Nolume TH, Number 14
CRIMSON AND WHITE
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1939
ALBANY, N. Y.
a
THE MILNE SCHOOL
fo) VOLUME IX
SENIOR NEWS
NUMBER 14
YEAR
MAGAZINE NEXT WEEK
The Bricks and Ivy
staff will issue the mid-
year edition of the maga-
zine next week, This
will be the first edition
of the magazine under the
new name, and is only the
second mimeographed edi-~
tion,
Miriam Freund is editor
of the magazine, with
Jean layman as assistant
editor. Other members of
the staff are: Janet
Jansing and Virginia Ni-
chols, art editors; Jane
Phinney, Marjorie Sherman,
Mildred Mattice, Jean
Ledden, Betty Mann, and
Emily Sanderson, literary
editors. Una Underwood
is in charge of book re-
views, and Miriam Fletcher
and Robert Ganincr pre-
pare feature stories,
§till other staff mom-
bers are Janct Olark and
Lillian Hcleshymer, oex-
change editors; John Gul-
nac, business manager;
Wilbur French, mimeo=
grapher; Richard Swift,
circulation manager,
This year the paper
owes its new name to Betty
Barden, who submitted the
titlo Bricks and Ivy in
the recent contest, Tho
magazine staff will award
Miss Barden in the near
future a special pin as
her prize.
MILNE TO BROAD cast
On Thursday afternoon,
April 6, Dr. Robert Frod-
erick, junior high prin-
cipal, and Dr. J, Allen
Hicks of State College
will conduct , Milne High
broadcast from Page Hall
with several Milne stud-
ents over the Stato Col-
lege radio station, Once
(cont'd in column three)
BED" STARE 1508 PRIZE SPUAIER PIR CORCHE §
CONTEND FOR PRUYN MEDALS
GRACE Heaps CagD Panty
ANNOUNCES “oMMIT) ces
The third annual card
party which the student
The thirty-fifth annu-
+ al prize speaking contest
will take place on Thurs-
day, March 2, at 8315
o'clock in Page Hall audi-~
torium,
council sponsors will The contestants and
tako placo in the State their coaches from Stato
College Lounge on March College are as follows:
17 from 2:30 to 5:00 Botty Bardon, Botty Hay-
o'clock, Tho committees ford; Florence Horber,
are as follows: public- Marion Minst; Shirley
ity: Betty Barden, chair- Baldwin, William Bogosta;
man, Doris Holmes, Vir- Janct Clark, Lillian
ginia Wichols, Margarct Hines; Robort Shamberger,
Chase, Betto Tinchor, ‘John Nordell; Edward
Marcia Wiley, Robert Bar- Sternfeld, Raymond Wal-
den, and Newell Cross. “ters; Ben Douglas, Vir~-
ginia Hall; Robert Gard—
The ticket committec ner, Peter Hart.
consists of Robert Gard-
nor, chairman, Goorge Tho participants are
Scovill, and John Gulnac.
Lillian Ecleshymor and
Dorothy Dey have charge
of the prizes. Janot Clark dollars
is chairman of the re-
freshments committee,
Others on this committeo
are Jean Layman, Kathryn
Newton, Jean Ledden, Flo~
rence Herber, Martha Fre-
tag, Sally Dovereux, and
Jacqueline Townsend.
learnt —
JUNIORS PLAN Music AL
On Monday afternoon
President Russell Jones
conducted a meoting of
the Junior class for tho
consideration
ing Deop Purple, by Anita
Hyman, a Junior, Miss
Hyman reviewed the three
act comedy and the class
voted to produce it pro~
viding it could gain tho
faculty's approval.
The play centers about
the difficulties of pro-
ducing a fictitious play
on Broadway. As Miss
Hyman stated, "It is a
play within a play."
of produc- place botwoon Dr.
contending for two Robert
C. Pruyn medals, which
are valued at twenty-five
each, one for a
boy, and one for a girl.
ee
(cont'd from column one)
every week State College
broadcasts over its sta-
tion which is a part of
WOKO.
The purpose of this
program is to give a pan~
orama picture of Milne.
