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VOL. XIV
PASADENA, CALIFORNIA, SEPT. 15, 1922
No. 2
ARE TO BE USED
Parents’ Signature Will
Be Required on
Blank
Not
PUPILS
THEIR HONOR
PRESENT UNIFORM BOARD
CHOSEN FOR FIRST
FEW WEEKS
Attendance Office Will Keep in
Touch With Pupils’
Homes
In order to give every girl in P. H.
S. an opportunity to share in the work
of the Girls’ League, there will be a
meeting Monday, September 18, at
which time the organization will be
divided into four departments, as fol¬
lows: Program, Grace Burns, chair¬
man; Social Service, Allene Strubel,
chairman; Civic, Elsabeth Lesh, chair¬
man; Hospitality, Edith Peterson,
j chairman.
Every girl is automatically a mem- j
I ber of the Girls’ League, so it will be
j necessary for each girl to sign up !
! under any one of the four departments ]
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* “I have Student Body Member
* ship Card No. 1!”
* This is the triumphant cry that
j * J. P. O’Mara is now raising. He
* is so proud of his possession that
* he had an isinglass case put
i * around it, and keeps it where his
* “dress-up'
PROGRAMS READY- MONDAY
MORNING FOR NEW
P.H.S. PUPILS
In having each pupil’s program
herchief ought to rest. * \ ready early Monday morning, the ad-
When asked by a daring “fresh- * ministration of Pasadena High School
jf” ho" mueh he would take for it * avoided the rush and confusion that is
he replied, “1 II take $500, cold * , . , , . J4
cash, for this card and turn the * | P^sent m most schools the first day.
NEW PINS TO TAKE
PEACE OF COED “P”
money over to the Student Body
budget.”
Come on you bidders!
* * * *
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The early arrivals were able to get j
their room slips at 7:30 A. M. and j To
classes began at 7:50 according to |
schedule.
On the main the programs were \
very satisfactory, only a few pupils ONLV
having applied to J. P. O’Mara, Vice- j
Symbolize Cal. Scholarship
Federation, All Schools in
State Have Same Pin
SENIORS ELIGIBLE
so that she may be identified with the
Applications for Memberships in
Local Society Should be in
September 22
Beginning this week every Pasadena
High School student will be on his oi¬
lier honor in the matter of writing
absence excuses. The signature of a
parent or guardian will no longer be
required.
Three classes of excuses have been
printed. The student who has been
absent will select one of the three ac¬
cording to his or her particular case.
A student will select the first form if
he has been absent on account of ill¬
ness with the consent of his parents
or guardian. The second foi-m will be
used if he has been absent on account
of bad weather, business matters, ab¬
sence from the city, or illness in the
home. The third and last form will
be used if a student’s absence was un¬
known by his perents or guardian, and
he will be given a chance to state on
his excuse the reason for his absence.
Miss Ida E. Hawes, head of the At¬
tendance Office, states that students
will be allowed the privilege of using
these excuses until they are found to
be abusing the privilege. Even though
the parents’ signature will not be re¬
quired on the excuses, Miss fHawes
says that this is no sign that the At¬
tendance Office will not keep in touch
with the pupils’ homes.
The change from the detention to
the Student Council system last year
was a decided step forward, but Miss
Hawes believes that the new way to
deal with absences will put the stu¬
dents entirely on their honor. The
clause “on my honor as a loyal P. H.
S. student” is to be placed on each of
the three forms.
! work of the league throughout the
j year. Miss Nellie Greene Clarke, the
! adviser of the Girls’ League says:
j “The officers are making unusually
j fine plans and everything looks
j towards the best year in the history
of the league.”
i Principal, for changes. Tables were
1 placed in. the cafeteria with a letter
on each one designating the names of
students who were to get their pro¬
gram at that particular table. As A g°l(l “P” will no longer be award-
there was a table for every letter of i by the Honor Society, but in its place
the alphabet, long lines were not in ! a S'ol<l Pin symbolizing the California
Newell Woodworth is Visitor
Here from Local Savings
and Security Bank
EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
IS NEWLY ORGANIZED
GIRLS MEET THEIR
OLDER SISTERS 0
FRIDAY. SEPT.
