Seventy-fourth Year Begins
By a C & W Staff Writer
Milne’s _ seventy - fourth
promises to be an interesting one,|a great deal about Reinhardt and
for many changes, large and small,|his country, and that, at the same
have been made. One of the great- | time, he will Jearn about America
est changes in Milne is the fact that | 8nd its people.
we have a foreign exchange student| We are honored to welcome this
with us this year, Reinhardt Rack. ee a an new faculty wlemhers
After a few years of raising money|@Md_a whole new seventh grade
for Reinhardt’s transportation, the | lass, the class of 1969. Mr. Ahr,
en Industrial Arts; Mr. Cohen, Busi-
Senior Student Council finally suc: | ness Education; Mrs, Davidson, So-
in arranging for an AFS|™% jeations Ee ae
student from Austria. Reinhardt, Ge ane on ee eae
now a member of the senior class,| Language; Mrs. M
ucation, all join the other members |
of Milne’s faculty this year. Also,
in each class, we welcome new stu-
dents who have come from other
schools to Milne.
And how many of you have
noticed our newly painted sign,
which proudly displays “The Milne
School” in bold, black letters? Our
new seventh graders may not be
aware of exactly how big an
achievement this actually is. How-
Morgan, Library; |ever, students attending Milne last
will spend the entire school year at|Miss Stafford, Business Education, | year know that several school or-
year) Milne. We know that we will learn|and Mrs. Weiss, Girl’s Physical Ed- | ganizations had worked either to
clean the old sign or to present
Milne with a new one. We can
all be proud of our new, freshly
painted sign.
As school begins and classes get
underway, the older students un-
doubtedly will find many more
changes than are mentioned here.
Students new to Milne this year
will see everything for the first
time, so that, for them, everything
is a change. However, changed or
not, we can all look forward to a
new and different school year.
CRIMSON AND WHITE
Vol. XXVII, No. 1
THE MILNE SCHOOL, ALBANY, N. Y.
SEPTEMBER 23, 1963
ASSEMBLY SEATING | English Department
Grade H.R. Section Rows i A .
7 20 Rint p-Di1_| Ines Team Teaching
321 Right ——«»D9-23-F13_ | Since Milne plays an experimen-|
Art — Right F15-H-19 | tal role in the teaching of man,
8 127 Left B-D-24 courses, an experimental change in:
128 Left D2-F10-22 | the teaching of English 12 will be
129 Left F28-H-20 | introduced this year. Known as
9 123 Center B-D team teaching and popularized by
329. Center D-F J. Lloyd Trump, this method will
324 Center = G-H combine the efforts of Dr. Cochrane,
10-126 Right I-K Mr. Kraus, Mr. Andrews, Mrs. Mc-
227 Right L-N Ginnis, and three student teachers
224 Right © 0-Q |in bringing a fuller, more profitable
11 233 Left I-K course of study to the senior class.
ce ae | This experiment will seck to ex-
i Meee LN plore the possibility of designing
V: a Ce tee AG: Q and executing an individual program
CREE Ns A successfully for each senior and to
Program: compare the efficiency of live lec-
National Anthem jtures, television lectures, and tele-
Pledge of Allegiance | vision panels at the high school
Waeleome tol Junior High feet The new program will also
attempt to analyze the reactions of
teachers and students to the team
approach.
Consisting of twenty-three lec-
tures and twenty-three seminars a
semester, the course will also in-
clude fifteen to twenty periods of
individual study. Work will be or-
ganized around a number of themes
for units which have proven both
popular and profitable in the past.
As team teaching and this newly
designed course are introduced in
|Milne, Humanities and Psychology
will be eliminated as courses in
themselves. However, some of the
best of each of these courses will
be retained in the new one.
John Margolis, Council President
Welcome to Senior High
Larry Pellish, President
Introduction of New Faculty
Announcements
“Alma Mater”
Hail, Alma Mater true,
Our thoughts reach out to you.
Pledges of love renew
Endlessly revered.
Knowledge of truth and right
Guide us in paths of light
We shall be joined in heart
Never be far apart
On altered trails embark
Each to each endeared.
