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

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 To promote friedllness among the girls, and to furnish worthwhile activities in which they may participate, is the purpose of the Girls' League. Meetings are held once each month when programs of special interest to girls are presented. The main activities of the league are providing big sisters for the new girls, presenting the Girls' Jinx, participating in Christmas charity work, giving class luncheons giving the Mothers' Tea, and presenting a scholarship to some deserving girl in the graduating class. Under the able leadership of Pat Cashel and Miss Preston, the league had a very successful year. For the purpose of encouraging school spirit, friendliness and co-operatoin among the boys of the school, the Boys' League meets regularly once a month, at which time matters concerning the activities of the boys are discussed, and talks are pre- sented by men prominent in athletics or other lines of work. Among the activities sponsored by the League were the Stunt Show, the Soph Tyro, and the Father and Son night, each of which was a big success. The officers this year were Don Ragno, president, and Otis Keeler, secretary, with Howard C. Ray as faculty adviser. Girls’ League: J. Caspar, M. Jackson, A. Pappas, E. Lentos, P. Cashel, A. Proctor. S, Price. M. Malm. Boys’ League: Don Ragno, Mr. Ray, Otis Keeler. 19

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Top Row; W. Risling, P. Cashel, G. Sadler, P. Taylor, R. Wilbur, R. Alden, V, Skiff, R. Cox, M. Turner, B. Allen, B. Rankin. Third Row; M. Struck, P. Long, N. Angeli. M. Folsom, B. Camomile, M. Hayes, C. Murray, E. Barrett, G. Richards, E. Cooke, B. Merrier. Second Row: M. Malm, G. Caspar,B. Wattenherger, J. Seward, M Aanaya, M Pleasant,B. West, L. Hammcl, E. McCollum, D. DeMahy. First Row: M. Norby, P. Hoagland, V, Schwartz, R. Rose, H. Tani, J. Wilson. The Palo Alto High School has been a member of the California Scholarship Federa- tion for many years. Any student may become a member of the Scholarship Society by earning the necessary grade requirements. A scholarship card may be received by earning ten grade points, eight of which must be in academic subjects. A student who receives the required number of semester cards automatically becomes a life member of the CSF and receives a Gold Seal on his diploma. The chief interest of the society this year was the Central Region Student Conference, held at Palo Alto in the spring, at which over six hundred delegates were present, some of them coming from long distances. During the year two CSF conferences were attended by delegates from this school. One, in the fall, was held at Treasure Island, and the other at St. Marys in the spring. Under the guidance of Miss Sophia Cramer, faculty adviser, a picnic and a pop-corn sale were sponsored. The president for the first semes- ter was Bill Nichols, while Carol Murray headed the society the second semester. Elsbeth McCollum was secretary. 18

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The Board of Athletic Control is made up of representatives from each sport, the head yell leader, the Commissioner of Boys' Activities, the presidents of the major and minor letter societies and the different managers. The duties of the board are to choose each quarter the boys who are to receive their block letters and to select the yell leaders. This year much time was spent by the board in revising and improving the letter award system. Any girl who has participated in after-school sports during the current year is eligible for membership in the Girls' Athletic Association. At meetings held each quarter speakers who are qualified to talk on the current sport entertain all of the girls out for that sport. The Commissioner of Girls' Athletics, June Gilkey, headed the board with Cleora hHanna as vice-president, and Angelin Pappas as secretary. Other members of the board were Evelyn Garrett, Laura Smith, Georgene Raab, Jeanette Riechers, Barbara Congdon, Betty Kefauver, Margaret Miller, Ida Stelllng, and Lorraine Coats. The sponsors for the G. A. A. are Mrs. Doris Green, Miss Dorothy Kirby, and Miss Ruth Collins. B. A. C.—Top Row: B. Richards, E. McClain, O. Keeler, J. Wise, Mr. R;iy, P., Doty, M Harrison. B Kreutz- mann, J, Millar, D. Ragno. Bottom Row: L. Walters, G, Denmark. G. A. A.—Top Row: G. Raab, J. Reichers, B. Kefauver, L. Smith, A. Pappas, Mrs. Green, Miss Kirhy, I Stclling, E. Garrett, J. Gilkey, M. Miller, B. Congdon. Bottom Row; C. Hanna, L. Coats. I i 20