Pasadena Chronicle, January 27, 1927

Hi Charm School* Tomorrow Night HIGH SCHOOL OFFICERS TO TAKE OATHS Student Body Leaders Will Be Installed in Assembly Tomorrow 130’s Get Letters Faculty Members Will Swear in Incumbents; Take up New Duties Monday Coming Opera Attracting Many Music Lovers and Singers of Southern Calif. Communications to Head of Music Department Show Widespread Interest in Coming Production; Cast is Enthusiastically at Work All of the officers of the boys’ and girls’ leagues will be installed and sworn in at the regular assem¬ bly tomorrow by Mr. Ewing and Miss Nellie G. Clarke. Mr. O’Mara is to render the oaths to the com¬ missioners. The new officers will then be ready to take up the du¬ ties of their various offices when the new semester starts on Monday. The new commissioners are: girls’ welfare, Margaret Jewell; boys’ welfare, Maynor Shove; ath¬ letics, Kenneth Reynolds; publi¬ cations, Philip Pratt; entertain¬ ment Herbert Resner; finance, Rockwell Rogers; debating, Bill Best. The new girls’ league officers are: vice-president, Gloria Gartz; secretary, Gertrude Hengerer; and treasurer, Juanita Wright. The boys who will be sworn into the offices of their league are: vice-president, Don Tyler; treasur¬ er, Frederick Hawkins; secretary, Victor Noble. A.W.S. TO GIVE TEA FOR NEW GIRLS On Friday afternoon, January 14, Winifred Rice and Idell Pece were hostesses at the third A. W. S. tea of this semester. About forty members, including teachers and students, were present. The teas are given in the Model Apai't- ments and are part of the regular activities of the A. W. S. Due to the fact that most of the members present wished to attend the Richard Halliburton lecture which was given at 3:30 on the same afternoon, the tea was finish¬ ed before the usual hour was passed. By giving these teas, the mem¬ bers of the A. W. S. cabinet hope to give the women of the student body a chance to become better ac¬ quainted and to meet people that they have not met before. The tea for the new girls will be given on February 4th at the У. W. in the form of a mock bridge game. The committees for oc¬ casion have not been appointed as yet. Next semester these informal teas will be given once a week dur¬ ing the afternoon in the Model Apartments. With the beginning of these teas all the teachers will have a standing invitation. Each time a few members of the women students will be invited. The hos¬ tesses always include one member of the cabinet and one member from the student body. Letters written by Alva Conway have been sent to the new women students inviting them to the first tea of next semester. That the production of “Briar Rose,” the opera which is to be presented by the P. H. S. and P. J. C. Music department under the direction of Miss Lula C. Parmley, is attracting' widespread enthusi¬ asm among the music lovers of Southern ^ilifornia is evidenced by the many communications which are being received daily by Miss Parmley. The fact that the opera has never been given outside of Lincoln high school, Los Angeles, where it was given last year under the direction of Louis W. Curtis, author, is creating great interest in the local production. The cast is enthusiastically at work on what the directors say will be the most brilliant production ever presented by the Music .de¬ partment. Expensive scenery and elaborate costumes will help to en¬ hance the beauty of the opera, while clever and fascinating dan¬ cers will add variety to the pro¬ duction. The orchestra, under the direc¬ tion of -H. H. Parker, is hard at work on the score. Work on lines and stage busi¬ ness is well under way, under the direction of T. E. Morrissey, dra¬ matic coach. Mrs. Amy Grau Mil¬ ler and Miss Mary H. Petcina are helping Miss Parmley coach the soloists. The dancers are being coached by Miss Loreta Henrichs and Miss Elizabeth Flint. Under the direction of Miss Mabel Ray, rapid progress is being made on the chorus costumes. $150 Dollars in Prizes Offered for Golf Essay MOTHER OF FACULTY MEMBER PASSES On behalf of the faculty and student body, the Chronicle wishes to extend its sympathies to Miss Verona Rockwell, whose mother, Mrs. Augusta Rockwell, passed away at her home at 1687 N. Mi¬ chigan avenue, Saturday, January 22. Funeral services were held at St. Elizabeth’s Catholic church Monday morning. Mrs. Rockwell was