Petaluma High School - Trojans Yearbook (Petaluma, CA)

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We d have you all in, but there isn’t room here. Z is for Zada, the last of the list, When she leaves school she’ll surelv be missed. Some Things to Find Out. 1. What became of the bell rope ? 2. Why two Junior boys have cea.sed to bring their lunch to school ? 3. Why rats were heard in the garret but once. 4. Why H S. students were the only ones to feel a series of earthquakes one Tuesday after¬ noon ? 5. Why a certain Junior is growing bald- headed ? 6. Why Edna rose ? 7. Why a Junior has a particular fondne.ss for precious stones ? 8. What became of all the exchanges ? 9. Why the Freshies are so anxious to have their names in the Enterprise ? 10. Why some of the girls prefer to dance in the lower hall ? 11. Why Allie and Lewis do not frequent the labratory any more ? For the Freshmen. Pre.sident Wheeler has written an article “For the Freshmen’’ which contains much of use to any student who wishes to make a success of college or school life. In order that all our students may be able to read it, the editors have thought it wise to reprint it in the Enterprise. Following is the article : “I beg to dedicate to the members of the Freshman class a few scraps from the note-book of my college experience. I think I have noticed that few men who force themselves into public attention in the early months of their college course prove to wear well in the college estimation. Do not push. The steady pressure of honest work is better adapted to the four years’ test. Do not try to be a “prominent man’’ for the first year. Prominence will take care of itself, in the sane, unerring judgment of student opinion. Porget as soon as possible the grandeur of your re cent estate as seniors in a high school and .settle down to be plain freshmen. Fall into line ; recognize the leadership in student affairs of the senior class ; bide your time ; you j will be .seniors .some day if all goes well. Though I my experience recommends to each of you I quietness, it dissuades from isolation and selfi.sh I individualism. Become a part of the organized i life of the university. Identify yourself with the active interests of the student body. Join the organization of the associated students. Ally yourself with .some organized activity, ath¬ letics, music, debating, religious work, journal¬ ism, dramatics. Be public spirited, be loyal to the college. I have noticed that men who succeed in life are trained men. Practical life wants men who can be relied upon. The brilliant, inspirational type is below par in the market. Work regu¬ larly. Take no cuts. Prepare ever3 ' exercise. Make yourself do things whether you like them or not. It is good practice. The first thing to get is a good grip on your own dear .self In regard to choice of studies, my experience leads me to advise you that the teacher is more important than the subject. Go where the work is most accurately and severely exacted. Go where the highest standards are maintained. In all probability it is now or never with you, and you cannot afford the risk of soft intellectual or moral fibre. Plan to be first-rate in something. Keep clean. Tell the truth, because it is true Do right, because it is right. Do each day’s work thoroughly, because it is duty. Have faith in more than you can see. Live for more than 3 ' ou can grasp.” Worth of Women. Honor to Woman ! To her it is given To garden the earth with the roses of heaven! All ble.ssed she linketh the loves in their choir. In the veil of her graces her beauty concealing. She tends on each altar that’s hallowed to feeling And keeps ever living the fire. — VonSchille7 Kindne.ss costs less and yields greater divi¬ dends than mone}’ at compound intere.st.

