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Hope College, Holland, Michigan
May 24, 1963
Chapel to he Changed »••
Student-monitored Chapel for daily worship services next year was the decision of the studentfaculty Religious Life Committee in a stormy two hour session Monday night. '
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The decision was not unanimous, being opposed mainly by Rev. Allen B. Cook, chairman of the committee and college pastor. It.was not final and must be approved by the Administrative Committee, which will be chaired by President-elect Cal-
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HOPE COLLEGE l«i IB3I, four utter utlllcr* from the Ncihcn>ui<l6 fouixR d MolUn-l the Pioiiccr .Sclio*^ vdt cst4)hli*h<->1 to m»rl tome of the rdurn. llonnl needs of Mie yumuj culotiy. This «chnol. Mw lircdccoior of H«^c Collc«jir. received direction ond finnnel^l iup|iori from the CencHil Syt<od of Ihc RrfornH-d Church in Amcricn The ichocl evofv-ecj Into the Molind Acndomy, whi'ii In l«r,7 (•nrnllrd its fint college clnss On M«v M. IBfifi. the institution was chartered Hove CoJIeijc. and on July 17. Wfif., fl>c first rluvs of eight students w.is qrndunted The colleqe't nsme. teal. »nd motto nre derived from r» statement of the founder of Hollnnd. rt* MK'rtus C Vnn Rnnlte. who ,nid of the Pumet • School "This is nv Anchor cf Hope • th people ir th.- future' Ir' the dcriides that follow id h stronq collcqe of nrts mnt •ii. - • wi- < i \rliiK-rl which r ntlnties to nov-i cnsifrh xn) community
SD-RA IN HFC. Michigan Historical Commission officially made Hope College a registered historical site when this green and gold marker was dedicated this morning. The marker stands to the left of the old archway in front of Graves.
vin Vander Werf, after July 1, 1963. This decision comes following a drop in attendance since the beginning of the year. It is estimated that only 25 percent of ihe college attends on the average while the monthly Chapel cards report nearly 70 percent, the required average. For example, Honors Convocation on Wednesday found no more than 400 students on hand for the ceremonies in the Chapel. The anchor a month ago reported the possibility of this action by the committee. Cook disagreed with the solution to the problem. He said this week that it is not the numbers that attend Chapel that make it worthwhile, but the personal confrontation of God by each individual on campus. He sees the mandatory attendance fostering the idea that Chapel is a meeting to attend. He sees Chapel ideally serving as a communal place for the finding of the "worthwhileness" of God. Cook's approach would be a total approach to the individual in all aspects of campus life. He would want the emphasis on personal responsibility to live as a Christian example and to give concern for the fellow student. Just like the Jews when Christ came to earth. Cook uses the example, Hope College is becoming too concerned with statistics instead of people and their devotion to God. The committee did not make specific recommendations as to what to do to put the program into effect, but Cook is skeptical of the program's implementation.
Dr. Irwin Lubbers Returns for Graduation; de Velder Also O' Speakers for Hope College's 98th Commencement and baccalaureate Service were announced today by Dr. John Hollenbach, acting prseident.
Center. 280 seniors will receive diplomas this year.
The Rev. Marion de Velder, D.D., Stated Clerk of the General Synod of the Reformed Church in America, will be the speaker for the Baccalaureate Service on Sunday, June 2 at 2:30 p.m. in Dimnent Memorial Chapel. Dr. Irwin J. Lubbers, president of the Iowa Association of Colleges and Universities and past president of Hope College, will present the Commencement address at ^exercises on Monday, June 3, at 10 a.m. in Holland Civic Center. Both speakers are well-known figures in the Holland area. Dr. Lubbers retired as president of Hope last February 1, while de Velder was pastor of Hope Church from 1939-1951 and 1952 to 1959.
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Because of the increased number of graduates, the college commencement, t r a d i t i o nally held in Dimnent Memorial Chapel, is now slated for the Civic
Cook said that he did not have a specific program at the present time, but he did not want totally voluntary Chapel.
