The Tan and Cardinal ALUMNUS SPEAKS AT EVENING SERVICE
SOPHS HOLD FIRST PUSH AT FAIR GROUNDS
Y. M. C. A. Secr etary Tells of Asso ciation's Work in Anny Camps. Th e work of th e Y. M . C. A. among the so ld iers of the belli gerent count ries was explained by Mr. E . C. W o r man , Y. M. C. A. secretary in India, in an interesting talk at the U nited Brethr en church las t ni g ht. Mr. Worman introduced his subj ect with a short exp lanati o n of what the Y. M. -C. A. has meant to th e Indian soldi ers , who are so bo und by their ru le of caste. In Mesopotamia and es pecia lly in Egypt, wh e re temptations are so great and so difficul t to resist, the Y. M. C. A. has bee n of g reat help in solvin g the problem of di scipline by the pro \·ision of g am es, readin g and writin g ma te r ials, and other inte res t s, with whi ch the m en becom e occupi ed. It is in th e ho spita ls and pri so n camps that the Y. M . C. A. r end er s especia lly va lua ble s er vi ce. In thes e prison camps wh er e th e endl ess m o no to ny is a wor se m ena ce than bu llet s; th e m en o fte n go m a d throu g h th e la ck of som ething to do . This pitiabl e co nd it io n has b ee n be ttered gr ea t ly sin ce th e es tabli shm e1\t of the Y . M . C. A., wh er e th e m en may co m e to read, w ri te o r a muse th emselves with games. Tt frequ e ntly ha ppen s th a t in th ese cam,,s there a re p r o~~s~.r:5 a,n~- _m~sici,a ns. ;-' h.;?~u~~1__;J~e Lt. VI.'-.)
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OUR HONOR ROLL E . H . Barnhart, Camp Hancock, Augusta, Ga. W. G. B eck, 18th Field Artillery, Ft. B liss, T exas. E arl Bro bs t, quart ermas t er d epartm ent. Addr ess ? B. J . Carlso n, E ng in eer's Cor ps, Ft. Th o mas, K y . R . R. Durrant, H eadquarters Compa n y, Q. M . D ., Ft. Croo k , N eb . H . H. Geiger, M o t o r T ruck Compan y, 121 I. M . D ., F t. Cro o k, N eb. R ussell Gilb er t , H eadq uart ers Co m pan y, 166th . S. I., M in eo la, L. I. Her bert vV. Hall , 2nd O h io Fi eld H ospita l, Cam p Sheridan , Mo ntgo m er y, A la. J . J . M un dhe nk, 2n d Li eut. Q. M. D .. Camp Sh erman, Chilli coth e. 0. H e rb ert L. M eye r s, Bat te r y D, 23rd Ca;:,aig F ._~·•. Fto ? g I_e :h.~r pr, ~f- _.
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ians hav e o rganized o r chest ra s an d the professor~ hav e classe s "".h ere al m os t an y subj ect can be s tud1 e<l . Th e exp la nat io n of th e Y. M. C. A. a mo ng o ur own so ldi ers was especia lly inte resting. Foreseein g th e grrat need, t he Y. M. C. A. m ob ili ze d i ts for ces even befor e th e na t io na l a rmy w as mo bl ized, an d in the ca n to n ments w hich a re bein g estab li s hed in the Un ited States the Y . M. C. . h e_ad· quarter s a rc th e fi r st to be bll!lt . Th ere is but on e Y. M . C. A. for every WOO me n a nd ten th o usa nd do lla rs will equ ip o ne for a year. Th e equip me nt incl ud es a v ict ro la piano, lan te rn slides, m agaz in es, wr iting ma teria ls a nd a p lace in w hi ch to r est and be sociable. Th ere a rc two h un dre d of thes e Y. M . C. A. camps in t he U n ited S tates a nd th e ser vice t hat they r e nd er· canno t be es tim a ted in do ll a r s a nd cents.
PHILALETH EA ENTERTAI N S TH NEW GIRLS E ---Friday evenin g, at th e bea u tiful ho m e o f Mrs. A. G. Cro use o n Co l lege ave nu e, th e m em ber s o f P h ila lcth ca e n te rtain ed· all of th e new gi r ls in co ll ege. Th e Cro use ho m e was a bla ze w it h brilliant lights a nd the eighty y o ung wo men in lig ht- co lored eve ning fr ocks presented an unu sua l scene. The decorati o n was a ·profusio n of r ose and w hite a s t ors and co s mos. On entering ea ch g irl wa s prese nted with an o dd s ha ped r ose-colo r ed card, and told to find h er partn er by mat ch ing h er card. It was so arranged that each m emb er's pi ece o f ca rd wo uld fit that of a n ew girl. Wh en matched, they w ere found to be ver ses or jingles cleverl y written in white ink, and appropriate ones ; su ch a s Rah I Rah! for Otterbein-O . U. will sh ine tonig h t, etc. After a social ho u r, a voca l quar ( Contin ued on pa ge two.)
