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"Do we deserve it? You bet we do!"

"Do we deserve it? You bet we do!"

Only students on the "extended study plan" (of more than four years) will remember Hope College without administrative offices stuck in every nook and cranny, while students patiently bore the lack of space to carry out activities as they would like. Students in Phelps, Kollen, and Durfee have surrendered recreation and study space for offices.

while all have gone through the hassle of moving tables in Phelps for events or trooping across Columbia Avenue for dances in Lincoln School. Over half the students here have never known that the Kletz is more than a few tables in the dining hall.

As we come to the dedication of the " n e w " DeWitt Center, memories of the inconvenience begin to fade into the

background while the excitement about the facility has built week by week as new areas were finished.

DeWitt has finally become the focal point of the c a m p u s which has long been lacking. While the renovation and expansion of the building has beautifully met the need for administrative office space, this becomes a special building particularly because of the way in which it

meets the student needs which have gone unmet over the past few years.

Students have played a key role in the design of this building from the beginning. In the spring of 1980, months before the Van Raalte fire, a group of students and staff began meeting to consider changes within the DeWitt Center to make it more functional in meeting stuContinuedon page 2

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VanWylen initiates campus development During the past decade, under the tireless leadership of President Gordon J. Van Wylen, the Hope College physical plant has been improved and beautified to better serve students.

Nearly $20 million has been invested by the College on new buildings and improvements to existing facilities, g h i n g Hope one of the best equipped liberal arts college campuses in t h k c o u n t r y .

The many building aceomplishments of these years are particularly significant because they were completed essentially debt-lm. Student tuHkm and lees are not used by the College for construction projects, except residence halls .where revenue from board is used to pay off long-term mortgages.

The fire that destroyed Van Raalte Hall

in April, 1980 brought into focus the need for a comprehensive study of the future development of the entire campus, ine l u d i n g r e p l a c e m e n t of t h e administrative center.

In February of 1981 the Trustees approved a new campus development master plan submitted by the architectural firm of Alden B. Dow Associates, Inc. of Midland, Michigan.

Included in this master plan was the r e n o v a t i o n t h e DeWitt Center to adapt it for use as a student, administrative, and cultural center, conversion of the former Sligh Furniture Factory into what is now the DePree Art Center, and construction of an apartment-style residence hall (College East Apartments).

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The initial drafts of a design for the new building were met by student protests at the prospect of being relegated to the basement of the building, while ad™ first ministrative offices moved onto the and second floors. The College responded to those discussions by revising the plans, resulting in the development of a student reading lounge and offices for student organizations on the main floor, and an expansion of the Kletz and additional student space downstairs.

A committee of students, including representatives from the m a j o r student organizations, was appointed by the Student Congress, and worked with the archltects in the design of the student space in the building. As a result, the building contains a variety of student space with different atmospheres to accomplish a variety of purposes.

A new Kletz contains four distinct atmospheres, including the possibility for a small intimate meeting or entertainment area, while a television room, gameroom, and computer terminal room provide additional resources for student use.

The crossroads of the building are the offices for the main student programming organizations, making them visible and accessible to the college community, while building communication and cooperation between the organizations, New studios for the renamed WTHS provide the ideal setting for its impending move to FM open-air status, while the anchor, Milestone, Social Activities Committee, and Student Congress share the openness of being in the mainstream of the traffic flow through the building.

The dedication ceremony of the DeWitt Center takes on a decidedly different atmosphere from the dedication of other buildings in recent memory because of its "student centeredness. M .The ceremony will take place on the steps of the DeWitt Center in an informal atmosphere. because the building is Intended to be an informal one. Rerause of the sienificant

VanWylen in his new office in DeWitt. student emphasis in the dreams for what the building will be, Lamont Dirkse, Dean of Students, will preside at the dedication ceremony, while responses on behalf of students will be given by Dave Van Dyke as Student Congress President at the ceremony, and Anne Bakker as General Manager of the radio station at the luncheon.

