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THE
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Volume XXII MARCH, !926 Number III
CONTENTS
Editorial
Literature
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School Notes ‘ 18
Exchanges
Humor
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It has been suggested that a challenge to debate be
the societies. Should this project meet with success, Milne High will
ven among
stand a r chance to enter the ranks as a possible debating group.
It is a fact that there are among the students of Milne certain
or have ¢
ones who are gifted with. equired, laudable talent in the art
of debating, But it rer
In past years the only notable debates recorded in the annals of
ns to bring this talent to light.
ses. We seck
the school have been the debates held by the Senior clk
to extend the list throughout the entire school. We often speak of
tion and
school spirit as te vital factor; but consider, class cooper:
inter-class rivalry necessarily provoke school spirit by arousing the
interest of the individual.
We see that certain colleges em
the question of your part in what debati
Many of you will go to colleg
phasiz
es your
school has held. As evidenced by this, the college in general must be
ever emphasizing the advantage of the debate in its own institution,
lil
class debating. The training it offers is self-evident.
It is re seen, therefore, what may be ad ages of participa
tion in inter~
Thus, the more extensive the debate, the
eater the advantage of
training. The training applies to a particular field,—that of |
study of Law is becoming great; many are taking it up in pr
to other courses wherein they may better employ their own particular
talents, Although not necessarily, Law may lead to Politics. Politics
involve debate. And he are back where we starte
Debating mea ht. And if the parties
involved are interested in the project they are completing, it means
Ww, The
rence
owe
ns work, in order to do it 1
done in an efficient manner.
that the worl: will
To
<¢ up the subject in det Adelphoi contemplates a debate
with
utcome remains in the future, for neither has proved its cfficieney
1. Adelphoi being the only boys’ society in the school, the
before the school. Perhaps the school will be surprised
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MUR
hole,
Intenta she cum omne soul,
Prend
Mice cucurrent o'er the floor,
In numero duo, tres or more,
Obliti_ ¢:
Felis saw them oculis :
“TH have them,” inquit she, “I guess,
Dum ludunt.”
Tunc illa crept toward the group:
“Habeam,” diy
, “good rat soup;
Pingues sunt.”
Mice continued all ludere,
Intenti in ludum vere,
Gaudentur.
Tune rushed the felis into them,
it tore them omnes limb from limb,
Violenter.
Moral
Omnes mures nune be shy,
Et aurium praebe mihi,
Renigne.
Si hoe facis verbum sat,
Avoid a devilish, hungry cat,
Studiose.
Anonymous.
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ONE IN A THOUSAND
Sifus Bundledoozer, the best and most corpulent hunter the wilds
have ever known, was born in De Skunkville, February 29, 1886. His
arents were farmers, and what sour milk the hogs didn’t drink, Sifus
did. From early childhood he was inclined to take up vast quantities
of space, for, on his third birthday, being then twelve years of age, he
tipped the scales at one hundred and fifty.
be called “The Man That
y his early education con
The Hon, Bundledoozer may ri
The Saturday Evening Post M
sisted, after he had le
de.
ned to read Latin by going to chureh, of cor
respondence courses. Thus he gained a liberal education in biology
arithmetic, astrology, first year English, and parasito He even
learned a few points on Algebr:
and he prided himself on the splendid
vocabulary he had obtained through the pursuit of this language. It
is to the Saturday Evening Post that he is indebted for learning of this
type and also for such valuable carly training as contained in artick
“The Anni
entitled, “The Value of the Bedbug to the xidermist,
hilation of House Flies Thr
rs,” and others,
th the Cooperation of Big Game Hunt
Sifus’ first initiation into the art of huntir ime ona dull day
amid most interesting circumstance This day was Friday the thir
teenth of October in the year one thousand nine hundred and six, [Le
Was wandering through the woods in pursuit of wild onions when a
pretty little bl:
of his hitherto unquestioned progress. At first Sifus made an attempt
ck-and-white striped kitten indiffe
ently crossed the path
to capture the pretty animal, but soon afterwards, not being able to en
dure further the atmospheric conditions, he ascended a lofty: saplir
able to be
the cause of the oppressive burden to
ur the elephantine fugitive,
as! the tree was u
Howeve
and as a consequence transferrec
said pretty feline. \When Sifus recovered sufficiently to extricate him
self from the hard loam, he found that the foree of his impaet had
for the
reeked wonder: itten’s fur lay flat and smooth upon. the
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ground, while deep in Tartara were imbeded what had been its internal
organisms.
Sifus took the hide home and found to his great astonishment t
he had an excellent fur piece, ready for market. “Ye Gods,” said
Sifus. “My fortune’s made.”
Using his new device, which he had patented, he traveled over
, Asia, Germany, and New York Ci
such wild regions as Afri
ing with gre;
But the jinx of the thirteenth finally conquered him; for one day
y, meet-
success,
while trying his method on a mouse on top of the Woolworth build
ing, he fell over the edge and met an untimely death in the shape of a
Mrid, 1920,
atly because, since Mr, Bundledoozer
sidewalk, This happened on October 13,
The world misses him gre
had his device patented, no one has as yet found courage to use it.
