Otterbein Weekly 3-12-1906

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TH OTTE IN EE I

" 'E ' T E R V ILL E, O. , MARCH 12, 1906

BLACK AND WHITE Ivaried so wide ly in r espe ct to charac t eris t ics and a chievement!',

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Ages ago the tidal wave of imm igratio n c ame ro iling for th fr om the gra y and mystic d:twn of antiquity. Onwa r d a n d onwa r d it swep t, ea t an<l wes t from th e g reat v alleys of sout h western Asia, o n i ts m iss io n o f e n circlin g the globe

Ou i t cres t i t bo r e t h e w h i te ma n a n d h is famil y. T hese , fille d as th ey w e re wit h tJ1e sp iri t o f a dv en ture, as th e y p asse d al ong, sowe d th e see d s of ci vi liza ti o n in every v a lley, l a id th e found a ti o n ston es of empires in every clime, c o nverted the wilderness into a fruitful-garden and g a ve the world he r i ndust ry a n d l a w Although, i n th e ir p a th way t h e y sa w t he bones of their ance~tors, victims o{ their mvn ambitions, bleaching in the ands of e v ery desert or washed upon tbe shores of every sea, yet they murmured not at this for they knew that this sacrifice was not in vain but paved the way for the following generations to regions unexplored and to achievements yet unknown to

No .2

O hi o State Oratorical Contest

today the negro is found in every land and mingling with every people.

How suc h a change has c ome

Th e Ohio State Oratorica l co ntest was held here on last Friday evening between Antioc h, Baldwin , Heidelbe r g a nd Ot t erbe i n abou t , well ma y we ask \ Ne can - universit ies not h ol d respo nsible the n egro Firs.t place was awarded to D fo r t o mig rate fr om h i n at i ve { Eme rson T o bi as , o f Heide lb e rg, h ome wa s c o nt ra ry t o h is des ir e wh~s e s u.~j e ct was_ "T h e Ma rb le o , the r es pon s ibili ty r ests up o n vVartet h In p oint o f th o u g ht the sho uld e rs o f o th e r s. Th e the oration was v e ry goo d The white m a n for the l o ve o f g o ld ge n e r al tho u g h t was that eve r y 1 l snatch e d h im by force from hi s o ne is t he ch oos er o f his ow n desnative shore , bound him in the t tiny and t h :lt a fixe d p ur pos e was chains o f slavery, and placed him the be s t guide. on the ruarkets o f the world. The d e l ivery o f the o r a ti o n wa s

Thousands of these black fac e s I not s o p le as ing. The s tudied were thus scattered broadcast manner of expressi o n became throughout the civilized world like Itedi o us before Mr. Tobia s fini s htares among the wheat. These, ed. However when e mpha s i

falling as they did in the rich soil w as neede d, the orator ,~ as equal r 1 · · • ,._. , • i," Tt:'l...,., i\ , ..., rr, :.... ': •

a ft er the contest. Dr. Bookwalt e r ac t ed as toastmaster and a rep r esentative from each of the visi ting c ollege made a short speech. Re fr e hmeots were served during t h e evening and the event "a much enjoyed.

The bus i ness session was held o n Saturday morning at wl1 ic h th e foll owing officers ere ele cted : P r e ident, Walte r Bu c her, Hei d elberg; vice presiden t, A W elker Finly, Baldwin; secreta ry, Mi ss Edna l\Iiller, Antioc h ; treas:. ur e r, R K Sta ley, O t t er b e in.

T he delegates s p ent c o ns id e ra bl e t im e di s c ussing t he formati o n of a d eba t ing l eag u e be t ween the co ll e g e s in th e assoc ia ti o n or bet we en o ther c olleges. A r esolution was passed ins tructin g t he d e le gates to consult w ith th e sev-

;~ot 11 b;;;n .,t~-•~:~\~ -) -s Ie !-, tnes s was noted throughout the J the formation of s uch a result, the same hands that sowed production. The conte t next year I Tl d J a varded held at Antioch. All in

league wiU be all th the seeds in days gone by have 1e secon p ace was , ' today resting upon them one of to Guy D. Swartzel, of Antioch, contest was a success and apprethe gravest problems that any race who spoke 011 "The Greatness of ciation \ as expressed on every tl U ·t d St tes " He treated hand of the general hospitality · of men has ever tried to solve. ie 01 e a · Jo America alone is heard the cry his subject in a complete way but of Otterbein. of countless voices that the tares original thot was lacking. In de- I, science.

