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NO. 19
VOL. XVIII
PASADENA, CALIFORNIA, THURSDAY, MARCH 3, 1927
TICKETS ON SALE MONDAY
P.H.S. Honor Society
Elects New Officers
for Corning Semester
Former President and Vice-President Re-appointed; To
Raise Funds to Send Delegates to Scholarship
Federation Convention at Fresno
SECOND CON¬
CERT HERE
TOMORROW
HIGH SCHOOL
IS PLEASED
WITH SHOW
Glee Clubs To Set
Operatic Precedent
Philharmonic Program To Be
Held in P.H.S. Auditorium
Friday Afternoon
Jerome Shaffer Displays Skill
and Originality in Big
Fun Display
in Southern Schools
Program Is Pleasing
Many in Attendance
Cast of 300 in Readiness After Weeks of Hard Work;
Entirely New Scenery for Production; Exquisite
Costumes To Be Feature; Spectacular Dances
Meeting for the purpose of electing the officers whom
they desire to lead them in the last semester of this school
year, members of the Honor Society chose leaders for the
semester recently.
Jack Snyder, former president, was re-elected to that
office again by a majority vote. Jack has been quite promi¬
nent in school activities and with his experience of the pre¬
vious semester, he should fulfill that office to its fullest
capacity.
That the production of “Briar Rose” by the P. H. S.
and P. J. C. glee clubs, will set a precedent in school pro¬
ductions in southern California, is the opinion of many who
have been in close contact with the cast since the beginning
of the rehearsals.
Since coming to Pasadena high school, Miss Lula C.
Parmley, head of the music department, has placed that
department on an enviable plane. Each year a more wide¬
spread interest is shown among the music lovers of this
- ^community in the annual opera.
For the office of vice-president,#
the scholars have re-appointed
Mary Jenkins. Having worked with
Jack Snyder one semester, she
should he able to help him put over
a real semester. Mary is also a
member of the Triple “S” society.
An exceedingly qualified student
has been elected to the chair of
secretary. Lorna Macdonnell has
had experience for this office in
the form of secretary to the Triple
“S.” She is also very active in
athletics.
Evidently the members of the
society realize the necessity of
having a husky he-man to take
care of the money end of the organ¬
ization. This individual is Walter
Gibson, treasurer.
At this election, there were three
chairmen elected to conduct the so¬
cial and business acivities of the
club. Howard Packard has been
appointed to the position of Ser¬
vice chairman. The program chair¬
man is Virginia Gollatz, and Paul¬
ine Fuller has been elected Social
chairman.
The members plan to sell candy
at the coming opera, “Briar Rose,”
and use the proceeds for the pur¬
pose of sending delegates to the
California Scholarship Federation
convention to
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held in Fresno,
California. Marion Schroeer, State
treasurer of the Federation, is in
charge of the sales.
A letter, sent by a representa¬
tive of the Alpha Society at Po¬
mona, was read to the club. The
contents of this missive was very
pleasing to the faculty of the
school because it is just another
feather in the Bulldog’s cap. It
told of two P. H. S. graduates who
have captured the highest scholas¬
tic honors of their freshman class.
Margaret Lohlker, ’26, took first
while Catherine McMillan, also
’26, took a very close second.
We always follow our honor stu¬
dents during their college careers.
It is very gratifying to hear such
reports as the above about our
students, was the gist of a com¬
ment made by Miss Talbott, advis¬
er of the Honor Society.
New members of the society will
be awarded their pins in the as¬
sembly on March 8, during both
advisories.
ASTRONOMER WILL
GIVE 10 LECTURES
Astronomer - Evangelist Phillip
L. Knox, who has lectured recently
to large audiences in the auditor¬
ium of the Pasadena high school,
will deliver a series of free lectures
in the Raymond theater beginning
Friday night, March 4.
Dr. Knox will speak for ten con¬
secutive evenings on “The Wonders
of Astronomy” and “The Marvels
of Creation.” Each lecture will be
illustrated. The subject of his
opening lecture Friday night will
be “Finding God’s Fingerprints in
the Solar- System.” A half-hour
musical program, arranged by
Prof. E. Toral Seat, will be given
each evening at 7:80 o’clock.
