Pasadena Chronicle, March 30, 1928

1 mm rm.* VOL. XIX PASADENA, CALIFORNIA, FRIDAY, MARCH 30, 1928 no: 25 PLAY CLASS Student Body Law MEMBERS VIE1 Gha”^e Made FOR ROLES Ttvo New Amendments to Be Added.- to Constitution Concerning Clubs ' TED HAT LEN Thrif‘ Batlle ,Vaxes R.O.T.C. Presents ‘WestPoint’ WINS NAT’L Fi^AlardEnd\ Friday, April 13; Proceeds ORATORICAL to Go to Scholarship Fund Third Week “Stubbornness of Geraldine’ Cast to Be Chosen Very Soon PRODUCED JUNE 12, 13 Experienced Players in Class Make Keen Competition for Leads Preliminary try-outs for the j senior class play “The Stubborn- ! ness of Geraldine” which will be j presented June 12 and 13 were j begun Wednesday by the senior Work on the constitution of Pasadena high school is practi¬ cally completed. With the ex¬ ception of one part, referring to the inter-club council and the boys’ service club, the laws have been g'one ' over and changed. Most of the changes are of mi¬ nor nature and will not change the constitution a great deal. Virginia Goilatz in Second Position ; Geraldine Anderson Third DISTRICT FINALS HERE Compares the Constitution! With Magnificence of California Redwoods Winning- twenty-five dollars and | With the end of the race still seven weeks away and a silver loving cup and the thrift champ¬ ionship of Pasadena high school at stake, the departments are well on their way in the thrift contest, which is absorbing ten weeks of time. The foreign language and mil¬ itary departments have 75.7 and 75.3 per cent, respectively. Film Produced at Army Academy Chosen to Feature First of Semi-Annual Entertainments Being Staged bv Local Unit AFTERNOON PROGRAM WILL BE GIVEN AT 3:40 „ . . . the opportunity to distinguish him- Next in order are the mathema- Each commissioner was given self in the district finals on April tics> manual arts> and social a certain part of the constitu¬ tion to go over and change. play class under' the direction of Then> with the ai(l of Miss Edna Miss Elizabeth Keppie, instructor, members of the class may try for as many characters as they like until the final tryouts begin. Work was started on the parts used in the first act and will continue until all of the parts are introduc¬ ed. Competition Keen Competition for the leading- roles should be very keen accord- 1 ing to present indications. Leads I of other plays, notably the Bauble and Bells productions make up a [ good bit of the group. About ! thirty people will take the active parts in the putting on of the . play which has many varying types of characters. Enthusiasm Plummer, the commissioners passed the different sections. About every eighteen months the school officers go over the constitution and correct as many errors as there might seem to be in the laws. Most emphasis has been laid on the part of the laws refer¬ ring to persons who take part in school activities. Many students have not been student body members, but after this all those participating in sport or holding any office whatsoever in the school will be required to have a student body card. An¬ other point is the fact that no commissioner will be allowed to hold any office in the school the regular com- 20, Ted Hatlen, who spoke on “Our Constitution,” was placed first a- bove five other orators competing in the high school finals of the sixth annual Constitutional Orator¬ ical contest, yesterday in the as- ; sembly. The contest was won last ! year by Orrin K. Earl, -Jr. A second prize of fifteen dollars ! was awarded to Virginia Goilatz, j whose subject was “The Constitu- 1 tion, Our Guiding Star.” Geraldine Anderson won merit of third place, with an award of ten dollars. Her is at a very high pitch and the class believes that it will be able j apart from to put out the best play of any mission. Pasadena high school graduation I — - •> - class, for the present senior class Alla Capella Choir is the largest to be graduated * from here. As the play was chosen by an almost unanimous vote of the class \ Under the direction of Allen Ray ! it is expected that an unusual Carpenter of the music staff, the i amount of interest will be shown A1]a Capella choir wi!l present a by those working for the various program tonight at the Calvary parts. Plays by nearly every other Baptist church> under auspices of popular modern playwright were , the brotherhood. Mr. Carpenter is Presenting Program science departments with the percentages of 69.3, 67.5, and 67.3, respectively. The other departments in order of de¬ creasing .percentages are: phys¬ ical education, 59.7 per cent; household arts, 59.7 per cent; and biological science, with 57.6 per cent. The contest, which started