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by Dave DeKok "The mayor appointed a study committee of five including my- Like many other small cities, self and Larry Harris, who worked Holland has a downtown area for the City of Kalamazoo when which, while not really ugly or they built their mall," he said. rundown, could best be described THE PLAN which evolved as drab. To cope with this prob- from the committee's work re- lem, the city has laid out a beauti- tains traffic on 8th Street, al- fication program which ultimately though part of it will be one way. will transform 8th Street into a The street will be lined with trees, drive-through park of sorts, com- which will be planted in dirt plete with trees and benches. squares in the sidewalks instead of ACCORDING TO Holland boxes. \\ Deputy City Manager Terry Hof- Parking will be angular instead meyer, the project grew out of the of parallel, with concrete exten- city's master plan which was de- sions on the sidewalk separating veloped in the 1950^. the areas of parking on the two "The plan was first given seri- inner blocks, River Avenue to ous thought three and one-half Central Avenue and Central Ave- years ago when the City Council nue to College Avenue. started a proposal for a pedestrian THESE CONCRETE exten- mall on 8th Street," he said. sions will contain bike racks and However, this plan was not ac- benches as well as trees, Hofmeyer ceptable to a number of mer- stated. He added that the two .¥ chants and private citizens and outer blocks. Pine Avenue to Riv- was dropped." The pedestrian er Avenue and College Avenue to mall would have barred automo- Columbia Avenue, would contain biles from 8th Street. trees and would not have the THE PLAN WAS revived, in a sidewalk extensions. different form, when it was The deputy city manager learned that Holland's portion of stated that he expects the trees federal revenue sharing funds planted on 8th Street to grow Volume 86-2 Hope College, Holland, Michigan 49423 September 14, 1973 would total $2 million, Hofmeyer reasonably well, despite the fact stated. that they will be submitted to a high concentration of auto ex- haust fumes; which have killed trees in other cities. Jim Bolden to present "JACOB DeGRAAF, the park superintendent and Larry Harris have assured us that the trees will program in Chapel live. Actually, the grass and bush- es we plan to plant are less likely to survive than the trees." Campus life teen-teamer Jim Modern Americans Show. The The cost for the project will Bolden will present a program of Spurrlows performed for more run around $100,000, Hofmeyer popular spiritual songs tonight in than three million high school and said. This represents three percent Dimnent Memorial Chapel at 8 college students across the coun- of the revenue sharing money p.m. try. Bolden has also appeared with Holland will receive. He pointed Bolden, whose visit is spon- the pop group Three Dog Night. out that the businesses in the sored by the Ministry of Christ's downtown area covered by the People, has enjoyed a distin- In an Easter Music Festival in beautification plan pay approxi- guished career, appearing across Helsinki, Finland, he represented mately 15 percent of the total the nation and in 38 countries the United States and further taxes Holland pays to the federal around the world. shared his musical talents by re- government. turning to the U.S. by way of INITIAL construction will get As a member of the first Cam- Sweden, Denmark, Switzerland, under way by the end of this pus Life Teen Team, Bolden France and Italy. month or the beginning of Octo- toured Africa and Europe and met ber, Hofmeyer stated. No con- dignitaries as Emperor Haile Bolden is currently one of the struction will be done after Nov. Selassie of Ethiopia and President youngest members of the U.S.O. 15 because of the cold except for William Tubman of Liberia. National Council and his own planting the trees which will prob- Upon his return to the United U.S.O. show has played for Amer- ably be done in December. States, he was chosen by Thurlow ican troops in Vietnam, Thailand The entire project should be Spurr to be featured with the and Japan, on bases, ships, in hos- finished before Tulip Time next Spurrlows in their Music for pitals and in the field. Proposed 8th Street mail. year. Growth plan revised VanWylen discusses enrollment, curriculum

by Paul Timmer siderations, said the president, re- chanically demand he complete sals but I hope that the faculty to teach in the elementary and quire concerted endeavor by all the requirement," VanWylen said. would closely examine its merits- secondary schools. Related to this In an interview last Wednesday, involved in policy decisions. He discussed hypothetical situa- for they will have to make the are this year's enrollment statistics President Gordon VanWylen dis- VanWylen took issue with last tions where if a student had stud- final decision on such an idea." which show, for the first time, cussed this year's admissions drop week's anchor editorial which, he ied mathematics for four years in THE PRESIDENT believes that more men than women in the and the curriculum proposal of- believed, implied that the adminis- high school he could perhaps the reasons for the enrollment freshman class. "Women students fered for faculty review at the tration and the admissions office waive his mathematics require- decline are "very complex." One tended to go into teaching," he Academic Affairs Board meeting "hadn't done very much" by way ment at Hope. VanWylen added, factor, according to VanWylen, is said. two weeks ago. of improving the admissions cam- "I'm not arguing for these propo- the decline of students who plan continued on page 3, column 1 WHILE declining to term the paign. VanWylen countered, decreased enrollment "a crisis," "Three major meetings have been the president stressed its impor- held with the admissions staff in tance as a topic for concern by order to improve admissions pro- calling for community evaluation ppdnrp*; " of the college's problems and po- IN PREVIOUS years, Van- tentials. Wylen noted, there has been a "Along with almost every col- lack of communication between lege across the nation, Hope prob- the admissions office and the aca- ably won't grow very much," demic sphere of the college. "We VanWylen said. "To keep the col- owe it to the admissions staff to lege vigorous and dynamic when listen to their proposals and evalu- we aren't growing requires some ate what they say. We shouldn't new thinking," he continued. quickly dismiss the new proposal IN THE MID '60's, Hope pro- under the guise that it will lower jected an ultimate enrollment of our standards." L- 2600 students. Last summer, a VanWylen continued, "Others committee headed by Associate may say that the admissions peo- Professor of Education Dean Bry- ple's suggestion was not well doc- son, recommended that Hope re- umented, but the fact that they duce the projected figure. said it is important in itself." He W VanWylen stated, "It is much continued, "Part of my job is to easier to maintain an atmosphere make sure everyone is heard-that of self-renewal and innovation we work as a team." when the college is expanding and VANWYLEN DOES not be- new faculty can be hired every lieve that the admissions office- year. We must strive to be creative inspired Rider-Brink proposal in- and innovative, yet faithful to volves a compromise in the core what we think is our basic call- curriculum. "The proposal was ing." not that radical-80 percent of the ACCORDING TO VanWylen, core remained untouched," he recruitment carries with it two said. responsibilities. "First, we are a The president believes the col- —- certain kind of college and we lege should respond to new ideas must uphold our standards. Sec- in higher education which advo- ond, we must be sure that stu- cate a greater continuity between dents are attracted to Hope, by high school and college. "We our curriculum and the literature should build on what a student we publish," he said. These con- knows already and not just me- PRESIDENT GORDON VANWYLEN Two Hope College anchor September 14, 1973 Health Clinic offers headrest a variety of services by Barb Wrigley socked with automatic emergency Unconscious room fees), free taxi service is Although the college clinic provided and the doctor is at the doesn't promise cures for fresh- hospital upon the student's ar- by Mark McLean and Dave Grilles man blues or give out sure-fire rival. hangover preventers, it does offer THE CLINIC also has special- ITEM: Meet Frank Kollenowski; star of the We could have included his fraternity quest, or a medical and diagnostic care as ists for student referral. These imaginary, full length, feature film: Frank Kollen- poli.sci. test, or even his flaming romance with the well as other resources to meet include a dentist, dermatologist, owski-Superstar. girl from South Holland. . It seems more important students' health needs. The clinic allergist, oculist (eye doctor), in- BACKGROUND ON FRANK: Height 5 ft. 11 in. to us to discuss, through our fictional flick, the is located on the comer of 12th ternist, gynecologist and ortho- Weight 165 lbs. Hometown somewhere in New expansion of Frank's consciousness. That is, how- and College across from Dimnent pedist. Hope students are given Jersey. Favorite t.v. show-Dragnet or ABC Monday ever, impossible as it never occured. Chapel and is open Monday priority over regular patients in night football. Favorite food-Cheesewhoppers. Pro- SINCE FRANK is a ficticious character, created through Friday from 9 a.m. to scheduling appointments with spective Major-Composite. Date of Birth-Apr. 1, by the crazed and deranged minds of two hippie- 4:30 p.m. these doctors. 