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

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Page 4 LA TORRE November 28, 1934 Pupils Enthused About Hobbies M0; Miniature Animals MMQM My hobby is collecting miniature cats and dogs. I try to make my col- lection different by putting in unus- ual things that nobody else seems to have. In my cat collection I have a trio. In the trio there is a saxophone play- er, a banjo player, and a drummer. I have two other cats that are singing while one of them is playing a flute. I have glass and glass-blown cats. Some of my animals are of wood and some of china. I got most of my glass cats from Chinatown in San Francis- co. i In my dog collection there is a six piece band, a leader, a banjoist, an obist, an accordion player, a saxa- phoneI player, and a clarinetist. In my collection I have both modernistic and realistic dOgs. I have many different kinds of dog families. One is a big collie and all her little puppies playingr around her; another is a Scottie fam- ily. I want to keep on with my hobby because it fascinates me, g-Kathl'yn Jenkins 713.103 , dwagogg. Match Baxes I? .QM- A My hobby is collecting mulch boxer: Z staited about two years ago I have tome 500 match boxes now. My fath- ers friends bring them to me from all over the United States, When I get them, I string them all around my room. Some of them have VBIy clever pictures on them. One is covered With . 11 different good luck signs, horse rzhoes and Indian swastilms. I finzl hat collecting match boxes is a very rnjoyable hobby. ?Dorothy Kerr 713-10? emoltg Chemistry M.o:.. My hobby is chemistry. About four years ago my brother had a small chemistry set which he gave to me. I tried quite a few experiments with it. He saw how I liked it and the next Christmas he bought me a larger set; By then I had plenty of chemicals but not enough testetubes. About two years later I traded a moving picture machine for a larger chemical set and sixty cents. With the chemicals I made inks and gases. One time I made some blue ink 90 ' -k that the next time I Opened the. set it was hard. e-Gordon Smith 7B-111 Teachers N ote Improvements -0; W'ondering What the administrators and teachers think about the greatest improvement in the school this year, your repoxter decided the best way to find out was to ask them. Some had no trouble while others found it quite difhcult to find any improvements whateveix Here are the opinions re- ceived from some: Mr. Douthirt: Improvement of the athletic field. Miss Robinson: No 7B homework. Mr. Baker: Assembly conduct is improving. Miss Keefe: Much improved 01120 force. Mrs. Breitkreutz: Beautification of he; homeroom. Mrs. Bruce: Less noise and confu- sion in halts and cafeteria. Mr. Cooney: New furniutre in his room. Miss Cowgill: Slight improvement in halls. Mr. Dail: Pioneer frescoes outside his room. Mr. Davis: Classses have Shown im- proved attitude. . Miss Dix: Reconditioning of ath- letic field. Miss Holway: Improvement in halls and grounds. Mr. Hutchins: Grounds much clean- er. Mr. Shires: Improvement of pupils attitude toward work. Miss Spellicy: The good Spirit of the toys and girls who come into 203. Miss That wonderful sink. Sturgeon: Miss Williams: Landscaping of the fountain patio. Select your own bicycle 1 For Xmas now at John,s Bicycle Shop 42 Ni Fair Oaks Ave. Racing bikes :1 specialty $30 to $75 Open evenings during December ttCrooked Spookst In Assembly MOM The assembly Wednesday, October 31, was greatly enjoyed by both the student body and members 01' the faculty. A band selection opened the program. Then a group of dances from Sally Echer's School did some Spanish dances. The dancers were dressed in gayly colored costumes. During the intermission, Betty An- drew presented a box of candy to HR. 107 for having the greatest numl ber of perfect meal tickets from the cafeteria. Alva Adams, having gone back to childhood days, informed ur- that we were HNothinl, Nothin, Put A Nothin' . Having got this off of her mind she surrendered the stage to a group of students who. under thn supervision of Miss Fischer, premium 3 one act Hallowe'en play written l7; the pupils. The name of the plav WSI; HCrooked Spooks and the cmt was: Mark, ta crooki ........ Bfll Terw Lefty, tanother crookl Eugene White Bill ................................ Bert Barry Kit ..................... Betty MeGrath Helms, lthe butleri Bill Peterson Sheriff ...................... Ralph Deems M 7777 4.M. th Orientation Club ,Ifok... The o;ie:1tation club, under M ; Davis, is studying the organizations in our Student Body. They mid it very interesting. Mr. Davis has the pupils keep orientation notes. On Oc- tober 31 Miss Robinson gave them a talk on the organization and work of the Student Councill The 6th of Nov- ember, Mrs. Farrel gave them a talk about the library. r TENNIS BADMINTONW GOLF Girlsl Gym Suits Complete Gym Supplies All the latest model Tennis Rackets Expert Restringihg and Repairing QUALITY AT A FAIR PRICE SOUTH PASADENA TENNIS SHOP 1110 Fair Oaks Ave. L South Pasadena,

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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.

