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Hungarian College Serves Magyar Reformed Church School Continues Despite Difficulties; Acts As Inspiration For Entire Nation

In the next few weeks Hope College students will be hear-

ing about Sarospatak, Hungary, an historical center of

Magyar Reformed higher education. The size of the city—

12,000 persons at the last census—has changed very little

since the year 1429 when Sarospatak was declared a free

city.

The founding of the college of Sarospatak has a close con-

nection with the religious reformation of the sixteenth cen-

tury. As in Western Europe, so in Hungary the doctrines of

Luther and Calvin made rapid headway. In the year 1525,

eight years af ter Martin Luther nailed his ninety-five theses

on the Church door at Wittenberg, the five royal free cities

in upper Hungary adopted the Reformation. The new reli-

gious movement emanated from the people and spread silently with great rapidity. About the year 1540 a large part of Hun-. O l L C L J I gary accepted Calvin's view of '.he W e e U u b b C h e d U l e S

Lord's Supper and Magyar Prote8-| J o u r Through East tantism thenceforth was of the, Reformed variety. The year before The tentative schedule for the this change, in 15:i9, the Reformed Women's Glee Club trip East has school at Sarospatak was founded, been announced. The girls will Its subsequent history has been a leave at 12:1)0 on April .i heading

for Detroit where they will present their first concert. At 6:30 the

rich and interesting one.

MoHlemK O v e r r u n H u n g a r y

For many years the Magyars had kept the Turks out of East-Central Europe. Since the fall of Constan-tinople the Moslems had been try-ing to conquer western territory but they found a formidable foe in the Magyars. In 1526, however, Hungary was defeated and over-run by Moslem hordes. For a cen-tury and a half most of Hungary, including Sarospatak. chafed under Turkish rule. Army af te r army sought to throw off the foreign yoke, only to be destroyed in the undertaking. The area of northern Hungary where Sarospatak was lo-cated and where the Reformed faith was almost universally ac-cepted was most resistant. Tens of thousands of the sons of those Magyar families laid down their

next morning, they will resume their travels toward Williamson, New York. From Schenectady they will proceed to New York City where they will review its high-lights for three days. Next on the list are Queens Village, Long Is-land, Ridgewood and I' o m p t o n Lakes. Hudson, New York will possibly be their next host with Herkimer following. Last stop will be Palmyra before the long ride back to Hope's Campus.

Accompanying the thirty-eight girls will be Mrs. Snow and Mr. Hinga. A special bus has been char-tered for travel. To get in condition for continuous good performances, daily rehearsals are scheduled so that a professional Glee Club will leave April 3.

In the next issue of Anchor the

lives "pro Deo, Patria et Liberate." | complete itinerary will be listed.

Their att i tude was expressed in a , o letter written by a Hungarian staff officer to the Pasha of Buda (pest) : "We are a free people, with pride and honor, but you, Musta-pha, are a miserable slave, with a rope around your neck every hour of the day."

During the entire Turkish domi-nation the College at Sarospatak continued to function, propagating the great ideals which had led to its institution. Its instruction was of the best, one of its presidents being John Amos Comenius, who had been called "the most out-standing reformer of education in the seventeenth century." Its pa-tron at this time was the illustrious Prince Rakoc^i of Transylvania,

of whose castles still stands one across the river from the college. Its graduates often went to other countries to continue their studies, hundreds of them spending a year or more in the schools of the Neth-erlands alone.

KemainH True to Tradition

Today Sarospatak continues to serve society. It is still an insti-tution of the Magyar Reformed Church, having successfully re-sisted attempted State control. It is still famous for its scholarship and its unashamed adherence to the Christian faith. Each teacher of the prep school, normal school, col-lege, English college and seminary is an ordained minister of the Re-formed Church besides being a specialist in his own field. Its li-brary has the finest collection of old Magyar literature in Hungary. In its broad cultural sympathies the college has been adverse to an exclusive German orientation and has therefore a department known as the English college with its own building and faculty, all courses being taught in English.

A dark cloud has rested over Sarospatak and all of Hungary the last years, however. Drawn into a conflict which most Magyars hated, the country has been completely impoverished. "What the Germans didn't take, the Russians have taken," is the way one Hungarian recently expressed the plight of his country when writing an American

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Oudersluys Speaks To Group On Value Of N.T. In Original

Alpha Chi enjoyed an interest-ing discussion at the last meeting, by Dr. Richard Oudersluys, Profes-sor at Western Theological Semi-nary.

Dr. Oudersluys in his explanation of the value of the New Testament in its original Greek, made three divisions in the evaluation. First, it is of great value because of its originality, having come directly from the age of the apostles. Sec-ondly, he stated that the Greek ver-sion contributed accuracy to preach-ing, because nowadays there is much representation in preaching because of the lack of language knowledge. Thirdly, the great value of the original Greek is in its in-dependency. Preachers using the original won't have to rely on the commentaries.

President Warren Hietbrink was in charge of devotions, and Marian Ter Borg played a medley of Len-ten hymns as the special musical number.

Pan-Hellenic Discusses Rushing RuJes For 1946

The last meeting of the Pan-Hellenic Board was held in the basement of Voorhees Hall on March 6. The president, Ruth Jol-dersma, was in charge of the meet-ing, at which the constitution of the new freshmen girls' club. Alpha Sigma Alpha, was discussed. The board has decided to meet monthly in order to make plans for next year's rushing.

Social Calendar Records Organization Activities

In order to keep campus dates straight Dr. Irwin Lubbers selected a committee to form the calendar that now appears on the wall in the college office. The calendar includes the months of March, April, May and runs to June 19, the day of Commencement.

Presidents of organizations on

Detroit Free Press Institute Attracts Over 1500 Students

More than 1,500 students attend-ed the sessions of the First Annual Free Press Newswriting Institute at the Rackham Memorial Building in Detroit last Friday and Satur-day, March 15 and 16. Forty-four speakers a d d r e s s e d enthusiastic students interested in journalism. Ruth JolderHma, Editor of The Anchor and Barbara Bilkert, Fea-ture Editor of The Anchor attended the I n s t i t u t e as representatives from Hope College. The Institute was arranged by the Detroit Free Press as part of their program for public improvement.

Basil L. Walters, executive editor of Knight Newspapers, of which the Free Press is a member, dis-cussed "The Newspapers of To-morrow". "Lack of newsprint dur-ing the war has brought about shorter stories", Walters said. "We will never go back to the longer ones, because the short, punchy story is so much more readable."

Most of the reporters and editors that spoke stressed the readability of the story, and said that a new trend was developing in the news-paper world which showed that simplicity in choice of words and briefer paragraphs would govern write-ups.

Edgar L. Guest opened the con-ference with a speech that stressed the ethics rather than mechanics of the newspaper reporting. Illus-t rat ing his thoughts with his own poetry Mr. Guest pointed out that truth was the most important fac-tor in a story. He stated that a newspaper man needed to "know himself" above everything else, and that he must possess will power and courage.

Every phase of a daily news-paper was considered. The mech-anisms, radio page, the cartoons, comics, editorials, straight report-ing, the religious columns were all discussed by leading Free Press reporters.

On Saturday a luncheon was held in the Banquet Hall at the Rack-ham building at which Pugh Moore,

'Associated Press War Correspon-dent of the European Theatre was the main speaker. He told many of the highlights of his experiences while at the front, and also told of the many hardships which news-men e n c o u n t e r e d while writing overseas.

Dale Stafford, Managing Editor, Detroit Free Press, was the pre-siding officer at all general ses-sions.

Those who attended the confer-ence were greatly inspired by the integrity of the many speakers, most of whom were young report-ers and editors who had. begun their work in the newspaper field as copy boys and stenographers.

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Debate Squads Discuss Free Trade On Friday A t Kalamazoo College

Hope debate squads will travel to Kalamazoo on Friday, March 29, to debate with Kalamazoo Col-lege the problem of "Free Trade." Kalamazoo debate teams have ac-claim to five wins out of six tour-naments entered, thereby offering stiff competition.

Senior members of the squad in-cluding Alice Laughlin, Edith Mc-Mullin, Ruth Ellison and Harriet Van Donkelaar have completed their work for this school year, having left behind them a year 's work worthy of notice. Under the capable leadership of President Harriet Van Donkelaar, Hope de-bate teams have rated high in tour-naments throughout the year.

Plans are now being arranged for a full day of debating at Ypsi-lanti during the Spring Vacation which will include four rounds and which will take place on April 12. Plans for transportation are being made for those debaters who are interested, and who will be able to attend.

College Announces Tentative Changes In Campus Landscape

On Tuesday, March 26, during a luncheon at the Warm Friend Tavern, members of the Student Council, the president of W. A. L. and The Anchor editor were shown the tentative plans for landscaping that Hope College expects to have done. Dr. Lubbers explained in de-tail the ideas that had been drawn up by the Robert Bruce Harris, landscape architectural firm f rom Chicago, III.

