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BULK RATE NON-PROFIT ORG. U.S. POSTAGE

'Love and Will'

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Holland-area news management and monopoly . page 2

The tavern runneth over

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Draft center

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CLB housing survey results

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Permit No. 3 9 2

Local summer jobs will be scarce

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"Teaching by Terror"

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H O L L A N D , M I C H I G A N 49423

CLB hears reactions to committee proposal by

83rd Anniversary -

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Hope College, Holland, Michigan

March 8, 1971

3 semesters in '72

AdAB considers 4-1-4 today by Gerald Swieringa T h e Ad Hoc C a l e n d a r C o m m i t tee will r e c o m m e n d t o t h e Administrative Affairs Board t o d a y that H o p e College establish t h e 4-1-4 plan as its o f f i c i a l c a l e n d a r e f f e c t i v e in S e p t e m b e r , l l ) 7 2 . ACCORDING TO Dean for A c a d e m i c A f f a i r s M o r r e t t e Rider, the A d A B will p r o b a b l y c o n d u c t o p e n hearings on t h e p r o p o s a l . S t u d e n t s and f a c u l t y will t h e n be given the o p p o r t u n i t y t o e x p r e s s their o p i n i o n s c o n c e r n i n g the 4-1-4. S t u d e n t Congress, in a straw vote, rejected the 4-1-4 plan last week in favor of a t w o - s e m e s t e r plan with a s t r e n g t h e n e d s u m m e r session. "If the p r o p o s a l is k i l l e d , " Rider s t a t e d , "it will be b e c a u s e the s t u d e n t s reject it in t h e o p e n hearings." "WE HAVE received largely s u p p o r t i v e c o m m e n t s f r o m the f a c u l t y , " Rider said. " H o w e v e r , the response of S t u d e n t C o n g r e s s frankly c a m e as a s h o c k . " The proposed 4-1-4 would divide the a c a d e m i c year i n t o three s e m e s t e r s of 14 w e e k s , f o u r weeks and 14 weeks. T h e fall semester will run f r o m S e p t e m b e r t o just b e f o r e C h r i s t m a s , f o l l o w e d by t h e J a n u a r y term with the spring s e m e s t e r e x t e n d i n g f r o m the c o n c l u s i o n of the J a n u a r y term t o May, e n d i n g a p p r o x i mately a week earlier t h a n t h e present spring s e m e s t e r . U N D E R THE p r o p o s e d plan, the daily class s c h e d u l e w o u l d be changed from 50-minute periods t o 6 0 - m i n u t e periods. Rider, in explaining the change, stated, " H a v i n g o n e - h o u r classes will allow an e q u a l a m o u n t of class time in a 14-week period as is n o w totaled in a 16-week p e r i o d . " The daily load o n the f a c u l t y will also be p r o p o r t i o n a t e l y increased, he added.

" T h e J a n u a r y term of t h e 4-1-4 will be e x t r e m e l y flexible, although s o m e r e s t r i c t i o n s will be necessary at the s t a r t , " Rider commented. THE ONE-MONTH J anuary term will be given over largely to intensive, i n d e p e n d e n t research, with the e m p h a s i s on c o n c e n t r a ted individual e x p l o r a t i o n , t h e dean s t a t e d . He added that conventional c o u r s e o f f e r i n g s will be available as well. Rider f u r t h e r stated that since course o f f e r i n g s are n o w spread over three s e m e s t e r s , a r e d u c t i o n in the n u m b e r of course o f f e r i n g s within a d e p a r t m e n t of 10 t o 15 per cent w o u l d be e x p e c t e d for the fall and s p r i n g semesters. S T U D E N T S will be allowed t o enroll for a t o t a l of 14 s e m e s t e r credit h o u r s in each of t h e fall and spring s e m e s t e r s . E n r o l l m e n t in the J a n u a r y t e r m will be restricted to four s e m e s t e r credit h o u r s per s t u d e n t . With the s t u d e n t ' s advisor's p e r m i s s i o n , 15 h o u r s m a y be taken in t h e spring and fall terms. F u r t h e r increases in c o u r s e loads in any of the three s e m e s t e r s must be a p p r o v e d by t h e Dean for A c a d e m i c Affairs. At the Jan. 25 f a c u l t y m e e t i n g , the c o m m i t t e e received a clear indication t h a t the f a c u l t y preferred a c a l e n d a r c h a n g e , and that this change e l i m i n a t e t h e so-called " l a m e d u c k " weeks in J a n u a r y , Rider e x p l a i n e d .

