05-22-1972

Hopeites win posts in write-in campaign Twelve H o p e faculty and eight students successfully sought precinct delegate seats in T u e s d a y ' s primary election.

Jack Holmes, assistant professor of political science, was the only m e m b e r of the Hope community to participate in a contested race. Running on the Republican ticket, he copped one of two available seats f r o m the sixth ward, first precinct. Three o t h e r candidates also sought the seats.

Several Hope profs and t w o students waged successful write-in campaigns in the election. Elected on write-ins were Alan Bedell, assistant professor of G e r m a n , Ruth V a n K a m p e n , instructor in sociology, David Klein, professor of chemistry, James Reynierse, associate professor of psychology and Earl Curry, assistant professor of history.

Others winning on write-ins were Russell DeVette, associate professor of physical e d u c a t i o n , Philip T o p p e n , assistant director of admissions, A. James Prins, professor of English, and M. Harold Mikle, associate professor of communication.

Alvin Vanderbush, professor of political science, won an unopposed seat in the f o u r t h ward, third precinct, pledged to McGovern.

Students elected to u n o p p o s e d seats were Dave DeKok, Jodi Japinga, Charles Gossett, Joan Lautenschleger, Gary Abel, and Larry Brewer. Roger and Margret

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Straw were elected in a write-in campaign.

Regarding his campaign and subsequent victory, Holmes said, "I had t o go door t o d o o r . Actually, I had no choice - it was four D u t c h names and m e . " Holmes also expressed appreciation t o t h e students w h o had helped him campaign.

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Committee control urged

Budget appropriation changes proposed Budgets of various student organizations may come under the control of special student-facultyadministration c o m m i t t e e s next year if Dean of S t u d e n t s Robert DeYoung or some members of Student Congress have their way.

BOTH PARTIES are in the process of drawing u p proposals for appropriations c o m m i t t e e s which would control allotments to s t u d e n t organizations such as the Interfraternity Council, the Association of Women Students, the anchor, Opus, and the Milestone.

Presently each organization submits a budget request to the dean of students' office, where requests are reviewed and submitted t o the Campus Life Board for approval. T h e CLB sends the requests t o the Business Office, which must obtain final approval

of the college's entire budget f r o m the board of trustees.

DeYOUNG'S PROPOSAL would give a group within the present board s t r u c t u r e - p r o b a b l y the Extra-curricular Activities Committee-power to determine the budgets for organizations under the control of the S t u d e n t Activities C o m m i t t e e and t h e Student Communications Media Committee.

There is a need for accountability and evaluation among the various student organizations, and a budget c o m m i t t e e gould provide this. DeYoung said.

AT PRESENT s o m e organizations receive the same a m o u n t of money year after year when they could be getting more or in some cases should be receiving less, would also be possible, for example, for a group of s t u d e n t s

Penrose named to head summer session; instructors also announced Dates, instructors, lecture topics and t h e director of H o p e ' s 1972 International S u m m e r Session were a n n o u n c e d recently by Director of International Education Paul Fried.

HEADING THE academic session for Japanese students for t h e second straight year will be Instructor in History G. Larry Penrose. Many of the students participating in t h e five week program, will be f r o m Meiji G a k u i n University, which has a long-standing relationship with Hope.

This year's session will begin July 7 and end August 10. While on campus students will spend four hours daily in classes on American civilization and English language.

IN ADDITION t o regular classr o o m sessions, the program will

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include lectures by five Hope professors on topics pertaining to American culture. Associate Professor of Religion R o b e r t Coughenour will speak on " A m e r i c a n Belief," Instructor in English Jack Ridl will deal with "American L i t e r a t u r e , " and Assistant Professor of T h e a t e r J o h n T a m m i will lecture on "American T h e a t e r . " ^American Environmental P r o b l e m s " will be discussed by Associate Professor of Chemistry Donald Williams, and Professor of Sociology William Mclntyre will look at "American Cities." The lectures, held in Winants Auditoriu m , will also be open to the public and regular s u m m e r session students.

ENGLISH instruction will be under the direction of David Baas of Grand Haven, w h o has had

extensive experience teaching Engiish in Japan.

He will be assisted by Karin Granberg, working in the program for the third straight year, Kay Oae, a native of J a p a n , Karen J o h n s o n , w h o h o p e s t o study in J a p a n , and Doug Braat, w h o studied in Japan last year. All are current or former H o p e students.

FOR THE FIRST three weeks of the session, s t u d e n t s will live on campus; f r o m J u l y 28 t o August 10 they will live with Holland area families, and c o n t i n u e t o attend classes during their homestay.

Penrose noted t h a t the international s u m m e r session h o m e s t a y should not be confused with the homestay for Japanese teachers, which is being handled by t h e Holland Educational Association.

to obtain m o n e y f r o m this committee t o p r o m o t e a rock concert for Hope s t u d e n t s if they presented a well worked-out plan of a c t i o n , " DeYoung said.

HE ALSO SAID he saw no danger that his c o m m i t t e e would dictate the c o n t e n t of the anchor, Opus, or Milestone by threatening budget cuts, since neither students, faculty, nor administrators would constitute a majority of the c o m m i t t e e members.

DeYoung opposes having the Student Congress control the budget "because this would be getting away f r o m the c o m m u n i t y form of government that Hope has now."

