HOPE COLLEGE ANCHOR LXVI—6 Holland, Michigan December 17, 1953

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Polio Drive Marches On

Students in the nation's 1,800 colleges and universities who join the 1954 March of Dimes this Jan-uary will be par t of the largest polio fund raising drive in history.

According to Basil O'Connor, president of the National Founda-tion fo r Infantile Paralysis, an estimated 3,000,000 volunteers in all par ts of the country will seek $75,000,000.00 in voluntary contri-butions needed to finance the orgni-zation's new program of polio pre-vention and to support existing programs of research, patient aid and professional education in 1054.,

By allocation, $26,5000.00 to p o l i o prevention, the National Foundation moves f rom defense to attack fo r the first time since it was founded 1() years ago. Of the total, Mr. O'Connor said, $7,500,000 will pay for mass testing of a trial polio vaccine and $19,000,000 will provide more than 2,000,000 inocu-lations of gamma globulin.

Meantime, he continued, there will be no let-down in March of Dimes-supported research. Contri-butions f rom January 2 to 31 also will sponsor professional t raining of physicians, nurses and physical therapists in the latest t rea tments for polio.

In 1954, the National Founda-tion's patient aid program, which since 1938 has assured the best available medical care to polio vic-tims, will continue to care for more than 60,000 carry-over cases in ad-dition to assist ing new patients.

Commenting on the 1954 gamma globulin and tr ial vaccine programs, Mr. O'Connor said:

"It must be remembered tha t polio prevention is a beginning pro-gram—not a finished one. Al-though our hopes are high, we can-not count on fewer cases of infan-tile paralysis in 1954 and must be prepared as ever, to help all those who need our assistance."

"Even if the vaccine tests are successful," he continued, "this cannot be known until a f t e r the next 'polio season/ so there will be no proven vaccine available in 1954. Gamma globulin, our only weapon at present, is a stopgap measure, offering only temporary protection. Therefore, although we are g ra t fu l there is something that can be used now to minimize or eliminate polio crippling, we know our job is f a r f rom finished. Long-term protection can be won only if the American people appreciate the crucial nature of the period just ahead and provide the funds dur-ing the March of Dimes in Janu-ary fo r the next, and, we hope, final steps to victory."

Kappa Delts Send

Gifts to Brewfon The Christmas project of Kappa

Delta was discussed a t the last monthly meeting held in the Juli-ana Room. Jean Veldt, President, was in charge of the meeting. This year the Christmas box will be sent to the mission in Brewton, Alabama. On December 6, 1953, the girls packed the boxes and sent them off to Brewton so they will arrive in time fo r Christmas.

As fo r fu tu re plans. Kappa Del-ta decided to sponsor a box social and invite the whole campus. Lois Maier is chairman of this project.

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The Nativity Scene is portrayed in one of the acts presented last Friday at the annual W.A.L. Christmas Party. The program under the chairmanship of Bette Brewer was performed before a capacity crowd in the Juliana Room,

and was well accepted.

Yuletide Rites Trace Source To Pagans

by Billie Houtman

A Merry Christmas to you! This phrase, unknowingly combined yet joyfully accepted, has implications that nearly re fu te the original meaning of the term. Christianity has assumed almost in entirety the pagan custom of celebrating the advent of the Winter Solstice, a time of feast ing and merriment be-ginning Dec. 25th, held in honor of the heathen gods. Our less-ex-pressive Christian forbears , view-ing celebration in such wanton fashion, deemed this joyousness most un-Christian and hardy worthy of Christ. Maybe they saw the danger of the newly-won souls slip-ping back to less rigorous pagan-ism. Attempts were made to ban such proceedings, but folkway and custom, silently powerful, are not easily changed—edicts, excommuni-cation, damnation itself not with-standing. We now have Christmas celebrations and expressions that the most Bible-quoting Christians no longer find offensive. Indeed, espouse most heartily.

Kiwanis Lecture Slated January 6

Wednesday evening, January 6, Mr. Neil Douglas will present a lecture and film on England and Central Europe. Mr. Douglas, a noted author and explorer, has a wealth of experience behind him as a photographer.

The first section of the program will cover the castle and country-side of England, as well as the City of London.—

Mr. Douglas' program will also include the six most important countries in Central Europe, prom-inent among which will be Ger-many, Switzerland, and France. Such magnificent scenery as the Alps during a July snow, the beau-t iful gardens of Versaille, the Rhone glacier, and the sparkling waters of Lake Geneva are only a few of the wonders which will be covered by the film.

The program is the four th in the current Holland Kiwanis Club lec-ture series. Tickets f o r the event a re available in the Dean's office.

Much of our Christmas tradition embodies customs tha t were prac-ticed long before Christianity came into being. Today the holiday is a fusion of pagan merriment and Christian good will. Santa Claus, for instance, certainly is not the result of observing the birth of Jesus. He made his debut in Amer-ica when the Dutch settled in New York. San Nicolaas was their pa-tron saint of children. And he promptly grew a white beard, belted his jolly stoutness in a red jacket, donned a tassel cap, and bowed to America as Santa Claus! In France, he is Bonhom-me Noel; in Germany he is Christ-kindlein, or Kriss Kringle; but everywhere he is the children's saint and bearer of goodies. From England we learned that he comes from the North in a sleigh by

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eight reindeer, and that he slides down the chimney to fill stockings at the fireplace. His entrance by chimney probably started f rom the English custom of sweeping the chimneys a t the first of the year for good luck. Stockings have re-placed the wooden shoes t ha t the Dutch children lined up beside the hearth; perhaps they stretch and hold more, or perhaps because a Russian custom makes use of the stocking fo r a place to hide money for wedding g i f t s .

The Christmas Tree

The Chris tmas tree, without which our Christmasses would lose much of their charm and cheer, is of disputed origin. A German tale claims Martin Luther to have cre-ated the first. He bedecked an evergreen with candles to por t ray the sparkle and beauty of a snow-covered fo res t under a s t a r ry sky. An ancient Scandinavian myth speaks of a "service t ree" which sprung f r o m the soil where two

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Christmas 1953. It is almost here—the most celebrated holiday of the year. For weeks now the store windows have been dressed attractively in their Christmas out-fits. The day to hang a wreath in the window, a bit of mistletoe in the doorway, and stockings at the chimney mantel isn't f a r away. The Christmas tree to be decorated, the house set to order fo r the visits of relatives and friends, the planning and buying of the Christ-mas dinner are all on the long list of things yet to do.

The Christmas g i f t s fo r those most dear to you may still have to be purchased. But wait—let us stop for a minute to think about this part of the Christmas tradi-tion. Jus t how did this custom come into being?

Almost two thousand year ago, in a

manger at Bethlehem, wise men brought

gifts to The Child horn of Mary and

Joseph. They came from afar bringing

gold, frankincense and myrrh to lay

at His feet. A guiding star in the

heavens led them to this lowly birth-

place.

Here, in a little village, tucked away in a mountainside, God gave to us His g i f t—the greates t g i f t ever given—the g i f t of Jesus Christ.

