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AAB approves contract curriculum program 4 The Academic Affairs Board Friday t o o k t h e first decisive step in curriculum r e f o r m a f t e r nearly two years of discussion by adopting a c o n t r a c t curriculum program. THE C O N T R A C T curriculum will probably go into operation during the spring semester of 1973, according to dean for academic affairs Morrette Aider, but may take effect as early as next September. The basic purpose of the contract curriculum is t o allow a limited n u m b e r of students to have greater flexibility in their academic program by permitting them t o write their own curriculum plan in consultation with a faculty t 4 m e n t o r . " THE I N D I V I D U A L curriculum plans will not be required to satisfy the college's general re-
quirements in t h e precise f o r m in which they are stated in the catalog. S t u d e n t s will be allowed " t o establish alternate procedures for achieving the overall educational o b j e c t i v e s . . . according to the contract program document. T h e contract curriculum was originally proposed as part of a general curriculum r e f o r m plan submitted to the AAB in April 1970. The AAB a d o p t e d the entire plan in slightly revised form in November 1970, but the faculty c o m m i t t e e of t h e whole afterward rejected it. T H E F A C U L T Y accepted the educational objectives stated in the proposal but would not accept the actual changes which were outlined. When the board members resumed serious discussion on cur-
riculum r e f o r m late last semester, they decided t o separate the contract curriculum proposal f r o m proposals for revising the general requirements. They concluded that t h e contract curriculum is a viable program regardless of the nature of t h e core requirements. WITH ACTION on the contract curriculum completed, revision of the general requirements will again be the main issue before the AAB in u p c o m i n g meetings. The c o n t r a c t curriculum is based on the assumption that some students are ready for " m o r e self-determination in their e d u c a t i o n , " according to the adopted proposal. T H E R A T I O N A L E for the program also states that " t h e current presupposition that students ought to learn broadly at
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CLE begins housing study by Tom Siderius The Campus Life Board Wednesday voted to f o r m a c o m m i t t e e to study the c a m p u s housing situation. THE COMMITTEE'S responsibility will be to review the current situation and submit its findings and r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s to the CLB. The board will then study the findings and make recommendations to the college administration. The study, initiated by the dean of students office, is aimed at three major areas of the campus housing situation. The allocation of residential space will be reviewed, with specific interest in coed housing, minority groups, fraternities and sororities. THE SECOND area of study concerns utilization of space. which includes furnishings and decorations, single r o o m s and suites, and allocation of public and private space. The third r e c o m m e n d e d area deals with the administration of initiated programs and standards and regulations. THE COMMITTEE must present its findings to the CLB no later than the first of April so the board may consider the results before the end of the academic year. The new c o m m i t t e e will be comprised of f o u r faculty members, five administrators, seven students, three head residents, and
representatives of the business office and maintenance d e p a r t m e n t . Dr. David Marker, associate professor of physics, will chair the c o m m i t t e e , and professor of philosophy Arthur Jentz will also serve. The other two faculty have not been appointed. ADMINISTRATION representatives include deans Michael Gerrie and Nona Kipp, with Chaplain Hillegonds, Garret Demarest, director of the counseling center, and John Jackson, director of student activities, also serving, Student representatives will be N a n n e t t e Olmsted, Bob Schellenberg, Merlin Whiteman, Ron Post h u m a , Jim Beran, Karla Hoesch and Molly Gates. Head residents T o m Bos, Charlotte Wierenger and Elaine Van Liere will seve on the c o m m i t t e e , and the business office and maintenance d e p a r t m e n t will be represented by business manager Barry Werkman and Bill Anderson. MOST O F T H E MEETING was devoted t o a discussion on minority group enrollment for next year's freshman class. CLB chairman Dr. Elizabeth Reedy, preceptor in English, expressed concern that only five blacks have been admitted out of a total enrollment of slightly over seven h u n d r e d . She asked why black admissions are so few and stated that there ought to be a m u c h larger proportion of black s t u d e n t s on campus. Dean of s t u d e n t s Robert DeYoung said his o f f i c e is con-
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cerned about the problem, but does not really k n o w how to deal with it. " S o m e major group needs to take steps to change the present situation," Dr. Reedy asserted. DeYoung added that in order to continued on page 2 column 4
first and then proceed t o greater and greater specialization is not necessarily valid for all s t u d e n t s . " It goes on t o say that some students might find it more profitable to undertake concentrated studies in one academic area in the sophomore year. ON T H E QUESTION of w h o should qualify for the contract curriculum program, the rationale states that it is not t o be considered strictly an honors program. A minimum grade point average will not be numbered among the prerequisites for the program. The contract curriculum is to be implemented on the basis of 12 "guidelines" stated in the docum e n t . The first states the specific criteria for admission into the program: a student must have completed two full semesters, with a minimum of 24 credit hours, and must provide evidence that " h e is able and both sufficiently responsible and motivated to pursue such an independent program." A F T E R CHOOSING his faculty " m e n t o r , " the student is to write his curriculum contract. T h e guidelines specify that the contract shall state " t h e educational objectives and means for carrying them out, provide criteria for evaluation, acknowledge educational risks involved, and make provisions for 'statements of progress' t o the faculty contract c o m m i t t e e " which may include oral tests a n d / o r papers and special projects. S t u d e n t s ' contracts will be evaluated by faculty contract c o m m i t t e e s composed of one of the academic deans and three faculty members. CREDITS E A R N E D under the contract curriculum may be recorded in three possible ways, according to the program guidelines: as independent study in an existing d e p a r t m e n t , as an interdisciplinary study course, or as a regular course included in the catalog. Satisfactory fulfillment of a contract is to be certified by the faculty contract committee. THE P E R I O D during which a student may work under a contract curriculum will be no less than one semester and may last until graduation. In the latter case, the contract c o m m i t t e e will decide whether the student's work has fulfilled the requirements for the bachelor's degree. Among other provisions, the guidelines also specify that the dean for academic affairs will publish each year a catalog describing
every contract proposal approved by the college. AT W E D N E S D A Y ' S meeting, professor of English J o h n Hollenbach expressed a belief that the contract curriculum d o c u m e n t "gives s t u d e n t s and m e n t o r s very few cues as to what t h e s t u d e n t ' s performance should be by the time he has completed his contract." In order to deal with this problem, he suggested that a program director be named whose duties would include " t h e gathering of materials helpful as resources to students and mentors in their respective roles." SUCH materials " m i g h t include sample examinations, standardized tests and statements about grad schools' practices in processing transcripts of contract curriculum programs," he said. Associate dean for academic affairs J o h n Stewart shared Hollenbach's concern. " T h i s is the kind of thing we assumed would have to emerge - we've already begun working on a manual to contain the needed resources," he said. STEWART ADDED that such materials would be badly needed by s t u d e n t s planning t o go to grad school. " L a w schools have already told us that students on contract curriculum programs would be judged purely on the basis of standardized tests, not on their grades," he said. Hollenbach said that a director for the contract curriculum would also help attract s t u d e n t s to participate. "We may get very few students at first," he said. IN RESPONSE to Hollenbach's concern, the board added a paragraph to the contract document stipulating that a director be appointed to fulfill duties along the lines that Hollenbach suggested. Assistant professor of communication J o h n Hopkins proposed that a deadline be set for evaluation of t h e program. After some f u r t h e r discussion, the AAB passed a motion that the program be adopted with the stipulation that the director evaluate the program within two years of its implementation. AT PRESENT the only obstacle faced by the contract program is a possible faculty veto. If enough faculty members sign a petition so requesting, the program may be brought before the faculty c o m m i t t e e of the whole for review. Its fate would then be determined by a vote of the faculty. The text of the contract curriculum d o c u m e n t is printed on page seven.
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Education enrollment un by Mary Houting Increased enrollment, a tight j o b market and an overloaded staff are the major problems facing the education d e p a r t m e n t , according t o d e p a r t m e n t chairman Lamont Dirkse. DESPITE encouragement by the State D e p a r t m e n t to screen all teaching candidates carefully because of an already flooded teaching market, Hope's education d e p a r t m e n t has not limited the enrollment of its students. In fact, more certified teachers will graduate this year than last, although the placement market is still the same, according to Mrs. Myra Zuverink, coordinator of teacher placement services. ONE H U N D R E D sixty-three students will graduate with teaching certificates this year, whereas 149 were certified last year. Dirkse pointed out that several state universities have curtailed the number of education students, with the University of Michigan enrolling 6 0 0 fewer students in education than last year. T H E R E A R E fewer j o b openings in public schools, he said, because of the e c o n o m y and p o p u l a t i o n - e n r o l l m e n t is smaller. Dirkse added that in 1971 there were 19,000 new j o b s in education, d o w n considerably f r o m 3 6 , 0 0 0 in 1970 and 7 8 , 0 0 0 in 1969.
