CRIMSON AND WHITE
Friday, December 13, 1935
THE MILNE SCHOOL
Albany, N. Y.
Volume VI, Number 9
\ SENIOR NEWS
Christmas Plays lo
ATHLETIC CLUBS HOLD MEETING;
DISCUSS CONDUCT «11 COURT GsMES
ENTRNCE REGULATIONS TIGHTENED
A special assembly of the G. A. Ce,
Varsity Club, Hi-Y, athletic Council,
and Student Council was held last wWed-
nesday at 11;00 ofclock in the auditor—
jum. The purpose of this meeting was to
decide about the incidents which happen-
ed last Saturday night after the basket-
ball games
Two fire alarms were sent in from
Richardson Hall and two windows in the
gymnasium were broken. Although the
Milne students are held responsible,
Professor Sayles thinks that they were
accidental.
Because of these occurrences,
following rules have been adopted:
1. The only entrance open into the
building will be the three front doors
of Page Hall and the door to the locker
rooms in Richardson.
Re It will be necessary for the girls
to come back outside from the locker
room and come in through Page Hall.
3. Absolutely no one will be allowed
downstairs into the gym without a tick
the
ticket.
4, Milne sstudents with student tax
cards will not receive pass-out checks
but will use their student tax cards.
5. The janitors have the privilege to
expel any one from the gym whose conduct
is not satisfactory.
411 students are asked to co-oper=
ate with these rules, If any more dis-
turbances occur, it will be necessary to
have police cars patrol the grounds
every fifteen minutes.
CHRISTMAS aSSEMBLY TO BE
tun HELD LaST DuY OF SCHOOL
The annual joint Christmas assembly
by members of the faculty.
ety all outsiders are required to have a.
will be held Friday afternoon at 1;00
o'clock, just before a al for
Christmas vacation. The Ch
which were made by the va s heme-
reoms for the poor families of the city
will be on display and will be judged
: e Wed nesday
TEE ANNUAL CHRISTMaS PLAYS
TO BE DECEMBER 18, AT 8:50
MISS CONKLIN IS IN CHARGE
The annual Christmas plays wibl be
presented next Wednesday at 8:15 o'clock.
Picxets may be bought from any member of
the Dramaties Club who have them on sale
for twenty-five cents. Three plays will
be presented.
The first, Knave of Hearts, by Lou-
ise Saunders and directed by Augusta Katz
includes Fred Regan, Blue Hose; Robert
Nattell, Yellow Hose; Mildred Mattice,
first Herald; Ruth Selkirk, second Her-
ald; Robert Gardener, Pompebile, cing of
Hearts; Edward Sternfield, Chancellor;
Robert Wheeler, Anave of Hearts; Elaine
Drooz and Charlotte Kornit, Ursula;
Esther Stuhlmaker, Lady Vidletta; Norman
andrews, Donner atwood, Helen Caoper,
Leah Einstein, Jerome Levitz, and Jean
Marhish, pages.
Sham, a social satire by Frank Tom-
kins, under the direction of Norma Tay-
lor, has the following cast, Walter
Simmons, Charles; Virginia Kelsey, Clara
his wife; Betty Potter, Reporter; Wilson
Hume, Thief.
Off Neg'ts Head, by Dougald MacMillan
and directed by Jayne Buckley, includes
Relph Norvell, Fishermen; Cora Randles,
Old Woman; Virginie Tripp, "Gal"; Ken-
neth Lesher, Doctor; Priscilla Simpson,
Sick Woman.
The stage committees are as follows:
Sham, Thelma Segall; Off Nagts Head,
Betty Boyd. The genercl utility com
tee is mede up of Frences Levitz, chair-
Men, Edgar Herding, Jeun ambler, Marger-
et Charles, Betty Hine, Dorothy Harrison,
Helen Barker, Janet Crowley, Irene Haw-
kins, and Jean LaGrange.
fne prop committee for Off Nag's
Hod is hei.dcd by Vivien Snyder assisted
oy Lois end Dick Selxirk. Sheld-
on Bond i cd of the prop‘ com
mittee for § « He is assisted by Mer-
jorie Pond, Fircnces Seymour, and Herbert
Smith. Sclly Ryan is the chairman for
the props committee for Knave of Hearts.
