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

Text from Pages 1 - 232 of the 1905 volume:

; TH E PORCUPINE | | FOR MAI MARCH, 1905] FACULTY NUMBER i SANTA ROSA, CAL., HIGH SCHOOL {f{ Past the Edge. The Death of Mrs. Stanford...... Rasta ortes, Cree ngs aviea te A Week in Sunny Ireland Dionysius A Sonnet to the Frog—Biology II NOGUT Soret RES Cen See eee eR Nocona ster Pete lak Saree ote | A Winter in the White Mountains Our Work-a-day World Exchanges E, R. SAWYER Watchmaker and Manufacturing Jeweler 629 Fourth Street Santa Rosa, Cal. THIRD STREET CYGLERY Reading Standard Bicycles CHURCH SUPPE RS | F.W.HESSE, Jr. 509 Third Street §0 ald { CIETY DINNERS IMPORTED JAPANESE NAPKINS | “WITH PURCHASES OF if | you buy FOR SALE BY Clothing Cc. J. SEIBEL and Men’s Furnishing Goods Grocer from us you’ll get the latest and Phone Main 31 Athenaeum B'dg, the best. Clover Farm Creamery Butter, White Star Syrup, Web Foot Soap. Agents Prussian Poul- KEEGAN BROS. Sises'tna Grovine cine on, ne Ore 1905 NO. 7 VOL. XI. Past the Edge No one would suspect that the great city of St. Louis, with its hundreds of factories belching soft coal smoke over its 600,000 seething inhabitants, is on the edge of things, that it stands as a bulwark to the undeveloped South, and has stemmed the tide of industrial enere’v that has crowded down from the North, sweeping away forests, scarring the earth with steel rails, and strewing volcanic factories in its course. In itself it seems a typi- cal city of the West—or the great Middle West—a busy commercial city like the rest. But its front door is to- ward the north, whence came its energy, and where still is its great interest. The forty tracks that center in the immense Union depot, ring constantly with the heavy traffic out and in. But it is chiefly a traffic between the north and east and west. It is striking how little of it filters through to the South that lies disregarded, almost forgotten at its back door. But once one has wearily battled his way past the miles of gorgeous alluring shop windows, through the clang of street car gongs, the shriek of whistles, the hum of ma- chinery, the rattle of trucks, the jostling of frantically busy pedestrians, to the Mississippi levee, he has sud- .denly come to the end of the turmoil and nerve-racking confusion. It is as the descent of peace on a warring na- tion, the bursting of the sun through the exhausted storm clouds, All about is a startling silence and repose. It is the beginning of the southland. The walls of the buildings that face the water front seem like stage scen- ery to shut out the noise of the city beyond. Under the awnings, in the little cigar stands, in the doorways, in THE PORCUPINE ‘ the freight office and warehouses lounge negroes in lazy comfort, picturesque and unwashed, and enviable in their oblivion of the passage of time and its opportuni- ties. Beyond, the bumpy cobblestone levee siopes steep- ly down some fifty yards to the water's edge, where are moored the great steamboats, huge paddle-wheelers. Small wonder that the worn-out ‘traveler is delighted to find this part of the world at least fifty years behind the average of American progress. Quite natural that he should be impelled to embark upon Mark Twain’s own river—and does. “Shell most likely get away at 5:30 or thereabouts,” said the genial ticket agent, when asked about his time schedule. It was already after 5 o'clock. yet boxes and barrels were piled high on the deck, while from time to time a mule and dump-cart would come sliding and c¢lat- tering down the cobblestone levee and add its load to the pile on the landing. The sun dropped suddenly behind that ghostly rim of buildings that stood so stark at the top of the tevee. At once a great clamor arose in the city beyond and came hurtling over the barrier. One might have thought the fiery ball had dropped squarely in the midst of the city, and that one heard the shrieks of its seared and mangled citizens. But it was the factory whistles marking 6 o'clock. And still the mule carts came rumbling down with their loads and the negro roustabouts slouched back and forth in pairs from the heap of merchandise to the boat, carrying crates and boxes, like ants. slipping and reeling under their un- wieldly burdens. Tor all the loading and unloading is done by negro-power. Of course, it is a slow process, for’ only a small foree can use a gang plank at once. But no- body worries. The seraphie calm of officers and crew is contagious. If the boat does not start at 5:30, why, “thereabouts” suits everyb ody quite as well. The shadows deepen till the varigit-d raiment of the rousté morons is Silhouetted as darkly as their faces against the grayish stones of the levee. “W ell, Pll swan,” tw ang- THE PORCUPINE 3 0 ed a nasal voice near the railing, and the rest all peered through the darkness to remark the alien presence of a real Yankee. “Look at those poor creatures doing the work of a steam derrick, and not complaining about it, either, and see that slave driver up yonder with that club, driving them like a lot of mules,” continued the indie- nant nasal voice; and a well articulated finger pointed accusingly at the mild, jolly-looking mate, who did, in- deed, have a club. It was a chalk nge. As, for the mo- ment, no one answered it, the challenger elanced about with rising pride and triumph, as one who has utterly confounded his enemies by finding them without a ready answer. Then a quiet voice spoke: “Yes, they do have to drive them some down here,” it said slowly. “But it is the only way to get them to work. And it is best, both for themselves and for us, that they should work, isn’t it?” And there was a pause for the answer that was not made, . “Besides,” continued the deliberate voice, “if we haven’t found out the uses of machinery down here yet, it is to the negro’s advantage after all. This boat wouldn’t be carrying a pay-roll of forty negroes at $2.50 per day and board if they had a steam hoist on board to do the loading. If they have to stand a little driving, they do have work and get good pay.” Perhaps this ar- gument was not born of the deepest knowledge of econ- omics, but it rang true as the honest belief of a moder ate thoughtful man, and was spoken with decent hu- mility. It surely could not have been that the dogmatic Yankee lacked for an answer. Doubtless he was but pausing for a moment to collect his thunder. But the hesitation was fatal, for, meanwhile, the drummer “oot the floor.” “That’s so,” he cackled. “I remember last fall T was out to see Murphy—you know Murphy of Chi- cago?” he asserted rather than asked. Nobody knew Murphy of Chicago, or if he did, he did not see fit to own it. “Well, anyway,” pursued the drummer unabashed, “I was out to see Murphy at Joliet last fall: he was super- intending the enlargement of a sewage canal beyond ti:e 4 THE PORCUPINE controlling works, and he told me a great yarn—-Mur-: phy did.” Jt would be tedicus to follow the digressions that prefaced and interlined this great yarn of Murphys. But when at Jast it had got its telling, it was not with- out its point. Briefly, it was the story of the Irishman who had been working on the canal and who re-appeared, rather late and battered, one Monday forencon only to find that he had been supplanted by a steam shovel. lie watched. it for a time, as the great steel jaws bit inte tie clay, closed with a snap, and creaked slowly upward with a whole cart-load of earth in its grip. Then ie shook a grimy fist at the steel usurper. “Yez can dv the work of a dozen min, ye blitherin’ spalpeen; av coorse, it’s aisy for yez to take the bread out of the mouths of : score of honest Irishmen! But yez can’t vote!” he yelle¢ triumphantly, “nor vez can’t get dhrunk,” he added, as his voice softened in tender memory and his little retreat- ing jaw that had been set with such comical ferocity, re- lapsed and hung limp—a fatuous blob. Just then the bell clanged, the engine coughed thickiy and the rich amber water ran in ripples of mud up the levee as the yreat hulk backed and turned and headed down streati. She nosed her way among the endless turnings of this most contorted of rivers. She fel he way over shoals where one could feel the jar and grind of her paddles on the sand. very few miles she swung around and moored, nosing up stream, like a great fish at rest in the current. And always the loading and wnload- ing was of absorbing interest. She moored at Cairo to take on coal. it being election day, one of the negroes in the coal barge which came along side, was simptn- ously dressed as eefitted so auspicious a day. THis patent leathers cleamcd; his eray-brown suit was neat and nat- ty, bis cellar was tall and white—and the cecal was soft coal He hesitated. The mate—he of the club—ordered him te go to work or to get out of the way. The extra rates for heaving coal were alluring. He was obviously torn by dissention. But he went to work—though gin- -@ THE PORCUPINE 5 gerly. Soon a voluminous black mammy came undulat- ing down the levee with a bundle under her arm. She swept the roustabout with searching glance. Through the coal dust she espied the gorgeous elector. She caught his eye. She beckoned to him with an emphatically crooked finger. He went. For an incredibly brief time she sheltered him behind her expansive skirt and a lime barrel. When he emerged he wore blue overalis, a red shirt, a battered cap, and was tying on the wreck of an old shoe. But, alas, by the time he had elbowed his way back to his place through the seething mass of coal heav- ers, another negro had his job and refused to give it up. And the cruel mate eave his decision in favor of the usurper. The negro bore the disappointment with ad- mriable resignation. Not so the disgusted old mammy, who scolded him roundly and ambled off up the levee, still sputtering and carrying a bundle perceptibly larger than the one she had brought. One day a sour-faced woman came aboard carrying a cat, preceded by a coop of chickens and followed by a little girl. Mercifully the cat and chickens required most of her attention, so the little girl was snapped and scold- ed only in the rare intervals when the mother had time to consider her insignificant presence. She sought the — captain and gave him minute instructions as to the dis- posal of the chickens; they were to be put on the middle deck where she could get to them easily; they were to be kept out of rain and wind, covered with a tarpaulin at night, etc., till the captain was in dispair. She volunteer- ed that she was taking her poultry to Memphis to sell. “But, [ should think, madame, you would hate to part with these precious chickens,” said the captain. She ex- plained that they seratched up her garden so that she could not have them around any more. “But you need not sell them just for that,” said the captain. “Didn't you know that when chickens bother you scratching up your garden, all you have to do is to fasten a little hook to each heel so that when the chicken begins to scratch, 6 THE PORCUPINE he can’t help walking right out of the garden in spite of himself?” But she angrily spurned his guileless sympathy and advice. And, worst of all, she got even by working off her wrath on the long suff ring little girl, ae —y—_—. — The Death of Mrs. Stanford The death of Mrs. Stanford is an event of peculiar in- terest to the schools of California. Directly and indi- rectly, the founding of Stanford University has wrought - marvelously in familiarizing our public with the idea of higher education. Some years ago, in an article on “Cal- ifornia and the Californians,” Dr. Jordan said: “In no other state is the path from the farm house to the college so well trodden as here.” This condition has largely de- veloped since the wealthy and vigorous institution at Palo Alto caine into existence, The stimulus has been communicated to the public school system, until now ev- ery high school must perforce contemplate more or less vividly the possibility of a course in one of our universi- ties. Such a course has become a commonplace, which means that the people of California are to show a hig average of culture in the future. The passing away of the last of its founders marks a distinct. epoch in the history of Stanford University. Heretofore personal pride and solicitude—an affection such as that of parent for child—has been a strong ele: inent in the management. This is now to be replaced by the disinterested care ‘of the impersonal public. The future of the instiution is in the hands of the people of California. The only way to show a proper eratitude for such a gift, and for the broad and generous spirit with which the foundations of the university have been laid, is by carefully preserving the magnificent bequest-— in spirit as well as in body. i wee THE PORCUPINE AA Week in Sunny Ireland “A week in sunny Iveland.” This is what the guide book said, also the tourist agent to whom we applied for particulars. “A week in sunny Ireland!’ Do you dare go back to America and say you missed it? Our vacation was growing alarmingly near its close, our purses were daily more cadaverous, but the bait was too allurine and in the innocence of our souls we decided to “take in” Ireland. Oh, gullable Ametican tourist, not to know this meant that, not Ireland, but ourselves, would be taken in! Odes have been written to the joys of crossing the Irish sea. We felt those joys—-such as they were—to the in- nermost depths of our being, and the early morning found a dejected looking trio eagerly scanning the horizon for the Irish coast, while politely, yet firmly, refusing the steward’s invitation to breakfast. Indeed, I didn’t say we were sea-sick, but how we long: ed for Dublin, where we were to land! Dear, dirty Dublin! Once within its fascinating grasp, our past woes were forgotten and we set ourselves to the enjoyment of the new ones which arrived in rapid succession, As in the “Real Diary of a Real Boy,” our daily journal readings were, “stormy and bad,” and we looked in vain for “sunny Ireland.” At. first. it drizzled, then it poured; the wind howled day and night. Then it grew tired, drizzled a little, and began all over again. Why the natives didn’t grow web-footed and de- velop umbrella-like projections on the head is a mystery to me. Our first real adventure happened promptly with our arrival on the dock. The only available jarvey (as the drivers are called) singled us out at once. We were Amer- icans—that was obvious. Consequently we were w sal thy and fair game. Thriple the regular amount was de- manded to take us up town, but not for nothing had we religiously read our guide books. We refused. The THE PORCUPINE jarvey was firm—so were we. It was too far to walk, so there we were, and seeminely there we would stay. At last we compromised and climbed into the cab, but not before I noticed a wicked gleam in brother jarvey’s eye. A crack of the whip, and we were off—literally off our seats and piled in a heap on the cab floor, while faster and faster drove our angry coachman. Around corners, on two wheels or one—never on four—down lanes and dirty alleys into the worst quarter of the town we were whirled; the inhabitants looking at us in open-mouthed wonder as we three gasping John Gilpins clung to the seats and tried to look calm, while wondering how our epitaphs would read. After nearly an hour’s wild tear, amore violent lurch brought us to a stop, the cab door opened, and our now smiling driver assisted us to alight, and on accepting the specified fee from our trembling hands, cheerfully asked if we hadn’t “something for the jarvey.” And to our shame be it said, that in a burst of thankfulness because our lives were spared—we gave it. Meanwhile it was raining’, but nevertheless we “did” the city with its beautiful main streets and filthy back ones; its green parks and luscious strawberries. The most beautiful of the parks, by the way, is named Phoen- ix Park, and, on asking our driver why it should be so named when there never was such a bird as the Phoenix, “Sure,” said he, “that’s the very reason. There niver was such a park, aither.” rom Dublin, on to Cork and Blarney Castle we went, and to these glorious Killarney Lakes. And everywhere we rode in—or on—a jaunting car, which combines the slowness of riding on a pack mule (so far as position is concerned) and the locomotive of an overland express for speed. Added to this our view of the rapidly passing scenery was limited to that seen from underneath a tightly held umbrella, except when a stronger blast than usual wrenched it from our grasp. How we loved these jaunting cars! And yet our mem- ories of them are fraught with pain. Glorying in the THE PORCUPINE 9 possession of three immaculate rain-coats, purchased for this very occasion, we braved the wildest day of all—and down by the lakes we went on a new and bright red jaunting car. Hours later, three tired, dripping tourists were wrung out before a hotel fire, while three once im- maculate rain-coats were vainly scrubbed to remove the evidences of that new and bright red jaunting car. And our voices rose in chorus as we said with our Irish friend, “The next time we take a new jaunting car, we won’t take a new jaunting car, but an old one—especially in the rain.” Now, on to Blarney Castle, where we climbed the moss- grown ruin, lying on our backs in the pouring rain and risking our several lives because, of course, we must touch that magie stone. On our way out, we probed the old, old Irishman at the gate for one of those rich Irish jokes of which we had so cften read. So, to open conver- sation, the bravest of the trio said: “You shouldn’t have it rain when we come to visit Blarney Castle.” Slowly the Irishman looked at us. Slowly— so slowly—his mouth opened, and he said as he turned on his heel, “Sure, mum, [ couldn’t help it.” The rest of the way we walk- ed in silence. rom Blarney our way again led Dublinward, but now by train, and while two advance hotel agents wild- ly gesticulated and harangued over our heads as to which hotel should have the honor of our humble patronage, we quietly studied our guide books and decided to take that night’s steamer back to England. Satisfied? Yes, indeed! for had we not seen “sunny Lreland ?” THE PORCUPINE Dionysius At the feet of the Doric columns in the Greek amphi- theater at Berkeley I had spent a pleasant half hour, idly wondering if the sky-roof above me was as blue as that provided for the Athenians, or if Zophocles and his fel- lows would feel at home in this edifice among the euca- lyptus trees. As I passed out at one of the wings I en- countered another visitor, who, though differing from the ordinary sight-seers, was certainly not out of har- mony with the place. He was a youth of twenty, per- haps, clad in tan and brown and all the awkwardness of unwonted Sunday clothes. His wondering gaze at the questions which the odd structure called forth revealed a mind whose lines were as simple and classic as those of the theater itself. “What is this thing here,” he asked. “This is the Greek amphitheater,” I replied, quite will- ing to place my superior knowledge at his disposal. “Oh, that’s it!’ he commented, trying to understand. “Something like what the Chinamen have?” He put this query cautiously, yet with the air of one who had seen some notable things before. “No; it’s like the theaters the Greeks had two or three thousand years ago.” Ile nodded and grunted, naively pretending to com- prehend. “Where is the place they call the university?” was the next question. Evidently he had wandered all over the campus and up into the woods in search of the fabulous institution. When I pointed in the direction of the build- ings he was obviously puzzled, but did not wish to show it. He reverted to the amphitheater, and, with a grin at the remembrance of his own simplicity, said: “T reckoned I'd find this full of water; it looked to me more like a tank or somethin’ than anything else.” “It does look like a tank,”I conceded, grudgingly— “like a mountain reservoir.” Inwardly I blamed my = — THE PORCUPINE II faculties for not having thought out the likeness before. “Bet it cost a heap 0’ money, all right,” he ventured. “Yes, probably several thousand dollars.” “Shouldn't wonder,” he assented, appraising the struc- ture with a single glance. “And they ain’t nothin’ to it, neither—nothin’ but sand and rock.” “And cement,” I suggested. I really felt it my duty to make out as good a case as possible for the edifice which is the pride of Berkeley. “Oh, yes, cement,” he grunted liberally. Then feeling that he was on familiar terms with the place, he essayed to walk along the stage to the farther exit. In spite of his efforts to appear unconscious, his manner suggested doubt as to whether the floor was substantial. Neyer- theless, he was as Doric as the columns, Compared with him, all others who have appeared on that stage were sophisticated Corinthians. AA Sonnet to the Frog--Biology II You lumpy, croaking, helpless little thing! Say, did you leave your oozing haunts to bring Us tidings of your pleasant native sphere? Why do you gaze around you in such fear? And why your wobbling legs around you fling? You spread them out as though you would take wing. 3ut no, you cannot, for I need you-—dear, % % % % = Oh, yes! you poor old thing, you well may sigh! [needs must know the way that you are built, And consequently, froggy, you must die. I hope I shall not have to cause you pain— And yet I kill you, thinking not of guilt, lor your sad loss is science’s great gain. THE PORCUPINE “Che Porcupine” Issued every school month in the interests of the S nta Rosa High School. SUBSCRIPTION ONE MiG ae rete aie cera ease a en hie meal eater Ie terete oie cane: So avO ye tend .. 50 cents Wlalf Wearit . 22... Oe Pe PE OR ue er oe ath nS eat ce oe 2CEHES Single: Copiestig: fick 9 ide soe ts Pee ree er 1 SS LCeNES (0@F Subscriptions must be paid in ADVANCE. EP OUEORA NY tins aviai eeeenersnea eae BS yor ea cree ay EN: MILTON DODGE Resch aT ECE {LULU MANN ESO CTA RS 6 isg 2 = ches sip Pome PARAM IA Ge vis ) ETHEL COY EXCHANGES :........ Sela bea hiss en AOE IN. So LOIN IS PTET TOS re ig isin win aan Ale eae aon ee ee Detecrs stn ERD MCCONNELL EDWIN BUZRELL, ’06 LOCALS. AND? PURSONAES Sc ocacceniao see +ELSA HADRICH, ’07 'EDNA BURGER, ’08 STARE ARTIST. saicicc sees ope enemas a ois ESTHER REID wie lta, eh nee {ELLSWORTH MITCHELL BUSINESS MANAGERS =. (Deities “.++ PERCY DAVIS 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, Santa Rosa, Cal. Editor's Announcement The material in this number of the Porcupine, as is in- dicated by the title, was contributed by members of the High School faculty. Those contributing were Miss Hathaway, Miss Young, Miss Wood, Miss Barnett, Mr. Outealt and Mr. Harwood. Al! signatures have been omitted, as it was the wish of some that such should be done. No attempt was made at any startling innova- tions. The number differs from others only in the quality and the source of the contributions. This means is taken to thank the teachers on behalf of the paper’s readers for a number of exceptional interest. We wish to eall your attention to the April number of the Porcupine. That number is to be entirely devoted THE PORCUPINE 13 to the athletes and athletics of the school. Although at present in a nebulous form, it will undoubtedly deserve the heartiest support ef every student. We shall incur considerable expense in its production, consequently your support will be needed as well as deserved. It is to be on sale the 22d of April, the date of the S. M. A. A. L. Order at once from the manager, thereby assuring us of your interest. There is no occasion for apology when we make con ments upon the world in general. The subject is a very tempting one, because it is so generous in all its char- acteristics. We may speak of the world in general to the world in general, saying the best things or the worst, and no individual will have any right to feel either flatter- ed or abused. If we were to use the same liberty in speaking to an individual, the result might be embarras- sing to all parties, to say nothing of possible disaster. And yet this very complaisance in the world in general. this trait whieh we take advantage of, is the trait which we are impelled to criticise. The world in general some- times sees its own mistakes; but, instead of rectifying them or casting them forth, binds them up with all their evil effects in neat packages, adds them to its luggage, adjusts the ever growing burden as comfortably as may be, and plods along, a little more wearily, perhaps, but wih undisturbed serenity. The world in general -some- 14 THE PORCUPINE times reorganizes its own virtues and victories; but in- stead of following up the suggestions of these—instead of hitching its wagon to a star, whenever star and wagon are ayailable-—this wayfarer ScOInsS Wagons and siars alike, and clings to the dusty footpath. He may be buoy- ed up temporarily by a new realization of stre neth, but in the main he simply plods along, vaguely trusting that each step brings him nearer to some v ague millennium. Airships, automobiles and ocean ereylounds alike fail te shame him out of his plodding. Guide posts are of little use; all paths, all points of the compass, are alike to him. There is much needless w: andering, occasionally a mild twinge of regret or repentance for wasted time or strength, but the world in general is usu: uly very well sat- isfied with itself and its method of plodding. What if this generous, flabby creature, with the jelly fish consti- ution, should some day get a definite character , begin to see definite objects, and to act promptly and vigorously upon ifs mistakes and victories!) Would not the millen- nium be at hand? And now the suggestion comes that this comment on the world in general applies almost as fitly to the aver- age man—who may be a merchant, a doctor, a politician, a tsar, a school boy, or even a teacher. This may lead to difficulty, for the average man, recognizing himself in a description, some times acts resentfully, which the world in general never does. On the other hand, the average matt sometimes takes a hint, so that it may be worth while to incur the risk of stirring him up. SSeS Haven MECHANIC’S TOOLS Pocket Knives and Scissors Hardware er ele” «seats aah eke fae Crockery, Enamelled and Tinware Farm Tools, Windmi'ls, Plumbing Co. oe 8 420-22-24 Fourth Street Santa Rosa THE PORCUPINE 15 AA Winter in the White Moun: tains A student who hasewon his way through the prescrib- : ed mazes of a four years’ course in High School fiinds in his hard-earned sheepskin inspiration for high aims. At this important point in my own life day dreams centeres around teaching, and wielding the rod of authority seemed to my inexperienced mind quite the high road to fame. It so happened the year following graduation found me across the continent from home, and thus it came about that a certain district school in far-away New England offered a field for my earliest effort. This spec- ial district was called “The Centre;” of just what it was the hub I cannot say, truly not of social life or business interests. A few quiet farms spread peacefully in its boundaries, and even the whistle of a railroad train came as only a faint echo. To me an air of romance surround- ed the place, partly because of the intrinsic beauty of the spot, and especially because one of the old-fashioned homesteads had been established by my grandfather, and the firm stone walls and rocky pastures were connected with many a story of my father’s boyhood, In the “Cen- tre’ school house my father and numerous uncles and aunts had mastered their Webster’s spelling book and conned their well-worn Adams’ Arithmetic. The building itself, though stiff in architecture and meagerly furnished, had a charm of its own, for it was a survival of the days of Puritan severity, and its straight Cc. M. BRUNER Art Goods 434 Fourth Street 16 THE PORCUPINE backed seats reminded one of very prim and straight- backed girls and boys dressed in sober homespun. In its prime it had really been a “centre” of a populous neigh- borhood, and many a joyous singing school or exciting spelling match had filled it to its utmost eapacity, even crowding the queer, uncomfortablé benches built along the sides of the room. As a crowning joy to me—a na- tive Californian—was the novelty of a season among the snowy White Mountains, and that, too, in the country- side where the features lay hidden for long months under a heavy white mantle. I never wearied of the beauty of it, though when surrounded by the wide expanse of snow I was always conscious of a certain oppressive loneliness which I have never experienced elsewhere. During the winter I learned a few points about sleigh- ing which may prove valuable to another uninitiated one; such as the fact that it is the better part of wisdom to drive around a snow drift rather than through it, even though it looks soft and harmless; and that on roads covered with “glare” ice the sleigh is expected to slide around until it leads the horse. Walking through soft snow is another thing to know about, and a neat little problem in physics might be based upon t he requisite force exerted in lifting two heavily clad arctic feet a mile and a half through twelve inches of new fallen snow; as to attempting a walk on ice after a thaw and subsequent freeze, much might better be left unsaid. Before the position was assured me, there was the nec- essary preliminary of a certificate. It was with little trepidation that I interviewed the “committeeman’” who was to examine my extensive (?) scholarly attainments. Paul T. Hahman, Ph D. Jerry W. Claypoot Class of ’93 HAHMAN DRUG CO. Prescription Druggists 215 Exchange Avenue Santa Rosa, California The place to buy your Ribas n and Athletic Supporters THE PORCUPINE 17 Remember, I was a High School graduate; as such I felt secure of any place of honor. The matter did prove no ordeal, yet no credit redounded to the intelligence on my part. Let me explain that the rather formal searching examinations to which a prospective teacher must sub- mit himself in our state are not a part of the program in selecting teachers in New Hampshire. The low salar- ies offered in most country districts attract few appli- cants, and the result is a comparatively low standard of qualifications. So it was that after rather apologeti- cally quizzing me as to a few rules in arithemetic and testing my ability to read an item in the newspaper, this very affable schoolman declared me in every sense quali- fied. The composure which I had felt during this preceding interview was slightly shaken when I faced the dozen or fifteen bright-eved and modern boys and girls, sitting in judgement over me as the “new teacher.” Not being a veteran in the service, I had no well formulated plan of attack, and the first day saw little organization. An in- terminable series of classes loomed up in dim perspective and I found myself spending sleepless nights over a prob- lem in which six hours should be divided into such frac- tional parts that each individual might pursue his course in a separate class in every subject in the curriculum. It was in vain that I advocated the merits of competition gained by a general class in geography or in history. No such plan had been followed by the “last teacher,” and ais for geography, it was in most cases declared to be “fin- ished” and consequently laid on the shelf. Suffice it to V . 