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The Anchor, Volume 85.11: December 1, 1972

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tii 'School's out-forever," cries Fortunately, the ceiling in "A row of tiles split apart. Alice Cooper. Well, it's not over Room 206 fell in gradually, en- followed by another row," Mrs. yet for Hope students, but the abling everyone to escape injury. Van Kampen recounted. "Then a hallowed halls of Van Raalte will It happened about 10 a.m. just as light started to sag and we decided be strangely silent next semester. class was beginning. it was time to leave the room."

Nov. 20, the roof fell in on Room 206, where Instructor in Sociology Ruth Van Kampen was To students and faculty \ teaching a course in social prob- lems. The collapse of the suspend- For some time the college, as the result of conversations with ed ceiling has led the administra- public officials who are involved with building codes, has been tion to finally declare the building considering the possibility of discontinuing holding classes in Van unsafe for classroom use. Van Raalte. This seems to be the appropriate time to proceed in this Raalte has been under attack by direction. Therefore, no classes will be held in Van Raalte after state officials since 1967. The the close of this semester. college had been pressured to The Peale Science Center is scheduled to be completed during either renovate or vacate the the summer of 1973 and will be ready for occupancy at the start structure. of the next fall semester. During that fall semester, the present Science Building will be remodeled with the goal of having this Hope was able to avoid making building ready for occupancy in January, 1974. Therefore, one that decision because of the near year from now we should have adequate classroom and office completion of the Peale Science space for all our academic activities. Center. The administration con- We believe that by utilizing, during this next semester, all vinced the state that eventually no possible classroom space on campus, we can implement this classes would be held in Van decision without changing the time schedule. This will require Raalte, contingent on the finish- the cooperation of the entire college community, particularly on ing of the new science building. the part of each department and those persons who are The cave-in of the ceiling sped responsible for space assignments. Knowing that we can count on things up a bit. this cooperation, 1 extend to all our sincere appreciation. Registration will proceed on schedule, beginning Dec. 1. Are more collapsed ceilings on Registrar Jon Huisken and Business Manager Barry Werkman will the way? Business Manager Barry be working on the details of space assignments for next semester. Werkman said, "We're not sure Complete information regarding classroom assignments will be how many more rooms have sus- available before the start of classes on Jan. 16. pended ceilings, constructed like Again, many thanks for your understanding and assistance in Room 206, because there is no this matter. building plan to tell us." OUCH—Students fared better than these desks and escaped injury Nov. Gordon J. Van Wylen 20 when the ceiling in Van Raalte 206 collapsed.

OPE COLLEGE AAB approves stricter rules for incompletes

Students will have six weeks nation is lacking the incompletes after the end of the semester to will become F's. make up incomplete grades, as the SOME DISCUSSION focused result of a decision by the Aca- on the six week limit to complete anc or demic Affairs Board at its Nov. 22 the semester's work. Since most meeting. incomplete grades are given in the OLLAND, MICHIGAN THIS REDUCED make-up spring, the make-up work must be period is part of a revised policy completed during the summer. Volume 85-11 Hope College, Holland, Michigan 49423 December 1, 1972 on incomplete grades recom- Stewart pointed out that since mended by a four member most incomplete grades are re- committee headed by Associate ceived by students who are not Agreement signed Dean for Academic Affairs John doing well, the six week limit Stewart. would help prevent an extra work Stewart explained, "The load the following semester. seemingly excessive ^ number of IN OTHER action, a three man Jr. college grads get boost incomplete grades is a headache committee was appointed to in- for the registrar's office and im- vestigate the Introduction to Lib- Future community college IF A TRANSFER student who The four-year institutions en- plies a series of complications. eral Studies requirement for fresh- graduates in Michigan will find has completed the MACRAO dorsing the agreement are: Professors come and go, contri- men. The committee consists of Professor of Spanish Hubert Wel- transfering to the state's four year "Basic Requirements" plan elects Albion, Alma, Aquinas, Eastern buting to the confusion." ler. Associate Professor of Educa- colleges and universities easier, to follow the regular Hope cur- Michigan University, Ferris State IN ADDITION to the six thanks to an agreement signed riculum, he would have to com- College, Grand Valley State Col- tion James Bultman, and student weeks deadline, the new policy Kurt Avery. The group