Students March for Voter Rights 'Today
the
word
'Hope' takes
on even
e n s t e i n c o m p a r e d the m a r c h at Hope with a
" H o p e for voting r i g h t s " patches and c a r r y -
m o r e significance t h a n it had b e f o r e , " said
police escort to the lines of N e g r o e s waiting
ing p l a c a r d s r e a d i n g , " L e t All People Vote' "
A1 Lowenstein,
to r e g i s t e r to vote in Mississippi while being
" H o p e Students Support Voting R i g h t s " and " W e Want a Strong Voting Rights Bill for
advisor
to
the
Mississippi
F r e e d o m D e m o c r a t i c P a r t y , as he spoke to a
harassed
gathering of students and faculty in the pine
that the delegation go forth f r o m this " a f -
grove last T u e s d a y a f t e r n o o n .
f i r m a t i o n on
The delegation of approximately 300 stu dents and 20 faculty m e m b e r s had g a t h e r e d for the voting rights m a r c h to city hall.
Low-
by the police. a
Lowenstein asked
pleasant
a f f i r m a t i o n s in o r d e r
walk,
to
further
to begin to
redeem
the p r o m i s e of 1865, today in 1965."
All P e o p l e . " At city hall the block long line of silent m a r c h e r s w e r e met by city officials.
Rob-
ert Donia r e a d a t e l e g r a m f r o m Congress-
T h e delegation left the pine grove wearing
i
m a n Robert Griffen which r e a d , " I appreciate your support of e f f o r t s by C o n g r e s s m a n G e r r y Ford, myself and o t h e r s to secure endorsement
of
sound
and
effective voting
rights legislation."
1
Bruce
Neckers
presented
the
petition
signed by 720 students and faculty to Mayor B o s m a n , who accepted it saying, " W e ' l l see that t h e s e petitions a r e sent out to the senators and c o n g r e s s m a n .
I w a n t to congratu-
late you on an o r d e r l y m a r c h . " After the p r e s e n t a t i o n , Alfred Cowles, director of the H u m a n Relations Commission in G r a n d R a p i d s spoke.
He c o n g r a t u l a t e d
t h e delegation for being a " m i n o r i t y , still concerned for all people e v e r y w h e r e . "
Mr.
Cowles closed by saying, " I n the final analysis, t h e credit and everything we stand for, rests with s t u d e n t s throughout the country like o u r s e l v e s . " Rev. Burd, h e a d of the Ministerial Council of Holland, closed the m a r c h with p r a y e r . VOTER RIGHTS MARCH commiUeemeD Hal Huggins, Boh Donia, Nell Sebania and Dick
The m a r c h e r s t h e n proceeded back to c a m -
SfcMi lead nearly 300 people to city hall.
pus by the s a m e route a s they had c o m e .
Professors To Discuss God-Man Relationship Questions r e g a r d i n g m a n ' s relationship with God will be discussed by four m e m b e r s of the faculty tonight at 9 p . m . in the J u l i a n a Room. Dr. William Vander Lugt, dean of the college. Dr. J o a n Mueller, professor of English, Mr. Ronald Beery, instructor in physics, and H r . Earl Hall, assistant professor of sociology-, will analyze " T h e Christian's Concept of God" at the SCA-sponsored event. "We a r e encouraging a free, inf o r m a l give-and-take between the panel and the a u d i e n c e , " said SCA committee m e m b e r Wally Borschel. Students a r e invited to participate in the discussion. Discussion m o d e r a t o r Bob White c h a r a c t e r i z e d the symposium as d r a w i n g f r o m the panelists' experice. " W e are not trying to put
God on a she.!. Our knowledge of God is an experiential thing. The panel m e m b e r s will reveal their knowledge of God as it arises f r o m their Christian relationship with him." Following a s u m m a r y of views by the panel, the m o d e r a t o r will present questions s u c h a s "How can an infinite God who is perfect have a relationship with finite m a n , who is i m p e r f e c t ? " The panel will point to the way which God guides a person to a personal relationship and explore " t h e d a n g e r s in creating God in m a n ' s image r a t h e r than letting God speak to m a n in his own t e r m s . " A s t i m u l a t i n g v a r i a n c e of opinion will be provided by the four faculty m e m b e r s ; according to Borschel. R e f r e s h m e n t s will follow the panel discussion.
Student Life Committee Passes Dress Rule Change T h e Student Life C o m m i t t e e passed a proposal which institutes m o r e liberal dress regulations for Hope College women in their meeting Wednesday night. The new regulations p e r m i t w o m e n to w e a r sports clothes after 5 p.m. on week days and all d a y on S a t u r d a y .
According
to AWS president Mary Ellen Bridger, cut-offs a r e still prohibited unless concealed under a coat, and no sports clothes are p e r m i t t e d on Sundays. The proposal which was p a s s e d w a s an AWS rule, a p p r o v e d by t h e A d min is tr ativ e C o m m i t t e e as well a s the Student Life Committee.
