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Volume 63 number 30
The Student Newspaper of Otterbein College, Westerville, OH May 27, 1982
Phonathon generates record sum for fund
By Jo-Anne Ball
The annual Otterbein Spring Phonathon held the nights ofMay 4-5-6 and May 11-12-13 generated 1,502 specified pledges for a total of $75,794, a new record for a phonathon, reported James W. Scarfpin, associate director of Development for the college.
"A total of 125 callers participated in this phonathon," said Scarfpin, "Making contact with over 3,600 people. This tremendous group of volunteers serving the college in the r ole of phonathon callers elicited an overwhelming response from alumni, parents and friends."
annual campaign to generate unrestricted gifts to the college.
The Trustee Challenge terms - call for one dollar of the trustees' pledge of $100,000 to be paid to the Otterbein Fund for every one dollar of qualifying increases in giving from the alumni, parents and friends, Scarfpin continued. "Many called increased their giving in 'response to the challenge."
Reiterating the purpose of the phonathon, Scarfpin said that the two purposes were to explain to the alumni, parents and friends the Trustee Challenge, and, then solicit gifts in response to that challenge and make a positive contact on behalf of Otterbein College.
student callers," the associate director of Development commented. "J.C. Penney and Bank One played an important role in allowing the college the use of their facilities."
"I particularly wish to thank Tom Ruprecht and Jennifer Machock of J.C. Penney and Len Myers and Jack Winchester of Bank One. These people volunteered their time and their services to make this phonathon a great success," Scarfpin said.
Individual first prizes of dinner for two at the 94th Areo Squadron Restaurant and Caberet were Beth Croxton, Sigma Alpha Tau; Jeff Martin, Sigma Delta Phi; Rich Ryan, Eta Phi Mu; Kathy Butts, Kappa Phi Omega; Kelly Webster, Tau Epsilon Mu; Ben Richman, Eta Phi Mu.
Scarfpin praised the volunteers for their vital contribution to the college. "The alumni, parents and friends were especially responsive to the Trustee Challenge."
The phonathon; designed to solicit gifts for the college, is under the supervision of the Development Office and is an integral part of the Otterbein Fund. This fund. stated Scarfpin, is the
"Really the students who did the calling performed a public relations function for the college," Scarfpin added. ''Not only were the alumni asked for contributions, but they were reminded of the reunion schedule."
"The college is grateful to the two businesses which offered their facilities and donated prizes for the callers. These prizes helped to motivate the
Participating as team callers were the following organizations: Tau Epsilon Mu, Sigma Delta Phi, Kappa Phi Omega, Theta Nu, Sigma Alpha Tau, Phi Beta Sigma, Eta Phi Mu, Tau Delta, Zeta Phi, Lambda Gamma Epsilon, Davis Hall R.A. staff and Mayne Hall R.A. Staff.
Each night of the phonathon, the organization team soliciting the most in amount of dollars pledged was awarded $ 100. The six winners were Sigma Delta Phi, Mayne. Hall R.A. staff, Kappa Phi Omega, Theta Nu and Eta Phi Mu. Eta Phi Mu won the award two nights.
Second place prizes of dinner for two at Tiffany's in Flags Center were Rick Smith, Sigma Delta Phi; Todd Plattenburg, Mayne Hall R.A. staff; Larry Sherwood, Phi Beta Sigma; Kaye Emans, Kappa Phi Omega; Lorne Stone, Theta Nu; Bill Ulmer Eta Phi Mu.
Winning either a pair of Columbus Clippers tickets or a set of Otterbein glasses were the following third place winners: Ron Jones and -Joe Frash, Sigma Delta Phi; Dawn Hobgood, Tau Epsilon Mu; Phil Helser, Mayne Hall R.A. staff; Trish Hollingshead, Kappa Phi Omega; Susan Gresham, Theta Nu; Lorelei Schluter, Theta Nu; Angie Lacey, Tau Epsilon Mu.
'English as second language' Program expanding to meet foreign enrollment
By Pam Clay
Along with the increase of foreign students on the Otterbein campus, there has been an expansion in the English as a second language program.
