roams over the region round about leyden where a thousand years ago the sea damned the mouth of the old rhine with sand and the whole country between leyden and katwyk was changed into a swamp this swamp is now called the rhineland and is a smiling land of gardens and sound meadows through it still flows the old rhine till it enters the desert region here the dutch cut through the sand-hill and gave to the river its ancient exit to the sea as a person approaches holland he sees a long narrow picture with its little dots and spots more methodical than accidental by looking through a glass these dots of various shapes and sizes re solve themselves into wind-mills churches steeples and chimney tops crowned with stork's nests swinging gently around the hook in a short time we are within the hollowland the first question is one of surprise is this the boasted river which circles through a part of france forces its way across belgium and gives to rotterdam its importance as a sea port it is and yet it is not the maas lacked a safe channel so the dutch engineers cut an artificial one and by controlling the flow of water and by incessant dredging the requisite depth is maintained the filling up of the chan nel necessitates the raising of the banks and thus one glides along on water higher than the land round about near the hook the inspector comes on board and goes through one's baggage and the cabalistic mark which he puts on each parcel is the formal welcome to holland news papers are brought on board and for once you do not want a morning paper it is all dutch to you henry belnap,'o5 seniors president first vice-president second vice-president adjustors wilmina mcfarland myrtle ririe harold john class motto unity is strength class color crimson ; class plower american beauty rose rine mckay its wright class poem if we as students all have done our part as faithfully as teachers theirs have done we'll have this dear old school as shining lights reflecting virtues which their lives have shown the very atmosphere within these walls inspires to righteous act subdues the wrong foundation building is the theme first taught and daily practice tends to make us strong our ideals have been raised to loftier heights our vision trained to view the broader life the beauty and the grandeur of god's plan man's love for man instead of greed and strife ; our minds have been unfolded clearer thought has made us see all beauty love the truth distinguish good from evil choose the good and live to serve e'en yet while in our youth our life's a structure its foundation stones in youth are laid if firm and solid then may massive building rise with dome and tower its strength its service seen and felt by men our principal has labored day by day to teach us how to lay each rock with care to smooth each jagged edge make weak parts strong so each foundation may be firm and fair our graduation means not stepping out but stepping upward acting well life's part the giving out of what has bettered us this ultimatum is our wish of heart