Hope College - Milestone Yearbook (Holland, MI)

Text from Pages 1 - 208 of the 1920 volume:

Greetings To those who have never known Hope as a college home, we bring a picture of our college life, ideals and spirit; to those who are now Hopeites we give a picture and record of one year's deeds, both wise and otherwise, at the college by the “Inland Sea'; and to our Alumni We send loving greetings from their Alma Mater. The Milestone Staff Jedidah ()s$c vaarde Henry Mol Frances Ihrman Martin DcWolf Olive Boland Maurice Van Loo Cdenna Wasson John Kcmpers Katherine Schmidt Jessie Hemmes Christopher Walvoord John Vander Ploeg Mabel Mulder . Fditor-in-Chief Business Manager Photographs . Art Assistant Editors Snaps Subscription Literary Jokes Athletics Typist Publicity HOPE COLLEGE Michigan I loiland 4 Bebtcatton jclmong tpe pigpmiinDeD, noliIe-fjearteD men toposc names are familiar in tbe bistort of Dope College, topose lines pane been granOly linen in lofty sernice to this institution ano tpe full attainment of tpe Christian purposes for U)i)ici) it erists, professor J. 13. JUykerk polos an ponoreO place. Co pint toe otoe in large part tpe success of our Department of Q3usic, tpe ponors toe pane toon in Dratory anO Debating, tpe promotion of our Lecture Courses, tpe ertension of our college library, anO tpe ercellence of our Cnglisp Department, abone all, in tpe hearts of tpe stuocnts toposc courses Pe pas spapeo tprougp tpe formatinc years of college life, there is founo tbe greatest proof of pis success. flxHitp a Peart ener young ano a faith ener strong, toitp tireless energy and unfailing loyalty pe pas OeuoteD himself to tpe interests of Dope College. (KEIttp syim patpy aitO unOerstanOing, toitp care anO affec- tion pe pas affiliateO himself toitp tpe stuoents of Ii)ope both as frienO ano instructor. Co professor rSykcrk, in token of tpe Ioning es teem in topicp pe is Pel0 by tpe stuoents ano alumni of Ipope College, toe the Class of 1921 affectionately OeDicate this a3i!estone. ■ Edward I). Dimnent, A. M., LL. I). PRESIDES!' We greet you, Mr. Diurnent, as an alumnus of our future Alma Mater and as our honored President. May your tireless efforts in behalf of our college be rewarded. May your years at Hope be filled with rich blessings. 6 M ILESTONES Stones are the symbols of Permanence. Eternity lias been typified in Stone: Time has been defied by it. Iiasalt and Granite have outlived men and epochs and ages. Life in its simpler forms lias clung to rock-ribbed mountains as if to secure to itself Perpetuity. Death, too. has claimed Marble for its Mausoleum that it might hold its place and position unchallenged. Temple 1 Slock and Hearth-stone Slab and Funeral Shaft tell the infant's primal cry, youth's passionate bliss and the shadowed anguish of age. Milestones are the memorials of indomitable Mind. Aspiration. Achievement, Advancement,—these are the records the Milestone plants deep-bedded in the onward course of the Pioneer. To oil other Stones Humanity turns its face, lifts its eye, voices a requiem for the known. To the Milestone,-—graven only on its hither-side, if any mark there be, Mankind turns its back, looks for no promise, gives no hostage of dependent faith. Each Stone beside,—be it veined with the blue of the azure or the red of life’s pulsing blood: be it flecked with the flash of the diamond or light-starred like the blackness of night -stands sentinel of Life’s twilight Peace. The MILESTONE, untraced by the fancies of Nature’s vagrant dreams and uncut by the savage Hint or artist skill, dares the eastern dawn and challenges the coming Day. MILESTONES are the Soul's answer to the I'nknown. her response to Futurity, and for her, will ever abide The Symbol of the I rek. E. 1). Dim next. 8 We L 3 cener ove 9 10 Faculty f . I )i John B. Nykerk Professor of English and Public Speaking. Hope. 1885. A.B., A.M. Oxford University, England, 1906-’07. Mrs. Wixnifkkd Durfee, Dean of Women Instructor in French. University of New York. A.B. University of Wisconsin. A.M. Frank X. Patterson Professor of Biology. University of New Brunswick. A B.. Ph.I). Harvard University. A.M. Rev. Paul K. 11 ink. mi Professor of Bible and Philosophy. Hope. 1907, A.Bi, A.M. McCormick Thco. Sem.. 1914. B.D. Postgraduate year at Princeton University and Seminary. Albert K. La.mpex Professor of Mathematics and Astronomv. Hope, 1911, A.B. University of Michigan. A.M. 12 Faculty VX AXI) Wit'll I-KS Registrar. Professor of History. Hope, 1909, A. 15. University of Michigan. A.M. Mai: Louise Brussk Instructor in Latin and Herman. Hope. 1916. A B. Bruno Meineuki: Professor of Latin. University of Tennessee, A.15. University of Michigan. .M. (. iikistineC. Van Raai.ti: Instructor in French and Latin. Hope. 1916. A.B. Ai.MON '1'. (ioDFKEV Professor of Chemistry. Northwestern University. .IJ.. A.M,. M.l). 13 Faculty Rev. Jacob Vaxdek Meulen Professor of Greek. Hope. ISO7. A.B. Western Theological Seminary, 1900. I 1 A K KI ET . A ' E R A B A K ER Instructor in Prep. English and French. Hope. 1919. A.B. Wit.Li am H. Ten Makex Professor of Prep. Mathematics and History. Hope. 1917. A.B. Anna Grace Yisscher Instructor in English. University of Michigan. A.B. Bobert W inter Professor of Education. Hope. 1901. A.B. University of Michigan. A.M. Faculty Robert Evans Professor of Physics. Albion. A.B., A M. 1A RT11A J A X E (i IBSO N Instructor in English. University of Cincinnati, A.B.. AM. Albert Raap. A. M. Educational Secretary. Magdalene De Free Librarian. Rev. Henry Hospers Professor of Dutch. Hope. 1889. A.B. Postgraduate at University of Amsterdam. Aether lands. Hope. 1916. D.D. 15 WH4. T Constitutes a school? Not ancient halls and ivy mantled towers, Where dull traditions rule With heavy hand youth's lightly springing powers; Not spacious pleasure courts, A nd lofty temples of A thletic fame, Where devotees of sports Mistake a pastime for life’s highest aim; Not fashion, nor renown Of wealthy patronage and rich estate; No, none of these can crown A school with light and make it truly great: But Masters, strong and wise, Who teach because they love the teacher’s task, A nd find their richest prize In eyes that open and in minds that ask. —Selected. Hope College students are indeed proud of their Faculty, which is composed of noble Christian men and women, who take a personal interest in each student and his activities. They are ever ready to give advice, sympathy, cheer and encourage- ment. It is because of the strong bond of Christian fellowship which unites students and faculty, that the indefinable Hope Spirit reigns on the campus and in all phases of college life. 17 Seniors Chris Anthony L)k Jongk, Zeeland. Mich. Classical Course. Knickerbocker. Pres. '19-20; Student Council President; Editor-in-Chief Anchor. IS; Basket- ball Manager, '18-19; III. State Scholarship; Student Volunteer; Senior (lass President; Milestone Staff, '19; Athletic Board of Control. The list of Chick's activities speaks for him. He is studious, reliable, an all-around good fel- low. a leader in all he undertakes, and he under- takes everything. “The force of his own merit mokes his way.” Mary Emma Geegh Sioux Falls, S. D. Modern-I. a no vagi-: English Course. Delphi; Dramatic Club, Vice-Prcs. '20; M. O. I... '17; A st. Editor Milestone, ‘19; Senior Piay; (ilee Club; Y. V. C. A. Cabinet, I’rcs. '20; Asst. Bus. Mgr. Anchor. '19; Student Council. '18. Mary's activities are numerous, her kindness and sympathy unlimited. She is an inspiration to all who know her. '■A perfect woman, nobly planned. To learn, to comfort, and command John Russell Dalenburg Chicago, 111. Science Course. Knickerbocker, Vice-Prc . ‘20; Milestone Staff, ’18; Football, '19-20; Senior Play; Joke Editor Anchor '17; Science Club. Vice-Pro. '20; Track Manager, '18. To know John is to love him. He is always courteous, considerate, a constant source of humor, a good student, a helpful, loyal classmate and true pal. lie's gentle, full of noble derice of all sorts, enchantingly beloved. Peter Nicholas Prins Holland, Mich. Science Course. Fraternal, Pres. '19; Athletic Board of Control; College Ouartettc; Student Volunteer: Basket- ball. '16 17-19-20; Y. M. C. A Cabinet. '17; Glee Club: Dramatic Club; Anchor Staff. '19-20; Football. '19. Pete possesses unlimited ability, but is most famous as an athlete. An admirable fellow, well- liked, active and alert. He will be Athletic Coach in Robert’s College, Constantinople, during the next three years. “Cordial and courteous—a gentleman in and out.” John Henry Meengs Holland, Mich. Classical Course. Cosmopolitan; Athletic Association. Treas. '20; Debate, '19-20; Senior Play; Glee Club; Debat- ing League, Pres.; Anchor Staff. '20. “Yuhbs” is a most trustworthy, dependable fel- low. a good student, an excellent business man. ami a member of our class champion basketball team. Hail to the man who tries and succeeds 18 Seniors Teunis Waykxbi rc, Prixs IIolland, Mich. Science Course. Fraternal, I’rcs. '19; Glee Club: Dramatic Club, Pro. '19; Basketball. ’15-16-17-1819-20; Class President 16: College Quartette; Y. M. C. A. Cabinet. ’17. ’19; Football, ’19. Teunic is the hero of many a conflict, a man of action, and a leader wherever he goes. ‘‘A man after our own heart, tender, en- erous, brave. Helen Martha Kell Grand Haven, Mich. Moi krx-Lan ;ua ;k English Cocrse. Sorosis. Pres. '20; Y. V. C. A. Cabinet. '20; Literary Editor Milestone. ’19; Dramatic Club; Exchange Editor Anchor, '19; M. . L„ '19. Helen is a student of exceptional ability, very talented, and especially noted for devotion to the Muse of History. She is prominent in dramatics and literary study. We all like Helen. “A girl who goes to the depth of tilings, II ho ever wishes the reason why? Oliver John De Jonge Zeeland, Mich. Classical Course. Knickerbocker; Athletic Board, '20 Oliver has all the qualities of a true gentleman. He i dignified, reserved, and helpful in his own quiet way. He is an excellent student, an ath- lete. a highly capable man. “A type of Senior rarely found— I e is smart but does not advertise the fact.” John 1). Steketee Holland. Mich. Classical Course. Knickerbocker. Treas '20; Basketball, '! � ; Football. ’11-12-1319: Baseball, ’16. Stik is a good athlete with a sturdy, robust frame and a happy disposition. A good-hearted fellow, and a good pal to those who know him. The best hearts are ever the bravest.” William Vander Meer Alton. Iowa Classical Course. Fraternal, Vice-Pres. 20: Student Council: Milestone Staff. '19; Baseball, '19; Glee Club; Y. M. C. A. Cabinet; Basketball, Manager '19-20; Senior Play. Bill is a favorite with everyone. He’s a good student, a dependable business man, and takes well in a crowd. They that govern make least noise. 19 Seniors Jamks Mijilenburo Orange City. Iowa Classical Course. Knickerbocker. Pres. '20; Dramatic Club, Pres. '17. ’19; Editor-in-Chief Milestone '17 ; Y. M C. A. Cabinet. '17; Student Volunteer, Pro. '17; Science Club: Kditor-in-Chief Anchor. Jidge is talented along many lines, and pos- sesses all the characteristics of literary genius. He is active, alert, tireless, persistent—will be- come famous some day. “A'one but himself can be his parallel.” Catherine Bkrtha Stoppkls Muskegon. Mich. Modern-Language English Course. Delphi, Vice-Pro. '10; (lice Club; V. W. C. A. Cabinet. Treas. '19-20; Student Council, '19; Dramatic Club; Senior Play. Someone to pose for pantomine? Bertha’s just the right one. She is popular, prominent in dramatics, a good student, a college leader. “Is she not more thou painting can express. Or youthful poet's fancy when they love? Harmon Voskuii. Cedar Grove, Wis. Modern-Language English Course. Knickerbocker. Treas. IS: lcc Club. Harmony's name is appropriate because he is truly in harmony with his many friends and associates. He is helpful, generous, kind and courteous, with true college spirit. He is a most loyal classmate. Who does the best his circumstance allows. Does zcell, acts nobly angels could do no more.” Pearl Van Westekburg Grand Rapids, Mich. Modern-Language English Course. Sorosis. Pres. '19; Y. V. C. A. Cabinet; Stu- dent Council; Senior Play. I’earl is an impulsive, warm-hearted girl, frank, sincere, capable. She is a faithful worker, an active student, a true friend. “ 1 noble type of good. Heroic womanhood.” I'dward John Wolters Holland. Mich. Classical Course. «lire Club. Ed is a man of few words, but beneath his quietness there lies a deep vein of thought and great strength of character. He is pure-hearted, noble-minded, a splendid example of true man- hood. ‘'One who is the theme of honour's tongue. Amongst a grove, the very straightest plant Who is nocet Fortune's minion and her pride.” 20 Seniors Adam John Westmaas Muskegon. Mich. Classical Course. Cosmopolitan, I’res. ’19; Orchestra; V. M. ('. A. Cabinet, Prc . '19; Glee Club. Adam always greet' liis friends with a smile. An industrious fellow he is. a deep thinker, a good student, and one who exerts a strong in- fluence for good. “L'pon his braze shame is ashamed to sit; I'or ’tis a throne zehere honor may be crowned Sole monarch of the universal earth.” Marie Christine Bqlks Sittox City, la. Modern-Language English Course. Delphi. Vice-I’rcs. '19; Student Council; Dra- matic Club; Student Volunteer. Marie is generous, kind-hearted, affectionate, a true pal to all her friends. She is always willing to render service, and by her loyalty and cheer- fulness lias won the hearts of all her classmates. “Xaturc often enshrines ( allant and noble hearts in zeoman's breast. Peter Garret Baker Passaic, X. J. Classical Course. Fraternal. Pres. '20; Dramatic Club, Pres. MS; Y. M. C. A. Cabinet. ’18 19; Anchor Staff. '17-19; Milestone Staff, '18; JIec Club. Pres. '18; Student Volunteer. Pres. '17; Track. '18-19; Football, Manager '19. Popular, an all-around man. good fellow, full of pep and college spirit, can always he depended upon. II'e knozv him zeeII—no need of praise.” Jane Henrietta Potts Holland. Mich. Modern-Language English Course. Delphi. Vice-Prc . '18; Anchor Staff. '20; V. V. C. A. Cabinet. '19-20; Dramatic Club. Jane is famous for her gift of saying common things in an uncommon way. She has a great deal of literary ability, characterized by orig- inality and wit. She is a faithful worker and a devoted friend. “A girl with a knack to do ezrerylhiny well, Hoze yreat she will be no one can tell. Marcus Cornelius Mi ii.enisuro Orange City, la. Science Course. Knickerbocker; Football. '19; dice Club; Or- chestra. Marcus is an all-around good fellow, and like many another good fellow, he has lost his heart. His quiet manner conceals long, long thoughts. Cheerful and fun-loving as well, he is a good comrade. O'er rouylt and smooth he trips along. And never looks behind. 21 Seniors Marry James Macier Paterson, N. J. Classical Course. Cosmopolitan, Pro. '19, See. ’20; Assistant Editor Mile-.tone, '18; Y. M. C. A. Cabinet, Pres. '18: Winner Washington Bust, '19; Mich- igan State Scholarship; Student Council. Vice- Pres. '19; M. (). 1... '20; Debate. '20; Track. ’19; Senior Play. A student, orator, religious leader—an ideal college man. “His life was gentle, and the elements So mixed in him that Xature might stand up And say to all the world, “This was a man!” Joseph i xe Belt Holland. Mich. Modern-Language English Course. Delphi, Sec. '1S; Senior Class Secretary '20; Senior Play; dice Club; Capt. Senior Girls' Basketball. '20. If smiles will win the world, Josie is a winner. Bright and cheerful, full of pep. she is always ready to help her class, society and college. She is sweet, pretty, altogether charming. “Here's to the girl with a heart and a smile. Who makes the bubble of life worth -while” W illiam Andrew Vaxder W'ekp Muskegon. Mich. Modern-Language Mathematics Course. Cosmopolitan, Pres. '20; Orchestra; Y. M. C. A. Cabinet, Treas. '19; Class Vice-President. '18. Always thoughtful, generous and kind. Bill has won the respect and friendship of all who know him. “The kindest man. the best-conditioned unwearied spirit in doing courtesies.” Hattie Edna Vermeer Sioux Center. la. Modern-Language Knglish Course. Delphi. Sec. '18; Anchor Staff, '18-19; Senior Play; Y. W. C. A. Cabinet. '19-20; Glee Club. Hattie has a gift for making people around her happy. She is an exceedingly capable girl, possesses originality, humor and irresistible charm which wins her many friends. “When once the young heart of a maiden is stolen. The maiden herself will steal after it soon.” (iERARD (iORI)ON OOSTERHOF De MottC, 111(1. Science Course. Knickerbocker; Athletic Association; Science Club; Ohio State Scholarship. Gerard is another one of those fellows who has lost himself in devotion to science. He is quiet and self-effacing, hut a capable student. It’s these quiet fellows whose work will make the loudest noise some day. “Plans his -work, then -works his plan.” 22 Seniors Willard Van Hazel Grand Rapids, Mich. Science Course. Fraternal. Pro. '20; Y. M. C. A. Cabinet; Senior Play; Basketball, Manager '17-18; Foot- ball, '19; Student Volunteer; Milestone Stall. '18; Athletic Board. '18; Basketball Team. '17-18-19-20. An athlete, a comrade, a leader admired and respected—Bill is one of our best-liked fellows. He is a man—lake him for all in all. Laureen Bernice Muilenburg S. Holland, 111. Modern-Language English Course. Sorosis; Glee Club; Student Volunteer; U. of Cal.. '17-1819. We are glad that Laureen decided to spend her last college year at Hope, for we have thereby been enabled to enjoy the society of a sweet and charming girl. ‘7 love tranquil solitudes And such society As is quiet, vise and good.” Peter Cooper Passaic, N. J. Classical Course. Fraternal, Pros. '20; Student Volunteer; Asst. Editor Anchor. '17; Woodrow Wilson Club. Pres.; Senior Class Treasurer; Track; V. M. C. A. Cabinet, Sec. '17; Senior Play. We all love “Jazz.” He is more talented than he confesses, besides possessing quiet an original brand of humor. Lots of fun and a good friend. ''In faith he is a worthy gentleman, Exceedingly -well-read, and -wondrous affable.” Evelyn Zwe.mer Holland. Mich. Modern-Language English Course. Delphi. I'rcs. '20; Y. W. C. A. Cabinet. '19-20; Class Treasurer. '17-18; Foreign Mission pri c. '19; Glee Club; Anchor Stall, '18-19: Junior English prize. '19; Valedictorian. Evelyn has won the highest honors _f class scholarship. She's a girl with many activities, dependable, loyal, industrious. Virtue and genuine graces in themselves speak -what no -words can utter.’’ Ralph Ten Have Zeeland, Mich. Science Course. Knickerbocker; Student Volunteer; Science Club. Through industry and ability Ralph has man- aged a very difficult course this year. He is an able scientist and a man with high ideals. Vet -while the serious thought his soul approves. Cheerful he seems and gentleness he loves.” 23 Seniors Charles Dk Vries Archibald, Ohio Classical Course. Cosmopolitan. I’rcs. '20; Student Volunteer; Y. M. ('. A. Cabinet; Subscription Manager Anchor, ’I . A better fellow than Charlie we've never met. He is always pleasant, is a good student, a true friend—all that makes a successful man. '7If did the utmost hounds of knoivledgc find. “Yet found them iot so large as teas his mind.” Anna Marie Whelan Holland. Mich. Modern-Language English Course. Delphi. See. '19. Vice-Pres. '20: Anchor Staff. '19; Basketball. '20; dee Club; Milestone Staff. '19; Dramatized Senior Play. Anne is a friend to all and everyone who knows her likes her. She is active in all school affairs and can always he depended upon. Hope is proud to graduate a girl whose name will some day he well known in literary circles. She doeth little kindnesses which most leave undone or despise. Harold Milton Van Dyke Holland. Mich. Science Course. Knickerbocker, Pres. MS; Dramatic Club. Treas. '20; Anchor Staff, '19; Athletic Hoard. '18-19- 20; Senior Play; Glee Club. Pres. '20; Y. M. C. A. Cabinet. '18-19; Milestone Staff. '19; Tennis Manager. '20. Myke is a reigning favorite in social gather- ings. He’s a man with real ability, a gentleman, and a friend. Begone. dull care! I prithee begone from me! Begone, dull care! Thou and I shall nerer agree! Alice Van Zanten S. Holland. 111. Modern-Language English Course. Sorosis, Sec. '20; C. of Cal., '17-18-19. Although she only came to us this year, she is a loyal llopeite. and has made many friends. She is quiet hut cheerful, altogether sweet and charm- ing. “Born for success she seemed. With grace to win, with heart to hold. With shining gifts that took all eyes. William Paul Koppenaal Holland. Mich. Student Volunteer; Track, '15-16; Athletic Association. Science Course. Hill is known as a good fellow. As an athlete he favors track. Since his return from France, he has volunteered for a higher kind of service as a student volunteer. The company of a fust and religious man. Is better than wealth and a rich estate. 24 St KICKS Judokus Vaxdkn Xookt Holland, Mich. Classical Course. Student Volunteer. Pres. '20. He’s little, but oh my! Joe has ideas of his own and voices his sentiments frankly and fear- lessly. He is a man who’ll be heard from in the future. He is a friend worth having. '7t is great and manly to disdain disguise, it shows our spirit, and prores our strength. Jkaxkttk Vaxmsr Wkkp Muskegon. Mich. Modern-Language English Course. Delphi. Pres. ’19; V. V. U. A Cabinet; (lice Club; Muskegon City Normal, '14-16. Her sweetness and gentleness have made Jeanette loved by all. Ve have often enjoyed iter rare and beautiful musical selections. She is an excellent student, a conscientious worker, steadfast, loyal, true. “You have deserved high commendation. True applause and lore. Marik Wai.ki.ky Daxiiokf (hand Rapids. Mich. Modern-Language English Course. Sorosi , Pres. '20; Glee Club; V. Y. C. A. Cabinet; Milestone Staff. Everybody likes Marie. She’s lots of fun and always has clever ideas. We expect her to do famous work with her rare and beautiful vocal talents in the future. “Little dewdrops of celestial melody. Henrietta Dul.mks Adell. W’is. Modern-Language English Course. Delphi; Glee Club; Senior Class Vivo-Pres. ; Y V. C. A. Cabinet, Trcas. '1819. Etta is one of the most conscientious and capable girls in our class. She excels as a stu- dent. but always has time to devote to her friends and classmates, and is loved and re- spected by all. “The Haiti of lore, the purity of grace. The mind, the music, breathing from her face. Peter John Koppkxaai. Holland. Mich. Science Course. Peter is a scientific student, a man of ability, we believe, although he i' too modest to say so. His humor is of a quaint and original type. Mthough he has been in our class only a year, he has won our full attention, and we wish him all possible success. “Quiet in appearance, with motives unknown. 25 Seniors Carl Joachi m • Schroeder Benthcim, Mich. Ci.assicai. Course. Cosmopolitan; Student Volunteer, I’rcs. ’19; Milestone Staff. ’1819; Glee Club: V. M. C. A. Cabinet. A very learned man is Carl—a splendid stu- dent. earnest and sincere in his work, and a good comrade, with a lively sense of humor. “All the sources of his life doth shoze He is not in the roll of common man.” Tex a Holkeboer Holland, Mich. Modern-Language English Course. Delphi; Y. V. C. A. Cabinet; Student Volun- teer; M. O. L„ '20. Tcna is a truly noble-hearted girl, sincere, un- selfish. conscientious. It is her deep, true woman- liness and her ardent zeal for service which brought her success in oratory. Tena will sail for China in the fall, where she will begin her life-work. Hine inspired earnestness her inmost being fills, And eager self-forgetfulness that speaks not what it wills” Gerrit Dick Muyskens Alton, la. Science Course. Knickerbocker; Baseball, '17-1S-19; Science Club: Track. ’19. Gerrit is one of those industrious fellows who is always doing something. He is an A-l sci- entist, a decided baseball fan and a good, husky player. “Success comes on with rapid gait To the fellozu who goes to meet it.” Km ma Marie Reeverts Peoria, 111. Modern-Language English Course. Delphi; Y. W. C. A. Cabinet, '19-20; Glee Club; Milestone Staff. ‘18-19. One of our most industrious students is Emma, a good worker, reliable and efficient. She has both musical and artistic ability. A modest, sweet, quiet girl, pleasant, and with great strength of character. “Tor she is wise, if can judge of her. And true she is. as she hath proved herself.” Arthur Roggen Sheldon. Ia. Modern-Language Mathematics Course. Knickerbocker; Athletic Board, '19-20; Basket- ball. '17; Dramatic Club; Baseball, Manager ‘20; Football. ’18-19. Babe is a popular man on the campus, a promi- nent character wherever he goes. He has ability, but doesn’t advertise it. A merrier man. within the limit of becoming mirth, I never spent an hour's talk withal. 26 Seniors Henry Hoekebokr Holland, Mich. Science Course. Knickerbocker: Musiness Mgr. Anchor. '20; (ilee Club: Milestone Staff. '19. Henry is an excellent student, a talented mu- sician. and a very good business man—all of which make a fine combination. There are many who hail as a friend. “Yet while the serious thought his soul approves. Cheerful he seems, and gentleness he loves. Theodora Hoekstka Holland. Mich. Modern-Language Fngi.ish Course. Delphi, Trcas. '19: Glee Club; Y. V. C. A. Cabinet: Mgr. Class Basketball. Ted is one of the best scouts ever. A jolly good fellow.” always full of pep and fun. She is a great basketball enthusiast and is noted for the many athletic stunts which she can perform. “A cheerful heart makes bright the way. Fred Voss Conrad. Montana Science Course. Knickerbocker, Pres. '19: Student Council; Debate-Inter Society, '18; Senior I’lav: Foot- ball. '19: Science Club; Anchor Staff; Oratory, third place, '15; Track, '16; Basketball. '16-17. Fred is strong-willed, forceful, talented, cour- ageous. and loyal. “Oh! this boy lends metal to us all! Ada Joanna I)e Pree Zeeland. Mich. Modern-Language Ekgi.ish Course. Delphi. Ada i sweet, quiet and dignified. She is always pleasant and happy, and has endeared herself to all. As pure and sweet, her fair brow seemed Eternal as the sky; And like the brook's loic song, her voice— A sound which could not die. George Henry Vaxder Borc.ii West Sayvillc. X. Y. Science Course. Knickerbocker; Senior Play; Ohio State Schol- arship; Glee Club; Science Club. They say that good things come in small pack- ages. It's true of (ieorge. He's a good student, a fine fellow, active, amiable and pleasant. He has a charming personality, which wins him many friends. A little one shall become a thousand. And a small one a great man. 27 Seniors Bernard Daniel Darken Grand Rapids, Mich. Classical Course. Cosmopolitan; Anchor Staff: Athletic Board; Student Volunteer; Milestone Staff, ‘18. Hak’s straightforwardness, uprightness and sincerity have won our respect. He is a man of sterling character, who wins and holds attention. He is kind, considerate, sympathetic, a loyal pal. “Xo sinner and no saint perhaps. Hut, welt, the very best of chaps.” Garret Vaxder Borgh West Say ville, X. Y. Classical Course. Knickerbocker. '20. Garret is the sort of fellow who enjoys doing little deeds of kindness. He has a sunshiny way about him. enjoys a good time as well as the next man. A loyal classmate. His heart is as great as the wotld, and there is no room in it to hold the memory of a wrong.” Bernard Dick Hietbrink Firth. Nebraska Classical Course. Philadelphe� . '17. A conscientious worker and a fellow who minds hi own business, it is this type of man that always wins out. IThat e'er he did was done with so much ease. hi him alone ’twas natural to please. 3n Jflemoriam Those of us who knew him cannot forget. We •'till see that interested, enthusiastic smile of his. We still hear his word of encouragement. He was our friend. And he has passed into that hinterland from which no traveler returns. Anthony . fecngs was formerly a member of the Class of 1918. He completed his Junior year and then for two year he fought a brave battle against constant sickness. This year he began his Senior year. All those who knew him wel- comed him hack, for “Tony was our huddic. In the winter he left us. He is gone and yet lie is with us. When we think of him. we feel that we can work just a little harder because of him. When we consider our conversations with him. we feel that life is just a little more worth while living. Anthony was known as a strong. Christian character. His life pointed to the upward way. God took him. That was our joy. He knew God. That was his joy—and ours. Surely II 'e trust he lives in Thee; .■hid there tee find him worthier to be loved. 28 Anthony Mkenc.s The Senior Class I Ik 55th Commencement of Hope College will indeed be an unique occasion. The Seniors, fifty-two strong, comprise the largest graduating class in,the history of the school, anil one whose membership includes some of the choicest elements of two previous classes. Every enthusiast of Hope College may well look with a pardonable pride upon this year’s graduates for in the Class of 1920 there is abundant promise of notable achievement in the years to come. This year’s Seniors are a combination of former rival classes and these ordinarily make strange bedfellows. But the loyal response of 1 lopeites to the Country’s Call made the re-arrangement inevitable. For the members of the classes of ’IS and '1!