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ENROLLMENT
Total Enrollment .
.1800
Student Body .
.1300
Faculty .
VOL. IV— NO. 4
CIRCULATION
John
Muir .
High
School .
This
Issue .
PRICE 2 CENTS
Receives 887 Votes, Largest
Number Polled for Any¬
one Candidate
SOME SNAPPY ELECTION
Republicans Sweep School;
Choose to Retain Com¬
mission
By CLYDE KEITH
What was the most important event
of last week Why, the election, of
course. There was almost more ex¬
citement over whether Hughes or Wil¬
son would win than there was over
“Old Cl’ose” day. There is a football
game every week, but presidential
elections come only once in four years.
Towards the last the partisan spirit
threatened to disrupt the school, but
now that we are safely through such
a period of stress and conflict, we can
only look back and wonder why we
were so excited over it. The height of
this antagonistic feeling was reached
on Thursday when the election was
held. Until this time there had been
only a few distant rumblings of the
storm to come, but then everything
was politics, who you were going to
vote for, and who was going
о
win.
Preparatory to the election an as¬
sembly was held in which each politi¬
cal party was represented. Each party
had a placard on the stage curtain in
order to show that the rally was
strictly non-partisan. The enthusiasm
was so great that it was necessary for
Principal Cross to remind the fresh¬
men that they were still in school.
Every party was represented by a
most able orator. The first to speak
was Stacey Mettier, supporting the
Democratic party. With a great array
of eloquence, “Doc” holdly asserted
the right of the Democratic party t<
the votes of every thinking person,
closing with an appeal to everyone to
go to the polls. Next the audience had
the pleasure of listening to another
budding orator, Edward Culbertson.
So eloquently did he entreat all with
any brains at all to vote for Hughes
that when he finished speaking every
Hughes supporter was sure that every
one would vote for Hughes.
Then came the Socialist represent¬
ative, for no political rally could be
complete without that ever growing
party. Under the gentle guidance of
Paul Davidson, the audience was soon
convinced that the Socialist party was
not an anarchist party after all. And
last but not least came Richard Ham-
brook representing the Prohibition
party. With a burst of eloquence wor¬
thy of an soap-box orator, he did his
best to persuade the students to vote
for Mr. Hanly, the Prohibition candi¬
date.
After such a flood of eloqutnce it
was only necessary to tell the stu¬
dents how to vote. Although it was
only a straw vote, the election was
carried on as nearly as possible like
the real election. In every room the
fifth period class chose three election
officials on Wednesday. Then on
Thursday the election was held at the
same period. The first election official
would pass around a piece of paper
for each student to register on. Then
the second would give each person a
ballot.
Now was the critical time in which
the ballot was thrown. Although there
were no voting booths, it was assumed
that everyone voted for himself. When
everyone had voted the ballots were
collected and counted by the election
officials. The result was then an¬
nounced to the class and the ballots
taken to the Student Body rom to be
counted.
As the count progressed first Wil¬
son was ahead and then Hughes. Fin¬
ally after a long period of suspense,
thW result was announced. Besides
voting for president, opportunity was
given to ote for a senator, a repre¬
sentative, an assemblyman, and
whether Pasadena should change from
the (commission form of government to
the proposed city manager govern¬
ment. The results of the election were
as follows:
FOR PRESIDENT
WoGdrow Wilson . 666
Charles E. Hughes . 731
Allan L. Benson . 42
(3./.B. Hanly . 46
PASADENA RALLIES
AFTER FIRST LOSS
IN THREE SEASONS
Although Pasadena suffered a
decisive defeat at the hands of
Chaffey Union, the team deserves
even more credit for the wonder¬
ful game they played in the face
of a 13-0 score, than for the games
they have won against weaker op¬
ponents. This was agreed in as¬
sembly last Monday, by Coach
Seay, Mr. Cross, and Parker Lyon.
It was in many ways one of the
most wonderful meetings ever
held in P. H. S. Everyone knew
that Pasadena had been beaten,
but they also knew that every man
on the team had given the best he
had, for Pasadena.
