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By Glenn Gouwens With Albion's upset over Hope last Wednesday, Calvin gained at least a co-championship for the MIAA crown. If Doth won or both lost Wednesday, it would have been winner take all tomorrow. But since Calvin was victorious over Alma, a Hope victory is essential if Hope is to end with more than a second place berth in the league standings.

Calvin's only MIAA loss this year was to Hope, 83-78, on Hope's court, while the Dutchmen's only league defeat, until last Wednesday's loss, was at the hands of Olivet, 91-87, also played at Hope.

Hope has won or shared seven previous titles in the last nine years, all of those being under the coaching of Russ DeVette. Calvin has won or shared five MIAA titles, all under coach Barney Steen. In the last 14 season—from 1952 to 1965 inclusive—either Hope or Cal. vin has won or shared the title.

Adrian, Albion and Kalamazoo have shared the crown with one of these leaders in that span, but the Hope-Calvin duo hasn't been shut out.

The Hope-Calvin game may also decide the individual scoring title

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for 1966. Excluding last Wednesday night's game, Calvin freshman Bill DeHorn had 221 points in 10 league games, with defending champion Clare Van Wieren of Hope a close second with 218 in 10 games.

Hope has won 13 of the 23 games the Dutch and the Knights have played.

What effect last Wednesday's loss will have upon the Dutch remains to be seen. It just might make the team hungry enough for victory to hand Calvin their second loss of the season in league play.

Hope will have to be up for the game to overcome the added Calvin advantage of playing on their own floor.

In recent years, the Hope-Calvin rivalry has resulted in students traveling to the opposing school's campus to decorate the buildings.

This year was no exception. Early Thursday morning at approximately 12:30 a.m., six Calvin students were caught in an attempt to spray red paint on the anchor in front of Graves. They were released, according to Holland Police, " a f t e r they had gotten a good talking to."

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THERE WEREN'T ENOUGH—Students stood, sat and climbed the walls last Tucfiday afternoon for over two hours in an attempt to obtain one of the 150 available tickets for the Hope-Calvin basketball game to be played Saturday at 4 p.m. in Grand Rapids.

The final two performances of Hendrik Ibsen's "The Master Builder" will be presented tonight and tomorrow night at 8:15 p.m. by the Hope College Little Theater on the fourth floor of the Science Building. Tickets for all performances were sold out early this week.

Set in Norway at the turn of the century, the Ilbsen play is "mystifyingly complex" in that a variety of interpretations of its meaning could be justified, according to director J a m e s Malcolm of the speech department. Basic to the play, however, is the emptiness of human relationships which exist without love, and the conflict that ensues from such situations of insensitivity. .

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Middle-aged Halvard Solness is caught in a conflict between his attraction to the young, w a r m and impetuous Hilde Wangel and his guilt-provoked duty to his wife Aline. Hilde, representing the daring and innovation of youth, holds tgreat appeal for Solness, since he wants to retain his youth as well as his cherished title of " m a s t e r fbuilder," which is being challenged

by Ragnov.

Solness' wife Aline is fearful of protracting the rising tension between her impetuous husband and those around him, and provides a conservative influence on him.

As the action progresses, it becomes evident that Solness cannot have and cannot be both what his wife and Hilde symbolize for him.

He must choose.

Members of the cast are: Michael Vogas as Solness, Jennifer McGilvray as Hilde Wangel, Irene M a a t m a n as Aline Solness, Rick Bietveld as Knute Brovik, Craig Holleman as Ragnov, Faith Swets as Solness' secretary K a j a and John Cox as Dr. Herdal.

Crew heads are: stage, Mark Menning; make-up, Ruth Hagemasy; lighting, Barbara Brunson: properties, Sue Boonstra; costumes, Thelma Leenhouts; business, Rick Rietveld; and music, Robert Cecil.

IBSEN'S 'BUILDER'—Hilde Wangel, portrayed by Jennifer McGilvray, pleads with the Master Builder, Mike Vogas, to climb the tower he built and place a wreath on it. The play will be presented tonight and tomorrow in the Little Theater at 8:15 p.m.

Senate Views Honor Code, Starts Newsletter Tuesday's Student Senate meeting discussion included the honor code and the newly instituted newsletter.

The Honor Code Committee reported after interviewing many members of the faculty that 58 per cent were interested in an honor code and 42 per cent were against it. The committee hopes to discuss this idea at a faculty meeting to see if further investigation is required. General student reaction was negative.

A new committee was formed to look into possible improvements for the Kletz. Suggestions included a television and a radio with speakers so that basketball games could be heard clearly.

A number of Student Senate newsletters were given to each senator for distribution in the various living quarters. These are designed to promote better communications l)etween the Senate and the student body, according to Senate president Wes Michaelson.

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Scranton and Taft Visit Holland- GR Area, Attack Dems Vietnam policy and the future of the Republican party dominated discussion last Friday as Gov. William Scranton of Pennsylvania and Robert Taft, J r . of Ohio boosted Republican Lincoln Day celebrations in Kent and Ottawa counties.

Scranton, unsuccessful lastminute challenger to Barry Goldwater for the 1964 Republican presidential nomination, held a press conference in Grand Rapids before addressing the Kent County Republicans in their annual Lincoln Day dinner.

Arriving late at the press conference was former Congressman Robert Taft of Ohio who is again seeking a seat in Congress in the November election. With Taft was Congressman Robert Griffin of Michigan, now seeking the Senate seat vacated by Senator P a t McNamara. a Democrat.

When asked what his own political plans for the future were, Scranton said, " I haven't given any thought to it—and I mean that — and I won't, until next year."

On the subject of Vietnam, Scranton pointed to general Republican support of the Administration's policy, but expressed doubts on some of the particulars.

"It is pretty clear that the majority of the Republicans a r e pretty much in agreement. The Democrats seem to be having anything but unanimity."

Speaking of the Vietnam military effort, Scranton said, "We could do a better job of bombing the significant military targets of North Vietnam.

We h a v e not been as successful as we could be."

Asked if he felt the Administration was doing all it could to

attain peace, Scranton, noting he had worked one year for the S f a t e Department, answered, " I wish I knew." From the response I got I would assume they a r e not doing the job they should. F r o m the public relations standpoint I don't think we have done too well around the world."

Robert Taft, son of the late Senator Robert Taft of Ohio, addressed the Ottawa county Lincoln Day b a n q u e t at Grand Valley State College on Friday evening. He was introduced by Robert Griffin and attacked the Democrats in the course of his address.

"The Republican P a r t y is the nartv of princinle; the opposition has only the principle, or lack of principle, or political expediency."

