Pasadena Chronicle, December 09, 1927

KJOJ БВСВД VOL. XDT PASADENA, CALIFORNIA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1927 NO. 11 G. A, NELSON TRYOUTS TO BE FEB. 28 ‘Great Achievements in Con¬ temporary History” is Subject Chosen 6 A l chol ism Contest Title TO GIVE $60 IN PRIZES Finals Will be Held on March 13; 11th and 12th Year Students Eligible “Preparation for the annual G. A. Nelson oratorical contest should be begun at once”, was the an¬ nouncement made by Mrs. Helen M. Stone, forensics instructor, the tryouts for which will be held Feb¬ ruary 28, and the finals March 13. All eleventh and twelfth year stu¬ dents are elegible to compete for the two cash prises, $40 for first place, and $20 for second, using any topic under the general subject: Great achievements in contempor¬ ary history. The announcement of the contest is being made early this year so that some excellent speeches may be developed and improved upon before the tryouts, when six speak¬ ers will be chosen to compete in the finals. The speeches must be orig- ional, and not longer or shorter than eight minutes. Three judges will be chosen by the city board of directors, who will «also make the cash awards. The G. A. Nelson contest is one of the most important of the five annual forensic contests held at Pasadena high school ; and was won last year by Herbert Resner, speak¬ ing on Judge Ben Lindsey. Second prize went to Stanley Hahn, who spoke on Charles Evans Hughes, and third prize to Percy Gill, speak¬ ing on Marshal Pillsudski. One thousand dollars was left in the hands of the city, four years ago by G. A. Nelson, $60 to be given in prizes to the winners of the oratorical contest each year. The city directors, therefore, choose the three judges for the contest and make awards. Any students are eligible to com¬ pete in the contest, and are urged to do so, for the contest is not res¬ tricted to members of the public speaking class. Sponsored by Department of Temperance Instruction ELKS’ CUP GIVEN HIGH GRID STARS With all high school students eligible to compete for the prizes, the annual National Poster and Essay contest, is to be this year on the subject of Alcoholism. This contest is sponsored by the department of scientific tem¬ perance instruction in the public schools and colleges, and all contributions must be in to the state director of Scientific Tem¬ perance Instruction before May 31, 1928. The title of • the contest for juniors and seniors in high school is: “Why total abstinence from liquors is especially necessary in modern business and trans¬ portation.” The winning local es¬ say will be entered in the state and national contest, along with essays from other schools. This work must not exceed 600 words. The sophomores and freshmen are to write on the subject: “What effects of alcoholic liquors make total abstinence from liquor im¬ portant in modern methods of travel?” These essays shall not exceed 400 words in length. The national winner is to receive twenty dollars. Most Valuable Varsity Man to Have Name on Huge Trophy Peggy Mathews Appears Tonight Program to Start at 8 p.m. Pictures, Music. Vaudeville; Price 25 Cents LODGE GIVES SUPPORT Exalted Ruler Stapelton and Hal C. Reynolds Speak Cussers Doomed for.Coming Week Beware the week of sore shoul¬ ders! This is the warning handed down by the officers of the Boys’ league, who have decreed that next week shall be “Clean speech week.” Those who were here last year, when the custom was inaugurated, can remember the poor boy who went around the school with sore and bruised arms, bewailing the fact that he had let fall one fool¬ ish word. To the new boys, let us give a warning. Every cussword is to be greeted with a cork on the arm, all the boys within hearing having the right to help the arm get black and blue. This effort to clean up the Speech of the youth of our high school is made every year under the direction of the Boys’ league. To help the future grid men of Pasadena high school in keeping their game at its highest possible point, the two thousand members of the Pasadena lodge of Elks pre¬ sented the Pasadena high school student body with a thirty-inch sil¬ ver cup surmounted by the figure of a football player. Each year the most valuable man on the team will have his name engraved on the cup, which will be kept in the local hall of fame in the student body office. Each year, a committee made up of the vice-principal, the varsity coach, the director of physical edu¬ cation of the school system, and a representative of