Hope College Hope College Digital Commons The Anchor: 1975 The Anchor: 1970-1979 2-7-1975 The Anchor, Volume 87.16: February 7, 1975 Hope College Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.hope.edu/anchor_1975 Part of the Library and Information Science Commons Recommended Citation Repository citation: Hope College, "The Anchor, Volume 87.16: February 7, 1975" (1975). The Anchor: 1975. Paper 4. https://digitalcommons.hope.edu/anchor_1975/4 Published in: The Anchor, Volume 87, Issue 16, February 7, 1975. Copyright © 1975 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: 1975 by an authorized administrator of Hope College Digital Commons. For more information, please contact [email protected]. 'WiMm Role of administration discussed by faculty by Tim Mulder Trustees." "BUT SUCH decisions should The purpose of Jast week's be arrived at through close con- faculty meeting was to explain nections and equal consultation fJE&l and discuss a new system of fac- between the Board and students, ulty evaluation, but inadvertantly faculty and the administration." another topic surfaced: What is "That is why there are-faculty the role of the administration of members who are also Board of this college? • Trustee member^, and student lia- THE QUESTION is not one sons to the Board." which can be answered once and "THE ADMINISTRATION has for all, but is an inquiry which a leadership role to play," Jentz must constantly be occurring. In stated. "It must be the executive the absence of absolute answers a power between the Board and the number of view points are admis- on-campus factions of the col- sible. lege." This week selected faculty The administration is respon- members were asked to give their sible for implementing Board deci- t impressions of what the role of sions, and for dealing with the the administration is, or should college's constituency. be. In the coming weeks students and members of the administra- JENTZ said, "The prime re- tion will be asked to answer the sponsibility for what goes on in same question. the classroom is up to the fac- ulty." Volume 87—16 Hope College, Holland, Michigan 49423 February 7,1975 PROFESSOR of Philosophy "As a faculty member I don't Arthur Jentz said that it should be consider it my prime responsi- made clear that the role of the bility to raise money, recruit stu- S.C /ate at stake administration is to be in power at dents, or keep the constituency any given time. happy. That, I feel, is the respon- He stated, "The Organizational sibility of the administration." Congress views three proposals Charter of the college outlines Another faculty member some of the primary duties and equated the role of the admini- by Annetta Miller Beran opposed Luidens plan A third plan recommended responsibilities of the administra- stration to that of a mechanic, stating that although a system of district representation, which tion." "It's their job to see that every- In two sessions this week the three persons representing the en- would divide the campus into five "IT IS not left to the discre- thing runs smoothly, to insure the Executive Committee of Student tire community might solve the arbitrarily assigned districts with tion of any special group of indi- highest possible quality perfor- Congress met to discuss plans for problem of inefficiency, it would four students from each district viduate to devise that for them- mance in terms of the education the Congress' proposed restruc- encourage the phenomenon of and an additional four elected at selves." and atmosphere offered, and to turing. President Jim Beran out- groupthink, i.e. committee mem- large.. The committee will con- He went on to say, "The prime facilitate relationships between lined several goals for the new bers would tend to reinforce each tinue discussion of the proposals guidelines for the direction and the various components which Congress. other and "diverse opinion would in their meeting next week, character of the college are the constitute the constituency and THESE included greater ac- be filtered out," Beran said. business of the Board of personality of the coUege." countability on the part of a representative to his constituents, VICE PRESIDENT Tom equal representation of both O'Brien stated that such a system Rebates cited sexes, establishment of a smaller could be held in check by a Congress, more efficiency in the constitution limiting the power of election process, and continuity the central committee, of representation through more In its second session the Con- Car sales increase in Holland frequent elections. gress discussed two proposals for The Congress discussed propo- selecting representatives for the by John Scholten sals by Robert Luidens, Kathi new Congress. Machle and Bill DeBlock and A plan drafted by Congress Has the news media played an Frank D'Oro. Luidens proposed a Secretary Kathi Machle and Bill important role in keeping car sales central committee composed of DeBlock proposed a method of down? Many area salesmen think one to three persons who would selecting representatives from so. be elected every semester. "Hope- within their living units. TO BE SURE, many other fully this more frequent student ACCORDING TO the plan one factors play an important role in selection process will encourage representative for approximately determining automobile sales. greater student involvement," Lui- each 80 students would be Tight credit and unemployment is dens said. elected. A controversy arose over making car buying a pretty diffi- THE "CENTRAL Committee", the feasibility of dividing the cam- cult affair for many people. according to Luidens, would pus into voting districts by living However, most area dealers serve as the one voice of students units. O'Brien expressed a concern also feel that the news media also within the college structure. Each that there would be no way to gave needed attention to the re- member of the committee would equalize representation and that bate program, which has helped to personally hand pick fellow stu- voting procedures for such a plan perk up sales. dents to serve as student represen- would become too complicated. RECENTLY, a UPI news re- tatives in the remaining board Luidens also opposed the idea lease stated that car sales were up positions and on committees. of representation by living units 40 percent for the first ten days Luidens said, "The resulting citing the impossibility of repre- of January. For the Holland area collection of students would senting the diverse interests within dealers'4~~1 , *therl% e was a" genera1l in- hopefully act in a unified fashion. a residence hall. "I don't think it's crease in sales, but it didn't Showroom traffic is up as are automobile sales in Holland car Division would be minimized." possible to represent students amount to 40 percent. dealerships. News media attention on the rebates plan is attributed to According to Luidens, the central other than as a student body," Herm Medema, general sales the cause for increased interest according to Holland dealers. committee would be encouraged Luidens stated. manager for DeNooyer Chevrolet, to hold frequent forums for stu- ANOTHER proposal by Con- said "Our sales are up. The sales showroom." the news media has played and dent input when major issues are gress member Frank D'Oro sug- are probably not as much as the All the dealers agree that show- will continue to play in the car under consideration. gested a method of representation statistics indicate, but they are room traffic is up tremendously. sales, we can really feel some of . "I'VE REALLY come to feel based on class standing. Under the up," Doug Wierda, sales manager Hillebrands stated, "We've had the national attitudes when peo- that a more radical approach has plan each class would be respon- at R. E. Barber Ford stated. "Our more people looking in the last ple come in to look for a car. become necessary with the Stu- sible for the election of seven sales are also up." ten days than we've had in the last Right after President Ford came dent Congress system for the ar- Student Congress members who DON HILLEBRANDS, Presi- three months." on TV and told the American rival of one basic goal and that's would be elected by members of- dent and General Manager of Ter people to save their money, car simply getting things done," Lui- their own class and accountable to Haar-Venhuizen . Cadillac Olds WIERDA NOTED, "We're up sales dropped. People almost feel dens said. them. said, "The auto industry is always 150 percent." Ken Elhart, Presi- it is unpatriotic to go out and buy in a comparative day-to-day type dent of Elhart Pontiac and AMC, a car. Now the rebate program is situation. The first ten days of said, "Floor traffic has more than giving them an excuse to go out January of this year are being doubled. People are really look- and look at cars." Faculty artist Michel • „»» compared to the first ten days of ing. People also like the small cars January of last year. Maybe the Most dealers also felt that peo- that the rebates are available on. first ten days of last year were ple were choosier today than they Ken Elhart stated, "We note that awarded at Kalamazoo really slow days. So it's not really have been in the past. Hillebrands the small size is more popular. accurate to say Tar sales are said, "People are really cautious, People want to do something Delbert Michel, associate pro- Ishikava, director of the Kresge up.'" they are really looking closely.