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VOL.
XVIII
./ASADENA, CALIFORNIA, THURSDAY, MAY 5, 1927
NO. 27
GYPSY DANCE
♦ FEATURE IN
MAY PARTY
Preparations for Party Had
Been Going on for
Weeks.
Large Crowd Present
Preventorium To Receive All
Money from May Day
Party.
Old Folks To Be
Honored Guests
“Oh, ain’t they sweet,” a boy did
say,
For all around with dresses gay
The girls went past
With colors — fast!
For it, you know, was Civie Day!
Although the girls are always
glad to get back to their middies
and skirts on the following Mon¬
day, they do enjoy a change of
dress; and that is why Civie Day
is looked forward to with such
delight. But that isn’t all. At
this time of year, they have their
annual girls’ May Day party, a
very enjoyable occasion, to say
the least, and the programs are
always very entertaining.
This year, the party was held
on Friday, April 29, in the Bleeker
House. Preparations for the oc¬
casion had been going on behind
the scenes, so to speak, for sev¬
eral weeks; and the girls at large
did not know what a treat await¬
ed them. But they knew the kind
of programs the Girls’ League
conducts, so they turned out with
the total number of about 700,
among whom were many guests of
honor. The bleachers, which seat¬
ed 500, were filled, and many had
to sit upon the grass or find room
on the porch of the house.
Decorations were of greenery,
which was very effective in off¬
setting the attractive colors of
the girls’ dresses.
On the program : first, there
were several very pretty gypsy
dances given by members of Miss
Henrieh’s dancing class. Then
Marjorie McGee, accompanied by
two pages and several maids-in-
waiting, was crowned Queen of
May. To make the program com¬
plete, there was a May pole dance;
then everyone lined up for re¬
freshments.
Geraldine Anderson was chair¬
man of the refreshment commit¬
tee. All the cakes were' home¬
made, and gladly donated by the
girls.
The money collected for the May
Day favors will be given to the
Preventorium.
A party in honor of all Pasa¬
dena residents 85 years of age or
older, will be given next Tuesday,
in the auditorium at 11:20 o’clock.
Mr.
О.
P. Gifford is to give the
principal address, and Dr. Ephram
Miller will speak on “Schools of
His Boyhood Days.”
The glee clubs will sing popular
songs of 75 years ago, attired in
costumes of that period. The
Girls’ League will then entertain
the guests at a luncheon in the
teachers’ cafeteria.
The Boys’ League will provide
transportation.
Thirty-five guests have already
accepted the invitation to attend
the party, and it is hoped by Mr.
Ewing, who is sponsering the
event, that all elderly residents in
Pasadena will attend.
Friends of students or of mem¬
bers of the faculty, approaching
85 years of age, are invited as
special guests.
Orator is Ready
For Competition
P.
H. S. Must Support the
Speaker if Victory
Is E x p e c t ed
SENIORS PROMENADE
IN NEW SWEATERS
Schools to Have
New Districts
A plan for the zoning of Pasa¬
dena high school and John Muir
high school districts has been sub¬
mitted to the Board of Education
by a committee appointed by Mr.
West for that purpose. Graduates
of the Pasadena junior high
schools must atend either the
senior high school or the tech¬
nical school, according to the zone
in which they live.
The boundaries of John Muir
are suggested as folows: Begin¬
ning at the west boundary of the
Pasadena high school district, east
along Colorado to Los Robles, north
on Los Robles to Orange Grove,
east on Orange Grove to Lake,
north on Lake to Washington, then
east on Washington to the eastern
boundary of the Pasadena high
school district. All students north
of these boundaries shall attend
John Muir.
The boundaries of Pasadena high
school are as follows: Beginning
at the west boundary of the Pasa-
Klena school district, east along
Colorado stret to Catalina, north
on Catalina to Villa, east on Villa
to the eastern boundary of Pasa¬
dena high school district. All
students north of these boundaries
shall attend Pasadena high school.
Students living in territory be¬
tween these two districts may at¬
tend either school.
Spring is here, and so are the
beautiful blue and white sweaters
in which the high and mighty sen¬
iors swagger about the campus.
If ever color predominated the
campus of P. H. S. in past years,
this year of color breaks all re¬
cords. The sweaters are both dres¬
sy and significant. What? They
sig'nify that the wearers of the
blue and white are members of the
“Class of ’27.”
Most of the seniors have their
sweaters now, but the few who
haven’t obtained theirs to date
are working like “dray-horses” to
show that they are one of the
“rulers of the campus.”