IFC Elects Emmert and Brauer Officers At the final meeting of the year Wednesday evening, the Inter-Fraternity Council elected Knickerbocker Dick Emmert as president, and Arcadian Bill Brauer as secretary-treasurer for the coming year. Preceding the election present president Vince Kleyla gave a farewell address thanking the fraternities for their cooperation throughout the year. He concluded by saying: "It is imperative that the fraternities work together as a united group through the Inter-Fraternity Council in the coming transitional year," referring to the new homes and the delayed Rush program. Before the meeting adjourned the newly elected president, recognizing that the present constitution was "one big loop-hole", asked that all the new representatives study it over the summer in preparation for revision. The meeting closed with a vote of thanks to the Board of Trustees for the new fraternity homes on 13th Street which all fraternity men are looking forward to living in next year.
Honors Societies Elect Officers Senior men's and women's honors societies elected their officers for the coming year this week. Blue Key members selected Doug Walvoord, president; Joe Mayne, secretary; Tom McNeil, treasurer and Ron Hartgerink, book store manager. Mortar Board' elected Judy Steegstra, president; Linda Walvoord, vice-president; E l l e n Johnson, secretary and Maryanne Beukelman, treasurer.
MORE PHYSICS BUILDING F U N D S - D r . Theodore Yntema, on behalf of the Ford Motor Company, recently presented acting president Dr. John Hollenbach with a grant of $25,0t)0 for the new physics-math building. Observing the ceremony are Dr. Harry Frissel, head of the physics department. Dr. Jay Folkert, head of the math department and Clarence Kleis. of physics department.
Ford Motor Company Gives $25,000 for New Science Hall Hope College has received a $25,000 grant from the Ford Motor Company Fund it was announced by Benson Ford, president of the Ford Motor Company Fund. Hope was one of 10 colleges and universities in the United States to share in a total of $250,000 in grants. "The 10 educational grants complete a $1,000,000 program of grants approved by the • Ford Fund in 1959 to extend over a four-year period," Ford explained. . "Appropriately, this educational-aid program is being completed during the Henry Ford Centennial observance, which is honoring the 100th anniversary of my grandfather's birth," he added. Making the presentation at a luncheon held at Phelps Hall last
Next Year's anchor Editors Menning
DR. IRWIN LUBBERS REV. MARION DE VELDER
Anchor staff editorships for next year were announced this week by Charles Menning, 196364 anchor editor. Susan Spring, a junior next year, will take over as news editor to fill the position left open by graduating Paul Lucas. Miss Spring will also continue as anchor cartoonist. Academic editor next year will be Bobbie Freggens, a senior next year. Miss Freggens has worked for the newspaper for three years, and is now reporting as the anchor Washington correspondent. Tom Wombwell, senior . next year, will be in charge next fall as critique editor, the position handled this year by David Kleis,
graduating this June. Returning to the post he occupied this year will be Miks Snyder. A junior next year, Snyder will continue as photography editor, drawing upon this year's experience as anchor and Milestone photographer. Kathy Verduin, a junior next year, will also return to the editorship she held this year, that of proof reader. In charge of the sports page next year will be Ron Mulder, a junior next year. Mulder will be replacing David Bach as sports e ditor. The positions of copy editor and- featmre editor have ndt as yet been definitely filled.
Thursday, May 16, was Dr. Theodore 0 . Yntema, vice-president and chairman of the finance committee of the Ford Motor Company. Yntema, a native of Holland, received his A.B. degree from Hope College in 1921. The $25,000 grant will be designated for the construction of the Physics-Mathematics Building, according to Dr. John Hollenbach, acting president of the college. In accepting the grant Hollenbach stated "Hope College is deeply grateful to the Ford Fund for this grant and for the financial assistance it has given Hope College over the years through its AID matching gift program, scholarship program and previous capital grant awards." In 1960 the Ford Fund made a grant of $10,000 to the "Looking Ahead With Hope" $3,000,000 development campaign. Over the past three years the company fund has given Hope $12,390 in its AID employee matching gift program. Other recipients of the 1963 grants are College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, Mass.; Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia; LaSalle College, Philadelphia, Pa.; Monmouth College, Mon7 mouth. III.; Oberlin College, Oberlin, Ohio; Ohio Wesleyan University, Delaware, Ohio; University of Southern Calif., Los Angeles, Calif., and Southwestern at Memphis, Memphis, Tenn. The schools were selected to receive the 1963 grants for their leadership in the field of quality, education. Ford Motor Company Fund is a non-profit corporation operated for educational, charitable and scientific purposes and is supported by contributions from Ford Motor Company. It is in no way related to the Ford Founda• tion. : . ..