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VOL. IV— NO. 7
PASADENA HIGH SCHOOL, NOVEMBER 29, 1916, PASADENA, CALIFORNIA
PRICE 2 CENTS
Pasadena Girls’ League Enter¬
tains Delegates From
Southland
! HI JINKS ARE SCREAMS
Mr. Cross Delivers Welcome to
' Representatives of
League
Something came to Pasadena High
Friday morning at about eleven
o’clock, spent the rest of the day there
came again Saturday morning, and de¬
parted Saturday afternoon with many
a backward look at the fair buildings
of Pasadena High.
Friday was such a pleasant and fine
day that it seemed as if it had been
made to order by the High School au¬
thorities. The delegates began to ar¬
rive at eleven o’clock, and each group
were met by Commissioner Davis and
Harold Perkins, as they stepped from
the cars. Each time a car was heard
there was a friendly race between the
two young gentlemen which could be
compared only to what one famous in
mythology (?) — Mr. Perkins, starred
as Atlanta when he dropped some pap¬
ers and the wily Davis out-distanced
him, as he stopped to pick them up.
The girls presented their creden¬
tials in room 200C from 11 to 11:40.
At 11:40 the welcome assembly was
called. This was for the girls only,
and the boys had to stay in their
classes and continue their stammering
explanations of the results of the First
Continental Congress, and why “a
militibus” is in the ablative case.
The Welcome Assembly was presfd-
ed over by the president of the South¬
ern California Federation, Alice Hast¬
ings, of Pasadena High. She intro¬
duced Principal J. O. Cross, who gave
the welcome address. He spoke of the
high aims of the Girls’ League, and
said that such an organization was
always always welcome in any high
school. Mary Alice Moody gave two
well-rendered piano solos, and then
followed the greetings from the four
federation officers, and the local presi-
dena. The delegates from each school
were presented preceding the address:
“Girls’ League Work — A Preparation
for Women’s Clubs,” by Mrs. R. J.
Waters of the Board of Education of
Los Angeles. Her talk was highly in¬
teresting, showing that there is a work
outside the home for women; that it is
done through the women’s clubs, and
that students working in the various
departments of the League are being
prepared for the civic and social de¬
partments of clubs.
The Assembly adjourned for lunch at
the cafeteria, which was followed by a
tour of the buildings.
A football assembly was called in
the afternoon, and the visitors were
introduced to a real football assembly.
Enthusiasm and the new red and
white pom-pome ran riot, while music
was furnished by Mr. Sawyer and
Van Cott.
Flolowing the assembly came the
League Jinke in the Library where
Huntington Beach, Fullerton, Holly¬
wood, Monrovia, Pomona, Los Angeles
Poly, Whittier, Gardena, Lincoln, Pu¬
ente, Wilmington, San Fernando, Long
Beach, San Pedro, Franklin, Santa
Monica, San Diego, Jefferson and Pas¬
adena High gave five-minute stunts.
To comment on each of the excellent
skits would take too long, but two
were especially pleasing; Wilming¬
ton's four girls gave a Spanish dance
in costume, while eight girls from San
Fernando gave a very pretty Swedish
dance. Marjorie Vorhees and Mary
Alice Moody gave two beautiful musi¬
cal numbers. Marjorie Vochees played
her violin, and Mary Alice accompan¬
ied her on the piano.
From the Library the gueses were
guided by their hostesses to the cafe¬
teria, where the banquet was held.
Toasts and studiously prepared after-
dinner speeches were the order until
7:30. At 8:15 all went in a body to
the Concert which was held in the
Auditorium, and at 9:30 they met in
room 103 and selected their chauffeur
and favorite car to take them home.
The Saturday morning session op¬
ened at 9:30 with the Round Table
discussion. The program was as fol¬
lows:
DEBATING TEAM TO BE
CHOSEN TODAY FOB
BIG GONTEST
Debater Who Will Represent
School Picked From Squad
Today
Big Debates Drawing Near;
Squad Working Hard for
Championship
With the first interscholastic de¬
bates of the year only a little more
than one week distant, the squad mem¬
bers are burning midnight oil in an
attempt to win a double victory.
