CRIMSON AND WHITE
VOL. XXIX, No. 3
THE MILNE SCHOOL, ALBANY, N. Y.
NOVEMBER 24, 1965
‘Dragon Moon”? Underway | HONOR SOCIETY ELECTS MEMBERS
“Dragon Moon” is the theme for this year’s Alumni Ball, to be pre- |
sented by the Junior Class on December 18 from 9-12 in Brubacher Lounge.
Grades 11 and 12, and alumni of the past five years are invited to
attend. Following past tradition, the
will be no admission charge.
Siena College, is scheduled to play.
dance. Other chairmen are: Decora-
tions, Amy Linter, Diane Jones,
Paula Boomsliter, and Barry Press;
Refreshments, Barbara Proctor and
Carol Graham; Invitations, Artie
Cohen and Tim MeNally; Lighting,
Frank Martin; and Maintenance,
Mike Brodie.
“Support of the Alumni Ball in
past years has not been too good,”
said Sue-Hohenstein, Co-Chairman
6f the-dance “All of the Junior
Class is working hard to make this
dance a success, and we hope to
have enthusiastic support, and a
large attendance.”
Vacation Schedule
Changes
Milne students gain a two-week
vacation after mid term exams in
late January this year.
The change from past year is due
to a similar vacation of the State
University of New York to allow it
to move from its current campus
near Milne to a new campus on the
outskirts of Albany.
To compensate for the loss in
class time Milne will shorten its
Christmas vacation one week.
There will be no spring vacation
other than after semester exams
and at Easter.
The revised vacation schedule is
as follows:
Dec. 22—School dismissed 11:40 for
vacation.
Jan, 3—Classes resume.
Jan. 19, 20, 21—Semester exams; va-
cation.
Feb, 7—Classes resume; school dis-
missed 11:40. ,
April 1—School dismissed at 2:22.
April 12—Classes resume; _ school
dismissed 11:40.
Pep Rallies
Introducing the new basketball
season was an all-school Pep’ Rally,
held November 19, in Page Gym.
Coach Robert Lewis presented the
members of the Varsity and Junior
Varsity, who are playing in the
Central-Hudson League for the first
time this year.
Cheerleaders and Songleaders led
the school in several cheers. The
class generating the loudest noise
was awarded a “spirit jug” for en-
thusiasm. Many students also showed
their support’ by wearing red for
“Red Day.”
The Foster Parent Committee an-
nounced their plans to sell hot dogs
and a fish equivalent at Milne home
games. Artie Cohen, chairman,
stated that proceeds will help sup-
port our foster child, Fabio Ignacio
Pena.
The Siena Collegians, a student band from
dance will be semi-formal, and there
Basketball co-captains John Margolis, left, in white, and Steve Milstein,
right, in red, disagree about what color uniform to wear before the pep
rally. Coach Lewis mediates in pink.
Ambassadors Aid Milne
One of Milne’s newest clubs is the Ambassadors, the school’s only
service organization, The aim of the Ambassadors is to promote social
welfare, and to serve the school and the community. They accomplish
this aim through many various projects.
Last year, the Ambassadors were responsible for cleaning the school
windows, and sponsoring a food and clothing drive for the poor of Albany
at Christmas time.
Projects for this year are: repetition of last year’s Christmas drive;
hostessing both Parents’ Nights this fall; and work for the Clinton Square
Neighborhood House.
Any senior high girl may join the Ambassadors. Their present mem-
bership is twenty. Mrs. Cecilia McGinnis is the faculty advisor. Officers
of the club are: Kathy Toole, president; Liz Breuer, secretary; and Valerie
Chevrette, treasurer. A vice-president will be elected soon.
The Ambassadors was formerly Milne’s chapter of Tri-Hi-Y, but last
year, the members decided to break away from that organization, ‘They
felt that the dues were too high for corresponding benefits received from
the YMCA, the sponsoring organization.
Four seniors and seven juniors were inducted into the Milne chapter
of the National Honor Society during an assembly today after third period.
Dr. Norman Kurland, Director of Innovation at the State Education
Department, spoke during the induction ceremony.
A reception honoring the new members was held after the assembly
|in the Milne library. Parents of the new members and all Honor Society
Sue Hohenstein and John Margolis are General Co-Chairmen for the members were invited to attend.