But duri n g all this time there dwelt i n the la n d of Africa an-

are rooting up the wheat. The livery he was fairly good. final competition of the r aces is Hit was not for the recognizt>d upon us and from evny side we abilty of the judges, we would hear the perplexing question most certainly take exceptions to "What place shall the negro hold their decision in giving Ea, 1 C. other race of men. \Vithin the in th.is broad land when the pro - Weaver, of Otterbein, third place. seclusion of this p roverbial "dark cess is complete?,, The consensus of opinion of nearc ontinent" the man with the l 11 t ti at Mr Weav Methinks I see a mighty army, ya presen was 1 •black skin for ages lived and eighty million strong. At the er should have had second. place. moved and had his being. While head stands the American white. His oration on "White and Blacl<'' others were engaged in the pur- \Ve love our mother race and I was well writen and bis manner suits ofciviltzation, the black man look upon that man as the em- of delivery-.. as equal if not suwas content to stay at home. dodiment of the highest civiliza- perior to any of the other orators. ince, indeed, as to the achieve- tion that the world has ever ' However the event is past, and ments of other , he was both ig- know. \Ve believe that the heatt l we hall find no fault. Congratnorant and indifferent, he found who e every pulsation sends the ul a tions 11\lr. \Veaver. his every joy and sorrow and all pure Anglo Saxon blood be a trng

A. \ elker Finly, of B a ldwin, objects of his ambition s in the through the veins of the true received fourtl1 pl a ce on the subhaunts of hi native wild s By American citize n is not only the ject "The U ndi covt:red Counheredity and environm e nt, those throne of the highest virtue but · try." The oratjon- seemed to be powerful determinants of charac- also is the noblest handiwork of not well organized, the thvt being ter, he was a savage. God. somewhat cattered. His deliv-

Howbeit, times have changed. At the foot of the army stands Icry was fairly good. Despite the fact that for many

A receptjon was held in the centuries these two races have Continued on Page Three. Association l Parlors immediately

College Chorus Concert

ext Friday evening the college chorus of forty voices under the direction of Prof. Barringt0n will deliver their concert

It is quite safe. to say that this will be the best musical event of the year so far. The chorus has worked faithfully aud hard all term and is urely de erving of the most liberal patronage The program which ba s b en prepared is a stroo a one ,tlld every student will do well t o s pend t w nty-five cent;; and hear treat. Ev e r ywill be a go d o r i · of such 'a go o well adoptc:<l to carryin g sound.

Let every stud e nt g ive this his loyal upp o rt, and thi can be best done by coming to the con cert on next Friday evening.

Remember the date!

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It is very gratifyin~ to know that the College Orchestra is once more a reality. It is far superior to any we have had in ) ears. We think that we express the sentiments of all when we say that Mr. Anderson's efficient work as director of this organization is ltighly com me n dab 1 e. Each member of the orchestra has thus tar shown much interest in it and we hope the same will continue.

Gym Exhibition.

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maintained the rest of the half.

Strahl was out of the game be• cause of a sore heel and his god throwing ability was much missed. However his position was cred:tably filled by ''Cy" Voo1hees. His display of pluck and grit i, playing a heavier n an than himself was an interesting feature cf the game. Clymer also got ill the game and played well. Th~

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Lirteup: Lawrence, 08; "What Next ?"

Otterbein Findlay Henridta DuPre, 'o@; music, Kring L. F Traxkr quartet.

Clymer ,. R. F Rice

Weaver C Bailer State Y. M. C, A . Convention.

Voorbees R. G Tro~t

Smi tb L. G Mill<r

final score was 43 to 3c. Classes in the World," E. A. · The Int ern ation al Wal k-O ver Sho e .. . $3.50 & $4.