THE O T H E R proposal was conceived by several members of Student Congress, including student body president Bob Scott and board members Mark D e R o o and Bob Schellenberg.

Their desire, according to Scott, is t o establish three separate seven-member s t u d e n t committees t o propose budgets in three areas: communications media, other organizations such as the S t u d e n t Activities C o m m i t t e e , and special one-time programs and events. Final approval of budgets would have t o c o m e f r o m Student Congress; the proposed committees would only make suggestions.

MEMBERS O F the three committees would be part of S t u d e n t Congress, but could not be members of any of the policy-making boards or other standing committees.

As well as proposing budgets, Scott said, the new c o m m i t t e e dealing with communications media would be empowered t o select editors for the three student publications.

THE AIM of the entire proposal, Scott said, is " t o make a more viable S t u d e n t Congress by getting the budgets for student groups under student control. It

sounds radical, but it w o n ' t make all that much difference; it should eliminate some of t h e inconsistencies in the s y s t e m . " He also asserted t h a t the proposal is modeled on the budgeting system in operation at Calvin College.

When the idea is put into final written f o r m , Scott concluded, it will be submitted to t h e Administrative Affairs Board's ad hoc c o m m i t t e e on structure review.

That c o m m i t t e e is now laying the groundwork for a review and possible modification of Hope's board structure next year.

College Family pledges $ 1 1 5 , 9 3 4 to Build Hope Surpassing its original goal of $ 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 by nearly 16 percent, the Build Hope College Family fund raising campaign drew t o a close last week with a total of 1,111 pledges and $ 1 1 5 , 9 3 4 . 5 0 in donations.

T h e final campaign meeting was held last T h u r s d a y when the total n u m b e r of pledge^ and donations was a n n o u n c e d , one m o n t h after the April 17 campaign kicko f f . Build H o p e workers garnered 130 pledges f r o m faculty members, a m o u n t i n g t o $45,256. The faculty goal was $ 4 0 , 0 0 0 .

Student contributions fell short of the e x p e c t e d $50,000.

Eight hundred seventy-eight students pledged a t o t a l of $ 4 7 , 4 6 4 t o the campaign. Donations f r o m administrative staff, however, far exceeded the projected $10,000, reaching $ 2 3 , 2 1 4 . 4 0 .

Outstanding contributors will be given awards during a picnic in the Pine Grove this Wednesday at 5:30 p.m.

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Chicanos protest Holland brochure omission b y Bob Roos

" H o l l a n d , Michigan" - a booklet published by the Holland Chamber of Commerce, not the city - in the f u t u r e will have a page devoted to Holland's sizeable Chicano c o m m u n i t y , as a result of some i m p r o m p t u activism f r o m members of that c o m m u n i t y .

DEMANDS FROM an ad hoc "Concerned Citizens C o m m i t t e e , " composed mainly of Chicanos but including some Anglos, Tuesday resulted in a promise f r o m Mayor William Lamb to order the chamber of commerce t o stop distribution of the magazine until a page of i n f o r m a t i o n about Holland's Chicanos can be included.

The 12" by 9 " b o o k l e t , replete with glossy pages, color pictures of Holland sights and advertisements f r o m local industries, and published at a cost of more than $25,000, presently makes no mention of Chicano Hollanders.

THE PURPOSE of the booklet is to provide tourists and industrialists with basic i n f o r m a t i o n about the city, which is represented very attractively. The last edition was published in 1968.

Protest against the brochure began m o r e than a week ago, when Chicanos associated with Holland's Community Action House and others noted the booklet's omissions, according t o Com-

munity Action House director Ralph Kickert.

THE RESULT, on Friday, May 12, was an i m p r o m p t u meeting of some concerned Chicanos and Anglos at city hall to chart a course of action.

At that point organizers decided not to contact the chamber of c o m m e r c e until their demands were clearly f o r m u l a t e d , according to Kickert. Organizers feared that indecisive action would bring no positive result f r o m the chamber of commerce, he said.

A PETITION was initiated which by Monday contained some 450 signatures, including a large number of Hope students. Kickert presented the petition to the chamber of c o m m e r c e Monday; the chamber's leaders expressed regret for the oversight but made no definite promise t o halt distribution of the brochure, Kickert said.

The Concerned Citizens Committee heard the chamber's reply at a meeting Monday evening, and in view of the lack of a direct c o m m i t m e n t to stop distribution of the booklet, formulated an u l t i m a t u m : the chamber was t o halt publication by 1 p.m. the following day (Tuesday) or picketers would appear in f r o n t of the c h a m b e r of c o m m e r c e office on Eighth St. during Tulip Time.

A meeting was scheduled for 2

p.m. Tuesday to hear the chamber's response.

WHEN THE Tuesday meeting was convened.

Mayor Lamb appeared and made his promise that distribution of the booklet would indeed be halted.

In Kickert's opinion, the "actual threat of picketing was w h a t precipitated the decision." He thinks picketing " w o u l d have caused a lot of polarization, but it was an effective t h r e a t . " SINCE T U E S D A Y , leaders of the protest have appointed an "Insert C o m m i t t e e " to collect material for the new page in the booklet.

