Senate splits on bill decision, certificate program defeated
By Sandy Ramey
One bill was defeated and eighteen passed during the meeting of the Otterbein College Senate Wednesday, April 13.
Senate bill 82 / 83-23. a proposal to create four certificate programs, was defeated, 31 to 34, after 30 minutes of deliberation.
The bill would have instituted a program in which continuing education students would be given a certificate of achievement after completing 62 quarter-hours in a given program.
(See related story.)
In other business, four people were approved to receive honorary degrees from Otterbein. These included Jack Hanna (D. Sci.), Virgil 0. Hinton (LLD.), Paul Stuckey (0.0.), and Chalmers Wylie (LLD.)
Four proposed by-law amendments were read for the first time to be voted on at the next senate meeting.
Proposals passed involved departmental changes in speech and theatre, reestablishing eligibility requirements for the Honors Program, a change in the computation of the Dean's List, and the establishment of a dance minor.
Approved curriculum changes include changes in the following departments: visual arts, business administration, accounting, economics, integrative studies (substitutions), political science, religion, philosophy, and English.
Elections of Senate committees also were held.
The next Senate meeting will be Wednesday, May 11.
Senate bill meets opposition ADP certificate program fails
By David Kimmel
Last Wednesday's Senate meeting centered around the debate over Senate bill 82 / 83-23.
What was this bill all about, and why was it defeated?
According to Greg Longacre, Director of Continuing Education and a leading proponent of the bill, the four 62-hour certificate programs outlined in the bill were aimed at two groups: college graduates and students with full-time jobs.
"College graduates in the job market find they need more education or need to supplement their education with a new skill, so they come back to get knowledge in a certain field," said Longacre, who explained many of these graduates do not want or need a second major, which is where the certificate programs would help them.
The other category consists of students who have a full time job and can only take one or two courses per term, said Longacre.
"Such a student has a long way to go, and needs some form of reinforcement or reward as incentive to keep going," Longacre explained.
"The certificate does not have the status of a degree and we do not want people to stop there - stopping after 62 hours is not a good idea," said Longacre.
Longacre added, "Some people had the impression just two-year schools have certificate programs, but there are a number of prestigious schools that have certificate programs, including Indiana University, Tulane University, New Mexico State, Teri1ple University, the University of Pittsburgh, and the University of Tennessee, among others."
Movin' on down south
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Wouldn't ii be nice if we could pull up our roots and move lo Florida? This tree left its home in.fi·onl of the Campus Center with a few other trees this past week. R11111or has ii these trees were dying from lack of solar energy so they were uprooted and moved 10 a warmer
Not everyone at Otterbein shared Longacre's enthusiasm for the bill, especially Dr. Paul Redditt, associate professor of religion and philosophy.
Redditt, whose argument against the passing of the bill began the debate, said, "It seemed to me that the bill asked a four-year. liberal arts college to sanction a shorter, more limited education than one would receive in even a two-year technical school."
"I did not object to the program for people who already have a bachelor's climate.
degree," said Redditt, who went on, "The bill allowed someone with no college work, but with a job, to take a narrow range of courses and leave with an official sanction from Otterbein for that program of study."
Debbie Hillis, a junior from New Lexington, Ohio, said, "The certificates may be good for a technical school, but I feel we're a liberal arts college, and I don't know if Otterbein should be in the same market with technical schools."
Marks., Shiplett announced as new editors
By Dave Williams
Jerry Marks and Rose Shiplett have been named the 1983-84 editor and managing editor for the Tan & Cardinal.
Marks and Shiplett were approved by the publications board to become the editor and managing editor respectively of next year's Tan and Cardinal. The decision came after interviews were held for the positions last Thursday.
Marks, a sophomore from Chillicothe, Ohio, will be the first junior to hold the position of editor in quite a while, according to Jim Gorman, advisor of the T&C. Got man added that he feels Marks is "capable and enthusiastic" about the position.
Having worked for more than a year on the T&C, Marks served as the sports and distribution editors. He is a journalism / communications major. For next year, Marks stated that
"getting out the paper" will be his top priority. Secondly, he will strive for "equal coverage" of the campus and finally he hopes for "more involvement " from Otterbein students. Marks stated that, "It would be beneficial to students who write for the paper. In the business world, a lot depends on your writing ability." He added, "If we can get more writers, we will have a greater knowledge of the different academic areas."
Shiplett, a junior public relations major from New Lexington. Ohio, has also been with the T&Cfor more than a year. Gorman praised Shiplett as a "clear thinker," and a "good writer" and stated that he was "very pleased with her work." Shiplett echoed Marks' wishes for more involvement. In addition to increased student involvement, Shiplett expressed hopes for more "faculty response and letters to the editor."
