Pasadena Chronicle, September 16, 1921

VOL. XIII PASADENA, CALIFORNIA, SEPTEMBER 16, 1921 LARGER PAPER IS EX¬ PECTED BEFORE END OF SEMESTER [- ВАЖ TAKES CHARGE OF ALL SCHOOL AC¬ COUNTING One of the largest CHRONICLES ever to be published during the first week of school is this edition of that paper. It was first planned to have a seven-column edition, but the equip¬ ment in the print shop was not suffi¬ cient to do this. As soon as the print¬ ing room is ready to take care of a larger paper it will be published, al¬ though it will have to be run through the press twice. If a linotype machine could be se¬ cured for the printshop eventually a semi-weekly or daily paper might be published. It is ope of the fondest hopes of the CHRONICLE staff that this may be brought about. W. R. Morris, head of the printing department, says of the CHRONI¬ CLE: “We think that the CHRON¬ ICLE with its many improvements is to be one of the best in the history of its publication.” Ill HEW STUDENT OFFICES 18 8E FILLED By an election of additional Stu¬ dent Body pfficers to be held soon, two new offices are to be filled, one the Commissioner of Entertainment, the other President of the Boys’ League. Among the duties of the for- • mer will be that of stage manager. This means that before each assembly the correct number of persons to be on the platform will be ascertained and chairs arranged for them. Also all the floral and lighting arrange¬ ments made. In order that our as¬ semblies may be a credit to the school these things must be well managed. Heretofore Mrs. Peters, teacher of Public Speaking has been in charge, and many times she has had to leave her classes, but with the new office it will be entirely in charge of the stu¬ dents. The commissioner, of course, will have a committee to help. It is hoped that a girl will be chosen for this position, as it is essentially a place that a girl is suited for. The President of the Boys’ League will also be elected at this time. The petitions are now being signed and the election will be held within a very ehort time. FOOTBALL RALLY IS HELD AT JOHN MUIR WEDNESDAY The John Muir Huskies held a big rally Wednesday noon and a great deal of interest was shown, indicating a large turnout. The men all seem good and their coach, Mr. Lauren- son, who comes from Bisbee High School of Arizona, expects them to be fully as good as last year’s squad and even better if possible. The Fremont High School, Oak¬ land, Calif., has adopted a system of registration similar to the One used in Pasadena High and are now through . their school paper recom¬ mending the efficiency of the system to other schools. Did you ever notice that people with $15,000 incomes like to tell how to live on $15 a week? II Ш0 SHAPE The Girls' League has very indus¬ triously begun its Senior Sister Move¬ ment. It is a project very dear to the heart of the League., and, judging by the earnestness with which everyone is working, Senior Sisters will be re¬ sponsible for some big things tfcis year. It is sincerely hoped that each Freshman girl will do her part by go¬ ing to the Postoffice in 2 11 C in or¬ der to get in connection with any strayed sister. Here, the Freshman may leave or receive notes from her Senior, thus simplifying matters a great deal both for busy Seniors and timid Freshmen. Lucile Ladd, the post mistress, is in charge and will be glad to give any information. The Senior girls are endeavoring to make all new girls feel not as if they are in a strange place where everyone is ready to laugh at them, but as if they were in a strange place where girls are anxious to make the stranger seem less so — and to help in any way possible. Plans have already been made for .things along this line, the first of which is the Senior-Freshman picnic this week. Margaree Tefft is at the head of the Senior Sister Movement and is being vigorously supported by Miss Nellie Greene Clarke, the Girls’ League officers, and the girls them¬ selves, so success may be safely pre¬ dicted. HEW DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE CREAIEU Because of recent , demand for physical sciences it became necessary to make a 'Separate department called the Physical Science Department, un¬ der which physics, chemistry and physical science come. There has been such a demand for the two-year physics and chemistry course that some fifty students have been unable to take it. There are some 380 pupils enrolled in this department and be¬ cause of an inadequate number of lab¬ oratories a splendid new laboratory will soon be finished for the use of physical