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VOL. XIII
PASADENA, CALIFORNIA, FEBRUARY 3, 1922
No. 18
CONTESTS 10 BE
HEIDJGAIN
Juniors Will Have Essay
Contests While Seniors
Have Oratorical
PRIZES ARE OFFERED
Affords Opportunity to Rep¬
resent One’s Class in
English Work
Now that the first semester has
come to a close and the Freshman
Declamation Contest and Sophomore
Contest in Dramatic Art are events of
the past, Miss Holloway, head of the
English Department, announces a
Junior Essay Contest and Senior Ora¬
torical Contest.
Junior Essay Contest
The study of “The Essay” as a type
of literature is completed in the 11-1
classes. During the weeks given to
the study of the essay, all students
will write an essay of a given length,
and representatives from each of the
11-1 classes and the Applied English
classes will present their productions
to a committee which will choose four
for a public contest. Cash prizes will
be offered by the English Department
for the first and second best produc¬
tion.
A Second Essay Contest will be
conducted by the English Depart¬
ment under the auspices of the Amer¬
ican Economic Association. Subject,
The Relations of Capital and Labor.
First prize $1,000; second prize
$500; third prize $250.
The best essay sent in by a Pasa¬
dena High School student will be sub¬
mitted in this contest which closes
June 1.
A Third Essay Contest announced
by the English Department is to be
conducted for the American Citizen¬
ship League. It is open to all high
school students.
First prize $75; second prize $50;
third prize $25.
Subject: The Essential Foundation
of a Co-operating World.
The attention particularly of Sen¬
iors is directed to the Davis-Hall Ora¬
torical Contest, the preliminaries for
which will be held sometime during
the month of March. Entrants in this
contest must write an original paper
of not fewer than 1,000 words and
deliver it before the student body.
The contestants to whom the judges
award first place will be awarded a
gold medal and the winner of second
place a silver medal. The medals are
the gifts of Mr. M. W. Davis and Mt.
J. H. Hall, to whom Pasadena High
School stands greatly indebted, as the
same favor has been extended for
past years.
For the Redlands Oratorical Con¬
test to which only boys are elig¬
ible, the contestant must memor¬
ize the speech of some approved ora¬
tor, and present it in competition
with the representatives of the other
Southern California Schools, early in
May. This contest takes place at Red¬
lands.
From the above it will be seen that
the English Department gives the op¬
portunity for all methods of expres¬
sion. Every student in school is
through these contests given the op¬
portunity to represent his class once
during each of his four years in high
school through the channels of his
regular English class work.
Great interest has been shown in
the contests of the first semester and
we predict even greater interest
among the upper class men. Get busy.
Seniors and Juniors, and enter these
contests in large numbers! Not only
are the cash prizes and merit credits
worth the effort, but it is just such
matching of wits as these contests
afford that make school life most
worth while.
GIRLS’ LEAGUE GIVES PRO¬
GRAM IN HONOR Of
NEW GIRLS
A select program arranged and
given by the Girls’ League last
Wednesday was the main feature in
welcoming the new girls to P. H. S.
this semester. The first part of the
meeting was given over to the busi¬
ness of the League, at which reports
from the various officers were heard.
Especially gratifying was the report
of Helen Taylor, who was in charge
of the Raymond Lunches for the first
semester. She was presented with a
beautiful potted plant as a token of
appreciation from the girls for her
faithfulness and unceasing efforts in
her work.
Following the business meeting,
short addresses of welcome were
made by Miss Nellie Greene Clarke,
Dean of Girls, and Margaree Tefft,
vice president of the League.
The program consisted of a cello
solo by Mary Tyner, and a reading
by Helen Spaulding. Several guests
from the Santa Ana High School were
present.
The meeting for next week was an¬
nounced, and the girls were asked to
be sure to attend with their respective
committees.
The whole affair was in charge of
Margaret Seares, the president.
“TOO MANY COOKS” NEXT
PLAY
Т0ВЕ
OFFERED
“Too Many Cooks” will be the
next special play featured at the Com¬
munity Theater. It is a comedy writ¬
ten by Frank Crown and will start
February 13. In the cast two P. H. S.
boys, Harold Archibald and Duncan
Dodge, are included.
Following this will be the play,
“Good Gracious Annabelle.”
M. & M., Philomathians, Ly¬
man Packard, and Jazz
Band Furnish Thrills
MORE THAN 200 ATTEND
Seniors Are Looking For¬
ward to the Junior- Sr.
“Big Doings”
Kenneth Beaton Gives Some
Instances From
His Life
KNOWN AS
К. С.
B.
Compliments Pasadena High
School on Her Pub¬
lications
The best party a Senior class of
Pasadena High ’School has ever had
in the opinion of the present Seniors,
at least, was “put on” last Saturday
evening at the Shakespeare Club
House. The event was attended by
over two hundred enthusiastic Sen¬
iors.
The Club House was artistically
decorated with colored crepe paper in
the pastel shades the table and floor
decorations were also in the subdued
tints.