"We are encouraged to i n f o r m our students that j o b s are limited," he stated. HOPE ALSO has more students going into elementary education, Dirkse noted, including more men. This year 17 men will graduate with elementary teaching certificates, whereas last year only seven entered that field. " E l e m e n t a r y education is a better field for men: schools want
men in elementary e d u c a t i o n , " Mrs. Zuverink said. Of the 17 certified January graduates, seven were placed, she indicated, but all of the men in elementary education obtained positions. BECAUSE O F heavy enrollment, the d e p a r t m e n t is hampered in some ways, with each of the staff carrying a full load and many an overload, Dirkse c o m m e n t e d . continued on page 2 column 1
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Educ. dept. feels squeeze continued from page 1 "We are interested in branching out, but with the present enrollment and staff, this is practically impossible," he said. Associate professor of education Carl Schackow mentioned that the heavy advisee load is also a problem. " T h e staff is overloaded in responsibility, which prevents more exploration," he stated. BECAUSE HOPE is a small liberal arts college, the education department cannot expand into more specialized areas such as special education, Dirkse said. "This would be t o o costly for one small school," he asserted. Dirkse also cited school size as one of the reasons Hope was unable to establish a library science program. FOR A STUDENT to be certified, state law requires that he take 20 hours of specified education courses. This requirement, coupled with staff limitations, greatly restricts the amount of new courses the department can offer, Dirkse stated. "Also, many people feel that because Hope is a liberal arts college, we shouldn't offer any more education courses than are necessary for certification," he added. "If we started requiring more, we might get repercussions f r o m other d e p a r t m e n t s ." HOWEVER, he continued, although not required, teaching of reading and special methods courses are recommended for all secondary education students. Many school systems will not hire
Memorial fund will offer aid to music here A memorial fund in honor of Mrs. Harold Karsten, former music professor, has been established at Hope by her friends and family. The Helene P. Karsten Memorial Fund is to be used to "provide new opportunities in music education at H o p e . " Mrs. Karsten served on the Hope music faculty for 35 years, teaching piano, organ and music theory f r o m 1928 to 1963. She died Jan. 4 in Holland.
someone w i t h o u t these courses, he said. Mrs. Zuverink described the program of her office as one of outreach. She pointed out that only six schools have come to interview prospective teachers this year, as opposed to 16 last year. " I F T H E Y W O N T come to us, we will have to go to t h e m , " she said, explaining that in March she, Dirkse and dean of students Robert DeYoung will meet with superintendents in the Muskegon area to p r o m o t e Hope teachers. "This is a different method than any we have ever used before," she reported. THE TEACHER placement office has also prepared a booklet containing t h e names and information about the 163 students who will graduate in June as certified teachers. This booklet has been sent to over 4 0 0 school districts all over the country, Mrs. Zuverink said, "and has brought some good responses." She is also planning to work more extensively with alumni, and has asked them to inform her office of any teaching openings. "We are advising students to make personal contacts as much as possible," she added. MRS. ZUVERINK also revealed that one June graduate has already been placed, which is unusual at this early date. "Many openings break in late s u m m e r , " she stated. The education department has also encountered a slight problem placing student teachers, Dirkse said, because of the transportation problem. "Presently we must confine student teachers to the immediate area," he explained. HOWEVER, next year all student teachers will be required to have their o w n transportation, enabling them to be placed elsewhere.
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ANOTHER student indicated that the market was not as flooded with teachers when she decided to go into education, and that she will "stick with it because I want to work with children." She added that she has alternate plans should a teaching j o b fail to materialize for next year. " I ' m worried, but not that worried," was the way one elementary education student described her feelings about next year's job situation. She said she has no position lined up as yet, but that she does have some interviews already arranged. Another coed revealed she is unconcerned about the possibility of not finding a teaching job, because she plans to teach in either another country or a rural area. " T h e r e are a lot of teachers, but not many good o n e s , " she concluded.
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The third in a series of faculty chamber music concerts will be presented in Wichers Auditorium Sunday at 3 p.m. Sunday's program will feature the Beethoven Trio in C Minor, Samuel Barber's Sonata for Cello and Piano and woodwind quintets by Villa Lobos and Mel Powell. Performing in the concert will be Harrison Ryker, assistant professor of music, on violin; Robert Ritsema, assistant professor of 11 music,' won cello; v^iidiica Charles /AbLIlUicnAschbren ner, assistant professor of music on piano and Joan Conway, assistant professor of music, on piano. Also featured will be Helen Dauser on flute; Gail Warnaar on flute; Paul Grischke on clarinet; Thom Working on horn; Don Warnaar on trumpet and Douglas Voller on bassoon. Admission is free.
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HE CITED " t h e placement of the vast majority of our teachers as an indicator of our effectiveness" as a department. "I think we do an extraordinary j o b of preparing teachers as humanists," he said. Education students seem to be relatively unconcerned a b o u t the tight job market; unconcerned enough, at least, not to consider another field. As one student remarked, " S o much needs to be done, I feel I can't afford not to go into education. I won't change fields simply for the sake of the job."
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Schackow expressed a feeling that the primary problem confronting the department is the task of training teachers for the future. "We must try to make an assessment of what the world will be like in five to ten years, and train people to teach in that kind of world," he said.
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BLACKBURN has asked that his property, which extends on 9th St. 170 feet west from Columbia Ave. and north on Columbia 132. feet, be ÂŤ . rezoned f r o m B-2 Central a a rtment to c P l - 2 highway commercial The Holland City Planning Commission has recommended that the zoning request be denied because of the "well-established residential character' of this segment of 9th St. THE COUNCIL referred Blackburn's request to the Planning Commission for study when the request was received last fall. The commission advised denial of Blackburn's request in spite of a petition he submitted, signed by nine of 15 property owners on 9th between College and Columbia, expressing support for the rezoning.
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continued from page I initiate a program in this area, power and authority must be delegated to one group. HE ALSO felt that too many campus groups have their own ideas of what blacks need. If any effort is to succeed, these groups must be unified in their effort, he said. In response to Marker's question whether any stated admissions policy on minority groups exists, DeYoung said there is no specific policy regarding recruitment of minority students, but that recruiting has been more
vigorous in this area than at any time in the past. HE ADDED that much of the recruiting in the past has been connected with the Brewton, Alabama program, but the emphasis has changed to recruitment f r o m other sources. " T h e college desperately needs a tough-minded black counselor to deal with problems of black students," Dr. Reedy stated. The black counselor ought to be someone who knows what is going on in all disciplines, in order to bridge gaps in the academic area, she said.
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The Holland City Council is slated to take action Wednesday night on a request from Holland businessman Thomas L. Blackb u m that a section of 9th St. across from Dykstra Hall be rezoned in order to allow the construction of a combination restaurant and tavern.
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TRUMPETER DIZZY GILLESPIE wails into the microphone Saturday evening in the Civic Center. Gillespie treated his audience to a rich fare of jazz and blues.
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Of the 17 buildings between College and Columbia, 13 are rental properties, and four are occupied by their owners. BLACKBURN indicated that the reason the 9th St. property owners favor the zoning change is because of the probable increase in the value of their property. Asked about opposition to the change, he said that many of the residents on 9th are against it because it will f u r t h e r erode the purely residential status the area enjoyed before the street was made one-way. HOWEVER, he added that the residents' opposition was based on the hope that the city council would make 9th a two-way street again. The chances of such a development are practically nil, according to Holland Assistant City Manager Terry Hofmeyer. Blackburn said that if his petition is denied, his alternatives are to re-apply for the zoning change, a process requiring several months, or take the request to circuit court. THE PROPOSED restauranttavern, which has already been designed, "would look like a large house, so it w o u l d n ' t clash with the surrounding buildings," according to Blackburn. He said that the main floor would have food and beverages and the lower level would feature beverages and live entertainment. Blackburn feels that the proposed building would be an asset to both the area and the city. "I'll be removing f r o m the city four older structures which will contribute to urban blight if they remain," he said.
EXPLAINING his reasons for wanting the new business, Blackburn said, " I ' m not doing this because I'm some kind of philanthropist. I know it'll be a tremendous m o n e y - m a k e r . " However, he added that the city would benefit from the new establishment because there will be 37 parking spaces available to the general public in the downtown area, since the parking lot will only be used for the premises in the evening. He said also that his present property is assessed at $22,500. "I plan to spend a quarter of a million dollars on that corner, thus increasing the tax base by more than ten times," he said.
