Jubilee
Tom Tom
Postponed
Pasadena
Wins
Lightweight
Championship
VOL. XVI
PASADENA CALIFORNIA, DECEMBER 11, 1924
NO. 11
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Magazine Promises to Have
an Appeal to Ail Readers
of High School Publications
IT WILL SELL FOR 15c
Journalism and Art Classes
Contribute Material Which
Includes Stories and Cuts
With an appeal to all readers of
the high school publications, the
“Item” will make its first appear¬
ance this year next Monday, De¬
cember 16. This number will have
something for everyone — 1924
Commencement pictures, a Junior
College section, pictures of Yellow¬
stone Park, Literary section, a
section pertaining to forest fires
and the fighting of them, a sport
section, and a joke section. It is
well illustrated, a feature being a
number of linoleum block prints.
The price of the “Item” will be
fifteen cents; it will contain 82
pages.
Material has been supplied by
Miss Gladys L. Snyder’s 11-1
Journalism class and Miss Juliet
Gifford’s Art classes. Miss Snyder
is very well pleased with the re¬
sults the classes have produced
through their splendid patience
and spirit.
“If enthusiasm and perserver-
ance will produce a magazine in¬
teresting to the whole student
body, the 11-1 Journalism class
has done its part.” That is the
way she feels about it.
There will be many cuts and
illustrations throughout this book.
The cover is a California mountain
scene, cut out of linoleum. In ad¬
dition to that, many linoleum cuts
and zinc etchings will be scattered
among the pages. All the lino¬
leum cuts have been made by art
students under Miss Gifford and
mounted and made ready by Mr.
Mehers.
The composition and make-up
was under the direction of J ohn
K. Leberman.
In taking subscriptions, part of
the work was done: by the Jour¬
nalism classes and the other half
by the salesmanship classes under
Mr. Sydnor.
In February a patriotic “Item”
is to be published, followed by a
Spring and Forestry number, and
finally a Joke edition.
Only 1200 are printed for cir
citation.
* NO MUD NO MORE *
* Now, when we go from per- *
* gola to gym or field or courts *
* or shop, we need not wade on *
* rainy days in water to our low *
* boot top. Four monstrous *
* trucks have dumped their dirt *
* with roar and rumble, splash *
* and squirt upon the inundated *
* shore where we will have to *
41 wade no more. Four trucks *
* like that I do adore, for now *
* I need to wade no more! *
MEXICAN CHILDREN WILL
BE ENTERTAINED TUESDAY
Santa Claus will make one of
the first visits of the year at P.
H. S. next Tuesday, December 16,
in both assemblies, when the
Girls’ League will entertain the
children of the P. H. S. faculty,
and 150 Mexican children from
the Fremont school
in Lamanda Park,
at their annual
Christmas party.
Each child will
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receive a gift in
the form of a
game or toy and
a stocking filled
with candy, nuts,
raisins, and one bright shining
penny.
Gifts are being provided through
the advisories and Natalie Vincen-
ti, who has charge of the party,
says that any gifts not presented
through this channel can be
brought to Miss Nellie Greene
Clarke’s office before Mon¬
day. She also says that orna¬
ments are needed for the Christ¬
mas tree which is nearly 25 feet
tall, and that any who wish to
loan should bring them to Miss
Clarke’s office as soon as possible.
CROSS WORD PUZZLES
PUZZLE MANY TEACHERS:
As a result of the Cross Word
Puzzle Tea given in the Model
Apartment December 10, for the
Ibenefit of the tubercular soldiers
at the Whipple Barracks in Ariz¬
ona, twenty - five dollars was
acquired to help these men have a
Merry Christmas.
Forty - five Pasadena teachers
with pencils and cross word
puzzles were present and it would
have done your heart good to hear
academic and literary super¬
humans asking such questions as:
What is a word that means a ves¬
sel which begins with “U” and
ends with “N” and can only have
three letters; or who was Shem’s
son? The teachers were so inter¬
ested that even hot tea and Scotch
coftes failed to make them lay
down their pencils; . thus, many
cups of tea found themselves hope¬
lessly left out in the cold.
Everybody worked for at least
an hour until Mrs. A. M. Magnu-
son solved her puzzle. Many of
the rest of the party took their
puzzles home, and who knows,
maybe some of the grayhairs that
have been noticeable in the last
few days have been caused by the
worry over these unsolvable mys¬
terious cross word puzzles.
