The Classic, May 1954
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Northwestern College, Iowa NWCommons The lC assic, 1950-1959 The lC assic magazine 5-1954 The lC assic, May 1954 Northwestern Junior College and Classical Academy Follow this and additional works at: https://nwcommons.nwciowa.edu/classic1950 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the The lC assic magazine at NWCommons. It has been accepted for inclusion in The lC assic, 1950-1959 by an authorized administrator of NWCommons. For more information, please contact [email protected]. • ~f)t €la •• tc PRE·COMMENCEMENT NUMBER Northwestern Junior College and Academy Orange City, Iowa MAY, 1954 SCENES FROM COLLEGE PLAY - ELIZABETH THE QUEEN Left - Joan Dekker as Elizabeth. Right - Minerva ~e Beer as Elizabeth. In both pictures - Bernard Koerselman as Lord Essex. Page 2 THE CLASSIC YEAR-END ACTIVITIES We print here a list of many of Farewell Chapel - Friday, May the activities that center around 28, A.M. at Science Hall. the close of the school-year. Some Campus Farewell - Friday, May of these may already be past when 28, after Farewell Chapel. this Classic reaches your hands, but Alumni Reception - Friday, May we think you will be interested in 28, 5-6:30 P.M., at Science Hall. knowing about them; and we hope Alumni Banquet - Friday, May that you will try to be present at 28, 6:30 P.M., at Science Hall. the various functions that are still to Speaker, Dr. Mulder. take place. Class-Reunions, Friday, May All-College Banquet - Friday, 28, arranged by classes concerned. April 30. Baccalaureate Service- Sunday, Academy Junior-Senior Ban- May 30, 7:30 P.M., at First: Reformed qut - Friday, May 7. Church. Preacher: Dr. Mulder. Speech Recitals - May 3, 4, 5, Commencement Exercises-Mon- evenings at Science HalL day. May 31, 8:00 P.M. at Science Meeting of Women's Auxiliary - Hall. Monday, May 17, afternoon, at Science Hall. NOTE: If you are coming to the Music Recital - Wednesday, May Alumni Banquet, please use the en- 26, evening, at Science Hall. closed card. This may be your only Dedication of New Addition to notice of this event. Please try to Science Hall - Thursday, May 27, come early to join us in the Recep- evening, at Science Hall. Speaker: tion Hour before the Banquet when Rev. BernardJ. Mulder, D.D., Execu- you will have opportunity to visit tive Secretary of Board of Educa- informally with the faculty and old tion, R.C.A. friends. THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES IN ANNUAL SESSION The Board of Trustees of North- husbands or wives, were also guests. western College and Academy held its on this happy occasion. annual meeting on March 3 and 4. Early in the sessions President Weze- The company adjourned from the . man presented his annual report, and -banquet tables to go upstairs for the separate reports were also made by public service that is always held in other administrative officers and de- connection with the Trustees' sessions. partment heads. It was a joy to gather in the imposing auditorium of First Sheldon's new After the opening session on the church-plant. In this service, presided afternoon of Wednesday, March 3, the over by Dr. H. Colen brander, President Trustees and their wives drove to of the Board, four selections were Sheldon to be guests of the First Re- sung by Northwestern's A Cappella formed Church in that city at a deli- Choir under the direction of Professor cious, abundant evening meal. Rev. G. Robert Baal'. Rev. John Janssen and H. Docter, Vice-president of the Board, Rev. R. J. Van Farowe conducted the presided at the dinner. Among those devotional period. Rev. Bernard Brun- who took part in the dinner program sting, C'41n, spoke briefly about the were Rev. James Boogerd, C'47, Rev. challenge offered to the Church by the Henry A. Mouw, A'35, C'37, and Rev. phenomenal increase of population in Henry Vander Schaaf, A'36, C'38. California. The offertory prayer was Others who were heard were Rev. given by Rev. Wilbur R. Ringnalda. Morris Folkert, Rev. Johan Mulder, The main speaker of the evening Rev. Stanley Schipper, and Dr. An- was Rev. Gary De Witt of Chicago. thony Luidens. It was Dr. Luidens' Mr. De Witt spoke somewhat informally task and privilege to toast the Sheldon but very effectively on the subject: ladies who prepared and served the "The Present Crisis - The Home." He dinner. Members of the faculty, with expressed the conviction that one of THE CLASSIC Page 3 _merica'S great weaknesses lies in her Wezeman made appropriate remarks, ames; he maintained that the number and the closing prayer was offered by f "confessions of faith" in the Re- Rev. A. J. Newhouse, pastor of the en- formed Church in America is far too tertaining church. small