Hope College - Milestone Yearbook (Holland, MI)

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Juniors Martha Ella Atwood (Hen A. Belknap Louise M. Brusse Or ren D. Chapman Clara M. Coburn Lillian V. Congleton C. Ford De Vries Edward I )icpenhorst Arba J. Dunnewold Harold R. Gilman Bernard I). Ilakken Henry Hoeven Della C. Hospers Otto E. Huntley Bernice L. Jones Andrew I . Karsten John H. Karsten John A. Klaaren John Lewis Kleinheksel Ralph G. Korteling Florence L. Kortering Edward 11. Koster Eldrcd C. Kuizenga Gerrit A. Lyzenga Anthony P. Mcengs Marie L. Merer James Muilenburg Bouke Mulder John P. Muyskens John E. Xienhuis Willis J. Potts Harvey J. Ratnaker William F. Reus Walter A. Scholtcn (lertrude Schuurman Edward P. Slooter James A. Stegeman Marion E. Struik James Walton Sutphen M. Amelia Sywassink John Ten Have John Ter Borg Gerrit Timmer Robert F. Wander Aarde Lucy Vander J'loeg Marion E. Van Drezer Aric Van Dyke Lida Van Putten Ethelyn Vaupell Arthur Voerman Fred Voss Florence C. Walvoord Marie Welling Stuart Vntema 27

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Hie Junior Class In the year 1914, a spirit brooded over the illimitable expanse of civilization. Everybody felt the intensity of its presence and many sensed the profundity of the enigma which its presence suggested. But few heard the spirit’s call and fewer still responded to her call. But here and there, some soul heeding the mandate of Nature, turned from his narrow sphere and wended his way to a pleasant vista in an obscure habitation. Mythical and fairy-like as this account may seem—such was the impulse which drew the C lass of '18 to Hope College. Thruout her existence, this class has ever been keenly aware of the enigma of the spirit of Hope and has attempted to fulfil her manifest destiny. Slowly and surely she is comprehending the immensity and the gravity of her task and mission. She has learned the creed of the spirit Hope—advance and progress fortitude and manfulness—scholarship and culture an idea and an ideal. We began our career as most other classes do. by generously soaking the Sophomores in the Ottawa river, but ever after that day called the Black river by the local folk. We produced a varsity debater; our neophyte orators did well in the local contests. We met all comers in football, basketball, and track, and remained inter-class champions of the court game for the year. Our house parties were the most festive on the campus, while our “weinie roasts” surpassed all in gayety. At the opening of the Sophomore year, we, as most all other classes do. accepted the invitation of the class of ’19 to come across the river, but only after the space of an hour and twenty minutes of Bulldog-like” resistance. We maintained our debating standard, took second in the local Dry” contest, and carried off first honors in the Raven. We also produced the best long distance runner our school has ever known. This year, gentle reader, our record is truly great. e have produced one-half of the varsity debaters; the State Peace and Prohibition orators were from our number, as were also two stars on the varsity ”5”; the track captaincy and the baseball management is ours. But chiefest of all. we are issuing The Milestone, and arc thereby saving it from a relapse into a state of eternal oblivion. And now we hope and believe that you who read this record will not think us vainglorious in the citation of our deeds, but rather consider that we have herein merely set down the simple facts, so that you may gain an inkling of the autobiography of the authors of this work. e close this dissertation with malice towards none but with best wishes to you all from the sponsors ol I HE 1917 MILESTONE.- THE JUNIORS. OFFICERS 1 ’resident.... Vice-1 ’resident Secretary...... Treasurer.... Kldred C. Kuizenga ..Louise M. Brusse . . . I)clla C. Hospers . . . Kthelyn Vaupell 28