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Slst ANNIVERSARY — 6
Hope College, Holland, Michigan 49423
October 18, 1968
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Mary Rynbrandt Named 1968 Homecoming Queen Senior M a r y R y n b r a n d t has been elected H o m e c o m i n g Q u e e n for 1968. Q u e e n M a r y w a s c r o w n e d last 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 the a r c a d e of the PhysicsMath building. She will r e i g n o v e r all e v e n t s t a k i n g p l a c e this w e e k e n d , culmin a t i n g in the d a n c e in the CivicCenter t o m o r r o w night. M e m b e r s of her c o u r t i n c l u d e senior Mary Browning, juniors C i n d y S o n n e v e l d t a n d J a n De Boer, s o p h o m o r e s D e b o r a h Fosheim a n d N a n c y J o h n s o n a n d freshmen Mary Jalving and S h a r o n Van Dyk. T h i s y e a r is Q u e e n M a r y ' s third y e a r o n the C o u r t . S h e is a m e m b e r of the A l p h a G a m m a Phi s o r o r i t y
Trustee Board Meets at Hope This Weekend T h e d e t a i l s of B o a r d r e o r g a n i z a t i o n is the m a j o r item on the agenda a s the H o p e C o l l e g e B o a r d of T r u s t e e s m e e t s o n c a m p u s this w e e k e n d . T h e new 2 4 - m e m b e r B o a r d m u s t elect o f f i c e r s f o r the c o m i n g y e a r , d e c i d e on the size a n d election p r o c e d u r e for its e x e c u t i v e committee, and determine convenient m e e t i n g d a t e s . " W e h a v e q u i t e a n u m b e r of other topics u p for d i s c u s s i o n , " s a i d P r e s i d e n t C a l v i n A. V a n d e r Werf. C o n s t r u c t i o n w o r k on V o o r h e e s H a l l , the p r o p o s e d new science b u i l d i n g a n d the p r o p o s e d p h y s i cal e d u c a t i o n b u i l d i n g will all be the c o n c e r n of the B o a r d , he s a i d . " W e h a v e to d e t e r m i n e w h e n this b u i l d i n g will t a k e p l a c e a n d h o w we will p a y f o r it," s a i d the President. In a d d i t i o n , the B o a r d will set u p its B o a r d of A d v i s o r s , a g r o u p w h o s e m e m b e r s will s e r v e a s liais o n s between the c h u r c h a n d the College.
a n d is m a j o r i n g in l a n g u a g e a r t s . T h e r e s i d e n t of B y r o n C e n t e r , M i c h . , is a l s o a m e m b e r of M o r t a r Board. T h i s is Q u e e n M a r y ' s s e c o n d t h r o n e . She w a s c r o w n e d M a y Q u e e n last s p r i n g . D u r i n g the H o m e c o m i n g p a r a d e t o m o r r o w m o r n i n g s h e will r i d e in 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 be i n t r o d u c e d to the H o m e c o m i n g g u e s t s d u r i n g the h a l f - t i m e c e r e m o n i e s of the g a m e a g a i n s t Olivet t o m o r r o w aft e r n o o n a n d a g a i n at the H o m e c o m i n g D a n c e t o m o r r o w night.
