Pasadena Chronicle, May 26, 1927

NO. 30 VOL. XVIII PASADENA, CALIFORNIA, THURSDAY, MAY 26, 1926 DRIVE FOR FUND NEARS COMPLETION Under the able supervision of Miss Edith M. Wolfe and Miss Ida E. Hawes, faculty members, this year’s scholarship loan drivp- is progressing rapidly. Besides the circular letters sent to business and professional men in Pasadena, and the work done in soliciting funds from .societies and organizations in the city, there are nearly fifty student so¬ licitors canvassing the school for subscriptions from students and faculty. The exact amount subscribed at the present time is not known, as all of the subscriptions have not yet been checked in/ but around §500 has been sent in checks alone, and twice that amount is expected. The student end of the drive is being conducted by students of the Scholarship Association. Of¬ ficers elected are as follows: Carl Cartwright, president; Barbara Putnam (J. C.) vice-president; Mary Jenkins, secretary; and Howard Packard, treasurer. The success of the drive is due largely to the worthiness of the cause, as there is probably no fund more worthy of support than one which helps boys and girls to go through college who would other¬ wise -have been unable to do so. Approximately one hundred and fifty one students have been help¬ ed through school, and over $49,- 000 has been loaned. Despite the fact that most of the students so helped are either in college or just out, about a quarter of the amount loaned has already been paid back, so it can readily be seen that those helped are proving worthy of the trust reposed in them. Many classes, clubs and even advisories are contributing to the fund. When the grand total is added, it is hoped that the nec¬ essary amount, $3,100, will be on hand, so that the students who have already asked for loans for next fall, will be granted their re¬ quests and the scholarship fund continue to be a help to students. Graduates Make Gifts to Funds Breaking a precedent as old as teh school itself, the class of ’27 has decided to leave behind it no concrete memorial in the form of trees, tapestries, stage drops, or pergolas. Instead, they intend to give the money derived from the various functions of the class dur¬ ing its four years in high school to the “Annual” and the Scholar¬ ship Fund. This plan, which gives the “An¬ nual” three hundred dollars, will pay for an embossed cover and a pebbled art section which should place it high in the national com¬ petition. All class funds other than the gift to the “Annual” will be given to the Scholarship Fund. This fund is the school’s most worthy cause. For many students it is the means whereby they can finish their education. It has helped many already and with this new aid from the graduating class, it will be able to solve many another financial problem. The memorial of the class of ’27 will be in the hearts of scores of those who would have failed in their education without its aid. The proceeds of “She Stoops i to Conquer,” along with the “Blue and _White Frolic” will all go into this gift. President of Senior Class Will Compete At Hollywood Bowl Davis-Hali Contest Winner Competes for Southern Cali¬ fornia Oratorical Championship; Speech and Delivery are of Highest Order Comedy Tickets on Sale Tomorrow Students go to Pomona Proving once again that “he who sows, reaps” ye organization of scholarly minds hied itself away to more pleasant places than school last Friday, while the inferior minds labored on. Three buses full of the cream of our midst, left high school at 8 o’clock on the first leg of their journey, Pomona College. They arrived there about 9:30 and were escorted around the college grounds by former P. H. S. students. Everything worth see¬ ing they saw, dormitories, gym¬ nasiums, athletic fields, auditor¬ iums, open air theatre, administra¬ tion offices, the chapel, and finally a library that was so quiet that the librarian was in the arms of Morpheus, almost. As a climax to the inspection of the campus, the students were ad¬ dressed in a short talk by the dean, who explained many interesting things about Pomona and her re- lated colleges. Next the students rambled on to Riverside here they stopped at Ver¬ mont Park. It was the general intention to eat all the lunches to¬ gether, but the enticing waters of several small lakes were too much for the intellectual students and they took possession of the row¬ boats and sailed out upon the glistening waters. Students ate whenever and wherever they want¬ ed to. It was likewise the general intention to leave the park early in order to get to the Riverside Mission Inn to hear the organ (Continued to page three) Why stoop to conquer? This is a very vital question, but mem¬ bers of the senior play cast will attempt to solve it on the evenings of June 