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Hope College. Holland, Michigan

r7th ANNIVERSARY - 13

January 8, 1965

Unveiling Sunday

Hope To Gain Dutch Painting On S u n d a y , J a n . 10, at 2 p . m . in Van Zoeren l i b r a r y an original painting by Dutch artist Kecs Sabee will be presented to Hope College by H. A. Hoogendoom, counselor of E m b a s s y for P r e s s and Cultural Affairs, in c e r e m o n i e s in Netherlands E m b a s s y , Washington, D. C. Mr. Willard Wickers, m e m b e r of the Board of Trustees of t h e college and d i r e c t o r of Netherlands Information in Holland, did the contact work in obtaining the painting and is responsible for bringing it to Hope College.

Mr. Hoogendoom petitioned the Dutch legislature in behalf of Mr. Wickers and the College, a n d a f t e r it had passed the proposal, the Ministry of Ne t h e rl a n d s E d u c a tion handled the p a r t i c u l a r s . The g o v e r n m e n t of N e t h e r l a n d s m a d e the actual decision to give a painting to Van Zoeren l i b r a r y ; the Ministry of Education c o m m i s sioned Kees Sabee, a 31-year-old Dutch a r t i s t , to do t h e painting. Mr. Sabee studied Art A c a d e m y in The 1957 to 1961. One of was displayed in

at the Royal Hague f r o m his paintings the " G r o t e

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K e r k , " an exhibition of religious art in T h e Hague in 1961. He was asked to submit a religious oil painting to the Bonifacius Commemoration Exhibition in 1962. Also in 1962 he had a one-man art show in The Hague at " L i e r n u r , " a large a r t shop. His work app e a r s also in private collections.

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The painting which will h a n g in Van Zoeren library is titled "The M a r c h to t h e F e a s t of the Whits u n t i d e . " Sabee w a s inspired by the account of the Pentecost in the second c h a p t e r of the Acts of the Apostles.

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Winter Carnival Plans Require 'Hope For Snow' E x t e n s i v e activities a r e being planned for the Winter Carnival to be held next weekend, J a n . 15 and 16. Co-chairmen of the carnival, Libby Davies and D a v e Baas, announced that the theme for t h e week end activities is " H o p e for Snow." Without snow a n u m b e r of t h e events planned will be canceled. On J a n . 15 the f r a t e r n i t i e s will compete in a sled race on a planned course around the c a m p u s . The r a c e will begin at 5 p.m. A " S l a t e r S p e c i a l " will be served at 5:45 p.m. in the dining halls. F r a t e r n i t i e s must build their own sleds at a cost under $5 and they m u s t be able to carry a rider of 140-150 pounds. A trophy will be given to t h e winning f r a t e r n i t y . F r i d a y night t h e r e will be a hootenanny at 9 p . m . in the Student Union. It will be informal and s t u d e n t s will be free to come and go as t h e y please. A group led by Ken Feit, A m v Wilson and Evonne Taylor will provide the entertainment. R e f r e s h m e n t s will be served. Also on F r i d a y night will be an

all-college snowball fight at 8 p.m. with the students f r o m t h e E a s t v e r s u s the students f r o m t h e West. P l a n s for S a t u r d a y include the construction and judging of the snow sculpturing contest. The t h e m e for the snow sculptures will be " A F a n t a s y in S n o w . " Dormitories, cottages, and f r a t e r n i t i e s and sororities (working t o g e t h e r ) will be e r e c t i n g sculptures. Construction will t a k e place f r o m 10 a . m . to 1 p . m . on S a t u r d a y and judging will be f r o m 1 to 2 p.m. Sculptures will be judged on the basis of construction, originality and effective use of colors. P e r m a n e n t trophies will be given at t h e d a n c e Saturday night to the winners in each of t h e three divisions: sorority-fraternity, dormitories and cottages* S a t u r d a y night following the Hope-Kalamazoo g a m e t h e r e will be an all-college d a n c e at t h e Civic Center. Music will be provided by t h e T r e b l e m a k e r s and t h e admission will be 75 cents per couple and 50 cents stag. Half-time ent e r t a i n m e n t at the g a m e will be provided by t h e d a n c e band with a special winter carnival p r o g r a m .