This Christmas, let us worship God and thank Him for His g i f t to all mankind. "For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord."

Winter Runner-Up

In MISL Contest A Hope College f reshman, Rob-

ert Winter from Grand Rapids, re-ceived second place honors in the men's division of the extemporan-eous speaking contest of the Michi-gan Inter-Collegiate Speech League, held Saturday, December 5, at Alma College. Another Hope f resh-man, Tom DePree, participated in an experimental division of the contest, according to Dr. William Schrier, Hope's Director of For-ensics.

In contests of this type, each en-t ran t draws three specific sub-topics of one of two general cate-gories, and chooses one of them as a subject fo r a speech, presented a f t e r a preparation period of one hour. In the elimination rounds, speeches are f rom six to eight minutes in length; in the final rounds, f rom eight to ten minutes.

This year 's general themes were, "Government Loyalty Investiga-tions and Personal Freedom," and "America and New Claims to Na-tional Freedom." For his elimina-tion round speech. Bob chose the subject, "Should Congress Judge the F i t n e s s of Our College Teachers?" His second speech speech, chosen fo r the final round of the contest, was "Senator Mc-Car thy: Friend of Foe of Ameri-can Freedom?"

Tom DePree, of Holland, who represented Hope in a tr ial round this year, spoke on the subject, "What Conditions Created the Need for Congressional Invest igat ions?" Hope's entrant in the women's di-vision of the contest, Darlyne De-Tuncq, junior f rom West Bend, Wisconsin, was unable to attend the contest because of illness.

Alums Foster Movie of Hope

A committee f rom the Hope Col-lege Student Council and the Pub-lic Relations Office has been plan-ning a twenty-five minute sound film on Hope College. Don Jaco-busse of the Student Council heads the committee.

Various campus activities will constitute a portion of the film. Another phase will be concerned with prominent alumni in the fields of religion, business, and the pro-fessions, engaged in the practice of their callings. .

The purposes of the movie are aiding in raising funds fo r the College, promoting Hope to pros-pective students, and showing the numerous activities of the College to the churches who aid in support-ing it.

Three alumni who are connected with Eas tman Kodak are in charge of producing the film. They are Ralph De Roo ('37), Adrian Ter Lowe ('28), and Everet te Popponk ( '31).

Faculty Busy Over Vacation

A few Hope faculty members will spend part of their Christmas vacations attending conferences re-lating to their respective depart-ments.

Miss Ross and Dr. Fried of the History Department are going to attend the annual American His-torical Association convention dur-ing the Christmas holidays. This convention will be held in the Con-rad Hilton Hotel in Chicago on December 28, 29 and 30. The keynote speaker will be Dr. Louis Gottschalk, president of the AHA. He is an expert on the French Rev-olution and recently has worked in the education division of the Atomic Energy Commission. Approximately 2,000 members, mostly college and university faculty attend this meet-ing.

Miss Van Haitsma of the Speech Department plans to attend the National Speech Convention in con-nection with the American Theatre Association in New York City. This convention deals with all phases of speech work. It will be held on December 28, 29 and 30.

OPUS '54 is now gathering material. Any stories, essays or poems will be accepted before January 12th. They may be turned in to Pro-fessor Prins or the College Post office.

Dr. Ellert of the German De-par tment will at tend the Modern Languages Association convention at the Palmer House in Chicago. The convention is a yearly event. There is a possibility tha t repre-sentatives of the English, French, and Spanish Depar tments will also at tend.

Dr. Yntema of the Economics De-par tment plans to at tend he Ameri-can Economics Association conven-tion in Washington, D.C. the week a f t e r Christmas. This convention is held in several different hotels in Washington and a t t rac ts not only college and university faculty but people f r o m professional fields and many government workers.

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Voice of The Campus To the Editor:

Spinoza once said "In order to disprove arguments of stupidity and arrogance, you have to use the identical terminology your oppon-ent used."

The very nature of Mr. Lein-bach's answer to my article does not demand strong criticism be-cause it contains nothing worth criticising. What his answer is, is a case of pathological neurosis tha t demands a psychological analysis and study.

At the beginning of tha t finely confused specimen of muddled ex-pression, Mr. Leinbach sub-con-sciously at tempted a t and succeeded in giving us a perfect definition, not of "opinions", but of self-con-tradiction in its best and most integrated form. He, Mr. Lein-bach, the intellectual genius, as the term is defined in the "Leinbach Dictionary," accused me of having failed to present opinions. But ironically enough, we find him later on in the article spending time and energy and a lot of dictionary space t rying to undertake the hopeless task of disproving my "opinion" about Mr. Truman 's responsibility in the Palestine crisis, and to in-sert his own irrationality in claim-ing equal blame for both Truman and Dulles. Thus the mental giant vividly disavowed his own defini-tion of opinions. But "thus sayeth Leinbach," and of course, my "opin-ion" is not an opinion according to Mr. Webster Leinbach.

I am vastly skeptical of persons who not only resort to personal attacks to g ra t i fy an ailment of "intellectual grandeur ," but who prostrate themselves on the throne of ignorance in the name of intel-lectuality." Apparently Mr. Lein-bach agrees with Mr. Joseph Mc-Carthy who advocates a t tacks on

person's honesty and dignity to reach the goal of self-glorification. The only difference between Mc-Carthism and McLeinbachism, the worst and vilest of all the "isms," is that the former accuses its vic-tims of Communism while the lat-ter accuses them of Hitlerism, and "un-opinionism."

This brings me to the mat te r of Mr. Leinbach's absurd reference to Mr. Foster Dulles. I t is clearly evident tha t in Leinbach's a t tempt to define and redefine and slash out a t anything within swinging range, he bravely but insolently referred to an article in Time Magazine in support of his claims tha t Dulles is a guilty as Truman. But either he had miserably failed to compre-hend the "opinion" expressed in that article or else he intended to deceive the "mobs." But maybe he underestimated the intelligence of the "mobs" in assuming tha t they may not read his reference, a f t e r the "big lie" technique of all the "isms." Whatever Mr. Lein-bach's motive was, the f ac t remains that Time Magazine art icle of the Nov. 9 issue horribly contradicts his claim. The article s tates and I quote, "The Truman Administra-tion zigzagged between the pleas of Pentagon St ra tegis ts for the conciliation of Arab nations and the domestic pressure fo r s trong support of Israel. When the chips were down, Har ry TRUMAN AL-WAYS YIELDED TO POLITICAL PRESSURE Generally, E ISENHOWER AND DULLES HAVE WORKED MORE CONSIS-TENTLY TO RESTORE ARAB CONFIDENCE IN T H E U.S."

I r a ther doubt if Mr. Leinbach's "opinions" are as accurate as he thinks, and his author i ty is as final as he would like us to believe.

Munther Gaspeer

(From the Daily O'Collegian Oklahoma A & M college)

The college years are without a doubt a period of intellectual and social achievement. Unfortunately, the physical well-being usually begins to go downhill. This shows a lack of thoughtful planning by the undergraduate. It may also indicate tha t collegians lack a proper sense of values . - .