Jerry Marks Rose Shiplett
'When
it rains, it pours' at Umbrellabein College
Don't you think the April showers are taking it a bit too far? For the first 18 days of spring term, a term in which afternoon classes are usually blown off for trips to the beach, students have been forced to stay inside to watch boring soaps and M-TV reruns. But look on the bright side (sorry); with it raining outside and temperatures in the 30s, Spring Fever has been postponed for a while, so possibly more studying is being done and those grades might not be suffering as they usually do.
With one-tenth of an inch of snow in Central Ohio Monday, combined with rainfall on 13 of our 15 days of classes for Spring term, you would think we are in the midst of setting a precipitation record. Wrong, we're still more than three inches below normal precipitation levels for the year thus far.
Don't fret, though, it's only 62 degrees in Florida.
If April showers brings May flowers, they had better be pretty.
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Dear Editor:
The students and faculty members who unselfishly contributed their talents and time to the I.S. Festival Tuesday pressentation, "When the Bubble Burst: Americans in the Great Depression," ought to be commended.
The product of their efforts was an informative, dramatic and painfully honest two hours that displayed Otterbein at its best. Ironically, though, the evening also revealed the college at its worst in the form of an audience which, in the dark, could easily have been mistaken for a group of highschoolers at a Friday-night movie. Its distasteful behavior had little to do with the length of the evening, as some Editorial
might argue. In truth, the audience was rude to the excellent Jazz Quintet which introduced the program and continued to demonstrate its disregard for each part of the presentation which followed. Even though only a small portion of the audience may have been responsible, such disruptive behavior tends to form an indictment of the college community as a whole, suggesting that rudeness is acceptable at Otterbein. Even more disturbing, though, was the way that so many members of the audience could turn away from the evening's display of genuine human suffering - historical documentation in words and photographs of
homeless, starving, ct°esperate fellow beings - with boredom and cynical indifference. The real lesson on Tuesday night might be that a lack of human sympathy and of simple courtesy is a far worse poverty than any lack of money.
Douglas Gray
Cecile Gray
Ursula Holtermann
James B. Recob
Paul L. Reddit
Paul A. Laughlin
John Tetzloff
John Tymoski
David Kimmel
Sandy Ramey
Kim West
Juli Slack
Michelle Trueman
Judy Moore
Charlotte Latvala
James E. Gorman
Marilyn B. Saveson
Alison Prindle
Sports Editor ..... Jerry Marks
Co-feature Editor Rose Shiplett
Layout Editor Doug Stanley
Distribution Coordinator Dave Kimmel
William T. Hamilton
Dear Editor,
I'd like to express appreciation, on behalf of the Integrative Studies Advisory Committee and from me personally. for the extensive coverage in the T & Con events of the Integrative Studies "Hard Times" Festival Week. The interest of the staff in the background and preparation of the Festival program helped us greatly in explaining its purposes.
To the many people who made the Festival events possible I'd like to say a most sincere thank you. So many were involved that I can't name them all here, but I do want to say that it was especially rewarding to have students producing several important parts of the program And to all those participants who have been filling out evaluation questionnaires for us, a hearty thanks also. Your comments help us, and they will all be very carefully read
Sylvia Yance, Chairman
Photos by Jerry Marks
Program graduates first class Some students narrow college choice by chance
Final story of a 3-part series.
by Joy Grandstaff
Most Otterbein students choose this college after gathering information on many other colleges. According to James Carr, foreign student advisor, foreign students do not usually have that privilege.
Foreign students
base their choice on basically a hit-and. ,, mzss process.
-Carr
"Foreign students base their choice on basically a hit-and-miss process," said Carr. For a student who knows he wants to study in the U.S., but is not familiar with any college, the decision of where to go is a tough one.
"Basically, the student goes to the American embassy located in their country and looks through college catalogues there. Counselors rarely help the student choose the college best suited for him," said Carr.
According to Carr , most students narrow down their choices by first seeing what colleges have an English language program. Otterbein is one of roughly 25 colleges that offers this program.
"The next step is narrowing down to three or four colleges and sending a letter of inquiry. Then the student usually applies to one or more of the colleges that respond , " said Carr
"Then the student waits for an acceptance letter just like other students," said Carr. "The only difference in this letter is that it also contains a 120 form (Certificate of Eligibility to Enter an U S Educational Institution)." This certificate is necessary for the students to be issued a Visa.
"The Visa is usually issued for three years for student s who are taking one year of the Engli s h program and two years of preparatory studies , or for five years for student s who plan to take one year of Engli s h a nd four years m a major area," explained Carr.
The Admissions Committee, composed of Dean Bulthaup, William Stahler, Nikki Fayne, and Dan Thompson, determine first if the student is accepted and secondly, whether he will be admitted to the college or to the English as a Second Language program, said William Stahler, dean of admissions.
"The decision of where the student will be placed is based on the students level of English," said Stahler.
Carr said he does not go to the different countries to recruit students, but does travel to Washington D.C. to talk with officials at the Indonesian, Malaysian, and Kuwaiti embassies to inform them of Otterbein's growing foreign students program.
According to Carr, most of what could actually be defined as recruitment is done by students already here. "We have had two instances where a brother will come to Otterbein and then a sister will follow in later years," said Carr.
