New Staffs Take Over; Prepare for CSPA Trip March 9-11
New staffs of Milne’s illustrious
Ellen Spritzer, associate
publications were announced at the| (page two); Bob Huff, boys’ sports| Wilson, typing editor.
Crimson and White-Bricks and Ivy |
dance Saturday.
John Philip Hiltz II, editor of
the newspaper, announced that the
editor-in-chief for 1961-62 will be
Clint Bourdon. Assisting Clint in
his effort to maintain the high
quality established by this year's
outstanding staff will be: Jane
Larrabee, news editor (page one);
editor (page three); Dave Kermani,
assistant sports’ editor; Gay Sim-
mons, feature editor (page four);
Robert Henrickson, feature writer;
Merry-Go-Round, Judie Margolis
(senior high) and Sherry Press
Gunior high); Carol Ricotta and
Russell LaGrange, Senior Spotlight;
Liz Eson and Joe Michaelson,
Sue Newman, taking time out from
her frantic struggles to put this
year’s yearbook in shape, announced
that Gail Spatz will be editor-in-
chief of the 1962 Bricks and Ivy.
Other staff members are: Jana
Hesser, associate editor; Maureen
Glasheen, art editor; John Bilder-
see, literary editor; Robert Hen
editor |Martha Lowder, girls’ sports; Judy |Dreschler, assistant photography edi-
|tor; Paul Feigenbaum, treasurer;
Dick Doling, advertising editor.
This year’s Columbia Scholastic
Press Association Conference will
be March 9-11. As in the past, a
group of new editors will spend a
mad three days picking up the fine
points of the art of newspaper or
yearbook composition. Judging from
past trips, they will also manage
|Junior Highlights; Mibs Taylor and|drickson, photography editor; Peter |to enjoy the experience.
CRIMSON AND WHITE
Vol. XXXV, No. 6
THE MILNE SCHOOL, ALBAN
,N.
FEBRUARY 28, 1961
Milnites Merit Money
Fifteen members of the_ senior |
class have been awarded Regents’
College scholarships. These are
granted on the basis of a competi-
tive examination in October. Only
120 were awarded in all of Albany
County, so this year’s seniors made
an excellent showing. The fifteen
winners are: Rodney Abele, Helen
Alpert, Janet Arnold, Arthur Bass,
Dave Blabey, Margie Childers, Ba
bara Currey, Barbara Faulkne!
Dave Herres, John Hiltz III, Stu
Horn, Ellen’ Price, Bonnie Reed,
Ricky Stewart, and Betty Weinstein.
Tied for top score among the girls
in the state was Janet Armold.
Five students qualify as
nates. They may receive awards,
depending on the number of win-|
ners who refuse the grants, which
can only be used in a school within
New York State. Barry Rosenstock,
Judy Koblintz, Glen Simmons, Alan
Markowitz, and Joe Allison, are
hoping for the demise of scholar-
ship winners.
Janet Arnold has also
awarded a_ science scholarship,
which can be used only for specific
majors. Ellen Price is on the alter-
nate list for this scholarship.
Glen Simmons is a finalist for a
Naval ROTC Scholarship.
Three seniors have *been named
Finalists in the 1960-61 National
Scholarship competition. Ellen Price,
Patty Cincotti, and Janet Arnold
ranked in the top six-tenths of one
per cent of competing seniors in the
state. The seventh such program
Schools Select
Senior Scholars
By CAROL RICOTTA
Among those seniors who have
received word of college accept-
ance are: Joe Allison, Clarkson
University; Jan Arnold and Jon
Axelrod, Syracuse University; Art
Bass, Cornell U. School of Agri-|
culture; Dave Blabey, Hamilton;
Linda Clawson, Judy Koblintz, and
Stu Horn, Albany State; Sue
Crowley, Albany Medical Center
School of Nursing; Nancy _Heins,
Geneseo State; George Jenkins,
Hartwick; Joyce Johnson, Oneonta |
State; Sue Unger, New Paltz State; |
y ae University of
Wrzenski, Alfred Agri-
ela and Technical Insititute.
alter-|
been
will begin in March with the Na-
to juniors.
tional Merit Qualifying Test given|Student Council may encounter in |
Whatever difficulties the Senior
the coming year, we may be sure
| | Metre
|| Puccini’s Turandot.