Clearly evident on the sketches were four stages of expansion that may be done in the coming years. Van Raalte Hall will be completely redecorated during this summer and given a new entrance. A new music building and an addition to the gym and redecorating Van Vleck Hall will be the next step. The third phase will be the addi-tion of a new library and drama buildings. And way in the distant future if Hope enrollment expands as it is expected it will be neces-sary to expand across 12th Street.

According to the plans the new girls' dormitory will be placed be-tween the President's home and the Science laboratories. On that side of the campus all of the architec-ture will be Frisian.

The men will be housed on the Columbia Avenue 12th Street side of the campus in Fairbanks, Beach and Taylor Cottages.

The focal point of the campus in these drawings will be Van Vleck, which according to the archi-tects has great possibilities for be-ing redecorated, Carnegie gymna-sium, and the new music building. The hill on which Van Vleck and the gym are standing will be lev-eled off into a plateau. The music hall will be placed on that plateau on the left side of the gym. The gymnasium will be rebuilt so the court will be across the auditorium instead of up and down. The side-walks have been so arranged that one can look from college directly through the campus to this plateau.

The library and the music build-ings will be placed behind Van Raalte Hall.

The plans have been drawn up so that Hope becomes a well inte-grated and well planned campus.

Complete Plans of Carnival To Be Held In Carnegie

W. A . L Sponsors Program For

Benefit of Hungarian School THE W.A.L. has formulated plans for a Penny Carnival

on Friday night, March 30 at 8:00 P. M. In addition to many of the same money concessions which created a sensation last year, several new booths will be in operation. Almost every organization on campus has agreed to produce a pro-ject. Admission charges will be 10 cents plus an article of clothing donated for the Hungarian Relief.

MEMBERS OF Alpha Sigma Alpha anticipate a busy evening delivering Western Union telegrams on tricycles. Also in full swing will be a gypsy fortune teller camp, penny

and ball throwing contests, the

the campus are to contact Mrs. Mary Blair Bennett in the office as to instructions on how to keep the calendar and record activities.

Ruth Joldersma and Bill Hille-gronds acted as chairman of the committee. Those assisting in the art work were Gene Van Tamelen, Mary Alice Van Dyke, Jack Pon-tier and Elaine Prins.

Second Issue Of Bibliograph Published

The March issue of The Biblio-graph, the Graves Library Bulletin, was recently released. This booklet is of interest and value to all those desiring to benefit from our ever-increasing library facilities.

This m o n t h The Bibliograph brought a variety of material pre-sented by some of the English ma-jors. Among the student book reviews are presented books on labor, literary criticism, religion, science, regional literature, bio-graphy, and education, not to men-tion Thomas B. Costain's novel. The Black R o s e , reviewed by Elaine Prins.

For the student interested in grasping present-day problems. Miss Metta J. Ross has presented an article of student suggestions on Readings in Current American Problems. Also included in the bulletin is a list of twenty-five of the latest books added to the li-brary shelves.

The library staff and English Majors have turned out excellent production of this second edition of The Bibliograph.

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Students, Faculty Give To American Red Cross

The Student Council's latest pro-ject, the Red Cross Drive, was be-gun last week by the talk of Lewis Van Slooten.

Mr. Van Slooten, a returned vet-eran, told of his experiences as a war prisoner, and of the important work the Red Cross is carrying on.

This drive is now ended, and the students of Hope College are cred-ited with contributing $69.79. This sum, added to the amount collected from the faculty members, brings our contribution to an estimated total of $160.00.

YW Elects Officers For l ? ^ - ^ ? Terms

The newly elected officers of the YWCA are Marian Dame, Presi-dent; Vivian Dykema, Vice-Presi-dent; Ann Fikse, Treasurer , and Alida Kloosterman, Secretary.

Martha Van Saun read the Scrip-ture and Lihby Romaine conducted the elections. During the counting of ballots the group sang several hymns.

Mrs. I. J . Lubbers will be the speaker at the installation sen-ice on Tuesday, April 6.

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Education Students Work Under Critic Teacher in Holland

A group of secondary education students, working under the direc-tion of Mr. Garrett Vander Borgh, Professor of Education, a re doing student teaching in the Holland High Schools. Student teaching is one of the required activities which leads to a teaching certificate.

In the Junior High School are: in the department of Social Studies, Roger Patterson, working under Miss Eby, and Clarice Peterson, working under Miss Denton: in the department of Mathematics Al-vin Rezelman working under Miss Shoup; in the department of Eng-lish, Herbert Leigh-Manuell under Miss Shackson; and in the depart-ment of Science, Lucille Teninga under Mr. Bennett. In the Senior High School are: Eugene Rothi under Mr. Weiss, and John Veld-man under Mr. Hanson in the de-partment of Social Studies; Ruth Ellison, under Miss Wiskamp in the French department; William Wolf-inger under Mr. Veltman in the English department; and Henry Moes under Mr. Chapman in the Chemistry department.

A meeting of the Camera Club will be held tomorrow eve-ning at 7:30 in the Commons Room. Interested persons are invited to attend.

Senior Girls From Town Feted By Dorm Seniors

The senior town girls were en-tertained at dinner Friday night at Beach Cottage by the senior dor-mitory girls. Special guests were Dean Elizabeth Lichty and Mrs. Bertha Kronemeyer.

Dinner was served at tables dec-orated with blue and gold lighted tapers and crepe paper graduation caps arranged by June Darress and Ruth Kip. Closing devotions were read by Betty Fuller. Chairman for the event was Dorthea Dixon.

On the preceding Friday evening, March 15, Dean Lichty entertained the senior girls, the faculty women and house mothers at a social gath-ering in the living room of Voor-hees Hall.

A S t Patrick's day theme was carried out in both the evening's entertainment and the buffet sup-per served later. Prize winners in the games were Miss Laura Boyd, Mary Lou Hemmes and Marjorie Van Vran ken.

traditional "fishing pond," a photo shop featuring pictures of campus vets, and profs. There will also be two anonymous clowns and an or-gan grinder and his monkey to furnish amusement.

CLIMAXING AN auction of pro-fessors, vets and other Hopites to the highest bidders, the carnival fans will witness the crowning of the "King and Queen" of Hope's faculty. They will be chosen by popular vote during the evening.

AN EXCELLENT program has also been scheduled. A Freshman sextet will sing several popular songs, Lee Suyden will play a t rum-pet solo, a newly organized Bar-bershop quartet will harmonize on several "old favori tes," six girls will perform a Hungarian dance in Magyar costume, and several Hol-land High School students will dis-play "tumbling ar t . "

ALSO OF particular interest to every Hope student will be a dis-play of pictures, books, and cos-tumes from Hungary — particular-ly from the school of Sarospatak for which Hope is soliciting aid.

THIS ANCIENT R e f o r m e d Church School was chosen to be a recipient of Hope contributions a f t e r correspondence with Dr. Charles Vinze of the Perth Amboy, N. J., an eminent churchman. The school of Sarospatak has already been contacted and the W.A.L. is awaiting news regarding specific needs in clothing, books and food.

UNDOUBTEDLY MANY stu-dents will be w o n d e r i n g why W.A.L. decided to aid this particu-lar school. The organization de-cided that we should aid a school in Eastern or Central Europe be-cause the need is greatest in that particular area. Sarospatak, a school approximately the size of Hope, which is located in tha t vi-cinity, was an ideal choice. Its ideals and religious emphasis are similar to ours. It has a glorious history and maintained a coura-geous spirit throughout World War II. And also, there is definite edu-cational merit in choosing a school in a far-away country.

IN ANOTHER ARTICLE on this page is more detailed infor-mation about Sarospatak.

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Songs, Customs In Spain Entertain Spanish Club

Mrs. Peter Prins' home was the meeting place of the Spanish Club on March 14, 1946, a t 7:30 o'clock.

Af te r a short business meeting, the program proceeded in charge of Jean and Lois Meulendyke. Ber-niece Nicols read a paper on "Eas-ter in Spain and Mexico." Marian Dame lead the members of the club in the singing of Spanish songs. The playing of Spanish games was directed by Mary Young.

Harriet Muyskens was appointed chairman of a booth for the Penny Carnival. The committee working with her is composed of Glenna Gore and Joe Palmer.

Registrar Announces Enrollment Changes

From the office of the Registrar has corae a restatement of the en-rollment figures printed in the last issue of The Anchor. The corrected tabulation shows a total enrollment of 618 students, instead of 668 as was previously recorded. This fig-ure surpasses any record of enroll-ment at Hope College to date. There are fifty-eight more men than women students.

Huizenga Directs Club In Folksongs, Game*

The German Club spent an event-ful evening on Thursday, March 14, in the Commons Room with Vice-President, Gus Levy in charge.

The meeting consisted entirely of a games program with Janet Huizenga directing the German conversation games.

