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

Text from Pages 1 - 112 of the 1931 volume:

• 4 «i f.x-T-lbriB fl Paly Oaks MADRONO .. 1931.. PUBLISHED BY THE SENIOR CLASS June, 1931 3in Unnnriam GEORGE E. MERCER JAMES WATERS ? d orewon 7 little story inspired the theme of this issue of the Jt ± Madrono. A child, whose parents were taking her to _ S j live in a far country, was very sorrowful over leaving her beloved play-mates. Finally, a comforting thought glad- dened her. As she quickly transplanted a tiny oak tree to the spot where they had played and worked together, she gently whispered, Dear little Tree, do your best to grow big and strong so that my friends will know how much I loved them, and — if I ever do return,. it won ' t be so lonely if you are here to greet me. Then she went away. Many years later, a white- haired, bent old lady, surrounded by a group of merry children, approached the tree. Why, Grandma, can this big tree be Your Tree? Tears of pride and joy filled her eyes. The children bounded off; she sat down and leaned her weary head against its sturdy trunk. It seemed to her that the limbs lovingly wrapped their arms about her, and the leaves murmured, Wel- come, dear friend. Oh, how I have longed to see you again. Through days when the sun has burned me and seared my leaves; through storms when I was nearly uprooted but I bent to let them pass over me; travelers have blessed my shade; children have romped under my protection; and best of all, I am here to greet you, today! Perhaps our grand old oaks will serve us the same way. After we have scattered over the various trails of life, we, too, may return and rejoice to find these living, familiar trees hold- ing out their gnarled arms to greet us with memories still green of our days. The Editor With grateful appreciation to Miss Frances Huntington, ivhose inspiring influence has helped to create whatever beauty of content and remembrance is expressed in the present and past editions of the Madrono, we, the Senior Class, dedicate this yearbook of 1931 £ -h J £ Contents Administration Organizations ' Drama Society Sports The Principal ' s Message GREETINGS! Mayors, school principals, and other high class morons have to reet conventions and welcome strangers to their respective cities and institutions. At the recent principals ' convention in Santa Cruz, we escaped all that; the greetings were printed on the programs. We didn ' t have to listen to the eloquent mayor ' s thrilling description of the waves of the boundless Pacific booming into the rocky cave-carved shores of Santa Cruz, and we felt for our- selves the suavity of the climate. Also, we saw the flowers and contracted indigestion from three cubic meals a day at the Casa del Rey. No wonder the football captain inquired anxiously after the health of his dear principal. MORE GREETINGS!! The Madrono! If Claire has not yet passed out because of edi- torial anxieties and if Roger is still alive after his managerial strain, there is still Miss Huntington to patronize the new hospital; and don ' t forget that your principal has had to study some five hundred typed pages of school survey in addition to keeping an unruly faculty from disgracing the student body. GREETINGS SOME MORE!!! I wonder if you realize the work required to produce your Madrono. It ' s fully equal to the labor of writing these greetings. END GREETINGS!!!! v$ The M a d r o n o The Faculty Walter H. Nichols Principal George S. Stewart . . x ........... . Vice-Principal Louise Heatwole r- - -A . A O r - - r Registrar Mary Cypher Secretary and Bookkeeper Georgia Clark Lusanna Clary Sophia Cramer Clark Cypher tyjb J Florence Edmondson Marie Eustace Robert Fraser Naomi Gill Mabel Gottenberg Doris Green J. R. Grinstead Lina Guerrero Grace Hartley Frances Huntington R. J. Jungerman Virginia Kelly Joseph Kilpatrick Lillian Lewis Harriet McCausland Leona McCully Elizabeth McInnes r s William McInnis [m4.MoJ™ 3j{ Stella McKee Harold Matthews Ethel Mitchell Como Montgomery Bert Moody Lillian Morehouse Harriet Nelson Thelma Pomeroy Ruth Preston Howard Ray MeLvin Shippy Ingegerd Uppman Elizabeth Wenk Nellie Williams Fay Younkin Margaret Kalenborn 10 £ The Madrono fl£ J our interesting years have passed for the group of freshmen who en- L Y tered this high school in 1927. To-day, the ' 31 class, including the £_y February graduates, numbers 193. What a thrill the freshmen party was! Our beloved old friend, Mr. Mercer, presided. Do you recall with what zeal we competed for the grand prize, lolly- pops, in the baloon race? And wasn ' t it Julie Hopkins who won? Good old days! Before long, we were actively connected with every important phase of high school lffef Many leaders were developed from our group who, as seniors, have been awarded gold seals for exceptional scholarship and silver seals for partici- pation in various school activities. The class interests became keenly identified with those of the school. What- ever added to the general welfare had the aspect of a personal joy: therefore, the pride in the new football turf dedicated to Coach Ray and our enthusiasm over the completion of the new Boys ' Gym. An outstanding contribution to convenience was the publication of a school handbook compiled by the present class president. Decorative garden improvements have been made in the Senior Court and an appropriate permanent class memorial was dedicated to Mr. George Mercer. We are leaving the school with a deep sense of gratitude to our principal, Mr. Nichols, and members of the faculty for their guidance. The class officers were president, Kenneth Eells; vice-president, Betty Gray; secretary, Robert Estes; treasurer, Charles Chao; senior court custo- dian, Howard Wright. ii 1 K The Madrono Gertrude Bickell Carlene Thompson Thomas Aitken Elizabeth Oshurn Robert Stephens Charlotte Downey Claire Mitchell William Matthews Philip Roedel Frances Burks Jean Erskine George Ybshida K ttherine Van Home Edward Hammond Geza Kalmar Gordon Johnson 12 The Madrono Tw Betty Hartsuck Virginia Miller Ben Allen John Kennedy Eldsworth Krogh Ben Eaton Edris Giddens Glenn Zeiber George Burgess Frances O ' Hair Winslow Buchan Joy de Jong enneth Reynolds Anna Peltzer Nancy Webster John Haggitt B fir vrv T ? £ Mad r o n Cecile Coublucq Russell Good live Erna Peltzei Richard Rathman Donald McCash Alice Hopping Howard Wright Lola Johnson Mary Hobby Paul Brubaker Anna Persson Morian Deal George Culver Dorothy Schall Thomas Leps Euphence Fleming 14 The Mad r o n o VfU Stanley Sivertson William Olds Kenneth Harding William Brett Raymond Arjo Eilen Maloney Judson Mak Elsa Layritz Marion Matravers Morris Saito Margorie Miller Henry Martin Louise Ross Ardath Knight Ethel Sharkey John Johnson 15 nr The Madrono John Silliman Norman Herron Louanna Webber Jack Charnow Frederick Ross James Ray Robert Thompson Alvin Isaksen Henry Godman Ruth Robertson Arthur Kalmar Jean Thoits Alvin Windsor Pauline Lewis Robert Buss Frances Commerford 16 The Madrono Winston Smith Dorothy Geary Julie Hopkins William Draper Albert Smithee Eleanor Roberts Edna Carlson Esther Gilkey Atsushi Furuika Oliver Johnston La Verne Palm Marion Dowdy Tin mas George Kenneth Davies Elsie Pos Peter Mullen 17 r k wf£mU ' tw T e Madrono ■ ' - !_ ' - — Merrill Willis James Whittard Edith Baker Reo Sato Joan Weckbach Betty Gray Emma Clerge William Maud Edward Strong Winifred McAslan Kenneth Eells Robert Julien Mable Tiaughler Flora Meon David Wisdom Vida Volkhart 18 The Madrono Philip Brown Joseph Gere Lincoln Chapman Johann Burket Howard Reichmuth Leo Cook Betty Wells Aretha Darr Edward Deffenbaugh Eleanor Cross Warren Lemmon Frank Fuller Helena Manning Loras Rohner Irving Allen David Folsom 19 -■■ h T A ? Madrono Ormond McGill Jack Berry Donald Albertsen Arne Anderson Carlton White Peter Helfert James Waters Albert Guerard Leo Andriano Benjamin De Roy Virginia Kemper Lois Blackwelder Barbara Bellamy Alvin Brother Kathryn Pierce Joseph Siordia 20 r- The Madrono Gordon Thomson Lillian, Mossman George Streeter Ramona Larson Roland de Roco Ernestine Craghill Margaret McFadden Roger Armstrong Frank Merriman Elsie Mead Katie Hallson Ruth Steffan Aimee Neff Franklin Nutting Harry Christiansen Leonard Fuller 21 r 4 The M a d r o n Paul Hansen Joseph Lawry Mary Dill Coburn Palmer Alfred Ey Paul Crary Robert Estes Virginia Radcliffe Charles Chao Martha Springer 22 The Madrono HOROSCOPE Name Description Saying Occupation Fate aitken, T ALBERTSEN, D. ALLEN. I. ANDERSON, A. ANDRIANO, L. ARJO. R. ARMSTRONG. R. BAKER. E. BELLAMY. B. BERRY. J. BICKELL. G. BLACKWELDER. L BRETT, W. BROTHER. A. BROWN. P. L. BRUBAKER. P. BUCHAN. W. BURGESS, G. BURKET. J. BURKS. F. BUSS. R CARLSON. E. CHAO. C. CHAPMAN, L. CHARNOW, J, CHRISTIANSON. H. CLERGE. E. COMMERFORD, F. COOK. L. COUBLUCQ. C. CRAGHILL. E. CRARY. P CROSS, E. CULVER. G. DARR. A. DAVIES. K. DEFFENBAUGH, E. DEAL. M. DE JONG. J. DE ROY. B. DILL, M DOWDY, M. DOWNEY, C. Hard-boiled Willowy Strong-heart God ' s gift to the wimrm Pitcher Mayfield Lady- killer She was only a baker ' s daughter Lady Commissioner Swimmer Cleo Ask her Quiet Studious K.dd.sh That school-girl complex Sleepy Whiskers Goldilocks Child Prodigy Bus-tcd Dimples Intelligent Me rman Artist Starry-eyed Credulous Grinning Mountain Carrot-top Mona Lisa Ham-let Hot-cross bun 2nd Dean Dar she be! Strong man Humming along Shy Dutch tragedy Encyclopedia Painter Curly Black-eye Susan Where ' s that basket? Ever heard the one about Ask me n Aw, go ' way ! Fore Signals Have yuu bought your Madrono But she sure had the dough Oh, Joe! We ' ll censor that Darn these eye-lashes Oh, Frannnk! Too much I ' m overworked Just one more time, Mr. Ray! ion I love ' em and leave ' em! Ho Hum! This is a surprise There ain ' t no Santy Claus This is weird Tsk! Tsk! Oh, Siiiir! Ought to study Ych? Hi diddle fiddle 7 million. 10 million! Honestly? Plenty Hike! Oh, spinach! Van Home! Now, the next act . . . Any new jokes? See you in church Where ' s my violin? By crickey When do I go on? Hi! O, hang! Was it loaded? What next. Miss McKee? Give me a stick Respectfully-submitted . . Somebody ' s darling . Punning Looking for Geddes Trying to be fickle Toe-dancing Ye Towne Gossip Looking for the Editor Rising Girls League Trying to swim Braiding ' em Little Sunshine Too little Studying Kidding the faculty See under saying. Trying to make speeches The Club Ghost Stories Tap-dancing Fixing up the bus Looking picturesque Loafing Hi-diving Stringing ' em High Finances Out of limelight Dark secret Trying to get on shoes Peeling potatoes 2 peas in pod Learning lines Climbing up the, ladder Going there Sawing it Giving tumbles Being late Sigh Chinese gangster Bang! Posters Chewing gum Trying to be Joan Just a Gigolo Pole Vaulter at Mills College Stage Acrobat The wimmen Broadway Lights Baseball League 6 Madronos per annum Sunk Bryn Mawr Censored Mrs. ? Mrs. Fuller Beauty Contest Author Kissing the Blarney Stone Hollywood Reciting poetry A certain pier after 10 P. M. S. J. State Congresswoman Packard Age Sing-song girl Splash Conductor of S. F. Symphony Wall Street Incredulous Mayoress of Purissma Atlas Rusty Cit teacher Drummer Silver Tea Cup Preacher Stenog The Ducheesi Mammv! Guy Organ-grinder Carbon Monoxide R. A. Parking gum Who? 23 The Madrono . . HOROSCOPE Name Description Saving Occupation Fate DRAPER. B. EATON, B. EELLS. K ELLIOT, D. ERSKINE. J. ESTES, R. EY. A. FLEMING. E. FOLSOM. D, FULLER. F. FULLER, L. FURUIKI. A. GEARY, D. GEORGE, T. GERE. J. GIDDENS. E. GILKEY, E. GODMAN, H. GOODLIVE, R. GRAY. B. GUERARD, A. HAGGITT. J. HALLSON. k. HAMMOND. E. HANSEN, P. HARDING. K. HARTSUCK. B. HELFERT. P. HERRON. N. HOBBY. M HOPKINS. J. HOPPING. A. ISAKSEN. A. JOHNSON. G. JOHNSON. J. JOHNSON. L. JOHNSTON, O- JULIAN. R KALMAR. A. KALMAR. G KEMPER. V. KENNEDY. J. KNIGHT. A. KROGH. E Australian Bushman Just another Ben The Thinker Vamp Sphinx Daisy I ark He- man M_rmaid SIil rlnck Hi ilmcs Them there eyes Chawming Cheerful Pee Wee Georgie Porgy Cute little trick Fawncy Bonny Esther God ' s man Buxom Peter Pan Another bottle of Ink Allure Prim Athlete ' s mind Dignified Hard on us Tan gee Militaristic Ovcr-heann ' Ri ally nice Irish Rose Alice in Wondi i land Tragic Mr. X Mv name ' s Yi nson Buxom B.iHl Gosh!!! Rudy Vall« Baby face Swan Girl Athlete Friendly Slender True Blue Where ' s Eleanor Bennie sent he Order, please! Oh. oh! Miss Preston . . . What a man! It was a good game Sea-wolf yell Fu Man Chu Lois! Fawncy meeting you here! There ' s the hill Bigger ' n better Puddin ' n Pie Rall-em-bones W.U I muss Oh. Mr. Mclnnis! It floats Can you bear it? Now. girls . . . You know me, Al! Hello. Baby! Habla ud cspanol Take your pick You take me wrong Hardly Tc-he! I ' ll get . . . I heard you Wellllll! Ha-ha! I wonder Another five? Exactly Came from Wisconsin Oh, Biltlffl! ( Jlivei d -re-mi O. Baby! Blub-BIubbb! Rah. rah! d m near ' 3 1 Oh. Carlton! Hi. Rival! Dog-paddlcr Eatin Constitutions Shhhhhh! Shaking fringe Picking petals Buying sweat. I S Sea -weed crawl Calculus Ditto Yawning Getting passi - Giggling Kissed the girls Basement Mussing Girls will be girls Ditto Express Everybody ' s secretary Sniffing a plot Secret Spanish Club Any game on Julia Hardware Menlo Castilleja Eaves-dropping Society Munching Fighting Moths Detective i a it Also X I vort That On v v Charleston Paring ' em Peanuts Diving hoards See Description Speeches Handsome blonde :i 195 Australian