Pasadena Chronicle, April 02, 1925

COMEDY FROLIC TOMORROW Hand in Snapshots At 205-C VOL. XVI PASADENA, CALIFORNIA, APRIL 2, 1925 NO. 24 $. P. ! П. TRAINING RULES TO BE OBSERVED BY PLAYERS “All men who are to try out for football, either in spring practice, ‘CHRONICLE’ TAKES FIRST PLACE IN CONTEST OF H. S. PRESS ASSN. OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA Dancing, Oratory, Wrestling, Singing, Dice Throwing and Feasting Main Features OLD ROME PERSONIFIED Courses of Dinner Eaten With Fingers; Corn Offered to Ebony Fowl Caged Nearby Fair Roman girls, bedecked with j jewels and flowing garments, sen¬ ators, soldiers, and slaves assem¬ bled in -stately procession Friday March 20, when the S. P. Q. R., club of the P. H. S. Latin classes, held its second annual Roman Ban¬ quet in the teachers’ cafeteria. All the order of events was, as nearly as possible, a reproduction of an ancient feast, members of the club furnishing all the program. After gathering in the main hall of the Horace Mann building the club members formed in line led by their officers and filed into the banquet hall where slaves, one for every two citizens, were waiting to serve their masters and mistresses. When all were in their places, the two consuls, Dorothy Wood and Arthur Scotten, preceded by two lictors, Harold Hallett and George Barrett, entered and took the places of honor. The evening’s festivity was opened by the taking of the Aus¬ pices, a ceremony of great impor¬ tance. Corn was offered to the portentous ebony fowl caged near the altar. Its acceptance of food was a sign that the banquet was favorable to the gods and that the feast could begin. An address of welcome, in Lat¬ in,' by one of the consuls, Arthur Scotten, followed. Then came the offering to Lares, or the deified spirits of ancestors, which was presided over by Daniel McNama¬ ra and Robert Krist, members of Miss Sarah A. Talbot’s 11-1 Cicero class. The first course was then served and eaten with the fingers, as were all . that followed. After each course came one event of the pro¬ gram. The different numbers were as follows : I. Dance by Helen Langstaff. II. Oration from Cicero — Vincent Parsons. III. Wrestling match — Robert Mervynne, John Wilson. IV. Boar Song - — Don Anderson, Robert Freeman, Wilbur Higgins. V. Singing of America (in Latin) by club. VI. Scene from Virgil- — by Miss Fannie E. Henion’s 12-2 Virgil class. Cast of Characters Dido Queen — Leora Fuller. AHneas — Richard McCurdy. Ilioneus — Marshall Cox. Carthiginian Ladies— Barbara Coleman, Louise Bennett, Alberta Worden. Soldiers — Harold Hallett, George Barrett. VII. Presentation of garland to wearer of best costume — Miriam Phelps. VIII. Magister Bibendi — dice throwing — Robert Coleman, Harlan Robinson. IX. Procession and song — by girls in Miss Jennie Deyo’s 11-2 Cicero and 10-2 Csesar classes. X. “Ave Pasadena”— by club. Five New Clubs Five new clubs have been added this semester to the long list of P._H. S. organizations. The new clubs are the Arrowhead Club, which is an outing club for boys; the Junior Lions Club; the Latin- American Club, for Spanish-speak¬ ing students; the Pad and Pencil, for those interested in short-hand; and the Service Club, organized for the purpose of doing social service work and composed of Jun¬ ior College women. or during the fall season, should begin now to think about condition¬ ing themselves for the stiff grind,” says “Doc” Olney, P, H. S. trainer. “The success of the football sea¬ son will depend entirely on the condition in which the men keep themselves. A poorly conditioned team is a ragged-playing team, and if the fellows are not careful of their diet, they will never be in condition, and will never win a game.” DROP ’EM IN As you pass by, you drop them in, and “help your stu¬ dent body.” In order to enable students to “help their student body” with¬ out undue effort on their part, the bookstore coupon boxes that heretofore have been used for the Scholarship Fund, are to be devoted to the student body. BOYS’ LEAGUE TO A new boys’ activity in the form of a banquet is being planned by Ted Hambrook, Commissoner of Boys’ Welfare. Sometime during the month of May is the- time set for this event. Ted hopes to put over something this year that will be a precedent for other Boys’ League presidents to follow. There are no definite plans .yet, other than the fact that the ban¬ quet will be a reality. The matter will be fully discussed at the next league meeting which will be held April 24. The executive committee