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VOL. XIII ~ PASADENA, CALIFORNIA, OCTOBER 14, 1921 No. 5
That the Junior High’s Student
Body is in capable hands seems to be
the general opinion concerning the re¬
sults"' of the election held late last
week.
The new commissioners are all
well prepared for" their offices. The
Commissioner of Publicity, Floyd
Thorpe, is a yell leader and is expect¬
ed to carry on his work with the same
vim he puts into the yell rallies. The
Commissioner of General Welfare is
Hazel Kay, a girl well liked by every¬
one. Wallace Diley has a business¬
like way with him and is well suited
to his office as Commissioner of Fi¬
nance. Alfred Heartt, Commissioner
of Athletics, is also captain of the
football team. James Allen is a good
debater and understands the duties of
his office.
Among other events of the week
was the party for the new girls on
Tuesday afternoon. A tennis tour¬
nament was a feature of the party/
Today a movie assembly will be a
treat to the. entire school. The title
of the picture has not been announced.
NEW LOCKERS
HAVE ARRIVED
By Monday all of the boys in
Physical Education will be in gym
suits. The locks for the lockers have
arrived and the Physical Education
Department will complete the work
of issuing these on Monday
Mr. Dunn says a schedule has been
devised for thie use of the plunge by
boys and girls. It is as follows:
Monday and Wednesday, boys from
8 until 3 o’clock, girls from 3 until
4:30. On Tuesday and Thursday,
girls from 8 till 3. boys from 3 till
4:30. On Fridays the schedule is al¬
ternated, boys early one Friday, girls
early on the next.
MUIR TIES FIRST
GRIDIRON SCRAP
WITH BURBANK
The. lively gridiron tussle of Muir
and Burbank High on Thursday of
last week resulted in a tie. Both teams
fought fiercely. In several instances
one team when the other would regain
the goal would nearly be reached by
its lost ground.
The Muirites were outweighed fif¬
teen pounds per man. That the Ju¬
nior High School was able to tie Bur¬
bank High’s varsity speaks well for
the local players.
The. line-up of the Muir team fol¬
lows: L. E., A1 Heartt (captain); L.
T., Chuck Covelle; L. G., Gene Co-
tern'o; C., Ernest Bowles; R. G., New¬
man Borden; R T., Dan Barnes;
R. E., Les Edmonsen; Q. B., Frank
Mulvey; L. H,. Willis Downs; F. B.,
Don Coffeen; R. H., Clarence. Over-
strom
A return game with Burbank will
be played on the home grounds in the
near future. A clash with Loyola
College of Los Angeles was scheduled
for Thursday. On the Thursday be¬
fore Thanksgiving the team from
Walnut street will conflict with the
P. H. S. lightweights.
PLANS FOR BAND
NOT DECIDED
There have been as yet no plans
for the activities of the Boys’ Band
this year other than the regular-
schedule, says H. H. Parker, instruc¬
tor of P. H. S. musicians
Mr. Parker expects to arrange a
musical program to Be presented in
the High School auditorium, but if
no evening can be procured, as was
the case last year, the band will have
to direct its energy to the games and
R.
О.
T. C.
The annual contest between the
horn artists of schools in the city
league, will not brighten the horizon
of our organization until some time
in April, next year.
Big results are achieved not so
much by spasmodic splurges of high
resolve as by continued effort.
BOYS’ LEAGUE
TO ORGANIZE
The Boys’ League of Pasadena
High is to be formed as soon as the
many clubs that have not registered
do so.
The clubs have been very lax in
getting constitutions filed and they
should do so as soon as possible.
The officers of the league are to be
chosen from those who represent the
various boys’ organizations. This be¬
ing the first year that there has been
a Boys’ League, P. H. S. is looking
for big results.
Charles Black, Commissioner of
Boys’ Welfare, urgently asks that the
school organizations turn in their re¬
port as soon as possible as it is hold¬
ing up all of the League work.