After the German folksongs and the German National Anthem were sung, another successful meeting of the German Club was adjourned. There was no business meeting.

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Guest Editorial 666 Good Intention Road Hell March 27, 1946

fyeitita,

Good news today, fellas and gals . . . yup, good news today and lots of it too. Friday night found Sor-otuteH gathered in the Tri-AIpha room for another joint meeting

.for fun , frolic and fellows . . . hip. ("That 's a joke, son") And believe it or not, the fellows were multi-tudinous. That seemed quite nice too. Then, Saturday was the grand and glorious "Hillbilly Heaven" of the Sophomore class. For the first time in two weeks, " I s h m e " (He got that name 'cause he can ' t talk plain) Mulders' visit to Van Vleck was delayed two hours due to cir-cumstances beyond her control.

Speaking of Van Vleck, it was the scene of beaucoup turmoil and excitement last week when the young soldier fr iends of two of the inmates, namely Phyl Voss and Freda Van Bergen, returned from across the seas. Yup, I told you I had good news today.

•Herk Buter and Pinx were last seen entering the Holland Dark House. You know the Holland Dark House is where you go to catch up on the latest news . . . national maybe and local even more so. You get the Holland Theatre Ribbon from the brass tops for five con-secutive attendances but if you can sit through five, you deserve the

Tulip Cluster. (I'm still working

for the Chamber of Commerce.)

Maxine Gregj? . . .she's the girl

who looks quite quiet, seems quite

quiet but don't let her kid you . . . reports tha t with spring vacation r ight a r o u n d the corner, she's thinking of speaking with the ad-ministration about allowing her to s tay at college and working on Beach Cottage Publicity because, she complains, "we never get men-tioned in the Yatita column." (For this yers truly is promoted to the Beach cottage archives. Everybody likes to get in the act.)

There was another social func-tion worthy of mention which sev-eral of our college couples attended Saturday night at the Tulip Room. Of course, I just looked in at the window but "Drop the handker-chief" is just loads of fun to play and then "Puss in the corner" is fun too.

It has always been our a t tempt in this column, to close with a little moralizing and take it. from Betty Van Dyke, a white lie, is as bad as any other kind. Mr. Van Zanten is quite understanding though, so he forgave her. So please remember t ru thfu lness is the best policy re-gardless of your business dealings.

My dear Wormwood:

I told you when 1 assigned you to Hope College that — contrary to your expectations — a Christian college is one of the easiest places to labor for Our Father Below. Yet you, blasted idiot, have allowed the student vermin in Hope Col-lege to put one over on you. Among my instructions before you left this Realm of Noise was a warning to do all in your power to keep the students so busy that they would fail to attend to those things which the Enemy desires them to do. I have heard that some of the students have been cutting Church on Sundays in order to catch up on sleep or studies. In that you did well. Fine! But only the most infernal nincompoop could lack the foresight to prevent their plan-ning this Hungarian College Relief Project. You just let the whole thing rest — while you dilly-dallied among the freshmen in Zwemer Hall. The result is that they have won an important tactical victory in getting this whole con-founded project set up. If you had been alert, you could easily have prevented its organization, since the Hope students are all so busy with their studies, meetings and dates that just a little work on your part. Imbecile, would have made them forget the plight of European students. But now the vermin are ready to launch their drive and "put their religion into practice," as they say. Bah, what drivel!

Till quite recently we have regarded the so-called Christian colleges as one of our most fertile fields of endeavor. We saw to it that many of them became so latitudinarian doctrinally that they were flat as far as positive Christian convictions are concerned. Of course, that grieved our Enemy, but we danced in hilarity down here until the Noise and Confusion were wonderful. We also got many of the colleges — even some which bragged about their orthodoxy — to disregard the Galilean's insane words about helping one's brother. The revitalization of the Church in certain areas and the present tendency of some colleges to express a more positive Chris-tianity, however, may have far-reaching consequences for the Kingdom of Our Father Below. Of course, not every school which claims to serve the Enemy will have clear-cut convictions; some will continue to f ight their intellectual and spiritual battles under a condition of low visibility, thanks to the mess that we have made of human nature. And, some colleges will continue to be indifferent to the needs of other people (Bless their souls!), so we can hope to use even them as potent counter-forces in our struggle with the Enemy — fighting fire with fire, so to speak.

Be that as it may, the immediate problem is this distress-ing situation on the Hope College campus. This week the Hungarian College Relief Project gets under way with a group of vermin who call themselves the W.A.L. Board be-hind it. Word has reached me that these idiotic dames hope to enroll the entire college in this effort. For the present I leave the whole matter in your hands. You bungled fearfully in allowing these plans to be made. However, all is not lost even yet. You know how college students are. The little vermin are so unconcerned and casual about the progress of the Enemy's campaigns — thanks to your illustrious prede-cessor, Toadpipe, whom I have rewarded by calling him home from the f ront to be my personal secretary. What an effec-tive piece of work he did in the colleges to which I sent him. You would do well to imitate his methods in the present situation. Keep the students thinking that they are too busy and hard-up to get behind this thing. Then, too, cultivate the idea that some of them have, that since Hungary was drawn into an alliance with Germany during the war all its people and institutions should now "stew in their own juice," with the so-called Christian nations (Imbeciles!) doing nothing to help them. My, what unwitting allies these spiritual isolationists are! You might also remind the students that they have plenty of other places for their money. Don't let movies and to indulge in other wasteful habits. That all in Hungary, or of how much they spend on the movies, ice cream, etc. In fact, you ought to get the students to spend more money on themselves, to buy more clothes, to see more

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Chapel Previews From now until spring vacation,

the chapel speakers will be mem-

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the mzn who xold me thix type-1 Eugene Osterhaven will speak on

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of the speech department will lead the chapel exercises on Friday.

Professor Albert Lampen of the mathematics department and Gar-re t t Vander Borgh of the education department will be in charge on Monday and Tuesday mornings of next week. Dr. Irwin J . Lubbers, President, is the leader for Wednes-day.

know whzt I xhzll do, beczuxe it lookx very ludicroux znd unintelli-gent. Znd bexidex, think how con-fuxing it would be if I were to xzy, "Xuay X m i t h X z i d xhe xold xnzpx on Zzmxon x t r e e t ? " Or, "Zlice Zdzmx zte zpplex, zppricotx, znd zvoczdox on Zxxociztion zven-ue." You xee, it'x xo confuxing, thzt you juxt czn't win. In fzet, I get xo dixguxted, I feel like quitting. In fzet I will!

The Dateless Boy Profuse apologies to Whittier — J. G., that is)

Pity on thee, l i t t le mate. College boy, without a date! With thy turned-down att i tude And thy sober solitude; With thy white lips, whiter now Unkissed by a VanVleck f r a u ; With no sunshine in thy face. Through thy torn heart 's saddened grace; From my heart I give no joy, — I was once a dateless boy!

Oh for datehood's painless play. Love that wakes in laughing day. Fun that mocks the study rules. Knowledge never learned in schools. Of the school boy's evening chase. Of the coed's t ime and place. Flight of Junior and Sophmo (corny line) Of the tenants at the show.

For eschewing books and tasks. One date answers all he asks; Hand in hand with her he'd walk, Face to face with her he'd talk, Part and parcel of her joy, Pity on thee, dateless boy!

— By Lou Bixby.

In Oriental Retrospection ^ Bobbe Bilkert

As night gives way to dawn one can see outlined agains t the"greying

sky the ancient Portugese for ts , like guarding soldiers, perched on the

barren, brown mountains surrounding the city. They are drenched in

hidden romance and their crumbling walls tell tales of lost grandeur .

The rooster 's crow seems to mimic the Mohammedan's call to prayer

as they both break the silence of the night, introducing the new day.

Immediately sounds of activity are heard, the creak of the wooden

wheel as a cow and master s ta r t their ceaseless journey up and

down a sloping ditch while pulling w a t e r . f r o m a hundred foot well,

the sharp slap of wooden sticks agains t water as the f ishermen scare

their prey into well-placed nets, and the murmur of voices discussing

the day's program.

The unpat terned dirt paths, well covered with the imprints of bare

feet and an occasional sandal, lead one past hu ts made of stripped date

palms tied closely together with coarse rope. Some are built square

with f lat tops while some look more like tents with two sloping sides.

Their size depends on the number in the family and the financial s ta tus

of the man of the house. Since all household activities are carried on

outside, the covering is needed for sleeping purposes only.

This sort of community allows for an eavesdroppers-heaven, due to

the fact that the slightest murmur can be heard through the meager

wall. News travels fust that way, eliminating the necessity for a daily

newspaper.

Leaving the lower class residential section one crosses the town to

where the "sheiks" and "su l tans" make their homes in houses of stone

and mud. Their flat-topped buildings overlook the whole town, but

never can the town return the look through the austere walls surround-

ing the elite. They only catch a glimpse of a slave on a shopping trip,

a long bearded "sheik" going out on business, or a black clad, veiled

princess, surrounded by maids, calling on a nearby cousin.

