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T H E H I G H I D E A L S O F O U R C O L L E G E

As this MILESTONE goes to press, the old Oggel House on the corner of Colum-

bia Avenue and Tenth Street is in the process of being torn down. When this landmark

is gone, Van Vleck Hall will be the last reminder of the original Hope College which

was founded by Dr. A. C. Van Raalte, leader of the Holland colony, in 1861.

But no, one thing more stands. It is the noble idealism which was in the mind of

the old patriarch as he labored indefatiguably for the realization of his dream. Dr.

Van Raalte believed firmly in higher education. But also he saw clearly what many

educators are just beginning to realize today. He saw that formal learning without a

goal is an empty shell, that acquired knowledge is meaningless until it has a center or

focal point f rom which to take its meaning, and that the highest center is God. The

consequence of this prophetic vision was the establishment of a Christian college.

Today Hope College still clings to Dr. Van Raalte's vision. The cross on the towering

spires of the Memorial Chapel symbolizes her steadfastness in the faith. Her purpose of

sending out into the world Christian leaders in every field of endeavor remains un-

changed. Therefore in this sobering year of international strife, when all motives are

silhouetted clearly against a background of imminent peril, we, the class of nineteen

forty-three dedicate the 1942 MILESTONE to the Christian ideals of our college.

W E P R E S E N T L I F E , I N S C H O O L A N D O U T ,

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D I V I D E D I N T O F O U R M A J O R S E C T I O N S :

C U R R I C U L A R L I F E A N D W O R K

The stories of the courses offered at Hope, the professors and instructors who teach them, and the students who take them begin on page 10.

S O C I A L L I F E A N D A C T I V I T I E S

A brief summary of the social life of Hope students, show-ing how they entertain themselves and sometimes mix work with play, begins on page 62.

A T H L E T I C S F O R E V E R Y S E A S O N

A sketch of the broad athletic program, including the major sports, minor sports, girls' sports, and the sport-sponsor organizations begins on page 94.

T H E B I G S P E C I A L H A P P E N I N G S

Records of the events which are above the daily routine, the exciting events which leave deep memories, are found beginning on page 106.

H O P E C O L L E G E IS P R E S I D E D O V E R BY

W Y N A N D WICHERS

Dr. Wichers has long been associated with Hope

College. He was a student on this campus, and holds

an A.B. f rom Hope, and A.M. f rom the University

of Michigan, and a Litt.D. f rom Rutgers University.

He is a Knight of the Order of Orange Nassau, a

distinction conferred by the Queen of the Nether-

lands.

He taught history on the campus for many years,

went into business for a time, and was then called

back to the college to serve as its president, in 1931.

Under Dr. Wichers, the college has expanded in

many directions. It has achieved a position on the

fully approved list of the American Association of

Universities, the highest accrediting distinction

awarded colleges and universities. Only two other

liberal arts colleges in the state enjoy that rating.

The college has added the business administration department and a personnel service. The library

staff has been enlarged, and the facilities of the

library greatly improved. Dur ing a period when many small colleges were forced to close, Hope Col-

lege has maintained its financial status largely

through Dr. Wichers ' efforts.

Next fall will see the ultimate materialization of another of his dreams for the school—a separate

building to house the science department of which the school is so proud. The new science building has

been completed, and will be equipped by next fall

when it will be opened for use.

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W I C K E R S H A S A B L E A S S I S T A N T S I N :

T H O M A S E. WELMERS . . .

W h o is registrar of the college. Professor Welmers is a graduate

of Hope College and Princeton Theological Seminary. Besides his

duties as Registrar he holds the Voorhees chair in Greek and

teaches Calvinism. Each year, on Thanksgiving Day, all members

of his classes who cannot go home for the recess are invited to his

house where they enjoy a lavish meal. Among his many accom-

plishments is playing the organ. As a reminder of the days when

he played for a Grand Rapids church (Reformed, of course) he

may frequently be heard humming "Power In The Blood" while going about his duties.

PAUL J. B R O U W E R . . .

W h o is Assistant to the President and Personnel Agent of Hope

College, and knows almost every student personally. Mr. Brouwer

holds an A.B. f rom Hope and an A.M. f rom Northwestern Uni-

versity. He was given a leave of absence during the first semester

in order to do special work at Chicago University. The enormous

popularity of his freshman English composition class may be due

partly to the fact that his business trips of ten give the students a

short vacation. Many students visit his office for personal advice. He has as much to do as anyone on the campus, and does it.

M I L D R E D SCHUPPERT . . .

W h o is Secretary to the President. Miss Schuppert is also a gradu-

ate of Hope College. She is organist at the Central Park Reformed

Church and secretary to the Hope Alumni Association. Students

find her sympathetic and understanding in making arrangements

for tuition fees. For that reason, many wish that she handled

chapel absences. In her official capacity as Notary Public, she was

called upon this year to notarize a contract among five students.

By the terms of said contract, the first four students to marry must

pay the last fugitive f rom a mother-in-law five dollars.

ELIZABETH LICHTY . . .

W h o is Dean of Women . Miss Lichty has an A.B. f rom Lake Forest College and an A.M. and Ph.D. f rom the University of

Wisconsin. An instructor in French, she is co-sponsor of the

French club. Hers is the thankless task of keeping order in a dormitory filled with upwards of eighty coeds. Male students who

envy her position should remember the trouble that just one girl can cause, and multiply by 80. The job doesn't look so attractive

now, does it fellows? Her capability is indicated by" the fact that she is a past president of the Michigan Association of Deans of Women and Counsellors of Girls.

H O P E C O L L E G E IS A D M I N I S T R A T E D B Y :

First Row: Dr. C. H. Spaan, Dr. W . Wichers, Mrs. L W . Beardslee, Mr. H. M. Liesveld, Dr. J. A. Dykstra, Rev. H. W . Pyle, Mr. H. Winter, Mr. H. Kloes.

Second Row: Mr. M. Den Herder, Rev. J. J. Vander Schaaf, Rev. R. Meengs, Rev. E. Snuttjer, Mr. J. Kolyn, Mr. P. H. Eriesma.

Third Row: Mr. M. A. Chapman, Rev. W . Denekas, Mr. R. Verseput, Rev. B. R. Van Zyl, Rev. R. A. D e Jong, Mr. H. G. Schalekamp, Rev. I. Van Westenburg.

Fourth Row: Dr. A. D e Young, Rev. J. A. Stegeman, Mr. J. N. Dykema, Rev. J. A. Vis, Rev. G. Doctor, Hon. F. B. Sanford.

BOARD OF TRUSTEES

According to the by-laws of H o p e College, the

Board of Trustees shall meet twice each year—on

the last Wednesday in April , and again on the Tues-

day preceding commencement in June. This year

the accelerated program put commencement two

weeks ahead of its usual date. Tha t fact, coupled

with t ransportat ion difficulties, influenced the board

to waive the April meeting. Because the board did

not meet until June, T H E M I L E S T O N E was unable

to have a picture taken in time for publication. The

picture used here was taken last year.

Since then there have been some changes in per-

sonnel. The terms of the fol lowing have expired:

Mr. H. Winte r , Mr. T . Hager, Rev. N . Cloo, Rev.

G. Hankamp, Rev. J. Vander Schaaf, Mr. J. Kolyn,

Mr. M. Den Herder , Rev. J. Prins, Mr. H. Friesema,

and Rev. A. De Young. Mr. Hager, Mr. Kolyn, Mr.

Den Herder , Rev. Prins, Mr. Friesema, and Rev. De

Young have been reelected. Newly elected are Miss

J. M. Hopeman, Rev. P. Koopman, and Rev. A. Van

Bronkhorst .

This group has two principle aims; to provide

students with the best possible instruction; and to

effect a Christian influence upon them which they

will carry throughout life, and which will carry them

through life.

The board, though in no way adherent to the be-

liefs of Mary Baker Eddy, has long been proud of

the Christian scientists Hope College produces. This

September the science department will move out of

Van Raalte Hal l—badly lacking in adequate labora-

tory space—and into the new Science Building, tak-

ing along the fumes which have long assailed the

aesthetic nostrils of the English department . The

new building will be fit quarters for the science de-

partment which is well known over the country.

This building is the culmination of a great deal of

effort on the part of the trustees who may be justly

proud of their success.

The board works with the student in mind. It does

its best to make available to him first-rate instruction

in all fields, and th rough its efforts the curriculum

shows steady improvement f rom year to year. Evi-

dence of the board's success along this line is seen in

the academic s tanding of the school—fully accredited

by the N o r t h Central Association of Schools and

Colleges, by the University of Michigan, and by the

Association of American universities.

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BASIC T O A N Y CAREER IS ENGLISH STUDY.

Well-qualified instructors in the English depart-

ment teach courses in composition, poetry, drama

and novel, Greek and Roman literature, Shakespeare,

Tennyson, Browning and Milton, and English survey

and methods, to about sixty English majors and minors.

The chairmanship of the department is held by

Clarence De Graaf, A.B. Calvin College, A.M. Uni-

versity of Michigan. He is a big man on campus,

being faculty adviser to the MILESTONE and busi-ness adviser to the A N C H O R .

James H. Warner , A.B. University of Indiana, A.M. Northwestern University, Ph.D. Duke Univer-

sity, is chairman of the language and literature sec-

tion of the Michigan Academy. On campus he

advises the English Majors.

New at Hope, Elizabeth Oggel, B.A. Morningside

College, M.A. University of Iowa, participates in the

local chapter of the A. A. U. W . and is a member of

the Woman ' s Literary Club.

Margaret L. Gibbs, A.B. Ripon College, A.B.L.S.

University of Illinois, is librarian and teaches library

science. Elizabeth Eaye Connor, A.B. Hunt ington

College, A.M., A.B.L.S. University of Michigan, is

assistant librarian. Miss Gibbs is faculty adviser to

the Y. W . and a member of the Woman ' s Literary

Club and the A. A. U. W . Miss Conner is an A. A.

U. W . member and writes Junior Sunday School

quarterlies.

The head of speech work is Wil l iam Schrier, A.B.

and A.M. University of Michigan, graduate work at

Colorado, Southern California and Northwestern.

The department made an enviable record in oratory,

extemp, and debate this year.

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F U T U R E T E A C H E R S G E T P R A C T I C E W O R K .

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T o prepare college students for teaching in the

elementary and secondary schools is the funct ion of

the education department . So courses in educational

psychology, principles, and methods are offered to

Hope students, by which they may fulfil l require-

ments for certification by the Michigan Board. The

required amount of practice teaching is done in the

fine school system of Hol land under an efficient staff

of critic teachers.

Director of the depar tment . Professor Egbert

Winter , A.B. Hope, A.M. University of Michigan, is

interested in psychology, fascinated by the study of

twins, having reared two pairs himself.

He is assisted by the director of practice teaching,

Garret t Vander Borgh, A.B. Hope, A.M. Columbia

University, under whose instruction students learn

the problems and methods of high school teaching.

Mr. Vander Borgh serves the A N C H O R as faculty

business adviser, profs in the math field too.

The instructor in elementary education is Caroline

Hawes, A.B. Nor the rn State N o r m a l College. She

is the superintendent of the city elementary system

and the principal of Wash ing ton School, making her

schedule rather full , but she handles it well and

efficiently. Prospective elementary teachers enjoy the

observations in the local schools.

The depar tment of education fits students with

the background material and experience which will

serve them well when they become educators, wheth-

er it be as kindergarten teachers or university profs.

The depar tment is a prominent one here, because of

each graduat ing class, almost fifty per cent of the

seniors have prepared themselves at Hope for the

teaching profession.

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H I S T O R Y STUDY IS POPULAR I N WAR TIME.

A diversified number of subjects is offered in the

department of history and social science, for there

are courses in ancient, European, and American his-

tory, in cultural history, in government, constitu-

tional history, political parties and politics, in inter-

national relations, and in history methods. Major ing

in the department this year are seventeen junior and

senior students, and there are many more history

minors.

Bruce M. Raymond, the department head, earned

his A.B., A.M., and Ph.D. at the University of

Nebraska. Actively interested in politics, he holds

a position as city alderman and a place on the coun-

cil of civilian defense. O n campus he acts as Blue Key adviser, chairman of faculty committee on ath-

letics, and faculty representative to the M. I. A. A.'

Board of Directors. He is a member of Pi Kappa

Delta and of Phi Delta Kappa, national forensic

fraternities, and of the Rotary Club and the Century

Club.

Metta J. Ross, vitally interested in current affairs

and the pan-American nations, is instructor in cul-

tural history courses. Her B.A. is f rom Hope, her

M.A. f rom the University of Michigan, and she has

spent summers in study at the University of Wiscon-

sin and at the University of Chicago. Her campus

interests are in oratorical and dramatic lines, and she

acts as adviser to Palette and Masque and to the

Women ' s Athletic Association. Students enjoy her

lectures on current events,

A faculty member whose interest is in young

people's work is history instructor and director of

athletics, Milton L. Hinga, A.B. Kalamazoo and M.A. Columbia University. He is adviser to Blue

Key, and a member of the Holland Exchange Club.

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M I N D A N D SOUL G A I N A T T E N T I O N AT H O P E .

Because H o p e is a Christ ian college, special efforts

are made to inculcate in all students a thorough

knowledge of the Bible and high standards of Chris-

tian principles and ethics. Therefore study in Bible

and Christian ethics is required of every student en-

tering the college.

Rev. Henry Bast occupies the chair of Bible, serves

as college pastor. He is professor of Bible and re-

ligion, having his A.B. f r o m Hope, B.D. f r o m West-

ern Theological Seminary, and having studied at the

University of Chicago. He is thoroughly interested

in all Christian work, as is shown on campus by his

advisership to the Y. M. C. A. and to Alpha Chi.

Head of the depar tment of religious education is

Paul E. Hinkamp, professor of religion, A.B. Hope,

B.D. McCormick Theological Seminary, who also

studied at Princeton Theological Seminary, Princeton

University, and the University of Chicago. T h e

Goodfe l lows claim him as an officer, the Exchange

Club as a member, and the American Schools of

Oriental Research as an associate member.

Since Wal t e r Van Saun, A.B. Otterbein College,

B.D. Bonebrake Seminary, A.M. and Ph.D. Univer-

sity of Cincinnati, came to Hope in 1929, courses in

logic, theism, Plato, contemporary philosophy, phi-

losophy of religion. Christian ethics, American

philosophy and philosophy of art have been added

to what was formerly a division of the Bible depart-

ment, and the philosophy section has become a

depar tment in its own right.

Teacher of courses in psychology and sociology is

Edwin Paul McLean, A.B. Hope, A.M. Hope, candi-

date for Ph.D. at Nor thwestern . He is financial

manager of athletics, a faculty member of Blue Key.

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HOPE PREPARES M A N Y MEN EOR BUSINESS.

of "The Book of Job: The Poem."

Jolly Vernon Ten Cate, A.B. Hope, LL.B. Univer-

sity of Michigan, is assistant instructor. He teaches

freshman courses and is a practicing attorney in the

city. He has many outside interests, for he is a mem-

ber of many social, fraternal, and religious organi-zations, and politics, music, and gardening are his

hobbies. On campus he is faculty adviser to the

Knickerbocker Society, and he and Mrs. Ten Cate

are a popular couple when it comes to chapping f ra t

and sorority parties.

Instructor in accounting is Bernard J. Arendshorst,

the man who coaches the tennis team, took the boys on a southern trip last year. "Bern 's" A.B. is f rom

Hope, and he studied for two years at Harvard Business School. In town he holds the position as

clerk of the local draf t board.

The economics and business administration de-

partment offers to Hope students courses fundamen-

tal to law, business pursuits, or the teaching of

economics or business administration. These include

economics, industrial geography, business organi-

zation and administration, history of economic devel-

opment, history and theory of finance, government

and economics, accounting, business law, labor prob-

lems, taxation, and public finance and insurance.

Heading the department is the dignified Edward

D. Dimnent, A.B. and A.M. Hope, Litt.D. Rutgers University. He is Arend Visscher Memorial Profes-

sor. Dr. Dimnent has been prominent on campus for

a long time, having been president of the college f rom 1918 to 1931. T o him goes the credit for de-

signing the majestic Hope Memorial chapel, and for

writ ing the Seventy-fifth Anniversary pageant for the college's celebration in 1941. He is the author

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H O P E HAS A N O T E D SCIENCE D E P A R T M E N T .

The science departments of Hope College have

long been outs tanding, and ex-Hopeites are in re-

sponsible positions in the field of research, surgery,

in industrial chemistry work, or as teachers of science

in the outs tanding schools of the country, such as

Chicago, Dar tmouth , Carnegie Institute, Rush Medi-

cal, Illinois, Michigan and Washing ton . Others

serve in large industrial plants,—Goodyear, Sherwin-

Will iams, or Carnegie Steel. T h e department files

list an endless number of such men.

Gerri t Van Zyl, A.B. Hope, M.S. and Ph.D. Uni-

versity of Michigan, heads the chemistry section of

the college. He is also very active in scientific work

outside of school, being a member of the American

Chemical Society and other f ra ternal and honorary

organizations. He participates in the local Profes-

sional Club. He and his associate, J. Harvey Klein-

heksel, A.B. Hope, M.S. and Ph.D. University of

Illinois, are masters at turning out successful chem-

ists. Dr . Kleinheksel is a faculty member of Blue

Key, adviser to the interfraterni ty council. Together

the two sponsor the Chemistry Club. Twenty-one of

this year's grads and twenty-two of next year's are

chem majors.

Heading the physics division is Clarence Kleis,

A.B. Hope, A.M. University of Michigan. He is

chairman of the faculty committee on N . Y. A. Off

campus he is a Bible Class teacher.

Albert E. Lampen, A.B. Hope, A.M. University of

Michigan, candidate for Ph.D. at Michigan, is chair-

man of Hope 's well-regarded math section. He is

qualified as instructor of math and astronomy. He is

active on and off campus. He is president of the

Hol land Exchange Club, director of the Community

Chest, and a member of the Mathematics Association

of America.

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BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES ALSO OFFER CAREERS.

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The division of biology has made a record fully

as outstanding as that of the other sections of the

science department. Thir ty per cent of the grads in

the science division continue their study after gradu-

ation, aspiring to high goals in the science field.

Chairman of the section is solemn Oscar E.

Thompson. His S.B. is f rom Mount Union College,

his A.M. f rom Cornell University, and he has spent

four summers in study at Cornell. He teaches courses

in anatomy, embryology, and the like, to fu ture scien-tists, teachers, and doctors. His students know him

and like him for his dry sort of humor. Out of

school Thompson is an avid gardener, and very

scientific about it, studying soils in detail. He and

his associate. Dr . Vergeer, advise the recently organ-ized Scalpel Club.

Teunis Vergeer, A.B. Calvin College, M.S. and

Ph.D. University of Michigan, is professor of biology

and curator of the museum, is well-liked by all the

student body. He is an outstanding scientist, being

a member of the American Society of Parasitologists,

of the American Microscopical Society, and of the

Michigan Academy of Science, and author of many

articles in scientific journals. On campus he serves

with Dr . Thompson as co-adviser to the Scalpel Club

and sponsors the First Aid class of the American Red Cross.

Fifteen majors in the department this year are

going on to other institutions or to take up science

positions.

The department has sent on the road to success a fine corps of physicians and surgeons, many nurses

and dentists, biology profs, research biologists, and

public health workers.

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T H E MUSIC D E P A R T M E N T IS EVER G R O W I N G .

Hope 's depar tment of music offers courses in his-

tory and theory of music, counterpoint , piano, voice,

and organ, all under well-qualified instructors.

Heading the depar tment is Mrs. W . Curtis Snow,

A.B. Hope College, graduate of Morningside Con-

servatory of Music, who, besides being organist and

instructor in piano and organ, directs the girls' glee

club, coaches the girls ' sextette, and holds down a

position as church organist and music director.

Instructor of classes in theory and head of the

voice depar tment is Robert W . Cavanaugh. His A.B.

is f rom the University of Wisconsin, his B.M. and

Mus.M. f r o m the American Conservatory of Music

in Chicago. He wields the baton for the chapel

choir, the men's glee club, and the civic chorus in its

annual presentation of the "Messiah" in December,

and directs a local church choir. He has always been

active in musical lines, taking leads in University of

Wisconsin musicals and making concert appearances.

James T . Mearns, B.M. Oberl in Conservatory of

Music, is conductor of band and orchestra, instructor

in piano, theory, and public school music. He pro-

duces the organ tones in St. Mark 's Episcopal

Church, Grand Rapids.

One of the finest pianists in the city, and an in-

structor in the department is Mrs. Harold J. Karsten,

American Conservatory of Music, teacher of piano.

Hope 's music department is still in the process of

building, but we find it progressing at quite a rate

toward its goal. Al though there are few music

majors, there are many students minoring in this

phase of work and others who take music courses

purely for enjoyment.

L A N G U A G E S ARE C U L T U R A L A N D PRACTICAL.

Languages hold an important place in the curricu-

lar life of the college, not only because two years'

study of a language is a requirement, but because

languages constitute an important study-field here

for prospective teachers.

Heading the French department is Elizabeth E.

Lichty, A.B. Lake Forest, Ph.D. University of Wis-

consin, who is also Dean of Women . On campus

she sponsors the French Club and is the faculty

adviser to the Women ' s Activities League board. Off

campus she is a member of the Century Club, Wom-an's Literary Club, and the A. A. U. W .

Teaching beginning and second year French is a

concert enthusiast, the lively Mrs. Peter N . Prins,

A.B. Hope, A.M. University of Wisconsin. She

spent one summer in study at the University of Besancon, France. She is co-adviser to the French Club.

The German division is headed by Laura A. Boyd,

A.B. Tarkio College, A.M. Missouri State University.

She spent summers in study at Colorado, Wisconsin,

and Jena-Weimar, Germany. The positions of campus social chairman and adviser to the Deutsche

Verein make her life a busy one. Assisting her is

Edward J. Wolters , A.B. Hope, A.M. University of Michigan, an outdoor man, being a hunting, fishing,

and gardening enthusiast.

The Rodman Memorial Professor of Latin is

Albert H. Timmer, A.B. Hope, A.M. University of

Michigan, and candidate for a Ph.D. at Northwest-ern. He is head of the cooperative study at Hope,

a golf addict outside of school.

Thomas E. Welmers is Voorhe.es professor of

Greek and professor of Dutch. His degrees are A.B.

Hope, B.D. Princeton Theological Seminary, and he

studied at Berlin University in 1907-1908.

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PHYSICAL E D U C A T I O N FORMS S O U N D BODIES.

The physical education section covers a broad area

of activities, involving the filling of a requirement

of seventy-two clock hours of gyni work for all

fellows and coeds, and addit ional sports activities

for the many who participate.

John Schouten, who is ""Jack" to faculty and stu-

dents alike, has been here on ful l time since 1920,

a l though he coached and trained Hope men before

that. Jack spent summers in study at Illinois, Wis-

consin, Michigan, and N o t r e Dame, and has partici-

pated in all sports "since the year one," and that

includes jockeying! Jack's hobbies are music, sports,

young people, and especially the latter. For he finds

work with them fascinating, self-satisfying. He

likes to train them and keep them physically fit, to

help prepare their atti tudes for a happier life. That ' s

why he likes to try to relate his experiences to those

of his students, as he of ten does. Kindly, genial Jack

has a big fol lowing of fr iends. Mrs. Schouten assists

when it comes to chaperoning joint meetings and

parties. Besides tending to students ' aches and

sprains. Jack does work for the clientele of local

doctors.

Besides taking charge of the boys' gym classes,

coaching them in football , basketball, baseball, track,

bowling, riding, swimming, Softball and tennis, and

teaching the girls' classes basketball, softball , volley-

ball, tennis, archery, riding, bowling, swimming,

calithenics and apparatus work. Jack has taken on

two new courses in gym methods for those upper-

class fellows and coeds who wish to be qualified as

physical education teachers and coaches after gradu-

ation. T h e school and students owe a debt to Jack

which can only be measured in terms of life.

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E N G L I S H D E P A R T M E N T

JAMES H. WARNER Ph.D., Professor of English

CLARENCE DE GRAAF A.M., Instructor in English

Chairman of Department

ELIZABETH OGGEL A.M., Instructor in English

WILLIAM SCHRIER A.M., Professor of Speech

MARGARET GIBBS B.S., Librarian

ELIZABETH E. C O N N O R A.M., Assistant Librarian

E D U C A T I O N D E P A R T M E N T

EGBERT W I N T E R A.M., Professor of Education

GARRETT V A N D E R BORGH A.M., Director of Practice

Teaching

CAROLINE HAWES A.B., Instructor in Education

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H I S T O R Y D E P A R T M E N T

BRUCE M. R A Y M O N D Ph.D. Professor of History

and Social Science

M I L T O N L. H 1 N G A A.M., Instructor in History

and Director of Athletics

METTA J. ROSS A.M., Instructor in History

and English

P H I L O S O P H Y - P S Y C H O L O G Y D E P A R T M E N T S

WALTER V A N S A U N Ph.D., Professor of Philosophy

E D W I N PAUL McLEAN A.M., Professor of Psychology

PAUL E. H 1 N K A M P A.M., B.D., Professor of

Religious Education

B U S I N E S S D E P A R T M E N T

E D W A R D D. D I M N E N T Litt.D., Arend Vischer

Memorial Professor

B E R N A R D A R E N D S H O R S T A.B., Instructor in Accounting

D. V E R N O N T E N CATE LL.B., Assistant Instructor

in Economics

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S C I E N C E D E P A R T M E N T

GERR1T V A N ZVL Ph.D., Professor of Chemistry

HARVEY KLEINHEKSEL Ph.D., Instructor in Chemistry

CLARENCE KLEIS A.M., Professor of Physics

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TEUNIS VERGEER Ph.D., Professor of Biology

OSCAR E. T H O M P S O N A.M., Professor of Biology

ALBERT E. LAMPEN A.M., Professor of Mathematics

M U S I C D E P A R T M E N T

ROBERT W . C A V A N A U G H B.M., Instructor in Music

MRS. W . CURTIS S N O W A.B., Instructor in Music

JAMES T. MEARNS B.M., Instructor in Music

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L A N G U A G E S

LAURA A. B O Y D A.M., Professor of German and

Campus Social Chairman

E D W A R D WOLTERS A.M., Instructor in German

MRS. PETER N . PR1NS A.M., Instructor in French

ALBERT H. TIMMER A.M., Rodman Memorial

Professor of Latin

R E L I G I O N G Y M N A S I U M

H E N R Y BAST B.D., Professor of Bible and

Religious Education

J O H N H. S C H O U T E N Director of Physical Education

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WE MOURN THE LOSS OF A FELLOW STUDENT.

