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Magazine Publishes
Ramsey er Article
An article concerning visual edu
cation by Dr. L. L. Ramseyer, presi
dent of Bluffton college appears in
the current issue of “The Phi Delta
Kappan”, an educational journal of
note.
Describing the function of the
faculty and the administration in
promoting audio-visual education in
the schools, President Ramseyer in
terestingly discusses the financing,
type of equipment, facilities, meth
ods, and the task of teachers in
using radio and motion pictures in
this new phase of educational in
struction.
The “Phi Delta Kappan’’, a
journal for the promotion of re
search, service, and leadership in
education, is the official national
organ of the Phi Delta Kappa, pro
fessional educational fraternity, of
which President Ramseyer is a
member.
Another educational journal has
printed the complete address, en
titled “The Christian College and
Present Needs,” delivered by Dr.
Ramseyer at his inauguration as
President of Bluffton college. The
speech appears in “Christian Educa
tion,” published by the Council of
Church Boards of Education in the
United States.
Rain Changes Plans
For Play On Campus
A heavy thunderstorm and down
pour of rain early Monday night
forced a change in plans for outdoor
presentation on the college campus
of Shakespeare’s pay “A Midsum
mer Night’s Dream”.
Because of the weather the pro
duction was staged in the high school
gymnasium which was well filled for
the occasion. It was presented under
direction of Prof. P. W. Stauffer of
the college dramatic department.
Cast for the play was as follows:
Theseus, John Boehr Egeus, Mark
Houshower Philostrate, Laurel Mul
let Lysander, Bert Smucker De
metrius, Dale Francis Quince, Dar
vin Luginbuhl Bottom, Leonard
Metzker Snug, Myron Browm Flute,
Paul Soldner Starveling, Paul Schu
macher Snout, John Thutt Hippo
lyta, Helen Folk Hermia, Betty
Keeney Helena, Julia Culp Oberon,
Floyd Hugus Titania, Bettye Lewis
Puck, Duane Tway Peaseblossom,
Margaret Olivet Cobweb, Alice Jean
Steiner Moth, Mary Smucker Mus
tardseed, Jo Haldy Fairy, Loreen
Peters Attendants to Theseus, Har
vey Bauman and Bud Bloomquist
Attendants to Titania, Betty Lape,
Ruth Severns, Shirley Bailey, Grace
Geissinger Faries, Florence Geis
singer, Magdalene Oyer, Betty Sam
sal, Lucile Steiner, Marcile Steiner,
Evelyn Hilty and Lucille Tschantz
Attendants to Oberon Gene Hilty
and Fred Cook.
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Carol Cookson, of Bluffton,
who was crowned queen.
P. W. Stauffer, director of
dramatics, in charge of an
nual Shakespearean play.
Establishment of a state roadside
park in Orange township on U. S.
Route 30 North will be completed
this summer, it was announced last
week.
This is a part of a county-wide
program planned by the Hancock
county National Resources council
w’hich hopes to establish roadside
parks in each township and com
munity.
The first park will be on the farm
of C. H. Hilty, in Orange township,
near the eastern boundary of the
Rockport
The Light Bearers of the Presby
terian Church will meet Thursday
afternoon in the home of Jimmie
Begg.
Herbert Marshall who is in his
Senior year at Ohio State University
has returned home to spend the
summer with his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Herbert Marshall, Sr.
Miss Eunice Trumbo of Council,
Idaho left Friday for Cincinnati
where she spent a couple of days
with a former classmate and the
two are spending a part of this week
at commencement festivities in
Wooster college, their alma mater.
Miss Trumbo will visit her brother
Arthur in Oklahoma before return
ing to Idaho.
Mrs. F. C. Marshall motored to
Oberlin Saturday with Mr. and Mrs.
Wagner of Ft. Recovery where they
attended a class reunion and other
festivities for the week end. Mr.
Marshall and son Robert and Ken
neth Marshall were in Oberlin Sun
day and Mrs. Marshall returned
home with them in the evening.
