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Hope students strike to protest war by T o m Donia anchor Editor

A s t u d e n t s t r i k e a n d b o y c o t t of classes was held T u e s d a y on t h e c a m p u s of H o p e College. T h e strike was in p r o t e s t of t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s invasion of C a m b o d i a , a n d in m e m o r i u m of t h e f o u r s t u d e n t s killed by N a t i o n a l G u a r d t r o o p s at Kent S t a t e U n i v e r s i t y in O h i o Monday. Associate Dean f o r A c a d e m i c Affairs J o h n S t e w a r t e s t i m a t e d that f e w e r t h a n half of H o p e ' s s t u d e n t s a t t e n d e d classes. IN A D D I T I O N A L s u p p o r t f o r the n a t i o n w i d e s t u d e n t strike, classes were cancelled T u e s d a y at Western Theological S e m i n a r y . During t h e a f t e r n o o n , H o p e s t u d e n t s challenged t h e Particular

Synod of the R e f o r m e d C h u r c h in America to pass a resolution cond e m n i n g the U.S. move i n t o Cambodia and expressing c o n c e r n over t h e Kent S t a t e University incid e n t . T h e S y n o d later passed a s t r o n g l y - w o r d e d revised version of the s t u d e n t s ' s t a t e m e n t . N E A R L Y 9 0 0 s t u d e n t s participated in a 10 a . m . m e m o r i a l

service f o r those s t u d e n t s killed and w o u n d e d at Kent State. T h e service in D i m n e n t Memorial Chapel included a speech by S t u d e n t Church president A n d y A t w o o d . F o u r c a n d l e s were lit in h o n o r of the f o u r s t u d e n t s shot to d e a t h by National G u a r d s m e n at Kent State. Dan Barber p e r f o r m e d an improvisation, and Lynda Dethmers played t h e guitar. The service ended with e v e r y o n e present singing " W h e r e Have All the Flowers G o n e ? " T H R O U G H O U T T H E day stud e n t s circulated p e t i t i o n s and letters to c o n g r e s s m e n and President Richard N i x o n . S t u d e n t s also canvassed t h e Holland c o m m u n i t y , talking with m e r c h a n t s and Hoi-

land citizens a b o u t t h e recent events in C a m b o d i a and Ohio. T h e Holland Draft C e n t e r , organized and m a n n e d by trained Hope s t u d e n t d r a f t counsellors, received and gave advice to h u n dreds of s t u d e n t s a b o u t the d r a f t laws and alternatives t o military service. AN INFORMATION center c o o r d i n a t e d t h e d a y ' s events and kept s t u d e n t s i n f o r m e d t h r o u g h hourly news bulletins, p a m p h l e t s and u p - t o - t h e - m i n u t e news a b o u t c a m p u s activities. T h e center was o p e n e d in Van Raalte Hall, and c o n t i n u e d t o o p e r a t e all day today. At noon a rally in the Pine Grove a t t r a c t e d nearly 4 0 0 students. President Calvin V a n d e r Werf o p e n e d t h e rally with a plea for careful c o n s i d e r a t i o n of the issues w i t h o u t violent reactions. He r e m i n d e d s t u d e n t s of their Christian c o m m i t m e n t , and s p o k e of the "Prince of P e a c e . " PRESIDENT VanderWerf also e m p h a s i z e d that peace must

begin with each individual. " H o w can we preach and sell c o m p a s s i o n unless we begin by s h o w i n g infinite c o m p a s s i o n t o those immediately a b o u t u s ? " he asked. J a m e s Stills s p o k e as a m e m b e r of t h e black c o m m u n i t y . Stills said, "It would be c o n v e n i e n t t o think that all of t h e p r o b l e m s and conflicts presently impinging u p o n each and every o n e of us today is a n i g h t m a r e . But we are not experiencing a n i g h t m a r e . O u r e x p e r i e n c e is f o r r e a l . " S T I L L S S A I D that f o r t o o long s t u d e n t s have h i d d e n in a shell in order to " d o their own t h i n g . " He a d d e d , "if we are ever t o d o a n y t h i n g for o u r c o u n t r y , t h e time is now. What o t h e r s have died t o start we must live t o see finished, and that is a c h a n g e . " Stills s t a t e d , "1 d o n ' t have a d r e a m , 1 have a hang-up. My hang-up is that not only can I see a need for a c h a n g e , but that 1 must strive c o n t i n u o u s l y to see (Continued on page 9. column I)