The latest development in t h e affair was a Friday a f t e r n o o n conference, requested by the c h a m b e r of commerce, between f o u r chamber members and four of t h e "Concerned Citizens." T w o members of the Holland H u m a n Relations Commission, A1 Gonzales and Hope's David Myers, also a t t e n d e d .

T H E UPSHOT, according to Myers, was 'a u n a n i m o u s d e c i s i o n " about what t o d o : the parties formally agreed t o add a page on Chicano Hollanders to the magazine; four or five Chicanos will cooperate with the Holland Evening Sentinel t o assemble the page; and e f f o r t s will be m a d e t o make some Chicano businessmen members of the c h a m b e r of comcontinued

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TO BE R E V I S E D — T h e Holland Chamber of Commerce's showcase brochure will gain a page of material dealing with the city's Chicano population. The alteration was demanded by an ad hoc "Concerned Citizens Committee" last week.

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Budget fuss Two changes to "improve" the handling of various organizations' budgeting procedures were proposed recently; the first is that of Dean of Students Robert DeYoung and the second originated in Student Congress. Both would put budgets of student activities and student media organizations under committee control.

Both have certain advantages and drawbacks, but the flaw is the assumption each one implies; that

anchor editorials any change is necessarily a change for the better, and that the present system for allocating budgets needs improving.

DeYoung's proposal would keep budget control within the present community government structure.

One of the standing committees probably the Extra-curricular Activities Committee - would be empowered to determine budgets for various student organizations, including the Interfraternity Council, Association of Women Students, anchor, Opus, and Milestone.

Congress' proposal would put budget control entirely in the hands of the students. Three student committees would be formed to handle budgets in three areas: student media, the Student Activities Committee, and special programs and events. The committees would have power only to make suggestions to congress, which would have final authority in the matter.

An advantage of DeYoung's proposal is that it would employ the existing community government and put budget appropriations under the joint control of students, faculty and administrators. A new committee would not have to be formed. Con-

gress members, on the other hand, are calling for the formation of not one, but three new committees, which would ultimately have no power, anyway. It seems Congress is seeking to perpetuate and extend to these committees its own frustration at finding its former powers gone and its function lost in the bureaucratic shuffle.

According to Student Congress President Bob Scott, Congress' proposal is designed " t o make a more viable Student Congress by getting the budgets for student groups under student control." Here lies the fallacy of Congress' suggestion. When dealing with budget matters, student control is not necessarily a good thing, and could, in fact, be a very bad thing.

The college's community government system is going into its fifth year of operation with a very uncertain future. During the past two years the structure has come under increasing attack from people frustrated with its unwieldiness or simply tired of hearing about it.

Last year the Campus Life Board, unable to sort out an ill-conceived proposal for a new extra-curricular affairs committee, gave Dean of Students Robert DeYoung a mandate to form a new student activities committee. The result was this year's active and successful SAC. Apparently some have taken this as signifying that the board structure is useless, or at least that it should be ignored or circumvented when possible. At the February 1972 faculty meeting, numerous faculty members expressed a desire to abolish the board structure and replace it with a system giving the faculty a more direct hold on the reins of power.

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Besides its assumption that a purely student committee would be competent to propose budgets, the Congress proposal is flawed by a further irony. Ostensibly it is an attempt to put budgets under student control, yet budgets of student organizations are already at least partly under student control; the Campus Life Board must approve budget requests. There are six students with voting power on the CLB, and if other students have questions or suggestions regarding budgets, they are the people to go to.

The plan DeYoung has suggested is the more viable of the proposals, but neither is necessary. The present system, if used correctly, has all the advantages the proposed changes would supposedly bring.

Student Congress - apparently have the same feeling, most recently manifested in proposals to bring budgets of student organizations solely under student control.

Thus a consensus has emerged that the system needs modification, and an Administrative Affairs Board subcommittee is now preparing for an attempt along those lines. The task will be especially difficult in view of Dr. Van Wylen's unfamiliarity with the board structure.

But one essential point must be kept in mind despite all the difficulties connected with the boards: the community form of government is viable because it has introduced significant innovations which have been accepted by the whole community. Only one major board decision - the AAB approval of the 1970 curriculum proposal - has so far been voided, in that case by a faculty veto. The present system is not the most efficient, but it embodies the principle of representativeness, and this principle must be preserved.

The issue of Hope's system of government will be the primary one next year because the ultimate resolution of other problems will depend on what form campus government finally takes. This is not to deny the importance of other issues. Two vital questions received a lot of attention this year but remain completely unresolved: curriculum reform and minority student programs. Both should be top priorities next year; no satisfactory decision will be reached in either area unless it is made by the whole community.

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The average student knows very little about the financial needs of a campus publication or organization, and although it would be possible to explain those needs and, in the case of the anchor, account for all money spent, it would be a tedious and fruitless process.

The balance sheet The year now ending has been one of greater than usual advancements and innovations at Hope. The appointment of a president, completion of the DeWitt Center, approval of the contract curriculum, launching of the Build Hope campaign, the decision to liquidate the postChristmas rump session, the revitalization of student activities - all these point to a remarkably encouraging year. Yet, as is no more than usual, a close look at the record reveals important questions and problems which will face the Hope community next year.

