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December 7, 1973
Alumni support lauded
The number of applications for the 1974-75 academic year received by the Admissions Office to date is running 10.6 percent below last year's number. This was the report from Director of Admissions Tom LaBaugh to the Administrative Affairs Board Committee on Admissions and Financial Aid in its meeting last week. THE COMMITTEE met to discuss a recommendation by the Ad Hoc Enrollment Projections Committee, chaired by Dean Bryson, associate professor of education. The recommendation stated; "The projections on the size of the pool of college-age persons and the projected percentages of those attending private schools would very strongly suggest that the next five years are of rather critical importance." The recommendation suggested three steps designed to strengthen the number of applications from high school students. These in-
Hope fund-raising progress evaluated by Lynn Gruenwald Two organizations that regulate Hope finances and would feel an energy-crisis-caused economic squeeze before any other, are the Annual Fund and the Build Hope Drive. t4 WHAT THE economic picture shows in terms of giving is difficult to evaluate," commented Vernon Schipper, Build Hope director. He added, "We're pretty optimistic because of the traditional loyalties the Hope family has had to the college." Schipper reports that, as of Nov. 30, Build Hope has collected $4,834,437, and is expected to pass the five million mark by the first of the year. THE H-CLUB, an organization of alumni athletes, has garnered $406,000 for the proposed' physical education building. Schipper believes the million dollar goal will be achieved "hopefully, within the academic year." A newly undertaken project is the earning of $300,000 for the renovation of the science building into a social sciences and humanities center. The center will house the departments of economics and business administration, English, history and political science. SCHIPPER HOPES that sufficient funds will be raised through personal contacts, so that the project can be presented at the Board of Trustees meeting in February. Classroom space will hopefully be ready for use by fall of 1974.
HE SAID, "It appears that the College will operate within a balanced budget this fiscal year. But I'm concerned about next year. We'll have to try a little harder," he added. Timmer said Hope is one of few among comparable private schools with a continually balanced budget. He attributed this to the loyalty of alumni and friends, as well as to a sound business office. "ALUMNI and church support of Hope has just been fantastic. Percentage of alumni support is consistently around 29-30 percent, well over the national average of 17-18 percent," Timmer added. The Annual Fund Office maintains contact with alumni through NORMAN TIMMER The renovated building will contain classrooms, secretarial areas, spaces for departmental libraries, audio-visual equipment storage areas and offices for about 35 faculty members. Total cost of the project is estimated at $415,000. "THE RENOVATION will have an immediate effect on teachers and students," Schipper emphasized. "That's why I'm excited about it." Director of the Annual Fund Norman Timmer, expressed his concern over the effect of economic conditions and the energy crisis on the long-term progress of the annual fund.
OAR, Inc. will open halfway home in Jan. by Tom O'Brien A halfway house for alcoholic rehabilitation will be established in Holland, according to James Brooks, president of the Ottawa Alcoholic Rehabilitation, Inc. (OAR). "THE PURPOSE of the halfway house will be to help selected, recovering alcoholics that have voluntarily been through detoxification become working, contributing members of society," Brooks stated. "The halfway house will provide the necessary environment to allow for such a recovery," he affirmed. "There is a great need for a halfway house facility in the Ottawa County area. In the two years of OAR's existence we have served 279 clients from Ottawa County," Brooks said. THE HALFWAY house will be located on Ninth Street adjacent to college property and will be directed by Pauline Corb. A graduate of the Maryland Institute of Alcoholism Studies, Corb said that the house will service up to nine recovering male alcoholics while their adjustment time should average 60 days.
"Although the need is urgent, there are no specific plans for a facility to service female alcoholics as yet," Corb noted. "But hopefully we will be able to accommodate them sometime in the near future," she added. SPECIFICALLY, activities for the residents will center on group therapy and individual counseling. OAR will also help the people who have completed their stay at the halfway house through job placement, according to Brooks. " U p to this point we at OAR had to refer our clients to halfway houses in Grand Rapids, Kalamazoo, Lansing and Detroit," he noted. BROOKS SAID OAR also serves as an area-wide information agency on alcoholism. "Though OAR functions to prevent and curb alcoholism, we do not engage in any activity designed to publicly promote or prohibit the sale or consumption of alcoholic beverages," he emphasized. The halfway house is scheduled to open in January and will be named for the late Judge Chester A. Ray.
class representatives for every graduating class as far back as 1902. Support is also given by churches, area businesses, parents and friends. "FACULTY members have been very helpful in t h e A n n u a l Fund Drive," Timmer sa6P "For example, this week the President and some faculty called on churches in Grand Rapids, Muskegon, and Kalamazoo." Should $7 million per year not be enough money to operate on without spending the endowment, would a tuition hike result? "The operating costs keep going up," replied Timmer. "If we have to raise tuition I hope it's just a small percentage. Too much ot our operational funds come from student tuition and fees," he concluded,
elude mailings to local high school students advising them of opportunities for pursuing college credits during their senior year in high school, expanding contact with churches and alumni with regard to potential students, and increasing involvements in the admissions program by individual faculty, departments and currently enrolled students. THE COMMITTEE also recommended that additional research be conducted dealing with the characteristics of presently enrolled Hope students, and students who applied, were accepted, but did not actually enroll. Some of the factors researched would include students' reasons for enrolling at Hope, the variables that influenced their decision to apply, the reasons why currently enrolled students are remaining, and the characteristics of Hope that they find most and least attractive. Several ways of enhancing the appeal of Hope to increase enrollment and possibly cut down on the student attrition rate was also considered in the recommendation. THESE INCLUDED a re-examination of the core curriculum and possible development of a twoyear associate degree or careeroriented program. The recommendation also stated: ''There should be an increase in the number and variety of courses available during the late afternoon and evening hours. Extensive exploration of tuitionincentive programs with area businesses and industries should be undertaken. It would seem that the entire service dimension of the college be studied for potential expansion." It also stated, "Consideration should be given to ways of enlarging financial aid available to students, to the possibility of graduate level courses, and to expansion of career placement services to students."