On Saturday evening, February 21, Lawrence

Kolean, freshman, was fatally injured in an auto-

mobile accident. At the age of nineteen, he was

denied the years for which he was then preparing.

Lawrence was born in Hol land on May 12, 1922.

He was graduated f rom Holland High School in

1940. Af ter one year, he entered the college in the

fall of 1941. His life stretched out ahead of him,

giving all the promise that every life gives. He was

one of a world-wide group undergoing training pre-

paratory to making its individual contributions to

the world.

Lawrence Kolean was a quiet boy. His professors

noticed a cooperative spirit and sincere nature. All

who knew him liked him, because he was one who

instinctively inspired a confidence in his good faith.

Tha t is a quality too few possess.

W e don' t know why, after only 19 years, a period

of some fifty or sixty years was taken f rom him. But we do know there is a good reason he was made,

on February 21, to open his eyes on a new wor ld—

a world which, for some reason, needed him more

than this one.

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W E SALUTE O U R MEN I N N A T I O N A L SERVICE.

W i t h o u t doubt, the single factor which, more than

any other, affected the campus this year, was the

war and the draf t . At the beginning of the year,

the summer's toil taken by the d ra f t was evident;

but af ter Pearl Harbor the number being called to

the armed forces rose markedly. Lacking definite

statistics, the college office estimates conservatively

that there has been at least a ten per cent drop in

enrol lment since school began in September.

The d rop in enrol lment is only one effect of mili-

tary t raining upon the school. In order to allow

students just out of high school to complete their

college course before entering the service, Hope has

adopted an accelerated program which will enable

a student to get a normal four years' load in three

years. This accelerated program is optional with the

student. The machinery of the accelerated course is

not complicated. Average students taking it carry

two or three hours over the normal load each semes-

ter, and can take addit ional work, up to eight semes-

ter hours, dur ing the summer. Dur ing the summer

session, a ground course in civilian pilot t raining

will be offered.

T h e effect of the war on student life has been very

marked. Fraternity and Sorority parties remain, but

have been drastically cut in order that Hope College

may cooperate in the national effort toward economy.

Whi l e the campus retains its t radit ional vitality,

there is, underneath, a more serious tone caused by

the realization that we all have a job to do.

. . . The picture on this page shows " W h i t e y "

Riemersma, formerly of the class of '43, going

th rough advanced combat training. All students will

ultimately participate in some way—some at home,

some away f rom home. They are anxious to do so.

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THESE S E N I O R S LEAVE US I N J U N E AFTER

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OFFICERS President John Visser Vice President James Baar Secretary Jeanne Swart Treasurer Dorothy Bonga

The graduat ion of a class is invariably accom-

panied by regret—both on the part of those who go

and those who see them go. Tha t is as it should be.

A college whose seniors experience no nostalgia at

graduat ion must be fail ing utterly in its duty outside

the curriculum. But the college is the student. If

the college fails it is because the student has failed.

If the college has succeeded, it is because the student

has given to it unstintingly of his time, talent, and

devotion. The graduation of a class which has given

itself to the school should be an occasion for joy,

fo r it is the evidence of an addit ion to the school—

an addit ion which will become part of the school

and of the student who is the school. Such a class is the class of '42.

Athletes had a high record in sportsmanship and.

ability. Three men were placed on all-conference

teams: Bill Tappan, John Visser, Marty Bekken. In

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all sports it had representatives in the f ront rank.

Forensically the class has been outstanding. It

claims Nola Nies, state runner-up and national Pi

Kappa Delta champion in oratory; Jeanette Rylaars-

dam, state extempore champion; Gordon Girod, who

heartily agrees with Prof. Schrier's title for him

"Star of the debate squad," national Pi Kappa Delta

extempore runner-up; John Hains, Provincial Pi

Kappa Delta oratory winner ; Blase Levai, state peace oration winner ; and three members of the state

championship debate team.

There were four students with a scholastic average

above 2.9. It is impossible to list all who have con-tributed to the class' success. There are musicians.

W h o ' s W h o members. Blue Key, ' Alcor, and many

others. The school is richer for their stay, and will watch their future progress with pride.

H A V I N G S P E N T F O U R YEARS I N O U R HALLS.

ALBERS, G O R D O N D . ; Eldora, Iowa. Business Administration; Central College 1 ; Cosmopolitan; Chapel Choir 3; Glee Club 3; German Club 2, 3; Interfraternity Basketball 2; Freshman Football 2.

BECKSFORT, N O R M A M A E ; Hol land, Michigan. Education; Sibylline, Vice President 4 ; Alcor 4 ; Anchor 2, 3; Mile-stone 3, Society Editor; Y. W. C. A. 1, 2, 3, 4 ; Debate 2, 3; Pi Kappa Delta 2, 3, 4, Vice President 3, Secretary 4 ; Pageant 3; Chapel Choir 2; Palette and Masque 3, 4, President 4 ; French Club 2, 3; W, A. L. 2; Girls Basketball 1, 2, 3, 4 ; Freshman Bible Prize, First Place; Chairman of May Banquet 4 ; Sorority Bowling 4 ; Sorority Baseball 4.

A R M S T R O N G , A R T H U R G E O R G E ; N e w York , N . Y . Biology; Y. M C. A. 1, 2, 3; Scalpel Club 4 ; German Club 2, 3, 4 ; Interfraternity Basketball 1, 2; Intermural Softball 1, 3, 4.

B A A R , J A M E S W A R R E N ; Chicago, I l l inois. English; Wilson Jr. College 1 ; Cosmopolitan, President 4 ; Senior Class Vice President; Blue Key 4 ; Y. M. C. A. 3, 4 ; Pageant 3; Senior Play Cast and Chairman of the Play Selection Committee; Palette and Masque 3; Alpha Chi 4 ; H Club 4 ; Baseball 2; Inter-fraternity Basketball 2, 3, 4 ; Varsity Football Manager 2, 3, 4 ; Golf 3, 4.

B E K K E N , M A R T I N L.; Hol land, Michigan. Business Administration; Fraternal, Vice President 4, President 4 ; Blue Key 4, Vice President; Pageanr 3; French Club 2, 3; H Club 2, 3, 4 ; Interfraternity Basketball 2, 3, 4 ; Freshman Basketball 1; Varsity Football 2, 3, 4; Freshman Basketball 1; Varsity Football 2, 3, 4; Tennis 1; Interfraternity Track 1, 2; All M. I. A, A. Football Team Honorable Mention 3; First Team 4; Football Most Valuable Player Award 4.

BERKEL, G O R D O N E.; Hol land, Michigan. Music; Cosmopolitan; Pageant 3; Band 1, 2, 3, 4 ; President 3, 4 ; Chapel Choir 1, 2, 3, 4, Student Director 3, 4 ; Glee Club 3, 4, President 4 ; Music Group 4, President 4 ; Music Chairman of May Day 4.

B A A S , R. J A C K ; Grand Rapids, Michigan. History; G. R. Junior College 1, 2; Fraternal, Secretary 3, Vice President 4 ; Blue Key 4, Corresponding Secretary; Student Guide 4; Anchor 4 ; Y. M. C. A. 3, 4 ; Pageant 3; H Club 3, 4 ; Baseball 3, 4 ; Varsity Basketball 3, 4 ; Tennis 3, 4 ; Homecoming Program Chairman.

BOCKS, LEOLA R U T H ; Hol land, Michigan. Education; Sibylline; Chapel Choir 2, 3; Glee Club 2, 3; Girls Bas-ketball 2, 3.

BAKER, J U N E E.; Ho l land , Michigan. Education; Sorosis, Secretary 4 ; Commons Council 3, 4 ; Y. W . C. A. 1; Pageant 3; Palette and Masque 3; German Club 3, 4, Treasurer 4 ; Girls Basketball 2, 3.

B O N G A , D O R O T H Y J A N E ; Chicago, I l l inois . Education; Sorosis; Class Treasurer 4; Y. W. C. A. 1, 2; Pageant 3; W. A. L. 4 ; Girls Basketball 1, 2 ; Chairman of All-College Skating Party 4.

B A X , G E R A L D A, ; Hol land , Michigan. History and Business Administration; Y. M. C. A. 1; Chapel Choir 1; Glee Club 1.

B O Y N T O N , N A N C Y ; N e w York, N . Y . Education; Sibylline, Vice President 4; Anchor 1, 2, 3, 4 ; Milestone 3; Y. W. C. A. 1. 2, 3, 4 ; Palette and Masque 3; German Club 2, 3, 4, Treasurer 3, President 4 ; W. A. L. 3, 4; A. D. D. 2, 3, 4, Vice President 4 ; W. A. A. 3, 4 ; Girls Basketball 1, 2, 3, 4; Chair-man of the Social Code Committee; Chairman W. A. A. Swimming 3; Basketball 4.

T H E Y W O R S H I P I N HOPE MEMORIAL CHAPEL. B R O U W E R , LILEETH; Hol land, Michigan. Education; Sibylline, Treasurer 4 ; Y. W. C. A. 1, 2, 3, 4; Band 1; Chapel Choir 1, 2, 4; Glee Club 4 ; Music Group 4 ; W. A. L. 2; W. A. A. 2; Girls Basketball 1, 2, 3, 4; Tennis 1, 2, 3, 4, M. I. A. A. Doubles Champion 1; Tennis Award 1; Basketball Award 3; Inter-soronty Bowling Captain 4 ; Intersorority Baseball 4.

C L O N A N , LILA M A E ; Pompton Lakes, N e w Jersey. Religious Education; Sibylline, President 4; Student Council 3; Com-mons Council 3, President ; Who's Who 4; Alcor 4 ; Y. W. C. A. 1, 2, 3, 4, Cabinet 3, President 4; Christian Workers League 2, Vice President; Chapel Choir 3, 4 ; Glee Club 3, 4, Secretary 3; Erench Club 2, 3, Secretary-Treasurer 3; W. A. L. 3; Queen's Court 4.

COPPERSMITH, LUTTRELLA R U T H ; Oak Park, Ill inois. Art Major; Rosary College 1, 2, 3; Thesaurian Society 4 ; Y. W. C. A. 4; English Majors Club 4 ; Bowling 4.

CURTIS, D O R O T H Y M A E ; Hol land, Michigan. Education; Delphi; Anchor 1, 2, 3; Palette and Masque 3; English Majors Club 4, Secretary-Treasurer; Girls Basketball 1, 2, 3; Queen's Court 4.

D A L M A N , E L E A N O R J U N E ; Hol land, Michigan. Education; Delta-Phi, Secretary 4, Vice President 4; Chapel Choir 2; Girls Basketball 2, 3.

D A U G H E R T Y , B E T T Y ; Three Rivers, Michigan. English; Sorosis; Debate 2; Pi Kappa Delta 2, 3, 4; Pageant 3 Chapel Choir 2, 3; Glee Club 2, 3, 4, Treasurer 3, Vice President 4 English Majors Club 4; French Clvb 2, 3; W. A. L. Secretary 3 W. A. A. 2; Girls Basketball 1, 2, 3, 4 ; Tennis 1, 2, 3, 4.

DEKKER, M I L D R E D ; Cedar Grove, Wisconsin . Religious Education; Alethea, Secretary 3, Vice President 3; A. D. D. 2, 3,

D E Y O U N G , A N N E ; Newark , N e w York. Biology; Berea College School of Nursing, 3 years; Sibylline, Treas-urer 3; Alcor 4, President; Y. W. C. A. 2, 3, 4, Vice President 4 ; Christian Workers League 2; Band 2; Chapel Choir 3, 4 ; Music Group 4; German Club 3; Girls Basketball 2, 3; Treasurer of Voor-hees Hail 3; Voorhees Hall Nurse.

D E Y O U N G , M I L L A R D E.; Grand Rapids, Michigan. Pre-Medical; Calvin College 1; Y. M. C. A. 2; Scalpel Club 4; Ger-man Club 4 ; Interfraternity Basketball 2, 4 ; President of Van Vleck Hall 4.

EMMICK, ROBERT D . ; Hol land, Michigan. Chemistry; Cosmopolitan, Secretary 3, Vice President 4; Treasurer of Student Council 4; Commons Council 3, 4; Pageant 3; Chemistry Club 2, 3, 4, Vice President 4.

E N S I N G , ERNEST; Hudsonvi l le , Michigan. Pre-Dental; Cosmopolitan, House Manager 3; Baseball 1, 2, 3, 4 ; Freshman Football 1.

ESSENBERG, LOUISE; Ellsworth, Michigan. Biology; Dorian, Secretary 2, President 4 ; Student Council 3; Alcor 4; Y. W. C. A. 1, 2, 3, 4, Secretary 4 ; Qerman Club 3, 4, Secretary 4 ; W. A. L. 3; A. D. D. 2, 3, 4.

ESVELD, RUSSELL; Grand Rapids, Michigan. Philosophy and Religion; Y. M. C. A. 1; Christian Workers League 2; Philosophy Club 3; Freshman Football 1; Varsity Track 2.

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THEY STUDY MANY HOURS IN THE LIBRARY.

FELTER, M A R Y ; Wester lo , N e w York. Education; Sibylline; Junior Class Secretary-Treasurer; Anchor 1, 2, 3, 4, Feature Editor 4; Y. W. C. A. 1, 2, 3, 4; Debate 1, 2, 3; Pi Kappa Delta 2, 3, 4, Vice President 4; Chapel Choir 1 ; Music Group 4 ; Palette and Masque 3, 4; French Club 3, 4 ; Pan Hellenic Board 3, 4.

G O T T W A L D , P A U L ; Vienna, Austria. German; Pageant 3; Palette and Masque 4; German Club 3, 4.

F O P M A , ROBERT JAMES; Hol land, Michigan. Mathematics; Cosmopolitan; Band 1, 2; Interfraternity Basketball 1, 2, 3; Interfraternity Baseball 1, 2.

H A D D E N , M A R G U E R I T E ELIZABETH; Hol land, Mich. English; Sorosis, Treasurer 3, President 4 ; Who's Who 4; Alcor 4, Vice President; Anchor 3; Milestone 3; Y. W. C. A. 1, 2, 3, 4, Cabinet 4 ; Debate 2, 3; Pi Kappa Delta 2, 3, 4 ; Pageant 3; Chapel Choir 2, 3; Glee Club 1, 2, 3, 4, Librarian 2, Business Manager 4 ; Palette and Masque 3; French Club 2, 3, 4, Vice President 4 ; A. D. D. 2, 3, 4, President 4 ; Girls Basketball 1, 2, 3; Queen's Court 4

FRISSEL, H A R R Y ; Palatine Bridge, N e w York. Mathematics; Muskegon Junior College 1; Emersonian; Y. M. C. A. 1, 2, 3; Chapel Choir 3, 4 ; German Club 2, 3, Vice President 3; Interfraternity Track 2.

H A I N S , J O H N M . ; Coopersvil le , Michigan. English; Emersonian, Secretary 3, President 4 ; Commons Council 3; Who's Who 4 ; Blue Key 4 ; Milestone 2, 3; Y. M. C. A. 4; Debate 2, 3, 4, Manager 4; College Prose Reader 1; Peace Orator 2; College Orator 3; Winner Province of Lakes Contest 3; Pi Kappa Delta 3, 4 ; Pageant 3; Senior Play 4 ; Chapel Choir 2, Glee Club 2; English Majors Club 3, 4, Vice President 4; Pi Kappa Delta Key 4.

G I R O D , G O R D O N ; Grand Rapids, Michigan. Language and Mathematics; University of Michigan 1, Theta Xi ; Y. M. C. A. 2, 3, 4; Debate 1, 2, 3, 4; Extempore Speaker 1, 2, 4 ; Pi Kappa Delta 3, 4 ; Pageant 3; Sigma Rho Tau Speech Award.

H A K K E N , W I L L I A M T H E O D O R E JR.; Grand Rapids. Chemistry; Fraternal, House Manager 3, 4; Chapel Choir 1; Chemis-try Club 4; H Club 2, 3, 4, Vice President 4; Freshman Football 1; Varsity Football 2, 3, 4, Bosch Best Spirit Award 3, 4; Interfraternity Track I, 2, 3.

G O O D R O W , W I L L I A M ; Schenectady, N e w York. Philosophy; Glee Club 1, 2, 3, 4, Manager 4 ; College Male Quartet 3, 4 ; Philosophy Club 3; Alpha Chi 3.

HIETBR1NK, J O N ; Hol land, Michigan. Business Administration; Cosmopolitan, Keeper of Archives 4, Vice President 4; Milestone 3; Freshman Basketball 1.

G O O D W I N , ROBERT K.; Hol land, Michigan. History and Economics; Independent.

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HOEKJE, H O W A R D ; Holland, Michigan. Chemistry ; Fraternal; Blue Key 4 ; Anchor 1 ; Milestone 3 ; Y. M. C. A. 1, 2, 3, 4, Cabinet 3, 4 ; Pageant 3; Band 1, 2, 3, 4 ; Chemistry Club 2, 3, 4; French Club 1, 2, 3, 4; H Club 2, 3, 4 ; Tennis 1, 2, 3, 4 ; Interfraternity Track 2, 3, 4; Freshman Athletic Award.

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MOST OF THEIR CLASSES ARE

H O O V E R , J. E U G E N E ; Rhinebeck, N e w York. English; Emersonian, Vice President 4; Milestone Art Editor 3; Christian Workers League 1; Pageant 3; Band 1, 2, 3; Chapel Choir 1, 3; Glee Club 3, 4; Palette and Masque 4 ; English Majors Club 4 ; Interfraternity Track 2, 3, 4.

H O U M E S , R U T H ; Sheboygan, Wiscons in . Education; Mission House College; Delphi, Secretary 4; Anchor 3, 4; Y. W. C. A. 3, 4 ; W. A. A. President at M. H. C. 1, 2; Girls Basketball 3, 4 ; Queen's Court at M. H. C.

KAMPS, ESTELLA; Hol land, Michigan. Science; Grand Rapids Junior College 1, 2; Delphi, Vice President 4 ; Anchor 3; Pageant 3; Scalpel Club 4 ; Palette an i Masque 3, 4 ; Girls Basketball 3, 4.

KIK, H E N R Y ; Grand Rapids, Michigan. English; Emersonian; Y. M. C. A. ; Christian Workers League 1, 2; Community Chest Orator 3; Pageant 3; Alpha Chi 3, 4, President 4 ; Gospel Team.

KREMERS, C A R O L Y N M A E ; Cleveland Heights , Ohio . Education; Sorosis, Vice President 4; Alcor 4 ; Y. W. C. A. 1, 2; Pageant 3; Band 1, Chapel Choir 1, 2, 3, 4, Directed 2, 3, 4; Glee Club 3, 4, President 4 ; Music Group 4 ; French Club 1, 2, 3; W.A.A. 2, 3, 4, Treasurer 4; Intersorority Baseball 4, Girls Basket-ball 1, 2, 3, 4; Tennis 1, 2, 3, 4 ; Social Chairman of the Voorhees Hall House Board; Music Chairman for May Day 4 ; Orchestra 1, 2, 3.

KUIPERS, S. W A L T E R ; Grand Rapids, Michigan. Chemistry and Biology; Cosmopolitan 2; Pageant 3; German Club 3; Karl Schurz Memorial Foundation Prize 2.

L A M A N , PEARL E V E L Y N ; Oostburg, Wiscons in . English; Alethea; Y. W. C. A. 1, 2, 3, 4 ; Chapel Choir 1, 2; Pan Hellenic Board 3; Girls Basketball 1.

LEVAI, BLASE; Passaic, N e w Jersey. English; Emersonian, Vice President 4, President 4 ; Student Council 1; Who's Who 4 ; Blue Key President 4; Assistant Adviser of the Student Guide 4; Anchor 1, 2, 3, Assistant Editor 2; Milestone Editor 3; Y. M. C. A. Cabinet 1, 2, 3, President 4 ; Christian Workers League 1; Interpretive Reader First Place at Hope 1, Second Place in State Contest 1, First Place in Raven Contest 2, Winner of State Peace Contest 3, First Place in Hope Oratory 4 ; Pi Kappa Delta 3, 4 ; Pageant Reader 3; Senior Play 4; Palette and Masque 3; English Majors Club 3, 4; Philosophy Club 3, 4 ; Alpha Chi 3, 4 ; Cheer Leader 2, 3; Interfraternity Basketball 1, 2; Freshman Football 1; Interfraternity Track 1; S50.00 Prize for State Oratorical Contest; Senior Honor Roll; Chairman of Advertising for Homecoming 3; Chairman of Advertising for May Day 3.

LIEVENSE, D O N A L D JAMES; Hol land, Michigan. Business Administration; Fraternal, Janitor 1; Glee Club 1; Inter-fraternity Basketball 4.

L U I D E N S , ROBERT; Hol land, Michigan. Business Administration; Cosmopolitan; Milestone 3.

M A A S S E N , J O H N H O W A R D ; Holland, Michigan. English; Independent; Commons Council 3; Y. M. C. A. 2, 3, 4 ; Pageant 3; Chapel Choir 2, 3, 4 ; Glee Club 2, 3, 4, Secretary 4; English Majors Club 4.

M A A T M A N , H O W A R D G L E N N ; Grand Rapids, Mich. English; Knickerbocker 1, 2; Y. M. C. A. 3, 4 ; Philosophy Club 4 ; Alpha Chi 3, 4.

IN VAN RAALTE.

TEACHERS LEARN I N THE E D U C A T I O N HALL.

M a c I N N E S , W I L L I A M D . ; Middle town, N e w York. Chemistry; Knickerbocker, Secretary 2, Treasurer 3, President 4; German Club 2.

M U I L E N B U R G , E L W I N ; Orange City, Iowa. Business Administration; Northwestern Junior College 1, 2; Emer-sonian, Secretary 4, Vice President 4; Pageant 3; Interfraternity Bas-ketball 3, 4; Varsity Football 3; Interfraternity Track 3, 4.

MARCUS, B E T H EILEEN; Hol land, Michigan. English; Delphi, Treasurer 3, President 4; Student Council 1; Who's Who 4; Alcor 4 ; Anchor 3; Y. W. C. A. 1, 2, 4 ; Debate 3; Pi Kappa Delta 3, 4; Chapel Choir 2, 3; Palette and Masque 3; French Club 2, 3; W. A. L. Treasurer 3, Vice President 4; Pan Hellenic Board 4 ; Girls Basketball 2; Co-Chairman Homecoming Banquet 4.

MULLER, J O H N H . ; Hol land, Michigan. Greek, Philosophy and History; Independent; Student Council 4 ; Y. M. C. A. 1, 2. 3. 4, Treasurer 4 ; Christian Workers League 1, 2, Treasurer 2; Pageant 3; Band 1, 2; Chapel Choir 1, 2, 3, 4, Libra-rian 3, 4 ; Glee Club 2 , 3 , 4 ; Philosophy Club 3, 4; Alpha Chi 3, 4 ; Treasurer of Van Vleck 2; Chairman of Student Defense Forums 4 ; Chairman of College Prayer Group 2, 4.

M A R T I N , R U T H E A ; Benton Harbor, Michigan. English; Dorian; Palette and Masque 3; German Club 1, 2, 3.

N A B E R H U I S , A N N A R U T H ; Hol land, Michigan. English; Dorian, Treasurer 3, Vice President 3; Y. W. C. A, 1, 2 ; Musical Arts Club 4 ; English Majors Club 4; French Club 4 ; Girls Basketball 1.

M E E R D I N K , V E R N O N ; Clymer, N e w York. English; Emersonian, Grill Steward 4 ; Y. M. C. A. 1, 2, 3; Chris-tian Workers League 1; Pageant 3; Band 1, 2, 3, 4; English Majors Club 4 ; Freshman Basketball Manager 4 ; Interfraternity Track 1, 2, 3; Varsity Track 3, Manager 4; Pull Coach 3, 4.

N A G Y , M A R G A R E T ; Grand Rapids, Michigan. English; Delphi, Vice President 4 ; Who's Who 4 ; Alcor 4, Secre-tary-Treasurer; Milestone 1, 3; Y. W. C. A. 1, 2, 3, 4, Cabinet 3 ; Philosophy Club 4; W. A. L. 3; A. D. D. 2, 3, 4, Treasurer 4 ; Secretary of Voorhees Hall 3.

M O O I , R A Y M O N D ; Hol land, Michigan. Business Administration; Y. M. C. A. 4 ; Pageant 3.

N E W E N D O R P , K E N N E T H ; Orange City, Iowa. Mathematics; Northwestern Junior College 1, 2; Emersonian; Pageant 3; H Club 4; Varsity Basketball 3, 4; Interfraternity Sports Activity Sponsor 4.

