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The Voice, September 1955

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This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the University Publications at Digital Collections @ Dordt. It has been accepted for inclusion in The Voice Archive by an authorized administrator of Digital Collections @ Dordt. For more information, please contact [email protected]. MIDWEST Published CHRISTIAN by the .IUNIOl:i: COLLEGE The Voice Executive Board September 1955 JUNIOR COLLEGE OPENS Our Dedicatory Offering REGISTRATION SEPTEMBER We are very thankful for the wonderful dedicatory offer- 12 AND 13 ing we have received. We recorded the names and addresses History will be made in the Mid- west, September 14, when the Junior of all who sent an offering with the specific purpose of send- College will open its doors for class ing a personal thank-you to each. However, this became hum- work;. This ~i~l be the beginning of higher Christian education in the anly impossible to fulfil. As of today the offering is over tri-state area for the Christian Re- $3000 and the letters are still coming in. This means that the formed Church. We expect 'students from Nebraska, South Dakota, Min- average offering amounted to $6 per letter. Letters were re- nesota, Wisconsin, and Iowa. Local ceived from people living as far away as California, Arizona, students are asked to register in the mornmg of and those Georgia, Colorado, Maryland, Indiana, and Michigan. The bulk from long distances, . of the mail, of course, came from the tri-state area. Many Cur room and board committee will be at the college in the afternoon of envelopes contained letters expressing their hopes and prayers September 13 to help students with for our Junior College. May we consider this note of public boarding places. acknowledgment, as a personal thank-you to all, who donated Tuition. Tuition will be determined on the so generously? If perchance some have forgotten about our basis of the zone in which a student dedicatory offering, it isn't too late to send it now. resides. The following zones have been established: Rev. C. Van Schouwen Zone 1. Extends up to ten miles from the college campus. For stud- ents residing within this zone the tuition is $140 per semester. Fa; two st~d~nts ~rom one family, residing Dedicatory Services It is very evident that the builders within this one, the tuition for each were not only anxious to fulfill every is $120 per semester. Our deicatory service was a won- detail of their contract, but they Zone 2. Extends up to 300 miles derful inspiration to all who attend- also were deeply concerned about from the college campus. For stud- ed. According to a conservative esti- the cause itself. They did more than ents residing within this zone the mate 1600 people were present. We what the contract stipulated! The tuition is $125 per semester. Fa; two met Junior College friends from board takes this opportunity to thank ~tude~ts from one. family, residing Kanawha, Pease, Bunde, Prinsburg, them for the wonderful building they in this one, the tuition is $105 per and the Dakota area. constructed. semester. Dr. William Spoelhof based his ---'v--- Zone 3. Extends up to 1000 miles remarks on 2 Cor-in. 3:11, "For other THE BUILDING COMMITTEE from Sioux Center. For students foundation can no man lay than residing within this one the tuition that which is laid, which is Jesus The members of our building com- mittee were: Henry Christians, Eg- is $95 per semester. F~r two stud- Christ." May the Lord our God ents from one family residing in this give us, as members of the board, bert Meyer, Richard Rozeboom, and Rev. H. Van Deelen. The members zone, the tuition for each is $75 per the faculty, and the constttu- semester. ency of the Junior College, the grace of this committee gave countless to fulfill the responsibilities, as in- hours of their time and effort gratis. Zone 4. Extends over 1000 miles dicated in this address. The vast They worked unobtusely behind the from Sioux Center. For students audience was an inspiration in itself. scenes. And yet it is due to their residing within this zone, the tuition In response to Dr. Spoelhof's ad- efforts that our goal was reached. IS $60 per semester. This is the min- dress, the audience sang, "God a1 zijn We thank them for their unstinted imum tuition. waarheid nimmer krenken; Maar efforts and their devotion to their Dur-ing the first year, a straight eeuwig zijn verbond gedenken , Zijn task. tuifion schedule will be followed woord wort altoos trouw volbragt. ---v"--- Higher tuition rates will not b~ Tot in het duizendste geslacht. t'Ver- OUR CONSTITUENCY charged for students belonging to bond met Abraham ztjn vrind, be- denominations other than the Chr-is- vestigt Hi] van kind tot kind." Without money the building could tian Reformed Church. Rental charge not be constructed. Large sums of Everybody went home elated, and for lockers IS