"Cousins and acquaintances of students are also potential applicants because of their relationship with the current student," continued Carr.
The foreign student population has grown considerably at Otterbein and now includes 71 students from other countries; 47 of which are freshmen.
"This is the first year we will be graduating students who began in the English language program and continued for four more years to rt::ceive a degree from Otterbein," said Carr.
"We are very proud of this accomplishment."
"I came to Otterbein by coincidence.,, -A /--Bagley
Hussein Al-Bagley from Kuwait is one of the three graduates in this category. "l came to Oterbein by coincidence," explained the business administration major. "I just picked a college and came here on a one-term trial basis. I liked the college, so I decided to stay," he said.
Al-Bagley especially liked the aspects of a small college. "I feel I have close contact with the professors; I'm a name instead of a number," he said. Al-Bagley plans to attend OSU to work on his master's degree and intends to find employment in the U.S.
Fouad Baqir from Kuwait and Fatih Basel from Turkey are also graduating after five years in the Otterbein system.
"Some students, however, are placed immediately into regular classes because they already have command of the English language," said Carr.
Sandra Atere-Roberts from Sierra Leone and Saed Al-Shammari from Kuwait will be graduating this June after attending classes for only four years.
Although these three countries are represented in this year's graduation list, Saudi Arabia and Venezuela actually provide the most students to Otterbein.
According to Carr, there are I I students from each of these countries.
Al-Bagley said there has been a real improvement in the English program designed for foreign students in the five years he has been here. "When I was in the English language program, I really wanted more actual conversation to be involved. I think the program has improved since they are starting to do this more," said AlBagley.
Stahler said the college would like to see the number of foreign students increase to around I 00, but no plans have been made for providing funding or staff.
Journalism features Festival
By Jeff Define
The High School Press Club will hold their 29th annual journalism festival Saturday, April 23 in the Battelle Fine Arts Center and Towers Hall.
The festival , which is sponsored by a group of Central Ohio High School journalism advisers, will feature local high schools in a number of events ranging from best overall-newspaper to best-overall yearbook
The event will begin with a keynote address by Robin Yocum, city reporter for the Columbus Dispatch. A career forum in public relations will
be given by Nancy Norris of Durborow Associates , Inc., a local public relations firm Another session will also be held in broadcasting by Tom Griffith of WTVN-TV and Jack Fitzgerald of WTVN-6IO radio
Other instructional sessions include newspaper design, yearbook design and in-depth reporting.
Jim Gorman, instructor of English at Otterbein and organizer of the event said "this is a learning experience for the students, and will give them a chance to show off some of their work." Along with Gorman, Dr. James Bailey, chairman of the department of English, will be welcoming between 80 to 100 students and their teachers.
"Mainly It 1s a recrmtmg tool for us," said Gorman Not only will the festival get students on campus to see Otterbein's journalism facilities, but it will also be a learning experience for Otterbein's journalism students. In addition, Gorman noted that this is the first year for the festival to be held at Otterbein.
Registration for the event will be held between 8 a.m. and 9 a.m. in Battelle. Fallowing the instructional sessions there will be an awards luncheon in the Campus Center cafeteria.
Roman confident as trustee
By Amy Cedargren
"Working together" is the overriding goal of Paul Roman, Otterbein's newest Student Trustee, as he begins his three-year term.
Roman's involvement in the trustee race was a "spontaneous act", he said. He heard friends who complained about issues but were not willing to run for trustee or senate. As he became involved in campaigning, he became even more interested in the position.
The job of trustee will not only offer Roman an opportunity to represent students' intersts, but also to learn about Otterbein College as a business, said Roman
"It will be a business education for me," he continued, "because Otterbein is a business, in essence."
Roman takes a moderate stance as he begins his job. neither over-anxious nor disinterested. "I believe changes will occur slowly, and I intend to begin working with the freshmen to set a new, more positive tone for the campus," said Roman.
"We're all in this together," he continued. "The problem is that people need to work with each other instead of against each other in order to move in a positive direction."
Although Roman does not feel that this is the solution to all the problems on campus, he does see it as a start.
Roman also plans to look into the financial aid situation and visitation regulations, a long-standing target of discussion.
Roman also commented that "the Student Trustee race is in a sense a popularity contest." He added, however, that winning requires the approval of people from many different backgrounds.
Confident he can do the job, Roman still recognizes that he will need the support of the student body. "I hope I can live up to their expectations," he said.
''I'll try to do my best to make Otterbein a more enjoyable place for everyone involved-students and faculty," said Roman.
Benjamin Hanby biography published,tells legacy of OC graduate's talent
Who was Benjamin Hanby? Few Otterbein students can answer that question. A poll of ten students selected at random revealed several had never heard of him. others had heard of the Hanby House, and only one had visited it.