Editor
Saint Patrick's Day will see a
green and white library as Milne
presents its annual Card Party and
Bake Sale.
‘As in the past, seniors head the
committees, which include senior
|high students. The first $250 earned
at this event will go to the senior
class, and the remainder will be
given to the Student Council to
allocate as it wishes.
General chairman of the event,
which has always proved enjoyable
to Milne mothers and their friends,
Jis Betty Weinstein, with Judie
|Margolis as co-chairman. Other
Rice, Penny Pritchard, Janice
Humphrey, Tim Hamilton, Stu
Scott Bunn, Judi Safranko,
Mattick, and Joyce J and Joyce Johnson.
|Horn, Penny Traver, Janet Arnold, | with
Jan | tradition of pr
Gail Spatz, B. & I. Editor Clint Bourdon, C. & W.
COMING: Sports Nite’s
Cards, Cakes |Sports’ Nite
Tri-Hi-Y will hold its annual
Sports Night on March 18. Details
of this event have not been made
available to the press as yet, but
judging from previous such affairs,
it should prove interesting.
Milnites who have attended
Sports Night in past years will re-
member such features as these: the
faculty’s dance contest, student-
faculty basketball and volleyball
games, junior high pie-eating con-
tests, our boys in girl’s gym uni-
forms, inter-society sports, and the
faculty volleyball game with one
|committees are headed by Steve|pajama-clad, cigar-smoking super-
visor playing both sides of the net.
Whatever Tri-Hi-Y comes up
this year, they have a fine
iding an evening of
entertainment at reasonable cost.
“People’s Choice” - Girls
that it will not lack pulchritude.
Four girls have been elected as the
new officers.
Ellen Wolkin, her campaign aided
|by snowshoes and a chorus line,
eplaces Sandy Berman as Presi-
| dent of the council. Vice-president,
H| replacing Tim Hamilton, is Sue
|Johnstone. Secretary and Treas-
Hjurer Hildie Lanzetta and Jan
|Surrey will inherit the jobs from
gie Childers and Joe Allison.
| Musicphiles to
Travel, Record
Milne’s Music Appreciation club
will journey to New York City on
|Friday, March 24.
Our music lovers will leave about
)|9 o'clock and return early Saturday
|| morning.
Their main purpose
the trip is to he:
olitan Opera presentation of
They will also
attend a performance of the New
York Philharmonic, conducted by
|Leonard Bernstein, which will in-
clude one of Mozart's symphonies,
a piano concerto played by B.
Weber; and a Sibelius symphony.
The club members will also at-
tend a recording session of Colum-
bia records. They hope to have the
opportunity to record two of the
Milnette’s songs.
THANKS
The editors and staff of the Crim-
son and White would like to take
this opportunity to thank the John-
son Press for their many hours of
patient labor. Without their un-
failing devotion, craftsmanship, good
humor, and ink, the staff would
have given up a long time ago.
Their fast work to meet our out-
rageous deadlines and their ap-
preciation of our news policy has
|made possible several last-minute
additions which contributed to: the
overall quality of our verbose rag.
making
XXX GOOD BYE!
PAGE 2
CRIMSON AND WHITE
FEBRUARY 28, 1961
Adieu, Remember Me...
So now its over. After a year of blood,
sweat, toil, and ink, we can wave a fond fare-
well to our beloved newspaper-as the senior
year sinks majestically down the drain. Has
it been fun? Yes. Has it been mental tor-
ture? Yes, The Crimson and White is a
four-page paradox. While it has meant so
much satisfaction to the staff, it has also
caused more strife and anguish and loss of
sleep than anything we have ever been ex-
posed to. The vicious cycle of publication-
deadline-publication-etc. frayed out nerves
and at time exhausted our inkstained bodies.
We have loved it. This experience will stay
with all of us for a long time, provoking mixed
emotions and perhaps frantic memories.
The paper itself has been improved. The
front-page news policy was changed from re-
lating past events to projecting into the
future, Most events on the front page will
happen within three weeks after publication.
Gone are the two-column spreads on past
assemblies and untimely articles. Coverage
in all pages has been lighter and breezier,
except for some intentionally serious thoughts.
Any student is allowed to print short creative
efforts, poems or stories.
