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

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' Befrttaiitm “We would that thou who dost these pages idly turn Might ' st come a pleasant hour aside In friendly vein to seek acquaintance with the one Whose Christian courtesy, whose godly rule of life, Whose winning smile, whose gentle pride, Have led us ever onward, higher things to learn. Then thou, with us, wouldst better tell The graces of a gentleman—the true-born man — To whom this book of memories so fondly planned We dedicate in last farewell '

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(Jin ' appreciation of (Our Jfantltu Will H. Hayes says, “It is not so much the length of the steps as the direction,” and how true that statement is. Two men may start out to attain the same goal. They may have similar dispositions, appreciate the same things, in fact appear to be similar in every respect, but in attempting to reach the same goal we find that they are very unlike, for the one attains his goal, while the other fails. Why is it that we are or have been in a Christian school while our classmates of yesterday have been going to High School? Why is it that we are preparing to be Ambassadors of the Great King, while others are preparing for places of renown and self-aggrandizement? Let us pause a moment in reflection. Perhaps some of you would say that it is the experiences we go through and the influences we are placed under in our early life that make us what we are, and this is true to a certain degree. If we are born of godly parents, they will exert an influence upon us at all times for that which is good. Thus as we grow up to young manhood and womanhood the influences thus exerted upon us by our parents will go with us through life wherever we may go or whatever circumstances we may be placed under. There is another phase which also must be mentioned, and that is that of receiving a Christian education, which is the second powerful radiator of influence in our lives. Let us turn from the general to the specific. Passing over a span of years we find ourselves at Western Washington Academy, members of the class of 1925. Why? Because of the influence of parents, friends, and teachers. We as a class of 1925 feel that we cannot express in fit words the real value of the help we have received during each year spent here. The advice we have received of our instructors, year by Six