Pasadena Chronicle, February 27, 1918

I CARNIVAL of Relay wonders at Bovard Field Saturday If J. Pluvius consents. YE Military Camp Affair to be smart event. Two weeks from Friday. . VOL. VII— No. 3 PASADENA HIGH SCHOOL FEBRUARY 27, 1918 PASADENA CALIFORNIA. PRICE 5 CENTS. PI Ж TO FEATURE ALLED CONCERT PROVES NEW ENGLISH NIGHT Three One-Act Plays Are to Feature Stupendous Coming Event GIVEN FOR WOOL FUND Big Crowd Listen to Patri¬ otic Entertainment in Auditorium Earl of Dunmore Delivers Stirring Address to Audience Silver Offering Is Tax Admission; March 22 Is the Date of I ! Packed to the limits with an au- ! dience, brimming over with patriotic ; enthusiasm, the auditorium of Pa’sa- , dena High School Monday evening, , ! February 25th, was a concrete evi- English Night is but three weeks i q£ Ле guccess Qf Allied in the distance'. Didn’t know any such j :Coneert> thing existed at all? Well it’s no won- j Ushered to their seats by bewitch- der, for this event is fairly shrouded ing, uniformed Red Cross maidens, with mystery, grand supposition and the audience were scarcely avowed a . ... ,, , . „„„ glimpse of the flag-draped hall before promise of something that is some- , . , , , . . ^ _ x the music began— and such music! thing. This is the initial bow of such ; Tlie vast chorus of white gowned an event in the annuals of Pasadena | girls with theic more sombre-hual High’s history and the English depart- border of boys sang as if inspired, ment, represented by Miss Sterling, j lead by Miss Antonette Sabel, whose . , , . .-и '■ unceasing efforts made the concert are fairly smacking their lips over the j posgible fairly smacking their lips over the j The ,.gtar Spangied Banner” was good things they alone know are com- ^ first number on the program and }ng. ’ j the vast throng of people joined In Who, young or not so young, exist so heartily that it seemed as the en- . J _ . . . . . 'tire city of Pasadena were singing, here at this school do not enjoy skits, t „„„„ This was followed in rapid succes- the GIRLS’ LEAGUE DRIVE FOR WOOL AND OTHER j CLOTHES TO BE SOON COLLEGIATE CLUB IS PAIRIOLIC ASSEMBLY CLASS .MOBILIZED All next week from March 5th to 13th, the Girl’s League will stage anoti^ of their liberty drives. This will feature old woolen or cotton dresses, suite, 1 skirts and sundry piedes of cloth. Ask your mother and neighbors If they will dig into their ward¬ robes and find their old clothes. If vast amounts of materials are not brought next week the vol¬ unteer sowing classes cannot make over dresses and shirts for the needy French and Italian civiions. If materials aren’t on hand to make up, these people will be cold and miserable for want of clothing, because certain mem¬ bers of P. H. S., forgot to look over their closet, or were too tired to bring the unused clothing to room 103C. - - -J - - — - GOLD STAR IN FUG KEEPS MEMORY OF AMBULANCE BOY REPLACED BY COMMITTEE Engineers’ Club Has Colle¬ giate Committee of Information Information as to College Requirements Now Available those little one act plays that keep one rocking in pure glee. The three one act plays to he given at English Night are good, very good, is all that those in command will whisper. The casts are to be picked from the entire list of those taking the English course, and it can be readily seen that in this way a vast range of material is offered to work up to the best ad¬ vantage. Those taking dramatics have had some experience dnd so they will be amply fitted to take care of the more difficult parts. These plays are not any of the long haired variety, and on the other hand they %re not “lowbrow.” The titles are not to be gotten even through bribery as yetf. oh no. The free wool fund- of the High School, you’ve heard of it? The pro¬ gram should be of double interest be- ause the proceeds are to go to this cause. It must he admitted that this is a knockdown argument on your be- ' ing on hand to see the fun. The tax will be a unique feature. Because it is believed that many would like to give more than a regular ree, Instead of an admission fee, a silver offering will be taken at the door, and each student or outsider may give as they desire. Keep the thought before you, that your little change will go to keep some boy in the service from being cold, and that you will see an entertainment that will he of a standard that will de¬ mand your being in the assembly hall on the night of March 22. This will be the last Friday /before the Spring Vacation. Start the joyous respite with a good evening. Be on .... hand with Pa and Ma and (well you know who else.) Begin to load up the old stocking now with the little round silverware that’s going for free wool. - о - FARMERS AND WOODMEN HOLD MEETING TOGETHER A week ago the Agriculture and the Forestry clubs held a combined meet- ‘ ,mt;rjng work of two ing in 108C The attendance was small and so the meeting was short. While there, however, the date of the Orange Show excursion was postponed from the following Monday to the following Tuesday on account of a conflicting