Pasadena Chronicle, April 30, 1925

FORESTRY ITEM 15 Cents FULLERTON BASEBALL FRIDAY VOL. XVI PASADENA, CALIFORNIA, APRIL 30, 1925 NO. 27 I FESTIVAL TO BE Plans Have Been in Progress for a Year; 146 Girls Will Take Part in the Program Girls who attend the Mayday Festival on the front lawn at 3:30 tomorrow should plan for a good time. Plans are kept a deep se¬ cret, but such hints as “many pret¬ ty hats,” and “autumn leaves” have leaked out. One hundred and forty-six girls will take part in a pageant in which is concentrated the whole of the afternoon program. This pag¬ eant is under the direction of Miss Hazel Cooper, girls’ corrective phy¬ sical education teacher, who has been working on it for a long time. The name of the May Queen, who is also Mistress of Ceremon¬ ies, will not be revealed until she appears. The price of admittance to the fete champetre is fifteen cents. The favors which serve as tickets will be on sale at various points on the campus tomorrow morning. A thousand girls are expected to be present. This party is one of the activ¬ ities carried on by the; program department of the Girls’ League under the leadership of Holly Hal¬ stead, commissioner of Girls’ Wel¬ fare. Marion Tracy was appoint¬ ed general chairman of the entire affair. The other chairmen are: refreshments, Louise Brown; clean-up, Eunice Eirkson; hospi- t.-flity, Gloria Gratz; advertisement, Helen Schwartz; hats, Bernice Wright; favors, Helen King; cos¬ tumes, Ruth Truitt; properties, Catherine Colegrove ; entrance, Helen Colegrove and Helen Ed¬ wards. BOYS’ GLEE CLUB TO GIVE MANY CONCERTS As a result of the great suc¬ cess of the operetta, several of the elementary schools and other or- ! ganizations have asked the Boys’ j Glee Club to give some perform- j ances. On May 15 the: club will sing at the Eastern Star. May 21 the club will sing at Emerson school, | and the following day, May 22, they will sing at the Grant school. On May 26 or 28 the boys will I sing over К F I under the aus- i pices of the Pasadena Chamber of Commerce. The last week in May the club will appear at the Wash- [ ington school and the last perform¬ ance will be given at Muir on June 5. Possibly they will give some per¬ formances in the churches of this 1 city. The club is under the di¬ rection of Abraham Miller: LANGUAGE STUDENTS SEE LA GOLONDRINA Four hundred and fifty Spanish and French students and teachers went by automobile and special Pacific Electric trains to San Ga¬ briel last Thursday to see the aft¬ ernoon performance of “La Go- londrina” at the old Mission Play¬ house. The acting, Spanish dancing, and singing were all very much en¬ joyed. The students especially ap¬ preciated “La Golondrina,” which was sung between acts by one of the soloists, as they had memor¬ ized the words of the song before going to the play. John Steven McGroarty, author of the “Mission Play” and “La Go¬ londrina,” is very much interested in California and in students; therefore, he is glad to have high school students come to see his plays in order that they may be¬ come acquainted with California as it was in the days of its infancy. FINAL DEBATE Pasadena High School lost the chance to enter the finals for the Southern California debating championship when the local for¬ ensic team composed of John and Robert McClintock dropped a 3 to 0 decision to Inglewood last Fri¬ day night. The question of the debate, “Re¬ solved: That the Inter-Allied War Debts should be Cancelled,” was a hard question for the affirmative, which was upheld by Pasadena. The brothers lived up to their rep¬ utation of able debaters, but they could not overcome the decided ad¬ vantage held by Inglewood. Bernice Jones and Clarissa Rob¬ erts upheld the negative, and put up very good arguments. As a result of their unanimous victory last Friday, the Inglewood debaters won third place for their school in the final standing's. In discussing the question, the affirmative bought forth the fact that the European nations were financially incapable of paying the debts, and that it was America’s moral obligation to cancel them. The negative, on the other hand, said that cancellation of the debts was not only unnecessary, but un¬ desirable. They supported their statements by showing that the debts could be paid, and that can¬ cellation of them would be unjust to the American taxpayer. The rebuttals of both sides were very interesting. Bob McClintock supplied the audience with a great deal of humor by his biting sar¬ casm. Don Hamblin, Commissioner of Debating, presided over the debate which was held in the McKinley Junior High School auditorium. The judges were Dr. Rockwell D. Hunt, Judge Leslie Hewitt, and Judge Gavin Graig. An old English play, featuring