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Pasadena Chronicle, October 21, 1927
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VOL. XIX
PASADENA, CALIFORNIA, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1927
NO. 5
Scholarships, Cash Prizes
Offered for High School
Essays on “Les Miserables”
New Nationwide Contest Announced by Producers of Victor
Hugo Film; Rewards of Thousands Offered
to Youthful Essayists
MR. HARBESON ENDORSES WORTH-WHILE CONTEST
Big Chance for Students to Earn College Money; Learn
About Works of Popular Author of Fiction;
“Ideals of Life” to Be Main Theme
NEW NAME
GIVEN TO
HONOR SOC.
All Scholastic Groups of
State List as C. S. F.
Chapters
P.H.S. SCROLL ADOPTED
Novitiate, Name of Pin That
Will Be Accepted by
State Branches
A change of name and new pins
will he events marking the first
semester’s calendar of the Honor
Society, to be known from now on
as the California Scholarship Fed¬
eration, Chapter 1. At the fac¬
ulty advisers’ meeting of the C.
S. F. on Saturday, October 15, it
was decided that all high school
branches should be known by their
chapter number rather than by a
local name.
Instead of having a different
pin for each high school, a stand¬
ard design is to be adopted.
This pin which will take the place
of the Silver “P” at P.H.S. will be
called the novitiate, meaning
“new” a preliminary vote was
taken on the pin design at the
faculty meeting, but the final
choice will be made at the Stu¬
dent Conference to be held in San
Diego, on December 10.
Scroll Adopted
The scroll originated in Pasa¬
dena high school last year has
been adopted by the other schools
of the state. This is a parchment
sheet on which are engraved the
names of the students graduating
who are members of the C. S. F.
These people at graduation are
called seal-bearers, because on
their diplomas they have the or¬
ganization seal, which makes them
life members of the federation.
This scroll which is almost
completed to date, will hang in one
of the halls at P. H. S.
Faculty officers elected Satur¬
day are: MissGower, Santa Barbera
president; Mr. Woodruff, Redlands,
vice president; Mr. C. F. Seymour
Long Beach, reelected secretary;
Miss Me Gothling, Stickton, trea¬
surer.
At the Student Conference
held last year at Fresno, P. H. S.
was represented by Marion Schro-
eer and Jack Snyder.
The C. S. F. which is a state
organization has one hundred
seventy chapters.
Merit' P oints to be
Printed by Council
Very few people know 'the work
of the student council, yet it is
one of the most important organi¬
zations in school. The council has
charge of all serious cases of cut¬
ting and cheating.
In a meeting with Joe Stout,
commissioner of boys’ welfare, and
Mr. Harbeson, it was decided
that the merit point rules should
be printed and placed in a con¬
spicuous place, as well as being
placed in the Chronicle, so that
no one could plead ignorance of
rules or punishment. The subject
of persons leaving the school
grounds at noon to smoke was also
brought up. It was decided that
all those leaving the campus with¬
out permits would have their
names turned in, and unless they
had an excuse, they would be pun¬
ished. Another idea that was
brought up and adopted, was that
advisory periods were to be made
into strictly study periods unless
there was some special business to
be taken up.
A check-up of all those not at¬
tending advisories is now being
made, and all those who have not
been attending will lose a number
of merit points.
The complete list of student
council members now is : Helen
Hill, Wilbur Higgins, Lawrence
Collins, Eric Strutt, Merle Matter
and Eleanor Rowley, Clerk.
School ‘Press
Meets Nov. 18
Delegates of Southland High
Schools Hold Conference
at South Pasadena
The fall meeting of the High
School Press Association of South¬
ern California is to be held at
South Pasadena, November 18, at
which each high school of the
association will be represented by
five delegates. The object of the
convention is primarily for the
purpose of judging the different
high school publications in the
newspaper contest.
Each school is entitled to send
as representatives two voting stu¬
dent delegates to represent the
school newspaper, and two voting
student delegates to represent the
school annual. One faculty ad¬
viser is permitted to attend, mak¬
ing in all five possible represent¬
atives.
Journalists Will Speak
Mr. Marc Goodnow, head of the
department of journalism, whose
department judges the papers,
will speak on standards of high
school papers and objectives in
general.
