Petaluma High School - Trojans Yearbook (Petaluma, CA)

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cream soda with straws. Altho’ he teases the girls unmercifully he is a favorite and they cannot help but say, “With all his faults we love him still, And the stiller the better.” Our girl representative tonight among the debators is A. Joce Houx. She is one of the members of the Latin ciass who were tried in the fire but were not found wanting, and thus she takes her place among us tonight and we certainly have a right to be proud of our smallest member. During her first years in the High School Joce went in for all the fun there was. Of late years she has quieted down somewhat but still Mr. MacNeil cannot help smiling at some of her pranks, and we all remember the day Mr. Thomas found her taking the part of silent actor behind the piano while the rest rehearsed their parts. Joce excelled in all her studies, especially in geometry, of which she was particularly fond. As a memento of the happy days spent in the High School she wears a “diamond (dime and) pin and every where that Joce goes that pin is sure to go. It is her aim to reach the University and with her bright prospects we can only say: “Go forth and claim the crown that awaits thee.” And last comes our Rea or “Bug” as he is generally called. The life and sunshine of our class. What could we do without him ? He is the tallest boy of the class and is positively the worst tease. He is always very obliging and often supplied the girls with candy and doughnuts, thus making up for all deficiences. Rea is a great arguer and in our constitutional con¬ vention it was quite a pleasure to listen to our representative from Georgia. When Rea in after years looks over his collection of souvenirs of the P. H. S. he will find many stick pins and hat pins. When he wanted to tease he never thought of the fitness of things and so, while the whole class was in an uproar he was quite fre¬ quently seen going toward the door with the words: “Mr. Williams, please leave the room.” Rea is well read in classics and Mr. Thomas always turned to him for sup¬ port when he quoted from Homer or Mil- ton. He does not swear allegience to the athletic team nor the library but to the | charming “Queen of Hearts.” And now with lingering fingers we draw the rosy curtains over our school days and hesitatingly turn our eyes to contemplate what lies before us. ATHLETICS. The year of ’99 will long be remembered by our athletes as the most enjoyable and in many respects the most successful year ever passed in the annals of the P. H. S. At the close of last season our future prospects were anything blit encouraging. Our colors had just been lowered in defeat. All our well trained athletes who had been the pride of our school were about to grad¬ uate. It seemed as though the athletic career of the P. H. S. had reached its end. But at the beginning of this season our boys, encouraged and assisted by the young ladies of the P. H. S., entered so enthusiastically into the task of organizing and training the new team that as the time for the great contest drew near, it seemed that victory was once more to be ours. Although we were disappointed in our hopes, we are justly proud of the manner in which our little team of eight conducted itself. The mistake which contributed most to our defeat this year was that in the past we have neglected to develop a secondary team from which to recruit. Those pupils who were not sure of making points have invariably refused to train. They forget that most of the best athletes produced by our school were unable to make many points in their first attempt. We hope that in the future every boy will turn out and help to carry the “Purple and White” to victory. We are rejoiced to learn that the team of ’oo will adopt new tac tics. The old policy of delaying everything until the last mo-

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coronet might rest with perfect ease, and as president of our class she presides over us with great dignity. She was a member of the famous Wednesday night German class and learned to talk quite fluently in (?) German. She is often seen with the tiller ropes in her hand guiding the Idler down the creek. Ethel blushes so prettily and it is Werner’s delight to tease her un¬ til she wishes him many miles away. By request we refrain from mentioning her favorite color. She is very modest and never indulges in anything worse than a quiet lesson in star gazing. John Worth Peoples is a very dignified young man and makes up for what the rest of us lack. He is quite a musician, and it is a great pleasure to hear him when he favors us with a solo in his mellow bass voice. In his younger days he was quite susceptible to blushes, as he was somewhat bashful, but he has entirely out¬ grown that and it is hard telling which he enjoys most—the piano or the society of the girls. John possesses one thing which is greatly admired by boys and girls alike, and that is his surrey and quite frequently have we enjoyed a ride on the country roads. He is the athlete of the class and lias the honor of being president of the athletic team. John is rather quiet but could write more notes in one period than Miss Ball could possibly keep her eyes on, and to as many girls. Next comes our golden haired Mattie Wilson. Often has it been said among the girls that they would give anything for hair like Mat’s. Dancing is her forte and at all our hops Mat reigns supreme. She was often in despair because she could not wiggle her ears as Levi does. She generally managed to have consider¬ able fun in school but as she was usually rather quiet about it she never caused the teachers much trouble. Mat was never very strong and really ought not to have come to school the last year, but she was determined to graduate with her class and so kept steadily on. Physics was a dream to her and only a shock of electricity could wake her up. Mat has the cunningest dimples and we all know how “The rank and file would walk a mile To win from her just one sweet smile.” If we are to judge the future by the past H. Werner Dietz will some day be a great scientist. He is Mr. MacNeil’s right hand and it is a mystery how the labora¬ tory will continue without him. He is very studious and excels in everything. As he couldn’t get enough German in school he took private lessons on Wednes¬ day nights. Werner will leave the school haunted by the fact that he has not paid ! his debts, for Ethel charges him fifty cents for every note she passes for him, and really the sum total is something terrible. He has been our leader in all our under¬ takings and with his cheerful ways man¬ aged to keep up our spirits even the dull¬ est days. He greatly enjoyed a joke, especially if it were at .some one’s else expense. One of his most cherished possessions is a small looking glass which he is quite frequently caught admiring(?) With all his studiousness Werner often found time to talk to the girls to the great discomfiture of Miss Sanderson. Frances Clair Gale, the talker, the singer, the tease, the bluffer; the jolliest words fail to characterize him. It has long been his aim to attend the University and we expect before long to hear of his com¬ peting for the “Carnot medal.” He de¬ lights in showing a book containing locks of hair which he has secretly taken from the girls during his giddy Freshman year. One scarcely ever gets the best of Frank, but we remember when he was fairly caught while indulging in “soft nonsense.” With all his work Frank has taken time to act as assistant telephone operator and we have often seen him on his way to the office with his Virgil under his arm; we wonder if he received his inspiration from there or from Jones’ ice cream parlors when he had the Trojans drinking ice