Other dedication events emphasize student participation while using the building as a focus. All students, faculty, and staff have been invited to the Oktoberfest picnic Friday noon as guests of the College as a way of saying thanks for their understanding and putting up with the inconveniences while construction was taking place. The TGIF (Thank Goodness It's Finished!) party this Friday afternoon will feature student entertainers and free popcorn in the Kletz as a way for students to "kick back" and enjoy the prelude to the weekend. A Penny Carnival highlights Saturday evening's activities with booths set up by various student organizations under the sloped glass to provide entertainment for students, while WTHS provides music for dancing in the main level Kletz area.

As a way to invite the broader community to share in the dedication festivities, a number of open houses will take place this weekend. The Friday evening open house is targeted for the general public, and will feature music by the wind ensemble in the Kletz, while a string quartet upstairs in the building will encourage, the general public to explore further. On Saturday morning and following the afternoon football game, an open house will be held for alumni and members of the Hope family, with cider and doughnuts and m u s k by the jazz band highlighting the Saturday afternoon activities. ^ This w e e k e n d ' s d e d i c a t i o n t h u s becomes a special event for the Hope College community. While donations from Hope's supporters across the country have made this day possible, the real heroes are the students whose patience and forbearance throughout the past three y e a r s have enabled Hope to move forward despite personal inconvenience.

It's to them we dedicate this building, They really deserve it!

College ami Columbia Avenues was converted into a pedestrian mall in the summer of 198& It was named Van Raalte Commons in honor of the founder of Hope College, the Rev. A. C. Van Raalte, last year.

In additren to new construction, the College has focused its attention on the restoration and renovation of existing facilities. Special, attention has been given the residence halls and other faciHUes that serve students during their non-claw hours.

"We need to remind ourseWes that the campus is 'home' to students for nine months of the y e a r . " said President Van Wylen.

Among major restoration projects in recent years have been Van Vleek Hall, Voorhees Hail, Durfee Hall and the fraternity complex. In addition, Phelps Hall dining ami kitchen facilities were enlarged and modernized.

The campus has an ever-changing face.

For example, a committee is presently evaluating the need for additional library space.

Hope graduates of just a few short years ago are frequently amazed at the physical changes when they return to campus.

Chances are that even after current Hope students graduate, become alumni, and then r e t u r n years later, they'll hardly recognise R e p l a c e .

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DeWitt Chronology October 1964 - Students conceive the idea for a student center. They begin fund-raising and present the Board of Trustees with the first 3,000 dollars in the spring of 19WV Fall 1966 - Fund-raising passes the 100,000 dollars m a r k and the building moves mto the pUiming stages.

October 1968 - The groundbreaking ceremony ie> made possible by a sizable donation from the DeWrtt brothers. Jack and Dick October 1971 - Homecoming weekend features the dedication of the DeWitt Student and Cultural Center.

February 1980 - President Van Wylen forms a committee to explore whether more effective use can be made of various areas of DeWitt April 1980 - Van Raalte Hall is destroyed by fire and most of the College's administration is relocated in DeWitt.

July 1980 - Planning on DeWitt begins again. The focus is on incorporating the central administrative functions and the expanded needs of DeWitt's original tenants into a larger, more energy efficient building.

July 1982 - The demolition of Carnigie Gym signals the start of the renovation.

October 1983 - On homecoming weekend the DeWitt Center is rededicated.

DeWitt: A building Transformed A contest on DeWitt Center trivia might include such questions as, "How many lanes were in the lower level bowling alleys?" or "What was the original purpose of the 'PH'?" : (see the end of the article for the answers.) A whole list of such questions could be easily composed because the building the DeWitt center is today is dramatically different from the ^ .

