CRIMSON AND WHITE
Friday, January 24, 1936
THE MILNE SCHOOL
Albany, N. Y.
Volume VI, Number 13
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TRESLND RaDIO PROGRAM
ON FEBRUARY %7, ON WOKO
The senior English class that meets
at 9:00 o'clock under the supervision of
Mire Hugh Norton and Mrs, Howe plan to
give a radio program. (The program,
scheduled for February 27, will repre-
sent "Phe Student's Viewpoint of the
News." It will be heard through the fa-
cilities of station WOKO as the first of
a series of programs sponsored by the
Capital District Scholastic Iress asso-
Ciation. It will be presented as an in-
formal discussion of the current topics
that have the most bearing upon the stu=
dent's every day life. This program is
regurded as a class project and all pu-
pils in the class will have en opportu-
nity to take pert in the presentation,
SQUDENT COUNCIL DISCUSSES
NEW MILNE PINS aND RINGS
In the Student Council meeting last
sday the main discussion was over
the Milne pins and rings. The rings will
be the same design with the exception
that they will be mide larger. Girl's
and boy's will be the same size. Tho
yellow or white gold is priced at “7.00
end tho sterling silver at %2.50. The
pins. snd gucrds will also remain the
Scmve The prices ures; 10 orret gold,
2.85; and the sterling silver, %1.25.
Thoy are being purch.sed from an Albany
firm.
GLEX CLUB LEARNS NEW SELECTION
Copies of Shubert's ‘Who is Sylvia"
were distributed in the Glee Club by
Dr. Gandlyn, sponsor of the club, at the
last mecting. This is . two-part piece
for first tnd second soprinoes, with
words by Shrkespe re, «nd the music by
Franz Shubert. The club will work on
this selection for sevurnl wecks. There
will be no meeting for the next two
weeks beccuse of state College mideyu.r
in .tions.
Be sure to look «.t the ship models
the library. They were mde by
in
seventh gerade boys in shops.
NEWS
MILNE TO aVENGE DEFL.P;
MGET ST, MARY'S SATURDAY
IN PuGh KiLL GYMNASIUM
Tomorrow night on the Page Hall
court tho Milne High School vursity bas«
ketball team will go cgcinst the strong
St. Mery's tesm of umsterdam in « bettle
for blood. In the first game with the
amstord.m squ..d the battle wont into an
overtime period out of which the Milne
boys cume at the short end of 20-19
score. The gcemo wos one of Milne's
hardest this year and w+s a tough one to
lose. With the confidence cand fighting
spirit snd the full support of the stu-
dont body, the Milne squcd now should
go over the top in the forthcoming con-
test. Tho junior v rsity will «also try
to avenge the ono point defu.t which
they suffered at the h.nds of tho St.
Mary junior vursity.
Tho St. Mary's team, which ratex
fourth place in the Catholic Lengue «ind
are defending chr>mpions this year, hes
defe. ted the State frosh .nd the ..lbany
Business College.
The Milne tenm, clthough it hes won
only 3 out of the 11 bisketbi.l1 games,
has scored 276 to their epponcnts' 279,
which puts the Milne b.sketeers only
three points behind the opposition.
Those who will probably sce service
in Saturday night's g.me will be Ray
Hotaling, Doug MccHarg, Ho d Rosen-
stein, Ralph Norvell, Bob Taft, Welt
Simmons, Foster Sipperly, «nd Martin
Croesy.e
CRIMSON JND WHITE ENTERS
CO. Se Pe ae -NNUAL CONTEST
Last week, the Crimson and White
sent in their annual entry to the Colum.
bic Scholastic Press Contest at Columbic
University in New York City. This year's
contest, the fifth in which Milne hus
entered, will be held from Murch 12-14,
at last yoar's meeting, bout seve
enteon Milne studonts were present,
under the lo.dership of Miss Kuthorine
E. Wheeling, hecd of the English depcart-
mont. Milno h.s won socond place for
tho last thrus yoars und third the year
before that.
