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WHO
killed the dogcatcher? The
unmuzzled ITEM will soon
be at large. Catch one.
ii
INIU
STRAW
Lid Day next Friday. All
who are not attired suitably
will get the "HOOK.”
VOL. V— NO. S
PASADENA HIGH SCHOOL, MARCH 14, 1917, PASADENA, CALIFORNIA
PRICE 5 CENTS
UNMUZZLED IS
NEXT ITEM
ISSUE
Some Snap to Be Featured
in Coming Edition of
School Monthly
WITTY STUFF PICKED
Hughie Wynn, Bing Bangs,
Ralphus Hosier and
Smitty Smith Write
"To the Pasadena Bulldog spirit” —
that’s its dedication, and straight from
this spirit as if in reply came the
story “The Soul of the School,” anony¬
mously contributed to the editors al¬
most before the idea had taken tangi¬
ble form in their own minds.
What idea? Why, the one and only
— The Unmuzzled Item. Dut March ?a,
the inspiration of four arch conspir¬
ators against the peace and somnol¬
ence of our hallowed halls: Maurice
“Hughie” Wynn, Ralph “Blackie” Hos¬
ier, Jack “Bing” Bangs, and Howell
“Smitty” Smith — and just as paprika-
. like as the combination sounds.
• It’s the Bulldog spirit incarnated,
from the magnificent of dogdom that
adorns the cover of the last pointed
personality. Cuts galore it has, every¬
thing from sidelights on school life
seen by a brand new caroonist to the
dignified countenances of the four
guilty ones caught in the act of laugh¬
ing at the remembrance of some of
the jokes.
And stories! The mystery story
which reached it as a spontaneous ex¬
pression of the school spirit it de¬
scribes and will need no more intro¬
duction or recommendation for the
readers than it did for the editors,
who first accepted it and then started
sleuthing the school for the author or
authoress. But some of the contribut¬
ors signed their names and from the
clever sketch “Pro-Feussle Written”
on through the list, Lyle Hance, Mar¬
garet Bravinder, Anita Scott, Halbert
Brown, and Ralph Hosier, it’s an all
star galaxy.
The other contributors, all those
who have helped with a witty sketch,
or an original poem, or a really funny
joke, or a new limerick, or something
else, are too numerous to mention,
for the paper is full of them.
SPANISH AND FRENCH PLAYS
TO BE OF UNUSUAL WORTH;
THURSDAY EVENING DATE SET
Los Tres Novios to Be Staged by Castilians With Strik¬
ing Cast; Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme Offering of
French Students; Costumes, Staging and Light¬
ing Effects Are of the Best Procurable
Harken, ye bored students who have
begun to feel that school is the most
uninteresting place on earth, for a
most welcome diversion is at hand
for those who are clever enough to
grasp the opportunity offered. Next
Thursday evening, tomorrow night, at
8 o’clock, two of the most delightful
comedies imaginable are to be given
within these walls by some energetic
spirits who have not become inoculat¬
ed with the prevailing spring fever.
Listen to the program, merry ones,
and marvel at the unaparalleled at¬
tractions to be offered for the paltry
sum of twenty-five cents. First is “Las
Tres Novios,” that altogether enchant¬
ing playlet, staged by the advanced
Spanish classes.
This play is absolutely brim full of
surprising and ridiculous situations
and while the amount of romance it
contains is enough to excite even the
most blase. The heroine, Hilda Rhodes,
is altogether bewitching in her role of
the Spanish flirt, while the support¬
ing cast, which includes such notables
as Steve Horrell, Whit Reeve, and
Carlos Alviar, is as perfect as time,
talent and the superb coaching Mrs.
Hatfield can make them. There is not
a student in P. H. S. who cannot un¬
derstand and appreciate this play and
all are earnestly urged to attend.
The French pupils will have their
turn immediately after the Spanish
students and will present “La Bour¬
geois Gentilhomme,” by that master
of comedy, Moliere. This play is also
replete with humor and clever subtle¬
ties. In this play Paul Marhenke plays
the part of a middle class man of
wealth trying to break into society.
