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A TYPICAL OTTERBEIN DATE by Lewis Carlock- photography by Monroe Courtright Equal to the curriculum al Otterbein College is the extra curriculum, which contains many interesting and diverting activities, the most popular of which is the age old custom of "boy goes with girl" and in some instances is known as "girl goes with boy." On the opposite page the clever photographer has taken a series of pictures showing the various steps taken in this activity. Picture one indicates the last stages of what has been a very trying ordeal. At the other end of the line some young man has tried for hours to ring "one nine O" and has at last succeeded. What you see is the young lady accepting the invitation for a date. After accepting the date the details are worked out as to the lime for the date. The gentleman prepares himself for the occasion by shaving and cleaning up, during which he is applying various shades of perfume in order to please the nose of the "date to be." This perfume comes in the form of soap, shaving lotion, talcum powder, hair oil, and a freshly laundered handkerchief. He is then ready to go to Cochran hall where he presses the bu tlon beside the door prior to making his entrance. (see picture 2) The young lady waits a few minutes and comes down, says hello, and autographs the date book. (picture 3). If he is fortunate enough to have a car (4) he will naturally open the
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door for the lady. If he has no car, they will probably walk. Either will take them soon to some place where there is a phonograph. This will require a little mental and physical exertion. First they must decide what to play, and then they must adjust the machine (5) so that it will play the desired number. Before the record runs down, they usually go into their dance as is portrayed in picture 6. This practice of dancing sometimes occupies the entire evening, but more often it doesn't. In either instance there comes a time when they wander off to one of Westerville's eating establishments. Here they indulge in a coke (7) and have a bit of conversation. The cokes come at eleven cents a pair and the talk is free. After they drink the cokes, they hasten to Cochran Hall in order to have ample time in which to say good night. There are various methods of doing this, the most popular of which is depicted in picture 8. After our two characters move out of the picture, the girl goes up to her room and decides that it is too late to study, while !he boy goes up town to get some real food into his system. For the activities of the following evening start at the lop of this page.