CRIMSON AND WHITE
THE MILNE SCHOOL, ALBANY, N. Y.
DECEMBER 21, 1966
Musicians Give
Holiday Assembly
Dz, Roy York, Jr. directing the
band, and Mrs. York, leading the
Milnettes presented a concert of
band music and Christmas songs
today to mark the beginning of the
holiday for Milne students.
‘The
Band played “Themes and
ions on Carmen's Whistle” by
William Byrd. Five Christmas songs:
“A Holly Jolly Christmas”, “Winte
Lullaby”, “Jolly Old Saint Nicholas’
“Christmas Eve’, and “Carol of the
Bells” we e hithlights of the Mil-
nettes’ repertoire. Dr. York accom-
panied the girls on the piano.
The audience and performers then |
joined to sinz o!d holiday favorites,
These were “Italian Hymn”, “Deck
the Halls, “Jingle Bells”, “Adeste
Fideles”, and “Silent Night”.
The Band’s feature number, “In
the Cathedral” followed the singing.
The Milne Band, which is in_ its
fourth yea. is headed by Bob
Brand, with Richard Ettleson, vice-
president, Linda Balog, secretary,
and Steve Rider, treasurer.
The officers of the Milnettes are:
Me i Rosenstock, president; Caren
Paul, vice-president; Nan Sundin,
secretary; and Phyllis Jacobson,
treasurer,
Student Delegation Represents Uganda
At Mock Security
Barba
posed Milne’
Hall, December 17,
Alumni Ball Has
Revolution Motif
Perhaps reflecting upon American
History studies,» the sponsoring
juniors chose the American Revolu-
tion to be the theme of this
Alumni Ball, Sfate Univer:
Waterbury Lounze was the locati
of the three-hour dance, Decem-
ber 1’
Decoration Committee members
painted two large flags for the walls,
one Bri , the other following the
first United States design.
Revolutions provided band music.
Granny-gowned hostesses and tri-
corn ha'ted hosts, choven'from the
sophomo e class, were Ellie Ainspan,
Sandy Blumberg, Mike Cali
garet Diggs, Eileen Dunn, B: a
Gallo, Roz Hohenstein, Sharon Lie-
berman, John Losee, and Kathy
Siebert.
New class scheduling went into
effect Monday, December 12. Instead
of the entire school eating at the
same time, lunch is 11:28 to 11:57
for grades 10 through 12, home~oom
period lasting from 12:00 to 12:35.
Grades 7 through 9 have homeroom
while the Senior High students are
eating, lunching during the Senior
High’s homeroom period.
Berne, Sue Bloomfield, Bernard Dubb, and Barry Pres
delegation to a mock Security Council ses:
Fifteeen area schools each sent a fou!
The YJ
New Scheduling Features Different Lunchtimes
Lollipops and flyers were hand-
outs last week in a senior govern-
ment class from a student acting a3
a lobbyist and attempting to influ-|
ence legislation mock House
GeRameonniney vihemmmcstine |
were part of an attempt to famil an annual Christmas drive, and a
ize the students with the actual! tutorial program at Trinity Institu-
workings of the fede-al government) tion. “Stand Up and Be Counted”
by proposing, debatinz, parsing and|'§ their adopted slogan.
testing the constitutionality of a
“pill.”
Off-Campu:
Certain provi
Sixty-seven students, a record
in a
Barry
in ope!
Audio-Visual chairman
|Press teaches techniques
ting a movie projector.
Lunch P-o
would
self-governing homerooms, and given | movies to patients at Veterans’ Ad-
off-campus lunch privileyes to all | ministration Hospital.
seniovs after the first marking!
period, with the privileges extended
into homeroom for all seniors having | filing and supplying college cata-
no D's or U's, !logues and books. Debby Ball heads
Representatives View Employees
Two government classes now
studying local government sent rep-
resentatives to Guilderland recently
to observe town government in
action. They met and talked with
the town supervisor, clerk, and as-
sessor and watched them’ perform| checkers, chatting, and w
their various duties in the Town)ters are some of the Ten
dered at the Villa Mary Immaculate
by the students who represent Milne.
