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

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Douglas King Ralph Howe Willis Clayton Buford Toney Allan Charles David Lam son Clarence Carey Dorris Lausten Mildred Holston Evelyn Whitmer Maxine Thiem Dayle Cobb Dorothy Herdman Evelyn Huntington Vida Hays Dorothy Swain Alberta Mntheson Catherine Green The Madrono JUNE, 1921. STAFF. Faculty Adviser......................................Miss Helen Stolle Art Adviser............................................Mr. John Lemos Editor............................................Allan Charles Associate Editors. ..Dayle Cobb, Maxine Thiem, Dorothy Herdman lousiness Management..............David Damson. Curtis W right Circulation Manager...............................Donald Clark Class W ill....Alberta Mathcson, Mildred Holston, Douglas King Snapshots.............Doris Lausten, Vida Hays, W illis Clayton Editorial Staff....Buford Toney, Dorothy Swain, Burton Noble, Evelyn Huntington Class of ’20] 2...........................Harry Kennedy. Walter Flays Carnival...............................................Clarence Carey 1 )ramatics..............................................Maxine Thiem Music.........................................Evelyn Whitmer Society......................................Dorothy Herdman Boys’ Athletics.......Ralph Howe. Norton Brown, Alfred Green Girls' Athletics......................................Catherine Green 1201

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Editorial 'The Madrono Staff this year lias attempted to economize in expenditure, and to put out a book representative of the entire school. Former annuals have included pages of nonsense of per- sonal interest to the graduating class only. This year, in reducing the size of the magazine, vve have made an effort to eliminate all material of this character. 'The Staff wishes to express appreciation for the large amount of time and effort given the Madrono by Miss Helen Stolle. Fac- ulty Adviser; Mr. John Lcmos, Art Adviser; and Mr. William Henry. Superintendent of the Daily Palo Alto Times. . I’pon the pictures and upon the art work, which was contributed by Mr. Lemos classes, the Madrono bases its hopes for success. A Program of Constructive Enterprises 'Phis year we have realized some of the imperative needs of the school. The Betterment Committee, a result of this realization, was organized late last December for the purpose of carrying out a con- structive program. The Committee tackled the big tasks of beauti- fying the school grounds, installing a heater for the showers, and also investigated the needed improvements in the building, grounds, and equipment. School thought was turned into these channels to some extent by publicity effected by the Betterment Committee. W e Seniors, as leaders in student body affairs this year, have given considerable thought toward improvement of school life at Paly, and through our experience we realize some of the failures and weak points of activities and organizations as they arc: hut as we shall not he hack next year to put those improvements into effect, we can only briefly suggest them to the rest of the student body. The first thing the student body must have is a definite program to follow. 'Phe Commissioners, the Betterment Committee, and the Student Council should collaborate with each other, forming a defi- nite plan of operation for the year. In the past, affairs have been managed without aim. The student body lias merely collected money and spent it, here for a dance, there for a game, with no other idea than that of keeping things going and having a good time. Real accomplishment and work will do more for school spirit than anything else, and the first essential of accomplishment is for the leaders to have a program to follow. 'Phe next thing is to arouse the student spirit to a pitch where it will hack a program of constructive enterprises. Here we have the big problem—not only of our school, hut of all schools and similar organizations. One of the best methods of getting the student body as a whole more interested in activities is [21]