If Coaches Carson and Batkin have
their way the local linguistic stars will
be familiar with every phase of the
question of immigration.
Tuesday afternoon the last squad
tryout was held, and the teams and
alternates will be chosen today. If it
were possible to have six teams repre¬
sent the Red and White the coaches
would have an easy time in choosing
them. However, as only two teams are
to debate on December 8th, and as
only a hair’s breadth separates the
best member from the poorest on the
squad, it is going to be a difficult task
to choose the best four.
The following students are members
of the squad: Eugenia Ong, Elizabeth
Loustetter, Marian Laird, Elizabeth
Goodell, Richard Hambrook, Carlos
Alviar, Raymond Barton, Clarke Bo-
gardus, Foster Daniels, Clarence King,
Lyle Hance and Lawrence Metzger.
Of this number two nave represent¬
ed Pasadena on the rostrum. Carlos
Alviar has proven to be one of the
best orators in the South. During the
year 1914-15 he won the Southern Cal¬
ifornia oratorical championship and
last year was the winner of the Peace
oratorical contest.
There is nothing left to be said in
connection with the debating ability
of Lawrence Metzger. Last year he
represented the local school in two
contests, one of which was the Cham¬
pionship Debate. Metzger is especially
good as either a second affirmative or
neg^ive speaker.
Clarence King, another squad mem¬
ber, is new at P. H. S., but has already
shown that he is a debater of much
ability. King hails from Huntington
Beach where he did a great deal of
debating.
With King, Metzger and Alviar, all
experienced speakers, and nine other
students who have done exceptionally
brilliant work, it is evident that Pasa¬
dena will not lack two excellent teams.
Pomona will meet P. H. S. in the
local auditorium. Another Pasadena
team will journey to Lincoln in an
attempt to de'feat the Railsplitters.
As in the past there will be no at¬
tempt to send a delegation of rooters
to the Los Angeles school. However,
there should be at least a thousand
students at the debate in the Pasadena
Auditorium.
Tickets will be sold at the usual
prices. Student Body members who
purchase tickets before the evening of
the debate will have to pay only ten
cents. All other tickets will be fifteen.
It is up to every student to turn out
to the coming contest, and by so doing
aid in the winning of another cham¬
pionship.
1. Civic Possibilities of Girls’ League
Muriel Brennan, Santa Monica.
8. Big Sister
Helen Stevens, Manual Arts, L. A.
3. How to Make Going to College Con¬
tagious — Beatrice Pratt, Gardena.
4. Co-operation
Blanche Nelsen, Polytechnic, L. A.
Probably the most valuable part of
the conference was this round table
discussion. Miss Scott of Los Angeles
very well expressed the value of the
conference when she said it was like a
big picnic where everybody brought
something of his, ate something of
someone else’s, and then went hdme
and tried it himself.
The League wishes to thank the
members of the Faculty, the students,
Mr. Hunter, and everyone who helped
to make the conference the great suc¬
cess that it was. Such a splendid spirit
of co-operation has seldom been seen,
and it was very welcome, and we hope
it will become prevalent at Pasadena
High. Such a spirit moves mountains
and blazes a straight, smooth road to
good fellowship, and eventually suc¬
cess.
BULLFROGS TO MEET
BEAGHIES IN ANNUAL
FOOTBALL CLASSIC
By J. HOWELL SMITH
Tournament Park, the place;
2:30 P. M. Thanksgiving Day, the
time; 25 centavos, the price, and
you the party of the first part con¬
cerned. The big day for all those
loyal to the Red and White, the
biggest of any day for those kus-
kies on the turf. Get a pom-pom, a
banner and above all a ticket to
the game. Don’t let the old time
spirit pass, get in and show the
Sand-pipers that old P. H. S. is
just twice as good as when last
their eleven faced the Cardinal
men in battle. Get up the old time
pep and help the team push the
Surf-splashers off the map. Let
them go home satisfied that they
were far and fairly outclassed
and truly glad that Thanksgiving
comes but once a year.
Come out to the game tomorrow,
don’t miss the game if you have to
miss your dinner. Let the festive
plum pudding, mince and pumpkin
pie, turkey, eats in heaps, — let that
all pass by to see the one most
important ruff-up of the season,
the biggest of big events that
comes to P. H. S. each year. Go
get ’em, Pasadena. Bust ’em up.
