VOL. XIV
No. 31
CALIFORNIA, Mayy 4, 1923
Floral Exhibit is
Viewed by Throng
in Library, May 1-2
Displays of All Living-room
and Banquet Exhibits Are
Shown in Room 110
Separately
Flowers, flowers everywhere !
Flowers thronging every nook and
cranny of the P. H. S. library,
flowers of every shade, from the
delicate pastel tints of the colonial
period, to the more vivid and strik¬
ing combinations of the present
day, flowers of all kinds, artistical¬
ly and cleverly arranged in every
imaginable way. This formed the
pleasing aspect of the P. H. S.
library admired by hundreds of vis¬
itors to the second annual P. H. S.
Flower Arrangement contest held
May 1 and 2.
The color schemes and arrange¬
ments of the scores of entries in
each of the thirteen classifications
would have done credit to a much
larger and more formal exhibit.
Artistic in every detail, the entire
scene presented a fairyland of
beauty and color, particularly on
Tuesday evening, when colored
lights played over the scene, en¬
hancing the delicacy of the settings.
Many and novel were the ways
of. identifying different entries.
Decorative hand-painted cards an¬
nouncing the different classifica¬
tions were made by Miss Juliet
Gifford’s Art classes, as were the
gold-lettered ribbon prizes awarded
the winning entries.
The judges for the occasion were
F. Carl Smith of the California
Art Club, and well-known artist of
Pasadena; Leroy D. Ely, interior
decorator; Miss Fannie Kern, Art
Supervisor for the elementary
schools; Mrs. Leslie E. Learned,
decorator of the All Saints’ Epis¬
copal church; and Mrs. J. J. Man-
sar„ president of the Garden Club.
The awards, made on the basis
of good taste in selection and ar¬
rangement, rather than on the
variety of perfection of the flowers
themselves, are as follows:
I. Exhibits by students of for¬
eign birth: 1st, Dagmar Tomin-
gas; 2nd, Japanese boys.
II. Living room: (a) Up to
five stalks of one kind of flower:
1st, Harold Novis; 2nd, Frederick
Satogamis; 3rd, Marion Fralick.
(b) Up to twelve stalks of one
kind of flower: 1st, Sigrid Van
Toll and Sally Gane; 2nd, Eleanor
Ilgner; 3rd, Virginia Platt.
(c) Unlimited stalks of one kind
of flower: 1st, Leonard Rowley;
2nd, Romenia Loxley; 3rd, Helen
Hoffman.
(d) Mixed bouquets: 1st, Class
233; 2nd, Helene Burns; 3rd
Miss Martha Winslow.
III. Sickroom. Up to five stalks
of one kind of flower: 1st, Charles
Hollander; 2nd, John Hutchinson;
3rd, Zabell Stone.
(b) Up to twelve stalks of one
kind of flower: 1st, Jean Coolidge;
2nd and third, Bernard Hoeschler.
(c) Unlimited stalks of one kind
of flower: 1st, Lorraine Ingraham;
2nd, Miss Elizabeth Jensen, advis¬
ory; 3rd, Stella Herely.
(d) Mixed bouquet: 1st, Class
131-C; 2nd, Natalie Vincenti; 3rd,
Adelaide Mack; Honorable Men¬
tion, Dorothy Liming.
IV. Dining tables: 1st, Miss
Maude Oliver, 3rd period; 2nd, Miss
Estelle Tennis, 3rd period; 3rd, Lu¬
cille Passage.
V. Banquet tables: 1st, Miss
(Continued on page 5)
Variety of Clothes Will be
Seen When “Adam and
Eva” Appears
COMMITTEE IS AT WORK
Eunice Mannheim, Head of
Property Group, Has
Able Helpers
From golf socks to evening
gowns and back again -range the
Seniors. Some of them are going
to have a particular chance to show
off their wardrobes on the night of
May 18. And the demands for
clothes made by “Adam and Eva”
are almost as great as the financial
needs of the people in it.
The number of riding breeches,
old straw hats, satin slippers, and
the kind of wearing apparel com¬
monly known as soup-and-nsh,
needed will call forth the best ef¬
forts of the property committee in
getting them together. For be it
known, although the whole Senior
class is perfectly willing to wear
anything at any time, the question
of costume in this day and age is
more complex than in the day of
the originalAdam.
Eunice Mannheim, chairman of
the “props” aggregation, is begin¬
ning a search of the rag-bags, as-
sited by Evelyn Platt, Winnifred
Clark, Adelaide Mack, Paul Crow¬
ell, and Robert Elliott. Their work
has started early and will continue
up to the last minute before the
curtain rises, as theirs is the task
of seeing that all the articles used
in the play — including roosters,
chickens, and ducks — are in their
proper places. Their motto is “A
place for everything and every¬
thing in its place.”
