"Chasing Rainbows" theme for crowning new queen
By Jerry Marks
"Chasing Rainbows" has been the selected theme for May Day '83 to be held on Saturday, May 7 at Otterbein. The beauty at the end of the rainbow will be crowned at 10 a.m. as four juniors vie for the title of May Day Queen.
The four ladies were selected to the May Day Court two weeks ago by the student body of Otterbein. On May 2 and 3, the students will be voting in the Campus Center for 1983 May Day Queen.
The four juniors selected to the May Day Court are: Kendall Hooton, Kay Luca s, Donna Roedema, and Sonya Spangler.
Hooton is a speech and communications major from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Activities in which the Owl acti vely participates are College Senate, Aca demics Council, Sybil and WOBN-Rad io. Kendall is also a residence ass is tant in Davis Annex and the co-hou se manager of her sorority house. K e nd a ll enjoys skiing, running, tennis, and bik e riding, and hopes to work behind th e scenes for a radio or
television station upon graduation. Kendall will be escorted by Stephen Buzza, junior from Pittsburgh. Lucas, a native of Upper Arlington, is a business administration major. Kay is involved in Alpha Lambda Delta, a member of the women's basketball team, and Otterbein intramurals. Kay enjoys athletics, hiking, sailing, skiing, and needlework. Kay hopes to find a business position in Central Ohio after graduation. Her escort will be Kevin McKay, a sophomore from Hudson, Ohio. Donna Roedema, a Mansfield, Ohio native, is also representing Sigma Alpha Tau on the May Day Court. Roedema is a psychology major who hopes to work with handicapped children upon her graduation from Otterbein. Donna is on the Judicial Board, hall representative, and is chaplain for her sorority. She, like Lucas, is also active in Alpha Lambda Delta. Donna's hobbies include drawing, writing and skiing. She will be escorted by her brother, Doug, a senior at Lexington High School.
Kay Lucas, Donna Ruedema, and Sonya Spangler.
Representing Tau Epsilon Mu is Reynoldsburg native Sonya Spangler. Sonya is a elementary education major who participates on the cheerleading squad , Campus Affairs, senior activities and is recording secretary for her sorority. Her hobbies include playing the piano and sports Her plans after graduation are to find a
teaching position in Central Ohio. She will be escorted by Rick Harle, a 1982 Otterbein graduate. Kim Collier a senior from Deshler, Ohio, and May Day Queen of 1982 will be escorted by Chuck Castle The Epsilon Kappa fau active will crown the gold at the end of the rainbow, the 1983 May Day Queen.
Sophomore elected to state SNEA chapter
By Dave Williams
Tammy Adams, a sophomore from Plain City , ha s been elected as the chairwoman-elect for the 1983-84 Student National Education Association in Ohio In 1984-85 she will become the chairwoman
SNEA is a n organization which aids in "preparation for professional leadership while teaching," stated Dr. Roger Deibel, associate professor of education and co-faculty adviser of the Otterbein chapter of SNEA. Dr. Mildred Stauffer , associate professor of education is the other adviser.
Adams, who is presently the chairperson of the Otterbein chapter of SNEA, stated "it (her election) came as a surprise " Adams explained she was attending the "spring assembly" in downtown Columbus and had no idea that officers were going to be elected." Adam's was nominated and elected to the office
"Next year will be a learning experience," according to Adams. She will help the chairperson with some of his duties in order to learn the position for the following year. By having "direct contact with the state organization," Adams hopes to help keep the Otterbein chapter up-to-date with news from SNEA
Diebel stated that Adams is "enthusiastic, energetic and capable of the state level position." He added that "She took a very active part in the re-organization of the local chapter last fall."
The Otterbein chapter of SNEA , "which was once the largest organization on campus, now has approximately 25 members" according to Deibel. "There were 753 members state-wide at the end of 1982. "The big objective this year is to get the membership going and that will be the objective for next year also," Adams said. Members of SNEA pay dues to
the national, state and local levels.
