Pasadena Chronicle, January 27, 1928

r CQOJ mam VOL. XIX PASADENA, CALIFORNIA, FRIDAY, JANUARY 27, 1928 NO. 16 OPERETTA TO BE ‘MAID OF TOKYO’ Auditorium of John Marshall Junior High Selected for Presentation DATE SET FOR MARCH 15 Strong Cast Promises to Rival Productions of Former Years H o?i or Student Dies Suddenly Brilliant Scholastic Career Charles Kennedy, ’29, Is Ended of “The Maid of Tokyo,” a modern musical comedy, will be presented by the Music Department of Pasa¬ dena high school and junior college the evenings of March 15 and 16. Contrary to previous announce¬ ments, the production will be given in the auditorium of the John Mar¬ shall junior high school, the Shake¬ speare Clubhouse being unavailable. The comedy is a snappy, spark¬ ling modern production abounding in beautiful melodies, with fine opportunites for beautiful dancing. While the settings are Japanese, most of the leaders are Americans. The production is especially inter¬ esting in that it features both Japanese and Americans costoms. Tryouts This Week Tryouts were held in the music hall Monday and Wednesday after¬ noons, and great interest on the part of both high school and junior college students was mani¬ fested. Because of the success of former productions, it is considered quite an honor to get a part in “The Maid of Tokyo.” The cast will be announced next week. “The Maid of Tokyo” consists of three acts and a prologue, the lat¬ ter of which is original on the part of the producers. “As to splendor and attractiveness,” says Miss Lula C. Parmley, head of the music de¬ partment, “‘The Maid of Tokyo’ promises to rival the productions of former years and to meet the standards of amateur productions of this city.” Assisting Miss Parmley in the production are: Miss Katherine Kester, dramatics; Miss Elizabeth Flint and Miss Loretta Henrichs, dancing; and Miss Mabel Kay, cos¬ tumes. Death cut short what promised to be a brilliant scholastic career when Charles Kennedy, class of ’29, died last Saturday afternoon. Parents and friends are grief- stricken at the suddenness of the death. Early last week Charles left school on a complaint of not feel¬ ing well. He soon became uncon¬ scious and passed away without ever regaining consciousness. Doc¬ tors and specialists are uncertain as to the definite cause except that it was some kind of a clot on the brain. Funeral services were held Mon¬ day afternoon and Charles was laid to rest in the mausoleum in Glendale. Boy friends of his in the high school were pallbearers. They were: Gerhardt Kley, Archie Kley, Elwood Cronk, and Thomas Elston. Charles was an excellent student and greatly interested in aviation. He was a member of the Aero club and also of the Honor society. He has a younger brother, Bob, in high school. Young Author Returns to Talk Nelson Dodge and Constance Bennett Elected in Finals w Constance Bennett, Who Won Girls’ Welfare Office from Gertrude Hengerer. 4v„ Nelson Dodge, Who Will Take Over Office of Debating Commissioner. Inauguration of the new officers of the commission, girls’ league, and boys’ league, was the feature of the assembly yesterday in the auditorium. Mrs. Louise B. Hoblit, member of the board of education, installed the new officers of the girls’ league, who are : President, Con¬ stance Bennett ; vice-president, Mary Jenkins; secretary, Geral¬ dine Anderson; and treasurer, Olive Parsons. The torch of the league was given to Constance Ben¬ nett by Dorothy Seerest, last se¬ mester’s president. Boys’ League Installed Inaugurating the officers of the boys’ league, Charles H. Morse, new member of the board of edu¬ cation, installed Eric Strutt, presi¬ dent; Lawrence Collins, vice-presi¬ dent; and Philip Nevins, secretary, into their respective offices. John A. Sexson, superintendent To One Hundred and Ff/y Men Clubs Surveyed by Committee A survey of club interest of Pas¬ adena high school, completed by the school organizations committee under the direction of Mr. Leon Yakely, has shown that '739 stu¬ dents are not members of some school club. After a careful study, the com¬ mittee found that 53 percent of the students are members of at least one club; that out of the 739 non-member students, 587 are in¬ terested in at least one club; and that many of these plan to join a club immediately. “Pasadena high school and junior college can be justly proud of our system of club organizations,” said Mr. Yakely. “No finer educational service can be found anywhere than is embraced in this system.” Suggestions Offered In order to try to help a number of the unattached students to be¬ come