Hope College - Milestone Yearbook (Holland, MI)

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Tin- opening Convocation of the arailcmii' year nas held in Rimncnl Chapel on the exciting of August 31, IV82. Dr. Crank H.T. Rhode», President of Cor- nell I nivei ity. addrexxrd the faculty anil students on the theme borrowed from T. S. Klliot, “The Timeless Moment.” He challenged us with the thought that . . . a next, xxhite canvas stands before you. A blank calendar stretches through the year ahead. great xoxage i about to begin. W bat will it be for you? A dawn of nothing? Or a timeless moment? I)r. Rhodes cited several strengths of Hope that en- courage us to make this a timeless moment. One is Hope's commitment to the liberal arts, with its em- phasis on ilex eloping habits of rigor, discipline, and precision, of maintaining an “habitual vision of greatness and on gaining understanding that leads to self knowledge. A particular strength of Hope is that learning lakes place in the context of Christian commitment a tradition shared with many great universities, particularly in their founding for this provides “an inquiring spirit and motixaling xi- sinn for the liberal arts.” At the conclusion of bis address. Dr. Rhodes and Mr. Richard M. Dc Vos, president of mwax. were each l)r. Rhode challenges the audience lo use iheir abilities and realize their aw arded an honorary degree from I lope College, timeless moment.” The symbol id Hope is present at the opening Convocation. Fall Convocation: Profs. Fldon D Greij and Michael P Doyle. t« lh indue ted in- to rndnvied professorships; President Gordon J Nan Nkvlen; Dr. frank II I ItInvite», amt Kiehard M. De No. The Chapel Choir let their voice» ring. Richard M Ik' ■ » receiving his honorar» degree from Provost David Marker C 0 N V 0 c A T I 0 N

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Time is in motion, eternally it shall not stop. Time itself is invisible, but its continuous movement is visible all around us. We sit at the beach motionless watching the sunset All seems calm and still hut in a moment's glance the bright burning mass which we watched has faded. It lea ves behind a glow ing sky in a colored mixture of red. orange, and burnt yellow; We awe at its beauty. There is a creeping motion that is moving in. Our desire is to stop it and hold on to this peaceful moment. But the shades of color have already turned to deep purple and blue . . . i ■V’’- !