There are two sets of devoted lovers
to furnish the thrills and the costum¬
ing and scenery of the time of Louis
XIV is sumptuous and elaborate be¬
yond words. The scene in which the
hero is initiated into a supposedly
Turkish club is ludicrous in the ex¬
treme and the antics of the players
are sure to provoke much merriment.
Helen Bentz as the heroine is alto¬
gether charming in the role of a
French beauty and the others in the
cast include such promising amateurs
as Florence Wessels, Donald McCreery
and Pauline Stanton. Added to all
this will be the dancing of the grace¬
ful and stately minuet by some talent¬
ed devotees of Terpsichore, which
makes one of the most charming
scenes.
Acknowledgements are also due to
Miss Cass and Miss Tennis for their
untiring labors and to Miss Cooper
and Miss Sabel, who have trained the
dancers, and last but not least to Miss
Hawes, for the enthusiasm and pa¬
tience which made these two produc¬
tions possible.
ORATORS PREPARING
FOR RIG CONTESTS
Davis-Hall Oratorical Con¬
test to Take Place in
Near Future
With the Davis-Hall Oratorical Con¬
est only a little ovllf^a' “month away,
this year’s oratorical season is well
under way. The prospects along ora¬
torical lines are exceptionally good
this year and if enough come out for
this activity, Pasadena will have the
most successful oratorical record of
its history.
Last year Pasadena set a high mark
in oratory by winning the Southern
California Oratorical Contest, the In-
terurban Oratorical Contest, and the
Southern California Peace Contest.
The cup offered by the Interurban
Oratorical Association is now the
property of P. H. S. since it has been
captured three times by the local ora¬
tors. With such a record as this there
is no reason why Pasadena High
School should not surpass herself this
year.
The annual Davis-Hall Oratorical
Contest is the first event on the ora¬
torical program. The first tryout will
be held on March 29 and the final one
on April 8. Then comes the contest
itself on April 23. This is a good
chance for any oratorically inclined
person to distinguish himself. Mr. Bat¬
kin will be glad to see anyone wishing
to enter the first tryout. On account
of the shortness of time it will not be
necessary to memorize the orations
for the tryouts. Following the Davis-
Hall Oratorical Contest will come the
Interurban and - Southern
/
California
Oratorical Contests and the Southern
California Peace Contest. These will
probably come about the last of April,
although the dates ijave not been defi¬
nitely set yet.
INTER-GLASS DEBATES
1 SOON RE
STAGED
Forensic Frays to Establish
Interclass Supremacy
Scheduled Soon
Is debating all over with in P. H. S. ?
Well, hardly. The next event on the
debating horizon is almost here and
deserves the same support that made
Pasadena High School make such a
good showing in the interscholastic
debates.
The event in question is the com¬
ing series of interclass debates which
will determine the championship
of the school. Since the debates
were originally intended simply to
bring out new debating material, only
those persons will be eligible who
have never represented the school in
debating. Each class will be repre¬
sented by a team of two. debaters. The
championship team will be as follows:
The Freshmen debate the Juniors,
then the Sophomores meet the Seniors
and finally the winers of each contest
debate for the championship. The
members of the championship team
will be awarded their numerals in the
form of gold fobs. ®
The question is one that is of spec¬
ial interest at this time: “Resolved,
That Pasadena should construct and
operate a municipal railway to Los
Angeles.” The first tryout will be
held on March 15, the elimination de¬
bates on March 22 and 23, and the
final debate on March 29. Anyone de¬
siring to try out for these debates
should see Mr. Batkin at once.
