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OTTERBEIN COLLEGE OCTOBER 1937
Vol. XI.
No. 2.
FROM THE DEAN TO THE ALUMNI: To be a new Dean at an old college is indeed a thrilling experience.
He receives charity from all, malice from none, and is com-
pared favorably with great men of history.
The prophesy is that as
soon as he opens officially his desk on the day of the official opening, "things will happen".
The old will be made ¡ new, the crooked will
be made straight, and the rough places plain.
Manna will fall, and
as the barren rock is struck with his magic staff, water will gush forth . . He is Moses, and the promised land is just around the corner. As a new Dean at Old Otterbein, I have had the generous ,velcome usually accorded under such circumstances.
From the Presi-
dent to the janitors, I have been made to feel at home at the College. From off the campus too I have had words of well-wishing: letters , telephone calls or telegrams from many places-even Vermont and California.
This is cheering, and is deeply appreciated.
Otterbei_n is really a delightful place-otherwise I should not be here.
The problems, however, are perplexing, and the chief reque st
that I make is that Moses be not too harshly censured if copious streams do not gush forth the first time he strikes the rock.
Dennis De vVitt Brane.
Published bv Otterbein College. \Vesterville. Ohio. in the interest oi Aiumr11 and Friends: Entered a~ ~econd . class matt-e r at post office in Westerville. Cl.. 11nder act of Aug. 24. 1912:
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Mr. a nd M r s. 0. H. C ha rl es ('07'0 l ) a r e t a k ing wo r k in th e po stg1·a clua t e d epar t ment of th e H a rtfo r d Sc hool of M iss ions . I n a letter t o t he A lumni Sec r eta ry s h e w rites : " I t is ver y d elig htfu l to be h er e in thi s in te r-n at ion a l a tmosp her e with -o th ers w ho have spe nt years in fo r eign se rvice fro m a ll part s -o f th e w orld. " Miss Mar y McKe n zie, '28, r eturn ed m iss io nary fr om A fri ca is a lso takin g wo rk t her e.
M url C. Houseman, '26, and M iss O pa l _T. S n yder, •o f Medina, Ohi o, we r e unit ed in m a rri age in th e Fir s t Co ngrega t :on a l Churc h, M e dina, S eptemb er 2. M url has b ee n directo r of p h ys ica l edu cat-io n in Colorad o S prin gs public schools fo r t he pas t n in e yea r s. They w ill make th ei r horn~ a,t 610 N. Cas ca d e Ave. , Co!,orad o Sp r in gs, Col.
M iss, Bonne G illesp ie, ex-'39 and Mr. Roger Mc Da n na ld, ex-'40, were ma rr ied in th e vV est erv ill e Uni t ed B r ethren C hur ch , Sunday , October 10 by P r esi d ent W. G. Clip inge r. T h e cou ple a r e r esidin g on a far m o n th e Su n b ury Road.
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H OME COMING OCTOBER 30 l 'lans a r e we ll und er way fo r a l, igge r a nd bett e r Ho m eco min g . Ma ry Ell e n K!l'an er, P icker in gt10 n, was elec t ed Quee n o n t h e seco nd ba llo t. She a nd V irg in ia Brown we re t ie cl for th e h onor o n t he fi r st vote. T h e prog ram of t he clay, u nde r t he supe r v isio n of th e S tude nt Counc il w ill get star te d ait 9 :00 a . m . w ith th e F r es h me n a nd Sop homo r es p u tt ing o n some s tunt s in t he chape l ; a t the close of th is p ro g r a m th e Queen wi ll be p r esen.ted and crow ne d. At 2 :00 in the af,ternoo n th e Ca rd s w ill battl e Marietta on th e foo tb a ll fie ld. T h e a lumni an d s tud ent bo dy w ill be toget h er for th e a ll- camp us ba nq uet w hi ch w ill be held in t he chu rc h a·t 6 :00 p . 111 . T he Q ueen and her r et: n ue ,v i·! be enter ta ine d a t 8:15 in the eve n ing w it h t he pl ay, " C h ildren uf t he Moon " p r esented b y t he Ju nio r class und er t he d irec ti on of Prof. J. F. Smit h. Mr. Donald J. Henr y, '33, r eceived h is mas t er 's de g r ee a t th e Septemb er co nvocation ·of the O hio S tate U nive r sity. He has accepted a posit ion on t he t ech n ica l staff in th e R _e search Div ision of ·th e Ge neral Mo to r s Corporat ion, D etr oit, M ichi gan . M r . F r a n cis, P. B u nd y, '3 1, r eceived the d eg r ee of d oc t or o f p hil osop h y a t t he en cl of th e s umme r t er m at Ohio State Un iver sity .
