Holland Christian High School - Footprints Yearbook (Holland, MI)

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, W k h I , 9. 1 mm X w s X. 'XXX Xxx X . 5 . V sf W RX in ii ' ' jf' - 1' 1 'X - - - 'e '-- or fvw- ,S-' Q' . . ' 55' T'f'.L1.: F-52 '- -. ' -5 W' A .2 ' -' L f, -A V 'Gi ii - si-3 i 111, l-iw .-Kw.. ai. 19 1 1 ,Xl t SX N ff f x Q 1 Sq.. X X ' l l 32 'x'X.'5fe ll A. 1'- Clarence Bouman has received his MD. from the University of Michigan. He is married now and has an office in Zeeland. In case you would like to look him up, his office is in the huge Van Faasen Tower, a massive four-story skyscraper built by Arnold Van F aasen, our old classmate. Arnie finally settled down to business and is now a great Broker. He lives in Hudsonville. H Marvin Dobbin wanted a job with excitement so now he is a detective. He and Fleetfoot have shifted headquarters to Burnips Corners. They are trying to check the crime wave prevalent in that territory. But I suppose you are more interested in some of your old girl friends: Gertrude Oetman has bought over tl1e great Eleanor Jones Photo Corporation in Holland. She became interested in photography when she was Photo Editor of the Annual. But, alas, that was years ago. Ida Sturing is still working at Woolwortlfs, although she is a sort of head one there now. Alyce Bos has obtained a position as stenographer at Brink's Meat Packing Co., owned by Arthur Brink. Angie Kammeraad is a teacher in a big school in Grand Rapids. A But, let me return once more to the boys. Joe Waldyke, you may be surprised to hear, has achieved eminence. He was elected by the Zeeland populace to the State Legislature. He has recently introduced a bill in the House, namely: that Zeeland be provided with subway and elevated railway to relieve its vast business district of some of its trafiic congestion? It is a noble bill which he is attempting to pass, for people are not safe on the busy Zeeland thoroughfares. Jacob De Graaf first thought of entering the jeweler business, but changed his mind. He is now a traveling salesman. He sells a product known as Mustache Stimulant. William De Mots did not know what to take up so finally he decided to take up areonautics. He is now an airplane pilot and flies one of the great air mail planes across the country. He is always accompanied by Stanley Boven, who is his mechanic. It is said that they plan to make a non-stop flight from New York to the North Pole, thence to China. I hope they succeed. There are some who followed the more religious branches of life. Willis Heet- derks is an evangelist. He planned first of going to Zion City and become an Apostle, but instead he has set up a big tent in Drenthe and there fosters revival meetings. Grace Schreur is his co-helper and does most of the singing at the meetings. Clarence Jansen is doing Missionary Work up in Canadag Henry Nykamp is his interpreter. Eugene Peters is a professor in one of our great colleges. He is consulted by all the great scientists of the age on matters of physics and scientific theories. At present he is trying to unravel Einstein's theory. Page Twenty-six