Officials Spit ler , 0 M. and Funt, 0.U., alternating; Timer , Whetstone,

F. C., and Young, 0. U.; Scorers Balle1ger, F. C., and Brooks, 0. U.; Goa s thrown by Findlay college, Traxler :. Rice 7, Bailey 5; by Otterbein Clymer 6, Kring 7, Weaver 3, Voorhees 2; Fou's thrown by Tra:xler 4, by Kring '.

Time of halves 20 minutes.

The Thirty-Sixth Convention of the Young Meo's Christian Associations of Ohio, met at Toledo, February 22 - 25 , 1906 As l usual Otterbeir1. came up with a large delegation. Twelve of our men, interested in the development of our work h.ere, attended the sessions of th~ convention and

Sophomore-Senior Banquet. broug11t back to us the illspiration

Sold in every state and territory in the United States and 42 foreign countries. When "Walk -Overs" go on shoe troubles go off.

Physical director Eyman is and informatiorl derived from the Walk-.Over

Shoe Shop,

f The Sophomores banqueted tre sessions. Among the distinguish- .arrangmg to g!ve an exh1b1t1on o ·t d H t I B ·1d· h Seniors last Wednesday evening ed speakers were ex-Governor Chi ten en O e U1 rng, t e work d on e by the boys in the S d in the Association parlors. The Montague, of Virginia, Prof. '.\'. Columbu s. gymnasium o n next atur ay event was thoroughly enjoyed by G. Anderson, of Yale, Ernest H.

Mr. Eyman has worked

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shape for th e e vent and in this ter M. WoGd, of Chicago, and eW pr1ng a rtCS lie has found symp1thetic support Clinton Rogers Woodruff, of Phil., h Miss Edna Streich '08 sent an adelphi·a. All enJ·oyed the d,·scus-

1rom t e entire class. Calisthenics, dumb-bell drill, work on the horse, original poem entitled "The. sions of the convention and unbuck and p rail els, fencing, and Senior of 1 9°6 " · Miss Ga rd ner doubtedly have received a broader boxing, will be the leading read the poem as Miss Streich is vision of the great work of the confined to her home in Portl- Young Men's Chr1·s11·a11 Assoc1·a- features. The sm1ll adrni sion of fif mouth, 0., because of a seriol.5

teen cents will be charged accident which happened here and aU profits will go towards the locker fund. Come and bring early this winter. somebody along with you.

Basket Ball.

Otterbein defeated the strong ba ketball team from Findlay college Saturday nL:ht, by the core of 43 to 30. The game was the last of the season and was prob bly the best.

The first half was particularly dose and exciting. Findlay kept a slight lead almost during the entire half and at the end of the half the score was 18 to 16 in their favor.

It looked for a while in the second half that the game would be lost for Otterbein until Captain Kring got his men into some fine team work and this, with his own good playing, finally gave Otterbein a good lead which was

Miss DuPre predicted wonde1ful things for the Seniors ani Sophomores in her t o as~ "What

Next."

ME U. Sherbert Scalloped Oyster

Delmonise Potatoes Peas

eal Loaf

Pickles

tion.

0 pen Session.

The Philalethean L i t er a r y society delightfully entertained her many friends Thursd ay evening, March the 8th. The Glee Club music was an especially enjoyable feature of the evening while every performance was well deserving of praise.

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Toasts-Toastmaster, L. K Funkhouser, '08; music, quarte1; address of welcome, J H Weaver, '08; response, Man Baker, '06; "The Senior of 1906, Edna Streich, '08; piano duet

"The Dragon Fighter," Grae! Ressler, '06, W. A. Weber, 'ot; '' A Decade in Otterbefn," F. O VanSickle, '06; "The Two Grea:

Miss Edna Streich, '08, will be i in school next term.

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the negro of unmixed blooq. For some reason, I know not why, he is despised. We look upon the blacknes s of his skin as the •stamp of an everlasting _ curse. We are wont to con sider him as the lowest stripe of manhood and the most despised of humankind, and that th e heart that beats within his breast dt ives miscbief through his every vein and fonns .a workshop for the deepest vice.