� to bridge the gap and adapt themselves to life in a new class was a strange venture. Vet the amalgamation is an accomplished fact. Step-brothers and step-sisters, yet a happy family withal. And E PLURIBUS UNUM is stamped on the unminted gold of the Class of ’20. The splendid achievements of the Senior Class in all phases of college life have long since impressed all careful observers of student activities. More than a quarter of the class are Student Volunteers. No less than five members of this class have represented Hope in State Oratorical contests and three of these won first honors. In debating also, the record is equally enviable. As for general scholarship the average is considerably higher than that of classes for many years past. In the realm of athletics, the C lass of ’20 has made a most notable contri- bution to the football, basketball, baseball and track teams, 'l he names of the Prins brothers. Van Hazel. Voss. Dalenberg. Baker. Steketee. Roggen. will long be associated with athletic achievements of Hope College and every enthusiast will pronounce upon each of these heroes of ‘20 their “Well done!” As the Class of 1020 takes its position in the ranks of the Hope alumni it is with mingled feelings of joy and sorrow. Four years of patient effort yield the rewards of satisfaction and the promise of a larger service: yet the thought of leaving our Alma Mater, whose campus holds for each of us the fondest mcm’rics of love and friendship that life offers, calls forth a discordant note, and we pause to ponder over days gone by. The memory of Hope College, the firm principles for which it stands, the Christian ideals which it inculcates.— these go with us and with these we dare face the future. Though time may write its wrinkles upon the brow of each of us. though seas may roll between, our mcm’rics bear the indelible stamp of the richest friendships, the loftiest ideals, and the most impelling purpose that life holds, and they were gained at Old Hope. 29 30 31 Juniors Theodore (). Yntema Tactful Oratorical Yocmanly Helen !•;. Smith High-minded Entrancing Singer Peter J. Mulder Wii.i.iam Brink Politic Wiley Jocular Bookworm Manager Kathf.rink I. SenMIII Kind Ingenious Sage Vera J. Ki:mi. Vivacious Jaunty Kid Harry A. Boersma Hearty Able Bachelor Olive E. Boland Often Eloquent Blessing Rexzy E. Flikkema Resourceful Ever-rogui-h Fellow Bert Van Ark Beautifully Verbose Amen Juniors Jeanette Vandkr Plokg Just and Virtuous Parson's daughter Margaret J. Feet Model Jest Popper John F. Jei.le.ma Just a Funny Fellow Elmer H. Lubbers Etta H'aint Lonclv Benjamin I. am an Blessed Loquaciously Xkli.ie K. Zwemer Mabf.li.e Mulder Needed in Merrily Egyptian Matter-of-fact Zones Anthony C. ai.vooru John Yanukr Plok ; Francis J. Leroy All the way from Joyous Foxy Cedar Grove Volunteer Junior Wisconsin Lad Juniors William H. Vaxder Bokgh When He’s Vivacious---? Francis I . Ihrmax Fraternal Practical Idealist Ton Etta Ten ixga Tireless lease Frances M. Tiioms Glenn a Wasson Frank Gifted Mesopotamian Worker Tramp Clarence J. Poiten Capricious Jolly Phantom Helene W. Van Kaalte Handsome Wideawake Vocal-musician Ai.KREI� C. SdlOLfEN A Captious Sinner Manting Jessie C. Hemmks Jolly Conuettish 1 Icretic Myra M. Mama’s Mischievous Monkey 34 Juniors Harold J. Oosterhof He J ugglcs Oysters and Oxygen Grace E. 1 1:1:1 Goes to Every Picnic Janet G. Pieters I apan’s Gracious Pagan John R. Kemreus Judicious Reliable Knave Elizaukiii ('. Hartc.erink Earnest Careful Honest John Wierda Harold E. Velum an Jocose Happy Wiseacre Energetic Valiant Emily H. Linen Ever Help- Lending Henrietta Van Pitien Deane Weersinc. Handsome Daily Virtuous Walker Pleasant 35 y Ar) Juniors Gkorc.k W. Law; Genuine Winter’s Log Frkh Decker faithful Happy I Jevotec Km i ii M. Dikkema Every Man's Darling Li-cii.k E. Hkknistra Longing Ever tor Hager Francis B. Dr Mez Fetching Bashful Dear Eleanor L. McKklvik Executes Lovely Music Dirk E. Stkgemax Hf.nry I )clves Ever in Science Gkrtrcdk H. Stephan Generous Hopeful Sister Matrici J. i riu in Marketable Jubilant Vagrant W. Pvi.fi He's Worth a •‘Pile” 36 Juniors Matrici-: Van Loo Mummy Veritable Long-Legs Uknky L. Mol Jf.iiuaii . Ossiavaaruk Martin Iff: Woi.k Hattie's Jewel Dual-Natured Little Accomplished Wretch Miervibe Obliging Masterly (Carei’ully concocted characterizations done by Frances Thomas. Gertrude Pieters.) The Junior (.lass Time Was unlocks the riddle of Time Is, That offers choice of glory or of gloom; The sober makes Time Shall He surely his. - J. R. l.owcll. The Junior class, organized in the unpropitious days of the World War, has fought a winning light against odds and now stands shoulder to shoulder with classes of its status. All college departments, whether religious, forensic, literary, artistic, or athletic, have profited by the members of this class. In the Inter-class field meet held April 24, the Junior class won by a large number of points. Just as each class looks forward to the edition of the M ii.kstoxi: with a feeling of mingled anxiety and delight, so has this one. and has ac- complished the task with good will. The best material which the college has to offer has been accumulated and ingeniously organized into a volume which the Junior class is proud to present to the faculty, students and Alumni of Hope. CLASS OFFICERS 37 Theodore Yntema (iertrude l’ieters President Vice President 38 Windmills of Holland Dr TTlit ICS 39 � 0 SOPHOMORK CLASS Orrictu President Vicc-Preident Treasurer ... Richard Miocker .Mike Schurtnan� ..Anna Dc Cook Sophomores A little “Fresh’’ to Old Hope llc v. A little “Fresh” of emerald hue. Spreading abroad what little he knew:— He grew! Hut passing bis stiff course thru. A Srap did (lawn on “Freshie's view A scrap of honest hue. 'I'oo true. First “swiping”—and a ducking too. There's where the trouble began to brew. Trouble the faculty couldn’t subdue- Mon Diew! Down on the card where the good marks go. They planted a measly ten below— Ah. well, we must reap what we sow! Boo boo! Finally into a “Soph” he grew. Where strife did dawn anew. A Tug-of-War came into view. His due. Down through the drink they drew Those Freshies of emerald lute. Warmed by the sun and wet as dew— Some crew ! So let the gallant Soph his way pursue ’Till be reaches bis glory in twenty two Ah. well, my mission on earth is through— Adieu! —G. M. '22. 44 FRESHMAN CLASS Opficcm President .........................................................Judson Staplekamp Vice-President ............................................Albert Kingrna Treasurer .............................................William Dc Ruitcr Secretary ..............................................Swantina Dc Young CLASSIFIED ady : tising WANTED Male help. WANTED—A po- sition as dctccktulY In a competent, reliable young man. Situa- tion spoofing the la- dies preferred. Write Gumshoe Pete. ' Sophs. FRESHMEN NOTICE! Amuse your friends! I lave a (lood l ime Cheap! Huy our mirth-pro- voking SURPRISE PACKETS daintily wrapped in tissue paper and red ribbon Fun for all, old and young, guaranteed. I). DOAN MICE AGENCY. Distributing Mgr. K. Vanden Bosch. The Spirit of ’23 A Drama in One Act Dramatis Bcrsonuae Two Frc-hrcn Buck Jofic A mighty man of actiin Thornqui t X. Montmoricy—A promi-ing youth ot the proleiarict. scene— Hop.- College Library, rime- According to li� ia clock, 2 I . M. IVr wri-t watch—10:45 A. M. NOTH- Actors do not respond to en- cores. Ladies please remove n;.ts. ACT I. Soft music. As the curtain rises our two he e.es may be discerned seated in the lime light1.diligently, enriching their brains by means of the hncyclopcdi i Britannica, l urrent Opinion. Theological Survey, etc. Buck (stirring restlessly)—“Wake up ’ole man and chuck the deep stuff, come to earth and lend an ear. I've gotta few things on my chest that need’s relievin’. First and .'oretnost—are you gein’ oat for tra k ? T. X. M Most assuredly my child! Ar’t spoohng me? Kvery minister's son ct' rs i out for a try and if we work as hard as we did in basketball and football, why—.” Buck 'Muff sed! Those, red blooded, virile athletes wlio'vc never played a game in their life and who arc right ready with their litt'c hammers to knock the Fresh- nun, make me sick! There were Karl. Bi 1. and Red Slagh first team men, and a mob who came out for second team scrimmage. Chuck, and Dan Zwemcr on basketball reserve, and switching to Frosh debating, there’s—. I. X. .) .- Vour’rc right, and I'll wager that there never was a Freshman class who came out every afternoon ami plugged for the pull like we did. I'm ottering no alibis, nor ’pawin' the sob stuff,’ as you would say Jones? but when a team is out- weighed two to oik . there is nothing left to do but 'Grin and take a swim.’ 2 Buck -Right—O! That pull party at the Lit. Club made up for a heap. tho. The whole class was there and for otir first get together it couldn’t be beat. Spcakin of parties, that Frosh slcighridc- -” J. X. M. - Calm yourself infant. Miss De Free has her eagle eye upon us. Lei us jaunt over to the magazine rack to throw her off the trail as it were.” (They saunter over carelessly). Buck, (in loud tones)— Where’s the last Lit. Digest? (sotto voice)—Continuin’ my reminiscences, that slcighridc to Zee- land. blizzard, eats and all, was a blinger. Fh. what? 7'. X. .V .—“Spre. Great time! But the cottage party on Glory Day was my idea of fun. (Fortissimo)- Hand me the Toledo Blade! Buck, (gloating under cover of paper)— Our guest of honor proved to be a charming I'il entertainer alright, alright. 'Dear Heart' always did move me to tears anti that night—I—sobbed!” '. X. .If.— That Soph, banner stunt was a baffling, cleverly-schemed work of an. I'm telling you. It required nerve, coltl steel courage, but wait —----- gang - twelve o’clock-------river—----Sophs------ ban - !!!’ Buck—“Now you’re talking bo! And we've had two peppy presidents on the job this year. too. Red anti Judd were light there! Well—havin' settled the fate of the nation, let's jog along to Kiefer's for a piece of pie and a cup of coffee. (Exeunt Omncs). Applause! 1 Hay window. 2 -Tennyson. —Editor's note. Above has been cen- sored.' MISCELLANEOUS LOST A bronze, navy insignia'—No. 16935 Finder return to L. Wetter. Re- ward. TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY WANTED — In- dustrious young man desires place as Pool Room assistant. Ex- perienced. Impure Bill De Jongh. SHE FEELS LIKE A NEW PERSON After taking Smith's MAGIC LATEIN, calculated to dubdue all tendency to talk, laugh, giggle etc. and ct cetera. Miss Mil- dred Temple, 109 . 12th St., testifies: I feel like a new person, and would recom- mend all sufferers who wish to be per- fect young ladies, this valuable remedy!” 47 48 The Department of Music The music department is in charge of I’rof. J. B. Xykerk. The department, today one of the largest and most important of the college, is the result of his able and successful management. Mr. Tower of Grand Rapids has had charge of a Ladies Glee Club and Men’s Glee Club each numbering about forty members. In April, a concert was given by the two Glee Clubs. Besides the Glee Club concert, three other concerts were given by the music department throughout the year. On the seventeenth ol May, the orchestra gave a concert, and in the latter part of the same month, a concert was given by all the pupils of the music depart- ment. The splendid work done by the accomplished accompanists. Mrs. Margaret Robbins, Miss Jeanette Vander M’crp and Miss Susannc Uemelink has been valued and deeply appreciated by all who were in any way connected with the Music department. Music Instructors Mrs. William J. Fenton I upil of Noyes 15. Minoi and Karlcton S. Hackett of the American Conservatory of Music of Chicago. Private pupil of Madame (iadski of Berlin. Instructor in Voice. Mrs. Wm. J. Fenton of Grand Rapids, the head of the voice department, lias a very full schedule on the days which she spends at the college. This is due to Mrs. Kenton’s teaching ability as well as to the fact that the value of voice culture, not only in singing, but also in Speaking is being more and more appreciated. Mr. Bruno Mkinkcke Pupil of Henri I-'rn, the Swiss violinist in the Michigan Conservatory of Music of Detroit. Instructor in Violin. The violin department itas at it head Prof.. Bruno Meinccke, and one has but to hear Prof. Meinccke play once in order to realize that he is master of his instrument. During the past year Prof. Meinccke has also built up and directed an orchestra of which Hope College is justly proud. Mrs. Martha C. Robbins Assistant in piano and splendid accompanist for all vocal work. Mr. Hakoli� Towkr Oberlin Conservatory of Music. Teacher of Pipe-Organ and Harmony. Director of the Men's and Ladies’ Glee Clubs. Mr. Oscar C. Cress American Conservatory of Chicago. Personal pupil of Lcschetizky of Vienna. Instructor in Piano. The piano department has always been a prominent branch of musical training at the Col- lege. Mr. Oscar Cress, the teacher in piano, is a graduate of the American Conservatory of Music iu Chicago. He also went abroad and had further training under Theodore Lcschetizky. Many not only in the college but also in Hol- land and the neighboring towns are enjoying the advantage of studying with Mr. Cress. 51 ADII-S’ GLEE CU B Tena Holkebocr J. B. Nykcrk Harry Hager Oratory The success of any project, good or evil, lies with the art and power of oratory. To the ortator is given the opportunity to mold thought, and later to crvstalize this thought into action. Anxious that her students should be well equipped to lead the peoples of the earth rightly, Hope College has placed a proper emphasis upon public speaking. Our success in the oratorical contest this year was noteworthy. Harry Hager, of the Senior class, won first place in the state contest with his oration. “One Nation, One Language. One Hag. It was a plea for the immigrant, asking for a system of sympathetic education. At the Inter-State contest, held at Hope. Mr. Hager represented the state of Michigan in a manner that made all Hopeites extremely proud of him and of our school. Miss Tcna Holkcbocr represented Hope in the state contest with her oration. An Age on Ages Tell- ing. and also won first place. She presented a strong case for enlistment in life service for the good of humanity. The intense earnestness of her appeal swayed the audience, even as it did every audience before which she delivered it. This is the second time in the history of the Michigan Oratorical League that one college secured both first awards. The same feat was performed two years ago when Hope also won both first places. The entire student body feels intensely proud of Prof. Xykerk. whose untiring efforts have made this success possible. The love and devotion which he shows toward his Alma Mater is worthy of much commendation. Our hopes for the future victories in oratory are very- bright. Our victories in athletics are lauded far and near. It might be well to remember that this praise would fall unnoticed did we not also make possible the victories in forensics. That is just what makes Hope such a big school. We win victories in every department. The year 1919-1920 has indeed been a big year. 56 Blocker Oostcrhof Burgraff Slaplckamp Vntema Mccngs Debating 'Hu- annals of Congress along with other historical records show the tremendous power of the debating platform, and the force which it has in molding public opinion, especially in civic and political matters. Hope College believes in debating as a method of teaching quick and positive thinking when the occasion demands it. Our success in debating tiiis year was as great as other years. The team whose picture is shown above- debated with the Detroit School of Law. The affirmative team, consisting of Burggraatf. Mccngs and Staplckamp. traveled to Detroit and lost by a 3 to decision. The negation. Ostcrhoff, Blocker and Yntema. debated at home and won by a 3 to 0 decision. The sub- ject for both debates was. “Resolved, that the Federal Government shall own and operate all coal mines.” Because Olivet College did not operate this year. Kalamazoo College was invited to take her place and so form an Alma-Kalamazoo-Hope triangle. Due to some unforsccn condition at Kazoo, the triangular debate was dropped. Hope's affirmative team, consist- ing of Maurice Yischcr, Mike Scluiurmans and Winfield BurggraatT. debated Alma's nega- tive team at Hope. The decision of the judges was 2 io 1 m lavor of Hope's team At this time it is not yet certain whether the balance of the triangle will be carried out. The negative team, consisting of Anthony Kngclsman. Richard Blocker and Peter Cooper, have prepared their argument, and are waiting anxiously for a definite statement saying whether they will debate or not. The subject for the triangular debate was. Resolved that the Federal Government shall adopt a system of compulsory arbitration to settle all labor disputes in basic industries.” The debaters and the college orators will receive an old Knglish ”H” in recognition for their work in behalf of Old Hope. 57 58 S’ llaarsevoort Vrldtman Scholten Holkerbocr DcWolf Maker Dc Joncc Stegeman Klaarcn Muilenburg Do Jonge Thom� Wccrsiiig lloff Van Puttcn Do Kuitcr Korteling Wu Van tlcn Oori Do Vries Mersen B I 111' Van Hard Ten Have Tinirner Schroeder Itroekema Dckkor Pieters Habink (iunnerman Temple Wierenga Cooper Muilenburg Connor c Student Volunteer Band ’TqY I he Student Volunteer Band A miff hly Hand, from an exhaust less I'm, Pours forth the never-ending flood of years Among the nations. Note the rushing leaves Pear all before them! On their foremost edge. And there alone, is Life. — ’. C. Bryant. Never before in the history of Hope College has God called so lar.ee a number of men and women to labor in His vineyards the world over. As the Almighty has sifted the states of the nation for the planting of Hope, so also has He sifted the souls of her sons •and daughters and compelled them to lay at His feet all that they have and arc. The Student Volunteer Hand which, at the beginning of the current year numbered twenty members, claims now a membership of forty-two. and there arc others who show live sympathy and interest in the Band. We. who are members, love the Band above all other organizations upon the campus. Of all associations entered into and friendships formed, those in the Band are the deepest and dearest. There exists between the members a marvelous sympathy, due to the com- mon purpose and ideal which they hold, and to simultaneous obedience to the dviine in- junction: ‘‘Go ye into all the world and preach the Gospel to every creature, that His Ya- be known upon earth and His Saving Health among all nations. We do not con- sider ourselves about to enter upon a life of sacrifice; we know Whom we have believed and are persuaded that He is able to keep that which we have committecd unto Him against that Day when He will return it unto us thirty, sixty, or one-hundred fold according to our labors in Christ Jesus. We have been very fortunate in the opportunities which we have had of listening to the stirring messages of men and women whose lives have been patterned after Jesus’ and whose services in the Kingdom are inestimable.—the very names of Dr. S M. Zwemer and Mrs. Helen b'.lgie Scott are eloquent. However, the greatest event in the history of the Band was the Student Volunteer Convention which took place at Des Moines. Iowa. December 31st to January 4th. Among the eight representatives who went from Hope, five were from the Band. It was a moun- tain-top experience to those who attended and they freely shared it with those who did not go. Their eyes were opened as never before to the great erving needs of the world for consecrated lives in every sphere of activity.—here in these United States as well as abroad among the peoples of less fortunate nations. The purpose of the convention was. as voiced ly Dr. John R. Mott, “To catch a vision; to receive the challenge: to realize the soldarity and sp:ritnal un tv of the world Not alone the beautiful and inspiring aspects of service were presented: not alone the advantages and incentives to immediate and energetic response were enlarged upon; but the dangers, the fears, the problems and trials were impressed i’� on all. Our de’eeates returned to us teeming with enthusiasm, almost confounded by the giganticity of the project. The status of the Student Volunteer Band in Hope College is unique among bands in all colleges. Fifteen per cent of the alumni arc foreign missionaries, and notwith- standing the fact that the present graduating class is the largest in the history of Hope, twenty-five per cent of that c’ass are volunteers for foreign missionary service. The evangelization of the world must take place in this generation. Raymund I.ull, Robert Morrison. William Carey and David Livingston found hostility and a closed door. How- ever. such times are past Those who go to foreign fields now find an open door which nothing can close save criminal disregard on the part of those who know the need. The call comes from the peoples of the Near and Far East: You came when we did not want you: now we call you. won't you come and help us? He who volunteers in the service of the King of Kings finds himself on the very foremost edge of human affairs. . He serveth best, who lovclli most His brothers and Christ's own. 61 Hope College in the Foreign Field At the Student Volunteer Convention held in Des Moines. December 31 to January 4, there was one corner of the Kxhibit at the Auditorium that stirred every alumnus of our College to deep gratitude. In the exhibit of what the various universities and colleges had done in the contribution of life to the foreign field one read this statement: Ten per cent of the graduates of Park College. Missouri, and fifteen per cent of tlic graduates of Hope College liare gone out as foreign Missionaries. This record is a tribute to those who founded the college and gave it missionary purpose and traditions. Others have laltorcd and we have entered into their labors. It is beyond all dispute that the immigration of 1847 had a deep missionary purpose, which burned like fire in the hearts of men like Van Raaltc and Scholtc. To these heroes of the faith, immigration was a call to evangelization.. They were men of vision. We read that Van Raalte's first plan was to go with the Dutch colonists to the island of Java in order that there, in his own words, they might have the opportunity “To work as mis- sionaries with the whole of this colony, as a Williams did on the South Sea Islands.” And only when the Dutch Colonial Ministry, in spite of the pleadings of Heldring and Scholtc. threw cold water on the enterprise and was unwilling to entertain the project of a distinctively Christian emigration to Java with a missionary plank in its platform. Van Raalte's eyes turned to America, the home of the Pilgrim Fathers and the land of religious liberty. The very hardships and loneliness of the early pioneers and their contact with mis- sionaries like Rev. S. Smith (who labored among the Ottawa Indians and once saved Van Raalte's life), only added fuel to the missionary fire in the colony. They were not self- centered and could not be. Ax early as 1851 foreign missions received not mere recognition but right of way in the Classis of Holland. The records state that foreign missions are essential to the life of the home church and that in their absence spiritual life will surely decline; that we are doubly debtors to carry the Gospel to the heathen because we possess it in trust and because God has already counted ns worthy to bear witness to it under persecution in the fatherland.” It was resolved to hold monthly prayer concerts and to take monthly offerings for missions. One of the reasons given for opening the pioneer school at Holland, which afterward became Hope College, was Dat onze kinderen zullen gevormd worden tot verspreiders van bet licht des Kvangelics in de duisterc plaatsendder aarde.” “That our children may be trained to become light-bearers of the Gospel to the dark places of the earth. A sentiment worthy to be carved in everlasting bronze over the gates of Hope College as a witness to all future generations of the spirit of the fathers of the immigration. And these plans for monthly prayer and offering and for the training of future missionaries were made in the days of deepest poverty and by those who with tears and toil, who by prayer and pains were wresting economic victory out of the jaws of financial defeat. After Dr. Chamberlain of India visited the colonies, the Classis of Holland resolved, that the pastors and leaders of each church undertake to raise three dollars per member “annually for missions and education. In 1860 the Classis resolved to send out their own missionary to South Africa. Xo one being found. Van Raalte himself offered to go and so became the unconscious founder of the Student Volunteer Movement among the Hol- landers in the West. The colony, however, could not spare it' leader and Van Raalte doubt- less did more for foreign missions in Michigan than he could have done abroad. 62 r 7 In the early spring of 1864 there was again a revival of missionary spirit among the Hollanders in the West. Dr. Philip Phelps seized the opportunity to lay the situation before the Board of Foreign Missions and on his recommendation, although the Hoard was hampered with debt, they decided to send their secretary. Dr. Peltz. and missionary. Dr. John Talmage, to visit the colonies. Meanwhile Dr. Phelps had presented to the Classis of Holland the project of building a missionary ship. It was not a lack of geographical knowledge nor mere visionary motives that led the Classis to adopt this strange proposal, as has often been asserted. But the peculiar circum- stances attending the Dutch immigration, the spirit of the times, the practice on the foreign field and the idea of Van Raalte to found a missionary colony in heathen lands by estab- lishing a social settlement of pious families whose main object should he evangelistic—all these factors were embodied in the idea of a missionary ship. The men who proposed it were sane and the idea was sane, although it was never carried out. After the plan was adopted a model of a vessel fit to reach the ocean by way of the Welland Canal was procured in New York. This model cost Dr. Phelps one hundred dollars and for a long time it found a place in the principal store of Holland, until it was con- sumed in the great fire of 1871. Near the village of Holland there was in those days a large structure on the lake which had 1 ecu put up at an early day for ship-building. This place was leased for a period of ten years; ship-carpenters began work and on June 24. 1864. the day came for the laying of the keel. The synod of the Reformed Church at that time did not consider it a Utopian scheme of hare-brained enthusiasts, but seriously “Resolved that we regard with pleasure and devout thanksgiving to Almighty Cod. the determination of the Missionary Committees of the Classis of Holland and Wisconsin to build a Missionary Ship whose port of departure shall always be Black Lake. Michigan; and that we commend this benevolent enterprise to our congregations for their free-will offerings, as another potent auxiliary for the pub- lication of the Gospel in foreign lands. And the laying of that keel for a ship that never sailed was indeed a potent auxiliary for the publication of the Gospel! Except for a few fragments preserved as relics, the old keel lies mouldering in the grave.” but its soul .goes marching on. It was represented on the platform at Des Moines by graduates and in the delegations by undergraduates of Hope at the great Student Convention. It marches on with ever- increasing phalanx in Japan and China, in India and Arabia and Egypt and South Africa. The number of graduates from Hope College now on the field is 72. and the present vol- unteer band of 45 bids fair to double that number in a decade. We have been privileged of God to lay new foundations as in Arabia; to inaugurate new methods as. e. g.. newspaper evangelism in Japan; to set higher standards of efficiency and broader outlook toward Church unity as in China: to overleap the walls of denomina- ticnalism and win laurels for others as in India; to conduct theological schools ami mould the future of the press as in Egypt. The total number of years of foreign service given by Hope sons and daughters reaches the astonishing figure of nearly yoo years of service. And the best is yet to be. The future is bright as the promises of God. This Hope we have is an anchor of the soul sure and steadfast. Follow alter, ye who have inherited. We pass the torch to you. Do not fail to carry it forward until this earth still belted with blackness shall be girdled with glory. S. M. Zwkmkr. '87. S. M. Zwemcr, M. A.. I) 1).. IX. I .. F. R C. S.. M. A. S.. and Kditor of The Moslem World.” is an Alumnus of Hope College. lie is known as the greatest authority on Mohammedanism. He lias indeed endeared himself to the hearts of all Ilopeites. 