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Cross I Ith St. Parallel; Mop-Up Action Ensues In 1937 the Fraternal Society burned a (laming cross on the lawn of the Emersonian Society's home. "Like I'm tellin' ya, that's what we shoulda' done this time." In 1950 the Greeklike struggle had retrogressed into an exchange of thrown garbage, epithets and carefully exchanged insults. "The trouble with these crumbs is, they got no spirit. Boin the joint down I says."
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In I t s L XIV—8
6 4 t h Year Holland, Michigan
J a n u a r y 2 4 , 1952
A year later and the battle, long | smouldering and never completely
March of Dimes" Fighting Polio
dormant burst out anew in a fresh rash of rotten eggs, broken windows and secreted shoes, fuses and
By Dave Maat What do you know about polio? To most of us, ii is a word that excuses the closing of the city swimming pool or is associated with annoying little newspaper headlines which read, "Polio Toll Reaches 20 in City." To others it is a word t h a t has signified the painful delay or total destruction of a life's plan. Whatever our experience with polio, we owe it to ourselves and others to know more about it and to use every weapon within our grasp against it. Polio, known more formally as infantile paralysis, is caused by a tiny virus, so small t h a t it has been estimated that twenty million of them when laid end to end would just about take up one inch. The virus appears to enter the body through the nose and mouth, travelling from there to the motor nerves, where the damage is done. Beyond this, limited knowledge of the cause of polio is just mere speculation. Research is tedious and costly. An intriguing fact about polio is that its rate of epidemic is higher in the countries with better standards af living. In the underdeveloped parts of Africa, the r a t e of polio incidence is far lower than in the U. S., even though the virus is known to be common. This is a t t r i buted to the fact that a child, living under primitive conditions, is attacked while he still has an inherited immunity. By raising the age of probable exposure, time is given for this immunity to wear off. Thus infantile parlysis, like the once-deadly diptheria, might be called a disease of civilization. With the rising tide of polio — a tripled rate has plagued the nation in the past f o u r years — come many accounts of personal heroism. Take the case of Joe Bilbao of Tarrytown, New York. Joe had done NNell in high school studies and in athletics — he had co-captained the football team. A f t e r graduation he was stricken with polio, which foiced him to be an almost complete invalid. Joe began his fight, with the aid of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, by undergoing primary t r e a t m e n t at Grasslands Hospital at Valhalla, New York. From there he went to the New York State Rehabilitation Hospital at West Haverstraw. Today, eight years older and still fighting, he is able to maneuver quite well on crutches and, what is mole, is studying at Columbia Lniversity toward a physician's degree. S t o n e s like J o e s would be pure fiction without an organization known as the National Foundation f o r Infantile Paralysis. We probably know it better as the "March of Dimes." However termed, it is the one bulwark against polio. So, the next time we see the miniature iron lung with the accompanying placard pleading f o r us to, "Join the March of Dimes," why don't we?
gavels. "If t h r y h a d d a '
tfave
us our
Ravel — " "Va
dumb
football
player, ya
r,,
ain't K t the brains ya was borned wit." Kmmies inaugurated the action as they swept down upon a buttrcssed
Frater
h o u s e . The oc-
cupants were functioning in Grand Rapids. Spreading destruction
in
their paths, the happy hordes ravaged bedrooms, bathrooms and living rooms, ovcrwlu'lmin^ a token force of om* and as a coup de grace absconding with the shoes of the
T h e A d m i n i s t r a t i o n d e c i d e d on d i s c i p l i n a r y a c t i o n a s a result of Friday
nights
fracas
between
Fraternals a n d Emersonians. part i c u l a r l y b e c a u s e of d a m a g e to t h e houses a n d unfavorable repercus-
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s i o n s f r o m t h e c o m m u n i t y . If s u c h an event fending
should
r e o c c u r , t h e of-
fraternity
or
fraternities
will b e billed for t h e d a m a g e a n d a n d f i n e d fifty d o l l a r s . This p l a n , p r o p o s e d by both f r a t e r n i t i e s a s a solmion
to
the
problem,
was
a d o p t e d at a m e e t i n g of the Administration
and
representatives
of t h e f r a t e r n i t i e s T u e s d a y .
wil / \ iPi
Dam-
a g e i n c u r r e d F r i d a y n i g h t will b e
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p a i d by b o t h f r a t e r n i t i e s .
12 Feb. Graduates
absent owners. "Hch, heh, hch." " Vaaaaaa." ll was a ni^ht of reckoning. Tinbloody S i c i l i a n v e n d e t t a s a n d American Hatfield — McCoy feuds are now buried under a pile of on da spot." F r a t e r n a l garbage. Eventually, amidst a (lurry of cat However, the Gas Housers recalls, boos, hisses and more g a r i t u r n i n g from the night's carousing bage, Messrs. Yonkman, Lumsden, were a g h a s t at the ravagement. c o h o r t s and zealous pledges Councils of war were held and restormed the bastion. connoitering parties were driven Result: Any number of outraged deep into enemy territory. (Honk, feelings, a broken door window and honk and driven off). An abortive attack or two were made upon the one E m m i e h o u s e t h a t made a sla ughter house smell like the left Emersonian parapets. bank of the Seine by comparison. "Then dese two wienies. Prentice and Hager, came over ta " t a l k " or "Aw, I even cracked some crumb sumpin. We shoulda clobbered 'em over da head with a coal bucket."
