The Collegian Perspectives 2-4 News 5-7 Religion 6 Homecoming 9-13 Features 14-15 Vol. 53 No. 6 Entertainment 16-17 Grove City College, Grove City, Pa. Saturday, October 17, 1992 Sports 18-20 Dr. Sparks receives honor medal Freedoms Foundation at The is one of our most distin- Valley Forge has named Dr. guished faculty members and John A. Sparks the recipient of alumni." category of Public Communi- Sparks is the President of the the George Washington Honor cations, Sparks' article, Among those who are de- "Increasing Educational Public Policy Education Fund, Medal for his article "Increas- fenders of liberty and tradi- Choice," calls for the intro- a non-profit research corpora- ing Educational Choice." The tional Christian values, this is a duction of competitive, alter- tion which favors the orderly independent 1992 National high honor. Robert W. Miller, native schools from which par- freedom of market coopera- Awards Jury selects recipients president of Freedoms Founda- ents can make the choice for tion, endorses the enduring from those nominees who protections found in limited tion, will present the award to their child's education. Com- "through word or deed, help Sparks on Monday, Oct. 26, at constitutional government and paring several enrollment maintain the principles of our stands for traditional Christian the Valley Forge Chapter's choice programs, Sparks de- nation." Sparks is the Chair- moral values. Although the Awards Ceremony. fines their aim as man of the Department of Public Policy Education Fund The stated mission of the "reestablishing parents as the Business Administration and grew out of his classroom en- International Business at Freedoms Foundation, a pa- primary consumers of educa- deavors, it is not affiliated with triotic institution established in tional services and removing Grove City College. 1949, is "to foster among the them from the status of cap- Grove City College. "Grove City College is ex- American people an under- tives of the neighborhood tremely proud of Dr. Sparks standing of, and a commitment Dr. John Sparks school system." The article A graduate of Grove City well-deserved award," said nars and workshop programs, was published as a Special Re- College with a B.A. in eco- to, the freedoms enjoyed by President Combee. "Dr. Sparks our citizenry." Through semi- the Freedoms Foundation port of the Public Policy Edu- nomics, Sparks also attended cation Fund, Inc. Articles writ- the University of Michigan works to "prevent the erosion ten by Sparks have also ap- Law School, receiving a Juris of the ideals and principles upon which our country was peared in The Freeman, Uni- Doctor (J.D.) from that institu- versity Bookman, Private tion. He resides in Grove City founded." Practice and The Journal of with his wife Marion and their Chosen for excellence in the GROVE COLLEGE Christian Reconstruction. two children, John and Eliza- CITY beth. Welcome Alumni GCC downs great weekend! Bethany, 58-8 By CHAD RUSH Have a July H. Contree The Wolverines started their Sportswriter when a forced fumble on By the time the dust settled scoring early in the first quar- President ter when Mike Bown plunged Grove City's own 1 yard line last Saturday, the Grove City into the end zone from 2 yards was recovered by sophomore Wolverine football team had linebacker Scott Fraser. out. The point after by Brian churned out some very impres- Wolfe was good, and the In the second quarter, Grove sive numbers on offense, and Wolverines jumped out to an City's high-powered offense defensively, held their oppo- early lead. scored on each of their four nent to no more than one Defensively, the Wolverines possessions. The first came President Combee extends a welcome to returning alumni. stouchdown for the third week spiraling in 26 yard came up with big play mid- in row. way through the first quarter Continued on Page 18 III m III Architectural rendering of the new Memorial Hall. GCC plans for construction of a new dormitory In the early 1900s, the great nished it. health, public policy and reli- As with the existing Memo- will be equipped with com- leaders of Grove City College, Grove City College president gion. The college has the funds rial Hall, the new building will mons areas, laundry facilities Joseph Newton Pew and then Jerry Combee this week an- for the remaining costs of this memorialize Joseph Newton and other important features. college president Isaac C. nounced that the Executive new, approximately $6.5 mil- Pew, first president of the MGA Partners of Philadelphia Ketler, envisioned and planned Committee of the Board of lion building. Board of Trustees of the Col- are the architects. a 50-year program which Trustees has approved plans In making the announcement lege, who served from 1895 to Wallace Builders of Pulaski, would extend the campus to for the construction of a new of a new dormitory, President 1912. When finished, the new Pa., will begin construction high ground (upper campus) dormitory to replace the old Combee noted, "It is with facility will be home to ap- immediately with occupancy across Wolf Creek. The first Memorial Hall. The Pew Char- mixed emotions that we note proximately 200 male stu- anticipated in the fall of 1994. building in this plan for upper itable Trusts, a national philan- the end of a facility holding dents. The three-story, L- Upon completion of the new campus was to be a men's resi- thropy based in Philadelphia, fond memories for many; how- shaped brick building will be J.N. Pew Memorial Hall, the dedicated and named "Memor- dence. This new building was have granted $5 million ever, some of the finest con- in the immediate vicinity of older Memorial Hall, com- toward the construction of this sulting engineers have coun- the first dormitory hall and pleted in 1914, will be razed. ial Hall" in honor of Joseph seled that it be replaced. In thus will occupy a very promi- new dormitory. keeping with Joseph Newton nent location on the campus. A Grove City College continues Newton Pew, who died before "We are very grateful to the construction The was completed. Pew's challenge 'to make tile roof and limestone trim in the traditions of its Pew Trusts for this generous be a Pew family, desiring it to Grove City College beautiful, will ensure its harmony with founders. Said President gift," said President Combee. the architectural features of Combee, "This college, as we paid memorial to their father, daughter for the dormitory, and the The Trusts support nonprofit for that is an education, we look forward to the erection of other buildings on the upper know it today, would not exist activities in the area of educa- without the contributions of Ethel Pew, of J.N. Pew, Miss tion in addition to conservation a new building of beauty on campus. Designed to meet the needs of today's students, it on Page personally fur- and the environment, culture, this campus."