VOL. XIV
PASADENA, CALIFORNIA, MAY 25, 1923
No. 34
Oratorical Champion Will
Speak This Year
DR. SMITH TO PREACH
Invocation to be Given by
Dr. Freeman
Arthur Syvertson, Pasadena
High’s fifteen-hundred dollar ora¬
tor, was given the honor of deliv¬
ering the valedictorian address at
the election the Seniors held in the
assembly hall last Monday. This
is the greatest honor that can be
bestowed upon a member of the
Senior class.
As athlete, commissioner, and or¬
ator, Artie has won his way into
the hearts of his classmates. The
fact that he was elected Commis¬
sioner of Boys’ Welfare both
semesters with an overwhelming-
majority speaks for his popularity
with the students. He has shown
himself to be a real man by playing
both football and baseball in ad¬
dition to his duties as commission¬
er. Pasadena should be proud to
have for their valedictorian the
best orator in the high schools of
California; Artie won the state¬
wide oratorical contest with his
speech on the Constitution.
Dr. Merle N. Smith of the First
Methodist Church will preach the
baccalaureate sermon in his church.
Last year the sermon was preached
by Dr. Learned of All Saints
Church. Dr. Freeman of the First
Presbyterian church will ask the
invocation at commencement. Dr.
Fox of the Congregational Church,
did this for last year’s graduation
at Tournament Park.
Next Monday, the Junior girls
will hold a meeting in the Music
Hall during the second advisory
period to make plans for their part
in the exercises. These girls have
an important part in the gradua¬
tion exercises and there is no doubt
that they will uphold the standard
set at last year’s commencement.
SUMMER SCHOOL WILL
COMMENCEON JUNE 18
Now that regular school is near¬
ly over, the thoughts of summer
school are entering the minds of
P. H. S. students. Classes start,
this year, on June 18, and with a
number already signed up, a large
attendance is looked forward to.
According to Clyde S. Yerge,
principal of summer school, the
courses offered hold great oppor¬
tunities for students who wish to
catch up or get ahead faster with
their school work.
Tuition for one subject (two-
hour class period) is $7.50, with
the exception of sciences, which in¬
volve longer class periods, and
whose fee is $15.
Those who desire to take 11-2
American Literature must have
recommended grades. However,
11-2 applied English may be sub¬
stituted in its place.
Courses in 9-1 English, Spanish
and Algebra; 9-2 Spanish and 10-1
Geometry may be taken only by
students who wish to make up
credits and receive a recommend¬
ed grade for the subject.
A complete list of subjects,
courses, and other data may be
had from Mr. Yerge or department
heads.
EVERY DAY IN EVERY WAY
THEY ARE CATCHING UP
WITH THE BOYS
Take a look at the following fig¬
ures and judge for yourself wheth¬
er or not the girls are coming into
their own. With a broad smile
Miss Ida Hawes, head of the at¬
tendance department of P. H. S.,
submitted the following startling
facts to the Chronicle:
Year Girls Boys
Ninth . 296 296
Tenth . . . 376 409
Eleventh . 308 308
Twelfth . 300 277
P. G . . . 27 29
Total . 1317 1319
The girls are on the firing line
of school activity. Boys — let’s get
going.
n IS SUCCESS
Alta Canyada Canyon Scene
of Tuesday’s Event
Senior Players Come
Up To Expectations
“Adam and Eva,” the play pro¬
duced by the senior class- last Fri¬
day evening, has received most
favorable criticism from many
sources. The cooperation and or¬
ganization that was shown
throughout the play, was highly
commendable.
The entire stage setting was
made by the high school carpen¬
ters, and the stage crew was an
entirely new set of boys. The cur¬
tain, lights, and change of scenery
were all handled well. Miss Eliz¬
abeth Keppie, head of the Dra¬
matics department, and coach of
the cast, states that the crew was
the best that she had ever had to
deal with in high school work.
Mr. King (Davis Shuster) was
a character very hard for a boy of
seventeen to represent, and the
favorable comment on the way
this part was taken, only goes to
show that in spite of a difficult
task, the class of ’23 never says
die.
A dramatic critic from Los An¬
geles said that the part of “Ab¬
bey” (Evelyn Beyl) was taken
only as a professional could have
taken it. This same critic also
said that the cast moved with ex¬
ceptional easiness about the stage.
The first act or father act, in
which Davis Shuster carried out
the part of Mr. King so well, has
been praised on all sides, and the
work of Stanley Milholland and
Charles Mack as Lord Andrew and
Uncle Horace respectively, has
been rated high.