To help new girls become acquainted
with the school and its laws before the
regular school semester began, Senior
girls met their Freshmen sisters in
200 C on September S.
This movement is fostered by the
Girls’ League and comes under the
supervision of Allene Strubel, vice-
president. Miss Nellie Greene Clarke,
dean of girls, was general chairman,
and spoke to the girls in a very help¬
ful way.
Senior girls were chosen to act in
the capacity of older sisters to Fresh¬
men, because it is believed they are
more capable of helping the new girls
with their various problems. Besides,
a Senior is responsible for her Fresh¬
man sister during the latter’s first
year of school.
One big event of the year is the
annual Freshman-Senior party which
will be held about October 1st. This
is the largest social affair of the year
for the girls.
IS WELL WISHER OF P. H. S.
Urges Thrift Among
School Pupils
evidence. No one had to wait more
than two minutes.
There were bound to be some
changes, but when the causes of these
were sifted down it was found that the
student was usually responsible.
Mr. O’Mara states that in a few
days all the changes will be adjusted
satisfactorily.
Entire satisfaction with the P. H. S. !
Savings bank was expressed by Newell ;
Woodworth, special representative of I
the Security Trust and Savings Bank |
of Pasadena, when he went over the i
accounts this week.
Mr. Woodworth states that the
Security Trust and Savings Bank is
glad to continue the business relation¬
ship begun last year with the school
and wished that the bank may soon
enjoy a big boom in opening of sav¬
ings accounts.
FACULTY IS HEED IN
LIBRARY. SEPT. 9TH
The introducing of several new fac-
j ulty members by the heads of diffier-
He was surprised at the businesslike i en^ departments, and many important
| manner in which the bank was con- announcements and outlining of
ducted. ■ ! schedules and work for the coming
Scholarship Federation will be given
the student who is eligible.
These are the, requirements: A stu¬
dent must have Senior standing and
must have been eligible to membership
in the Honor Society at least two
thirds of his previous high school
course. That is— »a student who has
been in high school six semesters
must have been qualified at least four
semesters.
Miss Kathleen D. Loly, adviser of
the Honor Society, suggests that Sen¬
iors wishing this honor see her in 126
C as- soon as possible.
All other applications for member¬
ship in Honor Society can be obtained
from Miss Loly and returned by Sep¬
tember 22. It is not necessary to ob¬
tain teachers’ signatures as all grades
will be verified in the office.
Students who are not eligible for re-
election should return their pins to
Miss Sara Talbott in 108 C at once.
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NEW BUILDING FURNISHED
For a long time the American Bank- year, were successfully carried out at j FOR PART-TIME SCHOOLING
ing Association has been urging thrift | the fust faculty meeting of the year * _
in the schools. It being also the policy I held in the library, Saturday morning, j Because of the increased enrollment
I of the school administration to encour- Sept 9, at 10 o’clock. I of part_time students in Pasadena
S.V.lhAX.f ! , ™e ™e!t№g WaS.Ca led ,to ordfr by High School this semester, it has be-
lished m the school at the beginning , w. F. Ewing, principal, who spoke of | c necessary to move an extra bun-
W S~”"- "ew, improvements in school galow from Jefferson Grammar School
and the boys new gymnasium. The to the local grounds.
teachers were then introduced by the
ol last semester. Between the Secur¬
ity Trust and Savings Bank and the
High School’s Commercial department
; the present bank’s regulation were
, written out.
Roy C. Davis, who is cashier and
' also head of the savings department
| in the Security Trust and Savings
iBank, rendered many suggestions
1 which were followed as well as an ad-
heads of the various departments.
Martin Scott, student commissioner
of finance, spoke on the advantages of
a student body card to faculty mem¬
bers, as well as students.
Mr. Ewing then spoke on the Fel-
William F. Ewing, principal, stated
that the bungalow is to be equipped
the same as a regualr class room.
Large windows and plenty of fresh
air will make it a very pleasing study-
hall. It is to be used by part-time
students only. The orange grove, be-
Owing to increasing size, the De¬
partment of Educational Research for
the Pasadena City Schools has been
separated from the Public Welfare
Bureau with which it was formerly
associated, and is now being operated
under the direction of W. Hardin
Hughes.
This department aims to be a clear¬
ing house for practical research in¬
formation. To accomplish this end a
bi-weekly bulletin will be published
soon with Mr. Hughes as editor and
Principal Wm. F. Ewing as one of the
associate editors. This bulletin which
will be published in the P. H. S. print
shop, contains news of research activ¬
ities in Pasadena and elsewhere, and
also a brief review of articles in cur¬
rent research literature.
