Pasadena Chronicle, November 20, 1924

A Coast League Debate Pennant A Southern California Lightweight Championship VOL. XVI Postmaster Knight Appeals • to Superintendent to get Across “Mail-Early” Idea OFFICE URGES TEACHERS Students in Grades, P. H. S., and J. C. to Carry Informa¬ tion to Homes and Vicinity In a letter to the teachers of the Pasadena school system dated Nov¬ ember 13, Superintendent J. F. West states that “the post office department is very anxious that the schools cooperate in getting the message over to the people to do their shopping early and mail their packages at the earliest pos¬ sible date so as to relieve the con¬ gestion which usually occurs in the days immediately preceding Christ¬ mas”. Wm. F. Knight, postmaster, in a letter for publication in the Chronicle expresses himself at follows : Christmas is coming! In order that there may be as few delays and disappointments as possible, the United States Post Office Department requests the coopera¬ tion of the public in assisting it to handle the mail promptly dur¬ ing the coming holiday season. To do this it will be necessary to mail early as it will be absolutely impossible to perform what would be a month’s business, in two or three days, even with an augment¬ ed force. This may seem to many somewhat premature, but when you figure out the number of weeks remaining between now and December 25 you will readily see that it is justified. The few days previous to Christmas finds every office in the country swamped with belated matter arriving from the four points of the compass; there¬ fore do not make the mistake of thinking that the last-minute mail for local delivery can be delivered promptly because it does not have far to go. It is the distributing end of it that takes time. The eas¬ iest thing this office does is to dis¬ patch mail to outside points for the (Continued on page 3) SMITH AND HAMBLIN TALK AT LONG BEACH While Howard Corey and Ed¬ ward Beebe, two Long Beach men, were speaking in our assembly last Friday, Hugh Smith and Donald Hamblin were addressing a similar assembly at Long Beach. Long Beach has two assemblies as does Pasadena but each of the Long Beach assemblies is only 20 minutes long instead of 30 as ours are. Long Beach student body mem¬ bers gave Smith and Hamblin a hand as they were introduced and later a yell for each of the two commissioners. Hugh Smith apologized for the painting that was done on one of the Long Beach Buildings by a few Pasadena fellows who didn’t enter into the right spirit of the rally. Hamblin told the audience of the good spirit that Long Beach had shown the debating team and said that he felt they would show that same spirit at Saturday’s game. He also emphasized the fact that Yale or Harvard could not „show any more spirit or echoes than did Long Beach and Pasa¬ dena. After the assembly the Long “Beach commissioners showed the Pasadena men through their build¬ ings and their grounds as well as through their cafeteria where Pasadena scored an “eat” victory. BUY IT MONDAY Monday is the time to buy your Christmas presents at the Home Economics department sale. PASADENA CALIFORNIA, NOVEMBER 20, 1924 *********** * GOODBYE, CANDY CASH * * Where does the money go * * that students spend for candy, * * peanuts, and chewing gum? * * Well, if you must know, here * * is the secret : Candy sales at * * the Bookstore help to swell the * * Student Body fund; those of the * * Cafeteria help to replace brok- * * en dishes and to buy supplies; * * those conducted under the aus- * * pices of the grand old seniors * * at games and other activities, * * go to the senior class treasury. * * By this time you may have * * got the drift that in each case * * it is your school that you are * * helping when you buy on the * * campus. Money spent off the * * campus goes to private indi- * * viduals. Where’s your money * * going to? * * * * * * * * * * * ■ .* I Pasadena High Visited by Different People Teachers and Students of Cali¬ fornia High Schools Inspect Plant. During the past few weeks many visitors have come to P. H. S. to study our institution and get ideas to carry back to the schools they represent. On November 6, Principal J. T. McRuer of Taft Union High School, Mrs. McRuer, and four seniors, spent several hours here getting ideas concerning the work of the Girls’ and Boys’ Leagues and the general high school admin¬ istration. On the same day A. C. Argo, principal of Sequoia Union High School at Redwood City, accom¬ panied by Mrs. Argo, visited P. H. S. They were especially interested in the Merit System. Sequoia Union High, although it has only 500 students, is said to have the finest high school campus in the United States. It is 40 acres in extent and heavily wooded for the most part, with rare trees and shrubberies. Homer Martin, principal of Santa Barbara High, accompanied by the president of the High School Student Body, Gordon Montfort, the school treasurer, Oscar John Trautz, and Ralph Tracy, chair¬ man of welfare committee, visited P. H. S. on November 7. They were especially interested in stu¬ dent organization and the high school finance. Miss Norma C. McCartney, formerly an Art teacher in the con¬ tinuation school, and who now teaches art in a Los Angeles city school, visited P. H. S. on Novem¬ ber 12. GIRLS’ FIRING SQUAD ADDS FIVE MEMBERS TO RANKS Shooting seems to be in great demand, as proved by the many contestants in the