The INSIDE Perspectives Pages 23 News/Religion Page 4 Greeks Page 5 Features Page 6 Entertainment Page Vol. 52 No. Grove City College, Grove City, Pa. Sports Page Friday, February 1992 Sennholz honored at birthday celebration Family, friends and former Sennholz's impeccable style and Ropke, who emphasized the students organized a surprise manner. Sparks said on the first higher moral dimensions of free birthday celebration Feb. 8 in day of one of Sennholz's classes, markets. Sennholz adopted Mary Anderson Pew Dining Hall "the adamant opponent of theft many of Ropke's views. for Dr. Hans F. Sennholz, 36- by law" would hold up two books The "second turn" in his life oc- year chairman of the economics and exclaim, "Read these books curred when he proposed mar- department. and know their contents!" riage to Mary Elizabeth Homan. Tm in a state of shock," said Mr. Richard M. Larry of the She asked him "What's the Sennholz. class of 1960 praised this proper profession for a gentle- Close to 200 admirers from as "exceptional man, taking note of man? and convinced him to opt far as Kansas, Florida and the "complementary relation- for an academic life. Washington joined college fac- ship" between Sennholz's values Sennholz first began teaching ulty and administrators to honor of liberty and the college's reli- at Iona College in New Rochelle, Sennholz. gious and moral values. N.Y., where after one year here- With the kudos came an an- Mr. Robert Anderson of the ceived the Professor of the Year nouncement that Sennholz will Foundation for Economic Educa- Award from students. retire from Grove City College tion addressed Sennholz's future. Then Sennholz reached the May 18 to become president of "We value your wisdom; how- "third turn" in his life. Asked by the Foundation for Economic ever, there has been much left Fordham University to raise Education in Irving-on-the-Hud- undone," said Anderson. He chal- money for an endowed chair in son, N.Y. lenged Sennholz to imitate oth- economics, he visited J. Howard Former students and associates ers "who wrote many books when Pew, chairman of Grove City wrote and compiled a they were older than you.' College's board of trustees. That "Festschrift," a collection of es- Sennholz responded by describ- was Friday. The following Mon- says. The book is entitled "A ing "three turns in my life that day, Dr. Stanley Harker, presi- Man of Principle: Essays in brought me to this point.' As a dent of the college, called Honor of Hans F. Sennholz and youth he aspired to be a colonel Sennholz to offer him a full pro- Dr. Hans F. Sennholz, chair of the economics department, was published by the college. or general in the German Air fessorship, which he accepted signs a paper at his birthday celebration while Scott Bullock The book's editors, both Force, only to have his dreams and will hold until May. (Grove City class of 1988) looks on. Sennholz proteges, were Dr. "shattered by an explosion" in Born Feb. 3, 1922 in Brom- and lecturing career has taken John W. Robbins (class of 1969) the tail of his fighter plane over bauer, Westphalia, he is one of the Foundation for Economic him all over the world and won and Mr. Mark Spangler (class of Egypt. three sons of Friedrich and Karo- Education and a member of the him two honorary degrees. 1977). With the professor's son had to start anew," he said. line Sennholz. He is the only one Council for Monetary Reform. He Robert (class of 1975), who over- He realized in retrospect that "a surviving; one died in childhood He is the author of 500 essays has also been a director of saw production and printing of merciful God brought me to Ari- and the other was missing in ac- and articles as well as many Multinational Investments in the 570-page collection, they books and pamphlets. His books Cleveland, Gold Lake Mines in zona, where in a prisoner-of-war tion over Russia during World presented the first copy to camp he began studying eco- War II. include "Gold Is Money" (1975), Manitoba, and Central Fund of Sennholz. nomics through a University of Returning to Germany after "Death and Taxes (1976), "Age Canada. His expertise influenced Texas correspondence course. the war, Sennholz studied law of Inflation" (1979), and "Debts the success of the Committee for College President Jerry H. Combee opened the evening's se- After obtaining his freedom and political science at the Uni- and Deficita" (1987). Sennholz's Monetary Research and Educa- ries of tributes. He described and immigrating to the United articles have appeared in the tion and the Advisory Board of versity of Marburg, where he re- Sennholz as one who "taught States, he sought to gain "fame magazines "Human Events, Young Americans for Freedom. coived his master's in 1948, and truth despite its unpopularity, a and fortune on Wall Street. the University of Cologne, where "Private Practice," and "The Freeman." One of 12 members of the teacher of whose caliber few While pursuing a second doc- he received a doctorate in politi- Shadow Cabinet, sponsored by small liberal arts colleges can torate in economics at New York cal science in 1949. Recently he has made audio the Conservative Caucus to mon- boast. University, Sennholz had an Sennholz received his first eco- cassettes. "10 