members of a club, the com¬ mittee made the following sugges¬ tions: That the club advisors instruct Aable members of their respective -clubs to visit personally the inter- rested students and explain to them the purpose of the club and the nature of its activities. That an open meeting of each club be held early in the second semester and that interested stu¬ dents be invited to attend. That publicity be given to this open meeting, to the desirability of joining the club, etc., through oral announcements, through the school paper, and in the school bulletin. That the faculty advisor of each club retain the slip bearing the interested student’s name and check up on whether he finally joins the club or not. P.H.S. Girl Sustains Broken Hip in Fall Evelyn Coombs who is in the hospital with a broken hip as the result of a thirty foot fall down a thirty foot embankment last Tues¬ day night is resting well it is re¬ ported. The accident occured on an unknown road in Annandale when the party of six high school students returning from a skating party became lost in the dark roads of the hills west of the country club. In an attempt to find the right road, Miss Ceombs and Bessie Flora went ahead of the rest of the party. The former, inadverdently, stepped over the bank and plunged down the steep embankment. Two boys of the party, Paul Diamond and Dick Coon, heard the girl’s crys and took her to the Pasadena emergency hospital. Miss Coombs who is seventeen years of age was completing her last year of work at Pasadena high school. That the R. О. T. C., which just a few weeks ago was likely to be lost to the school, has now taken a \ , , , , , ., , ,, , . , . , , , I already brought it to other high prominent place in school activities 1 ° Richard Halliburton, who estab¬ lished his popularity with the stu¬ dents of Pasadena High last sea¬ son when he told them of his way- along “The Royal Road to Ro¬ mance,” will soon return to Pasa¬ dena and will speak on February 2, Thursday evening next, in the audi¬ torium of the Shakespeare club¬ house on South Los Robles avenue. Tickets for the occasion may be ob¬ tained at Hunter and Williams’, R-O.T.C. Enrollment Increased are asked. New Adventures The daring young romanticist will tell the story of his latest wanderings under the title of “The Glorious Adventure.” Impetuous to utter recklessness, laughing at hardships, dreaming of beauty, ar¬ dent for adventure, Halliburton one day resolved to follow in the footsteps of Ulysses, greatest of the war heroes of ancient Greece; Ulysses, that royal vagabond who spent his days in finding the ex¬ traordinary, in meeting new ex¬ perience, in knowing every thrill and beauty and danger the world could offer. “I wanted,” said Hal¬ liburton, “to follow Ulysses’ exam¬ ple and fill life once more to over¬ flowing. Ulysses’ very trail, his battle-fields, his dramatic wander¬ ings — why not follow these too! No matter if no one knew exactly where the Sirens were, I’d find them; if scholars disagreed about the Cyclops’ cave, it must be somewhere.” The realization of this captivating plan constitutes the story of “The Glorious Adven¬ ture.” of schools, installed the commis¬ sioners. Introduce Commissioners Joe Stout, in turning the office of commissioner of boys’ welfare over to Eric Strutt, gave Strutt a package of cigarettes, telling him to keep them down. Dorothy Seerest gave Constance Bennett, newly elected commission¬ er of girls’ welfare, the girls’ league doll and the president’s pin, which is worn by each president during the time she is in office. Nelson Dodge, new commissioner of debating, was given the gavel of office by Howard Packard, old commissioner. The others: Letha Morris, com¬ missioner of entertainment; Joe Richardson, commissioner of ath¬ letics; Carl Cartwright, commis¬ sioner of publications; and John Calmer, commissioner of finance are incumbent, retaining the offices from last semester. training, but will also bring glory to the R. О. T. C. as you have and is assured to remain a part of the institution, is evidenced from the recent heavy increase in enroll¬ ment. More than one hundred and fifty boys are signed up for the R. 0. work next semester, which practically trebles the sixty en¬ rolled for the semester just end¬ ing, states Col. George H. White, commandant. Interest in the R. O. was aroused in the special assembly several weeks ago, when Charles Paddock spoke in its favor. Last week tiio members of the Hi-Y and Letter- men’s clubs endorsed the R. O. by joining in a body, 35 strong. Twenty more have signed since then. The