Many students will stay up until all hours of the night to finish a class assignment. Socially, most collegians also lead ful l lives. But except f o r the varsi ty athletes and a few serious and regular entrants in the intra-mural program, students neglect keeping in shape.

The comment by collegians on the physical neglect is tha t , "I'm not planning on being All-American, so what use is there in doing a lot of exercise?

The answer is of course extremely evident. Intelligence and per-sonality, the qualities developed by study and social life, cannot func-tion at their best unless health is also first-rate. Many educated people are very unhappy because of their poor health. Few healthy individuals are ever bad off, regardless of their troubles.

Students should realize the f ac t tha t physical well-being is as important as any other aspect of life. With this in mind they can mold their schedules to include useful exercise, and follow the rules of good health.

IVHATS ON YOUR

MIND? Do you think f ra te rn i ty informal

initiations, as they are now, should be stopped?

Dick De Freese, Freshman, Cosmo-politan.

I don't mind it myself but it seems that only a few actives take par t in it and it is overdone. There might be a good substi tute but as it is now it seems silly.

Norm Ratering, Senior, Indepen-dent.

I think they ought to be changed from "Hell" into "help" nights.

Gordon Meeusen, Freshman, Fra-ternal.

There is nothing wrong in it ex-cept that they make a man feel like a stupid fool.

Mr. Clyde Geerlings, Alumni and Publicity Director.

It should be up to the individual f ra te rn i ty to decide. Personally I would like these initiations to be constructive.

Bob Lubbers, Senior, Emersonian.

They are simple, childish and stupid. It is a degrading form of fun and any other activity substi-tuted would accomplish a bet ter purpose.

Editor 's note: While making this survey, the Editor was told of certain f ra te rn i t ies in the United States which required pledges to do work in the community f o r the informal initiation. One society helped by paint ing the houses of some of the poor people in town. This kind of program would cer-tainly f u r t h e r the goodwill of the townspeople toward the particu-lar f r a t e rn i ty and the college.

Tell How To file Off-Campus Events

All special meetings or functions of college organizations not held on the campus must be properly registered. This pertains to the people in charge of any social events, and it is their responsibility to do the following:

1. See Mr. Hinga fo r clearing the date and the event on the campus calendar.

2. From the dean's secretary secure the card "Registrat ion of Campus Organizat ion" for record-ing information such as place, time, nature of event, chaperones, and cost per member. (Chaperones must be full- t ime members of the college staff.)

3. Return this card to the dean's office by a t least one week before the event will t ake place.

4. If college women will partici-pate in the event, the Registrat ion Card must have the s ignature of the Dean of Women before it is returned to the Dean's office.

EDITORIALS

Alcor Meets, Eats Last Tuesday evening the wom-

ens' honor society met in Gilmore cot tage f o r a waffle supper with their two sponsors and Miss Reev-erts . The six gir ls made the food themselves and a f t e r a delicious meal went as a group to see the Messiah. They also discussed their project f o r the year which will be disclosed later.

DEATH TAKES NO HOLIDAY

The Christmas season is upon us—it is a time fo r rejoicing, f o r

praising the birth of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, fo r joyous

caroling, and for being with our loved ones when a t all possible. At

this time of the year when so much emphasis is placed upon giving, pri-

mari ly through God's g i f t to mankind of the Christ Child, it is indeed

sorrowful that a large number are destined to be snuffed out on our

blood-soaked highways, fo r no good reason at all—carelessness. Is

it not paradoxical that at this time of the year when Christ ians

celebrate the birth of One who came to save all men from the s t ing

of death, there seems to be an increased disregard fo r the lives of

others by the men and women responsible f o r guiding these units of

potential destruction about our h ighways?

It is a sad coincidence tha t these two subjects should be mentioned

together in the same breath—almost t ragic. But death in itself is

not tragic, especially for the Christian who has his fai th upon which

he may rely. Rather, it is man 's heedless at t i tude of complacency

towards safe driving which is the abominable t ragedy of our accident

fa ta l i ty rate.

During the next few weeks thousands of Americans will be travel-

ing over the roads and highways in hopes of being with their loved

ones fo r the Christmas holiday. There is no good reason why every-

one should not have this wish fulfilled—if only each person would

consider it his responsibility to drive with care. Remember, tha t

the Christmas holiday is the most wondrous in the history of the

world. Death is one of the penalties of our sinful world, and as such,

it has no respect for our desires. Death never takes a holiday. So,

"please", remember to drive carefully, and when you get home be

sure to have a Merry Chris tmas and a Happy New Year.

DEVETTE — ON ATHLETICS

The athletic program of our college has taken a definite trend in the last five or six years. This trend is one of equal-ity of all sports. Not too long ago football and basketball were the only sports in which interest was shown. Today there is genuine interest in cross-country over against a "dis-interest" not too many years back. Cross-country is the example for the other sports—track, baseball, golf and tennis.

Our success of the past three years has been due to this overall interest in what formerly were called minor sports. The response to calls for candidates is increasing each year. This, in light of our slightly decreasing enrollment, is very significant. A well-rounded athletic program can develop tremendous loyalty to a school. This loyalty becomes a real part of a student's life and is carried over when this student becomes an alumnus.

As athletic director, I would like to thank all the students and the faculty for their loyalty and support thus far this year. I wouldn't sound like a faculty member if I handed out all bouquets, so I have a reminder for all of us. Hope College for years and years, has been synonymous with sportsmanship. The teams that competed against us were impressed by our conduct. This impression naturally included the fans and all other per-sons connected with Hope with whom the opposition came in contact.

The athletic department is very anxious that all Hopeites continue to desire to act like ladies and gentlemen at athletic contests. I'm sure that we all realize that the visitors, whether they be players, coaches, officials, or fans, are our guests. In light of this fact we should go out of our way to treat them as such.

A few specific incidents occurred in the Kalamazoo game: wise remarks from the stands directed at certain opposing players; an occasional boo expressing dissatisfaction with a de-cision by the officials; a low roar just before a Kalamazoo player shot a free throw—these things in a ball game in which we were never even threatened. What can we expect when the game is close and things are not going our way?

The athletic teams want your loyalty and support; how-ever, we ask you as fans to follow their example. You won't see them protesting or booing a decision in an unsportsmanlike manner. Watch them during a foul shot—motionless and silent Watch them congratulate and talk to their opponents after the game. If our players can act like gentlemen throughout the game when the outcome means so much more to them than to us, then we should certainly take the hint.

ACP—A college education is a marvelous thing. Here are some of the e r rors that turned up when a general information tes t was given a t the University of Oregon: Fjord -—a Swedish automobile; I ran—

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Away to the window I flew like a flash Tore open the shutter And threw up. And who should appear

with a bottle of root beer Fifteen raws

For Santa Claus. If Santa were to come to Hope

College, which he wouldn't, I would ask him to bring me Marilyn Mon-roe on a Zebra Skin Rug. I like rugs. I would also like to have a picture of King Farouk, six pounds of whale-blubber, and Jane Russell on a Leopard Skin Rug. (I don't want my Zebra to get lonesome.)

