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The Voice, February 1969: Volume 15, Issue 2

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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]. I DORDT COLLEGE I I I NUMBER 2 VOLUME x'4 SIOUX CENTER, IOWA FEBRUARY, 1969 for it to use in any port of its science pro- I Business Courses Begin This Fall gram. During the last five years Dr. Maatman Dakota, where he was awarded a member- and Dordt research students' have published PROF. HENRY J. DE GROOT ship in the Beta Gamma Sigma honorary the results of their work in eight articles I ACCEPTS POSITION society. He subsequently has attended the which appeared in technical journals. Five University of Wyoming, the University of of the students describe their research in Missouri, and the Store University of Mon- regional meetir'Js devoted to student re- tana. In 1964 he became a Certified Pub- search. I lie Accountant. For the past nine years he has taught National Business Administration courses at Sioux Falls College, attaining the rank of As- Foundati on I sociate Professor. Grant Much of his time has been devoted to church and Christian education matters. Dr. Edwin J. Geels has received noti- For many years he served as Elder on the fication from the National Science Foun- Sicux Falls Christian Reformed Church dation of a grant for support of Undergrad- I uate Research in Chemistry. The grant in consistory, and also as president of the Sioux Falls Christian School board, of the amount of $ 3,040. 00 wi II support the which he is currently the secretary. He research of two Dordt chemistry students recently completed a three-year term as a under the direction of Dr. Geels during I this coming summer. The twelve week re- trustee on the Board of Calvin College and Seminary. search program wi 11 be from June 9 through He is o member oftheAmerican Institute August 29. The National Science Foun- fv\aiors in Business Administration of Certified PublicAccountants, the South dation also notified Dr. Geels of its in- I and Business Education Available Dakota Society of Certi f ed Publ i c /vccocn- tention to support this project during the tonts , the National Association of Church summer of 1970 if sufficient funds are made Dordt is pleased to announce that this BusinessAdministrators, the Midwest Econ- available by Congress. coming fall courses in business administra- omics Association, and has been active as I tion and business education will be intro- an accounting consultant. duced. What is even more significant is the fv\r. De Groot comes to us with his wife Beaut dul Chapel Pulpit acceptance of a teaching position in this (formerly Arnolda Ruys), a son David, who field by Mr. Henry J. De Groot of Sioux Given as Memorial will be a sophomore at Dordt , a daughter I Falls College. He will join the Dordt steff Ruth, who will bea high school junior and in September. The following year Dordt Recently Dordt received a memorial gift a daughter, Janna, who will belnthe sixth plans to appoint an additional teacher in from the wife and children of the late Mr. grade. this orea. Hans Faber. Hans and his wife, Sadie, I Born four miles south of Sioux Center, worked together in the college snack bar. GRANT FOR he graduated from Orange City Christian Mrs. Fcber hos continued inthis position School and Northwestern Academy and CHEMI CAL RESEARCH at the college. The late Hans Faber not Junior College. After a course in account- only loved the students and the college but I ing with Nettleton Commercial College, he Recently the chemical research group, was also loved and appreciated by the stu- worked for a firm in Sioux Falls, and for directed by Dr. Russell Maatman, was dents and faculty. It is both a loving ges- the Production Credit Association in Her - granted S 12, 000. The funds were pro- ture on the part of the family to present lan, Iowa. World Warlltookhimto Europe vided by the Petroleum Research Fur-d , this memorial and very fitti ng that the col- I for three years as Special Agent in the administered by the American Chemical lege use this gift to obtain the beautiful Army Counter Intell igence Corps. Society, a private organization. pulpit from which God's Word is sounded Upon his army discharge, he began his The new support has been provided to in our chapel services. public accounting career in Fort Dodge, enable the research group to continue its I Iowa, then became manager of a gasoline study of certain catalysts. Catalysts are jobber with a group of filling stations in materials which are important in many South Dakota. In 1957 he returned to col- chemical reactions, particularly chem- lege work, graduating Summa Cum Laude ical reactions of industrial significance. DordtCollege received recently a mem- I from Sioux Falls College in 1959. His The grant funds are used in part for student orial gift from Mrs. R. M. Wassenaar and Master of Busi ness Admin istration (M. B. A. ) wages, equipment, and supplies. Of the her daughter, Judy, in loving memory of I was earned from the University of South $12,000, ~2,OOOis given to DordtCollege Gerhart Gelder. I Page 2 Dordt College Voice February, 1969 Playing Basketball The colleges that have a good staff of those losses, there wasn't any trouble. recruiters usually have good teams, be \ think the reason is because playing for the Kingdom's Sake? it football, basketball, track or bad- basketball isn't our main concern. The I minton. education comes first with basketball One friend of mine estimated that re- used to assist in that education." cruiting means 75 per cent of a team's The physical aspect of Dordt's ath- performance. The other 25 per cent is letic program has also been a boom. I coaching. Although I've never come The college dedicated a new phys- across any statistics to verify this, I'll cal educotion building lost fall and have to agree. a newall-weather track has been Yet there is one Northwestlowa cclle je added. The track, one of the few I coach who doesn't recruit, at 1(,:J~tnor of this type in the state and the ani y in the csuc! way. one in Siouxland, was financed through the cooperation of the city "No Assistance c t Dordt" of Sioux Center, the school district I ond Dordt College. Coach Jim Timmer of Dordt College in Dordt plans to to ke advantage of tl,e Sioux Center, Iowa, puts it this way: new facilities by adding a track pro- gram this spring. This will be joining I "We don't offer any athletic scholar- the established list of baseball, cross ships or aid at all, so there isn't any country and basketball. reason to try to prompt a kid to come Head Basketball Coach toDordt through those recrui t ing means." Our readers may still wonder what this I Prof. of Physi cal Education Dordt , a private college, is closely write-up in the Sioux City Journal has to associ ated and d irectl y supported by the do with the titl~this artfCTe"Playing No doubt some of our readers will raise Christian [";2 formed demonimation. Most Basketball for the Kingdom's Sake?" We their eye brows at the title of this article. of its 790students, therefore, are mem- shall try to make that clear. I Others might be a bit curious. " Now bers of the supporting church. Dordt Coil ege was establ ished and oper- What?" they may ask. After momentary "The only recruiting I do is through ates for the purpose of preparing covenant surprise the good Calvinists will upon fur- tal king to the d ifferent cocclres ond youth for Kingdom leadership and service ther reflection assume that this article aims educators from our church related in all fields of learning and all areas of I to place basketball, and perhaps all sports, high schools," said Timmer. "Bot l life. At this institution all study and under the Scriptural injunction, " .. what- really don't do any recruiting other extra-curricular activity have this goal in soever ye do, do all to tile glory of God". than telling