Traditional Pull Pits Class Against Class By George Arwady P U L L - 1. to exert torce o n so as to c a u s e to m o v e t o w a r d the s o u r c e of the fore.' 2. to d r a w ap a r t , tear 3. to stretch b a c k a n d forth repeatedly 4. to s t r a i n to the point of i n j u r y . T h e s e a r e Webster's definitions )f the pull. The H o p e College pull m e a n s all of these t h i n g s a n d m u c h more. It m e a n s t r a d i t i o n a l s t r u g g l e - a battle between classes in which spirit is the w e a p o n a n d g l o r y the prize. T h i s Centennial y e a r the battle will be renewed as the f r e s h m a n a n d s o p h o m o r e classes meet Oct. 8 on the b a n k s of the Black River. B e g u n in 1 8 9 8 a s a s i m p l e tugof-war, the pull, o v e r the y e a r s , h a s evolved f r o m a s p o r t to a science, whh specific rules, techniques, a n d t r a d i t i o n s . Basically 18 m e n f r o m e a c h of the two classes line u p o n o p p o s i t e b a n k s of the river. On a s i g n a l the 3 6 competitors s p r i n g into action with s h o v e l s , e a c h d i g g i n g a hole which will s e r v e as his s u p p o r t a n d b r a c e t h r o u g h o u t the g r u e l i n g struggle. T h e r o p e used this y e a r will stretch ten feet b e y o n d the last, or a n c h o r m a n of e a c h t e a m . Wheji
the holes a r e d u g , a n d the g u n fired, the pull begins. In u n i s o n , each team a l t e r n a t e s h e a v e s a n d Ipcks in o b e d i e n c e to s i g n a l s giv• en b y their respective c o a c h e s . T h e object of the pull is to d r a g the oth€r team into the Black River tor a f r i e n d l y swim. 1 he pull is b a s i c a l l y a n e n d u r a n c e s t r u g g l e . Last y e a r it lasted for o v e r two a n d a half h o u r s . 1 his y e a r the f r e s h m a n a n d s o p h o m o r e c o a c h e s predict a c o m p a r a ble m a r a t h o n . While size a n d strength a r e i m p o r t a n t , most vital f a c t o r in the p h y s i c a l sense is the p o w e r of e a c h t e a m m e m b e r to continually endure great pressure o v e r an extended p e r i o d . In o r d e r for a student to g o t h r o u g h such a n o r d e a l as the pull for his class' g l o r y , it is essential that a g r e a t deal of class spirit exist not o n l y in the i n d i v i d u a l m e n c o m p e t i n g , but in the class as a whole. E a c h m e m b e r of the t e a m chooses his o w n m o r a l e girl, w h o s e duty is to keep her m a n in peak condition both mentally and p h y s i c a l l y t h r o u g h o u t both the l o n g practices a n d the pull itself. It is a n h o n o r a n d a g r e a t respon-
sibility to be a m o r a l e girl. However i m p o r t a n t the m o r a l e girls are, t h o u g h , the u p p e r c l a s s coaches for both t e a m s e m p h a s i z e that the s u p p o r t of the entire class behind the pull t e a m is the single factor which c o n t r i b u t e s most to success. A d d i n g to the excitement this year a r e two c a t a l y s t s . Not o n l y does the pull t a k e place d u r i n g Hope's Centennial Homecoming, but Sports Illustrated magazine is s e n d i n g a r e p o r t e r a n d a p n o t o g r a p h e r to H o p e to give the pull n a t i o n w i d e c o v e r a g e . The q u e s t i o n u p p e r m o s t in e v e r y o n e ' s m i n d , of c o u r s e , is which team will be in the r i v e r on Oct. 8. As u s u a l , the f r e s h m e n a r e decided u n d e r d o g s due to the o l d e r class' y e a r of experience b o t h as a pull team a n d a class. T h e freshmen, h o w e v e r , h a d a g r e a t turnout for pull p r a c t i c e this week a n d s h o u l d be a b l e to pull on e q u a l terms of s t r e n g t h with the v e t e r a n s . The a n s w e r to the q u e s t i o n of which team will be v i c t o r i o u s is a n y o n e ' s guess. The o n l y t h i n g p r e d i c t a b l e a b o u t next F r i d a y is that there will be a m a m m o t h s t r u g g l e on the b a n k s of the Black.
H E A V E - F r e s h m a n pull coach Denny Farmer bellows instructions to the pull team and the morale girls chime in support. Less than 40 men remain on the team as both frosh and sophs make final preparation for the pull next Friday.