Ah, Christmas, with Rudolph the alcoholic reindeer, Santa 's little-helpers—the idiots, and Scrooge the Stooge. "Bah, Hamburg!" Ah, Christmas, when carollers trick or t reat and last year 's choir boys are Has-Beens because of adolescence. Ah, Christmas, with all the dorms and chapel lit by Christmas t rees; bless their emaciated, s tarving little needles. AH, CHRISTMAS VA-CATION, with all those little re-search papers due on January 6th. Why do they do it to us?

Even in Russia they celebrate Christmas. Comrade Malenkov de-clared it a national holiday to cele-brate open-season on Americans.

With mistletoe, life becomes one continuous pucker. Fa ther always catches Mother under it—I can only catch our cocker spaniel. I like dogs.

Ah, Christmas, when all the family sits in the living room with nothing but the Christmas Tree lights on—a half lit room ful l of half-lit people. This is a most excellent t ime for kissing.

Ah, Christmas, when I can walk on my Zebra and Leopard rugs; chew on whale-blubber; and look at King Farouk.

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Raul Spivak, the famous Argentine pianist, w i l l be the featured attraction at the third Hope College Concert Series presentation.

Raul Spivak Presents January Piano Concert

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Raul Spivak, the famous Argen-tine pianist, will give a concert in the memorial Chapel on January 16, at 8:15 P.M. In addition to this public recital, Mr. Spivak will conduct a master class fo r piano majors .

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Pianists Audition

In Battle Creek The sixth annual audition of

guest ar t i s ts to perform with the Battle Creek Symphony Orchestra was held Sunday, December 13. Of the thirty contestants, twelve were pianists, three violinists, and fifteen, vocalists. The auditions were held in the W. K. Kellogg auditorium in Battle Creek.

Hope College was represented by David De Jong, junior, who played the first movement of the Tchaikovsky B-flat Minor Concer-to; Nick Pool, sophomore, who played the first movement of the Gershwin Concerto in F ; and Rose-mary Morrison, f reshman, who played the first movement of the Grieg A Minor Concerto. All three of the pianists f rom Hope are studying with Professor Anthony Kooiker.

An informal refreshment period followed the auditions, offering the contestants a chance to discuss their performances with the judges.

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Program Shows Versatility Mr. Spivak is especially well-

known for his interpretat ions of Latin American music, but usually includes music of several European composers. The program fo r his recital here includes a Prelude and Fuge by Bach, the Sonata op. 101 in A major by Beethoven, two Impromptus by Schubert, an Etude and a Scherzo by Chopin, some Argentine dances by his fellow-countryman A g u i r r e , Triana by Albeniz, and The Miller's Dance by de Falla. The program closes with an Etude and the Mephisto Waltz by Liszt.

Students Study World Problems At Istanbul

by William T. Dentzer

This is the first in a scries of articles on the Fourth International

Student Conference to be held in Istanbul, Turkey in January.

Shortly a f t e r New Year's Day, f rom January 5-12, representatives of National Unions of Students f rom Europe, Asia, Africa, the Middle Eas t and the Americas will come together in Istanbul, Turkey, for what promises to be the largest international student gather ing ever to take place.

Of what interest and importance is this meeting to American college s tudents?

United States students generally are not aware that students in

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Some years ago, Bolivian stu-dents brought a new president to office by hanging the old one f rom a lamp-post. In more than one Arab country, students have caused all cabinets to fall and potential cabinets never to reach confirma-tion. In more than one Asian coun-try, June graduates of law schools have been judges by September, and cabinet ministers have attended the inaugurations of new student body presidents.

In Africa, students are in the vanguard of movements toward national independence, and these student leaders of today will be the national leaders of a soon-to-dawn tomorrow. Even in Europe, representatives of National Unions of Students regularly badger min-isters of education with demands of the national student population.

It seems tri te and unnecessary to point out tha t more for tuna te

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Elementary Teacher's Club was held in the Jul iana Room on the 9th. The film "What Greater Gi f t " was shown. Following was a discussion about the film and teaching possibilities.

Last Monday evening the club met at Mr. Verbeek's home for their annual Christmas Par ty . Jan Gravink and Joyce Vanderborgh were in charge of the meeting. Small g i f t s were exchanged and re-f reshments were served.

students in f u r t h e r developed areas of the world should be interested in knowing the problems of stu-dents in less materially advanced areas; more than that , they should be concerned with assist ing them in the solution of these problems. Now, more than ever, it is realized tha t what affects " them" affects "us" also; that their enigmas have and will continue to have implica-tions in our own lives, and tha t personal relationships of today can form the basis f o r valuable inter-national friendships tomorrow.

The Cominform certainly has realized the importance of students and their powerful influence in great areas of the world. The Communist-dominated International Union of Students and other Soviet-directed organizations have concen-trated heavily on a t t rac t ing young intellectuals of all countries to their banners. Natural ly, their principal focus of money and men has been the underdeveloped areas.

The way to counteract the bad fai th spread by Soviet agents and, more important, to assist as f ree agents in resolving the problems in these areas, is certainly not to let both the Communists and the problems gain ground by default. To do nothing is to do more than tha t : It is to re t rea t f rom positive responsibility. The good fai th of American students will be proved only by working together with stu-dents f rom many countries in the common bonds and fo r the com-mon aspirations we share with them as young people—the f ree development of the educational community and the individuals who comprise it, the widening of inter-national understanding and good will, and the promotion of condi-tions where men and nations can live with freedom and dignity in a world at peace.

This te the significance of the January meeting in Istanbul—the Fourth International Student con-ference of National Unions of Stu-dents—and of the projects to be discussed t h e r e by Europeans, Asians and Africans, Arabs and Americans.

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Christmas on Korean Front Was Unforgettable, Say Vets

As told to Marianne H ierks in an interview with two Korean yets

December 23, 1951, Chorwon, Korea—"A few of the boys gathered to sing Christmas carols, but this realization of the holiday spirit died a f t e r a few short moments. Homesickness is pret ty painful , and a provocation like this jus t doesn't bring much pleasure. It 's fut i le to t ry to imitate home."

4<We thought a lot about home in those days. All the festivities would be reaching a climax now."

"Somebody turned on the radio. Through the static, one station came through clearly. It was Peip-ing — a woman speaking pidgin English was expounding on the fut i l i ty of our giving up our lives when we could be home enjoying the holidays with our families. Re-lentlessly she kept on telling us jus t what Tokyo Rose had told our big brothers. Then we heard a click and it was silent."

The Texan sitt ing next to me fumbled in his pocket and un-earthed a worn letter. The fellow in the bunk across f rom me be-

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December 24—"The day before Christmas was one of the most tense. We were l()()r/r alert all day and night. The few green Christ-mas tree branches that hung limply looked ridiculous and pathetic. 1 thought of the imposing tree at home that dominated the room, and my young brother happily sur-veying the shiny objects lying be-neath it."