ANDREW LOVEJOY GIVES
REMARKABLE TALK
TO
Agricultural Club Members
Hear Interesting Talk
From Expert
The advantage of breeding thor¬
oughbred livestock instead of simply
raising any kind of animals, was em¬
phasized in a talk by Andrew J. Love-
joy before the Agricultural Club on
March 6th. Mr. Lovejoy has had forty-
two years experience in hog raising
'and has become one of the foremost
| stockraisers in the country. “Farm-
iing,” he said, “is different now from
ABLE TO CHOOSE
PRESIDENT
Ed Culbertson Chosen by
Large Majority to Lead
Graduating Class
At last, after trying in vain for sev¬
eral weeks to elect a class president,
the Seniors last Tuesday selected Ed¬
ward Culbertson to guide the destinies
of the class for the rest of the year.
Mr. Culbertson received 111 votes to
87 for Lyle Hance, the only other can¬
didate at the final election.
The position was vacated some time
ago when Lawrence Metzger, the for¬
mer president, resigned in order to
try his luck in Alaska. A few days
later a meeting was held for the ex¬
press purpose of choosing a new pres¬
ident, but owing to the fact that there
was not a quorum present, no action
was taken. Again a meeting was
called, a majority of the class was
present, and after nominating Culbert¬
son, Hance and George Robbins, pro-
ceded to vote. They then passed to
their next classes, firmly believing,
with all the optimism of youth, that
they had elected a president. But, alas
no. Impossible though it may seem,
more votes had been cast than it was
just and right should have been. The
entire election was therefore null,
void, and of no effect.
Again last Tuesday the noble Sen¬
iors gathered together for the sole
purpose of choosing a Chief Execu¬
tive. But this time no chances were
taken. As the Seniors entered the
room they signed up and received
ballots. After some discussion it was
decided to allow anyone to vote whose
name appeared on the list of candi¬
dates for graduation or who paid their
class dues. Culbertson and Hance
were duly nominated and the election
proceeded. In receiving the votes
ample care was taken to make it abso¬
lutely impossible to stuff the ballot
baskets. Thus was the gentle grafter
thwarted.
OLD STRAW HATS
PROPER ATTIRE
FOR COMING DAY
Dig down in the old cedar
chests and drag forth the old
white trousers of years ago, the
antideluvian straw hats, and the
old, reliable Chini ties, for Friday
has been set aside for “Straw Hat
Day,” as a means of arousing pep
for the Manual Arts track meet to
be held Saturday afternoon on
Pasadena Poly Field. Last year
“Straw Hat Day” was a huge suc¬
cess, and it should be this year —
but hear ye all :
No one will be allowed to wear
sportive clothes unless he is the
possessor of a license tag. These
tags will cost the small sum of
five cents, and will act as a pay¬
ment on a track ticket, which can
be secured for five cents and a
license tag. All people who do not
possess a license tag will have to
produce fifteen centavos in order
to procure a ticket.
And — to those people who wear
Straw Hats and sportive trousers,
and do not have the necessary
TAG, they will be properly taken
care of. So hear ye, old delin¬
quent non-supporters — and BE¬
WARE.
P. H. S. WINS MEET
E IS
CAUSE OF
DEFEAT
ШИ
HI DRAWING
NEAR AS US №
FINED
March 30 Is Date Set for Re¬
markable Productions
of Senior Class
FACTS ABOUT THE
PLAYS PRESENTED
THURSDAY NIGHT
WHAT — French and Spanish Plays.
WHY — Benefit of Scholarship Fund.
WHERE — Auditorium.
WHEN — Thursday, 8 p. m.
PRICE — Student 25, Outsider 50.
TICKETS — At School and Jarvis &
Prinz.
EVERYONE COME.
NOTABLE IS STEP
TAKEN BY LOCAL
FACULTY WOMAN
Proving that Pasadena teachers
are taking a most active interest
in the doings of the outside world,
Miss Frazee of the English depart¬
ment has offered one hundred
acres of land near Oceanside, pro¬
vided money can be found for the
erection of the necessary build¬
ings, for the establishment of a
training school for women who
have not had the opportunity of
learning to support themselves.