9 and 10. Although “She Stoops to Con¬ quer” will be the largest perfor¬ mance that the class of ‘27 has ever attempted, everyone is enter¬ ing with the same vigor that has always been shown. Miss Elizabeth Keppie, who has supervised many of the previous senior plays, will direct “She Stoops to Conquer.” A final cast was chosen on May 15 by a group of teachers. Thel¬ ma Rogers as Kate Hardcastle has the leading role, and playing op¬ posite her is Herbert Resner as Marlow. The student-body will remember that both were in the Shakespearean plays presented during April. They have also appeared in many other plays and have displayed a great deal of talent. Elizabeth Jackson takes the part of Mrs. Hardcastle, an abused women, who is over-fond of Tony Lumpkin, her son, by her first husband. Arthur Weston appears as Tony.. Mr. Hardcastle is por¬ trayed by Otto Pitcher. Jeanette Hirsh as Miss Neville will be wooed by James Tracy as Mr. Hastings. Sis Charles Mar¬ low is played by Francis Leddy. By winning first place in the Davis-Hall oratorical contest that was held last semester, Stanley Hahn, president of the senior class, and captain of the championship tennis team, earned the right to speak at the Hollywood Bowl to¬ morrow night as the P. H. S. rep¬ resentative and to compete for the Southern California oratorical championship against some fifty odd schools from all over the south¬ ern part of the state. His chances for bringing home the pennant, and placing it beside the tennis championship pennant look bright. “Education as an Aid to Civiliza¬ tion,” is the topic of his speech. Stanley took first in the Davis- Hall contest because of his nice¬ ties of diction and his expressive forcefulness. His poise and stage manner is to be commended, and no doubt this will be a great in¬ fluence toward his success tomor¬ row evening. In his oration, Hahn begins by depicting the making of our constitution. He describes the atmosphere of responsibility that those fifty men felt at that consti¬ tutional convention. He brought out the fact that the creators of our nation’s political formula knew that in order to thoroughly inter¬ pret and to intelligently under¬ stand the supreme law of the land, the people must be educated. He tells, in his straightforward man¬ ner, the evils of ignorance and the benefits of education. However, Hahn draws a line between two types of education. He draws the example of many Sing Sing pri¬ soners who are members of the Phi Betta Kappa fraternity, and of a dispatch rider who lost his life that others might live. Thus he proves that to' be a good cit¬ izen in one’s community we must have the proper education. Final¬ ly, after he outlines a brief plan, he pictures the failure of Ignor¬ ance. Truly, it is a marvelous speech, and this oration, combined with his matchless delivery, shall bring another oratorical championship to Pasadena. Whether it is the caliber of the senior class or not, it seems that all of the orators who have rep¬ resented Pasadena on the forens¬ ics platform have been members of the graduating class. Then again, every representative of P. H. S. in oratory has come home with honor and distinction, much to the credit of Mrs. Irene Peters, public speaking coach. At the pres¬ ent she is spending much of her time in coaching Stan. That means a great deal when one considers Mrs. Peters’ past record at P. H. S. It would be a great thing for Pasadena if Hahn could be sup¬ ported by a large group of about three or four hundred rooters, and there seems to be no logical rea¬ son why this program should not be carried out. Tomorrow night at 8 o’clock in the Hollywood Bowl there will be plenty of seats for all students who desire to at¬ tend the contest. If Stan gets the proper support, he cannot help but win. Cancel all dates for tomorrow night or else take her with you to the Bowl. She’ll en¬ joy it and financially it is agree- then contrasts it with the picture able for all parties concerned. PLANS MADE FOR BIG DAY Albert Stockdale Takes First In Senior Poster Contest June 16 Will Be Day of Im¬ pressive Ceremonies on Campus Easily outclassing his competi¬ tors, Albert R. Stockdale won both first and second honors in the Sen¬ ior play poster contest. Ted Hatlen was awarded third prize. Al¬ though a number of very good pos¬ ters were submitted, the beauty and artistry of Stockdale’s entries did not give them a chance. The poster that won is made up of two parts. Against a lettered back ground there is a silhouetted figure of a beautiful girl, presum¬ ably she who stoops. The out¬ standing feature of the poster is the color tone and the detail of the figure. This last is especially well done and Stockdale should be con¬ gratulated for his work. The prizes, seats to the play, were given to the winner in Tues¬ day’s