Thus, from the highest to the 'lowe st, we see the great American -people in order of their ' uitelli;gence. However r as we lcok .along the line, if our vision tells the truth, we see, even nigh the .head thousands of black faces, and likewise near the foot we see the -whites. We nee d not wonder at: this for the vision is'· self in!erpret·:ing. ft simply means that the negro is ascending t11e ladd..er toward the heights of American civilization, and that the footstool -0£ the white m·an under which he -stooped and groaned in the b oll.ds '--'-0 ,.._.....1.Le:ry, but from vhu::h he a .set free by the immortal Lincoln, has become the important step, and has placed him in a strate5 ic position to play his part in the final competition of the ra ces.

Ju s t what his part shall be is -difficult to say. As we travel up and down the thoroughfares of our land and li sten to the voices -of the public we hear four great opinions concerning the destiny of the American negro.

The first of these is that he be sent back to his native lancseparation. Gladly would we welcome such a plan and thus undo the work of our forefathers, but we fear it is too late. Suppose, on the one hand, that we summon every available ship that floats beneath our flag for the sole duty of transportation. At the end of one year, to our dismay, we would find an increase in our colored population, for the number of births among tho se left behind would be greater than the numbe r of person s thus transported. Suppose, on the other hand, that such were possible, they are citizens of the United States and refuse to leave, for th ey, like ou-

selves have breathed the air of The place to liberty. get a q uick

We are the Ameri can people. lunch or a

• good meal is We bo a st that our government ts at bmlt upon the rocks of independ-

ence and equal rights to all; we hear the song of freedofil as it rings from all the trees and echoes back from every mountain side But \Vhere do we finct that principle which can send a freeborn c:ti zen into exile simply because bis skin is black? Ah! when Americans stoop to such a principle this grand old republic will rock from her foundations.

The second opinion is that the negro be placed in servitude to his white brother-subjugation Was it not through this very me ans that he was first brought t o our ~shore? Does not the blush of shame rise to our cheeks as we call to memofy that epoch in our national history when we held in our hands the chains of Im man slavery; that day on which, after generations of oppression, the cry · o( the oppressed arose to the God of nations] \tVould we not numbly hide our faces in the dust when we remember now that sam Goa sent a ift aod horrible judgment upon the heads of the oppressors, requiring as a sacrifice, upon the altar of a frarful war, the life 's blood of half a million of America's f!lOSt noble sons? In the face o( such condition s where is the man who dares to tolerate the thougl-.t?

The third great opini o n is exterminati on Some men, as they look out into ou r national horizu u, fancy they see the black clouds of a race warlowering upon us, which shall result in the extermination of the blacks. That such a war may come is possible, and we believe that the defeat of the black would surely follow, but defeat does n ot and cannot mean extermina1 ion

Any enlightened people in ~ooking down the ladder of civilization by which they have ascended from barbarism, can ascribe every step in that ladder to some mistake seen and corrected. One of these mistakes was the extermination of the conquered by the conqueror. But men saw their mistake and corrected it and it has proven so important a step that it stands out b e fore the world

tod ay fixed and immutable as civilization itself.

We Americans claim to hold the heights of the world\s enlightenment. · But should \Ve return to such barbarity and murder i n cold blood : of the unfortunate in war, ten mlllions o( our own citizen!?, their blood would surely be upon our hea ds and we would suffer retribution · for our sins.

Not, perhaps, by fire aud brimstone from the sky, nor by the earth opening her mouth to r eceive us as it did our brothers' blood, but through the natural workings of an equitable law, as old as eternity, immutable as God.

The fourth great opinion concerning this probkm is one which, above all others, is unwelcome to our thought s. One which makes our blo od run cold within our veins and fi;om which we shrink like from the jaw of death , However, 2u~ abhorrence for the

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hol}ght will t1.ot everse condi.:. Calesthenlcs, ' Apparatus Work .ions as they stand nor alter the c SOMETHING NEW ANO INTERESTING. purposes "Ot Him who cbangeth not. So let us turn about and College Gymnasium, face the unwelcome thought of Adm is sion 15 c Ma r ch 17 race amalgamation.

