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Official Publication of the Studmto of Hope College at Holland Michigan December 18, 1943 Dutch Treat Week Climaxed Donald Miss|on Drive Hits All Time By ''Sadie Hawlcin's" Party; In Conccrt Scries L On Tuesday, December 14, at I The annual Dutch Treat Week | 8:15, the first concert in the local! High of $731 Though Student this year lacked the vitality pres-1 up in an everybody's song service, Cooperative Concert Association ent in past years. Due to lack of Mimicking the radio's most series was presented. Donald civilian man power and unacquaint- popular programs today —. ques- Dame, a tenor and a new mem- Body Is Half Its Formal Size ance with the army the girls were ; tion and answers — Harland Steele ber of the Metropolitan Opera, a bit hesitant about taking that i acted as M. C. for a truth or con- gave an excellent performance. Proceeds Go To fatal step of asking for a date. | sequence program. Consequently- Mr. Dame comes from Cleveland Then, too, there were those who! the consequences were really and studied at the Juillard school Brewton Library braved the storm of calling the 1 handed out. They even tried to of music. He has done considerable barracks only to find that it took On Tuesday morning, De- boost the ANCHOR by having work with opera, oratorio, as well a ten.minute explanation as to "news grow old" copies sold on cember 7, the Hope student what this is all about — and there aj solo performance with symphony iTDHY body celebrated "Pear Har- was a five-minute talking-time the street comers. And then some m'hestras. Mr. Dame is heard on iucky "pie faces" had a chance to limit on the phone. Sunday nights with the symphony rtETRY bor" day by pledging $731.50 However a good share of the endulge in their favorite dessert orchestra under the direction of for the library of the Re- freshmen did pull through and —pie. Alfred Wallenstein. manage to get a coke-date or two formed Church school in with the army before 8:00 — but GREENIES PAY During his professional career ATinw Brewton, Alabama. This sum only to get back to find her civy And the Freshmen paid, too — Mr. Tame has sung the lead in set a new all-time high for date arrived early and was get- over fifteen operas and has made they had to pay to get their green 0L ODT Hope's annual' "Y" Mission ting a bit impatient (we will get3nd pay to get ^ of it This many achievements through his yours?)68 y0U haVe:time Harland, assuminassumingg h's role of performances at the Worcester fes- Drive, despite the fact that Student Council Prexy, gave out tival. The Cleveland opera, the the student body is only a SADIE'S DAY New York opera, the Chautauqua the penalties. Every one had been little more than half its usual The big event of the week—The wondering who was going to sing opera, and the Trenton opera are Sadie Hawkins Party, Mary Eliza- from the fire escape! a few with which he has had his size. beth Aldrich in charge — was held Besides penalties and conse- leads. The regular morning devotions, Saturday night at the Women's Mr. Dame has sung under many' quences, prizes of that gentle re- which included "The Lord's Literary Club. minder, Lifebouy, were distributed conductors including, Howard Han-1 $1,000 Worth of Knowledge Prayer" by Malotte sung by "Bro- To make sure every one would to the truthful winners. son, Artur Rodzinski, Russell Gear-! hart, Emile Cooper, and the late! ther Andrew", were led by the co- join in the fun, the party was The party really began with Albert Stoessel. opened with games led by Marge Audrey Scott's contribution of re- Dr. Pieters Speaks to chairmen of the drive, Ellen Jane Prince. Following this those two freshments (ask any child when a The concert last night certainly "V" News Kooiker and Del VanderHaar. Dr. proved the worthiness of his record dignified (?) seniors, Murray and party begins — he'll say the same) Alpha Chi Members Wichers then introduced Rev. An- Rog, honored the Assembly with of achievements. This was a splen- Y.M. HAS CHRISTMAS — and then there was a fire — The drew Branch, who gave a brief did beginning for the Cooperative On