when compared with the number of baptisms, indicating something On Thursday morning the Trustees wrens in our home-life. Among the met with the students for the chapel- obstacles met by young people today service. Those who took part in the must be listed the spiritual coldness of service were Rev. B. T. Vander Woude, fathers and mothers in professedly Jr., Rev. George Chermak, and Rev. Christian homes. Not even Christian Bernard R. Brunsting. Mr. Brunsting Education can succeed if the homes are spoke on the subject "Preparation," failing to supply the right foundation. stressing the importance of a morning As for Christian Education, Mr. De devotional period as needful prepara- Witt lamented the fact that our own tion for each day. denomination is unwilling to pay the price required - the homes are failing The Board members enjoyed to send their sons and daughters to luncheon at Heemstra Hall on Thurs- Reformed Church schools, and their day noon, and a reception at the home gifts for Christian Education are far of President and Mrs. Wezeman after too small. After the address President final adj ournment. DR. WEZEMAN MAKES ANNUAL PRESIDENT'S REPORT TO BOARD OF TRUSTEES The Board of Trustees met for its fully through the years so that North- annual session on March 3 and 4. At western should prosper and become a that time Dr. Wezeman retorted on the center of learning and influence to the life and work of the school. The benefit of our entire denomination. following are the opening and closing paragraphs of his message: "In this connection we think of the judicious super vision exercised over "This is my third report to you as this growing Kingdom project by the your chief executive of Northwestern Board of Trustees. Surely, without the ollege. When I assumed office in the encouragement and approval of for- ~ ummer of 1951, great forward strides ward steps by the General Board, and • had already been the confidence inspsred in our con- made during the stituency by the dependable leadership administration of of this Board, these noteworthy items my predecessor. of development could never have A new residence reached fruition. There is always, of hall for women course, the immediate and very direct had been com- control of the Executive Committee, pie ted a year with its sub-committees on Finance earlier, and a few and on New Construction, meeting years previous to regularly each month and sometimes this a useful ad- more frequently. All of us responsible dition enlarged for the administration of the College Science Hall. feel we owe a debt of gratitude to the Thirteen a ere s members of these various committees for an athletic for their untiring devotion to keeping field had also Northwestern going forward. been added to the campus. Plans and specifications had been prepared to "In considering these achievements, further augment Science Hall, a new it is impossible to overlook the co-op- unit that was completed this past year. eration of ministers and consistories of Therefore, that which we look upon our churches, numerous church organi- today with justifiable pride results zations and a host of individual laymen from the hope, the efforts and the gen- whose gifts, prayers and personal erosity of many during a succession of services constitute the life-force of this several years. We are grateful to all College. For all the good will, the who have labored faithfully and prayer- loyalty, the sacrificial endeavor of Page 4 THE CLASSIC these supporting individuals and sentiments and purposes, constitute the. groups, we thank God. Through them very core of our being: In large part a He is blessing our College. Our work least, we are these things. It is some here is His work. Northwestern owes thing uplifting and for it we would everything to His favor. It is the ob.li- ever and ever praise our Lord that the gation of those who sponsor and those Calvinistic passion to live the whole who serve Northwestern never to mini- of life for God's glory and honor is our mize or ignore this vital relationship priceless heritage. The controlling together with all the consequential motto of Northwestern is, "Thy King- responsibilities. dom come, Thy will be done." Our values lie imbedded in such beliefs, our "Here at Northwestern we are con- objectives are rooted in such convic- vinced that it is our values, ends and tions and purposes. May scores of Re- purposes, beliefs and principles that are formed youth become thoroughly im- of greatest import to us. It is about the bued in this, our College, with that comprehension and the fulfillment of life-and world-view. Therein a host these that our deepest and most per- of men and women in the Reformed sistent sentiments and passions cluster.