Bush Manager of Varsity Phi P. .1 . Discovered Cabaret Anothci corsagi National fame Die Lon li i Einstein II Dr. Cutstmup George ' s machine gun D-irk Angel Mrs. T. Thumb Made ' era cry Financier Heaven Vice Versa Sea lion Piano Heavei Boy ScOUt Poet Laureate Somebody ' s man Harem 2nd Connie Mack Around the world with Nelly Bly Up the River Life-buoy Romantic excursion Sand-man Pembroke-h. :lli Life-Saver Shhhhh! Scotland Yard i Censored) In Lumberyart Sea Nymph Boss ' s daughti t Spanish dancer Circus World Wonder Medals Panama-petttcoat White Another Gershwin 24 The Madrono HOROSCOPE Name Description Saying Occupation Fate LARSON, R. LAWRY, J LAYRIT2, E. LEMMON. W. LEPS, T. LEWIS, P. McASLIN. V McCASH, D McFADDEN, m. McGILL. MAK, J. MALONEY. E. MANNING. H. MARTIN, H. MATRAVERS, M. MATTHEW ' S. V. MAUEL, B. MEAD, ELSIE MEON, FLORA MERRIMAN, F. MILLER, M. MILLER. V. MITCHELL. C. MOSSMAN. L. MULLEN. P. NEFF. A. NUTTING, F. O ' HAIR. F. OLDS. W. OSBURN. E. PALM. L PALMER, C. PERSSON. A. PELTZER, A. PELTZER, E. PIERCE. K POS, E. RADCLIFFE. V. RATHMAN. R. RAY. .1. REICHMUTH. H. REYNOLDS. K. RING. ANGELENE RING. PAULENE Romantic Majestic Rrut L - Lil ' wild flower Gifted Long and lanky O.K. Ivory Tickler Perm ian Yak Classic Profile Houdini II Lazy Mother Machree Scholar Hank Sweet Cheerio Complexion by Woodbury Little Elsie Beautiful eyes Bright Pudge Peroxide Rose-Pct.il Diamond Lil Slim Pretty Business-like Pleasant Willy Queen Bess Paprika Hearst Meek Bright Eyes Peaches and Cream Wcll-yroomcd Dashing Dreaming Cecil Breunner Radical Cream Sly Ringlet Cute I ' ve got rhythm I have a little announce- ment Lay it on May I help? I surrender Applesauce Pudge! Cash in Ethical? Hocus Pocus Man ana Bolony I got a 1 Rag ' n bone My turtle . . . I ' m shocked I ' m going swimming Remember . . .? Cecile You stop that O. Winnie Wa- -ta- -ta! Oh, Roger! Now. Louise! I ' ll take two Why, Bill! I say! My dear! My brother Last night? My! Hearst Can you go? My goodness! Ahem! I ' m positive Nice going Lady, you slay me What ' s the joke? Snake in the grass Hello, Beautiful Iy Como! Ring ' em bells Clang Picking up Big butter and egg man Glenn Track Whistling Busy Tennis Gold-digger Libros Making Mickey talk Resting Blarney Studying Bottles Music Grinning Walking up Giving advice Nursing Writing well Sequoia Being wide -eyed I only work here Just one o the gals Milk-shakes Shooting craps Another ad Laboring along Sympathizing Whispering Speaking Spanish Hearst Volley-ball Dairy maid Cow-girl Dissecting Mosying along Digging up ads Being naive xxxxx Yachting Big Business Wringer Clinging vine Insomnia Radio announcer Open secret Higher culture Jumping bean New Thrill Wurlitzer Cash out Authoress ' Nother rabbit out of the hat Resting Back to Emerald Isle Prof. 3 balls Happy Days! Collar ads Edith More speed J. An Editor Points South San Jose Boojum ' s Bride Blues singer Dancer Monte Carlo Big Bitzness She ' ll get there Coach Housewife Rio Rita Hearst II Old Lavendar Chicago Millionaire Still going Wake up! Sophisticated Siberia Captain Archeologist Belfrey Gondolier 25 The Madrono HOROSCOPE Name Description Saying Occupation Fate ROBERTS, E. ROBERTSON, R. dc ROCO, R. ROEDEL. P. ROHNER. L. ROSS, F. ROSS, L. SAITO. M. SATO. R. SCHALL. D SHARKEY, E. SILLIMAN, J. SIORDIA. J. SIVERTSON. S. SMITH, W. SMITHEE, A. SPRINGER, M. STEFFAN. R. STEPHENS, R. STREETER, G. STRONG. E. THOITS, J- THOMPSON. C. THOMSON. R. THOMSON. G. TRAUGHLER, M. VAN HORNE, K. VOLKHART, V. WATERS, J. WEBBER. L. WEBSTER, N. WECKBACH, .1. WELLS. B. WHITE. C. WHITTARD, J. WILLIS. M. WINDSOR. A. WISDOM. D. WRIGHT. H. WILSON. B. WILLIAMS, J. YOSHIDA, G 2IEBER. G. Pink Cheeks Neat Wild Flower Little Philip Quiet Woman hater Personality plus Clever Artistic Hotsy Totsy Tennis Shark Tennis Fiend Peanut Vendor Perseus Noisy Appealing Gray matter Curly-locks Beautiful Snappy Chubby Spunk Mysterious Tower Red Hot Hair Hopeful Modest Vida for de vimmin H20TI Air2 Victorious Lou Ummmmmmm! Quiet Spunk Shiek.c Hit hard Handsome Naughty Evi-s Si-.ibv Cowboy GloriOlM Flame Helen of Troy ? ? ? ? ? Zebra No doubt This Chem Right this way I don ' t savvy Not much I gotta study Plus what? I told you so Please ! Maloney! Service! My point! Peanuts Lights! Who ' s got it? Stay away, ladies Get a Lit Oh. boooooys! HO lb. team Women overboard! Curtain Nothing I don ' t know Oh. my! I wonder G i m me Are you here. Sis? Oh. yeh? Fleet ' s in Come to mv hoUM I Hahvahd! Quiet This is so sudden Don ' t rush me This w ay, ladies Lady, you slay me You would! Wanna buy ticket? Bring your dim. s No kiddin How touching Lots Elsa Talking Sewing Flirting Hunting frogs Applying powder Boy Scouts Plus 4 Radiating Wisdom Room 58 Choir-singing Giving Service Love game Golf-balls Looking for? De Molay L. W. Lit Looking pretty Shaving Slooping Another bite Losing keys Love em Matching Combing hair Chem Music History Steering Hating the Waiting for ' em Dictionary Quiet Kelly Getting dances Arguing Mrs. Edmondson Wood -worker Reducing Beach Comber Ncff Counting calories Barber-shop A.W.O.C. Hollywood Modiste Condemned Pills Artist model Camp Fire Girls Too many 4 ' s Lonesome Lover Fu Man Chu Good Material Tennis Racket Mickey Mouse Club Checker Champion E. Heald Lost and Found Honeymoon Bridge Stringing beads Red Riding Hood Santy Claus Canoeing Sun flower Key Ring Life of the Party Cactus Gardens Bluebeard Green Roadster 6 2 Subs Sailor Arrived Unabridged Loud Triumphant Dance hall Romeo Swedish Nightingale Detention Padded cell Handsome Captain Pinpoint Morgan Up the Aisle Orchids Raccoon Coat Pirate 26 The Madrono Mid-year Graduation ' nder the able guidance of Miss Harriet McCausland, faculty ad- visor, the mid-year class of 1930-1931 was graduated on February sixth, totalling eighteen members. In addition, three other members of the class were graduated in January, so that they might gain admission to San Jose State College. Ordinarily, a mid-year class is more or less of a misfit, and does not mix very readily in the life of the school. Although small, the class of 193114 did not take long in making itself known. While many dropped by the way as the years passed, the remaining members assumed prominent positions in all lines of school activity. The Boys ' League lost a valuable secretary-treasurer in Colin Greenlaw, one of the January graduates, while school dramatics will miss the interesting characterizations of William Roberts, secretary-treasurer of the class, and Herbert Kurtz, who is remembered for his work in Mr. Nichol ' s play. Roberts and Kurtz were also active members of the Forum Club, the school debating society. Athletically speaking, the class was unusually outstanding. Oscar Carlson, besides being president of the class, led the 1930 football team through a suc- cessful season, and was also a columnist on the Campanile Sport Staff. Floyd Bridges was one of the greatest pitchers in the history of the school, while Don Pors, Dallas Latimer, Vincent Meyer, and Allan Mitchell played on the foot- ball team. Pors extended his activities to basketball as well. Many points were also scored for the school by the diving and swimming of Frank Follmer. In addition, Stanley Hackett, a short-story writer, was one of the favorite contributors to the Literary Magazine, bringing fame to the class in still an- other line of endeavor. Dean George Culver, of Stanford University, delivered the graduation ad- dress at the commencement exercises, which took place on February sixth in the auditorium. Oscar Carlson, the class president, was given a silver seal in recognition of activity honors. The class made a gift to the school of twenty- five dollars to be applied toward a suitable memorial to the late George Mercer. The graduation was attended by the whole school, with the exception of the freshmen, and by many parents and relatives of the graduates. 27 The Madrono ft Allen Mitchell Frankhn Fullmer Christie Atkinson William Bonham Dorothy Schwarz Floyd Bridges Oscar Carlson Herbert Kertz Mildred Hartsuck Donald Pors Lily Matsuda Dallas Lattimer Allan Quinn Stanley Hackett Colin Greenlaw Vincent Meyer William Roberts 28 The Madron High Junior Officers High Sophomore Officers High Freshmen Officers Low Junior Officers Low Sophomore Officers Low Freshmen Officers 29 In the satisfaction of accomplish- ment, in the joy of achieved ambi- tion, we shall ever soar above the tides of failure and disillusion. Oh, the joyful running blood of youth! In the years to come, there will be hard days and higher ladders to climb. But we are young and strong. Once more we fling our souls on high, into a new and ever-widening sky. IfiMaft a - ORG AMI A TIONS The Madrono missioners k ' he Commissioners have proved their efficiency this year by sponsoring Vj x several new activities as well as faithfully executing their prescribed _y duties. The Hospitality Committee, organized this year, has been noticeably successful. Under the present plan, there are students posted at the school entrance to direct visitors about the high school buildings and grounds. Another step in co-operation has been reached between the boys ' athletic societies and the Commissioners, through which improvement in traffic regu- lation about the grounds has been assured. Joe Lawry, as Commissioner of Social Welfare, deserves especial praise for his excellent management of the social end of school life. Jimmy Ray, Commissioner of Finance, held this office during the first semester and succeeded in persuading all of the high school students to buy their Student Body Cards. The good work was carried on during the second semester by Harry Christiansen. The Commissioner of Publications, Coburn Palmer, who edited the Cam- panile, ably carried on the sensible policies of_ former editors. Barbara Bellamy, Commissioner of Girls ' Activities, has been an active leader, directing her office ably and accomplishing much charity work with the co-operation of the Girls ' League. Paul Hansen has kept up the high standard set by Bob Rankin last year as Commissioner of Boys ' Activities, managing the athletics with the advice of the Board of Athletic Control and keeping the finances in good shape. 32 The Madrono Scholarship Federation X 1 jT HE Cal ornia Scholarship Federation was organized in southern Cali- -J I fornia in 1922 with the nucleus of interest centered in Pasadena and _y Long Beach. All of the high schools in the state were notified that this federation was to be organized. Their purpose was stated to be the recognition of the superior scholarship of students. Palo Alto High School responded promptly with an application for membership and, as Chapter III, became a charter mem- ber, adopting the Federation motto Scholarship for Service. All high schools of the state are eligible to membership, but students may only becomelife mem- bers of the California Scholarship Federation after having received eleven scholarship cards. Each chapter has a faculty adviser. Miss Sophia Cramer, vice-president of the Central California Scholarship Federation, is our adviser. In our chapter, a student may become a novitiate member of the organization when he has been on the scholarship roll during one semester. In the fall of each academic year, the advisers from the state meet in convention to consider the interests of the state organization. Each spring, the students meet in regional conferences. The 1931 Conference was held at Palo Alto High School on April eleventh. Two representatives of our school, Kenneth Eells and Claire Mitchell, were honored by being chosen Chairman and Publicity Manager of the Central C. S. F., respectively. Local officers were Frances Burks, president; Helena Manning, vice-president; Warren Lemmon, secretary; Robert Buss, treasurer. 33 The Madrono The Boys ' League s T ' he Boys ' League has been very successful this year under the able lead- Vj J ership of Bill Wilson. It has upheld its high standards of good sports- Q_ manship and clean living. The excellent entertainments that have been presented to the boys have kept up a good attendance at the meetings. Speakers who were interested in boys and who had material that would be likely to arouse the enthusiasm of their audience were procured. The League has gone up another step in importance this year, for, along with the establishment of the Student Court, it has been given the privilege of naming one of the judges. The big work of the League for this year, as has been the custom in the past three years, was the presentation of the Boys ' Stunt Show. Much credit for its success is due to Eldsworth Krogh, who organized and managed the performance. There were a large number and variety of stunts, demonstrating considerable talent on the part of many of the boys. The stunts varied from tumbling to burlesque and music. The money which comes from the Stunt Show goes entirely for the care of those who are injured in the high school games. Because of this, the boys especially exerted themselves in making the show a success. The officers for the year were Bill Wilson, president; Eldsworth Krogh, vice-president; Colin Greenlaw, secretary-treasurer, who graduated at Christmas time was replaced by Bill Mauel; and Walter Bach, sergeant-at-arms. M The Madrono The Girls ' League Yhe Girls ' League, an exceedingly prominent organization of the school, Vj £ has had one of the most successful years in its history. The work was ( most capably carried on under the leadership of Barbara Bellamy, who, with the assistance of Betty Gray and the advisers, Miss Heatwole for the first semester and Miss Preston for the second semester, labored with the keenest interest for its success. Two rollicking parties were given to welcome the new girls, in which all of the girls participated, with Betty Gray and Jean Erskine as managers of the first and second parties, respectively. The success of the Girls ' Jinx was due to the large number of girls who helped in the program, and to the variety of stunts. In December, as an innovation, a treat was given to the football squad. Later in the month, much Christmas charity work was accomplished, and many baskets, scrapbooks, and clothes were distributed throughout Palo Alto. The redecoration of the Club Room and a very delightful Mothers ' Tea were the outstanding events of the spring semester. The programs at the bi-monthly League meetings provided interest and entertainment for all of the girls. Among the guests were Ruth Comfort Mitchell, author; Noel Walster, soprano; Dean Mary Yost of Stanford; and Esther Dayman of Mills College. Miss Preston ' s fascinating talks about her trip abroad, and the girls ' contributions to the program helped to make the meetings a vital part of the Girls ' League. 