Chemistry dept. receives award from D u P o n t A $12,000 grant has been presented to Hope College by the E. I. DuPont De Nemours and Company under its Education Aid Program. The Hope grant consists of $ 1 0 , 0 0 0 designated for the chemistry department and $2,000 for unrestricted purposes. " H o p e is one of a small number of colleges and universities recognized by the Du Pont program for its leadership role in the advancement of scientific knowledge," said T. L. Cairns, chairman of the Du Pont Committee on Aid to Education. He added that academic quality is the most important criterion for selection of grant recipients.
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'Star Trek': student fad Members of t h e large group of Hope s t u d e n t s w h o gather in f r o n t of TV sets every a f t e r n o o n at 4 : 3 0 may not k n o w that they reflect a new s t u d e n t mania which appears to be national (if not universal) in scope. THIS IS the logical conclusion to be drawn f r o m " S t a r Trek C o n , " the first national convention of "Star T r e k " fans, held in New York's Statler Hilton Hotel Jan. 21-23. According to a story published by the College Press Service, college students were predominant among the nearly 2,000 devotees drawn to the convention. They came f r o m New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, and "as far away as South Africa." THE A R T I C L E ' S failure to mention Michigan as a source of delegates may indicate that Michigan's Trekkers are not as zealous
as their eastern comrades, but Hope's flourishing colony of fans would probably not agree. At any rate, Hopeites devoted to the old series might be interested in the convention's highlights. ACTIVITIES were opened by guest of honor Gene Roddenberry, originator and executive producer of Star Trek, who "was greeted by a standing ovation and then nearly mobbed by the c r o w d , " according to the CPS story. He mentioned the possibility of Star Trek's return to the screen as a regular weekly show, and summed u p the show's message to its fans: " T h i s human biped thing, this strange creature who's awkward, vain and weak - d a m m i t , y o u ' r e gorgeous. And we love you." ASKED WHAT draws them to the series, those w h o attended the convention "echoed Roddenberry's optimism, and mentioned
New Folk to present concert in Holland Civic Center Friday The New Folk, a religious folk-rock group, will appear Friday at 7 p.m. in the Holland Civic Center in a concert sponsored by Campus Crusade for Christ International. The group, comprised of seven college students and recent graduates, is currently on a nationwide tour, a t t e m p t i n g to challenge students " t o consider the relevant claims of Christianity for this generation." Members of the New Folk write and arrange many of their numbers. Others include current hits such as " T h e Mighty Clouds of J o y , " " H e ' s Not Heavy" and " R a i n y Days and Mondays." Also included in the program are light hearted songs such as " T h e Preacher and the Bear," and t h e satirical " G o d leads a Sheltered Life," which deals with those w h o think God is aloof and uninvolved in the world. The musicians' philosophy is expressed by New Folk emcee Steve Campbell: " S t u d e n t s everywhere are looking for f r e e d o m . We have f o u n d that Jesus Christ is the only true source of f r e e d o m ,
Jentz to speak on 'Philosophy and Music9 Fri. Dr. Arthur Jentz, professor of philosophy, will speak on the relation of philosophy to music and the fine arts Friday at 7 p.m. in Wichers A u d i t o r i u m . T h e lecture is presented by Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia honorary music f r a t e r n i t y . It is open to the public, and the group asks that all rushees attend. R e f r e s h m e n t s will be served at a reception following the lecture. Admission is free.
for He offers meaning in life instead of escape from it." Admission is free, but a free will offering will be taken. A reception for the New Folk will be held after the concert in the ballroom of the De Witt Cultural Center.
Star T r e k ' s professional and high budget approach to science fiction." T h e group was addressed by Issac Asimov, professor and dean of science fiction writers, as well as by Hal Clement, a n o t h e r wellknown sci-fi writer. But the convention seemed chiefly to provide an o p p o r t u n i t y for fans " t o trade stories, buy memorabilia, and dress up as Star Trek characters." SOME OF the convention participants warned their fellows to distinguish carefully between two kinds of Star Trek buffs: the "authentic, fact-spouting fans who view the show as the best realized of all TV science fiction, and wild-eyed 'trekkies,' Star Trek groupies who covet Leonard Nimoy and memorize his 'fave' colors (green and blue)." All of the fans were attracted to the Trading R o o m , where multifarious artifacts of the Star Trek cult were bought and sold. Typical items included old comic books. Star Trek c o o k b o o k s , movie stills, and an original Buck Rogers ray gun. T H E NATIONAL Aeronautics and Space Administration was in evidence with a display of lunar module and space suit mockups. A convention publication mentioned that a Trek fan letterwriting campaign "not only helped save NASA f r o m a congressional cutback of f u n d s but got it an increase in e x p e n d i t u r e s . "
Bikers plan spring trip; to pedal across Florida by Roy Shuey H o p e ' s newly formed bicycle club is planning a bike trip through Florida during spring break. PARTICIPANTS in the bike trip will travel by car from Holland to Tallahassee and then proceed on bicycles to Pensacola, according to club advisor Sandra Parker, instructor of physical education. They will stay in national parks, school gymnasiums and churches along the way. Miss Parker said the trip is open to everyone and the cost will be $50, which covers a c c o m m o d a t i o n , food and transportation costs. T H E TRIP WILL last ten days, she a d d e d , and a $10 deposit is required when signing up. The club is seeking 20 participants f o r the trip and has already received 15 applications. Interested people should contact Miss Parker at ext. 2278. MISS PARKER decided to form t h e bicycle club this year after participating in a five week bike t o u r f r o m Los Angeles to Atlanta, Georgia, last summer. That trip was sponsored by the Wandering Wheels Club of Taylor University in Indiana. "Wandering Wheels is a Christian oriented club which empha-
sizes physical fitness and spiritual g r o w t h , " Miss Parker said. Two Wandering Wheels Representatives will participate in t h e Florida trip. MISS PARKER SAID the group picked Florida for the spring trip because of its warm climate but indicated that a route through Wisconsin had been considered. The club will transport bikes and equipment with trucks and U-Haul trailers. Those who do not own bikes may rent them in Florida, Miss Parker said. Rental fees should a m o u n t to no more than $20, she added. T h e club also plans a trip through Michigan for next summer, perhaps for college credit, and is also considering day trips to Saugatuck and Port Sheldon for this spring.
Rider, Chancellor William Vanderlugt, registrar Jon Huiskens, professor of mathematics Dr. Elliot Tanis and student representative Mark DeRoo. In further action, the board discussed the College Level Examination Program (CLEP), in which students could receive college credit for what they had learned informally before entering college. T H I S MOVE by the AdAB was triggered by a m e m o r a n d u m f r o m the admissions and financial aids offices, ten Hoor said. The board accepted in principle their proposal that Hope initiate such a program, and r e c o m m e n d e d that the Academic Affairs Board consider the matter as soon as possible. T h e registrar was appointed to o b t a i n more information f r o m colleges which already employ such a program.
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Black House opens as on-campus residence by Dave DeKok Black students have been given a house to serve as a housing and recreation center, according to associate dean of students Michael Gerrie. The building, located at 79 E. 10th St., was previously occupied by Jobs ' 7 0 . THE BUILDING will house both black and white students this semester because of the displacement of many students when the cottages on the Academic Science Center site were demolished, Gerrie said. Gerrie stated that black students had had a recreation center and meeting place last year in a house adjacent to Dykstra Hall on 9th St. That building was closed down by the college because few students used the building. PLUMBING PROBLEMS were left unreported and there was little security for objects left in the house by black students, he said. Because of this, Gerrie added that black students did not like the house and concurred in the decision to close it d o w n . This year the Black Coalition again requested a house and expressed the hope that "if students could live in it, they could make it w o r k . " THE ADMINISTRATION considered alternate solutions, such
as giving the Black Coalition a room in the basement of Graves Hall vacated by a sorority. The room would have been used as a recreation center and meeting place. This plan was eventually rejected by b o t h the administration and the s t u d e n t s because Graves closes at 1 1 p.m., limiting t h e use of the room as a recreation center. It was then decided to give the Black Coalition the house at 79 E. 10th. THE BLACKS will be able to make the basement of the house into a meeting and recreation center and decorate and rennovate it in any way they wish, much the way the fraternities do now, Gerrie said. The Black Coalition will be responsible for determining who will live in the house next year. The n u m b e r of residents will be limited to four or five students and a black R.A., Gerrie stated. He added that he does not favor allowing freshmen to live in the house, although no decision has been reached on this as yet. G E R R I E EMPHASIZED that providing a black s t u d e n t s ' house does not represent an administration policy of segregation. "Black students had previously congregated in certain cottages which had a black R.A.," he said, " s o instituting a black s t u d e n t s ' house does not represent a i n n o v a t i o n . "
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Beirut program to continue T h e Great Lakes Colleges Association study program at the American University of Beirut looks very much alive for 1972-73, director of international education Dr. Paul Fried has announced.