CHRONICLE EXTRA
TO BE REAL LIVE
NEWSPAPER ISSUE
Here’s a pleasant surprise for
Pasadena. The Chronicle will put
out it’s first “EXTRA” tomorrow,
Thanksgiving Day, 1916. This will
be an additional cause for thanks;
giving on the part of the students,
also thanksgiving on the part of
the staff to think that it is really
all done.
The special edition is to a
strictly sporting affair, from the
staff to the reading matter. Even
the color is sporting, and the stff
are all fans of the first water. The
paper is to be an “extra” in all
ways, extra ads, extra circulation,
extra interesting, and extra special
as regards quality.
Ralph “Blackie” Hosier will be
editor-in-chief and see that quality
comes first. Howell “Smitty”
Smith will assist in the arduous
task1*34 of gathering copy, Julian
“Woody” Woodward will attend to
the setting up of the copy, and
Maurice “Hu” Wynn will attend
to securing advertisements and to
the distribution at Tournament
Park.
The paper will come to Tourna¬
ment Park hot from the press on
Thanksgiving Day and anyone who
will offer five cents to “Hu” or
one of his assistants will be pre¬
sented with a copy of the “extra”
absolutely free and for nothing
but the coin.
So don’t forget, ye students of
P. H. S. Get a copy of the first
Chronicle extra, a program for the
big game, and a history of all past
games with Long Beach. All for
five cents.
! S. C. N. S. DISPATCHES j
t— - - - +
ARE RESTING FOR
POLYTECHNIC GAME
(News Service)
SAN DIEGO, Cal. — By special order
of the coach, the San Diego Hilltop-
pers are resting for the gigantic game
with Polytechnic High School to be
played on Turkey Day. Special ar¬
rangements are being completed for a
tremendous pajamerino rally to hap¬
pen on the eve before the game.
CLEVER COMEDIES
PRESENTED TUESDAY
(News Service)
SAN DIEGO, Cal. — With an entirely
new scenic outlay and exceptional
casts, the Dramatic Society presented
two comedies, “Poor Pillicoddy” and
“Love Me, Love My Dog,” Tuesday,
November 28.
BASKETBALL SEASON
OPEN AFTER NOV. 30
(News Service)
SAN DIEGO, Cal. — Basketball will
open with its season immediately after
football is over. San Diego hopes to
hold games with the northern schools.
Managers are requested to write San
Diego.
OPPORTUNITY OFFERED
TO GOME TO FINE
CONCERTS
Los Angeles Symphony Con¬
certs to Attract All Music
Lovers
Special Student Rate Given to
Students of Pasadena
High
The most wonderful opportunity
ever offered to High School students
to hear the best artists obtainable in
the world of music and art is being
offered right now and yet there are
some individuals who cannot appreci¬
ate this fact; who, blind to the chances
not only of education but also of pure
enjoyment, refuse to become interest¬
ed in this phenomenal presentation of
musical genius. For the benefit of the
few who have failed to grasp the
significance of this offer, a few words
of explanation as to the forthcoming
Symphony Concerts may not come
amiss.
In the first place these Symphony
Concerts, five in number, must not on
any account be confused with the
seven “popular concerts” of national
music which have been so widely ad¬
vertised. The Symphony Concerts are
entirely different and even more wor¬
thy, if possible, of patronage, especial-
lly by the High School student who
desires to cultivate his musical ear or
whose sense of harmony, if he or she
is a normal boy or girl, has become
slightly affected by the popular airs of
the day.
These five Symphony Concerts will
be given on the following dates and
will include some of the world’s great¬
est artists:
January 26— Miss Julia Culp, Dutch
Lieder Singer.
February 9 — Los Angeles Symphony
Orchestra.
March 9 — Los Angeles Symphony Or¬
chestra.
March 23 — Los Angeles Symphony
Orchestra.
April 2 — Fritz Kreisler, violinist.