Hach Milne student on tho
committee will write his
own dialogue to take
Hicks
or Dr. Frederick and him-
solf,
Tho committeo is as
follows: Betty Barden,
Esther Stulmaker, Virgin-
ia Nichols, Ada Snyder,
Ben Douglas, Robort Gard-
ner, Walter Seim, Richard
Paland, Joe Ledden, Jack
McGowan, Gordon Jones,
Gerald Plunkett, and Rob-
ert Beckett,
seers
CRIMSON AND WHITE
SIGMA PLANS LUNCHEOW
AT KENMORE HOTEL
On Saturday afternoon,
February 25, the Zeta Sig-
ma literary Society will
meet at the Kenmore Hotel
for luncheon at one
o'clock. Del Courtney
and his orchestra will
supply the music,
Following the luncheon
the girls will spend the
rest of the afternoon as
they please.
KNOW? |y \
The purpose of this
social is to unite the
new sophomores with the
other Sigma girls.
If CIRCLE FRANCAIS
WELCOMES NEW MEMBERS
Le Circle Francais, at
their meeting, Friday,
February 17, was enter-
tained by slides showing
various scenes of France,
procured through the
efforts of Robert Gardin-
er, president.
The initiation of the
new members will take
place today, during the
meeting, The new members
are; Estelle Dilg, Betty
Mann, Martha Freytag,
Guy Childs, Robert Meghre-
blian, Evelyn Wilber,
Robert Wortendyke, Barbara
Thompson, Ardelle Chadder—
don, Robert Nattell, and
Robert Zell,
es
MILNE HAS SPECIAL ASSEMBLY
Commemorating the
birth of George Washing-
ton, Milne had a special
joint assembly on Wednes-
day at 9 o'clock,
Dr. Robert Fredrick,
principal of Milne Junior
High, introduced the
speaker, Colonel Sommers,
commanding officer of the
Watervliet Arsenal, Water-
vliet, New York,
Colonel Sommers ex-
plained the conditions,
needs and training of the
army. He spoke of the
sizes of guns manufactured
at the six United States
Arsenals,
At the conclusion of
Colonel Sommers! address,
students enjoyed unusual
talking movies on arma-
ments, Their scene was
the 1935 Preparedness Ex~
position,
ee oe
SENIOR SIGLISH CLASSIS
CONDUCT "QUICK QUIZ"
On Friday, February 17,
the senior Enzlish classes
conducted a "Quick Quiz!
along the principle of the
radio program, "Kay
Kyser's Musical Kass of
Knowledge,"
Each person selected
three questions, and, if
he failed to answer any
of them correctly, he
received the "gone".
The questions were
varied and ranged from
riddles to references to
literature.
GIRLS TAKE MEMBERSHIP OATH
The sophomore members,
June Glaubitz, a new jun-
ior, and Betty Farnan, a
sophomore who has recently
entered Milne from Albany
High School, took the
oath of membership at the
meeting of the Quintillian
Literary Society, Febru-
ary 21.
The society also dis-
cussed ways of raising
money for the senior
keys.
SATUR 0 ay-ar
DELMA
Nolume TH, Number 14
FEBRUARY 24, 1939
SOPHOMORE Boys
JOIN ADEL PHO! AND
THETA NU
The invitations to
membership in Adelphoi
and Theta Nu Literary
societies were sent out
last Friday, February 17,
to the remaining members
of the sophomore class
who had not already re-
ceived one,
These candidates at~
tended their first meet
ing last Tuesday, and
plans for the initiation
were begun immediately.
Sophomores accepting
invitations to Adelphoi
Literary society are;
Robert Pfeffer
Borden Mills
Robert Barden
Selleck Mintline
Robin Wendell
Fred Ward
Robert Schamberger
Lawrence Mapes
Robert Speck
Robert Taylor
Stanley Swift
Sovhomores accepting
invitations to Theta Nu
Literary Society are:
Arthur Phinney
David Davidson
Albert Smythe
William Wiley
Jerome Levitz
Ronald Sommers
Edward Meghreblian
Donald DelNure
At the Theta Nu meeting,
the members discussed the
annual Theta Nu-Adelphoi
basketball game that will
be conducted at the Hi Y
Sports Carnival, March 3,
ad
CLUB ANNOUNCES PLAY
At its regular meeting,
on Friday, February 17,
the junior-senior dramatics
club voted to produce in
assembly, "While The Toast
Burned," a one-act comedy.
Florence Herber will direct
the play which will take
place about April 1,
The play, "Back of The
Yards", by Kenneth Goodman,
also proved popular among
the members of the club,
and they will present it
at a later date under the
direction of Miss Marion
Minst,
CRIMSON AND WHITE SPORTS
MILNE HOSTESS TO MOUNT PLEASANT
The girls varsity team played host-
ess to Mount Pleasant of Schenectady at
a basketball game and tea Friday after-
noon. Milne was represented by two teams.