thing, there will be no winem a k i n g c o u r s e s o f f e r e d d u r i n g the J a n u a r y t e r m , " t h e dean a d d e d . RIDER acknowledged that s o m e 2 5 0 colleges are presently o p e r a t i n g on t h e 4-1-4 schedule. S t u d i e s have s h o w n that t h e plan d o e s not c o n f l i c t with a t h l e t i c or o t h e r o f f - c a m p u s p r o g r a m s , the dean s t a t e d . T h e cost of the change-over will be m i n i m a l , c o n s i s t i n g basically of the salary for a d i r e c t o r of the J a n u a r y t e r m , grade r e p o r t i n g and registration. Rider acknowledged. This cost increase could be alleviated by revenue collected f r o m n o n - H o p e s t u d e n t s who enroll in the college for the J a n u a r y t e r m , he a d d e d .

RIDER POINTED o u t t h a t t h e 4-1-4 was n o t p a t t e r n e d a f t e r the calendar in use at Calvin College. " M a n y s t u d e n t s expressed dissatisfaction with t h e Calvin p r o g r a m , " he a d d e d , " b u t 1 d o n ' t think t h e failure of a program at a n o t h e r i n s t i t u t i o n m e a n s we c a n ' t d o it here." T h e c o m p l a i n t of m a n y stud e n t s that t h e J a n u a r y term will lack s t r u c t u r e is largely u n f o u n d ed, Rider e m p h a s i z e d . " T h i s will not be a free u n i v e r s i t y - t y p e

Joe Egg deals with the a t t e m p t s of a y o u n g c o u p l e to live a normal life with an i n f a n t i l e , hopelessly multiplegic and spastic ten-year old d a u g h t e r . Nichols a v o i d s both sentimentality and sensationalism, t r e a t i n g his s u b j e c t w i t h skill, sensitivity and h u m o r . R a t h e r t h a n to e x p l o i t d r a m a t i c a l l y the

Bob R o o s

T h e second C a m p u s Life Board investigative session on the structure proposal c o n c e r n i n g extracurricular program c o m m i t t e e s o c c a s i o n e d a flurry of faculty dissent on certain q u e s t i o n s indirectly related to t h e proposal. DEBATE C E N T E R E D a r o u n d an inferred c o n n e c t i o n between the c o m m i t t e e s p r o p o s a l and the a d m i n i s t r a t i o n ' s recent move to cut the cultural a f f a i r s budget by o n e - t h i r d . A l t h o u g h the cut was not related to the p r o p o s a l , the S I 0 , 0 0 0 that it provided will be used by the new E x t r a c u r r i c u l a r Appropriations Committee to f u n d a series of general e n t e r t a i n ment and social events, if the proposal passes. Donald Finn of the t h e a t r e d e p a r t m e n t and J a m e s V a n P u t t e n of the physics d e p a r t m e n t att e n d e d the m e e t i n g and presented a p e t i t i o n , signed by a b o u t l>0 f a c u l t y m e m b e r s , which expresses c o n c e r n over the r e d u c t i o n of the c u l t u r a l affairs b u d g e t and ass u m e s a c o n n e c t i o n b e t w e e n the r e d u c t i o n and the c o m m i t t e e s p r o p o s a l . T h e p e t i t i o n states t h a t , while its signers " r e c o g n i z e the need for and s u p p o r t this kind of program (general e n t e r t a i n m e n t and social events), grave q u e s t i o n s of priority arise if it is to be f u n d e d at the e x p e n s e of a co-academic program such as cultural affairs." THE PETITION f u r t h e r cont e n d s that " c u t t i n g t h e cultural affairs budget and s t r i p p i n g the c o m m i t t e e of certain of its functions should not be t h e m e a n s of i m p l e m e n t i n g " a proposal designed to provide a balanced diet of c u l t u r a l and social activities. In verbal s t a t e m e n t s b e f o r e the c o m m i t t e e , Finn s t a t e d "My feeling is that the c o m m i t t e e structure has b r o k e n d o w n , and t h a t ' s

essentially what I'm f i g h t i n g . " He explained that by c u t t i n g the cultural a f f a i r s b u d g e t , t h e administration had m a d e an a p p r o p r i a tion b e f o r e any c o m m i t t e e had actually been p r o p o s e d to use it, which is a reversal of t h e correct procedure. FINN POINTED out that the legitimate p r o c e d u r e is for a new c o m m i t t e e to be p r o p o s e d , approved and established by the p r o p e r g o v e r n i n g c o m m i t t e e s , and

