Palo Alto High School - Madrono Yearbook (Palo Alto, CA)

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R. A. C. Vandervoort. Nickel, Love, Gcstcr, Stone, Slater, Rcichcl. Slater ATHLETIC COIHROL The Board of Athletic Control this year, as in the past, has not had a diversified, novel calendar in adhering to its strictly routine duties. How- ever, a new aspect of the injury fund, an accident policy with the student and the school each paying half, created some fervor among the board’s members. Its tiring, yet necessary, routine included the management of pre game rallies, the direction of the concessions, and the assigning of letter awards. In the fall, at football games, the concessions department devised a unique way to sell refreshments by circulating boys among the stands with their wares. The Girls' Athletic Association, which is open to all girls who have made fifty points in after-school sports, has not been as active this year as in the past. This organisation has met regularly to plan schedules and keep after- school sports in working order. The president was Alma Prior, Commission- er of Girls' Athletics; vice-president, Dorothy Mears; secretary, Willa Westfall. Other members of the board were Laura Higginson, Betty Berry- man, Christina Borland, Doris Pogue, Viola Morris, Norma Morris, Clara Nystrom, Patsy Clark, Patty Sherwood, and Patsy Sibley.

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David Patterson Shirley Ewing Wesley Hillendahl SCHOLARSHIP S 0 CI £ T y Diversified social activities and the attending of numerous scholastic con' vent ions summarise the year’s activity for Palo Alto’s Chapter Three of the California Scholarship Federation. The first social event of the year, en- joyed by a large representation of this group, was a theatre party, after which there was a 1'midnight snack” at a member’s home. In the spring, the club journeyed to Hayward, where a picnic, with the playing of games and frolicking in the woods, was held at the vice-president’s home. In the course of the year, the society was represented at three conferences. The first, featuring bus trips of the hills of Berkeley, was held across the bay at the St. Joseph’s Presentations Academy. Held within close proximity, the second convention was at Oakland Technical High School, where students visited the Clipper Base at Alameda in the afternoon. The third and last, a regional convention, was held at San Mateo. It was at this one that Don Reynolds acted as treasurer, having been elected last year at the conference held at Watsonville. The officers of the society the past year have capably filled their posts. Shirley Ewing was president, assisted by David Patterson, vice-president. Wesley Hillendahl was secretary-treasurer, with Miss Cramer acting as faculty sponsor.

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BLOCK LLTTLR SOCIETIES The Girls’ Block P, our only feminine letter society, had an active year with both athletic business and social functions. Under a new plan this year, the awarding of Block A’s for athletic achievement was descarded, and class numerals were given instead to all except this year’s seniors. Social activities also shared as one of the spotlight activities of this organization with a snow trip to Yosemite and a city ice skating jaunt. This year the society was uiv der the leadership of Patty Sherwood, president; and Miss Collins, adviser. The Boys’ Block P activities for this year contributed both socially and administratively to the school life. With its members acting as “buttons” at strategic points in the halls, the movement of traffic to and from classes was greatly facilitated. Socially the society has held many dances, whenever there was a lull in school life, in its effort to build up the injury fund. The letter men, with Bob Slater as president, climaxed the year with their feature of a “broadway” chorus in the Boys’ Stunt Show. Faculty advised by Ned Johns, this organization was under the vice presidency of Bill Darsie, with George Whisler and Bill Roth acting sergeantat arms and secretary, respectively.