Pasadena Chronicle, December 02, 1921

VOL. XIII PASADENA, CALIFORNIA, DECEMBER 2, 1921 No. 11 ITEM APPEARANCE MARKS THE BEGINNING OF A NEW ERA IN HIGH SCHOOL PUBLICATIONS The ITEM made its most welcome appearance this morning in advisory period and everyone is now seen deeply engrossed in the interesting pages between the front and back covers. Owing to the great demand for the magazine and desire of the editors to print no more than are to be sold, practically all of the Items were snapped up immediately upon their release, but those few which were surplus were sold today at noon at the book¬ store and on the campus for the same price, twenty-five cents. All those who failed to sign up in advisory period Wednesday or for any reason failed to obtain an ITEM will certainly feel the great necessity of possessing one of these worth while magazines. The ITEM for November 1921'is adjudged the best number put out yet by P. H. S. It represents the combined work of contributors beside the regular project work of the Journalism classes and Chronicle Staff. The greatest difference is that contributions have been accepted from many and varied sources, therefore representing the whole school and presenting many elements of interpretative journalism. The size of the Item is much enlarged to practically the size of current magazines and anyone may feel a sense of pride to be seen reading it. There are fifty-three separate articles in the ITEM and each one is very different from the others. Besides these and helping to illustrate them are twenty- eight cuts and illustrations. The art classes have helped greatly in making the appearance very attractive and there is scarcely a department in P. H. S. which has not added largely to the success of this number. NOTICE TO ITEM PURCHASERS It must be remembered the mechanical work of the “Item” including printing, folding, as¬ sembling and stapling, was done by the printing and journalism classes and volunteer workers. Of course, they are not expert bookbinders. In spite of the best precautions a few defective copies may have appeared. Any owner of a defective copy is ask¬ ed to bring it to room 6C where it may be exchanged for a good one. MANY PASADENA HOMES ARE GIVEN GIRLS’ LEAGUE BASKETS One hundred and ten Thanksgiving baskets distributed to the poor and needy folks of Pasadena was the re¬ sult of the combined efforts of the Girl’s League and the Boy’s League last week. The girls contributed their time and all the food for the baskets, ex¬ cept the meat. The meat was pur¬ chased with the money given by the boys in the various gym classes, which amounted to $77.00. Margaree Tefft, vice president of the Girl’s League, was in direct charge of the project and it was largely through her efforts that the thing went over big. Her assistants, Clara Prinz and Wilhelmina Le Munyon, cannot be given too much credit for the great success. The Girl’s League wishes to thank all those people who gave their hearty co-operation and who worked earnestly for the success of this, one of their major projects. MENU BOARD N0 LONGER RESEMBLES MIXED HASH The newest acquisition to the effi¬ ciency of the Cafeteria is a card sys¬ tem menu board. This device is easier to operate, looks better, and is more economical. A separate card is print¬ ed with the words, “Tomato Soup,” or “Roast Beef,” or “Ice Cream,” and for each of the other dishes on the bill of fare. When the menu is ready to be put up, all that needs be done is to slip the right card into the tin slot and “presto,” there is a clean, clear looking “eat list.” In many parts of China spaghetti is eaten as much as rice. MOTRER OF STUDENT IS KILLED IN ACCIDENT Mrs. Grace Shoemaker, mother of Martha Shoemaker, member of the Senior class, was instantly killed early Sunday morning when their machine turned over in Bak¬ ersfield. Martha received serious bruises, while other members of the family were seriously injured. They were just returning to Pas¬ adena from the home of relatives in Modesto where they had gone to spend Thanksgiving. The students of Pasadena High School extend their deepest sym¬ pathy to Martha and her family. PHILHARMONIC CONCERT IS TO BE HERE TUESDAY Under the auspices of the Pasadena Music and Art Association the first of a series of four concerts will be given next Tuesday evening, December 18, in the Pasadena High School Audi¬ torium. Alice Gentle, dramatic so¬ prano, is the soloist. Many of the students do not realize how entertaining a recital of this kind is. Miss Gentle is widely known both at home and abroad, singing in this country with the Metropolitan Opera Company. The sale of tickets began Novem¬ ber 14 at Jarvis and Prinz. Students and teachers can procure reduced rates by applying at the Board of Education offices. AGRICULTURE CLASSES IMPROVE REAR GROUNDS The section of land surrounding the agriculture building which has oftes been referred to as a “dump heap,” is now receiving