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This year we celebrate Christmas in a climate of much economic and political uncertainty. The note of optimism which frequentlymarks the dawn of a

new year is distinctlymuted. Yet, even these events provide a unique opportun- ity for they cause us to focus on the deeper meaning of Christmas and the profound implications of the Incarna-

tion. Above all, this event assures us that God does indeed care, that He is ever with us, that His love is unbounded, and that these gifts are often best communi- cated in the humbler circumstancesof life.

As you join with family and friends dur- ing this season, we hope that these days will be filled with a deeper joy than you have ever known, before. We,also extend our thanks for your part during this past year as well as in the year ahead, in the . mission and work of Hope College.

The Van Wylen Family Gordon and Margaret Elizabeth, Stephen, Ruth, David, Emily

An annual highlightat Hope College is Christmas Vespers, which this year brought an estimated 4,000 persons to Dim- nent Memorial Chapel for three services. Hope College alumni and friends may hear the service rebroadcast over approx- imately 50 Michigan, Illinois and Indiana radio stations during the holiday season. See page 3 for a list of stations. Career Outlook Brighter for Collegians

Apprehension about the economy grows job, they are seeking the more tangible re- their chosen field. on American campuses each year. Last turns for their investment in educationand Are many college students then destined June, 1.3 million graduates entered the job no longer cling to the adage, “Education upon graduation to become part of an un- market. Accordingto economist Neal for education’s sake.” wanted group? And what of the liberal arts Rosenthalof the U.S. Bureau of Labor Sta- Nationally, 1974 chemistry, biology, college— is it preparing students for a job or tistics,“A million baccalaureates a year are engineering and business administration simply supplying them with altruistic more than the economy can absorb even in classes are packed, while enrollments are values they can contemplate while standing boom times.” This year, 8.6 million young down in history, philosophy, English, and in unemploymentlines? people the fall term. began the other liberal arts courses. The chan on The picture is hardly that bleak. Statis- A recent article in Time magazine pg. 7 indicates trends in some of Hope’s tics show that 80 per cent of college grad- claims: “The overriding influence on stu- offered major fields of study. uates are employed in “college-level”posi- dent attitudes is the . . today economy. Fields where job demands exceed the tions. Moreover, in. the spring of 1973, the the greatest worry among students is supply of graduates include engineering, unemploymentrate of recent graduates that there will be no job for them after accounting, business administration and was 5 percent, as compared with 7.8 per-

graduation. . . . Moreover, as part-of the marketing, health professions,computer cent for young people without degrees. In enduring heritage of the 1960s, students science and the earth sciences. addition, studies show that college grad- want their careers to provide them with These fields are especiallyaccessible to uates’ “job satisfaction”is greater and their greater self-expressionand self-fulfillment women, as employers attempt to comply average incomes are a good deal higher as well as high salaries. That is a significant with federal and state regulations prohibit- than those of non-graduates.

departure from what young people sought ing sex discrimination. Because there is a Even more encouragingis the fact that in the 1950s and substantiallynarrows shortage of females prepared in these voca- many business organizations prefer the their job options.” tions, the doors are wide open to those liberal arts student to business majors, be- The pressure has produced a new atti- who are. lieving him/her to be more versatile and tude among many students— they are be- By contrast, the liberal arts, life sciences well-rounded. pragmatic in their coming more oudook. and educationmajors are in oversupply and Experts agree that jobs are availableto Concerned with preparing themselves for a they face difficultyin obtaining a job in ___ continued on page 7 DR. RIDER PRODUCES BUILD HOPE the Van Zoeren library, the Ny- RADIO MUSIC SERIES SUPPORT GROWS kerk Hall of Music, the physics- mathematics building and several Dr. Klorrette Rider, former aca- Build Hope, a multi-million residence halls. demic dean who is currently on dollar fund raising program that is On its 100th birthday in 1966 sabbatical leave, has written and underway to support Hope’s capi- Hope launched the Centennial produced a series of radio pro- tal, endowment and academic pro- grams on the topic “Music Since grams has reached 64% of its Decade Master Plan under former 1900”. $8,850,000 goal. President Calvin A. Vander Werf. That campaign realized the con- The series of 15 programs fol- James M. Ver.Meulen of Grand lows the lecture-concert format Rapids, Mich., national chairman struction of the DeWitt Student and Cultural Center, the start of and treats the development of the of the Build Hope Fund, reports funding for the Peale Science Cen- various.twentieth century styles in that $5,707,164 has been con- ter, the Wynand Wichers addition music and the graphic arts of tributed or-pledged as of Dec. 1. to the Nykerk Hall of Music and painting,sculpture, and architec- The Build Hope program is be- two residence halls. ture during our century. ing formally brought to Hope The series is being broadcast alumqi this year in the form of a Sunday evenings on WHTC-FM in dual-ask campaign whereby alum- Holland, Mich. (8:30 p.m.), ni are encouraged to maintain WUOM in Ann Arbor, Mich. (8:05 their level of giving to the Alumni BOND URGES CHANGE p.m.) and WVGR in Grand Annual Fund while considering IN POLITICAL SYSTEM Rapids, Mich. (8:05 p.m.). the Build Hope Fund as some- HOLLAND’S OUTSTANDING ANt>ERSON PROMOTED Other stations which will carry YOUNG MAN TO VICE PRESIDENT thing special to be supported over Calling for a “partisan national the series at different local times the next few years. coalition of need” to overcome include WCBE in Columbus, Ohio, There are four major projects the institutionalinjustices of A 26-yeai>old sophomore, Al- WMSP-FM in Harrisburg, Pa., which the College is seeking to present-day politics, Georgia State fredo Gonzales, has received the KOAP-FM in Portland, Oregon, accomplish through the Build LegislatorJulian Bond addressed Holland (Mich.) Jaycee’s Distin- WFLN in Philadelphia, Pa., Hope program. These include Hope students on Nov. 14 in Dim- guished Service Award for 1974. KMUW in Wichita, Kan. and funding for the renovation of the ment Chapel. He will now be nominated for WETL in South Bend, Ind. former science building which will Bond charged that those in- consideration as one of Michigan's be known as the Lubbers Hall for volved in the political and social Five OutstandingYoung Men. HONORED FOR the Humanities and Social Sci- movementsof the 1960’s allowed A pre-law student, Gonzales SPORTSMANSHIP ences, construction of a new Phys- themselves to be overcome by “a lived his early years in Texas and ical Education Center, renovation kind of mental, moral and physi- Freshman Jim Holwerda re- Mexico. He did not speak English of the Voorhees Hall to form an cal paralysis” before these move- cently was named the co- recipient or attend school until his early administrative center, and an in- ments reached maturity and suc- of the Dan Nameth Memorial teens when he became a junior crease in the college’s endowment cess. Award at the 17th annual West high “drqp-in.” for scholarships. “The reins of government have Michigan Officialsbanquet. • In addition to being a student, A formal campaign been seized by a massive coalition The Nameth Award, initiated among he serves as executive secretary of alumni who earned, athletic letters of the callous, the comfortable 1 1 years ago in memory of the the Holland Human Relations while at Hope has ended with con- and the smug,” Bond claimed, late football and basketball coach Commission and assistantto the tributions and pledges for the new which has led to a “natiorfalnul- and later official, is based on over- Holland city manager. Physical Education Center total- lification of the needs of the all sportsmanshipand playing abil- As president of the local Latin ing $525,642 according to Harvey needy.” ity while in high school. American Society, Gonzales J. Buter ’48, chairman of the H- Describing the current Ameri- Holwerda was a Grand Rapids, helped merge the society with La Club drive. can popular movementsas falter- Mich., All-City football team se- Raza Unida to form one new orga- • William K. Anderson has been to Build ing and indecisive,Bond called for lection as an offensive end and Commitments Hope promoted to the position of Vice nization, Latin Americans United already represent the largest the emergence of a strong com- ' was an All-City choice in basket- Presidenf:for Business and for Progress, and presently serves amount of money ever con- mitment to affect the “radical- . ball in high school. as its first president. Other com- Finance.' tributed to a Hope College fund social change needed.” This fall he lettered as an of- munity serviceshave included “Mr. Anderson has given effec- drive. The Build Fund is the fensive end for Hope’s football Hope Bond’s first visit fo Hope oc- membership on the Ottawa Coun- tive leadership to the development third major fund raising campaign curred in 1970. His recent lecture team and is currently playing for- ty Mental Health Board and on and implementation of a budget- undertaken by since the was part of the ward on the varsity basketball Hope end Campus Com- 'ary and Fiscal control system for the Human Resource Council of team. of World War II. The “Looking munity Hour series, a time set the Michigan Municipal League. the college,” said President Van- *Ahead with Hope” campaign, aside weekly by the Hope com- Holwerda is the son of Mr. ’51 The Jaycee’s award honored Wylen. “Our success in financial under the leadership of President munity to discuss matters of cam- and Mrs. William Holwerda. His Gonzales for his efforts in making affairs has been in large part due Emeritus Irwm J. Lubbers, raised pus, national and international father was also an end on the to his contributions in this area.” concern. the Human Relations Commission Hope football squad. funds toward the construction of Anderson, a of the a moving force in the community, member his personal interestin solving Hope staff since Oct., 1966, has problems apd his efforts in help- served as Chief Financial Officer Development ing the city obtain federal funding and Controller since August,. 1972. He joined the Hope staff as to assist in solving human rela- Update Year End Giving tions problems. Director of Accounting. Dr. David Myers, associate pro- Anderson, 34, is a graduate of by Kurt Van Genderen fessor of psychology and Gon- Ferris State College and has done Inflation is no longer an eco- rial for our Nation’s welfare, and annual income, in addition zales’ student advisor,noted: graduate work at Western Michi- nomic term, blit a daily reality in have written tax laws to encour- to creditingyou with a “Al’s dedication is evidencedby gan University. Prior to joining each of our households. This is - age voluntary support of Hope charitable gift to the Col- his determined pursuit of problem the Hope staff he worked in the doubly true for your alma mater. College. At this time of year, with lege? solutions even at the sacrifice of accountingdepartments at Big Current inflationis impactingthe the close of the taxable year only • Tax credits by the Govern- personal interests... in order to Dutchman, Inc., of Zeeland, Mich, College by reducing the funds a few weeks off, you should be ment for gifts from donors respond to some compelling and for General Motors of Grand availableto donors for contribu- reviewing your income, gift and will not become greater in human need.” Rapids, Mich. tion, while at the same time, the tax positions.Did you know that: years ahead? cost of operating the College’s • Through reduced taxes to • Pledges are riot deductible

