Pasadena Chronicle, May 01, 1919

LOYALTY to your teams brings championships. Root for your teams. SENIOR-JUNIOR party tomorrow night at Shakespeare Club House. Be there! Vol. IX.— No. 3. PASADENA HIGH SCHOOL, MAY 1, 1919. PASADENA, CALIFORNIA. PRICE FIVE CENTS. ANNUAL SESSION OF GIRLS HELD AT L A. Los Angeles High Is Host to Delegates From Many Girls’ Leagues P. H. S. STUDENTS CONGRATULATED ON FINE THRIFT RECORD Pasadena High Makes School Record in Signing of War Stamp Pledges; 300 Signed P. H. S. GIRLS THERE Girls Spend Two Days in L. A.; Have Meetings and Several Attractions The fifth annual convention of the Federation of Girls’ Leagues hf South¬ ern California met at Los Angeles High School last Friday and Satur¬ day, April 25 and 26. The convention opened Friday morning with the presentation of the credentials after which a welcome ad¬ dress was delivered hy Principal W. H. Housh of Los Angeles. Miss Mar¬ garet St. Clair then spoke on the summer farming for girls, telling of the different experiences of the girls who wielded the hoe during last summer. After luncheon and a personally conducted tour of Los Angeles High School’s beautiful new buildings, the girls heard the interscholastic debate between » Long Beach and Los An¬ geles. Then came the crowning event of the afternoon, at least for the Pasa¬ dena delegates, the Los Angeles- Pasadena baseball game. What could he. better than to go out on a strange campus and see your own boys gallop around the diamond to victory? The Pasadena badges were pushed for- word hy three inches at the very least, due to the increase in chest expansion of ' the delegates behind them. After dinner the stunt party was held. Many and wierd were the stunts and strange to say some of them appeared to be new. Really new stunts are worth going a long way to see. The next day it rained. Neverthe¬ less seven girls from Pasadena with Miss Cooper as chaperon, skidded over to Los Angelee to attend the business meeting. The girls wore their uniforms and created quite a sensation when they filed down the aisle. Many schools are considering the uniform question and they cer¬ tainly were pleased with the appear¬ ance of the Pasadena girls. The business meeting was opened by the president. After the reading of the minutes and the treasurer’s report invitations for next year’s con¬ vention were received from Whittier, Redlands, Fullerton and Huntington Beach. It was decided to meet at Redlands next year. Then an amend¬ ment was proposed, which called for ,a spring session of one day to he held at some small school which was un'able to entertain for two days. This harmless looking proposal cre¬ ated such a tangling of parliamentary law that they used up all they knew and had to start over again. It was finally decided to' hold a spring ses¬ sion. ' Reports were then received from the different schools on the work of their leagues. Most of the reports were of war work, adopting some¬ thing, parties, Tmd raising funds. The amount of work done hy the Girls’ Leagues of Southern Califor¬ nia is very large as these reports showed. How they raised money was perhaps the most interesting. Many gave carnivals and high jinks, other sold things to eat at games and meets, tag days were resorted to and one school claimed that penny dances were very successful and urged other leagues to try them, while another gave a tea dansant. The sums of money that some of the leagues raised ran into four figures. The schools represented were Al¬ hambra, Citrus Union, Compton, Franklin, Fullerton, Gardena, Hunt¬ ington Beach, Huntington Park, Hol¬ lywood, Inglewood. Jefferson, Lin¬ coln, Long Beach, Manual Arts, Mon¬ rovia, Pasadena. Polytechnic, Pomona, Punente, Redlands, Redondo, River¬ side, San Diego, San Fernando, San Pedro, Santa Ana, Santa Monica, South Pasadena, Whittier, and Wilm¬ ington, The following letter was re¬ ceived by Mr. Wilson last Monday from the chairman of the War Savings and Thrift Stamp Cam¬ paign Board and is a good testi¬ mony for the High Schol record established during the drive. P. H. S. should be proud of her fine record and try to keep up to her high standard for all she under¬ takes in the future: Mr. W. C. Wilson, Principal, Pasadena High School, Pasadena, California. Dear Mr. Wilson; Today I received from Mr. Davidson, State Director of War Savings for the Twelfth Dis¬ trict, a letter of which the follow¬ ing is an extract: “We want to congratulate you on the results from the Pasadena High School. We have received over three hundred application blanks for merrfbership in this so¬ ciety, with an average of over fifteen dollars per member. This is a school record.” I am sure you will be inter¬ ested and the workers in the school will be pleased at all these fine results and I want to con¬ gratulate you on such a fine record. Yours very truly, (Signed) JOSEPH P. HOWE. BASEBALL, TENNIS