th an­ As an annual feature of our Commence­ nual Commencement on June 9 will be ment week-end for alumni we are again holding our banquet in the United Breth­ Dr. Ralph Cooper Hutchison, President of ren Church at 5:30 P.M. on Saturday, Washingon and Jefferson College at Wash­ June 7. As has been our custom for a ington, Pa. President Hutchison is not a number of years, the members of the stranger to our campus. He was with us senior class will be entertained as our as guest speaker on Founders’ and Senior guests. Tickets will be 75c and can be purchased in your alumni office at any­ Recognition Day in 1940, speaking on the time on Friday, June 6, or Saturday, June 7. subject “Democracy in Peace.” Dr. Hutchi­ Your program is being planned by the son returns to us, with the appropriate committee of which Dr. Charles Suavely, theme, “Democracy in Time of War.” ’94, is chairman. We again assure you of a brief interesting program which can be Ralph Cooper Hutchison was born on heard by all in the room. Tbe banquet February 27, 1898, at Florrisant, Colorado, hall will be laid out so as to place classes the son of Justice William Easton Hutchi­ and sorority and fraternity groups to­ son of the Supreme Court, Topeka, Kan­ gether. We urge you most heartily to in­ sas. He achieved the first rung on the clude the alumni banquet in your Com­ ladder of higher education in 1918 when mencement week-end plans. You will note on your program that he received the A.B. Degree from Lafay­ class reunions are scheduled for Salurday ette University. In 1919 Harvard Univer­ afternoon, June 7, from 12:00 to 2:00 P.M. sity granted him the degree of Master of Some of these will be in the form of Arts and in 1925 he received his Ph.D. luncheons; while others will be just gen­ degree from the University of Pennsyl­ eral “get-togethers.” vania. After being ordained into the Pres­ Advance announcements of reunions byterian ministry in 1922, Dr. Hutchison have gone out to the Classes of ’16, ’26, and served as Director of Religious Educa­ ’31 through the following people: 1916— tion io First Presbyterian Church at S. C. Ross of Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, Norristown, Pennsylvania. In 1922 he went president of the class of ’16, has expressed to Philadelphia where he was Secretary of the desire for the reunion of the class at Commencement time. It will be the 25th Young People’s Work for the Presbyterian reunion. Board of Christian Education until 1925, then becoming professor of philosophy and 1926 Dillard Morris of Westerville is education at the American College of Chairman of the committee in charge of plans for the reunion of the class of ’26. Tehran in Persia. In December of 1931 The committee, composed of the Wester­ p)r Hutchison was called to the presidency ville members of the class, is making great of Washington and Jefferson College and plans for a banquet and other festivities for has -served in that capacity ever since. the occasion. This class will be 15 years President Hutchison has received much old. recognition as a writer. Articles from his 1931- Margaret Anderson of Jamestown, have appeared in the Atlantic Monthly, New'^ \ork, has been thinking of a reunion Asia, Christian Century, Literary Digest, for the 1931 graduates at Commencement Readers Digest, International Review of time. It is hopt'd that this class will have Mission, Moslem World, etc. a very successful lOth anniversary, under the leadership of Bob Whipp, chairman We are proud and happy to have such a of the committee in charge of prepara­ distinguished man return to the campus to tions. be our Commencement speaker. (Continued on page 8, column 1) MAY, 1941 Three FROM THE PEN OF DR. HOWE Dear friends and fellow-alumni: class, barring general military mobiliza­ Another college year draws to its close— tion, will bring to our teams next year the a year of progress and achievement for our finest group of athletes in my knowledge oi alma mater. Our student body has shown the school. another splendid increase, numbering at The new Health Center with its ample this time 535. Most colleges are counting facilities and new equipment and the re­ on a considerable decrease in enrollment modeled Home Economics Department next year. I feel safe in predicting that have each been of great value to the work Ottcrbein will again show an increase, of the year. Add to this a strong con­ though not so large a one as in the past tinuing religious program, reinforced by two years. our new pastor and student chaplain. Rev. J. Neely Boyer, and a perennially friendly Academically we have had a splendid and inspiring campus spirit and you have record with a growing number of honor the spirit of Otterbein in 1940-41. students. We have been holding our admis­ Come to see us. Attend Commencement sions, almost without exception, to the upper if you can. We need your interest and we two-thirds of high school classes. It is our want your presence whenever you can purpose, as Otterbein reaches the 600 or 650 come. students which it seems should be her maxi- Cordially yours, niuni, to limit enrollment and select even J. RUSKIN HOWE, more discriminately the student group President. which is admitted to our halls. Otterbein <^njoys accreditment by all the highest ac­ crediting agencies of the land. We mean, PROF. TROOP NEW TREASURER of course, to keep her standing at that high level. ‘‘JIMMIE” PHILLIPS, ’27, TO ASSIST Musically this has been a year of phe­ In the last issue of the “Towers” when nomenal advance. Building on the splendid announcement was made of the resignation record of the past and guided by our able of Mr. W. O. Clark from the office of advisory committee in this field, we have treasurer of the College to accept the not only enlarged and improved the vari­ office of treasurer of the United Brethren ous music groups on the campus but we Church, reports had not been confirmed as have revised our total curriculum and pro­ to the appointment of the new college gram to the point where the examiners from treasurer. Since that time Mr. Horace W. the National Association of Music Schools Troop has been formally elected treasurer have given practical assurance of our elec­ by action of the Executive Committee of tion next year to membership in that ex­ the trustees of the College and Mr. J. O. clusive and distinguished group of insti­ Phillips has been appointed assistant in tutions. This is a great step forward. the office of the treasurer. Mr. Troop, who Through the generous interest of our al- received his A. B. degree from Otterbein umni in California, and with the aid of the in 1923, has been professor of economics Miami Valley group, we are being enabled and business administration at the college to add to our musical equipment a superb since 1924, besides candying on a law prac­ new Steinway Concert Grand Piano, which tice in Columbus. He will continue several has long been needed and which is one of of his courses in the business administration the requirements stipulated by the National department along with his work as treas­ Association. urer of the College. Mr. Phillips, who received the A. B. degree in business ad­ Athletically the year has seen decided ministration from Otterbein in 1927, is as­ gains. The total contests won in inter- sistant manager of Williams Grill, having co legiate competition for the year will been in the employ of C. F. Williams for compare with the best years in the his- the past 20 years.