South Pasadena High School - Copa de Oro Yearbook (South Pasadena, CA)

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R O CLASS OF 1911

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O O vu A E, O R eo) CLASS OF “Os The class of 1908 was the largest class so far in the history of this High School. There were eleven members. These eleven came from eight different states in the Union, viz: Kansas, North Dakota, Michigan, Indiana, North Carolina, Colorado, California, Hlin- Canada. The the were as follows: Mary Gillies from ois and members of class Michigan; Anna Miller from North Dakota; Muriel ‘Trott from from Kansas; Mildred Chase Maude V. Canada; Lillian Hilliard from North Caro- lina; Pearl Crutchfield from Indiana; Bessie Indiana ; Thompson from Farrell from Illinois; Eunice Baldwin a native daughter, but residing in Florida be- fore coming to South Pasadena; Clarence Lewis from Colorado, and Leon Axtman from Illinois. At the close of the school year the grad- uating class gave successfully an extrava- ganza entitled, “The Expedition of the Eleven,’ which was written by Miss Wil- son, a member of the faculty. From the proceeds of the play the class presented to the High School a statue, ‘Winged Vic- tory.” At the close of their High School days, the class of ‘O8 were looking forward to the future with varied hopes and desires. A year has passed and looking over the class, we find the members as follows: Neidia Dedman (hunting around wildly) : I’ve lost my vocabulary. Douglas Richards: I understand this perfectly, Miss—, but I don’t just see this part. (Eng. His.): Mr. Wride, who invented the steam engine? Wride: Watts. Miss Wishard (to algebra class the day before Christmas vacation): I hope you will all have a pleasant vacation and please don't forget all you know. , Grace Judkins: Same to you. Mary home. She is a frequent and welcome visitor at the High School. Miller dental college but was compelled to disco n- Gillies, president, at Anna I. started to attend Occi- tinue her school work on account of trouble with her eyes. Muriel Trott is attending Occidental col- lege. Mildred S. S. Throop Polytechnic Institute of Pasadena. Chase is attending the She is taking a domestic science course, preparing to teach along that line. Maud V. ‘Thompson, Crutchfield attending the Los Angeles Normal. Hilliard, Farrell Lillian Pearl and Bessie are Chorus (quartet), Lillian, Maude, Bessie and Pearl: “We'll soon be ‘school marms; come to our school in 1911.” Eunice Baldwin is at present residing in Bishop, California, but she is constantly wishing that she were in South Pasadena. Clarence Lewis is attending Potts’ Busi- ness College in Pasadena. South stantly wishing that he were in Bishop. He is at present residing in Pasadena, but is con- Leon G. Axtman, who was formerly em- ploved by the Los Angeles Express, has dis- continued his work there and has accepted a position in the office of the South Pasadena Record. Miss Leach(speaking of Northern lights) : You have all heard of the Arroyo Borealis. Miss Leach (giving out Burns’ poems as special topics): Miss Castleman, “My love is in the Highlands.” Miss Ticknor: What is the highest form of animal life? Cupid: The Giraffe! What made Horton hold up both hands when Mr. Van Patten asked how many were However, he turned going to the Whittier debate? didn’t go, so he must have been down.

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The South Pasadena High School joined the County Debating League October, 1907. Alhambra, Inglewood, El Monte, San Fer- Whittier and South constituted the League. Our first debate was held at South Pas- adena, Dec. 6, 1907, with Alhambra High School. the Government of England expresses the nando, Pasadena then The question was, “Resolved, that will of the people as well as that of the United States.” Alhambra had the affirm- ative and Mr. Victor Collins and Mr. Carl Cooper defended the negative for our High School, defeating their opponents by a score of 177-167, Mr. Cooper receiving first place and Mr. All the debates of this league are judged by Judge Curtis D. Wilbur of the Los Angeles Superior Court. Our next debate was to have been held March 13th, 1908, at Inglewood. crowd went with the team and indulged The was eager for the debate, but after much waiting it was announced the debate would be postponed one week because of non- Collins second. A merry in many songs and yells. audience appearance of the judge. Bessie Farrell of ‘03 wrote the following parody commemorating the event: THE RHYME OF THE INGLEWOOD DEBATE (From the Rhyme of the Ancient Mariner) It is a school called Inglewood, And it standeth in a glade, “Come down! Debate us!” thus they quoth, “And we'll put you in the shade.” The school house doors are open wide, It is on a Friday night, South With debaters who know no fright. Pasadena’s there on time, The song and yells ring merrily, Each school sings in its turn, And back and forth with sounds of mirth, The walls with triumph burn. The songs are sung, the yells are done, 30th schools too tired to budge, They watch and wait in silence then For a sight of the tardy judge. But no judge came, to prove our fame, And then with sighs forlorn, We wandered home and wiser grown, We morn. rose the morrow