Calendar of EventsMarch 1-14-Reserve present res- .

ide nee for next year.Frt .; March 3- Trcveloque , China

R.B.I. PresidentTo Be On CampusDr. Dick Van Halsma, president of

the Reformed Bible Institute in GrandRapids, Michigan, will speak inDordt's chapel on Tuesday, February28. That same evening, at 7:30 inthe Commons, Dr. Van Halsma wi IIpresent a special lecture and showslides on the World Evongel ica I Con-gress, which was held in Berlin dur-ing October, 1966. This Congresswas a gathering of evange fica IChris-tians from around the world, andconcerned itself with the m.csion ofthe Church of Christ to bring thegospel to everyone, to unite all be-lievers under the banner of Christ.

Our world throbbing with themovements of ecumenicity, the per-sona I report of an eye-witness to thisCongress should be enlightening.

Math Lecturer SlatedDr. W. J. Alberda of the Dordt

College Mathematics department an-nounced th is week that a guest moth-ematics lecturer will be on campusMarch 1 and 2. Professor Robert V.Hogg, Chairman of Statistics at theUniversity of Iowa, wi II present twolectures March l-one at 4:00 en-titled ''An Introduction to StatisticalEstlmctlon," the other at 6:30 on thetopic, "Models and Hypothesis."Professor Hogg is sponsored by theAmerican Statistical Association,The Biometric Society, and the In-stitute of Mathematical Statistics,with the support of the Nationa I Sci-ence Foundation.Letters have' been circulated to

surrounding high schools invitingmath teachers and interested highschool students to attend the lec-tures. Although the lectures are notopen to the public, Oordt studentsare invited to attend. Oro Alberdapointed out that both talks are forpersons with Iittle mathematical andessentia IIy no stat ist ica Ibackgrou nd,and should be of interest to many.

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Volume X. Number ElevenMonday, February 27, 1967

War Correspondent OnViet Nam at Dordt

-John Byker

A mixed audience of nearly 600fi lied the Dordt auditorium to heara timely film-lecture presentationon Viet Nam by Ken Armstrong.Armstrong has been in Viet Namevery year since 1961 serving aswar correspondent for the ClevelandPlain ~. Very skillfully he nar-rated the two hour program captivat-ing the attention of even the young-est.Mr. Armstrong gave a very com-

plete survey of the country from thecivilian activities to the .work ofthemil ita ry both in offensi ve combatand in defensive peasant protection.

Included as a highlight of the pro-gram was the narration of the day'swork of a typica I company-k i II ingone "Ccnq", wounding two others,protecting the peasants so that theycan undertake their dai Iy activities,checking out suspect positions of"Conqs" or theirsupplies, and main-taining a constant vigil for snipers,booby traps, mines, ambushes, etc."A life of continual tension, frustra-tion, anxiety .... 11

Armstrong also pointed to the dif-ficu Ities in creating a nationalizedspirit with the South Viet Nom na-tion. Unfortunately, the people ofS. Viet Nam rate loya Ities to tribeand fami Iy in preference to pride inthe nation.Concerning the American troopmorale, the Ohio Lecturer summar-

(Continued on page two)

Kenneth Armstrong

Record Amount ReceivedIn Science Grant

Recently Dr. Russell Maatman ofthe Dordt chemistry department wasnotified of a $13,000 research grantfrom the Atomic Energy Commission.The grant will finance research foraone-year period from March 1, 1967,to February 29, 1968. The work willdeal with the reactions of solutionswith solid surfaces and will involvefour students as co-workers wi th Or.Maatman. The $13, 000 representsthe largest singk: grant thus far re-ceived for reseorc h at Dordt Col lege.This brings the total amount of

money received for the support ofbasic research in chemistry at Oordtduring the last 31/2 years to $103,-000.

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by Beverly Lammers

Ruby Henry Wiebe. Peace Sha IIDestroy Many. Canada, 1962238 page-s .--

Many critics have csserted thatChristian fiction is not the best lit-erature. It seems as though Christianwriters have been unable to combinesuccessfully the Christian messagewith an artistic, literary representa-tion of life. However, Rudy Wiebe,in his first navel, Peace Shall De-stroy Many I has written an excel-lent piece of Christian literature.This book has a certain subtlety

that is always a mark of goad litera-ture. After reading the novel, onecan go back to see how the variousdetai Is fit into the carefu Ily-plannedstructure of the book: This aspect isnat glaringly obvious. Another markof literary worth is Wiebe's disployof colorful, lively and intensivedescription-realistic, yet polished.Because of the author's abilityto setthe mood and atmosphere, the bookis truly exciting to read.The title, Peoce Shall Destroy

