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

Text from Pages 1 - 86 of the 1922 volume:

MADRONO Year Book of Senior Class Palo Alto Union High School 1922 Palo Alto, California CONTENTS PAGE Dedication ........................................... 3 Faculty............................................... 4 Madrono Staff......................................... 6 Seniors................................................7 Class Will........................................... 15 Class History........................................ 17 Literary............................................. 19 Editor’s Corner...................................... 24 Classes.............................................. 25 Organizations........................................ 29 Dramatics............................................ 35 Campanile............................................ 42 School Society........................................43 Sports.............................................. 45 Carnival............................................. 59 Joshes............................................... 63 Advertisements....................................... 65 DEDICATION TO OUR FRIEND AND TEACHER, MR. MELVIN E. SHIPPY, WE, THE CLASS OF 1922, IN ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF OUR ESTEEM AND APPRECIATION, DO DEDICATE THIS LOOK. FACULTY Mr. Walter H. Nichols. . .. Miss Rebecca T. Greene. . . Mr. G. E. Mercer........ Mrs. Frances L. Hadley. ... Miss Hazel F. Abbott.... Mrs. Gladys B. Ambrose__ Mr. E. H. Bashor........ Miss Lusanna II. Clary.. Mr. C. W. Converse...... Miss Sophia Cramer...... Mr. C. A. Davidson...... Miss Margaret V. Girdner. Mr. J. R. Grinstead..... Miss Lucy A. Hall....... Miss Grace M. Hartley___ Mrs. Ella W. Horine..... Miss Frances Huntington. . Mr. R. J. Jungermann.... Miss Stella S. McKee.... Mrs. Bertha II. Monroe. . . Miss Como Montgomery. . . . Mr. Bert C. Moody....... Miss Irvel Myf.rs....... Miss Harriett R. Nelson. .. Miss Ruth Preston....... Mr. Howard C. Ray....... Mrs. Veda Warner Sheldon Mr. Melvin F. Shippy.... Miss Cora E. Stager..... Miss Ingegerd M. L ppman. . Miss Elizabeth Wenk..... Miss Nellie F. Williams_ Mr. Arthur Yates........ ...........................Principal .......Associate Principal, Registrar Vice-Principal, Physics, Mathematics ..............Secretary, Bookkeeper ....................Domestic Science ..............Commercial Arithmetic .............................History ...............................Latin .Part-l ime Education (Boys) ..............................French ...............................Music ............................Library ...................Chemistry .............French, Spanish ... .Girls' Physical Education ...........Domestic Science ......................English .........Biological Sciences Freehand Drawing, Designing .Part-lime Education (Girls) ......................History .............industrial Arts ......................English ......................English ......................English .... Boys’ Physical Education ... .Girls’ Physical Education ..................Mathematics ......................Spanish ............English, Spanish ...................Commercial ......................English .........History, Economics [6] Freeman foto He is the best school master who can create a zest for learning in the minds of his P It pils.—Ca LKIN s. THE FACULTY OF PALO ALTO UNION HIGH SCHOOL m MADRONO STAFF With the close of another school year you once again have tin Madrono before you. We hope you like it. If you do then our efforts are successful and we feel amply rewarded. Not our efforts alone, but the efforts of others who have helped us in our task. Po Miss Huntington, our Faculty Advisor, do we tender our most grateful appreciation of her help and advice. To the art students and Miss McKee, to the typing students, and Miss Wenk, we also extend our thanks. Without their aid our efforts would have been greatly hindered. Miss Huntington........................................Class Advisor Elmore Adams................................................ Editor Harriett Oliver............................................Associate Editor Paul Carey.......................................................Art Editor Richard Shaw...................................... Business Manager Kline Jagcar, Gordon Ashley...........................Advertisements William Eit iiugh, Alfred Peking.........................Photography Charles Snyder, Adelaide Kelly, Mary Thygfson.............Class Will Charles Sumner.........................................Organizations Doris Houston, Janet Wallace...............................Dramatics Francis Moore..................................................Music Constance Hackett..........................................Campanile Maxwell Stevenson.............................................School Notes Eugene Scofield, Francis Olaine............................Athletics Margaret Earle................................................Girls’ Athletics [8] “Let notis presume lo wear an undeserved dignity. —Shakespeare. r ] Maxwell Stevenson, President A student with a propensity for burning the midnight oil.” Marjorie Vbrmilya, Secretary. So earnest, so modest, and withal so sweet.” Harriet Oliver Her wit is man’s. Her innocence a child’s.” Richard Shaw His nature speaks in symbols and in signs.” Charles Toi.ly “Good sense and good nature arc never parted.” Margaret Earle Her step is music, her voice is song.” Margaret f.cos She deals in laughter and noth- ing in tears.” Lewis Rhodes “Tho vanquished he could argue still.” Jack Gregory Much wisdom often goes with fewest words.” Frances Boone She seemed a part of joyous spring.” Helen IIalky “A merry heart maketh a cheer- ful countenance.” Furbkk Card “His only labor was to kill time.” [10] Paul Carey None but himself can be his parallel.” Ruth Williams A lady so richly clad as she— beautiful exceedingly.” Lucille Wagner A lovely lady garmented in light from her own beauty.” Clayton Draper “A learned man has always riches in himself.” A i. irk «) Peri no “Your money he collects.” Mary Icenoggle “Deep sighted in intelligence, ideas, atoms and influence.” Vkva Mann “Silence is more musical than any song.” Lawrence Newman “Diligence and toil have their ow n rewards.” William Fitzhuch “The wonder grew rhat one small head could carry all he knew.” Margaret Carothers I have a heart with room for every joy.” Mary Thyceson ‘‘Her words are trusty heralds of her mind.” Thomas Marshall “A little mischief now and then.” [ii] Frances Moore “Charms strike the sight but merit wins the soul.” Eugene Scofield “Aii honest man’s the noblest work of God.” Gordon Ashley “With his smile he wins his V� way. Ruth Ahrends Gentle in manner, firm in reality. Janet Wallace “Music is well said to be the speech of angels. Ralph Miller “There is no knowledge that is not power. Clarence Young “Much study is a weariness of the flesh. I.ois Swoboda “There is a majesty in sim- plicity. Elizabeth Beach “Refinement creates beauty everywhere. Francis Goweli. “On their own merits modest men are dumb. Kenneth Jessen “ Tis well to be merry and be wise. Laura Eaton “Her manner, all who saw her, admired. Charles Benedict “Of manners gentle and affec- tions mild.” Doris Holston “Beauty like genius cannot he concealed.” Lois Wilbur “A merry heart goes all the day.” Harold Carr “Far be it from me to criticize. One who always looks so wise.” Leslie Lomax “Knowledge comes of learning well retained.” Constance Hackett ‘Til live a quiet, pensive life.” Bernice Graham “Meek, modest and mild.” Ldcar Macdowell “He was a scholar, and a ripe good one.” Pierce Parsons “But past is all his fame.” Lois Fox “Nothing endures but personal qualities.” Meta Jf.ssen “Silence in woman is like speech in man.” Lloyd Harms “Take me as I am [13] Florence Stanley “Bright as the rainbow in the sky. ' Elmore Adams “Vet he seemed busier than he was.” Jack Franklin “His cheeks are like the red, . red rose.” Minerva Kino “She was more fair than words can say.” Helen Brickev “A little mischief by the way, A little fun to spice the day.” George Baker “A youth of pleasant ways. John Nkikirk “A youth, light hearted, content with life and living.” Alice Wilson “It is tranquil people who ac- complish much.” Marguerite I)ve “She made sunshine in a shady place.” Russell Crawford “Smiles bespeak a pleasant nature.” Charles Snyder He was a verray partit, genti knight.” Adelaide Kelly “Grace as thou art, with a power of acting.” f H] Louise Hellman How sweet and fair she seems to be.” Gordon Swett Good, and handsome enough. Kline Jagcar Dispatch is the soul of busi- H ness. Hii.deoarde Toi.man Sensible j eop!c find nothing useless. Likka Jarman Few have borne unconsciously The spell of loveliness. Rohkrt Cannon He who respects others is re- spected by them. Edward Smith He hath a wisdom that doth guide his valor. Freda Thiel Silent when glad, affectionate though shy. Erwin Bramhall “IK- thinks too much; Such men are dangerous. Edna Pace A fair exterior is a silent rcconv mendation. Lucy Evans There is no study that is not capable of delighting me. Harold Willson, Treasurer Gentle of speech, beneficent of mind.” nsi I 16] Chari.es Sumner “lie knew what’s what, and tliar's as high as meta-physic wit can fly. Louise Whitaker “She sailed airily through the halls, this wee bit of a girl. Mart Schofield Imagination is the best ol com- panions.” Bing Moy It is good to lengthen to the last a sunny mood.” Lucy West all The mildest manners and the kindest heart.” Lucille Burlingamf. It is a friendly heart that hath plenty of friends.” Katherine Van Polen She was stately, young and tall.” Fdith Dewar Wc seldom hear her speak.” Barbara Larkey Cheerful anil yet profound, like an October afternoon.” Jeanette Pollock Nothing is more useful than silence.” Mildred Vkrmii.ya Knthusiasm is always con- nected with the senses.” 11 rold Sfbring ’The noble mind th? best con- tentment has.“ 19-CLASS WILL- 22 We, the Class of '22, being of sound mind and perfect health and of remarkable intellect, do consider it fitting and proper to prepare for the disposal of our valuables impartially and according to our express wishes, do hereby, in this year of our decease, affix our sign and seal this 16th day of June, 1922, bequeathing the following: We, the Class of '22, leave to the Juniors, one tenth of our pep, intelligence, school spirit and general-all-around enthusiasm with the assurance that they will take advantage of this opportunity to become almost as far-famed as this departing Class. I be rest of our worldly goods such as our worn-out powder puffs and toothless combs we leave to the underclassmen with out blessing. I, Elmore Adams, with many regrets, leave my ability to he a model for Hart, Shaffner and Marx to Gregory Williamson. I, B. Z. Hillman, leave my clever “line” to Mr. Bashor. I, George Baker, with a smile of confidence, turn Elyse Braunschweiger over to the tender care of W allace Cathcart. I, Charles Snyder, leave my booklet entitled “How to he Finn hut Happy” to Donald Hedges. I, Clayton Draper, bequeath my curls and shyness to Bolton White. I, Lucille Wagner, will my languorous, dreamy eyes, with directions for use to Lorrine Wasson. I. Kline Jaggar, bequeath my unexceptionable ability to regulate impossible situations behind scenes to Frankie Hunter. I, Jack Franklin, surrender my rouge-pot and skill of application to Olive Connilly. I, William Fitzhugh, regret that I will be unable to leave my coiffure to anyone, as it is to be deported to Russia. I, “Flo” Stanley, turn over my secretarial notes and list of excuses, accompanied by a dog-eared dictionary, to whoever can decipher them. I, Doris Holston, leave my skill at the piano, and incidentally my place in the commissioner's office, to Rose I aff. I, Harriet Oliver, somewhat bashfully tender to the future Com. of Literary Activities a treatise on how to subjugate the Commissioner of Entertainment. I, Ruth Williams, leave my charm and beauty to Lida Rittler. I, A1 Carey, relinquish all rights to my ability to draw cartoons and listen to Chemistry lectures at the same time, to Frank Bowers. r D] I, Lewis Rhodes, leave my shy, retiring disposition and well-modulated voice to Mary Denny. I, Bob Cannon, relinquish all rights to my delightful French accent and leave it to Miss Cramer’s discretion to select its owner in the future. 