Predictions for itor the policies of President John A. Sparks, chairman "introduction to great thought." nomics doctorate from renowned 1991" and "Market Analysis Se- Jimmy Carter, Sennholz joined of the department of business Translating German works into Austrian economic theorist Lud- ries" are financial forecasts. In others "united in their desire to administration and international English for $10 a page, he was wig von Mises at New York Uni- 1990 eight out of his 10 forecasts provide consistent, limited-gov- management, reflected on exposed to the thinker Wilhelm versity. came true. ernment alternatives to what Sennholz's writing, teaching Sennholz has been a trustee of went on in Washington." Engineers to compete in Detroit Ozone layer deteriorates By SHELLY MAGALEN cancer will be detected each year The automotive industry held Feb. 25 at the 1992 Soci industry selected the three Collegian News Editor if the ozone layer suffers from a thinks a group of Grove City ety of Automotive Engineers finalists based on their over- NASA announced startling five to 10 percent depletion by College engineers has found a International Congress The all grasp of the problem, news last week when it found the year 2000. They also believe better way to recycle automo- convention is the world' their understanding of rele- the chemicals depleting the that 1.6 to 1.75 million more pa- bile bumpers. The student engi largest industry exposition of vant materials processing ozone layer are threatening tients will be diagnosed with neers have been invited to pre- its type, attracting 40,000 engi- and the originality of their Canada, Europe, New England cataracts. More severe cases of sent their ideas at the world's neers from the United States, proposed solution and Asia. It was previously the HIV virus and herpes infec- largest automotive conference. Japan and Europe. Nearly 10% of landfill thought the damaged ozone layer tions are also predicted in re- Mechanical engineering Dr. Michael Fisher, Durables only affected the unpopulated waste is plastic,' explained ports by the United Nations. South Pole. seniors Tim Randolph Scott Program Director for the Wash: team leader Randolph. "Our Although the government has Angove and Lance Stewart ington-based Council for Solid plan is to reclaim the plastic The Senate is trying to solve previously limited the use of recently learned their 50-page Waste Solutions, described the in automobile bumpers this problem. A unanimous vote Chlorofluorocarbons, stricter environmental report will earn competition as a "national through mechanical disas called for hurrying the removal laws will be enforced. The chem- them an expense-paid trip to reach effort that drew 125 ap sembly and sorting The of chlorofluorocarbons (CFC's) ical industry has been working Detroit, where they will com- plicants from universities in 13 team's proposal includes which are used as solvents and to find substitutes for Chloroflu- pete with Texas A&M and Iowa states. "Our judges were ex- sophisticated computer- refrigerants. The Clean Air Act orocarbons so their use will not State for a total of $10,000 in tremely impressed with the aided analysis of bumper states if the ozone layer gets be necessary. prize money. high quality of the entries and worse, the government must re- components. According to the forward thinking ideas pre- spond. A government proposal is It is time that Americans be- The schools are finalists in Randolph, the group's tech the first National Automotive sented, said Fisher. expected to be submitted as come aware of the atmosphere nique is two to ten times early as next week. and its condition. People must Solutions Competition to be A panel of eight judges from more cost effective than The consequences of technology take control of their actions and techniques relying exclusive- have taken a toll on the atmo. start doing something to prevent ly on chemical processing sphere. Without a healthy ozone further ozone depletion. Think Faculty adviser Dr. Mark layer, all life on earth is in dan- twice the next time you throw Reuber of the machine ger according to scientists, who something away or use a haz- design and robotics lab said say the ozone layer is our shield ardous chemical. We only have he is impressed with his stu- of protection from harmful rays. one ozone layer and one world. dents' work. "This shows The ozone layer is not expected The United Nations Environ- that extremely high-quality to fully recover for at least 50 mental Program claims that an years, but that is only if preven- research can be conducted at additional 300,000 cases of skin tative action begins now. a smaller college the enrollment at Texas A&M and Iowa State is 12 times that of Grove City. Reuber also noted that the Attention college is an experienced national competitor, having The Collegian will not publish an garnered a dozen national design honors, the most issue next week We will return with a recent a win over Cornell and the University of Idaho new edition on Friday March 6. [design competition sponsored by the U.S. Have a Great Spring Break! Adolf Hitler made special guest appearance during Olympic Committee. Greek Unity Week. For the fall Greek story, please see page 5.