the kids the type of mind. We believe that this is extremely (I Corinthians 10:31). These fine folks Christian education we have. . and important and that our people should, and I would like to see how one handles this of course the parents are concerned generally do, agree with this. There are topl c-i-jvst how do you play basketball to about the education of their boys very few colleges, even Church-related God's glory? And then the more puzzling and encourage them to come to ones, which are seriously committed to a problem--how does this become cdventc- Dordt. Kingdom-oriented, Bibically directed ed- I geous for the Kingdom of Christ? Obvious Iy, Coach Timmer, in his third year at ucation. Here is one of the greatest trag- what is adventageous for the Kingdom will Dordt, is off to the best start in the edies of our times. be to God's glory. school's history. The Defenders are Now, when our covenant youth choose What actually lies behind this article is 6-3 on the season, including wins over to attend Dordt(we do not exclude Calvin I a write-up in a recent Sioux City Journal Dana College (91-70) and Buena Vista and Trinity)' theynotonlyreceivethe type by Ken Becker. This sports writer had an Coil ege (109-99) and haven't been em- of college training consistent with their interview with Mr. James Timmer, head bcrcssed in the losses to Northwestern faith, but theyalso help in the strengthen- basketball coach of Dordt College. We (89 - 77), Westmar (89 - 78) and Huron ing of Dordt College so thor it is a more I were quite impressed with the write-up and (92-85) . eFfective Kingdom instrument. decided to shcre it with our readers toqetb - All of this is a for cry from Dordt's re- Good basketball players hove o real chal- er with a few comments. cord of last yeor, a dismal 1-20. "I lenge on this score. What are they living Under the tl tle "Beck Checks--Sioux- think the main difference this year over for? What is their goal in life? Is it self- I landCollegeSports" wcs t he following ed- lost year, "explained Timmer", "is height. glory, the praise of man? How do they itorial: This season we have much more rebound- view sports and the talent God has given ing ability, whichofcourseplaysan irrr- them in athletics? When these young peo- "Secret .!: Recruiting" portant port. " ple stop to think and evaluate I can they I [ns trumento] in this change are Terry expect God's blessing upon the use of their Askany college coach and he'll tell Von Hofwegen (6-5i of Chino, Calif., young lives and talents if they cast their you that the most difficult part of his Roger Walstra (6-5) of DeMotte, Ind., lot with those who do not truly grasp the job has nothing to do with coaching. and Arlo Kreun (6-4) of Edgerton, Minn. high purpose of education, of all life, in- I A large percentage of the prospective Van Hofwegen, a junior, is a junior cluding sports? college players pretty much know what college transfer with Walstra and Kreun Dordt does not offer athl eti c schol arships, is expected of them when they get out both sophomores. to be sure. However, this does not mean of high school. The coach then has to that playing basketball at Dordt for the I mold these individuals into a working "Education Comes Firs t" Kingdom's sake entails financial loss or unit, tc klnq odvontcpe of ccch pl oyers hardship. Not ot all. Foronerhing, Dordt specific obill ties . In addition to recruiting, Jim has one does have a much more reasonable tuition, Although this may sound difficult to other thing that is going in his favor. room and board rate tho n other coil eges. I some of us , it is a for cry from what is "The kids here have excellent spirit. I Our young people pay from 5500 to S1000 the hardest and most important job .. never have to worry about getting them less in total cost per year than what they that of recruiting. up for a game. Even last year with all must pay at most other colleges. And Dordt I 1 I Page 3 Dordt College Voice