foods.
CRIMSON AND WHITE
VOL. XXVIII, NO. 6
THE MILNE SCHOOL, ALBANY, N. Y.
FEBRUARY 26, 1965
HOMEMAKERS OUTLINE PROGRAM
This year’s officers of the Future Homemakers of America have been |
working hard to see that FHA carries on with its policies of helping others
and teaching girls the ways of homemaking. These officers are Joan
Proctor, president; Barb Boyd, first vice-president; Shelly Bond, second
vice-president; Meri Rosenstock, secretary; Barb Proctor, treasurer; Sue
Polen, historian; and Frosine Karlaftis, song leader.
The year began with a picnic in October. In the spirit of Halloween,
FHA then held a cider and doughnut sale. In November, as is tradi-
tional, FHA members compiled three foodbaskets for needy families at
Thanksgiving. A representative from the State Board of FHA spoke to
the girls about their honorary degree program.
On December 8, Rhona Abrams, Chris Curtis, and Miss Quayle dem-
onstrated how to decorate pre-baked Christmas cookies. They froze the
cookies and have distributed them to children between the ages of two and
four along with crayons and colorin; books at at St. Catherine’s Children’s
Home. >
Also planned for December was a
tea and initiation for new members,
as well as a fashion show with
clothes, from Honigbaum’s. In Janu-| @
ary, FHA planned an international |?
smorgasbord with foreign students
from State University or the Inter-
national House to speak on foreign
The girls are planning relaxation
in February with a dinner and
movie. In March, beauty month,
FHA will have a lecture on cos-
metics and hair and figure problems.
April will be filled by either a trip
to the Beechnut Factory or to Me- |
chanicville Dress Factory.
FHA will wind up the year in
May with another picnic and the
initiation of new officers.
New staff enters—from left to right: Sally Button, Paula Boomsliter,
| Sue Hohenstein, Anita Harris, Laurie Levine, Steve Milstein, Mr. Robert
Card Party Plans Underway
Milne’s Annual Card Party-Bake Sale, sponsored by the senior class,
will be held Wednesday, March 10, from 8 to 10 p.m. in Page Gym.
Plans for the event have long been underway. Directed by {General
Chairman Robin Morse, who is assisted by Anita Harris, the following
are the other committee chairmen and co-chairman respectively: Refresh-
ments—Joan Proctor and Nancy Dorsman; Bake Sale—Judy Montague
and Jean VanEgghen, chairmen, and Karyl' Kermani and Sue Polen, co-
chairmen; Business and Tickels—Rhona Abrams and Cindy Newman,
chairmen, and Steve Milstein and Judy Dexter, co-chairmen.
Other Committees Organized
Also, Donations—Marilyn Shulman and Selma Levitz; Maintenance—
Lance Nelson and Ira Certner; Tables and Chairs—Steve Hutchins and
Greg Robinson; Prizes and Tabulations—Doris Hafner and Jean Feigen-
baum; Publicity—Bonnie Losee and Linda Paul; Decorations—Carol
Lynch and Ginny Bearup; and Hostesses—Sherry Press and Carol Graham,
a | Decorations, prizes, centerpieces,
and refreshments will correspond to
the theme of “Queen of Hearts” in
conjunction with “Alice in Wonder-
land.” The costumes of the host-
esses will also correspond to this
theme.
Whitney’s Department Store will
present a millinery fashion show
during the evening,
Tickets, priced at $1, will be sold
by Milne students in the near fu-
ture. The senior class will receive
the first $250 in profits; any pro-
ceeds above this amount will go to
the Foreign Student Exchange
Fund. Donations and baked goods
will be requested from parents.
Since the Card Party will take
place in the evening this year, men!
as well as women, are welcome to
attend.
S Kl EXC U RSI O N Fichenberg, Mr. Theodore Andrews. Seated: Tom Oliphant.