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In many ways, the DeWitt Center was planned and constructed at the end of an era. Finished in 1971, it was built before the rage for physical fitness, the Arab oil embargo, the explosion of computer usage, and the advent of flexible office w

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space. Less than 10 y® a r s a f t e r comple' aa c o m m i t t e e h a d b e e n formed to evaluate the need for changes in the building. Student usage had been steadily declining in several areas, and the energy consumption was horrendous. On the other hand, several areas had prospered and needed more space. The theatre ticket office and lobby had proved too small. Student usage of the Kletz called for a more flexible space that could accomodate a variety of activities, and the bookstore product lines had simply outgrown Its space. ^ out, however, the real ^ for change was the Van Raalte ^ r e . W ^ d i ^ l a c e d administrators were int0 ^ underutilized a r e a s of 6 1, P If realize the tenms of having so much of the campus activity focused in one place. These are some interesting elements that highlight the nature of the changes made: —some 17,260 square feet have been added to DeWitt. This represents about a 20 percent Increase over the building's o^gtoal . At_ —only about 25 people worked in the orginal DeWitt. When things are finally

settled, over 125 faculty, staff, and students will have work places there, —every one of DeWitt's windows were replaced with double glazed thermal pane windows. The energy savings for this alone will run into the thousands of dollars.

—when DeWitt opened in 1971 there was not a single computer in the entire building. Now there are more than 50 microcomputers, terminals, and word processors in use.

—over 3.2 million dollars will have been spent on the DeWitt renovation, compared with 2.8 million to build it in the first place.

These are just a few examples of what it has meant to transform DeWitt into a new and more flexible student, cultural, and administrative center. (Answers to Trivia: Four, conversation.)

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Special Edition Planning Committee: Elizabeth Trembley, Mark Cook, Tom Renner, Dave Vanderwel.

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Original campaign for DeWitt Center The DeWitt Center, first opened in 1971, was the culmination of nearly a decade of initiative, planning, fund raising," and construction.

Hope students conceived the idea for a student and cultural center in October 1964. Up to that time the College had limited facilities for all-school social or cultural activities. One student generation after another had made the most of the situation. Students finally said " t h a t ' s it!"

Three weeks into the school year, students marched on the home of (hen President Calvin A. Vander Werf and presented him a petition containing several hundred signatures. The demonstration was enthusiastic but peaceful...and it got results!

The very next day Dr. VanderWerf met with 12 students.

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"The Board of Trustees, administration, and students a r e unanimously agreed that we need a student center," Dr. VanderWerf told the students. "But good, honest, down-to-earth work is needed."

The student committee called on the school's "traditionally broke students" (will it ever change?) to take the time and effort to raise several thousand dollars to serve as a concrete expression to others with the resources that could support the project.

They sold SCSC (Student Cultural Social Center) buttons at Homecoming, pumped gas at Holland gas stations, painted house numbers on curbs for a dollar a house, parked c a r s at Tulip Time and received the profits of a special sale at a downtown clothing store. Students also contributed out of their own pockets in order to present to the Board of Trustees a check for $3,542.21 in the spring of 1965.

The students' efforts did not go unnoticed as the fund for the center grew to more than $100,000 within a year when the building moved from the planning stage to part of the College's Centennial Decade Master. President Vander Werf was instrumental in conveying the enthusiasm of the students to the rest of the College community. As plans progressed, congregations of the Reformed church, alumni, parents, friends, and others responded.

Brothers Dick and J a c k DeWitt, both alumni of the College who were successful businessmen in Zeeland and for whom the building is named, brought the building closer to reality when they donated $600,000 toward construction. At that time it was the largest gift ever presented to Hope College.

The building was finally constructed at a cost of $2.8 million and dedicated on October 23, 1971.

Now, nearly 12 y e a r s later, it has been enlarged and remodeled at a cost of $3.4 million and is ready for another era of service to students, faculty, staff, and community.

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Robert Donia, a 1967 Hope graduate, Student Congress President Bruce Neckers, a 1965 Hope graduate, presents a check for over $3,500 to former Board of Trustees chairman E k d a l J. Buys to demonstrate student sincerity toward construction of a new student center.

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by Steve Renz Probably some of you are asking, what is the Kletz? The Dutch meaning ol "The Kletz" is a place where people gather and gossip. 1 hope many of you use the new Kletz not to gossip, but for a place to visit with friends.