Miss Frazee believes that wom¬
en could be found who would take
charge of such a school without
being paid for their services, and
that the institution could be made
self-supporting once the buildings
were erected and the work start¬
ed. This would leave only the
amount necessary for buildings
and equipment to be raised, and
this offer means the completion of
these buildings as the people of
Southern California will never
allow such generosity to remain
unappreciated.
Man, what am capital and labor
Mull fren’, if I done has ten dollars,
and I loans it to you, that’s capital.
But when I done tries to get it back,
that’s labor man, that labor. — Ex.
Three Playlets To Be Pre¬
sented by Hard Work¬
ing Members of Class
By MARGARET BRAVINDER
March 30 — that magic date is only
three short weeks distant For the
weary student groaning under the bur¬
den of exams and reports the time
passes at a snail’s pace, but for the
happy actors and actorines who are
to entertain the schol on Senior Night
the time goes as if on fairy wings.
Night after night they may be heard
howling forth their lines and going
through the actions. And while those
in the first play rest those in the sec¬
ond practice and those in the third
take their turn when the others rest.
And Miss Sterling works without rest.
The choosing of the cast was only
preliminary and a small detail, though
it involved conisderable study and
hard ryork. The first play is to be
“The Twelve Pound Look,” with Bar¬
bara Loomis and Kenneth Fuessle in
the star roles. Both these have done
a good deal of dramatic work, their
work in “Dust of the Road” being par¬
ticularly remembered. “The Twelve
Pound Look” is a wonderfully power¬
ful play, with a movement, and is one
of the best of its kind James Barrie
has written. Frances Bartlett, another
talented young actress, is also to have
a prominent part in the play.
The second play, “The Master of
the House,” also by Barrie, will be
played by newer but none the less tal¬
ented actors. Marie Johnson will take
the part of Mrs. Ivens, Letha Knight
the part of Edie, Thomas Iiams that
of Fred Ivers, Frank Little that of
Skrimpshire, Howard Vesper is Dr.
Jellicoe, and John Cohen plays Mr.
Ivers.
Of an entirely different type is the
third play, “The Pipe of Peace” by
Mary Cameron. Viola House and Lee
Davis make a charming couple amid
the charming scenery and then there
is a most charming little maid played
by Dorothy Feiner. Altogether quite
charming.
A word about the new scenery. For
untold years P. H. S. had had break¬
fast either in a room with panels and
stained glass windows, or in a rustic
cabin with shells and lobsters strewn
around the walls. Now the stage is to
have a brand new set of scenery that
will be suitable for anything from a
morning room to the inside of an
office building and a great deal easier
than the old ones.
Between the three plays will be a
few solos by some of the prominent
musicians of the school. Marjorie
Warner, one of the rising P. H. S.
prima donnas, will entertain with the
violin, and a colored glee club, com¬
posed of ten of the masculine element
of the school will render sweet mel¬
ody in the shape of old fashioned jubi¬
lee and plantation songs.
Bulldog! Cinder Path Ex¬
perts Under Lead of Capt.
Vicomini Wopped
PASADENA HAS SPEED-
Wilke Loses Pole Vault on
Account of Wind; High
Hurdles Fall Down
FLASH— PEASE AND PRESTON,
TWO LONG BEACH STAR POLE
VAULTERS, HAVE BEEN DE¬
CLARED INELIGIBLE AND PASA¬
DENA IS THEREFORE WINNER OF
MEET BY 63 TO 59.
FLASH— OWING TO THE FACT
THAT TWO OF THE LONG BEACH
MEN IN LAST SATURDAY’S GAME
WERE INELIGIBLE FOR I NTER-
SCHOLAST.I C COMPETITION,
THERE WILL VERY LIKELY BE A
DIFFERENCE OF SOME THIRTEEN
POINTS IN THE SCORE AND PAS¬
ADENA WILL WIN THE MEET.
what it used to be. Now it requires
brains, where formerly it took simply
hard work.” The stock business, ac¬
cording to Mr. Lovejoy, is the back¬
bone of farming. On his farm in Illi¬
nois he feeds all that he raises to his
live stock instead of selling it. The
Agriculture Club is planning to have
other practical farmers like Mr. Love¬
joy talk to them and in this way gam
valuable knowledge of real farm con¬
ditions.