is ex- recently at Michigan State Univer- plete during his final two years lege, John Wesley College, also will allow incomplete grades pected to report to the AAB sity. two semester hours in the human- Madonna College, Marygrove Col- to be given only in unusual cir- before Christmas break. JOHN HUISKEN, registrar of ities, three in natural science, and lege, Michigan State University, cumstances beyond the control of The final examination schedule the college, was among representa- three in religion. In addition he Nazareth College, Northern Michi- the student. was also considered by the board, tives from 17 four-year institu- would be expected to complete gan University, Western Michigan All final incomplete grades which unanimously approved the tions and 15 community colleges the college foreign language University, North Central Michi- must have a note from the instruc- exam policy prepared by the who signed the agreement at a requirement. gan College, Northwestern Michi- tor on the back of the student's dean's office. Dean for Academic meeting of the Michigan Associa- However, for a student to par- College, and Southwestern grade card explaining why an Affairs Morrette Rider empha- tion of College Registrars and ticipate in the contract curriculum Michigan College. incomplete was given. If an expla- Admissions Officers (MACRAO). sized that all semester exams will program, he would be required to i n i-^ be administered at the scheduled In what is believed to be the have no course deficiencies and to Tyx-i -i y» |\/r T?Qcf CI f first such voluntary agreement in time, with the exception of "ex- be accepted with full junior stand- 1 U Ul Ui iVilUUlC -LJClo I Ol tCO treme emergencies." the nation, the four-year institu- ing. tions pledged to accept the gen- If a student must take his exam eral education requirements of the ACCORDING TO Huisken, the at other than the scheduled time, community colleges as equal to agreement was an attempt on the offered by religion dept. his instructor must submit a re- their standards. part of community colleges to quest to the dean's office. Hope students will be afforded PETRA, ANOTHER important UNDER THE NEW system, a eliminate the need for students to the chance to participate in an stop on the itinerary, is an ancient student with an associate degree spend one or two extra semesters overseas study session worth three city in modern Jordan. To reach may transfer to any of the 17 making up credits. hours credit in Hope's first May its interior, the traveler must wind Take heed four-year schools who signed the Under the new agreement a Term. his way through a cleft in solid agreement with no further general Next week's anchor will be junior college student having com- Dr. Robert Coughenour, asso- rock which sometimes narrows to education requirements. the last issue for this semes- pleted two years at an accredited ciate professor of religion, will a width of five feet or less. Its Although the agreement will go ter. News, advertisements, Michigan college at a satisfactory lead the session. aged buildings are adorned with into effect at the beginning of the and announcements for the grade level should be able to THE MIDDLE EAST Seminar, intricate columns and murals 1973-74 academic year, it will be Dec. 7 issue should be sub- complete the Hope program by as the endeavor is called, will which, along with detailed facades subject to limitations, Huisken mitted to the anchor office in carrying a normal course load acquaint students with biblical on all sides, make Petra one of the the basement of Graves by said. during his junior and senior years, and archeological sites in the Mid Middle East's most magnificent next Tuesday. die East. From May 15 to June 8 cities. the students will participate in The course will involve some what Coughenour describes as "a hard work also, noted Coughe- 25-day travel and excavational nour, as participation in excava- Ms. Houting files adventure." tional digs will be stressed during Students will travel extensively the three week stay. The excava- throughout the Middle East. The resignation; SCMC tional work will be done at the itinerary includes stops in Leba- American School of Oriental A non,' Syria, Jordan, Israel, and seeks new editor Research in Amman, Jordan. southern Greece. Of the 25 days The Student Communications of the program, only eight to 10 REQUIREMENTS for the Media Committee is accepting ap- will be spent in formal education. course are minimal. Sophomore plications for the anchor editor- The bulk of the agenda will in- standing is needed to apply and all ship. volve touring such sites of interest applicants must have taken at The post was left vacant by the least one religion course. as Jerusalem, Bethlehem, Qumran, resignation last Wednesday of the and Petra. The approximate cost of the present editor, Mary Houting. Qumran is best known as the program will be $925. This sum Applicants should submit a let- site on which the Dead Sea Scrolls includes air and surface travel, ter including their qualifications, were discovered. Uncovered in room and board, and tuition. grade point, and plans for manage- 1947 in caves near the Dead Sea Applications are now being ment of the paper to the SCMC t ese u , -w ...... ^ 2000-year-old manuscripts accepted and are available at the Anyone desiring further infor- Hope Registrar Jon Huisken met with other Michigan college represen- contain Jewish scriptural writings International Relations Office in mation should contact Associate tatives Nov. 13 to sign an agreement facilitating the transfer of students and religious writings of an Vorhees Hall. Only 15 students Professor of Physics James Seeser, from two year to four year colleges. Essene-Uke community. will be accepted for the program. chairman of SCMC. Two Hope College anchor December 1, 1972 - r? Our fair share