is working on the program now, and will probably have a full re¬ port to give at this time. The banquet will be held either on the front lawn, or in the cafe¬ teria, and the entertainment fol¬ lowing will be in the auditorium. Miss Gertrude McDonald, manager of the cafeteria, has promised to prepare a high class meal at reasonable price on whatever date is decided on. Ted wants every member of the Boys’ League to plan ahead for this banquet in order that the- first event of this kind may be success¬ ful. FRANCIS WILCOX PASSES AWAY AFTER ILLNESS Francis Wilcox, popular Junior in P. H. S. and member of the Item staff passed away a week ago last night after an illness of about a week. He was active in the R. O. T. C. last year, but had not reen¬ listed this year. He was also a member of Co. H. California Na¬ tional guard. His death is deeply mourned by all his friends, including the entire R. О. T. C., which contributed a floral wreath at his funeral serv¬ ices. Several members of the R. О. T. C. paid their last respects to Francis by attending his funeral which was held at 2 P. M., last Saturday, at the Los Angeles Cre¬ matory. Francis was the son of Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Wilcox of 103 West Foothill Boulevard, Altadena. He has lived here for eight years. The Chronicle extends its sym¬ pathy to the bereaved parents. Assembly to be Given An assembly by the physical ed¬ ucation department will be present¬ ed on Friday, April 30. Dancing and light apparatus work will be given by the girls. Boys will give mat work and tum¬ bling. The junior college and night gym class will each give five min¬ utes’ work in on bucks and parallel bars. An orchestra will then fur¬ nish the rest of the program. - And another high honor fell to P. H. S. when the Chronicle took first place at the annual H. S. P. A. contest which was a feature of the Press Convention held last Friday, March 27 at San Bernar¬ dino. One hundred and ninety-five delegates, representing large and small weeklies and annuals of many Southern California high schools, discussed the trials and problems each had experienced, and many ideas were exchanged. The convention was begun at 10 j o’clock with a welcome speech by Mayor Grant Holcomb, of San Bernardino. The delegation re¬ sponded with loud applause. Milton Standish, of the San Bernardino “Sun,” gave a talk on “Advertising.” High points of his lecture were: Advertisements are becoming more truthful. One page in one issue of a woman’s magazine costs if 16, 000; one page in a Chi¬ cago paper costs $4,500. Adver¬ tising creates habits — Fleisch- mann’s yeast, for example. Ad¬ vertising is the link between the man who has and the man who needs. Following this, 46 minutes were devoted to group discussions, the delegates being divided into four groups according to the size of the school which they represented. Those with less than 1000 students were classified as small schools those between 1000 and 1800 as medium, and those with more than 1800 as large schools. In the lat¬ ter class, in which Pasadena comes, the discussions revealed the meth- j ods used by the different schools in conducting their papers. R. A. Maynard, adviser of the Manual Arts Weekly, spoke on page make¬ up. He said, “An ideal make-up ! is a work of art. It must have balance, contrast, harmony, and symmetry.” Under the head of “Ways and Means of Selling the School Pa¬ per,” the following points were noted : Glendale has a 90 per cent membership to its student body. At San Diego, membership to the student body is obligatory, and no student can enter class without a membership card. Franklin High School has a large clock in its hall, and as student body cards are sold, the hands are moved around. Ad¬ vertisements and other finances were also discussed. An hour program was' then pre¬ sented, features of which were: a whistling impersonation by Ralph O’ Brien ; a saw playino by Frank¬ lin Biery ; Spring dance by a group of girls ; and a one act comedy skit. During luncheon, which was served in the gymnasium, a jazz orchestra entertained. Immediately after lunch, a group picture was taken on the steps of the Classics building. Lyman King, of the Redlands “Facts,” spoke on “Editorials”; then, during the following busi¬ ness meeting, the judges’ decisions were given. Glendale was chosen as the school to have the meeting next fall. New officers were elected, and at 3:30 the meeting was adjourned. Oratory Has Great Program For Term Interest in debating and oratory has been