M O R G A N , ELMER E.; Herkimer, N e w York. History; Cosmopolitan; Class Vice President 2; Blue Key 4 ; H Club President 4; Interfraternity Basketball 4; Freshman Basketball 1 ; Varsity Basketball 2, 3; Freshman Football 1; Varsity Football 2, 3, 4.

NIES, N O L A C O N S T A N C E ; Hol land, Michigan. Modern Language; Delphi, President 4 ; Alcor 4 ; Anchor 3; Mile-stone 3; Winner Adelaide Contest 4; State Oratorical Contest, Second Place; Pi Kappa Delta 4; Pageant Narrator 3; Senior Play Cast; Chapel Choir 1, 2, 3; Glee Club 1, 2, 3, 4 ; Palette and Masque 3, 4, Treasurer 3; French Club 2, 3, 4, President 4; W. A. L. 3, 4; Pan Hellenic Board 4 ; Campus Queen; May Day Chairman 4; First Place in Women's Oratory in the National Pi Kappa Delta Convention 4.

T H E Y EXERCISE I N C A R N E G I E G Y M N A S I U M .

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O A T M E N , BERNICE; Hol land, Michigan. Latin; Dorian; Treasurer 3; Student Council 4; Commons Council 4 President; Alcor 4 ; Y. W. C. A. 1, 2, 3, 4, Cabinet 4; Christian Workers League 2; Pageant 3; Music Group 2; French Club 3, 4 ; German Club 1, 2, 3; Pan Hellenic Board 4, Secretary; Salutatorian; U. of M. Regents Scholarship.

O L T H O F , R A Y ; Chicago, Il l inois. Philosophy; Chicago Christian, North Central; Cosmopolitan, Grill Manager 4 ; Y. M. C. A. 2, Secretary 3, Vice President 4 ; Philosophy Club 3, President 4; Alpha Chi Vice President 3, 4; Interfraternity Basketball 3; Freshman Basketball 1; Sophomore Biblical Essay Award.

P A R S O N S , RALPH H . ; Hol land, Michigan. English; Freshman Football 1; Varsity Football 2, 4.

P E T T I N G A , C. W . ; Hudsonvi l le , Michigan. Chemistry; Cosmopolitan, Secretary 3; Who's Who 4; Debate 1; Pageant 3; Glee Club 4 ; Chemistry Club 2, 3, 4, President 4.

P L A N S O E N , C O R N E L I U S ; Cornelius, Oregon. Pre-Medical; Emersonian; German Club 3; Choir 3.

P O P P E N , K E N N E T H ; Hol land, Michigan. Chemistry; Northwestern Junior College; Fraternal, Vice President 4 ; Anchor 2, 3, 4, Associate Editor 3, Sports Editor 4; Pageant 3; Chapel Choir 3; French Club 2, 3; Interfraternity Basketball 2; Ten-nis 2; Interfraternity Track 2, 3.

R E N Z E M A , D O R O T H Y G R A C E ; Grand Rapids, Michigan. Mathematics; Grand Rapids Junior College 1, 2; Dorian, Vice Presi-dent 3, President 4 ; Anchor 4; Y. W. C. A. 3, 4; Pageant 3; Chapel Choir 3, 4 ; Glee Club 3, 4 ; French Club 3; German Club 4 ; Pan Hellenic Board 4.

REUS, L E O N A R D ; Jamestown, Michigan. Pre-Medical; Cosmopolitan; Pageant 3; Baseball 2, 3; Interfraternity Track 3.

ROELOES, N A T H A N J A Y ; Hol land, Michigan. Mathematics; Independent; Interfraternity Softball 3, 4.

R O S E N D A H L , A R L E N E ; Hol land, Michigan. Education; Dorian, Treasurer 2; German Club 3.

R Y L A A R S D A M , JEANETTE N . ; Chandler, Minnesota. English; Delphi, President 4 ; Northwestern Junior College 1, 2; Alcor 4; Milestone 3; Y. W. C. A. 3; Debate 3, 4, Women's Debate Manager 4; Extempore Speaker 3, 4, First Place in State 4 ; Third in State Oratory 3; Pageant 3; Senior Play 4; Palette and Masque Presi-dent 3; Vice President 4; English Majors Club 4; French Club 3; Pan Hellenic Board 4 ; Girls Basketball 3; Vice President of Voor-hees Hall 4 ; Queen's Cojrt 4.

SCHEERENS, M I L T O N ; Rochester, N e w York. Business Administration; Emersonian.

S C H U T , J O H N W . ; Maple Lake, Minnesota. Chemistry; Emersonian; Y. M. C. A. 1; Chapel Choir 1; Scalpel Club 4; Chemistry Club 2, 3.

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SHRAMEK, D O R O T H Y ; Hol land, Michigan. T A P P A N , W I L L I A M M A N N I N G JR.; Hol land, Michigan. Education; Sorosis, Secretary 4; Pageant 3; Senior Play 4; Palette Pre-Medical; Fraternal, Secretary 3: Student Council 3, 4, President and Masque 3; French Club 4 : Girls Basketball 1. 4 ; Class President 1; Who's Who 4; Blue Key 4 ; Milestone 3: Y. M.

C. A. 4 ; Pageant 3; Scalpel Club 4; H Club 2, 3, 4 ; Interfraternity Basketball 4; Freshman Basketball 1; Freshman Football 1; Varsity Football 2, 3, 4, Captain 4, All M. I. A. A. 4 ; Tennis 2, 3, 4; Junior Athletic Award; Valedictorian; Student Representative to M. I. A. A. Board of Directors.

SLAGER, JAMES; Hol land, Michigan. Chemistry; Chemistry Club 4 ; Interfraternity Basketball 1, 2, 3; Freshman Football 1.

T A R D I F F , MORRIS; Hol land, Michigan. Chemistry; Fraternal; Commons Council 4; Chemistry Club 2, 3, 4, Secretary-Treasurer 3; Junior Bible Prize 3.

S T E G E N G A , R U T H A N N E T T E ; North Bergen, N . J. English; Sibylline, Treasurer 2; Alcor 4; Anchor 3, 4; Milestone 3; Y. W. C. A. 1, 2, 3, 4 ; Pageant 3; Chapel Choir 1; Palette and Masque 3; English Majors Club President 4 ; French Club 2, 3; W. A. L. 1, Treasurer 4; Girls Basketball 1, 2; Voorhees Board 2, President of Voorhees Hall 4; Homecoming Committee.

T E N B R I N K , E U G E N E L.; Hudsonvi l le , Michigan. English; Wayne University 4; Emersonian; Photography Editor An-chor 3; Photography Editor Milestone 2, 3; Y. M. C. A. 1, 2, 3, 4 Debate 1; Peace Oratorical Contest 3; Pi Kappa Delta 1, 2, 3, 4 Pageant 3; Palette and Masque 3, 4 ; English Majors Club 3, 4 Philosophy Club 3, 4; Alpha Chi 3, 4; Interfraternity Track 1; Var-sity Track 2; Berkhof English Award 3; Classical Club 1.

STOPPELS, CHARLES J.; Hol land, Michigan. Cosmopolitan; Who's Who 4; Y. M. C. A. 1, 3; Debate 1, 2, 3; Pi Kappa Delta 2, 3, 4, Publicity 2, Secretary-Treasurer 3; Pageant 3; Glee Club 3, 4; Music Group 4; Philosophy Club 3, 4; Alpha Chi 3, 4; Varsity Football 2, 3; Special Distinction Degree in Debate 3; Co-Chairman of Homecoming 4 ; Senior Honor Roll.

TIMMER, LORRAINE EREIDA; T w i n Lakes, Michigan. Latin; Sibylline, President 4; Class Secretary-Treasurer 2; Who's Who 4; Alcor 4; Anchor 2, 3, 4, Associate Editor 3, Editor 4; Milestone Associate Editor 3; Y. W. C. A. 1, 2, 3,. 4; Band Drum Majorette 1, 2, 3; French Club 2, 3, 4; W. A. L. 3: W. A. A. Secretary 3, President 4; Girls Basketball 1, 2, 3, 4 ; Co-Chairman Homecoming 4; Defense Council 4.

S W A R T , J E A N N E A L V A ; D e Motte, Indiana. English; Sibylline, President 4; Commons Council Secretary-Treasurer 3, 4 ; Secretary of the Senior Class 4; Y. W. C. A. 1, 2, 3; Pageant 3; Band 1, 2; Chapel Choir 2, 3, 4 ; Glee Club 2, 3, 4 ; Secretary-Treasurer of Music Group 4.

TYSSE, M A R I O N ; Hol land, Michigan. English; Sorosis, Secretary 3; Who's Who 4; Y. W. C. A. 1, 2; Pageant 3; Chapel Choir 1, 2, 3; Glee Club 3, 4 ; English Majors Club 4; A. D. D. 2, 3, 4, President 4; Girjs Basketball 1, 2; Tennis 1, 2.

T A L M A N , M A R Y LOUISE; Hyde Park, N e w York. Biology; Sibylline, Reporter 1, 2; Anchor 1, 2; Y. W. C. A. 1, 2, 3, 4, Cabinet 2; Christian Workers League 1, 2, Secretary 1; Chapel Choir 1; Scalpel Club 4 ; Philosophy Club 4; Tennis 4.

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VALUSEK, FRED; Newburgh , N e w York. Biology; Scalpel Club 4; Baseball 2, 4; Interfraternity Basketball 2, 4.

MANY OF THE MEN LIVE AT VAN VLECK HALL.

V A N ARK, D O N A L D ; Hol land, Michigan. Business Administration; Cosmopolitan 1, 2, 3, 4; Senior Play.

V A N BEEK, J E A N N E T T E J.; Sheldon, Iowa. Mathematics; Sheldon Junior College 1, 2; Dorian, President 4 ; Y. W. C. A. 3; Pageant 3; Chapel Choir 3, 4; Glee Club 3, 4; Musical Arts Club 4; Girls Basketball 3.

V A N D E N BERG, K E N N E T H ; Hol land, Michigan. Pre-Medical; Cosmopolitan, Secretary 3, President 4 ; Class President 2; Who's Who 4 ; Blue Key 4 ; Editor of the Student Guide 4 ; Milestone 3; Scalpel Club 4; H Club 2, 3, 4; Baseball 1, 2, 3, 4, Captain 3; Freshman Basketball 1; Varsity Basketball 2, 3, 4, Co-Captain 4 ; Interfraternity Track 1, 2; Co-Chairman of Homecoming 4 ; Pull Captain 1, 2.

V A N D E N BOSCH, L E O N A R D J A Y ; Hol land, Michigan. Business Administration and Economics.

V A N D E R B O R G H , D O R I S J E A N ; W e s t Sayville, N . Y . Latin; Sorosis, President 4 ; Pageant 3; German Club 2, 3; W. A. L. 3, 4, President 4; W. A. A. 2; Girls Basketball 2, 3; Queen's Court 4; Chairman of All-College Sing 3; Defense Council 4 ; Sorority Bowling 4.

V A N D E R H A R T , ROBERT E.; Hol land, Michigan. English and Religious Education; Y. M. C. A. 3, 4 ; Oratory 1; Chapel Choir 1, 2; Glee Club 4; Musical Arts Club 4; Alpha Chi 3; Gospel Team 1, 2, 4 ; Fenton Memorial Voice Scholarship 1.

V A N D E R HILL, G E O R G E ; Hol land, Michigan. English-Philosophy; Fraternal, Vice President 4, President 4 ; Class President 3; Blue Key 4 ; Milestone 3; Y. M. C. A. 4; Senior Play 4 ; Philosophy Club 3; H Club 2, 3, 4 ; Varsity Football 2, 3, 4.

V A N D E R L I N D E N , J U N E L L A ; Chicago, Il l inois. Music; Sibylline; Anchor 4 ; Y. W. C. A. 1, 2, 3, 4 ; Chapel Choir 1, 2, 3, 4 ; Glee Club 2; Musical Arts Club 4, Vice President; Junior and Senior Piano Recital.

V A N D E R M A Y , R U T H ; Little Falls, N e w Jersey. History; Delphi, Secretary 4; Commons Council 3, 4; Y. W. C. A. 1; Chapel Choir 2; Glee Club 2; French Club 2, 3; Girls Basketball 1; Voorhees House Board 3.

V A N E E R D E N , A U G U S T ; Hol land, Michigan. English; Cosmopolitan, Vice President 3; Pageant 3; Band 1, 2, 3, 4; Orchestra 4; English Majors Club 4 ; German Club 2; H Club 4; Interfraternity Basketball 2, 3, 4 ; Freshman Basketball 1; Manager 2, 3, 4 ; Freshman Football 1; Varsity Football Manager 2, 3, 4; Varsity Track 2, 3, 4 ; Awarded Manager's Blanket; Gym Assistant 4; Taught Girls Horseback Riding 2, 3, 4.

V A N H O V E N , D O R I S ; Zeeland, Michigan. Music; Sibylline, Secretary 4 ; Pageant 3; Chapel Choir 1, 2, 3, 4 ; Glee Club 2, 3, 4; Musical Arts Group 4.

V A N O M M E N , R A Y A. ; Zeeland, Michigan. Pre-Medical; Fraternal, Secretary 3, President 4; Y. M. C. A. 4 ; Scalpel Club 4; German Club 2; H Club 4, Secretary 4; Interfra-ternity Basketball 2, 3, 4 ; Freshman Basketball 1; Varsity Football 4; Interfraternity Track 1, 2.

V A N STRIEN, R I C H A R D E.; Gobies , Michigan. Chemistry; Independent; Band 1, 2; Glee Club 1; Chemistry Club 3, 4 ; Baseball 1; Secundus Regents Scholarship to the U. of M.

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THE P R E S I D E N T ' S HOME IS O P E N T O THEM.

V A N W I E R E N , GILBERT J.; Hol land, Michigan. Mathematics; Cosmopolitan; Blue Key Secretary-Treasurer 4; Pageant 3; H Club 2, 3, 4; Freshman Basketball 1 ; Varsity Basketball 2, 3, 4 Co-Captain 4; Freshman Football 1; Interfraternity Track 2; M. l! A. A. Honorable Mention in Basketball 3; Interfraternity Softball.

WEBBER, MORRELL; Flushing, N e w York. English and Library Science; Sibylline, Secretary 3; Anchor 1 • Y W 7 / ' p 2 ! : P a ? e a n t 3 : C h a P c l Choir 2, 3, 4 ; Glee Club 2, 4; Falette and Masque 3.

V A N ZYL, M A R I A N R U T H ; Chicago, Il l inois. English; Chicago Junior College 1, 2; Thesaurian President 4; Anchor ^ y - C- A- Pageant 3; Senior Play 4 ; Palette and Masque 3, 4; English Majors Club 4; Pan Hellenic Board 4; Girls Basketball 4.

W E S T H O F , CHRIS J O H N ; Grand Haven, Michigan. Philosophy; Anchor 1, 4; Y. M. C. A. Cabinet 2, 3, 4; Debate 1, 4-ai , p £? . D e I t J ? 2 ' ^ President 4 ; Senior Play 4; Philosophy Club 3; Alpha Chi 3, 4. '

V E N E K L A S E N , J A N E ; Zeeland, Michigan. Education; Sorosis, Vice President 4; Anchor 4; Pageant 3; and Masque 3; French Club 4.

Palette WICKS, A R T H U R ; W e s t Sand Lake, N e w York. Business Administration; Syracuse University 1; Emersonian Treas-urer 3, President 4; Anchor 2; Pageant 3; Publicity Chairman of the senior Play, Interfraternity Basketball 2.

V1SSER, J O H N ; Grand Rapids, Michigan. History; Cosmopolitan, Grilj Manager 3, President 4; Class President 4 ; Blue Key; Student Guide; Ticket Manager of the Pageant 3; Senior Play Business Manager 4; H Club 2, 3, 4; Freshman Basket-ball; Varsity 2, 3, 4 ; All M. I. A. A. 4; Basketball Best Spirited Award 4 ; Homecoming Committee; Social Code Committee.

W I L L I A M S , R U T H ; Hol land, Michigan. History and English; Sorosis, President 4; Student Council Secretary 3; Milestone 3; Pageant 3; English Majors Club 4; French Club 2, 3; Pan Flellemc Board 4, President 4; Queen's Court 4.

VLIEGER, W I L L I A M ; Maurice, Iowa. Mathematics; Emersonian; Pageant 3; Interfraternity Basketball 1, 2, 3, 4 ; Interfraternity Track 4; Interfraternity Softball 2, 3, 4; Pull Team 1, 2; Pull Team Coach 3, 4 ; Senior Honor Roll.

W I N T E R , FRED H . ; Grand Rapids, Michigan. Economics and English; Cosmopolitan; Pageant 3; Chapel Choir 1, 3, 4 ; Glee Club 3, 4, Vice President 4.

W A L D O , D O R O T H Y ; Zeeland, Michigan. Latin; Alethea, President 3 ' Y. W. C. A. 4 ; Christian Workers League 2; Chapel Choir 2, 4 ; English Majors Club 4; French Club 2; W. A. L. 3; Pan Hellenic Board 3.

W O R M U T H , W I L B U R J.; Cobleskil l , N e w York. Chemistry; Emersonian; Chapel Choir 1 ; Chemistry Club 4; Inter-fraternity Track 3.

J U N I O R S W E R E F E W , T H U S V E R Y A C T I V E .

OEEICERS President . . . . Milton Verburg Vice President . . . . Earl De Witt Secretary-Treasurer . . . Jean Ruiter

W h e n the class of '43 took its f reshman entrance

exams three years ago, its potentialities at once be-

came evident. The average grade of each exam was

much higher than usual, and far above the national

average. Since then, the Junior class has acquired

the dubious distinction of being the smallest in the

school; but, as the above indicates, what it lacks in quantity it makes up in quality.

The class is characterized by an encouraging pro-

gressive attitude which upon occasion assumes star-

tling proportions. T w o science students, impatient

to move into the new science building, have tried

five times to burn down Van Raalte Hall. These attempts occurred in the chemistry lab. On one occa-

sion, one of them had flames leaping to the ceiling.

His plan was foiled when a student trained a firei

extinguisher on the blaze. By pumping the empty extinguisher furiously, the student was able to blow

out the fire with the stream of air thus emitted.

As one would expect, the Juniors, handicapped by lack of numbers, have fewer participants in most

fields than the other classes. But its members, though

few, are standouts. This year's state oratory cham-

pion; a debate team beaten only once in eleven

debates over two years at the Manchester debate

tourney-—biggest in the nat ion; two all-conference

athletes; some of the school's best vocalists, scholars

and workers—all belong to this class.

This is the class that will lead the college next year. It has a splendid quality of leadership which

will give the rest of the school an opportunity to

develop its capabilities. The Juniors' duty will be to give the kind of leadership next year which will pre-

pare the fol lowing class to take its place. In this we are already sure of its success.

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JUNIORS

J. Aalpoel L. Becker D. Bettes G. Blaukamp A. Borgman M. Borgman

F. Bouwens M. Brouwer J. Burger L. Chisman J. Clark B. Davis

W . De Bell F. De Klein A. De Vries C. D e Vries E. De Witt F. Dykema

G. Dykstra D . Eby J. Ettema B. Folensbee D . Fylstra C. Harrison

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JUNIORS

J. Heemstra J. Horton R. Huizenga G. Hutchinson A. Kerle E. Klaaren

E. Kleinjans A. Leenhouts W . Lemmen S. MacGregor A. Moncada H. Mulder

R. Newnham E. Overbeck S. Padnos M. Raffenaud W. Rameau J. Ruiter

D. Saxton A. Schaap J. Schermerhorn E. Schoonmaker G. Schrotenboer J. Slagter

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JUNIORS

W . Slocombe R. Spaanstra R. Spalding H. Staal W . Stoepker 1. Stoppels

A. Timmer M. Timmer P. Van Eenenaam C. Vander Velde A. Vande Waa W . Van Liere

J. Van Lierop B. Van Volkenburg J. Van Wyk A. Veldhuis M. Verburg A. Wandscheer

A. Weenink J. Weimer A. Whipple J. White E. Workman

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SOPHOMORE RANKS THINNED OUT THIS YEAR.

OFFICERS President Raymond Otteman Vice President . . . George Lumsden Secretary Sally Brannock

Co-treasurers . . . . H r i t 2 i J 0 " k m a n (Larry Beltman

A lot of water has gone over the present Sopho-

mores since they entered Hope College in 1940. As

Freshmen they were pulled through Black River by

the Sophomores, and as Sophs they were given a

return trip by the Frosh. As upperclassmen they

will find their aquatic experiences of little value,

since Hope lacks a swimming team. Hence they will turn their activities elsewhere.

W h a t the Sophomores lacked in brawn they made

up in other fields. Their Nykerk Cup standing is

just opposite that of the pull team. They won both

as Frosh and as Sophs. The record they take with

them into their third year balances itself; and the

school, as always, waits with interest the contribu-tions its new upperclassmen will make.

The Sophomores will have abundant oppor tuni ty ,

to prove their talents in the coming years. It will

be up to them to maintain Hope's outstanding record

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in forensics, athletics, and scholarship. There is

every indication that they will be able to do this in

athletics. They already boast an all-conference basket-

ball man as well as a good number of varsity basket-

ball and football men. In track and tennis, too, they are well represented.

In forensics they have yet to be proven, though

there is promising material—especially in women's debate. The next two years will show better where

their scholars are. Their activity in music is very

encouraging.

The Sophomores stand a united class. They have

been purged of their inexperience (twice, and some-

what unwillingly) by the murky waters of the Black River, with the hearty cooperation of the present

Juniors and Frosh. Hope College knows they will do their best to maintain its name, and is confident

that their best will make it proud of them.

SOPHOMORES

W . Anderson

M. Blair

J. Buursma

D . De Fouw

D . D e Waard

J. Arnold

V. Boersma

C. Claver

E. D e Haan

M. D e Weerd

B. Austin

C. Bos

G. Cook

M. D e n Herder

P. D e Witte

O. Baar

S. Brannock

N . Davis

D. De Valois

R. Dievendorf

E. Baker

D. Brondyke

R. Davis

J. D e Valois

J. Dinkeloo

L. Beltman

G. Bussies

R. Decker

A. D e Voogd

M. Emery

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SOPHOMORES

V. Ewing

H. Heasley

A. Johnson

E. Kooiker

N . Lemmer

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P. Fried

I. Hellenga

F. Jonkman

L. Koopman

P. Light

D . Fris

C. Hendrix

J. Kleis

M. Koopman

K. Lincoln

R. Geldart

R. Heneveld

C. Knooihuizen

W . Landaal

R. Lucking

R. Hamm

L. Hinkamp

R. Koeppe

M. Laug

G. Lumsden

N. Hanson

P. Jekel

D. Kooiker

L. Lemmen

C. Luth

SOPHOMORES

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M. Mackeprang

H. Meiners

E. Mulder

A. Parsons

N . Safford

G. Malefyt

W . Midavaine

L. Nienhuis

P. Pelgrim

L. Sandee

B. McCann

B. Mikula

E. Nyland

B. Plasman

M. Sandee

A. McClay

W . Moerdyk

R. Otteman

V. Potter

C. Schraftenaar

A. Meeusen

C. Molenaar

M. Overway

R. Rietberg

P. Scholten

J. Meeusen

B. Morrell

P. Parker

G. Rothi

P. Schrotenboer

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SOPHOMORES

G. Slager B. Smith

V. Tardiff R. Van Bronkhorst

J. Vander W e g e P. Van D o n

H. Van Lente

J. Wierenga

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E. Van Liere

B. Wins low

M. Snow

M. Vande Bunte

E. Van Dyke

M. Ver Hoef

R. Winstrom

K. Soderberg

J. Vander Broek

M. Van Dyke

M. Weener

R. Wolbrink

J. Sprague

D. Vander Haar

E. Van Leeuwen

D. Wendt

J. Yeomans

H. Steele

R. Vande Water

D. Van Lente

D. Wichers

D. Zeeuw

FRESHMEN WERE NUMEROUS A N D VERSATILE.

OFEICERS President Dick Higgs Vice President . . Merle Vanden Berg Secretary Shirley Rutgers Treasurer Russ De Vette

T h e class of '45 descended in a swarm upon the

campus of Hope College in September, almost two

hundred strong. Don Mulder became the first to

lose his self-respect in the Frosh-Soph games. He

shinned half-way up the greased pole, when he sud-

denly stopped and descended in pursuit of his pants

which had preceded him down. The fol lowing day

the Freshmen avenged themselves by defeat ing the

Sophomore swimming team in the annual pull.

Gabby Van Dis captained the Frosh.

This year the college was allowed to use Freshmen

as varsity athletes. Athletics proved to be a very

strong point with the Frosh. They have men in all

sports, with the possible exception of golf . The

football , basketball, track, and tennis teams all have

a good share of first year men, and the prospects

they give us for the coming years are extremely

bright .

Besides athletic talent, the Frosh are s t rong in

vocal music. They claim many of the campus song

birds, and have provided much chapel music.

As usual, the Frosh went through the tradit ional

condit ioning period. They were welcomed enthusi-

astically by fraterni ty men who showed them around

the houses by day and warmed up paddl ing arms by

night . Af ter rushing and pledging were over, a

period of some time was devoted to vigorously mas-

saging the Freshmen at the posterior termination of

the spinal column.

The week of Freshman punishments came. Gerald

(The Beaut i ful) Karel stole the show with vocal

solos f r o m the fire escape of Van Raalte Hall, while

many of his classmates walked around below wear-

ing signs of varying implications.

The Freshman record has been a good one this

year. They have proved themselves the kind of class

which makes Hope College respected.

