Pasadena Chronicle, February 16, 1923

VOL. XIV PASADENA, CALIFORNIA, FEBRUARY 16, 1923 No. 21 EASTER NUMBER TO BEGEM OFP.H.S. ITEM PUBLICATIONS If last year’s Item won the All American contest, and the Christmas number was twice as good, and the coming East¬ er number will double it, sub- Frosh intelligence can figure that the Easter Item will be a super-feature. “The Easter Item will posi¬ tively excel the average run of high school annuals,” enthusiastic¬ ally affirmed J. P. von Grueningen, head of the Journalism department, as he showed a Chronicle reporter the Item “dummy.” Professional publications will envy the classic beauty of the cover design, the skillful work of Aileen Whetstine, the student artist who made the clever pen sketch of Mr. Ewing, for the Chrisrmas number. Even people who know nothing about art will appreciate the de¬ tail of the cover. It was unani¬ mously chosen with a shout by a random group of thirty students to whom about a dozen submitted designs were shown. The unique cover is only a first class beginning of other art work. The entire magazine is lavishly em¬ bellished with all varieties of un¬ usual drawing. The spring and Easter motives predominate, green, flower starred fields, wind blown clouds, swaying trees, and flocks of birds speeding north, and other signs of spring have all been used. ■There will be at least six three- color plates in the book. It is always expected that the short story section will be refresh¬ ing. The most prominent school authors have mounted beyond their previous successes with the stories they have produced for this num¬ ber. Of course there will be poetry! One poem is so inspiring that Mr. von Grueningen has a poster copy of it on the door of his office. It has been done in full, page zinc etching showing most exquisite let- tering by Herbert Kelly. Students who have come to an¬ ticipate the feature section of The Item have many surprises waiting for them. There will be a music section with reprints of original musical compositions by such well known P. H. S. names as Abraham Miller, Miss Cecile Hindman, Emil Morhardt, and others. It will have a frontispiece with a reprint of one of the oldest of all famous Easter songs, Victory, by Palestrina. Among the features, the stars will be remembered. Three stu¬ dents have written exceptionally able articles on the stars, each pre¬ senting a different view point. One is the product of an interview with the astronomers at Mt. Wilson ob¬ servatory. It will be illustrated with two historical cuts of Halley’s Comet, obtained through the cour¬ tesy of a Mt. Wilson scientist. In addition, as is customary once a year, a directory of every student now in school will be published. Name and address, telephone num¬ ber, and a list of the recommended, and- unrecommended credits of all students enrolled will be given. This triumphal Item will be sold LOCKERS INSTALLED 1 DRESSING ROOMS That four hundred lockers have been installed in the recently com¬ pleted dressing rooms, is the an¬ nouncement of W. K. Dunn, head of the Physical Education depart¬ ment. With these and the old lockers now in use there will be enough for all the boys enrolled. As soon as the lockers have been assigned, the gym suits will again be, donned. The new dressing rooms are among the best in South¬ ern California and will greatly im¬ prove the impression made on vis¬ iting teams. mil DEPT. IS BIRTHDAY IIII In order to celebrate the birth¬ day of W. A. Newlin, head of the Mathematics department, and to have a “rip roarin' ” time, the younger members of the Mathe¬ matics department gave a progres¬ sive dinner for the older members on Saturday, February 10. Transportation tickets were dis¬ tributed to the guests who were called for at 6 o’clock. On each ticket was marked the name of the taxi in the symbols of parenthesis, brace and brackets. These distin¬ guishing emblems were also on the windshields of the autos. The taxis were driven by the younger male instructors. The first stop was at the home of Ruth M. Brennan, who assisted by Mrs. Clyde 'S. Verge, served soup and salad. The party then ad¬ journed to Mrs. Anna Mary Mag- nu son’s home, where meat, pota¬ toes and vegetables were served by Mrs. Magnuson and Miss Edna Plummer. Then the teachers were taken by the evdr present taxis to the residence of Miss Edith H. Witherell where they received their desert. Here a large birthday cake was presented to Mr. Newlin. When interviewed upon the subject he said, “The cage was marked with a question mark, for the age and contained, of course, the usual supply of thimbles, etc.” The group stayed at Miss With- | erall’s home the remainder of the [ evening playing games. the week proceeding the Easter va¬ cation. Though it is four times better than the prize winning issue of last year, it will be sold for the regular price of the Directory Number, twenty-five cents. Eastern Man Sees Dangers That Are Coming From Ignorance GIVES' YEARLY PRIZES Last Year Prize Was Won by Student Who Knew Little On Subject Realizing the extent of the harm that has come to the United States since the Civil War period from economic ignorance, Alvin T. Si- monds of Fitchburg, Massachu¬ setts, yearly offers prizes to stu¬ dents in high schools and normal schools for the best essays upon a subject of an economic character. For the year 1923, the ubject is “The Lack of Economic Intelli¬ gence.” The first prize is $1,000 and the second prize is $500. Mr. Simonds makes a remarkably clear statement upon the subject which is to the effect that for the I prosperity and stability of the country there is needed more thorough and wide-spread knowl¬ edge of the principles of economic science as applied in legislation and as related to industry. He is hop¬ ing to extend the essential knowl¬ edge of economics by offering year¬ ly prizes to students. Last year the second prize was won by a student of a New York high school who knew nothing about economics other than what he found in looking up material for his essay. Recently the high schools of New York, seeing the importance of the subject, have es¬ tablished a one-year course of economic study in their curriculum. Anyone wishing to try for the prize is asked to get in touch with Ray O. Deither, member