1, Gordon Ashley, am very much distressed that I have nothing to leave but my brilliant hair and sunny freckles, but—well, you know, I was born that way. I, Minerva King, dispose of my reputation as a coquette to anyone who can measure up to my standards. I, Maxwell Stevenson, leave my answer book to Algebra Theory I, to be disposed of at auction to the highest bidder. I, Gene Scofield, leave my ingenuous smile and the remnants of my chewing gum to Gertrude Pyle. I, Edgar McDowell, give over my brains and studious habits to Louis Hickey. I, John Neikirk, leavy my starry eyelashes and ‘‘skin you love to touch” com- plexion to “Mac.” I, Mary 1 hygeson, leave my stentorian whisper and ability to create a rumpus to Margaret Powers, to be used in Miss Montgomery’s registration room. 1, Adelaide Kelly, will my Puritan reserve and lectures on dancing to Polly Smith. I, Frances Boone, hand down my bottle of Peroxide to Alice Espinosa. I, Dick Shaw, settle my estate, consisting of one robe de unit (see Miss Cramer as to translation) to Roger Hand. Deeming that we have fairly and squarely dispossessed ourselves of our belongings, we do beseech the said beneficiaries to be content with this will and not to contest it after our departure. Class ’22. [18] HISTORY OF THE CLASS OF '22 Before setting forth the chronicle of events which have been carefully recorded by our Royal Historian and now form our almost complete class history we wish to explain one thing to our readers. Each year at graduation time you have been told that you then beheld the finest and best class that had ever graduated, or ever would- Naturally, bored by this tiresome repetition, you become skeptical. But let us inform you that heretofore you have been cruelly deceived. Our committee on research has undoubtedly proved that these former classes were rank imposters, fakers at best. Also there can be no future best classes because we are IT. Do not stop to question this, just take our word for it. With this fact disposed of we proceed. 22 was the last Freshman class in the old high school and the First Freshman class in the new. We soon displayed our fine spirit by buying more War Saving Stamps than any other class in the school. Though rather quiet in our Freshman year we were preparing for the many triumphs in the years to come. As Sophomores our career in athletics began and the following men starred: Card in baseball. Shaw and Scofield in basketball, and Scofield and Moy in track. Again we were victorious in our W. S. S. campaign—showing our ability to stick to a good precedent. Our Picture Album at the 1920 Carnival was another of our marked successes. Charles Sumner was our faithful leader during these first two years. Socially we had followed the motto, “Children should be seen and not heard,” but when we acquired the title of upperclassmen we burst our bonds and, under the pepful guidance of President Scofield we gave two of the neatest little social events ever scheduled at Paly, the Junior and the Junior-Senior. In athletics we again won fame. Olaine and Moy in football, Card and Draper in baseball, and Scofield, Shaw, Harper and Cowell in basketball were all indispensable to their teams. I bis was a winning year for the N. C. S. and our contribution of Scofield, Olaine, Shaw and Moy was partly responsible for the victory. From the girls we had Doris Holston and Margaret Earle winning honors in basketball and Lois Fox in tennis. I hree of our members were very prominent in student body affairs. Charles Snyder as the first president of the Betterment Committee made an unquestionable success by raising 2000 to improve Paly Hi. At the beginning of the second semester Richard Shaw and Francis Olaine took office as Commissioners. I his is the first time that two Juniors have held this office and in our opinion they did as well as Seniors. [ 19] And now we are Seniors. You can’t really appreciate it until you get there, but we assure you that it is the very best of all. This whole book is the story of our last year so there is little need to repeat here all the grand glorious events which have made it such a success. Our championship football and baseball teams, the Senior dance under President Stevenson, the track team, the best-yet carnival and the Senior play all were A No. I, to say nothing of obtaining the necessary credits to graduate and some scholarship cards. Thus our record is complete and as we look back we are proud of it, proud of Paly I Ii, and proud to graduate. We have only one regret and worry. We can not possibly figure out how you will manage to exist without us. [20] (LITERARY) ABOUT TIME I WOKE UP Or How Joy Came into the World It was a warm day toward the end of June, and with the Palezoic Grade and Grammar School just closed� the little ten year old cave hoy was making the most of his time. All morning he had been chasing flying lizards and blue bottle flies until a young dragon had stung him on the finger. I hen his mother had sent him our to play with the animals, and here he was, busily engaged in twisting forty foot fern leaves into the dinosaur’s rail. “Quit jerkin’ your tail around like that,” said the young caveman (only his language was slightly different for English has changed much in the last fifty thousand years), “I ain’t goin’ to hurt you. Keep still. Ain’t you got no sense?” Me admin- istered a hearty kick, and the dinosaur sighed deeply and subsided hopelessly. He was an old, experienced animal, who had been in the family for generations, and he knew that the day after school closes and the day after it opens arc likely to be bad ones for rail pulling. But he was a loyal creature, and being sluggish from old age, he simply went to sleep. He was a particularly good children’s dinosaur as he had only been known to lose his temper three or four times during his long and honorable life, and even then he only killed two people. So he was admired and petted by the whole tribe, and called “Di,” and had a very easy rime of ir. Now that the dinosaur was quiet the boy was continually pushing him about, first to one side, then to the other. He made such a noise that finally his mother came to the door. “Hi Ther,” she called shrilly, “Hush up. You make so much noise I can’t hear myself chip flints.” Now this small boy’s full name was Hi Ther Yu, but he was generally called simply Hi, so when his mother said Hi Ther”, he knew that she was displeased about something, and he straightway turned over a new leaf. “Well, ma,” he said in a conciliating voice, “I can’t help it. Di won’t do what I want him to do, and I guess 1 got to get these ferns in his tail before midnight, don’t 1?” Like all wise mothers she refused to be thus beguiled into an argument, and went back into the cave, leaving Mi grumbling to himself about the ol’ dinosaur, and how ma was always crabbing about somethin’ fit to make a boa-constrictor choke hisself to death. The truth is that it is very hard to make fern leaves stick in a dinosaur’s tail, as everyone knows who has tried it. Hi had just about decided to quit, when a clever idea struck him. If those leaves wouldn’t stick of themselves he could stick them, so off' he went for some paste. His mother was writing a letter to an old college chum, as he could tell by the regular knock, knock of mallet on stone chisel. Now was the time! The cave had just been done over in tiger skins and the skin hangers had left a pound of flour behind. Hi had watched them mix their paste and knew just how to do it. Everything seemed to be arranged to order. 1 he flour was in a tortoise shell, the tortoise shell lay almost underneath the kitchen tap, and there was even a shin bone to stir it with. In an instant the paste was made, and Hi tiptoed outside and set it down near where Di lay asleep in the sun. The next thing was to use it; but first he would get some fresh fern leaves, because good flour paste is not to be wasted on broken leaves; so off' he set for the edge of the underbrush. It is peculiarly hard to stick to anything the first day of vacation. You are out for a good time and the first thing that attracts your attention is the easiest way to get it. So it was with Hi. He threw rocks at gila monsters, and robbed dodo nests, and made himself a nuisance to the whole neighborhood before he had gotten to the place where the ferns grew. And then when he got there he had lost interest in deco- rating the patient dinosaur, and was looking around for new things to pester. So it is ever with this life. If his mother had found him and denied him the flour paste, he would have made himself miserable for the rest of the day, but as it was he had [21] gone off at a tangent; and the paste sat there, guarded by the faithful Di, with the ardent sun beaming down on it fir to make your mouth water for an eskimo pie. At the edge of the underbrush he found Caesar, his little eohyppus, and rode him home. Me had got Caesar for a Christmas present the year before and was very fond of him. It happened that his father and mother could think of nothing to give him, so they had listened and listened and finally heard him say that he wanted a pony. The trouble was that he had not said what kind. Did he mean the little eohyppus kind or did he mean one by which the study of the Archaean language would be facilitated? For you must know that in those days pupils were started on the ancient languages much earlier than they are in our own, and it was not at all rare to find one who could speak to half the shades of the departed (had they not departed) before he had passed his sixth birthday. The family of Hi was very anxious to give him a good Christmas, so his mother gave him the Archaean pony, with “Hi Flier Yu from Ah Fher Yu—Xmas 5343 B. C.” neatly chipped in the cover, while his father gave him the little eohyppus with a slate around his neck on which was inscribed, “Merry Xmas to Hi Ther Yu from his father Hey Yu. This eohyppus answers to the name of Caesar, so treat him rough.” But Hi had not treated him rough, and so Caesar was very glad to give him a ride, and landed him in his own door-yard in a very short time. Ah l her Yu was still writing industriously, probably so as to get through in time for the post-man, whose moving van could even then be heard creaking up the street drawn by a pair of dinotheria. It was not often that Hi had such opportunities as this and he made the most of them. He made a bee line for the jerked meat closet. I he door was unlocked. No boulder was rolled before it and the whale bone stool stood invitingly near. There was even an oil can on the table, left from sharpening the hatchets, full of the best grade of Zerolene, and Hi I her Yu deftly oiled the hinges before opening the door. The closet was full of the nicest jerked meat and Hi gorged himself. Y hen he had enough he got down, replaced the stool, and slammed the door. It shut with a crash and the chipping stopped in the next grotto. Ah Ther headed lor the kitchen and Hi headed for the great outdoors. He reached it quickly, and con- cealing himself beneath some nasturtium leaves awaited the outcome. His mother lifted the skin at the cave mouth and stepped out. She had a stone hatchet in one hand and a mallet in the other and did not look at all pleased. She looked first to one side, then to the other. First she looked at the nasturtium patch and Hi shook all over, then she looked at the flour paste in the tortoise shell and he shook again. The sun had baked it quite dry, and Ah Ther was at a loss to know what it was. First she smelled of it. It smelled rather good. Next she hit it with the mallet. Nothing happened. Then she hit it with the hatchet. A chip flew. She picked it up and ate it, and a look of intense satisfaction crossed her intellectual face. And no wonder, for man has been eating that food for thousands of years and has not yet grown tired of ir; and here stood Ah Ther Yu, the first person to eat the first biscuit. Had she not reason to yield to unspeakable joy? Of course his parents were proud of rheir son's achievement, but still they were modest people and did not talk loo much about it. Nevertheless it has come down all this time that it was Hi I her Yu who discovered the biscuit. Hi was very well thought of after that by his neighbors and his family and himself. I he rest of them used to be continually telling the story to strangers in the village, and these would invariably go over to Ho Hum’s general store, where Hi could always be found sitting on a barrel of his biscuit, to get particulars. Hi was very modest about his discovery and down to the day of his death at the green old age of eight hundred and seventy three he would only reply to the question of whether he was the biscuit inventor or no by a gentle “I ’ll tell the world,” and when complimented on the importance of his discovery he would answer in an unassuming manner, “Well I guess I do win the cut glass stone hatchet, all right, all right.” [22] Dennistoun Wood ’23 THE STRANGE CASE OF MR. WALDRUA His very presence seemed to create a feeling of repugnance and fear among my fellow passengers. What it was that produced this feeling toward my unfortunate friend I cannot say. He himself seemed to be aware of his dual personality, and yet he could not overcome it. I had become acquainted with him at the outset of the voyage and yet, even though I may safely remark that 1 was the only one in whom he put confidence, he was still a mystery to me. At times he was a most agreeable companion, and then again he was sullen and morose, and ignored my attempts at friendship. When he was in his natural condition he struck me as being a very well- bred man. To listen to his conversation you would be struck with diverse feelings. Sympathy and hate for the man were aroused in your innermost feelings, and yet you could not substantiate either of your feelings. Lately, however, his actions had become very mysterious, and his appearance among groups of passengers would instantly break up any attempts at sociability. I took all these occurrences as a matter of fact until one exceptionally weird performance took place when the captain announced that the equator would be passed in twenty-four hours. The very next morning my friend appeared pale, or rather with a strange look of fear upon his face. During the night I had heard several seemingly unnatural sounds in his stateroom, as it adjoined the one I occupied. '1 he partitions were of a single thickness, with a door which was locked, connecting the compartments. I dispelled the thought of his haunted look, and greeted him with a hearty “Good Morn- ing.” His response was rather feeble, and when I inquired as to his health I received a very evasive answer. That day he seemed to be in very low spirits, and toward the close of the day I thought he might be losing his mind. A passenger happened to he standing near when up hurst Mr. Waldrua, and uttering a fiendish scream, ran as a crazed man to his room. He remained in the room the rest of the afternoon, and did not make his appearance at the evening meal. That night upon retiring, I lay for a long while unable to sleep. My thoughts wandered to the most unpleasant stories. 