FRIDAY
CRIMSON aND WHITE
Barbara Birchenough Editors-in-chief
Arthur Thompson
Jokn Winne
Leslie Sipperly
Walter Simmons
Jean Graham
Elizabeth Simmons
Sally Ryan
Vida Benjamin
Doris Shultes
Ruth Mann
Literary Editor
Boys' Sports Editor
Girls' Sports Editor
Student Courcil Editor
Joke Editor
Headline Editor
Art Editors
Reporters
Virginia McDermott
Hazel Roberts
Barton Zabin
Virginia Tripp
Gertrude Wheeler
Patricia Gibson
Business Department
Robert Mapes
William Freedman
Billy Burgess
Business Manager
Distributing Agents
Selden Knudson Mimeographers
Gordon Robinson
Howard Collins Printer
Miss Katherine E. Wheeling
Faculty Adviser
Mr. Harry Gumaer
Student Adviser
Published weekly by the
White staff at the Milne
bany, New York.
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vance. Free to students paying student
tare
PRIZE SPEAKING
Now that the mid-year exams are
almost here, we begin to hear talk absut
prize speaking. Newcomers and teachers
in Milne always wonder what the students
are talking about when they say they
have to find a selection for prize
speaking s
Here in Milne, for the past five
years, every student has had a chance to
participate in the annual prize speaking
conteste Hach person presents a selec-
tion in his or her English class. In
this way, many people who never thought
they could speak reveal their talent.
The two people, a boy anda girl, with
the highest rating given by the stu-
dents, are chosen as representatives of
their class. Then all the representa-
tives from the classes meet for a semi-
final contest from which the eight best
are chosen to speak in the final con-
test.
This year the try-outs will be hold
on February 13 and 14 in the classes.
fo some people this date may seem far
ahead, but in truth, to learn your se-
lections right, it 1s not too soon to
start looming for something to say. The
final contest will be held this year on
the night of March 13 in the Page Hall
auditoriume
(Continued in next column)
CRIMSON aND WHITE
Vol. avaw Nurloer Aes) & aq
JANUARY 24, 1956
The junior and senior high school
have different contests, although prizes
are offered for each contest. & Robert
C. Pruyn medal is presented to the boy
and girl in senior high giving the hest
presentation, whereas Miss Katherine
Wheeling gives a prize of five dollars
to a boy anda girl of the junior high
contest.
MORE COOPERATION PLEASE
There was some mention mude in lest
week's Junior News section of the Crim
son and White on the question of why
Some people work until five e'clock and
others do nc work at all. This question
relates not only to the newspaper but to
all the other clubs and clusses us well,
This fact, unfortunately, is un-
doubtubly true, but why? There is no
reason why one or two persons should do
oll the work. If all of a group of stu
dents ure to get credit for doing a
thing, is it fair that one or two do
this work alone? Of course, some should
lead the work, but not, necessarily, do
the work all by themselves.
To prove this, let us tuke an exam-
ple of a club and show hew things are,
and how they should be done. We shall
take a current events club working on a
special topic (since there is none in
Milne). "Aa," the president, and "BS,"
the vice-president, help in this topic,
but not the others. Two other students
do not do anything except sit around and
try to do homework. Some other members
of the club do what they wish to disrupt
the two groups. However, conditions
should not be this way. The work should
be done by all in a group, collectively,
for the benefit of the group.
Why do we stand for this? Why do we
not change this situation? Weed out
those people who do not want to help,
and then, perhaps, we shall accomplish
some thing. fs
THAT ARTISTIC TOUCH
Miss Martin visited Mexico last
summer and brought back quite a few
snapshots of interesting things that she
sow. Her representation V class, draw-
ing in charcoal, originated scenes from
the various snapshots, These scenes
were done in charcoal, thus obtaining
the lighting effects in folds in mater-
tal, so that they could be produced in
pastel colors. For several weeks Jane
Fromm, Doris Shultes, June Weir, Sally
Ryan, and Emily Buchaca have been work~
ing om huge boards completing their Mex-
ican scenes.