The scenery is going to be bet¬
ter than even the Mikado for splen¬
dor. Already the Manual Arts de¬
partment has started construction
of some of the settings. The Art
department is making posters.
In short, everybody is cooperat¬
ing to make the Senior class happy
when it comes out to see “Adam
and Eva” on the evening of May
18.
PLANS TO ORGANIZE
AGRICULTURAL COURSE
Tentative plans for courses in
landscape gardening and forestry
which are to go into effect next
fall, are being considered by the
Agricultural department at present.
Any Junior or Senior may take ad¬
vantage of this offer.
The following is a discription of
the two courses:
Landscape gardening — intended
primarily to meet the needs of
girls who desire to know something
of growing plants. It. includes
soils and soil management, fertil¬
izers, propagation of seeds, bulbs,
and cuttings, care of flower and
vegetable gardens, disease and pest
control, landscape design, plants
and planting and two hours a week
will be devoted to work in the lath-
house or garden.
Forestry includes a study of
propagation planting, tree nursing,
as well as a general course in
dendrology, silvi culture, and forest
management.
Students wishing to register
under this course should see Dr.
Fox or Mr. Kohner at once.
May-Festival Will
Be given By Girls’
Leape Next Friday
Front Lawn to be Decorated
for Big Afternoon Event.
Many Surprises on
Novel Program
As the last bell echoes down the
corridor at 3:30 Friday afternoon
on May 11, the girls of Pasadena
High will gather on the front lawn
to attend the annual Girls’ League
May Day Party.
This day will be remembered for
three reasons; first, the party; then
that it is to be “simple eivies” day,
and last the privilege of tramping
on the front lawn.
Those who are to enjoy the above
privileges as guests of honor are:
Mrs. Wm. F. Ewing, Mrs. John
Franklin West, Mrs. J. P. O’Mara,
Mrs. Clara Morgan O’Dell, and the
women of the faculty.
There is to be a program includ¬
ing a May pole dance, a scene from
“As You Like It,” and some sur¬
prise features including, perhaps,
ribbon and May pole dances by the
students of the elementary schools.
There will be refreshments serv¬
ed on the lawn which is to be dec¬
orated in light colors with perhaps
red balloons to represent the school
color.
Next Friday morning the sale of
favors will start. The shape has
not been decided upon, but they
will cost 15c which includes admis¬
sion to the pai*ty. The expenses
of the party will be paid for out of
the money received from selling
favors.
Those having charge of the, party
are: Margaret Miller, general chair¬
man; Priscilla Beattie, serving;
Eula Mellon, purchasing; Mildred
Brockway, protection; and Muriel
Beel, selling favors. Miss Nellie
Greene Clarke is faculty adviser.
DRAMATICS CLASS OF
P.H.S. IN L. A. TODAY
This morning at the Philharmon¬
ic auditorium in Los Angeles, Miss
Elizabeth Keppie’s beginning dra¬
matics class presented the play
“Midsummer Night’s Dream.”
Every year different high schools
give scenes from Shakespeare in
commemoration of the great writ¬
er’s birthday, April 23. Last year
the advanced dramatics class ap¬
peared in the same play, the only
change being that the parts were
taken by girls instead of boys.
Hollywood, Franklin, and South
Pasadena were the three other
schools to present scenes before a
large audience. Hollywood gave
“Henry V;” Franklin, “King John;”
and South Pasadena, “As You Like
It.”
The cast that represented Pasa¬
dena was as follows:
Quince, Prologue ....Marion Worrell
Bottom, Pyramus .
. Donald Kirkpatrick
Snug, Lion . John Maxson
Flute, Durbe . Dwight Cobum
Snout, Wall . Harold Crosby
Starveling, Moonshine .
. Bruce Hollman
There are eight boys in the be¬
ginning dramatics class. In order
to give all a chance Miss Keppie
had Edwin Sweeting and Jerome
Young play the leads in assembly
last week, while Marion Worrell
and Donald Kirkpatrick will play in
Los Angeles. Donald Kirkpatrick
is to take the lead in the coming
Senior play, “Adam and Eva.”
ARTHUR SYVERTSGN 1 COMPETE FIR
$1581 ORATORICAL PRIZE AT BOVARD
HALL IN FINAL CONTEST NEXT FRIDAY
Los Angeles, San Diego, Santa Monica, Hollywood, Long
Beach, and Pasadena High Schools Will be Represented
at the University of Southern California on Night
of May 11. Support of Students Important
As the result of having won the semi-final oratorical con¬
test held here last Friday, Arthur Syvertson, Commissioner
of Boys’ Welfare, will compete for the $1,500 prize which
will be awarded to the winning speaker at the University of
Southern California on May 11. Since he will have as his
opponents five students who have similar victories to their
credit, the speeches will be well worth hearing.