Mr. Burton L. Smith, state edi¬
tor of the Los Angeles “Times,”
will include in his lecture various
methods which a high school paper
may use to obtain publicity in
metropolitan papers.
This newspaper contest will be
conducted on the same general
principles as the one last spring.
Those schools winning first place
will be awarded a bronze medal on
one or more of the following
points: (1) Front page make-up;
(2) best news story; (3) best edi¬
torial; (4) best feature story, and
(5> best joke column or section.
The judges of the contest consti¬
tute members of the journalism de¬
partment of the University of
Southern California.
“Join a Club’9 Drive
Presented to" P.-T. A.
Initiating a campaign to encour¬
age the joining of student school
clubs, Carl Cartwright, commis¬
sioner of publications, addressed
the P.-T. A. meeting held Mon¬
day afternoon at 3 o’clock in the
music hall. Carl told of the mean¬
ing of the club names, their pur¬
pose, and what they accomplish.
Miss Maude Oliver, chairman of
the inter-club council, and Barbara
Putnam, secretary of activities,
spoke on the junior college clubs.
Department Heads Speak
Peter Stoner, head of the mathe¬
matics department, and Miss Ma¬
bel Peirson, head of the biological
science department, spoke on the
work of their respective depart¬
ments and introduced the teachers
in their divisions to the rest of the
members.
The P.-T. A. meets at the high
school every month. The programs
of the meetings are in charge of
the various departments of in¬
struction of the school, one or two
departments having charge of a
meeting. All parents of students
in high school are eligible for
membership to this organization.
The contact of parents and teach¬
ers is beneficial to both as they can
discuss the different problems that
arise concerning the students and
their work. It also enables both
parties to understand what the
other is doing and to give aid and
co-operation in order that the boys
and girls may attain the best op¬
portunities offered. Only a small
fee and dues is necessary for mem¬
bership.
The many mothers who were
present had the opportunity of
meeting the teachers before, as
well as after the meeting. Tea
was served.
Prizes amounting to thousands
by Carl Laemille, president of the
by Carl Laemle, president of the
motion picture production com¬
pany which bears his name.
The prizes will be offered by the
company for a criticism and gen-
teral interpretation of the ideals of
“Les Miserables,” Victor Hugo’s
immortal story of Paris, which has
just been brought to the screen as
a part of the industry’s effort to
picturize the great classics which
have come down for hundreds of
years.
The contest, which is heartily
endorsed by Mr. Harbeson and the
English department of Pasadena
high school, is a nation-wide one
that embraces all of the well-
known prep schools in the United
States. The ideals of life, as ex¬
pressed by Victor Hugo in the
book, and as they have been trans¬
ferred to the screen, will be the
main feature upon which the
judges of the papers will decide.
The judges themselves are
drawn from the highest literary
circles, all of them being either a
Chronicle Editors Chosen
For First Semester
The “Chronicle” is now being
edited by a permanent staff, se¬
lected by Clarence Vetterli, editor-
in-chief, who was chosen last week
by the commision, and the staff
adviser. This staff was selected
from the advanced journalism class
after all had taken part in the ed¬
iting of the first four issues of the
“Chronicle,” and will fill the posi¬
tions until the end of the semester.
The following make up the pre¬
sent staff: Clarence Vetterli, editor
Rodert Wynters, managing editor;
Gilbert Gause, school editor; Glen
Webster, news editor; Dugald
Cameron, feature edior; Willies
Lang, editorial conductor; J.
Robert Burns, sports editor; Hugh
Addis, exchange editor; Patrick
Penny, personal editor; Paul
Johnston, Elliot Silver, Douglas
Farnsworth, circulation managers;
Gordon Palmer and Arnold Huss,
club editors.
They are here! What? The R. O.
T. C.’s new slacks. No longer will
the cadets of the local battalion
be bothered in the mornings with
the trouble of wrapping their leg¬
gings, because the new long pants
do not require spiral leggings. The
new pants arrived last Monday,
and as fast as the boys could be
fitted out they changed to the new
wearing apparel.
The slacks will be worn every
day in the week, except on Fri¬
days, when the R.
О.
T. C. holds
inspection, and on that day the
cadets will wear their old breeches
and the usual leggings.
Colonel White has ordered that
the slacks be worn at the Inspec¬
tion today to see how they look.
