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KODAK DAY
MARCH 10
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JUNIOR JINX
THIS
AFTERNOON
VOL. XVI
PASADENA, CALIFORNIA, MARCH 5, 1925
NO. 20
WEST STARTS
III
Many Students Expected to
Hand in Papers Concerning
“Great Personalities ”
BOARD TABOOS WHITE
AND LINEN COLLARS
MUCH INTEREST SHOWN
Awards will be Made on Mer¬
its of Speeches Given in
Assembly, April Fourteenth
On account of the great inter-
| est shown in inter-class debating,
and public speaking, many people
are expected to compete in the Da-
vis-Hall Oratorical Contest, which
is the first contest of this kind
this year. The finals will be held,
Tuesday, April 14, in the audi¬
torium.
The: contest is sponsored by Mr.
Davis who is a father of one of
the teachers in school, and J. Her¬
bert Hall, one of the jewelers in
Pasadena. Any junior or senior
may take part in this contest, the
preliminaries of which will be on
Tuesday, March 24. Each contest¬
ant may choose' any great person
he desires and prepare a speech
concerning the individual chosen.
For several years, the winner of
this contest has been in the South¬
ern California Oratorical Contest
and has- won the championship
at various times. Miss Helen Jack-
son, now at S. B. U. C., won the
pennant in 1921-22. Two prizes
for the best two speakers are of¬
fered which consist of two gold
medals. These medals are well
worth having since they represent
effort and speaking ability.
For any further information con¬
cerning this contest apply to Don
Hamblin, commissioner of debat¬
ing, or Mrs. Irene S. Peters, pub¬
lic speaking teacher and member
of the Forensics Committee.
The following rules are observed
every year:
Contest shall be open to any
. student who is not a post grad¬
uate of Pasadena High School, un¬
less he has received a Davis- Hall
medal.
Orations shall not be longer
than twelve minutes.
The winner of the contest may
be sent as our representative to
the Southern California Oratorical
Contest.
The grade on the paper shall
count 60% in both preliminary and
final contests.
Judges of the papers and of the
delivery shall not be members of
the faculty of P. H. S.
At a preliminary contest to be
held before the final contest six
pupils shall be chosen for the final
contest.
Should no mo’-e than six contest¬
ants enter, there shall be no pre¬
liminary contest.
The committee on forensics and
the commissioner of debating and
his committee may act as judges
for the preliminary contest.
If any member of the faculty or
the commissioner of debating be¬
lieves some one in the contest will
better represent the school, the
committee on forensics shall hold
another contest. The winner of
the contest shall be our represen¬
tative to the Southern California
Oratorical Contest.
That neither blue nor white lin¬
en collars are to be worn by the
high school girls, was the decision
reached by the Uniform Board at
its last meeting on Wednesday,
February 25. Silk skirts will not
be allowed either.
Ail uniform representatives are
urged to be especially strict in
keeping tab on the girls. Efforts
are to be made to send girls down
on assembly day, a day which girls
take advantage of by not wearing
their uniforms. Girls who have
to be sent for after the representa¬
tive has given her a slip will be
dealt with more harshly than
otherwise.
Miss Nellie Greene Clarke gave
a talk at this meeting, on the sub¬
ject of cooperation between the
Board and the representatives as
well as of the girls in general.
NEW JUNIOR COLLEGE OFFICERS PLAN
ACTIVITIES FOR SECOND
SFMESTER
Spits and Thrills In
‘Once In BlueMcsn’
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Verna Heidner
“I never saw a purple cow,
I never hope to see one: — ”
But if you want a real treat
see “Once in a Blue Moon,” on
March 25, matinee and even. Many
who last year took part in the
“Fire Prince,” and earned their
spurs, have been cast for leads
this year. Miss Mary MacPhie,
who had the lead in the “Fire
Prince,” the opera of 1924, sus¬
tains her fame, taking the part of
Lady Moon. Mary has been taking-
vocal lessons from Professor Cogs¬
well, the: head of the vocal depart¬
ment of U. S. C. and promises to
be a sensation. June Etienne, who
filled a role also in the “Eire
Prince” will be Sylvia Montgomery,
she has been active since her en¬
try to P. H. S. in the Glee Club,
which ensures the success of her
part.
The third star in the cast is
Don Novis, Ted’s youngest brother,
so naturally something extraordi¬
nary is expected from him.
