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

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February, 19, 1935 .LAMTORRE Page 5 1G00D BOOKS Deep Water ' By Pyrce Mitchel A boy goes to sea on a square rig- ger and wor. his way towards his goal 335 a captain. During his travels through distant lands he encounters gales seurvy, hand hunger. . .-Peter Van Kuran 9A TV .A+ Janice Merideth Janice AMerideth, written by Paul Ford, is an interesting romance of the American Revolutionary War. Janice the daughter of a tary father, finds herself in love. with A'an indentured servant. A 1 . A A+Lou Anderson Onv;Thev Bottom . The iS-51 ah American submarine waAsrAstfuck by1 a passenger ship and sunk. The rest of the story deals with the difficulties envolved in raising the ambhanne; V i - 4Sloan Berryman ?;TQAsn jMp,untAain Girl by GeneVieve Fox i Tells the life of a backwoods girl in the rolling hills of Kentucky who 'r'a'ves for a' higher education and gets it through a series of adventures and AAharAdshAips 1- AeEiizabeth Colyer ThhTA The Story'Of Mankind By Van Loon A Van Loonis collection of ancient up to the Amodern history of the most important countries of the world eluding a theory of the beginning1n of the earth. Aphihp Tow 9A . A9- -- Scottish Chiefs By Jane Porter Azstirring Scottish romance during the 13th century. Sir Walter Wallace, 3 Scottish Chief, goes forth to re- venge an Englishman for the murder of his wife, LadyAMarion. ASue Sherrill Buckaroo By Fjeril Hess HA young school-marm goes into the buckaroo county to teach. She lives with them, shares their joys, sorrows, and hardships, and she herself, be- comes a buckaroo. i A y eMary Hiltner 9A A .,, I Like Diving By Eadie Early experiences of a professional sea diver to Which are added' the tales of salvage trips to the 8-51 and many other vessels, make up the in- teresting story as told by the diver himself. ARay Kendall 9A A. Count Luckner, The Sea Devil 13y LAOWeliAAThAomas The life of Count Felix -Von Luck- ner, the most romantic and mysteri- ous figure on the side of the Central Powers in the World War. It tells how he' fought in the age of fast cruisers, battleships and submarines in an old Windjammer, one of the last of a vanishing race. -R0bert Harold 9A Black Beauty By Sewell' Black Beauty was a horse who lived in England. In this story, he tells in his own words, his opinions of some peOpIe in this world, as a horse sees them. He lives through many hard- ships with cruel masters and good ones, and finally ends in a happy home. ;Betty Knight 9A AVA South of Zero By Ross Jack Meredith's stowaway adven- tures, and his many thrilling exper- iences in the Antarctic with Bombay and other characters, holds ones in- terest to the finish. -Ruth McDonald 9A The Elephant King By Campbell Life in the jungle is very interest- ing with liPoo-Ji, the Elephant King as your guide. wHarry Spence 9A Are' You Interested In Pigeons? A-..A A Book,About Pigeons . M.M .i, 1 iiBoys, said the president as he shook hands and took his departure, umay everything that you attempt in life succeed as well as 'your achieve- ments in breeding, raising, and hying homer pigeons. However, I'hope that you won't all get your eyes on the oii-ice of president of the U. S. at the same time. If you do congress will have to amend the constitution so we can have three presidents at once?' Thus ended the very well- written book, Pigeon City, by Leon T. Whitney. The boys Whom the pres- ident of the Pigeon Club was address- ing were Bud Hitchcock, Dick Cramp- ton, and Bill Brighton. They had- just won the one-thousand mile race with their pigeons. TheSe boys lived in Brooklyn, New York. The author, Mr. Whitney, a well- known Scientist, had an inspirationel motive to write this book. When he was a lad, he, with two other children somewhat like the characters in his book. were partners in the pigeon business Pigeon City, by Whitnev is an excellent and most interesting story. ' A 1' ' A A a V A3111 lMisner 813-105 atA Raising Homers M.