Hope College - Milestone Yearbook (Holland, MI)

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The greater the span of years is that separates us from the day upon which we received our diplomas and bid farewell to our Alma Mater the greater be- comes our appreciation of all that Hope gave us. Is this mere sentiment? Hardly. :Xs our years and ex- periences multiply we more and more learn tu dis- criminate between the things that are of value in life and those that are not. In our day the students were no more inclined to make the best use of their oppor- tunities than the students of the present generation- and no less so. NYG had our fun and did our w-irk. lYe criticized and we grumbied. Xlfith it all each of us got a fair amount of what the curriculum offered. That, however was not the most valuable nor the must lasting part of our training. Youth is a time of spiritual questioning and of a seeking after the true meaning of life. This does not always appear on the surface. Yet it is there none the less. To help its students to find a satisfying answer to these ques- tionings has ever been a strong feature of Hope. The emphasis laid upon religious faith and upon re- ligious activities has inspired ideals that have left their impress upon the world. The inspiration to rt- ligious LIFE and religious SERVICE stand nut in my memory as the greatest achievements of Hope. the tjliurcli. Rev. JOHN VAN Ess, D. D., '99 Baxralz, TlIt'5f'fnIu111it7. ldv Il L. Ri'n.n. .-X. Nl Wi X . . 'tmi1.n1ll'i, Infant. Because Hope College claims til he Vln'islian I judge it by its missionary fintput. both in ninnbt s and quality. Its missionaries may remain at lioine s ministers. or layinen or lay women, or come and jc Lls at the front, but they must he missionaries, se under a mandate. A soldier can desert and risk the uoiisernieiices but he cannot politely resign nnrler tire, and get away with it. America refused the inanda e in er Armenia. but a Christian or a Christian c-illeee V cannot so easily dispose ot the Divine mandate. It s up tn the students -if Hnpe College thus In challenge Ilzgt .Yi

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Had llopt-'s sons and daughters carried with them telegraph wires as they went to India, these lines would reach every station of the Arcot Mission area, and beyond to Pasumalai in the south, And were the score of representatives now on the field to call l rexy's home, news from school. from villages, and from towns would he brought in. And if one listens carefully he may hear the Hope Yells lustily given by the Indian youth for there is an Alma Mater called Hope for him too, the witness of the interest of the Hope at home, But with each message comes the cry of the youth of India to the student body at Hope. for hrotherhood and fellowship, Rising on the ware of national aspirations the youth of India seeks a solution for the prohlems that confront his Mother- land. yearns to see her take her place among the na- tions, and desires the secret of greatness for his coun- trymen. In the person of tihrist he sees the embodi- ment of his ideals. and seeks ways ot' applying the teachings of the Master to his national life. The leaders of the Christian Church are asking for men and women who are willing to stand with them in this quest and to give their hest for the church and for the country. To the llopeites comes the challenge not only as Nl' I lllltll' li' P114 D IJ from youth to youth, hut trom a land where Hopes I rlliu't', lmliti. gems and daughters have borne the hurdens tor nearly a half century. Lives are needed and willing hands welcomed to write the chapter of Hope in the land of India. now in the throes of nationalism and self-expression. And Hope will not tail. bhe cannot tor the spirit of llope is onward to the task. liolllltlcll on prevailing prayer, fostered hy sacrilicial service, expanded hy generous gifts, and surrounded hy a cloud ofiwituesses in every land arising to call her l1lessCCl, our Alma Matt-r's future is hright as the promises of God, so long as she thus continues to serve the tfhurch and the tjhrist as one of the main spiritual pow er-houses where ahility in terms of chars acter and of serrice is emphasized. Greater uumlit'rs, hetter equipment, higher stand- ards, moral tone and spiritual environment, all are as- sured Hope College. because she hews to this line, reveres the faith of the fathers. traces the will and the wisdom of God displayed in Nature and in Grace, and determines at all costs to use ey:-ry Cod-given means, ltoth old and new, without stint of men or money, yet withal to the glory of Cod. ' Ilope's emphasis on perfect physitpie, unrloulited moral integrity, intelligence of the highest order, :uid a douhle portion of the mill: of htuuan kindness with cliaracter ronfornied to the l'hrist, will enalwle her students. as they confront the world, to endure grave dangers and hardships, and to meet with pre- -'ision and with courage the unexpected and perplexing problems. lly iuculcatiug in them the will to do right . and enahline character to control conduct, lloptfs graduates, as the sct'tih-flak of America, are stripped hy tht- rising tide ot' new life within. and tlieinselipes route to fruition iu service for which tmisiiieutious training in their .-Xlma Klater has tilted A them. The Vhurvli must enahle lrlope tiollt-ee to continue in the yan-guard, lf.xct'lsior and Spent in lit-o , , continue lui ht- llolvtfs mottoes. and no one will take RH' ll' Pt l l' A' M UU ht-r er-twu, ,liunyyy Qi-flllltl. Pc-

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L- rx Alumni Song of '87 Hy Dk. ll. lf. Duslitik, '76 Ultl lltipef Thy mm aruunil thee stznitling Now raife thy hztnner high ztliurfs. 'lin thee Z1 sung they sing, 'lin thee their trihute hring, .X trihnte of prztiae :Intl uf ltwe. CQIIUVIIJ- Shttnt 11 sliintt, suit: uf lltipc, like ri hu Alina Mater acinpiternzt sit! Sing in jnlly college lays Uf nur golden college days .Xnil the merry. merry life of the past. Ye hmt uf :tncient clz1ssiC wtnrtliiew gle li txt' XYlimn we liwetl ur hzttctl with il will, Your lure is half furgut, lint ywur ilieiiitwy is mit. lim' your ghosts :trc liaunting is sti ll. 1 .NN htws wc tlreznnerl uf clrtys heftire us, t tf za tliatzmt Itnigctl-fm' hy and hy 2 lint now, itniitl the strife I lf a noisy carping life, XYQ- lntwk at the past zmil we sigh, Many :1 fine is xilc-nt at the 1'tmll-Call- Never niurc thcfll cheer ns un the xi lint mir litre fur them will last ltith the tncinurics uf the past, Hf our cztrclesn :incl bright cwllcgc In the pmt we ltwerl utir Alina Mater, ln the preQc-nt tlti we love her still: Xml wt- make ll solemn vow, .Ns we sing thix lyric now, That our Imp nur places shall till! 'ay 1 days