Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-26
GIRLS GET BUSY AND
BOOST SCHOOL BONDS
Fair Students of Pasadena Plan
Vigorous Campaign to Fur
ther Pet Project

PASADENA. April 26--It is safe to say
that the proposed high school bond issue
will carry by an overwhelming majority
il the action of the girls student body OF
the Pasadena high school at yesterdays
meeting can be taken as a criterion. The
meeting was arranged by the girls them
selves, and the only point conceded to
mere man was an invitation to Superin-
tendent Hamilton to address the gathering
OF course the newspaper men were there
but they simply 'butted in Otherwise
the girls had everything their own way.
Committees were appointed to cover
prescribed districts with campaign buttons
and literature and each high school girl
present pledged herself to see that no
voter in her neighborhood Is overlooked
A committee was appointed to serve re
freshments at the polling place next FRI
day, and central committee appointed to
work in conjunction with committee
from the boys student body
Superintendent Hamilton in his speech
congratulated the girl students upon their
interest and enthusiasm. You know the
need of new high school better than
anyone else" he said. land you have shown
by your interest that you are capable OF
presenting the matter to the voters in an
intelligent manner The crowded cohaltlons
here are deplorable. I sometimes think OF
a hre--and then I quit thinking Of that
subject Immediately for shudder to think
of the results II a conhagration should
inquiries from a number Of the students
he cited statistics in favor of the bonds
TO prompt the girls in their campaign ot
education"
II don't think our schools shuld be used
as a political machine to carry bond is
sue" he continued. but we should use all
legitimate means at our command to SHOW
the need of the polytechnic high school.
Neither do I deem It proper for the stu
dents to parade the streets In demon
stration. Our function IS to keep the
ba and
ditions as they exist
When the meeting was thrown open for
discussion nearly score of the members
spoke the question. Miss Margartt
Kelso said. when I attended school IN
Glendale we had what was known as
cheese box for a building. The board OF
education called for 100000 to build a new
high school for 100 students. The girls
took the matter up and carried tho cleo
tion. OF course. the boys helped but we
girls held a big rally which brought re
suits In the coming election we wanted
the board to have the polling place in the
high school building so the voters could
see how we were cramped, but the Wilson
building had been advertised and could not
be changed. Pasadena has the best people,
the best surroundings and the best OF
everything but high schools. In this we
shouId also be represented by the best. II
Glendale can build $4,000 building, what
ought Pasadena to do2'
Following are some OF the points maze
that il is the last dollar invested In
proposition that makes 1t complete. We
girls know that TO be true from experience
with our hats. It's the last bit Of money
that finishes the hat If we skimp our
appropriation We cannot have complete
product"
football baseball. basketball and tennis.
1t makes a broader and better spirit
among the students II they can meet on
their own grounds without Interference
"A polytechnic high school helps to keep
the boys in school n much longer time,
Pasadena is behind in the matter or
polytechnic high school We want it and
we are doing this work for love OF the
school which has done the best 1t could
for us under the circumstances. The soph-
omores and freshmen VIII support us anu
IL is our duty to boost. We can defeat
the boys at this game II We can't beat
them IN athletics
have charge of distributing buttons and
literature to the girls In the various as
tricts;
street and Lincoln avenue.
North Pasadena-Mss Ruth Winegarten,
526 Summit avenue
Lamanda Park-Miss Louise y raves;
santa Anita avenue and San Pasqual
North of Colorado street and east OF
Los Robles ayenue-Miss WInona Bassett'
1875 North Madison avenue.
North Of Colorado street and west or
Los Robes avenue-Miss Drucila Allen
7SO GARFIELD avenue.
south of Colorado street and east Of
Los Robes avenue-Miss Irene Bowen llS6
East Colorado street.
south of Colorado street and west of
Los Robles avenue-Mlss Genevieve Torrey,
657 South Grand avenue.
Central committee to confer with boys
committee-Misses Cenevieve Torrey Irene
Bowen and Ruth Winegarten.
Refreshrnent commlttee-Miss Margaret
Kelso chairman; Misses Drucilla Alien
Helen Manley, Roberta Miles and Ruby
sharp Miss NJ Ida Williams. teacher oL