Lynden Christian School - Excelsior Yearbook (Lynden, WA)

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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

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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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NORMAN DE BOER History World-10 American--11 Washington State---1-12 Typing-11 Sociology--12 WINIFRED KIEVIET Home Ecffi, 10 Physical Ed-10 EGBERT KOK Shop-9, 10 BETTY SHOENIAKER Physical Ed-9 Journalism---12 . English-10 Literature-10, 11 English-9--Bernard Koops NELLA SNAPPER Girls' Giee Club-9, 10 Home Ec-9 Eleven