(continued on page 2)
FRIDAY
MILNE TO FaCE RENSSELAER;
ST, MARY'S OF AMSTERDAM
IS OPPONENT ON SaTURDAY
Tonight the Crimson tide will meet
the Rensselaer team in the Page Hall
court for the last home game of 1935, as
they have been unable to win a game yet
this year on the home boards, the Crim.
son and White squad will put forth the
greatest effort to win one, thus making
the score two games to seven. Tomorrow
night the Milne team will go to amster-
dam where they will be featured against
the St. Mary's squad.
Both of these teams are new rivals
for Milne. Rensselaer played Milne in
baseball but have never met the Crimson
and White cage team. Up to date they are
undefected. St. Mury's has turned out
another fine cage team which recently
defeated the State frosh by six points.
The Milne boys will find stiff opposi-
tion in them, Their first squad boasts
of four men of over six feet in height
end a fine zone defense. This will be
Milne's first contest ugainst this type
of defense this sexuson.
The starting lineup for the St.
Mary's game will largely depend upon the
showing tonight against Rensselaere The
combination that is most successful to-
night will start tomorrow night, The a-
vailable players for the week-end games
are Douglas MacHarg, Howard Rosenstein,
Raymond Hotaling, Ralph Norvell, Gordon
Carvill, Walter Simmons, and Robert Taft.
ENGLISH CLaSSES «a TTEND
"MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM"
Yesterday, about two hundred stu-
dents of Milne visited the Madison Thea-
tre to see Max Reinhardt's production of
Shakespeare's "A Midsummer ‘Night?s
Dreame" Miss Fay of the State College
Co-op arranged for the sale of the tick-
ets. The play will be discussed in Eng-
lish classes on Monday.
The showing of "A Midsunmer Night's
Dream" is the first in Albany and one of
the first in the country, as the picture
has not been released to the public as
yete The matinee showings have been
attended by school children from all
parts of the Capital District.
The cast boasts of such stars as
Joe Brown, Jean Muir, James Cagney, Dick
Powell, and Mickey Rooney.
FENTON GAGE HONORED aT UNION
Fenton A. Gage, '37, who
from Milne High School in 1933,
the Dean's List for the
graduated
was on
first marking
period in Union College. He was one of
sixty-six so honored. All people re=
ceiving an average of 80 or more are
placed on this lists Gage 1s working for
a Bachelor of Arts degrees
CRIMSON AND WHITE
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DECEMBER 13, 1955
SENIOR HIGH PARTY JAN. 17
TO BE OLD CLOTHES PARTY
COUNCIL DISCUSSES MURALS
The Student Council decided in its
meeting last Friday that the senior high
party will be on January 17 from 8;30
to 11300 ofclock.e It will be an "old
clothes" party and absolutely no one
will be admitted unless he is fittingly
dressede
Ralph Norvell and Raymond Hotaling
are in charge of hiring an orchestra.
Edmund Haskins will get the callers for
the square dancing, The committee for
refreshments and decorations is composed
of Mary Winshurst, Lois Nesbitt, and
Seeley Funk. No one will be admitted
without his student tax ticked.
The council also discussed the pro-
blem of raising money for the murals.
They decided that dances during lunch
and homeroom periods or even after
school would be the most profitable.
However, no suitable place has yet been
found.
GLEE CLUB HOLDS MEETING;
TO MEET IN AUDITORIUM
The Glee Club in the weekly meeting
practiced the songs that they plan to
sing the evening of the Christmax plays.
The attendare was small bedause many of
the members were attending the joint
assembly of the athletic associations.
Although the club has met regularly
in room 28, Richardson Hall, they plan
to use the auditorium in the future.
LIBRARY FINES DECREASE
Miss Eaton wishes to announce that
the library fines have decreased greatly
this years In 1934, the fines for Novem-
ber amounted to $7.33 as compared with
$4110 for this November. This is a great
improvement as Miss Eaton likes all
books in the library when they are due.
CHRISTMAS PLAYS
(Continued from page 1)
Leslie Sipperly is the business
manager in charge of the plays. The as-
sisting staff is as follows; publicity-
Elizabeth Simmons and Mary Winshurst;
tickets - Jane Bulger, Roger Orton, and
Jane Wierg the ushers, headed by Jean
Graham are; Lilian Allen, Lucille Arm-
stead, Roberta Brandwin, Janet Bremer,
Frances Bremer, Martha Gordon, Carolyn
Hausemann, Marion Kasbob, Betty Leitch,
Betty Nichols, Margaret Sinoa, Virginia
McDermott, Alice Wander, and Gertrude
Wheelers
Peggy Waterbury is in charge of the
make-up group and Jane Fromm, the cos-
tumes.