The Crimson and White has been changed
from a sawed-off yearbook to a news maga-
zine. What happens next year is up to the
new staff. We won't call them “suckers,”
as has been done in the past, and we won't
tell them it’s easy. However, we will wish the
new staff luck and promise them the most
harrowing, excrutiating, exciting, wonderful
experience they could imagine.
J, PH, ill
Juniors Speak Out
On New Play Policy
By ELLEN SPRITZER
Much controversy has arisen concerning the adop-
tion of a plan to convert the senior play into an all-
school play.
One viewpoint is that it should remain a senior
play. Students feel that Milne seniors would take
more pride in the play if it were all their own. A play
strictly for the seniors would give underclassmen
something to look forward to. Ann Riley expressed
the argument that, had enough lower classmen been
interested in dramatics to warrant this change, they
would have kept Hams Inc. alive. But since there
was ‘this lack of interest in Hams, why should the
younger grades be so interested in an all-chool
play?
‘There was a great deal of support voiced for chang-
ing the play to an all-school play. The heads of
various committees woul dstill be seniors and the
committees would be open to any and all seniors and
also to lower classroom. ‘THis would provide the
future seniors who would still have the full responsi-
bility for handling the play with the experience they
would need to do a good job. The major parts in
the plays would go to seniors, but the minor parts
would be open to any younger students. Thus Milne
could produce larger variety of plays but lessen the
strain on the seniors. Dick Doling, president of the
junior class, in speaking for many of his fellow stu-
dents, said that he felt the idea was a good one but
was very disappointed in the communications between
the faculty and the junior class since they are the
first to be affected. Laurie Hyman and Ruth Scherer
agree that an all-school play would give more students
an opportunity to take part, though the bulk of the
responsibility should lie with the seniors.
Sophomores Say No!
By KATIE WIRSHING
‘The sophomore class has expressed a practically un-
animous opinion against the proposed switch from an
exclusively senior play to an all-school play. When
asked what they thought, the following opinions seem
to be most prevalent among this class.
Susan Weinstock: “The switch is a terrible idea. |
The senicr play is a Milne tradition, and we have few
enough of those as it is!” |
Gail Kelch: “I think that there should be two sep- |
? 2? : “The faculty has taken enough of
Milne’s traditions and privileges away already, with-
out doing away with the senior play. They definitely
should not take this step without at least discussing
it with a large number of the Milne students.”
Collectively, the sophomores feel very definitely that
abolishing the play would be a mistake, and would
only cause further difficulties in student-faculty rela-
tions.
There's too MucH
HATRED IN THIS
WORLD.
e/Milne Merry-Go-Round
Anxiously awaiting the arrival of Jim McClelland,
60 on an Air Force plane is dizzy Sue Unger.
Seen at Jimmy Gewirtzman’s bar mitzvah service
were Ronnie Koven, Stephen Harris, Elaine Rosen-
Ricky Gould, Sue Krimsky, Linda
s Levine. These guests also attended
a record hop with Bill Pope as disc jockey.
Did you notice Jan Mattick, Barry Rosenstock, Barb
Currey, and Butch Hildebrandt reading such poetry
; “How Do I Love Thee?” at Helen Alpert’s Valen-
?
Valentine's Day found Penny Pritchard the recipient
of two dogs (dead and, stuffed) from GUESS WHO.
Judie Fisher's thoughts are in New Jersey—wonder
why? ,
Say, does anyone remember seeing a very promin-
ent ninth grader, M.L.P, running around in diapers
rs ago? WOW!
, Joanie Kallenbach, Grant P
» Karen
occasions.
Looks like Jan Arnold is giving the Bronx School
of Science tough competition. Congratulations.
Randy Hatt, Barbara Leach, Karen Hoffman, Kathy
Le Fevre, Pete Dreschler, and about twenty-five other
thespians showed up at the first meeting of the new
Dramatics Club. The club meets Monday afternoons
in the Little Theater, and anyone interested is wel-
come!
Rodney Abele broke his skiis—if he doesn’t like the
sport why doesn’t he just say so?
Mr, De Long likes tea parties (and this is the
INSIDE DOPE). It’s a shame Mr. Kraus stepped on
his hand—now it’s in a casting. MISSING—one won-
derful secretary —NAME—Mrs. Scully.
