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

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Page 2 LA TORRE LA TORRE La Torre is issued semi-monthly during October, February, April and May, and monthly in November, December, January and JunegPrice 50o per year. Published by the pupils of South Pasadena Junior High School. Entered as second class matter, December 18, 1929, at the Post Office at South Pasadena, under the act of March 3, 1879. EDITORIAL STAFF Editor ................................ David Heron Associate Editor .. Robert Schureman Make-up Editor ...... Marshall Bennett Exchange Editor ......... Willis Brown Humor 6: 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- wender, Mary Lekas. and Tv Kodani School Editor .......... Henry Mansfield Esther Rudkin, Warren Beebe, Alva Adams, and Beatrice Pearson Organizations Editor Ann Roberts Mary Hiltner, David Kulhman Journalism Instructor ...... Mr. Earps 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..Marshall 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 'Snobs eo-oeoe Can you think of anything that makes you dislike a person more than snobbishness or habitual sullenness. The more common of these unpleasant qualities is snobbish- ness. Naturally, a grouch is not much appreciated, but a snob us- ually causes a feeling of resentment by giving the impression he thinks that he is better than the rest of his fellows. Wherever you go, you will find a few of these characters. They generally make a very poor impression on anybody who has to deal with them. Some of them perhaps regard it as a stylish and at- tractive form of existence, but they are sorely mistaken. The modern world has no place for a snob. eo-o-o-oee Our Hearty Thanks so-osos Answering our constant requests for material in the forni of news, literary productions, and other articles, the faculty and ad- ministration have been of inestimable value to La Torre this term. The faculty, supplying us with material collected from their classes and homeroom, has kept us well supplied with news and features while the administration has given us accounts of certain important forthcoming projects. Many students not members of the staff have contributed stories, news articles, and features. To all of these, the faculty, the administration, and the stu- dent body, La Torre gives hearty thanks. February 1, 1935 EL TORREADOR Jimmie: Mother, I found a green snake. Mother talarmedi: Let it alone Jimmy! It may be just as dangerous as a ripe one. h.w Bill: Have you ever heard the story of the Scotchman giving the German a Christmas present? David: No. Bill: You never will. h.gn Dentist: I'm afraid I'll have to drill. Patient: What is the matter? Can't you pull teeth Without a rehearsal. -so Bert: You're very changeable Pat. You were so nice last week. Pat. Oh! last week was Be Kind to Animalstt Week. 0 Husband: The bank has returned this check, Wife: Isn't that fine! What can we buy with it this time? . 9h. Boothe Bohannon: My next book of poems shall be published under the name of John Smith. Barbara Riach: ttHow can you be so cruel? Look at all the innocent people who will suffer. h.-. Ebb: I saw a dog who could do a somersault. Zebb: That's nothing. I saw a. horse. turn cartwheels. ....- -..h . Willis Spence: Why did you tip that girl so much when she brought your coat. Fill Tyler: Well, look at the coat she brought me. H: E1 Torreador says to the present graduating 9A's: We have enjoyed your presence in our South Pasadena- San Marino Junior High School. May you always have the best of luck in your undertakings and the best suc- cess possible.