35 S T f Madrono The l oard of Athletic Control y 7 LTHOUGH the high school Board of Athletic Control does not have j T ± the same revenue, power, and publicity that the B. A. C. of Stanford VLx U has, lt IS nevertheless, an active and highly necessary body. It has not built a stadium as yet nor succeeded in attracting great crowds to its games, but it has been noticeably instrumental in securing the installation of a football turf — the big work of this year, in bettering athletic relations with other schools, and in bringing the teams and the student body more closely together. The board has not started any new projects this year but has confined its efforts to laboring over the old duties of the organization and to seeing that they are effectively carried out. Governing the boys ' athletics, awarding letters, planning the policies of the games, and choosing names and emblems have kept the board constantly active. Meetings, held every Monday noon, were well attended, and with the faculty adviser, Hod Ray, present, considerable busi- ness was finished. Membership in the Board of Athletic Control is gained by being president of the Boys ' League, a yell leader, a president of one of the boys ' letter societies, a captain of a team, a manager of a team, an advertising, schedule, or registra- tion manager, chairman of the Betterment Committee, or a faculty adviser. The Commissioner of Boys ' Athletics is automatically appointed the chairman of the board when the office as a commissioner is taken by him. 36 The Madrono The Girls ' Athletic Association he girls ' athletic activities are governed by the Girls ' Athletic Associa- tion, often referred to as the G. A. A. The purpose of this association is to encourage interest in athletic activities, to carry out the ideals of sportsmanship, and to give every girl athlete a voice in the management of after-school sports. Membership is open to any girl who has won fifty points toward her block P. In order to retain membership, it is necessary to attend meetings regularly and earn fifty points each semester. Officers of the G. A. A. are elected annually, and for the past year they were as follows: Ethel Sharkey, president; Anna Persson, vice-president; Harriet Collins, secretary; Winifred McAslan, head of hockey; Adelle Roberts, head of basketball; Florence Berg, head of volley-ball; Virginia Hoppe, head of tennis; and Ruth Bishop, head of playdays. Miss Grace Hartley is the faculty adviser. It is required that the president of the association be an upper classman and have at least a minor letter. The other officers are elected at large but must have had a scholastic record in the preceding semester in which no sub- ject can have fallen below a 3 . No member of the association may hold more than one office at a time. Although the G. A. A. does not have as widely advertised activities as the boys ' athletic organizations have, it nevertheless does its share in promoting sports, and membership in it is just as great an incentive to the girls as mem- bership in the Block P or Circle P Societies is to the boys. 57 I - T A ? Madrono The Block P Society £ _ y HE Block P Society, whose aim is to promote a spirit of honor and co- V J: operation among the athletes of Palo Alto High School, to support school spirit, and to aid the principal and coaches of the school in any manner deemed advisable, began the year ' s activities with Oscar Carlson, as president; Arne Anderson, as vice-president; Eldsworth Krogh, as treasurer; and Charles Hoteling, as sergeant-at-arms. The Block P men act as the police force of the school, helping to keep order in the halls, at the games, and out on the school grounds. Genuine en- deavor to improve the conduct in the halls and at the games has proved suc- cessful. Twice a year, the society holds its initiations: in the spring, at Searsville Lake, and in the winter, in the gymnasium. If there is any doubt about the effectiveness of these initiations, ask any man who has won a block letter! Because the winter initiation was post-poned the summer one compensated for this by some extra paddles. The 1931 initiation proved to be the best in the society ' s history. The one social function of the society is the Block P dance, which was a great success. Besides other activities, this organization presents a stunt for the Boys ' League Stunt Show, which is usually the climax of the evening. To this year ' s stunt was added a talented chorus of twelve boys, which performed some truly aesthetic dancing due to some feminine assistance. Mr. Ray, at whose suggestion this society was formed, merits much credit for the fulfillment of the club ' s aim for the year 1930-31. J8 The Madrono 77 e Girls ' Block V Society ' he Girls ' Block P Society enjoyed a most complete year with meetings, a party, an election, and the same general activities that the other high school organiza tions participate in. A banquet, an annual affair, was held at the Russell Cafeteria on May 8, and was the most successful under- taking of the society for the year. Those invited were girls who were members of all star teams, managers of sports, captains of teams, and officers of the G. A. A. A highly succesful initiation for neophytes of the Girls ' Block P Society was held at Searsville Lake on June first. Approximately twenty-five girls were put through various types of torture before becoming full fledged members. Following the initiation, a swimming party and a weenie roast were enthusi- astically taken in by the girls. One big question, the discussion about the size of the letters of the society, was brought up again this year. Several of the girls wanted the letters en- larged and made like those of the Boys ' Block P. At a meeting a small majority of the girls prevented this change. The officers of the society: Ethel Sharkey, president; Anna Persson, vice- president; and Harriet Collins, secretary — competently steered the Girls ' Block P through a busy year. The president takes charge of all of the activities of the society and presides over all the meetings. The vice-president manages the point system. Besides the regular duties of a secretary, such as taking the minutes, this officer has to keep up the girls ' scrap book. 39 ntk The M a d r o i o Circle P NE of the largest growing organizations of this school is the Circle P : Society. This society was organized in 1926 and has steadily grown until it has a membership of over fifty. This organization has a four-fold purpose, which is: first, to bring athletes of minor sports together; second, to promote interest in minor sports; third, to raise the standard of sportsmanship; and fourth, to better the scholarship of athletes. Membership in this organization is open to all athletes possessing a minor letter, which may be earned in class B, C, and D basketball; B, C, and D track, B, C, and D swimming; C baseball; and unlimited tennis. This organization has not only been of great benefit to its members but has accomplished several things of great benefit to the school. During the first semester, much of the work was done on Saturdays. The Circle P Society took charge of the parking of cars during the Stanford foot- ball games. The members devoted their time to this, not receiving any pay. Car guarding, participating in the Boys ' Stunt Show, and policing at the games were some other work done by its members. As each year goes on, the Circle P Society is attaining a more important role, and is becoming larger. The officers for this year were Joseph Gere, president; George Burgess, vice-president; Leo Andriano, secretary-treasurer; Vernon Johnson, sergeant- at-arms. Much credit is due to the faculty advisor, Mr. George Stewart, for his co- operation and help during the past year. .0 The Madrono Co -op Store so T ' HE Co-operative store has completed this year as a more useful unit of j £ the school than ever before. For more than five years, it has been sell- Q_y ing equipment to the students at reduced prices, and now it ranks high among the best of the stores on the Peninsula under student management. The clerks give the best possible efficiency in service and keep the Co-op open on every school day. This year, the store has greatly enlarged its stock. Among other things there is a much greater supply of pens and pencils. The money that is taken in as excess profit is either put back into the store in the form of new equipment or is used to help other high school activities. The Co-op turned over one hundred dollars in the past year to the Literary Magazine, and another hundred dollars was presented to the Scholarship So- ciety. The latter was especially appreciated. The fund donated was used in the spring for expenses incurred when the society held here the Regional Conven- tion of the Central Section of the California Scholarship. Harry Christiansen, who was manager of the store until February, relin- quished his position at that time when he was made Commissioner of Finance. In spite of this change, the store carried on successfully during the rest of the year. Stage Crew he Stage Crew, one of the organizations of the high school that is given V x considerable work to do but receives little thanks for it, is really one of £_ the most indispensable groups that we have. The school would sud- denly discover what an important unit it is, if the crew should not appear at a performance. There would be considerable difficulty met with if the various organizations had to put up all of the flats, improvise ways of making the stage look realistic, manage the flies, and change the scenes during the performances. The crew have to be quiet, awake, and active in shifting die scenes. They must be present at most of the rehearsals. Strict attention must be paid re- garding the security of the ropes, the placement of flats, and the lighting effects. Ed Strong, whose experience as head of the Stage Crew for the past two years has been very valuable, and Stan Siversten, head electrician for two years also, have carried on the work admirably and will be a great loss following graduation. 41 T e Madrono The 1931 Madrono (T n compiling this year-book, the staff has held fast to several ideals. Since JF it may become to many the only concrete memory of high school days, ij sincere effort has been made, so far as finances permitted, to make this as beautiful and lasting a token of these years, as possible. We wish to express our gratitude for the loyal support and encouragement of those who helped us to penetrate the mists that threatened at times to obscure a clear vision of ways and means. Among these are Mr. Nichols, whose gift and patience provided a play and its successful production; to Miss Stella McKee, for her invaluable advice pertaining to the art content; to Mr. Grinstead, for his generous con- tribution of snapshots; to the advertisers, who gave financial support. THE STAFF Editor Claire Mitchell Business Manager . . Roger Armstrong Financial Manager . . . . Al Smithee Art . . . Mary Dill, Eldsworth Krogh Photography Robert Buss Boys ' Sports Al Ey Girls ' Sports .... Martha Springer Faculty Member . . . Miss Huntington Drama Paul Crary Advertising Managei 1 Society Mary Hobby John Kennedy Porter Nutting . , ' . (Catherine Arthur Ailrertisinv Assistants . . Virginia Radchrre literary Helena Manning Poetry Albert Guerard ] kes Elinor Cross General Joy de Jong Horoscope . . Virginia Raddiffe, Joy de Jong 42 ; ' N , The Madrono John Kennedy Mary Dill Robert Buss Joy de Jong Mr. Grinstead Martha Springer Paul Crary Maty Hobby Franklin Nutting Alfred Ey Eldswurth Krogh Helena Manning Warren Lemmon Virginia Radcliffe Albert Guerard Albert Smithee 43 The M ad r o n o The Campanile ilNNiNG second place in division B of the Columbia Interscolastic Press Association contest in competition at New York with 79 other high schools of under 1,000 student-enrollment, the Campanile brought to Palo Alto its second publication honor of this year. Co-operation and enthusiasm, as exercised by all of the staff members, were undoubtedly the factors which led to the Campanile ' s national