Geneva Retreat Will Open Friday at Camp Geneva " I n c r e a s i n g l y i m p o t e n t " will b e the c h a r g e laid on t h e c h u r c h byRev. P a u l F r i e s , f i r s t of t h r e e guest .speakers at the a n n u a l Geneva R e t r e a t next weekend, Oct. 1, I and 3. Speaking on the topic. The C h u r c h On T r i a l . " F r i e s ' (alk will initiate the w e e k e n d ' s a c t i v i t i e s on the s h o r e s of L a k e Michigan. With the t h e m e . " T h e M e a n i n g of It All," the r e t r e a t will get underway F r i d a y a f t e r n o o n at 4 p . m . . when the first bus l e a v e s for C a m p G e n e v a . Rev. F r i e s , a R e f o r m e d Church p a s t o r in Homewood. Illinois, will siVv'.ik a f t e r d i n n e r . Termed genuine, p r o v o c a t i v e and a r t i c u l a t e . " by Rev. Hillei^onds. iU'. F r i e s is a g r a d u a t e if Western Theological S e m i n a r y and will s . n n be a w a r d e d his doc(orate. cm.-, laude. at the Univer-
sity of Utrecht in the N e t h e r l a n d s . S a t u r d a y m o r n i n g . Rev. .Jack H a r r i s o n , d i r e c t o r of the Christian F a i t h and Higher E d u c a t i o n Institute at Michigan State University, will s p e a k . Rev. Harrison is also v i c e - m o d e r a t o r of the Michigan Synod of the P r e s b y t e r i a n Church U.S.A. According to Rev. William Burd. of the F i r s t P r e s b y t e r i a n Church in Holland, H a r r i s o n is " d y n a m i c and intellectual," with a special a p p e a l to the college crowd. T h e s t u d e n t s will have S a t u r d a y a f t e r n o o n to t h e m s e l v e s for reflection or i n f o r m a l discussion. At 7 p m . . Dr. P e t e r A. Bartocci will d e l i v e r his t h i r d lecture to the college that w e e k . A c a m p f i r e on the br:ich a n d " R e a d i n g s at the Foot of the C r o s s " will end the d a \ ' s activities.
Much of the w e e k e n d h a s been allotted to f r e e t i m e by s t u d e n t c o - c h a i r m e n Bill P e t z a n d Wally Borschel. " W e a r e very f o r t u n a t e , " c o m m e n t e d Petz. " t o h a v e s u c h top-knotch s p e a k e r s . Phis occasion is really one of the few opp o r t u n i t i e s . " added Borschel. " t h a t we h a v e to get a w a y f r o m the c a m p u s a n d really t h i n k . "
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Rev. Burd will be the d i r e c t o r of the r e t r e a t and f a c u l t y advisor will be D e a n C a r e y . T h e Dean c o m m e n t e d , " t h i s is a w o n d e r f u l o p p o r t u n i t y for s t u d e n t s to gain f u r t h e r insight into their own spiritual c o n v i c t i o n s . " R e g i s t r a t i o n for the r e t r e a t will t a k e p l a c e in Van R a a l t e lobby during the beginning of this w e e k . I he cost is $3 00 for b o a r d e r s , and $4 (MI for n o n - b o a r d e r s .
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Hootenanny Has Hope Talent " Y o u r d e s i r e to s e e a union on Hope's c a m p u s will be indicated by your a t t e n d a n c e at the hootenanny Saturday- n i g h t . " s t a t e d J i n Boelkins. c h a i r m a n of the Student Cultural Social Centei c o m m i t t e r of the Student Senate.
