Chicago Christian High School - Violet and Maize Yearbook (Palos Heights, IL)

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, e I X 691x251-S f'X'JZZiFlLllllllllllllllllllllllIIIIIIHIEQWSSSZ4 , V I O L E T A N D M A I Z E iii-2291HI1IllllllllllllllllllllllllIHS!!?fEE'Z's 'P-1 Jyge l CLASS PROPHECY A flu epidemic was raging in a small town near Chicago. The local doctor was overworked so help had to be called in from the large city. The eminent physician, Dr. Louis De Boer, was called in with his very able nurse, Josephine Hoort. Together they succeeded in taking care of many patients so that after a few weeks the epidemic had subsided. Being exhausted by their strenuous labor, Miss Soma and Dr. De Boer decided to take a short vacation. They separated, one to go East and the other ort . While Dr. De Boer was waiting for his train he watched the Twentieth Century approach. Suddenly he noticed the engineer waving frantically. The train slowed down and coming closer the engineer proved to be Oscar Hofstra. While exchanging greetings the train gathered speed and soon disa peared in the distance. .Rs the doctor boarded his own train he noticed a distinguished looking gentleman ahead of him. As he turned to enter the car Mr. De Boer noticed something familiar about his face and puzzled over it the rest of the way. However, just as he was nearing his destination, the man looked full at him and he recognized him with a start as being Nicholas Blystra now principal of the Chicago Christian High School consisting of 5000 pupils. He hurried up to him and introduced himself. They talked for a time and exchanged news about former classmates. Kathryn Dekker was teaching Physiology in the C. C. H. S. and Gerrit De Vries by his deliberate but precise actions had worked himself u to the Head of the Agricultural Department at Washington. He was constantly in touch with jack Zgndstra, owner of a large orange grove in California, and renowned throughout the country for the lectures he gave concerning Christian instruction. All the Annuals for the High School were engraved by jahn and Ollier who also were the en ravers of our Annual. But now their work was much better as they had succeeded in procuring Henry gan Hattem as their head artist. As the train had already ground to a halt at his station, Mr. De Boer hurried off and in so doing ran into a short wiry gentleman also running. They both apologized and hearing each other's voices recognized each other. The smaller man was Harry Eldersveld who had joined the gold rush to Canada. He had located a rich vein and was just in town to make sure of its value. As there was another train due in an hour he decided to wait, so they stepped into the waiting room where they met Conrad Hoek- stra. He was still the same Connie whose friendliness had given him the place of Head of a New Home for Incurables supported by the Reformed and Christian Reformed people because their support was no longer needed by the C. C. H. S. Connie was just perusing a letter received from our old friend, Henry Vanden Burg, who was a missionary among the Indians. Dena Osterherdt had also developed a desire for missionary work and had married Henry's helper. Harry now began to tell of his experiences. He had inherited some money so had taken a trip around the world and in his wanderings had stayed at a very luxurious hotel in Egypt. While strolling about he noticed a group laughing heartily at the stories an elderly gentleman was telling. Upon inquiring the identity of this man, he found him to be none other than Abel Van Kampen, the owner of the hotel who always amused his patrons by his dreamy actions. As the train had now come, Mr. Eldersveld and Mr. Hoekstra boarded it, while Dr. De Boer drove to his sumnier home by the lake. In the meantime Miss Hoort had taken a bus for Northern Michigan. She stop d off at Chicago first to do some shoppin . The department store which she entered was featuring a fiiige sale in honor of the new president, Ni. Gerrit Bovenkerk, who had invented a small attachment to a watch which enabled the owner to tune in on any local radio station when adjusted. This had proved such a success that he was elected to the presidency of the largest department store in the city. As she was riding an excursion bus, it stopped at all large cities for a few hours. At Grand Rapids Miss Hoort again alighted and went to see the new buildings just erected as an addition to Ca vin College. While walking around she encountered Prof. George Stob also viewing the rounds. He was now teaching Psychology in the college and was highly esteemed by all the other professors for his keen intelligence. Continuing on her way, Miss Hoort came to Petoskey, Michigan, where Angeline Nydam had opened a decorating shop in which were employed several noted decorators. ANGELINE NYDAM. 0 'K , ,. 4 S Y fl 4 n 22 b if r mx:-14:-1:-2.-.-'ass-, a IIIIIisnnsluIlunumlmui1nmumnmnumnuumml:ummmInnumIInnumlnuuInulnnIismmummmnunIlIinnnumuliuienusnlli- f ,-fe:--,a,f.::.n-s a 5. I lm W A li