2325335 oe N 18 THE PORCUPINE say that matters righted themselves in some measure and quite reasonable were the strides which some of the ambitious ones took that term. Occasionally the threat- ened monotony of the day was broken in some unex- pected fashion—this being especially true when the foui- year-old, the voungest of the flock and of an investigat ing turn of mind—tested the entire contents of an ink bottle. The whole sehool adjoirned with litth- cere mony to the neighboring spring where mueh eold water was applied, both externally and internally, with gouc result. Recess periods were looked forward to with joyful in- terest, scarcely less keen to pupils than to teacher. The neighboring hillside furnished an excellent sliding plae2 and with the girls to drag the sleds up and steer ther down hill, the fun was unadulterated for me occupying the seat of honor behind. The boys, always more ven turesome, lying prone on their long home-made coast- ors, came down with terrific speed, risking life and limb in every “coast.” Snowballing sometimes amused tthem for ai (timad, but these Yankee boys as invariably returned to their coasters for the leading sport as do their western broth ers to the inevitable baseball. The hills surrounding the school house were low and densely wooded with maple, spruce and birch; high in the distance Mt. Washington loomed, with neighboring Lafayette close by. A familiar sight to all the country round was the rocky profile of the old Man of the Moun- tain, familiar to most boys and girls in Hawthorne’s story of the Great Stone Face. Like all natural wonders, HOOPER FARMER Drugs PHYSICIANS’ PRESCRIPTIONS A SPECIALTY Phone Red 43 _Successors to J. N. Hooper 611 Fourth St. et se ene THE PORCUPINE 19 this fave expresses to each observer a different meaning. If the stern guardian of the hillside seemed sometimes to regard me with a frown, was it merely an excited fancy of my own, or did he, perhaps. resent the untrained ef- forts of an invading westerner, who was withal only a high school graduate? Perhaps some of my readers may some day study his phinx-like expression for themselves and find the real truth of its meaning. —— — a Our Work-a-day World Our work-a-day world is school. The one we are now interested in is High School. We hate it. It confines, restrains. It compels, enforces. It encloses within wall- ed and sunless space even at a time when all nature grows, jumps and laughs. It suppresses to silence when the fibres tingle with activity. It forces to colorless ef- fort when the outside world glows with practical action. It bears down with small rulings when the air seems la- den with freedom. No reason is given nor seen for this enthraldom, It is ali that is unnatural and thoroughiv disagreeable. We leave it in disgust, or are held to it in dispai % i Ta Time passes. We yisit in the country and enter the rchool house. The clock in silence looks down upon emp- ty seats. The stove is cold. A pall of dust covers the room. Here is a sign, a mark on a desk, a note on the floor, a muffler on the wall. At the window we look down upon the playground, and then to the white fields and vray hills beyond. At the organ, we sit down and play Piws. DAVIS Prescription. Druigceist F hone Main 3 The Place to Buy Drugs Drugs and Prescriptions Delivered to You Without Fxtra Charge 20 THE PORCUPINE the song left open before us on the rack. We are swept out upon a sea of infiniteness and are saved from wreck by the thought that we are to meet again and for always. “ % % % % % % % % We return to school. It was a system of tasks and rules. It is now a world of boys and girls—the best boys and girls of a community. It was obligation to parents; it is now opportunity for pupils and self. It was duty; it is now life. High School, our work-a-day world. A world of the best, for the best, and toward the best. We are happy and busy in it. We are loyal, loyal to our world with a motto, “Veritas,” and loyal to ourselves, with a motto, “Esse Quam Videri.”’ (pies : Exchanges The exchanges at hand for February show a great va- riety in many respects. As a whole they are attractive in form and are creditable. Publication space does not permit criticism of each one, and some of the best have been passed over without comment. Let us omit this month the mention of those papers: which are attractive mainly for covers. Such praise seems rather weak for a paper which aspires to represent the life of a school, The first number of the Manzanila is an attractive pa- per. We hope that the “little apple” will fiourish and Tow. The Cardinal, published by the students of Corning Union High School, is a bright little paper. The author R, 4 Moodey sigh THE PORCUPINE 21 of “A Scheme’ That Failed” is gifted with a remarkable imagination. The February number of La Plume is very good. The magazine as a whole is attractive and ranks high in com- parison with our other exchanges. The illustrations in the Sea Urchin from Pacific Grove make it a very attractive number. The articles are nearly all good and the general appearance of the paper is very creditable. The Poly is a well organized paper. “The Men Who Lied” promises to be a very good story. ‘“The Mile Run” also deserves nention. Merit is not confined to the liter- ary department. 'The many other divisions of the maga- zine deserve a share of the praise. We are glad that the students of the Orland High School are again publishing the Atheneum. The paper has our best wishes for its prosperity in the future. The Oracle from the Oakdale Union High School de- votes several pages of its February issue to articles deal- ing with Washington. The number as a whole is good, and the school has reason to be proud of it. Hewman’s Fer PURE DRUGS Cor. 4th and Mendocino Sts ¢ i Ae e . DRO REED, Dentist Office in Masortic Block, Fourth Street Office Hours:g a.m to4p.m. Sundays, 8 to 10 a. m. Singer Sewing Machine Co. C. W. FISK. Managing Salesman 210 Fourth Street Santa Rosa, California KOPF DONOVAN Wholesale and retail eee- Grocers.... Paints end Oils Santa Rosa, Cal. OCCIDENTAL HOTEL Ti Bost centattocationin the city Headquarters for QUINN BANE, Proprietors Commercial Travellers W. B. Griggs, Chief Clerk Strictly first class in every respect Corner Fourth and B Sreets, Santa Rosa, Cal. Phone Black 313 Residence Main 52 Ww. D. REYNOLDS Real Estate, Insurance and Notary Public 528 Third St., near Exchange avenue Santa Rosa, Cal. Court House Restaurant and Oyster Parlors The Leading Restaurant of Sonoma County E. P. APOSTOLIDES, Proprietor Mendocino Street, opposite Court House Santa Rosa, Cal. 1 Ww 7 } , tsche'se Sweaters, Jerseys | W. E. Abernethy J. Esche!sen Neckwear, Shirts The Standard Fancy Hose Abernethy Eschelsen, Props. and everything . St. Rose Hotel Building for a good dresser | Everything in Haberdashery Santa Rosa Santa Rosa Business College Students Enter at Ainy Time @ SEND FOR CIRCULARS “Palace of Sweets”’ C. T. SHERMAN, Prop. 619 Fourth Street CANDY AND ICE CREAM a aa “Hext Bcoks and School Supplies GC. A. Wright Co. Leading Booksellers and Stationers 527 Fourth Street - - Santa Rosa, Cal. John Ross, Photographer Studio, 515a Fourth Street THE WHITE HOUSE THE LARGEST RETAILERS NORTH OF SAN FRANCISCO DRY GOODS, LADIES’. SUITS; CLOTEUNG ore. 501-503 Fourth Street, 301 313 B Street Santa Rosa, Cal. BICYCLES . AUTOMOBILES | Sh Alling SUNDRIES eed. SKILLFUL REPAIRING IN ALL BRANCHES Geo. C. Schelling, 405-407 4th st. Qj = WV. A.W ERNE CREE Proprietor of The |[-eading Meat Market 3 Telephone Main 50 308 Mendocino Street . . - - Santa Rosa, Cal WM. BUSSE Successor to Dan Behmer Dealer in Guns, Ammunition. ( utlery, Fishing Tackle and Hardware 111 Main Street Koch’s Barber Shop 633 Fourth Street First shop we-t of Postoftice FIRST CLASS IN EVERY KESPECT — MRS. J. J. CAMPBELL Stationery, Toys, Etc, 425 Fourth Street JOS. A. CCWEN Bookbinding and Printing 512a Fourth Street FOUNTAIN, RODE ULAR Reliable Shoes Phone Black 302 529 Fourth Street Santa Rosa Cal. W.H. Lee C.E. Lee F. M, Cocper LEE BROS CO. Express and Draymen Will call at your residenceand check your baggege to any point on California� North- western. No extra charge tor checking. Office with Wells Fargo Co. y DOHN’S EXPRESS CO. GHO. A DOHN. Proprietor (Class of 1900) Baggage called forand eheeked toll trains Will move, ship and store Baggage and Freight at Low Rates Phone Black 481 128 Fourth Street R. Hodgson Son Tailors 315 B Street, near Fifth, Santa Rosa Santa Rosa Rochdale Go. (Incorporated) Groceries and Provisions, F uit Fiour «nd Feed N. E. Corner Third and B Streets Santa Rosa LAWSON OPTICAL CO. Registered Graduate Optometrists Make school work easy for trouble- some eyes by their system of fitting glasses Examination Free 615 Fourth Street Santa Rosa ee J. © PEDERSEN Furniture, Carpets, Mattings, Linoleums, Etc. Wholesale and Retail Dealer Corner Fourth and A Streets, Santa Rosa DIGNAN’S pemepies Always Give Satisfaction Established 1885 No Chinese Employed Santa Rosa Pioneer Steam Laundry AHLF WAlbKER Phone Black 123 704 Fourth St., opp. Postoffice, Santa Rosa Novelty New Faces and New Acts Every Week � % Theatre Latest Moving Pictures First Glass Vaudeville | Admission, 10c and 20c YWYWoOuuoR EY Ess See HOOD about them and your standing in class will be higher Sign of the Big Clock 545 Fourth Street (ross [Underwood LUMBER Fitts’ Old Stand College Venue Ww. S. HOSM EES AMERICAN BAKERY WHOLESALE AND RETAIL Fresh Bread, Pies and Cakes Daily P. MOORE, Proprietor Phone Red 484 208 Fourth Street IATULS HIU10.] Cee Santa Rosa Cyclery F. J. WISEMAN, Mar. Baseball Goods Spaulding and - Vietor 317 Mendocino Street “ wR K- 4 = i oa 7) = a IVAM YOON ‘SBF UL SAT AIs Jooaou aL BUIYIO}O PANSUY NY YEH veccovs OD SNIHLOTI SXCOUS “1¥Q ‘¥SOU VINYS 7 Perrot te ee tee ee ee rr a) F. BERKA Dealer in all kinds of Building Material | Ore fe ee te eet ee ee ee ee) ee ee ee oe ee i oe oe i et oo oe or ee ee et et to et es tl SANTA ROSA “iGrseabED REPUBLICAN . wees Cal. ? of wn S a ss = 3°} YT) 7S 5 a 2) N a hs ool The a. Commencement, 1905 .. « (contents. ... Class Poem - - - - Page 1 Class History - - - - Tes eee Class Prophecy - - - - eo To the Class of June, 05 - - - = ae ks List of Members of the Class of June, 1905 AG. The Call of the Age and the Class of 1905 mee = KT The Gift - - - - - V peel My Ambition - - - - = eet A Problem: Story - - - mcd Editorial - - - - - | 34 A Tribute - - - - OS Program of Commencement Exercises - eS ee9 Athletics of the Class of 1905 - - AO Wise and Otherwise - - - - eEa2 Class Song, ‘‘Good Bye, Dear High, Good Bye”’ - - - - £46 Class Song, ‘‘Hurrah, Boys, for the Class of 705 - 2 = : Z A fttertionately Bedirated hy the Seninr Class of the Santa Rosa High School Co Ow Faculty Su loving fondness and remembrance ‘Their heart ts in their work, and the heart Giveth grace unto every art.’’—Tennyson. FACULTY E. Morris Cox, Principal American History Irving E. Outcalt, Vice mee History and Commercial Geog Frances L. O’ Meara C. Louise Hathaway tin and French Charlotte Wirt English and German aie C. Young ry and Biology Bessie M. Wood Mathematics H. G. Harwood Physics, Chemistry and Bookkeeping Mary A. Barnett Botany and Biology The P Po Commencement, 1905 2s: Contents, Class History Class Prophecy To the Class of June, ’05 List of Members of the Class of June, 1905 The Call of the Age and the Class of 1905 My Ambition - Program of Commencement Exercises Athletics of the Class of 1905 Wise and Otherwise - Class Song, ‘‘Good Bye, Dear High, Good “Hurrah, Boys, for the Class A ftectionately Dedicated la hy the Senior Class of the Santa Rosa High School Co Ow Faculty Iu loving forduess and remembrance ry Et | “Their heart is in their work, and the heart | Giveth grace unto every art.’’—Tennyson. FACULTY E. Morris Cox, Principal American History Irving E, Outcalt, Vice Principal History and Commercial Geography Frances L. O’ Meara English C. Louise Hathaway Latin and French Charlotte Wirt English and German Lena C. Young Physiology and Biology Bessie M. Wood Mathematics H. G. Harwood Physics, Chemistry and Bookkeeping Mary A. Barnett Botany and Biology Tue Facurry orcupine VOL. XI. SANTA ROSA, CAL., JUNE, 1905 NO. 10 Prudent People Purchase Prickly Porcupines MILTON DODGE Confused in mind, and sad at heart, I sought With weary steps the comfort, peace, and strength The hills alone can give. ’Twas late at night. On high, the gentle Sister of the Sun, Majestic, regal, yet so tender, siniled Upon the lowly earth. The hills were crowned With glory. Vields devoid of mid-day noise Lay hushed and silent ‘neath the spell. I, too Exalted, bared my head, and drank the scene’s Inspiring beauty. Then it was my mind Grew clear, Commencement dawned in meaning full. THE PORCUPINE The unseen forces of the air impressed On me this urging message :— “Go, for your Soul Mother bids you go. Step out with her mark on your brow. Show to the world with an air of pride The sterling character formed at her side. Love truth, honor right, nor allow Act of vours to bring her woe.” This quickening message brought more fully thoughts Of parting. Scenes familiar, faces dear 3efore me rose, with sadness tingeing all. Too true that henceforth fickle memory should Hold sway! The scene before me helped to rid These dragging sentiments from my heart. As far As eye could reach were sights of men. The light, By distance dimmed, revealed wide-spreading roofs, rit monuments to human industry. In the midst of all a city rose, complex And vast. Its nervy arms of singing steel Irom every side stretched out. A sense of shame Aroused me—me a-mooning on a hill! A world was here! A world of action life! Here lived the doers of deeds—Eternal source Of progress! Brick on brick and stone on stone All rose to voice this wondrous song: “Work, for the source of all life is work. Through it do you merit reward. Pay to the world what you owe it. Give Life so that life may be good to live. “To work is to worship the lord— The master of fate. So work.’ ” ooo T 1E PORCUPINE w Yet To work is not enough. For werk not joined With aspiration savors of decay. All aspiration fathers discontent, And well it is. “Tis better far to flash Like lightning ’gainst an evening sky, and burn With high, and holy aims, though short the time, Than never have a thought, a feeling that Is not above low, dumb content. The aim Of life is character. Beside this pale All others. Power. and riches yield to time; A noble soul lives on forever, whole, And filling all with inspiration high. While meditating thus the shadows grew In length. The silvery source of shining light Sank slowly ‘neath the hills. A chill crept in, And wrapped me close. With dread, I moved away. Was this a portent of the future—this An omen to he feared? My hopes, my high Ambitions, were the trials of earth to pull Them down, and leave me dumb? If such should be Would fame, would wealth, would the high regard the world So freely gives, avail me much to stop The pain? “an place or power fill the heart With joy like that of friendship? Can the chink Of gold eer take the place of a dear friend’s voice? Is all the cold respect the great world gives Worth one sweet drop of affection pure? To friends— To friendship crowned with love—to those from whom 4 THE PORCUPINE We early took the fruit of sacrifice Our debt is great. So classmates The hour is here which sends us forth to trial. Our ways will part as needs they must, for each Must run the race of life as best he can. And in that race the mem’ry of this hour Will rise to aid vou in your work. The thought Of classmates, school and teachers strength will give To walk unturned in honor’s way. To work With them in mind would be to practice all The lessons you have learned here from the ones Who daily during many months have given You strength, and inspiration by their acts. To live as you have learned, now should be Your aim. To cultivate the precious seed So wisely sown, that fruit may rise to crown The sowers with all honor. Thus we part Our lives to live. And this my prayer is, O, Alma Mater: “Guide us and keep us while far from your side, May your influence ever surround us, Urging us on to the highest, and best ss That this life in its fullness holds for us. ses THE PORCUPINE 5 HELEN STUART McMEANS On a bright day in August of the year 1901, a brave ship manned by sixty staunch sailors, and flying its colors of blue and gold, was launched upon the ocean of Time, there to prove its sea-worthiness or unsea-worthiness, in its daily battle with the elements. For battle it must be, even though now, and as far as the eye could reach, calm prevailed, over the shining expanse of water ahead. But on board, the atmosphere was different. Intense excitement.was manifest. For some it was to be their first great voyage, and as they looked back toward the land which they had just left, it was with a feeling of re- gret that they saw it gradually fade from view. Others entertained a spirit of adventure, a curiosity of what was beyond its shore, while still others—oh, very few! fancied they saw nothing but pleasure in what was before them, Nevertheless all set to work with a will, adjusting the rig- ging and running here and there, at the captain’s bid- ding. For some days the ship swer + smoothly on, with 6 iE SPOR PINE her white sails spread proudly before the breeze; the 4 breeze which, through its many vVicissitrces of fair weather and foul was to bring her, at last, to the prom- ised land. But we were now beyond the harbor of Fan- tasy, the dream-cloud was swept from the horizon, and’ we were beginning to find ourselves face to face with stern realities. Gentle breezes soon became piercing winds, sunny skies were overcast, and the spirits of the crew changed with the elements. The ship was blown out of her course repeatedly, and finally, one day, she grounded on a sandy shoal. But this was to be expected for none had ever sailed thus far that had not been stranded upon the Iliadian shore. Despite the fact that this had been the first serious obstacle in our ship’s path a few sailors were already discouraged and all attempts at reassurauce by the cap- tain and the second mate were unavailing. First one, r then another became disheartened, and, thinking them- selves lost, were about to plunge into the tide and swim ashore, when the captain’ intervened. Strong breezes again blew and the ship was on her course, a little the worse for wear, but with renewed vigor in her men. The storm that had been brewing for several days had now abated somewhat, but only for a short time. Calms cannot last forever. We were fast nearing the Geometric and Algebraic Rocks, which like Scylla and Charybdis of old, stood at the portals of a narrow channel. Unfor- tunately, some of the crew who didn’t obey orders and perform the tasks assigned to them by the officers, were hurled from the deck by the fierce gale, and dashed either upon the jagged rocks or into the fathomless whirlpool. Having passed these dangers without further losses, we next came in sight of a beautiful little island coy- e = ered with great varieties of plants and flowers, the THE PORCUPINE 7 beauty and fragrance of which consoled us for the fears which we had just overcome. Attracted by this welcome haven, we all disembarked, to enjoy for some time, the many pleasures which it of- fered us. But having left this Botanical Garden, we were once more subject to the fate of sea-farers. Hidden reefs were ahead, so sharp and sudden that the noble ship came upon them unawares. Tacitus himself would have failed utterly. But after much perseverence we once more gained the open sea. Many days passed with nothing to relieve their monot- ony. Thick fogs, filled with terrible shapes and forms, hung daily about the vessel, and brooding fears were in the minds of the travellers. The deep-toned, ominous note of the fog-horn, gave warning from the captain that danger was near. For passing ships of Social Pleasures and other ships of distraction were narrowly averted. In just such a fog ,one night, our ship crashed upon a rocky cliff—the Cliff of Gallia. All aboard were thrown into a panic; sailors dashed here and there about the deck and unable to sustain a foothold were precipitated into the terrible © c2ronian which was never known to give up its victims. But clinging to the cliff we saw a few unfortunates, who, vovaging in a former craft had nar- rowly escaped the horrible death awaiting them below. The “05” picked them up with a paternal tenderness and was again on her way. For over a year, calms and tempests alternated, the officers doing their utmost to alleviate the fears of their erew, but just as we thought we saw a goal before us, we came upon a terrible reck projecting from mid-ocean. Swept by every wind that blew, and beaten by the bitter Brines of Rhetoric and Composition, nothing could have been more barren, bleak, and bare. The fears of the mar- iners were at their highest pitch, but we were somewhat THE PORCUPINE quieted when we saw with what ease, with what dex- terity, the brave pilot who was called Mackenzie, avoided the crash by careful maneuvering, thus presenting an example long to be remembered by his less confident mates. One evening, as all were gazing across the water ahead, we saw, bathed tn the ruddy glow of sunset, the Dream City, toward which all cherished hopes and aims had been directed during four long years of anticipation. Glancing about us with sorrow did we observe that of the sixty promising mariners who had started on their cruise together, but twenty-six remained to answer to the captain’s call and receive their passports before land- ing. One of these had answered to a higher call. Early in the voyage, she had met her Pilot face to face when she had crossed the bar. So with a feeling of deep regret, mingled with one of relief, we stepped across—leaving this staunch and ten- der Alma Mater to step into the land which, though un- tred and unknown, was to be the realization of all our fairest hopes. THI! PORCUPINE 9 Class Prophecy LULU PEARL MANN anp ETHEL ALBERTA COY A score of vears has passed And still our minds return To days when dreams of future Made our hearts glow and burn. And yet our thoughts in fancy Have been of some avail, For were it not for fond desires, Our lives would be as quenched fires, And darkness would prevail. Of those in life’s swift race Whose efforts have been crowned, The Class of Nineteen Five Sent forth the most renowned. In statesmanship and science, In music and in art, The members of this matchless class Have far outrun the world’s great mass, And bravely done their part. THE PORCUPINE Through all the divers seats Of justice and of law, A noble man has risen, Give him a loud hurrah! Our Kenneth keeps this nation, The first power of the earth; As in the days of Nineteen-Iive, With skillful hand he did contrive To guide our class of worth. Though styles go round and round, We've never been behind, For prim Rowena leads With the patterns she’s designed. In the mansions of New York Fair women proudly wear The dainty gowns that she has penned Which, daily, gossips recommend As wonders anywhere. With the diligence of old Brave Alfred toils alone, And makes the whole world gape By making gold of stone. His taboratory famed Is the Mecea toward which each Of the chemists without doubt, Turns his footsteps to find out This knowledge he can teach. Two blithsome maids there were, When we were fresh from school, Who now as housewives neat Their doting husbands rule. No club-life for these two Who are content with home; For Grace and Lillian—inatrons wise— Never let their watchful eyes Irom their home-tasks roam. THE PORCUPINE The stirring strains of Chopin Float o’er a countless throng, Listening breathless, lost In a peaceful evening song. The artist is Miss Hazel Once the black-eyed maid Who charmed our hearts with music sweet, And brought us kneeling at her feet Before the spell could fade. The electric-lighting power In a city far away Is managed by our Ired, Who there turns night to day. Beside him works strong Bob, Who with both hand and brain, The electric railroad system guides And aids our nation in its strides Great glory to attain. Across the ocean blue, In a castle by the sea, Lives Genevieve, our lady, Of generous heart and free. Though now a queenly duchess, She still bestows her smiles On rich and poor in like degree, And with her loving charity The weary hours beguiles. The pedagogic art Among us worked its way, Taking from us two Who with the rule hold sway. Edna with a pointer, And Eva with her Math, Make the children grind and grind, As they daily strive to find Some evasive path. It THE PORCUPINE Reverend Chief Justice Abl, In flowing robes of court, With calm and serious mien, Does his decrees report. For the honor of our Union And the justice of the bar, He gives the best that in him lies, And with constant effort tries To keep all ill afar. A stately building tall, Planned with the greatest skill By Jessie’s fertile brain Adorns a Boston hill. A spacious studio here Displays the splendid art Of Eva, Gibson’s rival dark; Aud Laura who has made her mark In crayon sketches smart, Hach succeeding month A magazine renowned, In the literary home Is regularly found. The “Century” is this, The foremost as of old. Now edited by Dodge discreet, Whom learned people gladly greet With honors manifold. The world’s fair prima donna, Who sways New York’s great mags, To us was known as Birdie, In the days of our loved class. She stands the central figure In the Metropolitan Grand Where Clarence Thompson’s company Display their rare ability And their just due command. THE PORCUPINE The passing years bring changes, And to-day the people read Of how our Tom and Mucum Have fearlessly agreed To bridge the deep blue sea From Hawaii to the States; Yo join the parts of our great realm That they may easily o’erwhelm Whate’er besets our gates. In nurse’s cap and apron, Verena takes her place To relieve the care and pain Of the suffering human race. With Ethel Fine she toils, Whose calm and skillful hands To wounded men brings sweetest rest For in her sacrificing breast A noble purpose stands. You all have heard of “Wad,” With his ever-ready pen, Whose sketches take the eye Of playful gods and men. His magazine called “Humor” Makes care give way to mirth, And sober people split their sides, For in his pages there resides Fun for all the earth. To Stanford tripped one maid From Santa Rosa High, There all the girls were anxious Her esteem to buy. She now at fetes and teas Presides among her friends, For Helen active club-life leads, And by her own Herculean deeds Women’s rights extends. 13 THE PORCUPINE Irame has brought its woes To two forlorn old maids, Who use their splendid iaste Contriving ready aids. lor worn-out seniors dull, Their life-work they have found In canning songs and prophecies, And drying po’ms and histories. O may their heads be crowned! Do you think it strange Our class has reached this height, Through all the turns of fortune In the struggle for the light. We know what gave us impulse, And what supplied our needs, Upon our motto we relied, “spectemur agendo,” tried, “Let us be known by our deeds.” THE PORCUPINE 15 Lee oe cee at sagan nn Nas MARSA NAG RROAMR AR ARANDA TALES ASC DADRERALOTAI AOL IS t ; ; + $ + ? + ; 3 + ; + 9 + ; 54 t + ; ; $ ; Leste ences reese reeset ett ttee tet es eH oP te Peo eh eos ODOT AA Pe OE CROCE TITIES PROF. E. M. COX [It is customary for students just graduating from high school to feel that the step they are just taking is one of supreme importance. This attitude has been reached through several vears of mingled longing and expectancy, It is the goal to which you have all looked forward and few of you have formed very definite plans beyond it. Consequently as you come nearer to that mark you have established for yourselves, it assumes exaggerated pro- portions. It is natural that you should view it thus. It would be a misfortune for you to think less of this event than you do. Inany conflict, in any contest, in any work, it is highly important that the participants therein, should, during participation, feel that the thing they are doing is the most important thing in the world. The time will come, however, when you can see that your graduation is only a mile post which indicates that so much of life and effort has been measured off. Most of you will set up other posts which will measure off more extensive labors. Those of you who do so will have lived profitably. I hope none of you will allow this mile post to fix the end of your road—to point out that your efforts ended with high school graduation. It is difficult to keep thinking and working. Tor this reason it is profitable. You. must keep on doing difficult things. THE PORCUPINE The June Class of 1905 John Ahl Laura Lillian Burger Ethel Alberta Coy Milton Abiel Dodge Albertine DuBois Nthel Maude I'ine Grace Estelle Guerne Carrie Edna Holmes Laura I’rances Beatty Hood Alfred Hanson Thomas Jepsen Vevena Mildred Jennings Robert A. Mitchell Kenneth Stuart Mackenzie Helen Stuart McMeans Eva Belle Matlock Kva Hood McHatton Lulu Pearl Mann Frederick William McConnell Jessie Reimer 4 Rowena Evelyn Symmonds Genevieve A, Stone Clarence Thompson Hazel Marie Wadsworth James Milton Wadsworth Malcolm P. Youker SCRE perp aH, 10 SSVI) AND? CO06l ‘THE PORCUPINE 17 PEEPEEEEE SEES EE ESS EES SEES EEE EEEEEEEEE FEES FEES EEF EEE HOPP EOPODEDEP L ELD ELLE LLL GEHL GHGS OLEH SS The Call of the Age and the Class of 1905 SEES EEE EEE EEE EE SEE EEE ESESES EEE SE ES SEEEEEFESEFEFFFE SESH EGP ESHD SSPE GHP H SAAS GHHP ELGG HOSE SEHOS SHH eeeeeseeeeterseeooesy Seceeeessesseeeeereoees REV. WILLIAM A. MARTIN, M. A. Class of 1905! Hearty congratulations and good wishes to you on the completion of your years of study; heartier congratulations and good wishes to you on the beginning of your years of taking part in the world’s active life. The task of the past is over; the task of the future is beginning. That you enter upon your life work in such an age and place surely indicates that you have been born under a lucky star. You are the sons an d daughters of the (iolden West, and this is the day of the West. Nearly 20 years ago Dr. Strong, looking with prophetic vision across the Rockies, said “The West is to-day an infant, yut shall one day be a giant in each of whose limbs shall unite the strength of many nations.” Most of you were infants when those words were written, and while you have been growing to manhood and womanhood the in- fant West has become the giant West. No longer is the Pacific slope an outpost of the nation. We have moved from circumference almost to center, and it is a glorious privilege to be called to live your life so near to a nation’s heart. The destiny of this mighty nation will be more and more in the future in the hands of its western sons and daughters, and it will be your honor as well as responsibility to play your part in moulding that destiny towards loftiest issues. The character of the age to which your work belongs is such as to demand corresponding elements in you, if you are to meet its requirements and fill your place in 18 THE PORCUPINE it worthily. May I be permitted to suggest to you some features in that character as they appear to me. ‘1) The age is strenuous and calls for strenuous men and women. The keynote of our day, especially in this western land, is action. The modern hero is not the man who dreams but the man who does. True, we honor the dreamer, the thinker, the man of the laboratory and the study, but the loudest call of the times is for the man and woman who, in any department of life, makes things hap- pen, the man who grasps the skirts of happy chance, And breasts the blows of circumstance, And grapples with his evil star. Who makes by force his merits known And tives to clutch the golden keys, To mould a mighty state’s decrees And shape the whisper of the throne. And moving up from high to higher, Becomes on Mortune’s crowning slope, The pillar of a people’s hope, The center of a world’s desire.” Such an age has no place for the drone, still less for the parasite. “Build ye like men! Be strong!” Sage for you as you gird on your field. (2 is its mes- armor and take the The age is brainy and calls for men and women of brains. The age of brawn is over, that of brain has be- sun. Or better, the age of brawn controlled, inspired and guided by brains is upon us. The scientist and the in- ventor have put within our reach immense forces for the service of humanity, but these forces must be wielded by hands that are the handmaids of brains if they are to accomplish their beneficial purpose. The increase in the THE PORCUPINE 19 quantity and in the delicacy of the machinery of life calis for corresponding increase in the intelligence and skill of those who operate it. In such conditions it is the man and woman of brain, of cultivated intelligence that will forge to the front and make his mark on the age, while the lazy, and the men- tally self-satisfied will fall behind and become little bet- ter than a dead-weight. (3) The age is morallyblanked and calls for men and women of stanch moral principle and fibre. I do net so much refer to private or personal as to public and social morality. The public conscience has lost much of 1ts edge. With the recent revelations in our own Golden State and chief city before our mind, with the dark shadows of St. Louis and Minneapolis, and sober Phil- adelphia falling across the sunlight of our national pros- perity and progress, with the slime of graft upon almost every enterprise for civic or for national betterment, who will venture to say that the public standard of common morality is high, or that the age has no need of loftier ideals and practices in its community life? Into such an age you are entering. You must either sink to its level or cast into it the healing power of your higher standards and prime moral purpose. The task is no easy one—the cleansing of the Augean stables seems simple by comparison—yet the multitude of small rivu- lets of honor and truth and honesty plowing into the brackish sea through the lives of such men and women as yourselves will not be in vain. Only fix your will on the best, and hold to it. “Take thou no thought for ought save truth and right, Content, if such thy lot, to die obscure; Wealth fades, and honors, fame may not endure, And loftier souls soon weary of delight. Keep innocence, be all a true man ought, Let neither pleasures tempt, nor pains appali. 