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VOL. XIX
PASADENA, CALIFORNIA, FRIDAY, MARCH 23, 1928
NO. 24
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ORATORS SET Rev. Harry Rimmer
FOR FINALS s^ks_RReag
OF CONTEST
Five of Six Orators Were
in Same Contest Last
Season
DECISION TO BE CLOSE
Winner Will Represent P.H.S.
in District Finals;
Cash Prizes
Finals for the annual “National
Constitutional Oratorical Contest”
are to be held in an assembly on
March 29. The following group
of tryout winners will enter: Ger¬
aldine Anderson, whose subject is
“The Significance of the constitu¬
tion”, Frank Dische, who will
speak on “The Constitution”; Vir¬
ginia Gollatz, whose subject is
“The Constitution, Our Guiding
Star”; and Ted Hailin'; Elizabeth
Friend; and William Northrup will
speak on “Our Constitution”.
District Finals
The winner of the high school
finals will represent Pasadena in
the district finals, held in our audi¬
torium April 20. The district is
composed of Pasadena, San Diego,
San Diego county, Imperial county,
Long Beach Polytechnic high
school, Orange county, Riverside
county, and San Bernardino county.
Twenty-five dollars will be award¬
ed for first prize, $15 for second,
and $10 for third.
This first place winner, with six
other district victors who compose
zone 7, will compete in Los An¬
geles, May 4. Seven prizes will be
given: First prize, $500; second,
$250; third, $100; fourth, $50; and
fifth, sixth and seventh, $25 each.
Zone Finals Next
The winner of the zone finals in
Los Angeles will compete with the
other six zone winners in the
group finals. All the group win¬
ners will speak in the United
States finals in Washington, D. C.,
May 26. After that, June 30, all
the seven group winners will have
a trip to Europe, visiting Holland,
France, Italy, Germany, England,
Scotland, and Ireland. On their
return the United States winner
will compete in the international
finals at Washington, D. C., Octo¬
ber 13.
“Measures of a Man,” Subject
in Special Boys’ League
Meeting Friday
Discussing in a most interest¬
ing and exceedingly humorous
manner the measure of man,
Rev. Harry Rimmer, scientist-
evangelist, spoke before the
Boys’ league last Friday. Rev.
Rimmer’s address was unique
in that, besides being entertain¬
ing and humorous, it was very
worth while.
Describing the various man¬
ners in which man is measured,
Mr. Rimmer summed up his ad¬
dress by giving the boys his defi¬
nition of a true man of measure.
He said: “If a man has a body
that’s as clean and free from
habit and as strong and well de¬
veloped as it can be; if in that
body there is a mind that is be¬
ing trained to think; and, seated
in supremacy over that body and
mind there is a spirit that is
aflame with faith in God and
reverence for Jesus Christ, then
he is a man of measure.”
At present Mr. Rimmer is en¬
gaged in a tour of the various
Y. M. C. A.’s of the state, and
while in Pasadena he has been
holding meetings in the Raymond
theater.
‘Stubbornness of Geraldine’
Chosen as Senior Class Play
for Production June 12, 13
Popular Play by Clyde Fitch Picked; Wins Approval
Because of Well Mixed Comedy, Drama,
Mystery and Romance
Dr. Robert Freeman
Features Assembly
Presbyterian Church Pastor
Tells of Experiences
During Travels
CAST OF THIRTY TO BE CHOSEN IN NEAR FUTURE
Will Mark Big- Stride Forward in High School Dramatics;
Local Presentation Will Be First Given
by Western School
Military Training
Offered at Camps
Beginning the eighth year of the
Citizens’ Military Training Camps,
the voluntary summer camps will
open next June throughout the
United States. According to Lieut-
Col. G.H. White, commander of the
local R.O.T.C., approximately 35,-
000 young men between the ages of
seventeen and twenty-four years
will be taken into the camps this
year.
The three months of graded mil¬
itary training is offered free of
charge by the government in an
effort to develop capable men. The
regular course is four years in
length, but the full time is not re¬
quired, and only one season may be
spent in the camps. Work, how¬
ever, is graded according to the
number of years spent in training
camps.
Camps Grow
Indicating the tremendous growth
of training camps, Colonel White
said that seven years ago the first
camps trained only 10,000 men.
Last year almost 40,000 were ad¬
mitted to the camps and another
20,000 were turned away for lack
of vacancies.
“The student who attends a C.
