Elizateth Simmons
Mary Winshurst
Lois Nesbitt
Hazel Roberts
Sylvia Rypins
Frances Seymour
Edward Wal
Martin Or
Douglas
Janice Or
Christmas Issue
tor-in-chi cf
be Editor
Girl's Sports
Boy's auorta
Alumni Bditors
Art Editor
Business Department
Herbert Marx
Business Managers
Franklin Steinhardt
David Fuld
M, E. Conklin
Mimeographer
Faculty Supervisor
1932
2
y Ai iLe THINK OF THAT!
Sever: 1 dove heve thoucly pro-
.cl-iicd tacir eriticisns of tilne, l.te-
ly. {eleing doin the hell you can heer
bite of conve tion thet lecd you to
beliove tht thoy're conpl: ining.
"I don't like the schedule
"I think the tecm
"Inceinc, on e8—
at leest tio thouscnd vords long!"
Listen!
this yerr, co you?"
isa't doing ite bert."
fey
4nd, of course we cre not sbove
finding feult -ith oir fellor clesen.tes,
Stop .nd think e ainute, Do you
iiJne? iould you like to leev e
school «ne the friends you héeve
» ere? Vonidn't you aiss our sacll
elrsnes, cences, and reguler get-togeth-
ers.
‘ilme orseente unusuel ooportunit-
jee to make frionds. Ve heve srcll
elresos, end our ovn student council
governs, vith our epprovul, ¢1l the «f-
foirs ining to the students, abe
c@ thet the feculty pernits us
to use our o1n discretion in school .f-
feirs? ‘ec conduct our ovn dtinces und
social ectivitics.
hs to the team, thoy cre coing the
best they c.n under the circumstences.
They must sicre eir coi.ch end use the
gyn only t:ico : eekly al
me
50, vO have ¢
linited naxber to choose fron.
In spite of the cveateses youlll
find our te: citing others thet heve
their on corch, gyi, ene « lot of grend
acterial. Think of thet!
Let's co
blen, ilne
of eny school
tocey re're on the sé
other schools cre.
er the hoieork prob-
sp the longest vecetion
this cistrict, ind yet
16 lessons thet
wed in colwan &
Christinas (ssue (434
GOUETAIOG sb, YO inD THE YuaR
is our conception
ch you oressec
pine f ore econinics]. oub-
stion couteining precticelly the sscae
m teric] thi t you e hed in previous
issues. Uorever, > heve idded sone nev
foeturcs of interest.
This yeer, %i¢ sre encervoring to
include conething of interest for every
student in the school. Ve heve tried to
be sure thet every seholestic cnterorise
is resresented. You 1ill find you orn
yxxrticuli:ir interest sonevhere ¢mong
these deges.
Vit policy ‘re ve folloving? ¢
very co7ion one-- to plecse the recder.
\e have tried to corbine «11 your sug-
gestions in this issue end present them
for your ap rovel. As this is en exner-
iment, 1e ts‘ you to reed it cerefully,
énd to refer you criticiens to the
steff.
In this issue of the
e@e, you ri fine ‘iilne |
its veople, end their tilents. Your vol-
untiry contributions hve acce this, our
first ettenot, possible. Upon your kind
considers tion ve rest our laurols."
Elizebeth Siaions "38 -
eontinved fro1 colum 1
h
50, te heve the edvent ce of
heving young tec.chers tho use the
nevest ind most cnproved methods of
tecching. You'l] find then villing to
give you extra cttention st eny time!!
Coabine these fects end think thea
over. I hope then, you'll reelize hor
fortinete you cre to ettend ‘lilne.
Think of that!
Eligzebeth Cimions '38
e
3 tor the first time the
girls started a tennis team which
enached by Miss Hitehcock, their
athletic instructo: The gon 0
éd vith a same vith Bethlehem Cen
H igh School in which the score
This was only the beginning of « suc-
cession of victories over Mt. Pleasant,
Catholic Central, end in the final con.
test of the year over Bethlchem Centre
The ers of the squed were,
abeth Simmons, number one; Frences
mour, number two; on Kosbob,
number end Barbra Knox, number
four. tennis teem greet suc-
cess cumpetitively and in school inter-
in the
eS
est as seen tied snd three
successful ge
ne
This yeer the girl's hockey tcam
started the seascn th.
vi annual geme
This resulted
innedietely fol
vith St.
fect, but
Agnes
Aich. SCanteal
to the ‘1s! varsity te
playdsy in which the home team was vie-
of short hockey and
torivus in e series
basketbell games, The hockey season
ended with a game at home with Mt.
which the sppsnents seored
ul, The team was mede t
inshurst, Frences Se:
th S'mnons, Virginia Tr.
ricis Gibs. Ny Jean MeDermstt, Mary
Winshurst, ret Cherles, Virginia
Nichols, Lilian Eekclshpmer, Ruth Resp,
Lois Nesbitt, «nd Reeillc Rudnick. The
reeurd showed one victory cond two de-
feets.
entinued m next pege
"YT think we heve a very fine team
» and should go through our
on winning most of our games." This
opinion was expresses by Ceptein Seeley
Punk of + year's basketbell team. It
seems that this thought more or less
fills the school. ‘The confidence that
wes lost, through lest year's disep-
pointing sceson, is returning with uch
interest. After crushing victories over
Bethlehem Central High School and St.