chorus-rehearsal. They also took up the plan of start¬ ing an agricultural library to get the different bulletins and reports from the various colleges and experimental stations all over the country. They sion by “La Marseillaise” and anthems of Serbia and Belgium. Then came one of the rarest treats of the evening as Mme. Constance Balfour sang that exquisitely touch¬ ing ballad, “When the Boys Come Home.” Her wonderful voice was nev¬ er more rich or more sympathetic and its effect upon the listeners was pro¬ found. There was scarcely a dry eye among them ana the applause as she finished was simply tremendous. Then “God Save the King” was giv¬ en and immediately afterwards the celebrated Englishman, the Earl of Dunmore gave an address. The Earl was introduced by Doctor Learned and gove a stirring talk on war conditions. His pictures of trench life and warfare were! exceedingly grphic and his casualty figures were simply appalling. He has been wound¬ ed severall times in battle and has been awarded the Victoria Cross for bravery. He concluded by an appeal to the American people to try to rea¬ lize the magnitude of the task before them and to be strongly confident in the ultimate Allied victory. At the 'Conclusion of his speech the entire au¬ dience arose to give silent homage to this hero of the war for Democ¬ racy. Then as an innovation, the hymn of old Russia was skillfully inter¬ preted by Miss Grace Freely and Miss Gladys Bate playing first and second pianos respectively. Next national airs of new Russia and Japan were sung, the trium¬ phant martial chords of the former contrasting strongly with the wierc| and solemn strains of the latter. Frank Terramores, one of Uncle Sam’s sailor laddies, altho of French birth, sang “My Own United States” in his own inimitably rollicking fash¬ ion. He responded to the oft-repeated “Encore” with “We’re One for Uncle Sam.” Those who felt .fairly „familiar with Miss Sahel’s inspiring song, were surprised by a new and altogether de¬ lightful version of it. The closing numbers, the hymn of Portugal, Roumania, and Italy were given in a finely-phrased and- melodi¬ ous manner, .provocative of wild ap¬ plause. The “big” concert was over. The months was completed. What were the results? A vast audience of average Ameri¬ can people, naturally calm and undem¬ onstrative had been electrified — thrill¬ ed and instantly aroused from a pa¬ triotic lethargy into ap psitive fire of fervent enthusiasm, a veritable “Over The Top!” spirit of love of country. Truly that is the highest test of mu¬ sic. And since in these war times the On Wednesday last at the ap¬ pointed hour of Howard Emert’s funeral, two bells were sound¬ ed, this being the signal for all work to stop for a moment. Not being able to atetnd the ser¬ vices proper, this seems a fitting token of the respect Pasadena High School holds for the friend that has so recently left Its midst. > The gold star, now in the midst of the new service flag keeps the memory and inspiration of his life constantly before the students of Pasadena High School. - о - FACULTY MEMBERS FORM KNITTING CLUB * TO AID RED CROSS The students by no means have a monopoly on this patriotic knit¬ ting for the Red Cross. The lady faculty members have found time among their arduous duties as teachers to organize for the pur¬ pose of turning out sox and sweat¬ ers for the soldiers in as great quantity and as efficiently as pos¬ sible. The general movement is un¬ der the supervision of the City Teachers’ Association and in¬ cludes the teachers of all the schools in Pasadena. The High school division, under command of Lieutenant Miss Nellie Greene Clarke, is composed of four squads of eight members each. These squads are wielding the needles with speed and dexterity and keen rivalry is being shown in competition for the maximum output. The squad commanders are Sergeants Misses Fanny Hen- yon, Elizabeth Flint, Estelle Ten¬ nis and Mary Clark. ■ - d - HARVARD SCHOLARSHIP IS OFFERED TO A PASADENAN Where shall I go to college? How many high school boys ask themselves that question? Although i a great deal depends on the decision j not only in college but in the busi- | ness or profession of his later life, j the prospective college man gets lit¬ tle aid in making it. He is left to his own resources and so the manner in which he goes about it is necessarily unsystematic and slipshod. Out of perhaps twenty or thirty eli¬ gible colleges he considers on the average less than half a dozen. His first act is to write for the catalogues. They contain only mechanical infor¬ mation such as entrance, require¬ ments, courses of study, etc., and a few pages given over to unstinted praise of their particular college or university whose purpose is always “to develop the mental, physical and moral character of the students.” The perusal of these merely confuses him and leaves him quite as much in the dark as before. But as he finally has to mke some decision it is usually based on the geographical location of the college, or because he likes its colors, or, more often