Potter School - Shield Yearbook (San Francisco, CA)

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THE POTTER SHIELD . 1 NOTICE :-Pupils will please keep their pajamas or other informalattire at home. If they wish to sleep in school, it must be done under the usual C0Hd1l31011S- wk :ic vp ' Between twenty-five and thirty fellows were enrolled as boy-scouts the other night at school. ,They have formed a troop of their own,.w1th Mr. Goodwin as scoutmaster and Mr. Murdock to assist him. Tynan, Whittaker, and Gump are the respective leaders of the Pine, Eagle, and Wolf Patrols. The School.Troop will be known as Troop Forty There are still ten places open before it is a full troop, so put in your application early. V Pk wk Sk Mr. Potter showed that he was still fit, when he chased a watch vender down the fire-escape one morning during the second period. The speed with which our head-ma.ster jumped to the attack was truly remarkable. Pk Pk Pk Three Latin is occasionally honored bythe presence of .Bernhard Dohrmann. Once or twice a week he condescends to drop in to see how things are getting along. Pk Pk Pk Since Mr. Henshaw's departure, Second Latin has been separated into First and Second Latin. Mr. Damon teaches the first, and Mr. Murdock the second. Pk Pk Pk Whoisheelll Some sneeze, Jack! Pk Pk Pk ' HEARD IN THE EXAMS. . . . George Washington married, and in due time became the Father of his Country. ,Q ,,. ,,. Mr. Brown has informed First Math. that he procured his start by working in a shovel factory. Now when there's any digging to be done, we know whom to look The rumor that Mr. Murdock was bashful, was utterly and completely destroyed during the last University School game. Although he and his party might have seen the game from where they sat, we doubt it considerably. But Mr. Murdock prob- ably makes an excellent chaperon, and after interviewing his wards, we cannot say that we blame him much for his lack of interest Cin the game, of coursej. Pk Pk Pk A popular fad among the elite, at present, are the Saturday morning recep- tions held at school. Only those favored ones who have been dismissed from class during the week are invited CPD to be present at these delightful affairs. Pk Pk Pk Military training is now an established fact at school, and under the guidance of Sergeant Miller of the Presidio, the Rookies are becoming quite proficient in the intricacies of squad drill. ,E X ,Q Alas, we were not the only school to be invaded by Hspooksl' on4Hallowe,en night, for our fair rivals were likewise raided, and the Ghosts had evidently no feelings of sacrilege from the way they succeeded in mussing things up. Pk Pk Pk ' The Demnerit system, newly established for the benefit of a few lawless ones, is becoming quite popular lately. So far, fifteen demerits in three minutes is the record for one boy. Need we name the holder of said record? Pk Pk Pk As the Athletic Committee has shown its patriotism by donating its funds to the American Y. M. C. A., why don't Brune and Callaghan do their bit and knitfor the Red Cross? Attention, girls! E X ,,. ,K More dirty work . by the Germans! The hot water refuses to run in the showers. Twenty ,i 3. YW'- . M. ff 'iv 5 xlwmrvil WHEN mm fwffiifftil sfsirtrmg. QEQGWFH searing, zsfaasmg., tag?-:mi MPWTQ1 i hm ,life as imma! Plz in rum .MSW 'N will ,Mahi U s... 'i N., Pixie

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lk wk - lt W. mill th.. ll ll, Let ri llll Wiki n- Q . N ix ' ' tx If-loudly S and th 5 uolbbmtg J. D. fl the door, I l'05'S came II them and house. 1 I in L'llIlSlllg W. B. 1 une from ss hen ther Some of me people ited game. They had :as racing. It was happy for E. E. '7 ICJ. THE POTTER SHIELD fi ,IQ fr, ' KW U --QQ fi . 5 NW 10,5 w i . T , SYS' mel 'A an Q W7 i ' I 7 ' f f ei gcaf f v ,' a l 5 X - f Z 5 H f .4-:qi Z ,- lf, 1' ::,-.f:,g.1'l- V- 'r J D On Thursday afternoon, November 8th, Mr. Hanson, the Scoutmaster of this city, gave us a most. interesting talk on the Boy. Scouts of America and the work that they are doing for the good of the country. He enumerated a number of acci- dents that have occurred in and around San Francisco in which the Scouts have been able to lend first aid. The Boy Scout is taught to do about every practical thing a boy can do-from the tying of knots to cooking eatables. Pk Pk Pk As a means of transportation, the big bus has been very valuable. And the way in which Hiram maneuvers the truck has brought forth many expressions of admiration. Indeed we believe that without much difficulty the worthy man would be able to obtain a position as driver of one of the British Htanksl' over in France. And he would probably consider it easier than driving a carload of fifty yelling kids up the Van Ness avenue hills. Pk Pk Pk The fellows of the first squad, who went over to Berkeley Saturday, November 10th, to play St. Joseph's, were lucky enough to see the best game of the season, between St. Mary's and California, and allfor nothing, too. ik Pk wk Mr. Potter has given the school a number of interesting and instructive talks on the war and our position in it. He has also endeavored to impress upon us the gravity of the food situation. These wheatless and meatless days have brought home to us, far more than anything else could, how much we will all have to sacri- fice before this war is over. And although at present the situation is not very serious out here, nevertheless we are all doing our bit by conforming with the regulations. ,k ,,. ,,. The reason why a number of fellows lately have been keeping an observant and watchful eye on Wheeler is that there are grave suspicions that he is either an I. W. W. or a German spy. ' At any rate, it is surely certain that Kirk knew what he was doing when, in Chemistry the other day, his experiment and all the imple- ments that went with it blew up with a big bang. We humbly beseech Mr. Brown to run out in the hall and ring the fire alarm the next time he notices Kirk con- cocting a phony experiment, so that the rest of the school may get out as soon as possible. ,.. 1. ... Repeated instructions to the contrary notwithstanding, the physics class de- lights in plating coins with mercury. In this manner, several pennies have been passed off as dimes. Born counterfeiters, these lads. Q Nineteen

