Faculty Rejects Midmorning Chapel Service B y C a n d y M arr a n c h o r Reporter A faculty vote has eliminated the p o s s i b i l i t y of c h a p e l s e r v i c e s at 10 a . m . f o r at least a n o t h e r semester. At t h e J a n u a r y 2 0 f a c u l t y meeting the p r o p o s e d T u e s d a y - T h u r s d a y 10 a . m . c h a p e l p l a n w a s vetoed b y a v o t e of 7 0 to 3 0 , a n d sent b a c k to t h e Student Life Board. T H E PROPOSAL, which would h a v e p r o v i d e d for a one-semester e x p e r i m e n t with a m i d - m o r n -
i n g w o r s h i p s e r v i c e twice a week a s a n a l t e r n a t i v e to the p r e s e n t 8 a . m . c h a p e l , w a s put f o r t h a s a p o s s i b l e m e a n s of m a k i n g the current chapel program more m e a n i n g f u l a n d i n c r e a s i n g student interest a n d p a r t i c i p a t i o n , e s p e c i a l l y a m o n g j u n i o r s a n d seniors. O p p o s i t i o n to the p r o p o s a l w a s v i g o r o u s at the m e e t i n g a n d motives were v a r i e d . T h e f e e l i n g w a s e x p r e s s e d a m o n g m a n y of the science f a c u l t y t h a t the p l a n w a s u n d e s i r a b l e b e c a u s e a 10 a . m . service would interrupt labora-
tory p e r i o d s , t h u s f o r c i n g the u n d e r c l a s s m e n e n r o l l e d in s u c h l a b s to a t t e n d c h a p e l o n M o n d a y s and Wednesdays. T H E R E WAS A L S O s t r o n g opp o s i t i o n f r o m s o m e q u a r t e r s bec a u s e of t h e s c h e d u l i n g p r o b l e m s f o r e s e e n in d e p a r t m e n t s where c l a s s e s meet m o r e t h a n t h r e e d a y s a week. T h e feeling w a s t h a t stud e n t s w o u l d h a v e d i f f i c u l t y rem e m b e r i n g w h i c h d a y s their c l a s s met at 8 a n d w h e n it c o n v e n e d at 8 : 3 0 a . m . , a c c o r d i n g to f a c u l t y m e m b e r s w h o a t t e n d e d the meeting.
Other reasons expressed by t h o s e w h o v o t e d a g a i n s t the p r o p o s a l r a n g e d f r o m t h o s e w h o felt c h a p e l s h o u l d b e held at 10 a . m . e v e r y d a y , a s o p p o s e d to o n l y T u e s d a y a n d T h u r s d a y , to t h o s e w h o felt t h a t 8 a . m . w a s the p r o per t i m e f o r c h a p e l a n d were opposed to a n y experimentation with the p r e s e n t s y s t e m . T H E A R G U M E N T WAS a l s o put f o r t h t h a t the 10 a . m . t i m e period would virtually preclude the p a r t i c i p a t i o n of a n y c h o r a l g r o u p in s u c h a s e r v i c e b e c a u s e t h a t w o u l d be insufficient t i m e f o r r o b i n g and w a r m i n g up. F u r t h e r o p p o s i t i o n w a s registered b e c a u s e t h e r e w a s a f e e l i n g that j u d g i n g f r o m the r e s u l t s of the 2 1 0 0 p l a n the p r o p o s a l w o u l d p r o b a b l y h a v e little r e a l effect ins o f a r a s i n c r e a s i n g s t u d e n t interest a n d v o l u n t a r y p a r t i c i p a t i o n . T h e fact w a s i d s o b r o u g h t u p t h a t a s i m i l a r p r o g r a m w a s tried s e v e r al y e a r s a g o with g e n e r a l l y n e g a tive r e a c t i o n s f r o m b o t h s t u d e n t s a n d faculty. T H O S E W H O V O T E D f o r the p r o p o s a l felt, a s did t h o s e w h o in-
itiated it, t h a t it w o u l d p e r h a p s help to m a x i m i z e b o t h p a r t i c i p a tion a n d m e a n i n g f u l n e s s in the c h a p e l services. T h e r e w e r e s o m e faculty m e m b e r s t o o w h o , alt h o u g h not p a r t i c u l a r l y in f a v o r of t h e p r o p o s a l , felt it at l e a s t des e r v e d to p r o v e o r d i s p r o v e the v a lidity of t h e r a t i o n a l e b e h i n d its presentation a n d therefore voted in f a v o r of it. The plan was originally proposed b y the B l u e R i b b o n C o m m i t t e e on the c h a p e l issue last y e a r a n d had p a s s e d t h e R e l i g i o u s Life C o m m i t t e e a n d t h e C a m p u s Life Board before coming up before the f a c u l t y . T H E 10 A.M. P L A N a s pro^ posed, was a c o m p r o m i s e between t h o s e w h o w i s h e d to see c h a p e l at 8 a . m . first s e m e s t e r a n d at 10 a . m . s e c o n d s e m e s t e r a n d t h o s e w h o were r e l u c t a n t to t r y o n e full s e m e s t e r of e x p e r i m e n t a l 10 a . m . chapel. F u r t h e r a c t i o n , if a n y , will dep e n d on t h e initiative of the Relig i o u s Life C o m m i t t e e a n d the C a m p u s Life B o a r d .