Dancing is progressing under the
direction of Miss Flint, who re¬
ports a very able chorus. Mr.
Morrissey has charge of the dra¬
matic direction, with Miss Parm-
ley and Mr. Miller in charge of
the music.
When Miss Parmley was asked
about the operetta, its plot, and
progress, she said, “Oh, it’s coming
on all right, but have the plot for
a surprise. Suffice it to say that
there are two villians: Sir Per-
cival Chetwood and M. Rene Le¬
mon.”
Representatives from at least
twelve schools will witness the per¬
formance of the musical romance,
“Once in a Blue Moon.”
The Opera has probably been
presented in every state in the
Union.
Walter Paull
Courtesy Star-News
Immediately upon their official installation to their respective of¬
fices, the officers of the Junior College started their plans for the
new semester. The first step taken was to get in touch with other
Junior Colleges of Southern California through their school papers or
through weekly letters, if they have no paper, as many of them do not.
Four big conference events have been planned. With about
seven other schools, the Pasadena Junior College is participating in
meets for the So. Calif. Track Championship. A committee is at
present making plans for the local institution to enter the Southern
California Oratorical Contest for Junior Colleges. Plans are also
being made, for both boys and girls, to enter the Tennis Tournament
at Fullerton. Tryouts are now being held for the debaters to meet
Chaffey J. C. next month for the championship of Southern California.
Walter Pauli is president of the Junior College; Verna Heidner,
vice-president;. Burdine Branfield, secretary of Activities; Harold
Novis, secretary of athletics; Harold Kienly, secretary of men; Clar¬
ence Langstaff, secretary of records and finance; and Betty Bode, sec¬
retary of women. Sheldon Frye is Clerk of the Cabinet.
ALL IS QUIET
Quiet reigned. Students pass¬
ing the Student Body Office
p&used and gasped. Could it
be possible? It was empty —
not one solitary commissioner
was within — even the thumbed
typewriter of the Student Body
Clerk was idle and lonely.
Something terrible surely
must have happened. A crowd
gathered, too startled to speak.
Finally the suspense was-
ended. An aged senior re¬
nowned for his sageness arose
and spoke, “The mighty Wally
Fell, powerful football half¬
back and Commissioner of Ath¬
letics, is responsible. Poor
Wally has contracted a case
pf chicken pox. This disease,
childish as it may be, is
known for its contagious qual¬
ities, in fact, so much- so, that
the- other occupants of the
their numerous friends have
temporarily suspended activi¬
ties.” The senior ceased speak¬
ing. The crowd sighed and
moved on.
LOTHROP STODDARD
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DECISION GIVEN
LECTURES HERE SOON
ALL ANNUAL PICTURES
TAKEN DESPITE RAIN
BIOLOGY EXCURSION
Low tide will mark the date
of the semi-annual 10-2 Biolog-y
excm-sicfn to Point Fermin, where
specimens of sea life will be col¬
lected.
On the way to the beach the
students will stop off at the
Selig Zoo in Los Angeles.
Last year many interesting spe-
cimins were obtained and it is
thought that a larger collection
will be made this year.
Mrs. Ogier Not Teaching
Mrs. Aileen P. Ogier, former
member of the Social Science de¬
partment is not teaching this se¬
mester. She taught here as a
substitute last semester.
In spite of the dampening effects
of rain, all organization Annual
pictures have finally been taken.
To the perspiring' committee, it
has seemed that pictures have been
snapped that ranged from a group
of three or four to hundreds. The
pictures were all the way from
committees to clubs, and back
again.
“Now no one needs to worry,”
says a staff member, “until the
annual comes out when the pic¬
tures will be criticized by one and
all as being “just terrible” of
themselves.
B. and B. Club Sees “Macbeth”
Bauble and Bells club members,
Miss Elizabeth E. Keppie, club ad¬
viser, and several alumni, made up
a theater party which saw “Mac¬
beth” at the Biltmore Theater
Saturday night. The members of
the party as a whole were well
pleased with the play. Fritz Lei-
ber, who had the leading part, is
said to be a most promising young-
actor.
In the interests of social science,
Lothrop Stoddard, a famous lec¬
turer and writer on social and ra¬
cial problems, well known interna¬
tionally, will speak on the after¬
noon of March 12 on the subject,
“The New Realism of Science.”