New National Honor Society
members are, seniors, Valerie
Chevrette, Selma Levitz, Stephen
Harrison, and Robert Langer, and
juniors, Carol Graham, Suzanne
Hohenstein, Naomi Jochnowitz,
Amy Linter, Michael Brodie,
John Margolis, and Steven Patent.
Selection of members of the Na-
tional Honor Society is on the basis
of scholarship, character, leadership,
and service to the school and the
community.
Students with a B average or
better are eligible for membership
in the Honor Society. The faculty
makes preliminary selections by
voting on the eligible students after
discussion at a faculty meeting.
On the basis of this balloting the
| Honor Society chapter makes recom-
mendations to a faculty committee.
The committee considers both the
balloting and the recommendations
of the Honor Society in making the
final decision.
The total membership consists of
ten percent of the Junior Class and
fifteen percent of the Senior Class.
Draper Visits Milne
Junior and senior English students
from Draper High School in Sche-
nectady attended Dr. James Coch-
rane’s twelfth grade English class
at Milne, October 20, Miss Betty
Lingeman, the Draper students’
teacher, accompanied them.
Dr. Cochrane conducted the visi-
tors on a tour of the Television
Studio at State University and ex-
plained the team teaehing program
at Milne.
Teen Reporters Begin
This year eleventh and twelfth
grade reporters for the Knicker-
bocker News are Barry \Press and
Laurie Levine.
Published weekly, the Teen Re-
on the laser.
Bell Representative Demonstrates Laser
Light ten million times brighter than the surface of the sun was the
topic for this year’s second All School Assembly, held on November 8.
Mr. Emil Sticht, of the Bell Telephone Company, presented a program
Conquest of Light, an award winning film studying the theory and
porter gives students interested in
journalism a chance to write. Meet-
ings will be held throughout the
school year for teens to express
their ideas and to improve the
column,
Hints on the types of news stu-
dents should obtain were given to
teen reporters Wednesday, October
27, at the Knickerbocker News by
columnist Gay Curtis.
Barry comments, “It’s difficult to
find things to tell each week, so if
any students have news that would
inferest other high schools as well
jas Milne please submit it to Laurie
lor myself.”
history of coherent light produced by laser (Light Amplified through
Stimulated Emission of Radiation) machines was shown. The film also
showed its many potential uses.
During the demonstration of an eight watt laser machine which fol-
lowed, coherent, or directed light was focused on the auditorium wall.
Using the laser beam, physicists have been able to make a more accur-
ate measurement of the speed of light.
“By 1970, more machines will be talking to other machines than
people to people,” Mr. Sticht declared. Laser-produced light will be
important in establishing these new channels of communication.
Mr. Sticht emphasized that although a coherent light beam using
enormous power can pierce through a tank’s armor, the laser beam is
much more potentially useful for peaceful purposes.
According to Mr. Sticht, uses for coherent light seem almost unlimited.
In the field of medicine, the laser beam can he used as a scalpel in knife-
less surgery. The beam could be so concentrated as to kill one single
cancer cell.
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CRIMSON AND WHITE
NOVEMBER 24, 1965
Standard Exams Again
Three standard scholastic exams were men-
tioned on the front page of the last issue, an
all too normal indication of their increasing
importance and proliferation.
Of these test, one, the NMSQT, helps de-
termine which tiny percentage of students
will receive a certain type of scholarship. The
NMSQT must be regarded as a waste of time
for the vast majority of students taking it,
who have no real possiblity of achieving a
scholarship.
Another test, the PSAT, is only taken to
give an indication of how well the student is
likely to do on another test taken six months
or a year later.
The third test, the regents scholarship
exam, truly benefits the New York State stu-
dent, but also attempts to measure four years
of studies with 150 multiple choice questions,
a losing proposition at best.
These exams are no where near as perfect
as they attempt to indicate to the public.
They are based on changing curricula and
standards, handicapping students whose back-
grounds do not conform.
The SAT test, based upon a range of 1,200
points and the supposed leader among the
tests, makes a good example.
The fact that some Milne students have
improved upon their predicted SAT scores by
200 points by studying how to take SAT tests
indicates that these test do not measure apti-
tude or achievement. They measure how
well the student does on these exams.