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SCSC Construction By J a n D z u r i n a anchor Reporter C o n s t r u c t i o n of the p r o p o s e d De Witt C u l t u r a l C e n t e r will not begin before J u n e 1969, according to C l a r e n c e J. H a n d l o g t e n , T r e a s u r e r a n d D i r e c t o r of Business A f f a i r s . At p r e s e n t the C o l l e g e is waiting f o r the a r c h i t e c t to c o m p l e t e the f i n a l d r a w i n g s of the b u i l d ing, P r e s i d e n t C a l v i n A. V a n d e r Werf s a i d . T h e s e a r e d u e on F e b . 15. W H E N T H E S E P L A N S a r e received, they m u s t be a p p r o v e d b y the C o l l e g e a n d t h e office of the f e d e r a l g o v e r n m e n t in C h i c a g o c o n c e r n e d with the g o v e r n m e n t g r a n t f o r the s t r u c t u r e . Mr. H a n d l o g t e n e s t i m a t e d t h a t this p r o c e s s m i g h t t a k e f r o m two w e e k s to a few m o n t h s . If f e d e r a l a p p r o v a l is o b t a i n e d , the p r o j e c t c a n then b e o p e n e d for bidding. This might consume a n o t h e r t h r e e w e e k s , Mr. H a n d logten said. A c c o r d i n g to Mr. H a n d l o g t e n , n o s i g n i f i c a n t c h a n g e s h a v e been m a d e in the b u i l d i n g p l a n s of the c e n t e r s i n c e the p r e l i m i n a r y p l a n s were a p p r o v e d six o r eight m o n t h s ago. HE E X P R E S S E D the o p i n i o n that t h e f u n d s f o r c o n s t r u c t i o n will be a v a i l a b l e a s they a r e n e e d e d . He a d d e d , h o w e v e r , t h a t r i s i n g
Yugoslav Seminar Positions Open For the Summer '' F e b r u a r y 15 is the d e a d l i n e f o r a p p l i c a t i o n s f o r the 1 9 6 9 Y u g o slav-American S e m i n a r of the Great Lakes Colleges Association. T w e n t y - f o u r G L C A s t u d e n t s will s p e n d f i v e w e e k s in Y u g o s l a v i a and engage in d i a l o g u e with Y u g o s l a v students and faculty. T h e p r o g r a m is s u b s i d i z e d b y a grant from the D e p a r t m e n t of Health, E d u c a t i o n a n d Welfare, and each participant must pay o n l y t h e price of t r a n s p o r t a t i o n to Belgrade. Applications and information c a n b e o b t a i n e d f r o m Dr. P a u l G. F r i e d , D i r e c t o r of I n t e r n a t i o n al E d u c a t i o n .
