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VOL. II
PASADENA HIGH SCHOOL, OCTOBER 6, 1915, PASADENA, CALIFORNIA
NO.
PHOTOS BY HOSSLER AND BENNETT
GALL OF COMMISSIONER
BRINGS OUT GOOD
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GOV. HIRAM W.
SPEAKS AT
SCHOOL
SCHEDULE DECIDED ON
IN SATURDAY DEBATE
CONFERENCE
Pasadena in Major Debating
League of Southern Cali¬
fornia Prep Schools
The first shot in the battle for the
debating championship was tired Sat¬
urday when the coaches and student
representatives of the several schools
heid the first meeting of the year in
Los Angeles. It was decided that the
plan, which was so successful last year
of having a major and minor section
would be continued. The schedule for
both sections was adopted.
Contests will be held in the same
manner that they were last year, each
school debating on both sides of every
question, one team speaking on the
affirmative side against one high
school while another team debates on
the negative side of the same question
against another institution.
Pasadena will be a member of the
major section, other members of this
section being Manual Arts, Lincoln,
Pomona and Santa Ana. The schedule
adopted for this section will be as fol¬
lows: In the first series of debates, to
be held November 15, Pasadena will
debate at Santa Ana, Manual Arts at
Pasadena, Pomona at Manual Arts,
Lincoln at Pomona, and Santa Ana at
Lincoln. The date for the second ser¬
ies has not yet been determined. In
the second round, Pasadena is at Po¬
mona, Lincoln at Pasadena, Manual at
Lincoln, Santa Ana at Manual and Po¬
mona at Santa Ana.
Championship of the League is de¬
cided when the winner of the major
section meets the leading school of the
minor section. Among the schools in
this division are South Pasadena,
Glendale, Huntington Beach and Hunt¬
ington Park.
In order to encourage excellence in
debating in the High Schools the Tau
Kappa Alpha fraternity of the College
of Law of the University of Southern
California has offered scholarships in
the College of Law, for the high men
in the Championship contest.
IMPROMPTU DEBATES
IN BOY’S LOCKER ROOM
Stutz and Mercer Always Top¬
ics of Interest to Fellow
Student McCament.
Arguments large and small, argu¬
ments good, bad and indifferent,, have
all had their share of attention in our
high school life. But if you want to
find the latest of all arguments just
saunter down towards the boys’ lock¬
ers at almost any time and you will
get what you are after.
You can generally find a group of
fellows gesticulating wildly, while in
the center or vortex of the maelstrom,
as it were, will be a boy holding his
hands over his ears and shaking his
head mournfully from side to side, as
though those gathered around him
were demented.
A closer inspection will reveal the
fact that the outclassed man is Fellow
Student Harry McCament, who is
fruitlessly advocating the advantages
of the “Sturdy Stutz,” while his tor¬
mentors are “Mercer” fiends.
Any person wishing an argument
can promptly attain his desire by tell¬
ing Harry that any car can beat a
Stutz. But don’t be so reckless as to
start the argument without some sup¬
porters, or you will promptly be out¬
classed.
Framing — the way you want it —
Johnson’s, Colorado near Lake. — adv.
OPERA TO BE GIVEN BY
MUSIC DEPARTMENT
NEXT JUNE
Glee Club and Chorus Get Fine
Start Under Leadership
of Miss Sabel
Although the third week of school
is not yet over, all the musical organi¬
zations are already well into their
year’s work, owing to the efficient
leadership of Miss Sabel, new head of
the Music Department.
Last year the Glee Clubs and Mixed
Chorus were fully a month late in get¬
ting started, with the result that they
were handicapped for the rest of the
year. The early start and good lead¬
ership augers well for the success of
the musical activities of the school,
during the coming term.
There has been a hearty response
to Miss Sahel’s call for candidates for
the Clubs and Chorus, about twenty-
five singers reporting for both boys’
and girls’ glee clubs and a large num¬
ber for the Chorus.