Miss Hort ense PoMs, ' 13, D ea n of \iV om en, vVestm in ster Choir Sc h oo l w r it es : "O ur sch oo l op ens a t th e vVes tmin s t er C hoir Sch oo l with a s ub s t a nt ia l in c rease of e nro llme nt, 111 fac t w ith a n e nro ll men t as la r ge a s ou r p r ese nt equipme nt ena bles us co n ve n ien tly to take car e of. " D r. J o hn F inl ey vVi lliams·on , ' 11 , is preside nt of th e Wes tm ins te r C h oi r Sch ool. M r. B ertra m W . Saul, '09, 1s teach ing in the J o hn H a rri s H igh Sch ool a t Harri sburg, Pe nna . a nd is treas urer of th e J o hn H a rri s Athl eti c Assoc iati o n . H is a ddress is Ca mp Hi ll, P enna.
Mr. Gw;y n ne McCo na ughy, '27, d irector of th e Educatio na l Depa rtme n t of th e. Y. M. C. A., _D ayt o n, fo r the past t en yea r s. was g ra nted an eigh t m o nth s' leave of a bse n ce fro m his p o si·ti-on a t th e "Y" t o study th e n ee d s of Day t o n indu s try a nd the advisab il it y of enl argi n g faci li t-ies of Pa rker Co ope r a ti ve hi gh sc hool. McCo na ug h y wi ll make m o nthly r ep ort s t o th e boa id on a s urvey w hich wi ll co ntinu e th ro ug h Jun e 30, 1938. M iss Ir ene Tay lo r , '3 5, is t eac hin g her seco nd yea r in th e F ort As hb y Junior H igh Sc hool, Fo rt As hb y, West V irgi n ia. Sh e d id g ra dua t e work in En g lis h in West V irg inia U ni versi ty las t su mm er.
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HOMECOMING OCTOBER 30 MARIETTA VS. CARDS
Miss Chi Kwo ng L eu ng, '34, was marrie d in S h a ng hai, J uly 31 to Mr. Y . T. T'aam. Mr. T'aam st u die d a t O h io State a nd a lso a t M ich iga n . Their address is ca r e of T rue Li g ht M iddl e Sch oo l, Can to n, C hin a. M:ss He len V a n Sic kl e, '34, was uni ted 111 ma rriage t o M r . Rob ert Slack (ex-'33) at th e Van S ickle home in F is h er , Illin ois- o n Ju ne 15. T hey wi ll r esi d e a t Bell efonta in e, Ohio, w her e Mr. S lack s m a nager ,o f an A tlantic a nd Pacific T ea Co. Stu r e.
l\,f iss Es•th er Hursh , '35 a nd M r. Paul D ipe r t, Van lu e, O h io, were un it ed in m arri age, S a turday, Sept em ber 25, by th e bride's uncle, P •rofessor E. M. Hursh at t he brid e's h ome in Mansfi eld, O h io. Th e couple w ill r eside 111 Va nlue w here M r. Dip ert operat es a gen eral s tor e w ith hi s fa th er. M iss Sally R ob y, '35 a nd M r. Melv in M,oo dy , '36, wer e m a rried o n J u ne S in New Philad elphia, O h io a t th e h ome of th e b ride. They a r e n ow att e nd ing Bon ebrake Theological Seminary, D aytu i1, 0.
A nn oun cement has been r eceived of t he m ar ri age of Miss Evely n Ri ch er , '33 t o M r . Pa ul S . Po ntiu s of P eru , Indi a na. T h e wedd in g was p erformed in th e Ga rfi eld Park, Evan ge lical C hurch , In d ia napo li s, Indi a na, J a nua ry 3. T hey are r es idin g in A r cadia, Ind ia na.
Mr. Etha n L es li e, class of 1939 an d M iss Darli ne Bow m a n we r e m arried J un e 19 a nd a r e n ow liv in g a t North Eas t , Pe nna,. They expect t o r eturn t o Otterb ein fo r work th e seco nd semes t er . .