Joseph's Academy in the sceson's ovencrs
the school is fired vith enthusiasm
tin fuburc encoun
Kenneta Lesher és arrange a
of eleven gemes. Seven of
these <
eWay.
velucd essistence, yill sucercd Kenneth
re to be
Leonard
played at home ond four
emin, who lent his
next ycor. The term is principelly com-
posed of seniors, but Co.ch Thomas Ryan
gees to heve much fcith in those up and
coming so Momores, Johnny’ Fink, end Rus-
sell Jones. Those on the versity squed
are Ceptein Scelcy Punk, Robirt Teft,
in Beegle, Erestus Devis, Fdgar Herd-
Edvard Welker, ehird Geme, Rich-
a
Sy
urd Peland, end Richerd Selkirk. The
tesm suffercd a inet sct back when
Mertin Orcesy ¥ red in practise.
Re will not be « to pley until late
in the season.
Vhen spring
thoughts of young
to sports. On
rounds the corner the
Tilnites turn lightly
1 docket for active
service this spring cre three varsity
sports, br all, tennis, end golf. The
vebtrens of lest ycer's squed are look-
ine forverd to th. first preetise, ox-
peetant of successful sexsons in cech of
these fields,
continued on the next pege
hristmas |SSUeS (Q3d LY)
Crnristmas \Ssue (434)
Ocntinued frem Beys! A tHetics
froup. The fellovs in school
The Grimsen and White nine will not actively interested in uny
take the field under the abla leadership sports get their athletic recreation
of Cantain Rebert Taft. Fellows that during the gym periods. It been very
earned letters last year and will be a- ting to note the c in the at-
vailable this season are, ichard Game, of the te takine gym, in the
John Fink, Brastus Davis, Douglas McKean, past f I CLES: OS ere
Martin Creesy, and James Mc$lure. Mana- somcth forverd to; vherc
ger William Burgess expects to base his in the S clisses heve been drivde
schedule on ten games five to be played ca cnd In my opinion tix ob-
at home. The teams that will probably bevious r n for this chenge is the new
enccuntered are: St, Joserh's Academy, intre-mur:l system introduced by Couch
Vincentian Institute, Rensselaer High Hetficld. In the fell the
Scheel, Philip Schuyler High School, and rooris pley touch foothell ¢g
Bethlehem Central High Schcol. As the cach othcr. It is eh Hetficld's plen
new field will be suitatle for practice to cerry on this out the
this year, the team has an excollent inter vith intc
chance to make a gocd showing when they ind Wollcy br 11 t
take to the ficld. lenent¢d by intcr-cel
preliiingry to th. verst
One of Milne's mest successful
teams for the yast few years has been
the tennis team, This season the squad
will be minus two of its last year's let-
termen. Captain Edward Walker expects
that, with Seth Wheeler and Earl Gcod-
rich for a nucleus the team vill be able
to mere than held their cwn, Manager Al-
fred Wheeler expects +o schedule ten Thet includes :11 of the boy's + th-
matches which are flayed at Ridgefield lcetic program for 1987-1933. Every boy
Park, Probably the opposing teams will in tilne tht is physic. lly «ble to,
include Rensselaer High School, Vincen- ,. cdue: tion sevircl sports. In
tian Institute, Albany A cedemy for Boys, this 1 sys not only hive sod
and Lansingburg High Schcol,. hen the exercise, but learn to e
cor een
they r aa scnior nich school.
With all ef last year's lettermen
except William Hotaling available for the
squad, the golf team should have a very
gced season. Last year the team won
ne «6 the pupils
unother, tae sports ia
three matches and lost three, The mana- sal hilp it ta ¢
ger end captain will be elected from last
year's squad consisting of, Seeley Furk, Cmtinucd froi Birls! .thletics.
Martin Creesy, Richard Palend, and John
Seagle. The team exrects to play matches The )-
vith Vincentian Institute, Albany Acedemy
cned tie
fer Boys, Central High School, mM
and the Mokavk School, At the end of the - sev dule vith
season Milne is alvays represented in the hehe a Cen-
Troy Invitation i for Capital District ad the
high school golf mS. t yorpts
neces Ecy-
The number cf fellows included in lotions
the four varsity sports forma very small
. r in of this yeir's vonsity
Continued in the next column,
Christmas Issue (93+
Social Events
The 1937-1938 social season of Milne High School began
with the senior high reception which was held in the commons.