The program, started in 1977, has grown from two students to its present enrollment of 28 students. The program was started by James Carr, the present foreign student advisor; Roger Neff, chairman of the foreign language department; and Nur Hussein, former member of the English department and the first foreign student.advisor.
as a second language program and some students come here to become proficient enough in English to be able to attend Ohio State, according to Carr. The program is also listed in many national and international college catalogues. Some of the students have also had brothers, sisters, or cousins that have attended Otterbein.
tested at Otterbein regardless of whether they have been tested before, according to Carr "Reasons for this 'include fraudulent test scores and just being rusty on their proficiency of the English language," said Carr. "A student has to have a score of 500 or more on the TOEFL to be able
to enter most college programs," said Carr, "If there are any discrepancies between the two tests, a student is required to take one course of English." The · only time a student is not tested is if the country the student is from taught English as a major course of instruction.
The program was started to increase the number of foreign students on campus and to create an English program for international students, according to Carr. Similar English programs for international students had already been initiated at Ohio Dominican, Ohio Wesleyan, and Denison.
Another reason for beginning the program was -to use some of the foreign language staff whose class load had been reduced by decreasing enrollment in the foreign language department, according to Susan Klopp, director of the English as a second language program since 1978.
The program had only one level of learning English when it began, but it has now expanded to six levels. "The first year, they (the students) were in small numbers and the courses were tailored to -their level," said Klopp. The six levels consist of low and high beginning, low and high intermediate, and low and high advanced.
"We started out very humbly by contacting some embassies and tapping the influx of Vietnamese refugees," said Carr. "It was devised to attract students whose English was not proficient enough to follow an academic program," said Klopp. Foreign students were also recruited in the Columbus area. For example, Ohio State does not -have an English
The curriculum consists of five hours of English a day with reading, writing, conversation, and grammar skills being emphasized, according to Klopp When a student reaches the high intermediate level, he substitutes one or two hours of English a day to audit a class. "The purpose of this is to give them some idea of wha t they're going to be moving into when they make-a transition to the English language," said Klopp. The students in the advanced course are allowed to take a regular course and about 10 hours of English a week. Emphasis is also placed on writing term papers in the advanced level.
The students' level are determined by the results of the Michigan Test of English Language Proficiency and the Teaching of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) test. Students are
Dick Buckley plays Scottie Templeton and Maribeth Graham plays his wife in the Otterbein production of"Tribute" May 28-29 and June 2-5 at 8:15 in the Campus Center Arena Theatre. (see page 6) PR Photo
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The charges to the opposite of this are particularly galling
when given the fact that at times relatively "solid" stories ·have been tossed out because there was the chance of unjustly damag
One of the few traditions that the Tan and Cardinal has is the ing an individual in the public eye. It is at times like those that the nostalgic editorial that each outgoing editor writes at the end of paper has shown a real professional attitude. Unfortunately the the year. They are usually long-winded affairs that sound like a public doesn't see that side of the operation. combination of an Academy Awards acceptance speech and a Next year the new staff of editors, headed by Joy Grandstaff suicide note ("You'll all miss me when I'm gone"). They're basi and managing editor Pam Clay, will take over the operation of cally self-centered endeavors, but after you've spent the past nine the paper. The two have already begun coordinating the staff for months with dark circles under your eyes, you feel the world 1982-83 and plan to continue work well into the summer, so the owes you at least one last shot. Since next week's issue will be the Tan and Cardinal will be even better. first one published under the-'guidance of the new editor, I'm I regard this as both good news and bad news. It is good news going to rub the circles under my eyes and make a few final because it means a banner year for the paper. The trouble is it comments. also means you probably won't miss me when I'm gone.
In the September IO issue of the paper I expressed optimism -D.H. for the year due to the largely veteran staff of writers working on the Tan and Cardinal. That optimism proved to be well-founded.