Red Cross Conducts = ee
Life Saving Course . FHA Plans Program
crit, AMbervayecn Girmay Getta os one HECRNC HOO NSCRD
American Red Cross is planning to| America expect to have a successful |
conduct a Junior and Senior Life|year with a new program for 1963-)
Saving course this fall beginning| 1964. To start the year off, a picnic
Saturday, September 21, Although| for all old members is planned for
the course has already started, these ere
ten free classes are’ still open. to| SePtember 27 at the Six Mile Water-
boys and girls who are able to swim| works. Monthly bake sales are be-
at least two hundred yards. The|ing planned for the entire year to
course for boys will be held at Philip| benefit the treasury of the organ-
Livingston Junior High School, and] tion Th Sai seeea caren
the girls’ course will be taught at|!2alion, The newly elected ollicers
Hackett Junior High School. Classes | in charge of this year’s program are
will be conducted on ten consecutive | Linda Garibaldi, president; JoAnn
Saturdays: Peginnlng! Septem)er 21, Bradshaw, vice - president; Carol
rom 10 am. until noon. Any’ zy, : ear ae :
Guccione’ concerning the prose |") oa0ct> socmelarys, Joan Ezacion:
can be directed to the American Red | treasurer, and Chris Cassiano, song- |
Cross headquarters, Tel. 465-7301, | leader.
and tennis teams. |
New Teachers
Join Faculty
As has been the case in recent years, several new faculty faces will
appear this year, with a former teacher returning after a cave of absence.
Returning to Milne after a two-year leave is Mr. William Reynolds of
the Science de-|
partment. At
Ohio State Uni-
versity Mr. Rey-
nolds was on a
National Science
Foundation fel-
lowship and
during the sec-
ond year taught
Physics at the
University. He
was also a re-
search associate
on the Board of
Educational Research and Service
there.
The new Girls’ Physical Educa-|
tion teacher is Mrs. Alice Weiss.
Mrs, Weiss received her B.S. as a
Modern Dance major at Ohio State |
University. She did graduate work
at Connecticut College School for |
the Dance in New London. Before |
coming to Milne, the new gym|
teacher taught at State. Outside of |
teaching, Mrs. Weiss takes classes
in modern dance, enjoys travelling,
reading, and does a lot of embroid-
ering.
Mr, Ahr comes to head our In-|
dustrial Arts department having re-
ceived his B.S. in Art Education at
Buffalo State. From Buffalo State |
he went to the School for American
Craftsmen at the Rochester Institute
of. Technology.
New this year to the Latin de-
partment is Mr. Charles Graber, At
Siena College, Mr. Graber earned
his B.A. in Classical Languages, his
M.S, in Education, and did graduate
work in English.’ M er also |
studied Latin on =]
the graduate
Mr. Reyno!ds
‘a we se
level at State “a
College. He
taught Latin and
History at Heat-
ley High Schooi,
Latin at Shaker
High School, and
English and
Latin at Water- |
4 ¥
Wes
vleit High
School. Mr.
Graber’s main 4
interest is ad- Mr. Ahr
vanced work in the field of Latin.
He has also coached cross-country
Mrs. Cecelia McGinnis, who will
teach eleventh grade English, is not
unfamiliar with Milne. She pre-
viously was a supervisor and_re-
ceived her B.A. and M.A, at State
2 : College. She did
graduate work
in Literature at
Cornell, and ‘in
f Journalism at
| Syracuse. . She
taught English
ll and 12 at
Schalmont High
School. Outside
of school Mrs.
| McGinnis has a
| wide range of
“== interests that in-
innis ~clude_ bridge,
golf, tennis, and_horseback riding.
The Business Education depart-
ment has two new faculty members.
Mr. Louis Cohen was awarded his
B.A. and M.A. in Accounting and
Education respectively, from Siena
College. Mr. Cohen taught Busi-
ness Education and was a guidance
counselor at Heatley High School.
He has done off-campus work at
State in Business Education.
Miss Helen J
Safford, also of
the Commerce |
department, re-
ceived her B.A.
and M.S. at
State, taught
Business Educa-
tion at Colonie
Central, and has
had experience
in the field of
Public Account- |”
ing. Miss Safford
Mrs, Sally Davidson will be with
the Social Studies department. Mrs.
Davidson received her B.A. and
M.A. at the University of Chicago.