KODAK DAY WILL BE
OBSERVED WEDNESDAY
On next Wednesday, March 9,
Kodak day will be observed re¬
gardless of the weather. Bring
your kodaks — rain or shine!
Better Speech
Week Is Success
Students Urged To Discard
Slang; Assembly Con¬
cludes Activities
That Pasadena high school stu¬
dents really got something out of
observing Better Speech Week is
the opinion of English instructors
in the high school. Pasadena high
school joined with all other high
schools in the United States in set¬
ting aside the week of February
20 to 26 for the purpose of im¬
proving the speech and grammar
of students. -
A short time during second pe¬
riod classes was devoted every day
to the discussing of English and
how to improve it. Phrases, gram¬
mar, constructions, and other
things pertaining to English, were
carefully gone over and explained
to the pupils.
Better speech week was fostered
by the General Federation of Wo¬
men’s clubs, which proclaimed
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week. In last week’s campaign for
a better understanding of English
the students were erhorted to dis¬
card slang and substitute good,
clear English. The value of having
a large vocabulary a ready com¬
mand was also . one of the points
that was brought out during the
discussions.
The activities of the week were
concluded by a snappy assembly
presenting a skit by O. Henry
showing the kind of English used
by some persons.
SENIOR GARB
SOON READY
Something new and nobby in the
habadashery line will be exhibited
on the Pasadena campus in a few
weeks, something which only a
privileged few will be able to avail
themselves of. In other words Sen¬
ior sweaters and crusher hats are
to be on sale soon.
The innovation of the crushers
should be marked as they are to
have a white band on a blue hat,
and of the latest college type, too.
The sweaters will also carry out
the blue and white idea, having a
crew neck with blue border, a body
of white and a blue hand at the
waist. Blue numerals will in all
likelihood be optional.
As has probably been surmised,
the Seniors have chosen blue and
white as the colors of the Class
of ’27. All details will carry out
this decree.
The upper classmen will hold a
class meeting in the near future.
At this time all minor details, such
as ordering of sweaters, hats, and
announcements will be taken care
of. Stan Hahn, class president,
promises a lively meeting. He is
endeavoring to obtain an entertain¬
er of some description and of no
mean ability. All seniors are urg¬
ed to accomodate themselves and
attend.
Better Support by P. H. S.
Student Body Asked by
Music Head
The Pasadena high school au¬
ditorium will be the scene tomor¬
row afternoon of another of the
Young People’s Popular Concerts,
featuring the Los Angeles Philhar¬
monic Orchestra under the direc¬
tion of Walter Henry Rothwell.
“The last concert given was not
supported by the P. H. S. student
body as we expected it to be,” said
Mr. Lyons, head of music in the
Pasadena city schools. “The con¬
certs are arranged primarily for
the students of the city schools and
those young people interested in
music.”
The concerts have been a big
success so far. The last month’s
concert played to a crowded house
and to forecast from the way the
tickets are going for this next
program, here should not be much
room left when the opening chord
is struck. All the seats are re¬
served and tickets are on sale at
Hunter and Williams and at Miss
Veghte’s office at Pasadena high.
The admission price is twenty-
five cents for students and seventy-
five cents for adults.
This week’s program is as fol¬
lows:
Meyerbeer . Coronation March
Tschaikowsky, Casse Noisette Suit
Overture Miniature
Danses Characteristiques
a. Marche
b. Danses de la Fee Dragee
Danse Russe . Trepak
Danse Arabe
Danse Chinoise
Danse des Mirlitons
Valse des Fleurs
Boccherini . Minuet
Thomas . Gavotte from Mignon
Chabrier . Rhapsody Espana
INTERESTING EXHIBITS
ON PHOTOGRAPHY
On the ground floor of the Los
Angeles Public Library, there have
been appearing some very interest¬
ing exhibits of high class photog¬
raphy, The foremost exponents of
the art in this section of the south¬
west have entered camera studies.
Of particular interest is the col¬
lection now on display in the large,
well-arranged room which is devot¬
ed entirely to these exhibits.
The Sierra Club Collection is on
display at the present time. Surely
any lover of the mountains would
revel in the beauties there depicted
by the earner’s eye. Lofty moun¬
tain peaks of Europe and India are
revealed in much of their natural
beauty. As one passes along view¬
ing the different scenes, he is quite
liable to hear someone say: “Why,
I saw that peak. It comes back to
my mind very vividly now.”