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construction costs might present a problem. President VanderWerf c o m m e n t e d , " W e will n o t get a s m u c h f r o m the R e f o r m e d C h u r c h C a p i t a l F u n d s D r i v e a s we origin a l l y expected. With a d d i t i o n a l g i f t s , h o w e v e r , we c a n r e a c h o u r goal." F u n d s a r e also the m a j o r r o a d b l o c k in the c o n s t r u c t i o n of the proposed Science B u i l d i n g . A c o m m i t t e e w o r k i n g o n the d e s i g n of t h e b u i l d i n g , c o m p o s e d of Dr. I r w i n B r i n k , Dr. N o r m a n N o r t o n , Dr. Cotter T h a r i n , C o l l e g e trustees T. J a m e s H a g e r , W i l l a r d W i c h e r s a n d f o r m e r T r u s t e e Dr. H e n r y T e m p a s , h a s ceased operation p e n d i n g an a c c u m u l a t i o n of fu nds. Mr. H a n d l o g t e n s a i d t h a t SI m i l l i o n is n e e d e d f o r the b u i l d ing. " W e a r e n o w in a n all-out
Delayed c a m p a i g n to r a i s e the f u n d s we need," President VanderWerf said. THE FEDERAL GOVERN M E N T hits e x t e n d e d a $ 2 m i l l i o n loan a n d a $1 million g r a n t for the project. T h e o r i g i n a l t e r m s of the g r a n t called f o r " r e a s o n a b l e p r o g r e s s in construction by Sept. 15, 1968," Mr. H a n d l o g t e n s a i d . H o w e v e r , the C o l l e g e h a s obtained a six-month extension and " t h e f e d e r a l g o v e r n m e n t h a s ind i c a t e d t h a t it is w i l l i n g to g i v e us a n o t h e r e x t e n s i o n if t h a t w o u l d be best f o r the C o l l e g e , " he a d d e d . President VanderWerf said that c o m m i t t e e s i n v o l v e d in t h e p l a n n i n g a n d f u n d - r a i s i n g f o r the p r o p o s e d P h y s i c a l E d u c a t i o n Building will b e g i n w o r k after the meeting of the B o a r d of T r u s t e e s this weekend.
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The Administrative Affairs Board approved motions broade n i n g the f u n c t i o n s of t h e C u l t u r a l Affairs Committee and advising a n i n c r e a s e in the C u l t u r a l Aff a i r s fee t o $ 1 0 e a c h s e m e s t e r instead of $ 1 0 per y e a r at its meeting M o n d a y a f t e r n o o n . T H E MOTION PASSED by the B o a r d in r e g a r d to the fee i n c r e a s e s t a t e d t h a t " s i n c e it is r e c o g n i z e d t h a t the o p e r a t i o n of a n effective p r o g r a m r e q u i r e s a h i g h e r b u d g e t , the A d m i n i s t r a t i v e A f f a i r s B o a r d r e c o m m e n d s to the B o a r d of T r u s t e e s t h a t the inc r e a s e be f i n a n c e d t h r o u g h a Cult u r a l A f f a i r s fee i n c r e a s e to ten d o l l a r s each semester. Student B o a r d m e m b e r Don L u i d e n s stated t h a t m a n y s t u d e n t s e x p e c t e d to p a y the $ 1 0 fee s e c o n d s e m e s t e r a s well a s first s e m e s t e r a n d " r e a l l y w o u l d not m i n d p a y i n g it." TIM L I G G E T T , a n o t h e r student r e p r e s e n t a t i v e o n the B o a r d , a d d e d t h a t he felt the s t u d e n t s w o u l d g e n e r a l l y s u p p o r t the p r o p o s a l f o r the i n c r e a s e in fee a s they " k n o w t h e y a r e g e t t i n g s o m e t h i n g in r e t u r n . " Dr. J o h n H o l l e n b a c h p o i n t e d out t h a t since we d o n o t a s yet h a v e a s t u d e n t center, the m o n e y is n e e d e d t o s u p p o r t a wellplanned cultural affairs p r o g r a m . P R E S I D E N T C A L V I N A. V a n d e r W e r f s a i d l a t e r t h a t the B o a r d
