Hope College - Milestone Yearbook (Holland, MI)

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A dministration The existence of any educational institution, regardless of size, is to a large extent dependent upon those who adminis- trate it. The vast practical problems involved in the running of the college is the major concern of four men. Mr. Rein Visscher serves as business manager, and as such bears many of the burdens of making the college economi- cally stable. As college treasurer, Mr. Henry Steffens main- tains a dose check on the college finances and budget. Regis- trar Paul Hinkamp is the custodian of all records of students attending the college. Mr. Albert Timmer, Director of Ad- missions, is perhaps the first person with whom prospective students come in contact. The growing problem of an in- creased number of applications for admission and an inade- quate physical plant for a larger student body is of maximum concern to Mr. Timmer. as he is the man who must finally decide, in conjunction with the Committee on Admissions, who is to be enrolled in the college. All new undents arc admitted to the college by Albert Timmer. Director of Admissions. Paul Hinkamp, Registrar, places the college veal on all trans- scripts of records. Business Manager, Rein V'isschcr, canies on much of his work over the telephone. The Treasurer. Henry Steffens, is responsible for all financial negotiations. II

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Deam I'ho general direction of student life academically and socially is the responsibility of three deans. The Academic Dean is charged specifically with the task of supervising the college curriculum and dealing with any problems which may arise in the academic life of the student. The office of the Dean of Students is the central clearing house for all non-academic activities of the Hope student. All rules and regulations governing students on campus arc under Dean Hinga's direct control. In conjunction with the Dean of Women, an attempt is made to solve the numerous practical problems which arise, and give sympathetic advice and guidance. As Dean of the College, William Vandcr Lugt directs the acadcmii activities of the school. Milton Minga occupies the newly created | osition of Dean of Students. Emma Rceverts, Dean of Women, is responsible for the general welfare of all women students. 10

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Henry Voogd. Th.D. Head of the Department of Religion and Bible Religion and Bible In the Christian view, the embodiment of all final truth, the necessary objective of man's search for knowledge, is the God who is revealed in Jesus Christ. It is a recognition of this essential reality which the Christian Liberal Arts College attempts to instill in the student as the development of the whole of his adult personality — spiritual, emotional, mental, social, physical — is undertaken. Through the cultivation of knowledge and understanding of the Bible; of the basic tenets of the Christian faith in their historical development, a foundation is laid for an ability to view life and the world from the Christian prospective. The resulting cognizance of the purposiveness of life, of the mean- ing of history, and of the relevance of Christianity to every area of life is the cornerstone of the Christian Liberal Arts education. 12