the Pasadena Elks, will pick the man whom they consider the most valuable, which is the highest honor yet offered any P. H. S. football man. Judg¬ ment will be given on three points, the sportsmanship displayed, his eligibility during the year, and fin¬ ally, his value to the team and to the coach. The trophy was presented dur¬ ing the pep assembly held last Fri¬ day, just before the Huntington Park game. Joe Stout, who was the presiding officer, accepted the cup and stated that he believed the team at Pasadena high this year to be the most representative ever developed since the championship j squad of fifteen years ago. At last it’s here— December, 9! Tonight, at 8 o’clock in the audi¬ torium, the first big entertainment of the year takes place in the form of pictures, vaudeville, and music. The program is being put on by the student body for the purpose of raising the treasury fund. The motion pictures will include “The Poor Nut” featuring Charles Murray .and Jack Mulhall as the main attraction, a Felix cartoon, and then pictures of old clothes day, the big bonfire, and the P. H. S. — Long Beach game. Peggy Mathews and Bill Hatch will start the vaudville with some songs and entertainment. Music will be fur¬ nished by the Varsity Five orches¬ tra, with the Hi — Y club present¬ ing two comedy skits. In the past, these entertainments have been put on by the various classes, but this year it was found necessary to raise the student body fund in this way. Tickets are on sale at the S. B. office for twenty-five cents, and will also be on sale tonight at the door. Professor from Caltech j Speaks to Aero Club Gunplay, Science Are Feature of Assemblies in Club Competition “The Shooting of Dan McGrew” was tame and uninteresting com¬ pared with the gun play which fea¬ tured the Hi-Y competitive assem¬ bly Tuesday. The club was ruth¬ less in its efforts to make the pro¬ gram meet the highest standard. Any performer who failed to meet the exacting requirements was taken off-stage and summarily shot. When the firing ceased it was discovered that Wilbur Higgins, Joe Stout, “Roscoe” Weston, Joe Richardson, Miles Kemper, Bob Arnold, Carl Cartwright and Tom Mallory were the members taking part in the program. Joe Stout, president of the Hi-Y, gave a short talk on the purposes of the club. This was the second competitive club assembly, the first having been presented by Triple “S.” The next one was given Thursday, December 8, by the “X” club. “X” CLUB ASSEMBLY Showing several subjects taken up in research work, members of the “X” club presented the third of the competitive assemblies in the auditorium yesterday. Roger Anthus, one of the char¬ ter members of the club, gave a demonstration of the uses and power of electricity. He first showed the different types of light¬ ning discharges, from cloud to cloud, and from cloud to ground. He next illustrated the methods of protection from lightning fires. The corona, a wasted current, was next illustration, after which he showed the different types of insu¬ lators, starting with paper, and taking wood and glass later, to show the difference between a poor insulator and one that is effective. After demonstrating the methods of using advertising signs — with Neon lamps, he turned the meet¬ ing over to William Bergren, who spoke on the spectroscope and pyro¬ technics. Throwing the light from a prism on a screen, William explained the different rays. He next told of the different types of spectrums : First, the continuous spectrum ; second, the discontinuous or bright-line spectrum; and third, the absorp¬ tion or dark-line spectrum. He stated that the latter was used in ascertaining the different gases surrounding the sun. After demon¬ strating the way firecrackers work, he turned the assembly over to John Grieger, who continued on pyrotechnics, showing the different colored flares of July fourth. John showed one method of welding, at the same time giving the students a thrill as the flaming magnesium arose in the air. He illustrated also the iodic time reaction series, saying that different solutions changed in different lengths of time to a dark blue color. Myron Thomas, president of the club, stated that the idea of the club was to further the interest of the physical sciences, physics, and chemistry. The club does this by encouraging and supervising the students in their efforts to learn more about physical science sub¬ jects. Speaking on the principles cf j aviation and showing the develop- ! ment of the modern flying ma¬ chine, Prof. Albert