servicesare increasing. - the donor, the Government until paid? news from Hope College Over the years* Hope £ollege adds to your gift to Hope The end of the-year is a time has earned a reputation for excel- College? for taking stock. Plan your gift to Vol. 5, No. November/December1974 lence. We cannot afford to lose • Gifts of appreciated prop- Hope College to take maximum Published for4 Alumni, Friends and Parents of Hope College. Should you this momentum because of a few erty exempt the donor from advantage of the Federal Govern- receive more than one copy, please pass it on to someone in your com- near term economic uncertainties. capital gains tax, although ment’s encouragement— by way of munity. An overlap of Hope College constituencies makes duplication As a ntatter of fact, it is a time he is credited for tax pur^ the charitable contribution deduc- sometimes unavoidable. like this, when others are falter- poses for the full fair mar- tion and other tax savings. Wise ing, that Hope College must excell ket value of the property planning includes selectingthe EDITOR: TOM RENNER forward at a faster rate. Only your rather than the cost basis? best rime as well as the best type support separates Hope College • A life insurance policy or of property to contribute. Editorial Assistant: Eileen Verduin Beyer from continuing on a path of other asset, which have out- The College has a professional Alumni Assistant: Phyllis Kleder excellence invested in by you over lived their usefulness,can be staff to assist you in your gift and Photo Credits: John Kobus, Phil Dejong the years. given to the College and tax planning. Call Kurt Van Gen- Officialpublication: news from Hope College is published four times a You do not have to carry the benefits received? deren at Hope College 616- year by Hope College, 85 East 12th Street, Holland, Michigan 49423 burden of support alone! The • A gift of cash or property to 392-5111, ext. 2295 for confiden- \ Government also realizes that in- the College- could provide tial assistancein your giving pro- Second class postage paid at Holland, Michigan 49423 stitutionssuch as Hope are essen- you with supplementary gram.

news from Hope College— November/December,1974 two « Unveil Innovative 20th Vienna Trip

Plans for the 1975 Hope College Vienna session,which will formally end with an Summer School have been released by Dr. Independence Day celebration on July 4th. Paul G. Fried, director of international The second academic session will be education. held from July 21 to August 8. Courses The 1975 sessionswill mark the 20th scheduled for this three-week period will anniversary of the program and will also include: Art History, with emphasis on inaugurate a major revisionin the sched- baroque art and intensiveuse of field trips; uling of courses offered in Vienna. Austrian and European Economic Institu- The Vienna program is open to qualified tions; History of Eastern Europe Since applicants from all accredited academic 1945; and, depending on student interest, a institutionswho have completed at least course in Psychology or 20th Century one year of college level work. While nor- Austrian Literature.As during the first ses- mally only undergraduatecredit can be sion, students will also take part in daily granted for work done in Vienna, the pro- conversation classes or may elect to enroll gram is also open to adults wishing to ex- in intensive German language courses. tend or refresh their academic experiences Weekend excursions included in the pro- by participationin the work of intensive gram of the second session will take the courses. Hope group to Maria Zell, in the Austrian A particularinvitation is extended to Alps, and to the Salzburg Music Festival. the more than 850 alumni of the program During both sessions students will take part Approximately 50 Michigan, Illinois and to join with those come to Vienna for who in a number of course-related field trips in Indiana radio stations have indicated they the first time. or near Vienna. The second session will will rebroadcast the Hope College Christ- Students wishing to take academic work conclude on August 8. mas Vespers during the holiday season. in Vienna during the summer will be able Mid-summer study tours have tentative- Consult the station in your area for date to enroll for either three weeks or six sive German language courses. Everyone ly been planned to Greece, Eastern Europe, and time. weeks of classes and will have the choice of will take part in daily German conversation and West Germany, but final arrangements MICHIGAN several structured two-week study tours or classes designed to help students under- for these tours will depend on indication of independenttravel during a mid-summer stand Austrian life, customs, and menus. student interest and detailed cost estimates WABJ Adrian break, which divides the two three-week As in the past, students will live with which are not availableat this time. Alter- WLEN Adrian sessions. Austrian families in various parts of nately, students may travel independently, WAUS Berrien Springs The first academic session, June 16 to Vienna. Classes will be held in the Hope vacation, or study in Vienna. Dr. Fried in- WKYO Caro July 4, 1975, will be held concurrently College study center in the center of the dicated that it would also be possible for WCBY Cheboygan with the famous “Vienna FestivalWeeks” city. During school days students will have Coldwater students to use this two-week break for WTVB and will include a special course: “Opera their noon meals at the 250-year-old Palais private music lessons or to work on ap- *WBFG Detroit and the Viennese Musical Tradition”. Also Kinsky. A regular refund for evening and *WDRQ Detroit included in the academic course offering weekend meals will permit students to ex- *WLDM Detroit will be: German and Austrian Literature in plore different restaurants in the city and WBDN Escanaba Translation; History of the Habsburg Em- to purchase their own meals during week- WCZN Flint pire; and Introduction to Social Work in ends away from Vienna. WTAC Flint Europe. As an alternativeto enrollment in Weekend excursions to the Rax Moun- *WSHN Fremont one of these English taught courses, stu- tain in the Austrian Alps and to Budapest, *WATC Gaylord dents will be able to elect one of two inten- Hungary are included in plans for the first *WGHN Grand Haven *WCSG Grand Rapids *WFUR Grand Rapids *WLAV Grand Rapids Poet Laureate Brooks WMAX Grand Rapids WGRY Grayling Encourages Hope Students *WHTC Holland *WJ BL Holland WHDF Houghton Hope students with poetic inclinations ner, which she described as one of the high *WHGR Houghton Lake had the opportunityto receive advice and points of her visit. Followingthe dinner, *WIAA Interlochen encouragement from Pulitizer Prize win- prepared and served by members of the *WMUK Kalamazoo ning poet Gwendolyn Brooks during a re- Coalition, the poet conversedand read *WKLA Ludington cent campus visit. Miss Brooks is the some of her works dealing specificallywith *WNMR Marquette author of 12 published anthologies and in the black experience. According to Miss 1967 was poet laureate of the state WAGN Menominee named Brooks, her poetic life can be divided into proved independent study projects.Stu- of Illinois. WKBZ Muskegon three categories:the first, her attempts to dents who register for the full summer pro- *WKJR Muskegon In an informal discussion,Miss Brooks express herself and everything around her; gram will have the use of their rooms in *WQWQ Muskegon encouraged students to make use of their following, and until 1967, were poems Vienna during the mid-summer break at no WNBY Newberry time on Hope’s “neat and meditative" cam- stressing integration;Miss Brooks now sees additional cost. *WNIL Niles pus to develop or refine their poetic poten- herself as a black person who has things to The comprehensive fee of $925 will tials. WOPR Oak Park say to black people. cover full board during both sessions, room Miss Brooks, who began writing rhymes WAOP Otsego “White people say, ‘but what about us?’ in Vienna for the period June 16 to August Port Huron when she was seven and had her first poem WORW And I say, ‘Read what I wrote earlier, I was 9, two weekend excursions during each of published at the age of 13, urged the WEXL Royal Oak talking to you through 1967.’ ’’ During her the three-week sessions,and tuition for up Saginaw would-be poet to read as as possible WSGW much conversation with Black Coalition mem- to seven semester hours of academic credit. St. Ignace to increase his/her vocabulary. “In a poem, WIDG bers, Miss Brooks discovered three poets. The fee for those enrolling in only one of St. J every word must do a job,” she said, WSJM oseph She asked Charita Ford, a freshman from the three-week sessions will be $485. Cost pointing out that finding just WSMM Sault Ste. Marie sometimes Chicago, 111. ; Aldine Forman, a freshman of transatlantictravel is not included in the the right single word can determinethe WJOR South Haven from Bridgeton, N.J.; and Debbie Gray, a fee, and participantsare free to make their success or failure of the entire poem. WSAE Spring Arbor sophomore from Cambria Hts., N.Y. to own travel plans. Hope College is, hoWever, take notes,” she continued. WIOS Tawas City “And share their works in the public reading that negotiating for participation in a group "Sometime, years later, you want to WYFC Ypsilanti may evening. charter shceduledfor the period from mid- use them.” Interspersed throughout Miss Brooks’ June to mid— August. IILLINOIS Despite the frequent urge to destroy a poetry reading held in DeWitt Cultural Since the new design of two short study work deemed unsuccessful, Miss Brooks Center theatre, she explained the way par- sessions in place of the former six-week WBHI Chicago advocatedthat poets keep all their at- ticular poems came into being. program provides great flexibility, Dr. WJJD Chicago tempts on the grounds that “you might be Robert Eckert, a junior from Indianap- Fried expressed the hope that this would •WYEN Des Plaines able to use it later." olis, Ind., described Miss Brooks’ reading as increase participationby students who WPEO Peoria Revision is as much a part of the poet’s follows: “. . . she has a warm, wide-ranging want to spend only three to five weeks in WE FA Waukegan task as is the capturing of an initial inspira- voice that is descriptivein a personable Europe and who want to concentrate on tion, according to the 57 year old poet. way and powerful in a gentle way . . . one subject of study during their stay in INDIANA "Don’t be afraid of killing your first Gwendolyn Brooks 'brought a soulful voice Vienna. WJCA Hammond bloom; sometimes first blooms need to be, to her reading . . . and a soulful character. Applications and further information WLOI LaPone shall we say, altered.” She came as a black poet and educated can be obtained from the Office of Interna- •WARE Valparaiso Miss Brooks later was the guest of the Hope students in both categories,her tional Education, Hope College, Holland, college’s Black Coalition at a soul food din- blackness and her poetry.” Mich. 49423. ’Stereo broadcast news from Hope College-November/December,1974 three Hope Cited by Journal l

