Hope College Hope College Digital Commons The Anchor: 1965 The Anchor: 1960-1969 1-22-1965 The Anchor, Volume 77.15: January 22, 1965 Hope College Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.hope.edu/anchor_1965 Part of the Library and Information Science Commons Recommended Citation Repository citation: Hope College, "The Anchor, Volume 77.15: January 22, 1965" (1965). The Anchor: 1965. Paper 3. https://digitalcommons.hope.edu/anchor_1965/3 Published in: The Anchor, Volume 77, Issue 15, January 22, 1965. Copyright © 1965 Hope College, Holland, Michigan. This News Article is brought to you for free and open access by the The Anchor: 1960-1969 at Hope College Digital Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in The Anchor: 1965 by an authorized administrator of Hope College Digital Commons. For more information, please contact [email protected]. OPE COLLEGE ,k anc or OLLAND, MICHIGAN 77th ANNIVERSARY - 15 Hope College. Holland. Michigan January 22, 1965 (Jiangp in Grading Pluses, Minuses Discarded The administration announced Studying for finals is despair over a last-minute term paper . grades." In most cases, he felt "in favor" of the plus and minus last week that there would be no that faculty members would "give grading system all along and that pluses or minuses on this semes- the more generous grade." ter's grades. she had "voted enthusiastically" J M Assistant professor of history, for it last year. Last year the faculty voted for Dr. David 0. Powell, stated that I was just a little indecisive a new gr ding system which would "any sort of grading system is alvout a grading system which initiate pluses and minuses and satisfactory to me. but a definite employed the use of pluses and replace the straight grade average. standard should be set and then minuses but after the faculty Hope then acquired IBM machines applied throughout the semester. voted for it I changed my attitude which would automatically tally This sudden change makes fair in compliance with the faculty grading difficult." the grades. However, in order to wishes." said assistant professor Assistant professor of English, do th s, each student's records of history. Dr. William R. Barlow. would have to be tr nsfered from Miss .lean Protheroe felt that the He said he felt as Dr. Prins did ihe old cards to IBM cards, either whole situation proved that "people that it is difficult to differentiate by hand or by typewriter. It had do better jobs than machines." the individual grades at such short been calculated that this process Miss Protheroe said that she was notice. would be complete by September of 1964. At the present time, only the cards of the freshmen and sophomores have been finished. Decision on R.A.s Given The date for full accomplishment of the task is now set tentatively Nine men's dormitory resident advisors who could not sign a at September 1965. pledge stating that they had not broken the drinking rule have been asked to give up their positions at the end of the semester, Dean of the College, Dr. William according to Dean of Students James Harvey. and elose analysis of some material previously thought un- VanderLugt stated that the situa- necessary . tion was "too bad" and added that College president Calvin A. VanderWerf told the group last complication of this sort should night, however, that any man who sincerely wishes to continue as have been forseen. Dean Vander- a resident advisor is invited to meet individually with an admini- Lougt contemplated no pluses or strative committee to discuss his personal situation. Separate de- minuses until the next fall sem- cisions will then be made on each such case. ester. He did feel however, that students may be in a position, The ninr who did not sign the pledge represent 40 per cent grade-wise, (hat will be to their ol the 22 male resident advisors employed by he college. adv ntage. "A student may now receive a B. where he should get a C-f." Dr. A. James Prins, associate professor of English, thought that Hope, Talladega College the sudden change was unfair to both students and professors and is "unhappy" about what is getting Set To Exchange Students to be an "unfortunate situation." Plans for the student exchange participating in student life there. Dr. Prins feels th .t an "accurate program with Talladega College In return, several students from grade can t be given without the for the spring break were formu- Talladege will spend their spring use of pluses and minuses" and lated at a meeting Tuesday night, vacation here at Hope. added that he was, as every said committee representative. faculty member, in a difficult po- Alan Chesney. The school, located southeast