She taught Ancient and Medieval
History at Hyde Park High School
in Chicago. Mrs. Davidson has
spent a year in Europe doing pre-
doctoral work at the London School
of Economics, part of the University
of London.
Mrs. Moore, who will teach French
and Spanish at Milne and off-
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PAGE 2
CRIMSON AND WHITE
SEPTEMBER 23, 1963
Think About It
This is the first year that we can remember
when the C.&W. has come out on the first
(well, almost) day of school. Besides being
somewhat of an achievement, this gives us
the rare opportunity of commenting on what
goes on during these first momentous days. |
Back To School...
By MARTHA LOWDER
So school has finally begun again!
It was a long wait, too, spent in
doing everything from playing ten-
nis to shopping, taking road tests
to grabbing last minute vacations.
Oh yes—and having physicals. But
eyed CERRY Roun
| This summer was a very exciting one for many
The most important thing, we believe, is/no matter what the activity, the Milnites. Some spent their fun-filled vacations away
the election of homeroom representatives to)
the Student Councils, Junior and Senior. |
Ideally, the choice should be made, especially
for the seventh graders, after new students
have had a chance to make themselves known.
But it appears unavoidable that the elections
be held immediately—the Councils have many
matters to take up right away.
Other improvements in the usual procedure
can and should be made. The first, most
difficult, yet most important step is for each
student to realize the potential power of the|
Student Councils and his own power in influ-
encing their actions. Milne’s Councils are|
unusually influential in the school’s affairs,
even to the extent of contiolling distribution
of funds to al. student-run organizations.
The Councils should be doing more than
they have, though, and the force needed to
end the present state of inertia is simply a|
push by the student body. A push in the form
of intelligent selection of Council representa-
tives—those who aren’t already involved in|
many other organizations and will devote
much time and effort to the Council's activi-
ties, especially where the homeroom is in-
volved.
Don’t wait until your homeroom teacher
decides to take a vote next week. Study the
situation this week, evaluate your homeroom,
don’t eliminate people just because they don’t
question was always the same. “So
how come you aren’t in school?”
The answers to this question are
many and ied, producing any-
thing from sympathy to shock on
the part of the inquirer, However,
a simple “I go to Milne” will alw:
elicit
a knowing look
.” (or “What's the
ion we pretend
)
and an
eee
a I
from home while others stayed home and enjoyed
themselves.
A few fortunate students found themselves in Europe
during the vacation. Among them was Dave Skinner,
who visited, among other countries, France, England,
Denmark, Sweden and Germany (Did you really leave
all those French girls behind, Daye?): Germany
the return of Doris Hafner, and Liz, Eson again
bara Berne sent cards to many of her
friends, telling of her adventures while touring Europe,
as did Anita Harris, who visited France, Holland, Eng-
We're back to school now, though|land and Denmark. Travelling across the United
tanner, taller, richer, wiser, or | States, Dave Miller also had a thrilling summer, Karen
whatever the case may be—older, | Hoffman also went cross-country when she went to
at least, Was the first day expected Kansas to visit a former Milne student, Barbara Leach.
to be rougher than usual? We had| Closer to home, the waters of Lake George were
a four-day weekend to ‘recuperate | frequented by many Milnites. Ann Nelson, Nan Knox,
from it, i
What's new this year? A foreign
student, shorter health blanks . . .
of course there are always the
seventh graders. It is rumored that
in past years conniving upper class-
men have seduced innocent seventh
graders into buying elevator tickets.
Watch out, kids! Not only does
Milne not have an elevator — the
escalator is absolutely free of charge
and can be found just inside the
door to the left at the end of the
first floor hall.
And so we're back in school. We
sure are... I have to go and do
my homework now!
NEW STUDENTS
Eighth Grade—Reid Golden, Faye
happen to be recognized leaders already, and aasee ey ae een
make your own, uninfluenced choice. And) Raab. ” ‘
most important—stick by it.
Ninth Grade —Susan Bloomfield,
Mary Retz, Charles Morrisey, Carol
Dillon, Dawn Brenner, Patricia
Gabel.
Tenth Grade— Theresa Hoffman,
Charles Hyde, Elliot Leberman,
Rosalie Bischoff, Ellen Sinclair,
Barbara Davis.