MILLINERY GLASSES
ARE MAKING FINE
PROGRESS
The millinery course is offered to
the 11-1 girls in Home Economics, but
si open to anyone who wishes to take
it as an elective. This .course seems
to be extremely popular as the classes
are always well filled.
The art of millinery is like any oth¬
er art or craft; in order to succeed, a
thorough knowledge of the rudiments
and of the mechanical parts is abso¬
lutely necessary. It is supposed that
everyone who is taking this course
really desires to learn all there is to be
known about the subject. Therefore
the course covers the designing, draft
ing, making and trimming of hats.
Great effort is also made to have
the girls view the subject from an ar¬
tistic standpoint as well, and to have
them see that theer is where real
genius and individuality has a chance
to assert itself, and also that line,
color and appropriateness of a hat for
different occasions is most essential.
From the economic side of the sub¬
ject great stress is laid on the reno¬
vating of used materials of all kinds
and the remodeling of old hats, as
well’as how to buy the new. Special
attention is given to flowers and bow¬
making of all kinds.
Miss Grubel has had special training
in the subject, in some of the largest
designing houses in the east. She has
been here for the. past two years and
plans to continue to make the course
even more interesting.
The English Department makes the
folowing announcement concerning
the essay contest:
The California Society of the Sons
of the American Revolution offers
prizes to pupils of the High Schools
of California for the. three best essays
on “The Origin of the Ideas in the
Declaration of Independence as Writ¬
ten by Jefferson.” First prize, $25;
second prize, $15; third prize, $10.
Essays must contain 900 to 1100
words, be unsigned, except by a mark
or character, which must^e on the
outside of an enclosed sealed envelope
containing name and address of au¬
thor, and mailed to the Secretary of-
the Society before March 1, 1922. In
1920, prizes were awarded as folows:
First, Robert E. Kechane, Imperial;
second, Minnie Pittilo, Covina; third,
Wilis Bayse Selma.
Further information may be found
on the Bulletin Board in the English
office.
THANKSGIVING
GAME UNCERTAIN
A thousand or more football fans
who are eagerly awaiting news about
the game on “Turkey day” have not
received any definite information as
yet.
“We do not know,” says Coach
Griffith, “as y'et, if there will be a
game, on Thanksgiving Day or not.
At least it will not be with the “Jack-
rabbits.”
Pasadena 22, Manual 0.
LANDSCAPE ARM
IS SPEAKER IF
IRE Ml
Dr. Earnest Braunton Speaks
to the Alumni Before
Rally
ROSES ARE NEEDED
Horticulture Class Will Raise
Necessary Flowers for
Campus
After the dinner tendered to him at
alumni night last Thursday, Earnest
Braunton, a well known landscape
expert and author of several of the
books in the High School library,
gave a talk on the needs of Pasadena
Jiigh in the way of land improve¬
ments.
The gist of Mr. Braunton’s talk
was that although the grounds are
arranged very nicely, they could be
greatly improved by the addition of
a few well picked shrubs. “The
northeast corner needs palms and
yuccas and the lawn might be im¬
proved by raking out the large, un¬
sightly patches of Bermuda and sow¬
ing clover over them. A wonderful
improvement for the front of the girls’
gymnasium as well as the fence sur¬
rounding the school would be Cecil
Brunner, the ideal clubbing rose.”
The horticulture classes will be
raising many plants and shrubs for
the improvement club soon, it is ex¬
pected.
RALE! A! HORRELL
FIELD IS HUGE
SUCCESS
That the alumni enjoyed them¬
selves at the rally held in Horrell Field
last Wednesday evening was. clearly
seen by the way those former mem¬
bers of P. H. S. yelled and cheered
around the big bonfire.
The girls sold arm-bands, caps and
pom-poms during the rally; all mak¬
ing an effort to interest the “wee
frosh” into showing their colors.
