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

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THE MAGNET STAFF Front Row: Dorothy.Cox, Marguerite Cox, Mrs. M. B. Gilbert, Maritta Hunt, Christine Fredrickson, Edna Green, Feme Horsman Back Row: Merle Smith, Genevieve Bunch, Arthur Purdey, Donald Crow, Charles Warned, Warren Halverson, Glenna Haynes, Kenneth Somers Page thirty-one

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STl II )ENT ASSOCIATK)N The success of a club or organization depends to a great extent upon the co-operation and unity of the minds and hearts of its members. Our Association has been composed of about one hundred seventy-five loyal and enthusiastic members who have been the means of making it a success. A feeling of true loyalty and a spirit of, “Do it the best and make it the biggest” has been very evident in our school. The purpose of the Student Association of Western Wash¬ ington Academy has been to foster and develop this spirit in the entire student body and faculty. I believe the Association has done justice to the year ’26 and ’27 in its purpose to the school. The achievements of the organization are worthy of mention because of their value to the institution and the experience given to each member. The departments of the Association have functioned harmon¬ iously and successfully, finishing every task they began with an “Over the Top” motto. The executive body has tried to place and keep before the student body, the very highest ideals of Christianity, Culture Leadership and Brotherly Love. I am sure that as the students leave school this year they will have been impressed with the benefits from the school derived through the Student Association. Harold Rudolph, ’27, President . Page thirty

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STUDENT ACTIVITIES “School days, school days, dear old golden rule days.” How fast these happy days come and go! Hard examinations, pleasant diversions, and strenuous work soon become memories only. Even mathematics and history, the hardest trials of more than one, fade into the distant past. This year of 1926 and ’27 has afforded us a multitude of memories. Listen, while I tell you about some of them. Ah, first on the list do you remember that wonderful moon¬ light hike we took down by White River and after arriving there how we toasted marshmallows and baked potatoes? The hour to return to the dormitories came only too soon. Oh, yes, and remember that time when a campaign was launched for getting “subs” for THE MAGNET. We had two | sides, the Reds and the Bluwhites, and the Bluwhites won! Then came the day for the reward when the Reds entertained at 1 Grange Hall. How we played games, marched, and ate to our hearts’ content! The day the Seniors organized—and picnics and parties that followed! We remember the day the Juniors organized, the excite¬ ment of electing officers, the class picnic, and Junior-Senior y activities, what fun it was boating on Puget Sound, eating a camp¬ fire dinner, and playing games. Then the “Campus Days” we had. How w c did absorb the sunshine! The excellent and annual feature of our school year came at the “Good English Week,” and we won’t forget the inter¬ esting English I, II, III programs in chapel, either. How exciting our Student Association meetings were, especially when there was a filibuster in the house! The Knights of Knowledge Club; would you like to know about this organization? It was a club composed of members from the three English classes. Others could become members only by special initiation. This was the club that held those secret meetings where such interesting and unique programs were given every other Saturday evening about 6:45. When the Commercial and Kiwanis Clubs were our guests at a banquet given in the dining room, space could not be found for all of us in there with them, but we enjoyed meeting our friends very much. Oh, that “Peppy” school song contest! How we all worked to get a good, loyal song for W. W. A. and after a month of hard work—WE GOT IT! There were many programs given by the Expression Class on Saturday evenings in the chapel. And they also made trips to Seattle, Tacoma, Bellingham, and elsewhere. The music recitals were so restful and entertaining. Missionary Volunteer meetings and Chapel exercises are re¬ miniscences that will not soon be forgotten. They served to bind together the school and the students, and all who boost the school spirit are sure to be boosters for these activities. Many of the indelible memories and priceless associations of the school life are crowded into the last few weeks. Even the rush of examinations, notebooks, and committee meetings cannot push out the interesting things that come. The annual school picnic was the anticipated feature of the entire year. Our gleeful ride to the selected picnic grounds, exciting baseball games, and other fun are all imprinted in our memories. Oh, how good the baked beans, pota¬ to salad, sandwiches, and other things tasted! Then the return to school at the end of a “Perfect Day,” tired yet intensely satisfied. These are only a few of the many student activities at W. W. A. Academic life is not without its humor. As one views the successive steps from matriculation to graduation, he keenly appre¬ ciates the backward look because of the varying mental attitudes he held toward events of school routine. If the process from freshman to Senior does not seem to fit all, just remember that it is a com¬ posite picture not designed to represent any particular individual. Wilma Johnson, ’28. Faye thirty-tivo