movement of the Hi-Y to join the local unit was initiated by the boys themselves, and when it was announced that they had de¬ cided to support the unit by join¬ ing its ranks, it was remarked through the school that this was one of the most worthy activities that this club had done. Upon hearing that the club members had signed for the course in military training, Principal Harbeson wrote the following letter to the Hi-Y and to all students who had en¬ rolled: Mr. Harbeson’s Letter “To high school Lettermen and all new enrollments in R. О. T. C: “I wish to extend to you all my personal thanks and appreciation for the public-spirited attitude which you have manifested in sav¬ ing for Pasadena high school this important activity. Many of you are seniors and will have but the one semester to give to the work. You have made an enviable record in athletics and other activities. The courage which you have shown in giving your efforts to a new activity at this period of your career is for these reasons all the more appreciated. Let me urge you to apply yourself to this as you have done to all other activi¬ ties. If you do you will not only reap a splendid reward in personal school activities. (Signed) John W. Harbeson, Principal. Commission Board A board of commissioners of the R. О. T. C. was authorized by the school commissioners at a meeting held on Tuesday. Although there was some talk of having a commis¬ sioner of R. О. T. C., this plan was passed over, as it would call for an election amending the constitu¬ tion and also for an election for the office of commissioner. In¬ stead the plan of having a board of three members was authorized by the commissioners. This board will consider all arrangements con¬ cerning the R. О. T. C. and will be present at commission meetings when they have something to bring up about the unit, or they may be called to the meeting if one of the commissioners has something to bring up. The members of the board will be appointed by the com¬ missioners. Colonel White will pick out several cadets whom he con¬ siders fit to fill the office of com¬ missioner and from these three will be selected. Aero Members TRIPLE ‘S’ Plan Flight Aero Club Invites Students to Take Fifteen-Minute Flight at Special Price Pasadena high school Aero club invites all students who would like to ride in an aeroplane, to take part in an excursion to the Ross field airport next Wednesday after¬ noon, February 1. The flight will be fifteen minutes and will be over Pasadena and Lamanda Park. The price will be $2 a person; and all students wish¬ ing to go are asked to sign up with F. A. Appleton, adviser, in 114-E (the forge shop) , not later than Monday night. Means of transportation will be provided and everyone is asked to come. “At least twenty students must sign up, otherwise the rate per person will be higher; so come on, fellows, get the girl friend and par¬ ticipate in a new kind of amuse¬ ment,” says Mr. Appleton. The Aero club is planning an¬ other excursion to the Douglas air¬ plane factory as soon as the secret work on a new airplane is finished at the plant. Recorder to Present Caltech Entrance Data Will Ask For Use of^Stage “I have no objection to the recent permit given Guiseppe Creatore for use of the auditorium stage last Tuesday,” said Principal John W. Harbeson, in regard to the spe¬ cial permit issued by the city building inspector, “but neither do I see any reason why, if the stage is usable, the students should not be able to use it for their own pro¬ grams.” Much indignation was shown by students of the school when a spe¬ cial permit was issued, allowing the entire stage to be used for the concert, but was denied for the use of the glee clubs earlier in the day. Action Said Justified That the fire chief, with a group of picked men, would be in attendance at the performance, was given as part justification of the act of the city directors who issued the special permit. Accord¬ ing to Director R. L. Daugherty, the board ordered two competent electricians to take charge of the electric wiring, the defectiveness of which is said to be the only reason the stage has been condemned. “Due to the fact that the band- men’s clothing was not readily in¬ flammable, we felt that this was one case in which a permit might safely be granted,” said Mr. Daugherty. Mr. Harbeson Asks Permission In answer to these, Mr. Harbe¬ son said: “The school is perfectly willing to furnish two electricians and take all precautions that were taken on Tuesday, and as to the in¬ flammability of the flimsy cos¬ tumes, a screen will