At Otterbein , "the education curriculum has been improved," stated Deibel,"by contributions from leaders and members of S".\EA " He also ex-
plained that the group has been both professionally and socially oriented. Adams concluded that she feels "SNEA can be beneficial to anyone who wants to go into education." f
Dr. Roger Diehel
• Were you where you belonged during Greek Week? Most of the Greeks were not. Page 4
• Dave Eisnaugle gives hisi.n-iepth,' well-researched view of the instit ution. The institution of marriage, that is Page 3
• Spring sports have ups an downs as the seasons continue. Pages 7 & 8
• Get a sneak preview of what to expect at the upcoming musical,"lrene."
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• Find out how this year's T&C stacks up in the area of editorial
One of these junior women will be crowned May Queen at the May 7 festivities. Left to right: Kendall Hooton,
Tammy Adams
oben Norton, Shari Cox, and Kim Allbaugh take advantage of the long-in-coming spring sun on Scott Hall's lawn.
Past editorial cartoons
The T &C thought it might be interesting to look through old issues of the newspaper, and pick out some of the better editorial cartoons. Editorial cartoons have never been a strong point for the T &C, and after leafing through the old issues, we found that this year's cartoons stack up pretty good next to the old ones. It
was difficult to find a number of good cartoons, because the old issues relied heavily on syndicated material. Well, enough hullaboo, here are several editorial cartoons we found interesting. The cartoons range from 1969-1977.
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ever. 1 have always hated to see people having fun at someone else's expense. I think the Greeks, as a whole; need • to remember that they do have a unifying element: being Greek. 1 was embarrassed Friday when some Greeks. including my own fraternity brothers. had the nerve to laugh at one competitor.
much bigger man to participate in an event that he knew he didn't have a chance in hell of winning just for the fun of representing his frat, than it took for some competitors to participate in events they knew they could win easily.
All in all, the Greek Olympics was successful. It was just unfortunate that so many had to have a laugh at the expense of another's feelings. There must be a better way.
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Literary societies loom as once great traditions
By Rose Shiplett
Tradition has long been an integral part of Otterbein's history. From the time the college was founded, traditions have come and gone like the changing seasons.
One of these now extinct traditions was Otterbein's literary societies. These societies, which preceded the existence of fraternities and sororities were formed around the 1850s and survived until the late 20s to early 30s.
Otterbein had four literary societies: Philomathea and Philophronea for men, and Philalethea and Cleiorhetea for women.
According to Edna Zech, a member of the Cleiorhetean society and a 1933 graduate, "The purpose ( of the societies) was to meet and exchange ideas on current themes." The method of exchanging ideas on these topics varied. A presentation to the members could be made in the form of
writing or one could give an oration. In addition, members were called upon to speak extemporaneously, to debate,or to read poetry.
Each society elected a critic who would critique the work of his or her fellow members. According to Zech, the critic's comments were usually not too harsh and the experience gave her good practice in writing as well as speaking
Parliamentary procedure was also rigidly practiced in the meetings, according to Wayne Harsha, a member of the Philomathean society and a 1927 graduate of Otterbein. The meetings were very formal and proper attire was expected at all meetings. The men wore suits and the women wore dresses.
According to a magazine article in the Columbus Dispatch. dated February 24, 1946, "All (societies) adopted the strictest parliamentary procedure and deportment. Rules were rigid Fines were imposed and collected for
Wedding announcements predict bubblegum life
on sex. This also means there is a bun in the oven, or the sperm reached home base. How can a high school senior take marriage seriously, when just last month he was promoted to Home Room President?
non-attendance at meetings, for refusal to perform, for laughter during programs, tilting of chairs, scuffling of feet, even careless attire or posture.
Despite these rigid standards, "All the people who were interested in anything were in one of these four societies," said Harsha.