responsible for scheduled events this year ever before. The G. A. Nelson oratorical contest is new this year and the Littleton extemporaneous debating contest has also been started. One of the annual events that Pasadena participates in is Wo¬ man’s Day at Pomona College. Each year the women of Pomona hold what they call Woman’s Day on the first Saturday in May. At this time girls of Southern Cali¬ fornia high schools are campus guests of the college women. Ath¬ letic contests are held and a Decla¬ mation contest is also held in which these schools may enter one rep¬ resentative. Woman’s Day will be on May second this year. The speaker in the contest must have a five minute speech which must be declama¬ tory in character. It is not a con¬ test in oratory, but an interpreta¬ tion of the work of some writer, and these may be orations, inter¬ pretative readings, or any other appropriate selection. Prizes for first and second places will be awarded, the first of ten dollars and the second, five dollars. Candidates will be judged for pre¬ sentation, poise, and subject mat¬ ter. The preliminary tryouts will be on April 16, in 401-v.' at 2:30 and 3:30. All aspirants must hand their names to Mrs. Irene S. Pet¬ ers or Don Hamblin before Easter vacation. All contestants must memorize a selection that will not last longer than five minutes. The following is a partial sched¬ ule of the oratorical, debating, and declamatory events of the semes¬ ter : Tryouts and contests — Davis-Hall finals . April 14 Tryouts for Pomona (girls) .... . . . April 16 Pomona Contest (girls) ....May 2 Tryouts for G. A. Nelson, April 24 Finals for G. A. Nelson, May 15 Tryouts for Redlands contest (boys) . April 30 Finals for Redlands contest, . . May 16 “Save April 17th,” Upper Classmen Cry According to Bob McClintock, president of the junior class, the set for the party is April 17th; the place will be announced later. The executive committee, aided by several capable sub-committees, has drawn up tentative plans. At present they do not wish these plans disclosed other than to tell the juniors that they are in for a good time on the seventeenth. Only one thing is lacking to make the party a success. At present, only a small majority of juniors have bought their member¬ ship cards. Last year the required 75 per cent membership was se¬ cured only after an intensive cam¬ paign, and the officers hope to avoid a reoecurance of this by get¬ ting the memberships sold early this year. Frank Crawford and his corps of workers will have the class cards on sale all next week underneath the pergola and in ad¬ visories. Every junior who has not already paid his dues is urged to bring fifty cents and help swell the class treasury. ENJOYABLE TIME HAD AT JUNIOR GIRLS’ PARTY “It surely was a lovely party,” was one of the remarks heard after the Junior party held in the Music Hall last Thursday afternoon, at 3:20. Miss Nellie Greene Clarke, dean of girls, and the officers of the Girls’ League said a few words at the begining of the party, after which a program was given. To finish up a happy afternoon, refreshments were served in the cafeteria. Little lengths of lip-stick, Cans of rouge and paint Turn to girls of beauty Many girls that ain’t. — Ex. Little germs on lip-stick Paint on cheek of flirt Wreck the epidermis Fill the pores with dirt. more than junior party this year will surpass all other ’26 activities. The date Commissioners Plan Rollicking Movies Entertainment to Have Only Comedy Pictures Entire After¬ noon; to Include Dippy Dood Dad, California or Bust, and Big Moments in Little Pictures With Will Rogers LIGHTS TO GO OUT AT 3:30 TOMORROW AFTERNOON The Our Gang Kids and Aesop’s Fables to Close Program. Hevdenrich’s Orchestra to Furnish Music; Money Receipts to Help Build Up Student Body Treasury PICTURES READY Beginning now and contin¬ uing for several weeks, students may purchase at the Student Body office full-sized Annual pictures. Orders will be taken in the Student Body office. All the pictures are 10 inches by 12 inches and will make a very fine souvenir of school ac¬ tivities. They sell for 75 cents each. As a result of the Shoe Shine Day, yesterday, the sparkling shoes of many students caused a blind¬ ing effect on all. This day pro¬ vided a great deal of fun and laughter and increased the bulk of the student body treasury by $187. All the lower classmen enjoyed having their shoes polished by lordly commissioners and upper classmen. These official bootblacks ought to be glad of having such an opportunity