- Title
- Pasadena Chronicle, October 16, 1924
-
-
- Date of Creation
- 16 October 1924
-
-
- Description
- Student newspaper published and edited for the Associated Student Body of Pasadena City College weekly during the college year by the journalism students.
-
-
- Display File Format
- ["application/pdf"]
-
Pasadena Chronicle, October 16, 1924
Hits:
(0)
























Tell Your Parents,
VOTE Nov. 4,
VOTE
as you please,
But VOTE.
ILdP
Have you your
Student Body
Card?
VOL. XVI
PASADENA, CALIFORNIA, OCTOBER 16, 1924
No. 4
Thirty Recruits Hoped
For in Continued Drive
PASADENA
И.
S. COMMISSIONERS WHO
ARE CARRYING OUT DUTIES
TOWARD STUDENTS
Election Featured by Heavy
Balloting and Keen Compe¬
tition for all Four Offices
OVER 85% CAST VOTES
Will Formulate Plans for Var¬
ious Graduating Class Proj¬
ects of the Coming Year
The world series, the presiden¬
tial elections, and even football
took second place in the order of
things during advisory period
Monday and last Thursday when
the senior class elected its officers
for the first semester. The elec¬
tion was featured by heavy bal¬
loting and elections by narrow
margins. Over 85% of the class
cast a vote.
Jack Hosford, running against
a group of very prominent seniors,
was elected senior class presi¬
dent. Next to a commissioner-
ship, this is probably the biggest
student job of the school. The
competition for this honor was
very great, five seniors running'
for the office.
Lois Ewing, daughter of Prin¬
cipal Ewing, was elected vice-
president in one of the closest
races of the election, winning
over her opponent, Hazel Kay, by
six votes.
Dan Morris, varsity yell leader,
was elected secretary, defeating
Helen Edwards by but thirty-two
votes.
Douglas Gregg was elected
treasure^ over Fred Gaylord also
by a small plurality.
Upon this group of officers will
fall the responsibility for the lay¬
ing of the plans for the big pro¬
jects of the graduating class. It is
not known as yet whether or not
they will be assisted in their work
by a special senior advisory class
as in last year.
The new officers will take over
*their positions at the next senior
meeting where retiring President
Eddie Collins will turn over the
gavel to the new president, Jack
Hosford.
To date twenty two men have
been recruited by the R.
О.
T. C.
in their drives for recruits. The
drive will continue till Monday,
October 20.
“The R.
О.
T. C. hopes to
obtain from the campaign over
thirty recruits which will bring the
total number of cadets to around
210, and will give to Pasadena a
chance to become an Honor
School,” says Colonel Warren S.
Barlow.
The company getting the most
number of recruits will have its
representatives given a dinner at
the Maryland Hotel by the R. 0.
T. C.
Each of the companies,
А, В,
C,
and D, and the band have a booth
with three cadets and the three
representative girls of the school
in it. .
HIGH SCHOOL POSSESSES
UP-TO-DATE CAFETERIA
BIG FIRE IS STAGED ON
LOT NEAR HIGH SCHOOL
With searchlights playing on the
crowds of spectators, the Pasadena
Fire Department staged a demon¬
stration Saturday, October 11, at
the lot on the south-east corner of
Hill and Colorado streets.
' Promptly at 8 P. M. the pyra¬
mid of paper, boxes, wood, and
brush was ignited. Previously, a
fireman had climbed irpon the heap
and poured gasoline over all parts
of it.
There were five or six flash pic¬
tures taken of the crowd and the
pyre of Demon Fire, each of which
startled the onlookers.
This demonstration was put on
as a protest on the part of the peo-
i pie of Pasadena to the needless
catastrophies of the last few
months. An effigy of the Fire
Demon was placed on top of the
heap, and as the flames licked at
its red clothing, a siren was sound
ed.
At 9 :30, after the crowd had left,
boys could be found roasting pota¬
toes and marshmallows in the
coals.
Not least among the important
establishments of P. H. S. is the
cafeteria. For the first few weeks
of school something like 2300 stu¬
dents and 120 teachers ate there.
It is directed by students and out¬
side help. The cafeteria is owned
by the school and is not a profit¬
making concern. The slogan for
this eating place is “the best food
for the money,” and many students
can testify that the slogan is kept.