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"I can't believe I heard the WHOLE thing!" " Y o u heard it, Ralph."

"I C A N T BELIEVE I heard the WHOLE t h i n g ! " "Ralph, take an Alka Seltzer and go to bed."

"Did he really say he was going to mine the Haiphong Harbor and bomb all the railroads around Hanoi?" " H e said it, Ralph. Now go to sleep."

DID HE R E A L L Y say it's up to the Soviet Union to get us out of the war?"

"I heard him, Ralph. That's what he said. He said we were more than generous with our peace offer, and all the other side did was commit naked aggression." " N A K E D AGGRESSION? Oh, my stomach is killing m e . " "I told you to take an Alka Seltzer and go to b e d . " "I've taken four Alka Seltzers, it doesn't help. I can't believe I heard the WHOLE thing." " R A L P H , MAYBE it's not that bad.

Maybe the mines that were dropped around Haiphong were made by the same people who put out the CM and Ford cars that had t o be recalled. Maybe the mines will have to be recalled, t o o . " " Y o u ' r e just trying to cheer me up. I knew he'd do something stupid if he saw T a t t o n ' more than four times." " R A L P H ! THAT's no way t o talk about the President of the United States! He has asked for our support in this great hour of crisis."

"I've been supporting him. Don't you remember that I hung out the American Flag during his invasion of Cambodia? That didn't do a damn bit of g o o d . "

"BUT RALPH, he had t o do it, or no President of the United States would be able to travel around the globe with respect any m o r e . " "Suppose there is no globe to travel around?"

"Ralph, the President knows what he's doing. He's being advised by the Pentagon, and they haven't been wrong on the war so far. Turn out the lights."

"MAYBE WE should order blackout curtains?"

"Ralph, you're overreacting. The President has the situation under control. Henry Kissinger wouldn't let him do it if it weren't safe."

"I think I'll write a letter to my senator." " I T DOESN'T do any good, Ralph.

Nixon doesn't ask the Senate what he should do when the honor of the United States is at stake."

"Who does he ask?"

"Billy Graham and Bob H o p e . " "I can't believe I heard the WHOLE thing." " R A L P H , YOU HEARD it. I saw you hearing it. Take another Alka Seltzer and try to dream that Johnson is still President."

"Suppose it doesn't work? Suppose the North Vietnamese succeed in their offensive? What will he do t h e n ? " " H E ' S GOT a secret plan, Ralph. That's why he's President. If this doesn't work, the Joint Chiefs of Staff will present him with a whole new set of options, and you know what they'll say to the President?"

"What?"

"They'll say, 'Try it. You'll like it.' "

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Budget tight

SACs first year fruitful

by Peter Brown After nine m o n t h s in operation, the Student Activities Committee has racked up a record which looks good on the whole, despite a limited budget.

SAC, FORMED last September

by Dean of S t u d e n t s Robert De Young, has been b o t h well run and successful. Its budget is tight, since of the $75 yearly student activities fee, SAC receives an average of less t h a n $9 per student. The remaining $66 is divided among several other committees and activities.

SAC is comprised of 10 students, one faculty member, two members of the administration, and one ex-officio member. Lamont Dirkse, chairman of the education d e p a r t m e n t , represents the faculty, a n d , N o n a Kipp, associate dean of students, and John Jackson, director of student activities, are the administration members of the committee.

ANDY ATWOOD is the exofficio member. SAC meets either as a committee of the whole, or in smaller sub-committees: traditional events, publicity and entertainment committees.

Molly Gates chairs the traditional events c o m m i t t e e ; Dick

Farrar named winner in 'Opus' poetry contest Eerdman's Publishing Company of Grand Rapids has determined the winners of its annual poetry and prose contest, which included works printed in this year's editions of Opus.

I^ Steve Farrar's "Path on the R i m " won first place honors for poetry. Wendy Sanders received an honorary mention for "February 15."

Gerald Swieringa t o o k the prose competition with his story " T r u n k and an Elm." Honorable mention went t o Don Steele for his drama " T o the Memory of Maria Montez."

Last year's winners were Nancy Flier for prose and Farrar for his poems, "Winter Leaves" and N i iU was I Killed t h e Kingfisher." \ Cynthia Nibelink of Eerdman's will formally announce the winners and offer critical commentary on the works tonight at 8 in the studio theater of the DeWitt Cultural Center.

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JOHN JACKSON Bulterman the publicity committee; and Anne Proli the entertainment committee.

DESPITE some initial structural problems, the committee has succeeded in implementing democratic procedures. Each member has one vote and there is no veto power by either faculty or administration members.

All students are free to attend the weekly Tuesday meetings and submit proposals. SAC's only power concerns how and where t o spend the money.

SAC HAS SPENT almost its entire budget this year, with over $10,000 going directly for entertainment and publicity. Besides sponsoring traditional events such as the Pull and Nykerk, it also has presented a "Jesus Christ Supers t a r " concert, a weekend film series, AM-FM stereo in the recreation r o o m , the "Jeremiah People" concert, the " F r e e w a y " concert. Parents Weekend, a minifilm series, lecturer and artist Paul Collins, the fall billiards tournament, a history lecture series, the Winter Carnival, and the homecoming dance.

F o r some entertainment it charged a minimal admission t o help replenish the f u n d ; it has co-sponsored some events with other organizations.

