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Next Ifear's Faculty Changes Announced Six Hope College p r o f e s s o r s will be leaving the faculty at the end of the y e a r a n d five others will be t a k i n g leaves of absence d u r i n g the 1967-68 academic y e a r for d o c t o r a l and post-doctoral studies, a n n o u n c e d Dean f o r Academic Affairs William Mathis. Dean Mathis a n n o u n c e d the a p p o i n t m e n t of nine new professors to the Hope College faculty for next year. RETIRING IN J u n e will be Mrs. Helen S c h o o n , assistant professor of education, and Dr. Dwight Yntema, p r o f e s s o r of economics and b u s i n e s s a d m i n i s t r a tion a n d c h a i r m a n of the department. Mrs. Schoon h a s been a member of the Hope College faculty since 1946 a n d is director of the College's r e a d i n g center. Dr. Yntema also joined the faculty in 1946. F o u r faculty m e m b e r s a r e leaving for positions elsewhere. Dr. .lerry Mohrig, a s s i s t a n t p r o f e s s o r

of chemistry, will be j o i n i n g the faculty at Carleton College in Northfield, Minn.; Dr. Ralph Perry, p r o f e s s o r of r o m a n c e langu a g e s a n d c h a i r m a n of the dep a r t m e n t , will be j o i n i n g the faculty at Illinois State University at N o r m a l , 111.; D o n a l d Clelland, instructor in sociology, will be j o i n i n g the faculty at W a y n e State University, a n d Robert Burton, instructor in p h i l o s o p h y , will be j o i n i n g the faculty at the University of G e o r g i a , Athens, Ga. TAKING L E A V E S of absence for d o c t o r a l a n d post-doctoral work will be Dr. Morrette Rider, p r o f e s s o r of music; Dr. Irwin Brink, p r o f e s s o r of chemistry a n d chairman of the d e p a r t m e n t ; .lames Tallis, a s s i s t a n t p r o f e s s o r of music; and Dr. Phillip C r o o k , p r o f e s s o r of b i o l o g y . Mr. Tallis will be finishing work t o w a r d s his Ph.D. at Union Semi n a r y , New York City; Dr. Rider will be c o n d u c t i n g p o s t - d o c t o r a l study at the University of Wash-

Sue Albers Is May Queen; Mortar Board Taps Girls This a f t e r n o o n j u n i o r S u s a n Albers was crowned the 31st M a y Day Queen of Hope College. She will reign o v e r the weekend's festivities, the " C h a n s o n de M a i . " Miss Albers' court includes j u n iors Linda D u e r w a a r d e r , J a n e Kallemyn, Linda Patterson, Phyllis Peacock, S a n d y T o m l i n s o n and Gretchen VanderWerf. The queen and her court were chosen last M o n d a y and T u e s d a y f r o m all j u n i o r w o m e n , a n d their coronation highlighted the a n n u a l May Day celebration in the Pine Grove. MORTAR BOARD, the senior women h o n o r s o r o r i t y , t a p p e d 12 new m e m b e r s f r o m the j u n i o r class. They include Irene Edb r o o k e , D e a n n a Gross, M a r y Hesselink, Janice K e m i n k , Linda Kloote, S u s a n Kutscher, L i n d a Patterson, C a r o l e Roden, Gretchen VanderWerl, Helen Verhoek, Louise Verhoek, and F r a n Webinga. The scholastic t r o p h y winners for the first semester were a l s o a n n o u n c e d this a f t e r n o o n . Leading the men were the Emersonian F r a t e r n i t y with a g r a d e point of 2.694. R u n n e r s u p were the men of A r c a d i a n with a 2 . 6 7 3 . The C e n t u r i a n s with a 2 . 6 4 8 finished a close third, followed by the C o s m o s , F r a t e r s a n d Knicks. IN SORORITY competition, the scholastic t r o p h y went to S i g m a

ington in Seattle; Dr. Brink will be d o i n g p o s t - d o c t o r a l study at the University of Michigan, a n d Dr. C r o o k will be c o n d u c t i n g postd o c t o r a l s t u d y at Silliman University in the Phillipines. DR, J. C O T T E R T H A R I N , presently a s s i s t a n t p r o f e s s o r of geo l o g y at Wesleyan University in Middletown, C o n n . , will be chairm a n of the new geology department. He holds a B.S. degree f r o m St. J o s e p h College, Rensselaer, Ind. and a n M.S. a n d Ph.D. degree f r o m the University of Illinois. Richard V a n d e r Velde h a s been n a m e d a n a s s i s t a n t p r o f e s s o r of m a t h . He is presently a t e a c h i n g assistant at the University of Iowa. He holds a B.A. degree f r o m S i m p s o n College, I n d i a n o l a , la., a n d his M.S. degree f r o m the University of Iowa. Robert Ritsema h a s been appointed an a s s i s t a n t p r o f e s s o r of music. He is presently on the faculty at Wisconsin State University at O s h k o s h . Mr. Ritsema

