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VOL. XIX
PASADENA CALIFORNIA, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1927
NO. 7
SIX CHOSEN
FOR FINALS
OF CONTEST
Davis-Hall Orators Win Way
Into Finals by Speeches
Given Yesterday
First League Debate Scheduled CLUBS WILL
November 18 With Inglewood COMPETE IN
Howard Packard, Gertrude Hengerer to Represent Pasadena
in First Contest; Home Team Will Uphold
Negative; Next Opponent Secret
CHANCES GOOD FOR LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP
ASSEMBLIES
[ -
|kSilver Loving Cup Goes to
Group Presenting Most
Successful Program
FINALS TO BE ON NOV. 29
Return Debate Will Be Held Here With
Same Team on
FIVE CLUBS ARE DATED
Winner to Represent P.H.S.
in Southern California
Contest Next May
November 22; Glenn Reed, and Nelson Dodge
Are Chosen to Uphold Affirmative Side
Eight Dates Still Available
for Clubs Wishing to
, Compete
Pep ^Aroused
for Next Game
Coach Milholin Urges Against
Knockers of Team; Press
Awards Presented
At the football rally assembly
held Thursday, many instructive
points were brought out by Mr.
O’Mara and Coaches Milholin and
[CHRONICLE,
YEAR BOOK
WIN HONORS
P. H. S. Sends Delegates to
California Press
Convention
NEWS STORY WINS FIRST
McAuley.
“Keep off the field during the
half intermission, you who have
no business with the team,” says
Trophies Won Presented to
Student Body Last
Thursday
Appointment of a debating team to represent Pasadena
high school in the first league debate, with Inglewood, No¬
vember 18, completed preparations for the first contest this
year. Howard Packard and Gertrude Hengerer are the mem¬
bers of the Pasadena team.
The debate, which will be held in Inglewood, is on the
subject, “Resolved: That the United States Has Been Un-
The six contestants chosen at
the tryouts in the Davis-Hall ora¬
torical contest, held in the audi¬
torium yesterday afternoon, are:
Ted Hatlin, Geraldine Anderson,
Helen Ward, Elizabeth Friend,
Hampton Macomber and Virginia
Gollatz.
These students, selected by the
forensics committee, will compete
in the finals to be staged during
both assemblies on November 29.
Two gold medals will be given for
first and second place, and the
winner will represent Pasadena
high school in the Southern Cali¬
fornia contest to be held in the
Hollywood Bowl on May 25.
The subject, “America’s Rela¬
tion to Some World Problems,”
was chosen with a view to giving
a much wider range of topics than
has been given in previous years,
when the subjects dealt with per¬
sonalities. This vast subject should
enable the orator chosen to repre¬
sent P.H.S. and to better cope with
the other orators of Southern Cali¬
fornia, for it will be remembered
that the loss of the championship
in 1925 has been attributed to the
limited subject chosen that year.
Seventeen years ago the Davis-
Hall oratorical contest was begun
by M. W. Davis and J. Herbert
Hall, well known Pasadena busi¬
ness men, for the purpose of fur¬
thering forensics among young
people. Last year Stanley Hahn
was the winner.
The following are fhe twelve
contestants who entered the try¬
outs yesterday: Ted Hatlen, pro¬
hibition; Howard Packard, world
peace; Roney Williamson, world
peace; Geraldine Anderson, dis¬
armament; Harry Caldwell, immi¬
gration ; Paul Athans, Mexican
situation; Joe Richardson, debt
cancellation; Grace Enever, Amer¬
ica’s relation to Russia; Helen
Ward, wings of America; Hamp¬
ton Macomber, world court; Vir¬
ginia Gollatz, America’s relation
to world progress; Dorothea
Capps, immigration.
Girls’ League
Social Is Success
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“We were very glad to see such
a large number of girls present,
there being more than two hun¬
dred, which was an exceptional
crowd for such a rainy day,” said
Dorothy Secrest, commissioner of
girls’ welfare, in speaking of the
Girls’ league Hallowe’en party,
held last Monday in the girls’ gym-
justified in Its Interpretations of
the Monroe Doctrine Since 1890.”
Phases of this subject include
I President Cleveland’s interpreta¬
tion, the Spanish-American war,
the Panama canal affair, and the
late Nicaragua and Mexico affairs.
This subject was submitted by
Inglewood, and Pasadena chose to
uphold the negative side. A re¬
turn debate, which will not count
in the regular league, is to be held
at Pasadena on November 22. The
opposite side of the question will
be upheld then by Nelson Dodge
and Glenn Reed.
