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Pasadena Chronicle, December 02, 1921
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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,”
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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.