Whiteface Mountain, one of New
York’s largest skiing areas, will a Society Proposes
visited by the Milne Ski Club on|
Tutoring Service
March 6, as part of an overnight)
ski trip. Ski Club members, former |
Ski Club members and parents are
invited to go. Milne’s chapter of the National
The club plans to leave Saturday | Honor Society will hold study ses-
morning on a scheduled bus and re-| sions before school every week.
turn Sunday evening. Accommo- A as t
Hationa land mnecter at at neathy lode” noon ers oF the Society will atten!
ing place are planned. The total | 0 aid students in various subjects.
cost of fees, including meals, trans-;The tutoring service is scheduled
portation, ski tickets, and’ overnight |to begin Monday, March 1.
lodging amount to $23.00 per stt-| members of the Society include |
dent, $60.00 from the treasury will| "2" Boarup, Lie Been Bomnie|
he used to pay for part of the ex-
cee ce Losee, Frank Marshall, Joe Michel- |
penses.
Whiteface Mountain has a variety son, Robin Morse, Roberta Polen,
of skiing facilities. | Chairlifts,;and Andy Zalay.
T-bars and small to steep slopes) Movies are also being planned by
give a wide range of choice for the| 1. Society. These will be shown
skier. Fgr students tiring of skiing, | é .
Whiteface Mountain has bobsled and|in assemblies during homeroom.
Project Hope was the Society’s first
skating recreation centers. Pale-
movie.
face Mountain offers skiing facilities
andy aichange {ol scenery nearby, “Little Red Schoolhouse” teams
One of the main organizers of the|are being organized by the Séciety
ski trip, Carol Lynch, comments,|to participate in inter-school com-
“It's really going to be exciting. It|petitions. Members of all school
will also give students a chance to| organizations are invited to take
The Society is looking for-
relax and to improve their skiing | part.
techniques.” ward to an active second semester.
Council To Present Show
Plans are underway for a Music Talent Show. The talent show,
scheduled tentatively for late March, will be under the sponsorship of
the Milne Music Council.
A prize will be awarded to the best performer in the show which is
open to students, student teachers, and faculty alike. Auditions are being
planned to take place sometime before the spring recess.. Carol Lynch,
Music Council president, urges anyone with musical talent to audition.
‘Assisting Carol are Music Council officers Bud Marshall, vice-pre:
Joann Devlin, sceretary, and David Skinner, treasurer.
dent,
New Editors To Take Over
Milne’s leading newspaper, the Crimson and White, held its first staff
party in the form of a banquet, on Thursday, February 18, at 6:30 p.m.
The affair took place at the Petit Paris Restaurant, and was attended by
the full newspaper staff, including Mr. Andrews, the newspaper's faculty
advisor.
The banquet’s purpose, in addition to an evening of fun, was to name
the new editors for the coming year. Each retiring editor named his
successor. The new editors will take over in the spring.
The following are the new Crimson and White editors: Tom Oliphant,
Editor-in-chief; Laurie Levine, Associate Editor; Anita Harris, Editorial
Editor; Steve Milstein, Sports’ Editor; Sue Hohenstein, Feature Editor;
Sally Button, Treasurer; and Paula Boomsliter, Exchange Editor. Each of
the new editors is eligible to attend the Columbia Scholastic Press Con-
| ference in New York City in March.
One of the high points of the evening was the appearance of Robert
Fichenberg, managing editor for the Knickerbocker News, whose speech
was inspiring to the thirty staff members who attended.
The banquet was held in lieu of the traditional C&W-B&I dance,
due to a general lack of interest in the dance, displayed by the student
body in previous years.
Old staff retires—from left to right: Dave Skinner, Paul Schrodt, Robin
Morse, Andy Zalay, and Joe Michelson.
PAGE 2
CRIMSON AND WHITE
FEBRUARY 26, 1965.
Trouble in U.N.
The United Nations today appears to be
having not only financial trouble in maintain-
ing itself and its peace-keeping forces, but it
is living through a time of spiritual difficulty
as well.