Volunteers donate their time at
least twice a month.
and after school.
Red Cross work is under the su
pervision of Bernard Dubb, who
acts as a liaison between Milne and
the Red Cross programs
ing let.
ply canned goods, foodstuffs, winter
clothing, and even a Christmas tree
to needy families. Carol Graham,
\director of the drive, obtains in-
formation from the Red Cross on
the needs of area disadvantaged
families. Each homeroom coll
the goods which, after packaging,
are sent to the Salvation Army for
distribution.
Council Session
com-
ion at Brubacher
udent panel.
Representatives discussed first a
situation concerning Nigeria and
then a Vietnamese issue. Both were
imaginary, allowing each delega-
tion to use originality in preparing
resolutions. There was an award
for the school whose legation ex-
hib‘'ed the best performance.
Trinity Tutors meet on Catherine
Street each Saturday morning to
help children in that area who ave
behind in their school subjects
mainly reading. An_ orientation
irse took place December 10 at
Milne’s envoys represented |c
Uganda, an African republic whose |Trinity Institution. Sally Button
protectorate status ended in 1962) coordinates this facet of the pro-
when Britain granted independence. | gram.
As a British Commonwealth mem-
ber, Uganda is politically and eco- G-aham hea
Sally Button is
vice president, Caren Paul, secretary,
and Carol Michelson is’ treasurer,
s. Cecelia McGinnis, English su-
or, serves as advisor.
nomically affiliated with the West.
Robert Neiderberger, a social
studies supervisor who lived in
Jganda for two yeavs, assisted the
Milne students taking part.
Business Enthusiasts Visit Wall Street
Wall Street was the destination of several business students and
teachers who went on a tour of the stock exchange, sponsored by the
New York Stock Exchange, while on a field trip to New York City, De-
cember 16.
Business Management students
Naomi Aronson, Naomi Jochnowitz,
Ronald Olinsky, and Steve Rider,
This change stems from the State plus John Losee, went with super-
University’s recent take over of one
of Milne’s lunchrooms.
Gustave Mueller and student teacher
Miss Lynne McNamara.
Forced to walk to dinner by a taxi
shortage, Mr. Mueller’s group was
privileged to see a viking on the
corner of Sixth Avenue and Fiftieth
S‘reet.
Adding a minute between classes,
making a total of four, plus four
minut \dded on second period for
Daily Bulletin reading, necessitated
lengthening the schoo! day to 2:47.
Some of|
Hon ve his Milne trainees donate their time
made it possible fo: seniors to have | once every two weeks to showing
Guidance Work is in the form of |
this group, which works free periods |
Playing |
Christmas Dive donations sup-
anna Milham and Mr. |
|Seniors Try Governing Ambassadors Pledge to Stand Up and
Be Counted on for Service Projects
breaking number, have joined the
Ambassadors to work on various civic and scholastic service projects.
Ambassadors, formerly part of the Tri-Hi-Y at the YMCA, serve in
| many areas: Audio-Visual and Guidance Assistance, Red Cross’ programs,
head of the Xmas
D ive, guavds boxes of donations.
Clips from Clubs
QUIN
Cherries in a bowl from the man-
agement at Jack’s Restaurant high-
\lighted the Quintillian Lite ary So-
ciety’s induction banquet azain this
Quin member Mary Contom-
pasis requevel adii'ional cherries
for her sundae last year, and re-
ceived a bowlful, while ‘this year
ome awaited her’ arrival.
SIGMA
Jack’s was also the choice of the
Zeta Sigma Literary Society girls
|for their annual banquet, December
22, Planning the skits to be pre-
sented tomorrow night has kept
Sigma busy.
: FA.
| Last night, December 20, the
Future Homemakers of America
traveled to the Ann Lee H
he Aged and caroled, This
finished up their service pro:
the month of December.
F.H.A. collected for
Times
Union Fund for the Old and Needy.
the
Through the contributiorls ob-
| tained, the girls were able to donate
| $38.51.
| Giving a party at Saint Catherine's
Infant Home, during which the resi-
dents played games and received
presents, was next on the F.H.A.
calendar.