Hack one goes through narrow s t reets about f i f teen feet wide with

houses of both stick and stone on ei ther side. Here one passes a school

where young boys are reciting the Koran together, then one makes

way for a scurrying herd of goats going to pasture It isn't f a r now

to the bazaar and the air is beginning to smell of fish and cooking

food and the call of the peddlers can be heard. Another famil iar call

is that of the beggar, blind, deaf, or pityfully deformed, begging alms

with hands more expressive than their voices.

The streets a re just as narrow in the bazaar as throughout the city

only three times as crowded. The opening to the sky between the walls

is covered with date-leaf mats to exclude the sun, thus adding semi-

darkness to the atmosphere of the bazaar. The shops are raised cubi-

cles with wares hung on s tr ings from the ceiling whether they be food

or materials. The merchant sits cross-legged like a glorified Buddha

among his goods proclaiming the meri ts of his possessions in loud

tones and giving the flies covering his dates an occasional swat.

In a little opening in the center of the bazaar are a t r ibe of t ravel ing

salesmen who establish themselves unceremoniously on the ground.

Their wares are spread out before them and they appeal to the com-

mon herd because they do business by trading and fast talking.

One goes on through the bazaar swarming with humanity and flies

to the city gate which is also a relic of Portugese rule. It still s tands

robed in its majest ic a t t i re of shining brass nails and bolts, guarded

by the town's bearded philosophers who sit day a f t e r day exchanging

tales with t ravelers from f a r and near. The walls on either side of

the huge wooden gate a re almost completely demolished but every

night the gate is closed and locked in historic tradition.

Outside the ga t e lies the camel's parking lot. Hundreds of camel

caravans plod slowly across the desert from the interior with their

burdens of dates to be unloaded at Muscat. From here, sweat ing Arabs

carry the dates on their backs to the docks. All day long s t r ings of

camels arrive and await their depar ture when night cools the heated

desert paths. In perfect relaxation they chew their cuds all day long,

showing off their uppers in an extremely undignified manner.

Dusk creeps up early into the land where Mohammed reigns and the

f i f th prayer call of the day beckons the night. All is quiet as good

Mohammedans face Mecca while repeat ing the Koran. The shops in the

bazaar are closed except the coffee shop where the men ga the r to dis-

cuss current events. One can hear the murmur of thei r voices, an

occasional clink of a coffee cup, a baby's cry hushed, and the last creek

of the well — then all is still.

them think of how much more they have than the students helps our Cause.

I trust you will make the most of your splendid opportunity on the Hope College campus. Get to work now and redeem yourself. Remember the punishment awaiting you if you don't — a nice comfortable cell in our House for Incompetent Tempters.

Your affectionate uncle, Screwtape.

[Apologies to C. S. Lewis, author of "The Screwtape Letters'')

A Star Disappeared Would a real baby fit into that

small doll's crib of mine? Mother

said it would but I couldn't quite

picture it. Oh yes, I had a big

life-sized baby-doll which slept in

the crib every night , but somehow

this was very d i f ferent . I'd never

seen a real baby and the idea that

one was going to sleep in my crib

intrigued me.

It was a beaut iful crib. I loved

it almost as much as I did my doll.

It was made of l ightweight wood,

cream-colored, s p r i n k l e d w i t h

bunches of colored flowers. It had

a real feather mat t ress too, with

sheets and a little pillow to f i t .

I watched Nobee carry it over

to the hospital ear ly tha t evening

with a certain amount of pride.

It was ray crib. I had tucked my

lifeless but lovely doll under the

li t t le white sheets for years, and

now it was to hold a brand new baby that wasn't even born yet. Mother had asked me if she could use the crib because the lady didn't have anywhere to keep her baby. That was funny. I thought all real babies had cribs because even my doll had one. Mother just said that my doll was fortunate.

Mother came back from the hos-

pital about 8 o'clock tha t night to

put us all into bed. When she bent

over to kiss me good-night I said,

"Mother, is it a boy or a g i r l ? "

She gave a worried little sigh and

said, "I t hasn' t come yet, dar l ing."

She went back to the hospital

then and I lay in bed s tar ing across

the room at my doll s i t t ing upr ight

in a s t ra ight chair and thought

about the real baby tha t was going

to take her place in my crib. I

looked up and out the window to

see if I could find a new s t a r in

the heavens acknowledging a new

birth. I picked out an especially

br ight one and went to sleep gazing

a t it.

I t wasn't quite light outside when

I woke up and heard Mother and

Dad coming up the stairs . They

had been at t he hospitel all night .

"Mothe r?"

"What , Da r l i ng?"

"Mother, did it come?"

"Yes darling, but it was dead."

She kissed me lightly on the

forehead and went o u t I looked

up into the sky where juat one star

shone brightly for a minute and

then disappeared.

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HOPE A M B A S S A D O R S Glimpses of Netherlands

Preston Stegenga H J

Let us turn the pages on the calendar back one year. Let us imagine we are guests of a Dutch Burgemeister or town Mayor in a suburban district near the city of Eindhoven, the Netherlands. This area has just been liberated from many years of Nazis oppressive rule. Thus we find a most cordial and hearty welcome In the home of this public official who has been one of the leaders in the Dutch Underground Movement. .

This Dutch family which has had such a difficult time to obtain anything to eat, actually offers to share with us their extremely meager meal. We accept their kind offer to eat with them, however, we make one stipulation — that we pro-vide the food. When we present them with our food ration for the day, we observe the mother smile with tears in her bright brown eyes. The Mayor is completely speechless as he stares in utter amazement,, while little Hans and Siepka clap their hands in delight. This is only one of the countless Dutch families which have been so tremendously undernour-ished during the past few years. This truly is a sight that makes a profound impression upon us all.

We are rather weary as we are shown to the spotlessly neat and immaculate guest room for a night's rest. On the following day, we are delighted to learn that we will be able to remain for approximately a week in this Dutch city and live in the home of the Burgemeister.

It is readily seen that the Mayor of a Dutch city is held in high esteem by his fellow townsmen — in fact, we are con-sidered to be high diplomatic officials and are treated with extreme courtesy by the citizens of the town. In the evening we are invited into the special, fancy living room. Here we talk for hours with our dignified, good natured friend and his family. The entire family is very well educated and they all speak excellent English. In fact, we observe that there is much we Americans can learn concerning our own language by attentive listening to these cultured people. It is evident that the Dutch educational system is very efficient.

Our evening visits are indeed occasions which are very enjoyable and profitable to us. We feel that we are able to obtain a clearer insight into thoughts and opinions of this nation which has been so vitally affected by the war. It is a cold, blustery, winter evening as we sit by the warm hearth. We ask many questions in regard to conditions that existed during the German occupation. Naturally our friends are not too ready to discuss conditions as they were then, how-ever, they gradually tell more and more concerning their

personal observations. The Underground Resistance was extremely effective. The Mayor then pulls the rug aside, and under a floor board we can still observe the short wave radio set, which was used to maintain contact with the outside world. Through it they received instructions from the Allies in regard to invasion plans, resistance, and other under-ground activities. ^

Then, too, we hear about the brutal actions of the Gestapo during the occupation. Although the Nazis attempted to apply force in their rule, they could not quench the indomita-ble spirit of the heroic Dutchmen who can be — and were — very stubborn. Many times it was truly exasperating for the "poor Nazis" who could not obtain any co-operation from their Dutch "neighbors." There actually were occasions when the Germans were in fear of the Hollanders. The Burgemeister does tell about a few of his countrymen, who thought they could have personal gain by collaboration with the Nazis regime. He relates some amazing tales of the pas-sive resistance which was carried on especially against these despised Dutchmen, who had attempted to obtain prestige and power in that way.

Each evening we spend listening to the interesting tales of our friends, however, during the day we travel, visiting the surrounding countryside. The numerous canals are be-ginning to show signs of more activity. We observe many barges progressing along these "highways of the land." In many places these water-lanes are so numerous, tha t they greatly outnumber the roads. Windmills are also very much in evidence, forming a peaceful background for a nation suffer ing the ravages of war. Wooden shoes are very prac-tical fo r use in the rural areas, however, in the cities there is no trace of this typical Dutch custom. In fact, we observe that, with the exception of the damaged areas, most of the larger cities are almost as modern as our American metro-politan districts. But along with the modern buildings, we also observe and admire many fine examples of typical Dutch architecture.

During our numerous discussions with the Burgemeister Continued on Page \

Travel In Europe The authors of the articles appearing on this page were

indeed AMBASSADORS of HOPE COLLEGE. They left their friends to represent all of us in various European nations. They took with them the spirit of Hope College, the enthusiasm of Christian youth, and the ideals of Ameri-can democracy. We know that wherever Hope students came into contact with the people of other countries, they left lasting impressions. But an ambassador must do more than just represent the people who sent him, he must also come home and report on what he has found abroad.