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Urban semester offers change by Robert Eckert and Stew Galloway
If you're concerned about the practical possibilities in what you're learning here at Hope, you might consider the Philadelphia Urban Semester. The "Philly" semester is a joint Hope-Great Lakes College Association program that gives students a chance to do actual social work in a metropolitan environment. AS AN alternative to the standard on-campus routine of classrooms, studying and tests, the Philadelphia Semester places students in a situation where they must learn to work and operate in the big city, according to Dr. Wayne Boulfon, assistant professor of religion and Hope's faculty liason for the Philadelphia Urban Semester. The semester consists of work placement in any one of numerous areas of social work (student teaching in Philadelphia is also available) and seminars dealing with the nature of the city. The semester is equivalent to a 16 hour semester on campus. BOULTON emphasized that the program doesn't operate on specific goals, rather it "pushes the student to set his own goals." One of the student's duties is to get down on paper what he hopes to accomplish at the beginning of the semester. Then he or she make a comprehensive evaluation of himself at the end of the semester, determining how close he or she came to attaining those goals and the reasons behind his failure or success. Boulton stated that the semester costs the same as a semester at Hope, the only variable being board and r o o m - t h e student is left to his own devices in finding a roof to live under. "Securing one's own housing is important t o the development of the individual," 4 Boulton said.
"ONE OF THE things the semester is trying to accomplish is to help the student learn how to operate in the big city," he continued. "Finding one's own place to live is one of the experiences that we have every student write about," Boulton said. For many of them it's their first experience at an independent life in this environment." Student Gregg Mast is from the Midwest and said that the semester was his first contact with the big city. He stated, "The Philadelphia Urban Semester is worthwhile because the student can learn how to handle himself in the city." For Mast that meant such new experiences as close work with poor people and with the black community. MAST'S work placement was at the Emmanuel Lutheran Church. He worked in various church programs and helped set up an emergency school in the church during the Philadelphia teachers strike. He supported Boulton's statement on the value of being re-
sponsible for one's own housing. "Having to find housing on your own helps teach you how to handle responsibility," he said. SUE HEGEDUS was also in Philadelphia at the time of the teacher strike. Being placed as a student teacher put her in a unique position. Hegedus remarked that she felt the semester was valuable because "it was a chance to meet and work with more types of peoples than would be possible in Holland. I was exposed to a wider cross-section." Hegedus chose Philadelphia over Holland for her student teaching because the Holland system was not the type she wanted to experience. In Philadelphia she worked in a middle school with open classrooms. LINDA Robertson will be attending the Philadelphia Urban Semester in the spring and said she is looking forward to a break from the standard college routine. Jeanette Gaige plans to get practical experience in social studies and special education.
Theater students to stage 'Hot Cha' on Wednesday Nostalgia freaks in search of an evening of free entertainment take note; Wednesday marks the oncampus debut of the 30's musical revue. Hot Cha. The show will be presented at 8:00 p.m. in the DeWitt Cultural Center Main Theater. HOT CHA, directed by senior theater majors Ken Aitchison and Pavicdt « b e ^ Produced fo Sta e ' e D ' ^ t i o n Class in place 0 t w 0 one act ' P' a y s The name is borrowed from the title of the last Ziegfield Fol-
lies production Hot Cha which was presented in 1941. THE REVUE, which was compiled by Aitchison and Uekert, consists of sellections from various musicals of the 1930s. Donna Hampton is in charge of choreography. Her duties have included teaching tap dancing to people with virtually no dance experience. Another key figure in the production is Mrs. Barbara Timmer who has been providing "invaluable assistance as accompanist and musical arranger,*' according t o Aitchison.
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Electra-Glide in Blue is Easy Rider with a cop. Electra Glide is a hog of a motorcycle and it is also a hog of a movie. Well maybe only a pig (excuse the pun). John Wintergreen is a cop who rides the desert heat, dealing with hippies the very same way Peter Fonda dealt with red-necks in Easy Rider. Wintergreen tries t o play it cool with the longhairs and what does he get for his kindness? A shot-gun blast in the face at the end of the film. Sound familiar? Easy Rider is stamped all over this move; too bad some of the great things from that movie didn't rub off on this one. This is the first movie directed by James William Guercio, the same man who produced all of
Chicago's music and the third album by Blood, Sweat and Tears. He had excelled in music, but he has failed to bring that greatness to film. It is a difficult transition and it seems that Guercio should have done better. He had excellent people t o work with; Robert Blake as John Wintergreen gives a fine performance, but that alone is not enough t o hold a film together. Conrad Hall's photography is another plus in Guercio's favor but here again, even with Blake's acting finesse, it is not enough t o make the film. Although this film was a disappointment, I think Guercio could do some very good things if he were to handle a movie with the same energy and high quality that he produces in his music. It's an exciting thing to watch a director grow. I hope Guercio makes more f i l m s - i t should be interesting to compare this film with his future ones.
"Kukla, Fran and Ollie: A Retrospective/' the quarter-century review of Burr Tillstrom's Kuklapolitans that opened the 1973 Hope summer theater season, recently (Nov. 26) played to a capacity audience at the Goodman Theatre in Chicago. Members of the Hope student body and recent Hope graduates assisted Tillstrom in presenting the show. William DeGraaf, Jr., a 1970 graduate, served as research assistant and production coordinator; Robb Benchley III, a 1973 graduate, supervised photography and sound; Brad Williams, also a 1973 graduate, served as special assistant to Tillstrom; William TeWinkle, a sophomore, was stage manager; and Gregg Purvis, a senior, was in charge of lighting design.
