Hope College - Milestone Yearbook (Holland, MI)

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HOPE COLLEGE IS PRESIDED OVER BY WYNAND WICHERS Dr. Wichers has long been associated with Hope College. He was a student on this campus, and holds an A.B. from Hope, and A.M. from the University of Michigan, and a Litt.D. from Rutgers University. He is a Knight of the Order of Orange Nassau, a distinction conferred by the Queen of the Nether- lands. He taught history on the campus for many years, went into business for a time, and was then called back to the college to serve as its president, in 1931. Under Dr. Wichers, the college has expanded in many directions. It has achieved a position on the fully approved list of the American Association of Universities, the highest accrediting distinction 8 awarded colleges and universities. Only two other liberal arts colleges in the state enjoy that rating. The college has added the business administration department and a personnel service. The library staff has been enlarged, and the facilities of the library greatly improved. During a period when many small colleges were forced to close, Hope Col- lege has maintained its financial status largely through Dr. Wichers' efforts. Next fall will see the ultimate materialization of another of his dreams for the school-a separate building to house the science department of which the school is so proud. The new science building has been completed, and will be equipped by next fall when it will be opened for use.

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DR WICHERS HAS ABLE ASSISTANTS IN THOMAS E. WELMERS . . . Who is registrar of the college. Professor Welmers is a graduate of Hope College and Princeton Theological Seminary. Besides his duties as Registrar he holds the Voorhees chair in Greek and teaches Calvinism. Each year, on Thanksgiving Day, all members of his classes who cannot go home for the recess are invited to his house where they enjoy a lavish meal. Among his many accom- plishments is playing the organ. As a reminder of the days when he played for a Grand Rapids church fReformed, of coursej he may frequently be heard humming Power In The Blood while going about his duties. PAUL BROUWER . . . Who is Assistant to the President and Personnel Agent of Hope College, and knows almost every student personally. Mr. Brouwer holds an A.B. from Hope and an A.M. from Northwestern Uni- versity. He was given a leave of absence during the first semester in order to do special work at Chicago University. The enormous popularity of his freshman English composition class may be due partly to the fact that his business trips often give the students fl short vacation. Many students visit his office for personal advice. He has as much to do as anyone on the campus, and does it. MILDRED SCHUPPERT . . . Who is Secretary to the President. Miss Schuppert is also a gradu- ate of Hope College. She is organist at the Central Park Reformed Church and secretary to the Hope Alumni Association. Students find her sympathetic and understanding in making arrangements for tuition fees. For that reason, many wish that she handled chapel absences. In her official capacity as Notary Public, she was called upon this year to notarize a contract among five students. By the terms of said contract, the first four students to marry must pay the last fugitive from a mother-in-law live dollars. ELIZABETH LICHTY . . . Who is Dean of Women. Miss Lichty has an A.B. from Lake Forest College and an A.M. and Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin. An instructor in French, she is co-sponsor of the French club. Hers is the thankless task of keeping order in a dormitory filled with upwards of eighty coeds. Male students who envy her position should remember the trouble that just one girl can cause, and multiply by 80. The job doesn't look so attractive now, does it fellows? Her capability is indicated by the fact that she is a past president of the Michigan Association of Deans of Women and Counsellors of Girls.