Pasadena Chronicle, September 30, 1927

VOL. XIX PASADENA, CALIFORNIA; FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 80, 1927 NO. 2 THRIFT DAYS WILL START NEXT WEEK Organization For Systematic Work For Thrift Well Under Way Introducing New Faculty Members HOPE FOR BIG* YEAR Committee Plans To Stage 100 Per Cent Day In Early Fall In order to start organizing the thrift system at once, all the ad¬ visory treasurers met Wednesday, September 28, during second ad¬ visory, in room 208-C. The thrift system was explained by Paul E. Billiter, chairman of the faculty thrift committee, and ways of raising enthusiasm in thrift de¬ positing among the advisories were discussed. It is hoped by the advisory treasurer and by the faculty thrift committee that this year may be even more successful thaji last year. Last year, our first year in thrift, the weekly depositors of the student body averaged 50% and the money savings averaged a total of $850 a week. Each stu¬ dent depositor deposited an ave¬ rage of 30c weekly. The highest weekly percent of depositors reached was 62%. This was con¬ sidered quite good for the first year. This year, however, it is hoped that the percents of deposit- tors and money savings will be much higher. The thrift committee plans to stage 100% day in the early fall. Depositing begins next Monday, October 3rd. Thrift lieutenants will be selected and the staff or¬ ganized completely by that time. Girls Enjoy Hilarious Party in Gym Friday “Aren’t you glad we’re in a se¬ nior high sehool now?” “Wasn’t it fun!” were a few of the com¬ ments heard at the new girls party held in the girls’ gym Fri¬ day, September 23. The guests were greeted at the door by Miss Nellie G. Clarke, dean of girls, and by Dorothy Se- crest, commissioner of girls’ welfare, who later welcomed the girls in a short talk. The pro¬ gram was in charge of Mary Jen¬ kins, vice-president of the girls’ league. The first part of the entertain¬ ment was a humorous skit put on by some of the girls. Gertrude Hengerer played the part of the hero, Dorothy Secrest, the villian, Constance Bennet, the heroine, Miss Clarke, the hei'oine’s mother, Geraldine Anderson, reader, and Virginia Phyllis, manager. Yells were given for Miss Clarke and the girls’ league offi¬ cers. The yell leaders were Ger¬ trude Hengerer and Dorothy Orr. Several “get acquainted” games were played and then refresh¬ ments were served, cake and fruit punch. DAVIS hall: Honor Students DEBATE FEST HELD SOON Tryouts To Be Staged Third .Of Nov. Contest Proper November 10 Hear Principal Principal Advocates Concen¬ tration Of Studies To Athletics GOLD MEDALS OFFERED Subject Deals With America’s Relation To World Problems Back row. Left to right. Mr. Turrell and Mr. Wedemeyer. Front row. Miss Corcoran, Miss Peri, Miss Donan, Miss Fretter, Miss Reinert, Miss Hayward, Miss Welsh, Miss Landes, and Miss Tetedoux. University Offers Courses in Pasadena U. S. C. Cooperates With Y. M. C. A. To Spread Education FIDELIA WILL ENTERTAIN Members of the Fidela, a club for the wives of Pasadena school teachers, will entertain their hus¬ bands- at a picnic at Brookside Park on Saturday, September first. Mr. C.E. Stickel, as master of ceremonies, will provide the enter¬ tainment, while the women will provide the eats. YELL LEADERS Because of their ability in the art of yelling, Bud Miller, Jack Layng and James O. Scott were selected by the commissioners for the position of yell leaders. Bud Miller was selected as chief yell leader. The selection comes as a climax to a class held by George White, last year’s yell leader. All of the candidates showed considerable knowledge of the P.H.S. yells and songs. In cooperation with the Pasa¬ dena Y. M. C. A., U. S. C. is able to offer various classes in the following subjects: Public speak¬ ing, salesmanship, and religious education. The first two classes, public speaking and salesmanship, begin Monday, September 19, and the other, in religious training starts Thursday September 22. The schedule of classes is as follows: Public speaking; Mondays, 7:15 to 8:45 p. m. Instructor — Professor Charles F. Linsley. Salesmanship; Monday, 7:15 to 8:45 p. m. Instructor — Mr. H. D. Campbell. Religious Education; Thursday, 7:00 to 9:20 p. m. This