03-03-1961

Tomorrow Night We'll Know

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Nostalgia girls? Many girls wil l never again sing together, singing under the banners of various competing Sororities.

They wil l be

The 1961 edition of the All-College Sing will presently be a reality and all the hours of hard work and diligence will show their reward. Tomorrow night, at 8:00 p.m. in the Hol-land Civic Center, will be the hour of decision concerning the singing abilities of the various social societies on Hope's cam-pus.

With everyone rushing around applying those necessary last minute touches and final polish-ings, the campus is in a frenzy of activity. After everything is done, it's all up to the judges, who have in previous years, found it hard to decide on the winning sorority and fraternity. Only time will tell the names of the winners and the evening promises to be an exciting and entertaining one, whatever those names will be.

To the Victor goes the Spoils I

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Music Department Plans Concert March 7 Dean's List Students On Tuesday evening, March

7, the Music Department will present a combined concert by the Hope College Orchestra and the Symphonette, both groups conducted by Dr. Morrette Rider. The performance will be held in the Chapel, and will begin at 8:15.

The twenty-seven-piece Sym-phonette will open the program with Suite by the Swedish com-poser Lars-Erik Larsson. Fol-lowing this, senior hornist Wil-liam Kuyper will be the soloist with the group in the Horn Concerto of the contemporary English composer, Gordon Jacob.

The O r c h e s t r a , numbering twenty-one pieces, will open the

second half of the program with the Royal Fireworks Music of George Frederick Handel. The original Royal Fireworks music was a set of dances and serenades which Handel wrote in 1749 for the lawn parties of George II, then the king of England. The well-known suite which will be performed here is a transcription by the British conductor Sir Thomas Beecham.

The final work will be the First Symphony of the Russian Dmitri Shostakovich in 1925, when he was 19 years old, eight years a f t e r the Communist Revolution.

Because the Communist Re-gime criticized his "bourgeois"

and "anti-revolutionary". He was later forced to compose according to Communist de-mands.

Everyone is invited to attend.

Will Be Honored

Stegink to Give Senior Recital Bach Consider, 0 My Soul

(The Passion of St. John)

Handel...., Ritrosa bellezza (Giustino)

II Beethoven Busslied

Schubert Der Doppelganger

Schubert Erlkonig

III Verdi Dormiro sol nel

manto miro regal (Don Carlo)

IV Benjamin Britten The Ash

Grove Norman Dello Joio

The Assassination. Aaron Copland I Bought

Me A Cat Samuel Barber With Rue

My Heart Is Laden Ralph Vaughn Williams

The Song of Vanity Fair Following the recital, there

will be a reception in the Music Building.

A math major, Mr. Stegink plans to attend graduate school next fall. His activities a t Hope include membership in Y, or-chestra, Delta Phi Alpha (Ger-man), and Blue Key.

Penny Carnival Is Next Satarday

Piccadilly Circus, the name of the annual Penny Carnival which is sponsored by W.A.L., is going to be held Saturday March 11, from 8 to 10:30 P.M. at Carnegie Gym. The sorori-itnes, fraternities, and service fellowships will be competing to see whose booth can collect the most money.

Proceeds will be used to help pay for the school flag, to send a representative- to the. AWS convention, and to buy additional equipment in the Juliana Rec-. reation Room.

The following students have been named to the Dean's List for the first semester of this year. To be named to the list, a student must have a B aver-age with no grade below C.

All students on the list are invited to the Dean's List Tea which is sponsored by Alcor. The tea will be held Friday March 10, f rom 3:30 to 5:00 p.m. in Durfee Lounge.

Aardema, Thomas; Adams, Lynne; Akker, Lee; Anderson, Barbara; Ander-son, James; Arthur, Leo Mac; Ashby, John; Bakker, Richard; Barrows, Rob-ert; Beck, Sharon.

Becker, Carol ; Beimers, Arlene; Beinert, Helen; Berghorst, B. J . ; Betke, James ; Beukema, J ames ; Beyer, Ron-ald.

Beyers, Bonnie; Blank, Kristin; Bloemers, Barbara; Blough, Michael; Bolthouse, James G.; Bonnema, Beth; Bonnema, Gerloa.

Bonnema, Lois; Bos, J o h n ; Bosch.. »-Helene: Boyink, Donald; Boyink, Nor-

m a ; Bredeweg, Roger; Brink, Bruce. Bruggink, Paul; Bruin, Linda; Bult-

man, James; Bundschuh, Margaret; Burggraaff, Winfield; Burkhart, Marg-ie; Buys, Ekdal.

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"Beginning of Wisdom" is Theme For Spiritual Life Week

Gordon Stegink

On Thursday, .March 9, a t 8:15, Gordon Stegink, a bass baritone from Muskegon, Michi-gan, will be presenting his senior recital in the Chapel. He is a student of Mrs. Norma Baughman. Accompanied by Marilyn Vander Wilt, Mr. Steg-ink will be singing the following numbers:

I Carissini Vitoria, mio core

The "Beginning of Wisdom," the theme of Spiritual Life Week, March 12-16, will be em-phasized in the meetings and various services which will be held to renew and strengthen religious fai th on the college campus.