If they meet expectations the new
trousers may even be adopted for
wear at regular inspections.
Cadets See War Film
Through the courtesy of First
Lieutenant Charles F. McManus,
United States Army, who is man¬
ager of the Colorado theater, on
well known writer of fiction, an edi¬
tor, or connected with the scenario
department of the Laemle com¬
pany.
Five hundred words is the limit
placed upon the length of the es¬
say, which can be written after
reading “Les Miserables” or after
seeing the screen version, which
accurately follows both the theme
and detail of the written work.
Hugo is, according to Mr. Har¬
beson, anything but a “highbrow.”
He wrote for the masses in a style
which pleases the critics of today.
His was the greatest mass popu¬
larity of the continent, and his
numerous volumes are still read
and re-read by thousands in his
own country and around the entire
world.
All of the short story classes
will compete, and a.ny student
wishing to enter the contest should
see one of the teachers of these
groups, so that they might be
assisted in the final preparation of
their manuscripts, which can then
be mailed to the office of the Carl
Laemle Corporation, of New York.
New School Warehouse
Will Make Big Saving
That the erection of the new
school warehouse at Mentone ave¬
nue and Palisade street, on which
bids will be asked next week, will
indirectly result in large savings
in the purchase of school supplies,
is the viewpoint of Henry Lehr-
bach, Pasadena school business
manager.
Pasadena was criticized by the
Los Angeles grand jury several
months ago for purchasing sup¬
plies so far in advance that some
of the materials were said to have
deteriorated through improper
storage.
The new three-story building,
occupying a space of 60 by 140
feet, will be provided with dust-
proof rooms in which supplies may
be kept safely for years before re¬
quired for use, it is believed.
Wednesday the boys in the R. 0.
T. C. went to see the great war
film, “What Price Glory,” at the
local playhouse.
Rifle Team Challenged
The Culver Military academy, at
Culver, Ind., one' of the leading
military colleges m the East, has
issued a challenge to the Pasa¬
dena R.
О.
T. C. rifle team to take
part in a dual shooting contest.
The meet is to be held between
March 31st and June 21st. Colonel
White, commander of the local bat¬
talion, has accepted the challenge
and the local team is now shoot¬
ing practice targets for the con¬
test.
Honor Cadets
This week the following cadets
— one from each' battalion — re¬
ceived tickets to the Colorado the¬
ater as a reward for merit in in¬
spection and drill: N. Schwien,
private; R. Humphries, private,
first class; Corporal G. Hack and
Corporal G. Dodge.
Local R.O.T.C. Unit Adopts Long
Trousers For Everyday Wear
Annual Staff
ATow Complete
Positions Filled by Pupils
in Sixth Period
Annual Class
With the definite appointments
of chairmen for the Annual de¬
partments, work will go on more
rapidly.
Each student will work on sev¬
eral committees to become ac¬
quainted with the general make-up
of the book as well as to carry
through his particular section.
Annual staff, ’28:
Editor — Willies Lang.
Associate Editor — Glenn Reed.
Senior — Eunice Elton, chairman;
Betty Robertson, Ruth Pfeifer,
Neal Batterson.
Organizations — • Glenn Reed,
chairman; Arnold Huss, Eleanor
Revelle.
Art and Cartoon — Laura Brock,
chairman; Neal Batterson, Carl
Cartwright.
Boys’ Athletics — Robert Wyn¬
ters, chairman; Dugald Cameron.
Girls’ Athletics — Ruth Pfeifer,
chairman; Eunice Elton, Lucille
Fullmer.
School Life — Dugald Cameron,
chairman ; Howard Schulze, Ruth
Pfeifer, Donald Perry.
Literary — Betty Robertson,
chairman; Douglas White, Laura
Brock.
Music — Arnold Huss, chairman;
Carl Humphreys.
Drama — Eleanor Revelle, chair¬
man.
Forensics — Howard Schulze,
chairman.
Faculty — - Donald Perry, chair¬
man; Carl Humphreys.
Kodaks — Lucille Fullmer, chair¬
man; Douglas White.
Photographic — • Douglas White,
chairman.
Humor — Willies Lang, chair-
j man ; Dugald Cameron, Eunice
j Elton.
Enrollment — Carl Humphreys,
chairman.