Vie f nam dominated a large part of T a f t ' s address. "We should and do welcome the hearings (of the

Senate Foreign Relations Committee) on Vietnam. But we should discuss this with restraint, as some Senators of the other party are not doing."

He defended the Republican position on Vietnam, as an "honorable one," refusing to advocate a pull-out. "It would be almost as easy to fall into the simple answer of all-out w a r , " a position Taft said the party has also avoided. "Nor have we adopted the Pollyanna-ism of the Vice President, who tells the people of Vietn a m that everything is well and will be well."

"We should not second-guess military decisions." said Taft in shifting into military problems.

But he questionpd two points of present policy. "Why are we continuing to permit the present build-up of a r m s for the Viet Cong—90 per cent of which comes

through the port of Haiphong?"

He suggested a "Kennedy-type of e m b a r g o " of Haiphong to prevent other nations from indirectly supp o s i n g the Viet Cong.

Questioning further, Taft asked, "How wise is it to further commit land troops, and how much should we include toward more extensive use of air power and sea p o w e r ? " Taft concluded with an attack on the "guns and b u t t e r " philosonhv of the Administration and present trends toward inflation. "We are not facing up to the basic .problems, such as over-stimula f ion of the economy bv methods of deficit spending," he said. "Other political, economic or governmental aims, otherwise desirable, mieh* have to be deferred if thev would lead to inflation. Those fighting for us in Vietnam must not be frustrated by a loss of freedom at home."

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Walsh: This Generation Student Sees Slums in Chicago Unknowingly Religious "The Changing Mood of the Campus" was the title of Dr. Chad Walsh's address to students attending l a s t Tuesday's assembly.

Speaking about the college students of the 40's, SO's and 60's, Dr. Walsh found the present generation to be the most rebellious in the last thirty years.

puses and consequently representative of new ideas which will diffuse into the Aimerican way of life.

Dr. Walsh pointed out that this rebellion is necessary to pave the

Commenting on college students from 1945-50, Walsh found the men to be serious and determined as a result of their wide range of experience in World War II. Along with this, the post-war students were very interested in God and religion, but on an intellectual level and not as a categorical command influencing and demanding one's whole self.

In contrast, the students of the 1950's were a conservative and silent group, not only afraid to voice an opinion but also afraid to have opinions. Conformity was stressed to an extreme and the church became a symbol of this conformity.

On the other hand, the generation of the 60's appears to have an unknowingly religious concern for today's problems. Walsh found the civil rights movement to be instrumental in making today's student body actively engaged in a cause not always popular.

Dr. Walsh also called the rebellion a reaction against America's false sense of values and its hypocrisy. However, he found this new creative minority to be the wave of the future, the forecast of what is to come on the collejge c m -

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In 1945 Dr. Walsh began studies in the Christian ministry and in 1948 he became an Episcopalian priest. He is the author of the book "Campus Gods on Trial."

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Being sick of sleepless nights, wondering what it would be like to live this kind of life, I determined to "take the plunge" into the depths of slum-life, play the role for a few days and see if I could better understand just what it's like to be a bum.

Immediately, I was faced with the reality of just existing. 1 started out with five dollars, left Holland on Wednesday afternoon of Semester break, and headed for Chicago's famous "skid-row." Dressed in old clothes borrowed from the local City Mission, I hitch-hiked into the "loop" on one of the coldest evenings of the year.

Being cold, tired and hungry, I grabbed a quiok supper and turned in for the night in a cheap onemght hotel, a "flopper" in slum jargon. "Rooms — |.70" the sign said, but I'm sure a park bench would have been cleaner. My " r o o m " was also occupied by a jillion crawling bugs and a dandy whistling steam-radiator (whicih made things terribly hot). The bed was so dirty I decided newspapers covering the sheets would be safest.

Rising late the next morning, I was unable to get a job anywhere.

The "slave-markets" open at 5:30 a.m. and most of the available jobs are gone soon after 7:00 a.m.

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day night in a Bible-Rescue Mission on West Madison Avenue. My first task there was to outlast the windy evangelist who kept telling me I was Damned to Hell and needed his J e s u s to do something about it.

Editor's Noie: Nelson Murphy is a sophomore preparlsg for the Christian ministry in the faniercity. Below is the story he wrote for the anchor about his recent experiences in Chicago's slum*.

By Nelsoo Murphy Once someone said, "It's not what conditions a man came from that matters; it's what he's done with them that counts." Yet a considerable segment of our society exists in a world that would make the rest of us ask if life could possibly be any worse, a segment whose filthy rags betray its "status." From this environment, one is almost forced to ask, "How could anybody become anything?"

The next ordeal was enduring the cold soup and hard floor where 1 was told to sleep. Somehow, from the evanglist's brusque commands and superior attitude, I just could not help but feel very worthless in front of him. I still wonder if he was really concerned about m e or anybody else. In my condition at that moment I really couldn't c a r e less about his Jesus; I wanted a job, some food and some sleep.

The next day, I worked on two different jobs: One in a small restaurant washing dishes, and then that night in the Campbell's Soup Factory. When I finished, it was so late I spent the night at the Y.M.C.A. The next day 1 was fortunate enough to find work again in another restaurant. The rest of the time I just bummed around, making conversation where I could, and came home by train Sunday evening.

At times, the experience was exciting, but generally I felt very depressed. In this state, it was easy to feel like "going on a binge" for awhale. And in the bars there is real life: People talk to each other and are interested in each other. In the Mission no one dared say anything! Leaving was a very liberating experience. In the waiting rooms of the slave-markets, small talk was difficult to start

The Kletz is now open five nights a weeik for one month on a trial basis, due to action by the Kletz Committee of the Student Senate, headed by Bob Thompson, and by manager of the college.

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(everyone's partially afraid of everyone else), but once it got rolling, the most interesting people emerged from their shells.

It wasn't hard to see that even in this pitiful, frustrating way of life, a deep sense of human dignity still existed. One couldn't help but be impressed with some of these so-called bums' stories. They are not all dumb and dirty-minded; each one is still a unique human being, even if he is running from reality. It seems to m e that a relevant presentation of God's "Good News" could be a most worthwhile and challenging task.

After all, even the finest parchment is made from filthy rags.

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The Kletz had previously been open on Monday and Wednesday nights and had proved successful enough to warrant the present five night trial period. To help Dorothy Burt, its manager, Mrs. Jean Horn has been hired for the evening hours.

Mr. Wilson emphasized that "breaking even" would be sufficient to consider the project a success. The aim of keeping the Kletz open is that "it keeps the students on campus so that they can eat something and go straight back to their dorms again and study, whereas if they go downtown they are likely to meet someone to keep them f r o m their studies."