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FRESHMEN

H. Alder M. Aldrich

J. Bevier

W. Boven

R. Camp

K. De Groot

R. Atkins

R. Barkema J. Bogart

L. Bouwens R. Brown

M. Burghardt G. Cooper

M. Curtis

D . Atkins

R. Biel

G. Brewer

M. Clausen

W . De Neve R. De Vette

J. Ayers

A. Bonzelaar

R. Brown

C. Crawford

G. De Weerd

G. Babcock

M. Bonzelaar

G. Bruggers

D. Cross

W. De Witt

FRESHMEN

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J. De Young

M. Essenberg

R. Funston

A. Hamel

R. Higgs

J. D e Zeeuw

R. Everett

H. Fylstra

H. Harms

F. Hillebrands

L. Dick

W . Faasen

E. Giebel

W . Heinen

J. Hiller

W . Duiker

J. Eichtner

J. Gilman

R. Helder

R. Hine

H. D u Mont

C. Fingar

F. Grote

L. Heneveld

E. Holkeboer

A. Dykstra

J. Fitz

M. Hadden

B. Hibma

G. Hospers

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FRESHMEN

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B. Hurlbut

M. Karreman

L. Koranda

H. Maatman

R. Miller

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M. Jellema

H. Keller

A. Kramer

J. MacDonald

H. Minnema

M. Jenkins

H. Kinnison

K. Leighton

C. Mallory

H. Moes

J. Jesser

B. Klaasen

S. Lemmen

E. Marquardt

V. Moncton

B. Kamps

M. Kleis

G. Levey

C. Meppelink

B. Morford

G. Karel

K. Klomparens

I. Lundie

L. Meppelink

B. Mulder

FRESHMEN

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Si D . Mulder

A. Poppcn

J. Pyle

J. Reus

S. Rutjjers

J. Myaard

R. Poppen

E. Raboy

M. Rice

A. Rypstra

P. Naas

E. Potter

B. Reed

E. Richards

J. Rypstra

R. Persse

M. Prince

E. Reimink

R. Riemersma

H. Schaible

R. Pfeiffer

R. Prince

R. Resch

R. Rottschaefer

C. Scholten

W.

W . Plee

Purchase

E. Reus

E. Ruiter

Scholten

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FRESHMEN

M. Scholten

L. Sibley

M. Steketee

T. Toonder

M. Vander Linden

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H. Schutmaat

M. Smallegan

C. Stroop

A. Scott

J. Smies

C. Stryker

R. Seith

L. Sparling

A. Timmer

N . Turner H. Van Aalst T. Van Dahm

E. Shiffner

H. Steffens

B. Tazelaar

M. Vanden Berg

J. Shiffner

P. Stegenga

H. Thompson

M. Vander Linden

C. Vander Woude R. Van Di s A. Van Dyke H. Van Dyke M. Van Dyk

FRESHMEN

E. Van Haitsma L. Van Horn M. Van Lierop H. Van Tongeren G. Van Vulpen L. Van Wieren

V. Van Westenburg R. Van Zanten C. Van Zylen H. Ver Berkmoes L. Ver Meulen G. Viening

A. Voorhorst T. Vredeveld M. Vrieling J. Waldbi l l ig B. Warner B. Wieland

D. Wierenga K. Wiersma D. Wi l l iams A. Winney E. Woodworth T. Zwemer

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SOCIAL LIFE IS LED BY S T U D E N T C O U N C I L .

First Row: J. Clark, L. Sibley, A. Parsons, B. Oatmen, L. Becker, B.

Folensbee, M. Hadden. Second Row: W . Tappan, J. Mul-ler, P. Van Eenenaam, M. Verburg,

R. Emmick, H. Koop.

r f OFFICERS President . . . . Bill Tappan Vice President . . Harvey Koop Secretary . . . Janet May Clark Treasurer . . . . Bob Emmick

The first social duty the Council took up in Sep-

tember was putt ing the freshmen in their proper

social class. Then on the very first day of October

the f rosh began to show their true color by donning

the traditional green. And although they pulled the sophs through the river, it was "hats off" to the class

of '44 when they won the Nykerk cup contest for

the second year in succession.

Next of importance on the social calendar was

Homecoming. W e greeted old fr iends who have

graduated and thoroughly enjoyed a talk by Dr .

Lester Kuiper.

Then came Dutch Treat Week. W e almost had a

date bureau, but did not since we realized Hope coeds could take advantage of their opportunities

without any help of a bureau. (P.S. They did!)

By giving the Commons Council an allowance f rom our treasury we incited a little more social

progress on our campus. Those Saturday nights in the Commons room and the gym were lots of fun

and we are all for them.

Remember that toboggan party we all anticipated so much? W e were extremely sorry Mr. Weather-

man had a previous engagement at a shower for a

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dear fr iend (no fr iend of ours!) so we adjourned

to the Commons room.

Student Council also got our college defense pro-

gram under way, but soon realized that it was a

responsibility for a separate council. However, we did carry on our defense forums which proved very

successful, and later interspersed health lectures with

the forums.

Then came May Day and Student Council again

lent a willing hand, as we drew to the end of a busy,

happy, and considerably shortened school year.

Al though it has been a busy year with our many

responsibilities we have enjoyed our work. It has been pleasant to serve as a mediary between faculty and students and to relieve the former of many of

its duties.

Altogether the Student Council plays a most im-portant part in student life on the campus, even though students are not always aware of its activity. Members are chosen one f rom each society and a boy

and girl representative f rom the freshman class. The president is elected by the student body in one of the most exciting campaigns and elections of the

year.

W. A. L. ALSO P R O M O T E S SOCIAL A C T I V I T I E S .

First Row: D . Vander Borgh, Miss E. Lichty, N . Safford, M. Sandee, V. Tardiff, N . Nies , D. Bonga, L. Becker, B. Folensbee, B. Marcus,

R. Stegenga.

Second Row: C. Pool, D. Cross,

M. Raffenaud, M. Borgman, J. Ruiter, N . Boynton, A. D e Vries.

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OFFICERS President . Doris Vander Borgh Vice President . . Beth Marcus Secretary . . . . Louise Becker Treasurer . . . Ruth Stegenga

Under the capable leadership of Doris Vander

Borgh another successful year filled with social ac-

tivities has drawn to a close.

T o start the year off, clever booklets, with defense

as their theme, were distributed, announcing all the

events of the year. Dur ing that first busy week, the

Orientat ion Tea proved a big success to help ""frosh"

and new girls get acquainted with the old girls.

Then came the float in the Homecoming parade

with Queen Nola Nies and her court . . . a tea in

the dorm . . . and at Christmas something new and

very worthwhi le . . . the H o p e coeds sponsored a

Christmas party for those children who probably

would not see very much of Santa Claus . . . it is

still a mystery as to who had the best time, the chil-

dren or their hostesses!

One of the big events of the year was the All-

College skating party to which a crowd came for

skating, super entertainment, and refreshments. Our

first All-College Tea went over with unanticipated

success; more fellows turned out than girls!

"Something new has been added" . . . keeping up

with the times, members of the faculty and student

body are publishing a "social code" offering tips for

life on and off the campus.

And on the domestic side . . . the main project of

the year featured a re turn trip of Dr . Block who

spent two days on our campus, one devoted to lec-

tures and the other to personal conferences. Miss

Marian Blood of Grand Rapids gave a very interest-

ing talk on "The Romance of Furni ture ."

And in spring we had May Day which is one of

the most important events sponsored by W . A. L.

This year it was a bigger success than ever because

of the democracy employed in the selection of the

Queen and her court. Every student and faculty

member had a voice in the selection.

Af te r a year filled to overflowing with social

activities, everything closed wi th the All-College

Sing. And so another chapter in W . A. L.'s book has ended.

All college women are members of the Women ' s

Activities League. The board itself is made up of

the four officers and a representative f r o m every

girls' organization on the campus. Miss Elizabeth

Lichty is the faculty adviser who very graciously

guides and counsels us throughout the year.

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ALL COLLEGE F U N C T I O N S GAVE FUN T O ALL.

First of the Student Council sponsored social activities was the All-College Mixer which was held to celebrate the donning of the green by all freshmen. Besides yells and music by the college band, each class put on a skit. Juniors Frank Lepori and Clarence Vander Velde, heads swathed in towel turbans, put on a "Mr. Gallagher and Mr. Shean"

act.

Betty Daugherty reversed the ordinary procedure by help-ing Art Timmer with his coat after asking him to go down-town with her for a coke. The occasion was Dutch Treat

Week, annual girl-dates-boy affair.

Dutch Treat Week was climaxed by a roller skating party. This was a popular form for All-College affairs, for the joint "Y's" sponsored one the first week of school and W . A. L. put on a Hobo skating party late in March.

On the program of the W . A. L. Hobo party was a nov-elty octette, "Seven Hits and a Miss." Also featured were a fortune teller, a silhouette booth, and such games as ping-

pong and shuffleboard.

One of the informal hits of the social season was an ANCHOR-sponsored all-college hay-ride party. Two racks were loaded to overflowing. The affair ended with lunch

at Anchor Inn.

Late each year comes the college election at which the students name the president for Student Council and two associate editors for the ANCHOR for the following year. The picture above was taken at one of the voting places in the basement of the chapel during last year's election, when Bill Tappan was made Student Council president.

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D O R M L I F E IS A N E D U C A T I O N I N L I V I N G .

Living together in dormitories teaches students toleration and understanding of other people's problems. It also makes them realize the frequent necessity of submitting one's own immediate desires to the good of the group. In Voorhees Hall freshmen girls are started on their education in living with initiation by dorm sophomores. They are pulled out of bed late at night, forced to pledge and demon-strate their subordination, and finally sent down the circu-lar fire escape chute to the dorm court. The first picture

above shows Marie Jenkins coming out of the chute, with a jacket over her pajamas and shoes in her hand, to be received by Sophomore Norma Lemmer.

Other pictures show one of the ever-busy phone booths in Voorhees; a dating scene at "Voorhees Junior," officially known as the Annex; a birthday spread in the room of Barbara Folensbee and Jean Horton; and a peacetime and wartime scene in Van Vleck, men's dormitory.

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COMMONS ROOM IS A POPULAR MEETING SPOT.

First Row: R. Vander May, N . Lemmer, F. Bouwens, E. De Klein,

B. Davis, J. Baker, B. Oatmen.

Second Row: C. Harrison, R. Em-mick, C. Claver, J. Wierenga, M. Tardiff, S. Padnos, W . Stoepker.

OFFICERS President . . . Bernice Oatmen Vice President . Clinton Harrison Secretary . . . Norma Lemmer Treasurer . . . Seymour Padnos

Three years ago, a drive for funds among the

college societies, Blue Key, ladies' aid societies and

the churches of Holland netted a sum of money for

the purpose of remodeling a room on the second

floor of the education building into the attractive

recreation hall which has become a popular meeting

spot for Hope fellows and coeds. N o w the words

"Let 's go up to the Commons Room and bat out a

set of p ing-pong" have become common ones among

students on the campus. Other students enjoy the

Commons Room radio; others, the magazines and

games; while still others come just to chat. Every

day this pleasant recreation room is open to all those

who wish to avail themselves of its facilities.

In the evening various organizations hold their meetings here. The Student Council has discovered

that upholstered maple davenports and chairs, and

colorful draperies make a more pleasant atmosphere

than that of chapel classrooms for its meetings. The

Thesaurian Literary Society holds its weekly meet-

ings here. ""Le Cercle Francais," ""Der Deutsche Ve-

rein," English Majors Club, Philosophy Club, and Alpha Chi assemble in the Commons. This room

has proved itself well-adapted to Commons Council,

Palette and Masque, society alumnae and joint meet-

ings, and to the new class in first aid.

This spring the Commons Council again spon-

sored a ping-pong tournament, consisting of wom-

en's singles, men's singles, and mixed doubles con-

tests. A new feature this year was the opening of

the Commons Room, together with the gymnasium,

for Saturday fun-nights. Many students enjoyed the

opportunity to become better acquainted with each

other and with the faculty and just to have fun.

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F R A T E R N I T I E S ARE S O C I A L A N D LITERARY.

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The first two weeks of a new man's stay on the campus are comparabfe to some peopfe's idea of paradise. Dates are arranged for him; he is dined free; interesting literary meetings and all sorts of entertainment are provided; noth-ing costs him a penny. It seems as though every upper-classman in the college has an open wallet and an open

heart. Here we see Knickerbockers Krum and Van Eenenaam

telling Freshman Ted Zwemer what a fine fe l low he is as they drive him to an evening of fun at the Allegan Fair.

All dreams come to an end sometime. The new man's bubble bursts after he has pledged a fraternity. Then he begins to pay for all kindnesses received: for his entertain-ment by being sold as a slave, for time spent on him by being paddled, and for being made to feel like a king by-pledge restrictions and duties.

The climax of his two weeks of misery begins with quest night. Cosmo Pledge Bustie Van Dyke is shown counting a few miles of railroad ties under the careful tutelage of

Jim Baar.

Next comes informal initiation. This is an experience which is branded into the memory of every pledge. Whi l e it is true that all the treatments which he undergoes are harmless, the pledge feels that he is being brutally mishan-dled. The secret of this is deception; the new man is put in such fear that he magnifies his discomforts to tortures.

The unidentified Emersonian pledge sitting disconsolate on the floor is finished with his initiation. He hasn't been hurt but he thinks he has.

The final step in the pledge's initiation is his formal acceptance by the fraternity as a full member. This is a solemn but colorful and highly ritualistic occasion. Here he is admitted to the secrets and all the privileges of the fra-ternity. But first he must make his pledge to take upon himself the full responsibility of membership.

Fraternal pledges take their oath before the president and secretary, and before upperclassmen representing the ideals of Truth, Friendship, Love, and Hope. This year the cere-mony took place in the parlors of Hope Reformed Church.

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COSMOPOLITANS WERE BASKETBALL LEADERS.

All Hope Fraternities began as liter-ary societies. Through the years as these groups have evolved and integrat-ed, they have never lost sight of their primary character; today the Thursday and Friday night literary meetings are still the center of the life of the frater-nity as a whole. The programs give members a chance to reveal their talents and express their views before an appre-ciative audience. From the standpoint of the listener, there are discussions on a wide range of topics by men from all over the United States, looking forward to a large variety of careers.

In the picture at the left, Cosmo George Dykstra is delivering a paper entitled "The Crisis of Man Power" to his fraternity brothers.

The Cosmopolitan men have

writ ten their fifty-second chapter.

For half a century the green and

white flag of Friendship, Tru th ,

and Progress, has waved high

over the Cosmopolitan portals,

never giving way to foreign

colors.

The pages of this exciting chapter tell the story

of sixty-two men who have been trained socially,

intellectually, and morally. Rough stones upon the

huge rock pile of college students are now the pol-

ished individuals that our land is calling for. The

college, the community, the church, yes, the four

corners of the earth call upon such men to be their

leaders. The Cosmopolitan fraternity will bid fare-

well to twenty-one members who have experienced

four years of Cosmopolitan care. Twenty-one mem-

bers will leave our halls to become beacons in our

great American society. Upon graduation three of

our boys will enter a seminary, six will enter the education field, four will go into the business world,

two chemists will appear, two will enroll in medical

schools, and one will enroll in a dental school. Of

the remaining three, Cupid has claimed one, Elmer Morgan will enter the Marine's Officers Training

School, and Thomas Slager has already left us to

serve in the Army. Such an enormous array of talent

has not left the Cosmopolitan fraternity in many

years.

Twenty-six new members joined our ranks in Sep-

tember to be piloted by Presidents Kenneth Vanden

Berg, John Visser, and James Barr, three of our Blue Key men. August Van Eerden, Robert Emmick,

and John Hietbrink provided us with our programs;

and Donald De Fouw, Clinton Harrison, and Daniel Fylstra handled the duties of the scribe.

Outs tanding in the list of activities this year in-cluded a Win te r party at the W a r m Friend Tavern

and joint meetings with the Delphi Society and the

Fraternal Society. The last of the social affairs cen-

tered around a formal Spring party at the Holland Country Club.

In the athletic sphere Cosmopolitans have placed

eight regular men on our football and baseball

squads.

Intellectually Cosmos is proud of her four honor

roll members, five Blue Key men, and three repre-

sentatives in the Collegiate Who ' s W h o .

Thus ends our fifty-second chapter. Phi Kappa

Alpha will continue to create cosmopolitan men.

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E M E R S O N I A N IS A LARGE, ERIENDLY G R O U P .

m Today Hope fraternities are not only

literary societies but also places where men live together. In the establishment which they fondly call "The House" they study, play, sleep, and—as the picture of the Emersonian Grille demonstrates—eat together as a big family of brothers.

Although none of the fraternities has all of its members l iving under the same roof, each brother considers "The House" to be his second home. The local men and those rooming in private homes and dormitories are as much a part of the social group as those living within the fraternity itself.

The Emersonian Grille seats thirty-two men. Besides these it employs a House Mother, a Grille Manager, and a crew of ten student waiters. The latter earn their board by their work.

The spirit of Emersonian, syn-

onymous with the spirit of that

great statesman and literarian for

whom our fraterni ty is named,

symbolizing L O V E , H O N O R ,

and SUCCESS, lives in the social,

school, and business world. The

determination for success — but

coupled only with Love and Honor—is the soul of

the Maroon and Whi te .

For the first time in the history of our organi-

zation the drum beat of war has rallied men to the

nation's need. The dictionary definition of the word

organization states that it is a g roup of individuals

systematically united to promote a set of principles

or ideas. Today this is the primary purpose of the

Fraternity in action. Men of Emerson are pledged

to protect the f reedom of those ideals for which our

fraternity and democracy stand.

A successful rushing season was the forerunner of

a progressive year for the youngest of Hope 's four

fraternities. Under the guidance of President John

Hains, Vice President Blase Levai, and Elwin Muil-

enburg, secretary, the new members were "success-

ful ly" initiated and orientated into the ful l meaning

of fraternity life. T h e activities of the fall season

were gloriously terminated with a first prize in house

decorations for Homecoming and the annual winter

formal.

Taking over the gavel Ar thur Wicks presided over

an eventful winter term of outs tanding literary ses-

sions highlighted by the featured Sibylline joint

meeting. Vice President Herber t Leigh-Manuel was

called to the armed forces of his country and Elwin

Muilenburg finished the term with Secretary Ken-

neth N e w e n d o r p and James Burger, treasurer.

The highly active spring session found Blase Levai

at the helm, assisted by Eugene Hoover, vice presi-

dent, and Clarence Vander Velde, secretary. Joint

meetings with the Cosmopolitans and Delphians,

May day, and the spring party topped the social

events for the last term.

Looking after the intellectual, social, and cultural

needs of its membership. Phi Tau N u has fostered a

lofty level of academic achievement, broadening lit-

erary meetings, and harmonious social functions.

Fond memories will linger of that dazzling winter

formal , a series of best girl dinners, bull sessions

wi th Dr . John Van Ess, successful joint meetings,

and that rollicking spring party barn dance.

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FRATERNALS SCORED A G A I N IN THE FROLICS.

Little did Dr . Phillip Phelps,

who founded the Fraternal So-

ciety, realize when he established

the Omicron Kappa Epsilon or-

ganization back in 1834, that our

nation was to experience and ulti-

mately t r iumph through three

devastating wars. Today we are

engaged in a more tremendous task than ever before.

Fraternal is old in years and rich in traditions of

loyalty and service, and we are proud to be working

hand in hand with our government in burying for-

ever the ax of tyranny.

Circumstances have nevertheless shown no ill

effects on the social success of our fraternity and

Fraternal continues soaring to greater heights.

In the year '4l- '42 Fraternal placed men on the

football, basketball, baseball, golf and tennis teams.

Wil l iam Tappan, All-M. I. A. A. center, captained

the football squad through a successful season and

Frater Martin Bekken was also elected to a position

on the All-M. I. A. A. football eleven. Frater

Wil l iam Hakken was awarded, for the second con-

secutive year, the Randall Bosch trophy for the

player displaying the best sportsmanship. Fraternal

is equally proud of George Dalman and Everett Kleinjans who were both chosen members of the All-

M. I. A. A. basketball team. After a lapse of one

year another interfraternity basketball trophy graces

the trophy case of O. K. E.

Academically, Fraternal boasts of its five members

of the Blue Key Honor Fraternity—Fraters Bekken,

Hope fraternity members work to-gether on a large number of projects. The most widely recognized fraternity activity during the past two years has been the variety show, Frater Frolics, of which the cast is shown here. The show, which was written by Fraternal Sopho-mores George Lumsden and John Vander Broek, included a male chorus, a troupe of "chorus girls," black-face acts, and gag sequences. Highlights of the per-formance were the witticisms of the playing authors and such vocal duets by Everett Kleinjans and Donald Lievense as ""Behind the Swinging Door," "I Took a Peach to the Beach," and "I Picked a Lemon in the Garden of Love."

The Frolics was given March 12, 13, and 14 and played all three nights to capacity crowds in the Woman's Literary Club.

Tappan, Baas, Hoekje and Vanderhil l . W e are also

proud that Wil l iam Tappan held the important posi-

tion of Student Council president and added distinc-

tion to Fraternal and himself by achieving the honor

of being valedictorian of the senior class. Richard

Higgs, president of the freshman class, is also a Frater.

Aside f rom these achievements Fraternal also dis-tinguished itself by presenting their second annual

"Frater Frolics," a variety show which not only

proved to be an hilarious and highly financial suc-

cess but which also did much to prove the versa-

tility of its members.

The gallant leaders who capably piloted Fraternal

through three terms of fame and fortune were Fra-ters Van Omen, Bekken, and Vanderhill .

Social highlights of the year were the joint meet-

ing with our Sorosis sisters and the annual spring

party.

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K N I C K E R B O C K E R IS SMALL BUT CLOSE-KNIT .

For the past thirty-three years,

Knickerbocker has held high its

tr iangle of "Social, Moral , and

Intellectual," and the year of '41-

'42 was no exception. T o have

been a member of K. H. N . was

a thril l ing, unforget table experi-

ence for fraternity members,

alumni, and associates. T o add to the pleasure of

f raternizing with fel low Knicks, there were exciting

inter-fraternity sports, "bull-sessions" and highly

entertaining and educational meetings. Knicker-

bocker has had the pleasure of being entertained on

several occasions by its gracious and he lpfu l Mothers Club.

The fall term found Lester Lampen in the seat of

honor being ably assisted by Paul Van Eenenaam as

vice president and with Gradus Shoemaker doing the

recording. This term proved to be a very busy one

-—rushing, paddling, and formal initiation all fol-

lowing in rapid succession. The next thing of im-

port was Homecoming when K. H. N . carried off

second honors in house decorations under the decor-

ative ingenuity of Chairman Jack Krum.

Time marched on and the second term found

Randall Decker at the helm. Robert Spaulding and

John Slagter were vice president and secretary re-

spectively. It was dur ing this term that the frater-

nity decided to move its location to one which was

more advantageous. The third floor of the Temple

building was decided as the proper place, and the

Knicks held their formal opening of the new club

N o t least in the experience of a Hope fraternity man are the "bull sessions" which are integral in his daily life. After lunch or dinner, after literary meetings, after closing hours at the girls' dormi-tories, fraternity brothers may group to-gether; spontaneously the "bull session" is begun.

It is here that members learn to know one another most intimately. For to these discussions the men bring their per-sonal problems in order to gain advice. Here too personal experiences are ex-changed; sometimes an especially lively session will take on the character of a confessional.

A v iew into the complete informality of the "bull session" is afforded by the picture of these Knickerbockers gathered around the fraternity radio.

rooms during the second week of February. The

guests, number ing over four hundred , were escorted

through the various rooms and also were served a

lunch by the Knick Mothers Club.

The spring term election brought Robert Spauld-

ing in the key position allied with Jack Krum, vice

president, and A1 Leenhouts, secretary. Social activi-

ties in this term began with a pleasant and enjoyable

meeting with the Knicks' sister society. Sibylline, at

the Knickerbocker club rooms. Then fol lowed a rid-

ing party staged at Evergreen Stables, featur ing

"lots of fun , " an enjoyable roast at the beach, and

sore "south-ends" the next morning.

Highl ight ing the spring social season K. H. N .

gave an informal dinner party for its local alumni

at the Dutch Mill restaurant to top off and complete the year.

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S O R O R I T I E S C E M E N T G R E A T F R I E N D S H I P S .

Sorority rushing is a slower and more formal process

than that of fraternities. It is carried on under the super-

vision of the Pan-Hellenic council which plans programs to

provide each new girl a chance to become acquainted with

all the girls of the sororities. Such an event this year was

the Round Robin Tea. Each society presented a program

which was repeated for four groups of freshmen. Tea was served to the last group in the manner shown above, where Betty Mulder and Carleen Stroop are being entertained by Dorians Oppeneer and Rosendahl.

After four weeks of school the new girls are sent bids and those who pledge are accepted on a tentative basis. They do not become full members until the end of the first semester when they have proved their scholastic ability. Then they go through initiation to complete participation.

The first step in their initiation is being sold as slaves to the older members. This is intended to impress upon them their inferiority and subordination to upperclassmen. Sibyl-line Simon Legree Janet Arnold is auctioning off Mill ie Vander Linden to prospective taskmistresses.

Sorority informal initiations are planned around clever themes. For example. Sibylline freshmen this year came dressed as various vegetables, representing ingredients in the "Sib Stew." Dorian pledges portrayed articles on the "Cosmetic Counter." N e w Sorosites were forced to eat "Humble Pie" in their initiation, at which the above picture was taken. Janet Bogart is seen purring like a nice kitty, for Helen Mae Heasley, initiation chairman, while Jean Shiffner, dressed as a die, awaits her turn to be examined and cross-examined by upperclass Sorosites.

Formals and formality mark the beautiful candle-lit final induction ceremonies of sororities. Delphians held theirs in the parlors of Third Reformed Church of Holland, with a number of prominent alumnae present. Senior members in black robes served as guard of honor while one by one the pledges were administered the oath and signed their names to the secretary's book. Arlyne Voorhorst is shown here taking her turn. After signing, the new girls lighted candles, were presented daffodil boutonnieres, and were welcomed as members by President Beth Marcus.