1955. types, he takes on a crazed and deranged character. DURING THAT time students Counseling for pregnancy, fam- SOME HISTORICAL CERTAINTIES ABOUT In his four years at the great American liberal arts can drop in or call extension 2297 ily planning and abortion informa- OUR HERO: He is just a dude. An average, college, Frank did a lot. He did everything, except for an appointment. Four regis- tion is available from the gyne- everyday dude. We mean average in every way. to expand his consciousness. tered nurses are assisted by six cologist or the internist. Birth Frank's only overt peculiarity is his refusal to eat Frank blew it. The opportunities of this imagi- staff doctors who are on call 24 control devices and pills are also the pork chops which often replace the beef on the nary situation are endless and unparalleled. In the hours a day. Four of the doctors obtained through these sources. Durfee menu. safety of the unperturbed surroundings of academe, rotate into the clinic for office For assistance with personal and THAT ACT HOWEVER, is due more to the Frank could have realized far more enlightenment visits every Tuesday morning from psychological problems. Garret bacon pizza he ate after a Guess Who concert in the than was predictable from some psychological ques- 8 to 10. Demarest, Director of Counseling City, than to the strictness of his Jewish upbringing. tionnaire. Frank could have become a conscious This time is set aside for stu- should be contacted. His office is Anyway, back to Frank: He is in Holland for the man. dents with appointments and also located in the basement of Van first time in his 18 years. FRANK BLEW IT. Definitions of consciousness those needing regular allergy Raalte. Before he got to the Tulip City, he had envi- and conscious awareness have been written and shots. The other two doctors are MOST CLINIC services are sioned a campus situated right smack dab on the rewritten so long, that we won't even belabor the surgeons who would assist a stu- free, with the exception of medi- golden shores of Lake Michigan (good job by the conception with any more labels. What we will do is dent requiring hospitalization at cines, provided for a minimal cost. admissions department). All that is of little import lump our conceptions of our imaginary movies and the Holland City Hospital. Confidential VD treatment is also however, as Frank is now experiencing many things it's imaginary audience into three categories. IN CASE a student becomes ill available. TB tests and immuniza- which were out of the question in New Jersey. ONE: Consciously conscious - the man who is or injured outside office hours, tions for allergies and foreign trav- ONCE,FRANK even went as far as to spend the aware of his awareness. TWO: Unconsciously con- they should immediately notify el run approximately $1.00. Also evening with a girl from South Holland 111. up on scious - the man who is unaware of his awareness. their head resident, who in turn students may take advantage of the dune at Ottawa Beach. WHEW-GET DOWN! THREE: Unconsciously unconscious - the man will call the Physicians Exchange. borrowing heating pads, crutches There are a lot more equally unimportant things who is unaware of his unawareness. "It is a violation of rule for a and bandages from the clinic at which could be related, but by now you should be IT IS TO these people that we dedicate both the student to go to the Emergency any time, but are urged to return able to tune a rather clear picture on the Philco imaginary movie and this imaginary column. In an Room at Holland City Hospital these when they are finished using picturetube inside your head. inadequate conclusion we would like to include this unless directed there by a staff them. SETTING: By now it should be apparent that dialoge from the final scene of Frank Kollenowski doctor." Last year, clinical visits num- our imaginary hero has been situated, for reality's Superstar. The purpose of this statement bered 4,673. Accurate records on sake in the imaginary city of Holland, Mi. 49423. Frank's roommate: Frank, wake up man! in the student handbook is to save each visit and each student are Most of the shooting for the film takes place in a FRANK: huh? a student money and often valu- kept in personal files. These rec- rectangular urban area bordered by 9th, 13th, Frank's roommate: Wake up!! able time. The hospital is not ords begin with physical examina- Columbia and Central. The only on location foot- FRANK: Wow, what happened?? allowed to treat a Hope patient tions needed for admission as age is done in the romantic beach scene. Frank's roommate: You slept thru it all. without a staff doctor's consent. freshman and are kept for a peri- SCENARIO AND PLOT: The movie opens in FRANK: The whole damn thing? If a head resident calls the Ex- od of ten years. Should a student mid-September of Frank's Freshmen year. From Frank's roommate: The whole damn thing! change in the first place, three need his medical record after grad- there he proceeds quickly thru his sophomore year, FRANK: I'm bummed! things happen: The doctor decides uation for employment or person- then thru his junior year, and finally to his senior Any resemblance between this story and persons that hospitalization is necessary al reasons, it is available on re- year and his graduation. Bet you thought there either living or deceased is purely coincidental and (saving the student from getting quest. would be more to it than that. Well, you're wrong! should be considered in such a context. Kletz prices: 'more of a bargain than you realize Last year, a hungry Hopeite, be regulated this year, unlike in frustrated after a Phelps dinner of past years when the portion de- tuna melts or toasted peanut but- pended on the person behind the ter and jelly sandwiches, could counter." satisfy his hunger pangs by pur- All Kletz profits are used to chasing a $.25 hamburger or a pay the salaries of its employees, $.35 pint of yogurt in the Kletz. he added. This year, however, is another story. Some Kletz prices have risen Hoepfinger given sharply. Yogurt now costs $.50 a carton and hamburgers have in- $14,700 grant flated to a cost of $.40. However, according to Food Dr. Lynn M. Hoepfinger, asso- Service Manager Dave Van Dellen, ciate professor of chemistry, has students are probably getting been awarded a $14,700 grant Prices at the Kletz have risen in the last year, reflecting an increase in food costs at all levels. All profits more of a bargain than they from the U.S. Public Health Ser- realized by the Kletz are used to pay for the salaries of the employees. realize. vice entitled "Isolation and Prop- Prices are soaring in most food erties of Bovine Kidney Uro- establishments, but in general, kinase." Demarest announces prices at the Kletz have remained The project will involve the the same, he asserted. Van Dellen extraction of the enzyme uro- also pointed out that the Kletz is kinase from animal kidney tissue, becoming a popular place to eat a substance which can be used to Counselors plan open house among the Holland public because remove blood clots in humans. of the low prices. The enzyme can remove clots in The Center for Personal Coun- Gary Demarest, director of the the college administration so that Portions of food have also been pulmonary arteries but it is not seling, Career Planning and Place- center, spoke of the several the center can now develop its cut down, especially on the used extensively because of its ment will hold an open house changes in this year's counseling own identity. amount of french fries. Van Del- limited supply, high cost and dif- next Friday, Sept. 21, between 2 services. He cited as the most The center will employ two len stated, "All food portions will ficulty to isolate. and 5 p.m.-, for all students, facul- significent change, the banding full-time counselors, Demarest, as ty, and administration. The Cen- together of all the counseling of- director of counselling, and Sarah ter is located in the basement of fices to form a center-type for- Shindle, who comes to Hope after Van Raalte and is accessible mat. He felt that this and the several years of counselling work through the west end of the build- move from first floor Van Raalte at MSU where she also obtained CUSTOM ing. helped separate the center from her Master's degree. Both Dema- rest and Shindle are also em- FRAMING ployed as head residents of college housing units, giving them a unique opportunity for close com- ON RIVER BETWEEN munication with students, away 7th and 8th St. from the office'. PHONE 396-6416 Also employed in the center as director of career planning and *t£n Carved Leather placement, will be Myra Zuverink. Zuverink held the same office last Belts... year when it was located in Voor- hees. A library has been estab- lished to furnish additional stu- AT THE dent assistance in the planning portion of the center. | ^as ApothecARy shop Demarest is pleased with the new arrangement saying that it, = ^ JS CMAKOAL along with the improvements in Located In The Rear Of Model Drug counseling at Hope, should in- & crease the center's capabilities to serve students. At present, the center is han- dling appointments between the hours of 8 to 5 daily, although the implementation of evening office -YOUR COMPLETE ART STORE- hours is being considered. September 14,1973 Hope College anchor Three Prospective teacher exams p. boddy ponders Mi will be given by ETS College seniors preparing to new teachers and by several states teach school may take the Nation- for certification or licensing of Fiddle about al Teacher Examinations on any teachers. Some colleges also re- of the four different test dates quire all seniors preparing to teach announced Sept. 10 by Educa- to take the examinations. The by Paul Boddy tional Testing Service, a non- school systems and state depart- profit, educational organization ments of education which use the Last May, 12 Hope political science students and which prepares and administers examination results are listed in I went to Washington D.C. with Dr. Robert Elder to this testing program. an NTE leaflet entitled Score study vocations in the federal government. Every- New dates for the testing of Users which may be obtained by thing went smoothly in our interviews with 50 prospective teachers are: Nov. 10, writing to ETS. bureaucrats: we students asked sharp questions and 1973, and Jan. 26, April 6, and On each full day of testing, Dr. Elder never entered an office with