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Batt e ry C., Ft. B li . , Texas. G. 0 . Rea m , S up ply Co mpan y, 324th R egi m en t Cam p S herma n Ch illicot hc, 0. ' . ' R. vV. Schear 2nd O hi o F ield Hospita!, amp Si1cridan Montgomery Ala. ' Vv. A. Snorf, 2nd O hi o F ield Hos pita !, Camp Sh e,·idan Moatgomery Ala. ' ' F. L. Sch w ec h eimcr, Supp ly Com pany, 324th R egiment, Camp Sher man, Ch ill icot h e, 0. Walter Schutz Co . F., 329th Inf., C!lmp Scr man, Ch ill icothe, 0. H. R. Stead, F irst E Hospita !, Ft. Og let ho r pe, Ga. E. C. Van Mason, 22nd Company 1st Regiment, Ma r ine Barracks Philadclp hia , Pa. ' W. M . I-I. W h etze l, Supp ly Com pany 324t h Reg iment, Camp Sh erman Ch ill icoth e, 0. ' The above is a pa r t ial list of Ottcrbein me n who have taken up act ive service und er the colors. If any reade1· knows of any that hav e been omi tt ed, pl ea se se nd their nam es and addresses to editor. The Tan and a r dina l 1, ishcs to keep in touch w ith all Otterbein men in camps and at th e front.
Prexy Talks in Chapel. Pres id en t Cli pp in ger in · occ upyi n g th e cha pe l per iod Mo nday morning, im p r essed upo n th e st ud ent bo dy, som,ethin g o f th e se ri o usness of t he wa r condi ti on . H e said t ha t t he rura l dist r ict s as a r ul e had not awa k e ned to th e fac t that ·we a re at war and that mos t o f us do no t r ea li ze ho w se ri o us th e war is, un t il it st rik es us perso nall y. H e al so s poke of the o ppo rtunit y that was o pe n to th ose wh o co uld no t g o to th e fr o nt, to aid in pea ce ful pursuits. In closin g th e P r esid e nt comm end ed th e m e m be r s o f th e prese nt s tud ent body for fo llowing out the ir orig inal purpos e by r eturning to col) cg e this fall wh en so many ar e staymg at hom e.
W edn esda y eve ning th e fir st cl ass pus h of th e s eas o n was enjoy ed by th e class of 1920. W e le ft Coc hran Hall sho rtl y afte r six o'cloc k and we nt at o nc e to th e o ld fair g ro u nds east o f th e city. By th e tim e w e arriv ed th e r e w e w e r e so m e thirty stro ng al thou g h a fe w o f th e thirty w er e rath e r w eak from carry in g th e eats. A hu ge bo nfir e was s tart ed at once and by its lig ht the fun co mm enced. Eve ry on e to o k pa rt in th e g am es and g en eral g o od tim e. Thi s s erv ed to wh et up an a pp etite fo r th e ea ts which fo llowed. W e roa s ted marsh m a llows a nd w ein ers. Othe r th ings o n th e bill o f far e w er e sandwi ches and pickl es ,cid er and pumpkin pie. A ft e r w e at e we ye ll ed. Th e old fair ground s fairly rocked with th e class and co ll ege ye ll s w e g av e. Th en w e left a nd th e pus h was e nd ed. P rof. and Mrs . L. A. W ein land, as usual prov ed very pop ular chap erons.
PH ILO MATHEA H OLDS AN NUAL STAG SE SSION La st Friday evenin g wa s th e ti me se t fo r th e a n n ua l stag sessio n of Ph il oma th ea. T he r egular sess ion fo r th e eve nin g too k t he fo r m of a n extemporaneous sessio n and ever y number o n th e p rogra m w as we ll gi\·e n. t the close o f thi s r eg ul ar s~ss ion, ,men:1be,rs _and_g_ues ts .gath ered '-•IV
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while refreshments we re erved. The c onsis tcd of po tat o salad, ham sandwiches, hot cocoa, ice cream a nd cakes. l n car r ying out t h is pa~t of the prog ram the co mmittee in charge '·ga e full proof of th eir calling," a s those pre cnt, Professor Ro sse lot among the rest, will test ify. P hilomathea a nd her g uests were called to order in in for mal sessio n b y comm ittee chairman, L M. Vvard, w ho introduced ,as toastmaster \fo r the e,·enin g, Profess or A. P. Ro sse lot. From the t ime Professor Rosselot took th e chair unt il the close of t he last speech there was one continuous round of w it and humor mingled w ith sound adv ice and counsel. H.. E . K lin e, jr., of the class of '18, gave the open in g a dd ress of we lcome which was responded to by Dr. Chas. E. Snavely . Then I. M. Ward fav ored the company w ith a solo. which in e\·ery way served to ho ld his rep u tation aronnd Otterbein as a so loist. The toastm2.ster then called upon Professo r L. A. Wein la nd, T. H . Bradrick, D r. J oh n H. F ra ncis, and Dr. E. A. J ones. These gentlemen with the exceptio n of Dr. J o nes, who ho weve r wishes to be classe d with the r est, are a lt grad uates of Ph il o mathea and remai n as loya l to h er to d ay a s when they we r e active m e m bers . Among th e thin gs m en ti oned. in the speeches w a s th e fact th at though the number o f. m en in school is small t hi s yea r, t his ve ry fa ct g ives th ose who arc hc1·e greater opportun it ics t han ever fo r d evelop m ent. T hey ca n make o r break the cause wo rki ng for good in Oterbein. From every speaker came th e bes t w is hes for a reco r d yea r fo r th e Society.