Any profits made are used to
buy new or to replace old equipment,
and anyone who has visited the
rooms where the food is prepared
knows that the equipment is most
modern and complete. Back in
those mysterious rooms called the
kitchen is a huge soup kettle,
a massive potato parer, machines
for whipping cream and mashing
potatoes, a large baking oven,
great stoves, a spacious refrigera¬
tor where all varities of food arc
kept fresh. Everything, including
pies and cakes, cookies, salads,
punch, and puddings and all man¬
ner of hot foods is made in the
cafeteria, with the exception of
bread.
The favorite food of all seasons
is mashed potatoes; sandwiches
run a close second. Punch is pop¬
ular in hot weather, soup in cold,
and pies and cakes are always in
demand.
Seniors and Sophs
Win Advisory Honors
First, second, and third place
honors went to senior and sopho¬
more advisory groups in the con¬
tests put on by Commissioner of
Finance, Charles Dickerman. for
100% student body membership
advisory classes.
As a result a three foot red pen¬
nant hangs in the second advisory
period room of Miss Dora A. At¬
kinson for having the first 100%
student body membership advisory
class. This pennant bears the in¬
scription, “P. H. S. Spirit 100%.”
Similar pennants hang in the sec¬
ond advisory period rooms of Miss
■ Edith Wolfe and Miss Elizabeth
: E. Keppie for having the second
and third 100% classes.
Commissioner Dickerman re¬
ports that through this contest a
number of advisories have ob¬
tained 100% student body member¬
ship.
Convention Program of High
School Press Association at
Anaheim is Made Public
TO AMEND CONSTITUTION
Special First Page Make-up
Contest for all Schools in
Sou. Calif. League Planned
The Student Body at Pasadena High School, in using the student
government system, entrusts its affairs to a group of seven commission¬
ers. The commissioners elected last semester to serve for this, carry¬
ing out their specific duties, are from left to right from top: Hugh
Smith, Athletics; Dwight Culver, Entertainment; Donald Hamblin,
Debating; Neil Campbell, Publications; Edward Collins, Boys’ Welfare;
Natalie Vincenti, Girls’ Welfare; Charles Dickerman, Finance.
MANY STUDENTS KNOW TO MAKE NEW GIRLS
NOTHING ABOUT CLUBS FEEL AT HOME, OBJECT
DISCOVERS NEW METHOD
OF CURING TARDINESS
In an effort to discourage unnec¬
essary tardiness in her first period
Spanish classes, Miss Gladys M.
Lee, member of the Language de¬
partment, has adopted a way which
bears fruit immediately upon ap¬
plication.
When a student 'enters the class
after coming to school late, he
must address the rest of the class
in Spanish in an apologetic ad¬
dress, in which he features his sor¬
row. He beseeches his teacher and
class-mates to give him another
chance to show that Tardiness has
not acquired another supporter.
It must be a queer coincidence
that after two victims had been
ostracized, no other cases of tar¬
diness have been reported.
That many students know noth¬
ing of the many clubs in P. H. S.
is evident by the questions asked
for information. This fact has
presented a problem of consider¬
able importance to the: administra¬
tion.
There were last semester ap¬
proximately fifty clubs in this
school. Still a surprising number
of the students know nothing
about them. It has always been
the aim of the student body to
have every student a member of
some club. Such a project this
year will be impossible unless
some method is devised by which
the students may become familiar
with all the clubs.
Any suggestion which will help
solve this problem will be welcome
to the advisory committee. The
Chronicle will gladly offer its col¬
umns as a means for conveying
such information as officers and
advisers may wish to publish. It
is suggested that each club author¬
ize some one correspondent as pub¬
licity agent and keep the readers
of the Chronicle boasted on its ac¬
tivities.
To make every girl feel at home
at Pasadena High School from the
very day she enters is the aim of
the Girls’ League. Accordingly
the hospitality division of the
Girls’ League, under the direction
of Lois Woodruff, treasurer, is
putting a new plan into effect this
year which will care for each girl
as soon as she registers.