Welford “Duffy” Seay, the great¬
est footbal coach in California,
expressed his pride in the wonder¬
ful showing made by the local boys
against the heavy Chaffey team.
He is proud of them, and has a
right to be; proud because they
held their heavier opponents;
proud because they came back
stronger in the second half; proud
because every man played an ab¬
solutely strong game.
Mr. Cross has long stood for the
idea that there can be glory in de¬
feat and the Chaffey game cer¬
tainly showed the truth of his
theory. In assembly Mr. Cross ex¬
pressed his appreciation of the
way the team and the entire Stu¬
dent Body took the defeat.
When the regular speakers had
finished, Steve Horrel rose in his
seat. Hardly able to control his
voice, the captain spoke on behalf
of the team, offering no excuses,
but expressing their desire to meet
the same team again or any other
team, no matter how heavy.
At first there was little ap¬
plause, but later yell after yell
rang through the building, such an
ovation as would never have been
accorded a victorious team.
CHRONICLE STAFF
TO POSSESS NEW
TYPING MACHINES
After a great deal of watchful
waiting on the part of the Chron¬
icle, covering a period of about
fifty years, the Commissioners
condescended to replace the 2000
В.
C. model typewriter with two
new ones. The act so thoroughly
shocked the Chronicle staff that it
was doubtful for a time whether
the weekly should continue to be
published.
However, the earthquake has
subsided and things have assumed
their former aspects. The greatest
excitement of the day was caused
by the news that the Commission¬
ers had granted two typewriters of
the latest model instead of the ex¬
pected one.
The Chronicle will make good
use of them and the original arti¬
cles which will appear in the fol¬
lowing issues of the Chronicle the
Commissioners will feel will amp¬
ly repay for the slight hole made
in the treasury. The hole is there
even if the typewriters are to be
paid for on the installment plan.
If any one is doubtful of the fact
that the Commissioners are capa¬
ble of so completely surprising
such an agust body as the Chron¬
icle staff, they are welcome to a
view of the precious object which
will be exhibited in the Chronicle
office soon.
It may also be said that the
Commissioners, individually and
collectively, have the heartfelt and
everlasting thanks of the present
and the future Chronicle staffs.
FOR CONGRESS
Walter Thomas Mills, Socialist . 56
George Patton, Democrat . 427
Marshall Atwood, Prohibitionist . 118
Hiram Johnson, Progressive Rep . 740
REPRESENTATIVE
Charles W. Bell, Independent . 306
Ralph Criswell, Socialist . 39
Charles Randall, Republican, Dem¬
ocrat, Progressive, Prohibitionist-887
STATE LEGISLATURE
Odell T. Fellows, Socialist . 52
Howard T. Fish, Progressive . 122
A. B. Johnson, Republican . 640
G. F. Thompson, Prihibitionist . 513
For Commission Government . 923
For City Manager Government . 470
BULLDOGS GO DOWN BEFORE
OFFENSIVE OF EXPOSITION
GITY FOOTBALL ARTISTS
Steve Horrell Plays Greatest Game of His Life in Last Quarter
of Big Scrap; Muller Stars for San Diego; Loss Does
Not Affect League Standing of Pasadena
By RALPH HOSLER
In the cleanest and hardest fought game of the season, the Pasadena High
School Bulldogs took a tumble before the San Diego football warriors by a
score of 26 to 0. Fighting with all the pep they could muster, the Pasadena
lads were slowly pushed back to their own goal line time after time. The
Seayites, last Saturday, seemed to have lost their old time fight and aggres¬
siveness, for the Southerners pushed them back, when just a little resistance
or stubbornness would have queered the whole deal. Nevertheless the Crim¬
son warriors put up a great fight. They knew they were fighting against great
odds, making each man fight ten times harder.
This game was only a practice affair (for which we are all duly thankful),
secured only for the purpose of testing the mettle of the Seay Bulldogs, in
preparation for the coming two League games, Santa Ana and Long Beach.
