Dominance of Science Stirs Resentment E d i t o r ' s note: T h i s article is the second in a series p r o b i n g the complex r e l a t i o n s h i p between the sciences a n d the h u m a n i t i e s on the H o p e College c a m p u s . Next week the q u e s t i o n of specialization at the u n d e r g r a d u a t e level will be e x a m i n e d . By G e o r g e A r w a d y a n c h o r A s s o c i a t e Editor The science d e p a r t m e n t s , rated h y most students, laculty a n d ad m i n i s t r a t o r s to be a m o n g H o p e ' s most high-caliber fields ol study, a r e considered b y s o m e p r o f e s s o r s in tlu1 h u m a n i t i e s to h a v e achie\ e(l an unhealthy dominance ol c a m p u s academics. S o m e faculty m e m b e r s feel that science is o v e r e m p h a s i / e d at H o p e ('ollegi 1 . " T h i s i.s .1 technical school within .1 liber.il a r t s colk'ge," oiK1 .said. O T H E R S l-'KKL that tin" nu'mber.s ol ihe science d e p a r t m e n t s h a \ e lighter class l o a d s , better students, and better facilities. This. the\ s.iy, e x p l a i n s the scientists" m o r r fre(|uent e n g a g e m e n t in research .md excellent rrsults in t e r m s of student achiex t'inent. I his i m b a l a n c e between the sci enci's and h u m a n i t i e s can be
traced, they believe, to f a v o r i t i s m s h o w n to the p l a n s a n d p e r s o n n e l of the science d e p a r t m e n t s b y the present A d m i n i s t r a t i o n . Do the facts s u p p o r t this opinion? What is the true r e l a t i o n s h i p between the a r t s a n d the sciences at H o p e College? T O U N D E R S T A N D that rel a t i o n s h i p , it is first n e c e s s a r y to u n d e r s t a n d that i m p o r t a n t external influences exist which determ i n e the relative s t r e n g t h s of science a n d non-science o n a college campus. The chief external influence is economic. Since Sputnik w a s l a u n c h e d in 19')7, the I'nited States g o v e r n m e n t h a s been app r o p r i a t i n g vast s u m s of m o n e y to bolster the sciences. Scientists h a v e thus f o u n d f i n a n c i a l aid much easier to o b t a i n t h a n p e o p l e in the a r t s . DR, B A R N A B V K E E N E Y , former president of B r o w n I ' n i v e r sity a n d c h a i r m a n of the N a t i o n a l Kndowment for the H u m a n i t i e s , c o m m e n t e d o n the d o u b l e s t a n d a i d of g o v e r n m e n t aid in an Au gust interview in the " C h r o n i c l e of 11 igher K d u c a t i o n . " "II y o u divided all the federal
Homecoming Begins With Coronation Thurs. By Don L u i d e n s anchor Reporter Next T h u r s d a y is the b e g i n n i n g ol Hope College's o n e h u n d r e d and second a n n u a l H o m e c o m i n g lestivities. T h e weekend will open with the c o r o n a t i o n ol the Homec o m i n g ((hieen a n d a pep rally, and will close alter ihe dedication ol D y k s t r a Hall. ( i e n e r a l c o c h a i r men ol the event a r e .lane Kalle m y n and Robert T h o m p s o n . T H U R S D A Y N I G H T the lesti vil ies will begin \n ith I he c o r o n a lion ol this y e a r ' s H o m e c o m i n g (^ueen. The (^ueen will be elected Sec P a g e 7 tor s l o r v o n the I lomccoming Court; Complete Homec o m i n g S c h e d u l e o n P a g e 5.