63 Ml. -yv Work at Hope High School, India Since the year 1916 the students and Faculty of Hope College have assumed the support of the principal of Hope High School in Madanapelle, India. This year we are supporting one of our own Alumni. Irwin Lub- I.ers, '17. A few Leaves from a Diary which we have obtained will give us some idea of his work. Karly this morning an old man came around to the village church in which we were camping. He was led by his son and was unable to hear or talk. Sometime he had evidently fallen and hurt himself near his eye. I'liable to get treatment, decay had set in and his face was a horrible sight to look at. Neither Rev. Scuddcr. our native pastor, nor myself knew anything about medecine but with the aid of a Red Cross kit. a great deal of water and a little common sense we cleaned out the wound, dressed it. gave the man some money and sent him away. Worn and dccrepid, wasted at the age when strong men are in their prime, speechless and dead to the music of the sounds about him. this Indian village Christian crept away waiting to die. One wonders how much of tlic comfort of Chirst his pal- sied mind with its heritage of sin and ignorance was able to grasp. In an interesting page. Irwin tells how Dr. Scuddcr. the Christian pastor and himself rescued the daughter of one of the Christian pastors from the house of a rich landowner who was wealthy in lands and money but poverty-stricken in morals and character. He tells how during the journey back to the mission station that night, he kept oil the drunken landowner and his party bv carrying a big stick in one hand and my fountain pen. so that it appeared in the darkness like the muzzle of a revolver, in the other. The next night the landowner had evidently planned a kidnapping of the girl. “All night long white figures lurked about the streets and muttered and murmured to each other in dark corners. I spent most of the time wandering about the village, flashlight in hand, challenging every- one 1 met until finally the morning drove away the darkness and with it the hopes of evil men for carry- ing out their evil deeds. Irwin l.ilbbcrs Knroute to India These few pages from a Missionary's diary will give some idea as to what a diversity of duties confronts those who are trying to plant the banner of the Cross on the church's far-flung battle line. There is need for brain and brawn and spirituality. The humdrum drudgery of every day. the excitement of special tasks such as this, the despondency in the face of seemingly insur- mountable bat riers. will put them all to the severest test. The task in hand seems very far removed from actually paving the way for the coming of the Kingdom and yet it must be done. . Ill service ranks llie same with Cod! If now. as formerly he trod Paradise. His presence fills earth, each only as Cod wills Con work and we have the assurance that have done it unto Him. ‘inasmuch as we have done it unto the least ot tnese wc 64 Y. M. C. A. Cabinet Potts Holkcbocr Van Wcstcnbruggc Zwcmcr Ocgh Pieters Heemstra Ik-11 Ver Mccr Stopi cls VanderWerp Almost every Hope girl is a member of the Y. Y C. A. It is the one organization that unites all the girls t gether in fellowship and service. The fundamental endeavor is to lead others to faith in God through Jesus Christ, and to live lives consistent with the Christian belief. The inspiration for the girls' work was stimulated by those who attended the Cabinet Council, the Geneva Conference, and the Des Moines Convention. Social service was especially emphasized this year. A survey of the city of Holland brought every college girl in touch with the needs of the girls not in school. World bellow- ship interest paralleled that of Social Service. In addition to the regular pledge, with the Y. M. C. A., to pay the salary of the principal of Hope High School, seventy-five dollars were given to the salary of Miss Dunning, Y. W. industrial secretary in Japan. Of all Y. W. C. A. activities, the most helpful are the weekly meetings on Thursday afternoons, when the girls meet in mutual friendship, with a united purpose. May this hour continue to be a vital one in every Hope girl's career, that the watchword of the . W. may be the kvnote of every girl's life. I have come that ye might have life, and that vc might have it more abundantly.” OFFICERS OF run FAST YEAR Mary Gr.r.oii ....................................................President Evelyn Zwemkr ...............................................Vice-President Pearl Van YVkstenburg.............................................Secretary Bf.rtha Stopples .................................................Treasurer Gertri dk Pieters .............................Undergraduate Representative (:o IMI7TEE (7 AI AM : V Evelyn Zwemkr .................Membership Jeanette Vandkk Weep................Music Jane Potts.................Prayer Meeting Tkna Molkkbokr.........World Fellowship Hattie Vermeer.............Social Service Emma Reeverts ...............Publicity Bertha Stoppels...................Finance Ll-cile Heemstra ..................Social Helen Beli.....................Employment 65 rfv 6 i Y. W. C. A. Cabinet On the Hope College Campus, there is an institution whose importance is excelled by none. That institution is the Hope College Young Men’s Christian Association. It is here that the men of the college may meet each other every Tuesday evening from seven to eight, and lay aside all their school duties and just stop for a quiet hour of good fellowship and spiritual strengthening. It is here that all college men meet on an equal footing. D may associate with Senior and have the same right to express his opinion or give his testimony. It is here, more than any other place on the campus, that Hope men have the opportunity of lifting themselves to a higher plane, that of service to their fellow men. The purposes of the Y. M. C. A arc “to lead students to faith in God through Christ; to lead students to membership and service in the church; to promote faith through prayer and Bible study; to promote a positive, moral and religious college spirit.” Our Y. M. C. A., which has nearly one hundred and twenty-five members, is aiding in the support of the principal of Hope High School in Madenapelle, India, and is caring for four Sunday schools in the vicinity of Holland Let every Hope man boost for the cause! Let every man on the campus be a Y. M. C. A. man! OFFICERS Adam Westmaas.....................................................President Charles De Vries............................................ Vice-President Francis Ihrman ...................................................Secretary William Vandkr Werp...............................................Treasurer COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN Harry Hager...............Personal Work William Vander Meer......Membership Carl Schrokdf.r.................Mission Teunis Prins ....................Social John Kempers..............Sunday School Jacob Prins .....................Publicity Willard Van Hazei..............Conference Peter Baker ........................Music Baker Prins Van dcr Meer Ihrman Wesimaas Vander Werp Schrocdcr Kempers Prins De Vries Van IIiizcl Hauer 67 Dramatic Club Voss Ossewaardc Baker Zwcm cr Prins Baker Bulk� Steggerda Van Ark Osborne Polls Bosch Prins Zwcincr Dc Wolf Heroines Bell Dc Young Rogjfcn Muilcnburg Jam is Kcppcl Mi'ii.iNsrsc, Van Dyke President Occgh Sloppcls “The Lion and the Mouse” I he Lion and the Mouse,” a tour-act drama, was successfully j i settled on the evening of the 16th, 17th and 18th of March. The proceeds were given by the Dramatic Club to th Anchor Associa- tion to pay the Anchor debt of $500. The cast was as follows: John Burkett Ryder..............Morris Sreggi rda Shirley Kossmore.............'.Jedidah Ossewaardi Jefferson Ryder .............................Peter Raker Kate Roberts .................................Mary Gef.oii Senator Roberts .................. riiiur Roggen Mon. Fitzroy Bagley.......................Clarence Poppen Rev. Pontifex Decile..................Bert Van Ark Jane Dettlc ...........................Jane Potts Mrs Rydei .......................Marie Bolks Miss Nesbitt .....................Vera Km-it. Judge Rossmore ................James Muilenbi-rc Mrs. Rossmore ....................Bee Osborne Kxprcssman ..........................R. Zwemer Maid ..........................Midge De Young Kudoxia ...................................Jissu Hemves Judge Stott .........................Bud Di Wolf “Officer 666“ “Officer 666, a three-act comedy, was presented proceeds were given to pay one-third of the expense teer Convention. The cast was as follows: Officer 66o ..............................Fred Vc $ Travers Gladwin ..............................Peter Prins Whitney Barnes ...............................Peter Baker Helen Burton, the “Grapefruit Girl”.. Ilri.i n Bi ll on the evenings of February 9 and 10. Part of the of the delegates to the Dcs Moines Student Volun- Sadie Small ..................... Bertha Stoipels Alfred Wilson, the Villain.....Milton Van Dyke Mrs. Burton .....................Elizabeth Zwimir Watkins ............................Bed I)e Wolf Batcato ..........................Raymond Zwemer f 9 Muyskens Oostcrhoft Van Dyke Oosterhof Dalcnburg Ten Have Voss Mol .Muilenburg N amier Borg Flikkema The Science Club Never, since the first years of its organization, has the Hope College Science Club enjoyed a more plcasureable. or a more profitable year than the present one. The organization is at the present time very strong and is effecting a great stimulus for scientific research. The chief purpose of the organization is to further scientific interest in the science men of Hope College, and to create a better feeling between the faculty and the students. Throughout the year interesting addresses have been given by the members, faculty and prominent scientific men in the community. Only such students as have definite scientific careers ahead of them are admitted to the membership of the club. It can truly be said that the science club is wielding a mighty influence toward a broader scientific HOPE. OFFICERS President.................................H. Milton Van Dyke Vice-President..............................Oerrit 1). Muyskens Secretary-Treasurer ..............................Ferdinand oss 70 The Student Council The Student Council lias played its part well during the year 1919-20. Regular bi-monthly meetings were held and considerable interest was shown by the members. The Council took charge of the Freshman-Sophomore tug-of-war, tfie cleaning up of the athletic field, and many other activities about the campus. The financing of the oratorical and debating leagues was carried on by the Council in a larger degree than ever before. All the pep-rousing” mass meet- ings of the year were in charge of the Council. It has introduced to the student body some Hope College stationery, a need which has too long been uncared for. It has also stimulated a deeper spirit of co-operation between the student body and the merchants of Holland. To an extent, at least, its efforts have not been in vain. OFFICERS Chris De Joxge ............... Fred Decker .................. Winfield K u rgg r a a ff .... ......President , .Vice-President Sec’v-Treasurer The Anchor XXXII HOPE COUCGK. lUu.' NLrl � , March «. 1920 Numb � 27 Hone Goes Notch Higher In Debates With Law ScL � c. u i;� i ' � «� i w VOLUME DIORAIIU %TO rK« � � � o j n NVAffoc 0.4 ««.. WJU WalW ruk.itu •ori: Mi n show r.«Ai roiJ � 0 OUTCIASt IMMirulI hi« l scoar. n t N— In. N«. 5k... TOIXH DOWN “ •“� (MfUtai jV 6 Zwemer is N Valedictorian OR. D'Msf St AF£t TAUw i«iH. R urr| •OOl. t NAULI IO THRLOOT CAM� . f « n WRONC TV., CITY ANO CGLLEGE JOIN IN PRAISING ‘HON AND MOUSE” “US OllrWAAKDl. altCCI.ROA A 0 nAKJ.R STAR Basket Ball Season Shows Fine Record CAMPUS ALIVE WITH PARTIES . ON GLORY DAY rr, —••■'.I a. . n lOLLEGE INFLECTS I TERRIFIC DELUGE ON INSTITUTOl! I he Anchor ” I lie Anchor of Hope has attempted throughout the past year to serve it clientele as sanely and quietly as possible. 1 he editors of college papers through- out the state have been conscious of the great wave of unrest that has tirelessly tossed our ship of state. Hope believes in sane government—political, social, industrial or scholastic. Realizing the great danger of perfervid desires for change. “ The Anchor has interpreted Hope’s spirit by a quiet, calm and genial policy. Those college activities that mean most to the Alma Mater our religious functions, oratory, debating and athletics—have always been given an important place. The large number of successes that have been ours this year lias permitted us to scatter throughout the earth the good news of Hope’s desire to become some day a real Christian university. The editorials have dealt with the great needs of our college. They have constantly pointed out the great task that lies before the educated citizenry of today. They have warned against campus unruliness and have always shown the benefits of law and order. The college student, as an enlightened citizen must be sure of a high sense of true culture; he must so cultivate his person- ality that courtesy and courage and appreciation will be his natural character- istics. To that end the editor lias sought to instill a deeper desire for the higher values of life. Student Comment” has been emphasized throughout the year. Students, representing varying opinions and different temperaments have contributed and have certainly added an interest to the sheet. The staff in its recommendation to the student body indorsed a resolution that the staff be decreased in its personnel. This resolution was passed bv the student body, and it is believed that the new system will be a help to the editor. For tvven’v-five years “The Anchor” has been in debt. Due to the efforts of the Dramatic Club, this debt has been brought down to a small sum and it i hoped that in a short time the weekly will be clear. “The Anchor” has been quoted freely this year by our exchanges and by their favorable comment we believe we are justified in considering this year to have been a success. BOARD OB EDITORS James Muii.enburg ....................................Editor Theodore O. Yntema ................................ ssistant Helen M. Belt.......................................Literary Peter G. Baker .....................................Reporter John If. Meengs ...................................Athletics Lucile Heemstra .................................... lumni Gertrude Pieters ............................. Campus Yews Peter Prins ..........................................Campus News Martin De Woi.f .......................... Rapid Fire Jessie Hem mens .......................... ' Bl SIX ESS DEPARTMENT Henry Holkeroer .....................................Manager Henry Moi.......................................... ssistant Elmer Lubbers ...................................Circulation Jane Potts ........................................Assistant The Milestone Staff Dear Hopcitcs: Hurrah! I’m here. It’s been lot of fun to have the Milestone Staff work on me. I've heard lots of secrets about all of you. too. You plagued slow guys who had your pictures taken late and handed your write-ups in late, surely had your names handled “rough, ' but the Editor says she has forgiven you and that she “loves you all, just the same. Although I heard the members of the Staff declare in one breath that I was the most thankless job they had ever tackled, still they said it was a great experience to work on me. And they said they were mighty thankful to the faith- ful ones who could always be depended upon for help. They especially praised the work of Morris Steggerda, the Assis- tant Business Manager, and also the splendid and original work of the Art Stalf composed of Bud, Billy Meyer, Lucile Hcemstra, Ruth Pellcgrom, (Henna Wasson. Swantina De Jongc, Carl Schrocdcr, Wells Thoms. Grace Mersen, and John Vandcr Ploeg. There have been mistakes made, but I come in your hands as the result of honest endeavors and hundreds of hours of work on the part of the Staff. Hopcitcs, I do hope you'll like me. “THE MILESTONE.' 3 COACH SCHOUTKX The athletic year of 1919-20 t i:l go down in the hooks of the Athletic Association as the most successful year in the history of its existence. The one outstanding factor, to whom the success can he attributed, is Coach John Schouten, who has just completed his first year of training Hope’s athletes. W hen “Jack” took charge of athletics last fall he had hy no means an easy task before him. His first year with us has l-vn a remarkable one when we consider its many achievement and the splendid way in which he handled the various teams which had never been under the tutelage of a coach before. He has not only shown Hope that he is capable of coaching athletics, but he has also shown himself to be an esteemed friend and advisor to everyone on the teams. Not only this, but he has been interested in all the different students’ activities and has never failed to be of avail in any time of service. Coach Schouten stands upon his record and because of this we feel sure that our athletic future lies with him. 76 V arsi tv Schurman� 1'rins Di Jongc Tc l’askc eam I rin� Van Hazel Von Putten Jappinga “TEUNIE PINS CAPS’' After four years of defensive work, “Teunie” took up the offense at both pivot and forward position and proved himself, beyond doubt, the best all around player that ever wore the Orange and Blue. In the last five years he has done more than any other man to build up Hope’s reputation as a dangerous enemy on the basket ball floor. • DICKY” JAPPINGA After two years of service on the team he has made an enviable reputation for himself. His accuracy in locating the basket made him the closest watched man on the floor. PETE” PKINS Give him the ball under the basket and four men on top of him; to Hope’s score add two points. He played a fast smooth game with no flash, but, he played the game. 78 “DYKE” VAN PUTTEN Playing the floor and shooting from his guard position, he defied all the laws of a “five men” defense. “BILL” VAN HAZEL When Bill was in the game there was sure to he one man fighting to the last breath. And, how we liked to see that smile! “GARRY” DE JONG “Garry” broke into the regular line-up early in the season and has been breaking up our opponents’ plays ever since. He was an immovable rock in Hope’s wall of defense. 79 “MIKE” SCHUURMANS He has yet to meet a center who can consistently out-jump him. Wherever the play was fastest, Mike was surely there. LEO TE I'ASKE Although “Pockets” rarely got a chance to break game, he worked consistently for the team. “JACK” SCI lOUTEX “Jack put in his best efforts to turn out a fighting team and we congratulate him upon his success. 80 Basketball k What’s the matter with the team? Why! the team’s all right. Who say so?” And every real Hopeite responds loyally “We all say so.” Never through- out the whole season did the student body lose confidence in the capability of our team to see the game through to a fighting finish, and never did the team fail to live up to the expectation of loyal Hopcitcs. Although we can lay no claim to the State Intercollegiate Championship, as we have done, now and then, in the past; yet our team is always recognized as a dangerous rival and one of the strongest teams in the race for Michigan’s basketball honors. Before the thud of the pigskin had died away on the frosty November air, Coach Schouten was already molding into shape the men who were to uphold the reputation of the Orange and Blue on the basketball court. And it was not strictly raw material that Jack” had in hand either. Five men. veterans of one, three, and even four years’ service, and three men with a hard year’s work with the Reserves behind them, all pointed to a successful season. As finishing touches to weeks of hard practice, with one victory already to its credit, the team went on a Christmas trip into Indiana. There, in the school of experience and hard knocks, the men were pounded and polished into shape. So, when the Old Year slipped into the past and the New came out of the future, we had a team ready to meet anything the State of Michigan might produce. Thrice did our ancient enemies, the Grand Rapids “Y” bite the dust before the terrific bombardment of Hope’s basketeers. And never did a team come off with a victory over our men without paying for that victory with a defeat at their hands at another time. Hope can proudly say that of all the Colleges of Michigan that she met. not once did she yield a second time; but held them to an even break. And now the season is past and with it have passed forever from the columns of collegiate athletics the names of the Brins brothers. Tuny and Bete. Bill Van Hazel, too, will be missing from the team next year. We are truly sorry to see them go and. when the honor roll of Hope’s athletes is written, they will not be forgotten. Now everybody join in. Three ‘Yeas’ for the team.” and Nine rails! Jack! Make ’em strong!” At Home— Dec. 12. Jan. 9. Jan. 23. Feb. 4. Fcl . 12. Feb. 26. Mar. 12 Abroad— Dec. 19 Dec. 22 Dec. 23 Jan. 1. Jan. 24, Jan. 29 Ian. 30. Feb. 20 Mar. 6 RECORD Hope.........43....... Grand Haven Legion........ Hope.........21.........M. A. C.................. Hope.........15.........Mt. Pleasant Normals..... Hope.........19.........Kalamazoo College ....... Hope.........39.........Grand Rapids S’ ........ Hope........27..........Kalamazoo Normals........ Hope........28..........Holland “V” ............. Hope........10..........Wabash .................. Hope.........18.........Blnfifton. Phi Delta Kappa Hope........18..........Whiting Red Crowns...... Hope.........33.........Grand Rapids V ......... Hope.........24.........Kalamazoo College ....... Hope.........15.........Mt. Pleasant Normals..... Hope.........24.........Alma .................... Hope.........21.........Kalamazoo Normals ....... Hope.........23.........M. A. C.................. 14 16 16 21 12 26 20 27 43 45 16 15 14 18 23 34 81 8 Flikkcma Lubbers Baker Schepcl Luft.-rs VanZanten Vchman Reserves We owe a debt of gratitude to the Reserves. They arc tlic men who made the varsity team fit by Riving them the opposition they needed in practice. They furnished recruits when there were gaps in the varsity team to lie tilled. They took all the rubs and knocks with a smile. They were ever ready and faithful. To these men “in the shadow” Hope doffs her hat. Muyskens Loomans Kcmpcrs Ihrman Lubbers Track To a casual observer it would sem that science has gained the upper hand over the classics; but the spirit of the old Grcecian heroes is still alive and men still strive in order that they may win a crown of victory. Yes, the call of the cinder-path is as strong to the man who has felt the exhiliration of losing all in the glory of the race as the call of the warpath was to the natives of the land. In July, across the ocean in Antwerp, will be held the great Olympic games and here at Hope, although we cannot break world records, we are sure to break all records that have been made in past years in the field sports. Karly this year a cross-country team began training and on November 8 five men took a trip to East Lansing to take part in the annual cross-country run in which all the col- leges of the Wolverine state took part. Not only did our men bring credit to the institu- tion, but also placed third, yielding only to M. A. C. and the I'nivcrsity of Michigan, both institutions with far greater advantages in this line. This one event so far this season has proven that our men can put a thing through to a finish. This is only the beginning of track work for the year; we have a fine schedule to work on for the spring season. The cross-country team will have another chance to test its endurance, this time in a triangular meet with Grand Rapids Y and Kalamazoo Col- lege. The annual relay race with Grand Rapids Y will be another big event. Out of ten previous trials each team has been victor five times and the advantage is bound to turn one way or another; this year we are determined it shall be for Hope. Besides this we will send a full track team to a dual meet with Kalamazoo College and also representatives to the Intercollegiate Field Meet at M. A. C. This schedule is enough to call out the best efforts on the part of any student body and we feel confident that the Orange and Blue will be carried proudly to victory and that Old Hope will wear a fresh laurel wreath when the season closes. 83 FOOTBALL SQUAD Football Hope! Ready? As the whistle blew in answer to Capt. Jappinga’s signal that he was ready to enter the fray. Hope's gridiron warriors once more began, in dead earnest, their march across the field of battle. Since the council lifted the ban from off this strictly college sport in 11)17. we have passed through a stage of experiment, due largely to wartime conditions, but. now that conditions have again returned to normal, we are proud that Hope has a football team, not an experiment, but, the real article, warranted, true blue. Xow let us sec how the team carried the ball through the season. Beginning the season at Kalamazoo. Hope held the M. I. A. A. champions scoreless the first half. However. Fate laid a heavy hand on Hope’s warriors and three of the tried and true defenders of the Orange and Blue were forced to leave the field, out of the game for the next few weeks. Now Kalamazoo forced her way through Hope’s line and carried the pigskin to the goal posts and stowed away the “bacon” safely. At Alma Hope again was shown her weaknesses in men and methods and came home wiser than she left. The next week worked wonders, and when Hope faced the M. A. Freshmen, the teams came on the field determined to show Hope students their first real football game and they saw it. Although the game went to the Farmers Hope proved that she was capable of playing good ball and could take care of herself for the rest of the season. The team’s percentage now stood: Won .000. lost 1.000. but that was not to remain that way long. Ferris Institute succumbed to a terrific bombardment of touchdowns and Grand Rapids Junior College dropped two games after a vain attempt to stem the tide. The percentage at the close stood .500 and Hope's team was stronger by far than when it opened the season. Fvery man on the team did his best and showed the true blue with ’nary a trace of the yellow. Manager Baker furnished a stiff schedule. Coach Brooks did some fine polishing. Jack Schouten did a lot of binding and rubbing and Hope furnished the men. It was the fighting spirit of Hope that carried the team through a successful season. RECORD Oct. A... ... Hope 0 . . ..at.. .. Kalamazoo ...30 Oct. 11... .. .Hope 0.. ..at.. ..Alma ..30 Oct. 25 l . .. 3 Xov. 8... ... Ferris Institute ( .. . . 1 lope ...71 Xov. 15... 20.. . .Orand Rapids luniors.. ...6 Xov. 22... Rapids Juniors.. 0 .. ..Hope ...20 85 Baseball F.very year, as soon as weather conditions will permit, the athletic field resounds with shouts as a streak of white flashes with lightning speed hack and forth across the diamond or as bat and horsehidc meet and the sphere sails towards a clump of pines at the end of the field. Then there are a few games and the season ends. That was the state of affairs as far as the national sport goes, until this year. Last fall an announcement was made in chapel which changed the baseball aspect con- siderably; namely, that Jack Schouten had accepted a position at Hope as coach of the Athletics. Now, there is nothing about baseball, written or dreamt of. that Jack does not know. That means that this year the national pastime will have a prominent place in sports. Last year considerable interest was shown and we were able to have a good team. Three games were played with Kalamazoo and Junior College, and although luck was against us. the fellows showed the usual spirit of good sportsmanship that Hope teams always show. Before the snow was gone this spring practice had begun in the gym and the men were hard at work getting ready for a strenuous season. Our schedule is the best in many years and we are looking forward to an exciting season. It calls for games with Kalamazoo Coclge. M. A. C. Junior College. Ferris Institute and Kalamazoo Normals, so we are assured of some very lively games. SCHEDULE Hope vs. M. A. C. at M. A. C.......................................Apr. 10 Hope vs. Holland H. S., at Hope....................................Apr. 14 Hope vs. Kalamazoo Normals at Kalamazoo................................Apr. 17 Hope vs. Junior College at Grand Rapids................................Apr. 24 Hope vs. Ferris Institute at Big Rapids.............................May 8 Hope vs. Junior College at Hope.....................................May 22 Hope vs. Kalamazoo College at Kalamazoo..............................May 20 86 87 Flikkcm� Dc Young Roggcn Kcmpcrs Van der Meer Van Dyke Baker Dejonge The Athletic Board 'Die Athletic Board, as distinguished from the Athletic Board of Control. i composed entirely of students. The officers of the association, and the man- agers and captains of the various teams make up the personnel of the hoard. Since its inception four years ago. the Athletic Board has expeditiously con- ducted a large share of the business of the association. This year the hoard has directed its efforts toward casting the control of athletics in a more systematic form. ornciiRS Chris De Joxge ...... Oliver De Joxge ..... John H. Mkengs ...... John Kempeks ........ Milton Van Dyke ..... Peter Baker ......... Arthur Koggen ....... William Van De Meek Everet Flikkema .... ..................I )i rector .................Secretary .................Treasurer ...........Track Manager ..........Tennis Manager ........Football Manager ........Baseball Manager ......Basketball Manager Ass’t. Basketball Manager 88 Schoute� Prius De Youiir Von Kcrsen Minkamp Winter The Athletic Board of Control The control of athletics at Mope College is vested in the Athletic Hoard of Control, consisting of two faculty members appointed by the President of the institution, an alumnus chosen by the alumni association, a student representa- tive chosen by the Athletic Association, and the athletic director. This year another member has been added to the board in the person of the college coach. Jack Schouten. PERSONNEL OF HOARD Prof. K. Winter .....................................Chairman Prof. P. E. M i x k a mi ...........................Secretary Rev. W. Van Kkrsex.......................Mumni Representative J AC K Sen OUTE N ......................................Coach Piter Pkixs ......................... Student Representative Chris I)e Jonge ............................Athletic Director � ) At bl ti CS. 5cnior TrciKm an home re prc|) TA torij 91 001®- 4: 92 Sibylline Society The first year in the existence of the Sibylline Society has indeed been a very successful one. The purpose of the society is to educate its members along literary and musical lines. It has thirty enthusiastic members who have worked willingly all year in furnishing the society room and rendering some very excellent programs. The Sibylline is already well known upon the campus, and that its members are loyal to it and to the college of which it is a part is shown in our song: Oh. we love Mope College And we love the Sibylline, And to it we’ll e’er he true, And we never will rest Rut will strive for the best For our colors-grey and blue. ()h. the joy and happiness We never will forget That in your dear halls we have seen. “On, Hope College.” this will ever he our motto. We’re loyal to Sibylline. H. J. M. OFFICERS President .............. Vice-President ......... Secretary .............. Treasurer .............. Keeper of the Archives. ....Helen J. Moser ......Ruth Gardki ....Mary E. Boer Rachel H. Gerhard .J EAN ETTK I IOEKSEM A yiSrcuCt §' 93 'V Yo S3 ( L«tnW''' Varxfff- Spfpl j « A D, ?«' «M Delphi OUR DELPHI CREED We believe in true friendship with our fellowmen. We believe in scholar- ship. We believe in book lore, and in wisdom not found in books. We believe in health. We believe in exercise in the open air. In laughter. In generous admiration and strong enthusiasm. We believe in fair play. We believe in honor as a guiding principle in all situations, great or small. We believe in social life. We believe in all forms of social activity that truly enrich the lives of those who participate. We believe in courtesy. We believe in the old adage, “The highest culture is to speak no ill.” We believe in character. We believe in God as the great Source of Life and Light. OFFICERS Fall President .........Jeanette Van der Wcrp Vice-President ____Bertha Stoppels •tarv ........Anna Whelan Treasurer .........Elizabeth Hartgerink Keeper of Archives. Freda Gunnemian Winter Evelyn Zwcmer Anna Whelan Freda Hcitland Peggy Van dcr Wal Mamie Sehotten Spring Mary Gcegh Katherine Schmidt Sue Hamelirk Mamie Scholtcn Everdecn Kuypcr 95 � tPu e «vei ' cr� «' c£o4CV' tuxC 96 Sorosis Fifteen years have passed since first the Crescent of Sorosis appeared in Hope’s constellation. Her radiance has never faded, and Sigma Sigma’s light shall ever guide us on our way. “In the might of Truth and Knowledge, And Friendship we shall strive 'To live lives of grateful service, And in every virtue thrive. For the glory of Sorosis, For the honor of old Hope, Do thou lead us on and ever onward. Crescent banner, star of Hope.” OFF 1C HRS Fall Term President .........Pearl Van Westcnburg Vice-President .... Gertrude Pieters Secretary .........Grace Mcrsen Treasurer .........Tonnetta Teninga Keeper of Archives. Florence McKelvie Winter Term Marie Danhof j lelene Van Raalte Alice Van Zanten Katherine McBride Beatrice Osborne Spring Term Helen Bell Laurccn Muilcnburg l.ina Dalenberg Maybelle Mulder Beatrice Osborne 97 mm • Emersonian Whereas the existing literary societies of Hojjc College were able to accom- modate only part of the students and believing that such associations are highly beneficial for the cultivation of literature, friendship, and morality, the need of a new literary society was keenly felt by the many college men who were without a society home. Thus the Emersonian, with its object the all around develop- ment of every member, from a moral, social intellectual, and literary standpoint, was organized. The society composed at present of twenty-one members meets regularly every week, and has for its motto: Love, Liberty, and Success. Remarkable progress has been accomplished along lines of debating, oratory, and extempore speaking. Criticism, both constructive and destructive, is emphasized, while everyone seeks to inform his fellow-member of the stupendous achieve- ments of science, and to inspire him to higher ideals by reviewing the great lives of the past. OFFICERS Fall Term President ..........Egbert Rozeboom Vice-President .... A1 Van Xcdcryncn Secretary ..........Harvey Muyskens Treasurer ..........Pert Wierenga Keeper of Archives. John Wierda Winter Term Edward Tanis A1 Van Ncderynen Harvey Muyskens Bert Wiercnga John Wierda Spring Term Jacob Schepel John Wierda A1 Van Nederynen Irvin Borgman Edward Tanis ViJtke tpbAr 'Vwlcn ' Jelled 100 Knickerbocker Twelve years ago a band of twelve men leagued themselves together to form an organization known as the Knickerbocker Society of Hope College. They adopted as their emblem, the Triangle, having as its base the intellectual devel- opment. and the two sides representing the moral and social growth of the members. For twelve years the “K” triangle has remained intact, and the genuine spirit of red-blooded fellowship that permeates each meeting is a testi- mony that those men who founded the Knickerbocker Society built better than they knew. As the Knickerbocker song is written to the tune of “Old Hope.” so the Knickerbocker men are playing their part to the tune of “Old Hope. and its ever “Ruby-Black ’neath the Orange and Blue.” President ... Vice-President Secretary .... Treasurer ... Chorister .... Janitor ..... OFFICERS ..................John Dalexberg ..................Arthur Roc.c.en ............George Vandf.r Borgh .................Maurice Visscher ..................John Flekkema ..................Jerry De Vries 101 'y.Vni e� e. V« � � 102 Cosmopolitan Founded thirty years ago and established on firm and true principles, Cosmos is today a society of characteristic influence upon the Hope campus. Three watchwords. ‘‘Friendship, Truth and Progress.” have ever pointed its members to the ideal of true Cosmopolitanism. This year has been characterized by versatile activity in college enterprises. Athletics, forensics and Christian work have been entered into with zeal and success. In all the Cosmos spirit has found expression in loyalty—to Hope first, and then to its society. Thus the members of Cosmos, bearing high the torch of progress, will not cease to be potent factors in upholding the honor of old Hope. OFFICERS Fall Term Adam Wcstmaas W'm. Yander Werp Harry Hager John H. Meengs Winter Term Charles He Vries John II. Meengs Peter Mulder Harold H. Yeldman Spring Term President Vice-President Secretary ____ Treasurer_____ Wm. Yander Werp Elmer Lubbers 1 lenry Mol Carl Schroeder Fraternal Built on eighty-five years of achievement, the Fraternal Society still serves the purpose of its founders. Seeking after the bases of life in Friendship, Love and Truth, its members have reaped a double benefit, the old Fraternal spirit and a reputation for leadership. In all departments of collegiate activity they have more than maintained the honor of the O. K. E. Well may the band of staunch Fraternals anticipate a future, rich in fellowship and worthy in effort. OFFICERS Fall Term President .........Peter Cooper Vice-President ____Martin Dc Wolf Secretary .........Wm. Vander Nicer Treasurer .........Willard Van Hazel Keeper of Archives. Richard Blocker Winter Term Willard Van Hazel Wm. Vander Nicer Richard Blocker Francis Ihrman Martin Dc Wolf Spring Term Peter Baker Wm. Vander Nicer Martin Dc Wolf Dyke Van Putten John Vander Ploeg 105 PREPARATORY SCHOOL The Preparatory School “And Preparatory School.” This appendage, which is seldom used in connection with Hope College, except in the bulletins and advertisements, is nevertheless, far from being an appendix. The human body, from all appearances, grows and thrives just as well with- out its appendix, but what would become of Hope College without the Preparatory Depart- ment ? Deprived of one of its main sources of life, the college would have to depend entirely on new material every year for its Freshman Class. Of course, every Freshman, from time immemorial, has had the proverbial “green indelibly painted all over his person, but there is always a large variety of shades, and to the least consipcuous hue belong the ex- members of the A Class. Four years of association with the college students, in the Y. M. C. A. and Y. V. C. A. and on the campus at large, have imbued them with that mysterious Hope Spirit which the new-comers know nothing of as yet. Each year a large proportion of the Prep, graduates returns and furnishes a splendid nucleus around which to build a strong, united class. After almost two years of semi-independence, the Preps are gradually coming into their own. The day may not be far distant when they will be able to boast of. not only a principal of their own. but also, classrooms, chapel worship, and faculty. Too long have they been known as “only Preps.” and the enthusiasm with which they have taken advan- tage of their recently-acquired identity, proves that the Spirit of Hope has a worthy foster son in the Spirit of Hope Prep. Although the enrollment duirng the ensuing year lacked three of reaching the hundred mark, the Preps were represented by a basketball team which met and defeated teams of high schools, twice or three times its size. A high standard of scholarship is maintained at all times, as a result of which the graduates of Hope Prep, compare very favorably with those of other schools, both far and near. This is largely due to the fact that they have the advantage of taking several courses, during their four years’ work, under one of the college professors. No student is allowed to take more subjects than he can creditably carry, nor is lie allowed to play on any athletic team unless he maintains a certain percentage in his class work. In this respect, he is subject to the same regulations which obtain in the college department. All students arc encouraged to compete for the prizes in oratory and scholarship. The former are offered to the students who deliver the best orations in a public contest, while the latter are dependent on examinations. A literary society for the girls, and another for the boys, also furnish splendid opportunities for developmnt along forensic lines. The social life is supplemented by class parties and an occasional “all Prep. party, wihch is in the nature of a general get-together and has proved a great factor in generating and perpetuating the newly-born Prep, spirit. The Preps are cosmopolitans in the true sense of the word. Among their number are representatives of two foreign countries. Arabia and Japan. The others claim eight different states as their homes. The East. South, West and Middle West are represented by students hailing from New Jersey, Louisiana, California and Wisconsin. A large majority are natives of Michigan, but there are also, besides those already mentioned, six from Illinois, four from New York, and one from North Dakota. The association of these young people from every section of our country and from foreign lands, cannot help but have a broadening influence upon minds which are most impressionable at this period of life. The Preparatory School not only supplies the college with a large number of its students, but it sends the remainder of its graduates out into the world, well equipped to take their places in the commercial, industrial, educational, social, and home life of our complex civilization. 109 Ill MINK KVA SOCIETY Minerva “Minerva to thee we our Loyalty Pledge” Loyalty, indeed has been the one outstanding feature that has characterized the Minerva Society this year. As we pass through the portals of Nineteen- Twenty and look back at the Quarter Century just passed, the faithfulness and steadfastness of purpose of those gone before loom up and spur us on with renewed vigor. The accomplishments of the past years challenge us to equal or better efforts. With an enrollment of Thirty-one members, the fame of “The Red and White” will truly be spread far and wide ,as we shall go forward into the rank and file of the world, ever lifting high the noble ideals of “Minerva, so dear to our Hearts.” A. Iben, '21. OFFICERS Anna L. Iben.......... M A RT11A KOPP!-: N A AI. Elizabeth V a n de ' e e r e Hilda Wieringa ....... Jennie Ruigii ........... .............President ........Vice-President ............ Secretary ..............Treasurer Keeper of the Archives MINERVA SONG. Minerva, to thee we our loyalty pledge; Our love and allegiance we bring, We will ever be true to thy noble ideals While we praises exultingly sing. ’Tis thy love and thy light that have e’er been our guide, Tis thy name that doth always inspire; And we give thee our pledge, that whatever betide Our gratitude ne’er shall expire. Thy standard shall ne’er from our memory fade, We will cherish thee throughout life’s day, Then hail to Minerva, the white and the red, The white and the red for aye. chorus: Minerva to thee we will ever be true, We will love thee till death do us part; We will honor the name, we will e’er spread the fame Of Minerva, so dear to our hearts. Mcli phone Another year has been added to the many prosperous years of the Meliphonc Society. The Friday nights spent in old Meliphonc hall will always be held sacred by the Mcliphonians as they go on through life. Excellent and instruc- tive programs arc rendered weekly. It is here that the boys of the preparatory school receive half of their education. The predominating object of this society is to advance these young men along literary lines. Interesting debates and orations arc given from time to time. Meliphonc is flourishing and is in good condition. It has a membership of thirty-five. The two main features of Meliphonc are the annual banquet and the annual play given at the end of the year. The Mcliphonians of the graduating class carry with them the good influence of Mcliphone and feel as though they arc better able to take up the work in the college society for having been a Meliphonian. Jacob Prixs .... Garrf.t Booxe .. Dwigiit Yxtkma James Poppex .. Charles Loomens Chester Yxtkma OFFICERS First Semester .............................President ........................Vice-President ............................ Secretary .............................Treasurer ...................Keeper of Archives ...............................Janitor Albert Berkompas James Poppex .... Fraxk Muff .... Charles Loomexs Oscar I-Tolkeboer . Adrian Daaxe ... Second Semester .............................. President ...........................Vice-President ................................Secretary ................................Treasurer ......................Keeper of Archives ..................................Janitor 115 116 117 WESTERN THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY Said Dr. Claxon. tlu- Superintendent of Public Education for the United States: “I am fully convinced that the future of this country, as far as religious leadership is con- cerned. is in the hands of the denominational schools which everywhere dot our country.’ The statement applies as well to the college, the Junior class of which lias taken upon itself to publish this MILESTONE” as it does to Western Theological Seminary. Hope College trains its sons and daughters for Christian leadership: the Seminary takes the sons of the Reformed Church in the West and trains them for that especial form of Chris- tion leadership- the ministry. Consequently, there exist' between the two educational in- stitutions in Holland, a feeling of mutual co-operation. To use mathematical terms, it is difficult to determine which of these two institutions is the “coefficient” and which the expo- nent. We are content that we should both he the coefficient, provided the Church is willing to assume the duties of exponent. We believe that in the ratio in which the Christian constituency raises the exponent, we shall become more efficient. However, in the Seminary, life is not all work and no play. We believe in the prin- ciple advocated by one of our professors playing tennis with us one day. Said he. I find that a couple good sets of tennis gets into my sermonizing.” Wc are not hermit soul' in hermits’ bodies. Out of the activities of each busy day we try to take time for some form of athletics, and for some form of social intercourse. Weekly we meet for our devo- tional and literary exercises; occasionally we go out on invitation to the home of one interested in our Seminary activities; and almost every day groups of our boys can be seen making their way town-wards for a friendly chat over cofffec-cups in the restaurant. So the men whom the Church has placed here as professors prepare the young men who are to take the places of leadership in our Reformed Church. 118 The Faculty The Rev. Evert J. Blckkink, D. D., occupies the chair of Systematic Theology, and the faculty, and also in charge of the finances of the institution. He goes about the count gathering the cartwheels for the maintenance of the buildings, and for the salary of himself and the other professors. Now and again he extracts from the neophyte theolo- gians a silver simolcum or two to pay for ash-elevators and janitor’s cigars. l)r. Xwemcr is a trusted friend of every student. They meet him with fear and trembling but always depart happy. The Rev. Evert J. Blckkink. I). 1).. occupies the chair of Systematic Theology, and since 1012 has placed his left foot very systematically upon the left leg of the Systematic chair, and thuslv and in systematic ways had spread the Systcmatics upon the notebook pages of the growing theologians. Dr. Blekkink is also in charge of the Library, and his young assistant has imbibed the spirit of his teacher. Dr. Blekkink is the sympathetic big brother” adviser to every student struggling through the maelstrom of theological content. The Rev. John E. Kuizenga, 1). IX. holding the chair of Practical Theology, i- the champion story teller of the school, and to catch his eye over his spectacles means goose- eggs in the record book for the unfortunate “Stude.” Dr. Kuizenga is a thoroughly prac- tical man, however, and he fills the prospective preacher full to the top with the theory and art of preaching. Dr. Kuizenga is an active man in every line; to defeat him on the tennis courts requires rare skill; to hear his own theory in practice draws admiration; to know him is to love the man. The Rev. Henry Hospcrs, D. I)., trades in the chocma of Old Testament Languages and Literature, and with his Hebrew roots, together with his sixty-five verbs that occur between five hundred to five thousand times in the Hebrew Bible, he saps the very lile of the nangariem. Dr. Hospcrs is noted for his Franklin car and is recognized at once by his spectacles. Dr. Hospers loves the stndents and the students love him. Rev. Siebe C. Nettinga, I). I)., is the last addition to the ”.SV� i l’rofs” and occupies the chair of Historic Theology. He is becoming so historic that most of his “natural headgear is swiftly departing to more livelier fields. “Well, we won't be sidetracked so much next time,” is his pet phrase, and the next time finds him on the sixth track, left.— all. however, to the profit of the bewildered student. Dr. Nettinga is the big man on the faculty, and though his given name doesn’t mean much, he i- to all the students as much of a “pal” as a teacher. Literature £[ixr toiilt the ancient sxsxts nf Jilans nature (Liuines the eternal assimt nf snug. (filter Julte fans it? (filter life feeits it? (Lime sannnt age it? Death ran net shut. The I leritage of Hope “This is my Anchor of Hope for this people in the future I)k. Van Raalte. What wealth of prophecy his words possess! How well the Captain of th’ heroic band, Which dropped their anchor in this wilderness, The length of intervening years has spanned! A glorious dream was dreamed; the vision grew And lived; became a fact; they never knew How well they built, those sturdy pioneers, When, to insure their faith that work begun So bravely would not fail through all the years For lack of Christian men to carry on. They built this school, memorial august Of Hope. Love. Service, Sacrifice, and Trust! O loyal men of Hope, those men gave all They had to you—their hearts, their lives, the work Of brain and hand; today there comes a call To each of you for service;—will you shirk The task before you? Seek not then the gain Of little men whose lives are spent in vain. You have the college honor to uphold. And that’s the honor of each loyal heart That ever loved our school; seek not for gold: In madding crowd or desert place apart Perform, unpaid, your service to this age, That you may profit by your heritage. Students of Hope! the world has need of you! From senate-chambers and the halls of state. From city council, judge’s bench, sounds through The country, from the hearts that yearn and wait. A plea for statesmen, patriots, leaders,—men To lead the world to love and peace again. The challenge conies to you from this, our land. As well as from the lands across the sea. To buttress honor, truth, on every hand. That out of paths of dread despondency. From near, and far beyond th horizon’s scope, All hearts may yet be anchored safe by Hope! Anne Wiielan, ’20. 122 The Spirit of Hope “Orange for royally, Blue for true loyalty.” If our college song is at all representative of the essnece of “The Spirit of Hope. I think it is expressed in the lines quoted above. The orange in our banner stands for a moral, an intellectual, a physical royalty. The blue means to us. as Hopeitcs. loyalty— with all the wealth of meaning implied in that word. I am very conscious of the difficulty of speaking of intangible things in a language which must of necessity be tangible. I have tried to treat the subject by the chemical process of decomposition, but failed. For. after all. the Spirit of Hope is a living thing, and life as such cannot ! e treated as an inanimate object. If I am to understand in the least degree what this spirit is. and what is the nature of its operation, then 1 must glean from the lives whom this spirit lias affected in a visible manner. What do I see? I am very conscious of the difficulty of speaking of intangible things in a language which must of necessity be tangible. I have tried to treat this subject by the chemical process of decomposition, but failed. For. after all. the Spirit of Hope is a living thing, and life as such cannot be treated as an inanimate object. If 1 am to understand in the least degree what this spirit is, and what is the nature of its operation, then 1 must glean from the lives whom this spirit has affected in a visible manner. What do 1 see? The Spirit of Hope takes persons of varied stages of development and of individually marked personalities, and places them at once into a royal relationship. It is a peculiar royalty. It takes a man whose history is far from regal, and makes of him a king among men. It adopts us into a family of kings and princes. When Dr. Van Raalte, standing on the floor of the Synod of Albany in 1859, pleading for his little academy growing amid the reeds and swamps bordering Black Lake, cried out in a voice of appealing persuasiveness, “It is the anchor of hope for my people in the west. lie gave birth to the invincible Spirit of Hope.—a spirit born of virile manhood and noble womanhood dedicated to the answering of a divine challenge. So. as soon as we yield to the power of this Spirit of Hope, we fall heirs to a heritage of moral nobility and regnative conviction. All the culture, all the learn- ing. all the religious zeal and earnestness, all the fundamental principles of political evolu- tion.—all these, which have forever gained for the Netherlands a prominent place in the historical progress «if the world.—all these are our heritage brought by our fathers to this country from that dike-bounded people whose integrity has gained tor their country the title. The cradle of liberty. The Hopcite belongs to a royalty. His royalty is displayed by his loyalty. A Hope student has an unstinted loyalty to the things that are lasting and eternal. As a natural and not a phenomenal expression of this loyally, he has burned everywhere the motto, Christ the King of the Campus. It is his highest goal, not yet attained, but striven after. Those of us who came in from the “outside could not escape this loyalty, try as wc would. We did not immediately grasp the full significance of the phrase, but 123 soon we noticed that in our dealings with ourselves and others there was more of the Christ spirit and less of our own. How it overpowered us, I cannot understand. It just seemed to lift us up into an atmosphere which we appreciated as “much better.'’ Besides this, the Hopeites entertain a devoted and loving loyalty to humanity. All of us have not. as yet, chosen our life professions, hut we do know that we are going out to serve. This, too, grows on us while at school. It is the very Spirit of Hope. We hear some folks say of someone who has been at Hope for a while, that he is “different.” How could it be otherwise? He has learned Christ's golden rule of self-preservation,—willing- ness to be third. What docs it mean? Simply this: God first, the other fellow second, myself third. He sees a vision of himself serving and he naturally “becomes different.” Hope High school at Madanapelle, India, stands as a tangible proof of the Hopeite’s desire to serve. But will this spirit of service control a man out of college as it seems to captivate him while at school? Look at our Alumni! See them as they carry to all nations the name of Him, whom to know is life eternal! See them as they lead the great educational movements in all countries! See them as they take their places in the world of science 1 See them as business men and masters of law! Wherever they have gone they have gone to serve! Otte. Zwemer, Warnshuis, Peters, Watermulder, Banninga,—these and many others are living examples of the dominating and controlling power of Hope's Spirit of Service; these are eternal monuments of the power of self-sacrifice. The Spirit of Hope makes a man loyal to his country. If ever there was a doubt, it is removed now. Our service flag speaks as eloquently of our patriotism nr w as it did during the war. There arc two gold stars, tinted by a Master’s hand. Now and again we stand in reverent salute before these stars and partake of the “Sacrament of Service.” It makes clear our sometimes blurred vision of duty toward the country which gave us birth. Yes, I know, and I know because I have seen that the Spirit of Hope stands for Patriot- ism,—not the wavc-the-flag. flag-on-thc-collar patriotism, which is but an emotional out- burst,—but a patriotism which springs forth from an unexplorablc wealth of inward love and devotion and obedience to the ideals of our beloved country. We salute our flag second only to one,—“The Banner of the Cross.” Our loyalty to life, humanity, and country shows our moral royalty. But there is also an intellectual royalty. I often wish that I could see at a glance the great men and women in the Intellectual world, and see what percentage represents Hope. The far- sightedness of the founders of this institution has insured for us a prominent place in the firmament of American education. The battle of life is becoming more and more a battle of the intellect and not of brute force. And so the rcgnancy of our studies is rightfully brought to our attention. If we would lead the world, as we say we are going to do, then we must not only see visions and dreams, but we must have the in- dividual ingenuity to crvstalizc for the world the idealistic into something tangible and practicable. I like to read of Hope men and women winning scholarships; I like to read of victories in debating and oratory, and national essay contests. It all shows very clearly that we belong in fact to an intellectual royalty, because we are loyal to the things which create in us a capacity for mental achievements. 