State Roadside Park Will Be
Located In Orange Township
Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Eisenbach of
Phoenix, Ariz., and Mrs. Walter
Eisenbach, son Bob and daughter
Betty of Casa Grande, Ariz., are
expected here sometime this week.
Commander J. A. Saunders and
family of Chevy Chase, Md., will
probably arrive Saturday for a
couple of days’ visit with his Ari
zona and Ohio relatives.
Ralph Marshall spent several days
the past week on a business trip to
Canada.
The final meeting of the Profit
and Pleasure Club for the year will
be held in the home of Mrs. F. C.
Marshall, Wednesday afternoon of
next week. The program theme is
“Books”, with the following numbers
for the program: Response, A Book
Worth Reading Music, Club Cur
rent Literary Favorites, Mrs. Orlo
Marshall Book Review, “The Pa
triot” by Pearl Buck, Mrs. Fred
Badertscher Special Music, Mrs. F.
C. Marshall.
Miss Eunice Trumbo took supper
last Thursday evening with Mr. and
Mrs. E. E. Freet and daughter Ruth.
Plans are being made for a picnic
for the Allen County Farm Women’s
Federated Clubs to be held at
Lafayette Park, June 20th. Mem
bers of the Friendly Neighbors and
Profit and Pleasure Clubs, both local
organizations, are planning to at
tend.
Ralph Marshall will leave next
Monday for Columbus where he will
enter O. S. U. for the summer
quarter.
Mr. and Mrs. Wilton Cook of
Detroit, and Mrs. Mary Cook of
Columbus Grove called on relatives
in this vicinity Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Cook who has been with her
son in Detroit for a couple of
months returned home Sunday and
although past eighty, plans to spend
the summer at her home in Colum
bus Grove.
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Kidd were call
ed to Indianapolis, Saturday by the
death of the former’s father Samuel
Kidd of that city.
The annual Children’s Day pro
gram will be given at the M. E.
Church, Sunday evening, to which
all are cordially invited.
Mr. Isaac Bunn and daughters
Maxine and Jane of Columbus Grove
were Sunday afternoon callers in
CAMPUS FIGURES PROMINENT IN BLUFFTON DAY FETE
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Helene Stonehill, of Lima,
maid of honor.
George Radulovich, of Lima,
who was chairman of Bluff
ton Day activities.
township.
Easements have been granted to
the state highway department by
Hilty for a roadside park, one acre
in size, in a grove of native timber,
including buckeye, ash, hickory and
elm.
H. R. Denniston, landscape en
gineer of the Lima district, nego
tiated the agreement. He said work
will begin on the site about July 1.
A well will be drilled, a furnace is
to be built, toilets will be put in,
and parking areas will be provided.
the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. C.
Spicer.
Mr. and Mrs. Pearl Poling of
Lima spent Sunday afternoon with
Mrs. Lena Rockhill and sons.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Zuber of
Spencerville called on Mr. and Mrs.
Joe Parker, Sunday afternoon.
$45,432 Collected In
Real Estate Taxes
Real estate tax payments for the
last half 1939 collection totalled
$10,395.66 last week, an aggregate
for the period of $45,432.26.
Sales tax receipts for the week
were $5,795.84, and for the year
thus far, $116,291.32.
Personal and classified tax books
have been closed and turned over to
the county auditor for settlement, it
was reported by County Treasurer
Byron Dershem. Personal tax col
ections reached an aggregate of $78,
078.26, and the classified tax receipts
amounted to $49,901.51.
Honorary Captains
Named At College
Following an annual custom, the
Men’s Varsity of the college has
chosen honorary captains in each
sport for the ending school year.
Stanley Fretz, of Lansdale, Pa., has
been named honorary captain of the
Beaver football and track teams.
Bob West of Bluffton received the
nod as honorary head of the basket
ball team while Don Gundy, of
Meadows, Ill., captains the base
ballers. Gene Zuber, of Bluffton,
ace tennis player, has been elected
captain of the Beaver netters.
Honors are bestowed on Gene
Zuber for his four years of college
tennis competition without a single
set-back. Likewise, the doubles
team consisting of Zuber and Bob
West have never suffered the sting
of defeat throughout collegiate com
petition.
