Hope College - Milestone Yearbook (Holland, MI)

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WYNAND WICHERS President A.B.. Hope College A.M., University of Michigan L.L.D., Hope College Knight of the Order of Orange Nassau

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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

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To the Stzzdents 0 Hope College IAnEgka Nl'?EfxQ 1 K X xyfi Q? wx 'A Ng QX lg, e , ' ef 1 X ik? Q1 vwwgamw Q XXX X X Q ke A X me 7 1 Qi . X A X ' Si? wsvmwwtbe Le dl-5x51 F O R B W 0 R D The your 1941 marks e real wS1estwne in the history of Home Collene. Ninety yewrs uno, sturdy pioneers laid the foundations of an Academy out of which the College grew. An5 an we new meme to her seventy-fifth annivereery. In connection with this ewent, Hope en- tertained the General Synod of the Refwvmed Church in America. An enriwersery pagePn+ men preeenfed. A formal cnnvnnetinn veg held we Well as the break- inr of grevnd for e new bu13ding wuon Hur campus. All this creamed one nf fhc best years in wwr His- tory. Hope Uollezs remains the Anchor of hone. Wynand Winhers