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Van Eyl Collects Books For Soldiers in Vietnam Empathy with American s o l d i t r i fighting in the Vietnam war was put into action by faculty m e m b e r , Dr. F. Phillip Van Eyl, chairman of the department of psychology.

Contributions of used paperback books, which Dr. Van Eyl collected from his fellow faculty m e m b e r s comprised a box which he sent to U.S. troopi.

He w a s able to send nearly 200 books to 173d Airborne Brigade

Aschbrenner Piano Recital Set for Sunday Charles Aschbrenner, pianist, will present a faculty recital Sunday, Feb. 27, at A p.m. in Sn®w Auditorium.

He will perform Beethoven's "Sonata in D Minor," Op. 31, No. 2 and then two selections by Chopin, "Berceuse" and " F a n t a s i a . " Mr. Aschbrenner will also perform Debussy's "Pour le Piano" and conclude with three numbers by Liszt, "La Campanella," "Valse Oubliee" and "Hungarian Rhapsody No. 6."

Aschbrenner received his baclielor's degree in music from the Unrversity of Illinois and his master's in music f r o m Yale. He has spent three summers studying with Nadia Boulanger in Fontainebleau, France. While there last summer on a faculty grant, he had the opportunity to play for the wellknown pianists Clifford Curzon and Arthur Rubenstein.

Student Music Concert Slated For Thursday Bari'one soloist Alan Wilson, organists Gloria Langstraat and Carl Van Noord and pianists Zaide Pixley and Barbara Kollen will be featured in a student music recital Thursday evening in Dimnent Chapel at 7 p.m.

Wilson, who is giving his senior performance, will sing four songs from Schubert's "Die Schoene Muellerin," as well as a number by the Italian lyricist Jacopo Antonio Perti. He will be accompanied by pianist Robert Formsma.

Miss Langstraat will play " P r e lude and Fugue in B Minor" by Bach. Van Noord will give his rendition of ' ' R i c e r c a r " by Johann Pachelbel. Miss Pixley's piano piece is a Beethoven sonata, and Miss Kollen's performance includes two preludes by Debussy.

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Chaplain Major Frank 0 . Varvin, who distributed them. A letter "to my new friends at Hope College" expressed his appreciation and that of his troops, "for your thoughtfulness."

The Chaplain has stayed close to his troops and revealed that one of his assistants was killed just last month.

Dr. Van Eyl met Major Varvin during the Korean conflict when they went through jump training together. He said that during the next to the last qualifying jump, the Chaplain sprained his ankle. It was not until the next day, after he had successfully completed his final jump, that he sought medical attention. He explained that he didn't want the men to get the impression that chaplains chicken out at the first sign of trouble.

"I'd like to think of Frank as typical of the kind of fine and courageous people we have fighting for us," stated Dr. Van Eyl. He would like to send the Major and his troops some more books.

Student contributions of any used paperback books are to be taken to the mailroom in Van Raalte.

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Leslie Clark, violinist, will present her senior recital Tuesday, March 1, at 8:15 p.m. in Snow Auditorium.

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Miss Clark will devote her entire program to two m a j o r works of the violin repetoire opening with the "Concerto in D Major, Opus 61" by Beethoven. She will be accompanied by Dianne Hagle f r o m Ripley, N.Y. Charles Walvoord, pianist from Muskegon, will join Miss Clark in performing "Sonata N u m b e r Three in D Minor" by Johannes Brahms in which the violin and piano share an equal role.

'Miss Clark, a student of Dr. Morrette Rider for the past four years, has appeared as concert soloist on two occasions with the orchestra. In 1964 she won the Western Michigan area contest for the Congress of Strings and spent the s u m m e r studying with the Concert master of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra.

Miss Hagle and Walvoord are from the class of Dr. Anthony Kooiker.

New Democratic Left Favors Leftist Ideals The first meeting of the New Democratic Left, held Feb. 17, was attended by 35 students.

Leftist principles and ideals and the possibilities for their application to campus life at Hope, were stated by Daniel Georges, chairman of the committee which first initiated the idea of the N.D.L. He presented the view that this is a world of despair and hate in which democratic principles are rarely applied. Leftist movements seek the greater realization of these ideals through the tool of political dissent, according to Georges, who expressed the hope that the N.D.L. would become such an instrument by being the "most militant" organization on campus.

Mr. Donald Clelland, faculty sponsor for the club, gave a few words of encouragement to the group and, noting the wide-spread student apathy, expressed the hope that the N.D.L. goal of "instilling a spirit of active and individual participation" of students would be successful here at Hope.

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In response to several questions from the floor concerning the exact nature of the N.D.L., Georges reiterated several times that the club would become what its members desired it to be and until a constitution is drawn up he can say nothing more than what was contained in a statement of general purpose distributed at the meeting. This document stated that the N.D.L. would "actively engage in all democratic movements of people for peace, freedom and human dignity in the tradition of non . communist, leftist movements."

Following the distribution of the document, an opportunity was given to those present to join the organization. Nineteen responded and organizational procedures were put into operation. Committees were formed to nominate candidates for offices and to draw up a constitution in which the aims of the club would be enumerated and the N.D.L. structured according to the wishes of the members.

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PREPARATIONS—Leslie Clark practices for her senior recital, to be given on Tuesday, March 1 at 8:15 in Snow Auditorium, as Dr. Morrette Rider and Dr. Anthony Kooiker listen and evaluate. Miss Clark will be accompanied by Dianne Hagle.

IFC Members Agree: Group Is Ineffective The Inter - Fraternity Council, the governing body of Hope's five social fraternities, is composed of a president and two members of each fra ernity. Their job is to regulate the many activities of the fraternities, in both competitions and cooperations.

Exactly what has been accomplished by IFC seems to be a disappointment to some of its members as observed by IFC President Jim Klein, when he remarked, "We haven't really done a heck of a lot this year." So far this year IFC as a whole has cooperated in both the Blood Drive and the Muscular Dystrophy Drive. It is now reviewing the pledging and rushing procedures and is organizing the All-College Sing in cooperation with the PanHellenic Board.

According to Klein, the council now is "attempting to take a more active part in campus activities."

It is up to IFC "to lead the fraternities in showing their worth on campus," said Bob Thompson,

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Bob Bosman and Thompson all seem to think that problems with the administration have become less acute since Dean Carey began working with ' h e council, an additional positive fact as to council improvement. A good number of the members feel that the Dean's unders'anding of and respect for both the administration and fraternities will smooth over many rought spots, according to Thompson.

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N H E R E A R E M A N Y T H I N G S WHICH m y s t i f y us. O n e of t h e m is h o w some p r o g r a m s of this college are o p e r a t e d .