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The veterans of the staff, week in and week out, gave up a lot of time and put in a lot of effort to make sure this paper came out. The following letters were received nerve-racking job. (That's why one of What was surprising was the development of staffers all by the Tan and Cardinal last week. the main qualifications for the job of through the year. Some very talented writers surfaced during the Registrar is composure-Mr. Dear Editor: course of the year, which should insure a quality paper for 1982- Thompson has nerves of steel!). We try 83 as well. I'd like to correct a misconception to develop a schedule that both offers in your otherwise sensible
The most important contribution, and naturally the least and enough options for students and constructive editorial "Spring obvious one, was made by Jim Gorman, advisor to the Tan and Registration" in the T &C ( S- l3 ). One doesn't waste faculty resources with Cardinal. Gorman should be noted not just for the hours he too many classes at less-than-optimum section of LS. 10," the freshman enrollment. devoted to the publishing of the paper, but for the type of work seminar, is not only a half-time load
Any academic schedule, a small he did. He has slowly but surely forced the concept of organiza for most instructors who teach it. For college's or a large university's, has most fulltime faculty, thirty-five problems: tion upon the staff, thus making it operate more efficiently. He quarter hours a year is a full load. conflicts, teachers one would like to avoid, etc., etc. The also has taken care of most of the dirty work ( creating budgets, (Exceptionally large or small classes, advantage to a place like Otterbein is critiquing stories, etc.) and freed the rest of the staff to do the laboratory sec_tions, etc., can affect the that, if the problem is genuine, we're more interesting work. total upward or downward, but thirty usually able to work it out. five hours is typical.) The load, of
All of the effort was somewhat rewarded last week when the
Sincerely, results of an evaluation of the Tan and Cardinal arrived. The course, has to be figured over three William T. Hamilton evaluation, which was made by a national collegiate journalism terms; thus, most professors teach Dean of the Faculty three five-hour courses one term, two association, was based on issues of the Tan and Cardinal submit the others.
Dear Editor: ted from Fall term. Each newspaper entered in the evaluation
Because we always have the largest This letter wishes to raise outcry was classified by size of institution and age of journalism pronumber of students on campus in the over an unsettling hazard, nay, a gram, and judged on news coverage, design, copy editing, opin fall, many people-including many corporal danger, on our Otterbein I.S. lO instructors-must have their ion content and photography. Each of those categories was then Campus. Our readers, we may be sure, heaviest load that quarter. A section of broken into sub-categories to provide extensive evaluation of are more than aware of the frightening I.S. 10, therefore, counts as a seventh intersection of Grove and Main, and each paper submitted to the judges. Points were then awarded of their annual load, a third to a half of the grave flashing yellow and red lights in each category and the entrees were given an overall rating their fall quarter load. portending accident threat. according to total points received.
I was also interested in the notion
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The Tan and Cardinal received a first class rating, scoring 3070 that instructors "volunteer" for I.S. lO. (fictitious), walking along Grove I suppose they do, but only in the sense toward points out of 4,000. "Areas of distinction" cited the news cover Towers, looks left and right that they "volunteer" to teach any while approaching and attempting to age and design. The rating may not be a Pulitzer Prize, but it does course. Professors work with their traverse Main; the same student provide tangible evidence of the type of improvement that the colleagues and the Curriculum disregards right turners from Grove staff has aimed at all year. Committee to plan the college's (southbound) onto Main (now
Although it is often hard to spot right away, the progress of the curriculum; the faculty work with the westbound); surprised, he looks with chairpersons and the dean to staff the paper has been quite encouraging. Certainly the attitude of the distraught head movements to courses we offer. We try, of course, to staff has been instrumental in that progress. Everyone involved base teaching assignments on interest, determine the progress of the right turner, while remembering with the Tan and Cardinal has been dedicated to the goal of expertise, and enthusiasm for a the east / westbound traffic on Main; the producing a professional quality paper for the Otterbein particular course. I don't think I.S. lO lights are flashing; he becomes giddy, community. is any more voluntary, in such a stumbles on the incongruous sidewatk system, than any other course. It is a
Sometimes that has meant looking into controversial matters, and curb (the seam), or, indeed, the real credit to Otterbein, however, that cobbles efforts that have been misconstrued as witch-hunting or trouble senior faculty willingly and eagerly accident. on Grove; we have an making. Make no mistake about this: This paper never seeks to teach freshman courses-that's not the Otterbein's Campus would do well create a story or crucify anyone. The only goal for the Tan and case in many colleges. to have itself paved over. Cardinal is to report news to the community and make it think. Putting together a schedule every
Sincerely, year is, of course, a complex, even Timothy McMasters
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Lewis' trip reveals .different views of Russian people
By David Kimmel
trip to the Soviet Union, where he spent three weeks of his sabbatical
Most Americans picture the Rus "delving·into Russian culture." sian people as a grey mass of anti Although he traveled as part of an Westerners shivering in block-long American tour group, Lewis said he lines for loaves of bread, and cower spent most of his time with Russians ing in the shadow of a secret police he had befriended during his two force waiting to whisk them away to previous visits to the U.S.S.R. This some distant labor camp gave him a view of Russian life dif
went there for a vacation; Lewis explained, expecting the same kind of service they would get here, something the Russians have no idea of
This is a warped view of a re fering from the one we have received markably physical and loving people, from an uninformed Western press according to Dr. J. Patrick Lewis, and returning tourists. associate professor of business ad
Many tourists return to the United ministration and economics here at States from the Soviet Union with · Otterbein. stories of being treated rudely by Lewis recently returned from a the Russians. Most of these people
Sabbatical leaves supply benefits to the college and its professors
Lewis added he never saw, in any of his three visits to the U.S.S.R., any trace of hostility toward foreigners. Americans, according to Lewis, are a source of information for the heavily-censored Russians, who are fascinated by them.