True, a difference of 10% in average test.
scores probably accurately indicates that the
higher scoring student will do better in col-
lege, but in any given case the tests may be
completely wrong due to chance or factors the
test do not measure.
Thus, at the present time the college
bound student’s futue may be largely deter-
mined by how he feels on five or ten days
when he takes standard exams.
Unfortunately, these exams are a practi-
cal necessity, given the current massive num-
bers of college applicants.
Real relief is dependent upon the produc-
tion of enough educational facilities to pro-
vide a reasonable relatoinship between the
students and classrooms. Unfortunately the
post war baby boom has produced enough
students to insure that almost any output of
college campuses will be inqdequate in the
immediate future. Today’s seventh grader
will probably have a harder time getting into
college than his brother of equal abilities who
is now a senior.
Assuming that a solution is found, it will
probably take the form of community colleges
for vocational preparation after high school
and a relaxation of the pressures to get into
the small percentage of openings.
If a solution is not found there will be more
wasted students who should be in college,
more students disappointed by the select col-
lege of their choice, and more students who
fear scholastic exams.
It's Our School!
“Gees, these kids are pigs!”
exclaimed the cleaning lady
one afternoon when | hap-
pened to stay late at school.
| started to say to myself,
“tough, lady,’’ but then | real-
ized she was talking about us,
the Milne students, and she
was right.
A gray-haired janitor walked
slowly down the hall. He took
a penknife from his back
pocket, stooped down, and be-
gan scraping away at some-
thing on the floor. , After sev-
eral minutes, | saw that the
man was trying to pry up a wad
of well-chewed bubble gum
dropped by ‘some unthinking
student.
Milne’s halls and classrooms
aresnot a garbage disposal. It’s
really pretty disguesting to be-
come covered with bits of
shredded paper while removing
one’s books from a desk, or to
sit down on somebody’s A.B.C.
(already been chewed) gum.
The writing on the walls may
serve some purpose, but it’s
not too lovely to look at . .
and when you're busy drawing
on your plastic desk, remem-
ber the ink is going to get all
over the next person who sits
there. And about that gum
in the water fountains . . . ych!
Even if you don’t give a hoot
about the janitors, even if you
don’t care about the reputation
of Milne students — for the
sake of the rest of the people
in Milne, keep Milne clean.
And you finks who leave your
gum around—I hope you step
(ites A.H.
. A Letter
To the Editor:
Why are Milne seniors allowed
to send applications to only three
colleges? Every year more and
more students apply to colleges and
the competition, even among super-
ior students, is very strong. Colleges
receive many times more applicants
than they can possibly accept, thus
many fully qualified applicants are
turned away. With only three ap-
plications, the chance that any stu-
dent, especially the average student,
will be accepted is very limited. 1
would like to know the source of
this rule and what we as Milne stu-
dents can do about changing it.
Name submitted.
iN
ERR
‘ge ROUND
Haunting the October 30 “Ghost A Go Go,” Pat
Brodie, Wayne Gavryck, Tony Hazapis, Diane Dorenz,
Mary Welch, David Morse, Fred Robinson, Vicki Smith,
Rob Gerber, Kathy Brown, and Karl Krichbaum
danced to bewitching music in Richardson Lounge.
French students Karyl Kermani, Jean Feigenbaum,
Greg Robinson, Liz Scheer, and Nancy Hyman attended
the November 5 dance in honor of the visiting Can-
adians.
Joanne Devlin, Dick Nelson, Pat Cali, Nan Dorsman,
and Sue McDermott were seen cheering for the cross
country team in Washington Park.
Life was just a bowl of cherries atop a sundae at
the Quin Banquet November 11 at Jack's.
Quin members Diane Jones, Linda McCabe, Mary
Lou Braden, Gwen Pritchard, and Judy Lavine ate
cherryless sundaes, but one member was satisfied only
when she received a sundae covered with cherries
and two extra bowls full of cherries.
Pineapple sundaes seemed to be preferred by the
Sigma girls at their induction banquet October 31 at
the Holiday Inn, Sandy Herkowitz, Sue Schorr, and
Paula Rosenkopf were among the new members.
