HANCOCK BOOK

Dr. Harold Hancock, Chairman of the Department of History and Government, has published The Histo!Y of Ot· _ terbein ColltJgB, 1930-71.

Copies were received by the bookstore on October 19 for sale at $3.50 for the paperback and $5.50 for the hard back.

The volume contains more than 200 pages, including sixty pages of pictures. Olapters deal with the history of the college before 1930, happenings under presidents since then, student life, tis• cal history. the curriculum. departmental histories, biographical sketches of faculty members here for ten years and longer, and the challenge of the seventies. The 100 photogrpphs made mainly with the cooperation of Bill Utterbach, the college photographer, include pictures of Otterbein presidents since 1930. administrative staff and faculty, student life, and buildings. Inside the back cover are headlines relating to governance.

The 125th Anniversary Committee set up by the trustees asked Dr. Hancock to write the new history in 1967, and he has been working on the volume since then.

This is the third published history of the college, the others having been written in 1907 by Dr. Henry Garst, a long time faculty member and former president, and by Dr. Willard Bartlett. who wrote a doctoral dissertation at the Ohio State University, in 1930 on the college, which was later published.

The United States Marine Corps has announced the visit of Captain Wil· Iiams, Officer Selection Officer. on November 2, 1971. Captain Williams will provide information to students interested in serving their country as Marine Corps Offic:ers.

During his stay on campus, Captain Williams will be located at the Placement Office from 10:00 A.M. to 3:00 P.M.