AdAB studies senior residency requirement; considers CLEP Study of the senior residency requirement, which states that all s t u d e n t s must spend their final semester studying on campus, was begun by the Administrative Affairs Board at its meeting last Monday. T H E AdAB IS considering the issue as a result of a request f r o m the S t u d e n t Standing and Appeals C o m m i t t e e that it clarify the rationale of the requirement. Professor of English and AdAB secretary Henry ten Hoor told the anchor Friday that the appeals c o m m i t t e e has been dealing with the case of a female student who spent her first three years at Hope and then transferred to a n o t h e r institution. She now wishes to receive her degree f r o m Hope. AT ITS MONDAY meeting the AdAB appointed a c o m m i t t e e to study the r e q u i r e m e n t . The committee is comprised of dean for academic affairs Dr. Morrette
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At its Jan. 17 meeting, the AdAB passed a proposal from Rider to establish the position of " F a c u l t y Emeriti." The honorary Emeritus rank would be conferred upon faculty members and administrators upon their retirement after at least seven years of full time e m p l o y m e n t by the college. "A UNIQUE and strange situation exists at H o p e , " Rider said, because it is the only institution he k n o w s of which does not have an Emeritus position for its faculty. T h e proposal states, " T h e plan is intended to h o n o r those members of the Hope College community w h o have made significant c o n t r i b u t i o n s to the college over an extended period, and to provide a continuing identification with the college for these persons during their period of retirement."
THE UNIVERSITY was troubled in 1970 by student strikes, political tension and administration threats to discontinue the GLCA program. Last year AUB president Samuel Kirkwood suggested a t w o year m o r a t o r i u m on the program, and AUB and GLCA representatives met to a t t e m p t to clarify the issues at the root of the problem and resolve differences. Fried cited these talks and correspondence between the AUB and program i m p l e m e n t o r Kenyon College as primarily responsible for saving the program. AFTER MONTHS of s t u d e n t demonstrations and frequent strikes in 1970-71, both the AUB and the GLCA warned western students not t o become involved in political issues, such as the support of Palestinian forces fighting in Jordan. Because of a long strike at the end of the year, foreign s t u d e n t s encountered difficulty in taking their finals and submitting papers before returning home. However, Hope students participating in the program managed to c o m p l e t e their courses and receive grades, Fried said. ONE O F t h e fears of the AUB, which seeks primarily t o educate Middle Easterners, was that the increased enrollment of western students might limit the number of Arabs it could a d m i t . The university also expressed con-
cern that western students were imposing their middle class standards there. " A m e r i c a n students have discovered foreign s t u d y , " Fried said, "and they want to study abroad where English is the instructional language. The American University of Beirut, renowned for its high quality of education, looks inviting t o many American s t u d e n t s . " TO D I S C O U R A G E a major influx of Americans, the AUB has initiated a $500 overfee for western students. Fried said he feels this should not present a major obstacle for most s t u d e n t s desiring to participate in the program. Four Hope students are presently studying at the AUB and Fried indicated that chances are good for Hope to be well represented in the 1972 program. He gave partial credit for the program's continuation t o Hope administrators and faculty w h o support it. The number and competence of the students w h o have shown a desire to participate in the program reflect this enthusiasm, he said. Fried added that he was pleased that problems seem to have been resolved. "We have good s t u d e n t s w h o earnestly desire the o p p o r t u n i t y t o study a b r o a d , " he said. " T h e y ought to be able t o g o . "
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The contract curriculum The Academic Affairs Board's passage of the c o n t r a c t curriculum program represents a major step forward b o t h in itself and as a part of t h e e f f o r t for curriculum r e f o r m which began two years ago. At the very least, the program is valuable in that it departs f r o m the standard sequence of broad, general courses to more specialized courses - a sequence which requires little real c o n c e n t r a t i o n until late in the college career - and tests the hypotheses that some students may benefit more f r o m the reverse sequence. In the
process, it allows capable students to determine their own programs, a step which should help them decide more quickly where their real interests lie. Some faculty members may oppose the contract curriculum because of its potential for decreasing the n u m b e r of students w h o might take required courses in their departments. Such fears have little justification. Because of the exceptional maturity and initiative that the program will require, the number of students w h o undertake it will not be large. The stipulation that only sophomores and upperclassmen may under-
take a c o n t r a c t curriculum reinforces t h e prediction t h a t the program will remove f e w s t u d e n t s f r o m regular required courses. A d m i t t e d l y the contract curriculum is far f r o m being a perfect d o c u m e n t . Difficulties will u n d o u b t e d l y arise in the administration of the program because of its experimental nature and because it is a program of individualized study which will require f r o m instructors a larger a m o u n t of time per s t u d e n t . The potential problems are indicated by the vague character of the provision on t h e workload of mentors: a faculty member working as a mentor will d o so "as part of his normal responsibilities," and is t o confer with his superiors on the m a t t e r of work load. However, s t u d e n t s capable of succeeding with a c o n t r a c t curriculum will deserve the extra time devoted to t h e m , and administrative problems are inevitable in any new program. The nature of the contract curriculum is such that not all problems can be dealt with in advance; the approach must partially be trial and error. Perhaps the most important result of the c o n t r a c t program's passage will be substantial progress on general curriculum r e f o r m . The educational objectives assumed in the c o n t r a c t curriculum are those listed in one of the major reform proposals, and the AAB is now free to proceed in this direction.
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In the meantime, certain problems which have long appeared obvious may be pointed out. Excepting Brumler Hall, Hope's campus remains sexually segregated. No real benefits seem to have accrued f r o m the separation of men's and w o m e n ' s housing by an entire campus. The study committee should d e t e r m i n e student a t t i t u d e s regarding this situation and review the evidence f r o m other campuses that have n o such large b u f f e r zone between the housing concentrations. The c o m m i t t e e should also look seriously at the possibility of coed housing. Although opposition to such arrangements is usually indicative of a mind set which will choose to see " s i n " in almost any situation, s t u d e n t attitudes and evidence f r o m other campuses should again be consulted. In any case, the prerequisite for beneficial change will be thorough and honest study on the part of the new c o m m i t t e e . Without it the administration will have n o clear mandate, and the housing question will be shelved and buried for another year.
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Butcherin' the hog Well it warn't so much that what there wasn't enough stuff submitted t o this here derned Opus but what we could fill a whole passel of rain barrels, and that's just on the first pour mind y o u , but the difficulty was trying to fetch u p s t a n d ' n works that could cause all o u r readers t o take their hats off ^n bow their heads a little and carry on in such a manner as t o stop the dogs f r o m scratchin' at t h e m in-residence fleas and begin t o howl and make a real fine h a r m o n y . So's me and them other appointees of this here magazine decided what but we should up and turn this passle of paper for
dear editor some o ' that Literature and such st u ff, and all them o t h e r high f a l o o t ' n names f o r a skunk o ' words set p r e t t y like a breakfast table all smellin' with bacon and corn bread on that white linen c o m e all the way f r o m Buffalo. And we was go'n at it like cats with turpentine on their b o t t o m s , just a readin' and sailin' them papers across the r o o m , derned near cross the c o u n t r y and back and runnin' around to beat all, and when it all came t o settle and t h a t t u r p e n t i n e born wore o f f , why we was right where we was when that extract was laid on. We tried all kinds of things. Pulled d o w n the yardstick and measured them for longest, and set em o n scales and counted up the metrics, but when it c a m e d o w n t o butcherin' the hog, we was at a real fix. A b o u t that time, I looked up and gave old
Matilda a look that could knock the k n o t s o u t o' pine w o o d , and says "Hornswoggle me i f n I ain't correct in my t h i n k i n ' , " says 1. " A i n ' t it so we was picked to d o the separatin' of the unripe from the ripe? " A n d ain't it so we was picked cuz we been workin' in these fields for one godawful long time and we's culled more fruit t h a n t h a t we's nigh on to k n o w i n ' a ripe melon f r o m an unripe from a distance of 100 paces blindfolded? Why I se'd you pluck a green ripe o u t f r o m one o ' t h e masters once, that how good ya was. " T h i s all be'n so, how cum we d o n ' t just pick these here ripe ones and leave them green'ns to set awhile and ripen up a tat in the sun? Well n o w that's an easy one t o answer t o o . " C u z them people who d o n ' t k n o w n u t h ' n bout f r u i t pickin' are c o m e in here with their f a n c y d u d s and high talkin' ways and tell us we ain't got callouses on our hands and creaks in our backs f r o m b e n d i n ' over so much, but that they k n o w s how things is f r o m those carpet bags all crammed full o' d o k u m e n t s , all filled with cipherin' that they d o n ' t even k n o w what says. Well, tell me straight now, ain't the reasonin' correct or ain't i t ? " "Consarned i f n you h'ain't clobbered t h e hog and k n o c k e d em c o l d , " says she, and lights up t o limberin' u p her fingers and cracking her knuckles, and she bends over and starts headin' for the fields. "Wait u p , " says 1. And I takes off them c o t t o n gloves with the holes worn in the fingers, and set myself like one o* them sprint runners and high tails it for the big melons. Steve Farrar
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Housing study The Campus Life Board, at the prompting of the Dean of S t u d e n t s Office, last week initiated a study on the housing situation at Hope. The matters to be reviewed include minority group housing, fraternities and sororities and possibilities for coed housing. Those possessed with average memories will remember that these issues have regularly been brought up for discussion within various administrative and governance bodies on campus. Last year, serious steps toward the goal of greater sexual integration in campus housing arrangements were considered, but nothing was done. Presumably the administration now intends to ascertain the real problems and needs in the area of housing and plans to initiate changes on the basis of information collected by the housing study c o m m i t t e e . If the c o m m i t t e e ' s work is sufficiently thorough and the CLB comes up with well-considered r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s regarding housing, the proper g r o u n d w o r k for change will have been laid. The administration will then have no excuse for postponing changes unless the study reveals that they are clearly u n w a r r a n t e d .
