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

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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

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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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24 THE Sorry, said the constable, but I'll have to arrest ye; you've been driv- ing along at the rate of 50 miles an hour. Weston A.—You are wrong, my friend; I say I wasn’t, and here’s a ten-dollar bill that says I wasn’t. Constable—All right; with eleven to one against me, I ain’t going to subject the county to the expense of a. trial. Miss O’Meara, in correcting Eng- lish papers, came across the follow- ing: “Lowell was born in Cambridge at his old home, Elmwood.” “Whenever a knight started out on an errant he was called a knight errant. “Oliver Holmes was a man of good ideas, a few of which are ex- posed in his works.” Mr. Searey—You look tired, Adel- bert, are you overworked? Adelbert L—I’m studying for a minister. Mr. $.—Why in the world don’t you let him study for himself? ¥ Mr, Steele Simpson, what are the important (Com. Geog.)—Mr. uses of platinum? Roy S.—Well, it’s used principal- ly for cooking utensils and— Hattie, McKinney Titus COMPLETE HOUSE FURNISHINGS Everything at one price, and that price RIGHT 304 FOURTH STREET, SANTA ROSA ECHO KISSES Though a kiss be amiss, She who misses the kisses As miss without kisses, May miss being a Mrs. And he who will miss The kisses of misses, Will miss having the bliss Of being Mr. to Mrs. Elizabeth T.—I frankly admit that I have but little influence over my brother. Pauline C.—Pshaw! I can make my brother do anything he wants to. Motto of High School Students It’s a long time between thinks. “When I arose to speak,” said Cameron, the debater, “someone threw a base, cowardly egg at me.” “And what kind of an egg might that be?” asked Talbot. “A base, cowardly egg,” he said, “is one that hits you and then runs.” MENTAL ARITHMETIC Ruth A. (to station agent)— When does the next train leave? Agent—Eleven fifty. Ruth—Oh, then I have more than half an hour to spare; I thought it left at 10 minutes to 12 o’clock. 535 FOURTH ST. SANTAROSA, CAL. Specialists in Fitting Glasses