Calvin College - Prism Yearbook (Grand Rapids, MI)

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' ' gfwx Professor Lamse, wearing a Deutsch Haus tee-shirt. dances with the students at the German Department Oktoberfest. 'Q l Herr Hegewald sings from Deutsche Lieder. you do not understand why the fact that professors were once all students makes any difference. then consider for a moment a student whom we shall call Xerxes. Now Xerxes isa bright. intelli- gent. curious. eager. willing. and naive freshman. He has just graduated from high school. and. although he was rather bored there. he is looking for- ward to college as a chance really to learn something. He settles into his studies. gradually being drawn deeper and deeper into the web of things that can be known. The tempting siren call of knowledge lures him ever farther into the mysteries of his subject. and. soon. he discovers that he really enjoys the pursuit of knowledge. Graduate school follows almost inevitably. At graduate school. Xerxes becomes indoctrinated in the methodology and the content of his discipline. and. when he graduates. he is ready as a professor to lead other students along the same primrose path. On and on the cycle goes. building up in the meantime an enormous body of knowledge. since each professor adds his little bit to that body of knowledge. The treadmill keeps turning. but. unfortunately. it sel- dom stops long enough to allow the runners to get off. take a deep breath. and ask the question. Why'? Xerxes is led to become a professor by his own inclination and by the peculiar institu- tion of higher education which is such a distinguishing characteristic of West- ern society. but. in the process. the importance of gaining more knowledge might be left unspecified. So. why is the pursuit of more knowl- edge important? Well. this question is not always left unanswered. No doubt. most professors have somejustification for their activities. although. as has already been suggested. the press of everyday affairs might often leave the justification rather ill-defined. As far as we can make out. essentially twojustifi- cations exist.

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Dolores Hageman. Physical Education John Hamersma. Music George Harper. Jr.. English George Harris. Classical Languages Cornelius Hegewald. Germanic Languages William Hendricks. Education Mary' Hietbrink. English Henry Hoeks. Religion and Theology Thomas Hoeksema. Education Karla Hoesch. Physical Education Dewey Hoitenga. Jr.. Philosophy David Holquist. Speech Henry Holstege. Sociology Philip Holtrop. Religion and Theology David Holwerda, Religion and Theology Ralph Honderd. Physical Education C1irlHuisman.Art Gertrude Huisman. Music Henry lppel. History Thomas Jager. Mathematics Dirk Jellema. History Robert Jensen. Art Wayne Joose. Psychology Carl Kaiser. Music Beverly' Klooster. Biology Thelma Knol. Music Kenneth Kony ndyk. Jr.. Philosophy Roger Konyndylt. Mathematics James Korf. Speech lryin Kroese. English Alhion Kromnttnga. Physics Kenneth Kutper. English Jack Kuipers. Mathematics Kenneth Kutpers. Economics and Business Walter Lagerwey. Germanic Languages Stephen Lamhers. lnforniatton Services Lihrartan James Lamse. Germanic Languages Sanford Leestma. Mathematics Philip Lucasse. Education Rohert Nlanvyeiler. Physics George Marsden. History Clarence Mcnninga. Physics Ellen Monsma. Romance Languages George Monsma. Jr.. Economics Mary in Nflonsma. Director of the Lihrary Richard MoL1w.Phtlosophy Carl Mulder. Education Ann Notehoom. Speech Qs -P l - ., ..+ 4 ra iff? W. X .t X 1. T t l J 5 fc X z z, X f it ic

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Larry Nyhoff. Mathematics Delwin Nykamp, Speech Donald Oppewal. Education Peter Oppewall, English Clifton Orlebeke. Philosophy Arthur Otten. Romance Languages Charlotte Otten, English Robert Otten. Classical Languages Chris Overvoorde. Art Thomas Ozinga. Speech James Penning. Political Science Kenneth Piers. Chemistry Alvin Plantinga, Philosophy John Primus, Religion and Theology Donald Pruis. Economics and Business Lois Read. Romance Languages Alfred Reynolds, Psychology Rodger Rice. Sociology M. Howard Rienstra. History Frank Roberts. History Theodore Rottman. Sociology H. Evan Runner. Philosophy Ruth Rus. Music William Sanderson. Psychology Allen Shoemaker. Psychology Carl Sinke. Mathematics Howard Slenk. Music Barbara Sluiter. Librarian Donald Smalligan. Sociology Corwin Smidt, Political Science David Snuttjer. Psychology Gordon Spykman. Religion and Theology Barney Steen, Physical Education Leroy Stegink. Education Roger Stouwie. Psychology Earl Strikwerda. History Leonard Sweetman. Jr.. Religion and Theology Bernard Ten Brock. Biology Henrietta Ten Harmsel, English Robert Terborg. Psychology Richard Tiemersma. English John Tiemstra. Economics Peter Tigchelaar. Biology James Timmer. Physical Education John Timmerman, English Dale Topp, Music David Tuuk, Physical Education Marten Vande Cvuchte. Speech