Championship Still
Possible In Debating
“Pasadena still has a chance to
win the debating championship,”
is what R. W. Canfield, debating
coach, says. At the Southern Cal¬
ifornia ' Debate League meeting,
held last Saturday at Los Angeles,
it was discovered that as Pasadena
had lost the Hollywood debate by
only a 2 to 1 decision, we may
yet be champions if we win the
remaining two debates of the
season. The debating team can’t
win without support, so it’s up to
the students whether Pasadena
comes out victorious in the next
two debates.
The schedule for the coming
League debates is as follows:
Inglewood debates Compton; Long
Beach debates University; Jeffer¬
son debates Alhambra; Santa
Ana debates Glendale ; Santa
Monica debates San. Diego; and
Pasadena debates Los Angeles.
The Pasadena - Los Angeles
debate will be held at Pasadena,
the date and the question being
as yet undecided. In addition to
the regular schedule a debate be¬
tween the high school and Junior
College may take place.
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By Elizabeth Clarke
As through the hous,e with laugh and shout
We brought the festive trappings out,
The holly, mistletoe, and tree
To make our Christmas cheer complete,
And ran when bidden on winged feet
To make our home a joy to see;
Of things all wrapt and tied and hid
Securely till the morning next;
And as we watched our father rid
The hearth of embers dead and fixed
In place the logs of pine that brought
With them a whiff of out-of-doors,
Through the keen air faintly we caught
The sound of Christmas chimes that bore,
In all directions, that sweet tale
That lives through all the ages long.
Refrain
Ring, ring, thou happy Christmas bell!
Send forth today the note that fell
Upon the ear of them that watched
Their flocks that night of long ago.
Peal forth thy song of love which, through
No words expressed, doth thrill us through
And through with joy unmatched.
Then as we gathered round the fire,
Our mother told us tales of which,
Although we know, we never tire.
She told us how in Spain, land rich
In romances and traditions,
The bells to mass the people called,
Who worshipping do kneel enthralled
Before the Virgin and the babe,
And burn their waxen tapers low
To show their love for him who left
His throne -to live with us below;
And how they feast and dance and sing
To gay guitar and banjo zing.
Refrain
Ring, ring, ye soft melodious bells!
That men may understand what tells
Your silver tongue, what peace proclaims;
That people far and near may pause
And think what means this day, what cause
It is that warms, that tends to thaw
The ice their hearts retain.
In other lands is Christmas known.
The heart is glad in northern zone.
In Denmark cold the candles burn
At altar and at window pane;
And where the hungry birds may turn,
A sheaf of grain on shutters hung,
A bowl of gruel for Nixie’s tongue.
In Holland, wooden shoes are put
Where old Sant Nichlaas’ hand may place
Some sticks, if bad; and gifts, if good
For one whose foot in them has stood.
Old England, too, her frolic has
Through snow and cold, in tatters old,
The waifs go singing as they pass
For food or shelter from the cold
Before the yule log bright and warm.
But best of all the stories told
Was that of Palestine, the fold
Where, in the straw, did lie the one
Whose birthday now we celebrate.
The stories o’er, the fire, burned low,
Gave forth a soft and ruddy glow,
And finally died a slow, slow death.
But in our hearts still warmly shone
The radiant fires of a Christian home.
Refrain
Ring, ring, thou chimes in steeple high!
Tell us that God, all love, is nigh,
Lest we forget his gift supreme.
With purpose noble and sublime
Tell forth God’s love, with “ peace divine,
Good will to men,” our theme.
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* YOU TELL US-
* In order to keep up with
* other papers the CHRONICLE
* has finally decided, after care-
* ful thought and much time
* and deliberation, to put up to
* the student body in general
* a tremendously important sub-
* ject. In fact it is too import-
* ant for us to decide. We ask
* you therefore, Shall the
* CHRONICLE or shall it not
* publish a cross word puzzle?
CHRISTMAS MOTHER FLAN
TO EE USED AGAIN HERE
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Repeating last year’s program,
the Christmas Mother plan, under
the direction of Miss Nellie Greene
Clarke, Dean of girls, will be put
into effect at P. H. S. this year.
All clubs, classes, advisory groups,
or persons who desire can adopt
a family, sup¬
plying its partic¬
ular needs and
giving it a hap¬
py Christmas.
Names of
n e e dy families
with the ex¬
act age of the
children should
b e turned in at Miss
Clarke’s outer office to Miss Lewis,
or Miss Hay, Miss Clarke’s secre¬
tary, any day during fourth per¬
iod. Last year 453 families were
registered with the Christmas Ex¬
change and just as hearty a re¬
sponse is expected this year. Miss
Clarke says that any suggestions
for better service are welcome.
