Pasadena Chronicle, February 06, 1918

BE THRIFTY! Get in practice by buy¬ ing thrift stamps to aid Bill's burial. 1 1 I4IL# INTERCLASS Meet Friday Big time expected. Don't miss it. VOL. VI— NO. 15. PASADENA HIGH SCHOOL, FEBRUARY, 6, 1918, PASADENA, CALIFORNIA. PRICE 5 CENTS. NEW TRACK STARS SHINE IN BIG NOWCEMEET Minsky Is Individual Star of Meet With Four First Places UNCOVERS NEW STARS Many Out to Take Part in Big Annual Novice Track Meet RED CROSS DRIVE FOR METALS TO BE HELD THIS WEEK The weekly Thursday Red Cross Drive will be for metals this week. Lead and copper were first chosen but after great deliberation, the Girls’ League finally decided to add brass. Don’t do anything rash like robbing your family of any of their priceless historical heir- looms, but support this drive be¬ cause Uncle Sam needs metals of practically every description. The addition of brass may be sug¬ gestive to some. So, Students, make a raid on some of your dis¬ carded treasures and bring your contributions to Room 103 C, Thursday. Don’t forget! - о - NEW BENCH TO TAKE PLACE OF OLD ONE IN FRONT OF H. S. TO INTERCLASS MEET BE PULLED OFF ON FRIDAY Seniors Expect to Cop First Place in Big Annual Track Meet HELP THE RED CROSS SALVAGE DRIVE FOR TINFOIL AND STAMPS Intense Rivalry Between Classes; Junior Team Is Dark Horse Now that the real estate office has been moved from its old home in front of the school, no welcome bench awaits the weary car-taker. A kind gentleman residing in the vicinity of the school however, is making a new one in the shop rooms. This new seat is much more artistic in appearance than was the old one, and a vote of thnaks will undoubtedly be signed by those many who ride in and wait for the big red limousines that run on the track. - о - — Resulting in the uncoveringg of sev¬ eral new, unknown and unheard of track stars, the annual Novice meet was successfully pulled off last Fri¬ day afternoon. Although a typical basketball crowd was present, the fireworks started promptly on time and the events were run off with a speed that spoke great things for the management. The first race was the 220 low hur¬ dles, which was won by Hoff, with Dillman and Henderson pulling in close behind. Next on the program was the 880. In this event Riddle broke the tape first in the fast time of 2:30 3-5. The 50 yard dash was entered by so many that two heats were necessary, hut in the finals the finish was so qlose that it was de¬ cided to run tie race over again. In the end, Minsky, Johnson, and Mor¬ gan finished in the order named, the time being 5 3-5. In the 440 A1 Wesson astonished the world by easily winning in the phenominal time of 1 min. 1-5 sec.,, , , . _ while the hundred was practically а ТбН Students Are RScldy f ОГ П: . ® 1 ' ® I ‘ ‘ fTT И in t a tno C i repetition of the fifty, Minsky finish¬ ing first in 10 3-5. The mile was one of the most exciting races of the day, Sloan showing a wonderful sprint and passing everybody at the finish. Davidson finishel a good second, while Ireland and Coates tied for third. In the field events the results were good enough to justify the belief that Pasadena will actually win some points on them this year. In the shot Walter won with a toss of 37 feet, but he was closely pressed by “Chuck” Ash and Puterbaugh. The high jump 10 BE HED FROM Final Elimination Tryouts With the biggest debate of the sea¬ son only a little more than a week off the debating squads ar;e fairly tearing up the ground while training for the big event that will decide who is the possessor of the chewing title. The squad system or the system of elimination as it may properly be call¬ ed, has narrowed the field of compe- ribbon goes to Lee, although the event ' tition until only eight regulars and was practically a tie between he and Black at 5 feet two. Hayte won the discus with a throw of 87 feet 6 inches and Long the javelin with a hurl of 119 feet 8 inches. One of the most ex¬ citing events of the days was the two alternates remain. By Friday the final squad will be chosen and the names will be published in next week’s Chronicle. P. H. S. has certainly been lucky in having such hard workers come out 120 high hurdles. The race went to j for debating. The way the teams are Minsky in the great time of 15 1-5 sec. (Note: — The world’s record used to be 15 sec., but don’t become alarm¬ ed, gentle reader, as there were only eight instead of ten hurdles on the course.) The broad jump went to Minsky at 18 feet 5 inches, and the pole vault concluded the list of events. It was so long drawn out that it was finally called on account of darkness with the result of a tie for first be¬ tween Ash and Hunsaker at nine feet six. The individual star of the meet was Louis Minsky, treasurer of the Junior class, who copped four first places, and all of. them with good marks. He looks like a world-beater in the com¬ ing season. Another find of the meet was A1 Wesson. He never tried to run the 440 before in- his young life, hut he surely stepped the distance off in good time, Sloan showed endur¬ ance in the mile, and his finish sprint reminded the old-timers of Whit Reeves. With regard to points the Senior class won the Novice meet with a total of 62% points, with