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Hope College. Holland, Michigan
March 10, 1967
Senate Backs Donia's Plan
Community Assembly Proposed
CONFRONTATION—Allan Jones and members of the cast perform in Henry De Motherlant's "Queen After Death." The play will be presented tonight and tomorrow night in Snow Auditorium.
Theater Presents French Tragedy This Weekend The H o p e College Little Theater will present 'Queen After D e a t h , " a t r a g e d y by the contemporary French playwright Henri de M o n t h e r l a n t , tonight a n d t o m o r r o w night in S n o w Auditorium. The p l a y will start at 8 : 1 5 p.m. each night. Tickets a r e a v a i l a b l e to the g e n e r a l public. P e r s o n s interested m a y call 3 9 2 - 9 1 6 8 between 8 : 3 0 a . m . a n d 3 p . m . for reservations. T H E PLAY I T S E L F is late R e n a i s s a n c e a n d set in P o r t u g a l . T h e t r a g e d y centers a r o u n d the s t r u g g l e o v e r love between a rebellious p r i n c e w h o loves a comm o n e r , a n d his father, the king, w h o w a n t s him to m a r r y r o y a l ty. The k i n g , w h o detests his son, f i n d s out that he h a s secretly m a r ried Ines, the c o m m o n e r , a n d that s h e is p r e g n a n t with the p r i n c e ' s child. The k i n g kills Inez, but als o dies b y a n " a c t of ( l o d , " thus p r o v i d i n g the d r a m a t i c c a t h a r s i s . L E A D P L A Y E R S of the 20m e m b e r cast a r e Alan .Jones as F e r r a n t e , A n n S l a u g h t e r as Inez, Dennis .lones as Kgas C o e l h o , Robert Stewart as Prince Don Pe-
'Richard III' Presented This Weekend Mortar Board will present " R i c h a r d 111" tonight a n d tom o r r o w night at 8 p.m. in Dimnent M e m o r i a l Chapel. T h e m o v i e , f e a t u r i n g Sir L a u r ence Olivier, C l a i r e B l o o m a n d Sir J o h n C.ielgud, is the tale of R i c h a r d 111, w h o is Duke of York a n d b r o t h e r of K i n g F d w a r d IV. After a d r a m a t i c a n d c o n t r o v e r sial series of events, Richard bec o m e s K i n g of E n g l a n d . Richa r d 111 is s u b s e q u e n t l y killed, and H e n r y VI1 a s s u m e s the throne. Sir L a u r e n c e Olivier, w h o a l s o h a s p r o d u c e d a n d directed the film, w a s k n i g h t e d in 1947 f o r his p o r t r a y a l of k n i g h t h o o d on the s t a g e a n d in m o t i o n pictures. " R i c h a r d 111" h a s w o n the Brita s h Film A c a d e m y A w a r d in 1956, the Best Director a w a r d in -the E d i n b u r g h F i l m Festival a n d the Silver B a r A w a r d in the Berlin Film Festival.
d r o , C a r o l M a s o u r a s as the inf a n t a , a n d Madeline Slovenz a s the third l a d y - i n - w a i t i n g . Assisting in the p r o d u c t i o n of the p l a y a r e two t e c h n i c i a n s f r o m Xew Y o r k : Miss S a r a h Cifft, a c o s t u m e designer, a n d C h a r l e s A r d , a l i g h t i n g a n d set designer. Miss Cifft, w h o is at H o p e for six weeks, is c o n d u c t i n g s e m i n a r s as well a s d e s i g n i n g c o s t u m e s for the p l a y . She h a s a B.F.A. f r o m ( o r n a l l ( niversity a n d h a s w o r k ed for the B r o o k s C o s t u m e Company. Mr. Ard is on c a m p u s for the last two weeks of r e h e a r s a l , lie attended the ( niversity of Penns y l v a n i a School of Architecture a n d the Museum College of Art. In Xew York he u s u a l l y is an a s s i s t a n t to u n i o n d e s i g n e r s at o f f - B r o a d w a y theaters.