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Szxglv l-ei' A'X'lifirflllllllllllllllllllllllllllllaIF.932-GZQQ V I 0 L E T A N D M A I Z E wif?Pflillll'll''Ill'Illlllllllllllfifiiffvf' 'fri Just 0 Va : E E E : .- : : .. .1 E E 2 f Y .xi qv F4 Q ing we have received in home and church, as well as in the Chicago Christian High School. An outstanding characteristic of this view is that the whole of life is embraced by one principle. An interpretation of life, which makes God supreme is rich, full, broad, all-comprehensive, and comiszent. Consistency is one of the mainstays of life, it is one of the essential character- istics of God's being, it is a rare gem which every one should value highly, it is devoted to truth and remote from hypocrisy, it represents a stable life. Inconsistency is one of the marked weaknesses of mang and especially so in the realm of conduct. While God has revealed through His Word the standards with which our conduct must be in accordance, and which is sufficient for all of life, man sets up different standards for different spheres. Human life seems to be utterly dualistic-leading to more than one interpretationof life. But life is unitary because God is in the center of all things, to Him we are accountable for all our actions, and to Him must be ascribed all glory, honor and majesty. Our attitude, therefore, should be one which includes all of life under this one principle. Matters of religion should not be relegated to one sphere, and matters which are purely secular to another sphere, and a different code of laws set up for each circle. As soon as we do that we are led to a dualistic interpretation of life, and we become inconsistent. The law of God covers all of life, and if a different code is set up for any certain sphere, we act contrary to God's law by conducting ourselves in conformity with the man-made code. A life which would take God into consideration at all times and in all spheres is, indeed, not an easy matter. It requires the expenditure of all courage and for- titude and energy to live the true Christian life. Many have already despaired of ever being able to do so. Others have tried to sweep away such a view and in- terpret life as consisting of two co-ordinate spheres, one in which we regulate our conduct by secular, the other by religious standards. But the whole of life is religious because God is the origin and center of life. We are called upon to reckon with God all of the time, to do all things in conformity with his will,and to His Name's glory. Whether ye eat, or whether ye drink,-in whatever ye do, do it all to the glory of God. This is the view of life which is consistent, one which recognizes only one source of moral law, one which is determined by only one code, and which embraces all of life. This is the attitude which we must assume,-one which is distinctive in its nature, and which will meet with much opposition in this world of many codes. The price is many struggles, but it is just those struggles for the right which dis- tinguish us as the children of God. And as such we must be the light of the world, not only distinctive, but possessing illuminative qualities which spread their rays among our fellow men to enlighten darkened minds. To have as an ideal the diffusing of true light among men is certainly a lofty one, and one which is worthy of commendation. But it may be and remain a mere desire. Let it not be that only, but an impelling ideal which we conscientiously strive to attain. And may the command of Christ to let our light shine before men give added impulse to the hopes we cherish in that direction. We are indebted to the Chicago Christian High School for the emphasis placed upon these truths, to our parents for the sacrifices they have made, and above all to God for the benefits of a Christian training. It is our sincere wish and our prayer that our lives may manifest a devotion to the ideals which have been built up within us, and that our all may be consecrated to God, who is the sovereign of the universe, and the ruler of our lives. GEORGE Sron. 21 0 -VGJVSQ7-f'lf. :f 19'.'inllllllillliflllllllmummmullIlnlmulnulnllllnlIllmlllllllllmlllllmlliluulllllllnllllllmlllulHnlulnllilllilmll'nm'mlllmlnmlillllillm' 51123-:'.f Ii'32'- 'D

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11'll ' ' v ripe M -' ' ' 9 x st-'Q'V''K'35fiXl2llIIIllIlllllllllllllllllllIElEI9isI44Ii V I 0 L E T A N D M A I Z E 'gapingggmmunlmmlpnlllllllmzgsjfx-yr-''P ,f e , HISTORY OF THE CLASS OF 1926 Strange how shy and timid most students appear when they first enter a new school. Somehow the students who enter our high school seem to be no exception to this general rule. And in that manner also, we, a group of green freshies first entered the Chicago Christian High, situated in a very un- prentious building to be sure but yet a veritable mansion compared to the surroundings which former students had known as their school. , Our class consists of two different groups of students: those who entered in February and those who began in September of 1922. The former consisted of the following