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their potentials both as teachers and as scholars. DOYLE IS ONE of only two scholars selected from schools other than major universities, and was chosen f r o m 101 candidates. The grant will allow Doyle to widen his programs in the areas of instruction and research. He is completing the writing of a new introductory organic chemistry textbook in cooperation with Dr. Douglas Neckers, formerly a member of the Hope faculty now at the University of New Mexico. DOYLE PLANS TO modify several existing experiments offered students taking organic chemistry, courses and to design alternate realistic experiments. The Dreyfus grant will allow Doyle to further develop program offerings for the nonscience major, a student who typically does not take a chemistry course. "The goal of this course has been to inform the layman about the existing and constantly expanding
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by Chad Busk
As 1973 draws to a close, Americans will be tempted to regard their country with varying degrees of cynicism, befitting the "mess in Washingt o n , " the fuel shortage brought about by the mess in Washington, and other related social maladies like inflation, crime, and poverty. A GREATER probability is that many Americans will perceive these problems to be so gigantic and threatening that they will question whether or not remedies are within the realm of human accomplishment. This philosophy of defeatism and apathy can be illustrated by changing Shakespeare's "The fault, dear Brutus, is not in the stars, but in ourselves" to read the opposite: " T h e fault, dear Brutus, is not in ourselves, but in the stars." THE CHALLENGE this country faces in the 1970's is to cast away this perversion that our problems are unmanageable, in favor of the optimistic affirmation that the evil man has done he can largely undo. Herein lies the escape hatch from a society sinking under the weight of its problems. Thus far, this decade has not seen attempted such a renewal of the human problem-solving spirit. The protests against social ailments so forcefully articulated by students in the 60's has given way to a general collegiate atmosphere of apathy and escapism. YOUNG PEOPLE still practice non-conformity to many of the behavioral norms of their elders; the result, however, is the establishment of a nonconformity that is just as demanding of conformity as the older generation always was. Throw away your blue jeans, wear your hair short, etc., and see what I mean. Clearly, the required conformity of the non-conformist young is not the means to foster the unique individual growth and creativity essential for social problemsolving in the years ahead. ANOTHER WAY social sickness will not be cured is through the federal government bureaucracy, throwing millions of dollars after problems. President Johnson once said that all we had to do to
become a "Great Society" was to establish a dozen "anti-poverty" agencies. After that you staffed them with enough bureaucrats to insure lack of direction, flooded them with enough dollars that were too easy to spend, and Bingo, the United States would become Heaven on earth. As we all can see, this prescription did not heal the patient. HOWEVER, WE remain unconvinced enough to criticize Nixon for "being against the p o o r " when he tries to dismantle the Office of Economic Opportunity. Even now, most of us have high hopes for social tinkering. Just a few more dollars, just a few new programs, and the Great Society will be within our grasp. But the hard lessons of the past decade suggest otherwise. Government can facilitate solutions to social problems, but it will take more than government on any level t o get at the heart of the immense problems this country faces today. What will it take? HOW CAN WE fend off the fatal temptation t o tend our own gardens, content with the false security that as long as social ills do not affect us (too much) as individuals, why care? General-sounding platitudes are not sufficient answers to these questions. We can only note the need for man to affirm his problem-solving ability in spite of the huge challenges which drive him inward to apathy. BEYOND THAT, however, each one of us must, in the words of T.S. Eliot, "work out his own salvation with diligence." We must each come to terms with the reaUty that America is besieged with crises and confronted with challenges as never before. We must each recognize that we have some sort of responsibility t o help our country and fellow human beings solve the problems and face the challenges. These assumptions are simple but not simplistic. They form the starting point for the refutation that social messes have paralyzed the will of individuals to initiate corrective action. The burden of the rest of the refutation is on you.
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VandeBrake, etchings on campus this month by Nancy Struck Mark VandeBrake,a 1971 Hope graduate, sees himself as a "neopop" artist. "I'm more of a humanistic pop artist, rather than a commercial pop artist like Andy Warhol," VandeBrake explained. VANDEBRAKE was on hand at the DeWitt Gallery Monday night to talk about himself and his work. He is currently displaying 32 of his works at the gallery. Following graduation from Hope VandeBrake attended the University of Tennessee, receiving his Master of Fine Arts. He has since moved back to Holland and hopes to find a teaching job in this area. WHILE A student at Tennessee, VandeBrake gained recognition for displaying works in the
Georgia State Print Show and the Tennessee Printmaker's competition. He has also had a one-man show in Oakridge, Tenn. In addition, VandeBrake's etchings were chosen by the U.S. government to be displayed in embassies throughout the world. Thirty of his etchings were bought by the government for this program. "MY WORK IS a satirical comment on the average American, and popular culture in general," VandeBrake said. VandeBrake uses the products of pop culture like cartoons, commercials, and the mass media as a basis for his works. Etchings with silk screen color arc his speciality. His work can be viewed in the DeWitt Gallery until Christmas vacation. Gallery hours are 10-12 a.m., 1-5 p.m., and 7-10 p.m weekdays, 1-5 p.m. Saturday, and 1-5 p.m. and 7-10 p.m. Sunday.
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Summer program expanded
A bit ofByzantium on the Adriatic-in Dubrovnik Hope students who want to "experience a different culture, gain seven credits in an atmosphere of academic excellence, and have fun while doing it should consider applying for admission to the Hope-Michigan State sponsored Dubrovnik (Yugoslavia) Summer School soon," according to Assistant Professor of History Michael Petrovich. THE TENTATIVE schedule for the program is from June 18 to Aug. 10 for all students, while drama students will stay in Yugoslavia until Aug. 19. Petrovich indicated that the primary purpose of the summer school is to introduce qualified undergraduates to the most important aspects of Byzantine, Renaissance and Ottoman heritageb, and also to expose students to the political
Student Carol Yeckel and internationally-acclaimed Yugoslav artist Branko Kovacevic contemplate the meaning of Beauty in a scene from last summer's Dubrovnik Summer School. Assistant Professor of History Michael Petrovich, director of the program, urges interested students to apply through the International Education Office in Voorhees.
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and social realities of present-day Yugoslavia. Drama students will follow the regular session with a ten day drama tour through Croatia, Bosnia, Herzegovina and Serbia, performing both American and Yugoslav plays in Serbo-Croatian. THE ACADEMIC instruction will be divided into two sessions. The first will be a two-week intensive language and civilization session in Sarajevo followed by a four-week term in Dubrovnik. "Dubrovnik, a city on the Adriatic Sea, has long attracted visitors because of its beauty and charm," Petrovich said. UPON completion of the program, all students can receive seven credits while drama students can receive a total of nine credits.
The two-week intensive session in Sarajevo will consist of learning the Serbo-Croatian language and studying contemporary Yugoslav civilization. In Dubrovnik, the student can choose two courses of available classes in history, comparative religions, fine arts, drama and independent studies. BASIC COSTS of the program is $1090, which includes all organized travel in Yugoslavia, orientation and evaluation activities, room, board and instructional costs. In Sarajevo and Dubrovnik, students will be housed with Yugoslav families. Costs do not include transatlantic fare and the travel connection between the European landing and Belgrade and back.