The eventual demise of the societies resulted because of the introduction of social societies to the Otterbein campus. According to Zech, many of her classmates were members of both a
literary society and a social society, as the Greek organizations were referred to then. Even so, the sororities eventually became more popular because they provided more social activities than the literary societies, Zech added. One of the few remnants that still exists from these societies is the Philomathean room, located on the third floor of Towers hall. This room, which was recently refurbished to its prior condition, is reminiscent of the grandeur of these societies.
By Dave Eisnaugle
Whenever I stop at the ol' homestead in Grove City. the first thing l do is pick up the weekly newspaper and check to see what loser is getting married. Most people turn to either the comics or sports section of the newspaper first, but I find the wedding announcements just as funny and adventuresome.
The highlight of my week is the Sunday Dispatch, which features several pages of glowing women in their hypocritical vestal gear , smiling dreamily into the camera I can spend half a day pouring over the numerous announcements , snickering at the foreseen future the unlucky couples are headed for.
Call it sadistic, but I enjoy reading between the lines of these pre-nuptial announcements. By just looking at the bride-to-be's photo and the information blurb underneath the picture, one can get a sense of the loving couple's relationship.
You just know couples who marry straight out of high school will not sail smoothl y across the cesspool of life. When you read, "Tina Doe is a 1983 graduate from Peter Pan high, and John Smith is a 1983 graduate from Captain Hook High," you know this marriage is based totally
The optimists out there reading my column are probably saying, "But Dave, I'm sure they took Bachelor Living II and Miss Homemaker l their senior years in high school."
Right. If your high school Bachelor Living course was anything like mine, the only thing you'd be prepared for is lining gerbil cages at the local pet shop. But, you might have a point, because l can cook up a mean snickerdoodle and pizza bagel, so I know my family wouldn't starve. They might freeze to death though , because I only learned to sew pot holders, but those are the breaks.
Another reason these pre-adult morons tie the knot is because Billy whispered sweet-nothings into Suzy's ear at the senior prom. I'm sure if I ever went to my senior prom, loveydovey words would have gushed from my quivering lips during the slow dance. Whenever I touch the warmth of a girl's flesh, my mental state turns to that of Mr. Roboto's: "I LOVE YOU, I LOVE YOU, I LOVE YOU."
(Don't get me wrong folks, I'm not plugging Styx's new album. I've long ago passed the mental midget phase).
What kind of life is in store for our adolescent newlyweds'? Well, first they pool together their allowances to rent an apartment, then he begins pumping gas at Exxon, while she grows fat watching soaps all afternoon, and their relationship slowly shatters. He's tired of working all day and sick of always eating cold Kraft macaroni and cheese. She's upset over her weight gain and can't figure out how to stretch a can of Spaghetti-O's to feed two people. What a life. Thank God I decided to throw away about $30,000 to hide away at college.
Wayne Harsha
The Philomathe o n Room located on the third floor of' Towers Hall
Greeks lack enthusiasm; participation disappointing
By Jan Lininger
Low participation and a lack of excitement were the problems of Greek Week (April 18-24), according to Jerry Thaman, co-chairman of the event.
Monday April l 8th's events included a Bloodmobile and a "Tahiti Takeoff," both of which saw low turnouts. Onyx won the bloodmobile with the highest percentage of a Greek organization participating.
Tuesday's picnic at Sharon Woods was cancelled due to weather, but Thaman said they hope to reschedule the event.
One of the most important activities of the week. the Leadership Workshop. was also characterized by a lack of involvement. "The participation was awful," Thaman said.
Eight speakers presented programs ranging from I FC Panhel Working relationships, to chapter unity and spirit, to the legal rights and responsibilities of sororities and fraternities. The programs were presented Wednesday and Thursday.