Dr. Daniel Poling, editor of the Christian Herald, will be the guest of Hope College dur-ing the week and will lead ser-vices and discussions on the campus. His autobiography. Mine Eyes Have Seen, will be on sale in the Blue Key Book Store. In addition to leading services. Dr. Poling will also be f ree for individual counseling and interviews.

Spiritual Life Week will be-gin with a service in the Music Building Auditorium on Sunday

afternoon at 4:00 p.m. Titled "Hour of Hope and Vision," the service will be lead by the college pastor, Reverend Cook, and students.

The morning chapel services, Monday through Thursday, will be lead by Dr. Poling. Evening services, a t 10:00 p.m., will be held at all the dorms and fresh-men girls' houses and will be conducted by faculty members and seminary students and their wives. Reverend Cook and Dr. Poling will preside at the dis-cussions at Kollen Dorm.

The Y program on Tuesday night will be a discussion period lead by Dr. Poling. On Thurs-day, a communion service will be held in the chapel at 8:00 p.m., which marks the official end of the special week.

Chan, Daniel; Chen, Alber t ; Cheng, J ames ; Chou, Amy ; Cole, Sheldon ; Col-lins, A n n ; Coney, Thom; Cooper, Mar-garet.

Cotts, James; Cramer, Jean; Crich-ton, Joseph; Crossman, Sharon; Dakin, Justine; Daniels, Karen.

Davis, Donna ; De Beer, R u t h ; Deck-er, Mary; De Feyter, Loraine; Dietz, Allen; De Koning, Sandra ; Den Uyl, Linda Gordon.

Derks, Jack; De Ryke, Judy; De Visser, David; De Vries, James; De Waard, Marlyn; De Waard, Merry.

De Witt. Jud i th ; De Witt, M a r k ; De-Witt, Ru th ; De Young, Pe t e r ; Dragt, Gordon; Droppers, Joyce; Dunn, David.

Dykema, Merle; Dykstra, Brian; Dyk-stra, Henry J . ; Eastman, Judith; Eeni-genburg, Paul; Ekema, John; Elfring, Gary.

Elve, J o h n ; Elzinga, Mari lyn; El-zinga, Richard; Eppinga, Pe t e r ; Eric-son, Edward; Faulk, Mar tha ; Ferb, Jeanne.

Fieldhouse, John; Fischer, Jack; Fol-kert, Mary; Fox, James; Fredrickson, Nancy; Friedrich, Margaret; Frink, Ellen.

Fugazzotto, David; Garter, Louise; Geitner, Barbara ; Geitner, E. Pe te r ; Gerritsen, Ru th ; Gezon, J o h n ; Glass, Janet .

Glupker, Bruce; Gouwens, Marlene; Grabinski, Nancy; Grams, Alfred; Gras-man, Erwin; Green, Connie; Groenhof, Eugene.

Grotenhuis, P a u l ; Harmelink, Shirley ; Harmsen, Russell; Harpham, Es ther ; Havlicek, Stephen Hawkins, J a m e s ; Hellenga, Diana.

Hengeveld, Dennis; Herfst, Ann; Hesselink, Paul; Hieftje, Gary; Hinz-mann, Georgia; Hoek, John; Hoekman, Robert.

Hoekman, Theodore; Hoekstra, Thom-as ; Hoffman, Jud i th ; Hoffman, Michele; Hogenboom, Mary ; Hoksbergen, Mary; Holkeboef, Judith.

Holland, David; Holleman, William; Hollenhach, David; Hoogerhyde, Kaye Don; Houck, Doris; Houtman, Norma; Hovingh, Kenneth.

Howell, J ames ; Hradec, Emily; Huis-jen, Lois; Huizenga, Ba rba ra ; Hull, Gretchen; Hyink, Karen ; Hyink, P a u l ; Jaarsma, Richard.

Jansma, W. Jerome; Jansma, Rich-ard; Jenner, Jack; Joeckel, Beverly; Johnson, Barbara; Johnson, Earl.

Johnville, A n n ; Kahler, Margo; Kam-pen, Beula; Hamper, Reuben; Keizer, Marilyn ; Kemp, Jean ; Kempers, Marg-ery.

Kieft, John; Klaasen, Tom; Klein, John; Kleinheksel, Belle; Kleis, Dave; Klomparens, Ruih; Kobes, Rodger.

Kollen, Jud i th ; Kooistra, Sandra ; Koopman, J a n e t ; Kooyers, Lor ra ine ; Koster, Robert ; Kraai, Dale ; Kreger, Constance.

Kremer, Ruth; Kreunen, Robert; Kubo, Mitsuyo; Kuck, Ronald; Kniken, Bruce; Kuiper, Jacob; Kutzing, William.

Kuyper, L. Wil l iam; La Boueff, Diane; Lam, A n n a ; Lantlnga. Orvan ; Laverman, Bruce; Lebbin, LeRoy; Lee, W. Leonard.