class is ably instructed by Dr. Bruce Baxter. The classes are open to anyone, men or women, desiring thorough information concerning these sub¬ jects. Short Story Writing The University of Southern Cal¬ ifornia announces instruction in short story writing which will be given in night school at P. H. S. There are two courses Tuesdays, and instructor David Malcomson has charge. Both classes are held in 106-c (Horace Mann building). They are as follows: Short story writing — 2 units. From 7:00 to 9:00 p. m. Advanced short story writing — 2 units. From 4:00 to 6:00 p. m. Both of these courses begin Tues¬ day, September 27, and are open to anyone interested. Information as to the price of these courses may be obtained at 112-c. New ^Teachers Nave High ffu a l fie a t io n s Many Colleges Represented By The Incoming Instructors Budgeting of Student , Body Money Completed The budgeting of over four thou¬ sand dollars of student body money was completed by John Cal¬ mer, commissioner of finance, early this week. About one-third of the money will be given to the annual, one- third given to boys’ athletics, and the rest will be divided among a diversified, group of activities, ranging from debating to girls’ league. Tennis had an additional one- half percent over the allotment of last year, as did girls’ athletics. The long delayed approval of the bill was made after a long session by the commissioners. With only $60 left over from last year and the student body sales much lower than a year ago, there is some doubt that the sum of money passing through the financial department will reach the same amount, forty-seven hun¬ dred dollars, as was received from student body sales in 1926-27. The new faculty members at P. H. S. this year come here from various places, with wide experi¬ ences, and high recommendations. It is the wish of the Pasadena High School students to extend a welcome to the following: Leland M. Pryor, instructor in the commercial department. Mr. Pryor is a graduate of the Uni¬ versity of Minnesota, where he re¬ ceived his A.B. and L.L.B degree, and also from Columbia Univer¬ sity with an M.A. degree. He was superintendent of the schools at Cannon Falls, Minnesota, before coming to California. Miss Eleanor Corcoran, for¬ mer teacher in the commercial de¬ partment, who has returned to P.H.S. after five years of absence. During that time she spent a year in Columbia University, studying English and music. This year she is again in the commercial depart¬ ment. O. Gayton Dressler, instructor of physics. He graduated from the Halstead High School, Halstead, Kansas, in 1910. He received his B.A. degree in 1914 from the Col¬ lege of Emporia, Kansas, and later taught chemistry in India. Return¬ ing to the United States, Mr. Dressier taught science in Reedly and Santa Paula, California, be¬ fore coming to P.H.S. Lieutenant-Colonel George H. White, new commander of the R.O.T.C. Colonel White has been in the United States Army for the past thirty years. He was trans¬ ferred from Oregon Agricultural College to Pasadena. Colonel White started service during the Spanish- American War in 1898 and saw service in the Philippines. During the World War he served in France with the First Division. Upon returning to the United States, Colonel White served at Camp Dix, N. J., until he went to Fort Banning, Kansas, to study advanced infan¬ try tactics. Miss E. Violanti Peri, member of the language department. Be¬ fore coming to P.H.S., Miss Peri taught in the junior high schools of Pasadena. She has traveled very extensively in Europe, South America and Mexico. Miss Jessie P. Landes, secre¬ tary to Miss Clark. Miss Landes is a graduate of Oberlin College, where she received her B.A. de¬ gree. She taught physical educa¬ tion in a private school in Con¬ necticut for a year, after which she was connected with a firm in Rio de Janeiro for four years. "’(To be continued next week) “America’s Relation to Some World Problems” is the subject chosen for the annual Davis-Hall Oratorical Contest, which is to be held November 10. Tryouts will be held November 3 to pick the six speakers who are to contend in the finals. Two gold medals will be given for first and second places, and the winner will rep¬ resent Pasadena