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Page 23 text:
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N THE EARLY ’90s quite a stir was made at Wittenberg by the ar- rival at the Dorm of the son of a distinguished artist. The rumor grew apace that he not only inherited his father’s gift as a painter but was also an expert performer upon the flute. As time went on and curiosity and expectation had reached their height this talented young man was announced as flute soloist at a concert to be given at the First Lutheran Church. The church was packed for the occasion and the audience sat breathless when the artist in faultless evening dress, not then so common in Springfield, came forward to make his bow and professionally toyed with the keys of his instrument while the prelude to his solo was being played upon the piano. The silence of the audience became more and more intense as the in- troduction neared its end and all expected to be held by the spell of the first liquid birdlike tone of the flute. But in the awful stillness only a breathy p pfi was heard. The artist glared at his fine accompanist as though she had been at fault. Silence if possible grew more silent as the prelude was repeated. Again only p —pfi-—came forth. Then, blushing crimson, the artist addressed the audience as follows: “Ladies and gentlemen, you will really have to excuse me this evening. My mouth is entirely devoid of spit. Probably no audience ever enjoyed a flute solo so much. The artist has since made good as a painter and is at the present time one of the foremost baritones of America, but we have never heard of his making another public appearance as a flutist. The first home of Wittenberg College was the east portion of the present Myers Hall. Here the students lived and had all their activities. Here they recited to some very capable men. In that day the professors needed to be versatile, there were so few of them and so many subjects to cover.
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I here was Professor Geiger, father of the first Wittenberg co-ed, who taught mathematics and the natural sciences. It was said that he was one of the best mathematicians in the state. His official survey of the Blue Ridge mountains for the government was the first authentic one to determine the period of their formation. Later, in company with John W. Bookwalter he did some surveying of volcanic craters in Hawaii. I hen there was Doctor Sprecher. that mental giant whom we in our im- aginations endow with a powerful physique, but who was in reality very slight of stature, but of venerable appearance. It can be said that he was one of the greatest men Wittenberg has had. The students once thought that the anniversary of the receipt of the Stroud bequest should be observed as a holiday. The faculty thought otherwise and school was announced to go on as usual. In the morning the Recitation Hall was crowded with students eager for something to happen. Who was to lead the rebellion? Out he stepped. The students fell behind him one by one. The procession moved out of the building around Recitation Hall and back again. The cry was ‘Holiday! We want a holiday!” Students' sense of propriety was outraged. When a man gives money to the college should there not be a cele- bration? But there was no holiday. Defeated, the students went to their classes as on other days. I he valiant leader of the rebellious host was R. E. T., destined to be within thirteen years the President of the College. As George Ade might say: MORAL—Whatever you may be, your esteemed Professors were more so at the same Period of Evolution from the Wiggle-Tail to the Frog. Doctor Ort was a large man—big physically—over six feet tall and well moulded in proportion to his height. His mental calibre matched his giant frame and bigger than these was the Christian spirit of the man. Twice )v,T President of the College and in his student days proctor in the dormitory, he had an almost inexhaustible supply of anecdotes which he told in a dry, droll fashion. One of Doctor Ort’s favorite stories was the one about the wagon. He was then proctor. This was in the days when the Dorm was lighted by means of lanterns hung in the halls each evening at dusk. There was a student who drove a big farm wagon laden with supplies from his home in Darke County. The boys took a fancy to this wagon, so they took it apart and carried it up the front steps to the second floor. When they entered the building, quiet was necessary in order not to disturb Doctor Ort. So there in the darkened hall they pulled otf their boots.
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