a native of Illinois and had lived in Pasadena for two years. Miss Rockwell is a member of the Biological Science department, having come to this school in 1923. In order to encourage golf among the boys and girls of high school age, the Country Club Mag¬ azine, 355 South Broadway, Los Angeles, is offering two prizes of 100 dollars and of 50 dollars res¬ pectively for the best articles on “Golf in our High Schools”. The following letter explains the con¬ test more fully. “We wish to call your attention to the fact that we are offering $150.00 in cash prizes to the high school students sending us the best articles on ‘Golf in Our High Schools,’ with special stress laid on the need for all country clubs opening their courses to the free use of at least four students from one high school. First prize is $100.00 and the second prize is $50.00. All man¬ uscripts must be in our hands not later than February 15th. The contest is open to girls as well as boys. The thought behind our action in offering these awards is that golf should be encouraged among boys and girls, and to this end free playing privileges should be extended a limited number. The high cost of country clubs memberships is a handicap to an interest in golf among the young.” Very truly yours, Country Club Magazine S. A. PADDOCK Editor. MOONLIGHT STEAK BAKE HELD BY CLUB King and £>ueen of - Hearts at Party CLASS ELECT OFFICERS FOR SEMESTER Offices of President and Vice- President Are Closely Contested Finals HeldWedP.M. With hearts galore, with a clev¬ erly built throne for the queen of hearts, and with red and white decorations, the girls’ gym resem-: bled a huge valentine yesterday afternoon, when the girls gathered for their first party this year. Gloria Gartz and Juanita Wright, vice-president and treasurer of the girls’ league, respectively, who were hostesses, and the hospitality committee of twenty girls under the direction of Virginia Randall, chairman of the uniform board, helped to give the girls a good time, and to make them feel at home. The program consisted of solos by Dorothea Capps, Elva Lois Kel- log, and Marian and Margaret Fisk. Percy Gill had charge of a skit, “The Queen of Hearts.” Those who took part are: Mildred Penzer, queen; Helen Hynes, king; Eleen Hawkins, knave; Neva Bug- bee, page. Several games were played under the direction of Elizabeth Hassler. Refreshments, consisting of punch and heart shaped cookies were served with little red heart favors and napkins. Acording to Virginia Yerxa, refreshment chairman, the twenty-five girls who came out on Tuesday afternoon to helped make the cookies had a good time among themselves a day ahead of time. The invitations which were given to every girl during the advisories on Monday were worked out by Helen Olsen and her committee. Carmen Reid had charge of the cleanup committee, and Elizabeth Grassie was general chairman of the party. Ouly One New Member Placed On Executive Committee for Coming Semester NATIONAL ORATORICAL CONTEST IS NOW OPEN A steak-bake in the moonlight, was held by the Numismatic club last Saturday evening in Loma Vis¬ ta park. Fortune telling and games by the firelight were enjoyed, and music by a portable phonograph was played. This was the final so¬ cial meeting of the semester. The fourth contest on the con¬ stitution began Monday, January 24. The contest will be under the management of Prof. Alan Nichols, debating coach of the University of Southern Califor- a. Every high school student under the age of 19 may enter the con¬ test. 4 All of the orations must deal with the constitution and should create interest in and respect for the basic law of the land. A Hollywood high school boy, Herbert Wenig, won first place in the national finals in Washington and also the world’s oratorical championship at the international finals in Washington. There will be national finals this year in Lon¬ don, Paris, Berlin, Honolulu, Tokio, Montreal, and Mexico City. The grand climax will be in Washing¬ ton; D. C., however. The prizes for the Times finals which are to be held in Los An¬ geles in May, are: first prize, $500 and a free trip to Europe; second prize, $250; third, $100; and fourth $50, and all remaining places $25. Las year Toshiro Shimanouchi won in the preliminary contest and chose as a prize a bust of Abraham Lincoln, which he presented to the student