Hope College was included in an evalua- tion and analization of the productivity of collegesand universitiesin the August 9 issue of Science, the journal of the world’s largest science organization. In “Social Origins of American Scien- tists and Scholars” Kenneth R. Hardy, pro- fessor of psychology at Brigham Young 1 University, concluded after detailed anal- ysis that scholarly doctorates come dispro- portionately from religious groups having certain beliefs and values. Hardy’s article replicatesthe results of t earlier studies indicating that midwestern Protestant colleges have excelled in the

production of Ph.D. scholars in all fields studied: physical sciences,social sciences, education, and arts and professions (a re-

sidual category for all doctorates not in the The sophomore women captured the The freshmen women sang “I Believe” The sophomore women chose the melo- other four areas). In both periods studied Nykerk Cup this year besting the freshman under the direction of Norma O’Brien, a drama “The Last Dress Rehearsal”. They (1920-39 and 1950-61), Hope ranked women in the annual theatrical, oratorical junior from Petoskey, Mich., assistedby were directed by Linda Barthel of Penfield, among the top 60 collegesand universities and music competition. Lynn Berry of Fairfax, Va. and Debra N.Y. and Daryl Johnson of Armonk, N.Y. in the proportion of its graduates who ob- Nykerk has been an event at Hope since Gleason of Palmyra, N.Y. Accompanists For the theatricalportion of the compe- tained the Ph.D. Combining data from t 1937 and is considered a counterpart to were Kathryn Mason of Albion, Mich., tition the freshmen presented the comedy f both of these time periods places Hope the Pull tug-of-war between the male mem- Marianne Walck of Farmington,Mich., and “The Churkendoose” under the direction among the top 2-3 per cent of American bers of the freshman and sophomore Sally Jo Meador of Midland, Mich. of Dixie Fair of Bronson, Mich, and Rita collegesfor these years, according to David classes. The sophomore orator was Sarah Hendrickson of Shelby, Mich. Myers, associate Professor of psychology. The chorus of sophomore women sang a Koeppe of Stillwater,Okla. Her coaches General chairman of the event was Janet Through state and regional comparisons, medley of “Smile” songs including “When were Caron Noggle of Kalamazoo, Mich, Koop, a senior from Hamilton,Mich. Class institutionalcomparisons, and analysis of : You’re Smiling”, “The Shadow of Your and Marian Voetberg of Zeeland, Mich. chairmen were Jane Goeman, a senior from various denominations’-schools, Hardy con- Smile”, “Smiles” and “Smile”. Their direc- Presenting the freshman oration was Grosse Pointe Woods, Mich; Cynthia Clair, cludes that “certain broad cultural influ- tor was Pamela Leestma, a senior from Kim Renskers of Pella, Iowa. She was a junior from Lombard, 111; Betsy Boersma, ences are sharpened in particularreligious Cypress, Calif., assistedby Myra Koops of coached by Karen Strock of Deerfield a sophomore from Grand Rapids, Mich.; sects, social classes and individual families, New Brunswick,N.J. Accompanist was Beach, Fla. and Etta Piper of Houston, and Sue Dykstra, a freshman from Grand and that these influences account, at least Mary Vandenberg of Muskegon, Mich. Tex. Rapids, Mich. in part, for the geographical and baccalau- /

reate institutionalvariation . . .” Hardy goes on to suggest that a set of Admissions culturalvalues exists which promote scien- tific and scholarly activities and that these Measuring Your 'Investment' values are most clearly demonstrated in Perspective > those denominationalgroups highest in the productionof graduates obtaining the

This is . the second in a series of articles Becker concludesthat “. . . ability explains opportunities for which one is not reaHy Ph.D. Reformed church schools were rated in which Admissions Director Thomas D. only a relatively small part of the differen- prepared; often the individual’ssecond or second in a five-pointscale evaluation. La Baugh is delving into the value of a col- tials and college educationexplains the third job choice. This may mean the salary Hardy cites these culturalvalues as: an lege education. larger part ... in terms of income, there- is lower as the individual may not be well adhering to the naturalisticassumption fore, these adults rank as members of the prepared (in a technical sense) for the posi- 1 that the world is governed by order, law, upper middle class.” They enjoy a comfort tion. Thus, the generalistmay not do as pattern, and meaning; an instrinsic valua- “An investmentin knowledge pays the level financiallywell above the average for well financiallyas the specialist, but the tion of learning and knowledge; a belief in best interest. ” (Benjamin Franklin— Poor the populationin general. fact remains that the college degree still the dignity of man; a sense of personal Richard's Almanac) provides the opportunityto earn that 10 to dedication; an adherence to equalitarian- Societal Returns 12% annual rate or return on investment. t istic ideals; an antitraditionalattitude; and Franklin alludes to return on investment individual is not the only one en- a near-future orientation. in educationand it seems logical to view The Jobs In discussing the Hardy article as it re- educational benefits in the reality of such joying a return on the investmentin a col- lates to Hope, President Van Wylen noted terms. This becomes important as a college lege education. Society, too, often reaps a Income is only part of the return of the outstanding record Hope received in educationrequires not only direct out-of- harvest in new thinking, creativeways of one’s efforts in the day-to-day employ. the first time period studied and attributed doing old tasks, new product development, Employabilitymay also be importantpar- t pocket costs, but, in economic terms, > this success to “the religious and cultural “opportunitycosts” as well. Such costs inventions, and, in the case of many techni- ticularlywhen one is considering such a

commitments which marked both faculty must consider that the student is plucked cians continuing into graduate study, ad- sizeable investment. In the study by Have- and students, including the world and life from the job market during the college vances in health and welfare through scien- man and West, of the 9,064 graduates sur- view which had its roots in the Reforma- years and unable to earn an income in the tific research. Becker concludesthat veyed “less than one-half of 1% of the men tion, and which stressed the validity—and mainstream of American labor nor develop “. . . the social rate of return (the gain to were unemployed; you would have had to even the responsibility—for excellence in an estate through investing those earnings. society as opposed to individual)unad- hunt far and wide for a college graduate i justed for differentialability would then be * scholarship and science because we live in Such opportunitycosts combine with tui- without a job.” Indications are that grad- about 13% to the 1939 cohort of urban God’s world, self-discipline, and the sense tion and fees to heighten the cost of a col- uates of high ability are more likely to be native-white male college graduates and of personal home wholenesswhich marks lege educationand one ponders the return in a professional occupationand therein 12.5% to the 1949 cohort of white male students who come from strong, stable on such a large dollar investment. reap greater returns in finances and job college graduates." In short, not only the homes.” Gary Becker, in his book Human Capi- satisfaction. individual enjoys a return on investment in the dollar return Pointing out that Hope’s rating dropped tal, studies this question in depth and after Beyond from employ- 1 education, but so does society as a whole. somewhat in the second time period adjusting for individual differences in abil- ment one often looks for job satisfaction; studied, President Van Wylen reminded: ity, determines that “the private rate of what Sidney Hook alludes to as the “crea- Specialistor Generalist “We cannot rest on our laurels, but must return seems to be more than 12% to the tive vocation.” Robert Pace finds in his continue to pursue excellence in scholar- cohort of white male college graduates.” Briefly,it appears that the higher Minnesota evaluation of college graduates ship with vigor, enthusiasm, and creativ- This study considers the student enrolling salariedindividuals are those who follow a that “. . . from the answers given on a scale ity.” four and a half years and adjusts for em- specializedcurriculum as opposed to a gen- to measure their degree of satisfactionwith i Stressing that the number of graduates ployment during summer vacations. How eral B. A. program. Often the latter wind up their job, it was clear that most of these who have received the doctorate is only does this investmentcompare with similar in comparativelylower income brackets students were quite satisfied.” He con- one dimension of a college and one means investments? Becker equates the invest- due to the types of jobs they secure. Many tinues that “the graduates and non-grad- V of evaluating its contribution, President ment in educationto those of “equally enter the helping professions of teaching uates were alike except that the graduates S Van Wylen cited service, integrity, charac- large risk and illiquity”and determines and clergy as well as the arts. Such profes- were more likely to get jobs in the profes- ter, aesthetics,culture, community respon- that, “. . . the private money gain from col- sions, in themselves, often have limited fi- sions, to have a little more money, and to sibility, and spiritual maturity as “equally lege to the typical white male graduate is nancial rewards. be better satisfied with their jobs.” It ap- important, more subjective qualities which greater than what could have been ob- Another cause of lower pay for the gen- pears, then, that job satisfactionbecomes mark Hope College and make it truly an tained by investing elsewhere.” Looking eralist (i.e., lower than college graduates one of the intangible returns for the time exciting place.” again at ability differentialsof individuals, with a specialized degree) is his turning to and money invested in a college education. four news from Hope College— November/December,1974 The outdoors became the classroom for The March to Hope, a program spon- a large number of Hope students this past sored by the Education department since spring and summer. Educational experi- 1969, was a week-long hike around Beaver it ences included an 18 day wilderness expe- Island in Northern Michigan by college stu- dition, a geologic study in Colorado, the dents and a like number of elementary age annual March to Hope hike in northern boys and girls from the Holland area who Michigan and a three week experience of come from disadvantagedfamilies or would living on a farm and building a bam. benefit from a big brother/big sister type The expedition, a joint Communication- of relationship.There were two March to Physical Education course during the May Hope-hikesthis year. The first was com- term entitled “Personal and Interpersonal prised of students from Thornton Commu- Skills in the Wilderness Experience”,in- nity College in South Holland, 111. and the volved hiking, backpacking,canoeing and second consisted of Hope students. bicycling.Its purpose was to teach physical Probing Values Practicum, an inter- and recreationalskills while increasing the disciplinarycourse, attempted to show that student’s awareness of the nature and the American notion of physical self-suffi- development of interpersonal relationships ciency integrateseasily with the intellec-