Milne’s reaction to folk-rock . .. wow! What started
out as a typical dance turned into a lively country
style when the band, the VIP’s swung into folk-rock
at the Harrier Hop.
Mary and Harry Contompasis started the movement
to a swinging time, Tim McNally, Donna Kirk, Nick
Geleta, Bill Wallace, and former Milnite Joe Aponte
being among the active set.
Toe tapping Barry Richter, Steve Milstein, Jan
Mellen, and Dean Quackenbush clapped in time to
-|the music.
Milne’s Annual Card Party - Bake Sale was a grand
success. Hostesses Judy Graham and Linda Lockwood
welcomed mothers. Nan Knox, Nan Dorsman, Linda
McCabe took care of refreshments, and Tim McNally,
Jock Ford, John Margolis, Greg Robinson, and Mark
Barlowski cleaned up.
CRIMSON AND WHITE
Vol. XXIX Nov. 24, 1965 No. 3
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. Bo
Member
Columbia Scholastic Press Assn.
. The Editorial Board
Editor-in-Chief '
Associate Editor.
Editorial Editor....
‘Thomas Oliphant
Laurie Levine
Anita Harris
Sports Editor... Stephen Milstein
Feature Editor. Suzanne Hohenstein
Treasurer .. ....Sarah Button
...Paula Boomsliter
Mr, Theodore Andrews
Staff
Elizabeth Breuer, Phyllis Levine, Linda Paul, Harry
Contompasis, Leslie Johnson, Steve Melius, Paul
Schrodt, Naomi Aronson, Barbara Berne, Mindy Rib-
ner, Debbie Weinstock, Bernard Dubb, Donald Herres,
John Margolis, Barry Press, Carol Fila, Laura Hatris,
Kathy Langer, Mary Moore, Judy Schuster, Rose Ann
Thompson, Karen Walsh, Linda Wyatt, Agnes Zalay,
Dick Ettleson, Barry Richter, Ellie Ainspan, Eileen
Dunn, Sherry Ginsberg, Caren Paul, Phyllis Rickman,
Louis Finkelstein, Aaron Kuperman, Alan Prichard,
Exchange . Editor
Faculty Advisor
Rosalind Hohenstein.
NOVEMBER 24, 1965
CRIMSON AND WHITE
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“Now remember, that thing Bobby is holding is
Coach Robert Lewis explains to the ’65-’66 Raiders. Listening, from left
landing, Ron Koven, Jim Gewirtzman, Steve Milstein, Ken
to right, are, s
call
Brooks, Mike Brodie, Bill Murphy, John Margolis, Jim Khachadourian,
and Barry Hatt.
Kneeling is Bob Blanton.
Milne Begins Play in CHVL
Competing in the Central Hudson
Valley League for the first time,
the Milne Varsity Basketball team
will be “small and green” accord-
ing to Coach Bob Lewis. No longer
the smallest school within its league,
the Red Raiders’ chances for suc-
cess “should be better than last
year,” stated Mr. Lewis.
The squad will be led by last
year’s third highest scorer, junior
Bob Blanton, and the only other
starter returning from last year,
Co-Captain John Margolis, Also
back, with some varsity experience,
are seniors Jim Gewirtzman, Ron
Koven and Co-Captain Steve Mil-
stein.
Expected to be a scoring team,
the Raiders are aided by last year's
highest scorer, from the J.V., senior
Bill Murphy. In addition, senior
Barry Hatt, and juniors Mike Brodie,
Ken Brooks and Jim Khachadourian
have also been brought up from last
year's Jayvees.
Most of the difficulties this year
will arise in the rebounding de-
partment. Stressing the need to
block out, Coach Lewis is depending
upon Brooks, Gewirtzman and Hatt
to “pound the boards” with many a
fine effort. Defense will also be
needed with Blanton, Margolis and
Murphy expected to lead the Raid-
ers on towards victory.
This year's Junior Varsity is
being coached by Fred Ackerman,
a student at Albany Law School. It
will be led by returnees Ron Lara-
way, Bill Khachadourian, Ira Oser
and newcomers Ron Olinsky, Tom
Bearup, Dave Gellman, Larry Al-
fred, Jon Pitts, Joe Hanley, Rich
Nelson, John Goldfarb, Rick Otty
and Dean Quackenbush. _ Olinsky
and Gellman are juniors; Laraway,
Otty, Goldfarb, Nelson, Oser,
Bearup, Quackenbush and “Khach”
are sophomores while Alfred and
Hanley are freshmen. Although
basically a small squad, the Jayvees
have shown a great deal of promise
in pre-season practice and scrim-
maging.