body. All those interested in the con¬ test should see Mrs. Irene S. Pet¬ ers, public speaking instructor. Choosing two of their officers in the primary election held last Mon¬ day noon, and the other two in the final vote taken yesterday, the sen¬ iors chose their executive board to lead them in their semester of in¬ creased activities. Stanley Hahn was reelected to the presidency by the narrow mar¬ gin of twelve votes, barely defeat¬ ing Wayne Griffin, popular ath¬ lete and ex-commisioner. Both boys have taken part in a great many school activities, and a large portion of the seniors were unable to chose between the candidates. Only one new member was placed on the executive committee, when Mittie Crane defeated Violet Card- well in the race for vice-presidency, with a majority of 15 votes. Primary Elections President Stanley Hahn(Finals) Orrin Earl Wayne Griffin (Finals) Vice-President Violet Cardwell (Finals) Helen Clark Marjorie Me Gee Mittie Crain (Finals) Marie Wales Secretary Helen Betts (Elected) Jeannette Gordon Treasurer Herbert Merris (Elected) William Eager Final Elections President. Stanley Hahn Z. Wayne Griffin Vice-president. Violet Cardwell 99 Mittie Crain 114 elected Cast of Thirty -Two Principals and Huge Chorus at Work; Orchestra Has Daily Practice Bauble and Bells Will Present Rollicking Three-Act Comedy In a Dash of Life and Vigor in the Auditorium at 8:30; Tickets are on Sale at Window ry . . / Midnight in a buggy — the clat- T—J) oenior Lrirls tering of horses’ feet — the chat¬ ty д t 0,1. tering of a silly girl with charm — oerve l\ew students the shattering of dignities— all of this and more come to you tomor¬ row evening at 8:80 in a dash of life and vigor, with the presenta¬ tion of “The Charm School”, a rollicking three-act comedy of boarding school life, to be given by the Bauble and Bells dramatic society, in the auditoruim. The play, which is one of Alice Duel* Miller’s cleverest, is the story more new girls. She is expected of a boai.ding school fu]I of siny> to show her around the school, but charming girls, which is in- and to explain to her such things ' herited by a rather shy young man as: the way the buildings are num-i who, through the course of the , , ., . „ , . ; story enhances his knowledge of bered, the system of numbering j „„„ „„„„n,. _ _ rooms, the cafeteria, the locker room and how to obtain keys, In order to help the 178 new girls who are entering P. H. S. in mid-term to feel at home, 125 senior girls will meet and welcome them to P. H. S. this afternoon. Each of this group of seniors will act as a senior sister to one or the physicial education building the fair sex greatly by exciting ex¬ periences with the students of his school. The cast, which is under the and dressing rooms, the attendan- direction of Miss Katherine Kester, ce office and the honor system, sickness or leaving school, the girls’ uniform board, the book store, advisory periods and assem¬ bly seats, the library, the changing of one’s progranij the honor society the girls’ league, and the value of student body cards. When the new girls enter P. H. S. in the role of students they will feel acquainted with the school, and will have no trouble finding their ways about. Every semester the girls’ league takes over this work in making the new girls feel that they belong to P. H. S., and in helping acquaint faculty adviser of the B. and B., consists entirely of members of that club. They are: Elise Benedott, Mar- gret Jewel; Miss Hayes, Elizabeth Jackson; Miss Curtis, Elizabeth Brown; Sally Boyd, Milred Han- nitt; Murile Doughty, Bernice Petheram; Ethel Speluin, Florence Honston; Alix Mercier, Ruth Bald¬ win; Lillian Stafford, Jeannette Hirsh; Madge Kent, Kate Sullivan; Austin Bevins, Richard Young, David Mackenzie, Stanley Wright; George Boyd, Roney Williamson ; Jim Simpkins; William Best; Tim Simpkins, Gus Ciliax; and Homer 115 elected 103 ROBERT SEARS’ FATHER PASSES AWAY AT HOME them with old girls so that they Job"s’ Pra"§ °Sbu™ The assistant directors of the will not be lonesome. This year Gloria Gartz, vice-president of the girls’ league has charge of the work. JAMES McMANUS PASSES SUNDAY Frank H. Seares, father of Rob¬ ert Seares, ’26, passed away at his home at 513 South Los Robles avenue, Thursday afternoon, Jan¬ uary 20. Funeral services were held Saturday January 22 at