In this issue we are happy to welcome back three boys who were at Hope College before they went overseas. Gene Rothi, from Grand Haven, is a senior who hopes to follow in the footsteps of Coach Hinga. His long stay in England makes him a well qualified reporter on tha t country. Preston Stegenga's first-hand contact with the people of the Nether-lands dates back to 1939, when he was there on a visit. Later he returned, and as a U. S. Army counter-intelligent agent he learned to check all his information carefully before accept-ing it for fact. We are grateful for this report which gives us a good insight into the life and thought of the Dutch peo-ple. Bob Snow is the only male member of the family on the campus now. Most of us remember his humorous description of a French wedding in the December Anchor. Little did we hope at that time to see him home so soon. Not all of Bob's experiences were as pleasant as he might want us to believe now, but some fellows just have the happy faculty of always seeing the funny side of things. We are glad the war has not changed Bob.

Walking across the campus, we enjoy seeing so many of our old friends back at Hope, but we are just as pleased to make new acquaintances, form new friendships, and to wel-come to the college those fellows who are here for the first time. We are eager to hear from them too. The next issue will be devoted to exploring the lands in the Pacific. Contri-butions and suggestions will be welcome from everyone, but we need the assistance of all those who have been abroad to make this feature a success.

Renze Hoeksema Paul Fried o

A GI In Belgium Robert Snow

"Okay, you guys, in case you don't know it, you are in Belgium now. I know you are going to like the place. The people are friendly. So much for orientation. Now as for tonight. Them GI cans ain't gonna scrub themselves, so we'll need you men for K.P."

The top-kick's travelogue of Belgium hadn't impressed us as having been the complete story of this fascinating little country, so a f te r supper we went down to the nearby village. It was a walk of about three kilometers, and by the time we arrived there it was nearly dark. Had we been in the United States at the timt? we would have thought that we were in a Ghost Town. There wasn't a living thing to be seen on the streets, the houses were shuttered tightly, and no lights were showing anywhere. Although we were not sure what lan-guage the people in this section of the country spoke, we decided to knock on the door of a farmhouse, hoping we would be able to make ourselves understood.

Not too sure what sort of a reception we would get, we knocked. A lady opened the door, gave us a terrible look, and started to close the door. However, something prompted her to take a second look, and now she recognized that we were Americans, not Germans, as she had thought at f i rs t . She said, "Entre ." That settled our language problem. One of the boys spoke French fluently and took over the conversa-tion. In the course of the evening we found out tha t they also understood German, so I (who had been exposed to a year of that language and had absorbed a little of it) popped in with an occasional "Jawohl," "Wieviel Uhr ist es?" or "Sehr gut," whenever the conversation lagged.

The lady brought each of us a huge bowl of fresh milk, and we dug down into our pockets for candy and cigarettes. Fortunately we got enough together for the whole family. The conversation was on everything in general and the Ger-mans in particular. In tha t way the evening passed all too quickly. The people were farmers and had to get up early in the morning, so the visit broke up before it became too late.

This was only our f i rs t adventure in Toernich (about 10 kilometers from Arlon). Whenever we wanted to spend an interesting evening talking to people, we would go to the Village Well early in the evening, and it wouldn't be long before someone would come there for water and invite us to his home for a glass of milk or some ersatz coffee.

We were very sorry when we had to leave Toernich a few weeks later — all the more because our next place was in an unpopulated area in the middle of nowhere. Fortunately we moved on from this place after a few days. Our next stop was at Wellen, a small town, classified as a town because all of the streets were paved (both of them). We noticed that in almost every building in that section of the country, there was, permanently displayed, a picture of Leopold and his first wife. The Belgian people obviously loved and respected the royal pair, and it isn't hard to see why they were none too willing to accept the king's second marriage, to a commoner.

The people of this little town had nothing at all, not even the food that the farmers had in Toernich. So it was up to us, who had comparative plenty, to help out. We did the best we could.

They were always looking for ways to repay us. One day, Continued on Page 4

Impressions of England Eugene Rothii ' V (o

My firs t contact with the English people came very soon af te r we had landed in Scotland and reported for duty. It was a s t i r r ing sight to see trainload a f t e r trainload of chil-dren who were being evacuated f rom London and the vicinity to escape the Buzz Bomb menace. What a lesson in morale and fai th for the fu ture these children taught us as we saw their cheerful faces and watched them as they held up their little hands, signaling "V" for Victory. This was a fair pic-ture of the spirit of all the English people, even though it was not always expressed as openly. We were unable to appreciate this until we had seen the havoc that had been wrought and the restrictions under which the people had to live.

It is human nature to be critical of something that is dif-ferent from our usual way of life, or of things and people

we do not understand. I was as guilty as the next fellow in this respect when I f i rs t arrived in England. But my attitude changed a f t e r I had been there a short time and had the opportunity to make a few acquaintances and to see various sections of the country. When 1 left England for France, some ten months later, I had acquired a deep appreciation of the English people, their customs and traditions, and the courage they so gallantly displayed in defense of their country.

Of course there are many striking differences between the United States and England. Take cars for instance. Because of the excessively high road tax on automobiles, cars are not the common means of transportation, and four-lane high-ways are something you "read about." The bicycle is the main method of conveyance and a popular political promise would be: "Two bicyles for every garage!" It seemed funny to see people board a t ra in bringing their bicycles with them and upon reaching their destination, peddle away, however, soon you would become rather envious, when you yourself had to walk.

It is not uncommon to see homes as old or older than the city of Holland. All were very neat on the inside, but what we would call old-fashioned in furnishings. A central heat-ing system is a great luxury. Fireplaces, sometimes with built-in ovens, serve as the source of heat and a means for cooking in many homes. Electric iceboxes, stoves, and wash-ing machines are almost unknown to the people.

Food rationing was very severe when compared with what we had in this country. The people were cut down to the bare essentials, with bread and potatoes making up the great-est share of their diet. They were allowed six ounces of chocolate or sweets a month. All this was taken with a minimum amount of complaint on the par t of the people, although they disliked having to undergo a reduction in their tea consumption.

The country was mobilized one hundred per cent for war production. Everyone able to work was registered and girls were placed in factories where the need was the greatest. In the fall, when crops were ready to be taken in, the Wom-en's Land Armies assisted in the harvesting, replacing the men in the services or the men working in factories. This all-out co-operation was partly due to the fact that almost every home and every family had been touched directly in one way or another by the war.

The educational system is still mostly classical, and beyond what we would call junior high, a selective institution. How-ever, this is undergoing rapid changes, and within the next few years I believe schooling will be very similar and com-parable to ours. Many vocational schools are in operation now, and the opportunities for higher education are f a r greater than ever before. The colleges of the ancient Uni-versities are filled to capacity.

One of the first things you notice in England is the ab-sence of advertising over the radio. The British Broadcasting Company is supported by the government and paid for by a direct tax on every citizen who owns a radio. You really appreciate the lack of the 75% advertising and 25% pro-gram to which we are often subjected here in the United States.

Nowhere had the servicemen greater opportunity to visit sites made famous by history than while they were in Eng-land. One could see the changing of the guards in front of the palace, visit Westminster Abbey or Saint Paul's Cathe-

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HOPE AMBASSADORS NETHERLANDS

we learn that there is a deep and reverent respect for the

Dutch Royalty. There is no resentment that Queen Wilhel-

mina went to London, when the people were left to endure

the Nazi regime. The Dutch'knew that their beloved leader

would return, as she later did. Princess Juliana and even

Prince Bernard, who was born in Germany, are also ex-

tremely popular.

We soon learn that we Americans are not the only ones

interested in asking questions. Our Dutch friends in turn

are eager to learn more about that legendary land of the

Americans. The very mention of America seems to have a

magical appeal to the Hollander, as well as to all other

Europeans. To them it is the land of wealth, prosperity, and

enchantment. There are many who sincerely wish to have

the opportunity to visit our land of "sky-scrapers, hot-dogs

and baseball." We discover that even our friend, the Burge-

meister, has relatives in the United States. Upon further

inquiry, it is revealed that the settlement of Holland, Michi-

gan, and even Hope College are familiar to many of our Dutch

friends. We actually find it possible to trace some of our

own relations in this Dutch community. We now realize,

more than ever before, in what a small world we are living.

Our brief visit with the Mayor and his family is fast

drawing to a close. It has been a great opportunity to ob-

serve not only the physical features of "the Old Country," but it also has afforded us an insight into the thoughts and

family life of the people. We truly have a deep admiration

for the Dutch who, even in the face of tremendous obstacles,

have always maintained a sense of humor and ready wit.

Now, as the pages of our imaginary calendar fall back

into their proper place to March, 1946 — we must depart from the Netherlands. But we retain the numerous pleasant memories of our association with families, such as the Burge-meister's, and also vivid recollections of this picturesque, wonderful Holland.