THE MARCH OF DIMES
INFANTILE { PARALYSIS
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FINAL EXAMINATION SCHEDULE
Gals! It's coming! What's coming?
The Bachelor's
Why, Dutch Treat Week, of one
of
the
Bank
is to be
outstanding f e a t u r e s
course — the eventful week you've again this year. Some fine prizes all been anticipating! When's the have been collected so f a r , includgala e v e n t ? The 18th through the ing six f r e e chicken dinners! 23rd of F e b r u a r y .
So
What's going girls, don't fail to put your n a m e s
on t h a t week. On Tuesday, the 19th, Hope plays Kalamazoo here. On Wednesday night, the 20th, the Musical A r t s Club is scheduling a p r o g r a m , and the climax of the week will be on Saturday night, the 23rd, when Hope meets Hillsdale here a f t e r which an All-College Function is being planned
in the Bachelor's Bank which will be
placed in the lobby of Van
R a a l t e Hall. Maybe your name will be drawn by one of the twenty handsome bachelors been selected!
which
have
P.S. This is an a f t e r t h o u g h t ( ? ) . Don't f o r g e t — It's Leap Year!!
ent t e r m : Louie Brooks, J a m e s de Spelder, Joseph
Dolnik, Neil
Droppers, Robert Harper, Donald Hondorp,
Frederick
Martin,
Johannes Menkir, Gene Nyenhuis, George Robertson, John Sloan, Jr., and A r t h u r Tornga.
First Semester 1951-1952 Monday — 9:00 — 3 M W F 1:00 — 4 T T 3:30 — 5 M W F
Regular classroom Regular classroom Regular classroom
Tuesday — 9:00 — 1 M W F •. 1:00 — 7 T T 3:30 — French, German, Spanish (Elementary and Intermediate)
Regular classroom Regular classroom Designated rooms
Wednesday —
Men/ Dutch Treat Is Coming There's Free Dates In Sight
The 1952 mid-year convocation exercises will be conducted on Tuesday, February a at 1():3() A.M. in the college chapel. At this writing the special speakers have not as yet been determined. The following students will be graduated at the end of this pres-
9:00 — 2 M W F 1:00 — (5 T T 3:30 — English 11 and English 31
Regular classroom Regular classroom Designated rooms
Thursday — 9:00 — 2 T T 1:00 — Bible 11 and 3 Th 3:30 — 6 M W F
Regular classroom Designated rooms Regular classroom
Friday — 9:00 — 1 T T 1:00 — 4 M W F 3:30 — 5 T T
Feldmann, Hoogeueen Suruiue Adelaide Contest Preliminaries The semi-finals of the Adelaide Oratorical c o n t e s t w e r e h e l d Wednesday afternoon, J a n u a r y 16, in the speech room in Van Raalte Hall. The contest was open to all Hope women, f o u r of whom participated. The four contestants and the titles of their orations were: Phyllis Van Setters, " F i r s t Come, First Served"; Phyllis Vander Schaaf, " B e y o n d t h e B l i n d i n g Glare"; M a r g a r e t Feldmann, " I s I t I m p o s s i b l e ? " ; a n d Lavina
Hoogeveen who spoke on "The Hammer and the Sickle". The judges of the contest #chose Lavina Hoogeveen and Margaret Feldmann as the two finalists. They will deliver their orations in the Chapel during the assembly period on Tuesday, J a n u a r y 22. The judges of the contest were: Mrs. Marion Stryker, Mrs. Mary Tellman, Dr. Lotus Snow, Dr. Elizabeth Hosmer, and Mr. Lambert Ponstein.
Be Still. • •
Bill Slagh Resigns
At Harvard University officials
Regular classroom Regular classroom Regular classroom
are carrying on an investigation
Examinations in certain specific courses will be given as ex-
shine. One student, who had been
pressly indicated above. Otherwise, the examinations will be held
brewing 170-proof liquor since last
according to the period schedule.
spring, said he did it f o r " f u n and low cost." Students involved in the brewing have denied selling their product, and claim no illness has resulted f r o m drinking any of t h e stuff.
All examinations will be given on the date scheduled and a t no other time. Students are not permitted to a r r a n g e special examination times with instructors. Any irregularity m u s t be b r o u g h t to the Dean of the College.
of illegal
stills producing moon-
Bill the Baker, otherwise known as William Slagh, has recently resigned his culinary duties a t Hope College in order to accept a position with Mr. Bill Du Mont who has opened a new r e s t a u r a n t in Holland, the Triumph. Although all the students will miss Bill and his baking, this will give him an opportunity to work with other bakers to gain more experience. Eventually Bill plans to open his own bakery here in Holland.