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Changes, Success Mark Progress of Master Plan B y Glenn L o o m a n a n c h o r N e w s Editor O n e y e a r a f t e r its a n n o u n c e m e n t , H o p e C o l l e g e ' s t e n - y e a r , $ 10 million Master Plan has u n d e r g o n e a few c h a n g e s a n d h a s t a k e n s t e p s t o w a r d s its c o m p l e t i o n d a t e in 1 9 7 6 . T h e first e v i d e n c e of p r o g r e s s a n d " s u c c e s s , " a c c o r d i n g to President C a l v i n A. V a n d e r W e r f , is the new $1 m i l l i o n D y k s t r a Resid e n c e Hall f o r H o p e c o e d s . C o n s t r u c t i o n , w h i c h b e g a n this p a s t June and was completed l a s t month ^ was made possible through a pledge from Central R e f o r m e d C h u r c h of G r a n d Rap i d s f o r a t o t a l of $ 5 0 0 , 0 0 0 to b e paid over a ten-year period. S T U A R T POST, d i r e c t o r of Church-Community Relations, said, " T h e Reformed Church h a s t a k e n a new interest in H o p e C o l l e g e . " He b a s e d h i s s t a t e m e n t n o t

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D Y K S T R A H A L L — H o p e C o l l e g e ' s newest d o r m i t o r y will be d e d i c a t e d S u n d a y a f t e r n o o n . T h e d o r m itory's c o n s t r u c t i o n is based on the cluster concept.

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Hoj }P Pre seals T h e c o r o n a t i o n of t h e H o m e c o m i n g Q u e e n last n i g h t b e g a n the o n e h u n d r e d a n d s e c o n d a n nual H o p e College H o m e c o m i n g . T o d a y ' s H o m e c o m i n g festivities b e g i n with t h e H o p e - A l b i o n soccer g a m e at 4 p . m . F o l l o w i n g the g a m e at 5 p . m . , the city of H o l l a n d is s p o n s o r i n g a beef r o a s t in the P i n e d r o v e . /Ml s t u d e n t s w h o e a t o n c a m p u s will r e c e i v e f r e e tickets. Off-camp u s s t u d e n t s m a y p u r c h a s e a ticket for o n e d o l l a r f r o m the c o l l e g e b u s i n e s s office, a n y city b a n k o r at the r o a s t . A r o v i n g G e r m a n b a n d will p r o v i d e t h e e n t e r t a i n meiit f o r ill s t u d e n t s , a l u m n i , faculty a n d t o w n s p e o p l e p r e s e n t . F o r t h o s e in a h u r r y , a t a k e - o u t s e r v i c e will be p r o v i d e d . In c a s e of r a i n , t h e r o a s t will be held at the C i v i c C e n t e r . T O N I G H T A T 8 : 1 5 the a n n u a l Kletz C o n c e r t will b e held at t h e Civic C e n t e r , at w h i c h the H o p e College b a n d , directed by Robert Cecil, will p e r f o r m . T h i s y e a r " m y s t e r y c o n d u c t o r s " will a g a i n a t t e m p t to l e a d t h e b a n d . M a s t e r of c e r e m o n i e s Hoy L u m s d e n , c l a s s of 1 9 5 2 , will a l s o i n t r o d u c e t h e W o m e n ' s Glee C l u b A l u m n a e C h o r u s , d i r e c t e d b y M r s . W. C u r t i s S n o w . T h e f a c u l t y .Jazz C o m b o

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is e x p e c t e d to m a k e a " s u r p r i s e " appearance. T h e H o m e c o m i n g P a r a d e will b e g i n S a t u r d a y at 10 a . m . f r o m the C i v i c C e n t e r p a r k i n g lot. T h e t w e l v e sorority and fraternity floats depicting the theme " C r e a t i v e A m e r i c a : the F u t u r e " will r i d e d o w n 8 t h Street p a s t t h e rev i e w i n g s t a n d at the W a r m F r i e n d Hotel to t h e f i n a l j u d g i n g at Riverview P a r k . J u d g e s will be selected students and faculty f r o m Calvin College. A L S O I N C L U D E D in the p a r a d e will be t h e f r e s h m a n c l a s s f l o a t c a r r y i n g the H o m e c o m i n g Q u e e n a n d her C o u r t . Between the f l o a t s will be s t u d e n t a n d a l u m ni o f f i c e r s a n d the H o m e c o m i n g co-chairmen Robert T h o m p s o n a n d . l a n e K a l l e m y n , a s well a s local school b a n d s . S a t u r d a y a f t e r n o o n at 2 : 3 0 , H o p e will meet A d r i a n C o l l e g e at Riverview P a r k . D u r i n g half-time, the Q u e e n a n d her C o u r t will b e p r e s e n t e d . E s c o r t i n g the Q u e e n will b e C r a i g H o l l e m a n , President of t h e S t u d e n t S e n a t e . O t h e r e s c o r t s i n c l u d e B r u c e White, senior c l a s s p r e s i d e n t , Ron H o o k , junior class president, Mark Vander L a a n , s o p h o m o r e c l a s s p r e sident a n d t h e f r e s h m a n c l a s s