No Chronospel Contest for This Week
* Instepd of having the usual Chronospel this week the tickets which *
* usually go to the winners will be saved until the following week. *
Next Friday is STRAW HAT DAY, so the CHRONICLE, *
* desiring to promote interest in this occasion, has appointed three judges *
* who will carefully consider each of the different costumes worn by the *
* students and will issue a list containing the names of ten boys and ten *
* girls who, in their opinion, have garbed themselves in habiliments most *
* suited to the occasion. This list will be published in next week’s Chron- *
* icle and all those whose names appear on the list can by calling at the *
* Chronicle office receive 2 tickets to one of the Pasadena theaters. *
* The names of the judges will not be announced until after the contest *
* and positively no decisions will be issued until the regular Wednesday *
* issue of the Chronicle. If you wish to know if you won, BUY A *
* CHRONICLE. *
* Remember P. H. S. has got to defeat Manual and you should be *
* there. Only those who appear at the Manual meet will be eligible for *
* the above prizes. *
* Last week’s winners were: K. Gabriel, Harry Delbridge, Charles *
* Brown, John Cohen, Frederick Nielson, George Torgerson, Emmett *
* Whinery, Chester Mulford, and Donald Dunning. *
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* *
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In an evenly contested track duel
last Saturday the Bulldog track con¬
tingent received a black eye at the
hands of Long Beach Salteaters to the
syncopation of 66-56. The meet was
won on second and third place points
and the efficiency of the Beachites in
the field events. During the meet the
P. H. S. men stepped away with seven
first places. The meet was undecided
until the last two events.- Captain
Jacomini was easily the stellar athlete
of either team, winning three firsts
and a third.
In the 880 yard dash, Herschler and
Saunders plugged ahead ih the usual
style, Herschler beating Saunders to
the tape by a small margin. The time
in this race as in all the others was
nothing exceptional because of a little
breeze that blew against the runners
and kept the air full of sand and dust.
The high jump was won by Captain
Jacomini at 5 ft. 5 in. and Reeve and
Shlaudeman tied for third. Schall, the
big point winner for the Surfsplash-
ers, took second place.
Charles Paddock did his part sat¬
isfactorily by taking a first in both
the century and 220 yard dash. The
time for the 220 was good at 22 sec¬
onds flat.
Vic came in strong in the shot put,
heaving the iron pellet out 39 ft. 7 in.,
which won him another firt place. This
is about the best throw that he has
made this season.
Silvas and Reeve followed close by
McElvain, all Pasadena men, cleaned
up the mile for the locals. The first
place was undecided until the last few
feet of the race. Silvas and Reeve ran
neck and neck until Silvas put an
extra inch or so into his stride and
finished a hair’s-breadth ahead of the
recent P. H. S. find. McElvain also ran
well and finished close to the first two
men. It was an interesting race and a
dead heat from start to finish.
The local captain shone forth again
when it came to climbing over the
high sticks. He took a good first but
was unable to do anything sensational
because of the wind.
In the quarter mile went Wright .
and Herschler took second and third
respectively. Kenny ran a fast lap
and his long even stride pushed the
L. B. whiz to the limit. Herschler was
never disputed for ihs place in the
race.
Burton entered the broad jump and
took a safe second and Shlaudeman
cleared enough ground to gain a third
place. The distance as made by An¬
drews of Long Beach was a few inches
over 20 feet.
Wilkie and Jacomini were unable to
cover the obstacles in the 220 low hur¬
dles fast enough to catch Stiff from
the Beach town, but came in for
four points by a first and second.
Burton again placed in the javelin
and added a point to the P. H. S.
score.
The remaining points were taken by
Long Beach, that aggregation winning
out by a small margin by seconds,
thirds and the majority of places in
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