Both the Communist bloc and French Presi-
dent De Gaulle seems presently successful in
their drive to reduce U.N. prestige and gradu-
ally ensue the death of its authority by re-
fusing to pay their dues and the peacekeeping
costs. Asa result, the financial burden falls
upon the United States. To add misery to
trouble, foreign nations are avoiding the U.N.
as a method for settling disputes. This year
the already over-crowded 114 nation General
Assembly has left almost all of its business
undone. Often voting had not even been re-
corded on petty measures because of squab-
bles on how and who would vote. This year
more than any other, emphasized the fact
that due to too much petty politics on the part
of the too-many squabbling factions, the
United Nations is becoming ineffectual as a
peacekeeping body and a peacekeeping force
in our troublesome world.
It is now generally agreed by foreign ex-
perts and most American advisors, that the
U.N. in the future can handle only small scale
operations like Cyprus. They feel certain
that the U.N. will not be able to undertake
an operation of the scope of the Congo again,
either financially or authoritatively. Any
major showdown between the U. S. and Russia
wil certainly be far removed from the realm
of U.N. efforts.
Even if we win our type of peace in South
East Asia and Latin America, it is in the
UNITED NATIONS that Russia has won its
most smashing victory.
Incidents have come to the attention of
students, teachers, and even the cafeteria em-
ployees that involve the outright THEFT of
food during lunch hour. It appears that
people are eating lavishly at the expense of
all concerned because they are taking lunches
without paying for them. Whether this is
due to childish pranks or outright criminality,
it has to end.
Milne students were always looked upon
as adults, and even if we are herded into the
lunchrooms during the jam-packed noon hour,
we can and should still act like adults. Even
if the melee and confusion are conducive to
and perhaps even stimulate such criminal
nonsense, we should still have the self-con-
viction to be moral enough to pay for our
meals. It “the group’’ is stealing we should
have no part in it; and furthermore, even re-
port them to the proper.‘authorities. Such
stealing is not only injurious to our cafeteria,
but it hurts us as well, for if these petty, un-
clever people don’t desist in their petty stupid
acts, the whole student body of Milne will be
forced to pay the consequences.
Valiant Warrior Dies
By FRANCIS OUELETTE
A Giant is dead. Long may he be remem-
bered. His career streaked across: the sky
like a meteorite, from the death of ‘Victoria,
(Continued in column 3) i
i}
| barrels,
|funny request.
HUMAN COMEDY
Despite popular opinion, the
Senior Student Council does much
more than merely collect taxes, put
on cancer movies, and empty thrash
Just the other week, in a
glowing spirit of accomplishment,
it decided that the B&I and the
C&W should draw up constitutions.
Naturally, the editors of the two
journals considered this a rather
Some laughed for
as long as two hours. However,
serious talk soon began. Should
we let all male and female news-
papers vote in the elections? Can
we make Hearst's birthday a na-
tional holiday? Is 500 yearbooks
the quorum? Do we’ use a: linotype
machine to take minutes? Within]
seconds, some of the most interest-
ing ideas concerning constitutions
were brought out. One veteran
journalist commented, “This has
been the most lively editorial meet-
ing since Billy Barr ripped his
pants.”
Of course, some students began to
speculate what would happen to
other school organizations if they
too had to comply with the Student
Council’s mandate. Could you see
a written constitution for the Var-
sity Basketball team? Instead of
moving, the members would merely
dribble. The president would be
some small-time basketball fan like
Wilt Chamberlain or Bob Cousy.
Students who are out of order would
be sent to the showers. If anyone
received a bruised elbow, it would
be sprayed with Bactine. If anyone
had a sore throat, it would be
sprayed with Bactine. If anyone
had a broken finger—you guessed it
—it would be sprayed with Bactine.
How about a painful eye? No, not
Bactine, calamine lotion.
According to the Student Council,
the traffic squad, too, could use a
constitution. To be specific, mem-
bers could be empowered to install
traffic lights at all intersections.
They could pass laws against speed- |
ing on the stairs and double parking)
in the halls. Radar traps could be
set up all over school! Every desk
could have a seat belt; the possi-
bilities are unlimited.
Students taking chem labs could
also organize and draw up a con-
stitution. They could appoint a
committee to look into the possib
ity of setting the date at which
futue labs are due—the earlies due,
say 1985. It could sponsor the re-
nowned “Mr. Wizard” TV show to
be shown to all chem_ students.
