Hope College Hope College Digital Commons The Anchor: 1969 The Anchor: 1960-1969 3-14-1969 The Anchor, Volume 81.19: March 14, 1969 Hope College Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.hope.edu/anchor_1969 Part of the Library and Information Science Commons Recommended Citation Repository citation: Hope College, "The Anchor, Volume 81.19: March 14, 1969" (1969). The Anchor: 1969. Paper 6. https://digitalcommons.hope.edu/anchor_1969/6 Published in: The Anchor, Volume 81, Issue 19, March 14, 1969. Copyright © 1969 Hope College, Holland, Michigan. This News Article is brought to you for free and open access by the The Anchor: 1960-1969 at Hope College Digital Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in The Anchor: 1969 by an authorized administrator of Hope College Digital Commons. For more information, please contact [email protected]. MSU President Hannah Appointed Hope Trustee J6hn A. Hannah, President of PRESIDENT VanderWerf said Michigan State University and that Dr. Hannah was "interested administrator-designate of the fed- in keeping in touch with the ed- eral government's Agency for In- ucation scene" and expected his ternational Development, has ac- "vast experience in education" to cepted one of the 26 seats on the be very valuable on the Hope Hope College Board of Trustees. Board. A NATIVE OF Grand Rapids, The President noted that the Dr. Hannah has served as the election of Dr. Hannah was part 12th president of Michigan State of a trend to bring "experts" to University since 1941. His re- serve on the Board of Trustees. signation as president at MSU is contingent upon Senate con- Other recently elected members firmation of his appointment to of the Board of Trustees include OPE COLLEGE the position with the Agency for Robert Haack, President of the International Development. New York Stock Exchange; fin- Dr. Hannah has guided the ancer Howard R. Sluyter of Dal- growth of MSU from its status las, Texas; industrialist Richard as a relatively small state college A. De Witt of Holland, Mich.; in 194 1, with 6,356 students, to and architect John Dinkeloo of its rank among the leading uni- Hamden, Conn. versities in the nation with 39,949 students on the Fast Lansing cam- or pus for fall term 1968. OLLAND, MICHIGAN He served for two years by ap- pointment of President Truman on the International Development Advisory Board, which formu- lated policy for the Point P'our 81st ANNIVERSARY - 19 Hope College, Holland. Michigan 49423 March 14, 1969 Program of technical and econo- mic aid to the underdeveloped areas of the world. Recognition Sought Under President Eisenhower he served as Assistant Secretary of Defense (manpower and person- nel). NDL Request Sent to CLE IN 1957, PRESIDENT Eisen- hower appointed him Chairman of the U.S. Commission on Civil By Candy M arr DANIEL GEORGES, on behalf internal structure of a campus or- Rights, and he was reappointed anchor Reporter of the NDL, presented the com- ganization (its by-laws, constitu- by President Kennedy in 1961. mittee with a list of the group's tion, etc.) is solely the responsi- He continued as chairman under The request of the New Demo- specific objections to the SLC pol- bility of its constituency." They Presidents Johnson and Nixon cratic Left for recognition by the icy. Regarding the statement con- want "freedom to speak our will" until February 22, 1969. Extra-curricular Activities Com- cerning organizational size, they and to make thecollegecommuni- President Calvin A. VanderWerf mittee has been referred to the argued that the merit of an orga- ty more aware of what is happen- noted that Dr. Hannah has "al- Campus Life Board without spe- nization must be judged "by the ing. ways been very interested in the DR, JOHN A. HANNAH cific recommendation regarding nature of its activities, functions " I came seeking approval under private colleges in the state." approval. and goals" and not by the num- a more sensitive extra-curricular MEETING FOR nearly two ber of members it has. policy," Georges said. hours last Friday morning, the They found merit, he said, in Georges also cited some of the FAC made the following state- the section concerning aims and group's activities this year in an Hope Granted Additional ment: purposes, but felt that, in failing effort to explain their purpose. "Under the present policy we to recognize differences in belief, These include a sociological sur- cannot accept this organization— "whether they be theistic or athe- vey of Mexican-American employ- Federal Aid for SCSC as the requirements, as stated in istic," the policy discriminates and ment and dropout rates in Hol- this policy, have not been met limits the type of group that can land, an investigation of student The federal government has ap- of