Pasadena Chronicle, October 07, 1927

VOL. XIX NO. 3 FIELD DAY ENTERTAINS THOUSANDS Eight Hundred And Nine Dollars Raised For Floats BULLDOGS DEFEATED Stopped Twice Within Scoring- Distance by Visitors’ Stone Wall Defense Over 4000 persons watched Pas¬ adena go down in defeat in the main event of the field day pro¬ gram, held last Friday. Holly¬ wood won by a score of 12 to 0. This year’s field day was not as successful financially as was the one last year. Field day is held every year in an effort to raise money for the Pasadena city schools’ entry in the Tournament of Roses parade. Eight hundred and nine dollars was raised this year by the event. The sum is $159 less than that raised last year, but the reason for this fact is that elementary schools took no part in the effort to sell tickets or to send children to attend. Ele¬ mentary schools last year aided to the extent of $270. An added feature of the field day was a curtain opener, which was played by Muir Tech and Bur¬ bank, Muir Tech grabbing the only six points scored. The game, while being hard fought, was lacking in interest. J. C. Participates J. C. Sophs swept the field of j freshmen by capturing honors in i both the tug-of-war and the tie-up. j The tug-of-war kept the attention ■ of the crowd, and a murmured j roar of approval went up as the j peagreeners went through a stream of water marking tire line of de- J feat. Using short lengths of rope, J the Sophs and Freshies attempted to tie each other up, but the tech¬ nique of the Sophs surpassed that of the Freshmen, giving the con¬ test to the staid upper classmen. In the main feature of the day, the football game between Pasa¬ dena varsity and Hollywood, the Bulldogs got the worst of the count. Hollywood made its first touch¬ down on the first play after the (Continued on Page 4) TEACHERS ENJOY TOUR OF ENGLAND, EUROPE Miss Elizabeth Keppie, instruct¬ or in dramatics, will return to P. H. S. on Monday, after spending the summer touring in England, Scotland, and the Scandinavian Countries. While in England, Miss Keppie ^studied' tiramp-tics and attended the Shakespearean lecture at Ox¬ ford university. Among the faculty members who traveled abroad this summer is Miss Cora Simpson of the Household and Fine Arts Depart¬ ments. Miss Simpson toured England, Scotland, and the Scandanavian countries with Miss Elizabeth Keppie, P. H. S. dramatic instruct¬ or, and then leaving Miss Keppie in England she went on the Ray¬ mond Whitcomb tour through west Germany, Italy, France, and Swit¬ zerland. Miss Simpson says that she was quite impressed with the hospitali¬ ty of the foreigners to American travelers. NO TUESDAY ASSEMBLY Due to the ruling of the com¬ missioners, there will be no Tues¬ day assemblies until the comple¬ tion of the auditorium. The Thurs¬ day assemblies will continue as usual. Next Thursday a rally will be held, including the school yells and songs. Efforts are being made to get a prominent speaker for this assembly. A program for the com¬ ing assemblies will be forthcom¬ ing soon. PASADENA, CALIFORNIA, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1927 Officers of the Senior Class Left to Right: Neal Batterson, Vice-President; James Scott, Treasurer; Virginia Yerxa, Secretary; Tom Mallory, President. Commissioners Decide Events Yell Leaders’ Uniforms, Cross Country Running, Date Of Debate Set At a meeting of the commis¬ sioners, October 3, several topics of importance were discussed and brought up. The editor of the an¬ nual was chosen. In regard to the yell leaders’ uniforms, it was decided that they would be composed of white sweat¬ ers, white flannels, and white em¬ blems with red lining. The commission, at a suggestion from Mr. Hippier, sanctioned the cross-country running team. Those entering have opportunity to per¬ fect their running ability. The in¬ signia to be given is a minor league sports letter. Two other facts of importance are the first league debate, to be held November 18, at Inglewood, and it has been announced that there will be no more Tuesday assemblies after Tuesday, October 14, until tire auditorium is re¬ paired. Thrift Habits Begun Monday Last Monday was the first day of thrift, and although the students did not contribute to a record breaking percentage, the re¬ sults were far from unpromising. The fact that many students . did not deposit at all, is probably due to confusion over the bankbooks, and delay in getting started. Next week, according to Mr. Billeter, P. H. S. is to have a little world series of its own, featuring two teams, the Yankees and the Pirates. The advisories who gel one hundred percent will be on the j winning team, and those who are rather high in percentage, but cannot hit hard enough, are to be the losers. Also there will be the scrubs, thos so low that they have to warm the benches and carry water for the big leaguers.' Those who, every time they go to bat, jump away i from the ball ; and, in the field, always commit errors. The results of our little world series are then to be published in next week’s Chronicle, a5id Pasa¬ dena high school offers cheers to the winners, regrets to the losers, and boos to the lowly scrubs who will not pull themselves out of the ruck. Bank boxes, including thrift slips and other necessities, are neces¬ sary, they can be had