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AS part of liis overall plan. President Nixon has offered North Vietnam $2.5 billion to rebuild its c o u n t r y once the war is over. Even critics of the President consider this a most generous sum of money to be given to a n a t i o n . t h a t Mr. Nixon still refers to in the most unflattering terms. 1 HAVE A friend named Zugsmith, who works with people in the Washington ghetto, and the morning he read a b o u t the $2.5 billion o f f e r he c a m e to see me. "Man, that's a lot of money to give a country t h a t ' s been kicking the hell out of us," he said. "Well, it's not as much as we gave Germany and Japan after World War II," 1 said. I'VE BEEN thinking a b o u t it quite seriously, and I want to try this idea out on you. Suppose a f t e r the war is over we import s o m e of those North Vietnam cats and bring them to Washington and put them up in the g h e t t o . " "1 d o n ' t follow y o u , " I said. "NOW SUPPOSE those N o r t h Vietnam cats start fighting with our cats, 1 mean really fighting with t h e m , with a lot of surplus war stuff that the South Vietnamese will probably sell us under the table." "But that would be civil war," I protested. "Right, but keep in mind we w o n ' t be fighting against Americans. We'll be fighting against North V i e t n a m . " "But t h e North Vietnamese are Communists," I said. " Y O U GOT IT, MAN. Now if we're fighting North Vietnamese in the ghetto, America is going t o have t o c o m e t o our support. R i g h t ? " " T h e y ' d better or we'll have Communist aggression right on our own m a i n l a n d . " " O k a y , so America comes into the ghetto and says ' Y o u got a Communist threat here, boys. What can we give y o u ? ' So we say 'How a b o u t tearing down all those rat-infested buildings so we can get a good crack at the North Vietnamese who are out there s o m e w h e r e ? ' "
" T H E Y WOULD have to tear tnem down if t h a t ' s where the C o m m u n i s t s were hiding," I agreed. " N o w we say to the Americans, ' H o w about putting up some new buildings so we can win the hearts and minds of the people in the ghetto? And how a b o u t s o m e land reform while y o u ' r e at it?' " "If it's a civil war, you have t o win the hearts and minds of the p e o p l e , " I agreed. " Y O U G O T IT, man. n o b o d y gives a damn about the hearts and minds of the people in the ghetto because there are no Commies there. You sprinkle five or six hundred Reds around and America has to give us everything we ask f o r . " " T h e r e should be a hole in your plan," I said, " b u t 1 c a n ' t find it." " Y O U ' R E GOING to have some shooting in the g h e t t o but no more than you have now. Maybe s o m e people are going to be captured by the North Vietnamese, but with POWs Nixon is going t o be forced to find a solution t o the p r o b l e m . Of course, he'll insist on us having our own government, which is something we d o n ' t have right now. And he might even call for elections in the South supervised by the United Nations. You can't ask for better than t h a t . " " T h e beauty of your plan," I said, "is that if you fight C o m m u n i s t s in the ghetto, you'll be the good guys." " M Y T H I N K I N G exactly. We'd have everyone in Congress praising us t o the skies. Agnew might even c o m e and visit us and hand out medals." " T h e only problem you have, as I see i t , " I said, "is how d o you get t h e North Vietnamese t o come to the g h e t t o in Washington? It isn't really a place t h e y ' d want t o fight f o r . " "I'll admit t h a t ' s had mf s t y m i e d " Zugsmith said, " b u t t h e n I read a b o u t all that m o n e y Nixon was handing o u t . I figure if he's willing to pay the North Vietnamese $2.5 billion t o get out of S o u t h V i e t n a m , there is n o telling what the President will o f f e r t h e m t o get out of Washington, D.C."
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Sex and violence: contrasting American ways Editor's note: This week's anchor review is written by critiques editor Kay Hubbard. She compares the films Diamonds Are Forever (directed by Guy Hamilton, currently playing at the Holland Theatre) and Straw Do^s(directed by Sam Peckinpaugh, currently playing at the Wealthy Theatre in Grand Rapids). For many years the surest way to involve the audience in the action of a film has been to provide them with situations that evoke sympathy or excitement. BASICALLY, establishing sympathy is a matter for the script writers. The director can only enhance (or detract from) what has already been provided. Excitement, on the other hand, is more clearly the result of careful directing and editing techniques. Pace, camera angle and sequence of shots are crucial to the establishment of cinematic tension. The stock methods of creating excitement on the movie screen employ one or both of those subjects which cause great dismay to decency leagues - sex and violence. THE DIRECTORIAL decisions made about the portrayal of sex and violence in Diamonds Arc Forever and Straw Dogs provide an excellent opportunity to understand different approaches (toward admittedly different ends) in order to involve the audience in the action of the film.
Diamonds Are Forever is the latest James Bond flick. All of the familiar elements are there: beautiful, simpering, brainless women, international intrigue, mind-boggling electronic gimmickry and a huge production budget. There are, however, notable differences. JAMES BOND is no longer quite as suave as the virile secret agent seen in the sixties. He has developed a very unsexy paunch which the director does not attempt to hide; in fact, the spreading middle of the sophisticated hero is o f t e n emphasized by camera angle and shot composition. There is no a t t e m p t on the film maker's part to portray the human ravages of violence. Hardly a drop of blood is seen during the entire film. There is even one scene in which an adversary of Bond's grabs a piece of broken glass to use as a weapon and somehow miraculously manages to avoid cutting himself. BODIES are always easily disposed of. Bond never has to dirty his hands or wrinkle his shirt. The only time he becomes slightly unpressed is after a surprise dip into a swimming pool (and, not surprisingly, his clothes are apparently drip-dry and soon are fresh and crisp again). Machines are vulnerable to violence. There are remarkable chase sequences, one involving the destruction of at least ten police cars
peeopd pevieu; Editor's note: This week's WTAS record review is written by station music director Bud T h o m p s o n . He comments on the album "American Pie," by Don McLean on United Artists Records, and its fate at the hands of American pop music listeners. It's almost over: the great "American Pie" craze that swept America this winter like "My Sweet L o r d " did last winter. NOW T H A T all the hysteria is dying down maybe we should look back on it all. We might learn a great deal if we stop to consider what we did to "American Pie", Don McLean, and ourselves. "American Pie" was originally an eight minute album cut, but like all eight minute cuts it quickly shrank to f o u r minutes to make top ten playlists. Then American radio proceeded to beat it to death. RADIO LISTENERS had so many pieces of American Pie shoved down their throats that it made Hope's pizza contest look like an afternoon snack. But we couldn't let dead dogs, or pies as the case may be, lie. The interpreters had a field day with McLean's lyrics. "What is 'American Pie' saying to Americ a ? " was the gist of many newspaper articles on the song. Never since Dylan, Simon & Garfunkel and the Beatles has such "hidden meaning" slop been slung. G R A N T E D , McLean may have a message in his music, but to turn it into a musical State of the Union Address in the ears of listeners is hardly called for. Don McLean will no doubt never be left alone again.