in a small isolatedgroup environment. tual and spiritual elements of life, provid- The Geology in Colorado course, of- ing an existence which enables one to con- fered during both the June and May terms, front basic human values. Students worked was designed to acquaint students with long days building a bam, digging a well, geologic features observed in the field, developing soil, and planning and cooking

emphasizingsuch topics as erosion and de- meals on a strictly limited budget, using , position by rivers, glaciers and wind, and only the most basic and pure foodstuffs. the study of minerals, rocks and deposits. Sundays were “old-fashioned”, emphasiz- Students lived in a camp situation near ing rest and quiet meditation. Reading was Saida in the Sawatch Mountains of Colo- done aloud in the evenings while students rado. knit or did other relaxing tasks. m A Successful Fall in Sports for

Hope enjoyed another successful fall tackle Tom Richards of Greenbelt, Md. and sports season capturing one Michigan Inter- senior fullback Chuck Brooks of Glen collegiate Athletic Association (MLAA) Burnie, Md. Defensive choices were junior championship while winning more than end Bob Lees of Pompton Lakes, N.J.,

two-thirds of all its contests. junior tackle Craig Van Tuinen of Grand Fall sports teams won 23 to 34 contests Rapids, Mich., junior middle guard Dave as the cross country team again won the Yeiter of Lowell, Mich., and sophomore MIAA crown behind an unbeaten record. comerback Rick McLouth of Whitehall, Hope leads the MIAA all-sports race Mich. Brooks, Lees, Van Tuinen, and after fall competition. Each year the con- Yeiter, were all repeaters from the 1973 ference awards an all-sports trophy to the all-MIAA squad. member with the best cumulative perfor- Five of Hope’s nine graduating seriors mance in all the league’s 10 sports. were four-year lettermen. They were Paul

Hope has 3 5 points after fall competi- Cornell of Dearborn, Mich., Gary Constant tion, five ahead of defendingall-sports win- of Grand Haven, Mich., Jeff Stewart of ner Kalamazoo. Next is Alma with 28, Muskegon, Mich., Carlson, and Brooks. Albion with 22, Calvin 17, Olivet 17, and Carlson and Stewart were teammates for Adrian 13. eight straightyears, having played together at Muskegon High School. Sophomore tailback Kurt Bennett of FOOTBALL Zeeland, Mich, became the fourth Dutch- men player to rush for more than 1,000

Hope'had its winningest football season yards in a season, gaining 1,042 in nine in 15 years, posting an 8-1 recorch The eight games. wins tied the all-time single season victory In five years at the helm, Ray Smith has mark set in 1958 and in 1959. posted a 30-14-1 (.682) record including a Coach Ray Smith’s football squad broke 17-7-1 ledger against MIAA opponents and Hope’s all-time consecutive victory record one league championship. by winning 13 straight games, including the Yeiter was selccied the most valuable first seven contests of the 1974 season. - player on Hope’s football team. * had three runners in the top five and all Ceeley was an all-league selectjon four Olivet ended the streak defeating the Carlson was voted the recipient of the seven harriersamong the top twenty finish- straightyears and no conferencerunner Dutchmen 27-10 to capture its first MIAA Allen Kinney Award which is presented Coac ers in the conferencemeet. had beaten Ceeley and Scholl over the past football championship in 60 years. The annually to the senior player in the in the .V who Junior Stu Scholl of Montague, Mich, two years. contest was played before 5,500 fans, the judgment of the coaching staff made the meet re. was voted the MIAA’s most valuable run- The Dutchmen are also a team of the largest crowd at RiverviewPark since the maximum overall contribution to the team. lath ner after being named to the all-conference future as they will would have won the Hope-Hillsdale championship game in Juniors Tim Van Heest of Delmar, N.Y., meat, H team for the third straightyear. He set a MIAA meet without Ceeley and Powers. 1959. Yeiter and Lees were elected captains of pion A1 course record in winning the league meet. Freshman Louis Hoekstra of Parchment, Although Hope was second in the MIAA the 1975 team. Junii Teammates Phil Ceeley, a senior from Mich, placed sixth while sophomore Scott with a 4-1 record, they did, however, lead wassele Royal Oak, Mich, and Glenn Powers, a Bradley of Montague, Mich, finished 11th. the league in team defense for the fourth 1975 Football Schedule alscrot Hope senior from Scotia, N.Y. were also elected In the National Collegiate Athletic Asso- straight year. Senior quarterbackBob Carl- abkau to the all-MIAA honor team. They finished ciation (NCAA) Division III meet at son of Muskegon, Mich, was the league’s September 13 . . . . second and fourth respectively in the Wheaton, 111. Scholl came in 4Jst, which total offense leader. Carlson along with September 20 ... . league meet. was the best finish of any Michigan college sophomore defensive back Bob Coleman of September 27 ...... at Wheaton, 111. Hope cross country teams won 23 of 24 runner. Grand Haven, Mich, were named players- October 4 ...... dual meets and three MIAA championships Scholl elected captain of the was 1975 The of-the-week by coaches. The team’s October 11 ...... Kalamazoo MIAA during the careers of Ceeley and Powers. defensive performance (179.9 yards a October 28 ...... pri*dp game) was ranked among the nation’s lead- ‘October 25 ...... Adrian 2-8-1 se ing small colleges. November 1 ...... at Albion Jiinu was elec The Dutchmen placed six players on the November 8 ...... DePauw, Ind. all-league offensive and defensive teams. ‘Homecoming intercol Offensive players named were sophomore third sti washer CROSS COUNTRY goals. Miss

Hope captured its third MIAA cham- junior f pionship in four years in impressive style. ontfas The harriers, coached by Bill Vanderbilt Hope tt and Gordon Brewer, breezed past league Sports s opponents in dual meet competitionand Bob Luidens Anne Dimitre afreshn SOCCER Chuck Brooks Tom Richards Hope’s soccer finished second in the MIAA race and posted a 6-6-1 overall rec- ord. A highlight of the season for coach Glenn Van Wieren’s Dutchmen was a 2-1 victory at Calvin. It was only Calvin’s second loss in the league since 1970. Senior Mark Van Voorst of Washington, D.C. set a new Hope career scoring mark with 38 goals, breaking Manuel Cuba’s Craig Van Tuinen Bob Lees record of 30. Junior Glenn Swier of Grand Haven, Mich, was chosen the co-most valuable player in the league. The Dutchmen placed three men on the all-MIAA team. They were Bob Luidens of Teaneck, N.J., Mahmood Masghati of

Tahran, Iran, and Swier. Swier is a repeater from last year’s squad. Swier, Masghati and John Clough, a sophomorefrom St. Louis, Receiving all-MIAA cross country honors are (from left to right) Phil Ceeley, Glenn Mo., were elected captains of the 1975 Dave Yeiter Rich McLouth Powers and Stu Scholl. team.

SIX news from Hope College— November/December, 1974 Placement Center Helps onDutchmen Career Bound Students

continuedfrom page 1 college graduates. However, what students FOOTBALL GOLF need, they claim, is informed and profes- sional career advice to aid them in choosing W L W a major and finding a job in this field after L Albion 4 . 2 graduation. Olivet 5 0 Alma 4 2 Hope has had a job counseling and, HOPE 4 1 Olivet 4 2 placementcenter in operation since 1972. Alma 3 2 Adrian 3 3 3 The Placement Center is staffed and pre- Albion 2 HOPE 3 3 pared to handle the current “job crisis” Kalamazoo 1 4 Kalamazoo 3 3 and is proceeding with confidence and Adrian 0 5 Calvin 0 6 capabilityto assist Hope students in select- ing vocations and finding appropriate em- ployment. The Center provides voluntary testing in the areas of major preference, vocational CROSS COUNTRY SOCCfiR interests and personality development.Per- > W L sonal counseling is also availablein these areas. HOPE 6 0 * ' _ W L T A career library is maintainedcontain- Kalamazoo 5 1 Calvin 5 1 0 ing hundreds of brochures and catalogues Calvin 4 2 HOPE 3 2 1 covering a host of vocations. Adrian 2 4 Kalamazoo 2 2 2 The Center also serves as a clearing Alma 2 4 Albion 0 5 1 house of jobs availableto Albion 1 5 graduating seniors.Recruiters from business and in- Olivet 1 5 dustry have their interview schedules han- dled by the Center.