The San Diego fellows put up a clean scrap, and played the game for sport’s
sake. As Pasadena always does this, the game from the side lines was one
of the prettiest and most spectacular of the season. FYom whistle to whistle
each team pulled off some great thrillers, and dazzling plays.
The game started with Pasadena receiving, and starting out like positive
winners. Chisholm, Wilke and Smith plowed through the San Diego line for
good yardage, carrying the oval to the San Diego thirty yard line, and were
held. Wally Chisholm punted, and San Diego started down the field, from
under the shadow of their own goal posts. Showing wonderful team work,
and an abundance of strong interference, the Blue and White men slowly
forced the pighide to the middle of the field where the ball went over to
P. H. S. on an incompleted forward pass. Again the Bulldogs started, and
again they were held. Chisholm punted, San Diego running the ball back
fifteen yards. The entire first quarter the ball see-sawed back and forth in
the center of the field.
At the beginning of the second quarter, Pasadena started with a mighty
rush. Buck after buck carried the ball to the Blue and White twenty yard
line. Here Captain Steve Horrell essayed a drop kick. He started it all right,
but some charging San Diego lad stopped it in its mad flight, recovered it, and
raced eighty yards to a touchdown. Garber converted. Again in the same
quarter after repeated wide end runs had carried the ball to the Crimson and
White five yard line, the San Diego backs bucked the ball across for another
touchdown. Before anything more could happen, the half ended.
When the second half began, the monster crowd assembled, expecting to
see one of those old time, fighting, smashing Bulldog comebacks. They did
for about five minutes, and then again began the San Diego line of march
down the field. Captain Howard, in command of the San Diego regiment,
imbued enough hot stuff into his men to start a little fight, and the visiting
heavy artillery dropped a bomb into the Pasadena trenches by completing
about four beautiful forward passes in a row. These pushed the ball to
Pasadena’s ten yard line where Sprott hopped across the line for the third
touchdown. Garber converted.
The last quarter, which was a nightmare to some of the onlookers and
players, found the Pasadena bunch making their last stand. Time after time
under the shadow of their own goal posts, the Bulldogs threw the visitors
back for big losses. But somehow, the San Diego four pounders seemed to
have the exact range on the Pasadena line, and secondary defense, for they
plugged big holes in the line, through which the backs whisked through for
another touchdown. Garber converted. The game ended a few minutes later
with the ball in San Diego’s possession in Pasadena territory.
The one thing that will make the game linger in the minds of the Pasa¬
dena students was the almost perfect team work of the visitors. There is not
a star on the San Diego team, but every man plays the game hard, and the
way he is told to. That is what makes a real football team.
Coach Seay found the weak spots in his team in the last two games, and
already is making improvements. It takes more than two defeats to lessen
Coach Seay’s confidence in his team, and it CERTAINLY takes more than
two lickings to take the heart out of the eleven Bulldogs who make up his
team. After the game, the clubhouse was a regular flood. Tears flowed
copiously.
“It might be only a practice game, but we sure played bum ball, and we
deserved to get licked,” was all the fellows had to say. But you students,
watch these eleven sons of Pasadena come back and lick Santa Ana in the
second league game of the season. Every man is just aching to show what
the REAL Bulldog can do, when he is in proper condition.
Although San Diego defeated Seay’s machine 26 to 0, it is a positive fact
that they will never forget the 54 to 0 whipping that they suffered at the
hands of the Bulldogs two years ago. And besides, in the archives of school
records, 26 does not sound half as bad as a great big 54.
San Diego, you are a great team. You played the game square and hard,
and we were proud to have met you. But he who laughs last laughs best.
Perhaps we may meet in the finals for a state title and then — illustrious
lizzards, but you certainly will have to step hard.
The lineup:
San Diego. Pasadena.
Garber .
...L.E .
...L.T .
. De Huff
. Goodale
..L.G .
. .’ . Cline, Moore
C .
. Horrell (C.)
R.G .
. Cory
Howard (C.) . - .
R.T .
. Ash
. R.E .
. Davis
. Q .
...Shlaudeman, Hunnicutt,
..R.H .
Shlaudeman
. Smith, Culbertson
..L.H .