Moreover, the club could declare the
birthdays of famous scientists like
DeLong, Reynolds, and Boehm na-
tional holidays.
Yes, the Miller regime has really
started a new trend in Milne. Our
school might become the most
democratic organization in the na-
tion. Instead of having remedials,
we will have an After School Club.
Teachers will be replaced by ser-
geants-at-arms. Milne’s flourishing
modern poet, All Bell, summed this
up very very well when he cried
out in homeroom the other day,
“God, what hath the Student Coun-
cil wrought.”
ine
ERRY ROUND
SENIOR HIGH
Recovering from the shock of report cards, many
Milnites “got away from it all’ and joined the recent
ski club trip to Haystack Mountain. Seen on the
slopes were Craig Leslie, Robin Morse, Karyl Ker:
mani, Steve Hutchins, Gwen Pritchard, Anita Har!
Marilyn Shulman, and many others.
Bud Marshall was really surprised at a surprise
birthday party given for him by many friends who
also presented him with a sweater. Lenny Mohkiber,
Rhona Abrams, Ron Reynolds, Carol Lynch, Bob
Moore, and Nancy Dorsman were among those helping
Bud celebrate the occasion.
Among those seen cheering our Raiders on at the
Shenendehowa game _ were Steve Harrison, Nick Geleta,
Sue Lurie, Shelley Bond, Alan Roth, JoAnn Brad-
shaw, and Gail Sanders.
After the game, Artie Cohen threw a party. Amy
Linter, John Margolis, Jim and Bill Khachadourian,
Bob Blanton, Sue Barr, Jan Mellen, Paul Schrodt and
others joined the fun and pizza eating.
JUNIOR HIGH
Susan Iselin, Richard Green, Audrey Levine, Mike
Fluster, Sandy Levitz, Lynn Sherman, Jimmy Wennar,
Melvin Grant, Ronny Freedman, and June Greenburg,
were among the guests present at Mark Goldfarb's
Bar Mitzvah.
Those enjoying themselves at Richard Green’s party
were Pam Felman, Audrey Levine, Lynn Sherman,
Mark Goldfarb, Susan Iselin, and Gene Altus.
Ronnie Freedman’s entertaining party was attended
by Ed Brewster, David Morse, Sandy Levitz, and
Susan Iselin.
CRIMSON AND WiITE
Vol. XXVIII Feb. 26, 1964 No. 6
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. :
Member
Columbia Scholastic Press Assn.
The Editorial Staff
Joseph Bennett Michelson
2 Robin Mary Morse
Andrew Desiderious Zalay
David Henry Skinner
_..Paul Walter Schrodt
Treasurer wu-----Thomas Oliphant
Photography Theodore Bourdon, Peter Drechsler
Exchange Editor Susan Hohenstein
Adviser. . Theodore Andrews
Editor-in-Chief
Associate Editor
Editorial Editor -
Sports Editor -
Feature Editor
Carol Lynch, Agnes Zalay, Ainta Harris, Dick Ettelson,
Bernie Dubb, Barbara Berne.
Valiant Warrior Dies—continued
to the birth of the Atomic and Space Ages.
Soldier, statesman, author, husband, and
father he did all these jobs well. Perhaps no
other man, with the possible exception of
William Shakespeare, had his command of
the English Language.
He respected the past and its traditions,
but he never let them stand in the way of
progress. His funeral was, perhaps, the
greatest spectacle in this century. Yet a cer-
tain country was not represented properly.
Why? Is it too much to ask our Chief to
send a worthy representative and not the
Chief Justice and the Secretary of State. We
should have been represented by the Presi-
dential or the Vice Presidential family, but
we were not. Why?
FEBRUARY 26, 1965 CRIMSON
ND WHITE PAGE 3
‘Streaky" Varsi
i ae
Track personnel—past, present, future—(left to r
Coach Ahr, Nick Geleta, and Bud Marshall.