Baccalaureate At
College Sunday
On Sunday afternoon in the
Bluffton college chapel, President
Lloyd L. Ramseyer addressed his bal
calaureate sermon to the 1940 grad
uating class of thirty members, their
relatives and friends. The college
A Capella choir also sang at this
time its traditional commencement
number, “Sanctus”.
Addressing his sermon to the
former graduates of Bluffton Col
lege as well as to the 1940 class,
President Ramseyer emphasized the
need of a thoroughly Christian life
to meet the challenge of the present
day world. He pointed out three
phases of Christian life: (1) belief
and trust (2) clean personal living
habits (3) correct social relation
ships. Service should be the prime
aim of the Christian life, Dr. Ram
seyer said. His final exhortation
was “Have faith”.
Dr. Ramseyer challenged the grad
uating seniors to attack life’s prob
lems with a will to live pure lives
and to be true to Christian ideals.
Following the service in the chapel,
President and Mrs. Ramseyer held a
reception in the president’s home for
seniors, their relatives and friends.
The beauty of any countenance is
the light that shines through it.
THE BLUFFTON NEWS, BLUFFTON, OHIO
Wiliam Snyder, of Altoona,
Pa., most popular man.
Coach A. C. Burcky, general
chairman of college com
mencement activities.
College Varsity In
Reunion Luncheon
At 12:00 o’clock Friday morn
ing the annual Varisity “B” Lunch
eon was held in the Walnut Grill.
Before the luncheon was served
the men of past years met the men
of the present era of Bluffton sports
in an informal hand shake.
After the serving had been com
pleted, Bob West President of the
club called on the “Old Timers” and
asked their year and their present
occupation. Then Dick Backensto
read roll of the present lettermen
telling their respective sports and
their class.
The trumpet trio favored the men
with two selections. Following this
added attraction President West in
troduced Mr. Leo Mangum, Lima,
Ohio, a former star in the baseball
world. Mr. Mangum has a record
of having played professional base
ball with twenty-one different lea
gues. His speech consisted of rem
iniscents of his years in the great
American pastime. Stories were
told by him concerning different men
with whom he had played during his
career.
At present Mr. Mangum is pro
prietor of a bowling alley in Lima.
After speaking he answered ques
tions from the floor. During this
time he said that he believed that
Bill McKechnie is the best manager
that he ever played for.
Following this “Chat” Bob West
announced the name of the new
president for next year’s Varsity
“B” Club. George Radulovich, at
present a Junior from Lima, Ohio,
and three sport letter man will fill
that capacity.
The banquet then adjourned so
that the men could get to the cam
pus for the Alumni-Varsity baseball
game.
Beaverdam
Dale Augsburger of Van Wert
spent the week-end with his mother,
Mrs. Henry Augsburger.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Yant, Mr.
and Mrs. Grant Barber and family
were Sunday dinner guests of Mrs.
Ella Yant.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Anderson and
family of Lafayette spent Wednes
day afternoon with Mr. and Mrs.
Howard Clark.
The Ladies Aid Society of the M.
E. Church held an all day meeting
at the home of Mrs. Ed Cook on
Thursday.
Mrs. Minnie McClure of Dayton
visited last week with Mrs. Calvin
Bailey.
Mr. and Mrs. Donzie Cotner and
family of Findlay were called here
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Wednesday by the death of the for
mer’s mother, Mrs. Irvin Sawmiller.
Otis Lippincott of Lima was a
Monday caller of his aunt, Mrs.
Emhia Vinson.
Sherry Jan Zimmerman of Bluff
ton was a Sunday visitor of her
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Wm.
Amstutz.
Mrs. R. D. Drummond of Colorado,
Mrs. Zetta Mericle of Michigan
Mrs. James Slater and son of New
ark, Ohio Mrs. Steven Beard and
daughter of Van Wert, Mrs. Bert
Medaugh of Paulding were Wednes
day callers of Mr. and Mrs. Fert
Turner.
Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Koontz of
Findlay were Sunday dinner guests
of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Williams and
family.
Mr. and Mrs. Guy Larue and
family of Harrod were Sunday after
noon callers of Mr. and Mrs. W’m.
