Pasadena Chronicle, January 10, 1917

ENROLLMENT Total Enrollment . .1800 Student Body . .1300 Faculty . . 100 CIRCULATION John Muir . High School . This Issue . VOL. IV— NO. 10 PASADENA HIGH SCHOOL, JANUARY 10, 1917, PASADENA, CALIFORNIA PRICE 2 CENTS Delightful Deutsch Dramat¬ ically Delivered in Com¬ ing Performance NOTABLECASTCHOSEN Play Replete With Tense Situations ; Girls’ Parts Well Taken For several weeks past, students have been observing the gayly colored placards on the bulletin boards and the uninformed few have been curious or indiffrent as the case might be. Now, everyone has -heard of the big play that the twelfth year German stu¬ dents are putting on Friday evening, January 12th. But perhaps everyone does not realize what a dramatic treat this is to be. In the first place, the cast is a nota¬ ble one and those who have attended the rehearsals can bear witness to the fact that one and all are artists and as such extract from the parts they assume all the fine subtleties and deli¬ cate distinctions that only intelligent ld?huctions could conceive, adding that varied voice intonation and finished manner that so sways a sympathetic audience and convinces a critical one. The following is the cast of charac¬ ters, made in the order of appearance on the stage: Valcour, friend of Franz . . . . Brewster Hayes Franz von Dorsigny, the nephew1 . . DeCalvus Simonson Champagne, his valet.Arthur Raymond Frau von Mirville, Franz’ sister, a young widow . Dorothy Lee Sophie, daughter of Col. Dorsigny.... . Ruth Rhodes Colonel Dorsigny, the uncle . . . . . Howard Vesper Lermeuil, his friend and Sophie’s fiancee . Thomas lams i Frau von Dorsigny, Colonel’s wife.... . Mary Freyer A Notary . Milton Smith Two Under-officers . . Charles Goodman Frederick De Silva Jasmin, servant in Designy’s house . Hugo Becker Lackeys . Peter Busker Stacy Mettier Maid in Dorsign’s house — Lois Howe . The play itself is a comedy, and a comedy guaranteed to be exceedingly mirth-provoking. Any one who can watch the perfectly natural acting of Arthur Raymond as Champagne in his semi-intoxicated condition, or the graceful entrance of Howard Vesper, as the uncle, from tthe cabinet (as he sylph-like bursts through the door ac¬ companied by a startling clatter of j breakables) and fails to laugh, has no sense of humor, nay more, he is devoid of intelligence. There are no such persons in Pasadena, much less in our high school whose walls are filled with would-be wits and painful (practical) jokers. The striking resemblance between uncle and nephew calls for no helpful imagination on the part of the audi¬ ence; the likeness is there and only the 'keenest eyes may pierce the make¬ ups and tell “which is which.” The girls of the cast were selected with due regard for talent as well as good looks, not overlooking a general ’knowledge of German. To qualify for the cast they had to have all these qualities and considering even these exacting conditions the cast will cer¬ tainly exceed the most exacting expec¬ tations. Ruth Rhodes as Sophie, the demure maiden of fifteen years, but with two suitors, makes a delightful heroine. Dorothy Lee as the young niece who is untying the tangles of troubles of the others’ love affairs, wins a husband as well as winning consideration for her clever interpretation of her part. Even the minor characters are ex¬ cellent, and the plot of the play runs smoothly along to an entirely satis¬ factory climax wherein all the diffi¬ culties are adjusted and “they live happily ever after” as all true lov¬ ers do. There is absolutely not reason why every boy and girl in this BASKETMEN NEED MORE SUPPORT FROMJTUDENTS The P. H. S. aggregation of bas¬ ket shooters are still in want of new men and new material to de¬ velop and work upon. Several practice games have already been staged and with each little scrim¬ mage the Bulldog contingent has shown marked and rapid improve¬ ment, both in team work and indi¬ vidual play. The fellows have been out ever since the fore part of football season, training and prac¬ ticing every night. It isn’t the easiest game to play either. The men are on the go all the game and there is no chance to rest from the first whistle to the last. It is one of the most excit¬ ing games to watch that is played in prep or academic institutions throughout the state and in most schools it is among the most pop¬ ular. In the north and in eastern schools, basketball ranks side by side with football and oftentimes is even patronized more than the tanbark activities. More men, more support, hence more success and advancement for P. H. S. in 1917. TUFFY CONN TO ATTEND PENNSY NEXT SEMESTER E HAVE EXCURSION TO Ml Club Members to See How a Ford Is Made in Twenty Seconds Mr. Smothers Elected Fac¬ ulty Advisor; Transfers Secured A long time ago — December 11 — the Engineers Club held a meeting for the purpose of looking at some stereopti- con slides showing the good roads movement, announcing an excursion to the telephone exchange in Los An¬ geles, and a talk to be given by Mr. H. N. Savage, the engineer in charge of the construction of the Roosevelt / Dam. The slides were about fifty in num¬ ber and showed home the movement for good roads is gradually spreading over the country. 