In the Greek Olympics Friday night, Country Club won by three points over Zeta Phi, while Owls took
first place for the sororities. Greek Olympics puts the smaller Greek organizations at a disadvantage, something Thaman said they hope to work on. Hopefully the point system will be used, as well as a percentage system, based on the number of active members the group has participating, he said.
The Agora Saturday night at the Continental Club went well, Thaman said, with approximately 200 people attending.
Harmony Night was Sunday, and only four groups participated. Two Sphinx teams, one from TEM, and one from Alpha Sig participated, with one of the Sphinx teams and the TEM team taking first place awards.
Thaman said planning for next year will begin soon, with evaluations and discussions on this year's problems. "Something will have to be done at the beginning of the week to get people excited," he said
More publicity is needed, Thaman continued, with more information on the bigger events. The fourth week of the term will probably remain Greek Week because it seems to work well and not interfere with exams, he concluded.
Judicial boards handle minor offenses in halls
By Sandy Ramey
Residence hall judicial boards became a part of the Otterbein College jucicial process in 1980 as a four-vear experiment. Currently in its third year, many students are not completely aware of the purpose and functions of the boards.
When the hall judicial boards were instituted in 1980, it was the first time minor violations of college rules could be handled in the halls. according to Mary K. Pembroke. director of residence life.
Pembroke said the residence hall boards speed up the judicial process by keeping many first-offense and minorinfraction cases from being heard by the College Judicial Council. Before the institution of the hall boards. many cases were heard up to six weeks after the incidents occurred. because of the heavy case load.
The residence hall judicial boards permit cases to be heard in the place the infraction occurred and by a jury of students from that hall. This, Pembroke said. allows for a fairer hearing. as those on the board are familiar with the living conditions and what goes on there.
Members of the hall board are appointed by the Hall Council - the governing body of the hall - and the judicial board is a separate entity from the Hall Council. The judicial board is chaired by the vice-president of the Hall Council and consists of four appointed students. Once appointed, members of the judicial board are trained in how to make decisions and learn the hearing process through mock hearings. Pembroke said.
According to Pembroke. the council members go through at least four training sessions one immediately after they are appointed and at least one per term thereafter - to discuss past incidents and how to handle specific problems. Pembroke conducts these sessions. along with the
hall director, who acts as secretary for the hall board but has no vote.
According to college Guidelines for Jurisdiction of Infractions by Students in the Residence Halls, the hall boards have jurisdiction over most firstoffense infractions. Those which by pass the hall boards and go directly to Judicial Council. include: use of fireworks or firearms possession of firearms. sale of drugs. tampering with fire alarms and fire equipment, and theft of college property from assigned buildings. Most other infractions may be sent to either judicial body, depending on the severity of the infraction.
The Guidelines also states that residence hall boards may give up to two terms probation, "determine restitution for labor or costs incurred by the college service department. or require the offender to perform constructive work or service in the residence hall or elsewhere in the College community with a relationship to the offense." Offenses which may carry a
greater penalty than two terms probation are automatically heard by the Judicial Council. In first-offense cases and minor infractions. the hall judicial boards may "give out the same penalties as the Judicial Council." Pembroke explained. Anv member oft he residence hall or college community may file a complaint against a student caught breaking a college rule. The complaints are given to the hall directory of the respective hall. who then presses charges against the student if the infraction so warrants.
Generally. Pembroke said, cases are reported by R.A.s, with only three incidents this year being referred by other students. R.A.s are often "tipped off' by students, but few are willing to actually press charges themselves, Pembroke said.
In cases of rumors and heresay, Pembroke said the student will be confronted with the accusation by the hall director and given a chance to talk about it. A case will not be heard, Pem-
broke said, unless there is a witness to the offense.