We sat in the dark fo r a long, long time, and when somebody an-nounced tha t it was Christmas day, there was no response."

December 25—They let us sleep in tha t morning—roll call was at 8 o'clock."

"Before Christmas dinner, we lined up at five yard intervals and said grace. Big soggy flakes of snow were fal l ing and the cold was penetrat ing. Our dinner con-sisted of everything f rom soup to nuts. We ate fas t before the food got thoroughly soaked."

"The big burly Eas terner started humming Silent Night, Holy Night, and we all sang the words. I guess I stopped when I didn't t rus t my voice any longer. Funny thing, but everyone else stopped too."

"Like any other day in the year, Christmas had to come to an end, too, but, as one by one we said goodnight, a bond tha t had never been there before bound us closer together. It hadn't been a joyous Nativity season, but it had been one that was unforget table ."

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chairmanship of a sub-committee of the newly formed Committee on Reorganization of Accrediting Pro-cedures of the North Central As-sociation of Colleges and Secondary Schools.

The purpose of this committee is to evaluate the present system of accrediting and to recommend new and better procedures fo r the judgment of collegiate institu-tions. The sub-committee is to study the cri teria used in the ac-crediting process by other regional associations.

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a t the home of Dean Hollenbach. Minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved as cor-

rected. The following officers' reports

were submit ted:

President 's repor t : John Busman extended his sincerest thanks to the Recreation and Health Committee and to Sue Van Slageren fo r pre-senting such an excellent pep rally on Glory Day. John also thanked Dean Hollenbach fo r his kind invi-tation to have the Council hold its

meeting in his home.

Vice President: Helen Van Loo thanked Barbara Slagh, Nykerk Cup Chairman, fo r the well-planned

evening.

Treasurer ' s repor t : Sam Hoffman reported a balance of $498.84.

Standing Committees: 1. Public Relations—Don Jaco-

busse announced tha t Blue Key will handle the sale of the koda-chrome postcards of Hope's chapel. His committee suggested tha t more s tudent participation be exhibited in the Thursday morning chapel

services. 2. Recreation - Health — Irene

Wesch suggested tha t two weekly magazine subscriptions by the Council for the clinic pat ients .

Special Committees: 1. Social—Ernie Brummeler re-

ported tha t lack of s tudent partici-pation at Council par t ies was caus-ing a large financial loss.

2. Radio Hope College — Bob Cook announced tha t J e r r y Kruyt is now the new manager of the weekly broadcast.

New Business: The following motions were made,

seconded, and carr ied: 1. That two magazine subscrip-

ions, to be selected by the Recrea-tion and Health Committee, be pur-chased for the clinic.

2. That $5 be appropriated for miscellaneous c o s t s concerning Radio Hope College.

3. That the Hope College Stu-dent Council support plans fo r a leadership conference to be formu-lated at Albion College.

4. That a let ter inviting Calvin College to conduct a chapel service here at Hope be mailed immedi-ately.

5. That a recommendation be made to Nexus Committee regard-ing the lateness of the closing date fo r this college year, thereby mak-ing difficult the finding of summer employment f o r college s tudents . It is f u r t h e r recommended tha t a t the suggestion of Nexus a let ter , s ta t ing the problem, be sent to the authori t ies of the church board expressing the appreciation of the Hope College student body fo r their kind consideration of this mat te r .

President John Busman desig-nated the Social Committee re-sponsible f o r the handling of re-f reshments a f t e r the evening of enter tainment to be presented in J anua ry by the Hope College Band. The President appointed Bob Cook to investigate the possibility of securing a juke box f o r the Kletz; Bob Cook will also represent Hope College a t a leadership conference to be held a t Wayne Universi ty on the week-end of December 11th.

At 9:40 p.m. the meeting ad-journed.

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lovers were slain. During the Chris tmas s e a s o n , myster ious l ights could be seen among its branches. The French believe t ha t dur ing the 13th century, a t ree was seen with burning candles, topped with a haloed child. It was explained by the Pope as repre-sent ing the world, the candles as men, the child as the Christ . Wri te rs have traced our Chr is tmas tree back to Greek, Jewish, Chinese, even Egypt ian origin. Today, we top it with a s t a r or an angel, and t r a n s f e r it to Chris t iani ty.

And Mistletoe, Too! Mistletoe was regarded with ut-

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Foreign Language Conference

Indicates Encouraging Future by Robert Winter

On Saturday, December 5, 1953, interested teachers and school administrators from all over the state convened at Hope College to participate in a conference concerned with the teaching of foreign languages to American children in grade schools.

The opening address was given by Dr. Charles C. Fries, of the University of Michigan, who stressed the need fo r language study during the periods when a child is best able to adjust himself to the principles of language learning. These periods, he asserted, come while a child is in grade school, and particularly between the four th and seventh grades.

Dr. Fries continued to s tate tha t the paradox of modern education is that in fo rmer years, when the countries of the world were sep-arated by the time necessary to travel between them, every edu-cated man knew at least two lan-guages other than his own; where-as today, in this age of atomic power and supersonic t ranspor ta-tion, while the need fo r linguistic ability has increased greatly, the study of foreign languages has taken a sharp decline.

Ellert Gives Demonstration Following Dr. Fries ' address. Dr.

Ernest Ellert, of the Hope College German Department, described his work with four th grade students at Holland's Longfellow school. Dr. Ellert has been working with two classes of four th graders there since September, 1953, and accom-panied his address with a demon-stration put on by pupils selected at random f rom his classes.

It is interesting to note tha t Dr. Ellert used the "Direct" method entirely. That is, he did not speak to the children at any time in Eng-lish. Many of them still do not know that he is able to speak

* English at all. The requirements fo r teaching a

language in grade school such as Dr. Ellert has done, were summed

• up as follows: first, a teacher must know the language well himself; secondly, he must be thoroughly

acquainted with its s t ructure ; and lastly, he must know the basic-methods of teaching it. The gen-eral opinion was that if a teacher already had had a sufficient back-ground in language, one summer's work would give him the required "know-how."

The conference proved beneficial to those who attended, and many suggestions were made fo r fu tu re programs in this regard. Dr. John W. Hollenbach of Hope College suggested tha t a "follow-up" con-ference be held next fall in order to review the progress tha t has been made.

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Research Work Dr. Dwight Yntema and Profes-

sor Kenneth Weller, of Hope's de-par tment of Economics are now engaged in a research commis-sioned by the Michigan Legislature.

The research concerns the por-tion of the s ta te labor law cover-ing Employment Security benefits which is now under study by The Joint Interim study committee under the chairmanship of Repre-sentative Roy Brigham.

The legislature asked the Hope department to conduct the study so tha t no political prejudices would be involved.

The Hope professors are to sub-mit a report to the legislature by January 13 outlining the plan and method of the research program.

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Hope's sororities have found time to squeeze in a few meetings in order to elect new officers or to plan fu tu re part ies.