9s a great many of the slides showed how farming con¬ ditions were helped, the agriculture classes were invited to see the slides with the embryo engineers. The annual excursion over to the automatic exchange of the Los An¬ geles Telephone Company always proves a treat for the engineers and this year the excursion is to take place sometime in the end of January. The trip will be made in machines and the engineers will have ample opportunity to observe the innermost workings of the telephone. Although the exact date has not yet been arranged, the talk to be given by Mr. Savage will be arranged for as soon as possibe, as the talk will be most interesting both from an educa¬ tional and diverting standpoint. These two programmes furnish something for the members of the club to look forward to and will be one of the features of the year. “Tuffy” Conn, the superhuman athlete; the “Iron Man” of P.H.S. athletics of '13, ’14 and ’15, will enter the University of Pennsyl¬ vania in February. For the past semester “Tuffy” has been attend¬ ing Oregon Agricultural College, where he set the Northwest afire by his phenomenal open field run¬ ning and drop kicking. It was due to the great “Tuffy” that Lone Star Dietz’s team was defeated for the first time in ten years. After looking over the Pennsy curriculum the stocky little Pasa¬ denan decided that they had just what he wanted — so Pennsy, thanks to her many courses of study, secures one of the greatest athletes of the West, George “Tuffy” Conn. Show ’em how back there, “Tuffy.” They will recognize your true worth when you let loose. Go get 'em. high school should not go to see Der Neffe als Onkel. Of course, the only excuse given will be “I do not under¬ stand German.” But this time, this time-worn plea cannot be used, for to forestall such an excuse, handbills con¬ taining a complete synopsis of the play scene by scene, act by act, IN ENGLISH, will be distributed that evening to the audience, and follow¬ ing the action of the play will be ab¬ solutely easy. The price is not prohibi¬ tive — 25 cents for Student Body mem¬ bers and teachers, also grammar grades, and 60 cents for the general public. Tickets may be obtained at the High School or Jarvis & Prinz. All seats are reserved. The proceeds will go to¬ ward the scholarship fund for needy students in the Modern Language De¬ partment. One needs only to realize mat this year’s German play surpasses those supposedly super-excellent onjfes of for¬ mer years to really appreciate this splendid opportunity to obtain an eve¬ ning of decidedly delightful mirth, yes, more than mere mirth. LOCAL SILVER TONGUES LEAD DIVISION OF LEAGUE Pasadena at Head of Debat¬ ing League, With Per¬ fect Percentage : In the first league debate the Bull- j dog spellbinders demonstrated that | their bark is as good as their bite by | winning both the affirmative and neg- 1 ative. As Pasadena is the only school in this section taking both sides, it i leads with 100 percent. Through the good offices of Com- 1 missioner Lilley and Manager Coggs- shall, practice debates were held with the regular teams of the other schools on the same question. Bogardus and j Miss Lowstetter met Glendale’s affirm- j ative at Glendale, Alviar and Miss Ong met Venice’s negative at Venice, | Misses Laird and Goodell met Lin- i coin’s negative at Lincoln High and . Hambrook and Hance met Santa Ana’s negative at Santa Ana. In every in- j stance the Pasadena debaters were i victorious. This demonstrates con- ; clusively that the Bullodgs are head jand shoulders above the debaters of jthe rival schools. j The preliminary tryouts for the next | debate were held in Mr. Carson’s home December 27th. Quite a number of the old squad found it rather difficult to ! come out again. The members of the new squad lined up for the first squad ■ debate were : Miss Coleman and Ham- : brook, affirmative against Miss Low- j stetter and Alviar, negative; . Culbert- | son and King against Daniels and Hance, on the second squad; Wine- ! garden and Gruen against Shawhan and Davidson. After the .first squad debates Cul¬ bertson found it necessary to drop the : work. Ed has the makings of an A1 | debater in him and the squad is sorry j to see him go. The members of the j first squad are lined up for the next debate as follows: Miss Lowstetter 1 and Hambrook against Miss Coleman and Daniels; Hance and King against Winegarden and Alviar. The junior squad held their first try- i out December 25th. The prospects for a junior championship are very bright. The lineup for the first debate, to be held January 1st, is: Lucille Wallace . and Frances Davis against Elzo Mc- , Cluskey and Charles Paddock; Vivian Wallace and Brooks Giftord against j Louis Minskey and Luey Cannavina. PAST FOOTBALL SEASON ONE OF MOST SUGGESSFUL EVER EXPERIENCED BY PASADENA Although Eliminated, Duffy Seay’s Fast Bulldog Eleven Proved One of Best Little Machines Ever Turned Out in Prep School Ranks. Hats Off to ’Em IS By RALPH HOSLER When the time-keeper’s gun barked, announcing the end of the Manual game, it closed one of the most successful