Drawings are made at each
meeting of the Southern Califor¬
nia Debating league to determine
which team shall compete in the
next round, no team knowing
which school will be its next op¬
ponent until shortly after the pre¬
ceding meet.
The Pasadena team members are
chosen before each debate from
the forensic classes, which now
number twenty members, by means
of preliminary try-outs. A new
team is used in each contest, sup-
Service Group
Forms For Work
With the formation of the Boys’
Service Club, this week, an ad¬
vanced step has been taken, in
that P. H. S. now has an organ¬
ization whose purpose it is to pro¬
mote and aid student body activi¬
ties. The club is composed of thir¬
ty members who pledge themselves
to aid- at all times when they are
called upon by school organiza¬
tions.
Ten elegibie members of each
class were chosen by Carl Cart¬
wright, chairman of the club, and
the board of commissioners, to con¬
stitute the membership. These
students were required to be stu¬
dent body members in good stand¬
ing, and to have done satisfactory
work in their studies in the past.
Membership is to be permanent
until graduation or suspension.
Each member will recieve from
one to five service points each
semester according to the amount
ported by the class members who
do research work.
Last year Pasadena high school
did not enter the Southern Califor¬
nia Debating league due to admin¬
istrative difficulties, but this year,
Mrs. Helen M. Stone, debating
coach, expects to finish near the
top.
The Pasadena schedule is fis fol¬
lows: First round with Inglewood,
November 18; second round (op¬
ponents to
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decided later) on the
second Friday in February; third
round on March 23, and- the cham¬
pionship round on the first Friday
in une.
The other Southern California
teams debating on November 18
are:
Alhambra vs. Manual Arts. '
Glendale vs. Hollywood.
San Diego vs. Long Beach.
Los Angeles vs. Jefferson.
Citrus vs. Santa Ana.
Huntington Park vs. Santa Mon-
ica;
Special means of transportation
to the debates are being worked
on now.
Increase Shown
In Thrift Here
Thrift in Pasadena high school
has finally found a toe-’nold, and
for five weeks the average of stu¬
dent savers has .mounted from 18
to .50 per cent.
On the first thrift day of the
year the average v/as 18 points, the
following weeks run 31, 41, 45, and
last Monday about 50 per cent.
Last week 20 rooms had 100 per¬
cent. They were: 137-C, 6-A,
129-C, 6-C, cafeteria, 105-E, 204-E,
132-C, 6-S, 105-B, 136-C, 125-C,
230-C, 133-C and 207-C.
During the month of October
$1146.57 was saved. Last year sav¬
ings averaged $350 a week, and
$11,200 was saved during the
whole year.
These figures show a steady in¬
crease in both the spirit and co¬
operation of the students, and Mr.
Billeter has high hopes for the 100
per cent days. He has also per¬
fected many Drilliant ideas of bank¬
ing interest which are to be re¬
vealed later.
nasium.
The program was opened by
Marjorie Secrest, who played a
ukulele and sang several popular
songs, “Moonlit Waters,” “Sam,
the Old Accordion Man,” “Ain’t It
a Grand and Glorious Feeling?” A
clowns’ baseball game was the sec¬
ond feature, the part of the clowns
being taken by Dorothy Filger,
Innis Stoyer, Edith Clark, Eleanor
Rolley, Wilma Butler, Elizabeth
Crowder, Antoinette Maroder, Dor¬
othy Dibble, Gertrude Hengerer,
Marjorie Adams, Helen Alpaugh,
Marjorie Secrest, Eunice Renner
and Elsie Borge.
Social Work of Girls
In addition to the parties the
Girls’ league enjoys, its welfare
work ranks among the most impor¬
tant in the state. This is shown
by the number of letters received
by Dorothy Secrest, girls’ welfare
commissioner, asking for informa¬
tion regarding the organization of
the activities.
of work done.
Principal John W. Harbeson is
the adviser and counsellor of the
new club. A meeting will take
place in the near future for or¬
ganization purposes and the elec¬
tion of a clerk.
Boys’ Service Committee
The following are the members
of the club:
Clifton Capps, Whitney Smith,
Irwin Rust, Roney Williamson,
Kenny Cartwright, Charles Saw¬
yer, Myron Thomas, Morey Smith,
Fred Borden, Ewing Konold.
Nelson Dodge, Iver Drageset,
George Shimanouchi, Burnham
Chase, Albert Heinrich, Donal^
Van Camp, Hugh Anderson, War
ren Flynn, Ted Hatlen, Harry How¬
ard, David Ackley, Jack Griffith,
John Mellema, Albert Rodi, Doug¬
las McMann, Leighton Jepson,
James MacDonald, Ralph King,
Edwin Poorman, and Donald Mat¬
tson.