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,, xxmplij' I4 rill Frrrillill JMavq m x KKN l 'Nlll g2. lfnmlthlfl 1f LG SOUTH PASAD ENA J UNIOW SCHOOi V01. 7 Eh South Pasadena, California, February 1, 1935 N0. 6 E2511? $rahuaifun Euxlther G. Derwood Baker N..- We are sorry to see you go. You have been good friends, diligent work- ers, loyal cooperators. We wish that you might stay on and on but we know that you have other important engagements which require that you depart. You have an appointment With life and we must not detain you longer. -G. Derwood Baker Principal -A-.u. La Torre Welcomes New Students The La Torre Staff and the student body wish to extend a hearty welcome to those pup'ilss Who have entered our school since December 7, 1934. Ann Conolly; 7A-102 from Long Beach; Dorothy Wilson, 9B-202 from Pasadena;-'Clare Keeling, 9Be202 from Seraniat; Jack Lambert, 9B-203 from Van 'Nuys; Mary Sharples, 7B-109 from West Chester, Penn; George Rogers, 9B-201 from Compton; Mary R o g e r s, 813-217 from Compton: Blanche Montgomery, 9B-201; and Ed Carlson, 913-103 from Long Beach. GRADUATION PROGRAM Friday, February 1, 1935 2:30 RM. 1. Greetings to the Graduating Class - George C. Bush, Superinten- dent of Schools. 2. Address: Eugene White: thhoos- ing a Life Vocation . 3. Piano Solo: Thor Hamrin: tlThe- Blue Danube e Johann Strauss. 4. Address: Dorothy Amland: Ed- ucation in Character . 5. Junior High Glee Club: uReces- sional ; Reginald DeKoven Maria- nina . he ...... .rie-n .-. n . aleeplng Beauty ReVIewed by Nancy McFarland Aw Sleeping Beauty has awakened! The big night for Sleeping Beauty! Clad in Grecian costumes, the Glee Clubs pass slowly down the two center aisles, each face illuminated by a single candle, Gradually they form in front, and on either side of the stage. The light from the candles revealing the color of their costumes, which are shaded from a dark blue to a pale green. Suddenly, as with a single motion, the candles are extinguished. The curtain rises upon a royal hall. A trumpeter announces the arrival of the King and Queen who are fol- lowed by their court. After the last of the guests have arrived the nurse enters, an infant in her arms. A winged fairy clad inppink enters and bestows the babe with a. precious gifts of beauty, grace, etc. She has scarcely finished when a cloud passes over them all A witch enters! She. is clothed in 3. long dark robe. A slimy snake is' coiled around her waist. A high peaked hat sets off her hard, ugly face, and long hair, the color of seaweed, flows over her shoulders. The throng is horrified, but their feelings are changed to sorrow when the witch pronounces: This child will be blessed with these gifts. but, when she grows to youthful charm a sn'indle will prick her finger, and she will die! tContinued on Page 5y George 0. Bush January 31, 1935. To the Members of the Mid-year Graduating Class Dear Friends: You are soon to take another big and important step 'in your educa- tional journey. It will be necessary for you to adjust yourselves to new and somewhat strange conditions and situations. Your powers of adaptabil- ity will be tested. Your training and growth during the three years in the Junior High School will be reflected in the manner in which you attack the new problems Which will confront you in the Senior High School. You cannot rely 0n past records for your standing in the Senior High Wheel. You must make a new reputa- tion for 1ndu ltrv faithfiilnes nun - tuality, cooperation, and scholarship. The transition will not be difficult if you will do your full part as I know you are capable of doing. I am tremendously interested in your success and trust thatryour new held of activity will yield both pro- fitable and pleasant returns. Very sincerely, GEORGE C. BUSH Superintendent

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February 1, 1935 UNCLE N ED Uncle Ned, La Torre has a new editor and from the talk that goes around rm afraid my job as an Ed. isnit so sure. What would you advise? ttWorried Dear uWorried , I wouldn't feel too punk if I got tired. Because talk says that there'll be many a change when the new ed. spills his plans. Uncle Ned, I feel terrible Mr. Baker says I am to be graduated February 1, but I donit like to leave my lovely teachers. How can I let them know how much I have enjoyed them. B.D. Dear 8D. This is rather a hard question to answer you see me and my teachers don't get to see each other very of- ten and I wouldn't want to say any- thing that would get me in on the wrong side of my teachers. So I'd better sign off. Uncle Ned, What's the matter with your col- umn? Are stale jokes the only thing you can write? Reader Dear Reader , I can't find any more joke books and my mind is off the joke standard. When you sit around El