hoop skirts, powdered wigs, and quaint settings, will take the place this year of the former modern plays presented by senior classes. A committe, consisting of Esther McCann, Elmeta Curry, Foster Warwick, and Sumner Greene, de¬ cided finally on the seventeenth century comedy, “The Rivals,” by Richard Sheridan. This play came from England about the year 1774 and has always been hailed with enthusiasm by both lovers of drama, and others, who, while not appreciating real drama, can at least appreciate keen humor. The cast will be chosen from the two senior dramatics classes. This is the first year that there has been an organized senior class for stu¬ dying' dramatics in preparation for the class play. The classes have been working on the play for nearly a month, and by the time commencement week arrives, hope to give a worthy performance. Another feature will be the cos¬ tumes, old English costumes with short breeches, long hoop skirts, powdered wigs and patches as well as lace collars and satin coats for men will be seen. REPRESENTATIVE CHOSEN FOR POMONA CONTEST In the final tryouts for the girls’ Pomona Oratorical Contest, only two contested since one of the . three girls chosen previously was absent from ' school. Marjorie Jones won over Margaret Cres- saty, although both were very good. Ethelwyn Hunter was also supposed to try out, but her ab¬ sence disqualified her. They were ; required to learn the speech by | Wendell Philips on Toussant L’- i Overture. Marjorie Jones will represent j Pasadena High School on Saturady, ; May 2, at Pomona College where representatives from many schools will be assembled. She will take part in the declamatory contest, while other girls will contest in ; athletics in the field day program. Local Junior College Is Victor In Finals Judges Award 2 to I Decision to Both Negative and Affirma¬ tive Pasadena J. C. Teams over Chaff ey Union; Much Credit Due to Coaches Earl Davis and Leon Yakeley [ II J New Hill Ave. Branch Library to Open Seen On Monday, May 4, the Hill Avenue Branch Public Library at 55 S. Hill will open. Every eve¬ ning from May 4 to 9, visitors may see this entire building, including librarians’ workroom and kitchen¬ ette, which after next week will not be open to the public. This building, of Spanish style, is the work of Pasadena architects, Marston, Van Pelk, and Maybury. In the front part of the building, besides a stack wing and an ad¬ ult’s reading wing, is a children’s wing opening to a patio through a full length bay window of lead¬ ed glass. In the rear is an out-of- doors reading room and a pleasant seminar room to be used for educa¬ tional gatherings of both grownups and children. It has a collection, covering practically every field of reading, of almost 10,000 books, with a monthly circulation of about 9,000 and a subscription list of 54 magazines. New books are added every week. DRAMATIC STUDENTS HONOR SHAKESPEARE PIC. NOW AFFILIATED WITH U.C. AT BERKELEY Pasadena Junior G. liege is now officially affiliated with the Univer¬ sity of California, according to a communication received this week from the office of the comptroller, of U. C., and dated April 15. The agreement of affiliation became effective on March 12 when W. W. Campbell, president of U. C., sign¬ ed the memorandum of agreement. The signature of Fred Bull, presi¬ dent of the local board of educa¬ tion, and L. M. Pratt, secretary, had been executed on February 11. The agreement provides that admission requirements and stand¬ ards of instruction of P. J. C. shall be equivalent to those of the state university. The university maintains an office for inspecting, visiting, and counseling junior colleges and accredits the work done if standards are satisfactory. ECONOMY AS APPLIED TO MEAT/ EXPLAINED Over three hundred girl students and their mothers were shown how ! to select economical cuts of meet by J. H. Jurgensen, of the Model Grocery, at a meat cutting dem- j onstration which was held in the Music Hall, April 22. Mr. Jurg¬ ensen showed his audience the diff¬ erence in nutritive values between the three standard grades of beef and the two standard grades of mutton. He said that grade 1 of both beef and mutton were the only ones of real nutritive value as the others came of poorly fed stock, which resulted in a tough, flabby meat. Cuts were made from beef, pork, and mutton, and Mr. Jurg- j ensen told the location, and the comparitive nutritive value and ; price of each. Many women were | surprised to learn that they often | had to pay much more for a well J known cut when they could have bought an almost similar cut with the same nutritive value for less. That the Annual Shakespeare Anniversary Contest given Satur¬ day in the