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Seniors are io Celebrate in
Youthful Toggery at the
Class Party December 17
SANTA CLAUS IN PERSON
South Pasadena Leg’ion House
Is to be Scene of the
Fracus; The Time is 8:30
“How dear to my heart are the
scenes of my childhood ,
When fond recollection presents
them to view.”
So echoes the proud class of
twenty-five as they prepare for
the first official gala event of the
year, the Senior “Kid” Party to
be given Wednesday night at the
American Legion Club House in
South Pasadena. On this, night
all seniors will forget their sta¬
tion of dignity and will celebrate
in the garbs of their early child¬
hood. And woe to him who re¬
fuses to enter into the spirit of
the multitude and comes adorned
in “civies,” while he that succeeds
in creating a specially childish at¬
mosphere will be showered with
material blessings.
As has been stated in the Chron¬
icle before, the party committee
led by Doris Clewett has religious¬
ly excluded any exhibit whatsoever
of elocution, dramatics, or fancy
dancing in formulating the pro¬
gram for the party. Entertain¬
ment details of entirely less “ma¬
ture” lines will be followed. How¬
ever, these details are held in
rigid secrecy.
The party will begin at half¬
past eight while the final curfew
will be sounded shortly after ten.
During this time it is rumored
that Santa Claus will make a pre¬
mature call in South Pasadena,
but you never can tell.
The right of admission to this
party is held sacred to seniors
alone and only to those seniors
who have bought class member¬
ships. As Douglas Gregg, class
treasurer, reports that around’
four hundred and seventy-five
Seniors have already made this
purchase, a large crowd, proba¬
bly around four hundred, is being
prepared for.
Attendance
“Tom-Tom” Postponed
Owing to a conflict in dates, the
“Jubilee Tom Tom,” Pasadena High
School’s contribution to Jubilee
year in Pasadena, was postponed
until a later date. The “Tom
Tom” will consist of five acts of
high class vaudeville and a big
feature picture.
Rents in the United States are
85% higher than they were in
1914.
Will Check Attendance
A check on the attendance of the
seniors at their “weekly sing,” held
each Monday in the auditorium,
second advisory will be made by
the Attendance office through the
cooperation of Leonard Stevenson
and his little army of helpers.
About 125 people are expected
to attend the Honor Society ban¬
quet tomorrow evening at 5:45 in
the teachers’ cafeteria.
The banquet is a yearly event
looked forward to with much
pleasure by the members of the
Honor Society.
The C. S. F. alumni of last year
will be the guests of the Honor
Society and the entire administra¬
tion of P. H. S. is also invited to
attend.
Steve Halstead, president, will
greet the assembled members and
Karl Rodi has been appointed
toastmaster.
Some other students who will
address the Society are Lois Wood¬
ruff, whose speech is entitled “The
Flavor Lasts;” Hedley Reeder,
I whose: subject is “While There’s
Life There’s' Hope;” and Irwin
Rust whose speech is called “Even¬
tually, Why Not Now?”
Another interesting part of the
program will be the jazz of the
“Red Haired Orchestra,” which
consists of Smith Dawless and
Perley Cox.
CHRISTMAS SALE NOW
TO BE CONTINUED HERE
As a result of the nature and the
variety of articles which were on
sale last week in the Jane Addams
building the Christmas sale proved
to be a great success. The articles
left over were taken to the month¬
ly meeting of the P.-T. A. in
Altadena by Mrs. Albert Deike,
president of the Pasadena P. T. A.,
and were sold at the Altadena
School.
The articles left over from that
sale will again be sold in the Jane'
Addams building today and to¬
morrow. All those who still want
Christmas presents have a chance
to buy them at P. H. S.
Mrs. G. A. Stromberger, former
adviser of the "Railsplitter” at
Lincoln High School, visited P. II.
S. last Thursday.
A special brush, made of sever¬
al smaller brushes nailed together
is used for sweeping P. H. S.
halls.
Flower Costumes Made
Roses, violets, forget-me-nots,
pansies, and other garden flowers
are beginning to bloom, some of
them out of season at P. H. S., for
the costume and designing classes
of Miss Ruby Parsons, of the
Household and Fine Arts depart¬
ment are creating flower dresses
for the children who will ride on
the Pasadena City Schools’ float
in the Tournament of Roses par¬
ade on New Years day.
Hats for those who will ride
on the float are being designed
and made by Miss Daisy Grubel’s
millinery classes. About twelve-,
costumes and as many hats were
begun two weeks ago and the
girls working on them hope to
have them completed before the be¬
ginning of Christmas vacation.
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