. Wilke, Elliott, Burton
Baker, Ells .
. F .
. Chisholm
The San Diego team arrived
last FYiday
evening, and stayed at the
Rosslyn in Los Angeles. They journeyed over to the Maryland the next
morning where they stayed until Sunday noon. A big crowd of P. H. S.
students assembled at the dance to entertain them.
OLD CLOTHES DAY HAS
SNAPPY ASSEMBLY
FOR BIGAME
Bunch of Boobs Make the Wel¬
kin Ring With Soft
Melodies
Footballers Develop Courage
and Actually Talk to
Students
To coincide with “Old Clothes day,”
the stage of the assembly hall on Fri¬
day represented an old log cabin and
the entertainers were costumed in a
manner to aptly suit the scenery.
The program was introduced by the
В. О.
B. Club, the name being an ap¬
pellation given by the jocular chair¬
man to five musical entertainers, and
these were enthusiastically greeted.
Then the chairman presented the
Sawyer-VanCott combine whom he de¬
scribed as handsome and amusing en¬
tertainers, and the attitude of the audi¬
ence soon verified the last statement,
for their ragtime corresponded with
the element of impetuosity which pre¬
vailed.
A dummy seated on a barrel with
the name San Diego attached to it
signified that there was a purpose con¬
nected with the Saturday game, in the
calling of the assembly. This sig¬
nificance was realized when the musi¬
cal program was ended by the singing
of the High School song and followed
in turn by the appearance on the plat¬
form of Coach Seay, Steve Horrel,
Royal Wilke, Mr. Batkin, Jean Cory,
Cass Smith, Bob Shlaudeman, “Red”
M,cAlpine and Mr. Thompson, the San
Diego representative.
The spirit of Pasadena High reached
as great a height as it has ever at¬
tained and. the speakers displayed a
spirit of tenacity with regard to the
game which was encouraging and
hopeful. The whole atmosphere was
marked by a desire for victory in the
game that was to come, and a convic¬
tion that victory was within reach of
the team.
“Red” McAlpine, who is an ex-foot¬
ball hero, wished that the student body
support the team, for he said that
“Spirit wins the game” and, what nat¬
urally followed, that “spirit cannot be
produced without support.”
In fact all the speakers spoke along
the same topic, and Captain “Steve”
gave the third installment of his
steamboat story, affirming that the San
Diego submarines would not be able
to blow up Pasadena’s impregnable
steamboat.
Mr. Thompson, whom dignified Mr.
FUessle introduced as a “nice ,old
bird,” showed Pasadena that San Di¬
ego craves victory with fully as much
eagerness and anxiety as does Pasa¬
dena, and assured the audience that
the game was going to be a hard
fought one and worthy of both teams.
On the whole the assembly proved
to be one that will long be remem¬
bered for its great display of enthusi¬
asm and spirit.
MILITARY TRAINING IS
NOW COMING INTO
ACTUALITY
Long Hoped for Work Now
Seems to Be Ready to Be¬
come a Reality
If the present plans of the Adminis¬
tration do not fall through, the long
talked of military company will be or¬
ganized within the next few weeks.
The plans, as outlined by Mr. Cross,
in an enthusiastic meeting of those in¬
terested in drill work last Wednesday,
is to have one or more companies, en¬
tirely independent of the government.
The government plan, which was at
first considered, has ben found entirely
unfeasible. It is now probable that the
company will be organized under the
direction of some ex-officer of the
army, and will meet twice a week for
an hour of drill.
Everyone taking |he course will
have to buy his own uniform at a cost
of about five dollars. All other sup¬
plies, such as guns and ammunition,
will be furnished free by the govern¬
ment.
The course will be purely elective
and will take the place of gymnasium.
It is only necessary to sign jup for one
year, but those who start the course
will be compelled to finish It.
LA ESTUDIANTIA
Work Greatly Facilitated by
the Organization of
Students
Mrs. Hatfield’s fourth period Span¬
ish class, following the example of the
first period class, has organized a
Spanish club, “La Estudiantina.” The
members of the class felt that by
banding themselves together they
could obtain mutual help both in leam-
j ing and understanding the language.