Kathryn Newton,captain; Virginia Nichols,
Doris Welch, Ruth Rasp, Joyce Murdi
and Lillian Ecleshymer represented
first team. Ruth Selkirk,
Dorothy Shattuck, Doris Mochrie,
Grace and Dorothy Dey represented the
second team, They were both successful
with respective total scores 34-18 and
20-7,
MILNE PLAYS DSLMAR
The Milne girls sextet met with Del-
mar Thursday on the latter's court. Milne
was represented by Kathryn Newton, Virziai
Nichols, Doris Welch, Lillian Bcleshy:
Joyce Murdick and Dorothy Dey. The subs
were Ruth Selkirk, Barbara Thompson,Doris
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Volurne 3H, Number IU
PAGE FEBRUARY 24, 1939
BETHLEHEM cincl MIL NE
GLASH TOMORROW
Tomorrow night the Milne cagers will
meet Bethlehem Central in an away game at
their gym. This will be the last game of
the Milne season, This is our second
game of the season with Bethlehem High,
In the first game the Milne Quintet took
the decision from the Delmar team by a
large margin. Although this indicates
an easy victory, the orange and black
raiders have been improving steadily.
This contest being the last of the
1938-39 season it is the wish of the Crim-
son and White team that a good crowd of
Milnites will turn out to see the game,
can
Ina preliminary contest starting
at 7:30 o'clock the Milne Junior Varsity
will play the Delmar J. V. team.
Mochric,Jone Grace, Alora Beik and Suzanne
Roberts.
MILNS WINS OVER SCHUYLER HIGH
The Crimson tide again sank
Schuyler's red and blue basketeers with
a score of 29-22 in the last game of the
season on Fage Hall Court, With both
teams playing very good ball, the game
was close in its early stages and a tie
at half timo. The Crimson "flashes"
pulled away from the determined Falcon
raiders at the starting of the third
period, and kept a small lead to win the
game,
Those who were at this game saw an
untiring, determined, inspiring Milne
team play a sensational game. With the
excellent shooting of Captain Dick
Paland and "Chuck! Locke, and the fine
floor play of Childs, Fink and French
Milne had by far the best team on the
floor last Saturday night.
The high score place of the game
goes to Scott, Schuyler's Captain, whose
mark was 10 points, The top scorer on
the Miine team was Locke with 9 points,
followed closely by Paland who had 8,
The individual scores are:
MBs Re oP
Paland RF 3 2 8
Locke LF 3 3 2.
Childs © 2 i 5
Fink RG 1 fe) 2
French LG¢ 2 di 5
Stevenson te) ie} ie}
Gulnac is} ie} to)
Scoville te) 9) te)
This victory is Milne!'s fourth win
against five loses. There remains but
one more game which is an away game to-
morrow night,
For those wishing to attond the game
and are going by bus, Delmar bus 5 passes
near the school,
INTERPRETIVE DANCING
Miss Hitchock wishes that all girls
who are interested in Interpretive Dancing
and have as yet not brought permits to do
so in the near future,
This is to be a feature of the Annual
Antics and a great deal of practice is
needed before such a feature will be ready
for presentation,
dO& MILNITE
observes
Soon will be seen certain people run-
ning or perhaps skiing around exhibiting
ski emblems. I'm sure you all Imow who
they are.
Saturday morning a few Milne girls
tumbled out of bed early to practice
basketball, They were refreed by two
Albany women who were taking their tests
to become professional refrees,
Pia
CRIMSON AND WHITS
Editorial Staff:
Editor in Chief
Sr, Associate Editor
Betty Barden
Chas, Sanderson
Associate Editor Fred Regan
Art Marcia Wiley
Chas. MacCulloch
Features Doris Welsh
Betty Tincher
Sports Ed Starkweather
Ruth Rasp °
Societies and Clubs Jane Grace
Exchanges Jean Best
City Paper Corres. Doris Holmes
Reporters:
Sally Devereux
Florence Herber
Estelle Dile
Margaret Chase
Anita Hyman Earl Goodrich
Ed Langwig Dorothy Shattuck
Bob Barden Ira Moore
Robert Pfeffer
Martha Freytag
Richard Paland
Harriet Gordon
Journalism
Jane Phillips
Nancy Glass
Arthur Bates
Class
Business Staff:
Business Manager
Printer
Herbert Marx
Newell Cross
Mimeographers Armon Livermore
Al Metz
Typists Dorothy Day
Helen Ehman
Esther Stulmaker
Circulation John Wykes
Bob Wortendyke
Faculty Advisors:
Miss Katherine Wheeling
Miss Grace Martin
Published Weekly by the Crimson And
White staff at the Milne School, Albany,
New York,
/ \W,
"What! Me read Shaw?