Tom Hildebrandt Assistant Editor
T h e C a m p u s Life B o a r d p a s s e d a n o - h o u r s plan for senior w o m e n at its m e e t i n g M o n d a y a f t e r n o o n . I m p l e m e n t a t i o n of the p l a n w a s left to t h e D e a n f o r S t u d e n t Aff a i r s a n d the A s s o c i a t e D e a n of Students. A similar proposal was passed l a s t y e a r by the A s s o c i a t i o n of W o m e n S t u d e n t s , the S t u d e n t Senate a n d the S t u d e n t Life C o m mittee. THE MOTION, which w a s passed unanimously, was moved b y Dr. D a v i d M a r k e r a n d s u p ported b y Student Senate President Hon H o o k . S p e a k i n g for the p l a n . A s s o c i a t e D e a n of S t u d e n t s J e a n n e t t e S p r i k s a i d , " T h e r e is a need f o r s e n i o r w o m e n to e x p r e s s p e r s o n a l res p o n s i b i l i t y in s h a p i n g s t a n d a r d s t h a t a r e r e a l l y their o w n a n d to provide a transition f r o m outer c o n t r o l s to i n n e r c o n t r o l s t h a t build a base for d y n a m i c Christian l e a d e r s h i p after g r a d u a t i o n . " " T h i s is in k e e p i n g , " s h e c o n t i n u e d , " w i t h t h e e x p e r i e n c e of H o p e , a s we w a n t to d e v e l o p a m o r a l c o m m i t m e n t to a n a u t h e n tic s y s t e m of v a l u e s a n d beliefs, a n d d e v e l o p t h e total p e r s o n . It is a l s o in k e e p i n g with the C h r i s t i a n f a i t h , a s it i n v o l v e s a n onw a r d p e r s o n a l c o m m i t m e n t , not just exterior b e h a v i o r . " " N O R , " S H E A D D E D , " i s it i n c o n s i s t e n t with the e d u c a t i o n a l p r o c e s s of t e a c h i n g v a l u e s , d e m o n s t r a t i n g v a l u e s t h r o u g h the p e o p l e a n d c o m m u n i t y of H o p e a n d c o a c h i n g b y advice and prog r a m s that e x a m i n e experiences in light of these v a l u e s . " C o n c e r n f o r s t u d e n t s m u s t be e x p r e s s e d in p e r s o n a l r e l a t i o n ships rather than h a n d b o o k regul a t i o n s . T h r o u g h p e r s o n a l relat i o n s h i p s , p a t t e r n s a n d m o d e l s to
f o l l o w a r e set u p t h r o u g h o u t t h e c a m p u s c o m m u n i t y , " Miss S p r i k said. " P a r e n t a l c o n c e r n , " s h e conc l u d e d , " c a n b e ex p r e s s e d t h r o u g h permission granted. Theexpecta-: t i o n s , g o a l s a n d p r o g r a m i n g of the A W S t h i s y e a r will e m p h a size l e a d e r s h i p o p p o r t u n i t i e s a n d e x a m i n a t i o n of t h e r o l e of the edu c a t e d w o m a n in o u r s o c i e t y . " DR. M A R K E R i n q u i r e d a b o u t the effects of s u c h a p r o g r a m on the n u m b e r of a p p l i c a t i o n s f o r a d m i s s i o n to H o p e . AWS presid e n t D e b b y Delp a n s w e r e d t h a t "if the p l a n is in k e e p i n g with c o l l e g e g o a l s , I d o n ' t t h i n k it will become a problem." C h a p l a i n William Hillegonds s a i d t h a t " w h e n p a r e n t s feel t h a t their d a u g h t e r s s h o u l d h a v e h o u r s I t h i n k they a r e t h i n k i n g o n l y of
the first c o u p l e of y e a r s , not t h e ' w h o l e b a l l of w a x . ' " Miss S p r i k a d d e d t h a t " w e c a n ' t r u l e out t h e p o s s i b i l i t y of g e t t i n g s t u d e n t s we w o u l d n ' t h a v e g o t t e n w i t h o u t t h e p l a n . I've h a d g i r l s tell m e t h a t they n e v e r w o u l d h a v e c o m e h e r e if t h e y h a d k n o w n all t h e r u l e s t h e y w o u l d be e x p e c t e d to f o l l o w . " D U R I N G T H E M E E T I N G , the B o a r d v o t e d to call a n e x e c u t i v e s e s s i o n . At t h a t t i m e a s t a t e m e n t about two clandestine incidents concerning black students was d r a f t e d . T h e text of the s t a t e m e n t c a n be f o u n d on p a g e f o u r of this issue. In o t h e r a c t i o n the B o a r d a p p r o v e d D e a n of S t u d e n t A f f a i r s R o b e r t De Y o u n g ' s n o m i n a t i o n of J e a n T a y l o r , S t e v e V a n Pelt a n d D a v i d Allen to t h e C h a p e l B o a r d .