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DELPHIS T O O K HIGH H O N O R S IN FORENSICS.

A t m i o

P o . A n n a i i i

First Row: A. Voorhorst, D. Cross, B Klaasen, I). Curtis, M. Brouwer, E. Dal-man, B. Marcus, O. Baar, J. Rylaarsdam

E. Kamps, N . Nies.

Second Row: C. Meppeiink, L. Bouwens

J. Pyle, A. Poppen, M. Steketee, B. Plas man, R Winstrom, E. Van Dyke, B. Mc Cann, D. Wendt, D. Kooiker, M. Emery

Third Row: B. Kamps, E. Bouwens, C Crawford, L. Meppeiink, J. Ruiter, R Vander May, L. Becker, S. MacGregor.

B. Morford, M. De Weerd.

S e p t e m b e r f o u n d t h e

"Delphi Bandwagon" ready

to start its thirty-second ses-

sion with the campus queen,

Nola Nies, as the driver.

He lpfu l a c c o m p a n i m e n t

came f r o m Dolly Kamps as

vice president, Eleanor Dal-

man, secretary; and less ruts and discords were

noticed with Jean Ruiter as treasurer. The new crop

of ""hits" on the campus were entertained at the

'"Delta Phi College Shop," and on other programs,

the result being that nineteen were selected to step

on the "Delphi Bandwagon." The climax of the fall

social season was a party which the Delphian "hi ts"

dedicated to ""Mr. Esquire."

Dur ing the winter Beth Marcus took over the

reins of the bandwagon, ably assisted by Eleanor

Dalman, vice president, and Ruth Houmes, secretary.

A bond of closer harmony was realized at the im-

pressive formal initiation held in Third Reformed

Church. Short rides were shared with the Cosmo-

politans and Emersonians in the form of joint meet-ings.

Jeanette Rylaarsdam succeeded Beth Marcus, as the

driver, during the spring term, with helpful sugges-

tions coming f rom Margaret Nagy, vice president,

and Ruth Vander May, secretary. Delta Phi was very

proud of one of its ""hits," Nola Nies, who placed

first in the Nat ional Pi Kappa Delta Contest, with

as much vim and vigor as ""Deep in the Hear t of

Texas"—remember? And a miss who was not a

""miss" was Jeanette Rylaarsdam, who won first place

in the women's division of the Michigan Intercol-legiate Extempore Contest at Alma.

The climax of this ride was a gala spring party at

the Hol land Country Club. So ends the ride of the

""Small Fry," who climbed aboard in '38. T o them

we want to give ""One Dozen Roses" for helping

carry Delta Phi through four successful years. These

words we sing for them

""Happiest hours of college life,

W e have spent together ;

Friendship joined in Delphi 's name

Time can never sever.

In honor, faith, and fellowship

Our hearts are firmly bound

And love glows like the stars of dawn

Where Delphi friends are found . "

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DORIANS CELEBRATE THEIR 20TH BIRTHDAY.

First Row: V. Van Westenburg, M. Jelle-ma, J. Schermerhorn, D. Renzema, F. De Klein, J. Van Beek, V. Ewing, M. Prince.

Second Row: C. Pool, F. Grote, P. Naas, M. Van Dyke, C. Stroop, B. Warner, M.

Vande Bunte, B. Mulder.

Third Row: G. Malefyt, B. Oatmen, L. Ver Meulen, R. Martin, M. Borgman, A. Rosendahl, L. Van Wieren, N . Safford.

Fourth Row: M. Sandee, M. Dings, M. Jenkins, C. Bos, E. Mulder, E. Shiffner,

H. Minnema.

Dorian was christened in

1922 by Miss Laura Boyd,

who has stood by in every

storm. The lavender of

western skies and the gold

of setting sun fly f rom our

mast. Firm belief in high

ideals; strength of body,

mind and purpose; and beauty of character has car-

ried us through to a glorious anniversary.

For this year we celebrated our 20th bir thday!

W h a t a year this has been with Jeannette Van Beek,

our president, guiding us through the first semester.

Mimi Moncada as vice president, Corinne Pool and

Marge Borgman acting as secretary and treasurer,

helped her.

And now it's time to sing "Auf Wiedersehen" to

our seniors. As they leave they'll take with them

memories which will keep Dorian ever close to their

hearts—memories of the autumn slumber party, that

hilarious event which launched "The Dor ian" into

a sea of activity . . . the Round Robin Tea for the

new girls—and what a thrill when 14 new sailors joined our crew! Homecoming was our next por t ;

the sophomores tried hard to sail the float to vic-

tory, and what Joy to renew friendships with former

mates at the alumni breakfast at Anchor Inn. D o you remember "Dogpatch Doin ' s" and how Li'l

Abner and Daisy Mae had their first experience in • an Eatin' House at our winter formal? Our ship had

been turned over to Dorothy Renzema and Judy

Schermerhorn. Nancy Safford became secretary and

Carol Bos was treasurer. At the informal initiation

the freshmen certainly did their best to resemble

articles found on a cosmetic counter . . . formal

initiation with its beautiful ceremony made a lasting

impression on the memories of all of us.

Once again we changed presidents and Louise

Essenberg took over the wheel. Ruthie Newnham

was vice president, Mary Van Dyke acted as secre-

tary and Melba Dings was treasurer. Joint meetings,

teas, pot-lucks, beach parties and snappy programs

all helped to make this truly an anniversary year.

The spring party, the all-college sing, the alumni

meeting and our birthday party were the last stops,

and then "smooth sailing" to Jeannette, Louise, Dor-othy, Bernice, Arlene and Ruthea. And so all these

events, these ports, will keep "The Dorian 's" voyage

in every senior's book of memories.

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SIB Y L L I N E S H O L D M A N Y C A M P U S OFFICES.

First Row; R. Van Bronkhorst, P. Schol-ten, L. Timmer, N . Boynton, M. Webber, D . Bettes, D. Eby, E. Klaaren, B. Davis.

Second Row: B. Reed, L. Clonan, J. Waldbi l l ig , A. D e Young, J. Vander Linden, M. Talman, R. Stegenga, M. Blair, H. Maatman, B. Wieland, D. De

Valois.

Third Row: D. Van Hoven, M. Felter, D. Zeeuw, S. Lemmen, F. Dykema, P. Parker, I. Stoppels, L. Brouwer, N . Becksfort, W . Rameau, J. De Young, F. Hillebrands, J. Arnold, J. Clark, J. Swart.

Last Row: M. Vander Linden, E. Reus, R. Seith, V. Moncton, J. Reus, M. Van-

der Linden, J. MacDonald.

September, 1941. W i t h a wide-

awake slumber party, Sibylline

starts off her twenty-second year,

and welcomes new recruits at the

Gypsy Tea Room and the Round

Robin with a look into the fu ture

for Sally Fresh.

October. Sixteen f reshmen answer the call of the

Blue and Silver and pledge themselves to Sibylline.

November . Sophomore float to "Make Kazoo

Look Sheepish" takes honorable mention in Home-

coming parade. Alumnae breakfast held at Tavern.

Joint meeting with Sorosis.

December. Christmas tea and election of officers.

Lorraine Timmer succeeds Jeanne Swart at the gavel;

Nancy Boynton goes into action as vice president,

replacing Magy Felter; Jan Clark takes over Dorie

Van Hoven's berth of secretary; Lilieth Brouwer sur-

renders the money bags to W e n d y Rameau; and . . .

Time Marches On T o . . .

January, 1942. All hands are on deck again and

there's plenty of action on board the pirate ship

"Black H a w k " for the winter formal .

February. Plebs get into a "s tew" but emerge vic-

torious. Formal initiation is the next event and they become full fledged Sibyllines.

March. St. Patrick's Day celebrated with a joint

Sib-Emmie meeting. Spring is welcomed at a meet-

ing with the Thesaurians. Again election of officers

and Mae Clonan captains the "Good Ship Sibylline";

N o r m a Becksfort takes over as First Mate ; Doris

Bettes keeps the Log; and Dotty De Valois, Purser.

April . Baseball goes into ful l swing with Donna

Eby at the controls. Knick joint meeting held.

May. Time marches swiftly on to the end of an-

other year, but first comes . . . Another big party,

informal this time and a success. The Freshman

meeting. A bit of "Star Dus t " at the All-College

Sing with Junella Vander Linden at the baton.

J U N E , 1942! The crowning point of four years

for A N C H O R Editor Lorrie T immer ; " Y " Prexy

Mae Clonan; Feature Editor Magy Felter; musical

and artistic Junie Vander Linden, Morrie Webber ,

Jeannie Swart, Leola Bocks, and Dorie Van Hoven ;

House President Ruth Stegenga; athletic Lilieth

Brouwer and Nancy Boynton; Palette and Masque

Prexy Norma Becksfort ; scientist Mary Lou Ta lman ;

and Alcor President Andy Young. Bon voyage!

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SOROSIS IS T H E O R I G I N A L HOPE SORORITY.

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First Row: J. Veneklasen, B. Daugherty, D. Vander Borgh, D. Shramek, D. Bonga,

J. Baker, M. Hadden, C. Kremers.

Second Row: N . Lemmer, L. Hinkamp, M. Friesma, D. Wichers, R. Will iams, E. Kooiker, B. Folensbee, M. Timmer, B.

Van Volkenburgh, V. Tardiff.

Third Row: S. Brannock, P. Pelgrim, M. Scholten, J. Dinkeloo, M. Raffenaud, F. Jonkman, M. Aldrich, M. Van Dyke, M.

Den Herder.

Fourth Row: H. Heasley, B. Tazelaar, J. Shiffner, A. Timmer, M. Hadden, S.

y n ^ Rutgers, J. Bogart, J. Horton.

"Hai l to Sorosis, queen

of girlish lives," sings the

close-knit circle of spar-

kling-eyed, c h e r r y - l i p p e d

girls as at the end of an-

other eventful college year,

they part in the spirit of

true fr iendship that is the

essence of Sigma Sigma. Gay memories of happy

times, bright pictures of their busy days, flash

through the minds of the singers as they smilingly nod across at lasting friends.

Another school year has ended . . . war-clouded

days of '41 and '42 accented by the stirring roll of

drums, grim blackouts, bombs . . . but through it all

no blackout of fun for merry Sorosites. Good times,

undying friendships, loyalty and service, ideals for

which Sigma Sigma has stood since its foundat ion in

1906; all crystallize into precious keepsakes for her

members who appreciate more than ever their glori-

ous heritage of f reedom and liberty.

Long remembered will be the fun-packed slumber

party at Jane's lake cottage, thrills of Homecoming activities, our I I promising pledges added to the

clan after clever rushing parties in the Sorosis

"French Cafe," yummy pot-lucks, dainty teas, the

formal "Gay 90's" party, inspiring patriotic meetings,

rib-tickling informal initiation at Dink's, the sweet

solemnity of formal candlelite initiation, Loie's grand

alumnae program, the ever popular joint meeting

with brother Praters, May Day, and graduation.

W e close with a fond farewell salute to our

graduat ing seniors: Peggy, Betty, Jane, Ditty, Doris,

Carolyn, June, Ruth, Dorothy, and Marian, who by their stellar examples have shown underclassmen the

real beauty and joy that comes f rom wearing the

crescent gold and pearl pin. Sorosis confidently

looks ahead to greater achievements under its cres-

cent banner, " the star of Hope."

1941-42 officers were Marguerite Hadden, Ruth

Williams, and Doris Vander Borgh as presidents;

Jane Veneklasen, Dorothy Bonga, and Carolyn

Kremers as vice presidents; June Baker, Betty Daugh-

erty, and Dorothy Shramek as secretaries; and Bar-

bara Polensbee as full year treasurer.

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T H E S A U R I A N WAS CREATED J U S T T H I S YEAR.

First Row: B. Decker, H. Thompson, E. Schoonmaker, A. De Vries, M. Van Zyl, E. Nyland, A. Wandscheer, R. Vande

Water.

Second Row: J. Vander Wege , L. Koop-man, E. Giebel, C. Scholten, I. Strick, E. Van Leeuwen, B. Smith, G. Bussies, E.

Richards, L. Peterson.

Third Row: E. Scholten, B. Hibma, M. Koopman, R. Poppen, M. Smallegan, M. Burghardt, M. Mackeprang, J. Fitz, A.

Parsons.

A host of new girls on

the campus—new talents to

be developed—new enthu-

siasm to be loosed — and

presto! a new society is born.

Christened T h e s a u r i a n ,

the new society made her debut in the Commons room, choosing scarlet and

gray for her colors and Theta Gamma Pi as the

Greek symbols of her ideals. At football games

members appeared wearing red carnations, the offi-cial flower.

Ably assisted by Marian Van Zyl of Chicago, the

society's first president, Thesaurian began her first

journey. The road was a bit bumpy, but Vice Presi-

dent Adelaide Wandscheer of Sioux Center, Iowa,

helped to smooth out the rough spots. Josephine

Fitz, of Schenectady, N . Y., as secretary, recorded

the early progress. Betty Jayne Smith of Amsterdam,

N. Y., took care of the financial problems.

Pleasant stops along the way included the formal

winter theater party with all the thrills and frills,

and the informal beach party in the spring. W o r k

began early in the year for a float in the Homecom-

ing parade, and a luncheon before the big game.

There was a day when Thesaurian detoured via the

Poppen farm to enjoy a sleigh ride. It was then that

some of the out-of-state girls got their first sample

of rural Michigan atmosphere. Stops were made for

teas, clever programs, and delicious pot-lucks. Mem-

bers also took time out to tune up for the annual

all-college sing. In April some of the group took

another route to accompany the Girls ' Glee Club to points east.

Theta Gamma Pi looks back on happy memories,

but her true outlook is to the fu ture—to the greeting

of new Thesaurians and to bidding farewell to grad-

uates through years to come. Wi th the ideals of her

creed held ever high before her, she hopes to do her

part in service to her Alma Mater and to her fellow-

students. Through devotion to Christ and the

church, loyalty to country, striving for high achieve-

ment, and the fostering of fr iendship binding her

members together but extending also to all others,

Thesaurian will go on to true service and glory.

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THE L A N G U A G E CLUBS ADD I N T E R E S T T O A

First Row: D. Shramek, J. Veneklasen, M. Emery, O. Baar, C. Bos, Miss E. Lichty, M. Hadden, N . Nies, Mrs. P. Prins, B. Davis, M. Eelter, R. Seith, D.

Cross, B. McCann.

Second Row: H. Hoekje, N . Lemmer, B. Oatmen, B. Austin, C. Scholten, M. Tim-mer, A. De Vries, J. Shiffner, W . Ra-meau, V. Moncton, N . Turner, M. Sandee,

R. Eunston, L. Lemmen.

Third Row: B. Eolensbee, L. Hinkamp, B. Reed, L. Beltman, D. Atkins, J. Scher-merhorn, E. Schoonmaker, L. Timmer, I. Stoppels, M. Mackeprang, R. Atkins, S.

Padnos.

First Row: J. Van Lierop, M. Burghardt, A. Wandscheer, M. Borgman, M. Dings, R. Van Bronkhorst, D. Wendt, M. Blair, Miss L. Boyd, B. Smith, J. Baker, H. Heasley, E. Nyland, N. Boynton, N . Saf-

ford.

Second Row: M. D e Young, N . Davis, J. Heemstra, D. Saxton, J. De Valois, A. Borgman, J. Aalpoel, A. Armstrong, A.

Hamel, P. De Witte.

First Row: B. Daugherty, J. Hains, D. Curtis.

Second Row: B. Van Volkenburgli, D. Eby, J. Horton, R. Williams, J. Clark,

Dr. J. Warner, R. Stegenga.

Third Row: J. Maasen, A. Weenink, G. Hoover, E. Klaaren, V. Meerdink, M. Van Zyl, L. Chisman, H. Zandbergen, E.

Ten Brink, J. Rylaarsdam, B. Levai.

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STUDY OF THE LITERATURES OF THE W O R L D .

Parlez-vous en Francais, mes amis? N o n ? Then

the Cercle Francais is no place for you; for there we

talk in French tout le temps.

The purpose of the Cercle Francais is to provide

an opportuni ty for students to use this language in

a social way. Games are sometimes played, using

geographical or literary names; thus members learn

about France while having fun at the same time.

The Cercle was led this annee by Mademoiselle la

presidente Nola Nies. Assisting her were Peggy

Hadden as vice-presidente, Emilia Moncada as secre-

taire and Judi th Schermerhorn as tresoriere.

CLUB Highl ights of the year included an interesting

talk, tout en francais, by Madame Tardiff . For an-

other meeting we enjoyed a soiree de Noel at the

home of Madame Prins, one of our advisers. The

five actrices, Edith Klaaren, Ruth Stegenga, Bernice

Oatmen, Judi th Schermerhorn and Betty Davis, of

the class de conversation, and Howard Hoekje , pre-

sented the comedie, "Medicin Malgre Lui." The

"piece" was under the direction of our doctor. Made-

moiselle Lichty.

T o top the year off right, the membres forgot all

cares for an evening of f un at the Nies residence.

" W i e geht 's mit dir Freund?

Ach, das Deutsch tut mir web ; ich kann es nicht!"

But the German students in Der Deutsche Verein

make a noble effort, and what the German conver-

sation lacks in accuracy, it makes up in enthusiasm.

President N a n Boynton wields the gavel at the

monthly meetings and the business is taken care of

by Secretary Louise Essenburg and Treasurer June

Baker. Meetings which begin with group singing of

the rollicking old German songs are planned by

fa i thful Vice President John Van Lierop.

An illustrated talk on old Vienna, papers on Ger-

^ CLUB man composers and authors or on Americans in Ger-

many, the music and poetry itself . . . these programs

give members a sympathy and unders tanding of the

Germans and the Germany that once was and will

sometime be again.

The outstanding event on the German Club calen-

dar was the Christmas party, where members satis-

fied their thirst for knowledge and for frui t punch,

and were taught by Miss Boyd, the faculty adviser,

to say "Merry Christmas" in good German.

Well-prepared literary meetings and hilarious par-

ties marked this as a well-spent year for Der

Deutsche Verein.

ENGLISH M The English Majors Club enjoyed an unusually

successful season under the capable leadership of

Ruth Stegenga. Composed of juniors and seniors

major ing in English, the group profited f r o m varied

and interesting programs dealing with phases of

English literature and composition. Essays and verse

by members were judged, lectures were enjoyed, pro-

fessors were "quizzed," and recordings of Maurice

Evans' interpretat ion of Hamlet were heard. Meet-

ings were magnified by the manifestations of our

maximal Majors Maestro, Dr . James H. Warner .

Other masterly moderators were John Haines, vice

president, and Dorothy Curtis, secretary-treasurer.

All the meetings sparkled but several scintillated

JORS CLUB with especial brightness. Mrs. Edward Donivan pre-

sented, in her own inimitable witty style, a book-

review describing the problems of A Yankee Bride hi Aloscow. Professor Valentine W e n d t of the Uni-

versity of Michigan reviewed for us the current

Broadway productions. An " Informat ion Please"

program was h e l d , with professors comprising a

"board of experts." New officers were elected f rom

the junior ranks in April, and a beach party climaxed

the year in May.

Innovations including the inviting of the juniors

to join us throughout the year, and the serving of

refreshments at meetings were added.

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P R E - P R O F E S S I O N A L CLUB MEMBERS L E A R N

m.«-i S?-P XM mm f'"• W. Hakken, R. Koeppe, C. Pettenga, E. Workman, Dr. J. H. Kleinheksel, J. Slager, W . Van Liere, H. Mulder, W . Wormuth, M. Snow, G. Shoemaker, R. Emmick, H. Hoekje, R. Van Strien, A. McClay, M. Tardiff, L. Lemmen, C. Schaftenaar, E. De Witt, J. Van Wyk, A. Veldhuis, Dr.

G. Van Zyl, G. Schrotenboer.

Eirst Row; C. Vander Velde, C. Harri-

son, P. Parker, J. Aalpoel, C. Bos, E. Mulder, L. Ver Meulen, P. Naas, A. Armstrong, N . Davis, M. Talman, F. Valusek, M. D e Young, W . Tappan, E. Kamps, K. Vanden Berg, H. Van Aalst,

M. Burghardt.

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First Row: R. Huizenga, H. Maatman, D. Fylstra, H. Kik, Rev. H. Bast, R. Olt-hof, H. Staal, A. Weenink, C. Vander

Woude.

Second Row: J. Muddle, G. Babcock, A. Dykstra, A. Schaap, R. Rietberg, J. West-hof, R. Hine, H. Schaible, W . Duiker,

W . Stoepker.

Third Row: L. Sandee, G. Raboy, W . Heincn, J. Ettema, J. Muller, J. Van Lierop, C. De Vries, A. Johnson, E. Ten

Brink.

P R O B L E M S OF T H E I R F U T U R E L I F E - W O R K .

Do you , know anything about "Hydration of Aluminum Salts," "Cellulose and Its Derivatives," or "Optical Isomerism in Epinephrine Derivatives"? If not, and you are still interested please get in touch with any member of the Chemistry Club who will gladly attempt to clarify you on the unknown quantities of these modern test-tube topics which have been discussed by them at their regular meet-ings.

This group of future professional chemists under the capable leadership of President Cornelius Pet-tinga. Vice President Robert Emmick, and Secretary Wallace Van Liere centrifuged this nineteenth year into a solid precipitate of success. Senior informal

IY CLUB lectures and papers by lower classmen featured at every meeting supplemented classroom activity and provided opportunity for the individual to investi-gate scientific subjects and problems of contemporary and personal interest. Several outstanding alumni returned this year to give the club interesting facts of actual test-tube experience and also furnished en-couragement and inspiration enabling the active members to see their goals of scientific advancement and human enlightenment.

Again faculty advisers Dr. Van Zyl and Dr. Klein-heksel can pride themselves with five seniors whose applications for scholarships and assistantships were accepted by leading university graduate schools.

Something new has been added! Extra-curricular activities received a new impetus this year from the newly organized Scalpel Club. Not only did it ful-fill its purpose of giving its charter members, pre-med students and biology majors, a broader concept of their work and an insight on advances in biology and medicine, but the club added a spark of life to campus activities with lectures open to the student body.

In its initial year of activity the club was presided over by Justin Aalpool. He was energetically assisted by Clint Harrison who provided the monthly meetings with both student and outside speakers.

, CLUB These research papers by students proved their great value in interesting information and provided the incentive for outside research. Among the outside speakers were the notable Dr. Storm of Arabia, Dr. Winter, and Dr. Leenhouts who spoke on topics re-lated to their recognized and particular field. Effi-cient handling of the secretarial work was done by Persis Parker, and the usual purse was cared for by Bob Heneveld.

The outstanding accomplishment of the year was the sponsoring of an illustrated lecture on cancer by Dr. Henry Vanden Berg, an authority on the subject, which was attended by nearly two hundred students.

The Christian ministers of tomorrow will be facing the tremendous task of presenting to the post-war world an all-sufficient Christ on whom the foundations of society can be rebuilt. Alpha Chi is seeking to meet the needs of pre-seminary students by acquainting them with the problems they will some day encounter.

Their program this year included a discussion on "The Call of the Ministry" led by Reverend Louis Benes. Professor Clarence De Graaf, by way of a book review, gave them some pertinent remarks on "Poetry as a Means of Grace." Rather unique were the meetings at which some of the seminary students

CHI returned and told what they would do "if they had to do it over again." The "Messengers of Christ" made an excursion to Grand Rapids this spring, in-spected the home of the Intelligencer-Leader, and visited a Jewish Synagogue. The climax of the year's

activities was a banquet at Third Church, to which

the future "juvrouws" were graciously invited.

The officers this year were Henry Kik, president:

Wayne Lemmen, vice president; Wesley Heinen, sec-

retary; Leroy Sandee, treasurer; Daniel Eylstra and

Wallace Stoepker, committeemen-at-large. Reverend

Henry Bast is their adviser.

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T H E B A N D W A S S M A L L B U T E V E R P E P P Y .

P. Stegenga, R. Rottschaefer, H. Moes, G. Berkel, M. Overway, A. De Vries, T. Zwemer, Prof. J. T. Mearns, R. Seith, R. Atkins, T. Van Dahm, J. Jesser, J. Van Wyk, R. Swart, A. Schaap, C. De Vries, J. Hoover, R. Everett, J. Reus, A. Veldhuis, S. Rutgers, E. Reus, R. Brown, G. Van Wyk, H. Voogd.

OFFICERS President . . . Gordon Berkel Vice President . . . John Kleis Secretary . . . Calvin De Vries Librarian . . . . Jack Jesser

This year has been one of retrenchment for the

Hope College Band. Besides strutt ing its stuff for

the football and basketball games little was done in

the way of prepared programs. However, the way it

performed at these games was enough to send the

most profound jitter-bug into spasms of riotous rol-

licking. Gurgl ing saxes, squeeling clarinets, blasting

brasses, smearing trombones, and slushy baritones

formed a fitting background to the slap-happy antics

of our swing-mad drummer, Ranee Everett.

Above par were our world-famous drum majors

and majorettes who put on performances both novel

and intriguing. These famous personages were none

other than Johnny Kleis, drum major, and Rose

Seith and Shirley Rutgers, drum majorettes. Any

bad notes coming f rom the band can be traced to

their intense interest in the technique of these famous

virtuosi.

Our talented Scotch conductor, Professor James

Mearns, led our stumbling footsteps on the narrow,

rocky way to musical knowledge. He patiently cor-

rected our many faults and the results can t ruthful ly

be called amazing.

