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Administration Will Examine Clinic Expansion Possibility By G e o r g e A r w a d y Dean of Men Robert De Y o u n g , in c o n s u l t a t i o n with local p h y s i c i a n s , will s u b m i t a p r o p o s i t i o n to the A d m i n i s t r a t i v e Council which calls for a n e x p a n s i o n of the services of the college health clinic. M O S T S T U D E N T S seem to a g r e e that the present facilities a r e i n a d e q u a t e a n d s h o u l d be e x p a n d ed. F o r t y of the 4 5 s t u d e n t s questioned suggested s o m e type o f i m p r o v e d service. The college c a t a l o g states, " F r e e clinic service consists of a n e x a m ination by the p h y s i c i a n w h e n a student r e p o r t s for illness, a n d the a d m i n i s t r a t i o n of o r d i n a r y medicines." The q u e s t i o n is w h e t h e r the clinic s h o u l d g o b e y o n d these services. The clinic is o p e n every d a y of the week f r o m 9 a . m . to n o o n a n d f r o m 1 p . m . to 5 p . m . except S u n d a y . T h e services of Dr. William Kools, a local retired physician, a r e a v a i l a b l e 9 - 1 1 a . m . Monday through Friday. The p r o p o s i t i o n , s u b m i t t e d as a r e s p o n s e to a request b y the Student Life C o m m i t t e e for an e v a l u a t i o n of the clinic's services, calls for " c o m p r e h e n s i v e clinic facilities" which " w o u l d s e r v e the college p o p u l a t i o n 24 h o u r s d a i l y , 365 days a year." The p r o p o s i t i o n s u g g e s t s that a g r o u p of " t h r e e o r f o u r " g e n e r a l p r a c t i c i o n e r s hold a . m . a n d p.m. clinics of a b o u t 2 1/2 h o u r s each M o n d a y t h r o u g h F r i d a y . Between clinic h o u r s a n d o n w e e k e n d s patients would be seen either in the clinic or in the d o c t o r ' s office a n d h o u s e calls w o u l d be m a d e when

deemed a d v i s a b l e b y the physician o n call. I N - P A T I E N T ( A R E at the clinic, a b a n d o n e d two y e a r s a g o , w o u l d b e reinstituted a n d d a i l y c a r e g i v e n to the patients. The p r o p o s a l h a s p r o v i s i o n s f o r imp r o v e d facilities for the treatment of athletic injuries a n d includes a floor p l a n for a g r e a t l y e n l a r g e d a n d i m p r o v e d clinic b u i l d i n g . T h e o b v i o u s d r a w b a c k of the p r o p o s a l is the cost. T h e retainer fee f o r the p h y s i c i a n s a l o n e would c o m e to a p p r o x i m a t e l y $ 2 0 , 0 0 0 per y e a r . 1 his fee w o u l d not cover the costs of e n l a r g i n g the clinic b u i l d i n g , p a y i n g the rest of the staff e a c h y e a r , or for n o r m a l d a y - t o - d a y o p e r a t i n g costs. Presently the clinic o p e r a t e s on a yearly budget of $21,000— $ 4 , 0 0 0 of which is offset b y student p a y m e n t for v a r i o u s medical supplies. T h e p r o p o s a l s u g g e s t s that it w o u l d " b e wise to c h a r g e s t u d e n t s $ 1 0 per semester to help d e f r a y medical e x p e n s e s " and noted that " m o s t colleges follow this p r a c t i c e . " Students were divided when asked if they w o u l d be willing to p a y for i m p r o v e d services. Those w h o h a d used the clinic in the past generally favored improvement, even 11 it w o u l d cost them m o r e each semester. " I ' d r a t h e r p a y m o r e to get better s e r v i c e s , " explained j u n i o r S u s a n Helgesen. " N o b o d y w o u l d object to p a y i n g , " o b s e r v e d f r e s h m a n Myrtie \ e r e b , if they got better medical attention." S O M E S T U D E N T S w h o had r a r e l y or never used the clinic's ( C o n t i n u e d on p a g e 2 )

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79th ANNIVERSARY -

A. J. Muste Dies at Age 82 By J o h n M. Mulder Rev. A. ,). Muste, the " p e a c e agitator," " C h r i s t e r " and alumnus of H o p e College, died last S a t u r d a y night in New York City at the a g e of 82. Rev. Muste w a s o n e o f t h e U.S.'s f o r e m o s t pacifists, a n d just b e f o r e his d e a t h he r e t u r n e d f r o m H a n o i , a m i s s i o n in which he attempted to b r i n g the hostilities in Vietnam

