The Anchor, Volume 86.09: November 9, 1973
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Hope College Hope College Digital Commons The Anchor: 1973 The Anchor: 1970-1979 11-9-1973 The Anchor, Volume 86.09: November 9, 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 86.09: November 9, 1973" (1973). The Anchor: 1973. Paper 20. https://digitalcommons.hope.edu/anchor_1973/20 Published in: The Anchor, Volume 86, Issue 9, November 9, 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]. « VanWylen announces f probable tuition hike mm by Dave DeKok letter to alumni this year challeng- ing them to give," he added. President Gordon VanWylen announced Tuesday that a tuition HOPE WILL attempt to in- increase of approximately five crease financial aid to cover the percent ($100) for the 1974-75 tuition increase, VanWylen said. w school year was "very probable." "All GLCA colleges that 1 VANWYLEN attributed the in- know of will be raising tuition, crease to the effects of inflation. but Hope will remain the lowest "Faculty salaries must be in- priced institution in the group," creased to keep up with living the President stated. costs," he stated. "We have to make sure we have the resources to run a quality Harriers, gridders school." He pointed out that tui- tion revenues make up the major to he honored part of Hope's budget. THE PRESIDENT said his goal in DWCC Monday was to keep tuition within range of any qualified student who Monday, Nov. 12, has been Votume 86-9 Hope College, Holland, Michigan 49423 November 9,1973 wants to attend Hope, yet provide deemed Victory Day in honor of 9 adequate revenue to maintain the feats of valor by the cross- quality education. country team and the football Ignored by 'Sentinel team. An increase in enrollment would not prevent the tuition The city of Holland will increase, he said. "This only helps present a special citation to both Latinos request recognition in the short run because if you get teams. by Tom O'Brien in its context for all segments of to the concerns expressed in the more students you eventually The festivities will take place in the community, regardless of so- letter. have to hire more facujty." the DeWitt Cultural Center Main "They want us to print in cial or ethnic background." HE ADDED that the Latino Spanish and all that other kind of "THE SOLUTION to the prob- Theater. Chairwoman Cathy Wal- community could be a great re- lem is to increase the college stuff," said William A. Butler, Flores concluded the letter ex- chenbach has announced that source for and have a positive endowment but this is a long editor and owner of the Holland pressing the hope that a mutual films of the Kalamazoo-Hope effect on the Sentinel. Butler, range effect and wouldn't help the Evening Sentinel, in response to a understanding could be met to football game and cross-country however, interpreted the Latinos' situation next year," he said. meet will be shown. There will be letter from La Raza Unida, the enable first steps to be made request another way: "We don't Latin-American Society, the G.I. toward a solution. In an interview VanWylen said that increased a victory cake in the Kletz follow- want them to think they are going ing the ceremony. Forum and the Committee for last Tuesday, Flores, who is also to move into town and start tell- alumni and church giving could Bilingual-Bicultural Awareness director of the Upward Bound ing us what to do." reduce the projected increase Saga will be participating as (CB-BA). The letter was con- program on campus stated Butler Flores continued, "With poor since that money goes toward the Monday will be steak day in hon- cerned with the relationship of has made no attempt to respond continued on page 3, column 3 operating budget. "We sent out a or of the two teams. the Sentinel to the Latino com- munity. THE FOUR LATINO organiza- Statistics cited tions met on Oct. 21 to discuss the needs of Holland's Spanish- speaking population. At the meet- ing it was determined the Latinos Status of women faculty examined have not been given adequate con- sideration by the local news by Marcy Darin the ratio of female faculty mem- WHEN ASKED TO comment Ruth Van Kampen served as media, particularly the Sentinel. bers is the high number of female on the present administrative posi- acting chairman for the sociology The Latino associations de- Although you may never hear resignations. "The casualty rate is tions held by women on campus, department. cided to contact Butler to express the strains of Helen Reddy's "I higher for women than men," he VanWylen pointed out that two Further historical research their concerns. Antonio Flores, Am Woman" echoing from the stated, citing marriage as a pri- new women hold accountant shows several women who within chairman of CB-BA was appointed basement of Van Ralte, the status mary cause for women leaving the posts in the business office. He the past few decades have held to write the letter to Butler. of women on the Hope faculty is teaching profession. also cited Elaine Van Liere, direc- chairmanships in specific language In the communication, Flores an issue currently under examina- PRESIDENT Gordon Van- tor of women's housing, and Myra departments. said the information given in the tion by several professors. Wylen, while stating that "women Zuverink, director of career plan- MARGUERITE Prins was Sentinel concerning events orga- THE 21-MEMBER female fac- have made outstanding contribu- ning and placement. chairman of the French depart- nized by Holland's Spanish- tion of the faculty comprises 14 tions to this college in the past," In addition to those positions ment for fifteen years prior to her speaking community are given percent of the regular teaching also named several deterrants to named by VanWylen, Rider men- retirement in 1962. Prins followed poor coverage and these articles faculty. This figure does not in- increasing the number of female tioned a new admissions counselor two women who had also served are usually put on the last pages. clude those faculty members faculty members. "One such con- and emphasized that five out of as French department heads. The letter went on to say, "The listed in the college catalogue as flict is that we want to hire seven librarians are women. Another female, Laura Boyd, Sentinel staff has not been sensi- part time teaching associates. without regard to sex, while at the VANWYLEN ALSO discussed chaired the German department tive to the problems of the Latino When questioned on Hope's same time we are under pressure the question of policy toward from 1929-55. population, has never taken initia- policy for hiring female faculty. to increase the number of wom- women in regard to promotion, tive to interact with it and when Dean for Academic Affairs en," he explained. Regarding positions on the tenure and salary. major policy boards, no female invited to some event nobody Morette Rider admitted that for VanWylen continued that in "As far as I know, there is an has been represented on either the from the paper shows up." several years "the college has been certain fields there are more male honest effort to reward people for Professional Interest Committee FLORES ASSERTED that the deliberately trying to find female than female candidates available. their performance," VanWylen de- or the Staus Committee for the attitude of the Sentinel toward factulty members as well as other He also added that the college "is clared. "If you take into account past four years. These commit- the Latino community is neither minorities." in a period of no growth," and is rank and years of experience, I tees, which deal with such issues professional nor ethical. He HE ADDED THAT of the eight not in a position to hire new don't think there are significant as faculty tenure, promotion, and stated, "If any instrument of com- full-time faculty members hired faculty members. (According to inequities on the salary scale," he merit raises, resulted from a major munication within our society is for this year, three are women. Rider, the total number of faculty added. structural reform in 1968. to survive and serve effectively, it Rider explained that one of the members has dropped by ten since AT PRESENT, Dr. Joan must consider equal participation factors which tends to decrease 1971.) Mueller is the sole female with full INFORMATION concerning professorship on the faculty. Cal- faculty membership on these com- culations based on information mittees during their first two contained in the 1973-74 college years of operation was not avail- Proposals introduced catalogue indicate that roughly able. In addition, no woman has five percent of the regular female served on either the Academic faculty hold full professorships, as Affairs or the Administrative Af- contrasted with 30 percent of the fairs Boards for the past five Dorm regulations discussed male faction which have the same years. rank. Mueller observed, "Students Of the regular teaching faculty, Tuesday's Campus Life Board guidelines and purposes of Hope deserve to be exposed to sensibili- six women are represented in the meeting was highlighted by two College.