Interesting Statistics
ht); Ron Reynolds,
ED. NOTE: The old adage that athletes and scholars are pretty much|~
separate groups is shown to be a little erroneous in the following statistics:
Milne’s ten varsity letter winning harriers picked up four trophies
in eight invitational meets in compiling a 2.7 academic average for the
first eght weeks of the schol year. The seven freshmen brought home
another trophy in the course of an undefeated, 2.7 academic season.
Practicing two hours a day, five days and 25 miles a week, and travel-
ing a total of 1,300 miles apiece to and from meets, the best ten academic
hill and dalers wore their feet to the bone in gaining a 3.1 collective
average. 0.
G.A.A.
By CAROL LYNCH
The after-school scene is much
the same with Sue Hohenstein still
top kegler at the Playdium Wednes-
days. And the gluttons for punish-
ment are still tumbling and tripping
on Tuesdays and Thursdays in the
Little Gym. But things are looking
up in gym classes—way up (and
way down, if one’s not careful)—
Bowling Results
Jan, 20—Milne 2636, Aver. Park 2137
Milne 4, Averill Park 0
Feb. 3—Hudson 2775, Milne 2441
Hudson 4, Milne 0
Feb. 10—Milne 2629, Van Ren. 2610
Milne 2, Van Rensselaer 2
Feb. 17—Milne 2407, Cohoes 2259
Milne 4, Cohoes 0
Standings (based on match points)
WL wl
with trampoline. Hudson 22 2 Van Ren. 13 11
Our gangling girls basketball| MILNE 1410 Aver. Pk. 5 19
team, consisting of J. Feigenbaum,|Lans’b’g 1410 Cohoes 4 20
G. Herres, J. Melen, J. Montague,
S. Hohenstein, G. Bearup, and J.
Carey on Team A, and N. Dorsman,
D. Jones, J. Devlin, C. Graham, J.
Proctor, B, Proctor, S. Sheldon, and
A. Linter on team B, opened their | 27,
season Feb. 13 at Schenectady in a) poh,
scrimmage game. Team A glorious- | j.),
ly won its game with Jean Feigen- | jo,”
baum scoring 13 points. Team B/ poy,’
also played with Nancy Dorsman |p},
high scorer (6 points) and Sue) pop,
Hohenstein gathering many defen-
sive rebounds. (I wonder why they
only lost by 1 point?) Anyway am-
bidextrous Amy didn’t foul out!
The team played against Troy Feb.
19 and 23 with future games of
Junior Varsity Results
(Overall: Won 6—Lost 9)
(League: Won 6—Lost 7)
. 19—Milne 53, Watervliet 44
. 22—Van Rens. 73, Milne 54
1—St. Joseph’s 63, Milne 47
6—Milne 55, Shenendeh’a 38
9—Milne 52, Cohoes 44
. 11—Watervliet 47, Milne 43
. 16—Schenendeh’a 40, Milne 34
. 19—Hudson 61, Milne 54
JV. SCORING
(Thru 15 games of play)
Jan.
Feb. 27 (a playday at Troy), and a| Name fg fp tp
tentative game against Amsterdam | Murphy 8434
coming up. Brooks’ 54 30 (138
The Council has drawn up a new Hatt 38 25 101
revised constitution which it pre-|Brodie 30 29 89
sented at its first general meeting.|Khachadourian, J. 68
One of the new rules is that there |Gould 41
will be at least two general meetings | Laraway |
a year. (Now maybe we'll find out | Khachadourian, B.
what goes on in “the cave” on Mon- | Osser
day afternoons even if our repre-|Langer
sentatives “forget.”) Patent
Hey remember why we have pep |Borlawsky
assemblies—not only for our boys|Iseman
but more for you! Hope to see you
at our remaining games to cheer for| Totals
our cute boys! Opponents
ty Successful
This season‘s varsity basketball team has proved to be a
good, consistent squad. Whether on a winning streak or a
losing streak, the team has been one of the best teams in
Milne’s recent history. An opening season streak of three
wins had some fans wondering, but a four-game turn-around
losing skein brought back memories of old. The team then
bounced back and took three consecutive victories. A tough
loss started a string of three losses, and recent activity has
A
5
produced a win and a loss to break our “‘streaky’’ pattern.
summary of statistical facts follows.