And now the "American Pie" album has been worn thin by American consumers, or pie-eaters perhaps. It's a beautifully done album. McLean has a real talent. The song " V i n c e n t , " in which the protagonist seems to be a Christtype figure for McLean, is a truly beautiful piece. "Everybody Loves Me Baby" goes back to the rock 'n roll of "American Pie." HE ENDS the album with a personal statement on war with " T h e Grave" and " B a b y l o n . " Listen to the lyrics of the songs. They're carefully written (a rare thing these days). But there is sadness in the beauty. Talk to someone w h o lives near someone who owns the "American Pie" album. It's a good album, they'll tell you, but they wish he or she would stop playing it. Just as with the single, we are out to kill the album. IT IS SOON to suffer the fate of many of the Beatles' great albums which were played until we couldn't stand them a n y m o r e and then shelved. A lot of art is sitting on those shelves. Let's start to listen to some of it again. But first, let's not kill "American Pie." McLean says it best himself: " T h e three men 1 admire most,/ The Father, Son and the Holy Ghost,/ They caught the last train for the coast/The day the music died." Have pity on "American Pie." It's an excellent album and doesn't deserve the mistreatment we've given it so far. Be careful not to kill. If the Father, Son and Holy Ghost split, don't expect many other people to stick around. It could be a lonely, quiet world if we're not careful. And we haven't been careful.
(Bond's Mustang, of course, emerges with nary a scratch); another showing Bond's miraculous escape from a secret scientific laboratory in a moon machine. THE LATTER scene manages to wreck scientific equipment, regular automobiles and motorcycles. Machines are destroyed graphically, but the violence in the film never touches the people. Even when they are killed it is with as little disfigurement as possible. Sex in Diamonds Are Forever is just as devoid of human consequence as is violence. It is an empty parlor game with no past, no f u t u r e and very little present. THE OVERALL effect of this sterile treatment of sex and violence coupled with the tongue-incheek tone established by the director in pointing out the absurdities of the characters does not permit the audience to take the situation seriously. They are left free to ride along with the action, to appreciate the
marvelous gimmicks and to leave the theatre unthreatened. There is no moral issue in Diamonds. Bond wins because he is the most clever, the most lucky, the most endurable. He is a modern Odysseus without a destiny and without a soul. SAM PECKINPAUGH'S Straw Dogs has never been accused of being a sterile treatment of violence or sex. This nightmare portrayal of a man pushed to his limits and discovering within himself a tremendous potential for violence shows most graphically the human consequences of sex and violence. Peckinpaugh's contention is that violence is so much a part of our culture that we should "have our noses rubbed in it," and this film succeeds in eliciting a gut-level response. No "beautiful people" populate the screen in Straw Dogs. No one manages to avoid sweating, and everyone bleeds. There are terrifying slow-motion shots of exploding human flesh and furi-
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Ryan Mathews' anchor essay of last week (Feb. 7) is significant - not for its accuracy or insight, but for its false generalizations, bad faith and presumptuousness. It is significant as a reflection of its own theme: the political non-consciousness of american youth. The latter is a group Mathews finds easy to disown. This is a natural tendency of the fledgling bourgeois intellect hiding behind a facade of radicalism. MATHEWS IS CORRECT when he says that the kind of "political" protests that went on in the sixties have proved wanting. But his analysis never explains why they failed, and instead makes vague allusions to the fetters of middle class sensibilities which the y o u t h f u l protestors of the sixties could not break, try as they might. Let us be more explicit: Revolution doesn't happen by inviting a peace-happy herd of cattle to a rock festival or even Washington d. c. and the raising of the peace symbol or fist is no indication of political consciousness. Self-purgation is necessarv prior to the purging of social, political and economic institutions. SOCIALIST REVOLUTION requires that each member of the movement be his own vanguard. The failure of the movement of the sixties (aside from the simple fact of the resistance which it encountered and will still encounter was that it puts its faith in quantity rather than quality. For this reason, Mathews quite correctly is distrustful of mass movements and the new "political" strategy of a politicality (i.e. merely adopting a radical "life style"). He looks about him for signs of real political consciousness and finds nothing. WHY? BECAUSE he is looking for something on the scale of a mass y o u t h movement - the very kind of movement he rejects! (Until, perhaps, enough of american youth have been inculcated with the proper values.) This could be the only reason why Mathews overlooks the fact that authentic revolutionary political activity is now happening "behind the scenes" or, better yet, at the "grass r o o t s , " (unless of course Mathews has just purposely ignored this). SUCH ACTIVITY is, as Mathews seems to imply himself, always hidden to begin with and becomes more overt later on. (I do not include the Young Democrats in the category of radical activity, by the way). Mathews also implies that this is the kind of activity which is needed. He is not the only one to do this, however. A minority of people who represented the hard-core political activists of the sixties, among them both leaders and followers alike, suffered a disillusionment with the majority in the movement. They too realized that something else was needed.
THIS RESULTED and is still resulting in a return to the local level where activity is more concentrated and more concerned with heightening the political awareness of not only middle class y o u t h , but the poor, the worker and the ethnic minority groups as well. There are many examples of this. Some people have joined liberal, urban-based organizations and some, like SDS in Boston, have reorganized around a strong opposition to racism. Others have set up counter-economic programs. This does not mean the priorities have changed - the Southeast Asian war is still the big issue - but it does mean that the tactics have changed. (The New Mobilization is obviously an exception here.) IF MATHEWS WERE NOT so short-sighted he might be made to see past the blatant political apathy of holland to what is beginning to happen in Detroit (his h o m e town) or, still better, in Chicago. Now, he might want to argue that the goals of Jesse Jackson and People United to Save Humanity (PUSH) are short of revolutionary, but he must agree that the kind of tough political activity he desires is happening through Jackson and his new organization. On a larger scale, yet at the same time developing locally, and attracting more young people in this country than any Movement organization, Mathews cannot ignore the Young Socialist Alliance either. I AM NOT EXPRESSING here any sort of optionism nor am 1 suggesting that we should all run out and join up with any of these organizations or others. 1 am only pointing to the fact of their existence in an attempt to dispel the general view that nothing is happening politically among y o u t h in this nation. Just yet, we should refrain from judgment on their political effectiveness. In Mathews' "firm conviction that it will not be d o n e " (how far-reaching the vision of a y o u n g bird who has not yet even opened his eyes!), something, at least, is being a t ^ mpted. But not here; not in holland or hope colle c . Therefore, I urge Mathews to collaborate with myself and others who do wish to "organize," for 1 believe also that this is what is required. THE FIRST GOAL of this movement should be to attract attention. Second, this does not mean a wholesale acceptance of everyone who wishes to become involved, but a critical separation of the real political wheat from the chaff. These are the two. lessons we have learned from the sixties movement. Then, organize! Finally, we must expose the injustices peculiar to this area, which are in abundance, but in subtle abundance. Meanwhile, we should not lose sight of the larger goals: an end to U.S. imperialism abroad and the ushering in of socialism.