three weeks ago, will continue until the middle of May. Last week 31 rooms attained 100 per cent, 11 rooms averaged between 90 and 100 per cent, and 13 rooms had between 80 and 90 per cent. In the sixty rooms, the deposits averaged 80 per cent. The commerce department has the highest average for a whole department, 96.9 per cent. There are two departments in the SO’s, the physical science, 83.6, and the English, 80.1. Famed “Civie” Day May Party April 27 Experienced Drill Team and Special Comedy, “The Battle of the Century,” Promise Additional Entertainment Grant Marksmen Special Awards “West Point,” starring William Haines and Joan Craw¬ ford, will be offered as the main attraction in the second ben¬ efit entertainment of the school year, to be given the after- ••noon of Friday, April 13, in the school auditorium. The entire pro¬ gram, with special attractions, is being given under the auspice's of the R. О. T. C., the proceeds going to the scholarship fund. Last se¬ mester, Letha Morris presented “The Poor Nut” in an entertain¬ ment for the purpose of raising the student body fund. Four picked men from the R. O. T. C. will give a special demon¬ stration of gun drill, displaying the more advanced type of rifle han¬ dling. A comedy, “The Battle of a century”, will also be given. Throughout the picture and the gun drill, the R. О. T. C. band Qualifications have been received by Colonel White for new special awards to be granted for marks¬ manship in the local armory. All high school and junior college R. О. T. C. students are eligible to compete for these awards under the supervision of Sergeant Mor¬ gan, who is in charge of the shoot¬ ing gallery. The present requirements are as follows: Ten shots to be fired in each position of prone, sitting, kneeling, and standing. A maxi¬ mum score of 400 points can be ; wiI furnish music- The Prfce of considerer before the final chioce. Jack Rabbits Win head of the music staff of Pasa- \ dena high school and junior col- ! topic war- ; lege. A Ted I-Iatlen “The Significance of the the name implies, the Constitution. April 27 is to be an important ■» . for giris since botn “Civie” day and the Girls’ league Mayj day party are to take place on i that date. The party will begin a.t 1 3:30 p. m. According made, while scores of 340 points qualifies one for expert rifleman; 300 points for sharpshooter, and 260 points for marksman. All shots are to be fired in the presence of Sergeant Morgan, who will issue certificates for the degree attained. These certificates may be presented to a local jeweler, who will make the badges designated for approxi¬ mately $1, 75 cents, and 65 cents, ! respectively. Cadets and officers interested ; this debt. the tickets which will go on sale next week, will be 15 and 25 cents. Will Pay Debt According- to the i-eport of John A. Anderson, secretary and treas¬ urer of the scholarship fund, the organization is now $500 in debt, having borrowed money to take care of the large number of appli¬ cations made for loans. The money taken in from the entertainment on Friday will be used to help pay should arrange practice time once with Sergeant Morgan. riecoramg to the statement: -л»- j i /л , • made by Geraldine Anderson, | МОСШ! UpCnillQll ТГЧ t, л. ТА ° ’ ! choil' sins's without accompaniment, The winning oration paid tri- s<!Cretai'y of Girls’ lea8'ut‘- the JJ6Date U6C1S1011 and has received many congratula- bute to “Our Constitution” in com- May Day Party Pr°gram IS to be Is Club Assembly i tions on its success. I paring it to tiie supreme magnifi- Losing their third and last The followin8' is the program cance of the California redwoods. league debate, the Pasadena high t,iat wil1 be Rented: school debating team was defeated | * rogram last Friday evening by Long Beach “Beautiful Saviour” “They are great, not because they jare tall, not because they are old, (twelfth I but because they are living; just unique. The program is under the j direction of Loreta Hendricks, gym ] Contrasting the crudeness of an ! teacher. operation of 75 years ago with the j Favors Admit j excellent technique of a modern a business basis, a board of direc- The admission tickets are to be operation, members of the Aeseu- | tors receiving and passing on all at I The scholarship fund was started 1 14 years ago and, since that time, has grown hugely. At present the fund is being made use of by 28 students who are in college. Since the beginning, in 1918, 170 stu¬ dents have been aided. Make Many Loans Loans for the fund are made on by a decision of two to one. century melody), (Christensen) ; j as the great charter has lived and which will