February 1969 has on excel! ent acodem ic schol arsh ip pro- Spring Capital Funds Drive gram; it also offers a wide range of loans, 1 grants, and work-study plans. Sunday, March 16, 1969 Although basketball players at Dordt do not enjoy the "glory" attached to athletic Each spring, the third Sunday of March, the people have the opportunity to contribute scholarships, they do not suffer financially toward Dordt's capital expenditures The churches designate their Sunday offering plates 1 because of it. And we like to think, with for this purpose. Each family receives a letter of information and an eovelope in which to good reason, that comi ng to Dordt has many place the contribution. This can either be dropped in rhe offering plate or sent, postage richer spiritual and social advantages. We free , to the college. are very proud before the Lord of our bas ker- Formerly this campaign was called the Spring Debt Redu ction Drive. We feel that a bet- 1 boll team--thespiritand dedication which ter term is Sprinq (oJ: '01 Funds Drive. Monies received from this drive are used Loth for the players demonstrate and the contribu- debt-reduction a ,d "cessary expansion of our facilities. The Board of Trustees has set a tion they make. limit on indebteduess . They do not intend to exceed this limit. However, the growth of Yes, you, our young covenant bosketbc j I Dordt demands increased facilities. We hope that income from the Spring Campaign will 1 players, can play for the Kingdom's sake. be sufficient to meet these requirements. Our people will bewell informed on our needs be- We inviteyauto join usin thistrulyworth- fore the thir-d Sunday of !'v\ar-ch. As it now appears, we will need approximately 535,000 while endeavor. Bring your talents to us to meet current capital expenditures. This campaign brought in almost S30,000 last spring. for the glory of God and the advancement I of His Kingdom. Let's work together to Peoria Persis Society 25.00 make basketball and our entire athletic MED SCHOOL 0 K' S SENIOR Prairie City Helping Hand Soc. .'i0.00 program the admiration of all. It can be 5115 00 done. We have the talent. Think it over. Classis Sioux Center 1 Rev. B. J. Haan Platte Mens Society 5 10.00 LIBRARY GIFTS FROM SOCIETIES Rock Valley Calvin Harmony Workers 5 50.00 DordtCollege appreciates the loving sup- Sioux Center Bethel Or-a Et 1 port of many church societies. Over the Loboro 50.00 years this source of income for new library '0WQO books is very signi f cant. But the mora I sup- port and encouragement received from this Total 5595.00 1 kind of consideration for Dordt on the part of our church societies cne not to be min- BIOLOGY STUDENTS ENGAGED IN imized. Those who attend our societies represent a CI'OSS section of the finest King- N. S F. RESEARCH 1 dom minded church membership. When Dordt receives gifts from these dedicated Two sophomore students, Ted Bakker and Christian friends it is most gratifying. A Pete Kleine, who are majoring in Biology, hearty thanks! have been selected to do original research (Reprint Fr-om the Dordt Diamond) 1 in Physiology. Theil- work will be related Below is a report of contributions since the last issue of The Voice' to the response of kidney tissue to high The year 1968 ended on a bright note altitude and its attendant physiological for Clarene Van Zanten, a senior Chem- Classis Minnesota North stress. Theywill be particularly concerned istry major from Rock Valley, Iowa. On 1 with surgically induced renal ischemia, December 31, she received a letter which Prinsburg Mission Club Soc. S 50.00 Raymond Lodies Aid 25.00 which is expected to evoke the production officially notified her that the University S 75.00 of a humoral factor called erythropoietin, of Iowa College of Medicine, considered Classis Minnesota South in the White Pekin duck. Biological assay to be one of the best in the nation, had 1 of this factor it newly hatched chicks accepted her for admittance into the