A. Merrill, di¬ rector of aeronautics at the Cali¬ fornia Institute of Technology, yesterday addressed the members of the Pasadena high school' Aero club. Motion pictures and models were used to demonstrate the lec¬ ture. The main topic of the address was the latest invention of Profes¬ sor Merrill, the Stagger Decalage biplane, a machine which has revo¬ lutionized air travel. The tail of the plane has no tail elevators, but the machine is operated by chang¬ ing the position of the front pair of wings, making it practically impossible for the plane to be wrecked by stalling the motor. A landing may be made in approxi¬ mately one-fourth of the distance necessary for the regulation type of army plane. R.O.T.C. WiU Get Taste of Real Army IifeTues Cadets of the local battalion of the R. О. T. C. will, on next Tues¬ day, take an excursion to Fort Mc¬ Arthur. Through the courtesy of army and naval officials the battal¬ ion will be conducted through all the features of the base. On the morning that the cadets make the trip, the reserves at the fort will hold a special exhibition for the boys, which will include formal drill, squad formation drill, and gun practice. After they have been through the fort and hte barracks, they will go down to the pier, from where they will go to one of the battle¬ ships in the harbor. The battle¬ ship that they will visit has as yet not been decided, although there is some talk of going on board the Colorado. On board ship they will be shown through the officers’ quarters and those of the crew. In addition to this they will be shown the guns of the fleet flagship and all the other features of interest. C. S. F. Crew Drops Anchor in Port Coming into port at the close of its seventh annual cruise, the Scholar Ship docked at Pasadena high school Friday evening, with a crew of one hundred and eigh¬ teen on board. As the ship weighed anchor at the beginning of the evening, the guests and the crew sat aov/n to а banquet which was gathered from all parts of the world. The ship’s dining salon, ■ decorated with the Christmas colors, is on weekdays, the teachers’ cafeteria. During the dinner several radiograms were received by Captain Glen Reed from friends of the Scholar Ship’s crew. Carl Cartwright, toastmaster, introduced the speakers of the eve¬ ning: Ted Hatlin, “The Cargo”; Pauline Fuller, “The Crew”; Nelly Haigazian, “Life Preserv¬ ers”; Howard Packard, “The Lighthouse”; Virginia Phillis, “The Fellow Ship”; Nelson Dodge, “Ports of Call.” Guests of honor included the C. S. F. state president, Earl Lyon; Superintendent and Mrs. John F. West, Mr. and Mrs. N. P. Moerdyke, Judge and Mrs. Ray¬ mond G. Thompson, Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Hoblit, Mr. and Mrs. Carl C. Jackson, Principal and Mrs. John W. Harbeson, Vice-principal and Mrs. J. P. O’Mara, and Miss Nellie G. Clarke. The ship’s officers were: Glen Reed, captain; Bertrice Freeman, first mate; Virginia Phillis, book steward; Nelson Dodge, purser; Pauline Fuller, advertising agent; Florence Huston, program agent; Virginia Gollatz, social agent; Wil¬ liam Bergren, service agent; Sara A. Talbot, pilot; Clara B. Giddings and Edith M. Wolfe, helmsmen. Champion Emblems to be Awarded Forty-Two Varsity, Midget Grid Team Members First Two Pasadena Coast League Championship Football Teams to Reel eve Letters and Silver Footballs; Coaches, Managers Get Emblems 18 LIGHTWEIGHT MEN WILL RECIEVE LETTERS Recommendations of Coaches Yesterday Approved by Com¬ missioners; “Flivver” Ford Wins Both Varsity and Lightweight Letters Recommendations for letters, silver footballs, and man¬ agers’ pins have been made by the coaches of the three Pasa¬ dena grid teams, and have been approved by the commis¬ sioners. Twenty-six silver footballs, and 24 letters will be awarded to the varsity pigskinners, two of the silver ovals ” " v going to the managers, and one of them going to Coach Harry B. Milholin, varsity P hilharmonic Con cert Pa ekes Auditoruim Seven C. S. F. Delegates Leave For San Diego Seven representatives will leave Pasadena to-night for the student convention of the C. S. F. at San Diego. Kathleen D. Loly and Sara A. Talbot are going as faulty ad¬ visers and Glenn Reed, Nelson Dodge, Virginia Phillis, Marion Schrooer, Pauline Fuller, and Florence Huston will be the stu¬ dent representatives. This convention is an annual meeting called for the purpose of dealing with the problems of the different C. S. F. chapters. The Pasadena high school Scroll is to be presented at this time to the