by the sludent b o d \ M o n d a y f r o m senior a n d j u n i o r finalists. The g a l a , to be held in the Physics M.ith Arcade, will begin .it 7:."{() and will include c o m m e n t s by ( ()cic * 11 1! 11 > > I)e Vette and Keith .Abie and M.irk M e n n i n g , co captains ol the f o o t b a l l te.un. Senior m e m b e r s of the team will also be introduced. I- r i d a y ev ening the city ol Hoi l a n d is s p o n s o r i n g a " P r i m e Heel I>oast in tiie Pine C r o v e . Tickets costing one d o l l a r m a y be purchased Irom the College Business Office or a n y city b a n k as well as at the " R o a s t . " In case of r a i n the feast will be held in the Civic Center, l o r the student on the run, t a k e - o u t " service will be a v a i l a b l e , a n d lor t h o s e w ho wish to r e m a i n in the Pine ('.rove, entertainment will be p r o v i d e d by a roving "(ierman Band." F R I D A Y N I G H T the a n n u a l Kletz Concert will be held at the Civic Center. T h e H o p e College
Band, u n d e r the direction ol Robert ( ecil. will p e r f o r m , b e g i n n i n g at 8:1."). F o r t h e t i t u l a t i o n of everyone's heart-strings, " m y s t e r y c o n d u c t o r s " will a g a i n attempt to light the entire b a n d with merely a b a t o n . Also o n the p r o g r a m a r e n u m b e r s b y the W o m e n ' s (ilee Club A l u m n a e C h o r u s , directed b\ Mrs. \\. Curtis Snow. A surprise a p p e a r a n c e of the " F a c u l t y •la// ( o m b o is a l s o expected. The Homecoming P a r a d e on S a t u r d a y will begin at the Civic Center p a r k i n g lot at 10 a . m . F l o a t s entered by the f r a t e r n i t i e s • md s o r o r i t i e s will depict the H o m e c o m i n g theme. " C r e a t i v e .America: The F u t u r e . " .ludging lor the floats will be c o n d u c t e d d u r i n g and alter Ihe p a r a d e b y • 1 panel ol experts I r o m C a l v i n College. The rev iewing s t a n d w ill be on the second l l o o r ol T h e Warm Friend Hotel.
Dr. Rhine will be on c a m p u s next W e d n e s d a y e v e n i n g to visit a n d talk to f a c u l t y m e m b e r s a n d their wives a n d will a l s o be available T h u r s d a y after his speech to answer students' questions.
A L E S S T A N G I B L E , but perh a p s m o r e significant, external influence on the w a y in which science is r e g a r d e d both o n a n d off a college c a m p u s is the tendency to deify the scientist m the 2()th cen tury. " P e o p l e just tend to look at work d o n e in science as m o r e important t h a n that d o n e in the h u m a n ities," o b s e r v e d one p r o f e s s o r . Another c o m m e n t e d that a student interested t o d a y in m a k i n g .1 m a r k of f a m e or f o r t u n e would tend to g o into science. T h i s attitude is l e n d i n g to d r a w m a n y g o o d s t u d e n t s into s t u d y in science r a t h e r t h a n the arts, it is especially d r a w i n g m o r e sci ence t h a n h u m a n i t i e s s t u d e n t s to c o n t i n u e their studies b e y o n d the b a c h e l o r ' s degree. This s i t u a t i o n (( o n t i n u e d o n p a g e 7 )
H l ' M A N T I I ES S E M I N A R — D r . C h a r l e s Mutlar a n d R i c h a r d Vala n t a s i s discuss i o m n a l articles in one of the s e m i n a r r o o m s in Van / o e r e n L i b r a r y . Ire<|iientl\ used b \ v a r i o u s m e m b e r s of the h u m a n i t i e s d e p a r t m e n t s .