for the ask¬ ing. Nuptials ofPopular Teacher Celebrated Last Week Miss Verona Rockwell, Physiol¬ ogy teacher, and Mr. William Kerr of North Carolina and New York City were married in Bridges Hall, Claremont at high noon, Saturday, October 1. Rev. Ray¬ mond Brooks of Pomona College conducted the service. After an informal reception and a wedding breakfast at the home bride’s uncle, Mr. and Mrs. R.A. Madison, Mr. and Mrs. Kerr left by motor for a wedding journey in Southern California. They will be at home at 1687 North Mich¬ igan Avenue on their return. Educated at Knox college and Stanford- university, Mrs. Kerr has been a member of the faculty at Pasadena high school for the last four years. Mr. Kerr was graduated from the University of North Carolina. He later taught in Chicago, and, during the war, served as an inter¬ preter. He has taught in Colum¬ bia University and lectured in the University of Paris. He has come to California to live and is now head of the modern language de¬ partment at the Beverly School for Boys. Final elections for the senior class officers Monday during the advisory periods determined the officers for this semester. Virginia Yerxa defeated Helen Olson and Jane Ryden for the offce of secre- etary. Virginia is well known around the school, having played j the leading role in last year’s ope- I retta and having taken a promi¬ nent part in many school activi¬ ties. In the preliminaries, held at the senior class meeting Friday, Sep¬ tember 23, the other officers were elected. Thomas Mallory, captain of the football team and a well- known athlete, was elected presi¬ dent, defeating Merle Matter. Neal Batterson, winning over Marjorie Carpenter by a large majority of In memory of Major-General Wood, the R. О. T. C. held a spe¬ cial parade and inspection today, as this was his birthday anniver¬ sary. Colonel White also gave the boys a talk on military training and several other subjects of in¬ terest. .General Wood, besides being a great statesman and a great man, was also the father of our present system of citizen military training, of “the Plattsburg idea,” of local R. О. T. C. May Change Uniform That the R. О. T. C. may change its form of wearing apparel is the latest news from the Pasadena high school military office. Colonel White is thinking of having the boys wear pants in¬ stead of the present breeches that they are now wearing, except that the breeches will be worn on Fri¬ days when inspection will be held. Colonel White has several sam¬ ples of the long pants now at the military office, and is deciding LEAVE BOOKS; AID FUND “No parking” is the motto to be taken up Monday, October 10, by the P. H. S. janitors. This slogan applies to all books left anywhere except on the pergola beams. All notebooks, textbooks or folders found on steps, window sills, under bushes, or any other parkable place are subject to seizure. The lost will be found at the attend¬ ance office on the payment of ten cents. This money goes to the scholarship fund. It’s all right to help a good cause if you can afford it. If not, remember, “Pergola Beams for Parked Books.” votes, was elected vice-president. Neal will have charge of the sen¬ ior pictures and has already begun to make arrangements for them, i James Scott defeated Ben Clark in ' the contest for office of treasurer. ! Now that the class organization j is complete, work will begin at i once. The senior membership ! cards will go on sale Monday, Oc¬ tober 10, for 50 cents. James Scott and Neal Batterson have charge of the sales. The necessity of se¬ curing a membership is of the greatest importance, as one can¬ not have his senior picture taken until it is procured. The taking of the senior pictures will begin the latter part of next week. Ap¬ pointments are to be made with Neal Batterson. what to do about them, although the change will not be effected until next year. Promotions Announced It was announced from the mili¬ tary office by Colonel White that the following promotions will go into effect immediately. The following cadets have been promoted to second lieutenants : L. N. Novis, M. S. Hodge, N. Stir¬ ling and Jack Sylvester. Those promoted to top sergeants are H. E. Smith and J. C. Williams. John H. Noble has been made bat¬ talion quartermaster sergeant. C. A. Waite has been made color ser¬ geant, and the following cadets now sergeants: W. R. Bergren, A. K. Faber, L. E. Hansen, G. A. Lehner and D. Stovall. Several ca¬ dets have been appointed corporals and some are now first class pri¬ vates. According to Colonel White, the R. О. T. C. is now composed of about 65 boys, and he believes that it is gaining favor in the school. COMMISSIONER SPEAKS AT NEARBY ASSEMBLY As a representative of the California Scholarship Federation in Pasadena high school, Carl Cartwright, commissioner of pub¬ lications, spoke yesterday at Al¬ hambra in the C. S. F. assembly. His topic was “Scholarship and Leadership”. The assembly was in charge of the Honor Society, and pins and awards were made. There were also representatives from other C. S. F. schools— 'Los Angeles Polytechnic, Manual Arts and Hollywood high schools. Editor Chosen For ’ 28 Annual Willies Lang, Editor, With Glenn Reed as Associate, Will Direct Work Recommended by the journalism department and unanimously elect¬ ed by the