of Birmingham, is a co-educational sition. "I've been thinking of my The program, arranged under private liberal arts college with 180 students in terms of pluses and the auspices of the Student Senate, a student population of approxi- minuses all semester and now two involves students travelling to the mately 400 students. Founded and . and trying to find a comfortable position after five hours of weeks before the end of the sem- Talladega campus in Alabama maintained by the United Church reading back assignments . ester 1 have to re-evaluate my during spring vacation and actively of Christ, Talledega College has participated in exchange programs with many eastern schools in pre- Dr. Lloyd Avcrill To Op en vious years. "The program is established to provide the student with a rich Student Assembly Series and rewarding experience," said Chesney. This year, six students will be selected to participate, he Dr. Lloyd Averill of Kalamazoo be held during the third hour and continued. "Those interested in College will be the first speaker will begin at 10:4.") a.m. participating in the exchange are in the second semester series of requested to submit a brief essay student assemblies programs on Dr. Averill was I'm ir. l<»2;i explaining why they would like to Tuesday. Feb. 9. and was educ .U\i in ihe public schools of May wood. Illinois. He go and enumerating their qualifi- Dr Averill will be speaking on cations." the subject "The Validity and received his B.A. from the Univer- Since the final selection of par- Viability of the Liberal Arts" and sity of Wisconsin with a major in ticipants will be made Feb. 10. will, as he put it. "attempt to philosophy. His M.A. from the Chesney stressed the importance of make a case for the liberal arts. University of Rochester was fol- having the essays in to him as I will suggest that the liberal arts lowed by an honorary doctorate quickly as possible. The total ex- were made to survive because they from Lewis and Clark College. pense for the trip, he said, will be are culturally and educationally Since 1954 \Dr. Averill has been five dollars. needful." at Kalamazoo College as vice- An orientation program and gen- The all-college assembly at president, dean of chapel and pro- eral briefing will be held after the which Dr. Averill will speak will fessor of religion. final selections have been made. and some deep concentration in order to master the material . Registration Rules Set Procedure for registering for second semester cedure will take five to ten minutes. Hours are clasess has been announced. irom 8:30 a.m. to 12 noon. Next week Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday stu- Those wishing to make a schedule change should dents are to report to Snow Music Auditorium to report to Carnegie gymnasium in the afternoon be- check their schedules and fill out the necessary tween 1 p.m. and 3:45 p.m. Counselors and depart- cards. This procedure will take approximately ment chairmen will be present. five to ten minutes. All registration must be completed on Feb. 2 The hours for registration are Monday, 11 a.m. including fee payments, or students must pay the to 12 noon and 1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.; Tuesday and late registration fee of five dollars. Students who Wednesday, 9 a.m. to 12 noon and 1 p.m. to 4:30 have not turned tentative schedules in to the Rec- p.m. ords Office should do so immediately. Those, who have an approved schedule on Any student wishing to withdraw from school for Tuesday, Feb. 2, are asked to report to Car- the second semester must fill out the pink with- negie Gvmnasium in the morning to receive their drawal form in order to withdraw in good standing. printed schedules and pay their fees. This pro- . and discovering the library for the first time in five months. These forms are available from the Records Office. January 22, 1965 Hopr College aoehor Page 2 Spring Rush Feb. 3-24 Frats Flan Rush, Initiations Although some fraternity mem- Spring fraternity rush will begin tices, such as paddlings, rides, and bers don't like to give up things, on Wednesday. Feb. 3. and run for other "fun and games." the majority are pleased that three full weeks, ending February Violations of the new rules will something has been done." Brauer 24, according to Bill Brauer, presi- icsult in the cancellation of the feels that the former severe Hell dent of the Inter-Fraternity Coun- informal for the offending fratern- Week tactics were hurting the cil. ity. said Brauer. image of the fraternities, and that Since it is the major rush period To insure that the rules (see the changes were necossary to go of the year, it will be open to all anchor.