The Anchor, Volume 85.16: February 16, 1973
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Hope College Hope College Digital Commons The Anchor: 1973 The Anchor: 1970-1979 2-16-1973 The Anchor, Volume 85.16: February 16, 1973 Hope College Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.hope.edu/anchor_1973 Part of the Library and Information Science Commons Recommended Citation Repository citation: Hope College, "The Anchor, Volume 85.16: February 16, 1973" (1973). The Anchor: 1973. Paper 4. https://digitalcommons.hope.edu/anchor_1973/4 Published in: The Anchor, Volume 85, Issue 16, February 16, 1973. Copyright © 1973 Hope College, Holland, Michigan. This News Article is brought to you for free and open access by the The Anchor: 1970-1979 at Hope College Digital Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in The Anchor: 1973 by an authorized administrator of Hope College Digital Commons. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Many Hopeites affected as Nixon axes defense loans COLLI Unless Congress adheres to the ing for existing programs and calls law and resists the action of the for complete elimmation of pro- Nixon Administration, two popu- ven programs." lar financial aid programs that "His alternative is more bank have assisted many Hope students loans and the new Basic Oppor- are in serious jeopardy, according tunities Grant Program. The bank to Director of Financial Aid Bruce loans have higher interest than Himebaugh. ^ students now pay (seven per-cent Himebaugh stated, "The pro- versus three percent) and the BOG posed Nixon budget ignores some is almost certain to overlook the provisions of existing law as pass- needs of middle to upper middle ed last summer in the Educational income families by the nature of Amendments of 1972. His budget its regulations." would eliminate both the Educa- Financial aid administrators tional Opportunity Grant and Na- have urged that the BOG program tional Defense (Direct) Student be a supplement rather than a Loan Programs next year." replacement for existing aid pro- Sixty-six percent of Hope stu- grams. Himebaugh concluded by dents receive financial aid, many declaring, "I strongly urge con- of whom will be directly and cerned students to write to their adversely affected by Nixon's ac- Congressman and urge them to tion. The average yearly amount support efforts to resist the Nixon of financial aid given to the 66 Administration's attempt to ig- 1 I percent is $1,237. nore statutory requirements." Volume 85—16 Hope College, Holland, Michigan 49423 February 16, 1973 According to Himebaugh, the letter and the spirit of the new law clearly prohibits the starting Input sought of the new Basic Opportunity Grant Program unless existing pro- grams are funded at this year's level of support. He said, "Nixon's plan goes beyond reducing fund- New drinking survey suggested by SCC Second semester The Student Conduct Commit- ASSOCIATE Dean of Students Ms. Kipp added that Kalama- ploy the help of David Myers, tee Wednesday postponed deci- Nona Kipp announced the results zoo was now contemplating allow- associate pfofessor of psychology, survey indicates sion on the Student Congress of an inquiry concerning drinking ing drinking at registered public in drafting the poll. drinking proposal until another at other MIAA schools. The infor- functions. Alma and Albion Col- Ms. Wheeler ended discussion survey is taken and results tabu- mation for the report was col- leges were mentioned as other on the drinking proposal by say- numbers increased lated. lected by Ms. Kipp and Michael MIAA schools which permit ing, "Until we get enough infor- Gerrie, associate dean of students. drinking on campus. mation there is no need to meet Enrollment at Hope during the STUDENT SCC member Terry second semester totals 2083 stu- again." Robinson said a more comprehen- Ms. Kipp stated, "Of the seven GERRIE reemphasized the dents, according to Registrar Jon sive study than the one taken by schools in the MIAA, Calvin, Oli- need for a more encompassing Huisken. Student Congress would be neces- vet, Adrian and Hope do not survey. He stated, "The survey Memorial to honor The figure includes 1870 full- sary before any decision could be allow drinking at all. Ms. Kipp should ask more specific ques- time and 212 part-time students. reached. said that Kalamazoo College al- tions, and the possibility of sur- passing o f long The total enrollment consists lowed private drinking in dorma- veying the whole community, in- of 588 freshmen, 471 sopho- Nancy Wheeler, assistant pro- tories but prohibited consuming cluding students, faculty and par- time music prof. mores, 446 juniors, 437 seniors, fessor of classical languages, called alcoholic beverages in public on ents might be looked into." 115 special and post-graduate stu- the Student Congress survey in- campus. Several memorials to honor the dents and 25 high school students Gerrie said it was