Northern Michigan Christian School - Reflector Yearbook (McBain, MI)

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Stanley Ellens travels to all the best schools Giving popular lectures on 'The Wisdom of Fools' Harland Hendricks works in a New York Cafe If one should ask for roast beef he's sure to bring hay Although Miss Vredevoogd is a teacher today She still with her little boys likes to play we all remember how of yore She attracted the boys at school by the score Miss Zuider Veen is a prominent writer And specially for women's right became quite a fighter Dort Boven, the instructor so great, In Chile is teaching the people to skate Don Aardema lost his job as a traffic cop, For he turned the sign nGo' when it should have been 'Stop In the Y W C A Julia Kortman teaches The girls how to lengthen and strengthen their reaches In Marilyn Koetje we have a sweet wife who rules her own home without any strife Mildred Husker goes twice a year to France To buy hats for nRos1en half a year in advance Hermina Sikkema is a saleslady unique who sells everything, no matter how antique In times past Julia Ouwinga was class musician But today she has risen and married a physician Lee Brinks, a detective always discovering the fake Rules his family and farm with a spade and a rake And though far from friends, has won great renown Janice Buninp now greets my sight, Teaching little children to read and to write while Dorothy Slachter a saleswoman of new style Has won many friends by her winsome sweet smile Ada Lucas is honored by many a man, For she's found a way to turn freckles to tan In a cute little shop Angeline Meekhof is sought For the art of make up by her is taught To England went Anna Smith in state She married a prince a most happy fate Agnes Kuipers has attaimed her greatest desire, She's now the mistress of a home and a fire Miss Norma Bolkema is greatly desired By ladies, who high station in life have acquired, She dresses their hair in becoming ways, And makes their complexions last for days Mr B111 De Zeeuw, last but not least Rides around in a 'Lizzien selling Fleischmann's Yeast All this was told by a Witch so wierd And then, as by magic she disappeared With joyful hearts our steps we retraced Because W8 had o'ercome the troxbles we faced We hope no one's offended if the future's not right For it was told by the Hitch on that dreary night 0 YI Miss Schutte teaches in a small country town

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Cladd Prophecy On a night dark we wandered about we tho't of the future with many a doubt 'What could the fate of our classmates be? We asked as we walked in deep reverie As we wandered about we came to a stair, It reached to the depths, we knew not where Irresistibly drawn, we wended our way To where a large rock with this legend lay NTo the wise and the simple, the cheerful a Three knocks on this stone, if you would be glad The directions we followed, a witch did appea At the sight of her visage we trembled with fear we told her our mission our spirits depressed The fate of our classmates, our only request As she waved her hand, a consenting token, e answered us thus, WTO you it is spoken nd sa , Dr Marian Koster has risen to great height By her pill, which makes people grow thin overnight Marge Tacoma as an artist has found a high place And her best work is done on her own little face Miss Phyllis De Ruiter can tickle the keys so that her music is like the whims of the breeze, She's becore a great musician so people say, For she also teaches others to play Lois Brinks does lead a most happy life In a pretty little home, a kind mother and wife nAdv1ce to the Lovelorn' Julia Pluger does write, It appears in 'The Press every saturday night For a living all day a little organ did grind A monkey with red caps and mittens to match Frisked at his side and took in the cash Ardy Tacoma, on C 1ifornia's bright shore, Is treading her patlway alone as of yore In a great institution she's the most learned teacher And 1t's whispered that she's in love with a preacher Nelvin Jager receives many a glance r he's the inventor of N st iron pants He is ridiculed much, but his goods stand the test For now his trousers outwear his vest Evie Kenbeek is a teacher and though very mild, She loves the adage uSpare the rod, and spoil the chi Don Ouainga has invented a violin without strings And so now he will play before rulers and kings Bernard Tolsma gives talks UOn the Use of Hot Air He is full of his subject, but his victims despair Angie De Vries has turned out for the best Although in school she was such a pest And Mr Bergman has become quite a feature Of Calv1n's new faculty, the chemistry teacher. On a ranch in the West as we stumbled one day we saw Orville Bass on a big white bay Here he owns a big ranch and a great many steers He is as free as a lark there is nothing he fears P 5 T enty fou 1 . ll . d . ll Ps D D Sh .N I I il L . Mr. Mulder a career of great value did find, Fo ca ' I Il I Q I

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afar!! an we, Qeniors of 'S2N, cream of the intellect, being possessed of knowledge and talents far to the excess of our needs, do hereby be stow to the fortunate heirs the following things the High School Circle Our sincere gratitude for the many things they have done for N M C H Q the Bus Drivers Ear muffs so they won't hear all the noise the Janitors The absence of Hour paper on de floor and 'd gum under de desk ' westmaas Our appreciation for the advise and encouragement he has given us during our four years here at Christian High Miss Schaaf A string to tie around her finger so she will renem ber us' Nr Egpebeen A hand book on 'how to drive carefully and avoid ting horses need everything we have Mr Nyenhuis Ou thanks for his hard work in producing a swell P187 Mrs Wildschut A rose, because her sweet ways and looks made us think of roses Huizenga A semester of rest after his semester of hard work II the Infant Freshmen A book intitled nHow to Get Rid of Childish H its and Become Adults the Law Breaking Sophomores Our seats in the back of the assembly The great advantage of these seats is they xe situated at a more comfortable distance from the Fountain of Discipline, namely the teachers desk the Arrogant Juniors Our dignity, honor, and domineering skill and a liberal portion of our self control Gerrit Borgman, do leave my determination for learning to Marvin Mys Marge Tacoma, leave my come hithern look to anyone who needs it Lois Brinks, leave my diamond wrist watch to Virginia Ellens Ardythe Tacoma, leave my interest in the south Ka certain student at Calvin? to the South Wing Building fund Bill De Zeeuw, leave allergic to lipstick Page Twenty sl! e I. To : To 2 e To : 0 II. To Mr. : To : . 1 ' To 1 , A I 2 ' ' hit .H To Mr Oostendorp: Nothing, since he has at last convinced us that we To , ' : r ' To . ' : To Mr. : . I. To : ab . n To ' 2 o To : IV. I, , g , I , ll ' 1, . I. I, ------ .... -- .