Community Playhouse was one of the finest held, is the belief of Miss Elizabeth E. Kep- pie, teacher of dramatics. The contestants who placed were Jean Bailey of Hollywood High, first in the girls’ division, and Alex Yawlis of Roosevelt High, Los Angeles, first in the boys’ division. Second were Elizabeth Kinkle of Franklin High and Harold Jones of Hollywood. Third were Louise Brown of Pasadena High, Clare Lishoritz of Roosevelt High and John George of Jefferson High. While the judges had adjourned, three Pasadena High School dra¬ matic students, Esther McCann, Sumner Greene, and Robert Man- gan, presented scenes 1 and 2 from Shakespeare’s play, “Macbeth.” The Shakespeare Contest is an event held annually, largely through the efforts of the .Oral Arts Association, the Pasadena High School Dramatic department, the Pasadena Shakespeare Club, and the Pasadena Drama League. The judges of the contest were Miss Lillian Rivers and Miss D. D. Hugh of the Commock School of Expression, -and Allison Gaw of the English department of U. S. C. Along a certain street in Pasa¬ dena the water was cut off for a short time. Many and various were the hardships thus caused. If all city water was to be shut off for a period of two weeks or more, what would Pasadenans do? That is a question that hasn’t had to be answered yet, but if, in the future, there should be an especially dry season, and reservoirs were emp¬ tied of water, the question would be solved. One of the immediate reasons for the lack of water in Southern California reservoirs during the summer is that there are a large number of forest fires which take place every year. Some forest fire's are caused by peculiar weather conditions, but the major¬ ity of them are caused by careless¬ ness; therefore, the only sure pre¬ vention is the education of all per¬ sons who may, in any way, come in contact with mountains, and that means everyone. For the purpose of promoting enthusiasm for the prevention of forest fires the United States For¬ estry Service has proclaimed this week, Forestry Week. During the week, Forestry Service stations all over the United States have been staging programs which deal with the cause and the prevention of forest fires. As a fitting climax, Pasadena High School is publish¬ ing the Forestry-Item which will be on sale Monday noon. In this Item there will he several articles about Forestry and lots of pic¬ tures, many of them mountain scenes, donated by the Forestry Service. There are also many other stories and special features, including Indian Legends, a sport section, a joke section, and a cross¬ word puzzle. There is a limited number of copies, most of which have been subscribed for, therefore, anyone who hasn’t subscribed and wishes to should subscribe immed- diately. BRILLIANT AFFAIR A charming banquet held Fri¬ day evening in the teachers’ cafe¬ teria by the Triple “S” literary society was pronounced by many guests a great success. The room was beautifully dec¬ orated with marigolds, Scotch broom, and orange and blue can¬ dles. A delightful dinner was serv¬ ed, the dessert being blocks of white ice cream decorated with cherry-colored “S’s.” Lowell Goode, president < f the club gave a hearty welcome to those present and introduced the toastmaster of the evening, John Gaylord. Those who spoke were: Louise Bennett and Margaret Lohker, who discussed the name and ideals of the club; Donald Merris, alumnus and ex-president of the club, who spoke on “mem¬ ories” of P. H. S.; and Catherine Ennis, John Ackley, and Richard McCurdy who gave speeches with literary themes. Because of ill¬ ness, Sumner Greene, who was also to be a speaker, sent a clever poem which was read by his sister, Isa¬ belle Greene. Mildred Morrison, vice-president of the club, after a talk on “Gifts,” presented Miss Skinner with several books for the library, in behalf of the society. The books were: Mark Twain’s “Autobiog¬ raphy,” Faure’s “Life of Napole¬ on,” Joseph Pulitzer’s “Life and Letters,” Moreiy’s “Carolina Moun¬ tains,” Walpole’s “The Old La¬ dies,” and a late illustrated edi¬ tion of “The Golden Treasury.” Nearly seventy were present at the dinner including club members ; several alumni members; Miss Wolfe and Mrs. McCoy, faculty advisers; and Mr. and Mrs. Ewing, Miss Clarke, Mr. and Mrs. O’Mara, Miss Skinner, Miss Holloway, Miss Kenega, and- Miss Oliver. SON OF JEROME 0. CROSS VICTIM OF GUN TRAGEDY JUNIOR-SENIOR PARTY IS MEMORABLE SUCCESS As a result of much planning and labor by members of the Jun¬ ior class, the Junior-Senior party, held Saturday ^vening in the Shakespeare Club house, was ac¬ claimed a success by all those who attended. Robert McClintock, pres¬ ident of the juniors; welcomed the seniors and faculty