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VOL. XIX
PASADENA, CALIFORNIA, FRIDAY, APRIL 27, 1928
NO. 28
FINAL SELECTIONS ARE MADE FOR LEADS OF SENIOR PLAY
G IR LS H A I L pcat‘‘;e Gitation
MAYQUEEN ^mat Gmvention
3:30 TODAY
Story on Street Lighting by
Local Boy Wins Honor
for Chronicle
Program Featured by Unique
Doll House ; Favors
Sold Today
CIVIE DAY CELEBRATED
Largest Spring Festival
History of P. H. S.;
Probably Last
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Queen o’ the May and all her at¬
tendants will greet P. H. S. girls
who attend the May Day party at
the Bleeker House at 3:30 this aft¬
ernoon. Civie day gaiety will com¬
plete the colorful scene.
Constance Bennett, commission¬
er of girls’ welfare, and Isabelle
Clow, chairman of the party, are
uniting in an effort to make the
last high school May Day party the
biggest success of all. More than
forty honored guests have been in¬
vited, and additional bleachers
have been constructed to accommo¬
date the large crowd of girls it is
expected will attend.
Queen to Appear
The traditional May queen will
be the feature of the party and, as
usual, her identity will remain
Citation for the best feature
story in Class
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was won by the
Pasadena Chronicle at the South¬
ern California Press association
convention held at Whittier,
April 20.
“The Development of Street
Lighting,,” by Donald Perry,
make-up editor of the Chronicle,
was the winning story. This
story appeared in the paper Feb¬
ruary 17.
School publications were judged
by a committee of prominent
journalists on a basis of front
page make-up, news stories, edi¬
torials, features and humor.
Delegates from Pasadena were
Donald Perry and Gloria Cas-
person, representing- the Annual ;
Lucille Renkel and Harold
Weight from the Chronicle, ac¬
companied by the staff adviser.
TED HATLEN Students W ill V ote
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New Constitution
Oddie Wright of Long Beach
Captures Post First
Place Prize
APPEAL TO EMOTIONS
Honor Shakespeare
in Dramatic Hour
Third Place Goes to Judith
Gunn of San Bernadino,
Finals May 4
As an expression of the rever-
ice which is given to William
more or less of a secret until the Shakespeare by all who yearly cele.
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party. Those who saw Marjorie
McGee as queen of May last year
will not forget the picture that a
stately queen and daintily clad at¬
tendants present.
Songs by various girls and
dances by members of Miss Loretta
Henrichs’ dancing class will feature
the program. A unique “doll house”
filled with clever “dancing dolls”
will be one of the many attractions.
Favors in the shape of three-
cornered crepe paper kerchiefs
were sold under the east and west
pergolas this morning and during
advisories. These kerchiefs will ad¬
mit the girls to the party. Last
year 800 girls attended the May
party; this year 1000. favors have
been made by the girls.
Advisories Help
Advisory groups have contribut¬
ed toward the party by donating
cakes and fruit juices.
Connie Bennett especially urges
the girls to attend this party be¬
cause, under the 6-4-4 system, the
high school Girls’ league will be
unable to have a May Day party
next year.
Sub-committee chairmen are :
Helen Ward, favors; Beatrice Free¬
man, publicity; Helen Carberry,
selling of favors; Barbara Stevens,
hospitality; Dorothy Reaves, re¬
freshments ; Muriel
cleanup.
brate his birthday, “Exits and En-
Ted Hatlen, Pasadena repre¬
sentative, with his oration, “Our
Constitution,” captured second
place in the Southern California
semi-finals of the “National Con¬
stitutional Oratorical Contest,”
which was conducted last Friday
evening in the local high school
auditorium. Oddie Wright, 14-year-
old Long Beach Polytechnic high
school orator, took first prize in
competition with six other leading
Southland orators. Henry James,
editorial writer for the Pasadena
Evening Post, presented Mr.
Wright with a $25 prize.
Third place went to Miss Judith
Gunn of San Bernardino, who
spoke on “The Development of the
Constitution.”
Splendid delivery and a mature
understanding of the history and
problems of the United States gov¬
ernment characterized all the
Definite steps in reorganizing-
student government in the Pasa¬
dena high school and junior col¬
lege were taken Tuesday at a
meeting of college cabinet mem¬
bers and high school commission¬
ers, at which a plan of union
and government was worked out,
to be put to students’ ballot later.