Page 1 of this week's anchor con- aquired relatively quickly by an in- tains an announcement that the Stu- telligent student. With a core of dent Communications Media Com- three or four editorial staff members mittee is seeking applicants for the who are familiar with the rudiments editorship of the anchor next semes- of journalism and anchor-\sm, some ter. The situation, however, is worse of the problems encountered by this \WU than the announcement would make semester's staff could be eliminated. it appear: there may very well be no One of the basic problems would % anchor next semester. still exist, however: the college's The immediate crisis results from parsimony. The anchor editor pres- the resignation of present anchor ently receives $300 per semester, the editor Mary Houting. Her resignation associate editor $200. When calcu- V4V is more a result than a cause of the lated in terms of an hourly wage, this QMLTE yttz amounts to a mere pittance. Resi- HAU. dent advisors, who for the most part do nothing, are paid $250 per semes- NO CLASSES WILL BE HELD IN VAN RAALTE ter. AFTER THE CLOSE OF THIS SEMESTER " A basic inequity exists here, and unless something is done about it, the anchor will continue periodically anchor's real problem, however. Pres- to suffer from crises such as the art buchwald ently the paper is suffering from a present one. While there may be lack of experienced editorial staff competent people available, it simply members, which increases the work is not worth their while to put most TV sports 7; sex 0 load of the editor and associate of their time into the paper, at the editor. expense of their classes, and then to by Art Buchwald Copyright ©1972, Los Angeles Times Syndicate Editing the anchor has become a scramble for money to return for an HHRH 9 full time job. It is practically impos- extra semester. The subject of sex in marriage is no "Are you trying to say I have homo- longer taboo, and more and more institutes sexual tendencies?" the husband yelled. sible for the editor to take a full We do not mean to imply that we have been set up to help married couples "I didn't say that at all," Dr. Belladonna course load, complete all course re- are simply mercenary, or that there find sexual happiness together. replied. "But it is true you'd rather watch quirements, and still put in the 30-35 is no reward in seeing the fruits of DR. HENRICO BELLADONNA, who 22 men knock each other down for three our labors read and discussed every runs the Clinic of Marital Bliss in Spring hours than make love to your wife." hours per week which the editorship Valley, told me, ''One of the big dis- week or that the anchor editorship ^YOU'RE TWISTING things around," requires. Quite simply, trying to pub- coveries we psychologists have made is that the husband said. "I can make love to my lish a weekly newspaper and attend on one's resume means nothing when not all sexual problems in today's mar- wife any time, but how often can I see a trying to get a job. What we are riages can be attributed to fear. Our studies good football game?" school at the same time involves far indicate that fear now ranks only second as "All right, let's forget about Mondays," too much work with far too little saying, however, is that the college a reason for sexual hang-ups." Dr. Belladonna said. "What about Tuesday "What is No. 1?" I asked. reward, financial and otherwise. should become aware that when the night?" rewards are so small, what was once "I'll show you," he said. "I have a For this reason both the editor couple coming in now. Why don't you go "THERE'S BASKETBALL to watch on and associate editor have resigned, a labor of love quickly becomes mere over and sit in that chair and observe what Tuesday night. You want me to give up effective at the end of this semester. drudgery. happens." basketball, too?" "I don't want you to give up anything. If members of the Hope communi- A man and wife entered nervously and They are the only two students who the doctor asked them to be seated. What about Wednesday nights?" know how to put the paper together, ty really want an anchor next semes- DR. BELLADONNA waited for them to "He has hockey on Wednesday nights," and at present there is no one to ter, the administration should be say something. Finally the husband spoke the wife said. replace them. prepared to adequately recompense up. "Doctor, we've come to your institute "And Thursdays? Do you have anything as a last resort. Our sex life seems to be on This is not meant to discourage the staff, and interested students to watch on Thursday