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Presidential search begins second year by Bob Roos A l t e r a full year w i t h o u t a p r e s i d e n t , H o p e is still at least a semester away f r o m gaining a successor for that position, acc o r d i n g to C h a n c e l l o r William V a n d e r l u g t . " i t will be J a n u a r y or F e b r u a r y at the earliest before the j o b will be f i l l e d , " V a n d e r l u g t said T h u r s d a y . AT PRESENT Vanderlugt and T r e a s u r e r and Business Manager Clarence H a n d l o g t e n exercise t h e j o i n t responsibility and a u t h o r i t y of the p r e s i d e n t . T h i s situation is the result of a recent m o v e by the Board of Trustees. At the same time, t h e board n a m e d H a n d l o g t e n to t h e newly created post of e x e c u t i v e vice p r e s i d e n t .
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H o p e College, H o l l a n d , Michigan 4 9 4 2 3
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Price freeze aids college President N i x o n ' s decision for a t e m p o r a r y wage-price freeze has provided a financial b o o s t to Hope College by freezing most f a c u l t y and staff salaries at last y e a r ' s level while allowing this y e a r ' s increase in tuition and r o o m and board fees. T h e wage-price f r e e z e , issued by e x e c u t i v e o r d e r a f t e r Nixon had declared the n a t i o n to be in an e c o n o m i c state of e m e r g e n c y , p r o h i b i t s increases in any f o r m of " ages and prices above their August 15 level in all cases e x c e p t where variances have been granted by the President's Cost of Living Council (CLC). T H E F R E E Z E applies even if an increase, e f f e c t i v e a f t e r August 15, was agreed u p o n b e f o r e August 15, e x c e p t in cases w h e r e the w o r k e r had actually accrued pay at the new rate, or, if there were s u b s t a n t i a l t r a n s a c t i o n s at the new, higher prices. T h e C L C s t a t e d August 26 that teachers were only e x e m p t e d f r o m the freeze if they had "eit h e r p e r f o r m e d work prior to August 15 u n d e r a new c o n t r a c t calling for a wage increase or if t h e t e a c h e r was eligible to have earned a salary at the new rate prior t o August 1 5 . "
T H E CLC F U R T H E R stated t h a t , "If t e a c h e r s have reached a new a g r e e m e n t o n pay scales for the c o m i n g school year and the c o n t r a c t does not go i n t o e f f e c t until S e p t e m b e r 1, the teachers m a y not receive the pay i n c r e a s e . " Most H o p e staff and f a c u l t y m e m bers have c o n t r a c t s e f f e c t i v e Sept e m b e r 1. T h e only f a c u l t y or staff m e m bers at Ho p e t o receive pay increases are those w h o have assumed positions carrying increased responsibility a n d workl o a d s , such as newly a p p o i n t e d d e p a r t m e n t c h a i r m e n , a n d those w h o were p r o m o t e d as a result of m e e t i n g " c e r t a i n e d u c a t i o n a l req u i r e m e n t s , " such as receiving an a d v a n c e d degree. O T H E R PAY raises, such as t h o s e due for merit and longevity, were not allowed by the CLC. T h e C L C ' s ruling regarding increases in t u i t i o n and r o o m and board fees a n n o u n c e d before August 15, b u t n o t a p p l y i n g until a f t e r August 15, as in the case of H o p e ' s increased fees f o r the present academic y e a r , was t o p e r m i t t h e m during the freeze if " s u b stantial t r a n s a c t i o n s " at the new rate had o c c u r r e d prior t o August 15. According t o E x e c u t i v e Vice
R e f u s i n g to reveal the n a m e s of the m e n or the d a t e s of their visits, V a n d e r l u g t indicated that the a d m i n i s t r a t i o n is " t r y i n g to p r o t e c t their n a m e s for their own sakes." He went o n to say that t h e Presidential Search Committee will m e e t with t h e E x e c u t i v e
President of t h e College Clarence H a n d l o g t e n , H o p e had received e n o u g h early p a y m e n t s t o m e e t t h e criteria. H a n d l o g t e n said t h a t the freeze w o u l d have n o e f f e c t on s t u d e n t salaries o n c a m p u s . He e x p l a i n e d that the college pays the minim u m wage to s t u d e n t s .