The Kletz. located in the lower levels ol the DeWitt Center is a beautiful new lacilty with many modern conveniences available for your use. The new Kletz snackbar has been set up as a small scramble system. As you enter the serving facility through the west glass door you w ill see the beverage counter located in the center and to the left the popcorn and the saladbar. The cold food area is located at the back north wall. The hot food and grill area is located against the east wall. Also along this wall will be the ice cream shop featuring lludsonville Ice Cream The serving system is similar to Phelps, go to the food area ol your choice, select the food ol your preterence and go to the cashier located at the east door ex it Sealing is available in three levels; under the skylight, the booth section, and the main lower section. We would appreciate that when you are linished. trays are taken to the dish return window. The

Among these are the student oriented services: The anchor: the Kletz; the Milestone; the Student Activities Committee; and WTHS. the campus radio station These were previously spread out in the basement of Kollen Hall, while the Kletz was placed in Phelps Dining Hall The old Kletz is now an addition to the dining hall, but Kollen's basement is now empty offices. The old anchor olfice. however, is now a small computer ter- £ V : minal room.

The new offices in DeWitt overshadows this. The anchor, the Milestone. SAC. and the radio station are conglomerated on the main floor of DeWitt. with the much expanded Kletz directly below. The new offices are also better organized, and with only one exception, larger as well.

Consequently, students are generally + ' very happy with the new arrangement.

One student said, *T like it. I missed it (the Kletz) when it wasn't here." While another, in referring to the office he was sitting in, stated that "it's much bigger than our old office. I like it very much."

Still another was quite satisfied with the size, but said that, "It would be nice if we had the keys."

Still, there is general satisfaction.

However, one question remains. The offices are nice and much improved, and the Kletz is better than ever before. Yet. sometime when you walk into the Kletz. and you're ready to buy your favorite snack, ask around and answer this! What, in fact, is an "Anchor Burger"?

menu is quite varied with a wide assortment of foods available. We have a variety of beverages, popcorn, salad bar, deli bar, desserts, hot sandwichos, soups, casseroles, pizza, hot sweet roles, bagels, and complete breakfast and dinner menus.

Watch for the many special promotions that will be available such as daily luncheon. dinner, and take-home specials; theme meals, pizza delivery at night, discounts. and much more Our soft drink supplier. Squirt Co . has many promotions available and is excited about using them on campus. Quality items, such as Squirt painter hats. T-shirts, stocking caps, and Irisbees. will be used as just a feu ol the value-received promotions.

Meal hours for the new Kletz are; • MONDAY FRIDAY a m - ll oo pm SA'IT KDAV 12:00p m. 11:00p m SUNDAY 12:00 p m • 1100 p m The Kletz manager is Lucy J o n g e k n j g Lucy is enthused about the new lacilit> and she has many exciting things plann ed. The Kletz staff invites you to use the new facility. II you have any questions, please feel free to ask or call ext 2150 See vou at the Kletz

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The Van Raalte Memorial Sculpture, BallyViktor, bv artist Stuart O Luckman was dedicated last Spring.

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Hope College relies on gifts to support its building projects and many special programs.

Last year, for example, the College received nearly $4.5 million in gifts.

Donors designated $2.9 million of that for special purposes such a s building projects, the endowment (scholarships), and academic p r o g r a m .

"Without the generous support of literally thousands of people, Hope would

not have its excellent physical plant and quality p r o g r a m s , " said- Robert DeYoung, the College's vice president for Development and College Relations.

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THE KLETZ Bil-Mar Foods, Inc., of Zeeland, Michigan, began as a family business in 1938 when brothers Marvin and Bill DeWitt began a turkey farm, aptly named "Bill and Marv's Turkey F a r m s . " Eight years later they added a hatchery to their breeder flock, followed some years later by a processing plant.

Today the Bil-Mar company is a multimillion dollar enterprise and one of the country's largest producers of turkey pro: ducts, many of which are marketed under the "Mr. T u r k e y " brandname. Rapid growth has also occurred in the company's convenience food lines.

Operations in Michigan, Iowa, and Ohio raise more than 2 million turkeys each year and a wide variety of products are prepared for supermarkets, as well as hotels, restaurants, airlines and institutions. More than 1,200 people are employed.

Marvin DeWitt was president of the company for many years and now serves as chairman of the board. Born in 1919 and largely self-educated, he is regarded as the idea m a n of the company. His business accomplishments are "com, —• -•

plemented by an impressive record of public and church service. He was a member of the national board of the Turkey Federation for many years and has been active in Ottawa County governance. He is a trustee of Hope's sister college, Northwestern College in'Iowa. • He and his wife. J e r e n e enjoy travel.