Eleventh Grade — William. Fitz~
Gerald, Margaret Hardmeyer, Robert
Liuzzi, Frosine Karlaftis, Robyn
Miller, Kathleen Sinclair, Robert
Edwards,
Twelfth Grade — Rochelle Zima,
Richard Algozzine, William Peter-
son, Reinhardt Rack.
THE
. C. & W. STAFF
JOINS THE
+ MILNE FACULTY
IN WELCOMING
ALL STUDENTS
TO MILNE FOR THE
1963-64 SCHOOL YEAR
| Carol Lynch, Joan and Barb Proctor, Robin Morse,
Judy Dexter, Dave Dugan and Chuck Peck (practically
a Milnite) were often seen on the lake in boats or on
water skiis.
Starting the summer off with a bang in a typical
manner, Amy Linter gave a party for her friends.
Among those present were Jean Feigenbaum, Sue
|Barr, Ricky Gould, Judy Dexter, Lenny Mokhiber,
|Bruce Moran, Nancy Dorsman, Barb Proctor, Jack
Bennett, Diane Jones and Bruce Korotkin.
A few of our students spent the summer studying
away from home, Michael Benedict went to Ithaca
to learn German at Cornell. Sue Tafler did research
|in zoology at Syracuse University while Larry Pellish
| studied botany at the same place.
|_ Our Austrian foreign exchange student, Reinhardt
Rack, has been given a hearty welcome with two
| parties. One was given by Dave Miller, in whose
home Reinhardt is living. Included in those who ap-
[peared to welcome Reinhardt were Ann Nelson, Jim
|and Lance Nelson, Sherry Press, Craig Leslie, Jeff
|Rider, Martha Lowder, Pete Dreschler and Rhona
Abrams.
Dick Blabey also gave a welcoming party at his
camp. Among those who he invited to meet Reinhardt
were Mary Hamilton, DeeDee Smith, Carol Hagadorn,
son Lockwood, Peggy Crane, Nancy Button and Jeff
ider.
Seen bicycling around the city this summer in a
disguise of long hair was Pete Slocum, who seems to
prefer this mode of transportation to his Volkswagen.
Also taking full advantage of their bicycles were Paul
Korotkin, Ira Rosenblatt, Craig Leslie and Lance
Nelson.
Again on the social scene, Sue Lurie entertained
several Milnites with a party this summer, Steve
Hutchins, JoAnn Bradshaw, Cindy Newman, Ted
Brown, John Mellen, Joan Proctor, Joe Michelson,
Paul Korotkin, M n Shulman, Dave Dugan, and
Tra Rosenblatt were among those who put in an ap-
pearance at Sue's that night.
J
CRIMSON AND WUITE
Vol. XXXVII_ Sept, 23, 1963 No. 1
Published by the Crimson and White
Board, the Milne School, Albany, New
York. Address exchanges to the
Exchange Editor and other correspon-
dence to the Editor. vir ad
Member
Columbia Scholastic Press Assn.
The Editorial Staff
Nancy Button,
Sue Press,
~Karen Hoffman,‘
Michael Benedict, ‘
Joe Michelson, ‘
Sports Editor
Feature Editor -
Treasurer Tom Oliphant, ‘66
Exchange Editor Sue Krimsky, ‘66
Photographer Mark Lewis, ‘64
Faculty Advisor. Mr. Theodore Andrews
Contributors
Sue Lurie, Tom Oliphant, Sam Zimmerman, Robin Morse,
Lance Nelson, Peter Slocum, Martha Lowder.
SEPTEMBER 23, 1963
CRIMSON AND WHITE
PAGE 3
Cross-Country Has New Coach
“Mr. Lewis has built up a very.
work we should be able to alter the record book a bit.”
Arthur Ahr, Milne’s new cross-country coach and
Mr. Ahr taught at Berne-Knox two years ago,
were spoken by Mr.
Industrial Arts teacher.
where he had a Class D Championsh
last year.
Practice started Tuesday, Septem-
ber third, and has continued on a
Monday ‘through Saturday basis
since. A fairly stable group of 18
has attended. Five returning let-
termen form the nucleus of the
team. These are co-captains Randy
Hatt and Dan Dugan along with
Dick Blabey, Chuck Eson and Buddy
Marshall.