It is the intention of Miss Sabel to
deviate somewhat from the plan of
preceding years, and instead of the
usual cantata, an opera will be ren¬
dered by the musical organizations at
the end of the year. Besides this, the
new director has planned to have the
glee clubs appear frequently through¬
out the year at various school gather¬
ings. From every standpoint the music
department will have a larger place in
school life this year than ever before.
THROOP AND PASADENA
CLASH IN PRACTICE
Although their opponents, Throop Col¬
lege, outweighed them considerably,
“Duffy” Seay’s aggregation of tanbark
artists demonstrated to the onlookers
that the open game is far better than
the old plunging style. Throop tried
to break through the Pasadena line
and was successful at first, but after
the Crown City lads got started,
Throop was held to a standstill.
The Pasadena backs are light but
speedy, and they circled the opposing
line for long runs. Throop was unable
to stop them. Later in the game Coach
Seay began shooting in second string
men, and the team was slowed up
somewhat. In all, P. H. S. showed up
extremely well, and with a little more
teamwork, they will tear things up in
the Major League.
GRADS POPULAR AT
NORTHERN SCROOL
Pasadena Men Enter Fraterni¬
ties; Wark of Long Beach
Injured in Rugby Practice
By William Kellogg
Special Correspondent.
STANFORD UNIVERSITY.— Leslie
Wark, now attending Stanford, broke
three ribs while practicing rugby.
Wark was one of Long Beach’s fastest
track men last year, and was making
great progress on the Stanford Uni¬
versity squad.
Frick Gibbs, attending California,
has found his place on the ’Varsity of
the State School, playing the position
of right half. Gibbs is a Pasadena
grad and showing up splendidly with
his quick head work.
Besides Chuck Bowling, who made a
record run for the Betas, Click Rey¬
nolds and Fritz Kayser have also gone
for the popular fraternity.
Ken Hawks and Grub Clover went
Delta Kappa Epsilon, John Waldo
went Alpha Tau Omega, while Lloyd
Bauer made the Phi Kappa Psi.
Many Old Men Besides Fine
New Material Start Work
for Tryout This Week
Debating started in earnest at P. H.
S. last Wednesday when Commission¬
er Weaver issued the call for candi¬
dates. The general question for the
first debate is American Shipping. De¬
bating enthusiasts have determined
that Pasadena should be represented
by the strongest teams possible this
year, and with this determination in
view forty or more students have ans¬
wered the call for candidates.
The preliminary tryouts will be held
on Thursday and Friday of this week.
Among those who have signified their
intentions of trying out are the vet¬
erans Cooper and DeLapp, each of
these students having represented the
Red and White in two interscholastic
contests. William Coombs, a new stu¬
dent at P. H. S., is also trying out for
the first debate. Before entering the
Crown City institution Coombs was
actively interested in Student Body af¬
fairs at the Bonita High School, three
times representing his school in de¬
bates. There are several other experi¬
enced speakers, including Carlos Al-
viar, Hydlie Fielder, Dorothy Lee, and
Horace and Rothrick Tuttle.
With thjs wealth of material and
many new candidates P. H. S. has a
firm foundation for debating. But the
Student Body must remember that de¬
bating can not be made a success un¬
less there is a good efficient squad to
aid the team in their work.
Some one touched Mr. Wilson on the
arm. “Wow!! Ouch! Don’t touch my
arm. I've been vaccinated.” Meekly
the friendly person slunk away.
Governor Delivers a Short Ad¬
dress to Student Body while
on One-Day Visit Here
“If I had you young gentlemen with
me in a political campaign we could
sweep any election in the country,”
was the emphatic statement made by
Hiram Johnson, Governor of the Com¬
monwealth of California, in his ad¬
dress delivered to the students of
Pasadena High School Monday morn¬
ing.
The Executive’s advent to the school
was a most unexpected one to the ma¬
jority of the students and the faculty,
but that in no way lessened the pleas¬
ure which his coming caused.
As usual, the Governor was right to
the point in what he said and his re¬
marks will long be remembered by the
student body.