Kris Korman is now the proud aunt of a red-headed
nephew.
Angry Young Men
Crusade
Madison Avenue struck again,
leaving in its olive-green wake a
livid sear of materialistic gore.
The Smart Set, a dark candle-lit
establishment well known to Mil-
nites adopted a new policy of serv-
ing sandwiches along with their
other wares. To proclaim the news
the coffee shop installed a large,
gaudy yellow sign in the main room,
destroying the quiet, peaceful at-
| mosphere which usually prevailed.
Upon seeing this carnage, David
Herres, Stuart Horn, John Hiltz be-
came enraged. This last outpost of
repose in our city had become muti-
lated by the “gaudy dollar sign.”
Unable to control themselves, the
three champions of candlelight com-
posed a “Poem of Social Protest,”
blasting the sign in three quatrains,
stating that the atmosphere had be-
come polluted with neon.
‘The poem was left on the table,
and the three crucaders left the
coffee shop. The scalding verse was
| found by a waitress and passed on
to the owner,
The sign is gone as a direct result
of that poem, proving that the pen
is mightier than the sandwich.
—Parker Schaeffer
Letter from the Top
February 10, 1961
Dear Mr, Fossieck:
I have just been advised that
Janet Arnold, a student in your
school, has won the highest score
among the girl candidates for the
Regents College Scholarships this
year,
I have written a letter of con-
gratulations to Janet and now wish
to commend you and the faculty of
your school.
Would you please convey to your
colleagues my greetings and respect.
You and they have our enthusiastic,
“Well done!”
Sincerely,
James E. Allen, Jr.
CRIMSON AND Witte
Vol. XXXV. Feb. 28, 1961 No. 6
Published every three
weeks by the Crimson
and White Board, The
Milne School, Albany,
New York. Address
exchanges to the Ex-
change Editor and other
correspondence to the
Editor. Be
MEMBER.
Columbia Scholastic Press Ass‘n.
The Editorial Staff
Editor-in-Chief Hiltz, ‘61
News Editor. J. Arnold, ‘61
Assoc. Editor. B. Reed, ‘61
Boys’ Sports Editors,
D. Blabey, S. Rice,
Girls’ Sports Editor » G, Simmons,
Chief Typist J. Mattick, ‘61
Assoc. Editor R. Stewart, ‘61
Feature Editor. T. Hamilton, ‘61
Photographer J. Axelrod, 61
Faculty Adviser Mr. David Martin
The Staff
P. Allen, H. Alpert, L. Clawson, B.
Faulkner, D. Herres, J. Humphrey,
D. Kermani, J. Koblintz, M. Lowder,
Rogler, B, Rosenstock, J. Siegfried,
Simmons, E. Steitz, M. Taylor,
. Weinstein,
Contributors
J. Donikian, G. Krichner, C. Ricotta
‘61
‘63
B.
G
B.
FEBRUARY 28, 1961
CRIMSON AND WHITE
PAGE 3
SEASON DRAWING TO CLOS
Coach Lewis gives some fatherly advice during a time-out.
(
Varsity
Vanquished
RAIDERS RACKED
On January 27, Wateryliet_ High,
still in contention for the Capital
District League title, leveled Milne’s
Red Raiders, 56-50.' The game was
typical of the Raider’s previous en-
gagements with our famous quintet
dropping the decision in the last
two minutes.
The first quarter began with
both teams matching each other
hoop for hoop.
one minute remaining that Water-
vliet’s Bill Voland hooped three
baskets in succession to push the
“Vliet” advantage to 27-10. Dur-
ing the second quarter Milne’s defi-
cit remained the same. The half
time score being 38-23, The big
half time rest was of to no avail for
Milne and “Vliet” quickly scored
6 points at the outset of the third
quarter, From then on “Vliet” sat
back and watched a desperate Milne
five strive for more points, but with
bad passes and missed shots the
boys couldn’t do a thing. The final
score showed “Vliet” in front 56-50.
High for Watervliet were S.
Mardigan, V. Bowden, and B.
Voland who collected 15, 14, and 13
points respectively. Accounting for
Milne, who showed surprising uni-
form scoring were S. Rice, M. Dag-
gett, T, Thorsen, T. Bennett, and
J, McCielland.