recognition. Varied make-up and several new types of faces are some of the contribu- tions given the Campanile by its editors, Coburn Palmer, Kenneth Reynolds, and Kenneth Eells. In addition, a consistent effort to make the paper more in- teresting to the reader was undertaken by the editorial staff. Al Smithee, as business manager, is to be commended for his efficient work in assuring the paper of a steady income from advertisements and in keeping the accounts of the Campanile. Jack Berry, as feature editor, and Leonard Blaikie, as associate editor, have done much toward increasing the interest in the Campanile by their original ideas put into printed form. Joe Gere, although handicapped by inexperience when he accepted the posi- tion as sports editor early in the year, soon developed into one of the finest sports editors the Campanile has ever had. Too much praise cannot be given to the reportorial staff for the initiative and dependability in their work. Mrs. Ethel Mitchell ' s sympathetic work as faculty adviser added to the suc- cess of the paper. n The Madrono 4T j-- G5ffZ - - -. Leonard Blaikie Jack Berry Carlton White Albert Guerard Kenneth Reynolds Marion Matravers Philip Sheridan Charlotte Downey Joseph Clark Gordon Johnson Virginia Radcliffe George Pracy Joseph Gere Alfred Ey Richard Rathman Jewel Spangler 45 ' ■ k 3 The Madrono Literary Magazine • y ' HERE is no doubt but that the Paly High Literary Magazine, under the j x guidance of Mrs. Gill, has filled a need that had long been felt among CX tne h h sc hool students. It is the type of publication that we all thoroughly enjoy reading. Started as a collection of old English compositions, it has grown in the past three years into a real school magazine, with a fine staff and regular contributors. This year, it took a prize at the California Scholastic Press Association Convention as one of the best school periodicals in the state. A much wider range of subject matter has been provided in this year ' s issue, and the reappearance of the Yak, the magazine mascot, on the cover, has caused much favorable comment. The editor and the managing editor deserve considerable credit for their industrious work on the publication. The business staff is as follows: editor, Bill Brett; managing editor, Martha Springer; business manager, Robert Mackenzie; typist, Virginia Wright. The following have done exceptionally good work on the literary staff: Claire Mitchell, Biography and Travel; Nancy Webster, Essays; Frances Burks, Short Stories; Martha Springer, Books; James Horsburgh, Raven ' s Branch; (Catherine Arthur, the Nook of Poetry; Bill Brett, the Readers ' Page; Ellen Brown and Ormond McGill, artists; Donald McCash, Freshman Page; Bill Brett, Caustic Criticism; Martha Springer, Contributors ' Page. Noon meetings of the entire staff were held on every Friday, in the dining room of the cafeteria, and the staff discussed the material on hand and possible means of improving the magazine. 6 Forum Club jOince the big drive for membership in the Forum Club a year ago, this J , organization has been increasingly prominent in school affairs. Many of V the new members have proved themselves to be able debaters and executives, and not a few of them have received just praise as ranking among the cleverest and most versatile arguers the debating society has ever had. The Forum Club is governed by an executive committee consisting of John Kennedy, president; Howard Reichmuth, secretary-treasurer; Robert Shuck, vice-president; Porter Nutting and David Folsom, representatives. This council makes the preparations for the debates and also manages the initia- tions, contributing much to their success. A series of debates was engaged in during the fall quarter, one with Girls ' High School and the other with Paso Robles. There were also many inter-club debates throughout the year, which gave all of the members of the club an equal chance to become active debaters, even though against other high school teams. The two major activities of the Forum Club, The Peninsula League De- bates, successfully terminated the work of the club in the early spring. The first of the group was held in March against Los Gatos in which Palo Alto was ably represented by Katherine Arthur, Barbara Snoke, Leonard Blaikie, and Ruth Mayer. Later a lively debate on capital punishment in California drew an enthusiastic audience. This time George Grinnell, Howard Wright, James Ray, and Frances Burks were our high school debaters. 47 The M a d r o n o Boys ' Glee Club •fter many years of more or less successful existence, the Boys ' Glee Club was finally organized on a firm basis on October 14, 1930, when a constitution, writen by Charles Chao, Kenneth Davies, and Carleton White, with the aid of Mr. Matthews, was adopted by unanimous vote of the twenty-one members. The club is limited to twenty-four, because of the preference for good voices rather than large membership. The constitution provides for tryouts to be held on the second Monday of each semester, and for successful tryoutees to be placed on the waiting list and admitted in case of a vacancy. Each member who is absent from two meetings in a quarter without excuses is put on probation for the following quarter, dur- ing which one absence results in dropping the member and admitting a new one. Eight were admitted at the first tryouts, held on October 5. The officers for the past year were James Diehl, president; Carleton White, vice-president; and Frederick Wells, secretary-treasurer. Most pretentious of this year ' s offerings of the two Glee Clubs was the operetta, Your Royal Highness, presented on the evenings of February 27 and 28. Its success was due in large measure to the able direction of Miss Wenk and Mr. Matthews. Members of the Boys ' Glee Club with leading parts were Ed Deffenbaugh, Kenneth Davies, James Diehl, Arthur Morgan, Roy Steffen- son, Frederick Wells, and Fred Parfitt. Several members of the club sang at the Boys ' Stunt Show on April 25th. 48 The Madron G Vf G ee C w£ if « y HE m ost outstanding characteristic of the members of the Girls ' Glee -J Club, besides their talent to sing, is their splendid loyalty. They are _y always ready to co-operate either in their own offerings or to help make other productions a success. This was first demonstrated during the past year in the dignified number presented by them in the Girls ' Jinx. The entire member- ship appeared in dainty formal gowns, grouped about a large representation of the familiar dog in His Master ' s Voice and rendered two creditable vocal numbers. Their fine spirit was reflected in the carols sung to enhance the effect of the Christmas play and also to commemorate the Yule-tide in the girls ' club room. Next came the Glee Club dance, sustaining its traditional reputation for delightful, finished hospitality. Perhaps this was the most artistic affair of its kind ever planned by this organization. Every member of the Boys ' and Girls ' Glee Clubs had a part in the splendid production of the annual operetta which was given on the evenings of February 27 and 28. Their work in His Royal Highness deserved the enthusiastic re- ception accorded by the audience. Program meetings at which various members sang vocal solos, duets, or trios served to stimulate interest at the spring meetings. To Miss Elizabeth Wenk, the capable and kindly director, and to their officers for faithful leadership, the members owe a debt of gratitude. The officers were Claire Mitchell, president; Lillian Mossman, vice-president; Marie Isaksen, secretary-treasurer. 49 The M a d r o n o Band |[TH a membership of over fifty young musicians, the band indulged in an extensive program of activities during 1930-31. Under the able direction of Bandmaster Matthews, the band played at all of the major football and basketball games and was a great source of enjoyment to the rooters. The gay outfits and inspiring music added much to the success of the games and kept up the students ' spirits even though the team was being defeated ; the erect figures, marching in almost perfect unison, were indeed im- pressive. In the spring, the band played for the California Scholarship Federation Conference held here. As a side activity the boys of the band generously agreed to play for the Boys ' Stunt Show, and their part in the performance was in- valuable. The band also participated in many other affairs and made itself generally useful. There are several quite talented members of the band, and accordingly several of them were selecetd to join students from other Peninsula high schools in a mass concert held in San Jose on May 20. This concert is one of the regular activities of the Peninsula Music League. In former years, how- ever, every high school sent a full band and each of these played separately. Moreover, each band played several selections; this necessitated a very long and tiring concert. Under the new method, the best musicians of the various schools are formed into one large band, and the new system will undoubtedly prove to be a much more popular enterprise. 50 The Madrono Orchestra Turing the year, the orchestra has had a full program and has developed its musical talent even to a higher peak than the band has. It has been at hand at most of the high school productions and has been an enjoy- able addition to all of them. During the winter, it played for several short plays, the Girls ' Jinx, and the Operetta. At the first of the year, it also furnished the musical background for Skidding. In spite of the extensive winter activities, the spring semester was the busiest season for the orchestra. An exchange concert with the Mountain View musicians provided entertainment for assemblies of the respective schools. On April 11, the orchestra joined with the band in playing at the Stanford Union for the banquet of die California Scholarship Federation Conference. They materially helped the local high school Scholarship members in making a favorable impression on the delegates from other schools. Following out the national theme for this year, the high school orchestra combined with the orchestra of the Palo Alto elementary schools in a concert at the Stanford Theatre during Music Week. Playing for all of these events, in addition to the two graduation exercises, the orchestra has established itself even more permanently amon the students as a highly wordiy and necessary unit of the school. The able leadership of Mr. Matthews has undoubtedly contributed much to the orchestra ' s success. 51 The M a d r o n o Latin Club The Senatus Populusque Romanus has enjoyed a very successful year with a substantial increase in membership. As has been the custom, members of the club sang Latin carols in the halls before Christmas. Doing its bit of Christmas charity, the club had its toy stack, which was presented to the Community House for the poor children. In honor of the birth of Virgil, the club gave a parry, at which there was a huge birthday cake adorned with two candles and the inscription, Happy Birthday, Virgil. Most of die meetings, in accordance with the educational aims of the club, featured short informative talks made by the students. Miss Clary is the able faculty advisor. The officers were Dictator, Jessie Brown; First Consul, John Todd; Second Consul, Amy Sibley; Quaester, Mary Owen; Censor, Richard Ritclefs; freshman representative, Charles Danforth. Spanish Club Under the inspiring guidance of Mrs. Lina Guerrero, a group of enter- prising students bring their lunches every second and fourth Wednesday noon of the school year in order to discuss anything of interest regarding the Spanish language. The aims of the club are to provide a further opportunity for Spanish stu- dents to speak die language and to hear it spoken. The programs usually con- sist of a short play, a talk, singing, or the playing of Spanish games. The officers for this year were president, Katie Hallson; vice-president. La Verne Palm; librarian, David Allen. Philharmonia Several years ago, a music society in the high school was practically unheard of. However, in the minds of Mr. Matthews and some of the music students, the organization of such a club had been considered. Now Philharmonia, a society of music lovers, has been formed. Elections were held early in the year, and the following officers were chosen: Jack Charnow, president; Anna Carlton, vice-president; Robert Diehl, secretary. A program committee provides for entertainment at the meetings. Several eminent musicians visited the club, among them, Mrs. Putnam, a pupil of the composer and pianist, MacDowell. Every month an open meeting is held to which the whole student-body is invited. New members are admitted to the club twice a year, one of the requirements being a short composition on the life of some great musician. 