in- Edgerton I !'v\artha Circle S 25.00 Luverne !'v\ary & Martha Circle 15.00 will involve measurement of various blood coming class next September. $ 40.00 constituent levels before, and at certain Clarene is the second Dordt student 10 be Classis North Central Iowa intervals after I iniect ion of the erythropo- accepted at a medical college. Last year 1 ietin. Bur"F:11 Mellema, also of the Class of 'b9, Wellsburg I Couples Club 550.00 Wellsburg I Queen Esther was accepted at the University of Minne- Circle 25.00 This research will enable the student to sota. In addition, approximately a dozen Wellsburg 1 Queen Esther become acquainted with a number of stan- Dordt alumni have received 'Jraduate as- 1 Circle 10.00 dard biologic laboratory techniques and to sisrontships at severe I major universities in S 85.00 leorr- some of the basic opproocbes and the areas of biology, chemis trv , English Classis Orange City problems of independent research in their and mathematics. Hawarden Ora Et Loborc 5 5.00 field of interest. Cl or ene is not only active in ~he ,..hem- 1 Hospers Golden Hour Circle 50.00 istry department, where she has worked in Sanborn Fellowship Hour Soc. 25.00 This work is a continuation of the re- research under' Dr. Edwin Geels for three Sanborn Loyal Workers 20.00 search in which Dr. Mennegawasengaged years, but has participated in Thalian pro- Sheldon Golden Hour Circle 50.00 during the summer of 1968, in the Summer ductions and is a member of the Diamond 1 Research Part i ci pc tion Program of the ph ys- staff. Sibley Ruth Circle 10.00 Worthington Mens Society 10.00 iology Department of the University of Her career olcns beyond rnedi cal school 1170. :10 Illinois, Urbana, Illinois. Both the Sum- are as yet natural Iy vague, but she does c·:':,- Classis Pella mer Research Program and the present Ac- sider either specialization (following the 1 Pella II Christian Fellowship ademic Year Extension Program are sup- trend of most women in medical cor' -ersi. Hour 5 30.00 ported by the National Science Founda- or pri vote practi ce ina medi cal center 'N i t b ,I Pella II Golden Hour Society 10.00 tion. other doctors. Page 4 Dordt College Voice February I 1969

ditional help. Last year the Foundation Donald Koolrnn . 3.81 DORDT'S Day campaign brought in $40,000. Thus, Darwin Niekerk 3.81 the $47, 149.62 received this year reveals Larry Vande Griend. 3.81 FIRST the readiness of our supporters to meet th'e Faith Vander Woude 3.81 rising costs. Joann S. Geshay . 3.80 HOMECOMING Iv\artin luidervoart 3.80 Harriet Addink . 3.79 The Student Council has set Saturday, Below is 0 report of income by Christian Evelyn M. Dykstra 3.79 February 22, 1969 as Homecoming Day. A Reformed Classes and other denominotions: Gale Geiger. 3.79 special invitation is extended to alumni, Judy Schwitters. 3.79 parents, and fri ends to be on campus from 1968 fOUNDATION DAY TOTALS Janice Vande voort . 3.78 Myron Blom 3.76 1:30 p. m. to 11:00 p. m., or any pert of Sylvia F. Vis 3.75 1 .$ 4,830.17 the day. During the afternoonttle-re-will Minnesota North. Nancy Vander Woude 3.74 be a schedule of inter-college volleyball Minnesota South 3,211.80 Timothy Ekdom . 3.73 competition for men and women varsity Northcentral. 2,544.33 Judith Rosenberger 3.72 teams in the gymnasium. Also, during the Orange City. 6,977.02 fv\arilyn VanDe Riet. 3.72 :1 Berty Veenstra 3.72 afternoon there will be original dramatic Pellc . 6,948.24 Barbara Attema . 3.71 Sioux Center. 10,568.22 presentation and a panel discussion in the Fred Heerema 3.71 auditorium. The panel discussion will fea- Gerald W. Jansen 3.71 ture students and parents in a discussion of TOTAL 535,079.78 Jewel Meppelink . 3.71 I a pithy problem about student college life. Gerald Van Dusseldorp 3.67 The big event of the evening will be a Pacific Northwest .5 2,257.30 Carol Veldhouse 3.67 Jeralyn Lodewyk 3.65 bas ketbo! 1 game between the vors ity teams Wisconsin. 1,410.50 James Peterson. 