It was a collegiate dance with music by Barty Zabin's or-
chestra. The following week the Junior High Reception was
held. The Quin Rush was the next big event. It was held in
the small gym and much credit gocs to Damia Winshurst who
was in charge. The boy's societies had their initiations in
November and both Theta Nu and Adelphoi had outings at
Thacher Park. Sigma'ts Rush was next in order. It was a
grand rush which was enjoyed by all the sophomores. arnis-
tice Day was our first vacation of the year. It provided us
with a short vacation which was welcomly received. Thanks-
giving Vacation was next. We enjoyed it and liked thé first
touch of cold weather. adelphoi snd Theta Nu held a new and
successful dance, December 11. It was the first fornalof
the year, and many well know alumi turned out. Of course,
our Christmas Plays ended the first semester's social season
and we do owe the Dramatics Club a vote of thanks for their
fine plays.
Quin will add another attraction to the Social Calendar
when they hold a luncheon for their alumnae during Christmas
Vacation. Sigma has an Alumnae associution now, and they
seem to be quite busy with theater parties.
The New Year will usher in the mid-yesr exams. It slso
brings the Quin-Sigma Dance and the Hi-¥-G,a.C. and a party
for both Senior and Junior High School. When we recover
from our Mid-Year Exams in the Easter vacation ond finally
May rolls 'round with the Q.1,.S.4. and we have Society Day.
Of course you know that Class Night and Graduation come
in June followed by the Senior Ball. The very end of the
Year will be the Excursion and we'll see you then.
Lois Nesbitt '38
&)
Chvistas Issue (93% I
ee ee
College Life at Isabslla Thoburn Collage,
Lucknow, India
College! What thoughts and fancies that word "College"
holds. Pictures of Degrces! Academical gowns! Profcssor—
ships anda relaxation from high school's strict code of
study.
I set out for college with a hapny heart, determined to
meke the best of this new life and to overcome all obsta—
cles. When I first saw the stately pillars of Chand Bagh
and recognized Isabella Thoburn College, I said to myself,
"Ny life, too, must be straight with no blemish."
Everything was strange and confusing,but the friendli-
ness of the older girls, who acted as guides, saved the sit-—
uation. \
In the everfing we were taken on a tour of inspection of
all the buildings. Although I tried to remember their dis—
tinctive fenture, I couldn't tell one from the other when
the campus was viewed from an observation roof. My mindwas
in a whirl. While I looked I saw the Eucalyptus Grove; the
Leaves were swaying and seemed to be waving a welcome to us.
The next day we all listened to the reading of rules
and regulations, and we even had to take a General Intelli-
gcnee Test.
The third day we attended fifteen minute classcs and
ceme to know our classmates. Though whe older students
teased us until "e couldn't believe = word thab they said,
we bore up gallantly.
All food things must come to an end when we settled
down to work, but the memory of the first few days in col-
lege will serve to feed "smiling thoughts hereafter," and we
will look back to them with a mixture of regret and happi-
ness, glad to progress but sorry to lose those days of ex-
citement forever.
Beryl David '39
(This is from the Ohand Bagh Chronicle published in
Lucknow, India.)
Christmas \ssue [932 33
Ely :
va
alumni
was i alvays
being by olde
though I right with you in
ished with high school, Wher
ized hev g@c6d a school it
unities it offers. Don't let me
couraged about college as 2t is
high school that you never
I am at Skidmore and
any of you girls are seriously
j ly aend Skidmore,
and an
Notice ti
LI wi
ste
rT
ef them.
auch, i
tre nus
Ss eculture cour
spirit up at
for the f
astounding to
Foople say "he
see
GIRL'S ALUMNAE NOTES
The girls of last year's class se-m to have
centered around ths Mildred ¥lley School and Russell
Sage Coll-ge. Quite often, we see Marthe Gordon,
Dorothy Harrison, Thelma Segall, and Pep Waterbury
from Mildr<d flley. Then too, if you shauld visit
Russell Sages, you'd be sure to see Millie Hall,
Carolyn Hausmann, Barbara Knox, Bette Potter,
Virginia Soper, and Jan: Tincher.
continued on the nixt page
Vida Benjamin is attending the Katherine Gibbs
School, in Boston while her pals, the Bremer twins are
quite busy at Aibany Business College. Helen Anthony
is attending A.B.C, also.
We have several working girls too. Lillian Allen,
Jean Ambler, and Chris Bayreuther are quite prominent
in the business world, and their friends, Uarol Louoks
and Lillian Welk are studying extensively at Vassar.
Ethel Fasoldt at State,Marion Kosbob at Saint Rose are
planning to teach school, We hear that Norma Kapewich
is up at Skidmore, Betty weitch at Simmons, Frances
Levitz at William Smith, and Betty Ruedermann at Green
Yountain.
As you know, Lucille Armstead, Ruth Carwill, Ginny
Kelsey, Verna Perkins, Pricilla Gimpson, and Jane Weir
are taking P.G. courses here at Miine and Grace Gallien
is also in the city.
BOY'S ALUMNI NOTES
As we look into the crystal ball, we seo Ifiino'ts
Class of 1937 branching out into the world of know-
ledge.
