South Pasadena Middle School - Tiger Cub Yearbook (South Pasadena, CA)

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June 13, 1935 LA TORRE Page 3 OUR FACULTY First Row: Miss Holway, Mrs. Sturtevant, Miss Sturgeon, Miss Jones, Mrs. Reynolds, Miss Fischer, i Miss Spellicy, Mrs. Lembka, M rs Summers, Miss Williams, Miss Cowgill, Mrs. Breitkreutz, Mrs. Rydall. Second Row: Mr. Lohmann, Mr. Vanderlip, Mr. J acobs, Mr. Earps, Mr. Ayers, Mr. Baker, Mr. Cooney, Mr. Davis, Mr. Hutchins, Mr. Douthirt, Mr. Mendenhall, Mr. Dail, and Mr. Shires. Graduates, We Salute You Our Principal ho... Our Vice Prinmpal For three years we members of the faculty here at Junior High have brought to you the richest gifts which we have had to offer. If you have ac- cepted these gifts and made them part of yourself you have incorporated a bit of us into your lives. We realize that it is a small bit but we hope that it is a significant and important frag- ment. Will you please cherish 'it as we shall cherish what you have brought to us and to the school. We are not poorer for what you have taken from the school for, 'in the realm of per- sonal realtionshjps, wealth is accum- ulated through giving. eG. Derwood Baker ----- 9 Youive had a fine year in the ninth grade, and have learned to be better persons than when you entered this grade. The happiest of times in your continued improvement in Senior high. G. Derwood Baker G'H' Ayers Gerald H. Ayers

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Page 2 LA TORRE Q A STUDENTBODY PUBLICATION PAID FOR BY STUDENTBODY DUES La Torre is issued semi-monthly during October, February, April anu May. and monthly in November, December, January and JuneaPrice 500 per yeah. Published by the pupils of South Pasadena Junior High School. EnLered as second class matter, December 18, 1929, at the Post Otiice at South Pasadena. under the act of March 3. LA TORRE EDITORIAL STAFF Editor-in-chief ............ Warren Beebe Assoeiate Editor ............ VViIlis Brown Literary Editor Nancy McFarland School News Ed. Henry Mansfield Sports Editor .................. Leland Risk Organization Editor Anne Roberts Feature Editor ................ Ray Kendall Make-up Editor ........ Harrison Daigh Copy Editor ........................ Bert Barry Editorial Adviser ................ Mr. Earps BUSINESS STAFF Business Manager VVai'ren Dctzieh 1879 Assistant Managers Roy Anderson. Nate Benedict, Dick Doig, John Morse, Bob Crouch, Fred Scrafield, Howard Drollinger, and Charles Dungan Mr. W.S. Business Adviser Shires PRINTING CREW Foreman ........................ Harold Conrad Assistant Foxmen .. Sloan BCI'JyulElH, Ted Young, Biuce McCall, Bob Finch, Edward Klein, Walter Wenzel, and Bill Love Printing Adviser .. Mr. V.V. Vanderl'ip Improvements e9 tContinued Ii'om page D didatcs, they ought to be considcxca cai'ei'ully by the coming student gow- crnment, especially since the 9A's made them. In a recent questionnaire given to the class of '35 there were matiy good. and sound suggestions for improve- ment offered. The chief suggeitions out of seventy-eight are placed at the t0p 0f the list. A swimming pool for Junior High. Abolish control day. Put grass on the gym field. Indirect lighting on tower: clocks. Water cooler for the cafeteria. Discontinue the 10 minute homeroom period and return to old system. New materials for gyms and shops. Lorne! periods and less homework. Fewer frescoes and more gym improvements. Fewer homeroom periods. No week end homework. Begin School at 8'33 AAM. More of Mrs. Wallace's talks. Surround gym field with trees. No detention and no homeroom. Redeem- ate cafeteria. Easy chairs and lounges in rooms. Entire student control or home. No mixture, Better assemblies. New curtains and mirrors in the girls' gym lockers. One hour periods. Con- tinue planning program for gym helds. Run school like