Hope College - Milestone Yearbook (Holland, MI)

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HOPE PREPARES MANY MEN FOR BUSINESS. , -LTP' X- X XY- -,cf 'Yin The economics and business administration de- partment offers to Hope students courses fundamen- tal to law, business pursuits, or the teaching of economics or business administration. These include economics, industrial geography, business organi- zation and administration, history of economic devel- opment, history and theory of finance, government and economics, accounting, business law, labor prob- lems, taxation, and public finance and insurance. Heading the department is the dignified Edward D. Dimnent, A.B. and A.M. Hope, Litt.D. Rutgers University. He is Arend Visscher Memorial Profes- sor. Dr. Dimnent has been prominent on campus for a long time, having been president of the college from 1918 to 1951. To him goes the credit for de- signing the majestic Hope Memorial chapel, and for writing the Seventy-Hfth Anniversary pageant for the college's celebration in 19-41. He is the author I6 Xin. M- X T x of The Book of job: The Poem. Jolly Vernon Ten Cate, A.B. Hope, LL.B. Univer- sity of Michigan, is assistant instructor. I-Ie teaches freshman courses and is a practicing attorney in the city. He has many outside interests, for he is a mem- ber of many social, fraternal, and religious organi- are his to the Knickerbocker Society, and he and Mrs. Ten Cate zations, and politics, music, and gardening hobbies. On campus he is faculty adviser are a popular couple when it comes to chapping frat and sorority parties. Instructor in accounting is Bernard Arendshorst, the man who coaches the tennis team, took the boys on a southern trip last year. Bern's A.B. is from Hope, and he studied for two years at Harvard Business School. In town he holds the position as clerk of the local draft board.

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MIND AND SOUL GAIN ATTENTION AT HOPE. Because Hope is a Christian college, special efforts are made to inculcate in all students a thorough knowledge of the Bible and high standards of Chris- tian principles and ethics. Therefore study in Bible and Christian ethics is required of every student en- tering the college. Rev. Henry Bast occupies the chair of Bible, serves as college pastor. He is professor of Bible and re- ligion, having his A.B. from Hope, B.D. from West- ern Theological Seminary, and having studied at the University of Chicago. He is thoroughly interested in all Christian work, as is shown on campus by his advisership to the Y. M. C. A. and to Alpha Chi. Head of the department of religious education is Paul E. Hinkamp, professor of religion, A.B. Hope, B.D. McCormick Theological Seminary, who also studied at Princeton Theological Seminary, Princeton University, and the University of Chicago. The Goodfellows claim him as an officer, the Exchange Club as a member, and the American Schools of Oriental Research as an associate member. Since Walter Van Saun, A.B. Otterbein College, B.D. Bonebrake Seminary, A.M. and Ph.D. Univer- sity of Cincinnati, came to Hope in 1929, courses in logic, theism, Plato, contemporary philosophy, phi- losophy of religion, Christian ethics, American philosophy and philosophy of art have been added to what was formerly a division of the Bible depart- ment, and the philosophy section has become a department in its own right. Teacher of courses in psychology and sociology is Edwin Paul McLean, A.B. Hope, A.M. Hope, candi- date for Ph.D. at Northwestern. He is financial manager of athletics, a faculty member of Blue Key. w 15

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HOPE HAS A NOTED SCIENCE DEPARTMENT. The science departments of Hope College have long been outstanding, and ex-Hopeites are in re- sponsible positions in the field of research, surgery, in industrial chemistry work, or as teachers of science in the outstanding schools of the country, such as Chicago, Dartmouth, Carnegie Institute, Rush Medi- cal, Illinois, Michigan and Washington. Others serve in large industrial plants,-Goodyear, Sherwin- Williams, or Carnegie Steel. The department files list an endless number of such men. Gerrit Van Zyl, A.B. Hope, M.S. and Ph.D. Uni- versity of Michigan, heads the chemistry section of the college. He is also very active in scientific work outside of school, being a member of the American Chemical Society and other fraternal and honorary organizations. He participates in the local Profes- sional Club. He and his associate, Harvey Klein- heksel, A.B. Hope, M.S. and Ph.D. University of Illinois, are masters at turning out successful chem- ists. Dr. Kleinheksel is a faculty member of Blue Key, adviser to the interfraternity council. Together the two sponsor the Chemistry Club. Twenty-one of this year's grads and twenty-two of next year's are chem majors. Heading the physics division is Clarence Kleis, A.B. Hope, A.M. University of Michigan. He is chairman of the faculty committee on N. Y. A. Off campus he is a Bible Class teacher. Albert E. Lampen, A.B. Hope, A.M. University of Michigan, candidate for Ph.D. at Michigan, is chair- man of Hope's well-regarded math section. He is qualified as instructor of math and astronomy. He is active on and off campus. He is president of the Holland Exchange Club, director of the Community Chest, and a member of the Mathematics Association of America. I7