124 i I must finish the triangle which I suggested in beginning. The real Hopcite also be- longs to a physical royalty. I mean that he is loyal to his physical self, knowing that that must, for the most part, insure his moral and intellectual royalty. It is discourag- ing to see a great mind in a body, because of its frailty, minimizes the real value of that mind. It is even more sad to think of a body not well taken care of as a temple of the Spirit of its Creator. A sound body is the foundation upon which true life must be built. As Hopeitcs we love athletics. Our hearts thrill as wc see the team on the gridiron, the squad on the basketball court, the nine on the diamond, and the runners on the track. Wc place our teams second to none. Not only that, but wc all strive for physical supremacy. The group and class teams, the tennis tournaments, the hiking clubs, all these arc witnesses of the loyalty to the physical which is in part the cause for the transcendency of our moral and intellectual life. “Orange for royally. Blue for true loyalty.” Have I said too much? Rather, I have not said enough. For “The Spirit of Hope” also suggests to me a ‘Fellowship of the Spirit.’ Here, too, it would be nonsense to become ratiocinative. Those of our number who have visited or attended other schools come back to Hope and say that they love our school because ‘it’s different.’ Perhaps that Freshman expressed it most adequately when she said. “It is so like one.” As stu- dents at Hope we surely retain our individuality, but “The Spirit of Hope” amalgamates us into a great fellowship. What one suffers, all suffer; what one enjoys, all enjoy. I am speaking now of the great and fundamental issues of life, not some momentary and transient experience. The fullness of one life becomes the fullness of all; and the void in one life becomes a void in the lives of all. I cannot dscribc it, but 1 am tremendously conscious of it. It is a Fellowship brought al out because of a mutual conception of life. This conception of life is the great gift of the Spirit of Hope to her children. It is the highest, the noblest, the most enhancing of all modern conceptions—it is the con- ception of life which the world’s Master gives. O. Spirit of Hope, imbucing us with the great and fundamental motives of life, creat- ing within us an indomitable will to serve God and man. nourishing within us a divine atti- tude toward the better things—we stand in deep respect and devotion before thy glorious past; we bow our heads in reverence to thy great ideals; we salute in solemn loyalty thy banner, “Spera in Deo”; wc accept in love thy eternal challenge. Winkikld Burgoraaff. '22. I 125 This Strange Old World Old Deacon Jones sat ’round the stove in Bunkvillc's country store, A—pondering with his fellow wits the wealth of human lore— When suddenly, the deacon wise, inspired by the Muse, Discoursed upon this strange old world—and these the deacon’s views: It's a strange old world we’re livin’ in. when you start to dope things out. The unexpected, hang it all! puts all our plans to rout; You 'spcct a certain thing will be regardin' certain folks. When somethin’ you ain't counted on turns all your thoughts to jokes. Now Bunkvillcs barber. Hiram Home—you know lie’s the best around. You’ve seen him make two hairs to grow where first but one was found, And yet. it's fact, lie's bald hitnself; so bald is Hiram Home. That flies are sure to slip and fall when they promenade his dome. “The lawyer meets the common fate, unlucky like the rest; He knows a bit of everything, but it's law he knows the best. Now, right or wrong, you’d think he’d win in any legal fight, But there’s lawyers couldn't beat the law. in prison cells tonight. It’s the same with doctors lots o' times; they’re supposed to keep us well; They fight disease, prevent disease, do more than I can tell; And you’d think that knowin' all these things, they’d always healthy be, Yet sickness gets them just like us—they die like you an’ me. Now a race of men across the sea once learned the game of war; They thought and dreamed and studied war 'till they couldn’t learn no more. Besides they had the guns and men. and this was the threat they hurled— That they were fit for any fight and. man! they'd lick the world. “And. furthermore, the world was theirs, God would have it so. From Berlin thru to old Bagdad was just loaned', out. you know. Some day their mighty arm would strike, and without a great delay. They’d beat up France and Kngland—and then the U. S. A. Now England, France and America—of course, they had some guns. They had some ships and sailors too, but nothin’ like those Huns; They were havin’ a quiet peaceful time—just leave them undisturbed And they’d never ask for a single thing, nor get their minds perturbed. But the folks who knew the game of war got anxious all at once. And so they said: ‘You've got to play if you only play the dunce.’ So. sure enutT, right off they went, with the Allies put to shame; They cleaned up Belgium and part of France—when the unexpected came. Like the barber, lawyer, doctor—so the Huns have had their fall. Tho they know’d the game of war so well and thought they know’d it all; They’ve learned that war ain’t solitaire, that it’s always played by two; And Heinic never figured what the Allied hand could do. Ain’t it strange the world we're livin' in; when you stop to dope things out. The unexpected every time puts everything to rout. It's the Germans that was stung this time—we don't know who’ll be next; ’Don't be too confound confident.’ has always been my text. Peter Cooper, ’20. 120 Flowers as Silent Messengers Wondrous truths, and manifold as wondrous, Cod hath written in those stars above; Hut not less in the bright flowerets under us Stands the revelation of his love. The winter is past. The singing of birds is again heard Kverywhere flowers per- fume the air with their sweet fragrance. How loyal the flower has been to its Creator! Since the third day of creation it has shed its beauty and fragrance into the world. It does not destroy or lonsume. It does not feed on life; but taking from the air and ground carbon. In i.ogcn, nitrogen, and other necessary elements, it produces life. It has ever spoken of the bright and l etter land. and so has turned deserts into gardens. It teaches us that when our hearts are at peace with God life is sweet and beautiful. Whatsoever a flower receives it values as precious gifts. It does not waste, not even its fragrance. Having used the sunlight in separating oxygen from carbon and hydrogen, it gives lack all it receives when oxygen is again united to the elements from which the sunlight separated it. Though this could be claimed for all plants, the flower not only gives back all the sunlight it has received, but it also gives its beauty and fragrance to the world. How little we prize the gifts we receive! How many of us entrusted with ten talents have thrown them wantonly to the winds, thus wounding the Donor. But the flower works and saves as if it knew that thus it might some day be deemed worthy to till a suffering heart with its cheer, speak a silent message from some pulpit, or express a hidden emotion that found no voice in speech. Then, too. how modest and humble the flowers are! Their beauty is natural. They attract their bosom friends by their beautiful complexions, the blending of health and golden sunshine. How modest too in their friendship! They do not call the eagles or stars to be their friends, but the humble Ik c which Sees only what is fair. and Sips only what is sweet. How they trust nature with their precious message of love! How richly they reward her for her services! Xor do flowers shine more proudly in temple and castle than in the laborer’s humble cottage They arc as cheerful in the workman’s humble yard as in the proud Vatican gardens. Moreover, the flower teaches us the lesson of adaptation. They have adapted them- selves to their environment. They speak the language of the land that nourishes and upholds them. If we come to them as strangers we cannot understand them. We must first learn their environment. So too with men. They must learn to adapt themselves to their surroundings; and. when we are reared in sheltered homes, like flowers protected by the forest, we should deal gently with those who have grown up as a root out of the dry ground, or as a tender plant exposed to all the storms of life. We mus.� understand them in the light of their environment. 127 aa But. among all the flowers there arc three which are my special friends. I love them more and more. The first of these is the poppy that blows in Flandcr’s Fileds amidst the white crosses of our fallen heroes. Once, stumbling over a lonely grave, I plucked a poppy from it. Suddenly I was Smitten with remorse. As compelled by an unseen power I fled into the woods, sought the brightest roses I could find and, returning quietly, laid them reverently on the poppy’s bleeding stem. But the poppy grows not only on the graves, but also between the wheat. What a symbol it seems of the French people itself!—a little gay, a little superfluous, one might say, .... but there, too, grows the wheat, the more substantial. Yes, I love the poppies of France, but: “If ye break faith With us who die, We shall not sleep Though poppies grow In Flander's Fields:’ The rose too, I love. Heartily 1 join with old Omar, in saying: Look to the rose that blows about us—“Lo‘ Laughing,” she says, “into the world I bloio.” But, when the Rubaiyat places the following words into the mouth of the rose: “At once the silken Tassels of my Purse Tear, and its Treasure on the Garden throw, thus making the rose a fatalist, no, them we halt, for the rose is no pessimist. It speaks to us of love, glowing, warm with the vigor of life. True, the stem of the rose has its thorns, as joy has its sorrows. But they serve to safe guard the flower of the soul and assist it in climbing to higher realms. A little pain and sorrow mingled with our joys,’ all wisely given, makes our life sweet and wholesome. No, the rose is no fatalist, but, brings us a message of optimism, for “love never faileth.” But the lily I love best of all. What a tribute our Master paid this little flower when he said: “Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do thd spin; and yet I say unto you that even Soloman in all his glory was not arrayed like’ one of these.” Jesus saw the lilies, as they stood out in the open field, exposed to wind and rain, but still pure, still true, ever eared for by a loving father. But those of the sons of men who arc pure in heart shall see God. May we be pure as the lilies of the field, and like the water lilies may we ever live by the quiet waters. “O, flourr-de-luce, bloom on, and let the river Linger to kiss thy feet! O, flower of song, bloom on, and make forever The world more fair and sweet.” Joe Vande Noort, '20. 128 Solitude W hen having spent the sweetness of her smile Upon a world of all-too-hccdlcss men. The weary flower sought to rest awhile (Thereby to brighten up her smile again). God fashioned Winter, bade it come and lay Its soft white robe upon 11 is tired child. A robe that, altho cold itself, can stay Earth's fiercest blasts, and subtly change the wild. Loud-shrieking gales into soft lullabies; And safely sheltered thus she talked with God 'I'ill, Springtime’s whispers bidding her arise. She smiled most sweet again on human clod. When man. in turn, by weariness pursued. Grew faint. God fashioned thee, dear Solitude. Pktek I)k Vries, ’22. To Silver Cascade—A Sonnet Forth from the heart of Eagle Crag, in throng The bubbles of thine infant life upspring; 'file icy stars of night first heard thee sing And gurgle in fern dells. () sylvan song. A torrent grown, dance now and leap headlong; Knsilver well the steep; cleft rocks far fling As pebbles, fury-flung, till caused to ring In flight, and echo all thy way along. Thine obscure, crag-born bubblings whisper hope; The tumult of thy full, rich growth shouts praise, The thunder of thy mist-veiled depths His love Declares, who. chastening, teaches men to cope With sorry drought, and prophesies good days: Thou liftest hearts to God in Heaven above. Francks M. Thoms. ’21. 129 Reminiscences - While returning from college one day last winter, deeply engrossed in thought, I was suddenly startled out of the reverie into which 1 had fallen by the smart whack of some- thing on my back. Instinctively looking around, 1 realized, to my utter amazement, that 1 was directly between two groups of children engaged in a snow-fight. At first 1 was tempted to assert my rights as a neutral, but was constrained from doing so by a quick flash of my memory, which drove all other thoughts from my mind for the remainder of the walk homeward. Reminiscences of similar occurrences in my early school days filled my mind. The little white schoolhouse, surrounded by massive oak trees and a high woven-wirc fence, again clearly stood before my vision. Thence we turned our footsteps every school day in the year and gained some very precious knowledge. As I walked along, musing over those days, with a maelstrom of thoughts passing through my mind, one day stood out preeminently among the rest, and brought to my memory many of my friends, now scattered all over the glolie. 1 thought of a day in mid-winter, when we had plodded through the snow and were in our accustomed places in school. The sun was shining bright and made us all wish that the time for recess would soon be there. Finally, we hurried outside and were soon engrossed in pelting each other with snowballs. W hen the noon hour should come, the snow would be in just the right condition for a grand old snow-fight. The bell rang just as we finished choosing sides for the conflict. For the remainder of the morning we applied ourselves diligently, as all boys in little white or red country schools do. Immediately after the coveted dismissal, the contents of our dinner-pails disappeared in a manner con- ducive to indigestion, and the respective teams assumed their station behind snow-ramparts erected on a previous day. The banners of each side, handkerchiefs tied to the top of sticks, floated from the battlements, and every individual was determined to defend his standard with real courage and devotion. The only rule of the game was that if a person was hit by the ball of an opponent, he would be disqualified for further battle. Then from the opposing trench we heard the order given to charge, and. quick as a flash, our adversaries were coming pell-mell through the intervening space. We could hardly restrain ourselves until our captain gave the order for the counter-charge. Our opponents were met by a volley of balls, and one after another of their number was obliged to quit the game. Hut their leader, a fine young lad of Herculean strength, came steadily onward, bearing his standard and gathering his followers around him as best he could. He made me think of Montgomery, who in our morning’s history lesson had advanced to meet the legions of France on the Plains of Abraham. Hut. like Montgomery, lie too was doomed to fall a victim to the missiles of the foe. and was forced to entrust the battle-flag to other hands. The charge came to naught, and our rivals were forced to retreat to their stronghold. Before they could collect the remnant of their band, the school-bell put ant end to all play. Then my thoughts passed onward and every one of those boys came before my vision. But. Ah! Little did we think that the fighting spirit, displayed in those matchless days would ever be called into play elsewhere. The idea never entered our minds that we would be called upon in some future time to defend our country as we had defended our positions that mid-winter day. Yet out of the twenty youths engaged in playful strife, fifteen answered the call to the colors. Hut they also found that to be hit by a snowball was vastly different from being hit by shrapncll for some came back with maimed limits. Yet my thoughts dwelt chiefly on the leader of the opposing forces in our sham battle. Alas! He did not return, but fell gallantly as the Americans were charging the German hordes at Chateau Thierry—bearing, not a handkerchief tied to a stick, but the glorious Stars and Stripes. As I recall the time that he came over the snow embankment, with head erect, the fire of fight in his eyes. I can not doubt that he must have faced the enemy “over there in the same gallant manner, and that he met death with a smile on his face ( an you wonder why the remembrance of this particular day of my school life asserted itself as 1 saw these children, and stirred my heart while 1 thought of it? 130 Charles K. Loo mans. Prep. '22. 1 he Cyclops (Spurios Versenkt) ‘The Red Herring. as inns go. is a decrepit, shambling, down-at-the-hecls affair; with shabby wings thing west toward the ocean, on one side, and displaying tendencies to crawl down the east slope, town-ward on the alter side. Perched high among the crags, its bleared windows wink out owl-like at night, vicing with the old Jonesport lighthouse, whose spasmodic red dickers mingle nicely with The Herring’s topaz gleams and cause fisher folk to grin contentedly as they edge their cutters and sloops skillfully within the light-margined radius, on into the battered old harbor, where safely ensconced, they meditate upon a little run up t' th' Herrin' before turning in. Irate housewives bitterly denounce the old place. They have ostracized it. banned its existence, threatened, scolded, pleaded; with the result that the Red Herring” placidly and prosperously gangs its uin gait. never once noticeably decreasing in clientele. Disgusting of course, but what can one do? 1 had not frequented the old place for a year or more, and in the need of entertainment drifted in one evening, halting on the threshold to fortify myself with one long last breath of fresh air before plunging into the blue smoke haze that hovered perpetually over the low-raftered tap-room. Tars, sailors, stevedores swarmed among the dingy settles and initial-notched tables; gabbling, yarn-swapping, gulping down huge mugs of foam the tavern fairly reeked with them. But straight for the chimney corner I steered my course, where the hoary, veteran old sea-dogs were wont to clan aloof from the noisy mob, cozily spinning juicy tales of adventure and thrill of the real sort. The belle of the Herrin’,” 'ole Cap’n Tucket. 1 had sighted, from the door-way; his ruddy cheeks framed in snowy tufted whiskers, twinkling jollily through the foggy haze, his wicked old eyes darting alertly 'round while thumbs in waistcoat pockets, chair recklessly up-tilted, lie surveyed the crowd with keen, all-in-all glances. Cap'll. I hailed him. let’s go for a real, bang-up story. You've lieen sky-larking around for more'n a year; there's a yarn up your sleeve or I miss my guess. Let’s have it.” Tucket leisurely shifted his chaw to the opposite check, allowed himself a reflective smile settled down easily in the creaking settle, and then twanged forth in his nasal drawl, with much relish, the whole proceedings : W’al, I dunno's ye'd call it a story or not. 1 reckon thar be some folks who'd call it jest a plain yarn a-spun by a agin’, 'ole rover like me who ain't responsible. But I c’n see, laddie, that ye’re believin' me. an it'll be the sartin truth ye'll be gettin'! “As ye know. I'd been idlin’ 'round Jonesport more’n ten years come next fall, sorter retired as ye might say, listenin’ t' the other Jack's tales of excitement an' advenchurcs. gettin' foggier an' wuthlessler every day an' a-kinder hankerin' for somethin’. 1 didna' know what. Then one day last spring 1 sez to meself, sez I. ‘Tucket, cf ye can’t git along off the water, then see ef ye can't git on the water.’ “Which havin’ been decided. I packed my kit. and meandered nice an’ easy daown to Hamp'n Roads, Virginia, knowin' thar'd alius be a craft sailin' out from th' Roads, bound fer furrin parts, carryin' a hefty cargoc an' a good-sized crew. “Right-o! The minute 1 drops anchor at Hamp’n. an' goes full speed ahead io th' barbie, I sees that I’d calculated ’bout correct, for thar lying along-side the dock was one o’ th' pnrticst colliers as I'd ever laid eyes on. Funnels smokin' full blast, cargoe bein stowed abo’d. crew hustlin' 'round like mad. Cap'll cussin’ away like a good tin; so I Aggers it war the boat fer me. and sets out to interview the matie. “‘Mornin’. Matie. I sings out. ‘Place fer an 'ole landlubber to bunk along? The youngster glances me over sharp-like an’ must ve decided I 1 do. fer he states that the cox-swain needs a matie. an’ sez I could report ter onct. So 1 gives the ‘Cyclops a final look, decides ag’in she’ll do—it's well to be cautious laddie, 'n not git too excited bout trifles—stows my kit abo’d. an' hops off fer to find th' coxswain. 131 I he Cyclops (Spurios Versenkt) lli coxswain ain t what I'd Ik- callin' a handsome man. Ik- wore red hair that was heginnin' to moult in places, hut still was «rowin' thrift-like in tufty little patches. Stylish droopin whiskers an' sideburns to match, nice green eyes, a comfortable hunch o' freckles, a nose that—well. I'd ruther not discript that nose ef ye don’t mind. No. th’ Cap’ll ain't what I d call a handsome man. but lie had a beautiful soul, an' we got along right peart-like together, nobody destroyin’ the harmony, 'till circumstances makes us add anuther member to th' firm. Kink war my Matic's name—as to other less important facts, I larns we’re sailin' under scaled orders, 'count o' spies; also that we's stowin' along bunches o' potassium, sulphies, an' other nervous chcm'cals. an’ carryin no passengers outside a lcetlc gal. darter of an Lmbassy or somethin’, due to be dropped oft at Kio. Of’en wondered about that leetle gal. ef she went down with the ship when it foundered or but that's anuther story. I he next day. we slip out of po't. makin' no 'hurrah' or fuss about our goin'. 'count of spies, as I said before. But speedin' 'long slick as grease, 'an fair eatin' up th' laps ahead. We was makin' th' Barbados fust, to coal up, shift off some stock an' pick up more orders, so th' cook tells a bit grudgin'ly, when I asts him. “The cook war a sour, broodin' 'ole chap alius growlin' 'round, with nary a kind word for a matie. 'an skulkin' in quare corners when he weren't drivin' his hands like a fiend. But sicli d'ye find in th' world, an' the best away. I figger is to let 'em alone, 'an ‘gang ye're ain gaat'—wi' a whistle fer luck. We reaches th' Barbados of a mornin' an' anchors for a day. takin' on s’pplics an’ waitin' fer orders that finally comes. Then we shifts off. an' noses out ter sea. the ‘Cyclops’ diggin' her beak into th’ waves an' skimmin' along like a purty bird. That night th' ba'rometer gives a suddint flip and dives down ter zero, an’ th' next mornin' the sea lies cold an' gray-like, still, still, wi’ an’ awe-tul quiet, that shivers ye're timbers, matie. Then towa'ds eight bells I hears a moanin' sound, the sea which looks like 'twas boldin’ a trump card up th’ sleeve, give itsilf a leetle shake or two. and then with a screech pounces on 'Cyclops.' foamin' and roarin', an' sleetin' like fury, addin' crash on crash of thunder to the gcn'ral fun. The pore ole boat staggers an' stumbles 'round in a maudlin daze, but as mornin’ comes, an' the storm abates, she gathers together a few rags of silf-rispect. an' feebly pickin' up her way, flounders on. The ‘Cyclops' war driven far out of lu-r course by th’ hurricane, an' tidin' th’ swells with a jumpy, sidewise motion, was endeavorin' to make up time an' find her way back to th' beaten path. 'Twere 'bout three o'clock in th' afternoon, an' me’n the coxswain 'Kink' were smokin’ our pipes o' peace jus’ aft the kitchen galley, n debatin' fiercely nawthin' in particular— when all of a suddint we hears a giant roar that seemed to come from below, o'erhead. an’ on t'other side. A bouquet of sharp, snapping reports follows: steam an’ smoke starts to pour out of a po'thole. an' the ship takes a queer, ducking leetle prance to one side. ‘“Sufferin' cats, the magazine's explodin'. muttered Kink, dashin' down the hatchway with me taggin' on his heels. From below a mass of flames, clouds of smoke, 'n smotherin’ fumes spurted out at us. Coughin' ’n gaspin' we gropes our way towa'd the hold whar the po’tass'um and sulphies war boldin' a leetle Fo’th July celebration all their own. We bangs head-fust into th' po't hatch, openin' into the hold proper. Barred 'n barri- caded it war w ith th' quare, muffled sounds poppin' on t'other side, 'n tho' we thumped an’ hollers a considerable spell, it done no good. All the time, the ‘Cyclops’ kep' hippity-hoppin downward for all the world like one of those new-fangled elevators. “‘Tuckit,’ sez Kink. ‘1 allows we better git out o' this mess 'n see what's doin’ above bo’ad.’ An’ we suits the words to action. By this time the boat weren't far above sea-level, the decks war all deserted, n nary a soul in sight. It give me a ghastly, creepin' feelin’. matie. to be individually accompanied, 132 1 he Cyclops (Spurios Versenkt) as ye might say. with only Kink takin’ tin- part of th individual. n the sea makin ugly, suckin' Icetle noises as it edged closer 'n closer. t‘ whar we stood. Ju' off stahoad I sights a Icetle raft with a dark object sprawled out on't. I remarks the same to Kinkie. n kickin off our shoes, we swings over the rail and strikes out. Puffin' an' Mowin' we pulls up to the raft and claml ers abo’ad. droppin relieved-like on th planks. But I sees at onct th’ raft war already occupied. A tall, guant gen'lman dressed all in black clothes, 'n carefully huggin' a high silk hat. turns 'round 'n faces us. He smiles a-sortcr gentle, placatin' smile when he sees Kink '11 me, an' extends a cordial, hut flabby hand '11 sc7.—mournful like: 'Ah. gentlemen. I am always pleased to receive visitors, however lowly and unpre- tentious my abode. I perceive in you fellow sufferers of life's vicissitudes; but despair not. my good men. I am the Rev. Virgil Smith, recently missionary of Niuchwang. China, and was in the act of returning to my post when this terrible disaster overtook me. I was one of the few permitted to sail with the ship, and as I am unfortunately a poor sailor, found it necessary to confine myself to my stateroom.' Kink an' me was confused a hit at first, but we decides he war harmless, an' turns to more important matters. The 'Cyclops' had sunk considerable by now an' lay suspended, tremblin' an’ quiverin'; then it quietly flops over and slithers down, down, 'till the topmost mast fades from view. 'Twas all over, an' we heaves a sigh an' comes back to earth, so to speak! “The raft war a homely specimen as rafts go. but roomy an’ sturdy. Virgil explains carefully how he'd lugged two kegs of water alni'ad wtih a ‘superhuman effort,' and by the ‘same token’ a case 0’ hardtack. We votes Virgie a reg'lar 'tin, and proceeds to divvy 'round the grog, an' rig up a signal mast. The chances war purty slim of encounterin' a boat, but we weren't runnin' 110 risks. “All night long we peers hopeful like, out into the darkness an' mists for the sight of a searchin' light. Virgie proved a right smart, leetle entertainer -he recites ‘Wynken. Blynkcn and Nod.' an' compares the cases, but 1 'low a good raft’s got a ‘wooden shoe' beat a mile. But 't any rate, amicability ruled. '11 that's more'n some folks could do livin’ off hardtack an’ water! Wal. the nex' mornin’ we sights a trail 0' black smoke scuttlin' across the horizon. '11 mergin' into shape, a destroyer comes zippiif 'long towa'd us. Virgie '11 Kink an' I waves '11 dances aliout like wild 'tins, scrcechin' away like coyotes. The destroyer draws up along- side. an’ we poles the raft over. The Cap’n and matie helps us abo'ad, '11 we reaches civilization '11 food aga'n. mostly food! “Well, laddie. 1 cal'clate I've 'bout told the whole tale, 'ceptin' the home voy’ge, which I makes back on the destroyer to Newport News, thence by train to Jonesport an' the 'Red Herrin'. 1 dunno ef I understand parts '0 this here yarn mesilf; ye see I’m gittin’ to he an ole man. an' a wee hit groggy at spells. So have a care, matie. have a care, an' don't be passin' th’ yarn to folks as all wool. I thanked the old fellow, bade him good-night, and wandered down the twisty trail, thinking it all over. That there was a lost Cyclops I knew to be true, but how about the explosion, the deserted ship, and the raft? Oh—well! One must take everything with a grain of salt even Milestone stories. Maxine McBride. '23. 