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BASEBALL
Big Game in Prep Play¬
off With Huntington
Park Tomorrow.
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BACCALAUREATE
Sermon fop Seniors Sun¬
day Morning at Presby¬
terian Church.
Vol. DL— No. 9.
PASADENA HIGH SCHOOL, JUNE 12, 1919. PASADENA, CALIFORNIA.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
SENIOR CLASS PUTS
Mackaye’s “Mater” Given
to Enthussiastic and Ap¬
preciative Audience
FINE CAST IN PLAY
Annual Class Play of P.H.S.
Is Charming and De¬
lightful Comedy
Percy Mackaye’s "Mater,” the Nine-
teen-Nineteen Senior Play, was given
a most artistic presentation last Fri¬
day evening. The large audience set1
tied back with a feeling of satisfaction
when the curtain rose upon Mater’s
living room with its comfortable
wicker-craft furniture, its blue cur¬
tained walls, and large center win¬
dow, creton hung, and boxed with
flowers within and without. Lois
Austin, as Mary Dean, gave an in¬
tellectual atmosphere to the room, and
well sustained her role throughout
the comedy. Kenneth Taber, as Ru¬
dolph Verheck, was properly in love
with Mary and also, propertly mysti¬
fied by her superior actions. Next
appeared Michael Dean, the idealisti¬
cally-inclined youthful politician. AS
played by Albert Greenstreet, he was
both convincingly young and uncom¬
promising. Then, Mater blithely
entered, and the whole scene was
animated with impulsive mother-love
and the joy of living. So well did
Kate Heffner sustain the character of
Mater that the audience continually
responded with sympathetic quiet
laughter. Even Arthur Cullen, the
corrupt politician, fell under her
spell, and no longer desired to cor¬
rupt Michael. This difficult role was
well handled by Glenn Balch.
The artistic staging and good di
recting of Miss Eloise Sterling was
revealed in this clear cut, sympathy
tic, and attractive production. Credit
is also due to the managing staff,
Dean Ireland, G.lenn Balch, Arthur
Woodworth, Taylor Malahy, and Dor-
othey Vance.
The High School Orchestra under
the direction of Mr. H. H. Parker fur¬
nished the music which was an added
pleasure to the audience. In fact, the
whole performance was a success, in
keeping with the high standard of
Mr. Miackaye’s "Mater,” an American
comedy of charm and joyous living.
RADIO CLUB HOLDS LAST
BIG MEETING
MONDAY
Newly Formed Club Holds Last Meet¬
ing to Promote Interest by
Speeches and Pins
The last meeting of the Radio Club
was held on Monday in Room 205 in
the Louis Agassiz Building. There
was an increase in membership to
twenty-five and then umber of boys
interested in the subject keeps in¬
creasing. The club is to promote in¬
terest in the different divisions of
radio work and to furnish a start in
the subject in case the hoped-for
wireless station is installed next year.
Mr. Clifton helped to form the club
and is the advisor. Club officials have
been elected with Wendell Wollard
as president. Club pins were dis¬
cussed at the last meeting. There
was also code practice. Different
speakers have given the boys an in¬
troduction to the subject. One speak¬
er, Mr. Stuart Roehig, came from the
Federal and Marconi Wireless
Schools. With such a promising start
the Radio Club is sure to be one of
the most successful in school.
DAVI8-HALL CONTEST A
BRINGS OUT GOOD
SPEECHES
GIRLS LEAGUE RELIEE
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WORK IS NOW
««нет
COME
j Members of the Faculty and
Domestic Science
Classes Help
Dresses, Bandages, Quilts,
and Kilties Are Soon
to Do Duty
Y. N. C. A. GYM JINKS
IS
Many Activities Now Going
on in Pasadena “Y”;
Camp Coming Soon
Final Meeting of Senior Hi-
Y Club Tonight; Mem¬
bers Urged to Come
The Gym Jinx proved to be a great
sucess, the capacity of the gymnasium
being taxed to the limit on the two
nights of the show. The work of the
preps in their marching drill through
the finished work of the senior lead¬
ers on the high bar brought forth the
higest praise from the gallery. A
surprise feature on Saturday evening
was the performance of the Marine
Band of 42 pieces.