Every graduating senior is encouraged to establisha placement file, containing a GOLF biographical sketch, recommendations written by professors,an outline of classes

Coach Ric Scott’s linksters finished fifth taken and a declaration of major. This file

in tht MIAA and had'an overall 3-4 dual can be kept up to date if the students re-

men record. quest all post-graduation employers to send

In the season-ending 36-hole tourna- in reports. the prospective major. However, the choice ment Hope ended 38 strokes behind cham- “Our best advertisement is the Hope is solely the student’s. pion Mma. College name itself and the reputation the “For example, currently there are Junior Rick Switzer of Hanfilton, Mich, college has for producingtop-quality stu- approximately1 1/2 prepared teachers for wasstlected to the all-MIAA team. He was dents,” reports Myra Zuverink, director of every availableteaching job,” Mrs. Zuve- ala^Mad by his teammates as most valu- the Placement Center. A flyer sent to busi- rink explains (last year there were 300,000 ablmd^elected captain of the 1975 squad. ness and industriesby Mrs. Zuverink’s of- prepared teachers for 147,000 jobs). fice refers to Hope as “Top People Pro- if has always ducers.” “However, someone wanted to teach, we don’t discourage them. In the FIELD HOCKEY “The liberal arts college will survive,” long run, I think we’re getting a better sys- she predicts.“It’s simply a matter of sell- tem with more dedicated teachers.” The fie ^omen’s field hockey team, com- ing our product. A liberal arts graduate can education department reports that in 1973 pri^ii pfimarily of underclassmen,posted a communicate well, has a broader education 2-8-1 season record. more than 75 percent of those Hope grad- and is far more trainable than his or her uates seeking teaching positions were Junior Anne Dimitre of Bar Mills, Me. technicallyeducated counterpart. placed. was elected to the all-Michiganwomen's “The liberal arts graduates probably Mrs. Zuverink also points out that it is inteieollegiate field hockey team for the .must work a little harder to sell themselves estimated that in 1980 the lines of teacher thiniitifughtyear. In the allstar game she and perhaps won’t start at as high a salary, supply and demand will cross, and today’s waster team’s leading scorer with two but liberal arts graduates usually advance teacher surplus could again become a short- goals. far more quickly. . . . The broadness and age. Miss Dimitre and Nancy Lambert, a completenessof their educational back- Mrs. Zuverink estimates that last year junioi from Waterford, Mich., were hon- ground grafts beautifullyinto most spe- her office had contact with two-thirds of ored is (Jo-m6stvaluable players on the cialty fields.” the senior class. She anticipatesdealing Hotftteam. Nonetheless, in order to make them- with even more students this year. Crucial selves more marketable, Mrs. Zuverink en- to placement success is the maintenance of Sports summary prepared by Tim Bennett, courages Hope liberal arts majors to take a a freshman from Pompton Plains, N.J. few basic business courses and to make a large list of job openings. - themselves knowledgeablein at least one “Our alumni could be our best resource business field. here,” she explains. “We’ve had some very The Placement Center never discourages successful people graduate from Hope. They know about the college and the kind a student from majoring in a chosen field. of education it offers. They can give a 'per- If the market is saturated, Mrs. Zuverink sonal touch by seeking out and recom- explains the statistical probability of ob- mending the Hope student. They can sell taining a job in the particularvocation to the college in a way we can’t.” Mrs. Zuverink encourages all alumni and friends of Hope to inform her office of Hope College anticipated or immediate career openings Graduate Majors in firms they are connected with and to 1965 1974 send company brochures for inclusion in the career library. English 76 31 “The Hope liberal arts education can Biology 18 27 lead to success,” Mrs. Zuverink emphasizes. Business Admin. 19 26 “Often, if a graduate is placed in a firm Chemistry 27 19 previously unfamiliar with the college,the Economics 5 12 employer will call back and ask for more of History 31 12 our graduates.” Mathematics 12 14 The Hope reputation for producing Psychology 29 52 qualify graduates is solid, she concludes. Teacher Certificates106 100 And this reputation may be just the edge a student

Source: Hope College Office of Academic Records “tough times for college grads.”

news from Hope College— November/December,1974 seven You Gotta Have Pull

There are only two buildings on the “Concentration^that’s all you need,” campus o£ Hope College which have sur- exhorted a coach for the team of '78 (the vived longer than The Pull. frosh). His gladiators were in a circle, hands Without twisting words, The Pull has clasped. “Everyone close their eyes,” he been synonymouswith Hope College, and said with calm countenance. has provided the freshman student an early But the silence was shattered immedi- exposure to college. ately by someone clutching a stopwatch,

The Pull is little more than a tug-of-war, who was screaming“55 seconds . . . just 55 an annual event which began back in 1898, seconds.” and which has ripened info scientific and So much for concentration. psychological warfare which relies as much Big Bob (no understatement),the on mind as muscle for its ammunition. anchor man for the frosh, slipped into his It is held hear campus on facing banks pit as Little Deb, his morale girl, began*pre- of the slimy Black River— one 20-member paring him for the impending punishment. team of freshmen and another of sopho- Tape for the hands, juices to quench mores working in dank pits, cheered on by thirst and soothing words for encourage- morale girls and class pride, coached by ment. juniors and seniors, respectively,and sepa- Guys like Cannonball and Steamboat rated by a river and the greater portion of a received the same tender treatmentfrom 400-foot rope. girls like Bozo, who certainly didn’t look The rope almost left The Pull hanging like a Bozo. of rope into tougher feet as measured by a this year. After this preparatory period, the rope thread of tape wound around the rope.

Originallyscheduled for Friday, Sept. was stretched and the teams began the Slowly, it edged toward the frosh as the

27, die rope broke twice within die first process of “inching-up,” alternatingheaves sophs, heaving with all their might, could five minutes of activity, forcing a post- in an effort to gain precious feet of rope. not gain an inch of rope. ponement of the event until the following Several refined techniques are used, Say something Bozo! Monday afternoon after a new rope was both offensively and defensively, but it But Bozo was in the enemy camp and secured in Chicago. wasn’t always so. she and the rest of the frosh sensed the It marked the second time in 76 years In fact, some people believe The Pull upset. that the rope had failed and that should has lost its pqrpose and should revert to its The once-taut rope showed signs of be- have been a portent of what was to hap- originalconcept. coming limp, the first symptom of defeat. pen. The Pull always has been the highlight Then a spy of ’78 signalledthat the anchor- of orientation week at Hope— a coming to- man of ’77 had been popped from his pit gether even as classes were pulling apart. causing instant hysteria. The object was to win and the freshmen The rope became increasinglyslack,

had extra incentive,for a victory would occasionally slapping the water as more allow them to discard their green beanies, pits were popped and the sophs began which could be likened to a dogie some- doubling up.

how shedding its brand. Blistered hands clutched threads of There also was no numericalrestric- twine, only prolonging the agony.

tion— it was come one, come all (frosh and Two were popped, then three . . .

sophs) and it must have been some wild four . . . five. scene. “Keep your heads,” said the frosh But, today, most people are spectators coach. “We don’t want to get too excited.” after you disregard a spy or two. You see, “Finish it,” implored a benevolent soph there’s a touch of espionage to The Pull. pearched on the opposite bank. There also has been some flagrant Footage of rope was strewn from be- pranks as desperate men have reverted to hind Big Bob and back toward the front desperate measures. pits, a twisted evidence of victory. For instance, in 1927 the late Rev. John And when the rope offered no resis-

W. Tysse wrapped the rope around a tree, tance it trickledgently across the water, and in 1935 Ekdal Buys, a past chairman cutting a swath through the combat zone.

of the Board of Trustees, tied the rope to There were no beanies, and no stop- . the axle of a conveniently located truck. watch to interrupt clasped hands. This year, the freshmen won for only

the eighth time since 1946. It required two Author Vem Plagenhoef '69 is a sportswriter hours and five minutes— an average length for the Grand Rapids Press.

by today’s standards— and they were win- Photos by Philip Dejong, a sophomore from ners from the outset, turning tough inches Macatawa, Mich.