-H My hobby is the raising and train- ing of homing pigeons. I think the hobby of pigeons beats all others. I have about seven pairs of homers. They have ,not been laying eggs through the summer because they were moulting. They moult three of four months out of every year. The raising and training of a youngr homer is very simple. You take your young bird out about a mile for the hrst trial. If it comes home in good time, increase the miles to five, If 11; still makes good time, keep on in- creasing the miles until five hundred or more have been reached. The raising of young homers 'is very interesting. You watch for the eggs to hatch, which takes from seventeen to nineteen days. After the squabs are a few days old, you band them with an aluminum band. This band has a number on it, and the number is registered Iin the government pigeon record books. When your homers are old enough to take away, you will haw. the fun of watching and waiting for their return, and timing their flights. . f-Jack Mason

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Page 4 LA TORRE HOME ROOMS AND CLUBS Homeroom 104 we; Homeroom 8A-104 was delighted to have as a speaker, Mr. Ayers, 1Who gave a talk on his recent travels and experiences. First he showed them pictures of his team the Indian Olym-I pic Team, their official uniform.I In- Vcidentally they were judged theIlbeIst dreSSed team Mr Ayers said their are 225. Vdinf- erent languages in India not includ- ing the many different dialects. He stated this situation would clear up in a period of about two Ior.IthIxjeIe hundred years because they are grad- ually adopting other peOple's words. He spoke of the train travel in India. They have four classes, first class, second class, inter class, and third class travel..- The trains provide noth- ing except the seat. If one 1Is taking an overnight train he must bring all his bedding and accesSories'. Along the way the train stops at restaur- ants In the 1arger' stations they al- ' ways have three eating places, one for the Hindus, one for theiMoham- medans and one for the Europeans. r' 11'1 reason for this division is. that there-would be a. religious. fight over the meats. . , . The trains go very slowly compared to ours. Their express averages 25 miles per hour. - Mr' Ayers said'he noticed particu- larly that the Indians were very ser- ious and there was never a joking Icrowd among them. k;..i,h..hrh,h. Homeroom 113 One graduated homeroom 9A-113 finished up their years at Junior High by having a thrilling, spilling, home- rcom party at the Polar Palace Ice Skating Rink. Many of their friends were there, as two other homerooms f10m this school were present he- sides. many private couples and par- ties. Thev went on the ice about 8:00 and didnt leave until 11:30. .; M. Stage Crew 1.....g. In our stage crew we are completelv reorganized and have appointed new members from the 8AY under the dir- ection of MrfJacobs, our manager-in- chief. Homer Del Mar is one manager and has five boys under him includ- ing his own electrician. Harold Hol- way is the other manager with an clectriVeian and four other boys. eHarold Holway 913 V president, Dick Norton; Homeroom 110 V A.,w The 7A- 110 Music class under the direction of Mrs Rydall have been entertaining themselves every Friday with a program. W V Bill Spencer contributed by giving a play which he wrote. He also sang a few songs. , V Geraldine Whitney Miriam Kacy, and Mrs. Rydall played pieces on the piano. Walter Avon sang a song. Arline'Johnson and Audrey Grett- ler tap danced. Bob Fiski did the magic pencil trick and Bob Cockle juggled with tennis balls. ,;A.A ;A, IHomeroorh'I103 ' V' During the V first homeroom meet- ing of 9A 103 in the new semester the following Officers were elected: pres- ident, Boothe Bohannon; vice presi- dent, Weston Noble; secretary, Anne- Richardson; banking representative, Helen Achbold; and student council representative, Ray Kendall. 71;. .g.!--,h.