BELGIUM our squad was on a wood-chopping detail. We were busily chopping away near our billets. There was a meeting at the church next door. Just as we were getting ready to go to our noon meal, the people came out of church. When we returned af ter lunch to finish chopping the wood, we found the whole village grouped around the woodpile, and several men from the village doing our work for us.

On a nice, sunny day our Commanding Officer got a bright idea. He thought that a nice, big dress parade would be just the thing for the day. The event was held in the town schoolyard, and, of course, we had the whole town for spectators. Everything went fine until the last event. This was to be a rifle inspection. The Lieutenant got up, called us to attention, and was ready to begin, when, for some reason he turned his head. Our gazes followed his. We saw a very cute little girl of about eight with huge brown eyes. As the Commanding Officer looked at her, she winked at him. de-stroying his poise completely. The inspection was forgotten, and we were dismissed.

1 couldn't begin to write down all of the many little inci-dents that made me love Belgium and the Belgium people so much, but 1 know one thing for sure — if I were asked which of the many countries 1 have visited 1 liked best. Belgium would rate the top spot.

ENGLAND dral. and go through the schools at Oxford and Cambridge. In fact, it was impossible to go through any city, town or village without finding some historical landmark, or a tra-dition of interest to us. Those who had the opportunities, but failed to see these places have failed to reach an understand-ing of the underlying will and nature of the English people. England is tradition and the people are a part of that tradi-tion. If we recognize this, we will not be so quick in our criticism.

I had the privilege of having Christmas dinner in 1944 with an English doctor who had studied several years in the

'United States, and who had married an American girl. He had a deep understanding of human nature and made some statements which seem more true to me as time goes on. In effect the doctor said: "Along with all the bad things this war brought, it is going to bring some good things. One of these will be an appreciation for other people and their customs. No country is perfect, but if each one absorbs a little good from the other, the world will be a lot better place to live in."

He went on to say: "The Americans have already done a lot for the English by snapping them out of their life in the past, and you will see big advances in social reform and a further breakdown of the class system. The English in turn can teach the Americans to appreciate more fully the splen-did opportunities they have in America, and gratitude for many things which they formerly took for granted. As men from both countries look back on their association with each other, they will have more consideration for the customs and traditions of the other and not try to measure them only by their own narrow standards."

These facts are going to cement a closer relationship be-tween our two countries than all the diplomats would ever be able to accomplish. Taking every opportunity I had to visit some new place in England, I developed an appreciation for the country and an understanding of the people that will not be changed by any unauthoritative source.

Tri-AIpha Plays Host To Sorosis

To quote f r o m t h a t much over-drawn and bat t le scarred poet, Lord Tennyson, "Tie spr ing when a young man ' s fancy lightly t u r n s to

though t s o f — w h a t the gir ls have been th ink ing about all win te r . " Such were the t r ends of matr icular .nental mater ia l s last Fr iday n ight when Tri Alpha th rew open their doors and en te r ta ined such fa i r maidens f rom Sorosis. One f resh-

man, no names but his init ials a re Bill "baby faced" De Meestes, was

heard to exclaim, "Gee, Tri Alpha was never like th i s ( s igh)" .

The meeting got under way with the bashful fellows pai r ing up with the girls. Pres . S tegenga and Mary Lou Hemmes presided and Warren Hietbrink o p e n e d w i t h a short prayer . Mary De Young led the boisterous song service accompa-nied by Bill Geiger. The official ledgers were exchanged and called by Joe Pa lmer and Betty De Vries. Anne Vander J a g t expounded the theory of love and tied it in with hat magic season, spring. Next

;)n the agenda, Paul Tanis played his a i r for G Spr ings entitled " S t a r Dust" accompanied by Geiger. The spr ing term ( i t e ) , S tegenga , and the spr ing term (a toe ) , Hemmes spoke on the subject of. guess wha t ! Bobby "Hubba hubba Hu t ton" Bil-kert showed us with the aid of a recording and occasional glances at Bax Klhart that she was jus t a ' square in a social circle". Spr ing

showers came next in the form of a big drip, Bill "Somebody bawl ior Beulah" Hoekinga. He read (.he—what was that word a g a i n ? — Oh yes. humor paper . All were •riticized by Gabby Van Dis. He 11 so inserted some of his own ideas >n the much discussed subject . The main sp r ings of the two or-ganizations w e r e the respective

;ongs which closed the meeting. Everyone then adjourned to the

lobby of the hotel Van Raalte for re f reshments . Chaperones for the evening were Mr. and Mrs. William Shakespeare personif ied. Prof, and Mrs. Hollenbach.

Headquarters for . . .

ROBLEE, AIR-STEP

AND BUSTER BROWN

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Delta Phi Elects Mulder President

Spr ing is not a li t t le l a te this year , and in ful l d ress it arr ived at t h e Delphi formal ini t ia t ion Fri-day night when Lillian Meppelink was ini t iated into the Del ta Phi Sorori ty .

Then to prove tha t " I t Might As Well Be Spr ing , " Elaine Meeusen and Joyce Van Oss led the devo-tional par t of the p rogram. Li tera-

ture, in the realm of spr ingt ime, consisted of a paper read by Au-drey Reagan. Appropr ia te Spr ing music, reminding us of seeds tak-ing root and shoot ing f o r t h into f lowers , was played by Bet ty Van Lente.

New of f icers were elected for the spr ing term and Pinx Mulder is the new prexy, Joyce Van Oss the vice-president and Lou Voss continuing as secre tary . Coffee and sandwiches were served and the meet ing adjourned wi th the Delphi song.

English Reg

Club Hears ional Discussion

You Are Always WELCOME

at th(

Mary Jane Restaurant

The discussion of regionalism

.vas continued as Nelliemae vVeze-

man discussed the poets of the

Middle West in the meet ing held

March 20, at the home of Joyce VanOss. Bret Harte was one of the wr i te rs given as an example of Western s tyle , and his stories, Outcas ts of Poker Flat and Luck of Roaring Camp. The local color of his works, the humor, and the pictures of the West make up for the lack of character izat ion and depth of plot.

Dr. Hollenbach enlarged on the regional l i t e ra ture and discussed Mark T w a i n a n d h i s works. Whether the picture of the West tha t he por t rayed is ent i re ly real and t r u t h f u l , is still a question, but even more than his local color his works are read for thei r humor and the deep personal i ty of Twain which he weaves into them. Dr. Hol-lenbach dramat ized some of his

humor by enact ing a scene from Roughing It. showing how a per-

son telling a joke can let his mind wander f r o m one s i t u a t i o n to another .

The whole club then entered the discussion of the por t rayal of re-

gionalism by these two authors , and with cakes and cokes f o r re-f reshments . little was set t led but much was accomplished.

A.S.A. Installs New Term Officers

" ' Sp r ing has come! ' all the bells r a n g ;

And Alpha S igma Alpha, s t a r t ed out with a bang . "

A re tu rn to na tu re was in evi-dence a t the weekly A.S.A. meet -ing Fr iday night . To help usher in the season we've been wai t ing f o r so long, the theme of the meet ing was — you guessed it — S p r i n g ! A f t e r devotions, Beatrice Hamil ton sang " S p r i n g Has Come," accom-panied by Marian Schrader . Peg -gy J o Sullivan gave the his tory of the sp r ing gods and told some of the in te res t ing s tor ies in connection with them. In a humor paper pre-sented by J e a n Sibley and Mar ian Hanna, the ever- in teres t ing subjec t of love and the ever- incessant ques-tion "Will he ask me to the prom ? " was presented- As a conclusion to the p rog ram, Mary Vande Wege read some poems and prose on the subject of the evening.

Formal instal lat ion fo r the new off icers was held and Betty Boel-kins, re t r ing secre ta ry , read t h e commitments to the new of f icers . As they lighted thei r candles f r o m hers, Betty read the oath of o f f i ce to Marie But t lar , new president , and Mary Vande Wege, vice pres i -dent. Joyce Mulder, re t i r ing t r eas -urer, read the off ice oath to Caro-lyn Ingham, secre tary , and A n n a Marie Ta lman , t r easure r . Marie But t lar responded fo r the new of f i -cers and the impressive service :Iosed with s inging the A.S.A. song.

Fraternity Members Plan For New Year

With the w a r and t h e exodus of Hope f e l l o w s to the v a r i o u s branches of t h e service, the admin-is t ra t ion found it necesary to t em-porari ly t e rmina t e the several f r a -terni t ies and subs t i tu te in t h e i r place, Tri-AIpha. But wi th the re -t u r n of many of these s ame f e l -lows, there is an increas ing sp i r i t to reinstal l these old f r a t e rn i t i e s .

