Hope College - Milestone Yearbook (Holland, MI)

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1986 PULL This year's Pull almost became the fourth Pull to be cancelled due to rain. Luckily it was just rescheduled one day later, Saturday, September 27. The 89th annual Tug of War was won by the sophomore class, (89). Repeating the perfor- mance of the class of 84, the sophomore class remains unbeaten in Pull, with two straight victories. In 1977, the Pull lasted a very long three hours and fifty-one minutes before judges declared it a tie due to darkness. (The least amount of time needed for a Pull victory was in 1956, a quick two and one half minutes.) Because of the rules limiting the length of time for the Pull, implemented after the 1977 marathon, a time limit was set at three hours for the contest. The Pull, for the third year in a row, lasted its allotted time of three hours. After the time is up the judges measure the rope to determine the winning class. Upon measuring the length, the sophomores were found to be 64 inches to the good, and thus the victors. The freshmen and sophomore teams, consisting of 18 men and women plus alternatives, are coached by juniors and seniors. These up- perclassmen were Pullers previously. The coaches for the 1990 freshmen team were Todd Claypool, Mike Bey, Craig Sharp, Kurtis Kossen, Doris Niehof, Heidi Clark, and Hope Joyce. The 1989 sophomore coaches were John Beyer, Scott Voet, Craig Peter- son, Rodney Brush, Jill Man- non, Susan Kunkle, and Terri Henry. 6

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NYKERK The tradition of Nykerk con- tinued this year between the Freshman Class of 1990 and the Sophomore Class of 1989. The Freshmen opened the evening with their rendition of the Theme from New York, New York.” The Sophomore Orator, Elizabeth Veldink, then spoke about the phrase. ' Tis a Gift to be Simple, 'Tis a Gift to be Free. After this the Freshmen put on the play The Frog Prince. Following inter- mission the Sophomores sang Let the Sunshine In. They performed the play Winnie- the-Pooh after the Freshman Orator, Jennifer Haskin, gave her version of ' Tis a Gift to be Simple, 'Tis a Gift to be Free. As the judges left you could feel the tension in the air. The participants spent three short weeks preparing for this even- ing with the help of their coaches and morale guys. The judges returned after a short while and Jill Mannor the general chairperson announc- ed that the Freshmen class of 1990 had won!!! Freshmen Coaches Karen VanHoven Song: Karen Varamay Carole Bach Play: Krista Koelling Janis Gaillard Orator Shelly Krause Alan Diekman Morale: Tami Flanders Tom Grabill J. Kevin Kremer Sophomore Coaches Jean Dokookkook Song: Susan Thompson Lyn Curley Play: Amy McCartney Janice Day Orator: Botsy Huttar Donnis Dolsen Morale: Jett Neevel Peter Weidonlollor Michael French Deb Fleming Mark Larson Tom Hoolihau 8