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

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I . f... . Us . . T lr 1 1 is iff-f 1 l l if . t..s. t swf , -- lftN'31eF4if'3'fJt GS BEFORE SCHOOL STARTED Would you believe that students had to come back to Paly before the first day of school? During the week preceding that inevitable September T2, the library once again hosted textbook distribution. The sophomores, with all of their uneasiness, found relief among familiar faces. They waited in line for their student handbooks, the Tower, and their class schedules. The teachers' names added to the confusion. Is it Mrs. Bataille? Mr. Griffin? Then the lonely search began1 Who do you have for En- glish? Where is room 5l? Does anyone have first period gym? And as the sopho- mores gathered their books and drifted out of the library, surviving their first formal encounter with Paly, preparations were being made for the next days students. The more experienced iuniors came and went-the same procedure. The seniors, too, knew the routine well. This was the third year that the library had been the scene for early textbook distribution. Constructed in the T92O's, it is obvious to even the new sophomores that it was not designed for modern educational purposes. There are only four electrical outlets and little space. Mrs. Thompson, Paly's librarian, is anxiously looking for- ward tothe new research center which will be one of the results of Paly's reconstruc- tion. There will be many improved features such as listening rooms and carpeting. Mrs. Thompson expressed her feelings about the change of libraries by saying, Of course I will miss the old buildingfsentiment, you knowfbut the comforts of the new library will make up for it. Now outfitted with books and schedules, they watched the weekend roll by too quickly and that Monday morning set in

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MONDAY MORNING SET IN Start-of-school activities culminated with a dance Friday night in the amphitheater where one week ago Friendship Week was traditionally inaugurated with the Girls' League Welcome Tea. With the iuniors as guiding influences, the two hundred sophomore girls were introduced to Poly life. A warm welcome with bright pink and orange flowers created the atmosphere for the informal tea as Carolyn Moore, Girls' Activities Commissioner, provided a variety of social as- pects for the newcomers to adiust to. Anticipating senior sophistication, they were instead greeted with a display of rollicking, nonsensical skits which provided a sharp contrast to the gracious Spanish dignity of the amphitheater. Adhering better to the image of '67, fifteen senior girls modeled the latest styles from Saks as Linda Spencer narrated. The spirit of '69 rang out for the first time as the sounds of the Pep Band playing Green and White Forever reverber- ated through the empty halls and the cheerlead- ers and pom pon girls further aroused latent spirit. Cake and punch completed the represen- tation of Paly to the sophomore girls, and, as Carolyn Moore described it, the tea was short, but successful because everyone had a good time. That long-dreaded Monday arrived and as the week wore on, the newness gradually wore off and the days fell into a set pattern. But Dress-up Day completely discombobulated Friday morning when Paly was transformed and infested with outlandish finery from the Goodwill. The soph- omores with their traditional teddy bears and roller skates and the sophisticated iuniors clad in I a happy medium ranging from false eyelashes to three-inch wide ties and spots were far out- classed by the seniors hilariously decked out in wilted hats, shawls, and granny glasses. To the stirring sounds of the Fourth Dimensions, the annual Welcome Dance originated from the amphitheater. Used only in the past for rallies, assemblies, lunch, and the '63 luau, this new setting provided a pleasing atmosphere for all and a gala welcome for the sophomores. As the re-echoing sounds diminished, the amphitheater resumed its dignity amid its battered benches and its weathered exterior. Friendship Week was enthusiastically concluded as a new year began bringing new ideas and faces to old and distin- guished Paly.