WILLIS J. McKINNIEY, '26.
MORE TRUTH THAN PO
RY
(With Appropriate Apologies to John Milton)
When T consider how my magneto is spent
ere half its days, in that old Ford of mine,
\nd that one part which, stalling, wants to die
Lodged in it useless, though T find a dent
In every fender; these are no less bent
By pumping lamp-posts; but I, pondering, chide;
“Do Fords require batteries, more expense implied 2”
I fondly ask. But Patience, to prevent
That murmur, soon replies, “Your car doth not need
Batteries or magnetoes. Who wouldst best
Enjoy such animals, them do not try to run,
Their state is extravagance, dollars at their upkeep speed,
And post o'er service station and garage without rest;
They also serve, who sell theirs for old tin
W. J. McK., ’26.
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AN UNLUCKY START
James Robertson was born on Friday the 13, 1900, during a storm
in the mid-Atlantic. :
in Cuba. Although the boy was reared amid the most luxurious sur
rning to travel which grew with him.
s graduated from a secondary school, he was given his
father was a wealthy cigar manufacturer
roundings, he possessed ay
When he
choice between a college education and a place in his father's busi-
ness. He chose the former.
On September 2, 1918, he left Cuba, in his father’s private
with three thousand dollars in cash. His destination w
to proceed to Cambridge, and Harvard University.
He bade his parents farewell at Boston.
A month passed, His parents received no letter, Two months,
and then three. In December his father wired to his son at Harvard,
He received no reply. In despair he wired the dean, After several
hours the reply came that on the Ha
James Robertson, Immediately the
Boston,
whence he
ard register was no name of
ather engaged countless detective
to seek his son. His absence was featured in the papers, talked of all
over the United States, His deseription was sent to Europe, Millions
Were spent, but to no avail. ‘The only clue was given by an automobile
salesman in Boston who disclosed that a young man had entered his
shop hurriedly one day, bought a high powered car, paid cash for it,
and had driven
y. But no one had seen the ear or the hoy, and a
4 result the search was finally abandoned.
* Oe OK Ok Ok
In 1932 dredgers, working in the Hudson river on the project of
the deeper Hudson, encountered an obstacle on the bottom which stub
bornly resisted the efforts of the dredges. finally it was brought to
in old model automobile, with a
cealed
the surface, and there was re
grim skeleton at the wheel. The skeleton was identified as that of
James Robertson, How he met his fate no one knows, or ever will
know.
Tas Testun 26.
== 0. =
Tt is reported that the faces of women instead of those of men
will be used on bill-boards to ad arettes this year,
Oh, well, we can still pose for collar-ads.
urtise ¢
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THE SILVER COMB
y M
at the right of the he
and Madame Humphr at in
rth, thinking. The light
from the fire made bright lights and deep shadows in the soft gray of
the twilit room, Outside, barely to be discerned in the swiftly gather-
ds, pink with peach-blossoms like a sunset
Tt was an evening in
her high-h
chair
ing dusk, were the ore
cloud, and the paler, more fragile bloom of the apple trees. From the
window she could have seen the gray, mist-covered river flowing
silently by at the foot of the hedged lane, and the gray sky, with one
clear star in the South. But Madame Humphr
the beauty without. Instead, she looked long
portrait above the mantle.
Ag
a peeuli
dress was of an older day, but her beauty was of the type that is never
y was not looking at
nd thoughtfully at the
rl looked out from the canvas, ¢
irl with great gray eyes of
r steel-like tone, with a firm chin, and clear-cut features. Her
old, and its crowning glory was her hair, There were great masses of
it, brown, with gold lights, piled hieh above her head, and at the top,
a silver comb showed its si
lloped edge.
It would have been a singularly unobservant person who would
not have recognized in Madame the original of the portrait. As she
sat there looking at the portrait, she had much the same features that
she had had fifty urs earlier, but her hair was covered by a cap, and
by
Presently she turned to a window at which a girl sat looking out
her beauty of coloring had gone y
1's ore.
The girl was almost startlingly like the portrait. Truly, the clothes
unlike, and the hair was not arranged in th but it was
the same hair, and the features were identical. Madame spoke:
“Martha, will you go to my room and bring me the carved box from
before the mirror
quickly
When she returned with the box, Madame took from it the silver
comb of the portrait, and put it in the ¢ hand. “That,” she
amed for me, T shall
it 10 you now. You know,” she went on, “that Washington eave it to
ame Ww:
“Yes, Grandmother,” she assented, and went
“is the Washineton comb, and since you are
me, and this is how it came about-
“Tt was a day in May just such as today has been; but nearly
aman rode
into the farm-vard and dismounted. There were so many spies about
in those days that T moved rather reluctantly towards the door, and as
T went, | hoped that the stranger had seen fit to vo to the harn where
my brother Daniel was workine, Towever, he hadn't; for just then
sixty v », in 1776. That afternoon, as T sat sewing
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he knocked, and I opened the door. In spite of the fact that it was
late, he asked for some dinner; so 1 asked him to enter and be seated.