The Western press is basically ignorant of conditions in the Soviet Union, according to Lewis, and relies upon second-hand information to draw its picture of the country.
Lewis said most Russians do not even know about labor camps, like those described by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn in The Gulag Archipelago, much less fear being sent to one.
"The KGB (The Russian secret police) is indeed everywhere, and there- is sometimes good reason to be fearful," Lewis said, "but it isn't as if they are living under constant suspicion."
The average Russian, if such a · person exists, is too concerned with the long lines of scarce consumer goods and the housing shortage to worry about a government from which he hears little or nothing, according to Lewis.
Dr. Lewis has made two previous trips to the Soviet Union. The first time he lived there for a year with his family as a part of a cultural exchange program, and the second time he toured the country for several weeks during his first sabbatical at Otterbein.
By Stephanie Jeffries to Otterbein from other employment
What is a sabbatical? Some stu- or graduate school must serve at least dents may ask this question when they six terms before becoming eligible for can't get their favorite professor for a sabbatical leave. 4) While a person is certain course because he's on sab- on sabbatical leave, he shall not be batical. employed by another organization
Sabbatical leaves are granted to except by special permission from the members of the faculty for the purpose president of the college. If there is of study research or educational travel financial remuneration, he shall remit which will benefit both the college and the total sum to the college. If there are the individual. The individual may sabbatical expenses, the college may also apply for •leaves of absence with- pay them. 5) Normally, replacements out pay. are not provided for faculty members
There are specific guidelines which on sabbatical leave. One may be proare as follows: l) Faculty members v1ded upon recommendation by the are required to participate in a sab- Personnel Committee if &,n unusual batical program. 2) For new faculty situation arises. members eligibility for the first sab- An outline of the project to be atbatical lea ve begins with the tenth tempted during the leave must be in the term. After the initial leave, sabbatical hands of the president or the vice leaves come every seventh term but are president for Academic Affairs by the not granted if they will occur during tenth of January preceding the acathe individual's terminal year at Otter- demic year in which the leave will be bein. 3) A faculty member returning taken. program continued From page 1
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One of -the goals of the program is Aptitude Te st (SAT) score or an equi- to increase the enrollment to about valent to this test, according to Klopp. l 00 students, with 50 to 60 students beThey must also furnish a transcript of ing enrolled in the English as a second any college work done. There is no financial aid available for the inter- languag!! program, acco rd ing to Carr. One reason for wanting this enrollnational students except one scholar- ment increase is for financial reasons. ship which is available upoh meeting certain conditions, according to Carr. "It's to the students' advantage to Most foreign students are either able have smaller classes, financially to the college, it is not that advantageous," to pay their own way or they are fi- said Carr. · nanced by their governments.
Students enrolled in the program
Another goal is to integrate the ineither stay on at Otterbein to get a ternational 'students more with the degree or transfer someplace else for · regular students on campus "The their college or graduate work, ac students need to be integrated more cording to Klopp; Some students just into the American way of life, both go through the program to learn ·the academically and socially," · said English language and do not go on to Klopp. There has been more participacollege work. There are 53 inter tion in activities among the foreign national students on campus with 25 students, but the main goal is to get students enrolled in a regular degree the foreign students and the regular program. There are 14 nationalities students to associate more with each represented among the international other, according to Carr.