There was another party for mem-
bers of FHA, December 19 at
lunchtime and homeroom _ period
th a grab bag and refreshments.
Pupils Exhibit Art
“Adventure in Art,” an exhibit of
work done at the Helderberg Work-
shop in connection with the Study of
Art F om Every Angle, contains the
creations of juniors Sue McDermott
and Vicki Vice. This exhibit, travel-
ing around the Capital District, has
‘already been at Albany Academy.
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CRIMSON AND WHITE
DECEMBER 21, 1966
Communications Breakdown
A group of students are talking when a
faculty member walks past them. Suddenly,
they are silent.
Here is the problem that outweighs the
longer day, the senior lunch room and split
lunch and homeroom sessions combined: it is
lack of communication between the students
and the faculty. Two imaginary letters fol-
low:
To the faculty
Please listen to us! The right to question
and the right to dissent has always been so
important in Milne. Our activities: the
Council, the newspaper, and the various clubs,
are important to us—they are not games.
Maybe if we were given the reasons for
changes in procedure, and if we could offer
suggestions, then a better understanding
could be reached. We are not being rude or
impudent when we question—we would just
like to know why. So much secrecy is un-
warranted,
The Students
To the students:
Try to understand! Instead of flying off
in all directions when an unpopular rule is
made, try to find out why, Talk to a faculty
member—we are just as interested in you as
people as we are in you as students. If you
don’t like something, try to change it for the
better—don’t just gripe about it. Think!
The faculty
As one faculty member suggested, we need
to wipe the slate clean and begin again. The
period of adjustment is over; the problems
can be solved, and we could all understand
each other a little better.
—S.H.
Things
. . . Our new plastic chairs came from the Great
Meadows Correctional Institute, Comstock, N.Y. Does
this mean anything? ...
... Like having to submit a pencil copy of an essay
and not being able to find a pencil...
. . Attention Ski Club: Someone Up There must
not like you—a heat wave in December? . . .
. . . Having two lunch shifts is discriminatory—the
Junior High gets last choice at bake sales...
. Speaking of bake sales—if the originator of
Milne bake sales had patented the innovation, she
could have been a millionaire . . . Would you believe
she could have made lots of money? ...
. . . Formerly, schools were often geared to the slow
learner. But now it’s the slow eater whom the schools
are trying to help... Fast eaters are penalized and
must sit in Cage Hall for the duration of the lunc!
period... —LH
| Council Visit Rules |
| In order to clarify the recent con~
troversy over visitors in Student
Council, the Crimson and White in-
| forms the student body of the fol-
| lowing regulations:
1. All students may attend any stu-
dent Council meeting,
They must have passes from
homeroom which must be signed
by the Student Council advisor
and returned to the homeroom
teacher.
. Students should be seated by
12:05 and remain for the entire
meeting,
. Students in grades 7-9 may av-
range with their homeroom
teachers to eat lunch with the
senior high if they wish to at-
tend the meetings.
. Students in the “gallery” are
there as observers not as par-
ticipants, Grievances should be
taken to Council repregentatives |
and may be referred to’ the Stu-
dent-Faculty Committee. Upon
recommendation of this com-
mittee the matter may be brouht
before: the council, the student
body, or the faculty.
2.
The Shadow
When one sees Milne students
laughing and talking as they walk}
in the halls, cheering at a basket- |
ball game, and posing smilingly for
the yearbook, it’s hard to believe
that perhaps more than half of them
have cheated at one time or an-|
other, Yet cheating is as common |
in Milne as tests and quizzes, and
some students habitually take the
liberty of peeking at or telling a
few answers.
The places are few, the standards
are high, and the pressure is great
to pass high school, attend a fine
college and get a good job, Cheat-
ing makes the long grind easier.
The trouble is that it also lowers
the self-confidence, self respect and
self reliance of all students involved,
cheaters or non-cheaters. It shows
that some students just can’t take
the pressure and the competition,
making cheating not only low and
dishonest, but pathetic. Cheating is
the student’s way of fighting against
a huge, overpowering system that
might squeeze him out,
Most teachers are aware of the
dangers of cheating, ‘They know |
that it can make a joke out of a
and that it can make the genu-
ne achievement of others meaning-
| le However, it seems to be
impossible for the teachers to wurb
the cheating.