"Something actually has to happen; it has to be seen by someone than an infraction of a policy has taken place we must have evidence. lfthere'sa reason to believe a violation has taken place, they do confront it, and if there's nothing there, the student is not referred to a judicial body," Pembroke explained
The goal of the hall boards is to hear all cases within two weeks of the infraction, according to Pembroke. Each hall board has a designated time each week for hearings, thus most are able to be heard quickly. Exceptions to this include infractions that take place at the end of the terms, which are held over until the beginning of the next term, Pembroke said. Occasionally, a case may be held if the outcome could affect an athlete's eligibility, Pembroke said, adding that this is very rare.
During a hearing , students are confronted with the charge and may enter a plea of guilty, not guilty, or no contst. These pleas and the defendant's rights are explained prior to the beginning of the hearing. Witnesses may testify for both sides, and sufficient evidence must be presented.
The student is notified of the board's uecision within three working days of the hearing , and has 48 hours following that notification to file an appeal.
The most common infraction , according to Pembroke and several hall directors is violation of the visitation policy, with possession and consumption of alcohol close behind r..::, "At the beginning of the year, a lot of infractions occur in the freshman halls, mainly because they don't under l stand the rules," Pembroke said. "After that, it's usually upperclassmen who think they know how to beat the system," she said
Music comes together behind the scenes of "Irene"
By Charlotte Latvala
The Otterbein Departments of Music and Theatre are gearing up for the spring musical. "Irene". which will be presented May 4-7 at 8:15 p.m. in Cowan Hall.
Bruce Wood. music faculty member, seems to be enjoying his role as music director of the show. Although this is Wood's first year at Otterbein. he has directed musicals elsewhere Wood said, "It's nice to have different people in charge of different areas." Wood's job consists of preparing the orchestra and making sure everyone has the music learned. He makes sure
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the balance between various parts of the choruses are correct , and all runs smoothly in the music portion
Vital to the production is faculty member Lynn Hurstad. who acts as the vocal coach. Wood says she has put hours and hours into practice sessions. and "the show just wouldn't be going anywhere without her."
The orchestra is made up oftwentyfour combined college and community members. The music can be difficult at times, especially the instrumental dance numbers. All types of brass, woodwinds, and percussion are used. including a harp. Wood said each member of the orchestra must be able to play many different instruments.
and be able to put one down and switch it for another several times during the musical. Sometimes two people have to read out of one book, which can be a strain. Wood said, "It speaks well of the college student who can do all this."
The music in "Irene" encompasses many varied styles, from waltzes to Irish jigs, ragtime to the tango Although it is not as well known as say, "My Fair Lady", the tunes are catchy. Wood says, "The impressive thing about "Irene" is that the major tunes are singable upon first hearing. It presents the audience with a whole new collection of wonderful songs." A lot of dance and action keep the show
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lively, with the segments of "total make-believe" so common in musicals. "Irene" was written , not by the usual two writers (one for lyrics and one for the music), but by several writers It used some old tunes as well. Some of the more familiar ones are "I'm Always Chasing Rainbows" and "Alice Blue Gown " A few new pieces were added in 1973 and 1974.
Interestingly enough, an eightyyear-old member of the Westerville Civic Symphony played the violin in the original production of "Irene." Although he is not playing in the orchestra for Otterbein's production, I'm sure the play will bring back memories for him. SPEEDY
The residence hall hoards speed up the judicial process by handling firstoffense and minor-in,fi action cases instead of sending them to Judicial Council.
Golf, men's tennis win; individual tracksters surprise
Track firsts for Horn, Morris
by Dave Williams
Once again. it is a two-sided story for the Otterbein women•s track team. The lady Cards competed Saturday in a triangular meet at Central State University. To look at the final score, you might say that the women did poorly. Akron won the meet with 71 points, CSU was second with 51 and Otterbein finished with 26.
But not to look at the Otterbein team individually. One reason for the low Otterbein score was only 6 Cards made the trip to CSU, however, each of the lady Cards placed in at least one event.
Otterbein dominated the shot-put,taking first, second, and fourth. Sophomore Tyra Horn placed first with a throw of 38' 7", while freshman Candee Morris took second with 36' 7" and Natalie Lueders finished fourth with 31 '½".