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Hannah to speak at graduation Dr. J o h n H a n n a h , f o r m e r president of Michigan State University and c u r r e n t l y a d m i n i s t r a t o r of t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s Agency for International D e v e l o p m e n t , has been n a m e d t h e c o m m e n c e m e n t speaker for 1970. Dr. David Poling, p r e s i d e n t of Christian Herald Magazine will deliver t h e b a c c a l a u r e a t e s e r m o n this year. THE TOPIC OF Hannahs address t o the g r a d u a t i n g seniors J u n e 1 will be " R i d e r s o n F a r t h T o gether." H a n n a h , a m e m b e r of t h e H o p e College Board of T r u s t e e s , served as MSU president for 28 years before a c c e p t i n g t h e f e d e r a l post in April, 1 9 6 9 . T h e f o r m e r e d u c a t o r has t a k e n an active role in t h e n a t i o n ' s foreign aid p r o g r a m since 1949 and the b e g i n n i n g of t h e Point F o u r Program of t e c h n i c a l assistance t o the less d e v e l o p e areas of the w o r l d . HE S E R V E D President T r u m a n for t w o years o n t h e I n t e r n a t i o n a l Development Advisory Board which f o r m u l a t e d policies for t h e Point F o u r P r o g r a m , and has held o t h e r presidential a p p o i n t m e n t s

under the Nixon, Johnson, K e n n e d y and F i s e n h o w e r administrations. Under H a n n a h ' s leadership, Michigan S t a t e University t o o k an active role in f o r e i g n aid p r o j e c t s . It was t h e first A m e r i c a n university to accept g o v e r n m e n t c o n t r a c t s

EISELEY IS t h e B e n j a m i n F r a n k l i n P r o f e s s o r of A n t h r o p o l o g y at t h e University of P e n n sylvania and C u r a t o r of Early Man at t h e university m u s e u m . Eiseley is c o n s i d e r e d to be t h e " t o p a n t h r o p o l i g i s t in t h e n a t i o n t o d a y , " a c c o r d i n g t o Dr. D o n a l d

IN 1956 H A N N A H m ade a survey of foreign aid p r o g r a m s in t h e Far East for t h e S e n a t e Foreign Relations C o m m i t t e e . More r e c e n t l y , he served as C h a i r m a n of a task force c r e a t e d by the National Association of S t a t e Universities and Land-Grant Colleges to assess international d e v e l o p m e n t assistnace. H a n n a h has been a w a r d e d honorary D o c t o r a t e degrees f r o m 2 6 (Continued

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w o r k e d on his d o c t o r a t e for o n e year. He was n a m e d an assistant professor of philosophy at Laverne College in C a l i f o r n i a , where he taught p h i l o s o p h y , logic, psychology and c h u r c h history. IN THE PAST 24 years, Richards has delivered nearly 10,000 speeches and has been rated as one of the ten t o p speakers in the U n i t e d States. He is t h e a u t h o r of Heart of a Champion and is currently writing a book o n What's Right With America, w h i c h crystallizes 23 years of travel and speaking t h r o u g h o u t A m e r i c a .

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Loren Eiseley to talk at convocation Mon Dr. L o r e n Eiseley, i n t e r n a t i o n ally-known anthropoligist and writer, 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 L e t t e r s degree at an all-College c o n v o c a tion M o n d a y at 10 a . m . in Dimnent Memorial Chapel.

and have m e m b e r s of its faculty und e r t a k e foreign aid assignments.

Bob Richards, well k n o w n preacher and a t h l e t e , will deliver a public address T h u r s d a y at 4 p.m. in Dimnent Memorial Chapel. HE IS S P O N S O R E D by the Hope Cultural A f f a i r s C o m m i t t e e with the c o o p e r a t i o n of the Pine Rest Foundation of Grand Rapids. Richards rose to athletic stard o m while s t u d y i n g at t h e University of Illinois as a pole-vaulter. He LS the only pole-vaulter in O l y m p i c history to win the gold medal twice. He was a m e m b e r of three O l y m p i c teams, 1948, 1952 and 1956. R I C H A R D S H O L D S A place in the Helms Hall of F a m e for the all-time track team. He was the youngest m e m b e r n a m e d t o t h e original Illinois Hall of F a m e . He also has a place in the Madison Square G a r d e n Hall of F a m e . In 1957, Ri char ds was voted one of the Ten O u t s t a n d i n g Y o u n g men in A m e r i c a . In 1954 he was n a m e d as a G o o d Will A m b a s s a d o r t o Asia by the State Department. RICHARDS R E C E I V E D his B.A. in 1947 and M.A. in 1948 f r o m the University of Illinois. He received a f e l l o w s h i p in philosophy and also a teaching assistant in sociology at the Univ. of Illinois, where he served as i n s t r u c t o r of sociology in 1 9 4 9 . He taught p h i l o s o p h y of religion at Bethany S e m i n a r y in 1950. He t h e n r e t u r n e d t o the University of Illinois, w h e r e he