The outcome of a t r i p to NigeriaVsevera' years ago was the formation of a poultryraising facility there and a water system to service it and the Village.

STUDENTLOUNGE Marble Collegiate Church of New York City traces its roots to the oldest Protestant body in America with a continuous history of service. Collegiate Church, founded in 1628.

Since 1932, Dr. Norman Vincent Peale has been the minister of Marble Collegiate. His wife, Ruth Stafford Peale, is a former Hope College trustee and Peale Science Center, completed in 1973, is named in honor of the couple.

The congregation of Marble Collegiate is one of great diversity. Its eager witness extends to millions through programs of outreach and financial support. These include: Help Line, a telephone ministry; The Foundation for Christian Living in Pawling, N.Y.; r e g u l a r l y ' scheduled

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Collegiate Church has a history of progressive ministry. The American Bible Society was organized in a Cojlegiate Church in 1816 and the Collegiate churches were leaders in a mid-19th century religious revival that swept America and spread overseas. Also during the last century they pioneered inner city mission work.

HOPE-GENEVA BOOKSTORE Titus W. Hager, 1896-1972, was a Grand Rapids, Mich., lumber businessman who was president of his own company for many years. A devoted layman in the Reformed Church of America, he was a m e m b e r of Hope's Board of Trustees.

A great philanthropist, he was committed to the promotion of international understanding. In 1971 the Hager family established the Hope-Geneva F u n d through an i n v e s t m e n t in H o p e ' s bookstore. Income from this enterprise is used for scholarships to assist overseas students in their development as Christian leaders.

The generosity of Mr. Hager's family, which includes current trustee T. J a m e s Hager, funded the new DeWitt Center , bookstore, thus furthering the aims of the original fund.

THE HERRICK FOUNDATION ROOM The Herrick Foundation of Detroit has been a generous donor to Hope College.

The Foundation was established in 1949 with donations from the late Ray Wesley Herrick and his wife, the late Hazel M. Herrick. Raised in Holland, Herrick was in charge of production for the Ford Motor Company in Detroit. He then founded the predecessor company of what would become the Tecumseh Products Company in Tecumseh. The Herricks maintained a s u m m e r home for years on Lake Michigan at Macatawa Park. A son, Kenneth, is chairman of the board and chief executive officer of Tecumseh Products Company and president of the Herrick Foundation. The City of Holland library is named in honor of the Herrick family as is the art center at Holland High School. ' THE DEWITT CENTER Dedicated in October, 1971, the DeWitt Center was built a s a student and cultural center.

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STUDfiNT SERVICES COMPLEX Milton L. ( " B u d " ) Hinga, 1900-1960, was coach, professor, and dean at Hope 4 for nearly 30 years and was known as a friend and counselor to many students and colleagues.

He Joined Hope's faculty in 1931 and served until his death in May, 1960, the result of Hodgkin's disease.

For much of his career, Hinga coached all sports and served as athletic director.

His 1942-43 basketball team, famed as "The Blitz Kids/* won all eight league games. He often said that he never coachred a losing team, and that his aim was to develop athletes who could be good losers and gracious winners.

Most of Hinga's teaching was done in the history department, although he also taught some sociology. H e . held a master's degree from Columbia University.

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Hinga's deanship was of the open-door variety. He was convivial, straightspeaking, and his actions dovetailed with his Christian faith in obvious and consistent ways. .

Students dedicated the 1960 Milestone to Kinga, praising his " g r e a t contribution as friend, guide and counselor." The Alpha Phi Omega fraternity dedicated the anchor monument on Graves Hall lawn to Hinga's memory at Homecoming, 1965..

VER MEULEN ADMINISTRATIVE CENTER The College's new administrative center is named in honor of four brothers who are accomplished professionals and active in many church and civic forums.

John W. Ver Meulen '24 was a teacher in China after graduating from Hope.

Later he received a law degree from the University of Michigan and began his own investment firm in Racine, Wisconsin.

