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Rev. Lewis Bookwalter, D.D., Inauguration - Eleventh President, Otterbein University

Presidential Inaugurations

President Bookwalter demonstrated that strong leadership can produce significant accomplishments even in a short presidency. Trustees appointed him after he had extensive experience in United Brethren college presidencies, two years at Westfield College (IL) and ten at Western College (IA). As Trustees intended, he spent most of his time with off campus constituencies. In four years, he increased enrollment from 401 students to 551. Three Otterbein fraternities formed, without University approval.

President Bookwalter's remarkable fund raising and construction record included Cochran Hall (1907, $31,000), Carnegie Library (1908, $40,000), Lambert Hall (music, 1909, $28,000), and a heating plant. He resigned in …

Otterbein Aegis September, 1904 Alumnal Excerpt, Archives

William Henry Fouse Collection

Otterbein Aegis Alumnal column mentioning William Henry Fouse. It references his move from being principal in Corydon, Indiana to a principal in Gallipolis, Ohio.

Sibyl 1904, Otterbein University

Otterbein University Yearbooks

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