High School in the Southern California Oratorical Contest. Choice of the subject was made with a view to giving a much wider range of topics than has been given in previous years. Im¬ migration, the World Court, pro¬ hibition, policies in the far east, and disarmament are a few dev¬ elopments of the main subject which Mrs. Helen M. Stone, chair¬ man of the forensics committee, has suggested. The eight minute talk may cover any phase of the general subject. Try For Championship In previous years, the subjects given for the contest have dealt with personalities, and, accordingly the possibilities of the speech have been limited. Loss of the South¬ ern California Championship in 1925 has been attributed to this fact, and so, no chances of devel¬ oping a championship speech this year are being overlooked. The subject for this year was chosen by Mrs. Irene Peters and last year’s contestants. Judges will be chosen later in the year by the forensics committee, which is made up of Mrs. Helen Stone, chairman, Mr. Earl Davis, Mrs. M. Printz, Miss. Jessie Paxton and Miss. Catherine Kester. The Davis-Hall Oratorical Con¬ test was begun seventeen years ago by M. W. Davis and J. Herbert Hall, well known Pasadena men, with the purpose of furthering forensics among young people. J. Howell Atwood, member of last year’s faculty, won the contest while a student in the school; and last year, Stanley Hahn was the winner. “I would rather see a student a member of the Honor Society than the possessor of all the ath¬ letic letters he could possibly earn, because scholarship comes before all other school activities.” These were some of the words spoken by Principal John W. Harbeson be¬ fore the Honor Society meeting last Wednesday. He added that it’s what one learns in school that counts in after life, not what one accomplishes in society or in ath¬ letics. He advised the students to prepare for college, explaining the standards of scholarship that many of the California colleges and universities insist upon for entrance. Kathleen D. Loly, former fac¬ ulty adviser of the society, and now affiliated with the faculty branch, welcomed all newcomers and reported that the society is now in more than half of all the accredited schools of California. Mary Jenkins, who presided, ex¬ plained the qualifications neces¬ sary for membership and ex¬ pressed the hope that no one would neglect to file application. Sara A. Talbott, the present fac¬ ulty adviser, welcomed the new students and asked for help in the counselor’s office. The meeting was concluded with the singing of California Scholar¬ ship Federation songs, led by Ray¬ mond Kendall. FUND LOWER AS TWENTY RECEIVE AID Need Greater This Year Than Ever Before As Balance Drops To §2,102 TOTAL HELPED 171 Students Repaid $2,300 Last Year; Expect $4,500 By Next Fall Rooting Section Formed The Girls Rooting Section has been organized again this year under the direction of Gertrude Hengerer, of the Girl’s League. Any girl who will attend school games and wear something which is white from the waist up, may become a member of the Rooting Section. Those girls who wear regulation middies will have the best seats reserved for them. A new style of pompom has been introduced that the Rooting Section may make itself the most noticeable one on the field. It wil appear first on October 8, the day of the first League game. With twenty more names added to the list of those who are com¬ pleting their education through the Scholarship Fund, the society reports that the need for loans is greater than it has ever been be¬ fore. Loans made in September amounted to $1875. The cash bal¬ ance at the beginning, of the year was $3977, and it is now $2102. Last year the repayments amount¬ ed to $2300, and if an amount as large as that is repaid this year, there will be approximately $4500 to help students through college. The Scholarship Fund is a cor¬ poration under the laws of the State of California and conse¬ quently must have a board of di¬ rectors. The student branch of directors is composed of Carl Cartwright, president; Barbara Putman, vice-president; Mary Jen¬ kins, secratary; and Howard Packard, treasurer. The addition of these names brings the total of students helped since the beginning