It h a s scarcely b e e n a m o n t h since t h e o r d e a l of r e g i s t r a t i o n was f o r c e d u p o n us, a n d linge r i n g in the b a c k of o u r m i n d , we r e m e m b e r s c a n n i n g t h e list of c o u r s e s f o r w h i c h we h a d s i g n e d u p , t h e n t h e e n t i r e list of courses being oftered.

We remember hoping that we m i g h t f i n d a way to a u d i t a c o u r s e of p a r t i c u l a r i n t e r e s t o u t s i d e o u r m a j o r field.

H a v i n g l e a r n e d o u r r e g i s t r a t i o n lessons well, we c o n s u l t e d t h a t m o n u m e n t a l s t u d y of H o p e College, " T h e H o p e C o l l e g e B u i l e t i n , " for a i d in u n d e r s t a n d i n g t h e a d m i n i s t r a t i v e red t a p e i n v o l v e d in a u d i t i n g . W e d i s c o v e r e d t h a t to a u d i t o n e t h r e e - h o u r course t o s u p p l e m e n t o u r n o r m a l 16-hour l o a d w o u l d cost us t h e tidy s u m of $90. T o a u d i t t w o courses w o u l d cost us $180, etc., ad nauseam.

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E F I N D T H I S to be deplorable. Why s h o u l d s t u d e n t s b e asked t o pay $90 for s i t t i n g in a class, l i s t e n i n g t o t h e lectures, a n d b r i n g i n g n o w o r k at all to t h e teacher?

Since s t u d e n t s w h o a u d i t c o u r s e s take n o tests, w r i t e n o p a p e r s , d o n o r e a s e a r c h e x c e p t p e r h a p s on t h e i r o w n , it is a b s u r d to d e m a n d t h a t these s t u d e n t s pay e x t r a m o n e y .

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Review of the News A resolution by the American Bar Assn., stated that the U.S. position in Vietnam is "legal" under international law. This resolution was apparently a refutation of S e n a t o r Wayne Morse's recent suggestion that international lawyers agreed the U.S. involvement there is illegal.

In other Vietnam news, the headlines read: U.S. military successes continue against the VC, South Korea is expected to send more troops soon, Philippines will probably send 2,000 engineer tfoops to Vietnam.

Secretary of State Dean Rusk's challenge to Congress that it vote on Vietnam "if there is doubt in Congress about the policy" ended the Senate Foreign Relations Committee's public inquiry into that policy.

President Jamal Abdul Nasser of the United Arab Republic stated that a preventive war againsts Israel is the only answer if she proceeds with production of an atomic bomb. The aim would be to wipe out her atomic capabilities. He added that Israel is getting a r m s secretly and the UAR must do the same.

Hungary is still faced with active political opposition to its communist regime. Recently a large number of Hungarians were arrested for conspiring, with Western help, to overthrow the government.

President Sukarno's ouster of General Abdul Haris Nasution n-.

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as defense minister m a y end in a civil war. Recent reports state that Nasution backed by the army and Sukarno backed by his special forces are rapidly approaching a showdown.

In Uganda, P r i m e Minister Obote said that he had assumed "all powers of the government" and arrested five Ugandan cabinet ministers. The ministers were members of the "Bantu Group" of this East African nation and apparently had been challenging his authority.

Prime Minister Wilson was in Russia for three days this week on a state visit. He urged Russia to help keep the Middle East peaceful and asked Kosygin to help end the Vietnam war. Kosygin's reactions were generally negative.

In the space "realm" the Soviet Union launched a satellite carrying two dogs into space to study various biological effects. It is not known whether they will be brought back.

The first U.S. Apollo spacecraft was scheduled to be launched Tuesday, but heavy cloud cover caused its delay.

In Birmingham, Ala., five Negroes were shot in front of a supermarket by a white m a n who claimed that they attempted to drag him from his car. One victim is in critical condition, two are in fair condition and the other twr were treated and released.

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fessors w h o h a v e r e c o g n i z e d t h e i n j u s t i c e of this system h a v e e n c o u r a g e d s t u d e n t s t o a u d i t courses w i t h o u t registering with the records office.

O n e o b v i o u s d r a w b a c k in t h i s att e m p t t o s k i r t t h e fee is t h a t a s t u d e n t ' s t r a n s c r i p t n e v e r lists his p a r t i c i p a t i o n in f h a t a u d i t e d course.

F u r t h e r m o r e , there are two implications of this A d m i n i s t r a t i o n policy w h i c h b o t h e r us m o s t of all.

A u d i t i n g c o u r s e s is g e n e r ally d o n e by t h e b e t t e r s t u d e n t s of this college, those w i t h a n a c u t e d e s i r e f o r t h e l i b e r a l arts, t h o s e w i t h a g r e a t i n t e r e s t in areas o u t s i d e of t h e i r f i e l d .

As a r e s u l t , by l e v y i n g a fee of $90 o r m o r e , t h e A d m i n i s t r a t i o n is a c t u a l l y p e n a l i z i n g t h e b e t t e r students.

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N A D D I T I O N , t h e n e t effect of all this is t o d i s c o u r a g e a c a d e m i c i n t e r e s t . M a n y times s t u d e n t s simply c a n n o t afford extra e x p e n s e s such as t h e a u d i t i n g of a course, b u t w h y this fee s h o u l d exist, p e n a l i z i n g t h o s e w h o d e s i r e m o r e k n o w l e d g e , is really q u i t e f a r b e y o n d o u r c o m p r e h e n s i o n . Surely t h e college n e e d s m o n e y .

W e w o u l d be t h e first to r e c o g n i z e t h a t .

B u t we d o feel t h a t it is q u i t e u n f a i r t o r e s t r i c t t h e b r e a d t h of a s t u d e n t ' s e d u c a t i o n by i m p o s i n g a fee such as this.

Johnsonian Hypocrisy w H A T DOES T H E ADMINISTRAT I O N m e a n by " u n c o n d i t i o n a l negotiations?"

A few m o n t h s a g o we h a d t h e p r i v i l e g e of h e a r i n g a c o m m u n i s t e x p o u n d h i s t h e o r y of t h i s J o h n s o n i a n p h r a s e . H i s a r g u m e n t r a n s o m e t h i n g like this: 1. T h e J o h n s o n p o s i t i o n is a c o n t r a d i c tory o n e . J o h n s o n says, o n the o n e h a n d , t h a t h e is eager to n e g o t i a t e , b u t at t h e s a m e t i m e h e places such d e m a n d s on t h e n a t u r e of t h e c o n f e r e n c e itself t h a t the o t h e r side c o u l d never accept t h e m .