SHENS OUTLAST MILNE
The Shenendehowa “Plainsmen”
fought off a Milne rally in the clos-
ing minutes of the game to edge
the Red Raiders 52-48 in a thrill
packed exhibition on Friday, Feb-
ruary 3 at Elnora.
The game was very close in all
four quarters with Milne holding a
half-time lead of 22-0 and Shenen-
dehowa rallying to a final score of |
52-48, After trailing 3-2, Milne
moved into the lead but was tied
12-12 at the end of the first quarter.
‘The second quarter remained dead-
locked and only a quick hoop by
It was then, with | s
| MILNE LOSES IN OVERTIME
Friday night, February 10, proved
to be a black night for all Raider
rooters, as the Milne High cagers
lost to Cohoes High and thereby
definitely eliminated themselves for
a chance at the Capital District
league crown. Now, to even go to
the sectionals Milne must win her
last three games to remain ahead of
Van Rensselaer.
The Cohoes quintet pulled in
front of the Raiders in the first
quarter and remained ahead at the
half 21-19. However, the Raiders
were not giving up.
Early in the third period, Milne
taking the advantage of the incon-
tency of Cohoes’ shooting and
rebounding passed the visiting five.
But Cohoes came back with three
quick hoops to stay in front at the
end of the third quarter, 32-29. The
final quarter was very close all the
way, and excitement rose as the
score drew even with only 40 sec-
onds to go. 35 seconds later a quick
hoop by Milne evened the score
40-40, Then desperate playing dom-
inated both teams, and the final
score stood 40-40.
The overtime period began even
with no team scoring in the first
minute, and then, Cohoes High's
Warren Mannix let loose with 3
quick hoops to all but smash the
Raider’s chances. The remaining
minute was merely a chance for
Cohoes to put the icing on the cake
and the final score stood Cohoes,
51 and Milne, 40.
Milne had only one man in double
figures; Mike Dagget who pumped
in 21 points. Cohoes was paced by
Gary Heroux, who turned in a fine
performance off the boards.
Steve Rice pushed Milne to a half-
time lead of 22-20. The third quar-
ter saw Shenendehowa fight back
to within one point of the Raiders
and the fourth quarter was merely
|routine for a Milne team playing
|away from home.
High for the Shen’s was Don
Shafts and Bill Seanion with 20 and
13 respectively. Tom Bennett and
Steve Rice contributed to the Milne
‘cause with 16 and 13,
hot shot, Warren Mannix, and also |
Junior Varsity
Drops Five
Milne vs. Watervliet
In the second meeting between
the two teams, Milne’s Junior
Varsity dropped its closest game of
the season to a scrapping Water-
vliet J.V. 39-37 on the opponent’s
court. Hurt by a low shooting per-
centage, the future profs could not
|cope with the greatly improved
|’Vliet team. The game was closely
fought all the way as proven by the
quarter scores of 11-7, 21-19, 28-23,
| and 39-37.
Brian Carey, “Cody Nuchols,
and Jim Roemer were high for
Milne with respective scores of 9,
8, and 7. High for the victors was
Beas with 22 points.
Milne vs. Lansingburgh
| Returning from the mid-term
Jexams, the J.V. faced a rugged
Lansingburgh team which defeated
the hoop-scholars 38-22, Having
no practice and little sleep, the
hustling ‘Burgh team ran around
Milne for the second time this
season. They posted quarter scores
of 10-7, 18-10, 24-14, and 38-22.
Jim. Hengerer, Curt Cosgrave,
|and Jim Lang with four points each
were the high men for Milne.
| Milne vs. Schenendehowa
| With an exceptionally late scor-
Jing burst, the Milne Jayvees could
|not recover from the large point
|deficit that had befallen them in
time to take a victory from a red-
hot Shenendehowa squad. The
galant scoring of Brian Carey with
14 points, Jim Roemer with 8, and
“Sam” Huff with 4, was not enough
to overcome the Shens’ Krawiecki,
Pingleski, and Heinen scoring re-
spectively 14, 12, and 12 points,
Shenendehowa took period leads of
8-5, 25-15, 41-28, and 60-38 to earn
thei rsecond win over Milne this
season.
