Petaluma High School - Trojans Yearbook (Petaluma, CA)

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were therefore all the more precious. One of the girls was heard wishing that no one else would find another like the flower she had. In this way a rivalry was started to see who could find the finest specimens. When once secured they were carefully carried home, pressed and mounted for future use. It is needless to say that this was intensely interesting to those who were fortunate enough to form a part of these merry bands. But, alas! We had our misfortunes as well as our triumphs. As a result of too ardent search some of us came to grief. One of our number thought it best to smell of a strange specimen as well as to examine it with the eye. In doing this one day she smelled of a very strong nettle, and for several hours after she was reminded of it by the severe pain in her face. We hope she took warn¬ ing from this. In addition to our separate trips to the woods and fields we had a picnic on the 22nd of February, at a beautiful place about four miles from town. Quite a dele¬ gation of this club met at about 9 o’clock, and with lunch baskets, kodaks and collect¬ ing tins, the latest addition of Coxey’s army started. Several of the girls rode bicycles, but the others walked, and a merry time they had. It was a beautiful day and we had not a thing to mar our pleasure. And oh ! the beauty of those woods. Green and cool on every side the ferns grew in abundance, and also the choicest flowers of the season. It was no wonder we all went into ecstacies over the place,the flow¬ ers, the scenery, and everything we saw. We rested, then gathered ferns until we were all ready enough to eat our dinner. I shall not try to describe that dinner, for it would be quite beyond my powers. But anybody who has been so fortunate as to be a participant in a girl’s picnic knows well enough the fun there was. It was here the kodaks did their work, for has it not been said : “A man at his best has lately dined ?” When we could eat no more we started again to gather our flowers and to explore further this Elysium of which, up to this time, we had been ignorant. And finally when the day was about closing, tired but happy, we turned toward home, carrying our trophies carefully protected from sun and wind. And this was the first picnic of the sea¬ son. It was the first, last, merriest, and best of this year, but next year we can surely repeat our delightful experiment. SOflE EXPERIHENTS IN PHYSICS. During the past month the Senior class have performed a series of experiments which were designed to show the compara¬ tive cost of light as obtained by the burn¬ ing of gas or coal oil. The experiments were performed in a darkened room to which gas was piped from the physical laboratory. A meter showed the rate at which each burner consumed gas, and pho¬ tometers of two patterns were used in the measurement of the candle power of each light. The comparison of two different grades of coal oil was made by filling a lamp with each oil, fitting them with new burners of the same pattern, weighing each lamp with contents, then burning for a stated period and re-weighing. In this way the amount of oil consumed per hour by each flame was determined. By means of the photo¬ meters the amount of light given by each was found at intervals and the average was taken. The comparison of the common gas burner with the Welsbach showed that the latter gave 2.4 times as much light, while consuming only 89 per cent as much gas. Although great care has been used in making all of these tests, yet were the conditions different, the results might not be exactly the same. Knowledge of the economic value of the various sources of lights is of considerable importance as is also many other facts gained by study in the different branches of physics, yet knowledge of methods and ability to attack practical problems that one obtains from ! this study is a far greater gain.