Torreador you cant help but feel down and out. Uncle Ned, Why don't they have insane asy- lums in Arabia? i'Toots Dear iiToots'i Because there are nomad people there. Uncle Ned, What is the best thing to do in a hurry? ltE-D.U Dear itE.D. Nothing. Uncle Ned, Can you write a joke? itBoredit Dear tiBored I donit know. Iive never tried. Uncle Ned, What is a shoe? ttP.S.!, Dear RS. A shoe is a kennel for your dogs, Uncle Ned, V What do we often catch but never see? fiSaucy ' Dear Saucy El Tis jokes. LA TORRE Page 3 Bozois WEEK END ADVENTURE --o-o-o-oa by BARBARA WOODS 1-9: Bozo was unhappy. He was so un- happy that he even growled when Bobby stopped to pet him. But Bozo had a good reason for all this. Bobby and the family were going away. Bozo knew this well enough, for had he not, with his own eyes, seen them carrying things to the car? He surely had, and he wanted to goo too. Bozo was a small, White Fox Ter- rier with a black ring around one eye and a black tail, He was usually ex- tremely good-natured with the family but now he was trying to tell them that he wished to go too if they were going away. Just when Bozo was most unhappy didnlt Perry, the huge yellow cat, have to come into the yard! Bozo was very angry that Perry had seen him in this unhappy mood so he de- cided that Perry would never live to tell the tale. Bozo growled once. Perry kept coming serenely on. Bozo growled a second time. Perry came still closer. Bozo leaped at Perry, but, alas, alas, the artful Perry was too swift for him. He turned and dug his sharp claws into the nose of the un- fortunate Bozo and left an ugly cut. But to Bozo a scratched nose was a minor matter compared to cornering Perry, so he immediately set himself to chasing Perry up a tree. When Bobby's sister Ellen, who owned Perry, heard Bozo barking furiously, she instantly realized that Perry was up in a tree and Bozo be- neath. She hurried out to rescue her pet and seeing Bozois cut nose re- marked, Serves you right, you nasty, little dog. Come here my 'ity bitty Perry. Did the nasty old dog hurt you? Iim just not going to leave you at his mercy for a whole long week- end. As she Spoke Ellen lifted Perry out of the tree and walked away with him in her arms. Bozo watched Ellen carry Perry to the car and carefully set him inside. Then his anger got the best of him and he ran to the car, but the door was shut and Perry sat on the seat with a smurz, cattv smile on his face. Bozo considered the mat- ter and decided that Perry shouldn't be the only one to go. How could he manage to go along? Whv couldn't does: get ideas? Bozo didn't think thev did, but soon he found out he was wrong for out of a blue skv he had an idea. He would hide and when the car started he would follow, Bozo was hiding in the bushes. The family came out and got into the car. The motor began to roar. The car moved. Stealthily Bozo moved out of the bushes and followed. He followed the car for a long time, and then he lost it! He was in despair but he kept on. Oh, there it was again-a shiny, new, tan car! Finally it stopped and the occupants got out and went into a nearby store. Again Bozo had an idea. He leaped to the spare tire and then to the t0p of the car. When the family came back Bozo crouched down so as not to be discovered. Finally they reached their destina- tion. The car stopped and the family got out. Bozo jumped down to lick Bobby and got the surprise of his life. There was a little buy and a girl, but it wasnit Bobby and Ellen. Poor Bozo had followed the wrong car! He was so ashamed that he hung his head down and ran. It began to get dark and Bozo was tired too. He stopped under a large, sheltering tree and went to sleep. When he awakened in the morning and the full realization that he was lost come upon him, Bozo decided to try and find his way home. Many a weary mile he ran until, discouraged and thirsty, he linally stOpped on a little country road near a stream. As he trotted down to the stream his eye caught sight of a huge, yellow cat. It was Perry! For the first time in his life Bozo was glad to see Perry for it meant that his beloved family was not far off. His frenzied barking brought Bobby running to the stream. Bozo was roundly scolded, hut fmally forgiven. for following when he had not been invited. .VHH 7 1,.m1,1g ,1 Soccer a.: In the girls' soccer tournament held recently for homeroom teams, the 9A 115 team won the ninth grade champ- ionship. 9B 205 was runneraup. In the eighth grade, 8B 2177 triumphed over 8A 106 to the tune of 2 to 0. The seventh grade tournament saw 7B 107 come up the winner over 7A 117. 1 a ,, .157,V.V The Sick Teachers Mrs. Martha Bruce and Mrs. Madge Farrel were the ailing teachers of our school in January, Mrs. Bruce had bronchitis and Mrs. Farrel was taken sick with the flu.