Madison High School - Federalist Yearbook (Portland, OR)

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On Hat Day of 1959, held during Senior Week, seniors displayed masterpieces. This tradition, now a decade old, still encourages originality among seniors. Continue Traditions The older schools of Portland enjoy their long established traditions while the younger ones struggle for identity. Madison was no ex- ception. Soon after the opening of the school the new faculty and-student body campaigned to start new traditions to make the school distinc- tive. The executive council held elections in which the student body chose the team nickname Sen- ators , the school colors of scarlet and Columbia blue, the name of the school paper, CONSTITU- TION, and the name of the yearbook, FEDER- ALIST. Many traditions have come from other sources such as the four classes, the Boys' and Girls' Leagues, the parents organizations, and from a long established city tradition of select- ing Rose Festival Princesses from each high school in Portland. Madison herself has started new traditions of royalty with the Queen of Foot- ball, the Lollipop King, and a Miss Merry Christmas. Faculty membersbattled seniors in the 1959 Senior-Fac- ulty game. Yards of cotton and petticoats completed outfits worn by girls on Cotton Day in 1959.

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islanders enjoyed Hawaiian food at the 1960 Boy's League uau. Entertainment at the 1962 fall Luau ,presented by the Boys' League,was provided by Madison's talent troupe. Madisonites Initiate, In 1961, couples attended the third annual Inaugural Ball held in honor of the fall executive council.

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Madison displayed its scientific talent in a 1958 appearance on KGW-TV. Principal Stephen Smith presents the award for outstand- ing defensive player in the '59 football season which was one of the first awards established. Senators Acclaimed As years pass, schools become notable in cer- tain fields of academic and extracurricular activ- ities. Madison, like other schools, is proud of her fine heritage of achievements. A full trophy case proves she has received acclaim in sports, speech, publications, and drama. Madisonites academic accomplishments are in- dicated by their record of college attendance and scholarships. With forty per cent of Madisonites attending college, about thirty-five per cent of the seniors apply annually for scholarships. In 1965 alone, Senators received over S350,000 in scholarships. Most graduates have attended col- lege in the Northwest, but a few, some aided by scholarships, have gone to far-distant, academ- ically rigorous colleges including Yale, Harvard, Dartmouth, Wellesley, Carleton, Mills, Pomona, and Stanford.