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in her hand; I, behind, with the lamp, trembling with fear. Down the long pas¬ sage we went, through the dining room and into the kitchen. There, in the door¬ way of the pantry, by the light of a bull’s eye lantern which stood on the floor, we saw the burglar, a sack in his hand. Then Ethel nudged me, and I turned up the lamp. Instantly she raised the gun to her shoulder and commanded in a stern voice, “Hands up, or I fire.” The amazed bur¬ glar obeyed. By the light of our lamp we could see now that he was only a boy, not more than sixteen at the least. “Open the trap door to the cellar,” cried Ethel to me. I placed my lamp o n the table and did so. My fear was all gone now and it really was an amusing picture: Ethel standing there with her mouth shut in firm curves, and a stern, almost fierce look on her face; while the poor burglar stood still, utterly dumbfounded. But I had no time for more than a momentary glance as directly I had opened the cellar door, Ethel, still pointing her gun at the lad, ordered him down the cellar stairs. He went stumbling down in the dark and then we shut the cellar door, locked it, and piled all kinds of things on top of it until we were sure that by no manner of means he could get out. And then— ' then we both sat down on the floor and laughed, and laughed, and laughed. It was rather hys¬ terical laughing to be sure, but it did us good. When we had quite recovered ourselves. Ethel said we had better go to bed, since the burglar was quite safe—for he couldn’t possibly get out, as the cellar is entirely underground and has no other door except the one we barricaded. First, however we shut and locked the door which Ethel had forgotten to fasten, and we also tipped out the sack the burglar had left on the floor. We had evidently disturbed him before he had had a chance to do much, for there were only a leg of mutton, a bag of coffee and a few other eatables in it. You may feel sure we didn’t sleep any more that night, and early in the morning we went to our next neighbor’s house and told the family that we had a burglar shut up in the cellar and wanted to get rid of him. You can imagine how astonished they were when they heard how neatly Ethel had managed him. The worst of it was that everybody gave me as much credit for his capture as Ethel, and even Mr. and Mrs. Graham, when they returned, seemed to think I was nearly, if not quite, as brave as she. I can’t get it into their heads that it was Ethel, and Ethel only, who both planned the capture and accom¬ plished it. As for the poor burglar, he was convicted and is now spending his time in very profitable employment in the county jail. THE TRAHP CLUB. [by one of the tramps.] “Tramp, tramp, tramp, the girls are marching.” This was our song the first of February, when the Botany Club, popu¬ larly kii ' von as the “Tramp Club” was or¬ ganized. The least that can be said of it is that it is something new; for when before had the girls of the P. H. S. formed a club with the sole purpose of tramping and of scouring tne woods and fields for wild flowers ? The club was governed by three rules which are rather suggestive. First, there were to be no boys allowed (unfortunate fellows !) vSecond, there was to be no boss, and lastly everybody was to do ex¬ actly as she pleased. There was method in these rules, for how many flowers would the girls pick if the boys were there to do it for them ? and also what girl would be bossed by another if she could help it? So with these wise suggestions we were sure to succeed most wonderfully, and already we could see our pale cheeks blooming with roses, and in our dreams, we were tormented by visions of cows, fierce dogs, snakes and every other creature that roams the fields. We did not, however, stay at home to dream, but sallied forth to see what we could find. When we first started, the wild flowers were scarce, and

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THE HIGH SCHOOL ENTERPISE PUBLISHED BY THE SENIOR CLASS H. W. Dietz Editor. J. R. Williams Assistant Editor E. M. Brown Business Manager J. W. Peoples - Assistant Business Manager The Enterprise of the class of ’qq has but one ideal : To stand as a souvenir of the year gone by. During the past few years the school has made much progress. It is not so noticeable, perhaps, at first sight, but is more readilv realized when the present is compared with the past. The teachers have spared no pains in their endeavor to raise our standing and their work has not been in vain. The general tone of the school has been greatly improved. By proper cooperation of teacher and .student our school can be made one of the best in the .State. Let us hope that this will soon be accomplished, and let each one do his share toward ac¬ complishing it. In another place is given a sketch of the different members of our class. We have been closely united for four years. We have shared the same joys, the same trials. Tonight we stand together as a class for the last time. Tomorrow we shall separate, each to go his respective way. Knowing this, it is with sad hearts and a feeling of regret that we close this, the last day of ur High .School life. Though we are separated in person, the ties of school days •vill not be broken, for we have been too dosely associated hitherto to be separated n spirit now. None of us intends to cease his education upon leaving this school. But fortune will not permit us to keep to¬ gether in our future work. Some will soon go to college, others will remain at home, and still others will seek friends and a new home in other lands. Whatever our lot, let us keep together, though separated. We didn’t win the field day, and yet we are not discouraged. If we had been as well represented as some of the contesting schools, and each man had done as well as the ones we did have, another cup would now be added to our collection. But let us not think of what might have been. Rather let us turn our attention to the future. The next field day will doubtless be held in Petaluma and the citizens ot this place ought to join the boys in making it a success. There is no reason why we should not win at the next S. M. A. A. L. field day. Organize early. “Procrastina¬ tion is the thief of time.” Let the athletic qualities of each boy be tested, and then set the team to training in a systematic manner. If every one takes an interest in the event we will surprise the people in 1900. In soliciting for advertisements this year we met with many refusals. One old ad¬ vertiser said: “ No, sir. I don’t advertise in any High School paper. Let those help the High School whom the school helps.” The prevailing opinion seemed to be that advertising in the Enterprise was of no avail. Many, however, were willing to give an advertisement “just to help along the cause,” and to those we extend our thanks. Now ye Seniors, soon-to-be,remem¬ ber that the success of your Enterprise de¬ pends upon your advertisers. If you want to get out a good paper you must patro¬ nize the advertisers. The subject of expansion is just now of much interest not only to America and Europe, but to Petaluma as well. We have, in the past year won glorious vic¬ tories, and now the question arises—but we leave the discussion of this question with the debaters. 4