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

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= — 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.

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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

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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