Pasadena Chronicle, January 26, 1923

VOL. XIV PASADENA, CALIFORNIA, JANUARY 26, 1923 No. 18 WINNERS IN PRE Competing against 125 other high school magazines from nineteen states, The Item of Pasadena High School won first place in the All-American journalism contest being rated the best magazine printed in a school shop in the United States. The Pasadena Chronicle took second in the contest for news¬ papers published in a school shop. These ratings were given at the third annual convention of the Central Press Association held at Madison, Wisconsin, December, 1922. Announcements of awards have just been received by the Journalism department. The con¬ vention was attended by 574 dele¬ gates from sixteen states. News¬ paper, magazine and annual editing and publishing problems were con¬ sidered by thirty-six round tables. The competition between school publications, which is a yearly feature of the convention, was judged by committees composed of experienced newspaper men as well as prominent instructors in journ¬ alism. Entries were classified ac¬ cording to the school’s size, the state where it is located, or its printing facilities. The All-Amer¬ ican newspaper prize was won by the North Central News of North Central High, Spokane, while the Messenger of Witchita High School, Kansas, was awarded the prize^ for being the second best magazine published in a school shop. The Item and The Chronicle will receive certificates for first and second place in their respective classes. Two issues of The Chron¬ icle, one of them the extra printed after the Manual game, were sub¬ mitted to the judges. The Item was judged on the issues of last year. BOYS’ GLEE CLUB TO BE HEARD IN PROGRAM Appearing in the first program this year, outside of one assembly, the Boys’ Glee Club of P. H. S. will sing at the Washington Street Methodist church, corner of Wash¬ ington and Iowa streets, on the night of Tuesday, January 30. Commenting upon the program, Abraham Miller, director of the Glee Club, said, “I believe this will be a very enjoyable and very com- clete program.” The program as given out by Mr. Miller is: A Song of the Sea . Metcalf Mosquitos . : . Bliss The Goblins . Parks The King of Love My Shepherd Is ... 1 . Shelley Toreador . Bizet The Old Road . : . Scott Now the Night in Starlight Splendor . Donizette Duna . McGill Whistling Solo . ...Marion Worrell Male Quartet . Saxophone Solo . Merle Carlson “A Stunt” is also to be put on by members of the club. The twenty members of the organization re¬ quest the support of all P. H. S. students. [MBS ELECT A SEWPBIST Dr. H. T. Brush, head of the Ro¬ mance department at U. C. S. B., is the new president of the Modern Language Association of Southern California. He was elected to this office at a meeting of the executive committee held at U. S. C. last Friday and succeeds Miss Estelle Tennis, member of the Language department in P. H. S., who has lead the organization through a successful year. Dr. Brush, while a university man, is extremely in¬ terested in the promotion of modern language study in the high school. In connection with the French section of the society, there is held every two weeks at the Sentous Junior High School in Los Angeles, a reunion or causerie of French students from high schools in the south of the state. At each meet- ing a dramatic and musical pro¬ gram is given by the students of a certain designated high school. In addition the causeries are addressed by some members of the French colony in Los Angeles, which es¬ tablishes a connection between the French speaking people and the students. Students of French from P. H. S. will provide the program for the next meeting to be held on February 8. In all probability there will be an excursion on that day for French classes deserving to attend the reunion. Announcement is made that the regular meeting of the Modern Language Association will be held at the Chaffee Unio.n High School, Ontario, on the last Saturday in April. DOCTOR FOX SPEAKER AT TWO ASSEMBLIES Dr. Daniel F. Fox, pastor of the First Congregational church, and noted author, in his address at the annual Journalism assembly yes¬ terday, took as his theme, “The In¬ fluence that Some Great Men Have Had on Journalism in America.” To illustrate his point that all good