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comer for a moment. Then be grasped his hand with such tremendous force that it seemed to be in danger of dislocation. But the young man appeared to like it. “Horace Thompson!” exclaimed Tom, “ I thought you was out in California, and I never should see you again.” “No, uncle Tom,” said Horace, uneasily. “I guess Vermont is going to be good enough for me the rest of my days.” Then, as if anxious to change the subject, he asked quickly, “How is Aunt Martha ?” The old man’s lips quivered and he could not speak. He pointed to the hill where the white headstones gleamed through the maples, and lifted his hand toward the blue depths of the cloudless sky. The young man’s eyes filled with tears. “ I didn’t know it,” he said softly. And then, as if by common impulse, the two men walked away together and Jim retired behind his tablet. But it was not long before the wanderers re¬ turned. Hawkins marched along with the same swinging step that he had when he was a member of Company “ G,” and on his shoulder, riding royally, sat Horace Thompson’s little boy. “Hold on there I” roared the farmer. “You needn’t finish that bill. There ain’t a’goin to be any auction. Horace Thompson, he and his wife and little boy, they are going to keep house for me. Tear up that bill, Jim, and tell me what the damages are and we will soon straighten matters out.” “ Damage,” said Jim, with a tinge of sarcasm in his tones, “ You come into this store and we will look and see if we can find a bunch of raisins or somethin’ or other for that little fellow.” o. H. L. “ ’04.” Alphabetical List. A is for Allie, whose art and wit Have been shown in our High School quite a bit. B is for Brainerd, one of our athletic team. He’s a rirsher we know; that’s easil}’ seen. C is for catastrophe, which happened one day. When Horace’s hair was taken away. D is for dancing, the faculty enjoys; But what is the dancing without the boys? E is for Elsa, a charming lass; ’way at the head of the Third Year class. Studying, studying, all the day; ’tis not any ef fort—she was born that way. F is for Freshies, who always have a word. We advise them that “children should be seen and not heard.” G is for geometry, both solid and plane, And the many other things that puzzle the brain. H is for Helen, the girl with light hair, For such girls as she are seldom and rare. I is for image of Caesar on the wall, If you look at him hard, he’s liable to fall. J is for Juniors, the pride of the High, But when it conies to deportment in English— oh my ! K is for cage that hung i n the hall, L is for birds, and they weren’t birds at all. M is for Martin, who by his athletic feats Is first in the hearts of the athletes. N is for Naemi, the fresh Sophomore, If marked in deportment, she’d surely get four. O is for Opal, who is always late. vShe believes in the saying : “ Be up-to-date.” P is for “Peanuts,” our lawyer and scribe, Tho’ with his writings nothing will jibe. Q is for quinces on our neighbor’s tree; When no one was near we’d swipe two or three. R is for ring, which was in the bell. But where it has gone no one can tell. S is for Sarah, our nightingale sweet, Whene’er she doth favor us,be assured, ’tis sweet. T is for Tessie, one little vSweed, In basketball she takes the lead. U is for union, that we ' re going to tonn. So that we can strike when the weather gets warm. V is for volcano, near Italy’s shore. Go ask the Fre.shies if you want to know more. W is for Winsor, Walker’s wonderful man, Who with his wise ways works as fast as he can. X is for Xaminers who from Berkeley came. Heedless of invitations, wind, cold or rain. Y is for you whose names don’t appear,

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COMMERCIAL, Commercial Class History. We as a class leave a history; not contain¬ ing any great events, records of any great bat¬ tles or wonderful discoveries, but in it are some of the events of our school life. When we entered the High School we were meek, mild and timid, and upon reading the course of study laid out for us, our foreheads became wrinkled with lines of care. But in spite of the dreary outlook we went to w ' ork and the two years soon fled. During the first year our class consisted of fifteen members, while tonight we are only a class of three—two girls and one boy. Let us first run over the names of those who, for various reasons, have left us : Kathryn Kamp, on account of ill health, was compelled to leave during the first term. She is still in town and has continued her stenog¬ raphy and typewriting with the present Fresh¬ man class. It is needless to say, Kathryn, you have been missed by us. Anita Dias also had to leave school because of ill health but is still residing in town. Katie Canfield is at present in one of the local dressmaking parlors. She was so very jolly that we missed her sadly this year. Carrie Burns left school during the first term as she had completed the studies she was taking. Carrie was always willing to help any one who was in trouble, and is missed very much when dancing is going on. Katy Fratny left us about the middle of the second term to reside in San Francisco. Ewell Cox left after the first term. Claude Hanson, Thomas White, Fred Zim¬ merman, Rudolph Peterson and Clayton Dean are still among the “ Freshies.” Joe Tuttle, or “ laughing Joe,” the torment of the class, is still with us, although he does not graduate with us tonight. He is always playing tricks on his classmates. Even the girls are not spared. He has a knack, so to speak, of getting out of every scrape he gets into, and when accused of anything he can look as inno¬ cent as a ” new born babe.” Joe has an especially ” sweet tooth” for candy and oranges and always treats the girls. Last year Joe was very shy and has continued (?) so this year. We are not aware of Joe’s future plans but suppose he will continue to live on the ” wild hills” of Chileno valley and embark in the stock (?) rais¬ ing business, especially that branch pertaining to the care of his neighbor’s p gs. We do not want our readers to think Joe is entirely bad, as he has a number of good qualities. He is nearly always on time and always has his lessons, al¬ though he says he never studies. We know better, as we can tell by his recitations. Now we come to our graduates. Our class orator, Ada M. Stone, is the favor¬ ite of the class. She makes new friends every day by her jolly ways and winning manner. She is a most studious body and always has her recitations in “ first-class order.” Ada is some¬ what of a poetess and often in her leisure (?) moments, an inspiration comes to her and then the way her pen flies is remarkable. Some of the trials of a certain young man of the class have been told in verse by this modest young poetess. If any joke is to be played, Ada is al¬ ways on hand to have a share in it, and if caught she endeavors to look innocent, but her laughing countenance gives her away. She has one of the happiest dispositions of any student in the P. H. S., and often when the room is very quiet her silvery laugh will ring out .so clear and strong that others are sometimes startled. There is one young (?) lady in the room, however, who does not seem to approve of Ada’s mirth, from the “looks” that are cast