133 a The Cyclops (Spurios Versenkt) Dear Diary: I am tired, bewildered, and. maybe also a little scared. The most unexpected things have been happening so swiftly during the last few days that they have left me breathless. Just forty-eight hours ago 1 was walking down a flower-strewn aisle as bridesmaid at the wedding of my dearest chum. Patsy, in that delightful old Southern town of Richmond. I hen came the cablegram from Father telling me to join him immediately in Rio de Janicro and to take the collier steamer Cyclops. on which, through the Embassy, lie had already secured my passage. I he ( yclops ’ was a transport. Since there were no passenger steamer for several days, 1 had to accept this plan. 1 he boat was to leave Hamilton Roads the next day. The hurriedlv-made arrangement and the abrupt leave-taking are all a confused blur, and here 1 awake to find myself alone and bound for South America and sailing on a coal transport! But the ship is already stealing silently from the harbor and moving resolutely out to sea. so I cannot turn back, and I don't think 1 would if I could. I have always longed for a real adventure, and perhaps Fortune or bate is now about to grant the desired opportunity. Dear Diary: I’m going to pretend I am a sailor. Six o'clock—1 mean eight bells—and 1 am out on deck. It is wonderful April weather. Sunshiny, but with a stiff wind blowing and a nip in the air which makes me feel glad to be alive and ashamed of my fears of last night. Little shivers of delight and wonder run over me as I watch this giant Cyclops” pick its course and proceed over waves, waves, waves, all sparkly with sunlight. In the sky. white, woolly clouds are tumbling over each other as they float along. I have just met the Captain, a pleasant, jovial old man who is as brisk and refreshing as the sea itself. I'm going to spend the afternoon on deck in my steamer chair, enjoying the sensation of riding so smoothly and feeling the sting of the salty spray. 1 like to be a sailor! Dear Diary: Today we stopped at the Barbados. 1 expected to see an uncivilized jungle inhabited by a semi-savage race of people. Imagine my surprise when the ship drew tip to wharves piled high with cargoes, and when I beheld a well-built city drowsing in the heat of a tropical mid-day. I'm afraid I never studied my geography very well, for my ideas of the Barbados arc rather mixed. As I was wandering about on the wharf. I came upon a group of dirty little children playing a game with little flat stones. They were interesting, dark-skinned tots, with great, black eyes and pretty teeth, which sparkled when they laughed. In bits of broken English, they talked with me and coaxed me to go home with them. When I asked them where home” was. they pointed to a low building not far away. As I had plenty of time. I thought I would go with them. I divided a box of chocolates between them as they trotted along beside me. Their mother, a plump smiling woman, kept a shop in the rear of the building. W ithin, tiny oil lamps were sputtering in an attempt to lighten the darkness. And there, to my amazement I saw. spread out on every side, curiosities, trinkets and treasures from every part of the globe. What an astonishing array of interesting curios and valuable antiques were hidden away i:t this remote little shop! The woman spoke fairly good English. She told me that she had accumulated these things for many years from travelers, tourists and passengers of the ships which had stopped at the island. A jade idol from China, an exquisite bit of ivory from Africa, a brightly colored Indian ba ket from Peru, a piece of delicate Spanish lace, an amber charm, these and a hundred other treasures I examined and admired, while my new acquaintance related stories of how they came into her possession. I ime passed as her strange tales lured me into the fairyland of adventure. 134 I he Cyclops (Spurios Versenkt) llit- shrill whistle of a boat rudely broke the spell. I bought a coral necklace which I especially admired, and hurried hack to the ship. I had just time to get aboard. As 1 stood at the rail watching the wharves recede. 1 could see the woman standing in the door- way of her little shop and the children playing at her feet. People from every rank in life stop at her humble cottage, and soon the sea carries them away again. I he weather has changed miraculously. The air is oppressively warm. Kverything is perfect quiet, with no breeze to disturb the breathless stillness. I finished dinner and then climbed as far astern as 1 possibly could. 1 sat down on a pile of rope to think and dream. All nature seemed suspended and waiting expectantly. The sailors on the deck below were humming and singing some old sea chanteys. The moon was sailing high and lonely, with no stars awake to watch her. The searchlight, the great eye of the “Cyclops. kept ner- vously jerking to and fro, and always in the stream of light I could see water, not splashing in waves, but lazily rolling with an oily swish. The prow of the ship cut through this, scarcely causing a ripple. A mysterious, uncanny presence seemed brooding over the dark form of the ship as it sped through the gloom. In spite of myself. I shivered and grew afraid. I went to my cabin and. turning on the lights. 1 tried to read. 1 must have dozed a little, for I sat up with a start. A distant rumble swiftly came nearer and nearer with a menacing roar, and suddenly a wild rending wind swept down upon us. The ship floundered and staggered dizzily. There was a sizzling hiss of light- ning. followed by a deafening roar of thunder. The waves were seething and slashing against the sides of the boat. I dared not leave my cabin, but sat there, tense and rigid with fright The storm by turns increased in fury and died away. After what seemed an age to im paralyzed senses, 1 heard the Captain's knock at my door. We had passed the typhoon, the terror of the Southern seas! Dear Diary: 1 awoke this morning from a troubled sleep to find the weather disappointing. There is the same dullness to the atmosphere. The world seems glowing in an unnatural, brassy light. The “Cyclops is a painted ship sailing upon an ocean painted in lurid tints. Oh. how 1 long to see the sun once more. I feel depressed and restless. 1 am tired of being a sailor. It is strange how much one's mood depends upon the weather when one is out on the sea. After luncheon I was wandering aimlessly about my stateroom. Suddenly 1 was thrown reeling against the opposite wall. A crashing roar shook the ship and left it trembling like a wounded animal. After a moment’s breathless pause, confusion broke. Bells were ringing, men were shouting and ropes creaking. I surmised from the direction of the sound that the trouble was in the engine room. 1 put on a life belt, follow- ing the directions which I found on my cabin door. Then I went out on deck. The Captain came to me and sought to reassure me, but I could see that beneath his calm assurance was real concern. The lK)iler had exploded, and we must leave the ship. For the first time 1 became alarmed. Before I realized what was happening, I was being hurried to where men were letting down life-boats on groaning ropes. The Captain placed me in the first boat and smiled good-bye. The boat swung over and down to the water The oarsmen rowed swiftly away. From the distance I could see the ship listing heavily to starboard With a sob I knew that the “Cyclops” was doomed. Clouds of gray was belched from the tilted hull. As I watched the black form the “Cyclops shook a little and silently dived beneath the surface, smoothly gliding from sight and sucking in the water 'round about. Then the waves rolled over the grave of that giant ship which had stolen out of Hampton Roads and had sped along so stealthily, and weathered the typhoon, and now had sunk alone here in this desolate sea. 135 The men rowed westward hoping to meet some ship. Darkness fell while we tossed and rocked. We lost trace of the other lifeboats. All night long we peered into the darkness for a distant light; we saw nothing, and only echoes answered our cries. I grew numb with cold, and despair seized me. But as the first pale streaks of dawn appeared, a ship hove into sight. The schooner “Essex ' picked us up. In a daze 1 made the trip to land and started by rail to complete my journey to Rio de Janicro. For two monotonous days I rode exhausted and scarcely noticing my surroundings. Next day I met my anxious father. Dear Diary: A long time has passed since that night I spent upon the sea and yet it seems but yesterday. Sometimes here in this safe and sunny land 1 fall to dreaming, and I feel, not fear at the danger which I met. but an overwhelming pity for that giant, mystery ship which met its fate alone on the vasty sea. Ruth Gardki., ‘23. I he Cyclops (Spurios Versenkt) It was a beautiful spring day, when the “Cyclops” sailed away from Hampton Roads. Several springs have passed since that day, but the “Cyclops” has never returned. She never ill. She has arrived at the Port of Missing Ships, the first ship, wireless-equipped, to enter that port. Each day the mystery of her fate deepens. Modern, staunch, well-manned; to those versed in the lore of the sea, the disappearance of the giant collier is an enigma. 1 here was wreckage from the “Karlsruhe”; a capsized life boat from the “Xavonic”; the washed-up bottle from the “President. with its mouldering message from the tomb, “President sunk in storm ; but not a stick of wood from the Cyclops was ever found. The deep has swallowed her up, body and spirit. I, only I. Bartlv, know the story. 1 tell it to you because you arc my friend. I can trust you. The world shall never know. The great conflict is now history. Let the dead past lie still in its vault. The sorrowing loved ones have healed their wounds with the soothing salve of time. With malice toward none, with charity for all. let us try to forgive and forget. 1 was a college student. Perhaps. Partly, that explains my “Cyclops adventure. It explains many foolish things, but yet it may have been that inborn craving and longing— my wanderlust. My ancestors were rovers and wanderers, reckless, devil-may-care fellows; uneasy ships. old Granddad used to say. Our dormitory at the University was not very far from a railroad track. I would wake up at night and hear the call of a distant, departing train, and with cold sweat on my forehead. 1 would shake all over like a frightened animal. 1 could not study, for my mind was in far distant lands; on the mighty Amazon, or the frozen Yukon, in the burning heart of Africa or in the remote South Seas. I knew that something had to be done or I would go wild. The States after all are much alike. Lose yourself in ’Frisco and you could easily imagine yourself in Brooklyn or Chicago. Canada or Mexico offered no special allurement. 1 must go to South America, the world’s last frontier. So 1 went down to the sea, Hampton Roads was my destination, via the side-door Pullman. It was an eventful little jaunt; but that is another yarn. The Cyclops. a huge steel collier, was making last preparations for departure. I saw my chance. Stepping up to a prim looking young man with Second Officer on his jaunty little cap. I put on a brave front. 136 “Hello. See; any chance for a job?” “Had any experience?” Sure; shipped out o’ X’Orlcans last as an ‘A. IV' I had sailed from N'cw Orleans many a time in my dreams, hut I must confess that my knowledge of tilings nautical was extremely limited. Mate doesn't need any hands, but the steward is looking for a pantry man and a couple of ‘pearl divers.’ Might try him.” My heart sank, for all that I knew about pantries was pilfering therefrom, and though I could dive pretty well. 1 never dove for pearls and doubted very much if I ever could. I was willing to learn, however, and desired an interview with the Steward. I found him a scrawny little Englishman, “dirty and bloody. as all Englishmen arc. in a towering rage because his worthy pantry man had taken French leave and was thinking it over hilariously in a dock saloon. After a series of sundry sneers and insults. I was hired as a pearl diver” at the enormous salary of $50 a month. In being led to the scene of my future professional oper- ations. which proved to be the galley, it dawned upon me that pearls referred to a vast assortment of dishes and that the only diving I was to do was plunging my hands into large greasy pans of water. In other words. I held the honorable position of dish washer. Thus it was that the “Cyclops sailed away, whither wc know not, until on one balmy spring morning the green hillsides of Barbados hove in sight. By this time I had become well acquainted with the life that was to be mine for some time. From morning until night I spent my time in the over-heated, stinking galley, the ship’s kitchen. The cook, my superior, was a devil. Cooke his name was; “Cooke de Cook or “Cooky” he was called. A visage as mean and depraved and debased as his was. one would indeed travel far to find. His legs were short, his trunk was large, his head was large, lie had a low. receding forehead which ended abruptly in a line of unkempt tufts of faded, iron-grey hair. His features were brazenly degenerate. But the outstanding characteristic of his make-up was undoubtedly his arms, his long, terrible arms, which hung loosely forward from a pair of broad, stooped shoulders like those of a gorilla. Here was atavism, a reversion to type. I loathed and feared and hated him. The first day out 1 happened to have my back turned away from him. and was piling up a column of plates, when suddenly I heard a fiendish shriek followed by a dull thud which sounded close to my head, and looking up beheld a huge bread knife, its quivering blade sunk deep in the wooden partition. I turned around and looked into the cook’s glaring, baleful, beady little eyes; and though 1 was no coward, the muscles of my face twitched and there was a peculiar sinking feeling in the pit of my stomach. After that, for the whole fearful week that I spent with him. I was in constant fear for my life. I never turned my back on him again. And rather than sleep in the bunk below him which had been assigned to me. I pulled the mattress out on the deck and went to sleep, awakening in the morning, chill, cold and stiff. I was happily delivered from him, when one morning at mess the Steward announced that several of the stokers had taken sick and called for volunteers to fill their places. Without any hesitation I stepped forward, and was surprised when I saw that there were no others. 1 soon learned why. 137 Far down in the vitals of the ship was the stoke hole; one of the most terrible spots that 1 had ever been in. Here, from one day to another, week in and week out. are spent the lives of those whom circumstances has sentenced to a life of heat and gas and back- breaking toil. In the hot. smoky air of the pit. lighted only by gleaming little electric bulbs— except when a fire-door is opened, belching forth clouds of smoke and tongues of forked fire—the toilers appear like a crew of demons doomed to fire the furnaces of hell. A man stands w ith his hands on a bell cord, tapping the speed of the heaving shovels. Every time he taps, the gang must feed the greedy beast with another shovel of coal. Tap—goes the hell. The heavens groan. Tap—again. Another groan. Now and then a man would break beneath the fearful strain and sink to the iron-grated floor. A com- panion in suffering would pick him up wearily and place him on a pile of coal, and when the poor brute could pull himself together again, he went on with the never-ending tapping. Well, 1 learned what blood and sweat and killing heat and aching muscles mean, but not even for this combination would I go back to the galley and its devilish master. Cookey. We were four hours on and eight hours off duty. The eight hours off I spent in recuper- ating from the effects of the other four. Mv only friend on the ship was the Mate. Mr. Peak; a tall, angular young fellow, with rugged, weather-beaten features and the fine manners of a gentleman. He never appeared on deck except when faultlessly attired in his immaculate suit of white duck. In his boyish blue eyes there was always a dreamy, far-away expression which was more than counter- acted by a decisive, square jaw. Beneath his cocky-tiltcd officer’s cap hung a few stray locks of golden curls. His voice was soft and musical in conversation, but in giving orders it had a sharp metallic click which would brook no opposition. The Chief Kngincer had uncom- fortable recollections of being unpleasantly worsted in more than one prolonged battle of words. One day he told me his story. He had been an engineering student when his father died, and though the family had once been very wealthy, after the debts had all been paid, he and his mother were left penniless. She. poor soul, soon followed her husband to the grave. Then, to crown all. his sweetheart, his friend since his boyhood days, married another, a man of wealth. Charley Peak, unable to bear up. became a lonely roamer of the seas. Two kindly chums we were, and many a profitable evening we spent together in his commodious cabin. He had many literary as well as technical hooks, and I noticed a com- plete library of Emerson. We lay in the harbor of Bridgetown. Barbados, for a day. which afforded me a good opportunity to explore the ship. She carried a cargo of manganese and potassium. There were about four or five hundred cans of the latter, each marked with a flaring label: Potas- sim. Keep Very Dry. I had been a very dull science student, but even at that I knew that potassium has a great affinity for water. On the afternoon after leaving Barbados we encountered a terrible Southeaster. For days we had gentle breezes from the southern Trade Winds. That afternoon they stopped altogether and the barometer went down like lead. For an hour this ominous calm pre- vailed. The stin was obscured by thin yellowish clouds, and the atmosphere, damp and oppressive, took on a smoky, coppery hue. The silence gripped all. It was an eloquent silence, proclaiming a vast potentiality; present nowhere, lurking everywhere. It gripped the very air. heavy and surcharged. The sea was as glassy as a frozen mill pond. Even the schools of flying fish which had been playing around us all day had fled in fear. 138 Finally- all. the zero hour had come! All nature trembles in equilibrium. Now the balance is shattered and the storm descends with a tremendous crash. Holt follows holt, echoing and re-echoing, reverberating and rebounding; mingling and intermingling with the hurricane, shrieking and wailing. The eternal cosmos of nature seems broken. Everything is given over to confusion and chaos. bor an hour the storm continued. I saw a beautiful white five-masted schooner to the windward, making very heavy weather of it. I examined her with glasses and found that she was the “Pearl of the Antilles.” I doubt if she ever made port again. The “Cyclops was finding it difficult to hold its own. Once a seventy-foot giant struck her on the star- hoard bow and broke over her deck, drenching us with foaming brine. The ship listed many degrees, and with a great effort regained her equilibrium. I saw the Mate. Mr. Peak, standing high up on the bridge, his legs spread apart, his arms folded, his head thrown up defiantly in the teeth of the gale, his own great spirit defy- ing that of the storm. My petty world seemed far away; 1 thought only of things mighty, noble and grand. The Captain, rousing me from my revery, sent me below decks to inspect the cargo. Down I went through a dark hatchway, into the bowels of the ship to the place where the potassium was stored. In the dim light of the portholes 1 felt my way. Suddenly I felt a great blow on the back of my head and knew no more. When 1 regained consciousness, the first sensation I knew was a sickening, oppressive heaviness of the lungs. 1 found that 1 was l ouud to a large cask. There was a burning pain in my head and my ears rang. I became aware that a struggle was going on at my feet, and 1 distinguished two dark forms rolling on the floor; then I saw the cook bending over the prostrate body of the mate. After a little while I knew that the fight was over, for the cook with a long knife in his hands was punching holes in the tin potassium cans. Then he was opening the portholes. I heard a rushing, splashing sound. Slowly it dawned on me what it all meant. Huge waves were pouring into the open port-holes. The punctured potassium cans—salt water and manganese! My God! The cook was destroying the ship! I awoke in a filthy hospital in I’araje dc la Haile, a little fishing town of northern Columbia. A little Spaniard told me in broken English that a little fishing sloop had picked me up far out at sea. hound to a half empty cad . The American Consul at Cartagena sent me to New York, for typhoid had left me very weak. I wish no more to wander. Hartley; the Cyclops. spurios versenkt, has killed my wanderlust! R.u.rii Mkima. '23. 139 “An Age on Ages Telling” 1 he Oration by which Tcna Holkeboer won first place in the Michigan Oratorical Contest for Women. “ 1 here are creative hours with God. hours when God chooses to do His work.” It is thus that John R. Mott characterizes the significance of the present day. The fearful calamity ol war, with all the distress and social turmoil in its wake, has wrought such trans- formation as. in the normal process of development, would have required centuries for its realization. The barriers of prejudice and tradition, of conservatism and formalism, which appeared impregnable, have been ruthlessly swept away, while in the fiery crucible of suffer- ing, pride has been translated into a spirit of humility; self-sufficiency and self-satisfaction have been transformed into a feeling of dependence and a desire to learn; and selfishness has given way to the ideal of service. Kverywhere there are signs of an awakening to new- life. a striving for higher ideals, a groping after more light, an earnest search for the truth. If there is any vital message for mankind which can offer a solution for its countless per- plexing problems, which is able to prescribe a panacea for the healing of the nations, the world is ready now. as never before, to respond to its appeal. The tremendous opportunity for service presented by this new plasticity of the world, by this attitude of receptivity on the part of all peoples, prompts us to voice Word worth's sentiment expressed with regard to the French Revolution: “Bliss was it in that dawn to be alive, and to be young was very heaven. Significant as this awakening has been among Christian nations, the changes which have taken place in the countries of non-Christian peoples are even more striking. The devout Hindu, the keen-minded Oriental, the backward Negro, and the stolid Moslem, who in the World War fought side by side with men from Christian nations with their advanced civili- zation. have returned home, never again content w ith the narrow routine which was formerly accepted unquestioningly. And their discontent has been contagious. Todav these nations are serious and thoughtful they have been roused to their opportunities and possibilities. It stands to reason that their unrest and dissatisfaction could not affect material conditions without involving the spiritual as well. The old ideals, the ancient customs, the primitive religions, which have been blindly followed century after century, are no longer adequate; they do not satisfy the longings and aspirations of the awakened soul, and are wholly out of keeping with the movements for advancement that are taking place. Let us take a brief survey of these countries and note specifically some of the conditions that prevail. We shall turn first to the Moslem world, which outnumbers the forces of Christendom. Islam, whose chief strength lay in its solidarity, has proved to be unified only in name; for when the call was sent forth to every Moslem to enter upon a Holy War. the sixty-seven million Moslems of India chose to rally to the side of the I'nion Jack, rather than follow the Crescent. Arabia has likewise severed her connections with the rest of the MoMem world, and has actually opened her gates to western ideas and ideals. Turkey, whose ru'er served as the head of the entire Moslem family, exists today by the grace of the Entente; while Thibet and Afghanistan, hitherto conservative and hostile to the superlative degree, are no longer closed to foreigners. The entire Near East is now open. In spite of the desperate attempt on the part of some to restore Mohammedanism to its former influ- ential position, its power is broken and decadent, ami many of its followers are rapidly losing their narrow, self-centered, self-satisfied spirit, and are becoming broad-minded and receptive. Going on to India, whose natural Eolation has kept her in bondage for centuries, we find indications of a great social awakening. The sixty million outcasts of India have been roused from their lethargy and are clamoring for their rights. Literacy among the higher classes is advancing rapidly, and with it comes a desire for a higher plane of living and an earnest quest for the truth. More than one million Indians have been on the European battle front—can you measure the significance of this fact for India? Do you wonder that, since the return of these troop-, the nationalistic movement has gained considerable mo- mentum? Sherwood Eddy, who has visited India since the signing of the armistice, declares that it is being united into one burning unit of national consciousness. But how can a nation be built securely, when its social and religious foundation is in a state of crumbling and decay ? Let us go on to the Far East. What is the situation there? We find that China and Japan have reached a stage where they feel themselves no longer subservient to the West. They are constantly studying American institutions and are rapidly adopting the methods and practices of western civilization. In fact. Japan today has an educational system in many respects superior to that of our own country, and. in China, progress is so rapid that even the sacred temples are being converted into schools. A realization of the emptiness and utter futility of the old religions inevitably accompanies education, and so we find Japan today prospecting for a religion. while the heart of China is called an empty shrine. Add to this that the vast continent of Africa is seeking to climb out of its degradation and despair; that the determined hostility of Latin America is waning and that, according to her leaders, she is on the threshold of a great awakening; that the formalism and hypocrisy of war-weary Europe has been shattered—and one is everwhelmed at the thought of the opportunities and possibilities confronting the world today! Having caught this vision of the world's need, the question forces itself upon us with startling directness and insistence: L there any hope for the uplift of all these awakening 140 masses? From the grief-stricken nations of Kurope. and from the men who have faced the grim reality of death on her battlefields comes the unhesitating reply: There i� hope—this war has demonstrated the eliicacy of Christianity! And from the world’s leader� today, as they are seeking to stem the tide of social and political unrest and are struggling with the difficult problems of reconstruction, the answer is even more emphatic: In Christianity lies the ONLY hope of the world! It is noteworthy that this admission is made by many who have not themselves accepted the tenets of Christianity. The great stock expert. Roger Y. Bahson. declared recently1 “The need of the hour is not more legislation. THINGS never did satisfy anyone and never will. Satisfaction and contentment are matters of religion.” Count Okuma, one of Japan’s leading statesmen, asserts boldly: N'o practical solution of many pressing problems is in sight apart from Christianity.” Statement� of a similar nature are common in our economic journals, philosophic reviews, and even in our daily news- papers. There i� today a conviction that spiritual ideals must control mankind; that a nation founded upon the laws of God and permeated with the Christian � pirit alone can endure. Moreover, the very principles oi democracy and internationalism, for the sake of which millions of men gave their life-blood, can have no meaning apart from Christianity. For here alone we find the embodiment of democratic principles. Show me another religion which teaches the unity of the human race, and tints the brotherhood of man. which imparts to every one the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. $how me a single religions system that stands for the emancipation and uplift of womanhood, and advocates the glory and freedom of childhood. W hat is more, we see everywhere the utter impossi- bility of democracy without a Christian basis—it degenerates into the rank socialism and the despicable bolshevism which today are proving the greatest menace of the world. Indeed, it i� only through the power and the teachings of the Christ that the dream of democracy for every nation can become a reality, a blessing and not a curse As for internationalism, a brotherhood of nations insuring permanent peace, how painful lias been our disillusionment since the signing of the armistice! Though nearly sixteen months have elapsed since then, officially we are � till at war. for not a single treaty has yet been ratified. National jealousies, national ambitions, national antagonisms, are � till far from being subdued. Ah. we are realizing todav that back of even social problem, whether national or international, lies the fact of sin and wrong, and that back of all our legislation and treaty-making, there yet remain the souls of the people. Not. therefore, until the prin- ciples of righteousness and justice and brotherhood arc inculcated upon the hearts of all peoples, is there any hope of peace for the world. Christianity stands today- efficient, essential, triumphant as the solution for all problems, as the panacea for all diseases. Never was the consciousness of need so universal, never was the call of the world so urgent, never was the pitiful cry of the oppressed masses of humanitx so persistent. Christian college men and women of mcrica. who are preparing yourselves for leadership, yours i� the privilege of answering that plea. You have experienced the power which assures the triumph of righteousness. You can reveal to them a religion which proclaims love as its only law. and defines greatness in terms of lowly service. You can present to them the Prince of Peace the Saviour of the World' Was there ever a more glorious opportunity ior service? We have reached a crucial moment in the world’s history. Are all these awakening forces to he won for the service of the King of Kings, or shall they he allowed to fall back into their former state of apathy and despair? Just now the brewers of America are making strenuous efforts to establish their nefarious industry in China. Man's GRKHD has made him willing to endure untold hardships in order to exploit his fellow men by teaching them the vices of our modern civilization. Will the Christian’s I.OYK constrain him to sacrifice as much in order to share with them it� irtucs? Will it be possible for all these countries to found democracies on the principles on which our own is founded? With you lies the answer! At Khartoum. Africa, facing the Great Desert and the Sudan, may lie seen a colossal statue of the great Gordon, which i� typical of the vast areas, still destitute and barren, facing the Christian world today. The sight of this statue inspired one to write these lines: The strings of canids conic in single file. Hearing their hardens o'er the desert sand; Swiftly the boats go plying up the Xilc. The needs of men are met on every hand. But still I wait Tor the Messenger of Christ who cometh late. I see a cloud of dust rise in the plain. The measured tread of troops falls on the ear; The soldier comes, the empire to maintain. Bringing the pomp of war. the reign of fear; But still wait. The Messenger of Beace. he cometh late. It is indeed late the world has been waiting for centuries but it i� not yet too late. Therefore, in the name of the men who gave their lives so willingly for the cause of right- eousness; in the name of the heart-sick, down-trodden masses of humanity who have caught a faint glimmer of the dawning day; in the name of the Great Commander who bade His followers to go out into all the world, to bring the good tidings of peace and salvation, 1 plead with you today to volunteer for life service, that you may usher in an era which shall prove to be “an age on ages telling. 