The Anchor, Volume 72, Number 19: March 18, 1960
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Hope College Hope College Digital Commons The Anchor: 1960 The Anchor: 1960-1969 3-18-1960 The Anchor, Volume 72, Number 19: March 18, 1960 Hope College Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.hope.edu/anchor_1960 Part of the Library and Information Science Commons Recommended Citation Repository citation: Hope College, "The Anchor, Volume 72, Number 19: March 18, 1960" (1960). The Anchor: 1960. Paper 9. https://digitalcommons.hope.edu/anchor_1960/9 Published in: The Anchor, Volume 72, Issue 19, March 18, 1960. Copyright © 1960 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: 1960 by an authorized administrator of Hope College Digital Commons. For more information, please contact [email protected]. March 18, 1960 HOPE COLLEGE ANCHOR Page 1 HOP IT S GIVE ALL Edinburgh Recieive • m. Student • '' National v Paper Says: • • '^\ Support 'American students Emily Two Hopeites are undertak- Hradec from Cicero, Illinois, ing a big venture. They are and Diane Roskamp from literally canvasing the distance Waterloo, Iowa, plan to walk between Edinburgh and Lon- the 373 miles to London during don for funds to aid the World their Easter vacation to gain Refugee Year foundation. iv. support for World Refugee Enthusiastic support has come Year. They will leave Edin- from the 'Student', Edinburgh burgh on Saturday, March 19th, University newspaper, the stu- with only a day's rest after dent body, and the Edinburgh Emily's inter-honours psychol- and London presses. A fund ogy exam. "At the moment," has been started with a dona- she said, "we cannot do any tion from a butler in an Argyll studying for thinking about the castle, a hostel of the Univer- journey." mmmt sity, and a bank account op- 'They hope to reach London * ened. on Saturday, April 2, which An interested firm has offered means that they will have to the girls a car at a 20% dis- cover about thirty miles of wind- swept terrain a day. Not bad count to accompany them. A going for two girls who aren't 'Dr. Scholl's foot kit and 'Lotus' acustomed to marathon walk- shoes have been donated. % i ing. Mr. Billy Butkin, whose name 'They are quite determined to is associated with the marathon go ahead with their plan no walk from John Groats to Land- matter what the weather. Here send, has wished the girls the are two people at least who are best of luck. not going to let any rail strike The American counsul has interfere with their travels. planned a send-off coffee for 'Asked how much they thought Em and Di to show their co- they would be able to raise in "With all beings and all fhings we shall be as relatives." From "Family of Man" operation. The chancellor of aid of refugees, both said simul- the University as well as many taneously: "The sky's the limit." other dignitaries will be among 'With the help of the Edin- Girls Engage In Thorough Training the crowd to bid the girls a burgh World Refugee Year Em and Di are approaching prosperous journey. Students of Committee and the backing of their walk in all seriousness. the University living in the vi- "The Student," they hope to get This is to be no hap-hazard cinity of the Walk will open people to finance their journey affair, but a whole-hearted at- their homes to the girls to help to the tune of a penny a mile— tempt to aid in alleviating the cut expenses and promote the that is, for the total distance, plight of refugees around the drive. approximately thirty shillings world. Em and Di are grateful for per contributor — if you are an In consideration of the tre- all this support from the Eng- ardent Nationalist, the least you mendous amount of time and lish press and people. They could do is to pay the girls' way effort that the two have placed would appreciate having some- to the Border—a mere five bob. in this project, we wish them one back home stand behind 'Asked last night by our re- the best of luck, knowing that them as they embark on this porter why they were giving up they will do everything in their worthwhile venture. How about power to achieve success. their Easter vac to do this, it Hope? Emily said: "We were so im- pressed by the Refugee paper 'Appeal' and by the exhibition of photographs and drawings Em and Di on one of their trial runs. .EDINBURGH According to word received by 'Bitter Heritage' that we felt day and are supposedly getting LflUDER that we should try to do some- the Anchor a few days ago, Em them in shape for the real thing to assist refugees. I sup- Hradec