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a Lettep fRom the pResifcent The Milestone seeks to portray Hope College as it is today. The significance of doing this is attested by Woodrow Wilson’s famous observation that. The present is a lens through which the past is pro- jected upon the future.” The period of 1851 to 1866 was a formative period in the life of Hope College. It began with the establishment of Hope College, for it was first a secondary school, then a secondary school and college, and finally a college without secondary school classes. The end of this fifteen year period (1 866) is marked by the first college commencement, the inauguration of the first college president and the incorporation of the college. On that auspicious occasion the orator was Dr. Albert Wy- ckoff, pastor of the First Reformed Church of Albany, New York. He set forth the program of Hope College as threefold: I — To teach the sciences of the modern age II — To learn the languages of the modern world III — To train leaders for the church. In writing of that event an alumnus wrote in the 1922 Mile- stone: In 1866 the Institution was a pious hope, which by it sound de- velopment and the consecrated and efficient service of its sons and daughters has long since, with the favor of God, become a grand reality.” Now, thirty-six years later, the present sons and daughters give an accounting of their stewardship in the pages of this book. The reader, we trust, will find satisfaction and reassurance in the continued evidence of quality workmanship on the part of those who govern and direct and instruct and those who resort to the$e halls of learning and discipline. The heritage of the past shines through our present labors with bright promise of future service to Church, Society and State. SPERA IN DEO. Irwin J. Lubbers A.B. Hope College M.A. Columbia Universily 'Ph.D. Northwestern University LL.D. Central College Litt.D. Hope College Litt.D. Rutgers University
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Van Vleck Hall, the First building on the campus, was ded- icated in 1857, nine years before Hope College was incor- porated. For some years before 1900, it served by providing classrooms, dormitory rooms, and administrative offices simultaneously. — and for 102 years has been a part of Hope College's “austerity, simplicity, and serious scholar- ship. 10
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