his pants Jul. 20, 1974. The tests will be prospective teachers may take the unzipped. given at nearly 500 locations Common Examinations which But as tourists we made Spiro Agnews of ^ReAucwri throughout the United States, ac- measure their professional pre- ourselves. Six of us were walking through the cording to ETS. paration and general educational Capitol when Pete Hoekstra decided he wanted to Results of the National Teach- background and an Area Examina- ride the subway which connects the Capitol with er Examinations are used by many tion which measures their mastery the senate office buildings. Pete ran to an open large school districts as one. of pf the subject they expect to elevator, got in, and told the elderly operator he several factors in the selection of teach. wanted to go to the subway. Prospective teachers should The rest of us quickly recognized the old man in Opus sets deadline contact the school systems in the elevator as Senator Sam Ervin. We motioned which they seek employment for Pete to come back but he just kept repeating for poetry, prose specific advice on which examina- "Down Please." After thirty seconds passed, Ervin tions to take and on which dates pointed to the "Senators Only" sign above the The Opus is now accepting they should be taken. elevator door and Pete walked out to the laughter of poetry and prose to be considered The Bulletin of Information watching tourists. for publication. The deadline for for Candidates contains a list of Another day, I had problems getting a picture of the first Opus is Nov. 9. All test centers and information myself in front of the Capitol. I didn't want the material can be deposited in the about the examinations, as well as print to look like the postcard pictures representa- Opus box in the Kletz, and must a Registration Form. Copies may tives send to their constitutuents. I wanted an someone yelled "Is he hurt? Get an ambulance." I be signed with your student num- be obtained from the College action shot; so 1 sprawled out on the capitol steps then stood up, brushed off my suit and assured the ber only. Placement Office, school per- like I'd just fallen. spectators I was okay. .. . In addition to actual publica- sonnel departments, or directly I handed Gary Begley (my Washington room- That night. Dr. Elder capped our Washington tion, the Opus board is arranging from National Teacher Examina- mate) a Kodak Instamatic and told him to snap the experience by biting and crunching life savers during for poetry readings throughout tions, Box 911, Educational picture right away. Instead, Gary spent a couple a Bach concert at the Kennedy Arts Center. One the year. The first reading is Testing Service, Princeton, New minutes trying to get the best possible camera angle. highly annoyed music fan overreacted and made scheduled for Sept. 26, with the Jersey 08540. In the meantime, a crowd formed around me and threatening gestures at Dr. Elder with his program. time and place to be announced. The Opus has moved this year from a dual editorship to a board Van Liere named of five students. The board mem- bers are students Carol Yeckel, Joan Kacewich, Raymond Fitch, Steve Mancinelli and Kate Solms. Director of Student Residences chosen Associate Professor of English Elaine Van Liere has been ap- Specifically, her duties will in- Dirk Jellema and Associate Pro- pointed Director of Student Resi- volve selecting and training resi- fessor of French Dr. John Creviere dences. This new post replaces the dence hall staff, planning for re- are the faculty advisors. position of Associate Dean for- furbishing residence halls and act- merly held by Nona Kipp. ing as a liaison between cottage AS DIRECTOR OF Student R.A.'s and the central staff. VanWylen cites Residences Van Liere will assist "IT IS MY hope that an atmo- Dean Gerrie and be responsible vocational trends for operation of both men's and sphere will prevail within our resi- women's residence halls. dence halls in line with the objec- continued from page 1 Van Liere expressed enthusi- tives of the college; to provide opportunities for students to de- VanWylen suggested that per- asm for her new job and said, velop intellectually, spiritually, haps Hope hasn't provided alter- "People here are pleased about the restructuring of the Office of culturally, ethically, physically native career opportunities for and socially." women. "We have not been ade- Associate Dean. It will help to quate in preparing women for eliminate the division of policy "This I hope to accomplish by vocations in business and in the for men and women and hopeful- working with the residence hall health sciences, but we are work- ly the double standard that some- directors to provide facilities and ing to improve this situation," he times results." services to create that develop- stated. He also mentioned expense VAN LIERE is a Hope gradu- ment, as well as an atmosphere as a factor in the enrollment ate and has served in several ca- which strives to fulfill student decline. pacities at the college. She is needs to become a part of a floor HE OFFERED some reflec- currently the Head Resident of and hall community," Van Liere tions on his first year at Hope. Dykstra Hall. said. "Last year was the first time 1 had ever changed institutions. I was on ELAINE VAN LIERE the faculty of the University of Michigan for 21 and one-half May Term: A unique years and in some ways the adjust- ment to Hope was more difficult than I anticipated." He cited such factors as getting educational experience PEP-UP accustomed to the internal work- The 1973 May term, a new "It's one thing when you hand ings of the institutions and "the concept in Hope's educational ex- a student a rock in class and say, fact that people tend to be inher- perience, offered a variety of new ^this is granite,' " Tharin contin- Health Store ently suspicious of a new presi- courses both on and off campus, ued. "It's a whole other world dent." as well as college requirements for when they're standing in front of Offers a wide selection of naturally grown, VanWylen said, "Overall, I graduation. a granite cliff." have a great deal of enthusiasm AMONG the off-campus pro- Gail DeBoer, one of the 27 naturally prepared good things for your bod. for Hope College and 1 want to grams was one conducted by Pro- students on the trip, was pleased work to achieve our basic commit- fessor of Religion Dr. Robert with the experience also. Al- WELCOME SPECIAL... ment of developing the student Coughenour in the Middle East. though the May Term class was Unscramble the letters and receive the product intellectually, culturally, and so- The 15 member class attended her first experience in geology, cially-with a Christian perspec- lectures in Jordan and Israel and she is now a geology major. they spell: tive, and preparing him for his participated in an archaelogical The 1972-73 May Term con- life's work." excavation at Tell Siran. cept received such positive re- MEASES ARETT "For me personally, it was the sponse that a May Term for this Professor Beach best educational venture I have school year is already in the plan- Comer Ottawa Beach Rd. and River Ave. conducted in a decade," Coughe- ning stages. attends conference nour stated. He explained, "The class had its greatest success when they in Montreal, Que. found the only whole pieces of pottery unearthed in three seasons Dr. Leslie Beach, professor of work." "ALL WE SELL IS FUN" of psychology, recently attended "THERE isn't any question of the 11th Annual Meeting of the how much good the field work Association for Humanistic Psy- did," Coughenour said. "There's chology in Montreal, Quebec. no substitute for actual doing in 10—SPEED BIKES He gave a presentation on the any field." GILO...Reg. $170.00 research he is doing with Dr. Colorado was the site for an and TRACK, NOW $125.00 Robert Brown, associate professor introductory course in geology. , of psychology, on the study of Three professors accompanied OTHERS, Reg. $135, Now $135. expressive behavior in encounter the class. Dr. Cotter Tharin, asso- groups. Beach's report dealt with ciate professor of geology and SEE THE NEW SCHWINN the analysis of videotapes of the chairman of the department. As- WE REPAIR ALL MAKES OF BICYCLES . 74 HONDAS! Headquarters movements and gestures of indi- sistant Professor of Geology Dr. vidual participants in a series of John Anderson, and Associate eigjit encounter group sessions. Professor of Geology Dr. Robert For the past few years, Beach Reinking, who organized the class. and Brown have been investigating "I DONT think we covered as IZeUcMe CYCLE & individual differences and changes mus many topics as we would have in individuals and the group in liked, but what topics we covered their expressive behavior over a were done in much greater OPEN MON. AND FRI. 