This lecture in the high school au¬
ditorium is for students and teach¬
ers. The nominal sum of 25 cents
will be charged.
Mr. Stoddard served as a special
correspondent, for the “Saturday
Evening Post,” to travel through
Europe and Asia. He wrote a
series of articles, for that maga¬
zine and others, dealing with social
and racial problems in the old
world. His most famous book,
“The Rising Tide of Color Against
White World - Supremacy,” deals
with the danger of the American
negro. He has written other
books on European social problems
which have brought forth much
comment. His reputation is world¬
wide and he is considered an au¬
thority on social and racial sub¬
jects.
Mr. Stoddard has compiled much
data concerning human heredity,
especially in relation to the results
of intelligence tests in the army,
and also relating to the increase
of criminals in our country. He
has also worked up material on
the decrease of American stock,
and the effects of immigration. He
believes that there is great need
for taking account of these things
if our nation is to escape the fate
of every great nation of the past.
These ideas he has put into the
lecture.
Miss Mabel B. Pierson, head of
the Biological Science- department,
who is in charge of the publicity
for the lecture, says, “It will be
well worth our while to hear him.”
Caltech Entrants See Mr. Clifton
All seniors who intend to enter
Caltech should report to Mr. Clif¬
ton, the recorder, at once.
The names of these students
must be known so that contestants
for the Caltech scholarship may be
selected. Very few students have
signed up for Caltech at this time-.
FOR
Р.НЛ
DEXTERS
By receiving a 3 to 0 decision
over their opponents in the debate
with Los Angeles last Friday eve¬
ning, Robert McClintock and
John Ackley placed Pasadena one
step nearer the Championship of
Southern California. The P. H.
S. debaters upheld the affirmative
of the question, Resolved : That
the principles of the Monroe Doc¬
trine should be abandoned. Their
opponents were Tom Henry and
Alfred Lazarus of L. A. High.
Much credit is given R. W. Can-
field, coach of the Pasadena de¬
baters, for the success of" his stu¬
dents. The three judges of the
debate were Dan S. Hammack, of
Los Angeles, Professor Paul S.
Smith, of Whittier College, and
Professor C. F. Lindsley, of Occi¬
dental College.
The constructive argument of
the affirmative was as follows:
1. The more progressive Latin-
American countries fear interfer¬
ence from the United States more
than that of Europe.
2. The Monroe Doctrine arouses
the hostility of these people since
it hampers their trade with us.
3. It is possible to abandon
this Doctrine because monarchies
have disappeared, colonization is
becoming obsolete among foreign
powers, and our nation has a
world-power relationship with the
foreign powers, together with a
well-established army and navy.
4. We must abandon oi* expand
this doctrine, limiting it to unwar¬
ranted interference by Europe.
Three main points brought out
by the Los Angeles debaters were
that the Monroe Doctrine should
not be abandoned since it would
open South America to foreign ag¬
gression, imperil the United States,
and jeopardize world peace.
The five- minute rebuttals of this
debate keenly tested the wits of the
speakers of both the sides.
Preceding the debate, Miss
Grace Allen gave a piano solo, fol¬
lowed by a group of songs sung
by Hedley Reeder.
Following the debate, while the
judges were in session, a short
futuristic play was given by three
members of Miss Keppie’s Dra¬
matics classes, Sumner Greene,
Katherine Stadliy, and Ed Collins.
COOK’S SPEECH
First Time in History that
Radio Functions in Broad¬
casting Inaugural Address
MILLIONS HEAR SPEECH
Annual Plans For
Snapshot Section
Did you ever forget to bring
your camera to school on Kodak
day? Remember, when you came
to school, how it seemed that
everybody else had brought a
kodak and wa? having a good
time ? Remember when the annual
came out, it had a picture of some
friend of yours in the kodak sec¬
tion, and how you promised your¬
self to get your pictures in next
time?
This year kodak day, which is
second only to old clothes day as
an annual celebration, will be held
next Tuesday, March 10.
In keeping with the spirit of a
“bigger and better” Annual, there
will be at least five devoted to
snapshots of persons and things
in the book this year, depending
on the number of photographs
available. Practically all pictures
handed in by students and teachers
if they are any good at all, will
be published. Pictures for pub¬
lication do not necessarily have
to be taken on kodak day. . Any
interesting pictures of students
or teachers will be welcomed.