It is up tor the students to act;
the honest students should be think-
ing about an honor code or some-
thing similar. Only when the|
students, themselves try to eliminate
the shadow of cheating can any
light be shed on the problem.
Richard Ettelson
Its Happening — |
: Milne resumes, 8:30 a.m. |
ary 4-February 5: Stanley Bate
one-man show at the Albany In-
stitute
| January 10-March 1, Shaker Arti-
| facts’ exhibit, Rensselaer County
Historical Society
January 16: Junior Parents’ Night,
8:00 p.m., ROI
January 16: Arthur Schlesinger
speaks in the Memorial Chapel of
Union College, 8:30 p.m.
The Christmas Spirit
Congressman Sam Stratton recently pro-
posed that in order to give the American va-
cationer an insured three-day holiday, Wash-
ington’s Birthday, Memorial Day, Veterans’
Day, and the Fourth of July all be permanently
‘situated on Mondays!
This proposal completely obliterates the
reasons behind such holidays and assumes
that the American public is more concerned
with conveniently spaced vacations than the
commemoration of important developments
in U.S. History. The bill itself is ridiculous;
the reasoning behind it is terribly valid.
“'Tis the season to be jolly’, and from
Thanksgiving to January second it seems that
a national good-will period has been declared.
LBJ sends out his ‘‘Peace to All Men’’ Christ-
mas cards, fathers bring down the hard, cold,
glittery, fire-proof aluminum Christmas trees,
little boys pine for the latest in Gl Joe au-
thentic combat equipment, and parents go
in hock to buy, as one TV commerical so aptly
put it, the “necessary Christmas presents’’.
Just try to imagine what Christmas would
be like without Santa Claus, without Christ-
mas cards, without Christmas trees, and with-
out presents. What if Christmas were just
another day in the week, and were celebrated
only by those to whom the birth of Christ is
something to celebrate?
Christmas has become so tied up in mawk-
ish sentimentality, commercialism, and in
meaningless tradition that the true meaning
of Christmas is lost amid the wrapping paper,
“Jingle Bells’’, and cut-rate Christmas trees.
It is a time for reflection and rejoicing. It
can include all the traditions which are now
so deeply’ embedded in the connotation of
“Christmas”, but if the significance behind
the day itself is lost, well, Congressman
Stratton, maybe we’d better make Christmas
a Monday, too.
—S.B.
Board, the Milne School, Albany, New
York. Address exchanges to the
Exchange Editor and other correspon-
dence to the Editor. i
Member
Columbia Scholastic Press Assn.
The Editorial Board
Sarah Button, Suzanne Hohenstein
Mary Moore «
Laura Harris
John Margolis
Paula Boomsliter
Naomi Aronson
Margaret Diggs
Editors-in-Chief
Associate Editor.
Editorial Editor
Sports Editor.
Feature Editor
Treasurer
Exchange Editor
January 25-27: Milne exams
Faculty Advisor Mr. Richard Lewis
DECEMBER 21, 1966
CRIMSON AND WHITE
PAGE 3
Headlines 1966
Blanton Second Team All-Albany
Tennis Team Disbanded
Golfers Sweep League Title
Houck Sets New Girls’
Track Record
TRACK TEAM 2nd IN LOOP
MILNE 9” SECTIONAL RUNNERS-UP
Harriers Cop 5th Straight Sectional Title
Junior High Sports
by Louis Rovelli 1,
A prime contribution to successful
junior varsity and varsity athletic
tean
promising athletes receive while
still in junior high school, This con-
cept is particularly true in the de-| 3,
velopment of future basketball
player
Realizing the need for
competition in the lower grades,
Coach Lewis makes a concentrated
effort each year to form a junior
high team. Despite the problems of| 5,
securing a coach and determining a
time for practice, Mr. Lewis has
again instituted a’ junior high bas
ketball team in the Milne’ sports
program, th
This year, Milne’s team will be
under the direction of Mr.