on the advice of some friend knowing less (if possi¬ ble) about the matter than he. When it is too late he discovers that the in¬ stitution which he has selevted to be graced by his presence is by no means the .one best suited to his require¬ ments. In order to avert such a contingen¬ cy the Engineers Club has instituted a special collegiate comimttee whose function is to assist the members of the club in their choice of a univer¬ sity or technical school. A thoro inves¬ tigation of all the important schools is being conducted by the committee with referance not only to their tech¬ nical side but to the general atmos¬ phere and social influences. The ad¬ vice and findings of this committee, while open to all are for the especial benefit of those who intend to adopt engineering as a profession. As there are many types of engi¬ neering such as electrical, civil, min¬ ing, constructive, and operative, there are engineering schools specializing in each type. The work of the commit¬ tee will he to ascertain the particular branch of engineering to be adopted by each candidate and his individual needs and qualifications. They will then cooperate with him in the se¬ lection of a college suitable to his re¬ quirements. The officers of the club hope to he able to supplement this work with lectures by graduates of some of the more important engi- IS ENTERTAINING AFFAIR Washington’s Birthday Is Occasion of Lively' Assembly Patriotic Speeches Given by, the Students; Songs Feature Featured by patriotic talks and songs, last Thursday Washington’s Birthday was enjoyably celebrated at P. H. S. The Boys’ and Girls’ Glee club lead in the singing of patriotic songs and several students gave appropriate speeches on the first president. After opening the program with the singing of the national anthem, Thom¬ as Iiams read two poems, “The Name of Washington,” and Liberty Enlight¬ ening the World.” The pictures of Washington and Old Glory were flashed on the screen and the atmos¬ phere of patriotism was predominant throughout. In an excellently given speech pn “Washington, the Honest Man,” Charles Paddock brought out the man’s greatness in that he was admir¬ ed for his honesty and integrity and not ofr being a great general or statesman. Frank Terramorse, a young French sailor / visiting San Pedro, sang in a wonderful tenor voice “My Own Unit¬ ed States.” As an encore, he gave We’re One Uncle Sam,” in a rollick¬ ing fashion and the students^joined in the chorus. Juniors Undertaking Big¬ gest Social Event of Season GIRLS WEAR MIDDIES Proceeds Will Go to Y. C. A.; Big Crowd Is Expected Ye Military Camp Affair is going to be every hit as good as it sounds and someone surely will miss something if he doesn’t go. The' Affair is to he a Y. M. C. A., benefit and at the same time a Junior Class party, the date, Friday night the 15th, at eight o’clock and the place the east side of The roof. Unfortunately the elevator is not running lately, so the only exertion connected with your part of the p%rty is to walk up the stairs, and then make up your mind to enjoy yourself because once you get there you can't help but have a good time. The roof is inclosed and well-heated so any had weather that might come along will not be able to postpone the Party. The Affair; is to Ьё strictly military in all details, the decorations, the Pro¬ gram, and the costumes. The girls are urged to wear middies, if possible, in order to carry out this idea, as it Is not to be formal party. The refreshments will also carry out the military idea in a very clever To any senior boy of ability who'is willing to work, an exceptional op- THREE HOGS ARE portunity is laid open to get one of , also decided to appoint a Speakers t prosaic, matetr-of-fact business details Committee to find out about speakers and to arrange to bring them before the clubs. FOR SALE— Davis Cup Tennis racquet practically new. Can he seen in the P. H. S., bookstore. A bargain. must not be overlooked, here is what some people might term the most im¬ portant result, namely the Pasadena Chapter of the Red Cross is consider¬ ably richer and all the money Is to go for wool nd bandages for the boys “over there,” Itw as a great concert with a ‘great motive behind it and its the best educations that can be had in this country. There are, without ! doubt students in this school who 1 would like to go to an Eastern col- j lege but can not afford the high tui- j tion fee. It is for the purpose of as- 1 sisting these that the Price Greenleaf Harvard scholarship is being offered to Pasadena High School seniors. Any applicant for this scholarship must have the recommendation of | Principal Wilson. He need not neces- j sarily have fitted himself especially, to meet college requirements but! must have pretty fair amount of brains so that he can make up any deficiencies in this respect. Anyone whose ambition and ability are ham¬ pered only hy a lack of funds should Last Wednesday in assembly period the girls were treated to a very in¬ teresting entertainment. In spite of the fact that this assembly