"The Silver Book," is the script for a pageant of pictured pages, the Silver Shadow Series of Manchester Murals, musing Otho Winger, President of Manchester College and the growth of His school during twenty-five years of service from 1911 - 1936. The pageant, "The Silver Book," was sponsored by the Silver Anniversary Committee: C. W. Holl, Chairman, H. L. Hartsough and Sadie I. Wampler. The book was compiled and written by Sadie Wampler and her Pageantry Class, fall of 1935 - Lois Brubaker, J. H. Davisson, Wilma Henney, Cletus Johnson, Evelyn Knull, Elizabeth Roney, Helen Turbeville, Marguerite Voigt.
Recognition to Otho Winger for 25 years of service.
THE SILVER BOOK - A pageant presenting the shadow of Dr. Otho Winger, who
concluded his twenty-fifth year as M. C’s president last spring (1936). [Aurora
1937 pg. 128]. Over two-hundred people
took part in the twenty-five eposodes which had been so well arranged and
carefully staged under the direction of Prof. Sadie Wampler. The cooperation of both play production and
pageantry classes made possible the writing of the book. Finally, came the unveiling of the portrait
painted by Paul Trebilcock, which was the gift of the alumni. This climaxed the
evening’s portrayal of a long and successful term of service. Preserved in the memories of those who came
that night in honor of the president, Manchester College’s Silver Book remains
permanently a single edition.
Thursday morning marked the appreciation program in which
representatives from college s of Indiana and neighboring states paid their
personal and official tribute to President Winger. William Lowe Bryan, president of Indiana
University, Winger’s Alma Mater, paid lasting respects to his educational
career.
See pgs. 134 and 135 of Winger’s “Memories of
…Manchester.” The alumni, through the alumni secretary, Miss Gletha Mae
Noffsinger, certain members of the faculty and others provided a Recognition
Day service. This Recognition Day
service was held on May 28, 1936. A recognition of Otho Winger and a tribute to Manchester
College. “A pageant reviewing and commemorating the twenty-five
years of my work for Manchester College was prepared by Mrs. Sadie
Wampler. There was a crowded house to
see this on the evening of May 27. The
next day there was a recognition program given.
Representatives of various groups had their parts on the program.”
See Also: 1937 Aurora, pg. 128 - article and pictures. "Memories of ...Manchester," by Otho Winger. | 