football seasons in the long history of Pasadena High School. To some it seems a failure, but to Coach Seay, Captain Steve, the team and others, it will, be long remembered as one of the greatest tanbark seasons the Crimson and White has ever known. It is true that the Bull¬ dogs were eliminated by Manual Arts in the semi-finals, and they were licked by San Diego, but a defeat does not signify a poor team. For its size, its experience, its age, the team of 1916, led by Captain “Steamboat Steve” Horrell, was one of the niftiest and most compact little machines ever moulded together. Those eleven men, greatly outweighed, fought shoulder to shoulder, drawn together by the bonds of battle. The backfield averaged only 1 45 pounds, but what those four men lacked in weight they made up with speed, fight and aggressiveness. The line averaged slightly over 1 50, but this weight was eclipsed by the overpowering heftiness of the opposing schools. Coach Seay’s team was the second lightest team in Southern California football circles, barring none. But it isn’t size that makes the man. This was demonstrated by the scrappy Seayites in the Chaffey, San Diego and Manual games. Outweighed many pounds to the man, the Bulldogs held the opposition in check by pure grit and aggressiveness. And the ’16 Varsity accomplished their one big purpose of the year. They stepped on LONG BEACH — Hooray! And they walloped Santa Ana, the strongest team in the league. Another whoop ! That is something to be proud of — in days gone by, the team that defeated both of the above mentioned was considered a wonder. Pasadena this year cleaned up both by large scores. And in every game, in the last fifteen minues of play, that period of the game, which tests the mettle of every team, found the Bulldogs playing just as hard, just as clean as when the game began. The P. H. S. ’16 team weathered the season, knowing that to lose is no disgrace, that to fight clean and play the game square were the two fundamental requisites of a true athlete. The teams of the past have established a record of clean play and fairness, but the eleven men this year increased it many fold. The one big handicap this year on All School Questions Decid¬ ed by August Boyd in Bi- Weekly Sessions NEW SWEATERS DUE Late Hour of Adjournment Prevails When Commis¬ sioners Meet Seay’s team was weight. His team was one of the fastest in prep circles, but the overwhelming weight of op¬ ponents crushed the attack at the crit¬ ical moments. As regards the defense, the Bulldogs totaled a score of 181 points to their opponents’ 110. That is not a bad record considering that there were only four veterans on the team. Leading the team was Captain Steve Horrell, the greatest center that ever wore the Crimson and White. For four years • Steve made All-Southern center, a none too easy task. Steve always fought to the last down, he played clean ball, and played the game for the game’s sake. You’re there a million, Steve. We’re for you every time. Playing beside “Big Steve” on the line were Kenny DeHuff, a three year man, a deadly tackier and a great re¬ ceiver of forward passes; A1 Goodale, a smashing tackle, one who could be depended on to fight to the last ditch; Gene Cory, the big jet-haired guard, the boy who played like a cyclone whether the game be won or lost; Frank Von Mohr, the strapping left guard, a fighter who “never said die” and who will make things hum next year; Bobby Cline, the huskiest man on the team, a clean hard fighter from whistle to whistle; Hass Davis, the phantom end. There wasn’t much to him, but what there was was there. “Chuck” Ash was a clean, hard player. In the backfield were elusive Bobby Schlaudeman, the third member of the Schlaudeman family to make the team. Bobby was a heady quarter, and a great forward passer; “Walrus Wal- lie” Chisholm, one of the hardest plunging fullbacks that ever donned a cleated shoe; “Zip” Wilkie, said to be even faster than the great ( “Tuffy” Conn for the first twelve yards; “Shorty” Bedall, the dynamic little right half who, though handicapped by a twisted knee, played the entire year out; Cass Smith, the galloping line plunger. Cass could almost plug a hole in a brick wall; “Speed” Burton, a green man but speedy as they make ’em; and Hunnicutt, the sub quarter, a speedy, brainy quarter who could always be depended on in a pinch. sjc :J; * # * * * * ❖ * Beginning this issue, the * * Chronicle will give away fif- * * teen tickets to a local theater, * * each week, to the first fifteen * people who can find a mis- * spelled word in the advertise- * ments and hand the correct- * ed word to the manager in * the Chronicle office at noon. :j: :Jc # # % :|c NON-TEUTONIC LINGUISTS HAVE PLAYJYNOPSIS For the benefit of those who under¬ stand German imperfectly, the main details of the plot are given below. Introduction Franz von Dorsigny, nephew of Col¬ onel von Dorsigny, is a gay young army officer who is constantly getting into trouble, and always in debt. In a duel, he wounds his superior officer, and is compelled to flee. First disguising himself so as to re¬ semble his uncle perfectly, he makes a haven of his own uncle’s