T h e d u t i e s of the president had previously b e e n carried o u t by the E x e c u t i v e Council, c o m posed of H a n d l o g t e n , Dean f o r A c a d e m i c A f f i a r s M o r e t t e Rider, V a n d e r l u g t and Dean of S t u d e n t s R o b e r t D e Y o u n g . T h e reason for the change is t h e b o a r d ' s feeling that "it may bec o m e m o r e d i f f i c u l t to w o r k w i t h o u t centralized responsibility and a u t h o r i t y as t h e year progresses," a c c o r d i n g t o a l e t t e r f r o m board C h a i r m a n Hugh De Pree. V A N D E R L U G T revealed t h e newest development in the search for a president w h e n he said that t w o c a n d i d a t e s for t h e post will visit H o p e ' s c a m p u s within the next three weeks.
'anchor' wins highest collcgc press honors T h e Hope College anchor has been awarded t h e " A l l - A m e r i c a n " rating by the Associated Collegiate Press for its issues last semester u n d e r the e d i t o r s h i p of Gerald Swieringa. The a w a r d , t h e highest given t o a college n e w s p a p e r , was m a d e a f t e r critical e v a l u a t i o n by the ACP's staff of p r o f e s s i o n a l j o u r n a lists. " A l l - A m e r i c a n " s t a t u s is defined as " u n u s u a l l y high q u a l i t y and especially creative or distinctly lively, a p p e a l i n g w o r k " in various areas of n e w s p a p e r production. The anchor received " M a r k s of D i s t i n c t i o n " in the
areas of coverage and c o n t e n t , writing and editing, editorial leadership and physical a p p e a r ance. J u d g e G. D. Hiebert especially c o m m e n d e d the paper f o r its " f o r t h r i g h t " editorial leadership and " b r i g h t , readable p a g e s . " The anchor m o v e d up one category f r o m the previous year in its classification based on school enr o l l m e n t . This is the seventh c o n secutive s e m e s t e r t h e anchor has received the " A l l - A m e r i c a n " rating. T h e ACP is a n a t i o n a l organization d e d i c a t e d t o p r o m o t i n g high s t a n d a r d s a m o n g college and university papers
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CLARENCE HANDLOGTEN Committee of the Board of T r u s t e e s O c t . 11 in D e t r o i t . T h e m e e t i n g ' s p u r p o s e will be to decide w h e t h e r to r e c o m m e n d o n e of the t w o visiting c a n d i d a t e s to the Board of T r u s t e e s . In the event that o n e of t h e m e n is r e c o m m e n d e d , the b o a r d will m a k e its final decision w h e t h e r to a p p o i n t him w h e n it m e e t s Oct. 23. ALTHOUGH DePree indicated that t h e c a n d i d a t e s slated to visit the c a m p u s are at present the m o s t serious c o n t e n d e r s , Vanderlugt could not predict the c h a n c e s of either of t h e m being r e c o m m e n d e d . " I f one of them gets the appointment, we're not sure he would acc e p t , " he a d d e d . While on c a m p u s , t h e t w o m e n will talk to only a limited n u m b e r of f a c u l t y m e m b e r s and s t u d e n t s . S t u d e n t m e m b e r s of the search c o m m i t t e e "will set up the c o n t a c t s b e t w e e n t h e c a n d i d a t e s and the students," Vanderlugt said. T h e faculty m e m b e r s and s t u d e n t s will report their o p i n i o n s of the candid a t e s t o the m e m b e r s of t h e search c o m m i t t e e .