Many, couldCiTsObe"Called thetheme of the book. This phrase tak-en from the book of Dan ie I describeso conflict found in the Christiancommunity Wiebe is writing about.This small farming community in mid-western Canada. is a tightly-knitgroup of strict, protestant Christiansstill proud of their Europeon nation-ality. Their leader is an audacious,proud, pious, strict man who veryzealously tries to keep the commun-ity a perfect example of peace andpurity. He permits no mixing with"outsiders't or with the "evil world. II

The basic conflict develops aroundone young man who begins to ques-tion some of these traditional ideasand begins to ask that all-importantquestion, IIWhy?" This conflict isincreased by several startling,thought-provoking incidents whichpoint out the fallacy of forcingyoung people to conform to strict

traditions without letting them formthei~ own convictions on the basis ofScripture. Rudy Wiebe shows hisreaders the critical difference be-tween blindly following traditionsand consciously carrying out thecommand of Christ to love God a-bove all and one's neighbor as one-self.

This dynamic book contains somesubtle, yet definite, realistic truthsfor every Christian. Perhaps for somecommunities Peace Shall DestroyMany is a good'lTt"era~ture of

self.

~~ (roS'-sfi re~ ~

-Jerry Korn

In a never-never land which ex-ists there was a certain union ofmasons. These masons had been high-ly trained in their separate tasks.They, because of the ir great abi J i-

(ties, were selected by the union to,become instructor masons. And so it

'came to pass that these instructorsformulated and brought to light thecreativity and separate abilities oftheir students. Carefully they stud-ied the fundamentals of architectur-al design. It was hoped that thesestudents wouldfollowthe inventive-ness of their instructors. Thus.ofter anumber of years the resu Its of theinstructors' advice could be seen.Perfect and almost flawless four-sided structures could be seen eve~y-

where the students had been atwork.Many of the bricks and stones had

flaws; but all these had been scrub-bed c lean by the instructors andtheir students. All structures thatwere not conducive to being per-fectly four-sided and single colortoned were ignored as not of thebest design. This cycle continuedfor many a year. Thus the comrr.on!-.ty and its surroundings became noth-ing more than single color tonedfour-sided buildings.

Exceptions to this rule of structureswere, however (found in the com-munity. There were a number ofbuildings which did not fit this pat-

tern. They were composed of archesand circles cast in various hues ofcolors. These buildings were oftencriticized for not fitting into theshape of the community. The schoolof masons wanted these bu i ldingsdestroyed because of their seemingwayward appearance. They did notfit into the four-sided maze. Soonmany arguments against the struc-tures had developed and a wreckingcrew had been hired to destroy them.On the morn of dooms day a tele-

phone call was recl eved by theboard of instructor maspns. It was acall from the much respected masterarchitect of the land. His wordswere prec ise and crisp, II Let he thatis without flaw or fault swing thedemolition ball first."

There are crimes of passion andcrimes of logic. The line that dividesthem is not clear. But the Pena ICode distinguishes between them bythe usefu I concept of premeditation.We are living in the era of premed-itation and perfect crimes. Ourcrim-inals are no longer those helplesschi Idren who pleaded love as theirexcuse. On the contrary J they areadults, and they have a perfect ali-bi: philosophy, which can be usedfor anything, even for transformingmurderers into judges.

Albert Camus

Financial Assistant Programs Available to StudentsFormerly, a potential college stu-

dent who did not have finances ofhis own or whose parents cou ld nothelp him was abliged to seek em-ployment or never continue his ed-ucation. That is not true t,oday.In addition to the college scholar-

ship plans, your college financialaid office , in most cases, will beable to help you work out PackageFinancial Plans that may include theWork Study Program, the NationalDefense Student Loan Program, theEducational Opportunity Grant Pro-gram, the Guaranteed Loans Pro-gram, together with other sources ofhelp are now available through thecollege. These plans are designed tomake it possible for qualified youngpeople to obtain a college educa-tion no matter how low the student'sfinancial status or the income of hisfamily.Eligible students who are accepted

for enrollment on a full-time basisor who are currently enrolled and ingood standing, and who have a needas shown by a Parent's ConfidentialStatement, may receive one or moreof the available aids.1 • College Work Study is a program

of employment in which the student,particularly one from a low-incomefami ly, is compensated for the num-ber of hours he works for the institu-tion. Under this program students maywork up to 15 hours per week in thedining hall, in the library, in theoffice, or on the custodial team.2. National Defense Student Loans

is a program of borrowing, primarilyfor needy students, in which the stu-dent has an obligation to repay hisJoan unless he goes into teachingwhen up to 50% of the loon is for-given. Repayment is at the rate of30/0 interest over a lO-year periodfollowing college attendance.3. Educational Opportunity Grants

isa program of direct grants in whichthe student receives a non-obligat-ing award of funds, based on excep-tional financial need and evidenceof academic or creative promise.Grants wi II range from $200 to $800a year, and can be no more thanone-half of the total assistance giv-en a student. As an academic in-

centive to students, an additionalaward of $200 may be given to thosestudents who were in the upper halfof their college class during thepreceding academic year.4. Guaranteed Loans is a program

of borrowing, primari ly for studentsfrom middle or upper income fami-lies. The student has an obligationto repay his loan with 3% (middleincome) or 6% (upper income) inter-est.Any interested person may obtain

additional information by visitingMr. De Groot. Anyone who is notpresently at Dordt may get the samefacts by writing to: Mr. John DeGroot, Administration Bu i Jdin g,Dordt College.