commission, Willies Lang, ’28, was appointed editor of the 1928 “Annual,” and Glenn Reed, ’28, was appointed associate editor. The candidates were chosen on their personality, their ability to co-operate and initiative. Willies has attended P.H.S. for one semester, coming from the East. She attended the West high school, Minneapolis, Minn., during her freshman and sophomore years, and then spent her junior year at Lakewood high school, Lakewood, Ohio, where she first became interested in journalism. Last year Willies continued her journalistic studies, and although WILLIES LANG COURTESY OF THE STAR-NEWS.. she was not a member of last year’s “Annual” staff, she spent much time helping various com¬ mittees. Willies is the second girl who has ever been honored with the editorship. Glenn has also had a year of journalism and has been active in athletics. He was a member of last year’s lightweight basketball squad and of the Coast league ten¬ nis championship team. Although the definite plans for the “Annual” have not yet been formulated, the staff has been se¬ lected and is already at work. NEW TYPE FOR PRINTERS The old Troop College type, which served P. H. S. for eighteen years, has been converted into new. During the summer, all the old type was melted into pigs and sent up to John Muir Technical high school, where it was made into new 12, 14, 18 24 and 36 point on the monotype machine. That the “Chronicle may have a more symmetrical appearance, the printing department has pur¬ chased some new type. The Caslon family of type which has been in use in the print shop, has been considerably increased. HORSES FURNISH RIDE; GIRLS WASTE THE HAY Six honest to goodness horses, pulling three real wagons left the Y. W. C. A., Friday, September 30, taking as a load about sixty Hi-Tri Club girls and a certain amount of hay. Startinig from the Y. W. C. A. I about six p. m., the loads reached Wild Oak Park an hour and a half later. There at the park Miss Elsie Thompson and Miss Elizabeth Bream had three fires going. The girls roasted weinies and marshmallows. After the picnic supper, all gathered around the fires and sang songs. At eight thirty everything and everybody was loaded into the wagons and the girls started for town. A feature of the homeward ride was a hay fight, so the “certain amount” of hay had dwindled greatly by the time the Y. W. C. A. was reached. Birthday of General W ood Observed by Local R.O. Unit PASADENA HI IN DEBATING LEAGUE NOW Local Tryouts Will be Held October 13, Present Plans Indicate FIRST DEBATE NOV. 18 Fourteen Schools Matched By Lot; Inglewood First Bulldog Opponent Pasadena is now a member of the California Debating and Ora¬ torical league. This was accom¬ plished at a meeting of the league last week, which was held at the Central junior high school in Los Angeles. Mrs. Stone and Howard Packard represented Pasadena. There were also twenty-six repre- serftatives from thirteen schools. I. C. Perry, who organized* this league 23 years agg, was present at the meeting. Instead of elect¬ ing individual members of the con¬ ference, schools were chosen to hold the offices. The following were chosen: Jefferson, president; Santa Monica, vice-president; Long Beach, secretary, and Alham¬ bra, treasurer. Schedule Announced Schedules were worked out and it was decided to hold the debate about November 18. The way the schedule was worked out was to let seven of the fourteen schools draw slips of paper from a hat, and the school they drew was to be their opponent for the first round. The first round is as fol¬ lows : Inglewood vs. Pasadena at Ingle¬ wood. Alhambra vs. Manual Arts at Alhambra. Glendale vs. Hollywood at Glen¬ dale. San Diego vs. Long Beach at San Diego. Los Angeles vs. Jefferson at Los Angeles high school. Citrus Union vs. Santa Ana at Citrus Union high. Huntington Park vs. Santa Mon¬ ica at Huntington Park. Open To All The home school submits the question and the visiting team has the choice of picking the side. In the present case Pasadena will have its choice for the side. Anybody who wishes to do so, may try out for the debating team. One does not necessarily have to belong to the debating class. Mrs. Stone plans to have try-outs for the team. The preliminary try¬ out will probably be October 13, and the final try-out will be about- October 20. Alhambra was the winner of the league last year. Pasadena was not in any league last year, but has a mighty good chance for the championship if the student body supports the debating team. One of the reasons why Alhambra won the championship last year, was that it received hearty sup¬ port from the student body. Re¬ member — support the debating team. SMOKING ON THE WANE; COMMITTEE LANGUISHES The smoking committee seems to have finally achieved its end. For the last week there have been no offenders to the smoking law. On the whole, there have been fewer names turned in than there were last year, and this is not due to less vigilance on the part of the committee. The majority of students in the school have taken hold very well as they probably know that a closed campus will result if this nuisance is not gotten rid of. However, the smoking commit¬ tee will still function so that ail those who still insist on “fagging dope-sticks” will not endanger the freedom of the school.