In these series of pictures there
are a river, market, Gnd street scenes,
all done in bright colored chalk, The
artists, with dcbB of multi-colored
chalk on their faces and hands, are
working feverishly to finish before
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Quin:
Quotations for the regular Quin
meeting were from Charles Dickens.
Plans for the coming Quin-Sigma
dance on February 21 were discussed. The
society voted on having Lewis Rider's
orchestra with nine pieces. Also it was
voted that punch be served. A program
dance was voted on but it was turned
downe
The meeting adjourned at
otclock,
11;30
Theta Nu:
{The regular meeting was held at
11;00 otclock, A committee was appointed
to get a gavel.
The treasurer read the report and
it was discussed,
The regular report was omitted due
to business, The membership cards will
be presented in about a week.
Sigma;
The regular meeting was called to
order at 11:05 by the president, Barbara
Bladen.
Quotations were from the late Rud-
yard Kipling. as Betty Potter was abe
sent from the meeting, the literary pro-
gram was carried on by Barbara Bladen.
Lois Blessing gave Kipling's biography
and Harriet Richter, his works.
The author for quotations for next
week will be Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.
The works will be given by Roberta
Brandwin, and the biography will be pre-
sented by Verna Perkins.
A vote was taken that the society
have seven pieces of Lewis Rider's ore
orchestra. Refreshments will consist
of punch. Ruth Carvill volunteered to
take care of the cloak room on the night
of the dance.
The meeting was adjourned after
singing the Zeta Sigma song.
Adelphoi;
Raymond Hotaling gave a report on
an article, "Pherets Room at the Top-=
But," from the Rotarian. You can get to
the top if you have good health, lots of
energy, Knowledge of your work, and the
ability to adapt yourself to people and
different jobs.
A discussion was held on a new way
of taking in new members.
The Adelphoi banquet is to be held
in the New Kenmore Hotel, February 7.
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Because we thought it quite the
appropriate time, we now present the
continuation of our history exam.
Part I B
(Do not attempt to
more than once.)
answer a question
I Give the dates of at least two of the
followings
A The Declaration of Independence
B guly 4, 1776
II Fill in the names of at least some
of the following;
A
B
© George Washington
III Benedict Arnold had ne
features. (Iilustrate.)
redeeming
IV Arrange in this order
A Henry I
B Henry II
C. Henry IIT
V Which would you rather be
A Fe De Re
B A weak king
C Put to the sword
We Be Candidetes over thirty need not
answer questions 4, 2, 3, 5, or le
SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL SQUARE
DANCES AT ANNUAL PARTY
The annual senior high school party
took place last Friday night in the Page
Hall gymnasium. The majority ef the 150
people attending wore costumes appropri-
ate for the so-called barn dancee The
decorations consisted of cornstalks
Spread throughout the gym with balloons
in each of the four baskets.
Something now in the form of amuse~
ment wus presented ot the dance. Square
dancing and Virginia reeling brought the
students back to the olden times. Two
callers, with accordians, showed every=
body how to do these dances. Nelson
Karl's orchestra played fer ballroom
dancing. Dixie cups were served for re-
freshmentse
The chaperons for the dance were
Miss Wheeling, Miss Cushing, Miss Hayes,
and Dr. Fredericks.
ALUMNUS HONORED aT R. P. I.
Troy, Ne Ye, Jane l6---Oscar C.
Taussig, Milne alumnus, is a member of
the Student Branch of the american In-
stitute of Electrical Engineers at Rens-
selaer Polytechnic Institute, Mr. Taus-
sig is a senior in the department of e-
lectrical engineering. He is manager of
the Institute Symphony Orchestre.
FRIDAY
MILNE SWINGS COBLESKILL
FOR FIRST TIME IN DECADE
AS | MACHARG ~ FEATURES
Once again the Crimson Tide took up
Professor Sayles* battle cmy, "It can he
dune," and rode a rough reed over the
Cobleskill basketeers in an easy victory
last Saturday night. Fer the first time
in ten years, the Milne team defeated
Cobleskill, and, in doing so, took the
easiest game of the seasons For the
first time this year the Crimson and
White had @ walkeaway., The Crimson and
White visitors were so thoroughly defeat-
ed in the first quarter that it was usee
less to play through the rest of the game.