2. For H a n o i to a t t e n d a c o n f e r e n c e w i t h o u t an i n d e p e n d e n t r e p r e s e n t a t i v e of t h e N a t i o n a l L i b e r a t i o n F r o n t is to c o n c e d e t h a t t h e Viet C o n g h a v e n o i n d e p e n d e n t e x i s t e n c e at all a n d t h a t H a n o i has t h e r i g h t to s p e a k for t h e m . T h i s m e a n s t h a t H a n o i w o u l d a d m i t t h a t all t h e Viet C o n g are in fact o n l y i n s t r u m e n t s of H a n o i ' s a m b i t i o n s and have no indigenous quality about them clearly an u n a c c e p t a b l e c o n d i t i o n f o r H a n o i .

3. By m a k i n g his o f f e r only t o H a n o i i n s t e a d of to t h e Viet C o n g as well, J o h n s o n can rest a s s u r e d t h a t n o e m b a r r a s s i n g acc e p t a n c e of n e g o t i a t i o n s will occur. H e c a n a f f o r d to m a k e all sorts of p i o u s s t a t e m e n t s t h a t we seek only peace, b u t his s i n c e r i t y is d o u b t f u l b e c a u s e of t h e " c o n d i t i o n s " att a c h e d to t h e n e g o t i a t i o n offer.

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T T H E T I M E W E H E A R D this argum e n t , it was easy to dismiss as a onesided a n d d e l i b e r a t e m i s i n t e r p r e t a t i o n of t h e J o h n s o n offer of " u n c o n d i t i o n a l negot i a t i o n s . " T h e t r a g i c irony is t h a t d u r i n g t h e past t w o weeks t h e f u l l i m p o r t of t h e A d m i n i s t r a t i o n policy has c o m e i n t o the o p e n , w i t h p r o d d i n g f r o m the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and Senator Robert Kennedy.

A n d t h e c o m m u n i s t view t u r n s o u t t o be a f a i r l y a c c u r a t e p i c t u r e of t h e a c t u a l s i t u a t i o n .

It is n o t o u r p u r p o s e t o c o n d e m n e i t h e r t h e l o n g - r a n g e goals or t h e m i l i t a r y activity of t h e U.S. i n v o l v e m e n t in V i e t n a m . N o r is it t o a d v o c a t e a n e g o t i a t i o n w h i c h w o u l d "sell o u t " t h e basic U.S. c o m m i t m e n t to a free a n d i n d e p e n d e n t South Vietnam. R a t h e r t h e p u r p o s e is to s h o w t h a t , o n t h e d i p l o m a t i c f r o n t , t h e U.S. h a s b e e n m a k i n g o u t w a r d l y g e n e r o u s n e g o t i a t i o n offers a n d at t h e s a m e t i m e it is d i s g u i s i n g l a r g e o b s t a c l e s t o negotiation which w o u l d "a priori" prevent t h e H a n o i g o v e r n m e n t f r o m c o m i n g to t h e c o n f e r e n c e tableâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;regardless of its d e s i r e o r lack of d e s i r e t o t a l k .

T h i s , s i m p l y s t a t e d , is d i s h o n e s t d i p l o macy.

T h e u l t i m a t e goal, we a r e t o l d , is to " c h a n g e t h e will of t h e e n e m y l e a d e r s h i p " so t h a t they a r e w i l l i n g t o n e g o t i a t e o n t h e f u t u r e of S o u t h V i e t n a m .

In other words, o u r l e a d e r s say t h a t t h e g o a l of p r e s e n t policy is to a c h i e v e a n e g o t i a t e d s e t t l e m e n t .

And to t h a t e n d we are w i l l i n g to e n g a g e in "unconditional negotiations"-which would seem t o m e a n w i l l i n g n e s s t o t a l k a n y w h e r e , at a n y t i m e t o a n y o n e .

E x c e p t , of course, to t h e Viet C o n g .

It is i n t e r e s t i n g t o w a t c h t h e A d m i n i s t r a t i o n h e d g e as it is c o n f r o n t e d by S e n a t o r K e n n e d y a d v o c a t i n g " t h e h e a r t of t h e h o p e f o r a n e g o t i a t e d s e t t l e m e n t . . . to a d m i t ( t h e Viet C o n g ) t o a s h a r e of p o w e r a n d responsibility."

T h i s s t a t e m e n t a t first b r o u g h t ant^ry r e b u t t a l s f r o m all sides, i n c l u d i n g b o t h p a r t i e s a n d a w i d e v a r i e t y of personalities.

T h e n , announced the President o n W e d n e s d a y e v e n i n g , " W e s t a n d f o r selfd e t e r m i n a t i o n , for free elections.

A n d we will s t a n d by t h e i r r e s u l t s . " T h e i m p l i c a t i o n , b r o u g h t o u t by W h i t e H o u s e press s e c r e t a r y M o y e r s s o m e h o u r s e a r l i e r , was t h a t t h e Presi d e n t did not disagree w i t h K e n n e d y , p r o v i d ed t h a t B o b b y d i a n ' t m e a n c o a l i t i o n before an e l e c t i o n .

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MERICANS ARE USED T O THIS k i n d of y o h n s o n i a n flexibility bv n o w , a n d alas, t h e s a m e o l d p i c t u r e is b e i n g revealed.

T h e A d m i n i s t r a t i o n p o s i t i o n still begs t h e q u e s t i o n of t h e s t a t u s of t h e N a t i o n a l L i b e r a t i o n F r o n t , for n o reasonable m a n could expect the N o r t h to agree to abide by a n e l e c t i o n c o n d u c t e d by a g o v e r n m e n t which excludes the Front.

T h e s e h i d d e n barriers to negotiation, w h i c h cause e v e n r e a s o n a b l e a n d m o d e r a t e c o m m u n i s t s to d o u b t o u r sincerity, speak t o t h e b a n k r u p t c y of h o n e s t y w h i c h h a s c h a r a c t e r i z e d t h e S t a t e D e p a r t m e n t a n d Adm i n i s t r a t i o n in t h e i r d e a l i n g s w i t h t h e Vietnam situation.

It is a sad c o m m e n t a r v o n o u r d i p l o m a t i c h o n e s t y as a n a t i o n t h a t a C o m m u n i s t ' s specu l a t i v e analvsis. m a d e w h e n h e c o u l d o n l y see t h r o u g h t h e gloss darVly. is l a r g e l y c o r r e c t w h e n w e see o u r a c t i o n s f a c e t o face.

