Lynden Christian School - Excelsior Yearbook (Lynden, WA)

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i BUS DRIVERS John Roosma, Albert Warmink, Jake Roosma, Lloyd Gross, Ren De Bom' . .BUS DNVERS.. Our bus drivers have been very failhlul and regular during lhe pasl school year. When greally hindered by cold wealher, lhey did Their besl To obey 'lhe counly and cily reslriclions and al The same lime slay on Their roules as much as possible. We sincerely hope +ha+ lhe behavior of our sludenls has been such as 'ro make lhe bus drivers' iob a pleasanl one. .JANWOR.. Here is lhe handsome young man who feels righl af home in school. Mr. Van Ry, belrer known as Hugo, has proved lo be a very failhlul and pleasanl ianilor, and we feel sure +ha'r all The sludenls like his jovial air abouf school and respecl him in his worlc. Ninr'

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SCHOOL BOARD Left to right: Arthur Oordt, treasurerg Bernard Koops, Ray Bajema, John Roosendaal, Lewis Hoksbergen, secretaryg Henry Zoerink, Ernf est Blankers, presidentg Harry Vander Nley, Peter Gelenyse, Henry Bosman, Erwin Terpstra, Tim Krediet, Martin Houg. . . SCHOOL BOARD . . We are all conscious ol lhe serious problems confronling America Today, and how closely They allecl our school syslem in general. There are slrange forces ar work in The world Today - forces lhal seem lo be gradually and insidiously Trying +o deslroy our American schools. Our Chrislian schools are nor escaping lheir ellecrs, eilher. They are represenled by apalhy, lelhargy, disinleresl, and unconcern inslead ol progress in lhose herilages which we possess. They are evidenl by The apparenl laclc ol a sense ol responsibilily on lhe parl ol loo many peo- ple. , Our Chrislian herilage we lcnow was noi earned by lhese alliludes. ll was gained and developed by The pioneering spiril ol our lore-lalhers, who were willing To lace, and conquered, all oloslacles in Their palh lhrough lailh. Those Chrislian liberlies and freedoms gained and Those virlues which Those lorelalhers pos- sessed we also value highly. ll cerfainly is our duly lo make evidenl our grave responsibilily for lhese heril- ages. In The process of educalion and developmenl of our minds from childhood lo maluriry lo old age we should conlinue in +ha+ responsibilily, aclively conlribule 'ro irs developmenl lhrough lo years lo come, and Thus squarely meer 'rhe challenge ol loday. Lel us in This medial period ol our lwenlielh cenlury be conlidenl ol our abililies and exercise our lailh lo improve and help allain all 'rhese in Their lull slalure. ERNEST BLANKERS, Presidenl. Ifiyhl

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. . PRlNCIPAL'S MESSAGE . . The moTiI on The cover oT This book shows The priesT blowing upon a ram's horn TrumpeT, announcing The Year oT Jubilee. This began wiTh The Day oT ATone- menT each TiTTieTh year. The Year oT Jubilee resTed up- on The princip'e ThaT The properTy oT The IsraeliTes be- Ionned To The Lord. IT was a year of ioy Tor Those who had given Themselves inTo slavery, Tor iT meanT lreedom Trom bondage once more. IT may seem slrango To some ThaT you should choose a Jubilee Theme Tor your annual. YeT iT is noT aT all inappropriaTe. In iT There is a beauTiTul sym' bolism oT The liTe oT The ChrisTian. For him IiTe begins wiTh ChrisT's aTonemenT. For him There is release Trom The bondage oT sin because oT The ATonemenT. He unclersTands ThaT all Things, including himseIT, belong To The Lord. As you parT Trom your high school Triends and Teachers, I bid you always remember ThaT your liTe, Too, musT begin wiTh The ATonemenT. FaiTh in The aToning blood oT The Lamb OT God is The sTarTing poinT oT The ChrisTian IiTe. Then your liTe will be a conTinuaI year of Jubilee -- no maTTer whaT The circumsTances oT liTe may be. Only when you begin wiTh The ATonemenT can you expecT To have True happiness and conTenTmenT. The Year OT Jubilee oT The ancienT IsraeIiTes was a Time oT greaT rejoicing in commemoraTion oT Jehovah's giTTs. IT indicaTed ThaT The IsraeIiTes were well aware ThaT They were Gods people. IT direcTed Their ThoughTs Tor a year-long ceremony To The God Trom whom all blessings Tlowf' As you leave school and Take up an- oTher sTaTion in liTe, we as TaculTy bid you carry in liTe-long remembrance ThaT God gives you all Things. Re- member ThaT you, Too. are Gods people. Remember The basic reason Tor The Year oT Jubilee. O IeT His name employ Your every noTe oT ioy, His praises speak: He looks wiTh loving Tace Upon His chosen race, And will wiTh every grace Adorn The meek. As you leave school we wish To each oT you a IiTe oT JubiIanT service, knowing ThaT you are noT your own buT belong To your TaiThTul Savior, Jesus ChrisT. ' MR. B. KOOPS, Principal. . . OFFICE CLERK . . lvliss GareTTa De Boer, our oTTice secreTary, will always be remembered Tor The one hundred and one Things she does so willingly and cheerfully each day. As bookkeeper, she also assisTs in every way The sTudenTs, TacuITy. principal, and The school board. We hope ThaT she may conlinue her work in The TuTure and be richly blessed. Ten