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M a m b m r of the A m e r i c a n A lumni Council H O P E
C O L L E G E ................... H O L L A N D ,
M I C H I G A N
IN THIS ISSUE HOP E COLLEGE A L UMNI ASSOCIATION
H o p e Graduates M e et in Nigeria_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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President-— Paul Dame ’44N Vice-President— Donald Ihrman '49
Psychology at H o p e _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ De pa rt me nt Courses an d Keseareh Projects
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Tradition a n d Revolution in A m e r i c a n Life a n d Culture_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ A n essay on the Character of the Am erican b y Jo hn W . Hollenbach
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N e w Faces in the Faculty_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Th in k on T hese Things b y H e n r y W . T e n Pas, M.D._ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ A n address to H o p e ’s Pr e- Me d Club
Secretary— Morion Anderson Stryker '31 Treasurer— Henry Steffens '30
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Co lu mn s Class N o t e s _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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Birth A n n o u n c e m e n t s _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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Donald Ihrman '49— at Large
Marriages _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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Mary Hoffmycr— Graduating Class of 1959
John J. Geary, Jr. '46— New York City Club
Obituaries _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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Representing H o p e College_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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Advanced Degrees_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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James Riekse '41— Grand Rapids Club
DIRECTORS—
T E R M S EXPIRING 1962
lamonl Dirkse *50— Muskegon Club Cover: Mr. Robert Brown of the Hope College Psychology Department staff 1$ shown here conducting a classroom demonstration in child behavior in the de partment's observation-experimental room. The room has a one-way vision mirror
Cornelius Meyer '32— Albany Club
to separate the subjects and the experimenter from the observers. A microphone hook-up enables the observers to hear also. These facilities ore used too for
John Hoekslro '50— Kalamazoo Club
Lester Kieft '34— Science Chapter
John D. Colby '37— at large
demonstrations in group dynamics and leadership research. Richard A. Hcrtel— Graduating Class of 1960
Published four times a year: January, April, July and October
DIRECTORS—
T E R M S EXPIRING 1963
Marian A. Stryker ’31, Editor
Anthony Dykslra '41— Rochester Club
Entered in the Post Office at Holland, Michigan as second class matter under the Act of A u g u s t 24, 1912.
James Hinkamp '40— Detroit Club Andrew lampen '37— ot large
Outcome: International Maniage
Hope Graduates m e e t in Nigeria
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A n international m a r r i a g e in Lagos, Nigeria, o n July 16, last, w a s of m o r e t ha n passing interest to H o p e College alumni. T h e bride a n d bride g r o o m are graduates of H o p e College. T h e A m e r i c a n Consul General to Nigeria, M r. J o h n E m e r s o n , escorted Con st an ce V e e ns tr a ’54 of M u s k e g o n to the altar in lieu of her father, M r . H e n r y Veenstra, w h e r e she m e t her bride g r o o m L a w r e n c e F a b u n m i ’5 2 of Lagos. F o r their w e d d i n g in St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, Con ni e a n d L a r r y w o r e Y o r u b a dress of material w o v e n especially for the w edding. C o n nie’s skirt a n d L a r r y ’s g o w n w e r e of the s a m e pattern in shades of blue w ith m e d i u m purplish p in k accents. T h e bride’s headdress w a s t w o y a r ds of the s a m e material as the skirt. H e r flowers w e r e frangi-pani (a w a x y blossom in shades of ivory, o r a ng e a n d yellow). T h e L a g o s n e w s p a p e r account of the w e d d i n g called it a n international w e d d i n g a n d carried p ic ta es of the bride a n d g r o o m during the clos ing pra ye r of the c e r e m o n y (pictured here), a n d of M r . E m e r s o n escorting C o n ni e to the altar. Larry, assistant secretary in Nigeria’s ministry of foreign affairs since 1958, w a s sent b y his g o v e r n m e n t to N e w Y o r k in D e c e m b e r to attend the m e e t i n g of the Uni te d Nations. T h e r e h e served o n the Fifth C o m m i t t e e of the General A s s e m b l y w h i c h deals w it h administration a n d bud ge ti ng pro bl em s of the U . N. H is book. T h e S u d a n in A n g l o - E g y p t i a n Relations: A C as e S t u d y in P o w e r Politics, 1800-1956, w a s published o n the eve of Nigeria’s independence. T h e U n i te d Nat io ns h a s asked the Nigerian g o v e r n m e n t to loan L a r r y to it for a period of p er ha ps t w o years. If the loan is approved, L a r r y a n d C o n ni e w h o n o w live in a n a p a r t m e n t in Lagos, will take a n a p a r t m e n t in N e w Y o r k for the duration of his assignment.
Connie, teaching at K i n g s College in Lagos, says her w o r k ic very satisfying as well as chal lenging as she is teaching English to selected students f r o m all Nigeria. Con ni e has learned e n o u g h Yor ub a, the lan gu ag e of the part of the country she is living in, to get along; in fact she s a n g a s o n g in Y o r u b a at the w e d d i n g reception to the delight a n d a m a z e m e n t of the guests. L a r r y w a s in M u s k e g o n at C hr is tm as ti me to visit C o n n i e ’s family. H is reception in the V e e n stra h o m e a n d in the c o m m u n i t y w a s w a r m a n d friendly a n d very pleasing to L a r r y w h o h a d not previously m e t the Veenstras.
Or. Robert Do Kaon, chairman of the deportment. Dr. Lars Gronberg, in charge of the counseling program, and Mr. Phillip Von Eyl, educational psychologist, in characteristic conference: pooling knowledge to strengthen the psychology program at Hope College.
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teaching of psychology in H o p e College h a s to serve a multitude of purposes a n d desires of students. Jack, for instance, m a y study psychology because h e w a n t s to b e c o m e a clinical psychologist, a I’esearch worker, or a n instructor of psychology; Jane, because it will help h er b e c o m e a better teacher; Ellen, because she is curious a bout herself a n d those a r o u n d her. B o b m a y w a n t to b e c o m e a minis ter a n d recognizes the imp or ta nc e of psychology for his future work. Jim, however, m a y study it only because he is required to take a n intro ductory course.
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Mr. Von Eyl's aim in Experimental Psychology is to 'Vcd" boldness and freedom of speculation with the rigor of the scientific method to bring about more creative and critical ability in Ihe students. The equipment pictured here serves this aim.
Since Introduction to P sy ch ol og y is a re quired course, it needs to serve as m a n y of the a bove purposes as possible— to shape students' attitudes t o w a r d the field of psychology, teach t h e m to understand themselves a n d others, a nd lay the foundation of further study in the field. Theoretical, scientific, a n d applied aspects of psychology are also taught in several advanced courses so students w is hi ng to m a j o r in the d e p a r t m e n t receive adequate a c a de mi c b ac k g r o u n d for g raduate school or for professional
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Advance psychology majors have an opportunity to participate in faculty research projects and research. Here Mr. Van Eyl is ex plaining materials being constructed for group leadership tests to be given by student assistant.
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w o r k in related fields such as teaching, the m i n istry, social w o r k , or medical. T h e P sy chology D e p a r t m e n t serves a n u m b e r of functions beside the m a j o r one of teaching. All m e m b e r s of the d e p a r t m e n t h a v e joint appointments. T h a t is, beside their regular teaching load, they also h a v e a ss ig nm en ts in research, provide consultant services to other institutions, counseling a n d guidance services to college students, a n d testing services for the college administration. S u c h activities of the staff reflect the fact that psychology h a s both its theoretical a n d its applied aspects a n d that psychology is b e c o m i n g m o r e a n d m o r e in de m a n d in c o n t e m p o r a r y society. All extra-cur ricular activities are related to the teaching a ssignments of the staff a n d naturally a d d freshness to the teaching.
STAFF Dr. R o b e r t F. D e H a a n , C h a i r m a n of the D ep ar tm en t, teaches a n H o n o r s section of In troductory Psychology, History a n d Systems,
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a n d the Field Course. H e is also Director of the R e s e a r c h Project o n the D e v e l o p m e n t of Leadership in School-age Children, a project carried f o r w a r d u n d e r a two-year contract with the U. S. Office of Education. M r . Phillip V a n E yl ’55, Instructor in Social Psychology, L e a r n ing a n d E xp er im en ta l Psychology, is also the Educational Psychologist to the Leadership R e s ea rc h Project a n d h as recently taken over the responsibility for college testing. Dr. L ar s G ra nb er g* , w h o teaches Introductory Psychol ogy, Theories of Personality a n d A b n o r m a l Psychology, is in cha rg e of the Counseling P r o g r a m of the college. M r . R o b er t S. B r d w n * , teaching courses in Educational a n d D ev el op men ta l Psy ch ol og y (Child a n d Adolescent), is also consultant to the Y o u t h D e v e l o p m e n t P r o g r a m for the schools in Holland.
Counseling at Fuller Seminary. He previously taught at Hope from
Hope's psychology slofl prides itself on being rcscarch-minded. Here Or. De Hoan and Mr. Van Eyl ore observing o group of children frying fo solve o group problem. Behavior Is studied for indications of leadership ability. This is on experiment In Iheir leadership research for the U. S. Office of Education.