'Tribute' to feature team New committee to open up of Buckley and Graham
A moving anct sometimes hilari The Otterbein production of ous testimony to one man's love and Tribute will be staged in the round generosity will be staged by the Ot by Proctor. "It is an exceedingly terbein College Theatre when it pre emotional play which adapts very sents "Tnbute," May 28-29 and June well to the arena theatre in the Cam2-5 at 8: 15 p.m. in the air conditioned pus Center," he points out. Campus Center Arena Theatre. The role of Scottie, the beloved, The award-winning Broadway hit pixie-ish agent, will be played by by Bernard Slade centers on an Richard Buckley. His sympathetic enormously popular press agent first wife will be played by Maribeth facing a terminal illness while trying Graham who played Maria in Otterto win the love of his estranged son. bein's recent production of "The "Tribute is a play about the ex Sound of Music." pression of Jove," says Joe Proctor, Scottie's awkward, intense son Otterbein theatre faculty member Jud will be played by Bruce Marvin. who will direct the production. "It Susan Diol will take the role of Sally contrasts the ease of friends' out Haines, a beautiful young model who pouring their feelings for other helps bring Jud out of his shell. friends with the djfficulty of a father Cheryl Newcomb will play Dr. and son expressing their very deep Gladys Petrelli who finds that Scottie familial love." is a somewhat recalcitrant patient.
Tribute opened on Broadway at Scottie's boyhood friend Lou will be the Brooks Atkinson Theatre in 1978 played by Giovanni Moscardino and starring Jack Lemmon who played Hilary, another of Scottie's many the lead role in Scottie Templeton friends, will be played by Nancy in the film version of the play. Other Wacker. works by Bernard Slade include Tickets to Tribute are available "Same Time Next Year" and at the Cowan Hall box office from 1"Romantic Comedy" which will be 4:30 p.m. weekdays beginning May presented July 13-17 by the Otterbein 19 and at the Campus Center box ofSummer Theatre. fice prior to performances.
Admissions package takes first in area advertising competition
By Mallory Hurd
The package includes the tan viewbook with the colored pictures most Otterbein College has won an students are familiar with, Financial award for an unusual area. The admisAid and Departmental brochures, and sions publication for the 1981-82 other informational booklets for pros- school year were entered in a competipective students. tion and won.
The publications package will be Stamats Communications, who entered in the Regional Federated designed the publications, entered them in a competition held by the · Advertising Club's competition later · this month. Other entries will include Eastern Iowa Ad Club. Judging was publications from businesses, industry based on the overall excellence of the total admissions package. and education.
'Making mess' part of Art 27 experience
By Jeff Gale Also, students in the course learn "Getting down in that clay, making how to judge their work. Wheri a mess, and getting it all over me.was someone has finished a project, it is really rewarding," said Dr. Duff critiqued by the other members of the Helvoight about the Art 27 course. class. A project is judged on many Helvoight, a professor of education · things including style, quality, and at Otterbein, took the course for , creativity. The students learn to make enjoyment last summer term. Dr. and take constructive criticism Dr. Helvoight went into the class with little »elvoight said. experience in the area of ceramics. He Art 27 is offered this summer and said he enjoys ceramics because it is a meets every day from 9: 15- 11 :35 a.m. fairly inexpensive hobby.
Art 27-37-47 are three courses taught concurrently. The courses are more commonly called Crafts, and include a study of ceramics, jewelry, and fiber. For each course a student receives 5 credit hours. Art 27-37-47 are open to everyone on campus, and in some cases a person can take the course ust for fun.
But nore than that, Dr. Helvoight said, it 1s easy and with a little ptactice anyone can make simple pots or figurines. Unlike painting and drawing which take years to perfect, with ceramics you can feel like an artist in no time, he said.
communication for ADPs
By Kaye Stith tee are Michael Bell, Jo Ellen Ducey, Jernadine Edwards, Sandra Jenkins,
A committee has been organized for Barbara Overholser,
Gerald Paglione
the ADP students. The committee, and Loretta Parimuha. Thev work Student Advisory Committee is together to help solve the problems of designed to promote closer lines of the ADP students in the many areas communication between the students that are of concern of the students. and the Continuing Education depart Each member must be enrolled in at ment. "We already have a formal least one course during the quarter mechanism for communicating in which he/she serves. A member through the continuing education sub does not have to be enrolled in a course committee," Longacre said, "but this is if the committee functions during the an informal mechanism where we will summer. At least one member of the meet and discuss the needs of the stu Student Advisory Committee, must be dents; provide information on what a member of the Curriculum Commitwe're doing; toss around ideas; and tee on Continuing Education. maybe, plan some social types of activ The committee has four officers: ities where the students can get chairperson, Gerald Paglioni; assisttogether." ant chairperson, Loretta Parimuha;
The committee consists of seven stu secretary, Jo Ellen Ducey; and treasdents. The members are selected by the urer Barbara Overholser. ' Director of Continuing Education The committee works closely with with input from various sources and the Director of Continuing Education represent as many segments of the and provides input and suggestions to Continuing Education student popu Greg Longacre concerning any area lation as possible. that affects Continuing Education
Each member must care about the students. College and about their fellow stu The committee is responsible for dents, reflect a positive attitude to planning, developing and promoting problems and concerns and conduct social and cultural activities for the themselves in a manner that would Continuing Education students. This reflect credit on themselves, the com responsibility will be shared with the mittee and the College. Continuing Education staff.