In the neighboring city of Troy at Rensselaer
Polytechnic Insiitute can be found last year's class
president, Otto Schaller, as well as, Lowell Gypson,
Edmund Haskins, and Kurt Eben.
At Union College this year, we see Warren Knox,
Herbert Smith, and Leland Beik.
Sheldon Bond is a member of the Theta Delta Ohi
Fraternity at Hobart Oolloge. Gordon Wendcil is en—
joying himself, as usual, at Oornell University. Sel-
don Knudson ia also at Cornell,
We find two of our grads carrying on post graduate
work at neighboring high Schools. They are Jack Jenk-
ins and Toby Vankeuren.
Three of last year's seniors, Merwyn Atwood, Bill
Perkins, and Barton Zabin,are training for the business
world at Albany Business College.
Bob Hmerick is another college man,and he's work—
ing hard at Syracuse.
While Bill Hotaling slaves away at Dartmouth, some
of his friends ing in the business world. fFos-
ter Sipperley, Winford Newton are in the Tslephone
Company, and although we see a lot of him, Gordon Oar—
vill is busily employed also.
Christmas \ssue 34a
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Christmas \ssue 28, 8)
Yerrs -f Grece
rence He usin
The vin aoun the chin- |
b. sis fur the ney end uncer the e:veu, iskine the
s Wied pie Reade" us s “inst the hus
= ins) (series fF Pine Sa vite clay a el cin ante
scenes the plty b. 6 ut Viet ri a's eG ma snipped ii ts sry bo the
ehur.cter. che v: hitely bern t Coie e oe frighten us; it's wer. «
Tulc, Ree -the. very
f “dnistcr inf.ras Princess Vict r=
iz she is cucen, she rules, She
her s.ther thi t she vill not slcep
her cny l ner. She :lerys
vh.le 1ife Kept en eye P
a (Ss Mele aea ye hee
vhen the cheery ins: Ene yi cen ne! Feb in.
I curled up in wy ch ir by the fire-
place, “emt spencd the wi
pi 2Griee. Before, 1
fire bercn +t cn
neise behin. me. Se ne
¥ ala hot sivn thea. ‘ pened the Gd: r. TI 19. ked srcune
an ind rh 7's SEry. The sev of ¢ ut Poets: AS:
ines csns rt oh G Viet wris : sint
little jess he he yis ~ from
yout i yes
48 Ve bout her 4 ther ent fe ther
viind + Is. bel. I eskee if :ndrey
chine it. Vict rie was tiny and she vould vet “rried, but she -nly
‘iets ¢.minrted the lives f
ple wh» lived -r.und her.
dome to read the bs ok
6 until the cl ‘¢.
ing find Jat.
struck nine.
heve t»
Jenét Cruvley '38 auld yorry ob a
Sy she hic ; od-bye oni
kurt nbs: Gl-rizus : luck end I cuiekly beren te res
ck ut
eventurcr
trial yescus., He @rrinne Bias '42
thrillin:
yrus,
the Hell
Se teuisek
“ine tune, * rid
rp be Hunters hy Poul de Kruif Gilbert Deney '40
tells the par bl.is: fein; « ‘selentist
ena the ‘it hive cc Serny he ane te = rivded fours ty Lb ney rth sh v6 ae
auch throuen ts pin) success, <The > dq the life =f ¢
ney orl) which sone esn vis
int. ¢ iler.seupe.
te 4 use aebute
v ris Helacs ‘40
R bert Zell '40
Christmas \ssur 134 UN)
WHAT A LIFE!
One of the best evidences of the depths into which our
Modern society hes frllen is that gathering of young pcople
knorn as the dencing school. It seeus the fate of ost of the
young innocents in this fair city and undoubtedly in mcst
others, to be pounced upon without mercy at the tender sce
and merched off to dancing class. There they are sunoosed to
lose all awkwardness and lack of poise, and come out finely
polished ladies and gentlemen, who will from then on feel per—
fectly at ease in any situation, There are some, of course,
who eré deprived of this importent education, but they sre the
untouchables; they -r° door. forever to the ranks of the strg
line end the wllflowers. Let us not telk of them; they ore
not cven fit to enjoy this world of ours. Let us turn our
attention, instead to those f-vored young peorle who will sore
day te the cream of socicty.
Let us, for example; make 2 e711 unon "Miss Heeter Hobson's
Doneing School for Young Ledics and Gentlemen." But lct ue,
first, be ted firsly 2nd finelly in the balcony, “here, os
essucl ob vers, our position is s»fest. e have «arrived
enrly, 7nd the only ones there re herself end
Hebert vith the plesses, who alvrys Usbcurt is
trving politely to en Miss Hobson in convers*tion tut is
hnoving his diffic Itie bccsuse Miss Hobson's is too full
of vorries to thi Soon the tlemen bersin to
drift in just so suits and whit 8. The thrce-
picce orchestra b8 in, and prreanges its selectionns,
beth few in nurte end rere in vintaze. More young zentlonen
arrive; vhere oa: menters of the organization he?
