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

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The Carnival and Athletic Show Paly Hi was a Utopia of life and jazz the day of the big annual Carnival, 'flic barkers, strung along the halls with megaphones, were plainly audible even to the gatepost, as they competed in lung power and wit. advertising about twenty concessions. Let us wander through the carnival and meet the features of in- terest. Upon entering, we are confronted with booths of ice-cream, candy, soda water and peanuts. By the noise, we imagine we are in either a sawmill or a beginner's chemistry laboratory. The Orphean Club is putting on a minstrel show; so we enter and see an African Jew, a discolored Irishman, and a few other freaks under the burnt cork, warble, fight, and do about everything but look intelligent. Quite favorably impressed, we struggle through the crowd to a vaudeville concession put on by Mr. Mercer's freshmen. A voting Caruso, as well as a magician and tar babies chorus, make us believe that the “scrubs'” may sometime possibly be higher than the cradle. A hunch of the snakes handling the elbows, are crowding into a con- cession called Shadovvland. We enter and find it dark. After sev- eral reels of high tragedy, we are bathing in tears when some one announces, “That will be all.” M e drift around to the Class of '22 and '23 vaudeville acts, and the Senior concession, Omelette, and learn much in the world of romance from the fair actresses and handsome comedians. Some Sophs rush around anxiously juggling trays of sandwiches, presenting them to us in Jew style, 'flic faculty are selling doughnuts, and the post-graduates, hot dogs. Outside, we see a crowd getting a big boot out of watching a fellow throw a baseball at a target to duck a shivering Frosh. Yet. little Jerry Goose flesh seems to be getting an awful throb out of life. A nickel struggle in the library, thrills the toddling multitude. It appears to be quite a cosmopolitan affair. Back of the whole Carnival, which was also a success financially, was “Buf Toney, manager, working early and late to bring about the success that it proved to he. Athletic Show The Senior Carnival day was closed very entertainingly by the annual Athletic Show. A very interesting program was given, some of the best features being the play, “Food,” the tumbling exhibition given by Earl Smith and Mr. White of Stanford, and the picturesque gypsy scene presented by Mrs. Sheldon's aesthetic dancing class and the Girls Glee Club. Concessions presented after the performance and a nickel crawl closed the day of fun very pleasantly, and also added quite a sum to our day's profits. n$i

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William P. Henry. Pay to Cobb, Superintendent Daily Palo Alto Time . Kditor The Campanile. Douglas King. Allan Charles Richard Shaw. David I.amson. Clarence Carey. Dorothy Ilerdinan. Constance Ifnckctt. .Mary Denny. Madalyn Kthrn. Catherine Green. Evelyn Huntington. Dayle Cobh. Harriet Oliver. Mary Thygeson The Campanile After a brief career as a regular newspaper, the Campanile was forced back into the old four-column size at the beginning of the year. Nevertheless, under the management of Dayle Cobb the paper has come to be one of the best sheets issued by any high school. Although it is no easy matter to make a live paper of a bi- monthly, this year’s staff has made mighty strides in the art of journalism, and has succeeded in issuing some well-arranged and up-to-the-minute copies. Now, just as they have learned a few things concerning the man- agement of a paper, they must leave their work to a new staff. The two fond dreams of the inky society arc as yet unrealized, namely the establishment of a class in journalism, and the installment of our own press. Much of the credit for the success of the Campanile should go to the Times printing force. The unfailing patience of Mr. Henry and his associates has pulled the struggling staff out of many a hole, while their innocent blunders were smoothed over and their feelings soothed by him. 1171

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