Central College Begins New Student Center Central College, the R e f o r m e d Church college in Pella, Iowa, h a s broken ground for a new student c e n t e r , a c c o r d i n g t o the student n e w s p a p e r , the Central R a y . The n e w s p a p e r reports that t h e building will have dining facilities for 200 in o r d e r to " a l l e v i a t e the existing c r a m p e d eating quarters."

This will include a dining hall for 100 students and a

coffee shop for an additional 100 students. The new building will cost $300,000.

The p r e s e n t union facili-

ties a r e being renovated and e x p a n d e d and will be connected to the f o r m e r p r e s i d e n t ' s h o m e which also will be r e n o v a t e d . Student offices for publications and r e c r e a t i o n a l facilities s u c h as bowling lanes and pool tables will be included in the new building.

In addition, a bookstore will occupy a portion of the building. F u n d s for the construction of the C e n t r a l College s t u d e n t cen-

t e r a r e e x p e c t e d to come f r o m s o m e n a t i o n a l g o v e r n m e n t g r a n t s as well as alumni funds. The plans w e r e s u b m i t t e d to t h e a l u m n i in o r d e r to gain g r e a t e r support for t h e f u n d r a i s i n g drive.

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Explaining the symbolism of his painting, Sabee c o m m e n t e d , . . I want it to be V^hitsunside throughout 365 d a y s of the y e a r ; 365 days during which God w a n t s to trouble Himself with u s . " Of the painting itself he s t a t e d , " I h a v e placed the symbol of God like an altar in the church. The symbol of God and the crowd a r e both symbolic and connected by t h e ichtyo (fish) and the Holy Spirit (tongues of f i r e ) . " Mr. Sabee concluded. "This is my Whitsuntide vision . . . a festival r h y t h m in honour of our C r e a t o r . "

£ PICTURE UNV FILING — Dutch painter Kees Sabee poses In front of his painting, 'The March to the Feast of Whitsuntide.' which is being donated by the Netherlands government to Van Zoeren library.

Six Scholarships For Study In Vienna To Be Granted

Unveiling Program Taking place in Van Zoeren lib r a r y , the p r o g r a m will include an invocation a n t h e m , " H o p e Thou in G o d " by Haydn Morgan, sung by Hope College Chapel Choir, the presentation by H. A. Hoogendoom, and the unveiling by Dr. G. J. Van Zoeren.

Six scholarships of $500 each ed two years of college work with will again be available this y e a r an a c a d e m i c a v e r a g e of 3.3 ( c u m for " o u t s t a n d i n g " Hope students laude level) prior to t h e i r d e p a r wishing to participate in tne Hope ture for Europe «i.d must plan to Dr. Calvin A. V a n d e r Werf, College Vienna S u m m e r School, r e t u r n to Hope College for t h e P r e s i d e n t of the College, and according to Dr. Paul F r i e d , diyear following their study in ViBruce N e c k e r s , President of the rector of the p r o g r a m . enna. Student S enat e, will T*h e main purpose ; .Tin accept the Uiu puipv/ot of wi the uic scholaratnuidls In 1964 five $500 and two $250 gift. I n t e r p r e1t a t i v e c o m m e n t s will h i p is to enable superior Hope nn V\i» C • #. 1 . tt * . a « c * 1 1 1 s J / v * > 4 r * i _i_ A . . A i « « scholarships w e r e a w a r d e d for the be given by Stanley H a r r i n g t o n , of students, who might not be -able Vienna S u m m e r School. Recipients the art d e p a r t m e n t . A p r a v e r of to travel and study a b r o a d withincluded Sandra Cady, William dedication will be offered by Rev. out aid. to gain a significant culC a t h c a r t , J e a n Frissel, Arlene Allan B. Cook, Hope College Pastural e x p e r i e n c e and to add an Deitz, ' Carla R e i d s m a , LAJUIIJ a r r y Havtor, and the anthem " O Clap Your •international wvv.. wciiwnai dimension UII11CIIMUI1 to IU their mCir c H a n d s " by the Hope College Chapliberal a r t s training, the director r c a m p and P a u l Hesselink. C n i rJ — . said. el Choir, will close the p r o g r a m . Students wishing to apply for In order to qua'ify for a scholarscholarships for t h e s u m m e r of A reception will follow. ship. students must have complet1965 should first discuss their