SUPPORT THE P.H.S. ORATOR!
By virtue of his victory over five
other contestants, Orrin K. Earl,
’27, will represent Pasadena high
school at the Group Finals of the
Fourth National and Second Inter¬
national Constitutional Oratorical
contest. The affair will be held in
the Roosevelt high school audi¬
torium at Los Angeles.
Mr. Earl’s topic is “The Consti¬
tution.” He has spent consider¬
able time on his manuscript and his
delivery is improving continually.
This contest will not by any means
be a set-up for our representative.
When he gets up to deliver his ora¬
tion he shall need the best support
that Pasadena high school can of¬
fer. He shall meet the keenest com¬
petition from the winners of eight
other disticts that constitute some
forty high schools. The judges are
oft times swayed by the applause
that an individual speaker receives
from the audience; so it has been
suggested that at least more than
two hundred students make the
trip to Roosevelt high school and
inspire Orrin Earl to victory that
evening by filling the auditorium
with a thunderstorm of applause
when he concludes his oration. It
has also been suggested that the
students refrain from applauding
during the orations as the speakers
have only ten minute to speak.
Pasadena has had football ral¬
lies, basketball rallies, baseball ral¬
lies, assemblies in order to arouse
enthusiasm for the track team, and
here at last is an opportunity to
support another type of a team, an
oratorical contest. The student-
body enjoys a battle of mighty
brawn against brawn. Come to
Roosevelt high school tomorrow
night and enjoy a battle of brains.
Those who have heard the P. H. S.
Local R. 0. Are
Rifle Champions
National Rifle Chamiponship
Is Won by Pasadena
High School.
New Snake Added
to Zoology Dept.
The Pasadena high school R. O.
T. C. rifle team has again won the
National Rifle champonship. This
is the second successive year that
P. H. S. has been awarded this
honor. Out of twenty-two teams
that were eligible from all over the
country, the Pasadena boys had
the highest score, making 2,936
points out of a possible 3,000
points.
Western high school of Washing¬
ton, D.C., and Central high school,
also of Washington, tied with the
score of 2,931 out of possible 3,000
points. Third place was given to
Bangor high school, Bangor, Me.,
who came through with a score of
2,930 points.
The shooting, which was held in
the high school gallery, was taken
in three stages. The first stage,
which consisted of five men shoot¬
ing prone with ten shots apiece
made a score of 991 points out of
a possible 1,000 . The second stage,
five men shooting five shots prone
and five kneeling made a total
score of 984. The third stage which
was five men firing ten shots stand¬
ing made 961 points. The total of
the three stages made the Pasade¬
na score 2,936 out of a possible
3,000. This score is almost ten
points higher than the one by
which P. H. S. won the champion¬
ship last year.
The members of the winning
team and their individual scores
are as follows: Fern Wheatland,
Captain, who was also high point
man with a score of 594 points out
of a possible 600 ; Paul Maxey,
587; Burley Putman, 586; Arthur
Faber, manager, 585; Ned Sterling,
584; and the alternates whose score
did not, however, count in the na¬
tional award, they are: Donovan
Schools Join in
Giant Festival
In observance of national music
week, May- 1 to 7, the music de¬
partment of the Pasadena city
schools is holding its second an¬
nual May Music Festival tomor¬
row evening, at 7 :30, in the P.H.S. j
high school auditorium. Fifteen
hundred to two thousand students
from the elementary, junior and
senior high schools, and junior col¬
lege are expected to participate.
One of the features of the festi¬
val will be the presentation for
the first time in Pasadena of the
song, “ ’Tis Your Land and My
Land,” written by John Henry
PLANS FOR
CLASS PARTY
UNDER WAY
“Rookies” Will Probably Be
Main Film To Be
Shown.
Class Members Free
Rush for Reserved Seats
Keeps Managers
Busy.
under whose supervision the festi¬
val is being presented. Another
special number on the program is
the special festival orchestra, the
largest orchestra ever appearing
in Pasadena, composed of one hun¬
dred and seventy-five of the best
student musicians in the Pasadena
• (Continued on Page Three)
The invitations extended by the
juniors to their annual junior sen
Lyons, director of music education | ;or theatre party, have met with
in the Pasadena city schools, and | heal.ty response, and indications
—г
J'1“ are that the affair will prove to be
of unusual interest.
As an innovation in the tradition¬
al junior senior party, the juniors
have engaged the entire Raymond
theatre and plan to put on a varied
program for the entertainment of
both junior and senior classes.