college. Attend class if in the mood. Enlarge and furnish the art rooms. No homerooms. More time for sports. No homework. Start school at 9:00 AM. More power in the drinking fountains. Mirrors for rest rooms. Better food from cafeteria. No lawn mowers running during class. Cut out last period homeroom. Have school start later. Better equipment and working space in science depart- ments. Lights on clock, More time be- tween classes. Easier homework ase signmenfs. A larcre fountain in babk patio. More frescoes on the walls. Grandstands on gym fields to increase interest in sports. Bigger. better, and tContinued on page 4i W hat Other Schools Are Doing + In a recent Survey at the Central High School, of Fort Wayne, Indiana, it was discovered that out of 275 seniors about to graduate, 148 of them didnt know what they were going to do as a life's Work. An interesting experiment. The Mule, 0f McKinley High, of Pasadena sez that iiOne mistake avoided is better than two corrected.U The Herbert Hoover Jr. High of Oakland, California, has organized a traffic school, under the leadership of a traffic officer. It is to receive ten lessons on driving and traffic in pre- paration for its members getting 1i- censes. At John Burroughs Junior High in Los Angeles, recently, a dramatic or- ganization presented that delightful comedy, HElmer, which was recently played here on the night of one act plays. At the Richmond High School of Richmond, California, uthe most gi- gantic, capacious, colossal carnival and circus combined ever presented before pushing, screaming, wild eyed throngs is in the offering. W Bob Daigh Wins Mention In Silhouette Contest + Honorable mention has been given to Bob Daigh 7A-111 who handed in the first correct list of silhouette names. The silhouettes shown in the last issue were upper left, Mrs. Summers; upper right, Mr. Davis; lower left, Miss Jones; lower middle, Dick De- Golia; lower right, Nancy McGregor. June 13, 1935 EL TORREADOR h.- B.ll Symes: Did you know an apple a any KBUpS the doctor away? 021ch homer: Well, an onion a day keeps everybody away. Bob Crouch: This linament makes my arm smart. Evelyn Crump: Why dont you put some on your head. Wuliam Dresser: I've got a job with a thousand men under me. Virginia blacksmno: Mowing the lawn in a grave yard. Glyie Gibbs: Why are you using that steam-roller 011 your field? .Joun Noble: I'm raismg mashed po- tatoes. bhip wrecked sailor: Why does that cannibal keep looking at us? Second sa-Jor: Maybe he's the food inspector. Mr. Dollar tarriving at a party with 13.11111in Please announce Mr. anu Mrs. Dollar and daughter. New Butler tin a loud voicei : Three Bucks. Mother tfrom stail'casei: Toi'nmy, 10. g'oodnesss sake, turn oii that loud- speaker. That horrible womanis voice is giving me a. Splitting headache. Tommy: But mother, that isn't the radio; it's Mrs. Jones, Who came over to visit you. A1 Mead tsitting in a street cam: Madam, you are standing on my feet. Maiy Ann Gardner tstandingi: Well, if you were a gentleman you would be standing on your own feet. D 1110;; Jarret: I want to get 80:10 gcod soup like we had in the old days. Alien MeCutcheon: We have some good Oii-tail soup. Dlulfey Jarret: No, that's going too far back for soup. Teacher to small boy: What is the plural of man, Johnny? Johnny: Men. Teacher: Correct, and what is the plural of child? Johnny: Twins. Teacher: Virginia Jones, will you give me a sentence using 1, ? Virginia Jones: I is. . . . . Teacher: No, Virginia, I am. Virginia: I am the ninth letter in the alphabet. Bill Roberts tjust falling down in skating rinki: This is a very large skating rink you have here! Manager: Yes, it has a seating cats pacity of 10,000. Sign On a. farm gate in Ohio. i'Peddlers beware! We shoot every tenth peddler. The ninth one just left? Maybe if we streamline it, our hext depression will pass faster.