of the social science dpartment. OLD BUILDINGS MAY BE TORN DOWN SOON Now that the boys’ new locker room has been completed, the old gym buildings that adorn the rear campus are to be removed. The old buildings have become in¬ adequate because of the increased attendance of the school and are located at too great a distance from the boys’ gym. Whether both of the buildings are doomed has not been definitely decided by the Board of Education, some of the members believing it might be well to remove the sides leaving a sort of pergola effect. This could be used as a lunching place in time of bad weather or a hiding place from the rays of Old Sol. The work of tearing down the west building has been in progress for more than a week. APPRECIATION OF SWIM¬ MING TRAINING SHOWN A letter received by John Frank¬ lin West, Superintendent of the Pasadena City Schools, shows how a Pasadena man feels because his daughter received swimming in¬ struction at Pasadena High School. Following is the letter: Pasadena, Cal., Jan. 10, 1923 Mr. John Franklin West, Supt. of Schools, Pasadena, California. My Dear Mr. West: I am taking this liberty of writ¬ ing you on a subject which is of vital interest to the schools of Pas¬ adena, and to all boys and girls of minor age. You no doubt know of the tragic drowning accident on New Year’s Day in which three persons drown¬ ed and six narrowly escaped. One of these who escaped was my daughter Dorothy, and it is in this connection that I wish to commend the attitude of Pasadena’s school system in requiring swimming in¬ struction as a part of the regular curriculum. My daughter could swim before attending High School, but her instructions there have so improved her and given her such confidence that she plunged into the swift current without hesita¬ tion and gained the shore and safety. This was no simple mill pond or still lake, but a rushing, swirling, and treacherous water, and but for her swimming in the P. H. S. plunge, it would have gone hard with her. I do not crave publicity, but feel that your Board should know my appreciation, and if making this public will help the cause, then I say, do anything to bring to the public notice the great need of every person being able to swim well, not only as being one of the finest exercises known, bpt for the safety of each one and others. Yours very truly, 10 GIVE FIRST JUNIOR SENIOR RECEPTION Senior Members To be Guests of Juniors on Night of February Twentieth PINS WILL BE AWARDED Parents of Seniors Receiving C. S. F. Pin Invited Jo At¬ tend Fine Program Senior members of the Honor Society will be guests of the Junior members at the first reception ever given by that organization on next Tuesday evening, February 20, from 8 to 10 o’clock in the Music Hall. No doubt this is an interesting : surprise to most upper classmen. This semester the executive board j of the society thought it best to give Seniors who are entitled to i wear a California Scholarship Fed¬ eration pin a more distinctive and I elaborate custom of receiving their | pins than has ever before been in- : dulged. Previously “gold P” mem- j bers had been awarded their pins j in assembly. j William F. Ewing, principal, has | consented to have this reception on a school night. That means that school authorities are willing to grant honor members special priv¬ ileges. Incidentlly they will not be I required to partake in class reci¬ tations on Wednesday. The program arranged for the evening includes music, vocal and instrumental, a short address by Mr. Ewing, recitations, feature i dancing, and awarding of pins. Re¬ freshments will4 also be served. All Juniors and Seniors who are members of the Honor Society are invited to be present. The C. S. F. members have the added privilege of bringing thir parents. How- MIKADO TO BE GIVEN BY CAPABLE CAST ever, only the C. S. F. pins will be Catchy tunes and clever lines are features of “The Mikado,” the light opera by Gilbert and Sullivan, which is to be given by the Music department in March. . The story is a tale of Japan, the best light opera that W. S. Gilbert and A. Sullivan ever turned out, and it is guaranteed not to induce sleep. With colorful costumes and scenery to match, “The Mikado” ought to be the best thing the Mu¬ sic department has ever produced. Those who, as the leading char¬ acters, will make the echoes ring, are: Madeline Richardson, Linnie Gibbs, Mildred Godfrey, Hazel awarded at the reception. Students entitled to a silver pin will receive them in assembly on March 1. The complete list will probably be published in next week’s Chronicle. BOY SCOUTS ENTERTAIN WITH RADIO PROGRAM A program of Hawaiian melo¬ dies was broadcasted by the Pasa¬ dena Boy Scout String Instrument Club from the Los Angeles Times radio station Monday night. Those who played were Herbert Camp, Emil Morhardt, James Good- j McKusick, Jimmie Dunham, Leroy man, Kenneth Robinson, Paul Ladd, ; Bandelean, Emil Morhardt, Carl Eugene Conterno, and Marion Wor- ; Miller, Bob Morhardt, Gordon rell : Jackson, Walter Fell, Bob La For- _ : rest, and W. C. Vaughan, scout- DAVIS HALL TRYOUTS 1 TO BE HELD IN MARCH master. ADMINISTRATION CLUB HAS HELD ELECTION JOHN ADAMS APPOINTED STUDENT BODY CLERK John Adams, P. H. S. debater, was unanimously appointed by the commissioners to carry on the work of Arjuna Strayer, as the clerk of the student body. John has arranged to give up de¬ bating so he can devote all his spare time to his new position. Announcing that the tryouts for the Davis-Hall Oratorical Contest will be held March fifteenth, Mrs. Irene Peters, public speaking teach¬ er, requests that all who wish to enter the contest hand in their manuscripts before ntext Friday. Three extra manuscripts must be made by the entrants for the Eng- I lish judges and must be in the English office by February twenty- third. The final contest will be held sometime in April. Officers elected at the meeting of the Administration Staff, Wednes- ; day, February 7 are as follows: Janet Hoyt, president; Davis Shus¬ ter, vice-president; Hilda Barrett, ! secretary; and Arthur Johnson, treasurer. The social committee which was appointed is composed of Carl Meyers, chairman; Charles Black, Jack Edwards, and Lois Ewing. Robert Ross is custodian.