scientists. Among the new apparatus is a muf¬ fle furnace similar to the present one only that it is more complete, along „with a new pyrometer, by which heat is measured. This instrument is made up of two metal plates which by heat¬ ing will generate any amount of elec¬ tricity according to the amount of heat given the plates. Likewise by placing these plates so that they are heated by the electricity its heat may be measured. They are capable of withstanding a heat of 1000 degrees centrigrade under which any other thermometer would melt, gym classes have been installed and work on the football field is planned. The plnge will also be opened next Monday. sis.. H* ❖ * * * * * H« ❖ * * The Student Body room is a * * place of business only. * * Many valuable trophies are con- * * fined there, so it would be unsafe * * to allow the whole Student Body * * admission. If everyone who has * * no special business to transact * * would please keep out, it would * * be greatly appreciated. * * THE COMMISSIONERS. * That the new Pasadena High School bank which is located in the old bookstore on the second floor will be even busier than it was last year is the prediction of those in charge. The bank will not only train students interested in that line, but will take charge of all the school ac¬ counts' such as the cafeteria, scholar¬ ship, athletic and class funds. As instructor in the bank, Mr. John A. Anderson will act as cashier. Prin¬ cipal W. F. Ewing will be honorary president and Vice-Principal O’Mara is honorary vice-president. “The bank here serves the students in the same way as do the downtown banks in caring for the school funds,” says Mr. Anderson. “We keep the cafeteria account, the Manual Arts account and many others. We now do our bookkeeping by machine, al¬ though it is duplicated by students in longhand. The students in the sec¬ retarial course do some of the bank work, so when they leave school they have a knowledge of the different methods and machines used in the bank.” The annual Freshman-Senior girls’ picnic is to be held this noon under the pergola in the rear of the Horace j Mann building. Signs on which are printed the names of each grammar | school,' have been put up and under these signs the Freshman, girls will I congregate. They will be met there by their Senior “sisters” and eat lunch together. The Freshman girl will be given the opportunity to ask | all the questions concerning- the High School and will be shown around the plant. The members of the faculty are es¬ pecially invited to be present by the committee in charge, composed of Elizabeth Sherman and Ruth Hoover. The members of the faculty are es¬ pecially invited to be present by the committee, composed of Elizabeth Wheeler, chairman; Edith Louise Frazee, Helen Sherman and Ruth Hoover. POSTCARD VIEWS OF F** H* S. BUILDINGS OR SALE AGAIN Are you proud of your school? Then, wouldn’t you like others to see and appreciate our beautiful build¬ ings? Last year theer was placed on sale in the Student Body office a lim¬ ited supply of sepia finished postcard views of the school — Jane Addams, Horace Mann and Louis Agassiz buildings; views of the shops and the swimming pool and a close-up of Hor¬ ace Mann entrance. They sold at five cents each and this year the supply will fit the demand, thus giving every¬ one an opportunity to get a really good thing for a comparatively small cost. They may be had at the book store and Student Body office and Historians will note that X marks the spot where the treaty fell through. — Baltimore Sun. H SCHOOL At the beginning of the school year 1921-1922, the ( total enrollment of students at Pasadena High numbers 2109. This is the largest number of students ever recorded at this High School. 2088 boys and girls an¬ swered roll call the first day of school. Last year only 1807 were present the first day. There are 1066 boys and 1043 girls registered. Practically all of the freshman calss is made up of pupils from the Pasadena grammar schools, 225 graduates having enrolled at the High School.; 138 pupils entered the Sophomore class from John Muir. This was almost the entire graduat¬ ing class. Two hundred and ninety-nine girls and boys applied for admission to P. H. S. from schools outside of Pasa¬ dena. They come from all parts of the United States. COMMISSIONERS SAT¬ URDAY SPEAK IN FACULTY MEETING Before a meeting of the faculty which was held last Saturday for the purpose of introducing the new teach¬ ers, and making final preparations for the new term, the Commissioners gave an outline, of their work / and plans for the