Lin, Dora; Lincoln, Janet; Lonret, Jean; Lonwenaar, Keith; Lucaa, Linda; Lucas, Paul; Mack, Carolyn Gordon W.

as, Linda ; Macka]

Mac Rae, Roderick; Malstrom, Nancy ; Marcus, Stanley; Maris, David; Marr, George; Matthews, Clark; Mayne, Jo-seph; McKlnley, Blaine; McNeil Thom-as.

McNitt, Theodore; Meengs, Marcia

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Editorial Spice And Crumbs

A Prayer We have not studied, Lord, but may the exams be ours.

We do not love, but may friends be ours.

We do not serve, but may happiness be ours.

We do not examine the nature of virtue and champion it. Lord,

but may we be virtuous.

We have not thought or voted, but may our party win.

We do not struggle, but may there be peace in the world. .

We do not sacrafice, but may the poor be fed.

And we pray that the rest of the world will soon see that democ-

racy is the best form of government and that the Christian gospel

is the only truth and they can be on God's side too.

King Dies. What Now? The death of King Mohammed V of Morocco on February 26

may bring some uncomfortable results to the U.S. and their West-

ern allies. The ex-king, alledged to be related to the prophet Mo-

hammed, was the Moroccan symbol for independance as well as a

religious leader. It was these factors that aided in the unification

of a land that was in 1956 divided into the Spanish Zone, the

French Zone and the International Zone. The present king, 33

year-old king Moulay Hassan II, son of Mohammed V, does not

have the image or the following his father had. Mohammed V

ruled in a monarchy aided by a cabinet. He had neither a consti-

tution or a parliament. It was believed he wanted a requblic, but

wanted to establish it gradually. In April of 1960 a group of

army officers, civil servants, police officials, and conservative busi-

nessmen and land owners wanted to put the present king, Hussan

II, in power and establish a more authoritarian rule, but continue

a policy of co-operation with the west generally. What the present

king will do remains to be seen.

The big question is, can King Hussan II remain in power?

His opponents are the leftists, politically organized in the National

Union of Popular Forces Party with a Moroccan Labor Union that

is dominating the Moroccan labor movement. It is felt the aim of

the Moroccan left is to make a socialist economy led by a one-

party government. However, it is said that there is little Red in-

fluence in the Moroccan left.

Morocco turned to Communist aid for the first time since their

independence at the end of 1960. It was the present King who

reached the agreement with the Soviet Ambassador for 14 jet air-

craft and who agreed to begin talks on Soviet assistance in all

areas. This had a definite effect on the U. S. Moroccan policy, ofr

because of this turn to the East the U. S. boosted their aid from

$40,000,000 to $50,000,000. They also drafted a five-year plan which

will give the Moroccans $1,700,000,000; the majority of it will

aid agriculture and basic industry.

Morocco is known as an unpredictable country. However, we

must remember it is not an island in itself. What happens in

Morocco will influence nationalist movements in all of Africa. Also,

as was stated in last week's editorial, any Communist hold in North

Africa will be a serious threat to the security of free Europe and

thus to the whole West. As a part of this small world it is the

individuals duty to know what is going on.

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A New Philosophy Discussed I t is not often that the world

of intellect is startled by new philosophical systems, for in

this day of weary logic-i a n s a n d wearier met-a p h y s i c i-ans who have been displac-ed by the a-foresaid log-ians, there is little or noth-

Jaarsma i n g a t a l l

new under the sun.

But a young man of twenty-one has done it. Noting that logic and the general nihilism of such philosophies as Peal ism, beat thought, and Calvinism as interpreted by such men as Vander Van, Van Bavenriddle, and Van Kuiperen have left the world in a rather sorry state, he has posited a new philosophy which shall undoubtedly shape the course of philosophic think-ing for the next few weeks.

Born in Pilsener auf dem Blatz, Heinrich Maria August Johann von Schutzschmerz-Kas-tanjebaum took his early educa-tion in the Pilsener Schule fuer den gebildete Mensch (also known as Public School number one), and, after a brilliant record, matriculated into the famed Schweinhacken Hochsch-ule fuer Studien auf und von Philosophic and Natuurwissen-schaftlichen Theorien.

His entrance into the Univer-sity of Reichneau am Loewen-braue was a foregone conclusion, and he took his doctorate in phil-osophy at that institution. Not soon af ter , on November 21, 1960, he published his now-famed book, Eine Kurze Einlei-tung zum Untersuchung der Hemp-Philosophie.

It is fiendishly difficult to discuss the basic tenets of this work in such a short space, but the importance of this system of thought must be brought be-fore the non-philosophic reader.

It is basically a simple philo-sophy, influenced perhaps by oriental neo-platonic mysticism. V o n Schutzschmerz-Kastanje-baum noticed at an early age, that the basic cycles of life and death were endlessly repeated, in many different forms, in all things in the universe. This in i tself , . is not new. /Yet Von Schutschmerz - Kastanjebaum's conclusion is indeed startling.

There is, says, the famed phi-losopher, a basic life force (Geistes-drang) in all living things. This life force (Geistes-Drang) is "ein sensuale Aus-druck des geistige Zwanges, der man in der suesse Hemp Pflanze find." i.e. "a physical expression of spiritual force, which one sees expressed in the sweet hemp plant." And here we have it. A philosophy based, somewhat like Bergson's idea of the universe, on a purely natural and observable pheno-menon.

