Madison High School - Federalist Yearbook (Portland, OR)

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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.

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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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Patty Thorpe. '63 graduate. was Madi- W n srEE's first lstudenttto traveli to an- t 0 er com 'Y' S e Sven a Year n Bra' Coach .rim Smith enthusiasticall - y congratulates Tom Stevens Zu Where she attended public School' after he placed first at the state tournament in the 136 lbs. for utstanding Achievements QO- In 1963, Madison held th r u ut ' - - . . for the Philadelphia Philiigs? lie 2genZt2d?31S1Sga2ios?1?1rfl2mVglff right' is currently a major league pitcher