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

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The Boys’ League is an organisation to which all the boys in the school automatically belong. The League endeavors to increase school spirit, friendliness, and cooperation among the boys of the school. Meeting regularly once a month, the League has speakers on various subjects or activities of in' terest to the boys which are presented by prominent leaders in athletics and other fields. This year, under the auspices of John Fredricks, Commissioner of Boys’ Activities, and Mr. Floyd Russell, faculty adviser, the League held a nurm ber of very interesting meetings. Some of the most interest' ing of these were provided by the Stanford tumbling team, which included one of our own graduates; by the coach and two members of the very excellent San Jose boxing team, who told of their trip to Hawaii and Japan; by Doug Mon' tell, famous sports announcer, who spoke of a vocation; and by Police Chief Zinc, who spoke on the problems which arise between youth and the police department. BOyS’ LEAGUE , Bill Thayer. Bob Fraalry Floyd Russell. Hub Richard Sc» i tf Charles Miller; Class Representatives Bob Richards. Hr. udent John Fredericks, League: Charles Miller, Adviser Mr. |c-lm I I. 11, r i. k« Hill Th iV’ i. Hob F« »

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Standing: P. Piittison, J. Chidistcr. Seated: C. Howell, 13. Ira, P. Kennedy, L. Crockett, N. Bo lender, C. Murray Below: ( jmm:85ioncr Kennedy looks coy. The secretary confers with the head of Christmas chanties. The senior adviser poses with the chairman of candy sales, GIRLS’ LfflGUf The Girls’ League is the organization of all the girls in Palo Alto High School. Every girl automatically becomes a mem- her when she enters school. Its purpose is to bring all the girls together and encourage friendliness and school spirit. This year the league welcomed new girls to school with “big sisters,” senior girls who show the new ones around and help them to become acquainted, held the Girls’ Jinx in the fall, worked for Christmas charities, sponsored the Mothers’ Tea, presented a scholarship to a deserving girl in June, gave three luncheons, knitted for Britain, maintained the girls’ club room, and managed the candy concession. This year the members of the league “adopted” a little girl in England. Regularly every month assemblies with programs and speakers of interest to girls were presented. Miss Ruth Preston was faculty adviser; Patty Lou Kennedy, Com' missioner of Girls’ Activities, was president; Shirley Pattison was secretary; Louise Crockett was program chairman; Carol Murray was sophomore adviser; Cleo Howell was senior ad- viser; Barbara Ira was club room hostess; Nan Bolender was candy sales manager; Janet Chidester was manager of Christmas charities. 18

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California Scholarship Federation has at Palo Alto Chapter 3, one of the oldest in the state. It is the honor society for the scholastically highest tenth in the school. A student who earns membership for four semesters, one in his senior year, receives a gold Seal on his diploma, and life membership in the Sealbearers organisation. Students who receive Gold Seal on their diplomas, on the basis of first semester grades, this year are Noreen Angell, Donna DeMahy, Lawrence Hansen, John Kemper, Patricia Long, Margaret Morgan, Helen Morrow, Mary Reade, Glory Richardson, Gareth Sadler, Virginia Schwarts, Betty Maud Smith, Marie VocP den. Other students will receive the seal after their four semesters have been completed. Palo Alto’s chapter has 100 members, 13% of the total enrollment of the school. In the fall members of the group attended a regional CSF core ference at Treasure Island. This spring a meeting was held at Los Gatos High School. John Blatt was president for the first semester, Thomas Leo for the second. Betty Maud Smith was secretary. Miss Sophia Cramer is adviser. I