02-12-1960

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HOPE COLLEGE ANCHOR LXXII—13

Hope College — Holland, Michigan

M.I.A.A.

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SENIOR BARBARA EMMICK takes a break from her studies In Mexico where she spent her first semester at Mexican City University. See story p a g e 3 for details.

Ten Delegates Attend Midwest

IRC Conference

Ten members o f t h e Hope College International Relations Club went to Chicago last week-end, attending the annual M i d w e s t Regional Conference of International Relations Clubs at De Paul University.

achy. Alberta Litts, Charles Lemmen, project chairman for the Hope Club; David Kleis, Kirstin Blank, Judy Hoffman and Jack Jenner. Four of the Hope students presented papers at the conference.

The theme of the conference was United States Foreign Policy and Asia.

Miss Alberta Litts presented an examination of the potential for the development of democratic ideals in Southeast Asia, and Miss Justine Dakin dealt with the background of the Sino-Indian and P a k i s t a n i boundary disputes.

Featured speakers a t the conference were Senator P a u l Douglas of Illinois, the Deputy Director of Chinese Affairs from the U. S. State Department and Sarag El Dine, Consul General of the United Arab Republic. Hope students attending the two day meeting were Ronald Chandler, president of the Hope Club; Justine Dakin, secretary of the local club, Wa-el Kar-

Sponsoring Alaskan Night A special Alaskan Night in the dining halls will be held February 18 according to Mr. Robert Dressner. Slater Food Service is sponsoring this special evening. The menu f o r the evening includes a seafood dinner, strawberry shortcake (strawberries being prevelent in Alaska), and a special Alaskan dish prepared from an Alaskan recipe obtained from Jim Thomas who hails from Alaska.

Dave Kleis analyzed the importance of political neutralism to economic development in the Asian countries, and Ron Chandler dealt with the Near East in a paper on Arab-Israeli relations. Serving as chairman for a panel on the Baghdad Pact was Charles Lemmen, and Judy Hoffman presided over one of the other panels. Kirstin Blank, Jack Jenner and Wa-el Karachy were participating as discussants in various phases of the conference. Dr. Paul G. Fried, faculty adviser of the Hope International Relations Club accompanied the group.

On December 7, 1959, the eight presidents of the colleges in the M.I.A.A. met in conjunction with a meeting of the athletic directors of the member schools. Serious concern was expressed about policies and practices in athletics and the decision was reached that unless some immediate action was taken, the league might well dissolve. Following lengthy discus(Cont'd on page 4)

23 Students Win Degrees Twenty-three Hope College students were awarded A.B. degrees at the end of first semester, according to Dr. Vander Lugt. Although no formal commencement exercise were held at this time, graduates were invited to participate in the June commencement.