THESE INCLUDED Dutch Treat Week, May Day weekend, lectures by author Richard Maynard, Henry Muller, Black Experience weekend, t h e film "The Mur-

der of Fred H a m p t o n , " Bobby Rush, and the stage production " T o Be Young, Gifted, and Black."

According to Jackson, SAC was unable to sponsor a popular rock or soul group primarily for economic reasons. Most popular, well-known groups cost nearly as much as and o f t e n more than the year's entire budget. Even if admission were charged, there would always be the risk of not filling enough seats, he said.

JACKSON ALSO noted that it is extremely dangerous to depend upon student or community turnout at a concert. Holland's distance from Kalamazoo and Grand Rapids also makes it difficult to depend upon outsiders to fill the seats.

In short, it seems d o u b t f u l that Hope will be sponsoring any popular groups in the near f u t u r e , unless the budget is increased, he concluded.

SAC HAS BEGUN to make a serious effort t o improve social life at Hope College, and the members of the committee, especially Jackson, deserve much credit. Next year, SAC will be under the control of the Extra Curricular Activities Committee.

Its budget will be the same.

Family prejudices in Mexico in the '50's were the focus of "EI Color de Nuestra Piel," presented last Monday and Tuesday by the Spanish department. Barb Watt was Beatriz and Dave Daubenspeck played Carlos in the story of problems caused by an interracial marriage.

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Orators cop 18 trophies Hope's debate team has completed a distinguished year of competition, winning 18 trophies in debate and forensics. Director of Forensics M. Harold Mikle termed the year "the best Hope has ever h a d . " IN DEBATE, trophies and plaques were won at the University of Michigan Tournament in November, the Bruin T o u r n a m e n t at Kellogg C o m m u n i t y College in October, and the Delta Sigma Rho Tourney at DePauw University, held Feb. 19.

In forensics last December, Joan Lautenschleger was declared women's state champ in extemporaneous speaking, and Paul Bach placed a close second in men's competition. Molly Gates and Gary VanderVeen both climbed to the finals in the state oratory contest held April 7, the only small college representatives to do so. VanderVeen placed second.

HOPE MANAGED a second place finish in sweepstakes events held at Eastern Michigan University in February, behind winner Eastern Michigan. Bach made the finals of DePaul University's first annual tournament of forensics finalists, held April 21-22.

In a discussion festival in March which included 12 colleges and universities from the state, Hope received a plaque for the three best discussants: Bach, Miss Lautenschleger, and Phil Drake.

Mike Cooper and Erick Lower were given excellent ratings.

HOPE SWEPT the sweepstakes competition at the Bruin Individual Events at Kellogg C o m m u n i t y College held March 14 and 15, leaving the nearest competitor 50 points away. Bach won three first place trophies in e x t e m p , imp r o m p t u and speech analysis.

VanderVeen won first place in TV announcing, and he and Miss

Gates received excellent ratings in persuasion.

At the joint province competition of Pi Kappa Delta held March 22-25, in Gatlinburg, Tenn,, Hope took first place honors in the sweepstakes. Bach was rated superior in discussion. Miss Lautenschleger superior in e x t e m p and Miss Gates excellent in persuasion.

SAC now seeks student members The Student Activities Committee is accepting applications f r o m students desiring to serve on the committee next year, according to Student Activities Director John Jackson.

Interested students may pick up application forms at the Student Activities Office, room 109 of the DeWitt Cultural Center.

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Curriculum reform debate: a student view E d i t o r ' s n o t e : In the f o l l o w i n g essay, j u n i o r Bruce S m i t h takes a look at the c u r r i c u l u m r e f o r m discussion at Hope and discusses problems in the present curricul u m setup.

Talk of curriculum reform has been going on f o r some two years now, but so far relatively little has come of it. Despite b o t h faculty and student dissatisfaction with t l ^ present core requirements, progress toward revision has been painfully slow.

A PROPOSAL was passed by the Academic Affairs Board last year which would have divided the curriculum into f o u r major areas and substantially reduced the 50+ required hours. This proposal was voted down by the faculty.

Last summer Dean for Academic Affairs Morette Rider drew up a detailed proposal which would significantly revise the core by breaking it i n t o four main areas, including areas for expansion and integration of experience, and cutting the all-college requirements to 42 hours.

IN O R D E R TO further refine his proposal, Rider convened an ad hoc c o m m i t t e e of department chairmen, which has considered his and t w o later proposals sub-

mitted by Professor of Philosophy D. Ivan Dykstra and Chancellor William VanderLugt. Although some progress has apparently been made within the committee, nothing regarding changes in the core requirements has been reported.

A proposal for the contract curriculum did come out and was subsequently passed by the AAB. However, the contract will be open to a limited number of students and has none of the wider implications that changes in the core requirements would have.

THESE WIDER implications are the crux of the problem in curriculum revision. Intimately tied up with curriculum revision is the definition of a liberal arts education.

Debate on this particular question could go on endlessly, but basically it means that a person has been exposed to and has learned how to deal with a variety of intellectual pursuits. Although this may seem less than overwhelmingly important to many students, it is a key concept in Hope's educational philosophy.