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O M M E N T A T O R S HAVE N O T E D a g r o w i n g u n e a s i n e s s in t h e last few weeks o v e r J o h n s o n i a n policy i n Vietn a m . P e r h a p s t h i s u n e a s i n e s s is less o n e of regretting the basic m i l i t a r y c o m m i t m e n t t h a n t h e h a u n t i n g a w a r e n e s s of a d i s p a r i t y between the proclaimed and the practiced w i t h w h i c h t h e w h o l e p o l i c y is b e i n g conducted.

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By Rob Werge It seems a shame not to expand the rush system. The swift efficiency with which fraternities separate the good guys from "muckers and nurds" should be used in other areas where such discrimination is important. For instance, admissions procedures could be revamped by choosing future students at a huge annual coffee break. 'Then, at least, we could stop trying to sell them Hope by sending them pictures of students looking skyward in front of Dimnent as if they were seeing the Second Coming.)

For 48 hours, a marathon break could be held in the library. Showcases would hold the usual display of hairs from the beard of Van Raalte, a woolen sock worn for three weeks by Ezra van Eeeh while leading a team of oxen on a trek from Detroit to Holland in 1856, and a poem in Dutch written by someone about something. Surrounded by such glitter of the past, the prospective students would be plied with coffee, cakes, talk, laughter, rolls and smiling.

Not that that would be the only way of getting in. Those faculty and administration hosts would have small check lists for the grading of each rushee. Categories of: Smile, Personality, General Knowledge. Denomination and Morals would have ratings going from "excellent" to "uuugh." Anyone who drops the names Fellini, Keynes. Morgenstern or Zwingli would be readily admitted. And anyone who could use alienation in the same sentence five times without ever defining what he means would be enrolled in the Freshman Honors section.

On the other hand. Cecilia Cynical would never get in if she was overheard saying, "Protestant Eth-

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ic? I never knew they had one."

Other ways of being rejected would come from trying to pinch the waitresses who would be dressed as tulips with bonnets shaped like huge, flapping petals.

Other diversions would be short speeches. Someone would give a talk on "Is Hope a Christian School?" which would be answered in the affirmative. Then someone would speak on "Is Hope a Progressive Worldly School?" which would also be answered in the affirmative. Then to make it a complete series, a speaker would give a lecture entitled "Schizophrenia at Hope or. Long Day's Journey into an Identity Crisis."

There would be short tours of Holland. The purpose of such excursions would be to rid the rushee of obsolete pre-conceived biases against the town and replace them with fresh, first-hand prejudices.

Also the rushess would become acquainted with the cultural life available, ranging from Thursday night dragging on Eighth Street to Monday night dragging on Eighth Street.

Needless to say, such an admissions system wouldn't be foolproof.

The student who spends hours talking to the clinic doctor whom he mistakes for a prof might decide there's more money in pushing black-market pills than in a liberal arts education. And the person who couldn't make the break might get a warped view of campus life if he came here during a " n o r m a l " school day. But besides the money saved by cutting down on mailings of admission material, a sound psychological attitude would be fostered by such breaks.

As Martha Washington said.

"Life is just one long coffee break, anyway . . . ? "

By Gordy Korstanje and Mel Andringa several characters, and lighting, (with the pos Hope College's Palette and Masque is presentsible exception of a gas lamp which glares in thr? ing its second production of the year, Henrik audience's eyes during the first act), is very well Ibsen's "The Master Builder" in the Little Theater done. this weekend. The play, one of Ibsen's last, has The entire cast presented noteworthy performbeen titled a "symbolic masterpiece," and has ances. Irene Maatman in the role of Solness' wife, many diverse elements and forces which often Aline, gave an outstanding characterization of the prove bewildering to the spectator. partially demented w o m a n chained to the Halvard Solness, the masterpast and enslaved to duty. builder, is torn between psyHer scene with Jennifer McGilchological guilt and a feeling of vray (Hilde) is probably the duty toward his wife Aline on high point of the play. one hand, and need to fulfill Miss McGilvray. in playing what he feels to be his desLny the role of the ingenue, displays personified by the youthful a sensitive and feminine quality Hilde Wangel on the other hand. which has been restricted in Around his powerful nature previous roles. many forces and ideas conMichael Vogas in the exverge: The mythological idea tremely difficult role of Halvard that youth must replace the Solness ga-ve life to the explosaging leader when he weakens ive force of the masterbuilder's in the refusal of Solness to accharacter. If any criticism may knowledge the potential of Ragbe leveled at his performance, nar Brovik; the extra-rational it would be at a certain lack of refusal to accepc Vnpossibiiity subtlety in portraying both a as So1ness believes he can fear and attraction toward overcome his acrophobia when youth. H:s scenes with Ragnar he is urged on by Hilde's deterand Hilde lack the fascination mined idealism: and his overwhich give So^ess depth. powering absorption with exRichard Rietveld in the role ternal powers seeking retribuof the aging architect, and John tion for his past actions. These Cox as Doctor Herdal both gave are but three of the enigmatic convincing performances as oldelements which appear to bring er men. Cox, as the amusing about the masterbuilder's fall. and often astute doctor, a n l A play with such variety of Rietveld. as the man broken by complex ideas is of necessity the masterbuilder's ambition, difficult to stage. Because the added insight to the main charactual situation points to the ac'ers. essentially unrealistic qualities Faith Swets and Craig Holleof the drama, an extra burder.

Jennifer McGilvray as Hilde man gave adequate if not fully is placed upon the actors to Wangel. deve^ped performances as ttn produce an emotion capable of young architect and the girl to sustaining the production. The Little Theater's ofwhcm h3 is engaged. fering makes an admirable effort to overcome As an overall performance, "The Masterthis pitfall. builder" is a moving and gripping production. The Technically the play is well built (no pun multiplicity of ideas and emotions clearly repreintended'. The stage, well designed and outfitted sented by the different characters buiM up under in detail, provides a more than adequate acting Solness and reach a pinnacle in the third act to area. Make-up, faced with the problem of aging provide an intense climax to the play.

Dear Editor . . .

Morality and the Pill: Reader's React to Megow's Attack I feel strongly, urged to reply to the page in the Hope College anchor which devoted so much space to ovulation suppressant medication commonly known as "the Pill." Since Hope College totally educates individuals, it is not improper that this subject is discussed. The need for knowledge to control conception is increasingly important in this world where thoughtful persons admit the significance of the population explosion.

Whether the Hope Health Clinic prescribes "the Pill" to students who consult the physician can certainly be directed by the college administration. Since birth control is not countermanded by the teachings of the Reformed Church, it seems unnecessary for such therapy to be forbidden. If the physician in charge has the time and ability to establish the need of the student and the medical acceptability for the student, I see no reason why this medicine as well as any other should not be

prescribed. As a physician he has certain legal responsibilities to the parents of students under 21 years old. If there are many married students on the Hope campus, and if the clinic is providing a complete service, there should be some prescribing of "the Pill."