1 recalled with remarkable clearness every detail of a book of horrible murders. In fact, they seemed most natural to me as I lay in the dark. I reviewed the death stiuggle of a certain Monsieur Bibet as if I were a spectator of the encounter. A cold sweat had broken upon me, and some ill-omened feeling of disaster seemed impending close by. 1 had just been musing about the feasibility of a novel where a murdered man was entirely decomposed by a terrible chemical. The horrible details of his death seemed to haunt me with a peculiar presentment. Then again such thoughts as being buried alive came into my mind. Suddenly I thought I heard a shriek from the next room. Seized with fear, J listened in the death-like stillness and again the wild cry of a soul in despair rent the air. I jumped up, and with a superhuman effort forced open the door connecting the apartments. The sight which greeted me caused me to step back in horror. A huge black amorphous figure had the unfortunate Mr. Waldrua in his grasp. The look on his face as he struggled with the monster seemed to embody all the forms of physical and mental torture a man could endure. Upon my entrance this huge black figure released its victim and rushed upon me. With an instinct of self-preservation 1 battled fiercely but to no avail. 1 he very breath in my lungs was being slowly crushed out. Slowly I felt my strength being sapped from my body, and then all was black. When 1 came to, I found myself in the ship surgeon’s room, with a host of atten- dants gazing on me with a look of astonishment. For days I was too weak to utter a word, until one day I found my voice returned to me. I plied the people who- visited me with all sorts of questions as to Mr. Waldrua. I soon learned that I had [23] been unconscious for seventy-eight hours after the battle, and all that remained of the unfortunate man I went to rescue was a blood spattered stateroom and the tattered shreds of clothing. From a seaman on duty, I learned that just as we were passing the exact line of the equator, a huge black figure had jumped overboard. He had called for the ship to stop and the boats were lowered, but no remains of anything mortal could he found, so the ship went on its course again. Mr. Waldrua had left no clue of his horrible disappearance behind, so as I tell my experiences I feel that they will be rejected as false, as 1 have no substantial proof. Even the passengers of the ship lost their respect for me and even went so far as to say I had probably murdered the man and then threw him overboard. —Gustav Offekman ’23. jur THE CHRISTMAS MYSTERY It just makes me sick to hear people say that they don’t believe in Santa Claus. Of course they believe in him. I hey must. They have been brought up on that belief and they could not change it if they would; they only say that Santa Claus doesn't exist because they are afraid that other people (who feel just the same) will laugh at them. I don’t see anything to laugh at. Once 1 thought I had found mv mother playing Santa Claus and it made me feel unhappy for a week. I happened to see the grocery bill and it had an item for a special kind of fruit that we had at Christmas. But of course that was only because Santa was out of it or because there had been a blighting frost at the North Bole. Still I never look at the bills just after Christmas, and I suppose there are others who wish they could say the same. One time 1 actually saw Santa Claus. At any rate I thought I saw a red heel vanish through one door just as 1 opened the other. At one time I suspected my father of lighting the candles hut he was just as anxious to catch him as 1 was. In fact he always found him first and called me in to show me that he had been there. I don’t think that Christmas would be any fun at all without Santa Claus, and if other people don’t believe in him they ought to keep still about it and not always he taking the joy out of life. Anyway if they don’t believe in him they ought to, because there is something wrong with any one who can’t believe that the person who gives him presents really exists. Why, half the time the man who says that there is no Santa Claus is wearing a Christmas necktie! —Dennistoun Wood 23. AT TO THE SKY Oh pure and spotless, spanning, summer sky, How can I dare to look you in the eye. You are in Nature broadest, deep and free, Yet all of you and more was made for me. While I, my virtues are but slight and few, A speck unseen, compared with all of you; Not broad with depth, or even half so free, Could it have been, perhaps, that I’m for thee? Paul Carey, ’22. [241 A DAY IN PANJASANG GORGE After spending the night at the quaint Nipa Hotel in Panjasang in the Philippines, we starred lor a trip up Panjasang Gorge. At the bank of the river we were met by the banqueros and their bancas we had engaged for the trip. Each banca, a kind of canoe, was paddled by two banqueros. As we ascended the river it became narrower, and gradually became a gorge with many rapids hurrying on their way to the mouth of the river. Ihe water was not very deep, so occasionally, when we came to the gushing rapids, we would get out and stand on the big rocks while the banqueros got our and carried or hauled the bancas into calmer waters. The sides of this tropical canyon were almost perpendicular and were densely overgrown with tropical growth. I he monkeys in the trees scolded at us as we passed, as if they thought we had no right to invade the territory that belonged to them. At times we caught glimpses of the long-tailed dwellers of these cliffs. Sometimes when there was an especially inviting rock lying in the sun, we could see an Iguana, one of those monstrous lizards, sunning himself there. All was lonely and quiet in this tropical gorge except for the chattering monkeys, an occasional song from the vanqueros, the running water, or the humming of a distant waterfall. In due time we arrived at a waterfall which the banqueros said marked the end of the trail. After watching the surging water at the foot of the falls for a while we decided to return home. The return did not take nearly so much time as the ascent, for we shot down the rapids. It was great sport. The banqueros handled their boats with remarkable skill, guiding them in and out among the boulders with ease. A great rock would loom up m midstream, and just as we were bolding our breaths in expectation of crashing into it, the boat would swerve in its course, and dash past it only to point toward another one. There was always the danger of being upset, though little danger of drowning. Each received his share of the spray. But what did that matter? Had we not seen one of the most beautiful places of Nature? Surely we were satisfied. —Mary Cox ’25 £. JKT HOW IT BEGAN My heart got caught in Bobby’s hair, (Oh, Bob’s a wily fairy,) She’d spread it out twas hardly fair— To trap a chap unwary. “Oh! Give me back my heart,” I cried, “Ev’n though you lose your tresses!” “Oh, that’s all right!” young Boh replied, “My hair an awful mess is!” We hied us to a barber chair, Where heart and hair were parted, And thus was bobbed fair Bobby’s hair, And so the fashion started. Jack Franklin '22. [25] THE EDITOR S CORNER SCHOLARSHIP A scholar to the average individual is one who devotes all of his time and energy to study, and lets all other things sink into oblivion. Hut the scholar of today must content himself not with a mere browsing over books, lie must be alive, alert, applying the principles, the ideas, and ambitions that make for a broader scholarship and a broader citizenship. Scholarship is an ideal towards which all of us should be striving. Any person, no matter how small his achievements, who attempts to improve himself and those about him is traveling the path of the scholar. 11 is knowledge is of no avail, however, unless he utilizes it and imparts it to his fellowmen. If a person’s education, like a miser’s gold, is hoarded and not made to do its part in the world’s work, it were better he were not educated at all. As Bishop Hall says, “ I lie grace of this rich jewel is too often lost in concealment.” We too often notice that the “book worm forgets his responsibility of citizenship, and fails to do his share in school activities. On the other hand we sometimes find those of us who are bearing the burden of school activities forget the scholar’s responsi- bility. Our leaders of the future will be those who realize their responsibility of citizenship through the fulfillment of their responsibility in maintaining a high standard of scholarship. Let us not then be content with an education of mere facts and information, but let us learn to labor and think independently. This seems to be the tendency toward which modern education is striving. When one has learned to think for himself he has attained much toward the ideal for which he should be striving, namely an ideal of democracy—high citizenship as a result of high scholarship. SHELTER Society is now face to face with the enormous and perplexing problem of how to house itself within its means. Why are rents so high? Because building is so expen- sive. And why is building so expensive? Because the laborer wants to do the least work for the most pay and is in turn forced to buy the high cost of shelter. Every- one is trying to out do the other fellow and thus it seems an endless circle. The great difficulty is the gross ignorance of facts by the public. This problem is of vital importance because shelter bulks so large in human affairs. We must have homes in which to live, offices for business, churches for worship, school for education, theaters for amusement and hospitals for the sick. Even trains and ships are traveling shelter. Factories, stores, stations, docks, barns, jails, and asylums all are shelter of one kind or another. Half of human existence is concerned with obtaining the necessary shelter. Society would cease to exist without it. Today there is an imperative need that the increasing demands of shelter he met intelligently and economically. There is the continual cry against the high cost and poor quality of shelter; and this cry must be answered. Conditions must be brought about so that a reasonable means of shelter will be in reach of all. What does this mean to high school students? It means that with our educational advantages we must take responsibility and leadership in overcoming this evil. We must get at the fundamental facts which are so little understood. We must learn to- apply them to the practical and vital question, and must help to bring about intelligent public opinion. We from Paly Hi ought to have a part in this movement. At least let us think about it and some day—perhaps—who knows. 