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Volume XXIX
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MicIaaan, Wedoe.day, JUDe 20, 1917
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Vennema Rog- MEUPlllNE 81m Dr. McCrearg DELEGATES LEAVE CLOSING WEEK Dr.allg Decides to Entertains ENTERTAINS A Leave Hope OF YEAR OPENS Senior Class LARGE AUDIENCE AUSPICIOUSLY POpWar Collect Putor Accepa PoGUOJl In VgoldDIlUII Collect
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An audlenco tbat 1111ed Hope clIDrclt to its utmost capacity was present losl nightiu order to hear tbe Boemloureote sermOD 10 tbe SeDior class of Hop J College, Altbo man)' were fore! d to re· main Ilandlug thruout the service, th ) congregation was a very altcntive onJ. The platform was very artistiealty
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decoraled with fleurs·de·lis oud gueld· er·roses, Ihe work being done by Mrs. J . C, Post. The musical selections b!, be orgonisl, Harris M. Meyer, and 'he Hope eburch el.olr, testiJied to I bo gen· erous cosmopolitan 8Jllrit of A meriea, oven In time of war, The four numben were taken from Swiss, Oerman, Eng' li.h and Dutch eompo~rs, and were all excellently rendered. Promptly at 7:30 tbose partidpotinll in lbe service marched into lbe cburcb
to the strains of the processional, "The Bon of God Ooes Forth to War." Tb e proce •• ion was led by Eldred C. Kuiz enga an tI Oerrit Timmer of ~he Junior class. They were followcd by tbo veste~ _ bolr, tI.e Seniors In ps and gown s, the clergymen in charge of the servieo, &iia the mem rw r~ e'1JtIJIl'4(lu'Ileg' faculty, Dr, A. Vennema, president
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presided with his usuol grRce Rnd digni· ty. Th e •• rviee opened with the sing ing 0' .. Ameritn" by the oudienee nn~ prayer, ond reoding of Scriptnre by Dr, VennellIn. Th e beauliful HnHelujah Ch~rus from the orotorio "MessiRh, " by URendel, was then sling by th r rhoir. In Rerordnnee with n tim e·hon · ored cuslom Instil,lll ed Iho firBl lime
On Wod nesdny evening, June 13, 31 slz o'clock, Dr. and Mrs. Von,.olOo en tortoined the .enior class of 1917 01 din nor. From 1Io.rm and camplls the seniors a ombled to onjoy onu of lht moat ploMnnt social events of the year. 'JIh o roo illS and lables were very beau· tlfully decorated In the class co!ors: green and whlll!, Tho tardiness of spring hod teft an abundance of Mpire. wbleh was most beautifully used In the deeoratloos. After enjoying a splendi!1 repast, Dr. Vennema introduced to the compouy the gil cst of honor, M.lss Colherine Kuy· per of The liogue, Netherlnnde. Mis Kuyper is Ihe dnughter of Dr. Abrnham Kuypor, Ihe distingnisbed Dutch theo· I()I/Itln nnd atatesman who was former · Iy prime minl. ter of Holland. By vir· tue of ber alose eonnectlon wi,h lhe eourt of IToUnnd ahe wns able to apeak mo.t intere.tingly of Queen Wilhel· mina, nnd of tho splendid way in 'Whleh sho and her pcop!e aro denying them· selves to help their afflicted ndghbo ... Miss Kuyper spoke also of her inlerest in, and conneetlon with, the publicntiod of n soldiers' psa.im lind hyllln book. Th e book WM originally wrilten ill French, and beenuse of the large de· Oland for eoples, whirh nre furllisheJ grntls, it llns now be on t.nllslDted Into tho language. of all tho belligerent no· lions. Mias Kuyper bersetf had the hon· Qf tU°al·tloi ,tb£ '(lIIPIDO lIlto or native tongue. It WQ.S Indeed with keen pleasure lhat the seniors lislened to tbis chnrming perlon as sloe brot her greet· ings to Hope College from lar awny lloHand. The company nssembled in the par lars where Ihoy lisl ened wilh greal pleasure 10 n vorol solo by Mis.' Evelyll Ke)lpel. Beronse of her usunl r horAl ~!i .s Keppel WRS for ee<1 10 respond to severnl encores. Miss Rulb Krppel very elTe tlvoly rend eretl se\'ernl vio:!n BO'