I After a spirited Spanish election,
the following were selected as the
officers for the coming year: Anita
Scott, president; Ernest Hamilton,
vice president; Ethel Stevens, secre¬
tary and treasurer.
The club hopes to have a great
many good times together, which will
be instructive as well as entertaining.
Later on they will collaborate with
the Iberia Club in giving a reception,
while for the present many excur¬
sions have been planned.
The club aims to hold its meeting
once in every two weeks, and under
the able guidance of Mrs. Hatfield
ought to become skilled linguists by
the end of the year.
POLITICAL MEETING IS
PULLED OFF BY
G,
Ш
Republicans Attempt to Swat
Democratic Vote With
Mass Meeting
Little Accomplished But Much
Spirit Shown When Reps
Congregate
Shouting, stamping, crowding, jump¬
ing upon desks and sundry other
things handy, a frenzied crowd of
Hughes supporters managed to work
their way into 108C last Tuesday. A
more enthusiastic crowd than they is
seldom seen around the dignified halls
of old P. H. S. Whether this exuber¬
ance was the result of actual party
spirit or just the outcroping of a large
amount of pent-up energy is unknown,
but judging from some of the remarks
voiced by a number of the participants
it was in a large measure the latter.
For a short time, order was pre¬
served by the Honorable Parker W.
Lyon, Jr., who acted in the capacity
of chairman, but an unfortunate inci¬
dent occurred which turned the minds
of the assembled along another chan¬
nel.
The Honorable Stacey Mettier, ob¬
jecting violently to the aforesaid pro¬
ceedings — he being of the party of the
opposition — inserted himself into the
limelight by forcibly removing the
picture of the esteemed Mr. Hughes,
thereby bringing down a regular hor¬
nets nest of Hughes supporters about
his ears.
Before they could be removed from
his ears, they had also attacked other
parts of his anatomy, he being minus
cuff buttons, collar, tie, and nearly
shirt when the tenacious assemblage
was hauled off by more level headed
members of the meeting. The next
time Mr. Mettier has any inclination
for doing such a rash thing as this,
it is hoped that he will stop and con¬
sider what the results are sure to be
and thereby desist from taking such
action, as the next time he is apt to
be treated with harsher measures,
ducking perhaps, as the new pond has
yet to be christened.
Fortunately, Mr. Mettier recovered
from the treatment meted out to him
in time to deliver his speech support¬
ing his chosen candidate, in assembly
on Thursday.
The original purpose of the meeting,
being somewhat forgotten in the me¬
lee which followed, was that of co¬
operation of the staunch supporters
of Mr. Hughes in the momentous elec¬
tion which was about to follow.
After quelling the over-zealous Mr.
Mettier, the meeting was again called
to order, but for the second time irate
was against the Hughesites, this time
in the form of the bell summoning the
assembled political fans to the more
important subject in the eyes of the
few — namely, that of the classroom.
I S. C. N. S. DISPATCHES I
i •
GIRLS’ HI JINKS
(So. Cal. News Service)
San Diego High School — Before a
packed house of girls exclusively, the
assembled feminine talent of S. D.
H. S. was reviewed today. The gen¬
eral theme of entertainment consisted
of ..dancing, ..singing, ..dialogue — and
candy-eating.
(So. Cal. News Service)
San Diego High School — The first
issue of the Russ Monthly will be out
Tuesday, October 31. This publication
is included in the subscription to the
weekly.
(So. Cal. News Service)
San Diego High School — Patrons of
the High School Cafeteria were treat¬
ed free of charge to a round of chay-
ote squash, a Costa Rican vegetable
planted last spring and cultivated in
the school’s garden.
No one refused the new vegetable.
(So. Cal. News Service)
San Diego High School — “Super¬
vised Study” was given serious con¬
sideration last Tuesday by the Teach¬
ers’ Association at this school.
Although a majority of those present
stamped approval upon the idea, noth¬
ing definite was decided. It is rum¬
ored that developments are being
awaited from other schools, especially
from Manual Arts.