WIVLIET
ST.
fg fp tp fg fp tp Jos.
W325 Haver 2 7 418 V’Amb'gh
5 313 Hanley 3 6 012 Coyne
5 212 Frusico 3 3.2 8 Tracy
2.3 7 Bowden 1 419 Ivy
03 3 2 2.4 8 Deso
022 2 2.3.7 Foskey
Foglia 1 124
Rowe 0 ee ee
— Totals Totals
Yotals 23 16 62 ‘Totals 14 10 38
— MILNE SHEND'H
M fe fp tp fp tp| Nelson Edmonds
Kingston 7 216 Bi Licks Wickham
Mellen 5 313 6 113 Michaels
son 4 311 408 Doody
Dey 32 8 Lischak goa fi Stokes
Blanton 1 1 3° Ackerman 3 1 7] Margolis Kuhlbere
Marshall 1 0 2 — Foust 10 2 Adams,
Totals 21 11 53 Totals 23 5 5 Totals 16 13 45 Totals
Capital District
Varsity Scoring
| League Standings
(Thru 15 games of play)
Name fg fp ip
Nelsen 103 43 249 (Thru games of Feb. 19)
Mellen 55 23. 133| Team
Blanton 44 34 122/ Hudson 131 929
Kingston 40 34 114 Lansingburgh 11 2 846 1%
ey 14 29 | Coh a 1
Margolis 11 19 41| Cohoes it 133 2M
Marshall 13 14 40 Academy 8 6 S71 5
Koven 1 1 3 Shenendehowa 7 8 467 6%
Gewirtzman 1 0 2/)yILNE 5 8 38 7%
Milstein Qa 5
2 + + van Rensselaer. 5 10 333 81%
Totals 282 198 762 Averill Park 2 12 143 1
Opponents 315 194 824/ Watervliet 2 13 133 11%
Varsity
basketball team in action under the basket: Milne ys. Cohoes.
| ue fp COHOES fg fp tp| MILNE SHEND'H. fe fp tp
Ne iS si2t) | Anypt 2 14| Nelson 4412
| 419 Lynch 2 3 2 8
| bss 2 2 6 Pender 12 Kingston TR
Mellen 204 | 11 $0 6
Margolis 162 4 Cec 7 — pas
Kingston 1 0 2 | Totals Totals 7 13 47
19 846 - Totals 22 12 56] Mil fg fp t» HUDSON
Ni °
} 4
K 3
MILNE WVLIET 2
om Voland 0
lien Haver
Doescher
Bowden
Fruscio
18 10 46 To
Potals Totals
PAGE 4
CRIMSON AND WHITE
FEBRUARY 26, 1965
An Act of Valor |The Transparent Courses for Prospective Teachers
By BARRY PRESS
There comes a time in everyone’s
life when one must perform an act
of courage and extreme valor. My
time arrived recently when I was
called upon to inflict a wound into
my anatomy with an extremely
sharp spear. To some, this may
seem to be a hyperbole, for all I
actually did was to take a sample
of my blood.
There was an air of impending
doom that seemed to infiltrate the
atmosphere of our little laboratory
room as we entered it. Overly
zealous voices insinuated that there
was something different about to-|
day. We all knew what had to be|
done, and we all were apprehensive.
Noisily, we collected the material
we would ‘need for our tests.
The conscious puncturing of one’s
own dermis is a frightful experi-
ence, especially if you are a coward.
I wouldn’t say that I am squeamish,
but I have been known to faint
when confronted with a contusion
of a moderate degree.
As I watched those brave souls
around me perforate their fingers
without a whimper, I became even
less courageous than I normally am.
How could they do it? A friend
near by was watching intently as
he squeezed the blood out of his
finger and onto the microscope
slide below. Everyone was hem-
orrhaging except me. Maybe if I
wait long enough the bell will ring
and I won't have to do it, I kept
thinking to myself.
