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After Five Minutes of Play Lingrel Rams Marietta Line for Otterbein's Only Score. The Otterbein-Marietta game on last Saturday ended with the latter winner by a core of 20 to 6. Disappointment was in every Otterbein man's heart. o .regrets, however, in the way of playing for every man ,tTy' :SAW Flt.Art( fought hard and displayed excellent Ttt«. o.~.u. - , ·,,..oc.. Ot RNA CiC..r..E<..E. nerve t-o the fini h. (>AME OF "( An alibi cannot be offered. Both teams seemed evenly matched and NOTED BISHOP LECTURES both ,played hard, clean football. The officiating was of the best. Penalties were in favor of Otterbein and noth- Bishop W. M. Bell Holds Audience Spellbound When He Speaks on ing in the way of an a1ibi can be sug"America, Whence, Whither?" ge ted unless that luck all went to, the River Town gridders. This ha With his characteristic earnestne s been the case -at Marietta for the last and eloquence, Bishop • William M. four year . Otterbein' plays have Bell lectured last Wednesday night been equal to the task of scoring but at the United Brethren Church. His caeh i~ some.thing has poiled their 'theme was 'America, Wherice, Whill'ichances while Marietta has had good er," and his attractive and forceful luck in pulling off ome false or trick way of presenting the subject, toplay and has made the majority of gether with. hi commanding personpoints. Marietta s triple pas es and ality held the audience. throughout end run have been decep- the evening. cri s-cro tive to Otterbein. Line men of both The tudy of our national life, acteams were pretty evenly m.atched. If cording to Bi hop Bell leads us back any difference in wei ht Marietta wa to the primitive efforts of building' a little heavier. The early idea of national nations. Line plu11 ing did not net very treagth wa the pow r to conquer great gain for either team. Li11eme11 and ubdue other nation and to force piled up on eaG(l play o that there into servitude ho tile people from all eemed to be no openings made at all. ide . But during the fifteenth cenOcca ionally ome backfield man tury there <;ame a period of disconwould peeclaround an end for a good te.nt and reaction. The opening of gain. However, it wa nece ary to the new world had a great influence punt a great deal. in thi movement. Otterbein Chances to Score. profound agitation in regard to Repeatedly Otterbein was within to the control and practices of refaith ,gripped the people of ea y coring distance. The fir t liaipu that time. There wa a fear that-the (Continued on page fiv~) state might exercise a violent and hurtful influence over religion, and Bishops Hold Council. Bi hops of the J1ited Brethren thu I take .from it it sanctity and upchurc)J met la t week in olumbus at liftino- ·lnfluence. Another a pect of the Fifth Avenue United· Brethren the agitation at that time wa one of economic independence . .People beo-an church for their annual council. Five of the ix bishop of the to ee the inju tice of the servitude of (Continued on page ix.) church were present. They were: Dr. G. M. Matthews, Dayton Central Mary Weinland Becomes Bride. di trict; Dr. W. M. Bell, Los Angele , Pacific district; Dr. 'vV. M. Weekly, Miss Mary Weinland became the Parker burg, W. Va., Eastern dis- bride ,of Mr. Arthur M. rumrine, who trict; Dr. H. H. Fout Indianapolis, lately ret_µi:ned from the We t Indes. orthwe'stern district, and Dr. G. J. The marriage took place at the home Kephart, Kan as City, Southwestern of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Weinland of Columbus last Saturday evening. Miss di trict . Bi hop A. T. Howard wa not able Wein.laTl_di well known among musito be in attendanc~ a he is now in cal circles in Columbus, and studied the foreign tlistrict making a tour of voice in Berlin. M-r. Crumrine is a the foreign mission fields. publicitymanagerand newspaper man.
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Work of the Otterbein Athletic Club for. the year, 1916, is rounding to in fine shape according to a tentative report· made to the Executive Committee of the Club, which met ~ Saturday afterrr-oo·n. Very gratifying ,,.( ' responses are being received from the alumni and the former students of Otterbein to tire call of the Club to. assist m the building up of a strong: JUNIORS WILL PLAY financial backing of -athletics in the: school. Local clubs are thriving. Play Lovers to Receive Rare Treat at Two letter's ·o·f .particular interest' Wednesday's Performance of I were read before tb~ committee, one "The Touchdown." ' from oJhn Thomas, Jr., '9 , of JohnsI ext Wednesday evening '"The town, P.a., and· iE·mest S. Barnard, '95, Touchdown" will be presented by of Cleveland, each of whom enclosed the Juniors in the college chapel. The a check for $25 for their contribution caste has been working hard under for the year. 'the irection of Professor •ritz for "Am glad to see Otterbein doing so the last two. weeks, and all indica- well on the football field," says Mr. tions now point to a fir t-class per- Barnard, who is 'one of the officers of formance. The play is one which the Cleveland. Ba-Seball Club. "I hope hould interest every college man and that the Athletic ub i d ing its woman, because it ,i e sentially a hare in backing up the boy with the college play the atmosphere, charact- ne.ce ary enco.lli::ageniJ!nt of. a fi.aaners and conversation all being typi- cial nature. "The nature- o my·work bas pre.,, cal of a modern American college. The play· abounds. in little incident vented me from keeping up with footand cene so dear and o familiar to ball for- the last five or six years, but all college tudent . As the title in- I am taking some interest in th·e game dicates, the plot center around a big again, owing to th fact that we are football at football game. playing prof s ional Grant Hayden, an amateur culptor I League Park and making a ucce s of 'and expert football player i in h.is it financially in pite of the fact that Junior year at Siddell, a Penn ylvania we have not been able to win a game co-educational college. In order to from the recognized trong team , as win a prize in an art competition, he yet. Barring accident you may give up football. Clark the football count upon me for the enclo ed coach, pleads with him in vain to amount each year." come back on the team, a he is ore(Continued on page five.) ly needed to take. Wolfe's place at half-back, who ha been drinking Bishop Fout Occupies Pulpit. heavily and i ufferly unfit t~ play. Bishop H. H. Fout, of Indianapoli , How Hayden finally does play, in In liana, who ha·s been attending the pite of oJ.fe' many attempts to Bi hop's nfer'ence at Columbu 1 keep him off the team, wins the big preached to a large congregation at game with Hin dale, the prize in the the nited Brethren .Church Sunday (Continued on page five.) In bis th'eme, 'The Divinmorning. ity of the Chun;h" h'e poke of the Oyster Supper Tonight. early founding ol t}ie thurch and of From five-fifteen until <Seven-thirty the important place which it now octonight the hristian Endeavor will cupies in the world. In a splendid serve oyster soup to those boosters manner fre bro~ht out the importwho will produce the twenty-five ance of the pta-ce that each one has cents to purchase a plate. Other good in the work 'Ofthe thristian Church things will be on hand to satisfy the of the present day. 1l'his wa another appetite. The church ba ement will occasion wh'eh the t'stl!dents and peobe the scene of the supper and all who ple of W'e t'erv11l'e ~ ben.efited by can shoula make it a point to partake the presence.ol \hebishops in Columof the good things. bu~.