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V i Iflnchor Official Publication oi the Students of Hope College crt Hollcmd, Michigan COLLEGE TO SPONSOR FORUM Faculty, Students Enjoy Guest Speakers To Discuss Formal Christmas Party Democracy In World Today Amid the Christmas trees, rooms "Is Democracy Workable Today" is the subject of the oi silver and blue, and traditiona Christmas colors, all the college Club Discusses forum which will be held January 14, 1946, at 8:00 P. M., in students and faculty gathered in New York Realism the Hope College Chapel. The co-chairmen. Peg Bakelaar and the chapel basement last Saturday A1 Uypstra, have selected men and women from various fields for a formal Christmas party. New York writers, including nov- Mary Lou Hemmes and Lois ilists, poets, short story writers, to discuss democracy in the light of each one's field. Dr. Meulendyke had a well plannec dramatists and historians, were Irwin J. Lubbers, president of Hope College, will act as program in store for waiting guests discussed by the English Majors chairman of the forum. with a Santa Claus, his gnomes on December l.'l, 1945, in the Delphi working on last minute details for Room. The program led by Ger- Guest Speakers Christmas, and a real treasure .rude Vredeveld, showed the New Prins Entertains Alcor cheat full of presents. Vork authors of today as basically At Christmas Meeting Rev. Bastian Kruithof, pastor of Typically Engllfth carollers sang realists, who depended on imagery the First Reformed Church and a several Christmas carols, and a and sensationalism. Hard-working "Koffee Kletz" member of the Hope College facul- girls' sextette voiced "Winter Won- operators were entertained at a Theodore Dreiser, an Indianan ty, will represent religion, with derland" and "White Christmas. who wrote about New York, was Dale Van Lente, AI Rypntra, Dr. Lubbers and Peg Bakelaar formulate Christmas party at the home of Mrs. George Pelgrim an active The Girls' Glee Club sang Christ- discussed in a paper prepared by plans for democracy forum. Elaine Prins on Wednesday, De- mas numbers, and the whole group Elaine Meeusen, and read by Bar- cember 5. member of the A.A.U.W., discuss- sang carols under Mrs. Snow's di- bara Bilkert. Dreiser was influ- At the short business meeting it ing the woman's viewpoint. De- rection for the musical side of the enced by the satire and utter deso- German Club Holds was decided to decorate the Kletz mocracy in the light of the em- program. "Muncie" Vander Wege Dr. Mulder Speaks with special Christmas ornaments lation of Lafcadio Hearn who "Yuletide" Program ployer will be reviewed by Colonel gave her troubles of going Christ- thought New York a horror of ci- for the Yuletide season. At Joint Y Meeting Henry Geerds, secretary-treasurer mas shopping and Joanne Decker vilization, and in drawing a pic- "O Tannenbaum, 0 Tannenbaum, The remainder of the evening of the Holland Hitch Co., dis- seriously read from "The Other ture of Wall Street this satiric Wie treu sind diene Blatter!" A joint \ M and YW meeting was spent in playing games, and charged from service with the Wise Man," by Henry Van Dyke. Reeling is prevalent. With the singinR: of this old was held Tuesday evening, Decem- refreshments were served. 126th infantry; and labor, in gen- The climax of the evening was O'Henry is the greatest short ber 11. The guest speaker was Dr. Christmas carol the German club eral, by Mr. Thomas Parker, labor the food! Under Mr. McLean's di- story writer of the United States Bernard J. Mulder, secretary of the opened its meeting at the home of leader from the Holland Hitch Co. rection turkey ala king, heart rolls, and ranks with Maupassant as a Miss Boyd. Board of Education of the Re Combined Choruses olives and pickles, cranberry tarts vvorld renowned author. He was formed church. His topic was "The Education will be presented by Rosemary Finlaw, accompanied With Guest Artists and hot chocolate was served. discussed by Betty DeVries, who Wisemen." He presented a chal- Mr. Carroll Crawford, superin- by Paul Tanis on his violin, led in tendent of Holland Public schools, showed the disappointment of his lenge to young Christians to spread Give "The Messiah" more carols after which Gus Levey and that of the professional men