02-07-1964

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OPE COLLEGE

SPIRITUAL LIFE WEEK "Where is our God?" Feb. 10-14

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OLLAND, MICHIGAN

Hope College. Holland, Michigan

76th Year—18

February 7. 1964

Students Seek God in Spiritual Life Week Is He h e r e ? Signs b e a r i n g this question h a v e been a p p e a r i n g all over c a m p u s for two weeks. Put up by the Spiritual Life C o m m i t t e e to s t i m u l a t e student interest and controversy, the signs a r e the f i r s t phase in p r e p a r a t i o n for the next week. Feb. 10-14, which h a s been designated a s Spiritual Life Week on Hope's c a m p u s . T h e m e of the week will be " W h e r e is Your G o d ? " The Spiritual Life Committee is composed of 12 m e m b e r s who meet throughout the year to plan for Spiritual Life Week. The second phase of p r e p a r a tion was the questionnaire polling student opinions of religious life at Hope. The committee u r g e s the r e t u r n of completed questionnaires so that the results m a y be published in next week s anchor. What is the purpose of Spiritual Life Week? Committee m e m b e r Dick VanderBorgh, senior, said, "Spiritual Life Week is designed for us to re-examine and e m p h a size a specific aspect of our faith. On Hope's c a m p u s , the problem is not so much the i m p o r t a n c e of

preaching t h e m e s s a g e of Christianity as s t r e s s i n g the i m p o r t a n t implications of that m e s s a g e . " D a v e Dunn, senior, another of the 12 c o m m i t t e e m e m b e r s added. " T h e question, 'Where is our God?,* a r i s e s from the fact that w e ' v e lost Him. And 1 think it's a tough question, b e c a u s e when we find Him, w e ' r e going to find ourselves out on a limb and it's going to be s c a r y . " " W h e r e is Your G o d ? , " the t h e m e of t h e week, will be the s u b j e c t of an hour-long chapel s e r i e s to be held at 9:45 each morning in place of the regular services. Dr. Calvin VanderWerf. P r e s i d e n t of Hope College and the Rev. H e r m a n Ridder, P r e s i d e n t of Western Theological S e m i n a r y , will be t h e s p e a k e r s on t h e t h e m e . Stud e n t s will also p a r t i c i p a t e in the services. Informal afternoon discussions will be held Monday through T h u r s d a y in the Kletz at 4 p . m . On Monday, Miss J e a n P r o t h e r o e of the English d e p a r t m e n t will

lead a discussion on the subject " I s Christianity R e a l i s t i c ? " Tuesday, Rev. L a m b e r t Ponstein. of the religion and Bible d e p a r t m e n t will speak on the question, "How do I m a k e Christianity m e a n i n g f u l to m e ? " W e d n e s d a y ' s t h e m e will be " W h a t a r e the dimensions of Christian c h a r a c t e r ? " The final afternoon discussion, held T h u r s d a y , will be led by Dr. D. Ivan Dykstra of the philosophy d e p a r t m e n t , on the question "How do I m a k e Christianity p e r s o n a l ? " Evening p r o g r a m s will be included in the week, beginning with a panel discussion on Monday at 7 p.m., m o d e r a t e d by Mr. J a m e s Malcolm of the speech d e p a r t m e n t , based on the t h e m e of the week. On the panel will be Dr. William Vander Lugt, dean of the faculty, Mr. J a m e s Erickson, English dep a r t m e n t , Dr. R o b e r t d e H a a n , psychology d e p a r t m e n t , and Rev. David Clark, history d e p a r t m e n t . Rev. Ridder and Dr. VanderWerf will lead an informal discussion T u e s d a y evening, at 9:30 at P h e l p s and Kollen, respectively. »An Ash Wednesday Communion service in Dimnent Memoral Chapel at 9:15 p . m . is planned for Wednesday, and another informal discussion led by Rev. Ridder at 9:30 p.m. in Phelps for T h u r s d a y . F r i d a y m o r n i n g chapel service will conclude the week. P a r t i c i p a t ing faculty m e m b e r s will available for personal conferences all week f r o m 1 t a a p . m . daily. Interested students m a y sign up at their individual offices.

