Petaluma High School - Trojans Yearbook (Petaluma, CA)

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12 Miss Edith R. Kurtz has had charge of the Commercial Department of our school for the past three years. Under her management it has made great success. She is held in the highest esteem by all her pupils. “Life alone in duty done. Rest alone in striving.” How the ? Mark Originated. Eve in her thirst after knowledge showed her true female inquisitive¬ ness in her cross-examination of the serpent and in commemoration of that circumstance the serpent seems to have been curled up and used in near¬ ly all languages as a sign of interro¬ gation. Two lovely ladies live hard by. And each a-churching goes; Mary goes to close her eyes And each a-churching goes; EDITORIAL. At the Senior entertainment last evening, it was indeed an ambitious effort to hold the attention of our aud¬ ience after they have been so highly entertained by the many (?) noted theatrical companies, which have ap¬ peared in our city recently. It was an act of great courage on the part of a few of our Seniors to rise before the public for you know that the cus¬ tomary habitat of these dignified peo¬ ple is in the schoolroom and not on the stage. But we imposed ourselves on the good will of the community, in order to relieve us from our financial embarassments arising out of Com¬ mencement night. We were indeed in a “perplexing situation We desire to thank our local talent and all others who so kindly aided us in the entertainment. 4 3V Loo o £ fcssow We were studying the Hermit-crab and it soon became evident to the least observing among us, that there was something wrong both in his character and construction. We had met, and had become fairly intimate with other members of his class and family. His surname was undoubt¬ edly Crustacea, and he was perhaps a distant relative of Mr. Crayfish, whom we knew very well. But Mr. Crayfish and all the other members of his class that we had ever studied, were the proud possessors of strong, well-built houses, which fitted them quite comfortably and which they car¬ ried with them where ever they went. But with our new acquaintance it was vastly different. We found him living in an old deserted house which was twice too large for him, and so heavy that he could not move it from the place where it now stood. Upon examination we learned that this house had been built by a Mr. Whelk, a prosperous and progressive relative of Mr. Hermit-Crab, who was now the worthy inhabitant of a much larger and handsomer dwelling. But why is our Hermit-Crab so dif¬ ferent from other members of his family? The story of his life is sad but instructive. It may be briefly told. His ancestors had often sought shelter and temporary lodging in just such deserted houses as our poor friend now occupies. They in this manner managed to avoid most of those battles and obstacles of life, the fighting and overcoming of which had, hitherto, made them brave and strong. They neglected to keep their own houses in repair, and whenever they traveled abroad, which soon be¬ came with them a rare occurrence, they depended for shelter upon the a

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I 11 ♦ ‘4t 1 with a foreign language tests your mother tongue. It reveals to you the weakness of your own speech, and teaches you how to amend or avoid them. It shows you the strong points of your own speech, and trains you to use them to better advantage. But most of all it trains you to find words for new ideas, and fit new ideas to words. The young people who neglect a chance to study because they be¬ grudge the time or dread the effort, are like the woodcutter who starts the day with a dull ax and cannot spare the time to grind it. When evening comes he is weary and worn, and has not accomplished half as much as his neighbor who took time to grind MARTIN SINGER. When Eve brought woe to all man kind, Old Adam called her woe-man. But when she woo’d with love so kind, He then pronounced her woman. But now with folly and with pride. Their husband’s pockets trimmin’. The ladies are so full of whims, That people call them w(h)imen. Horace Porter says “Woman is, af¬ ter all, a mystery. She is a great conundrum, but if we cannot guess her, we will not give her up.” Bishop Meade of Virginia lamenting the need of education in the State re¬ marked with a significant expression: “Our girls are poorly educated, but our boys will never find it out.” The Racist Store SELLS RELIABLE GOODS Plain St. Petaluma OUR SCHOOL AND FACULTY We who have been in the High School the past four years have been witnesses to the triumphant success of this department. It has made more real progress during the last few years than ever before in its history; a progress, due, in a large measures to the untiring efforts and wisdom of our present Principal, Mr. Ferguson. He has shown on more than one oc- erring judgment. In his supervision casion, under severe trials, his un- over our school he has always dis¬ played those qualities which make him a friend of all, an enemy of none. The Science and Mathematical de¬ partments were under the instruction of Professor E. P. Carey for the first half of the present term. His ability, together with the great interest that he took in his classes, made his de¬ parture deeply regretted both by the pupils and faculty. The vacancy made by Professor Carey was filled by Professor W. L. Foss, who came to us with the highest of recommendations. He is a man of sterling qualities, and great in¬ tellectual ability. We seldom leave his classroom without being impress¬ ed with some noble thought. Our German, Latin and Spanish courses have been under the super¬ vision of Professor Martin Singer, for the past two terms. He is well-versed in nearly all languages, and is one of the best instructors in this particular line of work that our school has ever possessed. He is a general favorite among our boys, encouraging and tak¬ ing part in all their sports. Miss Helen M. Perkins, our English instructor, although with us but a year, has, nevertheless, endeared her¬ self to all her pupils. As a teacher of the above named course, she has been a valuable addition to our fac¬ ulty. Her forgiving nature, and will¬ ingness to aid us in all our undertak¬ ings has been deeply appreciated.

