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CRIMSON AND WHITE
VOL. XLII, NO, 3
THE MILNE SCHOOL, S.U.
, ALBANY, N. ¥.
OCTOBER 18, 1971
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Girls’ Sports
by Ann Greenbaum
Field Hockey season is underway.
The hockey players increased their
skills at last week’s all day clinic
at Skidmore College, and as a re-
sult, tied Ravena 0-0, in an exciting
game. The girls are anticipating
victories Oct, 13th against Maple Hill
and Oct, 2ist against our rivals,
Girls Academy. The hockey season
ends Oct, 30th at the Mohawk Play-
day. The team will be playing in
several games against many schools
at this annual event,
The Soccer team plays Girls
Academy Oct. 21st. The team, com-
posed of enthusiastic 7th and 8th
graders, hopes that more games will’
be scheduled. The Junior High bas-
ketball intramurals end this week
with the championship games. The
girls enjoyed a season of fun while
Jearning basic rules, Oct. 15th is
a Cheerleading Clinic at SUNY; the
cheerleaders will be learning new
ways to improve their cheers and to
increase school spirit. Cheerleaders
fiom 20 different schools will be at-
tending. Spirit Club held its first
meeting this week. The club hopes
to increase Milne support at all
Milne athletic events; next meeting,
elections will be held. All boys and
girls may join the club.
Friday night, Nov. 12th from 7:00-
9:30, is the MGAA sponsored Carni-
MGAA is striving for partici-
pation from the entire school. Any
class or organization wishing to have
a booth and make money at the
Carnival should contact Joanne
Cholakis or Ann Greenbaum. The
prices are low, so everyone bring
your friends and have fun at the
Carnival!
Visitors from Quebec
by Stephen Benko
On Thursday, October 21, a group
of about 40 French Canadian stu-
dents will arrive at .Milne from
Quebec, beginning the fourth annual
Milne -Deziel exchange program,
The students will stay in Albany
until Saturday, October 23, each one
hosted by a Milne student.
The purpose of this program,
which has been highly successful in
past fears, is to expose Milne French
students and Deziel’s English stu-
dents to each other’s cultura and
language as they exist on a daily
basis. Many Milnites who have
participated in the past have felt
that the exchange, which will be
completed when Milnites visit Can-
ada next spring, brings home the
reality and the relevancy of foreign
languages, which they had looked
upon previously as nothing but a
course in school to be put up with
since it is required for admission to
many colleges.
The schedule for the three days
involves a reception for the students
when they arrive at about 4:00 p.m.,
on Thursday and a picnic at Mohawk
Campus that evening. Friday they
will attend classes with their hosts
and a coffeehouse may be planned
for the evening. Colonie Center may
be visited in the afternoon or Sat-
urday morning, when the Canadians
will leave after a luncheon at Bru-
bacher Hall.
Bunches of Books
by Helene Galek
The Milne School Library has just
acquired a large and diverse collec
tion of books, many of them best-
celles, Without sounding trite, there
is something for everyone! | Well-
known authors such as John Stein-
beck and Pearl S, Buck are repre-
senied; William Faulkner's Sanctu-
ary and Requiem for a Nun are here
too, as well as F. Scott Fitzgerald’s
Tender is the Night.
For people interested in ecology,
there is the book with the provoca-
tive title, Where Have All the Flow-
ers, Fishes, Birds, Trees, Water, and
Air Gone?, and also The Withering
Rain,
Some of the best-sellers you can
find at our library are the contro-
versial Future Shock; Bury My
Heart At Wounded Knee, which is a
history of the American’ west from
the Indians’ point of view; Khru-
schey Remembers; and Civilization,
based on the television series of the
same title, which offers good read-
ing and many beautiful pictures.
Ihave read three books so far and
really liked them, Never Jam Today
is about a seventeen-year-old girl
who takes part in fighting for the
women’s vote in 1917, Just Dial a
Number is the story of four teen-
agers who make a prank call that
results in two deaths, The Block is
a collection of pictures and excerpts
of people’s lives in the slums of
East Bronx, which the author has
gathered himself.
Anyone who is interested in art,
history, assistance for colleges, car-
eers, or practically any subject will
now find books about it in the li-
brary. I guarantee you'll have a
hard time choosing which book to
read first!