Park Ridge, 111., which is de- (i.e. faculty advisor, submitting organize on campus. movements in other nations, an proved a supplemental grant of signing the structures, has twice constitution, etc.). We recommend GEORGES ARGUED THAT investigation of the 2100 Chapel $79,177 for the construction of gone past deadlines for submit- a review by the Campus Life the requiring of a faculty advisor plan and the hiring and firing ot the De Witt Cultural Center and ting the plans. The designs were Board at the request of NDL." means the presence of an unneces- faculty, and work on teacher eval- an addition to the music build- originally promised for last No- FAC Chairman Phil Rauwer- sary authority figure and would uation scales. ing. vember. dink explained that the function tend to inhibit the free discussion THE SUPPLEMENTAL grant The delay by the architect and of the committee is to act upon of student-faculty relations which GEORGES SAID HE felt the was announced Friday by U.S. the amount of time expended in requests by organizations for rec- is one of the group's major con- Extra-curricular Activities Com- Senator Robert Griffin in a tele- obtaining sufficient contributions ognition and that the only tool cerns. mittee gave very little thought to gram to President Calvin A. Van- for the buildings consumed so they have to work with is the The statements of the policy re- its decision. He spoke on behalf derWerf. much time that rising construction 1966 Student Life Committee pol- garding regulation and discipline of the NDL, trying to present The grant was made possible costs necessitated additional icy. The NDL was rejected for this of approved organizations, the some general directives from the under Title I of the Higher Edu- government funds. reason. NDL contests, have merit insofar group. "And this wasn't what the cation Facilities Act of 1963 for The supplemental grant is thus HE STATED, however, that as it is "conducive to civil re- committee wanted to hear," he construction of academic facilities, added to previous Title I grants they had the right to go before the sponsibility. However, it is our said. "They were unwilling to according to Assistant Director of totaling $498,587 for the two Campus Life Board where a belief that an organization has the listen to our position." Development Lee Wenke. structures. change in the policy could be right to function, so long as it does "Truth can defend itself if given Final drawings for the com- made. The FAC'shands weretied, not engage in slanderous and/or a chance," Georges said. The bined projects, estimated to cost The drive for a student center he said, because they could make criminal acts," Georges noted. NDL is attempting "to establish approximately $2,425,000, are at Hope dates back to October, no changes, only recommenda- a state of objective inquiry." The promised to the College by March 1964, when students demon- tions. CONCERNING REGISTRA- committee, he felt, was unaware 15. strated for a cultural-social struc- Mr. Rauwerdink noted that TION of constitutions and by- THE ARCHITECTURAL firm ture on the front lawn of President study had been given to the pol- laws, the group argued that "the (Continued on page 6) of Charles E. Stade and Associates VanderWerf. icy in hopes of achieving a more realistic statement of criteria for organizational recognition. Plays Two Weekends Hopefully, he said, the problems can be ironed out over the sum- mer. "We never expected this," he added, referring to the NDL challenge, "and now we have to 'Sign of Jonah' To Be Presented Here cope with it." Guenter Rutenborn's one-act senting the Gospel in a different IFC To Submit play, "The Sign of Jonah," will light. Its source is the book of be presented today, tomorrow, Revelation. Written shortly after Revised Parietal next Friday and next Saturday World War II, it refers to figures at 8 p.m. in Snow Auditorium. in Nazi Germany as well as to Hours Proposal The third production of the Biblical characters. theatre department this year, the The current proposal con- play is directed by George Ralph OTHER MEMBERS of the cast cerning parietal hours was with- of the theatre faculty. Assistant are Robert Kieft, Dave Crothers, drawn last Friday from the Stu- professor of art Keith Achepohl Ken Kulhawy, Diane Parker, dent Conduct Committee by com- is the art designer. Dean Howd, Bill DeGraaf mittee member Ron Hook with the THE ACTION of the play arises and Dick Patmos. understanding that the Inter-Fra- from the attempted murder of Sha- The set, designed by Mr. Ache- ternity Council will soon submit drach, Meshach and Abednego pohl, is an unusual feature of a similar proposal. in Babylon on order from King the play. Behind the actors is a The first parietal hours propos- Nebuchadnezzar.