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79th ANNIVERSARY — 3
Hope College, Holland, Michigan
September 30, 1966
Alpha Phi Omega:
Bases Existence on Service By Tom Hildebrandt
SERVICE AWARD—Dean William S. Mathis presents the $500 Fraternity Service Award, established by an anonymous donor, to the Fraternal Society. Receiving the award for the fraternity are Carl Walters, vice president, and Gary Garwood, president.
Fraternal Society Wins Social Service Award The F r a t e r n a l Society h a s been chosen to receive the first a n n u a l $ 5 0 0 Social Service A w a r d , acc o r d i n g to Dean of Men Robert De Y o u n g . This a w a r d is the result of a n a n o n y m o u s d o n a t i o n m a d e to e n c o u r a g e service to the school a n d t o w n o n the p a r t of H o p e ' s social fraternities. T h e F r a t e r s were c h o s e n b y a p a n e l of j u d g e s m a d e u p of the five p r o f e s s o r s w h o were candid a t e s for H o p e ' s O u t s t a n d i n g Professor of E d u c a t i o n a w a r d last year: C h a p l a i n William Hilleg o n d s , Dr. A r t h u r Jentz, Dr. J a m e s A. Prins, Dr. H e n r y ten H o o r a n d Dr. K e n n e t h Wfeller. T h e decision w a s m a d e o n the b a s i s of letters s u b m i t t e d to the p a n e l b y the five fraternities e n u m e r a t i n g their respective service ac h i e v e m e n t s for the c a m p u s a n d c o m m u n i t y last y e a r . The Fraters participated in m a n y varied service projects during the year. The fraternity donated $ 1 , 0 0 0 to the SCSC fund. This m o n e y was raised by a canv a s s of Fraternal Society alumni. The Fraters m a d e the highest individual member d o n a t i o n to the H o p e - H o l l a n d - H a m l e t drive of a n y of the fraternities, as well as assisting in the c a n v a s s itself.
T h e F r a t e r s a l s o actively p a r ticipated in the b l o o d d o n a t i o n d r i v e , the H i g h e r H o r i z o n s prog r a m a n d the m u s c u l a r d y s t r o p h y drive. T h e y h a n d l e d the Punt, Pass, a n d Kick contest f o r eight a n d nine-year-olds for the city of H o l l a n d . Several m e m b e r s of the f r a t e r n i t y served as c o a c h e s a n d a s s i s t a n t s at West O t t a w a schools. One of the m a i n services of the f r a t e r n i t y w a s its a n n u a l Christm a s p a r t y given to 2 0 p h y s i c a l l y h a n d i c a p p e d c h i l d r e n in the pediatric section of the H o l l a n d school system. E n t e r t a i n m e n t , refreshments a n d a S a n t a C l a u s were p r o v i d e d for the c h i l d r e n at the p a r t y held in the b a s e m e n t of the f r a ternity house. Members of other fraternities, when asked what they thought of the award, agreed that the Fraters deserved it but questioned what would be done with the money. Several noted that the Fraternal Society is already the most heavily endowed fraternity. Frater president Gary Garwood, when asked about the disbursement of the award, noted thatthere w a s n o stipulation o n h o w the m o n e y should be spent. He said, however, "a portion of it will be reinvested in a charitable project."
A n y o n e w h o h a s g o n e to a H o p e football or b a s k e t b a l l g a m e c a n r e m e m b e r seeing a n u m b e r of m e n in d a r k blue b l a z e r s busily t r y i n g to keep the p r o c e e d i n g s r u n n i n g s m o o t h l y . T h e y a r e the m e m b e r s of the N u Beta c h a p t e r of the national service f r a t e r n i t y A l p h a Phi O m e g a , which w a s o r g a n i z e d o n this c a m p u s in 1 9 6 1 for precisely that p u r p o s e — service. The c o n s t i t u t i o n of A l p h a Phi O m e g a states t h a t the p u r p o s e of the f r a t e r n i t y is service to c o u n t r y college, c o m m u n i t y , God a n d the brothers. T o a c c o m p l i s h these a i m s , the f r a t e r n i t y w o r k s o n m a n y projects i n c l u d i n g a s s i s t i n g at r e g i s t r a t i o n , u s h e r i n g at football a n d b a s k e t b a l l g a m e s , o r g a nizing a n a n n u a l b l o o d d o n a t i o n drive, w o r k i n g in the Higher Horizons p r o g r a m a n d performing v a r i o u s c o m m u n i t y services. A C C O R D I N G TO Dan K e r s h ner, president of APO, the f r a ternity w o r k s in close contact with the A d m i n i s t r a t i o n a n d o t h e r g r o u p s o n c a m p u s , a n d picks u p
Mortar Board Series Presents 'Macbeth' Tonight Mortar Board will sponsor two s h o w i n g s of the motion picture "Macbeth" at 7 a n d 9 p.m. in Snow Auditorium. There will be an a d m i s s i o n charge of 5 0 cents. Maurice E v a n s and Judith Anderson p l a y the lead roles in the film which premiered on the Hallmark Hall of F a m e television series and w o n five E m m y Awards. When released to commercial theaters as a color motion picture, it was acclaimed b y newspapers around the country as one of the best interpretations of a Shakespearean d r a m a o n film, m a i n l y due to the superb performances of Mr. E v a n s a n d Dame Anderson. The presentation is the seco n d in a series of films s p o n s o r e d by Mortar Board.