eight news from Hope College— November/December,1974 alumni news II

ship in the Photographic-Society of in November titled “Alexander_ Solzhenit- William Hultgren was appointed as deputy America. A member of PSA since 1952, syn: Humanist in Context”. He has corporation counsel in Dearborn, Mich, last she is known especially for her organiza- authored several articles on Solzhenitsyn. September. As deputy city attorney, he tional work and the giving of her time and will be responsible for handling legal mat- is An Alumni-BuildHope meeting talents to promote all phases of photogra- ters in a number of city departments in- scheduled to be held in Los Angeles on pliy. 1962 cluding the Mayor’s Office, City Council, Feb. 21. Involved in planning the event are: Margaret June '67 VanderLaan, presi- Ekdal Buys Jr. has been named chairman City Plan and Community Development and Purchasing and Sanitation. dent of the Los Angeles alumni chapter; 1935 of the department of social and behavioral Harry Hakken ’41, president of the Hope science at Central College, Collidge, Ariz. James and Judy Pierpont are living in Edin- burgh, Scotland is working with College Alumni Association; Kenneth De- See page 1 1 . Rev. Norman Kansfield was installed as where Jim a branch of The First National Bank of Groot ’45, Bill Welmers ’36 and Barbara librarian of Western Theological Seminary Chicago. Bilkert ’47 Mulder. 1939 on Nov. 4. Beth Bonnema Sakurai writes: “My hus- 1967 A meeting of Albuquerque, N.M. alumni of band Akira and I lived in the United States has on the adminis- College place eve- Heath Goodwin been Hope took on Saturday for a little over four years from 1966 until trative staff of Adrian College, Mich, since Harold Bowmanll, Waldorf, Md., is work- ning, September 14. The occasion was a 1970 when we returned to live and work in June, 1971. In September he was ap- ing for the National EnvironmentalSatilite buffet supper prepared and served by Bert Japan. My husband is involved in minis- pointed chaplain of the college. Service,a divisionof the Department of '24 and Harriet Heneveld ’27 Kempers in terial training— setting up a new program Commerce. their home. Attending alumni were Gordon for his denomination there. I teach full- 1944 Wesley and Karin Granberg Michaelson, Albers ’42, EllsworthRolfs '57, Keith ’58 time at Soshin Girls’ School in Yokohama, Washington D.C., write: “We were married and Elizabeth Oosterhof ’60 Brower, teaching English conversation to junior Rev. Steele, Holiday, Fla., ac- on August 10, 1974 at Dayspring, Md. Charles '59, ’60 Harland Adan Gary and Roberta high and senior high girls.” after Karin returned from a short term con- Brookman ’63 Looman and Robert ’73>and cepted a call to the Richmond Reformed Church, Grand Rapids, Mich, last August. tract-missionary appointment in Sendai, Patricia DeKam ’73 Zilinsky. 1963 Japan. Karin is now studying at Wesley 1948 Theological Seminary and Wesley is still Ralph Herron is ftational woodworking 1916 working for U.S. Senator Mark Hatfield as product engineer for the Norton Company, Don Mulder, M.D., was a special consultant his legislative assistant. Both of us are ac- Ballston Lake, New York. tive in The Church of the Savior, an ecu- William and Cynthia Pennings Roze- called in during, the emergency treatment Norman Hess, Kingston, N.H., is currently menical church in Washington,D.C.” boom celebrated their 50th wedding anni- of former President Richard M. Nixon. director of annual giving at Phillips Exeter Judy Pierpont— See 1966 versary Sept. 14 in Orange City, lo. 1950 Academy. He was recently appointed a James Poppink recently moved to Norfolk, trustee of the Exeter Day School. Norman 1919 Va. where he is in charge of physical ther- is a member of the Congregational Church apy at the Naval Station Dispensary. William Jellema was inaugurated as presi- and serves as chairman of the stewardship Paul Verduin in a social worker in Washing- Cynthia Pennings Rozeboom— See 1916 dent of Wartburg College, Waverly, lo. on committee. November 24, 1974. ton, D.C. Margaret DeVelder Hougen, Orange, Mass., 1922 Robert Laman accepted a call to the Inde- was called to the First Congregational pendent Presbyterian Church, Memphis, Church of Whately, Mass, as interim minis- Jacob and Isabel Everse Kamps, Gallup, Tenn., as senior minister and began his ter. She is in clinical trainingat the Eastern N.M., write: “We left Denver in May, spent ministry there July 7, 1974. Institutefor Group and Family Therapy in two months in Michigan, and are now per- Rev. Harold Lenters was installed as pastor Boston, an institute for therapist training manently located in a pleasant apartment of the First Reformed Church of Byron in transactionalanalysis. She and her hus- in the home of our son, John Russel Center, Mich, last summer. band, Edward, are co-leadersof two ther- Kamps. We find ourselves looking out from apy groups in western Mass. They have our living room upon the area Jack used to 1951 given numerous presentations and work- travel in visiting Indian homes and also shops in transactionalanalysis to various Albert Boers has been appointed manager places we frequented for occasional family mental health, church, educational and cook-outs.” in the life, accident and group, railroad and communitygroups. Maurice Visscher, regents professor emeri- medicare division of the claim department Merwyn Scholten has been serving as media tus of physiology at the Univ. of Minn. of the Grand Rapids, Mich, office of The relationsliaison for the Michigan State Medical School, has returned from New Travelers Insurance Companies. Medical Society since August, 1973. Delhi, India to deliver the plenary session The Rev. Paul Swets was installed as pastor lecture to the 26th International Congress 1952 of Palm Springs, Fla. Reformed Church last of Physiological Sciences. He is presently August. Richard Caldwell has been elected presi- engaged in writing a book on medical Edwin Van Dam, Ph.D., joined the Susque- ethics. dent of the Ann Arbor, Mich. Board of Realtors. hanna, Pa. Univ. faculty in September on a one-year appointment as an assistant pro- The appointment of Vern J. Schipper 1925 fessor of chemistry. 1956 ’5 1 as Associate Director of College Rela- tions for Alumni Affairs has been an- A Joyce (Buikema) Angus Mission-Scholar- Donald Van Etten represented Hope Col- 1965 nounced by President Gordon J. Van ship Fund has been established at North- lege in November at the inauguration of Wylen. western College, Orange City, lo., in Dr. William Jellema ’50, as president of Leonard Dorey, M.D., was recently ap- Schipper has served as executive direc- memory of Mrs. William Angus, who served Wartburg College, Waverly, lo. pointed to the hospital staff at Kincheloe tor of the college’s Build Hope Fund since with her husband as a Reformed Church in Air Force Base, Michigan. He is serving as September, 1973. America missionary from 1925-1968 in 1957 an obstetricaland gynachology specialist, His new responsibilities will consist of China and the Phillipines. Mrs. Angus died having just completed an OB-GYN resi- coordinating activities involving alumni. He September 7, 1974 in Orange City. Rev. Merwin Van Doomik is serving the dency at Pontiac, Mich. General Hospital. will also be responsible for other constitu- Isabel Everse Kamps— See 1922 New Hurley Reformed Church in Wallkill, David Reeves is a teacher at the Jenison, ency relationsprograms as it relates to the N.Y. Mich. Senior High School. community and church according to Tom 1928 Renner, Director of College Relations. 1961 1966 Schipper will continue to have some Regina Buss Bornn writes: “In January, administrative responsibilitiesfor the Build 1974 I was ordained as deacon in the St. James and Judith VanLeewen Cook, Hol- Chris Buys is presently associate pro- Hope Fund. Thomas Reformed Church in the Virgin land, Mich., write: “Late this summer Jim fessor of psychology at the New A native of Zeeland, Mich., Schipper Islands. Previous to that, I served for many purchasedthe drug store where he has been Mexico Instituteof Mining and Tech- holds an M.A. degree from Michigan State years as treasurer of the church, a position employed for the past eight years. He also nology in Socorro, N.M. He has been University.He taught in the Holland, Mich, which I still hold.” bought a home on the lake so we are busy invited to Washington D.C. to review public school system, serving as director of with a grand opening and moving at the grants for the National Science community service and adult education. 1929 same time.” Foundation in December. Mrs. Schipper is the former Isla Streur Edward Ericson Jr., academic dean at George DeBoer has accepted a position as ’50. She taught in the Holland Public Kathryn Schaafsma Fiscel, San Bernardino, NorthwesternCollege, Orange City, la., assistant professor of educationat Colgate Schools. They have three sons, Jim, Brian Cal., has received the honor of an associate- presented a public lecture at Hope College Univ., Hamilton,N.Y. and Steve. news from Hope College— November/December,1974 nine Rev. Charles Bigelow was installed as the where he is employed as a guidance coun- ing at Ford Hospital and Wayne County pastor of the First Reformed Church of celor in the middle school. General Hospital. He will be obtaining his Little Falls, N.J. last September. Nancy Meeusen is working with the Henry degree in medicine on May 30, 1975. Beverly Endweiss Drexler is teaching Street Settlement Playhouseas director of David Cook is working with emotionally kindergarten in Oakland, New Jersey. She a junior dance and acting workshop. disturbed children at the Albany, N Y. alumni news has a three year old boy. Karin Granberg Michaelson—See 1967 Home for Children. Jill Risser Healy is teaching 5th and 6th Kathy Miller is employed as a psychiatric John Kemink placed in the top 15 per cent 1968 grades in Syracuse, N.J. city schools, while social worker at Hahnemann Community of his class at the Univ. of Michigan Medi- her husband, Dwight, is attending Syracuse Mental Health— Children’s Services in cal School in a recent state board examina- Six members of the class of '68 and their Univ. College of Law. This year Jill is serv- North Philadelphia. tion. John has accepted a four year resi- families got together for a “mini-reunion” ing as president of S.U. law spouses. They Madeline Slovenz is directing her own in- dency at the Univ. of Mich, hospital. in July, 1974 at Kent Falls, Conn. Included plan to move to Manhatten next fall. dependent theatre-dance,group in New Richard Littlefield is a cost estimator for were Don and Melissa Parker Kroodsma, Thomas Henderson graduatedfrom the York. Keeler Brass, Grand Rapids, Mich, and is Bill and Dottie Manuel Ogden, Larry and Univ. of Mich. Medical School last June and Qaire Houtman White— See 1968 on the board of directors for their credit Helen Verhoek Yarbrough, and Richard is now involved in an internalmedicine union, serving as secretary.His wife, Mary and Louise Verhoek Shiels. house officer program leading towards 1971 Elden, is an order analyst in production Sidney Disbrow, Jr., Lombard, 111., has board eligibility in internalmedicine. and inventory control at the same com- been named to Who's Who Among Stu- Robert Kouw, Jr. is the drama club coach John R. Allen graduatedfrom Western pany. She is also an advisor in management dents in American Universitesand Colleges. at the Plainwell,Mich. High School where Theological Seminary last May and in for Junior Achievement. is a at Sidney student National College of he teaches freshman English and drama. September accepted a call to become the Linda Provo is enrolled in a doctoral pro- Chiropractic. is president of the Stu- He This past summer, he worked as the direc- pastor of Central Avenue Reformed gram in geology at the Univ. of Cincinnati dent American Chiropractic Association, a tor of children’sactivities at a private club Church of Jersey City, N.J. and is also serving as a teaching assistant. member of Delta Tau Alpha (an honorary in Castle Park, Mich, and has also served as Lance Christiansen completed surgical rota- During the summer of 1974, she worked fraternity), a teaching assistantin the a volunteer counselor at the Ottawa Coun- tion at Henderson Hospital in Hamilton, with Sun International Oil Co. as a project chiropracticdepartment, co-editor of the ty Mental Health Clinic. Ontario, last August. He is now in his geologist. Student News Bulletin and public relations Robert Kuhn has moved to Palatka, Fla., senior year at the Univ. of Michigan, work- Fern Frank Sterk is a registeredmedical chairman of the senior class. Richard Engstrom has been promoted to Rev. Floyd Brady '68, associate chap- associate professor of political science at lain at Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H. the Univ. of New Orleans. and regional director of A Better Chance, John Schalk has been promoted to Lieu- Inc. (ABC), returned to Hope’s campus in tenant in the U.S. Navy and is presently conjunctionwith Black ExperienceWeek- assignedto the staff of Commander, Ser- end (Nov. 15-17), sponsored by the vice Group Three, serving as the Aide and Student ActivitiesCommittee, the Admis- Flag Lieutenant to the Admiral. He and his sions Office and black students on campus. wife, Bernice Carr, are home-ported in Rev. Brady spoke to members of the Sasebo, Japan, where they expect to be college community worshipingSunday stationeduntil June, 1976. They are ex- morning in Dimnent Memorial Chapel on pecting their second child next February. the topic: “Overcoming Moral Fatigue in Richard Shiels is completinghis Ph.D. in our Society,” pointing out in particularto American Studies at Boston Univ. and remain purposefully diligent when faced teaching part-time at Yale University and with the problems and challenges of living Central Connecticut State College. His in a racially unbalanced academic environ- wife, Louise Verhoek, is beginning her ment. fifth year as a speech pathologist at New- Rev. Brady led a service later described ington, Conn. Children’s Hospital. by Chaplain William Hillegonds as the most Bruce and Claire Houtman White have memorable worship experience he had wit- moved to Bay City, Mich., where Bruce has nessed in his seven years at Hope. a private dental practice. Hailing from Chicago’s south-side,he 1969 was an outstanding basketball player while at Hope and was voted the Most Valuable Player in the MIA A in 1967 and 1968. A Neil Blahut is employed as a staff scientist positiveforce on campus in various other with Applied Science Associates, Inc. in areas as Well, he was a resident advisor, a tor of ABC, a growing organization whose option,” he emphasized,noting that a qual- Valencia,Pa. A.S.A. is a research and con- member of the Student Church board and purpose is to provide a high quality college ity educationis not comprised of strictly sulting organizationin the behavioral sci- a recipient of the Hope Service Award. preparation for promising high school stu- academic elements. “A quality education ences. Followinggraduation he accepted a dents belonging to minority groups, who, if has to do with coming to terms with the Delcene Fuller is attending graduate school Rockefeller Scholarship to Princeton Theo- not offered an educational alternative, forces and factors determining our life at Syracuse Univ. and has been awarded an logical Seminary and later enrolled in a would most likely be unable to realize their styles— being aware of the realities of hun- assistantship in the department of social joint Masters of Divinity and Masters of full intellectualand leadership potentials. ger, oppression and the ways men treat studies. Social Work program offered by Princeton These ABC students are placed in partici- other men— and finding the most effective Pamela Fulton is teaching 7th and 9th and Rutgers Graduate School of Social pating private and public high schools. ways to deal with these realities.” grade science in Aouth Portland, Me. Work. While at Princeton, he helped form They live together in residence units, an Brady observes many changes at Hope Norman Gibson is working with Ex- the coalition which created the Martin arrangement providing a milieu for aca- since his student days, including the ab- Offenders, an Illinoisdivision of Voca- Luther King Memorial Lecture Series for demic supervision and personal support. sense of mandatory chapel attendance tional Rehabilitation. invited speakers to discuss the theological Predicatably, the pressures faced by which he sees as motivating more honest Dale Grit is teaching in the computer sci- answers to questions of significantsocial ABC students are substantialand Brady’s religious expressions, an expanded physical ence department at Colorado State Univ., injustices. duties are both administrative and of a campus and the presence of more black Fort Collins. During an intensive 16-month social counseling nature. He reports that since the students. Tim Tam Hutagalung will receive his work program at Rutgers, he was a teach- program’s beginning in 1964, 94 per cent “The increased number of black stu- D.D.S. in December from the Univ. of ing assistantin the dean’s office where he of the nearly 4000 students who have dents has created an environment where Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine. authored a proposal seeking funding for participated in the program have graduated faculty and administrators must be more He is continuing his residency in pediatric and of these have to colleges aware of black needs and problems”, he dentistry. minority group students pursuing social 98% gone and work careers in academic programs.He also universities. notes and expresses hope that the current Shirley Nevins is teaching 1st graders in did field work with the Department of The principal motivating the ABC pro- attempt to recruit members of minority Kenowa Hills, Grand Rapids, Mich. Mental Health in New York City where, as gram is one which is readily accepted by groups to the faculty and staff of Hope is Michael O’Riordanis attending the Univ. administrative assistant to the Deputy Brady, who grew up in a black community successful. of Michigan Dental School in the pedodon- in Chicago’s inner-city.Just prior to his “A diverse cultural community needs tist department. Commissioner, he developeda proposal for a telephoneservice providing emergency entering high school, the Brady family adults who are members of minority Phyllis Beck Poole is a staff sargeant in the health servicesfor the entire city. moved to an integrated neighborhood and groups to provide positive examples,put Air Force. She and her husband, William, mental his subsequent educational experience pro- the students’ thoughts into more articulate are now serving a 12 month tour at Korat After receiving a M.S.W. from Rutgers in forms and submit them to the proper chan- AB Thailand. 1971 and a Masters of Divinity from vided a positive impetus in his academic career: “There was more desire nels.” Bernice Carr Schalk-See 1968 Princeton in 1972, he continuedfull-time much and work for the New York City Department and incentive to learn and excel ... A qual- Brady expresses appreciation for the 1970 of Mental Health. ity educationis simply more availablein a administrative philosophyregarding Hope’s In 1972, Brady accepted a position at mixed academic community. mission as expressed in the 1973-74 Presi- Dartmouth. As associate chaplain, he leads “There is an unquestionableneed for dent’s Report, believing the emphasis on Andrew Atwood at Laguna Hills, Cal., has church services for the college educationin black communities and a need attainingmorality and virtue as educational joined the staff of the Central Reformed community and is also a of the Black Caucus. to increase the number of options available goals provides an atmosphere in which the Church of Grand Rapids, Mich., as minister member needs of all men can be recognized and ful- to singles. Equally involving is Brady’s position as to black young people,” he continues. the Northern New England regional direc- “ABC is not a panacea, it is only another filled.