126] 1 1213 and 15l£T Freeman foto Thomas Parrel. . Robert Alrkkson Vail Murchison. CLASS OFFICERS 12-B ...........................................President ......................................Vice-President .................................Secretary-Treasurer The classes, moving on ro a higher standing, have all left behind them a record of work accomplished. From the Seniors to the Freshmen the students have followed the lead of their class officers in carrying out the various duties that have fallen upon them, and in expressing a high quality of class spirit. They have responded to the call for workers in carrying out the Betterment Committee projects; interclass com- petition has been unusually keen; social activities have lilletl a calendar of enjoyment; the Carnival was made successful by an unusually large number of class concessions, and every phase of school activity was entered by the classes and carried out with enthusiasm and success [27] Freeman foto CLASS OFFICERS 1I-A 11-B Boi.ton White . . . Marian Smith . President Donald Ai ukn ... Ivan Crawford Will Bi tler IV 1A RCi A R I.T 1M M KK U . Secretary-Treasurer 1281 Freeman- foto CLASS OFFICERS 10-A 10-li Stanley YVeith ... President Ross Mosher Francks Snow . ... Sarah Parkinson . . Vice-President Doris Ethen Pal i. Strider r 29i Freeman foto CLASS OFFICERS 9-A 9-B HaKOI.I) Bl TCHER . . President Ben Howard Edwika Ewing Nelson Smith Alma Vaughan Kona Green | John IhompsOnJ .. Secretary-Treasurer r 30 ] [ te 3 CH AS. SNYDER DORIS HO I. STOW HARRIETT OI.IVKR PAUL CAREY EUGENE SCOFIELD RICHARD SHAW ALFRED PEKING BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS All your strength is in your union All your danger is in discord. —Longfellow. VV ith this school year closes one of the most eventful and constructive periods in the career of our commission form of student body government. Efficient and co-ordi- nated action for the betterment of the student’s interest and welfare has always been uppermost in the minds of the commissioners, but never before, although each previous year has marked the growing success of this system, has its efficiency been so apparent. To put it plainly, things have been done; things that all could observe and pass judg- ment on. Witness our periodical school dances, the enlarged scope of athletics, new equipment, improvement of the grounds, etc. The commissioners have proved their devotion to the school by hard work and loyalty to the interests which they serve. This year the scope of activities has been greatly increased by the addition of two new commissioners: Doris Holston, as Commissioner of Girls’ Activities, and Paul Carey, as Commissioner of School Betterment. [32] SCHOOL BETTERMENT The reward of one duty is the power to fulfill another. —Gf.orgf. Eliot. In order to bring the work of the School Betterment Committee more directly in touch with the Student Body, it was decided this year to introduce it as a new department in the Commissioner's circle. Paul Carey was elected Commissioner of School Betterment, while the Advisory Board was composed of Mr. Walter M. Nichols, Principal; Mr. Geo. E. Mercer, Faculty Advisor; Charles Snyder, Commissioner representative; and Ralph Brokaw, Student Body representative. This revision was to improve the organization of the Commissioners and to increase their range of activities. I he new department has realized an excellent source of income in two innovations introduced this year, the Candy Counter and the Big Game concessions. I he Candy Counter, under the supervision of Robert Cannon and Harold Butcher, has been wonderfully successful, while from the Big Game concessions a profit of £140 was earned. I he proceeds from the annual Campanile Cabaret and from Mr. NichoPs plav complete the list. It was largely due to such financial success that the Better- ment Committee was enabled to donate £zoo to Stanford’s £1,000,000 drive. By far, the most important factor in the success of the Betterment Committee, however, has been the Volunteer Labor program. I bis movement was begun last fall with a general appeal to the Student Body for pledges of 10 hour’s labor on the grounds. 1 he success of the movement has been overwhelming. Practically every boy in school and all men on the Faculty responded cheerfully and willingly. It was a praiseworthy example of the limitless amount of real school spirit existing in Paly Hi. I he results of such co-operative action have been most successful in improving the grounds and other property of the school. A new walk is being constructed from the railroad to the auditorium; the football and baseball fields were improved; the planting o! the grounds has been continued on a larger scale; and the stage has been supplied with more scenery and increased lighting. 'Three new tennis courts, and possibly new bleachers, are planned for this summer. t nlimited credit for this work is due .Mr. Mercer, who spent an enormous amount of his time and energy in managing the project, and to his unwavering efforts and devotion we are indebted for these improvements. f33] SHOCK wa [fHE o ca HT WOftl( CLure. tn vmeoflh ?. CU otii?i thc cof7cer� rMr � v conn irree c.onmnxnxyccs turtO vW P 9. '6tT$ fil TVfiSTtt ifViTTtfpy s - sT fty raoori r rtrr � ONC MOPC'� gjH lVOC f$r cH' 4a ?p7 ; U6«r rt vo- J NPDPO F005H Q Hf eriir (ft e f w T e i [34] MUSIC With able instructors and Paly High talent, what may not be accomplished5 Since the last time you saw the Madrono, musical activities have been “tuned up’ to a high place in our school work and activities. BAND AND ORCHESTRA Mr. Davidson has organized an orchestra and a band that have provided real entertainment at various school functions. The orchestra has played at '1 hespian productions and at Mr. Nichols’ plays, and the band has proclaimed Paly High spirit at home games and assemblies. GIRLS’ GLEE CLUB The Girls’ Glee Club has been fortunate enough to secure Miss Hartley as instruc- tor, and under her leadership the girls gave “The Story-Book Ball,” at the Cabaret, and “Reduced to a Dollar and Ninety-Nine Cents,” at the Carnival. 1 hey also produced an operetta, the first of its kind to be presented in this school. I he Club now meets as a regular class, under the leadership of Florence Stanley. ORPHEAN CLUB The Boys’ Orphean Club is always ready with a clever stunt, as their vaudeville act at the Cabaret, and their Minstrel Show at the Carnival have shown. Lawrence Ethan succeeded Edward Haley, who graduated with the midyear class, as president and has efficiently and successfully piloted it through the remainder of the year. If the enthusiasm manifested in ’22 continues, music is assured the permanent position that it deserves in the school. [35] feTHCNi TEN HOURS r p� or O.VTM IVORY TM€ AW 25 TAKING U« eASY 'PM0T06£WF'fc rteers DEFEAT MOW YOtf dlOPl! ’ Tw Ma n W«rw ?we ioc THE COT0L $ r Aii«iM.rior«) CAfsi ? 5UOOT MC ! hQT f!3r_ffH oice FITZ. LOOKS DOWN TROY, WHY cruoi LtPT HOMC ru« EDITOR TAneS TMt Alt [36] THE THESPIAN CLUB This year the Thespians have accomplished a great deal which has been profitable to the Club and to the school. Exceptional interest and “pep” have been exhibited in all the Club’s productions, not only on the stage but behind it. It has had a fine crew of workers, for a group of boys interested in the Club’s activities were voted in as regular members without the usual preliminaries. And in addition, a fine lot of scenery is being left to future players! Miss McKee, Kline Jaggar, and their helpers have done more than their part in completing several new sets. Miss Preston has been following out the idea, which was starred last year by Miss Looney, of presenting one act plays. “Where but in America,’’ a one act farce on the servant problem in America, was the first Thespian production. Molly and Robert Espanhaine plan to move to the country, but fear to do so because they think their maid, Hilda, will object to it and leave them. The simple plot is skillfully unwound, and leads to a satisfactory con- c usion. The cast showed remarkable ease and naturalness, and each role was played with a degree of talent unusual to high school productions. I he characters were Mary Denny, as Molly Espanhaine, Richard Shaw as Robert Espanhaine, and Doris Holston as Hilda, the maid. “Joint Owners in Spain,” the second one act play proved to be a “scream ” Two of the most irritable old women of an “Old Ladies’ Home” were made to share one room, and the ensuing situations proved very amusing. Harriet Oliver’s ability to cry for a full half-hour, accompanied by the fierce glances and angry words of Mary I hygeson, made the comedy excellently diverting. I he characters were: Miss Blair...................................................Mary Thygcson Miss Dyer...........................................................Harriet Oliver Miss Fullerton......................................................Minerva King Mrs. Mitchcl..............................................Hildegarde Telman Both one act plays were followed by a Student Body dance in the library. [38] SCENES rROM WHERE BUT IN AMERICA,” JOINT OWNERS IN SPAIN ' AND PURPLE AND FINE LINEN.' MISS RUTH PRESTON, DIRECTOR, IN CENTER. “PURPLE AND FINE LINEN” In a very realistic and charming Puritan setting, our Thespian stars portrayed lo us the love story of a young minister and a Puritan maid. Because the maiden had a maiden’s ideas about dress and manners, and because the Puritan community was so easily shocked, the course of true love did not run smoothly—at first. Adelaide Kelly, the heroine, interpreted her part very naturally, while Donald Alden as the minister proved a rather bashful but worthy lover. Charles Snyder as the church elder made the most of his opportunities and came up to the audience’s expectations. Dick Shaw, in his role of a small boy, brought down the house with his pranks. Doris Holston and Margaret Earle were fine types of Puritan women. I he cast caught the spirit of the play and presented a very enjoyable performance to the audience. T he cast consisted of: John Beldcn, minister to Hatfield......................................Donald Alden David Sylvester, young soldier in love with Experience..................Ralph Brokaw Tom Dearborn, brother to Betty.........................................Richard Shaw Elkanah Parsons, brother to Experience and clerk of the court......Gregory Williamson Magistrate.............................................................Donald Hedges Simeon Mcckins, lawyer for the prosecution......................................Kline Jaggar Paul Carey Three Northampton Suspectors...................................... Maxwell Stevenson Elmore Adams Constable of Northampton......................................................Francis Olainc Sexton.........................................................................George Baker Goodwife Dearborn, a widow of Hatfield..................................Doris Holston Betty, her daughter..........................................................Adelaide Kelly Goodwife Parsons, of Northampton.............................................Margaret Earle Experience, her daughter.........................................................Mary Denny Lucie, a slave........................................................Mary Thygeson Suspectors and Townspeople. “EDUCATION WHILE YOU WAIT” The Cast of “Education While You Wait’’ was made up of hoys and girls who had had no previous experience on the amateur stage. Richard Shaw forms a notable exception. He had appeared several times before in Thespian Club productions and in last year’s Betterment Committee play. His work showed marked improvement, particularly in enunciation and restraint. Janet Wallace as Miss Orcutt and Carolyn Terrill, as the queen, caught the fun spirit of their parts and furnished a goodly share of the general hilarity. Jack Shoup, the pathetic janitor had everyone’s sympathy while Clinton McKinnon proved to he a football shark. (ierdes Nyman made an attractive stenog- rapher. The great contrast of characters helped to make an interesting clean comedy which has always been Mr. NichoFs aim in his plays. 1 he cast was: [39] Appollu ' xus Drown, junior member of the Bovler and Brown Eucalyptus Estate Corporation...................................................................Robert Swain A janitor with a past...............................................................Jack Shoup General M. 1'. Boyler a Senior member of the Estates Corporation........ Richard Shaw Evelyn, a stenographer with a future.............................................Cierdcs Nyman Mrs. L’mstcigcn, naturalized.....................................................Bernice Wright Montague, janitor help and athletics................................Clinton McKinnon Miss Orcutt........................................................................Janet Wallace Michaelena, queen of the forgotten country of Groanona..................Carolyn I crrill Ying Tong.........................................................................Arthur Johnson Carothcrs.........................................................................Gordon Ashley 1st boy..............................................................Morris Chrismati 2nd boy...................................................................Harold Hyde 3rd boy.............................................................................Jean Balcomh SENIOR PLAY I he play chosen this year by the Senior Play Committee was “Captain Kidd Jr.” by Rida Johnson Young. Mr. Lester Scib, who so successfully coached last year’s play, was again procured to do the coaching. Miss Preston assisted Mr. Seib. I he cast was well chosen from the many candidates that tried out for parts. Mary Mactavish. Mactavish....... Marian Fenton. . . Jim Anderson l.uella Bush.... Carlcton......... Brent........... Grayson......... Dickins, constable Lemuel Bush..... Expressman...... c. Brown, surveyors .. (Green. THE SENIOR PLAY CAST ......................................Hildcgarde Tolman .........................................Gordon Ashley ..........................................Doris Holston ........................................Charles Benedict .........................................Mary Thygeson ..........................................Richard Shaw ..........................................Jack Gregory ...........................................Kline Jaggar ........................................Russell Crawford ..........................................Eugene Scofield ............................................John Ncikirk .........................................Charles Sumner ......................................Ma well Stevenson 2 SONNET ON MANILA BAY AT NIGHT Oh night along the Parana ]ue beach When sea winds cool the burning heat of day I would that I were there just one time more. There is no moon; the phosphorescent bay Doth here and there its silver luster free. The pawning of the horses’ hoofs, the bark Of some watch dog, the lapping of the sea, Is all that breaks the stillness of the dark. The ships at anchor slightly sway and heave, The fishermen with spear and lantern bright Go wading by. 'Tis time for us to leave. Then turning, we ride homeward through the night. Among my dearest memories will he These rides at night beside the Southern Sea. Ruth Ahrends ’22. I 40 j “EDUCATION WHILE YOU WAIT” [41 j THE CAMPANILE I n every work regard the writer's end for none can compass more than he intends. —Pope. During the past year The Campanile has shown the same decided progress that was shown in the three previous years of its existence. I ndcr the capable manage- ment of the editor, the staff of The Campanile has succeeded in issuing each time a live copy, well worth reading. A great deal of credit is due to the staff for their constant interest. The Campanile did not try to advance to a larger sized sheet this year, but continued in the safer course of a four-column, four page bi-monthly news- paper. I he novel achievement of our paper under the present management has been the issuing of three special editions, the (iirls’ Issue, the Boys’ Issue, and the Literary Issue. The girls struggled through the entire process without any masculine aid what- soever, and succeeded in putting forth one of the best issues of the year. I he boys did just as well, but not better. The Literary Issue was still a greater success, and proved that our school contains more literary ability than we ever imagined. We hope that these special editions will become permanently established in the years to come. CAMPANILE STAFF IIarkikt Oliver.......... Richard Shaw.............. Kune Jaggar............... Ralph Brokaw Paul Carey Bnh Cannon Jack Shoup Bolton White Eugene Scofield Will Butler Elmore Adams Constance Hackett Minerva King Rosamond Pierce («race Adams Edith Allen Carolyn Terrill Marjorie Vcrmilya Wilma Fenner Alvin Cox ..........Kdi tor-in-Chief .........Managing Editor ......Business Manager Doris Holston Ann Zschokkc Barbara Marx Doris Cochran t Mary Thygeson Mary Denny Mary Perry Gregory Williamson Clarence Dirks [42] W'lSON FOOTBALL DANCE The Football Dance opened the 1921-22 Paly social season with a bang. The football team “done noble” in putting over one of the best dances of the year, giving the succeeding dance managers a standard to measure up to. The fact that decorations and refreshments were dispensed with served in no way to detract from the all-impor- tant pleasure of dancing to good music. The dance was very well attended and everyone was in for a good time. The programs were masterpieces of art, Frank Bowers and Paul Carey having displayed great ingenuity in depicting different, characteristic pictures on the football-shaped programs. Dick Shaw was largely responsible for the smoothness with which the affair was conducted. GIRLS’ RECEPTION FOR FKOSH At the beginning of each of the last semesters, the Girls’ League gave a reception for the new Freshmen girls. I he first one was given at the Community House. I he girls played games for the first part of the afternoon and danced the remainder. Fhe refreshments were punch and cookies. The second party was held in the library, the greater part of the afternoon being spent in playing games, and the rest in dancing. Cake and ice cream were served for refreshments. SENIOR DANCE I he Seniors showed their usual ability to make a go of things by giving a much enjoyed Christmas dance. Paly Hi surely knows how to have a good time when the opportunity offers, and this dance was appreciated fully. Fhe Christmas decorations of evergreens, redberries, a gay Christmas tree, stockings hung up over the fireplace in preparation for “Sandy” Claus, awakened delightful anticipations of the fast- approaching holidays. Fhe programs were garnished by a sprig of holly; and a spot- light furnished artificial moonlight. Hackett’s orchestra scraped out beautiful jazz and made good dancing possible. Fhe chaperones were Miss Preston, Miss Mont- gomery, and Mr. and Mrs. Bashor. JUNIOR DANCE Another dance to be added to Paly Hi’s list of social triumphs was that given by the Class of ’23. Being scheduled for the first night after vacation, the attendance was comparatively small, but it’s quality not quantity that counts, you know. I he library was decorated with Christmas greens, redberries, and a dangerous bunch of mistletoe. Delightful parchment shades, bearing the class numerals, softened the lights. Fhe blue and silver programs lent a “classy” atmosphere to the affair. Bolton White, 23’s chief pilot, and Will Butler, first mate, were the main factors in making this a never-to-be-forgotten occasion. The chaperones were Miss Hall, Miss Cramer, Miss Stager, Mr. Mercer, and Mr. and Mrs. Bashor. BLOCK “P” DANCE I he first attempt of the Block “P” Society to give a dance was an undoubted success. It proved to be one of the biggest and peppiest dances of the season. 1 he Block “P” Society showed its proper respect, love, and admiration for the beloved f 43 1 Block “P” by putting one on every curtain and making a giant one on the side door out of small lJ’s. The trophies were also resurrected and placed under the windows. To add a finishing touch, a lattice of pink and blue crepe paper, caught in the American flag in the center of the room, made a canopy over the entire floor. The programs were especially clever, each one being decorated with a different and very clever cartoon. Their originators, Paul Carey and Frank Bowers certainly deserve to be complimented. The chaperones were Miss Hartley, Miss Girdner, Mr. Mercer, and Mr. Jungerman. GIRLS’ HARD TIMES PARTY I he girls’ hard times party came oft' with a whizz-bang. I he boys wouldn’t have been able to recognize the flappers in the outlandish regalia in which they made an appearance. Dignity and poise were thrown to the winds. Rose faff as a sailor, “Skin” Whitaker as a child of the proletariat, Hildegarde Tolman as goodness-knows- what, and Miss (Jrecne in a khaki middy blouse were the hits of the evening. I he teachers fell perfectly into the spirit of the affair. Imagine Miss Girdner, Miss Wcnk, and Miss Montgomery jumping out of a window! The party wound up with a liberal serving of pumpkin pie and cider. Everyone went home tired but exhilarated. HIGH SENIOR DANCE, 'z 'A We are not likely to forget our class of ’21XA in a burry for many reasons, one of the most important being their dance which ended a successful career with a flourish. Some of the most attractive features of the dance were the decorations of greens and the soft, rosy lights, the punch and cookies which were most popular between dances, and the good jazz orchestra. The success of the dance was largely due to Lillie Patrick, the class president. The chaperones were Miss Preston and Miss Hall, Mr. Mercer, and Mr. and Mrs. Bashor. SOPHOMORE PARTY 1 he Sophomore party, given at the beginning of the semester, proved to be a great success. A part of the evening was spent in playing games and the other part in dancing. The library was decorated with red berries. For refreshments, they served punch, ice cream and cake. The chaperones were Mr. and Mrs. Grinstcad, Miss Nelson, Miss Myers, and Miss I ppman. BETTERMENT CABARFT The Betterment Cabaret for 1922 proved to be the best cabaret the school lias seen so far. Paul Carey, the manager, should be given a long credit mark for bis work in giving us such a grand and glorious evening. The hit of the evening was the musical comedy given by the Orphean C lub quartette, made up of Eugene Scofield, Laurence Ethen, Ralph Brokaw, and Donald Hedges. I bis queer-looking, fantastic bunch of showmen caused a great deal of laughter. A very pretty skit, entitled the “Story Book Ball” was given by the Girls’ Glee Club. Gertrude Pyle took the lead, singing the nursery rhyme while the others acted it out. William Fitzhugh gave two telephone conversations, one as a tramp and the other as a negro mammy. A very clever chalk-talk was given by Frank Bowers, assisted by Le Roy Vandervoort. Mr. Bowers showed the audience that be bad a long “line” as well as a gifted hand for drawing. The remainder of the evening was spent in dancing. The music was donated by George Hackett ’20, Harold Boone 20, Clarence Carey ’21, and Whitmore Waldegrave 26. Miss Marguerite Negus played during the acts. SENIOR FAREWELL DANCE fhe Senior Farewell Dance finished Paly Ili’s social season with a flourish. Displaying their usual ability to carry things oft to a finish the Seniors in their last swirl gave a dance that will long be remembered in the annals of Paly Ili’s history. We are saddened to think of leaving our school forever but bide our sadness beneath smiles and revelry. [44] A short season of play has a tendency to relax the mind and enables us to turn to study with more vigor. - Phaedrus I 45 1 r 46 ] jd row: -’ row. •ti.Uimn FOOTBALL CHAMPIONS OF P. A. L., C. C. A. L., S. F. A. L. COACH RAY, JAGGAR, SWETT, CARR, TINNEY, EVANS, STEVENSON. rAHMIN. MANN, IIALItV, WATRRMAI� , � MAW. THOMPSON. MOV. I| _____________________ FOOTBALL The 1921 football season proved to be the best season Paly has had in seven years. About three weeks before the opening of the school year, Coach Ray issued a call for all available football candidates. Some fifteen men showed up, among whom were our three last year’s veterans Captain Olaine, Farmin, and Moy. There was light practice until the opening of school. During the first week eight men were out, working hard and steadily for per- manent places on the squad. Before a week and a half, Coach Ray had shown some of his coaching genius by turning out a fast and fighting, yet light eleven. Full of confidence and anxious to know how our team would play against an opponent, we went to meet Santa Clara after two weeks of good stiff training. The result was exceptionally encouraging, as we proved our ability as a fast and hard-hitting team. As the season progressed our squad kept repeating their victories until we found ourselves playing San Jose for the Peninsula Athletic League Championship. l ucking this under our belt we proceeded further, defeating Salinas and thereby winning the C. C. A. L. Now, only one game, with Lick Wilmerding, separated us from a try at the N. C. S. Again we showed our gameness and fight by taking Lick down the line. But our hopes for the C. I. F. vanished when we suffered defeat at the hands of the Wonder Team from Berkeley. All in all, our season was marked by a startling success, due, as everyone knows, to our Coach Ray and his never ending enthusiasm and “fight.” Our team, bv gaining victory after victory, often won praise from football critics and opponents. Our line was the real reason for our success this season. Ray built this up out of inexperienced men, yet to see this line in a game one would think that they had played the sport for years. They were exceptionally light, only averaging 152 pounds. But when it came to grit and fight they were not lacking a bit of either. I he back field was composed of light, fast men. Moy at half back was the outstanding star of the season. 