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a 13 out-house or cast-off shells of their more progressive relatives. We may thus understand the pitiable, half-nak¬ ed, sadly crippled condition of Mr. Hermit-Crab. We say crippled foi even his feet and legs have shriveled up and are fast disappearing be¬ cause no longer protected by shoes (which he has become too indolent to make) or strengthened by daily exer¬ cise. He seems to have lost all self- respect; comes out of his “borrowed” house only when forced by hunger and “flees when no enemy pursueth.” His history is indeed a sad one, but even that higher animal, which has been classified as “genus homo,” or man, may learn a valuable lesson therefrom. There is a law of nature which declares that “He who would live and prosper must work.” The “Lavr of use and disuse” is found throughout the life history of all liv¬ ing forms. Borrowed or inherited houses, easy and luxurious modes of living free from the battles and ob¬ stacles which surround us, all these are fast producing a species which has well been called the “Human Hermit-crab.” The half-naked and crippled wrecks which we see about us will be found to have a history in every way similar to that here re¬ corded. But let us not fail to observe that it is not the body only which needs to be kept in repair by constant use, but the mind, too, must have its work to do, its problems to solve. For instance, the reader may either glance over these words with a smile and with scarcely the effort of a thought, or he may earnestly meditate upon the lessons here conveyed, and may, perhaps, get some faint concep¬ tion of the great truth which Mr. John ' Fiske has expressed with so great a force in these words: “Our intel¬ lectual faculties, our tastes and preju¬ dices, our very loves and hates are strengthened by use or weakened by disuse, just as the blacksmith’s arm grows strong, or as the horse turn¬ ed out to pasture becomes unfit for service.” There is no punishment more awful, no reward more benefi- cient than that which shall come to that animal, be he man or crab, who disregards or obeys this simple, yet eternal truth. W. L. FOSS. THE NEW STANDARD OF VALUE. (A Prophecy.) Out on the ocean of commerce sail¬ ing, Her captain and crew full sturdy and bold. With eye and courage both unfailing, Our ship of state seeks the isle of gold. She is breasting the wave in the van of all nations. While they sing and they shout as she bounds o’er the main, And they think of the day, when, with all their relations, They shall reign in their wealth, but they gather in vain. There’s a day that is coming, ’tis in fact near at hand. When a light as of noonday shall dawn o’er this land, When capital and labor, ambition and fame Shall count it a blessing their day never came. W. L. FOSS. WEBB’S YELLOW FRONT DRUG STORE For Stylish, Snappy Shoes KEIG’S 839 Main Street. JONES CO. Candy Manufacturers Ice Cream Soda, Ice Cream served for families a specialty Main St., next to American hotel.