Help UNICEF!
by Margaret Ray
Along the halls you will see
containers marked, “Please Help
UNICEF” etc. Here’s how you can
help: bring in empty pack wrappers
from Clark's sugar or Smile’s sugar-
less gum; candy wrappers with Sup-
po.t UNICEF seals from Peter Paul’s
Almond Clusters, Caravelle, Power
House and Malted Milk Balls, and
from six-bar packs and junior’ bags
of Almond Joy and Mounds. Also
acceptable are Kool-Aid packages,
either the sweetened or regular
kind; Pal Vitamin boxes, either reg-
ular or Plus Iron; and the ingredient
panel from the back of the Hunt's
Snack Pack carton. You can also
bring in labels from any flavor of
Welch’s jams, jellies, (soak in cool
water for five minutes), and_the
front panels from Bird's’ Eye Five
Minute Vegetables, Combinations
and International Recipe Vegetables,
Drop any of these things into a
box on the first floor of Milne,
Richardson or Husted. Seventh
graders will send what you. bring irr
to the respective companies. For
each wrapper (or whatever) re-
ceived, the company will pay a cer-
tain amount of money to UNICEF,
which goes to help the needy chil-
dren in the world. So look for the
boxes and fill them for the children!
V.D., Health Threat
by Libby Derrico
On Thursday, October seventh, the Junior Health classes attended a
lecture on venereal disease given by Dr. Shaffer, at the Albany County
Health Department.
Tt is a new building which is located on Green Street.
Besides the lecture on v.d., Dr. Shaffer conducted a tour of the facilities
of the Health Department,
The lecture on venereal
informative,
isease was found to be very interesting and
There is a definite need for such lectures since too many
people are ignorant of the facts concerning the disease.
Dr. Shaffer dis-
pelled the notion that v.d. can be contracted by dirty door knobs or a towel,
the diseases—syphillis and gonorrhea—are contracted through sexual contact.
In Albany County there are three hundred eighty-one reported cases
of v.d, per one hundred thousand people in the population, At the Univer-
sity the rate is considerably higher, at fifteen hundred reported cases per
one hundred thousand, The disease is easily detected through a blood test,
readily available and free of charge.
If discovered early enough, it can be
treated with one or two shots of pencillin,
Two different strains of peni-
cillin are used depending on the type of v.d. contracted, thus self-medication
Milne Has Future
by Elizabeth Freedman
“I do believe in a future for Milne,
and Milne will have it!” Thus spoke
Dr. Lewis T. Benezet, President of
the State University of New York at
Albany. The occasion was the first
meeting of the Milne School Parents
Association held on Tuesday night,
October 5, 1971. A fairly large rep-
resentation of parents turned out to
hear about the future prospects for
our school.
Dr. Benezet also said that sacri-
fices would have to be made “to
hold on to the strength and spirit of
the Milne School itself.” The specific
“economies that will be necessary”
depend almost entirely on the State
University’s Chancellor’s report. This
report concerns the ten campus
schools. When his reaction to the
report is revealed, further action
can be taken, according to Dr.
Benezet.
The President of SUNYA, not only
explaining about the future of Milne
also proposed some new possibilities
for educational development at
Milne. One of these proposals is to
establish a system where eleventh
graders are permitted to enter their
senior year as college freshmen.
Dr. Benezet assured the Milne
School Parents Association that
Milne would continue; but, “we can
only continue with the most careful
planning and willingness to try new
ways.”
On the Ball
by Libby Derrico
The Junior Class has begun work
on the Alumni Ball which is to be
held on December twenty-third. In-
stead of having a chairman they
have organized separate committees
for specific jobs, such as invitations,
theme, the band and refreshments.
It is hoped that the Student Coun-
cil will increase the allotment for
the Ball from one hundred forty
dollars to one hundred seventy-five
dollars, due to the high cost.of a
band. Another problem that has
been discussed is the inappropriate
dress that has appeared in past
years. The Junior Class wants the
word “semi-formal” to be under-
stood; if you have a question, ask
Emily Post or a Junior.
is not advisable. Untreated v.d. can
cause heart disease, retardation in
babies of infected pregnant women,
and at advanced stages, insanity,
When one enters the v.d, clinic he
confidentially fills out a form. The
form asks for the person’s name (he
may: give an alias), and if it is his
wish that it be kept from his parents
a red circle is drawn around his
name. Next, an address is given, in
case a patient fails to report back
for the results of his test. The
blood-sample is taken and a patient
is assigned a number. When the
results of the test are asked for they
are done so by the assigned number.
If the test is positive, treatment
follows..
In order to prevent the further
spread of the disease a list of the
person’s sexual contacts are asked
for. The Health Department then
locates those people and treats them.
There is a full-fledged war going
on in Albany to combat the. v.d.
problem, which has almost reached
epidemic proportions in the state.
Off and Running
by Joe Lapidus
The Milne Cross Country team
opened up their 1971 campaign Sept.
25th with an impressive 2nd place
showing at the Milne Invitational.
Dave Slawsky’s excellent 4th place
finish complemented by the 10th,
llth, and 16th place showings of
Wayne Elsworth, Tim Barker, and
Paul Farmer helped Milne to their
fine performance. Irv Dunn, Scott
O'Neil, and George Henkin also ran
in the race finishing 48th, 50th, and
78th.