1 he generalship of Alberson, who took care of the championship games, was also a feature. The rest of the backfield deserve no less honor. Mann, Farmin, and I hompson played an exceptional part on the team at all times. The fullback position was filled by Waterman, and by his brilliant and hard playing lie well deserves the name of “Bull” Waterman. Captain Olaine was ready to fill this position at any time, and just as efficiently. Scofield well filled the job at quarter, often taking Alberson’s place to relieve him from the steady string of games. In the line stood out Haley, our little center, noted for his accurate passing and strong defense. Filling the tackle positions were Kvans, Carr and Dirks, each of whom were out for blood in any game that they played. Finney, Stevenson, and Jaggar played at guards. These men formed a stone wall to our opponents at all times. Our line was never short of ends in the least. Adams and Swett covered rheir positions well, with Shaw, Murchison, and Richards ready to step into the fray any time they were needed. PAIX) ALTO 42—SANTA CLARA 0 I his game opened the season with a decisive victory for Paly. Though rather ragged it proved that Paly could stand the “gaff ' of any hard-hitting team and return it just as hard. [471 PALO ALTO 20 SAN MATF.O 7 The second game of rhe season was much herrer. Paly displayed her iighr ar all rimes in the game and the final whistle recorded another victory over our hard fighting opponents. PALO ALIO 7 MOUNTAIN VIEW 0 In this game was an interest that has not yet faded. It was marked liy hard, dean fighting on both sides. Paly took her opponents off their feet in the first five minutes of play, scoring the only touch-down at that time. PALO ALIO 34 SKOUOIA 7 Sequoia was all pitched up over this game, vowing that they were going to hand us a defeat. It looked that way the first quarter when they scored on a fumble. Paly immediately got down to business the next three quarters, scoring five touch-downs. PALO ALTO 42- SOUTH CITY 7 This game was very uneven and one si 1c I so Ray used all His subs. The game was staged on a fairly wet field, which made the going rather slow. South City’s only touch-down came from a fumble on Paly’s parr. PALO ALTO 39 WILLIAM WARREN O This was the last game before we were to meet San Jos;. The game was all in our favor, as we were on the offensive throughout rhe battle. PALO ALTO 12—SAN JOSE 8 By winning this game Palo Alto annexed the P. A. L. Championship. By far this was the most inter esting and exciting game of the season. Paly was on the offensive during the first three quarters, scoring two touch-downs. San Jose realized the necessity for a victory and during the last quarter played the offensive game to its utmost, and fought hard to score the deciding touch-down. However, the game ended with the ball in midfield and in Paly’s possession. PALO ALTO 7—SAUNAS 6, C. C. A. L. CHAMPIONS The score of this game shows the necessity of converting goals. Vet the score docs not tell the story in this ease. Paly played an offensive game the entire period and would have scored more touch-downs than they did if there had not been so many unjust penalties. Paly’s goal line was menaced at rimes, but by sheer fight Salinas was kept from scoring. PALO ALTO 14 LICK WILMF.RDING 7, S. F. A. L. CHAMPIONS By winning this game Palv won rhe right to meet Berkeley for rhe semi-finals of rhe N. C. S. title. I’he game was marked by fast tricky plays. Both sides made long spectacular runs. Paly’s first touch- down came in the first two minutes of play, after we had taken Lick off her feet. The final and deciding touch-down came when Waterman broke through the Lick line for a fifty yard run. Lick’s only touch-down was made in the second quarter when, after a succession of long passes, they crossed our line with only ;� yard to go. PALO ALTO 0—BERKELEY 42 Here vanished our hopes for the North Coast Championship. Berkeley was truly a wonder team in all respects. It was an entirely defensive game for us, our only chance for scoring coming in the third quarter, but to no avail. In the first few minutes of play Berkeley took us off our feet, scoring three touch- downs. After that, Paly found herself and allowed only three more Berkeley men to cross their line. The majority of the touch-downs came to Berkeley by breaks in their favor. The outstanding feature of the game was the wonderful work done by our 152 pound line against rhe 180 pound line of Berkeley. Again and again our line would hold and break up plays of Berkeley’s. f 48 i Freeman foto BASKETBALL no lb. team: hotter, Murray, petersbn, ames (captain), stanton, arc;o. 20 lb. team: BODLEY, MOSHER, SENS’, POSTON (CAPTAIN’), ROCK. HO LI), MURCHISON. J0 lb. team: ethen (captain), cowf.i.i., draper, poston, Murchison, coach k vy, (shaw). r49] BASKETBALL 1921-22 110 AND 120 POI ND TEAMS More material turned out for these two teams than any other of the basket ball teams in the school. Ames was elected to captain of the i io’s and Poston was elected to lead the i2o’s. Prospects were very promising for these teams but due to lack of coaching as Coach Ray was unable to help them because of a long football season and no assistant to help carry on his work, the season was not quite as successful as it might have been. Hunter was the star of the i io pound team and Poston played the stellar game for the i2o’s. 130 POUND TEAM Although material was lacking in this weight division there were a number of veterans on the squad and the season looked to be a very promising one. I he ream no sooner started their season than they began to hit a bad luck streak. In some games they would show championship form and in others their playing would lag. However they succeeded in winning four of their seven league games. Poston was the outstanding star of this division and Shaw also played a very good game. Captain Ethen at guard played a very tight game. THE UNLIMITED TEAM I his team of Paly High’s basketeers had its most successful season in nearly a dozen years. Richards was elected captain, and lie and Coach Ray soon had the team going more smoothly than it had ever gone before. I here was a noticeable lack of material but those who did turn out worked hard and well, with the noticeable and encouraging result of chalking up three victories in succession. In the next two games we suffered defeat from San Jose and Campbell after two very hotly contested and hard fought battles, finally losing out by very close scores. Redwood City' was our last and most formidable foe and proved to be the hardest and most exciting game of the season. We lost by a very close score giving them the P. A. L. championship. Captain Richards was the outstanding player of his team, although Weeks, Scofield and Casey were all hard workers and deserve a great deal of credit for their playing. This was Coach Ray’s first basketball season at Paly High and not enough credit can be given him for what he has accomplished under many handicaps 1 he lack of a gymnasium and indoor court, sickness of some of the players, lack of material and equipment kept Coach Ray from putting four championship basketball teams on the courts. [50] Free man foto BASKF.TBAI.I. (Unlimited) Top rot:: casky, scomeld, weeks, dinniway, coach kav. 2nd row: 2eiber, kh hards (captain). ai.bf.rson . SOCCKK Top rote: coach yates, asiu.ey, franklin, Thompson (captain), waterman, macali.ay, l. hopper. 2nd row: KENDALL, DAWSON, BODI.EY, IRIIS, ALBERSON. jrd row: daytok, y. hopper, moy, cannon, harms. [■51] SOCCER When the soccer season swung into the sport light this winter, there was one of the brightest outlooks for a championship that that sport has known. But an untimely defeat took this championship from our reach. he long football schedule made the season late in starting, but once Coach ates issued a call for candidates, practice started off with a boom. Forty-two men were out for the first call. Later a cut was made by Mr. Yates allowing only twenty men to continue. In these twenty men Yates had the best soccer team that has ever been turned out on the Peninsula. Within two weeks a very strong team went up against our opponents from San Mateo. It was a well earned victory in Paly’s favor. Spectators who saw the game marvelled at the way the Paly team played together. No doubt we can say with assurety that they played the best brand of soccer of any team in the league. As time went on Palo Alto earned three more victories, conse- quently leading her up to the P. A. L. Championship. This game was with Half Moon Bay, on our field. By the 2-1 defeat that they handed us, we were seemingly out of the run for the league title. To our surprise San Mateo came up from behind and defeated the Half Moon team, thereby giving us another chance. After a week of extremely hard practice we journied to Half Moon Bay, eager for revenge. But again we let the championship slip through our fingers, when after a little hard luck and exceptionally good playing on our opponent’s part, we lost the game with a 5-3 score. Fhus ended one of the most disheartening seasons of Paly’s career. But there arc to be no tears shed, for as you know we profit by our faults. Next year we are going after the championship and are going after it with heart and soul. It surely will not take long to make up for this unfortunate season. f 52 ] BASEBALL Paly has won the Peninsula Athletic League Championship, now for two straight years. I he season started off with a bang when Coach Ray issued a call for all possible candidates. Thirty-four men were out in response to the call. For two solid weeks Ray had them doing nothing hut hitting and catching the ball, meanwhile keeping his eyes open for good hitters as well as players. Later on a cut was made in the squad limiting it to fifteen men. With these men Ray has turned out one of the best hall teams in Paly’s history. Captain Poston, a veteran of two Paly baseball championship reams, was a bright light in the outfield. His remarkable fielding brought a great deal of credit to him. Behind the home plate was one of the strong points of our team. Dirks was a catcher to he placed along side of Pratt, a once star catcher of the Paly State Championship team. The pitching of Parrel and Finney deserve as much credit. Farrel, a veteran from last year’s team, was responsible for a great many of the wins for Paly. However, Finney, a new player served just as important a part. It was due to his pitching that Paly Hi won the Championship game with Santa Clara on April 28. I he rest of the infield played a consistent game throughout the entire season. Card and Nakano at the initial sack, and Draper and Moy at second were always on the job. Fo Richards at shortstop goes the credit of being one of the chief mainstays of the infield. His fielding averaged very high as did also his batting. Murchison on third base played consistently well. Clute and Mofbt in the outfield both had high fielding averages. 1 he entire team developed into a bunch of hard hitters and fine players. The coaching of Ray was the main factor for this. It was within his power to bring the best playing out of each man. This was especially true with the way he handled Finney. Ray worked Finney just enough to have him in perfect condition when the important games came along. Next year’s team will consist of practically the same team as this year’s. There will be the loss of Card, Draper, and Richards in the infield and Clute in the outfield. Palo Alto, 9 Stanford Frosh, 3 Palo Alto, I YVilliam Warren, 1 Palo Alto, 3 San Jose, 5 (Later forfeited) Palo Alto, 7 San Mateo, 3 Palo Alto, 7 Mountain View, 6 Palo Alto, 6 Santa Clara, 4 Palo Alto, 7 Centerville, 15 Palo Alto, 5 Campbell, 3 Games forfeited to Palo Alto: South San Francisco and Redwood City r 531 S , Freeman foto- BASEBALL Top rote: poston (('upturn), cllte, mot hit, xakano. Second row: draper, Richards, moy, crawford. Third Row: card, tinney, harrf.l, dirks, murchisox, huntf.r. TRACK Top row: uordbn, ashley, cark, evans. Second row: yoshida, scopibld (Captain), mans, dirks, moy. Third Row: widf.man, carey, mcurkcjok, kooakty, dayton. [54 1 TRACK 1922 A track meeting was called during the latter part of February and the number of men to sign up was the largest in the history of the school. Probably the most promising thing about this first meeting was that the large majority of those present were underclass men. This, of course, didn’t make the prospects for this year any too bright, but any track coach or veteran track man will smile to himself and say that it is a very good sign. If underclass men turn out it means better track teams for the future. Seven veterans signed up, Captain Scofield, Ashley, McGregor, Wide- man, Dirks, Carey, and Kvans. I he preliminary season was marked by good running in most of the races. 1 he inter-class meet this year was the most closely contested that Paly has had in many years. 