Milne's
for September air
On September 28 Milne will com-
pete in the Proctor meet in Utica,
which will probably be the largest
one for Milne this year. The Grout
meet is to be held on October 5th
in Schenectady. It_is another one
of the major meets Milne will com-
pete in on the week-ends.
Runners Comment
Some of the leading
comments are ag follows:
Dick Blabey: “Everyone is doing
better than last year so I would
say we will have as good or better
a team than last year. Juniors
more than fill the shoes of last
year’s seniors.”
runners’
Dan Dugan: “I think we will
have to be a good team this year
and I think we have some good
prospects for the Varsity in Ronnie
Koven, Ronnie Reynolds, and Tom
Oliphant, Last year’s Varsity will
have to fight to retain their posi-
tions.”
Randy Hatt; “If everyone runs as
well as they can, the team will be
much better. There is no reason
why we can’t beat Maple Hill.”
(Maple Hill defeated Milne by 4
points in the Capital District Invi-
tational Meet last year.
On the lighter side Dick Blabey,
last year’s number one runner, was
ppointed when he couldn't
ourse record after eight
ice. Some other mem-
bes hbk “Dick should join the
fish in Washington Park lake,” In-
cidentally Dick did finally manage
to break his old school record on
September 14th when he jogged
around Washington Park in 12 min-
utes 24 seconds, 8 seconds faster
than his previous time. Randy
Hatt and Buddy Marshall are re-
ported to have sworn vendettas, but
they seem to be having trouble
catching their quarry, Another of
Dick’s comments was that, “The
new coach, Mr, Ahr, is very popu-
lar with the team because he gives
many team members rides to and
from school.” (Dick is a member
of this group, of course.) Randy
gives a warning not to buy running
shoes two sizes too small, as he did.
Randy is now engaged in raising a
fine crop of blisters.
The team’s faith in miracles has
re-affirmed. Mr. hr, al-
though he believes running in the
rain is beneficial, does call off prac-
tice when water goes over the five
foot level.
As usual, the team wants, needs,
is dying for lack of spectators, es-
pecially of the opposite sex. How
would you like to kill yourself run-
ning with no one around but a pair
of coaches who say nothing but
“faster, faster!”?
strong team and with continued hard
These words
ip cross-country team, and at Hackett
SCHOOL DAYS!
That grin is great! Whenver she
says something important or asks
something difficult she wears that
zy smile. I wish I could copy
“Leonardo, are you paying at-
itention to your lessons? Or are)
you day-dreaming again? I'm fed
up with this. You don’t do your
lessons and then you come to class
and dream. Do you think I teach
for my health? I teach so you|
people can become literate and in-
telligent. Some consideration I get
from you people.”
“Yes,
“O. K., as Iwas saying, Pompey |
had become a hero. .
I wish I could copy that grin.
Boy, that smile really bothers me.
It's such a hard expression to un-
derstand. I wish I knew what was
going on in her petty little mind
when she smiles like that. If I copy
it down now I could try and paint
it later when I get home, if papa
doesn’t bother me again Honiights
“Signor DaVinci, what are you
doing now? Are you to be forever
doodling and distracting me? This
is the respect I deserve for labor-|
ing night after night trying to make
my lesson plans interesting? Who
is that? Who are you drawing?
That is trash! You are always in-
terrupting this class with your
trash!”
Trash to represent tr
“What did you just mumble to
yourself, young man?”
“Nothing.”
“Why did I have to get the slow
group? Why? Signor Bocchio is
so lucky to have the bright ones.
They are interested in their work, |
they do what he tells them, and
they never make trouble. He has
the brilliant Rieco in his class.
Ricco will grow up to be a success- |
ful merchant like his father. Ricco,
will be smart and ri And, class,
do you think for one minute that
Ricco will forget his teacher who
gave him all his wisdom? No,
Ricco will richly reward Signor
Bocchio for that which he deserves.
Do you think anyone will ever re-
member me? No, Why? Because
you don’t appreciate what I’m try-
ing to do for you. Leonardo sits
staring out the window or doodling
or talking to one of you behind my
back, No I have another one just
like Leonardo in my younger ciass.
Little Buonarroti. Michelangelo is
going to be the same way. Leo- |
nardo, why can’t you just try a
little? Leonardo, you will never
amount to anything.”
