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

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“Revolutions are not made, they come. (Wendell Phillips) One of the first things we noticed during the opening week of school was the change that had taken place in the communications between the administration and the stu- dents. The early signs of this change were evident in the first Campanile. Mr. Ruppel set this year's goal as one of striving for better student-ad- ministration communications. Tangible evidence was the re- moval of the speed bump at the Churchill entrance, this being achieved through the ef- forts of George Reinhardt and Andy Mixer. Other evidence was the alteration in tardy and dance regulations and the more liberal policy on dress stan- dards. The latter was in part a result of the passage of the Bermuda Shorts Bill the pre- vious spring, ending the three- year deadlock between the Legislative Council and the Administration. And thus with the promised support of the Board of Wel- fare and the students' coop- eration with the faculty and administration, the year '65- '66 commenced. 6

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Legislative Council 1965-1966 . . . The school year 1965-1966 produced one of the most or- ganized, smooth working and productive Leg Councils in his- tory. For the first time each member had a complete, up- to-date, well-ordered Lawbook with which to work. The Law- book formed the basic founda- tion from which all Student Government, especially the Leg Council, operated. More than ten bills had been brought up by the Council by mid-year. Most actions could be broken down into two cate- gories: revising Council proce- dure and legislating elections. Two major actions were the abolition of brunch tardies and the formation of an Inter-Club Communications Council. The Leg Council also acted as the medium through which the Student Body was informed about the plans for the new Paly and given the opportunity to express its ideas on the matter. Dave McAllister, the Leg Council President, felt that one of the major problems this year was the apathetic Student Body for whom the Council worked. To try to overcome this problem Council members were required by a new law to make reports to assigned En- glish classes between meet- ings. These reports included information about all branches of Student Government, includ- ing the Board of Commission- ers and the Student Court. Ideas expressed by students were brought back to the Council for discussion; general bills were proposed or written by independent students be- cause of these class reports. Eric Anderson John Bennion Ruthee Bloch Chris Bradley Rob Bush Chris Carey Mike Dougherty Dole Foster Phyllis Freeman Marcia Griffiths Tom Huntsberger Barbara Lee Shirlee Loftus Mark Michael Marni Morris Don Nanney Marcia Porter Bill Reinhardt Sherie Stewart Dick Strubbe Sue Thompson Debbie Weigle Kathy Weinberger 8