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For more information, please contact [email protected]. ® FEBRUARY 1988 PUBLISHED BY THE OFFICE OF PUBLIC RELATIONS, HOPE COLLEGE, HOLLAND, MICHIGAN Students display part of the assembly-line-likeprocess which moved books from the former Van Zoeren Library to the new Van Wylen Library. otherwiseknown as a library.” ver wonder what it would be like to over the three-week period of winter break The science library from the Peale I" j move a library? Not the building, ( Dec . 2 1 - Jan . 8) . From A to Z , books were Science Center was also to though, just the books. moved with orderly expediency under moved Van Wylen Library. Luckily, the Peale Center We’ve In fact, 250,000 books plus loads of Jensen and Nielsen’s watchful eyes. micro-forms,magazines, and some Plywood paths lined Van Wylen’s floors is just across the street from the new furniture. to protect the new carpeting since students facility. On over 20 miles of shelves and 92,000 In an understatement, it’s no small task. made their transitionalbeelines on a Just ask David Jensen, Hope’s director predicted route. square feet of building space, the thousands of books, magazines, and made of libraries, and Joyce Nielsen, circulation The move was also somewhat facilitated micro-formscame to rest in a new technician, who coordinatedthe Van- by the fact that the Van Zoeren and Van home. Zoeren-Library-to-Van-Wylen-Library Wylen buildings are attached at the ground Finally, onThursday,Jan. 14, the new Van Wylen Library officially opened its doors book-moving adventure. and second floors. "But the biggest for student use. A formal dedication will With a small army of students and 70 bottleneck was always at the elevators,” be held on Thursday, April 21. the move specially designed book carts, the major Nielsen said, ’’and the fact that we have (see page 6 for more coverage.) move to Hope's newest facility took place to maneuver through this obstacle course Inside This Issue Theatre production Hope’s First Lady 100-year anniversaries A Soviet specialist receives recognition Dr. Jeanne M. Jacobson for the MIAA & the anchor on top of the summit page 5 page 7 pages 8-11 page 14 A HOPE COLLEGE CAMPUS NOTES Volume 19, No. 4 February 1988 Published for Alumni. Friends and Parents of Hope College by the Office of Public Hill Publishing Company for publication of group." said Dr. Rodney Boyer, professor Relations. Should you receive more than one their textbook,U.S. Government: Funda- of chemistry and chairperson of the depart- copy, please pass it on to someone in youc mentals and Alternative Viewpoints. ment. Boyer is the directorof the grant and community. An overlap of Hope College The third author of the book is Prof. will serve as the Mentor to the Teaching constituenciesmakes duplicationsometimes Michael J. Engelhardt, a 1979 Hope Fellow. unavoidable. College graduate who was a visiting Hope will receive a S45 ,000 grant for the Editor: Thomas L. Renner '67 professor at Hope for two years and now 1988-89 academic year and one summer. Of teaches at Vanderbilt University. this total, $25,000 will support the teaching Associate Editor: Eva Dean ’83 Folkeri Holmes, Elder and Engelhardt have been fellowship;$5,000 will support a program of Contributing Writer: Amy Affleck '88, working on the development of the book the college’sdesign involving high school Sue Christian'88 for several years, and have tested it on a chemistry teachers in research projects;and Harvey Blankespoor Eugene Jekel Layout: Holland Litho Service, Inc. numberof Hope College classes.It will be the balance will be available to purchase Contributing Photographers: Louis ENDOWED CHAIRS AWARDED: published in late 1989 with a 1990 equipment and fund discretionaryneeds. copyright. Schakel Two Hope natural science professors were English professor Jack Ridl is the Photo Staff: Jeff Barnum '88, Beth awarded endowed professorships by the GRANTS RECEIVED: recipientof a $6,400 Creative Artists grant Koch in '88 Board of Trustees at the Winter Convocation from the Michigan Council for the Arts in The Hope chemistry department has been ceremony held Thursday, Jan. 14. recognition of his work as a poet and in Official publication news from Hope College awarded a highly prestigiousgrant from the Dr. professor support of his most recent project. "The " USPS 785-720 is publishedduring February. Harvey Blankespoor, of Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation, April, June, August, October and December biology, was awarded the Rev. Frederich Gym," a collectionof writings which uses Inc. of New York, N. Y. which will bring a by Hope College, 137 East I2th Street, Garrett and Helen Floor Dekker Endowed a small town high