included in the tuition money have been freely given by thankful. Twenty-five percent of the tuitio~ ---v--- many people throughout the Mid- must be paid at registration. Our DE STIGTER BROTHERS west. Our property is worth over a lockers, however, will arrive around hundred-thousand dollars. The mor-t- the first of October. All text-books Our building is completed. The gage on the building will be compar- can be purchased at the book-store keys were given to the chairman of atively smal l. A detailed financial A sufficient number of boarding the board at our dedicatory service. report will appear in the next issue places are available for out-of-town As we go through the halls and the of The Voice. Many thanks to you students. various class rooms, we cannot but all for your generosity and the sup- feel, "here is a job par excellence." port extended to our Junior College. (continued on page 3) , Page 2 THE VOICE September 1855 , I such tuition from parents, the par- tern . .. By a very conservative Editorial • • ochial status of Calvin is violated? estimate we need no less than 250 Shall we say, since Calvin receives (This should be 350. C.V.S.) adequate- $350,000 from the parents of our ly trained new teachers every year. students, Calvin is not a church This means at least twice as many THE POINT AT ISSUE school? Of course not? Why then as Calvin is training for service." do we make such inferences when We do not have the space to quote Non sequitur is a latin term and the situation is reversed? The Mid- the entire letter, but the contents means: it does not follow. Non se- west Christian Junior College is a r'er tam.ly is much cause for grave quitur is a fallacy committed when- parental school. Parents establish- concern. ever the conclusion is not a necessary ed the school, paid for it, govern it, February 14, 1955, another letter consequence of the premises. Oppon- and pay the tuition. If the college by the National Union was addressed ents of church quotas say, "It is the now receives partial support through to our consistories, involving a plan duty of the parents to train their quotas, have we the right to say for the consistories to help meet the children. Church quotas implies that such support violates the prin- teacher shortage. This plan suggests church controle and the training of ciple of parental schools. Of course a recruiting committee from the con- the children by the church. There- not. sistory to solicit young people from fore any form of quota support is The nature of a school is deter- their churches for the teaching pro- scripturally wrong," We believe mined by the group that governs it. fession. It furthermore suggests that this conclusion does not follow Calvin College is governed by the scholarships to be given by the con- from the premises. church. Since Calvin College is own- sistory to those that will prepare In our experience we find that op- d and governed by the church, it for the teaching profession. During ponents of church quotas for insti- i a church school, even though par- the month of July, the National tu ions of education will quote at long ents ntribute $350,000 annually by Union sent a letter to all teachers length many authorities to prove th~t way of tuition. The Midwest Chris- and leaders of the Christian School it is the work of the parents to tr-ain tian Junior College is owned and movement, containing a detailed their children and not of the church. governed by parents through their plan for consistories to follow in However, this is not the point at duly elected representatives. And helping to relieve the teacher short- issue. We are all committed to this even though the church may con- age. Consistories are urged to con- principle. The point that should be tribute to the college, either through tribute $300 per year towards a schol- proved is assumed. In what way offerings or quotas, it remains a arship fund to support prospective do church quotas violate the princi- parental school. Consequently, we teachers. ple of parental responsibility? I have cannot see why quotas violate the "Ve agree with the 'National Union never heard or read of any proof to principle of parental responsibility. that consistories should take an ac- sustain this position. In fact, we believe, that church quo- tive part in helping to solve this If church quotas is an invasion up- tas accentuate the principle of par- vexing problem. We, also like the on parental responsibility, then ental schools. Why? scholarship plan in helping prospec- church offerings for such institutions It certainly is the duty of the tive teachers to get a good training do the same. Unless, of course, it church to help its constituency to be- for their work. However, for con- can be proven that there is an essen- come better children of God and to sistories here in the Midwest, we tial difference betwen quotas and grow in the knowledge and the grace believe that most effective aid can offerings. Both