Santa Rosa High School - Echo Yearbook (Santa Rosa, CA)

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THE PORCUPINE 13 ducive to seif development? To our mind it is the power to think. Such a statement seems almost insane, but to judge from the actions of those with whom we daily come in contact it cannot be iterated too often. It is only by the power of thought that the asperities of our daily lives can be smoothed. Only in proportion to the strength of our minds can we gratify the desires of our hearts with any safety. We laud the minds which have broken the shackles of religious oppression in the past, yet, today the churches are the most crowded, where reason least exists. The number of illustrations is unlimited; every ereat movement of the past or present, be it religious, political or social, hs sprung from a thought. In High School we are rushed from class to class, while facts are unceasingly poured into us. We grasp these facts, but we do not get hold of the greatest fact of all, that these facts are not thoughts. Facts are merely the materials out of which we shape our thought; the more we practice with the materials, the more perfect become our thoughts. Premature judgment is bad, but it is to be preferred to no judgment at all. We can at least put our twos together and make fours of them and later, when our light grows stronger, our fours can be squared. If thinking is needed at any time in our lives it is right now. Weare daily forming habits and prejudices which are to be the foundations of our future characters, and yet we are daily proceeding in our endeavors to veneer the dead shell and allowing the kernel, our true foundation, to lie neglected. Character is the world force of today. It can only be gained by self development. Self devel- opment is dependent upon thought and wise action, the concrete form of thought. What we should be

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I2 THE PORCUPINE “@he Porcupine” Issued every school month in the interests of the Sinta Rosa High School. SUBSCRIPTION CM MEARS So cec le vsicsels cra eal es Cane moleiee bres s.a sie @ ein mieimias Olsra ote ee 50 cents ELqlie MERE irc, cc koacsle ratetese ol rae claig Dea mrerelsiets mia ee Minerwitael ase sn) 915 25 cents Single Copies... 2.0.0 -eseeeee eeneeeerreness a ere np ents (0@F Subscriptions must be paid in ADVANCE. FOUR ete tis c s1s scars ate ons “hig ap cedane retunaves Oattuamaneiee MILTON DOD GE BUSINESS MANAGER... ....ccceeccesceesere teeeeeers CARL SCHAUPP (LULU MANN INSGSOCTAES So seas co ose cncaseninielnes as eiatmeas s a eis= See) ) ETHEL COY FOWCITANGES cae sicrecccucwabesicees) evqitibiew) wasise ROWENA SYMMONDS TREE AOTICS, 5 nines acc ecg ane sph eendve eile eae winmeams CARL RATHBONE Soe BUZRELL, ’06 LOCALS AND PERSONALS....-.eeseeecescerees ELSA HADRICH, ’07 ‘'EDNA BURGER, ’08 ASSISTANT BUSINESS MANAGER ........-- ELLSWORTH MITCHELL NMEA AR ETSTR, ou sical was esinitin he’s aii scleieeeineivernon .ESTHER REID Entered in the Postoffice at Santa Rosa, Cal.,as second class matl matter. All personals, stories, literary articles and items of interest to this paper should be sent to The Porcupine, Sania Rosa, Cal. At this season of the year we hear much about thank- fulness. We are told that we cought to be thankful for this, that and the other thing, with a remarkable latitude of subject. But, should we be thankful for anything that is not conducive to self development? “Sublime egotist,” you'say. But come with me through the pages of history and note the generals, statesmen and writers. Would such characters have existed but for self development? To everyone the gravity of individual responsibility should be apparent. The adage that “a chain is no stronger than its weakest link.” though trite, is still applicable. We deplore the weakness of the social chain, yet we come far from being efficient links ourselves. It is only by the development of the links that the chain will ever attain to any degree of potency. A pertinent question now: What factor is most con-

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14 THE PORCUPINE thankful for is the opportunity to use our minds for the end of self development. eee This month’s joshes were compiled while laboring under the difficulty occasioned by the loss of our popular josh editor, Floyd Wisecarver. He and his brother, the genial “Doc.” have removed to Modesto, where they will enter the High School at that place. Floyd’s departure causes regret among a large circle of friends, especially among his classmates to say nothing of certain mem- bers of the fair sex. Although we suffer from the loss, we wish them the best of success in their new home. eee A word or two on things in general. It is still the editors conception of heaven as being a place where he will have nothing to do but read manuscripts that are handed in, unbegged for, aye, even unasked for. And the said manuscripts are written legibly, in ink, on the long way of the paper. see About the joshes. Only those joshes are printed that will give the greatest pleasure to the greatest number. Joshes that are understood by only a small circle are care- fully omitted. Under no conditions are the joshes to be considered as personal hits from members of the staff. We are willing to be responsible for anything printed, but, in fact, no person has a right to kick if he becomes the victim of a little pleasantry, especially when it is his own act that lays him open to it. eee We are greatly indebted to Miss Ruth Overman for the cover design of this issue. The drawing comes from the pen of her sister, to whom we express our gratitude by this means.