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First Philharmonic
Concert on Nov.4
Beginning Friday, November 4,
a series of four orchestral concerts
will be given by the Los Angeles
Philharmonic orchestra, under the
direction of Mr. Georg Schnee-
voight, who has but recently ar¬
rived in the United States from
Germany.
Due to the condition of the Pas¬
adena high school auditorium,
which is now undergoing exten¬
sive repairs, the first two concerts
to be given by the Los Angeles
Philharmonic orchestra will be
held in the John Marshall junior
high school auditorium instead.
The last two concerts, however,
will be held in the Pasadena high
school auditorium, as in the past.
Famous Band to Play
In addition to the orchestra
concerts, there will be the appear¬
ance of Creatore’s band, one of the
most famous instrumental groups
in the world. Pasadena will be
proud and thankful for the priv¬
ilege of hearing this wonderful
band, which will give only three
concerts during its stay in South¬
ern California.
Season tickets may be obtained
next week at 1-D, the music de¬
partment office, or from Miss
Parmley, head of the music de¬
partment. Miss Childs, secretary
for Mr. Harbeson, will also have
a limited number of tickets for
sale.
Season Tickets on Sale
The price of season tickets to
the five concerts, four by the Los
Angeles Philharmonic orchestra,
and a fifth by Creatore’s band,
will be one dollar; twenty cents
for each concert.
Those students who desire to go
to the young people’s concerts
should buy their tickets early, as
great enthusiasm is being shown
in the glee club and instrumental
classes.
CAFETERIA
RAISE SAID
INEVITABLE
Increased Cost of Materials
and Labor Makes Higher
Prices Necessary
CHANGE NOT NEW PLAN
Decrease in Business Only
One Factor in Causing
Change in Schedule
The one cent raise in prices of
reguraly five cent items in the
cafeteria is due to increased cost of
material and labor and decrease
in customers, according to a report
made by Mrs. MacDonald, director
of the cafeteria. This rule, which
has been in effect during the last
week, has met a great deal of ob¬
jection from the students.
“This change is not a new plan,
but an inevitable increase which
has been postponed for some time.
We have waited until it is no long¬
er possible to continue operation
of the cafeteria with the former
prices.” Mr. MacDonald said.
The decrease in business, as
compared, with last year’s trade,
is said to be approximately fifty
dollars a day.
Decrease in Business
According to Mrs. McDonald,
although the change in eating
hours which went into affect this
year, are not entirely responsible
for the neccessity of raising prices,
it is one of the main factors. Un¬
der the present plan, no food is
sold except at noon and after
school.
Because the decrease in business
does not warrant a corresponding
decrease in cost of operation and
help, the cafeteria association offi¬
cials have found it necessary to
make the changes. Ice cream,
candy, milk and articles costing
more than five cents are not affect¬
ed by the increase in rates. Even
with the present additional cost,
eating is cheaper here by two or
three cents a dish, than in any Los
Angeles school.
Plans to let students do some of
the work now done by hired help
are being worked on, but, under
the prevailing conditions, the pres¬
ent system will have to be used. If
students could put their own dishes
and trays away, thus doing away
with the need of certain help,
lower prices could be made; but
congestion of the hall would make
it impossible for students to re¬
turn dishes without a great deal
of breakage.
Modern Languages
Convention Pheme
Modern language teachers, from
almost every school in Southern
California, will gather at the Pas¬
adena high school, tomorrow, Octo¬
ber 22, for the fall meeting of the
Modern Language Association of
Southern California. A full day’s
program, which is open to the pub¬
lic, has been arranged, with
prominent speakers to give ad¬
dresses. ■
In the morning session, starting
at 9:30 o’clock, the meetings will
be divided into various language
sections, Spanish, French and Ger¬
man, with addresses being made
in the respective languages. The
afternoon session, after a luncheon
at noon in the cafeteria, will be
comprised of a general gathering
with speeches in English.
The speakers who have been en¬
gaged for the meeting are all
noted linguists. Cesar Barjar will
speak to the Spanish groups. M.
Louis Briois, to the French; Val¬
entin Buchner, to the German sec¬
tion, and Dr. Paul Perigord will
speak in English to the entire
group.
All of the speakers are from the
University of California at Los
Angeles, except Mr. Buchner, who
is from the Manual Arts high
school, Los Angeles.