Tamsett. Mr, Tamsett, from Nor-
wich, N, Y., graduated from Cornell
University and is presently. a stu-| 9,
dent at Albany Law School.
Tryouts were limited to eighth
and ninth graders and the turnout| 10.
was substantial as approximately |
thirty-five boys attended
practice. The team,
Coach Tamsett, will
twelve players
Opposition is being scheduled for
the junior high hoopsters and the
first game will be played as soon as |
possible, |
according to
consist of |
s the training and experience | 2.
basketball} 4,
Clifford | 8,
the first | 11,
12,
Milne Sports Quiz
by Arthur Vener
Who was the leading scorer for
the 1966 varsity girls’ hockey
team?
Who captured individual varsity
honors in the 1966 Milne In-
vitational?
Who recorded the fastest time
for the J. cross country team
this past season?
How many consecutive years
has Milne successfully defended
its class “D” varsity cross coun-
try championship?
Who was the individual varsity
winner in the 1966 C.H.V.L.
cross country championships?
me the presidents oe
M.B.A.A, and the M.G.A.A.
Who are the varsity bowling
co-captains for this season?
Which former Milne supervisor
coaches the varsity bowling
squad?
Name Milne’s six opponents in
the Central Hudson Valley
League?
How ED seniors are on the
6-67 ty ‘basketball team?
Nene ives teams, other than
Milne, which will compete in
the Cohoes Christmas Tourna-
ment?
Prior to December 10, 1966,
when was the last time Milne’s
varsity basketball team defeated
Academy?
the
A QUICK GLANCE
Attendance at basketball games has béen exceptional.
Sophomore Barb
in a recent girls’ volleyball match with Troy High .. .
and Artie Cohen are seeking their suc
Handling all sta
New member of the Team Bus Choral
offer many thanks . . .
timer, respectively . . .
once again is Bruce Korotkin . .
Society is Bob Bedian . .
Mighty Mouth Rufus the Raider Be:
mascot? The
interesting basketball games . . :
No. 1 outdoor winter sport .
jokers than any other
game with Waterford will be crucial .
basketball games. — Ed,
Anyone out ther
Milne squad...
siderate when assigning homework on nights of games
. Hope to see Mr.
The teams
ra Gallo was quite impressive
Mark Borlawsky
sors as basketball scorer and
stics for boys’ bowling league
remember that Bruiser
the official name of the Milne
Cohoes Christmas Tournament should provide some |
Snowball throwing has become Milne’s
. The cross country team has more practical
Teachers have been quite con-
. The Jan. 6
Bowler at some
Although there are no “softspots” in the schedule, the varsity basket-
ball team anticipates a successful season. Displaying a great deal of
promise, the Redes have made strong showings in initial contests. Team
| depth, Usually non-existent in Milne teams, has provided the key to
victory.
| Offensively, the varsity point production has steadily increased, typi-
| fied by the 85 point splurge against Academy, Senior Bob Blanton has
| assumed his role as high scorer, but even more important has been the
| fact that several other boys have scored significantly. Jim Khachadourian,
| Ron Laraway, and Ken Brooks have bolstered the Milne offensive thrust
by producing numerous double figure efforts,
In order to ease the scoring pressure from Blanton's shoulders, Milne
| has employed a 1-4 zone offense. By confusing the opposition with this
| formation, the varsity has been able to score well even when Blanton
was carefully defensed, Another aspect of the Raiders’ offense, the fast
break, has offered many easy layups, and the break has served to wither
opposing defensives.
Seeking to force opponents into costly mistakes, the Future Profs
mploy a full court man to man defense. To date, the press defense has
been highly effective. Heatly, for example, was limited to six points in
the final period as the varsity pulled away to victory. Depth is extremely
important when playing the sticky man to man defense, Not only do
the opponents tire from continuous harrassment, but the constant motion
also takes its toll on Milne. Coach Lewis, however, has been able to go
to his bench and still retain strong defensive cohesion.