Now, how exactly is this philosophy related to us as in-dividuals, and what far-reaching consequences does it have? Von Schutzschmerz - Kastanjebaum sees his life-force as a basic in-gredient of all things in the universe (Weltall). All things, every atom, every neutron, have as their common denominator this life-force, and as a result, all things are related to each other in inexorable bonds (Ban-den).

At one time, says the great thinker, everything in the uni-verse "saw (sah)" this relation, and "seeing" it, dwelled in har-mony with itself. Out of this sweet harmony, came the world of matter, springing forth as an expression of love (Liebe).

Yet this introduced another element into the universe, which was antithetical to the original

harmony of the spirit (Seele), and the resulting clash of forces

(Dingen), produced the conflict of the spirit and the physical

in which we now find ourselves (unsselbst).

If things were to remain at this stage, there would obviously be no way in which we, as indi-viduals and human beings, could resolve this conflict. But be-cause we are partly composed of the spiritual harmony (Gie-stesharmonie) and partly made of matter —antithesis (Stoff-Gegensatz), we are able to re-create the harmony which the universe has lost.

This is certainly optimistic and, if true (and there is no

reason to suppose that the man is wrong) may revolutionize our thinking.

But how can man rejoin the

two parts of his nature and the

universe's being? This is where the hemp plant comes in. Von Schutzschmerz - Kastanjebaum sees in the lowly hemp plant all stages of the process toward reharmonization. The hemp seedling, he says, is the physical "StoffGegensatz", which is striv-ing with the spiritual "Geistes-harmonie".

In this striving, it produces the Hemp plant, which when

burned, and the smoke inhaled, achieves the realm of the spirit

(Seele), and succeeds in trans-

cending the limits of both physi-cal and spiritual. This process

is called "re-transcendence", or,

in the succinct German "Aufkla-

rung." Von Schutzschmerz - Kastan-

jebaum does not seem at all

bothered by the fact that the

inhalation of the hemp fumes cause almost immediate idiocy

on the part of the inhaler.

He claims that he never no-

ticed it, and dismisses his critics by quoting several passages

from De Quincy, whose experi-

ments with opium are a valuable

guide to the study of the human individual under stress (stress)

in which De Quincy sees no

harm in the practice of taking

drugs. The developments will bear watching.

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State Peace Oratorical Contest To Be Mar. 17

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The local Men's Peace Ora-torical Contest a t Hope Col-

lege was held on Thursday February 23 in Van Raalte Hall The local contest was held

order to select Hope's entrant in the State Peace Oratorical Contest to take place at Central Michigan University March 16 and 17.

Contestants in Thursday's contest were Ed Erickson, a

Holland senior, Ronald Beyer, a Zeeland senior and Mark De

Witt, a senior from Muskegon.

Winner of the local contest was Ronald Beyer whose topic was "A Time of Peace".

Presiding over the contest was

Dr. William Schrier, Chairman of the speech department. Judg-

es were Dr. Edward Brand, Dr.

John Utzinger, Rev, Allen Cook and Gerald Kruyf of the Hope

staff, and Sherwin Boersma, a

student at Western Seminary.

Students who will represent Hope in other speaking events a t Central Michigan University

include Ann Herfst , a Holland junior, women's oratory; Char-

lene Van Houten, a Hudsonville

freshman, women's extempor-aneous speaking; and Thomas

Faulkner, a sophomore from Kettering, Ohio, who will com-

pete in men's extemporaneous speaking.

March 3, 1961 H O P E C O L L E G E A N C H O R Page Three

Sorority Life Is A Busy One

With the last sorority formals just over and the All-College Sing just ahead, the campus is in the middle of one of the busiest seasons of sorority life.

On March 10, the Panhellenic Board will meet with prospec-tive rushees to discuss the regulations of rushing. There-fore, many freshmen women will presently be considering the merits of belonging to particular sororities;

Sorority comprises many dif-ferent aspects of organization. There is the spiritual and intel-lectual side of the sorority. This is embodied in the regular Fri-day night literary meetings of each sorority in which devotions, a serious paper, and a humor paper unite the sorority on a spiritual and intellectual level.

An important side of sorority life is the opportunity for soror-ity sisters to work together. The building of homecoming floats as well as preparations for date nights, formals, and informals, give individuals with-in the sorority chances to exer-cise their leadership abilities. The Penny Carnival, from which the proceeds are given to a wor-thy cause, gives each sorority a chance to work together for the service of others, as do other service projects which each indi-vidual sorority may plan.

The social and semi-social activities of the sorority com-

prise a third important division of sorority life. In the fall the sororities get off to a good start with a houseparty, usually at a cottage on Lake Michigan. Homecoming arrives soon after and the sorority float becomes the center of attraction. Sorori-ty date nights, which may be hay-rides, square dances, or boat rides, provide sorority mem-bers a chance to treat their favorite guys to an evening of fun and festivities.

Immediately a f te r Christmas, work begins on the formals. Long hours of work are put in, in order to make the big night a roaring success. And then that night arrives and makes all the time spent well worth it.

