Nebraska Christian High School - Reflector Yearbook (Central City, NE)

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Board Members th Bi hu Eldon Nickolaus, secretary; Glenn Taylor, vice- Gustav Thieszen. (Not shown: J. L. Grantham, tre - president; Paul Oswald, president; Walter Ediger, asurer; Orvil Hamer.) Advisory Council Back row: Von Paxton; Rev. Ralph Sawyer; Ce (Not shown: Glenn Johnson; J. L. Grantham; Rev. cil Clausen; Glenn Taylor; Paul Oswald. Front row: Craig Connell; Kenneth Taylor; Rev. Walter Gran- Everett Ehrenberg; Carl Baltensperger; C. W. Gu tham.) ney, president; Eldon Nickolaus; Gustay Thieszen. im Pet s ii

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ALBUM PROVERBS 15:13a “4 merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance.” SPONSORED BY MR. AND MRS. GORDON BALLAGH, PARENTS OF LYNN AND RONDA

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Administration Walter O. Ediger, Administrator Administrative duties are numerous and varied. This year Mr. Sawyer has been administrative assist- ant to share some of the responsibilities, and in doing so he has assumed charge of the dining hall program. Duties Mr. Ediger and Mr. Sawyer share fall into many categories. They work with the curriculum, constantly trying to improve the teaching program, and direct the activities of the school. Publicity is their concern as they promote the school and its pro- gram. The administration is in complete charge of the financial program, and they budget and distribute the money received. Problems of various natures fall into their hands. Life is full for the administration! Slogans and mottos have been used by every kind of organization for as long as man meaningful words in- scribed on cornerstones or on the coping on buildings Armies have rallied to battle around a challenging slogan. Countries have claimed national character and have declared it with a meaningful phrase describing this character. Our states have likewise adopted in Latin) that loyal resi- memorized at some time or conceivable can remember. You will see teresting phrases usually in dents of the state have other When pondering these slogans, mottos or what- ever tith one is impressed that the importance of such a motto is usually related to the origin of the organization originating it. It does not necessarily describe the “present” character of the organization. “In God We Trust” is found on our Is this testimony meant today in the way it was meant when it was decided to place it on the coin? These things have a way of dying and becom- ing re lics rather than remaining something challeng- ing to keep alive a very important aspect of the organization or device best fits the phrase coins Nebraska Christian High School is completing ten years of existence. These ten years have seen this school without an official motto. Perhaps this is good. Perhaps now we need to ask, “Why has this school existed ten years?” Instead of being able to point to a motto in indicating that we are striving to fulfill the challenge of a certain phrase, we rather analyze what we see and conclude that there is a reason for exist- ence. This reason automatically becomes a sort of motto—a living motto, Would it not be true that when reviewing the past ten years and seeing what God has done and what it is that has caused the school to go on, that the motto would naturally be “In God We Trust”? —Walter O. Ediger H. Kay Sawyer, Administrative Assistant mM a “