some much needed improvements. In front of the building a palm tree is soon to be placed in a circular flower bed. Ferns will be planted at the north and a bed of shrubbery at the south. Between the lath house and the agriculture building a row of smilax has been planted. The boys in the agriculture classes are raising foxgloves, primroses, cal¬ endulas and daisies for the circular bed and the front campus. They are also growing rose slips ahd slips of small shrubs for hedges. The first grand jury in America met in Boston in 1635. : IMPLIED COMPLIMENT is : : GRATEFULLY RECEIVED ! ; BY CHRONICLE I * If it is true that there is no * * flattery so sincere as imitation, * * the CHRONICLE staff has been * * very highly complimented in- * * deed. It happened thus: Our * * exchange list is a large one, in- * * eluding schools in every state of * * the Union. Every day dozens of * * these high school papers arrive * * and are scanned for interesting * * items for the Exchange Column. * * Occasionally we read surprising * * things. * * The latest issue of the “Sen- * * tinel,” the official organ of the * * New Haven High School, Con- * * necticut, contained that wherein * * we are complimented. An inter- * * esting exchange column entitled * * “Other Schools” looked in some * * peculiar way very familiar. Up- * * on reading we found that the * * CHRONICLE Exchange Column * * of a recent issue had ben repro- * * duced word for word, that * * eleven of their fourteen com- * * ments we can modeetly claim as * * the products of our labor. * * We have taken it as a tribute * * from “the leading high school * * paper that side of the Mississippi * * river.” Who would say Nay? * AGRICULTURE STUDENTS TO HOLD EXHIBIT HERE TODAY All students who are interested in agriculture are invited to attend the exhibit on horticultural products, which will be given by the farm pupils in the Agriculture building this afternoon and tonight. At 7:30 this evening, in the Music hall, Mr. R. W. Hodgeson, farm ad¬ viser of Los Angeles county, will give an interesting talk on “Agriculture as a Vocation.” Every one who comes to this affair is urged to bring his parents. ASSEMBLY AT MANUAL IS WITNESSED BY TWO PASADENANS Wallace Jayred, president of the Honor Society, and Helen Jackson, a “gold pin” member of the society, ac¬ companied by Miss Katherine Loly, visited the Manual Arts High School assembly last Tuesday. The assem¬ bly was in charge of the Mimerian Society, the. scholarship organization in that school and in which four grades of “1” are required for mem¬ bership. Wallace Jayred spoke on the his¬ tory of the Pasadena Honor Society and Helen Jackson on some of the activities of the local organization. Miss Loly, who has recently been elected vice president of the Cali¬ fornia Scholarship Federation, spoke of the growth of Honor Societies in this state and explained some of the benefits to be derived through co¬ operation. After the assembly a de¬ lightful luncheon was served and a tour of the school was enjoyed. STUDENTS WARNED NOT TO LEAVE THEIR LOCK¬ ERS OPEN The following letter was received by the CHRONICLE for publication from Principal Ewing and Mr. W. F. Dunn of the Physical Education de¬ partment: Manager, “CHRONICLE,” Pasadena High School. Dear Sir: Many pupils at Pasadena High School have been careless in not hav¬ ing their lockers locked, especially in the gymnasiums. Tuesday, during the fifth period in the boys department alone twenty-one lockers were found with locks on but unlocked. In order that we may learn to be more careful with our property and the property of the school, we shall remove un¬ locked lockers and contents to the office of the department of physical education. (Signed) W. K. DUNN, WM. F. EWING. The mariner’s magnetic compass of today is the same in principle as that used by the Chinese 1500 years ago. MISTAKE STATISTICS About 50 Per Cent of Stu¬ dents Make Errors 2482 BLUNDERS A DAY Better Speech Committee Sends Slips to Get Data That nearly 50 per cent of the students in the English classes were making serious mistakes in English grammar has- been discovered by the Better Speech Committee of Pasadena High School, after taking a “census” of the English teachers and finding out from them just how many of their students were mispronouncing words and using slang. To every English teacher was sent a slip last Monday containing the following errors and as the students made mistakes the teacher marked them down on the slip: Beginning recitations with “well,” “why,” “uh.” Not pronouncing “ing” correctly. “Don’t” with third person singu¬ lar. “ ’Em” for “them.” “Seen.” “Done.” “Ya,” “yap,” “nope.” “Like” for “as if.” “Those kind.” “Them things.” Everybody had “their” lesson. “Sich,” “jist,” “git.” “Can” I go? “Do it good.” “Gonna go?” “Sure” for surely. Mispronunciation of: Words were added by the teacher which the pupils had mispronounced. Mistakes Compiled Some words and slang phrases were used more than others. Here are the compiled results of the slips returned: Beginning recitations with “well,” “why,” “uh'” . 