Younkman.
Mrs. Emma Barber returned Sun
day after visiting the past three
weeks with her sister, Mrs. Sarah
Ridenour at Mansfield.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Williams, Mr.
and Mrs. Ralph Williams, Mrs.
Ernest Hall, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Zim
merman, Mr. and Mrs. Francis
Williams attended the funeral of
Mrs. Ann Marie Aikman at Sidney
Wednesday afternoon.
Miss Nellie Fisher of Lima and
Wm. Lutterbein were united in
marriage Wednesday morning at the
home of the officiating minister,
Rev. E. J. Arthur.
Mrs. Etta Yant moved recently in
to the Stanley Vertner property on
Main street.
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Yant were Sat
urday callers of Mr. and Mrs. Lester
Bierly and family at Lafayette.
Miss Christine Baker, music in
structor in the Celina schools visited
relatives here Monday enroute to
Chicago.
Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Green and
family spent the week end with
relatives at Alma, Michigan.
The Ladies Aid society of the
Church of Christ met Thursday with
Mrs. Marvin Reigle assisted by Mrs.
Carl Bassett.
Mr. and Mrs. Ferd Turner enter
tained as Sunday dinner guests, Mr.
and Mrs. Ellis Thompson of Spencer
ville Percy Thompson, of Pontiac,
Mich. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Bowyer
and son Larry, of Wapakoneta.
Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Guisinger,
daughter Alberta, son Milo from
Fostoria, and Miss Lola Moser of
Arcadia, were Sunday dinner guests
of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Bogart.
Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Amstutz had
as Sunday dinner guests Mr. and
Mrs. Levi Hauenstein and son Ellis,
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hall and family,
Miss Arvilla Baumgartner.
Mrs. Ed Cook, daughters Helen
and Maxine, Mrs. Etta Yant, and
Miss Eileen Amstutz spent the week
end at Detroit, Mich., the guest of
Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Hochstettler.
Mr. and Mrs. John Keiffer were
Sunday afternoon callers of Mr. and
Mrs. Roy Hauenstein and family of
near Bluffton.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Weaver and
sons of Fremont spent several days
the past week with Mrs. Lillie
Anderson and daughter Carol Fern.
Lynn Lugibihl of Lima spent the
past week with his grandparents,
Mr. and Mrs. John Keiffer.
Pete Duldner of Detroit, Mich.,
spent the week end here with Mrs.
Duldner.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Beach of
Lima spent Sunday evening with
the latter’s parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Weaver.
Three New Schools
On Beaver Grid Care
Three new opponents—Kent State,
Otterbein and Ashland appear on the
Bluffton college football schedule for
the next fall’s season.
They will replace Bowling Green,
Wittenberg and Manchester, a trio
of last year’s opponents.
The team of last year will remain
intact, losing only two lettermen of
last year, Backensto in the backfield
and Stan Fretz on the line. There
will be two lettermen back for the
guard berths while at tackles there
will be four lettermen returning. Re
maining at end will be two veterans
of last year with several promising
yearlings giving plenty of competi
tion. The coach will have no back
field problems with five lettermen
available, backed up by experienced
reserves.
The team of last year was quite
inexperienced but the coming autumn
will find the boys hardened to the
find two lettermen back for the
center post. One insigna winner and
ways of the gridiron. Most of the
reserves coming up have seen action
throughout iast year. As for team
morale, the rating should be high
for the boys know that they have
possibilities and matenal for a suc
cessful season. Coach Burcky him
self is unusually optimistic as
coaches go. 1940-41 schedule follows:
Sept. 21.... .......... .......... at Kent State
Sept. 28---------------at Grand Rapids
Oct. 5-- Defiance here
Oct. 12 Open
Oct. 19_____________ at Otterbein
Oct. 26...-------------------Findlay here
Nov. 2__________ ____ Ashland here
Nov. 9-------------------------at Kenyon
Nov. 16_ ___________ at Assumption
News Want-Ads Bring Results.
