Calendar alternatives presented to AAB by Jean DeGraff anchor Reporter T h r e e p r o p o s e d alternatives for major revisions of t h e a c a d e m i c calendar were p r e s e n t e d to the A c a d e m i c A f f a i r s Board at its meeting Wednesday.
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Hope College, Holland, Michigan 4 9 4 2 3
May 1 , 1 9 7 0
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Conference to study education A contcrencc on "Alternatives in I'ducatioi-T will he held next w e e k , s p o n s o r e d and organized by s t u d e n t s ol the l . d u c a t i o n a l Sociology class. T H E C O N F E R E N C E will feature week night l e c t u r e s and discussions at Hope b e g i n n i n g Monday, and will m o v e to Pilgrim Haven c a m p g r o u n d near S o u t h Haven for a w e e k e n d retreat. " T h e Black C r i s i s - A l t e r n a t i v e s in E d u c a t i o n " will be the t o p i c of a lecture M o n d a y night at 7 by Dick Gil m o re of P r o j e c t R e h a b in ( i r a n d Rapids. T h e event will be held in C h a p e l 1 1. T U E S D A Y AT 7 P.M. 1 rv Bode and Ken Morgan f r o m G r a n d Valley S t a t e College will speak in Van R a a l t e 203 on " T e a c h e r P r e p a r a t i o n and Sensitivity T r a i n i n g . " Dr. 1 ugene S c h o l t e n of the Ho pe p s y c h o l o g y d e p a r t m e n t will discuss I r e i d e n b e r g ' s The Vanishing AdolcsccnI W e d n e s d a y at 7 p.m. in W i n a n t s A u d i t o r i u m . At the same h o u r Mrs. Malli l inn of t h e Hope 1 nglish d e p a r t m e n t will lead a session on creative d r a m a in Van Raalte 203.
HOPE FACULTY members will discuss financing e d u c a t i o n T h u r s d a y night at 7 in Winants A u ditorium. J o h n Morales, a Detroit publicschool a d m i n i s t r a t o r , will lecture Friday at 3 p.m. in C h a p e l 1 (>. His topic will be " I s H u m a n i s m Humanistic?,, T h e w e e k e n d c o n f e r e n c e will begin Friday night al 7 : 3 0 w h e n Matt J u d s o n will lecture at the c a m p g r o u n d . J u d s o n is a f o r m e r director of the F a y e r w e a t h e r school in B o s t o n . He w o r k e d with J o h n Holt in setting u p the school where c h i l d r e n learned t h r o u g h e x p l o r i n g and experiencing. J u d son has also been involved in investigative research at the British i n f a n t schools. THE SATURDAY morning sessions will begin with b r e a k f a s t , f o l l o w e d by t w o r o u n d s of discussion g r o u p s , o n e a I 9 : 3 0 and t h e s e c o n d at 11. Lunch will follow. Dan Lee of the Fasthill experim e n t a l school m Ithaca, N.Y., will lecture S a t u r d a y at 2 p.m. T h e Fasthill school was recently w r i t t e n a b o u t in Newsweek as being A m e r i c a ' s Summerhill.