What do you think I am!!
Well, Joe Milnite, you have reas-
onably adequate brains and an acute sense
of humor, Androcles and the Lion is not
beyond your horizon, Since George Ber-
nard's preface to this play was three
times the length of the actuzl drama, we
merely scanned it. (Chemistry wasn't
finished.)
This essay, or preface, is an in-
teresting discussion of Christianity;
Shaw considers the pros and cons of sev-
eral questions in a direct, convincingly
non-partisan manner, He believes that
(Cont, in next col,)
Nolume TX) Numberl4
FEBRUARY 24, 1939
Three days of Lent---- and already
starving Milnites gaze longingly at the
array of sweets in the annex. Not every
one wears a martyred look, however; all
Nilnites do not have a religious obliga-
tion during the Lenten season.
Disregarding the religious aspect
we think the idea of self-discipline is
well worth the effort. The art of con-
centration consists mainly of discipline.
( By the way, the monthly tests are al-
most due.) And then, a person condition-
ed to "giving up! things manages to en-
joy life the more because he can cope
with disappointment.
If you do not wish to forbid your-
self candy or like conventional denial,
we suggest a Lenten ban on cattiness,
jealousy, selfishness, and such, For
those who specialize in spicy gossip, we
advocate a rest for fellow men, and time
spent in doing favors instead of refus-
ing.
A strenuous campaign?
everyone has his faults,
di sult to break, But
. deliczht your friends
new ones.
Probably
and habits are
the results
and bring you
The dividends in popularity alone
make this idea worth investing time and
effort. Once bad habits are broken, the
pieces do not easily glue back together.
(Cont, from left)
the true nature of Christianity has been
lost in a worship of worldliness, which
he calls Barabbas. If you can spare the
time, why not try a small dose of his
refreshing discussion?
Read purely for its amusing dia-
logue, Androcles and the Lion is ex-
cellent. But the clever, subtle satire
surpasses all its other qualities--serv—
ing also as an eye-opener. Lavinia, the
fearless free thinker who will not marry
the handsome captain, is our favorite of
the would-be martyrs. We also enjoyed;
conscientious Ferrovius whose method of
converting non-believers was- to say the
least- rather rough, Spinthro, the
spineless debauchee, and naturally that
patient little animal lover, Androcles,
SZCOME ¥E I
Next week brings two very important
student activities. The Quin-Sigma will
look to Hawaii for inspiration, while
Prize-Speaking candidates, will rely on
their own inspirational compositions.
Both these ideas are new to Milne, so
we should all enjoy attending both func
tions, Let's show those who worked hard
to develop these programs that we appre-
ciate them thoroughly!
ORIUSON AID WHITE
SPITAPHS
Since the Senior English Classes
have been writing on the art of dyinz,
we feel it our solemn duty to give forth
with a few ditties of our own,
Here lies the valient Johnny Fink,
Who didn't die of the deadly drink;
Pursued by women, he was quite brave,
But they finally hounded him into his
grave.
Here lies the body of Ducky Dey,
Who found that quack medicines did
not pay;
She mt all her days drinking one
and all
Because she was told that they'd make
her tall,
Here lies her buddy Ruthy Rasp,
Who on this day, her last breath did
gasp;
The reasons are obvious for her blun-
der,
She at last met a doorway she
n't fit under.
\
could-
Here lies Harl Goodrich, stone dead,
you bet!
He blew out his brains on a clarinet;
Nothing but music was on his mind,
In his grave he's chanting-"Please Be
Kind,"
Here lies Jane Grace, the pet of the
plains,
Whose reasons for
quite sane,
First she was
Fred Astaire,
suicide are not
shunned by her dear
And what good is life when you've
nothing to wear.
Here lies M, Freund, whose life sure
was tough,
It was mddled by Chemistry, Latin,
and stuff;
Professor Hinstein she decided to
mock,
When she got below 90, she just died
of shock,
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Nolume TZ, Numbe ¢ i
FEBRUARY 24, 1939
2
BTIQUATIZ AT GAMES
Mow that all of this year's games
are over, except the battle with Beth-
lehem Central, it is fitting and proper
that we all learn a few etiquette rules
on how to behave at basketball games.
