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

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THE PORCUPINE 17 as , (Fee A SSS SSS N Now that the holidays are over and we are entering anew period of school life, our work seems all the more pleasant for our short separation from it. With school came the thoughts of the school papers and, judging from the number of exchanges accumulated during vaca- tion, the editors and business managers have not entirely forsaken their posts. Most of the papers reviewed this month are Thanksgiving numbers and the general ar- rangement of all impresses one with the thought that High School journalism is steadily advancing. The Adjutant, from Mt. Tamalpais Military Academy, appeared this month in a pretty blue binding. Its staff is small but unusually enterprising for the paper is one of the largest received and its literary department is exceptionally good. “The Memoirs of X. Y. Z.,” a story based on the late siege of Port Arthur, is cleverly told. The title page of the Imp.represents a Puritan, with a bible under his arm, a long, flowing cloak, and a broad hat shading a very serious, stern face. The picture is im- .

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16 THE PORCUPINE ‘ THE: FOREST. I know of a place that is wondrous fair! O, its beauties can never be told! No kingly palace with it can compare, Though garnished with diamonds and gold. Its roof is a million of fluttering leaves; All set in a background of blue; Its soft, noiseless carpet a blanket of moss, Mosaiced in various hue; Its tall, stately columns define airy aisles, That end in a cozy retreat, From which the red ivy shyly looks out and smiles, And the wild rose and maiden-hair sweet! Bright-coated musicians fill the air with their song, While soft breezes blow o’er the land, And there steals through the forest a sigh, deep, and long, Like the breath of a pipe organ grand! O lovely retreat from the turmoil of life! How your beauty steals into the heart! How it sweeps down the cobwebs of malice and { strife, And pours balm on dark sorrow’s smart!

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18 THE PORCUPINE pressive but rather out of keeping with the name ‘of the paper. ‘ As usual, the Mission, S. I’., is well-arranged and. fll of interesting’ material. The poéms,. “The Deserted School, House,” and “In, Doubt,” .are well written, and expreseive of deep feeling: We tind a romantie’ lithe story in “When the Unexpected Happens,” but: the “en gagement scene at the end seems rather strained and unnatural . . va We have received, for the first time, the Nautilus.a dainty little paper from Jacksonville, Ill. We tegret the scarcity of original stories, but that deficiency is some- what made up by the splendid material in. the other departments, especially the editor’s article. 'The appearance of the Adyoéate is greatly improved by the addition of a good, strong binding. The Clarion is well arranged, but we regret to find among its splendid articles on athletics, fraternities, and debating societies, only one story. That’one is good and its creditableness creates a demand for more.’ The Thanksgiving number of the Item is a great im- provement on previous issues of the paper.’ The editorial is particularly good. . ‘The Game,” by a Football Enthus- iast,. and “The French Revolution,” are. worthy of notice; the first, for, its easy and lively rhythm and the latter, for its exact..and, thoughtful portrayal of an epoch in history. We are very glad to receive the Autocrat, a breezy little paper from Nobleville;-Ind. Its illustrations and literary articles are very good but some’ criticism is due to the manner in’ which’ the stories are continued