As I contemplated my fate, I
happened to glance down at my
hands. I felt no pain, but un-
knowingly I had cut myself on the
microscope slide I had carried to
my desk. I was bleeding! Blood
was streaming forth quite profusely,
but try as I might, I couldn’t get
any blood to drop on the slide. Not
a drop of blood fell on that slide—
on my hand, wrist, and shirt-sleeve,
yes, but no blood’ dropped on that
idiotic piece of glass.
Eventually I stopped bleeding.
I'm just lucky that I'm not a hemo-
philiac. Not only did I find out my
blood type, but I came to the con-
clusion that I have tired blood—so
stired that it only flows downhill.
Moral: Leave the bleeding to
those of breeding, or: Don’t go near
the biology department around
Valentine's Day.
Student
By SUE KRIMSKY
Why Ralph chose to attend Milne,
no one will ever know. But inside
the otherwise quiet and sombre ap-
pearance of our high school lurks
the legend of Ralph Lewis, still a
puzzle to all.
Who is the distraught student
crawling into Art class at 9:15 am.
and charging out of math class at
2:22 p.m.? Yes, you guessed it—
Ralph Lewis. Ralph is every stu-
dent teacher's “fondest nightmare.”
He is discussed more thoroughly at
faculty meetings than the principal |
would care to mention.
Nothing upset Ralph. Although
he may appear exhausted, over-
worked, etc, he is in actuality|
vibrant. Ralph functions in reverse
with respect to other students.
When he looks happy, rested, con-
tent, he is probably half dead, and
vice versa.
opened a text book since he entered
Milne in the 7th grade. Somehow,
although it has perplexed teachers
and supervisors for’ years, Ralph
manages to pass all his subjects
with an occasional “A” here and
there, goes out for cross-country,
basketball (Miss Palm's early morn-
ing basketball practice?), snags a
part in the school play every year
and, last but certainly not least, in-
dulges himself, on weekends, in
various outside activities.
Believe it or not, Ralph has a
multitude of friends and or even
larger amount of enemies! Natu-
rally, we won't discuss the latter as
various students have experienced
this in one form or another. Ralph
Lewis makes himself visible in
many different shapes and forms.
Maybe it was that tack you sat on
in English class last week, or per-
haps the worm you discovered nap-
ping in your left gym sneaker. In
any event, you'll never know for
sure whether this was Ralph's
work, or merely a figment of your
imagination.
Although a character such as
Ralph may not seem to exist in
Milne, he nevertheless is still there.
Ralph Lewis honors the hallowed
halls of our alma mater every day
and will continue to do so for many
years to come. Ralph adds a bit
of joy to the lives of Milne students,
who are otherwise “bogged down
with work.” You'll find as everyone
does, sooner or later, that a part or
Ralph Lewis exists in everyone.
Ralph is, in himself, a legend. He
adds intrigue to the tradition of
our school and probably, for as
long as his story is told, he will
never be understood:
You see, Ralph hasn’t|
By SUE HOHENSTEIN
I 14x Blackboard Technique :
How to throw chalk to achieve casual uninterested appearance. Cor-
rect a grip for erasers. What to do at crucial cracks in the blackboard
when erasing. How to get students’ attention by squeaking chalk, When
and where to leave one annoying tiny space of unerased board intended
to drive pupils crazy. How to write with chalkdust on your index finger
instead of embarrassing yourself by sending for chalk,
II 15grg Classroom Alertness
Spotting a note at 50 paces, Embarrassing constant talkers with handy
phrases like, “Isn’t that right, Sue?” (Incidentally, the best answer for
this is not always “Right!”) Hearing, seeing and detecting the supervisor
before he enters the room and getting the class in order to await him.
Picking out other subjects besides what you're teaching which students
may be doing. Detecting the sound of chewing gum from across the
room.
III 16 202 Avoiding Embarrassment (failure in either of above helpful)
Avoiding shameful chalk lines from leaning on the blackboard. Ad-
mitting you are wrong without saying it. Saying you are wrong without
admitting it. Making a trip look like a purposeful step. How to recover
from dropping the chalk eraser. 100 handy comebacks for insults. What
to do if no one laughs at your jokes. Pretending to laugh at a joke you
didn’t hear.