Cosmo, F r a t e r , Knick and E m e r -sonian have all begun work on plans fo r reopening the i r f r a t e r n i -

ties. The Knickerbockers , wi th b.xteen members back will hold their f i r s t meet ing Thur sday n i g h t in the Commons room and t empor -ary of f icers will be elected. T h e F r a t e r s, with twenty-seven re-turned men, have a l ready elected their t empora ry o f f i ce r s and mem-bers meet every second Wednesday night .

As yet, nei ther Emersonion o r Cosmo have made def in i te p l ans but with more men r e tu rn ing they expect to soon begin the i r mee t ings and re-establish thei r f r a t e r n i t i e s on the campus.

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Teninga Initiates Eight New Members

F riday night , March 22, members if Theta Gamma Pi met at the lome of Adelyne Sybesma for f o r -mal initiation of pledges. Those pledges who were pinned in a sol-emn and beaut i ful candlelight s e n -ice a re Bertha Hellenga. Ba rba ra Archer, Bonita Zandbergen. Ed i th Herline. Phyl iss Darrow, Fr ieda

Van Bergen, Iva DeGraf f , and Kathryn Lock. The president , Lu-cille Teninga, welcomed the new pledges into the society.

A business meet ing was also held a f t e r which Angeline Thur r l ing took charge of the program.

Dorian Features "Flower" Program

For the meet ing Fr iday , March 22, the Dorian p rograms , in t h e iorm of i daisies, were unfolded

petal by petal to reveal the secre ts )f the evening to us.

Spr ing devotions, in keeping wi th the theme were read by " D a i s y "

Scheerens. A very f i t t i n g essay by 'Bu t t e rcup" Van Leeuwen por-t rayed the e f f ec t s of spr ing on the many walks of our life. " R o s e " Brinkman s a n g us a bit of sp r i ng

| in t ha t old favor i t e "Our Love I s So Sweet In the Spr ing t ime ." T h e

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The Dorian songbuds ended t h e evening with group s ing ing of "Daisy" and the Dorian songs.

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Harr ie t Muyskens and Mar jo r i e Voss were formal ly ini t iated in to Sigma lota Beta Fr iday , March 22. Formal init iat ion was held a t t h e home of Pa t and Phyl Haskin.

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H^lga took a s top a t Holland, Michigan 'with her ser ious paper . En te r ta inment , i n ' the f o r m of a

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Sephomcrc Attend "Hillbilly Heaven"

Carnegie Gymnasium was turned

into a star-l i te sky as the Sopho-

more class journeyed as "Hill-Bil-

lies" into the Heavens. The party

was held Saturday, March 23, at

8 o'clock.

Beginning the evening's events were mixers and square-dancing. Clyde Geerlings, former faculty member at Hope, was caller. This playing was the s tar t of their "ideal" day.

Af te r everyone was too tired to play, they let their dreams carry them away to a New York Floor Show. Isla Van der Heuvel, gen-eral chairman of the party, served as mistress of ceremonies. The pro-gram was made up of musical med-leys by Don Jalving, singer and Bill Gee, pianists; also, a gossipy class analysits by Ruth Hoffman.

Plenty of Hot-dogs, cokes and cup-cakes went to complete the "Hill-Billy Heaven". Chaperones for the party were Mr. and Mrs. Harold J. Haverkamp and Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Cavanaugh.

Millie Vermaire and Jim Yuk were chairmen of the tickets and publicity, Je r ry Uppleger and Don Mulder had charge of decorations and Gwen Lemmen and John Light-voet took care of the games. Other committee chairmen were Isla Van der Heuvel and J. C. Petter, pro-gram, Ginny Hemmes and Howie Koop, r e f r e s h m e n t s , and Phyl Dietrich and Ade Bos, clean up.

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Orr Sends Account Of Travels In West

Dr. W. W. Orr, our speaker for

Prayer Week, has sent an account

of his activities since leaving Hope.

This "account of my stewardship"

was delivered at his morning wor-

ship of March 3. We are printing

the following excerpts:

"Since February 3, I have trav-

illed (),()()() miles by plane, train

and car. Never have I seen so

much or done so much in so short

a t ime!"

"Five days were spent on the campus of Hope College, Holland, Michigan. The occasion was the annual Religious Emphasis Week. Dr. I. J . Lubbers, formerly presi-dent of Central College, is the very efficient president. Michigan was ice-bound! A most beautiful snow-storm falling on winter 's old ice made transportation by foot or car hazardous. The college is conserva-tive in keeping with Dutch Reform-ed heritage. The atmosphere is distinctively Christian. There are about 601) students. The Y.M. and Y.W.C.A. are active, and influen-tial organizations. 1 spoke at a c o m b i n e d m e e t i n g on Tuesday evening at which well over 250 boys and girls were present. There is a Dutch Reformed Seminary across the street from the College. They, the entire faculty and stud-ent body, rearranged their schedule to attend each morning's worship service. Attendance was not com-pulsory for anyone. The chapel, one of the loveliest I have ever seen, seats about 1400, and appeared to be easily half-filled each morning."

"The s t u d e n t s w e r e reverent thoughtful and loyal. A prayer meeting preceded e a c h morning service. Another prayer meeting was held each afternoon at 5:00. The Rotary Club. There must have been 25-30 personal interviews— dealing w i t h student's spiritual problems."

"It is t h i s D u t c h Reformed Church with which we seek a basis of organic union. It is my hope and prayer it may come about quickly and completely. There is much to commend each denomination to the other."

"The 12:50 Pere Marquette train landed me in Chicago about 4:30 Friday, February 8. A United Air Liner put me in Des Moines that evening at 8:30. We, Mrs. Orr and the children, left the next morning by car for Oklahoma City."

"We found ourselves in Santa Ana, California, on Friday, Feb. 18." The purpose of the mission there was to conduct an evangel-istic meeting. We preached every evening to increasing and inter-esting congregations. On the sec-ond (and last) Sabbath a Decision and Rededication Day found a great congregation standing before God in solemn and earnest purpose . . ."

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SOCIAL CALENDAR

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Monday, March 25 7:30 YWCA Cabinet with Miss Gibbs — 232 W. 16th

Tuesday, March 26 . 7:15 YMCA and YWCA

8:15 Student Council 8:15 Student Recital

Wednesday, March 27 4:00 Library Committee of Faculty 4:34 Orchestra Rehearsal 5:00 Dormitory House Board

Thursday, March 28 7:30 Musical Arts

Friday, March 29 8:00 All College Carnival — W. A. L.

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March 31 — April 5

Monday, April 1 4:00 Faculty Meeting

Tuesday, April 2 7:15 YMCA and YWCA

Wednesday, April 3 5:00 Dormitory House Board

Thursday, April 4 7:30 Sororities

Tri-AIpha, A.S.A. Joint Meeting

IN . . DIGESTION By Elaine Bielefeld

In the Spring the thoughts of the nations of the world turn to those

of love — love among the peoples of the earth. All thoughts were more

or less directed toward the meeting of the United Nations security

council held Monday in New York. Although Russia pleaded to have

the meeting postponed both the United States and Britain rejected

such a proposal as the Russian-Iranian dispute was foremost on the

discussion list. Russian ambassador Andrei Gromyko warned of a pos-

sible delay on the part of Russia to participate in such a discussion.

However the delay on the part of Russia to remove troops from Iran

is too vital a matter to permit a "stall" of any kind.

Spring also brings a possible hope for wives and children to begin

looking for the return of "Daddy" from the army by the end of sum-

mei1. General Dwight D. Eisenhower is advocating the extension of the

draft with the conditions that 18 months of service be the limit for

any inductee and that fathers be eliminated from the draft altogether. Congress will decide all.

Price administration greets Spring with a likely increase on the rent,

food, and clothing levels. Only 48 hours are needed for the OPA to

announce a rise in price of that 1946 Olds we're all waiting for. Just part of the price of Peace, I guess.

Hungarian College Continues from pace 1.)

relative. Twice the German Army

passed .through the country and

stripped it of everything useful.

One informant tells how Nazi

troops systematically e n t e r e d

homes before they left northern

Hungary, taking all warm cloth-

ing back to Germany with them.

Vehicles and domestic animals were

seized. A recent letter states that

the people did not see bread for

months because no flour was avail-able. The Roman Catholic primate of Hungary, Cardinal Mindszenty, declared to the world this month.

Bitterness and desperation in Hun-gary are very great. Famine has reached unheard-of proportions. Of-ficial medical reports say forty-five per cent of the deaths are from hunger. Twenty-seven per cent of all new-born babies are dying be-cause of their mother's weakened condition." Furthermore, inflation has so impoverished the nation that the head of the national Re-formed Church receives the equiv-alent of $1.50 a month. The presi-dent of the country, a Reformed minister of Budapest, fares about as well.

College IH Inspiration

Sarospatak College labors under these difficulties, but the coura-geous spirit is an inspiration to the entire nation. It believes that even the present distress will be productive of much good and says with the Magyar president, "The Gospel has many messages. for Hungary."

