Pasadena Chronicle, January 06, 1927

I ь'Ч I I I1IU VOL. XVIII PASADENA, CALIFORNIA, JANUARY 6, 1927 NO. 11 *J. C. PLAYERS TO HOLD OPEN TRYOUTS TODAY The first big chance for some of the new dramatic talent in our institution to gain admittance to the live-wire J. C. Players will be open tonight during seventh pe¬ riod when an open tryout will .,e held in room 200-C. Any J. C. student may present a skit or a reading and a short pantomime before the committee and will be judged upon merit and ability shown in that alone. If you SPECIAL LECTURES ACCOUNTING OFFERS BRILLIANT CAREER Deutscher Verein Lhjoys Unique Party Throngs are Thrilled by Tournameht of Roses While celebrating Christmas in a truely German manner, members of the Deutscher Verein became acquainted with many European customs at a party held at the home of Dr. and Mrs. N. Ku- vinoky at 410 Anita drive, on the last Saturday before vacation. Involving the use of German words progressive games were played in the early part of the evening. Prizes were awarded the winners. С. E. Cave, head of the lan¬ guage department and German instructor last year, then told the club members of some of The auditor of the Pasadena public schools, M. B. Phillips, gave vocational lecture to the as¬ sembled classes of orientation on December 14, on public account¬ ing as a vocation. Mr. Phillips said that this work comprised two fields, bookkeeping and auditing. Bookkeeping, the handling of have had experience in dramatics , routine transactions is one of the or are interested in learning some- first quai;ficationSi Mr. PhinipS thing about tthe subject, you are gave for the profession of' public _ invited to try out. There are several accounting. He defines account. hjs e xperiences he had duri thp open memberships and the members ing as the department that tells time he studied in Germany. the beginning of‘ the nTw^emester j he ? °ne “vee with- a family’ in order to make possible more and Auditing, he said verifies the ac- he is taken in and treated as better programs for the coming I У . °f the bookkeepm8 and I though he is a members, said Mr. Several well know actors have I The fiel<l of auditing he said life in Germany, already expressed their intention to had now STOWn to such heights mg number of meals are eaten participate. If you would like to j tbat now the auditor is the one | by the Germans, sometimes, they get into a real hot dramatics club ! who also offers constructive have as many as six a day. see Victor Margolis or come to criticism. Originally the accounts , While refreshments were being room 200 this afternoon. If you were УегУ simple but at present j served, moving, pictures of Ger- have a seventh period come after , they have grown very complex. many were shown. Slides of Mr. Phillips gave as the quali- 1 German landscapes and various CASUAL COMMENT Ushering in the new year on an ideal day, the 38th Annual Tour¬ nament of Roses was seen by 750,000 people from all parts of the nation. The theme of the pa¬ rade was well known songs, each entry being named after some popular song. In the municipal en¬ tries Beverly Hills’ float “Sitting on Top of the World” won first and Glendale’s “Columbia, Gem of the Ocean,” and Long Beach’s “Bells of the Sea” took second and third prizes, respectively. The parade was composed of 300 units or entries, of which 87 were florally decorated vehicles and 26 were different bands. Not an artificial flower was used in Cave” when tel ling of " the ""family j any °f the float8’ and’ unlike last An astonish- year’ no seri0us accldents raarre<l the day. Floats entered by the public schools of Pasadena won much ap¬ proval. The elementary schools entered a float under the title of “The Old Woman in the Shoe.’ The huge shoe was made of A cord dance has been innov- iated at the University of Calif¬ ornia. Entrance requirements for the men are corduroy trousers, the only restriction being that these have to be clean. The purpose of the affair is to induce the men to wash their cords. It may be advis¬ able to do this here after one looks at a few of the cords in J. C. NOTED AUTHORITY ON EDUCATIONAL PICTURES COMING SEVEN PLUS Is it not funny to behold our parents throwing up their hands in scandalized amazement at our so-called modem jazz age? This The J. C. student body has a treat in store for the Thursday assembly. A. E. Foote, edu¬ cational picture authority, is to present to the students stereopti- con slides in eolors with his topics “Around the World Experiences.” The trip will take the students through Europe, the Mediteranean countries and Asia, and they will hear in particular of Cario, Egypt, and Ceylon, that beautiful island of the tropical seas, called the “garden spot of the world.” According to Mr. Foote, his 30,- world has survived a lot of ages, so it is really foolish for our 000 mile trip around the world relatives to worry much over the by boat proved to be most in¬ present, which, at worst, is only | teresting and enchanting, es- a sort of rampage. I pecially the customs and scenery - : - of Ceylon and Bombay. COSTUME DESIGNERS I'1 his journey across Europe, STUDY ANCIENT DRESS Mr. Foote had a most interesting - interview with resident Heinish of The subject of costumes of the tbe Republic of Austria, centuries and countries since the 1 The prohibition law in the pre-historic ages is being taken up j United States is looked upon as in the costume designing classes. 