But there!’ Much gigeling end swishing of skirts herrids the
srend entrance of these blushing heauties, the nride 2nd joy of
Wiss Hester H otsor. esplendant in veri—colored taffeta, wibh
here end there a radic in some other materinl, they enter,
sheke hends with Miss H ester by who they mre all cnlled dif-
ferent nemes than their own, and s theriselves on one side,
of the room, not even rvere of the presence of the youns gentl—
enen, elthough there «re >t least fifty of these, The late
n go into a huddle, in their turn completely ignorine the
frir objects across the room. What cordinlity and warmth ere
displsyed by those friendly relationsJ
Si}
Christmas \ssue FAIS4 Lie}
Suddenly the lights g-oy di., the music starts and we
lean forwerd excitedly and grip the arms of our chatrs, for the
great game of "learning—how-—to-dance" has begun. En masse, the
young gentlemen approach the enemy, and, after carcful scrutiny,
choose partners. Some of the young gentlemen seem to have
their signals mixed, and have a tendancy te stray in the
opposite direction, but are soon straightened out by iiss
Hester, who herds them back into her little fold. Soon every
one is dencing, little boys, big boys, fat boys, thin boys;
chubby girls, stubby girls, skinny girls, girls with glasses.
They all look, strangely enough deocidely blank of expression,
and ere not always evenly matched. That couple over there,
for instance, is very unevenly balanced. The female half, or
perhaps we should sey three-quaters, seems to heve all the
adventage on her side. While over there by the orchestra, the
teensy slip of a girl ts completely eclipsed by the huge foot—
tall pleyer who is trying to steer her around the room, and
wishes “:he were hack on the football field.
After » few minutes of this, the music, which never secms
to change, stops, and there is » mad scramble for seats. Nov
soonsr heve the dancers had a chance to recuperate, than it
starts up again, and once more the young ladies nre thoroughly
locked over. It: is ensy to tell by the boy's appearance whol,
or what, he is seeking. If he runs up end down, peering eag—
erly «t the rows of female charmers, he is locking for +
cute blond whose toe he stepped on when they wone coming in.
If he is more thoughtful, no doubt he is trying to pick out the
one who would appear to be lightest on his feet. If he is not
searching whole heartedly, has one eye on Miss Hobson nd one
on the door, he is probably just looking for cousin Susics!
daughter Jane, with whom he was instructed to dance.
Let us now listen more closely snd try to get the personal
side of the theme. There is + ppparently 1. set rule for conver—
sation tetween partners, no doubt taught by Miss Hester, When
we weron't here. The typical set of questions and: ansvers rua
something like this.
Young Gentleman:—- "May I have this dance?"
Young Ledy:- "Certainly," or "Yes," or just a gleeful
smile of conquest.
Y. Ge:- "My name is John Ellsworth; what's yours?"
Y. L.i- "Mine's Mary Jones”orth. What school do you
go to?"
Ys Geit- "I go to High!!!
Y. L.:- "Oh, I go to Skem." (Both of these names are
no doubt in code.)
After this grest outburst of conversation, there is a sil—
ence, broken cocasionally by a brave attempt on the part of one
of those involved to talk about something. "Something" alweys
consists of:-one-the lights; two-the temperature; three—the
Chnstimas issue M37 Tia)
crovded condition of the floor. four:—-Miss Hester Hobson. Add
thet brings us to the orizinator of this whole scheve, Miss
H. herself. Where does she fit into this picture? Miss H.
flits ebout, hither and .yon, se-inz thet everyone is happy.
This Titanic task seems to bother her not at all. Ve wonder
teeatly at Miss Hester's endurance, and, the situnlion having
becoe too complex to cope with, we take our hurried leave
fecling, as we go out, apnrehensive as to the future having
seen some of its meneration. Let him who will try to d ate Be.-
fle this national problem, and decide what ourht to be done
about it. We wash our hands of this matter.
Miriam Freund '39
Friendship
Friendship is one of the priceless possessions of huian
beings. A fruitful friend is 28@ who will accept our zriofs and
troubles, he who will try to overcome them with us and the kind
of a person who will show kindness and truthfulness to us.
Fricndships sould vive you 2 new and brirht outlook on life.
A person is a friend who knovs all ebout you and still
likes you. "If you would have friends, be one," said Hlbcrt
Hubberd when asked what one should do to increase his f1
It is a rift to be able to make friends for it t: s pow
ér to appreciate whatever is noble in another. A person is not
usclcss while he has a friend, nor while he is a friend.
Mary Winshurst '38
Dreams by Ruth Ven Gaasbeck '41
At night, when my work is through, I go to a chair and
rest. Then ,as my eyes become out of focus, I drift off to
the land cof dreams. I find myself dancinz in » room of sil-
ver and ruby. There are silver trees with tiny crimson
balls hanmting on them like blossons. The walls are draped in
an iridescent silver cloth that sparkles and lows like ea.
livin; thing. Seft, sweet music is cominm from places un-
known, and it flows into the room like a ripplinz brook.