His experience in finance made him a valued m e m b e r of Hope's Board of Trustees for 20 years. He is an active member of the F i r s t Presbyterian Church of Racine.

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J a m e s M. Ver Meulen '26 began a career with American Seating Company of Grand Rapids, Mich., after graduation and in 1958 was named president. In 1969 he became chairman of the board.

He served on Hope's Board of Trustees and was national chairman of the Build Hope Campaign, completed in 1976 and the first Hope fund-raising program to exceed its goals.

He was president and chairman of the Michigan Colleges Foundation and for five years was president of the National Board of Education of the Reformed Church in America, which he served a s a member for many years. He has filled leadership positions in Central Reformed Church of Grand Rapids.

• He received an honorary doctor of laws degree from Hope in 1951.

He and his wife Helen h a d . three children: Anne Ver Meulen '53 Ward, H. Judith Ver Meulen Petrie, and David.

After Helen's death, he married Dorothy Leonard Willey.

Victor R. Ver Meulen '30 graduated from the University of Michigan Dental

School and pursued post-graduate studies in orthodontia. He practiced in Grand Rapids, Mich, and was active in numerous professional organizations, including the American Board of Orthodontists, of which he was a charter diplomat.

He is active in Central Reformed Church of Grand Rapids.

He and his wife Mildred had three children : Victor, Hiram, and John '65.

Willard B. Ver Meulen is a 1924 graduate of Marquette University Dental School and practiced in Grand Rapids for more than 55 years. Active in community and church, he w§s a key person in launching Gerald R. Ford on his political career.

N He and his wife Wilhelmina had three daughters: J a n e Ver Meulen '51 Buter, Ruth Ver Meulen '53 Campbell, and Mary Ver Meulen '55 Ross. . The brothers' parents were Dr. John Ver Meulen, 1876-1971, and Katherine Brandt Ver Meulen, 1876-1961. Dr. Ver Meulen was an 1894 graduate of Hope Preparatory School and received a medical degree f r o m Detroit College of Medicine. He practiced in McBain and Grand Rapids, Mich, and Waupun, Wisconsin.

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Reflections of Van Raalte fire Where were you on Monday, April 28,1980?

You probably don't remember, but for many Hope College administrators that is a date they will never forget as it marks the day when Van Raalte Hall was destroyed by fire.

The 78-year old former classroom building which had been converted into administrative headquarters in 1972, was in ruins within hours after the fire had been discovered by a custodian on his way to work in the pre dawn hours. Van Raalte sat Just east of Dimnent Chapel which was threatened by the blaze, but escaped unharmed.

Many anxious days followed for Hope administrators, as the task of reclaiming records began. Some offices were left with virtually no remains of the decades' worth of paper records that had accumulated in their files. It was indeed fortunate that many vital records, such as academic transcripts, had been computerized or stored on microfilm at an offcampus location.

The charred, smokey and soggy records which were pulled from the Van Raalte ruins were frozen to prevent mildew damage. Most of these were later shipped to St. Louis, MO where they underwent a special vacuum-chamber reclamation process. Within days a f t e r the fire, the former Carnegie-Schouten gymnasium was turned into a document handling center. Many alumni, community, and student volunteers assisted in rebuilding important files.

By the start of the 1980-81 school year administrators were settled into temporary quarters (most in the DeWitt Student and Cultural Center).

To commemorate the fire, months of inconvenience, and now the move into the new facilities, the DeWitt Center dedication committee invited several administrators to write their observations of the past four years.

by Eileen Beyer, Editor, News from Hope On the one hajid, it was insignificant, just as the Holland fire of 1871 diminishes in importance when compared to fires everyone knows about-the Chicago fire or the burning of Atlanta or the burning of Rome.

On the other hand, the Van Raalte fire affected us occupants in immediate and prolonged ways.

First, there was that sense of invasion, the same sort of thing one feels when a mouse finds the house's vulnerability one September day when the air's nip is pronounced and the dishwasher didn't do as good a job as it should have on the pan in the cupboard that was used to fry last night's pork chops. As I watched Van Raalte Hall burn on an April morning in 1980, I felt that shock that my private sphere had been violated. I realized I cared about all those clippings, cartoons, photos and notes that somehow edged my dawdling professionalism to life most days.