try-outs for the Girls’ Rifle Team. But the elimi¬ nation process has been going steadily on, and at last the new members have been definitely chosen. The five following girls have been picked as those having the highest scores: Points Out of Possible 25 Margaret Bundy 24.2 Nelo Baisley 23.7 Eleanor Kenoss 23.3 Katherine Allen 23.3 Bernice Meachem 22.8 These girls will complete the re- quired quota of thirty members which composes the club. TO SHOW FILM Presenting real live pigmies, African jungle dancers, a hippo¬ potamus and lion hunt, a para¬ mount film given under the aus¬ pices of the Faculty Fellowship committee of P. H. S. will be shown Wednesday, December 4. The picture, which will be given in the auditorium will be accompan¬ ied by Dr. L. J. Vanderbergh, a world wide traveler who took them in Africa', and who will explain them as they are flashed on the screen. Left to right: Donald Hamblin, Commissioner of Debating; John Ackley and Elizabeth Bixby, debaters; and R. W. Canfield, coach. The debate, which will be held in the Hollywood Memorial Auditorium, will begin at 8:00. Elizabeth Bixby will speak first for Pasadena while John Ackley .will probably give the final rebuttal. Student Body cards will be good for admittance. Forensic Staff to Oppose Hollywood COAST LEAGUE LIGHTWEIGHT CHAMPS TO COPE WITH FAST BURBANK ELEVEN HERE FRIDAY IF SUCCESSFUL, COACH HIPPLER’S MEN WILL MEET ANAHEIM TEAM ON THANKSGIVING DAY. STUDENT BODY CARDS WILL NOT BE GOOD When Captain Jimmie Iliff crawled out of bed last Friday morning he faced a day in which he was not only to lead the lightweight team to victory against Long Beach but also to win the Coast League lightweight championship. In so doing Coach Claude Hippler’s boys have es¬ tablished the set rule of Pasadena of always having a championship team. In the four years that Pasadena has played light- weight football three league champion teams have appeared one of them a Southern С a 1 i - fornia champion. In the one year in which P. H. S. did not win a league champion¬ ship, a second ! place was ob¬ tained. Coach Hippier is now adding.,, the finishing ■ touches to his eleven preparatory to sending them out after the So. Calif, bacon. His backfield will proba¬ bly be strengthened by the addi¬ tion of several varsity men who can make the lightweight expo¬ nents. CAPT. ILIFF The first post-season game is to be held on Horrell field this Fri¬ day afternoon against Burbank, the lightweight winner in the San Fernando league. As Burbank is alleged to have one of the best teams in California this game will be hard fought. The Student Body is expected to support the team in this game to 1 the limit as it is probably the most difficult obstacle in the way of a Southern California victory. If the Bullpups are successful against Burbank they will meet Anaheim on Thanksgiving Day. | If they are triumphant on Thanks¬ giving, they will be matched against the winner of the Glen- dale-Huntington Park game which has not yet been played. It is interesting to note that should Pasadena be matched against Huntington Park she will be up against her traditional lightweight enemy who has form¬ erly played Pasadena for a light¬ weight championship and who killed the Bullpup Southern Cal¬ ifornia hopes in 1923. As these games are post-season games and not league contests, Student Body cards will not be good for admission. Faculty Potlach Meets The Faculty Potlach will have its regular monthly supper on Thursday, Nov. 20 at six o’clock sharp in the P. H. S. cafeteria. LONG BEACH-PASADENA STRUGGLE TO 13-6 TIE That Pasadena tied Long Beach in the annual Long Beach- Pasadena gridiron contest held »in the Rose Bowl last Saturday was proved by Dr. T. Sydney Elston to his physics class. Last year, a professor from Caltech visited Pasadena High School and told- of the various methods of applying physics to history, poetry, English, and other subjects. Following the same belief, Dr. Elston proved the score of 13 to 6 was a tie. His proof follows: Suppose x=y Multiply by x X X x2=xy (Equals multiplied by equals) Subtract у 2 y2 y2 x2-y2—xy-y2 (Equals subtracted from equals) Expand (х+У) (x-y) =y (x-y) Divide by (x-y) x-y x-y x-\-y =■ у (Equals divided by equals) Subtract 1 1 1 - [equals) ж+?/-1=?/-1 (Equals subtracted from Now let x=1, then y= 7 Substituting Х~гУ-1=у-1 7+7-l=7-l . „ 13=6 Therefore Pasadena and Long Beach played to a 13 to 6 tie. Take it or leave it, here is the proof. Figure it out for yourself. * ** *** ***** * GO, WENT, GONE! * * “Oh, where, and oh, where * * has the wee ’possum gone?” * * is the touching anthem M. W. * * de Laubenfels, teacher of zoiil- * * ogy, might appropriately have * * sung the other morning. * * It so happened that the * * night before the morning aft- * * er, an experiment had been * * tried in the zoological gardens. * * It consisted of leaving an opos- * * sum outsider Now it came to * * pass that some one — a faculty * * member, no doubt — craved * * ’possum roast so badly that he * * was led to break the new pad- * * lock on the cage. Gone was * * the beast when the eager in- * * structor appeared on the scene * * next morning. And so it is * * that P. H. S. is “’possumless.” * *********** Seniors Now Having Their Pictures “Took” Roof of Horace Mann Build¬ ing Now Center of Studio Activities. An average of fifty seniors are photographed in room 400-C every day, is the announcement of Jack Hosford, class president. The seniors have chosen the Hartsook Studios to take their pictures and Sidney Walton, an Australian, is the artist. Eaula Dietrich has charge of the waiting room. The most popular size is num¬ ber 5, which costs .