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Honor B u t c h H o p m a on the b e n c h . T h e f r o s h w e r e found guilty of b e i n g f r e s h m e n and w e r e justly s e n t e n c e d to t a s k s of p e n a n c e for their h o r r i b l e c r i m e s a g a i n s t upp e r c l a s s m e n . Bailiff J o e M o n s m a , with his sword of might and a select g r o u p of s o p h o m o r e henchm e n i n s u r e d t h e integrity of the c o u r t a g a i n s t b a r r a g e s of ill-aimed m is siles a n d general contempt s h o wn a n d or thrown by the various d e f e n d a n t s called to j u s t i c e . One of the worst o f f e n d e r s w a s Rev. Hillegonds who w a s s e n t e n c ed to w e a r i n g a b e a n i e a n d sign for a d a y as p e n a l l y for poor e x a m p l e h e set by shunning his b e a n i e f o r orientation week. O t h e r m a j o r c r i m e s included F l a t b u s h Ed L u m b on an odor c o m p l a i n t , D i a n a Owsik for being p i n n e d to P e t e P a u l s o n a n d an a n o n y m o u s F r o s h h e r o for s p r a y i n g the Vand e r W e r f c h i l d r e n with an ill-fated water balloon. T h e r e a p p e a r a n c e of V a n Boss h i g h l i g h t e d the court. V a n Boss is an 1868 s t u d e n t of H o p e who w a s p r e s i d e n t of his c l a s s f o r f o u r y e a r s w h i l e m a i n t a i n i n g a 4.0 ave r a g e for D e a n ' s List a n d a l e a d e r in a c t i v i t i e s for a t h l e t i c s . He disapp e a r e d f o r a l m o s t lOO y e a r s a s
part of an e x p e r i m e n t in p r e s e r v ing p e o p l e in i c e b e r g s . He had so much class t h a t t h e expression " T h a t ' s b o s s " evolved f r o m him. B e f o r e he d i s a p p e a r e d he w a r n e d to all "1 shall r e t u r n to h e a d my class." His d r i v i n g e n t h u s i a s m w a s exhibited last y e a r at the pull when the h e r m a p h o d i t i c Van Boss doubled as t h e n i n e t e e n t h pull m e m b e r and c o a c h L a r r y DeVries' m o r a l e girl. T h i s y e a r Van Boss p r o m i s e s to help s o p h o m o r e p r e s i d e n t G e r r y Poortinga create more interesting c h a r a c t e r s to h u m o r f r o s h at school m i x e r s . Van Boss d e p a r t e d f r o m t h e court in a flurry of glory, n a r r o w l y avoiding an egg t h r o w n by an h y s t e r i c a l f r e s h m a n . J u d g e H o p m a concluded by sentencing the c l a s s of '69 to a h a p p y y e a r at Hope as all joined in the singing of the Alma Mater to adjourn t h e c o u r t .
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T h e 1965 Milestone will be d i s t r i b u t e d this afternoon a n d next week in G r a v e s b a s e m e n t . T h e Milestone will h a v e a navy blue c o v e r with gold lett e r i n g a n d the contents will f e a t u r e a s e n i o r section a n d color p h o t o g r a p h s . L a s t y e a r ' s seniors, who will r e c e i v e their Milestone by m a i l , and t h i s y e a r ' s f r e s h m e n a r e ineligible to r e c e i v e books.
P e n n y Y o u n g a n d L a r r y Bone, philosophy d e p a r t m e n t , f r e s h m e n J a c k i e N y b o e r , Sue Van O u w e r kerk and Bill S m i t h . S k i t m a k e r s Dave V a n d e r w e l , Rog R o z e b o o m , a n d Neal S o b a n i a will act and Wes M i c h a e l s o n will speak. Hope's
newest folk-singing group, the " M o u n t a i n D o w e r s , " c o m p o s e d of K a t h y L e n e l , Rob Werge, P e g Wei n e r s , B r u c e R o n d a and G o r d i e K o r > t a n j e , will m a k e its first appea ;ancc. ( i r o u p singing will highligl t t h e e v e n i n g .