The members of A.S.A. had a short business meeting last Thurs-day night to s t a r t planning their formal party which will be held January 22, 1954. The freshmen town girls will be in charge of the first l i terary meeting a f t e r vaca-tion.

The Delphis have been taking it easy a f t e r having a terrific winter formal two weeks ago. Delphis will elect their new officers a f t e r Christ-

mas.

At the Dorian meeting last week new officers were elected fo r the winter term. They are Lee Fasce, president; Ruth Klingenberg, vice-president; and Jane Jarvis , secre-tary. Joyce Vanderborgh will con-tinue as t reasurer . The Dorian In-formal Par ty was held in Kalama-zoo last Sa turday night. The girls and their guests had dinner and then a hayride and square dance. Last Monday night the Dorians met to wrap the Christmas presents they had bought fo r a needy fam-ily here in Holland. Formal initi-ation of Dorian pledges will take place a f t e r Christmas.

The Sibs had election of officers a t their meeting last week. Now holding the Sib reins are Jeanne Bondhouse, president; Alma Zim-merman, vice-president; and Mary Jane Rietveld, secretary. Celeste Tigelaar will continue in her job as t reasurer . Last Friday night the Sibs had a pa jama party at Linda Hoffman's house. The Sibs are also making plans for their date night on Janua ry 15. The girls are planning a snow-party for this occasion.

Sixteen Sorosite pledges became official members of the sorority at the Sorosis initiation last Fri-day night. Carole Hoffs was in charge of the initiation. Yester-day afternoon Sorosites had tea at which time they elected their new officers. The housemothers were guests a t the tea. Mary Lou Zeigler and Marcia Smith were in charge.

At their meet ing last week Theta members elected Nan Johnson as president; Jean Veldt, vice-presi-dent; and Lucille Tysse, secretary fo r the winter te rm. The Thetas also worked on plans fo r their winter formal pa r ty which will be January 22, 1954. Shirley Hand is chairman.

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Frat Spotlight Rushing completed, the f r a t e rn -

ities are turning their thoughts to formal initiation and the winter formal parties.

The Arkies will have a combined formal initiation and Christmas par ty on December 16 a t the Hub Restaurant in Zeeland, with both active members and pledges enter-taining. Their winter formal will be held on February 12 in the Pantlind Hotel in Grand Rapids with Nev Webster as chairman.

The Cosmos will hold their for-mal initiation on January 6 in the Jul iana Room with Bill Bouwer in charge. The winter formal under the guidance of Dave DeJong and Don Damstra has been scheduled fo r January 8 at the Rowe Hotel in Grand Rapids.

The Emmies recently elected new officers. They are Bernie Plomp,

president; Bill Coventry, vice-presi-dent ; Ron Ackermann, secre ta ry ; Gene Stoddard, t r easure r ; and Don Prentice, Sergeant a t Arms.

The annual Emersonian Christ-mas party will be held tonight a t the f r a t house, plus a serenade to the girls ' dorms a f t e r hours.

The newly elected officers of the F ra te r s are Jack Miller, president; Don Lubbers, vice-president; and Don Vander Toll, secretary.

The Fra ternal winter formal will be held at the Pantlind Hotel on February 5 with Dick Ortquis t as chairman. The f r a t also hopes to purchase a new TV set in the near fu ture .

A pledge show in f ron t of the Warm Friend Tavern under the direction of Morrie Loomans and Bill Means last Saturday concluded the rushing season fo r the Knicks.

"Memorable Moments" will be the theme of the Knickerbocker winter formal to be held in the Occidental Hotel in Muskegon on January 8. John DePree and Bob Beddingfield are co-chairmen.

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Norma/, 74-65 Busting the close-pressing Michi-

gan Normal defense wide open with a four th -quar t e r flurry, the Hope basketball five wheeled to its second victory of the season by a count of 74-65 over their non-con-ference rivals.

Nei ther team blistered the hoop, and f o r three periods play was slow. The defense-minded Hurons limited the Dutch to a total of 84 shots f o r the whole contest.

Hope took a first-quarter lead of 15-13, adding to it to run up a ha l f t ime lead of 36-30. A f t e r the intermission, though, the Hur-ons bounced back to enter the final minutes on top by 51-49. It was then tha t the Dutch finally got their f a s t break moving and cracked the game open.

The insertion into the lineup of Willie Rink, fas t - loping guard, seemed to give the Dutchmen some needed zip. Scoring duties in the las t -quar ter surge were handled primari ly by fo rward John Adams and center Bob Hendrickson, who poured in nine and ten points re-spectively in the waning minutes. Each totaled 25 fo r the evening to pace the winners ' point-production.

The Hurons connected on a medi-ocre 27% of the i r shooting efforts to hamper their own at tack. Hope swished 27 out of 84 fo r a mark of 327c, well under the season total of 35.4%. The two squads meet again in J anua ry on the Holland court.

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H O P E (74) FG FT TP Adams, f . 11 3 25 Riemersma, f . 4 4 12 Hendrickson, c. __ 9 7 25 Brannock, g. 3 3 9 Rink, g. 0 2 2 Visser, g. O i l

Totals _27 20 74

MICH. NORMAL (65) FG F T T P

Preketes, f . 6 4 16 Pogliano, f . 5 2 12 Woodward, f . 3 0 6 Tschirhart , f . 1 0 2 Manych, c. 1 0 2 Bossenberry, g. 4 1 9 Jewet t , g. 2 2 6 Gilliam, g 5 2 12

Totals 27 11 65 Hope 15 21 13 25—74 M. Norm. 13 17 21 14—65

MIAA STANDINGS (Including Dec. 12)

W L T P OP Calvin 3 0 205 167 Hope 2 0 181 156 Albion —-_2 0 143 126 Kalamazoo __1 1 182 179 Hillsdale 1 1 126 130 Alma 1 2 183 193 Olivet 0 2 103 128 Adrian 0 4 245 289

Scores Albion 78, Hillsdale 66 Hope 114, Kalamazoo 95 Calvin 63, Olivet 43 Alma 68, Adrian 58 Hillsdale 60, Alma 52 Calvin 67, Adrian 61 Albion 65, Olivet 60 Kalamazoo 87, Adrian 65 Calvin 75, Alma 63 Hope 67, Adrian 61

Records Fall

In Kazoo Win Racehorse basketball was the

style in Hope's first MIAA match, with the Dutch being the more adept a t it and hanging up a 114-95 rout of the Kalamazoo Hornets . The t i l t , between the two squads which tangled in last year 's play-otf affa i r , was billed as an import-ant one, and the Dutchmen passed the tes t commendably.

The contest, never close, was won in the first minutes. The Hor-nets tallied first, but then the de-fending conference champion Hope team erupted with a flurry of points to roll up a 12-3 lead. The quar te r closed out with Hope on top, 35-19, John Adams contribut-ing 15 of the points himself.