DEVELOPMENT OF LEADERSHIP PROGRAM T h e research p r o g r a m o n the D e v e l o p m e n t of Leadership in School-age Children a i m s to discover characteristics of leadership in chil dren, to ascertain the techniques w h e r e b y they b e c o m e leaders, a n d to find out w h a t schools c an do to i m p r o v e the d ev el op me nt of leader ship in children. In carrying out this project, Dr. D e H a a n a n d M r. V a n E yl study g r o up s of children experimentally to discover h o w leaders b e h av e u n d e r different g r o u p conditions a n d w h e n w o r k i n g on different kinds of problems. A n att em pt is also being m a d e to find out w h a t children’s concepts of leaders are. T o this e nd children f r o m kindergarten t hr ou gh college are being studied to discover w h a t they conceive leadership to be. Tea ch er s will also be inter vie we d to learn w h a t they consider the m o s t important educational p r o bl em s connected with the d ev el op me nt of leadership in children. YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM T h e Psychology D e p a r t m e n t has a reciprocal
consulting a n d research relationship with the schools, public a n d parochial, in Holland. A n out gr ow th of this relationship h as led to the establishment of a n organization called the Y o u t h D e v e l o p m e n t P r o g r a m : a cooperative effort to i m p r o v e the education of children w h o h av e talents of various kinds. M r. B r o w n serves as consultant to that p r o g r a m . H e spends half of his time consulting with the teachers o n the pro bl em s related to the i m p r o v e m e n t of instruction for gifted children. H e also w o r k s directly with talented children in a n attempt to increase their motivation a n d to give t h e m greater opportunities to learn both within a n d outside school. A s a n e x a m p l e of the latter, M r. B r o w n has established a creative writing g r o up in the Herrick Public Library of Holland for children w h o h av e been r e c o m m e n d e d b y teachers. T h e creative writing g r o u p is being led b y a school teacher a n d a housewife, both interested in teaching children of this kind. A small art instruction club for children with artistic ability h as b ee n o r g a n ized also. A r t students f r o m H o p e College are assisting the art instructor of this group. (CONTINUED O N
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H o w revolutionary is the t e m p e r a m e n t of the A m e r i c a n people of today? H o w anti-traditional? H o w different are A m e r i c a n s f r o m their E u r o p e a n brothers?
TRADITION A N D REVOLUTION IN A M E R I C A N LIFE A N D C U L T U R E A n essay on the character of the American J o h n W . Hollenbach
A L M O S T e v e r y A m e r i c a n traveler in E u r o p e at s o m e time dur in g his travels is t e m p t e d to say, “T h e s e British (or French, or G e r m a n s , or Italians) are certainly a people living in the past, or following old, old patterns. W h a t a g r o u p of traditionalists!” S o m e t i m e s the A m e r i c a n speak ing thus does so in a tone of nostalgia indicating that he wishes his o w n life a n d that of his people w e r e m o r e deeply rooted in tradition. M o r e cus tomarily, however, the A m e r i c a n speaking thus does so in a tone of superiority, of scorn, indicat ing h o w silly h e considers these people for their inability to b reak out of the iron b a n ds of w o r n out c us to ms a n d patterns, h o w unlike himself — the free a n d daring a n d flexible A me ri ca n. F o r this is the c o m m o n stereotype that A m e r i c a n s ac cept as their national trait. This is a n essay designed to raise s o m e ques tions. H o w revolutionary is the t e m p e r a m e n t of the A m e r i c a n people of today? H o w anti-tradi tional? H o w different are A m e r i c a n s f r o m their E u r o p e a n brothers?
Psychologists suggest that there exist in m a n t w o counter-urges. T h e o ne is the u rge to be different, individual; the other is the urge to c on form, to b e like others. T h e first urge suggests a
discontent with one's o w n present state a n d even the state of society in w h i c h he is placed, a n d a longing to b r e ak out f r o m restraints i m p o s e d b y the current culture a n d to c h a n g e the existing s hape of things. T h e second urge connotes a f on d ness for conserving, for preserving order a n d law, for holding o n to w h a t one h as a n d w h a t o ne has found satisfying. Certainly, both of these urges exist in every h u m a n being — a n d m u c h of the inner tension individuals h a v e g r o w s out of the w a r r i n g within t h e m of the two. Certainly, too, these urges exist in different degrees in different people. In some, the d o m i n a n t o ne is the urge to be different, to b r e ak n e w ground. In others, the conserving urge is dominant. C a n a n y m e a n i ng fu l generalization b e m a d e about the people that m a k e u p a nation — especially a people as diverse as those in the melting pot of the U. S. A .? T o generalize about the A m e r i c a n character is dangerous; yet w e all d o it. This p a p er is n o exception. A m e r i c a n social historians h a v e b ee n f o n d of s u m m i n g u p the character of the A m e r i c a n people of the first four centuries of their history ( 1609 1900) as m o r e individualistic, m o r e revolutionary in temper, less tradition-prone t han their E u r o p e -
a n counterparts. T h e rationale they present p r o ceeds along these lines: In this period of history the n e w w o r ld w a s closer to wilderness than the old. T h e prospect of leaving the m o r e established patterns a n d venturing into tins n e w a n d in m a n y w a y s frightening land served as a sifting screen. O n l y the m o r e adventurous a n d h a r d v came. W h e n they arrived, they h a d to face the challenges of the wilderness, to forgo the old social patterns a n d use their wits a n d ingenuity. Frederick Jack son T u r n e r ’s thesis o n the influence of the frontier o n A m e r i c a n character a n d institutions e m p h a sizes the role of the natural e n v i r o n m e n t in devel oping a strong sense of personal liberty, a n almost ornery individualism, a scorn for ‘ established authority, a n d a r o u g h a n d r ea dy improvisation to m e e t n e w exigencies. T hen, too, the e xp eriment in political democracy, almost inevitable in the b a c k w o o d s area, crystallized in theory in the C o n stitution, b e c a m e in practice a sort of tradition of constant peaceful revolution. N e a r l y t w o centu ries of living within this f r a m e w o r k of f r e e d o m h a v e helped to m o l d further the characteristics of the people themselves. In the twentieth century, however, these exter nal conditions h a v e c h a n g e d markedly. T h e frontier vanished b y the turn of the century. T h e U. S. e m e r g e d as a mighty, w ealthy power, a “ h a v e ” nation, a n d those contemplating i m m i g r a tion to the U. S. n o longer faced the deterrent of the primitive wilderness. I n fact, the highly re strictive immig ra ti on laws of this century slowed to a trickle the injection of v en t u r e s o m e n e w foreign blood into the m a i n A m e r i c a n stream. If, h owever, the frontier h a d bred into the A m e r i c a n t e m p e r a m e n t a readiness for the n e w a n d unusual, p er ha ps this helps explain the flexi bility a n d even zest with w h i c h the A m e r i c a n people received the explosion of science a n d tech nology that h as t ra ns fo rm ed the pattern of living in this century. In this n e w frontier, the impulse to fluidity a n d c h a n g e has b ee n aided a n d abetted b y a breed of industrial revolutionaries, the m a n u facturer w it h his professional soldiers — the re searcher a n d the a d m e n — p r o m o t i n g a f r a m e of m i n d that despises the established pattern. D o n ’t b e traditional. K e e p u p with the latest develop m e n t s a n d the Joneses. Sell a n d b u y a n e w before the product is obsolescent. In other ways, too, the industrial revolution has led the m o d e r n A m e r i c a n to forsake old roots a n d patterns. It h as bred a nation of wanderers. A s industry m o v e s restlessly f r o m spot to spot, in search of better sites, the population h as m o v e d too. T h e A m e r i c a n people are b e c o m i n g a race of n o m a d s , with a n important difference. T h e earli er n o m a d s of A r a b i a a n d the Fertile Crescent, or even the n o m a d i c D u t c h congregations of the m i d nineteenth century, w h e n they pulled u p stakes, m o v e d together as a tribe to a n e w site a n d in settling d o w n re-established a c o m m u n i t y that preserved m a n y of the old patterns a n d traditions.