Almost tripping on the heels of the formals, is the All-College Sing which affords each sorority another chance to work together toward a common end—a big gold cup. The Sing is a high-light of the whole college year— especially if you are a partici-pant eagerly awaiting the an-nouncement of the winners.

Gay springtime is highlighted with exciting, but nerve-wrack-ing rushing events as well as informals.

Sorority life is without much doubt a time-consuming activity, but the social development for which it provides makes it also a rewording experience.

This can be done in the dornu but the atmosphere isn't nearly as nice as that in the Recreation Room.

DEAR LOIS:

What About Student Council?!

Dear Lois:

What does the student council do ? Does it have the power to make any decisions that will make an actual change? Dear Wondering:

I interviewed a council representative and found that the decisions made in their meetings are presented to the administra-tion in the form of suggestions, but they can be accepted or re-jected. If rejected, and if the council still thinks that something should be done, it can "push" harder by submitting the suggestion again.

When the student body feels something should be changed they should submit their suggestions to council members who will then present it for council action. If rejected, it's up to the stu-dents to "push" the council.

An example cited was the ventilation problem in the smoking room. The council submitted the suggestion that fur ther steps be taken to ventilate the room, but the administration said that it was not needed! The council, to date, has taken no fur ther steps

If any students feel there is a need for ventilation in that stuffy, smoke filled room, then urge your council representative to "push" in fu r ther suggestions. How about a little initiative!!

Debaters Win In Detroit

Two Hope College debaters, Mary Whitlock and Peter Ep-

pinga earned certificates of Excellent for their debating effectiveness during the Annual

General D e b a t e Tournament sponsored by the Michigan Inter-

collegiate Speech League at Wayne State University in De-

troit on Saturday. The two de-bate teams from Hope competed

in a total of twelve rounds of

debating on the national inter-collegiate debate resolution. Re-solved: That the U.S. should adopt a program of Compulsory

Health Insurance for all citizens. Miss Whitlock, a Chicago jun-

ior, teamed with Ann Herfst , a

Holland junior, on the affirma-tive, to compile a record of two

decisions out of three rounds of debating. They were awarded decisions over Western Michigan

Men and Central Michigan, and

were edged by the University of

Detroit in a round of cross-examination style debate.

Mr. Eppinga, Holland sopho-more, and Herbert Tillema, freshman from Arlington, Vir-ginia, combined efforts on the negative. Following a loss to Alma College, Tillema and Ep-pinga out-argued Albion College. In their cross - examination round, they were decisioned by the only undefeated team in the tournament. Western Michi-gan Women.

Hope's other negative team of Mary Veurink, a Grant jun-ior, and David Kleis, a Holland sophomore, dropped decisions to Flint Junior College and Wayne State University a f te r taking a decision from Ferris Institute.

The Affirmative team of Cal-vin Rynbrandt, a Waupun, Wis-consin senior, and James Schaap, a Holland sophomore, were de-feated in three close debates by Wayne State, Kellogg Communi-ty College and Port Huron Jun-ior College.

Accompanying the students and serving as judges fo r the tournament were Mr. Gene D. Rucker, instructor in speech at West Ottawa High School, and Prof. Robert L. Smith, director of debate at Hope.

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About 200 students were on hand for the opening of the Student Recreation Room. Above two girls try their skill at shuffleboard.

Nieuws Around Campus

Hope Student Has Unusual Hobbies

Fire in Chapel Firemen and fire engines were

called to campus Monday eve-ning at approximately 8:30 p.m. The students in the evening classes in the chapel noticed the smell of smoke near the north-east entrance. Going on the theory "Where there is smoke there is fire," they called the the firemen. The smoke was traced to the basement where the motor that pumped steam through the radiators had burn-ed out.

Meengs & Lee

Attend State

Oratorical Contest The 64th annual State Ora-

torical Contest of the Michigan Intercollegiate Speech League is being held today, March 3, a t Alma College. Hope's repre-sentatives, winners of the local Raven contest, for men and the Adalide contest, fo r women will be W. Leonard Lee speaking on the topic "Through The Looking Glass," and Marcia Ann Meengs with the topic "The Pretenders".

By Milton

Rowen Yntema, a 19-year-old Hope College freshman who never outgrew h i s childhood fascination for snakes and flying saucers, can now c l a i m two distinctions in these unique ar-eas of interest.

The first is a five-and-a-half-foot Eastern Diamondback rat-tlesnake that he wrestles, chokes and milks in demonstrations be-for local clubs and school groups.

The other is a 326-page "dis-sertion" on flying saucers that he started writing for a fresh-man English course last fall and still hasn't finished.

"Interest in Unknown" Yntema, who c o m e s from

Quinton, New Jersey, attributes his hobbies to "a deep interest in the unknown." He intends to concentrate his long-range ef-forts on the former project and someday become a herpetologist —one who studies the structure and nature of reptiles.

He had his first experience with snakes three years ago at Reptileland, a nationally fa-mous tourist attraction at Win-field, Pennsylvania. He also worked as a guide last spring at the Serpentarium, another well-known attraction at Miami, Florida.