Chris Daniels, Dan McNamara
and Barbara Putnam represent¬
ed the junior college, while John
Calmer, Nelson Dodge and Carl
Cartwright made up the high
school committee.
Several weeks ago the matter
.was brought before the two
school governing bodies, who ap¬
pointed two committees to draw
up tentative plans.
Two forms of government are
being drawn up for submission
to the students.
Dorothy Secrest, John Dean
Will Play Leading Roles in
‘Stubbornness of Geraldine’
Dorothy Will Play Title Role; Dean Will Have Part
Hungarian Nobleman; Geraldine Anderson and
Bruce Woodard Are Understudies for Leads
of
RESERVATIONS FOR SCHOOL CLUBS ARE READY
Fine Talent Wins
Important Parts Given to Russell Forsythe as Lord Tilbury,
and Mary Walk a- Secondary Feminine Lead;
Others Win Parts
Picked from the field of the best feminine dramatic tal¬
ent in school, Dorothy Secrest won the right to play the title
role in the senior class play, “The Stubbornness of Geral-
- *dine.” John Dean will play the
leading part as Count Kinsey, a
Hungarian nobleman. As under¬
studies, Geraldine Anderson and
Bruce Woodard have been chosen
for the respective leads.
Johnny Dean has had consider¬
able. experience in high school dra¬
matics, having played the lead in
the Baubles and Beils production,
“Bab.” Dorothy has not had many
Theme for 1928
Pageant Chosen
Featuring- the role that America
can and should play in the world
movement toward peace, the pa¬
geant for the 1928 commencement
is rapidly shaping into form, ac¬
cording to Miss Ida E. Hawes, j opportunities to develop her histri-
Pnninni chairman of the commencement I omc abilities, but the committee
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part in the pageant, and some of } ‘«"pressed by her excellent work in
the best singers of Pasadena high tlie try-outs.
trances,” from his plays, were | speeches, holding the attention of
the audience of more than 500 per¬
sons throughout the evening.
A Living Thing
Ted Hatlen compared the Ameri¬
can Constitution to a California
redwood, stating that “it is not
; great because it is old; or not be-
given on Tuesday, the 364th anni¬
versary of his birth, by members
of the advanced dramatics class,
under the direction of Elizabeth E.
Keppie.
Tragedy and Comedy
The prologue was given by Mary cause it is big, but because it is
Jenkins. When “Tragedy,” other- living— vitally living.” Ted con-
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cdy,” who was Gale Bliss, to bring I According to Mrs. Irene Peters,
forth her merry characters, Bar- ; Ted was not outclassed in delivery
bara Ferns, as Launcelot Gobbo j but may have been in speech con-
gave her humorous selection. Other
comedians from Shakespeare’s
plays, Rosalind and Celia, por¬
trayed by Juanita Miller and Mar¬
garet Pittroff; Juliet and her nurse,
played by Kate Sullivan and Eve¬
lyn Anderson, came to uphold the
light and merry side. Tragedy’s
characters were Shylock, from
under whose hood looked Arthur
Casebeer, and the boy Arthur,
given by Bernice Petheiam.
To close the program, Mary
Novis, accompanied by Miss Lula
Parmley, sang two of the songs
from the famous plays, called
“Hark, Hark, the Lark!” and
Hendershott, | “Where the Bee Sucks, There Suck
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‘Cat and Canary’ Will Be Feature of
Student Body Entertainment May 4
Super Thriller and Stage Entertainment to Start at 8 P. M.;
Tickets to Go on Sale Soon for Thirty-live Cents;
Bulletin Mystery Disclosed
After all is said and done, more
is said than done, for so far all the
innocent bystanders who have been
forced to read Carl Cartwright’s
great serial in the bulletin know
is that Laura LaPlante in “The Cat
and the Canary,” will be the fea¬
ture at the student body entertain¬
ment on May 4.
Much more remains to be told.
Along with the picture, which
comes heralded as a super-thriller
that is an equal to the blood-chill¬
ing stage play of the same name,
there will be an unusual line of
attractions. On the screen will be
a cartoon of the feline Felix.
Noted Actors
On the stage, James Miller, lead¬
ing star of the popular and famous
musical comedy success, “Chocolate
Soldier,” will entertain with songs
from the stage presentation. With
him will appear Harold Brown,
popular local pianist, who- travels
under the name of the “Jazz Man¬
iac.”
The Varsity Five, the same or¬
chestra that entertained at the last
school evening show, will be on
hand again with all of the latest
popular numbers.