1 a joke by many European peoples It is amazing how many of the j he found. This feeling prevails school. Every body out. Mr. Philhps gave as the quali-'-™” mnuscapes ana varmus 10000""a n;T. le” s " styles that pass for original to-day in Spain, France, Italy and other - fications, industry, exactness, buropean universities gave the Jed es The se- have been taken from the costumes nations. This is a result of the NEW SPANISH CLUB courage and energy. He said students an idea of how ^ co L tlrv 1 la ce °f long ag°' The present day bat ’ law being ridiculed by foreigners ADOPTS CONSTITUTION exactness comprised the ability topple of old Saxony _l,ve. A urn- 1 college^entry was^ajaige ^crown wag firgt known of in an_ returni from America. The idea think and to act accurately and -rsity film, “The Lure of the « ^ХГГ^ег of , dent GMeCe ta the days before appears to Ъе imbedded among comprehensively. Lorelei, dep.cted scenes along ^ ‘ A good “l of I Christ. Ladies have been painting these people that the American The field may again be divided the Rhine river. The Lorelei, ac- «eh ^«‘ students helped го ag far back as We can traee. familics manufacture whiskv „ At the 1st meeting of the new junior college Spanish Club, which j ...... , was held on December 15, in the into two groups, public accounting 1 cording to an old ledgend, was make tlle tournament a success. Music Hall, the constitution was j and private accounting. Mr. i a siren wbo sat on a rock of that - read and accepted by the members. Phillips laid stress upon the fact name on the right bank of the JUNIOR JINX WILL BE All members who meet the require- that in this line of business there Rhine river and lured sailors and AN ELABORATE AFFAIR if they knew that the gentlemen of boys ments and have signed up previous are many opportunities for exe- fishermen to distraction on the to this meeting are considered char- , cutive advancement. ' rocks. The modern lure of the ter members. I Mj. Phillips stated that the re- i Lorplei is one of scenic beauty. After this matter of business " ' ' ' Clark offered the use of her home actua, experienee. for the party which will be onFri- day -evening, January 7. The proposed names which were presented by Thornton Me Swain were then read, discussed and vot¬ ed on. Los Hispanofilos and Lo With Preston Prince and his , quirements for the stats of Cali Santa Claus then arrived at the I peppy six piece orchestra playing was concluded the president Joe | forma are to pass a written exam- 1 party and distributed gifts from popular selections all thru sixth Shirely brought up the question oi 1 jnation and to have years' of tlle Christmas - tree to the club j period and again during the main members. Much originality was : part of the entertainment, the big T . . i shown bv students in the selection junior entertainment of the year Jumor accountants receive of 20_cent presents. will be held in the high school een <0 aiS a ay' - semoi Mucb 0f the success of the j auditorium this afternoon at 3:30. accoun an' leceives as ”8 _ as | party was due to work of the After three acts of professional in у с о ais a < ay. i i. ni ip:> committee chairmen: Elinor Ke- j Westcoast vaudeville, the main closed his speech by offering to Adventureros received the majority | ans"'ei' aay of bh(- questions he landa gameS; Richard Peterfv, of Harvard,” will be shown, of the votes. At the next meeting coald that the students cared to transportation. Barbara Pviman, This year’s performance these two names will be voted upon. ask- After finishing the business a ' ' program under the direction of j FAMOUS POULTRY Freda Buckingham was presented. RAISER SPEAKS The first number was a violin quartet consisting of David Gold¬ man, Mae Peterson, Carl Scriba, were accompanied at the piano by One of the most interesting as well as constructive talks of the Elizabeth Clarke The other num year that have been presented be- France but at present a resident the end of the performance to berg on the programs were Christ- ' fore the Orientation classes was : of Pasadena, gave an instructive take the students home. Admis- mas songs which had been trans given by charles Weeks, famous talk on French Christmas customs sion is 25 cents for high school lated into Spanish and which were 1 pouItry raiser of California. He | at the meeting of the Le Cercle and junior college students, 15 sung by all the members Margar- 1 started his talk by asking per- i Francais Wednesday, December 8. ( cents for junior high school stu- et Bundy played the accompany- 1 mission to remove his coat as, he ' After the meeting a delicions . dents, and 10 cents for grammar ment for these numbers. ' 1 said> be was used to the freedom | luncheon ‘a la francaise was ser- j school children. ' _ j of the farmer. From that time ved in the model ' apartment by - - families manufacture whisky as a Our boys think that they are col- home product, legiate when they discard