Maybe I could put all kinds of
erazy stuff in the background. That
would,suit her personality.
“T can’t take any more of this
today. Class dismissed.”
I have to get home to paint that
grin. If only I can paint it exactly
as she wears it.. What a fantastic
picture. If only the smile on the
painting can hypnotize like hers
“Leonardo, is that you?”
runners t
“Leonardo, go right to your
nd don’t fool around.”
é papa.” That grin. That
grin,
“Teonardo, what's making so
|much noise? Are you taking out
your paints again? I told you to
|Bo, right to your studies.”
“Yes papa.
“Leonardo, you aren't listening
to me.”
“Yes papa.”
“Leonardo, I'm coming into your
room. It’s about time that we
talked. You and I have a lot to
discuss. It is about time you took
some responsibility toward your
father.”
“Yes papa.”
“If you wanted to, you could do
well in school. It is very important.
You, at this rate, will never be-
come anything!”
“Yes papa.
“First it was your painting and
your sketches and ‘Then
the cooler. And just last week an-
other of those absurd flying ma-
chines. How do you expect me to
get customers to come into my
shop when they see you jumping
off my roof with wooden wings and
falling on your head. Do you want
me to be thrown out of my guild?
Is that what you want? Then we
won't have any livelihood thanks
to your actions!
“| thought the wings would
work.”
“What a crazy boy! Don't you
understand? What do you think
everybody thinks of you, and me,
when you jump off the roof?”
“Don't you think it would
great if we could fly?”
“Great. You could fly over
the DeMedicis! They take
people like you.”
“Papa, if you don’t mind, I would
like to paint and you are in the
way!”
“T don’t know!
my other sons aren't like you. At
least our name will/be remembered
well through them.”
be
to
in
Feature Editor
New Teachers
(Cont. from Page 1)
campus, received her B.A. at State
and her M.A. at Middlebury College.
She had taught both French and
Spanish at Binghamton Central
High School before coming to Milne.
Milne will have another librarian
| this year, Mrs. Morgan received her
degree from Albany State, taught
It's a good thing,
beat the sun sver the horizon.
Book Review:
Our Mother's House
(Ed. Comment: With this issue of
the C&W, we are proud to present
a new column which will appear in
is The purpose of the
he to review books of
. ‘The coltmn is
itten by Peter Slocum.)
Just as the increasingly popular
Lord of the Flies, Our Mother’
House by Julian Gloag tells a tale
of children, However, is is cer-
tainly a seanne view of children
that we get, for these children are
examined in a_ situation where
there are no adult: And in this
situation they are maintaining their
own small society which gradually,
because of the fact that they are
children, evolves into a mad and
bizarre world,
Gloag’s story is given its im-
Mr,
petus by the death of the mother
of seven children, Because of the
[lack of a father and a deathly fear
of orphanages, the _ children,
prompted by the oldest girl, deter-
mine to hide the death from the
outside world, with which none of
them has had much contact, and
run their own lives.
have different ideas to what
should be their guide, some pro-
moting a mother worship, some the
intervention of adults, and a vicious
personal battle ensues, In
struggles they shed their tr:
angelic robes of childhood and he-
come wild fanatics.
| Unlike Lord of the Flies, how-
ever, the children do not seem to
revert to a primitive state to the
extent that Golding’s do. They be-
|have adversely, but almost entirely
| by way of visible pressures exerted
upon them in the complex. situa-
tion Mr. Gloag places them in. An-
other quite intere: rt of their
behavior is their different per-
sonalities when adults are in the
|situation and when they are not.
|In this switch from someone else’s
are to their own and then back,
some of the children seem perma-
nently affected and others not at all.
In the children’s first reaction to
|their mother’s death appears the
story’s only faltering. For until the
family situation is later unveiled,
the probability of their trying to
hide everything is low in the read-
er’s estimation. Once absorbed in
| the story (a relatively rapid occur-
rence) the reader finds no time nor
desire for skepticism and is cap-
tured by the children’s struggle
The children
as
“Home kind of early aren’t you?”
“Yes papa.”