Dean's ListFirst Semester-1966-1967

Carol Addink .•.••..•••••••• 4.00Jerelyn Brower ...••.••.•••• .4.00Elaine Eliason •••••.•.•••••• 4.00Sylvan Gerritsma .•••••.•••• .4.00Burnell Mellema .•.•••••••.• 04.00Gladys Roosma •••.•••.••••. 04.00Ivan Van Dusseldorp ••••.•.•• 4.00John Van Dyken •••••••••.•• 4.00Clarence Van Zanten •••••••• 4.00Betty Vreeman •••.•••.•••••• 4.00Ronald Hartog •••••.••••••••. 3.88Doris Haupt •••.•••••••.••••• 3.88Corrine Tinklenberg ••••••.••• 3.88Janice Bosman •••••••••••••• 3.82Wilma Roghair •.•••••••••••. 3.82Rona Id Vrieze ••••••••••.••• 3.82James Mahaffy •.••.•••.••••• 3.81Alan Huisman •.•••.•••.••••• 3.80Elizabeth Lefever ••••••••••• 3.80Larry Vande Griend •.••.••••• 3.80Phyllis Eisenga ••••..•••••.•• 3.76Esther Olivier •••.••.•••••••• 3.75Wayne Van Wyk .••••••••••• 3.73Joyce Hibma ••••.•.•.•••.•. 3.71Dick Leerhoff ••••.•••.•••••. 3.71Mary Roelofs •.•••••••••••••. 3.70Joann Geshay .•••••••.••••.• 3.67Thea Halma .••.•••.•.•..••.• 3.67John Le Mahieu ••••••.••.••• 3.67Gary Vander Hart ••••••••••• 3.67Stephen Arends .•.••..•...•. 3.63Judith Blankespoor •••••.••.• 3.63Elda De Kam •••••••.•••••.•. 3.63Ka ren Nederhoff •••••••..••• 3.63Audrey Schouten .•••.•..•.•• 3.63

Page ThreeSheila Tuininga •.......•..•. 3 ..63Nelda Van Stryland ..•.....• 3.63Janice Vande Voort ..•••..•. 3.61Arnold Beukelman .•.......•. 3.59Barbara Niekerk 3.59Judy Schwitters .•••.••••...• 3.59Barbara Van Gelder .•....•.. 3.59Martin Zuidervaart. 0 •••••••• 3.59John Mahaffy 3.57June Mulder 3.57Donna Van Zee 3.57Glenda Harthoorn •••.••••••. 3.56Sylvia Vis 3.56Bernie Haverhals •••..•.••••• 3.55John Hofland ••••••.•...•••• 3.53Velma Stravers .••.•••••.•..• 3.53Donn Rubingh ..••••.•••••.•• 3.50Karen Vander Sluis •••••.•.•• 3.50Geneva Vonk 3.50Denn is Boogerd 3.47Mary Gerritsma •••...••••••. 3.47Robert Koornneef •••..••••••• 3.47Bert Polman ••.••••..•••.•..• 3.47Robert Senti ..••.••••••..••. 3.47Richard Ter Maat. •••••.••••. 3.47William Verhoef •••••••••••• 3.47Glenn Baas 3.44Karen Bokhoven •••.•••.•.••. 3.44Larry Kooi ••••••••••••••••. 3.44James Krosschell ••••••.••••• 3.44Larry Meyer .•••••.••••••••• 3.44Harold Van Stryland •••.••••• 3.44Robert Bajema 3.41Cecelia Drenth •••••••••••••• 3.40Donald Godeke ••••••••••••• 3.40Mary Medema •••••••••••••. 3.39Mari Iyn Van De Riet ••••••••. 3.39Rona Id Oostra 3.38Jeannine Otte .•...•••.••••• 3.38Nancy Klyn 3.36Dorothy Hoogwerf. •••••••••. 3.35Beverly Kooi 3.35

Catherine Prins •• :~':- ••.••••• 3.35Mi Idred Uiterdyk •••••••.•••• 3.35Mary Cummings ••••••••••••• 3.33Eric Schilperoort ·3.33Lorna Van Gilst ••••.••••.•.. 3.33Norman Bomer 3.31Glenda Vaandrager 3.31Sharon Van't Hul •••••••...•• 3.31

