Hope College - Milestone Yearbook (Holland, MI)

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ln Appreciation Of the Reformed Church in America A single page in the Milestone is a small way to show our appreciation to the people of the Reformed Church who have volunteered their interest and aid to help keep Hope College what it was intended to be: a Christian liberal arts institution. Year after year they have pledged their assistance to provide for the essentials of progress, the materials that Hope requires to give their students the education to practice intelli- gent Christian citizenship in communities in any area of the United States-or of the world. With an ethical philosophy of life such as the college is able to give, and wants to be able to continue to give, Hope alumni will perpetuate their high ideals, the ideals that they lived during four years of college life. And to show our gratitude for all this, may we simply say, thank you.

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f -.. ,. .SF . ii H gg Q11 4. Voudriez-vous aller en Europe? Have you ever wanted to take a iaunt to Europe-either real or fanciful? European culture is procurable to everyone who does so much as climb to the second floor of Graves library. Bits of knowledge of out-of-the-way villages in ltaly, university life in Paris, mountain climbing in Switzerland, can be had for the asking. The enthusiasm with which this light is shed is an encouragement to any would-be European traveler. A visitor merely entering the office that is so neatly tucked away above the library can immediately sense the foreign flavor pervading the atmosphere. Maybe it is due to the brilliant travel posters and maps covering the walls-celebrating the beauties of Paris and the provinces-and maybe it is more than iust this. One is surely aware that it exists. Furthering culture in the classroom is only a portion of the full agenda of the sisters, Mrs. Prins and Miss Meyer, who occupy this office. Their vital interest in literature, music, and art is carried over to many phases of their lives. Each time that they return from abroad, and they have both traveled there on several difterent occasions, they are full of the pleasures of learning. Mrs. Prins, a Hope graduate, has been a permanent member of the language department at Hope since 1937, teaching French and Spanish. She received her master's degree in French at the University of Wisconsin. After teaching for several years, Mrs. Prins could no longer overcome her wanderlust, so she attended a summer session at the University of Besancon in France. Two other summers were spent at the Sorbonne in Paris. Periodic soiourns through distant countries have filled many summers with excitement and new experiences. After attending Hope for two years, 'Miss Meyer went to the University of Wisconsin, as a French maior and a piano minor. She earned her master's degree in the study of French at Columbia University. A summer at the Sorbonne and another in Budapest were devoted to piano study. In New York, Miss Meyer studied piano with renowned Rosina Lhevinne and Teri Joset1y. When she returned to Hope in 1930, it was as a member of the faculty in both the French and music departments. Miss Meyer was absent from Hope between 1937 and 1945. During this time she studied at Columbia University and taught French and music in New York. Through their dynamic interest, Hope students have the opportunity to come in contact with their en- thusiasm and learning. Miss Meyer and Mrs. Prins give generously of their time and knowledge, there- by upholding the cultural standard of the language department, and of Hope College. For this reason, for bringing this wealth of knowledge within the grasp of all Hope students, the 1955 Milestone is dedicated to Mrs. Marguerite Prins and Miss Nella Meyer. The Stal? sw Eg z 1 ' Q '-n ,M ML, ,,,. Wk x .v Q

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