But why are we so selfish? Do we envy the dog the crumbs that fall from our well spread table? Then why envy the negro as he gathers a few of those whom we have ca s t aside, and upon the se builds his hope? Come, let us l' reason t ogether and tak e courage in the thought that the AfroAmericans of today are but tbe precursors of a superior racevoices in the wilderne s crying "Prepare ye the way of the Lord;" and that out of the debris and refuse of our own belov ed race a light has arisen to brighten their path way, to become the hauntings of their fond anticipations, the beckoning of their everlasting ideals, and the morning star of Ethiopia's hope.

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What is success? There are

BICTURES

Mr Fla:sbman (to Miss B.)- different ideas, but we have some ''Have you Moore's poems?" shining examples of success in Miss Barnes-"Here is an 111- members of our own school. Now is the Time teresting book entitled, "J u,t In the ethereal realm of ebb-

Before go10g h me thi s term. One Kiss." stewarts, so to speak, F. 0 Van

Mr Fl ash ma n-"l want Sickle stands pre-eminer,t. He Here is the Place Moore.~•! ! ! spent his a.arly life in a log

Said Aristotle to Plato, ca bin in the wilds of Montgomery "Rave another sweet potato?" county, far from the refining inSaid Plato to Aristotle, fluence of primary school and '!Tbank you, I prefer the bottle." soda water fountains. But many Miss Guitner-"Do you re-

To 2"et the best at the most reuponable prices.

VVe as nre yon n gn o<l picture. member that rule for the inverted years ago he became ambitious Anv numher of s ilt i ng without extra charg_e. and desirous of more room in which order."

Mr Ash-••Yes 'em here it is to shine. So he came to Wester· ville to seek his fortune. He em- right in the grammar.

Professor-What are you doing -learning ;i nything?

Student-No sir, I'm listening to you.

_ A man was caught stealing a purse not long ago. When asked "hy he did it, he said he thou 6 ht the change would do him -good.

CHARGE OF THE Boo1_ BRIGADE With a o · cs to the public.)

barked in business as a ponyraiser, success was his for a few years; but alas, an unexpected change of text-books caused the ruination of his business. Then, compelled by nec essity, he became a cluh-stewart, and now stands pre-eminent as the chef of the ''Van Cafe." Thus we see that necessity is the mother of club-stewarts.

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Cor State• Malo College Chorus

March 16, at College Chapel, Admission 25c.

On to the Booze Bazaar Rode the six- hundr ed Report has it that the young ladies of Westerville are stufting fancy pillows with letters from their sweethearts. They certainly ought to be soft pillows.

Van Sickle is greatly interested in thc:i steel trust. 'Twas but yesterday that we saw him steeling around with Kanaga.

After graduation, McDonald will become if possible, the linesman of a wireless telc1:faph c€lm• pany. He is now looking for a position requiring him to work twenty minutes every other Thursday.

' Elbert Rymer is so disposed to opposition that he eats nothing that agrees with him. Does u e:eneral banklO!! busluesa, receives und toan8 money, PllYS Interest on time de• 'Tis sad to think of this great truth, "There arc 00 bird a in last year's nest, , posits, bays and sells bonds. Yoar bustnees But oh the gladness when one finds Is sollslLed This bank ls unaer government A q u arter in his last ye ar's vest.

CAPITAL STOCK $25,000

Student (to Prof. Cornetet)1 am indebted to you for all I J. w .Mllrl<ley, J W Everal, W. A. Young w. Bale, C. D. Landon, 1-' ulver, don't G. L. tougbt.on, H , P. Beery, c. L. .Brundage know. Prof. Cornetet-Please mention such a trifle. Phone No. 3

We have just received a new line of LOW r EY'S Assorted Cream Cakes

Ice Cream Drops

Pearl Chocolate Creams

Maple Creams

Chocolate Wintergreens

Chocolate Peppermints

Vanilla Sweet Chocolates

Milk Chocolates

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John Funk will accept the position of French master in a deaf 1------------and dumb asylum. He obtained the offer because ol his good voice.

Wbestone will strive to obtaitt employment picking the flowers off of a century plant. He expects a salary of $3,000 and board. ( He might get the $3,000 but-oh, my-the board.)

Our ooruplE,te lin e of BA EBALL GOOD ha ceived. Bat , Ma k , Catch r Mitt , Ba amen 's ,--love Fielders' Glove I o a complete line of Track nit The Co-Op Store, R. K. STALEY, Supt.