Eastern Academy - Echoes Yearbook (Paterson, NJ)

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1937 — == ASTERN ACADEMY===— 19 37 thought of leaving; there is something which binds us to the school and makes it hard for us to part. During the past four years we have formed many friendships, some which shall continue throughout the future; we have associated with the students and teachers, worked with them, experienced together sad and happy times, diffi- culties and pleasures; in short, we have lived together as one large family, and now we must part. No more shall we walk the well loved halls of E. A., help to cheer our teams on to victory, or experience the club life and the good old socials. The days at E. A. may be compared to a large beautifully colored soap- bubble which graduation will break. It will disappear, and it will be very difficult for us to make another bubble which can compare with it. Some of us intend to make a bubble of more education and some of work, but Wherever we go or whatever we do, Dear old E. A., we’ll remember you. And now as we are parting, we wish to say, “Farewell.” Dear teachers, we wish to extend our thanks to you for aiding us in our moral, intellectual, and spiritual growth. We are sure that through your teachings we have learned to recognize and appreciate the better and finer things of life. Dear Juniors, Sophs., and Freshies, we are glad to have been able to associate with you and hope that you will fill the places which we have left vacant. Remember the clubs, Athletic Association, and Envoy Staff; work for them; they need your support; remember that we as Alumni will stand in back of you. And now, Adieu! Adieu, dear friends! Adieu! We can no longer stay with you, But we often hope to meet In that dear old school on North Eighth Street. Theresa Bushman Reminiscences of E. A. How well I remember when the Class of 1937 entered E. A. In 1933 a bashful group, forty strong, entered the halls of E. A. No one knew the other one, but, inside of a month, the class was organized. We had our class officers, and were we proud! The first year passed uneventfully. The months came and went. Finally June came with its final exams. After we completed these successfully (?), vacation came. Two months later the Class of 1987 came back as a group of more digni- fied Sophomores. Here and there were a few missing faces, but we were still the largest class in school. In February came our first “blow-out”. We had a party up in chapel! We had even taken the chapel away from the Juniors, who were to have had a party on that night. We could feel we were growing in class spirit. Again June came and vacation. Two months later we returned as Juniors. Six or seven of our number had graduated from two-year courses, and others had left to pursue other goals. In this year things began to happen. We had to have committees this year as we had never had before. For the Junior-Senior Banquet, of course. The class prophecy for the Class of 1986 was given and the last will and testament of the Seniors was read to us. We were bequeathed the last seats in chapel. We have made good use of them and pass the torch to the Class of 1988. Our last year of the four has come and has almost gone. We regret its passing but look into the future. Our ambitions are varied—some are to go into the business world, some are to go on to college, some are to turn to thirteen

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1937 = EASTERN ACADEMY 1937 Associate Editors Page Tempus Fugit” It seems such a short time since we first entered the portals of E. A., that it is almost impossible to realize that we have spent four happy years within its walls. During these four years we have progressed steadily upward through the various phases of school life—as “green” Freshmen, as “silly” Sophomores, as “Jolly” Juniors and now we have passed the period of being “dignified” Seniors. We have gone through the stage of being a part of E. A. and now E. A. has be- come a part of us. As we survey these years in retrospect we may well wonder where the time has flown. ; Our feelings at this time are a strange mixture of joy and sadness, of satis- faction and uncertainty. It is ike a sudden transition from hght to utter dark- ness. Here, at our beloved E. A. we have a knowledge that all our movements are guided by capable hands, giving us a sense of security and confidence in the present. What the future will hold in store, we do not know. From the beginning, we have known that our departure was inevitable. Yet now that the actual time has arrived, it comes with a suddenness that is appall- ing; socials—exams—speeches—awards—diplomas—and our school life at E. A. is ended. We pray that our future will be as beautiful as the scene described by Joseph Conrad in his story “The Lagoon”. We know that our future will come to us Just as suddenly as the night came to Tuan. “The white man came out of the hut in time to see the enormous conflagration of sunset put out by the swift and stealthy shadows that rising hke a black and impalpable vapour above the tree-tops, spread over the heaven, extinguishing the crimson glow of floating clouds and the red brilliance of departing daylight. In a few moments all the stars came out above the intense blackness of the earth, and the great lagoon, gleaming suddenly with reflected lghts, resembled an oval patch of night sky flung down into the hopeless and abysmal night of the wilderness.” Our life at E. A. has been as beautiful as the day which preceded the sunset. We hope and pray that our future will be as beautiful as the night and that we shall also shine as stars in the sky. And so thoughtfully, regretfully, hopefully, expectantly, we say farewell to dear E. A.—our “Alma Mater”’. Klazina D. Kwiken Farewell Fare-thee-well our dear Academy We shall now thy banners unfurl, We shall honor and uphold thee In this vast and changing world. We, the class of 1937, are ready to go forth from the halls of Eastern Academy. Although we are eager to find our place in the world, we dishke the twelve

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1937 ——— EASTERN ACADEMY 1937 nursing, and still others are undecided. Here at E. A. the Class of 1937 has learned much (?), been benefitted by good associates, and has been prepared for the future. We regret the necessity of leaving old E. A., but we can not help it—we studied too much. We are grateful to our teachers for all they have done for us. We have made their tasks hard at times, but they have borne it all and helped us in the bargain. Again we say, “Thanks a million” Lubbertus Bos Academy Ylowsettes The annual program of the Eastern Academy Clubs took place at the Prospect Park Public School Auditorium on Wednesday, May 5. The program included two plays by the Forum Club and several selections by the Glee Club. The day after the wreck of the Hindenburg Adrian Bakker, a member of the Senior class, gave us an interesting account of seeing the Hindenburg as an eye witness. He also brought several fragments of the zeppelin. Dr. Berkhout paid us a visit last month and continued his talk of last year on “Hmergency Treatment.” Friday, May 28, was one of the most enjoyable days of the school term for the teachers as well as the students. In the morning it was our good for- tune to have with us Mr. and Mrs. Ramiah, the friends of Mr. and Mrs. Kruithof. Mr. Ramiah is an Indian (from India, not America) and has the misfortune of being blind. E. A. has never been honored with a more delightful speaker; the student body was truly impressed by this man from India’s highest class who has been converted to Christianity and now assists his wife in her missionary labors. In the afternoon of this same day our third annual Amateur Hour Program took place. We had no classes at all in the afternoon for the program took up all of our time. The program included recitations, dialogues, plays and bands. There was also a spelling bee conducted by Mr. Vanden Bosch which was won by Dick Van Halsema. The winners of the main program were Billy Pruiksma for a recitation, “Jest “Fore Christmas”, members of the Sophomore class, and “Uncle Bos’s Hill-Bilhes.” At the time of this writing the Juniors and Seniors are looking forward to the annual Junior-Senior Banquet which will be held on June 11 in our “ovm’?, Among interesting fe: te of this banquet are the “Class Will” given by the departing Seniors and the “Class Prophecy” given by the Juniors, the hosts at this banquet. A great event in the lives of some twenty-nine of thirty Seniors will take place on June 24 in the First Holland Reformed Church of Passaic. Have you guessed what this event will be? Yes, to be sure, graduation. This evening will mark for the Seniors the end of high school life and the beginning of work for some and continued schooling for others. é- 4. Campaign The enormous amount of work performed for this Campaign by the Cap- tains and Workers, and the financial support given by the advocates of Christian Secondary Education, is, to say the least, appreciated very much. By feeling fourteen