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

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Page 2 LA TORRE ITTTORRE La Torre is issued semi-monthly during October, February, April and May, and monthly in November, December, January and JuneiPrice 509 per year. Pub'ished by the pupils of South Pasadena Junior High School. Entered as second class matter, December 18, 1929, at the Post thce at South Pasadena, under the act of March 3. 5:79. EDITORIAL STAFF Editor ................................ David Heron Associate Editor .. Robert Schureman Make-up Editor ...... Marshall Bennett Exchange Editor .......... Willis Brown Humor 8: Feature Editor-Leland Risk Ray Kendall, Bob Patterson, Betty Knight, and Frances Clippinger Literary Editor Boothe Bohannon Nancy McFarland, Barbara Wood Sports Editor .................... Philip Tow Arlee Jean Reynolds, Rosemary Neis- wcnder, Mary Aekas, and Ty Kodani School Editor ............ Menry Mansfield Estehr Rudkin, Warren Beebe, Alva Adams, and Beatrice Pearson O.ga:-leations Editor Ann Roberts Mary Hiltner, David Kulhman Journalism Instructor ...... Mr. Earps 8A Girls Entertam Dads a9; 'lhe 8A dinner this fall was held in the newly-decorated homemaking room. . The tables were decorated autumn colors and the general Spirit of Thanksgiving prevailed. Those in charge of the decoration wele Marion Carpenter 8A 104, Taeko Nambo 8A 204, and Betty Gersten- korn 8A 106. A delicious dinner was planned, prepared, and served by the girls. Those in charge were Elizabeth mace Lennan 8A 106, Renee Posty 8A 204, and Betty Knight 8A 104. After the dinner a short program was given for the fathers entertain- ment. The program consisted of a skit written by the girls. The scene was laid in our own Junior High dur- ing; a school day, Betty night was the Math teacher, also in general icharge and Leona Skecls the gym teacher. Taeko Nam- bo gave a Japanese dance and Dor- othy McComb an Irish reading for the Social Studies period. The girls of 204 sang for the Music period. All the girls joined in the chorus of the last Pong which was a farewell to the fathers. Mr. George Bush gave a short speech about the girls home making course. He talked about the homemaking course and gave us the history of Mrs. Summers' room. Mr. Push and Mr. Baker were the honored guests. in h... Hunter: Had good luck today. Shot fourteen ducks. Friend: Were they wild? Hunter: No, but the man who own- ed them was. BUSINESS STAFF Business Manager Warren Detrick Assistant Manager ............ Bill Tyler Harry Spence, Nate Benedict, Ralph Welch, Bob Crouch, Dick Doig, Roy Anderson, and Ray Fetterman Business Instructor ........ W.S. Shires PRINTING CREW Foreman ...................... Wayland Small Assistant Foreman..Marsha11 Bennett Pressman .................. Sloan Berryman Heads ................... Billy Beggs .Make-up .............. Harold Conrad Stock ................................ Bobby Finch Proofman ...................... Lewis Darrah Cutter ................................ Tom White With aid of major printers Printing Instructor V.V. Vanderlip Library Clubs Honor Guests .--.gg November 13, the Library and the Library Assistants' Clubs, under the Sponsorship 01' Mrs. Farrell and Miss Holway, gave a tea for and in the hon- 01' ox' the persons in the Reading mub of the public library who received certineates tor reading ten books this summer. Among the honored guests were Miss Hockenberry and Miss Diehl of the South Pasadena Public Library. Other guests were the prize winners in the Book Week Contest, conducted in La Torre. The girls of 'the clubs gave a pregram followed by refresh- merits. During Book Week every girl in the club diSplayed her hobby. Among those were Hawaiian dolls and shells. Another display was an arrangement of books. The most outstanding of this display was a rosinlete set. o the. Newberrv Prize Books furnished by the 7B class. .IF-.9:,. Class Debates Socaal Problems Mr. Hutchins 4th period social stu- dies class held a congressional meet- ing a few weeks ago. Half the class represented the northern states an'l the other half represented the south- ern states. They debated on questions of representation in congress, tariff, trade, slaves, etc. Leland Risk pre- sided over the meetina and played the part of George Washington. Robert Schureman took the part of James Madison. He took notes on everythin'z in the meeting. November 28, 1934 While riding along in Lloyd Van Deventergs car, Hans Gasper spied a. speed 00p coming atter them. Quick, Lloyd, it. said Hans. Step 0n itmothing, replied Lloyd, Hhang out that Notie Dame banner. step on iH Have you heard of Ralph tWhimpy Schweitzerls Scotch vacation? He stayea at home and let his mind wan- der. . E Sign on a Scotch Golf Course: HMembers will please refrain from picking up balls until they have stOp- ped rolling. Aunt Agnes: When I was young I could have married any man I pleased. Little Willis Brown: Didn't you please anybody, Auntie? I have no use fhr Mrs. Smithers, said the talkative woman. I think she's an awful gossip. Every time I try to tell her anything, she's already heard it. Jack Stever: 0 9hen John Bunyan was in this prison it took him all his life to write one story? Bill Synes: ttThat's nothing, it will take me 15 years to finish one sen- tence. Dentist: Which will you have, gas or local? Trainmen: You can cut out the local, Doe; just run me through on a sleeper. Father: HFor goodness sakes! What's the matter? The house is full of smoke. Mother: 01 just heard Willie say he got Pittsburgh on the radio. hoh My dear young lady, said the clergyman, in grieving tones, as he listened to an extremely modern young woman tear off some jazz on the piano, have you ever heard of the Ten Commandments? ttWhistle a few bars and I think I can follow you, said the young lady. Mr. Cooney: Wayland, will you tell the class what wind is? Wayland Small: Wind motion. is air in