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sports.500 Pace For DefendersDordt's Defenders alternated wins

and losses lost week as they defeat-ed Norfolk J. C. and Pillsbury,while losing to Bethel and J.F.K.College.Dordt whipped Norfolk 77-68, af-

ter trailing at half by nine. The hotNebraskans out-shot Dordt 18-11 inthe first half, but eight free thrawsby Don Ver Meer kept Dordt in thegame. Dordt hit on 21 of 24 from theI ine to account for the victory, anamazing 88%. Hospers led the bal-anced scoring with 28 points.The start of Dordt's Minnesota trip

was dim as Bethel blasted Dordt 95to 70. The Defenders started out fastleading 24-17 after ten minutes, butby half they had fallen behind 54 to31. Hospers tallied 15, Kamps 13,Ver Meer 11, and Van Wieren 9,but it wasn't enouqh to match theba lance of Bethel.The Defenders came home on a

winning note as Pillsbury fell 73-71.The game wcs under control thewhole way for Dordt, as the score isa bit deceiving. Broek took gamehonors with 18 points. Van Wierenand Bovenkamp played a fine floorgame to help the cause. Bill Janssenalso contributed with some good de-fensive work.J. F. K. College avenged on ear-lier defeat as they took Dordt 77-74in a close battle. ·The game was de-cided at the foul llne as J.F.K.converted 27 of 40 to Dordt's 14 of25. The harcl--fought game saw 3 De-fenders foul out, and two more with4. J.F.K. also had two membersleave early. Hospers again led thescoring with 18 points. He was fol-lowed closely by Ver Meer with 16,Kamps with 14, and Broek with 12.Dordt plays its final game of the

year with Northwestern on Saturdaynight the 25th.

I wonder at the outlay of subtletyon the part of those who exhaust theunrest of t-heir strong minds in theexamination and critical analysis ofthe works of others.

Ardre ' Glde

J.V. Has FunDordt's J. V • scored at wi II while

racking up 110 points against Free-man J.C. However a leaky defenseallowed the out-classed visitors toput in 76 tallies of their own. Every-one on the team scored, and sevenmen hit in double figures. PaulSchelhaas hustled for 17 points totake high man honors. He was help-ed with 15 points from Jim Kros-schell and 14 each from Terry VanHofwegen and Stan Visser. Thisleaves the Junior Varsity with a 5-6record as they face the NorthwesternJ.V. in the final contest of the sea-son, Feb. 25.

Rinky Dings DefeatBruisers for I-M Title

by Stephen J. Arends

Tournament time (or is it Over-time) and the gym was packed withloyal class members cheering THEIRteam to victory. The situation ofeach c lass being represented in thesemi-finals added unique interestand enthusiasm to the tourney. TheJuniors (quite remorseful of the factthat they had to eliminate each oth-er from the possible 1, 2 finish) andthe Seniors (quite remorseful of thefact that with 30 seconds left and 6points down in the quarter-finalsthat they didn't get the chance af aguaranteed place) continued on tofirst place, third place finishes, re-spectively.Defending Champions SR Bouncers

succumbed to the Bruisers 70-45 inthe first round. Meanwhile, the JR'smet head-an with the Rinky Dingsvictorious 54 -40 over the HoopBenders. With Larry Meyer's bucketin the overtime, the Theologians es-caped the LuftwaH 38-36. In thesemi-finals, the Kamikazies (whodrew a first round bye with their un-defeated season) lost a heart breakerto the Rinky Dings. With one minutein regulation play the JR's were 6points down, and went on to tie thescore at 55-55. In the overtime per-iad the Big K 's turned cald and theJR's won 59-57. The Theologianssurprized the ice-cold Bruisers thefirst half and jumped to a 24-17lead. But the Frosh found the rangein the second half to win 54-35.This set the stage for (in my mind)consecutive upsets. In the Consola-tion Game the Theologians played aslow deliberate game while the BigK's were colder than the peoplewalking from the Commons to the Li-brary on a norma I February Day. TheSR's lead 26-11 at the half and heldon for a 42-38 upset. Their balanc-ed scoring and freethrows iced thegame. In the Championship Game,the Bruisers started with the flame ofa runaway blowtorch, but ran out offuel quickly as the Rinky Dings' de-fensetook its toll. The JR's, lead bySchonewill, De Vries, and DuMezwith 17, 13, and 13 points, domin-ated the boards and lead 21-16 atthe half. They went on to a 51-33victory. Their real claims to famewere the 10 team fouls they commit-ted while averaging 16 per game inthe regular season, and player-coachGlen Stiensma's two out of boundsplays made up in the locker room be-fore the game. Bruiser Sheldon