The department was organized to
make a continuous study of everything
going on in the schools. Professions
are studied outside of school and stu¬
dents are observed for tendency
toward certain vocations.
Different groups have been made up
to study the many phases of educa¬
tional research. Co-operation with
the teachers is being encouraged with
the object of getting the greatest pos¬
sible good from the school system for
the amount expended on it.
ASSEMBLIES TR BE
dress before the whole student body lowship fund for teachers and its ad- j hind the Agricultural building, pro-
| on encouraging thrift | vantages offered to teachers who wish , vides room for the new building.
“Savings accounts, J. A. Anderson, to borrow money. Miss Elma E. Hoi- 1 -
adviser of finance, explained today, | ]0way, head of the English depart-
As the present Advisory period plan
interferes with no lessons, it will be
possible for both the upper and lower
divisions of students to have one as¬
sembly a week. The assemblies will
be held during the Advisory period.
Because of the large number of stu¬
dents it is necessary to have two as-
assemblies, one for the Juniors and
Seniors, and the other for the Fresh¬
men and Sophomores.
Instead of having a one-hour as¬
sembly every other week, every one
will have a half-hour assembly every
week. One. probabyl will be held on
Tuesday and the other on Thursday,
although usually there will be nothing
to prevent holding them on other days.
This plan is better in several ways
as it does not shorten classes and ar¬
ranges for the students to get together
oftener as a unit. It is hoped that
this schedule will prove to be very'
successful.
i “can be opened by all students who
! deposit money in any sums not smaller
j than five cents. I am hoping that the
growth in deposits, though steady last
year, will increase much faster this
j season. I believe they will, because
| thrift is a subject which is attracting
j more and more attention among all
1 thinking people, so Pasadena High
1 School cannot fall behind in making
I her start.”
j The bank is open between 1 :20 P. M.
and 3:45 and during these hours is
always ready for business.
TEMPORARY OFFICES FOR
ADVISORY CLASSES CHOSEN
Temporary Advisory Period officers
were elected at the beginning of this
week so that Advisory business may
be carried on until the classes reach a
point where a steady attendance is
assured.
The administration decided that this
was the best way in which to handle
the Advisory business for the first
week or so, because many pupils will
be changing their programs, necessi¬
tating the changing of their Advisory-
class.
ment, is chairman of this committee
for the coming year.
Miss Gertrude MacDonald of the
cafeteria, spoke on the improvements
in the cafeteria.
J. P. O’Mara, Vice-Principal, and
Miss Nellie Greene Clarke, Dean of
Girls, spoke on the duties of their re¬
spective offices, Mr. O’Mara explaining
the lunch and Advisory period sched-
CAFETERIA FEEDS
Feeding two groups of high school
students, each group composed of at
least a thousand members, is no.small
ules, and Miss Clarke asking the j undertaking; but the Pasadena High
teachers to help in checking up on the
non-conformity to the uniform re¬
quirements until regular representa¬
tives can be appointed.
Other members of the faculty who
spoke on different problems concern¬
ing the school schedule, were Miss Ida
School cafeteria has proven itself to
be equal to the situation.
In order that the first group will not
have the advantage over the later
students, Miss Gertrude MacDonald,
manager of the cafeteria, has devised
a plan by which sufficient amount of
E. Hawes, who spoke on the work of J f00d will be on the serving counters
the Attendance department and the \ all the time.
new duties it will undertake. Colonel ; h deciding- the foods that are to be
Warren S. Barlow, of the R.
О.
T. -J., 1 served each day, Miss MacDonald has
spoke of the new merit system to be had to make a study of food values in
inaugurated in the R.
О.
T. C. this
year, and H. T. Clifton, Registrar, ex¬
order that a proper diet may be ob¬
tained. This is a very important
plained the system of keys and urged | matter as an unbalanced diet given to
helping students to get recommended I the students each day would result in
grades in their work to avoid later j sickness,
complications when counting on rec¬
ommended grades that are not forth-
Manv pupils from eastern cities
were surprised at having a cafeteria
coming, when appyling for entrance run for their special benefit in con-
to college. ; nection with the school.