of the Fund up to 171. NOTE Did you ever stop to think that there are only 160 school days until the next summer vacation? There is plenty of room for an optimist around here. Pasadena Teacher Views Exciting Sceties in Trip Through the Orient ; Completes World Tour The execution of two Chinese bandits was witnessed by R. M. Guthridge, member of the math¬ ematics department who has just returned from a round-the-world tour. While in Peking he instruct¬ ed a rickshaw cooley to take him to see a certain parade in process that day. However, through a misunder¬ standing, Mr. Guthridge was es¬ corted to the scene of execution and the bandits were shot soon after his arrival. While it was a most unusual and interesting ex¬ perience, he regrets the fact that he was unable to view the parade. f After having secured a year’s leave of absence from P. H. S. Mr. Guthridge and a party of friends left Pasadena on September 25, 1926 and motored to New York. After spending six weeks there, they sailed on December 2 for the Mediterranean, enjoying the sights of the Madeira Islands, Algiers, the famous Monte Carlo, and Naples. VISITS CHINA They sailed from Naples for the Holy Land, and were very fortunate in spending Christmas in Palastine. New Years found them bound for Bombay, through the Suez Canal and the Red Sea. After visiting Delhi and Cal¬ cutta, the party sailed for China and Japan by the way of the Dutch East Indies and the Phil¬ ippines. Due to the conditions in China the stay there was limited, but Mr. Guthridge feels that he likes Peking better than any other place visited on the trip. The homeward trip from Peking to San Francisco was made by the way of Honolula. They arrived in Pasadena April 1, 1927, feeling very glad to be home again after a delightful voyage. Other Teachers Abroad With two members of the facul¬ ty now on the way home, only one teacher, Mrs. Irene Sage Peters, intends to remain in Europe. Having visited England and France, Mrs. Peters is now going to Switzerland, Germany, Austria, and Holland. Miss Isabel Frazee of the Eng¬ lish department is expected to arrive next Wednesday, October 5, from Europe where she has been spending the summer. Miss Charlotte Jacobs has been filling the place of Miss Frazee. Miss Elizabeth Keppie, drama¬ tics instructor, will be back in Pas¬ adena within a month according to a message received. Miss Keppie is now on her way home from a Senior Class Officers Elected Last Friday At a meeting of the Senior class, Fri. Sept. 23, second advisory, candidates for the various posi¬ tions were announced. Carl Cart¬ wright acted as temporary chair¬ man. From the many candidates, the following are those elected by the majority of votes. The vot¬ ing took place in the advisories. Tom Mallory, elected president. Neal Batterson, elected vice pre¬ sident with 263 votes. The position of secretary has not as yet been decided. The cadi- dates were: Virginia Yerxa (145), Helen Olsen (136), and Jane Ryden (121). James Scott, elected treasure with 206 votes. Concluding the speeches of the cadidates, ‘Pinkey’ Griffith gave a short talk on the importance of understanding one’s credit. Don’t put off this fact. It is important to all Seniors that they know how they stand — a quarter credit lack¬ ing is sufficient to keep a Senior from graduating. The necessity of securing a Senior membership card is also of importance. Thus far, only 234 memberships have been obtain¬ ed. It is desired that every Senior show school spirit and cash out 50 cents for securing a member¬ ship. Student Committees Appointed For^Work Through the appointments made by the commissioners and the ad¬ visory presidents’ elections, the following committees have - been completed. These Committees con¬ duct certain phases of the student body government, working through the commissioners. Advisory committee : appointed, Richard Tavenner, chairman; Ora Joe Gregg, Jack Laying. Elected: Mary Lamb, Dick Hess. Student council: appointed, He¬ len Hill, Merle Matter, Wilbur Higgins. Elected: Eric Strutt, Lawrence Collins. Service point committee: ap¬ pointed, Murray McDougal, chair¬ man; Myron Thomas, Roney Wil- European tour. She will continue liamson, Thirza Markey, Lois work upon her arrival. Shackleford.