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The contract curriculum program Editor's n o t e : T h e following is the full t e x t of t h e c o n t r a c t curriculum proposal a d o p t e d Friday by t h e Academic Affairs Board. An a c c o u n t of the proposal's history and the circumstances surrounding its passage may be f o u n d in the story on page one. The formal program of core and d e p a r t m e n t a l major requirements that f o r m the general course pattern f o r a Hope College degree may not be the best pattern f o r all students. T h e r e f o r e , it is proposed that a n o t h e r curricular pattern of limited enrollment, allowing the individual s t u d e n t t o establish alternate procedures for achieving the overall educational objectives as stated in Part III of "A Proposal to Revise the Curriculum R e q u i r e m e n t s of Hope College" in keeping with his unique abilities and goals, be established. T h e Contract Curriculum rests on several assumptions. First, there are some students who are not only capable of, but also eager for more self-determination in their education. Second, the current presupposition that s t u d e n t s ought t o learn broadly at first and then proceed to greater and greater specialization is not necessarily valid for all students. In fact, the inverse of that academic pyramid might be more productive with some students. For some, concentrated studies in t h e s o p h o m o r e year in one academic area might be a better a p p r o a c h to the ultimate achievement of the broadened awareness objectives. Because of the new horizons opened by c o n c e n t r a t i o n , intensive study may serve as a more effective tool than the present " I n t r o d u c t i o n to - - " courses in creating the desire for investigation of other areas. Finally, the Contract Curriculum is not to be considered as an honors program. No minimum grade point average shall be established as a prerequisite for the acceptance into the contract curriculum. Present techniques for identifying h o n o r students are not necessarily reliable indicators of success in such a program as we conceive it. To implement this Contract Curriculum proposal, the following guidelines are r e c o m m e n d e d : 1. In order to be admitted into the Contract Curriculum program, a student must have completed two semesters of full-time study (minimally 24 hours) at Hope College. However, a student may apply and complete all prelim-
inary steps for admission to the program at any time a f t e r the mid-term point of the semester in which he will c o m p l e t e a minim u m of 24 semester hours taken at Hope College. (Action on his application will be deferred until he has c o m p l e t e d the 24 hour requirement.) It will be the responsibility of the student t o provide concrete evidence that he is able and both sufficiently responsible and motivated t o pursue such an independent program. (The evidence shall include his past academic record, letters of r e c o m m e n d a t i o n , an interview and o t h e r appropriate supp o r t . ) A student entering the Contract Curriculum must accept the contract as his full-time academic program for that semester. 2. The student must seek out one faculty m e m b e r w h o will act as his m e n t o r for a period normally not to exceed two semesters. The m e n t o r is to be chosen f r o m a list of faculty members w h o volunteer to serve with the approval of the academic deans' office. The student and the mentor will propose a contract which outlines the course of study. 3. T h e writing of the contract is of crucial importance and care must be taken to make it as comprehensive as possible. The contract shall state the educational objectives and means for carrying them out, provide criteria for evaluation, acknowledge educational risks involved, and make provisions for " s t a t e m e n t s of progress" to the faculty contract c o m m i t t e e which may include oral e x a m i n a t i o n s a n d / o r the presentation of papers or special projects. 4. T h e contract shall be submitted to a faculty contract committee composed of the dean for academic affairs or the associate
Any or all of the credits may be recorded as Pass or Fail if the C o n t r a c t C o m m i t t e e so agrees. However, a student under the Contract Curriculum may request conventional grades in some or all aspects of his program. The chairman of the faculty contract committee shall designate the faculty m e m b e r s (or others) w h o will assign grades for the s t u d e n t ' s p e r m a n e n t transcript. 6. The faculty contract committee, having periodically evaluated t h e student's progress, will certify the fulfillment of the contract according to the terms proposed therein. Such certification might include written and oral examinations. 7. T h e period of the contract shall be no less than a semester in duration and may extend to the time of graduation. If the contract shall extend to the time of graduation, which could be as long as three years, the faculty c o n t r a c t c o m m i t t e e will have full power and responsibility to determine w h e t h e r the s t u d e n t ' s work fulfills the requirements for the Bachelor's degree and whether the student has adequately reached the objectives to receive that degree. 8. Should a student decide to terminate his contract before the time of its fulfillment or at the end of any semester prior to graduation, the faculty contract c o m m i t t e e will have the final decision as to how many credit hours of work have been completed and where they shall be applied to the curriculum, a f t e r
on sale today Subscriptions for the 1972 Milestone will be on sale today through Friday and Feb. 21 through Feb. 25 in the Kletz and Van Raalte Hall f r o m 12 noon to 5 p.m., according to editor Leslie Dykstra. The cost for this year's Milestone will be $1, Miss Dykstra said. She added that s t u d e n t s who were unable to have their pictures taken in November may have them taken Feb. 24 f r o m 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. in the Kletz.
makers, has produced 26 films in 20 years a f t e r making his debut in 1945 with "Crisis." His films deal with man's eternal search for meaning and faith. Piercingly searching in c o n t e n t , most of Bergman's films are simply set and modestly understated. A series ticket may be purchased at $3. Admission t o individual showings will be offered on a space-availability basis at $ 1 per person. Tickets are available at the student activities office.
List of Scheduled Events Feb. 1 4 - F e b . 19 Feb. 16, Wednesday - Basketball - Home - Alma; Wrestling - away - Alma Feb. 18, Friday Film Series - ''Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?" Wrestling - Away - Denison; Psych. Discussion - DeWitt Cultural Center Feb. 19, Saturday — Basketball - Home - Albion; Wrestling - Away - Denison; Film Series - "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?"
consulting with the chairman of the designated d e p a r t m e n t . 9. Faculty members volunteering to serve as mentors will be expected to d o so as part of their normal responsibilities. The faculty member will consult with his chairman and with the academic dean's office on the m a t t e r of faculty work load. 10. Special contract applications, registration and credit evaluation f o r m s shall be provided by the Registrar's office. Students electing to follow the Contract Curriculum approach will be assessed a special non-refundable registration fee each semester they register under the c o n t r a c t program. 11. The academic dean will publish each academic year a catalog in permanent f o r m a t describing each contract proposal approved by the college. The catalog description for each contract shall also include the following: a. a clear statement as to how the objectives in paragraph 3 above have been carried o u t ; b. the names of the mentor, contract c o m m i t t e e and its chairman, and the student. 12. A director of the curriculum program will be appointed by the academic dean. His duties will include the drawing together of materials helpful to students, mentors and contract c o m m i t t e e members in the carrying out of their respective roles. He will also assume leadership in the on-going evaluation of the program.
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Bergman film showings to continue this week Showings of seven films by Swedish director Ingmar Bergman c o n t i n u e this week with the screening of "Wild Strawberries" Tuesday and "Winter N i g h t " Thursday. T h e series, presented by Hope's Society for the Educated Eye, will also feature Bergman's " T h e Magic i a n " Feb. 21, " T h e Silence" Feb. 23, and " T h e Devil's E y e " Feb. 29. Bergman, recognized universally as a giant among film
dean, one faculty m e m b e r appointed by the dean who will serve as chairman of the faculty contract c o m m i t t e e , and two faculty m e m b e r s selected by t h e student and his mentor. The faculty contract committee will evaluate the contract in light of the educational objectives stated above in Part III and grant approval based upon additional criteria designed to maximize the possibility of the s t u d e n t ' s successful completion of the contract. 5. Academic credit for students involved in the Contract Curriculum will be recorded on the student's transcript in any of the three following ways: a. As independent study in an existing d e p a r t m e n t ; b. as an IDS course specifically designated to cover Contract Curriculum programs; c. as a course already in existence in the catalog. In the last instance, a student may arrange with the instructor to fulfill the objectives of the course on an individualized or independent basis. This crediting procedure is not an implicit recommendation that the Contract Curriculum be designed only as a realignment or novel juggling of existing courses. Rather, it is intended to provide a means for recording and assessing the student's e f f o r t and, at the same time, translate the s t u d e n t ' s program i n t o terms meaningful to other institutions who evaluate Hope's transcripts.
By D. Ivan D y k s t r a
How can a campus be Christian? This, rather than whether it can be, is the f r u i t f u l question. For whatever d o u b t s we may have a b o u t whether it can be are the result of c o n f u s i o n a b o u t how it can be. OUR F R E Q U E N T ASSUMPTION that a c a m p u s cannot be Christian w i t h o u t damaging its integrity as a c a m p u s is the result of having a particular image of what "being Christian" means. That image is, I judge, primarily the " c h u r c h l y " image. According to that image, in a slightly exaggerated f o r m , being Christian is closely associated with having more or less fixed doctrine. F o rm al acceptance of that doctrine is the condition f o r one's acceptance into the church. But on campuses, nothing is considered to be properly settled simply by formal acceptance of fixed beliefs. T H E " C H U R C H L Y " IMAGE is also, rightly or wrongly, closely associated with an appeal to a u t h o r i t y , from which there is no appeal. The seat of such a u t h o r i t y may vary, but the principle of the authority does not vary. On campuses, although authority is useful as an expedient s h o r t c u t in the transmission of knowledge, it is irrelevant as an appeal for the justification of beliefs. The church also places a special premium on beliefs handed down as traditions. On campuses, though there may properly be a respect for tradition, the fact that something is traditional is pretty nearly irrelevant as a criterion of t r u t h . T H E CHURCHLY IMAGE is associated with a sense of exclusivism: the truth is exclusively the possession of the church, and by inference, any other t r u t h is either false or suspect. But in the climate of a campus we d o not pay m u c h a t t e n t i o n to w h o said what; the i m p o r t a n t thing is what is said, and whatever the authorship of a belief, the belief must stand on its o w n merits. These are examples. T h e list could be extended to include a few other items, such as the ( n o w o u t d a t e d ) notion that the c h u r c h ' s concerns are other-worldly, rather than Z/i/j-worldly. IF, T H E N , WE A R E to find a meaningful way in which a campus can be Christian, we shall have to work with a different set of images of what being Christian means. And these d i f f e r e n t images cannot be arbitrarily chosen; they must still be significantly Christian. It is a still better achievement if it can be significantly maintained that these other images better represent t h e Christian meaning than the " c h u r c h l y " ones mentioned above. BUT THESE O T H E R images are not of a piece, for they are not all relevant to everything a campus is. S o m e of them are relevant only t o the c a m p u s regarded as a c o m m u n i t y of persons; others are more specifically relevant to a c a m p u s which is a place where intellectual activity happens, as in the formal disciplines. I shall reserve c o m m e n t on the second group for later. T h e images relevant to the campus as a c o m m u n ity of persons do not conceive of t h e meaning of being Christian in creedal forms, but in the f o r m of a life style. Creedal s t a t e m e n t s may have relevance
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as at least a partial articulation ot m e life style, but not more than that. T H E IMAGES MAY be highly idealistic, so that it may be a little hard to see how we could always express them literally in our daily lives. But simply by being there, they can shame us when we d o not live by t h e m . A few examples must suffice. The image we come closest t o recognize today as a valid Christian image is that image that speaks of Christianity as " t h e fellowship of the c o n c e r n e d . " Here the big word is "radical love" - agape - not the love of another because of some kind of worth on his part, but the love of another only in p r o p o r t i o n to his need - and the articulation of love not merely in words but in action. IT IS QUITE u n f o r t u n a t e that this is just about the only image of which we have availed ourselves. A campus that learns radical love is significantly Christian. But there are several additional images which could enrich the c o m m u n i t y of persons in immeasurable ways. What a b o u t , for instance, Christianity as a "fellowship of the r e d e e m e d ? " What about sharing with each other whatever experiences of "breakt h r o u g h " we have had - a sharing that may be a major encouragement to hope? OR WHAT ABOU Christianity as a "fellowship of f a i t h " - a fellowsnip that lives and shares the conviction t h a t , as William James puts it, " T h e r e is a power greater than ourselves that makes for righteousness" - or the faith that in some sense the universe is on the side of our best ideals? I would carry the possibilities f u r t h e r , and consider the Christian campus as a sacramental, i.e. a eucharistic, c o m m u n i t y - provided the eucharist ceases t o be an exclusivist device and becomes again what it was at first: a celebration of our participation in the conquest of death by life, and then not merely with reference to physical death, but by a plausible e x t e n s i o n , referring t o any " r e s u r r e c t i o n " f r o m any possible death-like state. AND WHY NOT add the image of the church as a worshipping c o m m u n i t y - provided again that worship is not regarded as a trick to distinguish saints f r o m sinners, or as an act to compel religiousness, but rather as an act of coming together in such a way that everything that might distinguish us f r o m another, or place us one over the other, falls away and we meet each other simply as persons, all equal before God since G o d ' s love in Christ is spoken of as unconditional? True, the " p i o u s phrases" in which some of this is cast can still get in the way of a campus becoming significantly Christian. Since the substance of such a life-style is so much more i m p o r t a n t than the words in which we clothe it, why not then make a valiant e f f o r t to catch the substance in phrases or symbols which will not get between us and the substance? I am arguing that the substance of the Christian life-style is not merely admissible t o a campus which is t h o u g h t of as a c o m m u n i t y of persons, but that the infusion of that life-style would immeasurably enrich the life we have together.