The Freshman Bruisers huddling during tournament

I-M Gems, Cont. ••.•

Groote poured in 15 points for theloser's cause while the other teammembers were held well below theiraverage. Watch for an AlI-Tourna-ment team next Diamond.A few I-M statistics of interest

were found in the Men1s Leagues.The Kamikazies in the C.P. Leagueaveraged 60 points and 12.4 foulsper game with the balanced attackof Hulsken.. Zuidervaart, Moermanwith 123, 92, 78 points. MicrocosmJim Roelofs grabbed scoring honorswith 55 field goals and 19 freethrowsfor 129 points for the season. Daunt-less sported the fewest fouls with 67,while Interceptor Capt. Jack 8akkerand P. Point Cal Bootsma got caughtfouling only 3 and 2 times. On theother end of the totem pole, theDirdty D. IS lived up to promise with104 team fouls of which 30 belongedto Capt. Vanden Bosch. The P. Pointsfound that 20 points per game wassufficient to lose all 8 games. Al-though the R.M!. League was mark-ed by fewer fouls and points, thecompetition seemed keener. TheBruisers, Rinky Dings, and Bouncersaveraged 58.5, 56.4, and 55.1poi ntswh i Ie the other teams averag-ed in the forties (except for the Idsat 21 points per game). Congratula-tions to Rinky Ding Glen Stiemsmawho only committed 6 fouls whilebeing on the foulingest team inI-M's with 112 fouls (course he onlyplayed 2 minutes!) Dale Van Donse-loarls 2 fouls in one game gives him

Tournament Action

the honor of getting caught theleast. Henry Eekhoff's 45 field goalsand 18 freethrows for 108 points wasthe high score for the R. Mt. League.J. Bolluyt, M. Schonewill, and G.Van Hofwegen poured in 107, 103,and 100 points respectively. TheThe Globetrippers hold the distinc-tion of committing the fewest fouls,57. The girls I results aren't in yet.A few late scores from the Hurri-

cane League: the Fragi fistics beatthe J.C. Pennies 41-25 to finish infirst place with an 8-0 record; theDordette's won their first 17-6 overthe Net Rippers (I believe that was adefensive game); the MagnificientSix 41 - Desperadoes 17 (I didn'tthink the Desperadoes could winTHREE in a row); Bouncing B's 31-No Names 22; SR Bouncerettes tooka double-header 49-22 over theDordettes and 31 -18 over the NoNames. Probably the Girls' Tourna-ment will start next week.

letters to the EditorDear Editor:Mr. Bomer's recent letter to the

editor (Diamond, Feb. 3) seems to bea rather negative defense of the JohnBirch Society. Though his purposewas to refute campus anti -Birchers,he cou Id have presented a more ef-fective rebuttal by stating positiveassumptions of the society and sup-porting them with reliable sourcesrather than by giving ec lee tic per-sonal experiences. The reader wouldcertainly be unjustified in evaluat-ing the society on the basis of oneBircher's experience with Christiansin the Society.Mr. Bomer asserts that the John

Birch Society is not based on RobertWelch or his religion. Therefore, Iask the question: What is the JohnBirch Society based upon and whatsources do substantiate its beliefs?

Sincerely,Lorna Van G i 1st

(This will terminate discussion ofthe Birch issue in the Diamond. Rath-er th'an continue thisaJready length-y, and non-illuminating, written dis-cussion in the Diamond, it will pos-sibly be discussed in a public de-bate. Talk to your student reps.-Ed.)

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Dordt Hams MeetTo Form New ClubA new club, composed of students

interested in amateur radio opera-tion, was formed on the evening ofFebruary 21. Approximately 15 stu-dents attended the first meetingwhich was held primari Iy to deter-mine the amount of interest in hamradio on campus.

Several of the students who alreadyhave operating licenses led a discus-sion of the operation of a ham radio,as well as the enjoyments of radioas a hobby.

Dr. Marvin De Young of the DordtCollege Physics department indicat-ed his interest in the endeavor andexpressed his wi Ilingness to becomethe faculty sponsor of the club.Following the initial briefings, a

short discussion ensued among theprospective members. A brief pur-pose statement was composed for rec-ommendct lon to the faculty.

Delta Sigma Phi was chosen as thename of the newly created club.Those in attendance also agreed tofollow some course of study whichwould lead to the acquisition of anovice license in somewhat over amonth.

This Iicense is the short-term goa Ifor those who do not already have apermit. In order to obtain such a li-cense, one must: 1) be able to passa written examination conc ernlnqthe fundamenta felectronics of radio,and 2) have a suffic ient know ledgeof the Morse code to exchange mes-sages by its use.Meanwhile, the "professiono l ama-

teurs" who have already had exper-ience with radios will continue toaid the students who are being ex-posed to this exciting hobby for thefirst time.