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Future shock J Although it is too early to be sure, it appears that the College may be facing another admissions decline. A decline in admissions similar to that of last year will have serious ramifications for the entire College community. The decade of the 60's can be termed in many respects the age of education. The 'baby-boom' of the post-World War II age caused a tre-
anchor editorial mendous increase in the number of people between the ages of 14-20 during the last decade. Loans and grants were readily available for those seeking financial aid. The immediate future of colleges seemed bright as dozens of new institutions were constructed and many established colleges began expanding. Hope was no exception with its ten year Master Plan. With the final computation of census statistics it is now apparent that with a steadily declining birth rate, there will be a decline in the number of people seeking to enter college. This problem, coupled with a shift in educational trends away from liberal arts and toward the vocational, and shifting priorities in federal expenditures toward things like social security and energy needs, calls for Hope to examine these trends and to institute necessary changes. But the College should not compromise its tradition of academic excellence for purely pragmatic reasons. Specifically, Hope should give serious consideration to the findings compiled by the Committee on Admissions and Financial Aid. The College should adapt measures which
might ease the admissions burden, but fiascos similar to the Rider-Brink proposal which would have lowered academic standards on the basis of the scantiest of evidence, should be avoided. To meet the crisis effectively, strong leadership is essential in order to rally support from all interest groups of the community. Leadership should involve integration of the varying ideas on campus and respect for differing opinions, and not hastily siding with particular factions at the cost of dividing the community. A leader should sense attitude and coordinate, but not dictate. Articulate dissent and differing opinions are not a problem, but rather a virtue of any educational institution. For many years, the College has sought to keep students on campus in order to stress the importance of communal living and provide revenue. With an increase in many students' desire to live off campus, Hope will have little choice but to force students to live on, or lose much needed revenue. Forcing students to live oncampus is going to create hostile attitudes unconducive to the idea of a community. The college should very seriously re-examine its in loco parentis attitude. Respecting the students' legal status certainly couldn't hurt the community feelings. Furthermore, a student body which believes it is treated respectfully will be more apt to encourage others to apply to Hope. Above all, the administration, faculty and students must work toward solving the problem, and avoid petty scraps. All ideas and proposals should be heard, but unfounded dogma and personal interests should not be disguised as sincere attempts to ease the admissions problem.
Readers speak out
Perverted priorities I read last week's anchor and I became very upset. But this letter came not solely because of last week's paper, but rather from four years of Hope and reflective thought. Direction! Where are we headed? Frankly I'm scared. Freshman year (1970) I sat in the Kletz on the bottom floor of Van Raalte. It was
dear editor quaint, personal, intimate. Now I can barely finish my coffee before my cup is being snatched from my hand. Freshman year 1 had to be aware that I ordered f o o d - i t was my responsibility. Today I am beckoned by a six inch speaker which systematically echoes out my order. Convenience? Progress? I used to throw peanut shells on the floor when the Coffee Grounds was in Durfee Hall. It was a quiet peaceful way to enjoy local talent on a Friday or Saturday night. Today I am told not to drink coffee in class, because of the efficiency problem it is causing for maintainence. And I am told another Coffee Grounds is being looked into, but they can't find room for one on campus. They even expect me to believe that there is no room despite the fact many buildings are only partially used, and the old science building isn't used at all. Priorities sure do have a way of speaking at times. Perhaps 1 should take pride to see that Dean Gerrie is watching over the "illicit activity" at Hope. In 1969 we had no
security agents, while today Glenn (Mr. Aware with his "friends") Bareman is fully equipped, watching. Maybe I'm crazy but the whole idea of campus security seems out of place for a supposed community dedicated to "I am a human being, help me become one." The Pine Grove has always been a minute but real piece of nature on campus. If I were reflective I'd sit in the center, and feel encircled, secure and warm. If I felt innovative, I'd sit outside and peer in. Now I am told where to sit and in essence what to look at. Concrete slabs, wooden, varnished benches. Efficiency, Progress, Convenience? A speaker, a bench and a new department called "public safety." Three unrelated small details? Watergate, Agnew, Nixon, Vietnam, the enemies list, the Middle East, etc., reality you say? Better than Russia you insist? And who wants you to insist? And when President Van Wylen speaks of the "team" concept, I tremble. Take away a man's beliefs, attitudes, ideas, aspirations, and his heart, give him a role, and tell him when to think and act. Control everyone, have their whole being become that which is necessary to insure the survival of the institution and because there will be no dissent we will have created a "community?" Yes President Van Wylen, we all need to think and act the you you KNOW is right. And yes. President VanWylen, the anchor misquoted you. Can't you see they are out to get you. Wisdom is efficiency, obedience; virtue is conformity; and truth is preservation. Name withheld upon request
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Š1973, Los Angeles Times Syndicate WASHINGTON-Last year President Richard Nixon was elected with the largest mandate in American history. You can imagine his surprise last week when he discovered that it had disappeared. The President called his good friend Lt. Columbo of the Los Angeles Police Force to come to the White House. "HI THERE, MR. President," Columbo said. "What's been going on?" "Well, had you seen the newspapers, you would have read that my mandate has disappeared." "What do you know!" Columbo whistled. "How valuable was jt?" "THERE WAS nothing like it in the country. It was 14-carat solid gold. Lieutenant, I'll do anything to get that mandate back, and I mean anything." "Whoa, Mr. President! Let's not lose our cool. Now, when was the last time you or members of your staff saw this mandate?" "WELL, AS YOU know, 1 bought it on Nov. 7, 1972, for more than $50 million. I had it right here in the office through May or June of '73. Then suddenly I didn't see it any more. I thought someone in the White House was having it cleaned and I didn't think anything of it. But now it really does seem to be gone. I'm afraid it may have been stolen." "Then you don't think you lost it?" "WHAT ARE YOU implying by that?" the President asked coldly. "Now don't get sore, Mr. President. I have to ask these questions. It's my job." "Well, you just find my mandate and get it back here right away," the President said. A FEW DAYS later Columbo opened the President's office door. "Oh, excuse me. 1 hope I'm not intruding." "Don't you ever knock?" the President remarked. "1 knew I forgot something. My wife always says to me, 'Columbo, why don't you knock before you open a door?' " "Did you find my mandate?"
