11-14-1969

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Hope College, Holland, Mich. 4 9 4 2 3

N o v e m b e r 14, 1969

Boards approve Black Coalition room request by Jean DeGraff anchor Reporter I he Administrative Affairs Board and the C a m p u s Life Board u n a n i m o u s l y a p p r o v e d the request of the Black Coalition for a meeting r o o m at a joint m e e t i n g Monday. THE BLACK C O A L I T I O N had originally p e t i t i o n e d the CLB for a " b l a c k s t u d e n t u n i o n . " The CLB decided it was necessary to meet with AdAB to discuss the issue. At the joint meeting, the Boards changed the wording of the request f r o m a "black s t u d e n t u n i o n " to a " m e e t i n g r o o m . " The Boards also passed the m o t i o n that t h e Black Coalition a p p o i n t a c o m m i t t e e to consult with Dean for A c a d e m i c Affairs

Morrette Rider and Dean of Stud e n t s R o b e r t l ) e Y o u n g to find a room for black s t u d e n t s . T h e action was taken at a special closed-door session of the Board. 1 he original request of t h e Black Coalition stated that it " i s the general feeling a m o n g t h e m e m b e r s of the Black Coalition that a black s t u d e n t union is necessary for the survival and well-being of the r e m a i n i n g blacks on the Hope College c a m p u s . " O T H E R R E A S O N S pointing to the necessity for a m e e t i n g place for black s t u d e n t s were listed in the r e q u e s t . The request stated that " o t h e r olficial o r g a n i z a t i o n s are given places to m e e t , socialize, discuss, etc. T h e e n t i r e black population feels a l i e n a t e d , f r u s t r a t e d and depressed at H o p e ; the u n i o n

will thus be a way of relieving those psychological strains. " T h e upsurge of w i t h d r a w a l s f r o m Hope a m o n g blacks is indicative of the d i s c o n t e n t m e n t ; therefore, an e f f o r t should be m a d e by the College t o rid the black stud e n t s of this dissatisfaction. We feel that the black student union will be a s t a r t , " the rationale said. CLAUD1NE M O O R E , a representative of the Black C o a l i t i o n , emphasized that the b l a c k s did not want a new building, but a new room on c a m p u s w h e r e they could meet. Miss Moore stated that the r o o m would be a place o n c a m p u s " w h e r e the blacks could find refuge and security. T h e blacks want a place where t h e y can preserve their black i d e n t i t y . "

Below GLCA average

Hope fees compare well by T o m Donia anchor Editor H o p e college s t u d e n t s are getting a " b a r g a i n " in the price of their e d u c a t i o n c o m p a r e d with s t u d e n t s of o t h e r GLCA colleges. EVEN T H O U G H H o p e stud e n t s pay less t h a n s t u d e n t s at o t h e r colleges, t h e y pay a greater percentage of the total instructional cost. At H o p e , s t u d e n t fees pay 80.6 percent of the o p e r a t i n g budget this year. That figure has been steadily increasing. During the 1967-68 a c a d e m i c year, student fees paid 74 percent of the budget. T h i s c o n t r a s t s with GLCA m e m b e r school Wabash, where s t u d e n t s pay only 4 5 percent of the o p e r a t i n g costs of the college but fees are $ 6 6 5 higher than at Hope. F n d o w m e n t and g i f t s make up the rest of the e x p e n s e . At O b e r l i n . s t u d e n t lees pay 5 5 percent ol the cost of total instructional cost. At A n t i o c h . however. 83 percent ol the college budget is paid by s t u d e n t s . Averaging all GLCA schools, a b o u t t w o - t h i r d s of the o p e r a t i n g b u d g e t s are paid by s t u d e n t fees. ONE L A R G E S O U R C E of inc o m e tor many schools is e n d o w m e n t . L n d o w m e n t consists of