A recent published biography entitled Choose You This Day The Legacy of the Hanby's will satisfy any questions about the Hanbys and the Hanbv House. The book was written by Dacia Custer Showmaker, Otterbein class of 1895, who was also a former curator of the Hanby House. The book was edited by MillardJ. Miller, longtime pastor of the Church of the Master United Methodist Church and Harold Hancock, chairman of
Otterbein's department of history. Benjamin Hanby was a graduate of Otterbein in 1858 - the college's second graduating class. While a student, he wrote the well-known song, "Darling Nelly Gray"--a song about a slave girl sold to an owner in the deep South, whose runaway sweetheart hoped to buy her freedom, but died on the way to freedom. Hanby heard the story, based on a true incident, from his father and put it into a song while he was a college sophomore. It sold thousands of copies but Handy did not receive royalties because of the actions of an unscrupulous publisher. Hanby also wrote "Up on the House Top," which is still a popular song at Christmas.
He is also the author of the hymn "Who Is He in Yonder Stall?" as well as more than 70 other songs. He was on the verge of considerable success as a songwriter for a Chicago firm when he died in 1867 at the age of 33, leaving a widow, a son and a daughter. The book begins with a biography of Hanby's father, a Bishop and one of Otterbein's first trustees. He also had much to do with the founding of Otterbein University, as it was first called. He lived in a house facing the campus on the site of the present Church of the Master. Later, the house was moved to West Home Street and then to its present site opposite the Science building.
If you haven't visited the house, you should. It contains momentos of the Hanby family and shows how a Westerville family lived in the 1850s.
Beginning May 1 the house will be open Saturday and Sunday afternoons from 1-5 p.m. In addition, an autograph session will be held May I with the editors of the biography.
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• 0-Squad Anyone interested in trying out for the 1983-84 O-Squad: There will be a clinic next Monday, April 25, in the dance studio of Battelle from 4-6. You must be at the clinic to learn the try-out routine. Try-outs are Thursday, April 28 from 4-6. Call Linda Thole for additional information.
• Video Tournament Junior PanHel will be sponsoring a Video Game Tournament at the Campus Center Sunday, April 24, at 4 p.m. Sign up for the event will be during lunch hours through Friday. All proceeds will go to the Muscular Dystrophy Association.
• Coffeehouse The Church of the Master United Methodist Church will present "Dayspring," a progressive acoustic soft gospel rock music group, at their Shepherd Coffeehou se April 29 The church is located at the corner of Main and Grove Streets. The evening is scheduled to begin at 8 p.m. and run until 11 :30 p m All are welcome.
Paul Roman. OC's newest student trustee.
Luncheon explains meaning of endowed scholarships
By Pam Clay
To establish an endowed scholarship, a donor must at least be able to
"The purpose of this luncheon is to begin the program with at least $ I0,000. explain what the scholarship program The program is commissioned for 26 is and what it symbolizes " new scholarships and 12 of these
These words were said by Robert scholarships have already reached Fogal, director of development, at $ I 0,000 or more in funds, according Otterbein College, as he summed up to President Thomas J. Kerr, IV. Two the meaning of the Third Annual Ot of the largest endowed scholarships terbein College Endowed Scholarship are the Alumni Memorial Scholarship Luncheon. Nearly 390 people attended and the Otterbein College Memorial the event held last Saturday, April Scholarship. 16, in the Campus Center.
According to Fogal, the key ele "There were a large number of ments to this scholarship program are highly qualified freshmen for this the people who establish and fund the year's scholarships," said Dean scholarships. At the present time, Donald Bulthaup, vice president of there are 62 endowed scholarships at academic affairs. Otterbein totaling over $3 million with 134 students receiving money from "The program has grown with the these scholarships for the 1982-83 increasing number of scholarships," school year. said Frank Fite, vice president of development and public relations.
ADP luncheon
By Rose Shiplett
wi II host faculty, Senate positions require no vote
Otterbein's adult degree program students will hold a faculty apprecia Senators have been chosen for tion luncheon to thank the faculty the 1983-84 school year. Since only for their support and help Saturday, 57 students petitioned to be elected May 14, at I p.m. in the Campus to the college Senate and there were 61 Center, according to Greg Longacre, seats to be filled, these students were director of continuing education. automatically declared senators-at
The continuing education office, in large. conjunction with the ADP student The senators for the 1983-84 school advisory committee and the ADP year are: Scott Bardall, Lee Anne alumni association, is sponsoring the Bookmyer, Jeffrey Bradway, Deborah Brennan , Eric Bright, Laurie Brown, luncheon
The ADP student advisory com Judy Campbell, Amy Cedargren, Ted Cedargren, Colleen Coady, Michael mittee represents the students and Corwin, Keith Froggatt, Jeffrey Gale, suggests such activities as the faculty Michael Ginn, Gregory Griffith, appreciation luncheon Gregory Hippler, Frank Irion, Tanya
The students have raised funds Jones, Lynn Kalinowski, Deborah for the luncheon through alumni donations and a bake sale, said Long Ketner, David Kimmel, Michael acre. Lewis, Douglas Lingrel, Heidemarie
The luncheon is "a way to thank Matzke, Cindy McKelvey, Donald them for doing a good job and for Miller, Daniel Morris, Tracey Musshowing an interest in the adult chott, Denise Musselman, Sherri Orr, degree students," he added Georgann Parker, Russell Peterson, Gerry Paglione , chairperson of the Mindy Phinney, Lorenzo Quiroga, ADP student advisory committee, John Ricarte, Patricia Royer, Kathadded another goal of the luncheon leen Ruehler, Melinda Selby, Thomas is to give the students a chance to talk Sharpe, Donald Shaver, Peggy Shoewith faculty on a one-to-one basis. maker, Lauree Shuster, Jeanine "We wanted to show our appreciation Smigelski, Jill Sommer, Jerry Thafor the effort professors put into the man, John Thatcher, Virgil Tongish, ADP," said Paglione John Tymoski, Bill Ulmer, Virgil
The organizers of the luncheon Villavecer, Garth Walker, Kimberly hope to have approximately 40 faculty Walker, Kimberly Whitmore, Susan members and 50 ADP students attend. Wright, Lorraine Zimmerman, and Al Zinn. All faculty are invited.