Rebounding, a pre-season uncertainty, has had it:
| Basketball Perspective
“ups and downs”,
Catskill demolished Milne off the boards and the effects were evident in
|the score. In other games, the vat rebounding has ranged from
“adequate” to “good”, approximately equalling the team’s overall per-
formance. Jon Goldfarb’s leaping ability has greatly enhanced Milne’s
asic strength. Along with Goldfarb, Ken Brooks and Jim Kachadourian
grab the bulk of Raider rebounds, In the future, the remainder of the
players will have h the boards” more often to prevent second and
third shots by the opposition.
In addition to rebounding, the Profs will have to diminish their num-
ber of fouls and turnovers (loss of possession through violation, bad pass,
ete.). Milne has committed careless mistakes excessively, thereby allow-
ing the other team more chances to score. As the season progresses, the
extent to which the Red Raiders improve their rebounding and eliminate
their useless mistakes will determine eventual vietory or defeat, |
* Rider, left, and Artie Cohen share ball and captaincy for the
1960-1967 Bowling season.
GAA
Both the Senior and Junior High |
Bowling Titles will be defended by |
Coach Comments
by Barry Richter
Mr. Robert Wallace, J.V. basket-
ball coach, views the’ remainder
Invitational | the
|Milne at the Hudson '66-'67 season optimistic: i
| Bowling Tournament soon. Led by | Diligent work has moved the team
Sue Hohenstein, captain, the girls | to the win column after early |
also selling scented _ holida Commenting on the initia
candles to raise money for the team. Wallace'cited the fact that ine
Volleyball Victories Are Fe xperience was a costly factor. ‘The
The Volleyball Team finished its Nenewledge gained from these games,
eason with a 3-10 record earned| however, should provide the team
in competition in two sports-days,| with valuable training for future
a playday, and an invitational game | contests.
au r
against Voorheesville which was) As for the players, Coach Wallace
played at Milne believes that the potential is thei
Cheering Freshmen —Maybe __ | but this potential is marred by lack
A Freshman Cheerleading Squad, | of self-confidence. Hoping to over-
consisting of seventh and eighth come this obstacle, Mr. Wallace
graders, may be formed if the plans | seeks continued student body sup-
for a boys Freshman Basketball|port and encouragement for the
Team are successful. | team.
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CRIMSON AND WHITE
DECEMBER 21, 19€6
A Declaration of Faith
Last night I sat in the kitchen, reading, while my littlest sister played
records in the living room... eventually, having absorbed as much
physics as is possible for one person in one evening, I carried my coffee
into the front room and sat down.
The album she was playing was one we had bought last Chri
time: Meredith Willson’s Heze’s Love. It’s a happy soundtrack—Willson
has a talent for happy musicals—based on Miracle on 34th Street. In case
you don’t know the story already, it’s about Macy's hiring of one Mr. Kris
Kringle as Santa Claus one year. To make a marvellous story short,
he was Santa Claus. i
At any rate, one song intrigued = = _
me: at Mr. Kringle's sanity hearing,
R. H. Macy defends him, singing, Th ¢ | Cl
“phat Man Over There’ is Santa e Loo aus
Claus. . .”. Utterly fascinated, Ty).
picked up the album cover and pe ee Geae pee ne aa neer flies
through the sky in a sleigh pulled
by eight reindeer. Instead, he’s
ined the spaze race and uses a
flying saucer or a helicopter. Now
used the rather copious liner notes.
Mr. Willson quotes a newspaper
clipping from 1899: “Of course,
Santa Claus is a myth, but it is the
most beautiful and sweetest myth
happened to the traditional | |
SPOTLIGHT
The Crimson and White Spotlight
falls this month on Mr. Mark Yolles,
a September addition to the faculty
as Milne’s guidance director.
His background is varied and
enormously interesting: he did his
undergraduate work at Yale, in
government and English, and went
on to the Missouri University School
of Journalism. After working as an
insurance investigator (he has a
private detective’s license), he edited
|a weekly first in a New York City
suburb and then in the Adirondacks,
| He taught high school upstate on
jan “emergency certificate,” that is,
[etton any real training, and went
|on to procure his master’s in guid-
ance at Columbia Teacher's College.