gilts given to the e d u c a t i o n a l institution for i n v e s t m e n t . The r e t u r n on the invested f u n d s is then used to offset o p e r a t i n g e x p e n s e s and for scholarships. H o p e has the lowest e n d o w m e n t of any G L C A school, with S 1 . 8 0 0 . 0 0 0 invested. The r e t u r n f r o m this i n v e s t m e n t represented 2.2 p e r c e n t of t h e operating budget last year. At Wabash, about 28 p e r c e n t of the o p e r a t i n g budget is paid by e n d o w m e n t . Oberlin College has a w h o p p i n g S(>0 million in e n d o w ment. the largest of all G L C A schools. R e t u r n f r o m this investment pays 4 0 percent of t h e budget at that college. I n d o w ment at o t h e r i n s t i t u t i o n s in t h e GLCA averages to a b o u t $ 1 8 million each, and pays about 15 percent of the o p e r a t i n g budget of each school. S T U D E N T S HAVE been picking up the tab at H o p e College as R e l o r m e d Church s u p p o r t and alumni giving have declined in recent years. In 1^66-67. Reformed C h u r c h giving helped with 6.4 percent of the b u d g e t , while las! year the Church only c o n t r i buted 4.8 percent. A l u m n i giving has d r o p p e d f r o m 6.4 percent to 4.6 percent of the budget in the same n u m b e r of years, while stu-

dent fees paid 6 percent m o r e of the budget. President Calvin VanderWerf explained the low e n d o w m e n t and the increase in s t u d e n t fees by saying, " H o p e has always been a p o o r school. Ever since its beginnings a c e n t u r y ago, H o p e has never k n o w n where its m o n e y would c o m e f r o m . T h a t ' s where faith c o m e s in. We have to have faith in H o p e and in the f u t u r e . " C O L L E G E T R E A S U R E R and business manager Clarence Handlogten said that Hope's small end o w m e n t was because " c h u r c h e s and d o n o r s like to see brick and m o r t a r , but are hesitant to give large, unrestricted gifts t o be invested by the College." VanderWerf added that the e n d o w m e n t has been traditionally small at H o p e College. (continued on page 3. column I )

MISS M O O R E added that the room would e x p o s e " t h e b e a u t y of black culture to all and be a benefit to whites as well as blacks." T h e r o o m would benefit the white student as he could be integrated into a black culture, she said. She stated that included in the room would be black literature and pictures of great black leaders. ALLEN SMITH, a n o t h e r representative of the Black Coalition, stated that the black s t u d e n t has nothing to relate to when he c o m e s to Hope College. T h e r o o m would be " s o m e p l a c e lor the black s t u d e n t to go and talk with his own p e o p l e . " He added that there is no place w h e r e a black student can go because "everything on c a m p u s is w h i t e . " Miss Moore also said that besides being a meeting place f o r blacks, the r o o m would be a h e a d q u a r t e r s f o r making c o n t a c t with o t h e r black o r g a n i z a t i o n s at colleges in the G r e a t Lakes Colleges Association. SHE A D D E D that the r o o m would be used f o r a tutorial program where u p p e r class blacks would help i n c o m i n g black stud e n t s having p r o b l e m s in their studies. Dr. David Clark stated that it was no new policy to grant an organization a r o o m on c a m p u s . " T h e only issue is if this request is d i f f e r e n t f r o m a r e q u e s t f r o m any other o r g a n i z a t i o n . " Clark a d d e d . DR. R O G E R Rietberg said that the d i f f e r e n c e is that o t h e r organizations on campus transcend whiteness or blackness. Clark stated that the Black s t u d e n t request f o r a room was analogous to any o t h e r organization because the r o o m was to be set up to fit social needs. " T h e black s t u d e n t s have needs that are peculiar to t h e m . Ways must be f o u n d to resolve those needs. If the black s t u d e n t s are not able to

