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

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, -. ,:g.K..,f ' !r:? ifgf.'5v,.N, ,, .V 7 ' L:-,,. ml. sffw ,,k5'Ifr .J 1,3-,. 5, f'.. . oED1cAT1oN . Perhaps one of the most romantic figures in the history of Santa Rosa is that of Juan Amoroso who, we remember, was one of those missionaries who would dare anything for the sake of the Cross. In 1829 he made an excursion northward from his Mission at San Rafael, doubtless in search of someone whom he might enlighten with the Christian faith. He came to the territory of the Cainemeros tribe of Indians who resided on the river of Chocoalomi, the Indian name for what is now our familiar Santa Rosa Creek. A short distance from this stream he captured an Indian girl, baptized her, and gave her the name of Santa Rosa. He chose this name for her because on that very day the Church was celebrating the feast of Santa Rosa de Lima. He made a hasty retreat and narrowly escaped when he was attacked by natives. Later, after the city had been founded, many other sturdy pioneers carried on the work those who had crossed plain and mountain in the covered wagons began. Names which will ever live in the hearts of those who love Santa Rosa include McDonald, Mallagh, Meacham, Hoen, Goldfish, Hahman, Barney, Wise, Hartman, john Ball, julio Carrillo, John Fremont, and countless others. May they have passed on to us, their descendants, the same primitive fires of progress-Courage and Adventure. 7 1930

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7 :iff ' ,-ffiliwf --tilffi 'ffm' ' -ff? ' ,..ffi,t :-e-- f fa-D aa- as if 'iw it- ,am- ' ,-99:1 DEDICATION ,li f Ni 1 ,Q I all . gt' f- .' ' The dashing romance of exploring and inhabiting a new country and the pitiless drudgery of the untold hardships-these two elements balanced one against the other in the eyes of the aspiring pioneers, but romance proved itself victorious. Long trains of settlers moved toward the Pacific coast with the gleaming star of Hope leading them ever onward in spite of discouragement. Nature seemed to have set them apart from other men, making them the vanguard of the long, transcontinental march of immigration's endless army. Then came the dawn of the era when they attained their goal, and a new country was born. To these spirited and adventurous individuals who first inhabited our golden state of California do we, the students of the Santa Rosa High School, sincerely dedicate this book. Realizing and appreciating the value of men and women who challenged and con-quered a country humanly desolate except for the Indians, we pay due respect to the pioneers of California, and especially to those who founded Sonoma County and our own city of Santa Rosa. Every student has formed within his mind an imaginative picture of the pioneer and the life of the pioneer. His admiration grows quite naturally from pondering over those fireside tales of his California ancestors and from a desire to make a reality of their ambitious dreams. It would seem quite natural at this time to turn our thoughts to those pioneers who first settled in the vicinity where the fair city of Santa Rosa is now located. 1930 6 l

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b, A IN MEMORIAM FACULTY MR. HERBERT KEYSER ALUMNUS ROBERT SCHMIDT STUDENTS VIOLA ANDREWS IOLA WHITNEY CHESTER WONG 9 so 8