ten news from Hope College— November/December,1974 technologist at a private lab in Grand Mich, school system. Rapids, Mich. Linda Bush is doing graduate work in

music at the Univ. of 111., Champaign- 1972 Urbana.

Linda Dick Busta is teaching high school Robert O. Douglass accepted a full-time Spanish and English in Newark, Ohio. position as a fifth-gradeteacher in Glen- John De Heus accepted a position with view, I1L last September. Ford Motor Company, Dearborn,Mich, as Larry Smith is a first-year medical student a computer programmer last Sept. at Ohio State Univ. Sharon Johnson is working at Kentucky Paul Smith is serving as assistant chaplain Stare Univ. in Frankfort.

this year at Central College, Pella, lo. Deborah Koning is attending graduate Dawn Vollink is teaching English in Lin- school in physical educationand athletic coln ConsolidatedHigh School, Willis, trainingat Michigan State Univ1. Michigan and is the girl’s basketball and Jan Koopman is living in Washington D.C. colley-ball coach and freshman class spon- on Capitol Hill, a ten-minute walk away sor. Dawn is also working on her M.A. at from her new job as a legislative secretary Eastern Mich. Univ. YpsUanti and recruit- in the office of Congressman Bill Archer ing students for Hope College. (Rep.) of Houston, Tex.

Steve Wykstra was a guest of Hope’s cam- Richard Meyers is a graduate student in pus in November and presented a series of computer science at the Univ. of California

lectureson “Descartes, Newton and the at Berkeley. He has an assistantshipand is ScientificRevolution”. studying evaluation and validation of large Dr. and Mrs. VJada accept reproductionof drawing of early Hope College campus from programs. President.VanWylen and Board of Trustees Chairman Hugh DePree. Also pictured is the

1973 Linda Swinyard Morehouse is teaching Rev. Gordon J. Van Wyk ’41 who is a member of the Meiji Gakuin University faculty instrumental music at White Oak schools in wheresDr.VJada was president. The drawing was especiallymeaningful to Dr. Vlada as it David Dustin is working at Pippel- Montgomery County, Md. showed a Japanese Hall, indicating the longstanding interestof Hope College in Japan.