M.T. camp is under no expense, the
government defraying all necessary
cost. Wholesome food, uniforms,
army cots and blankets, athletic
equipment, laundry service, and
railroad fare to camp and return
are supplied the student without
charge.” said Colonel White.
SHOOT FAIR SHOOTERS
International News Reel films
are being taken of members of the
Girls’ rifle team today.
Orators to Try
for Loving Cup
Bidding for permanent posses¬
sion of the loving cup, Pasadena
will enter the University Day
Declamation contest to be held at
the University of Redlands, May
12. Pasadena has won the contest
for the last two years, and will
strive to make the cup her own by-
winning the finals at Redlands in
May.
Boys, bona fide students of the
school, are eligible for the tryouts,
which will be held some time in
April. They shall have standard
orations or cuttings from standard
orations not more than ten minutes
in length.
Award Loving Cup
The sterling silver loving cup is
awarded each year and may be
kept by' the winner for the same
length of time. The name of the
winner, the date, and the school of
which he is a member are engraved
on the cup. The school winning
the cup three times is given it as a
permanent possession.
Prizes are also given the con¬
testants placing second and third
in the contest.
Boys desiring to enter the try¬
outs or get further information
concerning them may see Mrs.
Peters in 1-B.
Final choice for the senior class
play was announced this week as
“The Stubbornness of Geraldine,”
by Clyde Fitch. The production of
the play will be given on June 12
and 13 by the senior play' class.
The cast has not been chosen as
yet and will not be until a com¬
plete study of the play has been
made by those wishing to take the
various parts. Miss Elizabeth Kep-
pie will supervise the production
and casting of the play.
Play, Comedy-Drama
As the play has never before
been given by any graduating class
on the Pacific coast, the dramatics
department believes it is taking a
I decided step forward in high school
productions. Clyde Fitch, one of
the early American playwrights,
who claimed the popularity of both
public and the critics, did his best
work in the chosen play, the story
of a girl with a mind of her own.
Geraldine Lang, who is the cen¬
tral figure in the comedy-drama,
provides the greater part of the
story by falling in love with an
English lord while on a sea voyage.
Her attempts to straighten out her
amorous difficulties offer a world
of humor.
I,.
Half a dozen nationalities are
represented by characters whose
X>arts will necessitate an unusual
amount of work on the part of the
play -class. Nearly thirty mem¬
bers of the senior class will have
pai-ts in this play, which is said
to be among the most interesting
in early American offerings. Com¬
edy, romance, mystery, and drama
fill the play from beginning to end.
Large Cast
Fitch brings all his stage craft,
and theater generalship into play
in this, his best play. The main
theme of the story has been woven
into a series of humorous sketches
which are among the best of their
type in a time when Mark Twain,
Artemus Ward, and their contem¬
poraries were the popular laugh
provokers of American literature.
Stressing tire different mech¬
anism of European life and the
worth of foreign people, Dr.
Robert Freeman, pastor of the
Pasadena Presbyterian church,
addressed Tuesday’s assemblies
after being introduced by Princi¬
pal John Harbeson.
That size is not always an
evidence of greatness was point¬
ed out by Dr. Freeman, in dis¬
cussing the genius of Napoleon,
Aristotle, and Alexander the
Great, while the greatness of
Scotland as a little country is
also an example.
In speaking of the prowess of
American athletes and the mag¬
nitude of the United States, Dr.
Freeman told many interesting
and amusing anecdotes concern¬
ing certain celebrities in all parts
of the world, among which was
Charles Paddock, whom he en¬
countered in Cairo.
One amusing story concerned
Loren Murchison, runner, who
made a bet with an Arab drago¬
man that he could run up the
great pyramid in eight minutes.
He succeeded in doing it in four
minutes.
SCHOOL LAW
REVISIONS
SUGGESTED
Revising- of the Constitution
Nearly Finished by
Commission
STUDENTS TO VOTE SOON
Miss Plummer Directs Work;
Only Slight Changes
in Wording
In an effort to bring the Pasa¬
dena high school student body con¬
stitution up to date and to better
the wording- of the governing docu¬
ment, the commissioners have been
studying and changing the consti¬
tution for the past three weeks.
The commission expects to have the
revising completed within the near
future so that the changes can be
presented to the students for their
final voting and approval.
Each officer was given one or
two articles, according to the
length and importance, to study
j and revise. At the commission
j meetings the changes were read
Six Winners oj Preliminaries to Fin ter
Finals of Oratorical Contest Soon
National Contest Finals Will Be Held in Washington in May;
Winner Will Receive §500 Cash or Trip
to Europe
March 30 Deadline for
Senior Announcements
Friday, March 30, is absolutely
the last day on which to order
senior graduation announcements.