and Di Roskamp are thing. EDBUWtH |« pose partly because we felt going through a rigid training In addition to these daily / guilty at having previously program in preparation for their walks, Em and Di have been WEST WOODBURM complained about small things "Refugee Walk" to London. undergoing a stenuous circuit Every day the girls take so- like not having our eggs fried training program. C0R6RlDCr the way we like them, when called "practice walks" in the According to the girls, this some of these poor people have vicinity of Edinburgh. These circuit training is the Scottish nothing at all.' walks average several miles per version of an obstacle course. The object of this circuit is to SCOTCH CORNER cover the course three times, doing various tasks a set num- ber of times —all this in as BOROUGH BRIO&E short a time as possible. Various phases of this pro- r FORD gram include jumping rope, chinning one's self, weight lift- ing, and running up inclined ncrstlr planes. With as rigid a training pro- UXFORD gram as this, it is evident that For the benefit of RflNTHflM World Refugee Year, the TOTPL ANCHOR has opened an WILftGZ flnFORB account in the Col- lege Business Office. All organizations and indi- ST. NEOTS viduals wishing to make a contribution to this fund, please use this ac- STEVENRCrE count. The total sum re- ceived will be sent to The World Refugee com- mittee in Edinburgh from the students of Hope College. Don't let Em and Dee do it alone! "Nothing is real to us but hunger." From "Family of Man" The girls route from Edinburgh to London. J .3 HOPE COLLEGE ANCHOR Page Two Hope College — Holland, Michigan LXXII—19 Delphi, Fraternal Win Sing Preview Tour Kappa Eta Nu, was accompan- singing "Splish Splash" and Symphonette ied by Dave Wilkin. "This Old House." The groups Sigma Iota Beta, the Sibyl- were directed by Virginia Hoe- Concert line sorority, sang acapella zie and Bruce Hoffman respec- "Greensleeves" and were led by tively. Sunday Evalyn Carter. Announcement of the win- A concert by the Hope Col- ning sororities: Second Place, They were followed by Phi lege Symphonette, under the Tau Nu, the Emersonians with Sibylline, First Place, Delta direction of Dr. Morrette Rider, Greg Bryson leading the "Sev- Phi. will be presented this Sunday enty-Six Trombones". The winning fraternities: afternoon at 4:00 in the chapel. Sigma Sigma, the last of the Second Place, Arcadian Fra- This select instrumental group societies to be judged, sang a ternity, First Place, Fraternal of approximately thirty music- classical tune, "Humoresque". Society. The Sing for 1960, ex- ians will perform a interesting Then, while judges, Mr. Al- cept for the refreshments and and varied program. bert Imeta, Mr. James DeJorge congratulations, was over as The selections for the concert and Mr. Weaver, all from Grand Edna Hollander accompanying, range from Mozart's "Abduc- Rapids, cast their ballots, the Dan Ritsema leading, the aud- tion Overture" to a folk type Members of the Fraternal Society pose after winning the sing. They sung audience were entertained by ience sang the Alma Mater. number by McKay entitled "Laura" which Dan Ritsema arranged. Pix—Vande Vusse the "Hope-ives", college wives Records will soon be on sale "Variance on a Texas Tune". The time was 8 p.m. Each Alpha Sigma Alpha No. 1 singing "Tis Sing Time" and for all to recall the hard work, One of Bach's most famous respective sorority and fratern- sang "One Little Candle". "College Wives" and the Dur- efforts and high grade of per- chorales-preludes, "Sheep May Safely Graze", and three parts ity had filed in and was ex- Phi Kappa Alpha, the Cos- fee waiters with their realistic fection that went into the Sing from a suite by Christoph pectantly and tensely waiting mopolitans, were next, with slam on Slater's Food Service, for 1960. Gluck will be the representa- its turn. their "Blue Tail Fly". The lights dimmed and Wally tive pieces from the Baroque Marcia R. Meengs and Alpha period. Van Buran, one of the m.c's Sigma Alpha No. 2 presented Turning to the very contem- stepped out onto the stage. their number, "May You Al- porary composer, Hovhanness, After a few opening jokes and ways." historical comments, the Sing the symphonette will play his The Delphis and Edna Hol- of 1960 commenced. two year old work "Prayer to lander presented acapella the First on the program was St. Gregory". This number fea- old spiritual, "Were You There." Dorian sorority. Kappa Beta tures a trumpet solo by Mel Phi. "Laura", was the Fraternal Ver Steeg. Adina Yonan, the female m.c.