nights?" Dr. Bella- the rocks and we don't know what to do donna asked. interested students from applying, should be prepared to contribute about it." "NO," SAID THE husband. "But I'm however. Certain basic skills could be their time and talent. Dr. Belladonna said, "I would like to ask you a few questions. How often do you pretty tired from staying up late on Mon- have relations each week?" day, Tuesday and Wednesday nights. A guy "Never," the wife said. has to rest sometime." "Never?" Dr. Belladonna asked. "Fridays?" Dr. Belladonna asked. "IT ISNT THAT we (Jon't want to," "FRIDAY IS ANOTHER basketball the husband said. "It's just that we don't night," the husband said. "And Saturday seem to have the time any more." night I like to get to bed early so I can Ceiling Van Raalte's fate "I see," said Dr. Belladonna. "Well, let's watch the TV football games on Sunday look into that. What's wrong with Monday •afternoon." night?" "Well," said Dr. Belladonna, "that "Oh," said the husband, "we can't do it seems to take care of the week." Aging Van Raalte Hall, which has to the administration's apparent de- on Mondays. That's the ABC Football "Can you help us. Doctor?" the wife loomed as both an eyesore and a linquency has been the fire marshal's Game of the Week. It's never over until asked. midnight." cause for administrative concern for leniency. Action by the civil authori- "IT MEANS A LOT to us," the husband "You prefer watching football to mak- said. "We're willing to do anything to find many years, seemed to take its fate ties was staved off by the promise of ing love?" Dr. Belladonna asked. happiness together." in its own hands two weeks ago a new science center which would "THAT'S A STUPID question," the Dr. Belladonna asked, "What are you when a suspended ceiling on the enlarge Hope's physical plant suffi- husband said angrily, "doesn't every- body?" doing for the rest of the afternoon?" second floor groaned an ominous ciently to take up the slack left by "Not everybody," Dr. Belladonna said. The husband looked at his TV Guide. alarm and then plummetted only deactivating Van Raalte. "Don't you find it strange that you prefer "This afternoon's no good. I have a golf seconds after the class occupying the Of course, there were no collapsed Howard Cosell to your own wife?" game to watch at four." room had a chance to flee. This near ceilings to provide impetus for clos- I OPE COLLEGE catastrophe virtually assured the ing the building to classroom use building's demise and may be viewed during the time Hope administrator's as directly precipitating the presi- were wrestling with the problem. We anchor dent's decision to hold no more realize that the decision to continue |0LLAND, MICHIGAMl( N classes there next semester. to use the structure was a subjective Published during the college year except vacation, holiday and examination periods What is frightening and puzzling judgment which could only be based by and for the students of Hope College, Holland, Michigan, under the authority of about the situation is that the rela- on speculation. But those providing the Student Communications Media Committee. Subscription price: $7 per year. tively innocuous incident could have information for Hope's decision- Printed by the Composing Room, Grand Rapids, Michigan. Member, Associated been a full-blown tragedy. Warned makers were men trained for such a Collegiate Press, United States Student Press Association. Office located on ground by the fire marshal that the building purpose. When warned that the floor of Graves Hall. Telephone 392-5111, Extension 2301 and 2285. The opinions was structurally unsafe, Hope's ad- building might be unsafe, the college on this page are not necessarily those of the student body, faculty or administration ministrators seem to have simply administrators should have acted to of Hope College. dodged the issue (and the impending insure, once and for all, that the danger) for nearly five years. Many students' welfare be protected. Editor Mary Houting Columnists Peter Brown, circumstances (mostly financial) ac- The power of the dollar in influ- Associate Editor Gary Gray Bob Van'Voorst, count for this reluctance to act, but encing administrative decisions News Editor Dave DeKok Merlin Whiteman the fact remains that this expediency looms ominous here. We have no Copy Editor Marjorie DeKam Reporters Dick Bloemendaal, could have cost lives. way to determine the motives behind Mark Cook, Editorial Assistant Gordon Tobert Tamara Cooke, So now, after the campus has been the decision to overlook the warn- Business Manager Ned Junor Wayne Daponte, Marcy Darin, shown in the most graphic manner ings. We can only consider the horri- Subscription Manager Stan Busman Annetta Miller, Paul Timmer how dangerous the structure is, the ble consequences which could have Layout Boh Eckert Advertising Manager Joe Courter administration has decided to close resulted from the collapse of a ceil- Cartoonist Dan Dykstra Photographers Tim Siderius, the buflding. We can only decry this ing and trust that the decision was Artist Mike Balabuch Don Lee Davis, Cookie Willems ex post facto approach. Contributing reached in good faith. Typist, proof Mary Claerbout John Jensen t •*.