Yelling and hooting, the serpentine
wended its way around the huge bon¬
fire. The band could be heard above
the rumpus, tooting at a rate that
might have made Sousa envious. The
serpentine at last came to a halt and
the participants clambered into the
bleachers to listen to the speakers of
the evening and che'er, led by “King
and his four dukes.”
Herbert Hahn, president of the
alumni, was the chairman of the
speechmakers. Bruce Mills, T6;
Charles Paddock, ’20; George “Tuffy”
Conn, ’16, and Willard Downs, this
year’s football captain, each gave a
very thrilling talk. Mr. Ewing also
let the students know that Manual
was an uncomfortable rival.
HAWAIIAN'S GIVE
PROGRAM
A program of unusual merit will be
given tonight in the High School au¬
ditorium by Keaumoku A. Louis, con¬
cert baritone, and the Hawaiian Ser-
enaders, under the auspices of the
Boy Scouts of the. First Methodist
Church.
The program consists of standard
melodies, popular American airs and
some of the world’s best music, all
transposed to the sweet music of Ha¬
waii.
The program starts at 8 o’clock.
Admission will be 50 cents.
Among the many people who loyal¬
ly supported P. H. S. at the recent
game were a good percentage, of the
High School faculty, who, as a special
favor to the students, rode over on
the busses, acting as chaperones. In
some cases it decidedly inconveni¬
enced the teachers, but they willingly
did it for the sake of the students.
RADIO GOMES
FROM POMONA
(By Wireless from Pomona).
Pomona High School. — Two Po¬
mona High School graduates, Herbert
Walcott, ’20, and Esper Keiser, ’21,
are members of the University of
California Jazz Band, who are ac¬
companying the San Francisco Busi¬
ness Men’s excursion to the Orient.
Both boys are students of U. of C.
and were selected from a large group
of contestants. They left Oct. 1 and
will be back January 1. They will
sail on a U. S. Shipping Board vessel.
They will make stops at Honolulu,
Yokohoma, Tokio, Hong Kong, Sing¬
apore, Manila and French-Indo China.
(This wireless was ..taken by Stuart
Campbell at the P. H. S. wireless sta¬
tion.)
GEN. WRIGHT
SEES R.
О.
T. C.
Major-General Wright, from Wash¬
ington, D. C., reviewed the R.
О.
T.
C. battalion last Monday. He was
accompanied by Mrs. Wright and is
making an extensive tour in the south
on behalf of military activities.
The review was followed by an ex¬
hibition of physical exercises under
the direction of M. Archibold, assist¬
ant instructor of the R.
О.
T. C. The
review and drill were pronounced ex¬
cellent by the General. He said that
the spirit shown by the cadets was
splendid and that every man looked
neat and well set up. He commented
on the “snap” that was shown in all
movements executed. After the re¬
view and drill Mr. Ewing showed the
distinguished visitors through all the
different departments of the school.
General Wright in leaving told Mr.
Ewing that the. work at the P. H. S.
was the most remarkable he had ever
seen in a school of its kind, and said
he knew it would obtain fine results
in the future.
WANT TO GIVE
YOUR CAR
AWAY?
“We are perfectly willing to ac¬
cept any machines, old or new, or
even parts of them, that the public
wishes to dispense with,” was th’e
..statement made by A. F. Hall, teacher
of pattern and machine shop.
At present the boys are making
vises for the grade schools, but later
on they expect to do machine work,
hence the need of cars. Ninety boys
take the course, most of these being
Juniors and Seniors.
In forge the boys are learning the
art of handling a hammier and hot
irons gracefully, besides holding a
competition for making the greatest
amount of noise. All the same they
are down to serious business. They
have recently finished making a right-
angled brace which is one of the most
difficult things to do, .according to
Mr. Heald.
RULB DRIVE N1
IRAK II
CLOSE
The Boys’ and Girlsl Leagues are
straining every effort to win the $25
prize to be given to the winner of
this weeks’ Plant and Bulb Drive.