This is the nal week of the Bible
study groups. Examinations are be¬
ing taken by the various groups. The
clubs will continue to run through the
summer, but with a varied program
of activities.
Camp dates have been set for July
14th to 26th. Already a number of
the High School fellows have an¬
nounced their intention of attending
Camp Merriam at Catalina Island
with the bunc. A fine group of col¬
lege leaders is being secured, and
everything promises a great camp.
Tonight will close the 1919 spring
session of the Hi-Y Club. Mr. W. O.
Youngblood will lead the discussion on
“Leadership.” This subject being
carried over from last week on ac¬
count of the Gym Jinx. Lehman
Hisey is rounding up a good sized
crowd for the final send-off. Let’s he
on hand with President A1 Wesson
when he pounds the gavel.
The relief work of the Girls League
is over for the year and the last in¬
stallments of finished articles have
been delivered at headquarters. This
year’s record has been a good one and
many are those to receive the thanks
of the League. The domestic science
classes and different members of the
faculty have spent many hours on
relief work and it is to them that a
great deal of the success is due.
The articles that were delivered last
week included thirty-one new dresses,
five other garments, nine cotton quilt
tops, two wool quilts, seventeen tri¬
angle bandages, and eight kilts.
These kilts are famous and are valued
very highly as they are the original
kilts worn by the worthy faculty
members in the faculty band at the
P. H. S. Circus. What a shame that
the little French child that is to be
buttoned into one of these kilts will
never know the history of its gay
garment! The quilts were to be
quilted at another quilting bee, but the
lack of time prevented its being held,
so they will he finished downtown.
Harold Sloan Wins Annual
Oratory Contest in As¬
sembly at P. H. S.
Splendid Speeches Given
by High School Stu¬
dents in Contest
»PS’ HOME LADIES
ENTERTAINED BY
LEAGUE
Girls Provide Successful En¬
tertainment Under
Marion Hansen
Bohemian Gypsy Dance
With Several Readings
Are Given
Last week the Girls’ League had
the honor of providing entertainment
for the old ladies of the Scripps’
Home. On Wednesday afternoon sev¬
eral girls from High School journeyed
up to the home and presented an en¬
joyable program much to the delight
of their aged audience.
A gay Bohemian gypsy dance was
given by Enid Beers. Lois Cleland
gave several readings and Freda Foss
added the final touch of triumph to
the afternoon by a number of solos on
the violin. Marion Hansen was re¬
sponsible for the success of the en¬
tertainment as she was^in charge.
This is the second time this year
that the League has been asked to
furnish entertainment for the home
and it was considered quite an honor
that they should be asked to come
again.
The entertainers for the first after¬
noon were Mildred Cleland, Catherine
Bell, Freda Foss and Marion Hansen.
The long anticipated annual Davis-
Hall Oratorical Contest is now not
only a thing of the past, but a pleas¬
ant memory to those of P. H. S. who
were fortunate enough to have been
present in Assembly Hall last Tues¬
day morning. The Assembly was in
charge of Loren Ryder, the Commis¬
sioner, who introduced the respective
orators.
Harold Sloan, speaking on the sub¬
ject of “Co-operation,” won first place,
while Howard Morgan, with the sub¬
ject of “Industrial Democracy,” was
awarded second.
Howard Morgan, the first speaker,
gave an interesting and well planned
speech on the “Industrial Problem”
and was of great interest to his list¬
eners. He pointed out the necessity
of reform in the industrial circles.
Lelia Harts, the second speaker,
had as her subject "International
Patriotism.” She was well able to
hold the interest of her audience and
gave to them a charmingly delightful
talk.