M r. D o n Warner ; '37 and M-iss T helm a G r ace J ohn so n, ex-'39, wer e hurried Sept em ber 6 m Day t on. The cer em o n y was pe r formed b y Dea n C. E. Ashcra f,t of B10neb r ak e Semin a ry an d t ook p lace a t th e d ea n' s r esi d en ce . T h ey are at t ending Bone1-' rake T heolo g'ical Sem jn ar y.
M r . R. E. Offenhau er, 'OS, Sup er-in t ende nt of L ima Schools for th t; pas t ten yea rs. is the n ew P r exy of Bowlin g G r een Univers ity. Agai n Ot t er be in leader s h ip in th e fi eld of E ducati10n is recognized a nd Mr. Offen ba uer 's man y friend s w is h h im mu ch s uccess in thi s n ew v enture.
Mr. F r ed C h eek , ex-'3 4 and M iss ·M a ry S usa n vVeek ly, ex-' 36, wer e unite d in ma rri age S un day, May 24, 1936 in th e Cen t enni a l U nit ed B ret h\·en C hurch in F r ed er ick, Maryla nd. ·i\fr. Cheek is a Civi l E ng in eer employed b y th e U n ite d St a t es Bur eau of Ag ri cu lt u r a l E ng ineeri n g and is 9tat ion ed at E lyr ia, O h io, w here th ey wi ll m a ke th eir hom e.
Ri ch a rd Ca ulker , '33, r eceived hi ~ M . A. d egr ee a t Oberlin Theological Sem in a r y t h i-s y ea r. In Octobe·r h e return ed t o his h om e in Sierr e L eon e, Wes t Africa.
PERSONALS
Misses Mari an Snav ely, '26, a nd V i•rg ini a S n avely, '23, s p ent t wo weeks. on a n A tla ntic Ocean crui se t hi s sum m er .
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Dr. J. P. Landis, '69, died in Dayton, Ohi-o, Sunday, October 17. Dr. Landis was born October 27, 1843 and
Miss Sarah Mauger, '95, died '\Vecl nesday, Sep,t ember 29 at the hom e of her sister, Mrs. S tephen C. Markley, '95, Richmond, Ind. F uneral se rvic es were held in the United Brethren Church at Richmond and burial wa s in the Otterbein cemetery, vVesterville, Friday, October 1.
would have been 94 years old had he lived t en days l,onger. He received his A.B. from Otterb ein in 1869; A.M. in 1872; D.D. in 1882 and Ph.D. (cum laude) from Wooster in 1889 . He se rved in the Union Army fr om 1862 to 1865. Dr. Landis was a n ordained minister and spe nt a numb er of years in the pastmate and in 1880 became connected with Bonebrake Theolog,ical Seminary as Professor ,of Hebrew exegesis and ·Old T es tam ent Theology. He was known as a Hebrew scholar, a writer of note and a g rea t churchman. He was the oldes t living a lumnus and has had possession of the Alumni Cane for th e past five years. Aimong the many honors confered upon him durin g his life tim e was his r ecogni tii on in Who's Who in America (1936-37). Thou sands -o f people have lost a friend, the Seminary has J.ost a beloved professor, the College has lost a noble alumnus and 1the United Brethren denomination has lost a great churchman. Truly Dr. Landis lived a great life.
BIRTHS Mr. and Mrs. James Edwin McNee r (Dorothy Grabill, '35) announce th e birth of a son, J am es Edwin, Jr., Saturday, October 16 at Radium Ho spital, Columbus. Mr. · McN eer is a fruit farmer and th eir address 1s R. R. No. 1, Ja ckson, 0. 'Mr. and M,r s. Clifford Wertz, '28, '26, Cleveland, an noun ce th e birth of a dau g hter, Judith Ann, Wednesday, October 13 in W est ei"n Reserve Hospital, Cleveland. Mrs. Wertz is the twin ·s ister of Miss F ran ces Harris. Mr. W ertz is a t eac her in the Bay Village hig h school. Dr. and Mrs. Ruth Owens Rhode s, ('35), announc e th e birth o f a son, William (Bi'ily) Keet, born July 13, 1937. Dr. Rhodes is city veterinarian in Kansas City, Missouri.
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