Problem of Annual
Discussed by Leaguer
How can Pasadena high school
decrease the cost of the coming
annual and yet put out a year¬
book that will meet with the ap¬
proval of the entire student body?
This was the problem presented
by Carl Cartwright, commissioner
of publications, at the Boys’ league
meeting, held Tuesday, November
1. And it is a big problem. Last
year’s annual took second place at
the state contest and third at the
national. Yet, this same annual
that met with such success at the
state and national conventions was
not appreciated by the student
body. In fact, according to Cart¬
wright, there was a great deal of
discussion against the annual — a
year book that has been favorably
endorsed by the highest authorities.
Just what the students want in
the way of an annual is hard to
determine. Some, seemingly, desire
quantity not quality, and others
take the opposite extreme.
Competition among various clubs
of P. H. S. for the honor of having
produced the best assembly this
semester will begin November 15
with the Triple “S” club in charge, i
first prize.
A silver loving cup, presented by
,the school, will be awarded as
At present, five clubs have been
assigned definite dates for their
programs. The Triple “S” on
November 15, the Hi “Y” on Dec¬
ember 5, the “X” club on Decem¬
ber 7, the music department on
December 12', and the Forum club
sometime in January. The Forum
I was to have presented its program
on November 10, but it was found
necessary to postpone the date be¬
cause of Armistice Day.
Mrs. Helen M. Stone, chairman
of the forensics committee, states
that there are about eight avail¬
able dates still open for clubs
wishing to complete. Club officials
are urged to see Mrs. Stone and
sign up immediately.
The judges for the contest will
be composed of one member of
each club in school chosen by their
respective advisors. They will be
given rating cards to be filled
out for each assembly presented,
and the club receiving the highest
rating will be awarded the prize.
The programs will be judged
from two anglesff first, the gener¬
al presentation, and second, the a-
mount of interest created.
The forensics committee, com¬
posed of Mrs. Stone, E. D. Davis,
Leon Yakeley, and Mrs. Marguerite
K. Printz, is sponsoring this plan
for the purpose of having even
better and more interesting assem¬
blies.
RAIN SAVES $250
That the recent rain saved the
schools about $250 per week in ob¬
viating regular sprinkling of the
grounds, is the belief of Henry G.
Lehrbach, school business manager
of Pasadena.
The rain, although not heavy,
was sufficient to permeate the soil,
making it unnecessary to continue
sprinkling this season.
Coach McAuley. It is an unde¬
niable fact that students who see
fit to gallop madly up and down
the field during the fifteen-minute
intermission, detract the players’
attention from their coach. Also it
shows little courtesy Cowards the
visiting team.
Coach Milholin spoke highly of
the cooperation between team and
student body, at th e same time
cautioning against the few dissent¬
ers among the students who actu¬
ally seem to feel afraid that Pasa¬
dena will have a championship
team. However, the few who are
wont to exclaim, “The team was
lucky,” after each victory are sad¬
ly in the minority.
“This year’s team makes me
think of the days of ‘Tuffy’ Conn,
when P. H. S. won the state cham¬
pionship,” declared Mr. O’Mara.
Mr. O’Mara also stressed the point
that this week5s game with Al¬
hambra will undoubtedly settle the
Coast league dispute. However,
the students were cautioned against
overzealousness that sometimes
leads to disrespect of the opposing
school.
At the first of the assembly,
Glenn Reed, associate editor of this
year’s Annual, presented to the
student body two prizes won by
the journalistic department of Pas¬
adena high. Clarence Vetterli won
first place in the news story con¬
test, and the Annua.1 second place
at the state convention.
TO GIVE RADIO PROGRAM
Pasadena high school and junior
college music departments, under
the direction of Miss Lulu Parm-
ley, will give a radio program over
station
К
P S N, Friday, Novem¬
ber 4, between 7 and 8 o’clock.
The features of the entertain¬
ment will be: Vocal solos by Don
Novis and Don Jones; piano solo
by Raymond Kendall ; instrumen¬
tal numbers by a string trio, com¬
posed by Elaine Damerel, violin,
Lester Missall, ’cello, and John
Harlow Mills, piano; and selec¬
tions by the Girls’ Glee club, con¬
ducted by Miss Parmley, and by
the Boys’ Glee club, conducted by
j Mr. Carpenter.
Rifle Team Will Compete for Hearst
Prizes in February ; Practicing Daily
According to an announcement
by Colonel White, commander of
the local battalion, he wall enter
а
team in the William Randolph
Hearst rifle match which is to be
held between February 15 and
April 15th. The R.