Lyman Packard was the first on
the program and gave some magic
“experiments” that could hardly be
rivaled by the “Wizard of Oz.” The
second number was a play, “Miss Civ¬
ilization,” given by the Mask and Mir¬
ror Club. “The Charge of the Light
Brigade,” charged down on the rev¬
elers in spectral costumes (white
sheets) and on fiery chargers
(brooms). Between each act the
Philomatheans gave a regular “Cab¬
aret” chorus with Maurice Agnew as
the “ladies’ man.” Streamers were
thrown around till the place looked
like New Year’s Eve.
The menu was as follows: Punch
a la Napoleon (American Style)
(Water); Glace a la Senior Class;
Gateaux a la Pasadena High School;
Cure-dent au Bull-dog.
The honored guests of the evening
were as follows: Mr. and Mrs. W. F.
Ewing, Mr. and Mrs. J. P. O’Mara,
Mr. and Mrs. J. F. West, Mr. and Mrs.
F. F. Martin, Miss Nellie Greene
Clarke, Miss Hazel W. Cooper, Miss
Lucy L. Spaulding, Mr. Emory A.
Foster.
Those who were responsible for the
wonderful success of the party were:
Ruth Thompson, general chairman;
Grace Burns, refreshment chairman;
Virginia Mowatt, decoration chair¬
man; John Rowland and Lathrop
Leishman, entertainment chairmen;
Peggy Kennelly, reception chairman.
Each of the above chairmen were as¬
sisted by a number of willing work¬
ers who made their success possible.
The cabaret was a rousing good
time from start to finish and the
Seniors were more than pleased and
are looking forward to another good
time when the Junior-Senior Party
arrives.
Kenneth C. Beaton, noted journal¬
ist and originator of the “ye towne
gossip” column, spoke to the upper¬
classmen in the assembly yesterday.
He recounted many of his personal
experiences in making others happy
and urged the audience to do unto
others as you would have them do
unto you.
Before Mr. Beaton spoke the edit¬
ors and staff members for the Chron¬
icle, Item and Annual were intro¬
duced.
The editor of the Annual will be
Frances Wihlon; the editor of the
Item, Bob Snyder, and that of the
Chronicle will be Everett Delgrave.
The staff of the CHRONICLE is as I
follows: Managing Editor, Herbert
Garben; News Editor, Ruth Hoover;
School Editor, Evelyn Warnke; Per¬
sonal Editor, Susan Cables; Ex¬
change Editor, Harriet Karns; Sports
Editor, Jack Russell, and Circulation
Manager, Edwin Hansen. This new
staff brings promises of the best pub¬
lication possible for P. H. S.
The speaker was introduced by
J. P. von Grueningen, adviser of Stu¬
dent Publications. Mr. Beaton com¬
plimented the publications depart¬
ment on their work as shown by the
school publications, the CHRONICLE
and the Item.
He gave some very amusing in- j
stances in his life as a newspaper i
man and a writer. He gave advice
to the pupils that if they ever get an
impulse to do something good; never j
wait but do it right then. If you
wait the difficulties of the task will
present themselves to you and the
good thing will probably never be
done.
After the speaker Harold Smythe,
a P. H. S. alumnus, favored the audi- |
ence with three piano solos.
SOPHOMORES ENTERTAIN
ENGLISH CLASSES
That some of the Sophomores have
considerable dramatic talent was
show'll last Friday, January 28, when
winners of the recent dramatic con¬
test presented two scenes from Shake¬
speare’s “Merchant of Venice” before
about three hundred students of the
third period English classes.
The Sophomores hold a contest
every year in dramatic expression of
the Shakespearean plays which they
read and study in their English
classes. After the try-outs are held,
the winners of the contest present
the scene before their classmates and
as many other English students as
the Music Hall will accommodate.
They chose the Portia and Nerissa
scene and court scene, the cast being
as follows: Portia, Isabelle Urban;
Clerk, Elizabeth Sheldon; Nerissa,
Christine Snell; Duke, Russell Harri-
man; Antonio, Austin Williams; Sal-
erio, Edward Cook; Shylock, John
Dawsen; Bassanio, Jonathan Evans;
Gratiano, Percy Dotson; Clerk, Mor¬
ris Hasselo; Portio, Carolyn Coulter.
The costumes for the play were de¬
signed by Miss Harkness.
Miss Elizabeth Keppie, who direct¬
ed the play, is responsible for much
of the success of the production.
CUU IIS T1
iERSOF
L
Zaida Griffith Dies From
an Operation for
Appendicitis
Spud Growing Contest Will
Begin Last of Next
Month
WINNER VISITS DAVIS
Pig Feeding and Egg Lay¬
ing Contests Are
Under Way
SCHOOL MOURNS THEM
Marion Parker Succumbs
From Burns Received
From Gas Stove
THREE HUNDRED NEW
STUDENTS THIS WEEK
- !