The drive, lasting October 12, 13
and 14, closes today. The 5th and 6th
period botany classes will check the
bulbs and award the points according
to the rating system of the commit¬
tee, consisting of members of the Sci¬
ence Department.
Every contribution must be tagged
with name of plant, color and number
of plants or bulbs. Ferns, rooted
plants, and bulbs will b'e received.
The purpose of this drive is to
beautify the grounds of P. H. S. The
students and alumni are co-operating
in every way.
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Although 2324 pupils have been
registered at Pasadena High, only
2238 are in regular attendance. A
great number of pupils, 40 girls and 41
boys, did not call for their programs.
Since then a dew pupils have left
school, leaving a total of 1127 boys
and 1111 girls in regular, attendance.
Added to the many successes of the.
Girls’ League is the Freshmen-Senior
sister party which was held last
Wednesday afternoon in the boys’
tennis courts. The program was
well planned and was greatly en¬
joyed by all the girls who attended.
Among the numbers on the pro¬
gram was an exhibition given by the
members of the girls’ gym club on
heavy apparatus. Evelyn Stirdivant,
a member of the Sophomore, class,
read and Mr. Merle Carlson enter¬
tained with saxophone, solos. Choco¬
late and wafers were served after the
program.
The success of the party is due to
the hard work of the committees.
Esther Welch had general supervision
of all the committees. Edie Lou Fra-
zee was chairman of the decorating
committee, having under her Mildred
Chung, Agnes McTuturff, Margaret
McNear, and Elizabeth Bodie..
Pauline Graham was chairman of
the refreshment committee. Those
on her committee were: Ruth Dela-
plain, Charlotte Joselyn, Gale Hock¬
ney, Laura Crutchfield, Marjory Zis-
chank, Florence Reynolds, Ethel --
Charleson, Fern Eits, Emelie, Brad¬
ford, Verne Brown, Helen Sherman.
ORGANIZED CLUBS ARE
URGE! II IKE
REPORTS
Only a few of the many clubs in
Pasadena Hig-h School have so far
registered.
The official list of school organiza¬
tions that have filed the required in¬
formation are the following:
Aero Club, Agriculture Club; Big P
Club, Commerce Club, Forestry Club,
Girls’ League, Hashers and Cashers
Club, Hi-Y Club, Honor Society,
Philomathean, Quill and Question,
Senior Class, Sophomore Class, Social
Science, “Atoz” Club, and the Stu¬
dent Body.
All other clubs desiring to register
may see Miss Oliver in 221 C this
week.
EXCHANGE GIVES
MUCH PRAISE
In a recent issue of the “Tech Pep”
which comes from Benson Polytech¬
nic High School, Portland, Oregon,
a comment is made on an editorial
which was published in the first num¬
ber of the. CHRONICLE. It was on
the part-time classes and was written
by a member of the staff.
The “Tech Pep” says: “When any
one wishes to judge a paper, the first
things he refers to is the editorial
page. The paper is judged by its edi¬
torials. The paper is judged by
whether or not the editorials are read.
The only way for the editor to know
whether or not the editorials are be¬
ing read is from the, discussions that
arise from them. Something worth
while from a worth-while standing
was published in the High School pa¬
per of Pasadena High.” The editorial
then followed.
WHY WASN’T
SHE PROMOTED?
“Why wasn’t Tiny promoted?” That
was the question many McKinley pu¬
pils were asking.
Last year Tiny worked in the school
office and was so bright that every¬
one thought she. must be in the sev¬
enth grade. But at the beginning of
this year she was still in the office.
“What’s the matter, didn’t you get
promoted?” asked one girl.
“No,” Tiny replied, “I’m still here.”
The girl looked at her disgustedly:
“Oh, Gee, I thought you’d be at John
Muir by this time!”
Then “Tiny” explained it all. She
said she couldn’t go to John Muir be¬
cause she was only a kindergarten
teacher.