О.
T. C. has
never before entered this match
although at present they are be-
second team will be composed of
Mills Hodge, Cedric Sterling, Cyril
Waite, Herbert Smith and Roney
Williamson.
The match has been indorsed by
General Summerall, chief of staff
of the United States Army, and
the cadets in the local battalion
are entering whole heartedly into
the spirit of the match.
leived to have a good chance to
win one of the many prizes offer¬
ed.
The country has been divided in¬
to four sections; the East, West,
Middle West and the South, of
these Pasadena is in the West.
In each of these districts Mr.
Hearst will award a beautiful
shield to the winning school. In
addition to this the members of
the winning rifle teams in each
district will be awarded medals.
Rules for the match have been
received at the military office
and the boys are now practicing
under the direction of Sergeant
Morgan.
Colonel White stated that he
was entering two teams- in the
contest, the first one to be com¬
posed of, Paul Maxey, Arther
Faber, Donavan Davis, George
Lehner and Ned Sterling. The
HONOR CADETS
This week the medal which is
weekly awarded to the best ap¬
pearing cadet in the local battalion
was given to Corporal George
Hack of Company A.
The passes to the Colorado the¬
atre this week were won by Cor¬
poral G. Hack, Sergeant W. Ber-
gren, Corporal W. Palmer and
Corporal R. Brown; the first two
of company A and the second two
of company B.
OFFICERS’ CLUB
About fifty persons have signed
up to go down to the beach when
the officers’ club of Pasadena takes
a trip to Castella Mar, where they
will hold a weiner roast. They
will be accompanied by Coach Le-
land C. McAuley, their class ad¬
viser ,and they predict that they
will have one of the best excur¬
sions of the year.
Winning first place for the best
news story in a school newspaper,
and winning second place in the
year-book awards, the “Chronicle”
and the “Annual,” Pasadena high
school’s publications took two
places in the California Inter¬
scholastic Press convention con¬
test the first time either have beer
entered in intra-state competition.
Pasadena delegates to the conven¬
tion, held at Stanford university,
October 21 and 22, were Glenn
Reed, associate editor of the “An¬
nual,” and J. P. von Grueningen,
head of the journalism department.
Although both publications have
been entered in national competi¬
tion, each being ranked as first
class works, and the “Annual”
placing among the first three this
year, neither have ever been rep¬
resented at the state convention. A
small silver loving cup was given
as prize for the news story, and
a certificate was awarded the “An¬
nual” in recognition of second
ranking. Both trophies were pre¬
sented to the student body in
Thursday’s assembly.
The purpose of the state conven¬
tion, which in addition to the
awarding of prizes, consisted of
discussion of school publication
problems, was to forward the work
of journalism throughout the state.
Competent men led group work
on various phases of newspaper
work. The main address of
the convention, the content of
which every delegate was asked to
carry back to his school, was given
by Chester Rowell, well known
newspaper man and editorial wri¬
ter, who gave the opinion that suc-
ces of the democracy in the United
States depends a great deal upon
the American Newspaper. He
showed the position of the daily
publication in politics by saying,
“Democracy is a machine which
cannot run without newspapers.”
Philharmonic" Band
WilljPlay Tonight
That the auditorium of John
Marshall junior high school will be
filled to capacity this afternoon at
the Los Angeles Philharmonic Or¬
chestra concert, is the opinion of
John Henry Lyons, director of
music education in the Pasadena
city schools. This concert will be
the first of a series of five concerts
to be given during the school year,
and will begin promptly at 3:45.
One of the interesting features
of the concert will be the introduc¬
tion of the new director, Georg
Schneevoight. Mr. Schneevoight
is distinguished for his musical
ability and has attained a high
reputation as a conductor in this
country as well as abroad.
This opening concert has been
awaited with great interest and ex¬
pectation on the part of the stu¬
dents of Pasadena schools. A ticket
sale has been on during the week,
with the result that practically
every ticket has been sold.
Mr. Lyons announces the follow¬
ing program for the concert, each
selection of which will be preceded
by a short explanatory talk:
Elgar: “Pomp and Circum¬
stance,” military march.
Rimsky-Korsakow : “The Young
Prince and the Young Princess,”
from “Scheherazade Suite.”
Saint-Saens : “Dance Macabre,”
Symphonic Poem.
Dvorak: “Largo” from “The
New World Symphony.”
Strauss : “Beautiful Blue Dan¬
ube,” waltz.
Rossini: “William Tell,” over¬
ture.