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Frrrlllmtr JIM LEUEHNIR Vol. 7 N0. 3 Committee N ames Contest Winners 1...,h Th: victors of the Book Week Con- test are to be congratulated on their splendid work. First honors and the ' prize book tlInvincible Louisa for the girls goes to Anne Roberts The boy s took Young Fu of the Upper Yang- zge 'goes to Malcolm Imbrie. The rompetition was close and the work of the following is worth men- tioning: Bert Barry, 201; Glenn Lath- rop, 217; Kathleen Garrett, 103; Mar- garet Pfeiffer, 109; Peggy Durrell, 104: Margaret Sloan, 202. Better luck to them the next time. The enswers to the contest Q1101 - tions whieh appeared in the 'tist 132110 of La Torre are as folluws: . Rip V3.11 Winkle . Uncle Tom Ben Hur . Maggie Tulliver Miles Standish Black Beauty . Carol Bird . Tiny Tim Scrooge . Heidi . Dog: of Slanders . Robinson Crusoe Jean Valjean . Uncas . Mowgli . Helen Keller . Pinocchio . Rebecca of Sunnybrcok Farm . King Arthur 20. Don Quixote 21. Philip Nolan 22. David Copperfield 23. Yankee in King Arthurls Court 24. Tom Canty 25. Ivanhoe tJl-l 009-493911er 1.1 0 IAHHHHHHI-t QDCQ-QGUIHACJNH H , 7e-eo t'Slrcpiurv Beautylt In December thh. The combined glee clubs and art majors are working industriously on the Operetta Sleeping Beauty a gala production to be presented the second week of December. W e Give Thanks 2...E Well, now that Thanksgiving is nearing, most of us have laid our 191101911le Aep 313018 Sun 10; suetd you are going, to the football game to the country or staying home, you ought to have something in your minds concerning the origin and meaning of Thanksgiving. So for a While, let the fond visions of turkey, potatoes and cranberry sauce float away and in its place try to visualize an entirely different picture, The waveatossed little Mayflower, leaking, creaking, but still fighting its way mile by mile across the stormy water that separated it from the New World. There Were many things to discourage the little band of hopeful Pilgrims. But would they turn back? No, they were looking forward to a new land where they could worship and live as they pleased. And then, when they landed and established, after many hardships, the little colony of Ply- mouth, when they were all comfort- ably settled, they set aside a date on which they would feast and give Thanks to the Great Almighty, with whose help they had endured the long hard winter of hardship and starva- tion. And when Thanksgiving comes again we hope there will be a little place in your mind for this brave little band of pilgrims Young Concert Course Begins e.;a Through the efforts of the Concert Committee the students of the South Pasadena Schools will again be able to enjoy an outstanding series of four 1 educational entertainments. The Con- certs will be give in the Senior High School auditorium the most cential point for the pupils to congregate. The hrst concert was given Thurs- day, November 15, It was called Las Tapatias. The Quevedo sisters, three Spanish girls whose forebears lived 1:1 Mexico since the Spanish Conquest gave 2 biilliant program in costume, of Mexicans songs and dances. The second concert on Friday, Jan- cry 11 is to be an interesting talk by Zeno K1inke1,entitled Aerial Pro- gress. His talk Will be illustrated with motion pictures. It tells the story of man s conquest of the air. On February 14, the third concert will be given. Guy Maier, world fa- mous pianist, Will play a program of music entitled With Grieg in Norwav He will show slides made by himself on recent trips to Europe. It is the most outstanding of the concerts. The fourth concert will be presented by the Pasadena Junior College Sym- phony Orchestra, conducted by Milton 0. Mohs. This is an exceptionally fme orchestra, and a very fine program has been arranged. Remarkably low prices have been arranged. Student Season Tickets are $.25. Student tickets for single pro- grams are $.10 for 1, 2, and 41 For number 3 the admission will be $201 Adult season tickets are $.75. singles tickets for 1, 2, and 4 are $125. For number 3 the admission will be $.50 for adults. Tickets are on sale in every school in South Pasadena. T;Qhw Puzzles pW'zle Puzzle Club wow.n.. We hear that the Puzzle Club held in room 205, is speedily prOgressing. Those who enjoy wrinkling their brows and working their brains in the struct- gle to solve puzzle: are havinq me grand time. The club is under the guidance of Charles B011 Eske.