Ghostly Setting
In its appearance at a downtown
theatre the feature attraction was
one of the most talked of pictures
in some time. The ghostly atmos¬
phere of the settings, a house
where six people have assembled at
midnight to hear the reading of a
will, the sudden murder of one of
the six, and the logical but unusual
ending of the mystery, create what
should make a great evening of en¬
tertainment.
Letha Morris, commissioner of
entertainment, wishes to correct a
mistake made in Carl Cartwright’s
advertising campaign. Instead of
starting at 7:30 as announced, the
curtain will go up at 8 o’clock.
Seats will go sale very soon
at 35 cents.
tent.
Oddie Wright began his oration,
“The Bedrock of Our Power and
Happiness,” with the history of
democracy, tracing it from the
earliest times, through the Roman
period, and down to the forming of
the United States government. In
an impressive manner, he told of
our great power ancj happiness
which we have acclaimed “in less
than a century and a half under
this immortal document.” Ending
with a plea for us to uphold the
high ideals and principles of the
Constitution, the youthful orator
received prolonged applause from
the audience.
Goes to Finals
As winner, Mr. Wright will be
in the Southland finals on May 4
in Los Angeles in competition for
the Times $500 prize. The winner
of that event will proceed to Okla¬
homa City for the national semi-
Considered by the judges to
have achieved the greatest progress
in dramatics since the beginning
of the semester, Lyndell Reed and
Irwin Rust won first places in the
annual Ruth Doolittle contest, held
last Monday in the Music Hall.
Each winner will be given a three
volume set of Shakespeare’s works
by Mr. Harold Doolittle, who found¬
ed the contest in his daughter’s
memory. The students’ names
will be engraved on the books by
the donors.
Judged on Progress
The students were judged on the
amount of progress they had made
during the year, and not on their
ability to give dramatic selections.
Both winners had been students of
Miss Elizabeth Keppie and Miss
Katherine Kester.
Other contestants were: Gerald¬
ine Anderson, Barbara Fern, Vir¬
ginia Frayser, Helga Neilson, Ber¬
nice Petheram, Dorothy Secrest,
Barbara Stevens, Kate Sullivan, Li¬
la Wing, George Bien, Arthur Case-
beer, John Dean, Edgar Hassler,
Gordon Lester, Donald Van Camp.
Judges were: Miss Olive Kelso,
Mrs. Walter Putnam, and Carl
Noon.
will take part.
Four girls of the senior class,
who have had straight A’s in their
academic work, will be honored in
the exercises. They are: Betty Na-
gelvoort, Mary Jenkins, Pauline
Fuller and Marion Schroeer.
America, the Melting Pot
“America, the Melting Pot of the
Nations,” will be represented by
Secondary Leads Chosen
Playing the part of Lord Tilbury,
Russell Forsythe will have the lead,
with Fleetwood Jefferson as under¬
study. The second feminine lead,
Vi, was given to Mary Work. Ber¬
nice Petheram will be the under¬
study for the part.
Esther Strickland will play the
part of Fraulien, while Lyndell
Reed has been chosen as Steward-
groups of girls in peasant costumes ! ess. Elizabeth Friend will be un¬
dancing their native dances.
А со-
1 derstudy for both roles. The open-
lonial group will represent the pure ing lines of the play will be spoken
American stock. Girls will repre- ! by either Donna Montooth or her
sent all the countries — a riot of understudy, Helen King.
Ten Scholarships Are
Offered Through C.S.F'
(Continued on Page J )
Four Boys Win Places
In Declamation Tryouts
Contrary to previous arrange¬
ments, the best four speakers out
of thirteen contestants were chosen
in the tryouts for the Redlands
declamation contest. Those chosen
were Thomas Anderson, John Dean,
William Northrup and David Ack¬
ley. The finals of the tryouts will
be held Monday in room IB.
All of the contestants used the
same speech, “Battleships or
Friendship,” by Sidney L. Gulick,
which advocates world peace.
Judges of the contest were Mrs.
Marguerite Prince, Miss Jessie
Paxton and Mrs. Helen Stone.
The contest is an annual affair
held in connection with high school
day at the University of Redlands.
The winner of the final contest
is presented with a silver cup. If
Pasadena wins the cup this year it
is her permanent property. The
first, second and third place win¬
ners are also presented with
medals.
