Upper Columbia Academy - Echo Log Yearbook (Spangle, WA)

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YAKIMA VALLEY ACADEMY Nlliissiionairy Volunteers The members of our Missionary Volunteer Society have volunteered their time, their service, an drheir cheerfulness to others. The time we have given is not a few moments grudgingly spent at a task. Time given willingly and lovingly in whole-hearted service for others is the joy of every Christian. Our reward is the happiness and the satisfaction that come with every good deed well done. This joy in the life cannot but radiate to those around us, and the world can see that we are volunteers to a work that may mean the salvation of those with whom we come in contact. Our society has endeavored to fulfill the purpose for which the Missionary Volunteer organization was established. Each Sabbath afternoon our regular meetings are held, in which are presented topics of interest and inspiration. The members of the Literature Band have given their time and labors in placing truth-filled literature in the homes of interested persons. The Sunshine Band has brought cheer to the hearts of many whose lives are often drab and cheerless. Nor is the work confined to organized bands. The individual members find many opportunities to be of service somewhere. Every Yakima Valley Academy student a true Missionary Volunteer is our motto. JEAN SMICK. 21

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THE PITCANOOK Uur Spiritual llsfiiiie VESPERS The cares of the week are laid aside as we meet every Friday evening to spend an hour in vesper service. It seems that burdens vanish during the fifteen-minute song service, as we welcome the Sabbath with hymns of praise. We have all been inspired to higher thinking and better living by the interesting talks to which we have listened in these services. . It has been our privilege during the year to have with us in these meetings workers from different parts of the Held. We have appreciated their sermons and also those given by different members of the faculty. These weekly meetings are indeed a blessing to our school. In them we have received strength to become better Christian young men and women. WORSHIP At Yakima Valley Academy we enjoy the blessings of spiritual activities not to be found in ordinary schools. Each morning before taking up the duties of the day, we prepare ourselves for the temptations we must meet by attending morning worship in the dining room. It consists of only a short scripture or inspirational reading, a song, and a petition to God to guide us through the day, but it helps us to begin the day aright and prepares us to do our tasks acceptably. We assemble in the girls' and boys' parlors for evening worship. One evening a week is devoted to prayer bands, one to the clubs, and the others to talks and readings which help us to solve our problems and to build true Christian characters. We are glad for these services, for they prepare us to live such lives that we can be of service to Jesus and to our associates. HELEN LAMBERTON. 20

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THE PITCANOOK HCPC and TRRBTC e Let us turn the clock of time back a few months and visualize some of the social activities of the past year. The most outstanding campaign of the year was the subscription drive for the Pitcanook. It aroused each student to work for the annualeand to know that its success depended on him. Several enjoyable programs to keep' alive our enthusiasm were sponsored. The campaign closed on March 18, and hearty applause was heard when first prize went to Charlotte Smith for having secured thirty subs. On a certain Saturday evening, all were gathered in the lobby to await the announcement of what would compose the evening's entertainment. Professor Mc- Cready had a smile playing around the corners of his mouth as he told us to prepare for a hike. We followed Professor Kaylor, our guide, to a large field. As soon as every one was safely over the barbed wire fence, a bonfire was built and the students were divided into two groups, each of which found its own source of amusement. When everyone seemed a little tired Professor McCready brought around marshmallows, Only too soon every voice was heard singing our school song as we reluctantly went back to the academy. A taffy pull? someone asked. Yes, n taffy pull was to be the diversion for that Saturday evening. Eight o'clock found both students and faculty gathered in the dining room. Marches, games, and bean bag contests occupied the time while we waited for the taffy. As soon as it was poured, everyone ran to the kitchen to get his share, and mouths full of taffy 'were seen-not only that night but for several days following. The banquet given for the faculty by the dormitory students must not be forgotten. Thanksgiving eve the students 1nd their guests were seated at decorated tables. 'From the kitchen came a delicious aroma, and everyone's eyes sparkled as cranberries, sweet potatoes, and pumpkin pie were served. Between courses, several faculty members and students gave toasts, readings, and musical numbers. At the close the faculty expressed their deep appreciation for the banquet, and the students felt that their efforts had proved successful. Then there were our campus days. They were few, but no days were more enjoyed. Classes and studies were forgotten, and every moment was filled with play that made the campus day more than worth the extra study and stiff muscles of the following day. For those who enjoy plenty of exercise in the open air, the many nights spent in playing games on the lawn should be mentioned. We also remember our early morning breakfasts on Snipe's Hill, our picnics and suppers at Bunkers, our walks to the river, the hours spent in playing croquet. and last but not least, the time spent in playing baseball and volley ball. We know these entertainments and recreations have helped to make this an enjoyable year, and have been cords to bind our friendships closer together. MARGUERITE YOUNG. 1:2