assembly. The posters were judged by Francis Leddy, Herb Resner, and Art Weston. They were all highly gratified with the results, and hope that coming classes will institute it as one of Pasadena high school’s traditions. Art Weston was so taken with the prize poster that he said, (Continued to page three) In order to give seniors a last glimpse of the most interesting parts of the campus, Senior Class Day will be celebrated June 16. Impressive ceremonies, in which the juniors will also take part, are being planned. Although the details of the af¬ fair have not yet been arranged, the seniors are assured of a pro¬ gram filled with thrills. At ten o’clock the seniors will meet in the auditorium to be given explainations and instructions for the day. Second on the program will be a rally on Horrell field, with impersonations of faculty members, songs, and yells. An entertainment by faculty members and ’ seniors will take place, next, in the library. Perhaps the most impressive ceremonies of the day will take place on the front steps. The placing of the class plaque with the class will and prophecy, fol¬ lowed by speeches, will make up the first part of the ceremony. The seniors will then move out on the front lawn, and the junior class will appear upon the front steps. Greetings and speeches will be exchanged and then the gathering will disband. Lunch will be eaten in the cafe¬ teria by the whole graduating- class, after which another assem¬ blage in the auditorium will be called. Songs will he sung until the last regular assembly of the year is started. This will officially mark the end of the school year, and also the last meeting of the senior class before graduation exercises. SPEAKER IS CHOSEN Valedictorian of Class of ’27 Has Made Excellent Record Through High School Leading the senior class in scholarship and in athletic activ¬ ities, Lorna Gunning Macdonnell has been chosen valedictorian of the class of ’27. Of the highest ranking students, Lorna was chosen with an average of 31 A’s for her high school course. Not only has Lorna made such an outstanding scholastic record, but she has taken part in many school activities. She has been a member of the honor society every semester of her high school career, serving as secretary for the past year. This record gives her membership in the California Scholarship Federation. Last semester Lorna was pres¬ ident of the S. P. Q. R., the Latin club, while the preceding semester she was program chairman. She was secretary of the Triple “S” literary society during the past semester and is now on the serv¬ ice point committee. She is also known as an accomplished pianist and an athlete. She is a member of the Orpheus club, the Girls’ Athletic Association, the Big “P” club, and is one of the outstanding girls tennis stars of the school. Lorna is planning to enter Smith College where she will specialize in music and languages. The valedictorians for the past seven years have been: 1920, Mar¬ ion Parks; 1921, Carolan Strouse, assistant at the attendance office; 1922, Helen Jackson; 1923, Arthur Syverston; 1924, Louis Vincenti; 1925, Carl Rodi; 1926, Elizabeth Nelson. Student Clerk asks for Petitions Elizabeth McCullough, student body clerk, announces to the school that there will be seven vacant commission offices that must be filled. All students who i are passing in all subjects and are not nine semester pupils are eligible for candidacy. All of the present commissioners are gradu¬ ating. The commissioners have always been considered highly honored by Pasadena high school and there has always been a great deal of rivalry and competition among the candidates for office. How¬ ever, this year the response has not been as great is in the past. Elizabeth states that girls are eligible to all of the offices ex¬ cept that of Boys’ Welfare. In the past the girls have shown very poor spirit in the matter of running for the student body of¬ fices and it would be a great thing if they would cooperate and elect more girls to the positions of commissioners. Petitions for the prospective candidates may be had at the stu¬ dent body office and these blanks must be turned in by tomorrow. — Seniors will Have Play Day withers. Providing no unusual accidents occur to prevent the celebration of the big senior play day, to be held on Monday, June 13, all sixth period classes wil be excused dur¬ ing the study period to view the program on Horrell field. The original plan, adopted by the play day committee, was to begin the contests at 1 o’clock, thus excusing pupils from the fifth and sixth periods. The ad¬ ministration, however, disapproved this, and had it changed to the study of the sixth. The seniors have challenged the juniors as their opponents n the various contests and it srrf^Tis that the lower class