the hor\ls was sung, th e nll11i ~IH!C stoo·l 108, rc('civing, 88 usunl, il(~llrty np• hrough oll l Ih e rendilioll of Ihe on · plouse nnd nl'preeiotlon. th em. The Beniors, who ploy siringetl inslru, Dr. J ohn O. Gebhnrd, Hope, '7 ,Jf men Is then 0 sembled Ihomseh' es into New York Ciiy, led lhe congregation a hormonlou8 unil anu Ihe eOUlI,ony en· in prayer. Afler a hymn had been sung joyed a nunrber of fovoriie college and the oITering for Hope CoHego hotl Bongs. been received, Miss Gertrnde Keppol Th e eveni ng .e med all 100 ,I)o rt, ond ond Frnnk de Mocn K:einhoksel Bong Ihe Beniors who hnd enjoyed a splendi,l .. Lovo Divine," from Sloiner. evtllling of goo,l eheer oud 'eHowship, Dr. VennellIn then introdllced Ihe bode lh oir host and hostess 0 mosl preorher of Ihc evening, the Rcv. Dr. grnleful fnrewell. Hen ry lIoRper., pnslor of Ihe Second - E. P. C., ' 17. ----00 Reform ed ~ hllrc h Grnnd Hnpi!ls. Dr, Hospers delivered 0 mn strrly !Iiaron,"" on "The Insl.irotion or Ihe Vi,ien of n Di\' lne Pro\'ldenee," ho laking his lext from ESlh er 4:14, "Antl who kn()welh whether lholl ort come inlo the king· • dom for such a tilDe as llli.'" Th. speaker briefly reviewed Ihe history In the some denr room fill ed wilh of Ihe book of Eslher, on(l eotle!1 allen nowers oC Ihe gorden and home variet· tion 10 the Ihree elv.. !!ons tI. eroi n re ie., Ihe Delphll PB held their lost meel· corded: the .Ie\·otlon of E slher, Ihe ing of Ihe yenr. MallY hidden ambilion. elevotion of UomAn, and the .'Ie,'ntion were revenlet! when <II the .011 enll, of MOr!lecni. After revealing his nd· each member lold her Summer pinnA. herenee to the conservntlve.' inlerprcto · lIow 81lrprlsed we were to hear some of tlon of this nllltilHli8<'Ussed hook ontt _ Our opporenlly sensi1Jle members dis· designntlng it as ,. the classic of tho cnss Ulnlrimnny. Truly, wo thot Provld eMo of Ood," Dr. Ro'pers un· "Vnnu", ot mulobile semper (emlno." derlook to answer tho three questions, Again we lislened Bong and slory, "What WQ.S lhe vision of Divino Provl· and w re thrilled with thots of lho denee'" "ITow did this vi.bu inspire vague fuluro when our S)'UJilline pro· Mordecalf" and "How ean wo get that phetess opened the mAgic door and read rislon'" Ibe leave. But lhe Vergilian atmos· • "Everyone," 83i,1 Dr. ITospers, "who phere wo. changed to one dlstlnetty live... ilhout the thot of Gou for one modern when our president onnouneetl bour or for ten hour. is a praclieal Ihe time of eledion. After bolding our deist. We are practical deisla,-all of breatbs tor two hOUri, figuratively u•. ···Greatness consists of VABtntss speaking, "0 heard the foUowin" ra· of design and minuteness of detaH. Mor· suit: decal had a view of tho greatness of President-Lucy VanderPloeg, '18. God but tbere is a more wonderful Vlce·Pre •.-Nellie DlIOrafr, '19. (CoDUDlle4 OD P . .ell'our) (CoDtiDUtd OD LIlt Pap)