Thursday, December 2, Alpha a laugh-busting duet which ended frosh finally relieved the campus PROGRAM Concert Series. i talk about his work in Brewton, 1 of that vile looking stuff known j Chi held a meeting in the Com- The regular meeting of the Y.M. Rev. Branch is the director of the as green. was held last night in the "Y mons Room. Dr. Pieters, a mission- Brewton school. o Extempore speaking contest was, room. There was a Christmas pro- We Interview ary from Japan, spoke to the group held in which Steele was awarded, gram led by the students. Len Del VanderHaar then explained Raven, Adelaide on third place. His topic was: "How | Why I'm Glad I Became a Mia- Sibley gave a talk on "The Spirit the purpose of the drive and asked of Christmas," and Art Johnson would American cooperation with! 8ion,ry, There WIl9 a que,tion that all pledges be made payable Orations Given presented a special reading. Bill other nations after this war effect' „ • . .. „ on or before February 1, 1944. On Monday and Tuesday this our domestic economy?" i Per'od after the talk- Then Brandli was in charge of the music. re3 ment8 Pledge cards were distributed by week, Hope's annual oratory con- First place was awarded to Cen- {^ ^ were served. Th members of the "Y" cabinets and tests were held in the speech room. tral Michigan College, and Michi-1 e next meeting will be held JUNIORS IN CHARGE Harland Steele was introduced as In the Adelaide contest for women, gan State took second place. on Thursday, January 6. Last night the Y.W. meeting had the official "unveiler" of the huge five contestants participated: a double theme. The first part of "Scoreboard". Len Sibley ran the Marian. JDaiwe, "lle&l Con que re rs"; the program, which was made im adding machine, and Roger Koeppe Angelyn Tuumink, "God Bless pressive by the use of candles, was Arn&iCVp Jbanne DedLer;' 'TKe Hand#}'* Mewiah Given defeated-ttT-ttnr «rfp*rfettows in echo^OifcJJll^Ke.wwe called in. Denunciad"; Elsie Parsons, "Our the armed forces. The second half After the first few had been Contemporaneous Ancestors"; and was a dramatized pageant of Long- called there was no doubt that the Harriet Stegeman, "Our Boom in In Hope Memorial Chapel fellow's poem, "I Heard the Bells goal of $500 would be reached. The Badness". Because of a reduced num- on Christmas Day," which was pre- drive resembles last year's in that ber of male students,only three men sented by the use of slides. The the money will once more be used entered the Raven contest in ora- For Seventeenth Time juniors had charge of the meeting, for books. Because of discounts tory. These were: Wilbur Brandli, and Mildred Burkhardt was chair- George Frederick Handel's The recently won an audition at the which can be obtained by Miss "Lest We Forget — Again"; Alan man. Staver, "Cleo — Professor of His- Messiah was presented for the Chicago Civic Opera, and has been Gibbs, Hope's librarian, the money will buy approximately $1,000 tory"; and James MacKecknie, seventeenth time in Hope Memorial accepted. Mrs. Higgins is soloist "Out of the Ditch." The two first- "BROTHER ANDREW" worth of books. chapel on Thursday evening, De- in the Metropolitan Methodist place winners will represent Hope On December 7 YM and YW cember 9th. The chorus of two Episcopal church in Detroit. This Melba Dings at the State Oratorical Contest in held a joint meeting. Helen Wil- This week's ANCHOR was hundred and fifty voices was under Lansing sometime in the early is her second appearance in the helm and Wesley Dykstra took edited by Helen Wilhelm, one Melba Dings is her name, she's spring. the direction of Eugene F. Heeter, Messiah here. She also has Messiah charge of Devotions. The speaker of the two associate-editors, blonde and blue-eyed and hails On December 7th, tryouts were Director of Instrumental Music in engagements in other places, among was Andrew Branch, who talked both of whom are candidates from New York, Renaselaer, New held for debate squad candidates, for next year's editorship. the public schools of Holland, and them, Wayne University. Mr. about his work in Brewton. He York, she says with a thrust of her in the speech room.