Scholarships

REV. HERMAN RIDDER

Sledding, Snow Sculpture Off As Spring Hits Carnival " T h e r e ' l l be e x t r a time for studying this week end. due to the lack of snow for our Student S e n a t e 'Spring Carnival,' " joked Winter Carnival c h a i r m a n Pete Van Lierop. Although the snow sculpturing and sled racing have been called off. ice hockey will be a v a i l a b l e as soon as the w e a t h e r p e r m i t s flooding and freezing of the tennis courts a c r o s s f r o m Kollen Hall. This evening Slater Food Service will s t a n d true to their n a m e and heartily feed Hopeites, while a jazz quintet a c c o m p a n i e s digestion. Stu-

for Vienna School

CAve $500 Each to Individuals

WHO'S BEEN KNOCKING ON MY DOOR?—Phil. Tom and father Alvin Bos discusses the damage caused by the robbery Sunday.

Graves Robbed Sunday Morning; Vandals Smash Vending Machines Thieves entered G r a v e s Hall Sunday, forcing open two vending machines, five offices and t h e P r e s i d e n t ' s conference room. An e s t i m a t e d five dollars in c h a n g e was stolen. The initial discovery of the opened coffee and soft drink vending m a c h i n e s was m a d e by M a r y Ann Bicking, sophomore, at approxim a t e l y 11:30 a . m . Sunday. The authorities were notified, and policeman Gene Geib and M r . Alvin Bos, owner of the m a c h i n e s , a r rived with Bos' two sons, Tom. a Hope g r a d u a t e and Phil. According to Bos, the m a c h i n e s w e r e regularly emptied by a company e m p l o y e e on F r i d a y s . Therefore, the thieves could not h a v e gotten m o r e than a few dollars in change for their efforts. Bos concluded 'that the thieves m u s t h a v e used a crowbar at least four feet long and p e r h a p s a sledge h a m m e r and chisel to c a u s e the mutilation evident on t h e heavysteel doors of the m a c h i n e s . Bos does not plan to r e m o v e the m a c h i n e s f r o m Graves a n d is restoring the m a c h i n e s to working order. It was subsequently discovered t h a t the offices of college organist M r . Roger Davis and f o u r second floor l a n g u a g e professors also had been forced open during t h e night. S e v e r a l desk d r a w e r s , file c a b i n e t s and l a n g u a g e t a p e cabinets w e r e b r o k e n into and r a n s a c k e d .

The thieves w e r e a p p a r e n t l y only interested in money, since typewrite r s , tape r e c o r d e r s and other valuables w e r e left untouched. The professors whose offices had been entered w e r e notified by college vice president Dr. J o h n Hollenbach. No one found anything missing, however. It is s u r m i s e d by Bos and others t h a t the b u r g l a r y w a s not the work of college students, since the thieves evidently w e r e unacquainted with the G r a v e s layout and w e r e a p p a r e n t l y under the impression t h a t the offices would h a v e m o n e y left in t h e m .

GraTM Offfee Door

Six scholarships of $500 each will be available for Hope College s t u d e n t s who wish to participate in the 1%4 Vienna S u m m e r School p r o g r a m , it was announced by Dr. Calvin VanderWerf. F o r the past two y e a r s , four such scholarships h a v e been a w a r d e d . Last y e a r a f o r m e r participant in the Vienna p r o g r a m donated an additional $500 which was designated for use by a student majoring in history. T h e sixth scholarship, recently announced, will be given to a student concentrating in the n a t u r a l sciences or mathematics. The m a i n purpose of the scholarships is to enable outstanding Hope students to add a new dimension to their liberal arts training through travel. Dr. VanderWerf stressed his personal concern that students in the N a t u r a l Sciences and Mathem a t i c s should h a v e , in addition to their excellent science training, the opportunity for a significant cultural e x p e r i e n c e . R e q u i r e m e n t for all scholarships is completion of two y e a r s of college work with an a c a d e m i c average of 3.3 and r e t u r n to Hope College for the y e a r following the s u m m e r in Vienna. Applicants a r e asked to c o m p l e t e t h e r e g u l a r registration f o r m and r e t u r n it to the Vienna S u m m e r School Office (Dr. Paul F r i e d . Van R a a l t e 308) together with a personal letter, addressed to the scholarship c o m m i t t e e , indicating a c a d e m i c and professional plans, r e a s o n s for wishing to p a r t i c i p a t e in the Vienna p r o g r a m and economic c i r c u m s t a n c e s . Students wishing to apply should discuss their plans with their acad e m i c counselors, who m u s t endorse t h e p r o g r a m . Deadline for applications is Feb. 20. Announcement of awards will be made M a r c h 5.