their gar- Another prevailing current tors, but they would be surprised thought is that the American and girls are becoming the 17th century were harmlessly worse, in comparison to the past, proud of wrinkled hose, too. Drinking and gambling, Mr. Foote Hairdress was so very absurd in j says, according to Europeans, is the middle 18th century that it ! a part of the everyday life of must be mentioned. The ladies American young people, wove their hair about a model of a : The latter thought, according to victorious Spanish ship, an English Mr. Foote, is evidently circulated garden, a mad dog etc. Hair dres- by a certain class of American ses were so mammoth that the la- made moving pictures, dies had to kneel on the floor or The purity of American woman- stick in carriages. hood is being attacked by these Gentlemen of the 17th century false representations, Mr. Foote were very insiped. They had such adds, and by the false impressions js | pretty ringlets and just had to of the American home-life given refreshments, and to tb- -«torts expected to surpass that of last | carry some embroidery, so they by moving picture films made in of Mrs. Clara Bates Giddings, year when the “Mine of the Iron adviser. , Door” was featured, along with - I two acts of vaudeville and a two TALK ON FRANCE pieee orchestra. ь - It has been announced that Madame Thatcher, a native of “special" cars will be waiting at noss, entertainment; Ralph Mos- part of the performance, “Brown ZOOLOGY CLASSES 1 on, everyone was charmed by his j Miss Mabel Osborn’s domestic sci- SOPHOMORE CLASS ence class. Madame Thatcher was SHOW KEEN INTEREST | Personality and presentation. t л , . In his talk, Mr. Weeks em- , the guest of honor at the lunch- phasized the fact that if every eoa man would realize that the only real happiness in life was living with nature away from crowded, I Cass. ELECETS OFFICERS Because of a growing interest in zoology each year, Max W. de Laubenfels, zoology teacher, is now instructing two classes instead of one, as was the case last year. The pupils are study¬ ing the twelve phylum thorough¬ ly! beginning with the lowest form of animal life, Protozoa, and leading up to the Chordata and its subdivisions. Blue prints of 180 different, forms of animals ore pasted in the students note book and short write-ups of each animal are put alongside, ex¬ plaining their habits, locality, size, and other important feat¬ ures concerning them. The study of zoology is ex¬ ceedingly interesting to anyone desiring a better knowledge of animal life, and to those stud¬ ents who really wish to get something benificial from the subject, it affords a most pract¬ ical course. Other guests present were Miss ' For the purpose of electing of- Edna Eckersley and Miss Isabelle , f'cers for the comin£ semester, the clan of ‘29 met for business Dec. FRAT MEMBERS MAY NOT COMPETE congested cities and that if every man would get himself an acre of land and lead a contented, healthly, happy, free life among j ■ - the flowers, trees, and stock, that j At a recent meeting of the С. I. there would be no more strikes, j F. a resolution was passed provid- no more famines, no more wars, j ing that any member of any prl- and no more unhappiness. He 1 vate fraternity in the state of Cal- made very clear that people who ifornia would be ineligible for ath- live in crowded, unhealthy cities : letic competition in the high were not living the life that schools after January 1, 1927. Also, nature and God intended. All ац participants in athletic games poverty and crime are found in the cities. The life and eniron- ment in the farm life are ideal for health and happiness. sponsored by any public school must have on record in their prin¬ cipal’s office signed pledge-., with their mother’s and father's signa- After this little talk, Mr. Weeks ture, stating that they belong to no presented a series of slides pic- fraternity, turing his famous ten acre Palo Alto poultry farm. He expalined his failures in many lines and told how certain poultry coops were 10. Ballots were passed out and candidates voted upon. While the sophomores were waiting for the returns of the election they were entertained by music furnished by radio station S. О. P. H. Iver Drageset was elected pres¬ ident, and Mildred Marshall, Sec’y-Treasurer. As no one re¬ ceived a majority of votes for the office of Vice-President the two students who received the highest number of votes will be voted upon again. Election returns were counted under the supervision of Edwin V. Van Amringe, class adviser. nia where he settled on a one acre farm in San Fernando val¬ ley. He made the same success not inducive to the best egg-lay- 1 there on one acre of land as he ing. After profiting by his mis- j had made in Palo Alto. ELECTION NOTICE! takes, he told how he systema- He gave the requisites for pro- With student body elections tized his farm so that he not only 1 ducing the best egg-laying hens, rapidly approaching, candidates raised thousands of chickens, but The first and most important item for office during the coming j also hogs, rabbits, and pigeons. | was fresh green feed. Without semester are lining up for politi- j Later, Mr. Weeks received from this the success of chickenraising cal campaigns. Persons wishing the Chamber of Commerce of is much altered. Mr. Weeks raises to run for office should obtain Southern California a request to ! 