The members on the Continuing They meet on regular basis and their Education Student Advisory Commit- next meeting is June l at 5:00 p.m. 'Contemporary' poe appearing at Battelle woman for contemporary poetry. By Karen Moore Turner has also served as director of
On June 1, 1982 the Poetry Series the Cleveland State University Poetry and Otterbein are proud to present Center since 1964.
Alberta Turner in Battelle at 8: 15 p.m. Turner's collections of poetry inTurner has several published col clude such works as Learning to Count lections of poetry plus, for the past 20 and Lid and Spoon (University of years she has also been a spokes- Pittsburgh Poetry Series).
Determi_ned trio ·carries track burden alone
By Janet Hutzelman
The season's over. No big wins, no big losses. It's time for the team to hang up the spikes for another yearall three pairs , So goes the story of the Otterbein women's track team. When practices started on the first day of spring term, only three participants showed up. Three very determined, dedicated and talented women.
Freshman Tyra Horn, a physical education major, was responsible for 17 of the 19 points the team earned this year She placed fifth in the discus with a throw of l 06 feet at the Otterbein Invitational, the team's last meet held on May 14.
discus. Although she did not place in the top six in any event, she set a personal best time in the 3000 meter with a time of 12:21.
"K.K. has the endurance but not the speed," said Murff. "She has improved her times and distances in all of her events."
She summed up this season by saying, "It went alright, and I think I ran the 3000 well, but there are a lot of areas I still need to work on."
The year was one that would be somewhat discouraging, to say the least, for any coach; but, like the three who made up the team, Linda Murff was just as determined and stood by the girls all season.
to win.
Because there were only three of them, it was impossible, obviously, to compete in any relays. That fact forced them to cut their already short schedule as they had to scratch the Central State Relays on April 24.
The lack of competition also made it difficult for the girls to improve, said Murff. "They kept asking 'when are we going to compete' so they could get an accurate check on how they were doing," she added.
"Overall, they did pretty well considering there were only three of them," said Murff.
track meets and talking with prospective students that visit.
"I'm very pleased that Linda is going to stay," said Dr. Day. "We get more requests (from prospective students) about track than anything else, and it will help to have her on campus so that there's someone they can talk to when they visit."
Even though there are several top prospects who have shown an interest in attending Otterbein, they won't be sure of how many are actually coming next year until the financial aid packages are set, said Murff.
She also took second place in the shot put with a throw of 37' 11 ¾", only 2 feet short of qualifying for nationals.
When Murff took over as coach for the 1982 season, it was a chance for a fresh start. Unfortunately , that approach had been taken too many times. The women's track team has not kept the same coach for more than a year since 1979 when Stan Hughes, a former Otterbein faculty member who now teaches at Newark High School, lead the team.
Looking ahead to next year, the picture looks a lot brighter already. Murff and others in the physical education department have done some recruiting for next year by going to high school
This season, though, is over. It wasn't bad, but it was still far from outstanding. The only thing to do now 1s to keep the spikes handy because there's always next year.
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This pair of track shoes signifies the plight of the women's track .team, which was largely forgotten this year.
( Ph o t o by Jeff Boehm )
Cheryl Ellzey, a coach at Westerville North High School, worked with the team in 1981 and last year's team was coached by Barb Belek, a teacher at Licking Heights High School. According to Dr. Marilyn Day, chairman of the health and physical education department , both would have liked to stay, but because of other time conflicts and commitment s, neither one could continue coaching Murff will be back next year as the coach for both indoor and outdoor track. One of her long range goals is to build a consistent track program
"Probably one reason girls didn't go out · for track wa s because they weren't sure if I was going to stay or not," said Murff "There's no consistency in the program."
Murff added that other girls who run in high school get burned out or lose interest in track when they get to college, some get involved in other activities , and still others just don't want to make the committment.