in the stu- adequate and limited. She added, passing of Mrs. Helene Karsten, who are taking college credit dents' interest to survey faculty "more student opinion is needed, SHE ADMITTED officials at longtime member of the Hope mu- courses. members because faculty have the and because of the lack of infor- Kalamazoo were generally pleased sic faculty, have been announced Enrollment during the second right to review any proposals mation available the only way I at the lack of alcohol-related inci- by Miss Jantina Holleman, chair- semester of the 1971-72 school passed by the Campus Life Board. can vote on this is with a gut dents and that problems they did man of the Hope piano faculty. year was 2029. feeling." have were isolated incidents. MS. WHEELER stated, "It Mrs. Karsten, who taught at seems we all agree another survey Hope for 35 years, retired in Will speak Thurs. is essential. The only remaining 1963. Her family has contributed question is who should write up her extensive music collection of and conduct the survey; the SCC books, piano music, and study or Student Congress." materials to the music department library. Among the interesting Senator Hatfield to visit Hope items is an old collection by Louis Student Robin Burgess replied, "Since the survey wasn't what Gottschalk, one of the first Amer- by Tom O'Brien as an officer in the Navy. After you wanted, the SCC should write ican composers for piano. receiving an M.A. from Stanford its own survey". Ms. Kipp dis- The Karsten family, as well as United States Senator Mark University in 1948, he returned to agreed with Ms. Burgess. "I guess I her former students, have contrib- Hatfield (R-Ore.) will speak at an Willamette as an instructor in po- don't understand; if the students uted a sum of money to be used all-campus convocation Thursday, litical science and advanced in the are really interested in this I don't for student assistance in memory Feb. 22, at 10 a.m. in Dimnent next seven years to associate pro know why they will not take of Mrs. Karsten. Music faculty Memorial Chapel. During the con- fessor and, subsequently, dean of some responsibility in gathering members have contributed a sum vocation an honorary Doctor of students. data, in doing a survey." which is used each month to rent Humane Letters degree will be BEGINNING IN 1951, he a famous art reproduction from conferred on the senator by Presi- served two terms in the Oregon "IF STUDENT Congress really Herrick Public Library. dent Gordon Van Wylen. House of Representatives and a feels this is important, I really feel Mrs. Karsten studied at the HATFIELD WILL also present term in the state Senate. He was they should do it." With Gerrie American Conservatory in Chi- the keynote address for a sympo- elected Secretary of State of Ore- and Ms. Wheeler vocally suppor- cago before coming to Hope in sium entitled "The Christian in gon in 1956. Two years later he ting Ms. Kipp, the committee 1928. She taught piano, organ, Politics" in Wichers Auditorium. was elected governor, serving two agreed Student Congress should and theory in addition to being The symposium is sponsored terms before winning a U.S. Sen- handle the survey. Ms. Wheeler the piano soloist when Dimnent by the Religious Life Committee ate seat. recommended that Congress em- Memorial Chapel was dedicated. and the political science depart- ment. Hatfield has waived speak- er's fees and will be reimbursed for Worked in Hollywood transportation and lodging costs only. The participants in a panel SENATOR MARK HATFIELD discussion scheduled for 1:30 to reject political extremism. Dur- p.m. in Wichers Auditorium will ing the Johnson administration, Composers tell of successes include Dr. M. Howard Rienstra, a while making a successful bid for amember of the Grand Rapids a Senate seat in 1966, he criti- by Paul Timmer ten anything totally original in so music one knows, according to city commission; the Hon. A. Dale cized American intervention in long, maybe since Bach," he half- the two composers. Stoppels, judge of the Kent Coun- the Vietnam war. The creation of an art form seriously conjectured. WRIGHT AND Forrest have ty Probate Court; William Lamb, MORE RECENTLY Hatfield has always been steeped in the Sorting out the more imitated been writing music together for Jr., Mayor of the City of Holland; seconded the nomination of Rich- romantic notion that a painting or tunes from the seemingly original over four decades. Among their Wesley Michaelson, a 1967 Hope ard M. Nixon for the presidency musical piece flashes in the artist's pieces just depends on how much please turn to page 3, column 3 graduate who is legislative assis- in 1968. But in September 1970, mind as he experiences something tant to Hatfield, and Hope stu- because of his disenchantment similar to watching a Lake Michi- dents De^irali-Ba^r, Charles Gos- with the President's handling of gan sunset or meditating in the sett aHtTEric Brown.