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COLUMBO WALKED over to the window. "It's the funniest thing. I put out an all-points bulletin to 50 states and no one has seen your mandate in months. Of course, Massachusetts never saw it at all. But the reports from the other 49 states were very discouraging. They said they all had seen it and then suddenly-poof!-it was gone. Let me ask you this. Could Spiro Agnew have taken your mandate when he left the Executive Office Building?" "Hardly," the President said. "If you had seen the size of that mandate you would have known that no one could get it out by himself." "WHAT ABOUT THIS fellow that you fired-Archibald Cox?" "I've always suspected him of stealing my mandate. He and Richardson and Ruckelshaus could have stolen it while I was at Key Biscayne." "I DOUBT IT, Mr. President. The way 1 figure it, whoever stole your mandate did it before October-sometime this summer, like when the Watergate hearings were going on and everyone's attention was diverted. How about Mitchell, Stans, Haldeman and Ehrlichman? Could you see them robbing you of your mandate?" "Impossible. They were my dearest and closest associates," the President said. COLUMBO WAS walking around the Oval Office. He stooped down by a cut piece of wire. "What's this?" "That's just a piece of wire. 1 used to tape everyone who came into my office." "Where are the tapes now?" Columbo asked "IN MY BEDROOM, except for two that are missing." "That's it!" Columbo said. "Whoever stole the two tapes probably stole your mandate." "No, that can't be it," Nixon said. "The tapes don't exist." "ARE YOU PUTTING me on?" Columbo asked. "Sit down. Lieutenant. I know it's going to be hard for you to believe this, but. . . . "
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Teacher-student relationship examined by Ginott Editor's note: This week's anchor book review is written by senior English major Nan Wildman. She reviews Teacher and Child, by Dr. Halm G. Ginott, MacMillan Co. New York J 972, (323 pages)
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"Watkins, Watkins," the harsh voice called out, "can't you even skip? You're way behind the rest of the class, anyway, but today you're holding us all behind. Class, stop, we have to wait while Watkins convinces her frozen legs to skip." LAURA WATKINS walked dankly and silently to a corner and sat dankly down on the floor. She no longer heard her teacher's voice or the drone of the record player. She was deep in a contemplation of the multiple fracture of her teacher's legs.
Possible, but unlikely, you say? Not at all. These unfortunate incidents are very much a part of the Sonia, aged eight, ran to her everyday scene in a majority of third-grade teacher. "My hand is educational institutions. The sort killing me! It got hit with the of callousness represented here breeds hostilitv and closes doors r bat!!" { "CAN YOU MOVE i t ? " in- on creative learning. It should be a quired the teacher. Sonia moved stranger to the classroom, not an her fingers back and forth. " Y o u illustration of it. see Sonia," he said shortly, "there HAIM GINOTT'S book. Teacher and Child, offers insights is absolutely nothing wrong with it, if you can move your fingers. Now and alternatives in the form or ^ stop being such a crybaby and act concrete suggestions for improvement. A teacher himself, Ginott your age." Five hours later, Sonia met her feels that it is a teacher's personal mother at the door with a limp and approach which creates the cliswollen hand. Aghast, her mother mate. The teacher possesses trerushed Sonia to the emergency mendous power to humiliate or . room. X-rays revealed two broken humor, hurt or heat. Ginott begins by recognizing | fingers. that the educational system is one UNABLE TO admit error, the teacher kept Sonia at a cool dis- that could literally drive a teacher tance, and Soma's vivacity for the to the verge of insanity. Overcrowded classrooms, inadequacies class dwindled sharply. in training programs, lack of time • • • and overbearing administrators add A high school English teacher up to a potential crisis situation. PROBLEMS AND tensions do carrying a stack of papers into his room two minutes after the bell not arise from educators' unawarehad rung. "Good afternoon, mor- ness of their students' needs. As ons," he said benignly. "1 appreci- one teacher puts it, "I already ate your calculated efforts to bore know what a child needs. I know it me to death very much. So much, by heart. He needs to be accepted, i in fact, that I'm going to place respected, liked, and trusted enthese literary gems forevei; in the couraged, supported, activated and amused; able to explore, expermanent file." HE PROCEEDED to rip the periment and achieve. Damn it! papers into quarters and tossed He needs too much. All I lack is them into the waste basket. The Solomon's wisdom, Freud's in: class watched in silence. One third sight, Einstein's knowledge and Nightingale's dedica\ had written creatively for the last Florence tion." time.
Cellist Elsing to perform solo with orchestra tonight The College Orchestra, under the direction of Philip Greenberg, will present a concert tonight at . 8:15 in Dimnent Chapel. \ Appearing as soloist with the orchestra will be cellist Evelyn Elsing.
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Pianist Karen Schaner and soprano Ann Voskuil will present their senior recital Tuesday at 8:15 p.m. in Wichers auditorium. The public is invited. A reception will follow the recital in the ballroom of the DeWitt Center. Schaner is a student of Assistant Professor of Music Joan Conway while Voskuil is a student of Assistant Professor of Music Joyce Morrison.
Elsing received a bachelor and master of music from the University of Michigan School of Music, She was the recipient of the music school's highest award to a performance major after serving as principal cellist with the university symphony orchestra. She served as principal cellist with the Julliard School concert orchestra in 1972-73 and for two years was the principal cellist for the National Orchestral Association. She has performed in Austria, Russia and Italy. Greenberg joined the Hope faculty as an associate professor of music in 1972. He became director of the orchestra this fall. Earlier this year, he was awarded the first Master of Conducting Degree ever granted by the University of Michigan School of Music. He presently serves as concertmaster of the Grand Rapids Symphony Orchestra.
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Theories and concepts of good education we have, but education does not occur where teachers are trained in concepts alone. Concepts of good education alone do not do an adequate job of helping a teacher through every day crisis situations. GINOTT COMPARES them to a thousand dollar bill: good currency, but useless in the face of everyday needs, such as making a phone call, or buying a lunch. The concepts are magnificent, but too large, too abstract. Teacher and Child, breaks the thousand-dollar bill into useful coinage. Ginott suggests specific skills and helpful attitudes. He proposes answers to the question, "How can we survive until the system changes?" INITIALLY, GINOTT urges everyone involved to remain solution-oriented in the face of a crisis. When things go wrong, he points out, a mentally healthy person looks for solutions, not culprits.