Mortar Board To Present Film On Russian Medieval Warfare "Alexander Nevsky," a "class i c " motion picture portraying w a r f a r e in medieval Russia, will be shown tonight at 7 and 9 p . m . in Snow Auditorium. The film, t e r m e d a "vigorous and undeniably impressive pict u r e " by the New York Times and a high point in all s c r e e n pagerpa n• it r y " by • the New York HeraldIf thp"™ 1S ( e l p g P r e ® e n t e d a s P a r t (f the M o r t a r Board film series. According to a publicity release, " A l e x a n d e r N e v s k y " t a k e s place in 1242, when Russia was invaded by t h e powerful O r d e r of Teutonic Knights who swept a c r o s s the Baltic provinces. T h e y w e r e met by the people of the f r e e citv-state of Novgorod under their prince, Alexa n d e r Nevsky. A f i e r c e and decisive battle w a s foueht on t h e frozen L a k e Peinus, w h e r e Nevsky won a brilliant victorv. Of 1938 vintage, the film w a s written and directed bv Sergei E i s e n s t e i n . who also d i r e r t e ^ •' Russian films " I v a n the T e r r i b l e " e n

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including t h e " A l e x a n d e r Nevsky C a n t a t a , ' w a s written by Sergei Prokofiev, who has been r a t e d one of fhn - r all 20th the most popular of century composers. A biographical sketch of Prokofiev states, Because of the esthetic quality his music e m b r a c e d . . . a g r e a t e r n u m b e r of his works h a v e established t h e m s e l v e s as classics t h a n those of any other of bis cont e m p o r a r i e s s a v e Stravinsky " , , works ..d Prokofiev a r e P e t e r ami the Wolf S y m p h o n y " ^ ^ l l b r e t t o o n Tolstoy's " W a r Peace." " E i s e n s t e i n ' s collaboration with P r o k o f i e v , " as stated in the publicity release, "was particularly u f r u i t f u l , b e c a u s e h e r e he realized m a n v of his theories about the relationship of sound and i m a g e . " C o m m e n t e d Carole Timkovich, c h a i r m a n of M o r t a r Board foreign films, " T h e film is a classic—a m u s t for evervone interested in t h e film m e d i u m and especially for

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s u m m e r plans w i t h their a c a d e m ic a d v i s e r who must support the application, Dr. Fried said. In addition to the r e g u l a r application for t h e Vienna p r o g r a m scholarship. applicants a r e asked to write a personal letter to the scholarship c o m m i t t e e in which they outline t h e i r a c a d e m i c and professional plans, the relationship betw e e n the proposed foreign study p r o g r a m to their overall objectives a n d their economic c i r c u m stances. Application f o r m s for the Vienna S u m m e r School p r o g r a m m a v be obtained from D r . F i e l d ' s office (second floor, Admisisons Building). All scholarship applications must be r e t u r n e d to Dr. F r i e d no later t h a n Feb. 10. Deadline for r e g u l a r applications is M a r c h 15.

Inside This Issue Donia on the State of the U n i o n / ..

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Z e a s Reports f r o m P u e r t o Rico p. 4 F i n a l e x a m schedule Editorial ..

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Bosworth signs with K a n s a s p. 6


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