'TIL 9 PM Closed All Day Wednnday series of encounter group sessions. depth," Tharin stated. September 14,1973 Four Hope College anchor On the brink The anchor believes that, although chor interview, he justified bringing President Gordon VanWylen acts the proposal before the AAB by with a sincere regard for what is best saying, "Others may say that the for the college, he has failed to admissions people's suggestion was provide the necessary and capable not well documented, but the fact leadership required to successfully they said it is important in itself. i address the admissions problem. Part of my job is jo make sure When crucial problems face a cpl- everyone is heard - that we work as lege community, such as a decline in a team." freshman enrollment, strong and dy- The anchor does not question namic leadership from the president VanWylen's efforts to insure that all I is essential if the challenge is to be aspects of Hope's faculty and admin- met by a united community. istration work as a team, but we Administrative problem-solving re- wonder when VanWylen will assert quires feedback from all parties in- his role as a leader. Will VanWylen volved-not just feelings and impres- make us listen to every special inter- est group's proposal, no matter how scanty the evidence and unsound its T academic thinking? r President VanWylen purports to sions, though they should be consid- hold academic excellence as a pri- ered, but documented evidence mary goal of the college. Yet he whenever possible. defends the right of the admissions Grunt.. ,!Gee, I wonder why no one showed up?,f Finally, the college must maintain office-inspired proposal to be heard, a strong commitment to the goals of a proposal that would have con- the institution and the liberal arts siderably altered the academic cur- tradition. Lip service to inept no- riculum with only hearsay and un- artbuchwald tions of obscure goals can cloud our founded assertions to support it. Our basic commitment to the Christian leader? liberal arts tradition. Computer knows VanWylen, by either encouraging Goin' down or directly backing the Rider-Brink by Art Buchwald proposal to reduce the core require- Last Friday's Freddie King perfor- ©1973, Los Angeles Times Syndicate ment, garnered negligible support mance may have been the last rock and succeeded in alienating a large concent Hope sponsors for a long Somewhere in this great land of ours MONTH. IT HAS BEEN IN THE GA- time. Sources on the Student Activ- there is a computer stashed full of infor- RAGE 33 TIMES AND HAS COST HIM segment of the academic communi- mation on you. Whenever you want a bank $1,500 IN REPAIRS. TWO OF THE ty. With Dr. Irwin Brink admitting ities Committee indicated that sever- loan, a credit card or a job, this computer SPRINGS IN THE BACK SEAT ARE the proposal was offered for expedi- al thousand dollars were lost on the will, in a matter of seconds, give some total BROKEN AND HE NEEDS NEW SNOW venture and that, obviously, such stranger almost every detail of your life. TIRES. HE HAS THE CAR WASHED ent purposes, and not for academic UNFORTUNATELY for most of us, the ONCE A MONTH. reasons, there is little wonder why it disasters hinder any efforts in con- computer is unable to discriminate be- It added: HICKS NEVER CHEATS ON was resoundly rejected by nearly all tracting more artists. tween fact and malicious gossip, and once HIS WIFE, THOUGH HE THINKS The lack of Hope students at last the information is fed into it, it stays there ABOUT IT A LOT. the professors at the Academic Af- forever. THAT'S ENOUGH, I told the com- fairs Board meeting two weeks ago. week's concert was disappointing to The other day I was considering going puter, NOW GIVE ME A RUNDOWN ON Incredibly, not only was the proposal many members of SAC. Their initial into a car pool with three other men. KROLL, H. G., WHO LIVES AT 1 LION'S reaction might be to criticize Hope Hicks, Kroll and Anderson. I have known DEN CIRCLE. unjustifiable on academic grounds, these men casually for years, but when you The tapes in the computer started turn- but there was no substantive data students for not taking advantage of join a car pool you really want to know ing furiously and finally stopped. The given to suggest that the proposal as such unique opportunities. And, in- what they're like. teletype began to chatter KROLL, H. G., HAD STRONG MOTHER WHO DRESSED SO I ASKED a friend of mine in the an expedient measure to boost en- deed, they might have a valid point. HIM IN SILK SAILOR SUITS UNTIL HE rollment, could work. VanWylen was But the atmosphere in the Civic retail credit business if 1 could use his WAS 13 YEARS OLD. computer for a few hours. aware that no documented informa- Center contributes to an unenthusi- GET ON WITH IT, 1 typed impatiently. He agreed, and I went down there and HE OWNS 1970 FOUR-DOOR MER- typed out: WHAT DO YOU KNOW tion was available and seemed to rely astic and half-filled house. Concerts CURY SEDAN WHICH HAS SPECIAL ABOUT HICKS, AL, WHO LIVES AT 43 totally on the feelings and impres- on most campuses are cultural hap- SILK SEAT COVERS. LIKES TO DRESS LOVER'S LEAP TERRACE? sions of the admissions office. We are penings where one enjoys the atmo- UP IN HIS WIFE'S CLOTHES WHEN THE COMPUTER started chattering: CHILDREN ARE AT CAMP. not denying the value of intuition sphere as well as the music. But HICKS, AL, BORN OCT. 23, 1925, BOT- THAT'S ENOUGH, I typed angrily. and other subjective forces in the when extreme emphasis is placed TLE-FED, BED-WETTER UNTIL 7 WHAT ABOUT ANDERSON, E. L., 198 decision-making process, but to to- on personal behavior, such as not YEARS OLD. DOVER CLIFFS? I typed back: FORGET ABOUT ANDERSON IS HAVING A BIG tally isolate such factors is to negate smoking or enjoying refreshments CHILDHOOD AND GIVE ME SOME THING WITH A LADY COSMETICS the value of rational and scientific while watching the group, the atmo- OTHER FACTS. BUYER FROM LORD & TAYLOR. thought. sphere can become sterile. THE COMPUTER replied: HICKS HAS WHAT ABOUT HIS CAR? I demanded. If people only wanted to hear the A DOMINEERING WIFE WHO THE THEY DON'T USE HIS CAR. THEY On our campus, a decision-making WHOLE WORLD THINKS IS SWEET AS USE HERS. process that denies evidence and music, they could merely buy record MAPLE SYRUP. WHENEVER SHE GETS I DIDN'T MEAN THAT. IS HIS AUTO- statistics in favor of feelings and albums. It is not melodramatic to say MAD AT HIM HE STARTS BITING HIS MOBILE SAFE FOR OUR CAR POOL? that a concert is not just music to NAILS. IT IS NOW, BUT IF MRS. ANDERSON impressions will lead to decisions I typed back: I'M NOT INTERESTED EVER FINDS OUT ABOUT THE LADY that are made arbitrarily. the fans, but an experience. IN THAT. WHAT'S THE CONDITION OF BUYER.... VanWylen strongly implied his Furthermore, the preponderance HIS CAR? THANK .YOU VERY MUCH, I typed. of blue uniforms stalking the hall for THE COMPUTER paused for a few YOU'VE BEEN MOST HELPFUL. support of the Rider-Brink proposal. seconds and then tapped out: HICKS DON'T MENTION IT. OH, BY THE He related the story of a promising persons attempting to sneak a drink OWNS 1957 BUICK CONVERTIBLE FOR WAY, WHEN ARE YOU GOING TO STOP student who declined to attend Hope into the auditorium, and hardly sub- WHICH HE IS STILL PAYING $80 A BEATING YOUR WIFE? because of its language requirement tle short-haired detectives circulating and defended the admissions office's around the building, hurt any sort of |OPE COLLEGE support of the proposal despite their healthy feeling of escape a concert lack of evidence. He refused to di- goer might feel. rectly state his approval of the pro- It's too bad a rock fan has to go to ancnor lOLLAND, MMICHIGAK N posal. Ann Arbor or East Lansing to enjoy Instead, in last Wednesday's an- a good concert. Published during the college year except vacation, holiday and examination periods by and for the students of Hope College, Holland, Michigan, under the authority of Readers speak out the Student Communications Media Committee. Subscription price: $7 per year. Printed by the Composing Room, Grand Rapids, Michigan. Member, Associated Collegiate Press, United States Student Press Association. Office located on ground floor of Graves Hall. Telephone 392-5111, Extension 2301 and 2285. The opinions Proposal attacked on this page are not necessarily those of the student body, faculty or administration of Hope College. Reducing core requirements is obviously ship Program, where desirable students are Editor Peter Brown not all of the solution to the "Admissions seduced into matriculating by token schol- Subscription Manager .... Beverly Bache Crisis" at Hope. When I came to Hope I arship grants. The logical extension of this Associate Editor Dave DeKok Cartoonist Dan Dykstra didn't know what the requirements were; I is (since any student is now "desirable") Associate Editor Paul Timmer Advertising Manager Gary Gray granting across-the-board scholarships to all seniors applying-the amount need not News Editor Tom O'Brien Columnists Dirk Bloemendaal, Paul Boddy, exceed, say, $200. Who could resist that Copy Editor and Layouts . Robert Eckert Chad Busk, Bob Van Voorst $200? dear editor Sports Editor Chris Liggett Reporters Janet Buelow, To finance this effort the college could auction off the Peale Science Center, or in Editorial Assistants Marcy Darin, Betsy Emdin, Lynn Gruenwald, lieu of that cut faculty wages. Gary Gray Bruce Martin, Kate Solms, doubt if my case is that unusual. With best wishes, and hopes for a Critiques Editor Bud Thompson Kaye Stephens, Barb Wrigley Could admissions be increased by other growing year- means? Yes ... one way is inspired by the Photography Editor John Jensen Photographers Don Lee Davis, success of the present Presidential Scholarr Martin Wessendorf Business Manager Linda Geaslin John Beahm, Julie Storkey September 14,1973 Hope College anchor Fire

anchor review Cat lives unmistakably in his album, '"Foreigner9