The scholarship luncheon held last Saturday not only honored the recipients of the scholarships. but also the donors of the awards
"The scholarship program is a school, according to Kerr. tremendous program for students' potential," said Kerr. "One of the President Kerr concluded the most exciting things is the surge of sup luncheon by saying, "The luncheon port for the scholarships." The is to celebrate the students fulfilling scholarships give donors the oppor their objectives to the scholarship tunity to give something in return and donors and giving in return something continue to share in the pride of their that was given to them."
Chamber Scholars named
By Sandy Ramey
ship calibre for industries here," said Williams.
Twelve Otterbein juniors received l he program yesterday began with invitations to the first Chamber Scholars Breakfast held Wednesday, April a breakfast, followed by a presentation by George Foster, president of Foster 20.
Sponsored by the Columbus Area Air Data Systems, on the attractiveChamber of Commerce, the Chamber ness of Columbus as a place to work Scholars Program was conceived The students then visited the offices of to help persuade area college gradu executives in their major fields of interest. ates to remain in Columbus following graduation, according to Carol Wil The students were chosen by varliams, Vice-President For Small ious Otterbein faculty members and Business and Government Affairs at administration on the basis of grades the Columbus Area Chamber of Com and leadership abilities. merce.
Those selected include: Bob
"There are several outstanding col Bartholomew, Judy Campbell, Aaron leges and universities in the area that Horch, Ty Huggins, Judy Jenkins, educate students who leave Central Lisa M cCague, Peggy Perret, Sandy Ohio for their first jobs. Columbus Ramey, Todd Reagan, Paul Roman, wants to retain people of high leader- Steve Rush, and Juli Slack.
Theatre production to reveal updated musical 'Irene'
by Charlotte Latvala
opens a piano shop and falls in love with the aristocratic Donald S. Mar
The romantic comedy "Irene" will shall III (Todd Reagan). Susan Diol be presented by the Otterbein College takes the part of Irene's widowed Theatre in cooperation with the De mother, who only wants to see her partment of Music and dance area, daughter settle down. Laura Stitt plays May 4- 7, at 8: 15 in Cowan Hall. Donald's snobbish mother.
"Irene" was originally produced in 1919, but was revamped and modern Craig lcsman plays the part of an ized in the 1970s. Debbie Reynolds eccentric dress designer, and Giovanni made her broad way debut in this musi Moscardino portrays his backer. cal. Ed Vaughan, theatre faculty mem l rene's Ninth A venue friends will be ber and general director of the play, played by Tonye Patano, Julie stated "It is still very much a period Armentrout, and Todd Rupp. Mary piece and we will play it as such " Beth Robinson is cast as a debutante,
The play stars Tracy Jones as Irene and Gary Scott plays a butler. MemO'Dare, an Irish New Yorker. Irene bers of the chorus include David
Greeks elect officers for upcoming year
Greek elections have been held for Alpha Sigma Phi 1983-84. The following is a list of the President-Mike Slane top four officers in each fraternity and Vice-President-John Thatcher sorority :
Epsilon Kappa Tau
Secretary-Randy Siegel
Treasurer-Brad Mullin
Eta Phi Mu
President - Billie Kennedy President-Ben Richmond Vice-President - Rita Swihart Vice-President - Steve Rush
Secretary - Tammy Jackson
Treasurer - Lianne Davidson Treasurer - Don Lee
Secretary - Jerry Fairchild
Kappa Phi Omega Pi Beta Sigma
President - Terry Ackerman President - Dean Dustheimer
President - Valerie DeVore President - Greg Speyer Vice-President - Kathy Ruehle Vice-President - Scott James
Treasurer - Dawn Hobgood Secretary - Jerry Marks
Secretary - Sonya Spangler Treasurer - Jeff Stewart
Theta Nu
President - Marian Jackson Zeta Phi
Vice-President - Belva Wagner President - Dave Whitehead
Secretary - Melissa Wells Vice-President - Dave Weaver
Treasurer - Lauree Shuster Treasurer - Mark Puskarich
DeCooman, Todd Freeman, Carlyle Owens, Chris McCluskey, Larry Sherwood, David Caldwell, A. Victor Jones, Jeff Kin, Bethany Bohall, Allison Dixon, Joanna Fabian, Heather Hock, Sherri Puderbaugh, Mary Beth Robinson, Robin Stafford, and Nancy Fox.