coming year. Helen Jackson, Commissioner of Debate, told of the championships which came to Pasadena High last year and declared that the outlook for a repetition of last year’s accomplish- i ment was bright. Max Colwell, Commissioner of Pub¬ lications, said, “We cannot win a championship in journalism, but per¬ haps we can win a linotype machine. We certainly need one.” Brewster Stevens, Commissioner of Athletics urged the teachers to turn out for the games because the fellows on the .teams like to see their instruc¬ tors in the bleachers. Margaret Sears, Commissioner of Public Welfare, told of the Girls’ League Work and their plans for this year. Donald „MacFarlane, Qommissioner of Finance, asked the teachers to use their influence in putting the Student Body Membership campaign “over the top.” Mr. O’Mara spoke on the boys’ en¬ rollment and Miss Skinne ron library work in Pasadena High School. Mr. F. F. Martin, business manager of the Pasadena Sdh'ools, gave an interesting- talk on his work in the school system. The head of each department intro¬ duced the new teachers in her depart¬ ment. PROSPECTIVE JOUR¬ NALISTS GET IN¬ SIGHT Through the courtesy of City Ed¬ itor C. F. Shoop, the advanced and beginning classes of journalism were granted the privilege of visiting the home of the Pasadena Star-News yesterday. The group with Mr. von Gruenin- gen in charge inspected everything from the stereotyping rooms on the top floor to the large Goss printing press in the basement. The class was able to follow a piece of copy until it became a por¬ tion of the printed paper. No. 1 A new set of Rules and Regulations for school organizations has( been drawn up by the Organizations Com- ! mittee, under the direction of Princi¬ pal Ewing, the object of the new reg¬ ulations being to create a better co¬ operation and to insure proper recog¬ nition and protection to the clubs. All clubs in order to be recognized officially as school organizations must ! file application with the Bureau of Registration before the completion of the first school month. At the end of the month an official list of all or¬ ganizations will be published and only such organizations as have filed the required information will be rec¬ ognized. The list will appear in the Chronicle . and also on the bulletin boards. The time and place for the registra¬ tion has not as yet been decided, but will be announced some time in th near future. Requirements The following are the uniform re¬ quirements for School Organizations. Uniform requi mfwy mfwy mfwym 1. Official registration through Bu¬ reau of Registration, a. Purpose. In order to be recognized officially, an organization shall be required to fil with the Bureau of Registration, be¬ fore the. third Friday of each semester. (J). Constitution — containing (a) Name, (b) Purpose, (c) Time and place of meeting, (d) Eligibility to membership. (2) List of officers, (3) List of members (alphabetical order), (4 Name of Faculty Advisor. 2. Co-operation with Faculty Ad¬ visors. p.. The Secretary 'shall notify the Faculty Advisor in writing, in ad¬ vance, concerning meetings, programs, excursions, and trips, b. The Secre¬ tary shall also furnish the Advisor with the copy of the minutes of each meeting and a monthly financial re¬ port. c. The Club shall arrange for speakers through the Faculty Advisor acting in collaboration with the Club’s proper committee or officer. 3. Excursions, a. Any trip or ex¬ cursion which is to occupy a regular school time must have the approval of the Faculty Advisor of that Club, also approval of the Council of Advis-i- ors, and the sanction of. the Vice- Principal. b. Excursions shall have direct bearing on the work already done or being planned by the Club and shall be of educational value. 4. Club Finances. a. All Club moneys shall be handled through the regular auditing system of the Student Body in order to obviate the possibil¬ ity of laxity and the misappropriation of funds. SCHOLARSHIP IN C U- IS OFFERED AS PRIZE That interest in colloge education may be stimulated among the. students being held by Columbia University. The contest will be for the duration of the academic year 1921-22, and is open to all schools who now have pu¬ pils registered in Columbia College, of high schools, an essay contest is The contest closes on December 31, 1921. The prizes are, respectively $100, $50 and $25. The winner of the first prize may have, instead of the cash prize of $100, a scholarship in Columbia College for his Freshman year. The subject chosen for the es¬ say is “The Place of Athletics in Edu¬ cation.” *