DR. CALVIN VANDERWERF

P r e s i d e n t and Mrs. VanderWerf plan to spend t i m e in Vienna this s u m m e r in order to gain f i r s t h a n d i m p r e s s i o n s of Hope's E u r o p e a n c a m p u s , in operation for the ninth consecutive s u m m e r this y e a r . Since 1956, 208 s t u d e n t s f r o m Hope College and 145 students f r o m 81 o t h e r institutions h a v e participated in the p r o g r a m . Deadline for applications is March 15.

dents m a y d r e s s in ski p a n t s and sweaters. After volleyball contests in the gym beginning at 7 p.m., s t u d e n t i m a y run down to the Student Union for r e f r e s h m e n t and e n t e r t a i n ment. Pizza will be sold for 15c. A hootenanny, led by the Rhodes Trio, will begin at 10 p . m . Tomorrow, Hope's WAA basketball p l a y e r s will battle an Alma t e a m , beginning at 3:30 p . m . During the e v e n i n g b a s k e t b a l l g a m e in the Civic Center against Alma, the band will h a v e a half - t i m e show. Dancing will begin at the Civic Center as soon a s the basketball players a r e off the floor. Women h a v e late permission until 12:30 p.m.

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Moral, Social Problems on Campus Provide Material for FOCUS Talks " O n e of our most i m m e d i a t e topics will be to define the n a t u r e of p r e j u d i c e on the Hope c a m p u s , " said J a c k i e Joseph, senior, at t h e first m e e t i n g of FOCUS, F o c u s On Communication and U n d e r s t a n d i n g a m o n g Students, held Tuesday night in the Kletz. Meeting informally, the g r o u p ' s a i m will not be to issue a n y f o r m a l s t a t e m e n t s or to take a n y militant action, but to p r o m o t e an a w a r e ness of moral and social p r o b l e m s related to integration on c a m p u s . " H e r e at Hope, t h e r e is no overt expression of discrimination, but t h e r e is a definite lack of communication between the r a c e s . T h e r e is a wall, v a g u e but very r e a l , which s e p a r a t e s us. Psychological m o r e than physical, this b a r r i e r h a s been accepted passively by m a n y of us a s a p a r t of o u r cultural t r a d i t i o n , " said Alan J o n e s , chairm a n of t h e FOCUS Steering committee. " F O C U S , " he continued " i s not so m u c h concerned with t h e m a t e r ial a s p e c t s of integration. We a r e trying to b e c o m e a w a r e of its implications on our society a n d ourselves, and a r r i v e at a new unders t a n d i n g of our own emotional and intellectual p r e j u d i c e s . "

The discussion centered on the problems of the f i r s t e n c o u n t e r between the r a c e s at Hope. It w a s brought out that over-friendliness of white students t o w a r d Negroes h a s tended, for some, to throw suspicion on the over-all attitude of the students. A w k w a r d situations c r e a t e d by white s t u d e n t s who h a v e never b e f o r e " s e e n one of ' t h e m ' " w e r e analyzed, and t h e r e w a s talk as to why " t h e huge 'hello' was never followed u p . " " T h e m e e t i n g w a s a n a t t e m p t to find out how m u c h of t h e conscious and unconscious d i s t r u s t b e t w e e n the r a c e s could b e a r t i c u l a t e d , " c o m m e n t e d one s t u d e n t . " T h e essence of the m e e t i n g , however, w a s not found in what was, s o m e t i m e s bunglingly, said. Its value lay in t h e c a n d i d and outspoken m a n n e r in which ideas, misconceptions, a n d f e a r s w e r e exp r e s s e d , " said R o b Werge, another m e m b e r of the S t e e r i n g Committee. " T h e r e w a s no f e a r of offending or insulting. T h e r e w a s only a serious, open and f r a n k s e a r c h of individual and c o r p o r a t e conscie n c e in a situation which involves and implicates u s a l l , " h e concluded.


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