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November 28, 1934 LA TORRE Page 5 LOBO Stn Uf Battle,9 n.A- tContinued From Last Issuel Of course if you are a friend, I Will direct you! said Dempsey, You go one mile down this path, and turn to your left. At the forks, about so far down, youlll find the house. ttAh! Thank you, smiled Pierre and the two strangers walked away. Back at the kennels Lobo heard a sound that he could not place. The scurff on the back of his neck was standing straight up like bristles. Lo- bo bared his teeth, and stood waiting. He could hear two men talking about him, and he emitted a deep warning growl. He grew rigid and tense with waiting. The gate of the kennel yards was being pried open. With a mighty rush all of Lobols tense muscles loosened, and he sprang onto 'the men. One of the men screamed in mortal terror, and as he did so the other man picked up a club and came to his aid. Slowly Lobo was getting beaten back and down, but he had the taste of hot blood in his mouth and battled wildly. Commotion broke out in the house. Sitting up in bed, Johnny yelled to his father in the next room. iiDad! Did you hear that ? i Getting no response he jumped out of bed and to the window. There he saw his father racing towards the kennels. Johnny, following, heard a shot and saw a figure slump forward ahead of him. At the same instant, Johnny caught sight of two iigures slinking into the shadowsecarry a heavy burden between them. Johnny on perceiving this, ran wild- ly to the kennels. Then he stumbled over something. He stooped to see what it was. His face went ghastly white, his hands trembling, he whis- pered, Dad! Speak to me! All was quiet. Then he yelled madly, Dad! But only silence answered him. Slowly he moved away from the hgure of his father. Sobbing, he called to Lobo. As his voice broke the still- nesg, a mocking echo came back to him. He whispered slowly, iiBy ---- Illl get those ---- fiends W110 killed my father, and when I do! He clenched his fists until his knuckles shone white. Then he walked slowly toward the house. The next morning all Platte county was aroused bv the brutal murder of Mr. Lamont and the disappearance of the pup, Lobo. The Northwest Mount- ed Police were called. The Royal Northwest Mounted Commissioner slowlv paced the floor: then suedenlv he burst out with--- itBut have vo'i no description of these men, M1 - Dempsey? Surely if they stOpped and talked to you, you should be able to tell more .of them. HI have told you all I know? smiui the kennel keeper. One of the men was tall and thin with a black must ache, and wore a low hat over his headkshading the greater part of his face. The other one kept in the shad- ows of the porch. HAnd the dog? asked the Commis- sioner. What about him? tiAh! That dog? exclaimed Demp- sey softly. You will know him any-- where, There is a white slash across hi: Chest. The rest of him is silvcrfl HI doubt if welll ever see the dog egain. mused the omcer. tTve looked up his record. He's part wolf, 'you know. itI didn't know that, said the old kennel keeper, Hbut I know one thing. There's one boy here who can get ch0 back. I know dogs, and I know a one man dog when I see him. Lobols that kind of dog, and Johnny can get him bark, even if he is wild! iiAnd I'm going, too! said Johnny. iiNo, Johnny, I'm afraid you can't come along. said 'the oHicer. itYou are too young. Stay here and take care of the kennels, Johnny boy. UWith Lobo gone? asked Johnny sadly. iiI undersand your feelings, Johns ny, said the commissioner. NSome- day perhapsiP HI shall start training now, said .Tolmnv solemnly. tito he a Royal Northwest Mounted Policeman An'i someday--Iim going to fulfill my vow!n II THE DOGii LOBO Six months had passed since that eventful night in the Kennels and all the while Lobo had been in the power of two criminalswPierre, and Max. He had had no chance for escane in all that time. For many months he had expected Johnnv to come to his rescue, but he waited in vain. He was constantly muzzled, an'i bruised from beatings given to him by Max, the heavy-set, brutal half- breed, There was a growing, bitter hatred inside Lobo toward all main- kind. All of Lobo's romping puppy days were forgotten. The days when he was free in the kennels and had had many puppy playmates, the warm glorious sunshineiall was for- .ccotten. Only hatred filled his mind: hatred for all living things. Toward evening Max entered Lobois oen, kicking him saveagely; nor did Lobo cower in the corner. He sat faring him. his eves gleaming like halls of fire. He growled deep in his throat and Max yelled. tContinued in Next Issuel Classes See Citzens Voting wee Mr. Dail's and Mr. Earpsi seventh and eighth period classes had a pro titable, enjoyable time Tuesday, IwovA ember 6. They visited the polls and watched the citizens 'casting their votes, One of the lady members of the election board very courteously . explained in detail the voting proced- ure to each group of students. The voting booths, the great register, the rubber stamps, locked ballot boxes, and other things made it quite an experience for the students. , It A, wih,- Junior High Players hos Junior High Players are rehearsing Lavender and Red Pepper , 3. story of a little grandmother who changes from lavender and old lace to a mod- ern flapper or red peppen The parts are played by Hannah Eckels, Marjorie Shaw, Jeanette Nor- ton, Margaret Boynton, Frances Clip- pinger, Dorothy James, Doris Ma;L Devaldy and Dorothy McComb. The Scream in the Dark cast is also rehearsing with the followinrj members: Bob Patterson, Margaret Summers. Miriam Leeds, George Hoo- per, Harrison Daight Torn Baxtei , Joyce Miller, Lawrence Mitchell, and Georgina LaMontaigne. .m,.w,ei, Stamp Club shoe Some very interesting reports have been given in the stamp club by Ralph Schweitzer, George Retzer, and David Morphy. One of the boys sent a letter to Indian Diggins, a small town where the postmaster uses the same kind of cancellation that was used in the good old 49 days. r x Special Sunday Dinners 75c Regular Dinner 50c--65c--75c Merchantsi Lunch 50c Club Breakfasts ONEONTA CAFE BOOTHS-COUNTER Open until 1 A.M. every day Phone HUdson 9277 1400 Huntington Drive Corner of Fremont South P1: zidom