The following rules should be ob¬
served: all pictures handed in must
be prints; no negatives can be
used. Hazy pictures or blurred
pictures cannot be accepted. Hand
in all pictures as soon as possible
after they are developed at 205C.
Get out the old kodak, folks,
buy a roll of films, bring them
both to school on kodak day and
get your picture in the Annual.
Says: America Must Lead;
Favors Economy; No Salva¬
tion in Narrow Partisanship
Students and teachers of Pasa¬
dena High School crowded into
the school auditorium yesterday to
hear, by radio, the inaug-ural mes¬
sage of Calvin Coolidge, thirtieth
President of the United States of
America.
A crowd of 100,000 gathered be¬
fore the steps of the east front of
the National Capitol, where Cool¬
idge spoke to the largest assem¬
blage ever gathered in Washington
oh the fourth of March. But it
was only a small part of the mil¬
lions of people who heard, by
radio, the President’s address.
The United States Marine Band
opened the program with “Pomp
and Circumstance March,” and a
medly of American folk songs.
Trumpets announced the arrival
of the President, and people ap¬
plauded as he took his position on
the platform, to the music of “Hail
to the Chief.”
William H. Taft, Chief Justice"
of the Supreme Court, adminis¬
tered the oath of office; Coolidge
kissed the Bible, and began his
speech. He stated that the Unit¬
ed States is the leader of nations
and must help other nations to
prosperity and peace. “I favor
government economy, not because
I want to save money, but because
I want to save people.” “We can
not permit any inquisition either
within or without the law, or apply
any religious test to the holding of
office.” “Unless we wish to hamp¬
er the people in their right to earn
a living, we must have tax re¬
form.” “No one would deny that
there should be full and free ex¬
pression and opportunity for inde¬
pendence of action within the par¬
ty. There is no salvation in nar¬
row and bigoted partisanship.”
The foregoing- statements are
features of the speech, which was
broadcasted by twenty-one radio
stations throughout the country.
KFI, or the Earl C. Anthony sta¬
tion, broadcasted to Southern Cali¬
fornia the speech, which they had
received by way of Dallas, Texas.
BOB M’CLINTOCK NAMED
JUNIOR CLASS PRESIDENT
Keen competition for all the of¬
fices marked the junior class meet¬
ing February 19, which was held
for the purpose of making nomina¬
tion and acceptance speeches. Don
Stoner, retiring president, presid¬
ed over the meeting.
For the office of president, three
were nominated. Don West, form¬
er treasurer of the class, Art Her¬
bert, also a former treasurer, and
Bob McClintock of debating fame
are all seeking- this position.
Four popular members of the
class are running for vice-presi¬
dent. Bernice Wright, Helen King,
Irma Willis, and Ouina Lisk have
all served the class on committees
as well as in many other ways.
Ted Walker, “Laddie” Spellman,
and Frank Crawford are out for
the office of treasurer. All three
of these fellows have been closely
connected with class and school
activities and either of them will
make a good officer.
June Shafer is unopposed for
the secretaryship. She has served
the class during- the past semester
and is a candidate for re-election.
FOUR-ACT VAUDEVILLE
AND PICTURE, TODAY
With four professional acts,
athletic stunts, a novel monologue,
dancing and musicale acts, and a
six-reel Christe Studios comedy,
the Junior Jinx is expected to make
history, as it is the first time that
professionals have been sponsored
by the juinior class. The program
starts at 3:30 this afternoon in the
local auditorium.
“Bumps, Jumps, and Bumps,”
featuring Godfrey and Jordan, will
start the program going. This
act is well known to vaudeville
fans as a fast, clever routine
plentifully interspersed with com¬
edy situations.
Connie Mitchell, feature actor
in “A Day in Birdland,” will give
a clever novelty monologue as the
second act.
A fast and most interesting^
dancing a A by Johnson and Hord¬
ing- will add to the program.
“Hold Your Breath,” considered
to be one of the funniest comedies
ever put out by the Christe Stu¬
dios, will be the last and biggest
feature of the afternoon. Walter
Hiers, Dorothy Devore, and Tully
Marshall take the leading roles.
Fred Paul will furnish the music
for the feature picture.
The price of admission is twen¬
ty-five -cents. Any junior having
a class membership card will be ad¬
mitted without charge.