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

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22 THE A Wise Lad in Bookkeeping Lester Smith (in bookkeeping) Dale, how do you make a draft? Dale W.—Open a window and a door. A high school paper is a great in- vention; The staff gets all the fame; The printer gets the money, And the editor gets the blame. If a Chinaman cracks rice with his fingers, how would he chop suey? kK kK x If it takes a tadpole six weeks to turn toad, how long does it take an auto to turn turtle? Eliza A.—I wonder what makes a man always give a lady a diamond engagement ring? Kathleen—The lady. When you see a bashful Junior Blushing scarlet in the face Every time he takes his watch out, There’s a woman in the case. “Do I bore you?” politely asked the mosquito, as he sent a half-inch shaft into Brick’s neck. “Oh, not at all,” replied Brick, squashing it with a book, “how do I strike you?” Is Mr. Searcy a Longfellow? HAVE YOU TRIED Jacobs’ JAR TAFFIES? IF NOT? WHY NOT? ECHO Oh, Those Debaters—In Debating Chester C. (oratorically) — We need political reform; we need moral reform; we need Voice in back of room—Chloro- form! Heard at the Seashore Jesse L. (declaiming)—Roll on, thou deep blue ocean; Roll! L. B. (in rapture, clutching his arm )—Oh, Jesse, it’s doing it! k k Kk Saying it quick is no use, the Re- cording Angel is an expert stenog- rapher. Tom Peterson (translating Un- dank ist der welt Lohn)—“Der Drache krock hinaus.” The Dragon croaked in the hen house. WANTED A sheet for the bed of a river. A ring for the finger of scorn. A glove for the hand of fate. A lock for the trunk of an ele- phant. A feather for the wings of the wind. Reins for a bridal tour. A sleeve for the arm of the law. Ok Ox Take care of the holly, and the mistletoe will take care of itself. CRYSTAL CLEANING and DYEING WORKS OLDEST AND BEST ALL CLEANING BY DRY PROCESS Phone 124 721 Fourth Street

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THE Weston—No, I was not always this way; I did not always ride in an auto of my own: when I started in life I had to walk. Al. H.—You were lucky. When I first started I had to crawl. It took me a long time to learn to walk. Helen F.—It’s beginning to rain; you had better stay for dinner. Chas. R.—Oh, dear, no! It’s not raining so badly as all that. L. S—Great guns, old man! How did you get all those scratches on your face? A. S.—Was playing with a cat, and she scratched me. L. S——And the bump on your forehead? A. S. She threw a flat-iron at me. Vernon King—Of course, women should vote. Their minds are much purer and cleaner. Barbara D.—Cleaner? Of course, they are; ever so much cleaner. But how did you know that? V. K.—Because they change them much oftener. Helen F.—They say there are germs in kisses. Now, what do you suppose a girl could catch that way? Harry T.—A hushand! Mildred baby looks into my face it smiles. W.—Every time the Mary T.—Well, it may not be ex- actly polite, but he shows he has a sense of humor. First Girl—I got a pearl from an oyster. Second Girl—That’s nothing, my sister got a diamond from a lobster. — Hx, ECHO 2t Forrest O.—How long can a per- son live without brains? Arthur E.—I don’t know; how old are you? Miss Crane (to Chemistry class) —It will not be necessary for you to learn the table of atomic weights. No one but a fanatic could do it. EK. G—Do you know it? The census embraces seventeen million women. How would you like to be the census ?—Ex. Ex. Boy—You would be a good dan- cer except for two things. Girl—What are they? Boy—Your feet. —Ex. GOOD FORESIGHT We were all surprised at the great foresight of the faculty by putting the boys on the opposite side of the study hall. Some of the boys were becoming physically misshaped by turning their heads to the right. Now, that they are on the opposite side of the room, they will have a chance to straighten them. This will be quickly done. Mr. Steele—Mr. Sullivan, what is a pillory? Leo N.—A what? Mr. Steele—A pillory. Leo—W hy—er—let me see; sure, that’s a jocular term applied to a drug store. Freshie—May I go to play now, ma? Mother—What, with those holes in your trousers? I-reshie—No, with the boy next door.

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THE Mr. Searcy—You must bring your rank cards back by Monday. That day is the limit, and so are some of those cards. iS Laugh and the school laughs with you; stay in and you stay alone. —Ex Thelma D.—How much did you say your dog cost? Hazel K—One thousand dollars. Thelma—My, that’s more than even I am worth! Hazel Well, you know some dogs are smarter than others. Most of our High School girls are not half as pretty as they are paint- ed, Arthur E—So you actually, went to church last Sunday? Chester C.—I really did. A. E.—Excuse me if I seem skep- tical; what was the text? C. C—Ha! I have you there. The text was “He Giveth His Beloved Sleep.” A. E—Good! And who was there? Cc. C.—AIl the beloved, it seemed to me, Mrs. X.—And now, my dear, what would you be if it wasn't for my money? Mr. X.—A bachelor, dear. BEFORE BUY- ING YOUR PIANO GET PRICES FROM SONOMA VALLEY MUSIC COMPANY 516 Fourth Street Santa Rosa ECHO 23 Baa, baa, black sheep, have you any wool? “Not just now,” the sheep replied, But I'll have three bags full As soon as I can get a man to clip my growing crop; I'm on my ‘way to find him now. Down at the baa, baa, shop.” What makes the weather vane (vain) and the roads cross? Miss Mailer (in Physiology )— When a fly sits on your hand and bites you, what message does the brain send to the hand? Scrub—Swat him! Mildred T.—What is it, do you suppose, that keeps the moon in place and prevents it from falling? Lola B.—The beams. FRESHMEN RHYMES Hey, diddle, diddle, The cat and the fiddle; The cow—so the chronicles say, Jumped over the moon; And on clear nights in June We can still see the Milky Way. Yaa ater 4 Teacher Can anyone tell me why our heads are covered with hair? Helen Sawyer—To have some- thing to pin the other hair to. Tel. 342 Orders Called for and Delivered HAMILTON’S SANTA ROSA GROCERY STAPLE AND FANCY GROCERIES SELECTED FRUITS 317 Mendocino Avenue Santa Rosa