3.65 Rocky Mountain 1,332.40 of Briar Cliff College and Dordt College. Bertha J. Vreeman 3.65 1 2,176.00 After the game there will be a "mingling" California South. Duane Addink 3.63 of parents and alumni in the commons. Central California 1,493.36 Sherry Klomp. 3.63 Many hosts and hostesses will be on hand Clossis Alberta North. 170.60 Cotherine W. Prins 3.63 Gloria L. VerMeer 3.63 towelcome you, guide you, and serve you. Clossls Alberta South. 175.86 Mary G. Gerritsma . 3.61 1 Classis British Columbia. 170.38 Eight students have been sel ected to pro- Arthur De Groot 3.60 vide continuity, dignity, and information Protestant Reformed. 99.00 Phyllis Dragstra. 3.60 to the guests. The campus will be replete Eureka Reformed. 842.00 Kathleen Kimm. 3.59 with "kings and queens". Every student Orthodox Presbyterian 173.44 Paul R. Iv\ahaffy 3.59 1 will provide the regal bearing expected of lndlvldocls 1,749.00 Joanne Vanderwerff. 3.58 Donald Addink . 3.56 royalty. Hu] I Reformed 20.00 iVoargaret Fondse 3.56 The Student Council wisely deferred any Patricio Kelley. 3.56 TOTAL 512,069.84 action about having a king or queen. They Denise Smith. 3.56 I felt that a "king and queen" did little or Bernard Von Ee . 3.56 nothing to enhance the day and activities, GRAND TOTAL $47,149.62 Ruth Ann Von Stelle. 3.56 and, that certainly there must be a more Helen Ligtenberg 3.53 Maryan Vander /IAolen. 3.53 suitable designation and activity to more DEAN'S LIST Ken Verbrugge 3.53 1 accurately display the spirit of Dordt Col- First Semester Leon londervan 3.53 lege. Therefore, they have decided to use 1968 - 1969 Gerold Bovenkamp 3.50 host and hostesses this year. After this Yvonne K. Cok 3.50 year's festivities are over the council will Carol Addink 4.00 Thea Halma 3.50 1 review the event, receive criticisms and Dennis Boogerd 4.00 Don Sinnema 3.50 Gory De Young 4.00 William Verhoef 3.50 suggestions, and make recommendations for Elaine Eliason 4.00 Philip Hoekstra 3.47 next year. Joann R. Kclsbee k 4.00 John Hofland. 3.47 Now, please come, rush us "off our feet", John Keizer 4.00 Joanne Jasper 3.47 be part of our gllio day - Saturday, Feb - Patricio Klooster 4.00 iVoarilyn Nonhoff 3.47 ruary 22, 1969, 1:30 pv m. -11:00 p.m. Nanci Kreps 4.00 Brenda Top. 3.47 Elizabeth A. Lefever 4.00 Donald Draayer. 3.44 And, say - there will be a refreshment Mary Stephens 4.00 Bonnie Hibma 3.44 borfs ) after the game! ! Helen Stuit 4.00 Barbaro Huisman 3.44 1 Ivan Van Dusseldorp 4.00 Henry Knoop. 3.44 FOUNDA TION DAY John C. Von Dyken . 4.00 Jenine Prins 3.44 CAMPAIGN REPORT Ctcrene Von lenten. 4.00 Barbara Van Gelder. 3.44 Robert Vander pleats 4.00 Gordon Von lanten . 3.44 1 Amount: $47,149.62 Jayne Vellengo . 4.00 Judi Blankespoor 3.41 Lambert luidervaart 4.00 Oeds Geertsma 3.41 Each fall Dordt confects its constituents Bernie Haverhals 3.90 Lois Neerhof . 3.41 for specie I help in meeting the annual oper- Harry Fernhout 3.89 Betty Von Hofwegen. 3.40 David Cummings 3.88 Ted Bakker. 3.39 1 ational costs of the college. It is a sign- Geneva De Kam 3.88 Janice Jasper. 3.39 ificant aspect of the financial program. Down Eri ks 3.88 Harriette Boschmc . 3.38 Without the solid support of the people in Ruth Van Ee 3.88 Roger 0' Kcnes 3.38 this annual event, Dordt would suffer fi- Karen Von Til 3.88 Karen Bokhoven 3.37 Thomas L. Vanden Bosch. Sonia E. Assink. 3.35 1 nancial embarassment. The friends of the 3.88 Carol L. Feikemo . 3.35 college responded to this years need with Irene Elenbaas 3.8~ Ronald Oostrc 3.83 Wayne Kobes. 3.35 an encouraging sum. Inflation with rising Phyllis Past 3.82 Beth Tel genhaf 3.35 costs is making heavier demands upon the Lois Schreur 3.82 Leslie Kuiper. 3.33 1 people in the support of Dordt as well os Jonice Bakker 3.81 Velma R. Strovers . 3.31 other kingdom causes. We owe a real debt Gregg De Young 3.81 Judith Von Hafwegen 3.31 3.31 ot qrotitvde to the people for suppl yinq cci- Gloria Den Ouden 3.81 Ccrol Veltkamp. 1