0n his acre giant Turkey cabbage nomination blanks from Isabelle ! come and start such a farm in the | giant beets, Swiss chard, kale, al- Greene and return them before south, as he had not only become i falfa, green barley, blue grass, “Great Figures of Today” is the topic of the fourth annual G. A. Nelson oratorial contest to be held at P. H. S. on Feb. 1, 1927. Four years ago, Mr. G. A. Nel¬ son, well known citizen of Pasa¬ dena, left the city one thousand dollars, the interest, which amounts to 60 dollars per year, to be used to further interest in January 11. Nominations will be famous for his chicken farm but and white clover. The chickens oratory at Pasadena high school. ORATORS PREPARING FOR NELSON CONTEST made in special assembly on also for a colony that he had Wednesday, January 12. Accept- started. This colony formed by ance and elections will be on the 13th. This year the cabinet mem¬ bers will not act as managers. people interested in Mr. Week’s success progressed until it also campaign (“became nationally known. Mr. Weeks came to Southern Calif or- •'auiqsuns jo Xju9;d элвц jsmu The topic was chosen by the plenty of water, and uncrowded I forensics committee. Requirements coops. | are; that each speech must be The lecture was ended with a I eight minutes long, and that each cordial invitation to everyone to j competitor must speak on a great visit his one acre of land. personage that is living to-day. could sit down to quiet their nerves our °wn Hollywood. In his entire when they became too excited by trip through Europe Mr. Foote working on their laces, and can you reports having- seen but a very fancy it? They wore little full ' lew films portraying our true skirts over their pretty satin bre- American home life. He believes eches. Every gentlemen carried J that American youth will be able his compact, for shiny noses are to counteract these misrepresent - such horrid things! ations by outstanding acts which The lady of the French Revolu- . w'll rea"y indicate what their true tion period was exceedingly bold, i habits and ideals of life are. She caught her skirt up in front Much of this propaganda is being until you could see almost up to the j circulated in order to discourage knee. Now, bring on something; prohibition movements in European new in style if you can? i nations where prohibition societies ■ - are already springing up. In the - - Republic of Austria alone, there CALTECH STUDENT WINS are forty-three such organizations. RHODES SCHOLARSHIP ., °ne sarprise ^ Mr- Foote «as _ I the regular schedule used on the ’round the world steamers. Every¬ thing and everyone acts upon a schedule. Life on one of these liners is similar to school life in that certain hours are used for certain things. For example, the members of the different organi¬ zations, Rotary, Masons, Elks and the Travel club, etc., meet at dinners or luncheons on certain days. Another feature is the “’Round the World Golf Club” composed of all the golfers aboard ship. In all the large ports called at, this group journeys out be¬ fore the others for a round of golf upon the links, before the regular sightseeing. In comparing the regions visited, according to Mr. Foote, there is n place like Pasadena and its people. To really appre¬ ciate this community one must visit the other beautiful spots of the world. Mr. Foote, accompanied by Mrs. Foote, made the seven-month, around the world trip in 1925 and 1926, leaving Pasadena for New York on September 2 in the for¬ mer year, and returning to Pasa¬ dena in Mai-ch, 1926. According to Dr. Frank Ayde- lotte, American secretary to the Rhodes, trustees, and president of Swarthmore college, at Swarth- more, Pa., Robert F. Heilbron, of Caltech, was named beneficiary of the 1927 Rhodes scholarships along with thirty-one other American students. In 1923 Heilbron won the American travel prize at the institute, being the highest in his class at the end of his sopho¬ more year. Again in 1924 he won the junior European travel prize. Heilbron will have the oppor¬ tunity of entering Oxford uni¬ versity next October, with $2,000 a year given toward his expenses. He has the privilege of studying anything he desires. He is a former member of the football squad of Caltech and at present holds a place on the de¬ bating team. He entered Caltech upon graduating from San Diego high school. COMMISSION ACTS Plans for the coming election of commissioners were discussed at the commission meeting which was held in the student body of¬ fice last Monday. It was decided to send flowers to Don Tyler, who is ill with a dislocated vertebrae and with tonsilitis. He will not be able to come out for basketball this year. PERU READS Forty men and women taught to read and write is reported as result of the first five months’ activity in Peru of the league against illiteracy, organized last years. Registration of 252 people for insturction in fundamentals of the language is reported in Lima, and of 62 in Callao. ‘