An interesting innovation this year was the instru-

mental class under Professor Mearns' direction which

in future years will form the nucleus of a better

Hope Band.

This year's band was definitely distinctive in its

thorough and unique interpretation of the old Mas-ters, especially did the works of Bach receive greater

emphasis than ever before. W e can look back on the

past year as one that carried on the high standard of Hope's bands, and look forward to continued suc-

cess in the development of instrumental music on

Hope's campus.

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THE C H O I R B R I N G S COLOR TO DAILY CHAPEL.

Chimes ring eight, Prof . Cavanaugh claps at the

head of the stairs, breathless late-comers yelp, " W a i t

for me!", the altos thread their way through chat-

tering faculty and up the dark steps . . . the choir 's

filing in . . . the chapel's begun!

W h a t would chapel be wi thout the choir's full-

throated opening sentence and that long expectant

pause before they break into the " A m e n " ? Under

the capable direction of Robert W . Cavanaugh,

chapel choir this year has been larger and more

active than ever. Besides furn ish ing music for chapel

exercises, dur ing Prayer W e e k and on other occa-

sions, the choir sang in a Christmas vesper sponsored

by Musical Arts, and for a service in H o p e Church.

The choir joined with the Hol land High School A

Cappella Choir and the Hol land Civic Chorus in

their annual presentation of Handel ' s Messiah on

December 19- This combined choir of five hundred

voices under Mr. Cavanaugh's baton gave an inspired

performance.

Choir means more than public performances, how-

ever. Twice a week, Monday and Wednesday, f rom

four to five, the chapel rings with anthems, double

choruses, and motets. Rehearsals . . . Johnny Muller

passing out music . . . June Vander Linden, Carolyn

Kremers, or Gordon Berkel, student directors, deter-

minedly directing a new opening sentence . . . Mr.

Cavanaugh standing on tiptoe to pull the tenors up

to a high G by main force . . . the basses haw-hawing

over some new mischief . . . a good time is had by

all. . . .

Chapel choir brings to many students not in the

music school a chance to realize their rich heritage

of music, to make music as well as listen to it.

First Row; B. Folensbee, M. Friesma, E. Potter, M. Brouwer, M. Karreman, J. Swart, J. Smies, J. Clark, Prof. R. Cava-naugh, M. Webber, A. Voorhorst, D. Van Hoven, R. Van Bronkhorst, J. Arnold, E. Kooiker, J. Van Beek.

Second Row: M. Van Dyke, D. Renzema, B. McCann, E. Scholten, E. Schoonmaker, L. Bocks, A. Wandscheer, D. Waldo, M. Sandee, N. Turner, J. Vander Linden, L. Brouwer, D. Mulder, B. Wieland, A. De Young.

Third Row: M. Steketee, J. Eichtner, D. Withers, E. Grote, N . Lemmer, H. Thompson, R. Poppen, L. Hinkamp, M. Jellema, M. Vander Linden, J. Pyle, R. Winstrom, M. Timmer, E. Klaaren.

Fourth Row: J. Wierenga, H. Leigh-Manuel, W . Goodrow, J. Ettema, J. Lucius, G. Berkel, J. Muller, H. Meiners, R. Spaanstra, F. Winter, H. Schaible, R. Resch.

Last Row: L. Sandee, H. Staal, J. Maasen, C. Luth, C. Molenaar, H. Ver Berkmoes, D. Fris, W . Faasen, H. Banger, R. Rottschaefer, H. Frissel, R. Brown, R. Rietberg.

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T H E G I R L S ' GLEE C L U B T O U R E D T H E E A S T

Under our new director, Mrs. W . Curtis Snow,

the feminine warblers of Hope College started our

year with high expectations and attained every one

of them. W e remembered it was our turn to go

East on a concert tour (as if we could forget ) so we

decided to become very proficient by having two

rehearsals a week. W e silently and fai thful ly came

to rehearsals thinking that soon the faculty would tell us we could take that trip.

Finally it was sanctioned and our enthusiasm dou-

bled as we sang out on "Let All My Life Be Music"

by Spross. Remember those days just before our first presentation of the "dramusical" when it seemed as

though we would never get the words memorized?

W e worked hard and long and early ( referr ing to

those Saturday morning work-outs) . And those

doughnut sales to raise money. W e not only became professional singers but salesmen as well!

Then came the depressing news that we could not

get a bus to make our tour! However, we still kept

plugging and hoping, and sure enough our Santa Claus, Mr. Friesema, got us a bus.

Our dream became an actuality. The flat tire on

our way to Detroit did not deflate our spirits. And

our first concert was the beginning of an unusually successful tour. Of course the Westerners took New

York City by storm and found out we were not jok-

ing when we had a New York policeman tell us to

pull over to the "coib." Wil l you ever forget the hit

that quartet made in Albany with their bright and

shining faces, not to mention their version of Camp-town Races.

Then once again Hol land! Weary, worn girls glad

to be home but if given the word ready to start out

on another trip. But this was not the end of oui activities. Our home concert was tops! And those

little jaunts to Kalamazoo and Grand Rapids were much fun.

And then our pot-luck at Mrs. Olive's home. It

was grand to be with her again but ever so hard for

the seniors to say goodbye, knowing this brought down the curtain of a most successful year.

New friendships, numerous laughs, and an art for

living together—and most of all a director whom we love—these belong to the Girls' Glee Club!

OFFICERS President Carolyn Kremers Vice President . . . Betty Daugherty Secretary-Treasurer . Margaret Friesema

First Row: H. Thompson, M. Brouwer, J. Clark, J. Swart, Mrs. W . C. Snow, A. Wandscheer, D. Van Hoven, J. Arnold, C. Kremers, P. Pelgrim.

Second Row: M. Hadden, D. Renrema, N. Nies, M. Den Herder, M. Van Dyke, M. Friesma, B. Daugherty, M. Raffenaud, E. Kooiker, L. Clonan, J. Van Beek, R. Winstrom.

Third Row: B. Folensbee, D. Wichers, N. Lemmer, F. Grote, E. Scholten, J. Fichtner, B. Mc-Cann, M. Steketee, R. Poppen, M. Jellema, L. Brouwer, B. Mulder.

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THE MEN HAD SEVERAL LOCAL APPEARANCES.

First Row: C. Molenaar, R. Resch, H. Schaible, E. Winter, Prof. R. Cavanaugh, W . Goodrow, R. Vander Hart, G. Berkel.

Second Row; H. Meiners, C. Luth, J. Ettema, R. Rottschaefer, C. Stoppels, C. D e Vries, R. Rietberg.

Third Row: J. Muller, A. Rypstra, J. Lucius, C. Pettenga, H. Ver Berkmoes, J. Maasen, G. Hoover.

This year was the men's turn to remain at home

while the Girls ' Glee Club went on the road. The

club began the year with more than thirty members,

and was s trong in every section. The great poten-

tialities of this g roup were very encouraging to its

director, Professor Cavanaugh, who did such a fine

job with last year's club, his first year here. Dur ing

the first semester several members joined our coun-

try's fighting forces. This destroyed the balance of

the group and necessitated a revision of its person-

nel. The club was cut to twenty, and this picked

group sang together for the rest of the year.

In cooperation with the national effort to conserve

on vital materials it was thought advisable to make

the girls' tour the only trip taken by either club. All

customary short trips to surrounding cities, and a

projected week-end jaunt were foregone by the men.

Performances were confined to the vicinity of Hol-land.

The men appeared in several local churches, and

maintained the reputation acquired on last year's

tour of being a well-trained and musicianly group.

The college heard them twice in the morning chapel

service, singing ""Trust in the Lord" by Handel , and

"Ecce Quomodo Mor i tu r " by Palestrina. The club

also appeared in a vesper service sponsored by the

Musical Arts Club. Whi l e the girls were gone the

chapel choir was given a vacation, and dur ing this

two weeks period the Men's Glee Club took its place each morning.

Al though not in the public eye, the men have

worked hard building for next year when they hope

to repeat their success of last year. The outlook for

next year's club is uncertain. The army now has first

claim on the male personnel of the college—a prior-

ity which is not begrudged by anyone. Nevertheless,

it appears at present that the college will have an-

other outs tanding Men's Glee Club next year.

Among graduat ing members is Bill Goodrow, the

Pride of Schenectady ( the city that lights and hauls

the wor ld ) . Mr. Goodrow, it is claimed, can hit

high C at fifty paces; and on a clear day with the

wind behind him, he can be heard in Chicago. Also

graduat ing is Chuck Stoppels who will take with

him his famed '"View Haloo-oo-oo" which has

caused great confusion among Pere Marquet te offi-cials.

OEEICERS President Gordon Berkel Vice President Fred Winter Secretary John Maasen Treasurer Calvin D e Vries Librarian John H. Muller Accompanist . . . . Roger Rietberg

Business M . „ . g „ s . .

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MUSICAL ARTS S P O N S O R E D VESPER SERVICES.

First Row: F. Grote, J. Swart, J. Clark, Prof. R. Cavanaugh, Mrs. W . C. Snow, D. Van Hoven, J. Smies, M. Vander Linden.

Second Row: M. Vander Linden, B. Folensbee, A. Wandscheer, J. Van Beek, F. De Klein, A. Poppen, H. Thompson, M. Friesma, M. Felter, R. Van Bronkhorst.

Third Row: B. Mulder, A. De Young, D. Wichers, M. Vande Bunte, C. Kremers, M. Brouwer, E. Kooiker, J. Arnold, J. Vander Linden, L. Brouwer.

Fourth Row: R. Rietberg, K. Soderberg, J. Heemstra, G. Berkel, J. Lucius, C. De Vries, C. Stoppels, M. Snow.

It was a happy day in the fall of '41 for music lovers when Mrs. Snow broached a plan for organ-

izing Hope's first music society. In the past, music

students have felt the need of such a group, so much interest was immediately shown.

All Hope students who were studying music pri-

vately were invited to the organization meeting, at

which Gordon Berkel was elected president of the

group, Junella Vander Linden, vice president, and

Jeanne Swart, secretary-treasurer. Jeanette Van Beek

was elected program chairman, whose duty it was to

appoint, with her committee, chairmen for the monthly meetings.

Homecoming gave the club its first opportuni ty to

display its name "Musical Arts" which was accepted

soon after its organization. A musically decorated

car in the Homecoming parade satisfactorily hailed the new group.

Activities for the year were carried out in monthly

club meetings and an occasional Sunday vesper service.

All of us know it is one thing to play or sing

alone, or for one's teacher, but it is quite another thing to play or sing before a critical group of musi-

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cians. It was doing this that made the membership

in the club so valuable. At each meeting an hour

program of varied musical numbers was presented

by some members of the group. A critic was appoint-

ed for each of these programs, and it was his duty to criticize each number freely and fully—construc-

tively and destructively. (Clinton Harrison proved

himself an extremely humorous critic!)

Some of the numbers given at these meetings

were: vocal solo, Marjor ie Brouwer; organ solo, Anna Ruth Poppen; flute duet, Ann De Young and

Calvin De Vries; clarinet solo, Gordon Berkel; ma-

rimba solo, John Heemstra. Many more rich musical experiences were offered by club members through-

out the year.

194rs fatal December 7 saw Musical Arts sponsor

a Sunday Vesper featuring the college choir and glee clubs as well as an organ number by Adelaide Wand-

scheer and an organ-piano duet by Marge Friesema

and Ruth Van Bronkhorst.

Musical Arts has as its ultimate goal the joining

of a Nat ional Music society. The first step, organi-

zation, has been taken. This year's club wishes con-tinued success in the coming years for our enjoyable,

serviceable, and invaluable Musical Arts!

P AND M STAGE DRAMATICS, TEACH D R A W I N G .

Members of the Palette and Masque Club look

back over the work of the past year with a feeling

of pride and satisfaction. Organized only about a

year and a half ago, the club is making a definite

place for itself on the campus.

In the spring of 1941, N o r m a Becksfort was cho-

sen by the g roup to head P and M during this year.

Assisting her has been Jeanette Rylaarsdam as vice

president and program chairman. T o Florence Dyke-

ma was given the task of recording all official club

matters, and to Larry Beltman that of handl ing the

finances.

Activities began early in the year when several

members participated in the presentation of the hu-

morous one-act play, The Noble Lord, before an

appreciative audience at the Homecoming banquet .

December brought the Christmas season and the

deeply moving play, Dust of the Road, coached by

Marian Van Zyl. It was given first before a joint

meeting of the Y. W . and Y. M. C. A. and was so

well received that it was later presented for students

in the Beechwood school and for the Women ' s

society of Trini ty church.

"Walking rehearsals of Enter the Hero and of "Py-

ramus and Thisbe" f r o m A Midsummer Night's Dream were worked up by various groups for the

enter tainment of their fel low members. Considerable

work was also done in impromptu dramatization of

given situations, in characterizations, and in panto-

mime. Other programs included lessons in stage

make-up given by Miss Ross, sponsor of the club.

For members interested particularly in art rather

than dramatics, a series of lessons in figure drawing

was conducted by Gene Hoover. Potential artists

found addit ional opportunit ies to express themselves

through the making of posters announcing various

campus activities. Poster work was done under the

direction of Nancy Safiord and Marian Sandee.

Students f r o m both divisions of P and M were

called upon to aid in the product ion of the Senior

class play Smilin' Through, some appearing in the

cast of the play, others in gaint ing scenery, gather-

ing properties, and building the set.

Tha t the students of Hope College are interested

in dramatics was shown by the fact that this spring,

under the sponsorship of P and M, more than forty

students traveled to Grand Rapids to see the Civic

Players' product ion of Maxwell Anderson 's play Elizabeth the Oueeu.

First Row: C. Scholten, I. Stoppels, N . Becksfort, V. Moncton, E. Van Haitsma, G. Hoover, A. De Vries, M. Van Zyl, B.

Tazelaar, J. Rylaarsdam.

Second Row: E. Ten Brink, L. Beltman, A. Borgman, L. Sibley.

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Y. W. C. A. T R I A N G L E IS M I N D , BODY, SPIRIT .

First Row: M. Hadden, F. Dykema, M. Friesma, J. Horton, L. Essenburg, L. Clonan, Miss M. Gibbs, A. De Young.

Second Row: J. Clark, B. Oatmen, H. Thompson, M. Dings, M. Sandee, B. Marcus.

After mustering a membership of over 100 girls

in the fall, Y. W . plunged into one of its most suc-

cessful and eventful years. First came Orientat ion

Week, with the Big Sisters, the beach party, and the

campus tour all helping to make the freshmen feel

at home. Then came the impressive candle-lit Recog-

nition Meeting at which the new members were

received, and the many interesting meetings which

followed—student-led meetings,—forum discussions,

—talks by missionaries, like Tena Holkeboer,—and

by ministers, like Rev. Wil l iam Van ' t Hof ,—a Moth-

er's Day meeting,—and in the spring the installation of the next year's officers.

Of course, no one forgets the joint meetings with

the Y. M. There was that one, for instance, at which

the P and M Club presented a Christmas play, and

also the one celebrating the centenary of the Chinese

Mission. For that inspirational meeting we are all

deeply grateful to Mrs. Henry Poppen and the other missionaries who helped her.

Under the leadership of President Mae Clonan

and Vice President Ann De Young, with the help

of Louise Essenberg, who kept the records, and

Jeanne Hor ton , who handled the finances, the Y. W . undertook many special projects this year. Most im-

portant was the writing of a constitution for the

society, a much-needed task which demanded a lot of hard and careful work. In cooperation with the

Y. M. they sponsored a Victory Book Campaign to

provide books for the men in the army camps.

The annual Mission Drive was for the mission

church at Chiapas, Mexico. After Rev. and Mrs.

Kempers told us about their work there, the students

raised well over six hundred dollars, which not only

purchased new pews for the Mexican church, but

elevated Rod Funston f rom the pulpit floor to the love-seat.

"Put t ing Christianity to W o r k Today" was the

general theme of Prayer Week, and Dr. Raymond

Drukker was the leader of the week's activities. Un-

like the usual practice, we had a different speaker

for each service —• Rev. Louis Benes, Dr. Samuel

Zwemer, Dr. John Dykstra, Dr. J. R. Mulder, and Dr. Raymond Drukker.

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Y. M. C. A. ASSERTS THE K I N G S H I P OE CHRIST.

C H R i S r K I N G

OF THIS CAMPUS

PE rC'AEGE

Eirst Row: J. Muller, A. Borgman, Rev. H. Bast, R. Olthof, B. Levai. Second Row; J. Westhof , R. Rietberg, H. Koop, D. Eylstra, H. Hoekje, C. Harrison,

H. Steele, L. Chisman.

A varied program is the Young Men's Christian

Association's aim. Prayer Week — Y-Fore — beach

par t ies—Easter Sunrise—Victory Book Campa ign—

Mission Dr ive—joint meetings.

N o t least among their activities are the Tuesday

morning chapel services which they conduct in co-

operat ion with the Y. W . The cabinet members take

their turns in leading the devotions; — and there's

always special music.

Another of their important projects is the depu-

tation work. Groups of students put on programs in

nearby churches and various other organizations.

John Westhof and Janet Clark announce that this

year twenty-eight teams put on programs in twenty-

five churches.

In their weekly Tuesday evening prayer services

the Y. M. has sought this year to present Christian

laymen f r o m different walks of life to outline for

them a well-rounded Christian life.

The Easter Sunrise Service, sponsored in conjunc-

tion with the Hol land C. E. Union, is yearly becom-

ing more popular. Dr . George Menninga of the

Western Theological Seminary gave the inspirational

address this year.

Prayer Week and the Mission Drive are two of

the most important events of the year. Five promi-

nent men of the church were presented in a week of

special devotional services which centered about the

general theme: "Put t ing Christianity to W o r k To-

day." The Mission Drive resulted in a f u n d of over

six hundred dollars, which purchased new seats for

the church in Chiapas, Mexico.

The new bulletin board listing informat ion about

the Hope men who are in the armed forces is only

another example of the way the Y's are a t tempting

to meet the problems of the present day. Their pro-

gram, expressed in the tr iangle—body, mind, and

spirit, extends its influence into every campus activ-

ity. They sponsor beach parties, hymn sings, and

other recreational opportunit ies. The officers, Blase

Levai, president, Ray Ol thof , vice president, A1 Borg-

man, secretary, and John Muller, treasurer, have con-

stantly kept before them the goal to "make Christ

king of Hope 's campus."

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A N C H O R IS T H E B I - W E E K L Y N E W S P A P E R .

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Eirst Row: M. Sandee, N. Safford, R. Van Bronkhorst, N. Boynton, L. Timmer, M. Eelter, M. Borgman, R. Seith, I.

Stoppels.

Second Row: M. Van Zyl, D. Renzema, J. De Young, R. Koeppe, E. Klaaren,

D. Eby, W. Rameau.

Third Row: M. Verburg, L. Beltman, J. Westhof, R. Brown, W. Moerdyke, C. Wagner, R. Eunston, P. Stegenga, C.

Claver, Adviser G. Vander Borgh.

First the national emergency and then war were

the big issues of the A N C H O R this year. Time and

again this bi-weekly campus newspaper printed edi-

torials asking Hope students to set aside their college

isolationism f rom the rest of the country and to take

their part in a nation in jeopardy. Constantly it

demanded that students realize that a democracy

imposes duties as well as grants privileges to its citi-

zens.

In an at tempt to carry this purpose farther, the

paper printed all the news that it could get concern-

ing recent alumni and other former students now in

active service. W h e n war broke upon us this report-

ing was somewhat curtailed, for the Anchor cooper-

ated cheerfully with government requests for volun-

tary censorship of news of t roop movements and concentrations.

At the same time the A N C H O R carried on its pur-pose of recording life on the campus. Wi th Editor

Lorraine Timmer and her associate, Mil ton Verburg,

forming general policies and directing the depart-

ments, a fa i thful effort was made to report all

important developments in the fields of scholastics, social life, and sports.

Daniel Fylstra, assisted by Marian Van Zyl, edited

the straight news. Win i f red Rameau had help f rom

Mary Blair in handling social happenings, while

Kenneth Poppen was understudied by Roger Koeppe in covering the stories f rom gridiron, cage, court,

diamond, track, and links. Mary Felter was feature

edi tor; she was aided greatly by the humor of

George Lumsden and Ruth Van Bronkhorst.

Ruthie's verses were especially notable, except that

sometimes they were taken too seriously and caused

the poetess no end of embarrassment. Special credit

is due Nancy Boynton, whose help was never lacking

at Saturday morning re-write sessions. The financial

end of the work was directed by Jack Timmer until

leakage of the heart sent him home at Christmas

time for a long rest. Then Jack's assistant, Wil l iam

Moerdyke, took over the duties of Business Manager.

Both worked with Faculty Business Adviser Garrett

Vander Borgh.

The A N C H O R staff had their annual "blow-out"

on November 15 when they hired two hayracks to

take them the longest way to Anchor Inn.

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M I L E S T O N E IS T H E B I G J U N I O R P R O J E C T .

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First Row: A. Vande Waa, J. Ruiter, L. Chisman, M. Brouwer, M. Verburg, C. Harrison, E. Klaaren, J. Van Wyk, L.

Becker, S. Padnos.

Second Row: F. Lokker, R. Spaanstra, C. Vander Velde, C. Pool, A. Weenink, B. Folensbee, W . Van Liere, D . Eby, L. Heneveld, C. Verduin, W . Rameau, A.

Borgman, J. Clark.

The 1942 M I L E S T O N E had its beginning in

April , 1941, when the present Junior Class, then

Sophomores, elected Mil ton Verburg as its editor.

The new chief's first act was to name Edith Klaaren

as his associate and Florence Dykema and Wallace

Van Liere as art editors. These three helped in

sketching a first d ra f t plan of the book before school

let out in June. Dur ing the summer the dummy was

laid out and the cover plan was drawn up.

W h e n college opened again, af ter consultation with

Faculty Adviser Clarence De Graaf , the editor chose

Seymour Padnos to fill the co-executive position of

business manager and nine literary editors. Padnos

selected Frank Lokker as his assistant and a staff of

eight salesmen. Jean Ruiter took over the position of student treasurer.

In September the photography began with Clar-

ence Vander Velde and Lowell Heneveld clicking

shutters. Len Nienhuis had helped out in recording

the late spring activities dur ing the previous school

year. At the beginning of the second semester the

M I L E S T O N E acquired a new photographer in the

person of Roger Prince, a new freshman who had

received two years of professional experience at

Robinson's Studio in Grand Rapids. From February

until May he worked almost every a f te rnoon and

many evenings taking a number of the groups and

the bulk of the action pictures. He couldn' t even

get in the staff picture; he took it.

In February the literary assignments went out.

The accelerated program of the college meant a

great speed-up for the M I L E S T O N E too, for an

early finish of the school year required delivery bv

the first rather than the middle of June. Many a

night the editor could be found collecting copy af ter

midnight in order that the al l- important deadline

might be made.

Then, in May, came proof read ing into the not-so-

wee hours of the morn ing and the pasting up of the

dummy for the printer. The latter activity afforded

a last-minute picture of Associate Editor Edith

Klaaren and Art Editor Florence Dykema at work.

N o w the rest is up to the printer and the judgment

of the reader. W e hope you like i t !

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PI K A P P A DELTA H A D ITS G R E A T E S T YEAR.

First Row: Prof. W . Schrier, B. Smith, W . Rameau, J. Horton, M. Hadden, C. Pool, M. Eelter, B. Marcus, N . Becksfort, J. Rylaarsdam.

Second Row: J. Westhof , E. Ten Brink, C. Stoppels, C. Harrison, A. Veldhuis, G. Girod,

J. Hains.

The school year 1941-42 was a memorable and

never-to-be-forgotten year for the Pi Kappa Delta

chapter of Hope College. N o t only did they rise to

new heights of glory, but also in doing so set up an

enviable record for fu ture members to strive for .

Hope sponsors the Michigan Gamma chapter of this

national forensic honor society, and she is proud of

the masterful work done by this year's group.

At the May banquet last year, John Westhof was installed as president for this year. Mary Felter

served as vice president and Norma Becksfort as

secretary-treasurer. John Hains and Jeanette Rylaars-

dam were chosen as debate managers and Clinton

Harrison filled the office of reporter.

Early in October the annual Pi Kappa Delta spon-

sored Forensic rally was held. The purpose of the

rally was to inform students, especially new students,

of the forensic program of the year and to arouse

an interest in speech activities. Speeches were given

by Pi Kappa Delta members and Prof. Wil l iam

Schrier, faculty advisor.

Starting the competitive year out right, Pi Kap's

Jeanette Rylaarsdam and Gordon Girod returned home f rom the state extempore contest in November

with a first and a third place, respectively.

In February John Hains and John Westhof , Gordon Girod and Andrew Veldhuis, all Pi Kappa

Delta members, remained undefeated at East Lan-

sing to return with the state debate championship.

The Third Annual Forensic Day of Hope College

was held on March 6. Hope was host to the state

oratorical contest. Entrants for Hope were Miss

Nola Nies and Calvin De Vries, winners of the local

contest held in December. Mr. De Vries won first

place in the men's division in the state contest and

Miss Nies took second in the women's division.

Highlight ing the year was the fourteenth Biennial

Nat ional Convention of Pi Kappa Delta held April 5-10 at Minneapolis, Minnesota. Nola Nies and

John Hains entered oratory, Gordon Girod partici-

pated in extempore speaking, and John Westhof was in the legislative assembly. Top honors of "superior"

ratings were awarded to Miss Nies, Mr. Girod, and

Mr. Westhof . Mr. Hains placed in the "excellent" divisions with a sixth place rating. Some five hun-

dred students f rom ninety-three colleges and uni-

versities competed in the various events.

