Hope College - Milestone Yearbook (Holland, MI)

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Dedication In recognition of his eighteen years of outstanding work in the science depart- ment-for his exceptional ability to pro- duce successful chemists-for his great interest in the academic welfare of the students-and for his achievement of building a prominent science depart- ment5 we, the class of nineteen forty-two, dedicate our MILESTONE OF 1941 to Doctor Gerrit Van Zyl

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History of Hope College On February, 1847, six men and one woman arrived in a sleigh from Allegan on Holland land to plant a colony here. Reverend A. C. Van Raalte led the group and organized the settlement. The educational needs of the West were brought to this man's attention in 1850 and by 1853 he had persuaded the General Synod to reorganize the high school academy with a college. In his first report of the work to the Synod, Dr. Van Raalte prophesied, This is my Anchor of Hope for this people in the future, a statement which gives us the name and seal of Hope College. Through the fur- ther endeavors of Dr. Van Raalte, funds were raised to separate the college from the academy and the first class of eight members was graduated in 1866. The Theological department was constituted in 1869 and women were admitted to all departments in 1878. ' THE EDITORS