Samples of the notices are posted
in the student body office. The
school book store is handling all
the orders. The charge of eight
and one half cents per announce¬
ment must be paid in full at the
time of ordering. By ordering at
this early date, the senior class
officers feel that the students will
be able to notify their friends and
relatives of commencement earlier
than past graduating classes have
been able to.
Individual measurements for sen¬
ior sweaters will be taken next
Tuesday and Wednesday during
first period, both advisories, and
after school at the student body
office. The officers urge the stu¬
dents to be prompt in ordering
the sweaters. These two days
are absolutely the last days for
the ordering. Payment in full
must be made at the book store
at the time of ordering.
Speakers chosen for the finals
from the tryouts for the “National
Outlawing of War” oratorical con¬
test, which was held after school
Ion March 19, are: Merle Matter,
1 Dauphin Paine, Howard Packard,
j Lois Shattuck, Frank Wengren,
j and Bob Wood.
The speakers, who will be judged
| on content of oration and delivery,
| have original speeches eight min-
I utes in length. The judges for the
| tryouts were: Mrs. Helen M.
j Stone, chairman of the forensics
j committee; Mrs. Irene S. Peters,
j Miss Katherine Kester, and Miss
I Jessie Paxton.
Bronze Medal
The winner of the final contest
wilPreceive a bronze medal and an
opportunity to compete in the dis¬
trict west coast finals, which will
be held in May, and the winner of
the district finals will receive as
an award a silver medal and have
an opportunity to compete in the
national finals, which will be held
in Washington in June.
The award for the winner of the
| nationals will be a cash prize of
$500 or a trip to Europe. The sec¬
ond and third prizes for the next
best orations will be $300 and $200,
respectively.
The object of the contest, “Na¬
tional Outlawing of War,” is pri¬
marily to promote interest in world
ANNUAL PICTURES FINISHED
All club and faculty pictures
have been completed for the An¬
nual, according to Glenn Reed, as¬
sociate editor.
peace among the different nations
throughout the world.
The idea for the contest was in¬
troduced into the schools as a com¬
petitive activity by a prominent in¬
ternational attorney of New York,
who recently donated a sum of
money in order that the contest
might be an annual affair and to
create a peaceful attitude among
the younger generation.
Coming Contests
Only one of the finalists in the
contest, Howard Packard, has had
any forensics experience, this be¬
ing the first time that any of the
others have entered the finals of
any oratorical competition. Sever¬
al experienced speakers tried-out
for the contest, but Howard was
the only one to reach the finals.
The “Outlawing War” contest is
new to the high school, and though
a similar one has never been held
before, it is likely that the affair
will be made a regular annual for¬
ensics event.
Five oratorical contests are left
to be held this year, only two hav-’
ing been conducted. During the
next two months the following con¬
tests will take place; Southern
California oratorical, Advertising,
Constitutional, Redlands’, Littleton
Extemporaneous, and the Outlaw¬
ing War Contests.
Sexson Speaks at
P.T.A. Banquet
To create a spirit of greater
friendliness between the parents
and teachers of Pasadena was the
purpose of the cafeteria dinner
which was held in the high school
cafeteria last Monday evening. The
dinner hour was spent in friendly
conversation between the parents
and the teachers who were then-
guests.
Following the dinner, the party
joined in a community sing which
was held in- the auditorium under
the direction of Allen Ray Carpen¬
ter, of the high school music de¬
partment. Mr. and Mrs. Norman
Ilassler and Henri J. Von Praag
entertained with vocal music and
selections on the violin.
Mr. Sexson Speaks
In speaking on “The Changing
Concepts in Secondary Education,”
I Superintendent John A. Sexson
traced the development which has
caused the growth of junior high
: schools and junior colleges, and ex¬
plained the reasons and purposes
for maintaining such institutions.
Vice-Principal O’Mara spoke on
“Fathers and Boys,” while Miss
Nellie Greene Clarke took as her
subject, “Mothers and Girls.”
Mrs. Funk had charge, of the
program for the evening.
and approved if satisfactory to the
board. Miss Edna Plummer, ad¬
viser of the commission, is direct¬
ing the work. She states that the
work has been very fine and com¬
plete in all details.
Few Changes
It has been the custom of the
school to go over the constitution
about every 18 months and to bring
it up to date. No radical changes
are being made, only the usual
minor detail revisions.