Student Center to Have Classrooms As Well as Student Recreation Areas

T H E C E N T E R will c o n t a i n eating facilities s o m e w h a t s i m i l a r to the Kletz, l o u n g e a r e a s , a multip u r p o s e a r e a designed as a ballroom, a browsing and reading r o o m , facilities for the college r a d io station VVTAS, a b o o k s t o r e a n d offices for student g o v e r n m e n t . A game a r e a will p r o v i d e p o o l tables and f o u r b o w l i n g alleys. I he b u i l d i n g will a l s o c o n t a i n office s p a c e for faculty m e m b e r s a n d there a r e p l a n s to include speech c l a s s r o o m s a n d the Little Theater. In a d d i t i o n , the art dep a r t m e n t will h a v e p a i n t i n g , g r a phics, sculpture, c e r a m i c a n d general p u r p o s e s t u d i o s , a n exhibition r o o m a n d a lecture r o o m at its d i s p o s a l . W H E N ORIGINALLY planned

in the lali ol 1964, the center w a s conceived a> being d e v o t e d entireIs to the needs of the out-of classr o n m life ol the student. This i u i u t i o n h a s been s o m e w h a t compromised. Some, h o w e v e r , feel that this c o m b i n a t i o n is not ideal. According to Dean De Y o u n g , it w a s hoped that the a c a d e m i c a n d recrea t i o n a l facilities of the b u i l d i n g would be a r c h i t e c t u r a l l y s e p a r a t ed. H o w e v e r , he said that the s t r u c t u r e is such that the academic facilities a r e set a p a r t f r o m the social facilities. F o r e x a m p l e , the r e a d i n g r o o m is situated next to the art exhibition r o o m , he noted. When a s k e d why a c a d e m i c s were c o m b i n e d with recreation. Student Senate president Gene P e a r s o n , a m e m b e r of the p l a n n i n g committee, said, " T h e r e a r e two aspects to the new center. One is to unite the student b o d y in a centralized p l a c e to fulfill the basic needs of the college c o m m u n ity, a n d the other is a p r a c t i c a l consideration."

February 17, 1967

'Once a Clirister

Committee Completes Work

D r a w i n g s of the interior of the new Mudenl Cultural-Social ( enter h a v e been submitted to the .Administration. according to Dean ol Men I'obert DeVoun^. I he sketches \ u t c m a d e hy architect ( h a r l e s S t a d e in a c c o r d ance with p l a n s suggested b y a special student-faculty-administ r a t i o n p l a n n i n g committee.

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h o p e s that c o n s t r u c t i o n of the center will be b e g u n by s p r i n g o r early summer. However, Clarence .1. H a n d l o g t e n , Director of Business Affairs, e m p h a s i z e d that a n y dates proposed for g r o u n d b r e a k ing a r e tentative a n d depend o n a n u m b e r of o t h e r c o n s i d e r a t i o n s , which include the r a i s i n g of the n e c e s s a r y f u n d s a n d the completion of b l u e p r i n t s . He estimates that c o n s t r u c t i o n will t a k e o n e year. T h e f u n d s for the center a r e b e i n g d o n a t e d p r i m a r i l y by the Reformed C h u r c h in A m e r i c a . General S y n o d h a s initiated a c a p i t a l f u n d s d r i v e to raise $2 million, all of which would g o t o w a r d s the c o n s t r u c t i o n of the center. I N P L A N N I N G W H A T is to be included in the center, m e m b e r s of the p l a n n i n g c o m m i t t e e visited the student centers o n other c a m puses, i n c l u d i n g Bowling Green U n i v e r s i t y in B o w l i n g Green, Ohio, which c o n t a i n s one of the l a r g e s t student centers i n t h e c o u n try.