'Church History' Reveals: Peters Teaching Again " D r . " R o b e r t P e t e r s isn't d e a d ; h e ' s a l i v e a n d t e a c h i n g at N o r t h w e s t e r n P o l y t e c h n i c Institute in London, England. T h i s latest e p i s o d e in the d i v e r sified life of t h e f o r m e r H o p e Coll e g e f a c u l t y m e m b e r c a m e to light t h i s week w h e n t h e S e p t e m b e r i s s u e of p r e s t i g i o u s " C h u r c h H i s t o r y " m a g a z i n e reached the Hope campus. This periodical, described a s " t h e l e a d i n g j o u r n a l in c h u r c h h i s t o r y " b y Dr. D a v i d C l a r k , b o a s t e d a n article titled " E r a s m u s a n d the F a t h e r s : Their Practical V a l u e " b y n o n e o t h e r t h a n Robert Peters. T h e b y l i n e on the article carried a description of Peters a s a "lecturer in h i s t o r y " at N o r t h w e s tern Polytechnic. T h e p u b l i c a t i o n of the A m e r i c a n Society of Church H i s t o r y m a d e n o m e n t i o n of a n y d e g r e e s p o s s e s s e d b y the Reform a t i o n historian, w h o w a s arrested, e x p o s e d a s a fraud a n d

d e p o r t e d f r o m the United States last semester. W h e n a n O x f o r d f r i e n d of Dr. W a r r e n V a n d e r Hill w a s q u e s tioned a b o u t N o r t h w e s t e r n Polytechnic, he d e s c r i b e d it a s " k i n d of like y o u r F e r r i s S t a t e C o l l e g e . " Dr. V a n d e r Hill n o t e d , h o w e v e r , t h a t t h e fact t h a t his w o r k w a s selected f o r " C h u r c h H i s t o r y " p r o v e d t h e q u a l i t y of his s c h o l a r ship. T h e published article w a s selected f r o m a g r e a t m a n y p o s s i ble w o r k s of l e a d i n g s c h o l a r s in t h e field. T h e p u b l i s h e d article o n E r a s m u s in itself o f f e r s i m p r e s s i v e evid e n c e t h a t " D r . " Peters k n e w his d i s c i p l i n e , e v e n if he n e v e r e a r n ed t h e s e v e n f o r m a l d e g r e e s he f r a u d u l e n t l y c l a i m e d to p o s s e s s last y e a r . Interested skeptics might note t h a t " E r a s m u s a n d the F a t h e r s " c o n t a i n e d f o o t n o t e s in five different l a n g u a g e s .

p r e s i d e n t . Student C o u r t Chief J u s tice D e n n i s F a r m e r , p r e s i d e n t of the Blue Key H o n o r F r a t e r n i t y , a n d Jeff H o l l e n b a c h a n d J o h n Tysse, a representative f r o m the Inter-Fraternity Council, are the r e m a i n i n g escorts. FOLLOWING T H E presentation will b e the a n n o u n c e m e n t of the w i n n i n g f l o a t s a n d d o r m i t o r y cottage decorations. The fraternity a n d s o r o r i t y a c a d e m i c t r o ( Continued on p a g e 2 )

onlv on Central Reformed's p l e d g e b u t a l s o o n the R e f o r m e d C h u r c h C a p i t a l F u n d s D r i v e , beg u n last y e a r t o a i d the t h r e e R e f o r m e d C h u r c h colleges. A c c o r d i n g to Mr. Post, a little o v e r $ 5 m i l l i o n of the p r o p o s e d $ 6 m i l l i o n g o a l of t h e F u n d D r i v e h a d been p l e d g e d a s of last w e e k . A m i l l i o n - d o l l a r " r o u n d - u p " to o b t a i n the r e m a i n i n g t u n d s w a s p l a n n e d at a m e e t i n g last week at the R e f o r m e d C h u r c h H e a d q u a r ters in N e w Y o r k City at w h i c h H o p e w a s r e p r e s e n t e d b y Mr. Post a n d H e n r y Steffens, t r e a s u r e r a n d v i c e - p r e s i d e n t f o r f i n a n c e . " It is h o p e d , " s t a t e d M r . Post, " t h a t t h e r e m a i n i n g m o n e y c a n be o b t a i n e d b y this D e c e m b e r . " H O P E IS S L A T E D to r e c e i v e o n e - t h i r d of t h e f u n d s o b t a i n e d in t h e d r i v e , o r $2 m i l l i o n . A c c o r d i n g to Mr. Post, this will g o tow a r d s t h e c o n s t r u c t i o n of the p r o -

posed Student Center.