The straight acting of the two
leads, Donald Kirkpatrick and
Evalynne Evans, as Adam and Eva,
made necessary the learning of
some fifty pages of dialogue. The
rest of the cast had at least fif¬
teen sides each to learn and
their work has been praised by
many for its naturalness. The
actors certainly gave the appear¬
ance of being at home. Priscilla
Pratt and James Pitcher were un¬
affected by the glare of the lights
and the sight of an expectant audi¬
ence.
JUNIOR-SENIOR PARTY
WILL BE HELD SOON
Be waiting for the Junior-Senior
reception which is coming off on
June 8. Miss Dora Atkinson,
chairman of the faculty commit¬
tee, announces that there are sev¬
eral good plans being considered.
Only 11-2’s, who have class mem¬
berships, and the Seniors may at¬
tend.
I
DR. MUNRO IS SPEAKER
Dances and Burlesque Make
Big Hit With Everyone
Greeted by the touching strains
of an imported-for-the-occasion
phonograph, 140 members of the
faculty entered the natural amphi¬
theatre in Alta Canyada Canyon
for their annual picnic last Tues¬
day afternoon.
At the outset many members of
the teaching staff were observed
to be competing in a wild effort to
walk the length of a slippery log
without falling. Several were
presented with a blue feather as
a reward for their honorable
achievement.
Once in the canyon lunches were
eaten. Great credit Is flue to Miss
Cora Simpson of the home-mak¬
ing department, and her home¬
making classes for the prepara¬
tions of the individual lunch
boxes, each one of which was dif¬
ferent from every other.
Following the lunches, Emory
A. Foster, as master of ceremonies,
introdced the various numbers of
the program which were under the
supervision of Miss Harriet King,
entertainment chairman. After a
welcome by John Franklin West,
superintendent of the City Schols,
R. L. Ashley, member of the so¬
cial science department, intro¬
duced the main speaker of the af¬
fair, Dr. Munro of Harvard Uni¬
versity, who spoke on “Teaching
as a Profession.” The princi¬
pals’ convention held at Yosemite
last week was discussed by Mr.
Ewing, who was Pasadena’s rep¬
resentative.
Several dance numbers of un¬
usual grace were next portrayed
by Miss Elizabeth Flint and Miss
Maurice Heffelfinger, members of
the commercial and physical edu¬
cation departments, respectively.
But the hit of the evening came
when S. W. French, of the physi¬
cal science department, daintily
attired as Cupid, danced forth to
the strains of Lohengrin’s “Wed¬
ding March” and proceeded to
shoot with coquettish dignity at a
red balloon suspended above the
heads of the audience. After three
futile attempts his arrow reached
its mark and then, amidst thun¬
derous applause, a streamer came
floating down, announcing the en¬
gagement of Miss Helen Abrams,
of the social science department.
After further sociability, the
picnic at length broke up. It was
deemed the most successful ever
held.
SOPHOMORE PICNIC AT
BR00KS1DE PARK
Tonight, at 6 o’clock the Sopho¬
more class will “gambol on the
green” at Brookside Park. All
10-1, 10-2 and 11-1 students are
invited, providing that they have
class membership cards which can
be obtained from the class treas¬
urer for twenty-five cents. Noth¬
ing is needed but a membership
card, although a tennis racquet
and swimming suit might be desir¬
able.
A “jazz” orchestra will furnish
plenty of entertainment and a fine
program is planned.
ELECTION PRIMARIES
ARE TO BE HELD TODAY
The number of votes received
from the 2500 students of Pasa¬
dena High School one year ago,
when the semi-annual election was
held, numbered something like
800. The mid-year election which
was held in advisory groups
brought in about 1200 votes. This
does not seem to be a record that
would make most loyal Pasa¬
denans swell up; rather it shows
that there are still 1200 who are
top unpatriotic to do their duty
by voting.
The two highest candidates for
each office in the primaries today
will run in the finals next Friday
for next semester’s commission¬
ers. Let’s vote intelligently for a
bigger and better P. H. S.
P.H.S. Leads Girls
Field Day Events
If one can judge from the stren¬
uous field day held at P. H. S. last
Saturday, a new era in girls’ ath¬
letics has been reached.
The schools who took part were,
Long Beach, Santa Monica, Jeffer¬
son, South Pasadena, Glendale, Hol¬
lywood, Venice and Anaheim. The
results of the various play-offs are
as follows:
Soccer
South Pasadena vs. Pasadena.
Pasadena victor, 7 to 1.
Basketball
Long Beach vs. Pasadena. Pas¬
adena victor, 40-12.
Jefferson vs. Glendale. Jefferson
victor, 30-10.
Baseball
Santa Monica vs. Pasadena. San¬
ta Monica victor, 7-6.