DONALD

FINN

its a p p r o p r i a t i o n s m ade by the administration afterward. "The Executive Council has t h e right of a p p r o p r i a t i o n , but it's n o w determining p o l i c y , " he said. V a n P u t t e n agreed that the a d m i n i s t r a t i o n had acted arbitrarily in c u t t i n g t h e c u l t u r a l affairs budget. " T h e Cultural Affairs C o m m i t t e e had n o t h i n g to say. We were told via the grapevine that the b u d g e t w o u l d be $ 2 0 , 0 0 0 next y e a r , " he said. " T h e u l t i m a t e (continued on page 8, column 3)

Runs for 2 weeks

'Joe Egg' starts Friday Joe Egg, by British playwright Peter Nichols, will be t h e season's third m a j o r H o p e College T h e a t r e production. THE PLAY WILL be presented in t h e Little T h e a t r e this week F r i d a y and S a t u r d a y a n d next week T u e s d a y t h r o u g h S a t u r d a y . Performance time will be 8 p.m. T i c k e t s are c u r r e n t l y on sale in t h e rear l o b b y of Van Raalte Hall.

s i t u a t i o n of the child, the playwright directs the a u d i e n c e ' s att e n t i o n to the p e o p l e w h o s e lives are a f f e c t e d by her p r e s e n c e . THE P R O D U C T I O N , under the d i r e c t i o n of Donald F i n n , combines a realistic set with a presentational style of p e r f o r m a n c e , with c h a r a c t e r s b r e a k i n g out of the realistic d r a m a t i c f r a m e to speak directly to t h e a u d i e n c e . Cast in the p r o d u c t i o n are Doug N e u m a n n as the f a t h e r , a public school teacher w h o at the d r o p of a hat will act out semi-invented c h a r a c t e r s having s o m e c o n n e c t i o n with his daughter, and Patti Ross as the m o t h e r , kept busy with a c o n s t a n t r o u n d of child care, a p a r t m e n t care, pet animal t e n d i n g and the local a m a t e u r theatrical g r o u p .

L Y N D A B O V E N plays the title role of the helpless child, and Deborah V a n d e r m a r t h e grandmother who cannot refrain from o f f e r i n g c o n s t a n t advice to her son and daughter-in-law. Paul Bach a p p e a r s as F r e d d i e , the t h e a t r e d i r e c t o r and self-styled Socialist, and Melissa Ball as his squeamish wife. The s e t t i n g for Joe Egg is designed by Michael G r i n d s t a f f . Kay H u b b a r d is assistant director. U n d e r the original title A Day in the Death of Joe Egg, the play was first p e r f o r m e d at the Citiz e n ' s T h e a t r e in Glasgow in 1967. It then had a long r u n on the L o n d o n stage, and played on B r o a d w a y in 1968.

Nixon plan may reduce aid to Hope students by Chris Weurding Money is o n e th in g the average college s t u d e n t is a l w a y s s h o r t of. But f o r t h o s e receiving federal financial aid, the p i c t u r e m a y grow d i m m e r t h a n ever if a bill now in Congressional hearings f i n d s f a v o r with legislators. THE PRESENT aid policy expires in J u n e , and D i r e c t o r of Financial Aid Bruce H i m e b a u g h expresses d o u b t that the replacement proposed by President Richard Nixon w o u l d h e l p achieve his goal of increased e d u c a t i o n a l o p p o r t u n i t y f o r l o w - i n c o m e students. In a d d i t i o n , m i d d l e - i n c o m e students would find it m o r e

difficult to f i n a n c e their education. According to Himebaugh, N i x o n ' s plan w o u l d increase the total a m o u n t of m o n e y available to s t u d e n t s . However, m o r e of it would be in t h e f o r m of loans and less in grants. H i m e b a u g h explained that u n d e r the legislation n o w in e f f e c t , a s t u d e n t w h o s e f a m i l y a d j u s t e d i n c o m e is less t h a n $ 6 0 0 0 a year may receive a federal grant of $ 1 0 0 0 , subsidized student loans amounting to $ 1 5 0 0 , and w o r k - s t u d y f u n d s of $ 5 0 0 f o r 15 h o u r s of work per week, yielding a t o t a l of $ 3 0 0 0 . (continued

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JOE E G G ' - J o e Egg (Linda Boven) sits helpless as her father (Doug Neumann) and her mother (Patti Ross) discuss Joe's fate during a scene from 'Joe Egg' by Peter Nichols. The play will be presented in the Little Theatre this week Friday and Saturday, and next week, Tuesday through Saturday.


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