Editor's note: this weeks anchor disease but they proved to be songs on side two. "The Hurt" is a critique is written by WTAS Music unfounded as this album clearly song that grows on you. It is the Director Bill DeBlock. He reviews illustrates. current single that you've prob- Foreigner, a new album by Cat THE NEW ALBUM has got to ably heard hourly on every Top Stevens. be one of the best albums of 40 from here to West Jabib, Wash- 1973, judging from £he field of ington, which is unfortunate as The commercial begins with bad ones that we've suffered you might grow to hate it. the sounds of a rolling ocean, a throught this year. Cat Stevens IT STANDS uniquely as a sin- lone bird in a cool spring forest has changed the focus of music gle because it is different, it is ... the announcer descriptively style in this album. The album uniquely Cat Stevens. Listen to it, tells us that what we're hearing is was recorded in Jamaica, with before it gets overplayed, as an "the unmistakable sound of na- some of the "island" thrown in artistic three and a half minutes. ture." for good measure. Another unforgettable cut on PAUSE, THEN A familiar Add to the island sound a this side is "Later." This song voice singing a brief phrase of touch of rhythm and blues and shows best the island R&B style something that we've probably some soul and you have the that Cat seems to be latching heard on the radio, only to be "new" Cat Stevens sound. Cat onto. The feel of a real, all appeal- interrupted again by the announc- also seems to be doing more key- ing soul is very evident here. er .. . "the unmistakable sound of board work on his albums than he MUSICIANS ON the album in- Cat Stevens." A good commercial previously did. clude Bernard Purdie, Phil Up- and when it is heard 25 times a FOREIGNER MAY very church, Paul Martinez, Herbie day it grows on you. So ends evening air, but why? My mom the front of the music world well be a concept album because Flowers and Gerry Conway, with observation one on the new Cat was practicing for a church service several years ago with Tea for the of the length of side one. Cat Jean Roussel, a hold over from Stevens album Foreigner. on the next Sunday ... so ends Tillerman, and Teaser and the takes off on a long piece entitled the album Catch Bull at Four About a week before 1 came observation two. Fire cat. "Foreign Suite." The entire piece The musicians triumph together as back to school, I heard the strains UNMISTAKABLE IS the word Since then, his following has lasts almost 19 minutes, which the record shows. of a piano coming from our to describe Cat Stevens. I'm sure increased to a world-wide audi- seems quite long for a man who All in all, Cat Stevens has house. The tune "Morning is of this observation after listening ence, and his fans eagerly await usually stays under the five min- proven that he is alive and well, Broken" was unmistakable in the to Foreigner. Cat Stevens came to his new releases. Rumors ran rapid ute range. resides in a studio in Jamaica, and this summer that Cat Stevens was The other side is not disap- provided a record that will keep Graduate fellowships offered dead or dying from a terminal pointing either. There are four his well-wishers happy. for disadvantaged minorities Christ's people SPONSORED The National Fellowships doctorate. The fellow will be ex- BY THE Fund, operating under a grant pected to study full time and to from The Ford Foundation, is complete the requirements for the offering a limited number of grad- doctorate as soon as possible. MINISTRY uate fellowships to black Ameri- FELLOWSHIP awards for Hebraism and Hellenism cans, Mexican-Americans and na- 1974-75 will include the full tui- OF CHRIST'S tive Americans who intend to tion and fees required by the pursue a career ifi higher educa- graduate school, an allowance of PEOPLE tion. $300 for books and supplies, and by Bob Van Voorst In order to be considered for a monthly stipend of $250 to help We may regard energy driving at practice, toward the mode of gaining knowledge. To the one of these fellowships, appli- meet living costs. A married fel- the paramount sense of the obligation of Greek, knowledge is gleaned through the right of cants must meet all of the fol- low may apply for an additional duty, self-control, and work, this earnestness logic. lowing qualifications. First, they stipend of $50 a month for his or in going manfully with the best light we have, LOGIC IS expressed in the vehicle of language. must be citizens of the United her spouse and each dependent as one force. The refinement of the powers of language and logic States. Secondly, they must be child. And we may regard the intelligence driving is the chief accomplishment of the Greek mind, an enrolled in, or planning to enter, All applicants are required to at those ideas which are, after all, the basis of accomplishment which has endured to our day. In an accredited U.S. graduate school submit Graduate Record Exam- right practice, the ardent sense for all the new sum, Hellenic knowledge is thoroughly intellectual. offering a doctoral degree in the ination Scores for the Aptitude and changing combinations of them which Hebrew knowledge is not a matter of the mind field of study. Finally, they must and Advances Tests. Ar- man's development brings with it, the indomi- alone; rather, it is a knowledge gleaned from life in be currently engaged in, or plan- rangements for taking the tests table impulse to know and adjust them all its complexity. Trust, love, sin and redemption ning to enter a career in higher should be made by the applicant perfectly, as another force. are experiences of the total person - mind, will and education. directly with the Graduate Record And to give these forces names from the emotion - which lead to knowledge for the whole ELIGIBILITY is limited to ap- Examinations Educational Test- two races of men who have supplied the most person. This knowledge may, and often does, resist plicants who plan to pursue full- ing Service, Box 955, Princeton, splendid manifestations of them, we may call expression in human language, but it is knowledge time study toward a doctoral de- New Jersey 08540. them respectively the forces of Hebraism and nonetheless. gree in the arts or sciences, or Application forms must be re- Hellenism. Hebraism and Hellenism-between applicants who hole a first post- quested by the individual appli- these two points of influence moves our FINALLY, WE turn to the view of Hebraism and baccalaureate professional degree cant. For application forms and world. Hellenism on the meaning of history. It is here that and plan to continue on to the additional information, interested the most telling dissonances appear and dig a doctoral degree in preparation for persons should write to Graduate Matthew Arnold's bold description of the twin seemingly unbridgeable gulf between those two a career in higher education. Fellowships for black, Mexican, or forces of Hebraism and Hellenism has tapped a well legacies. These awards are for one year native Americans, The National of truth. The spiritual odyssey of Western man can At the root of Hellenic thought lies a denial of only, but are renewable upon re- Fellowships Fund, 795 Peachtree be explained largely in terms of this simple para- the possibility of gaining true knowledge from the application if the fellow maintains Street, N.E., Suite 484, Atlanta, digm of the contrasting roles of Hebraism, our events of history. The ever-changing, capricious satisfactory progress toward the Georgia 31308. legacy from the Juded-Christian faith, and Hellen- character of the world seems such a faint reflection ism, our legacy from ancient Greece. of the eternal, immutable Truth that to seek to TO COME TO grips with the essential similarities trace it to that Truth is at best foolish and at worst Mockievncz chosen editor and differences of Hebraism and Hellenism is to get a tragic impossibility. a handle on understanding many of the intellectual THE TRUTHS OF Hellenic reason are based, not problems to which our age has fallen heir. on reflection on the events of history, but on the of Milestone for 1973-% To strike at the roots of these two forces, we will Truth which transcends all human experience. The Student Communications Seise, a sophomore art major, and discuss here some of the major presuppositions The Hebrew outlook is diametrically opposed to Media Committee has appointed Mancinelli, a junior English major, which mark Hebraism and Hellenism off from each this Hellenic devaluation of history. The Judeo- Edward Mackiewicz as editor of have been selected art and copy other, presuppositions which deal with the nature of Christian faith is founded upon the events of the \914 Milestone. Mackiewicz, a editors respectively. Strock, a truth, the way to knowledge, and the meaning of history, for it is through history's encounters that sophomore communications-busi- sophomore, will be layout editor history. God has chosen to reveal himself to his people. ness administration major, re- and Bertran, a senior, will serve as THE SPIRIT OF Hebraism finds truth in the THE HISTORICAL events of Exodus, Exile, the places Leslie Dykstra who re- the photography editor. commitment of faith. The nature of faith is not to itoning death of Christ, his resurrection from the signed last year and now serves as Commenting on the new staff be understood here as intellectual assent to a set of dead, and the birth of the Christian Church are all the Milestone's assistant editor. Mackiewicz said, "I don't antici- beliefs, but as a living, dynamic, total relationship historical, temporal events which disclose God and Mackiewicz's previous experi- pate any major problems; we have with God. The modem Hebraic man of faith dis- his grace to man. The Hebrews were the first serious ence includes photography work an eager staff and we plan to rely covers the truth of his being when he is truly related historians of the Westem world, for their faith for last year's Milestone, two heavily on Leslie Dykstra's two to his God. emerged from the stormy waters of human history. years of yearbook experience in years of Milestone experience." The character of Hellenic truth stands in marked These, then, are the issues which highlight high school, working vacations as The new editor further stated contrast to the absorbing zeal of Hebraism. The Hebraism and Hellenism. Both of these frames of a printing press operator and do- that because of the school-wide modem man of Greek disposition finds truth in the reference have commendable features which have ing photographic work for several budget cut "we won't be able to detached, dispassionate thought of the intellect. endured through the ages; they run as parallel New Jersey newspapers. do as much with special effects as HE BECOMES, in Plato's words, "a spectator of streams through the varied terrain of Westem we had planned, but we hope to all time and existence." Primarily, this man of thought and life, yet are difficult to fuse. Assisting Mackiewicz on the include 24 pages of color in this reason orients his mind to the Truth which tran- Still, our lives would be the poorer should we editorial staff besides Dykstra are year's issue." scends all human experience. neglect either Hebraism or Hellenism, or hold that it Don Seise, Steve Mancinelli, Mackiewicz also promised to These presuppositions of the nature of Truth are is impossible to reconcile them. It is to this task of Karen Strock and Ross Bertram meet this year's deadline. reflected in the Hebraic and Hellenic attitudes reconciliation that we shall turn next week.