Local resident files suit against college and city by Gerald Swieringa H o p e College's p r o p o s e d academic science c e n t e r may have its day in c o u r t b e f o r e its day of g r o u n d breaking. T H E C O L L E G E and the zoning appeals b o a r d of Holland may be b r o u g h t t o c o u r t as c o - d e f e n d e n t s in a suit filed with the Ottawa County Circuit Court charging the college and the zoning b o a r d with violations of the city z o n i n g o r d i n a n c e . The alleged violations stem f r o m the college's plans t o erect the c e n t e r allegedly w i t h o u t c o m p l i a n c e with p a r k i n g restrictions, rear y a r d set-backs and h e i g h t restrictions established by the z o n i n g o r d i n a n c e . Mrs. Marguerite Pollock, o w n e r of the h o m e at 4 6 H. Graves Place, filed the suit S e p t . 7 a f t e r the college was g r a n t e d a variance to the o r d i n a n c e by the city z o n i n g appeals b o a r d . Mrs. Pollock charges t h a t the i n t e r p r e t a t i o n by the appeals board of t h e o r d i n a n c e as a p p l i c a b l e t o H o p e was e r r o n e o u s . MRS. P O L L O C K S property was originally being s o u g h t by the college as part of t h e c o n s t r u c t i o n
site for the p r o j e c t e d c e n t e r . However, her price was c o n s i d e r a b l y b e y o n d that which the college was willing to pay. In response, the college o p t e d for a re-designed science c e n t e r b o r d e r i n g Mrs. P o l l o c k ' s p r o p e r t y . When the plans were f i n i s h e d , it was discovered that the college n e e d e d to p r o c u r e a variance f r o m the city z o n i n g o r d i n a n c e , as the p r o j e c t e d edifice would be c o n s t r u c t e d inside the t w e n t y - f o o t back yard set-back g u a r a n t e e d by the o r d i n a n c e . T h e building would stare back at Mrs. Pollock f r o m 16 feet. AN O P E N H E A R I N G of t h e z o n i n g appeals board was held July 22 at which H o p e applied for t h e variance. In a d d i t i o n t o the back yard set-back, the plans lacked s u f f i c i e n t p a r k i n g space. A f t e r s o m e discussion, the a p p l i c a t i o n for variance was denied. A n o t h e r hearing was s c h e d u l e d f o r August 12. Mrs. P o l l o c k ' s a t t o r n e y , R o b e r t Gillette, raised procedural questions as to H o p e ' s right t o a s e c o n d hearing. His o b j e c t i o n s were s u b j e c t t o a l a t e r ruling and the h e a r i n g pro-
c e e d e d . Gillette c o n t e n d e d t h a t the college still violated the city o r d i n a n c e and suggested that the college either re-design the building or acquire m o r e p r o p e r t y . When asked w h o s e p r o p e r t y he was referring to, Gillette ans w e r e d , "Mrs. P o l l o c k ' s . " S E C R E T A R Y of t h e Board of T r u s t e e s Willard Wickers repres e n t e d Hope at the h e a r i n g and s t a t e d t h a t it was t h e college's policy t o pay o n l y a fair m a r k e t value f o r p r o p e r t y a n d that the college could not pay Mrs. P o l l o c k ' s price.
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T h e hearing p r o c e e d e d with Gillette q u e s t i o n i n g l a n d s c a p i n g plans and Wickers assuring him t h a t while s u c h plans were n o t finalized, they w o u l d be pleasing b o t h to Mrs. Pollock and the c o m m u n i t y . H o p e was g r a n t e d t h e variance. G I L L E T T E s t a t e d , " R i g h t after the variance was g r a n t e d , we c o n t a c t e d the B o a r d of T r u s t e e s and asked h o w they w o u l d att e m p t t o c o m p l y with t h e requirem e n t s . We h a v e n ' t heard f r o m the college y e t . " continued on page 8, column 1
P O L L O C K HOME—Mrs. Marguerite Pollock of 4 6 E. Graves Place h a s filed a suit in O t t a w a C o u n t y Circuit C o u r t charging t h e college and t h e Holland z o n i n g b o a r d of a p p e a l s with violations of t h e city z o n i n g o r d i n a n c e in t h e c o n s t r u c t i o n p l a n s f o r t h e p r o p o s e d a c a d e m i c science center.