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of T r u s t e e s w o u l d c o n s i d e r the A d m i n i s t r a t i v e A f f a i r s B o a r d rec o m m e n d a t i o n at its m e e t i n g yesterday and today. T h e p r o p o s a l in r e g a r d to the f u n c t i o n s of t h e C u l t u r a l A f f a i r s C o m m i t t e e which w a s a p p r o v e d s t a t e d " t h a t the C h a i r m a n of the C o m m i t t e e s h o u l d be c h o s e n o u t of the c u r r e n t c o m m i t t e e , the Student Activities Coordinator s h o u l d b e listed a s a full v o t i n g m e m b e r of the C u l t u r a l A f f a i r s C o m m i t t e e a n d t h e s t u d e n t entert a i n m e n t series s h o u l d be s u b j e c t to C u l t u r a l A f f a i r s C o m m i t t e e app r o v al. D O N A L D F I N N S A I D t h a t the p r o p o s a l to s u b j e c t the e n t e r t a i n m e n t series to the a p p r o v a l of the student-faculty committee was a w a y to p r o t e c t the i n t e r e s t s of the e n t e r t a i n m e n t p r o g r a m . He noted t h a t the e n t e r t a i n m e n t p r o g r a m o f t e n n e e d s the f i n a n c i a l s u p p o r t of the Cultural Affairs Committee. Mr. F i n n a d d e d t h a t the Cultural Affairs Committee had no d e s i r e to t a k e o v e r the w o r k of the student entertainment prog r a m but o n l y h o p e s to s e r v e a s a n a g e n t of s e c u r i t y . D e a n f o r A c a d e m i c A f f a i r s Morrette Rider s t a t e d t h a t the a d d e d function ofthecommitteefurthered " w h a t we a r e t r y i n g to d e v e l o p at Hope, a student-faculty approach," and makes for a sound a d m i n i s t r a t i o n of c u l t u r a l a f f a i r s .
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Trustees Examine Hope Athletics By G e o r g e A r w a d y anchor Editor An i n q u i r y into the H o p e athletic p r o g r a m b y a s p e c i a l c o m m i t t e e of t h e B o a r d of T r u s t e e s h a s a r o u s e d a s t r o n g r e a c t i o n in m a n y a r e a s of the c o l l e g e c o m munity. The committee, headed by T r u s t e e A. Dale S t o e p p e l s , interv i e w e d a n u m b e r of m e n d i r e c t l y a n d i n d i r e c t l y i n v o l v e d with H o p e athletics. " W e were a s k e d to e v a l u a t e the p l a c e of i n t e r c o l l e g i a t e athletics at H o p e , " s a i d Mr. Stoeppels. T H E C O M M I T T E E S report w a s g i v e n at t o d a y ' s m e e t i n g of t h e B o a r d of T r u s t e e s a n d h a d n o t b e e n r e l e a s e d w h e n the a n c h o r went to p r e s s . Mr. S t o e p p e l s , h o w ever, i n d i c a t e d t h a t the r e p o r t w o u l d g i v e a p o s i t i v e view of the present H o p e p r o g r a m s . " W e t h i n k t h e s t a t u s q u o is p r e t t y g o o d , " s a i d Mr. S t o e p p e l s . " T h e staff h a s k e p t athletics in t h e r i g h t p e r s p e c t i v e , a n d we a r e n o t r e c o m mending any drastic changes." Mr. S t o e p p e l s ' a c c o u n t will likely c o m e a s a relief t o a n u m b e r
of s t u d e n t s , f a c u l t y a n d a l u m n i w h o f e a r e d t h a t the s p e c i a l trustee c o m m i t t e e h a d been c r e a t e d to begin a g r e a t e r e m p h a s i s b y H o p e on i n t e r c o l l e g i a t e a t h l e t i c s t h a n they e v e r h a v e h a d in the p a s t . A N U M B E R OF p e o p l e h a d int e r p r e t e d the athletic c o m m i t t e e a s the b e g i n n i n g of a m o v e b y President C a l v i n A. V a n d e r W e r f to put a greater e m p h a s i s on aggressive r e c r u i t i n g of h i g h s c h o o l