December 1,1972 Hope College anchor Three

SPONSORED Christ's people BY THE MINISTRY Disciplines of religion OF CHRIST'S

by Bob Van Voorst PEOPLE

The Christian faith on the American college discipline of religion cannot adequately know either campus is in a new era. Interest in and devotion to the history of ideas or the world about him. God are booming; the "Jesus Movement" is sweep- THE CONTENTION THAT one's personal doubt n ing almost every American campus; and courses about the validity of religion is a reason for dealing with religious subjects are crowded as never exemption from the study of religion is not only before. invalid but also smacks of intellectual ignorance. STILL, THE VALIDITY OF the academic study Every serious scholar, whether student or teacher, is of religion is being questioned by not a few faculty under an obligation to learn about all the forces that and students. In some of the more prestigious have shaped the contemporary world and the schools of our nation, the increasing secularization cultures which preceded it. and humanization of modern theology has induced Our own attitude toward the truth or falsehood a questioning of the need for separate departments of any subject is largely irrelevant to the issue of of religion within the university. By abandoning the whether or not it should be studied by us in the historic Christian faith, some theologians may well classroom. I personally disagree with Marxism, but be "putting themselves out of a job;" after all, if it is to my own advantage that I learn as much as theologians themselves claim that God is dead, why possible about it and understand it. The student should the university support a department of who remains ignorant of an issue or discipline he religion to teach and inquire about him? dislikes is condemned to offer ignorant and ineffec- Some students also question the necessity of tive criticism of that issue. studying religion. This is a cry often heard on our THOSE WHO REBEL WHEN required to enroll campus: "Why should I be required to take courses in a given number of religion courses often do so in religion?" Reasons offered to support the con- because they have confused the academic and Hope Christinas Vespers tention behind this question include a personal devotional aspects of religion. It is quite possible to disbelief in the Christian faith, and a conviction that study religion in an intellectual, academic fasion, religion is of no value to one's life. without believing its claims, just as it is possible to TODAY'S COLUMN WILL deal with the disci- study existentialism without being an existentialist. to be performed Sunday plines of religion in terms of the two different ways Still, the fruits of the academic study of religion that religion can be known. The first is an academic can be of inestimable value in everyday Christian A third presentation of the More than 300 students will approach to religion, and the second is a devotional living. More scholarly research has been expended annual Christmas Vespers service participate in the service. Partici- approach. Does the study of religion, especially the on the Bible than on any other single book, and the has been scheduled for this Sun- pating will be the Symphonette, Christian religion, justify itself as an arena of results of this continuing inquiry can deepen the day as all tickets for the 4 and Robert Ritsema, director; the Col- scholarly concern? What is the relationship of the experience of every practitioner of the faith. Yet to 8:30 p.m. services have been dis- lege Chorus, Carroll Lehman, di- disciplines of academic religion and devotional understand the contribution of almost two millenia tributed. rector; and the Chapel Choir, religion? of theology, one must be trained to think like a General chairmen Anthony Robert Cavanaugh, director. It is my contention that the academic, intellec- theologian. Kooiker, professor of music, and The Women's Choir, Anthony tual study of religion should continue to be a The attainment of this critical skill should be the Roger Rietberg, associate profes- Kooiker, director; the Men's necessary and valuable facet of a liberal education. goal of every serious student of religion and the sor of music, have announced that Choir, Roger Rietberg, director; Religion is one of the most ancient activities of object of every session in a religion classroom. When a 2 p.m. service for which no and the Brass Ensemble, Robert mankind. Entire cultures have sprung from a reli- religion as an academic discipline is complemented ticket will be required has been Cecil, director, will also perform. gious vision, and a knowledge of religion in all its by the "laboratory experience" of devotional reli- added. All of the services will be Organists will be senior Judy rich nuances unlocks important doors to the