Patterson Co., Muskegon, Mich. - Terry Robinson is serving for two years as Hope College was recently host to two old Samuri sword brought to Holland in a contract missionary-teacher of English at prominent educators from Meiji Gakuin the 1870’s by the first Japanese student 1974 Miyagi College for Women in Sendai, University in Japan. who enrolled at Hope College. \ Japan. The Rev. Gordon J. Van Wyk ’41, who Dr. Wada and Rev. Van Eyk also met Attention all 1974 graduates. Your copy Mark Stephan is currently employed by for many years has served as a Reformed with the college’s InternationalEducation of the Milestone has been mailed. But General Radio in Concord, Mass, in the Church Missionary and is a member of the Committee to review the summer program some of them are bejng returned because department of computer operations. Meiji Gakuin faculty,accompanied Dr. for Japanese students initiated at Hope Kathleen Sullivan is with we dp not have correct addresses on file. If employed the Masae Wada, former president of the uni- College 10 years ago. The program has you haven’t yet received your yearbook, Marlette, Mich, school system, teaching versity, to Holland. Dr. Wada, a lawyer and junior and senior high math. brought well over 200 Meiji Gakuin stu- please contact the Alumni Office and in- Biblical scholar who served as president of dents to Hope since 1964. The committee Lois Veenhoven, Hillsdale, Mich., is teach- form us of your whereabouts.We want to Meiji Gakuin during the most difficult also-discussedpossible new dimensions of see that each of you receivesyour Mile- ing phonics and spelling to fourth-graders period of student unrest, was visiting the academic exchanges between Meiji Gakuin y and music to the entire Jerome Elementary stone. United States for the first time. University and Hope College. School. She also teaches music at North During their three day stay Dr. Wada Jill Bolhouse is teaching junior high En- Adams Elementary School. A formal luncheon honored Dr. Wada at and Rev. Van met with Japanese and glish, speech and debate in the Fremont, Wyk the conclusion of his official visit to Hope Ann Voskuil is working as Chicago-Synod American students as well as members of College. From Holland Dr. and Mrs. Wada Youth MinistriesCoordinator at Camp the faculty and administration. Their traveled with Rev. and Mrs. Van Wyk to Manitpqua, Frankfurt, 111. schedule included participationin a num- Orange City, Iowa for a brief visit to Doulgas Worsnop is enrolled in graduate ber of classes, the most unusual of which NorthwesternCollege where Rev. Van Wyk school in chemistry at Harvard Univ. was a physical educationclass in self de- is teaching during his sabbaticalleave from Births Edward Young was accepted to the North- fense during which Dr. Wada demonstrated the Japanese university. Kenneth and Marsha Beebe '68 Archer, James western Dental School and began his Brian, August 16, 1974, Akron, Ohio the art of Kendo. He used a hundred year classes in September, 1974. Owen ’72 and Janet Hageman ’72 Bundy- Kristin Joy, May 1, 1974, Holland, Mich. Sigma Xi and the American Chemical So- David ’71 and Kathi Cook, adopted Denise, June, ciety and serves as chairman of the educa- 1973, Albany, N.Y. David '67 and Karen Courtney,Philip, June 4, / /tion committee of the Palasidessection of

1974, Chicago, ill. the Society of Plastics Engineers. Richard ’68 and Carol Engstrom,Mark Andrew, Active in community affairs in West- January 10, 1972, New Orleans, La. field, N.J., Dr. Beach was one of the George and Judy Hage ’68 Fusko, Michael Marriages founders of the Westfield Day Care Center George and Elizabeth Anne, November 3,-4974, Kalamazoo, Mich. William Boardman and Marylou Wcesies '70, June and now serves as chairman of the Center’s . harles '70 and Mary Sovem ’70 Hall, Ethan 29, 1974, Kalamazoo, Mich. long-range planning committee and holds a harle^, January 14, 1974, Lancaster, Pa. Charles Brooks ’74 and Patricia Hiler, December, chair on the board of directors.He is also Thomas and Susan Schrandt ’65 Hinds, Tiniothy 1974, Watervliet, Mich. on the board of directors of the Tranquil- George, June 16, 1971 and Paul Thomas, Sep- Victor Derenthaland Joyce Keas ’63, October tember 14, 1974, Columbus, Ohio 26, 1974, Conklin, Mich. lity Falls Property Owners Association of Daniel '68 and Barbara Kershner, Brian Jonathan, Richard Detrich and Nicola Steele '70, May 3, Greentown, Pa., and is vice-presidentof the September 26, 1974, "Cleveland, Ohio 1974, Philadelphia, Pa. Gnosis Literary Club. Gary '60 and Roberta Brookman ’63 Looman, Michael Evans and Stella Crawford ’73, April 21, He heads the Conference Mission and Ann Michelle, October 26, 1974, Albuquerque, 1973, New Paltz, N.Y. Church ExtensionNorthern New Jersey N.M. Wayne Hawkins and Wilma South ’73, August 30, Hugh and Georgia Hinzmann '64 Makens, Brett 1974, Cambridge, Mass. Conference of the United Methodist Alan, January 16, 1974, Lansing, Mich. Roger Nietering ’67 and Lois Den Besten, August Church and is the chairman of the Business Bruce '65 and Carla Reidsma ’65 Masselink,"Reid 10, 1974, South Holland, III. ManagementCommission of the First Allen, October 12, 1974, Lexington,Ky. Richard Ording '74 and Diann McAllister, Octo- United MethodistChurch of Westfield. Charles '69 and Janice Wolf '70 McMullin, Jen- ber 19, 1974, Northville, Mich. nifer Erin, October 16, 1974, Miralesta, Cal. William Poole and Phyllis Beck '69, September 1, William '72 and Kathy Roman ’72 Nicholson, 1973, Thailand David Thomas, September 15, 1974, Farmington, Bruce Smith ’73 and Faith Takes, June 8, 1974, Leland K. Beach ’35, Ph.D., was pre- Advanced Mich. Albany, N.Y. sented with an Educational Service Award Jon '65 and Gloria Langstraat '67 Norton, Abi- Ronald Spence and Diane Reifsneider ’66, June gail Ruth, October 10, 1974, Fort Lee, N.J. 29, 1974, Alexandria, Va. from the Plastics Instituteof America, Degrees Akira and Beth Bonnema ’62 Sakurai, Naomi, Bill Strader '74 and Jan Wortelboer '73, Septemb recognizing his contribution of time and Neil Blahuc '69, M.A. Industrial Psychology, September 20, 1971 and Ken, November 11, er, 1974, Saugatuck,Mich. ability to the corporation’s educational Western Mich. Univ., August, 1974 1972, Japan Calvin Timmer and Linda Buter ’74, December, program. Susan Eenigenburg'67, M.Div., Union Theologi- Edward ’62 and Ruth Hagymasy '66 Small, 1974, Holland, Mich. cal Seminary,May, 1974 Jessica Ruth, May 21, 1974, Columbia, Mo. Dean Vander Schaaf ’71 and Judy Dr. Beach recently retireef after 35 years Lookcnhouse Blair Fraser '70, Ph.D. Biochemistry,Penn. State Lynn and Denise TenClay ’72 Sneller,Matthew ’73, August 9, 1974, Jamestown, N.Y. of with Esso employment Research and Univ., August, 1974 Todd, September 10, 1974, Key West, Fla. Bruce Woudenberg ’71 and Patricia Ross ’74, Engineering Co., Linden, N.J., where he Pamela Fulton ’69, M.S. Education,Univ. of Stephen ’69 and Susan Hoemer ’69 Struck, October,1974, Holland, Mich. served in varied research capacities,in- Maine, August, 1974 Emily Lockwood, July 31, 1974, Norwich, Conn. Dale Grit '69, M.A. Computer Science, 1973 and Robert and Dale-Lee Casey ’69 Van Fleet, cluding research associate in the process Ph.D. Computer Science, Univ. of Minn., 1974 Robert Andrew, March 9, 1974, Lake Orion, research division. Kathy Miller '70, M.S.W., Smith College School Mich. He is a senior member of the Society of Obituaries for Social Work, August, 1973 Ed ’63 and Linda Vemeer ‘65 Van Dam, Jane Plastics Engineers, a fellow member of the Linda Provo '71, M.S. Geology, Univ. of Illinois, Natasja, April 13, 1974, Susquehanna, Pa. Russell Mulder '27 passed away on September 8, American Association for the Advance- October,1973 George '69 and Diane Visscher, Kerrie Rebecca, 1974, as a result of cancer. A former businessman Camella Karsten '69 Serum, Ph.D. Psychology, January 19, 1974, Dover, N.J. involved with investments, he was semi-retired ment of Science and an emeritus member Univ. of Alabama, January,1974 Raymond and Nancy Hollwedel '68 Weis, Scott and living in Marysville, Ohio. He is survived by of the New York Academy of Science. He Paul Swcts '63, D.A. English, Univ. of Mich., Richard, April 21, 1971, Secaucus, N.J. his wife, Margrite. also holds membership in the Society of 1974

news from Hope College— November/December,1974 eleven Virtuosos in the Making

Budding young virtuosos who warm up ment gives the would-be_pianoteacher ex- with “chopsticks”and describe half-notes posure to a classroom situation with the as “doughnuts with forks sticking in them” opportunityfor direction and advice, ac- gather each week in the Nykerk Hall of cording to Miss Conway.

Music for instruction in the basics of piano . Elementary informationregarding note

playing. These children (ages 7-9) are inte- reading, rhythm and musical vocabularyis gral elements in Hope’s Piano Methods conveyed with the aid of flash card drills course, taught by Joan Conway, assistant and blackboardand keyboard games. Tape professor of music- placed on the floor in a staff configuration The class introduces Hope music stu- enables children to “be” notes. Rhythm dents to the methods and materials used in instruments allow the children to be part private arid class piano instruction.Accord- of a marching band, where the emphasis is ing to Miss Conway, the class also gives on the beat and not the sound. Hope students exposure to a wide range of About half of each group session is abilities and often graphically deirionstrates spent at the pianos. Although their legs still that “it’s a challenge to teach beginners.” dangle from the benches and their fingers Each Hope student meets in weekly pri- sometimes smudge the keys, the pride of vate sessionswith one of the children and musical accomplishment unmistakably leads the group session at some time during glows on the beginners’ faces as they play

the semester with all other student teachers en masse renditions of such classics as “To and Miss Conway present. This arrange- the Zoo.”

twelve news from Hope College— November/December,1974