“One thing I would say to all those
who will be taking up the work of the
state when we who are now working,
lay it down. Be yourselves, ever! Pre¬
serve your enthusiasm and ideals
which you at present possess.
“The reason that my weight has
never diminished and that I have al¬
ways managed to keep bright, is that
I have retained all those ideals and
the enthusiasm which I possessed
when a boy in High School, and later
in the University of California.
“All over California there is a citi¬
zenship of which we may be proud,
developing paths that we are tread¬
ing.
In conclusion the Governor said,
“Expressing the hope that all of you
may have the greatest desires of your
heart, and that the ideals and enthus¬
iasm to do what you know to be right
will never wane, I bid you good-day.
3
SENIOR CLASS PRESI¬
DENT ELECTED BY
CLOSE PLURALITY
First Meeting of Graduating
Class Marked by Discussion
on Election of Officers
When the Seniors were called to¬
gether Tuesday for the election of offi¬
cers, the largest meeting that the class
of ’16 has ever seen resulted.
Robert Nichols, ex-president of the
class, opened the meeting with a few
words expressing his wish that this
might be the greatest year in the class
history, following which the meeting
was opened to the election of officers.
Nominees for the office of president
were Calvin Littleton, George Whit¬
worth, Cyril Cooper and Groff Brown,
Littleton obtaining a plurality.
A speech was made from the floor
by William Coombs, a new student in
the school, in which he stated that a
body the size of the Senior Class
should have at least five or six candi¬
dates running for the office, and he
urged “for the best interests of the
class” that all those capable of filling
the office be nominated.
Urging that each member do his
best to help make the greatest Senior
Class in the history of P. H. S., Rob¬
ert Nichols presented the Class key to
Littleton, stating his belief that if the
Class supported Calvin as they had
him, nothing but success could follow.
Littleton accepted the key, express¬
ing his intention of filling the office to
the best of his ability, hoping the class
standard, which in the past has been
no mean one, might be raised even
higher this year.
Other officers elected were June
Giddings, vice president; Judith Hor-
casitas, secretary, and Irving Ahls-
wede, treasurer. Votes cast for the
last two officers were very close, Lois
Miller, other candidate for secretary,
losing by two votes, and Lyle Hance,
who ran against Ahlswere, missing by
three votes.
Miss Sabel was chosen class super¬
visor, receiving seventy percent of the
votes cast.
An interesting feature of the meet¬
ing was the discussion concerning the
changing of the class pin.
Harvey Dorn, Commissioner of Fi¬
nance, announced that the commission
had been considering the adoption of
a pin which would be used by all Sen¬
ior classes. The pin in itself would be
an emblem of P. H. S., but would have
the numerals of the class prominently
placed upon it, in this way also serv¬
ing as a class pin.
The fact that the wearer of this
pin would be at once recognized as a
member of this institution was forci¬
bly pointed out by Dorn, as one of its
most commendable qualities.
A committee composed of Malcolm
McDonald, Howard Seidel and Betty
Elliott was appointed to look into the
matter and make a report at the next
meeting.
A monthly Senior assembly was pro¬
posed by Judith Horcasitas who stat¬
ed that such an institution in the rou¬
tine of the school activities would re¬
ceive the heary sanction of the Fac¬
ulty because a lack of assemblies is
manifest. i
IF IT’S A NEW SONG GET
IT AT THE MELODY SHOP
You will find The Melody Shop Ser¬
vice the best. At all times we. are up
to the minute so far as music is con¬
cerned, and here only, you will be able
to obtain all the new hits.
Our line of Ukuleles, Mandolins, Vio¬
lins and musical accessories is always
complete. A call at our temporary lo¬
cation, 46 East Colorado St. (with Le-
gakes Candy Store) will convince you
that our prices are right.
Come in and hear the following song
hits: “Tulip Time in Holland,” “Ken¬
tucky Jubilee” and “There’s a Lonely
Girl in Honolulu.” — adv.