Conducting colorful ceremonies be
tween showers of rain, Miss Carol
Cookson, Bluffton senior, was crown
ed Bluffton Day Queen Monday
afternoon on the campus. Her
escort in the traditional rites was
William Snyder, Altoona, Fa., who
had been elected most popular man
at the school. Miss Helene Stone
hill, Lima, was Maid of Honor.
Announcement was made this
week that Dr. R. Ames Montgomery,
of the Presbyterian Theological
seminary, Chicago, will be the
Bible Lecturer for the next school
year. It is planned to hold the an
nual series of lectures in November.
Fortieth anniversary of the found
ing of Bluffton college was com
memorated in a pageant staged Sun
day night in the First Mennonite
church. Preceding the pageant a
concert was presented by the vesper
choir.
Baccalaureate exercises were held
Sunday afternoon in the college
Name Honor List
At College Here
At faculty meetings, Margaret
Hobson of Damascus, Helene Stone
hill of Lima, Elnore Burtchin of
Lima, Genevieve Stein of Genoa,
Karl Schultz of Bluffton and Andrew
Shelly of Pennsburg, Pa., were re
commended for membership in the
Pi Delta Honor society.
Selection of seniors for this honor
is based upon excellency of scholar
ship, personality, and leadership. The
folowing specific requirements must
be met: (1) No grade shall be below
for one year (2) Of total semes
ter hours of credit, at least 25 per
cent shall be A’s, not more than 15
per cent C’s (3) No grade shall
be below C.
Miss Stonehill, Miss Burtchin, and
Mr. Schultz have also been granted
departmental honors for outstanding
scholarship in their departments of
sociology, French, and history and
government, respectively. Require
ments for this honor include six
semester hours of independent study
in the student’s major department,
the Avriting of a thesis of 5,000
Avords or more, comprehensive exam
inations of sixteen hours in length
over the entire field, and oral exam
inations over the thesis by a faculty
committee from the student’s major
department. Candidacy for doing
this work is confined to students who
devote four full academic years to
their college course and are in resi
dence during their junior and senior
years. Application must be made to
the major professor at the beginning
of the junior year and candidacy is
by vote of the faculty, to Avhom the
application is presented.
Moccasins to England
Fondness of American colonists
for Indian moccasins caused the es
tablishment of an industry in Amer
ica to export the footwear. As early
as 1650, moccasins were being
shipped to England and many col
onists learned to prefer the native
styles to English-made shoes and
boots
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THURSDAY, JUNE 13, 1940
CAMPUS COMMENT
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chapel with Dr. L. L. Ramseyer,
president of the college, delivering
the address to the graduating
seniors.
Officers to head the Avomen’s
Varsity “B” organization next year
Avere named last week by the group.
They include: Frances Jones, presi
dent Evelyn Hilty, vice-president
Betty• Molyneaux, secretary Lucille
Schantz, treasurer.
Commencement exercises for 28
graduating seniors were held Tues
day morning, with Dr. Wilson M.
Compton, Washington, D. C., de
livering the class address. The com
mencement luncheon folloAved the
event.
In organization of the A Capella
choir for next year, Harvey Bauman
Avas elected president Eugene Weed,
vice-president Jean Kolb secretary
Wilton Hartzler, treasurer Russell
Oyer, business manager Alvin
Beachy, custodian Leland Lehman,
stage manager and Margaret
Berky, reporter.
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Pageant Marks 40th
College Anniversary
The story of Mennonite education
was depicted by screen and dramatic
skits at the First Mennonite church,
Sunday evening. This Avas pro
duced in commemoration of the
fortieth anniversary of the founding
of Bluffton College.
As a background, pictures por
traying the history of the Mennon
ites, -starting with Menno Simons
and tracing their migration from
Switzerland through Germany and
Holland to Pennsylvania were shown.
Another personality that was
mentioned is Christopher Dock who
was the first Mennonite educator in
America.
Such monuments in Mennonite edu
cation as the Wadsworth School, Hal
stead Seminary and the Warsaw Con
ference were also depicted.
The groAvth of the college from an
academy to Junior College to a Col
lege granting A. B. and B. S. M. de
grees was shown together with
developments in the different depart
ments within the school. Some of
these episodes were dramatized.
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