come from the of the Lord J esus. As a denomina- be rendered in solving this problem, church and both are used to support tion we believe that our Christian is by giving wholehearted support the school. Why is one permissable schdols are fundamental to the spir- to our Junior College. About 85% and the other not? Why is the one itual well-being of our people. It of our prospective students will take right and the other wrong? Do quo- is also for that reason that our normal training. If we can put tas perhaps change the nature of the church order uses very emphatic about thirty Junior College graduates school from private to parochial and language, when it states, that con- into our school system annually, we offerings do not? If so, how? It sistories shall see to it that there (continued on page 3) certainly cannot be said that quotas are good Christian Schools in which represent involuntary giving and the parents have their children in------offerings voluntary, for all giving structed according to the demands of by the people of God is voluntary. the covenant. The local church Letters Received This brings us to the very heart of realizing that the establisment of the problem. What factors determine such schools often imposes a finan- Many people included letters with whether a school is public, parochial, cial burden upon , the parents, there- their dedicatory offering. We print or parental? Are the dfference to fore decides to help these people to part of one recived from Prinsburg, be sought in the financial sources realize their God-given responsibility Minnesota. that maintain these schools, or is in the training of their children. This "How nice it is to have a Christian the difference to be found in the help to be effective and reliable must Junior College not too far from groups that govern these schools. We not be uncertain but constant. Quota home. We are both getting older. think it is the latter. Opponents of support involves effective support All the children are married; but we quotas seem to imply that the dif- by the church in helping parents to have a nice bunch of grandchildren. ferences are to be found in the sourc- realize their covenant responsibility Our wish and prayer is that there es of financial support. If the school in seeking the spiritual advancement may be one or more who will go to is supported by quotas, the school is of its members. And this is cer- our Junior College. May the Lord's parochial; if it receives church offer- tainly the work of the church. blessing rest upon our school, the ings it remains parental.. This type C. Van Sohouwen teachers, scholars, and the work. En- of reasoning, in our opinion, is a ---V"~-- dosed $10. May God bless this lit- non-sequitur. It does not follow. The National Union and tle donation and everybody, who is It remains to be proven. willing to work for the Lord while During 1954, Calvin College re- The Junior College it is day." ceived $450,000 through church q!10- Such letters reveal the faith and tas and about $350,000 from tuition. The National Union of Christian vision of our fathers. They inspire Tuition, of course, comes from the Schools has sent several letters to all to redouble our efforts in realizmg parents of our students. Shall we consistories, appealing for moral and the goals for which the Junior Col- now say, inview of the fact that Cal- financial aid in helping to solve the lege was established. Although it is vin is a church school, it has no teacher shortage problem. The first humanly impossible for us to answer right to receive money from the letter to the consistories-dated Jan- all these letters, we do thank you parents of the students for its sup- uary 3-states, "A crisis of major -nost sincerely for the sentiments port? Shall we say that receiving proportions threatens our school sys- that you hazve expressed. Page 3 THE VOICE September 1955

THE NATIONAL UNION AND are in constant communication with Voice, if any society having made THE JUNIOR COLLEGE State officials, concerning this mat- a contribution was not listed, we ter. We have every reason to e'x- would appreciate information to that (continued from page 2) peet accreditation the second year effect from the society. We would will not only solve our teacher short- and this will then be retroactive to like to have a complete record of age problem here in the Midwest, the first. However, we have receiv- all donations received from our but we will also provide our schools ed assurances from several colleges church societies. We appreciate most with fully qualified instructors. And, accrediated by the North Central sincerely the very fine support that Association, stating that they will be we have received from them. In view 2.3 soon as other sections of our de- nomination do likewise, the entire very happy to receive our students, (Continued on Page Four) problem will be solved for the entire even though our school is not accred- ited. Consequently, the