It was my space.

I had personalized it.

Well, there are always other offices, we soon discovered-although to regard the Presidents' Room in Graves Hall as one took some doing. The three of us in College Relations established squatter's rights up and down the polished boardroom table and tried to ignore the august Congress of Van Wylen's eight successors on the walls. We had a deadline to m e e t -

the special edition of News from Hope College we had prepared in a week after the Van Vleck fire needed some updating and expanding. We had, as I recall, about a day and a half to get four additional pages together. Things take longer when you have to think about securing a pencil before you can think about conducting an interview.

F r o m the President's Room we moved to the basement of the chapel, another setting of imposing ambiance (leaded glass windows, lofty ceilings and frequent practice sessions on the pipe organ above) without much to offer in the way of space and efficiency. I eventually settled in a corner that was hastily carved f r o m a classroom. The wall t h a t separated m e from the classroom had gaping cutouts for the light fixtures that office and learning place shared. Soundproofing was laughable: I audited in absentia every class that took place in Chapel 16 during the past three years, and, because, as already noted, we shared the lights, everytime students had slides or a movie, I had a spontaneous coffee break.

Not that it was all bad. The Van Raalte fire offered us an advantage that life seldom dispenses: our slates, at least our job slates, were as clean and uncluttered as a snow-filled football field, as a design from the Bauhaus, as a Dutchman's sidewalk. The fire provided the ultimate in excuses and it got rid of a lot of pesky loose ends. This time, I vowed, I really was going to get my files o'rgamzecf.

They were, for a while, but now they're not. But they aren't as bad as they were in Van Raalte. And I don't leave work in progress unprotected, all over my desk when I leave at night. I try to secure my spaces when Heave them.

I loved Van Raalte Hall because it had known me when I was a Hope student. 1 could never use its stairwell without remembering some people 1 may never see again. I was of that student generation that longed for DeWitt, even stalked the President's front lawn for it in one of the first gestures of activism to happen at Hope in the 1960s. But I didn't spend enough time in it once it was completed to develop much affection for its interiors.

Maybe that will happen now.

Two months into it, DeWitt is beginning to feel like an office. It shows promise of eventually feeling like home.

by President Van Wylen I recall very vividly my intitial reaction on the morning of the Van Raalte fire-"What is happening...?" Just a week before we had a m a j o r fire in Van Vleck Hall, shortly after the beautiful renovation had been completed. How could one college suffer two m a j o r fires in a week?

"What is happening?" 1 also recall walking around the burning building early that morning muttering to myself again and again, "Incredible!"

A bit later that morning the realization c a m e upon me that if we as a College were going to effectively address this very difficult situation, it would require a g r e a t deal of c o u r a g e , e m o t i o n a l strength, and wisdom, and that as President it was my responsibility to provide the leadership by which this could be achieved. 1 then left the fire, went to my study at home for five or ten minutes of reflection, mieditation, and prayer. This proved to be the transition point in my own thinking. I left behind ( a n d unanswered) the question of "What Is happening?" and began to address the

question "Where do we go from h e r e ? " A number of us began to seriously address this question, and by noon we had m a d e preliminary plans as where each of the offices would go and what would be our basic strategy for maintaining the operation of the College at full strength. It is interesting now to note that though a few minor modifications were made later, the plan we developed that morning was followed for the next two years and ultimately led to the renovation and expansion of the DeWitt Center, which we a r e now celebrating.

My final reflection of that morning, and the days and weeks that followed, is the tremendous cooperation from so many persons, within and without the College.

Simply recovering from the immediate effects of the fire-recovering the files and documents that we could, moving classes and offices, getting equipment on short notice-was a m a j o r undertaking and would have been impossible to achieve without the support and encouragement of many persons. The fact that the response and support of many persons was over and above the call of duty made it both a very successful and a very rewarding experience. ' Thus, my final reflection is a profound sense of gratitude to many, many persons for all they have done, on that early morning, in the weeks that followed, and over these past three years, to bring us to this

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by Bruce Himebaugh^ Financial Aid Director The Financial Aid Office lost nearly 100 percent of all office records in the Van Raalte fire and as my staff gathered together later that day, we were faced with the job of totally creating a new office. If was nearly overwhelming to contemplate re-building our very extensive files, program manuals, and forms. At that time it was difficult to believe that we could end up with an office far more attractive and functional in the DeWitt Center.