Wilson, p r o f e s s o r of a n t h r o p o l o g y at H o p e a n d Calvin Colleges. WILSON SAID of his f o r m e r t e a c h e r , " T h e greatness of L o r e n Eiseley lies in his degree of e m o tional involvement with the n a t u r a l w o r l d . He is not an o b jective a n a l y s t , for he adds an emotional dimension to his work." " E i s e l e y is himself a p h e n o m e n o n , " s t a t e d Wilson. T h e visiting lecturer p u b l i s h e d the first of his 60 p u b l i c a t i o n s , p o e t r y , at t h e age of 14. He has w o n literary a w a r d s (Continued on page 5. column I)

H o p e ' s I n s t i t u t e of Environmental Quality is currently sponsoring a free t w o - d a y public conference, " E n v i r o n m e n t ; Overview to Local V i e w , " in the Holland Civic C e n t e r . SCIENTISTS A N D environmental e x p e r t s will d e f i n e enviro n m e n t a l p r o b l e m s this a f t e r n o o n and evening. During the all-day session t o m o r r o w leaders of gove r n m e n t and private o r g a n i z a t i o n s will a t t e m p t t o arrive at s o l u t i o n s . Throughout the conference local, state and n a t i o n a l leaders will speak and p a r t i c i p a t e in panel discussions. P l a n n e d t o p i c s range f r o m global p o l l u t i o n , p o p u l a t i o n c o n t r o l and waste m a n a g e m e n t t o the role of local, state and n a t i o n a l g o v e r n m e n t s in p o l l u t i o n a b a t e m e n t and p r e v e n t i o n . T h e a u d i e n c e will be able to participate in t h e p a n e l discussion. P R E S I D E N T CALVIN V a n d e r Werf o p e n e d t h e c o n f e r e n c e with a w e l c o m i n g speech earlier this a f t e r n o o n . At 1:15 p . m . Carl Klein, Assistant Secretary of t h e I n t e r i o r for Water Quality and R e s e a r c h , s p o k e t o the c o n f e r ence. Klein was a p p o i n t e d t o his

D e p a r t m e n t of I n t e r i o r position by President Nixon and Secretary of the I n t e r i o r Walter Hinckel in March, 1969. Klein, a Chicago lawyer, had been a t h r e e - t e r m Illinois state representative and was c h a i r m a n of the House c o m m i s s i o n on

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water resources for t w o years. He chaired the Illinois water pollution and w a t e r r e s o u r c e s c o m m i s sion five years. DURING THE R E M A I N D E R of this a f t e r n o o n , Dr. E d w a r d G o l d b e r g of S c r i p p s I n s t i t u t i o n of Oceanagraphy will speak on "Global Pollution," and Dr. A l f r e d Beeton of the University of Wisconsin, Mil., will discuss "Poll u t i o n in the Great L a k e s - F i s h . " T o n i g h t , Dr. Lloyd C o o k e , dire c t o r of u r b a n a f f a i r s for U n i o n C a r b i d e C o r p . and c h a i r m a n of the A m e r i c a n Chemical S o c i e t y s u b c o m m i t t e e on e n v i r o n m e n t a l q u a l i t y , will speak at 7 o n t h e topic, " T h e Chemical Society L o o k s at P o U u t i o n . " THE FIRST DAY OF the conf e r e n c e will c o n c l u d e with a panel discussion which will move t h e f o c u s f r o m " P r o b l e m s t o Solut i o n s " . T h e a u d i e n c e will be able t o ask q u e s t i o n s a n d suggest t o p i c s for panelists G o l d b e r g , B e e t o n , C o o k e and Dr. David Klien, c h a i r m a n of t h e c h e m i s t r y department and mercury expert recently f e a t u r e d o n NBC tele(Continued on page 10, column 3)


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