have a self-identity, they are going to be the poorer as p e o p l e , " he added. A S S O C I A T E D E A N for Acad e m i c Affairs J o h n S t e w a r t stated that r o o m s such as sorority and f r a t e r n i t y r o o m s are given on the basis of e x t e r n a l distinctions. A r o o m for black s t u d e n t s " s h o u l d be justified on that basis a l o n e . " he a d d e d . Dr. J o h n Hollenbach said that " a n y c o m m u n i t y should arrive at a point where you talk a b o u t h u m a n values, leaving off black or w h i t e . " T h e q u e s t i o n is to what e x t e n t a r o o m will c o n t r i b u t e to all m e m b e r s of the H o p e comm u n i t y , he said. SMITH SAID that the blacks want to benefit their own people after they leave college, and in that way help the entire world. He c o n t i n u e d , "If H o p e College is going to c o n t i n u e to bring in black s t u d e n t s , it has to m a k e it bearable f o r t h e m . " Student Congress president Tim Liggett said that he sympathized with t h e black s t u d e n t s ' desire to preserve their i d e n t i t y . However, " a black s t u d e n t is here to get an e d u c a t i o n so that he can e n t e r society. T h a t society is ninet e n t h s white and only o n e - t e n t h black. If the black s t u d e n t is merely e d u c a t e d f o r the black society, he is receiving only onet e n t h of an e d u c a t i o n . " MISS M O O R E answered that there was irony in Liggett's statem e n t because t h e whites are " n o t taught to relate to a black s o c i e t y . " S m i t h f u r t h e r stated that a black s t u d e n t does not c o m e to college to learn h o w to live in a white c o m m u n i t y , because he already k n o w s how. A MOTION WAS also passed by the Boards that the Black Coalition a p p o i n t a c o m m i t t e e to consult with Rider and Dean of S t u d e n t s R o b e r t D e Y o u n g to find a r o o m f o r black s t u d e n t s .

Washington pcacc rally gathers m o m e n t u m by Charlotte Whitney anchor Reporter P a r t i c i p a n t s f r o m all over the c o u n t r y are s t r e a m i n g into Washington. D C and San I rancisco. the two main p r o t e s t c e n t e r s , for the "March Against D e a t h , " part of the N o v e m b e r peace m o r a t o r ium. E S T I M A T E S O F the n u m b e r of p r o t e s t o r s likely to take part in the three-day d e m o n s t r a t i o n range f r o m 100.000 to 5 0 0 . 0 0 0 . T h e New Mobilization Committee, chief organizer of the d e m o n s t r a tions, estimates the n u m b e r will be a r o u n d 2 5 0 , 0 0 0 . T h e w e e k e n d ' s activities mark a change in the p a t t e r n of this fall's organized dissent, which began with the O c t . 15 m o r a t o r ium when peace e f f o r t s were directed at the grass r o o t s level. T h e N o v e m b e r p r o t e s t is c o n c e n t r a t e d

on c o m m u n i t y organization and mass rallies; delegations f r o m all over the c o u n t r y will be p r o t e s t ing in the t w o maior centers. TWO MAJOR issues have served to agitate p a r t i c i p a n t s in the p r o t e s t , the J u s t i c e Department s stated that f o r c e would be used it necessary to k e e p o r d e r in Washington, and the Administration refused to issue a permit f o r the peace march to go d o w n Pennsylvania Ave. past the f r o n t of the White House, the traditional r o u t e for capital m a r c h e s and protests. On Nov. 6 the Pentagon reported it had started p r e c a u t i o n ary planning and stated that 2 8 , 0 0 0 soldiers were available in the Washington area if n e e d e d . Deputy A t t y . General Richard G . Kleindienst stated, " T h e A r m y , as (continued on page 3, column 4)

THE IMPOSSIBLE DREAM-Representatives for the Erhardt Construction Co., contractors for the DeWitt Student Cultural and Social Center, and officials of the College sign contracts for the new building. Contracts for the Wichers addition to the Nykerk Hall of Music were also signed in ceremonies Wednesday Contractors say they will begin work Monday. The music addition is scheduled to be completed in 2 8 0 days, and the DeWitt Center construction will take 6 2 0 days.


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