February 14, 1972
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Dutch wallop Adrian 83-66 by M e r l i n W h i t e m a n
Hope College split two conference games this past week to improve their record to 3-5 in league action and 7-10 overall. Wednesday night t h e Dutch defeated visiting Adrian 83-66, but lost Saturday to league-leading Olivet 101-86. T H E DUTCH turned in their third conference victory of the season by defeating the Adrian Bulldogs 83-66 at h o m e last Wednesday night. In that game, scoring ace Dan Shinabarger became the third leading scorer in Hope's history, moving past Jim Vander Hill.
With 10 minutes to go in the game, Hope had opened up a thirty point margin at 66-36. In the closing minutes Adrian put on a futile spurt that saw them close the gap to 12. The final score was 83-66. Senior Shinabarger led both teams in scoring as he picked up 22 points, most in the second half, on 10 field goals and t w o free throws. T w o other D u t c h m e n copped double figures. Jack Hankamp collected 11 points while Brandsma scored 10. All their points came in the first half. HOPE COMPLETELY outclassed the hapless Bulldogs, w h o are now 3-15 on the season. Hope outshot Adrian 45 percent to 39 percent and o u t r e b o u n d e d the Dogs 56-43. Three D u t c h m e n , Marty Snoap, T o m Wolters and H a n k a m p pulled down 13 missed shots apiece. Boerman was runner-up in the The Olivet Comets f o u n d their class B State Wrestling finals last 17th win in a row as they turned year in the heavyweight class. hack Hope 101-86 at Olivet. Friday night Hope absorbed HOPE stayed alive most of the their second conference defeat of first half but had to settle for a 10 the season, losing to the visiting point deficit at the buzzer. Olivet Comets, 39-9. Earlier in the seaopened the game up in t h e second son, Olivet beat defending league half and led by 20 points with just champion, Adrian's first dual under two and a half minutes meet loss ever. remaining. At this point Hope started a charge that cut the lead ONLY THREE Dutchmen d o w n to eight. However, their bid could post victories in the match. fell short. Senior Ken Grolaw became Dan Shinabarger led both Hope's first winner as he outteams in scoring by collecting 37 pointed his man 1 1-2. Chavez won big points. Saturday night's peron a decision 3-1 and Boerman f o r m a n c e raises his league average posted a 6-2 win. to 26.4 points per game to top the Boerman's victory improved conference. Wolters and Brandsma his season record to 21-1. The bagged 13 markers apiece to beDutch lost six of seven contests come the only o t h e r Dutchmen in on pins in the meet. double figures. A BUSY WEEK begins for the THE DUTCHMEN go into Dutch Thursday as they travel to battle twice this week. Wednesday Calvin for the first of six road night they play host to Alma w h o contests. Wednesday night Hope defeated Hope earlier in the seawill face Alma. This weekend son 101-71. Saturday Hope Hope participates in the Great tangles with Albion, another Lakes Colleges Association meet league foe w h o has already beaten at Denison College in Ohio. the Dutch this season.
The 2,004 points scored by Floyd Brady in his o u t s t a n d i n g career are out of reach for Shinny, but he only needs 83 points in the last six games of the season (including the Olivet game) to surpass Paul Benes' second place total. Wednesday's game started slowly, but weak Adrian shooting allowed Hope t o amass a 40-20 halftime lead. Hot-shooting Lee Brandsma's 10 points led Hope in the first half. Brandsma, in the three games he has played since joining the t e a m , is shooting a red-hot 63 percent f r o m the field. HOPE T U R N E D the game into a full-scale rout in the second half.
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DR. D. IVAN D Y K S T R A displays zeal in clash with the Holland police Tuesday. The faculty won 37-31.
Hope faculty confront Holland police; take home pig blanket by Ryan Mathews
The first c o n f r o n t a t i o n between the Holland Police force and the Hope College Faculty for the distinguished prize of the blanket off the back of the Holland Police's pet pig occurred Tuesday. The scene of c o m b a t was the Holland Civic Center. Proceeds from the battle of the Titans will be given to a c o m m u n i t y service project.
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It is fruitless to pursue the details of the encounter between the Holland Protectors of Liberty and the Hope Protectors of Miscellany. In the end wisdom triumphed as the faculty won 37 to 31. The victor's spoils (the pig's blanket) will be handed over to the Dean of Students office to lend security to all who need it.
Yes, as all true intellectuals k n o w details are not i m p o r t a n t . What is important is the higher principles which emerged from the event. Such principles do not include the fact that Jim Stilles was high scorer with ten points. No indeed, these things are meaningless. Rather the important principles illustrated by last Tuesday's event are the lams corollary, (even if you are small the big guys still can't push you a r o u n d ) and the D. Ivan Dykstra principle of fair play (philosophers are better left in the classroom). T h e crowd of approximately 400 also saw a perfect illustration of t h e Iron Law of Heerema (it's not how you play the game but whether you win or lose). The match between the forces of light and darkness proved to be the most outstanding athletic event of this season.
Coed cagers beat Albion at home; lose to GVSC The Hope w o m e n ' s basketball team split two games last week, beating Albion on home ground and losing to Grand Rapids J u n i o r College in an away game.
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A G A I N S T ALBION Monday, the Hope women thrilled the crowd at Carnegie gym with a 53-29 victory. Balanced scoring paved the way for a Dutch win putting three juniors in double figures. Guard Karla Hoesch led with 14 points, with forward Mary Dykema and guard Mary Zaleta copping 13 apiece. It was a different t y p e of ball game at Grand Rapids Junior College Wednesday. Unable to
find the h o o p , the Hope women fell behind 22-11 at halftime. The Dutch closed the gap to three points 36-33 in the third quarter only t o lose their m o m e n t u m and the ball game to the taller Raiders 49-38. J U N I O R T R A N S F E R Carol Hector celebrated her twenty-first birthday a day early as she led the D u t c h m e n in scoring with 15 points. Mary Dykema added 10 markers and gathered in 13 rebounds. Tonight, trying to improve their 3-2 record, the Hope women play at h o m e against Western Michigan a t t e m p t i n g to improve their 3-2 record. Hope travels Thursday to Olivet.
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