FRIDAY
CRIMSON aND WHITE
Arthur Thompson
John Winne
Walter Simmons
Jean Graham
Doris Shultes
Editors-in-chief
Boys' Sports Editor
Girls* Sports Editor
Art Editors
Ruth Mann
Elizabeth Bimmons Student Council Editor
Sally Ryan Joke Editor
Vida Benjamin Headline Editor
Reporters
Virginia Tripp Virginia McDermott
Gertrude Wheeler Hazel Roberte
Patricia Gibson Franklin Steinhart
Herbert Marx .
Business Department
Robert Mapes
William Freedman
Billy Burgess
Business Manager
Distributing agents
Selden Knudson Mimeographers
Gordon Robinson
Howard Collins Printer
Miss Katherine E. Wheeling
Faculty Adviser
Mr. Harry Gumaer
Student Advsier
Published weekly by the Crimson and
White staff at the Milne School, Ai-
bany, New York.
Terms; $1.00 per year, payable in ad-
vances Free to students paying student
tare
THE POINT SYST™R---PRO AND CON
Lately, there has been much talk
on the question of the point system
which is being used at the present time
in Milne. This system, whereby all of-
fices are given a certain numerical rat-
ing seems to be a constant question in
the minds of all the students.
Let us now, for a brief period, con
sider the merits and deficits of the
arrangement.
The system promotes a feeling of
friendly competition among the students,
for one thing. Euch strives to gain more
offices than the other and thus gain
more service points. If this rivalry is
in good spirit, it is a good thing; if
it is not in good spirit, it is a thing
to be avoided. Secondly, it gives each
person a rewcerd for his efforts, If one
for instance, is president of an organ-
ination, he probably works hard to bene-
fit his club. For this, he should re-
ceive a reward, which, at this time, is
Q@ certain number of points.
On the other hind, some organiza-
tions seem to get credits while others
do not, The orchestra members each get
five points (but there is no orshestra).
The Glee Club members do not get any,
and they work hard.
CRIMSON AND WHITE
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DECEMBER 13, 1935
Some of the boys may "kick" because
there are only five points for their
letters, while the girls who get many
more letters get the same amount. The
boys probably think that they should get
more credit.e Another argument against
this system of points is that there is
no school credit for them.
The two
stated. The
sides of the question are
decision of the matter rests
with you, as students who are receiving
the benefits of the system, If enough
of you want the system to be abolished,
perhaps it will be. In either case, it
still furnishes food for thought.
NOTICE; after only five more days of
school, vacation will begin on December
20. We will reconvene January 2, 1956,
at the usual hour of eight otclock.
Please do not be absent on these two
days.
OUR CHRISTMAS BOXES
Have you ever walked along South
Pearl Street about this time of the year
and noticed the number of poor people
standing in front of store windows, the
shabby half-starved lot of humanity who
have never known the luxury of a good
home or even enough to eat‘ ‘These poor
people stand on the outside and look in.
They press their faces against the cold
glass so that they may better see the
things which might have been theirs, had
they been born to a family with more
money, We allude to the honest poor, to
the men who have tried to make something
better of themselves, to those poor un-—
fortunates to whom financial security is
still a vague dream. What can Christmas
mean to these people but just another day
of suffering? Perhaps Christmas. only
serves to accentuate their comparative
poverty. Probably it stirs within them
a resentment toward life in general. Mre
Unemployed, an honest men at heert,
comes home to his family on Christmas
Day and partakes of the slimmest fare.
Con there be any cheer in his heart when
he hesn't had @ square meal in weeks?
It has been the custom in Milne in
previous years, to have a box of food
contributed from each homeroom to be dis-
tributed to some worthy family that has
not been as fortunate as you and I have
been. This yeaf is not going to be an
exceptions
Most of the homerooms have already
planned their boxes. Undoubtedly, euch
homeroom plans to have the winning box
us they are judged on appearances May
we make a plec, however, to devote more
attention to the contents than to the
outside of the boxe Crepe paper does
not make a very satisfying meal. Let's
all get together and contribute toward
the happiness of a family on Christmas
Daye
FRIDAY
MILNE IS BEATEN BY C. Be A,
AS J. V.'S aRE VICTORIOUS
The Milne varsity took one step
nearer the bottom when they lost the
fifth game of the season to Christian
Brothers Academy Saturday night, 36-30.
This was Milne's third straight loss,
having won from Delma’ in the third game
of the season. Although the varsity
failed to win, the jayvees did them one
better in trimming the OC. Be Ae junior
varsity, 33-27.
