04-26-1968

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OPE COLLEGE

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OLLAND, MICHIGAN Hope College, Holland, Michigan 49423

80th ANNIVERSARY — 23

April 26, 1968

Kollen or Cottages?

Where to House Frosh Men? By T o m D o n i a Assistant News Editor T h e p r o b l e m of h o u s i n g next y e a r ' s f r e s h m a n m e n is c u r r e n t ly u n d e r c o n s i d e r a t i o n b y the Hope College A d m i n i s t r a t i o n . A m o n g the p r o p o s a l s b e i n g disc u s s e d is o n e w h i c h w o u l d p l a c e all f r o s h m e n in K o l l e n Hall. Another proposal would house s o m e f r o s h in K o l l e n Hall a n d o t h e r s in c o t t a g e s . D E A N O F S T U D E N T S Robert IX1 Y o u n g s a i d the d e c i s i o n will be m a d e s o o n , i n d i c a t i n g t h a t it s h o u l d c o m e w i t h i n a week o r two. At p r e s e n t he is c o n s u l t i n g those r e s p o n s i b l e f o r h o u s i n g at H o p e a n d c o r r e s p o n d i n g with o t h e r s c h o o l a d m i n i s t r a t o r s in a n a t t e m p t to e v a l u a t e t h e " p r o g r a m med" dormitory concept of housing.

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The " p r o g r a m m e d " dormitory i n v o l v e s h o u s i n g all f r e s h m a n men in K o l l e n H a l l . A s p e c i a l effort w o u l d t h e n be m a d e to orient the new s t u d e n t s to the c a m pus. P A N T Y R A H ) — " T r y the d o o r " was the cry f r o m the second floor of P h e l p s a s H o p e m a l e s r a c e d f r o m d o r m to d o r m in t h e i r s e c o n d p a n t y raid this year.

Dykstra Hall Is Stormed In Second Panty Raid By Mark Rockley a n c h o r Reporter A n o t h e r o n e ? F o r the s e c o n d time this y e a r a p a n t y r a i d s h o o k the f o u n d a t i o n s of H o p e C o l l e g e . The dormant campus was a w a k e n e d o n c e a g a i n b y t h e elated yells of t r o u s e r - w e a r e r s a s they r a n t o w a r d s beloved Dykstra Hall. T H E POLICE PLAYED a more d o m i n a n t role this time a s t h e y t r i e d to g u a r d the e n t r a n c e s to D y k s t r a , Phelps, a n d V o o r h e e s . T h e girls weren't very c o o p e r a tive, b u t the l o c a l police d i d their best to m a i n t a i n the t r a d i t i o n a n d h i g n i d e a l s of the now n a t i o n a l l y k n o w n H o p e College panty raids. After m o s t of the g u y s h a d b e e n r e m o v e d f r o m m o s t of the r o o m s , the officers s t a l k e d the h a l l s with silent, s l e e p l e s s efficiency. N e a r l y the e n t i r e O t t a w a C o u n t y police force w a s o n the beat a n d s o m e o f f i c e r s e m e r g e d f r o m the d o r m s l o o k i n g pretty beat, too. AS ALWAYS, Dykstra was most y i e l d i n g , a n d m o s t g u y s g o t their e y e s filled, with fists a n d w h a t - n o t , a s t h e y r o a m e d a b o u t the stairwells a n d h a l l s in s m a l l c l u s t e r s of 6 0 a n d 7 0 . H o w e v e r , s t a i r w a y s p r o v p H to b e a t w o - w a y n a p in D y k s t r a , s o a s i t - d o w n w a s s t a g e d in p l a y f u l d i s o b e d i ence. S U C H P A N I C w a s typified b y the r e m a r k of a n e n r a g e d RA w h o i n q u i r e d " W h o in the hall d o you guys want?" At V a n V l e c k , the i n t r u d e r s were p a r t i c u l a r l y polite. G i r l s t h e r e reported that one c h a p , h a v i n g

Election Outcome To Be Revealed The traditional Illumination N i g h t c e r e m o n y will be held ton i g h t at 7 in the Pine G r o v e . At this t i m e , the n a m e s of next y e a r ' s Student Senate officers a n d c l a s s p r e s i d e n t s will be a n n o u n c ed. Retiring Senate President, C r a i g H o l l e m a n , will a l s o g i v e h i s ex a u g u r a l a d d r e s s .

p u s h e d his w a y t h r o u g h the wind o w into the d o r m , k n o c k e d o n a coed's r o o m a n d inquired, " C o u l d y o u p l e a s e tell m e h o w to get out of h e r e ? " M E A N W H I L E , b a c k at D y k s t r a , girls w e r e p u l l i n g g u y s in the w i n d o w s of the s e c o n d s t o r y as other g u y s pushed f r o m below. At o n e p o i n t , the p o l i c e c o n s i d e r ed c a l l i n g the f i r e d e p a r t m e n t , b u t later d e c i d e d t h a t the s i t u a t i o n h a d n ' t b e c o m e t h a t b a d . As g i r l s ' h o s e f l o a t e d out the wind o w s , the g u y s b e c a m e i n c r e a s i n g l y fired up. S o o n , h o w e v e r , t h e r a i d ' s i n t e n s i t y b u r n e d itself out.