II No myth has been more persistentin Christian history, and no religioustheme more pervasive, than the mythof the Fall, of men's expulsion fromparadise and his consequent condem-nation to death. II

Thomos Altizer-a Death-of-GodTheologion

Even though Dr" Cassel has return-ed to his castle, we can still see thedragon which he attempted to slcv .

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SCEBPE-by Winson Elgersma

RELIGION IN TEXTBOOKSThe word religion is commonly mis-

used and misunderstood. Often wehove heard expressions such as: "Heis a very religious men": or "Ameri-cans constitute an irreligious na-t lcn": or "He has noreligion." Inthe first statement the term religiousis misused to mean pious. The secondstatement is an impossibility based ona misunderstanding of the term. Thethird statement suggests that the per-son has no established form of wor-ship, but the statement itself is alsoan impossibility. Statements whichwe ought more often to hear are onessuch as these: "All of life is a re-ligious expression"; or II Every man isa religious being. II Yet to stammersuch statements and not to under-stand them is of little value.When an unbeliever writes a text-

book (and most of our textbooks are,unfortunate Iy, written by unbe Ilev-ers) he wi II not do so in the service ofGod, because he hates the true God.Therefore when writing, an unbel iev-er will not write to the glory of God,for he has "changed the glory of theuncorruptible God into an imagemade Iike to corruptible man 11

(Rom. 1:23).Furthermore, when a person writes

a textbook he is selective. He mustchoose those "focts" which he be-lieves to be important and meaning-ful to the "troth" which he is tryingto express. Remember at th is pointthat there connot be true meaningapart from the true God who is thesource of meaning. An unbelieverwhen writing wi II select those "foc ts"which, torn from context, will alsolend support to his pretended god,for he also must have a source ofmeaning. Therefore when an unbe-liever lifts only those "foots" whichhe believes to be important, he willprobably neglect those which mayhave been even more meaningful iforientated to the true God.For example, if an unbeliever were

to write a history book, he would notwrite so as to show that history de-ve lops around the antithesis (theKingdom cf God verses the kingdom

of Satan), but rather he would choosea lesser motif such as the develop-ment of government, church, towns,soc iety, etc. He V'lOU Id do so by Iift-ing the various aspects out of thecontext of the antithesis and throughthese aspec ts attempt to show theautonomous reason-or whatever hissovereign-of man.Recently a professor and his stu-

dents argued for some time whetheror not the professor was following asecular textbook. The professor saidhe was, and some of the studentssaid he was not but that he should.I relate this not because I wish todegrade either the professor or thestudents. Rather, I relate this be-cause it serves as an excel lent ex-ample of that which I am talking·a-bout. Apparently, neither the pro-fessor nor the students understoodthat one cannot follow a seculartextbook verbatim and hope to a-chieve a Christian education. It ap-pears that they did not realize thatman is a religious being, that manmust respond to God, and that manwas created and therefore is a de-pendent being who must serve. Itappears that they did not see thesignificance of the Fall, and thatman now hates God, but being a de-pendent being, must have a god andso fashions for himself a god in theimage of corruptible man. It appearsthat they did not understand that thevery nature of man is religious, andthat therefore every pre -theoreticattitude or presupposition is alreadyorientated away from or towardsGod, and a Iso that every succeedingjudgement will be affected becauseof these presuppositions.When God created man He com-

manded, "Thou shalt love the Lordthy God with all thy heart" (Matt.22: 37 -40). Every man is co lied uponto respond obediently to this law ofGod, and although every man doesnot respond obediently, all men dorespond. This response is religion.Even men's attempts to disregard thelaw of God is in itself a response toGod.The fact that man is a created be-

ing means that he is a dependent be-ing. Man must serve, and when herefuses to serve the true God heerects for himself a pseudo-absolute.

Unable to escape the law of God,yet unwilling to love Him, man"changed the truth of God into a lie-and worshipped and served thecrea-ture more than the Creator, who isblessed for ever" (Rom. 1:25).We are called upon to submit not

only our hecrtstc God but also ourminds. This involves dedication andhard work, and is not to be attainedby students and faculty alike throughthe easy means of following secularthought.