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the guidance What has the tennis squad been doing lately? We fear Mr. Dawson's absence 1 . '- .g,'r.P . N-Q L., v..' ' tl -.wa i . 4 . ..,. 3 ju S Milk X ,, h K .,g a - w l 0 'wx' ' f ffl!! ai N, ' N ,E Qi. jp ww P cl fuj R'-iff? I r 'in x A I lfllkfli DU .BTL G. eri:-?!nl into First . x am Hwnd. Hifi- Father of i'-V Wafifkjng 3 -EY Wiium to ri.-if-ly destroyed 'fi 2112! have seen II!'4fUl'ii pwb- 'fsf' we cannot H! fT1QrUl'SPl. n-wrning receyr :zsnuswl from ul affairs. rite profcient n HaU0W6'9H evidently 110 up. Vl 01165, 15 ifvthe record 'unds to fhe knit for fhe nm ill the U I1 I bf!! THE POTTER SHIELD Hitchcock has succumbed to the voluptuous temptations of society and abandoned the simple football life. Call for Billy Sunday! Pk Pk Pk Tilden's famous warnhorse has been seen around school lately, groomed by Tom Williams. From Indian featherweights to Excelsior twin is some jump, Tom. Pk Pk Pk It was certainly a sad day for the whole school when our old friend and master, Mr. Humphries, commonly called Dido, on account of his Hpulcherima forma, left to join the rest of the Liberty Boys, in their journey up to American Lake. For the last three years, ever since 3? he began teaching here in 1914, Dido has been a true friend to us all, both on the field and in school, and it surely struck us very hard when Mr. Potter told us that Mr. Humphries had been called to do his Hbitf' for the U. S. Before he left Dean Folger, the school president, presented him with a few practical gifts from the school. On the morning of his departure, Dido made a short farewell speech, after which the whole school trooped down to the sidewalk and, as he started off in the Studebaker, gave him nine lusty cheers. Many of us have received letters from him, telling us of his new life and how much he enjoys it. We have been very happy to hear also that he has become a sergeant. This does not surprise us greatly, however, for there are very few things Dido can't do, once he has made up his mind. ,S ,, .6 By the appearance of the locker room on the morning after Hallowe'en, it was evident that either a cyclone or Tige Hayne had hit it. Public sentiment seems to favor the latter as the culprit. It is quite possible that Tige was on one of his numerous eat hunts, and everyone knows what a ferocious, and dangerous being he is once he espies his quarry. It seems that on this same night Professors Brown and Horsford were rudely disturbed by some of the members of the school. It is a wonder that some people would not have more respect for their instructors. Pk Pk Pk ' Where are those spats? Pk Pk Pk Queer what a lot of new Potter pins were required this year, isn't it? Probably a new issue had to be gotten out at Miss Burke's also. Never can tell! ' Pk Pk Pk has demoralized the racquet champions. Pk Pk Pk No questions answered for ten minutes! Hodges, for heaven's sake, put your hand down! 4. .k Pk We are wondering when the sixth class will get its holiday for keeping clear of demerits. Probably when the Germans capture Paris. Pk Pk Pk As Caesar would say, Our Greenbaum is a man of exceeding courage. He must have had a spasm of bravery the day he got up and told the school what difference latitude has upon temperature. ,F ,, ,,. Boy Scout meetings come in mighty handy when your Math. lesson isn't prepared. Pk Pk PF As you was ! T wenty-one