Editorial
This winter, a large number
of Milne boys will not be play-
ing interscholastic basketball
because of the lack of funds
needed in providing for a
Freshman basketball coach.
For the, first time in many
years, Milne will not floor
either .a Freshman or Junior
High basketball team. Ac-
cording to Milne Athletic Di-
rector, Robert Lewis, ‘the kids
are being cheated and will be
unable to participate in any
form of athletics except for
bowling.”
This is truly a sad situation
for any boy in the seventh,
eighth, or ninth grade. Al-
though there is the added
problem of having limited
court space, the boys are will-
ing to practice from 7:30 a.m.
until 8:50 a.m, each*morning
in order to be able to partici-
pate as a team.
It seems to many, closely
associated with the athletic
program at Milne, that due to
the fact that not only do the
boys learn the fundamentals
of basketball but that they
also receive a primary educa-
tion in citizenship, it is impera-
tive that the necessary monies
be secured from the proper
channel to allow our younger 8
athletes the opportunity to
form a Freshman basketball
team, S.
BASKETBALL SCHEDULE
Nov. 19—Maple Hill Home
Nov. 24—Voorheesville Away
Dec, 3—Coxsackie Away
Dec. 4—Albany Academy ..... Away
Dec. 10—Catskill Away
Dec. 17—Heatly Home
Dec. 20—St. Joseph’s, 6:30 ... Home
Jan, 7—Ravena Away
Jan. 14—Waterford Home
Jan, 21—Maple Hill Away
Jan, 28—Voorheesville Home
Feb. 4—Coxsackie Home
Feb, 11—Catskill Home
Feb. 18—Heatly Away
Feb 21—St, Joseph's, 6:30......... Away
Feb. 26—Ravena Home
Mar. 4—Waterford Away
Mar, 5—Albany Academy ..... Home
M, | finish.
Varsity Visits Voorheesville Tonight
Tonight Milne’s Red Raiders play in their first of four consecutive
road games after defeating Maple Hill in its home opener. They will not
return to Page Gym until December 17 when they will meet Heatly,
defending champions of the CHVL,
Tonight's encounter will be the second in three games against Voor-
heesville,
G.A.A.
There is a chance in the very
near future of dropping the annual
magazine sale due to a lack of in-
terest.
At a recent assembly held for all
Milne Girls, the MGAA voted on
several amendments to the consti-
tution. One, allowing the girls to
choose their own money-making
project, was passed unanimously. It
was stated that the net proceeds
of the magazine sale have not been
very good in recent years,
The field hockey team ended its
season with five wins, four losses
and four ties. The girls played
thier best game of the season
against one of the area's most
powerful teams, Mt. Pleasant High
School. Although falling to defeat
by a 3-1 score, the Raiders dis-
played a considerable amount of
skill along with their high en-
thusiasm. The lone goal was tallied
by Rosalie Bischof. Late season
victories were gained over Linton,
Girls’ Academy and Amsterdam,
while a tie was played against New
Lebanon. Scoring goals in these
games were Rosali Bischof and
Carol Graham, two each, and Jean
Feigenbaum, Judy Graham, and
Diane Herkowitz with one apiece.
At a playday on October 30, Pat
Cali received Honorable Mention
for her outstanding effort on the
field.
Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk High
School was the setting for a cheer-
leading clinic on Saturday, Novem-
ber 13, This symposium, for Varsity
and Junior Varsity cheerleaders and
songleaders, was conducted by
cheerleading professional Merle
Tyler. Girls from schools through-
out the Capital District attended
this day-long activity.
On Friday, November 19, the an-
nual Pep Rally, inaugurating the
basketball season was led by the
ilne cheerleaders and songleaders.
he spirit jug was once again
awarded to the class which rooted
most enthusiastically for the Milne
players and teams.
Tn sectional play last year, the Blackbirds overcame an early
Milne lead to defeat the Raiders.
Featuring 6-7 Ted Shull, the peren-
nial CHVL contenders also copped
their opener by trimming Coxsackie,
11-51.