“He was a tall man, with a pale face,
rather long nose, and a pair of the most piereing gray
were seen. He wore his own hair. His clothes were dark, and not ¢
all noteworthy. I noticed that his eyes, as | took him to the dining-
room, were not furtive like those of some other strangers we had en-
tertained.
“For this man’s entertainment, mother and I got dinner hurriedly ;
and, of course, as we worked, we talked. We had shut the kitchen
door carefully, and so we felt safe in saying what we liked. We specu
lated as to the man’s sympathies, we talked
father and my elder brothers who were fighting on the British side.
ightly pock-marked, a
eyes that ever
again of our anxiety about
Then we talked of our own wishes and sympathies with the Colonial
CE
ase, and of how Daniel wanted to fight with the Colonists, but could
not on account of caring for mother and me. Tt was unsafe, but our
walls were thick, and our doors and windows were shut. Too late we
remembered that some men | broken half the glass in the kitchen
windows only the day before; and that the dining-room window was
open!
“We were very frightened, and I ran to have Daniel come into
the house before we served the dinner.
“When he came, I served the man his dinner, and as 1 was
riel in the kitchen, and called to him.
bringing in the beans, he saw 1
Daniel
to the Van Brunt farm. He asked, too, just where that farm was.
‘As Daniel looked out of the window to point it out, he saw
Captain Beverly trotting along the river road to our house. Captain
ame, and the man asked if he would row him across the river
Beverly was a red-coat captain who was stationed in the neighborhood,
and who came to see us. IT think, my child, that T was the cause of
his frequent visits.
“Daniel refused to go, because he dared not be out of the hous«
when Beverly called. We feared that he suspected our loyalty to th.
Colonies. Daniel explained some of this to the man. He was willing
though, to hide the man’s horse from Beverly.
“He went out of the house, and took the horse down to the cellar
of the barn, where he left it, and cate back
“Tn the meantime the man had told us t
General Wash
dus to hide hin somewhere:
ington, and ash
“There was no time to be lost, and T led him downstairs to the
cellar, There [| showed him a stone in the wall which turned and let
vr. And T told him that T would come for
him into a passage to the riv
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him when it was safe. Then I left him, and, filling a tankard with our
peach cider, went upstairs to the kitchen to greet our guest.
Beverly, or, as he wished me to call him, Jack, said that he was
looking for a Colonial spy, and that he had to s .
where he might be hidden. He searched for Washington high and
low; he looked through every room from cellar to garret very care
fully, but in the cellar he y not quite careful enough; he did not
find the opening,
arch evi house
“When, finally, he decided that Washington was not there, it was
nearly supper-time; and so mother and [ again prepared a meal, This
time, you may be sure, we did no talking,
“At last supper was ready, and I went to call Daniel. His answer
came from the dining-room where he was staying with Captain Bev
erly, The Captain suspected that Daniel had been about to start for
the Rebel camps, and on seeing him had put his horse back. So, Daniel
was forbidden to leave the Captain's sight,
“For supper, we gave the Captain a tankard of very old grape
wine, and he, who was young and not used to hard drinking, went to
sleep in his chair.
“When T saw that Captain Beverly was asleep, I went down cel
lar with some supper for the General. Daniel went with me to
the lantern. While the General was eating, he ag:
go across with him, and Da
Parry
in asked Daniel to
use. He
ise if Beverly wakened with Daniel not in sight, he might
riel again had to re
go, be
burn the house. The General could not take a boat, because he did not
know the currents, and besides, if Beverly should find a boat
would be homeless.
“Suddenly, 1 heard my own voice askit
gone, we
if T couldn't row the
We
and Daniel went upstairs to get me a cloak.
While we waited, T saw the cellar over again with new eyes. ‘The
bunches of herbs, hanging from the rafters, made queer shadows in
the lantern-light. ‘The rows of barrels and bins had never seemed so
beautiful a brown before. The crocks of preserve
General across, and the voice of Gene
Washington assenti
were to go right away
and of pickle
shone under the lantern-light, and the end of the cellar that was our
dairy-room was neyer so sweet and clear, For a brook ran through
the dairy-room, with only stepping stones to walls on, and the crocks
of milk and butter were kept there in the running water. That night
even the gurgle of the brook sounde:
“Thad looked at all of these thir ind was looking at the
with the one in the middle over whieh T always tripped, when the s\
sad and foreboding.
door opened, and Daniel threw my cloak down, As it went through
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the air, a corner of it caught a string of peppers, and they fell on the
floor together. The red peppers looked like gre
my coat, and I shivered and turned to go.
“The underground passage seemed long, and terribly da al-
though it really was neither; but finally we came out of it ina thicket
of bushes on the river bank. There he waited while I got a boat and
came for him.
“It was still too early for a moon, and the stars did not give much
light; but the mountains on either side of the river were black against
the dark gray sky,
windows.