the Jun¬ iors in second place with 31 digits, while the Soph finished next with a score of 23%. The third year men got six first places while the Seniors and Sophomores captured five and two respectively. The Juniors, however, lost the meet by failing to get any second places and hut one third. This result of the Novice meet makes It look more certain than ever that the Seniors will run with first honors in the Interclass meet next Friday. SUMMARY Mile Run — Won by Sloan (Jun.) Davidson (Sen.) second; Ireland (Sen.) and Coates (Soph.) tied for third. Time 5:18. The 100-yard Dash — Won by Min' Continued on Page Four. lining up certainly looks like a cham¬ pionship for debating. The following squads will debate Thursday and Fri¬ day. Thursday, 3:10, Affirmative; Win¬ ifred Wallace, and Francis Hall; Neg¬ ative, Waldon Moore and John Da¬ vidson. Alternative squad, Thursday 4 p. m. Affirmative, Roland Maxwell, Negative, Loren Ryder. The third and last squad will debate Friday, 3:10, Affirmative, Clocis Foucheand, Lowell Trautman; Negative, Russell Seymour and Vida Marchand. The final question for the debate will he received Friday. - о - Now that the successful novice meet is over, the next event in line : for the Pasadena cinder path artists is the big Interclass meet. It will be i staged after school next Friday out in the “back yard” and the tax of “ad- ! mish” is the small sum of one dime, ten cents for Student Body members, I and fifteen cents for non-Student Bo- j dy members. Last year the Seniors copped first honors in the meet, and from present indications it looks as if they would repeat this year, with Captain Schlau- demen, Saunders and Fouche on their team. Besides these, there are Mcll- vaine, Hutchinson, and Sloan of cross¬ country fame, who are fourth year | men. The Seniors, however, will not i be permitted to walk away with the ; scrap by the Junior team, which will he led by the undefeated wonder, Pad- | dock, and the new phenom who was uncovered in the novice meet, Min- ' sky. The Sophs will probably make a i fair showing with Walter as their star 1 performer and while little is as yet known of the Freshmen, some good men ought to turn out and make things lively for the other classes. This is what the presidents of the various classes have to say with re¬ gard to the coming meet: Senior president. I “This is the Senior’s chance. Let’s do something that will be remembered and let every able-bodied member of the class of 1918 do his best.” Bennett Puterbaugh, Junior presi¬ dent. “The Seniors may be doped to win the meet, hut the third year men, with Paddock and Minsky, are sure going to pull the dark horse stunt.” Mike Dunn. Sophmore president. “I will not say that the Sophomores will win the meet, but I will say that they will make the other classes step lively if they want to win. We have some good material and the fellows are training hard.” The Freshman president was sick and unable to make a statement, but anyway the Frosh are going to try. The purpose of the meet is to get a line on some new stars, and to en¬ courage enthusiasm for the track sea¬ son. Any fellow who is able to run, jump, or heave the weights is urged to come out and try his hand, and those who do not enter the meet ought to be on hand to root for their repre¬ sentatives and makes the annual In¬ terclass meet a bigger success than ever before. о - The tin foil placed in the collec¬ tion boxes about the halls has faller off somewhat, in amount of fallen off somewhta, in amount of tin and lead foil be saved; every particle of it. The salvage depart¬ ment of that organization finds the foil to birng in the most money from all the materials salvaged. Don’t neglect to tear off all stamps from your letters now too, love notes not excepted. The Rea Cross asks that the stamps be cut or torn out, not steamed from the envelopes. It has been found that a considerable amount of valuable dye can be saved by cooking over a quantity of the various colored squares. This is not a stupendous bit, the mere saving of used post¬ age stamps, but the government asks that every one do their part. LOCAL TALENT WILL SOON FEATURE P. H. S. Students Will Soon Conduct Assemblies in New Plan KNITTING SQUAD IS FORMED WITH THRONG OF GIRLS AS MEMBERS MARCH ITEM DUE A WEEK El Second Item Coming Soon; Snappy Jokes Are Feature P. H. S. Literary Effort Is the Result of Long Experience Every teacher and student in • P. H. S. was shocked to hear • of the passing away last Thurs- • day of Miss Applegate. Al- • though it had been known that • she had been seriously ill for • some time, her untimely death • brings sincere grief to the hun- * dreds of teachers and students • to whom she was one. of the • closest of friends. • In every part of the school • will her loss be keenly felt; in • the English department espe- • cially will her loss be missed. • Miss Applegate had always • been known to her classes as • an always sympathetic, always • helpful, always cheerful, friend • rather than a teacher. Always • was she ready to bear drudg- • ery and still bear it cheerfully • without shirking. • Her life among her friends • has left an impression that will • will always keep her memory • fresh