Otterbein University - Sibyl Yearbook (Westerville, OH)

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. -A ' ' i - A P ws , A-' N .wg Nz. e 'S' . , , , .Q sail, U 5 - ,Alf S. A. T. C. COMPANY B In 1918 a unit of the Students' Army Training Corps was organized on Otterl1ein's cam- pus. It was the purpose of this organization to prepare men for further training in one of the district training camps. It was difficult for the army officers in charge to realize that their men were supposed to attend classes as well as drill. A month after its organization the welcomed armistice was signed. SCENE ALONG BIG WALNUT . 'f'e?,, ., ' ,i : li,'q'zf'i - i'xfA '1t iixtji' . Eat. One of the romantic spots away from the campus which is fa- miliar to Otterbein couples.

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OLD ATHLETIC FIELD The old athletic field lay to the rear of the Administration Building. In 1914, the cost of grading and tiling of the present site was provided for by the Class of 1911. In the center background can be seen two hurdles which mark the course of It was there that the Otterbein mile-run record was set in 1907 which Ed Bu last spring. These men set a new Ohio Con- ference Mile Rela Record in 1925 y . They are still the holders of Ot- terbein,s relay record. BROADHEAD, BEELMAN, RUFFINI, the old track. rtner broke STOUGHTON

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N I3 ART STUDIO IN 1903 In May, 1922, Vice-President Coolidge paid a 'visit to Otterbein. While here he addressed the students in the college church and then placed a Wreath on the Civil PVar S0ldier's Me- morial. Mrs. Mary E. Lee, a Westerville citizen, was largely responsible for bringing the Vice- President to the campus. HONORING CIVIL WAR DEAD