Pasadena Chronicle, January 06, 1927

fil Ш 7EEK 8Л VOL. XVIII PASADENA, CALIFORNIA, JANUARY 6, 1927 NO. 11 “Briar Rose” Will Be Presented Soon Brilliant Cast and Chorus Preparing for Elaborate Pro¬ duction To Be Staged Next Semester; Beautiful Scenery Being Constructed. Throngs Thrilled By Tournament Of Roses In presenting “Briar Rose,” by W. Curtis, the P. H. S. and P. J. C. music department hopes to surpass all previous operas ever given at this institution. Mr. Curtis is the author of “The Marriage of Nannette,” last year’s opera. With a cast of some thirty' principals, a chorus of 150 voices, and a 30-piece orchestra, indi¬ cations point to a sure success for “Briar Rose.” Under the able direction of b®Ss Lula C. Parmley, head of the department, many elaborate preparations are already well under way. Much credit is due Miss Parmley for the splendid work she has done for the depart¬ ment since she came here in 1923. According to those who have seen “Briar Rose” and are ac¬ quainted with it, “The Marriage of Nannette,” which was pre¬ sented last year and proclamed by many to have been the best amateur production ever presented on a Pasadena stage, will be totally eclipsed by “Briar Rose.” Exquisite costumes, beautiful scenery and stage settings, to¬ gether with a brilliant cast, gives promise of the elaborateness of the production. “It will be the biggest thing the music department has even attempted to put on,” states Miss Parmely. Assisting Miss Parmley will be T. E. Morrissey, dramatic coach; Mary H. Petcina and Mrs. Amy Grau Miller, music, and H. H. Parker, orchestra director. Because the personnel of the cast is not complete the cast will be announced at a later date. For the first time, the junior college will be an important factor in the production of the annual opera, and it was through a mutual desire to make the opera better than ever before that the arangements to combine the glee clubs was brought about. JUNIOR JINX WILL BE CALTECH STUDENT WINS AN ELABORATE AFFAIR RHODES SCHOLARSHIP With Preston Prince and his peppy six piece orchestra playing popular selections all through sixth period anj again during the main part of the entertainment, the big junior entertainment of the year will be held in the high school auditorium this afternoon at 3:30. After three acts of professional Westcoast vaudeville, the main part of the performance, “Brown of Harvard,” will be shown. This year’s performance is expected to surpass that of last year when the “Mine of the Iron Door” was featured, along with two acts of vaudeville and a two piece orchestra. It has been announced that special cars will be waiting at _ the end of the performance to Ushering in the new year on an take the students home. Admis- ideal day, the 38th Annual Tour- sion is 25 cents for high school nament of Roses was seen by an<l junior college students, 15 750,000 people from all parts of cents for junior high school stu- the nation. The theme of the pa- dents, and 10 cents for grammar rade was well known songs, each , school children. entry being named after some - popular song. In the municipal en- NOTED TRAVELER TO tries Beverly Hills’ float “Sitting APPEAR HERE I on Top of the World” won first j and Glendale’s “Columbia, Gem of According to Dr. Frank Ayde- lotte, American secretary to the Rhodes trustee 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. Eighteen Students Up For Commission Elections Set for Monday, January 17; Acceptance Speeches in Regular Assembly Friday; Petitions Should Be Re¬ turned by Tomorrow. J. C. PLAYERS HOLD OPEN TRYOUT TODAY 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 any of the floats, and, unlike last year, no serious accidents marred the day. Floats entered by the public schools of Pasadena won much ap¬ proval. The elementary schools entered a float under the title of Before the age of twenty-three, having traveled from the pinnacle of Matterhorn to the prisons of Gibralter, up and down the shores The first big chance for some of the new dramatic talent in our institution to gain admittance to of the East Indies, through the the ^'e-wire J. C. Players will be Bolshevik barriers to Vladavostok, from a cobra’s nest in Malay ю revolts in China, Richard Halli¬ burton, Princeton graduate, re¬ turned in 1920 from this vagabond trip, which was made without financial aid, to write his charm¬ ing account of these wanderings, “The Royal Road to Romance.” Mr. Halliburton, who is touring “The Old Woman in the Shoe.’ , the west, has consented to come The huge shoe was made of to Pasadena to tell of his ad- 10,000 magnolia leaves. The se- ' ventures in a talk to be given m 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 have had experience in dramatics or are interested in learning some¬ thing about tthe subject, you are invited to try out. There are several open memberships and the members , . , , , - т are anxious to fill them up before mor high school and the junior the high school auditorium Jan. the beginning of the new semester college^ entry ^ was a large crown 14, . at 8:80. _ Students ^may pm- in ordel. lo make possible more and better programs for the coming term. Several well known actors have of marigolds, representing the chase tickets for 25 cents, and “Crown City.” A good number of adults for 75 cents, high school students helped to The lecture is being given under make the tournament a success.’ the auspices of the literary clubs already expressed their Гп1епИоГ to of Pasadena high school. participate. If you would like to To date eighteen candidates have entered the race for the seven student commission offices. Great interest is being- aroused and close competition is promised for every position. '■y1 In about a week’s time the elections will be held, when every P. H. S. student body member will have the opportunity to state his preference for the students whom he wishes to represent him as a member of the student body of Pasadena high school. The commissioners have always been considered highly honored by P. H. S., and there has been a Faculty Member л Gives Facts About India “India” was the subject for an interesting talk given by Mr. Linn W. Hattersley, a junior college faculty member, in last Tuesday’s ' of "rivalry "and a groat deal assembly. Before coming to Pasa- of competition among the candi_ dena, Mr. Hattersley was the prin¬ cipal of a high school in Burma, India. He told many interesting things about the religious beliefs, the gov¬ ernment, and the intelligence of the Hindu. After putting on the native cos¬ tume of the Hindu, which consists of a skirt, a short jacket, and a turban, he spoke a few words in Hindustani to the student body. A number of Junior boys put dates for office. This year, it seems that the students are as anxious as usual to keep up stu¬ dent body government, if one may judge from the large number of candidates who have turned out for offices. Four of last year’s commis¬ sioners are running again — three for their old positions, and one, Mike Reynolds, for athletics, rather than for boys’ welfare again. Next Friday, January 14 the on a short skit in order to arouse nomination speeches will be enthusiasm for the Junior Jinx printed and circulated among the which will be given in the high I students, and the acceptance school auditrium this afternoon, j speeches will be made by the _ candidates in the regular as- NEW LIBRARY CLASS IS s®n,bIy- The election will take FORMED FOR place on Monday, January 17, in WORK the advisory groups. Petition blanks which were sent out yes- „ .. , , . . . terday are expected to be returned Practical work in library train- j tomorrow with fifty signatures on ing will be given next school ; term for those students interested I ,r, " ■ . , Those running for commission in research work. The class, 0jjjces under the supervision of Miss are: Girls’ welfare, Mar- supervision of Miss I Jewe]> Ruth Webster and Margaret Baker, will be composed Dorothea Capps; boys, weifare, of either boys or girls, and only Maynor ghove an(| Ray Kerr. get into a real hot dramatics club I Junior college students are ad- ; finance> jack Snyder, Bob Carney, see Victor Margolis or come to 1 nutted. Arthur Weston and Ted Davis; ZOOLOGY CLASSES SHOW KEEN INTEREST 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 are pasted in the student’s 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. BETROTH OF FACULTY - MEMBERS ANNOUNCED OFFICERS ELECTED AT DINNER FOR PRESS CLUB 200 this afternoon. If you1 The numbers will be strictly j debating,' ВнГветГ апГвГгаап! _ have a seventh period come after Announcement of the engage- , „ , „ school. Eveiy body out. ment of Miss Mary H. Petcina, At the first meetl“g of tbe - - - member of the music department Press club> held December lb, oft- ррррдрттчгг - , , (.Prs f01- the new year were uiiaiuna 1 Ш'Л’ЛШ.М, to Kenneth M Kerans recorder Jls for ' e FOR NELSON CONTEST was made at a dinner party held at elected, iney are. _ the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ewing, President, Bernard Melekian; Thursday, December 30. The en- vice-president, Marian Barrett; gagement of Miss Helen M. Veghte, Mr. Ewing’s secretary, to G. A. Pohlman was also made known. Miss Petcina is the director of the boys’ glee club and is a member of .the music department. She came to Pasadena last year from Chicago, where she was prominent in musical circles. Mr. Kerans replaced H. T. _ _ _ _ _ “Great Figures of Today” is the secret ary, Fr a n cis* ~~M c Nei 1 ; ’enter- <®Pic of the fo«rth annual G. A. tainment chairman, Marjorie Han- Nelson material contest to be sen; inson. The enlargement of the Chron¬ icle office was the subject of discussion. It was decided that the requirement for entrance to the club would be a three hundred word feature story. Each member treasurer, Kenneth Hutch- j 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 oratory at Pasadena high school. The topic was chosen by the present is to bring\ the name of Clifton as recorder, having previ- anew prospect to the next meet- “ ГГГЙ ously been associated with the _ I eight minutes long, and that each social science department. Miss Veghte has been taking TALK ON FRANCE the place of Miss Vera A. Childs - as secretary to Mr. Ewing. SOPHOMORE CLASS ELECTS OFFICERS ELECTION NOTICE! With student body elections rapidly approaching, candidates for office during the coming semester are lining up for politi¬ cal campaigns. Persons wishing to run for office should obtain nomination blanks from Isabelle Greene and return them before January 11. Nominations will be made in special assembly on Wednesday, January 12. Accept¬ ance and elections will be on the 13th. This year the cabinet mem¬ bers will not act as campaign managers. WHAT NEXT? Perhaps some mens’ organiza¬ tions may go in for grand opera now. Bob Ramsay says grand opera would make track training more pleansant. For the purpose of electing of¬ ficers for the coming semester, the clan of ‘29 met for business Dec. 