TEAMS WIN IN CITY LEAGUE CONTESTS P.H.S. Tennis Team Step on Poly Men by 17 to 0 Score in Tourney Bulldog Racquet Men Con¬ tinue Championship Drive by Beating Poly DELEGATES GO TO PRESS Item and Chronicle Staff Visit L. A. High in Annual Meeting P.H.S. Elected Vice Presi¬ dent of Convention for Coming Year The semi-annual meeting of the Southern California Press Convention was held last Friday at -L. A. High. Almost every high school of the South¬ land that can boast of some form of •periodical was represented. In the morning an interesting and personally, conducted tour of their artistic building terminated finally with the viewing of two perfectly com¬ fortable and well fed pigs cut in back. It seems that they are a new and wholly important innovation at Los Angeles. Good work, L. A., Pasadena has some too! At 11’: 30 the delegates found them¬ selves made perfectly at ease by the extremely .cordial welcome of Editor Chamberlain of the L. A. Highly week¬ ly and the principal. Then Harry Williams of the ’’‘Times”, who has been with the 91st Division in France, vivid¬ ly portrayed the battle in the Argonne Forest, the desejrted, devastated French villages, and the trials and tribula¬ tions of. a “doughboy”. The few remaining moments before lunch was to be served in the cafe¬ teria were filled with p'reparation for the bombardment of the eats, and a referring to notes for the speeches which must necessarily, follow. A1 Wesson, editor of the Chronicle, spoke on “School Conceit vs. School Spirit”. He spoke simply, naturally and enthusiastically, giving the deri¬ vation of both words, the difference between their actual and interpreted meanings, and the comparison of them. In closing he remarked — as a good ex¬ ample of school conceit — “that he was over there to see Pasadena beat Los Angeleg in the baseball 'game to he staged that afternoon.” After the speeches, San Diego was chosen as the next meeting place for he conveniton, and its editor, of course, falling heir to the president¬ ship of the convention, Pasadena was- elected vice-president of next year’s sessions. Hollywood was chosen as secretary and treasurer. ..Other busi¬ ness was discussed and suggestions exchanged until the meeting adjourned after giving a vote of thanks to Los Angeles for their wonderful hospital- By playing steady, consistent tennis the P.H.S. tennis team won their sec¬ ond victory of the year hy decidedly defeating the fast Poly team hy the score of 17 to 0. In the two meets that the team has played in they-have won 34 out of a possible 34 points, which is an unbeatable record. Every year Pasadena turns out winning teams in tennis, and from present indications it looks as though this year will he no exception of the rule. This season the team having the biggest number of points at the end of the season will win the City League championship, and so far the Red and White sharks sh'arks have the4most number of points. Mike Dunn, the best player in school, started the big show by easily disposing of his man in straight sets, the score being 6-1, 6-2. Mike was playing like a million, and he out¬ played his opponent in every depart¬ ment of the game. His serve was a regular heart-breaker for his oppo¬ nent, and his drives were so speedy that the Poly player was unable to even see them. Eddie Ashcroft played a brilliant game, walloping his man 6-3, 6-1. He played a good, steady game, his serves going in every time, while he displaye'd some wonderful net work. Eddie places his drives down the side lin^s like an old veteran. “Babe” Horreli pulled off some neat tennis, and completely smothered his (Continued on Page 4) Diamond Men Wallop L. A. High in the Second League Game Bulldog Nine Trounces Pio¬ neers by Overwhelming Score of 11 to 3 KODAK DAY WILL / BE TOMORROW: ALL GAME LAWS REMOVED Shoot If Yon Wish Every Gray and Black and White and Red Dome You See for Annual _ The P. H ,S. diamond warriors took their second big leap towards the championship last Friday hy com¬ pletely swamping the Los Angeles High on the Pioneer’s diamond. The Los Angeles team proved to be an easy mark for the crack Cardinal hall players, and they piled up eleven runs to the other team’s three. The Pasadena men outplayed their oppo¬ nents in every department of the game, and after the second inning they had the game stored away on ice. The feature of the game was the pitching of “Les” Webster. He had his famous spitter working to perfec¬ tion, and at all times he was prac¬ tically invincible. “Les” held the Los Angeles bunch to four measly hits, and struck out nine men. Webster received excellent support, and when things looked a little shakey someone would pull off a neat play that would put a stop to the Los Angelgs chances of scoring. McNabb opened up the show by slamming out a single in the first frame, but no runs wer£_ scored., the last part of the first ”dhe' ' man, the star L. A. • track d’ off with a single, and He reached third when Biedabach mtrffed a ball, but the speedy Los Angeles man failed to score..,. In the second inning the Red and White diamond warriors started i (Continued on 'Page 4) Tomorrow P. H. S. will hold the annual Kodak Day to get pictures for the Annual. Everyone who can possibly grab a camera either by fair means or foul is asked to bring one to school and participate in order that a wide variety of pictures may be obtained. All game laws may be broken tomorrow and big game hunting will no doubt be very popular. Pictures for the Annual are want¬ ed of all sorts of scenes and people at P. H. S. and after the results of Kodak Day are filmed, students are asked to give prints of pictures they wish to be turned in to either of the editors, Dott Russell or At Wesson. Kodak Day always brings out a lot of pep and excitement at P. H. S. and tomorrow is expected to prove no exception to the rule as many exciting events as the big game hunters pounce upon each other are being looked for¬ ward to. SENIOR -JUNIOR PARTY IS DUE FRIDAY Many Attractions Will Fea¬ ture First Big Class Party of Year FRIDAY IS THE DATE Skits and Lively Features Will Make Big Celebra¬ tion Great Affair NEED OF FOOD FOR SMALL CHILDREN BIG BANQUET № GIRLS’ LEAGUE WILL BE NEXT WEEK First Girls’ League Banquet in Three Years Will Be Held May 8 Tickets on Sale Tomorrow for Big Affairs of the Girls’ League The Girls’ League is about to add to the list of , school festivities by holding their annual banquet on the evening of May 8, a week from today. It has been three years since a Girls’ League Banquet has been held as parties have been .given for the last two years instead, hut it is planned to make this a banquet that will be remembered for three more years. ' The girls will gather in the Music Hall at,5:30 and the grand march will be from there to the girls’ cafeteria where the banquet is to be spread. There are to be toasts and a program and everything really banquetish. Three out-of-town guests, prominent in Girls’ League circles, will be present. The tickets are 35 cents and they will be sold Friday noon, May 2, on the front steps of the main building or they may be purchased from Eliza¬ beth de Silva, Etna Stout, Helen Hookway, -Dorothy Davis, Alma Becker, and Muriel Tarr up to Wed¬ nesday noon. This is the only Girls’ League af¬ fair given during the entire year in which all the girls take part and it is hoped a large number will be present. “Cits” will be worn. SPLLNDIFOROUS CIRC1 DIE Thrilling, Inspiring, Heart- Throbbing Spectacle to Be Presented Magnificent, Gorgeous, Mag- nificque, Etc., Will Be the Affair Once Full Raymond Boxes Getting Emptier Every Day; Girls’ League Wants Help The Girls’ League wishes to re¬ mind the carefree students of P. H.'S. of two very important facts. The first is the school for Mexican children, on South Raymond ave¬ nue; the second is the boxes which have stood at various plac¬ es around the grounds of P .H. S. These boxes used to be well filled every noon with perfectly good sandwiches, cookies, cake and fruit which the carefree students were too busy to eat, but which were collected and taken to the other school where there is more time for simple pleasures. But it looks as if P. H. S. were forget¬ ting the little neighbors on South Raymond Ave., for although Ruth Kinnaman and Louise Walker go faithfully every day to collect the lunches, they are grieved because they find very little to collect. ity. All were invited to he guests at the game at which Pasadena ran off with the long, long end of the score. Pasa¬ dena’s delegates were Dott Russell, Item editor; A1 Wesson, Chronicle edi¬ tor; and the guests were Helen BroWn, Winifred Wallace, Don Palmer, and Red Unruh. Ye faculty ami students of Pasa¬ dena High School, cease for a mo¬ ment your pursuit of "things learned and uninteresting, and turn two list¬ ening ears for the latest on the P. H. S. Circus — that thrlling, throbbing spectacle of more than oriental ■ splendor. It’s going to be grand, glorious, glittering, gorgeous, and sk-lou-vorious. It’s go to be, it’s go¬ ing to be, for the students and faculty of the old school will make it so. j The committee needs more ideas, I more talent, and lots of willing work¬ ers tp drive a peg or ]}elp raise a canvas. Many are the murmurs current that the school has passed on to its reward. Not so— P. H. S. IS NOT DEAD! That stupendous, stunning, satisfying Circus will be the proof. If everyone under this roof will put all the stored up pep into this greatest succession jof sensations, Barnum and Bailey’s j “Burning of Rome” will look like the ’lighting of a match. ; Frank Blauvelt, manager, and Frank Wright, chairman of the program committee, wll fall down before any¬ one offering ideas for side shows, clown stunts, or main ring