Joanna VanSant, Otterbein's vicepresident of student affairs, will be assisted by music faculty member Catherine Johnson in the choreography. Bruce Wood, instructor of music and director of the Westerville Civic Symphony will serve as the musical director. Lynn Hurstad, director of
choral and vocal activities, will do the vocal coaching. Lucy Lee Reuther, instructor of theatre, will be in charge of costume design. Fred Thayer, associate professor of theatre, as well as technical director and designer of Otterbein College Theatre, will design the set.
Ed Vaughan said, "This production is meant to be a fun evening at the theatre. There's no message-it's just a delightful piece of fluff. People will go home happy and humming."
Tickets for "Irene" will be available at the Cowan Hall box office beginning April 26 from 1-4:30 weekdays, free with student l.D.
Lady Netters stand at 5-3, 9-0 victory in two matches
By Scott Cavanagh
This past week was the most successful of the s ea s on for the women's tennis team
The women start e d the week with a dismal record of 1-3, but consecutive victories ov e r H e id e lberg and A s hland raised the la di es r ec ord to 500, and prepared th e m for battles against Marietta and K e n yo n later in the week.
The first v ictor y of the week came on Saturday , a s th e L a dy Cards defeated Heid e lb e rg 9-0 in the Rike Center. The ladie s got strong play from all position s a s they won handily
The team played just as well on Tuesday against Ashland as they again blanked their opponents 9-0 Due to extremely cold weather, this match
was also played in the Rike Center.
The match featured only one close match as number one singles player Michelle Fox was pushed to three sets in her match. Fox, one of the strongest players in the state this year, got her game together in time to win her third set fairly easily.
The ladies travel to Marietta today
The team does not expect an extremely tough match as both Fox and number two player Wendy Miller will not play The match against Kenyon on Friday will be much tougher. Miller believes the Kenyon match will be "probably the most important match of the year." Hopefully, the women will be able to continue their recent excellent play. If they can, next week will be even more satisfying than last.
Men's tennis team now 6-2; next two matches crucial
By Pam Clay
"These next two matches are fairly important becau s e they are conference matche s, " said Otterbein tennis coach Tom Nelson. The men's tennis team, after winning two matches and losing one match la s t week, goes into conference pla y again s t BaldwinWallace and Muskingum this week
The team's r e cord is now 6-2 overall and 4-1 in Ohio Athletic Conference Play (OAC)
In looking back at last week's matches , the men's tennis team defeated Wal s h College 7-2 last Thursday, came out a winner over Marietta College 8-1 last Saturday , and was defeated by Mt. Vernon Nazarene College 5-4 last Tuesday.
This desolate golf course was the result of high winds and rain causing the cancellation of the 011erhein Quadrangular Golf Tournament last week at the Little Turtle Country Club
As far as the colder than normal weather we have been having , Nelson said , "It has not had that much effect on his players" because other teams play in this weather too. "We've had the advantage of having the indoor courts or otherwise they (the team) would have had fewer practices "
The team's next match is today at 3:30 p m against Baldwin-Wallace
The match will be held at the Westerville Golf and Tennis Center After that, they travel to ew Concord Saturday , for more OAC play against Muskingum
Otterbein 8 Marietta 1
The number one singles players from Walsh and Mt. ' Vernon were really tough competition, according to Nelson. "I am really pleased with doubles play, especially the number three doubles team of Jeff Jones and Bob Phillips," said Nelson. "They have developed into a pretty good doubles team."
The busiest week for the Otterbein golf team will begin tomorrow as they compete for six straight days
Three away matches in two states are on the agenda for the Cardinals as they compete in national and international competition.
Tomorrow, the team travels to northeastern Indiana to compete in the two-day, I I-team Tayler Invitational. Otterbein and Wittenberg are the only O.A.C. teams competing in the match Last year the two schools fared well as the Tigers, the 1982 0.A.C. Champions, won the match and the Cardinals finished third.
Sunday and Monday the two teams face each other again in Springfield in the Wittenberg Invitational. The 54-hole invitational is labeled by the C ardinals' as "the most important ournament o t e year, as teams from as far away as California, and
all O.A C. teams, will be present.
Next Tuesday, April 26, the team travels to the site of their May 5-6 O.A.C. conference match, the Scarlet Course at Ohio State. The Cardinals ill compete in the 18-hole match with the Buckeyes as well as Waterloo College of Quebec, Canada.