S p a r k i n g the 1965-66 d r i v e for support of the Student Cultural Social C e n t e r , a rally-hootenann> will be held S a t u r d a y night at 6 p . m . Mel A n d r i n g a , as m a s t e r of c e r e m o n i e s , will direct the action in the all-college e v e n t , which will c e n t e r in t h e P i n e Grove. S t u d e n t s and faculty will g a t h e r i n f o r m a l l y imder the lighted p i n e s unless bad w e a t h e r f o r c e s the event indoors. Sacrificial contributions for the SCSC fund will be called for as a test of s t u d e n t e n e r g y and wholeh e a r t e d s u p p o r t of the drive. " A n y o n e who w a s at the union last T h u r s d a y night knows the crowded conditions existent t h e r e , " Boelkins said. He pointed out t h a t productions s u c h a s " F o r H e a v e n s S a k e " could be p r e s e n t e d m o r e often with better facilities in a union. Boelkins r e m a r k e d . " I n m y opinion, facilities at Hope a r e w a y out of proportion a n d this s i t u a t i o n should be r e m e d i e d . " President Calvin V a n d e r W e r f . Student Senate President Wes Michaelson and Boelkins will s p e a k at the S a t u r d a y night event. The Student S e n a t e is co-operating with K a p p a Delta Chi sorority in the a r r a n g e m e n t s . C a m p u s singing and d a n c e - b a n d g r o u p s a r e f e a t u r e d as e n t e r t a i n m e n t for the g a t h e r i n g . Included a r e the T r e b l e m a k e r s , t h e New World Minstrels, t h e B r o t h e r s and Girl Trio and o t h e r student t a l e n t . The c u r r e n t SCSC d r i v e is a •continuation of the initial q u e s t f o r a s t u d e n t c e n t e r which b e g a n l a s t y e a r with a student d e m o n s r a t i o n . L a t e r last y e a r , d u r i n g H o m e c o m ing week, the n e w l y - f o r m e d SCSC c o m m i t t e e held a well-publicized fund d r i v e , and r a i s e d over $3500 by selling buttons, p r o g r a m s and gasoline a n d by soliciting a l u m n i contributions. L a t e r , an a n o n y m o u s donor g a v e $35,000. followed by a m a s s i v e $50,000 contribution. T h e fund now totals $103,000. H e a d i n g the e v e n i n g ' s e n t e r t a i n m e n t will be t h e T r e b l e m a k e r s , followed by B o e l k i n s a n d President Calvin VanderWerf. Also p e r f o r m i n g will b e A m y Wilson, R o b e r t B u r t o n of t h e
DONATION—Dean T h o m a s C a r e y p r e s e n t s G e r r y A u t e n , president of Alpha Phi O m e g a , national honor s e r v i c e f r a t e r n i t y , with a check for $250 given by an a n o n y m o u s donor to the f r a t e r n i t y .
Fraternity Receives Funds From College Alumnus P r e s i d e n t Calvin A. V a n d e r W e r f p r e s e n t e d APO P r e s i d e n t G e r r y Auten with a n a n o n y m o u s gift of $250 W e d n e s d a y m o r n i n g in t h e President's office. T h e N a t i o n a l F r a t e r n i t y of Alp h a Phi O m e g a , since its f o u n d i n g in 1925, h a s b e c o m e t h e l a r g e s t and f a s t e s t g r o w i n g G r e e k - l e t t e r e d soc i e t y in t h e United States. The f r a t e r n i t y ' s national o f f i c e r s include such o u t s t a n d i n g n a m e s a s D r . T h o m a s Gait a n d Gov. M a r k Hatfield. In the a r e a of s e r v i c e , t h e N a tional F r a t e r n i t y h a s been recognized a s t h e " n u m b e r o n e " support g r o u p f o r the P e a c e Corps, a n d has b e e n v e r y a c t i v e in o t h e r p r o j e c t s of national i n t e r e s t . Hope College's Nu Beta C h a p t e r w a s organized in 1960, and l a s t s p r i n g d o n a t e d the 9-ft. ' a d m i r a l t y ' a n c h o r which r e s t s in f r o n t of G r a v e s H a l l . H o p e ' s c h a p t e r is
also involved in well-known c a m pus p r o j e c t s such a s student regi s t r a t i o n , the blood d r i v e a n d Higher Horizons. The d o n o r w a s d e s c r i b e d as a local a l u m n u s w h o w a s highly imp r e s s e d by t h e Alpha Phi O m e g a ' s a n c h o r p r o j e c t a n d t h e handling of t h e blood d r i v e last y e a r . President VanderWerf commented about t h e donation, " I a m deeply pleased by this t a n g i b l e recognition of the s i g n i f i c a n t contribution the Alpha P h i O m e g a f r a t e r n i t y h a s m a d e to Hope College a n d its s t u d e n t s . I would personally like to c o m m e n d t h e m e m b e r s of Alpha Phi O m e g a for t h e s e r v i c e they a r e p e r f o r m i n g on behalf of all of u s , " continued P r e s i dent VanderWerf. "Their crea t i v e l e a d e r s h i p in the a n c h o r of Hope p r o j e c t and t h e i r m a s t e r f u l h a n d l i n g of t h e blood d r i v e a r e e x a m p l e s of s t u d e n t c o n c e r n a n d effort at t h e i r b e s t , "