100 Years of Towers

The magazine was renamed Otterbein Towers.

This issue of Towers was used as an admission piece for the first time, providing information for alumni to recruit young people for admission.

First sign of World War II creeping into life at Otterbein.

This issue included a long list of enlisted men called “In the Army Now.” The U.S. entered WWII in December 1941.

Special issues in 1942, 1948, 1952, and 1958, doubled as pictorials for alumni and viewbooks for prospective students.

The headers Stork Market Report, Cupid’s Capers, and Toll of the Years were used instead of Births, Marriages, and In Memoriam — for many years with cartoon illustrations.

Towers began listing soldiers serving “In the Armed Forces” in the Korean War.

One elephant, four horses, one budgie, and one sea turtle have been cover models for Towers.

Photos celebrating commencement have appeared on the cover 23 times.

Towers started featuring an “Otterbein Alumni in Military Service” list for those serving in the Vietnam War.

“Class Notes” was first used.

An aerial view of campus showed off the new Rike Center.

This cover photo of tulips with tidy cursive writing above stating, “Don’t step on the tulips, please” is deceptive. The cover relates to the Cochran Hall fire: “… fire hoses were being dragged across the lawn, when one fireman uttered, ‘Don’t step on the tulips, please.’’’

The Marching Band has appeared on the cover three times.

Seven Towers “newsletter supplements” were published. These newsletters were meant to provide news to alumni between issues of the magazine.

Minnie Mouse and Pluto appeared on the cover with Keith Malick ’73, P’12.

Towers Hall has appeared on the cover (not as a logo) approximately three dozen times and was the main image two dozen times.

Otterbein’s Men’s NCAA National Championship Basketball Team was featured on the cover. The Men’s Basketball team has appeared on the cover of Towers five times.

Blushing brides appeared on the cover in March 1948 (with groom), September 1949, September 1950, and Summer 2007 (with groom).

The staff looked for more environmentally sustainable options and began publishing the magazine on recycled paper. Today, Towers is printed with environmentally friendly soy ink by an Ohio company that prioritizes paper recycling.

The DNA strand on the cover, representing Otterbein legacies, was printed on a 3D printer at The Point.