Hope College - Milestone Yearbook (Holland, MI)

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Vnrukut ) 11 url Amp Another routine day at Mope. I ave Sackett looks for a little variation in the schedule. We find that our journey is but a mere preparation for further travels to come. i a 7

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Struggling as we learn, the search continues, and exposed to life for what we make it — active or still — On the third Christmas vacation, you have come to the realization that your values are not your par- ents’, and that yours are right — and so arc theirs. After one very long week of vacation, you are sud- denly quite anxious to go back to school because you can’t handle being accountable to anyone other than yourself, and worse yet, you’re bored. The fourth Christmas comes much later than you wish it would, even though the semester went so quickly that you couldn’t get all of your work done. And although you’re broke, the old Christmas spirit has returned in full scale, since for the first time you haven't put it into exam week instead. The four-week vacation has turned into a job hunt- ing expedition in which you spend more time evalu- ating your qualifications than you do actual job hunt- ing. Or you may have discovered that putting your life’s values and world views in 5(X) words for gradu- ate school applications is a much harder task than you originally thought. After two weeks you’re ready to go back to school, but not ready to do the work. Your enthusiasm has lessened, just like your circle of friends. The twenty- five you were actively involved with sophomore year has now dwindled to four very close friends. The air is warmer and now you spend more time on preparing to enter the job market than vou do on your books. Graduation is nearing, and reflecting on the past four years Incomes a common thought. Perhaps the greatest four years in terms of inner development are those you spend in college. The struggle at times seems fruitless and the fight in vain, but tne renovation that each of us undergoes as we pass through these four years together, may well be the beginning mark of what each of us can be. 6

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 EVENTS EVENTS EVENTS EVENTS EVENTS EVENTS EVENTS EVENTS EVENTS EVENTS EVENTS EVENTS March I i, classes are cancelled in order that students may attend the Critical Issues Symposium and workshops, — And attend they did. Perhaps Hope's big- gest event of the year, three national leaders gave lectures on their view of the Middle East crisis, after which workshops were offered to help students and community to gain a fuller understanding of the conflict in the Middle East. Co-sponsored by Student Congress, Nobel Peace Prize Winner in 1976, Betty Williams spoke on her struggle and role in the peace-making of Ireland. But the special speakers weren't the only events of the year. There were the traditional Pull and Nykerk competi- tions, as well as Vespers, Winter Fanta- sia, and May Day. Most everyone became involved in one thing or another, including the theatre depart- ment as they produced two top-rate plays. The first play. Mack and Mabel P Pjj'lbrr followed a version of the My Fair Lady theme, but added a slightly different twist, and the second play. She Stoops to Conquer was a comedy that pro- duced more than just laughs. A year full of entertainment spon- sored from many different groups, sparked enthusiasm and spirit in the j everyday life on campus.