2u THE PORCUPINE Who hath this, he hath all things, having naught; Who hath it not hath nothing, having all!” (4) The age is charged with materialistic tendencies and calls for men and women of broad human sym- pathies. It is the age of organizations, of combinations of labor and capital, of great enterprises which look at men in the mass rather than as individuals, with indi- vidual rights, needs, aspirations, joys and sorrows. With these the danger is that the individual may be lost in the organization, that the weak shall be crowded to the wall, that the smaller and weaker many shall be sacrificed to the more powerful few. We need men and women whose conscience and heart are open to the needs of their fel- lows, whose compassions are not dried up or atrophied from lack of use, and who recognize in every man a brother man with rights as precious as his own, Such in brief are some of the voices that come up to you of the class of 1905 as you stand on the threshold and gaze out into the future. May God grant to you wisdom and grace to respond to the eall of the age with the best that is in you, and help you so to live your life that you may have a part in bringing in the Golden Age of this Golden West. rn THE PORCUPINE 21 $4EOROESEAEE EE EEEEE EEA EL EOD EEAE EELS LOLOL EP SAH OP LEP G IH HHP PLLILHA LLL LAL LL LALLA HALOS ILIA ILLS, The Gift 668644 ASO AES IA LEER E ALES LE LS AA LASALLE ETAL POPE APPL EPP ELEVA IPGL IPL GT APIA SII IAS, Ste rerererereeoer Seeeesesesereses For several years past every graduating class has pre- sented to the High School a gift of some kind. The gifts have usually been chosen for their permanent vé ulue, and the impetus they would give to the various se hool activi- ties. Not to be outdone by their predecessors, the June class of ’05 adhered to this admirable eustom. Upon the proposal of Milton Dodge, the Executive Committee of the class decided to present a cup for literary pur- poses. Heretofore, the athletes and debaters have been the only ones te receive any permanent public reward for their efforts. The students with a literary turn of mind bave had no incentive beyond a position on the staff of the Porcupine or the knowledge of the per- manent reward to be gained from practice on literary composition. Consequently, the prese ntation of this cup fills a long-felt want. The rules governing the contest and cup follow: RULES GOVERNING THE CONTEST FOR THE GLASS OF JUNE, 1905. LITERARY CUP. 1. There shall be an annual contest for the cup to be held not later than the month of April in each school year, 2. The contest shall be held under the direction and under rules and regulations adopted by the English teachers and the principal of the high school. 28 There shall be selected each year four or more contestants who shall be allowed to participate in the final contest. These contestants shall be chosen by the English teachers and the principal of the high school from among the regular students of the high school who 22 THE PORCUPINE have shown by their writings for the Preupine or other- wise that they are best qualified to enter the said con- test. 4. The productions of the contestants shall be sub- mitted to a committee of three impartial judges who shall determine the winner of the contest. 5. The winner shell have his name eneraved on the cup as the winner for the vear in which he contested. 6. All engravings on the cup shall be done under the supervision of the officers of the Class of June, 1905. KENNETH S. MACKENZIE. President of Class June, 1905. ROBERT A. MITCHELL, Secretary. aa THE PORCUPINE MILTON DODGE Editor of Porcupine and Author of Poem ——_—_—_——— ooo OOO ¢ 23 24 THE PORCUPINE + Ie ting ot ts ttt TP SSRLES SEIS ttt tte tbs tty er eeee see oet eet ee teteeieebestie4s+edeseritaeaseied + My Ambition Tins, CPAESESISFSAR ESTEE TR CESTS AECL ECLA AEE SC HIST OOTP EE TERE tHe OSE4444 9440404 FN 4S RISEES ELE Ptr ree eeeesesee s Sereeeseseseeses John Ah]— To run a good race in life. Laura Lillian Burger— Life—what it is--how are we to live it? This is the question which confronts us as we emerge from our lim- ited school-life into the expanded life of the wide world. Seek not popularity from the fickle public, for its choice ebbs and flows as the tide; but strive to thine own self to be true. From such a choice ensue constancy, honor, truthfulness, and justice, thereby gaining the enduring love and admiration of all classes, which will be as deep, as wide, and as strong as the boundless sea. Ethel A, Coy— To do successfully whatever is given me to do, to make others happy, to be Joyal and loving, and to be true to myself. Albertine Du Bois— In the struggle to become an ideal—-or, in other words, to realize the perfection of one’s opportunities—lies the realization of Life’s greatest plan. To many, Ambition is far-fetched. But our greatest philosophers concede that without it little can be accomplished and we know from experience that Ambition germinates and grows to perfection the material that makes our greatest men and women, who embody ability, wisdom, and self. control. Milton Dodge-— “Let m e do my work each day and if the Darkened hours of despair overcome me, THE PORCUPINE 2 wn May I not forget the strength that comforted me In the desolation of other times. May I] Sill remember the bright hours that found me Walking over the silent hills of my childhood, Or dreaming on the margin of the quiet river When a light glowed within me And I promised my early God to have Courage amid the tempests of the changing years Spare me from the bitterness and the sharp passion Of unguarded moments. May I not forget That poverty and riches are of the spirit Though the world knows me not, May my thoughts and actions be such As shall keep me friendly with myself. Lift my eyes from the earth and let me Not forget the uses of the stars. Forbid that I should judge cthers, lest I condemn myself. Let me not feel the glamour of the world, 3ut walk calmly in my path. Give me A few friends who will love me for what I am, And keep ever burning before my vagrant steps The kindly light of hope, and though Age and infirmity overtake me, and 1 Come not within sight of the castle of my dreams, Teach me still to be thankful for life, And for time’s olden moments that are Good and sweet; and may the evening twilight Find me gentle still.” A Prayer by MAX EHRMAN. Alfred Hanson— To live to the best of my ability, and to make the best of whatever is at hand; to let no day go by wihout improvement in some thought or act, and to be the mas- ter in all trials which may come. In other words, to be the master of each act of mine. 26 THE PORCUPINE Jdna Holmes “Tis good to be great, tis great to be good. WASHINGTON. Laura Hood— Always to do the right thing—as nearly as I know how—to bear with other people’s thoughtlessness, and pass over their mistakes, taking care I never make the same mistakes myself, and to set a good example—shall be my aim through life. Verena Jennings— Let love be my creed, and honor be my guide. Thomas Jepson— My ambition is to overcome my many failings. Lulu P. Mann— My highest desire is to be master of myself, to see that of which I am capabie, and then to achieve it. Kkenneth 8. Mackenzie— “Determine what is right and then go ahead.” Let us go ahead in spite of every obstacle that may be thrown in our pathway. The world is open before us, and life is what we make it. Let us make it such that men may say the world is better because we have lived. ce Fred McConneil— Having been connected with the athletics of the school for some time I am loathe to write of anything except that. But I think that ahletices can easily be taken as an example of what a true and good life ought to be. Any athlete who can run a race, be defeated and after being i 4 defeated, go over and congratulate his more successful opponent, wil) certainly be able to receive the knocks TBE PORCUPINE 27 and buffets of the world a great deal easier than anyone who has never had experience as an athlete. If in real life people treated each other with the fair- ness and respect, that shows itself in nearly every high school athletic contest, the world would be a great deal better off and its people would live a great deal more congenially. Eva McHatton— “To plant a hope in a human heart, To bring a smile to a weary face Where care and sorrow have left their trace, Is truest work and the sweetest art.” ARTHUR J. BURDICK. Helen Stuart McMeans— “Self-reverence, self-knowledge, self-control, These three alone lead life to sovereign power. Yet not for power (power of herself Would come unealled for) but to live by law, Avsting the law we live by without fear; And, becanse right is right, to follow right Were wistoui in the scern of consequence.” TENNYSON. Inva Matloel-— The highest aim in life is the desire to fulfill one’s duty lionestly, and to the best of one’s ability. Robert Mitchell — To invent something that wil! add to the happiness of lankind. Jessie Reimer— d “We live on deeds, not years; on thoughts, not breaths; In feelings, not in figures on a deal. We should count time by heart-throbs. He most lives Who thinks most, feels the noblest, acts the best.” BAILEY. 28 THE PORCUPINE Genevieve Stone— To excel. Clarence Thompson-— To live for the joy of others. iLazel Wadsworth— There are many things that one might wrongly call the highest in life, but if we look more closely, it is soon found that neither military honor, musical ability, nor literary fame can bring us the best and truest. I think to be kind, to be trne, to make those dear to us as happy as possible, to sacrifice pleasantly when it shall be neces- sary, to keep a few friends without capitulation, to be true to yourself, is a task for all, which, if carried out, will bring to one that which is noblest and best in mak- ing life worth living.. Milton Wadsworth— Too often in the world where a kind word would give someone new life and heart to persevere, that word re- mains unspoken. I believe in the cheering influence of a smile or a kind action among our fellows. At every meeting one person must be the host. I believe in doing everything possible to cheer and uplift; in putting self aside occasionally for another’s benefit, in endeavoring by honest and impartial treatment to win friends who will love me for myself. Nowena Symmonds — “Let us then be. what we are, speak what we think, and in all things keep ourselves loyal to truth.” LONGFELLOW. Malcolm Youker— Perseverance is the mainspring of human life. One THE PORCUPINE 29 more often fails because cf the lack of this than because of a lack of genius. Ethel Fine— se nobie! and the noblesness that lies In other men, sleeping but never dead, Will rise in majesty to meet thine own. LOWELL. Grace Guerne Our grand business is, not to see what lies dimly at a distance, but to do what lies clearly at hand. CARLYLE. THE PORCUPINE 30 +FPPPOOEeHHEE Eee eEHEe EOE EEE OEOEFFEEHFEEE EES FFESEFOFHFHHHFHHFFEPEHHEHOFFHHHEGEPHP¢PHHP@G EHO HS + A Problem SFPESESEEEESEEEFESSEESOFEFFFSFFFFFFH POH HH OE HHO EEGEEPFPSEFFEFFFFELGFEHHOFEFFHHFFEFHFOFHEGHES Peeeeessecereoeees Seseeeseteseooes “There is nothing like it, Leone. There is nothing that can compare with the companionship of Nature; nothing that brings such a sense of ineffable peace. When the hu- man voice grows tiresome, away I slip to this spot to dream dreams, and drunk in the love with which Nature so amply rewards her devotees.” He paused, and viewed his surroundings with the ardent glances of a lover. In truth, 1t was a scene to love. They were sitting at the side of a little singing brook, rich ferns covered its banks, and above them the willows, and alders were in- terlaced in a canopy of protection, while, in the distance, the great boles of the redwoods deepened the shadows of the leafy aisles. Overall was cast the mellow splendor of autumn. “But, Carl, Nature isn't going to supply your bread and butter,” she broke in suddenly upon his reverie. “Leone, Jet me tell you a secret. It is my ambition to be a great poet—now, don’t laugh, for I am serious. That is why I abandon myself to the worship of Nature. That is why, in the absence of brother, or sister, I have chosen you to be my dearest friend. To adapt Coleridge: ‘He writeth best who loveth best All things both great and small.’ I have tried my best to add to my natural capacity for taking all things to my heart, to add to my depth of feeling.” The fine glow in his eves expressed more than his words. “T don’t want to discourage vou, Carl,” she said ab- stractedly,” but I see trouble ahead for you. But let’s not talk about such things today. They make me—ah— nervous.” | | THE PORCUPINE 31 “ATL right,” he meekly answered, and relapsed into silence. She thought, “I wish Carl would get some sense into his head. If I don’t watch him, he will be wearing long hair and soiled collars next.” He thought: “Of course trouble is bound to come, but I can stand it.” The disasters of a moment can shatter the ideals ot years. A few days later, the residents of the small coun- trv community, in which Carl Kabell lived, were hor- rified to discover hugh billows of smoke rolling from be- hing an adjacent range of hills. Swept on by a brisk wind, those murky clouds were to them an awful por- tent. “The woods are on fire!” was the thought that pierced every heart. The men rushed about, gathering sacks, axes, and shovels. The women followed them closely, getting in their way, and offering useless sug- gestions. The children shouted in glee at the prospect of excitement. Horsemen clattered by from time to time, speeding toward the scene of action. Above the uproar rose the sonorous tones of the tolling church bell, gran- diloquent in its challenge to the approaching monster. % Six hours later, Carl stood upon a hill gazinz at the scene of devastation which lay before him. The fire had been surrounded on all sides, and now being unable to spread further, was concentrating its fury in the canyon which lay at its feet. So far as the smoke would permit he could see nothing but a charred, and smoking ruin. The tender saplings were entirely destroyed, nothing re- mained of the larger trees but the blackened stumps. while the giant pines and redwoods were tottering, one by one, to the baked earth, raising a cloud of ashes and cinders at each crash. The sullen roar of the dying flames beat heavily upon his ears. Though dying, they were dying hard, lashing themselves into a veritable THE PORCUPINE maelstrom of desperation. Each tree, as it was drawn into the devouring maw of the infernal fiends, gave up its spirit in a sibilant haunting shriek. Can a man stand impassive, while his loved ones are being torn shrieking from his side? Carl did not at first realize the magnitude of his loss, he stood as one dazed. This was a new order of things, an order of which he had never dreamed. His life of twenty-two years had been spent in worshipping, and adoring a certain thing, and now it was destroyed—gone! The very temperament that he had had been cultivating in all its fullness was now to be his Judas, the intensifier of his pain. The weight of his loss gradual ly pressed upon him until its peignaney aroused him from his stupor. With an inarticulate ery of anguish, he flung himself upon the eround. With convulsive sobs he writhed, unconsciously tearing up the grass with his clenched hands. One of the erimy fire-fighters hastened to his side. “Don’t take on so, Carl,” he said consolingly. “The wood that was burnt up didn’t amourt to much. Wood is cheap now any- way.” A swift resentment sprang into Carl’s mind that this man should put his grief on a commercial basis. “You—you clod! Get away from here!” he shouted. “Do you think that the loss of one of those tender shoots, direct from the hand of God, grieves me because it con- tained a few sticks of fire-wood? Do you think—I doubt that you think at all!—Do you think that it pains me be- cause a few feet of lumber have been consumed in the burning of those magnificent trees? You don’t ralize what it is to have the confidants, and friend of years Swept away in a few hours. My God! man,” he ended with a wild, ringing laugh, “you would charge admission to your mother’s funeral!” The man left without anger, thinking: ‘“He’s all worn out, and nervous; he’ll be all right in a little while.” THE PORCUPINE 33 Carl remained prostrate for some time, harried nigh to insanity by his loss, until he was aroused by the whinny- ing of his horse, which was tethered near by. His home- ward way took him by Leone’s home, and she was wait- ing for him. She was anery; her pride was hurt, for rumor had reached her that her friend, Carl, had been “babying” upon the hill. “Carl Kabell,” she began, but sight of his haggard, and drawn face checked her. Thinking, however, that it was from shame, she continued. “Aren't you ashamed of yourself? If you can’t be a man, don’t you ever come around me again.” He uttered not a word in reply, but passed on. If the heavens themselves had fallen at his feet he would not have been in the least surprisd. He reached his home, and ate his Supper in silence. A resolve was forming itself in his mind, which he beat off again, only to have it promptly return. After supper he turned to his confessor, his piano. He tried, in spite of his stiffened fingers, to pour out his grief by means of Liszt’s impassioned liebestraume and Chopin’s haunting nocturnes, but in vain. Even in Beethoven he found no solace. It was a strugele to the death between his am- bition, and his personal pleasure. Ile could see that radi- ant vision, Success, in a cloud of glory, holding out to him a laurel crown, but the anguish that he had already experienced, and the thoughts of future pain turned the crown into a crown of thorns, a thing to be rejected. Realizing that his spirit would be constantly torn by the weakness of his flesh, he wavered ina decision; yet he felt that his spirit was dependant upon the things of na- ture for its growth. Without them it would shrink away to nothing. This resolve was on his lips! “Hereafter I will live for myself, and in myself to the exclusion of all affection for those things which are bound te bring to me pain.” Yet still he wavered. Reader, how should you choose? 34 THE PORCUPINE “Che Porcupine’ Issued every school month tn the interests of the Sinta Rosa High School. 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Entered in the Postoffice at Santa Rosa, Cal.,as second class mail matter. elll personals, stories, literary articles and tems of interest to this paper should be sent to The Porcupine, san a Rosa, Cal The graduating class and the regular staff of The Por- cupine joined forces in the production of this number, which we have tried to make worthy of the class, and of the school which it represents. The reward for its merits should be given to the faculty, the responsibility for its deficiencies we take upon ourselves. The greater part of the material is signed so that praise or censure will not be misplaced. The most essential part, however, could not be signed. This number would not have been possible without the energetic work of the financial committee, consisting of Milton Wadsworth, Fred McConnell, Kenneth MacKen- zie, Malcolm Youker, Ethel Coy and Genevieve Stone. For the artistic cuts we are indebted to Rowena Sym- monds and Milton Wadsworth. THE PORCUPINE 35 This issue of the Poreupine celebrates the exodus of one more graduating class. A class of twenty-six young people who for four years have blundered through a mass of knowledge in various forms—-wwith varied results. They have been put in touch with the moral sentiments of many ages and peoples, and—as other pages of this is- sue show—are not lacking in a philosophy of life. That they know the right cannot be doubted; but will they do the right? Their knowledge increases their responsibil- ity; we expect nothing from him who knows nothing. Yet we know that some of these graduates, with all of their knowledge, will not be sincere, kind, and just. There seems to be a chasm between thought and act that alien- ates the one from the other. This chasm is bridgeable, for we see people who live their high thoughts. It seems clearly to be their duty, then, to find a method of bring- ine thoughts and acts into effective relations wih each other. If they do this, instead of being a band of dream- ers with heads so high in the clouds that they do not see the kicks: they give their fellowmen, or a pack of hypo- crites who parade their lofty ideals on set occasions, they will be an earnest band of men and women living as they kno wto live, doing the right as they know the right, and making the world better and happier for their presence. This is my last chance at you,. friends of the Porcu- pine, so-I am going to drop the editorial “we,” and take up the personal “I.” As you have long since discovered, I like to preach, and he fact would have been moze forcibly impressed upon you had I not thought that it suited your pleasure more to have these pages devoted to other things. Just at present, I intend to preach to you about vour future duty to the Porcupine. First a little history. Ten months ago I assumed the ed- itorship of this paper for better or for worse. Just at this moment the only two things that occur to my mind that 36 THE PORCUPINE one can get into without first serving an apprenticeship are getting married for the first time, and editing a school paper. At any rate, the experience was new to me, and I was forced to rely upon precedent, and observation as guides. I soon learned that the make-up of the paper was best suited to its resources, and that only changes of a minor nature could be made. The thing to do, then, was to improve the quality of the material as much as possible. Whether or not this was done is for you to judge. My greatest trial was the getting of people to contribute to these pages. Financially, the support of the students was excellent, but their diffidence as regards literary aid was, and is inexplicable. Even this would not have been so bad, if they had not blamed the editor because they, themselves, did net contribute. Time and time again, invitation was extended to all to write ‘put with little effect. If it had not been for a few loyal per- sons, I would have been, on several occasions, forced to write the entire contents of the paper. Now, you must do better than that in the future, if you have the interests of the Porcupine at heart. I am not addressing merely the senior class; this includes the mem- bers of all classes. Begin to write in your first term. A little practice will make you able to produce acceptable material. Unfortunately, for you, you have now another incentive to write for the paper. Unfortunately, I say, because you should be induced to do work of this kind by the reward in the work itself. You have now the opportunity to have your name placed upon a hand- some silver cup as a reward for your literary endeavors. Above all, pity the editor. If you appreciate his efforts tell him so; if you do not, tell the business manager. Iiditors are peculiarly constructed beings, and they have to be huimored occasionally or their delicate mechanism will not work. Do not make him waste time enough coaxing you for your miserable story to write a half-dozen ! THE PORCUPINE 37 better stories. Do not refuse to assist him because he is personally distasteful to you. Reniomber that he is work- ing for the paper, not for himseif, and that if he were working for himself you would probably be the last per- son in the world he would ask for assistance. To conclude, I wish to express my gratitude to those who have so faithfully assisted me in every way. The best wish I can give the future editor is that the mem- beis of his staff shall be as icyal and true-hearted as uine have been. The following members of the staff graduate: Milton Dodge, Editor-in-Chief; Lulu Mann and Ethel Coy, As- sociates; Rowena Symmonds, Exchange Editor; Fred Me- Connell, Athletic Editor. “A little work, a little play Y To keep us goineg—-and so, good day! A little warmth, a little light Of love’s bestowing— -and so, good night! A little fun to match the sorrow Of each day’s growing—aul so, good morrow! A sittle trust, that when we ci We reap our sowing! And so, good-bye.” We are able to announce at the last moment that Roy Alexander will take charge of the Porcupine for the next year. THE PORCUPINE 3 Pee os ans nnn aan tN ROAM SARE CO BEB Tit Sf OE SLANE OS RAE OS TAG ATR IEAN OG A Tribute 2 OLS EEEEEEE ELE ES LIE EDL EDEL LLLPLEELELS ELLE EP PLEL EDEL LLDPE LOL L LLLP ILL GL LG GHP GIP GL TLL GOL Seeeeeeessssoooor Pte erteeeeese As Commencement draws near our thoughts turn to those to whom we are so greatly indebted for the kind- nesses and favors received during our course. By the dedication of this number of The Porcupine, we have merely indicated this indebtedness to the faculty, and by no means aequitted ourselves of it. But there is one not here to share in this expression of our appreciation. One who was with us but a few months, yet one who gained such a place among us as to make it difficult for us to give vent to our feelings by written word. Con- sequently, we, the graduating members of Miss Louise Whitehead’s classes feel that this is but a feeble ac- knowledgement of our gratitude and a weak expression of our desire that the future shall hold for her the realiz- ation of her highest aims. Signed, ETHEL COY, LULU MANN, ROWENA SYMMONDS, ALBERTINE DU BOIS, EVA MATLOCK, EDNA HOLMES, EVA MAC HATTON, GENEVIEVE STONE, JOHN AHL, FRED MCONNELL, ROBERT MITCHELL, CLARENCE THOMPSON, MILTON DODGE. THE PORCUPINE 39 ...«PYogram.... i Commencement Exercises Class of June, 1905 | 1. Overture, “Queen of the Nile,” Parks’ Orchestra 2. March, “Onward Forever,” - Orchestra 3. Invoeation, : - Rey. A. B. Patten 4, Introduction, Kenneth Mackenzie, President of the Class. 5. Class Song. 6. Class Poem, : - Milton Dodge To be read by Miss Albertine DuBois 7. Selection, “Prince of Pilsen,” - Orchestra. 8. Presentation, - red McConnell 9. Class Song. 10. Last Words - . BK. M. Cox The orchestra will render the following program: 1. Gavotte, : - “Girlish Dreams.” 2.. Waltzes - E “Love Land.” 3. Two Step, - - - “WV anita. 4, Serenade, - - “Moonlight.” - 5. March, - - “Yankee Grit.” 6. Waltzes, - - “Leonore.” 7. Intermezzo, - - -““The Matador.” 40 THE PORCUPINE PP0F0 446064244454 S STEEL EEEDLEDPLELEPIPLELELELELLE PE LLL PPD L LI LOLOL L PELL PELL LO GHL GGL POH LOGO? Athletics of the Class of 1905 PPPEEEEEEEEEEEEEE EEE SEEES ESE ESD ES EES SE EES EEES EEE PPP PEP PELE LDPE G HGH AGH ELEGHH EG LEGL ELITE EEH FPeee eee eereeeee PtHP eesereroeee On looking up the records of the dif- ferent athletic contests of the school, { find that our class has been unus- ually well represented. The girls have added to our laurels and have been as successful as the boys. In reviewing the history of our football I find that we have had three men who have vir- tually been stars. Dodge played euard on the team the first two years of his High School life and would have played last year had not other things come in to prevent it. McKenzie played end in the fall of 1903 and was one of the mainstays of the team. In the fall of 1904 he played halfback until he got his shoulder broken. In losing him the team lost one of its best ground-gainers. Youker started to play football in the fall of 1903 and played halfback throughout that year. In 1904 he was switched over to fuliback and played a star game throughout the season. In baseball we have had but two men. Youker has played ever since he has been in the High School and has been captain of the team for the last two Seasons. His position has always been in the field, where he was a sure and fast man. Ahl, who returned to school this year after some years of absence, has played left field on the THE PORCUPINE 41 team this year and has done good work. In basket-ball the girls have made an excellent record. In connection with the Xmas class of 03 they won the cup which was presented to the school by the Xmas Class of ’04. They defeated each cf the other years, and although some of the games were very close, our year always succeeded in getting the larger score The story of track athletics is much longer than the others. In the spring of 1903 our class in connection with the Xmas class of 1805, won the class field-day, tak- ing 58 points out of 162 points. Since then we have made good showings in the class field-days as well as in the High School track teams. Youker, McKenzie, Ahl, Mitchell and McConnell have all been on High School track teams. Youker got second in this spring’s A. A. L. in the hammer throw and won that event in the S. M. A. A. L. McConnell got secend in the low hurdles in last fall’s A. A. L. and also second in the same event in the high jump in the 8. M. A. A. L. this spring. McKenzie has been a reliable relay man while Mitchell and Ahl have made good showings. 42 THE PORCUPINE Laura H. (Hist. 8.) —“The yeomen massacred all the people. I guess they killed a good many, too.” Senior Girl—“Say, Kenneth, what shall we wear when we have our pictures taken?” Exit Kenneth in disorder. Photographer (while class picture was being ’ taken)— “Alfred, get a little closer to Eva, she won’t bite you.’ Tom Jepson, in Chem. Lab.—‘Say. Eva, I want a grad- uate.” Eva—“‘Well, ’m a graduate, what do you want? ve Tom—‘Oh, I only wanted to measure some ammonia.’ Senior (examining Bob’s Chem. apron)— Bob, what does that ’ox mean?” 30b—“That’s when I’m going to graduate. I haven't solved for x yet.” Lost—Two nights’ sleep by a few seniors after an- nouncement had been made that some were doubtful of graduating. Lulu can no longer be Ethel, and Rowena’s Mann. Mr. Cox—“‘No, Maleolm, we won’t put anyone on the committee who deserves a bumping.” THE PORCUPINE 43 You should hear Thompson sing the heart-rending lit- tle ballad: “If You Love a Preacher’s Daughter, You Will Go to Heaven When You Die.” Call in Look out WADDY MACUM, Rough-house on Short Order. Office hours - - all the time. Work Guaranteed. “Spin, spin; Lulu spin; Ethel twist, Rowena sever.” What becomes of the righteous? Everlasting bliss. What becomes of the wicked? Everlasting blister. —Ex. He—“What would you do if a man were to kiss you?” She—“I would cry.” He—“But if he did it again-” She—“I would cry—some more’.”——-Ex. The parlor sofa held the twain, Miranda and her love-sick swain, Heandshe. But hark! a step upon the stair, And papa finds them sitting there, He and She.