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Hope College anchor September 14,1973 Japan: 'Hard working, modem... shot into future

Japanese individual gains the re- did criticize the leftists' methods, by Robert Eckert spect of his peers and thus their they maintained that it was a acceptance. necessary evil if students were to When I stepped into Dr. David "Where the American works have the political voice they de- Clark's office I expected little hard so he can move to a better serve. more than a next-door neighbor suburb, the Japanese works hard The liberal Japanese intellec- type vacation story. I was pre- so he can gain the respect of the tual is also likely to remember the pared for descriptions of Mt. Fuji, group he's already in," Clark ob- 30's, when similar protest could comparisons of food and perhaps served probably have prevented the disas- the standard discussion of Japa- PART OF Clark's duties with trous Fascist takeover. "The Japa- nese attitudes toward America. I the GLCA study program in- nese tend to fear right-wing politi- was pleasantly surprised, however, cluded teaching a class in the cal factions. A military takeover is with an impromptu oral essay on international studies field of the viewed as more of a threat then a the modernization of a country, university. The completely differ- takeover from the left." its culture and how the two have w.jf ent view of respect that the Japa- THE PRESENT government affected each other's develop- • • nese hold was evidenced in this * hasn't been fortunate enough to ment. class. "The American students in win the respect that parents en- DR. DAVID Clark, associate the class said that they wouldn't joy. The Japanese attitude toward professor of history, spent the obey their parents unless they administrative powers can be seen 1972-73 academic year on sab- agreed with them. Of course, the batical in Japan as the resident Japanese found such an attitude in their cynical acceptance of gov- ernmental corruption which has director of the Great Lakes Col- disrespectful," he said. become commonplace. A Japa- leges Association Japan Study Clark went to Japan aware of Program. Along with 20 GLCA its being called a "land of ex- nese Watergate would probably be students, Clark participated in the tremes" and a "land of contradic- filler in the newspapers. program at Waseda University in • ' >>> tions." On the surface, such a But again, it is the Japanese Tokyo. According to Clark, Wa- description seems accurate. What culture which has fostered this seda is one of the two most else could one call a country with toleration of political underhand- prestigious private schools in Ja- tea ceremonies, gardens and geisha edness. Clark said, "Gift-giving is pan. girls on the one hand, and weekly very much a part of the Japanese As a scholar, Clark was also in student riots and perhaps the system. When 1 visited a Japanese Japan to "increase my under- most active radical factions in the friend 1 took a gift, and when a standing of Japan. I'm interested >; world on the other? Japanese friend visited me he in the comparative approach of CLARK recalled, "I lived in a brought a gift." When the advis- teaching - as in involving the W . garden-the traditional Japanese ory board for the Japan Study ; process of modernization of Eu- garden. Every morning I walked Program was arranging for one of rope and Japan." Clark's specific to class through this tranquil set- its students to live in a fishing

concern with Japanese moderniza- ' ting and on the street I would see town, the board was told they tion is with its corresponding a hundred riot police and student should give gifts to five other work ethic, which has contributed groups in helmets and padding. 1 offices. so heavily to Japan's economic wanted to find a consistency be- THE GIFT-GIVING is a part of boom. In Clark's words, "Why do tween the traditions of Japan and the emphasis on respect, accord- Japanese people work so damn the radical movements. ing to Clark. In government mat- •v.. hard?" I believe it is the traditions ters, this tradition of gift-giving CLARK got his first glimpse of DAVID CLARK themselves which have furthered makes it difficult to draw the line the industrious nature of the Japa- the movements. Being group- between a show of respect and a nese people during the summer oriented, once the student elects bribe, both legally and in the which he describes as a "shot into Clark found Japanese stories months before the school year to join a particular group, he's conditioned mind of a Japanese the future," he lived near a print- which had the same effect in opened. The GLCA entourage going to strive to win the group's person. er's shop where again the entire developing the work ethic in Ja- spent July and August in the respect and acceptance," he said. For all of Japan's industrial family made up the small firm's pan. "Every page of the story had mountains studying the language THE WHOLE idea of cultural and economic progress, its devel- staff. They worked overtime and a wood block print opposite, so and working on Japanese farms. conditioning and shaping of an opment is lacking in one extreme- often seven days a week. "Why do although I couldn't read the Japa- Farm work was the full-time work individual's character became a ly notable area-leisure. "One rea- Japanese work so damn hard?" nese, 1 could tell from the pictures of the entire family, including very real thing for Clark personal- son the Japanese work so hard is LIKE THE Haratio Alger what the story was about. Hard grandparents. ly, as well. He observed, "No that they don't have anything else stories of the 19th century which work was the way of the Bud- The same held true in the city. matter how long I lived in Japan I to do," Clark explained. He cited furthered the American dream. dha." Through his hard work the When Clark moved to Tokyo, couldn't just become a Japanese. the numerous pachinko parlors in I couldn't escape my American Tokyo. Pachinko is a game similar identity. As much as 1 might to pinball, except that it requires criticize this country for the Viet- absolutely no skill. nam war, for example, I am still "THAT'S the main reason a an American whether I like it or Japanese worker won't get home not," he stated. to his family until 10 at night. He ESPECIALLY fascinating from goes to the bar with his office an American point of view, is the buddies and then out for a few Japanese individual's attitude to- games of pachinko." ward politics. Clark's fellow fac- When I stepped out of Dr. feu... ulty members displayed a strange Clark's office, I understood more acceptance of the continual dem- of a foreign culture in one after- onstrations and riots. They were noon than I could have learned IF YOU HAVE 0r cow, quickly resigned to calling the from a year of Sunday School SCRATCH, M0N£Y, BUCKS,violenc e fTC.inevitable and when they slide presentations. LEFTOmAFm 5UYM6 YOUf? BOOfTS,.. Coral Gables or Stop w and See us THE OLD CROW BAR

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FIFTY-SIX EAST EIGHTH STREET, HOLLAND, MICHIGAN 49423 HELP WANTED... FULL OR PART-TIME TELEPHONE 396-3647 September 14, 1973 Hope College tnchor Seven anchor essay The selling of Hope 1974—revision needed

Editor's note: this week's anchor enrollments in history of the rollments in psychology courses be historians." He points out that It follows logically that the essay is written by editorial assis- Sloan program." were not computed. professions such as law and jurnal- t4 task of selling the unique liberal tant Marcy Darin. She examines HE ADDED, It is safe to say ACCORDING to Associate ism are often not considered as arts qualities of Hope is left to the the recruiting procedures used by that enrollment is up approxi- Dean for Academic Affairs John careers resulting from a history specific departments. As Tom La the admissions office to attract mately ten percent over last Stewart, there is also growing in- background. Baugh, director of admissions has potential students. year." The chemistry section of terest in the' business and eco- INDEED, other liberal arts dis- stated, "It is up to the department the sequence has seen an increase nomic departments at Hope, as ciplines may be sold short in the to emphasize its own unique op- Of over 3,000 admission appli- of 16 students over the previous reflected by increases in the total same way. portunities." year. cations sent to high school seniors number of credit hours in those Considering the approximate THIS presumably is accom- This increase seems to be con- last year, less than one-third were areas. 