Petaluma High School - Trojans Yearbook (Petaluma, CA)

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i5 Helen M. Poehlmann. “Nature presently distilled Helen’s cheek, but no-t her heart. ’ Treasure Sterling Ellis. “ ' Created for a purpose.” Evelyn Louise Hall. “ ' T ' was not her name, but it suited her well. And so we called her Tom.”

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Chronicles of the Class of ’05 1 7 N GW it came to pass in the year! of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and one, while Ferguson, the King of the P. H. IS., still sat upon the throne, and ruled with great wisdom, and while his kingdom was growing in power and numbers, there was added to his people a goodly company from the land of the (Eighth Grade—a land where the people sre verdant and small of stature. New, it chanced that when those from the land of the Eighth ' Grade came to the outer limits of Ferguson the King, they said unto him, “May we come in and be one or two ailong with you?” and the King replied, “You may, if you have the proper cre¬ dentials.” Now, the word was large, and they knew not what it meant; so they said that they thought that they had the same at home, and each would ask his mia- that evening, and find ou-t. And in the morning they returned with their slates and pencils, and First Readers and Spellers, and such other things as they had been accus¬ tomed to use in the land of the Eighth j Grade. But the King w T as wise, and found the papers which he wanted, and assigned these Freshies to seats in the Assembly of the High School. Now, when the class of Naught Five c?me up out of the land of the Eighth Grade they were a great company, their numbers being, in the language of the country from which they came, “twenty and five head.” But it chanced that while they were great in numbers, they were yet fearful lest some one should say ought unto them. And it came to pass that the Juniors grew in wisdom and learning and they found it out, and chose to contend in debate with the people of the camp above them. Now, it chanced in those days there was in the city of Petalu¬ ma., a captain of the host called the Salvation Army, who played entranc¬ ing solos on the bass drum. And he was accommodating and kind of heart, and loaned his drum to the opposing camp to play upon at the debate. But the fates were against those who bore the drum, and the Juniors car¬ ried it away captive, and hid it in an upper room, where one of them, Irene of the tribe of Hastings, kept watch over it even whi le she slept. Now r , the King saw that there was much trouble headed toward his realm, and so he called together into the office his counsellors and wise men and said, “We must decide this matter at once, lest the Captain of the Salvation Army, who has gr wn weary of beating a tin pan at the head of his warriors, come upon us and destroy us.” And they discussed the matter until the going down of the sun; and when the town clock had crawJed to six, the King came before his waiting peo¬ ple and said in a solemn voice,“Let the drum be delivered ever into the hands of the Seniors, and let them at once give it back into the hands of the Captain of the Salvation Ar¬ my, and thus let dire calamity be averted.” And it was done even as he had said.