52 The Madrono POINT AWAR.D THE fPANIfH CLUB officer.; BEHIND THAT CURTAIN ' 53 There is a low murmur in tiers and tiers of waiting faces. Bright lights ...dimming... in the sudden hush is the silence of wide barren prairies and tropic-laden nights. The soft strains of music are divine in the immeasureable silence. The music is louder, faster, then very soft. A moment of breathless tensity, and then, the curtain. fee T e Madrono Thespian Club y 9 His past year has been one of the best years in the existence of the Cj Thespian Club. Although the regular counsellor of the club, Miss Cy Preston, was away for the first semester, her place was ably filled by Miss McCausland, who directed the Christmas and the one-act plays. This year, as usual, the Thespian Club produced a three-act play, three jolly-up plays, two one-act plays, and a Christmas play. The actors in the Christmas play, The First Noel, were Mistress Winton, Eleanor Hoge; inn-keeper, William Roberts; David, Lambert Galby; Simon, Drayton Flanders; servant, Betty Holdsworth; Joseph, Albert Guerard; Mary, Jean Persson; shepherds, Joe Clark, John Todd, and Page Beckett; kings, Charles Chao, Leo Cook, and Roland Alden. The two one-act plays were entitled Submerged and Tea Leaves. The cast of Submerged consisted of Jargsen, Howard Wright; Brice, Roy Steffensen; Shaw, Albert Guerard; a cockney seaman, James Waters; Com- mander Mac Andrews, Robert Mackenzie; Dunn, Roland Alden. The cast for Tea Leaves was Sue Winston, Marjory Brawn; Delia Winston, Katherine Arthur; Arnold Powers, James Horsburg; Ed Winston, William Roberts; Louise Taylor, Gretchen Neikirk. The officers of the club for the year were president, Gertrude Bickell; vice- president (first semester), Jack Whirling, (second semester), Paul Grary; secretary, Betty Gray; treasurer, Porter Nutting. Much credit for the success of the Thespian plays is due to the art depart- ment and to the stage crew. 56 The Madrono Madrono Play S5 9 His year, the annual carnival was abolished and a three- act play was Vj £ substituted in its place for funds to support the Madrono. The play Q_y selected was The Gay Game, a comedy written by Walter H. Nichols. Mr. Nichols also consented to direct the play, with the result of a very amusing and well produced performance. The plot of the play is woven about Colonel Majestic T. Brute who is a typical stage and movie director. Joe Lawry gave an excellent portrayal of this character. Marjorie Brown as Mrs. Blackwood, a charming widow who is very refined but somewhat wordly, did some very good acting. As the minister nephew, the Reverend Turbid Youngblood, Robert MacKenzie did exceptionally well. The leading lady of Colonel Brute ' s troup, Harriet Mazet, was played by Kathenne Arthur. Jim Delancy, Colonel Brute ' s right hand man, was well portrayed by Bill Wilson. Charlotte Downey as Birdie Bizarre, the little country girl, did some excellent acting in evading her mother, a typical narrow-minded, self-righteous, old woman who was charac- terized ably by Marion Dowdy. As Betsy, the maid, Lenore Albertsen was very sweet and obliging. Herbert Kertz as Talleyhard, the stage manager, was tvpicallv hard-hearted. As Mr. Villiers and Mrs. Clammers, respectively, Paul Crary and Virginia Radcliffe did well. In vario us minor roles Frances Burks, Paul Jungerman, John Kennedy, and Bob Stephens carried their respective parts interestingly. Due to the patience and effort of Mr. Nichols, the Madrono Play was well attended and enjoyed. 57 The Madrono Senior Play Come Out of the Kitchen, a comedy in three acts by A. E. Thomas, was presented by the class of ' 31 to a full house on Saturday night, June sixth. The play, which was enthusiastically received, dealt with a fine old southern family whose straightened circumstances compelled them to rent their beautiful home to a wealthy northerner, Burton Crane. The lease stipulated that four white servants should be supplied with the house, but these failing to arrive at the last moment, the four brothers and sisters of the family, in order to save the day, assumed the role of the servants themselves. This led to a series of laughable complications which were finally all cleared up by the belle of the family, Olivia, who came out of the kitchen to accept the hand of Burton Crane. The whole play went off smoothly, and much credit is due to Miss Preston, director, and Miss McKee, technical director, as well as the numerous commit- tees, for the success of the production. Following is the cast of the play: Olivia Dangerfield, alias Jane Ellen, Gertrude Bickell; Elizabeth Dangerfield, alias Aramiuta, Barbara Bellamy; Mrs. Falkner, Tucker ' s sister, Frances Burks; Cora Falkner, her daughter, Vir- ginia Radcliffe; Amanda, Olivia ' s black mammy, Vida Volkhardt; Burton Crane, from the North, Paul Crary; Thomas Lefferts, statistical poet, Richard Rathman; Solon Tucker, Joe Lawry; Paul Dangerfield, Phil Roedel, Charles Dangerfield, Jack Berry; Randolph Weeks, Arne Anderson. 58 The Madrono An nual Operetta s 7 ' ok 1931, the glee clubs of the high school, assisted by the school orch- Vj •£? estra, presented Your Royal Highness, or The Boojum of Bagore. Q_ Due to the efforts of Miss Wenk, Mr. Matthews, and Mr. Nichols, it was undoubtedly one of the outstanding productions offered this year. Claire Mitchell, as Rose-Petal, admirably supported the role of the leading lady with her lovely voice and splendid acting. Rose-Petal is obliged, by the Constitution of Bagore, to marry the next Boojum, who, instead of being Akbar, whom she loves, turns out to be Giles P. Mitchell, an American efficiency expert who has come to Bagore to save it from bankruptcy. Rose-Petal marries him, but no sooner are they married, than the Duchesi of the neighboring state appears on the scene, announces that Giles P. Mitchell married and deserted her years ago, and carries him back to be a janitor in her palace. Then Rose-Petal marries, Akbar and all are happy. Ed Deffenbaugh, as Akbar, and Kenneth Davies, as Giles P. Mitchell, deserve particular notice for the fine qualities of their voices. Frances Burks, as the Duchesi, earns praise for a very good performance. Other members of the cast, Salaamo, Fred Wells; Bingo, Roy Steffensen; Bungo, Richard Rathman; Marmetta, Marie Isaksen; Ylang-Ylang, Aimee Neff; Shagrag, Virginia Kemper; Soojah, Fred Parfitt also merit attention for their excellent work. Carleton White, James Diehl, and Arthur Johnson, as Asrac, Abednegar, and Ispanak, respectively, as well as members of the chorus and the oriental dancers, gave very good performances in thir respective parts. 59 The Mad r o n Girls ' Jinx The Girls Jinx, presented by the Girls ' League, was undoubtedly one of th. best novelty shows that has ever been produced here. The production was presented in the form of a magazine with the feature-editor and assistant, re- spectively, Marjory Brown and Winifred Sandoe, presenting the magazine and turning the pages. First, the audience was entertained by a Cover Design and some Advertisements, including Listening to His Master ' s Voice, given by the Girls ' Glee Club. Then came a Serial and some short stories which were Daisies Won ' t Tell, The Glow Worm, The Blue Danube, Why Practice, and Winnie, the Pooh. Fashions of the past and present were shown by Feminine Fancies, Masculine Manequins, and The Flora- dora Chorus. Hicks and The Bowery followed; then Paper Dolls, and The Cooks ' Chorus. Boys ' Stunt Show On the evening of April 25, the Boys ' League presented the third annual stunt show. The boys demonstrated in the performance that they possess among their number several who are talented at this sort of thing. Much credit is due to the sincere efforts of Eldsworth Krogh, manager of the show, in making the success that it proved to be. The stage setting resembled that of the interior of a radio station and was greatly appreciated by the audience. Some of the outstanding stunts were Black Magic, given by Ormond McGill; Roy Steffenson ' s Strong Man Act, which proved a great hit. Perhaps the biggest laugh-hit of the evening was a Dancing Chorus, presented by the Block P Society. ' Skidding Skidding, a comedy in three acts by Aurania Raverol, and directed in this case by Miss Preston, was chosen by the Thespian Club for its annual presentation. The plot of the play is woven about the re-nomination of one Judge Hardy, who was well portrayed by Paul Crary. Marion, the politically inclined daughter of Judge Hardy, was charmingly and sincerely acted by Gertrude Bickell. Betty Draper, as Mrs. Hardy, was exceedingly good in her portrayal of an elderly woman. In spite of the short notice of the part he was to take, Robert Mackenzie ' s acting was splendid. As Andy, the kid brother, Roland Alden was true to life. Betty Gray, as Aunt Milly; Gail Carrol and Barbara Bellamy, as the married sisters, played their respective parts con- sistently and very well. Roy Steffenson, as the Grandfather, did remarkable work; while Howard Wright ' s acting as the political boss, Mr. Stubbins, was very good. 60 The Madron L ,- ' ■■■ r fe f Kl D CHAINS FR.OM TKIDDING ' 61 Young hearts and laughing, fluttering music pound tempos and the bleating jazz notes . . . youth, light-hearted, gaily tripping, swinging, in search of Ro- mance. The moon, deep in the water, silvery on the grassy terrace. The slow swing oj a Viennese Waltz, the haunt- ing call oj the blues, the pounding sobs oj a torch song. And the hearts oj youth beating slowly . . . deeply . . . eternally, with the swing oj the music. Perhaps this is Romance. . . ftBO..SA ' «) SQCl£TY The Madrono Jolly-ups Starting the year with a bang, 350 students attended the first Jolly-up of the year with The Trysting Place, given by the Thespian club, preceding the dance. The features of the second Jolly-up were a play depicting a scene one- thousand years in advance and entertainment provided by Eldsworth Krogh and Paul Jew. A hard-times dance given on April 11 was relished by 250 en- thusiastic students. The last Jolly-up proved Joe Lawry ' s ability in planning successful dances. Class Parties The freshmen really deserve congratulations! Their dance was successfully given in the girls ' gym, with an encouraging percent of the class supporters at- tending. Refreshments and entertainment were enjoyed by all of those who attended. What with bales of hay and several ancient wagons, one of which belonged to Leland Stanford, the juniors and seniors combined in giving a very artistic dance. The excellent music was provided by the San Jose State College orchestra. Girls ' Masquerade The old gym, gay with red hearts, was the scene on Valentine ' s evening of the Girls ' League Masquerade. This get-acquainted party was in charge of Jean Erskine, and the new girls were certainly extended a lively welcome. Gaily colored costumes enhanced the gym. The girls played games, were entertained by stunts, and sang songs. Certainly this annual affair is a successful avenue by which many new girls may make friends. Basketball Dance A. gay balloon dance held on March seventh brought the basketball season to a most successful close. More than fifty couples danced in the old library to the music of Fred Mannon ' s orchestra. The gleams of soft lighting effects were reflected on the silver athletic trophies which lined the shelves of the library. Everyone present enjoyed the coolness of the front terrace between dances. Over fifty couples attended the dance, which climaxed the basketball season. The Block and Circle P Societies are to be complimented on the suc- cess of the affair. 64 The Madrono Girls ' Glee Club Dance Originality marked the pinnacle or the social season in Paly High at the annual Girls ' Glee Club Formal on the evening of December 13, 1930. The old gym was transformed by a Dutch idea. A large painted wooden shoe, tulips, and greenery formed the back-ground for the peppy Phi Kappa Sigma orchestra of Stanford University, which added to the evening ' s fun with original numbers. A 63 foot mural depicting life-sized Holland boys and girls gaily dancing decorated one wall, while large pots of tulips ornamented the other sides. Charming programs in the form of Dutch girls with realistic yellow braids exemplified the artistic skill of Glee Club members. Commencement Dance The seniors ' last dance at Paly High! With colorful decorations, programs, lighting effects, and the lively orchestra, the Commencement dance, presented on June 18, the night preceding graduation, was one of the best dances of the year. Another evening of joy was added to the memory-list of happy high school days. Block? Dance The looked-forward-to event, the Block P dance, was given in the girls ' gym on the evening of April 18. Bright lights . . . thanks to Paul Jungerman, gay music . . . provided by the Dinah ' s Shack orch estra, festive decorations . . . the result of the labors of the decoration committee, and unique programs . . . with the assistance of the art department, characterized the Block P dance. Mothers ' Tea Every detail of the Mothers ' Tea reflected the careful preparation made by the various committees appointed by the Girls ' League. The mothers were guided to the artistically decorated library by freshmen representatives, warmly greeted by the reception committee, entertained by an interesting program, and served delicious refreshments in a gracious atmosphere. 