History at Valley Stream, Long Is- from the moment Mother is buried
land, and at Homer Central School | among the lilies until the outcome
in Cortland. numerous, nervous pages later,
PAGE 4 CRIMSON AND WHITE SEPTEMBER 23, 1963
The Crimson and White Visits Reinhardt Rack
Reinhardt comes to us as a reresentative of Austria and as one of intending to study at a university. High school begins at our fifth grade
850 foreign and American teenagers benefitting directly this year from| level for the latter group, of which Reinhardt was a member. Among
the American Field Service's exchange student program. As the only| other studies, including three years of Chemistry, Reinhardt has taken
envoy chosen from Graz, his home town, he is indeed a tribute to his| cight years of English, six of Latin, and four of French. He is quick to
fellow Austrians and exchange students. point out, however, that his four years of French aren't equivalent to
Bighteen-year-old Reinhardt, already a high| ours, since he had only two classes a week and his marks didn’t count.
school graduate, comes from a family of four, in- Reinhardt reports that there isn’t very much Communist activity in
cluding a sister, 23. He was picked from other| Austria, the propaganda forces being the most active, Communist news-
eligible students in Graz, the second largest city| papers ‘are, of course, common in the area. Reinhardt disagrees that
in Austria, particularly on the basis of his ability| American racial tension is being exaggerated by the Soviet press, saying
in English. Reinhardt was notified of his selection| that they are afraid to do so because everyone in Eastern Europe is aware
just three weeks before he had to leave Graz to| of similar racial strife which exists behind the Iron Curtain.
board the huge ocean liner which carried him, along Reinhard(’s only personal visit behind this ba:
with many other European exchange students, to| of President Kennedy's visit to Yugoslavia, He re ing for the
then new homes for the coming year. After arriving | Communists in a demonstration, waving a red flag, and being paid well.
in New York, he was directed to a Greyhound bus,| Afterwards, he laughs, he and his companions piled’ their flags in a corner
along with other exchange students headed for up-| and went to the other side to cheer Kennedy.
ere eee ene syaelanes by ie Miler 3 The Austrian is quite adamant about the feeling which he has noticed
ReaD eucaea etna in America that life in Austria is drastically different than it is here. He
As one might expect of an Austrian youth, Reinhardt is an avid| is surprised at the ‘Do you have this in America?” questions, and says
skier. Also quite a basketball player, Reinhardt was disappointed to| with emphasis, “Austria is not a backwoods area.”
learn (not as much as we, though!!) that because of his age, and graduate Other impressions of our country, though he is carefull to reserve a
status, he cannot compete interscholastically on our team . Asked how| final, overall judgment until next June, when he is scheduled to return
American parties compare to those he knew in Austria, Reinhardt com-| to Austria, are quite interesting, though not surprising. He was quite
ts that they break up mucl) earlier—he often went to parties which | annoyed by a New York cab driver who didn’t offer to help carry the
ended betwéen three and four A.M. His more serious interests, which| several pieces of luggage which he and his student companions had, On
are pretty definite in his mind, are in the field of law. He hopes some | entering New York harbor and seeing the famous skyline: “It was beauti-
day to join the Austrian diplomatic service, | ful and quite impressive.” And when asked which historic sights he had
As in other European. countries, Austria's school system is geared| visited with the Millers, Reinhardt said, “Oh, many historic sights, in-
for two groups of students; those interested in manual trades and those | cluding Stuyvesant Plaza!”
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% o | phasized, he says, thereby ignoring
Ad ssions hundreds of ‘normal, _ intelligent
mi teenagers who have ‘these other
| qualities of excellence.
Severinghaus says the brilliant
roceaure student who is aggressive, ambiti-
ous, and self-centered will not
Colleges Urged To Consider | make as much contribution to our
Well society as will the merely competent
Character As Wel student who has these other qui
i ties.
8G |ehielln The headmaster seconds the col-
EVANSTON, Ill. (SPE) —If|leges’ general attitude that it is
you're neither brilliant nor stupid,| wise to admit “a goodly number of |
neither an outstanding leader nor the intense, highly motivated, and
a sheep, you fall into what one| brilliant student
educator calls the “gray area.” And| “But,” he warns,
college admissions officers are con-|the highly intelligent, aggr ;
cerned about you. personally ambitious, ‘socially in-
The college | admissions people different, and unconcerned exot a
agree on just two kinds of appli-|He has little to offer either now or
BaP ta tceesialney Copa aacene an(elelliintan a Fis WeontbibyHonel tol aoe ae) joe eos rs A
by Leslie R. Severinghaus, head-| will come by accident, not by de-
master of the Haverford (Pa.)