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"I th ink if T yra had someone else to work with, she would have hit national s ," sa id first-year coach Linda Murff. " She has the capabilities of it." Horn's personal best in the shot stands at 39' 6" with which she holds the record at Jewett-Scio High School. She also holds high school records in the 400 meter run and in the 400 meter, 800 meter and 1600 meter relays.
For Horn, this season was not a good one. Both arm and ankle injuries were a problem along with the frustrations of having only two teammates and virtually no team spirit. Nonetheless , she stuck it out.
"It seemed like I was wasting my time · being there," said Horn. "I kept going because I'm not a quitter; once I start something I don't quit, even if I think it's not worth it."
With only three girls, the team ran into two large, obvious obstacles : lack of depth and an overabundance of frustration.
"It's discouraging," said Murff. "With three girls you can't win. You can increase your personal best, but you can't win."
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Unfortunately for Otterbein, Horn will not be back next year as she plans to transfer.
Junior Laurie Griley, a third-year veteran of Otterbein's track team, placed sixth in the long jump at the Otterbein Invitational with a 15' l 0" effort. She also took sixth place in the 400 meter hurdles, an event she had not even attempted before this year
Of the three, Kirsop was the only one to set a new personal best time in any event. Both Griley and Horn did significantly better in high school Part of the problem was the absence of team spirit.
"Laurie really needed to work on endurance for the 400," said Murff. "She did very well considering it was the first time she had done it."
The third in the trio is Junior Karen Kirsop, a second year runner from Bay Village, Ohio, who carried the distance events for the team. At the Otterbein Invitational she ran the 1500 meter and 3000 meter runs and threw
"It's more frustrating when there's no one out there working," said Kirsop. "When I ran in relays (in high school) it was more of a team thing and the other people know what it was like. Here I just have to look at it individually."
The most difficult thing to face was the daily practices It seemed to be never ending work for nothing.
"It gets depressing," said Laurie Griley. "There's nothing really to work for."
All they did have to work for were three meets, the Kenyon Invitational on May I, the OAISW Division III Championships on May 7 and 8, and the Otterbein Invitational on May 14, none of which they could even hope
Nespeca finds rebirth at third after injury
By Bill Daubenmire
Then came the 21-5 tromp over In Otterbein's game-wining eigth Capital in which Nespeca was three for inning rally, Nespeca hit a ground rule
At the end of a season, individual five, with two singles and a triple, and double to tie the game, and eventually players express a variety of reflections four RBI's. In a doubleheader sweep scored what proved to be the winning about games past, especially if this sea over Ohio Dominican, he was two for run. He was two for four on the day as son is the last of their college career. five, with two RBI's in the second well as handling the third base "hot
For Otterbein third-baseman Dave game. corner" with expertise. Nespeca, that reflection is one of fond
Nespeca's performance had once Since that game the Cardinals tra memories and good times. again insured him a starting spot in the veled to Ada, only to be defeated by
As a freshman, Nespeca broke into Cardinal lineup, while Blythe, still rec Ohio Northern in a best of three series the lineup at third base on the team's overing from the shoulder injury, was for the OAC Championship. Nespeca trip to Florida, and remained in that called upon to fill the designated hitter had three hits in the series, including position for most of the season. spot. Both gave superior performances one in the final game, in which the
"I had a really good season, with the in Otterbein's race to the OAC South Cards were held to just three team hits. exception of a slight slump which sent em Illinois, and made brief appearan ern Division Championship. As this season comes to an end, me to the bench for a few games," Nes ces in each game of a double header Nespeca continued his hot hitting Dave Nespeca looks back to the start pace, stroking peca said, "but I still played thirty to against the University of West Florida. three singles in three at with painful memories-"After I was forty games."
"During the period that I was out, bats, in a 7-5 victory over Ohio Wes out of the lineup, I knew that when I Nespeca's sophomore year was just Mike Blythe was performing well at leyan. Just two days later in a double got the chance to step back in, I'd have as promising as he started at third the third base. He was hitting .430 and header sweep over Muskingum, he was to earn the position by proving myself. majority of the season, and batted a that's a hard act to follow. I knew all I four for nine on the day with a double. That's what I've tried to do." hot .354. needed was a chance to prove myself Add to that another pair of hits, For Dave Nespeca, a reflection of "My junior year I played on and again, but with Blythe doing so well, I against Muskingum again, and the his final season at Otterbein, is also off," Nespeca said, "I'd be going good couldn'r expect much."
stage was set for the Southern Division one of satisfaction. and then all of a sudden-slump."
