Auburn Adventist Academy - Rainier Vista Yearbook (Auburn, WA)

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find that the completed work was made up of the fragments which he had mastered and which were now perfectly arranged. Again, I say, life is made up of fragments of simple, sincere acts of service for others. Life would be empty if there were no service. Faber has said, “The colored sunsets and the starry heavens, the beautiful mountains and the painted flowers, are not half so beautiful as a soul that is serving Jesus out of love, in the wear and tear of common life.” Dear parents, our hearts are filled with emotion as we behold you this evening. Glady would we vacate these seats and give you our places. We realize to some extent the sacri¬ fices you have made in our behalf, and the interest you have shown in us while we have been receiving our training. Words fail to express what you have done for us. We wish to prove to you our appreciation by living lives of usefulness in service to our fellowmen. Board members, tonight we wish to thank you for the service you have given in the successful progress of our school, and for your excellent judgment in the selection of our faculty. Kind teachers, tonight we feel grateful to you for the part you have played in our lives. You have striven to develop in us characters as well as intellects. Our ideals and ambitions have been set much higher through our association with you, and by taking heed to your experienced counsel. Our hearts are indeed thankful to you for your unselfish devotion to us. Fellow students, our hearts go out to you for the kindness you have shown, for the cheerfulness you have given, and for the burdens you have lightened. We treasure the friendships we have formed with you. You will always remain in our memories as the friends of W. W. A. As the class of 1925, we respond to the call of giving our lives for the uplift of humanity in “Simplicity, Sincerity, and Service.” George M. Johnston. T ivcnty

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Jlakbtttcnmts JVbiiress This world is so constituted that, sometime in our life we must face a parting, a farewell. It will ever be so until the constitution of this world is changed. As people go to new regions in which to live, they find new friends, new associates, and new surroundings; but always there is, in the hidden record of the past, the sad memory of the parting scene, the picture of old friends and loved ones. Tonight, as we have assembled to take part in this leave- taking, we are reminded of several parting scenes in tales with which we all are well acquainted. Let us turn for a moment to the story of Joseph: He was a promising boy, sincere, eager, and courageous. Taught at the feet of his patriarchial father, he earnestly looked forward to the coming Messiah, and placed true faith in the promises given by God to his forefathers, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. Then, when only a youth blossoming into young man¬ hood, Joseph was sent on an errand to his older brothers, and suffered the cruel fate of being sold as a slave by the sons of his own father. Indeed, that was a sad farewell, although a silent one. As he passed within a few miles of his father ' s tents, how he must have eagerly watched for a last glance of the well known scenes between the hills. Imagine how he must have harbored the last faint hope of his restoration to his father’s home, and how he must have longed for a parting blessing. But this was Joseph’s graduation. It was the gate through which he walked from his boyhood into his life of usefulness. God had a higher purpose for him than to be an idle dweller of Jacob’s tent. He had a great career outlined for His servant, one which later afforded the shelter of God’s people during a period of famine and distress. As Joseph determined in his sorrow to live for God and to do his best no matter what befell him, so we have deter¬ mined that, in c = ©t!i r future life, we will do our utmost to reach the highest goal set for us. His seemingly unfortunate parting brought about great good for his loved ones. So will ours, if we let God carry on His plan for us. As we leave the T wenty-two