The Brothers’ team, in their flashy
new uniforms, demonstrated good teanwork.
Their ability to keep moving at the fast
pace aided them greatly in the last few
moments of playe De Masseo was the star
of the game tallying 27 of C. Be As's 36
points.
The Crimson team showed a decided
improvement over their performance the
night before but were still below par.
The Milne boys had great difficulty in
working the ball down under the basket
and their passwork was none too good. On
the defense they were very weak indeed.
In about the first two minutes of play De
Masseo scored seven points. The Milne
team put on its traditional last minute
drive but failure to score on the last
minute foul shots and to hold De Masseo
proved tle ir defeat.
MacHarg wasiAigh scorer with eleven
points while Taft tallied six. The two
substitutes, Sipperley and Simmons,
scored three and one points, respectivee
lye For the short time that Norvell was
in the game he, switching men with Rosen-
stein, held De Masseo scoreless.
SCHUYLER TRIMS MILNE TEAMS
Once again the Milne quintet has
not gone down in defeat, but has been
firmly put down, The jayvees were stopped
by the Schuyler junior varsity with a
score double theirs, 20-10. The Crimson
Tide also had their score doubled by
their opponents and then some. The total
points when the last whistle blew were
32-15. This encounter was Milne'’s second
failure to break vdctorious into the
city basketball circle.
The Red and Blue squad had a fine
system of passwork and fast cutting.
They were a very scrappy team and were
in the game all the time.
There could be a lot
said about the Crimson squad. They just
didntt play ball. The type of game that
they played is not even related to the
old Milne fashion of basketball. Time
and time ogain they deliberately threw
the ball away. Long shots were taken
with not a Milne man near the basket.
Both the offense and defense were pretty
bade
or nothing
CRIMSON AND WHITE
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DECEMBER 13, 1935
GYM SCHEDULE ARRANGED
CLASS TEAMS SELECTED
The girls' basketball classes have
started for this winter. They have the
new gymnasium Monday from 3;00 to 4;00
and Friday at 2:00 o'clock for regular
classes. Varsity practice is Tuesday
night at 6:30 otclock.
The three class captains have been
chosen. They are; Ethel Gillespy, sen-
ior; Frances Bremer, junior; Elizabeth
Simmons, sophomores Each of these cap-
tains appointed two sub-captains for the
second and third teams. The senior sub-
captains are Leslie Sipperly (2nd team)
end Jone Bulger (3rd team); juniors;
Virginia Soper (2nd team), Dorothy Harri-
son (3rd team); sophomores; Lois Nesbitt
(2nd team), Marjorie Stanton (3rd team).
The class teams have been arranged
and they will start inter-class games
soon. The mombers of these teams are;
senior first team - Ethel Gillespy, Jean
Graham, Ruth Mann, Barbara Birchenough,
Sally Ryan, Vivian Snyder, Elspeth Fromm,
end Cora Randlese
wenior second team - Leslie Sipperly,
Mildred Dootz, Virginia McDermott, Betty
Boyd, Gertrude Wheeler, Doris Shultes,
end Alice Wander.
senior third team - Jane Bulger, Cather~
ine Hall, Marion Carp, [Irene Hawkins,
Marion Cooper, Anna Oliver, Betty Nichols,
end Dorothy Thompsons
junior first team -Frances Bremer, Janet
Bremer, Frances Levitz, Betty Potter,
Carolyn Hausemann, and Virginio Kelsey.
junior second team ~ Virginia Soper,
Norma xapewich, Thelma Segall, Priscilla
Simpson, Jean Ambler, Ethel Fusoldt, and
Grace Gallien.
junior third team ~ Dorothy Harrison,
Merfon Kasbob, Jane Weir, Jane Tincher,
Roberta Brondwin, Helen Anthony.
sophomore first team - Elizabeth Simmons,
Frances Seymour, Virginia Tripp, Mara
varet Charles, Hazel Roberts, and Jean
McDermott»
sophomore second team - Lois Nesbitt,
Marjorie Pond, Patricia Gibson, Damia
Winshurst, Mary Winshurst, and Virginia
Mitchelle
sophomore third team - Marjorie Stanton,
Harriet Richter, Recilla Rudnick, Baer-
bara Soper, Betty Holmes, Sylvia Rypens.