—Ex. ‘TWD ‘ALNAOD SWONOS ‘AIMTIW AWYI ‘AAMATW “D9 “W Sso4PPH puvy Uo [el1eyeU SuIpping Jo spuly [[Y “Spunory uo [a}0H aU [eq puL soyjoqsog ‘ydersajey, ‘e107 “Jodeq ‘[[TWMES “Asxs9e][ Aq ‘dn saeyjop 44Jy wosz y[INq eq UBD SeBe}OD “UOlJOAAIP ATOAD Ul SOALICG PUB SHIVA ON}ALA PBOAs Jo sSuisidg JDsauir yy aasy}? -DIUsOJI]DD ur 24OSaY sJawmUNgs jysassvT ay} ‘dn (O[$ Je paisyo sjo] I “AjuNog vulouog jo suizjuNnoW poompey ey} Ul }losey Alley pues 7 SSE pas zs on =. Jayaayy dung jnfinvag Hotel St. Rose Homie for Commercial Travelers and Tourists New Hotel. First Class Elegantly Furnished Suites with Baths Rates, $2.00 per day and upwards. Bus meets all trains Corner Fourth and A Streets Santa Rosa, California SS santa Rosa Electrical Shoe Repairing Co. J. KLEIN, Proprietor Repairing by Machinery All Work Guaranteed Shoes Half Soled and Heeled, Sewed in Twenty Minutes 316 B Street Phone Main 190 Santa Rosa PATRONIZE OUR ADVERTISERS nae ey maa R. F, CRAWFQRD ATTORNEY-AT-LAW Oifice, 519 Fourth St. Santa Rosa, Cal. JOHN G. DONT, 121 Fourth Street Dealer in EDISON and COLUMBIA GRAPHOPHONES, RECORDS and SUPPLIES 46 THE PORCUPINE GOODBYE, DEAR HIGH, GOODBYE Tune—Goodbye, My Lover, Goodbye. Now listen to us,-an illustrious class We've come to say “goodbye’— No other class can us surpass, Don’t cry, dear high, don’t cry. Our hearts will evermore be true Tho’ now we sadly say adieu. Our memories sweet we leave with you, Goodbye, dear High, goodbye. CHORUS. Tho’ years have passed and now we're through We'll always sadly sigh, For happy days we've spent with you, Goodbye, dear, High, goodbye. In Fields of Sport we've attained great fame Of Bob and Malcolm we sing. And Fred and Kenneth we proudly claim Oh, let their praises ring. in basket-ball our due we crave, For o’er the cup our colors wave, And now the praise of this conclave, To Lulu and Laura we bring. (Chorus. ) John, the famous orator Of the gold and blue. In hot debate he holds the floor, With arguments so true. The Porcupine we’ve surely led, With prudent Milton at its head, And Juniors you our paths must tread For now we leave it to you. (Chorus. ) Now these lessons all are o’er, To gain by them we will try. And may we live forevermore As we’ve been taught at High. And now our last farewell we leave, We only hope that you'll not grieve, As our diplomas we receive, Goodbye—dear High—goodbye. j THE PORCUPINE HURRAH! BOYS! FOR THE CLASS OF ’05 Tune: Come on, Boys, Let’s Follow the Band. Here we stand, a merry band. Can’t be beat, the girls are sweet. The boys are noted for their feet. Now we're free, as you see: No more grind, we leave behind All the Latin we’ve declined. History, chemistry, Shall no more, make us sore, And our ease deprive. Come let’s cheer, while we’re here— Class of June ’05. CHORUS. Hurrah! boys—the class of ’05; Hurrah! girls—the best class alive. 3oldly we'll march along life’s ways, Fighting our battles day by day. For the honor of our school, our teach- ers, and ourselves. Let’s shout boys—the class of ’05. Hurrah girls—fer the class that will strive. Here’s to the teachers brave and true, Soon to bid us a tearful adieu. Hurrah boys—the class of ’05. Now away, without delay; For a call, takes us all— Far away from this loved hall. To the rest, with wishes best, We leave cats, in the vats, The town will soon be o’errun with rats. We're the first, the bounds to burst. And escape, without red tape From the bumper’s band. Come with us, we’ll discuss The best class in the land. oa Phone, Res., Main 328 Phone, Office, Main 327 DR. D. H. LEPPO, DENTIST ALUMNUS ’95 Office Hours, 9 to $2, 1:30 to 5 Doyle Overton Bldg., 543 Fourth St. 33 Santa Rosa, Cal. Phone Red 37 Wm. Steinbring, Prop. STEINBRING’S MARKET FRESH, SALTED, AND CURED MEATS Foreign and Domestic Sausages, Etc. 209 Exchange Ave. - Santa Rosa, Cal. Office Phone, Main 12 Res. Phone Black 671 JRE Peo ATTORNEY-AT-LAW Doyle Overton Building Santa Rosa, Cal. SS RO ee Walter Jones, Prop, Phone Main 47 Santa Rosa Livery Stable +++ Superior Teams and Rigs at Moderate Prices... Cor. Mendocino and Fifth Sts, :: Santa Rosa, Cal. R. C. Moodey Spring Styles in Shoes Dr. E. H. Crawford, DENTIST Hours, 9 to 12, 1:30 to 5 Rooms 10-11 Brush=-Keegan Bldg Phone Blue 51 o Santa Rosa, Cal. PANE SA Sie OVER THE CALIFORNIA | NORTHWESTERN RAILWAY | The Picturesque Route of California Which runs 140 miles north from San Francisco through Marin, Sonoma, Santa Rosa, Russian River, Ukiah and Willits Valleys, the section of California in which Wheat, Oats, Hay, Corn, Rye, Barley, Alfalfa, Hops, Tomatoes and every vegetable, Apples, Pears, Peaches, Apricots, Cherries. Raspberries, Blackberries, Strawberries, Grapes, Oranges and Lemons ate grown in profusion, AND WITHOUT IRRIGATION Cattle, Horses, Hogs and Sheep Poultry Raising a Special Feature This is the country for large or small farms, where land prices are reasonable—from $20.00 to $100.00 per acre. The famous part Ranges, well timbered and watered. Over 300 streams. Over 6,000 of California for vineyards. Valleys, Fo othills, moderate Mountain miles water length. No Irrigation Required No Crop Ever Lost Through Drought Ticket Offices, 650 Market Street (Chronicle Building), and Tiburon Ferry, foot of Market Street; General Office, Mutual Life Building, corner of Sansome and Cali- fornia Streets, San Francisco JAS, L. FRAZIER, Gen’l Mgr. R, X. RYAN, Gen’l Pass. Agt. E, F, HEATH Dealer in WATCHES, CLOCKS and STATIONERY SS Repairing a Specialty = 542 Fourth Street FRANK CARROLL GIFFEN Teacher of Voice and Piano Room 14 Brush-Keegan Bldg. Dr. Herman C. Peters Crown and Bridge Work a Specialty DENTIST Graduate Kansas City Dental College Office Hours: 8 A. Me. to 5 P. M. Sundays, 8 to 10 A. M. Office. Over Novelty Theatre, 524 Third St., Phone Black 369 Santa Rosa J. M. THOMPSON Attorney-At-Law Notary Public Office, Fourth Street SANTA ROSA, Over Keegan Bros.’ Store Sonoma County, California E. E. Morrow, PLUMBING QUICK MEAL STEEL RANGES Bake Well, Look Well, Last Well 410 Fourth Street Santa Rosa, Cal. nn HOOPER FARMER Anything in the Drug Line PHYSICIANS’ PRESCRIPTIONS A SPECIALTY Phone Main 366 “3 sis -: 611 Fourth St. W. E. McCONNELL Attorney-at-Law Rooms 26-27 Doyle-Overton Bldg. Mapa COX, Campers Supplies Camp Meeker, and Occidental For a Smooth Shave and Up-to-date Haircut go to The “Next’’ Tonsorial Parlor Mrs. M. J. Lowrey, Prop. 107 Main Street a Santa Rosa, Cal. All Chronic Diseases Positivily Cured o Room 12. Hours: 9 A. M. to 8 P. M. MADAME MARVIN MACE Mining Expert, Palmist, Pedagraphist, Astrologist, and Clairvoyant 52714 FOURTH STREET ® SANTA ROSA, CAL. W. M. RICHARDSON... HOPS Commission dealer and buyer of Office, Doyle Overton Block SANTA ROSA es SE CALIFORNIA Haven | MECHANIC’?S TOOLS Pocket Knives and Scissors Hardware Garden Hose, Lawi Muwers Stoves, Lamps Crockery, Enamelled and Tinware Farm Tools, Windmills, Plumbing Co. Se 420-22-24 Fourth Street Santa Rosa C. W. Savage, M. D. D. P. Anderson Drs. Savage Anderson DENTISTS Modern Methods :: Crown and Bridge Work a Specialty :: Gas Given Rooms 4-7 Brush-Keegan Bidg R. M. SWAIN, LAWYER U. S. Referee in Bankruptcy re Notary Public Rooms 29-30 Brush-Keegan Bidg., Santa Rosa, Cal. Cc. M. BRUNER Art Goods 434 Fourth Street O. GRASSMAN, Prop. Phone Black 203 THE MODEL BAKERY Has a New Loaf Called MODEL BREAD: Try one of Them .-515 Third Street... BLS. AAV Ws Prescription Druggist Phone Main 3 The Place to Buy Drugs Drugs and Prescriptions Delivered 1o You Without Extra Charge Savings Bank of Santa Rosa FOURTH STREET AND EXCHANGE AVENUE Capital, fully paid up, $200,000 Surplus, $100,000 Undivided Profits, $56,137.68 Orricers: JNO. P. OVERTON, President; CORNELIUS SHEA, Vice-President; C. A. HOFFER, Cashier. Directors: F. H, Denman, M. Prince, C. Shea, H. G. Hahman, J. P. Overton, Samuel Talmadge, H. Meacham. BELDEN HEHIR Manufacturers of and Dealers in Har ess, Saddlery, ‘Whips, Robes, Blan- kets, Fly Nets and a full supply of Horse Clothing and Track Goods Carriage Trimming in all Branches Repairing promptiy .attended to 512 FOURTH STREKT SANTA Rosa, CAL. CLARENCE F, LEA ATTORNEY-AT-LAW © Brush-Keegan Bldg. Santa Rosa, CAL, LL “CITY OF SANTA ROSA” The Leading Dry and Fancy Goods House ROHRER, EINHORN CO. ELSTON TAYLOR Successors to G. W. WHEELER 2 GROCERS Give us a Trial 2 Fifth Mendocino Sts. Dealers in COON BENT New and Second Hand Goods 205-207 B ST. fe SANTA ROSA KOPF DONOVAN Wholesale and retail 64 @ hIPOCerR SS. a Paints ind Oils Santn Rosa, Cal. OCCIDENTAL HOTEL Most Centtat Location inthe city Headquarters for QUINN BANE, Proprietors Commercial Travellers W. B. Griggs, Chief Clerk Strictly first class in every respect Corner Fourth and B Sreets, Santa Rosa, Cal. Phone Black 313 Residence Main 52 Ww. D. REYNOLDS Real Estate, Insurance and Notary Public 528 Third St., near Exchange avenue Santa Rosa, Cal. Santa Rosa Business College Students Enter at any Time @ SEND FOR CIRCULARS Hewman’s For PURE DRUGS Cor, 4th and Mendocino Sts. St. Rose Millinery Latest Styles at Reasonable Prices St. Rose Building, Santa Rosa BARHAM BARHAM ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW Doyle-Overton Block $3 Santa Rosa, Cal. HILLS’ BROS. ARABIAN ROAST COFFEE Sold by all the leading Grocers Packed in Vacumn Sealed Cans :: It is Always Delicious 126, 128, 130 Market St. 23-25 California St. SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. W. H. BAITEY DEALER IN Light and Heavy Harness, Whips, Robes, Etc. All Work Guaranteed Sebastopol, - - - California T. R. WORTH CO. Leading Druggist and Stationery Worth’s Pepsin Bitters Cures Indigestion Sebastopol, - - - California CRAWFORD WEEKS “THE GROCERS” Sebastopol, - - - California Text Books and School Supplies C. A. WRIGHT CO, Leading Booksellers and Stationers 527 Fourth Street - - Santa Rosa, Cal. DPD. R. GATE ATTORNEY-AT-LAW Office in Dougherty-Shea Bldg. Santa Rosa, - - HCORNBUCKLE GRAVES Dealers in Groceries and Provisions And all Kinds ot Feed PHONE BLACK 1449 - - 709 FOURTH STREET ‘Palace of Sweets” C. T. SHERMAN, Prop. 6!9 Fourth Street CANDY AND ICE CREAM Che Mendocino Market 9 WH: CALLAHAN Wholesale and 314 Mendocino Street sf Phone Main 48 Santa Rosa Retail Butcher John Ross, Photographer Studio, 515a Fourth Street W W ATTORNEY-AT-LAW Rooms 14 and 15 Dougherty-Shea Building Santa Rosa, - - - California .Piney Woods... A Most Beautiful Place for a Trolley Party or an Outing Green Valley JAMES H. GRAY, Prop. Residence Phone, Main 552 Office Phone, Red 199 DR. VIRGIL HOFFER, DENTIST Office: Eagles’ Building, ada tates Office Hours: Over Fountain, Riddle Clary’s Sho: 9A.M.to12 A.M. Residence, 604 Benton ier 1P.M.to5 P.M. SANTA ROSA, CAL. A. SCHELLING COMPANY SANTA ROSA, CAL. The Place to Have Repairing Done. All Kinds. W. L. WHITAKER, Prop’ Sci Sigua piece -Lowney’s Chocolates Rel, the Druga, tr L. L. JEWETT ATTORNEY-AT-LAW Searcher of Records Notary Public 609 “A” Fourth St., Room 32 Santa Rosa, Cal. SONOMA COUNTY FARMER For the Upbuilding of Sonoma County E. D. SWEETSER, Publisher ‘soneewosn, cat ATTORNEY-AT-LAW SCOTT GROCERY CO. Dealers in FANCY AND STAPLE GROCERIES Corner Fourth and Wilson Sts. SANTA ROSA, CAL SANTA ROSA WOOLEN MILLS MANUFACTURERS OF FINE BLANKETS AND FANCY ROBES SANTA ROSA, CAL. Fine Candy § 506 Fourth Street Ice Cream Soda JACOBS Santa Rosa, Gal, APZPPSSSSSS SSSI PIII IIIS CSSSE Se. CESSES eee ecccccu: w ST.ROSE DRUG STORE Wm. McK. Stewart, Proprietor Fourth and A Streets - - Santa Rosa, Cal. Aamula Canith stationer and Bookseller Cemple Smith, 502 Fourth Street Special Tnducements will be offered to Students desiring Engraved Cards DEPOT MARKET JOS. DONT, Prop. Fresh, Salted and Cured Meats Telephone Black 72 119 Fourth Street ST ERWIN’S GROCERY For Fresh Fruits, Berries Phone Black 148 and Vegetables in Season 703-705 Fourth Street DRO REED, Dentist Office in Masonic Block, Fourth Street Office Hours: g a. m. to 4 p. m. Sundays, 8 to 10a. m. UPTON HARDIN ties toctiss 605 Fourth Street Graduation Gowns THE WHITE HOUSE Is being rebuilt, but is open for business oll the time. 10 per cent discount on all goods to offset your slight incon- venience. Corner Fourth and B Sts. Phone Main 385 W. A. WERNECKE Proprietor of ‘The [;eading Meat Market Telephone Main 50 308 Mendocino Street : e P Santa Rosa, Cal. WILLIAM F. COWAN Singer Sewing Machine Co. CONV EIS Ke Managing Salesman 210 Fourth St Phone Red 183 Santa Rosa i H. L. TRIPP Men’s and Boys’? Clothing Gents’ Fine Furnishing Goods 509 Fourth Street Hats and Caps Trunks and Valises Santa Rosa, Cal. ee Meals at all Hours Boston Restaurant ncssiar mes: ise ane ve Fresh Oysters : Phone Main 137 409 Fourth St. iit tags biki- Ne Mrs. F. McG. Martin, Attorney-At-Law Rooms 1 1 and 12 Doyle Overton Bldg. 2 Santa Rosa, Cal. GEO. S. THURSTON, DEALER I... GROCERIES, PROVISIONS, TOBACCO, iM, CRAIN MD FELD Cor. Cherry and Mendocino Sts. Santa Rosa L. EDSON POOL and BILLIARDS St. Rose Building ..-A. J. Wheeler... NEW AND. SECOND HAND FURNITURE linware and Hardware Camping Outfits 531 Third Street WILLIAM H. POOL Searcher of Records - Notary Public - Insurance 609 FOURTH STREET Over Exchange Bldg. SANTA ROSA, CAL. L. W. JUILLIARD ATIORNEY-AT-LAW Doyle Overten Bldg. Fourth Street WM. BUSSE Successor to Dan Behmer Dealer in Guns, Ammunition, Cutlery, Fishing Tackle and Hardware lll Main Street Koch’s Barber Shop 633 Fourth Street First shop west of Postoftice FIRST CLASS IN EVERY RESPECT THIRD STREET CYCLERY Dayton and % Reading Standard Bicycles F. W. HESSE, Jr. 509 Third Street MRS. J. J. CAMPBELL Stationery, Toys, Etc. 425 Fourth Street JOS. A. COWEN Bookbinding and Printing 512a Fourth Street FOUNTAIN, RIDDIE CLARY Reliable Shoes Phone Black 302 529 Fourth Street Santa Rosa Cal, W.H.Lee C.E. Lee F. M. Cooper LEE BROS CO. Express and Draymen Will call at your residenceand check your baggage to any point on California North- western, No extra charge tor checking. Office with Wells Fargo Co LAFULS HLANOS GZS 00 SNIHLOTD $y00ua ‘S]VF{ UT SaTAjs JSOMOU OU, uo4 SYUBL ' “¥YNOOVaH Spooy sulysluing susp Sunox puv IVOM IOI N BujY}O}9 PaUNsu) JY YaIH th + nA R SPORTING GOODS BICYCLES AUTOMOBILES ‘i 4 : ; 2x Schelling’s Cyclery J. © PEDERSEN Furniture, Carpets, Mattings, Linoleums, Etc. Wholesale and Retail Dealer Corner Fourth and A Streets, Santa Rosa NI7AIAADC FAMILY Always Give Satisfaction Santa Rosa Pioneer Steam Laundry AHLF WAlKEK Main Office, 308 D Street, opposite Postoffice Phone Main 4o1 Laundry First and A Streets Novelty | New Faces and New Acts Every Week Theatre Latest Moving Pictures Fi irst Glass Y audeville | Admission, 1 10c and 20c HIGH SCHOOL HAT PINS 50 cents JOHN HOOD Seg Paine The Sonoma Valley Lumber Co. Phone Main 33 College Avenue Santa Rosa UNL ROL MSE == W. S. BELVEL SHAVING PARLOR 707 Fourth St. Santa Rosa E, R. SAWYER Watchmaker and Manufacturing Jeweler 629 Fourth Street CS. si. eS Els ere Grocer Phone Ma‘n 31 Santa Rosa, Cal. Athenaeum Building Clover Farm Creamery Butte, Wh'te Star Syrup, Web Foot Soap. Agent Prussian Poul- try Food, Chase and Sanborn Coffee, Oroville Olives and Olive Oil. a ig If you buy Clothing and Men’s Furnishing Goods from us ou'll get the Jatest and the best. KEEGAN BROS. COURT HOUSE RESTAURANT OYSTER HOUSE Leading Restaurant in Sonoma Coun AJojatidorg ‘sapyoysody g q Mendocino dt. : Opp. Court House Potter 8 2 Son -x ot Hardware ere nee A RD DR. ADA B. SISSON Osteopathic Physician 442a Fourth St. Santa Rosa ee Santa Rosa Rochdale Go. (Incorporated) Groceries and Provisions, Fruit Flour end Feed N. E. Corner Third and B Streets Santa Rosa AMERICAN BAKERY WHOLESALE AND RETAIL Fresh Bread, Pies and Cakes Daily P. MOORE, Proprietor Phone Red 484 208 Fourth Street s R. Hodgson Son w Tailors 315 B Street, near Fifth, Santa Rosa % LAWSON OPTICAL CO. Registered Graduate Optometrists Santa Rosa C cler Make school work ee easy for trouble- eS Peto some eyes by their ™ system of fitting glasses. Examination Free F. J. WISEMAN, Mgr. Baseball Goods z 611 Fourth Street Santa Rosa Beatie ee eet and Vietor 317 Mendocino Street 2-9 On rr Orre F. BERKA Dealer in all kinds of Building Material a teen weneg) ae piece | | FINANCIAL DIRECTORY Savings Bank of Santa Rosa FOURTH STREET AND EXCHANGE AVENUE Capital, fully paid up, $200,000 Surplus, $100,000 Undivided Profits, $56,137.68 IceERS: JNO. P. OVERTON, President; CORNELIUS SHEA, Vice-President; C. A. “ER, Cashier. Directors: F. H. Denman, M. Prince, C. Shea, H. G. Hahman, J. P. Overton, Samuel Talmadge, H. Meacham. Santa Rosa National Bank SANTA ROSA, CALIFORNIA Capital paid up, $150,000.00 Surplus fund, 000.00 Deposits, $750,000.00 J. H. BRUSH, President R. F. CRAWFORD, Vice President FRANK A. BrusH, Cashier C. B. WINGATE, WILL C. GRANT, THOS. M. MULLIN, HAROLD LOUHERY, Accountants Directors—D. P. Anderson, J. H. Brush, Frank A. Brush, C. H. Thompson, R. F. Craw- ford, E. F. Woodward and J. Strong. Contents Dedication - - - - - Page I A Legend of the Old Presidio . - We 2 A Personal Experience - - = e SEO as Grandma’s Story - - : ‘ : 19 Editorial - - 2 : : - © 42 sreetings, June, ’0g - : = : - os Exchanges = E - = r _ oy The Sez : = . 5 : 2 “7g Where Destruction Created Prosperity - - ey at A Summer’s Sport (A True Story) - - - et 2G Athletics - = 2 ; ¢ ee ede Wise and Otherwise - ART GOODS CM. BRU M. BRUNER C. M. BRUNER pee ORME NEE 434 FOURTH STREET KOPF DONOVAN Wholesale and retail ee- Grocers .... Paints and Oils ' Santa Rosa, Cal. s DR. REED, Dentist Office in Masonic Block : : Fourth Street Office Hours: g a.m to 4p. m. Sundays, 8 to 10 a. m. |New Faces and New Acts Novelty | Every Week = Theatre Latest Moving Pictures First Glass Vaudeville | Admission, 10¢ and 20c COON BENT Dealers in New and Second-Hand Goods 205-207 B Street. Santa Rosa Meals at all Hours Boston Restaurant Regular Meal, 15c and up OOO Fresh Oysters Phone Main 137 409 Fourth St. ome ers: ean GEO. S. THURSTON Dealer in Groceries, Provisions, Tobacco, Hay, Grain and Feed Cor. Cherry and Mendocino Sts. Santa Rosa Fine Gandy? ¢ acoRs £506 Fourth Street lee Cream Soda ; santa Rosa, Cal. 353 2233 2323325233 Seas s2asse cece cee SSESEEEE SESE CCK John Ross, Photographer STUDIO, 5154 FOURTH STREET Santa Rosa Business College Students Enter at any Time @ SEND FOR CIRCULARS MARK McCONNELL Electrical Work, House Wiring, Bells, bgeaas ipsa ctaaabe Fixtures and Supplies. Motors Telephone Main 1go0 316 B iigsath Stans Rosa a ee a aati aae Rates 0 i C | E NT AL “ OTEL The Most Central Location in the City Headquarters for QUINN BANE, Proprietors Commercial Travellers W. B. Griggs, Chief Clerk Strictly first class in every respect Corner Fourth and B reets, anta Rosa, Cal. Santa Rosa Pioneer Steam Laundry AHLF WAIlbKER Main Office, 308 D Street, opposite Postoffice Phone Main 4o1 Laundry First and A Streets To the athletic interests of the school which we shall strive in every way to advance, we dedicate this first number of a new school year. Che Porcupine YOL. XI. A Legend of the Old Presidio. About one hundred years ago, on the sand hills look- ing out toward the Golden Gate, there stood the ruins of a quaint old fortress founded by the Franciscan Friars early in the eighteenth century. Like most of the early monasteries, it had served the double purpose of fortress and chapel, and around its crumbling walls Bret Harte has woven the following quaint story: Count Von Resanoff, the Russian envoy of the Mighty Czar, had come on an important mission for his sovereign, the details of which he was to settle by consultation with the commandante of the fort. But the grave affairs of state were not the only affairs which absorbed the time and attention of the gallant envoy, for the grim com- mandante had a beautiful young daughter, dark-eyed and olive-skinned, and with her the youthful Russian often whiled away the sunny hours, relieving the mon- otony of political matters by tender discussions on the questions of the heart, “Until points of gravest import yielded slowly one by one, And by Love was consum- mated what Diplomacy begun.” Thus it was, that, be- side the deep em brasures, where the brazen cannon stood, the young envoy completed his double mission: the an- swer which he was to take to the Czar, and the answer which he took into his own happy heart from the red lips { | | would his far a his promis She, with arr ; aw od. pa- tiently for his coming; waited week by week and month by month, until the brown hills gradually took on their winter mantel of green, and the storms beat with una- bated fury along the wind-swept coast. Still she waited. But no message came to the brave commandante and his fair daughter. All her waking hours were filled with thoughts of her lover, and in her dreams she saw him coming at last te claim her heart and hand. Voices whis- pered to her from the trees and fiowers, hopeful voices saying, “He will come, he will come!’ while from the barren hills and cold gray boulders caine the disconsolate message, “Come no more!” In the cool, breezy mornings her spirits rose, and again and again she fancied she saw his sail on the horizon, only to lose it and with it all hope, as darkness fell, and the waves dashed high on the rock-bound shores. The strain of this ceaseless waiting and watching soon began to manifest itself in the van- ishing of the dimples from the soft, olive-brown cheeks, in the drooping of the long black lashes, in the quivering of the small, red mouth, and in the distressed wrinkling of the fair, voung brow. As they paced the rampart together, the grim father and the beauitful girl, he strove to comfort her with proverbs and with bits of wisdom which had been handed down to him by his forefathers, ending always with the reassuring words: ‘And be sure the Count has reasons that will make his conduct clear.” But even his voice fal- tered as he saw his loved one’s grief, and his words of wisdom changed to the fond endearments of the soft Year yn the hill side, bringing revelry to the vaqueros and joy to the aval swep inaidens, bringing days of social feasts and visits, days of gallant love making and of spectacular b ull-fighting. At these times the vouthful Spaniard vainly sang be- neath Concha’s lattice to the sweet accompaniment of his euitar; and for her the bold caballero snatched the buried fowl from beneath his nmustang’s feet. She resolutely put aside the pleasures and temptations which strewed her path, and remained true to her first and only love, and year after year continued the duli round of her mon otonous duties, living a life’ secluded and alone. Forty summers had come and gone since the Russian eagle fluttered from the California seas, and wall and bastile had begun to show the unmistakable signs of slow but sure decay, when the cross of St. George was imported in the port of Monterey. The citadel was bril liantly lighted and a costly banquet was being served to those who came from far and near to honor Sir George Simpson, the famous traveller and guest. formal speeches, toasts and laughter were followed at length by a sudden silence, when some thoughtless rey- eller, despite the signs of warning spoke of the young Russian envoy, Concha’s former lover. “Speak no ill of him,” cried the baronet; “he died, poor fellow, just forty vears ago today; fell from a fractious horse while speed- ing home to Russia. They tell me he left a sweetheart, too, but she, of course, is married, I suppose. Lives she yet?” A deathlike stillness fell on the assembled euests as THE PORCUPINE the baronet asked the careless question, for the awe- struck gaze of all present wandered to a trembling figure which had suddenly risen in their midst. A nun’s black garb clothed her bowed and wasted form, while from beneath the white hood gleaned in their sunken sockets the once beautiful eves of Concha, the commandante’s daughter. ‘ ‘Lives she yet?” Sir George repeated, and all were hushed as Concha drew closer her nun’s attire, and in faltering accents, murmured. “Senor, pardon, she died Teo, A Personal Experience. The following incident occurred while I was keeping beoks in the office of the Brinslow Faucet Co. of San rancisco. My former assistant had left and a new one had been advertised for. Several had applied and one had been chosen from among them .He had been work- ing with me for about a week when the incident occurred. Thad taken a great liking to him and he and I lunched together every day, being sometimes accompanied by the cashier, On pay day, as usual, the cashier brought the money fromthe bank a nd placed it in a drawer of his desk: against the wall and locked it. “How much?” asked Allen, the new assistant. “Nearly a thousand.” “That is avery insecure place to put it. I should think you would put it in the safe.” “It has always been kept in there until time to pay off ever since I have been here, Nothing has ever hap- pened. It is safe enough.” At twelve o’vlock, Allen, the cashier, and I we lunch. The two stenographers nt out to ate their lunch in the of- fice. The superintendent seldom cam e down before noon. THE PORCUPINE We returned to work at one. During the afternoon Allen said to the cashier, “What do you think about the Russo-Japanese peace question?” “Rats,” he replied. “Let them fight it out.” “Speaking of rats,” said one of the stenographers, “there was one in the office today noon. I did not see it, but it must have been a large one from the loud gnawing.” At about three o’clock, after having arranged the pay envelopes, the cashier went over for the money. He un- locked the drawer and opened it. The money was not there. “It’s gone,” he exclaimed. “What,” said the su- perintendent, wheeling around in his chair. “Gone?” We all crowded around the cashier. “Are you the only one with a key to this drawer?” the superintendent asked. “Yes, sir,” answered the cashier. “Did you see the money go into the drawer?” turning to me. “I did. { have been with the cashier all day. He lunched with Allen and myself.” “The money was taken by some one in the factory,” declared Allen. “How do you know?” “Look at this,” and he pointed to a hole in the back of the drawer. It went through the back of the desk and through the wall. We went out into the factory. ‘Che hole had been cut through from a stairway which led to the second floor. This was seldom used as there was another stairway at the back, nearer to the clock, by which the workmen gen- erally mounted to the second floor. The nearest work- bench to this stairway on the second floor was that of Harris. “Where is Harris?” the superintendent asked one of the workmen. THE PORCUPINE 7. “He went home at about ten o’clock, saying that he was not feeling well.” “Did he go down stairs for anything this morning?” “Yes, sir. He went down to the stockroom for a saw blade.” “How did he go?” “By the front stairway.” “Was he gone long?” “Yes sir, quite a while. He left shortly afterwards.” “He’s our man, Allen.” “T suppose he is. I wonder what he sawed that hole through with?” And he pulled out the bench drawer. He rummaged about in the drawer and pulled out a small canvas sack. ‘That looks like the sack the money came in.” “Tt is,” exclaimed the cashier. “T shall telephone to the police department and have Harris arrested,” said the superintendent. “And you,” turning to the eashier, “must go and get some more money for the workmen must be paid to-day.” We all returned to the office but Allen. He remained in the factory until just before five o’clock. “Mr. Fisher,” he said, addressing the superintendent, “when Williams comes to the window for his pay, will you eall him into the office?” “Certainly. Is it concerning the robbery?” htras,? When Williams came he was e¢alled in. “What is it?” he asked. “Just a moment.” When the last man had received his pay the superin- tendent said: “Now, Allen, what did you wish?” “Williams, I have found you out. 1 accuse you of robbing that drawer.” Williams paled. “I confess.” “What?” exclaimed the superintendent. “You robbed THE PORCE PINE that drawer? You, whom I have trusted for eight years?” “Yes, sir. I robbed that drawer to-day. I have a little of the money on my person. The remainder you will find hidden away in the drawer of my bench.” Again the police department was called and this time the true thief was apprehended. “Allen, I shall not forget this,’ said the superintend- ent, as he and I left the office. “But how did you ever find that Williams did it?” I asked as soon as we had gained the street. ‘Easily. The first thing I did when I left you was to examine the hole. I found it to be perfectly round and four inches in diameter. It could easily have been made by an extension bit. As you know, the tools are all kept ina chest, to which the engineer has the key. Whenever any one gets a tool, his name is put down and if it is not returned it is charged to his account. I found this in the engineer’s book. Extension bit—Williams—11:30. Returned 2 p. m.” “This surprised me, for T had believed with Mr. Fisher that Harris was the guilty one. I then remembered the rat spoken of by the stenographer and came to the con- clusion that Williams had bored the hole and had done it during the noon how. This is what she had heard.” “I inquired of one of the men if any one had been left in the building at noon. You know that the men all eat on the benches out in the sun and sit there and smoke until one. The workman said that Williams came out at about half past twelve. “T then went to Williams and started a conversation with him. ‘How does your machine run?’ I asked. ‘It ran bad this morning but I oiled it at noon and it is run- ning O. K. now,’ he answered. “About how long does it take to oil a machine like that?� ‘Not more than ten minutes.’ What had he done the other twenty minutes? THE PORCUPINE 9 “T then went over to another workman and asked him when he had feft the building at noon. He said, ‘I was in the basement sawing off a piece of bronze when the bell rang at noon, but I finished the job before coming up. I left the building at about five minutes past twelve.’ ‘Was Williams oiling his machine” ‘No, I am positive that he was nowhere about the machine when I came out.’ “The rest was guess work. But as I hoped it came out all right. I suppose that Williams put that sack in Har- ris’ drawer to lay the blame on him. Goodnight.” Bie OT. The athletic dues have been fixed at fifty cents for the term. Not a very large amount for each member, but it will make quite a respectable sum when all paid in. This ought not to work any great hardship on any- one and it will help the boys buy some much-needed ap aratus, Let us surprise the manager by paying up at once, There are still a small number of the June issue of the Porcupine on hand which will be sold at fifteen cents. as there are only a limited number of copies. Those de-’ siring them had best apply at onee. Life is real, life is earnest, And it would be most sublime If we were not kept so busy Studying Latin all the time. Teacher—What do we have here in California that they have in Italy? Bright One—Dagoes.” Mr. Conger (at recess)—-The following classes will pass— Boys pass. THE PORCUPINE Grandma's Story. “Tell Miss Snow ’bout time when you was bad, Graim- ma.” said little Bobby, resting his curly head against my arm in his usual manner and looking, pleadingly at the sweet face opposite. The white-haired woman hesitated and wiped her elasses slowly, while I, acting on the suggestion of a vigorous pinch from my little friend, joined my entreaties with his, until excuses would avail no longer and Grand- ma began her story. “It was when I was attending the R. academy long, long ago that it happened. I was an exceedingly bright cirl and stood high in my classes and in my teacher's favor, until. John Foster came. Then all was changed. He surpassed me in everything, and the words of com- mendation, formerly mine, were now showered upon him. I grew more envious every day, and I felt my work grad- ually growing poorer but I hardly cared since no effort of mine could equal his. “One day an old gentleman, a stranger, visited our school. He was especially pleased with the recitations in mathematics and before he left, at the invitation of our master, he gave us a short speech: ‘And now,’ he said in conclusion, ‘I have something else to say. I have always been a believer in prize contests. I won a prize myself, when a boy. I have a little plan to offer you; it is nothing more or less than a hundred dollars to be given to the pupil who shows the most skill in math- ematies.’ Then turning to the master, he continued, ‘1 want to choose the five most competent pupils in your class and give them a written test, in a year from today, composed of problems taken from their year’s work, and the winner—well, that is already explained,’ and after THE PORCUPINE Il a few words of whispered consultation, our stranger vis- itor departed. “T turned and looked at John Foster. He would be one of the five. He would be the winner. I knew it and a flood of anger rose. in my foolish, rebellious heart. At first I was determined to do my best, but when John rose to recite, bitter envy bade me keep my Seat, lest I should not do as well as he, and I grimly returned the puzzled glances of the master. “At last the vear was over and the eventful day ar- rived when the five contestants were named. Of course, John was among them, and that night I planned a wicked deed. The orders had been that each one of the five should clear his desk of all books and papers, and any- one found harbering anything of this kind should be obliged to forfeit his place in the contest. The next morning, before the other pupils came, I entered the writ- ing-room, armed with a beok in which John had written methematical solutions, to be used in his daily work, and copied from another's book since he had none of his own. I thrust the book into his empty desk and fied from the room, flushing guiltily as I met the janitor in the hall. “Tt all occurred as I had planned. The suspicious book was found in the midst of the examination and John, dis- eraced, lost his place in the contest. He never came back again. Weeks went by and finally, unable to bear the load of guilt longer, I went to the master and told him all. Instead of reproach he turned to me sadly, and said: ‘Miriam, you will never understand how much you have wronged your fellow-student. John would have won the prize. He had a widowed mother, and a little sister blinded by disease and, he needed that money to take her to a specialist who could have restored her sight. I do not know where they have gone and your mistake can never be amended. May God forgive you.’ “That was all. He never alluded to the matter again and as the years rolled by I, myself, became a teacher. 12 THE PORCUPINE After several years of hard work, I sought a school in the mountains, thinking that the fresh country air might revive my failing health. I was directed to the house of one of the directors, a pleasant cottage situated among tall pine trees, and when I entered who should confront me but John Foster. He recognized my name and in behalf of the old school-days was extremely kind to me. jn the course of our conversation, I learned that after the death of his mother, having inherited a mountain farm from an uncle, he had brought his blind sister here, giving up all his hopes of higher education. ‘My sister’s sight might have been restored once,’ he said, sadly, ‘but now it is too late. A bitter pang of remembrance swept over me and I rose to go. “After this, John was always ready to help me in ev ery difficulty. I learned to await his visits at the school and whenever he failed to appear for several days. missed him. “T usually spent my rest days trying to cheer his sis ter’s darkened life, and one day having remained .latet than usual, Jolin escorted me home. During our walk ! told him how cruelly I had treated him, how utterly un worthy I was of his kindness. He listened eravely and then, suddenly grasping my hand, be said. ‘Miriam, | love you. I never dared tell you before. Will you help me care for my blind sister, always?) Grandma’s gentle voice broke, and at a sharp click of the little gate, she cried: ‘Here comes John, now. Bobby, don’t you want to go and meet your grand-pa?’ ’ Walker (Com.)—What does profile mean? Mr, Conger—As an illustration just look at Mr. Me- Quiddy’s face. What is the most prominent feature of its profile? It’s broken. Mr. Cox, Hist. VIT—A band of pilgrims gathered at a New England town and set sail for America. a THE PORCUPINE 13 “Che Porcupine” Issued every school month in the interests of the Santa Rosa High School. SUBSCRIPTION Cn Brae 208 fe oils ca Ws ayrntt s Sot aeateeee Li so pats ree eS eae ee ..-75 cents PUG Veain nem ccech oy: Rios , cas eit Cena en En, nen Tees 2 SOME DLR Single Copies eet eat Fee aha thc 3 Seek oe ae? FOMCCTES @©2@ Subscriptions must be paid in ADVANCE. EDITORIAL STAFF ODED ORS vee se Soa ecis ets Sco Oa Soe a evar eC Sar atae ROY B. ALEXANEER { MAY McMEANS apo usstestany. sANNACOUINN {| AMY POPPEY ade .... ALICE GRIFFTH ASSOCIATES EXCHANGES . ATHLETICS. ... POE cont Zale hey each sa ee ED, EIR (EDWIN BUZZELL, '06 LOCAESWAND. PERSONAIG «24.45.05 Jt ..... tRUTH OVEMAN, ’07 'EDNA BU RGER, ’o8 (ESTHER RFID HAZEL FARMER (PERCY DAVIS SF ea “- 9' DELUSWORTH MITCHELL Se} WF. St oy ihe os i AY aa Rf Fis ay Mt Fra tae BUSINESS MANAGERS.. Entered in the Postoffice at Santa Rosa, Cal., as second class mail matter. should be sent to The Porcupine, Santa Rosa, Cal. Doubtless every member of this school realizes the im- portance attending the production of a good High School Paper. Yet, how many from among you, fellow students, realize the monthly cost attached to the main- tenance of an “up-to-standard” school magazine, such as we attempt te make the Porcupine. The quality of this High School paper, like that of any other of its class, de- pends entirely upon the extent of the funds to be de- voted to its publication. Of course, the amount of money spent for printing need not, necessarily, have anything to do with the literary value of the contents of the pa- per, but unless the required funds are raised to meet the printing bill, an abundance of excellent material may never fall under the critical eve of the paper’s readers. 14 THE PORCUPINE No paper or magazine, of large or small circulation, de- pends upon its sibscribers for anything more, in a finan- cial way, than merely the cost of publication. The rey- enue derived frem its advertising columns is, thus, to be counted as profit. The Porcupine, on the other hand, has comparatively so few subscribers that it cannot rely on its subscription list to pay for its publication, neither can it count on the revenue of its advertising columns as profit. It is only by the kindness and ardent support of the business men of this city, and such thoughtful peo- ple from elsewhere as see fit to aid a deserving enterprise, that the Porcupine is enabled to survive. Therefore, fellow students, is it any more than just to say that you, in turn, should exert yourselves not merely a trifle, but to your utmost, in behalf of ow: advertisers and their business interests. Take this matter up, friends and patrons of the Porcu- pine, and exert your every effort to influence the passage of the money spent, not only by yourself and your pa- rents, but by your friends, into the right hands. PIERCY DAVIS, Bus. M’eg’r. As the paper is under new management this year it probably is not out of place to say something regarding our policy. Our motto is, “The best paper possible with the material at hand.” We shall bend every effort to pro- mote the best. interests of the school to encourage ath- letics to forward debate, and advance the standard of our literary productions. It will be impossible to make the paper anything like the success it should be without the support of every one of our students. You can readily see that the editorial staff cannot do all the work which is necessary every month. It would be unjust to them and to you if we should require it, but it is your duty as High School students to give the Porcupine all the aid in your power financially as well as along literary lines. THE PORCUPINE 15 Last June the graduating class presented the school with a silver cup to be used as a literary trophy. This cup is to be contested for next April by the five students whose literary productions are considered the best. A record of all contributions handed to the Porcupine will be carefully kept and this record will be one of the main factors in choosing the five contestants. You can easily see the value of beginning at once to hand in your work, as the more you hand in, provided the quality is good, the more consideration you will receive when the selection of contestants is made. The school is particularly fortunate this year in ob- taining the services of Mr. Conger, Miss Haub and Mr. Searcy. They have already made themselves exceedingly popular among the members of the school. We extend to them a hearty welcome with the hope that they find their new positions as agreeably as could be expected with three hundred irresponsible students ready to add to their daily sorrows. Greetings, June, 09. We extend a hearty welcome to an unusually large veshman class this term. We hope that your sojourn in this institution will be a period of pleasure and profit to yourself and to those with whom you are thrown in contact, and that in after years you may look back to the days spent here as ones carrying with them many happy remembrances. You will undoubtedly make a number of mistakes as Freshmen classes usually de, but we shall not attempt here to warn you against them, as experience is the only teacher who is adequately prepared to instruct regarding them. However, there is one mistake, common to the majovity of students just entering High School, which 16 THE PORCUPINE is so universally made and one so regrettable that. if Inerits particular attention. What we refer to is the tendency exhibited by nearly all Freshmen to hang back from everything in the line of school activity. The average student waits till at least his second year before entering very actively into anything except his studies. In this way he loses much valuable time if he intends availing himself of the many opportunities Which the school affords outside of the regular courses of study. Let this Freshman ¢lass be an exception to the general rule. If you intend to enter athletics be the first one to get out. If you intend to debate be one of the first to speak and in every way let it be a class who “do it today.” The following is a list of the members of the Fresh- man Class together with all those who have come to us for the first time this term: Will B. McArthur, Nat W. Mallory, Harriet Parrish, Louise Partish, Eleanor Lobdell, Ruthh Hall, Ruth Smyth, Elsie V. Thompson, Tillie Flier, Geo, Plover, Ed- win M. Bent, Lloyd R. Brown, Mary Davaz, Alma Cron: well, Rk. M. Seaton, Krwyn D. Seaton, Laura Chartrand, Irene Espey, Winnifred B. Brammer, George E. Ward, Kdna L. Ward, Rena Bonham, Helen Johnson, Georgia Purcell, Grace DuBois, Pauline Hadrich, Florence Col- well, Violet Lane, Marie Farnioaf, Hilda M. Lawrence, Ora Muir, Hazel Wells, Leta Wheeler, Shirley Abeele, Lillian Rosenberg, Hattie Lee, Dean Woolley, Vida Alcorn, Irene Warboys, Bernice Knight, Edna Mel- son, Edith McNab, Margaret Bryant, Virginia Crump, Kitta Hansen, Marston Doolittle, Arthur Tremper, Serena HAVEN HARDWARE CO. Athletic Supplies, Footballs and other Sporting Goods Guns and Ammunition, Fine Cutlery, Art Goods Cut Glass and Chinaware 420°422 424 FOURTH ST. : : : ; : SANTA Rosa, CAL. THE PORCUPINE 17 Maddux, Gladys Gibson, Oliver Banta, Kent Yates, Allie Berry, Ray Francisco, Irving P. Weeks, Merwyn Austin, Galen Lee, Hazel Ross, Carl Woolsey, Vera Woolsey, An- nie Phillips, Lois Elmore, Ruth Elmore, Lucille Cable, Carrie Cassani, Louise Gunn, Myrtle Hurst, Vivian New- ell, William Rogers, Willie Cannon,. Mildred Peterson, Anna Wheeler, Robert 8. Coon, Mable Stone, Mand Tor- dyce, Deila Grove, Linda O. Tomasi, Herbert Bovenizer, Edith Manion, Ovid Tuttle, Elizabeth Baldwin, Erma Me- Donald. Exchanges. On account of the somewhat early issue of paper we have as vet received but one exchange, the Argis, Oak- land, Cal. which comes to us in its usual good form, a The story, “Wien the Minister Came,” is particularly well written, Mr. C. (serutinizing Harold Loughery’s handwriting) “Please translate.” Mag—Did Campbell go to the Circus? Manud—yYes, I saw him in the menagerie, R. C. Moodey Fall Styles in Shoes Brooks Clothing Co. Headquarters for Young Men’s Clothing and Furnishings THE PORCUPINE The Sea. Ever tossing, rolling, pounding tn and on in quick succession, Surging, sighing, in restless motiom The billows of the sea come crashing. Up and up the cliffs’ steep buttress, Resounding, breaking into splendor, Booming in defeated fury, Rolls the sea in sullen thunder. Hurling in tremendous effort As if to rend the walls of granite; Sea on sea is split asunder Midst the fearful tide of combat. Thus since first immortal ocean Reared its racing combers skyward “Forward! landward!” has been its watchword “Ever onward! onward! onward!” Where Destruction Created Prosperity. One sultry day in July, a carriage rolled smoothly over a gravelled highway, commonly known as the “ave: nue,” whose broad-spreading trees afforded protection both from the burning heat of the summer sun, and the violence of wintry storms. The sole occupants of the carriage were an elderly gentleman and a young girl of perhaps seventeen summers. She was talking in an eager, impulsive strain to her stately companion, while a anne Nn” et The Piano a Home Necessity It was a luxury years ago, but under the modern system of education, and conditions of society, a knowledge of music is today as much a part of edu- cation for both boys and girls as a knowledge of grammar, mathematics, or any ordinary study, and with it comes the demand for a piano. No home is furnished without one. Let us talk it over with you. The Wiley B. Alfen Co. ....Santa Rosa.... ZO THE PORCUPINE he listened with pleasure and interest. She hada bright, intelligent face, and-the waves of soft brown hair, which rippled over her shoulder created a picture which an art- ist could strive but in yain to transfer to his canvas. She was slender and graceful, and the movements of her body were lithe and active. She was enraptured with all that she saw, and her companion seemed pleased with the in- terest which she manifested in the beauty of the coun- try to which'she was receiving but an informal introduc- tion. Once or twice, however, a shade of sadness would steal over his face, as he listened to her musical lauel Which so often rang out upon the still air. [t may be well to mention the fact that Nellie Lyons, for such was her name, had been suddenly deprived of the love and care of an almost idolized father. Death proved stronger than the ties of affection which bound the two together, and one chilly autumn day, Mr. Lyons Was laid beside his wife in the quiet cemetery which could be plainly perceived ffrom one lonely window of the home which had been made so desolate by his de- parture. Here Nellie Lyons lingered, until she learned that she was alone in the world, and possessed of abso- luetly nothing with which to maintain her existence, My. Lyons had been a man of scanty Means, and upon his death his beloved child received only his fervent bleas- ings. One day, Nellie Lyons received a letter from an uncle who was both thrifty and well to do, but had a large family and felt he could not: aid her financially as he de- Text Books and School Supplies C. A. WRIGHT CO. Leading Booksellers and Stationers 527 Fourth Street - - Santa Rosa, Cal. ——— a — THE PORCUPINE 21 sired. After expressing his sympathy. in her sorrow, he begged that she would visit them a number of weeks, and he would aid her in finding pleasant and congenial employment. His heart yearned after the orphaned child, but how impossible it is to contend with grim ne- cessity. Previous to his death her father had written him begging him to aid Nellie in her efforts to find em- ployment, and to give her such advice as he deemed nee- essary. This letter had been delivered into his hi und with the resul which we have seen. The carriage at leneth reached its destination and Nellie beheld a large white house with red tiles. The smoothly shaven lawn, brieht fower heds, and large broad-spreading trees filled her with an intense admira- tion. Her aunt met her at the door, embraced her ten derly and then proceeded to introduce her to her many cousins. The eldest boy was full of pity for her lonely condition, and had privately confided to his mother that if he were rich, Nellie should 20 to school and not have to work. “Did you say she was only seventeen?” he had asked. And tears had come to the eyes of Mrs. Lyons at this innocent onery. red proceeded to introduce his cousin to her new surroundings and was amply repaid by her exclamations of admiration and delight. “But, of course, you’ve al- Ways lived in the sity,” he hastened to say. “Yes,” she replied, sadly, “I could see nothing from my window but a large brick wall.” Yet she sighed for her home as it had been before her father had received the summons of death. Fred and Nellie grew so intimate, that at last, he Paul T. Hahman, Ph. D. Jerry W. Claypool Class of ’93 HAHMAN DRUG CO. Prescription Druggists 215 Exchange Avenue Santa Rosa, California Tie Place to buy your Rubdown and Athletic Supporters 32 THE PORCUPINE confided to her the fact that a story had been circulated, years ago, concerning an ancestor of theirs, who was said to be a miser, and who, all his life, had hoarded his: gold with the greatest of «are. “And when he died,” Fred announced solemnly, “he buried his money under- neath this house.” Netlie uttered an exelamation of as- tonishment. “Have vou ever searched?” she asked. “But of course it’s merely a story.” “Tt may be,” Fred replied. “Such tales are often cir- culated. Some say he buried it in a leathern bag, others insist, in an iron box.” “Have you ever searched?” Nell repeated. “Yes, I have,’ Fred replied shamefacedly, but all im vain.” That evening the family gathered on the front veranda. Here it was cosy and beautiful and Nellie breathed a sigh as she thought how soon she must depart for new scenes and new occupations. She had sunk into a rev- erie, her head resting against the soft cushions of her chair. Beside her sat Fred studying industriously. No thought of the future disturbed the happy group. All were laughing and talking merrily. A few minutes later, some one opened the door and announced breathlessly: “The house is afire.”’ Instantly Mr. Lyons aroused his farm hands and soon hurried foot- Fo ee es Prescription, Druggict Phone Main 3 The Place to Buy Drug Drugs and Prescriptions Delivered to You Without Hxtra Charge Poamnls Canith slationer and Bookseller Cemple Sinith 502 Fourth Street Special Inducements will be offered to Students desiring Engraved Cards a ee ey ne eee Vv ow THE PORCUPINE steps and excited voices were heard above the roaring of the angry flames. Ag Nellie realized the situation, her anxiety for those she loved was unbounded, Must they lose the quaint old homestead handed down from countless generations, and concerning which so many beautiful and mysterious stories had been circulated? Must red lose-—? But here her thoughts were interrupted by a loud crash, as part of the roof in the rear of the house acknowledged its de- feat in conflict with the flames by its downfall. “I must save something!” Nellic cried, and unseen by the others darted into her aunt’s room, as yet untou ched by the de- vastating career of the conflagration. A few of her val- uable paintings and articles of costly furniture had been removed but a few minutes ago, and yet so much re- mained, Nellie thought, wistfully, for which her aunt would later sigh, but in vain. Snatching a number of books and some photographs, she hastily opened the door, descended the steps of the veranda, and was soon up to the grayelled walk below. “Fred's wheel is in the basement,” she thought. “l must save it.” She darted into the basement, and secured the wheel. Then her at- tention was attracted by a dark hole. The hasty re- moval of goods, stored away for years, had revealed the existence of that gloomy depth. Almost instinctively, COURT HOUSE RESTAURANT | SPORTING GOODS AUTOMOBILES Leading Restaurant in Sonoma County E, P, APOSTOLIDES, Prop. Net SS Mendocino St. Opp. Court House Schelling’s Cyclery 2h THE PORCUPINE and fearing nothing, for her excitement was intense, Nel- lie thrust her hand therein. A bundle of old papers which she eyed disdainfully, came to view. More and more bundles appeared, some of which were yellow with : age, While others crumpled at the slightest touch. The last paper seemed well preserved, but there were more | beneath. | “Oh, pshaw!” Nellie excfaimed, “f shall keep these, but i Shall not continue my profitless search. Old newspapers! What a discovery.” Too excited to realize that she no longer heard the rearing of the flames, or the excited voices of men, she now heard arrxious inquiries for “Nellie.” She immediately sought Fred, and placed the papers in his hands. tle gazed at her questioningly, upon Which she gave him the particulars of her experience, fo the latter part of which he paid little attention, as one absorbing theiight was revolving in his mind.- He went in quest of his father, with whom he later disappeared. Nellie, meanwhile, found her aunt, and with a fond embrace, expressed her joy that the fire was no longer bevond control. “ft have these,” she added, producing the photographs and books. Her hand rested upon the seat of Fred’s wheel which she had not forgotten her excite- ment. Her aunt was unable to express her thoughts on any subject, and for many days she was ill, while the HOOPER FARMER Drugs PHYSICIANS PRESCRIPTIONS A SPECAILTY Plione Main 366 Successors to J. N. Hooper | 611 Fourth St. J.C. PEDERSEN Furniture, Carpets, Matting, Linoleum, Etc. Wholesale and Retail Dealer j Corner 4th and A Streets Santa Rosa, California : a ee THE PORCUPINE 2 or javuse was being restored to its former condition. As she eradually recovered ber old self, she noticed a quiet smile frequently stealing over Nellie’s countenance, and a subdued excitement on the part of Fred and _ his father, and she greatly wondered at the cause. One day, Mrs. Lyens met her husband upon the ver anda. He quietly preduced a roll of bills. “What are these?” she exclaimed. He then, skillfully revealed to her the fact that the iron box buried so many years ago by their miserly great-great-grandfather, had been at length discovered by ene who must certainly share the advantages it had broueht them. “T+ will more than pay her schooling,” he concluded. “Wife, why do you look se puzzled? You certainly know that I refer to Nellie Lyons.” Ane, Miss Wirt, German, la-—lHow do you pronounce k in Grerman—like k in some English word? Harold MeM.—tLike k in the English word cart. Freight and Passenger Connections -Between San Francisco and Sonoma County ....Electric Railway System.... The Banner County Railway. Steamboat line between San Francisco and Petaluma. Electric Railway system between Petaluma, Sebastapol, Green Valley, Forestville, Santa Rosa and intermediate points. THE PORCUPINE A Summer's Sport : (A True Story.) Three pretty, vivacious girls descended, as it were, pon a quiet country boarding house one day. They were beings who were bubbling over with the joy of living, and were eager and ready for any pleasure that the country might offer. The eldest of these, Agnes Marten, was a student in a medieal college in the not far distant me- tropolis. May Arnold, the second, was a teacher, and Bessie Douglas, the youngest, a stenographer. What happy light-hearted girls they were! Their fondness for each other was the cause of the pleasure which they took in being solely in each other’s society. Their knowledge of the country was somewhat lim- The Film you use is even more important than the Camera you use, . a No, 2 Folding Brownie Kodak. Price $5.00 Be sure it’s Kodak film with which you load your Kodak—the film with Twenty Years of Experience Behind It Phones, Main 77 and 78 35 4TH ST. ohne ROSA, THE PORCUPINE � ited. Agnes and May strove to conceal this fact, but Bessie blurted out just what she thought of everything. Her sweet frankness was what made her so lovable. One day when out driving she sent the girls off into peals of laughter by remarking to the driver: “Say, whenever vou happen to take that thine on four wheels out, we want teo take a ride in it because—because, with a glance in the direction of her friends, we have never ridd—be- cause we don’t get a chance to ride in anything like that in town.” She gave a little squeal of satisfaction as she finished and winked gaily at Agnes and May. The ob- ject indicated by Bessie was the haywagon which had taken many people, old and young, spooney and not spooney, on jaunts over the country road. The weeks passed on. Hach day brought enjoyment of some sort. Tramps into the canyons and over the moun- tains, rides to the village, and many happy howrs spent down by the stream, filled in the time. Finally after one day of intense heat, the vehicle on four wheels was drawn forth and a small crowd was as: sembled. The much Jonged-for hay-ride was in a short time to be a thing of the past. What a jolly ride they had! What singing, shouts of laughter, and noise awoke the quiet country folk that night. When the reached home, the girls were greeted at the door by the mistress of the little hotel, Mrs. Mansfield, with the news, “A young man has arrived.” “Oh, Mrs, Mansfield, is he handsome? Oh, we’re not fixed up to goinnow! We'll wait to be introduced until morning at breakfast. What does he look like, anyway, Mrs. Mans- field? Is he very young? Is he dark or light? The good lady of the house only smiled in her calm way in response to all of their exclamations and_ replied, “Wait and see.” The following morning Mr. Hyde, for such was his rame, Was presented to the lively trio, Agnes, May, and Bessie. A description of the aforenamed gentleman is tS THE PORCUPINE necessary. He was of medium height and of light comr- tlexion. Nature had not bestowed her gifts upon him at-all.generously, for he was not possessed of ravishing locks and handsome eyes. Alas! His hair was of a sandy shade and his eves.a very pale baby blue. He was not homely, however, for his mouth at times disclosed a fine st of teeth and set off. to advantage laughing dimples in each cheek. All went pleasantly for a time. The girls were ac- companied on their rambles by Mr. Hyde, who if he had no good looks to speak of, was nevertheless possessed of an entertaining and interesting personality. He was educated, bright, witty and very good company. But the course of events never continues to run smooth ly. There must come a break somehow and somewhere. One morning the young gentleman presented himself before the girls apparently fully equipped, except that his hand concealed something at his throat. He ap- preached them and said meekly, “Would one af you please be so kind as to tie my necktie?” The girls were rather amused to think that an acquaintance of a few days only should be dependent upon them for the ar rangement of that necessary. article of masculine adorn- ment. They laughingly refused to oblige the young mai this time, and also several times afterward during his stay. Mr. Hyde was losing favor in the young ladies’ eves. As he was simply a new acquaintance, not a friend, they felt that they could not overstep the laws of good breeding by assisting him in dressing. Soon after this incident he annoyed them repeatedly when they were resting in the hammock by begging them to go walking, riding; and to do everything in general. But the climax had not as vet been reached. The girls overlooked Mr. Tfyde’s faults somewhat, as he was ap- parently a bachelor and had been accustomed to his own ways for too long a time. One evening they were seated in the parlor looking at pictures which the young man THE PORCUPINE 29 had kindly offered to show them. The last one was the portrait of a sweet-faced lady and her two children. “That,” he said in reply to Bessie’s inquiry, ‘ is a picture of my wife and children.” The look of surprise ,indigna- tion and concealed laughter on the faces of the girls was indeed a picture. Hurried good-nights were said soon after and the girls sought their rooms to give vent to their mingled feelings. After their departure Mr. Hdye whispered to Mrs. Mansfield, “Didn’t I bluff them, thongh? I’m not married. That is a picture of my brother’s wife and children.” Dionified speches took the place of the friendly banter: ings directed toward Mr. Wyde during the remainder of his stay. However, they cheered him loudly when he departed, and a close observer might have heard a sigh escape from the lips of each young lady, for the summer's sport was ended. The sequel to “A Summer’s Sport” can be stated in a few words. Mr. Hyde will for many vears to come, | hope, find a willing hand to arrange his tie, for Murs. Mansfield received not long ago the announcement of his marriage to the lady of his choice, a lady unknown to her, however. ; THE PORCUPINE The boys have once more donned their track suits and settled down to a season of hard training. The first day of school looked encouraging as far as t he veterans were concerned, but somewhat disappointing when we saw the comparatively smaJl number of Freshmen who expressed a desire to train. The usual excuse is, “I can’t do anything, so what is the use of trying.” Boys, if you can’t do anything, get out and train, anyway. The world was not made in a day, neither can you develop into athletes in a season, but if you work faithfally, when you reach your third or fourth years you will be the point winners of the school. So don’t wait, but get out and train at once and you may surprise yourself. We have accepted a challenge from Oakland for a dual meet to be held probably on September 23, and we expect to handle the O. H. 8. boys in the good old way, but we must have more men if we keep up to the pace that we set jast spring. Let us also have a good crowd out to cheer and to incidently cheer the manager with our quarters. ; FOOTBALL. Once again the time for handling the “pigskin” has ¢ome around and with it a natural desire on behalf of the students of the school to know what our “chances” are for the season ahd also who will compose the team. Sionals have beefi given out to the prospective candi- dates for the team and they are now busily engaged in learning them in order to commence the preliminary work of signal practice. On Wednesday, September 6, ee ee eS PO THE PORCUPINE 31 the boys who expect to play this season were enrolled in the respective positions for which they are trying. On this enrollment sheet appeared the names of seven vet- eran players, P. Smith, Kk, Smith, MacQuiddy, Gardiner, Briggs, Dignan and Hitchcock. The make-up of the re mainder of the team rests with the new players. Owing to the fact that several of the team’s reliable men are on the track training for the semi-annual A. A. L. field day, active practice will not commence till after that event. The present outlook leads us to believe we shall have a very creditable team. We expect to have a fast, snap- py bunch of players, although not very heavy. Nothing need be said concerning the old players, as the schoo! knows from past results the gritty, consistent playing of Press Smith, this year’s captain, MacQuiddy, R. Smith, Gardiner and Briggs. Owing to his decision to leave football alone and stick to the track, we have lost in Wilson one of the best indi- vidual line-buckers the school has known in years. Not only his playing ability but his great personality will be a loss to the team. Spence Dickson, who played in a few preliminary games last year, shows he has the make-up of a good foot- ball player and it is expected that he will make some one hustle for an end on the “High” team. It is to be hoped that Louis lambert will decide to try for the other end, as he showed while playing with the S. R. B. C. that he was a valuable man. We have in tloskins a man who is expected to fill ably old “Mucum’s” place at full. “Mac” will again be seen in left. half, with “Boney” Smith at right half, where great things are expected of him this year. Russel Smith will be out for a half or tackle position he decides to trv for. Lockhart, Davis, Doolittle, Purrington, Sea- ton and several others compose the new material. Miss Haub, Chem.