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WORK ON "OUTWARD BOUND", the f i rs t three act play to be given on Hope's campus in four years, is progress-ing rapidly under the able direction of Mr. Edward S. Avison. It will be presented on May 1 and 2. Tickets for the produc-tion will be sold beginning on April 15.

A FEW CHANGES have been made in the cast. Playing the part of Scrubby is Douglas Cameron, Anne will be played by Edna Van Tatenhove, and

Henry Colten will play Henry.

Russell Horton will take the par t of Tom Prior, Elsie Parsons will be Mrs. Cliveden-Banks, and Andy Tjepkema will impersonate Rev. William Duke. Ending with Anne Vander Veer as Mrs. Midget, Chet Droog as Mr. Lingley and Don Scholten as Rev. Frank Thomson, "Outward Bound" is sure to be a success.

THOSE WORKING on tickets and sales are Ruth Hoffman, chair-man, with Lillian Sikkema, Louise Edwards, Lucille Teninga, Lois Van Wyck, Isla Van der Heuvel and Virginia Hemmes. Grace Wage-maker will direct the House Ar-rangements committee which is composed of Irene Heemstra and Marie Buttlar. Joyce Sibley and Helga Sawitsky serve as co-chair-men of the program committee. The publicity and advertising is com-posed of Elaine Meeusen, chair-man, and Alice Van Kempen, Lena Hibma, Carolyn Ingham and Paul Fried.

"OUTWARD BOUND" was first produced in this country on De-cember 4, 1923, at the Apollo The-atre in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Such famous people as Leslie How-ard, Alfred Lunt, Dudley Driggs, and Margolo Gillmore first starred in it.

DIRECTOR AVISON, who has come to us from Kirksville State Teachers' College in Kirksville,

Missouri, has been directing plays

since 1929 and has been playing

in shows since before he can re-

member. During his ten years at

Kirksville State Teachers College,

Mr. Avison taught speech, directed

plays, and taught interpretation

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Hope Girls Attend Play Day A t Adrian

Saturday, March 16, a Play Day for girls of M.I.A.A. schools was held a t Adrian College in Adrian, Michigan. Eleven girls, accom-panied by Mr. Jack Schouten made the t r ip and participated in the scheduled events.

Welcoming of the participants took place a t 10 o'clock in the morning and then activities started with folk dancing. Immediately fol-lowing this the girls were divided into various teams and volleyball was played.

Lunch was served at 12:Ji0 p. m. and af terwards skits were given by the various schools. Games played, which began at 2 o'clock, included deck tennis, ping-pong and basket-ball. With their completion a spe-cial hour was held and results were announced.

Girls attending the a f fa i r were Libby Romaine, Pat Haskin, Pinks Mulder, Viv Dykema and Norma Albers. Also included in the group were. Irene Demian, Phyllis Diet-rich, Alida Kloosterman, Jerry Up-pleggar, Marcella Westerman and Irene Heemstra.

Hope College Anchor

WOMEN'S SPORTS By Ike

Announce Awards To Photo Club

Mr. Harold J. Haverkamp, fac-

ulty sponsor of the newly formed

camera club, has made known the

award to be offered to campus

photographers. This award will be

made at commencement and any

student is eligible for competition whether they are club members or not.

The prize will be known as the "Camera Club Award for Photo-graphic Excellence." While awards will be made in various classes the grand winner will receive the above named prize for over-all su-periority.

Entry divisions are as follows: College buildings, campus scenes, college activities (including sports), and students. To qualify the prints must be black and white, suitable for engraving and negatives must be available for purchase by the college if desired.

The basis on wmch the pictures will be judged is also announced. Points to be considered are inter-est value, ar t value and technical factors such as lighting, detail and exposure factors.

Do ya wanna get up and go? Does the weather get cha? Has the iron in your blood changed to lead elsewhere? If that 's the case, maybe you'll be interested in know-ing some of the things others are doing who were 'bitten by the bug.' They've had fun so why not t ry it yourself!!

With windy March still here try to get a kite up in the air . You may think it childish, but there's a trick to i t—getting the right amount of tail and all. Don't get discouraged if your first e f for t s end with a broken kite. (I t ' s hap-pened before—hasn't it k ids?)

While we're dr i f t ing back to c h i l d i s h "favor i tes" we mustn' t fail to mention marbles, hop-scotch, j a c k s a n d jump-the-rope. Hop-s c o t c h will take the minimum amount of material—just a nice

piece of ground. However, marbles are back on

the market once more, and I'll gladly loan out the jacks Santa Claus left in my stocking at Christ-mas. As for jump-the-rope—local hardware stores will sell you a long enough piece of rope to s ta r t a community project.

Maybe it's a bit early to mention summer, but if you're planning to pack a wallop on the beach come June—it would be a good idea to s tar t "gett ing in shape!" If the routine of exercises is too much for you, tennis, Softball, biking and a few daily laps around the track could erase that "winter spread" out of the picture you hope to make.

At this point I'll fade out of the picture and leave to join you in the ' invigorating spring air' .

History In Sports

Beach Ginghams

Royal blue and white checked ginghams for the beach are shown above as pictured in the December issue of Junior Bazaar, new fashion magazine. At left is a yoked jacket and rounded diaper-cut shorts. At right is a beach apron.

The multitude of baseball mits, bats, and spiked shoes lying around over here at Zwemer Hall is a good indication that spring is back, just as we knew it would be. And these same articles of sports equipment also tell us that America, and Hope College is ready to swing into an-other season of our national game. Baseball is something that has been getting into our blood every spring since Colonel Doubleday invented and played in the f i rs t game back in 1839.

Th,ere are a few other famous f irs ts in baseball that are especi-ally interesting. Since "Jack" has been considering the possibility of some night games this season, you might like to know that the very first night game ever played, in a regular league, was right over in our next door town of Grand Rap-ids, Michigan. It was July 8, 1909, and G. R. defeated Zanesville, 11

to 10. The first intercollegiate baseball

game was between Amherst and Williams colleges on July 1, 1859. Pittsfield, Massachusetts was the place, and Amherst won, 66 to 32.

Thus the noble game has been handed across the century to us here at Hope, where mits, bats, and spiked shoes clutter the dorm, and fellas limber up their throwing arms in a little pre-season work-out. •

You also might have noticed that a goodly number of brawny grid-ders have been out on the field these balmy afternoons engaging in a bit of "pre-pre-season" foot-ball practice. So if youse gals are lookin' for real he-men, just perch yourselves out there on the hill-side by Carnegie Gym and take your choice. You con do that now you know.

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Along with the warm spring sunshine conies college activities once again. For the f i r s t time in several years, we on Hope's campus are enjoyin' the sight of hustling athletes doing a mile around the track and heavy hitt ing outfielders s lamming the baseball against Carnegie gym. Also some of the top tennis players are seen get t ing into shape.

But, most surprising of all is the sound of a rough crossbody block and the slapping of pads. Yes, spring football is here for the f i r s t time in Hope's history.

Let's, take a look around and check our top athletes and sports — star t ing at the top of the alphabet with baseball. There 's Coach Jack Schouten slapping grounders to his infielders, and the pitchers and catchers working out in preparation for their rugged 12-game sched-ule. Clarie Van Liere is working on his f as t one, and Don Mulder is throwing some curves (little early for that ! ) Bill Brown is bearing down too, I see, and who's doin' the catching? None other than Bill Hillegronds putt ing on some Chicago tricks out there — Ralph Cornell is digging some of the dirt out too. And what 's that going down the field; don't get excited, it 's just J immy Muddel, our manager, working hard as ever.

Let's move down the field to see some of our fu ture gridiron boys pound heads. (My mistake that wasn't J immy Muddel it was Dell Koop our giant tackle, and I do mean giant!) Don Rinkus, conference guard last year, is out there too along with Ken Michelson, Red Milew-skie, Leo Mrok and Harv Buter. (Ernie Post is at the quarterback spot today.) Ernie saw a lot of football at the U. of M. last year. Big Sleuth Slager is playing opposite Koop now. I wouldn't dare say how much either of those boys weigh but I'd bet a nickel there 's more than half a thousand pounds between them. There's Bob Koop, Don Lade-wig and there's Fritz Van Voorst over in that car. I think George Dalman knows why he's not on the field.

Just over the hill 1 hear a lot of noise and commotion. I t ' s none other than old "Gabby" Van Dis and some of his boys resorting to a more relaxing and painless game of tennis. Looks like another "hot Hope outfi t ," but there'll be plenty of MIAA competition this year.

There's more, lots more activities, but some of the fellas haven't reported for practice.

And before I forget. Coach Hinga golf team has a full schedule too. They have a field day at Albion lined up. The rest of the track, tennis and golf teams of the MIAA will be there too.

Well it's get t in ' dark and better be leavin' cause the boys are s tar t ing for the showers.

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