Glendale High School - Stylus Yearbook (Glendale, CA)

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ORATORICAL Eager anticipation, delightful realization, and supreme contentment were ex- actly what the whole student body registered before, during, and after one of the greatest affairs of the year, the annual Oratorical Contest. Since right on the surface of the matter it was plain to all that it would be an utter impossibility to hold the event in the school auditorium because of the great demand for a large seating capacity, the managers of the event looked elsewhere for a suitable place. A kind offer came from lVlr. Howe, the lessee of the Glendale Theater, at an opportune time. He offered the Student Body the use of the theater building for three hours on the morning of April 20. The acceptance of this offer was readily dispatched, although it meant a decided change in custom. First, the time had to be changed from evening to morning, second, class booths had to be eliminated. ln consequence the classes concentrated upon their lines of march and its various features and showed a spirit superior, if anything, to that of other years. The Class of 723 as usual made a brilliant showing, for Fred Peck, the senior orator, carried off the honors of the day as well as the twenty-dollar gold piece. His oration, HPan-Americanism-lts Obstacle, not only convinced the judges that it was a prize-winning piece of work but it gripped a large audience of high school students and a few townspeople so that it was a subject for conversation in many school circles. The juniors were not to be left in the dark this year either. They won first place as a class by their excellent line of march and its various additional features. Since the idea of having floral booths had to be abandoned three of the classes pre- sented excellent tableaux on the stage while the body of the class were completing their line of march and seating themselves. The persons in the Junior line of march were garbed as immigrants, while the tableau was a vivid portrayal of Americais quota law barring many peoples of foreign lands from liberty as represented by America. lsabel Tousey spoke for the juniors. Her subject, ulVlaking the Promised Land a Land of Promisefg handled exceptionally well a newer phase of the immigration problem. ' From the sophomores rose a new and intensely interesting orator in the person of Elsie Whitney, who dealt in a fine oratorical style with the attitude the United States ought to assume towards other powers. uAmerica, the Lifelinef' was the subject of her talk. Then, surprising and certainly not unpleasing to all who attended the ora- torical was the brilliant work of George Karcher of the freshman class. The World's Greatest Need, was an oration of no little merit and Georgeas delivery of it proved to his hearers that sincerity backed every statement. Fred Peck received many honors for himself and added to the glory of Glendale High when he represented her later in the Southern California Oratorical Contest. Page Tfwezzfy-jiz'c

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EXPLOSION Students are unanimous in proclaiming that the Explosion this year far sur- passes that of any preceding year. Crowing with C. U. H. S., it has not been out- distanced by the other departments and has brought laurels to the school even as have our athletes and debaters. Since the publication of the hrst paper over six years ago by Kenneth Beldin the Explosion has gradually grown from a little three-column, four-page affair to a full-sized eight-column paper that elicits comment whenever seen by other schools. It is recognized as one of the finest high school papers in Southern California and Glendale High is justly proud of it. The paper as published by the first editor was a private business, but upon his graduation it was taken over by the Student Body and has been strictly a school publication from then on. Ever since the publication first came into existence in 1916 it has been dedicated to high school pep and this year, as in all others, its chief policy has been the promotion of school spirit. The first issue of the paper was presented to the students on Friday of the first Week of school and all were pleasantly surprised to see that the sheet had been increased- to six columns. During the first semester th staff under the guidance of Harry Bennett turned out a publication full of interesting and educational material as well as a good Smiles column and feature page. After the first few editions the staff remained unchanged until the end of the semester. For most of the issues it was as follows: Associate Editors, Evert Smits and Elizabeth Higginsg News Editor, Clara Clarkg Society, Jessie Conling Boys, Sport Editor, Gordon Bartowg Girlsl Sport Editor, Fredrica Marshallg Exchange Editor, Eugene Baron, ,loke Editor, Burt Aagesong Business Manager, Boyd Taylor, Circulation Manager, Glenn Roberts, Staff Artist, Ralph Van Hoorebekeg Special Writers, Stanley Johns, Livingston Thom and Reynolds Packard. On December 15 the special eight-page Christmas edition was printed. With Page Twezzty-scwiz