1 he Juniors won from the Seniors, only a few points separating the two. 1 he first meet of the year was the combined high schools of the peninsula against the Stanford Frosh in which Paly placed third. I he North Coast Section Track Meet was the largest in the history of Northern California high school events. Some twenty-two schools sent more than 220 athletes. In this meet Paly was expected to win or be a very close contender for first place. Berkeley High School won the meet, with a very well balanced team, taking a total of forty-two points. San Jose placed second with twenty-seven points, and Palo Alto th rd with twenty-two. Mann was high point man for Palo Alto, taking seven points, first in the low hurdles, and tying Captain Scofie'd for second place in the pole vault. Ash ey was one of the big surprises of the meet, taking first honors in the two hundred and twenty yard dash. Wideman won the high jump and took three extra jumps endeavoring to break a record. He failed because he had used most of his energy in taking first place against very stiff competition. Carey, leaping further than ever before, took a fourth place in the broad jump. I he P. A. L. meet was expected to be a very exciting fight between San Jose and Palo Alto and it undoubtedly would have been if the track squad hadn’t been struck by a little hard luck. One of the stars of the N. C. S. meet broke training and was lost to the squad, another forgot that it was necessary to study to keep his position on the team, and another didn't train quite as hard as lie might have. The result was that for the first time in history Palo Alto d dn’t win or at least place second in the P. A. L meet. San Jose won w'tli seventy-nine points and Palo Alto placed fourth with twenty-five. Every man did his best, hut the loss of the first place men is what spoiled our chances for a fifth consecutive victory. STATE MEET On May 6, a four-man team left Palo Alto to participate in the State meet which was held in Stockton. Those who made the trip were John Wideman, George Ashley, Paul Carey, Gene Scofield and Coach Ray. The only point we took was in the high jump when Johnny jumped 5 feet 8 inches to a fourth place. A strong wind prevented Ashley from placing in the heats, as ir was a case of strength and not entirely speed that won the race. Scofield tied for fourth in the pole vault, hut in jumping the tic off for the medal lie lost out at the height of 11 feet 6 inches. This year brought forth some very promising athletes in Bodley, Borden and Dayton in distance events, Fogarty in the quarter mile, Schmidt and Yandervoort in the hurdles, and Piersen and Rockhold in the sprints. [55] GIRLS’ SPORTS The girls have been very fortunate this year in having a Commissioner of Girls’ Activities who has taken a great interest in girl’s sports. The girls have always felt that they did not receive proper recognition of their athletic ability, because they could not compete with other schools, and in that way earn their letters. Commis- sioner Doris Holston, with the aid of Mrs. Sheldon, drew up a point system, whereby the girls could win points toward earning a letter. According to this system it takes 500 points to earn a minor letter, and 1000 points for the major letter. It is not an easy task to earn either letter. Making a class team gives 100 points, and the captain of the team gets 50 more points. A member of a championship team or All Star team gets 50 points. Therefore, in order to earn a minor letter in one year a girl would have to play on her class team, be captain of one ream, and make an All Star team. A major letter can not possibly he earned in one year and points may not be accumulated for more than three successive years. GIRLS’ BASKET BALL The girls’ basketball season started in the fall with a display of much interest. A good deal of enthusiasm was shown, since everyone wanted to win some points toward a letter. The class teams were organized and several close and exciting games were played. T he teams were well matched, but the Seniors came out victorious. An All Star team was chosen from the four class teams. Those chosen were: Rose TafF, jumping center; Janet Wallace, running center; Madeline Ethen and Frances Moore, forwards; and Marguerite Negus and Marjorie Vermilya, guards. TENNIS The girls of the high school have joined a Tennis Association, which holds a tournament every spring at the Claremont Country Club. At this time the eight schools belonging to this association meet for a two days’ tournament. Other matches are unofficially played between these schools at any time. Paly hopes to bring home at least one cup out of the possible four. Barbara Fenwick and Frances Watson will play first and second singles. Six girls, Rose TafF, Doris Ethen, Louise Heilman, Kitty Hunter, Marguerite Negus, and Lois Fox are competing for the four places in first and second doubles. [56] Freeman fato GIRLS’ TENNIS TEAM ISt row: ROSE TAFF, KITTY HUNTER, LOUISE HELI.MAN, LOIS FOX. 2nd rote: Frances watso.v, doris ethen, Margaret nf.gus, (barbara fknwick). GIRLS’ BASKET BALL TEAM MARJORIE VERM ILYA, (ROSE TAFF , MADELINE ETHEN, JANET WALLACE (Captain), [57] 1st rote: 2nd rots: MARGARET NEGUS. FRANCES MOORE. LOOK. M6 OVIifi- OlRLi— teOTfA WINTONil MENStrtINP TM£ 5C NC3 TU£ MANAGER 5WE.TTJ TWfc PRAT INITIATION AH WANT6 . ditto! A ItUFP ©UNCM OF SOtpHOMOftes AU 5 Ut'lie • R.01 MKC-5 TH6 P-ASM'ON KOfi.ua: SNAPPED AT THE CARNIVAL [58] CARNIVAL The 1922 Carnival, held on Friday, April 21st, proved the most complete and most successful of its kind ever held at Paly Hi. The festivities began at 2 o’clock in the afternoon and extended until 12 at night. A large number of well prepared and enter- taining concessions occupied the rooms in the building in the afternoon, supper was served on the terrace, gayly decorated for the occasion from 5 to 7, and at 7 o’clock the annual Athletic Circus attracted a crowd that filled the auditorium. After it was over at 9 o’clock, the cabaret and dance was held in the library. A large crowd of pleasure seekers swarmed through the halls as long as the con- cessions were open in the afternoon. They found a wide variety of amusements furnished by the classes and organizations. After purchasing a yard of tickets from A1 Poring and his crew, they were con- fronted with the Senior show entitled “A Frat Initiation.” 1 here Minerva King, Chuck Snyder, and George Maker held the stage and produced a clever comedy, much to George’s discomfort. The radio concerts, under the direction of Jack Franklin and Pierce Parsons attracted many across the hall, and farther on the famous Orphean minstrels produced their annual show. Gene, Lawrence and Elmore were among those on the stage, although hardly recognizable by their clever makeup and laugh producing antics. l he Girls’ Glee Club produced one of the cleverest skits to be found during the afternoon. It was a fashion show, “Marked Down lo $1.99,” and claimed the best looking chorus seen in years and years. They sang, posed, danced and looked fashion- able. Frank Bowers produced a cartoon skit in another corner of the building, the Juniors produced a “Tomb of Terror “Midnight Follies,” and several other con- cessions, the Frosh played a full house with “Shadowland,” and the Sophomores created the laughs with “The Heathen Chinee.” Jimmy Simpson controlled the kennels, Harold Butcher, the kandv kounter, and Doris Ilolston was in charge of the supper served on the terrace to a large crowd before the Atlantic Circus started. The concessions were all unusually successful, due largely to Gordon Svvett’s manage- ment, but were rivaled by the Athletic Circus and Cabaret in the evening. The Athletic Circus presented a program by the physical training departments. Tom Marshall, Bronson Waterman, and Fremont Zschokkc started the program by diving on the mats, and the interpretive dances by the girls, which followed, were effective, and varied from the usual program. Mrs. Sheldon and Coach Ray were responsible for the success of the affair. The cabaret finished the day’s program in the library. Refreshments were served on the terrace and a real cabaret program was furnished. I he day was successful in every respect. Aside from making this Senior Annual possible, it provided a day full of pleasure, revelry and entertainment. [591 JcRonwt FtowooPr rttHrwf Hao ! uwk urn; fcoflf: ooTn±s '£r no 1 Trft k� vt co e. o ) a Jose [60] SCHOOL NOTES Sept. 19. All on deck for rhe now school year. Queer specimen of hug discovered. Found to he fresh- men. Sf.i t. 20. Hard work commences. Consists mainly of showing Freshmen to their classes. Sf.pt. 22. Football team enjoys first hot showers.” Ray for the Betterment Committee. Sfpt. 29.- New members annexed to the Thespian Club. High hopes for new dramatic talent. Sept. 30.—Paly defeats Santa Clara in football. Score 40-0. Oct. 8.—San Mateo suffers defeat, 21-7. Our championship team trying its wings. Dance held for benefit of Paly gridiron warriors. Oct. 10.—Horse shoes gain in popularity as a noon sport. Oct. 21.—Kangaroo Court inaugurated. Criminals given warm reception. Much hot feeling. Oct. 22. («iris’ Glee Club admits new members. Oct. 25.—First Student Body Meeting. R. O. T. C. unit advocated. Oct. 26.- Plans inaugurated for beautifying the High School grounds. Carey announces 10 hour system.” Oct. 29.—Redwood Hi suffers humility of defeat. Paly conquers 34-7. Nov. 3- Palo Alto High School receives membership in the California Scholastic Federation. Nov. 4.—Spirit roused from San Jose game by big bonfire and rally. Some pep! Nov. 5 — Paly’s invincibles down San Jose’s eleven. Great battle! Score 12-8. P. A. L. champions. Nov. 7.—Girls adopt new letter system. Nov. 9. Thespians present first one act play, “Where Bur in America.” Nov. 9.- Orphean Club admits thirteen new members, geniuses all, with infinite capacity for taking pains.” Nov. 16.—Paly soccer team defeats Half Moon Bay 4-2. Nov. 18. Salinas loses C. C. A. 1.. title to Paly’s eleven by 6-7 score. Nov. 25,- Girls hold costume party for Freshmen girls reception. Dec. 3.—l.ick Wilmcrding S. F. A. L. champions defeated 14-7 in semifinal of the N. C. $. Dec. 8.— Yaddic Whitney gains fame as anarchist. Dec. 15.— Roughs Day” celebrated in high style. Fit , best “hobo” of all. Dec. 16. Christmas Bazaar a huge success. Juniors hold dance in library. Christmas vacation begins. J .v. 2.—School reopens. Many New Year’s resolutions unbroken. Jax. 7.—Block Letter Society makes debut into society with the best dance of season. Spotlights and everything. Jan. 9.—Hooray! («iris issue Campanile all by themselves. And it’s good too! Jan. 21.- Freshmen under Harold Butcher hold mild party. Jan. 25.—Seniors overjoyed with news of changes in qualifications for admittance to Stanford. Jan. 27.- Jov diminishes! OKI qualifications still in force. Feb. 2.—Class of '21 !.• hold Senior’s day. Feb. 3.—Graduation exercises arc held at Woman’s Club House. Fr.a. 7. “Joint Owners in Spain” reproduced by rhe Thespian Club at the Community House. Feb. 21.—Mary Denny’s home is scene of Thespian Club initiation. Taffy was initiated too! Feb. 24.—Campanile Cabaret makes a big hit at rhe Woman’s Club I louse. [61] Mar. 3.—The 130’s close a good basketball season by defeating Sooth City. M ar. 4.—San Jose wins hall game from Paly. Score 3-1. Mar. 4.—Native Sons present school with Stars and Stripes and Bear Hag. Mar. 8.- Senior girls stage battle over graduation dresses and colors. Mar. 10. has ter vacation comes two weeks early, hverybody gloomy over the fact! Mar. 22. Girls’ tennis teams win meet with Miss Marker’s School. Mar. 24.—Thespian Club’s three act play Purple and Pine I.incn” presented. Dick's appearance in negligee creates sensation. Apr. 7. Camera Day at school big success. Apr. 15. Paly places third in N. C. S. track meet at Stanford. Baseball team defeats San Mateo 7 to 3 in an eleven inning game. Apr. 21. King Carnival reigns supreme. Cabaret and athletic show leads in night revels. Apr. 26. -Spring football witnesses big turn-out. Apr. 28. Paly wins baseball game from Santa Clara 6 to 4 and annexes P. A. L. Championship title. Hurray for the team! Apr. 29. P. A. L. track meet at Stanford. May 5. Education While You Wait, Mr. Nichol’s play receives hearty ovation. May 6. State track meet held at Stockton. Jim: 9. Seniors present Captain Kidd, Jr. Ji nk 14. Senior Ditch Day. J i nk 15.—Seniors hold farewell dance. J i nf. 16.—Last sad rites. Graduation exercises bring joy and tears. Alas the end! (Ah Min!) CA5APET • ORPHEAN 3TOR.V ftOOK' ALL V Fite.hu£h On Tmc- TELCPHONE -Frank chalk talk- [621 “No hap pit r task these jaded eyes pursue— To read and laugh is all they now can do. —Pope. Miss W illiams Actually, class, this is the worst recitation I’ve ever heard. NN hy, I’ve done three-fourths of it myself. COULD YOi: EVER IMAGINE— “Gene” Scofield A missionary to China? “Frannie” Olaine—Queening? George Casey Preaching a sermon? Marvin Adams 1 ripping the light fantastic? Gordon Ashley— N ithout red hair: Fay Brown (jiving a lecture on Home Economics? Elyse—Why do they call this the gridiron? George Because it’s a great place to see the dappers. Draper—Dry yet, Jack? Gregory—What do you mean? “Paddy I heard you fell through the mattress into the spring. Florence Don’t you think Charles is a perfect brick? Adelaide—Yes, hut after last night I think lie’s becoming a little bolder. Kline—Here’s a poem dedicated to Benedict. “Paddy —To a benedict, don’t you mean? Kline—No! It’s “To a Cuckoo.” DEDICATED TO MAX (see page 8) A rich man in his hours of toil Burns barrels and barrels of midnight oil. 11 is heir now keeps his memory green By burning midnight gasoline. Clergymen are like brakemen because they do a lot of coupling. [63] Ethan I had a deaf uncle once who was arrested and the judge gave him his hearing next morning. arrel I hat s nothing; my aunt is blind and I took, her to the lumber yard and she sawdust. Ethan—Do you know how to open the jaws of a clam? Fa rrel—No. How ? Ethan—'Fell it the joke you just told me, and when it yawns hold its jaws open. 1 earfully her blue eyes fluttered, And her form convulsed with feeling W hile some pointed words she muttered To the onion she was peeling. S-tudious E-nergetic N-cat I-ndustrious O-riginal R-esourceful S-ometimes! Miss Williams (In 12-A English)—Music is like a God in pain! Docs that remind you of anything? Kline J.