A TEACHER WHO is confronted with a student disgusted with the ineffectiveness of the United Nations, could, with some grace, affirm that the student's point has validity, and challenge the student to search for tangible alternatives. The respect and esteem a student has for himself should be honored at all times. Judgement and praise should involve actions, never character evaluations. Incorrect use of standard English on a theme does not require a teacher to call a student " m o r o n , " "dunce," or "idiot." IT DOES REQUIRE that effort be acknowledged, and grammar corrected. "Talk to the situation, not the personality or character," is the cardinal principle of communication. This rule applies to situations in which anger is felt. Ginott feels that anger, irritation, and annoyance are an unavoidable part of every teacher's school day. Inevitable anger is not something a teacher needs to apologize for. What is crucial is that the teacher be authentic when he or she feels angry. The anger must be expressed without insult. THE TEACHER describes what he sees, feels, and expects, and does not become involved in offensive and demoralizing character attacks. The enlightened teacher says, "I am appalled," not "You are insolent and a constant grievance to this class." In so doing the teacher deals
with the situation, and does not indulge in destructive character attack. Anger, claims Ginott, is most effectively communicated without insult. THE AUTHOR encourages teachers to relate to students the way he does t o visitors at his home. He gives this example. If Mr. Brown, a guest at the teacher's home, stretched himself out, shoes on, on the living room couch, the teacher would not say, "Are you crazy? How dare you put your dirty shoes on my clean couch! You ruin everything in this house. Get your feet on the floor this instant. If I catch you doing it once more, just once more, I'll punish you. So help me. Mark my words." . . . He would probably say, "Mr. Brown, I'm afraid that couch will get dirty." YET THE SAME teacher feels almost compelled to criticize a student who has his feet on a desk. This is Ginott's main point: that students are human beings, with emotion, preferences, and potentials which can and should be respected at all times, and that this is indeed a not always easy, but nevertheless attainable, goal. THIS IS NOT a system of suggestions that should be limited to primary and secondary education. I cannot help feeling that these suggestions, if followed, would clear up many grievances and in part eliminate crisis situations in all human relationships, inside the classroom and out. Ginott has something to say to all of us, particularly at Hope. We as humans, should recognize others as humans, whether they are administration, faculty, student, or peer, and, in our day-today encounters, grant them the respect they deserve.
Against the People by Paul Boddy
At Hope College a crime against the People is committed every 25 seconds. That means 379 crimes will occur while you read this article. Who are the criminals and how do they undermine the people? THE Interdisciplinary Faculty Conspiracy strives to terrorize students with test overload. At their bi-weekly meetings, conspiracy members synchronize their calendars and insure that all tests and quizzes will be given on the same day. Three fraternities, a Kollen wing and a Durfee floor repeatedly violate the people by taking wholesale cuts in t h e lunch lines. SCOTT Lenheiser terrorizes innocent by-standers by whistling an inane German march all day every day. Sociology survey parties not only dehumanize the people by turning them into statistics but try to drive them crazy in the process. They ask difficult yes-no questions like, " D o you hide your racial bigotry when dealing with members of minority groups?" THE PLANNER of the Cultural Center made the basement into a quarter a r c a d e - a crime against every student who earns less than $20,000 during the summer. An administrator destroyed the last remnant of the wilderness by erecting benches in the Pine Grove. The bum baiters insult the eyes of the people. THE UNKNOWN Student always hands in 75 page reports in an effort to make his classmates seem lazy. Army recruiters come to campus and depress the people by giving them brochures and posters show-
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Perhaps the most misunderstood books of the Bible in our day are the books of prophetic literature in the Old Testament. One of these misunderstandings will be examined in today's column, with a greater consideration of the important aspects of a "prophetic faith." THE PROPHETIC literature of the Old Testament is usually divided into two parts. The Major Prophets are Isaiah, Jeremiah and Ezekiel; the eleven Minor. Prophets are Hosea, .Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Micah, Ma hum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, Zechariah and Malachi. The terms "major" and "minor" refer not to the comparative significance of the writings of these prophets, but are terms given by St. Augustine which indicate only the comparative length of the prophetic books.
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Uncle Vanya, portrayed by Assistant Professor of Theater John Tammi, and Sonia, played by student Cheri Chenoweth, exchange a sibling embrace in a poignant scene from the current Hope production of Anton Chekhov's Uncle Vanya. The production, also directed by Tammi, will play tonight and close tomorrow night in the DeWitt Cultural Center Main Theater. Performances begin at 8 p.m. and tickets cost $2.50 each. Students can receive tickets for $1.
Band concert to spotlight leading U.S. tuba soloist The Hope Concert Band, under the direction of Associate Professor of Music Robert Cecil, will perform a program of contemporary music featuring guest tuba soloist Harvey Phillips Thursday evening at 8:15 in Dimnent Chapel. Phillips is professor of tuba at Indiana University and is considered one of the leading soloists in the United States. Featured work on the program will be the American composer Warren Benson's "Helix" for solo tuba and band, composed es-
pecially for Phillips. The work requires a battery of six percussion players and makes use of many unusual percussion instruments including a set of tuned clay flower pots, wind chimes and sleigh bells. Phillips will also perform Ralph Vaughn Williams' "Tuba Concerto." Phillips will conduct a clinic for tuba students and all other interested brass players and teachers on Dec. 13 in Wichers Auditorium beginning at 4 p.m. The concert and the clinic are free and open to the public.
DESPITE THE current popular conception of the role of the prophet, he is not primarily concerned with predicting future events. The prophet is not a soothsayer or foreteller of the Divine Plan. The Bible student who reads the prophets seeking to pick out predictive oracles will only succeed in misinterpreting the Scriptures and doing violence to the message of the prophets. Rather, the prophets were concerned to set before their hearers a moral and religious choice and challenge. They challenged a people who had forgotten their God and rebelled from him. The prophetic voice challenged Israel to choose between the God of the covenant and the gods of their idolatry. THIS IS NOT to say that the prophets did not see the promises of God as having an important future reference. But the prophetic words, whether moral. Messianic, or apocalyptic, were primarily addressed to the people of the prophet's original audience. Therefore, in seeking to interpret the prophets today, we must first interpret their message in terms of the meaning it had when first spoken to ancient Israel. Only then may an attempt be properly made to refer the prophetic voice to a Christian fulfillment or a contemporary social issue. WHAT ARE THE marks of a truly prophetic
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faith? Below are three characteristics which shine most brightly from the pages of the prophets. A prophetic faith speaks to all of life. It does not recognize any part of the life of man, individual or corporate, to be independent of God's lordship or judgment. The prophets spoke the Word of God, not only to religious life, but to political, social and economic issues of their day. KNOWING THAT the covenant established between God and his people concerns the totality of the life of man, the prophets called the entire nation back to the ancient covenant. Thus, the prophets called for social justice, denounced dishonesty and deceit in government, business, and courts, and preached the good news of deliverance to those who were oppressed. They could draw no divisions between the religious and the secular, for God demands strict obedience in all of life. IT IS DISTRESSING to note how far some segments of the church have wandered from the rigors of a prophetic faith. The Old Testament prophet always proclaimed in the streets and high places the judgment of God on people and princes. But how many churches of our day dwell on a "spiritual" religion to the extent that they hesitate to pass judgment on leaders of nations, corporations, or even address themselves to the political and social issues that face the common Christian? A PROPHETIC faith speaks to a proper love for one's nation and people. It calls to repentance those who spend so much energy on hating their national enemies that they have no insight into their own sin. Reminding all that the whole of human history is under Yahweh's control, a prophetic faith calls for reliance upon God rather than on alliance with foreign nations and leagues. Finally, and most importantly, a prophetic faith is a call to a moral life. Because Yahweh is the God of holiness and justice, the people of Israel, and the people of God at all times, we are called to "be holy." Only the Christian whose entire life-spiritual, moral, political, and social-is consecrated to God will approach the moral demand which God makes upon his covenant people.