house, his faithful valet, Champagne, accompany¬ ing him. Disguising himself as his uncle is not difficult, for there is al¬ ready a striking resemblance, and lit¬ tle difference in ages. The only marked difference is that the uncle wears a wig. Act. I In the first scene, Valcour, who is Franz’s intimate friend, receives an ambiguous note requesting a meeting in the garden, and supposes it to be from some fair lady admirer, but on going to the garden finds that the writ¬ er of the note is really Franz, who is accompanied by his valet. Franz ex¬ plains his predicament which necessi¬ tates his disguise. In the following scene, the dual per¬ sonality has further complicated the situation, for Franz’s sister mistakes him for her uncle who is away. Franz tells her the truth, and she confides the information that Sophie, with whom he is in love, is already engaged to Herr von Lormeuil, a friend of the uncle. At this juncture Champagne conceives a brilliant idea — for Franz to continue the disguise, prevent the marriage of Sophie and Lormeuil, and win her for himself. Franz thinks well of the suggestion and writes a letter to his aunt making a formal proposal There are a great many students in Pasadena High School to whom the word “Commissioner” suggests an im¬ portant looking individual whose sole duty seems to consist in strolling aim¬ lessly through the halls for tre elifica- lessly through the halls for the edifica¬ tion of the Freshies. Few, if any, know of the strenuous bi-weekly meetings that occur as reg¬ ularly as the monthly tests; and as to the nature of said meetings, they are as grossly ignorant as the unfor¬ tunate participator in an extemporan¬ eous debate. Rain or shine, sick or well, fatigued or otherwise, promptly at 3:10 p. m. every Tuesday and Friday, the com¬ missioners of the P. H. S. meet in the Student Body room to discuss meas¬ ures for the betterment of the few im¬ perfect things within our walls. The meeting held Tuesday, Decem¬ ber 5th, was an unusually lively one and as the minutes of the former meeting were not complete, they could not be read. Communications received from the Oxy Glee Club, the Stanford Band, and the University of Southern California Glee Club were read, and Lee Davis was requested to respond to these respective organizations. Then a motion was made and passed, that Pasadena High School take the grand stand for a rooting section at Washington Park. Following this, an animated discus¬ sion on a combination ticket for foot¬ ball and debating took place. It was finally decided that for every stub of a football ticket found in the box at the debate, 10 cents should be transferred from the credit of the football to the credit of debating, and this combina¬ tion football-debate ticket should be sold for 25 cents. A motion was next made and passed that the Star-News should receive not more than twelve complimentary tickets to any school activity. Requisi¬ tions were passed for basketballs, stockings for the light-weight team, and for the following sums of money: Student Body, $4.70; Chronicle, $2; Student Body, $1.10 (bonfire rally), and $55 for a spotlight. A motion was made and passed that Ralph Ong be appointed manager of the swimming and water polo teams. Just then a commissioner happened to glance up and perieived the gather¬ ing darkness — simultaneous exclama¬ tions of astonishment and disgust burst from all — and the meeting was hastily adjourned. The meeting held Thursday, Decem¬ ber 7th, was shor t because of the many preparations for the game next day. Despite this fact numerous im¬ portant things were decided upon. The three things most widely dis¬ cussed were: 1st. The installment of a desk in the Chronicle office for Maurice Wynn. 2nd. The football banquet and pre¬ sentation of sweaters. 3rd. The payment of the doctor for his attendance upon the various play¬ ers who received minor injuries in the games. Several bills were brought up and Parker Lyon was authorized to get bids on the football sweaters and Har¬ old Perkins was ordered to make a list of prominent flowers. Then Kenneth Ftiessle suggested that it would be of marriage with Sophie. His sister also promises her aid in carrying out very advisable to write an editorial on these plans. j the need of order in the cafeteria and In the next scene Frau von Dorsigny | Bob Lilley was asked to make an an- enters and supposing Franz to he her : nouncement concerning the collection husband returning unexpectedly, I for Mr. Hunter. The proceeds there- greets him jealously. He tells her j from were to go towards the buying of that the wedding cannot take place I records for his Victrola. No records because Lormeuil has been killed in a j have as yet been obtained of the other duel. She believes this fictitious story. I meetings held before vacation, but it Sophie then enters and when told is certain that, as the last noisy com- of the death of Lormeuil receives the i missioner tramped out, the furniture news calmly; as a matter of fact, she! in the Study Body room creaked its is greatly relieved, for she has really thanksgiving and settled down for a (Continued on Page 3) I much-needed two weeks’ rest.