In Blue-Norman Bomer

OUR MODERN SAVIORThe world has been blessed by a

new Savior, and our country hasbeen the people chosen to host itsappearance. This new hope for sal-vation is the United Nations, andthe spirit of its presence inspires meneverywhere to live in peace andbrotherhood. No longer must men beanxious about an unseen God and amythological Christ. Our modernage has the privi lege of the visibleUnited Nations, which bases itselfright on the soil of this great land ofours.The spirit of love and generosity

generated by this giant of worldgovernment has inspired its peace-loving worshippers in this country tooffer, with ecstatic adulation, over900/0 of its financial support. Theold Savior, to be sure, brought tid-ings of peace and good will, but Hisprogram was too narrow, and wehave now advanced to an open-minded coalition of sensible negoti-ators.Through our membership in this

temple of reason, we now have theopportunity to prove to our formerenemies that we love them truly.These Communists have enslaved 400million people since they conceivedthe United Nations, and thus wehave been bountifully graced withcontinued opportunity to exerciseour tolerance.I can think of no better way to

glorify our great human race.

by Dean Vander Veen,

ALTERNATIVES IN VIET NAM(Ed. Note: This is the first of a

two-part series on the Viet Nom sit-uation. In the next issue Mr. Van-der Veen will present a new, imag-inative policy in Viet Nam).

Viet Nom is not a simple war, andthere is no simple black-white solu-tion. If there were/ we would haveseized it; and jf we did not, OUf aI-I ies and enemies throughout theworld would be brondishing it in ourfaces. Quite consciously, we havebeen caught up in a process fromwhich there is no easy extrication.We face problems that seem intract-able-that defy American-style so-lutions. Iher efore , prior to the ad-vocation of a new, imaginative pol-icy in Viet Nom, an analysis of theexisting alternatives is in order.1) Should we continue our present

pelicy of graduol escalation?There seems to be anemerging val-

idity to the beliefs expressed in theDiomond (Feb. 13) in which Mr.Bomer demonstates the distinct gapbetween the ideal and reality. Wecannot simply rest on the belief that"wor is something OUf side alwayswins ;" and prolong it indefinitely,hoping for a stalemate years in thefuture. While our policy makers uti-lize a strategy based on half-meas-ures, and Our political leaders roamthe world searching for the candidapax, the American soldier, waistdeep in the rice paddies of Viet Nam,dies. Gen. MacArthurls much-quot-ed comment applies: lilt is fatal toenter any war without the will towin ;" '2) Should we withdraw from Viet

Nam end/or the surroundingarea?

In a re-examination of our casusbelli, Pres. Johnson said this aboutU.S. troops in Viet Nam:1) They are there to keep aggres-

sion from succeeding.2) They are there to stop one na-

tion from taking over anotherby force.

3) They are there to help peoplewho do not want to have an i-deo~ogy pushed down theirthroats.

4) They are there because some-where the free nations of theworld mustsayagain to the mil-itant disciples of Asian com-munism: 'This far, no fcrrher '(U.S. News, Nov. 7,1966).

Admittedly, this is an emotionalappeal, but the facts reinforce hisstated reasons. Eighty-one out ofl77combat divisions are North Vietnam-ese regulars, equipped with the lat-est automatic weaponry, manufac-tured in the Eastern European satel-lite countries and in Red China. TheViet Cong have some loca I autono-monY,.but they are trained, directed,and supplied by North Viet Nam.Supposed popular support in theSouth for the Viet Cong is a resu Itof the ability to terrorize, ·brutalize,and elicit fear.Withdrawal from Viet Nam would

not only adversely effect the 240million people of Southeast Asia (byleaving Red China as the only nationon the continent of Asia possessingany military power of real impor-tance), but the entire world situa-tion. Just how much would Americanprotection be worth if we demon-strated inability or an unwillingnessto live up to our commitments?3) Shou Id we abandon the offensive

and retire to strategic base areas?General Westmoreland discredited

this theory in principle by means afan analogy. A boxer normally usesone fist to protect vital areas andthe other to carry the initiative tothe enemy. The one thing the boxercannot do is move both fists back toa security position, because he willbecome fully vulnerable to his op-ponent. (!.!...2.. News, Nov. 28, 196~The U.S. and her allies have beenunable to seal off the 17th parallelor cut the infiltration routes throughLaos and Cambodia which supportthe flow of 7,000 men per month(800 per month in 1964) into SouthViet Nam. Such bases, then, wouldhave no tangible effects on Commu-nist control of the countryside-infact, they could very well be inde-

Page Sevenfensible in themselves.The French," in 1946-50, ottempt-

ed to que ll a Vietnamese revolt byholding the port of Haiphong, theroad to Hanoi, the Hon Gay coalmines and port, and three majorpasses into Red Chi na. These defen-sive measures fai led for the samereasons: (l) no perimeter was safefrom gueri Iia attacks, and (2) enemyinfiltration into the civilian popuJa-tion increased.I cone lude with a statement by Ad-

miral Arleigh Burke, a Navy veter-an of 42 years, Directorof the Cen-ter for Strategic Studies, George-town University:••. If you are not willing to fight

in one place, if you are unwillingto fight for aconviction atone time,it always becomes more difficult tofight for the same conviction later-or in another place later •••. Thechallenge keeps getting greater andgreater until suddenly you find indesperation, that you Ire Iike a cor-nered rat and you must fight ••• andthen you die. This has happened tonations before. (U. S. News, July13, 1964)

OORDT DIAMOND

Published fortnightly by the studentsof Dordt College, Sioux Center Iowa.