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At 2:30. Hope challenges A d r i a n College on the g r i d i r o n at Riverview Park. Half-time activities include the p r e s e n t a t i o n ol the (^ueen a n d her Court. T h i s is to be followed with the ann o u n c e m e n t s of the w i n n i n g floats and d e c o r a t i o n s in the Iraternitvs o r o r i t y and dormitory-n)tt.ige d ivisions. F O L L O W I N G T H E g a m e , the H o m e c o m i n g c o m m i t t e e invites all s t u d e n t s a n d a l u m n i to open h o u s e in all d o r m i t o r i e s a n d cot( C o n t i n u e d on p a g e 3 )
Dr. Rhine, who received his B. A. a n d M.A. Irom H a r v a r d a n d his Ph.D. in p l a n t p h y s i o l o g y f r o m the C n i v e r s i t y of C h i c a g o , h a s served as a plant p h y s i o l o g i s t at both Boyce T h o m s o n Institute and West V i r g i n i a University. F r o m 1927 to 1 9 5 0 he served o n the p s y c h o l o g y staff at Du k e Cniversity a n d just b e f o r e his a p p o i n t ment to his present p o s i t i o n , he served as Director of the P a r a p s y c h o l o g y L a b at Duke. Dr. Rhine's talk is p a r t of H o p e College's C u l t u r a l A f f a i r s program.
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T H E Q U E E N a n d her C o u r t will ride on a float to b e c o n s t r u c t ed by the I r e s h m e n class. Student and a l u m n i d i g n i t a r i e s and various h i g h school b a n d s will be s e p a r a t i n g the floats. T h e service Iraternity. A l p h a Phi O m e g a , will enter a float in the P a r a d e to p r o m o t e this y e a r ' s Blood Drive.
Dr. J. B. Rhine Will Speak In Dimnent Chapel Next Week Dr. .1. B. Rhine. Executive Director ol the F o u n d a t i o n of Research o n the N a t u r e of Man a n d an a u t h o r i t y on e x t r a - s e n s o r y perception. will s p e a k in Dimnent M e m o r i a l Chapel next T h u r s d a y at 10:30 a . m . o n p e r s o n a l res e a r c h in the a r e a of psychic phenomena.
m o n e y for science by the n u m b e r of p e o p l e with p r o f e s s o r i a l r a n k in the sciences, thescientists would get something like $80.()()() a p i e c e . " he s a i d . " A n d if you did the s a m e thing with the m o n e y for the h u m a n i t i e s , the h u m a n i s t w o u l d get s o m e t h i n g like $ 7 . " he a d d e d . " I t ' s that g r o s s a di f f er ent i al ."
COME ON—PULL!—Denny in an effort to gel his team f r o s h and s o p h s will meet o n to d e t e r m i n e who will win a n d
F a r m e r , s o p h o m o r e coach, strains r e a d y for this a f t e r n o o n ' s pull. T h e the b a n k s of Black Riv er at 4 p . m . w h o will swim.
A n y o n e l o o k i n g at the b a n k s of the Black River this a f t e r n o o n would think that he w a s s u r v e y ing a battlefield left o v e r f r o m World War 1. T h e trenches h a v e been filled in since then, he w o u l d s a y . but the evidence is clear s o m e patriot in 1 9 1 6 w a s prep a r i n g the town for Kaiser Willi elm. And in a n y other p l a c e he might be right. But not in H o l l a n d , Mich., the scene of H o p e College's a n n u a l pull. F o r every year in the b e g i n n i n g of October these trenches a p p e a r , a n d an entire college student b o d y g a i l y g o e s to the river with no fear of injury.
h o p i n g to a m b u s h their foes. Maneuvers a r e subtle, such as covering the b r a v e soul who c h a r g e s the e n e m y , a r m e d with o n l y a p a p e r c a n full of water, or b r e a k ing a g r o u p a w a y f r o m the s u p p l y line -- a g a r d e n hose. T h e p a r t i c i p a n t s in the actual pull h a v e been g o i n g t h r o u g h basic t r a i n i n g for a little m o r e t h a n a week. T h e D r i l l I n s t r u c t o r s . Denny F a r m e r . C h r i s P l a s m a n a n d J o h n T y s s e for the s o p h o m o r e s and Kent C a n d e l o r a . Rush .lohnson a n d Rick V a n d e r b e r g . h a v e been p u t t i n g the recuits t h r o u g h rigorous calisthenics and practices to prepare them for the battle.