furnish ample protection.” A permit is being sought by Mr. Harbeson from the city directors,' making it possible to use the stage for all student activities. WINS AWARD IN CONTEST Caney Creek Community Boys Program Impresses J udges ORPHEUS CLUB SECOND Competitive Assemblies Will Be Continued During Next Semester For presenting what was judged the best assembly in the club as¬ sembly contest held during the past semester, the Triple “S” Lit¬ erary society was awarded the cup yesterday in the assembly. The work of the Caney Creek Community Center in giving edu¬ cation, culture, and training to the children of the backwoods moun¬ tain territory, of Knott county, Kentucky, was described by the three Hall brothers in the assem¬ bly. In the rating of the club assem¬ blies each member of the committee was given a rating card to fill in. The committee awarding the cup is: Mrs. Helen M. Stone, chair¬ man; E. D. Davis, Leon Yakely, and Mrs. Marguerite K. Printz. The judges are composed of one member from each club in school chosen by their respective advisers. Club Ratings Although there is only one cup, the other clubs’ ratings are as fol¬ lows: First, Triple “S,” given Novem¬ ber 15. Second, Orpheus, given January 10. Third, Thrift, given January 20. Fourth, Clio, given January 17. Fifth, X club, given December 8. Sixth, Hi-Y, given December 6. The name of the Triple “S” will be engraved on the cup, and the name of the winner next semester will be engraved underneath. The programs were judged from the angles of general presentation and the amount of interest created. Next semester the competitive club assemblies will be continued, the winner to keep the cup for a semester as has the Triple “S.” If the cup is won for three con¬ secutive semesters by one club, however, it becomes the permanent property of that organization. Famous Band Fills Auditorium P.H.S. Is Represented at District Meeting All students hoping to enter Caltech this coming semester or later will have an opportunity of learning data concerning that col¬ lege in a lecture to be given by K. M. Kerans, February 1, during second advisory, in room 215-C. Mr. Kerans will give in his talk, the various qualifications for Cal¬ tech, date of entrance examina¬ tions, and the list of scholarships offered by that institution. Mr. Kerans will speak on sev¬ eral other Western colleges on Feb¬ ruary 8, namely, Occidental, U. C. L. A., U. C. Berkeley, and U. S. C. The hours and rooms will be an¬ nounced from time to time on the bulletin, or the information may be obtained at the recorder’s office. Delegates from the ten schools of District 8 of the C. S. F. met at Van Nuys high school last Friday for a discussion of the coming- meeting at Sacramento. Pasadena high school was represented by Miss Sara A. Talbot, faculty ad¬ viser of Chapter I; Glenn Reed, president of the local chapter, and Marion Sehroeer, district president. There are four district meetings a year, with one election. The next meeting will be at Glendale. At present the local chapter of the C. S. F. is concerned with the election of officers and the obtain¬ ing of new members for the coming semester. Students using books in the library are requested to return them to the shelves. Accorded a real ovation in the Pas¬ adena high school auditorium, Giuseppe Creatore, famous Ital¬ ian bandsman and his band of forty-one pieces, assisted by Paul¬ ine Talma, soprano, and Marie Roselli, harpist, presented the third of the Young People’s Pop¬ ular Concerts, last Tuesday Jan¬ uary 24. Each number given with the scintillating brilliance character¬ istic of the famous band director was a marvel in tone affect, each number brought to light Mr. Cre- atore’s masterful interpretation of the score, and proved beyond a doubt that the Italian band is one of the best muscial organizations to be found in the world today. Auditorium Packed The appreciative audience more than packed the auditorium, ad¬ ditional chairs having to be fur¬ nished to seat the expectant throng and that these expectations did not go unappreciated was evident by the thunderous applause re¬ ceived by the band. The afternoon program ranged from grand opera and classic music to lighter renditions and melodious marches. The evening program, different from that given in the afernoon, was no less en¬ joyed, and was attended by many people who had been present at the former appearances. Crowd Appreciative As a brilliant finale of the even¬ ing performance the “Grand Sel¬ ection from ‘Carmen,’” by Bizet was played, and was given tremend ous applause from the audience.