The Varsity, making its debut in
the Central Hudson Valley League,
defeated Maple Hill, 68-47, Milne
has now won five of six opened
games under the guidance of Coach
Lewis.
After holding a 12-11 advantage
at the end of the first quarter, the
Red Raiders broke the game wide
open in the second quarter by out-
scoring their opponents 22-3. Bob
Blanton topped all scorers with 26
points, many resulting from fast
breaks. John Margolis and Bill
Murphy added 16 and 10 points re-
spectively. High for the visitors was
Garafolo with 12,
Overcoming a height advantage,
the Future Profs controlled the
boards, an essential element of the
fast break. Particularly effective at
snaring rebounds were Ken Brooks,
Jim Gewirtzman and Barry Hatt.
The Raiders capitalized on numer-
ous lapses by Maple Hill. The team
effort was slightly tarnished, how-
ever, by an excess of personal fouls.
Milne’s Junior Varsity edged
Maple Hill in a down-to-the-wire,
come - from - behind victory. Ron
Laraway led the way with 22 points.
After jumping to a 15-8 quarter
lead, the Raiders were unable to
maintain their advantage and were
tied 19-19 at the half. Tiring slightly
in the third stanza, the Jayvees fell
behind 29-25 with eight minutes left
in the game. The last quarter saw
Laraway and Bill Khachadourian
lead the squad past the Maple Hill
team to a 38-33. victory.
VARSITY GAME
Milne fg fp tp Maple H fg fp tp
Blanton 9 826 Morris 2 4 8
Marg'l’s 6 416 Staniels 1 0 2
Brooks 3 2 8 Rogers 0 1 1
Hatt 1 0 2 Garafolo 3 612
Murphy 5 010 Reickert 1 0 2
Brodie 2 0 4 Crawfd 4 1 9
Gitzm’n 10 2 Ingit 2 2 6
Ennis 113
McGrath 1 2 4
Totals 271468 Totals 15 17 47
HARRIERS TAKE
Milne's Varsity Cross Country
team captured its fourth consecutive
Class D sectional title on November
at Schenectady’s Central Park,
First across the line for the Raiders
was junior Tim McNally with an
intersectional qualifying, third place
Teammates Nick Geleta (5)
and Dean Elsworth (6) were also
among the top ten runners with
Geleta earning the first alternate’s
spot for the intersectional meet.
On October 22, the first running
of the Central Hudson Valley
League Cross Country Champion-
ship was held in Washington Park.
Competing against Ravena and
Waterford, the Raiders finished
second to a_ surprisingly strong
Ravena squad by a 25-38 margin.
Again leading the way for Milne,
over the 2.2 mile course, was Mc-
Nally in a time of 12:06, He was
FOURTH TITLE
followed by Geleta, Elsworth, Glenn
Beaver, Reid Golden, Ron Koven
and Tom Oliphant.
The following Saturday the Har-
riers journeyed to Buffalo for the
State University College at Buf-
falo’s Interscholastic Cross Country
Run. Competing against thirteen
other schools in an “A-B” division,
the Raiders placed second to a pow-
erful team from Silver Creek. Num-
ber one man for Milne was senior
captain Nick Geleta with a seventh
place finish, Also scoring for the
team were McNally (15), Elsworth
(19), Koven (23), and Golden (24),
According to Coach Art Ahr, this
was Milne’s “best season as far as
time, but we should do even better
next year due to not only the re-
turn of five varsity runners but
also to a promising freshman run-
ner, Louis Oullette.”
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CRIMSON AND. WHITE
VEMBER 24, 1965
= SENIOR SPOTLIGHT —
Center—new Honor So:
and Ron (t.).
athletes Nick (1.)
BOB LANGER
If Mr. Mueller finds any mistakes
in the Milne Student Association
aceount, he can probably blame
them on’ Bob Langer. It’s not that
Bob isn’t a competent treasurer—
he just has a monopoly on the
office. MBAA, Chess Club, and
the Senior Class have all put their
funds in Bob's hands.
In addition to these activities, Bob
also enjoys all sports, and last year
he played J.V. basketball and ran
the dashes in spring track. When
asked to comment on the Milne
marking system, Bob said he would
make some alterations in the pres-
ent method. These included the use
of (+) and (—) on report cards
and equity with respect to advanced
placement in various subjects.