University of Cincinnati and a n M.S. degree f r o m the University of Wisconsin. Dr. F i t z s i m m o n s is presently a research a s s o c i a t e in the dep a r t m e n t of b i o l o g y at Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wis. He received his B.S. degree from W a s h i n g t o n State College, Pullm a n , Wash., a n d his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees f r o m the University of Minnesota. MARTIN URBERG h a s been n a m e d an a s s i s t a n t p r o f e s s o r of chemistry. He is presently working t o w a r d s his Ph.D. degree at the University of C h i c a g o . He received his B.A. degree from St. Olaf College, Northfield, Minn. G e o r g e K r a f t will serve as an a s s i s t a n t p r o f e s s o r of physical education. He is presently a teaching assistant at the University of Ind i a n a and is w o r k i n g t o w a r d s his Ph.D. degree. He received his B.A. d e g r e e f r o m Wheaton College and M.S. degree f r o m the University of I n d i a n a .

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Students React Favorably

Views Voiced Over RLC Plan SUSAN ALBERS S i g m a with a a v e r a g e . Delta n e r u p with a sororities had

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T o n i g h t there will be a b a n quet at 6:30 in Durfee d i n i n g hall in h o n o r of the queen a n d her court. The climax of May Day will be reached at the casual d a n c e b e g i n n i n g in Phelps Hall at 8:30 this evening.

Student a n d faculty reaction to the Religious Life C ommittee's c h a n g e in chapel policy h a s been varied, a l t h o u g h generally in f a v o r of the p r o p o s a l . The RLC recommendation, which h a s yet to be a p p r o v e d by the Board of Trustees, suggests that there be a choice between c o m p u l s o r y chapel and a series of lectures f o r the students. The students w h o choose the lectures would h a v e to attend nine out of 12 offered per semester. The lectures would be on M o n d a y m o r n ing f r o m 9 : 3 0 to 10:20, and first h o u r on M o n d a y would start at 7:30. THOSE STUDENTS who c h o o s e chapel would be required to attend twice per week. Chapel

Is It Good or Bad?

Inbreeding Exists in Faculty By George Arwady If y o u ' r e a m e m b e r of the H o p e College faculty, the chances a r e better than even that y o u received your B a c h e l o r ' s degree f r o m Hope, Central, or C a l v i n College. It is even m o r e likely that a n y a d v a n c e d degrees which you hold were earned at a large, midwestern university. F A C U L T Y I N B R E E D I N G , as

h o l d s a B.A. degree f r o m Hope College a n d a M.A. f r o m the University of Michigan. Hewill teach cello a n d direct the orchestra. Miss Elizabeth Reedy h a s been n a m e d a n assistant p r o f e s s o r of English. She will be c o m i n g to H o p e f r o m Rice University in H o u s t o n , Tex. Miss Reedy holds a B.A. degree f r o m L a k e Forest College a n d a n M.A. degree f r o m Yale University. DAVID MYERS will serve a s a n assistant p r o f e s s o r of p s y c h o l o g y a n d a social-psychologist when he joins the Hope faculty. He is presently w o r k i n g for his Ph.D. degree at the University of Iowa. Mr. Myers holds a B.A. degree f r o m Whitworth College, Spok a n e , Wash., and a n M.A. degree f r o m the University of Iowa. E d w a r d Ervin a n d Dr. Robert F i t z s i m m o n s h a v e been n a m e d assistant p r o f e s s o r s of b i o l o g y . Mr. Ervin is presently w o r k i n g t o w a r d s his Ph.D. degree at the University of Wisconsin. He received his B.A. degree f r o m the

this is called, c a n be seen in a b r e a k d o w n of the H o p e College faculty. Of the a p p r o x i m a t e l y 9 0 faculty m e m b e r s actually e n g a g e d in instruction, 37 received an A. B. f r o m H o p e a n d a n o t h e r 15 were given their first degrees at either Calvin o r Central. In addition, 6 3 m e m b e r s of the faculty earned Masters or Doctorates f r o m l a r g e midwestern

FACULTY LOUNGE—Hope professors (I. to r.) Dirk Jellema, Dr. Bastian Kruithof, and Stuart Wilson gather for a coffee break and discussion in the faculty lounge. Mr. Jellema and Dr. Kruithof earned their A.B. degrees from Calvin College and Mr. Wilson from Hope.