closer to a n end. He w a s one of three c l e r g y m e n w h o went to H a n o i to talk to H o Chi Minh a n d who b r o u g h t b a c k a n invit a t i o n f r o m H o to President J o h n s o n to c o m e to H a n o i for peace talks. O N T H E DAY of his death Radio H a n o i c o n f i r m e d this invita tion in a b r o a d c a s t which s a i d : " W e a r e a u t h o r i z e d to c o n f i r m that the statement by the Rev. A. .1. Muste in his press conference of .Ian. 24 b r o a d l y reflects the President's i d e a . " T h e r e h a s been no c o m m e n t f r o m the White House. Rev. Muste's life w a s one of action, f r o m his d a y s at H o p e College to his death. In his valed i c t o r y a d d r e s s in 1905, he b e g a n by s a y i n g : " T h e inevitable fruit of all life a n d p r o g r e s s is d i s s a t i s f a c t i o n a n d unrest. Over the dull clod b r o o d s a b s o l u t e contentment. Infuse life into it, let it p r o g r e s s but a little, a n d in silent, m i g h t y restlessness it s t r u g g l e s u p f r o m the d a r k e a r t h , a n d g r o w s into leaves a n d b r a n c h e s , flowers a n d f r u i t . " With this view of life at the a g e of 2 0 , he c o n c l u d e d : "THE ETERNAL UNRESTof h u m a n i t y a n d the discontent of the soul u r g e men to action, a n d in action is the principle of all p r o g r e s s on the part of the race a n d the ultimate w a r r a n t of peace to the i n d i v i d u a l . T h u s does life's simplest law s u m m o n us to the conflict. T h e r e f o r e -- the battle! until each w e a r y soldier file a w a y to where: ' B e y o n d these voices there is p e a c e . ' " 1 hose w o r d s , which a p p e a r e d in the a n c h o r in 1906, could h a v e been his in 1967 as well. Rev. Muste himself c o m m e n t e d when a nephew sent him the speech 3 0 y e a r s later, " I w a s a s t o n i s h e d at w h a t it foretold of my life." His pacificism w a s one of action, a n d he w a s called to it when World War I b r o k e out. He res i g n e d a s p a s t o r of the Central

C o n g r e g a t i o n a l C h u r c h in Newton, Mass., a n d b e g a n p r e a c h i n g " C h r i s t c r u c i f i e d " a n d u r g e d his followers to " m a k e u p y o u r m i n d and act, while action will have some meaning." He s o o n b e c a m e i n v o l v e d in the labor m o v e m e n t , shelved the c h u r c h , b e c a m e s o m e t h i n g of a T r o t s k y i t e , a n d a d o p t e d w h a t he called the " M a r x i s t - L e n i n i s t " position. One l a b o r l e a d e r recalled the y e a r s that Rev. Muste spent in picket lines a n d in jail in the

REV. A. J. MUSTE J a n u a r y 1952 issue of Fellowship: "All I can r e m e m b e r a b o u t A. J. Muste after 2 0 y e a r s is the time I went to the big P a t e r s o n strike m e e t i n g in the winter of 1 9 3 1 . I was d o w n a n d out, on strike, a n d m y s h o e s were so thin I could feel the cold t h r o u g h the soles. All the d o - g o o d e r s were o n the p l a t f o r m to pep us u p a n d r a i s e the relief f u n d . I WAS I N T H E first row of the audience, a n d right u p a b o v e me, o n the p l a t f o r m , was this l o n g s k i n n y fellow. 1 never s a w ( Continued on p a g e 2)

IFC Puts Annual Sing Back on Competitive Basis

STUDENT C E N T E R - D r a w i n g s for the interior of the proposed Student Cultural-Social Center, the exterior of which is shown above, have been completed by architect Charles Stade and submitted to the Administration for approval. It is hoped that construction of the new center will be underway by spring or early summer, and that funds from the Reformed Church in America will be available at that time.

At its M o n d a y night meeting, the I n t e r - F r a t e r n i t y Council reversed a n earlier decision a n d voted to m a k e the all-college s i n g competitive. President T o m Hend r i c k s o n h a s set M a r c h 18 a s the d a t e for this event. E a r l i e r it h a d been decided to h a v e a non-competitive sing. An a l l - c a m p u s v a r i e t y s h o w h a d been suggested to replace the sing. A m o n g the fraternities there w a s a lack of interest. N o o n e seemed willing to take the time to practice for this event, a c c o r d i n g to Hendrickson. At M o n d a y n i g h t ' s I F C meeti n g d i s c u s s i o n of the s i n g w a s re-

opened. H e n d r i c k s o n reported that since the a n n o u n c e m e n t of a non-competitive sing, there h a d been m a n y second t h o u g h t s . F o r one, w h o w o u l d s h o w u p or put their all into it if there w a s nothing to g a i n ? F o r a n o t h e r , not all fraternities were present when the o r i g i n a l decision w a s r e a c h e d , he said. Finally, the Student Senate would refuse to s u p p l y f u n d s for a non-competitive sing, H e n d r i c k s o n stated. After h e a r i n g these p o i n t s , the I F C re-voted a n d it w a s decided b y a 4-2 m a r g i n to h a v e a competitive sing.


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