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

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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

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