“The currents are treacherous in a part of the river, and T had
hard work rowing across. Once, the General offe
place, but I dared not let him. Tt was over at last, and T let him out
at the foot of the Van Brunt lane. He thanked me, and I turned
around and rowed back home. I had just reached our shore when
the moon came out; so T hurried into the house with an armful of lilies
that had picked on the way. The subterfuge was not necessa
ever, for Beverly had gone.
er, When the v
at gouts of blood on
and from the river I could see the lights in our
ed to row in my
y, how
had ended, a package came to me and
in this package was this silver comb, and this note:
of serious regret to me, not to h;
“Tt has often been a soure c
been able to see and thank you in person for your cou
of my life from British hands, and my plans from oblivion. Por
reasons, it has been my ardent wish to remind you, not only by were
but by the more enduring token of this comb, of my permanent ¢
Feous rescue
Se
tude.
“Believe me, dear madame. your obedient servant,
“Geo, Washington.’ ”
ALICIA HILDRETH ANDREWS.
—_—_——-
Kissing is just the language of love, but some boys speak seven
o——
To use a handy little trot
T haven't any scruples,
"Cause those who use one all along
Hiant pupils.
Become such bi
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EDWARD NORTHINGTON
The story of Edward Northington's life is not known to many
people, but an account of his death is still kept among the archives of
our national heries.
Edward Northington was born in New York City, April 20, 1892.
His father, James Northington, was a wealthy banker. All during his
early years the boy was lavished with all the luxuries of wealth. When
he was about to enter the University of Pennsylvania, his mother died.
He had been greatly attached to her, and her death was a bad blow to
him.
Edward had intended to enter the University in 1910, but he de-
layed idly until 1911 before actually entering. All through college he
ct his mother’s death had had upon him. He
cared little about anything except reading. After his graduation, his
father wished him to enter his business, but Edward took no interest
in it. For the two years following this period, he spent most of his
time at different clubs. He became known as “the fellow with more
money than time.” To be sure, he had a great amount of both. At
last even his father had to admit that his son was of no use except to
Often had his father censured him, but always with
I'm not interested.”
At last. in 1917, when our foreign relations were becoming rather
strained, America entered the World War. Edward had followed the
events of the war closely. and when Ame
showed what an ¢
spend his money
the same reply
called for men, he went.
; ked,
He would only reply,
His friends w as much surprised as his father.
“Why sacrifice your fortune and your futur
“Tt is my duty.” And so he went.
iveryone
val in
Little was heard of him after his arri ance, except of his
an officer. This made his father rejoice, for he hoped
that at last his son was going to find his place in the world. The ensu-
ing months of. stri turmoil, and waiting, brought little news of
Northington, until one day his father received a large letter from the
commission 2
United States government.
In cold type and with simple words was told the story of the
heroic death of Edward Northington, on the third of December, 1918.
He had died in an attempt to dislodge a machine-gun nest which had
been endangering his company. Alone and unaided h
the obstacle
murmuring,
\s Mr. Northington read the account, his face whitened, and then
his eyes filled with tears. Somethine fell to the floor, breaking his
had crippled
nd in the arms of his comrades he had breathed his last,
t was my duty, Dad.”
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fixed gaze. He stooped to pick up the envelope which had fallen from
his hand. There on the floor were two medals, one the medal of honor
of the French Republic, the other that of the United Stat
them up and sat gazing at them for a few moments, waiting, it seemed,
for a full reali
across his tear-s
He picked
ation to come upon him, Slowly a smile flickered
ained countenance, as he said, “And T once wronged
you by thinking you were practically worthless. May T be forgiven.”
GLEASON SPEENBURGH, '26,
THE DREAMER
The moon, a single petal of a pale flower, drifted across the mid
udmiring themselves in a silver-
ng breeze rustled their silken dresses. Pine
incense, intermingled with the faint perfume of sleeping water-lilies.
The largest, whitest water-lily slowly opened its soft petals. A
tiny fairy stood in the center. Her silver dress fluttered about her,
and her wings unfolded like white butterflies. She flitted, a chaste
flame, to the shore, and, shivering slightly, wrapped a birch leaf around
her.
She flew until she reached the edge of the woods where a white
house stood surrounded by willow trees and rose bushes. She darted
in an open window and rested on a small table. A young man was
sitting by it, dreaming.
“Little Silver I
“Yes, Dreamer,
“Why do you come
dream; yet you haunt me. You have taken my happiness away. Do
y,” he whispered, “are you here again?”
* voice tinkled.
"he asked, “In the morning T know it is a
not come any more.”
y trembled.
amer,” she pleaded, “let me stay tonight, and 1 shall
Iver
ear Di
never trouble you again.”
“You may stay tonight,” he promised,
She hovered about him, patting his hair with her tiny hands, and
es with kisses like cool rose leav
closing his ey
When the first scarlet flame of dawn transformed the lifek
into something alive and quivering, he said, “Go, Silver Fa
never return,
She looked at him sadly, wistfully,
“You must come with me, Dreamer. You cannot scorn the love
ofa fairy. Look into my eves
14 THE CRIMSON AND WHITE
Spellbound, he obeyed. He saw a great, silver water-lily on a
rose-tinted lake. Its petals were open, reve
gold,
“Will you come with me, and be my king?
He forgot everything, his wife, his home, his friends. He saw
only the fairy in her silver dress.
“Yes, yes,” he cried, “I will go anywhere with you.”
