Hope College - Milestone Yearbook (Holland, MI)

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THE HOPE COLLEGE ANNUAL dDur 3 oU?g? R college is one of the several denominational institutions n the state. It is situated in Holland, on the eastern shore f Lake Michigan, a beautiful city with an approximate popu- lation of ten thousand. In about the center of the city is the spacious college campus. The principal buildings are Graves Library and Winants Chapel, Van Raalte Memorial Hall, Van Vleck Hall, the president’s home, and the observatory. By the time this volume is published, Carnegie Gym- nasium will also be in the course of erection. All the buildings are of excellent construction and are furnished with the latest equipment. Our corps of instructors is the best obtainable. No college in the state has a faculty superior to that of “Hope.” The high esteem in which the ability of these men is held, is shown by the amount of credit our graduates receive at the University of Michigan and other institu- tions throughout the country. The college proper offers various courses, for all of which the amount of work required for graduation is practically the same. The degree of Bachelor of Arts is conferred upon all graduates alike. In connection with the college is a Preparatory Department, the course of which corresponds to that of the best high schools in the country. The aim of this department is primarily to prepare for college. For those, however, who either cannot or do not wish to go farther, our preparatory department offers in itself peculiar inducements. It is especially advantageous to those intending to go directly to a university or to enter the profession of teaching. One of Hope’s foremost aims, is the development of personality among her students. As far as possible, each student is encouraged to develop himself along those lines for which he is best fitted, and in which his own individual preference runs. To this we may in a great measure ascribe the success and prominence of our graduates. Finally, we may say, that Hope is an ideal small college. Any young man or woman, desiring a liberal education can do no better than to enter this institution. Here he will find every facility for develop- ment, but better still, a spirit of true fraternity and college fellowship. PAGE NINETEEN

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THE HOPE COLLEGE ANNUAL Purpoar of tiff Annual HEREWITH we present to the students, patrons and alumni of ! ‘‘Hope” our first College Annual. In the past, new ventures , have been successfully launched and have been of benefit to the college. It required courage to engage in the publication of a monthly college paper, the “Anchor,” and yet under the careful management of the student body, it has become a permanent represen- tative of Hope College. So in the publication of the Annual, while we have met with some discouragement, yet we have persevered because we believed that an Annual might be of particular service to this in- stitution. And if the Annual should prove a benefit, we hope thereby in some measure to repay the debt which we as students owe our college. Hope College was founded a little over fifty years ago. During that time many have gone forth from her walls. To their Alma Mater these are all bound by a blessed memory of their younger days, when they too were students. The college may have been smaller at that time —and we know it has grown—yet we know, too, it has not outgrown their love. To you, then, worthy alumnus, may this book be a pleasant re- minder, and may it serve to endear our college to you. In the busy succession of recitation hours, in the earnest concen- tration of study, and in the time of recreation, perhaps, we as students seldom stop to think what our college is. We fail to note the advan- tages we enjoy,—our buildings, laboratories and library, the beauty of our campus, our good name. In this volume we have attempted to show the college in its actual entirety. Furthermore, we believe Hope College worthy to be better known. No institution of learning can succeed academically or financially, unless its patrons know of, and sympathize with, the aims and accomplishments of that institution. To those generous patrons, then, this Annual is an expression of gratitude and a record of achievement. Our object, then, in publishing this Annual is three-fold: To bring the alumni and friends in closer touch with the college; to foster and increase a feeling of unity among the students, and to advertise our beloved Hope.

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THE HOPE COLLEGE ANNUAL ODratoni OPE has always been famous for her orators. In the pulpit, on the rostrum, and even in the legislative assemblies, her graduates have , reflected credit upon her. Her students, too, have accomplished much in public contests and debates. Of these men we are justly proud. It may be true that to some extent an orator, like a poet, is born, not made; still it is also true that the efficiency of his training will be the guaranty of his success Such efficiency Hope offers, and to this we owe largely the ability of our orators. But a greater advance can be made. A deeper interest among students and faculty, more hours of drill and training, and above all more frequent opportunities to speak in public will help to bring about this result. In attaining this, we may say in conclusion, both faculty and students have their part to do. V. Athlrtirs •IN, manly men, vigorous men, men of brain and brawn, men who are able to meet the demands of this most strenuous American life of ours ! This is the call that is sounding all over this country. And not only does this apply to men but to women and girls as well. Now how shall we answer this call, do you ask? Well, the brain, of course, develops by sl. j Jy; but how many there are nowadays in our colleges and schools who develop it at the expense of the body. The thing necessary is athletics. We must have athletics in our colleges in order that we may proportionally develop the faculties of both mind and body. Hope College offers every advantage in this respect. Athletics has grown in our college in the past few years. Its new gymnasium, which is a gift of Andrew Carnegie, is sufficient to boast of. Besides we have the foot ball field, the base ball diamond, the track and the tennis courts open to whoever wishes to use them. We invite the sturdy country lads as well as the boys from the smoky city, and also the girls, to partake in those sports in which they are particularly interested. Our strong desire is to send from this institution, men and women developed in spirit, mind and body. D. V.