INTER-CLASS DEBATES
TO TAKE PLACE SOON
Pasadena’s inter-scholastic de¬
bating season being over, inter¬
class debating has become popular.
At a recent meeting, Virgil T. Tru¬
man, member of the agricultural
department, was chosen to coach
the Freshmen; Leon Yakely and
Miss Milded Fleming, members of
the Social Science department, to
coach the Sophomores and Junior,
respectively, and Everett Schilling,
the Seniors.
“Resolved, That all Corporations
adopt a System of Profit-sharing
for Employees” is the question tak¬
en up. According to the Juniors,
who recently had a tryout debate,
this is a very catchy question. The
Seniors hold the affirmative, the
Juniors the negative; the Sophs the
negative and the Frosh the affirm¬
ative.
The Seniors have a scarcity of
students turning out, and the team,
composed of one, has had to resort
to a “dark-horse” debater.
The first debate will take place
May 20, and the finals before or
just after June 1.
Old English customs and May
Day queens will hold sway next
Tuesday afternoon, when all the
elementary schools of the city will
join together on the high school
athletic field for a “Pageant of
Spring.”
Under the direction of Cecil F.
Martin, head of the Physical Edu¬
cation department of the Pasadena
Public Schools, the program will be
given at 1:30 p. m. with an assem¬
bly and bugle call as follows:
1. Snow flurries, 4th grade boys
and girls.
2. Exhibition of posture train¬
ing.
3. California, to the Colors!
Mimetic drill.
4. May Day revels:
Crowning of the May queen, May
pole dance. Queen, Elizabeth
Deike of Garfield school.
5. Young America at Play.
Modem games.
The music will be provided by
the Pasadena City Band.
Parents and friends of the pupils
are cordially invited to attend the
demonstration, however the high
school pupils will not be excused
from classes to attend, as the
grandstands are not large enough
to accommodate everyone.
Whittier Girl Second
Miss Olive Shreve, of Whittier
High School, won second place
in the district contest last Friday.
The other contestants were Law-
rence^White, Alhambra; Margaret
Majors, Glendale; Joseph Dietrich,
Citrus Union; John Mendenhall,
Monrovia. The chairman was H.
J. Stonier, Executive Secretary of
the University of Southern Cali¬
fornia; and the judges were Rev.
C. Rankin Barnes, George T.
Beach, Henry Bowling, Otis Healy,
and Dr. J. A. McArthur.
Unanimous Decision
The five judges gave a unani¬
mous decision in favor of Arthur
Syvertson and as the six speakers
represented 8000 students, it means
a real victory. Mrs. Irene Peters,
instructor of public speaking, has
been coaching ’’Art” and deserves
a great deal of credit for the suc¬
cess of Pasadena’s man.
Purpose of Contest
The series of contests were ar¬
ranged by the Southern California
Citizens’ Committee for the pur¬
pose of creating interest in, and
respect for, our national constitu¬
tion. All speeches are on some
phase of that subject. A brief ex¬
tract from “Our Constitution, a
Citadel of Freedom,” “Art’s” ad¬
dress, is as follows:
i
Syvertson Says
“Our constitution has placed a
sun of freedom — and. its piercing-
rays have melted monarchies, have
burned the artificial finery off the
backs of. czar, and lord, and king,
and exposed them to the world in
their disgraceful nakedness.”
Included in the finals are Gordon
Shallenberger, Los Angeles; Odell
Barnson, San Diego; Albert Slo¬
cum, Hollywood; Ellsworth Meyers
Long Beach; and Arthur Syvert¬
son, Pasadena.
Student Support Needed
Every indication points to a bat¬
tle royal and nothing can help
“Art” win any more than a big-
crowd of real Bulldog boosters to
cheer him when he speaks.
POPULAR BOYS’ LEADER
SPEAKS AT MEETING
A former cheer leader of Occi¬
dental College for two years, Sam¬
uel Sutherland, spoke to the Boys’
League at its assembly Tuesday.
“Sam” was the baton waver at the
Senior Hi-Y assembly given re¬
cently.
His talk on Tuesday delt with
the general nuisance, the knocker
who never does anything himself.
He drew an effiective analogy by
comparing that type of high school
fellow with a skunk.
The assembly was presided over
by Arthur Syvertson, Commissioner
of Boys’ Welfare.