65 Long November afternoons in the cool of approaching dusk. Long, drifting cheers and the merry laughter of care- free lives. The grim joy of battering struggle, and the rhythmic beauty of youthful motion. And then the gun. It is over. In the strange beauty of proud defeat, or the exuberance of triumph, we are silent for a moment as the shadows of night fall steadily. And then softly, like the sudden finding of new life and beauty, rise the haunting strains of the school song, then drift away to the shadowed hills. SPORTS XT fter a fortnight ' s stay at a training camp located on the beach near ± ± San Gregorio, the Red and Green football team returned to Palo Alto _ S (j and played a brilliant brand of ball throughout the 1931 season. The team was inspired by the combined efforts of Coach Hod Ray and Ad Dewey. The campaign ended with the Vikings enjoying second place to the champion- ship Burlingame eleven. To start the football calendar, Captain Oscar Carlson and his mates met Santa Cruz in the first contest for the New Ray Field and played to a one touchdown no conversion tie. The second game was a good deal more hard fought and was doubtless one of the best Viking demonstrations of the year. It was played with Hayward on the field across the bay. Captain-elect Walter Back ' s thirty yard run early in the game accounted for Palo Alto ' s six to Hayward ' s seven points. The third practice game was played with a strong Lowell team from San Francisco. In this fracas, Captain-elect Blondy Back ' s score was again the only one of the game for Palo Alto. The afternoon ended in a 1 3-7 win for the city boys. In the concluding game of the practice series the Vikings met Menlo High. The struggle was closely contested and ended in a 13-7 win for the superior Paly team. Palo Alto ' s first league encounters were with the two strongest elevens. Both resulted in scoreless ties. San Mateo, an unusually light team, came first on the schedule. Prc-game dope ' ' was somewhat doubtful. In practice games San Mateo displayed marvelous defensive power and a very capable offense 68 The Madrono which more than made up for their lack of brawn. Coach Griffin drilled his men to stop Ray Arjo, who was considered the key man of the Paly threat. This was most ' successfully accomplished. The greater part of the Paly yardage was gained by Back at full and Strong at quarter. Burlingame, a week later, was given more or less an edge over Palo Alto due to the Panthers ' extremely large size and heavy weight. The game featured bone-crushing thrusts through both lines and spectacular aerial attacks that weren ' t success- ful for either team. In the third game of the league schedule with Sequoia, Paly came through more in the Hod Ray fashion, three touchdowns to one. The game was un- doubtedly the best offensive demonstration of tl e year for the Vikings. It fully satisfied an overflowing Armistice Day crowd at Redwood City. The feature of the game was in the first minute of play when Arjo, halfback, took the ball and scampered 64 yards for a score. Touchdowns by Captain-elect Walter Back and Milo McLachlan followed. The concluding game of the year was with San Jose on our own turf. Palo Alto should have enjoyed a larger edge on the odds before game time than it actually did, but the eccentricity of the entire squad brought down the team ' s hopes and it was fortunate to pull through with a 6-6 tie. Early in the game, Jerry Kestly, half, and Stud Steers, quarter, worked the ball upfield after Arjo had downed a Garden City punt on the Terrors ' own thirty yard stripe. Finally, on a third down with six to go, Kestly went through tackle for a score. On the line, it was Pors, Carlson, and Anderson who were outstanding, while the good work of George, Keplinger, Stephens, Williams, and Cook was essential for the success of the team. In the backfield it was Captain-elect Back, Arjo, and Strong who were particularly dangerous; while Kestly, McLachlan, and Hopper will be available again this coming fall. Lightweight Football In its second year of existence, the lightweight football team, under the coaching of Clark Cypher, came through remarkably well. It had a good following and created a lively interest; Captain Rogers and his mates finished the season in a triple deadlock with San Jose and Sequoia for league honors. In the first of three league games the Viking babes won at Reed Field at San Jose after the opposing team had led 10-0 at the half. After Sequoia defeated Cypher ' s team by a 12-0 margin, Palo Alto entertained Jefferson in a practice game on Ray Field. The afternoon ' s entertainment cost the San Fran- cisco boys a stinging 26-0 defeat. Then, in the game that was to settle the championship of the league, Palo Alto battled to a 6-6 tie on the Stanford turf with San Jose. 69 p ■■■■■: , 7 e Madron U oihrirf fbr a breet-Cor Paly Apollo 70 k r„ The Madrono l« Mil U.J I .■ -• § - 2 Basketball - •espite the breaking up of one of the finest basketball combination ever ho represent any school in the Peninsula Athletic League Coach Rod Ray went far towards winning his seventh straight P. A. L. championship in 1931. It was the loss of the final game of the year with Sequoia that put the Vikings definitely out of the race. The Red and Green started the season with an entirely new quintet, which, in early practice games, met with little success. After the Christmas vacation, however, the team underwent alterations and came through with some splendid basketball against the first year teams of Santa Clara and Stanford University. This year it was last season ' s substitute forwards, Captain Arjo and Arne Anderson, who held down the front position. With the new year, Tommy Aitken was introduced to the team first at center and then at forward. Aitken quickly accustomed himself to the Ray style of play and shortly became the outstanding player on the unlimited squad. Later he was rated as the best forward in the league. After winning easily from San Jose, and Sequoia, the Vikings defeated South City 40-4 to complete the first round of the schedule. Aitken was suc- ceeded by Cordes at the end of the semester. Going into their concluding game easy favorites, and where a win meant a possible championship, the Paly team suffered one of the worst let-downs con- ceivable and lost to Sequoia by the score of 12-9. The set-back came as a sur- prise to everyone. However, the season, as far as percentages are concerned, was a successful one. Dick Misenheimer was the outstanding guard for the Vikings. He played in almost every game of the season. The other position was shared between Wood, Back, and Johnson. The guard and center positions will be well forti- fied when next season rolls around, but forwards will be very much in demand. Erwin, from the thirties, and Walster and Quinn, from the unlimiteds, will likely form the nucleus. 71 to -■• ' EJfc T ? £• Madrono Lightweight Basketball 7 S in the case of the Unlimited quintet, Coach Stewart ' s lightweight y-s jp5? nve finished the season in second place. If possible, the career of the _ t thirty team was even more colorful than that of the heavier squad. In the beginning of the season, except for inconsistent splurges, its attempts were not entirely successful. But as the season advanced and the league schedule commenced, the team began to click. After knocking over San Jose and Sequoia in close games, Captain Erwin and his men bowed unexpectedly to South City in an afternoon game. After two more league games came an in- teresting win over Sequoia which closed the regular league schedule with a tie existing between Palo Alto and San Mateo for league honors. A play-off was necessary and was arranged for the Sequoia court as an afternoon game in mid-week. After playing at intense pitch in an almost even game for almost four quarters, the Viking morale became somewhat crushed in the last three minutes of play when San Mateo dumped two almost impossible baskets from melee directly under the hoop to win the game. Each team seemed matched as evenly as possible. In the early part of the season, it was Smithee and Hansen who held down the forward positions with Captain Erwin playing a stellar game all year at center. When Smithee graduated in mid-year, it was Willis who took his position. Johnson and Mauel were the regular guards, although Kellogg and Hoffacker did some splendid work in substitute capacities. 110-120 Pound Basketball Ty jOACH George Stewart came through with two very capable light- £ weight basketball teams which ran the fall season through with football. V f Both teams recorded extensive as well as extremely successful prelimin- ary seasons. Captain Jew and his mates of the Twenties played their first four league games like the champions they were slated to become. It was a let-down in the last two games, however, that proved their downfall and lost the title for them. Jones and Woods at the guard gaps proved to be a very efficient pair of players. Captain Jew was consistently outstanding at center, while Arrouzet, Nakamura, and Sivertsen took care of the forward jobs. The Dimes were constantly unlucky and lost four of their half-dozen league games by mere one or two point margins. The games were always interesting and played to good-sized and appreciative audiences. Captain Gere and Morey were regular at guards. Thompson took care of center, with Richter as sub- stitute. Sevigne, Morey, and Sechler played forwards, while Vetter proved a capable relief man. 72 The Madron 110 Pound Basketball Team 130 Pound Baskftball Team 120 Pound Basketball Team 75 The Madrono Track Iith Blondy Back acting as Captain, the 1931 track team found its way into second place, with a collection of 47 points, in the P. A. L. meet after it was nosed out of first place by a mere 4 points. The team has the distinction of being one of the strongest aggregations ever to wear the red and green. Although the preliminary season was mediocre, the Vikings displayed a distinct reversal of form in the P. A. L. Three great finds were made by Coach Stewart during the course of the season. Upon the completion of baseball, Ray Arjo developed into the best quarter-miler in the league. Ray won his fourth block P of the year when he broke the P. A. L. record at the Stanford Stadium. Swede Nelson, in his first year of track, became a first-class miler. In 1930, Warren Lemmon was only a fair 440 man, but he came into his own during die 1931 season and ran a faster 880 than any Paly man in years, and he gives promise of gathering points in the N. C. S. Arne Anderson and Captain Back were the two most consistent point win- ners on the team. The two could be relied upon for innumerable points in all dual meets because of their versatility in field events. Back promises to be a record breaking weight man in his senior year ; having already approached the shot record in his surprise win over Acquistapace of San Jose in the P. A. L. Other talented men who performed during the season are LeBlanc, Johns, and Mackenzie, sprinters; Hal Francis, a 52-second quarter-miler; Kellogg and Jury, hurdlers; Steers and Hansen, discus; Jones, high jump; and Reed, javelin. Al- though the lightweight teams gave a fair account of themselves in the P. A. L., the season, as a whole, was not very successful. Letter-winners included Emory, Gere, Mack, Wells, and Min Nakamura. The latter is a freshman, who, seem- ingly, will better the records of his brother, Susimi, in the next three years. The Madron ? %■, Swimming IITH P. A. L. championships in every weight, the 1931 swimming season will go down in the books as one of the most successful in the history of the school. Coached by Bob Fraser, the Palywogs boasted of such outstanding indivi- duals as Capt. Geza Kalmar, Henry Godman, Charlie Giffin, Ralph Grebmeier, and Bill Draper in the unlimited weight. Godman hung up new league records in the 50 and 100 yard free style events. The former he won in the time of 0:25.2 from Goldthwaite of Sequoia in a thrilling race, while the latter was equally interesting and was stop-watched in 0:56.9. Grebmeier shattered the 100 yard breast stroke record, swimming in the fast time of 1:17.1. Kalmar and Giffin were consistent winners in the diving and medley respectively. In the P. A. L. Coach Fraser ' s relay team broke the existing record and set up a new mark of 1:12.3. Kalmar made two P. A. L. titles in succession in his favorite event. As this book goes to press, the Paly skipper is favored to win his second N. C. S. on May 20. At the same time the Paly unlimited team is going on its seventeenth consecutive dual win. The victories were made over such state wide talent as Santa Maria and Pasadena, representatives of Southern California; Galileo, San Francisco city champions; Sacramento of the valley section; and Alameda, Sequoia, and Berkeley of the north coast section. Taking every first place, the lightweights experienced little difficulty in winning titles in their respective divisions. New records in the 110-lb. class were set by Clyde Osborne, who swam the backstroke in 0:36.2; and the four man relay composed of B. Berry, Cuffe, Brenner, and Mack, who were clocked in the fast time of 0:56.0. The twenties established new marks in the medley and backstroke events, Godman doing 0:34.9 in the latter. Mauel, Gibb, Bachelder, Chapman, and J. Berry were consistent point winners for the 130-lb. team. Cuffe, Grinnell, Nickle, Mack, and Palmer were among the best per- formers for the 110-lb. team. - ■ The M ad r o n o . i Ei rk MM M - v Baseball ostly on account of the brilliant, all-around ability of two sophomore players, Jim LeBlanc and Verne Johnson, Coach Hod Ray ' s 1931 I baseball squad passed through one of its most successful seasons in the history of Paly baseball. Leo Andriano, alternating between second and the mound, captained the Viking team into third place of the Peninsula Athletic League standings. After dropping the first two league games in favor of San Jose and Burlin- game respectively, due