VOL. XIV
PASADENA, CALIFORNIA, DECEMBER 8, 1922
No. 13
DEBATE TONIGHT - LIGHTWEIGHT GAME
TOMORROW - SENIORS SATURDAY EVE
Seniors To Have a
‘One Big Night' at
Popular Golf Club
“Are you going to the Senior
Party tomorrow night?”
This seems to be the most popu¬
lar greeting among the Seniors to¬
day. Every semester each class
has some? big event which is looked
forward to by every member of
that class. The Juniors have had
their party, and now it is the Sen¬
iors’ turn. The place is to be the
Pasadena Golf Club, and the date
Saturday, December 9, tomorrow
night, at 8 o’clock.
Only those
Seniors who
have paid their
dues will be
admitted to the
party. Accord¬
ing to Joseph
Sill, Senior
Class Presi¬
dent, absolute¬
ly no student
will get in on
the party unless he or she is a
paid-up member. There are 452
Seniors, out of which about half
are at present eligible to attend.
Roderick Ward, Senior Treasurer,
will have a table in the West Base¬
ment during Advisory Periods to¬
day and after school to accommo¬
date those Seniors who wish to pay
up today in order to go tomorrow
night. Besides the 300 expected
Senior students, the members of
the Administration of Pasadena
High School will also be there.
Some of the parents have been in¬
vited, which will raise the total to
approximately 400.
A line program has been ar¬
ranged by several of the Seniors
who have had experience in get¬
ting up such entertainments as
were given at the Junior party
last year. The exact numbers and
details of the acts are being kept
dark, but it is certain that there
will be a poi>ular orchestra (but no
dancing), along with some talent¬
ed entertainers and comedians.
The refreshments are to be served
in a faultless manner under the
direction of a committee which has
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HOW ABOUT THIS?
What are you going to send
to Cousin Jack, or Aunt Edith,
or Uncle Bill? Haven’t you
been scratching your head try¬
ing to decide upon an appropri¬
ate present for their Christmas?
If you haven’t, then this sug¬
gestion will save you all that
trouble and brain work. If you
have, this suggestion will solve
your jjroblem.
Why not send them a Pasa¬
dena High School Item?
It’s a Christmas number with
Christmas stories and Christ¬
mas colors predominating. It
will come in just right. And
the best part is, that the cost is
only twenty cents, while the
value is over fifty.
BASKETS GIVEN NT
LOCAL SCHOOL I
THANKSGIVING №1
As a result of the cooperation of
the boys and girls of Pasadena
High School, 110 Thanksgiving
baskets were delivered to the Wel¬
fare Bureau at Central Park on
November 28 to be distributed to
needy Pasadenans.
The contents of the baskets in¬
cluded two vegetables, coffee or
tea, sugar, condensed milk, des¬
sert, cranberries, celery, nuts,
bread, butter, jam or jelly, and
meat.
Contributions by the boys dur¬
ing the assembly first advisory pe¬
riod Tuesday paid for the roast of
meat. The assembly was in charge
of Arthur Syvertson who appointed
Hartley Smith and Robert Green to
help the girls in 200C on Tuesday.
. Allene Struble, vice-president of
the Girls’ League, had charge of
the other food in the baskets. The
plan worked out by Miss Nellie
Greene Clarke and the Girls’
League officers called for 120 cap¬
tains, each to have a committee of
ten girls chosen alphabetically.
Slips were sent to all the girls tell¬
ing them on whose committee they
were to serve and assigning them
to a seat with their captain for the
assembly on November 21, at
which Allene Struble told of the
Thanksgiving baskets.
On November 24, another as¬
sembly was called and the girls
decided the item on the lists they
would bring.
Carol Fletcher, Margaret Cary,
Elizabeth Turner, and Charla Ilg-
ner packed the baskets Tuesday
morning to be taken down to the
Welfare Bureau by high school
boys in the afternoon.
“The cooperation of the faculty
and students was wonderful,” de¬
clared Allene Struble and Miss
Clarke.
“DON QUIXOTE” TO SHOW
AT FUTURE ASSEMBLY
To promote interest in “Don
Quixote,” a moving picture to be
exhibited at an indefinite future
date at P. H. S., English teachers
are going to familiarize students
with the Spanish classic, a novel
by Cervantes. A resume of the
story will appear in an early
CHRONICLE issue.
This little-known tale, so often
alluded to in literature, has been
popularized by its moving picture
form as “Lorna Doone,” "Robin
Hood,” and other classics have. Its
showing at P. H. S. is anticipated
with eagerness by all acquainted
with the novel.
IMPORTANT MEETING FRIDAY
Because of the Thanksgiving va¬
cation last week, no Student Coun¬
cil meeting was held. As none will
be held to take its place, Friday’s
regular meeting will probably be
very important, and all representa¬
tives are urged to be there, pre¬
pared to take notes.
“The Item” To Be
One of Best Ever
Printed in P. H. S.
(Ed. Note. — The writer of this
article has absolutely nothing to do
with the preparation of this num¬
ber of the Item. He is giving his
reactions candidly.)
What promises to be one of the
best editions of the Item, Pasa¬
dena High School’s magazine pub¬
lication, will be ready for distribu¬
tion Monday, December 11.