By the half the Dutch had snow-balled to an impressive 59-38 mar-gin. The th i rd-quar ter total was up to 85-61. The four th -quar te r saw sloppy ball-handling and no defense on ei ther side as Kazoo scored f reely agains t the Dutch subs and narrowed the difference into a t ighter-looking contest.

Twelve Dutchmen collected points toward the total , six of them hit-t ing double figures. Adams led the parade with 23. Few players were in the game fo r much more than half the time. For the Hor-nets center Manny Glasser and for-ward J o h n Gideon each hooped 29. Team percentages show the Dutch with 40.5%, on 51 buckets out of an amazing total of 126 a t tempts , while Kazoo counted on 39% of their a t t empts .

The output of 114 equaled the old Hope record set last year, as did the 35-point first period bombard-ment, while the 51 field goals blasted the old mark of 50. The two-team total of 209 points set a new Armory record. The three-period total of 85 points also set a new Dutch high in tha t respect.

HOPE-KAZOO STATISTICS H O P E (114) FG FT T P Adams, f . . -_10 3 23 Klomparens, f . 3 0 6 Riemersma, f . 7 2 16 Phillips, f. 2 0 4 Hendrikson, c. 7 2 16 Kramer , c. 4 2 10 Brannock, g. 9 0 18 Rink, g. 5 0 10 Molenaar, g. 1 2 4 Visser, g. 0 1 1 Wagner , g. 3 0 6

Totals 51 12 114

KAZOO (95) FG FT T P Gideon, f. .__13 3 29 Moran, f . 4 4 12 Glasser, c. 12 5 29 Ludwig, g. 2 2 6 Sweet, g. 5 4 14 Siegal, g. 1 3 5

Tota ls — 3 7 21 95 Hope __35 24 26 29—114 Kazoo _19 19 23 3 4 - • 9 5

Adrian Loses

Overtime Tilt Colliding with Adrian on the

Bulldogs' court, where last year they were handed one of their two conference defeats , the Hope Dutch-men just managed to escape with-out having their current title hopes jolted in eking out a 67-61 decis-ion in overtime.

The Dutch f a s t break sput tered through the whole game, and pass-ing and shooting were below par . The team hit only 307© of thei r shots, low for the year, and was saved mostly through the inac-curacy of the Adrian squad, who counted on only 24%. Again the need of a floor general was evi-denced by the lack of shots tha t were set up.

The Dutch grabbed an early lead and never were headed. The first-period score was 18-14, and at the half it was 36-30. A f t e r the half-time the margin jumped to ten points, but the Bulldogs quickly erased it to one point, 47-46, by the close of the quar te r .

With a couple of minutes to go, the Hope squad saw a dog shot and five-tip-ins r e fuse to go through the hoop. The Bulldogs, with pos-session of the ball, waited out the clock in order to set up a game-winning score a t the very end. But the plan backfired and the dead-lock resulted.

Adrian lost an opportunity near the end when they called a t ime out to set up the last shot without noticing tha t Dutch guard John Brannock had been defensively in-capacitated by a sprained ankle. Brannock will be out of action on account of his in jury for more than a week but is expected to miss only the Hillsdale game.

Given much credit f o r the win is guard Bob Wagner , whose en-t rance into the game a t the end seemed to give the Hope squad some needed spark. In addition he played a big role in the overtime period in snagging five rebounds and dumping a bucket.

HOPE-ADRIAN STATISTICS

( H O P E (67) FG FT TP Adams, f. 6 3 15 Riemersma, f. 4 5 13 Hendrickson, c. 8 3 19 Brannock, g. ___ 3 3 9 Rink, g. _ 1 1 3 Visser, g. 1 1 3 Wagner , g. 2 1 5

Total 25 17 67 ADRIAN (61) FG FT T P Stephens, f. 4 0 8 Davis, f . 7 1 J5 Hughes, c. 6 6 18 Birchjeld, g. . . 2 5 9 Swoish, g. 3 2 8 Klemm, g. 1 1 3

Total 23 15 61 Hope 18 14 15 13 7-- 6 7 Adrian 14 12 20 14 1—61

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MIAA Basketball Race Appears Unpredictable

by Dan Hager Judged f rom the earliest, to be a jumble this year, with no team

installed in the role of favorite, the 1953-54 MIAA basketball race is already giving indications of turn ing into an unpredictable scramble A large number of teams are all conceded a chance, and pre-Chris tmas scores indicate a surpr is ing equality of s t rength all the way down the loop.

On the basis of its position as defending champion, the Hope squad

might be rated the team to beat. But Coach John Visser lost three members of his s t a r t ing five from last year and so f a r has been ex-perimenting extensively in an etfort to fo rm the most potent combina-

tion. In his first season at the helm,

Rolla Anderson of Kalamazoo has inherited the team tha t went to the playoffs last year before bow-ing out of the race, but, like Visser, is faced with filling in three posi-tions vacated by senior s ta r te rs f rom the playoff squad. His at-tack is centered around Manney Glasser, loop scoring leader, and John Gideon, but a f t e r t ha t he must rely on sophomore and f reshman material to fill out the squad.

Albion, though already given a scare by Olivet, could emerge with the title. The Britons boast high-scoring Cedric Dempsey, Don Roe and Bob Fr iberg, each of whom can be counted on to share the load capably, as the bulwark of the team. In addition, a 6' 5" f resh-man, Travis Barker , has been shin-

ing in the center post.

Calvin Could Surprise

A first-year member, Calvin could surprise the rest of the conference. Working f o r the first t ime off a f a s t break, the Knights have im-proved with every game so fa r , and have posted an undefeated record this season, including three in the loop. Several sophomores have been per forming very proficiently, and indicate tha t the Knights will be a th rea t in years to come, if not in

the current season. Alma, which fielded a predomin-

antly f r e shman team last year, is back with the same squad but a year older. Seven let termen give the coach plenty of material to work with, and the possible op-portuni ty to move up f rom last year 's standing.

Hoosier Five Spoils Opener

Two of the usual Hope buga-boos, inaccuracy and sloppy pass-ing, popped up again in the first 1953-54 Dutch basketball outing, as the Hope cage squad, running up agains t a Wabash team that was superb in both those respects, fell by a 81-68 margin on the Armory floor.

Sport ing a group of players who were all good on the jump shot, the Little Giants jumped off to a 29-20 first quar te r lead on some brilliantly accurate shooting. The Dutch, boasting a sl ight height ad-vantage and having good control of the boards, nevertheless fell be-hind when the Wabash c r e w dumped a point nearly every time they shot the ball.

With their visi tors ' accuracy slightly cooled in the second quar-ter, Hope began creeping up on the Giants, finally knot t ing the count a t 36-all. But t h a t was the last they saw of them.

Ha l f t ime tally pu t Wabash ahead, 46-37, while the th i rd-quar ter count of 65-48 put the game out of reach. With the victory clinched, the Wa-bash squad put on a four th -quar te r display of fancy basketball , open-ing up with classy floor play marked by speed and agili ty and alert ball-handling.