EDITOR'S NO T E: T i m essay grew out of thc requcist of the college administration to Dr. Hollenbach to assume the leadership of the crossing and tour ■portions of the Vienna Alu mn i Seminar 1001. The theme selected is Tradition an d Revolution in Eu ro pe an Life an d Culture. In considering this theme, Dr. Hollenbach felt that ‘'prior to trying to discover and assess the patterns of tradition and revolution in countries overseas, it would be well to study the American scene first.'1 H e has found “the subject a fascinating one, deserving of further study. A s presented here it is both frag mentary and tentative; the generalizations are subject to controversy. But the reflection on the character of the m o d e m American will help to sharpen perspectives for studies of the European seme, just as observation and reflection on the European culture will help to delineate further the. American character.,f
T h e A m e r i c a n n o m a d is a m o r e solitary figure. H e splinters off f r o m his c o m m u n i t y , a n d even his family, m o v e s to another corner of the U. & A. or b e y o n d a n d h as to pick u p n e w patterns in a different environment. In s o m e w a y s then, the m o d e r n A m e r i c a n is quite un-traditional. H e does not r e m a i n in a spot long e n o u g h to establish roots in the local tradi tions. H e is prone — one m i g h t e ve n say condi tioned-— to be flexible a n d daring in his choice of m o t o r car or new es t plastic g a d ge t for the bath room. S h e is r ea dy to m o v e to a n e w hairdo or hemline. H e is ready to risk j u n k i n g the old tools a n d ass em bl y line m o d e s of transportation. P e r h a p s in these areas the A m e r i c a n h as retained his e dge o n his E u r o p e a n brothers as a n un-tradition al, revolutionary persson — although there are signs in s o m e of the older counti’ies of E u r o p e of d ramatic cha ng es in these s a m e areas of living. Is the A m e r i c a n equally daring in e m b r a c i n g n e w ideas in other areas of living? Politically h o w reyolutionary is h e today? T h e early A m e r i c an political idealists w e r e m e n w h o s e vision of a democratic order outran the confines of the United States almost as soon as the United States w a s a n independent nation. Paine, Freneau, Jefferson — all h a d visions of a world order. O f course there w e r e traditionalists too — a n d the struggle b e t w e e n the revolutionary idealists a n d the sober traditionalists helped to k eep the y o u n g country o n a relatively even keel a n d yet, at the s a m e time m o v i n g f o r w a r d in a steady extension of h u m a n liberties a n d responsibilities within its borders. T h e s a m e struggle b e t w e e n these t w o forces exists today. In balance, however, w h a t c an be said for the A m e r i c a n t e m p e r today in its political think ing? F o r example, do the A m e r i c a n people read the accounts of the stirrings in A s i a a n d Africa a n d S o u th A m e r i c a with a n underlying feeling of
s y m p a t h y a n d h o p e for the rebelling peoples? D o they h ea r these sou nd s as the m a r c h of the c o m m o n m a n in revolution against f o r m s of autocracy that should b e t u m b l e d ? O r d o they look o n these steps with foreboding a n d sigh, “ W h y c an ’t these people w ait awhile? W h y c a n ’t they be reasonable a n d wait until those in p o w e r give the w o r d a n d say they are rea dy ? ” A political revo lution c an be, a n d often is, a terrible thing. It m a y lead to excess, as in the R e i g n of Terror, or to the return to m o i ’e dissolute leadership as in E n g l a n d u n d e r Charles the Second, or to a long period of chaos a n d utter confusion as the present signs in the C o n g o indicate. B u t a political revo lution is almost a l w ay s the s y m p t o m of a long s mo ul de ri ng feeling of injustice a n d exploitation, a n d this is terrible too. A s one hears today in A m e r i c a the frequency with w h i c h these out breaks are dismissed with a doleful s hake of the h e a d a n d the catch-phrase “another C o m m u n i s t plot” , it is t e m p t i n g to conclude that politically the A m e r i c a n h as b e g u n to veer to the side of tradition, or at least status-quo. T h e fire of revo lution m a y well b e b ur ni ng l ow in the national character. J o h n Galbraith in The Affluent Society h as pre sented a m o s t intriguing theory of the “ c o n ve n tional w i s d o m ” to w h i c h the people of a particular age or society are w o n t to cleave. T h e s e c o n ve n tional ideas, h e says, they long to h ear repeated, a n d a n y leader w h o hopes to be well accepted m u s t pr o n o u n c e t h e m o n frequent occasions. H e adds;
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T h e e n e m y of the conventional w i s d o m is not ideas, but the m a r c h of events . . . T h e con ventional w i s d o m a c c o m m o d a t e s itself not to the w orld that it is m e a n t to interpret, but to the audience’s v ie w of the world. Since the latter r e m a i n s with the comfortable a n d the familiar, while the w orld m o v e s on, the con ventional w i s d o m is alw ay s in d a n g e r of ob solescence. This is not immediately fatal. T h e fatal b l o w to the conventional w i s d o m c o m e s w h e n the conventional ideas fail signally to deal with s o m e contingency to w h i c h obsoles cence h as m a d e t h e m palpably inapplicable. W h e n this happens, Galbraith concludes, w h e n the old idea has lost all relation to the realities of the c h a n g i n g world, s o m e o n e c o m e s along a n d m a k e s this irrelevancy dramatically clear; a n d he is credited with being a real revolutionary a n d o ve rt hr ow in g the conventional w i s d o m . This thesis is a bit too deterministic. It s u g gests that events just happen, regardless of m a n ’s intentions, a n d that the only role of m a n is to a d a pt himself to the n e w conditions that events h a v e created. T h e r e are m e n w h o not only recog nize the irrelevance of the old shibboleths b ut also think creatively not only about h o w to cope with the n e w realities but h o w to use these n e w forces of m a n a n d nature to build a w o r ld closer to their vision of the g o o d society. B u t Galbraith does point out cogently the disastrous result to a nation of being m e s m e r i z e d b y the conventional w i s d o m . A nation rem ai ns d y n a m i c only so long as it encourages rather t ha n discourages its revo lutionary thinkers, a n d so long as the people themselves d o not b e c o m e so s m u g a n d com fo rt able in their conventional w i s d o m that they refuse to listen to any th in g strange or counter, a n d even m o r e importantly refuse to think freshly a n d critically a bout the ideas a n d patterns they h av e accepted a n d lived w ith for so long. It has been a popular parlor g a m e to ridicule the F r e n c h a n d the English for their inability to cast off nine teenth century eco no mi c a n d industrial theories a n d principles. B u t is the A m e r i c a n t e m p e r a m e n t so far different? F o r example, G e o r g e W a s h i n g t o n ’s p r o n o u n c e m e n t against foreign entanglements, u n d o u b t e d ly wise in his day, gathered such a n a u r a of sanctity that it took t w o great w a r s to dislodge this bit of conventional w i s d o m f r o m the average A m e r i c a n mind. A n d even n ow , long after the realities of A m e r i c a ’s inextricable e nt an gl em en t in a n international eco no mi c a n d even political order h a d m a d e the earlier w i s d o m irrelevant, there are a surprising n u m b e r w h o cling to its vestiges.
Dean Emm a fteeverts and Phelps House Director, Mrs. Tollman, admire the silver coffee and tea service presented fo Phelps Hall by the Class of 1960. Janet Owen and Gary Byisma, members of the class, show pleasure over the class selection.
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Four well known to Hope Alumni
New faces
William Oostenink teaches Biology. He will work to complete his dissertation for a doctorate in Botany at the University of Iowa under a Faculty Award for summer 1961. Undergraduate work: Northwestern Junior and Calvin Colleges.
David Powell, instructor in the History Department received his B.A. from Grove City College, his M.A. from Miami University, and will soon have his Ph.D. in American History from Ohio State.
O f the eleven n e w faculty people o n the c a m p u s this year, four are well k n o w n to H o p e alu mn i — three being graduates. Rev. Allen B. C o o k ’31, just returned f r o m his position with the A r a b i a n - A m e r i c a n Oil C o m p a n y in D h a h r a n , Saudi Arabia, h as the duo-title: College Pastor a n d Director of Kollen Hall. H e formerly served the K e y st on e R e f o r m e d Chu rc h, Indianapolis, after his g r a d u ation f r o m W e s t e r n S e m i n a r y in 1940. Mrs. Hin ga , w h o served H o p e College w e l ^ ^ with h er late husband, Milton L. Hinga, s i n c ^ P 1931, joined the faculty last fall as a n assistant in the Library.
the faculty J o h n D e Free ’56, near the acquisition of his Ph.D. f r o m the University of Michigan, is teaching Spanish. D aryl Siedcntop, a graduate, of last June, stayed on as a n assistant in the Physical Education D ep ar tm en t. H e is coach ing cross country, J. V. basketball, a n d is re sponsible for the intramural sports pro gr am . T h e six faculty m e m b e r s to be presented to the H o p e alumni are: M r . a n d Mrs. J a m e s Loveless, M r . W illiam Oostenink, Dr. Joan ^ fu eller, M r . D a v i d 0. Powell, a n d M r . Rob er t Brown. M r. B r o w n is introduced in the Psychology D e p a r t m e n t story f ound in this Magazine.
Joan Mueller taught at Lake Forest College from 1957 to 1959. Last year she travelled in Europe. She has her B.A. and M.A. from Ohio Wesleyan and her Ph.D. from Ohio State. She is assistant Professor of English.
Tames Loveless, M.F.A. Indiana, has full responsi bility for the Art Department. He is pictured at his one-man art exhibit in Herrick Public Library, Holland, presented in January and February.
Barbara Gunn Loveless is teaching mathematics. A graduate of De Pauw, Phi Beta Kappa, she has taught in Bloomington, Ind., high schools and is close to her M.A. at Indiana.
A n address to the H o p e PreId ed Club on a special occasion
THINK ON THESE THINGS H e n r y W . T e n P a s ’35, M . D .