schools, principally the University of Michigan, M i c h i g a n State University a n d Western Michigan University. ACCORDING TO a study by the Carnegie Institute, faculty : nbreeding is "generally disa p p r o v e d , but widely practiced in A m e r i c a n colleges a n d universities." The d i s a p p r o v a l stems f r o m a belief that faculty i n b r e e d i n g tends to p e r p e t u a t e the s a m e a c a d emic point of view t a u g h t at a n institution a n d puts a d a m p e r on o r i g i n a l t h o u g h t and d i a l o g u e resulting f r o m c o n t r a s t i n g o p i n i o n s o n v a r i o u s matters. " F a c u l t y i n b r e e d i n g is certainly not p e c u l i a r to H o p e College," pointed out Dean of Academic Affairs William Mathis._ D E A N M A T H I S pointed out the " g r e a t difficulty" of h i r i n g the exact type of p e r s o n n e l a college desires. A college tends to attract a p p l i c a n t s w h o a r e a l u m ni o r who h a v e had s o m e contact in the p a s t with the school. Most of these p e o p l e in these categories h a v e d o n e their g r a d u a t e w o r k at midwest universities, especially those in Michigan. Faculty and administrators, while g e n e r a l l y a g r e e i n g t h a t inb r e e d i n g existed on the c a m p u s , ( C o n t i n u e d on p a g e 3 )

would be held T u e s d a y t h r o u g h F r i d a y at 10 a.m. and classes would start at 8 a.m. If this p l a n is accepted this y e a r , it would only be on a trial basis a n d would be r e e v a l u a t e d next year. F r e s h m a n Lois A m i d o n said, " I think it's horrible. Eight o'clock chapel is the best thing on this c a m p u s . It was i m p o r t a n t in m y c h o o s i n g H o p e Colleize." Bruce R o n d a , a m e m b e r of the c h a p e l slip retainers, said, " I t ' s the kind of c o m p r o m i s e that will p r o b a b l y p a s s the B o a r d of Trustees. Of c o u r s e for those who c h o o s e chapel, it will be voluntary. I certainly h o p e it p a s s e s . " When a s k e d which he will attend next y e a r he said, " I will prob a b l y attend the lectures and watch to see who is in chapel and go when 1 think it will be beneficial to m e . " CHAIRMAN OF the RLC Dr. Elton B r u i n s said that he h a d his d o u b t s a b o u t the plan. He said, " T h e w o r k a b i l i t y of it will be difficult to achieve." Doreen A d o l p h , c o - a u t h o r of the letter f a v o r a b l e to compuls o r y chapel printed in the a n c h o r

two weeks a g o , a l s o expressed uncertainty. She s a i d , "I have my doubts a b o u t e q u a t i n g the lectures with chapel. It will p r o b a b l y depend on the type of s p e a k e r s they h a v e . " Dr. David C l a r k , a m e m b e r of the history d e p a r t m e n t s a i d , " Brilliant c o m p r o m i s e . " Another faculty m e m b e r c o m p l a i n e d , "I d o n ' t care to teach at 7:30 in the morning." RICHARD TIMMER, a junior, s a i d , " P r o b a b l y most of the students will take chapel at the later time, just lor a c h a n g e if nothing else. I've g o n e here three years a n d getting up for chapel two d a y s a week doesn't really bother me. . . .1 m a y be g o i n g at it all wrong." M a r k V a n d e r L a a n , new president of the class of '70, said, " I think the choice is a g o o d one. The lectures could be m o r e beneficial to the College, but they could a l s o just be used to get out of chapel twice a week. It all dep e n d s on the sincerity of the students in their l o o k i n g for a real religious ex perienee.''

Poet Snodgrass to Lecture At Assembly on Monday Pulitzer Prize-winning poet, W. D. S n o d g r a s s will give a lecture at 10:30 a.m. in Dimnent Memo r i a l C h a p e l on M o n d a y , May 8 at a n all-college a s s e m b l y . Mr. S n o d g r a s s will r e a d f r o m his own w o r k s a n d then lecture on contemporary poetry, g i v i n g his o p i n i o n s on the recent trends in poetry. S n o d g r a s s , w h o won the Pulitzer Prize in 1960, holds three degrees f r o m the State University of Iowa a n d h a s t a u g h t at Rochester, W a y n e State and Cornell Universities. Besides w i n n i n g the Pulitzer prize, he h a s received a w a r d s f r o m the Poetry Society of America, the Guinness Poetry A w a r d in England, a Ford Foundation G r a n t , a N a t i o n a l Institute of Arts a n d Letters G r a n t and fellowships f r o m b o t h the Ingram-Merrill F o u n d a t i o n a n d the H u d s o n Review.

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W. D. SNODGRASS


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