Eisclcy will be awarded honorary degree May 11 Dr. Loren Fiseley, i n t e r n a t i o n ally-known anthropologist and w r i t e r , will be a w a r d e d an h o n o r ary D o c t o r of H u m a n e Letters degree by H o p e College May 11. E I S E L E Y W I L L BE a w a r d e d the degree during a m o r n i n g convocation al which he will deliver the address. Fiseley is the B e n j a m i n Franklin Professor of A n t h r o p o l o g y and the History of Science at the University of Pennsylvania. He is also C u r a t o r of Farly Man at the University Museum. Fiseley m a i n t a i n s a dual interest in science and h u m a n i s t i c s t u d i e s and has w r i t t e n e x t e n sively in b o t h literary and scientific fields. His scholarly and literary essays have a p p e a r e d in n u m e r o u s periodicals of n a t i o n a l circulation and professional j o u r n a l s , and he is r e p r e s e n t e d in m a n y a n t h o l o g i e s of m o d e r n English literature. HIS HISTORICAL s t u d y , Darwin's Century, received the Phi Beta K a p p a science prize for 1959. T h e J o h n B u r r o u g h s Medal, given a n n u a l l y f o r t h e best public a t i o n in the field of n a t u r e writing, was a w a r d e d in 1961 for his b o o k The Firmament of Time. He also received t h e L e c o m t e du N o u y Award a n d t h e 1962 a w a r d in L i t e r a t u r e at t h e Philadelphia A r t s Festival, as well as the Philadelphia Art Alliance Award in 1967 f o r distinguished a c h i e v e m e n t in l i t e r a t u r e . His latest b o o k , The Unexpected Universe, has been c h o s e n by T h e N o t a b l e B o o k s C o u n c i l of
t h e American Library Association as o n e of t h e N o t a b l e Books f o r 1969. A n o t h e r b o o k . The Invisible I'yramid, is s c h e d u l e d f o r p u b l i c a t i o n this c o m i n g fall. E I S E L E Y S E R V E D as host for the 1966-68 a w a r d - w i n n i n g educational television series " A n i m a l S e c r e t s " presented by NBC. A native of Nebraska, Fiseley received a B.A. degree f r o m t h e University of Nebraska and an M.A. and P h . D . f r o m the University of Pennsylvania. F r o m 1947 to 1959 he was c h a i r m a n of the d e p a r t m e n t of a n t h r o p o l o g y , and later served as Provost of t h e University of Pennsylvania. Fiseley t a u g h t at the University of Kansas ( 1 9 3 7 - 1 9 4 4 ) and Oberlin College ( 1 9 4 4 - 1 9 4 7 ) .
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S U N D A Y M O R N I N G will feature discussions m j n a t t e m p t to wrap up and present c o n s t r u c t i v e s o l u t i o n s t o current e d u c a t i o n a l problems. T h e c o n f e r e n c e is a class project for Dr. Claude C r a w f o r d , professor of e d u c a t i o n . A c c o r d i n g to Sue Pattie, a m e m b e r of the Educational Sociology course and o n e of t h e o r g a n i z e r s of the c o n f e r ence, the l ect ur es and w e e k e n d are m e a n t to " p r o v i d e an o p p o r t u n i t y for i n t e r e s t e d s t u d e n t s , teachers, a d m i n i s t r a t o r s and p a r e n t s in Western Michigan to discuss new ideas in e d u c a t i o n . " Registration for the w e e k e n d events is S3, including f o o d , lodging and lectures. T h e p u b l i c is invited t o a t t e n d .
T H E P R O P O S E D major revisions ol the calendar were drawn up by an ad h o c calendar c o m m i t tee of AAB. A c c o r d i n g t o the report ol the ad hoc c o m m i t t e e the three alternatives include a s e m e s t e r plan, a 3-3-3 plan and a 4-1-4 plan. The p r o p o s e d semester plan would revise the present semester system so that first semester would recess b e f o r e C h r i s t m a s and second s e m e s t e r would recess early in May. T H E 3-3-3 PLAN provides for three ten-week terms. A c c o r d i n g to the r e p o r t , " t h e spring term usually e x t e n d s well into J u n e , t h e r e b y creating a p r o b l e m for some s t u d e n t s and faculty who must a d a p t t o o t h e r schedules during the s u m m e r m o n t h s . " Under the 3-3-3 program the s t u d e n t would take fewer courses each s e m e s t e r . The report a d d e d that " t h e n u m b e r of class meetings per week of each course may be i n c r e a s e d . " The 3-3-3 plan f u r t h e r " a l l o w s for a flexible s u m m e r program that could permit acceleration f r o m a four-year t o a three-year prog r a m , " the report s t a t e d . T H E 4-1-4 PLAN provides for t w o f o u r - m o n t h s e m e s t e r s with a o n e - m o n t h interim in J a n u a r y . L a m o n t Dirkse, c h a i r m a n of the e d u c a t i o n d e p a r t m e n t and chairman of the ad hoc calendar c o m m i t t e e , said that the J a n u a r y interim period is used by d i f f e r e n t schools in a variety of ways. He added that " s o m e s c h o o l s require classes, and o t h e r s use it for independent study programs." Dean for A c a d e m i c Affairs M o r r e t t e Rider stated that the possibilities for p r o g r a m s during the interim period " a r e e n d l e s s . " He a d d e d t h a t "it would not be