Professor Jackson Bailey of Earlham College and the Director of the GLCA East Asian Center visited Hope recently to describe the resources made possible through the funds provided to the Center by the Lilly Endowment.
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"To develop wilderness skills and to enable students to develop group communications and a self concept," were the goals cited by Instructor of Physical Education Cynthia Bean who is heading the physical education half of a course t o be offered during the May Term. THE CLASS, sponsored also by the communications department, is entitled Personal and Interpersonal Skills in the Wilderness. It will include a 20-day wilderness expedition involving hiking, backpacking, canoeing and sailing. Students may take the course for physical education or a communications credit. A TWO-DAY training session before the trek begins will teach skills in such areas as backpacking, ecology, nutrition, and first-aid. There will also be some train-
ing in problem-solving communications. One group project will be to decide "just how much food we'll need for three weeks," Bean said. Another training exercise will have several blindfolded people put up a tent with the aid of only one person who can see. THE STUDENTS will be divided into two groups of 20 people. One group, headed by Director of the Counseling Center Gary Demarest, will sail around Michigan to Lake Huron, destined for Tawas, Michigan. The other group will spend time in Mio State Forest, learning skills in backpacking and in canoeing. After about a week and a half, the two groups will meet in Tawas and switch roles for the rest of the term. BEAN SAID the students would be "taxed physically," but it would be an education in "learning how to deal with your-
Basic Opportunity Grants still available for next year Students still have time to apply for some of the $122.1 million that is available in the Basic Educational Opportunity Grants program for the 1973-74 school year, according to the U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare. Basic Grants, which are funded by the U.S. Office of Education, are available to first-time students who began their post-high school education or training after July 1, 1973, on a full-time basis. Grants are based on a formula which takes into account the cost of tuition, fees, room, board, books, supplies, and incidental ex-
penses, and the amount the student and his or her family can contribute. The formula is applied consistently to all students throughout the country for the 1973-74 academic year. Awards range from $50 to a maximum of $452 for each eligible student. John Ottina, U.S. commissioner of education, said, "Money that students receive under this program is free and clear; it is not a loan that has to be paid back." Students may obtain an application form for a Basic Grant through their financial aid director or by writing to Box G, Iowa City, Iowa 52240.
self and other people." Throughout the course, students will be interacting with groups of all sizes, from about 20 on the sailing vessel to two in a canoe. "A short, one-day solo experience for a person to contemplate" is being suggested as a part of the course. The communications aspect of the program would help the student "learn specifically about problem solving, interpersonal management and conflict and stress," said Dr. Joseph MacDoniels, assistant professor of communications. Also the students will hopefully learn "how relationships build and develop," and how they are "strengthened by a common experience." "Solutions to the problems provide immediate feedback in this type of situation," Macdoniels stated. MACDONIELS, who will head the communications part of the program, added that the program has advantages because "problems are necessary and immediate" rather than dealt with theoretically by reading material. 4 Solutions to the problems provide immediate feedback in this type of situation," MacDoniels stated. PHYSICAL education students will be exposed to interpersonal communications and the communications students will need to learn physical skills, although students of both will emphasize the discipline of their own choice. MacDoniels said the communications aspect of the course will have required readings before and during the trip. There will also be a requirement to maintain a journal and to prepare a summary. The course is seeking a financial grant to support implementation of the proposals.
To the tune of a piano, Associate Professor of Theater George Ralph recites a poem in Wednesday night's jazz poetry reading in the Studio Theater. Others participating were professors Stephen Hemenway and Dirk Jellema, and student Bill TeWinkle.
Last chance for 'Milestone' photos is this afternoon Milestone editor Edward M. Mackiewicz stated that Friday afternoon at 4:20 was the "absolute last" time a student could have his picture taken for the \913-14 Milestone.
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Townsend explains Allegan jail reform by Tom O'Brien "Jail can be a learning experience-it gives inmates a chance to think about their problems. But if the stay is longer than 30 days the positive effects are lost," stated Judge James Townsend of the Ottawa-Allegan Circuit Court in an interview last Saturday. "A GREAT many of the people in jails today are there because they can't compete in our society," Townsend said. This often stems from some psychological hangups or social maladjustment, he indicated. In Allegan County, a rehabilitation program at the county jail is in progress whose purpose is to identify and treat the causes of these problems. The program is operated under the administration of the Allegan County Mental Health Services and the County Sheriffs Department. "ON THE COUNTY level we are trying to break the cycle of recitivism. Sixty to 70 percent are repeaters on the state level," Townsend declared. "The need has been recognized for breaking down large groups into specialized units and also to de-centralize area confinement." In a mental health department survey taken during the spring of this year, it was apparent that inmates in the county hail have a low educational level and a high incidence of alcoholic involvement. THE PROGRAM is actually a combination of several, where each of them is designed to meet a specific need an inmate might have. According to Townsend, there has recently been a greater emphasis put on group therapy. Group therapy sessions are held each week to give inmates the opportunity to interpersonally discuss the reasons for their difficulties with the law and to gain insight into their own behavior patterns. INDIVIDUAL counseling is another program offered. Some impates require more individualized help. These are often prisoners with serious criminal rec-
ords. Sometimes marital counseling is conducted involving both husband and wife. It is usually continued after release of the inmate. Also, involved in the individual counseling program are postrelease plans, such as job placement, military service, educational advancement, etc.
high school equivalency program offered. This program proposes to help develop a better self image and is also important in obtaining future employment or higher education. Special psychiatric consultation is available on a limited basis to supplement staff evaluation of particular cases.