journalists are observing and have the ability to interpret what they see, Dr. Fox had Miss Marie Iliff play three piano selections representing three different types of music which were to be inter¬ Miss Gladys Snyder, member of the English department, attended the performance of the Los Angeles Literary Players at the Ebel Club House, Saturday night. preted by the audience. On the stage during the assembly were the members of the Chronicle staff, members of the Annual staff, and members of the Press Club. SPECIAL ASSE11T One Half of New Commission to be Installed at Each Assembly At two special assemblies to be held today, new commissioners will be sworn into office by W. F. Ew¬ ing, principal of. Pasadena High School. The new commissioners have drawn lots to determine at which assembly they will take their oath of office. The reason for this di¬ vision into two groups is that Mr. Ewing considers it unadvisable to swear all of the new officers into office twice, but at the same time feels that all the students should have an opportunity to see the in¬ stallation ceremony. The students who will take the oath of office are, Virginia Post, Girls’ Welfare; Arthur Syvertson, Boys’ Welfare, Martin Scott, Fi¬ nance; Kenneth Graham, Athletics; Terrel DeLapp, Publications; James MacCormick, Debating; and Eunice Mannheim, Entertainment. VARSITY II II ANNUAL AFFAIR Successful Banquet is Staged for Football Men by Girls’ League Tex Crow was elected Captain of the i'923 varsity football team at the annual football banquet staged by the girls’ league in the teachers’ cafeteria. The room was very elaborately decorated due to the ef¬ forts of Alleen Struble and Wini¬ fred Clark. The big time opened a six-o’clock when plenty of everything was served the hungry athletes. After- dinner the following gave toasts: Mr. C. F. Martin, Mr. W. K. Dunn, Mr. J. G. Griffith, Mr. F. W. Hog- don, Mr. J. P. O’Mara, Mr. J. F. West, Willard Downs, Charles Mack, and Sam Dagley. Tex Crow made an excellent speech af¬ ter his election, which was enjoyed by all. Artie Syvertson then gave a gold knife to Coach J. G. Griffith as a token from the student body. Bob Kohler presented a loving cup from the football team. Ice Skating League Sport Ice skating has been made a rec¬ ognized sport at Marshall High, Illinois. A skating team is to be organized to compete with other Chicago schools. Why not a team at P. H. S. ? FRIEND OF STUDENTS SENDS GREETINGS Captain Paul Perigord, friend of the P. H. S. student body, although now in his native land, France, has not forgotten his acquaintances here. Principal Wiliam F. Ewing recently re¬ ceived a post card, dated Janu¬ ary 1, 1923, from Captain Peri- .gord who is at present in Paris. Following is his greeting: Paris, France To you, to the faculty, and to your splendid boys and girls whom I do not forget so far¬ away, kindest greetings and best wishes for the New Year. Cordially, PAUL PERIGORD Junior Play To Be Presented Tonight In The Auditorium Wild West Scenes and Guns Feature Lively Comedy That is Result of Much Work Done by Cast Jailbreaks, guns, sheriffs, tender- feet and a fair lady mixed in with : •plenty of wild Western scenery — all these can be found in the Junior Calss Play, “Believe Me, Xantippe”, which is to be presented^ in the high school auditorium tonight. There are moments of suspense which will thrill even the most hardened spectator, marvelous stage settings for the artistic and love scenes for the romantic — in fact, this play can be called the hit of the season because it has something for everyone. The plot centers around a bet made by George MacFarland (Marion Randall) with Arthur Sole (Kenneth Robinson) and Thornton Brown (Peter Van Ness) for $30,- 000. On account of having been robbed, George bets he can escape \ pursuit of officers of the law for I one year. Speaking thus he es¬ capes by some unknown means and leaves his friends staring at the ! glass on the floor. The fun begins in the second ast when, up in the mountain cabin of Buck Kamman (John Atwill) ! George and Simp Calloway (Jim j Goodman), a desperado, are cap- ; tured by Dolly (Lucile Knapp), j From there, George is lost. Then thru many vicissitudes of fortune, in which he is started to Arizona for various reasons by Dolly and is again captured by