m u c h of a p r o b l e m for this campus to develop things t o do d u r i n g the i n t e r i m . " Mark V a n d e r L a a n said t h a t " t h e s t u d e n t s are fed up with t h e semester p l a n . " He said that t h e proposed semester alternative should be " c u t out as a possibility immediately." V a n d e r L a a n a d d e d that " a c cording to general s t u d e n t opinion, the s t u d e n t s favor the 4-1-4 p l a n . " He said that s t u d e n t s are asking lor a greater o p p o r t u n i t y to e x p e r i m e n t and take part in experiential p r o g r a m s . " DR. H U B E R T W E L L E R , associate professor of Spanish, s t a t e d that the 4-1-4 p r o g r a m would allow s t u d e n t s w h o failed a first semester language course to r e t a k e the course in a c o n c e n t r a t e d f o r m in J a n u a r y . Presently, a s t u d e n t w h o fails a first semester language course must wait for the following fall semester to r e t a k e the course. Associate Dean for A c a d e m i c Affairs J o h n S t e w a r t said he favored a 4-4-1 p r o g r a m . This program was not one of the alternatives proposed by the ad h o c committee. A 4-4-1 P R O G R A M would provide for " a mmi-semester at t h e end ol the school y e a r , " Stewart said. He added that it would give professors a long period of time t o do research and allow international programs to be b r o a d ened. Dirkse replied that a 4-4-1 plan would " c u t out the spring s p o r t s p r o g r a m . " He a d d e d that s t u d e n t s would be "less inclined to stay in May for the a d d i t i o n a l s e m e s t e r . " DR. A R T H U R J E N T Z , chairman of AAB, suggested that t h e Board review the report of the ad hoc c o m m i t t e e on revision of t h e general college r e q u i r e m e n t s before making a r e c o m m e n d a t i o n c o n c e r n i n g calendar revision. T h e ad hoc c o m m i t t e e had made n o r e c o m m e n d a t i o n c o n c e r n i n g preference of any of the alternative plans.
Reigns over May Day
Lynda Dethmers elected Queen J u n i o r L y n d a D e t h m e r s was c r o w n e d May Day Queen in ceremonies this a f t e r n o o n in the Pine Grove. A L S O A N N O U N C E D were t h e six m e m b e r s of the Q u e e n ' s c o u r t , the new m e m b e r s of Mortar Board and the w i n n e r s of the f r a t e r n i t y and s o r o r i t y scholastic t r o p h i e s for last semester. N a m e d to the c o u r t by e l e c t i o n were Debbie F o s h e i m . Nancy Johnson, Sandy L y n k . Susan Reus, R u t h Huizehga R o b b i n s and Sue V o n Bergen. Q u e e n Lynda is a p s y c h o l o g y major and a m e m b e r of the A l p h a G a m m a Phi s o r o r i t y . SHE AND HER c o u r t were chosen in all-campus v o t i n g Friday and M o n d a y . All j u n i o r w o m e n with a c u m u l a t i v e grade point of 2.0 or over were eligible in F r i d a y ' s voting. M o n d a y stud e n t s v o t e d for the q u e e n and court f r o m a m o n g the t o p 20 ca ndidates. T h e Q u e e n received the c r o w n f r o m senior C i n d y S o n n e v e l d t , retiring May Day Q u e e n . T A P P E D BY Mortar Board were j u n i o r s F y n d a D e t h m e r s , Debbie F S s h e i m , Sally K o r s t a n g e , Natalie Larsen, Carol L u d w i g , Barbara Michalak, Laura Mumf o r d , Sue Pattie, Bernie R e n n e r , J a n e Selfridge, H e n d r i k a V a n d e K e m p , Sue V o n B e r g e n and Chris Weurding. M o r t a r Board is a n a t i o n a l h o n o r s o r o r i t y . Its m e m b e r s are chosen for o u t s t a n d i n g scholarship, leadership, service and citizenship. All j u n i o r w o m e n with g r a d e - p o i n t s of 3.0 or higher were considered. THE WINNER of the s o r o r i t y scholastic t r o p h y was K a p p a Delta Chi with an average g r a d e - p o i n t of 3 . 0 6 . R u n n e r - u p was the A l p h a G a m m a Phi s o r o r i t y , with a 3 . 0 2 . . T h e Arcadian F r a t e r n i t y w o n the f r a t e r n i t y scholastic t r o p h y with a 2.9 m a r k . Trailing w a s the
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