A snappy vaudeville program has
been planned under the supervision
of Constance Bennett, vice pres¬
ident of the junior class. A jazz
orchestra — Cleon Hammond’s by
name — will rend the air with doll
dance syncopation, and will be ac¬
companied by a chorus of P. H. S.
girls. Burr Cramer, “28” will enter¬
tain with violin specialties, and a
special act put on by members of
the P. H. S. faculty in black face
style.
The piece-de-resistance, however
will probably be, “Rookies” ac¬
claimed by many to be the best com¬
edy produced this year and starring
LATIN CLUB TO HOLD
ANNUAL FESTIVAL
“The glamour that was Rome”
will be temporarily restored to¬
morrow evening, when Senatus
Populus que Romanarum, P. H. S.
Latin club, will hold its yearly
celebration. The main attraction
of the evening will be the banquet,
which will begin at 5:45 p. m.
After the “cena,” which will be
conducted in genuine Roman style,
with rolled scripts serving as
menus and programs, there will be
Latin songs sung, and Latin plays the “Big Parade,” comedy team,
acted. Every member of S. P. Carl Dane and George K. Arthur.
Q. R. is requested to be present. Marceline Day furnishes the pul-
It is promised that the celebration
will not be lacking in truly Ro
man atmosphere.
CHAMPIONSHIP R.
О Т.
C. RIFLE TEAM
chritude necessary to make the pro¬
duction perfect and of special in¬
terest to P. H. S. students, will be
I the fact that some of our own R.O.
SUPPORT THE P.H.S. ORATOR! T-C- have taken Part in the filming
of the picture which will be showen
Although the snakes of this
vicinity are rarely seen by the
majority of the people, reptiles of
various species are continuosly
being brought into the school mus¬
eum by many of the science stud¬
ents. A snake has recently been
added to the growing collection by
a zoology student, Charles Davis.
The specimen that was brought in,
is a California Rosy Boa-a rel¬
ative of the huge South American
Boa Constrictor. The students
need not feel any quals of fear as
this reptile is but eighteen inches
long and is quite harmless. The
Boa is unlike any other of the
reptile family as it has rudimen¬
tary legs. The snake is on exhib¬
ition in the zoology classroom and
will be there for some time.
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EXHIBITION IN
SCIENCE BUILDING
If a person takes a walk to the
Louis Agassiz building and gazes
into its portly halls, he may notice
that a great scientific exhibition
is on display. Not only many
animals including skunks, weasels,
foxes, amarillos, ducks, and snakes,
but also plants including many
flowers and ferns may be studied.
As these displays are very often
changed, it might be worthwhile
to walk over that way every now
and then and gaze upon the
marvels of nature.
Courtesy Pasadena Star-News
, Declamation Winners
Herbert Resner and James Tra¬
cy, winners of the preliminary try¬
outs for the Redlands Declamation
contest, to be held at Redlands on
Friday and Saturday, May 13 and
14, are working hard in prepara¬
tion for the coming event, and have
very high hopes of winning.
S. P. Q. R. Banquet
The annual banquet of the S. P.
Q. R. will be given May 6, in the
teachers’ lunchroom. The lattice
work in the room is to be decorat¬
ed with flowers. All members at¬
tending are expected to be in Ro¬
man costumes. Entertainment will
be provided.
orator are flinging to the winds the
statement, “Orrin shall succeed, IF
Pasadena supports him to the best
of their ability.” “Never mind the
other fellow,” says Stanley Hahn,
president of the senior class. .“Are
YOU going to be there. Orrin can
win. Don’t miss this opportunity
to help out the school and prove to
your sneering friends that there
is such a thing as the “Bulldog
.Spirit.”
The Group Finals will decide the
winner that is to speak in the
Pacific semi-finals. Says William
Best, commissioner of Debating,
“Orrin Earl will speak with double
amount of forcefulness, clearness,
earnestness, and will be able to put
more conviction in his speech if he
knows that there are some two or
three hundred students in the au¬
dience who know that he can come
through. Will you be one of that
group who is going to Roosevelt
and cheer him on to victory?”
Orrin Earl says, “It is not very
often that a high school student is
offered the opportunity of repre¬
senting his Alma Mater in such a
contest. It is with a feeling of
great honor that I go to Roosevelt
tomorrow evening.
АП
I can say
is that I’d like to have the support
of as many students as can attend
the contest.”