—Oh! yes, well go down to the Brewery if they will let us. 32 THE PORCUPINE =e (EY (lrnerwise Mx. Conger, Hist. 3—De you know where Constantino- : ple is? Boy at Map-—Yes sir, in Turkey. Mr. C.— Very well, put your finger on the turkey. Hey! Dig! Got a Hart? Dig— -Naw, Alice borrowed it. Margaret, English V1—I think the knights just wanted to show the ladies how smart they were. Mr. Conger—lIs there a girl in your class by the name (isf—? 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Strong, Contents The Little Teacher - - : : - Page 1 Yulupa ; or, the Legend of the Burning Bird « SE! 5 86 Destiny - - i 2 A Wey Editorial = ¥ rs sf $ ge AE's Reminiscence 2 s i % : “49 Exchanges _ : 4 3 2 BONG ae Athletics Se Arete a eens ee Wise and Otherwise - : : x ep tg A ge E. F. WOODWARD | President i Lo ten Capital $100,000 ie eshte to i Dividends i = 'Trust=Savings _ Dividends paid ona Open Saturday Even- Deposits. Compounded ings for Deposits Only Bank Semi-Annually FOURTH STREET. AND HINTON AVENUE 3 a le ee a ia Se ee SLI IAAL ELE” stnanedlns The Little Teacher “Well, I guess we'll hey to let you try.” The grizzled, old trustee of the Byrne River school district looked crit- ically at the slim, little applicant for the school as he spoke and her courage faltered for a moment under his scrutinizing gaze. KNver since the half dozen illiterate stock men of the region, having determined that their children should have better educational advantages than they them- selves enjoyed, had solicited the right to erect a plain, little structure that should serve the purpose of school house, these well-wished-for children had stood in open rebellion. Accustomed to rambling among the hills, with very little work of any kind, their liberty-loving hearts detested the school-room with its monotonous hours of study. Consequently one teacher after another attempted and gave up the trying task of managing these children of the hills,, and the last one, whose de- parrture dated from a year before the opening of this story, had actually been thrust out of the building by the combined strength of the older boys. So it was with demons of fear tugging at her heart that blue-eyed Hester Shaw, fresh from college, called her little school to order on the first Monday morning. Before her, in disorderly confusion, sat a group of boys and girls whose ages ranged anywhere from six to six- 2 THE PORCUPINE teen. She sharply called to order a boy diving under and over the benches after a lizard. He slowly pocketed his unoffending victim, to the great amusement of the smaller children, and noisily taking his seat, awaited de- velopments. “Children,” Hester began nervously, “since this my first day with you—.” A progressive wink went around the room. The girls tittered. The boys shouted, until Hester’s voice was lost amid the general murmer and she was obliged to call the school to order once more and proceed to lessons immediately. Monday evening found the pupils assembled under a favorite oak tree discussing their new teacher. “She’s mighty pretty and a fellow could like her,” ventured one. “Oh, go on, Jim Casey, don’t you go and get taken in by a teacher. She’s got to go like all the rest of them. We can’t boost her out ’cause she’s a lady and little-like, but we'll make things so unpleasant that she'll get out. We don’t want no book learning. Book-learned people aint good for nothing else but books. After which lengthy speech the leader of the party looked around and awaited the usual mode of approval. Of course, all agreed and with pledges of unending revolt against the school-room they parted for their seyv- eral homes. Meanwhile Hester Shaw was thoughtfully wending her way to her boarding place, wondering, planning how she might win the respect of these strange children. But all her plans were futile. ‘The children remained stubborn, obdurate and distant. Lessons were never studied. Order could not be kept and new trials arose to grieve her every day, until she gradually felt her hold on her old ambitions and ideals growing weaker and a feeling of utter discouragement creeping into to take their place. On Thursday afternoon of the second week, the THE PORCUPINE 3 erisis was reached when she called the third class in Geography to come forward. Not a pupil stirred. “Will class Three in Geography please come for- ward,” Hester repeated. Complete silence followed for a moment and then every head turned as burly Dick Cross, the leader of the school, arose and said grimly: “We are not a-going to be run by you any longer. You can’t make us obey you and study when you want us to and recite when you want us to. I say in behalf of the school, we won’t do as you tell us, if we don’t want to, again.” Hester’s lips whitened and her eyes flashed angrily as she steppedd forward and said: “Dick, vou may leave this room instantly.” Dick parted his lips to reply, but-something in the set face and commanding voice of the little teacher told him that he had better obey, and with a significant glance at his comrades, he shuffled out and seated himself on the joorsteps. Every pupil started to follow, but with a wave of her hand, Hester demanded silence. The chil- dren remained, restlessly, in their seats, and it was plain that they could not be kept very long. The hands of the clock pointed to five minutes to four. Could she keep them five minutes? Every nerve in her frame ting- led, as with lips compressed and fingers pressed tight against her chair, she faced her pupils. One, two, three minutes passed. They would never notice the two min- ates remaining and she could hold them no longer, so she said hoarsely, ‘You may go.” A general wild scramble followed for a few mo- ments and then Hester was alone. All her pent-up cour- age forsook her now and she buried her face in her hands and permitted the bitter tears of disappointment, to have their way. She had failed, miserably failed. She would go through just one more day and on Friday night. would announce her resignation to the trustees, who would receive it with an “TI told you so.” Oh! humilia- 4 THE PORCUPINE tion. I[inally, inspired by a sudden thought, she stood up, dashed away the tears, rearranged her tumbled hair tefore the broken mirror, and as she caught sight of her tear-stained image therein, she addressed it thus: “Why, Tester Shaw, you've been crying, actually crying; the shame of it! You can manage those children. Where are ) all those great schemes you used to discuss with the - vitls at college?” and with a nod at the mirrior, Hester slipped on her hat and sped away hopefully. “The next morning, bright and early, she stood in her usual place, confident of a successful day, but when 9 e¢lock arrived, no noisy pupils arrived with it. Two hours dragged slowly by and still all was silent. With many misgivings Hester hastened to the nearest house and asked why the children were not at school. “Why, Miss Shaw,” said the surprised woman, “T sent them to school this morning. I’m sure they started away. Come, Pil go with vou to see Mrs. Casey.” Mis. Casey was a nervous little woman and at men- tion of the children’s disappearance she threw down her broom and paced the floor excitedly. “They're all drown- ed, E know it,” she cried. “I heard them talking last night about playing a trick on the teacher and running off down the river in that old, leaky boat that was left to rot on the bank, but I didn’t think they meant it when they went to school so quietly this morning. Oh, what shall Ido? The old boat will sink with them all before they've gone half a mile, and all the men have gone off on a eattle-drive.” Black clouds were rising in the east and there was every indication of a good, hard thunder storm. Hester, ! ever ready to summon courage in the presence of dan- ger, said quietly, “Come, we must go to the river and look for them. Perhaps they are only playing on the bank,” and she started away in the lead of the two anx- { ious women. It was almost a mile walk and ere their destination THE PORCUPINE 5 was reached, thunder and lightning held sway and great drops or rain began to fall. They hastened their steps and finally stood at the river’s brink. There were the little lunch baskets in a row, but the rotten old boat was gone, and not a child was in sight. To Be Continued. Mr, Cox—The whole New York coast is sand, except what is fleas. Mr. ©, Hist—Mr. Belden, put up your toad-sticker. 300k-keeper’s Dictionary—Cash, money on hand and merchandise. (J. B.) Liability—When you are not sure of a thing.—Slus- ser. � ) a“. Cash you are liable to have.—FIlier (not Flyer.) Resource--When you are sure of anything. Miss Wirt, (Ger. [I.)-—-‘‘When is a vowel long?” Baumbaugh—‘When it isn’t short.” Young Miss in Chem.—‘The gas has a very gaseous z too) t=} smell.” THE PORCUPINE v4 ae eh ———————— sere an ey Yulupa; or, fle leegene Burning Bird Many, many years ago, before Sir Francis Drake had landed on our fertile shores, before the first settle- ments had been planted on the Atlantic coast, before the name of California had even been thought of, the Pacific slope was a vast wilderness of forests and mountains, lakes and rivers, inhabited only by the roving savages pe- culiar to our continent, named by Columbus, the ‘“In- dians.” To the northwest of the beautiful valley sur- rounded by green hills, in which Santa Rosa now nestles, was a tall mountain on whose suminit the rays of the set- ting sun linger longest, as it sinks each evening into the west, a glowing ball of fire. Around this mountain, known to us as Bennett eak, but called by the more po- etical aborigines, “Yulupa,’ or the “Mountain of the Burning Bird,” lingers a quaint legend, from which the mountain took its name. This tradition has been handed down from mouth to mouth through countless genera- tions of the red men, until it reaches us today, bringing with it a reminder of the days of Indian supremacy. At the foot of Yulupa, before an Indian wigwam was } seated an old, old man, the patriarch of his nation, sur- rounded by the dusky children of the tribe. His snowy hair, his wrinkled visage, his stooped figure alone bete- THE PORCUPINE 7 kened age, for his eyes were still bright and his voice still clear as he related, in the beautifully figurative lan- guage of his people, the story of Yulupa. “In the mountains of the valley, In among the crags and boulders, Underneath the moaning pine trees, Where the west wind, Mudjekeewis, Sighs and rushes thro’ their branches! Far beneath the water courses Winding seaward past the meadow, Past the ereen hills and the prairies, Past the marshes, moors and fen-lands, Past the haunts of loom and heron,, Dwelt in ancient days a serpent, Dwelt Kenabeek, crafty, cunning, Deep down in the rocky cayerns Of the mountain called Yulupa. He, destroyer of the helpless, With his skin of many colors, Grayish-silver. like the tree squirrel, Deepest azure, like the blue jay, Clearest emerald, like the lizard, Basking in the heat of summer, In the sultry Indian summer, Breathed forth clouds of smoke and cinders, Clouds of glowing sparks and embers, Breathed his hot breath on the woodlands, In his path he wrought destruction, Burned the grain fields of the of the women, Parched the farvorite haunts of hunters, Spots near cool and shady streamlets Where the deer were wont to gather Where the cougars come in numbers Greater than the birds in springtime; Scorched the trees behind which warriors In their feathers and their war paint, THE RORCUPINE With their tomahawks and arrows, Sought to strike some foe unwary, Or to ambush and attack him. Near this fearful, fiery monster Dwelt the King of Air, the Eagle. He, too, shot forth fire and lightnings Irom his eyes, so bright and piercing, When the serpent came before him. He _ , protector of the people, ; Watched o’er them for many summers, Warned them of approaching danger, Helped them to defend their cornfields rom the demon of Destruction. Finally, when no longer able To withstand the scorching inroads Made upon them by the reptile, By the life-destroying serpent, Simple children of the forest, Guided by their own Great Spirit, Gitche Manito, the Mighty, Prayed to the protecting eagle, To the sovereign of the summits, Of the peaks and highest mountains, ' Prayed that he would, for their safety, Leave his high aerial station, Leave the clear air and the sunlight, Leave the land of trees and flowers, And descend beneath the forests, Far beneath the rocks and boulders, To the den of night and darkness, There to combat with the monster, With the powerful destroyer, Who had wreaked such fearful vengeance On the Spirit’s favored children. . Straightway then at their petition, Swooped he downward from his sumiit, Swooped the strong and mighty eagle, THE PORCUPINE Swooped the harbinger of safety. Sought he there among the boulders, ‘Mid the wild and tangled bushes, A wide chasm, dark, forbidding, Overhung with vines and briers, From whose mouth the black smoke issued Pouring forth in streams so threatenin’ Rising, spreading, billowing, floating, As to give to bravest warriors Fears of death and desolation, Into this foul pit of blackness Silently the eagle, plunging, Sinking swiftly, softly, surely, Soon was lost to mortal vision. ? As he downward made his progress, Narrower became the opening, Till the walls, with sulphur steaming, Bruised and crushed his folded pinions, Crushed his matchless coat of feathers. Finally he reached a cavern Full of dark and noisome vapors, Reeking with the poisonous breathing Mf the denizen of darkness. Sank he on the floor, exhausted, Wearied with his rapid journey, Choking with the horrid odors. Suddenly he saw before him, Through the veil of inky blackness, In the far end of the cavern, Spitting clouds of sparks and embers, Raised as if to strike the invader, Coiling and uncoiling slowly, Saw the terror of the Mountains, Saw the dreaded fiery serpent, Straightway into the combat rushed they, Interlocked in deadly grapple, Fighting each in his own fashion, THE PORCUPINE One with steely beak and ta'ons, One with giant strength and fury— Thus the combat waged unceasing, Till the dark depths of the cavern Were so filled with burning gases, And the air became so stiffling, That a short truce was agreed on, In which, to the upper regions, Each combatant, sorely wounded, Rose to breathe the air of heaven. Meanwhile all the Indian people Waited hopelessly, with patience, Waited while the days like minutes Sped along on wings whose fleetness Rivalled the swift water musk-deer, Waited for the tardy coming Of the noble friend, the eagle. Then came earthquakes and loud rumblings, And in parts, wide cracks appearing Warned the superstitious natives Of some great disaster threatening, Unannounced came drouths and famines, Drouths that made of this fair valley One vast plain of sunburned yerdure, Famines that reduced my people Close to begging and starvation. Suddenly one day appearing On the summit of Yulupa, On the crest of that great mountain, Kugumah, the ereat Gray Eagle, Villed the people’s breasts with gladness. But he warned them not to linger, Tor the next peak farther southward Held their enemy, the serpent, Veritable spirit of evil. He, when he beheld Knegumah, Breathed his fiery breath in great sheets THE PORCUPINE Far across the dome of heaven. From the eves of the bold eagle Shot forth lightnings of defiance; .Then the two resumed the struggle Down in subterranean regions, There the conflict to continue Till the conflict was decided, Till the one o’ercame the other. Prolonged shocks, vibrating earthquakes Shook the whole of this great region, And the red men, terror-stricken, Prayed to the Great Spirit o’er them, Gitche Manto, the mighty, To restore them their protector. But they ne’er again beheld him, For, as years in endless journey, Came and passed o’er this fair valley, Less pronounced became the sharking As the monsters sank, still battling, Sank to the remotest cavern Of the summit called Yulupa, Until, when the first palefaces Bent their gaze upon the mountail Ceased the rumblings altogether And were ne’er again repeated; They had sunk from sight forever. But, when in the rosy future All pale faces have departed, Left the land of sun and flowers, Left the land of the red people, Bird and serpent reappearing, Shall foretell the white man’s downfall, Vanishing of toil and slavery, Re-establishment of plenty, Of the glorious by-gone peried, When once more, by fear untrammeled, Wide shall rove the Indian people. THE PORCUPINE Destiny summer on the the ereat Pacific? face from the depths of his inmost soul. - the scene before him. The golden red ed up in the flood of waters, tiny. pid se into the gloom of the east. Star by star the night came on. Superb in its simple grandeur and he aving in silent slumber, lay to the westward the mighty expanse of the Pacific ocean. Some distance back from the shore, upon a sharp eminence, was outlined against the northern sky the lone form of an Indian. His swarthy bathed in light, as motionless and alone he gazed into the west, into the face of the setting sun. Sons of the Golden West know the beauty of an autumn figure was Who but the Even as one gazes one is lost to the world, lost to all sense of self, Wrapt in emotions surging to the sur- Overpowering is ball of the sun drops slowly and majestically downward and is swallow- The sea is placid. The long line of the even faage reg- ular swell comes silently on, raises its head, with a gentle roar and is gone, on in the march a de Yonder high above the water and indistinct in the twi- light, flies a lovely pelican, and as you stand drinking in the sweetness of the scene, there comes to you over the water , the low cry of a loon, we nding his silent w ay into the far northwest, a dark speck flying low over the lim- Slawiy the beautiful tints of evening f and sea, the enshrouding darkness obscures the scenes before you, the billow at your feet heaves a gentle sight and it is night. Such passed before the eyes of the In- dian, and with the paling twilight, as slowly and as ma- jestically as the setting sun did the say age turn and fade fade from sky The melancholy THE PORCUPINE Vie droning of the waves alone intensified the stillness of the spot. Not a light, not a voice marred nature's perfect solitude. Yet though the night was perfect, though nothing, but nature reigned, slowly and stealthily, ac- companied by a soft stir, there crept up from the south an inky blackness covering all, shutting out the stars, yet closing in, shutting in the night. A rustle and a pat- ter, hardly audible, gave warning to ——-, but none were by. The wind rose and began to groan, the rain began to fall. Slowly the droning of the breakers erew into a roar. Then with wind and rain rose the giant waves in ever increasing fury, foaming, pounding, thundering, crashing in unchecked freedom, fairly dashing them- selves asunder in their madness; amid the screaming of the wind and deluge of rain the mighty storm came on. Upon that sea, lashed by wind and wave, and rac- ing by on the gale, rode a magnificent ship. Though but naked spars rose aloft into the night, yet on and on she tore, faster and faster she flew. Now bow, now stern were plunged into the sea. As wounded unto death, she reeled, staggered, and was tossed about amid that boil- ing, seething hell of water. seneath in her stuffy cabin, quietly smoking, sat motionless the remainder of her sturdy crew. A swinging lantern cast a dim and flickering light about the room, lending a weird and grotesque aspect to the scene. But for the glint of an eye in the lantern light, death already might have laid her cold and tightening grasp upon the men. Man after man had been sent to the wheel, only to be swept into that hell beyond the rail, or crushed be- neath the tons of water. Better die, if die one must, in a cabin by one’s comrades than sail alone into the awful depths of the sea. Thus sped the ship upon her course. Thus she near- ed her final haven—a grinding crash, a feeble cry, and wind and wave went howling on amidst the rain. or two whole days the storm swept on in unabated 14 THE PORCUPINE fury. The dawn upon the third day broke clear and tran- quil. Serene in all its spendor rose the sun above the eastern horizon. The Jlapsing waves, sparkling with morning light, rolled peacefully upon the shore, Stooping at the water’s edge was the lone figure of an Indian. As he arose, he held his palm extended. Upon i it lay a single broken link of a rusty chain. KA. Miss Wirt (Eng. VI.}——‘“Is there a Longfellow in the study hall?” Geary-—“No, Slim got fired.” Miss O. M.— ‘In writing these papers how could you imitate Irvine’s style?” “LL. W.—By usine bie words.” Miss Haul (veprovinng Roy B.)—“Roy! Roy! Roy! You are more trouble to me than a bunch of babies!” Mr. Cox— T never found any trouble in getting into different houses.” Miss Wirt( borrowing a. girl’s book..—“‘You may sit with someone else.” inlaw (politely)—-‘She can sit with me.” THE PORCUPINE 15 4¢ ‘The Porcupine” Issued every school month in the interests of the Sinta Rosa High s School. SUBSCRIPTION Ch RE a eres ia Rae cra eR A SCLS Rants sto ar Wa TaGH Finis, «als AP .. 75 cents Fhelt (Meat ins sss. BE, Sor nce, cuatnvamey ete i antes cee inte 50 cents Single? Copies! Njtk be ee NL lA aldo wh hbk. eet ... 10 cents AF Sobscriptions n ee: be paid in ADV ANCE, EDITORIAL STAFF PEDTEOR is teas Petes Sees kate ates SIM es tee ROY B, AVEXANDER ( MAY McMEANS IA SSODT ATMS Mee aiiratiie of Os mctud saris. sa riche ora aselr alk ol e'ora.¢'4 ANNA QUIEN { AMY POPPE PLSCHAMR US cue ca eee itt coneseu eae bie ELEANOR HESSEL APT EE CS cahse leisy catia sig’ee are Binisiare anes SAP eritti NED WILSON (EDW IN BUZZELL, ’06 re rent aa Se, RUTH OVERMAN, ’07 lBDNA BURGER, 08 (ESTHER REID STAFF AR BPISTS : 3 cca c us iccsagres ten, vo pe ee see eet JHAZEL FARMER Bi dctedcetameetcae (PERCY DAVIS Pps talek teers ance aproee” Aeros (ELLSWORTH MITCHELL Entered in the Postoffice at Santa Rosa, Cal., as second class mail matter. All er. nah stories, literary articles Seng ite ms of interest to hs paper should be sent to The Porcupine, Sania Rosa, Cal. Saturday, October 21, will witness another A. A. L, field day. Our chances of capturing these honors have been better the last few years than they ever have been, and our boys will go down this year confident of making 16 THE PORCUPINE a far better showing than ever before. However, wheth- er our team returns victorious or whether our name ap- pears toward the last of the long line of constants, it is not, in the end, the thing most important. If our boys have striven to the best of their abilities to overcome the numerous obstacles that constantly beset the path of the successful athlete, if the training has taught them the lesson of self-denial it is meant to teach, and if they are stronger physically, and thus better able to cope with mental difficulties, then the effect on the contestants is the same as if we had wan the day with the biggest score possible. The members of the school have never given the idea of organized rooting the attention which it deserves. The fault of this is not with our yell leaders, as we have had several our most enterprising and energetic boys serve in this capacity. The fault lies in the students who have not given this department the attention which it should receive. Our boys seem to think that they can learn all the yells, and root just as well without any practice. This is not the case, however, and if they had the opportunity to listen to the rooting of some of the schools where particular attention is paid to it, and should then com- pare it to some of our somewhat ludicrous efforts, we are inclined to think that we would have a larger number at the next vell practice, We ask that all contributions be handed in written across the longer way of the paper. This will be a great convenience to the printers. All material intended for publication should be sign- ed, as it is one of our rules never to print articles unless we know the author. All credit is forfeited on the part of the writer, in the coming literary contest. THE PORCUPINE 17 A Reminiscence Oh! but weren’t you tired of school? My! didn’t you feel hot? How nice and cool you thought a swim would feel, Gee! but weren’t you tired of studying? You just wished something awful would happen to all teachers and schools. In the middle of your complaint you were inter- rupted by a whisper from Bud, your chum. Gee! weren't chums great things, though? As you turned around Bud threw a piece of paper on the floor under your desk. Of course you picked it up. You knew Bud’s notes always contained some thing of great importance. You started to open the note and see what it said, but you saw the eyes of the teacher on you. Old man Wrieht—what business had he to look at you when you wanted to read that note? You would fix wnen you got big. You said to yourself, “No [I cannot open it now, but just wait till the old man isn’t looking.” After what seemed many hours to you, old man Wright finally left the room to get a drink. Now was your chance to examine your note. Quickly you digested the contents. “Play hookey and go swimming?” Well, you guessed yes. Didn't you havea right to? Wasn’t the thermometer up to 120 degrees in the shade? Weren't you sick and in need of a good rest and swim? Of course. So nodding your head to Bud, you had just tured around when old man Wright entered the room. My! but didn’t you get to studying! From that time on till noon you were almost afraid to look at old man Wright for fear he fould discover your plot. At last noon came, You put your books in your desk. You were fin- ished with school that day. No more for you till tomor- row. Cautiously, sneakingly, you stole out of the build- ing, already afraid Wright knew of your plans. Outside you met Bud. Was Bud surely going? Well, he guessed so, So were you, too. You wished all 18 THE PORCUPINE the schools would burn down anywway. Plans were made to meet a block from school at one o'clock. So you hurried home and ate your lunch and were back at the appointed corner in a few minutes. You waited arthile for Bud, who came very soon with his wheel. Several boys passed vou going to school. You in- vited them to go along with you. No, their mothers wouldn’t let them. You answered back you didn’t care who wouldn’t let you go. (My! but weren’t you big! Well, you had a cause to feel big. You were playing hookey.) Very soon you heard old Wright ringing the last bell. What would he do when he found you and Bud were not there? You didn’t care what he would do. Bud told you he knew where a fine swimming hole was, so you both started out. My! you had forgotten to oil your wheel and tighten your chain. And wasn’t it hot! You told Bud the sweat was dropping off your forehead in tub fulls. Gee! didn’t you pity the poor boys who were now working in school. (You forgot you were working harder than they.) Good- ness, the roads were getting steeper. Your chain had come off two times and your pedal wouldn’t turn well. But you were playing hookey. You didn’t care.. “Tow much farther is it?” vou asked Bud. “Oh, about five miles,’ Bud answered. You Jidn't know how Bud felt, but you wished vou could turn back. But no, you were not going to turn back now. You had started and vou were going to get there. “Oh! what a nice place!” you said to Bud as veu neared a clump of trees after walking up a grade for three miles, But down in your heart you wished you were studying under the watchful eye of old man Wright. -“Flow much farteher?” you asked Bud as you exam- ined your blistered heed and mopped your damp brow. “No farther,” said Bud, as he jumped off his wheel. THE PORCUPINE 19 ° “Oh! is this the place?) Why, I could go twice as far as this,” you falsely said. “But where is the swimming hole?” Bud told you to leave your wheel at the side of the road and follow him. He lead you down a bank and pre- sently you came to a stream about four feet deep. You asked Bud if it was cold. “No,” said he, “it’s a warm spring.” You jumped in, but jumped out a good deal more quickly. Cold? Gee! “Was it cold?” Bud asked you. “No,” vou answered, although it. was cold as ice. Presently Bud jumped in. and also jumped out again. “My! how warm!” said Bud. (Jfe wasn’t going to admit it was cold. No, not Bud, or you either.) For about five minutes you and Bud stood shivering on the bank, each, afraid to go in. Then slowly you went back to where your clothes were and got into them. “Nice swim, wasn’t it?” said to Bud, after you were dressed. “Yes, fine.’ Bud said. The reason IT didn’t go in was because I didu’t want to get my hair wet, ‘cause they'd know I played hookey then.” “Ditto,” you said, although too well you knew the true reason. “Tt’s getting dark,” you remarked to Bud. But Bud knew it already. Tired and soiled you turmed your way home. My! but hadn't you cheated the school? Just think of all the boys who had to sit still in school while you were enjoying a nice, warm(?) swim, Gee! couldn't you boast tomorrow to the other fellows! About dark you got home, dirty, blistered and all broken down. You were’t going to tell anybody how tired you were, though, as that would give you away. You didn’t care if your shirt was torn, if your hands were blistered, if your face was dirty. Why, of course not, for hadn’t you played hookey? 