Calvin College - Prism Yearbook (Grand Rapids, MI)

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T ACCOMPANIED BY BOMBS AND BOMBAS1' The celebration ofthe centennial was only one ingredient that determined the shape of 1957 for Calvin. Bold headlines rocked the world. lt was a Presidential election year, and Grand Rapids caught the spirit. Visiting Estes Kefauver was barely able to keep the stage from the grinning Michigander with the polka-dot bow tie. Dick and Pat Nixon were greeted by cheering thousands along the streets and no less enthusiasm on the campus. -GR Press Photo WGR Herald Photo Russian op ression was met by courageous armed revolt in Hungary, and local residents were forced from their ivory towers with the arrival of bedraggled refugees. ln Upper Michi an, the world's longest suspension bridge over the Straits of Mackinac pressed for completion by next huntin season. Andi there was local news: a murder in quiet Holland, Grand Rapids' First bank robbery in years, a spectacular Eire at the American Excelsior plant. JN' ,, 1 '- P- xg -.-gr. ' g 'lj ,Leu ' x ' 4. ' td? .Eb 4 l -GR Press Photo On the cam us there was talk, Dr. Harry Overstreet offered his mental cure-all for the troubled times and failed to win a convert. The renowned Dr. Paul Tillich proved even modern theology was a confusion of ambiguous terms and loaded phrases. Meanwhile Calvin professors were also in demand cs guest speakers. Prof. Lester De Koster was one such, especially after the publication of his new book, ALL YE THAT LABCDR. f .