Then as the music rows faster, I rlide back to earth end
danoe eround a mirror pool in which the splendor of the room
is reflected. I dance faster and faster, and out of nowhere
come white forms that sway to and fro as their voices fill
the air. Then the music 7rows slower, and the picture fades,
and I find myself in the chair from which it sprane.
Christmas Issue 193% C4
It's the Animal in Them
When your class becomes a bit boring, and you've used up
all of your paper by plaving tit-tat-toe all by yourself, it's
fun to gaze around the room and wonder what each person would
be if he were an animal.
Before your mind (if you have one) can wonder very far,
your first comparison can be drafted upon hearing Seeley put
up an argument with "le professeur". Surely he would make a
wonderful parrot, you think, and so you jot it down on a list.
It is surprising how quickly a thing goes once it is
started, for as soon as Hazel and Wilson have taken over the
discussion, you immediately picture them perched side by side
ona limb silhouetted against the moon. It's the owl that is
the wise bird, isn't he?
At this point, you begin to wonder where you can pick up
some more likenesses because it seems that these three are the
only ones entering into the discussion. But soon enough in-
spirations pop out. If you ask Alfred Wheeler, very politely,
what he is doing, he's sure to tell you that he's perfecting
a new invention, and you again wonder what you can compare him
toe
Directly in back of Al, sits Jack Beagle. It isn't nec—
essary to exert yourself over him because right away you can
see that he would make a perfect monkey, not only because of
that distinctive profile, but also because he's such a little
devil; always alive and up to some little trick.
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Christmas lesue
Then, on down the row, is Jerry Pond who is pretending to
be sound asleep. I wonder what would hapnen if the door open—-
ed? Then you'd see that she was only playing possom. Just
one more glimpse through the last row before the buzzer rings.
This reveals Janet Cole giving Doug McKean that kittenish
smile which is only returned by that typical bull-dog snarl.
Oh well, it's two more to add to the list, you say. As you
hear the buzzer, you also can faintly hear the teacher shout—
ing something about having a test tomorrow on this work. But
don't let that worry you.
Barbara Soper '38
VIRTUES OF LAZINESS
The virtue of laziness consists principally in its
offect upon the mind of the idler. In those rare tmomenks
when we can serenely tell our work to go to the devil till
morning because we just don't want to do it. We fcecl a
sense of triumph. Once more, mind has conquered manner;
slavery. tas given way to the sublime. We stretch out with a
fecling of perfcot abandon and carefreencss. No mattcr if
skics fall and teachers thunder, today we are definitely NOT
going to look at that despised task. Later on, we plan, we
shell devote Saturday to it, and set un shop with gallons of
ink and reams of paper, but now we are free.
The hours of idleness are spent first in revelling in
the sense of freedom,sccond in sceing what can be done. We
read, we drowse (which, by the way, is not as inactive as
one might think), or we go out in innocent pursuit of happi-
nes As a rule, once care is laid aside, it remains in such
state, and does not crop up again. We spend a few hours thon,
doing something we really enjoy, no matter what.
Are the effects good or evil? This is the question.
We return to work like a giant refreshed it is true, partic-
ularly if we do not often indulge in such a sin. We are
fresh and happy, and if we knew how to whistle, we woulde As
for evil results, the ohly one possible is too extended pro~
crastination, and the great principle of enjoying idleness
is to have only a little taken at long intervals. That is
the art. That is what makes the, virtue of idleness; it
rarity. ‘
Sylvia Rypins '38
PORT IRY
Evening Prayer
O thou, in whom I take my rest,
Whose teachings never cease,
© grant to this now tired soul
Thy blanket, white of peace.
Through all this day my mind has worked
It is bent, by burdens, low.
So as the evening hour draws near
Its cells are working slow.
My eyes today have seen deeds done
Which were not done by love---
I thank thee that Thou were with me,
O Eeav'n Descended Dove.
uly ears have heard this very day
Bloody tocsins ringing;
Of far away- yet near,
Battle hymns a singing.
And much, much more today I've seen,
“uch more today I've heard,
But why should I enumerate
Those things which have Thee hurt?
Thankful am I, that I may come
To Thee thru evening prayer,
To lay my burdens at Thy feet,
Which gladly Thou wilt share.
Now, just before I close my “yes,
Father, I want to say,
Anong the things I've left undone
Vay I perform next day.
Janet Clark '39
November
The bleak November days are here,
The skies are dull and dreary,
But here at Milne where we go,
The days are always cheery.
Football, basketball, soccsr, too,
It's so much fun to watch them through
November's not bad after all
So cheer up and be glad it's Fall.
Dorothy Signer '42
Christmas Ksue (03% Ta
Meditation
Last night
I meditated,
I recalled,
And I reflected. No;
I decided there was no reason,
No reason why you shculd lave
left me.
But you did and
You said you didn't care.
How could you?
Have you no heart?--No con-
science?
Are you Like a cold statue
With a body
But stripped of all its warmth
and inner life?
Your heart was hard.
Yoo,
Hard and rough
Like a boulder resting on the
edge of a cliff.