An added attraction will be the size
of the Los Angeles Symphony Orches¬
tra, which has been increased to sev¬
enty-five pieces this year, as contrast¬
ed with the fifty piece orchestra of the
previous year. Every one knows the
quality of their work to be above par
and their programmes this year are
to be unusually beautiful.
Miss Julia Culp is a singer of world
wide reputation and is to give a most
artistic and pleasing interpretation of
the Dutch Lieder songs.
There can be little or nothing added
to the reputation of Fritz Kreisler,
master violinist, and no attempt will
be made. Let it suffice to say that the
greatest expectations will be fully
realized.
Students of Pasadena High School,
listen to this: Tickets which include
the five concerts may be purchased
this Week, and this week only, from
Stanley Curtiss for the unprecedented
price of one dollar and twenty-five
cents for each of the concerts. But
take warning, after this week the
prices will be three and five dollars,
absolutely nothing less.
Need anything more be said? To
come and hear the finest music by the
best artists at the lowest prices is in¬
deed the opportunity of a lifetime.
DRUM GLASS NEWEST
THING J P, H. S,
Ralph Riordan to Instruct the
Would-be Drummers
Because so many students have re¬
quested that instruction be given in
the art of playing the drum, a class in
drumming has been formed, under the
supervision of Mr. Parker, but in¬
structed by one of the students, Ralph
Riordan, who plays both snare and
bass drum in the band. The class will
meet every Tuesday after school in
the auditorium and will be limited to
ten peopie.
The work will be of a most practical
nature as the rudiments of trap drum¬
ming will be taught and experienced
drummers are always in demand. Any
student interested in this line of work
should arrange with Mr. Parker, as the
work will start Immediately.
DOES IT PAY TO
ADVERTISE? UP TO
STUDENTSTO PROVE
Once up a time, a sage said it
doesn’t pay to advertise. And he
was right — to an extent. But
where he made his mistake was in
making the statement a bit too
sweeping.
Some advertising pays big divi¬
dends. it pays because the read¬
ers are interested and buy the
product advertised.
This year the Pasadena Chroni¬
cle is running more inches to the
issue than have ever been run be¬
fore. The ads are better in many
ways and are representative of the
best merchants in the city.
The men who support the paper
with their advertising make it
possible for the school to have a
weekly. It is only right that in
return the students who buy the
paper support these advertisers.
The Chronicle believes its read¬
ers are supporting the advertisers,
and thanks them. But some of the
store-keepers don’t see the results
forthcoming. So the Chronicle
wishes to ask every reader that
patronizes the REAL merchants to
just say these seven words every
time he makes a purchase— “I saw
your ad in the Chronicle.”
USHERS NEEDED
FOR EVENING WORK
AT HICH SCHOOL
Attention! All you society men
who have full dress suits! There
is an immediate and pressing need
of your services. This need is for
boys who will usher at the various
programs which will be presented
in the auditorium this year. Right
at the present moment, the Phil¬
harmonic Concerts have to be tak¬
en care of, and at these concerts
it is necessary that the ushers
wear evening clothes. However, if
there are any boys who wish to
usher at these concerts, but do not
possess the necessary suit, it may
be possible to borrow them.
As an inducement to the boys,
it may be stated that all the ush¬
ers will have an opportunity to see
all the entertainments free of
charge, so that a large volunteer
force is expected. All those wish¬
ing to become ushers should see
Lloyd Thee immediately. While
preference is given to Seniors and
Juniors, any Sophomore who has
the necessary bravado will be con¬
sidered.
YELL LEADERS GLASS
BRINGS FORTH
MUCH PEP
New Napoleons Get Rid of
Much Beef in Yell Lead¬
ing Art
Recruits to Appear Before
Rooters’ Club in Near
Future
The yell leaders’ class which is be¬
ing trained by Wyllis Halsted met in
Miss Sabel’s room in the Jane Addams
Building on Friday of last week dur¬
ing assembly period. Miss Sabel aided
Wyllis in the education of the boys to
fill the responsible position of yell
general next year.
The meeting lasted forty-five min¬
utes and during this time the contest-
ers sweated off about five pounds of
beef, but the great progress that re¬
sulted showed the time to be well
spent.