In April five new members were initiated, a con-

stitution was adopted, elections were held and then

in May President-elect Clinton Harrison and his

council were installed at the annual banquet.

Here's to another successful year for '42-43 Pi

Kaps and may you carry another Glory Day in your

repertoire.

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T H E D E B A T E C L U B S D I S C U S S E D U N I O N S .

First Row: M. Jellema, B. Warner, Prof. W . Schrier, V. Tardiff, C. Pool, E. Van Haitsma, B. Smith, D. Cross, J. Rylaarsdam, G. Girod.

Second Row; G. Babcock, J. Hains, A. Weenink, D . Fylstra, A. Rypstra, L. Sibley, C. Harrison, A. Veldhuis, J. Westhof , J. Ayers.

"This season is to be an 'all-out' year for Hope

forensics depar tment ." So spoke Coach Professor

Schrier at the outset of the forensic work for 1941

and 42. The six seasoned first squad debaters and

several young hopefuls successfully carried out that

motto, "al l out for Hope . " A varied and extensive

program for the year was worked out by Coach

Schrier and his debate managers, John Hains and

Jeanette Rylaarsdam.

The forensics season was officially opened on

January 14 at the Kalamazoo invitational tournament

for women. It proved to be a striking opening as

the negative team of Tardiff and Rylaarsdam came

through with an all-victory record.

The men's squad first V for their victory year was

spelled at the State Tournament for men held at

East Lansing on February 14. Representing Hope

were Girod and Veldhuis on the affirmative and

Westhof and Hains for the negative. The results

showed a perfect all-win record with Hope taking

their place as state champions.

Albion was the host school this year for the

Women ' s State Debate Tournament . Successfully

representing Hope College were Poole, Van Haitsma,

Warne r , Jellema, Smith, Aldrich, Tardiff , and Ry-laarsdam.

Preliminary to the Manchester Debate Tourna-

ment, largest in the country, two men's teams, com-

posed of Harr ison and Veldhuis, and Fylstra and

Weenink , ably assisted by Girod, "star of the debate

squad" according to Professor Schrier, succeeded in

tieing with Calvin for first place at the Kalamazoo

Invitational Tournament .

The highlight of the season was the huge annual

debate tournament at Manchester, Indiana, on Feb-

ruary 27 to 28. T o the professed astonishment of

Coach Schrier, Harrison and Veldhuis, the "coach-

less wonders ," won five out of six in Division A. They

defeated such teams of note as No t re Dame and

Illinois Normal , thereby bringing their total at Man-

chester for two years to ten out of eleven victories.

O n the negative the invincible women's team of Tar-

diff and Rylaarsdam won four out of five in the A

Division while Westhof and Hains dropped their

only one. Thus, Hope 's record in Class A was nine

out of twelve. In B Division Fylstra, Girod, Smith,

Pool, Wes thof , and Hains in varying combinations

took seven out of ten. Hope 's total record in both

divisions, sixteen out of twenty, put her in the f ron t

rank of participating schools. N o official champion

is crowned at Manchester.

Freshmen attended the Men's and Women ' s Fresh-

man Tournaments thereby gaining valuable experi-

ence for the coming year.

So closed another eventful and an "al l-out" year

of forensic work at Hope College.

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ALL L E T T E R M E N C A N B E L O N G T O H CLUB.

First Row: K. Newendorp, J. White, W. Slocombe, E. Morgan, W . Hakken, J.

Baar, J. Baas.

Second Row: K. Vanden Berg, M. Bek-ken, W . Tappan, R. Davis, D. De Eouw,

H. Hoekje, E. Kleinjans.

Third Row: R. De Vette, R. Rowan, E. Lokker, R. Van Dis, D. Mulder, J. Visser.

The nucleus of athletics on Hope 's campus is the

one and only ""He-Man" organization, the " H " Club.

T o it alone belongs the distinct honor of stimulating

interest in all forms of collegiate sport. Its member-

ship is exclusively restricted to varsity men who have

earned the right to carry the colors of Hope through-

out the ages to come. An enthusiastic active partici-

pation on the green-turfed gridiron, the basketball

court, the cinder track, the tennis court, or fairway

is the key to an " H " award.

This year the activities of the club were under the

direction of an elected executive committee headed

by versatile Elmer Morgan. Aiding him with the

heavy work was Wil l iam Hakken, vice president;

Ray Van Ommen acting as secretary; and Jack Yeo-

mans, keeper-of-the-archives.

The " H " Club attempts to fur ther athletic inter-

est by persuading men to participate in sports and

by drawing f rom the high schools those athletes who

will bring glory to their Alma Mater in future years.

N o t only are these men sought for their prowess in

athletic competition, but also for the other contribu-

tions they may be expected to make during their

college career, for scholastic ability is as important

as physical fitness.

Hope is r ightfully proud of the members of the

" H " Club, and is thankful for the prestige these men

of the Orange and Blue have brought back to her.

For the future the organization looks forward to its

new men to uphold and maintain the outstanding

records of former Hope teams.

Eootball Captain Bill Tappan led his team from center Basketball Co-captains Ken Vanden Berg and Gil Van and won an All-M. I. A. A. place for himself. Wieren piloted their five to a second position in M. I. A. A.

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M. I. A. A. FROSH PLAYED V A R S I T Y FOOTBALL.

First Row: A. Timmer, G. Vander Hil l , E. Morgan, M. Bekken, W . Tappan, E. De Pree, R. Van Ommen, T. Slager, H. Koop, D . De Fouw.

Second Row: L. Dick, A. Schaap, E. Nieusma, F. Lokker, J. Yeomans, H. Staal, R. Rowan, S. Padnos, R. Davis, R. Dievendorf.

Third Row: A. Winney, G. Slager, R. Brown, H. Kinnison, W . Purchase, M. Vanden Berg, R. Higgs, L. Koranda, L. Van Horn, D. Wil l iams, D. Schriemer.

Last Row: Coach M. Hinga, J. Baar, R. Parsons, R. Biel, J. Barendse, L. Pape, G. Karel, H. Van Tongeren, G. Bruggers, W . Hakken, G. Lumsden, Coach J. Schouten.

A veil of uncertainty shrouded Hope 's grid camp

this autumn as four of Hope 's first string warriors

doffed the orange and blue for army khaki or navy

blue. Strange young faces were seen scrimmaging

alongside of the all too few veterans. W h a t the

newcomers lacked in experience and age they were

making up in enthusiasm. T o Coach Hinga had

fallen the task of creating a football machine out of

a handfu l of veterans and a crew of eager but un-

seasoned frosh. He had lost one of his co-captains,

Ray Meyers, to the naval air corps. Whi tey Riemers-

ma, ace of last season's backfield, had answered his

nation's call as had W a r d Toner and Chuck Hol-

comb, veteran linemen. T o alleviate the shortage of

athletes, the M. I. A. A. had abolished the f reshman

rule by making eligible first year men who rated in

the upper 40 per cent of the frosh intelligence test.

W h e n the smoke of battle had cleared away, Hope

had lost only two games, won three, and tied three.

Moral victories and bad breaks seemed to be the

keynote of the season, but scorebooks do not record

weather conditions, injuries, and the other little

things that Uncle Sam had not already tinkered with.

The frosh stood out as the highlight of the season

by their amazing adjustment to collegiate football .

The Hingamen got off to a flying start against the

Grand Rapids Jayhawks under the lights of House-

man field. The first half ended in a scoreless dead-

lock af ter Don De Fouw had repeatedly booted the

pigskin out of danger with deadly accuracy. In-

spired af ter the intermission, Dick Higgs, f rosh half-

back, and Art Timmer, the Grandvil le Gazelle, out-

flanked J. C.'s defenses for the first tally. Roy Davis,

sophomore sensation, converted and later booted a

field goal f rom the 18-yard line to win the game

10-0 .

In the first game under the local lights, the indubi-

table Dutch spirit would not yield to the incessant

pounding of the heavier and more experienced grid

machine of Ypsilanti State Normal , and when the

final gun sounded, neither goal had been crossed.

The backfield showed great potentialities; however,

the line showed upto be poor in blocking.

Hopes for a championship or second berth in the

M. I. A. A. skyrocketed af ter the Hollanders ' sortie

against the dynamite of the veteran Alma Scots. Un-

daunted by a muddy field, the underdogs ploughed

and passed their way repeatedly deep into Alma

territory and scored on a bullet pass f rom Timmer

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Coach Hinga tried out a wide variety of starting line-ups, both in practice and competition. This one formed with an

to Higgs. The Scotsmen fiercely retaliated with

Kirby, Carey, and Tait blitzing Hope's defense for

the tying score. Far f rom being mired down, the

Dutch outran the Scots and twice more threatened

the Alma goal, but a valiant goal line stand sent the

Hopemen home with a 7-7 tie, and a moral victory.

Morale hit a low ebb as Hope took a 16-0 trounc-

ing f rom Potsy Clark's Grand Rapids University

Lancers. The sparkplug was missing f rom the Hope

machine as veterans Tappan, Timmer, Koop, Mor-

gan, and Bekken were on the injured list. The

unseasoned reserves fought gamely to the final gun,

but were powerless to stave off the inevitable scalp-

ing f rom the precision of the Lancer attack.

Coming back f rom their walloping by Grand

Rapids, the crippled Orange and Blue lineup rose

up against Hillsdale with renewed vigor. Bearing

unbalanced line strong to the right in a last signal drill before the Kazoo game.

the brunt of the battle, the freshmen led by Higgs

and Karel in the backfield, and Pape, Dick, Purchase,

and Koranda on the forward wall, outcharged the

Dales for a 6-0 victory. Injuries still riddled the

lineup with De Fouw being the only regular without

a limp.

Don De Fouw, leading the offense against Albion,

outran, outpassed, and outkicked the Britons for his

greatest day in college football. The defending

champs, however, were not to be humbled before

their homecoming crowd after 15 straight victories.

Capitalizing on the bitterly cold rain, they recovered fumbles, intercepted passes, and slid around end for

a 7-0 victory over the hapless Dutch.

Homecoming—enthusiasm running wild in Friday

night parade and pep rally — Captain Tappan and company conceding no edge to Kazoo, our ancient

The team came out on a muddy, slushy field for the Yell leaders Janet Clark, Jean Horton, A1 Rypstra, and Homecoming game here with Kalamazoo. Jim Burger kept spirits high at all games.

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rivals—thus the stage was set for the greatest grid-

iron drama of the year. Saturday dawned wetter

than ever. Hope 's gleaming white jerseys reflected

the wearer's contempt for wind, rain, or Hornet .

Kazoo, however, was also undaunted by the elements,

and before Hope had dirtied her jerseys, the in-

vader's T ' format ion had splashed across the goal

line for a 6-0 lead. N o w it was Hope 's turn to

splash, and splash, swim, and skid she did until the

begrimed stalwarts blended perfectly with the rivers

of black mud flowing at Riverview stadium. Slowly

they began to ooze past the Hornets ' defense, and as

the four th stanza began they flowed right on over the

Kazoo goal line. T h e conversion failed and the

game ended with neither team gaining victory.

Fog replaced rain for the last game of the year

against Adrian. The backfield combination of Tim-

mer, De Fouw, Higgs, and Karel pounded 80 yards

behind beautiful blocking for the only and winning

tally of the game. Undoubtedly the six-point margin

would have been even greater if the Hope aerial

offense had not been grounded due to poor visibility.

As it was, however, the smoothness with which the

Hope offense penetrated both the mist and the Bull-

dogs' defense, proved that it was only the hand of

fate which held her down to third place in the final

M. I. A. A. standings, behind Alma and Albion.

W i t h the Adrian game. Captain Tappan , Bekken,

Vander Hill , Van Ommen, Morgan, and Hakken

rang down the curtain on their collegiate grid

careers. The br ight spot in the prospect for next

season is the f reshman squad which showed itself

of collegiate caliber toward the end of the season.

Nex t year's squad will be led by Captain-elect Harvey

Koop.

Tappan , Bekken, and De Fouw drew well-deserved

plaudits f r o m their competitors by being placed on

the all-conference eleven.

S U M M A R Y

Grand Rapids Junior Coll. 0

Ypsilanti State N o r m a l 0

Alma 7

Grand Rapids University 16

Hillsdale 0

Albion 7

Kalamazoo 6

Adrian 0

Hope 10

H o p e 0

H o p e 7

Hope 0

Hope 6

H o p e 0

Hope 6

Hope 6

Before the Kazoo game was half over the playing field was a quagmire. Players sloshed about in deep puddles and

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HOPE T O O K SECOND IN M. I. A. A. BASKETBALL.

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Around the Circle: J. Baas, D. Mulder, R. Van Dis, G. Dalman, R. Higgs, P. Van D o n , K. Newendorp, R. D e Vette, E. Kleinjans, G. Van Wieren.

In the Circle: K. Vanden Berg, Coach M. Hinga. At the left, All-M. 1. A. A. Center J. Visser.

As King Football abdicated the spotlight, Crown

Prince Basketball stepped up and took its bow.

Uncle Sam had been kind to Coach Hinga by allow-

ing Ken Vandenberg, Ets Kleinjans, Gil Van

Wieren, Jackie Baas, and Long John Visser to return f rom last season's near-champion quintet. Bolstering

these five were George Dalman, last year's f rosh

sensation, and the cream of this year's bumper crop

of freshman cagers. Gym-hangers were predicting

another M. I. A. A. crown—if they could stop Alma!

N o Hopeite had any doubt lef t about the might of the United States Army as the brawny soldiers

f rom Fort Custer pounced on the Dutchmen in the

first game to the tune of 39-34. The best that could

be said for the collegians was that they "successfully

retreated" by playing a great defensive game. How-ever, a preview of our potential offensive strength

came three days later as the team outclassed Grand Rapids University 50-27.

Sanity had departed f rom the Holland Armory as

the teachers f rom Ypsilanti Normal invaded the

locals for the first of many hair-raisers. A dogfight developed f rom the opening whistle with neither

team holding the upper hand until the final gun.

Wi th seconds remaining, the score deadlocked at 28

all, and a hysterical mob tearing its hair, Gilday

calmly strode up to the free-throw line and swished

in the winning bucket for Ypsi. Again the Dutch

took their revenge on the Grand Rapids Lancers by

scalping them 54-31.

Harold Gensichen personally defeated Hope in

the fifth pre-conference game. Pouring in buckets f rom all angles, the sophomore sensation of Western

Michigan College rang up a total of 32 points for a

new individual scoring record. Four other W . M. C.

students cooperated with Gensichen to defeat the

Hollanders 47-43. In the initial M. 1. A. A. game the Orange and Blue soundly whipped Hillsdale to

the tune of 61-38, and in the next two encounters, the fast break of the Hingamen mowed down Olivet

and Albion by goodly margins.

Pre-season predictions that Alma was the team to

beat were verified as the Scots steamrollered over

the Dutch 54-42. Kleinjans kept the game interest-ing and the Scots worried by his consistent cross-

court buckets.

Exams over, Hope journeyed south to invade

Adrian and Ypsilanti. The only difference between

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this Ypsi game and the dogfight several weeks

earlier was the gymnasium in which the duals

occurred. W i t h the score deadlocked and seconds

remaining, Gilday again planted a winning charity

toss in the bucket for a 44-43 victory. In the other

southern game, Sophomore Dalman led the Hope

hoopsters with a total of 20 counters to twist the

Bulldog's tail.

Kalamazoo was the next victim before the Hol-

land blitzkrieg and the Hornets returned home with

a 44-26 scalping. Having tasted blood the Hinga-

men next pounced on Hillsdale's hapless five. Neo-

phytes Mulder , Van Dis, and De Vette played

convincing collegiate ball as the frosh gave the

regulars a rest and gave their school a 55-37 win.

Never has a Hope team so completely devasted a

foe as they did Olivet. Averaging between one and

two swishers a minute, both reserves and regulars

alike turned on the heat for 40 blistering minutes

to set a scoring record for the Hol land Armory.

Impressed by the warm Dutch hospitality our visitors

returned home with a 94-41 licking. A little more

difficulty was encountered in the Albion game, but

the Britons were snowed under in the last period by

Hope panzer tactics.

T w o years ago a once-defeated Hope squad had

taken the armory floor against a sophomore Alma

team, with the M. I. A. A. crown at stake. This

year as seniors Howe, Kirby, and Carey took the

same floor they were vividly reminded of how Ade

Slikkers, with his team one point behind, had

dropped a long bucket in the last second to give the

championship to Hope. This year with four minutes

remaining, the championship again at stake. Alma

leading by one point, and Hope threatening again.

In the Kazoo game here John Visser got the first jump and Hope went on to win 44-26.

Kirby recalled his sophomore defeat and promptly

dropped in a pair of winning buckets. Vandenberg

and Visser retaliated to make the score 48-46, but

the gun cut off their spree and gave Alma their

second consecutive championship. In the last two

contests Hope easily trounced Adrian and Kazoo, but

the Hopeites found little consolation af ter the

glimpse of another crown had vanished.

In the 18 games, Hope scored 940 points to their

opponents ' 710. Visser, Dalman, and Kleinjans were

honored on the all-M. I. A. A. team and Kleinjans

was elected as captain of next year's cagers. Gradu-

ating af ter a successful season are Co-captains

Vandenberg and Van Wieren, Visser, Baas, and

Manager Newendorp .

S U M M A R Y

Hope 34 . . Fort Custer 39

Hope 50 . . Grand Rapids University 31

Hope 28 . Ypsilanti 29

Hope 54 . . Grand Rapids University 31

Hope 43 . . Western Michigan Coll. 47

Hope 61 . . Hillsdale 38

Hope 64 . . Olivet 47

Hope 56 . . Albion 36

Hope 42 . Alma 54

Hope 44 . . Ypsilanti 43

Hope 72 . . Adrian 48

Hope 44 . Kalamazoo 26

Hope 55 . Hillsdale 37

Hope 94 . Olivet 41

Hope 55 . Albion 37

Hope 46 . . Alma 48

Hope 54 . . Adrian 41

Hope 53 . Kalamazoo 43

This action is from the Alma game, when two points meant the difference between first and second place.

"VARSITY B" REPLACED EROSH BASKETBALL.

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First Row: K. Leighton, R. Barkema, R. Brown, A. Vande Waa, Coach J. Schouten.

Second Row: K. De Groot, R. Rowan, H. VanTongeren, G. Brewer, M. Vanden

Berg, G. Bruggers.

The wealth of freshman basketball talent which

turned out for the varsity this year prompted the

organization of a ""B" team to replace the frosh

squad of pre-draft days. Nine sharpshooters who

only a year ago captained high school quintets

turned out for the opening practice. Coached by

Jack Schouten, the ""B" team ended the season of ten games with only two defeats.

Starting the season by bowing to the Pure Oils of

the Hol land City League, the frosh rapidly devel-

oped into a smoothly working machine, the only

other defeat being at the hands of the Zeeland Mer-

chants, a pickup team of high school and college stars. Well-deserved victories were won over the

Precision Parts, Dykema Taylors, Post Jewelers, and Keppel Paints of the City League. In two

""breathers" f rom a tough schedule, the quintet easily

defeated the brawn of the " H " Club, composed

mainly of Hope grid stars. The only conference de-

feats which the varsity suffered this season were

avenged as the Hope "B" team twice trounced the Alma '"B" squad.

Outs tanding and seasoned material for next year's varsity hardwood squad was assured as the individual

brilliance of the ex-high school stars was moulded

into the clockwork of Hope's traditional style of basketball. Certain to see action with the varsity

next season are Hoots Rowan and Ken Leighton

who led the scoring offensive this season. Merle Vanden Berg, captain of last season's Holland High

quintet, showed up well on defense. If he keeps up

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the family tradition set by his brothers Bob and Ken,

the Vanden Berg family will have been represented

on the Hope varsity for nine consecutive years when

Merle graduates. Also giving the regulars compe-

tition next year will be Glenn Bruggers, Gordon

Brewer, Herk Van Tongeren, and Bob Barkema.

These boys made rapid improvement toward the end

of the season and, according to Coach Schouten,

showed up better away f rom home than on the armory court before local fans.

The transportation problems accompanying the

national crisis was a big factor in eliminating fresh-

man M. I. A. A. competition this year, but had there

been a league, our "B" team might very easily have swept through an undefeated season.

Varsity "B" team beat the Keppel Coal team 32-28.

S P R I N G S P O R T S W E R E GREATLY H A M P E R E D

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Go l f : R. Geldart, D . Mulder, M. Tardiff, Coach M. Hinga, L. Nienhuis, K. Leighton. Tennis: Coach B. Arendshorst, D . Wierenga, H. Hoekje, W . Tappan, J. Baas, R. Van Dis, W . Moerdyk.

Baseball: K. Leighton, R. De Vette, K. Vanden Berg, Coach J. Schouten, R. Higgs, G. Karel, A. Whipple , E. Baker, L. Pape, D. De Fouw, J. Visser, G. Brewer, R. Glanz, R. Brown, R. Otteman, H. Van Tongeren, C. Fingar.

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BY T H E A C C E L E R A T E D C O L L E G E P R O G R A M .

In the spring a young man's fancy turns to out-

door sports. On Hope 's campus, however, these

activities were drastically curtailed this year due to

the accelerated program and transportation prob-

lems. Missing f rom Maytime sports were several

veterans who had left their alma mater for the

United States Armed Forces.

Track was hit hardest as Slocombe was the only

remnant of last year's cinder squad. Hugh Kinni-

son, however, spoke well for the green frosh as he

vaulted 11 feet, 5% inches at East Lansing to break

the M. I. A. A. indoor pole vault record. Other

promising material was found in Midavaine, Otte-

man, Funston, and the Heneveld brothers. As the

MILESTONE went to press, the thinclads were

looking forward to a triagonal meet at Albion, and

two dual meets with Grand Rapids Junior. The

M. I. A. A. outdoor meet was to be held at Western

Michigan's track May 22.

Baseball, a l though not an official M. 1. A. A.

sport, is making a strong bid to supplant track as

the major spring activity. Ken Vanden Berg and

Ray Otteman were the only returning regulars, but

the pre-season prospects were promising. Games

were scheduled with Western Michigan, Grand

Rapids University, and the Muskegon and Grand

Rapids Junior Colleges.

Wi th King Winte r still holding sway over the

world, the raquet wielders of Hope were hard at

work in the gym, rounding into shape for the com-

ing tennis season. Wi th a spring trip South all

scheduled, the news suddenly came through of its

cancelation because of the war conditions and the

accelerated program undertaken by the college.

However, the charges of Mike Arendshorst were not

discouraged.

Returning to bolster the hopes of Hope along

with eager new recruits were Bill Tappan, Jackie

Baas, and Howard Hoekje. Matches have been sched-

uled with the Grand Rapids schools: Junior College,

Calvin College, and the University. The annual

rivalry between the Dutch and the Kalamazoo

Hornets will be continued as well as an engagement

with the potent Western Michigan netters.

The beginning of the golf season found Art Tim-

mer the only veteran reporting to Holland Country

Club. At this early date. Bob Geldhart is the only

newcomer certain of a place on the squad which has

onlv four matches scheduled.

Track, Eirst Row; H. Kinnison, C. Claver, R. Heneveld, R. Track, Eirst Row: H. Kinnison, C. Claver, R. Heneveld, R. Lucking, W. Midavaine, C. Molenaar, W . Slocombe. Second Row: R. Wolbrink, R. Higgs, J. Burger, P. Stegeng

Second Row: R. Wolbrink, R. Higgs, J. Burger, P. Stegenga, C. Vander Woude. Third Row: Coach J. Schouten, R. Otteman, A. Dykstra, L. Heneveld, Trainer V. Meerdink.

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A. D. D. A D D S T O A T H L E T I C T R E A S U R I E S .

M. Raffenaud, S, MacGregor, S.

Brannock, M. Emmery, M. Had-den, E. Klaaren, D . Zeeuw, N .

Boynton, M. Nagy, L. Essenberg.

OFFICERS

President . . . Peggy Hadden Secretary-Treasurer Margaret Nagy W . A. L. Rep. . Mimi Moncada

"Hotdogs , chewing gum, paddle-pops"—that ' s the

favorite cry of the A. D. D. girls. Yes, clad in their

orange and blue sweaters, these coeds willingly

oblige hungry sports fans with a little refreshment .

D o you remember last September and October

when footbal l was in ful l swing? It was on those

chilly nights, that the girls could be found under the

stands at Riverview Park prepar ing their ever popu-

lar coffee and hotdogs. Many a cold spectator has

been sufficiently warmed by this hot stimulant and

many a spectator has gone away dejected because the

supply could not fill every demand.

In November when all footbal l paraphernalia was

put away for the season, the girls fol lowed the crowd

to the local armory for the basketball schedule. This

kept them mighty busy through the month of March.

The popular seller for this athletic event was chew-

ing gum; no doubt the desire was created when the

games became especially thri l l ing and somehow the

fans too had excess energy to work off.

Athletic Debt Diggers is an organization com-

prised of girls f rom all the sororities on the campus.

In May of each year a dinner is held at which time

a f reshman girl f rom each sorority is elected to the

group. Officers are also elected at this time and for

the year 1941-42 it was Peggy Hadden who ably pre-

sided as president of the organization.

Something new was added on the list of campus

activities this year—the Saturday fun nights in Car-

negie gym. The participants were in need of a little

refreshments and it was the A. D. D. girls who

profited by selling paddle-pops.

In addit ion to having a grand time working to-

gether this year, the books show A. D. D. 's finances

to be over the top. And what did they do with the

extra cash? Some of it went for athletic equipment.

Included in this are those good-looking orange and

blue blankets awarded to senior male athletes.

W . A. A. also profited this year and was awarded

some of A. D. D.'s hard-earned money.