20 THE PORCUPINE One by one, the exchanges are coming in, some re- splendent with colored covers, others somber and eray. If | were to decide the merits of the papers by the good taste displayed in their binding, it would not be a difi- cult task, but the roughest exterior sometimes contaius the brightest gems, so I will open them and carefully per- sue their contents. The Aegis is in good form and attractively bound, but if more of the space taken up by “joshers” were de- voted to articles showing literary endeavor, its value would be increased. “Trapping the Witness” in the Manzanita is a very clever little story. The Manzanita is still young in its HAVEN HARDWARE Co. Athletic Supplies, Footballs and other Sporting Goods, Guns and Ammunition, Fine Cutlery, Art Goods, Cut Glass and Chinaware 420 422 424 FOURTH Sr. SANTA Rosa, CAL. THE PORCUPINE Zi life as a paper and we will be glad to receive it from time to time and note improvements. An unusually original and interesting “Class Proph- ecy” distinguishes the I] Rodeo of Merced. The paper is up to the mark in every respect. We are sorry, however, to find that its exchange editor has sadly misunderstood the motive of the April issue of the “Porcupine.” We have received a splendid exchange in the Ad- vance from Areata. The paper is overflowing with goed literary material, both poetry andd prose, and bright edi- torials. Our only regret is that its issue is yearly and not every month. ; The Record from Sioux City has made its appear- ance on our table again. Irom the large number of good stories that the paper contains we infer that it has the hearty co-operation of the students, an aid to the sue- cess of any school journai.. The Acorn of Alameda is almost entirely devoted to personals and to comments on the different societies of the school. Although it is well to give these things their place, we would suggest that the school be given more opportunity to show its talent for imaginary story writ- ing. We have the June commencement number of the Owl. It contains the usual illustrations, pictures of the graduates, faculty, etc., and good descriptions of the de- partments and societies of the school. R. C. Moodey Fall Styles in Shoes Brooks Clothing Co. HEADQUARTERS FOR Young Men’s Clothing and Furnishings The Piano a Home Necessity It was a luxury years ago, but under the modern system of education, and conditions of society, a knowledge of music is today as much a part of edu- cation for both boys and girls as a knowledge of grammar, mathematics, or any ordinary study, and with it comes the demand for a piano. No home is furnished without one. Let us talk it over with you. The Wiley B. Alfen Co. ....9anta Rosa.... THE PORCUPINE On Saturday, October 7, our track team met Oakland in a dual meet at Pierce Bros.’ track. The track was in yery good condition and, with the exception of a heavy north wind, the conditions were guite fayorable for the event. This being the first meet of the season, our boys were not in their best condition. LHlowever, they made a very creditable showing. Undoubtedly with two more weeks of faithful training they will be worthy opponents qithe eAge A. | el: he first the events were captured by the Oakland- ers. In the 50 yard dash, Hitchcock was beaten by a yery small margin by Sites, Oakland’s phenomenal sprinter. Sites has the ability of concentrating all his energy at the finish of a race. The 440 was won by Walker, Oakland's star quarter miler, who is a second Cadogan. Free, one of Oakland’s promising young distance men, handily won the half mile. In the hundred, the tide was turned against Oak- land, this event being captured by Gray in the fast time of 10 1-5 seconds. Dozier, of Oakland, carried off the honors in the hur- dles, and Walker proved his ability again by winning the Text Books and School Supplies C, A. WRIGHT CO. Leading Booksellers and Stationers 527 Fourth Street : Santa Rosa, Cal. 24 THE PORCUPINE 220. The mile was taken by our able manager, Russel Smith. In the field events Hitchecock surpassed himself by vaulting ten feet ten and one-half inches, was beaten by Vail, who made ten feet, eleven and one-half inches. Proctor also scored in this event as well as in the high jump. He was in fine form and gracefully cleared the bar each time. Jacobs, though not in such good form, scored with Proctor in the high jump and took second in the broad jump and low hurdles. He will be in excellent condition by the A. A. L. Taylor easily won the shotput as well as the broad jump, thus winning the most points of any one on the team. Pierce Bros.’ track has a fast record for sprinters. MacQuiddy having covered the 50 yards in 5 2-5 seconds, Gray winning a hundred in 101-5 and Drysdale and Walker making records of 22 1-5 and’ 22 2-5 respect- ievly in the 220 yard dash. In the 220 yard hurdles Ja- «obs has covered the distance in 26 2-5, while Weller of W. HL. S., and Dozier of O. H. 8., have records of 26 3-5 and 26 4-5. In the quarter mile Rawles, of U. H..S., holds a re- cord of 513-5, and Walker, of O, H. 8., 52 4-5. The following is a list of the events and the point winners: Mifty yards dash—Nites, O. IL. S., first; Hitchcock, 8. R. H.S., second; Secuphman, O. H. 8., third. Time 6 see- onds, 440 yard dash—Walker, O. H. S., first; Wilson, Paw T. Hahman, Ph. D. Jerry W. Claypool Class of 793 HAHMAN DRUG CO. Prescription Druggists 215 Exchange Avenue Santa Rosa, Californie The Place to buy your Rubdown and Athletic Supporters ' | | | THE PORCUPINE 25 _R. H.S., second; McNamara, O. H.8., third. Time ae 4-5 seconds. 886 yard run—l‘ree, O. H. S., first; Loughery, 8S. R. H. S., second; R. Smith, 8S. R. H.S., third. Time 2 min- utes, 10 seconds. 100 yards dash—Gray, 8. R. HL, first; Sites, O. H. S., second: McDonald, O. H.S., iat Time 10 1-5 seconds. 120 yard hurdles Dower O. H. S., first; Peaslee, O. H. S., second; Dignan, 8.. R. H. 8., third. Time 17 1-5 seconds. Mile run—R. Smith, 8. R. UW. S., first; Briggs, S. R. igi S., second; Hassard, O. H. S., i. Time 4 minutes, 56 4-5 seconds. 220 yard dash- ay aN 0. Su S.; first; Gray, S. R. H. S., second; Wilson, S. R. H. ching, Time 22 2-5 seco- nds. 220 yard hurdles— Dozier, O. H. S., first; Jacobs, S.R. H. S., second; Peaslee, O. H. S., third. Time 26 £6 seconds. The mile relay race was won by Santa Rosa. Pole vault—Vail, ), H.S., first; Hiteheock, 8S. R. H S., second; Proctor, § Ave H. S., third. Distance, 10 feet, 11 1-2 inches. High jump—Proetor, 8. R. H.S., and Pacobs, § aE: fois. Aa Prescription Druggist Phone Main 3 The Place to Buy Drug Drugs and Prescriptions Delivered to You Without Extra Charge J.C. PEDERSEN Furniture, Carpets, Matting, Linoleum, Etc. Wholesale and Retail Dealer Corner 4th and A Streets Santa Rosa, California 26 THE PORCUPINE S., tie for tirst; Preaslee, O. H. 8. second. Distance 5 feet, 2 inches. Shot put—Taylor, 8. R. H., first; Dignan, 8. R. H. §,, second: Walker, O. H. S., third. Distance, 48 feet, 3 inches. Broad Jump—Taylor, 8. R. H. §., first; Jacobs, 8. R. HI. S., second; Sites, O. H. 8., thant “Distance; 19 feet 3 inches. Hammer Throw—Tretheway, O. H. 8.,, first; Tay- lor, 8. R. H. S., second; Walker, 8. R. H.S., third. Dis- tance 126 feet. Santa Rosa carried off the honors of the day by 1 broad margin of 16 points. Our football team has confined itself principally to signal practice on account of so many of the boys train- ing for track work., After the A. A. L. practice will be: gin in earnest and Captain Smith expects to turn out a creditable bunch of players. Several games are beinsy arranged for, among them one of much interest which is scheduled for Thanksgiving Day with the team from the Deaf and Dumb institute of Berkeley. muda Canith stationer and Bookseller Cemple Smith 502 Fourth Street Special Inducements will be offered to Students desiring Engraved Cards COURTHOUSE RESTAURANT) SPORTAvE,GQ0s en ete Leading Restaurant in Sonoma County E, P, APOSTOLIDES, Prop. Mendocino St. Opp. Court House Schelling’ Ss Peele SS ae | DAE PORCUPINE 27 FRY FO ki Modern Spelling—-Asertane, crucked, partikel, Scip- pie, gragually, navvay. Two drawing Students (He and She.) Door opens suddenly.)—Visitor— What are you drawing?” He (angrily.—“We're drawing a crowd to all ap- pearances.” Mac, (Eme. VII.)—“‘The fish don’t get out and run 1xound on hot days.” The Film you use is even more important than the Camera VOUUse: a. No. 2 Folding Brownie Kodak. 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SANTA ROSA, CAL., NOVEMBER, 1905 NO. 3 Prudent People Purchase Prickly Porcupines Her Honor at Stake “T don’t see why I was not gifted with a head for math- ematics,” sighed Marion Kelly disconsolately, as she sat on the basement floor with her chin in the palms of her hands and her elbows resting on her knees. The circle of rumpled-haired, blue suited girls who surrounded her sighed also. They were resting after a practice game, waiting to go out for the second half and seemed to be vainly arguing with their determined captain, for whom their admiration was evidently unbounded. “What has “math” to do with a basketball game?” inquired a pert freshman who had entered just in time to hear the cap- tain’s last remark. Seven pairs of eyes of various hues and sizes were turn- ed simultaneously upon the newcomer, who felt a little abashed under the close scrutiny she received. “Well, I will tell you, and then you will know,” said Marion with a glance at her devoted supporters. “You see I have been giving a great deal of time to basketball this term, and an equally small amount to geometry, and as I never could get the stuif, my record has been sinking lower and lower. So last Friday Miss Hall called me into her room at recess and told me that she and Mr. Jordan had decided that if I wished to keep on with my geometry I must take an “ex” on the following Monday. Well, she was a perfect dear about it, and I could have hugged her on the spot when she had finished her little talk, so, on the inspiration of the moment, I promised that if I did 4 THE PORCUPINE not pass satisfactorily I would refrain from taking part in the game next Saturday. Of course I simply crammed all day Saturday and Sunday, and even gave up the dance Saturday evening, because, though I wanted. dreadfully to go, I wished still more to be able to play in the big game. Of course I got rattled at the last moment when Sue Cam- eron told me that the game would be lost if I did not play. Iwas quite composed up to that point, but that informa- tion completely took my breath away, and with it my carefully memorized supply of theorems and axioms. Al] I could see during that fatal hour was the blue and gold going down to defeat for the very first time in my cap- taincy; and I the cause of it all! You can imagine the re- sult. I failed miserably, and now I cannot play, for all the basketball games in the world could not induce me to break my word to Miss Hall, especially when she was so sweet to me!” “Oh! Marion, m sure she will release you from your promise. Weon’t you beg her to do it?” came the discon- solate wail for the twenty-fifth time from the faithful Six. “Don't ask me again girls,’said Marion bravely, “I sim- ply cannot do it,” and it was only the utmost fortitude which prevented the blue-eyed captain from dissolving into tears. But her appeal silenced them, and when she said, “Come on girls; we must not lose any time. The game is only three days off and I want to help you all I can,” they followed her out onto the field, each with an unspoken determination to see Miss Hall for herself and plead for Marion’s liberation. In accordance with this resolution, each made an effort to reach school before the others next morning, for naturally e.ch believed she could could infinence Miss Hall, and wanted all the praise for herself in case she was sucessful. The object of so much scheming and trepidation was herself early that morning. She was glancing again over Marion’s papers, searching in vain to find any trace — THE PORCUPINE 5 of thought or careful preparation. Only two of the five problems were answered, and while one was correct, the other was far from it. “What I blame most in her,” thought the perplexed little teacher,” is the utter lack of ambition that this paper shows. She has not even tried to work the other three problems, and although I think a great deal of the girl, 1 cannot let this pass. It seems odd,” she observed as she restored the papers to a notebook, “that one page is numbered one and the other three, but I suppose she was just nervous and mixed the numbers, for I am almost sure I saw but two pages.” At that moment a curly head was poked in at the door, and in response to Miss Hall’s cherry “Come in Dorothy,” the head was followed by its pretty owner, who advanced to the desk where few had received censure and many praise. The newcomer was preparing to plunge immedi- ately into the subject uppermost in her mind, when a sec- ond head appeared in the doorway, and Allison Graham joined the two. She was equally as surprised as Dorothy at the meeting and each found herself wishing the other anywhere but there. In the uncomfortable pause which followed, a third visitor entered the room, and before long six embarrassed girls stood before Miss Hall. Ina second she divined their purpose, and her merry face be- came grave. “I am very sorry girls; but I want to beg of you not to request of me what you have come to ask, for it is utterly out of the question to consider Marion’s pa- pers, and as she has given her word of honor that she will not play, I canot release her from it, and it depends on her, not me, whether she will keep it or break it, and I will say right here that Marion Kelly is not the kind of a girl who will break her word under any consideration.” Without a word the downcast six filed mournfully out, and Dorothy Allen voiced the sentiments of all when she said: “We may just.as well prepare for defeat, for it is simply impossible to win without Marion.” From Wednesday morning until late Friday night the 6 THE PORCUPINE undaunted Marion worked with a will, putting her whole soul into her efforts to coach the new captain and to strengthen the team. “Now girls,” was her parting in- junction, “you go straight home and stay there until half past one tomorrow. I shall make all the arrangements for you so you need not worry about that; but you will probably not see me tomorrow afternoon for I am afraid that if I go the temptation to play will be too great for me to resist.” Two o’clock Saturday afternoon arrived, and with it came a crowd of enthusiastic rooters, a blare of tin horns, a waving mass of blue and gold and orange and black streamers and pennants, a force of referees, linemen, time and score keepers, and lastly, the cynosure of all eyes, fourteen anxious, excited girls, each in her place, every muscle tense, every gaze concentrated on the sphere held in th hands of the referee. A shrill whistle, the ball was tossed into the air and sent spinning toward the enemy’s goal by the tall captain, and the game had fairly begun. A rush, a scramble, a slip, a slide, and four girls piled up on top of the ball. Again the annoying whistle, a second’s pause, a jump, a shove and it was landed in the home goal. A vain trial for the basket, a clapping of hands, and away it went into hostile terri- tory. A skillful field throw and the visiting team had scored two; a. foul made by the home team, allowing a free throw, added one more point. Again the skill- ful captain sent the ball toward her goal, and ayain Mar- ion’s seven, with sinking hearts counted “5 to 0 in their favor.” Tor fifteen minutes the struggle waged unceas- ing, and when time was called for the first half, and the rush for the dressing rooms had been made, when lemon sucking and tear shedding had begun in earnest, it was a weary, disheartened set of girls that found itself in the dressing room whose door bore the blue and gold. “If only Marion were here I would not care.” “If they were not so mean about it.” “They are regular ‘pumpkin rol- THE PORCUPINE 7 lers’ as the boys would say, and do their best to hurt us.” “Did you see that big center try to trip Margery?” “Well, I did, and I gave her such a look that I’m sure she felt cheap.” Back and forth went the comments and criti- cisms, sympathies and encouragements, until a sudden pounding on the door silenced the babel of voices. “It is I; let me in quick.” In a second the door was flung open, and in dashed the jubilant Marion with joy written on every feature. “Oh! girls; [ just could not resist the temptation to come today and about the middle of the first half when Miss Hall arrived, I went over to sit by her and show her that I had no hard feeling, and what do you think she said the minute she saw me? She said she had been looking everywhere for me; that she had over- looked one of my papers on which I had correctly worked three problems, and that gave me a satisfactory record and relieved me of my promise. Isn’t that grand? I wanted to rush right into the game but knew of course that I could not, and it has seemed simply ages since the minute she told me. Why, yes, certainly I will play this half, and I can prophesy what the score will be in fifteen minutes more.” The shower of tearful embraces and scarcely intelligible questions that followed this breathless announcement so retarded her progress the whistle blew just as she had fiuished donning her suit. As she sallied forth on the field at the head of six rejoic- ing girls, she was greeted with a chorus of yells that sent the blood tingling through her veins. Tor a second all was silent as the referee tossed the ball; then as Marion’s quick arm sent it spinning toward the home goal, pande- monium in the form of shrieks and tootings broke loose and continued throughout the whole of that memorable quarter of an hour. The wearers of the orange and black saw from the first that a hard struggle was before them. Consequently they put forth all their strength and when they saw that failing, resorted to unfair means. As Mar- ion made a sudden spring after the ball, a sly foot was 8 THE PORCUPINE quickly thrust in front of her, and down she crashed to the floor. In a minute she was up again, and though she vowed she was unhurt she held her hand behind her, and the girl who had caused her fall maliciously laughed when she saw the broken thumb. 'The game went on as if nothing had happened, but Marion, almost overcome at times with the pain from her hand,dimly wondered if they could raise the score from four to six before time was called. Ten minutes had passed; five minutes left and still no gain on either side. The visiting girls began to look re- lieved; the home team to grow anxious. What could be the matter with Marion? She seemed to have lost all her strength and energy, and more often hindered than as- sisted her fellow players. “Three minutes more,” whis- pered the timekeeper as she flew by him; and steadied by the warning, with one superhuman effort she threw the ball toward the home goal and straight into the basket. She hardly heard the clamor that followed, barely felt the hugs of admiration or saw the ominous looks on the angry faces of her opponents, which boded ill for the victors. The one thought in her mind was the remaining two minutes and the possibilities that might become re- alities in that brief space of time. A word or two rallied the girls, and away they dashed in a mad scramble for the elusive ball, only to be brought up-short by the shrill whistle and the dread word “foul.” Marion’s heart sank as she saw the umpire of the visiting team pass the ball to one of the goalers, for she knew that no foul had been made, and that the referee had merely given in rather than to waste time in discussing over the injus- tice of the act. As the girls took their place every one in that vast assemblage held his breath. A pause, a care- ful measuring of the distance, and the ball rose into the air, balanced itself on the edge of the basket—and then went in. The score stood six to six. A wild shout of tri- umph from the orange and black megaphones announced THE PORCUPINE S the success to Marion who had stood with eyes averted, hoping for the best, vet fearful of the worst. “We're lost, we are lost,” wailed Dorothy at her side, but Marion,s quiet “One minute may change all” restored her self control. “Girls, we must make this minute count,” she said significantly, and back into the play they went for the final tug of war. As the captain was sadly relinquishing her last hope, into the home basket went the ball—and time was called. The uproar that followed was deafening. Spectators crowed onto the field, surrounding the victors and con- eratulating the favorites. Marion, the center of all ad- miration, neither wept nor fainted as might have been expected, for before she could collect her thoughts she unresistingly felt herself lifted to the shoulders of the faithful six and berne off the field in triumph. Che Purrupine extends its heart- felt sympathy to Miss O'Meara in fier sorrow ourr the death of her mother. THE PORCUPINE A Sacrifice for a Victory “Do you think we will win tomorrow?” “Tl wager we do, and Peters will do his share.” “Tf he gets the chance.” “What’s to hinder him?” “Haven't you heard? Griggs put him on as a sub.” “Say, this is outrageous.” The above conversation took place between two stu- dents of the Hatton High School on their way home one Friday afternoon. The next day was the day of the great football game between the Hatton team and the St. George team. Griggs was the captain of the Ilatton team. He had been, withont a doubt, their star man, until Peters came. Peters came from another State. ife had not been in Hatton long, but long enough to let the Hattonites dis- cover that he could play football. He had played in the game with Samford and played his part of left half well. Griggs became jealous. He thought-—We will win the St. George game, but the honors will lie between Peters and myself. I must make the star play. Still Peters has as good a chance as I. Why not put him out of the way? I have it. I will make him sub, with the excuse that Simpson is the better player. So it came about that Simpson was to play left half and Peters was to play sub. Peters felt pretty blue, but Billy Simpson was his friend and he would not object. Simpson surmised how Peters felt and sympathized with him. Do not feel downcast, old man. I know it was a mean way to serve you, but still you have a chance. You should have raised a howl at first and I know everyone would have stood by you. What if I should be laid out in the first down.” “But you must not. I could not stand for anything like that. Play your game and show them what you can do.” The great day arrived. The game had been scheduled THE PORCUPINE II for 2:30 sharp. By 2 the bleachers were filling up and the rooting clubs of the rival schools were hurling back and forth complimentary (?) epithets. The two respective teams entered the field and began signal practice. “Where is Simpson?” demanded Griggs. “Hasn’t showed up yet. Guess he’ll be along pretty soon.” “Peters you can take his place till he comes. I’m sorry he is not here though.” Two-thirty came around and still no Simpson. Hat- ton got the kick-off. The referee gave the signal to line up. Peters was obliged to take Simpson’s place. Before five minutes had passed each team realizeu that it had met its equal. The bleacher-folk realized this as well. Despite all their hollowing, rooting and yelling, and de- spite splendid work on the part of both teams, the first half ended with the score 0-0. Each team entered the second half with a strong deter- mination to win. Near the end of the half St. George kicked the ball into Hatton territory, and proceeded to keep it there. Hatton failed to make her yards in the first two downs, and the quarter gave the signal for a punt. Green, left tackle, kicked an excellent one. It was high and gave the Hatton ends plenty of time to get under the ball. St. George’s quarter fumbled and Hat- ton feli on the ball. One would have thought an insane asylum had been turned loose. Hatton yelled herself hoarse. ‘“That’s the dope, fellows. Show ’em what you can do if you want to. Remember what you are made of and where you came from,” came from the si delines. Peters’ heart jumped. It was Simpson. “Give me a chance, old boy,” he said as he passed the ball to the quarter. “Y-B-I-D-S,” was Griges’ signal for a buck. After the scrimmage, “Second down and four yards to gain,” came from the referee. “I-R-S-T-N,” Peters, signal for an end run. “Now is my chance,” flashed through his mind. He made the end clear and struck on down the field. The St. George quarter was the only man 12 THE PORCUPINE before him. Hatton’s full was at his side. Peters let ' him take the lead. The St. George quarter and the Hat- ton full collided and they both fell. The field was now clear and Peters reached the goal line about thirty sec- onds before the whistle blew. The Hatton rooters seemed to get over their hoarseness very suddenly. Hats went in the air and megaphones were battered to pieces on seats, heads or anything. They quieted down for a moment waiting for Griggs to kick. The pigskin soared eracefully over the crossbar and the yelling and rooting began again. Griggs and Peters were carried away on ready should- ers and as they were borne through the crowd, a new yell greeted them, composed on the spot: St. George says we can’t beat her But we’ve got both Griggs and Peters And we will show her how to play football. They were borne to the gymnasium, the rest of the team and about half of the students following along be- hind. Here Peters met Simpson. “Billy,” he said, “you can’t imagine what you have done for me this after- noon. How can I ever spuare myself with you? “Just keep vour mouth shut, that’s all. It was not anything to do. I knew you could and would win the game for us and I wanted to show Griggs that he was not the only stayer on the field as he expected to be by keep- ing you out. He was prompted by jealousy, nothing else. Anyone would have done the same thing for you but Griggs.” “And he would do it now,” Griges broke in. He had been standing unobserved listening to their conversation. “Billy is right. That was just my motive in trying to keep you from the game. But now I am glad I did not succeed. Billy, you have made a noble sacrifice today, but it has been for a victory. Peters, old boy, I have learned alesson today and I want you to forgive me.” “Shake.” THE PORCUPINE 13 The Little Teacher (Continued from October Number) The three women, now thoroughly alarmed, looked searchingly up and down the bank and hallooed, but only the heavy falling of the rain answered their call. “They must have rowed down the river to the big rock,” said Mrs. Casey. “The boys might be able to pro- tect themselves and swim to shore when the storm is over; but the little children—0, my poor little Dora, and Mrs. Brown’s Dick and Dannie; whatever has become of them?” And the frail little woman wrung her hands wildly and helplessly. A flat boat of comparative size was lying in the river a few yards up, ard to this Hester directed her attention. “This would carry all the children,” she said, address- ing her more composed companion. -“If we could loosen it I know how to manage it down the river, with your assistance. I lived near the water for years. We must find the children.” Her earnest, hopeful words inspired courage in the two women and in a short time they were well on their way down the river. ‘The rain blinded them and their clothes were drenched. The heaviest part of the task depended on Hester, but thanks to the athletic training of her college days, her strong young arms, backed by energy and persistence, overcame all obstacles. At a sharp turn in their course something large and dark loomed up before them, dimly outlined in the mist. “It is the big rock,”’said Mrs. Carey. “We will have to be careful to go around it. Her explanation was cut short by a joyous cry from Hester. “The children, don’t you see them, all huddled together on the rock.” All eyes were turned to the rock. There they were, a pitiable looking sight, all wet and miserable and fear- 14 THE PORCUPINE rul of what their fate might be. The women were obliged to halt some distance away from the rock, and as the rain had momentarily ceased Hester shouted clearly across the water: “All of you who can swim come here to the boat and the rest remain quietly where you are.” The older boys and girls, accustomed to adventurous undertakings, reached the boat without difficulty, but the three little children remained holding out their hands and weeping piteously. Mrs. Carey was, with difficulty, prevented from plung- ing into the water after her child, but all knew that any attempt on her part would be useless in her present agi- tated condition. The boys hesitated, and then Hester, giving up her place to one of them, and waving her hand to the children with an “I'm coming” swam to the rock. Three times she swam back and forth, and when the last child was safe, she herself, wet and trembling, was drawn into the boat. With the assistance of the boys the raft was then taken to the nearest bank and the wet but thankful group walked homeward. From the explanation of the boys, now thoroughly ashamed of their adventure, it seemed that the old boat had begun to fill with water as they approached the rock so they had all scrambled upon it and had thus been found. But they received no reproach from their brave deliverer. The next morning when little four-year-old Nellie Skead, according to her usual custom, tapped at Hester’s door and asked if she might come in and talk ‘to her, she received no cherry response. Impatient at the silence the child opened the door and advanced boldly into the room and shaking Hester gently told her to “wake up, ‘tos its dettin’ late and the sun’s way up al- ready.” Hester wearily opened her eyes and looked at the little girl. she said, after a moment. 5 “Run away Nellie,” THE PORCUPINE 15 “Tean not play with you this morning, Tell your mamma that I do not feel well.” Nellie gazed reproachfully at her new friend who she thought hadso soon deserted her, aud reluctantly carried the message to her mother. The work and exposure of the day before, together with the nerveous strain of the past two weeks had been too much for Hester and for many weeks the little school house, with doors closed, stood unoccupied. When motherly Mrs. Skead found that she had a fever stricken patient to deal with, she immediately dispatched. her husband for the nearest doctor, fourteen miles away. Owing to the great distance and the rough country roads, the latter’s visits were few and far between, but he shook his head gravely whenever he did come. “She is all run down,” he replied to Mrs. Skead’s anxious questioning, “The wetting did not hurt very much, but her nerves have been strained too far.” However, the good woman’s careful nursing was effec- tive and finally the danger was over, but convalescence was accompanied by a strange listlessness that boded ill to any hope of recovery. The fact was that during these weeks of illness Hester had magnified her troubles so, much.and had pondered over her failure to win the es- teem of her pupils, until she felt that really there was no, place for her in the world and that perhaps it would have been better if she had never opened her eyes again that night when the anxious watchers had hovered around her bedside. One morning Mrs. Skead came bustling into the room and, throwing open the blinds, permitted a fiush of sun- shine to come in and flush the pale cheeks of her patient. “Well, well, Miss Shaw,” she said cheerily, “I do be- lieve you are getting well. I will. have to make you get up in the morning and try to walk around, I have just sent those troublesome children away. They have been coming here two or three of them every day since you 16 THE PORCUPINE have been sick, and this morning they all came in a body and just begged to see you, but of course, I knew you would uot want to see them.” “The children,” said Hester, with-a look of interest un- usual during the last few weeks, lighting up her face. “Have my pupils come to see me?” “Come to see you,” replied Mrs. Skead smiling, “That is not all they have done. Why they have painted the school house, and the girls have decorated the walls with pictures and made things so pretty up there that you won’t know it when you see it. Dick Cross says that if you ever get back to school he will thrash the first boy who dares to disobey you. He says he is going to college as soon as he is ready for it, because he has found that education does not make people lose their courage and strength, but rather increases those qualities. O, those boys have had a good lesson. I hear them now. They could not have gone home after all.” “O, do tell them to come in,” cried Hester. “I want to see them: it will not hurt me, and anyway I am well.” Mrs. Skead smiled knowingly, and opening the door beckoned to the beys and girls assembled outside. They walked in one after another, timidly and softly, armed with wild flowers of every glowing hue, and pouring theix Treasures about Hester, waited for her to speak. She talked as she had never talked before, for the look in each face told her that she had sueceeded, that she had won the love of her pupils. “Will you come back and teach us again,” asked some one anxiously. “We want you and we will do anything for you, but please, please don’t go away.” “Certainly [ am coming back,” announced Hester briskly “I would not go away for anything in the world. I love to be with you,” and as she spoke every eve in the room turned to her with a look of enduring love, loyalty and admiraticn for their brave little teacher. THE PORCUPINE 17 Her Hope Realized Albert McDonald, or “Mac” as he was familiarly called by his schoolmates, was a freshman at Trenton College, having entered that institution in September. As the football season approached he had signified his intention of trying for the team. He had had some “prep” experience, yet his knowledge of the game was limited. After lengthy coaching he had been placed as first sub- stitute for left end. In this position he had played fairly good ball in the few practice games. But in the big game with Colton barely ten days awavl uller, the fast left end, had been injured, causing his retirement from the game for the rest of the season and it rested on “Mac” to fill the vacancy. The morning of the big game arrived, but the enthu- siasm which marks a big day was lacking at Trenton. Everywhere crowds of boys with drawn and disappointed faces were standing around speaking in mournful tones for Fuller, the star of the team, was out of the game and his place was to be filled by a freshman. It would have been different if the sub were anything else, but how could any one place any faith in a freshie. The Colton crowd arrived in Trenton at 10:30 and at 1:30 were at the grounds, where already the Trenton eleven and a large number of rooters Wwere- awaiting. With the whistle of the referee the game began. Irom the start Trenton was sorely weak on the defense and almost as bad on the offense and the Colton rooters were hilarious. McDouald had failed miserably. Time and again he had let his man through on what was appar- rently an easy tackle. Twice he had fumbled and the captain and coach were talking of replacing him. Not- 18 THE PORCUPINE withstanding this, Colton had been unable to score be- cause of numerous fumbles. Down near the south goal one might have seen a pretty girl of the blond type, gaily dressed for the occasion, waving in her hands a crimson banner bearing in white letters, “TRENTON.” Her face was flushed with ex- citement. Her name was Helen Parker. She was a par- ticular friend of MeDonald’s. She it was he took to all of the dances and she had accompanied him to the game and had encouraged him on his departure. Now he was failing and she saw it and was disappointed. “Oh! she thought to herself, “I know he will do something to re- trieve himself.” But little hope had she of this. It was only a wish. However, on the next down something happened. The ball was in Colton’s possession on the twe nty-five-yard line and there were thirty seconds left to play. On the first down the ball was fumbled and was bouncing to- ward the sidelines with half a dozen eager men ready to spring on it. Mac siezed the opportunity and grasping the ball flew around the end; then with a clear field be- fore him he sped for the goal amid the shouts of his sup- porters and the shrieks of dismay from the Colton side. He ran—indeed he had never ran so before—followed by the tall, swift half of the opposing side,Shaler, who had made a name for himself as a sprinter. Shaler seemed to be gaining. The twenty, then the ten-yard line was passed and the five was reached. Mace, at last, was losing heart. It seemed that he must fail. But Shaler was likewise w eakening, and with a last mighty effort he fell over the line with the winning and only touchdown of the day. Then the whistle blew. Nor was that fall byhis own action for he had been tackled by Shaler, who had overhauled him in the goal, and he had made a touchdown by a scant six inches. The Trentonites were uprearious. Mac was picked up and placed upon the shoulders of the tumultuous THE PORCUPINE 19 crowd and carried triumphantly down the field. But more to him was the simple wave of that crimson banner from Helen which betokened her admiration and pleas- ure,that the cheers of his schoolmates, for her hope had been realized and it showed itself in that wave of girlish delight. Autumn Winds Blow, O ye merry winds! blow, O ye ye cherry winds! Rattle the red leaves in showers from the bough! Sweep them and toss them! O, whirl them and cross them, Frolicsome Autumn winds, hail to you now! O, yes, ye blith winds, I will be your playfellow! Ye have blown all my gloom and my dark care away! V’ll fling high my cap and, with many a halloo We'll frolic and dance thro’ this bright holiday! Away to the woods where the brown nuts are falling, O’er the broad field where the goldenrod bends! Thro’ dale and thro’ dell, while the echoes are calling, We'll laugh and we'll shout till the happy day ends! Yes, blow thro’ my hair as ye list, jolly comrade! Yes, blow up my sleeves and my jacket toss wide! Thou and I are as free as a wild ocean billow! 