Two weeks later, the Milne squad
traveled to Schenectady’s Central
Park to participate in the Grout Run.
Milne finished 5th out of 18 teams
with Alexander Hamilton taking
first place honors by putting five
men in the top 10 finishers.
The first five runners for Milne
were Dave Slawsky, Tim Barker,
Paul Farmer, Irv Dunn, and Scott
O'Neil who placed 19th, 22nd, 38th,
56th, and 67th respectively.
In their first two dual meets
Milne remained undefeated, having
downed Catskill 25-30, and Voor-
heesyille 19-41. In the Voorhees-
ville meet, Milne put their first five
men into the 1, 2, 4, 5, and 7 posi-
tion over a weak Voorheesville
squad, a far cry from last year’s
powerhouse.
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CRIMSON AND WHITE
OCTOBER 18, 1971
JUSTINE: A SEARCH FOR LOVE
Life is a series of events that seems to have no regard for organization
or meaning—yet there may be a pattern in each person's life that would
give it this meaning and direction. It is the search for this order that gives
Lawrence Durrell’s novel Justine its fascinating, sometimes disturbing
uality.
zy Superticiely: Justine is about a writer’s misdirected “love affair” with
a woman who has a compulsive desire to look for the source of her un-
happiness and inability to feel love. Justine is a woman who must struggle
to achieve the inner peace which comes easily to weaker, less defiant people
who are content to stifle their feelings of doubt and curiosity. To Justine,
the conflict which others are content to call “love” is used as a means
of self-analysis, and she must join the rest of the women of Alexandria,
seemingly fated to be mistresses “not of pleasure but of pain, doomed to
hunt for what they least dare to find.”
‘The heat, the slow decay, and the mixture of five races makes the city
of Alexandria, Egypt, an appropriate setting for Justine’s desperate attempts
to find peace and security.
Lawrence Durrell writes with great beauty about Alexandria’s close
interaction with the past and with the city’s involvement in the lives and
morals of its inhabitants. Even though the action takes place in the present,
the characters in Justine find refuge in Alexandria’s collection of attitudes
and relics that were gathered over the centuries.
Lawrence Durrell’'s style combines poetic images and penetrating
analyses to vividly describe a fascinating woman. This book will provide
mvwch material for reflection for anyone who is faced with the need of
formulating a workable morality, and it also questions many principles
and morals which unfortunately go unchallenged. —FP.
All Yell for Yo-Yo’'s!
All members of Milne society must lend recognition to the overtly
prevalent, inter-class, between classes pastime of spinning yo-yos. Glimpses
of students bobbing while walking down corridors and views of enthusiasts
pursuing their hobby in a number of rooms of this institution present an
image of endless adherents. It appears at times that it seems to be ap-
proaching a contagion not reached even by last year’s knockers’ craze. The
fashionability and popularity extend as far as the cafeteria, where MOD-
conscious employees double their yo-yos as knife sharpeners.
When searching for a reason why my counterparts are hooked on
spinning, I drew an analogy between yo-yos and worry beads. But since
there is little if anything to worry about in this school I discount this idea.
Something other than frustrations are involved here.
Perhaps an insight would be provided if I researched the history of
the subject yo-yo, It is interesting to note that previous anthropological
evidence pointed to Chaucer's Yeoman as probable inventor. I dispelled
this widely accepted theory as a misconception through my resurrection of
Miss Yolanda Yvonne Yankee of Yoknapatawpa, Yukon. She is the true
inventor of this device and should receive all acclaims, or as Yolanda would
have it, Yahoos! As far as I could make out, the exciting tale of inventive
genius unfolds thus: one day while on winter vacation in Yucatan, Yolanda
accidentally ripped her bungalow’s clothesline apart, twisting the line, and
unknowingly manufacturing the first yo-yo from a pully.
Yo-yoing has since spanned the world, and is especially popular in
high-strung industrial societies. Several factions or sects have developed.
In China there is Yangtse Yo-yoeing; in Japan a Yo-Yokahama school of
thought holds sway, headed by Yoko Ono. The Alpine region of Europe
is the stage for yo-yodeling. One authority on this variety is mountain-
eeress Merle Koblenz who told me that yo-yodeling is done in conjunction
SUNY. Pollutes : a
Another faction lies in India, prac-
tieced by yo-yogis, and the modern
‘An open letter to SUNYA:
Approximately a year ago,
the
University Food Service, operators
of the Milne School cafeteria, em-
barked upon a program of adding
what little they could to our eco-
logical crisis, They changed from
using reusable utensils and trays to
using disposable ones. The reason
for the abrupt change has eluded
me and my fellow students. I feel
it's about time the University Food
Service enlightened the Milne stu-
dent body as to the reasons for this
change.