In other field events, Morris took first in the discus with a toss of l09' 9". a school record. Although she broke her own record, Morris stated she is, "still not pleased" with her discus throwing. "I would like to throw for 120' by the end of the season," she added.
Anna-Maria Conti, the lone senior on the team, also set a school record by throwing the javelin 76' 9". Like Morris, Conti broke her own school record. The old record was 75' 6".
In the running events, Kathleen Neff took fourth in the 1500-meter run with a time of 6: 15. The only sprinter, Cindy Olsen, set new school records in both the I00- and 200-meters. Olsen took second in the 200 with a time of 12. 9 seconds. She clocked at 27.3 seconds as she placed first in the 200. Olsen said if the weather warms up and she continues to improve, she might be able to run at 12.5 in the 200 which would qualify her for the nationals.
Total of 382 breaks golf record
by Jerry Marks
Last Friday a new team record score was achieved at the Tayler Invitational as the team shot a 382. The record for total team score, was set last year of 395. The Otters finished second in the I I-team match behind the Mid-American Conference champion's Ball State. The only other OAC school participating in the match was Wittenberg, the defending '82 Ohio Athletic Conference champions. The Tigers finished third with a combined score of 388. Three golfers for Otterbein finished in the top 10 of the over 50 golfers competing in the Indiana field. Mark Porter, Greg Hippler, and Frank Irion recorded scores of 73, 74, and 75 in the 18 hole match play respectively.
In what was slated as the largest tournament of the season for the Cardinals, the Wittenberg Invitational was held this past Sunday and Monday. Otterbein finished sixth as Scott Simmons was the top player for the Otters in the 54 hole tournament. Other teams faring well in the match were Wittenberg, Capital, and Whitewater College of Wisconsin.
Tuesday,the team travelled to Columbus for a scrimmage with the Buckeyes of Ohio State and Waterloo College of Quebec, Canada. The Cardinals played at the Scarlet Course, the sight of next week's OAC Conference Championships. Wednesday the team again competed, this time with alumni, in the first alumni match ever sponsored by Otterbein. The match was held at Little Turtle Country Club.
Today and tomorrow the team will compete in the Ohio Wesleyan Invitational. The 36 hole tournament will feature most of the conference schools, and may very well be a sneak preview for the conference championships.
Top Cards
NAME: Brett Brownfield
YEAR: Senior
HOMETOWN HIGH SCHOOL: Lakewood High School. Thornville,
NAME: Cindy Olsen Ohio.
YEAR: Freshman
MAJOR: Business Adm.
HOMETOWN I HIGH SCHOOL: TEAM: Baseball-2nd Baseman London. Ohio, London High School
CREDENTIALS:
MAJOR: Theology 12 for 17 at the plate
TEAM: Women's Track-Sprinter 11 runs
CREDENTIALS: 2 school records 4 R.B
Nelson pleased with OAC play
by Pam Clay
"I was pleased." said Otterbein men's tennis coach, Tom Nels_on.when asked about the team's last two matches. The men's ten ms team won their last two OAC conference matches defeating Muskingum last Saturday and Baldwm-Wallace last Thursday.
The team defeated Muskingum 8-1 with the only defeat commg from singles player Tim Baldwin. "This was the second time we won all three doubles matches this year," said Nelson. The last time was against Capital when Ottebem defeated the Crusaders 9-0.
Baldwin-Wallace defeated Otterbein 5-4 last year and this year they come out as winners over the Yellow Jackets, 7-2.
"We have three tough matches coming up, but it will be good competit_ion for the OAC tournaments coming up next week." said Nelson. The team will play Oberlin Saturday, Ashland on Monday and Wittenberg Tuesday. _"Wittenberg is considered to be one of the best teams m the conference, he said.