be sold Friday Gia(iyS Buckner and Walter Gock- j “God Is a SPirit” (from the Gold-, will live forever with the support uorning, April 27, in the east and ley were- the Bulldog debaters up- en LeSend>, (Bennett); tenor solo, | of the American people to hand it ••vest pergolas. Helen Ward, who holding the negative si(16 of the . ‘’Whereas You Walk” (opera “Se- j unsullied to future generations,” proposition, “Resolved: That the,™ > (HandelL DonaMJIovs; direct primary method of nominal- G‘ol'y >to “e 1 r.mty (Russian ing state and local officials should fnthe™> „<Kachmanmoff) ; “Tan- be abolished”, while Otto Smith tara Ег*° S™8 ,n Latin> (Can* and Donald Rodienburg of Long Ted said. as charge of the favors, announces hat the price of the favors v/ill In addition to the winners, the j be 15c. Girls, who can, are asked come to tiie work room, across Beach upheld the affirmative. Pasadena’s league standing is not known at present. Previous , _ _ ,, „ , ... and Frances Bull; male quartet, to this debate, Pasadena was Led w. ’ , , ' ’ diyn) ; duets for soprano voices, “Autumn” (Mendelssohn), “Near¬ est and Dearest” (Tuscan folk song) (Carracciolo), Mary Novis ! . ,, . , , ... ,, On Wings of Song” (Mendels- for third place with three other “ , . „ ' r, , , r sohn), “Sylvia” (Speaks), Don schools. .. , ,, , . , , ,, , 1 Novis, Harold Ihompson, Floyd Pasadena nas lost all her league : „ . , , . . . IJrehm, Kenneth Pier; “Hosanna »n4-AI.4-n Ltr <i Г1ЧГЛ f /4 AHA /1ЛЛ101Л!' I 1 ‘ (Christensen) ; “The Shadows of (Continued cn Page S) Jazz Feature of Senior Meeting IsMs. who can, will be asked to _ ° b -ing cakes for the party. Oranges, lapian club presented the fifth of ; applications for loans. If the stu- the competitive assemblies, Tues- jdent is considered worthy, a sum of day, March 27. The Aesculapian J money is given him, to be repaid club, newly organized, is one to | after he has finished his education, further interest in the medical pro- 1 No interest is charged until one fession. . year after the student has been The first act portrayed the old- graduated from college, when six ! from the attendance office, be-; time surgery with the howls of the j percent interest is charged, i fore and after school and during! patient mingled with the arguing j advisory to help to make the j of the doctors. Use of anaesthetics ' f . vors. Through the advisories, ; and sanitary conditions was dem¬ onstrated in the second act, which j showed an appendicitis operation. Entertaining the Senior class, •James Miller of the New York stage and vaudeville circuit, sang several jazz selections at the meet- held last Friday. Harold sf hn* the favors\ Fourth Birthday of J.C. Observed the negative of the question, “Re¬ solved: That the interpretations of the Monroe Doctrine since 181)0 have been unjustified”, dropped I- mons, grape juice and other fruit The entire club program was su- ji ices are asked to be donated. pel-vised by Miss Ruth Conrad, fac- , Serve Refreshments | uRy adviser, and Edward Kilius, Mabel Carberrv has charge of I chairman of the assembly commit- The refresh- j tec и*6 club, with the assistance 0 4 . | }}■ >- г ц are under the direction of.a^ Miss Edith Potts, head instruc- Blow, Blow, Thou Winter j Br0'vn’ |,0|,aiaf student jazz artist, ^ Hendershot Isabe, clow is|tor of Pasadena hospital, and Miss contests by a two to one decision. Last November, Howard Packard E „ (Dickinson) baritone^ and Gertrude Hengerer, upholding sqK „B,0Wf Blow> xht_ . . ... accompanied the singer, and also Wind” (Sargent), Floyd Brehm;;-- . — j th “Listen to the Lambs” (negro spir- ! played several soIos- Thomas An ! itual) (Dett) ; “Through Peace to ,, , , , , , , - Light” (Protheroe) ; the tet event to Inglewood. chord” (Sullivan). Nelson Dodge and Glen Reed lost; _ л _ “The Lost a return debate on the same sub- Boxei'S Entertain ТИШОГБ ject. Gertrude Henger and Nelson ттт... ,,л “ t n , Dodge, voicing the arguments of] With I WO К011П(1 BOUt’S the affirmative on the question, - “Resolved: That the practice of Unique entertainment in the installment buying as developed form of an exhibition match was in the United 'States during the offered those who attended the jun- past ten years lias had harmful ior meeting last Friday, Mach 23. social and economic effects”, were j William Casserly and Herbert Ban- berry, both juniors, battled two rounds to a draw. Jack Layng was referee and timekeeper. The meeting opened with the in- - j troduction of the class officers by Because of a lack of money in M. P-ierson, commercial instructor. defeated by Hunting-ton Park. NO C. S. F. DELEGATES TO STATE CONVENTION