PRESENTLY there is a good deal of questioning about the effectiveness of the core requirements. The main issue is the alleged restrictiveness of the present

curriculum. It often seems that the student is so limited in what he can take that he lacks a good deal of the freedom supposedly involved in a liberal arts education.

Connected with this issue are a couple of other criticisms. The first is that too many hours are necessary to get through the requirements. All of a student's first three semesters on the campus can be spent completing these courses.

NOT ONLY DOES this make it difficult for some students, especially those with difficult majors such as music, to complete the total hours for both the college and major requirements, but it also provides a strong impetus for students to take nothing but the requirements for their first year and a half.

This may be useful in some cases but may tend t o stifle interest in those who already have a well-defined notion of where they want to go.

THIS PROBLEM is coupled with a n o t h e r criticism that has been levelled against the core requirements: that the courses offered to fulfill the requirements too o f t e n lack quality. Probably this is due to the type of courses they are and the overall lack of student and faculty interest in them.

Almost out of necessity they are turned into very basic, unchallenging presentations with little emphasis on the " w h y " and " h o w . " This, in extreme cases, has resulted in certain introductory courses being taught wholly by student assistants, and in some courses for non-majors being presented as a joking way of putting in the hours.

WHEN COMPARED with the role requirements are supposed to play in a liberal education, the present curriculum needs revision.

Although it does provide contact with a wide variety of fields, the effectiveness with which it provokes interest in these fields is open to question.

There is no simple solution to the question of how to implement a liberal arts education at Hope, but one thing is certain: the overall curriculum should be open to a variety of ways of fulfilling the basics of a liberal education. The divisional approach of both Rider's and Dykstra's proposals would allow this variety within certain guidelines. What is most important is to allow the student t o work towards a liberal education f r o m his own interests rather than to force a given n u m b e r of courses upon him.

FOR EXAMPLE, with a less extensive system of requirements,

a student might spend his initial semesters at Hope working toward a major and then branch out into other fields of liberal studies after having completed work in his major area of i n t e r e s t - a n approach made possible for some students by the contract curriculum.

SUCH A SYSTEM would put a good deal of burden on the individual student's advisor, since the advisor would have to guide the student through a wide range of choices rather than merely referring each student to the all-college requirements.

Although advising has not been emphasized much in the past, it is conceivable that a system, perhaps including b o t h faculty and students, could be worked out which would make it possible to tailor the Hope liberal education to the interests of each student.

SUCH PROPOSALS might be slightly visionary, but the chairmen's council and the AAB would do well t o act soon on the need for fewer core requirements and the possibility of a more personalized liberal arts education.

Also, in view of the fact that some required introductory courses wll doubtless remain, it would be worthwhile t o consider specific ways of making such courses more effective.

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Dutch dump Kazoo; drop nightcap to end season

by Merlin Whiteman T h e baseball team closed their season on a sour note last Wednesday, losing the last game of a doubleheader with Kalamazoo in the last inning, after winning the first game.

THE FIVE-HIT pitching of Don R e m o carried the Dutchmen to their first game victory. Remo made his last game in a Hope uniform count, as he struck out six and walked three. He ended the season 4-5, the best won-lost record on the team.

The contest was scoreless through the first three and a half innings. Kazoo broke the ice in the f o u r t h when they put together two singles and two sacrifices to score their only run of the game.

HOPE GOT ON the scoreboard in the f i f t h and sixth innings, scoring two runs in each stanza. In the f i f t h , the p u t c h loaded the bases on singles by Bob Lamer and Marty Snoap, with Jim Lamer interspersing a walk.

Terry

Stehle's double drove in two runs, giving Hope their winning margin.

Steve Westra opened the sixth with a walk and was sacrificed to second by Tim Fritz. R e m o ' s second single of t h e a f t e r n o o n put men on first and third. Gary Constant then sacrificed in Hope's third run.

JIM LAMER knocked in Remo with a triple to account for the last run of the game. Bob Lamer was the only o t h e r Dutchman to coUect t w o hits in the first game.

Kazoo took an early lead in the nightcap, scoring three runs in the top of the first. T w o walks, a single, and a double gave them the three markers. They added one more run in the f o u r t h .

THE DUTCH picked up one run in the b o t t o m of the f o u r t h , when Constant, after singling and advancing to third, came home on a pitcher's error.

Hope scored what appeared to be the winning runs in the fifth inning. The Kazoo pitching fell apart, as they walked six of the

ten batters they faced. Hope scored four big runs, but the only hit they got was a single by Wes Wilhelmsen.

THE LEAD HELD until the top of the seventh when Kazoo collected t w o doubles, and were aided by a costly Hope miscue.

These gave the host Hornets the two runs necessary for victory.

In the b o t t o m of the seventh, the Dutch loaded the bases with one out. However, an a t t e m p t e d squeeze play failed and foiled the comeback rally.

HOPE PICKED up only five hits in the nightcap, all singles.

First baseman Brad Lyons was the only player to rap out two hits.

The loss gave Hope a 10-18 season record, and a 4-8 conference record. They finished in a tie for last place with Adrian in the MIAA. SENIOR THIRD sacker Jim Lamer completed an outstanding career at Hope. Lamer, who was a standout gridiron performer, led the team in hitting (.333), hits

Will serve in '72-73

New committeemen told Newly appointed members to the standing c o m m i t t e e s under the three policy-making boards for next year have been announced.