B U T E V E N T H O U G H there a r e no g e n e r a l s , t a n k s or b a y onet c h a r g e s , the event is m a r tial n o n e the less. Pre-battle s k i r m i s h e s h a v e been g o i n g on for s e v e r a l weeks. F o r t u n a t e l y for the c a m p u s , the weap o n s h a v e been n o t h i n g m o r e d a n g e r o u s t h a n water b a l l o o n s . Raiding p a r t i e s of f r e s h m e n a n d s o p h o m o r e s g a t h e r in the p i n e - g r o v e ,
T H E F I G H T I N G techniques h a v e been d e v e l o p e d o v e r the y e a r s since 1 8 9 8 when the entire m a l e p o p u l a t i o n of the f r e s h m a n class pulled a g a i n s t all the s o p h o m o r e men. T h e b a s i c m o v e s a r e the lock, l yi ng on the r o p e to prevent loss, the rock, d e s i g n e d to offset the o p p o n e n t s offensive d r i v e a n d g a i n r o p e by inches, and a v a r i e t y of h e a v e s f r o m a
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n u m b e r of s q u a t i n g a n d standing p o s i t i o n s . But p r o b a b l y the most effective w e a p o n is o n e that c a n n o t be t a u g h t b y the coaches. Like g a s . it c a n n o t be seen, but is easily sensed as the o p p o n e n t tries to c o n q u e r . T h a t w e a p o n is class spirit. T h e e n t h u s i a s m that swells f r o m behind the s n o w fences sepa r a t i n g the s p e c t a t o r s f r o m the p u l l e r s is a bigger help t h a n a well t r a i n e d b o d y or a perfectly m a s t e r e d technique. S U P P L Y L I N E S h a v e not been neglected. Fach m a n h a s his o w n p e r s o n a l o n e in his m o r a l e girl. She t a p e s his h a n d s to prevent blisters a n d r o p e b u r n s , wipes his b r o w , teeos him o r a n g e slices a n d gives him the vocal encoura g e m e n t needed to keep him going. (H all the men that c a m e out lor the first practice, o n l y 20 rem a i n o n each team, cuts h a v i n g been m a d e last week. Pulling for the f r e s h m e n a r e Steven Van Pelt, Keith C r o s s l e n a , D a v e (Irer, J a c k J u r g u s s o n , Steve J a c o u s s e , Bruce W o d e n b e r g , H o s s Bone. W a r r e n S h e r m a n . D o u g Westveer. Cal Van H o l l a n d . Paul Hilbelink. Demi T h o m a n . Tim Pleune, G e o r g e F i s c h e r . Jon Winder Ploeg. T o m D a w s o n , Jim Price, Ken R a d e c k , Dick L o w i n g and (lary Van Kempen. M E M B E R S OF T H E sophom o r e team a r e Don C u r r y , Doug L a p h a m , Don M a r e m a . T e r r y Childs, Steve W a r d . Gil Seevers. Bruce (leelhoed. Bob Beishui/en. G e o r g e A v e r y , R o b b A d a m s . Jim Koster. Bill B a u e r . D a v e Allyn. Paul V a n Pernis. D e n n y Hendricks. A1 B e a u l e a u x . Bob Kidd. Mike H a n s e n , J a c k Fly and D a v e Corlett. T H E EXACT TIM E o f t h e p e a c e which a l w a y s f o l l o w s the pull is not k n o w n . Pulls h a v e sometimes lasted less t h a n a n h o u r , while o t h e r s d r a g out to a l m o s t threeh o u r contests. C o a c h C a n d e l o r a predicts that this y e a r will be o n e of the l o n g e r pulls. T h e battle field h a s been chosen a n d the t r o o p s a r e r e a d y . And the o n l y r e p a r a t i o n is a swim in the Black River. Who will t a k e it no o n e c a n s a y .