Editor.........•.. Jim Vanden Bosch.Asst. Editor John A. BykerNews Editor......• Lorna Van GllstBusiness Manager ....•.. Sid HalmaPublication Advisor •.• Merle MeeterColumnists: Steve Arends, Norman

Bomer, Barbara Jabaay, EugeneVan Hcfwegen, Betty vreeman ,Jerry Korn

News Writers: Brad Breems, RodCorapaen, Jane Davies, WilmaRoghair, Ron Rynders, John ~chuu:r-man, Clarene Van Zanten, Kathleen Vander Pol

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Editorial

INEXPOSURE THROUGHOVEREXPOSURE

-Jim Vanden Bosch

In an age when to Americans thename of Christ is as available as thenearest knob, when churches peaJ-not appeal-to everyone on Sundayrnorninqs , when Christ is either iso-fated as boon on the moon, or mixed,martini foshlon, it is necessary tore -evo luate our strategy of presenta-tion.The Gospel of Christ always has

been foolishness to those who are notwise to His love. Those then, whoproclaim that gospel will be regard-ed as foals. Nobody wants to be afoal. Consequently, Christ is bla-tantly proclaimed only at the righttimes and places. Through overex-posure the Gospel of Christ suffersinexposure , For, a Ithough everyonehas ears to hear, everyone a Iso hasthe catton with which to plug them.Stop preaching Christ? No, only

get off the pedesto I wh i Ie you do it.(In case you're not on a pedestalpreaching, but only sitting-get offthen too.) Toke off the coat and tie.Get your hands dirty whi Ie you pre-sent salvation. Forget as an excuse,"We'll let it up to the Holy Spirit."Before anyone will take the catton

out of his ears he has to realize whyhe put it there. To use our formallanguage: He has to rea lize howgreat his sin and misery is. In addi-tion he must see that the "cure" hemar' have found ·is actually only acomplication of thaf misery. Themost successful way of letting himsee this is not by showing him thetext: "We all like sheep have goneastray. II

Rather, a man must be confrontedwhere he is searching. For too longwe have overlooked-indeed, prob-ably shunned as devi Itry-psych iatry.This is only one example of wherewhen people have problems, we haveregarded them as hopeless goners,passing by on the other side, tongue-clucking the suicides and prosperingcrime rate. Where Christians havethe only answers, we have left thepseudo ists take over.

Artistically, too, we are responsi-ble for presenting the Truth-but notblatantly. To preach Christ again inthe Arts would merely be redundant.Specifically, in literature to writeChristianity does not necessitate un-furling the name of Christ and keep-ing intact all the doctrines of sal-vation. To lead men to ask the rightquestions, to bring them to the pointwhere they will take the cotton outof their ears is just as important andmuch mare feasible. If then the An-swer can be given artistically, morepower to whoever can do it! Beauti-fu~! But to glorify the Answer with-out the problem will only result inan increase in cotton sales.Christian action involves letting

people know we're around and whywe're around. It doesn't accomplishthis by standing behind pulpits,handing out tracts, going to churchtwice on Sunday, learning cate-chism, confessing a faith formally toa congregation. All this helps-with-out it we wculdn't act at all. Butwhere there are questions, problems,needs-is where the action is. Startswlnqlnq.Chrlsricn ,

Council Activities •

Various student suggestions werebrought before the student councilat their last meeting and are nowbeing considered. One of these sug-gestions is that a student evaluationof the facu Ity be sponsored. An un-signed and unpublished question-naire could be filled out by gradu-ates, thus benefiting the administra-tion and faculty by giving addedknowledge of positive and negativepoints of teachers;

It was a lsosvqqested that someth ingbe done about the grade school chil-dren on campus since some have beendestroying .scboo! property.

Thecouncil has voted to authorizea public debate, made of outsidedebaters, on the John Birch issue.Debates on other campus issues maybe held later on. No date has beenset; watch f.orfurther announcements.

It was also reported that the "PourFreshmen"- wj-JI give a concert atNorthwestern on March 11. Ticketsmay be purchased from Pete De Haanand Jean .Theune.

Seated, left to right: Pres. Cecelia Drenth, Sid Halma, Ron Rynders, AldanKuiper. Dan Veldman, Pete De Haan, Charlie Veenstra, Kathy De Blaey,Jean Theune, Eric Schllperoorr .Standing: Nella Buys, Mary Medema, Ron Vas.