*J71 ver since the first d a y y o u said those m a g i c X j words, “ I w a n t to b e a doctor,” y o u have b ee n w r a p p e d in the colorful fabric of medicine. This colorful fabric h as b ee n w o v e n d o w n thr ou gh the ages of history. T h e threads that w e r e used to w e a v e the fabric w e r e created f r o m the ideals, endeavors, a n d achievements of o ur medical pre decessors. S o m e w e r e glorious; m a n y w e r e aver a ge a n d p er ha ps the activity of a f e w bordered o n quackery. N o w that y o u h av e declared y o u r intention, “to be a doctor;” y o u h a v e e m b a r k e d on a fascinating voyage, leading to the h a r bo r of o ne of the m o s t d y n a m i c professions. Y e a r after year, n e w w i n d o w s will keep o pe ni ng before the eyes of your mind. T h e varied landscape of medical art a n d science will be revealed continually. T h e fabric of medicine is w o v e n with w o r d s that express the ideas f r o m w h i c h they sprang. T h e original m e a n i n g of the three w o r d s — p h y sician, medic, doctor — that describe the medical profession, is quite illuminating. T h e w o r d “ p h y sician” derives f r o m the Greek, “physis,” or nature, denoting that the physician h a s his roots in the understanding of the nature of things. T h e w o r d “m e d i c ” c o m e s f r o m “mederi,” to heal, a n d the prefix “m e d ” m e a n s to meditate or to think, so that “m e d i c ” is equivalent to thinker or healer. T h e w o r d “ doctor” originally m e a n t m a s t e r or instructor. T hus, according to w o r d m e a n i n g , the Medical Profession involves learning, kno wi ng , healing a n d teaching. In addition, the w o r d “medicine” h as t a k en on a larger connotation d o w n t hr ou gh the years. It includes not only w h a t m e n do, b ut also denotes a social science that uses the m e t h o d s of the natural sciences to p r o m o t e health, to restore health, a n d to prevent disease. T h e dedicated physician soon discovers that in attaining the objectives of medicine m en ti on ed above, his life m u s t be developed not only in his profession, b u t just as intensely as a m e m b e r of society, a n d as a h u m a n being. H e m u s t help his fellow m a n in physical, mental, social, a n d spirit ual ascent. T o heal, to k n o w , to prevent, to organize — these will be y o u r future spheres of activity. In these spheres, there lies for the
humble, dedicated physician, the highest poten tial for greatness. T o be a doctor is to be a w h o l e m a n , w h o ful fills his task as a scientist with professional quality a n d integrity ; as a h u m a n being with a kind heart a n d high ideals; a n d as a m e m b e r of society with honesty a n d efficiency. T o be a doctor then, m e a n s m u c h m o r e t ha n to disperse pills, or to patch or repair torn flesh a n d shattered minds. T o be a doctor is to be a n inter mediary between m a n and G O D . B u t medicine today is so c o m p l e x that n o h u m a n m i n d c an possibly absorb it all as w a s possible a f e w centuries ago. T h e roads o n the medical m a p lead in a n unprecedented n u m b e r of directions. Just as m a n y of the a ve nu es of space science are leading into the u n k n o w n , so are there multiple p roblems in medicine yet to be fathomed. T hese challenges a n d opportunities for greatness present themselves in the areas of medical research, medical practice, medical economics, a n d medical philosophy — to m e n t i o n a few. Y o u r o w n contributions to medicine can begin even In the golden years of student life. T h e r e is n o n ee d to wait for y o u r medical degree to staid: m a k i n g medical history. M a n y physicians, while still students, m a d e lasting contributions to m e d i cal science. T h e r e w a s Vesalius, Laennec, Freud, Best, Pasteur, a n d n u m e r o u s others. T h e se w e r e m e n w h o dur in g their student days, b y discipline of m i n d a n d b o d y dedicated themselves to the solutions of the unsolved p r o b l e m s of their g en er ation. Inference has already b ee n m a d e that the pres ent generation too, faces multiple unsolved p rob lems in various medical fields. T h e s e problems are of m o r e t ha n little concern to the practicing physicians of today. Completely or even partially satisfactory solutions challenge the serious think ing of both medical a n d non-medical scholars a n d intellectuals alike. It is not outside the r e a lm of possibility that y ou as future doctors will h a v e a n active part in resolving o ne or m o r e of the current controversies in medicine. It is not too early in y o u r careers to e n g a g e yourselves to serious a n d creative thought about these dilemmas. L e t us n o w turn our
thoughts to a f e w of the m a j o r logs presently b u r n i n g with n o small intensity of heat o n the medical fire. T i m e allows each subject presented to be discussed only briefly w it h the intent that the seeds planted will serve to stimulate y o u r o w n thinking. Medical Education: In the 80 U. S. Medical Schools last year, 7 00 0 graduates b e c a m e doctors of medicine. U p o n completion of internship these n e w doctors will bring the total of practicing p h y sicians in o ur nation to almost 250,000. T h e n u m ber looks impressive, but if the proportion of doctors in the c o m m u n i t y is to be kept f r o m slip ping dangerously dur in g the population g r o w t h of the decade, the output m u s t b e u p p e d b y at least 4 0 % to 10,000 per year. This doctor shortage can be relieved partially b y enlarging existing facilities, but the a w e s o m e fact r e m a i n s that the shortage is equal to the capacity of 2 0 m o r e medical schools. P o n d e r this against the fact that a n e w medical school m a y cost a n y w h e r e f r o m 10 million to 50 million dollars. T o plan, build, a n d staff a qualified school w o u l d require not less t ha n 3 years a n d it w o u l d b e at least another 5 years before its first g r a d u ates c an h a n g out their shingles. S e c o n d to the m a n p o w e r shortage in medicine a n d medical research is the p r o b l e m of the quali ty of medical students. R ep utable reports s h o w that applicants for admission to medical schools do not h av e the scholastic ability as in previous years. W h y should this b e? C ou ld it be because the profession has lost m u c h of its g l a m o r such as w a s associated w it h the “old family doctor?” P e r h a p s the element of m a g i c is slipping a way. M a y b e in the under gr ad ua te years the student did not b e c o m e e n d o w e d with the attitude des cribed b y s o m e o n e as a “b u r n i n g y earning for learning.” C o u ld these b e valid reasons for m o r e applicants being in the a verage rather than the superior level of scholastic a chievement? A n o t h e r factor determining the attractiveness of a medical career is economics. A medical e d u cation at present requires a m i n i m u m of 9 years b e y o n d H i g h School a n d a large outlay of m o n e y . T o specialize a dd s another 2 to 4 years. T h u s at best a potential physician will b e neaiing 30 years of age before h e can support a family comfortably. In business, b y contrast, science students can m a k e a fair s h o w i n g b y a ge 25. In this era of rapidly e x p a n d i n g population, Medical E du ca ti on needs to pro du ce m o r e physici ans of high quality at less cost in a shorter time. Impossible? M a y b e , but y o u m u s t accept the challenge a n d “think o n these things.” The Pattern O f Medical Practice: A wise physi cian once said, “T h e care of the Patient begins with caring for the patient.” T h e caring for the patient or m o r e correctly, “ the w h o le patient,” w a s in years past the role of the family doctor. H e did everything. H e took care of y o u w h e n y ou w e r e sick. H e delivered babies a n d set bones
HOPE'S PRE-MED CLUB GO E S NATIONAL Gary Vondcn Berg, president of Ihe campus Pre-Med Club, received the charter for Michigan Beta Chapter of Alpha Epsilon Delta society on November 19. Dr. Norman F. Wilt, National President, conducted installation ceremonies as 23 Hope students and five faculty members were initiated os charter members. Dr. Henry Ten Pas of Holland wos the guest speaker. His speech was so Inspiring that President lubbers suggested that all alumni would be interested in it.
w h i c h w e r e broken. H e treated emotional diffi culties with “c o m m o n sense” a n d k n e w y o u a n d y o u r family a n d counseled accordingly. His charges w e r e m o d e s t a n d h e often failed to send a bill. This pattern of medical practice is fast c h a n g ing a n d in not too m a n y years the family doctor m a y be only a legend. F o r 2 0 years, there has b ee n a fairly stable ration of o ne M . D . for every 7 58 Ame ricans. N o w , because of increased speci alization the ratio of general practitioners has decreased f r o m one to every 110 0 people in 1941, to o ne for every 1600 people today. T h e increasing rapidity of c h a n g e in medical practice f r o m generalist to specialist c o m e s at a critical time in h u m a n history. Medicine, in truth faces a crisis in h u m a n relations; a br e ak d o w n in c o m m u n i c a t i o n b e t w e e n doctors a n d patients. T h e stresses of living h a v e intensified o ur n ee d for understanding a n d guidance, while at the s a m e t ime our traditional sources of s u p port, such as family a n d church, h a v e weakened. W e seek, in consequence, m o r e rather t ha n less personal attention f r o m o ur physician. This m o u n t i n g d e m a n d for medical care coupled with the fact of decreased n u m b e r of generalists, p ar ticularly, will bring the inevitable result of a poorer quality of medical care. T h e r e will c o m e a decline in the healing art. T h e c h a n g i n g pattern of medical practice, f r o m family doctor to specialist, w i t h his a p p ar en t lack of personal interest in the patient, c o m b i n e d with the doctor shortage, h as resulted in other evolu tions. A n u m b e r of these present medical patterns h a v e b ee n pressured b y public opinion, s o m e of w h i c h h as b een constnietive, s o m e highly critical. P e r h a p s of equal i mp ortance is the g r o w i n g p o p u lar expectation of medical care as a n actual politi-
Hong Kong Homecoming The I960 Hope College Homecoming wo* celebrated in Hong Kong as enthusiastically os it was on the Hope Campus. Walter de Velder '29 sent several pictures taken at Ihe celebration to prove it. This group also plans to meet at the time of the Hope Commencement, June 5. W e have chosen the picture including parents of Hope stu dents from those Walter sent. Sitting, left to right: Mrs. lee, aunt of Robert Yin '56; Mrs. Ton, mother, James Tan '59; Mrs. Cheng, mother, James Cheng, freshman; Waller de Velder '29; Mrs. Chu, grandmother, Joseph Su '58, Aaron So '59, Esther Su, junior, Lawrence Su ‘59, George Su, junior; Harriet Boot de Velder '34; Adeline Sybesma '46; Gorbo Zeng luk '53N. Mid He row: Mrs. Su, mother, Joseph, Aaron, Esther; Rev. M. S. Wu, Pastor Happy Valley Church; Mr. Hsu, faiher, Peter Hsu; Mr. Cheng, father, James; Mrs. Wang, mother, Lcander Wang; Mrs. Hsu, mother, Peter; Mrs, Co, mother, Raymond Co, junior, Mono, freshman; Mrs. ling, mother, Stanley ling '59, Dora ling; Mrs. Linn, mother, Lillian Lin; Mrs. Grace Mih Yu, aunt, Franklin Mih and Nana lila Mih '59; Mrs. Robert ling, mother, Connie ling, senior. Bock row: Chaplain Gordon Do Prce ‘52; Mr. Ling, father, Connie; Mr. Co, father, Raymond and Nona; Mr. Ling, faiher, Stanley and Dora; Rev. Kan Su-Hok, Pastor of Kowloon Church and Dr. T. C. Su, father, Joseph, Aaron, Esther.