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Page 4 Class Hails From 34 States, 6 Lands no: It may interest you to know the places where various people in the graduating class were born. Califor- nia. seems to be the most popular place, with a hundred and twelve to its credit. The following list shows the var- ious states and countries and the number of 9A's that were born there: States: Ohio, 4; Missouri, 6; Illin- ois, 7; Kentucky; 1; Georgia, 1; TeXu as; 3; Utah, 6; Iowa, 3; Vermont, 1; Colorado, 8; Massachusets, 3; Mich- igan, 6; North Dakota, 1; Pennsylvan- nia, 3; Nebraska, 2; Connecticut. 1; Idaho, 2; New York, 6; Tennessee, 1; Oregon, 3; Arizona, 2; Minnesota, 1. Wisconsin, 1; New Jersey; 1; North Carolina, 1; Washington, 1; Mississ- ippi, 2; Louisiana, 1; Oklahoma, 1; Rhode Island, 1; Indiana, 1; Washing- ton, D.C., 2; Wyoming, 1; Nevada, 1. Foreign countries: Canada, 4; Ha- waii, 1; Scotland, 1; Panama, 1; Ger- many, 1; and China; 1. V .1..- Spanish C-ub 10.... The members of the Spanish Ciub were guests of the Senior High School Spanish Club at their annual picnic. Monday, May 27. The picnic was held at Indian Springs. Swimming and games were enjoyed in the alternoon with dancing after supper, :hHW Foil 8z Masque Club + The Foil and Mask Club has been very active since the one act plays. In club they have been giving panto- mime and exercises to develop quai- ity of voices. Six of the girl members are getting a. play ready for Las Amigas. The club went on a picnic and bicycle ride on May 27. Mrs. Mor- gan Padelford, playwright and ae- tress is to Speak to the club. .- w. . eua Chinese Exhibit Q.- Mr. Hutchins has placed an inter- esting Chinese case exhibit in the library. A Chinese picture on the east wall is also included. LA TORRE Mr. J acobsi Boys Build Furniture 11.1. Our ninth grade boys have been doing outstanding work in woodshop under the direction of Mr. Jacobs. The boys have been working on projects such as making diSplay brackets, volw leyball standards, stage furniture. hling cabinet, tables, drop-leaf shelves, courtesy bench; gavel, book- case and magazine rack, a court bench, nine pieces of furniture for the girls, club room and puppet stage. Also the list includes 102 separate items of which thirty-iive are entirely new pieces of furniture valued at about $90.00. In the construction class are Jack Bosher, Bob Stampley, Eugene John-- son, Joe Moore, Bill Mason. Weston Noble; Robson Eberle, Harry Cocks. Pete Guillen; Dewitt Murphy, and Dudley Jarrett, boys from the 9th grade class who are doing special work in the woodshOp because they are interested in the work and in the improvement of the school. Ted Abbott, Bev'is Clark, Jack CofEn man, Dave Kanebayashe, Carl Keele ing, Don Lee, Jack McGowan, Edwin Mivake, George Rogers. Bill Weleh. Bob Whitney, Jack Gordan, Seymour Hayes; Ralph Hoyle, Howard Rufer. Ted Kistner, Ed Muskovitch, Louis Schirm. Edward Overholt, Bob H W and Bill Roberts have elected wood- shop as one of the ninth grade sub- jects, and are doing two periods in the shops each day. + Library Clubs + The library clubs under the su- pervision of Miss Holway and Mrs. Kessler took a trip to the Pacific Book Bindery Company located in Los Angeles. There they were cour- teously received by Mr. Hertzog, who, acting as guide conducted the mem- bers on a tour of inspection around the buildings. The club members were shown the process of repairing old books that had been roughly treated and were in poor condition. The book covers are removed and the books are in- spected. The sides and threads from old binding are cut off and glue is added to the edge. The new and Spec- ially designed cover is used to re- place the former old one. Gold leaf and other different types of paint are used to print the name of the book and the author on the new cover. After this remarkable re juvenation the once old and dilapid- ated book becomes clean and shining. June 13, 1935 9A Class Here Only 472 Years; 11.1 When a pupil is graduated from junior high it is taken for granted and seems only natural to think that he he attended school here for 3 years. But on the contrary, only 116 of the grads have spent 3 years here and 48 have been here for 1 year. Twenty two people have studied at junior high for 2 years, 7 people have been here for 1Q year, 6 people have been here for 11p; years, 5 have been here 21,2; years and 2 have been here for 31.4; years. Yet When a school has a student. body made up of people who come f1 om all over the country and travel- ers who drop in to stay awhile, there is a feeling of friendship that can't be equalled anywhere else. ... hw.e..1.... Improvements tUontinued from page Zl 1.91. cleaner gym. Less art worle Quieter halls. Be able to get away from a teacher after a short time. Change science class 'in SA to specific study. School start earlier and end earlier. Have a senior ditch day. Tumbling apparatus. More study halls and less homework. More trees in back patio. Rings in gyms. Improve tennis courts. More tennis courts. Do not reheat same programs from year to year. Bigger choice of food in cafeteria. Competition with other schools in sports. Use every activity period for something. More equipment in wood shop. Cold and hot Water in boysi gym showers. Chimes in tower. More ac- tivity periods. More 11132311; 1335:: Band uniforms. Better and more school spirit. More room in pfi': ship. More student government without faculty arrangement. Have 11.1, ... when special assemblies are to be called, earlier. More dances. No home- work over weekends. Paint tower Clocks and nut neon in use on them. A tennis instructor. Refinishing of the mm floors. Have tree removed from front; lawn by the corridm lendinrr to 103 and replace with a. better choice. With a good mind and clear thinkn ing, anyone with the support of an executive committee who is not afraid to present a phn and push 'it, can Wake a good president. Good luck Mr. President, sapientia? 'tpeto