was an¬ nounced for girls, there was the usual number of all-impgrtant and inquisi¬ tive males who seemed to consider themselves ' especially invited. Most of these, however, were arrested hy the eagle eye of Mr. Becker and sent hurrying to their third period clashes. The entertainment, which was given under the auspices of the Girls’ neering"coHegeZ~thus giving the ad- League consisted of a lively skit en- vice of first hand knowledge and ex- *«ed “Food.” The skit was- dated perience to the uninitiated. This un- ahead to the year 1968 m which time, according to the play, food will he an almost unknown quantity. Indeed, it will be so scarce that one will buy bread by the slice instead of the loaf and 'milk hy the medicine bottle full rather than the quart. All the parts in the play were carried out unusually ■well. Dott Russell made a charming housewife and fairly moved the audi¬ ence to tears hy her passionate long¬ ing for that impossible , morsel — an egg. Carline Murphy in the role of Ba¬ sil, the husband, was exceedingly dig¬ nified and imposing and Dorothy Vance, as Harold, made a big hit. way. On account of the cold weather Llewellyn Gilbert read an essay on wWch is now Prevaleftt, part of the re- „r . . , . • . freshments will he hot, and it will he Washington and Great Britain, and weU worth &е pri(je Qf ^ tQ come and see the way the comimttee has legitimately stepped around Mr. .Hoover’s “war menus.” The program promises to he very unique. The committee has worked hard and enthusiastically, and many good ideas are being worked out. Now all that is left for you to do is to purchase a ticket. They will be on sale in the main hall a week in ad¬ vance of the party, the price being 25c for all Junior Class members and 35c for anyone else. All' Juniors are urged to support this big affair of their class and a dandy time is "guaranteed. Come and help swell the Y. M. C. A. fund for the soldiers and sailors. f FORMER CHRONICLE EDITOR ORIGINATES NEW WAR MEAT ROAST in it compared the spirit of ’76 to the spirit of ’18. An interesting fact brought out was that both the Revolu¬ tionary war and the present great war were caused by Germans. PLAY REPEATED FOR ENTERTAINMENT OF GIRLS dertaking shows indications of be¬ coming one of the most important of the varied activities of Engineers club and will be of the greatest bene¬ fit to Pasadena’s future Col. Goethals. » - о - NEW ARRIVALS AT influence is hound to be great and far-reaching. Its sucecss was боге than encouraging, it was satisfying. Pasadena High School hs “done” her “hit” an oh what a “ big” bit it was. One of the most charming and delightful arrivals for the winter are Mr. G.U. Hogg and his fasci¬ nating daughters. They have been traveling abroad and were forced by the onslaught of the Eu¬ ropean conflict to abandon their tour. After careful consideration they have chosen Pasadena as the ultimate city and are now abod- Ing in the well appointed Gormon Apartments recently opened near the Buff Orpington Arms In Agri¬ culture Park, In the rear of Pasa- jump at this opportunity to see how the other half of the country Is edu¬ cated. For further information see Mr. ^ilson or write direct to Committee on Admission at Harvard. dena High school and are now flourishing under the calm cli¬ mate. The Hoggs trace their ancestry back to the time when Mr. Noah sailed the earth in the Mayflower Mr. Hogg^s forefather was one of the privileged swine to berth with that ancient mariner. Much to the sorrow of her devoted friends, the calling^of Mrs. Hogg to the happy eating ground a few months ago, was as the last course of a banpuet. As their father is unable to be out of doors and is confined to his bed, Mr. Carter has kindly offer¬ ed to be the guiding spirit of the young girls. WASHINGTON:— Herbert Po- penoe, better known as “Pfpp,” last year’s editor of the Pasadena Chronicle, bids fair to make him¬ self famous with his discovery of the food value of cat meat. Aftrfr ‘several experiments with different types of feline, Mr. Poponie in¬ vited some of his scientific friends to a dinner the piece de resis¬ tance of which was to be the French beaver. The guests par-/ took and pronounced the delicacy fine only to be told that their chef d’oeuvre was only ordinary roast cat. Most of the guests were forc¬ ed to admit that the roast kitty was fully as tasty as rabbit. Several notable Washington scientists have commented rath¬ er unfavorably on the possible utilization ofTiat meat to take the place of some of the more expen¬ sive meats but their criticism seems to be based more on the natural abhorrence* of eating cat rather than on any' reasons why such a plan woi^d not be feasible. On the tother hand Mr. Poponoe, now assistant editor of a scientific Washington journal, maintains that cat meat is a good subdfcltqte for rabbit or pork and can be had ln»unlimited quantities. At any rate Mr. Poponoe continues to eat cat meat himself with the possi¬ bility that in the event of a one or two more years of the war hie dainty may become popular af¬ ter all. л 9