Gazing at the lofty heights of
the Himalaya Mountains, towering
over 20,000 fet, one is awed by the
grandeur and might of these pin¬
nacles.
This exhibit is of especial inter¬
est to the student of geology. It
supplements the text book work,
and drives home points which can¬
not be grasped so easily and com¬
prehensively through any other me¬
thod of instruction. The huge gla¬
ciers shown in the pictures, leav¬
ing morainal material in their
wake, may be examined and en¬
joyed almost as well as if one were
on the ground. Huge erratics,
hanging valleys, and cirques are all
in evidence.
The Sierra Club Collection gives
the lover of beauty a real treat by
placing their exhibit where all may
| see it free of cost or obligation.
Moving Picture Program Is
To Be Next Afternoon
Entertainment
That the majority of Pasadena
high school students know of good
programs and can enjoy the said
entertainment was proved by the
number of students that attended
the first afternoon entertainment
of this semester. Mr. Jerome Shaf¬
fer, nationally known entertainer,
presented the program. It was a
clever and spicy program. That
it was enjoyed by all was evidenced
by the repeated waves of laughter
that swept the audience continual¬
ly during the presentation.
Mr. Shaffer opened his program
by asking for suggestions as to
just what his audience wanted him
to do. His first number was a love
scene by two young people of the
farm. His gestures and dialect
was unquestionably realistic. The
second number was another love
scene only this time he presented
it in monologue form.
This excellent entertainer exhib¬
ited his astonishing voice control
by singing a song of a doll who
had a pain in her sawdust. His
version of the ex-popular song,
“Yes, We have no Bananas,” was
exceedingly clever and his imper¬
sonation of Aunt Matilda — nothing
can be said, the dictionary does not
contain enough superlatives to des¬
cribe his acting. A New York
critic said that it was one of the
greatest pieces of acting that he
had ever seen.
The marvelous ways in which he
played one tune “Home Sweet
Home,” was a sensation. He play¬
ed this piece as a classic, to a jazz,
and then to a funeral march with
several other varieties in between.
When asked for the purpose of
giving such programs, he said, “I
have no desire to capitalize my
talent.” Mr. Shaffer has been do¬
ing this type of work for the last
nine years. Nine different states
in the Union have literally poured
an avalanche of invitations upon
him so that his next stop is not
known.
“I believe,” said Herbert Resner,
commissioner
о
f entertainment,
“that those students who were pres¬
ent enjoyed the program. The
next afternoon entertainment will
most likely be in form of vaudeville
and moving pictures.”
TALK FEAST ARTISTS
PREPARE DEBATE
Pasadena Forum club is to hold
a novel debate with a like club at
Los Angeles high school on March
14th, 6th and 6th periods.
The purpose of this meeting is
to increase the spirit of friendship
between the Los Angeles schools
and Pasadena. The question to be
discussed is considered to be one of
the most vital issues of the day,
namely : “Resolved that the State
of California be divided into two
soverign states.”
L.A. high will send two represen¬
tatives here and two P.H.S. stu¬
dents will go to Los Angeles. Of
the two students that will come
here, one will speak for the affir¬
mative and the other for the nega¬
tive. Pasadena will do the same so
that a P.H.S. affirmative and an
L.A. affirmative will cooperate a-
gainst a like combination who will
uphold the negative.
Gladys Bucker and Joesphinte
McLaren will go to Los Angeles.
The two debaters who will discuss
the question here have not been
chosen as yet.
The decision will be rendered by
the audience.
Winners of Typing
Contest Published
Winners ■ Will Have Their
Names Placed on
Banner
For the purpose of raising the
standards in speed and accuracy
among typing students, inter-class
typewriting banner contests are
held four times a year at P. H.
S. Tenth and eleventh year typ¬
ing students are eligible for the
tryouts.
In the last contest, which was
held at the end of last semester,
Grace Sanderhoff won first place
in the speed contest for eleventh
year students, having typed sixty
words a minute with only six er¬
rors. The eleventh year students
taking places are Marjorie Neff,
Piearl Hudson, Julia Will, Alice
Soderbloom, Chole Suhl, and Dor¬
othy Doutt.
The tenth year student taking
first place in the speed contest
was Mildred Pentzer, who typed
forty-four words with five errors.