141 “One Nation, One Language, One Flag The Oration by which Marry Hager won first place in the Michigan Oratorical Contest for Men. On the outskirts of the village of Centralia, in Washington, is a little hill, called Semi- nary ridge. In a quiet churchyard nearby are four mounds marking the graves of four ex-soldiers. These men were victims of the vicious attack of the 1. W. W.'s. They were treacherously fired upon as they were peacefully parading the streets, in commemoration of Armistice Day. These martyrs are a sacrifice to the barbarism of a lawless mobocracy. I heir blood has been poured out as an oblation to the bloodthirstiness of anarchism. Con- struct marble mausoleums over their graves, it you will—but the deed cannot be recalled. Or hang these assassins and malcontents, if you will—atonement is impossible. In order that we may better understand this menace of anti-Americanism, let us review the national situation more closely. Upheaval and turmoil, anarchy and strife arc every- where evident. ild demonstrations, secret conspiracies, incendiary plots- all reveal the prevailing unrest. The arrant defiance of the Reds stands out in mockery of the true Ameri- can spirit. Revolutionaries enter a New York cathedral, break up the religious service, and with mocking and jeering march triumphantly away. The criminals are apprehended; their leaders are brought to trial; the fanatics are deported. But the grim tragedy of lawlessness goes ever on. However, this spirit of anti-Americanism is not a strange phenomenon. Many times in the past have we seen evidence of disloyalty and conspiracy against the government. We well recall the un-American spirit which prevailed before our country entered the World War. Nests of spies and bands of aliens secretly plotted our downfall. Our national con- sciousness was so weakened that leaders sought in vain to stir up a patriotism strong enough to meet the impending crisis. Guilelessly did the American people feed themselvs on the pabulum of Prussian propaganda, while the reptilian coils of a Potsdam peace were slowly tightening their death-like grip upon the nation. And even after our country entered the world conflict, this spirit of anti-Americanism ran rampant. Our nation had hoped that millions would respond to the call to arms. But did America find a ready response? No! Rather she found bold opposition, resistance, and defiance. In many of our large cities public demonstrations were given by mobs of aliens and hyphenates. Our flag was hauled down; our citizens were insulted; our new army was jeered at. What cared the hyphenate? Let the fools go to war,” said lie: and busily did he hoard his earnings from war industries. Patriotism? An idle phantom! True, loyal Americanism? An empty dream! The first efforts of our government to organ- ize for an extensive overseas campaign were openly resisted. Violence and revolution were hailed by some as justifiable means of preventing America’s participation in the war. Thus in her hour of trial was America betrayed by those she had befriended. Thus did the alien- hearted denizens repay her trust in them. And what was the cause of this flagrant condition in that hour of crisis? Why all this radicalism and sedition today? What is the underlying reason for this anti-Americanism? This: From its infancy our colntry has been fed by immigration. Persecuted and penniless, the immigrants came to seek new homes in the land of promise. America offered them liberty, equality, and opportunity—and so the masses flocked to our shores. Some have become educated, prosperous, patriotic American citizens. But a great number have remained unassimilated, unnaturalized, and un-Americanized. Instead of mingling with other peoples, they settle with their countrymen in segregated communities. Their native language is retained. Their foreign customs are rigorously adhered to. Their national traditions are sacredly upheld. The fathers and mothers read foreign newspapers and magazines. The children learn their national folklore in private schools. Is this assimilation? Is this Amer- icanization ? Personal experience in Paterson. Jersey City. New York and other large immigration centers, has convinced me that just so long as we recognize these various nationalities; just so long as we tolerate a foreign language in church and home and school just so long shall we be cursed with hyphenism. America! there is danger in our path. For as long as these millions of immigrants remain unassimilated, they will be the prey of demagogues and revolutionists. Let the preachers of sedition but gain control over these people: let the disciples of anarchy but secure the leadership, and they will mold this mass into a frenzied army of riot and revolt. The ulcer of lawlessness and violence will eat as a cancer into the very vitals of our national existence. Tell me. shall we allow the immigrants to drift into the ranks of revolutionists, or shall we make of them a proud and patriotic American citizenry? Recent legislation insures the education of all foreign-born children. But this alone does not solve the problem. We 142 must reach the great mass of adult immigrants who come to our land with foreign ideas and prejudices. We must introduce American ideals and customs into the very homes. We must teach the immigrants our language, our history, our national songs. Not until alien Hags arc banished and Old Glory is unfurled; not until foreign hymns are forgotten and America is sung by all—not until then shall we be one race, one people, one nation. However, in analyzing this problem of Americanization, do we accuse tin- immigrant as alone responsible for the curse of hyphenism? By no means! 1 submit to you that under- lying this evil of anti-Americanism is a cause deeper than the ignorance and indifference of the immigrant. I ask you. How have we treated the stranger within our gates? What has been our attitude toward him? We have heaped despicable epithets upon him. We have called him sheenie, dago,” w hop. and hunk! We have scorned him as the menial laborer, crude artisan, and sordid toiler. The Jew is openly spurned. The Italian is greeted with a curse. The Hungarian is reviled. They have borne it with a patient shrug, but in their hearts has been kindled a fire of hatred and resentment. How long will this discrim- ination and effrontery continue? How long before we shall awake to the injustice an t oppression that the immigrant endures? Go with me to the slums of East Side in New York and observe conditions there. Thousands of immigrants are huddled together in cramped quarters. They have practically no educational opportunities. They live under intolerable social conditions. Day after day the hungry children cry for bread but we do not heed their cry. Day by day these immi- grants wait for their emancipation from the shackles of ignorance and illiteracy—but we do not give them schools. “They look for judgment, but behold, oppression; for righteous- ness. but behold, a cry. They hope to become Americans but we do not show them how. They long to be free and intelligent—but we keep them in bondage and ignorance. They have no chance. Do you wonder that we are menaced with anti-Americanism when we have made no real effort to assimilate them? America! far above the dying echoes of a waning militarism, far above the driving grind of a growing industrialism, far above the deafening din of a selfish commercialism—1 hear the still small voice say: “For inasmuch as ye have not done it unto the least of these, my brethren, ye have not done it unto Me.” One of our war correspondents relates the pathetic story of an Italian immigrant, who enlisted in the United States army at the outbreak of hostilities with Germany. W hen he joined the colors, he left a wife and baby girl l chind. After thirteen months of overseas service, he is invalided home, and arrives at .Yew York shortly after the signing of the Armistice. Although crippled, he immediately seeks work with his former employers, but is greeted by the sign. No Italians employed here! At another, he is told that they can't use a crippled man. His supply of money is exhausted, his wife and child lie sick with fever. It is a cold and wintry morning when he again sets out in search for work. Again he meets with disappointment and failure. At dusk he turns his footsteps homeward but hesitates, and then turns away; for in his imagination he beholds his wife weeping over their dying child. As lie turns he sees the American Hag floating from one of the buildings of the metropolis. And while lie gazes, the flag is lowered; for it is sundown. Then the ex-soldier looks up into the black sky. and in the anguish of his soul, he cries: My God. hast thou, too, forsaken me?” He lingers for a time, but a chill comes over him. So lie hastens away. But he is faint and weary from much walking, and his old wound is aching. Suddenly, everything turns black before his eyes. He staggers toward a building and falls prostrate in the doorway. He is unconscious of his pain, while his wound is bleeding freely. And the drip of the ebbing, crimson tide of life finds its counterpart in the tears that fall as the mother leans over her dying babe. It is midnight, but no one discovers the dying man. Day- light dawns, and still no help. Morning comes, and they find him—a frozen corpse. Fcllow- Americans, the immigrants arc looking to us for sympathy, and love, and help, and shall we turn upon them with scorn and hate? It isn't right! It isn't right! But. while we cannot make restitution to the immigrants for past grievances, the future still lies in our hands. We may save him by means of justice and righteousness; or damn him by oppression and wrong. We may hail him as a brother and friend; or curse him as a wretch and dog. But just so long as we cherish any hatred; just so long as we treat the immigrant as the underdog—just so long will anti-Americanism linger as the one dark spot upon the horizon of our national hopes. I have said that atonement for the past offenses of anti-Americanism was impossible. I have subsequently shown that the future solution of the problem lies in the practical education of all immigrants, and in a closer bond of sympathy and brotherhood with them. Have I analyzed the situation correctly? Have I presented the proposition fairly? Have I shown that the problem of Americanization can be solved through the application of the principles of brotherhood, justice and love? If so. then I ask that we as Americans pledge ourselves to help the stranger within our gates. Thus shall we break down the barriers of partition, and clasp hands with him in the common brotherhood of man. Then truly we shall be of one spirit, of one hope, of one blood. And in the words of the great mcrican statesman. Theodore Roosevelt, we shall have ONE NATION. ONE I.ANGI' GE. AND ONE FLAG. 143 The Call of Nature The balmy breeze of Springtime days Enshrouds me in a mystic maze; And oft in fancied flight I fly To mossy banks where violets lie Amid their cool dark leaves of green. Striving to keep their blue unseen. And oft. with twinkling eye. the Sun Recalls the merry brooks that run Far from the throng and press of men Thru many a wild-rose, covert glen. Tis then 1 cast aside my load To wander down a country road. My step grows firm, my heart grows light. While all the world is sparkling bright; And like the bird that lilts in glee I raise my voice in melody: 1 lift my eyes to the blue above. And cry in rapture. ‘(Iod is Love!” Elizabeth C. Vaxdek Vkere. 144 9 i Who’s Who in Hope College i The Lion................. A Prince for a Xight..... - The Pink Lady............ Madame Butterfly......... Little Tin Soldier....... Snow W hite.............. Daddy Long Legs.......... The Hoodlum ............. The Merry Widow.......... The Flirting Princess. . .. The (iirl I Left Behind. . Bahv Mine................ The Brat................. Oh Cindy Cindy........... The Bohemian Girl........ Little Lame Prince....... Officer 666 ............. Bab’s Burglars .......... c The Man Behind the Gun The Fortune Hunter....... I The Black Secret......... The Flying Dutchmen.... Morris Stcggcrda Peter Prins Farl Knutson Vera Keppel William l)e Jhonge Ruth Broekema Mike Schuurmans Peter Tuinsma Mrs. Durfee Mildred Temple Casey Von Tol Midge Dc Younge Mutt Yerduin Cynthia Melpolder Xita Caldwell Red Yandcnbosch Freddy Voss Breakers into Voorhees Dad Bert Van Ark Van Vleck 1 lope Students At the “Y” Reception Anna De Cook: Yes, Pm from Indiana. IIoosier girl.” Churck (in a strained voice): Well.—er I haven’t decided,—that is,- I’m just looking them over.” 147 � J4� Just Imagine! ! Prof. Winter weighing .’500 lbs. Deane without John. Dot Wetter in her sailor uniform. Prof. Wichers out of patience. Hope not getting first in the M. O. L. Marie Danhof six feet tall. Mike Van Dyke serious for five minutes. Hud having a whole (un-hole-y) suit. Xita (living a sauerkraut dinner. Km: “Why do you wrinkle your brow when you take a high note?” Helen: “Those are the added lines above the staff.” Morris: What is worse than raining pitchforks?” Su: “I bite.” “Morris: “Hailing street cars.” Baseball a la Amy Lowell When you meet a Good looker, make a HIT. If you succeed, then Try a WALK. Should she SLIDE, by all Means, CATCH. If she faints. FAX! Don’t balk, but ask her Dad to play SAFE, And Try to land a HOMER. If she refuses you can STEAL And should She STRIKE after you RUX !! 14S Speed from Cincinnati Miss Gibson (inspecting black taffeta): “Is this a fast color?” New Clerk: No, ma'am, lmt I can show you some in yellow and purple stripes that are mighty sporty.” Sentiment vs. Sense Swamina: Oh, don't you just love to dream in the good old spring and feel the gloriousness of it.” Corny: I don’t know. I’ve always slept on a mattress.” Freshie: I want a rubber.” Mr. Brink: Wha’kind?” Freshie: “Oh. I ain't particular, one that will rub out my past and stretch out my future.” Rottschaeffer: ”1 got in the show on my good looks. Red: You must have hacked in.” Some 'Filings We Take at I lope College That Are Not on the Reports Sent 1 lome 1. The flu. 2. The 9:27 from the park. 3. Puppy love. 4. Chaperones to parties. 5. Spring fever. (5. Snapshots. 7. Promo-seltzer. 8. Prof. Nykerk’s elaborations on the hymns at chapel. Baker: “Gee. but I had a funny dream last night. Van Ark: I know it. I saw you with her.” 149 150 Revised Regulations for the Guidance of Van Vleckers 1. Clean your rooms at least once in your college course. 2. Always use the bannisters in descending. 3. In case of necessity, the girls will serve meals. •1. Use the telephone for business only. 5. The roof is for study purposes. G. Lights out when the curfew blows. 7. A box of geraniums must adorn each window for obvious reasons. Hattie: Where’s that skeleton in the lab? I'd like to see it.” Mol: Shucks, it’s only hones with the people rubbed off.” Bill De Jhonge: I wish you would drop the ‘Mister’ and call me ‘Buck’.” Maxine: But it would be unkind to twit you on your personal appearance that way.” A Eulogy to Mum Van Loo The thinnest man I ever knew, he lived down in Hoboken. He was so thin that you may think that I am only jokin’. He was as thin as a postage stamp and as skinny as an old tomater. For exercise he’d take a dive through a hole in a nutmeg grater. Oh My! (lood-bye! to the telephone man he’d hire. And when they lacked a pole or two. why. he’d hold up the wire. Oh My! Good-bye! Just like a frog he’d hop, He made his whole fortune being a model in a macaroni shop. Mildred T: Oh. Harold, you tickle me.” Harold L: ‘‘Aw. you tickle me fust. 151 'OIS Senior Sling When ice-cream grows on macaroni trees. When Sahara’s sands are muddy. When cats and fleas wear B, V. D.’s,— That is when I’ll study. Prof, Ilinkamp: What is the outward sign of baptism?” Midge: “Why—a—the baby, sir.” At the Interstate Contest They came. W e went. W e saw. They conquered. Everdcnc: “Yes. the war has put many a lowly one on the unexpected heights.” Windy: “You’re right. Look at the prune.” Prof. Evans: “Name the unit of power. Mr. Baker.” Said Student: The what ?” Prof. Evans: “Correct. Any questions? Now we shall have a few minutes’ discussion on the comparative value of unconscious punning.” Rachel: What made the Tower of Pisa lean?” Dot: “Don’t be so sarcastic I've tried everything I know.” Last Winter Lillian: “How’s the ice?” Chris: Hard when you come right down to it. People We Know and 1 low We Know They Are Around Prof. Nykerk...........................Hope Pin Arthur Roggen .........................Size Helen Bell ............................Independence Harmon Voskuil ........................Breaks Harold Lubbers.........................Frivolity Fred Voss..............................Nita Caldwell Prof. Vandcr Meulen....................Uplift on the last syllable Windy Burggraaf........................Verbosity Bud De Wolf............................Horse Laugh Ira Hesselink..........................Curls Dickie Japinga.........................Inspiration (Henna Wasson .........................Sarcasm Prof. Winter ..........................Eyes Bert Pennings .........................Ladylikeness Marjorie Rank .........................Stride Mike Van Dyke..........................Forefinger Marie Danliof .........................Special deliveries Billy Reed ............................Boom for Saugatuck Jidge Muilenberg ......................Hands, fingers, face, French. There is a rumor on the campus to the effect that the editor of this depart- ment has been receiving bribes for printing certain things. We most emphatically deny this. What we get the bribes for is for NOT printing stuff. 153 154 College Calendar September 16 I Jimmy springs the usual line of welcome talk about the sunshiny day promising a sunshiny year. Everybody sings. ‘Tome. Thou Almighty King.” “Hak chimes in with much gusto. He knows all the stanzas by heart now—one for each year he has been here. 25. A comedy after Shakespeare is enacted on the Bonna; Banks of the Black River; Flourish. Enter—shouting lustily—the Freshmen. Exeunt—shivering mightily—the Freshmen. 29. Visions of home made eats put pep into the one hundred ravenous individuals who gather around the board at Voorhees Hall after two weeks of downtown dinners. October 1. Mr. Krozenhrink puts Marie Bolks wise to the fact that he is looking for a wife.- He departs agreeing that it is better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all.” 2. The Joint “V” Reception. The first impression cards prove an education in themselves. The Door Knob Film Co.. Ltd., presents “Wild Nell, the Pet of the Plains.” 4. An impromptu unchaperoned party is held in the Channel, the Banged Beauty from Broadway making her debut in a blazer. 13 The streak of yellow in the Soph banner conspicous on the chapel walk arouses con- siderable comment and criticism and not a few interpretations. 17. The Metropolitan Opera House of Zeeland offers to the public W indmills of Hol- land. ly the Delphi girls. Said girls hereby thank Mr. W'u for so manfully and tenderly caring for the windmill. 22. The gentlemen of the Dramatic Club vie with each other in entertaining Miss Mac- Larcn but their sparkling wit and brilliancy are of no avail when Prof. Xykcrk is in the company. He may Ik- old but he has young ideas. 29. Prexy orders the Muffler Cut Out Law enforced in chapel. As a result, the fellows yell at every doorpost, stairway, and hatrack in Van Raalte and Voorhees. 30. The Anthropoids hold their first meeting. Stump Speeches by Baboon Plasman. Orangutang Kuiper and Chimpanzee Meima. 31. Lawless ViPains rob the Delphi girls of their Hallow’en pics. Man Geegh in pur- suing them proves her candidacy to a Marathon. November 1. Three Cheers for our College Coach. Jack Schouten! 3. The Student Volunteer Band is royally entertained at the home of Dr. Zwcmcr. For details inquire of R. Korteling, V. T. S. 11. The City of Holland entertains the American Legion at a banquet. Xuff sod. 17. Annual Prayer Week. 27. The campus is in a state of quietus over the Thanksgiving week-end. Many an cd. and co-ed. are entertained in and out of town. 155 December 5. Rev. Al I minis introduces the 1920 Milestone at a mammoth mass meeting in the chapel. Seen and Heard There: 1. The Freshman Goat. 2. The embryo doctors. 3. “Turn a little pale. 4 Several future Hopeites including contributions by Prof. Xykerk. 10. The circus hearldcd by vari-colorcd hand-bills finally materialized. Who brought the confetti? Dot Wetter desires personal private apologies. 19. A general exodus for the holidays leaves Holland minus sever:! hundred valued and valuable citizens. The Pere Marquette agent nearly loses his mind. January i . A happy handful of the faithful and fearful gather in the chapel. Dr. Dimncnt re- news bis resolution to keep the front seats filled. 0. The delegates to Des Moines have choice secrets, a few of which arc divulged to the Anchor by Dick. 8. Honorable Milton Van Dyke, or Childc Harold, of Beeehwood, Holland's most charm- ing suburb, makes his debut at a mass meeting. Attendance is record-breaking, like- wise attention. Several kindly, philanthropic people set up a mite box. contents to be donated to Peter Baker for the rest of his suit. 9 The reign of terror in the realm of basketball commences. 10-17. Messrs. Prins arc called upon to recite daily in Cheni. 10. Bud tenders bis resignation as chaplain for the dorm. Instead of his learning to know the fellows, they learned to know him. 11. The freshman girls hold a coasting party on the slopes near Simplicity Hotel. The hills are liberally strewn with wrecks. 13. The Hitchcock-Lodgc Compromise wins out. 14. Prof. Xykerk strenuously objects to snowballing within 200 feet of any building or person. 17. Miss Gibson chaperones the Seniors at Jenison. It is only through her wise remon- strance that John Dalenberg refrains from trying another doughnut. And it is only through her gentle urging that Aric supplements Mike's eulogy on Girls by a few personal sentiments. 19. Van Raalte Hall is honored with a modern improvement, a shoe-shining parlor run by some Presides. Through the earnest efforts of the Sorosis Society the business thrives for one whole day. 20. Minus chaperones, but happy nevertheless, the Science Club journeys to Zeeland. How they kept warm in weather some six below zero is a question which should not be pressed. 28. The talk of the day is Dizzy’s contrib. to the Anchor about a girl-less Hope and a Hope-less girl. 30. “Officer 666.” February 2. Winter is promised for six more weeks. Most of us saw our shadows, didn't we? 7. Van Vlcck is transformed into a hospital whose patients live in state. There's a reason for their slow recovery. 11. Under Dot's able directorship the new school of gymnastics on the third floor of Voorhees is flourishing. Many members of other floors have enrolled. (Remember the Faculty’.) 14. Valentine Day. What's that to us? 20. Hope and Detroit I.aw School are at evens in Debating. 23. Five bunch parties carry on. forgetting the morrow and its cares. Doc” Godfrey proves a jolly good sport, lhll Schnoobergcr and Anna De Cook are eampused for unknown misdemeanors. 26. In a wjid close came with Kalamazoo. Hope puts 'er over with a score of 27-2d Media's Merry Men entertain. 27-28-29. Dr. Vance. Dr. Springer, and Mrs. Scott give the World Message. 156 2. 3. 5. 6. 8. o. 10. 16. 21. 24. 25. 26. 28. March The Fraters hold their mid-winter stag. Peter Baker is reminded of the difficulties he must surmount before realizing his greatest ambition. About two bells the slumberers at the dorm, dream romantic dreams under a summer moon as some forty lustry Cosmos men serenade after their annual blow-out. W inant’s Chapel threatens to collapse when the entire college turns out to chapel roll-call. The Juniors jollify at Jenison. “Too late—ve cannot enter now. Six stoically suffer the penalty of being campused. The fellows stampede the dorm., serenade, and build a bonfire to celebrate the double victory at Adrian. Oh. yes. we knew all about it beforehand. (ilorv Day. 'rite Seniors blossom out in derbies. Ten minutes later, likewise the Freshmen. The Sophs by strategy get the Freshman banner. Spring Recess during which nearly everyone works. April Annual Spring lecture to the girls warns of the psychological dangers of the season, t By that we mean the influence of the moon and the watchful eyes of the coast- guards.) Interstate contest featuring Windy, 1 Jimmy and his auto, and Tut Baker. For fur- ther information, look up your program. Gentlemen’s Night at Delphi. The Science Club and friends listen to Patty’s lecture on “The Biological Conquest of the World. Freshmen. Sophomores and Faculty members scrap in back yard. Merchants fill the sudden demand for crutches, witch-hazel, and clothes brushes. The Juniors win the Field meet with 53 points. Dr. John H. Vandermeulen addresses the Community in Carnegie Gymnasium. The Demerit System is inaugurated at the Girls’ Hall. Helen Bell is the first trans- gressor. Bi-weekly Spud Days at the Dorm. Glee Club Concert. May 1. Grand Rapids V wins in the Cross-Country. 