- Homeroom GM 1 Saturday, January 19 girls from the G.M.1 homeroom spent a day in the snow above Camp Baldy.I . The girls who went were Shirley Peterson, Elizabeth MacLennan, Mary Lekas. Carol Henry. Carrie Pfeiffer. Lois Wohlwend, and Phyllis Summers. The girls started early in the morn- i112r and came back late in the even- ing. They report having a perfect time with plenty of snow fights, sled- ding, and skiing. o Glee Club A . In their meeting on February 6. the Boys' Glee Club elected the fol- lowing officers: President, Henry Mansfield; vice- secretary- treasurer Warren Detrick; publicity Imanager, Nathan Benedict; and li- brarians, Lloyd Van Deventer and Frank Wright. These ofhcers will hold their offices until June. The Glee Clubs have more balanced parts than last year, and expect to go through a very good semester. ..,.A-AA. Homeroom 102 SA--- Homeroom 8B 102 had as their guestshomeroom 8B 110, on Thurs- day, January 24. At this time Mr. Ayers spoke to them on his very in tersting trip to India. February 19; 1935 Clever Sports Acrostic + Here is the acrostic the girls have worked out on the idea of Sportsman- ship in Miss Dix's department: Start games quickly. Play your own position. Observe rules of game. Respect umpires' decisions, Try your best at all times Show yourself a gracious winner and a good loser. Make proper apologies following acI- I cidents or other mishaps, I AvIoIid qharrels. Never razz or fbeeo'I' poor plays Show coutesy to team mates and Iop- ponents. Help team captain to organize teaInV Indicate onn fouIls. Play fairly. I A.A.. .A- 1Big Sisters, EnterIII .19 . Friday, January 25 the co'mIi'n'ghB girls came up to junior high to get acquainted. First they attended a Very enjoyable La's Anaigas meeting m the auditorium then met theirIapp01nted ftbigi s1sters ' pgirls choseh to intro- duce the newcor'hers1 in the foantain pIaI.tIio They then acoomp J'ed Itheh big sitsers to Mrs. Sum 121 where they were served punch and cookies Mr Baker and Miss 1115101115611 gave them a word of greeting, and the program ended after the ttlittle 'sise ters were introduced to the fatktiity and other girls WV A Field Of Flowers . + As I passed by the country road I saw some iibwers growing. The land was divided into squares and each square was a different color. There were blue, white, orange, red, and all the other pretty colors. They were growing together so thickly one could not see the ground tbeneath. Where there was space, little green leaves :were peeping out. AS one looked at them from a distance it appeared to be a big green carpet and the diff- erent colors were splotched on it. eYoinko Tanaka 8B , g?- A Boat T0 Catalina HA 5 As the boat was riding Over the Inlue Pacific and the sun Was drop- ping into the ocean. the blue and green fiying hsh were sk'imminq Over the water. We could see a school of seals playing in the sea. As we drew near the island there were many small pleasure boats at ahchor. The whistle Ion our boat blew. From our seat we rould see the crowd waitinq to meet Ins as we got off the be -t. We followed the crowd and so ended our first trim to Catalina. - eMary Lois GorJon. STE

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Beige 6 LA TORRE February 19, 1935 Memories Recalled Around The Classes The Exchange Editor By Raymond Dooley ' Mg'Bzwe Observes Other Schools ace w-o-e A$- On the French Coast of the English Channel my earliest memories began in the little town of Wimereaux. Standing on the rugged cliffs above the town I could see far into the dis- tance. On a clear day the vague out- line of the English Coast could be seen. The blue waters with sea gulls soaring above were calm and peace- ful. Every once 'in a while a ship would pass by. Looking up the beach I could see the breakers clash against the cliffs and On the smooth stretch of beach by the town. I have clearer memories of our summer home in the little country town of Isle Adam on the Oise River about twenty miles out of Paris. As I remember the river is bordered by huge trees and undergrowth. Where the trees were not so thick I could see the beautiful fields of fiowers, patches of forest and sometimes glimpses of large homes. The house itself was a sort of villa inclosed by a huge wall. I remember there were wide grounds around the house. The entrance was a big iron gate. A driveway made a semi-circle near the front entrance. I remember a big entrance with steps on both sides. The thing I remember most was how big the house was. Three stories and an attin. I remember lik- ing to run around the third storv where the billiard room was. The back garden was much bigger than the front. In the back there were many trees and hedges. The wall was cov- ered with thick tangled vines. At the end there was a tall hedge with an opening on each