—Yes, a saxaphone. Miss II'enk (in typing) Leave all perfect papers on my desk. A. Kelly—If I get any perfect papers I’ll frame them. Tinney Have you been on board ship? Poston—On board what ship? Ray—Why, on board the scholarship. Mr. Davidson—This old piano will make good kindling wood. Bright J unior cs, you ought to get a few chords out of it. Jonathan .—Can you spare me half an hour of your time? Miss Montgomery—Certainly Jonathan. J. .- I hank you. I’ll be back at the end of the period. Monday night Lessons light Movie swell Hooks !!!!!! Morning dawns Student yawns Questions asked— Guess the rest. Gene S.—I need five dollars and I have only four. Al Penng—Well, that’s easy. Pawn the four for three, and sell the pawn ticket for two. f 64 ] OCR ADVERTISING DEPARTMENT contains practically all the local commercial news of interest to the consumer, in a whole department of attractive advertisements. Keep up with the Real Bargains. Read these Advertisements. Patronize Our Advertisers. 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Estimates for Quantity of Materials and Prices Always Cheerfully Given. Fdudfield Jfumber Company Palo Alto, California. “Everything in the Building Line. [68] DO TO U KNO IV: - How to use your earnings to your best advantagef How to strengthen your character and earning power by Saving? Let us advise you. Come in and talk it over. s FIRST NATIONAL HANK oj Palo Alto, California This issue and every other issue of the Madrono for the past twelve years printed through the AT Times Print Shop Good Printing [69] Policeman—You are under arrest. Cross-eyed Woman—What for? Policeman—You look crooked. J. .V.—What would you do if I kissed you on the forehead? V. B — I’d call you down. First Stude The idea, my napkin is damp. Second Stude—Maybe that’s because there’s so much due on your board. Miss Cramer (to class reading love scene in “L Abbe Constantine —Now students, I am not particularly fond of this book because of such scenes as this, but the only reason we are reading it is that it gives you the vocabulary you need. M. S. I’m so uncomfortable. There’s something rough like a crumb inside my stocking. O. II.—Too bad, came from the roll I suppose. Mr. Jungerman (in Biology)—Do you know where you can find fleas? Ralph Brokaw—Search me! Ashley (after reading selections from Chaucer)—Say, do we get a foreign language credit for this? (Juniors please note.) Alberson—That school turns out some great men. Drew—Why, when did you graduate? Alberson 1 didn’t graduate, 1 was turned out. “Leave me with a smile,” murmured Jack as the yegg frisked his watch and roll. Bob C. (angrily)—Remember, I’m nobody’s fool. She (ditto)—Well, 1 won't claim you. Miss Preston (after a very bad recitation)—Class is dismissed; don’t flap your ears when you go out. Charles S.—Why do you call this fellow “Knight of the Garter”? Charles B.—lie’s one of the King’s chief supporters. When a bunch of girls get together, Lord pity the first one who leaves. Clayton IX- I had a little engine trouble last night. She—You never have that when I’m out with you. Press me closer—closer still, With all the fervor you can master l ill my nerves responsive thrill Press me closer— — Mustard Plaster. Ether bottle— Flame too near it— Careless student, Now a spirit. [70] Hallum Tailor 537 Emerson St. Phone 31 «S-J The University P H A R M A C Y F. J. Steinmetz YOUNG DRUG CO. Dependable Druggists 351 University Ave. Phone 36 Wilson 8c Slonaker 225 Hamilton Avc. VriilterS Palo Alto, California Phone 387-R IVe Sell { FULLER CO. ‘Vho tie 75 [71] Lewis R. (out driving)—My clutch is weak. Margaret M. So I’ve noticed. Tom M.—Shall we brain him? . Butcher—No, you can’t, he’s a junior, just hit him over the head. Into the water well That the plumbers built her Our S. J. rival fell. Now we’ve got to filter. W ho wrote most, Dickens, Warren or Bulwer? Warren wrote “Now and Then,” Bulwer wrote “Night and Morning,’’ but Dickens wrote “All the Year Around.” DEFINITIONS WEBSTER NEVER KNEW I lie female of the species is most deadly on the kale. A pretzel is a cracker with a cramp. 1 he snake is the longest waisted animal known. I he first great example of a successful enterprise was when Noah floated the Ark when the whole world was in liquidation. •siqi piiaj pjnoijs sjuapnas xfuqooj pootf Xjuq j pajpouoD iu j jnq Big bluffs from little study grow. You may think you can get away with bluffing, but most teachers had to get an education too! Nobody loves a knocker. If you want to put anything over, hit the line hard. hat’s a joke for you may be a tragedy for another. Parsons—There's a button in this salad. Neikirk Come off’ in the dressing, 1 suppose. Paul C. (in chemistry)—Sir, do we fake the next experiment after arsenic? Mr. Grin stead-—Yes Paul, after we take arsenic we will dye. There was a poor poet named Yap Who caused all his readers to gap His poems were rotten— And easily forgotten— He thought them quite good, poor sap. A senior once said with a smile, I can’t sprint but I can run the mile. So he trained and he trained, And his muscles he strained Till he won every race in fine style. Miss Montgomery (in study hall)—Things are getting worse every day. Here’s Henry walking all over the floor. fPaddy—I beg your pardon, but where else can 1 walk? Mr. Bashor—Do you know the population of Mayfield? Doris—I know most of them. [72] Your Summer boot wear in all the latest models are here, and we invite your closest inspection of them. We deal only with the larger manufacturers, the only ones that can afford to alter their models to meet the demands of the fashion. This season’s styles are more beautiful than ever. Don’t delay. 0 T HO IT’S Camp Comforts Our stock of Sporting Goods and Camp Equipment is complete in every detail— Baseball, Golf and Tennis Supplies Camp Kits Folding Chairs Lunch Kits Folding 'Tables Folding Camp Stoves Camp Crates Flashlights Fishing Tackle Guns and Ammunition Palo Alto Hardware Co. [73] “ Try the Drug Store First ” The Confidence of Our Customers has been our chief aim and desire for twenty years. We do our best to merit that confidence by keeping up the quality of our goods and serving you well in every detail. WEINGARTNER CO. DRUGGISTS The Rexall Store Palo Alto, California If You are Having Trouble getting just the kind of coffee or tea that suits your taste, let us know what your likes are and we are sure to please you. Ci PALO ALTO, CALIF. vote s Grocery CLOTHING Your personality is reflected in the clothes fitted by us. If you arc undecided about your summer suit, a look among the patterns we have will satisfy your taste. A man feels happy when he is dressed up, happiest if he lets us supply his needs. B. P. LAUSTEN 'The Tailor Keep live and up with the world’s current events. Almost any periodical you desire is to be found here, as soon as it’s off the press. Congdon Crome The Leading Stationers [74] STEINWAY and other PIANOS PLAYERS and GRAND PIANOS D l7 O - A RT PI ANOLA S Sherman Jfiay Go. JOHN M. CAMP Representative for Palo Alto Inquire for Catalogues, Prices and Terms 3+0 University Av. Phone P. A. 861 HOWLING BILLIARDS CONFECTIONS -at— COOLING DRINKS 276 University Ave. Unit e cl Cigar Stores Co m p a n y J. ETHEN COMPANY, Agents A STRICTLY clean, orderly place. A GENTLEMEN'S resort. FINEST BOWLING ALLEYS IN THE STATE it’s healthy to bowl COLD? ICE WA R M S COAL No—not a drink, but some fuel for next season. Prices going lower! H O R A BI N’S 230 Hamilton Ave. Phone—P. A. 60 GROCERIES FRESH FRUITS PERRIES VEGETABLES Bixby 6c Lillie [75] Phones 691, 692 511 Emerson Street Phone Palo Alto 1096 Palo Alto. CaliC Fancy Shirts, Neckwear, Silk Hose Summer Underwear CHRISTY-RH O D ES C O. Phone 200 Phone 321 Palo Alto Market L. II. Soxmckso.v FANCY MEATS Fresh Fish 315 Univ. Ave. Poultry Palo Alto, Calif. 169 University Ave. Phone 987-J M. H. BARBER SHOP Miller Hoefgen EARLE C O M PA N Y GROCERS Masonic Temple Bldg. Phones 837, 838 MARQUEE BARBER SHOP “Good Service [76] Phone 1338-J Next to Stanford Theatre Every day EXCEPT SATURDAY WE CARRY A LARGE ASSORTMENT FRESH! Stanford zJXCeat (fo. Phone 66 VVM. J. RLAUF.R, Proprietor STANFORD DYEING AND CLEANING WORKS TELEPHONE 444 4 426 HKil I STREET HE CLEAN ABSOLUTELY ■ BRIGHT AND SPOTLESS SHATTUCK STUDIO 'Portraits Commercial Work 175 University Avenue, Palo Alto, Cal. The 'Dairy Products HomeSvare Store 9« . Offers a distinctive ,inCcf , |DINNER WAKE SILVERWARE University Creamery TABLE GLASS and USEFUL KIT- t M'l CHEN THINGS CANDY ICE CREAM «yf. Q. Qr a tidalI 519 Emerson St. Phone 927 Phone P. A. 54 [77] See See Wasson 6c Hare W. K. Southwood For all kinds of For all kinds of Real Estate Insurance Lots, Houses and Acreage For Sale I louses For Rent Phone P. A. 43 Phone P. A. 43 J2o University Ave. 1 20 University Ave. STUART Altomont Creamery J the 2 ‘Printer Dairy Products 545 Emerson St. Ice Cream 92 Candies Pastry Commercial and Society Printing 92 92 262 University Ave. Phone P. A. 97 “The Best” is our motto and costs no more than other kinds. Try us. Phone 535-R [78] Brunswick- Columbia Phonographs Records Musical Instruments Sheet Music Pianos ‘Darn right jjTJ Victor Records Everything in 3XCusic PHONE YOUR ORDER THE MUSIC SHOP 0. E. Martin It’s a grand feeling to know you’re graduating, and it’s grand to know that Kup- penheimer Good Clothes are down to $30 WIDEN!AN SON The House of Kuppenheimer 273 I'nivcrsity Ave. Palo, Alto, Calif. Bus. Phone 425-1 Res. Phone 818-YV Good Clothes and school is within a few weeks of closing. Then—do you realize that you’ll be free to go down on the RIG SI R, or up on STONY, or anywhere else and fish? Let us fit you out with the necessary equipment. A COMPLETE STOCK OF FISHING GOODS Cilery lArms Qo. San Francisco [79] Do Ton Own an Auto ? Anyway you expect to some day henever the day comes we’ll be here ready to equip it with Kelly-Springfields. Our retreads and repairs are always guaranteed, and we haven’t time to try to convince you that any defect is your fault. □ d n □ □ □ McClatchie’s l ire Service 515 High Street □ Open Every Day □ Phone 110-W THE SEALE ACADEMY (Military) Summer Session June 10—An opportunity to make up weak credits or to take advanced work. Fall term September 24. Grammar and High School courses. Study in the morning. Re- citation and games in the afternoon in the Academy Park and playgrounds. The School refers you to Walter H. Nichols for further informa- tion. Catalogues. Address Grenville C. Enury Palo Alto, Calif. ANIMAL CRACKERS I was awfully sick last night, 1 almost nearly died. I had to have the doctor ’cause the trouble was inside; For I had eaten crackers that Mama brought from town. And they was shaped like animals, and looked so nice and brown That I had eated dogs and cars, and bears and lions down. But when I’d eated more’n a pound, I felt an awful pain, And something seemed to jump inside, and run and jump again. I told the doctor when he came, but he just only smiled And said he guessed the trouble was, them animals was wild. Besides, dogs and pussy-cats some times do not agree, And really I ought not to cat a whole menagerie. —But 1 was awfully sick last night, 1 almost nearly died. —Richard Shaw 22. [80] I WAFFLES! may be cooked very attractively right on the table with one of our new electric waffle irons. Deli- cious—when they’re steaming hot. WERRY ROLLER Electric Shop Phone 1000R Palo Alto School Supplies that make studying a pleasure. — at — tiie SEQUOIA BOOKSHOP Guy C. Miller, Prop. 525 Emerson St. Palo Alto MOVIES Worth seeing. Worth thinking about. The ideas behind our pictures arc wholesome. The atmosphere of the place is right. You’ll like to come in and you’ll like to think about the pictures after you go out. Varsity Stanford Theufres Palo Alto, Calif. SAFETY FIRST Tinkering is likely to ruin a good watch. Take no chances. Ours is expert work, The Stanford Watch Shop J. Jay Baker, Prop. Your satisfaction is our success Phone 1101W for correct time 537 Emerson St. Between Hunk of Palo Alto and Post Office [81 1 Since 1893 YY™kn the first Palo Alto High School opened its doors, students have made continuous use of our banking service. The years have brought us a host of high school friends, many of whom, though now living far from here, still carry their accounts with this bank. This may be the bank where you belong. Open an account with us today. The Bank of Palo Alto [821