He hopes in a few years to operate his own serpentarium and carry on a detailed study of snakes.

His Snake Most Poisonous Rowen said his diamondback

rattlesnake is the most poison-ous of 65 species and subspecies of rattlesnakes. "I t is also one of the most dangerous of all snakes, the most dangerous be-ing the king cobra," he added.

He ordered the snake a month ago from his former employer, William Haast, a t the Miami Serpentarium. He keeps it a t the home of a Hope biology pro-fessor, Dr. Philip Crook.

Rowen estimated that in his lifetime he has caught 1,400 snakes of 35 species, including three dozen poisonous snakes,

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and has had at one time or another some 3,000 snakes and turtles in his house and back yard.

"Mother Hates Pets" "My mother hates pets, es-

pecially cats and dogs," said Rowen. "But snakes she doesn't mind. In fact, the whole family has been very tolerant toward them all these years."

Rowen added that his mother dislikes cats and dogs because they always left an odor around the house. - "Snakes leave no odor at all—if they're kept clean," he said.

Rowen added that he had never been bitten by a poisonous snake.

Flying Saucers, Too Rowen's other interest, flying

saucers, developed more recently when he; was assigned a short term paper in an English com-position class a few months ago.

Af ter playing with several ideas for the paper, he finally hit upon the subject of U.F.O.'s (the Air Force term for "un-identified flying objects").

Now, long since overdue, his "term paper" is made up of two one-inch-thick binders con-taining his written research, news clippings. Air Force docu-ments and photographs of al-leged flying saucers. He hopes to have 600 pages of material when his research is completed. "I got involved," he said.

Already Rowen has come to s o m e astounding conclusions from his research on flying sau-cers.

"Things Seen in Air" "For one thing," Rowen said,

"things have been seen in the air that completely contradict statements made by the Air Force."

He said that while the Air Force has denied having in pos-session certain r e p o r t s on U.F.O.'s, the National Investi-gations Committee of Air Phe-nomena (NICAP), a non-gov-

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Social Sidelights

Formals Galore Here we are again with some more sorority and fraternity

news!

Kappa Beta Phi Geometric figures sparkling under lavender and pink clouds

enveloped the Dorians and their dates in a world of "Future Fas-cinations."

Lynne Adams, mistress of ceremonies, introduced the honored Lynne Adams, mistress of ceremonies, introduced the honored guests Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Brewer and Mr. and Mrs. Daryl Siedentop.

The entertainment was composed of a piano solo by Marilyn Vander Wilt, a humor paper by Karen Crandle, and a vocal solo "Stairway to the Stars" by Bonnie Beyers, The evening was high-lighted by dancing to the music of the Ambassadors.

Chi Phi Sigma Last Friday evening the Arkies and their sister sorority,

Alpha Phi held a joint meeting in the Chapel Auditorium. Ar-cadian President Jay Nyhuis presided and introduced Mr. David Karsten who in turn introduced the religious drama presentation of "The Cathedral".

Prior to the play, Arkie Brian Dykstra played a Debussy composition on the piano which set the mood for the intense drama.

Tonight the men of XOB will hold a full-scale sing rehearsal and follow it with an important business meeting.

Alpha Gamma Phi The sisters of Alphi-Phi are still dreaming about the exciting

time and romantic spirit that they had at "Norwegian Nocturne"— amidst snowflakes and icicles, the girls and their dates felt as if they "could have danced all night" to the music of Lew Allen.

To add to the Norwegian flavor for the evening, the enter-tainment centered on thoughts from Norway. Priscilla Wubbels and Renetta Dykstra presented the humor paper, entitled, "Senior Debutantes", which featured the senior girls as young lovely ladies from Norway.

The sorority quartet-Marti, Norene, Carolyn, and Connie sang "Strange Music" from the Song of Norway, and Judy Nienhuis concluded the program by playing a piano solo f rom "Sketches f rom Norwegian Life."

Omicron Kappa Epsilon and Sigma Sigma Last Friday night the Fraters held a joint meeting with

their sisters—the Sorosites. Bill Harms was in charge of the meeting. John Van Dam gave the serious paper while the humor paper was given by John Mooshie.

Refreshments were provided by Sorosis.

Sigma Iota Beta On Saturday evening, February 25, the Sibylline Sorority held

their annual winter formal at Spring Lake Country Club. The theme was "Wonderijjuid By Night." Decorations helped to carry out the theme. D e v o ^ i s were given by Judy Kuiper, welcome by Em Hradec, humor paper by Mary Ten Pas, and a serenade by Joyce Vander Molen, Em Hradec, and Kristin Blank.

Betty Van Wyk was mistress of ceremonies. Guests for the evening included Mr. and Mrs. Robert Brown and Mr. and Mrs. F. Phillip Van Eyl. After a delicious meal all danced to the music of the Rhythmaires.

Kappa Eta Nu Last Friday the Knicks had a literary meeting featuring

Dr. Voogd who spoke on his visit to the Holy Land. The following night, they held an open house for members and their guests.

On February 27, the men of Knickerbocker gave blood at the local Red Cross blood chapter here in Holland. On March 4, the evening of the All-College Sing the Knicks will again feature an open house. There will be refreshments and entertainment.