guests. He then presented a program of un¬ usual variation and interests which was as follows: Harp Solo, Elizabeth Cover. Vo¬ cal Solos, Don Novis. Duet Dance, Harleguin and Columbine, Betty Gundy and Helen Langstaff, ac¬ companied by Margaret Atchison. Violin Solo, Horace Ramey, ac¬ companied by Grace Allen. Bal¬ loon Dance, Dorothy Chung, Mar¬ garet Binkley, Helen Langstaff, Betty Gundy, Florence Washburn, Catherine Ennis, Catherine Cook, Irene Thomas, Maurine Scott. Following the program, hun- Another life has been claimed by a .32 calibre rifle. Kent Cross, 14 year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Jerome O. Cross, was the victim of the accident. The Cross family lived in Pasa¬ dena for five years when Mr. Cross was Principal of P. H. S. In 1916 Mr. Cross was appoint¬ ed superintedent of the Fresnr schools, at which place he spent three years. From Fresno he went to Santa Rosa where he was also superintendent. While the parents were both out of the room in which Kent was, the gun accidently exploded. B. th the father and the mother heard the lad fall but didn’t know that the gun had been the cause. Kent never spoke. Friends in Pasadena High School extend their sympathy to the parents in their bereavement. By winning both debates in a dual contest by vote of 2 to 1, Pasa¬ dena Junior College won the debat¬ ing championship of Southern Cal¬ ifornia Junior College Conference last Thursday evening in a match with Chaffey Junior College, run- ,ners up for the finals. The Pasadena negative team, composed of Lawrence Syvertson ! and Elm( re Shipman scored a win . over Henry Horsh and Ralph Price ! at Chaffey while the affirmative ; team, composed of Wesley -Jones and Dallas Smyth defeated Henry I Batchelder and Edna Frye in the | local auditoriam. The question for debate was, \ “Resolved: that a three-fourths : jury decision should be sufficient in criminal cases.” Both argu¬ ments were hotly contested and doubt was in the minds of some until the final rebuttals when the Pasadena teams swept the oppo- ! nents arguments into the discard by strong refutation. Elmore Shipman and Wesley Jones were the outstanding ora¬ tors f . т Pasadena. They each had i strong arguments and the force to ; put them over. Lawrence Syverfc- ; son came through with the goods in his third intercollegate debate ! this season while Dallas Smyth j surpassed expectations in his first ! debate. Enviable Record In this, her first year of com¬ petition, Pasadena Junior College has made an enviable record in debating. In the first debate of_ the season Pasadena won over San Deigo 6-0. These decisions coupled with the last one make the aggregate sc; re 16-2 in favor of Pasadena. By the conference methods of scoring a point for every judge’s decision and debate won Pasadena has 22 points, Chaffey has 17, and Santa Ana 14. The rest of the Junior Colleges all have less than five. The following debaters have made awards fi r the 1924-5 sea- 1 son Syvertson, Shipman, Jones Smyth, Clara Haddock, Marjorie Adams, and Elizabeth Bode. Sy- vertson has competed in three de¬ bates, Elizabeth Bode, Elmore Shipman, and Wesley Jones have j competed in two debates while the rest have competed in one each. Aside from these, Walter Pauli and Verna Heidner won the Inter¬ class cup by defeating the Seniors 1 3-0 and the. Juniors 2-1. Earl Davis and Leon Yakeley j were the coaches for the Jaysee teams this season, and deserve a great deal of credit for producing eight undefeatable teams. Others who were out for the var¬ sity squad and who served as al¬ ternates were Eva Urquhart, Blanch Waltsgott, Emma Keis, Walter Pauil, Verna Heidner, Louis Creveling, Robert Janda, and Doris Johnson. With the proceeds from the oper¬ etta, “Once in a Blue Moon,” the Music Department has purchased a new, sixteen hundred dollar piano. It is a Baldwin Baby Grand, and has a beautiful tone quality. RUTH DOOLITTLE PASSES AWAY dreds of purple and white balloons were lowered from the ceiling and caught by eager hands. Refresh¬ ments appropriate to the senior class were served. Through the evening, at various . times, the Melody Makers orchestra furnished Ruth Doolittle, member of the sophomore class, passed away at her home, 1520 Rose Villa, Friday evening. Her death came as a great shock to her numerous friends here and at John Muir, where she was the valedictorian of her class. At P. H. S., Ruth had identified herself with various activities, and was a member of the G. A. A., the Honor Society, and the S. P. Q. R. She was an excellent student and a good worker, and her friends and acquaintances will miss her. Ruth’s death came after an ill¬ ness of only two days1. The funeral services were held Monday, April 27.