He followed her to the lake, She flew to the water-lily
“Come,” she sang, stretching her slender
aling its heart of burnished
she asked softly.
arms to him, “come to
me.”
Blindly he staggered into the water,
Ce
The next morning the d
water-lilies on Haunted Lah
smile,
| body of a man was found among the
His face wore a strangely beautiful
The newspapers said that there was nothing unusual found in his
study, where he was believed to have spent his last hou
f, The ne
except 1
withered birch le est birch tree was three miles from the
house,
HELEN B. OTTS,;
Nine-tenths of the conceit in this world is monopolized by Senior
High School Boys.
WHERE THE PERIL I
\ traveler, passing through a colored settlement, heard cries of
black
fully was belaboring a small wailing pickaninny.
"said the stranger. “W
anguish, Rounding a turn in the lane, he came upon a large
woman who unmere
“Wait a minute,
deserve such a beating}
‘He's done plenty,” stated the woman, pausing with hand uplifted.
“Te tuk an’ left de chicken-coop do’ open an’ all de chickens got out
an’ run off.”
“T wouldn't worry about that,” said the gentleman, anxious to
’s the boy done «
save the offender from further punishment. ‘You know how chickens
ave they'll come hack hom
Come back Her voice rose to a pestered shriek. “Huh,
they'll go hack!
——
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ALUMNI NOTES
Mitne Hie Seniors anp “ Trreir Sisters anp Cousins anp
Aunts” Wito Have Been Stupents at MILNE
Carrie Quay ....0 00 0ce ec eee cece eee eeeeeeeeeseees Florence Quay
Margaret Winne
Meredith Winne
Janice Storrs ...
Helen Winne
ancis Storrs
Gleison Specnbuteheccncce cane crnatiannecences Vera Speenburgh
Amilia Ca .. Clara Ci
Eleanor We Thelma Dederick
Janet Goldring
Joyce Goldring
c
atherine Goldring
ice Gold
Fred Goldring . ng
K
Winifred Goldring
State Cotiece, New York, March 8, 1926.
Dear Milnites:
I have discovered from several years’ experience in Milne that it
is customary for alumnae to be reminiscent. Now, I have been told
that that is a sign of old a
true—but alumnae, providing th
comparatively young. However,
my being near the old age point, I will endeavor not to dwell on past
years. It may be impossible.
T really should tell vou all about the terrors of freshmanship ; the
—a college instructor said so, so it must be
re still
in order to avoid any suspicion of
are not over twenty-five
hlood-curdling events of Get-Wise night; the horrors of Sophomore
disdain. But all that is an old story i
how it is: most of you write them—slightly
Studies? Oh, yes. IT have survivec
nd, like man: you know
the
Algebra, but whether or not Trig leaves me unscathed is still in the
dark mystery of the future. I like English best. 1 don’t have to take
inglish, so have a really enjoyable course in literature.
Freshman
lent. In fa elent that the one who re
entertained by the Dean in his offic ipient
is even allowed to stop taking that subject, the professor realizing he
In extreme cases the re
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cannot be taught anything more about it. It is really a remarkable
system.
I suppose the Seniors are thinking of essays and graduation. I
remember that last year at this time—there I go: [ really should be
careful.
I can’t think of anything more that I ought to write to make it a
conventional alumnae letter. I hope this one hasn’t bored you. Please
be generous and remember that, like most other stories, it is slightly
exaggerated,
Best luck to the Senior Class and “Crimson and White.”
MARION FE. CONKLIN, ’25.
RECENT COPIES OF FAMILIAR MAGAZIN
I. On the cover of World's Work, ) , 1926, appears the
title “The Clash of Wilson and Bryan and Revelations of the Cabinet's
Talks on ‘The Danger of War with Japan,’ a narrative from the Diary
of Secre David F, Houston.” You who mong the followers
of Woodward Wilson will find this most instructive and interesting.
World's Work also contains an article on the new plans for Stone
Mountain Memorial, by Augustus Lukeman, the sculptor for the Stone
Mountain Confederate Monumental Association.
that fa
ys and pictures of
If, The March \entor has in it the life of Joan of Ar
mous French heroine
along with copies of painti
statues illustrating various phases of her life. ‘The article is by Albert
Bigelow Paine, who has written Maid of France, and also, that for
Which he is better known, a biography of Mark Twain.
IIL. The Allantic Monthly conte
Which one can find—poems, stor
s, as usual, the best of ma
te and items on eco
nomic conditions and polities. Wait for Me! is a poem hy Pannic
Stearns Gifford which is especially appealing. Those who are inter
ested in poetry would like the manner in which all the nations of
spring
Uniform for Thoughts,
and quirks our
» CSSA
re presented.
There ar
also articles on France's problems, and on the Philip-
pines
IV. The Outlook for March 3, 1926, contains the first installment
Son of the City,” entitled “An East’ Side
of the autobiography of
\merican,”
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There are also four of the best cartoons, which add to the general
interest in the magazine,
V. In the Scientific American for March is an article entitled
Time U: Some of the uses pictured are
curing colds, destroying the boll-weevil, spreading disinfe
¢s for Poison G:
ting gases
by a hand grenade, and finishing a tennis court hy a chemical which,
while being put on, gives of a deadly gas.