16 percent drop in freshman ad- plished through various depart- sistent with a movement towards returned, a figure sorely reflected Coupled with this leaning to- missions, it is difficult to account mental letters and brochures, the sciences among Hope students in this year's drop in freshman wards the science and business for the more than two-thirds stu- which incidentally, are now under and college students in general. enrollment. areas, students today tend to be dents who did not even bother to revision. These materials appear to PERHAPS even more signifi- According to data compiled by more career-minded than during return the admissions application. be the most critical in selling the cant is the fact that of those the Associated Colleges of the the previous decade. In view of students vocational liberal arts aspect of Hope to the students who applied and were Midwest and the Great Lakes Col- In 1970 a student research orientation, the admissions office career-minded high school stu- accepted by the college, over 350 leges Association, there is a gen- team directed by Dr. David Myers, should do more to emphasize ca- dent. declined to enroll this fall. eral upward trend in science associate professor of psychology, reer opportunities that are avail- Perhaps the efforts of the vari- Despite this admissions drop, course enrollments. Science discovered that 77 percent of the able to the liberal arts student. ous departments are undermined freshman enrollment in the sci- course enrollments at Hope show freshmen polled had decided at Although it is acknowledged that by statements like those found in ence major sequence appears to be a 24 percent increase from the least tentatively, on an occupation there are some circumstances over the 1971 student-written bro- on the rise this fall. Dr. David 1970-71 academic year to 1972- to pursue after college. This infor- which the college has no control, chure which describes the depart- Marker, professor of physics, who 73, while total student enrollment mation would indicate that Hope, it exercises the most influence in mental programs as "not unique" teaches the physics section in the for the same period increased only in particular, attracts a highly the types of material sent to and "similar" to those of other science major sequence (Sloan three percent. Science and mathe- career-oriented group of students. prospective students, and should colleges. program), credits this freshman matics course enrollments were The Career Placement Center re- contentrate on selling its "liberal In any event, the admissions class with "one of the biggest included in the study, while en- ports that freshmen have already arts excellence," while pointing materials are in need of revision inquired about job opportunities. out career opportunities. both in portraying the uniqueness IN VIEW OF the above trends, THE MEDIA employed by the of the college, and in showing 18 nations represented a relationship between student se- admissions staff to reach prospec- students the vocational oppor- lection of majors and career deci- tive students is varied; in all re- tunities available in the various sions becomes apparent; that is, it spects it is a complex persuasion liberal arts fields. is more advantageous to choose a process. The standard packet of in Hope student body major which easily leads to a information materials includes an career. Due to the technical na- admissions application, a student- With representatives from 18 trid Maciejewski of Germany are ture of our society, it would prepared brochure on the college different countries, this semester's appear at first glance that science here as language assistants. in general, and a reply card for the HELP WANTED: student body reflects a variety of ADOLFO SAUCEDA of Hon- and business majors have the edge school catalogue. A series of let- cultural and ethnic backgrounds. duras is here on a scholarship in the job market on the student ters from various department Sixty foreign students - half of from the Latin American Scholar- of the humanities. heads, academic deans and the JOIN THE ANCHOR them returnees - are contributing ship Program of American Univer- This shying away from the financial aid director follows. The to Hope's cosmopolitan look. sities. humanities and the resultant catalogue, for instance, sacrifices THE LARGEST contingencies Many of the remaining foreign boom in the technical fields is uniqueness and creativity, for a AND SHARE THE BLAME come from Japan and Qatar with students are participating in a reflected by the ever decreasing technical description of the col- 17 and 19 students, respectively. program organized by the YMCA. number of majors in certain of lege. Fifteen of the Japanese students In this program, students are pro- these liberal arts disciplines. The are here on a special year-in- vided with a host family from the history department reports a America program under the direc- Holland area whose responsibility steady drop in majors for the past tion of Dr. David Clark, associate is to expose their guests to Ameri- five years. The number of English professor of history. Most of the can life and activities from the majors has decreased from 42 in Qatari students, who are being family level. the class of '73 to 23 in the class funded by scholarships from their VISA, PASSPORT and finance of'75. Welcome native country, are following pre- problems are handled for the IT WOULD appear that the engineering courses of study. foreign students by Alma Scarlett desire to find a marketable skill is The Hope-Geneva Fund, a of the International Education greater than the demand for a special scholarship given by Hope Department. Academic advice in liberal arts education. Unfortu- Hope Students... to students outside the United the responsibility of Dr. Paul nately, many students fail to real- States has made it possible for Fried, director of international ize the career possibilities in the Johnson Hsu of Malaysia, Chris- education. non-technological areas of study. tian Njimma of Nigeria and Some of the students expressed Associate Professor of History Aseffa Zewdei of Ethiopia to problems in understanding their Earl Curry asserts that some stu- DOWNTOWN DISCOUNT attend Hope this year, while professors, but most seem pleased dents labor under the mistaken Brigitte Pejout of France and As- notion that "history majors must with studying in America. Your Discount Health and Beauty Aids Store! WE FEATURE COMPLETE LINES Detente or sellout? AT DISCOUNT PRICES...

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Watching Leonid Brezhnev on television during while: peace and profitable trade. Yet, if a typical • PERSONAL HYGIENE PRODUCTS his June visit to the United States was deceptive. example of U.S.-Soviet trade is the infamous wheat • SKIN AND BODY LOTIONS Smiling fiercely in his navy blue presidential jacket deal, then it is doubtful that our economy will and trading corny quips with Hollywood stars, he benefit as a result. On the other hand, American • BATH PRODUCTS appeared as American as his surroundings. One products and technology sent to the Soviets will • SHAVE CREAMS, LOTIONS, COLOGNES expected him to break out in a chorus of The certainly bolster their faltering socialist economy. Star-Spangled Banner any minute. The prospects for peace do not now seem very • SKIN MEDICATIONS UNCLE LEONID'S spontaneous, almost childish tangible either. The recent announcement by De- manner suggested that the United States and the fense Secretary James Schlesinger that the Soviets • FIRST AID PRODUCTS Soviet Union had always been friends and always have the capacity to place multiple independently • COLD REMEDIES would be. An era of detente, of mutually beneficial targeted warheads on their biggest missile will give trade and agreements to insure peace would be the the Soviet Union a throw-weight advantage of four • PAIN AND HEADACHE NEEDS future context of U.S.-Soviet relations. times over the United States by 1979. • COSMETICS AND COLOGNES In this climate, we forgot the hard reality of the THIS FACT not only makes the second round of Cold War struggle, the essential nature of which SALT talks more crucial than ever before; it is also a • FILM AND FILM DEVELOPMENT remains unchanged. We ignored the totalitarian sign that the Soviets have violated the spirit of • CARD AND PARTY GOODS atmosphere of the Soviet Union, resulting in the mutual nuclear force restraint of SALT I. repression and often disappearance of any citizen One might finally argue that the Soviets never- IZ1 GIFTS AND CANDLES who ever questions any regulation of his life by the theless adhere to the doctrine of "peaceful co- Q STATIONARY state. existence." Beware the meaning of these words. LET US REFRESH our memory on this point. Although they sound reassuring on the surface, they nn SCHOOL SUPPLIES According to D. L. Aston, an expert on Soviet may constitute nothing more than a palliative. O HOSIERY - LEGG'S affairs, there may be two million people altogether THE SOVIETS GO on to explain that "peaceful in Soviet prisons and camps, or suffering exile. co-existence does not mean an armistice of the a HOUSELHOLD PRODUCTS He writes in The Christian Science Monitor: socialist and bourgeois ideologies; on the contrary, "The Soviet Union indeed seems to be returning to it presupposes intensification of the struggle of the O CLEANING SUPPLIES a labor-camp network comparable to the system at working class and all communist parties for the • RECORDS AND TAPES the outset of the Stalin era." An indication of this triumph of socialist ideas." The term and its statement's validity is the public confession in definition is therefore in the best tradition of • SUN GLASSES Moscow last week of Pyotr Yakir and Viktor Krasin totalitarian "doublethink." to "anti-Soviet agitation and propaganda." The time has come for the United States to work IN ADDITION, the famous Soviet novelist for a detente characterized by Soviet, not only Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn recently warned that if he American concessions. We must carefully balance WE FEATURE SPECIAL SALE ITEMS "should be declared suddenly mysteriously dead, the Soviet desire for our technology and products you can infallibly conclude, with 100 percent with the United States desire for the free flow of IN THE FLASHES WEEKLY... certainty, that I have been killed with the approval ideas into and within the Soviet Union and the of the KGB or by it." loosening of the reins of government repression on From this evidence, the Soviet Union as Big Soviet citizens. Brother iS alive and well and wiping out dissent on a As SALT II approaches, we must prepare to DOWNTOWN DISCOUNT renewed scale. negotiate terms which give neither nation an unfair ONE MIGHT argue that two things make our advantage over the other. We cannot allow the 43-8th ST., HOLLAND, MICHIGAN dealing with the Soviet Union necessary and worth- Soviet Union to use detente as a pretext for dupe. sports highlight SAVE NOW on