attrac¬ tions. Acrobats are needed, clowns must he had, and anyone who can do something and lacks the pep to make this ability known, will be shot at moonrise on the first cloudy night. The big idea of the whole under¬ taking is to raise money for the poor “flu” afflicted Student Body funds. A large defecit must be overcome, will be overcome, if everyone will think circus, talk circus, act in the circus, and “GIVE A DOLLAR!” AMBULANCE BOYS ARRIVE SAFELY IN NEW YORK Popular Former Pasadena High School Students Arrive Home Tuffy Conn and Others Go to Gamp Dix.to Be Demobilized The Ambulance men from Italy ar¬ rived in New York April 23. They, were royally received by Allentown friends, made during their stay in that city. The telegraph wires fairly bulged with messages to and from the boys in greetings, and Pasadenans are eagerly awaiting a bigger “Welcome Home” when the Corps arrives here. The many representatives of the P. H. S. have proved themselves good fellows at every’ stage of the war and the school is justly proud of them. “Tuffy” Conn, whose return was un¬ certain, has arrived with the Corps. A few of the other fellows are coming by way of France or have volunteered for reconstruction work there. The majority, however, are now at Camp Dix, New Jersey, and expect to be de¬ mobilized soon. A big reception under the auspices of the Red Cross and the Ambulance Mothers is being planned. By DOTT RUSSELL The most recent news concerning the much disguised Senior-Junior j Party will now be published with the | assistance of the Astonished Press and | Tonguelepathy. A few of those con-’ iventional, ever-expected questions can be answered. ' The setting is to he the Shakes¬ peare Clubhouse; although all literary aspects will be completely and satis¬ factorily obliterated by the striking blue and orange color scheme, made even more effective by the dim, evan¬ escent electric clusters on the walls. It Is superfluous to add that the Jazz Band will open and close the program, and a genuine Pasadena Hawaiian quartet will send those creepy, musi¬ cally-caused .-shivers through every¬ one. The party is really supposed to be a sport affair, but if those elusive slip- ons and ice-cream trousers are at the cleaners, it will be perfectly proper and fully in accord with customs "of the best of families to wear some¬ thing else. It is expected that ttie girls will look “Mighty Lak a Rose” and the boys will be “Always Chas¬ ing Rainbows.” “Les” Webster and. Helen Brown, the Senior officers in charge, are di¬ recting, with wands and baton, ’nevervthing. the Senior Social Com¬ mittee. while Mayfair Murphy and “Gerry” Boltinhouse are rushing the Juniors to death. The refreshments are too delicious even to be bentioned because the , Chronicle comes out fourth period, and the staff has no desire, as yet, to I he mobbed. I If anyone wishes to bring a friend [from some of the surrounding cities, j or Hollywood, he can do so provided, jof course, tha the necessary 50 cents i is procured for outsiders. Class j members will not need to worry about isuch mercenary 'problems, j The program, with Helen Brown at .the head of a thoroughly enthusiastic ! and responsible committee, is an as- j sured success. It is to be in the form of an Orpheum Bill, all vaude¬ ville, and some of the really big at- ' tractions will make their second ap¬ pearance in Los Angeles. ! “His Second Girl,” a one-act' play, j will be- the feature of the evening. I Dorothy Finer makes an irresistable, little maid, and Frank Wright is quite ; brotherly and kind. Jerry Bolt- inghouse is a screaming success, but his natural hilarious manner is curtailed by Dorothy Vance, the de- signing mother. Edythe King as the [former financee, is quite proud and haughty. “From Long Ago Till Now” is an¬ other skit to he given. It is a con¬ trast between the proposal of long ago, and the present day, and perhaps .some, good suggestions may be given. There are, of course, innumerable other attractions, but a secret is no longer a secret if shared with- so many. Now, the time and the place is found; so get your girl and wander down to the Shakespeare Clubhouse at 8 o’clock tomorrow night. Unless He Were Scotch Small Son — “Pa, are trousers plural or singular ” Father — “Well, if you have a pair I’d say that they were plural, hut if you didn’t have a pair I’d call that singular.” Then There Was a Stamp-ede A group of farmer's were crow; around the postoflice window to their mail when one of them stall up and shouted. “Any mail for M Howe?’ The postmaster, a strani in the community, glared at him o- ther ims of his spectacles and-shou hack: “No, not for your cow, nor anybody else’s cow.” A Mere Detail “No, Gladys will not become gaged until she is twenty.” Pa. — “But, my dear woman, she n not get the chance when she twenty.” Ma — “Well, then, she will rem twenty until she does.”— -London M