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itable 1IaDn8r. Last Friday nigbt tbe Mellphone 10· clety of the Hope onege Preparatory scbool beld its annual program In Car· uegle 0YlOnasium. Aa Is cuetomory, tha event was a big attraction and dre .. a crowd of several bundred before the doors were opened. Tbe program, wbleb was ver)' onterlaining and very we!l· given, comprised literary and musieal numbers, and ended witb a pia)' In which lbe Mollpbonlan~ demon· stroted their histrionic ability. Dr. J, W. :Beardsteo delivered the In· vocation, after whicb Tbeodore Yntemu, Prep. '1 ,l"elldent of tbe soolety, gave au addreta of .. elcome in wbicb be r.· view the slzty years bistory of tbe Melip ~eloeiety and ""tended greet· inp to be packed house. A re ing .. Harvard·Yale Boat Race " , delivered by Judsou Staple· kamp, Prep. '19, In a spirited manner, and was enthusiastieaUy received. Tbe quint et, consisting of piano, violin, elarinel, flute and banjo, rendered three selet'tlons which provea all rae· tive. Theodore Eefling, Prep. '18, tbeu read tho .. Swan &ng," a patbetic reading wbich he delivered in a 1)',01' pathetic way, Ivan Fl.ipse read a -whkh <wn 1II1ed -with ,u,apft ters." Dr. Vennema then made a few remark •• Th e 10 t number On tbe program was a loree entitied, " The First Da)' of tb~ HolidaYI ... The first .eene epened upon the labor· alory of Prof. Willard, noturol:, l, oct· ed by ~'rau els Ihrman, Prep. '17. Prof. Wlllnrd has jllst tearned of the arrival of lwo schoolboys, and he seeka advice from th e villnge shoemaker, Shirker, whose port was played by Judson Sla· pleknmp. Tho sehool·boys, Tom Bounder and Jim Bonnder, oeled by Antbony Meengs and Theodore Eefting, respceth'ely, ap. peor and upset lhe noluralist wilh lheir prnnks. Henry Copper, village police. man olios Rendert Muller, wbo 8U.· pcr t thnt the nnturolist is aoout two . klll I he two boys ns specimens, compli· co le Ihe aft'air. The arrival of Sbirk. er '. !IOn, whose part wos ncted by Hen· ry Luldells, precipitates matlers, and Ih e ,'ol'l'er is tliseomJIted. All the neo· phyl r dramnliats plnyed lheir ports well, n,"1 th e humorous situations were we:1 brat out. The )1lay was directed by Teunis Prin8, Hope, '19, ez-basket boll eRplnin and all·oround athleli. star.
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o NOTIaB All atudent lllbecrtben wIIo 4IIIn to ban the a-m.. =art 1liiie of the ADchor maIJe4 to tIIGD IlIoaI4 IDe tIWr ' " - to the IIIb1cr1p&iaa lIIIIII&er 1m t l • •, 'l'II1I appUII aalJ to u.- ~ WI r ' " - 1rill be otbtIr thuI ncut.an4 . In tIIo coUecec~,
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Tho Rev, Oeorge B. M.cOreary, Pb. D" Profellor of Bible and Pltil06opby, IS leavIng liope to take up new work lit Mus!riJ'gum College, New Concord, O. The atudents at a wbole deep'y regret that tbey are to lo.e so able and em· eleut a teacher a8 Profeuor MdJreory haa shown himself 10 be, Dr. M c· Creary'l C: OII room was n most ideal elus room. Tbe atmospbere literally sparkled wilb hil ready wit. IUs lerso epigrammatic .talemen't1l, and tbe pro· found thot that Ibey embodied, certainly in many easea went ,over our hoads, Dr. McCreary is primarily 0 tbinker, and he never lacks tho finesl word. and phrnses wltb wbieb 10 con· vey hia thots. Besides acting a8 Professor of Bible and Pbllosophy, Dr, MeCreary wal also our college pastor. He bu n~ver failgd 10 give lbot sOlile or word of good cbeor and encouragement of wbieh w~ Itudentl conllantly atand in n~ed. He baa taken a great aeal of interest in our debates and oralorical cootest!, and has otten served us as a judge on theBe oceasions, Hope le.es a foremost teacher, lhink· er, seholar an~ preacher, 3 man whom we have lenrned 10 love and reareet.