Next year, Bob plans to pursue
a course in engineering at MIT,
Union, or Brown.
VALERIE CHEVRETTE
According to Val Chevrette, the
Milne School places entirely too
much emphasis on marks. All of
its activities are either directly or
indirectly influenced by scholastic
achievement. She feels that this
mark-conscious attitude is becom-
ing increasingly noticeable in Milne
students. What can be done?
Valerie thinks that more emphasis
should be based upon individual de-
velopment and classroom participa-
tion rather than memorization of
facts and accepted beliefs.
When not conforming to the Milne
marking system, Valerie enjoys her
work in Quin and Ambassadors. In
addition, she is secretary of organi-
zation TAPE, Reading is one of her
chief interests, while French appears
to be, in no uncertain terms, one of
her main dislikes,
Valerie has made Hunter College
her first choice, where she hopes to
major in chemistry.
| NICK GELETA
Cross-country captain Nick Geleta
feels that a runner’s mental attitude
is one of the main reasons for his
success or failure. In order to train
under a rigorous schedule five days
a week, it is necessary for a person
to develop the proper outlook;
otherwise, a runner cannot continue
to perform well, Incidentally, Nick
never finished lower than second
among Milne’s Harriers in any race
while leading his team to another
successful season.
In fact, Nick always seems to be
running. Indoor track, spring track,
and irate student teachers keep him
in good shape. In addition, physics
labs and advance placement calculus
help to build up his endurance.
Nick hopes to attend the U. of
Buffalo next fall.
RON KOVEN
Like his fellow runner, Nick
Geleta, Ron also keeps a busy
training schedule. In the fall, Ron
can be found running Washington
Parks’ 22 mile cross-country course,
and this November, he is beginning
his second year of varsity basket-
ball, Ron also enjoys participating
in interscholastic track and golf
during the spring. Extracurricularly,
he is a member of MBAA and the
Chess Club, too.
Ron feels that the Milne marking
period should be reduced to six
weeks instead of eight in order to
give the student a better chance to
improve his mark, He does not
feel, however, that the student
teachers should change in the mid-
dle of a marking period.
Ron hopes to pursue his educa-
tion at Northeastern, Bridgeport, or
Buffalo State.
The Man fro:
By CHIP
James Bond Napoleon Solo Ilya
Kurayakin James West Honey West
(sic) Alexander Scott Kelly Robin-
son Maxwell Smart. Yes. A few
series have been influenced by the
late Ian Fleming. Even sponsors
(“He packs a Lifebuoy 38.” “James
Bread from Bond.”) pay homage and
advertising royalties to the author's
estate,
There has been a_ reactionary
movement. The F.B.I. has coun-
tered wtih a sterile-cut anti-espion-
age show that has gone blaah in the
ratings. The C.LA, closed down its
m M.I.L.N.E.
JOHNSON
public relations office in Washing-
ton because of tourist harassments
(why it had a P.R. office no one
knows).
Who knows how pervasive such
an influence can become? Why is
there a closet darkroom at the bot-
tom of the staircase? Why do
Physics teachers’ shoes ring, causing
them to hide in a broom closet_and
mumble about “warnings”? Who
has been bugging the Senior Room
(besides underclassmen)? Perhaps
the definitive answer is found in
the immortal phrase of Maxwell
Smart, Agent 86, “Hmmm”.
Reflections on an Election
Eptror’s Nore: We were privileged to have C&W staff writer, Sally Button,
covering the New York Gity mayoralty election from Lindsay headquarters.
By SALLY BUTTON
“T will not fail the trust the people of New York have given to me.”
Around me, reporters were elbowing their way to the stage. Keating
was still smiling in the background, although his acceptance speech had
been completely overshadowed by Lindsay’s arrival. Rockefeller and
Javits had had big smiles too, as they were forced slowly into the politi-
eal background by the election returns.
We had been standing for hours.
quarters, our
ballroom. The television reporters
at the same time!
percent, Buckley 13 percent, The
Buckley concedes. Manhattan retun
we just had to wait,
“T want to thank Senator Javits
ing) Mr, Costello and Mr.