cal due. W h e n a n y social desire is vie we d as a right, s o m e citizens are quite naturally g oing to d e m u r p a y in g individually for it. Political pressures, physician shortage, e m p h a sis on specialization, decreased personal interest — all these are a n integral part of the c h a ng in g medical scene. W h e r e i n lies the road to ideal medical practice? M o r e family physicians? N o t everyone thinks so. — G r o u p practice? M a y b e . — L a r g e centrally located clinics? Perhaps. — G o v e r n m e n t regulated medical care? — Possibly, but not very likely. Medical practice c ha ng es every day. A s these c ha ng es come, w e cannot stick o ur h eads in the s a n d a n d d e n y their existence. W e c an a n d m u s t take a n active part in the planning a n d i m p l e m e n tation of these changes. It is well that y o u as pre me di c students begin at least to think o n these things. The Patient’s Right To Die: U p to this point y o u r thinking has been directed t o w a r d medical pro bl em s that concern themselves with large g r o u p s or even m a s s e s of people. Controversies a bout medical education a n d patterns of medical practice even erupt occasionally o n the interna tional scene. In direct contrast, the m o r a l question of the
patient's right to die is o ne that is particularly a n d intensely personal. E a c h physician early in his practice a n d e ven in his student d ay s c on fronts the battle g r o u n d of his medical conscience a n d struggles w ith the m o r a l issues of death a nd life. Momentarily, b y the process of imagination, c o m e along with the doctor m a k i n g his hospital rou nd s a n d look in o n a patient or two. This brief hospital visit will serve to focus in y ou r m i n d the d i l e m m a s of “the dignity in death in all its stark reality.” O n the first floor, y ou stop a n d see a t we nty-two year old youth, w h o has been lying in the “living death” of complete c o m a for nearly four years. A n auto crash hopelessly shattered his cerebral cortex. Since then, only the brain s te m h as sus tained life. All tho ug ht a n d feeling are erased a n d h e h a s n ’t m o v e d a single mus cl e of the b o d y since the accident. B u t he is in “ excellent health,” al tho ug h he feels n o stimulus of a n y kind. H e is fed thr ou gh a n indwelling nasal tube. H e suffers n o pain, only reacts b y reflex to a needle jab. His m o t h e r says, “M y son is dead.” This patient, so far as the physician is concerned, is living only a vegetative existance. This y o u n g m a n is a veget able. T h e doctor n o w m o v e s o n to the second floor a n d sees a w o m a n in h er seventies. S h e has bone cancer. B o t h legs w e r e already fractured w h e n she arrived at the hospital. Little bits of b on e are splintering all the time. S h e has agonizing, shaking attacks that b r e ak t h e m off. T h e lady, in all sincerity, says to the doctor, “ I o u g h t to die, w h y c a n ’t I die?” T h e doctor leaves the r o o m a n d once again h e is torn b et we en the desire to pre serve life a n d his desire to relieve suffering a n d pain. In truth, the w h o l e pro bl em of letting people go in a merciful release is a relatively n e w one. It is largely the result of our fabulous success in medical science a n d technology. N o t long ago, w h e n the point of death w a s reached, there w a s usually nothing that could be done. N o w all kinds of things can k ee p people alive long after w h a t used to be the final “crisis.” T h e right to die in dignity is a p r o b l e m raised m o r e often b y medical successes t h a n b y its fail ures. T h e old-fashioned question w a s simply this: “M a y w e morally d o any th in g to put people mercifully out of hopeless m i s e r y ? ” N o w the issue takes a m o r e troubling twist: “ M a y w e morally o mi t to do a n y of the ingenious things w e could do to prolong suffering?” Granted, it is i m m o r a l as well as illegal for a physician to cause death. B u t does this m e a n that the doctor is duty b o u n d to prolong the process of dying? T h e heartbreaking struggle over m e r c y death lias b e c o m e a standard d r a m a in m a n y hospital novels. T h e controversy has occupied the m i n d s of the clergy, the medical profession, a n d l a y ^ B {CONTINUED O N
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Theodore 0. Ynt e m a succeeded Ernest R. Breech, resigned as chair m a n of the Fi nance Committee of F o r d M o t o r npany Comp a n y on January 11. Fo: . ovmerly ierly vice president — finance, since 1949, Dr. Yntema will n ow■ head the com mittee which advises regarding financial pc policies of the company. In addition on he is a vice president :>f the president and a member of company ’s board of directors. H e is also chairman of the board of Ford Motor Credit Company unpany and American Road Insurance Company, both Ford subsidiaries.
International Busi ness Machines, mines, will \ provide; electronic electro data a processing mlember em firms. Haack, a Vice President and Di rector of Robert W. Baird an d C o m p a n y , Incor porated, and a General Partner of Robert W . Baird and Company, is a m ember of the Mid west Stock Exchange. He is presently serving on the Board of Governors the Exchange, and is a member of Executive Committee. He is also me so a memher of the M e w York Stock " Exchange and is an Associate Member of the American Stock Exchange. 1953
Johanna A. Aeilts a lively gal and Ane not to be K u m p e d off by a w a n d e r i n g aster isk. Through an honest error an asterisk was in serted in front of her name in the class section of the Alumni Directory published in No-
ffice in prol eilts die" Chris A. D e Y oung who returned from a Cambodian educational mission in August, has been selected as assistant to the chairman of a new state college for Western Michigan to serve an eightcounty area surrounding Grand Rapids. 1933
James H. Zwem e v has been appointed director of the engineering sales depart ment of Monsanto Chemical C o m p a n y ’s Inorganic Chemicals Division at St. Louis. H e has previously served as as sistant director of that department.
Frederick Vandenberg has been t promoted by A n iean Seating Co. to Southwestern Divi sional Sales, ties, M a n ager, Washington, ashi .. D. C. After Vfter Hope, Fred served in the U. S. Na v y as a Lieutenant, JG, for three years. He joined A m e r i c a n Seating C o m p a n y ’s sales organization in 1957 and for two years was a sales repre sentative In Dccemb !) he to the Eastern 'Divisional Sales Manager in N e w York City.
Robert Muilenburg was named editor of the American Seating C o m p a n y ’s Seatev magazine on November 1. H e joined American Seating in September as Communications Assistant. After graduation from Hope, Bob continued studying at Northwestern University to Ins masters degree in journalism. ‘For the past three years he has served in the U. S. Na v y as Con bat Officer aboar destroyer. H e and Phyllis Wierenga ‘ Muilenburg have a two year old da ughter, Pamela, and live at 1851 Ave., N.E., Grand Rapids.
1938
Robt. W . Haack, Milwaukee, Wiscon sin, has been elected to the Board of Directors of the newly-formed Midwest ■&tock exchange Service Corporation, of ^Phicago. This company, in conjunction with Arthur Anderson and C o m p a n y and
1960
Robert Bronk is working toward an M.A. in International Relations at Syra cuse University where he is a Resident Advisor. M e is also employed as the Budget Manager in the Syracuse District store of Firestone Tire and Rubber Co.
BIRTH A N N O U N C E M E N T S
R o n a l d ’52 a n d R u t h L um le y, J e a n Marie, S e p t e m b e r 8, M u s k e gon. A r t h u r '56 a n d J anet Groenew o l d ' 5 9 N Bieri, R o b e r t Bruce, S e p t e m b e r 15, Lowell. K e n n e t h '52 a n d Mrs. V a n H e mert, Cynthia K a y , Oct ob er 12, 1960; K e n n e t h J o h n J u n e 11,1959, Muskegon. Joseph a n d M a x i n e V a n O ss ' 4 8 N Farrugia, Steven J o s e p h born A u g u s t 18, adopted Oct ob er 28, B r y o n Center. Stanley '53 a n d Dar le ne de T u n c q ’56 V a n d e r A a r de , L e o n Bruce, N o v e m b e r 6, Duluth, M inn. B e r n a r d J. '55 a n d T h e l m a Stremler, A n n Marie, N o v e m b e r 8, Pontiac. L. Michael a n d R u t h V a n d e r Ploeg '50 Carson, L e w i s Michael II, F e b r u a r y 24, 1960, Mt. Pleas ant, Mich. G l e n n A. ’54 a n d N o r m a T a b b ' 5 5 N Hine, Jeffrey Glenn, S e p t e m ber 25, 1960, Marlboro, N . J. J a m e s H . ’4 9 a n d N a n c y Stegem a n , B et h A n n , A u g u s t 20, 1960, Troy, Mich. R i c h a r d W . '51N a n d Lorelei P a r k e r ’5 0 N Saxon, L a u r a Lee, April 5, 1960, G r a n d Rapids. J a c k '50 a n d Est he r V a n D y k e '44 Wickert, J a n e A n n e , N o v e m b e r 19, 1959, Kal am az oo . K e n n e t h '53 a n d A r t h e a R an k, Daniel W a y n e , N o v e m b e r 29, 1960, O r a n g e City, la. Jerold P. '55 a n d Lois T o r n g a '56 V e l d m a n , J on Daniel, October 5, 1960, Harlingen A F B , Tex. B r u c e E. ’59 a n d D o r o t h y M a i n e s ’58 Pearson, M a r k Elliot, S e p t e m ber 11, 1960, Holland. R o b e r t E. '51 a n d Sally Schrier ’53 Japinga, Katherine A n n , Octo ber 31, G e r m a n y . Robert W . a nd N a n c y G a i k e m a Bedingfield, both '56, R o b i n Claire, F e b r u a r y 9, 1960, C h e r r y Point, N . C.