Announcing that ten
ships are to be given to students
throughout the state through the
agency of the C. S. F., Miss Sara
Talbott last Friday presented to
members of the C. S. F. the oppor¬
tunity of submitting an application
for any one of the awards.
The most important scholarship
is being given by Scripps College
for Girls. High scholarship records
are necessary to compete for this
award, which consists of a $500
tuition fee. The assistance con¬
tinues as long as the scholarship
records of the student are high.
As all applications must reach
the credentials committee by May
10, they should reach Miss Talbott
by May 6. Any C. S. F. member
is eligible.
color, and a gayness of spirit, typi¬
cal of the old world folk dance.
Peace, portrayed by Eleanor Re-
velle, enters, accompanied by happy
little children, and joyously ap¬
proaches the merry groups. As she
nears them, suddenly there is a
crash in the music, a call-to-arms
is sounded, and from the opposite
side of the field twelve armored
men, typifying the Spirit of War,
come straight toward Peace.
Peace is hurled to the ground,
the children are crushed, and the
terrified groups fall to their knees
in prayer.
Columbia for Peace
A trumpet rings out, America
enters, accompanied by her attend¬
ants. Florence Young, of John
scholar- 1 ^u‘r Tech, will portray the role of
' America. Pleadingly the little chil¬
dren make their way toward Amer¬
ica, while the peasant girls hold
out their arms in hope and prayer,
as Betty Nag'levoort' reads the
prophecy from Isaiah that some
day, “Nation shall not rise against
“Dixie” Film to End
Visual Education
That all news reels and history
pictures with the exception of one
more Chronicle of America, Yale se¬
ries film entitled “Dixie,” will be
discontinued for the rest of the se¬
mester is the statement of Miss
Katheraine Kenaga, chairman of
the visual education committee of
the social science department.
The last picture of the semester,
“Dixie,” will be shown all periods
on Monday, April 30. All other
pictures such as biolugy and home¬
making pictures, will be shown as
scheduled.
(Continued on Page 3)
All Senior Are Listed
According to Grades
To give information to university
and college authorities, and also to
determine the eligibility of stu¬
dents, everyone on the graduating
list for 1928 has been listed ac¬
cording to his grades.
Some Undecided
A number of roles are still un¬
decided. Ewing Konold and Merle
Matter are still trying for the part
of the man passenger; Murray Mc-
Dougall, Gordon Lester, and Ro¬
land Honey are trying for the part
of steward. Four people, George
Galloway, Irwin Rust, Merle Mat¬
ter, and Davis Krakower, are in
the running for the role of ship’s
doctor.
Popularity of the play in other
cities seems to assure the graduat¬
ing class that theirs will be among
the most successful plays ever pro¬
duced at Pasadena high school. As
an example, there appeared in the
New York Herald the following
comment made during the play’s
highly successful run in that city:
“ ‘The Stubbornness of Geral-
(Continued on Page 3)
Evening School
Pupils Classified
Making a survey of the night
school classes, Mr. T. Virgil
Truman, head of the night school
department, has disclosed a de¬
tailed report.
73 per cent of the people in
attendance are Americans, while
the other 26 per cent are Germans
and other nationalities. Statistics
show that 4 per cent have com¬
pleted the sixth grade or less
39 per cent have finished either the
... J'uni°r or senior years of high
THe ten girls ranking highest in j school, and 6 per cent have had
the class, listed alphabetically, are:
Dorothy May Davis, Francis Paul¬
ine Fuller, Gladys Virginia Gollatz,
Mary Aina Jenkins (valedictorian),
Mildred J. Marshall, Betty Nagel-
voort, Doris R. Northrup, Virginia
B. Phillis, Marion R. Schroeer, and
Louise Swail Taft. The ten boys
ranking, listed alphabetically, are:
William Duncan Gunn, Barnard A.
Morse, Russell R. Ross, Herman
Smith, William A. White, and Rob¬
ert C. Winters'.
Parents who desire to know how
their children rank in the class may
secure information by calling at the
recorder’s office, Pasadena high
school.
two or more years of college.
According to the survey, the
number of women exceeds the
number of men and there are
more married people in attendance
than single persons. The ages
range from 18 to 67 years, 25 per
cent being between the ages of
21 and 25.
Wages earned by night school
students range from §4 to $195 a
week.
Reasons for attending night
school vary: 9% to learn a trade
3% for school credit, 26% to be
able to get a better position, and
13% for the pleasure of going
to night school.
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