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He a d d e d , h o w e v e r , t h a t it would take a p p r o x i m a t e l y three y e a r s to collect t h e $ 2 m i l l i o n because it is b a s e d o n p l e d g e s a n d not c a s h g i f t s . " S p e a k i n g on t h e s a m e p o i n t . P r e s i d e n t V a n d e r W e r f p o i n t e d out t h a t of the $ 2 m i l l i o n , a b o u t $800,000 will be used for expenses, including partial paym e n t for D y k s t r a H a l l . T h i s w o u l d m e a n $ 1 , 2 0 0 , 0 0 0 of the t o t a l a m o u n t w o u l d r e m a i n for the SCSC. G R O U N D - B R E A K I N G for the s t u d e n t c e n t e r w a s t o b e held p r i o r to s u m m e r v a c a t i o n , a c c o r d i n g to P r e s i d e n t V a n d e r W e r f , b u t d u e to a l a c k of f u n d s , this w a s n o t p o s sible. L a r r y Ter M o l e n , d i r e c t o r of d e v e l o p m e n t at H o p e , s a i d t h a t a s of n o w t h e r e a r e $ 1 6 0 , 0 0 0 in the f u n d , w h i c h is o n l y a little m o r e t h a n t h e $ 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 g r a n t f r o m the government. H o w e v e r , the m a j o r p r o b l e m h o l d i n g u p the b u i l d i n g of the SCSC, a c c o r d i n g to P r e s i d e n t V a n d e r W e r f , is a q u e s t i o n a s to t h e f u t u r e l o c a t i o n of t h e a r t dep a r t m e n t . It w a s p r o p o s e d t h a t the a r t facilities b e l o c a t e d in t h e S C S ( > b u t d u e to a c h a n g e of p l a n s b y t h e art d e p a r t m e n t , t h e b l u e p r i n t s (Continued on p a g e 8)

Science Series To he Continued Editor's Note: T h e next article in the a n c h o r series dealing with science a n d the hum a n i t i e s will a p p e a r next week. S p a c e c o n s i d e r a t i o n s precluded its i n c l u s i o n in this issue.

Reigns Over Weekend

Susan Borst Crowned Queen Senior Susan Borst h a s been elected H o m e c o m i n g Q u e e n f o r 1967. Queen S u s a n w a s crowned l a s t n i g h t in a c e r e m o n y t h a t t o o k p l a c e in t h e a r c a d e of t h e P h y s i c s - M a t h b u i l d i n g . S h e will r e i g n o v e r all t h e e v e n t s of t h e c o m i n g weekend, highlighted by the H o m e c o m i n g D a n c e in t h e Civic C e n t e r o n S a t u r d a y e v e n i n g . M e m b e r s of her c o u r t i n c l u d e s e n i o r Sue A l b e r s a n d j u n i o r s M a r y B r o w n i n g a n d M a r y Rynb r a n d t . T h e s o p h o m o r e c l a s s is r e p r e s e n t e d b y J a n i c e De B o e r a n d C i n d y S o n n e v e l d t , with A m y Cort a n d N a n c y J o h n s o n as the f r e s h m a n choices. T h e initial e l e c t i o n s f o r H o m e c o m i n g court w e r e held o n M o n d a y of last w e e k , f o l l o w e d b y t h e f i n a l c h o o s i n g of the c o u r t m e m bers on Wednesday. T h e Queen w a s selected in a n a l l - c a m p u s election l a s t M o n d a y . Misvs B o r s t , w h o h a s b e e n elected to t h e H o m e c o m i n g C o u r t for t h e t h i r d time, is 2 1 y e a r s old a n d lives in M i d l a n d P a r k , N e w J e r sey. M a j o r i n g in e l e m e n t a r y e d u c a t i o n h e r e at H o p e , s h e is a m e m ber of the Delta P h i S o r o r i t y , is a c t i v e in the H i g h e r H o r i z o n s p r o g r a m , a n d is a m e m b e r of t h e B o a r d of T r u s t e e s of the C o l l e g e Church. Queen Susan's royal c a r r i a g e f o r t h e P a r a d e of F l o a t s o n S a t u r d a y m o r n i n g will b e the f l o a t built b y the f r e s h m a n c l a s s . S h e will b e i n t r o d u c e d to the H o m e c o m i n g guests d u r i n g the halftime c e r e m o n i e s of t h e f o o t b a l l g a m e that afternoon and a g a i n at t h e H o m e c o m i n g D a n c e t h a t night.

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