During that dark time in my tenure at Hope College, 1 can recall two events that took place around those weeks shortly following the fire that really served to boost my spirits. The first took place when our office policies-procedures manual was recovered from the ruins. It had been lying on a window sill unprotected, yet it was only scorched around the edges. This precious document, though small, contained information that had taken me nearly ten years to establish and represented the single most important object that could have been Continued on page 11

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CELEBRATE HOMECOMING '83 FRIDAY, OCTOBER 14 DeWitt Dedication Day

10 a.m. Volleyball. Hope J.V. & Hope Alumni Dow Center

11 a.m.-l p.m. All campus OktoberFest picnic for students, faculty, staff, and guests. Van Raalte Commons 11:45 a.m. DeWitt Dedication Van Raalle Commons

10:30 a.m. Field Hockey, Hope J.V. vs.

Alumni Buys Field 11 a.m. Sorority^Fraternity Luncheons (see schedule) H-Club Reception & Luncheon DeWitt Center Commons 2:15 p.m. Football. Hope vs.

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3:30 p.m. Soccer, Hope vs. Olivet Buus Field 6:00-8 p.m. Community Open House.

Tours of DeWitt Center and Kletz Concert DeWitt Center 7:30 p.m. Opening reception for exhibition of watercolors and prints by Professor Bruce McCombs DePree Art Center 7:30 p.m. Ministry of Christ's People Concert Holland Ciuic Center 8 p.m. "The Diviners" DeWitt Theatre 7:30 S 10 p.m. Film "The Verdict"' Winants Auditorium

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 15 Homecoming Day 7:30 a.m. Hope Run â&#x20AC;˘ Bike - Swim registration Dow Center (see reverse) 8:30 a.m. Alumni Receptions and Registration DeWitt Center 9:30 a.m. Reunionsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;5 and 10 year classes Class of 1978 Commons, Western Seminary Class of 1973 Phelps Hall 9:55 a.m. Cross Country Hope vs.

Kalamazoo. Dow Center

After the game DeWitt-Center open house and celebration for alumni, parents, and friends Cider and Donuts DeWitt Ccntci Jazz Concert Kletz" 7:30 p.m. Film "To Be or Mot To Be" Winants Auditorium 8 p.m. Fraternity Activities (see schedule) 8 p.m. "The Diviners" DeWitt Theatre 10 p.m. Film "The Verdict" Winants ^ Auditorium 10 p.m. Penny Carnival with booths sponsored by various organizations & music for dancing provided by WTHS, DeWitt

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Director Worship Leader: Geiard Van Heest 49.

Chaplain Hope College 4 p.m. Faculty Chamber MusicConcert Wichcrs AudHoriUm

Fraternity/Sorority PREGAME Programs Alpha Phi 12:30 a.m. luncheon, Dace's Garage Delphi 11:00 a.m. luncheon. Sandy Point Kappa Chi 10:30 a.m. luncheon. Sorority Room. Gilmore Sibs 11:30 a.m. luncheon. Sorority Room.

Gilmore Hall Sigmas 9:30 a.m. brunch, First Methodist Church Cosipos 12:00 luncheon, Cosmos House

Fraternity/Sorority POSTGAME Homecoming Programs Alpha Phi Post game open house. Sorority Room. Dykstra Hall Arcadian Post game open house. 6:00 p.m.

Dance, Sunny Brook CC. Grand rille Cosmopolitan Post game open house. 8:00 dinner/dance at Holland Elks Club Emersonian Post game open house, 8:00 p.m. dance, Hilton Inn, GR. Fraternal Post game open house 9:00 p.m. dance. Coral Gables, Saugatuck Knickerbocker Post game open house, 8:00 p.m. dance, Perrin's Marina

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