A beginner's guide ^jpp^5 by Chris Liggett

Sitting in the stands, the loudspeaker echoes the are the linemen. Without their blocking to make ; starting line-up over Riverview Stadium, and you holes in the defense to run through, the ballcarrier hear that Les Hill is starting at weak guard. This is would spend most of his time being buried alone not a derogatory statement against Hill's physical under a pile of foreign jerseys. stature or his playing ability, it's just another facet The aim of the offensive unit is to score a of that wonderful game known as football. touchdown each time they have the ball. The goal 10% OFF ON ALL THE PURPOSE of this column is to give those of the defense is to prevent the offense from who attend Hope football games a better idea of advancing the ball downfield. what each player is attempting to accomplish on the THERE are three groups of people to watch on field. It is not intended for the jock who knows defense. Those.on the line, the linebackers and the SCHOOL SUPPLIES when a red dog is in process, but it may help them defensive backs. . enjoy the game a little more by not having to The defensive line is mainly concerned with explain to their girlfriend that the ref is indicating a stopping the ballcarrier from advancing the ball, i.e., clipping penalty, and not trying to scratch the back gaining any yardage. After watching for the run, the of his knee. defensive line Lesson num- will then con- ber one: Of- verge on the STRONG SAFETY fense. The man B. LAMER QB. The two la that hunches players who over the ball be- WEAK END DEF. END stand behind D.TEETER B. LEES fore each play is the lineman are Attache cases known as the WEAK TACKLE DEF. TACKLE DEF. BACK called line- & brief cases center. He is re- R. KIBBEY R. POSTHUMA J. BOSSCHER backers. Just as sponsible for WEAK GUARD LINEBACKER the fan in the Crayons, poster paints FULLBACK LES HILL M.BOLTHOUSE snapping the C. BROOKS stands will ball, i.e., start- watch for the ing each play by QUARTERBACK CENTER MIDDLE GUARD fullback, the D. YEITER handing the ball T. VANHEEST B.MARTIN linebackers also Pencil sharpeners to the quarter- STRONG GUARD LINEBACKER DEF BACK follow him to electrical, battery, hand back, and then TAILBACK T. MAMROE G. CRANDALL J. RITCHESKE find the ballcar- B. LAMER blocking a man STRONG TACKLE DEF. TACKLE rier. After elimi- out of the way P. CORNELL C. VANTUINEN nating the pos- of the ball car- STRONG END DEF. END DEF. BACK sibility of the rier. D. DEZWAAN JEFF STEWART B.CARLSON run, they con- ON EITHER centrate on pre- Colored pencils and sets side of the cen- WINGBACK venting a com- ter are guards. G. CONSTANT pleted pass. Drafting sets & Hope's offense THE OTHER Ring Books instruments boards, depends on pull- four players are ing guards, or having the guard move to the right or the defensive backs. Their primary concern is to Ring book papers in T-Squares, etc. left, leading the ball carrier through the defense. guard against a pass being caught by an offensive every size, rulings Next to the guards are two tackles. Their end or back. If a ballcarrier gets that far downfield and colors responsibility is to move a man to one side to allow these players have the last chance to tackle him. a runner to pass through a hole or gap in the Hope's defensive formation is classed as a 52 defensive line. The ends are the last men on the line. angle. This is derived from the fact that there are They block, but on occasion they will also be five defensive linemen and two linebackers. On each a catching passes from the quarterback. snap of the ball the three interior linemen will drive THE QUARTERBACK'S job is to run the team. across the line at an angle. The two linebackers will He receives the ball from the center on each play, then watch for the direction of play and then stunt and depending which play has been called, has the on the offense. Stunting involves the linebackers option to hand the ball to a runner or pass the ball driving through the line in search of ballcarriers. Report Covers, to another player. Standing behind the QB, is the THE ONLY other men on the field are the fullback. The primary duty for the fullback is to referees. They are the people who periodically Portfolios block for the other runners, but he will also carry throw their red handkerchiefs in the air to indicate Markers for every use the ball on a number of occasions. an infraction of the rules has been committed. Staplers of all kinds Behind the fullback is the tailback. His duty is to These infractions come in two categories; major, or from 98c advance the ball down field. The last member of the fifteen-yard penalties, and minor, or five-yard pen- backfield is the wingback. The wingback is the alties. receiver for a majority of the passes thrown during Major penalties are those such as clipping, hold- Yes, we have each game. ing, roughing the kicker, etc. Clipping is when a man He will line up on the outside shoulder of the is blocked from behind and holding is generally end, three yards behind the line of scrimmage. This committed by an offensive lineman. Linemen may POCKET backfield formation is characterized as a Wing /. not use their hands against the defense, so that FOR AN IDEA of which direction the ball is when they grab any part of their opponent a going to be carried, keep your eye on the two penalty is called. Roughing the kicker is just that; guards and/or the fullback, for they will be leading after the kick is made, the kicker can not be the ball carrier downfield. touched. All plays will be run through the use of play- MINOR PENALTIES involve such things as Bowmar Calculators action. This means that regardless of whether the off-sides, too much time between plays and defen- $99.95 and $119.95 ball is to be carried or passed, the QB will be moving sive holding. Offsides is when one or more players to one side of the formation behind blockers in leap across the line before the ball is snapped, order to hand off or throw a pass. This gives the gaining a five yard penalty and an embarrassed look offense several options with which they can vary on their face. Twenty five seconds is allowed their attack and hopefully fool the defense. between plays and extra time results in a penalty. Ball & EVEN THOUGH the ballcarriers receive most of Defensive holding involves holding a potential re- the credit, the most important players on offense ceiver from going downfield. Fountain Pens & Program expanded Pencils of all Kinds V anderbilt heads intramur als Large Selection of Dictionaries Largest selection of by Jim McFarlin goals and aims of the college's continued, "We also have the Spiral notebooks intramural program. coaching staff of the college sold in the area It's just about time for the This is the first year one man is on the basic idea, and it should cycle to begin again. in charge of the entire intramural really be a good thing. We're ANNUALLY ABOUT now, program. Associate Professor of happy for the support." male and female Walter Mittys Physical Education Dr. William Administrative support, that is. and Clark Kents on Hope's cam- Vanderbilt has accepted the chal- Student support has to come also, pus doff their street clothes, put lenge. A staff of seven students, from the ... well, you know on whatever's handy, and fake off mostly majors or minors in phys- where it has to come from. Slide Rules, Scales, for various fields of athletic en- ical education, will coordinate the Smith to provide Rulers Largest selection of deavor attempting to prove their various sports at the grass roots globes in this area athletic prowess. In simplest level. . terms, the first intramural sports VANDERBILT explained, overview of Hope (basement) of the 1973-74 school year, men's "This year we hope to demon- and women's gymnastics, Softball, strate the department's total com- football Thursday Holland's School Supply tennis and touch football, begin mitment to the notion that all Headquarters for 73 Years competition on Sept. 17. students should participate." Football coach Ray Smith will The big difference between this Toward this end, many new provide an introduction to Hope On« of Tht Ldrgott Selections of School Supplitt year's schedule and those of past sports and tournaments have been football this Thursday for those In Wotttrn Michigan years is organization. This year, added to the intramural schedule. wanting to know what to watch participants should get the im- Among the more important are for in the opening home game We Cash Personal Checks pression that someone knows not gymnastics, men's and women's against Concordia. Smith will ex- • only what's going on, but where. downhill and slalom ski races plain Hope's offense and defense FOR EXAMPLE, red pam- (contingent, of course, on the and use films to illustrate Hope's Downtown Money Back phlets are circulating around the availability of snow), six-man soc- game in addition to answering Noxt to campus entitled Handbook of Col- cer, co-ed swimming competition, questions. Stationers Guarantee lege Recreation and Intramural a single-elimination wrestling The session will be held at 9 Ponnoys On All We SeH Sports, 1973-74. Within the pam- tournament and racketball for wo- p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 22 in Hollcmd, Michigan phlet, one can find not only com- men. Wichers Auditorium. It is the first plete rules for every sport to be "WE HOPE this will be a posi- of a series of "inside information" Sorving Western Michigan played this year, but even a gener- tive addition to the total campus seminars sponsored by the Cam- Since 1900 al statement of purpose regarding community," says Vanderbilt. He pus Life Office.