E. D o n *53 a n d Mrs. Teusink,sentative, received quite w i d e p u b D a w n Marie, D e c e m b e r 15, Stick- licity u p o n his retirement as a ney, S. Dakota. special writer for the Sentinel in D a v i d '57 a n d E l e n a B y t s m a '58 1955. H i s record as a public a nd V a n E e n e n a a m , D a v i d Peter, D e church servant w a s hailed as u n c e m b e r 31, A n n Arbor. equalled — reaching the 3 50 year J o h n *53 a n d Jeannette Siderius m a r k : m a y o r o f Holland 10 years; ’52 N e w t o n , R o b e r t Scott, A u g u s t B o a r d of Edu ca ti on 50 years; 29, 1960, Enid, Okla. Library B o a r d 51 years;,Board of H e n r y a n d Julie Bernius '52 Supervisors 10 years; state repre Spitzler, L i n d a Jean, D e c e m b e r 19, sentative 8 y e a r s ; a n d 20 or m o r e Freeport, N, Y. years as a n a l d e r m a n o n City J o h n a n d Y v o n n e D e L o o f Tien, Council. both '52, Sally A n n e b or n July 18, H e w a s a chu rc h trustee for 17 1960, adopted J a n u a r y 11, 1961, years, tau gh t a m e n 's Bible class Dolton, 111. for 25; served as president of the O t t a w a C o u n t y S u n d a y School A s MARRIAGES sociation 1.0 years, a n d the State G. J. V a n Z o e r e n '12 a n d C a r o Association 3 years; editor of the line Carley, N o v e m b e r 19, Holland. L e a de r ( R e f o r m e d C h u r c h paper) L e e H . W e n k e a n d J o a n A. 25 years a n d m a n a g e d “ de H o p e ” , Schroeder, both '60, D e c e m b e r 23, its D u t c h forerunner 12 years. Businesswise, he spent 50 years Kal am az oo . T h o m a s L u b b e r s '59 a n d Judith in the c o m m e r c i a l d e p a r t m e n t of First State B a n k , retiring about T y s s e '60, D e c e m b e r 28, Holland. 1940 at the a ge of 72. It w a s not Chris D e Y o u n g ’20 a n d M a r y until after his retirement that he Leenhouts, October 8, 1960, N e w Y o r k City. ran for a n d w a s elected to the State Legislature to serve 8 years. OBITUARIES O t h er civic interests r a n ge d M A R T H A V A N D E R B E R G '32, f r o m C h a m b e r of C o m m e r c e to teacher at Colegio “M a r i a A l v a r the Salvation A r m y , the C e n t u r y a d o ” , L i m a, Peru, since 1944, died Club, R o t a r y Club a n d other frater nal organizations. in Chi ca go in M a y , 1960. A native of Chicago, she ac Surviving are his son, Clyde '27, quired her secondary education State Senator; a daughter, R u t h while w o r k i n g as a stenographer in ’32, n o w Mrs. R e o Mar co tt e of business offices in the Loop, g r a d u Belmont, Mass., three grandchil ating after taking h er senior year dren a n d three great grandchil at H o p e P re pa ra to ry School in dren. 1928. After graduation, c u m laude, B E R T H A O L G E R S O O M S '29, f r o m H ope, she got h er master's wife of Rev. William O o m s '28 degree in religious education f r o m died after a lingering illness in Biblical S e m i n a r y in 1934. M is s V a n d e r b e r g w e n t to India that Worthington, M i n n, o n A u g u s t 7, year un d er the R e f o r m e d B o a r d to 1958. A m o n g her survivors are her serve for seven years in mission schools. D u r i n g her furlough she husband, serving the A m e r i c a n R e did g raduate w o r k at the U n i v e r f o r m e d C h u r c h in W or thington, sity of M i c h i g a n in English Litera a n d a sister, H elen Olgers O o m s ture a n d received her master's in '27, a teacher in the public schools 1942. of Bellflower, Calif. W h i l e in L i m a u n d e r the M e t h REV. G E O R G E H E N E V E L D odist Board, b y a r r a n g e m e n t with the R e f o r m e d Board, she estab '13, died in Wyckoff, N . J., o n J a n lished L a Florida Social Center in uary 7 after a lingering illness. H e h a d served R e f o r m e d a P e r u suburb. C h u r c h e s in Pella, la., M u s k e g o n , Mich, a n d Wyckoff, since his g r a d H EN RY GEERLINGS O n e of Hope's m o s t distin uation f r o m W e s t e r n S em inary. guished alu mn i died in Holland on H e is survived b y his wife, E t t a ; N o v e m b e r 1 at the a ge of 92. t w o sons, Dr. Ro b er t H e n e v e l d '43, H e n r y Geeriings '87, formei'ly a M u s k e g o n a n d Lowell H e n e v e l d Holland m a y o r a n d a state repre '47, Holland; a daughter, M rs . Gil
M o o n s , W y c ko ff ; 10 grandchil dren; four brothers, Dr. J o h u ^ k H eneveld ’19, Coral Gables, F l a . ^ P A d r ia n a n d Stanley Hen ev el d of Holland a n d Dr, E d w a r d H e n e vcld '35, M u s k e g o n . MAJOR CORNELIUS DE BOER Full military rites w e r e held in Forest Park, Illinois, o n D e c e m b e r 22 for M a j o r D e B o e r ' 37N w h o died of a heart attack unexpect edly on D e c e m b e r 19 in his h o m e in L a G r a n g e . H e w a s stationed with the 5th A r m y in Chicago. Burial w a s in E v a n s t o n M e m o r i a l Gardens. Maj. D e B o e r entered service in 1941 a nd w a s com mi ss io ne d at the University of Florida dur in g W o r l d W a r II. A fter the w a r he spent 8 years in J a p a n a n d 4 years in G e r m a n y . Surviving are his wife, Camilla W a r r e n *35; a son, W a r r e n , 15; a daughter, Ainsley, 7; his mother, Mrs. M a r t i n D e B o e r of Holland, a n d a sister, D o r o t h e a D e B o e r M e e u s e n ’3 9 N , Grandville. T h e family address is 6 20 0 Sunset Ave., L a G r a n g e , 111. REPRESENTING H O P E COLLEGE
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Rev. J a y R. W e e n e r '49 at t h e ^ Centennial Convocation at C h a p m a n College, Ora ng e, Calif., N o v e m b e r 15. Orville C. Beattie '39 at the in auguration of Dr, W il li am Cole as president of L a k e Forest College, Illinois, N o v e m b e r 19. A D V A N C E D DEGREES
Carol A. V a n d e r M e e t '59, M . A . English, N o r t h w e s t e r n U., A ugust, 1960. K e n n e t h J. Weller ’48, Ph.D. Business Administration, U . of Michigan, J a n u a r y 21, 1961. R o g e r D. K e m p e r s '49, M.S. O b stetrics a n d Gynecology, U. of Minn., D e c e m b e r 15, 1960. F r e d S. Bertsch, Jr. *41, M . A . Sec on da ry A d m i n , a n d S u p e r vision, W e s t e r n Mich. U., J a n u a r y 21, 1961. J ack K a m m e r a a d '53, M . A . T e a ch in g in Jr. College, W e s t e r n Mich. U., J a n u a r y 21, 1961. T h o m a s N o w o t n y '59, D o k t o r der Rechte, Universitat W i e n, D e c e m ber 20, 1960. J a m e s D. V a n Put te n '56, P h . D ^ Physics, U. of Michigan, J a n u a r y 21, 1961.
Teaching of Psychology (CONTINUED F R O M PAGE A)
TESTING P R O G R A M E n t r a n c e examinations a n d various psycho logical tests given to students at H o p e College are administered b y M r. V a n Eyl. T his w o r k involves individual testing for the counseling p r o g r a m a n d g r o u p testing for the administra tion. M r . V a n Eyl is also the Director of a n Educational Testing Service w h i c h has been established o n H o p e ’s c a m p u s to serve W e s t e r n Michigan. T h e T S is a world-wide organiza tion that administers College B o a r d Ent ra nc e E x a m i n a t i o n s to high school seniors planning to g o to college. COUNSELING P ROGRAM In 1 96 0 H o p e College set u p a formal c ou n seling p r o g r a m for H o p e students with Dr. G r a n b e r g as counselor. H e deals not only with students w h o h a v e emotional a n d educational problems, but also w o r k s with the d eans a n d h o u s e m o t h ers to help provide a u n i f o r m refer ral service for the p r o g r a m . A s a n ancillary service of the counseling p r o g r a m , vocational tests are given b y M r. B r o w n to students w h o request it. FIELD COURSE F o r the past three years, H o p e College has been involved in conducting a n experimental interviewing p r o g r a m at K e n t C o u n t y Jail. This p r o g r a m g r e w out of the interest of a f o r m e r student w h o w a s taking Adolescent P s y chology. H e b e g a n to interview inmates in K e n t C o u n t y Jail concerning their problems. T h e p r o g r a m soon e x p a n d e d to include informal interviewing for the inmates in the jail b y a d v a n ce d psychology a n d sociology students f r o m H o p e College. A s the p r o g r a m g rew, the need for a Field C o u rs e to give the students credit for the w o r k w a s seen. S u c h a course is n o w established a n d e x p a n d e d to include w o r k at the Juvenile Detention H o m e in M u s k e g o n C o u n t y as well as the w o r k in K e n t C o u n t y Jail. T h e d e p a r t m e n t e m p l o y s a n u m b e r of stu dents to assist the faculty with their research a n d consulting projects. T h e P sy chology D e p a r t m e n t is a g r o w i n g de partment. T e n years a g o there w e r e twelve psychology maj or s; five years ago, there w e r e fourteen; a n d at the e nd of 1959, approximately
5 0 majors. T h e d e p a r t m e n t has been a n essen tially o n e - m a n d e p a r t m e n t for a n u m b e r of years. A t the present time there are four regu lar staff m e m b e r s , all of w h o m teach at least half-time, as well as other teachers w h o are b ro ug ht in f r o m other d ep ar tm en ts a n d f r o m institutions in Holland a n d G r a n d Rapids. F o r example, Dr. J o h n Utzinger, f r o m H o p e ’s Philo s o p h y D ep ar tm en t, teaches Introductory P s y chology. D e a n V a n d e r L u g t h as also taught that course in the past. Outside psychologists conduct evening a n d special courses: Dr. Blocksma, a G r a n d R a p i d s psychologist, teaches the Field Course; M r . E u g e n e Scholten, p s y chologist for the Holland Public Schools, r egu larly teaches a variety of evening a n d s u m m e r courses. T h e d e p a r t m e n t has also g r o w n in t e r ms of its library holdings. In the past year, over 200 b ooks a n d seven journal subscriptions h av e been a d d e d to the library. A card catalog of all psychology a n d related b ooks f r o m other de p ar tments is held in the department. T h e course offerings h av e u n d e r g o n e changes a n d expansion. A course in Exp er im en ta l Psycoholgy w a s a d d e d in 1959, m a d e possible b y the addition of M r . V a n Eyl, w h o s e training h as b een in that field. A Field Cou rs e offered for the past t w o years is a g o o d e x a m p l e of h o w experimental p r o g r a m s can contribute to the curriculum. Recently the Psychology D e p a r t m e n t has m o v e d into Shields Cottage o n the northwest corner of 12th Street a n d College A ve nu e. B e sides the offices of the department, the building provides facilities for experimental w o r k for the Leadership Project, a conference room, a n individual testing room, a n d r o o m for student assistants. Plans are being considered for con verting the b a s e m e n t to laboratory facilities a n d the adjoining double g a r a g e to another classroom.