question of uenommation. accreditation should not deter anyone In reading over these letters from Pipestone the National Union, we wonder why from attending our school. Calvin College only is mentioned in ---v--- Holland. Minn. -25000 connection with the scholarships Gifts Received that are to be given by the various Hawarden consistories. Does this imply that a Execu tive desk and chair, by the - 24000 student from the Pella district, for Fikse fami ly, Hills, Minnesota. Mountain Lake In response to our request for example, wishing to attend our Jun- - 22000 ior College, would not be eligible Bible Wall Maps, Mr. Maurice Nij- Hospers for such a scholarship? Does the meyer of Sorth Holland, Illinois, will National Union expect consistories donate $150 to purchase them. Bigelow -21000 in the very environs of the Junior We have received a two volume ...dictionary set from the town council HarUey College to give $300 for prospective -20000 teachers in their church and then to of Sioux Center in memory of Mrs. send them 700 miles away to Calvin, E. J. Kosters. Ocheyedan when the Junior College is right Mr. and Mrs. Henry Ter Wee of -19000 next door? Why is it that the Na- Inwood, Iowa, presented a volumn of Le Mars J. Gresham Machen, a biographical tional Union never mentions the -18000 Midwest Christian Junior College memoir written by Dr. Ned B. Stone- Harrison whenever it proposes solutions for house, for the library. the teacher shortage problem? Where We thank these people for their Rock Rapids -17000 does our Junior College fit in the very fine gifts and they will be in- Teacher Recruitment Plan of the dispensable assets to our college. Sibley -16000 National Union? We wonder. It is We would like to have some one only by working together in a spirit provide the hymnals for our chapel Orange City II of unity and mutual respect that we services. The board decided to use -15000 will lick the shortage problem. the Christian Hymnal. About fifty Orange City I C. Van Sohouwen are needed. We could also use a -13596 ---'v--- large Bible for our chapel service. Dedicatory Offering The school also needs a film pro- 3.036.00 JUNIOR COLLEGE OPENS --13000 SEPTEMBER 14 jector for our visual aid department. Leota (continued from page 1) Perhaps some good friend of our Junior College would be willing to Edgerton Bethel -12000 Courses help us out. Mr. A. C. Hartog of the Edgerton Edgerton I Our curricula offers three courses: _10650 Pre-seminary, General College, and Piano Company has 'already provid- Normal. Only freshmen courses ed us with an excellent piano, in Colion 420.00 will be given the first year. If you fine condition, and suitable for con- $9.543.73 have not made any definite commit- cert use. He now' writes, "Should Sheldon 537.50 you need a second piano for another ments pertaining to your college at- 9000 tendance, it is still not too late to part of the college, we shall furnish Austinville 51.46 register at our school. A small col- one extra." We gratefully accepted lege may have certain disadvantages, the offer and both pianos have been Sioux Falls 52.60 8000 but there are many other advantages, delivered. Many thanks, Mr. Hartog. ______---v--- Doon 175.67 which are of utmost importance. The 7000 individualization of education, for "Ohurch Societies instance, can properly be administer- Ireton 771 ed. All the students will have op- We continue the list of societies 6000 portunities to participate in extra- which have contributed to our Junior Rock VaUey 2150 College. In the last issue we listed curricular activities. Above all, our 5000 college will be a Christian college, 59 societies and their donations. Worthington 700 rooted in the fundamental principles 60. Ladies Aid, Sioux Falls of God's revelation through Jesus Christian Ref. Church $25,00 Hills 778 4000 Christ. And this alone is worth in- We understand that several socie- Hull 1850 finitely more than all the academic ties have not received recognition in 3000 luxuries offered by well established The Voice for contributions made to Calv. R.V 203 state institutions, which .do not reck- the Junior College. The fault is not on with the Word of God. Conse- 2000 to be 'ascribed to The Voice. Some Inwood 207.65 quently, among the many institutions societies give their contributions for of education in our land, the Midwest 1000 the Junior College to the treasurer Chandler 164 Christian Junior College, stands of their church, who in turn sends it supreme. This is a factor, that all with other contributions of the church Lebanon 1100 o Christians should reckon with in to the Classical treasurer. And fin- choosing a college for higher learn- ally the treasurer of the Classis sends Sanborn 1400 ing. it to the treasurer of the college. In Accreditation the process the contribution loses its No college receives accreditation identity. during its first year of operation. We We stated in the first issue of The SECOND DRIVE Page 4 THE VOICE