IV Cafeteria Monitoring
How to intercept a “costly” coffee-cup holder. How to match left-
behind lunch bags with correct owner. How to “mooch” lunch off of your
students, Thirty-seven handy punishments for running on the stairs.
| (see science department). Zeroing in on smugglers taking food out of the
cafeteria. Zeroing in on smugglers taking food into the cafeteria, Zeroing
|in on anyone with food in the cafeteria.
| Extra Curricular Activities
I Classroom Track
How to get the most exercise in the smallest rooms. 15 newly de-
signed pacing patterns. Exercise routines using desks and chairs, Iso-
| metric leaning. Armstretching by blackboard writing. t
| Summation: These courses are helpful, interesting and often vital,
—_ oe :
Journalistic Jottings
What is it like to be a newspaper-| newspaper in our society. It is the
|man? What are the advantages and) ty Ce oe eterna,
| disadvantages, of if career in’ this) subjects of public interest. This in-
ereiest the newspaver in the com-| cludes coverage of suicides, settle-
coe ate Spaper ew of the| ment of wills, and the exposure of
questions answered by Mr, Robert|fmilar “personal!” matters) These
H eNehenkers managing editor of stories are published, Mr. Fitchen-
the IKalckerbocker!News;vas he-ad-|ibers cexpleinedi, because, 1b) is) the)
e ad-| duty of the public (through the
|dresesd the C&W staff at their re-| -ewepaper) to protect the interests
| cent banquet. j
: | of the persons involved. In the case
Being a member of the newspaper | of a will, the newspaper must pro-
profession does not always involve| tect the interests of the deceased
following “hot” leads with the aid/ from possible fraud and corruption.
of attractive young secretaries, Mr.| The press acts as a check on the
| Fitchenberg pointed out. Covering | public officials who are chosen to
and interpreting current events can/ handle these matters.
however, be both glamorous and) purpose of Studeit Press
exciting. As managing editor, Mr. 3 ae aera e
Fitchenberg receives special press Sie eee jeune a
briefings Atom: Washington) and He), theifunation’ of tial C&W tons
tras a ee interviews aman form the students of school activi-
each jtors| ties and other developments which
to Johnson. The sports editors
tover events such as the World effect the members of the student
| Series and the Masters golf tourna-
|ment. The entertainment columnist
reviews movies, concerts, and_other|
The expression of student
opinion, however, is equally im-
portant. Every student should real-
Jack and the Public School System
Once upon a time, not very long ago, there was a boy named John.
He was sixteen years old, went to high school, and fairly resembled every
other boy in his class. John was successful in school, but he did not
feel satisfied with his achievements. Each day John would go to school,
come home, eat dinner, and do his homework. Sometimes he felt a strange
sensation that he had been taught the same facts and theories on the
same level somewhere in his junior high and grammar school history.
But he put this out of his mind, for he knew such a thing could not be
possible in a progressive school system. In some of his classes, John made
paper airplanes out of homework assignments. Ofter he anticipated what
the teacher would say before she said it. In one subject, however, John
was falling behind the class—even when he cut out his Friday night
movie in order to do extra work. He was content with his school life,
however, because he knew that here was the key to his success in the
future, and John realized that high school was the pillar of American
education. He was well on his way to becoming an educated American
citizen. John could hardly wait.
ie
ize that the newspaper is one of the
most effective organs of communica-
| tion within the school, and each one
pcvon iaverall pnowleves of aoe of us should exercise the right to
pepe bine eee and gerermment, Present opinions through an active
are important qualifications for | P"“**-
prospective journalists. A reporter
|must be able to write clearly, in-
terestingly, and, most of all, cor-
rectly. At times, it is even neces-
sary to dictate complete stories over
the telephone in order to meet a
deadline
Role of Press Explained
Next, Mr. Fitchenberg turned to
a subject which provoked a good
‘deal of discussion—the role of the
cultural activities in the Capital}
District.
QUESTION:
WHEN WAS THE LAST
TIME THAT THE WINDOWS
AT MILNE WERE
WASHED?
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