Lowell Trautman spoke on “Lest
We Forget,” emphasizing the fact that
although the war itself is really over,
we must not neglect our duty to those
who made it possible for our victory.
Harold Sloan’s interesting talk on
“Co-operation” was exceedingly well
delivered and thoroughly enjoyed by
all, and was well deserving of a great
deal of credit.
Harold Sloan was presented with a
gold medal, which was donated by
Mr. Davis and Mr. Hall, two well-
known business men of Pasadena.
Howard Morgan was given second
place and presented with a silver
medal. The Davis-Hall Oratorical
Contest is a popular annual event in
the debating circles of Pasadena High
School, and the contest this year was
proclaimed by manw to be the best
and most interesting one for some
time.
The ex-doughboy says that every-
things comes to the students who
waits until the end of the term to
get at studying — except the grades.
IL ELECTION OE
GIRLS' LEAGUE
IS HELD
Large Vote Is Cast as Vice-
President, Secretary, and
Treasurer Are Picked
Mary Chaney, Mildred
Twitchell, Leila Hughes
Elected by Girls
Tuesday was about the most im¬
portant day of the entire year for the
Girls’ League. The assembly held in
the morning was the last League as¬
sembly of the year and the last pub¬
lic appearance of the officers. The
nomination speeches and the election
decided the future for the League.
So the past and the future met for
the only possible time.
The assembly was held during drill
period, the companies being marched
in and seated by command. Esther
Brown, president, introduced the
chairman of the assembly, Hope Gil¬
bert, and Hope in turn introduced the
speakers and their candidates.
The candidates and their speakers
were as follows:
Vice President — Speaker.
Mary Chaney . Marie Blick
Helen Davis . Catherine Ross
Secretary—
Leonora Brown.... . Alice Blick
Mildred Twitchell . Marjorie Test
Treasurer —
Lelia Hughes . Mildred Nicholls
Cassandra Woolery. . . .Dorothy Vance
Emmeline Rust was nominated from
the floor for vice president and Vir¬
ginia Fishbeck was nominated from
the floor for treasurer, but later it
was discovered that the constitution
did not permit nominations from the
floor, so these candidates were ruled
out.
At noon and after school the elec¬
tion was held. The voting was as
heavy as in former years.
The results of the election were:
Vice President—
Mary Chaney . . 132
Helen Davis . 105
Secretary —
Mildred Twitchell . 146
Leonora Brown . 104
Treasurer —
Lelia Hughes . 168
Cassandra Woolery . 75
Etna Stout was elected president of
the Girls League at the Student Body
election. These officers are elected
for the term ending next mid-term,
but they will then be subjects for re-
election.
DR. FREEMAN WILL
GIVE ADDRESS TO j
SENIORS ON SUNDAY
Pastor of Presbyterian Church Will j
Give Annual Baccalaureate
Sermon to Seniors
The annual baccalaureate ser¬
mon for the graduating members
of the Senior class will be given
by Dr. Robert Freeman at the
Presbyterian Church next Sunday
at the evening service. Dr. Free¬
man is probably the most popular
pastor in Pasadena and the Senior
class of P. H. S. was fortunate in
being able to get him to make
the baccalaureate address. Dr.
Freeman has always been inter¬
ested in Pasadena High School
and is expected to have a valu¬
able message for the Seniors.
NEXT YEAR ARE
ELECTED
Four of Next Year’s Student
Body Officials Elected
in Primaries
LIGHT VOTE IS CAST
Commissioner of Athletics
to Be Elected in Final
Election Friday
CHRONICLE ANNUAL
WILL COME OUT ON
LAST DAY OF SCHOOL
Big P. H. S. Year Book Will Make
Appearance on Week From To¬
morrow at High School
Blacfye Hosier Tells of Never
Failing Humor of American Boys
Serving in the Trenches in Italy
Pasadena Boys in Italy Always Smiling in Face of Danger
and Hardships; Long, Weary Hours Without
Welcome Eats Fail to Cool Ardor
The Chronicle Annual of 1919
of which many questions have
been asked regarding its publica¬
tion will make its eleventh hour
appearance in High School on
Friday, June 20th. Owing to vari¬
ous conditions over which the
staff had no control, the work on
the book has been delayed some¬
what, but the publishers have
promised faithfully to have the
book at Pasadena High School
on June 20th; so all rumors that
it will come out after school is
over are hereby declared null and
void.