VI. “The Amateur Stage” is, of course, the page of the Theater
Magazine which is most interesting to Milnites. Certainly the tomb-
scene from Romeo and Juliet here pictured looks perfect. In the con
test between Seniors and Juniors, which is to come, let us hope that
there will be just such perfection,
VII. In the Good-Housckeeping for \
dred seventy guaranteed “ads,” while ther
nine pages. Let us not set our standard by
rch, there are three hun-
are two hundred ninety
this m:
same ratio, we should have only forty-three “ads!
azine, for, by the
VIIT. Read, in the Literary Digest for February 27, 1926, “Foxy
Gossoons are Izzy and Moe,” and learn about the comedian- Prohibition
s. Also, in the March 6th Dige
articles, “How Young Teddy and Kermit Grew Whiskers,” and.
“Teaching the Deaf by Radio.
enfor
ft, are two vi interesting
IX. In The Ladies Home Journal for March, is begun “The One
T Knew Least of All,” Maude Adams’ own story. Who is there who
does not want to know more of Peter Pan, Lady Bobbie, and Amanda ?
The story is to be continued in next month’s issue. It is well worth
your while to read all the installments.
X. The March National Geographic Magazine has twenty-two of
rst Natural Color Photographs from the Aret
eight other illustrations, pictures taken from va
the world including
ince of Rumania.
along with
ious parts of
‘pt, Singapore, and Transylvania, a new proy
G. B. S—*T heard you're engaged?
D, T. S.—*I heard the same thing.”
G, B. S.—‘Who is she?”
D. “That's what I’ve been trying to find out for the past
month.
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SCHOOL#NOTES
ADELPHOI
The office of President fell in to Fred Goldring, with Ed Os
born as Vice-President, Heath Cole retained his office as Secretary ;
and when Edgar Bowen left us, Gleason Speenburgh was elected
Treasurer in his pla
: Kroll is now Master of Ceremonies, and
Mr. Jordan retained his office of Sergeant-at-Arms.
\delphoi anticipates some interesting activities throughout the
remainder of the ye
The weekly programs have been enjoyable,
and there are more to follow
\ number of new members have be
on elected, but as yet no defin
ite plans for the initiation have been laid. There is, however, a com-
mittee on it; and Adelphoi looks forward to an enjoyable ini
ion
LNG:
QUIN NOTES
The new officers of Quin for this semester are:
President 2)... .000 v0 «000i Meredith Winne
Vice-President ... 2. <3 server es Jean Gillespy
Recording Secretary .......: Catherine Traver
Corresponding Secretary ...... . Evelyn Pitts
Treasurer .. < Danocsemocmne ai Mey
Senior Editor ...............Eleanor Stephenson
Mistress of Ceremonies.............Beatrice Case
IRI Giga Seabrigsasa sonarmoanocem eT IEkie
Marshall : ae ‘ 5 Betty Chrisp
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Three upper classmen—Eleanor Curtis, Anne Lerner, and Laura
Pierce—have joined our ranks. They will be initiated with the cligible
Frosh, All plans for init
ing forward to a grand and glorious time! Here's luck to you, future
Quin girls! (You'll need it.) We know you'll be as asset to our
tions have been completed and we are look
society,
Ze
A sign of Sigma spirit that has been well manifested during the
last semester was the large attendance at the regular weekly meetir
Girls! Continue the regularity
be ssful as the last under our new leadership. Mildrd Viseher
is president, Virginia Ward vice-president, Jerry Gr
Pearle Osher treasurer, Arlene Dwyer marshal, Edna Roshirt senios
editor, Esther de Heus mistress of ceremonies, and Norma Lyon critic.
ions have been issued for our next event, “initiation,” to
PA, SIGMA
We sincere
y hope this semester will
AS SU
fin secretary,
are eagerly looking forward.
——
STUDENT COUNCIL NOTES
\." dance
On Saturday night, April tenth, the annual “Q,
will be held in the gymnasium of State Coll
four societies, Quintilian, (Theta Nu), Zeta Sigma, and Adelphoi
ar; and the proceeds form a prize for that
The members of the
give such a dance each y
Senior who has had the most and best school spirit, and has done the
most for Milne High School during his four y appy is
the Senior who receives this one hundred dollars, along with other
pri !
urs’ study. 1
zes, on his Graduation Da
0.
An Irishman who was signing articles on board a ship began to
write his name with his right hand, then, changing the pen to his left
hand, finished it.
“So you can write with either hand, Pat! asked the officer.
“Vis, sor,” replied Pat. “When [ was a boy, me father (rist
it, learn to cut your finger nails wid voir
tl”
him!) always said to me, ‘T
left hand, for some day ye might lose the 1
20 THE CRIMSON AND WHITE
SCHOOL NOTES
Second semester has begun, and if it is as successful as last was,
all will be well. The school reception is creditably over, and the Q. T.
dance is just ahead, the tenth of April. We hope the dance will
fine as the r
ception. Mid-years are over, too, to our great relief.