athletes a n d to a t t a c h a g r e a t e r i m p o r t a n c e to p r o d u c i n g a w i n n i n g t e a m , e s p e c i a l l y in f o o t b a l l , t h a n H o p e h a s ever d o n e before. P R E S I D E N T VanderWerf said that the c o m m i t t e e h a d b e e n formed because "certain questions h a d b e e n r a i s e d a b o u t the struct u r e a n d o r g a n i z a t i o n of the athletic p r o g r a m , " a n d " t h e s e q u e s t i o n s s h o u l d be l a i d t o r e s t . " . " P e r s o n a l l y , " the P r e s i d e n t a d d ed, " I ' m t o t a l l y a g a i n s t s u b s i d y of athletics. Beyond that, I'm e a g e r to see b o y s c o m e to H o p e w h o I t h i n k s h o u l d b e at H o p e for their s a k e a n d o u r s . I ' m e a g e r to see t h e m m a d e w e l c o m e . " J o h n T y s s e , a s s i s t a n t d i r e c t o r of d e v e l o p m e n t , w a s o n e s t r o n g ath-
letic b o o s t e r w h o w a s c a l l e d b e f o r e the c o m m i t t e e . Mr. T y s s e s a i d t h a t he " w o u l d like to see m o r e e m p h a sis on r e c r u i t i n g " b y the a t h l e t i c d e p a r t m e n t , a n d noted that footb a l l c o a c h R u s s DeVette w a s " p r e t ty r e s t r i c t e d , t i m e w i s e " a n d a d d i t i o n a l athletic staff m i g h t be desir a b l e . M E M B E R S OF T H E f o o t b a l l t e a m r e p o r t e d t h a t Mr. T y s s e h a d s p o k e n to t h e m d u r i n g the s e a s o n a b o u t the policies of the c o a c h i n g staff. S o m e p l a y e r s a n d f a c u l t y m e m b e r s i n t e r p r e t e d Mr. T y s s e ' s a c t i o n s a s a n e x p r e s s i o n of t h e P r e s i d e n t ' s d i s a p p r o v a l with o u r a t h l e t i c policies in r e g a r d to f o o t ball. R o n S c h i p p e r , the a g g r e s s i v e a n d s u c c e s s f u l c o a c h of C e n t r a l College, was in H o l l a n d o v e r Christmas v a c a t i o n w h e n the Trustee committee was meeting. His p r e s e n c e p r o m p t e d r u m o r s that H o p e w a s c o n s i d e r i n g a shift to the C e n t r a l p o l i c y of " A c t i v i t y A w a r d s " for athletes a n d nonathletes, a n d t h a t Mr. S c h i p p e r , a 1 9 5 2 H o p e g r a d u a t e , w a s being c o n s i d e r e d f o r the f o o t b a l l c o a c h i n g p o s i t i o n at H o p e .
MR, S C H I P P E R , c o n t a c t e d at C e n t r a l , s a i d t h a t he h a d " n e v e r b e e n offered the j o b , " a l t h o u g h he h a d " t a l k e d to M r . V a n d e r Werf a n d o t h e r s at H o p e c o n c e r n i n g the athletic p r o g r a m . " S p e a k i n g of athletic s u b s i d i e s , Mr. Schipp e r s a i d , " I ' m in f a v o r of t h e m , a n d I t h i n k e v e r y o n e t h e r e at H o p e C o l l e g e k n o w s I'm in f a v o r of them." T h e p h i l o s o p h y of D i r e c t o r of Athletics G o r d o n B r e w e r a n d the o t h e r c o a c h e s is in d i r e c t o p p o s i t i o n to Mr. S c h i p p e r ' s p o s i t i o n , a n d is the t r a d i t i o n a l p o l i c y of H o p e in r e g a r d to athletics. A' S T A T E M E N T OF t h e i r athletic policy, d r a w n u p in 1 9 6 6 , e m p h a s i z e s t h a t c o l l e g e s p o r t is " p l a y , " a n d b e c a u s e it is p l a y t h e a t h l e t e " w a n t s n o t h i n g to d o with a d d i t i o n a l r e w a r d s " a n d remains "always an amateur to w h o m s p o r t is o n l y o n e of the e n r i c h m e n t s of l i f e . " The statement cautions against " w i n n e r - t a k e - a l l " r e c r u i t i n g , noting that such activity can ignore ( C o n t i n u e d on p a g e 6 )