girls and boys: john Blauw, Herman De Maar, Kathryn Dekker, Anna Dorn, Oscar Hofstra, john Vander Velde, Andrew Knipper, Angeline Nydam, William Rudenga, john Stouwie, Henry Van Hattem, and Theodore Radius. They entered school rather timidly in the beginning of the year it is true but when june with its soft, balmy breezes came stealing quietly through the open windows, and the close of a semester of pleasant schdol days drew near, this same group found itself quite at home and already much attached to the C. C. H. S. The entrance of several new students the next September, witnessed not only the departure of Mr. Beets, our well-liked science teacher but also the entrance of Mr. Holkeboer, likewise a science teacher. There were a few students of course, who, for various reasons, had already discontinued their course at our school, among these being Anna Dorn, Andrew Knip er, Herman De Maar, and john Vanden Velde, but with this exception, our class had increased. Cgur enrollment now showed the entrance -of the' following new students: William Jellema, Sidney jagersma, Bernard Huiner, Theo- dore Du Bois, ohn De Vries, Dena Osterherdt, Jerry Korringa, Andrew Pluymert, Julius Stouwie, Elizabeth Van er Horst, Joe Verbeek, Harry Eldersveld, Nicholas Blystra, Gerrit Bovenkerk, Abel Van Kampen and Jack Zandstra. The February Freshmen extended a very hearty welcome to the newcomers, and so it was not long before these, too, felt that the C. C. H. S. with its jolly group of congenial boys and girls, was after all the only high school. Thus a year of study and companionship with the world's best teachers and students was spent. But our peace was not to go undisturbed. In june, we were informed that Mr. Bossenbroek in- tended to leave our school in order to continue his studies. We received the news with some misgivings and regret for, during even one short year, we had learned to love those hours which we spent under his guidance, notably, our Algebra periods. The following September, we entered school again and resumed our studies as very sophisticated Sophomores, and also welcomed into our midst, two able teachers, Mr. Swets and Mr. De Boer, whom we duly initiated at our F reshman's Reception. That year, our faculty actually became so large that it consisted of seven teachers-truly wonderful. That year also, athletics, especially basketball became an important and interesting feature of school life and various clubs were formed which also served very well in establishing and strengthening our well-known school spirit. The next year, due to the great increase in the number of students, however, and the resulting crowded conditions, we were obliged to limit entrance to our school only to those desiring a four-year general course. Consequently, Mr. Smitter, our commercial teacher decided to leave the school, and Mr. Holkeboer also left us to resume his studies. Certainl an excellent illustration that troubles never come singly. Thus our junior year Eassed. Gone was Smitter's cheery smile and along with it. also the familiar tick, tick of the usy typewriters. Meanwhile our class had undergone many changes. Some of our former classmates had left us, in fact quite a fewg there were at least two students if not more from dilferent high schools, whereas there were also a few added to our number who were intending to complete their course in three years instead of the usual four. We regret very much, however, that Della Kingma who had also entertained fond hopes of graduating with us, was obliged to discontinue her studies because of nervous exhaustion. So, there are now sixteen wide-awake boys and girls hoping to receive their diplomas in June. These consist of the followin : Nicholas Blystra, Gerrit Bovenkerk, Louis De Boer, Gerrit De Vries, Harry Eldersveld, Josephine Sloort, Dena Osterherdt, George Stob, Henry Vanden Burg, Henry Van Hattem, and Abel Van Kampen. They will complete their course in June but there are five others who have already done so in February, namely: Conrad Hoekstra, Oscar Hofstra, Angeline Nydam, Jack Zandstra, and Kathryn Dekker. The past year will always be a memorable one to the graduates of our class. For many years both students and teachers had dreamed and hoped for a new school building. This year that dream is actually materializing, and it is this fact that has aided us so much in editing, what we hope, is the school's best Annual. Now as we are about to leave our old Alma Mater, we seem to realize all the more just how precious and dear those four brief years of high school life really were. Some of us will continue our education in other institutions while the rest will doubtless enter u on various other careers. Yet no matter what we may do, we will always be loyal to our dear old fghicago Christian High School, DENA OSTERHERD1' 4 ' 23 wld 'I Z'2. a-'LS-1'itllllllillllilllllllllllllllIlllllllllllllllllllll IllllllllllllIllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllIlllllllllllllllIlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllIlllllllllillllfllllll.S:'.'6l'- if Q D l