Howard Wilson and Peter Bus¬
ker, the managers of the Chronicle
Annual, have put in many hours
every day to make the book a
success. They have managed the
work efficiently and in spite of
many difficulties have done very
good work. Owing to the vanity
or fussiness of some of the Sen¬
iors, many of the Senior pictures
took a long time to be done be¬
cause of the many resittings, and
that has slowed the work of the
book up considerably.
The editors are Dott Russell
and Al Wesson, who have almost
worked themselves gray-headed
headed over the Annual. Both
have been busy for the past month
correcting, changing, and rewrit¬
ing copy and have just finished
their work with the correcting of
all of the proof of the big book.
A large staff of Seniors has con¬
tributed the material for the book.
Mrs. Claire Seay, as faculty ad¬
visor, has put in many long hours
aiding the editors in thieir work
and in endeavoring to make the
Annual of this year one of the
best in history.
By RALPH HOSLER
It was at a big review of French
troops preparatory to their leaving
Italy for France. Three divisions,
totaling approximately forty thousand
men, passed in review before the
king. Naturally, as excitement was
nil, and amusements confined to
smoking Piedmonts and playing an
overworked Victrola, all the Yanks in
the vicinity was there to witness the
spectacle.
Suddenly a short went up. The
crowds parted, and around one cor¬
ner of the field swept a calvacade of
autos.
“What’s all the big noise?” asked
one doughboy.
“Huh? What did God give you eyes
for? Use em,” answered his buddie,
"that’s the king of Italy.”
“Where?”
“That little guy in the back seat
of the second car.”
“That little shrimp! Is that the
king of this country? Sufferin’ Ar¬
menians, if that guy ’s the king, then
when I get back to the
оГ
U. S. A.,
I'm gonna be President.”
This is just a typical example of
the impusive, spontaneous humor that
the gob and doughboy were noted for
overseats. No matter what the occa¬
sion or circumstance the Yank was
always ready with a running fire of
comment and razz. And independent?
I am willing to bet that the King of
England, Italy or Scandahoovia would
get there share of the razz just the
same as any one else. That smile
and inclination to razz everybody and
everything will not stay down.
During the period of fighting just
before the armistice was signed the
boys that went from this school were
at it hot and heavy. Forty, fifty, fifty-
five hours without sleep wears on
one’s nerves, especially if the chow
comes once every other day, and then,
of course, it was monkey meat and
goldfish. It didn’t seem to bother the
boys much, however. Although they
were tired, hungry, lousy, and dirty,
that inevitable grin was always there.
On the fifth day of the big offensive,
just before the Austrians began their
retreat, they bombarded the Italian
lines and as far back as three miles
for a solid six hours. Things were
moving fast and furious. One of these
shells whining over is all
О.
K., but
when their start ’em coming over by
the dozens from one pounders to
shells as big as a house, then funny
little sensations assails the spint. St.
Vitus dance is easily contracted, and
the exciting game of playing hide and
seek with the steel missiles begins.
Oh, It is lots of fun!
While this big strafing was going
(Continued on page 4.)
ASSEMBLY PRODUCES BIG
MOB OF CANDIDATES
FOR OFFICES
Wild-Eyed Bunch Brave the Dizzy
Heights on Slippery Floor
An assembly was held last Wednes¬
day for the purpose of nominating the
candidates for commissioners next
year. After various announcements
concerning the Annual, the Senior
Play, baseball, swimming, and a
change of program for the following
day, the nomination speeches began
with startling eloquence. Each
speaker was given three minutes in
which to expounr the virtues of his
candidate and the candidate was
given one minute in which to make
himself known to the Study Body at
large.