state chapters. Last year the convention was held at Fresno with Jack Snyder and Marion Schrooer representing P. H. S. Conducted by Ilia Bronson, the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orches¬ tra played the second of this sea¬ son’s Young Peoples’ Popular Con¬ certs, last Friday, December 2, in the John Marshall junior high school auditorium. These concerts, held under the auspicies of John Henry Lyons, di¬ rector of musical education in the Pasadena city schools, have been eagerly received by students and parents, every auditorium used be¬ ing packed at every appearence of the orchestra. Just preceding the concert, Jean Darsie of grade 6B of McKinley elementary school was called upon the platform by Mr. Lyons, orvd introduced- ps tHo o.f the music slogan contest. The winning slogan for the second con¬ cert was, “Music is like a beauti¬ ful rainbow of colors.” The following program was play¬ ed, each number preceeded by ex¬ planatory remarks by Mr. Lyons. Wagner “Fest. March” from “Tannhauser” Jarnefelt (a) “Berceuse,” (b) “Praeludium” Dvorak . “Largo” from “New World Symphony” Beethoven . “Allegretto” from “Eighth Symphony” MacDowoll . “Woodland Sketch es” (a) “To a Wild Rose” (b) “To a Water Lily” Thomas . “Mignon” Overture In addition to the above program the "Turkish March from the ruin of Athens”, by Beethoven, was played as an encore number. The next concert will be in the Pasadena High school auditorium Jan. 24, when Creatore and his band, one of the most famous musical organizations in the world will appear. Schools to Enter Three Floats in Rose Parade mentor. Varsity men who will get the coveted emblems will be: Shepherd, Norene, Van Ornum, Mallory, Cox, Richardson, Percell, Randolph, Turner, Shermer, Cobbe, Wayman, Strutt, Kidder, Collfns, Hassler, Powers, Higgins, Elowitz, Thomp¬ son, Hess, Fraser, and Covey. Ford recieves only a letter. Tarr and Watkyns, managers, will get silver footballs with the word “Manager” on them. Midget awards, consisting of let¬ ters and silver footballs, will go to the following successful pigskin¬ ners : Dean, Greenleaf , Friend, Carney, Starrett, McGee, Pineda, Lagerstrom, Rickwood, Zaikowsky, Pierce, McNeil, McFadyen, Lowe, Lee, Long, Hatlen, Griffith and Hollander. Silver footballs, manager, will Leland C. McAuley will also be presented with a ball.1 with the go to Bush and Zaikowsky, while Lightweight emblems will go to Cox, Ford, Gertmenian, Hassler, Johnson, Lester, Long, Hawkins, Lopez, Lowe, Matter, McGee, Les Miller, Ray Miller, Powers, Wood, Wootan, Gower. Suitable orna¬ ments will be presented to Rader and Kemper, managers, and to Coach Claude W. Hippier. Number Aided by Fund Still Grows “California — Its Power and Progress,” will be the theme of the Pasadena city school’s floats in the Tournament of Roses parade. Fol¬ lowing the annual custom, there will be three entries and a dec¬ orated car for the Board of Edu¬ cation, costing approximately $1800. As the money is not available from school taxes, a fund must be raised from the following sources: Field day, $900; parking od property on New Year’s, $50] popular contribution. Pr Harbeson, chairman of the float committee, has sent appeal to all Pasadena stud’ raise the needed amount, pects the contribution to j to about $1000, which wii a surplus to work on next The floats will be design» art class, and three $20 pri| be awarded for those a, Arthur Smith, head carpen build the floats, and Mr. V gardener, will decorate th That the Scholarship Fund asso¬ ciation has aided one hundred and seventy-five young men and women to go to college was the statement made today by J. A. Anderson, secretary of the association. At the present time there are thirty-five people attending college with the help of the fund, of which there are eighteen new borrowers and sixteen renewal loans from last year. According to Mr. Ander¬ son, the new borrowers have re¬ ceived $1425, while the old have received $1250, making a total ad¬ vancement of $2675. These young people are attending thirteen dif¬ ferent colleges, all of which are on the West coast but one. Nine are attending the University of Southern California, six are at Pomona, four at Stanford, three at Southern Branch, two each at Occidental, University of Califor¬ nia, and Broadoaks, and one each at Redlands, Whittier, Oregon State, University of Washington, Chicago Y. M. C. A. training school and California Christian college. The Scholarship Fund associa- ^ri, organized fourteen years ago, 4 altogether, $50,153.74,