to innumerable errors, Coach Ray changed his lineup for the third league game with Jefferson. The 7-6 Palo Alto victory that resulted knocked the Daly City team out of first place. A week later the Viking ship steamed into South S. F. and took a 4-2 decision from the Industrial City boys. The hurling of Verne Johnson, who sent back eleven men via the strike-out route, was the feature of the game. Johnson was robbed of a shut-out when two runs scored on errors in the ninth inning. A few days later, Jim LeBlanc, not to be outdone by his fellow flinger, twirled a three hit contest against San Mateo. Palo Alto indulged in its first batting spree of the year and emerged with a 12-2 victory. On the second day following, however, the Norsemen ran into a slump, and were given a 12-4 set-back by a wild band of Cherokees from Sequoia. Failure to hit in the pinches and the rather chronic ailment of errors cost Paly the game. Sequoia combined the ability of two air-tight moundsmen to make the win a certainty. A week later, Johnson ' s effectiveness returned and although the Vikings finished the season with a 13-3 win over Half Moon Bay, Johnson was 76 • ' h The M i d r o n o cheated out of another whitewash when he lost control in the seventh to walk two, hit another and then allowed the bases to be cleared on a misjudged fly in right. Capturing the P. A. L. title tor the first time in the history of the sport, the Viking 130-lb. baseball team went through a highly successful season with Rudy White and Roger Morey presenting a most formidable battery. The lightweights lost but two games during the entire schedule. In the initial league tilt, the 130 ' s handed the San Jose team a stinging 1 [-0 defeat. The first setback came when the Mountain View unlimited nine beat the lightweights 2-1 due to seven errors by the Paly club. In the second league game, the Vikings again took the measure of the Garden City team. Sequoia gave the thirties their second defeat in the third league game winning by a 4-1 margin. Coming back to avenge the defeat, Captain Fred Wood ' s team and the Cherokees hooked up in one of the most thrilling prep contests ever to be seen on the Peninsula. Paly emerged champions of the league by virtue of a 4-3 score. This year the team was coached to its first title by Bill Olds. Captain Woods played at first; Glenn Sivertsen at second; Joe Mack and Goodwin, at short and third, respectively, comprised the remainder of the infield. Outstanding in the outfield were Ed Hoffacker, Ted Mertens, and Pierre LaCoste. i This year ' s tennis team composed of Bob Madden, Bryce Younkin, John Wickett, and Joe Madden had fair success in matches with peninsula and east- bay schools during the spring months. We regret that the Peninsula Athletic League finals occur at too late a date to be recorded in this book, but we wish the Paly team the best of success. 77 Girls ' Hocke 7 y vECAUSE of the keen competition b etween the different classes this year, Jr the hockey season was very successful. Although there was some C_xc_- argument as to whether championship points should be awarded since no team had emerged completely victorious, it was finally decided that the juniors should be declared champions. The juniors and sophomores had both been defeated only once, but the sophomores had been tied in two games and the juniors in one. Under the leadership of Winifred McAslan, head of hockey, the season started out with full teams for each of the classes, but the number of seniors gradually decreased until they had to use some of the extras from the other teams in order to finish the season. The four captains were Vida Volkhardt, senior; Dorothy Green, junior; Ruth Holsworth, sophomore; and Doris Collins, freshman. At the end of the season, the all-stars were chosen at a meeting of the coaches and the captains of the various teams. The juniors led the all-star list with Harriet Collins, Dorothy Green, Adelle Roberts, Ruth Bishop, Sally Brown, Ethel Brown, and Virginia Wright chosen from their team. The sopho- more class was represented by Eleanor Arjo, Jeanne Musy, Lydia Roth, and Ruth Holsworth. The seniors chosen were Vida Volkhardt, Ethel Sharkey, and Winifred McAslan. Doris Collins and Dorothy Fletcher were the lucky freshmen. There were three playdays where hockey was played, two with Live Oak High School and one with Castillcja. They were all at Palo Alto. 78 The Madrono basketball N basketball this year, there were two teams, which received champion- ship points, the Junior A and the Junior B. Neither of these teams had been defeated until the last game of the season. Then the Junior As won, but the game was so close that both teams were called champions. Altogether, about one hundred girls played basketball this year; so there were nine teams. At first, there had been three freshman teams, but two of them were merged before they had played many games. The nine captains were: Louanna Webber and Vida Volkhardt, seniors; Peggy Clark and Jane Tohgman, juniors; Winifred Sandoe, Virginia Stephens, and Ada Martin, sophomores; and Bessie Mathews and Mary Tiffany, freshmen. More of the all-stars were chosen from the junior class than from any other, in basketball as well as in the other sports. The honored ones were Peggy Clark, Adelle Roberts, Evelyn Golla, Molly Blois, Harriet Collins, and Ruth Bishop. The sophomores were Winifred Sandoe, Jane Paulsen, Jeanne Musy, and Gertrude Whitaker. Charlotte Downey and Anna Persson were the only seniors chosen. There was no one taken from the freshman class this year. Adelle Roberts was head of the basketball teams, and she did much towards making a successful season. Several times the high school teams played with the night-school teams and with those of other schools. Most of the playdays in which basketball was played were here, but once three of our teams went to Burlingame, and twice our girls went to Castilleja. 79 The Madron Volleyball (f£ UDGING by the number of girls who go out for it, we find that volley- _ F bull is the most popular of all girls ' sports. This year there were thir- _y teen teams made up of the one hundred and twenty girls who played. Florence Berg, head of volleyball, did much in organizing the teams and help- ing to make this a successful season. Once again, the juniors were champions because the Junior A was the only team that was victorious in all of the games played. The captains of the team were seniors, Mary Hobby and Euphence Fleming; juniors, Mysie, Judson, Evelyn Golla, and Barbara Snoke; soph- omores, Joy Coe, Alice Warren, Anita Reynolds, Dorothy Arjo, and Elizabeth Willi; freshmen, Mildred Deal, Marcella Cassaurang, and Edith Belden. The all-stars were chosen at a meeting of the coaches and team captains at the end of the season. The lucky seniors were Louanna Webber, Martha Springer, Anna Persson, Euphence Fleming, Charlotte Downey, and Ethel Sharkey. The juniors were Helen Ford, Ruth Bishop, Peggy Clark, Adelle Roberts, Mysie Judson, and Evelyn Golla. The sophomores, Ruth Fields, Alice Warren, Winifred Sandoe, Eleanor Arjo, Joy Coe, and Lenore Albertsen were chosen. The honored freshmen were Edith Norton and Doris Collins. Volleyball was the main sport in many playdays, both at other schools and at our own. One of the largest playdays was held at San Jose, where there were, altogether, forty-four teams. We also sent teams to Campbell, Sequoia, and Castilleja. 8C The Madrono Tennis iT jT ' i-nnis is becoming more and more popular among the girls ' sports. J J More time is spent on it than on any other sport, with the possible ex- _y ception of swimimng, because we have interclass tournaments both in the spring and in the fall, in addition to many playdays throughout the year. The success of the seasons this year has been due to a large degree to Virginia Hoppe, head of tennis, and to our coach, Miss Hartley, who has been enthusi- astic in helping the players to perfect their games. There are about twenty-five girls who are active members of the school ladder, and still more are on the class ladders. The six highest on the school ladder are Ethel Sharkey, Winifred McAslan, Ruth Bishop, Ellen Brown, Eleanor Cross, and Virginia Hoppe. The first-team winners in the fall tennis season were Ethel Sharkey, first singles; Winifred McAslan, second singles; Sally Brown and Ethel Brown, first doubles; and Eleanor Cross and Virginia Hoppe, second doubles. We had played in two out of the three preliminary matches required for participants in the big annual G. P. A. L. tournaments, that were started in 1930, before the delegates to a G. P. A. L. convention in San Jose voted by a large majority to discontinue the tournaments. The main cause for this was that many of the schools were not able to furnish transportation for the girls who intended playing. Nevertheless, we had playdays with several schools, some of which were Castilleja, Harker ' s, San Jose, Campbell, Pescadero, Santa Clara, Fremont, Sequoia, and Burlingame. 81 The Madrono Swimming £ T ' here were more mermaids than ever this year! More swimming play- V I days have been held this season with Burlingame, San Jose, and Sequoia £_ high schools than during any previous year. Class team captains were reinstated this spring. For the past three seasons, an experiment has been made in which the head of swimming did the work of the captains as well as her own. A new G. P. A. L. ruling has been passed to the effect that the swimming playdays were not to feature school against school; the teams were mixed so that an equal number of girls from each school was on teams named after either numbers or colors. This plan prevents a spirit of competition and gives the girls from different schools more opportunity to become acquainted. Al- though inter-school competition is suppressed, a record of swimming playdays has been surreptitiously kept by certain members of the team. This record shows that the Palo Alto girls have won a majority of first places in the play- days. Members of the swimming teams are planning to have regulation black suits of lightweight wool adorned with a winged block P similar to the boys ' . These suits will be owned by the girls individually and worn at all swimming meets and playdays. Girls ' swimming meets feature the 25, 50, and 75 yards free-style, the 25 racing back and breast strokes. The all-stars of the fall season for both form and speed events were Dorothy Allen, Molly Blois, Betty Draper, Gertrude Rickter, Adelle Roberts, Winifred Sandoe, Barbara Snoke, Virginia Smart, Alice Webber, and Vida Volkhardt. 82 The M a d r o n o FATE KNOCKING AT THE DOOR- nUDENT COURT- i • COMMITTEE | BEAUTIEr THEBEAfTr z. THE STRANGLE! THE FOUR HORfEMEN x 83 + + F oo£w , e aFwiflilii(clivicliiiali£y New models for dress and sports wear that are distinctive yet in no way garish: revealing that excel- lence in materials and perfection in making so essential to the beauty of shoes today. 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Everything Automotive Always open — all day — all night ROGER ROBERTS PHONE P. A. 6612 PALO ALTO LAUNDRY CO. J. Okado 644-648 EMERSON ST. PALO ALTO CALIF. 1 I - Sure Hf Was In Heaven A motorist had just crashed a telegraph pole. Wires, pole, and everything came down around his ears. They found him unconscious in the wreckage, but as they were untangling him he reached out feebly, fingered the wires, and murmered: Thank heaven, I lived clean — they ' ve given me a harp. Vida ' s idea of intelligent driving is to stick out a hand on each side of the car so she can turn either way she wants to. THE STANFORD WATCH SHOP J. Jay Baker, Jeweler 571 RAMONA STREET + . PALO ALTO 87 UARANTY PRINTING AND Lithograph Co., Inc. Specializing in School and College oAnnuals 809 MISSION STREET j GARFIELD 1758 SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA Mr. Mclnnis (in U. S. History) : General Grant was a great man and he descended from a long line of ancestors. Passenger (excitedly) : Great Scot, we ' ve lost a wheel! Pilot: Don ' t mind that, we won ' t need it, the controls are jammed. Mrs. Gill: Have you emptied the water under the ice-box? ' Mr. Gill: Yes, and I ' ve put in fresh water. + Oaraiii l Beauty b Iiop 540 RAMONA STREET i i Phone 8114 Tessii McCokuick, Prop. ■ 88 Miss Presion (in Drama) : What is the part of the stage protruding be- yond the curtain line called? Frances Burks: The stage bib. (Stage apron) An Englishman, talking against many things in America, happened to say to a friend in New York, Why, even your newsboys can ' t take a joke. The American friend replied: Just try the next one we pass with some nonsense, and see if he can ' t answer you. The Englishman agreed and stepped up to a newsie and said, Hello, youngster, look at your nose and tell me what time it is. The boy quickly replied, Aw, look at your own, mine ain ' t running. It was in front of the Corcoran Art Gallery, where there are two lions stand- ing guard, as everyone knows. One day a brilliant Westerner thought to show his intelligence; so he said to the door-man, How often do you feed those lions? The door-man promptly answered, Whenever they roar. Doctor: Are you taking the medicine regularly? Roger Armstrong: I tasted it and decided that I ' d rather have the cough. PALY BONERS Jerry Brown: If we were the way Emerson says we ought to be, we could all leave this earth and go to Heaven and be angels. Paul Jungerman: Malory got his material from Tennyson. Miss Montgomery ' s bright junior: The treaty that ended the Seven Year ' s | war was the Decoration of Independence. ' Bright Freshman: Fitz-James got behind a rock and said if they came any nearer he would let it fly. Another Bright Freshman: The deer was sitting in the moonlight when he rose from his couch to run for freedom. Tailor: Euripides? Bob Ethan: Yah, Eumenides. Slight misprint: More than 150 were believed killed, many villages and towns were devastated, hundreds of peanuts were made homeless! To be conscious that you are ignorant is a great help to knowledge. — Disraeli. ■J . ™ H ■ III II U mi in ■« ■ •■ II B mi mi mi in nn un nn «■ ■■ nn n ■■ «— 89 + PRESCRIPTIONS PHOTOGRAPHY K E N Y O N ' S COMPLETE PHARMACY Free Delivery FOUNTAIN LUNCH BEAUTY SHOP For over 30 years we have been serving Stanford students. When you come to Stanford make this store your store and let us serve you, too. THE STANFORD BOOKSTORE On the Cum pus Stanford University, California Lecturer (describing his latest expedition in lengthy detail) : Coming out of the jungle. I was confronted by a yawning chasm. Bored Stude: Was it yawning before it saw you? I -+ +■ +- I j I +■■ Miss Williams: Give me three relative pronouns. Arne Anderson: Aunt, Uncle, Cousin. Miss Sexton (in American History) : Can anyone tell me the name of the Secretary of War? Bright Junior: General Staff. i i She: Can you drive with one arm? He: Sure. She: Then blow your nose. Explorer: My gun empty, I faced the lion bare-handed. As he leaped ... Sweet Young Thing: Were ycu killed? for 27 Years we have been serving the students of Palo Alto CONGDON CHROME Stat oners PALO ALTO, CALIF. ■ + I I I I - i ■■+ r Official Garage for National Auto Club Phone 6 1 34 PALO ALTO GARAGE j Phil Mifbach, 14, Prop. ] 440 EMERSON STREET I I Automotive Engineers on all makes ot cars Complete Body and Paint Shop I + 91) + J. C. PENNEY CO. 300 University Avenue, Palo Alto 8S1896E27 i t Everything Musical DODSON ' S 266 University Avenue Palo Alto Girls 9 Middies An important item in the school girl ' s wardrobe. D ifferent styles made of durable washable ma- terials. Each $L39 98c $1.98 +- ■ i i -■+ ! WEINGARTNER AND CO. your REXALL DRUG STORE Whitling and McClellan, Ptopt. Next to Stanford Theatre PALO ALTO Joe Lawry: They say brunettes have sweeter dispositions than blondes. ' ' Coburn Palmer: My wife ' s been both, and I can ' t see any difference. i i No, said the lady of the house sharply. I don ' t want a thing. Tell that to your old man, retorted the surly peddler; it will make a bigger hit with him than it does with me. A lovely young lady named Rose, Forgot to powder her nose; While crossing the street. She remembered that feat; Now she sleeps where the epitaph grows. I just paid the doctor another ten dollars on his bill. Oh, goody! two more payments and the baby ' s ours. If to hoot and to toot a Hottentot tot be taught by a Hottentot tutor, should the tutor get hot if the Hottentot tot hoot and toot at the Hottentot tutor? — . + 91 BROKERAGE INSURANCE TH E UNIVERSITY REALTY CO. IMC. 1MB 233 University Avenue RENTALS LOANS i, . . . ,._. + SALES i PACKARD ' SERVICE Guaranteed Used Cars BONHAM BROTHERS 526 HIGH STREET PALO ALTO _. . — . — . . . ,._ . . — .— + + , . | Arne Anderson, at church (to friend, as the collection plate nears) : Put j that money back; this is on me. I J Leonard Fuller: Wouldn ' t you like to be really wealthy? Howard Reichmuth: Well, not so wealthy that I couldn ' t live beyond my income. VIKINGS Whenever you feel hungry or thirsty, visit one of the University Creameries on the peninsula. Bigger and better milk shakes. UNIVERSITY CREAMERIES, LTD. 209 University Avenue Palo Alto + ..+ + VICTOR BARBER SHOP FAMILY SHOP Phone 5351 ' ill Diversity Avenue P.ilu Alto 1 EARLE CO. GROCERS Known .is I he House of Q U A L I T Y PROGRESS ■ 11 J ACCOMODATIOS — + +■ — -+ + 92 + IN ROBOKE ET PUICHR1TUDWE MENLO SCHOOL FOR BOYS Summer Session 1931 : June 16 -August 14 Instruction offered in high school subjects, for advanced or repeated work. A carefully prepared program combining scholastic work and r ecreation. MENLO JUNIOR COLLEGE Applications for entrance in autumn semester should be received by the Registrar ' s office on or before July 6, 1931 y i For Information Address: Philip D. B. Perham, M.A. (Stanford) Registrar Lowry S. Howard, M.A. (Stanford) President If a Hottentot tot taught a Hottentot tot to talk e ' er the taught tot could totter, ought the Hottentot tot be taught to say aught, or naught, or what ought to be taught her? Betty Hartsook: I ' ve looked all through the Mother Goose book, but I can ' t find that poem about Little Bo-Peep has lost her shiek! 1 i Dentist — A man who makes a mountain out of a molar. What is the feminine for Earl? ' ' Well ... er ... it is usually Heiress. -f .J,-... — — ... — ... — ., — .... — ... — ,.„ G ooa t unc s to eat and drink at meal time and between times RESTAURANT ■ FOUNTAIN CANDY «+ i wusons 11irj| i will U 11 II A COLLECE EDICATIOM 3 San Francisco Stores 333 Geary St.. 708 Clement St.. Bellevue Hotel Palo Alto • Freano • Stockton • Sacramento Compliments of MANNY ' S DELICATESSEN 329 University Avenue Palo Alto Phone 5858 Continue Your Education Heald College at San Jose offers ADVANCED courses in COMMERCE such as BUSINESS AD- MINISTRATION, HIGHER ACCOUNTING and SECRETARIAL SCIENCE. These courses are all of college grade and carry with them the degree of BACHELOR of BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION, of BACHELOR of AC- COUNTS and BACHELOR of SECRETARIAL SCIENCE. These are all full two year courses and will prepare one for the most exacting commercial positions. They include the following subjects: Elementary Accounting Higher Accountancy Business Math., I and II. Economics, I. and II. Typewriting Marketing Business English, I and II. Auditing Spelling Accounting Systems Business Penmanship Finance Rapid Calculation C. P. A. Preparation Business Practice Shorthand Business Management Dictation Corporation Accounting Stenographic Practice Cost Accounting Advertising Business Law, I. and II. Secretarial Technique Personal Development Salesmanship Office Appliances In addition to the above, we teach all of the regular commercial subjects which prepare one for employ- ment in a period of from six to eighteen months. HEALD COLLEGE Santa Clara and Notre Dame San Jose, California  , 1 Electric Ranges Lighting Fixtures j STANFORD ELECTRIC WORKS A. B. Peterson, Prop. ELECTRIC CONTRACTING Phone 4139 2v| University Avenue P.ilo Alto 1 L„ „„ B „ „„ ■■ ■■ „., mi mi .. .. ,,„ „„ mwJL + WEINGARTNER CO. Your Rexall Drug Store Whittling and McClellsn, Props. Next to Stanford Theatre Palo Alto, Calif. rH E TP4CKX el prvlrte Station lnivc«itv AveWAlma t The only one stop service station in Palo Alto. Here one may get Gas, Oil, Greasing, Polishing, Tires, and Batteries. The products we handle are the very best obtainable ; our service most complete in every detail. ,,,-j. i Teacher: Children, can any of you name the most dangerous part of an automobile? John Kennedy: Yes, I can. It ' s the driver. Bill Draper: I wouldn ' t wire home for money. Why don ' t you write? Leo Cook: You can ' t send a letter collect. Laughter is merely a smile set to music. +— Phone Palo Alto 7531 PALO ALTO TRANSFER AND STORAGE STORAGE : PACKING : SHIPPING 1 5 1 Homer Ave. Palo Alto — . — + STANFORD UPHOLSTERING COMPANY Adolph Richter, Prop. Furniture ■ Draperies Armstrong Linoleums Manufacture of Davenports and Occasional Chairs + I 95 — .. — + + ■— t Tires and Batteries Grease and Oils PHELPS TERKEL j 538 RAMON A STREET I 2 doors from the Cardinal Hotel For High School and Uni- versity men who want and wear distinctive clothes Phone 5316 I VOLK GARAGE GENERAL AUTO REPAIRING Oakland and Pontiac Service 809 Alma Street +• PHELPS TERKEL 538 Ramona Street Palo Alto I I Palo Alto FAMILY SERVICE LAUNDRY 140 HOMER AVENUE Phone 5343 + + I suppose justice triumphs here from day to day? On one side or the other, said the clerk of the court. Betty Gray: Wasn ' t it sweet of Alice to invite you to her party? Charlotte Downey: Not at all. I had just told her that I wouldn ' t be able to buy a new gown for a month. Passer-by: What are you fishing for? Coburn: Oh, I ' ve an open mind. + i I i i .+ + -— NEWS PRINT SHOP Stella E. Ely, Owne Printers oj The Campanile, The Paly High Literary Magazine, and The Preview Phone 6151 Phone IKK, 546 College Avenue Alt. Mlo Alto FULLER CO. Grocers If It ' s Good, N Have li 162 University Avenue Palo Alto . + t + 96 .. +- Complimenti of SHAW MOTOR CO., LTD. Ford Dealer Phone Palo Alto 5161 Emerson at Homer j Palo Alio I I «.-+ + M AURER ' S Toys and Baby Goods 366 UNIVERSITY AVENUE PALO ALTO i I I I -+ Did you go on that trout-fishing trip last fall? I did. Did you fish with flies? Fish with flies? Yes, we fished with them, camped with them, dined with them, and slept with them. Pat Murphy attended a safety meeting. The boys had been given some- printed instructions and the safety man wanted to check on results. Pat, he said, can you give me six reasons for safety? Pat wasn ' t up on his reading, but he was rather quick with his come-back. Sure, he replied, the four little Murphys, me wife, an ' meself. Home — that little-used building which stands on the same lot with the garage. Hey, Bill, grab hold of one of those wires. All right, said Bill, I got one. Feel anything? Nope. Good! I wasn ' t sure which was which. Don ' t touch the other one. It ' s got 6,600 volts in it. + PALO ALTO WHOLESALE CANDY CO. Quick Service to All Peninsula Points D. V. McCall Phone Pa. 6211 i i HORABIN FEED 8c FUEL CO. OPPOSITE CARDINAL HOTEL For Dependable Service Phone Palo Alto 3118 234 Hamilton Avenue I -+ 97 B Are Jrlere 1 o uerve Y ©ill THE CO-OP Irritable lady in crowded car: Stop pushin ' , can ' t yer? ' Stout man: I ain ' t pushin ' , I only sighed. Revenge! I ' d like to be an elephant At least for one whole day. And you can guess what I would do When a road hog came my way. i +■■ + ' — SUNSET DAIRY Guaranteed Raw Milk and Cream Roiiner Bros. Phone Palo Alto 211 Hi -t Twenty-seven years ' satisfactory service in Palo Alto STUART the Printer Commercial and Society P R I N TING Dial 2 ISM SIS Emerson Street + + 98 -mi  h —  .— .— uu — « — tin— uu— uu— uu uu H tu k | f« Majestic Radio and Appliances ALFRED E. WERRY ELECTRIC SHOP Do It Electrically 383 UNIVERSITY AVENUE Palo Alto Phone 5141 California i i I I I I 3 HOEFGEN ' S BARBER SHOP Dial 6516 169 University Avenue __.._.._. — .. . — . ._ + Come to the Recognized Authority for SPORTING GOODS SMITH ' S On the Circle EVERYTHING FOR EVERY SPORT Mr. Grinstead: I am about to perform a very interesting chemical exper- iment. Should I do anything wrong, the whole class, including myself, might be blown through the roof. Kindly step nearer, so that you can follow me better. Fourth Vice-president: I ' m sorry, but you can ' t see the president. Salesman: In conference? Fourth Vice-president: No, indifference. + +— Light Tasty TOASTED SPECIALS Afternoon and Night at the KANTEEN HIGHWAY — South of University Avenue THE UNIVERSITY PHARMACY E. J. Steinmetz 134 UNIVERSITY AVENUE PALO ALTO 99 I TIMES ARE ALWAYS BETTER FOR THE PERSON WHO HAS MONEY IN THE BANK In good times or bad times the advantage is always with the person who has a bank account. Opportunities have a way of presenting themselves to those who are prepared. Start saving now. One of our offices is convenient to you. AMERICAN TRUST COMPANY Since 1854 [ Bank of Palo Alto Menlo Park I Office Office | 1 I „„_„„ ,i„_-iiii — .1.1 — h n ii— ■■— n — mi — mi — ii mi — mi — mi ii in, — n — mi — n n—_u — i„ ; — m,—.,,,, n o .•£• Joe Gere: What ' s a tailspin? Jack Berry: It ' s the last word in aviation. Amos: Lightnin ' neveh strikes twice in de same place. Andy: Ain ' t dat de truth? Dat place just naturally ain ' t dere no mo ' . ' + DROPS OF GOLD COFFEE j Surpassed by none Roasted and ground the day you buy it , ■• i every drop + I HOMES I I . T •+ ■Jin smile McMillan coffee co. 381 UNIVERSITY AVENUE HOMESITES HARE, BREWER CLARK, Inc. 529 RAMONA STREET Phone 112 1 I RENTALS l M RANCE + + 100 + I PALO ALTOS LEADING HOME FURNISHING STORE COMPLETE STOCKS CARRIED 2IUBY GOOD FURNITURE Liberal Terms PALO ALTO Phone 4101 + + BERTHOLD CHEVROLET COMPANY 525 ALMA STREET , PHONE 8424 Irate Diner: Look here, waitress, there isn ' t a particle of turtle in this soup. Waitress: Well, what of it? We have a cabinet pudding, but you wouldn ' t expect to find Andrew Mellon in it, would you? Pete M. : What keeps the moon from falling? Jim W. : It must be the beams. He sent his precious poem to the editor. Let me know at once whether you can use it, he wrote, as I have other irons in the fire. In a few days the answer came back from the editor: Remove irons, insert poem. And a pedestrian, writes one of our investigators, is an automobile owner with a wife and two daughters, but without street car fare. The reckless motorist is usually the fellow who has no place to go and is in a hurry to get there. Visitor: Those are wonderful strawberries you have there. Do you use [ fertilizer on them? [ Farmer: No, just cream and sugar. I ! ._.. — „._.._.._.. .... .. . , — + BLOCK gBARBER SHOP has the reputation for classy haircuts 123 UNIVERSITY AVENUE PALO ALTO ioi 102 Autographs, k s Xuto raphs inting Litho.Co. San Francisco.