under- gion, the causes of Christian faith, life, and scholar- held in Dimnent Memorial Chapel. Lookenhouse and sophomore Al- standing of people and events of many times and ship can transform the very roots of college and Those holding tickets for the 4 fred Fedak. places. The student who is ignorant of the academic church life. and 8:30 services will be assured a seat until 15 minutes before each ff service. Ticket holders who would Spring semester class prefer to attend the service at 2 "The Connection p.m. should return their tickets to the music office or give them to registration begins Mon. In Concert one of the ushers before the ser- Registration for the spring progress and will continue vice. semester for students currently through Thursday. "We appreciate the interest enrolled will be held from Dec. 4 Registration procedure will be that the people of West Michigan through Dec. 11. the same as in previous years with Wednesday, Dec. 6 have shown in Christmas Vespers A temporary registration office one exception: This year students and hope that these arrangements will be set up in the basement will be required to confirm their 8:00 p.m. will be suitable to all who would corridor of the Physics-Math registration at a mini-registration Winants Auditorium like to attend," said Kooiker and building. Seniors will register first, Jan. 15 and 16 in the Kletz. Rietberg. then juniors, sophomores, and A student will not be com- Compositions to be performed freshmen. A permit to register, pletely registered unless he is pre- will include "Gloria," by Vivaldi, designating a specific registration sent at this mini-registration. FREE ADMISSION "Magnificat," by Palestrina, and time, will be mailed to all students Failure to appear will result in the In Graves Hall traditional carols sung in English, prior to registration. cancellation of the student's regis- French, Polish and German. Program advising is now in tration. Sponsored by the Ministry of Christ's People and the Student Activities Committee A YOUTH FOR CHRIST PRODUCTION ATTRACTIVE WOODEN PLAQUES, PERFECT FOR HOME OR OFFICE. GREAT FOR GIFTS mini-plaquei December Events 99085 These beautiful wooden plaques are the Sponsored By SAC perfect answer to any small gift or home decorating need. Meaningful texts are stamped with gold lettering on the handsome walnut finish. Each Mini-Plaque comes with a special wooden dowel that allows it to stand alone on a table or desk, or the Monday, Dec. 4.. 7:30 p.m. plaques may be easily hung in a group to add charm to any wall in your home. 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Actual Tuesday, December 19 be gracious & size 5 V»" x 8 '/»" A unique and inexpensive gift. tender today, TH0UGHT7ULNESS SHOP 160 8 pm, Holland Civic Center for tomorrow I each Imayhaveto Downtown- Holland BASKETBALL GAME eat them. HOPE COLLEGE FACULTY vs. HOLLAND POLICE DEPT. Four Hope College anchor December 1, 1972

sports highlight Dutch inexperienced

by Merlin Whiteman There is only one word for the said Head Coach Russ DeVette two in Illinois. However, a team f 1972-73 edition of the Flying this week. "Riksen is a better can only improve by playing Dutchmen basketball team: inex- rebounder than Van Pemis, while someone better than itself, e.g. perienced. When the Dutch go up Van Pemis is a better shot." Grand Valley, St. Joseph, Spring against Lake Forest in their home DEVETTE observed two bat- Arbor, Valparaiso, etc. opener tomorrow night, only two tles for starting assignments. "At HOPE SHOULD surprise quite starters from last year's team will forward, Riksen and Van Pemis a few people this season, especial- be on the floor. are battling it out, but Edema and ly the MIAA coaches who picked THE TWO RETURNEES are VanderSlice are not out of it. This them to finish next to last in / seniors Tom Walters and Lee week Riksen and Van Pemis w.ill league play. I personally feel the Brandsma. Walt was Hope's lead- fight for it. Dutch will finish no worse than ing rebounder last year, and aver- "Next week it could be Edema 13-9 on the season. aged eight points a game. Brand- and VanderSlice. However, if the In conference play Hope sma, who saw action only in the team does well and one of them should finish around 7-5, with last half of the season, had the plays well Saturday, he would two losses to Olivet, two wins second highest scoring average on probably stay." against both Adrian and Kalama- the team. "The other battle is at guard. zoo, and splits with Albion, Alma, One of the newcomers to the Harmelink and Van Wieren are and Calvin. Hope starting line-up is Jack Klun- battling Klunder. Any two of the IN THE FOUR years I have der. Klunder is remembered more four guards we have could play, been here, I have never seen a for his antics in pre-game warm- although they do differ in the Hope basketball team