$8.00 per dozen. This size is the largest picture, 7 x 11, and is Deckle-edged and in an easel artist case. Each senior has at least four poses and many have more. The first girl to have her picture taken was Marjorie Johnson, and the first boy to be “shot” was John Spaulding. The “studio” on the roof is fully equipped and Mr. Walton wishes to state that P. K. S. has the nicest bunch of seniors he has ever photographed. This applies to both looks and personalities, as well as P. H. S. itself. All seniors must have their proofs back to 401-C two days after they receive them or their pictures will not be ready by Christmas. The officers of the senior class guarantee the return of all pictures before Christmas to the members of the class, providing they meet the above-mentioned re¬ quirement. The pictures are taken every day from eight in the morning till four in the afternoon and will all be completed by December 5. CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS LECTURES GIVEN AT TECH - — - | Due to an increasing interest in chemistry and physics, California Institute of Technology has again begun its Friday evening lectures on these subjects. Talks will be given every Friday evening from eight to nine for the. rest of the year in the lecture, hall of the Norman Bridge laboratory of Physics. They are open to the public; students are especially in¬ vited to attend. These lectures will cover the same ground as those of last year but there will be new speakers and new material as far as pbssible. Although they are especially val¬ uable to students taking one of these subjects, they are given in such a way as to be of interest to everyone. MARIONETTE SHOW TODAY A Punch and Judy and Marion¬ ette show will be presented by the Bauble and Bells Dramatic Club at their monthly meeting, at 3:30 to¬ day. The performance will be in the Music Hall. “Bring the little ones to see Punch perform,” is the invitation extended by the club. Thanksgiving Holidays Thanksgiving holidays begin November 27, giving four days’ holidays. School begins December 1. NO. 9 DEBATERS 10 III WITH HOLLYWOOD To Uphold the Affirmative of Supreme Court Limitation Question Tomorrow Night COACH IS OPTIMISTIC Elizabeth Bixby and John Ackley to Represent Pasa¬ dena; Turnout to be Large As the football of brains and brawn ends, the football of the in¬ tellect begins with the first league debate of the season to be thrashed out with Hollywood High School in the Hollywood au¬ ditorium tomorrow night. The affirmative of the question, “Re¬ solved: That a two-thirds vote of the Supreme Court be required to make an act of Congress un¬ constitutional,” will be defended by the Pasadena team which is composed of Elizabeth Bixby and John Ackley. As the burden of the proof rests with the affirmative the Hollywood team holds a slight advantage in upholding the negative. This advantage is fully offset, however, due to the fact that following the rules of debate the affirmative has the first speech and the last rebuttal. Elizabeth Bixby will probably speak first for Pasadena. Under Coach Canfield the team has been working every night in preparation for this debate. Coach Canfield is very optimistic as to the chances for victory since the* team is composed of experienced debaters from last year and a par¬ ticularly able squad has been working with them. This debate is the first of a series. If Pasadena wins she will be pitted against the winners of another league argument to be held on this same date. Commissioner Don Hamblin is very anxious for a big turnout for this debate and states that, not only does the team need the support of the Student Body but that Pasadena has a reputation for big debate crowds which must be upheld. The debate will begin at 8:00 sharp. Student Body cards will be good for admittance. EDUCATION WEEK IS OBSERVED BY NATION Because this week, November 17-23, was set aside by President Coolidge’s Proclamation as Na¬ tional Education Week, Pasadena High School, through Miss Doro¬ thy Dixon, chairman of the pro¬ gram committee, has issued a program that is being followed by all classes. Monday was set aside as Con¬ stitution Day and was observed in the Social Science classes by the discussion of the Constitution in connection with life, liberty, jus¬ tice, security, and happiness. Also the subject, “One Constitution, one Union, one flag, one history,” was considered. Illiteracy was thoroughly gone into by the Junior College students in the assemblies last Tuesday as their part of the week’s program. Grace Reeves was the first speaker and gave an illuminating- talk on “Illiteracy is a Menace to our Nation.” She covered both the history and the present conditions of illiteracy. Her figures brought to the minds of the students the grave problem of illiteracy in the United States. “A Public Educational System that will remove illiteracy in the next generation” was the theme of Gerald Stewart, who gave an explanation of the means by which illiteracy could totally be abolished by the end of a century. Short talks are being given to¬ day during both advisories by the students from the Public Speak¬ ing classes on such subjects as, (Continued on page 3)