m a n y j o b s d u r i n g the y e a r . In his o p i n i o n , the a d v a n t a g e of a g r o u p like APO o n c a m p u s is convenience. " C a m p u s g r o u p s h a v e a definite p l a c e to g o to w h e n they need s o m e t h i n g like u s h e r i n g d o n e , " he s a i d . W o r k is di vi ded o n a volunteer b a s i s . E a c h m e m ber merely s i g n s u p for the p r o ject that interests h i m . K e r s h n e r sees the relation between the social f r a t s a n d APO a s a f r i e n d l y one. He feels that the b r o t h e r h o o d is respected o n c a m p u s for the w o r k t h a t it does a n d , a l t h o u g h it is not c o n s i d e r e d a s the social " i n - g r o u p , " most students recognize that it h a s a p l a c e in the college c o m m u n i t y . O N E R E A S O N f o r the u n u s u a l social position of the f r a t e r n i t y is that " A l p h a Phi O m e g a is not a typical social f r a t e r n i t y . In fact it's not a social f r a t e r n i t y at all. We d o h a v e s o m e s o c i a l events.^ but we exist m a i n l y for s e r v i c e , " president K e r s h n e r s a i d .
He sees s o m e c o m p e t i t i o n for r u s h e e s between APO a n d the social f r a t s , but c o n s i d e r s it m i n o r , b e c a u s e the two a t t r a c t different tvoes of people. As K e r s h n e r put it. It s a difference in e m p h a s i s . T h o s e interested in social functions will r u s h a s o c i a l frat, while those l o o k i n g for service o p p o r tunities will r u s h APO. We lose s o m e m e m b e r s to the social f r a t s , but not a g r e a t n u m b e r . " IN ORDER to alleviate this s o m e w h a t a n d to p r o m o t e b r o t h e r h o o d in the m e m b e r s . A l p h a Phi O m e g a is i n c o r p o r a t i n g s o m e aspects of s o c i a l fraternities into its p r o g r a m . It h o p e s to h a v e a f r a t e r n i t y h o u s e o n e d a y , a n d for the time b e i n g h a s set u p headq u a r t e r s in M a n d e v i l l e C o t t a g e where the m a j o r i t y of residents a r e m e m b e r s of APO. It is a l s o t r y i n g to increase its social life with events t h r o u g h o u t the y e a r a n d p l a n s to c o n t i n u e h o l d i n g a n informal.
Hootenanny to Support Senate Missions Fund T o m o r r o w night at 8 p.m. the Pine Grove will be the scene of the all-college h o o t e n a n n y , sponsored by the K a p p a Delta Chi Soror-. ity in cooperation with the Student Senate. Mike V o g a s is emcee for the event at which C h a p l a i n William Hillegonds and Gene Pearson will give short talks. V o g a s will introduce the entertainment for the evening which includes the Greenbriars, the S h a d y Hollow Singers, the Y o u n g 'uns, Jackie N y b o e r , Carol and C a n d y ( a freshman duo), and Rick Noetzel, a student from the University of Illinois w h o specializes in "blues." In addition, there will be a skit presented by Dave V a n Heust and Co. During the course of the e v e n i n g . K a p p a Chi members will " p a s s s the hat" for contributions to the Student Senate Missions Fund.
According to Chaplain Hillegonds, the m o n e y will be given to the Pleasant Hill Reformed Church, of Grand Rapids. The m o n e y will be used to take care of the costs of needed repairs or to aid in c o v e r i n g the expenses of equipment for the week-day recreation p r o g r a m . Last year when K a p p a Chi and the Student Senate teamed up to raise m o n e y for Hope's p r o p o s e d Student Cultural-Social Center, the h o o t e n a n n y raised $ 3 5 0 . This year's co-chairmen of the event, Judy Munro and Laurie Noetzel, urged students to "give till it helps." The co-chairmen stated that "group h o o t i n g " is a better w o r d to describe the p r o g r a m , for the audience Is g o i n g to be requested to sing a l o n g at v a r i o u s times throughout the^evenlng.