accepted — provid¬ ing that only the graduating sen¬ iors participated. As to the sports and those eli¬ gible, both boys as well as girls are privileged to take part in the events of the day. The girls suggested hockey, speedball, and similar games. The boys will probably have a big pushball contest, tug of war, mud fight, bicycle race, a tie-up and a pole rush. These exhibitions will be between the two classes only. The seniors have pledged to come out in overwhelming masses and do their part in demolishing the juniors. Pasadena high Girls Collect Money For Prevento n m In order to raise money for the Girls’ Preventorium, the Girls’ Inter-Club ‘Council appropriately ended girls’ week by holding a sale of hand made articles and cooked foods, Saturday, May 21, at the Shakespeare Clubhouse. According to Louise Taft, who was in charge of contributions from the Girls’ League, approx¬ imately $117 was made as a re¬ sult of the sale Saturday. Because of the entertainment at the Busch Gardens, the attendance at the sale was not as good as expected, but the unsold articles were later sold at the Y. W. C. A., at another sale held Tuesday. Last year the Girls’ League do¬ nated a large sum of money со the fund for the Girls’ Prevento¬ rium, while members of the Hi- Tri club, in connection with the Y. W. C. A., sold shares for the sake of raising money for this charitable establishment. As va¬ rious organizations throughout the city have been working separately, it was thought best for the various girls’ groups to get together in one concentrated effort. (Continued to page three) GIRL WINS CONTEST FIRST TIME Josephine McLaren, one of the two girls that spoke in last Fri¬ day’s assembly, May 20, in the Littleton extemporaneous speaking contest, succeeded in taking the highest honors from seventeen other contestants. The next four places in order of their rating are: Herb Resner, Bernard Melekian, Stan Hahn, and John Wayman. Slips on which were written i subjects of various American po¬ litical problems and others such as: nominations, acceptance, and after dinner speech, etc., were drawn by the speakers and three minutes were given them to pre¬ pare. Josephine took a slip which called for a nomination speech for next year’s football captain. Quick thinking, coupled with the ability to speak were neces¬ sary for a successful extempora¬ neous speech, and Josephine, in nominating Tom Mallory for cap¬ tain, won the judges’ decision by her cleverly arranged speech. Herb Resner gave a humorous introduction to Will Rogers, “the mayor of Beverly Hills,” and Ber¬ nard also nominated Tom Mallory for next year’s football captain. Stan Hahn spoke on “Coolidge and the Third Term.” John Way- man had “Dawes and the Senate Debates.” The Littleton gold and silver medals will be presented at a later date. These medals bear designs of thunderbolts and are inscribed with the motto “semper paratis.” Mrs. Howard Phyllis, Mr. Cov¬ ington Littleton, and Mrs. J. P. ,0’Mara were the judges of the contest. They marked the speak¬ ers on their poise, fluency, diction, cleverness, appropriateness of re¬ marks, and ability to get out of a difficulty. Brevity did not nec¬ essarily disqualify the contestant. This annual speaking contest was established two years ago by Mr. Littleton. For the first two ,years both the junior college arid high school could enter the con¬ test, but this year it has been re¬ stricted to the high school. Louis Creveling won the first contest, Robert McClintock the second. The winner last year was John Dawson, and John McClintock, second. Junior Girls; to Be Featured Junior girls are the busiest per¬ sons in school these days. Cos¬ tumes and dances, coolie coats and Japanese parasols, all kinds of new and interesting topics are being discussed by animated groups everywhere on the campus. Margaret Binkley, a junior, has been chosen to be “Spring” in the commencement pageant. A gown of soft pastel shades in orchid, flame green, amber and blue, wil! make up her costume. All her at¬ tendants will be dressed in the same shades except three of them, who will he dressed in richest gold. The Spirit of Youth is to be little Aileen Edwardson, of Fuller¬ ton, who so greatly delighted the audience the year when Madame Schumann-Heink sang at com¬ mencement. She has a charm and grace which makes her admirably suited for this part. Geraldine Anderson is to be the Queen of the Roses, and is to read a delightful poem with mu¬ sical accompaniment. There will be eight groups of rose girls with seven in each group. The roses are light blush pink, deep pink, apricot, amber, white, dark red, and coral. The costumes required the greatest care in making and to Mrs. Rudy Purviance and her costume de¬ sign class belongs the credit for these costumes. (Continued to page three)