On Tuesday, January 26th, the graduates were honored at a banquet held in the Warm Friend Hotel. As a part of the program, Dr. Vander Lugt congratulated the New Jersey, majoring in biolograduates on their accomplishgy, Alfred Koller, and Elain ments and Mrs. Marian Stryker, Dykhuizen Klaasen. Secretary of the Hope College Also Kathryn Kurth of SouthAlumni Association, welcomed gate, Michigan, majoring in fine them into the association. arts, Ronald LaRose, of New The students who graduated Milford, New Jersey, majoring are as follows: Pat Albers of in psychology, Herman MaerMuskegon, Michigan, majoring tens of Brooklyn, New York, in physics, Harriet Bechtel of majoring in psychology, Paul West Coxsackie, New York, with Nykamp Meengs, of Zeeland, a composite of English and GerMichigan, and Carl Poit of man, and Ronald Boeve, of HolPoughkeepsie, New York, majEdna Hollander, pianist, and land, Michigan majoring in busoring in psychology and philoNorma Houtman, violinist, were iness administration. sophy. winners in the piano and inAlso John De Jonge, of ZeeAlso David Polich of West strumental areas of the Battle land, Michigan, majoring in Olive, Michigan majoring in Creek Symphony Orchestra conGerman, Henry DeWitt of Inmathematics, Robert Saunders, test. dianapolis, Indiana, majoring in of Holland majoring in psychoThe contest took place on Janbusiness administration, Keith logy, Camilla Schut, of Hudsonuary 24th, in the W.K. Kellogg Emerson of Sturgis, Michigan, ville, Michigan, majoring in Auditorium in Battle Creek. majoring in mathematics, and English and Spanish, and JanEdna, a senior, is from the Carol Nieuwsma Garvelink of ice Stevens, of Hart, Michigan, class of Anthony Kooiker. She Holland, Michigan. majoring in English and Spanwill appear as a soloist with ish. Also J e r r y Hendrickson, of the Battle Creek Symphony OrGrand Rapids, Michigan, majorchestra under the direction of Also Robert Thomson of Dein psychology, William Roger Parks in the April 24th i n g troit, Michigan, majoring in Huibregtse of Sheboygan, Wisconcert and will play the Rachsociology, and Dwayne Trimpe, consin, majoring in biology, maninoff Concerto Number 2. of Holland, who majored in Richard Johnson, of Keyport, chemistry. Norma, a sophomore and a pupil of Dr. Rider, will also appear with the Battle Creek Orchestra as soloist. She will play the Lalo "Symphonic Espagnole."

Symphony Winners

Editorial

Hope Library Receives Grant Hope College is among 77 college libraries that has been awarded a grant to strengthen its resources by the Association of College and Research Libraries, a division of the American Library Association. Mr. Philip Van Eyl of the Hope Psychology Department, and Mr. John May, College Librarian, made application f o r the grant last summer. The grant will be used for the purchase of books and related materials in psychology. Other Michigan colleges receiving similar grants were Albion and Calvin.

No Post-Season Tournaments The MIAA Conference, in which Hope College is a member, has disallowed participation in post-season tournaments outside the conference. This ruling struck the campus of Hope College with considerable force. We were all disappointed over it, and some were bitter. We definitely ar hurt as f a r as this opportunity for increased prestige in basketball is concerned. But it is a very superficial hurt. As a mild salve to those who are so mightily disturbed by this ruling there are two considerations that are conveniently overlooked while they cry about this so-called loss of incentive and loss of high athletic standards in the MIAA. For one thing, Hope was by no means assured a tournament invitation. Northern Michigan has a better record than ours, and they defeated us. The second consideration is that of the NCAA ruling that prohibits freshmen from varsity participation in schools numbering more than 750 male students. There are three freshmen on our varsity squad, one of them on the starting team. They are a part of the team. This alone would prevent us from accepting a tournament bid. Of course these considerations a r e merely superficial ointments, — but for a superficial infliction. The principle underlying the MIAA ruling is a sound one, both athletically and educationally. Sports play an important role in the MIAA schools, as it does throughout America. But it bursts out of proportion and destroys its own vital role when it is elevated to primacy. We all know that Hillsdale College does intensive scouting and offers several dozen football scholarships. Here lies the incentive that brought about the MIAA ruling. Hillsdale played football in order to receive bowl invitations.

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Hope College and the rest of MIAA were her pawns while she made herself look good in the hopeful prospect of bowl games. We were pitting our athletes against players that were paid to smear us and every other team as much as possible so that their record would appear extra impressive to bowl officials.

Following the dinner hour, Jim Thomas will show his slides of Alaska and will deliver a talk with these slides entitled "Send Me Men to Match My Mountains." The Slater System sponsored a Hawaiian night first semester to honor the 50th state.

February 12, 1960

J I M THOMAS DISPLAYS some of his Alaskan •xperiencos next Thursday, (So« page 3 ) .

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Hear him talk of his Photo—Hale

At the Hillsdale game Hope students felt bitter b e c a u s e ^ principle was at stake. An entire ethics of sportmanship was behind that game. This very same principle is what motivated the MIAA ruling. (Cont'd on page 2)


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