4 80 Not pronouncing “ing” correctly-168 “Don’t” with third person . 124 “Em” for them . 121 “Seen” . . 84 “Done” . . 83 “Ya,” “yap,” “nope” . . . 253 “Like” for “as if” . . . 134 “Those kind” . 115 “Them things” . 47 Everybody had “their” lesson . 184 “Sich,” “jist,” “git” . 73 “Can” I go? . .146 “Do it good” . 135 “Gonna go” . 91 “Sure”., for surely . ..244 From this it may be seen that a great fault of the students is the be¬ ginning of a recitation with “well,” (Continued on Page 2) GIRL’S BIG “P” CLUB HAS BANQUET THURSDBY The girls who have come out for hockey and swimming this year and who belong to the “Big P” Club re¬ ceived a real treat yesterday when they all marched dows to the teachers’ cafeteria in their gym suits and partook of a “feed.” First they had a basketball game and then the “eats.” Each girl brought her own lunch and all agreed that they had “a jolly good time.” Before going to the auditorium to see “East Is West” the girls on the hockey and swimming teams were awarded numerals and letters. SPLENDID SPEAKER VISITS FORESTRY CLUB The P. H. S. Forestry Club held a meeting during the advisory period last Tuesday at which Mr. Harry C. James, a member of the Woodcraft Council of Southern California, gave an interesting talk on Woodcraft work and encouraged hiking and camping trips in the mountains. The club has been organized for the year and now has over sixty members. All boys in P. H. S. who are interested in forestry or in the mountains are invited to join. A good program for the year has been outlined. FOREIGN FROLICS” EXPECTED 10 BE BIGJFFAIR To Be Staged in Auditorium by Students of Language Department PROGRAM IS VARIED Students and Friends Are Cordially Invited to Be Present Dec. 9 The “Frolic” of the language stu¬ dents has the aspects of a lively and absolutely novel affair. Nothing else like it has ever been presented in P. H. S. before. The program will be varied, consisting of short plays, tab¬ leaux, vocal and instrumental music. The French students will “frolic” in the form of a one-act comedy en¬ titled “L’Anglais Tel Quon le Parle’j (English as it is spoken). This short play, which is brimful of laughable situations, is sure to make a strong appeal to the humor¬ ously inclined. An unusually vivid interpretation is promised so that even those who do not understand French will be able to enjoy the quick action and novel touches. As a word of assurance to those who do not understand French, it may be said that many of the lines are spoken in English. Lively Action The action centers about the elope¬ ment of a French hanking clerk and an English girl, who go from London to Paris. In hot pursuit comes the irate father in search of his daughter. As the father knows no French he engages an interpreter who knows but one word of English, “Yes.” From this many comical situations arise. But, “all’s well that ends well” — come and see the exciting conclusion. Spanish Students A spectacular spectacle indeed will be the street scene to be presented by the Spanish students. Thirty or more real Mexican types will appear, all plying their respective trades; vend¬ ors of fruit, flowers, tortillas will urge the natives to spend their “cen¬ tavos.” Spanish dancers without number in brilliant costumes — to tell more would be to give it away. The Latin department will dazzle the audience with the glory and pomp of Ancient Rome. The scenery and costumes of the time of Caesar will be carried out to the most minute detail. A prologue will explain in English the Latin play, entitled “The Life of Caesar.” Tickets will be on sale next Mon¬ day by members of all the language classes. The admission fee for stu¬ dents is twenty-five cents, and for the others fifty cents. These can later be exchanged for reserved seats. Remember, evening of December 9 in the Auditorium at 8:15! CLASSES TO ATTEND SHAKESPEARE PLAYS Since several plays of Shakespeare will be presented at the Mason Opera House in Los Angeles this week sev¬ eral English classes are planning to see them. The plays especially interesting to 12th year students are “Macbeth” and “Hamlet,” and those interesting to Sophomore students are “Merchant of Venice” and “Julius Caesar.” Robert Mantell, the famous Shakespearean actor, is playing the leading parts. HOLDING GOOD L. A. ' POSITION Willard Keith of 1301 Forrest ave¬ nue, a former student of Pasadena High School, is now assistant man¬ ager of the mail order department of Barker Brothers. It is of ospecial interest to former students that the manager of this department is Mr. Durrell, a former vice-principal of P. H. S. Both are members of the “Better Letter” Club, an organization whose purpose it is to do away with the old conventional forms of business letters and make the letter reflect the spirit of the house.