Two girls will be .chosen from
each permanent rest class, while
one girl will be stationed in _ Miss
Clarke’s office each advisory. Miss
Nellie Greene Clarke, dean of girls,
who makes out the new girls’ pro¬
grams will then have some one
ready at any time during the day
to escort the new girls over the
grounds and buildings and to tel!
them about1 the numbering of the
rooms, the merit system, student
body cards, the attendence office
system of excuses, assembly days,
and all the other institutions of
P. H S. which' those already here
take as a matter of course.
5000 SPECTATORS VIEW
HUGE FIELD DAY MEET
Playing three games to a tie
was the peculiar outcome of the
annual Field Day held on Horrell
Field last Friday, Nov. 10. The
John Muir soccer team battled to
a 0-0 tie with their opponents, the
Wilson Opportunity School team,
and the P. H. S. varsity tied 6-6
with the Polytechnic varsity, of
Los Angeles Between the halves
of the varsity game the John Mar¬
shall and Washington soccer teams
tangled in a no-score game. Then
the Pasadena Bullpups defeated the
Hollywood 130-pounders by a score
of 20-0.
Nearly 5000 spectators witnessed
the games and from the admission
receipts a profit of nearly $370 was
made. This money goes toward
the Pasadena High School float to
be entered in the 1925 Tournament
of Roses parade. The three
new yell leaders, made
their first appearance before the
bleachers at the . meet, and they
surely did show ability to hold
down their jobs.
Throughout the afternoon re¬
freshments were served by the
senior boys. Such things as soda
pop and Eskimo pies were peddled
in the bleachers. All profit made
from the selling of refreshments
Will also go toward the 1925 New
Year’s parade float.
Be sure your camp fire is out be¬
fore leaving it.
Talk on South America Given
r Complying with the request of
her senior Spanish advisory, Mrs.
Sarah M. Hatfield, member of the
Language department, recently
"gave a talk on South America.
Mrs. Hatfield and her sister took
a trip there during the war and
had many adventures while travel¬
ing.
Last Monday Mrs. Hatfield’s ad¬
visory had current events. The
members of the group believe they
are cooperating with the advisory
bulletin by having such subjects
for discussion each Monday.
NEW MEMBERS ELECTED
TO BAUBLE AND BELLS
Those admitted to the Bauble
and Bells at the last tryout and
meeting are:
Seniors :
Charlotte Taylor
Ed. Collins
Bob Snyder
Murray Canova
Junior College:
Marjorie Adams
Lettie Hiebert
Margaret Morrow
Irene Doze
Alice Auburn
Dorothy Stansberry
John Stansbarger
Lawrence Syvertson
Jonathan Evans
BIOLOGY CLASSES GATHER
SPECIMENS ONJEXCURSION
In order to study animals and to
collect specimens for class study
200 students of the 10-2 Biology
classes, accompanied by H. H.
Haworth, Miss Lucy Youse, Miss
Evelyn Weeks, and G. E. Wilson,
all members of the Science depart¬
ment, made an excursion to Selig
Zoo in Los Angeles, and to Point
Firmin near San Pedro, Monday
October 13.
Traveling via Pacifiic Electric
they left Pasadena at eight o’clock
in the morning. On arriving at
the zoo they were given papers on
which was printed a list of ani¬
mals. As they passed through the
ground they checked off the ani¬
mals op seeing them.
About eldven o’clock they left the
zoo for Point Firmin and after
eating lunch in the park there,
they went down on the rocks to
collect sea animals, including sea
urchins, limpets, crabs, clams,
bai-nacles, sea snails, sand dollars,
and other specimens of sea life.
Some of the girls with Miss Weeks
and part of the boys went out on
the break water. Around 3:30,
each student, with his pail of spe¬
cimens and his clothes spattered
with salt water boarded the car
for Pasadena.
DEATH CALLS FORMER
MEMBER OF FACULTY
Word of the sad death on Oc¬
tober 11 of James Daley McDonald,
Professor in the State Teachers’
College at Fresno and former mem¬
ber of the: Pasadena High School
Science Department has been re¬
ceived by Miss Mabel Peirson, head
of the Biological Science Depart¬
ment. Professor McDonald leaves
a wife and three children. His
death came as a great surprise and
shock to a large number of his
friends among the students and
faculty members of Pasadena High
School. The Chronicle express¬
es the sympathy of many students
and teachers who had learned to
love and respect Mr. McDonald.