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ment has been abolished and the team will pursue systematic training throughout the year. This not only secures better devel¬ opment, but prevents over-training which is sure to accompany hurried preparations. No team ever faced the future with brighter prospects than that of ’oo. Most of its members have had the benefit of the training of this year. Promising material is expected from the entering class, and the field day is to be held on the home track. Let all the citizens turn out and en¬ courage the team to victory. Following is the result of the last field day, held at Santa Rosa: ioo-yard dash—Drysdale, S. R.; A. Hen¬ ley, U.; Claude LeGro, S. R. Time, io 3-5 seconds. 220-yard hurdle—J. T. Sturtevant, U.; Frank Bowles, P.; Albert Howe, S. R. Time, 27 4-5 seconds. (Taylor, Santa Rosa finished first,but was disqualified. Mile walk—Roy Park, P.; Andrew Frei S. R.; Louis Schieflfer, S. R. Time, 7 min¬ utes, 34 3-5 seconds. 220-yard dash—Clarence Drysdale, S. R.; Thomas McGuire, P.; Claud LeGro, S. R. Time, 22 1-5 seconds. 880-yard run — Archie Alexander, P.; Clyde Healy, P.; H. Wycoff, U. Time, 2 minutes, 8 seconds. 120-yard hurdle—R. Thomas, U.; Charles Taylor, S. R.; Frank Bowles, P. Time, 18 1-5 seconds. 440-yard dash—F. L. Horman, U., F. Griffith, H.; Harry Steele, S. R. Time, 53 2-5 seconds. Mile bicycle race—Ben Noonan, Fred Lemmon, K. Mallory, S. R., dead heat. Mile run—T. McGuire, P.; Newton Kin- ley, S. R.; H. Wycoff, U. Time, 4 minutes, 56 seconds. Twelve-pound shot put—Ben Noonan, S. R., 37 feet, 2 inches; Fred Lemmon, S. R., 36 feet 7 inches; Ralph Rose, H., 35 feet 11 inches. Twelve-pound hammer throw—W. B. Brown, U., 121 feet; O. F. Nuckolls, U.-; R. Lowe, U. Pole vault—R. Rose, H.; Clarence Drys¬ dale, S. R. and R. Thomas, U. tie; 9 feet, 7 inches. High jump—A. Henley, U; Fred Finne, U; A. Frei, S. R.; 5 feet, 3 inches. Running broad jump—A. Henley, U., 20 feet, 6 Yz inches; F. Costello, P., 20 feet 4 inches; F. Bowles, P., 19 feet, 6 inches. Relay race—Santa Rosa, Petaluma, Ukiah. THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION. The Senior class undertook a new and interesting way of studying the Constitu¬ tion of the United States. We organized a convention with a chairman, clerk, and delegates from the thirteen colonies. The chairman was chosen alphabetically, each member presiding for a week. The clerk was changed but once during the session. We carried on business in the same man¬ ner as the original convention. In our meetings we introduced and debated upon the different parts of the Constitution, bringing out the objections and arguments of the real Convention. The most exciting and interesting topic was that relating to slavery. For three days the question was tossed back and forth without result, the members of the South wishing to have the subject of slavery omitted entirely from the Constitution, and those of the North trying to compromise. The excitement could not have been much greater in the original Convention 11 ' or could the mem¬ bers have been any more obstinate. ' One of our first resolutions was that our sessions .should be held in secret. A ser¬ geant-at-arms was appointed to keep out reporters, the curious, and the like, much to the disgust of some of the members of other classes. We even went further than the original Convention, for articles of impeachment were drawn up against one of our chair¬ men on the charge of receiving secret com¬ munication during the meeting, and refus¬ ing to disclose the contents. At the earn-