CLUB DISCUSSES TRIP
The Varsity Club held its meeting
Wednesday and discussed the crowds of
people that they expected to get at the
games with Christian Brothers academy and
Phillip Schuyler. The Club also wishes
to thank £11 those alumni who showed up
at these games. They also discussed the
bus trip to Saint Mary's in amsterdam.
as yet (Wednesday) they have not de-
cided whether to take one or two buses.
FRIDAY
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* SOCIETIES *
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Quin;
At the weekly Quin meeting, quota-
tions were from Sara Teasdale. Vida Ben-
jamin gave an account of her life and
Ethel Gillespy read some of her poems.
including "I Shall Not Care" and "The
Crystal Gazer." The life of Edgar Allen
Poe was also discussed.
All new members of Quin are re-
quested to attend the meeting next Tues-
day at 11:00 o'clock in room 135.
Plans for the Quin party were also
discussed at this meeting. The quota-
tions for next week will be from the
Reader's Digest.
Theta Nu:
The regular meeting of Theta Nu
Literary society was held last Tuesday
during the home room period. A short
business meeting was held by the mem-
bers. A report concerning Andrew Jackson
was given by Kurt Eben.
Sigma:
The meeting was called to order at
11;05 by Barbara Bladen, president. The
roll was called and the minutes ware
read and approved. A discussion was then
held concerning the literery program.
Lucille Armstecd gave a report on
the "Silver Cord" by Warwick Deeping.
The ecceptances and refusals were read
by Thelma Segall.
The quotations next week will be
from Edgar Allen Poe. Dorothy Harrison
hes his works and Barbara Bladen, his
biographye
After the singing of the Zeta Sigma
song, the meeting was adjourned at 11;30.
Adelphoi:
Robert Ely gave a report on the "Pwo
Thieves." It dealt with the two robbers
who were crucified with Christ who
planned to overthrow the Roman govern-
ment in Palestine.
They discussed the dances which are
to be held in Milne this year. aAdelphoi
aims to aid in keeping order at the
future basketball games.
FRENCH CLUB MEETS
The meeting of the French Club was
called to order by Barbara Birchenough
in the absence of the president, Cora
Rondles. The minutes were recd and ap-
proved; tho roll was called. She program
chairman, Gertrude Wheeler, conducted a
game of Lotto, in which the numbers were
called in French.
ONLY FIVE MORE D.YS OF SCHOOL!
CRIMSON AND WHITE
Evol Wl Mumb-er
DECEMBER 15, 1935
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The rest of our Fictionary
OBOE =-..a ‘tramp or bum
OCHRE - A gicnt or monster
PaRASITE ~ Native of the capitcl of France
QUAIL - Just above Lake
RUFFLE = A lottery
SAFFRON - Undergoing extreme pain
SCINTILLATE - To misbehave until the wee
hours of the morning.
TALON - To squeal or snitch; as,
talon you
URCHIN — Begging or persuading
VsLID - A man servant
WAX =- Stupid or silly persons;
bunch of. waxe
WHIFF - 4 married woman; as,
lady; that's my whiff.
YaW - The mar bone forming the
work of the mouth; as, a
the yaw, by yiminy.
YOKE - A witticism or pun;
yoke, eh, kid?
ZINC = To submerge or cuuse to descend be-
low the surface; as, zinc or zwine
I'll
as, a
that's no
frame-
sock on
as, some
NOTES FROM THE CO-OP
4& thank-you note from Christopher
Morléy to Miss Fay of the State College
Co-op hes been published in the eleventh
grade English text book by Brubacher and
Wheelinge The letter was written after
he had spoken at State College and had
been entertained ct Miss Fay's home in
November 1931.
"November 7, 1931
Dear Helen Fay,
I mustn't let another night go by
without telling you what a happy time
you and all your friends and pupils gave
us. Frank Henry and I spent most of the
ride back to New York in comparing notes
on all the charms and kindnesses, FPar-
ticularly, I shall never forget the de-
lightful replica of Roger Mifflin's
sanctum; the peaceful brightness of your
fireside out on the plain; and little
Bobbie Mead's scarlet dress disappearing
into the gloom of the cuditorium when
she left me solitary and alarmed in
front of the large audience. Again and
again I do thank you for your many un-
derstanding benevolences and I hope you
will let Frank Henry ond me assist the
Co-op in any way in our power. The chil-
dren were enchanted with the eautiful
book of photographs.
With all best wisies tu you 411 and
a renewed homage to all tke comely mem-
bers of the Council,
Yours indcfd,
Christopher Morley"
NOTICE; This year the Christmas issue
of the Crimson and White will be given
out in homerooms on Friday, December 20,
the last day before the vacation.
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