Homecoming Features SCSC Groundbreaking By Clarke Borgeson a n c h o r Reporter T h e c o r o n a t i o n of the H o m e c o m i n g Q u e e n last n i g h t o p e n e d the H o m e c o m i n g festivities, w h i c h will be h i g h l i g h t e d b y the g r o u n d b r e a k i n g c e r e m o n y f o r the De Witt C u l t u r a l C e n t e r t o m o r r o w at 1 1 a.m. T H I S E V E N I N G A T 8 : 3 0 the F o u r t h A n n u a l Kletz C o n c e r t will be p r e s e n t e d in the C i v i c C e n t e r in d o w n t o w n H o l l a n d . T h e e m c e e for the e v e n i n g will b e Rev. J o h n R. W y n g a r d e n f r o m the c l a s s of 1937. The Hope College Band, under the d i r e c t i o n of R o b e r t Cecil, will present " H o p e College's answer to the B o s t o n P o p s . " T h e C h a p e l
c h o i r a n d the C h a p e l c h o i r a l u m n a e will a l s o be f e a t u r e d . THIS YEAR T H E " m y s t e r y " c o n d u c t o r s of the f a c u l t y c o n d u c t ing c o n t e s t will be: D r . D a v i d C l a r k , the d e f e n d i n g c h a m p of l a s t y e a r ; M r s . Z o e M u r r a y , ass o c i a t e p r o f e s s o r of E n g l i s h ; Dr. Robert B r o w n , associate profess o r of p s y c h o l o g y a n d K e i t h Achep o h l , a s s i s t a n t p r o f e s s o r of a r t . T h e y will a g a i n " a t t e m p t " to l e a d the C o l l e g e b a n d . Refreshments of cider and d o u g h n u t s will b e s e r v e d . T h e c h a r g e f o r a d m i s s i o n is $1 f o r adults and $.50 for students. T H E HOMECOMING Parade will b e g i n t o m o r r o w 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 ( C o n t i n u e d on p a g e 2)
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College Acquires Rusk Building H o p e C o l l e g e h a s a c q u i r e d the v a c a n t H o l l a n d Husk b u i l d i n g in downtown Holland, President C a l v i n A. V a n d e r W e r f a n n o u n c e d today. The building was purchased by m e a n s of a gift f r o m t h e Dewey D. a n d H a t t i e B a t t j e s F o u n d a t i o n . No purchase price w a s a n nounced. T h e f o r m e r o w n e r w a s the N a t i o n a l Biscuit C o m p a n y of N e w York. The C o l l e g e h a s p r e l i m i n a r y p l a n s to c o n v e r t p a r t of the b u i j d ing f o r use b y the a r t d e p a r t m e n t . "Presently o u r facilities a r e s p r e a d all o v e r c a m p u s , " s a i d Delbert Michel of t h e art d e p a r t m e n t f a c u l t y . " W e use c l a s s r o o m s in the P h y s i c s - M a t h b u i l d i n g , o u r exh i b i t i o n g a l l e r y is in the l i b r a r y a n d o u r s t u d i o s a r e in t h e Science Building and the b a s e m e n t of P h e l p s H a l l . It will be a b i g h e l p to get t h e m all u n d e r o n e r o o f . " " I n a d d i t i o n , o u r p r e s e n t stud i o s a r e i n a d e q u a t e . We h o p e to e x p a n d t h e m to t w o or t h r e e t i m e s their p r e s e n t size when we m o v e , " Mr. Michel c o n t i n u e d .
" T h e Husk b u i l d i n g is ideal f o r us, a n d we a r e l o o k i n g f o r w a r d to m o v i n g . It will m a k e a b i g difference in w h a t w e c a n offer a n d w h a t s t u d e n t s c a n d o . We will b e a b l e to e n l a r g e the s c a l e of s t u d e n t s ' works, for i n s t a n c e . P r e s e n t l y space prevents us f r o m d o i n g this," he said. " W e a r e not p l a n n i n g to u s e the whole building. There are 4 3 , 0 0 0 s q u a r e feet of s p a c e t h e r e , a n d we h a v e r e q u e s t e d o n l y a little m o r e t h a n half of t h a t , " Mr. Michel a d d e d . " E x t e n s i v e r e m o d e l i n g is necess a r y b e f o r e a n y o n e c a n m o v e in, h o w e v e r , " he c o m m e n t e d . " T h e h a r d w o o d f l o o r s m u s t be r e p l a c ed b y r e i n f o r c e d c o n c r e t e a n d the s t a i r w e l l s will h a v e to b e e n c l o s e d , for a s t a r t . " Mr. B a t t j e s is the o w n e r of the Grand Rapids Gravel C o m p a n y . His s o n w a s g r a d u a t e d f r o m H o p e last y e a r . The National Biscuit Co. discontinued o p e r a t i o n s in the b u i l d i n g in A u g u s t 1 9 6 6 . A c c o r d i n g to Mr. Michel, the art d e p a r t m e n t h o p e s to m o v e into its new facilities next fall.
H O L L A N D R U S K B U I L D I N G — L o c a t e d on 8th Street east of C o l u m b i a A v e n u e , the Rusk B u i l d i n g h a s been acquired b y the C o l l e g e . N o w v a c a n t , the b u i l d i n g m a y s o o n be occupied b y the C o l l e g e art d e p a r t m e n t .