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I ste 1^ By ROSE TENINGA A week or so ago a representa- College Anchor tive of the Finnish government stood on our chapel platform and, LIII-11 Official Publication of the Students of Hope Collese at Holland; Michigan March 6,1940 in a quiet voice, using calm words, compared the cultural contributions of the democracy of Finland with Seniors Choose TUBERCULIN SHOTS REDDEN 1 OUT OF 7 the communistic union of Russia. Science-Man Flipse The speech interested me but when the speaker took from his pocket Class Play, a letter written to him by a woman now witnessing the atrocities per- 1940 Valedictorian petrated in Finland, I felt myself Albers Directs stiffen. After the word-picture of Registrar Announces First Ten Seniors the slaughter of twenty women and Thornton Wilder's children by Russian aviators, I James Hinkamp to be Salutatorian proudly realized that I had not been Yankee "Our Town Flipse to'Attend Harvard Medical emotionally stirred with any deep Is Selected sympathy for the unfortunate Eugene Flipse, senior chemistry major, will be valedic- women. "Our Town", a three-act torian of the class of '40, Registrar Thomas E. Welmers an- play by Thornton Wilder, has WE'RE NOT DUPED nounced today. Flipse has a grade point ratio of 2.77 for the been selected as the 1940 class WANT "OH JOHNNY" seven semesters. J^mes Hinkamp, also a chemistry major, will play by the senior class play Someone in the row in front of committee, Don Poppen, class be the class of '40 salutatorian. me turned to his neighbor and, president announced Tuesday. The ten ranking seniors in point of scholarship were also with a knowing look on his face, The play committee announces listed as follows by Registrar Welmers: said, "Propaganda." He wasn't the that tryouts for the cast are sched- Eugene Flipse 2.77 only student to voice that opinion. uled for 3:30 tomorrow. James Hinkamp 2.64 Some blamed the non-response of A's High Wilder's vehicle is unusual in that Milton Denekas 2.55 the student body on the poor psy- only the barest of settings and Donald Cordes 2.46 chological approach of the speaker. props are employed. The entire Theodora Meulendyke 2.42 Others laid the blame on too much play is conducted in the spirit of a Lucille Kardux 2.34 anti-propaganda propaganda. "walking rehearsal." Gertrude Visscher 2.32 As I see it there is little danger, Albers to Direct Joyce White 2.30 at the present time, of our collego Hope alumnus Stanley Albers, Edwin Luidens 2.297 students being duped into another Grand Rapids dramatic instructor, Robert Bonthius 2.290 war. Let the flags wave. Flags will direct the senior play. Albers Listings of the last eight seniors don't mean a thing to the majority is well known in this vicinity for are subject to change inasmuch as of us. The "Red, White and Blue," his excellent work in Grand Rapids the eighth semester's grades may they tell us, is merely a symbol vary the ratings. that is being paraded by a greedy Valedictory Activities munitions maker. Let the bands Possibility that "Our Town" RALPH TEN HAVE PAUL E. HINKAMP Flipse is a member of two cam- play and march down the street will not be the senior pro- pus honor societies, Blue Key and blaring "The Star-Spangled Ban- duction was revealed late last "Shoot the serum to me, Doc," says Prof. Hinkamp, as Dr. Ralph Department, chooses a juicy place Chemistry club. He was elected to ner." We have been taught to shut night. Play officials did not Ten Have, Ottawa County Health Blue Key last May and is present our ears until the band plays "Oh reveal any particulars. No on Prof.'s forearm. vice-president of the national honor Johnny." While all over the world definite word w as available at About fourteen per cent or fifty per cent had pulmonary tuberculo- society chapter here. He is now men have been trying frantically to press time. sis. president of Chem club. He is also build up the national pride of their students out of the 330 tested had Monday students with positive a member of Biology club. youth, we have been taught to positive reactions to the tuberculin and various Michigan dramatic reactions appeared before County During his three and a half years scofT at our national pride. tests given by the Ottawa County circles. Pollock's "Enemy," pre- Health Officer Ten Have to make at Hope he has been an active TOO SMART sented by the senior class of last Health officers last week on Hope's appointments for X-ray to be given fraternity man. He has just fin- WON'T FALL year, was under the direction of campus. at the Holland City Hall. These ished a term of secretaryship in We are too smart. Too smug. Too Albers. "Of the fifty positive reactions X-rays are donated to the cause of Fraternal society. Chairman of it is possible that not one has pul- proud of ourselves, and of our Grover's Corner, New Hampshire, preventive tuberculosis by the EUGENE FLIPSE Fraternal house decorations for the monary tuberculosis at the present powers to suppress our nationalis- furnished the typical New England Michigan Tuberculosis Association . He found it pays to 1930-40 Homecoming celebration, time," Dr. Ralph Ten Have said. tic instincts. We have been taught setting for the play. A large group and the county health department. hiheniatc. his house won the first prize. He stated that of all the people to belittle our government. "Ma- of everydry characters take part They are financed by the sale of His class activities include a year tested only about one-tenth of one chines control the votes, elect the in the Yankee drama. Christmas seals. of freshman football. Last year he politicians." "Look into the make- Yankee Setting Employed Complete First Round was on the junior class pull com- up of your own civic government, In the flist act the audience in in- Youth Groups Of Commons-Sponsored mittee. As head of Blue Key's foot- a bunch of dirty politicians, re- troduced to the general history of Peace Oratory ball program sale, Flipse furnished gardless of party." "Washington is the town and the chaiacter of its Ask Justice Contest Set For Ping-PoDg Tourney game-goers witji programs edited run by uneducated grafters." "Cap- citizens. The second act concerns by his committee. italism (the backbone of democ- the love affair between young Geo- U.S. Democracy March 27 The Commons committee, which is To Enter Exclusive Harvard racy) is the curse of America." All rge Gobbs and little Emily Webb. sponsoring the men's and women's Flipse plans to enter Harvard these things the newspapers shout; This culminates in a moving wed- Washington, D. C., Feb. 18 Prof. William Schrier, director ping-pong tournaments, reports Medical School next September. He our elders verify. ding scene. The third act takes (ACP) —Meeting amidst a flurry of forensics, has announced that that the first round of the two received notice last month that his So we have sold our birthright: place in the local cemetery. Here of condemnation, repudiation and the annual local peace oratorical tournaments are almost completed application for entrance had been the right to love America; to honor we find all the characters patiently parliamentary bickering, some 5,000 contest will be held on or about and that the second round will soon accepted. Only one out of nine ap- her flag; to respect her govern- and smilingly awaiting not "judg- representatives of U. S. youth March 27, the date of Hope's first be under way. plicants to Harvard's medical insti- ment; and to die, if need be, for ment" but greater understanding. organizations attending the Amer- Forensic Day. The speech director In the women's league, Beth Mar- tution is accepted; it is one of the her principles; for a mess of potent Into their midst is led the young ican Youth Congress citizenship in- is anxious that all prospective en- cus, Emilia Moncada, Jean Wish- country's outstanding graduate pottage which tells us to save our bride, aware that a return to life is stitute here again asked the people trants see him immediately. "The meier, Margery Mulder, Jeanne schools. He has also made appli- own necks at any cost. I think that impossible and that truth is to be of the nation and their legislative contest is open to under class as Price, Jean Ruiter, Doris Vander cation for a scholarship; they range we have paid too dearly for that found only in the future. representatives to heed their calls well as upper class students, and Borgh, Irma Stoppels, and Wendy from $100 to $1500, he said.