SERVING ON the Extra Curricular Activities Committee under the Campus Life Board will be Merlin Whiteman and Gary Abel, both juniors, and J o h n Mayo, a sophomore. T h e CLB's Religious Life Committee members will be freshman Bob Luidens, and juniors Todd Oleson and Dan McAuliffe. McAuliffe's appointment is tentative, however.

Five freshmen and a sophomore will comprise t h e student segment of the Student Communications Media C o m m i t t e e . They are T o m Garter, Carol Schellenberg, Jim Beran, Sue Michel, Ron Burgess and Laura Wheatley. The Student Conduct C o m m i t t e e ' s one student member will be Sharon Schully.

UNDER THE Academic Affairs Board, the International Education Committee and the Teachers' Education C o m m i t t e e b o t h still have vacancies. J u n i o r Charles

MIAA amends seasonal sports switch decision s The MIAA Presidents' Council has voted unanimously to amend their late-April decision to reschedule all spring sports for the fall, effective next year.

In a press release, the Council reported that golf will be played in the fall beginning in 1972, with tennis switched to an a u t u m n schedule in 1973. Soccer will be shifted to spring the following year. The group decided to retain baseball as a spring sport in 1973 on a trial basis.

Most of the conference's athletic directors were upset over the original decision, which was made without consultation with the MIAA Governing Board.

Gossett has been appointed to the IFC, which has one vacancy. Jim Beran was selected to serve on the TEC, which has three vacancies.

Cultural Affairs Committee members will be Donna Drake, Kevin Echart, and Jan Brandt.

Randy Braaksma and Dan Dethmers will serve on the Curriculum Committee.

FOUR STUDENTS have been appointed to committees under the

Tenor Aiken to give voice clinic, concert Tenor David Aiken will sing a program featuring German lieder and opera arias Friday at 8:15 p.m. in Wichers Auditorium.

AIKEN WILL perform seven songs f r o m Shumann's popular "Dichterliebe," a work in German lieder style. These selections will be sung in German.

Friday's program will also include four opera arias from "Carm e n , " " T u r a n d o t " and "Fidelio."

Aiken will sing the " F l o w e r Song"

by Bizet, " N o n Piangere, liu" from the Puccini opera and " G o t t , welch' Dunkel Hier" by Beethoven.

AIKEN WILL also perform five "spring songs," including "Diaphenia," by Henry Constable and "Lay a Garland on my Hearse" and " N o w the Lusty Spring Is Seen," by John Fletcher. Also included will be "What Thing is Love?" by George Peele and "Weep No More, Sad Fountains," by an a n o n y m o u s composer.

Aiken is a professor at Indiana University and has sung extensively in both the U.S. and Europe for more than 25 years.

He will offer a voice clinic Saturday for Hope voice students in Wichers Hall f r o m 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.

ORIGINALLY a baritone, Aiken performed early in his career with RCA and NBC as well as appearing in three Broadway plays. He has also performed with

Hope musicians to give final recital tomorrow The music d e p a r t m e n t ' s final spring student recital will be held tomorrow at 7 p.m. in Dimnent Chapel. Fifteen students will participate.

Pianists for the concert will be Janet Cioffi, Marianne Meyers and Angela Yung, performing works by Scarlatti, Schumann and Chopin. Organist J o h n Schmidt will present "Festival T o c c a t a " by Percy Fletcher.

Performing a piece by Beethoven on oboe and French horn will be Jeanne Jensma, Jean Luttman and Cathy Waichenbach. Violinist

Administrative Affairs Board. The Athletic C o m m i t t e e has one vacancy, and one black student is yet to be appointed to the Student Standing and Appeals Committee. Other students on the SSAC are Bob Wolff and Don DeBruyn.

Freshmen Dave Edwards and Martha Colenbrander have been named to the Admissions and Financial Aids Committee.

Anne Stair will present Bach's "Sonata No. 2 in A Major," accompanied by Angela Yung. Miss Stair will also join violinist Roger White in a duet by Giovanni Viotti.

Vocal soloists will be contralto Susan Hermance, accompanied by Nancy T h o m p s o n , and Victoria Granzow, accompanied by Ellen Rusten on viola and Marianne Meyers on piano. In addition, soprano Vicki Weidman will perform a work by Mozart. She will be accompanied by Susan Decker.

the New York City Opera and the Philadelphia Grand Opera.

Later, as a tenor, Aiken joined the Zurich Opera and was o f t e n featured in the Staatstheater in Karlsruhe, Germany, and in other famous German houses. Now back in the U.S., Aiken sings in many university and community productions, and has recently returned f r o m touring Germany in "Die Meistersinger" and " A i d a . "

Chicanos decry lack of mention in magazine continued from page I merce. At present there are no Chicano members.

In addition, Myers was instructed to draft a full report on the affair. The report will be distributed at a wrap-up meeting Thursday at 2 p.m., and copies will also be sent to all signers of the original petition.

MYERS EXPRESSED regret over the organizers' failure to contact the chamber immediately regarding their grievance, and defended the chamber's response to organizers' demands. Chamber of commerce director Roscoe Giles was "upset with his own insensitivity" when he realized the brochure's omission, Myers said.