After the next meeting the class will
have a tryout in the assembly before
the Rooters Club. Three boys will be
picked to assist Wyllis in the work of
the present year; two of these three
in turn being picked for next year’s
regular yell leaders.
So far there are only eight boys out
for the much coveted but difficult posi¬
tions, so if any feel that they are fitted
for the office, they will he excused
from class for the next meeting by
applying to Wyllis Halsted. Only one
meeting has been held so far. It’s
never to late to> learn, boys! Get in
and try !
SENIOR PROM IS
Seniors Enjoy First Big Party
of Season at Maryland
Hotel
SOME PROM. IS REALIZED
Anita Scott and Burton Enter¬
tain Noble Seniors With
Song
The Senior Prom., so widely adver¬
tised, so wonderfully carried out in all
its details, has come and gone in a
riot of music, light and gaiety. The
high-water mark in unusual entertain¬
ment, nay more, an epoch in the cal¬
endar of social events has been
reached.
Imagine if you can, ye benighted
few who for reasons valid or other¬
wise were not present, the following
scene— the Palm Room of the Hotel
Maryland a blaze of multi-colored
lights, wreathed wherever possible
with myriads of palms and ferns, en¬
circled with cozy tables for four with
artistic decorations of red and white,
a vista of polished floors where later
a “high jinks” took place. Above all
sounded the merry chatter and gay
laughter of one hundred and seventy-
five young people in the highest of
high spirits, close your eyes and let
this living panorama pass before your
mental vision and then weep! lament!
tear your hair! to no avail. The gold¬
en opportunity is lost and all that
might have been yours will now be
regretted for there can never be a
Senior Prom, like this one.
From first to last the program was
as full of snap and pep asa n Orpheum
holiday bill, and the numbers follow¬
ing in rapid succession left the audi¬
ence dazed and bewildered at the
variety and professional quality of the
stunts. First the Los Angeles Orches¬
tra — Oh! that raggy music, oh! those
familiar airs. Observe the audience,
note their despairing expressions as
their feet, unaccustomed to restraint,
stepped and trotted beneath the all-
concealing tables. Watch the 'host¬
esses, not to mention hosts, moving
from group to group, introducing some
and greeting others, making the shyest
Seniors feel at ease.
Boys, prick up your ears and let
green envy fill your hearts, for surely
such delicious eats were ne’er before
enjoyed. Chicken patties, ice cream,
fruit punch, — but you will be spared
the cruel details.
And just after this while the audi¬
ence was in a most appreciative mood,
Anita Scott in an imitation of a, French
chorus girl, gave a clever little song
and dance. More music, from that
spiffy orchestra, and more repartee
from the diners. Just as everybody
was getting a trifle impatient, the
“Big Three” stepped out. Good bye all
serious thoughts of unprepared lessons
and dreaded tests ! When Clifford Bur¬
ton and his accompanists supreme,
Clayton Snyder and Marston Van Cort,
started the strains of “You Are a
Dangerous Girl!” Cliff’s voice is al¬
ways soul-stirring, but when he added
that little slide and flirty look he
fussed all the girls — and he was not
exclusive either, oh, no! He smiled
on them all and more than on young
lady lost her heart.
After repeated encores the audience
with the strains of “Pretty Baby” still
ringing in their ears, suddenly sat up
and took on an air of admiring inter¬
est, when a dark skinned beauty glid¬
ed gracefully across the floor and cre¬
ated thrills and chills galore with
her (?) interpretation of an Egyptian
snake dance. (Yes, Gwendolyn, it was
a real reptile). Madame Zaza, you cer¬
tainly were a hit, and if-Jack Mershon
got his ideas direct we all want to
move to Cairo.
When every one’s curiosity was
aroused by the mystic word “Eury-
thenics” the thrum-thrum of guitars
and banjos and the plaintive chords of
ukeleles heralded the arrival of P. H.
S.’s Hawaiian artists Kenneth Fuessle,
Harold Perkins, Gene Cory and Frank¬
lin Wright. There is something about
that Yacki Hula Hickey Dulaing that
gets them all excited, hut when Har¬
old Perkins transformed into a Hula-
Hula girl by a wreath and a grass
skirt, proceeded to do the Hawaiian
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