Milne vs. Cohoes
The Milne team was again out-
lasted by a sharpshooting Cohoes
team as they were defeated 38-24
on the Page gym court. Although
the first quarter ended in a 7-7 tie,
Cohoes pushed ahead 14-11 at the|
The remain- | The Test
half and stayed there.
ing quarter scores were 25-17 and
38-24.
Brian Carey was high for the
Raiders with 8 points, followed by
Jim Roemer with 7.
| Milne vs. Rensselaer
In one of Milne’s best played
games of the season, the Jayvees
|managed to keep Van Rensselaer on
their toes before being defeated by
\the accurate jump-shooting of
Rensselaer's Shultz, Harris, and
Singleton. Milne kept close to
| Rensselaer all the way, but could
not quite cut the Ram lead down
Jand keep it down. The Rams led
|quarterly 18-12, 31-24, 46-37 and
|56-43. The high scoring of Brian
Carey, Jim Roemer, and “Sam”
Huff with respective scores of 14,
12, and 10 was not enough to over-
| come the well balanced Ram attack.
GAY GABs
Student-Teacher Tea
It has long been a tradition of
the Milne School to hold a Student-
Teacher Tea for the year's student-
teachers and the Milne faculty for
this year's tea, The Home Eco-
nomies Department provided the re-
freshments, while the M.G.A.A,
Council made the decorations, Both
organizations helped serve. Weeks
of preparation went into this tea.
Along about Christmastime 1960,
the M.G.A.A. Council held a mass
invasion ‘of Joan Kallenbach’s
house. (Joan is the Council's presi-
dent.) There, and from then on,
the council busied themselves mak-
ing the white daisies and yellow-
brown-eyed susans. These flowers
were strung on green ribbons and
hung from the lamps and on the
hook cases in the library, where the
tea was held. The Home Economics
Department also put forth grand
efforts at producing the numerous
tasty cookies,
The end result? Another success-
ful Student-Teacher Tea.
‘Trampoline
The trampoline is again destined
to give Milne girls their share of
“Life’s ups and down a pun in-
tended. At an opportune moment,
they may fall flat on their faces,
Presently though, providing they
possess the ability, they may grace-
fully bounce back to the standing
position. (This is called a face
drop.)
_Trampoline for a senior high ac-
tivity in M.G.A.A, will begin Febr
ary 28th, for Junior High, it will
start March Ist,
Bowling Tournaments
This year Miss Murray staged
three M.G.A.A. Bowling tourna-
ments to end the year's bowling
intramurals. Those girls who had
gone to M.G.A.A. bowling on Tues-
days, Wednesdays or Thursdays
with M.G.A.A. previously. To make
things fair, all those competing were
given handicaps ranging from 80 to
0 points according to their individ-
ual average and the average of the
high bowler on their particular day.
Girls who held the high averages
for the three days were Peggy
Crane, Tuesday, 126 average; Cheryl
Weiner, Wednesday, 109 average;
and Beth Laraway, Thursday, 125
average.
I hate to bring to mind the topic
of mid-year exams now, but it does
seem to me that something has to
be done about Miss Murray's in-
fallible gym tests. Never once has
a Milne girl received a 100% on
one of her gym tests in all the years
that Miss Murray has been here.
Did you hear Miss Murray say that
we never will either?
25 BOYS FOUND
SCUFFLING IN GYM
The recently formed Senior High
basketball intramural program is
running iy high gear. Games are
played every Tuesday morning from
:00 to 8:45, and at the present four
rugged teams are participating in
the league.
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eS ee eee ee ne ee, |
CRIMSON AND WHITE
February 28, 1961
Dante vs Decca
By TIM HAMILTON
Dante—If I flame upon thee in
the heat of love, beyond the meas-
ure that is seen on earth, so that
I vanquish the valor of thine eyes,
marvel not, for it proceeds from
perfect vision, which according as it
apprehends, so does it move its feat
to the apprehended good. ;
Decca—1,000 stars in the night
know the reason why, you are the
one love that I am dreaming of!
Oh, oh, oh, oh, I am with you to-
night, Iam captured by your
charms! Please pretty baby won't
you take me in your arms?
Dante—Midway upon the journey
of our life, I found myself in a dark
wood, where the right way was lost,
Ah, how hard a thing it is to tell
whatt his wild and rough and diffi-
cult world was. So bitter is it that
death is little more.