Tradition and Revolution (CONTINUED FRO M PAGE 7)
tional w i s d o m is the concept that a balanced federal bud ge t is a l w a y s best for the country, u n d e r all circumstances. It is, in the phrase of the orators, “the first necessity of a nation,’’“the foundation of all public a n d private financial stability.” If I w e r e to claim that this idea is a part of the conventional w i s d o m that has b e c o m e obsolete, w o u l d the average A m e r i c a n business or laboring m a n , the reader of this article, b e interested or e ve n willing to e x a m i n e
the a r g u m e n t that m i g h t follow with an- open m i n d ? O r w o u l d he simply dismiss the proponent as crazy, or a socialist? It w o u l d be interesting to speculate on the i m pact that the slogan “ N e w Frontiers'’, used in the recent Presidential c am pa ig n, h a d u p o n the people of America. D i d it frighten the people or did it strike a responsive cho rd ? W a s it a factor in the K e n n e d y victory, or did it help reduce the m a r g i n of victory to the slender majority that w a s the final result? In s u m m a r y , in political a n d eco no mi c areas, as m e m b e r s of a “h a v e" nation, it is quite possible that the A m e r i c a n people in our twentieth century are b e c o m i n g m u c h m o r e traditional a n d anti revolutionary in their temper. W h a t about other areas of life a n d culture— -the arts for example, particularly the literary arts? T h e history of the A m e r i c a n people's attitude t o w a r d the literary arts is in s o m e w a y s a con trast to the history of their attitude t o w ar d political a n d social patterns. A l m o s t f r o m the beginning of the n e w political nation, the fresh a n d creative writers b e g a n to inveigh against the e x t r e m e traditionalism of the people in their literary tastes. W h y , they lamented, w h e n the A m e r i c a n people h a d t h r o w n off the political b o n d s of Europe, should they r e m a i n such victims of the “colonial c o m p l e x ” in their cultural pat terns. In spite of the urgings of E m e r s o n , Bryant, Tho re au , a n d of Lowell, w h o once w rote almost fiercely,
Forged E u r o p e -wholly, your veins throb with blood T o which the dull current in hers is but mud, the people d o w n thr ou gh the nineteenth century w e r e not ready for the different or unusual, a n d the f e w w h o dared to exp er im en t w e r e treated either b y outcries of protest or m o r e usually b y silence. W h e n W a l t W h i t m a n m o v e d boldly f r o m the conventional patterns of metrical verse a nd the traditional pretty a n d m o r a l subjects to a long, flowing, irregular line a n d a f r a nk avo wa l of “ the b o d y electric” there w e r e a f e w horrified protests at his “barbaric y a w p , ” his “p ac ka ge of m u c k a n d filth” , but o n the whole, the silence that followed w a s a n indication that he w a s simply not being read. Ironically, the p o w e r a n d merit of his poetry w a s first appreciated in England. O n e of the p ar adoxes of A m e r i c a n nineteenth century history is the contrast b et we en the ex t r e m e r u g g e d individualism in o ur e conomic life a n d the pale imitative prettiness of our letters. N o t until the beginning of the twentieth cen tury did there rise a g r o u p of writers, strong a n d individualistic e n o u g h to b reak out of this silken
w eb. A i d e d b y the e x a m p l e s of revolutionary thinkers a n d writers f r o m abroad — Ibsen, Zola, Joyce a n d others — a n d also b y the g r o w i n g questioning of orthodox religious thinking s t i mu lated b y the speculations of evolutionary science a n d Hie n e w psychology, writers like C r a n e a n d Dreiser, D o s Passes a n d H e m i n g w a y , G ertrude Stein a n d E. E. C u m m i n g s , O'Neill a n d Rice b ro ke t hr ou gh the conventional f o r m s a n d t h e m e s a n d b ro ug ht A m e r i c a n literature to a virile adult hood. T h e y w e r e genuine literary revolutionaries a n d b y their e x a m p l e helped to create a general public climate that w a s m o r e receptive to experi m e n t in f o r m a n d m o r e tolerant of n e w areas of subject. In fact as one looks back o n the p e n d u l u m s w i n g of the 1920's a n d 1 9 3 0 ’s it is almost a m u s ing to see the ext re me s to w h i c h the urge for in novation went. A lunatic fringe carried writing almost completely out of the range of c o m m u n i c a tion so that it w a s primarily a m o d e of private self-indulgence. D a d a i s m w a s only one of the f o r m s of this cult of unintelligibility. N e v e r t h e less, this period w a s m a r k e d not only b y revolu tionary efforts, but b y genuine success o n the part of m a n y a n original m i n d to c o m m u n i c a t e w h a t h a d formerly been considered i nc om mu ni ca bl e via the written word, n a m e l y the inner recesses of m a n ’s m i n d a n d even the subconscious emotional levels that influence m a n ’s behavior. A r o u n d s o m e of these-writers there h av e even developed little cults of avid apers — the H e m i n g w a y cult, the F a u lk ne r cult, the Wasteland-Eliot cult. T h e s e g r o up s like to consider themselves revolutionaries too, for they are in protest against the m o r e g e n teel traditions of letters, but the rigidity with w h i c h they follow their idol suggests that they are primarily followers of a tradition, too, albeit a n e w e r one. A s for the mythical average Ame ri ca n, there is still n o strong evidence that he has been serious ly affected b y the authentic n e w voices, that h e h a s b e c o m e m o r e daring a n d open in his tastes. Poetically speaking, the A m e r i c a n people even n o w h av e difficulty m o v i n g b e y o n d the WhittierLongfellow tradition. W h a t I h a v e b ee n pointing t o w a r d in a scattered a n d rather cavalier fashion, b y c o m m e n t i n g on a f e w of the m a n y facets of A m e r i c a n culture, is that in composite the A m e r i c a n people m a y be less different f r o m their E u r o p e a n neighbors in their basic outlook a n d reactions than is generally c on ceded. P e r h a p s they are just as prone to be tradi tional, the m a j o r difference being simply the o b jects w h i c h they venerate a n d the length of time in w h i c h they follow a particular pattern. If the A m e r i c a n critic of the E u r o p e a n t e m p e r likes to
point to the fondness of old-world citizens to hold f o n to patterns that are centuries old a n d far r e m o v e d f r o m the realities a n d exigencies of the jet age, the E u r o p e a n critic occasionally c o m m e n t s o n the readiness of the average A m e r i c a n to dis card traditional patterns, not because they are outworn, but simply in order to stay within the m o r e comfortable confines of the d o m i n a n t but fleeting pattern of the m o m e n t . S o m e of our E u r o p e a n analysts h a v e w o n d e r e d w h e t h e r in the m o s t basic sense the A m e r i c a n is not less individualistic than his E u r o p e a n brother, the United States is not the society m o s t d o m i nated b y the vag ra nt tyr an ny of the crowd, w h e t h e r this is the true h o m e of the c r o w d - m a n , w h e t h e r here m o r e tha n elsewhere the individual shapes his opinions only after a careful scrutiny of the Gallup poll, w h e t h e r even the colleges, as a recent s y m p o s i u m suggests, are breeding a cauti ous generation w h o s e first c o m m a n d m e n t is, “D o n ’t stick out y o u r neck.” If these analyses are at all close to the truth they point to a characteristic far m o r e disturbing than the label “ revolutionary” or “traditional” . T h e y suggest that the d o m i n a n t e m e r g i n g attri bute in the national character is that the people are neither positively traditional n or positively revolutionary. Antithetical as these t w o types are, they h a v e one thing in c o m m o n — they are both motivated b y a sense of values personally arrived at a n d genuinely believed in as to the nature of the g o o d life a n d the good society. This is w h a t impels the positive traditionalist to defend vigorously those elements of the established pat tern w h i c h h a v e m a d e his life m e a n i ng fu l a n d b r o u g h t his society closer to his vision of perfec tion. This is what, o n the other hand, impels the positive revolutionary to attack those patterns w h i c h prevent his life a n d his society f r o m d r a w ing closer to his vision. T h e r e are today in o ur A m e r i c a n society m a n y individuals w h o can lay claim to the description of positive traditionalist or positive revolutionary. B u t w h a t a bout the national character in this country w h i c h emphasizes the i mp ortance of the c o m m o n m a n ? Is it possible that as w e have m o v e d out of o ur exuberant youth, with its brashness, its revolutionary zeal, its oft-misplaced confidence, into o ur middle a ge of p o w e r a n d af fluence w e h av e not gained a deeper sense of the value of our traditions — including the revolu tionary tradition — but instead h a v e simply lost ^ B t h e inner sense of large p urpose that m a d e our y outh tolerable a n d even likeable?