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H ow man y are g o ing to Granvi ll e Satu rdav? L et' s hav e a crowd of roo t ers o n th e s id e lin es ! P ep o n th e s ide lin es m ean s m o re pep in th e t eam. P ep ge ts touch-downs. A good cro wd of Otterb einites may m ean th e n ece ssary to uch-down.
OTTERBEIN SPIRIT REVIVED BY RALLY Coach
Gorton Urges Conscription To Supply Football Material.
Th e old " Otterb ein Spirit" w a s greatly in evide nce last T hursda y eve nin g wh en th e stud ent bod y and fa culty o f th e coll ege cam e back st ro ng with a rousin g foo t -ba ll ra lly . At about seven-thirty th e band b e gan to p lay in fr o nt of th e co ll ege and soo n th e entir e stud e nt bo dy ha d co l lec ted. Th e old tim e sna ke-da nce was giv en with rou sing y e lls o n th e s tr ee t co rn ers. T he cro w d th e n co ng r egat ed in th e co lleg e chap e l for th e prog ram o f th e rall y. V an ce Cribbs act ed as chair man of th e m.e e ting. "Co cky" W ood, cl ass o f '17, and for th e past two years chee r-l ead er o f th e co lleg e led the ye ll s with a ll o f hi s old " pe p". Pro fesso r R o ssclot ga ve a n in stru c tive ta lk o n th e valu e o f foo tb a ll a nd th e opport u nity of th e new m en t hi s year, an d close d wi th a s trong appea l to th e loyal ty of bo th th e o ld a nd new men. Rosse lo t is an o ld v a r s ity man a nd k nows th e g am e. Dr. J o nes gave a speech w ith hi s usual punch and fig h t ing spirit. He made a stro ng app ea l t o th e loya lty o f t h e student body. ) Betty Fr ies spoke fo r th e g irl s o f Coc hra n Ha ll a nd to ld th e fell ows of the terrible fa te awaiting them if the y r1;,1 ~.-. • ,.,,.. ,wt f ,-r f nn t -i •~ II ~11 <1 th f' ne w g irls of t he w orse fat e to th em if th ey gave da t es to fe llows who did no t go o u t. "Pearl y" Mase to ld us of the work of th e me n thu s far and spo ke of Coach Gorton. "Chuck" Campbel l an old va r sity man gave us the dope as it looked from the outside. And urg ed the co operation of the entire sc hoo l to make a winning team. Coach Gorto n took the platform amid t he app la use of th e en ti r e assem- . blage. H e bro ug ht hi s "p ep" an d "bull-dog" figh tin g spirit ri ght off th e gridiron ~nto t he m eeti ng. He fi r st tol1 us a 11 the difficul ti es of th e sit uation · anti how th ey must be ove r come, and then gave t he brighter as pect and the enco uragem ent t hat Ot t erbe in would have a good team. He laid dqwn the ru les to t he girls; no dates 'with foot-ba ll men, no fudge for foot-ball men, etc. H e made a strong app eal for more men and t h r ea tened to use t he conscription plan if they did not come out. If this pla n did not wo1-k he sa id he would follow th e examp le of R ussia an d play girls on the field. We all have confi d ence in Coach Gorto n a nd believe t hat he will ma ke for us a winning team.
CLEIORHETEA AND PHILO PHRONEA HAVE JO INT PUSH O n last Mo nday eve n ing- occurred t he an nu a l pu s h o f th e Clc io rh etea n P hil ophro nea n Litera ry Socie ties. T he crowd gat hered a t th e society ha ll s and walked to th e ho m e o f M r. a nd Mrs. I ra Ba rn es. T he fo re part o f th e even in g was taken up in play ing ga m es, aft er whi ch lun ch was served. A ft e r t he lu nc h Mr. Bro wn too k charge, a nd th e foll o win g pro g ra m wa s r end ered : R eadin g Freda F raz ier Spee ch . . R. P. Mase R emarks . Pro f. C. 0 . Altman, 'OS This was fo ll owed by a few y ells and som e songs, and the party broke up.