school gymnasium and Teaching Fellow to the college for a year. Holland, Michigan 49423-3698. Professorship, while Dr. Eugene Jekel, its happenings as American mythology. In The Dreyfus Foundation supports many Second class postage paid at Holland, professor of chemistry, received the Ridl's writings, the Gym itself takes on a fields of chemistry research and teaching and Michigan 49423 and additional offices of entry. Edward A. and Elizabeth Hofma Endowed mythic nature and is inhabited by Coach, introduced an innovative program designed Postmaster:Send address changes to news Professorship. Fan. Ref, Cheerleader. Crowd, Custodian, to encourage gifted, new Ph.D. recipients to from HopeCollege. Holland,MI 49423-3698. Dr. Blankespoor, a Hope faculty member Team and Player. choose careers in chemistry teaching and Ridl was selected for the award by Hope College Office of Public Relations, since 1976, is a nationally recognized research at liberal arts colleges. DeWitt Center, Holland, MI 49423-3698. expert in parasitology for his research on nationaljudges and poets outside Michigan. The program, called the New Grant Thomas L. Renner ’67, Director diseases in North America, Ecuador, and Each year the Michigan Council for the Arts Program in Chemistry for Liberal Arts Eva Dean '83 Folkert, AssistantDirector the Sudan. Dr. Jekel, who joined the Hope selects artists from all fields to be recog- Colleges,was directed to undergraduate Mary Lammers Kempker ’60, Associate faculty in 1955, is a renowned chemistry nized for their achievement and promise. institutions which have a highly successful Director teacher. In 1985, he was honored with the As a widely published poet, Ridl's works record of educating,chemists.In the David Van Dyke '84, AssistantDirector Catalyst Award, given by the Chemical have appeared in The Georgia Review, the Esther Cleason, Office Manager summer of 1987, 57 such institutions were ManufacturersAssociation, for excellence New York Quarterly, Yankee, and many other Sally Bassett. Receptionist- Scheduler invited to submit proposals to the Founda- in teaching and in 1987, he also received literary magazines. In 1985. his book. T/ic Karen Bos, Secretary tion. Hope College was one of only 10 the Hope College DistinguishedAlumni Same Ghost, was published by Dawn Valley schools to receive the award. NOTICE OF NONDISCRIMINATION:Hope Award. Press. College is committed to the concept of equal “The list of the ten colleges selected by The computer science department rights, equal opportunities and equal protection PROFS PUBLISH: Politicalscience the Dreyfus Foundation really is a who's will receive a $9,375 grant over the under the law. Hope College admits students professors Jack Holmes and Robert Elder who of liberal arts institutions.We're of any race, color, national and ethnic origin, have signed an agreement with McGraw- extremely proud to be associated with this sex, creed or handicap to all the rights, privileges, programs and activitiesgenerally Capitalism?,”DePree said an inclusive of people , by realizingthat each person accordedor made available to students at Hope capitalisticsystem would aim, not is needed and has a gift to bring. He College,including the administration of its educationalpolicies, admissions policies, primarily at results although that is a added that the inclusive system requires scholarship and loan programs, and athletic significantpossibility, but toward people to be insiders. and other school-administeredprograms. With embodying the concept of persons. A Defining the inclusive approach has regard to employment, the College complies substantial concept of persons must three parts, DePree said. People need to with all legal requirementsprohibiting underlie an inclusive system. feel included; an organization, corpora- discrimination in employment. DePree began by evoking the words tion or college, must be a place where from Saint Paul’s letter to the Corint- people can fulfill their potentials;and hians: "Who serves as a soldier at his inclusive capitalism requires something Quote, unquote is an eclectic sampling own expense? Who plants a vineyard from everyone. of things being said at and about Hope without eating any if its fruit? Who tends Concluding his remarks, DePree said College. a flock without getting some of its milk? that “it is more difficult, but far more The future of capitalism can be . For it is written in the Law of Moses, important, to be committed to a corporate improved in practice and theory with the ‘You shall not muzzle an ox when it is concept of persons, the diversity of influence of an inclusive perspective, treading out grain.’ Is it for oxen God is human gifts, covenantalrelationships, the chairman of Herman Miller, Inc.