T h e o r i e n t a t i o n p e r i o d held d u r ing the o p e n i n g week of s c h o o l c o u l d be s t r e n g t h e n e d d i r e c t i n g the p r o g r a m t o w a r d o n e c e n t r a l l o c a t i o n , a c c o r d i n g to D e a n De Y o u n g . T h r o u g h the rest of the y e a r , f a c u l t y m e m b e r s will b e invited to s p e a k to t h e f r e s h m e n in o r d e r to e x p l a i n m a j o r s p r o g r a m s . In a d d i t i o n , special a d v i s o r s c o u l d be a v a i l a b l e to c o u n sel new s t u d e n t s in s c h o l a s t i c a n d p e r s o n a l p r o b l e m s , s a i d Mr. De You ng. D E A N D E Y O U N G also thinks that a m o r e extensive social prog r a m c o u l d be initiated t h r o u g h the new s y s t e m . H e m e n t i o n e d t h e p o s s i b i l i t y of r e m o d e l i n g t h e b a s e m e n t of K o l l e n H a l l f o r i n c r e a s e d s o c i a l activities, a n d a l s o s a i d t h e p r o g r a m c o u l d be u s e d to p r e p a r e students f o r f r a t e r n i t y spring rush. T h e D e a n of S t u d e n t s c o m m e n t ed o n the c h a n g e f r o m h o u s i n g f r o s h in c o t t a g e s . " I ' m not s u r e w h a t will be the price of t a k i n g

f r e s h m e n o u t of c o t t a g e s , " he s a i d , h e m e n t i o n e d t h a t there a r e m a n y f r e s h mo n n o w l i v i n g in c o t t a g e s w h o " d o n ' t w a n t to get o u t . " T h e o t h e r p r o p o s a l b e i n g disc u s s e d w o u l d c o n t i n u e the p r a c tice b e g u n this y e a r of p u t t i n g s o m e new s t u d e n t s in c o t t a g e s . A b o u t 5 0 s t u d e n t s c a n be h o u s ed in t h e c o t t a g e s at present. T H E D E A N s a i d t h a t he w o u l d m a k e the f i n a l d e c i s i o n o n w h e r e f r e s h m e n will be l i v i n g next y e a r . H e m e n t i o n e d t h a t p l a c i n g all f r o s h m e n in K o l l e n a p p e a r s q u i t e a t t r a c t i v e to h i m .

HE C O N T I N U E D . " A cott a g e is the ideai size u n i t iui dev e l o p m e n t of c o m r a d e r i e . A close relation exists between the resident advisor and the individual s t u d e n t . " Dr. V a n d e r W e r f c o m m e n t e d t h a t if s t u d e n t s d e s i r e d a l a r g e r unit, t h e y c o u l d j o i n with other cottages. Cottages, he said, were t h e " i d e a l s i z e " f o r a d v i s o r s and sponsors to meet with students.

President Calvin VanderWerf s a i d t h a t , a l t h o u g h he h a s not studied the problem extensively, he f a v o r e d a l l o w i n g the t r e s h m e n to live in c o t t a g e s . H e c o m m e n t e d , " W e h a v e a w i d e v a r i e t y of h o u s ing t y p e s h e r e at H o p e , a n d 1 t h i n k s t u d e n t s a r e a t t r a c t e d to this c o l l e g e b e c a u s e t h e y m a y c h o o s e to live in c o t t a g e s . "

Dr. V a n d e r W e r f d e s c r i b e d the cottage experience as "less frighte n i n g " t h a n the " o v e r w h e l m i n g ly b i g " d o r m i t o r y h o u s i n g s i t u a tion. " T h e r e s i d e n c e h a l l s o m e t i m e s s c a r e s the new s t u d e n t with its l a r g e n u m b e r s . T h e c o t t a g e g i v e s s t u d e n t s the o p p o r t u n i t y t o i d e n t i f y with a s m a l l g r o u p of peers almost as s o o n as they a r r i v e o n c a m p u s , " he s a i d . H e a d d e d t h a t the v a r i e t y of h o u s i n g t y p e s a v a i l a b l e to f r e s h m e n w o u l d be limited if new m e n w e r e n o t h o u s e d in c o t t a g e s .

He e x p r e s s e d the o p i n i o n t h a t cottages help m a k e the t r a n s i t i o n f r o m h i g h s c h o o l to c o l l e g e m o r e effectively a n d s u c c e s s f u l l y . He s a i d t h a t it is e a s i e r to a d j u s t to c o l l e g e life w h e n the new s t u d e n t lives with a s m a l l peer g r o u p .

lYesident V a n d e r W e r f s a i d i h a t t h e d e c i s i o n to p l a c e all f r o s h in K o l l e n o r s o m e in c o t t a g e s w o u l d oe m a d e o y D e a n ue Y o u n g , the D i r e c t o r of B u s i n e s s Affairs Clarence Handlogten, a n d the P r e s i d e n t of t h e C o l l e g e .