A. D. D., then, is an organization which is the

only one of its type on our campus, an organization

solely for service. W e are indebted to the Debt Dig-

gers for the splendid work they do. N o t only do

they serve the athletic groups of Hope, but they also

serve the student body with an ever-ready smile and

and a rmfu l of food supply! Here's to you girls!

You hit the spot in more ways than one!

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W. A. A. S P O N S O R S SUCH SPORTS F O R GIRLS

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F. Dykema, J. Ruiter, N . Boynton, Miss M. Ross, L. Timmer, S. Bran-nock, S, MacGregor, R. Winstrom,

Miss E. Lichty.

Successful . . . the one word to describe W . A. A.'s

numerous activities this past year.

Under the able leadership of Lorraine Timmer the

board has carried out a varied and interesting sports

program for Hope's coeds. During the warm fall

weather the girls enjoyed hikes, archery, and horse-

back riding, but as the snows began to swirl, the

girls betook themselves to Carnegie gym for an

exciting basketball tournament. Playoffs went to

Brouwer's Wolverines and the climax was the upper-classwomen's victory in the All-Star game.

Dur ing this same wintry season many a girl

splashed to her heart 's content in the Grand Rapids

Y. W . C. A. pool. Likewise, W . A. A. made arrange-

ments with the local bowling alley for the girls and

their intersorority bowling league. Ping-pong, too,

sponsored by the board, proved to be a popular sport.

Another highspot in the activities of W . A. A. was

the M. 1. A. A. play day held this year in Albion.

In place of the usual competition between schools, the girls were placed on teams regardless of college

affiliations. In rotation the teams played basketball, volleyball, baseball, kickball, and ping-pong. Then,

in the af ternoon, each athlete enjoyed a refreshing

dip in the Albion pool. W i t h renewed interest the

OFFICERS President . . Lorraine Timmer Secretary . . . Syd MacGregor Treasurer . . Carolyn Kremers

W . A. A.'ers returned to Holland and sponsored

similar play days for Hope's coeds.

In the spring the young girls' fancies rightly re-

turned to thoughts of horseback riding, archery, soft-

ball, and particularly tennis. After the completion

of the annual tennis tournament five fair "racketeers"

were selected to journey Kazooward to engage the

Western netters and then continued to Olivet to

enter the M. 1. A. A. tournament.

Some of the credit for the Physical Education

course in which several education students partici-

pated this past year goes to W . A. A.; for it was

through the cooperation of the board and "Jack"

Schouten that the course was realized.

In such a compilation as this of W . A. A.'s accom-

plishments mention must not be omitted of the float

which the board entered for the first time in the

Homecoming parade. Since it was not a regular

society float it could not compete for the grand prize; however, it was given honorable mention by

the judges.

Because of W . A. A.'s success in developing a

sports program for the girls of the campus, the or-ganization not only commands respect locally but

exerts a great deal of influence in M. 1. A. A. as well.

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AS B O W L I N G , B A S K E T B A L L , A N D T E N N I S .

W . A. A. keglers bowled every Friday af te rnoon

f rom December through March with about thirty

coeds turning out each week. Frequently the high

score for the week was rolled by Helen Mae Heasley,

who of ten hit 170 or better. She is seen in the first

picture below just as she was about to start the ball

down the alley. W i p i n g her hands while wait ing

her turn is Doro thy De Valois. Dolly Kamps is

keeping score and Frances Hil lebrands is looking on.

This spring W . A. A. sponsored a women's tennis

team under the chairmanship of Jean Ruiter. On

May 7 the squad went to Kalamazoo to play Western

Michigan College where they won two doubles

matches, but lost all five singles tilts. The fol lowing

two days the girls went to Olivet to take part in the

M. I. A. A. tournament . T w o contenders for places

on the team were Jean Hor ton and Sally Brannock

who were seen on the courts nearly every a f te rnoon

this spring.

An innovation this year was archery. There were

no feminine Wil l iam Tells so the program was one

of instruction. Th roughou t April and May targets

were put up on the college playing field. At first a

hit on even the edge of the target brought an excla-

mation of pride, but as proficiency increased hits in

the outer ring became quite common. Below is pic-

tured Vernon Meerdink ,student assistant to Jack

Schouten, helping Jane Waldbi l l ig master the sport.

Another new W . A. A. activity was the inter-

sorority softball league. T w o games were played

each Tuesday night af ter " Y . " The M I L E S T O N E

photographer at tended the Sorosis-Sybylline game

and brought back the picture below.

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B I G G E S T E V E N T OF H O P E ' S YEAR WAS T H E

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On June 4, 1941, the Hope College student body and

faculty turned out in the sunken gardens for a breaking

ground ceremony. Dr. Wichers turned over the first shovel-

ful of dirt and was fol lowed by "Tossy" Welmers and all

the science professors.

On June 18, the new Science Building was dedicated by '

dignitaries of the Reformed Church after commencement

ceremonies.

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When school reopened in September, the first story was up and concrete was being poured for the second.

By the first of the new year the roof was going on. Plastering and woodwork soon followed, as the pictures of the masons in the hall and the carpenter in the science library illustrate.

During the whole process of construction. Dr. Wichers was seen daily making his anxious inspection. Here he is seen in the biology lecture room early in May.

C O N S T R U C T I O N OF A S C I E N C E B U I L D I N G .

T h e Science Bui ld ing—how proud we are of i t!

It is both an expression of the living hope of Hope

College, and a monument to her glorious history. It

speaks of great things in the past and promises still

greater things in the future .

The cramped conditions in Van Raalte Hall have

long cried the need of a new building to house the

science department . Some time ago the church

under took enthusiastically a campaign to raise funds

for such a building. Each church contributed gener-

ously, and even the students themselves raised over

five hundred dollars. It stands now, a reality: less

than a year af ter its inception it is complete.

Its firm Dutch architecture lends dignity and

character to our campus; its many fine features wil!

be a boon to future students. Especially fine are its

heating and ventilating systems, designed to reduce

to a minimum obnoxious fumes and odors. The first

floor will house the physics depar tment and the

f reshman and sophomore laboratories. On the sec-

ond floor will be two large chemistry lecture rooms

and the junior and senior labs. The biology and

botany departments will be located on the third

floor. Besides its large lecture rooms and its con-

venient and well-equipped laboratories, it has a spe-

cial science library room.

The space vacated by the removal of the labora-

tories f r o m Van Raalte Hal l will make possible

numerous changes and improvements in that build-

ing also.

Dr . Wickers has announced that the Science

Building will be opened to the students for inspec-

tion in the near future . Dedication services will take

place next fall when classes move into it.

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HOPE ENTERTAINED AND HONORED ROYALTY

Princess Juliana of the Netherlands, alon^ with Prince Consort Bernhardt and Dr. and Mrs. Alexander Loudon, minister plenipotentiary of the Netherlands to the United States Government, arrived in Holland in the evening of June 10, 1941. They were feted at a banquet in the Warm Friend Tavern.

The fol lowing morning a special convocation was held in Hope Memorial Chapel for the purpose of awarding the princess an honorary degree of Doctor of Laws. The processional began at Dr. Wichers' home. Station W O O D of Grand Rapids transcribed the convocation ceremony and rebroadcast it twice that afternoon. That same after-noon a reception was held in Dr. Wichers' home at which students, faculty, and townspeople had an opportunity to meet the princess and her consort.

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Hope College students who attended the historic

special convocation at which Crown Princess Juliana

of the Nether lands received the honorary degree of

doctor of laws, June 10, 1941, will have glowing

tales of their glimpses of Dutch royalty to tell to

their grandchildren some day as they recall those

memorable events. Orange flowers and ribbons, in-

signia of the House of Orange, were evident in many

lapels at the meeting in the chapel, filled to capacity by 2,000 students, townspeople, and visiting digni-taries.

I he Princess, poised and gracious, was accom-

panied to Holland, the Dutch settlement in America bearing the name of her native land, by her husband.

Prince Bernhardt , who arrived at the adopted Cana-

dian home of the exiled Princess and their two

daughters on a surprise visit f rom England. Features of the impressive convocation were an academic pro-

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cession, appropriate selections by the chapel choir,

and the singing of "Old Nether lands Melody" and

"De Zegenbede," a Dutch hymn, by the audience.

Her Royal Highness Princess Juliana was present-

ed the degree by Dr. Edgar F. Romig, president of

the General Synod, Reformed Church in America;

and Dr. Wynand Wichers, college president, read the citation. Prof. Thomas E. Welmers had the

honor of adjusting the doctor of laws hood of purple and gold.

In accepting the honorary degree. Princess Juliana expressed her grati tude for herself and her freedom-loving countrymen, voicing the hope that a new

world, "a permanent union of goodwill among na

tions shall be the outcome of the present struggle."

She concluded her talk with the Dutch phrase, "Lang leve en bloeie, Hope College," or "Long live in blossom, Hope College."

" T H E P I L G R I M " W A S T H E 1 9 4 1 P A G E A N T .

W h e n Dr. Edward Dimnent composed ""The Pil-

grim," his genius marked another highl ight in the

history of Hope College. This pageant, wri t ten ex-

pressly for the 75th Anniversary celebration at Hope,

contains the story of Humanity down through the

long ages.

Humanity, in the guise of a Pilgrim, seeks its per-

fect welfare. The quest is begun in total darkness.

It ends in the brilliant l ight of heaven. The quest

covers the centuries f r o m the call of Abraham to the

coming of the King of Kings. Universal salvation

becomes the Goal of the quest, and its full f rui t ion

is pictured in the achievement of Hope College as a

Church college, and its graduates active in the upl i f t

of mankind.

The pageant was cast in eight eposides, beginning

with an introit, and taking up the Universal Promise,

the Universal Kingdom, the Universal Call, the Uni-

versal Redeemer, the Universal Church, the General

Assembly of the Reformers, of the N e w W o r l d

Founders, and of the Church Tr iumphant .

The Pilgrim was played by Harry Meiners, and

the musical leads were taken by Prof. Robert Cava-

naugh and Ger t rude Bolema. The remainder of the

cast of 250 persons was composed of various mem-

bers of the faculty and student body. Also included

was a children's choir, and the Men's Glee Club of

the college. The narrators for the program were

Jeanette Rylaarsdam, Nola Nies, Vernon Ten Cate,

James Mearns, Haro ld Colenbrander, Har land Steele,

Dwigh t Grotenhouse, John Hains, Forrest Prindle,

Theodore Van Vliet, and Blase Levai.

The general chairman for the pageant was Prof.

Paul Brouwer. Mrs. W . Curtis Snow composed and

directed the music.

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FRESHMAN ORIENTATION ADDS CAMPUS COLOR.

The freshmen were introduced to the Green and

at an All-College celebration in Carnegie Gym. First to receive their colors f rom Doris Vander Borgh and

Bill Tappan were Frosh Prexy Dick Higgs and Frosh

Representative Merry Hadden.

In the Frosh-Soph games, the boys-in-green held

the day until the last event, the flag-rush. Their failure to capture the green "po t " at the top of the

pole gave the Sophs the winning margin. An espe-

cially exciting event was the bag-fight, for the field was a sea of mud.

The Frosh gained back all they had lost and more

when they gave their Soph antagonists a dunking in

the annual Pull.

The Soph girls did what they could to recover

the honor of their class when they won the Nykerk

Cup Contest later in the fall. Soph Contest Chair-man Lois Hinkamp received the cup f rom Bill

Tappan.

Last step in the orientation process was the sen-

tencing of fifteen recalcitrant members to perform stunts on the campus and the Burning of the Green

after the Adrian football game. Jane Waldbill ig, above, was one who received a penalty.

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H O M E C O M I N G W A S R A I N Y B U T C H E E R F U L .

Homecoming week-end began and ended in the House decoration awards were also named in the

rain, but the weather could not dampen the spirits pep-meeting in Graves Library af ter the parade,

of an enthusiastic host of student and alumni revel- First and second winners were Emersonian and

lers. Knickerbocker. Their houses are pictured above.

It all began with the biggest homecoming parade

in the history of the college. N o t only the fraterni-

ties and sororities, but every organization on the

campus had either a float or a decorated car in the

lineup. Floats were kept covered up unti l just before

parade time in order to preserve the crepe paper.

W h e n it was all over. Fraternal had captured first

place. Their theme was "We ' l l Freeze Out Kazoo."

The winning float featured a huge block of ice with

an oversize hornet frozen inside. Also in evidence

was an old-fashioned general store stove with the

customary loafers gathered around to warm their

feet.

Second place was awarded the Emersonian float,

which had a twenty-foot hornet on it. The theme

was "We ' l l Take the Sting Out of the Horne t . "

W h e n the parade was over, the M I L E S T O N E

photographer went downtown. There he found Mr.

Robert Cavanaugh buying "cokes" for a g roup of

alumnae who were formerly music students at Hope.

Saturday morning was taken up with society

breakfasts for alumni. In the a f te rnoon a capacity

crowd jammed the big grandstand to witness a mud-

battle between the Hope and Kalamazoo elevens.

The field was so bad and the mist so heavy that

spectators could recognize the players only by the

direction in which they were runrting.

The big day came to a close with a banquet in

Carnegie Gymnasium. On the program were two

well-remembered a lumni : "Butch" Powers, who led

songs, and Rev. Lester Kuipers of Western Theo-

logical Seminary, who was the speaker.

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OUR MAY QUEEN'S K I N G D O M IS OUR HEARTS.

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Queen Nola Nies , M. Hadden, M. Clonan, R Williams, J. Rylaarsdam, D. Vander Borgh, D. Curtis.

Inclement weather caused a hurried revision of the

arrangements for May Day last year. Original plans

had been that the new queen would assume her royal

power in the campus' beautiful pine grove. How-

ever, Jupiter Pluvias intervened and as a consequence

the coronation of Her Royal Highness, Nola Nies,

took place in Hope Memorial Chapel. The charming attendents of the queen were: Doris Vander Borgh,

Ruth Williams, Mae Clonan, Dorothy Curtis, Jean-

ette Rylaarsdam, and Marguerite Hadden.

May Day was a great success in spite of the

stormy weather; and the promise of a prosperous

reign was wholly fulfilled this last year while Her Majesty, Queen Nola, wielded the sceptre.

At the time of this write-up. May Day is again in

the offing. The queen this year is chosen by popular

vote and her six lovely ladies-in-waiting are selected

under the same system. So this year we'll be able to

say more than ever that our May Queen rules our hearts.

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SOROSIS A N D E M E R S O N I A N W O N T H E S I N G .

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"I t ' s only a passing shower," hoped Doris Vander

Borgh and her committee on June fourteenth, nine-

teen hundred forty-one. The rain persisted, however,

and at three o'clock arrangements for the All-

College Sing had to be changed. Plans had been

made to hold the Sing under the pines in the center

of the campus amid swinging Japanese lanterns, and

beneath the starry sky; but dut to Mother Nature ' s

pranks the Sing was held in beautiful Hope Memo-

rial Chapel. Lovely bouquets of pink and white

peonies and green palms decorated the stage. Every-

thing was in readiness for the performance of the

"Sing," an unforget table event in the highlights of

the year.

The String Tr io with Carolyn Kremers at the

violin, Lenore Banninga at the piano, and Murray

Snow at the cello, opened the program with selected

favorites which were fol lowed by a welcome by the

Master-of-Ceremonies, Albert Van Dyke. T o get

everyone into the proper mood, Robert Swart then

led the audience in community singing.

Whi l e each group assembled on the stage the

Master-of-Ceremonies gave a short resume of its his-

tory. Each society sang one classical number and its

own sorority or fraternity song. First came the Cos-

mopolitans singing Sir Gilbert Sullivan's "Lost

C h o r d " ; fol lowed by the Delphi girls who beauti-

fully rendered Heinz Provost 's popular "Inter-

mezzo"; then the Knickerbockers gave their interpre-

tation of the old negro spiritual "Swing Low Sweet

Char io t" ; Sorosis fol lowed with Franz Liszt's haunt-

ingly beautiful "Liebestraum"; a medley of "March-

ing Along Together ," "America I Love You," and

"Anchors Aweigh" was the Fraternal offer ing; the

Dorians sang Johann Strauss' immortal "Beaut i ful

Blue D a n u b e " ; the Emersonians effectively presented

" W h e n Day Is D o n e " by Dr . Robert Katscher; the

Sibyllines harmoniously contributed "Carmena" by

H. Lane Wi l son ; the Independents brought the con-

test to a close with a humorous rendit ion of Paul

Towner ' s "Old King Cole" and ended on a more

serious note with Robert Cavanaugh's " H o p e Col-

lege Hymn."

Whi l e the judges, Mrs. J. E. Tell ing, Mrs. Stuart

Ludlow, and Mr. Wil l is Diekema retired to make

their decision on the basis of diction, intonation,

attack and release, appearance, and originality, the

audience again joined in singing a few old favorites

under the directorship of Bob Swart. Anxious min-

utes passed, and finally the judges gave the long-

awaited decision. Due to Barbara Dee Folensbee's

original arrangement of "Liebestraum," and the out-

standing singing of the Sorosis Song with a unique

effect of a l ighted baton maneuvered by Carolyn

Kremers in a slowly darkened room, the Sorosites

were again awarded the loving cup presented by

Mrs. Grace Fenton in 1940.

The Emersonians in their white jackets and dark

trousers with A1 Shiphorst at the baton, won the

men's cup presented by Alcor, 1941. " W h e n Day Is

Done" followed by the Emersonian Song was the

successful choice for the f ra terni ty ; and their melo-

dious rendition won them the envied first place.

Thus the second contest of its kind was brought

to a close; and, with the harmonious strains of the

evening's music l ingering on their lips, musical

Hopeites lef t the halls of the beautiful chapel.

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S E L E C T I O N F O R A L C O R OR B L U E K E Y IS

First Row; N . Nies, L. Clonan, L. Timmer, M. Hadden, C. Kremers. Second Row: A. De Young, B. Oatmen, Mrs. P. Prins, M. Nagy, L. Essenburg, B. Daugherty, N. Becksfort, Mrs. W . C. Snow, Miss E. Lichty, R. Stegenga. Standing:

J. Rylaarsdam, B. Marcus.

OFFICERS President . . . Anne D e Young Vice Pres. . Marguerite Hadden Secretary-Treas. . Margaret Nagy

In May, 1941, fourteen happy girls were tapped and admitted into Alcor,

the senior girls' honorary sorority. Al-

though Alcor is only five years old, her influence and achievements have been

readily recognized on Hope's campus.

The raised star of Alcor with its blue

""A" represents the high qualities which are necessary to become a member of this organization. Her

members may be only those senior girls who have

excelled in scholarship, participation in campus activities, and character during the first three years

of their college life. Alcor is the only such organi-

zation for women on the campus and membership carries with it obligations and duties as well as privi-leges and honor.

W i t h Mrs. W . C. Snow and Mrs. Peter Prins as patronesses and Dean E. E. Lichty as faculty advisor,

Alcor this year started off with a "bang." Home-

coming emblems in the form of wooden victory shoes

were painted and sold on the campus. When Tues-

day night came around, the Alcor girls were seen

carrying trays of sandwiches and milk through the

halls of Voorhees and of ten the fraternity houses were visited.

The Alcor girls of 1942 will also be remembered

for their originality in social activities. The Dean's

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waffle dinner when the fuse "blew out," the Christ-

mas party with violin solos at Mrs. Prins' home, and

the formal Valentine party with its informal pro-

gram of Alcor talent and hilarious games will remain

for years in the memories of all those in attendance.

Each year the Alcor girls also leave a gi f t for

their alma mater. One year an enclosed bulletin

board was installed on the main floor of Van Raalte

Hal l ; last year the group purchased a cup on which each year the name of the winner of the College

Sing is engraved and the group also left a special gif t for the new Science Building.

May Day 1942 made these outstanding junior girls

happy: Barbara Eolensbee, Edith Klaaren, Mildred

Timmer, Wini f red Rameau, Jean Ruiter, and Irma

Stoppels. Yes, they were tapped and admitted into

Alcor. Alcor may be well proud of her class of '43

and for her unusually large, and unusually talented

class of '42. Her members are our leaders and we

salute them for their scholarship, character, and

leadership.

Alcor is proud of the part she plays in stimulating

and developing a fine type of college girl. May

her bright star continue to shine brightly on Hope's

campus during the years to come.

T H E G R E A T E S T H O N O R EOR A N Y S T U D E N T .

Blue Key has wri t ten another

glorious chapter on the pages of

its history at Hope College.

Organized at the University of

Florida in 1924, Hope 's chapter

was admitted in 1932, and year-

ly has been one of the outstand-

ing groups on the campus. Only

senior men who have distinguished themselves for

high scholarship, outs tanding leadership and service

to the college, and active participation in campus

affairs are eligible to membership. The Blue Key is

the highest at tainment possible for a campus man

and an honor sought by every male Hopeite.

Ten men were tapped in the spring of 1941 to

form the nucleus of the society. These were aug-

mented by three more men at the beginning of the

fall semester of 1941. Meanwhile, Jay Wi t t e de-

parted to serve in the armed forces of his country.

Out of this group of honor men Blase Levai had the

presidency bestowed upon him along with Mart in

Bekken, vice president; Gilbert Van Wieren, secre-

tary-treasurer; and R. Jack Baas, corresponding

secretary.

The purpose of Blue Key is aptly epitomized in its

motto, "Serving W e Live." H o w ably this ideal has

been upheld is evidenced by the many functions of

which it has had its part. The Blue Key bookstore

with its forever first hand bargains; that absolute

and principal directory of every student, the Student

Guide; those never fai l ing footbal l and basketball

programs which were hawked over grandstand and

bleachers; and those novel notebooks and bookmarks

that were distributed free of charge, were all just a

part of the great service this organization has given

to the students this year. Then, too. Blue Key took

an early lead for defense with their concentrated

drive to sell defense stamps and bonds.

Socially too, Blue Key holds a prominent campus

position. Its annual Spring Formal is the outstand-

ing social event of the college calendar. No th ing is

more eagerly sought af ter by a coed than an invi-

tation to this party.

Professor Mil ton Hinga was the group adviser,

aided by honorary faculty members. Professors Mc-

Lean, Raymond, Kleinheksel, and Lampen.

As a final tribute and remembrance to the college

the fraternity presented a sound and movie projector

to be used in the new science building.

First Row; J. Baas, J. Visser, M. Bekken, E. Morgan.

Second Row: G. Vander Hill , Dr. J. H. Kleinheksel, Prof. M. Hinga, B. Levai, Prof. A. Lampen, Prof.

E. P. McLean.

Third Row: J. Hains, G. Van Wieren, K. Vanden Berg, H.

Hoekje, J. Baar, W . Tappan.

OFFICERS President . . . . Blase Levai Vice President . Martin Bekken Sec.-Treas. . Gilbert Van Wieren Corres. Secretary . R. Jack Baas

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S E N I O R S P R E S E N T E D " S M I L I N ' T H R O U G H . "

G. Girod, N . Nies, D. Curtis, M. Hadden, E. Dalman, J. Baar, J. Rylaarsdam, D. Van Ark, B. Levai, J. Maasen, C. Boon-stra, J. Westhof, D. Shramek, M. Van Zyl, N. Boynton, G. Vander Hill, J. Hains.

In a fantastic comedy-drama the Class of '42 pre-

sented the annual senior play during Tul ip Time.

The play, "Smilin' Through , " portrayed the story of

the spirit of a woman who returned to help a pair

of young lovers achieve the happiness of which she

had been thwarted fifty years previous when a bullet

f rom the gun of a jealous suitor killed her on the

eve of her wedding. The first and third acts took

place during Wor ld W a r I, while the second act was

laid fifty years before.

Included in the cast were Jeanette Rylaarsdam as

Kathleen, James Baar as John, Charles Boonstra as Owen, Marian Van Zyl as Ellen, Blase Levai as Ken-

neth, Nola Nies as Moonyeen, and Nancy Boynton as Mary.

For the second act Dorothy Shramek played the

part of Mary; Gordon Girod that of John ; George Vanderhill , Owen ; and Donald Van Ark, the villain,

Jeremiah Wayne. Dolly Kamps was assistant direc-

tor, and other members of the senior class played minor parts or served on committees.

In rehearsal for the last scene, in which Uncle John gives Student Director Dol ly Kamps gives instructions to man-in to Kathleen and Ken. agement chairmen concerning behind-the-scenes business.

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SENIORS' C R O W N I N G DAY IS COMMENCEMENT.

On June 3rd 109 members of the class of 1942

will be re-enacting the scenes on this page, which

were taken f r o m the commencement exercises of the

class of '41. Only it will be Valedictorian Wil l iam

Tappan making a final check of his address, Saluta-

torian Bernice Oatmen adjust ing her cap, and third

and four th honor students Robert Emmick and

Morris Tardiff who will be standing by them.

This year's graduat ing class is unusual in that its

four top students will all receive their A.B. degrees

Summa Cum Laude.

Last year the four students with highest rankings

were Phill ip Waalkes, Marven Den Herder , Bertha

Vis, and Gordon Van Wyk. The p la t form picture

shows Waalkes about to walk across and receive his

diploma.

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D A I R I E S M E A D O W B R O O K D A I R Y

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D R Y C L E A N E R S IDEAL D R Y CLEANERS

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97 E. 8th St. — Phone 3625

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DE LOOE'S D R U G STORE Washington Square — Phone 2908

Y O N K E R ' S D R U G STORE "Where you are always welcome"

W A D E BROS. D R U G STORES

PECK'S C U T RATE D R U G STORE 'Holland's Busiest Drug Store" — Phone 2625

SMITH'S D R U G STORE

M O D E L D R U G STORE "Everything a Modern Drug Store Should Be —

Meet Your Friends at the Model"

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WESTERN MICHIGAN'S

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15-19 Lyon Street, N . E.

G R A N D RAPIDS, M I C H I G A N

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