Think on These Things (CONTINUED FROM PAGE 12)
gro up s alike. O n e can uncover persuasive state m e n t s on both sides of the argument. P e r h a p s the biggest obstacle to a compassionate a n d honest understanding of this p r o b l e m is a superstitious concept of “nature inherited f r o m a n earlier a n d less scientific culture.” People feel that death should b e “ Natural,” that is h u m a n l y uncontrolled. S o m e t i m e s they say that G o d w o r k s t hr ou gh nature a n d therefore a n y "interference” w it h nature, b y controlling w h a t h a p p e n s to people — interferes w it h G o d ’s activity. W e m u s t also r e m e m b e r however, that medicine itself is a n interference w it h nature. W h e n e v e r m e d i c a tion is given or surgery employed, the natural course of events in the patient h as been thwarted. T h e right of spiritual beings to use intelligent control over physical nature rather than sub mi t beast-like to its workings, is the heart of m a n y crucial questions. O n e senses a g r o w i n g feeling that the bea ut y a n d spiritual depths of h u m a n stature are w h a t should be preserved a n d con served in our value system, with the flesh as the m e a n s rather tha n the end. Medicine h as a duty, both to relieve suffering a n d to preserve life. Should the scales of medical effort balance in these t w o realms of medical prac tice? D o w e n ee d to re-examine o ur understand ing of “life” as a m o r a l a n d spiritual g o o d — not merely physical ? T h e s e are stimulating a n d thought p ro vo ki ng questions lurking o n the hori zon of medical philosophy. It has not b ee n within the concept of this dis cussion to offer solutions to the controversial issues presented. M u c h intense a n d sincere tho ug ht has b ee n given b y physicians, scientists, clergymen, a n d others to these troublesome p rob lems. N e w concepts a n d philosophies are begin n in g to emerge. H o w e v e r , m u c h r e m a i n s to be accomplished. Y o u as premedical students h av e the glorious opportunity to actually participate in the challenges of the medical future. In closing, for a s u m m a r y statement, I direct y o u r thoughts to a verse taken f r o m the Bible. T h e w o r d s of the Apostle Paul, written to the Philippian church, m a n y centuries ago, m i g h t well be applied to medical ethics, practice, a n d philo sophy. Paul writes thus: “Finally brethren, w h a t soever things are true, wha ts oe ve r things are honest, w ha t s o e v e r things are just, wha ts oe ve r things are pure, wha ts oe ve r things are lovely, wha ts oe ve r things are of g oo d report; if there be a n y virtue, a n d if there be a n y praise, think on these things.”
DATES FOR Y O U R CALENDAR Saturday/ June 3, Alumni D a y Alumni Banquet 6:30 P.M. Phelps Hall Sunday, June 4, Baccalaureate, 2:30 P.M. Dimnent Memorial Chapel M o n d a y , June 5, C o m m e n c e m e n t , 10:00 A.M. D imnent Memorial Chapel
HOPE COLLEGE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION CLUB A N D CHAPTER OFFICERS 1960-61 President— Paul D a m e '4-1 1201 C herry St., K a l a m a z o o Vice-President— D o n a l d I h r m a n '49 8 7 9 Colfax Ave., B e n t o n H a r b o r Secretary— 'Marian A. Stryker '31 H o p e College Treasurer— H e n r y Steffens '30 H o p e College Directors at Large— J o h n D . C o l b y '37 5 403 B arbee St., M c L e a n , Va. A n d r e w L a m p c n ’37 1699 S. Victoria R d . ( St. Paul 7, Minn. ALBANY, N E W
YORK
President— J o h n C. Sloan '52 140 W i l l o w Lane, Scotia 2 Vice-President— G . D o n a l d Sager '40 61 T h e Crossway, D e l m a r Secretary— Lucille Tysse H o c k s e m a '55 (Mrs. R. J.) Schoharie Director— Rev. Cornelius M e y e r '32 127 Lincoln, Al t a m o n t CALIFORNIA
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President— Rev. Daniel Fylstra ’43 9 0 5 2 East 165th St., Bellflower Secretary— Carol Hoffs Bo s ‘55 (Mrs. Robert C.) 1394 K e m p t o n , M o n t e r e y Park, Calif. SOUTH
CHICAGO
AND
SUBURBAN
President— Edith T e u n e Pals '53 (Mrs. Gerald) 6 R 6 E. 155th St., South H o l l a n d Vice-President— M i s s A n n Visser ’59 18339 Martin Ave., H o m e w o o d CLEVELAND, O H I O
President— Rev. W e s l e y E. Kiel '54 8612 M o r t o n Ave., Cleveland 9 Secretary— M i s s A l m a Z i m m e r m a n '54 13715 Terrace Rd., Apt. 3-D, Cleveland 12 DENVER, C O L O R A D O
President— Rev. J o h n T e r B o r g '19 601 S. D o w n i n g St., D e n v e r 9 Vice-President— G e o r g e D e R o o s '29 2 4 2 5 S. Lafayette, D e n v e r Secretary— A n n V a n E c k W i e r e n g a ‘48 (Mrs. H . R.) 1470 S. Patton Ct., D e n v e r 19 Treasurer— W i l l i a m H a w k ’20 331 M e a d e , D e n v e r
DETROIT, M I C H I G A N
President— D r . Jack S t e g e m a n '49 6 1 1 2 Livcmois, T r o y Director— D r . James H i n k a m p '40 1444 Bates St., B i r m i n g h a m 35 GRAND
RAPIDS, M I C H I G A N
President— H o w a r d Claus '51 1224 Alexander S E G r a n d Rapids 6 Vice-President— Bernard Scott '50 1650 M u l b r o n k S W G r a n d Rapids 8 Treasurer— D o n a l d T. V a n H o e v c n *56 2 3 3 5 Sharon Ct. S W G r a n d Rapids 9 Director— Dr. J a m e s Riekse '41 437 H o y t SE, G r a n d Rapids
Secretary— M i s s Lillian Smi e s '31 Christian Medical College Hospital Vellore, N o r t h Arcot, South India KALAMAZOO,
MICHIGAN
President— Dr. H u g h C a m p b e l l '51 2609 Stanley, K a l a m a z o o 1st Vice-President— Robert V a n Dis ' 4 7 G 1321 Hillandale Dr., K a l a m a z o o 2 n d Vice-President— Nancylee C o r p M a r e m a '51 (Mrs. J. G.) R. R. I, B o x 151, Galesburg Secretary— M a r g a r e t Bilkert L e m m e r ’4l (Mrs. Richard) 2 933 B r o n s o n Blvd., K a l a m a z o o Director— J o h n Hockstra '50 321 W . Cork, K a l a m a z o o MUSKEGON,
MICHIGAN
President— J o h n Schrier '55 3018 L e o n St., M u s k e g o n Vice-President— Russell S. Cloetingh, Jr. '48 853 Terrace St., M u s k e g o n Secretary— M a r i a n n e W i e r k s V a n E e n e n a a m ’5! 2484 Pinegrove, M u s k e g o n Treasurer— Jack B o eskool '51 5 River Rd., Coopersville Director— L a m o n t Dirkse ’50 1312 Hillcrest St., G r a n d H a v e n NEW
YORK
CITY
President— Rev. Albert V a n D y k e ’41 191 W a s h i n g t o n Ave., D u m o n t , N . J.
Vice-President— Stanley Y n t e m a '31 Quinton, N . J. Secretary— Anita W e l l s Dyks t r a *50 (Mrs. G e o r g e ) 5 0 4 River Rd., P o m p t o n Lakes, N . J. Treasurer— D a v i d H u f f '55 4 4 7 Prospect St., East O r a n g e , N . J. Director— J o h n j. G e a r y ’46 P. O . B o x 445. W e s t Sayvillc, L. J., N . Y. ROCHESTER, N E W
YORK
President— R o y D o W i t t e ’53 32 M e a d o w Dr., Webster, N . Y. Vice-President— Rev. Cornelius A. V a n d e r W o u d e '51 Mari o n , N . Y. Secreiary— Shirley J. H a n d ’55 141 Lafayette P k w y , Rochester Treasurer— Gail D e W o l f '56 160 Colo b o u r n e Rd., Rochester Director— Rev, A n t h o n y D y k s t r a ’41 149 E. G ibson St., Canandaigua, N , Y. SYRACUSE,
NEW
YORK
C h a i r m a n — Elizabeth C o o k m a n Hill ’50 (Mrs. Robert) 211 Briarcliffe Rd., East Syracuse WASHINGTON,
D. C.
C h a i r m e n — J o h n a n d R u t h Malefyt Colby ’37 5403 B a r b e e St. M c L e a n , Va. Dr. Milton *37 a n d Matilda K l o w 8 0 1 4 O l d G e o r g e t o w n , Bethesda, M d . Treasurers— J.cRoy ’54 and Sallie L a w s o n *52 Nattress 2 5 0 0 H o l m a n Ave., Silver Spring, M d . WILMINGTON,
DELAWARE
C h a i r m e n — Dr. M a r t i n '24 a n d S u e Cupery 7 Crestfield Rd., W i l m i n g t o n 3 SCIENCE C H A P T E R
Director— Dr. Lester Kieft '34 3 1 9 Buffalo Rd., Lewisburg, Pa. VARSITY
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CLUB
President— F red Brieve '50 1 210 M o u l t o n Ave., N . M u s k e g o n Secretary— H a r v e y K o o p ‘43 B o x U 4 , H a m i lton, Mic h .