The short story section will con¬
tain stories which are far better
than even the prize stories in for¬
mer years’ Items. Under the di¬
rection of Miss Isabel Frazee, in¬
structor of the Short Story classes,
pupils have written stories "which
are worthy of publication in popu¬
lar or literary magazines. In fact,
one story is so superior that the
writer was advised to submit the
same to a high-class periodical.
However, the writer, a loyal Pasa¬
denan, would not do this when she
knew that her own school maga¬
zine needed the story. It is of ;
such fine stories and reading mat¬
ter that the Item is filled writh
from page 1 to the end.
Pasadena High School’s Art De¬
partment is known to be one of the
best in the State. Under the su¬
pervision of Miss Juliet Gifford,
Art and Drawing teacher, the stu¬
dents interested in drawing have
been able to provide more illustra-
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IN FIRST CONTEST
WITH P.H.S. TEAM
Pasadena’s “Silver Tongues” Hope to Bring Home Trophy
for Bulldog Institution, But Hollywood Has An
Exeptionally Strong Team and Tonight’s
Argument Will Be a Real Battle
P. H. S. GIRL IN
MUSICAL SHOW
IMPRESSING PLEA MADE
FOR NEAR EAST RELIEF
An impressive talk was given to
the students of P. H. S. Monday
noon by Dr. A. C. McCrea, national
director of schools and colleges for
the Near East Relief.
Dr. McCrea has been among the
people, working in hospitals and
homes, and is now relating his ex¬
periences in the public schools in
order to obtain help for the suffer¬
ers. According to him, many chil¬
dren are dying each day, having no
help except what the Near East
Relief can give them. They are un¬
happy, knowing no home com¬
forts. and passing through severe
sufferings and exposures.
In order to help them through
the Near East Relief, P. H. S. stu¬
dents were asked to bring clothing
and shoes, or money, Tuesday
morning.
The work was continued Wednes¬
day on the suggestion of Mr. Ew¬
ing, when all English class-rooms
were used as store rooms and all
English teachers acted as treasur¬
ers for the Near East Relief.
CHRISTMASVACATION
Christmas vacation starts on
Friday, December 15, lasting un¬
til January 2. This vacation is
looked forward to by many stu¬
dents of P. H. S., for many parties
are held.
The teachers will attend a meet¬
ing of the California Teachers As¬
sociation to be held in Los Angeles,
while work for the next semester
is being planned here at school.
Pasadena’s debating squad will meet Hollywood in the
first debate of the season here tonight in P. H. S. auditoriurq.
The question under discussion
is: Resolved, That the Inter-Allied
war debts should be cancelled. The
Pasadena team composed of Ber-
nardine Hand and James McCor¬
mack, will support the affirmative
side of the question.
Hollywood is represented by Al¬
bert Slocum and William Neville.
Judge Raymond D. Thompson,
president of the Pasadena High
School Alumni Association^ will
act as chairman for the evening.
The judges are Dr. Rockwell D.
Hunt, Dean of the School of Busi¬
ness Administration, University of
Southern California, Mr. Delmar
M. Reynolds, vice president of the
First National Bank of Los An¬
geles, and Dr. Charles E. Martin,
professor of Government, of Uni¬
versity of California,’ Southern
Branch.
After careful consideration two
questions were submitted to Holly¬
wood, one pertaining to the League
of Nations and the other to the
Inter-Allied war debt question.
Hollywood chose the Inter-Allied
War Debt question. It is the privi¬
lege of the team to whom the ques¬
tions are first submitted to choose
not only one of the debate ques¬
tions but also the side of the ques¬
tion they wish to uphold. Holly¬
wood chose, and therefore shall
maintain that the Inter-Allies
should pay their debts.
E. D. Davis, instructor of econ¬
omics in P. H. S., has been assist¬
ing Coach Murray G. Hill in or¬
ganizing the team’s material. Mr.
Davis coached the Senior team on
the same question and side to vic¬
tory over the Juniors last year.
The opposing team: the two Holly¬
wood debaters, their coach and a
huge crowd of supporters who will
motor over to keep this friendly
engagement, are as confident ’of
winning as Pasadena. Ever since
the question was definitely decided
upon in November Coach Bash E.
Ralston has been drilling into his
team arguments, dilemmas, and
alternative plans in hopes that
Pasadena will be unable to refute
them. -
The yell leaders will be present
at the debate and there will be
cheers a-plenty. P. H. S. Orchestra
will furnish plenty of music and
both Coach Hill and James Mc¬
Cormack, Commissioner of Debat¬
ing, want a big crowd that will fill
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Harriet Damon
Pasadenans have always re¬
ceived musical comedies enthusias¬
tically and it is predicted that “Oh-
Ho,” which is to be presented by a
group of Rotary Club members in
the High School auditorium Satur¬
day evening, December 9, will re¬
ceive its share of hearty applause.
The fact that a number of for¬
mer graduates of the High School
intend to participate in this pro¬
duction will add to its popular re¬
ception.
Lucius Jarvis and Jack Reber
are working energetically. The
latter will assume all expenses and
turn over half of the receipts for
the benefit of the Crippled Chil¬
dren for whose purpose the play is
being given.
Working in co-operation with
members of the Club are Dr.
Wright and Dr. Loman of the Los
Angeles Osteopathic School. Al¬
though the doctors’ services are
rendered free of charge, money is
needed t omeet other expenses. Mr.
Ewing. Colonel Barlow and Mr.
Fox Rotary nv. niters are
bus- tic’-;,'