the treasury, it is quite possible that the C. S. F. will not send a delegate to the Scholarship Fed¬ eration convention in Sacramento this year. Last fall seven delegates attend¬ ed the convention in San Diego. However, it was possible to make this trip in private cars, whereas the trip to Sacramento will have to be made by train. Antoinette Maroder, class treas¬ urer, emphasized the importance of the junior class membership card. The Junior Jinks, which will be field in the high school auditorium the week following Easter vaca¬ tion, was announced by James Car¬ ney, class president. Virginia Yerxa, senior, and Mar¬ jorie Secrest, sophomore, sang sev¬ eral popular songs. derson introduced the program. Mr. Miller was a former student of Pasadena high school and was heartily received by the students. “My Blue Heaven”, and “Among My Souveniers” were among the selections presented. To introduce the senior sweat¬ er a skit was given by Letha Mor- general chairman of the May D:,y party. The decorations for th . party are under the supervision of Eleanor Rowley. Nine Students Entered in Commercial Contest ж 1 .1 an effort to win the high school commercial contest held in ris, Carl Cartwright, Joe Stout, and . Los Angeles during the latter part John Calmer. The plot consisted j of April, the commercial depart- of the keen competition between j me- -t, with John A. Anderson at its head, is speeding its work in training teams for entrance. The teams will be composed of the chree most competent students in bookkeeping, typewriting, and shorthand, respectively. For many years Pasadena has made a credit¬ able* showing in these contests and three boys getting a date with girl”, Letha. Carl won when he presented her with the new senior sweater. The other two ended it all right then. Miss Margaret Bennett, head of the high school and junior col¬ lege counsel, addressed the seniors on the subject of some future or- and has won several times. ientation lectures at which men will speak on various life occupa¬ tions. It was announced that today is absolutely the last day for order¬ ing the senior class announce¬ ments and calling- cards. Orders can be placed at the bookstore with payment in full. The students are divided into Katharine Kester, teacher of dra¬ matics. Dauphin Paine, president of the club, gave a resume of the play and the names of the cast. Those par¬ ticipating in act I were: Dr. I. Cutum, Edward Kilius; Or. Ketch- um-an-Killium, Alfred Hart; Dr. Recording an increase in scholar¬ ship honors, enrollment, support, activities, and leadership since its fii-st year of organization the Pas¬ adena junior college observed the fourth anniversary of establish¬ ment in Pasadena on Wednesday, March 28. The establishment of the junior college was authorized on March 28, 1924, four years . ago by an overwhelming majority of popular votes by the people of the city. The organization was started with an enrollment of 267 members Pill, Dauphin Paine; the patient, | which it has since tripled to the Joe Stout; the nurse, Margaret Manley; skeleton dancer, Mary Vail; the undertakers, Jerry Wiet- ing and Lucien Merrill. Act II, the modern operation, had a cast consisting of operating- surgeon, Joseph Trotter; assistant surgeon, Paul Briano; anaesthetist, Donna Montooth; first nurse, Kath¬ ryn Chambers; second nurse, Dor¬ othy Mitchell; patient, Alfred Hart; and recovery dancer, Gil¬ bert Gause. extent of 765 and has achieved a leading place among the thirty- four public junior colleges in Cal¬ ifornia. Student Government Tiie government of the school is entirely in the hands of the student-body of the junior college which consists of a cabinet of eight and a court consisting of a chief justice and two associates. The cabinet is elected by direct ballot of the associated student Between the acts a skeleton body members and is composed of three groups, those of first, second j dance was given by Miss Mary; a representative of each activity, and third year experience. One j Vail, biology student of Muir Tech, a vice-president and a president, representative from each year will i assisted by Miss Catherine Worth- and is the legislative body of the compose a team. Individual honors, j ingham of the technical high not Liam standing, will be taken in- school faculty. A recovery dance to consideration. А Г students taking one of these subjects are eligible. by Gilbert Gause, representing the patient of the second operation, ended the program. body junior college. It decides in its .weekly sessions the use of student body funds and carries on work similar to that of legislative bodies in other governments.