beat Calvin. The film "Martin Luther King, Montgomery to Memphis," will be ups than for anything he ever did types of abilities they display." This hardwood holocaust will end presented in Dimnent Memorial Chapel Monday at 7:30 and 10:00 p.m. during a game. However, as it "WE INTEND to play more this year. It is always enjoyable to Admission to the SAC sponsored film is free. stands now, he has beaten out people from the first game on, see Calvin lose a sport in which seniors Dave Harmelink and Tom because we have more depth than they feel superior (and how they Van Wieren in the battle to be in the past." can feel superior at times), such as Brandsma's running mate at Hope is attempting to change soccer or basketball. Children's play, 'Annabelle guard. the tone of its offense this year. Russ DeVette, the dean of THE FORWARD spots will see "We will try to run and press a lot MIAA basketball coaches, should two new faces. One position will this year. We don't have a lot of bring home his 15th winning sea- Broom' will begin Thursday be filled by 6-5 Brian Vriesman, a quickness, but we will try to make son, adding to the 272 career sophomore who averaged 20.3 up for this with team hustle and victories that put him among the Hope's theater department will take them home, to the chagrin of points a game on the freshman balanced scoring. We have sprint- top 25 active NCAA College- present the children's musical the Witches' Union. team last year. The other forward ed a lot at practice, trying to build Division coaches. It should be an Annabelle Broom, the Unhappy Annabelle Broom will be por- spot will be filled by freshman a running attitude." exciting season. Witch beginning next Thursday in trayed by Joann Duvekot, and Mike Riksen of Holland, although HOPE'S MAIN problem will be » • the theater of the DeWitt Cultural George Ralph will play Mabel. another freshman, Dan Van Per- rebounding. DeVette feels the IN THE LAST column, Bruce Center. Other characters include: Stepha- nis, will see action at this spot question will be whether Hope's Martin, this year's gridiron center, Evening performances will be nie Leanza as Lydia, Margaret tomorrow. third man in the front line can was overlooked as a returning staged from Dec. 7-9 and Dec. Rose as Esther, Steve Britton as "Both Riksen and Van Pemis rebound with other players in the lineman. Centers need all the 13-16 beginning at 8 p.m. In Maude, Connie Demos as Judy, had good high school records," league. He feels Walters can go up recognition they can get, because addition, special elementary and Rita Henrickson as Peter. against any center in the league. unfortunately, fans never realize school performances are planned Jerry Bevington and David Uekert Hope has a fairly easy non- the center exists until he makes a for Dec. 8 at 9:45 a.m., Dec. 14 at will serve as narrators for the Ernest Orney league schedule. Last year, Hope bad snap. Martin is a good center, 1 p.m. and Dec. 15 at 1 p.m. audience. broke 90 points five times; three and surprisingly did not make Annabelle Broom is a musical of these games were against Lake honorable mention all-conference. about a witch who wants to be- The play is directed by Assis- of CIA branch tant Professor of Theater Donald Forest or Trinity Christian, teams Speaking of all-conference sur- come bewitchingly beautiful in a Finn. Assistant director and stage Hope will play twice. Lake Forest prises, it was pure robbery that pink dress. Annabelle tints her manager is Kathy Schaub. to speak Tuesday is a one-man team, and Trinity Dave Yeiter did not make all- hair with berries and ties pink Dr. Ernest Orney of the Office Christian can hardly field a col- conference, and a little surprising ribbons on her broomstick in an Admission to evening perfor- of Current Intelligence of the CIA lege, much less a basketball team. that Jim Wojcicki was not voted effort to be fashionable. mances will be $1 for students will be on campus next week to THE GREAT LAKES CoUeges in. In soccer, goalie Bob Luidens The head witches send her on and $2.50 for adults. Admission address the International Rela- Association tournament to be really got nailed when he didn't an assignment to frighten two lost to matinee performances will be tions Club and several political held at the Civic Center Dec. make at least second team all- children, but instead, she is 154 per person and 50(/ per person science classes. 