His talents as counsellor were then
~|shared by two small high schools
Ma k Yolles
that ever found a place in song and
story.
Santa Claus—a myth. Oddly
enough, Santa Claus is no myth, he’s
not imaginary: he’s real and aliye
and an essential expression of
human goodness. Santa Claus is the
spi it of Christmas, of sharing, giv-
ing, of the selflessness that is the
ideal of human existence. He, it,
the United States competes against
Russia and Santa Claus.
He’s no longer fat and he hardly
ever wears his traditional red suit
any more. He usually “bops” in on
| Christmas Eve wearing Levis, suede
|boots, and a mod hat, And of course
‘he’s shaved off his beard and let
‘his hair grow long.
| Remember his jolly “Ho, ho, ho”?
Library Findings
Recently, I have been explozing
the Milne Library and I think you
will interested in some of my
discoveries, You may not be aware
of the fact that the library contains
everal important works on two of
the greatest issues facing America
the idea is more of Christmas than) Well, now he snaps his fingers and
Christ, for Santa Claus is universal, whistles “Winchester Cathedral” as
today: poverty and civil rights.
in the Port Henry area, and later
|in the Newburgh area for five years,
| When in Rome . . .
| Deciding to see a bit of the world
| before he settled down permanently,
Mr. Yolles registered with the Inter-
national School Service, a
profit, central clearing house” for
school personnel, and ended up in
Rome, Italy.
In the fall of 1965 he was visited
The Shame of a Nation by Philip by a professor with whom he dis-
elemental, entirely disseparate from
any one race, country, or religion.
He is happiness, joy, and all the
proud and noble elements of human
nature.
Tm aware that every other
corner has a Santa Claus standing
there ..
I don’t care. That one over there
rep:esents them all as they represent
him...” i
I hope “they” do represent him.
And I, for one, believe in Santa
Claus.
—Paula Boomsliter
ke makes his rounds on Christmas
Eve.
If you want your stockings filled
this Christmas, you don't have to be
‘good, just “cool.” Oh, and address
your letters to “Nick.”
What’s happened? Well, we had
hotdogs on Thanksgiving |. . .
—Roz Hohenstein
exe Humbug ee
"Albany: Present and Potential
Albany, whose history is long
greatest and most important cl
river in 1609, or since Robert Fulton did the same
ONS rea for the colonies and the United States.
Albany was once a vital ai
and interesting, is undergoing its)
hange since Henry Hudson sailed up the
two hundred years later.
It was the object of Burgoyne’s march, the home of the first plan_for |
independence in 1754, the door to the West with the opening of the Erie
Canal in 182 has remained the site of political struggles
Canal in 1825, and, of course,
and compromise as the capital of the
Art Expose
eleven years Mrs. Brita
taught Art at Milne the
teachings have be-
to students and
In the
Walker ha
products of her
come beneficial
visitors alike.
In the past the first, second and
third floor stairwells were left bare.
Jean Feigenbaum, Don Kingston,
and Jim Nelson, because of their
reluctance to accept emptiness, were
determined to cover the bare spots.
Sand and cement smoothed on a
piece of canvas gave the desired
texture for Jean Feigenbaum to
create her abstract of a
Christ that hangs in the second floor
stairwell next to the new language
lab.
Have you wondered about the
painting hanging on the third floor?
Well, Don Kingston, a 1965 graduate, poverty and fair housing programs| (formerly head of the Congres
, “Youth Sup-
an old prover nh Sup:
‘ibe his
Age Knows” to des
used
pe
abstract.
Jim Nelson offers an interpre
tion of space and his masterful skill |
with a paint brush ‘on the first floor | people are beginning to feel pride| the Milne Libra
canvas.
—Margaret Diggs
Empire State.
| Wich its strategic position as the
|center of the cross made between |
Montreal and New York, and Buf-
falo and Boston, it is important in|
|the transportation network of the)
entire Northeast.
Albany seems, however, to have
fallen behind the rest of the nation
in_many areas.