The use of disposible items may
seem infinitesimal compared to the
pollution of the Hudson River or
the tons of smoke that are daily be-
ing put into our atmosphere by Con-
edison’s “Big Bertha” but, if our
schools don’t set an example for
man to follow, who will?
In my opinion the use of dispos-
able items is totally unnecessary and
if this practice is not rescinded im-
mediately, desperate . actions will
have to’ be taken. Perhaps a
BOYCOTT!
A Milne Senior
American version, of course, started
in New York.
The dominant faction in Milne is
the Pruden sect. This highly organ-
ized and tight-knit group of power
hungry individuals has introduced
the classic yo-yo in our school so
that individualism will decline and
the Prudian order of social control
will reign! The mad scientist's in-
troduction of the seemingly toyish
yo-yo to the student body is famil-
jarizing students with the straight
line coupled with constant speed
that is characteristic of the principle
of Uniform Motion, which Mr.
Pruden hopes will hypnotize stu-
dents into Uniform Thought. This
is the basis of the Pruden Plan for
People’s Personality Prudence. By
insuring himself against the actions
of others, he'll also lower his Pru-
dential rates.
On ending, I would ask all to
rebel against yo-yos, for anthro-
pomorphized puppets should possess
strings and not men. When at-
tendance is taken and your name
called, please do not respond “YO!”
John Polydouris
Coach Phillips leads attack for his team in Senior-Faculty football game.
Seniors won the match by score of twenty-one to fourteen.
‘72 (OR THEREABOUTS)
To the Editor:
The most recent issue concerning
Milne has been the conflict with the
calendar. Many students are un-
aware of this problem and many
have been misinformed and are
spreading rumors concerning vaca-
tions. I have heard so many differ-
ent stories concerning when we get
out and when we come back that I
don’t know who to believe. Many
other students feel the same way.
We might not be so confused if the
administration would inform the
students and their parents just what
is being done and what develop-
ments have been made. I think
students and their parents have a
right to know the straight facts.
This uncertainty about vacations
makes it very difficult for families to
plan trips. In the past many stu-
dents have gone away during vaca-
tions. More important, seniors who
are not going to college will need
to find permanent jobs after gradu-
ation. For those who are going to
college, many will want to find sum-
mer jobs to help with their tuition.
It is important to know when grad-
uation is, in order to make plans
for a job. Many students find it
necessary to work, but the uncer-
tainty of he calendar makes it diffi-
cult to plan on extra working days.
The administration has asked that
students not make appointments
during school hours. Knowing off-
days in advance might be a way for
students and parents to meet this
request.
The administration should, to the
best of its ability, pending further
developments, inform us of the va-
cations that we are scheduled to
have. Since the calendar concerns
the students as well as the faculty
and administration, they are en-
titled to know.
We students realize that the ad-
ministration has always had the best
interest of the students, parents, and
faculty at heart. We realize also
that they have been working to solve
this calendar situation, but ask them
to please help straighten out the
confusion by keeping the students
and parents in touch with new
developments.
Sincerely, Betty Peters
Take it Easy
To the classes of 1973 and on, how
would you like an early parole next
year? How about a smaller work
load? This can be accomplished in
your senior year, with the coopera-
tion of the guidance office. It is
possible to have a short school day
in your senior year. 4
Last year, which was my junior
year, I got a bit hassled by all the
courses I was taking. I started won-
dering what the reason was for my
burying myself under all this work.
And the strange thing was that I
really didn’t know!
Quite a few people thought they
were going through this bit so they
would be better material for col-
leges, and therefore they would have
a better chance of being accepted.
Well, I got curious about whether
or not this was true so I decided to
check it out. I finally found out
that this wasn’t the only reason. If
you definitely know you're going
in‘o the field of medicine or some-
thing like that, taking physics can’t
hurt., But it is not needed to apply
under many liberal arts programs.
Having taken physics, chemistry,
trigonometry now-a-days doesn’t
give you priority over someone who
hasn't,
If you are interested in getting a
shorier day next year, I hope you'll
take this advice and only take what
you want, and then discuss it With
the guidance office. It might even
be a good idea to pull out some
college manuals at random, just to
see the requirements needed.
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CRIMSON
Vol. XLII Oct. 18, 1971
Published by The Milne School,
S.U.N.Y., Albany. Address corres-
ponderce to The Editor. co
Member
Columbia Scholastic Press Assn.
Cooperative Student Press
Editors Merle Bachman,
Steve Benko
News John Polydouris
Feature Nina Feltman
Sports Joe Lapidus,
Ann Greenbaum
Exchanges... Elizabeth Freedman
Advisor Mr. Richard Lewis
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