28-30 will pit Hope against three league. charmed by them. She decides to in groups of 20 or more. Orney has been with the CIA teams-Oberlin, DePauw, and for over 20 years and is in charge Wabash-who had a combined rec- An open letter of the Greece, Turkey, and Iran ord of 20-46 last year. Oberlin led desk in the OCI, which is the the trio with a 9-12 mark. overt side of the CIA. The stiffest non-league compe- The OCI analyzes information tition will come from Principia, Hanoi hospital drive begun collected by the clandestine opera- Concordia, and Aquinas. Consid- tions of the CIA and passes it on ering the inexperience of the (The following is reprinted from human flesh and internal organs, Asia, and Latin America. This to the President. team, it is probably good the first a pamphlet published by the spon- causing untold pain and internal initiative can be achieved only by Orney will speak to the IRC part of the schedule is relatively sors of the Nguyen Van Troi Chil- damage. Vietnamese medical the efforts of all forces, of all Tuesday at 7 p.m. easy, all home games except for dren's Hospital.) teams painstakingly try to remove political, philosophical and reli- The World Federation of as many pellets as possible. Know- gious trends, of all those who Democratic Youth, representing ing this, the U.S. government now want to contribute to peace and over 200 million youth around uses hard plastic pellets, which justice. the world, has initiated a cam- cannot be detected with X-ray We, the people and youth of paign for the construction of a machines. the U.S., call for the unity of all USED BOOKS modern pediatrics hospital in Since the resumption of the forces for the collection of Hanoi. Worldwide, a goal of bombings more than 1,500 $50,000 towards the building of $500,000 has been set. The hospi- schools have been destroyed, as The Nguyen Van Troi Children's tal is named after Nguyen Van well as 600 dikes, 895 churches, Hospital. By the action of each Troi, the heroic Vietnamese elec- and 600 hospitals and medical and all, by the contribution large trical worker, liberation fighter, centers. or small of each organization and BUY BACK and martyr who was shot down in The building of a specialized individual, we feel sure that this the streets of Saigon in 1964. children's hospital with modern end will be attained. As Americans, we feel we owe pediatric equipment is a demon- We urge the support of all DEC. 8 TO DEC. 22 the Vietnamese and Indochinese stration of life against death, a Hope College organizations and people a great deal in material conscious protest against this foul individuals-students, faculty and AT YOUR support for the untold murder war, a symbol of the staunch will administrators-for this effort. and destruction that has been of youth who cherish peace, free- People will be located in the Kletz inflicted upon them in our name. dom, and justice, a concrete act of and the cafeterias to accept con- That is why, in a spirit of solidari- solidarity in support of the just tributions. ty we are launching a Campaign cause of Vietnam. Peace and Justice for the Peo- HOPE GENEVA for the Building of the Nguyen The fulfillment of such a pro- ple of the Third World. Van Troi Children's Hospital in ject will be the result of the work Hanoi. of millions of youth all over the Connie Demos, Dave Holstrom, BOOKSTORE Children are the first victims of world, from Europe, Africa and Neal Freedman the war. They are the victims of mass B-52 bombings which de- stroy their kindergartens, nurs- Women's volleyball ON MOST HARDCOVERS eries, hospitals, schools. They are 60% wounded and mutilated by napalm bombs and poisoned by off to winning season chemical defoliants used by the ON MOST PAPERBACKS U.S. government. These chemicals Both the JV and varsity Our northern nemesis not with- are now causing new born chil- women's volleyball teams are off standing, the Dutch have per- 50% dren to suffer from mental and to heady starts this fall. Going formed admirably, whipping physical genetic mutations. Life into the last week and a half of a Muskegon (15-13, 15-12), Taylor short season, the junior varsity WHEN USED NEXT SEMESTER expectancy in Vietnam is approxi- (5-15, 15-12, 15-6), and con- mately 35 years. Infant mortality holds a 5-3 record with the varsity ference foes Alma (15-6, 15-12), is about 255 per 1000 births. Half a step ahead at 6-2. Kalamazoo (15-1, 15-12), and of the children die before reaching Olivet (15-4, 15-6). The JV's have Sell DEC. 8 TO DEC. 22 the age of five. Grand Valley is once again the managed victories against all thorn in the side of the Dutch opponents except Alma and Those that survive face a vast women, beating the JV's twice GVSC. array of U.S. anti-personnel and dealing the varsity their only The results of the big tests are DO NOT WAIT UNTIL bombs. These bombs are not de- losses. In the opening match of yet to come, though, as last.night signed for military targets, but the season the Laker JV's netted a the Hope women traveled to solely for the purpose of killing 15-4, 15-8 victory while the var- Grand Rapids to tangle with SEMESTER STARTS people. When exploded, thou- sity trounced Hope's varsity 15-6, Calvin and Grand Rapids Junior sands of tiny pellets tear through 15-10. College.