the Turner and Stevens chapel. Mr. Seares was a native of Cas- sopolis, Michigan, and for some years followed the decorating- trade. Later he became a contrac¬ tor and builder, and he was held in high regard by his associates and friends. Mr. Seares had not enjoyed good health for some time, yet his death came unexpectedly. He is sur¬ vived by his wife, Mrs. Mary E. Seares, a daughter, Mrs. Margaret Groat of Schnectady, N. Y., and a son Robert Seares. Robert graduated from this school in 1926, and he will be re¬ membered for his athletic and dra¬ matic activities, as well as for hav¬ ing been a member of the Chronicle staff and commissioner of publica¬ tions. He is attending Stanford University this year. On behalf of the faculty and student body, the Chronicle wishes to extend its sympathies to the bereaved family. ORGANIZE POLICE COURT A police court has been organ¬ ized as a part of the Sacramento J. C. student body government. Trial procedure will be similar to that in the state courts. Item from the “X-Ray” Fanbury H. S., Nebraska: “Husband feels that he has been betrayed for an egg”. Now is this the first time we have heard of a husband being betrayed for an “egg”? The Owls of Parker Senior H. S., Chicago had a taffy pull. Who ever heard of owls “chewing taf¬ fy”? James W. McManus, ’25, was crushed to death at his home at 1375 Kirkwood avenue, Sunday, January 23, when a large eucalyp¬ tus tree fell over an automobile un¬ der which he was working. The tree, which was more than 30 feet in length, crushed the automobile as if it had been made of card¬ board. James was a member of the class of 1925 and was highly esteemed by the faculty and student body. He is survived by his mother, Mrs. Ruth McManus, three broth¬ ers, Thomas, John, and Frank, two sisters, Helen Louise, and Ruth, a grandmother, Mrs. Arvilla Wood, and an uncle, Charles I). Wood. Funeral services were held at the Reynolds and Eberle chapel Wed¬ nesday afternoon, January 26. The Chronicle extends sincere sympathies to the bereaved family. comedy are Thelma Rogers, Her¬ bert Merris, Roney Williamson, and Esther Goode. Jeannette Gordon has charge of the ushers. Other members working on that committee are: Carol Shrivel', Lorraine Tetterington, Ester Strickland, Geraldine Ander¬ son, Florence Houston, and Kate Sullivan. Herbert Merris is chairman of the stage committee, the members of which are: Arthur Casebeer, Philip Pratt, Bruce Woodland, Dan McNamard, Herbert Resner, Francis Leddy, Gustav Ciliax, The committee taking care of the bussiness side of the production consists of William Best, chairman, Francis Leddy, Gustau Crliax, Geraldine Anderson, and Ruth Baldwin. Publicity is under Herbert Res¬ ner, assisted by Albert Stockdale, Harry Fosdick, Florence Houston, and Kate Sullivan. The costumes are being arranged by Mirian Morris, Ruth Baldwin, Thelma Rodgers, and Jeanette Hirsh. f Tickets for the performance to¬ morrow night are on sale at the ticket office in the west basement. MANY ATTEND PIANO I Tlle admission price is 35 and 50 RECIT 4.1 FRID 4Y cents . Reservations may be made _ immediately. Pupils of Mrs. Amy Grau Miller’s beginning, intermediate, and ad¬ vanced piano classes gave a recital in the Music Hall, Friday, January 21. The recital was a demonstra¬ tion of the semester’s work and was attended by many who were interested in the classes. Those taking part in the recital were: Dorothy Gray, Julia Har¬ low, Elizabeth Hopping, Frances Burch, Esther Elfman, George Mc- Clean, Kathryn Glass Thelma Le- mert, Elizabeth Millard, Jane Mor¬ ris, Jewel Smalley, John Moran, Elwin Voek, Helen Antisdale, Ruth Truitt, Dorothy Dibble, Margaret South, Georgia Draper, Clarice Padgett, Ruth Tremeear, Agnes Bloomquist, Evelyn Powell, Doro¬ thea Scheibler, and Aaron Gonzal¬ ez. ALPHA SOCIETY HOLDS INTERESTING MEETING Members of the Alpha society held their first social meeting of the semester at the home of Miss Kathleen D. Loly, adviser, on Fri¬ day evening. The feature of the evening was a talk by Miss Loly on the tour of Europe which she took last summer. On a table were display¬ ed many souvenirs she purchased on her trip. Beaded bags, colored tiles, leather work, and embroider¬ ed linens were among the things she brought back with her. After the speech, Malcolm Ren¬ ton, president, showed some moving pictures of the Catalina channel