to learn a very in¬ teresting trade. Some girls who so earnestly sold tickets at the top of their voices, are now down with hoarse¬ ness, and the hard working boot¬ blacks are lying in bed with a sore back. Since Kodak Day took place on the same day, many very interest¬ ing snapshots were taken. The next annual will show the results. The committee in charge of the shoe shining consisted of Don Hamblin, chairman; Holly Halsted, in charge of financial matters and the Shinola; and Dan Morris, gen¬ eral utility. STUDENT BODY WILL OPERATE CAFETERIA To make money for the Student Body treasury, the commissioners of P. H. S. plan a “Cafeteria Day” on Wednesday, April 22. “All receipts over $300, which is the average amount taken in each day, will go to the treasury,” says Dan Morris, commissioner of Fin¬ ance. It is expected that at least $100 will be given to the Student Body, as special efforts to secure the patronage of every student will be made. A contest between the Boys’ and the Girls’ Leagues, to see which will eat the most will be the fear ] ture of the day. Dan hopes that the Student Body will be able to secure the services of Wally Fell’s orches¬ tra, which is well known to the students, as it has played several times at assemblies. A. J. Witherell Succumbs Arthur J. Witherell, father of Miss Edith H. Witherell, member of the Mathamatics Department, died at his home, 1130 Mound Ave., South Pasadena, last Tuesday evening, March 24. The funeral was held last Saturday at the chapel of C. F. Lamb and Sons. He is survived by his family, and relatives in the east to whom the Chronicle and P. H. S. Student Body wishes to express deep sympathy. With such full-of-fun pictures as Dippy Doo Dad, California or Bust, Big Moments in Little Pic¬ tures with Will Rogers, Our Gang, and Aesop’s Fables, all for fifteen cents, the Commissioners will give a splendid entertainment at a very reasonable price when they present the Comedy Frolic tomorrow after¬ noon, starting at 3:30, in the local auditorium. Perhaps the Commissioners have picked on Friday to put P. H. S. students in a good humor before their (perhaps) doleful spring vac¬ ation. Howsoever it may be, Don Stoner, Commisioner of Entertain¬ ment, assures every student that he will do both himself and his school an unpardonable wrong if he misses this show. The Commissioners expect to stage another student body enter¬ tainment later this semester if the present one turns out to be a suc¬ cess. The first picture, Dippy Doo, featuring barn-yard animals, will be the knock-out of the afternoon, according to Don. California or Bust, featuring Snub Polard, is a picture for real Caifornia boosters. Will Rogers will give a bur¬ lesque on Blood and Sand, Robin Hood, and other big films of the past, in big Moments in Little Pic¬ tures. The Our Gang kids will show how to make a fine sunny day one | of the most terrible rip-roaring i terrific durations that could be had. For a closing number a little about college days will be learned j from one of ^Isop’s noted fables. Music will be furnished by Hey- denrich’s orchestra, a first-class congregation of syncopating music makers. Money made through this show will help build up the Student Body treasury. ART WORK ON ANNUAL NOW BEING COMPLETED Robert Morhardt, art editor of the 1925 Annual, states that the art work of the June year book will be just as good as, if not better than, that of the Annuals of the past few years. The illustrations which are being made by Miss Ju¬ liet Gifford’s advanced drawing classes, represent scenes of the early pioneer life of the great West. Indians and the typical western cowboys also have a part in these interesting illustrations. A number of the drawings have been finished and sent to be engraved. COACH CANFIELD PICKS TEAM FOR NEXT DEBATE As a result of the tryouts held Tuesday, after sixth period in room 239-C, John McClintock and Rob¬ ert McClintock were chosen to re¬ present Pasadena in the Pasadena- Inglewood debate. R. Canfield, de¬ bating coach was the judge. The debate, which is on the sub¬ ject of debt-cancellation, and is scheduled for April 23, will not be held, in the P. H. S. auditorium as the auditorium is rented for that date to the Caltech glee club, but will probably take place in the Washington Junior High auditor¬ ium. Coach Canfield is very optimistic over the outcome of the contest as both members of the team are ex¬ perienced debaters, Robert having had varsity experience, and John having been a member of the Jun¬ ior class team.