0’ thy sports please me more than all others beside! B.,06. THE PORCUPINE “Che Porcupine” Issued every school month in the interests of the Santa Rosa High School. 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All personals, stories, literary articles and items of interest to this paper should be sent to The Porcupine, Santa Rosa, Cal. Our fall sessions of Congress are about to begin and with them comes an opportunity that no high school student can afford to neglect, an opportunity not only to acquire proficiency in public speaking, but also to be- come acquainted with some of the great social problems which are being considered by our greatest statesmen and our deepest thinkers. Debating being voluntary on the part of the speaker the subject of discussion is studied in an entirely differ- ent attitude from the majority of our stumes. We often fall into the habit of studying with no other object in view than our own records, and while we wish in no way to disparage the present system of monthly reports, yet THE PORCUPINE 21 we believe that the student should have a larger goal view. There being no records given for debate, and debating being entirely voluntary on the part of the speaker, the subject is studied in no other light than to gain the most possible information from it, and subjects studied in this way are the ones from which we derive the most benefit. Phe annual debating cup which was presented to the school a few years ago has caused a reviving interest in this department.. This year we hope for a strong team, and as many new students have expressed themselves as desiring to debate there is no reason why this year should not witness the best annual debate the school has ever had. Heretofore we have always placed exchanges where they might be read by the students, but lately we have found them with leaves torn out, covers defaced, and otherwise mutilated and the management has decided to withdraw them, for a time at least. The management has no objection whatsoever to the students reading these exchanges, but when we find them treated as though they were of no value to anyone we then consider it time to interfere. The members of the basket ball team desire to publicly express their appre ciation of iss O’Meara’s and Miss Olive Dickson's efficient coaching, without which any success which the team has or may attain would be impossible. 22 THE PORCUPINE Basketbali in the Santa Rosa High School While glancing over a recent publication of Women’s Rules for Basket Ball I was struck with the large number of girls’ basket ball teams that were pictured between the covers of the pamphlet. There were big girls and little girls, younger girls and older girls, girls from the east, girls from the west, girls of high and low estate, all sorts and conditions of girls. The girls from our greatest girls’ colleges—Smith and Wellesley, the girls from New York’s most fashionable finishing school— Agoutz, girls from the high schools of the slumdistricts of all the great cities, these were all there to illustrate how widespread is the interest in this most valuable form of exercise. It would be safe to conclude that there must be some- thing of particular value in a game that is so thoroughly established in different educational institutions in our land. To those in Santa Rosa who have played it its value is unquestioned. It is to those who have not played it that its value should be made manifest. More than a decade has passed since this valuable form of exercise was introduced in our midst. That was in the “long ago,” when the old Fourth stheet building served as a primary, grammar and high school for most of the com- munity. At that time there came into the faculty a teacher, young, enthusiastic,radiating health and happi- ness wherever her glowing cheeks and bright eyes shown. No pupil ever forgot Miss Hefty. She was an inspiration, arousing in all, with whom she came in con- tact, a desire to do one’s best. Apart from her strong per- sonal magnetism in the classroom was her influence on the play ground. Her sincere and helpful interest in boys’ sports won their hearts. But it was the girls over whom she pondered most. Sitting on the sidewalk curbs or sauntering four abreast was their sole recreation at THE PORCUPINE 23 recess. Could they ever be roused to vigorous exercise? She would try basket ball. Ball and baskets were se- cured and the game suggested. Miss Hefty played bas- ket ball so everybody played basket ball. That was the beginning of the game in Santa Rosa. The next year this building was ready for occupancy. A gymnasium and basket ball equipment were provided at the girls’ own expense. The gymnasium has long ago passed into disuse, but basket ball has kept its place. Year by year the feeling has grown that the sport was a valuable one. In the beginning, it was played simply at recesses as a means of enjoying outdoor exercise. As time passed on, the play became organized, teams select- ed, and contests with other schools held. A year ago a basket ball cup was the parting gift of a graduate who wished in this way to express their interpretation of what education should mean, a physical as well as a men- tal training. In these days when our nation is guided by thestren- uous leader whose active and assertive manner has arous- ed universal admiration, the American people recognize value of an athlete’s arm raised to aid a statesman’s brain. Itrequires brawn as well as brains to control the “bio stick.” So it is that in all educational institutions there has come a recognition of the need for physical perfection for effective mentality. In our own midst we have a long fostered track athletics, footballor baseball among the boys and basket ball among the girls, though the last named is by no means exslusively a girls’ game, since even Stanford is considering a basket ball team among her men, yet it is one that is partisularly beneficial to girls. Played in the open air as it is among us, this is a most healthful sport. Of course there is much to be said on both sides. Basket ball, as well as everything in life, may be carried to an excess that will prove injurious. 24 THE PORCUPINE Played as it should be, it is a benefit tomuseles, head, lungs and brain. Played as it should not be it is an in- jury to muscles, head, lunes and brain. The vigorous, healthful exercise in the open air is not the sole benefit to be derived. A cool head and a gen- erous spirit are not the least of the good results of team work. The self control requisite to secure strong and effective work on the field goes far toward uprooting selfishness. To learn to relinquish an opportunity to achieve personal success f or the success of the team is to learn one of the best lessons any school can teach. But better than all, is to meet defeat in a brave and honest fashion,to be generous and noble enough to acknowledge superior opponents and to refrain from comparisons and excuses that belittle one. Best of all is to be able to stand success—to accept no praises save for those of merit— to be consciousthat basket ball is not ing for the purpose of securing victories, but for health giving exercise and higher development. If any girl, not physically disabled, were to devote from ten to twenty minutes twice a week upon the basket ball field there would be fewer victims of headaches, nervousness and lethargy. THE BASKETBALL TEAM THE PORCUPINE The Basketball Team In spite of the fact that the number of girls who are taking a lively interest in basket ball this term is rather small, we have reason to hope that the team taken from this “faithful few” will be one of which the school will be proud. The girls have been practicing steadily since the first of the term, and are looking forward to the expected games with great eagerness. Those who are trying for the team are Edna McNab, Nellie Griffith, Dorothy Shelton, Abagail Clary, Mabel Ware, Mayme Rader, Ruth Overman, Leila Grove, Lois Elmore, Edith McNab, Anna Wheeler, Ruth Elmore, Hel- en Johnson, Hilda Lawrence, Irene Warboys and Alma Cromwell. Saturday, October 28th, we went to Vallejo to play our first game of the season. The members of the team were Nellie Griffith and Edna McNab, goals; Mayme Rader, Dorothy Shelton and Ruth Overman, centers; Mabel Ware and Abagail Clary, guards; and Leila Grove and Edith McNab, substitutes. The game was played at 2 o’clock out of doors, and al- though the field was rather slanting, our girls took to it easily and the game was a rapid one. Our goals deserve praise for their work. Nellie Griffith made ten points, and Edna cNab made eight. Vallejo made no field throws, but won two points through the brilliant free throws of Miss Mabel Nesbitt. Our girls made many pleasant acquaintances at Val- lejo, and are anxious to play the return game with their team, not only for the game itself,, but to see again their new friends. One thing particularly praiseworthy in the Vallejo team, and that was the graceful way in which they took their defeat. They cheered for our girls and congratu- THE PORCUPINE 27 lated them in a way that made us certain that there were no hard feelings caused by our victory. On Saturday, November 4th, the team went to San Ra- fael and played the team of that city. The team reached San Rafael about 9:30 nd after a walk through the new park, repaired to Armory Hall, where the game was call- ed at 11 o’clock. The opening play was a brilliant one, the ball being passed from the center, Mamie Rader, to Ruth Overman; then to Nellie Griffith and straight into the basket. At the end of the first half the score stood 12 to 9 in fa- yor of Santa Rosa. This was increased in the second half to 20 to 18, with Santa Rosa still in the lead. The girls were entertained at lunch and afterwards were driven out to witness a football game between the Hitchcock and Mt. Tamalpais Military Academies. After a trip to the top of the tower of Hotel Rafael, the team, tired and happy, took the train for home. Miss O’Meara being unable to accompany the team, Miss Agnes Clary chaperoned the girls and acted as umpire. Upon looking over the list of girls who are practicing, it is seen that ten of them are freshmen. The first year has in it material for a very strong future team and if they practice as they have started out to do, they are sure to make a showing in the inter-class games next spring. On the whole, the girls feel greatly encouraged over basket ball this term and will do as much aa is in their bbe to increase the glory of the Orange and Black. HAVEN HARDWARE Co. Athletic Supplies, Footballs and other Sporting Goods, Guns and Ammunition, Fine Cutlery, Art Goods, Cut Glass and ‘Chinaware 420 422 424 FouRTH ST. : ; 4 SANTA Rosa, CAL. THE PORCUPINE Football The game of football never fails to secure its annual crop of extreme devotees. There is such facination in it that the players are attacked by a real football fever. To these active participants it seems as if nothing else should be classified in the same list with football. They are sure no other sport can equal it for the training of endurance and hardihood, and that it is superior to all others in the opportunities it offers for the development of skill and the application of keenely organized team work. There surely must be truth in the claims set up by the supporters of this pastime, else there would not be this annual increase of new advocates. The opposition to the game has never been able to gather any considerable support as long as their efforts were directed at the game itself. The value of it in of- fering opportunities for developing sturdiness of phy- sique and of character has been continually attested by the best authorities on football, as well as by the trainers of the physical and moral man. The particular objections to the game which have been able to attract any notice are those relating to the in- juries which result from the game and those which come from spectators because of the uninteresting mass play from the spectator’s point of view. It is only the modern game that has so drifted to the mass play. New rules which would abolish this would remedy both these difti- culties most frequently criticised. Some such modifica- tion would make the game a far more satisfactory high school game. The game itself contains in it the elements which appeal to a strong, active, restless youth, and his high spirits receive in it the exercise they must have in some more dangerous and harmful manner if denies this indulgence. THE PORCUPINE. 29 $1.00 EQUALS spend purchase one and one-half dollars in actual value. Make the piano yours and paid for in one-third less time than is ordinarily possible. Buy a good, artistic, guaranteed piano; a piano with a reputation behind it and Buy It Right. For our Annual Clearance Sale this year we purchased of one of the Largest Eastern Factories their entire unsold output of 1905 styles. This make of pianos has had a prominent place on our floors for years. We bought them right. Paid cash. We will sell them to you on easy payments at one-third to one-half less than usual cash prices. The makers of these pianos guarantee them fully. We back that guarantee without reserve. The opportunity is yours. Buy now. B: your piano now. Make every dollar you The Wiley B. Allen Co. Santa Rosa PROFESSOR CHARLES T. CONGER IN SOME OF HIS FAVORITE ATTITUDES THE PORCUPINE 31 The Football Team This year the football team has met with a series of misfortunes, but in spite of all difficulties, there are indi- cations of a first class team. In the first place the A. A. L. took place one week later than usual this year, making our football season that much later. The lateness of the rain also made practic- ing any sooner impracticable. MacQuiddy broke his nose at the first of the season, putting him out of the game, and Lambert injured his knee, which made him unable to play. He gave good promise of making an ex- cellent half back, so that was a severe loss. Wilson, who has starred at half back for the past two years, has de- cided that track athletics is all that he is able to partici- pate in without running a risk of breaking down, and while the team regrets his loss, they nevertheless consid- er that he is justified in the stand which he has taken, Notwithstanding all of the misfortunes, we have man- aged to obtain a good team, as was demonstrated by the game at Healdsburk on November 4th. The Healdsburg game was one of the most sportsman- like games the High School has ever played, and the strangest part of it was that the game was refereed by Kinley, the Healdsburg coach, and umpired by Luce, an old Healdsburg player. The ball was kicked off by Healdsburg; we got it and were downed on our twenty-yard line. We then lined up and rushed the ball down the field to Healdsburg’s twen- ty-five yard line. Here Hitchcock understood the referee to call the second dewn instead of the third, so he gave Text Books and School Supplies C. A. WRIGHT CO. Leading Booksellers and Stationers 527 Fourth Street - - Santa Rosa, Cal. 32 THE PORCUPINE the signal for an end run, which failed to make the yards, and we lost the ball. Heaidsburg was forced to kick, Hitchcock missed the ball for the first time in his football care er, a very ex- cusable accident, as the ball was not of the regulation size and weight, and the sun was also in his eyes. Healds- burg fell on the ball twenty yards from our goal and after afew minutes’ playing, pushed it over the line and made a touchdown. However, they failed to kick the goal. The ball was again kicked otf to us. We bucked down the field for twenty yards, when Dickson was given the ball and with perfect interference made a beautiful run around the end and made a touch down. The goal was then kicked and the first half ended with a score of 6 to 5 in our favor. In the second half we played better ball at every down, stopping the bucks and getting end runs behind the line. The half ended with the ball in our possession in the middle of the field. Some of the new players who did good work were Has- kins, Dickson, Wright, Tremper and Purcell. Gardiner was brought back to full and bucked a few times, show- ing his capability, but lacked practice in that position. We expect to play a game with the 5erkeley sub-fresh- men a week from Saturday and will probably play the team from the Deaf and Dumb Institute on Thanksgiving Day. There will probably be games with Tamalpais, Napa and Hitchcock’s Military A pademy. The captain takes this opportunity of expressing his thanks to members of the Alumni and others who have devoted much of their time, both in this year and in re- cent years, to the advancement of football interests, ee R. GC. Moodey Fall Styles in Shoes THE PORCUPINE YL Leh LU LL Our friends of the Panorama have favored us with their opinion of the object of an exchange department, suggesting that we discontinue the criticism of other pa- pers and mention their contents only when something particularly good attracts our attention. We disagree with their unconsciously expressed criticism and, believ- ing that the interchange of opinions between school pa- pers is received in the right spirit, we think that good may be derived from the so-called faultfinding, rather than evil. Football players will find an interesting story in the August issue of the Red and White from Vallejo, en- titled, “Anything For the College.” The Occidental has changed its rules and will now be published weekly. The first issue is very good. Paul T. Hahman, Ph. D. Jerry W. Claypool Class of 798 HAHMAN DRUG CO. Prescription Druggists 215 Exchange Avenue Santa Rosa, Californie The Place to buy your Rubdown and Athletic Supporters 34 THE PORCUPINE One of the best exchanges received this month is the Panorama from Binghampton, N. Y. The stories are all creditable, the article entitled “The Home, the Nation’s Cornerstone,” being especially good. In fact, the whole paper is beyond criticism. We welcome with pleasure the Tripod, from far-away Maine. It is small, but well written, and its only de- ficiency lies in the fact that it contains no school jokes to enliven its pages. The Advocate from Lincoln, Neb. , contains a copy of the High School Constitution, drawn up and established by the students, something new and interesting. The Advocate is published weekly and styles itself, “The only successful weekly high school paper published.’ A very preity and appropriate cover design distin- guishes the Skirmisher of San Mateo. The article, “Some Chinese Sweetmeats,” is humorous, and shows remark- able descriptive ability; the paper ought to have more of its kind. There are quite a number of “joshes,” but all are rather vague. We received the June commencement number of the Cardinal and White this month. Particular mention must be inade of its splendid illustrations. Besides hav- ing the usual pictures that accompany commencement numbers, the paper is made attractive by suggestive cuts, illustrating each different department. We congratulate the Mastick Grammar School on its successful paper. The October number of the Arrow contains three good stories, written by Japanese boys who have been in this country less than two years. Especial credit is due the Oriole. All its material is ar- ranged so that nothing can escape the eye; even the jokes are intermingled with the advertisements in such an in- genious manner that in looking for the humorous one in- voluntary turns to the practical. Every high school stu- ee a en THE PORCUPINE 35 dent should read the editor’s article, “Help,” and be profited by it. The Lowell appears in its usual good form, It has a large number of interesting, original stories and other articles worthy of mention. The cover design, represent- ing an athlete, shows artistic taste. The October number of the Aegis is devoted to ath- letics. Besides the comments and general news relating to the athletics of the school, it contains some very clever and amusing cuts and three interesting stories on the subject. In addition to the exchanges mentioned, we have re- ceived the Manzanita, Dictum Hst, Tahoma, Lincoln Academy News, Normal Pennant, Girls’ High Journai and High Schoo! Forum. F you wish to remember a friend Christ- masyou could not do so in a more pleasing manner than through the medium of a real Kodak No. 2 Brownle Kodak, Price $5 They are not consumed in a,day and are always pleasant reminders both of the outing and the giver. Prices are $1.00, $2.00, $5.00, $8.00, $9.00, and higher. All are good, make good pictures, and are fully guaranteed. Think it over. PHONES MAIN 77 AND 78 ELLER 7 DRUGGIST 535 474 ST, SANTA ROSA, CAL. THE PORCUPINE The A. A. L. On October 21st the track team, accompanied by about sixty enthusiastic students and members of the faculty, went to Berkeley to participate in the A. A. L. We did not go down expecting to win and consequently we were not disappointed with the result. Never in the history of the A. A. L. was a field day so closely contested, for if Lowell, Oakland or Santa. Rosa could have won the relay, it meant the victory for them. This shows how much the relay means. Oakland won the relay, with Lick second, Santa Rosa third and Lowell fourth. Although we were leading Lowell by at least fifty yards, we were disqualified because our man was charged with getting out of the way of the Lowell man. Thus we were thrown into third place instead of second, which rightly belonged to us. Oakland won the field day with 24 points, Lowell second with 16 points, Santa Rosa third with 14 1-3 points, San Jose fourth with 14 points, Berkeley fifth with 12 points, Alameda sixth with 11 points, Ukiah seventh with 10 points, Lick eighth with 9 1-3 points, Palo Alto ninth. with 8 points, Gogswell tenth with 4 1-3 points. Next spring with McConnell, Smith, Youker, Gray, Lambert and Weir coming back, four of them excellent relay men, and all this fall’s team with the exception of Taylor, whose place will be ably filled by Dignan, we should win. Hitchcock should have won the pole vault. Having injured his arm early in the event, he was un- able to vault in his best form, but succeeded in tieing for second. Dignan showed up in splendid form, capturing seating es tte ie SS Brooks Clothing Co. | Headquarters for Young Men’s Clothing and Furnishing THE PORCUPINE 37 second in the shot and third in the high hurdles. Lough- ery ran a good race in the half, but was unable to place. Jacobs and R. Press Smith won their heats in the 220 yard hurdles, but did not run them fast enough to qualify for the finals. In the mile Giles Briggs ran a gritty race and deserves as much credit as any man on the team. Wilson succeed- ed in getting second in the quarter. Taylor won first in the shot put and third in the hammer throw, making more points than any man on the team. Purrington and Bovenizer ran good relays and will make good men next spring. In the high jump Proctor placed fourth, being but one inch behind the three men who tied for first. Our manager, Russell Smith, was unable to come on account of a dislocated knee. FULL-BACK GRAY AFTER THE GAME H. Ss. DAVIS Prescription Druggist Phone Main 3 The Place to Buy Drug Drugs and Prescriptions Delivered to You Without Extra Charge THE PORCUPINE lA JOSHES Miss Young: What is the use of cartilage in our ears? Pupil: So we can wiggle ’em. Dar. ( UELISt,, LV) : Miss pains will you indicate the most important rights of the Englishmen. Miss 8.: Marriage rites. Mr. R.: Mr. Conger just instructed me to walk on the palms of my feet. Mayme (on the way home from Vallejo): Won’t we raise Ned at Kenwood? We always ais at a teacher’s jokes, No matter how bad they may be; Not because they are really funny jokes, But because it’s policy. —Ex. R. (Physiology II): Where shall we get the human blood to study? M.: Out of a toad, I suppose. Miss Wood (calling roll in Algy. b): : Shirley! S. (very much disgusted): None of ‘em come out right! Zomnlo Cmith stationer and Bookseller Cemple Sinith 502 Fourth Street Special Inducements will be offered te Students desiring Engraved Zards THE PORCUPINE 39 Teacher: Fools sometimes ask questions that wise people cannot answer. Pupil: I guess that is why so many of us flunk in ex- amination.—Ex. When a girl tells a fellow she needs something around her, she doesn’t necessarily mean a shawl.. Miss Y. (Biol. 1b): Do fish breath? Smarty: No, they just drink water. To prove that a cat has two tails: Given, a cat and no cat. To prove a cat has three tails, no cat has two tails; a cat has one tail more than no cat, hence, a cat has three tails.—Ex. Subscribe for The Porcupine and you will be popular. A COURTHOUSE RESTAURANT) SF °Bicyéues °° AUTOMOBILES Leading Restaurant in Sonoma County E, P. APOSTOLIDES, Prop. Mendocino St. Opp. Court House | J.©. PEDERSEN Furniture, Carpets, Matting, Linoleum, Etc. 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THURSTON lvesler in Groceries, Provisions, Tabacco, Hay, Grain and Feed Cor. Cherry and Mendocin� Sts. Santa Rosa Se ee ae 23 55333 oer er! Tee ee AES Ae Fine Candy M : JACOBS: % 506 Fourth Street Ice Cream Soda Santa Rosa, Cal. 4523 2232 2252252555 Ssaa99a83¢ seece he tte John Ross, Photographer STUDIO, 5154 FOURTH STREET Santa Rosa Business College Students Enter at any Time @ SEND FOR CIRCULARS MARK McCONNELL Electrical Work, House Wiring, Bells, ee, ae: Fixtures and Supplies. Motors Telephone Main 190 316 B Street, Santa riba 0 + iF | ) ENT AL i OTEL The Most Central Location in the City Headquarters for QUINN BANE, Proprietors Commercial Travellers W. B. Griggs, Chief Clerk Strictly first class in every respect : Corner Fourth and B reets, anta Rosa, Cal. Santa Rosa Pioneer Steam Laundry AHLF WAlKER Main Office, 308 D Street, opposite Postoffice Phone ‘Main 4o1 Laundry First and A Streets = HIGH SCHOOL HAT PINS 50 cents Sign of the Big Clock JOHN HOOD 545 Fourth Street HH. Le. TRIPP Men’s and Boys’ Clothing Gents’ Fine Furnishing Goods 509 Fourth Street Hats and Caps Trunks and Valises Santa Rosa, Cal. “Palace of Sweets’ C. T. SHERMAN, Prop. 619 Fourth Street CANDY AND ICE CREAM HOSMER... SCHOOL BOOKS MUSIC STATIONERY The Sonoma Valley Lumber Co. Phone Main 33 College Avenue Santa Rosa Edison Phonograph Agency JOHN G. DONT, Manager 121 Fourth Street Santa Rosa, Cal. HOOPER FARMER Drugs PHYSICIANS PRESCRIPTIONS A SPECAILTY Phone Main 366 611 Fourth St. THE WHITE HOUSE Is now larger than any other two stores in Santa Rosa Biggest Stock, Best Goods DryGoods, Cloaks and Clothing Corner Fourth and B Sts. Phone Main 385 wy. C):. EOIN @ LL. Proprietor of The [;eading Meat Market Telephone Main 50 308 Mendocino Street Santa Rosa, Cal. Hotel St. Rose Home for Commercial Travelers and Tourists New Hotel. First Class Elegantly Furnished Suites with Bath Rates, $2.00 per day and upwards. Bus meets all trains Corner Fourth and A Streets Santa Rosa, California Phone Black 313 Residence Main 52 Ww. D. REYNOLDS Real Estate, Insurance and Notary Public 528 Third St., near Exchange avenue Santa Rosa, Cal. DIGNAN’S pemepies Always Give Satisfaction FOUNTAIN, RIDDIE CLARY Reliable Shoes Phone Black 302 529 Fourth Street Santa Rosa Cal, LAWSON OPTICAL CoO. Registered Graduate Optometrists Make school work easy for trouble- some eyes by their - system of fitting glasses. Examination Free Santa Rosa Thitd Street Cyclery Bicycles wt Puncture Repairing F. W. Hesse, Jr. 509 Third Street 615 Fourth Street JOS. A. COWEN Bookbinding and Printing 512A Fourth St, Santa Rosa iE ee W.H.Lee. C.E. Lee. F.M. Cooper Express and Draymen Will call at your residence and check your baggage to anv point on California North- western. No extra charge for che ‘king. Office with Wells, Fargo Co. J. T. BUTLER Concert Violinist and Orchestra Leader Dances and Parties a Specialty Apply or Address Moodey’s store Cc. J. SEIBEL Grocer Phone Main 31 Athenaeum Building Clover Farm Creamery Butter, White Star Syrup, Web Foot Soap. Agent Prussian Poul- try Food, Chase and Sanborn Coffee, Ehmann Olives and Olive Oil. E, R. SAWYER Watchmaker and Manufactur ing Jeweler 629 Fourth Street Santa Rosa, Cal. MRS, J. J. CAMPBELL Stationery, Toys, Etc. 425 Fourth Street Koch’s Barber Shop 633 Fourth Street First shop west of Postoffice FIRST CLASS IN EVERY RESPECT R. Hodgson Son Tailors 315 B street, near Fifth, Santa Rosa 0 Eee Santa Rosa Rochdale Go. (Incorporated) Groceries and Provisions, Frult Flour end Feed N. E. Corner Third and B Streets Santa Rosa Newman’s Fe PURE DRUGS ——e Cor, 4th and Mendocino Sts. SPORTING GOODS —f TRACK SUPPLIES SPALDING FOOTBALL yy Clothing and Men’s Furnishing Goods _ from us you’ll get the latest and Company the best. _ 317 Mendocino Street KEEGAN BROS. ie F. BERKA Dealer in all kinds of Building Material HO OOH EPPO Or BGO Snore enoe tent f i