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

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11... A MESSAGE T0 THE SENIORS This 1943 Annual appears in a year wherein we observe the 25th anniversary of the opening of Christian High. Our school began 25 years ago with an enrollment of l4 students and two teach- ers. That was September, l9l8. The first World Vfar was still raging intensely. We are now in the midst of another agonizing struggle---the Sec- ond World War. In those days the founders of our institution ventured in the face of disadvan- tageous conditions to inaugurate a new program of Christian education in Chicago. May the pres- ent generation likewise be undaunted by our present adverse world conditions to plan and work with the same spirit of heroic adventure that was then shown. Hundreds of our graduates are already serving their country in various branches of military service. Some are within our country but many are stationed in strange and distant places of the earth. Boys now graduating will soon join the vast host of soldiers and sailors. They are not going forth into a comfortable, secure, or predictable world. Their future is uncertain. Our prayer is that the intellectual and spiritual contributions made by Chris- tian High to their lives always may be of lasting profit to them. May God use these graduates of l943, and all of us as a blessing to our nation and to His Kingdom. PRlNClPAL , R

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OUR ENTRANCE I am the Spirit of the Class of 43 . I had much to tell of my life at Christian High and so I Wrote a book and called it Violet cmd Maize. In the book you find me in the clothes of students: even camouflaged in each senior. I spent four years joking, playing, learning, studying-making my- self fit to do the bit God and humanity requires of me. I am a representative of many. First, I am the culmination of everything our faculty can do for a student in four years-be it good or bad. I am symbolic of youth-Christian youth. Finally, I am the product of every ounce of energy, work and inspiration given by teachers, parents and found- ers of Christian High School. But back to my book. Interwoven on the tapestry of education, are the binding threads of religion. Through the amal- gamation of the two, comes the balanced medium which is so vital to men and women of tomorrow. Such has been the sound-rock foundation of Chris- tian High- education taught in the light of the Scriptures. My book is the personification of this philoso- phy. 'It is laid out in four divisions: religious, mental, social, and physical-all revolving around the pivot of the Bible. In this manner, I achieve the purpose of the Christian School. Designed ex- clusively to fit this great ideal is this, my humble book- I remain, Spirit of the Class of '43'

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PROU Robert Baar Ray Bandringa Harold Bandstra William Bandstra lack Bardolph Peter Bardolph Chris Beezhold Iohn Bel Iames Bere Lambert Bere Paul Bere George Beukema William Bieze Harold Blauw Richard Blystra Ben Boersma Iohn Bos Louis Bos Iohn Bosch Nich Bosma Otis Bouwsma lack Brouwer Iohn Brouwer Carl Bovenkerk Bill Campbell Maurice Claustng Louis Clousing Evelyn Cooper George De Boer Iohn De Boer Gerald Dekker Harold Dekker Simon Dekker Bertha De Leeuw EPRE Clarence De Vries Peter De Vries Cornelius De Young Conrad Douma Ralph Dykhuis Allan Dykstra Walter Dykstra Mel Edman Henry F. Eizenga George Euwema Ralph Euwema George Evenhouse Al. Flasman Henry Freitag Clarence Frteling Iohn Groot Lawrence Groot Alfred Hanko Dr. Henry Hoeksema lack Hoekstra Louis Hoekstra Robert Hoekstra Sophrides Hoffman Dr. Ray Hofstra Donald Holwerda George Hutner Adrian Huisien Clarence Huizenga Robert Huizenga Wayne Huizenga Iames lwema Peter lwema Ray W. Iohnson Ray Iohnson SENT THEM 33' 'mg 4 s-X 0 NV XQIMQA QE! :-W Wofflix ? a I N X ' lr Nb v , If SW., .X E' I 'lill QIIIINWWIIV: M A R l N E S COAST GUARD Renard Kampstra Garry Keesen Rudolph Kooi Don Klooster Fred Klooster Raymond Klunder Ted Koelikamp Marvin Kortenhoven Harry Krekel Iohn Kuiper Phil Leistra Allan Lenters Robert Leslie