While there were eleven graduates
this semester, there were three hun¬
dred new students, which shows a
large increase in the number of stu¬
dents in P. H. S. There are 165 boys
and 135 girls who have enrolled this
semester who were not here last sem- j
ester. There are ten boys and eight i
girls who were old studets who have |
retured to their Alma Mater, making
a total of over 300 new students.
Zaida Griffith, a member of the
Sophomore class, died early Sunday
morning in a local hospital after a
severe operation for appendicitis. She
was operated on Thursday and was
doing well when she suddenly grew
worse on Saturday night.
She lived at 74 South Chester with
her parents and two brothers and a
sister. Funeral services were held on
Tuesday afternoon, several high
school girls being pall-bearers.
Several weeks ago Marion Parker,
also a member of the Sophomore
class, died from burns received while
dressing near a gas stove. A delega¬
tion of Sophomores also acted as
pall-bearers.
The Sophomore class wishes to
take this opportunity to express its
sympathy to the parents of the two
girls.
IMPROVEMENTS MADE
THE CAMPUS
A number of improvements are be¬
ing made on the school grounds. A
strong retaining wall is being built
along the embankment of the girls’
new tennis court to keep the soil
from washing down on the basketball
ground and to protect the croquet
field.
Leveling and filling has been be¬
gun for the boys’ new gymnasium.
The poultry pens have been removed
from the site to a temporary place
near the lath house.
MUSIC FOR DRAMATIC
OPERA PINAFORE HERE
The music for the much talked of
opera Pinafore has arrived at last.
The beginning of next week will see
the Music Department hard at work
preparing the opera to give to the
student body on May 12.
This will be a good entertainment
as the parts will be acted out and
sung as a regular opera. The theme
of the opera is a pirate story. The
opera is a national one and has been
given by different opera companies
all over the United States.
A trip to Davis University farm at
the expense of the Pasadena Agri¬
culture Clu'b is the honor that three
Pasadena High School boys will re¬
ceive. The club is now staging three
contests of which each winner will
make the trip.
The egg laying contest started No¬
vember 18th. Six boys are partici¬
pating in this, each taking care of a
pen of chickens.
Pig Feeding Contest
Mr. Franklin Ernst formed another
rivalry at the club meeting of Jan¬
uary 13 by inaugurating a pig feed¬
ing contest. So far four boys have
entered. Each boy feeds two pigs and
the person who makes the greatest
gain in weight but with the smallest
expense is winner.
Potato Contest Starts Soon
Only ten boys have reported for the
potato growing contest but more are
expected during the week. Those tak¬
ing part will plant and raise at least
one-fourth acre of potatoes. He will
raise these at his own expense and
market them at his own profit. The
winner will be the boy making the
greatest net profit. In order to pro¬
mote interest the L. A. County Farm
Bureau is selling $5 early seed pota¬
toes, grown by Mr. McSwiny, for $2.
SIX COMMISSIONERS RE-
INSTALLED LAST FRIDAY
Being installed by the wish of the
Student Body as shown by the elec¬
tions, six of the commissioners from
last semester repeated the oath.
Those being reinstated were Helen
Jackson, Debating; Donald McFar-
lane, Finance; Margaret Seares, Girls’
Public Welfare; Max Colwell, Publi¬
cations; Mary Margaret Ambrose,
Entertainment; Charles Black, Boys’
Public Welfare.
The new commissioner of Athletics,
who took the oath in place of Brew¬
ster Stevens, who graduates, was
Wallace Jayred. Brewster was given
a silver loving cup as a token of the
high regard held by the Student Body
for his fine work done in the past
semester.
A new clause introduced in the
oath was the following which each
commissioner repeated: “'I pledge
that I am not now or will become a
member of a fraternity, sorority or
secret club while still connected with
the Student Body of P. H. S.”
LOCKER KEYS
All who have applied for
locker keys this semester get
them today (Friday) west
basement at 2:15 or at 3:15.
Please be prompt.
H. T. Clifton
REQUIREMENTS OF HONOR
SOCIETY TO BE EX¬
PLAINED
Next Wednesday at the advisory
period in the auditorium the require¬
ments for membership to the Honor
Society will be explained.
All former members, prospective
members, or anyone interested in
this society should come to the meet¬
ing.
Applications for membership will
be made out on special blanks which
will be given out by the third period
teachers and must be turned in to
Miss Loly by Friday, February 10.
FRESHMAN CLASS PLANS
TO HAVE PARTY IN
NEAR FUTURE
The members of the Freshman
class have decided that they will have
their party on the evening of Febru¬
ary 10. According to present plans, it
will be held in the girls’ gymnasium.
The class officers are co-operating
in every way with the different com¬
mittees. The chairmen of the com¬
mittees are: Refreshments — Beatrice
Norton; Decorations — Ruth Tergu-
son; Program — Ruth Cooley; Games
Doris Bayard; Invitations — Mar¬
garet Cressaty.
All preparations are now being
made for the party and a wonderful
time is guaranteed to all who attend.
The Freshmen are all urged to pay
their dues and then attend the party.
As this is the first big undertaking
that class has attempted, all of the
members hope to make it successful.