Hope College - Milestone Yearbook (Holland, MI)

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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.

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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 (Mlwje spirit i OLLEGE Spirit, generically considered, includes all forms of spon- ? j taneous expression of a student’s loyalty to his institution. It has a passive and an adive aspe(5t. Passively, college spirit expresses itself in a delight in whatever honor the institution wins or has conferred upon it. Actively, the expression consists of an earnest effort to accomplish that which will bring honor to the college. Specifically, genuine college spirit at Hope is loyalty to the ideal and purpose for which our college was established, so far as we represent it. May we not define that ideal and purpose as follows : in daily work, faithfulness; in athletics, honorable victory; in literary society work, sympathy with noble thought, and sociability among ourselves; in inter-collegiate oratory, enthusiasm and genial rivalry; in Young Women’s and Young Men’s Christian Association work, sincerity and unity; in our relation to Hope’s alumni, respect and emulation; in our relation to the Reformed Church, devotion without bigotry. 1 Arkttflhite ijmrtttB HE Annual Staff wishes to express its gratitude to Dr. Kollen for his aid and ready sympathy; to Prof. Nykcrk for his guidance and kindly criticism in the details of the work; to the H. A. Toren Printing establishment for the mechanical perfection of the book; to the Bayne Engraving Company, and to our Advertisers and all others who have made this book B. PAGE TWENTY-ONE