in all the years to come. • AGRICULTURE STUDENTS WILL HAVE MORE PROPERTY Pasadena High School will soon have some new products. The twelve acres adjoining the school property have been leased and are to be sub¬ leased to some of the agriculturally inclined students who will raise all kinds of vegetables. Under the plan now being worked out the boys will he expected to work the rest of the winter and throughout the summer vacation. Each student- farmer will have an acre on which to raise his hobby crop and he will de¬ vote his time to this and make it pay Strict account will be kept of all ex¬ penditures and labor so that at the end of the season he will know how much he has gained. As soon as the crops are up a mar¬ ket place is to he installed on Colo¬ rado street and the produce sold fresh at a fair price to the consumer. One of the advantages of the plan is that each boy will receive the pro¬ ceeds from the sale of his crop. In this way hew ill not only gain a practical education under a good di¬ rector but will have something to salt away to buy his little farm with when he graduates. When the plan is com¬ pleted it will he like the state school at Davis. The original Knitting Squad of P. H. S., founded in November, Ninteen Hundred and Seventeen, Anno Domini, under the supervis¬ ion of Miss Corwin has out grown its legitimate membership and therefore a second and equally as important squad was formed on Friday, January the 18th. This second squad is under the direc¬ tion of Miss Schopbaugh and in two weeks time the membership has reached to sixty-eight girls; and still there is room for more. Eighty girls is the limit for a squad and with eighty in the first squad and sixty-eight in the sec¬ ond, a total of 148 girls are now working on sweaters etc., for the soldiers and sailors. The wool which is given out to these squads is termed “free wool” but any girl who can af¬ ford to donate a little “cash” to¬ ward buying more is urged to do so. However, do not let the finan¬ cial side keep you from helping the good work along. The work which is being done now is especially in the line of sweaters, helmets, and socks for the soldiers and sailors of Califor¬ nia who are expected to leave for France very soon. The boys of P. H. S., seem to regard knitting in a rather con- temptous light, (except of course when “SHE” teaches him) but any boy seeking for popularity might come and try his hand at the “great indoor sport,” and all the popularity desired is guaran¬ teed immediately. GIRLS Silo TIME AT INFORMAL GYM GINKS Who said the girls of P. H. S. are dignified, grown-up and afraid to eat peanuts? Anyone with that notion soon lost it when the gym classes held their “Grand Gym Ginks” last Friday afternoon in the swimming pool. Perched on every available box and stool the girls fairly swamped the plunge and afforded an enthusias¬ tic and delighted audience for the “Ginkers.” In spite of the fact that the Novice Meet occurred at the same time, the girls patriotically supported their “Ginks” and in so doing helped to make it a grand success. This is only the second time that anything of this kind has been tried out here, hut be¬ cause of his success both times it will probably he an annual occurrence in P. H. S. history from now on. The program rendered was lively and full of pep. It consisted of the following skits: “The Little Peach,” “Lochinvar’s Ride,” “Selections From the Penrod Stories?” “A Mock Wed¬ ding,” “A Dance of the Goops,” “A Process of Dgestion after a P- H. S. Cafeteria Meal,” and “The Evolution of Man.” Under the auspices of the Girls’ League, Helen Coleman, Jean Verdien 1 Marie Blick and Frances Dillon, garbed as darkies, sold peanuts for the benefit of the Red Cross. The local talent plan is well under way. Although the committee in FULL OF GOOD STORIES charge has not finally met, there is enough information current to supla- ment the brief statement given by Prince Wilson. Hidden in the highway and halls of this institution is real talent that should be brought to the light of the students. The assembly hall is so large and the conditions under which the novice is placed- are such that few dare attempt to go before the school as a -whole, to give anything in the line of amusement. A plan has been accordingly devised by which the members of the several classes will meet in four different rooms on Mon¬ day of each week during the assembly periods. At this time some form of enter¬ tainment will be put on by students, each group of performers going alter¬ nately to the various sections until BY RILEY CAHALAN. The February issue of the Item is scheduled to come out on the second Thursday of this month, or in other words, a week from tomorrow. Ac¬ cording to the printer the work of printing is now advancing rapidly and . unless something untoward happens its appearance at the specified date is a sure enough thing. The first edition of the Item com¬ pletely sold out inside of twenty min¬ utes. It is expected that the Feb., edi- everyone has seen the four perform- ; tion will be sold out instide of twenty ances. The next month an entirely : minutes also. This estimate makes al- new cycle will be ready and so the j lowance for the expected