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. Madame Thatcher, a native of France but at present a resident of Pasadena, gave an instructive talk on French Christmas customs at the meeting of the Le Cercle Francais Wednesday, December 8. After the meeting a delicious competitor must speak on a great personage that is living to.-day. ‘CIVIES DAY” IS OBSERVED, DEC. 20 Dresses, both long and short, dull and bright were being ex¬ hibited in full array Friday, De¬ luncheon ‘a la francaise was ser- c,ember, 17 ■ waf "P0I}_that da-v ved in the model apartment by Miss Mabel Osborn’s domestic sci¬ ence class. Madame Thatcher was the guest of honor at the lunch- H. S. INSTRUCTOR WEDS DURING VACATION An interesting wedding of the holidays was that of Frank J. Gilloon, well-known P. H. S. and J. C. physics and mathematic teacher and Miss Lenore Latzer of Highland, Ill., on December 27. Mr. and Mrs. Gilloon are staying temporarly at the Hotel Con¬ stance. Other guests present were Miss Edna Eckersley and Miss Isabelle Cass. FRAT MEMBERS MAY NOT COMPETE that the girls of P. H. S. ob¬ served “Civies Day” an annual event coming the last school day of each year. Bright colors could be seen dashing to and fro, throughout the campus. It was one of those rare oc¬ casions where the girls have a chance to show their artistic taste for clothing. limited to fifteen, however. Four Melekian. athleticS) .Henderson hours of practice work are re- Paulson> Mike Revnolds and Red quired each week in the various Rogers; pub,ications, Marjorie phases of library instruction, such Hansen and Philip Pratt; enter- as desk work, care of books, and tainment. Hefb Resner and Letha bibliographies. Two lectures a yion.jR week are to be given to the stu- ; _ de"*s' c „ „ t , WORK ON “BOOL DAWG” The first semester wi 1 take up PROGRESSING RAPIDLY the history of books and libraries, _ study of the science of library, A1] those who enjoy a } classification, cataloging, and the laugh can look forward to Janu_ technical and practical side of ary 26j for that is the date on library work. which the “Bool Dawg” is The training is not a snap scheduled to come off the press, course, but put out for the bene- This issue is to be prjnted on fit of those wishing a practical good papel.; with a two-color cover, knowledke of library work. Those ! It is the official magazine of the interested should leave their name cartoon club> consisting of forty- with Miss Frey. eight pages with over sixty cuts. In addition to the work of our FILMS ARE SHOWN TO TWO CLASSES One of the most interesting sets of motion pictures shown this year in connection with the science department, was projected to the biology and physiology classes Wednesday. The pictures were microscopic studies of low and high animal reproduction. P. H. S. cartoonists the publi¬ cation is to contain drawings by professional artists. If this “Bool Dawg” proves to be a successful publication, it may be published quarterly to furnish P. H. S. with a spasm of laughs now and then. HIGH SCHOOL ANNUAL STAFF HARD AT WORK NO PARKING ON MARION At a recent meeting of the С. I. F. a resolution was passed provid¬ ing that any member of any prl- ALUMNES ANNOUNCE THEIR MARRIAGE The marriage of Marion Speir vate fraternity in the state of Cal- , to Perry Hollingsworth took ifornia would be ineligible for ath- p]ace at San Diego, December letic competition in the high ^ Miss Speir is an alumnus schools after January 1, 1927. Also, 0f P R. S.* all participants in athletic games Mr. Hollingsworth is a film sponsored by any public school editor and is associated with one must have on record in their prin¬ cipal’s office signed pledge^, with their mother’s and father's signa¬ ture, stating that they belong to no fraternity. of the large movie city studios. After a brief sojourn in the southern city they returned to Exclamations were flying high, thick and a mile wide Monday morning when the people who park their cars on Marion street found brand new Auto club signs prohibiting parking longer than 45 minutes. Residents of the street have been complaining, it According to Frances McNeil, editor of this year’s annua, 1 work on the book is in full swing. Special concentration is being shown in the senior section under the direction of Dorothy Seymore, ’27, at the present time. All seniors are requested to pay parti¬ cular attention to the filling out of the activity slips which will be distributed in the next senior seems, of the cars lined up everv morning in front of their houses, meeting. - Work on the art section of the COMMISSION ACTS i annual is also progressing rapidly. Plans for the coming election j of commissioners were discussed Peru Reads Forty men and women taught at the commission meeting which to read and write is reported as was held in the student body of- result of the first five months’ fice last Monday. activity in Peru of the league It was decided to send flowers against illiteracy, organized last years. Registration of 252 people for insturction in fundamentals of to Don Tyler, who is ill with a dislocated vertebrae and with take up their residence in Holly- tonsilitis. He will not be able to the language is reported in Lima, wood. — come out for basketball this year, and of 62 in Callao.