Hope College - Milestone Yearbook (Holland, MI)

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HOPE COLLEGE IS ADMINISTRATED BY: First Row: Dr. C. H. Spaan, Dr. W. Wichers, Mrs. I. W. Beardslee. Mr. H. M. Liesveld, Dr. -I. A. Dykstra, Rev. H. W. Pyle, Mr. H. Winter. Mr. H. Kloes. Second Row: Mr. M. Den Herder, Rev. j. J. Vander Schaaf, Rev. R. Meengs, Rev. F. Snuttjer, Mr. -I. Kolyn, Mr. P. H. Friesma. Third Row: Mr. M. A. Chapman, Rev. W. Denekas, Mr. R. Verseput, Rev. B. R. Van Zyl, Rev. R. A. De -long, Mr. H. G. Schalekamp, Rev. I. Van Westenburg. Fourth Row: Dr. A. De Young, Rev. j. A. Stegeman, Mr. J. N. Dykema, Rev. 1. A. Vis, Rev. G. Doctor, Hon. F. B. Sanford. BOARD OF TRUSTEES According to the by-laws of Hope College, the Board of Trustees shall meet twice each year-on the last Wednesday in April, and again on the Tues- day preceding commencement in june. This year the accelerated program put commencement two weeks ahead of its usual date. That fact, coupled with transportation difficulties, influenced the board to waive the April meeting. Because the board did not meet until June, THE MILESTONE was unable to have a picture taken in time for publication. The picture used here was taken last year. Since then there have been some changes in per- sonnel. The terms of the following have expired: Mr. H. Winter, Mr. T. Hager, Rev. N. Cloo, Rev. G. Hankamp, Rev. Vander Schaaf, Mr. Kolyn, Mr. M. Den Herder, Rev. J. Prins, Mr. H. Friesema, and Rev. A. De Young. Mr. Hager, Mr. Kolyn, Mr. Den Herder, Rev. Prins, Mr. Friesema, and Rev. De Young have been reelected. Newly elected are Miss J. M. Hopeman, Rev. P. Koopman, and Rev. A. Van Bronkhorst. This group has two principle aims: to provide students with the best possible instruction, and to effect a Christian influence upon them which they will carry throughout life, and which will carry them through life. The board, though in no way adherent to the be- liefs of Mary Baker Eddy, has long been proud of the Christian scientists Hope College produces. This September the science department will move out of Van Raalte Hall-badly lacking in adequate labora- tory space-and into the new Science Building, tak- ing along the fumes which have long assailed the aesthetic nostrils of the English department. The new building will be fit quarters for the science de- partment which is well known over the country. This building is the culmination of a great deal of effort on the part of the trustees who may be justly proud of their success. The board works with the student in mind. It does its best to make available to him first-rate instruction in all fields, and through its efforts the curriculum shows steady improvement from year to year. Evi- dence of the board's success along this line is seen in the academic standing of the school--fully accredited by the North Central Association of Schools and Colleges, by the University of Michigan, and by the Association of American universities. ll

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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.

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BASIC TO ANY CAREER IS ENGLISH STUDY. XVell-qualined instructors in the English depart- ment teach courses in composition, poetry, drama and novel, Greek and Roman literature, Shakespeare, Tennyson, Browning and Milton, and English survey and methods, to about sixty English majors and minors. The chairmanship of the department is held by Clarence De Graaf, A.B. Calvin College, A.M. Uni- versity of Michigan. He is a big man on campus, being faculty adviser to the MILESTONE and busi- ness adviser to the ANCHOR. james H. XX'arner, A.B. University of Indiana, A.M. Northwestern University, Ph.D. Duke Univer- sity, is chairman of the language and literature sec- tion of the Michigan Academy. On campus he advises the English Majors. New at Hope, Elizabeth Oggel, B.A. Morningside I2 College, M.A. University of Iowa, participates in the local chapter of the A. A. U. W. and is a member of the VUoman's Literary Club. Margaret L. Gibbs, A.B. Ripon College, A.B.L.S. University of Illinois, is librarian and teaches library science. Elizabeth Faye Connor, A.B. Huntington College, A.M., A.B.L.S. University of Michigan, is assistant librarian. Miss Gibbs is faculty adviser to the Y. W. and a member of the Woman's Literary Club and the A. A. U. W. Miss Conner is an A. A. U. W. member and writes junior Sunday School quarterlies. The head of speech work is William Schrier, A.B. and A.M. University of Michigan, graduate work at Colorado, Southern California and Northwestern. The department made an enviable record in oratory, extemp, and debate this year.