Petaluma High School - Trojans Yearbook (Petaluma, CA)

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...FACULTY... BRUCE H. PAINTER. ELLIN E. TRUEBLOOD .. DORIS ADAMS . LUCY AGAR . HAZEL ALLEN. FLORA BAGLEY.. ELSIE BROWNE. EMMA F. DANIEL. BERNICE EDWRADS ... ALBERTA ELMS . JAS. L. FREDERICKS .... CLARINDA GEKKELER GERTRUDE GOODRICH RUTH HARTWELL . EMMA V. HESSE . BERT HEWITT . RUTH HINCKLEY .. HELEN HODGEHEAD . LOUISE HUTCHESON ... F. W. JAEHNIG . I. A. LEONARD . RAY Me I NT I RE ...:. A. J. RATHBONE . FLINT BANNER. A. B. WAY . JAMES A. YOUNG. RUBY MERRITT . ... Principal and City Superintendent .. Vice Principal, Latin . Physical Education for Girls . English .... Business English and Typewriting . Stenography and Typewriting . General Science and Biology . Chemistry and General Science . Home Economics . . French and English . Manual Training ... Part-Time Courses . Drawing Smith Hughes Agricultui ' al Courses . Mathematics . Shop Work. . Music .. History .. English and History . Vocational Co-ordinator . Spanish . Orchestra Smith Hughes Agricultural Courses .Physical Education for Boys . Commercial .Physics and Mathematics . General Science

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Contents Dedication 2 Faculty . 6 History of Class of 1 923 . 7 Seniors . ......... 9 Class Prophecy . 14 Junior Class . 17 Sophomore Class . 19 Freshman Class 20 Literary . 21 Staff .. 29 Editorials . 29 Organizations . 31 Exchanges . 47 Alumni . 47 School Notes 48 Athletics . 31 Daily Egg ............ 62

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History of the Class of 1923 I. THE GREAT MIGRATION H APPILY, though perhaps somewhat timidly, the class of ’23 entered good old P. H. S. proud to be one of the four common¬ wealths of that great democracy. They had migrated from the Grammar School under far better conditions than had their ancestois who migrated fom England to America. In some respects they were searching for the same thing. Both sought a better living, one by means of freedom, the other by education. The latter were fulfilling the motto they chose, “Tomorrow to fresh woods and pasturer new.” IT. THE PERIOD OF COLONIZATION Unlike their ancestors, however, they were not so long in settling- down. They elected Henry Siess their president and under Ins guiding hand they prospered. The Freshman dance was a great success and the cabaret dance at the end was novel and gave promise of what they were yet to do. The second part of the period Roscoe Gegory was elected president. He also led them steadily, faithfully plodding on to new pastures. Interlcass basketball was won by the team of ’23. III. PERIOD OF CONSTRUCTION The Sophomore year was one of school activity as well as class activity. Members of the class took part in athletics, social affairs and dramatics and a few reached literary fame. Henry Siess won first prize for the Enterprise Stories, Henry Ravenscroft Sophomore prize and Pearl Foster, then of ’24 now of ’23, the Freshman prize. The class gave a delightful program before the student body and the two ‘hops’ were enjoyed by all who attended them. Truman Clark was their president for the whole year. IV. SOCIAL AND POLITICAL DEVELOPMENT If the Sophomore year was a period of school activities, the junior year was one of greater activities. Athletics, social affairs and dramatics again found those of ’23 participating in them. The President of the Associated Students, Fred Arfsten; Secre- tary of Social Affairs, Aileen Beck; and Secretary of Girls’ Athletics were all Juniors. In the last half of the year “Biff” Hoffman was ap¬ pointed Secretary of Boys’ Athletics to fill out the unexpired term of Rollo Fuller. Just before Christmas, as was the usual custom, the Juniors gave a mock Christmas tree to the Seniors. The presents were good jokes and there was many a laugh on the poor Seniors. The class was gradually diminished in number which naturally made finances low. The Juniors and Seniors joined forces in giving