An exhibition match is scheduled for the Cardinals on Wednesday, as they compete in an Alumni Tournament at Little Turtle Golf Club.
This past week saw miserable golf weather for the Cardinals.
In their only scheduled home match of the season, the Otterbein Quadrangular, rain and high winds cancelled the match.
This past Tuesday, at the Denison Invitational, frozen greens, high winds, snow and 35 degree temperatu res greeted the golfers at tee-off time. The Otters managed to place fifth in the t 0-team match.
OC Softball team records first victory of the season
by Jerry Marks
With a week-and-a-half left in the Otterbein Women's softball season.the Lady Cards' record stands at I- I 1. According to Coach Amy Riddle it shouldn't be.
"We have the talent, but we're letting ourselves down in one inning," said Riddle.
In games this past week the big innmg has defeated the Cards in five of their six games.
In Saturday's doubleheader with Mt. St. Joseph the Cardinals won the first game but dropped the second. The Cards recorded their first victory of the season by a score of 3-2 behind the pitching of Lyndhurst, Ohio native Lisa Sleith. Big hits were recorded by Steith and Cathy Cole. Sleith helped record her first pitching victory of the year by hitting a homerun. and Cole, from Hamilton Township, drove home the winning run in the seventh inning on a triple
In the second game of the twin bill the Cardinals were defeated 6-4 The fifth inning was costly for the women
as four Mt. St. Joseph runners crossed the plate.
The Quakers of Wilmington College, as well as snow, invaded Westerville on Monday, as the Otters dropped number eight and nine of the year. In the first game the women were defeated 6-3, as Wilmington recorded 5 runs in the last inning. Jackie Cave, a senior from Circleville, Ohio, hit a four bagger in the losing cause. The second game followed the first in outcome as the Cards were defeated I 1-5. The last inning was deadly for Otterbein as the women allowed 7 runs to be scored on five fielding errors
On Tuesday the team traveled to Bluffton. Despite good team hitting Otterbein fell 7-6, as Bluffton recorded 15 base hits in their winning effort.
The second game ended in the Cardinals 11th defeat of the season by the score of 13-7. "We dropped our guard for one inning and they scored eight runs," said Riddle
The women had a make-up game at home last night with the Bishops of Ohio Wesleyan, and will travel to Marietta College on Saturday.
Baseball Cardinals have good week
OC splits double header with powerful Marietta
By Michael Sokolowski
Mark Goodwin with a .444 halting average is thrown out in the first game of a double header against Marietta. The Cards lost 4-0 in the firstgame, but came back to win 12-2 in the second game.
By Dave Graham
My advice to Art: hang in there
You may wonder about my timeli ferent in that these two bet on NFL ness, but I have my reasons for not games, something the league should be jumping on bandwagons until every much more concerned with compared one else has a seat. I never like to rush to Schlicter's doings. Art bet on into things and this goes for this basketball games as far as I know. If he column, double. I refrained from com was into NFL betting the question ment on the NFL strike until I learned could be if he threw a game. This what it was all about, and I also waited wouldn't be likely anyway because Art to sec how the beginning of the base was not in enough to make a difference. ball season went to make my picks. I D.) Let me throw this out at you, guess a lot of people think I should what would you think of this situation if have waited a while longer. Schlieter had been rookie of the What all this comes down to is this year and led the dismal Colts into the week's subject: Art Schlichter and his playoffs? The media has been on him recent problems. I've read the local tight anyhow since he was third string. media and listened to people talk Ever since his senior year at Miami about it at school and at work and I Trace High pro scouts have been say have formed my own opinions. ing what a natural he is. This may also A.) First of all let's face it; Art have an affect on what comes of this. made a mistake, a big one that will E.) I said the media had been on affect his entire career. This mistake Schlieter pretty hard and have been would be seen as tragic with anyone, worse recently. This comes with the but with a first-round draft pick who territory, he shouldexpect it, that is should have a successful career ahead except from one place - his alma of him it is even more of a disappoint mater. ment.
B.) Everyone is wondering; Last week The Ohio State Lantern "What's going to happen to Art?" Well published an editorial cartoon about the courts will decide his fate legally so Art's prediciment that was tacky, at I won't touch that, but what will the best. I won't go into detail but it was NFL do and how will people react? totally unfounded and should never Most certainly the league should dis have gone to press. If there is one place cipline him. A monetary fine would you could expect support when in seem silly since the guy has just ac trouble is the univeristy that you quired 400 grand in gambling debts. brought so much publicity and money Whatever the league decides it won't to. I guess it is just where your prioribe as harmful as the treatment he will ties are, a cheap laugh, or backing one receive the next couple of seasons. of your most famous alumni.