There a Jad to wel-
come—our school orchestra and the girls’ Glee Club. Thanks to Miss
Rhein’s ability, both have performed well several times in Chapel, as
e tor
additions to Milne which we are
two new
a
well as giving a tea dan » money for the benefit of the orches-
The tea dance was a success, and we feel proud to say that it is
al of the spirit that is rising in Milne. Good luck to them both in
the future!
Dramatics Club and French Club, too,
re in full swing. Under
the direction of Miss Hampel the Dramatics Club presented three one
act | . We congratulate the cast
are sure that with Miss Flanigan this semester the Club will con-
tinue to flouri:
and we
early in December,
he
All our classes have organized now. The Senior Class has started
work with EF rd Osborn, vice-presi-
dent; Brenda Coulson, secre and Eleanor Weeber,
The Junior Class has the following offi
Miller; vice-president, Marion \V
treasurer, Ruth Anderson.
The Sophomore Class elected Bill Kings!
O'Neill vic
The Freshman C
dent, Marie Judd as vice-president, V
and William Sharp as treasurer.
\t present the Seniors and Juniors are grea
nor Stephenson, president; Edw
treasurer,
President, Rennetta
lace; secretary, Geraldine Griffin;
wer
y president, Charles
-president, and Bob Ramroth secreta:
lass have organized with Oliver York as presi-
illiam Deragon as secretary,
tly interested in a
challenge which the Senior Class issued in Chapel Wednesday, Febru-
ary twenty-fourth—a challenge for the Juniors to contest with the
Seniors in putting on an act from one of Shakespeare’s plays, without
outside help of any kind, in the way they think the author would have
interpreted the act. The contest will be staged in Chapel in the near
future. This is one of the first moves that has been made towards any
May it |
Milne is showing her sp
proud of her basketball team. With the Goldring-Gipp-
bination and the wholesome support of the rest of the t
inter 1 to something
ater !
it in another wa
y, too. She is surely
debach com-
um, wonders
have been accomplished. With only two defeats recorded for the
season, and with two smashing victories over Ale
and Silver Bay, the
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team has put Milne ‘fon the map,” so to speak. There has been dancing
srs” orches.
after each game with the music furnished by the “Romance
tra, Perhaps this has been an att tendanee at the
games has been fairly good. We're ¢
of them,
vction, for the
ad to show the team we're back
Can you imagi
r Bowen counting his calories ?
ephenson razzing the Scouts?
chin rmon &
Alicia Andrews without hi
Kay Wilson as Peter Pan?
\lden Rosbrook without his curly hair?
Helen Otis with no poem book?
Oliver York not talking to a girl?
Pauline Smith six feet tall?
Do Brimmer without her homework ?
Ray Kroll in rompers?
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Macazines AND MILNITES
Woman's Home Companion. ......0+¢0e0seserereneues Oliver York
ip ar Bowen
Literary Digest .David Saunders
Physical Culture leanor Weeber
Scholastic ee oe ; .Fred Goldring
Smart SetocccccccseersseceveceveresseceesssStorrs, Lyon, Fisches
True Romance cecveeesEd and K
Youth's Companion veces Harrict Hughes
The Red Boo ..Crimson and White
Snappy Sloriessccccccccccecsereeeeeeenens Excuse from homework
rybox
In Sunday School we get a blessing
Every time we give a penny.
I hope the same is true of paying
Our assessments, whieh are many,
THE CRIMSON AND WHITE
BASKETBALL
Milne is about to close a rather successful season on the baske
hall court. To date, the team has gathered in six victories out of eight
starts. Searcely any of these were very closely contested. Nearly all
of Milne’s victories were by scores of from ten to twenty points over
the scores of each
their opponents. The following are me:
Milne Opponents
Milne vs. Castleton High ............ enone Al 14
Milne vs. St. Joseph’s ....0.00.005 eee 15 16
Milne vs. State Teachers College Reserves. . lo 14
Milne vs. St. Joseph's 10
Milne vs.. Silver Star-A. GC.) 20. ... eee eee nee 3
Milne vs. Aleo Draftir 16 9
Milne vs. Silver Bay School . myetecaciea ear 26 16
Milne vs, Ravena Hig 3 10
Total ‘4 A i Dorks : 242 111
Exchange! This is a small word with a lar
ning. The dic
tionary says that exchange means to give and receive reciprocally, but
to us it means a department in the “Crimson and White.” We don’r
want a small department in one corner of our w
ugazine. We want one
as large and equally as good as the other departments, Students, you
can help. If you have come from other schools to join the ranks of
Milne, ples litor the name of your former
school so that we may arrange an exchange.
se give the Exel
ange
Or, if you are
equainted
st, just do the same. Thank
with high schools other than those on our 1
you!
MEREDITH WINNE, Exchange Editor.
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i)
Wat We Say Anout Orirers
Occident, West High School, Rochester—
Ve
have an E
interesting and clever publication! But why not
change Departmen
Panorama, Binghamton High School—
Your magazine has an interesting Literary Department
and “newsy” notes.
Shucis, Schenectady High School—
We like your book very much indeed. Every depart-
ment scems complete. Why not add a few more cuts?