Then, in a game against Wittenberg, championship game against Marietta.
In spite of it all Nespeca was able to Blythe acquired shoulder problems hit .304, including five doubles, and from throwing, and the chance that had a fielding percentage of 912. Nespeca was looking for became a
Then, as his senior season was reality. beginning to get underway, Nespeca, "It's a heck of a way to break into
converted to a pitching spot to fill the lineup, but I was frustrated on the vacancies in the rotation, had a spell of bench, and ready for any opportunity
misfortune fall his way. At the begin to play," Nespeca said.
Cards fall to Polar Bears
face Albion in regionals
By Dave Graham
Single runs by the Cards in the sixth ning of the team's Florida tour, an
Otterbein's baseball team dropped Play he did. In his first start against and eighth innings was more than infection in his left foot forced him to Kenyon, Nespeca was two for three the final two games of a three game enough as OC took the game 5-2. sit out of the lineup. He played the first with three RBI's and a homerun. The set with Ohio Northern last weekend Senior Jeff Harper raised his season game against Florida State, but then next day he helped the Cards defeat and with it the Ohio Conference title. record to an impressive 11-2 by going the infection became serious, and he MAC leaders Kent State l 0-9 and 5-0 The Cardinals reached the cham the distance. for Otterbein. Harper was forced to rest the next six days. in a doubleheader. He was one for two pionship series with OAC Northern gave up 10 hits and struck out six. Division Champ ONU with a 6-5 de
Toward the end of the trip, Nespeca in the first game with a double, and
Hopkins within reach of a national championship
Junior Dave Elsea cracked a homewas the starting pitcher against East- two for two in the second with another feat of Marietta on May 17. run in the Cardinal victory. homerun and two RBI's. Although the conference season is The second game of the Friday over, the Cards will continue their double-header saw the Polar Bears schedule by competing with the start fast and did not let up as they NCAA Division III Mid-East regional pounded the Cards 10-1 to tie the at Ohio Northern. Regional play series. began yesterday with Otterbein kick
ing off the tournament against Albion The deciding game of the series was
By Dan Hughes week, you're kind of hard-pressed for College of Michigan. played Saturday and saw ONU edge time," Hopkins said. "Especially when In the first game at Ohio Northern the Cardinals 2-1. Kirk McDonald
It may take him awhile, but when you run track twice a day. It's been Otterbein jumped out to a three run took the loss for Otterbein as he gave Hal Hopkins decides what he wants hard having a double major. I'd pro lead in the top of the second inning. up six hits. The Polar Bears Brian he doesn't fool around. The senior bably be better off just having one, Northern answered with a lone run in Lieberman was the victorious pitcher life science and chemistry major from but I thought it would help me to have the bottom of the inning to make the giving up only three hits in Ohio Cincinnati wasn't considered a stand a chemistry background." score 3-1. Northern's fourth OAC crown. out as an athlete in high school, running track and cross country and even chafing with basketball and soccer.
But since he settled on track as his sport as a freshman at Otterbein, Hop kins has become more than just a standout for the Cardinal track team. He has parlayed his athletic ability and a lot of good old-fashioned sweat into a fifth-place ranking in the NCAA national standings in the 3000 meter steeplechase and a berth in the Division 3 Nationals held this week in Neighborsville, Illinois.
Hopkins got to the Nationals by running an Ohio Athetlic Conference record time of 9: 11.6 in the conference finals two weeks ago. The record he Hal
broke was his own, set last year. He knows the competition awaiting "When Hal first came here he was him m Illinois is tough, but he remains not one of our main recruits," said optimistic. "In times turned in so far Porter Miller, coach of the Cardinals. this year I've got the best time. Last "He came because of his brother, Brad. year I ran hard in the semifinals and Brad had a super attitude, and be was. tired for the finals. This year I'm cause of it we were interested in Hal." hoping to save myself by hanging with "Hal's claim to success was that the leaders and hope to outkick them when he found out that's what he at the end. I have strength over the wanted, then he really started to last lap and a half that the others work," said Miller. Much of that don't have." work has been on his own since his "My goal for the Nationals is to double major requires a great deal of time. run a 9:04, the all-time conference mark. I want to get that." And he's "When you have two to three labs a not fooling around.
Hopkins (Photo by Greg Speyer)