Fo r the Giants fo rward Jay

Hillsdale, with lanky Roger Davis pacing the team, is also ex-pected to improve over last year, when they wound up knotted with Alma and Olivet in a three-way tie fo r the cellar. The Dales have already notched one conference win and fell before Albion by a fair ly close margin .

Olivet enters the race an un-known quant i ty . Coach Swede T h o m a s, another newcomer to MIAA coaching circles, lost some-what f rom the team of las t year but may be able to assemble an aggregat ion tha t can surpr ise the rest of the circuit.

A f r e shman team last year, Adrian found itself vir tually with-out a squad fo r the present cam-paign when the coach, Ted Boyett, quit in a row and the three s ta rs of the team quit with him. The new mentor, Joe Fortunato, is build-ing around a new crop of f r e sh -men, largely f r o m the Detroi t area, in a si tuat ion similar to las t year 's , al though the Bulldogs have failed to get off to the auspicious begin-ning tha t they made a yea r ago.

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Fraters Take

Third Title By vir tue of a fo r fe i t by the

Cosmos, the F r a t e r s finished an undefeated season on the Volleyball courts and took the championship laurels fo r the third time th is year. Finishing second were the Arkies, while following them were the Knicks and Cosmos, in a two way t ie fo r third place; an inexper-ienced Emmie team finished last.

Practice games were held this week to open the basketball season. As before there will be two leagues, the " A " League on Monday nights , and the " B " League on Wednes-day evenings. The Seminary will form the sixth team in t h e "A", while the Independents, coached by Dave Hondorp, will operate in the "B" . Last year the F r a t e r s cap-tured the crown in both loops; while Bill Heydorn, Cosmos, and Wes Kiel, Emmies, led the "A" and " B " respectively in scoring. F i r s t championship games will s t a r t on the Wednesday fol lowing the holiday recess, while the " A " will begin on the following Monday.

The F r a t e r s in addition to their championship in Volleyball, took firsts in Touch-Football and Tennis and current ly lead in the In t ra-mural All -Sports Trophy race. The s tandings are as follows: F r a t e r s 2 2 ^ points, Arkies 20, Cosmos 15, Knicks 9%, and the Emmies 8.

Final games were rolled in the bowling league Wednesday a f t e r -noon. We are sorry t ha t the re-sul ts are too late to make the deadline.

Crit tenden, a t r an s f e r f r o m a junior college, paced the squad by dumping 35 points in his first ef-fo r t in a Wabash uniform. Center Bob Hendrickson was most con-sistent f o r the Dutch, to ta l ing 16 points. Team shooting percentages gave the winners a mark of 41% and the losers 31%.

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Joy Crittenden, Wobosh oce, moves in to cover John Adams, d r ibb l ing , as Wi l l ie Rink, No. 13 looks on. Dutch lost their home opener to Wabash, but

at this pr in t ing, they haven't lost since.

Enough Rope... Inconsequential coincidences: Hope has opened its season with

68 points each t ime in the last three years .

The all-MI A A football team has taken on a s t range appearance this year . It has a player who was an end during the season listed as an all-conference tackle. It seems funny, but it was apparent ly the only way out of a troublesome si tuat ion. It came about because of the selection of only eleven players on the first team, instead of the twenty-two under previous years ' two platoon first squad, and because, with the MIAA a seven-team loop now in football, more players came under consideration. In the voting it turned out there were too many players for the number of positions.

The idea of the all-conference team is not tha t here is a com-bination which if it were really made into a playing team would be the s t ronges t possible f rom members of the league. I t ' s purely an honorary device. I t ' s giving due recognition to those p layers who stand out. What it is, actually, is pointing to a player and saying to him, "You're honored." The way it works now seems to pack some d rama into the occasion, but i t 's only the tradit ional means id- this honorary purpose, and if it should prove inadequate should be subject to substi tut ion. Some other method could be devised with the same purpose and effect, without the danger of becoming ludicrous.

Most meaningless words of the y e a r : Merry Chr is tmas & Happy New Year.

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Kazoo's Manny Glasser, league scoring leader last year, is having no trouble resuming his scoring habi ts , it seems. The other night aga ins t Adrian the New York hoopster , who came to Kazoo as a tennis player and never played basketball in high school, th rew in 42 points to break his own single-game scoring record. His season average is now up to 31 points per game, while in conference games he has averaged 35.5.

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Headed by captain J im Van Hoeven, who landed on the squad for the third t ime and at his third position, the MIAA champion Hope football team came up with four positions on the all-conference first s tr ing, recently released, adding one more on the second team.

Tackle and 1954 co-captain Bill Heydorn, and the ha l fback twins, sophomores John Adams and Frank Talarico, also received ber ths , and end John Brannock was selected to the second team.

For Van Hoeven, a senior, it climaxed a bril l iant college career when he received a selection to an end position. In previous years he had been named an all-confer-ence guard and tackle. In addi-tion he was elected by his mates at the Hope most valuable player this year.

The Dutch, who racked up their first undisputed conference title in history, led all t eams by having four men named to the first team. Albion and Hillsdale each accounted for three, while Alma contributed the last position. The teams:

First Team

Jim Van Hoeven, Hope E

Andy Kincannon, Hil lsdale E

Bill Heydorn, Hope T

John Walker , A lb ion T

Roger Davis, Hil lsdale G

Fred Wood, Alma G

Fritz Schurmur, Alb ion G

Bob Friberg, A lb ion B

John Adams, Hope B

Frank Talarico, Hope B

Nate Clark, Hil lsdale B

Second Team

John Brannock, Hope E

Ron Downer, A lb ion E

Dick Fabian, A lb ion T

Les Green, Kalamazoo T

Russ McGinnis, Adr ian G

Paul Pergov, Adr ian G

Jack Doyle, Kalamazoo G

Jack Carleton, Alma C

Marv Raab, Alma B

Bruce Depue, Alma B

Laverne Spotts, Adr ian B

Roy Strieker, Kalamazoo B

Jayvees Best Two

Kalamazoo Teams Displaying a balanced scoring at-

tack, the Hope J.V. basketbal l team won their first two games of the season by scores of 67-58 and 63-53. -

In their initial contest against Kalamazoo Longshore, a t eam fav-ored to win the city championship of Kalamazoo, Hope scored 48 points in the first half to g rab a 15 point lead. The game was won at the foul line where Hope made 15 points to the Longshores ' eight.

Ken Philips and Jack Kempker led the Hope scoring with 17 and 16 points respectively. N o r m Kramer contributed 14 points, Gor-don Hondorp 12, and Ken Arm-s t rong eight f o r Hope.

Agains t the Kalamazoo J.V.'s, Hope held a slim one-point lead a t half- t ime, but pulled away slow-ly in the las t half . Five players broke into double figures f o r Hope, as Jack Kempker scored 13 points, Dave St. Aubin and Norm K r a m e r 11 each, and Gordon Hondorp and Ken Arms t rong 10 each. K r a m e r who played only the first ha l f , came back to score 10 points in the vars i ty game.

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