ACLU Letter Is Mailed To Hope Administration t\ letter f r o m the W e s t e r n Michi g a n c h a p t e r of the A m e r i c a n Civil L i b e r t i e s U n i o n r e q u e s t i n g a meeting with the H o p e C o l l e g e Administration was " p u t i n t h e m a i l " o n W e d n e s d a y , a c c o r d i n g to S t a n ley . l u n a s , c h a i r m a n o f t h e c h a p t e r C h u r c h State committee. T h e letter, a c k n o w l e d g i n g t h a i n o r e p l y w a s received to t h e A C L U letter of M a r c h 19, s a y s t h a t the c h a p t e r " i s still h o p e f u l f o r a meeti n g with y o u a n d y o u r c o l l e a g u e s " c o n c e r n i n g a religiously-oriented i n s t i t u t i o n a c c e p t i n g public f u n d s . H o w e v e r , it g o ^ s o n to s a y t h a t if nyj r e p i y iu ihib o v e r t u r e is re-

c e i v e d , the g r o u p will be f o r c e u to t a k e " t h e n e c e s s a r y steps to r e s o l v e this civil liberties p r o blem." Mr. J u n a s s a i d t h a t , " b e c a u s e the College d i d not r e s p o n d to o u r first letter, 1 a m not v e r y h o p e f u l a b o u t t h e r e s u l t s of t h e s e c o n d letter. But I still wish f o r a r e p l y . We w o u l d m u c h r a t h e r d i s c u s s the q u e s t i o n t h a n t a k e other action." A c c o r d i n g to Mr. J u n a s , t h e o n l y p r e p a r a t i o n f o r these " n e cessary steps" that has been m a d e t h u s f a r h a s b e e n the r e t e n t i o n of a lawyer.

More Courses, Majors, Profs

Growth Improves Art Department By Tim Liggett a n c h o r Reporter T h e a r t d e p a r t m e n t is p r o b a b l y o n e of the fastest g r o w i n g d e p a r t ments on Hope's campus. O v e r the last f o u r y e a r s the n u m b e r of s t u d e n t s w h o h a v e d e c l a r e d a r t a s their m a j o r field of s t u d y h a s i n c r e a s e d f r o m six to t h i r t y s i x . The staff in t h i s d e p a r t m e n t has more than doubled, growing f r o m only two faculty m e m b e r s to its p r e s e n t size of five. T H E F A C U L T Y OF thedepartm e n t is r e s p e c t e d b y b o t h its students and people f r o m outside the c o l l e g e . .Jeff G a l e , a s e n i o r a r t m a j o r , s a y s t h a t t h e f a c u l t y in t h e department has been a great help t o h i m . Keith A c h e p o h l , a m e m b e r of the f a c u l t y , s t a t e d t h a t all m e m b p r s of the a r t d e p a r t m e n t staff h a v e the e q u i v a l e n t of Ph. D . ' s in their p a r t i c u l a r fields. T h e c u r r i c u l u m in t h e d e p a r t ment has also greatly increased with the i n c r e a s e d f a c u l t y . O v e r the last t w o y e a r s t h e d e p a r t m e n t h a s a d d e d c o u r s e s in c e r a m i c s a n d graphics. Gale commented, " T h e c o u r s e o f f e r i n g s a r e at l e a s t

a s g o o d a s y o u c a n get at a n y small liberal arts school!" T h e p r e s e n t f a c u l t y m e m b e r s of the d e p a r t m e n t a r e Mr. A c h e p o h l , w h o s e m a i n w o r k is in g r a p h i c s ; . l a y .Jensen, w h o w o r k s in s c u l p ture a n d pottery, Stanley H a r r i n g t o n , w h o is a p a i n t i n g i n s t r u c t o r , Dr. R o s w i t h a B e n e s c h , a visiting l e c t u r e r in a r t h i s t o r y , a n d the a c t i n g c h a i r m a n , Delbert Michel. T h e a r t d e p a r t m e n t ' s m a j o r obs t a c l e is t h a t it s e v e r e l y l a c k s a d e q u a t e s p a c e , a c c o r d i n g to Mr. A c h e p o h l . It is n o w to t h e p o i n t where, without a d d i t i o n a l space in the v e r y n e a r f u t u r e , the dep a r t m e n t will n o t o n l y be held b a c k , b u t will b e f o r c e d to dec r e a s e the size of s t u d e n t e n r o l l m e n t in the v a r i o u s a r t c l a s s e s , he s a i d . A S I T S T A N D S p r e s e n t l y , seve r a l c l a s s e s a r e m e e t i n g at the s a m e time in t h e b a s e m e n t of Phelps Hall a n d the fourth floor of the science b u i l d i n g . Mr. Achepohl said, "We c a n n o t attract a n y more qualified faculty members or a n y more qualified students or (Continued on pageTD

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