September 1955 Charter Members Sid Bouma CHURCH SOCIETIES Jerry Brink (continued from page 3) Marion Brink In the incipient stages of organization, a Gerrit Broekhuis of the fact that a new fis- decision was made by the Board of the Mid- Mrs. Gerrit Broekhuis cal year is at hand, we Louis Christoffers hope that our college will west Christian Junior College to publish the Lester J. De Boer again be placed on their names of all the charter members of our col- Mrs. Lester J. De Boer disbursement list. H. J. De Groot Our library has a very lege. In harmony with this decision we begin Mrs. H. J. De Groot fine start. Before the publication of our charter members in this John L. De Groot, Jr. school year is well on the Gerrf.t C. Dr-ooger , Sr. way, we will have about issue of The Voice. Adrian J. Ekdom 1000 books in our library. Mrs. Adrian J. Ekdom A fully established Junior BEMIS. SO. DAK. CORSICA. SO. DAK. Ted Hanenburg College has about 5600 Rev. J. A. Hoeksema volumns. We would like Herman Lanfinga Mrs. Peter Baas Art Beogalske George Jasperse to make this the goal for Simon Munneke P. R. Masselink our library on a five year Wm. Nagelhout Mrs. Art Beoga.lske Arthur Bordewyk Richard Pranger plan. If all our societies, Garret Te Krony, Jr. Simon Sas making contributions to Jacob Walburg Joyce Bordewyk Fred Breukelman Louis Sc aap our Junior College, would Wm, De Boer Albert A. Schelhaas ear-mark their donations BIGELOW. MINN. Mrs. Wm. De Boer Edward H. Vanden Bosch for the library, this goal Gerrit Anema Arthur De Vries Jake Vande Pol, Jr. can. be reached. This of Clarence Dykstra Mrs. Arthur De Vries Frank Vanderstoep course is only a sugges- Leonard Dykstra Geo. A. Dykstra Paul Vander Woude tion. Yet it would be Leonard N. Dykstra Mrs. Geo. A. Dykstra George Vander Ziel wonderful, if our library Wm. Feenstra Wm. Dykstra Mrs. George Vander Ziel could always be remem- John L. Sikma Julius Hoekman Chas. N. Vas bered, as a gift from the Ed Siluis Virgil Hoekman Elmer Walhof church societies in the John Meurs Alfred Hoekstra Herman E. Walhof midwest. Tunis Runia Mrs. Alfred Hoekstra Henry Walhof Harm Ten Nape! Ben Hoekstra John B. Walhof Art Wassenaar Mrs. B, Hoekstra Peter A. Walhof HARRISON. SO. DAK. Dick Weg Rev. P. Huisman Rena M. Walhof Rev. Leonard Bossenbroek Albert Zurderhoft Mrs. P. Huisman Matt Wolterstorff Mrs. Leonard Bossenbroek I Andrew Hulenga Frank Faber Egbert Krediet FIRST. EDGERTON BUNDE CHURCH. MINN. Art Baker John Starkenburg I Gordan Krediet William Veenstra Herman Mups, Jr. (?) Nick Krediet Tim Baker Kasjen M. Tebben Guy Ligtenberg Case Bolt HARTLEY. IOWA Leo Meer Mark H. Llgtenberg Arnold Christians Art Dirksen Mrs. Mark H. Ligtenberg Nelvin De Kam Henry Dirksen CHAffDLER. MINN. Fred Luyendyk Gerrit De Mots Earl Elgersma Evert De Vries Rev. J. E. Brink Joe J. Maas Tony Kuiper M. Mosterd John Faber Ed Starkenberg Henry Christians Harm Geerdes Alfred De Jager Mrs. M. Mosterd James Vander Plaats Wallace Nieuwenhuis R. Geerdes, Sr. Herman Van Dyke J ohn Huisksma R. J. Geerdes, Jr. Dick J. Jolink, Jr. Marion Olivier Bernard Van Heuvelen Harlen Ries Allen E. Gilman Bernard Kooiman A. C. Hartog Rev. A. J. Verburg Peter J. Krosschell John Sche.lhas Edw. Van Roekel Mrs. A. C. Hartog HAWARDEN. IOWA John C. Lolkus Raymond Hibma Wien Mollema Mrs. Edw. Van Roekel Rev. B. Vanden Brink Henry Van Soest Mr. & Mrs. John J. Hoek- Neal Vander Lugt Peter Mollema, Sr. man Cornie Prins Rev. S. Kramer HILLS. MINN. Ed Prins DOON. IOWA Evert Krosschel, Sr. Abram A. Ackerman William Schaap Cornie Bakker Andrew Masselink Henry Ackerman Jacob Tinklenberg Gilbert Besselsen John Sankey Otto Bajema Dick Tolsma Eilert Bloemendaal Ed Schoolmeester Herman Bork Gilbert Van Heuvelen Mrs. Eilert Bloemendaal Fred Tuber'gen Clayton De J ongh Neil Van Nieuwenhuizen Andrew eFikema John C. Vanden Bosch Peter Vis Rev. J. B. Dokter John G. Hoekstra Tom H. Vanden Bosch H. Van Engelenhoven Alvin Mulder Tom N. Vanden Bosch Everett Fikse CLARA CITY. MINN. John Y. & Reka Mulder Gordon Vander Ark Mrs. Tim Fikse Richard F. Ammermann Robert Mulder Morris J. Vander Kolk Jake Haan W. J. Louters John H. Otten Jake Vander Pol, Sr. John Hengeveld Conrad Tebben, Jr. Henry Soodsma Melvin Van Essen Edward Mouw Rev. Martin G. Zylstra Jim Tamminga Oscar Van Essen John Top Rev. Carl Toeset Raymond Van Essen (continued next issue) Mr. A. Van Bemmel James Walhof COLTON. SO. DAK. Mrs, A, Van Bemmel Lawrence Zwart Elmer Burgers Dick Van Engen Peter Walhof, Jr. PRINTING Cornelius Hoekman Fred Van Engen Mrs. Peter Walhof, .Jr. Church Directories Mrs. Cornelius Hoekman Henry Van Engen, Jr. Bulliien Covers Peter - Sivler Arie J. Van Tal EMDEN. Renville. Minn. Birthday Calenders Cornie Van Duyn Peter Wielenga Wedding Cards Mrs. Cornie Van Duyn Dick Ahrenholz Fred Ahrenholz Stationery. etc. BETHEL. EDGERTON Lubbert G. Ahrenholz MIDWEST PRINTING CONRAD. MONTANA Rolland E. Bolt Lambert Mulder Sioux Center. Ia. Jake Vermulon P. O. Bouma Lambert Vanden Einde