Dale Gates, Elizabeth McCullough,
Zabelle Stone, Ruth Musser, Jen¬
nie Contion, Hester Arnold, Fran¬
ces Howell, Grace Thompkins, and
Lawrence Gentry are the other
winner tenth year students.
The eleventh year accuracy
winners are Pearl Hudson, out of
fifty-four words had only four
errors, and Chole Suhl, who made
no errors in the forty-six words
which she typed.
Ruth Musser took first place in
the tenth year accuracy contest,
having two errors in her - thirty-
four words. The other tenth year
accuracy winners are Grace
Thompkins, who made only two
errors out of thirty-two words,
Elizabeth McCullough, who made
three errors out of thirty-nine'
words, Jennie Conting, who, out
of thirty-four words, made three
errors, and Zabelle Stone, who
made four errors out of thirty-
eight words.
The winners of this contest
will be given the honor of having
their names put on a banner
which is in the typing room.
P. H. S. ART STUDENTS
VISIT STUDIO
In order to appreciate some of
the finer pieces of art, the ad¬
vanced drawing, household man¬
agement, interior decorating, and
art history classes, visited the
Grace Nicholson studio, Friday,
February 25.
The students were conducted
through various rooms and were
shown many lovely Persian rungs,
unusual paintings, block prints,
and several very rare paintings by
some of the great masters brought'
to the studio for special exhibition
by Mr. Erhrich, Jr., of New York,
from the Erhrich collection.
One of the most interesting fea¬
tures of the visit was that the stu¬
dents were able to see the original
copy of Sir Joshua Reynold’s great
painting, the Age of Innocence.
Many out-of-town groups have
already sent in requests for large
numbers of seats to be reserved.
That the authors of “Briar
Rose,” Agnes Emelie Peterson and
Louis W. Curtis, are taking a per¬
sonal interest in the local produc¬
tion, is evidenced by the fact that
Mr. Curtis attended a rehearsal
Thursday, February 24. Mr. Curtis
came on the invitation of Miss
Parmley, who desired that every
detail of the opera be carried out
as was intended by the authors.
He expressed himself as delighted
with the progress made and the
splendid coaching. Since “Briar
Rose” was produced at Lincoln
high school last year under the
direction of Mr. Curtis, who is
vice-principal and head of the mu¬
sic department there, further in¬
terest will no doubt be shown in
the P. H. S.-P. J. C. production.
After many weeks of hard work,
the immense cast of 300 is looking
forward eagerly to the student
matinee performance, which is to
be at 3:30, March 11. There are
to be two evening performances
this year, another precedent being
set by the music department by
the three presentations.
Entirely new stage settings and
beautiful lighting effects will add
to the beauty of the opera.
A gorgeous, exquisite prologue,
lasting probably an hour, will in
itself win the admiration of an
appretiative audience.
The story is laid in Lorovaine.
Fifteen years elape between the
prologue and the first act. The
first act opens with plans being
completed by King Clovis (Floyd
Brehm) and Queen Clothilde (Eu¬
nice Erikson) for the betrothal
feast of princess Briar Rose (Vir¬
ginia Yerxa) and prince Flonzil of
Tuscany (Don Novis). In order
to win the love of the princess,
Flonzil disguised himself as a gar¬
dener and let Drago (Harold
Thompson) one of his lords, as¬
sume his royal identity. Now Dra¬
go was in reality the son of the
wicked fairy Renanlda (Mary Mar¬
garet Davies) and in league with
her scheme. After Flonzil had
won the princess’s love, he pro¬
claimed his royalty. Drago declar¬
ed that Flonzil was an imposter
and offered himself as the favored
suitor. In the midst of the ex¬
citement Briar Rose disappeared
and the king being deceived, ban¬
ished the real prince Flonzil. Does
Briar Rose marry the imposter at
her father’s command even though
she loves Flonzil, the real prince?
Does Flonzil ever regain his royal
identity? These and many other
important questions will be an¬
swered by attending one or even
all three of the performances.
All seats are reserved. The tick¬
ets for the matinee are 25c, while
the tickets for the evening per¬
formance are 50c and 75c. Tickets
for all performances will go on
sale next Monday morning at the
ticket office in the west basement.
Get your tickets early and be
sure of a seat by avoiding the
rush! ! ! !