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1 S , rw , . A , , ,I --5 ' Af' rt . . 4 47 fc' asv 4 , ' f l l ' - f I .f-' II, A, 1' 'li viii! I .M J' s a lr L X as- ss-1 e '- i' -fff' f -..r ..:.-:L - -If-a mar ' sbs- N' 1, ... Q ln 'a ' H Q '-' -- Class Prophecy WARNET-I-A AL01.-5 l Leipzig University, Lincoln Apartments, Leipzig, Germany. Q . ' . 'i . ' 1 W ... . 11 422: s y. .W . A52 - .,.... F New York City. MADAME ALoFs: 3 ' ' I was very much pleased to receive your letter requesting me to tell you how your classmates are faring in life. I am glad that I can fulfill your request and I'will do so immediately. However, allow me first to congratulate you on your recent success. ,f I was most profoundly astonished when I read that you had achieved your ambition in the field of music, and that now you are a Prima Donna with the Metropolitan Opera Company. Undoubtedly your success was due to the tutorship that you received . X from Mr. Baas in his Voice Culture class at Holland Christian High years ago. But I now I must tell you about the others. I have received letters from nearly all of them y gf and through the epistles of the others I have found out what each is doing and how . I L, they have succeeded. Gerald Appledorn is now a concert violinist with the Philadelphia Symphony f -:--v1lII'fs1 Orchestra. He studied for three years in Italy under the great masters. Russel F red- 1, ricks has also continued with music. He studied for live years in Paris and then went fl l to Germany and took Berlin by storm. He is at present living in Leipzig, right l' ' near me. ' I Fred Assink is, of course, teaching mathematics in Overeisel. He lives there with , ,- his wife and three children. And Peter Beckman, because of his fondness for baking, ' if .- is now working in a large rusk factory in Chicago. He is foreman there now. up if . , f '!-. And whom do you think I met? Harry Boer. He was visiting the university where 4- in A I am teaching. He studied for twelve years and now is a scientist of high repute. He i I J- ' - has returned to America and they say that almost every day one can see 'him 'in the country with a net trying to catch bugs. At present he is writing a book entitled: gg' Bugs and Men. 'PZ 5- Elfie Arends also realized her ambition. She is teaching in South Holland and is ' -.gil also the principal, while Phyllis Klomparens has moved to the farm and teaches the Kindergarten at the same school. ' Of course, you remember Ray Bontekoe. He, too, has stuck to music. After study- ing at a few Conservatories, he is now a jazz artist over the radio. He is usually assisted by William Ditmar, who croons love songs over the air. They call him the VVhispering Baritone. He is quite a contrast to you. While you sing the classical numbers, he croons those moonlight mush songs. Pagr Twnxry-inc

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Only one of our class went in for athletics. Ralph Fryling entered the Olympic Games and now is coach of both track and tennis at Breedsville. Garret Vande Riet has taken to the newspaper business and is now editor of the South Olive Clarion. Harold Mouw is his reporter, while Hazel Slikkers writes the Heart Trouble Column for those who have romantic impulses. Gleen Breen, strange to say, has also followed science. He is an Archeologist and at present is the head of an expedition excavating the buried city of East Saugatuck, trying to find the bones of its founder. I did not hear from Fred Rutgers, but his friends wrote me that he is the head of an exploring expedition into Australia. He is after a three legged chicken to put in his chicken hatchery. They say Willis Nien- huis is his guide through the jungles. Ben Timmer played the stock market and struck it rich. He is married now and has a beautiful suburban home in East Graafschaap Heights. He runs around with a big limousine with Willard Dykstra as his chauffeur. And not only Ben, but Gerard Prius, is also sitting pretty. He dabbled in Real Estate and made a fortune. And - yes, the girls also have a representative in the athletic field. Ada Ver Schure is a coach of a girls' basketball team at a girls' school and an instructor in physical training. Gertrude De Haan has opened up a beauty shop. And Irma, of course, is a nurse. She is stationed in a hospital in Chicago. She gave up matrimonial life in order to realize this ambition. I I must not forget Donald Westing. Remember what a speed .king he was? He first thought of taking saxophone lessons abroad but changed his mind. He is now an auto racer and for two years has won the Indianapolis Speedway Classic. When he isn't racing he works in the Wyoming Gold Mines. K But I must cease. This epistle is becoming a bore, I fear. I think I have told you about all of the members. It surely makes me feel proud to think that all of them have succeeded so well. Your former classmate, LAURANCE VELTKAMP, D.D., Ph.D., T.N.T., Professor of Ethics and Sociology, Leipzig University. Pagz Twenty- v XXX I ,I 7 X ffl I-1 if AVL ' ll X' lllllllllllll f T ,' Af . if t ', i si T I 1 . V.. 3 A ! h '25 K I