Mine?
Well, mine was like a soft sun
flower thriving at the foot
of the cliff,
My face turned upward admiring
you---
But,
You were too high above me and
One day, a new love came and
Shoved the boulder over the
olitT.
It hesitated-- then it tottera
and fell
Down-—Down-—Jovn
Until finally it landed with
great force
On the little flower and
Orushed it
Orushed from it
All the light that had, before
Burned so radiantly,
And--
You said you didn't care.
Barbara Soper '38
Never explain-your friends
do not need it and your enemie
will not believe you anyway.
Elbert Hubbard
Christmas Issue 1932 1:9
wo thoucht that the students would te interest
ed in the faculty's literary ability as well as
their own. So, they hive written these articles on
a tepile of their own oheioe for your enjoyment.
Ifm sure you will join the steff and cive then
our heartiest thanks.
The Christmas period is » universal period of
rejicicine in which we who are privileted find hap
pinees and reoeive aifts, but it alsc ourht to
brine to us the thourht cf sacrifice and servine,
for it is through a persona relation where we
strurcle to make life etter for all of us that
real Ohristmas services comes and it is in this
apirit thet IT rreet you this Christmas.
A little more helpfulness where we can rive
it, a friendly word, consideration cf the needs of
those »round us, a rebuilding of courare where
needed, and » definite purpose on our part to see
thet we brine no harm wherever we so, and s0, in
this spirit, IT wish you # terry Chrictmas.
vohn Ms Sayles
It is pleasent to reflect that we find time to
consider the fate of others once a year. At this
perticuler Ghristmas time with wer, armements, de-
preesion, unemplo mt, and « host of other ills
mekine days anxious and nirht horrible for so many
of the world, it is more than ever urrent that exchi
of us try in his own life to exemplify the real
spirit of Ohristmas. Only throuch a tenuine repgard
for the welfare of all others can each Ohristmas be
made’ an honest celebration rather than an aspira—
tion. Let our Christmas be merry in propertion as
we try to wake the Ohristras of others merry.
Robert endell Frederick,
Chrismas Issue 1939
It was snowing a sort of slush that dresry
Sunday night in the middle of December. Way I
should be walking across Sixty-Hight Street in the
vicinity of Central Park at 9:30 in the even di
cen't remember. However, I do recall quite vividly
that I was vetching rather cnutiously four boys a—
herd of me, who were slinging vads of slush—-nice
snowballs, to be sure--nt moving objects on the far
side of the street.
As I nerred Fifth Avenue, it was noticed with
see concern thet the pregress of a briskly moving
derby hat, spinning cane, and sloppong spats was
jerringly disintergreted by what one might call a
"bulls—-eye," scored from my side of the street. I
slipped quickly into a door-way, for the derby hat
wes now bending toward the sidewalk, the cnnevwas
dropped, and gloves were not elopping in the slusk
instead of sprts. The customer on the far side of
the street memnt business! He was going to return
the fire! The boys had now slipped away, for the
Bame rerson that vrompted my retreat.
Suddenly the derby came to an erect position.
The gloves were now polishing something held be—-
tween the hends. Smooth objects dco carry test
through the air, I thought. <A street light wes op-
posite me. m wes peing reised in line with tho
light, and, ultimately, in’ line vith me. Was I to
receive the return fire? Up went the arm, and back.
My epperent opponent now hed me in perfect lino
with his arm and eye. "Another bullseye," I
t as I almost felt a pump beginning to rise
a ad. But there was no discha + dust
é k, followed by = grunt of satisfaction from o-
cross the street.
That eye had served its owner well. Back in
plece, it was ready for further shatter—proof duty.
The derby moved on.
oo Thomas Kinsella
suggested that
that trip of mine
words. lords make *, tele fifty 2 day let—
ter. As for = cablerream from Marseille to Chicaze,
that vould cost more then two dinners in London
or @ weeks! rent in Albany. And I couldn't af-
ford the cablegram and the Crimson and White can't
efford to give me more space. I at least say
that I had a nice time in Ireland?
Grace Martin
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Chvistvas ksue 1934 OF]
On the Labrador
Icebergs at Battle Hartor
Battle Harbor is the most eastern point of
North America. The coast is treeless, gray and
bleak, and the water is dotted with icebergs on
their melting trip southward. As passengers, we
were taken from our large ship in small boats to
the dock. Here we found we cculd rent a fishing
boat to take us for a clese-up of an iceberg in the
inner harbor. Youthful Charlie Smith was engaged
to shew us the sight.
"I've never been off the Labrador," grinned
Charlie, displaying the few teeth which poor diet
left remaining in his mouth, "It's a good life,
Sealing in the spring, getting fish past counting
in the summer and trapping furs wintertime: It's
the best life you can get at!"
Charlie gave us this cheerful view of northern
life, while he steered his boat acress the kay.
Within a4 few feet of the iceberg, it seemed long
and narrow, rising like a mountain with one point
about a third of its forty feet length. Eneircling
the island of ice, the opposite side proved to be
coneave, faced with gorgeous acquamarine blue, with
oa few streaks of rose, in the startling whiteness.