The A d m i n i s t r a t i v e C o m m i t t e e , w h i c h normally
rules on d r e s s regulations, vetoed sports clothes in the classroom, but e m p o w e r e d the Student Life C o m m i t t e e to a c t on the r e s t of t h e proposal a s it saw fit, according to p r e s i d e n t Bridger. In vetoing the p a r t of the proposal r e g a r d i n g s p o r t s clothes in t h e classroom, t h e A d m i n i s t r a t i v e Committee s t a t e d : " T h e p u r p o s e of higher education is a professional activity.
The
c o m m i t t e e a f f i r m s that while m e m b e r s of t h e college c o m m u nity a r e publicly and f o r m a l l y e n g a g e d in their profession their a t t i r e should reflect the high s t a n d a r d of their p r o f e s s i o n . " The action c a m e after approximately f i v e months of effort to change the old regulation.
March Chairman Hal Huggins
OPE COLLEGE
anc or
OLLAND, MICHIGAN
77th Y E A R - 2 7
Lowenstein
Hope College, Holland, Michigan
May 14, 1965
Speech:
U S Should Take Stock "Our country is in g r e a t need of sitting back and taking stock of w h e r e it's going and what it's doing," said Mr. A1 Lowenstein at the Tuesday assembly in the chapel. Mr. Lowenstein. who is an Advisor to the Mississippi F r e e d o m D e m o c r a t P a r t y spoke on some of the p r o b l e m s of our modern society including the "new m o r a l i t y " of m a n y young people. Mr. Lowenstein explained that the "new morality" was "brought about by the m a n y changes and scientific advances in the world" and consisted of " r e j e c t i n g all values and seeking new ones." he said that " t h i s often leads to problems and frustrations, as can be seen in our colleges today." He said that m a n y young people had the attitude, " I ' v e had all the kicks by the t i m e I'm twenty—here I am—where do 1 go n o w ? " ' T h e individual with such f r u s t r a t i o n s cannot a l w a y s be helped by the Calvinistic approach of self-discipline or by the p a n a c e a of love all m e n as brot h e r s , " said Mr. Lowenstein. "This generation h a s g r e a t new p r o b l e m s and these p r o b l e m s a r e not just a repetition of history. The external problems of m a n (poverty, for e x a m p l e ) a r e of a dwindling nature—we can control poverty. We can c r e a t e a fulfilled society," stated Mr. Lowenstein. " H o w e v e r , " ho added. "It is the internal frustrations that a r e our m a j o r problem. These internal f r u s t r a t i o n s or problems, such as racial injustice, c a u s e m a n y people to b e c o m e e m b i t t e r e d toward the whole of society." Mr. Lowenstein then turned to the topic of civil rights and stated that " t h e majority of people who
c a m e to Mississippi when the challenge went out were students and ministers. These two groups f o r m e d a coalition of conscience that reopened the door of hope, not just in Mississippi, but e v e r y w h e r e . Berkley would not have happened without Mississippi." He went on to s a y . "But no one c a m e awayf r o m LMississippi feeling that they had given more than they received." Mr. L o w e n s t e i n concluded, " T h e r e is no better place to live, no better time and as we r e m o v e the pockets of injustice we will be able to become m o r e nearly brothers. You young people who a r e the ones to change society have to try and see things from m o r e viewpoints than your own."
MR. AL LOWENSTEIN
Chapel Choir Concert Scheduled for Sunday The Hope College Chapel Choir under the direction of Dr. Robert Cavanaugh will present its annual spring concert Sunday at 3 p.m. in Dimnent Memorial Chapel. The first portion of the p r o g r a m will be rendered by the Chapel Choir, singing Alessandro Scarlatti's " E x u l t a t e Deo" in Latin and Handel's " D r a w the T e a r f r o m Hopeless Love" f r o m "Solomon." They will then p e r f o r m Giovanni Pergolesi's " O Come and Mourn With Me Awhile" and Heinrich Schutz's " E h r e sei dir, C h r i s t e " in G e r m a n . In the second portion the Wom e n ' s Choir will sing Bach's " W e Hurry with Tired, Unfaltering Foot-
s t e p s " from " C a n t a t a No. 78," and Randall Thompson's " T h e Gate of Heaven." f h a p e l Choir in 1964. The final The third portion of the p r o g r a m called The Nativity of Our Lord will be rendered by the Chapel Choir. They will sing J o h a n n P a c h elbel's " M a g n i f i c a n t " in Latin and Hector Berlioz's " T h e S h e p h e r d ' s Farewell to the Holy F a m i l y " f r o m " T h e Childhood of C h r i s t . " Then they will sing B r u c k n e r ' s " V i r g a J e s s e F l o r u i t " in Latin and Ulysses K a y ' s "Welcome, Y u l e . " In the final portion the Chapel Choir will sing Gabriel F a u r e ' s "Holy, Holy, Holy" from the Requiem and Harold Rohlig's " O Clap Your H a n d s . "