Everyone was suddenly very tired.
city has ever seen.”
By 12:00 we were pretty confident.
Norman Mailer appeared—beaming an American beam.
some early Tribunes came in, headlined—‘“Lindsay in a Squeaker”,
salvaged one—the others ended in huge lumps of dirty confetti.
shoved behind a line of police and told to wait—and wait—and wait.
Reporters, with their official PRESS badges, could get free drinks.
2:30 everyone seemed to be nearly soused by bourbon or victory, Then
—Beame conceded, and Lindsay appeared.
Although we were at election head-
results came from televisions positioned throughout the
were trying to get scoops from us
Lindsay 45 percent; Beame 42
percentages were constant, 12:45—
ns in—over a 50,000 vote lead. Now
About po
We were
By
and Bob Price (smiling), and (sober-
Mollen who .. -
The confetti was already spent; the speech drowned by reporters
trying to break through the crowds—attempting to call in their stories,
On the stage he continued:
. this will be the most successful, exciting administration this
are oddball, all are unusual.
are completely human, a relief after
the reverence with which many
authors regard the past. Historical
figures are not sacred, they’re only
your grandparent’s ‘grandparent’s
grandparent’s grandparent’s _grand-
parents, This is the book on which
Camelot is based. I felt the play
was rather dull, especially when
contrasted with the vivid style in
which the book is written. Walt
Disney’s movie, The Sword in the
Stone, is also based on The Once
and Future King. I don’t know any-
thing else about The Sword in the
Stone; the past five years of my
life have been devoted to avoiding
Disney movies.
Trony, a Second Helping
A Cool Million by Nathaniel West
(Avon Library, 60¢; also included in
this edition is'a shorter novel, The
Dream Life of Balso Snell, a sur-
realistic journey through the canal
of the Trojan horse) is a parody of
the traditional myth of the whole-
some, All-American country boy
who goes to the big city to seek his
fortune. In the course of this comic-
grotesque novel, the hero, Lemuel
Pitkin, is gradually dismembered.
In his naivete, Lemuel trusts all im-
plicitly; his faith is consistantly re-
warded with the loss of an organ or
limb, Warning: Nathaniel West
was a very bitter man; his books are
definitely not for the squeamish.
Frankly, all I can say about A
High Wind in Jamaica or The Inno-
cent Voyage by Ricard Hughes
(Signet, 60¢) is, “oh my goodness.”
This is the ironic tale of a group of
\young children captured by pirates,
lit reminds me of Lord of the Flies.
Lord of the Flies is a very simple
book ,its horror is produced through
stark brutality; A High Wind in
Jamaica is infinitely more complex
Required Reading
By NAOMI ARONSON
This is a column of things to read. Some of these are classic, some
T. H. White's The Once and Future King (Dell, 95¢) is the legend of
King ‘Arthur, re-told from a contemporary viewpoint.
The characters
ERGs, 1S pateval & pale
as self-centered and _ indifferent
creatures who are unable to com-
municate with each other is horrify-
ing, A High Wind in Jamaica is a
very uncomfortable book; injustices
are committed, yet there are no vil-
lains; all are innocent and all are
guilty; all are criminals and all are
victims.
Nonconformist Literature
Grump, the magazine “for people
who are against all the dumb things
that are going on”, has a series on
household gods for the twentieth
century. The latest issue features:
“Boxx is my shepherd, I shall not
think,
It maketh me to lie down in lethargy,
It leadeth me beside the late-late
show,
And I shall fear no trash,”
Grump is 35¢ an issue and on sale
at Fowler's, 196 Lark Street.
Albany's War on Poverty
The Albany Mirror: the Voice of
Poverty is a weekly newspaper
written by the poor and for the poor
of Albany. This newspaper serves
two functions. It calls the atten-
tion of the outer world to conditions
that exist in the poverty-stricken
sections of Albany. The Voice also
informs the poor of sefvices and or-
ganizations which have been estab-
lished
to aid them, The Albany
is a battleground of the war
on poverty, A year’s subscription
to The Albany Mirror is five dollars.
Checks should be made payable to
The Albany Mirror and mailed to:
Dr. Lenora Sportsman, The Voice of
Poverty, 213 Ontario Street, Albany,
N. ¥, 12203.
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