CONGRATULATIONS Allen Buurma (Arkie) pinned to Linda Brower (Calvin).

Nancy Mulder (Delphi) pinned to Blaine Timmers (Fra ter ) . Norman Tellier (Emmie) pinned to Nancy Hubright (Genesee Hospital School of Nursing—Rochester, New York). Judy Wiley (SIB) pinned to Jerry Sneider (Knick).

FINAL CUMULATIVE BASKETBALL STATISTICS

Three Seniors Play Final Game

Player Games FG FT PF PTS Ave. J. Vander Hill 21 182 98 50 462 22.0 B. Reid 22 93 67 47 253 11.5 B. Vanderbilt 22 96 60 63 252 11.4 G. Van Wieren 18 68 45 33 181 10.0 D. Boyink 20 57 - 30 36 144 7.2 N. Schut 20 53 15 28 121 6.1 G. Nederveld 21 32 30 49 94 4.5 E. Buys 15 36 12 23 84 5.6 R. Venhuizen 19 36 9 9 81 4.3 J. Hulst 9 14 4 1 6 32 3.6 Jerry Hesselink 13 4 6 1 14 1.1 Jim Hesselink 11 4 2 3 10 0.9 D. Scheerhorn 5 2 0 1 4 0.8 A. Lanting 3 0 1 - ' 1 1 0.3 R. Bakker 3 0 1 0 1 0.3 Our Team Totals 22 677 380 350 1734 78.8 Opponents' Totals 22 667 334 382 1668 75.8

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Dutchmen Down Doles 101-85

Rolling up their highest score of the season, the Hope College Flying Dutchmen closed out the season with a smashing victory over Hillsdale College. The ac-curacy of the Orange and Blue seemed a fine contrast to their rather dismal showing against Kalamazoo last week, convert-ing over 47% of their shots and breaking the century mark for the first time this year. The Dales put up a fine struggle in the game (which, incidental-ly, may prove to be the last one ever played against them. None are scheduled next year, and other leagues are making overtures to them), tying the score four different times in the first half. Af ter leading at half-time 56-48, a comeback attempt by Hillsdale was thwarted easily by Vander Hill and Capt. "Wilt" Vanderbilt, who was playing his last game for the Dutchmen. Vander Hill, highscorer with 23, Capt. Vanderbilt with 18, and Senior Norm Schut, also play-ing his last game for Hope, paced the attack. The victory lef t the Dutchmen with a rec-ord of 13-9, and their 9 wins and five losses in the league entitled them to third place standing, along with Kalamazoo College.

Of the eleven men seeing ac-tion against the Dales last Sat-urday night in the final contest of the 1960-1961 season, three Seniors were donning the Or-ange and Blue for the last time. Captain William "Wilt" Vander-bilt, and classmate Don Boyink and Norm Schut played their last game for the Flying Dutch-men, and each contributed to the 101-85 w i n n i n g effort against our ex-rivals.

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ernmental agency in Washing-ton, D. C., has on file statements f rom documental sightings re-ported by observers.

"There is also proof in the form of maps that flying saucers and their occupants could have been in existence thousands of years ago."

He recalled that several years ago a family from a long line of Turkish navigators turned over the Turkish Naval Office maps of Antartica and Green-land, with the longitude and latitude clearly and accurately indicated, and showing Green-land as three separate islands uncovered by ice.

"Maps Drawn Long Ago" "The fact that these maps

show Greenland in three parts proves they were drawn long ago. Moreover, the longitude and latitude could have been so accurately marked only from a high altitude," he said.

"Flyers set out to see if such a range existed, and they found the mountains. Before the 1950's nothing was known of this particular range," Rowen said.

Rowen hopes that through his research he will make people aware of actual flying saucers, a phenomenon to which most people react indifferently.

When he completes his re-search he hopes to s tar t on an-other subject, ptoltergism, the phenomenon of flying objects— in homes (e. g. radios, f ry ing pans, table lamps).

The three Seniors Norm Schut ( 13 ) , Bill Vanderbilt ( 2 4 ) , Don Boyink (shooting) combine efforts in the Valparaiso game.

Captain Vanderbilt enjoyed one of his best seasons this year, always contributing sub-stantially to the Hope effort, and while the Dutchmen have seen better years, "Wilt 's" per-formance left nothing to be de-sired. Bill was introduced to Anchor readers earlier in the season (Anchor, Feb. 17th), and hopes to coach in high school next year.

Don Boyink hails from Grand Haven, Michigan. The 6'5" sen-ior, tallest on the squad, was out for the first four or five weeks of the season with an injured foot, but came back to help the team in the latter part of the year. His 22 point ef-fort against Albion led the Dutchmen to a victory just when they needed it most, a f te r a three game losing streak.

Don, a Dean's List student for the past two semesters, and a member of SNEA, hopes to teach next year and coach bas-ketball.