School, in the Journal of the Assn.|_ tudent for whom Sever-| Milne and Page Hall at the time of their completion in late 1928.
of College Admissio 5 aus is urging more careful con-| Richardson Hall, not visible in this picture, had also just been finished.
All colleges welcome the appli- | sideration is the one who “has stood
cant “who has everything.” ‘This|for the right things in his high 5
student has scored, very high in all|school career, was a recognized '
feet ie sare iy ee Pallas ant, Tee eel A PAGE IN MILNES HISTORY
markable leader in high school,|achieved a highly commendable
displayed iversity of talents in| scholastic record on indicated aver-| yfiIne was first occupied in Feb-| size then as now—425 in six grades.
vities, and has |age ability, and has worked during) pyary, 1929, when the building was|Said Dr. R. A. Brubacher, president
. __|the summers rather than loafed.”| completed along with Page and|of the College at-the time, “This
anu oo colleges relect the SPB 7 Richardson Halls, pu more space|(new addition) will make Milne
cant who has score iow on al for student and teacher training was|High School the most modern
tests, has a Ga yal ne eeor College Profiles soon needed. In January, 1936, as| school of its kind.” :
as shown no leadership, i art of a state relief bond issue In the first plans for the new
pated in activities, a 1 ARON SLO): 9 a (CLONES HEN EMT eden Covernonetertertemeniien’ wing, drawn up in January, 10936,
Severinghaus says, “has’ required Hadley, Ma a new addition to Milne was pro-|the shop was to be in :
psychiatric therapy ever since he vided for, plans were drawn up, and| ment, the first floor wa
was caught stealing shaving cream|1,450. The college's tradition of @ 0,000 alloted to the project. the Little Theatre, the
for no explainable reason.” igorous liberal a ulum and" Just one wall, on the Washington |Home Economics room, and the Art
But most high school students| high standards of scholarship pre~| avenue side, was to be erected, to|room was to be on the third. floor
fall between these es vails today. Coming from all ‘sec-|torm the connecting wing between|By March of 1937, however, the
That’s the va: a.” And | tions of the country, Mt. Holyoke’s| Miine and Page Hall, ‘The wall| plans showed Milne to be the way
Gollede adr ilesionet (om ceye) qe students) and its faculty of 150 dis-l/tacing Western’ Avenue had been|we mow snow it end. construction
disagree about how to evaluate/ tinguished scholars and teachers) included in the original plans,|was begun that’ summer, school
gray area’ applicants. ._, | have. varied backgrounds. | Twenty | forming a courtyard between Page|opening as usyal in September
Severinghaus — strongly advises | relatively small residence halls and| and Milne, and can be seen in the|with the new wing completed.
colleges to consider other qualities | small classes, where discussion is| picture above, Grey weet celye onee dideraieae
besides brains, such as sosial con-| the rule and not the exception, en- | Siudents Number Same Milne chad) (becomes aneciaa7aathe
germ leadership, integrity, the abil=| courage the exchange of | ideas./""The. student body. was the same| most modern school of its kind
icate both ideas and | Yearly expenses, including tuition
dship, spiritual eagerness, co-|board and room, $2,500. Academic history; and a laboratory ‘seience. age $1,200 Loans available to $500
operation with others in ‘good| requirements for admittance: Col-| Variations of this suggested pro-|a year, $2,000 total, repayable at 2%
causes, graciousness, and decency. | lege Board Scholastic Aptitude Test| gram are acceptable if a student’s| interest. About one-third of all
Because competition for admiss-|and three Achievement Tests; 4|work has been of high quality.|students have part-time campus
ion has become keener in some col-| years English, 5 years foreign lan-| About one-fifth of all undergrad-| jobs. For further information write:
leges and | universities, superior guages, preferably one ancient and |uates receive scholarships, which | Director of Admissions, Mt. Holyoke
1.Q. and high school grades are em- | one modern language; 3 years math; | range from. $200 to $2,500 and aver- | College, South Hadley, Mass.