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Oelebrale With Two Parties In La&t Week of SchooL Raoli.i nK that soon tbey muS'l bid
a fond "Anf Wied erseben" to lbeir Alma Mater, lhe Senior Clas. of Hope Oollege has be~n gorging ilselt witl, bwo ",ullifieent parlies, ali(I depleting its already depleted Ireasury to tbe ez· ten t of 0 eouple of Llterty Bonds. Tues· day was Ihe dote of the first indiscre· tion. Boarding lbe Rolland MocatawJ Bllburban at 11:15 in tb. 100rning, they journeyed to the park to Ipend the day in fesliv e fellowship. Baireball Wat first illl tbe order of PfocodlJ,re and then a fine "steak roli.t dinner." In lhe afternoon, ofter one of its usual ezpeditioualy eondueted class ,"etiti ngs in lbe ahode of a gnarled old sycamore tree, n fine old· fashioned swim was enjoyed by alltbe 'boys. But how long they «tayet! oud olher aets of lbat scnior porty,are they not all wrili en in lhe book of tbeir never·lo·be·forgollen college days' But tbe more you eat the more ,iou want, and 80 neain on Thu.rsday even· ing lhey look passage on board the good shIp" May Bee" tiound for the open leo. The day was a ,bit eooler and Ibe wat er a bit fresher, but auel. things were soon forgotten in tbe more excit· ing things of tbe evening. As the lap. lap of the waves tapped tbeir gentle rap, rap on tbo ",M4lY Bee 'a" aides, a fine "lap" supper was partaken of, and ravenou81y eonsumed bofore the pier was rcaehed, And tbo the wind of tbe !big lake blo .. atrong, and tbe waves dashed high, It is to be reeorded in praise of !!be wonderful" sea·1 P" o! our &nlor cia.. that not a bit of tbat lupper .... 1!lIt. Tbenee returning to the little lue they dill!lIItarked for Ottawa ~aeh. A ftre was kindled, .tick. were gatbered, and from seme· wbere IIppcared a &Ve·pound boz o! marabmaiiowi. The over· sticka and ma ..ballo..s, The IUell'll and the gether were carried over tbe ,Iowi.., (CoDtlaDe4 OD LIlt Ptat)
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In spite of the recent uodus of near· Iy on~ bundred students and tbo eon.e· quon aePle1ion of fbe raOk6 ot tTiose composlug the membeMlbip of Bope '3 Oltrl.tlan A.sociation., thero will be len Hopo delegole. present at the great conferenees betd at Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, lhis year. Tbursday evening tbe Y. )l, C_ A, delegation left by boat for Cbieago. A large number of studenls was pr_nt to see the boys olf. Tbe delegation wal composed of tbe foUowing: Poth, '18, president, Peler Cooper, '19 . secretary, James A. Stegeman, '18, Ger· rit VanZyl, '18 and Rred Steiningor,
'20, 'lIbe Y. W. C. A. deleg'lltion left ou Monda)' evening, It being eon:posed of Marion E. VonDreEllr, '1 , president, Florenco • Walvoord, '1 , ~'lorene6 L. Korterlng, '1 , Mamie KIoote, '19, aDd lIenriella. Dulmes, '20. Among lbe lDany prominent speake:. at the eonferenees are tbe fullowin!:, known thruout tbe lengtb and breadth of the land: Raymond Robins of Obicago, eminent social reformer and di •• tlnguished statesman, "Dad" Elliott, of Kankakee, 111., "tbe moving spirit 31 Lake Oonevo," Dr. Harry Em, rson Fos· dick, of Union Theolagieoi' Seminary, New York C>ty, author of "The Mean· ing jr~ '}'b,~ )(Ue," "The M.anbood of tbe M''aster,'' ud other religious clas ics, Bisbop Tbeo· dare S. nenderson, of Detroit, noted rellgious stalesman and pulpit orator, and Michigan 's own Mel Trotter, tbe greolest Res- ue Mission worker in tbe country. The con ferences will close about July 1. President Potts nnd Seeretnry Coop· er, however, 'Will remain until July 27 for the scuions of tho y, M, C. A, t ra ining school, th ey having received appointments as Arllly Y. M. C. A. secretaries. In all probability, they will soon leave for training camps es· lablished under tho recen t conscription low. The loss of these two IJyal and emeient omeen wilt be a seY~re blow 10 the Hope organization, and one trom whlcb it will be erireOlely dimeult to
reeovert OIinton J . Frank, '19, tne lbird Hope mnn 10 receive an appointment as Army Y. M. C. A. Secretary, was nol able to leave with the Hope dolegAtion hut 'Week. He will join Mr. Potts and Mr. Cooper when the speeial training sehool opens, Mr. Frank come to Hope from Albion College last September and has made a very fine record bere. He Is a n ordained mininer in tbe Metbodist episcopal eharch, and -was highly NjOom mended for army association work by Bi.hop Henderson of Detroit..
Community Chora. H.ld on Boptl Campa. Bog, Ancl1'Dcc LIJteu to Onat JIUI. cal PnJcram. In lIflito of the frigid temperature, tbo Community Cborua program held on tbe campus Tbnnlday was largety .ttended, A crowd of 4,000 penona and a flotltla of some t"o hundred automobile. gathered In front of the .ta,. bultl up againlt Carnegie ,ymnwum and remained Itandin,,-there "e'e a~ seats provlded,-lilteDiaf to th, CODeort given by tbe 0.0... •.... tile direction of )fayor Jolla ~enlaiL Tbe nag eerllllony W1IIeI.,..i 1e4e4 til, eonurt, and th' eODo," 1tMIf. w_ (0
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