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Otterbein College, Westerville, Ohio
Volume 55 Number 17
AFROTC program to continue at Otterbein The Otterbein College Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps (AFROTC) will accept qualified students into the program for the coming year, Otterbein College president Dr. Thomas J. Kerr N announced today. In making the announcement, Dr. Kerr explained that Dr. James P. Gilligan, Deputy Director for Reserve Affairs and Education of the Air Force has modified his original announcement that Otterbein's AFROTC unit would be disestablished. Instead, the Air Force has encouraged the 0 tterbein unit to take steps toward the continuation of the program. As a result of the new orders, all Air Force ROTC classes will be taught at Otterbein during
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Artist donates original work Otterbein President Thomas A noted New England artist, J. Kerr, IV accepted the gift of a Sisson said the painting, "The large, original oil painting in Anunciation", is "more abstract dedication ceremonies held last as an aesthetic statement than week in the College Library. most of my work." Presenting the painting in Sisson has been termed "an honor of his mother-in-law, the outstanding watercolorist late Pearle Mae Redmond of · transformed to an innovator in Columbus, artist Laurence oils." Sisson said he hoped to "share Voicing his appreciation on my feelings about her with other behalf of the college, Dr. Kerr people." said, "This painting says much "She loved this pain ting and I to us, and in years ahead it will loved her," Sisson said in simple continue to speak to many, ceremonies attended by a many people." The large oil is number of students, faculty, and hung on the second level of the friends of the Redmond family. Otterbein Library. Mrs. Redmond was the wife of Charles D. Redmond of Columbus. Her daughter is Mrs. Joy Redmond Sisson, and a son, Dr. Paul Redmond, lives in Columbus. Also members of the Negotiating the five flights of family are Dr. and Mrs. Rex stairs leading to the Weitkamp Ogle, 232 Knox St., Westerville. Planetarium in the Science Speaking to those gathered Building ought to promise more for the dedication in the library than good exercise-and, on where the painting is hung, Tuesday and Thursday evening, Visual Arts Department the promise is fullfilled. Dennis Chairman Earl Hassenpflug Mamanna, a senior Physics major recalled the Otterbein from Easton, Pennsylvania, Collection's beginnings shortly pilots an experience entitled after World War II. "Springtime Under the At that time, the total budget Heavens," third in a series for exhibitions was $ 50 per year, following "Signs of the Zodiac" he said. "Lillian Frank begged, and "Winter Skies." The borrowed and hung works of art observer is treated to an and then arranged exposition of seasonal celestial meet-the-artist sessions," spectacles which is embellished Hassenpflug said. Mrs. Frank, 39 by commentary and diverse S. Vine St., is an emeritus music such as The Planets by professor of the College. Holst, Ravel's Daphne & Chloe; Prof. Hassenpflug traced and Perrey & Kingsley's development of the Otterbein Barnyard in Orbit. The program, Collection to the present. The written and coordinated by African Collection is "our part Mamanna with technical in a wider effort to introduce assistance from Bill Stallings, non-western art to schools in provides a brief but enticing this area."
the 1973- 74 academic year, and will apply for credit toward a B.A. degree. Students enrolling for the fall term will be .able to complete the four-year requirements for an Air Force Commission. Included in the course offerings are corps training classes, field training, growth and development of aerospace power and studies for the prospective professional officer. Also available for incoming freshmen are introductory courses in Aerospace studies and preliminary work toward the flight training program. The Otterbein detachment of AF ROTC, now commanded by Col. Lowell Socolofsky, has been a part of the college course offerings for twenty years, and has graduated a class of Air
Force officers each year since 19 5 5. A total of over 250 officers have been graduated and commissioned from Otterbein's unit. Dr. Kerr expressed gratification for the renewed opportunity to offer Air Force ROTC at Otterbein. He cited the program of scholarships for qualified students made available to prospective Otterbein students as one of the finest scholarship programs now available to incoming freshmen students. The scholarship program includes full tuition pa.id, full reimbursement for all required books , tax - free subsistence allowance of $100 per month, and for pilot candidates, free flying lessons with the possibility of earning the private pilot's certificate.
OTTERBEIN PROMOTIONS ANNOUNCED Four administrative staff promotions were announced by Dr. Harold L. Boda, chairman of the Otterbein College Board of Trustees at the March meeting of the Executive Committee. Dr. Boda also announced the appointment of three new staff members for the 1973-74 academic year, and the Board awarded Emeritus status to three retiring members of the Otterbein faculty and administrative staff. Promotions were made to Peter B. Baker, Jr.,' assistant to the registrar to Registrar of Otterbein College; David Derringer, admissions counselor to Asst. Director of Admissions; and Robert Fortner, admissions counselor to Senior Admissions Counselor. Karl A. Oldag, associate dean of students was named Dean for Student Development.
Planetarium programs ill um in ate introduction to different facets of astronomy to anyone with even a passing interest. The planetarium productions are by no means specialized treatises designed only for an audience of experts; programs such as "Springtime Under The Heavens" attempt to engender a sense of the poetic if not the unutterable and expansive qualities of the universe in which we perpetually spiral. Regardless of any factual information the observer retains, he retreats from the show with perhaps an enlarged humility toward his infinitesimal situation on this planet. Mamanna confides that such planetarium programs are designed to impart a feeling of unity with the universe rather than as an alien caught within it. Spring fever day is coming!
Appointments included Leonard Love as chief accountant; Patricia S. Zech as Towers Editor and Administrative Assistant; and
Dr. Roman Lavore, to be new Associate Professor and Chairman of the Music Department. Continued on 2
POETRY MAY AWARD $100 The Nation, a national magazine, has announced its student poetry awards for 1973. The contest is open to students enrolled full-time in any college. First prize is $100 and two second prizes of $50 each will be given. Winning poems will be published in The Nation and the winners will be invited to read their work in a public recital sponsored by the Peotry Society of America.
.Submissions must be original, previously unpublished poems in Elglish (not translations) and not over 50 lines in length. They may be in any form, on any subject. No more than three poems from a contestant will be considered. All entries · must be typewritten. The author's name, address, and college should appear on the upper right-hand Continued on 3
PR0TEGE ARRIVES FRIDAY Final Otterbein College Artist Series for 1973 is scheduled for April 27, when young classical guitarist Michael Lorimer appears on the Cowan Hall stage at 8: 15 p.m. Lorimer, protege of Aridea Segovia, at twenty-five is already reaching the top of his profession. Among experts, he is regarded as one of the leading classical guitarists of the younger generation. Appearing in concert throughout North America and in Spain, Lorimer has established himself as a first rate guitarist. Last season he gave. thirty concerts all over the country, and made his New York debut to critical acclaim. The "New York Times" cites the young guitarist for his "superb technical control and sensitive spirit." "High Fidelity/Musical America" selected Michael Lorimer as one of the most promising Young Artists. When he is not concertizing, he teaches guitar at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music and at the University of California in
Berkeley where he has a Master class. Programs for the Lorimer concert at Otterbein includes "Andante, Opus 32, No. 3"; "Allegro non troppo, Opus 25," with other selections by Fernando Sor; "Andantino Variato" by Pagaini; "Suite in D Major, BWV 1012," by Bach and "Za.mbra-Granadina" by Albeniz as well as selections from the work of Tarrega.
Michael Lorimer