Editorially speaking, there is no
doubt that Orrin has an excellent
speech and should place exceedingly
high in the Contest. In order that
(Continued on Page Three)
, Davis, 570; Donald Clark, 569;
Leanord Sluyter, 565; and Eugene
Smith, 552.
The winning team had been prac¬
ticing every afternoon in the local
shooting gallery under the direc¬
tion of Sergeant Morgan, of the
United States Army, and he felt
sure that the team would make a
good shooting in the final match,
although he agreebly expressed his
surprise when he learned that the
j team had won the N. R. inter-
! scholastic championship.
Each of the members of the
team will receive a marksman med¬
al and a large “P.” The large
marksman trophy which has been
on display in the student body of¬
fice for the past year will remain
there for another year.
For the second time within one
week, Pasadena has rated first
place in
я
southern California dra¬
matic contest.
The cast for Pasadena, present¬
ing Zona Gale’s “Neighbors,” was
awarded first place at the Eistedd¬
fod, held at Roosevelt high school,
Glendale, on Friday, April 29
The group that won the award
was composed of Jeanette Hirsh,
Inez; Eleanor Lesh, Mrs. Moran;
Ruth Arny, Miss Elsworth; Ruth
Baldwin, Mrs. Trot; Meriam Mor¬
ris; Esther Strickland, Mrs. Abel;
Francis Leddy, Ezra; Otto Pitcher,
Peter.
The same cast, with the excep¬
tion of Francis Leddy and Ruth
Arney, gave the play in the as¬
sembly last semester. Miss Eliza¬
beth Keppie was the director.
GIRLS WEEK TO
BE OBSERVED
FRIDAY, MAY 13
At last the mystery is solved!
What is going to happen on
May 13? No it isn’t shoe shine
day, or a track meet, or a play.
It is Lollypop Day.
What the lollypops will be like
is still a mystery to the reporters.
But there is a rumor that there
will be superstitious events con¬
nected with the date. Also we
hear that all high school students
and junior college boys and girls
should keep on the lookout for
good luck signs if they wish luck
on Friday 13.
SUPPORT THE P.H.S. ORATOR!
In order to bring the activities
of the girls of Pasadena before the
public, the week of May 15 to 21
has been designated as “Girl’s
Week.”
During the week girl organiza¬
tions throughout the city will unite
in holding an exhibit to show the
work done by girls.
To close the week, needlework,
cooked foods, and art objects will
be sld at the exhibit. The money
will be given to the girls’ preven¬
torium.
Boys’ Glee Club in Concert
Presenting the first complete
concert of this season the Govs’
Glee club, under the direction of
Mrs. K. Kerans, will present a
musical program at the Sierra
Madre women’s club house Satur¬
day evening, May 14, at 8 o’clock.
Members of the chorus quartet,
also some solos will be the extent
of the program. The Boys’ Glee
club at present numbers 75 voices.
Admission will be 50 cents, it
was announced. Every one is in¬
vited to attend.
SUPPORT THE P.H.S. ORATOR!
for the first time in Pasadena at
the Raymond theatre.
Despite the evil propersities of
the date, Friday, the 13th, the ju¬
niors and seniors are throwing dis¬
cretion to the winds and investing
heavily in reserved seats for the
performance.
All junior and senior class mem¬
bers may secure reservation at the
Student Body Office free, and extra
tickets may be purchased at the low
price of twenty-five cents each.
There are still some good seats left
but they are going fast.
Auditorium Has
New Equipment
Among the most important
equipment recently installed at P.
H. S., are the new projects for
the auditorium. Through the ef¬
forts of the Visual Education
Committee, a Masterlight screen,
two arclight reflectors, a set of
new projection lenses, and a new
spotlight, have recently been add¬
ed to the auditorium for the pur¬
pose of improving the clearness
of motion pictures.
The new additions now complete
the moving picture apparatus,
and according to Mr. Harry Ha¬
worth, chairman of the committee,
they have already proved success¬
ful, in that they make the pictures
clearer, and make the colors stand
out more distinctly.
This improvement will be of
great service, as visual education
is becoming popular in the school
system of Pasadena, and there is
now an educational picture shown
by some department at least once
every two weeks.
Commerce Students Pay
Visit to Clearing House
The thrill of watching the oper¬
ation of sixteen representatives
from the different banks of Pasa¬
dena carry on the million dollar
daily business of adjusting bank
clearings for the city, was experi¬
enced by Mr. Anderson’s 11-2 Book¬
keeping class when they visited the
Pasadena clearing house last Tues¬
day.