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

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THE PORCUPINE Children’s Page (For the Freshmen) Mary had a little bite Of lamb. The price was such That Mary hadn't appetite, She said, for very much. A Freshie stood on the burning deck, And as far as we could learn He was in perfect safety, For he was too green to burn. Mary had a Teddy bear, She put it on the shelf; And every time it wagged its tail It spanked its little self. Mary had a little lamb, But that was long ago; She sold the lamb for pork chops To the Beef Trust, don’t you know. The teacher had been reading to the class about the great forests of America. “And now, boys,” she announced after- wards, “which one of you can tell me the pine that has the ) longest and sharpest needles: Up went a hand in the front row. “Well, Tommy?” “ The Porcupine,’ ma,am.” Why Not Buy Your Footwear of RIDDLE, BACIGALUPI CO. They have the nicest assortment in Santa Rosa 319 FOURTH STREET SANTA ROSA CAL.

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THE PORCUPINE Miss O’Mera—“Name eleven of Shakespeare’s plays.” Thorn Gale— ‘Ten Nights in a Bar-room” and ‘Masbeth.’ ” Guest—“Ah, Mrs. Black, I very seldom get as good a dinner as this.” Little Johnny—“Gee! Neither do we.”’ Zoology Teacher—‘Why does a dog hang his tongue out of his mouth?” Practical Jimmie— “Please. ma’am, it’s to balance his tail.” Little Helen—“There was a strange man here to see you to-day, papa.” Pa— Did he have a bill?” Little Helen—“No, sir: just a plain nose.” Freshman Year—‘A Comedy of Errors.” Sophomore Year—‘Much Ado About Nothing.” Junior Year—‘As You Like It.” Senior Year—“All’s Well That Ends Well.” Some of the pupils in Physics I are trying to prove that the wheels in their heads work by means of “perpetual mo- tion.” ° ° Sporting Good California Oyster | ?°Bies2102°4 Automobiles Market and Grill : Leading Restaurant Fourth Street, bet. A and B Aaya Wenn eat Schelling’s Cyclery

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THE PORCUPINE Latest College Styles in Shoes R.C. Moodey Son The school can pat itself on the back for having such a good-looking bunch of Freshie girls. There are “keen” looking girls, good looking girls, nice looking girls, pretty girls, “classy” girls, “cute” girls, “swell” girls and bonny girls. As for the boys, well— Freshmen desiring to use the telephone should drop a nickel in the “josh box” on the south side of the study hall. “Shall I brain him?” asked the slayer, And the victim’s courage fled. “You can’t; he’s a Freshman, Just hit him on the head.” Cross-eyed Man—“Why don’t you look going?” where you're Second Man— “Why don’t you go where you're looking?” Miss Wirt (Ger. peor Howard, how did you enjoy your trip through Germany? Howard Brush—“I didn’t like it Miss W.— Why ?” Howard—“Oh, everybody called me Herr Brush” brush). TEMPLE SMITH STATIONER AND BOOKSELLER SPECIAL INDUCEMENTS OFFERED To STUDENTS DESIRING ENGRAVED CARDS 611 FOURTH STREET SANTA ROSA (hair-