Hollywood vs. South Pasadena.
Hollywood victor, 10-2.
Venice vs. Anaheim Venice vic¬
tor, 6-3.
Long Beach vs. Glendale. Glen¬
dale victor, 28-14.
Tennis
Jefferson vs. Pasadena (doubles).
Pasadena victor, 6-3, 5-7, 3-6.
Glendale vs. Jefferson (singles).
Glendale victor, 6-3, 6-2.
Hollywood vs. Anaheim. Unde¬
cided.
Every school had an entry in the
swimming meet which took place
in the afternoon. Pasadena took
more points than any other school,
the total results being as follows:
Pasadena 34.
Venice 26.
Long Beach 14.
Jefferson 7.
Santa Monica 5.
Not only did the visitors enjoy
wall scaling after lunch, but wit¬
nessed a most unusual program
presented by various P. H. S. ath¬
letes.
Madeline Richardson sang, ac¬
companied by Esther McCann. Har¬
riet Damon, Katherine Grassie, and
Damon, Katherine Grassie, and
Margaret Cranston then presented
a series of popular jazz songs, ac¬
companied by Margaret Miller, ap¬
propriately followed by the famous
pair, Henry Prince and Terrel De-
Lapp. Louise White and Consuelo
DeLaney gave a shepherd dance,
after which the well known devil
dance took the floor, ably inter¬
preted by Priscilla Pratt, Anita
Hein, Dorothy Sewell and Elizabeth
Pfeifer. “Barney Google” also
made his appearance in the person
of Maxine Doerschlag, while" Spark
Plug” (Miss Heff and Helen
Swartz) was very much in evidence.
Their actions were accompanied by
Nellie Doerschlag and Alice Camp¬
bell.
E
GIVES VAUDEVILLE
Ten Acts With Three Head¬
liners Due This Evening
HAROLD LLOYD COMEDY
Local Students Help Present
Large Entertainment Here
Ten big acts, including two one-
reel comedies featuring Harold
Lloyd, a farce in one act, “A Wom¬
an’s Wont,” and a musical comedy
entitled “Peggy,” will bring a
barrel of laughs when the largest
vaudeville ever held at Pasadena
High School is given on Friday,
May 25, 1923. This production is
presented under the auspices of
the Commercial Club, as its first
effort to raise a fund for educa¬
tional moving pictures, and gen¬
eral education features that may
be of an aid to classes in physical
geography and economics.
When the curtain rises at 8
o’clock tonight the first act will
be the comedies with Harold
Lloyd. Second, acrobatics; third,
monologist, Burton Crew; fourth,
a farce in one act, “A Woman’s
Won’t.” The cast follows:
James, Harford’s servant
John Bailey
Lucy, a maid . Coral Moore
Henry Harford . Edward Stagg
Jessy Harford... .Florence Reynolds
Mrs. Barrett, Jessy’s mother
Fredreka Gane
Mr. Barrett, Jessy’s father
William Kirk
Scene: Harford’s suburban
home.
Fifth, Har and Win, comedians,
Harwood Larson and Clifford
Winchell; sixth, Hap Stewart’s or¬
chestra; seventh, female imper¬
sonator, Patti Rosella; eighth,
Spanish and Egyptian dances,
Genevieve Malloy; ninth, Prince-
Fouche, syncopators. The last act
of vaudeville is “Peggy,” musical
comedy, with female impersonator.
The synopsis:
Peggy, a young widow of 27
summers, is entertaining informal¬
ly several of the younger set in her
home. Jack falls violently in love
with her. Bobbie, his friend, un¬
derstands the situation, but his in¬
fluence is of no avail. Peggy en¬
joys the flirtation immensely and
does not discourage Jack’s atten¬
tions. Introducing “Peggy Dear,’*
“I Can’t Forget,” “Youve Got to
See Mama.” The piano accompan¬
ists are Lydia Staats and Donald
Parker.
If you have neglected getting
your tickets, they are on sale now.
CLEAN-UP CAMPAIGN
HELPED BY WORKERS
Although the special assembly
on clean-up week has brought
about a change in the condition of
the assembly hall, a group of two
has been appointed from each ad¬
visory group to report on the con¬
dition of their own assembly sec¬
tion.
The student council representa¬
tive and one other member of the
group of the opposite sex are ex¬
pected to give an accurate report
of their section. If there are no
papers strewn about a report of
“no” is turned in to the advisory
teacher, but if there are papers lit¬
tering their two aisles the report
is “papers.” This method of
checking is thought to be a help
toward the pledge “To keep Pasa¬
dena High School beautiful.”