increase of plan will continue unless it is found unsuccessful. In order that these gatherings may efficiency which the students will un¬ doubted ly demonstrate in producing their dimes at the crucial moment he a success the students must get pius the natural offset of increased in and work and anyone having some¬ thing of worth should make their de¬ but. Skits, musical numbers, debates, campaigns for thrift stamps, or any¬ thing in good taste will be the order. This will, he an excellent way to get rid of that shaky-kneed feeling which the average student must some¬ time overcome. It will develop; mater¬ ial for class plays, make new leaders in school and let the rich man, pool man, lower classman, and girls be¬ come better acquainted with each oth er. i production. December inaugurated a new Item different from any of past years, but even though successful it was some¬ what of an experiment. The February Item is not an experiment. It is model¬ ed after the first, but it goes several steps farther. After twenty-three years of experi¬ mentation, for the Item is that old, It has been proved that Pasadena High students have not that delicate liter¬ ary appreciation which makes the poets rave. Others rave hut the poets All the program numbers must be 1 don’t. Of course from a literary stand- first passed upon by a committee se- point, it is to he regretted that the leeted, and will be the finished prod- students will not break each others’ uct. Explanations about what it will necks trying to buy an Item before be or can be made into, will not he (-he other fellow gets it when such tolerated. By unprejudiced judgment it stories as “An Essay on the Lillies of is believed that really good stuff can the Valley” or “Ophelia and the Prim- be worked up. CLASS FOR STUDY OF WIRELESS IS FORMED, MR. JACKSON HELPING For sometime past Pasadena High School has had something going on of which the general stu¬ dent body know not of. It is a class organized to study the wireless code. It is nof strictly speaking a wireless class because there can be no airial or sending appa¬ ratus, but three times a week a small group of people will meet in the science building and practice the international code. One novel feature is that there are also some girls practicing and they show themselves adept at it. Speed and accuracy in receiving and sending is what they are try¬ ing for and in a little while P. H. S., ought to have some good ope¬ rators for Uncle Sam. There is no teacher in this group since every¬ one learns the code and practices on the school instruments with the help of Mr. Jackson, who is working with them. PRACTICAL ENGINEERING COURSE WILL COME TO SCIENCE DEPT. rose Tree,” the being featured. In the past there have been some who did not feel that the Item was an expression of Pasadena High School. They admitted that it was a good enough literary publication but they set up a genteel howl against it be¬ cause it did not seem to them to go much farther than giving a month’s best literary stories and a motely col¬ lection of jokes and other parphena- lia. The psychology of this howl is clarity itsefl: It hears the same ratio to the cause as a squeal to a stuck pig or injury to innocence. All this goes to prove that the howl was per¬ haps justified. However there are al¬ ways some who maintain that any school activity ought to be supported whether it is worth it or not. They claim that the moral benefits which accrue from the performance of such a duty are highly ennobling. This year the howlers are effectively squelched and the school spirited ones may do their duty joyfully. The Item is easily worth the dime which Is asked for it. It prints just as good stories as in the past with the added attractions of a large joke department many illustrations such as cartoons and photographs of school activities, and is hacked by a progressive policy which keeps up with the school. The Item is running at last the live virile literature of the kind which ap¬ peals to the average wide-awake stu¬ dent. It is doing real important war work by producing smiles and healthy amusement at a time when things are not in their rosiest aspects. - о - - GIRLS’ LEAGUE NEEDS MACHINE A new course ih practical electricity it to be added to the curriculum of the Science Department at the begin¬ ning of th@ next semester. This course which has Mr. Clifton for instructor, should he of the greatest interest to anyone who is at all interested in elec¬ trical experiments. In addition to pro¬ viding instruction in the elementary principals of electricity, it will fit the student to do the many jobs of an electrical nature such as wiring, rem¬ edying defective wiring, and fixing the telephone and electric iron. The course will include a training in tele- The Girls’ League is in need of a machine for the safe deliver¬ ance of the Raymond School lunches to the Raymond School daily. This is a great opportunity for an important service to the League. See Miss Clarke or Hel¬ en Howell. graphy both with and without wires. Trips will he taken to the neighbor¬ ing electrical plants for study and il¬ lustration. It will come daily the fifth period and is open to anyone who has completed 10-2 science.