Weekend sports void filled
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pick the plot up within a few minutes). I didn't bother to try and capture the plot because I was too busy tossing every projectile within reach at my
roomie's TV. I guess you could say I was upset.
Channel four neglected the tournament on Sunday also. They have con
Do you remem tinually done this with sporting events. ber a few weeks During the fa\\ and winter N BC's ago when I was sports maga,ine as well as their speaking of the equivalent to "Wide World of Sports" great void in week were not shown to bring us more end sports? It seem regularly scheduled programming. ed like nothing of Pardon me if I'm mistaken. but prommence was on once you have an audience. as during a television. Now I ball game. wouldn't it be wise to follow believe someone up with another sports-oriented show has heard my pray to keep more of the crowd with your ers and they have station? been answered.
This bull about plugging an old
If you turned on the tube last week novie just to make sure the evening end, you had the chance to see basenews is on time doesn't settle with me. I ball (obviously since it is April). foot just hope CBS gets more golf tourna ball (USFL style. which isn't really the ments. Channel 10 has the right idea. same other than the field is I00-yards long). Then there is basketball. The NBA has started its annual marathon tourney, some of which includes actual ball playing, since every game means more money.
Toss in golf, which has begun to get into the meat of the tour season. and Since 1947 we have a super weekend afternoon to lay back and recover from a super Pick Up & Delivery weekend evening. If you're into boxing. CBS gave a glimpse of round one "The Clothes Fixers" of the Ainge-Rollins bout in Boston Garden. Say. did those guys know Professional Dry everyone in a Celtics or Hawks uniform was also invited to brawl? Cleaning
One thing did go wrong this week Shirt Laundry end while enjoying sports on the tube while the guys downstairs were feed Drapery Cleaning ing themselves an unrelentless diet of Alterations & Repairs M-TV, and this will be my weekly gripe. While by roommate and I were z_,, Suedes - Leatherswatching the end of the Dodgers Furs Expos game, Yin Scully, the NBC commentator doing the game, gave one of his several promos for the 'up Westerville Shopping Center coming golf tourney.' The last I had 599 S. State St. heard, Nicklaus was tied for the lead and I was ready for golf. But wait. 895-SPOT what's this? Channel 4. WCMH-TV. 895-7768 returned us to their regularly scheduled program.
R.J. Oakley B.,J. Oakley This "program" looked like a vintage I 944 poorly done flick that was
8 April 28, 1983
Burns sets record in 5000-meter
by Chris Cebull
An Otterbein senior broke a school record as the Otterbein track team outscored three Ohio Athletic Conference teams last Saturday at Memorial Stadium.
Mark Burns, the team's premier distance runner, set a school record in the 5000meter run with a time of 14:49.5.
This is the strongest team since I've been here," said senior tri-captain Burns. "We have a lot of good individuals in many areas, and the whole team attitude is excellent."
Four members of the team qualified for the conference meet at Denison to be held May 6-7. Mike Ginn qualified in the 1500-meter run with a time of 4:01.6, while Mark McKelvey qualified in the high jump with a jump of 6'6", and Allen Schweizer and Paul Hollern both qualified in the 400-meter dash with times of 50.3 and 50.4, respectively.
First place finishers for Otterbein included: Sheldon Robinson and Don Moore, both finishing first in their heats in the JOO-meter dash; Robinson in the 200-meter dash with a time of 21. 8 and the long jump with a jump of 21' 3"; Jim Smith in the pole vault with a mark of 14'; Jon Divine in the discus with a throw of 150' 11 "; the 400-meter relay team of Schweizer, Montgomery, Hollern, and Robinson with a time of 42.6 seconds; and the mile relay team of Scott Hill, Schweizer, Montgomery, and Robinson with a time of 3:24.
Finishing second were: Eric Anderson in the shot put with a throw of 48' 4"; Mark Robinson in the I IO high hurdles with a time of 16.2 seconds; and Scott Duncan in the pole vault with a mark of 13' 6".