Mest-ce pas? You will probably forget
them all by next year, but that is the
point.
1. On arriving, take your coat and
hat and put them in your locker, This
creates a homelike atmosphere, and does-
n't look as if you are planning to rush
off any minute. If you do not have a
locker, get one. (You should have been
assigned one in the beginning of the
year, but better late than never.)
2, When you reach the gym, take the
lon; way to your seat, in order that ev-
eryrone can see your new dress, and wave
prettily to evoryone you know,
3, When the game starts, look en=
thusiatstic, and cheer loudly for the
cutest fellow on the team, calling him
by his Imickmame,(This gives to the sev-
enth graders and other unknowing persons
the imoression that you go around with
him.)
4, Smile sweetly all during the
game, for one never mows from which
angle the photographers will shoot the
boys in action, This may prove tiresome,
but think of the reward,
5. Co-operate with the cheer-lcead-
ers, You will then show school spirit,
and this habit also lets everyone clse
lmow that youlre not joalous of how cute
the little dears look in their outfits,
6. At intervals, interrupt your
discussions with the girl on your right
long enough to make clever remarks,
Thoreby, tho people around you will
suroly think you mow somothing about
tho game,
7. At the half, choose the longest
way to tho drinking fountain, for tho
exorciso. (Also, if.anyone is lookin,
for you for a date after the -game, he]
surely be able to see you.)
8. Be sure to visit the locker room
at the half to pretty up, so youlll be
fresh as a daisy for the nerveewracking
second half,
We hope you'll be
successes next year!,
—_—
little social
CRIMSON AND WHITE
*SXCHANGES *
HORA HR HK
"Sir, a, a, I've been going with
your daughter for five years now, and,
ah, ah, well, I was just wondering—"
"Well, what do you want, a
pension?!
--The Owl
Conversation overheard in a geom-
etry class:
First pupil:
Second dope:
Third(pardon me)
please."
"Secant say that to me!"
"Ofchords secant!"
Teacher: "a tangent
--The Owl
If a girl wears a hair ribbon on
the right side, she has a steady boy-
friend. If she wears a ribbon on the
left side she is in love. If she
wears it on the back of her head, she
is open for a date,
PAGE 6
Man
Man grows up,
Man kicks bucket,
Man is buried,
Man turns to dust,
Grass grows from dust,
Horse eats grass,
Moral: Never kick a horse,
you may be kicking your grandfather.
--Borrowed
Song to a Butcher Boy
I never sausage eyes as thine,
And if you'll butcher hand in
mind,
We'll seck some ham-let far away,
And meat life's frown with life's
caress,
And cleaver road to happiness.
--Exchange
There
pockets
will be
this
Fashion note:
little change in men's
year.
--The Sider Press
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FEBRUARY 24, 1939
AN ODE TO A TYPIST
"ay ess de eff
sem el kay jay
Flat foot floogie
with a hey! hey!
(Yes in typing
that is the verse
That was soon
to drive him nerts.)
"As each day
we sit and hammer
My taps are heard
above the clammer."
"Yes, oler them all
comes slow stacatto
DOW WITH WARM-UPS!
that's my motto!
(His eyes used to go
from copy to the keys
And at each m ke he'd
shake, from head to Imees.)
“Why? to stars it all
should there be that verse?
Truthfully now,
Is there any worse?"
Ay ess de eff
sem cl kay jay
Flat foot floogie
with a hey! hey!
{ uer! Hey!
SLANG
Of course, we use slang. Doesn't
everyone? Let's watch how we-use it,
however, and when, Here is an ex-
ample of how slang changes the meaning
of things.
Milne's students are the active
citizens (lice) of Albany. Many lfiln-
ites belong to the helpful Girl Scouts
(female spics for thieves). To help
preserve the democratic ideals of
their school, Milne pupils have a news-
paper (30 day jail sentence). Recent—
ly they have renamed the school
magazine (sentence of 6 months),
"Bricks and Ivy". Ivy, of course re-
fers to the vine (suit of clothes)
which grows on the Milne building.
They are noted for their social
endeavors. Occasionally, Milne
seniors dance at places like the Band-
Box (penoteniary), but more often
they can be found "dunking doughnuts!!
(automobile tires) at Childs.
P. §. This article is based on the
American Slang Dictionary in the
Reference Room of the Milne Library,
Glance through it sometime!
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