Although it has been in the con¬
stitution that no person who is not
an official s?udent body member
can partake in the election of offi¬
cers or in any other school activity,
John Calmer, chairman of the com¬
mission, states that this ruling will
be enforced more strictly than be¬
fore. The wording of this section
was changed to make it more
simple.
Wording Changed
The names of four commission
officers have been changed. The
commissioner of debating will now
be known as the commissioner of
forensics. The commissioner of en¬
tertainment and program, as it is
called in the constitution, has been
| changed to the commissioner of en-
(Continued on Page S)
Compton Will Twist
Verbs With Pasadenans
“Resolved: That the present jury
system in the United States should
be abolished,” is the subject of a
practice debate to be held in the
auditorium next Friday at 3:30.
The Bulldog debaters, Johnny Dean
and Lester Clark, will uphold the
affirmative side of the question.
While the debaters are arguing
with Pasadena here, another debate
will be going on at Compton. Del¬
bert Brown and Harriett Leckert
will uphold the negative side of
the same question.
Pasadena’s affirmative team was
recently heard in a debate held in
assembly, while Brown not only
spoke in assembly, but was also on
the team that defeated South Pas¬
adena. Harriett, although having
taken no part in a real debate as
yet, is being given a chance to
prove her ability.
Loafing Across Street
Misdemeanor, New Rule
Students caught loitering across
the street between the second and
fifth periods will be considered as
committing a serious misdemeanor,
since the revival of the old “Cam¬
pus Rule.” The noon period is the
only time excepted. Students, ac¬
cording to Principal John Harbe¬
son, are not to go to the stores
across the street for any reason
during the periods in which they
are assigned to classes, unless prop¬
erly excused.
The campus is defined as that
ten-itory bounded by the south side
of Colorado street, the east side of
Hill avenue, the west side of Sierra
Bonita avenue, and the north side
of Charlevoix. During the noon
hour students may go to the stores
across the street, but not farther
north than these stores.
Public Library Showing
Many Cartoonists’ Works
Original cartoons by some of the
best known cartoonists are now on
display in the lecture room of the
Pasadena city library. Several of
the artists now reside in Pasadena
or neighboring cities.
In the collection obtained through
the efforts of Howell Brown, bro¬
ther of Benjamin C. Brown, an
artist of Pasadena, are origi¬
nals of Charles Plum of Sa.n Ma¬
rino, and Bill Conselman, who are
noted for their “Ella Cinders.”
Other cartoonists represented
are: Rube Goldberg, Winsor Mc-
Cay, who draws “Little Nemo,” and
is the creator of that funnyman’s
game, “Foolish Questions”; Clif¬
ford McBride, of Pasadena, who
draws for the Sunday papers;
Clyde Forsythe, with “Joe’s Car”;
Carl Ed, popularly known for his
“Harold Teen”; Frank King, who
draws “Gasoline Alley”; Feg Mur¬
ray, sport cartoonist; Frank Wil¬
lard, with “Moon Mullins”; Clare
Dwiggins, and Bert Levy of Holly¬
wood.
“ABRAHAM LINCOLN”
“Abraham Lincoln” will be pre¬
sented at 8:15 p. m., Saturday,
March 24, in the John Marshall
auditorium.
Debaters in Last
League Argument
Debating with rivals of old,
two Pasadena dehaters will go to
Long Beach, tonight. The Pasa¬
dena team, Gladys Buckner, and
Walter Goekley will defend the
negative of, “Resolved: That the
direct primary nominations should
be abolished in local and state
elections.” The debate will begin
at 8 o’clock.
If the Bulldogs win tonight,
Pasadena will be tied for third.
According to Mrs. Helen M. Stone,
Pasadena will be victorious if the
team is supported by the Student
Body. There will be a special P.
E. car to take Bulldog rooters
down to Long Beach, leaving from
the high school about 6 o’clock. A
round-trip ticket will cost $1.
Strong Team
Although Long Beach is noted
for strong debating teams, Walter
and Gladys are well primed for
the arguments. Nelson Dodge,
commissioner of Forensics says
Pasadena has the best side of
the question.
According to Miss Florence D.
Diment, chairman of the civics
committe and Mr. Roscoe Ashley,
head of the social science depart¬
ment, all present civic students
will receive credit for twenty
five pages of collateral reading if
they attend the debate.
Howard Packard, former debat¬
ing commissioner, wishes to re¬
mind the student body that Long
Beach is an ancient rival as well
as a present rival and that we
should support any team that comes
into conflict with the Jackrabbits.
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