The title "The Pill Can Kill" is â&#x20AC;˘unjustified. If it were a proven fact, there are many commonly used drugs which are more dangerous. Aspirin causes ten times more documented deaths, and no one suggests that its use be discontinued. Since several million women are using this medicine, there are certain to be deaths of all kinds among the users. The increased incidents of deaths of any kind because of the use of the " P i l l " has not been established and such an insinuation seems due to prejudice.

The disadvantages of "the Pill" are uncertain and unproved. The advantage is that it is effective to a degree not true of any other method of birth control. In a very

active obstetric and gynecologic practice, the emotional problems that 1 have seen associated with it were due to religious feelings of guilt or fear of the complications mentioned in the anchor discussion. The complications I have not seen. "The Pill" is, to date, the only near perfect known method of birth control.

Whether unmarried persons, college students or otherwise, use the "Pill," depends upon the morals of parents, physicians and druggists as well as their own values. If Hope College wishes, it may try to teach self-control, selfrespect, respect for others and responsibility for one's own conduct which some students do not learn from parents and even less from government. Since it is a Christian college, it should try to teach the morality which students are not learning from their environment. "The Pill" is not to blame for immorality and should not be refused to those for whom it is moral because of distorted facts.

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Lest some be uncertain, I believe in Hope College, in the teaching and practice of Christ's teachings in the strictest sense that I can conceive, in premarital continence, in monogomy, in responsible parenthood, in an unselfish m a r r i a g e relationship to which "the Pill" has added rather than from which it has detracted.

H. R. Mooi, 'M.D. Coldwater, Michigan 1 was shocked and amazed to read the article "The Pill Can Kill" in last week's anchor.

The author presented seemingly sound scientific reasons for mistrusting the long-term effects of contraceptive drugs, but lest anyone be deceived, the first few paragraphs of the article clearly showed the underlying motive: an ethical notion about the possibilities of the pill.

When will our campus intellectuals learn that no scientific argument can prove or disprove an ethical point? My disgust is not Hepnnted

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with the ethical notion itself, but with the disguise of scientific proof.

By using the author's technique, one can "prove" the "evils" of water fluoridation, antiseptics, vaccines and antibiotics.

The article could just as well have been titled "Penicillin Can Kill" or aspirin or just about anything else.

The fact remains, oral contraceptives are here to stay and have a place in our future. Christianity cannot ignore their presence but must learn to live with the question.

The author also disturbs me with his statement that he first heard of the existence of the pill in our society last year. Where has he been hiding?

I am a married man, one of the many married students at Hope College. My wife and I did not have to get married, nor are we "sex fiends," but the pill does enable us to have a free and honest (Continued on Page 6)

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Dutch Are Nosed by Albion; Lose Chance for Sole Title The mathematics were simple.

Coming into the Albion game both Hope and Calvin were tied for first place in the MIAA -with 9-1 records.

Now the mathematics are not so clear. In Wednesday night's games Hope lost 66-65. Calvin won. This Saturday's game can no longer decide whether Hope will be the outright conference champs, but it can only determine whether Hope can become co-champ with Calvin.

The fans at Albion cheered wildly as their team jumped on Hope for a quick 17-9 lead. After Hope and Albion exchanged baskets for several minutes, Albion moved to its biggest lead of the game, an 11-point, 34-23 lead.

But Hope fought back. With the score 38-28, Roy Anker scored, Floyd Brady- stole the ball and put it in, and Cal Beltman made it three in a row for Hope and cut Albion's lead to four, 38-34. That lead was all that Albion carried to the dressing room at half-time, 41-37.

With just a little more than five minutes gone in the second half Gary Rypma sank a bucket

which put Hope in the lead for the first time. Hope barely hung on to its lead for 12 minutes and with 3:34 left to go, Albion caught up, 59-59. A basket by Patrick of Albion and another by Larry Downs with 1:49 remaining left Hope four back. Floyd Brady then leaped high to score twice and even the game, 63-63.

Joe Warner then scored his only bucket of the night putting Albion back in front with only 26 seconds remaining. Then, as Gary Rypma drove the baseline with seconds remaining, his foot brushed against the black line. It was Albion's ball and Albion's igame. After being fouled, Stevens made an all-important free-throw and Albion was up by three with seven seconds left.

Following a time out, Albion allowed Van Wieren to shoot, but this still left Hope one back. The buzzer sounded and it was over.

Floyd Brady led Hope in scoring with 17 points, Claire Van Wieren had 16, but his shooting percentage was far below his season's average. Larry Downs led both teams in scoring with 23, followed

by Patrick with 21.

Hope Athlete Recruiting Program to be Increased Recruiting potential Hope College athle'.es has always been kept to a minimum but an effort is now being made to increase the program, according to athletic director Gordon Brewer.

Last Saturday 25 members of the Hope alumni H Club met to make provisions for such a program.

Mr. Brewer s'ated that the purpose of the meeting was to set up the mechanics of obtaining a'hletes and have these members agree to contact hi^h school athletes in their communities and imerest them in Hope College.

The 25 members of the H Club alumni were chosen from an area of a 50-mile radius and were people for the most part not actively engaged in coaching or counseling.

William Poppink, superintendent of schools at Muskegon ReethsPuffer, is president of the alumni club and arranged the meeting in coordination with the Hope athletic staff.

It is hoped that many more potential athletes will be contacted and introduced to Hope College through this method. Athletic grants will not be available but academic scholarships will be given if students qualify, Mr. Brewer said.

Names of possible athletes will be sent through the athletic director and plans are being made to secure information data on each potential student.

Brewer stressed that this is just the start of the program in that they are first concentrating on the immediate area. All the alumni H Club members will be con acted and the program explained through a letter sent to them by the athletic department.

Coach Brewer also stated that "the program is not a change in the philosophy that Hope wants athletes 'who will fit into the Hope situation both academically and a hletically, but rather an intensifying effort of what they have always believed in."

Readers Speak Out

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'Continued from Page 5) relationship with one another without fear of economic disaster.

Doctors prescribe the pill to correct a host of functional disorders as well as its more common contraceptive use. The pill is a medicine and can be attacked on medical grounds, especially since the various brands have their differences. But would the author approve of the pill if it were perfectly safe? I sincerely doubt it.

The author wishes a return to the simple do's and don'ts of his boyhood Christianity. May I remind him that these concepts did not prevent, but to a lange degree caused, such sorry historical events as the Inquisition, a long record of anti-Semitic horror, and persecution of the Quakers. Neither did they prevent "civilized Christian" nations (like America and Germany* from long years of bloodshed in two world wars.