T h e Student Senate took a m a jor first step M o n d a y night towards the c e n t r a l i z a t i o n of a u t h o r i t y in the d e c i s i o n - m a k i n g s t r u c t u r e of the College. S E N A T O R BOH DONIA introduced a p l a n calling for a 15member Community Assembly which will for the first time enable students to k n o w where decis i o n s a r e m a d e c o n c e r n i n g their welfare." . U n d e r the present s y s t e i j , " a s m a n y as f o u r o r five g r o u p s ( Student Senate, S L C , RFC, F a c u l t y and Administrative Council) are required to c o n s i d e r -- often repetitiously -- a n y p r o p o s a l . " D o n i a described this a s " u n n e c e s s a r i l y c u m b e r s o m e . " He a l s o c o n d e m n ed the inevitable lack of " c o m m u nity c o n c e r n " s h o w n in the decisions m a d e b y these " a l m o s t segregated g r o u p s . " T H E COMMUNITY Assembly w o u l d correct these defects by b e a r i n g " p r i m a r y responsibility for decisions affecting the comm u n i t y as a w h o l e . " Presently existing g r o u p s would c o n t i n u e their functions, but final a u t h o r i t y on issues i n v o l v i n g both s t u d e n t s a n d faculty would rest with the Assembly. All decisions of the A s s e m b l y w o u l d , however, be subject to the a p p r o v a l of the President of the College. M e m b e r s h i p o n the A s s e m b l y w o u l d consist of students a n d faculty, seven of each, plus the Dean for Academic Affairs. DONIA E M P H A S I Z E D t h a t h i s p r o p o s a l w a s a first step a n d felt that it would p r o b a b l y be modified. He t h o u g h t , h o w e v e r , that the basic ideas a b o u t a n A s s e m b l y s h o u l d be retained a n d noted that Antioch College h a s a successful p r o g r a m which is in s o m e respects s i m i l a r to the one p r o p o s e d . The m o t i o n to accept the p r o p o s a l passed unanimously. In other action, B a r b T i m m e r m o v e d three p r o p o s a l s concerning w o m e n ' s rights. I he first w a s to g r a n t the privilege of e a t i n g o f f - c a m p u s , now
Johnson Changes Draft To Take Youngest First President J o h n s o n , in a special m e s s a g e to C o n g r e s s last Mond a y , b e g a n what s o m e feel is a complete o v e r h a u l of the present d r a f t p l a n . President J o h n s o n stated in his m e s s a g e that he w o u l d issue executive o r d e r s establishing a y o u n g e s t - f i r s t d r a f t call b y a lottery type of selection. The President's decision c a m e after a r e c o m m e n d a t i o n f r o m a presidentially appointed draft study g r o u p . T H E GROUP discussed v a r i o u s issues a n d c a m e to the c o n c l u s i o n that: ( 1) the present decentralized d r a f t system is o u t m o d e d ; ( 2 ) the y o u n g e s t s h o u l d be the ones to be d r a f t e d first; ( 3 ) the present system of deferments is q u e s t i o n a b l e ; ( 4 ) the present system of deferments is " i n e q u i t a b l e " t o w a r d the N e g r o , a n d ( 5 ) the N a t i o n a l ( l u a r d h a s bec o m e an e v a d e r s ' h e a v e n . According to White H o u s e s o u r c e s , the new p l a n will call for the a b o l i t i o n of local d r a f t b o a r d s with 5 0 0 new a r e a centers t a k i n g o v e r their functions. T h e r e a s o n for this, a c c o r d i n g to a White H o u s e s p o k e s m a n , is that c o m p l a i n t s h a v e been received c o n c e r n i n g the " s o f t n e s s o n stud e n t s " o f m a n y local d r a f t b o a r d s .
THE NEW PROPOSAL for d r a f t i n g 19 y e a r olds w a s favored both b y the White H o u s e study g r o u p a n d the A r m e d Forces Services Committee. Acc o r d i n g to a White H o u s e s p o k e s m a n , all m a l e s t u r n i n g 19 will lose their d e f e r m e n t s a n d will be p l a c e d in a n a t i o n w i d e selection p o o l retaining, their " v u l n e r a b i l i t y " until t h ' y a r e 26. Selection will be m a d .• at r a n d o m whether by d r a w i n g n a m e s f r o m a fish bowl or by c o m p u t e r . T h i s p l a n will allow most upp e r c l a s s m e n to finish at least f o u r y e a r s of college. The q u e s t i o n of whether or not g r a d u a t e s t u d e n t s w o u l d be allowed to c o n t i n u e their e d u c a t i o n w a s not settled, but acc o r d i n g to White H o u s e s o u r c e s , g r a d u a t i n g s e n i o r s will p r o b a b l y be allowed to w o r k on their m a s ters but not o n their d o c t o r a l degrees. T h e President m a d e an exception however in the cases of medical a n d dental students, w h o he feels s h o u l d be allowed to finish their g r a d u a t e studies. ALSO I N C L U D E D in the President's p l a n , a c c o r d i n g to a White H o u s e release, is the denial of d e f e r m e n t s to f a t h e r s u n d e r the a g e of 35 a n d m a n y o c c u p a t i o n a l deferments. T h e President's new p l a n , howc o n t i n u e d on Page 2 )