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November 28, 1934 LA TOR E Page 9, UNCLE NED i, Wanted AUNT SUSIE Ion Girls Only h.nh Uncle Ned, How is one supposed to wrestle with a drumstiek on Thanksgiving when he has guests? uVereeundity Dear uVerecundityii, Brace both feet against the table, take a firm hold on the morsel, ask the company's forgiveness and do yourself proud. hH Uncle Ned, What is a limberneck? Ling P0 Dear tiLing P0 , In the rural sections it is a strange ditease of fowls, chickens to you. In e 'ifv it's a disease of humans caused by watching too many fouls, and chickens. a.ha Uncle Ned, I am in love with a homely girl who works for us, but she doesnt seem to care for me. A pretty girl with lots of money wants to marry me, but I don't care for her. What shall I do? ttStupid Dear Stupid , Marry the one you love and send me the address of the other. ROM Uncle Ned, On Hallowe'en night I was hit on the head with an overripe tomato. What do you think the motive was? iiNumbskull Deer Numbskullii, Birds of a feather hock together. kg; Uncle Ned, I plan on doing my bread-basket justice on Thanksgiving, but every preceding year after I have finished my obligation to my pouch, it swells up like a balloon. How can I remedy this? Sardanapalus Dear Sardanapalus , You should worry. ThankSgiving comes but once a year. + Uncle Ned, Can you tell me what that terrific wailing, coming from the vicinity of Mr. Baker's house can be? itWinchell t2ndl Dear ttWinchell t2ndl , Do you know what a bairn is? .I- Ahn. Inquisitive: Why do they say ttAmen in Church instead of Awo- man? Smart: Because they sing hymns and not hers. ttIs there a veterinarian in the house , screamed a wild-eyed ring- master. iiTarzan has just broken his leg. Several girls to correspond with Japanese girls in Japan. There is one waiting to write to you if you are interested and want fun. It is a new experience and worth while. See Emilie Perkins 205. K Have You Lost Anything? Ion The Lost and Found Staff Wishes to ask the students to be more careful with their personal belongings and school books. There are a number of very good pens and pencils which have been turned in. Today there is a total of 125 articles ranging from suede jackets to a collection of keys. If you have lost anything inquire at once to the Lost and Found omce. The staff is there to return lost arti- cles to their rightful owners. Help us by turning in or claiming lost be- longings promptly. 9e School Abolishes Homework + The Ballston Spa N.Y. Junior High School has adopted a new system re- ferring to homework. The idea is that the usual forty- five minutes periods are lenghtened to one hour which gives more time for classworki thus shortening 0r elimin- ating entirely the homework assigne merits. This reduces the number of periods each day from eight to six. The main difficulty however, as it has been proved in other schools, is in getting the teachers to cooperate with the pupils in such a plan. woia Oneonta Cyclery Bicycles Repaired Lawn Mowers Ground Electrical Repairing Vacuum Cleaners Fixed Knives Sharpened Guns Repaired Leather Goods Mended 1905 Fremont Ave. South Pasadena Dear Aunt Susie: Why dont we sing pOpular songs in assembly? AA. Dear A.A.: I really don't know the answer to your question. Miss Fischer, who has Charge of assemblies, could answer you and would be glad to do so I am sure. Aunt Susie. ....I-.,-s Dear Aunt Susie: How can I change my club If I don't like the One Iim in now? D.K. My dear D.K.: I will have to ask you to come L3 my othee for an answer to your ques- tion. It depends on which club you want to get into and why you want to leave the one you are in. Aunt Susie. Dear Aunt Susie: If given too long homework assign- ments what should a pupil do about it? X.Y.Z. Dear X.Y.Z.: I am not quite sure what you mean by titoo-long homework assignments. You may mean one that just seems too long to you because you aren't interested and would rather be doing something else. Or you may mean one that is really too long no matter how hard you work-one that takes more than forty-five' minutes to do. I am going to assume that you mean one that is really too long and tell you to stop working on it after you have worked an honest forty-five minutes. But I mean an honest forty- iive minutesenot one in which you spend five minutes getting a pencil; three adjusting the lamp; six arrang- ing your books and your papers in just the right positions; two sighing; five growling to the assembled fam- ily; ten working; and so on. I mean an honest forty-five minutes-enot one during which you stop and call Sis to find out what answer she got. It doesn't have to be forty-iive min- utes in a stretch. It could be three honest fifteen minute periods with rest in between. That would be better than sixty messy, inattentive minutes full of good intentions and poor per- formance. Begin with a snap. work steadily and thoughtfully, and then ouit when Vou have worked an honest forty-five minutes. Aunt Susie.