a picket fence, excitement is supreme. In the meantime Arthur Sole and Thorn¬ ton Brown arrive, the clock strikes nine, the year is over and — but wait, that’s the secret and the only ones who can solve it are the play- > ers. However just one hint — as ! the curtain falls, these words are heard, “May I be your prisoner for life?” Several clubs have taken blocks of- seats planning to make the eve¬ ning into a theatrical party. Among them are the Mask and Mirror and Alumni Association, while other clubs are contemplat¬ ing the great expenditures. Th ushers for the evening are: Betty Bush, Cecil Purcel, Virginia Steele, Ruth Howell, Josephine Martin, Margaret Greeble, GiLda Sprito, Marion Bates, Lettie Hie- bert, and Katherine Wooley. The ushers for the evening are: seldom appreciated but are a vital necessity for the success of the pro¬ duction. Those helping on this crew are Eugene O’Meara, Earle Klepper, Robert Clark, Ellis Mont¬ gomery, Norman Demming, Albert Lombard, Zack Gibbs,' Jack Buel, Walter Pauli, and Francis Steven¬ son. Although the seats have greatly decreased in number, according to Russell Harriman, the remaining seats will be on sale this evening before the beginning of the per¬ formance. School Bank Starts Drive Prizes offered to the pupils get¬ ting the largest number of depos¬ itors in the school bank were given at Kendall High School, Tulsa, Oklahoma, recently. The contest was in two divisions — to the indi¬ vidual securing the largest number of new savings accounts, and to the individual securing new savings ac¬ counts with the largest balances. Engineer College and Alumni Establish Two Excellent Prizes SENIORS HAVE CHANCE Eligibility Rules Are Not Un¬ reasonable; One Must Have Credentials To create competition in studies among the members of the Senior classes in high schools of Southern California, the California Institute of Technology announces two Freshman Prize Scholarships, one offered by the institution and the other offered by the С. I. T. Alumni. The former of these car¬ ries an award of $200, equivalent to a year’s tuition and the latter an award of $250. Any graduat¬ ing senior in an approved high school in the southern part of the state is eligible to compete for either of these prizes. Competition for the Institute scholarship is open to any male student of the senior class who meets the following conditions: He must have had at least fifteen units of study of such a character as will fulfil the requirements for admission; and he must if winning the award, expect to enter the col¬ lege at the beginning of the next year. Moreover, hemust be nom¬ inated as representative of his high school by his principal in con¬ sultation with the teachers of mathematics, physics, chemistry, and English. Each high school may nominate not later than A pril 15, one representative and one ad¬ ditional representative for each fifty male students-- in regular standing in the senior class. For the Alumni scholarship only one mane from each high school is eligible. A senior trying out for this prize must have in addition to the necessary credits for entrance the qualities which are essential for success as an engineer, which are — the ability to think clearly and initiate and execute work; personality, sportsmanship, and wide human interests. More im¬ portant than these is the capacity for solving new problems. The rating is based on points and is as follows: Interests, 200 points; Examinations, 600 points; Speak¬ ing Contest, 200 points, making a total of 1000 points in all. Further information on such phases as credentials, examina¬ tions and awards can be obtained from H. T. Clifton, registrar. STAR-NEWS WRITER LEAVES FOR NORTH Boyd Stephens, high school cor¬ respondent for The Star-News, and formerly editor of The Chronicle, is leaving for San Francisco where he will attend Lowell High School. In August he expects to enter the University of California. In the position of high school correspon¬ dent to the Star-News he is suc¬ ceeded by James Pitcher, former reporter for The Chronicle. NEW COURSE AT LINCOLN A new course in economics will be offered during the coming sem¬ ester at Lincoln High School, Los Angeles. This course is to in¬ cluding the making of pottery and is said to be the first of its kind in the state.