a p p l y i n g to a g r o u p of senior w o m e n , to j u n i o r w o m e n next year . A S E C O N D PROPOSAL dealt with w o m e n ' s s m o k i n g privileges. It a s k e d for s m o k e r s to be provided in new d o r m s a n d installed in those d o r m s where fire regulations allow. T h e p r o p o s a l also asked that s m o k i n g in d o r m s m o k e r s be allowed after h o u r s . In a third r e s o l u t i o n . Miss Timmer a s k e d that dress r e g u l a t i o n s be relaxed. This included the request for r e g u l a r d r e s s at the Friday evening and S u n d a y noon Slater m e a l s . T h e p r o p o s a l would a l s o allow girls to w e a r b e r m u d a s h o r t s a n d s l a c k s in the l i b r a r y at specific times a n d a l s o to certain Slater m e a l s . S u n d a y dress r e q u i r e m e n t s o n the streets of Holl a n d w o u l d be a b o l i s h e d . A L L T H R E E p r o p o s a l s were unanimously accepted by the Senate a n d sent on to S L C . A P r e a m b l e a n d Bill of Rights for the p r o p o s e d Senate constitution were s u b m i t t e d for conside r a t i o n b y J o h n Cox. F e e l i n g t h a t
the c o n s t i t u t i o n s h o u l d " c o n t a i n m o r e t h a n a listing of s t r u c t u r e a n d p r o c e d u r e , " Cox h o p e d that the d o c u m e n t w o u l d be recognized as a r a t i o n a l e for the existence of the Student S e n a t e . " T H E MOST D E B A T E D provisions were: — T h e college s h o u l d not deny the right of a n y student to use college facilities b e c a u s e of his political, social or religious convictions. — F r e e d o m to p u r s u e k n o w l e d g e t h r o u g h free a n d o p e n i n q u i r y within the a c a d e m i c c o m m u n i t y must be g u a r a n t e e d . — T h e right of e v e r y student to f r e e d o m r e l a t i n g to religious wors h i p s h o u l d not be denied. The m a j o r o b j e c t i o n s to these were that d e m a n d s m a d e o n the b a s i s of them m i g h t be c o n t r a r y to college policy a n d could easily be i g n o r e d by the A d m i n i s t r a t i o n . T H E B I L L WAS tabled to the Constitutional Revision Committee a n d will be c o n s i d e r e d with the rest of the new constitution.
0E0 Denies Support Funds For Higher Horizons Prograi H o p e College's H i g h e r Horizons p r o g r a m will n o l o n g e r be the b e n e f i c i a r y of f u n d s f r o m the federal g o v e r n m e n t d u e to the c u t b a c k in g o v e r n m e n t domestic s p e n d i n g as a result of the w a r in Vi et nam . H i g h e r H o r i z o n s h a s been fin a n c e d b y a c o m b i n a t i o n of comm u n i t y d o n a t i o n s , H o p e College aid, a n d a g r a n t f r o m the Office of F c o n o m i c O p p o r t u n i t y . The O- F.O. h a s p r o v i d e d the project with $ 9 , 1 9 7 for this y e a r ' s work, 8 5 , 0 0 0 of which h a s been a l r e a d y spent a n d the r e m a i n d e r of which is presently e n r o u t e f r o m a Detroit B a n k . N E X T YEAR, h o w e v e r , there will be no m o n e y c o m i n g f r o m the O. F.O. a n d there is v i r t u a l l y no c h a n c e of f i n a n c i a l aid f r o m a n y o t h e r g o v e r n m e n t sources, said Bruce Struik, director of the p r o g r a m . T h e slack, therefore, must be t a k e n u p by c o n t r i b u t i o n s f r o m the c o m m u n i t y a n d the college. D a v i d C l a r k , c h a i r m a n of the A d v i s o r y B o a r d of H i g h e r Horizons, noted that this is a "critical t i m e " for the p r o g r a m a n d said
that the plight of H i g h e r H o r i z o n s w o u l d be a "test of local interest" in the p r o g r a m a n d its objectives. Mr. C l a r k s a i d that the "exp a n s i o n of the whole O. F.(). prog r a m is b e i n g f r o z e n " by the gove r n m e n t , thus e n d a n g e r i n g the c o n t i n u a t i o n of the H i g h e r Horizons p r o g r a m . Mr. Struik e m p h a sized, h o w e v e r , that "we'll definitely h a v e a p r o g r a m next y e a r . " MR, C L A R K w a s optimistic about the f i n a n c i a l s i t u a t i o n , s t a t i n g that he " h a s faith in the c o m m u n i t y " a n d believed that the t o w n ' w o u l d not let a p r o g r a m like this d i e . " He a l s o h a s h o p e s of receiving d o n a t i o n s for the prog r a m f r o m the Second C e n t u r y Club of Hope a l u m n i a n d friends n o w b e i n g created b y H o p e ' s Office of Development. Due to the c u t b a c k in federal b u d g e t o u t l a y for d o m e s t i c prog r a m s , the D e p a r t m e n t of Health, E d u c a t i o n a n d Welfare a n d the O. F.O. h a v e been forced to conc e n t r a t e on " p r i o r i t y p r o j e c t s " s u c h as Head Start, I ' p w a r d B o u n d , the C o m m u n i t y Action (Continued on Page 6)
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A HIGHER HORIZON—A little Mexican girl enjoys the benefits of Hope's Higher Horizons program. A cut-off of government aid to the program threatens her happiness and the future of the project.