I hope the league does not decide on Whatever comes of this, I would banning Schlieter; that will solve like to see Art come out smelling like nothing and possibly leave him a rose. I believe he has the talent to nothing to do but turn back to his make it in the NFL. Commissioner bad habits. Rozelle, in my opinion, is the best
C.) Let me put this situation into commissioner in pro sports and I'm perspective a little more. In the early confident he will make a logical de60's, the Lion's Alex Karras was in cision, whatever it may be we will find volved in a gambling scam with Packer out soon, the NFL draft is coming up great Paul Hornung. This was dif- soon.
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The Otterbein Cardinals won two them," Fishbaugh added Weaver and out of three games this past week as Mastel had big d ays for the Cards. they defeated the Marietta Pioneers "Weaver had a g r eat day for us going 5 and the Ohio State University. for 7 and Mastel co llected four R.B.l.'s,"
On Saturday, the Cardinals split a said Fishbaugh. double header against Marietta losing the first game 4-0 and coming back in On Tuesda y, the Cards defeated the second game to win 12-2. "We did Ohio State 6-4 as the y took the Bucknot get any breaks in the first game," eye pitching to downtown Westerville. head coach Dick Fishbaugh said. "We Dave W caver s tarted out the first hit the ball hard, but right at them." inning with a double Third-baseman Otterbein's only scoring threat Mike Blythe then smacked a homerun came in the third inning. Rich Cimin and the Cards had an early lead. In the ello reached base via a Pioneer error. second inning , designated hitter Tim J eff Jarrett then sacrificed Cimenello Harris blasted his second homerun of to second. Dave Weaver then smacked the season over the right-field fence. a single, but Ciminello was cut down In the fifth, Blythe collected his third at the plate. Weaver took second on and fourth R B.l.'s ofthegamescoring the throw. Bret Brownfield followed Mastel and Jarrett. Otterbein added as with a single, but Weaver was also insurance run as catcher Mike Goodthrown out on a play at the plate. The win lofted an opposite field homerun Cards could muster only two base to right. runners the rest of the game as the Doug Gates got the win with nine Pioneers' pitching shut the door. innings of strong pitching against a Sophomore Kirk McDonald took the strong Buckeye squad. "I'm really loss, but pitched well in the game pleased with Doug," Fishbaugh said, giving up only two earned runs on five "He lost two weeks ago against OSU , hits while dropping his E. R.A. to 2.20 but got revenge today." Gates struck in 41 innings 9fwork. He also notched out six Buckeye batters. his sixth complete game in as many The Cardinals are hitting over 300 tries. as a team and have played solid de
The second game was a different fense all year round. "I'm really story as the Cardinals donned their pleased with Goodwin's play behind hitting shoes, and hammered one of the plate and Whitehead's glove at Marietta's best left-handed pitchers. first base," said Fishbaugh. Out-fielder The Cards got out of the game early Dave Weaver made another spec as they scored five funs on three hits. tacular play in center against the The big blow was a bases-loaded triple Buckeyes. This is becoming a routine by short-stop Jon Mastel, scoring for the junior out of Columbus North Brownfield, Goodwin, and White land High School. head. The Cards added two more runs in the second inning with Jarrett and The Cardinals sit atop the Southern Weaver scoring and five more in the Division of the O A.C. tied with Marthird. Marietta did help the Cards ietta at 4-1 Their overall record is with some sloppy fielding in those 10-5-1. The Cardinals traveled to big innings. "I don't think I've seen Denison on Wednesday and Capital Marietta commit as many errors as today. They host the Wittenberg they did in that second game," Fish Tigers in a twin-bill on Saturday at baugh said. Left- hander Glen Alex- I p.m.
Men bring back top honors from Findlay Invitational
By Chris Cebull
fiers were: David Montgomery in the
400-meter dash finishing second, with a time of 50.4; and Scott Alpeter in
While bad weather slowed the the 5000-meter run finishing third events at the Findlay College Invita with a time of 15 : 11.5. tional last Saturday, nothing hampered the Cardinal track team as it
Other first place finishers were: Jon brought home top horiors. Divine in the discus with a throw of "It was really an exciting meet," 142'1 "; the 400-meter relay team of said head coach Porter Mill er, beam Paul Hollern, Allen Schweizer, Monting as he described the invitational. gomery, and Robinson with a time of The Cardinals edged Ashland College 44 seconds; and the 1600-meter relay by one and a half points. team of Scott Hill, Montgomery,
Once again, standout Sheldon Schweizer, and Robinson with a time Robinson paced the Cardinals, win of 3:22.8. ning the I 00-meter and 200-meter Todd Corwin took second in the events with times of 10.9 and 22.7. 5000-meter run timing in at 15: 11. I, Senior Mark Burns added to his list of while Jim Smith and Scott Duncan awards by qualifying for the confer- both recorded 14' in the pole vault. ence meet in the 800-meter run with a mark of I :57, giving him a second The Cardinals now prepare to host place finish. He also won the 1500- Ohio Wesleyan, Marietta, and Muskmeter run with a time of 3:57.8. Other ingum at Memorial Stadium this OAC conference championship quali- Saturday at I p.m.