The Cards now prepare to head to Denison,Saturday,for a six team meet with Denison, Capital, Wittenberg, Muskingum, and Findlay. The meet will start at 1:00.
Women end week on 2-1 note
By Scott Cavanagh
It was an up and down week for the ladies varsity tennis team.
The women began the week with a relatively easy win over Marietta. The Marietta win was followed by a 4-5 defeat at the hands of Kenyon. The ladies came back strong however, defeating Wright State, 9-0.
The Marietta match featured a different line-up for the ladies. Coach JoAnne Tyler decided to rest top singles players Michelle Fox and Wendy Miller. Tyler used Terry Jones and Shelly Travis as new singles players, and both responded with straight set victories.
The Kenyon match was played Thursday. Although the women began strong, winning 2 out of 3 doubles, the Kenyon team bounced back, winning 4 of 6 singles, to pull out the match 5-4.
Despite the loss, the Kenyon match featured strong singles play from both number 2 singles player Wendy Miller and number 4 player Cheryl Bone.
The match against Wright State was much easier than expected. Although they are a Division II college, Wright State was no match for the lady Cardinals, falling 9-0.
This match featured strong play from all team members. The match was very important for the team, as they get ready for the state tournament.
This week's matches brought the ladies record to 5-4. They next take the court today, at the state championship tournament, to be held at Dennison. The tournament will last through Saturday, with winners advancing to Nationals.
Pitching key to Cards win
By Michael Sokolowski
Otterbein Cardinal bats continued to maul opposing pitchers this past week, as the diamond men racked up five straight wins. including a doubleheader sweep of Wittenberg on Saturday. During this five-game span, the Cards averaged 12 runs per contest and out scored the opposition 54 to 14. while combining strong starting pitching.
Last Wednesday, the Cards travelled to Granville and beat Denison University 11 to 2. Otterbein battered the Denison pitching as Jeff"Hollywood" Henderson collected the win for the Cards. "Hollywood has not pitched much since the Florida trip but came through," coach Fishbaugh said, "he only gave up one earned run." The senior 6'2", 205 lb. righthander kept Denison batters under control going the full nine innings. Sophomore catcher Mike Goodwin provided the long ball for Otterbein as he hit his third homerun of the year. Capital University became Otterbein's next victim on Thursday as Otterbein tatooed Crusader pitching for 16 runs. Again, Mike Goodwin and freshman designated hitter Tim Harris launched homeruns for the Cards; Harris' being a tape measure shot that may have landed in the Bexley Shopping Mall. That was the longest home run I've seen this season," added Fishbaugh.
Ob Hartman pitched another complete game for Otterbein and notched the win. "Ob had a shakey start, but pitched good in the last five innings," said Fishbaugh. The game was close for seven innings, but in the eighth the Cards exploded for l O runs, killing all thoughts of a Crusader come back.
The Cards swept a doubleheader from Wittenberg on Saturday by scores of 10 to 5 and 11 to I. Otterbein bats prevailed again with Dave Whitehead, Tim Harris, Jeff Jarrett and Dave Weaver all connecting for homeruns on the day.
In the doubleheader, Otterbein was lead by their work horses Kirk McDonald and Glen Alexander. Right handed ace McDonald, pitched the first game and held the Tigers to one earned run while lowering his E.R.A. to 2.06. In 48 innings of work this season, McDonald has only surrended 11 earned runs while striking out 33. The Cards' other ace, Glen Alexander, won the second game increasing his record to4 and I with a solid 2.77 E.R.A. in 39 innings of work.
Bret Brownfield who was nominated as O.A.C. player of the week, went 12 for l 7 at the plate, and played flawless defense.
Dave Montgomery (top) takes the lead in the.final leg of the mile relay. Number 2 singles player Wendy Miller (bottom) reiurns a serve in the Kenyon match.
Photos by Greg Speyer