Perhaps what is needed is an honest admission that only God knows the final answers to our difficulties t and that none of us can claim access to any store of infinite wisdom.

The author has long shown a mistrust for the workings of science. Science and Christianity are NOT mutually* exclusive. If "theologians'* would pull their heads from the sand and use scientific revelations, instead of screaming

"evil" and "heresy," true Christianity would not be in danger of fading into obscure formalism, but would remain a vital motive force in a future that no Christian need fear.

Frederick Oettle The Hope College Student Senate, as the formal voice of the students of Hope, would like to commend A.R.A. Slater Food Service for its continued attempts to improve the dining service it offers to Hope students.

Notable improvements this year have included the new continental breakfast, the salad bar at lunch and the more convenient method of serving dinner. During final exam week, a studv break snack w a s served to roughly 400 students. The menus of Slater's meals are highly influenced by a yearly food preference poll.

The Senate would like to acknowledge Slater's contribution to the HHH Drive. The sum of $415, the total proceeds of the steak dinner opened to the public, faculty and s udents who eat offcampus, on Sunday, Feb. 13, was donated to the Vietnam Village Drive.

For its in f erest in the activities, attitudes and suggestions of Hope studen s. the Student Senate commends A.R.A. Slater Food Service.

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STUFFâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Hope's Clare Van Wieren (54) and Gary Rypma (24) and two Alma Scots watch as Floyd Brady pushes two points through the hoop in the opening minutes of the second half. Hope went on to beat Alma in a 109-55 whitewashing last Saturday in the Holland Civic Center.

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Dutchmen Bury Alma, 109-55 It was all Hope College last Saturday night as the Dutchmen downed .Alma 109-55 in their season's best performance. It was Hope's ninth victory in 10 MIAA contests which tied Calvin College for the first place position in the league.

Captain Clare Van Wieren. Roy Anker and Bill Potter made their last appearance on Hope's court.

They couldn't have ended better for they all registered extremely fine performances.

Van Wieren, who entered his 36th game of his Hope basketball career, connected on nine of 13 in the first half and hit six out of seven in the second half. He also made one free throw which gave him a total of 31 points when he left the game.

Van Wieren has scored 460 points this season for a 23-point average.

In MIAA action he has scored 218 to just barely trail Bill DeHorn of Calvin who has 221. Van Wieren has 1,491 points in his four years of play.

His always fantastic shooting and aggressive rebounding sparked the team last Saturday as they have all season long.

Roy Anker continued in the double-figure column as, he too was outstanding. Anker hit 11 baskets in 13 attempts. He connected on six of seven in the first half and five of six in the second half.

It was his best scoring performance of the year, as he pumped in jump shots for the baseline as well as collecting them underneath. Potter, who fed Anker well, hit four of six for eight points.

Floyd Brady was the third high bounding 46-30 on the defensive point man putting in 17 points in boards. the victory. Tom Pelon, Bruce Van Alma hit 35 per cent from the Huis and Jim Thomas, coming in floor on 23 of 66 while Hope hit a for the regulars in the closing ^ fantastic 67 per cent of their shots minutes, continued the scoring with 52 baskets in 77 attempts. pace as they hit four, three and In the first half of play the two baskets respectively. It was Dutchmen collected 24 baskets in Tom Pelon who scored on a layup 3.") tries and 28 for 42 in the second that brought Hope above the cenhalf. tury mark at 101.

The Hope-Calvin game, Hope's final MIAA game of the season, It was the highest point total of will be played Saturday at 4 p.m. the season that gave Hope it's 13th in the Knollcrest gymnasium in win in 20 games. Hope won the reGrand Rapids.

Forfeits Take Toll as Matmen Lose Last Meet The Hope College wres'ling team lost its ninth match of the year to Grand Rapids Junior College last Saturday. In the individual matches, Larry Bone, wrestling at 137 lost his match, after leading throughout the first two periods. Bone m a d e one mistake and his opponent capitalized on it, getting three points for a near pin. he final score was 5-3.

Winon Johnson at 147, wrestled to a 2-2 score coming from behind to tie. Veteran Dan Howe at 154 lost a 4-0 decision while Rick Vandenburg added still another victory to his personal record. Wrestling at 160 Vandenburg pinned his man easily in ihe first period of the contest.

In the 167 lb. class Hal Huggins lost by a pin. Behind 13-2, Huggins was pinned in the last 30 seconds of the match. Hope's 177

Michaelson Attends Presidential Breakfast Student Senate President Wes Michaelson spent last Thursday and Friday in Washington, D.C., attending the annual Presidential P r a y e r Breakfast, participating in seminars and talking to national VIP's.

The Prayer Breakfast, held the morning of Feb. 17 in the Shoreham Hotel, was attended by 60 selected students and by about 900 congressmen, presidential staff members and prominent businessmen. Following an address by evangelist Billy Graham, President Lyndon Johnson spoke, underlining his dependence uoon God and prayer in the decisions he has to make, said Michaelson.

Michaelson attended several seminars and meetings later during his Washington stav. Included were an educator's seminar exploring student unrest, a seminar on science which featured rocket- expert Werner Von Braun, and a meeting of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.

An unforeseen development in the Washington visit came when Michaelson told U.S. Senator Carlson of Kansas about Hope's Vietnam Hamlet Drive. ''Senator Carlson was impressed," said the Hope Senate President, "and he wants to give our Vietnam drive some recognition."

lb. wrestler, Erwin Johnson, was pinned in the second period of his match.

Hope forfeited the 123 lb. class, the 130 lb. c l a s s and the h e a v y w e i ^ t class; forfeits accounted for 15 of J.C.'s 33 points.

Hope could muster only 7 points.

The young matmen now have a record of 0-7 in dual meets this year.

The season's last match wi h Olivet had to be cancelled because of injuries to two of the grapplers. Dan Howe developed a contagious skin disease and was advised not to wrestle. In the match with J.C. Erwin Johnson suffered a cracked sternum and collapsed rib cage. The two injuries lef' the team with only four men, not enough to field a team.

Announcement Information concerning "Summer Opportunities though Ecumenical Voluntary Service" is available to all Hope students though the Student Christian Coordinating Committee's office.

Some of these opportunities include work camps and service under the World Council of Churches in the Middle East, Europe, Asia and Africa; domestic missions in Long Beach, Calif., Las Cruces and Roswell, New Mexico, and New York City; work in Vietnam under the National Council of Churches; and seminars in Bavaria, Europe, and Southern Africa.

According to Roy Justesen of the SCOC, all interested students may pick up detailed information in the organization's office in the basement of Graves.

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