Decca—I want to go home, where
I belong! I am just a lonely teen-
ager.
‘The above examples are certainly
extremes in so for as being repre-
sentative of what people are inter-
ested in and’ enjoy. The excerpts
from Dante's Divine Comedy were
written by a master, an accepted
genius; a man whose work has sur-
vived the weathering of time. The
lyries from two songs, which have
currently been receiving a good
deal of “air play,” are ill-con-
Structed and are already beginning
to fade, Yet, somewhere between
these two extremes lies the taste
of the average teen-age youth.
Many feel that it lies closer to the
lonely young man who wants to go
home than to the Italian poet in the
“dark wood of error.”
a has traditionally been the role
of the adult to find fault with the
tastes and fads of the younger gen-
eration. The eternal question in
the minds of a good many people
concerning youth is “what is, the
world coming to?” Let us think
for a moment, just what the world
has come to. Despite rock and roll,
chewing gum and yoyos, have we
not made tremendous strides? The
advancements in science, and par-
ticularly in the world of the atom,
do not seem to be greatly ham-
pered by the “top 10.” It must be
accepted then, that the ‘world will
not cease to rotate on its axis, nor
will the admirable institutions of
our civilization crumble because
American youth exhibits an interest
in items other than the classics
‘There is no immediate need for our
elders to press the proverbial panic
button.
Yet, we cannot deny that a good
deal of the music and other enter-
tainment which seems to infatuate
today’s youth is pure trash. Greasy-
haired morons with electric guitars
and mobile mid-sections cannot be
termed pillars of good taste. Per-
haps Dante best summed up the
situation when he said, “abandon
all hope, ye who enter here.”
A reason often cited for the will-
ingness of American youth to ac-
cept this sort of thing is their will-
ingness to conform. But the answer
to such a problem cannot lie in non-
conformity as this itself eventually
turns out to be a beared form of
conformity.
It seems then that two large
groups exist; those who would be
herded onto dance floors to move
with the beat as inwardly chuckling
disk jockeys hurl sticks of chew-
ing gum at them, and those who
Topic Anyone?
By MARTHA LOWDER
Have you ever wondered how on
earth people decide what to write
about in a newspaper column?
Actually it isn’t too difficult if you
follow a few basic rules, First of
all, always wait until the night be-
fore the deadline, This never fails
to create absolute panic, and you
can write twice as well, or at least
twice as fast—when you're desper-
ate. This, you will notice, is the
me rule that applies to term
papers and long-range homework
assignments. Next, be sure to start
over at least three times, ‘This
makes it sound so much more ef-
fective when you recount your sob
story later on, Having thus far,
I assume, gotten nowhere, by all
means call a friend, If you are a
gossip columnist call at least four
of them. In other cases, one should
prove enough for some form of in-
spiration. Here is one way of ap-
proaching the problem.
Have you done your home-
work yet?” . |, “Me neither. Have
you written your article yet?” .
“Me neither, and I'm desperate.
you have any ideas?” . . . “No, I
promise that I won't laugh. Please
tell me.” . .. “Holy cow. You're
crazy. They'd never print it”...
“Ym sorry. Wait a minute. Why
don't we trade columns this week?”
... “Allright. Now, what can I
write for the paper? There must be
some everyday problem that I
could
athy, no less. Okay, I'll write on
the problem of picking a topic for
newspaper article, Now let’s think
of something for your article!”
And so it continues, The next
process it to write the article.
Figure on making it twice too long
so that it can be cut in half. Now
it is ready to be torn apart. In some
cases I mean this literally, Next
with luck, it is printed and you be-
gin again with step number one.
“Hmmm. What can I use for a
topic.”
prefer to isolate themselves from
the world in attempting to find i
What may a person say to himself
in attempting to avoid either of
these stereotyped images? I must
be one of the gang? This is not
wise unless you have a pretty good
idea of who comprises “the gang.”
Then should one say, I must be
rikingly different? This too seems
a very poor creed; it tends to lead
to a lot of complaining and very
little accomplishment. Perhaps the
fest thing to say, and the only
thing which really makes any sense
, “I must try to be myself.” True,
being oneself may eventually lea
to television and dance floors, or to
beatnik cafes, but the road which
leads us there will be the only one
which we can travel and still see
the land on either side.
