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

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History of the Class One bright September day, I, a little drop of water, began to see light in this great world. I found myself in a hollow on a mountain side. With feel¬ ings glad and yet a trifle odd because the place was so new, I became conscious of other little drops, which kept coming until together we made quite a large spring. Oh, what fun we had tossing the leaves of study, work, and play onward! Little storms, some¬ times examinations, now and then came to each of us in turn. Even so, it was one of the happiest years of my experience. Life seemed so big, and cares were few in comparison with later years. After about nine months together we were changed into vapor, left our little hollow in the moun¬ tain, and flew away to the homeland. When the next September came, a number of us went back to see the little spring filled with new-com¬ ers. We found at the foot of the mountain a pretty little pond, which we claimed. With us there were new ones, some of whom I mention because they are with me now: Ethel Walker, Dorothy Peters, Mary Cox, May Warnell, and Catherine Cornell. Life this year was not all play, by any means. Storms came, as did the quiet, happy calms. As I began, with the rest, to see more clearly what a great part God had in all things, I learned to know Him better than ever before. The better we began to understand the world, the more we learned, the more we wanted knowledge. The months went by very rapidly. May came, and with it the end of the term. We were glad for a vacation. As Juniors, the next September we began to feel more important than mere drops. This year the place of our abode was more in the open, where the sun’s happiness was reflected by us ; and yet storms came at times to try us. Welcoming Rudolph Wirth, Ellen Johnson, and Carroll Canning, we enjoyed a very pleasant year. One of the bright remembrances of this year was a Junior and Senior party. This term a practically new ship sailed on our waters, that of Responsibility. Occasionally opportunities for serv¬ ice urged us on. (Continued on page 56) page twenty-one

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“Nothing, Without Divine Guidance” Class Poem It is God’s breath that first doth give The newborn babe its voice and life, And God thru Mother’s love doth guide The child to manhood thru all strife. Along the way we see God’s hand, For everything of Him dodi sp :ak ; He is the wisdom of the wise, And teacheth meekness to the meek. The purity of virgin soul Direct from God to earth doth flow; For things we are or hope to be, Our gratitude to Him we owe. It is God’s skill that true doth guide The surgeon’s knife both firm and bold; It is God’s love that spares the life Of erring s inners hard and cold. Divine has been the helping power That gave us strength to run this race, And He that gives success to all Has in His work for each a placv Led by His hand we’ll find that place, Naught of ourselves success could be; Omnipotence will give to us The power to set a sinner free. Tonight’s a mile post in our lives, Tomorrow we’ll be on our way, “Climbing,” “Climbing” the upward path, To God and to the perfect day. —Lawrence E. C. Joers, ’26. page twenty

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Class Will LAST WILL and testament of the class of ’ 26 W E THE CLASS OF 1926, of Western Wash- ington Academy, of the city of Auburn, in the county of King, and of the State of Washington, being accused of deliberately and out¬ wardly planning on leaving forever our pleasant as¬ sociations here, do, in order to make amends, distri¬ bute, bequeath, award, and bestow these our many and varied possessions to such as we deem worthy of them: First: To our Principal Claude A. Shull, our sincere and undying gratitude for his most excellent guidance during this the most advanced year of our sojourn here. Second: To the Juniors we leave our chapel seats in the front rows of the center bank of the chapel. May they enjoy the seats of the mighty. Third: To the Sophomores—in consideration of their splendid success and their high standing on the honor roll this year, we leave one piece of advice— watch your step! Fourth: To the Freshmen, the much indulged and youngest, we do desire to leave twenty-five bolts of adhesive tape to relieve the bumps over which their little feet must stumble ere they approach unto that state in which we now stand. Fifth: To Professor Steunenberg, we leave the memory of the golden voices of our quartet when he led them in song. Sixth: To Miss Wyman, a class of music stu¬ dents that is deserving of her patience and long-suf¬ fering. Seventh: To Professor Beach another Spanish II class composed of the perfect number and also of the perfect sex. Eighth: To Miss Haskin, those who are of our class, and also members of her English III class, leave their second-hand themes. Ninth: To Miss Scott, the kind of students that will get their geometry notebooks in on time; also we deem it fitting and proper that she be allowed to use (Continued on page 67.) page twenty-two