JUNIOR CLASS FINALS
HELD LAST MONDAY
To close the election for class
officers, the members of the Junior
class cast their ballots last Mon¬
day. The results were:
President :
Don Stoner 253
Don Davis . 217
Secretary :
Gladys Faber 182
June Schafer 262
Treasurer :
Ed Walker 178
Ted Hambrooke 271
Elizabeth Naquin was unani¬
mously elected for vice-president
being the only one running for the
office.
According to a letter recently
received by the Chronicle staff
from Irma Young, president of the
H. S. P. A. and Bert F. Steelhead,
instructor of Journalism at Ana¬
heim High, a big and better pro¬
gram than had been planned last
spring will be carried out at the
semi-annual Press Convention to
be held at Anaheim Nov. 21. Each
publication in the Southern Cali¬
fornia Press Association is asked to
send two representatives. The stu¬
dents sent as delegates will be re¬
quired to pay the annual member¬
ship fee of $1.50, and will then be
counted as voting members of the
association at the convention. As
many other journalism students as
may see fit to go are invited to
the convention as visitors.
The Press Association is sup¬
posed to have one convention each
semester, but the one proposed for
last spring was postponed on ac¬
count of the hoof and mouth dis¬
ease.
The only meeting last year was
the one held at Huntington Park.
One purpose of the coming con¬
vention is to better the H. S. P. A.
constitution. Besides this there
will be a special first-page make¬
up contest. Ordinarily the regular
contest is held in order to decide
which school in each of three
leagues represented at the conven¬
tion has the best all-around high
school paper. The special contest
this fall of first page make-ups
will be judged by delegates or ad¬
visers present. Following are
some of the proposed amendments
to the constitution of the associa¬
tion :
“All funds of this association
shall be turned over to the perma¬
nent secretary, Hollywood High
School for disbursement and that
the treasurer-high school, report
each year at the respective conven¬
tions of this association the con¬
dition of the treasury with a de¬
tailed account as to income and
disbursements.
“The next place of meeting of
this association shall be decided
regularly at the conventions of this .
association upon the vote of the
delegates after invitations have
been extended by accredited repre¬
sentatives.
"That the selection of the conven¬
tion city have no bearing upon the
residence of the student selected
as president, this provision not to
be interpreted as preventing the
school of the student selected as
president from winning the conven¬
tion upon the vote of delegates.”
ELECT COMMISSIONERS
AT JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
Did you know that John Muir
has a commission form of govern¬
ment? Having only six commis¬
sioners in place of seven is the
only difference from our system.
John Muir Junior High held an
assembly October 3 in which nom¬
inations were made for the dif¬
ferent offices. The vote of the
Muirolites was taken the same
day with the following results:
Girls’ Welfare . Grace Zediker
Boys’ Welfare...- . Joseph Stout
Publicity . ...Lilian Steinburg
Athletics . Irwin C. McCully
Finance . .-. . Robert Strong-
Band Plays at Convention
The R.
О.
T. C. Band played
Tuesday night, Oct. 7, at the Mary¬
land Hotel in honor of the mem¬
bers of the Real Estate Association
assembled in convention in Pasa¬
dena.
“This is only one of the ways in
which the Band and the R.
О.
T. C.
is trying to give service to the
High School and the City,” says
Colonel Warren S. Barlow.
Muir Responds to Field Day Appeal
Of the 500 field day tickets sent
to Muir all but 50 were sold,
showing mighty fine spirit in the
Junior High. Robert Strong and
Louis Hoyle, both recently elected
commissioners were first and sec¬
ond, respectively in selling the
largest number of tickets, the
former with 93 and the latter with
67.
Teachers Form New
Recreational Society
Beginning the activities of the
Recreation club, the women of the
faculty have taken up golf and
horseback riding. Eevery Wednes¬
day during 6th and 7th period the
! members of the club are given in¬
structions by Miss Hazel Cooper,
girls’ corrective gym teacher.
Twice a week a class in horseback
riding is held under the direction
of Captain Hester, of the Alta-
dena Riding Academy.
A tennis team has already been
! picked and other forms of recrea^
tion to be taken up are swimming,
skating, fencing, and basket ball.
The teachers are looking forward
to the class in rhythmics to be
conducted by Miss Cooper. This
class is also open to the junior
college girls.
к
I