The speakers and their candidates
were as follows: Debating — Kenny
Winslow and Frank Blauvelt for Rob¬
ert Atwell and Lowell Troutman, re¬
spectively; Athletics — Lawrence
O’Meara, Harold Sloan, Howard Mor¬
gan, and Clifford Boorey for Frank
Dunn, Laddie Janes, Everett Pitzer,
and Kenneth Tabor; Finance — Rich¬
ard Sharpies for Allan Pyle; Publica¬
tions — Leslie Webster for Donald
Palmer; Public Welfare JEdwin Thay¬
er, Howard Wilson, and Felix Welch
for Esther McMullen, Mayfair Mur-
phey, and Etna Stout.
Another election for the commis¬
sioners of Pasadena High School has
! come and gone and four of the com-
| missioners were chosen in the pri-
■ maries, a fact of unusual happening.
I The election was as exciting as any
■ election ever held, including those
held for the President of the United
States. Although the vote cast was
rather small in comparison with the
number of students in attendance the
vote was evently distributed among
the different candidates.
There were 300 votes cast in all,
but a heavier voter is expected in the
1 final election which will take place
next Friday. All the offices were de¬
cided upon except the Commissioner
of Athletics. The vote was very close
between Frank Dunn and Everett
Pitzer, Pitzer getting 128 votes and
Dunn 112 votes. The finals will be
held to determine which of these
will be the commissioner next year.
As only one candidate was running
for the office of Commissioner of
Finance and Commissioner of Publi¬
cation there was no competiton, but
between the other officers the com
petition was that of the keenest,
there being only a difference of 10
votes between Lowell Trautman and
Bob Atwell for Debating and 16 votes
between Pitzer and Dunn for
Athletics.
Pitzer received the most votes for
Athletics, but as it was not a ma¬
jority vote the finals will take place.
The election returns are as fal¬
lows:
Athletics —
Everett Pitzer . 112
Frank Dunn . 128
Wilkin Janes . 31
Kenneth Taber . 30
Debating —
Lowell Trautman . 156
Robert Atwell . ...146
Finance — -
Allen Pyle . 283
Publications —
Don Palmer . 292
Public Welfare —
Etna Stout .> . 183
Mayfair Murphey . .Wia . 98
Esther McMullen . 29
By a majority vote Etna Stout, Don
Palmer, Allen Pyle, and Lowell
Trautman will be the next semester’s
commissioners with either Everett
Pitzer or Frank Dunn.
The commission will be a good
democratic one and many things are
expected of such talent and ability in
the coming year.
The final election for the Commis-
missioner of Athletics will be held
next Friday, the thirteenth, and al-
thought it is considered an lunlucky
day a large vote is expected. The
booths will be in the same places as
they were for the primaries, namely;
A to D in the Jane Addams building,
E to L in front of 208C in the main
building, M to Q in front of 209C in
the main building, and R to Z In the
Louis Agassiz building.
"You probably don’t remember me,”
began the self-made man proudly,
“but twenty years ago, when I was a
poor, humble boy, you gave me a mes¬
sage to carry — ”
“Yes, yes,” cried the busy man,
“where’s the answer!” — Ex.
“I hear that Smith has been work¬
ing three months on a speech.”
“That’s nothing. I know a man
who worked twenty years on a sen¬
tence and died before he finished it.”
— Ex.
“Johnny, go over and see how old
Mrs. Jones is today.”
Johnny went over and in due time
came back and reported to his moth¬
er, "Mrs. Jones say it’s none of your
business how old she is.”
Professor (examining a map tha
student has drawn) — "Say, everyth
on this map is in the wrong place.
Student — "Sure. That's to fool
enemy.”
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