The air tingled sharply. A mathematician judged
that we vere gazing upon one eighth of three hun-
dred thousand tons of ice. All around vere smaller
icebergs that had chipned off the big one.
"Tcetergs are frozen spring water," said Char-
lie," and folks gather pieces of them for cool
drinks and such like."
When we returned to shore, our places were
teken by enother hoatlead. The ship's purser was
on hand by that time, and warned everyone that they
ventured close to the iceberg at their cwn risk.
The ice had reverted during the night, increasing
the danger of its breaking up entirely. In such a
case, anyone near it would be drawn under the water
without a chance of being rescued. Such informa—
tion added to the excitement of getting chummy with
an iceberg]
Ann Barsam
Chrisenas issue [933- BO)
In my European travels, I found the natives
most anxicus to practise their skill in English;
Miss Crooks accompenied me in Paris to buy a rew
het. She explained in French my needs; the sales—
ledy brought me meny samples. Finally I tried m
the most desirnable and turning to Miss Crooks said:
"This brim if too broad."
"Ah" renlied the Frenchromen in perfect Eng—
lish, “too broad? I vill bring you one vith a less
broad brim."
In a hotel in Germeny in vhich “e were expect—
ed we found this item on the menu; "drumstik of
caLit,
t desired to have
elevator; "Out of
In Switzerland, when I 1
it so, I found this sien on th
Work",
Katherine 2. Wheeling
I Vented a Book
I set out this morning, my s:rvistte under iy
arm and my carte de lecteur sscurtly zinp=red in iy
purse. It is no trifline msttcr to be reader 21357
in the Departement des imnrines of the Bibliotheque
Fationale: the Governient of the United St-tes is
rson of its a:brssador, to
that I
behind ) ane th
guerentes that it rill replace any volune
wipht defac:, mutilate or lose.
Tintoeing into the fasous building of
Ge Richelieu, I felt » little nervous cs
tend-nt at th- door of the salle de lectur
iniz-d the snectncled pun-ii0ll pictur=d on
Ge lectur+, Setisfied thet the original 3¢
the ronroduction, the stout monsi-ur with th: beav—
er handsd Pp. yellow slin of ‘orper, un bull :tin,
ond 1=t 1 t apo-rred one vas to write nwac
and oddr le bulletin, sr of th
seet on sc in the r-eding—roon, n five it up
to ths Burcau. Ons did. In =xchsan would r2-
Ceiv= mor bull=tins, *cecording to th: side of th;
root on: sat in. Gren stood for the right wine,
so green it wes.
Bnfin, the end
end coat, left then
of the ecard c=,
I took off my hat
ay &€ and went in search
»lopuc. Oh well, skip it, as they
ter sn hour I car back to the
pnd grimy but ready to d-sand
Histoire 1'@ducation des Fe m France p.r
Faul Poussslot, Didier et Cic, no. Y 57498, in 8 ,
by virtue of my gr-en bulletin. A siv-re-looking
person at th: desk examined uy fiche sur tout:s les
Chrismas |ssue (434 f21)}
coutres, stamped it. I offered it ts a mechanical
device that ssucked it in rreedily; it was seen
more.
I went back to my seat and I waited and
I waited. An hour passed; attendants trourht arm—
fuls of books to the rirht and left of me, I went
hack to the Bureau, whispered my complaint.
-Un peu J6 patience, mademciselle, on f"'coupe
de vous)’
Repeated the procedure at half-hour intervals,
At the end of the third hour [I received a
white slip of paper, the back was in use;
-Eut if mademoiselle would like to reserve the
took, there is a pink bulletin for mornings, a blue
one for afterngons, a pale yellow ore..svasee
Mademoiselle fled for the nearest khistro and a
cafe ncir.
Zutl! tomorrow I'll stop chez (Courville and
buy that satane livre.
H. M. Crooks
iIt"s been an interestini* experience for me all
fall to notice the ohanres that have occured
in Milne since I started here. Some of them had be-un
while IT was here, auch as startinz the newspaper,
and rirl's varsity, and the Inter-fociety Nance,
and more have taken place since I left. May Milne
keep on erowine and improving.
N. Hannay
One of the most interestine eotivities that
I have carried cn this year has been the rivine of the
Seashore Musical Tests to the members of my eighth
year home room. These tests which have heen devel—
oped and stendardized ty Professor Seashore of the
University of Towa have as their purpose the deter—
nination of the amount of musical ability a person
possesses. They test six different phases of thia
abtlity; namely, pitch, rhythm, intensity, time,
harmony and tonal memory. The tests ara recorded
Victrela records which are played while the students
listen and write their answers,
At present all of the results are not complet¢,
tut indication are that TI have several people who
are fer above average in musioal ability. JI sino
erely hope that all these lucky persons will be
atle to take music lesdons and develop the abil—
ity which has been given to them.
Carleton A. Mocss