AN ALCOHOL information service is available to the inmates, consisting of alcohol information meetings and help from Alcoholics Anonymous. The purpose of this program is to help inmates who have alcohol problems identify themselves and start considering rehabilitation. Basic Adult Education is offered in the county jail for prisoners needing training in academic programs at the eighth grade level or below. The survey taken in the spring showed that not only do inmates have low educational levels, but a significant number are functionally illiterate. THE GOAL OF the basic education course is to prepare prisoners for advancement into the
AS PART OF the entry procedure, inmates are routinely tested for personality characteristics, vocational interests and possible serious psychological disturbances. Townsend cited recent problems with the administration of the program because of poor communication between the mental health agency and the Sheriffs Department. "When two government agencies are administering a program, you need a liason for communication and coordination purposes," he noted. AN ADVISORY committee has been established to alleviate the administrative problems. According to Townsend, "The committee is doing a fairly good job
Vespers will be held Sunday in Dimnent The traditional Hope Christmas Vespers will be presented Sunday in Dimnent Chapel. To accomodate the large number of people who attend this annual event three services will be presented at 2:00, 4:30 and 8 p.m. All tickets for the services have been distributed, according to Associate Professor of Music Roger Davis. Persons with tickets must present them 15 minutes prior to the service. Any seats available after that will be given on a first-come, first-serve basis. In addition to the traditional Christmas music, the College Chorus, Chapel Choir, the organs and a brass choir will join together in an antiphonal motet, "In Eccle-
siis," by Gabrieli. Gallery organist Alfred Fedak will perform a Noel by the Baroque French composer, D'Aquin. More than 300 students will participate in the various groups including the Symphonette, directed by Professor of Music Morrette Rider; the College Chorus, Assistant Professor of Music Carroll Lehman, director; the Chapel Choir, directed by Associate Professor of Music Roger Rietberg; the Women's Choir, professor of music Anthony Kooiker, director; the Men's Choir, Rietberg, director; and the Brass Ensemble, directed by Associate Professor of Music Robert Cecil. Chancel organist will be Richard Carlson, a sophomore.
keeping communication channels open while considering new programs, bolstering weak points, and exchanging ideas with interested agencies." Townsend asserted that Allegan County officials are seeking state funding for the rehabilitation program as now the state presently subsidizes probation programs. Townsend observed that it is difficult to determine how great the environmental factor is in a person's predisposition to crime. "However, the prisoner must ultimately accept responsibility for the crime committed, otherwise there is no way to effectively deal with the problem," Townsend declared.
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Dutch win first two games by Jim McFarlin After their 82-75 opening-game victory over Concordia College, Hope head basketball coach Russ DeVette could find few overall complaints in his team's 1973-74 Civic Center debut. VETERAN GUARD Jack Klunder ran the Dutch offense smoothly and MVP Brian Vriesman picked up his offensive punch right where he had left it last February (18 points, 18 rebounds). Untested freshman Jim Hovinga and juniors Jerry Root and Willie Cunningham played as if they had been lingering on the bench for years. The quintet seemed to mold itself into a well-balanced unit, a difficult task for an initial contest. Still, there were some doubts. ROOT, A JUNIOR college transfer from Grand Rapids, shot eight-for-ten from the floor and led the team in scoring with 20 points: he couldn't honestly be expected to consistently perform
Hope Captain Vriesman led all scorers with 22 points (16 in the first half), despite sitting out a large portion of the contest; field general Klunder played a strong floor game; and Root, though scoring only six points, made his presence felt with rebounding and hustle. The key to the victory, however, was in the bench. Every Hope player broke into the scoring column Wednesday, breaking a nip-and-tuck game into a fifteen point Dutch advantage by halftime. Boyce looked so impressive, in fact, a latecomer would have thought he had started. HAVING FOUND his court presence and offensive moves in four days, the freshman passed sharply, rebounded with power, and scored on quick, graceful moves to the hoop. He will undoubtedly become an asset as the team moves into the MIAA season. With all their early season promise, the Dutchmen are still undergoing a rebuilding process this year. After the Concordia contest. Coach DeVette commented, "Even though this may be a building year, I think we can become a good club. Considering the circumstances and the youth on this squad, a .500 record would have to be considered an 6:23. Charlie Schreck won by for- extremely successful season." feit and Kevin Boerman, Hope's heavyweight, was pinned with '• CUSTOM ^ 6:30 gone. FRAMING HOPE FELL onto harder times as they faced the Bulldogs of ON RIVER BETWEEN 7th end 8th St. Ferris. Both teams dropped the PHONE 396-6416 118 lb. match and Barkes once again won by default. It was all downhill for the Dutch for the rest of the afterPAPERS noon after that. VanHemert lost 13-4 while Kniowski was pinned at 3:45. Howard lost his first collegiate match 5-0 and Jimmy Can"C non, wrestling at 158 lost 8-1. * - Y O U R COMPLETE ART STORERay Bower was pinned with 6 minutes gone in the 167 lb. position. Beachum, taking the place of an injured Dykstra at 177, lost 9-3. Schreck was the big surprise of the day even though he lost. In his first competitive wrestling match, Schreck looked impressive. The final outcome was a pin with 7:54 gone in the match. Boerman won the heavyweight by a forfeit.
that well. And of course, there were the subs. U I realized after the game that Dwayne (Boyce, 6-8 frosh center) didn't get in as much playing time as I would have liked," DeVette recalled. "We have basically equal talent throughout the team, and we're trying to use it as effectively as possible. The question I have to answer is 'can I substitute?' and if so, will I lose any scoring power?" AFTER THE Concordia game, the question mark still remained. In his first college game, Boyce seemed quite stiff and uncertain on the floor, showing telltale signs of the freshman jitters, although the potential was evident. None of the wholesale substitutions made by DeVette appeared noticably effective, and overall the spark was ignited only when a majority of starters was on the court. WEDNESDAY night a giant step was taken towards clearing up those doubts with a powerful 86-59 home-court win over the rebuilding Lake Forest Foresters.
Hope downs Mott, loses to Ferris in first meet In the first wrestling match of the season last Saturday, Hope was victorious against Mott Community College 33-24, and went down in defeat to Ferris State 31-
12. HOPE grappling fans were given a view of the future as an abundance of new faces showed the caliber of wrestling that the fans will soon becoming accustomed to. Against Mott, both teams started out tied 6-6 as Hope forfeited the 118 lb. slot and Mott gave away 126. Tom Barkes, Hope's 126 lb. wrestler won the exhibition match with Mott. MIKE VANHEMERT pinned his man with 4:07 gone in the match. Walt Kniowski did not fare as well as he was pinned with 5:38 gone. Kirby Howard and Perry Beachum, both freshmen, won by forfeit at 145 and 150. Curt Baas defeated his man 6-3 while Dan Dykstra was pinned in
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Flying Dutchman Willie Cunningham outjumps his Concordia adversary, tipping the ball to teammate Jack Uunder, in last Saturday's basketball opener. The Dutch went on to defeat the Teachers 82-7S.
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