He added that he himself was surprised by the "progressive" attitudes and sincere concern shown by the chamber members once they were confronted with the Chicanos' demands.

HE R E G R E T T E D the involvement of Hope students in the affair. " I t ' s not to the advantage of the (Chicano) group for radical Hope students to get involved;" this can increase the potential for polarization, he said.

The o u t c o m e of the Chicanos' actions will probably be regarded by some parties on both sides as a sellout, Myers said, but he expressed satisfaction with the settlement. " T h e people in the chamber of commerce have been sensitized; this kind of thing will be less likely in the f u t u r e , " he concluded.

(28), at-bats (84), runs (15), home runs (3), and RBFs (21). He was the only player t o play in all 28 games this year. Kurt Avery, w h o saw limited action in the first two-thirds of the season, also hit .333 on the season.

Bob Cooper was another player who completed an outstanding career. Cooper was enjoying a good year when he was knocked out of action eight games ago with a split finger. In the 20 games he played. Cooper was rapping the ball at a .327 clip. The fleet-

footed left fielder led the team in stolen bases (12).

AS A TEAM, Hope hit a meager .236 and struck o u t 139 times, compared with their o p p o n e n t s ' 99 whiffs. The opposition hit 23 round trippers, while the D u t c h only clouted ten.

R e m o was the busiest pitcher (57 2/3 innings), and also led t h e team in strikeouts (39), wins (4). and earned runs (27). Tim Fritz who worked 22 2/3 innings, wa^ the only other pitcher to win more than one game.

Tracksters trample K; post undefeated season Hope cindermen closed out one of their most successful seasons in recent years last Wednesday. The Dutch turned back Kalamazoo 84-61 to end their schedule undefeated in league competition.

JUNIOR GREG Daniels of Muskegon was the big winner of the day. Daniels took the 880, the mile, and the two mile in times of 1:56.4, 4:20.9, and 9 : 3 0 respectively. His half-mile time in this ironman performance was only .4 off his school record in that event.

Rick Schaap and Carlton Colder were the only Dutchmen to win a running event besides Daniels. Schaap ran the 440 intermediate hurdles in 55.8, and Colder tied for first in the 440 yard run in 5 1.2. Schaap also picked up a second in the 120 yard hurdles event.

HOPE TOOK the first running event of the warm, sunny day.

The 440 relay team of Hud Wilson, Chet Evers, Cliff Haverdink and Chris Gouyd turned in a fast time of 43.1.

The mile relay was also won by Hope. Bud Kopp, Gene Haulenbeek, Haverdink and Golder were timed in 3:27.4, defeating Kazoo by three seconds.

THE DUTCH took four field events. Sophomore Tom Staal threw the discus 134' 7 " to chalk up a victory in that event. Jeffrey Pett beat Kazoo's J o h n Barta on fewer misses at a height of 13' 6 " in the pole vault.

Evers won Hope's third field event by jumping 2 1 ' 3/4" in the long j u m p . John Morehouse edged out Evers by a half-inch to claim the triple j u m p with a distance of 41' 2".

SENIOR HAVERDINK picked up two seconds in the last meet of his illustrious career. He graduates with f o u r school records (one a relay), one MIAA record, and eight gold medals won in the MIAA Field Days. Cliff took seconds in both the 100 and the 220 yard dashes.

Haulenbeek and Gouyd each took two thirds in the running events. Haulenbeek came in third in the two hurdles events, while

Gouyd placed in the dashes. Neil DePaoli came up .2 of a second short of breaking t w o minutes in the half mile in his third place finish. Phil Ceeley took a third in the two mile run.

HOPE PICKED UP four seconds in the field events. Steve DeYoung placed second in the shot put with a toss of 44' 7 " , while John Cavallo's cast of 155' 11" in the javelin earned him a red ribbon. Evers got a second in the triple j u m p , and Haulenbeek leaped 5' 10" to take second in the high jump.

George Bennett picked up a third in the javelin, as did Craig Bleckley in the pole vault. Mr. Ail-Around Haulenbeek took a third in the discus.

Visiting lecturer to discuss works of black musician A public lecture dealing with the works of the distinguished black American composer Samuel Coleridge-Taylor will be presented Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. in Snow Auditorium.

Visiting lecturer will be Dr. Oscar Henry from the music faculty of Eastern Michigan University.

He will be accompanied by Dr. Maurice Riley of the EMU faculty and the University String Quartet.

In addition to the quartet, there will be several vocal and piano soloists.

The program is being presented under a grant from the Reformed Church in America for the purpose of offering public presentations and courses in black culture.

Samuel Coleridge-Taylor was a British composer whose father came to England from Sierra Leone. He was b o m in 1875 in London, and had an extensive and successful, though short, career as a composer and teacher. He also served as c o n d u c t o r of the London-Handel Society and made three concert tours of the United States.

There is no admission charge for the lecture.

LIBRARY HOURS FOR READING DAYS AND EXAMINATION PERIOD Thursday,

May 25

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May 2 5 t h - May 3 0 t h Coffee w i l l be available at C i r c u l a t i o n Desk f r o m 9 p . m . o n for 5c per c u p .

10 p.m. - 2 a.m. Escort service w i l l be available.