Robert Frost has written a poem
entitled “The Road not ‘Taken”
which may have been written after
deep consideration of the problem
which I have discussed. It, lends
some light to the problem of taste,
which is basically one of decision.
I shall be telling this with a sigh,
Somewhere ages and ages hence:
Two roads diverged in a wood and
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the differ-
ence!
Senior Spotlight
Top, Art Bass,
Going _clockwi:
Dave Herres.
Barb Faulkner, Penny Traver, and
By JANE and BARRY
PENNY TRAVER
Guess “witch” Milne senior was
born on Halloween way back in
1943? You're right! It’s Penny
Traver!
Ever
nee she came to Milne,
Penny has been active in numerous
activities. She was a member of
the Senior Play Props Committee,
is chairman of the Card Party
Tallies and Prizes Committee, is
the senior representative on GAA
Council, and has been a homeroom
officer for three years. Penny has
also been taking piano lessons for
eight years—I'll be she could give
‘an Cliburn some very serious
competition!
Penny has a genuine fondness
for children and has had a good
deal of experience working with
them, She is one of her neighbor-
hood’s most popular babysitters,
and last summer she was a coun-
selor_at a day camp operated by
the Shelley Piayers.
Next year Penny hopes to major
in early childhood education at
either Wheelock, Syracuse, or Tufts
University. She certainly will be
a welcome addition to any school
she attends.
ARTHUR BASS
In this issue your roving cor-
respondent visted the home of that
famous vete' rian Art Bi Art
ini
has just completed a successful
liver transplant on a 300 pound
rhinoceros, The first operation of
its kind ever attempted.
When asked about his early years
in school, Art replied that he is in-
debted to Milne for everything it
gave to him. Further questioning
revealed that Art had been a mem-
ber of Hi-Y, Theta Nu, Math Club
and Hams during his stay in Milne
Art also mentioned that he showed
scholastic promise at an early age
by winning a Regents scholarshi
and Letter of Commendation.
I was very interested in how Art
became a veterinarian, in the fi
place. Art said that he became in-
terested in animals at an early age.
For instance, one of his first hob-
bies was horseback riding, Art also
was an avid reader; especially of
animal stories. From this humble
beginning, he has built himself up
to a world-renowned veterinarian.
You readers have been privileged
to visit the house of Arthur Bass.
t|a Letter
BARBARA FAULKNER
Barb Faulkner has a_ disti
that no othe
Class can cl: She was born in
Pulaski, V: At the ripe old
age of 5 she migrated to Albany,
and in her sophomore year entered
Milne.
This
Tri-Hi
ion.
member of the Senior
im.
year Barb is treasurer of
and is a hard-working
member ‘of Sigma and the C&W
typing staff. She was also on the
small props committee of the’ Senior
Play. Just recently, Barb won a
Regents Scholarship’ which should
come in quite handy next year.
An active Girl Scout, Barb hi
been treasurer of the Senior Girl
Scout Planning Board for two years,
and in_1959 she attended the Girl
Scout Senior Roundup in Colorado.
This is an honor which few girls
attain!
Next year will find Barb travel-
ing through Europe during the sum-
mer months, but next fall—it's back
to school. She would like to take
a pre-med course, or a biology mi
jor at the University of Rochester
, DAVE HERRES
Dave Herres was born under un-
usual conditions, to say the least.
He was born in a bomb shelter in
London during the height of the
blitz, “A few years later, Dave mi-
grated to the U. S 6
In the tenth grade Dave decided
to give Milne a try. Needless to
say in the few short yea: that
Dave has been here, he has made
quite an impression’ on Milnites.
For one thing, Dave has distin-
guished himself as a man of many
talents. He is currently engrossed
in writing a parody on Lewis Carroll
entitled “Alice in Wonderland Re-
visited.” In cast you don’t recog-
nize the book, Dave's distinguished
pen-name, Alexander Fabishum,
will be on the cover. Scholastically,
Dave has distinguished himself by
winning a Regents Scholarship and
of Commendation. "Dave
is also proud of the fact that he has
a perfect record as a campaign
manager.
Dave attributes his
Milne to two things
he races snails in his bedroom, and
secondly, he has no vices, now that
he has ‘given up smoking, After
leaving Milne, Dave hopes to attend
Hobart College.
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