4. The Student Volunteers entertain the Band from Calvin at Voorhecs Hal!. Mr. 1‘otter is present. 6. Turn to the Right. 7. Arbor Day. 8. Yoorhccs Day. 14 Meliphone Banquet. 15. Relay Race with Grand Rapids V.” 17. Orchestra Recital. 18. Dramatic Club launch ride and party at Saugatuck. 19. Junior Hop. Remaining days. Society banquets, class parties, canoeing, star-gazing, n’ everything. Exams. Commencement. 157 iUtoberttsements We, the student body of Hope College appreciate the splendid spirit of co-oper- ation and encouragement that our adver- tisers ive us. We, in turn, will do all in turn, will do all in our power to co- operate with them. Hopeites! Friends! lets patronize our worthy advertisers. 158 Tin® Fiirsft Capital Stock Surplus and Profits . Deposits $ 100,000.00 44,011.93 2,193,246.17 Officers G. J. D1EKEMA, President E. D. DIMNENT, Vice-President H. J. LU1DENS, Cashier W. J. WEST VEER, Asst. Cashier I. MARSILJE, Secretary Dnirsctoirs G. J. DiEKEMA H. PELGRIM E D. DIMNENT W. J. GARROD H. J. LUI DENS GEORGE E. KOLLEN I. MARSILJE J. W. BOSMAN CON DE PR EE This is the oldest and largest State Bank in Ottawa County IFe invite your nr count—large or small 159 Dickie “I know where you can get a big chicken dinner for 15 cents apiece tonight.” Dyke-—“Where’s that ?” Dickie—“At the feed store.” livert -(telling his gang about the Sunday visit) “And the evening wore on—” Marcus—“Well what did it wear?” Evert—“The close of the day.” Hilly Wickers—“How old is that lamp, mamma?” Mrs. Wickers—“About two years. Why?” Billy 1 think he ought to he turned out. lie's too young to smoke.” John—“May I print a kiss upon your lips?” ???? “Yes, provided you promise not to publish it.” Joe I'. D. A .—“ Yes, when I was in France I met a widow and fell for her. I In—“You fall—no break anything?” Joe—“Yes sir. every bone in my pocket book.” X GRAXDVH.LE TIT FOR TAT AT TUT. TAILORS Xick Dykenia—“Do you want a cuff on the trousers?” Al—“Do you want a slap on the mouth?” Bill—“Does your fountain pen leak like that all the time?” Babe—“Oh no. just when it’s got ink in it. 160 is not one hundred years old, it does not boast of “slow but steady” growth, “Founded in 1820” does not ap- pear on our stationery, neither was it one of the first of its kind founded in America. For All of Which We are Truly Thankful. True Merit Brings Quick Reward—a claim we have always made and one which the spontaneous acceptance of San-Tox by the Amer- ican Public has clearly demonstrated. Founded only seven years ago San V'ox has risen to the front in the world of remedial and toilet preparations which is in accord with the assertion of our General Manager when he stated in the beginning, “If we make Sen-Tex better than others the people will soon realize its merits and San-Tox will quickly arrive, so let us ever bear in mind this slogan— “San-Tox for Purity” Founded upon this fundamental principle, with never a thought other than success, never a doubt as to the ultimate outcome, San-Tox was launched and immediately made friends, the scope of its influence rapidly spread and San-Tox met with universal acceptance. Naturally we are justly proud but not boastful of the success that has come so quickly and it is not in a spirit of egotism that we tell it to you. it is merely a plain statement of facts. Every preparation1 made in the San-Tox Laboratories bears the nurse trade-mark—the Emblem of Purity—and every preparation is composed of the purest materials which the market can supply re- gardless of price. Utmost care is exercised in their manufacture that all may be pure, clean and sanitary, and being produced by the most approved scientific methods every article bearing the name San- Tox comes to you Just Right. 'flic San-Tox Druggist, having made careful study of our methods of manufacture, our formulae, our finished product and their superior excellency, offer them to you with confidence in their ability to satis fy, and the San-Tox Druggists are men carefully chosen because of their dependability in business and professional matters. When next you need a remedial or toilet preparation, look for the Sign of the Nurse, tell your trouble to the druggist or his clerk and say San Tox. He Knows. THE DEPREE COMPANY EASTERN BRANCH 68-3.Ir l St., Bu.'h Terminal BROOKLYN, N. Y. CKNKKAI. OFFICES AXI� LABORATORIES HOLLAND. MICHIGAN W ESTER X BRANCH SAN FRANCISCO. CAL. 241 Mission Street For that Artistic Hair Gut try VANDER PLOEG’S BARBER SHOP 62 E. Eighth St. LINDEBORG’S DRUG STORE 54 E. Eighth St. We carry everything a good Drug Store should carry. TR Y US We are glad to see you at THE SERVICE SHOE SHOP Shoes repaired while-u-wait All work guaranteed H. VIENING, Prop. 38 E. Eighth St. DR. M. J. COOK Dentist v V McBRIDE BLOCK coil. RIVER AVK. Iind Htli St. CIT . PHONE 1151 HOLLAND MICH. VAUPELL’S DRUG STORE Complete Line of TOILET ARTICLES. CAN- DIES, STATIONERY and DRUGS Corner Central and Eighth Impossible to distinguish between the singer'- living voice and it- recreation by the musical instrument that b-ars the stamp of Edison’s genius.”—Boston Herald. The New Edison is the only phon- ograph which is capable of sustaining the test of direct comparison with liv- ing artists. Hear the Edison at— Cook’s Music House 40 E. 8th St. Holland, Mich. ’ 162 The College Music Store When you are ready for a piano or talking machine, call at our store, or write us for catalogs and prices. We have supplied scores of 1 lope College people with pianos, and offered them special prices. BUSH LANE I VERS POND VICTOR IIOHLER CAMPBELL HADDORFF A. 11. MEYER PIANOS BUSH LANE PHONOGRAPHS VICTOR VICTROLAS MEYER’S MUSIC EIOUSE 163 17 W. Eighth St. Holland, Mich. t'S, Potted Plants •• -.- «• • • •■■-•� � TWELFTH ST. ! FLORAL SHOP; PLUIM and Cut Flowers PALMS AND FERNS rented for all occasions Twelth Street Floral Shop HUIZENGA 164 A Store That Aims To Cater To College Trade We want to serve you when in need of School Supplies Loose-Leaf Note Books Books, School Papers Typewriters, Fountain Pens We carry a good line of Very Desirable Pennants and Pillows BRINK’S BOOK STORE You Want The Best! The best things in life ARE worth while. Your best friends,—they ARE worth having. Wouldn’t life be a lot of nothingness without them? You DO want a Holland Furnace. For your sake and for your friends,—you DO want your home to be always full of cheery, fresh air. The Holland Furnace — dependable as a Watch Dog—responds to your least command. It adds to your enjoyment every day—even in summer when you realize that you are cozily prepared for winter. The investment is not large. But how could you make a better one? Besides saving fuel, the Holland Furnace is the assurance of a clean, healthful home,—a home that will be attractive to you, and to the people you care most about. A home that will help you through hardships, and lead you to bigger and better things. Holland Furnaces Make Warm Friends Holland Furnace Company General Offices: HOLLAND, MICHIGAN 166 This Is Everybody’s Shoe Store Every Shoe we sell is an exceptionally good value for its price. If it weren’t, we wouldn’t sell it. S. SPRIETSMA SON ELECTRIC SHOE HOSPITAL We thank you for your past patron- age, and w h e n again in need of up-to-minute shoe repairing, call on us. DICK SHAFFNER Prop. 13 E. Eighth St. Phone 1328 Same Old Location DuMez Bros. Serve-Self—('ash Sc Carry Grocery Department DRY GOODS, CLOAKS and MILLINERY 31-33 E. Eighth St. HOLLAND - - MICH. WAGANAAR HAMM Manufacturers of Pure and Wholesome Ice Cream Brick and Bulk Hopeites! Give us your ire cream orders for society ban- quets and class parties. 9 W. Ninth St. Citz. Phone 1470 HOLLAND - - MICH. 167 9 JOHN J. RUTGERS and CO. HOPEITES! Remember This We have always been interested in your welfare in the past, and we heartily wish to do so in the future. So let's all get together now and boost for the glory of old 1 lope. The H ouse of New Ideas Exclusive but Not Expensive 169 JOHN NIES SONS HARDWARE COMPANY At the same place we’ve always been 43-45 East Eighth St. Holland - - Michigan SHOES and CLOTHING Are Our Everyday Tools Now days it pays to use the best instru- ments for satisfac- tory results, so why not buy the kind you know are best. We are glad to show the best at all times. Notier Van Ark Co. 27 W. Eighth St. Holland F-R-A-M-I-N-G KODAK FINISHING PICTURESQUE and PHOTOGRAPHIC MDSE. at COSTER’S 19 E. Eighth St. Phone 1582 DO Students Try A m y ' s Fine PIES AT Depot Lunch Room Holland, Michigan HOME COOKING AND BAKING SHORT ORDERS SAM W. MILLER, Prop. NEWHOUSE SHOE STORE Handles the Diamond Shoe, a neat, dressy, up-to-date style in all lasts. We also use the best of stock in shoe repairing. Cor. 14th and College For Planting of High - Class Ornamental Nursery Stock, Land- scape Work and Orcharding write to Weller Nurseries Co. Largest Growers in lTestem Michigan Holland, Michigan Members of American Association of Nurserymen Molenaar fe? DeGoed 46 E. Eighth St. Phone 1129 Groceries and Meats Our Motto: Not how Cheap, but how Good Always your money's worth W. R. STEVENSON Jeweler and Optometrist 24 E. Eighth St. Holland - - Michigan 171 (Henna—“I would rather die in Orange City, Iowa, than am other place on this earth.” Jiilfje.- -(triumphantly) “Of course, I knew I could win you over to admit it.” Glcnna■—“It would he because I could leave Orange City with less regret than any spot on earth.” Reporter for the Anchor to Montana Mike—“I understand you began life as a cowboy ” Mike—“Somebody has been fooling you again. I began life as an infant.” Florence McKclvic was looking over dress goods at Steketee’s- After the clerk had displayed a couple or nine bolts, Florence said, “Well, thank you, T am looking for my sister.” Clerk:“(politely) “I don’t think you will find her among these. We have just looked thru them. Conductor— This transfer expired long ago.” Miss Gibson—“Well, no wonder, with not a single window open in the car.” REVISED RUGI:LATIOS FOR THE GUIDANCE OF I’OORHFFSFRS 1. Never clean your rooms. 2. Get up m time for dinner. 3. Short order cooking. 4. Social hour until 11 o’clock. 5. No permission necessary for an evening out. 172 LIFE’S STAND BYS YOUR EDUCATION YOUR PUSH YOUR INSURANCE POLICY These will carry you to Success. 0 0 Never let them lapse. Greater growth was experienced in 1919 than in any previous year in the company’s history. 1920 going stronger. FRANKLIN LIFE INSURANCE CO. William J. Olive Holland, Mich. Holland Citu State Bank Holland, Michigan W. H. BEACH, President OTTO P. KRAMER, Cashier A. H. LANDWEHR, Vice President C. VAN DYKE, Ass’t Cashier V ■ v Capital .... $ 100,000.00 Surplus and Und. Profits 74,769.28 Resources . . . 1,846,435.64 , V Member Federal Reserve System 173 Compliments of HOPE TEXT BOOK AGENCY FRED H. DECKER HARRY A. BOERSMA Go to THE BOSTON for REGULAR MEALS and LUNCHES The Reasonable Place to Eat Opp. Interurban Station 32 W. Eighth St. HOLLAND RUSK Better Phan the Best Toast Ever Browned on a Toaster A Dainty, Crisp Delicacy Made from the Best Wheat Flour, Eggs. Milk and Shortening O-JOY DESSERT Makes fine custards without eggs Holland Rusk Co. 174 If you don't know the name, you're not sure of satisfaction The Zeeland Art Studio’s Advertisement is a guarantee. You know the cost of this space is too great to be nullified by disap- pointment. Photographs that please are the rich old Dutch Sepia, made by those who know how, at MacDERMOND NIES ZEELAND - - - MICHIGAN POPULAR PRICES SAY IT WITH FLOWERS CUT FLOWERS, POTTED FI. A NTS and FERNS always on hand H. EBELINK Cor. River and Ninth Sts. Wfianft© Cr©§; Lor a nifty haircut, fellows, go to the barber who knows how Barber Shop River Avc. VANETTA BOS CO. 175 WE SELL GROCERIES DRY GOODS FLOUR and FEED SHOES and RUBBERS J. and H. DeJongh 21 East Tenth St. Holland - - Michigan For Good Laundering try the MODEL LAUNDRY JOHN DYKEMA, Mgr. Citz. Phone 1442 97-99 E. 8th St Holland, Mich. Hopeites go to KEEFERS for the Best Meals and Lunches Next to I liter urban Station Who’ll Print the “Milestone” Next Year? Holland Printing Go. Ten Hoor Brouwer � SERVICE PRINTING Citz. Phone 1264 SOCIETY PRINTING AND ENGRAVING 210 College Ave. Holland - - Michigan Education Is a sensation Of having crammed And firmly jammed Into one head Of densest lead The workings of some wondrous minds That now become the daily grinds Of various college students. 176 I Quality and Service We are specialists in both. You don’t know the advantages of a printer who offers both until you have tried one. We are also able to take care of your engraved orders of all kinds. Drop in and look over our samples. BRINKS BROS. PRINTERY PRINTING, “As you like it, when you like it” Over Keefer’s Restaurant Gitz. Phone 1791 Model Drug Store Corner River and Eighth Agents for GILBERT’S, WEBER’S and WHITMAN’S Choice Candies v Complete Line of Drugs and Medicines OUR LABOR SAVER Free Demonstration made in your home. Winstrom Electric Co. 200 River Ave. Phone 1225 Holland, Mich. 177 Hart Schaffner Marx and Society Brand Clothes Copyright 1919, Har.t Schaffncr Marx THE STANDARDS OF THE WORLD In Models, Fabrics, and Sizes to fit every man and young man are sold ex- clusively by P. S. BOTER CO. 16 West Eighth Street Holland, Mich. 178 HOPE COLLEGE Incorporated in 1866 An Institution of the Reformed Church in America Location— In a beautiful little city of twelve thousand inhabi- tants located on Macatawa Bay. Holland is on the main line of the Pere Marquette Railroad from Grand Rapids to Chicago. Direct steamer to Chicago. Picturesque scenery. Good boating, bathing, fishing, skating. Superior church and cultural privileges. Character— Co-educational. Christian but not sectarian. Liter- ary, scientific, normal, and music departments. Ex- cellent Young Men’s and Young Women’s Christian Associations. One of the strongest Colleges in the State in Scholarship, Oratory, and Debate. Inter- collegiate athletics. A liberal education at a very low cost. Equipment— Teachers of superior scholarship, successful expe- rience and Christian character. Modern recitation halls, chapel, library, gymnasium. Beautiful campus of sixteen acres. Well-equipped laboratories in Biology, Chemistry and Physics. PRESIDENT, HOPE COLLEGE Holland, Michigan 179 nsmu3V' T5he Old 'Reliable Store CLOTHING, SHOES AND GENT’S FURNISHINGS The phi re where you et what you want and what you pay for THE LOK.K.E'R-'R X TGE'RS CO. Phone 1175 39 and 41 E. Eighth St. Dr. JAMES (). SCOTT Dentist Phone 1441 A Hours: 8:30 to 12 A. M. 1:30 to 5P.M. Peters Building OUR MOTTO: “Quality and Prompt Service” MODEL LAUNDRY 97 E. 8th St. Git. Phone 1442 Dr. A. LEENHOUTS EYE, EAR, NOSE and THROAT 22 W. Eighth St. Above Woolworth Hours: 9 to 11 A. M.. 2 to 5 P. M. l ues, and Sat. 7:30 to 9 P. M. Phone 1208 Office Res. 1432 50 E. Eighth St. Git. Phone 1522 Dr. R. M. WALTZ DENTIST Office Hours: 8 to 12 A. M.; 1 to 5 P. M. Tuesday and Saturday Evenings 7 to 9 ISO Lo !s) fi' Suggestions to the 1921 “Milestone” Joke Editor 1- Take at least two classes under Professor Wichcrs, and always conic prepared with a notebook and a soft lead pencil. 2. Never fail attending the Orpheum—the bill you miss might have some- thing funny. 3. Impress all your friends and enemies into the service—the more the merrier. 4. If your work is to be crowned with success, “bawl out” as many as possible. Gaikema—“Each hour I spend with you is like a pearl to me.” Helen S.—‘‘Quit stringing me.” Adam they say. must have been a happy man, he had no mother-in-law. All the concrete isn’t in the pavements, nor is all the mahogany used for chiffoniers. Lives of editors all remind us, That our lives arc not sublime, For they have to work like thunder. To get this copy out on time. Dot II'.—“Wait a minute; I have to put on my veil.” Peter Baker—“Oh, you don't need it.” Dot IV.—“Oh, I always have to wear it when I go out with you.” 182 FRIS BOOK STORE BOOKS AND STATIONERY Oxford Bibles Fountain Pens Ever-Sharp Pencils t “CORONA” The College Man’s Typewriter weighs but 6V pounds. Demonstrations gladly given. 30 W. Eighth Street HOLLAND, MICHIGAN Phone 1749 (Opposite Interurban Station) 1S3 EVERY GOOD CASPAR BELT DRESSER KNOWS The College Jt Barber that a suit docs not fit well unless it is made for the indivi- dual by a good tailor Hopeites come to NICK DYKEMA He is your College Tailor Hotel Barber Shop The Barber who knows how Developing Printing Holland Photo Shop D. J. DU SAAR 10 E. Eighth St. Copying Enlarging The Place for All Kinds of FISHING TACKLE and SPORTING GOODS There's a Never Ending Charm about handsome jewelry for the fair sex. She loves to linger over her jewel case and to adorn herself with its contents. Cur jewelry is the kind that holds its beauty and charm for- ever. It is the kind that appeals to the eye and confirms your judgment in selection. GEO. H. HUIZINGA CO. New Location—18 West Eighth St. Holland, Michigan 185 Tell It With Photos Imagine, if you can, this Annual without its splendid collec- tion of pictures. The dependable service of The Lacey Studio Holland, Mich. helped to make this possible. Night Sittings by Appointment Phone 1338 -----and your personality? Besides being educated, are you also going to have poise? Do you have about you the atmosphere of unfailing sincerity, energy, and self-confidence that cause your fellow-students to believe in you now, and which will cause men and women to have faith in you always? No leaders among men, in any age, have found it necessary to say, “1 am capable and honest.” Their personalities have been unquestioned. It is so to- day with all men who arc in a position to do a real service for the world. In watching the development of your friends, haven’t you found it interesting to note their addi- tional self-confidence, their improved bearing, and their happier, more convincing natures after they had the satisfaction of insuring their lives, and so realizing that a real service had been done for the ones nearest to their hearts? What a comfort the same service would be to you, and how much more ready you would be for development in every other respect! The policies of the Northwestern Mutual Life In- surance Company are particularly appreciated by students of economics. A careful analysis of the business principles of this great Company will lead you to gratifying facts. It is my desire that you be as well informed on Life Insurance as you are along other lines. Call at my office and talk the matter over. I know you will enjoy the interview. C. A. BIGGK, District Manager NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE CO. MILWAIIK liK. WI SCO N SI N Citz. Phones: Residence 2170 Office 1978 Office: Peters Bldg., Holland, Michigan KUPPENHEIMER CLOTHES Tailored for you young fellows who like smart clothes but not extreme ones. $55 $60 $65 BRINK BEECHER Grand Rapids Member National Association of Master Printers D. T. A. IIP PRINTERS The Toren Printing Company Complete Printing Service Citizens Phone 1570 Bell Main 1570 29 Ottawa Ave., N. W. GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. Hope College Match Factory, Inc. Incorporated February 1492, under the International Lazo of Fussoiogy. HON. DAN CUPID, Manager (livery time he shoots at President............................... Vice President.......................... Secretary............................... Treasurer............................... Business Manager ..... Floor Walker............................ Assistants.............................. Bond Holders............................ Stock Holders........................... his mark he Mrs. it.) ..................Henry Mol. Hattie Vermeer ..................Harry Hager Jeanette Van der Were Mr. Ten Ha ken ...............Mrs. Dureke Christine Van Raaltk, Martha Gibson, Mae Louise Brusse President Dim nent, J. B. Xykkkk Pearl and Garry Helene and John TRUSTEES Elmer Lubbers Dick Blocker Tut Baker Beucher Peter De Vries “Chuck Van Zanten John Hager Etta Dui.mes Dorothy Duane Billy Sennooberger Mildred Temim.k Alice Brouwer “Midge” De Lucille Young 1 I KEMSTRA WALL STREET SPECULATORS Peter Baker Peter Prins Peter Cooper Olive Boland Arthur Roggen Charles De Vries Marie Bolkes Helen Bell Harmon Voskuil Glenn a Wasson 190 De FOUW ELECTRIC SUPPLY CO. electrical Contractors Lighting Fixtures Supplies Motors 8 Hast Eighth St. Holland - - Michigan H. H. De MOOT Tailor for Ladies and Cattlemen Fine line of samples of summer goods, on display. Custom and made-to- measure garments. Cleaning, Pressing, Re- pairing and Dyeing Reasonable prices and good sen ice 212 College Ave. Holland, Mich. Wrist Watches FOR GRADUATION Our new importations of the latest models and shapes in women’s wrist watches just received arc worthy of your earliest inspection. They are shown in plain or engraved white or green gold cases with ribbon bracelets, at prices ranging from $25.00 to $150.00. Get hers set with diamonds in platinum, from $550 to $1000. For Graduation HERKNER’S Grand Rapids, Mich. II I a II S C II O O L A N D C O I, LB G B A A N U A Every Spring our large and complete plant is busy producing the Year Books of many high schools and colleges. We do the entire work, designing, engraving, printing. The result is the ultimate in this class of printing- Get in touch with us when ready for your next Annual. Let us show you samples of our productions. T ie White Printing Company 136 Division Ave., North Opp. Post Office GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. 191 Clothes Have Much to Do With Making the Man Perhaps You Need .1 list Thai “Clothes Stimulant” to Perhaps you need just put you over on the winning side. We have all the Cloth- ing to help make you famous. Herpolsheimer Co. Grand Rapids, Mich. J. A. Thompson TYPEWRITER EXCHANGE . TYPEWRITERS TYPEWRITER SUPPLIES and REPAIR WORK 35 Ionia Ave., N. W. Grand Rapids - - Mich. Citz. 4061 I Pantlind Hotel Cafeteria BEST EATS IN TOWN TRY THEM YOURSELF j All Engravings in this Annual were made by PONTIAC Engraving amid Electrotype Co, Designers and Engravers for High Class College and School Annuals We maintain a College Annual Service Depart- ment to give aid and advice to Editors and Business Managers on all subjects pertaining to the publication of school annuals. A College Annual Suggestion Book, filled with vital information on Engravings, Printing, Financing and Advertising, is part of every Annual Engraving Contract. The Co operation of our Annual Department means a Better Annual. 727 South Dearborn Street Opposite Polk Street Depot . CHICAGO Established 1879 193 IHLING BROS. E V E R A R D COMPANY ESTABLISHED 1869. FIFTY-ONE YEARS OF SUCCESS PRINTERS BINDERS STATIONERS This copy of the “Milestone was produced complete in our plant. If you like it, write us before contracting for your next order of quality printing in any field. KALAMAZOO, MICHIGAN OFFICE AND FACTORY: 233 239 HAST MAIN STREET 194 “Turn to the Right” On the evenings of May 6 and 7, the Senior class of Hope College presented the charming play. “Turn to the Right.” With the assistance of Miss Jane Potts, John Dallenbcrg and Fred Voss, Miss Anna Whelan of the Senior class drama- tized the play. Much of its success lay in the homely touches and strains of pathos which Miss Whelan aptly worked into the play. Much credit is due Mrs. Durfee, Dean of Women' who kindly coached the cast. The setting of the play was as follows; Joe Poscom, alias Pete Turner, brot up by the dearest and kindest of mothers, but horsewhipped and driven from his home along the Hudson at the age of 15, by the pious deacon, whose daughter he loved from infancy, goes to the city (Xew York), wanders around, and finally floats to the race track and its vices. After six years of this life, the call of home and mother comes to Joe, and by betting he tries to “win a roll for the purpose of going back home but he loses out. In a state of disgust, he gets drunk, and when he is found, there is an empty wallet lying near him—a wallet belonging to Mr. Morgan. Joe is unjustly accused of theft and sent to “Sing Sing.” ' In jail lie meets Muggs and (filly, two celebrated crooks, who become his close pals. Muggs and (filly are released from prison, before Joe. but promise to meet him again. When Joe obtains his freedom, he “Turns to the Right lie turns to the road that leads him to mother and home. Later, the two crooks, Mugs and CJilly come to Joe’s home and are reformed by his dear old mother about whom Gilly says, “I'd go thru Hell for that dear good woman. THE CAST Ikk—The Pawnbroker ...................................Peter Cooper I ok Pasco M—alias Pete Turner........................Harry Hager Slippkry Muggs—Celebrated pickpocket.................John Dalenberg Dynamite Gii.ly—Thug and safe blower.....................Fred Voss Moses—The tailor......................................John H. Meengs Mrs. Pascom—Joe’s mother...............................Mary Geegh Petty—Her daughter......................................Josie Felt Elsie Til linger—The deacon’s daughter........Pearl Van ll'estenburg Sammy- The deacon's grocery clerk................H. Milton I'an Dyke Jessie Strong—Bettic’s churn.....................Hattie l ander Meer Mr. Tillenger—The pious deacon................William Vander Meer Calahan—New York detective.......................Willard Van Ha cel Morgan, Tk.—The city swell.......................Geo. Vander Borgh Katie—The maid......................................Bertha Stop pels Possessing dramatic instinct, vivid imagination and strong personalities, Mary Gee.gli, Milton Van Dyke, John Dalenberg and Fred Voss broke away from the acting of amateurs, and won the admiration and love of the entire audience. I ■ 195 Wish of a Sophomore I want to be a Senior; And with the Seniors stand; A fountain pen stuck in my hair And a note book in my hand. Right there among the Seniors, So truthful and so bright! I'll write a dandy essay. And dream of them all night. Seniors were born for great things— Sophies were born for small; But it is not recorded Why Freshmen were born at all. Some Popular Lies I'm crazy about you. I’ll drop in and pay you next week. I shall never love another. I told her just what I thot of her. 1 would never dream that it wasn’t your hair. 1 am quite unprepared to make a speech. Sign in front of a Tailor shop in Graafschap: “Pants Pressed; live cents a leg; seats free.'' 1% Elmer—Irwin writes that the first day he was in London, lie lost L 12.” Etta—“Goodness me, haven't they any health laws in that town?” Jtdge—“Mais voila, monsieur, just look at that gown It's hanging on and that is all.” Carl—“Maybe it’s one of those we saw at the French Cloak and Suit Com- pany marked 75% off:” The Millennium When we no longer need chaperones. When ITof. Xykerk forgets to talk about the “ouija board” and hyper- Calvinism. When the freshmen may wear eight dollar derbies in peace. W hen Van Vleck suffers from modern improvement. When Rev. C'hoff omits his favorite phrase “in the last analysis.” When Mcima put on flesh. When there will be no spring lecture and a young man’s fancy will turn to fishing. When the Knglish Department offers a course in appreciation of Amy Lowell. Wanted—Some one to repair a watch for a Freshman with a broken spring and several screws loose. Chick—“How can 1 cure myself of walking in my sleep?” Bennv-—“Take carfare to bed with you.” Jeannette (over the phone) “Hello, are you Harry?” Wrong number—“Not especially, ma'am, but I’m not very bald.” 197 Whqre Some of Our Seniors Will Be Next Year Christopher De Jonge—'1'caching—Arcott Mission, Madras. (jarret van der Borgii—Presidency—South India. Peter Prins—Athletic coach at Robert College, Constantinople, Turkey. H. Mii.ton Van Dyke—Teaching at Mid-Pacific Institute, Honolulu. Hawaii. Tena Hoi.keboer—Missionary in China. Peter J. Koppenaai.—Teaching—Hawaiian or Philippine Islands. William Van der Meer—Teaching—Talniadgc College, Amoy. China. Teems Prins—New Brunswick Theological Seminary. Peter Baker New Brunswick Theological Seminary. Ciiari.es De Vries—New Brunswick Theological Seminary. Adam W est Maas—Western Theological Seminary. Care Schroeder—Western Theological Seminary. Joe Van den Oort—Theological Seminary, Boston. George Van der Borgii—Ohio State University. Chemistry Scholarship. Ralph Ten Have—U. of Michigan—Medicine. Wm. Koppenaai.—Northwestern University Medical School. Gerard Oosteriiok—Ohio State University—Dept, of Chemistry. Willard Van Hazel- U. of Chicago Medical School. Marie Bolks—Nursing—Presbyterian Hospital—Chicago. Marie Daniiof—Teaching—New, York City. Hattie Ver Meer- -Teaching—McKee, Kentucky. Helen Bell—'leaching—Hope College Preparatory School. Jane Potts—Teaching—Carson City, Mich.—High School. Harry Hager—Teaching—Hastings, Mich. High School. Mary Geegm—Teaching—Sioux Center, Iowa. High School. Bertha Stopples—Teaching—Saugaluck, Mich. High School. Ada De Pree—Teaching—Coopersville, Mich. High School. Theodore Hoekstra—Teaching—Hastings, Mich. High School. Anna Whelan- Teaching—-Holland, Mich. High School. Fred Voss—Athletic Coach—East Lansing, Mich. High School. Gerrit Muyskens—Athletic Coach—Sparta, Mich. High School. 198 Autographs KS; a v Autographs