side near the wall. Beyond the hedge was still another enrden. This was a vegetable garden. I remember keeping my rabbits at the Wwv end. The front part of the back warden was a big lawn with swings, chairs and tables. In the middle was a fountain large enough for wading. T also remember an especially bit! tree where my unrle nut no a swivw. When I was bushed high enough T remember seeing high Over the wall into other gardens This is one of my happiest memories. Q OUR SCHOOL SONG + - Come. give a cheer For Junior High to us so dear, And while were here. We'll work for you thru these three years, And when we're gone, Weill alwavs think of this fair song: So its fight! fight! fight! For the Blue and White For ever, ever, ever, Junior High! The students in the 9A Home Econ- omics claSS are entering a meat story contest. The subjects on which the girls are writing are as fol- lows: The Relations of Meat Health; Meat 'in the Diet of the Child; Meat-wThe Favorite Food of Every Nation; Meatelts Selection and Use. To be eligible one must be attending high school when the story is written, and must be enrolled in a home economics class. There will be $2,000 in university scholarships and prizes awarded. The girls are also going to give luncheons, each two girls will invite certain girls they wish to entertain. They are planning to give a garden party for their mothers. Ah . Mrs. Lembka t.-g Through the courtesy of Mr. Imbrie, Mrs. Lembka's 83 2nd period social studies class enjoyed a talk on Old China. Mr. Imbrie's father was a mis- sionary in China and Mr. Imbrie him- self rived there for some time. Among the curios diSplayed by Mr. Imbrie was a Chinese sword, presented to him by a friend in China. A Mrs. Kessler hF Mrs. Kessler came to take the place of Miss Parker, as substitute librae rian until Mrs. Farrell comes back. Mrs. Kessler was a librarian last year at Fullerton. She has managed our library very capably. 0 Mr. Hutchins + Mr. Hutchins is always on the alert to keep interesting material on hand f'or his classes. Their new topic for study is nAmerican Culture . Mem- bers of the class have picked various projects and topics for study. Some of the projects include making maps, reading books, writing reports on interviews, writing plays, and pre- paring debates. Much of this work is correlated with work in English class- es. The problem of American Culture deals with cities, communities and neighborhoods. It is surprising to know what changes have been made in the neigh- borhoods of South Pasadena. Many interesting questions have been brought up in class, such as: Do we need more people to live in South Pasadena? Bulkelsy High School, Hartford, Connecticut, will soon have an ama- teur radio station operated by the Radio Club. Call letters have been granted by the Federal Communica- tion Commission. Central High school and West High School, Muskogee, Oklahoma issue their school papers together. Pages one and two are the Scout of Central High School and pages three and four the Eagle of West High School, Latin classes of Dearborn High School, Dearborn, Michigan, are pub- lishing a newspaper written in Latin. It is composed of original material written by the students. Students of Lincoln High School, Tacoma, Washington, who become ill While in school, receive attention from student nurses. Two girls work in the Red Cross room during each period. HEveryday Problems and How to Meet Them is a column heading of the Central High News, Central High School, Kalamazoo, Michigan. This column is devoted to etiquette. For the benefit of Spanish students of El Nopal, Sidney Lanier High Szihool, San Antonio, Texas, runs a page of news items, features, and an- nouncements in the Spanish language. The page is under the direction of a tiSpanish Editor . After the recent assassination of the King of Jugoslavia, a history class of the Rockford High School, Illinois. began tracing the trend of European affairs after the killing of Archduke Ferdinand of Austria at the beginning of the World War and comparing events with the present situation. ' BOYS W Come in and see our complete line of Model Airplane Supplies Official Boy Scout Trading Post Pitzer and Warwick 321 E. 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