early life, his life in prison, and the "joyous tidings of the Savior's Armstrong of M.l.T. read the Christmas story in Ger- "The Messiah" chorus composed by Lawyer Cornelius Vander Meu- then his life in New York, which birth" to the millions in the Far man. of the Holland High School A Ca- len, director of the Netherlands Discusses Debate Topic brought him success. His stories, East who are waiting to receive A paper on the Christmas cus- Pella Choir, town people, and the Foundation and Veterans Councilor Discussion groups from several typical of New York, show human the Word. toms of the German people, written chapel choir presented Handel's of Holland; Al Rypstra, senior at colleges were gathered at Kalama- nature and everyday life in the Wilbur Brandli opened the meet- by Trudy Maassen and Marjorie "Mesiah" on December 18 in the Hope College and veteran of World zoo on December 7, for an after- metropolis. Especially his story ing by leading the group in the Voss, was then read. The Germans Hope Memorial Chapel. War II, will represent the students. noon of panel discussion followed Gift of the Magi, was taken as an singing of a number of carols. celebrate a series of feasts of the The four guest soloists, who are by dinner. example of his portrayal of New Scripture consisted of Christmas Student Committee Yuletide Season, beginning with the from Chicago, were Miss Lucille The afternoon program consisted York. texts read by Rev. Ostenhaven and Feast of St. Nicolas on December Bauch, soprano; Miss Norma Publicity for the forum is being of two rounds of discussion, each As a poet, Lewis Untermeyer Alan Staver. ranks as one of New York's best. 6 and concluding with the Feast Hetsch, contralto; Mr. John Toms, arranged by the co-chairmen, Mrs. lasting an hour and a half, on the Special music was rendered by His poems deal with deep subjects of the Three Kings on January 6. tenor; and Mr. David Austin, bass. Harriet Van Donkelaar and Dale season's topic. Resolved: That the Marian Ter Borg and Dick Vries- but are treated in a light, common "Twas the Night Before Christ- They are all distinguished oratori- Van Lente, assisted by Jean Wat- foreign policy of the United States man who played as a prelude a manner. Poems, Calabin in a Coal mas" was read in German by Wil- cal soloists. Mr. Austin has ap- son, Louise Ter Beek, Elaine Biele- should be directed toward a policy duet of Christmas carols, and by Mine. Long Feud, and Prayer were liam Geiger. The meeting closed peared in Holland previously, but feld, Gene Rothi, Preston Stegenga, of free trade. On each panel were Myiu Brower * who sang "Lead read. A poem by Frederick M. with refreshments and the singing this was the first time the other and Bill Hillegronds. Various a leader, a critic, and five mem- Kindly Light," accompanied by Clapp, Brooklyn Bridge, was read of more carols. three had sung here. means for extensive publicity are bers, each from a different college. Harriet Muyskens. The conductor of the chorus of already under way. According to Mr. Floyd E. Armstrong, Pro- to show realism in writing, with three hundred voices was Miss the chairmen and publicity people, fessor Emeritus of economics and an imaginist overtone. Spanish Club Enjoys Trixy Moore, Director of Vocal the forum is expected to run only finance, Massachusetts Institute of O'Niel's life and plays were dis- French Club Centers Music at the Holland High School. an hour and a half. Technology, spoke after the dinner cussed by Elaine Bielefield with his Christmas Program Mrs. W. Curtis Snow accompanie( using sensational feelings as the Theme On Christmas On December 11 the various and led a discussion on the current the group with the organ, anc topic. basis of the discussion. His plays The members of the Spanish speakers and the co-chairmen met Club had a merry time taking part French Club was entertained by Alma Vander Hill with the piano Attending the meeting from Beyond the Horizon; the life of a for a luncheon in the Warm Friend Miss Nella Meyers at her home for poet who had to live like man, and in "la /iesta espanol." The music Tavern to outline the ideas for the Hope College were Dr. Schrier, the special Christmas meeting, held found it impossible to overcome and laughter came from the home forum.