High School Recorder, Saratoga
Springs High—
Your editorials are
liss Peppy’s Ad-
A very enjoyable publication!
very
interesting. “Miss Peppy’s Diary” and “)
vice to the Loyelorn” are indeed amusing.
The Clarion, Lynbrook High School—
A magazine with well arranged and well balanced depart-
ments! Your jokes show good selection.
The Irvonian, Irving School, Tarrytown-on-Hudson—
What has happened to your Literary Department? Your
Cover design and cuts are very clever.
Student's Pen, Pittsfield High School—
Your book certainly
view” is an interesting department, but why not have a cut
for it?
hows poetic ability. “Book Re-
Hartwick
An interesting monthly publication.
The Oracle, Rensse
Your jokes are clever.
yeminary, Hartwick Seminary—
High School-
Class and society notes are a
great asset to your paper.
The Torch, Briarcliff Manor High School—
Your Literary Department is fine. We like the idea of
many short stories.
Picayune, Batavia High School—
“An Open Letter to the Spirit of the Pi
interesting and must mean very much to the Picayime s'
ayune” is ¥
24 THE CRIMSON AND WHITE
Red and White, Todd Seminary for Boys—
Welcome to our exchange list
are unique. You need a larger Liter
Your cuts and cartoons
ry Department.
Tattler, Walton High School—
Another new ex
“newsy,”
nge! Welcome! Your paper is
d.
and that is the kind we like to re
Volcano, Hornell High School—
Your paper certainly does justice to its name.
The Recorder, Central High, Syracuse—
Your ar
quite the cleverest thing
act like that.
cles are very interesting. “These Seniors’ is
although we don't think all Seniors
Rensselaer Polytechnic, R. P. 1., Troy, N. Y.—
Welcome, R. P. I., to our exchange. Your “Pictorial” is
very interesting and instructive.
Academe, Girls’ Academy—
We can always heartily praise the Academe. We es-
pecially enjoyed “Walter Van Wie,” in the Thanksgiving
number. Just a few more humorous articles, lcademe.
The Cuc, Albany Boys’ Academy—
ordinary number of ads! May The Cue keep
up such work,
Your cuts are interesting, as well as the literary articles,
We commend your Athletic Department.
Wat Orners Say Anout Us
\ clever, well written book. We feel, howev
zine is too good for such a thing as your
ation !
that your ma,
‘upid’s Column,” Con
eratulations on your public
The Clarion,
Hi there
was quite the ¢
We think your Version of the Twenty-third Psalm
everest thing! We su
Notes Department.
est you enlarge your School
Shucis.
Your magazine is a credit to Milne High. We like the idea of
mixing the jokes with the ads. It greatly improves your paper.
The Picayune
On
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You have a very good joke department, but would it not improve
it greatly if you kept your advertisements out of it? Your Literary
Department is well developed.
The Student's Pen.
What is the matter with the athletics of the school? You should
have something in about some of the sports.
The Trvonian
A sense of humor is a fine feature for any magazine and is well
We think, however, that
developed in the “Crimson and White.
more space for Athletics and less for “Cupid’s Column” would raise
the standard of the paper.
The High School Recorder
Your stories certainly are well written, but we miss an Athletic
Department. Class notes would make your magazine more “newsy.”
High School Panorama
splendid book with a strong Literary Department
Occident
You have
The department which stood out as the best in your Christmas
number was Humor, As it is a rare thing for us to find a paper with
‘ise
tment that appeals to our sense of humor, we must pr:
your joke department highly. Why not get some of your humorists
to write stories for your Literary Department? Your poets are cer
of congratulation. We would also like to read a few
a joke depa
tainly worthy
more le » few you had were in
When we do receive the Crimson and White, which is but
teresting.
seldom, we derive great pleasure from reading it.
The Cue
9
A famous New York beauty has disappeared! Perhaps she
washed it off.
A kind-hearted gentleman, hearing a dog howling mournfully, de
cided to investigate the animal's ailment. He found the dog sitting
almly upon his hatnches but still emitting agonized yelps.
“Oh, he’s just lazy,” returned the owner unconcernedly,
“But laziness won't make a dog howl.”
“No, but that dog
itting on a sand-burr.”
26 THE CRIMSON AND WHITE
SO MANY OF THEM DO
\ foreign pianist was engaged to act as accompanist for an aspir-
ing amateur singer. The amateur was a lady. She had bounding am
bitions but her technique was faulty. This defect became manifest at
the first rehearsal.
After the poor woman had flatted and flatted until she had flatted
practi
ally all her notes, the accompanist waved her to silence.
Madam,” he said mournfully, “it is no use. I gif up der chob.
L blay der black keys, I blay der white keys—und always you sing in
der cracks!”
©
Prive
\ little boy was on his knees recently one night, and auntic, stay
ing at the house, was present.
“Tt is a pleasure, “she said to him, afterward, “to hear you sayit
your prayers so well. You spe
re about it.
ah, but, auntie, you should h
0.
k so earnestly and seriously, and mean
and ¢
what you say
“Ah! he answered, urge |"
me
\ fool there was, and he saved his rocks,
Even as you and 1;
But he took them out of the old strong box
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