However, the Milne boys kept up a steady
fight and played good basketball all of
the way.
Ralph Norvell opened the scoring
with a field basket which he scored on a
Sleeper play with the whole (Cobleskill
team at the other basket. Immediately
after this, the Srimson and White team
started their stsan rolling attack and
rolled up 29 points to their opponents
before the first half. The second half
was sbout the zame «#s the first with
Milne scoring 11 points over Coble-
skillts fivee
Special credit goes to the reserves
and to the junior varsity for their fine
playing and holding the Cobleskill var-
sity for one quarter. It was adding in-
sult to injury when Milne High used
their junior varsity to help avenge the
previous defeats. Doug MacHarg was
outstanding with 17 points, while Ba
Taft followed up with 8. ‘The new Taft,
to Simmons, to MacHarg combination added
to the score on the tip-off.
At 6:30, the preliminary xame be~
tween two seventh grade quintets coached
by the varsity was held. Raymond Hotal-
ingts charges, tho "Fighting Pive," e-
merged victorious by the score of 6 = 2
over Erastus Davis' "Mugwumpse"
WILLIAM SAAR, NEW ADVISER
INTRODUCED TO Hi-Y MEMBERS
At the last meeting of the Hi-Y
club, Mre Saar, Milne High's now faculty
adviser, who was introduced to the mem-
bers, gave a brief discourse on fellow-
hi ipe
William Burgher, secretary of the
Ye Me Ce Ae of New York State addressed
the Milne chapter. He told the club of
a national congress of Hi-Y that will
meet in Kentucky in Junes Sixty-eight
delegates will be chosen from New York
State.
The following new members were
asked to join the club; Carl Sundler,
William Bates, Seely Funk, John Winne,
Arthur Thompson, and Barton Zabin.
CRIMSON AND WHITE
[Vol WE Number |S %. 4]
JANUARY 24, 1936
JUNIOR VARSITY WINS AGAIN
by Ed Walker
The Milne junior varsity basketball
swopt to a 3716 vie tory over the Logia
society team from Albany High School.
The game wos held last Saturday night on
the Page Hall court. Schrodd of Logia
scored 10 points, thus featuring as high
scorer for the evéning. Sipperly, Ely,
and Funk each scored 8 points for Milne.
With a starting five of Carvill,
Ely, Davis, Sipperly, and Creesy, Milne
went into the lead never to be headed.
Scoring a11 but 5 of their points in the
first half, Milne led 32 to 8 at half-
times
Beginning the third quarter Milne
put in their second team, which was fol-
lowa4d by the third. During the last half
Logia scored only 8 points more, which
left the final score 37-16.
The most sensational shot of the
evening was executed by Bob Dawes who
made a one-handed goal from the edge -of
the court. Ely, Davis, Sipperly, and
Funk contributed 30 points among them
during the first half. The biggest ig-
provement in the Je V,'s playing is in
their passwork. From a’ siuspy fubbling
team at the beginning of the year it has
developed into a sure-passing outfit
with excellent team cooperation.
GIRLS* SPORTS NOTES
The skiing club went out to Thatcher
Park last Saturday afternton. Those who
went with Miss Hitchcock were; Alice
Wander, Ethel Gillespy, Elsbeth From,
Warren Knox, Leland Beik. After a few
more lessons they plan to go te North
Creek on the snow train.
The girls! basketball team plays
their finet game today. At 3;00 they
play the Sate College freshmen.
A schedule is being made to include
Mont Pleasant High School, St. Agnes, tho
Alumni, and Collegiate Center.
Ge Ae Co
At their meeting lest Friday, the
Girls' athletic Club discussed the com
ing Ge Ae Ce-Hi-Y dance and the girls’
varsity basketbell gamee As yet, no
committees have been appointed for the
coming dances
Tentative dates were set for gamos
with Ste Agnes, Mont Pleasant High
School; end State freshmen, It may be
possible to have two games with St.
agnes this yeare
Virginia McDermott guve the weekly
sport report, on the game of handball.
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