Politically stagnant for almost
sixty years, as every schoolboy
knows, it is just coming into its own |
in the operation of responsible oe |
| centers and programs
(varied in their scope and composi-
|tion) have also develoned in the
past five years, The Rensselaerville |
Institute, the South Mall facilities, |
Center all ma*k gr
for Albany’s future.
| More importantly, the citizens of
Albany are uniting with the goal of
\really’ improving their city. Anti-|
at expectations |
|are gaining steam and are suddenly |
| eve:ybody’s business.
In short, Albany is changing. With
help, the change will result in defin- |
ite progress. Most importantly, |
in their city, in its past, and in its|
potential for the future.
M. Stern with photographs by
George de Vincent and a foreword
by Vice President Hubert H. Hum-
phrey is a “photographic essay on
modern poverty...”
“—., startling facts on how Amer-
ica has treated—or rather mis-
treated—her poor: dependent child-
ren in Mississippi alloted less than
thirty-two cents per day for food,
hing, and shelter; seventeen and
a half cents per person per meal
welfare food allowance in our na-
tion’s capital; welfare investigators
invading homes at 3 am, (more to
be expected of totalitarian Russia
than of democratic America); a ten
children family that is actually too
poor to get into a public housing
project.” This book is very effec-
live; it should be required’ reading
for all.
Also in the Milne library is The
Other America by Michael Harring-
in_the establishment of the
War on Poverty.
Another new book is I Have a
Dream by Emma Gelders Stone.
This book, written at the junior
high school level, “is about the
movement—the Negro Civil Rights
Movement. Taking its title from
Martin Luther King’s stirring Wash-
ington March speech, the book con-
centrates on the activist movement
through the dreams and goals of the
Negro leaders. Again and again the
disparity between the Negro Amer-
an’s position and the American
ream is brought sharply into focus.
“This book is both a_ stirring
tribute to the freedom fighters and
a telling indictment of the injustices
rucified and the Saratoga’ Performing Arts) that have made such a movement
necessary in the United States some
one hundred years after the Eman-
cipation Proclamation.”
The book consists of artic'es on
Marian Anderson, James Farmer
2
Racial Equality), John Lewis (ex-
chairman of the Student Non-vio-
lent Coordinating Committee), and
others.
Other
books on civil rights in
y:
Freedom Summer by Sally Bel-
frage tells of a summer spent in
cussed the possibility of student
teachers from SUNY studying and
teaching abroad in American schools.
(Did you know that SUNY has a
branch in Paris, dedicated to “inter-
national study and_co-operation?”)
This professor was Dr. Fossieck, and
in the spring of 1966, Mr. Yolles was
offered the position to be vacated
by Mr. Winn the following fall.
On Milne . . .
Since coming to Milne, Mr. Yolles
has formed some definite opinions
on the students and the school. He
finds the students “interesting and
friendly—a great bunch.” He feels
that the top students at Milne “are
not pushed enough” whereas the
lower ones sometimes find them-
selves in a bit over their heads.
This situation, he said, is due to a
lack of latitude in courses; with the
new, non-discriminatory admissions
procedures, greater variety within
the courses will be even more ne-
cessary to cope with a greater va
ety of student abilities,
|__He observed that the pressure on
Milne students from their families
is unequalled in his experience, and
| that, this parental concern is “some-
times too much.” He also expressed
concern over the ranking system in
Milne, where a difference in
cumulative average can mean up to
22 places in class rank.
_Mr, Yolles resides in Delmar with
his wife and three sons, who attend
tenth, ninth, and seventh grades in
the Bethlehem Central schools.
ynmunity
ippi. (301.45
Freedom —When? by James
Farmer ‘is a discussion of CORE, its
creation, philosophy, and goals, and
the civil rights moyement in gen-
eral. (301.45F)
Black Like Me by John Howard
Griffin is the story of a man who
changes his skin color and travels
in the South as a Negro, (30145G)
in Black and White by
E. Silberman is a discussion
ce relations in the United
today. You'll have to wait
awhile to read it though—I have it
out of the library now.
—Naomi Aronsor.
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