Norm Schut, 61" 170 lb. sen-

ior f rom Hudsonville, came to Hope af ter a tremendous high school record, in which he lead the old Kenewa League, known to residents of Kent and Ottawa counties in scoring. Norm bow-ed out in fine style against the Dales with a 12 point perfor-mance, and, as Captain of the Dutchmen diamond aggregation this year, will undoubtedly be heard from again in local sports columns. A biology major. Norm also plans to teach and coach either basketball or base-ball next year.

All three boys commented that the team's two victories over Calvin were their greatest thrills of their Hope athletic careers.

The services of these men will be missed next year, as will their spirit of competitiveness and fair play. Over and above their playing abilities, Hope stu-dents and fans have good rea-son to be proud of them for a type of fine sportsmanship which was evident in every game.

Dean's List (Cont'd from Page 1)

Ann; Michmerhuizen, James; Mokma. Ruth; Mortensen, Barbara; Moqw, Da-vid; Muilenburg, Marilyn; Mulder, James.

Muyskens, Marcia; Nash, David ; Needham, David; Nederveld, Dean; Neroni, Delmont; Nienhuis, J u d y ; Nor-ris, Sharon.

Nykamp, Christine; Nykamp, Wesley; Offden, Daniel; Oppenhuizen, Margaret; Osterink, Marcia; Overway, Marvin; Paarlberg, Dale Church.

Paawe, Neil ; Parsil, Bruce; Payne, Kathleen; Peddie, Bonnie; Peelen, Mary; Peterson, Anne; Piet, John.

Pinter, Edith; Pool, Thomas; Pop-pink, Grace; Prins, Audrey; Prins, Charles; Proos, Martha.

Reynolds, Kather ine; Riemersma, Jan-et ; Rietveld, J a n e t ; Ritsema, D a n ; Robbert, Mary ; Robertson, A lan ; Roe-lofs, Bruce; Robe, Ronald.

Romence, Jack; Rosema, Jane; Rug-gieri, Barbara; Russell, Roberta; Ryn-brandt, Calvin; Rynbrandt, Donna; Rynbrandt, Ronald.

Rypkema. Wil lard; Sayler, Pa t r i c ia ; Schaible, Gretchen; Schember, Doris; Schokker, Johannes ; Scholten, J e a n ; Schregardus, E. J e a n ; Schuiteman. Mildred; Selnnder, Linda.

Shahsnahani, Siavash; Shrader, Car-ole; Siebers, Jack; Sietsma, Judith; Simpson, Patricia; Sissing, Sandra; Slagh, Steven; Smith, Sharon.

Sonneveldt, Nancy ; Spaan, Marcia; Spencer, Sharon ; Stapert, John ; Steeg-stra, J u d y ; Steffcns, H e n r y ; Stegink, Gordon; Stoner, Penny.

Stroh, Sara; Su. Esther; Sness, Le Roy; Sutton, Carole; Snwyn, Mark; Swieringa, Judith; Tait, Nancy; Taylor. Doris.

TeBeeet, Ronald; Ten Brink, Donna; Ten Brink, Lee; Ten Gate, Joan; Ten Haken, Joanne; Ten Pas, La^-ry; Ter Maat, Helen; Terwilliger, Terry.

Te Winkle, Nancy; Thomas, Robert; Tidd, Carl; Tigelaar, Robert; Tillema, Herbert; Turkitra, Carol; Turner, Elizabeth; Van Dam, James.

VandeBunte, Lynne; Van den Berg, Gary; Van De Polder, Jean; Vander-bilt, William; Vander Borgh, Richard; Van Der Kolk, Henry; Vander Lugt,

Kare l ; Vander Molen, Ronald. Vander Wilt, Marilyn; Vander

Wonde, Sherwood; Van Doornik, Ar-dith; Van Duinen, Lora; Van Dyk, Mary; Van Eenenaam, Ronald; Van Hoeven, William; Van Houten, Char-lene.

Van Lente, J o h a n n a ; Van Leuwen. Bruce; Van Noord, Roger; Van Om-meran, Tony; Van Wyk, Bet ty ; Veen, Cheryl; Ver Burg, Eleanor ; Ver Hoe-ven, Edward.

Vermeulen, Carl; Ver Strate, Gary; Vinck, Albert; Visscher, Joanne; von Reitzenstein, Ingrid; Voskuil, Karen; Vugteveen, Stanley.

Wait , Robert ; Walvoord, Barbara ; Walvoord, Douglas; Walvoord, Linda ; Wang, Leander ; Wasdyke, Wesley; Weener Sherwin.

Weerstra. David; Weidenaar, Ber-nard; Welmers, R. Bruce; Wessels, Nancy; Westhuis, W. Ross; Whipple, J. Hal; Whitaker, Betty; White, Jack.

Whitlock, Diane; Whitlock, Mary; Wiegerink, James L . ; Wiegerink, Ron-a ld ; Wlers, J o h n ; Wilkin, David; Wolf, Coralie; Wondra, Gerald.

Woodby, Jane; Woodward. John; Wyngarden. Dale; Yonan, Adina; Zand-stra. Carol.

Zeedyk, Beverly; Zegers, Rodney; Zjawin, Louise; Zwemer, Jud i th ; Zwyghuizen, Ar lene; Sikkema, Carol; Kleinhulzen, Merlin.

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