CRIMSON AND WHITE
Friday, April 27, 1934
THE MILNE SCHOOL
Albany, N. Y.
Volume IV, Number 23
JUNIOR NEWS
VIRGINIA SOPER «ND WILSON HUME
WIN JUNIOR HIGH SPEAKING CONTEST
Virginia Soper, who gave "Patterns"
by «my Lowell, and Wilson Hume, who spoke
on "Correct Behavior at a Picnic" by
Donald 0. Stewart, were declared the
Winners of the Milne Juntor High Prize
Speaking Contest held yesterday at eleven
thirty in the junior high assembly. Each
one of the winners will receive on award
of five dollurs, presented annually by
Miss Wheeling, ct the June Gommencement
exercises.
The junior high students, in the
order in which they spoke, cre: Virginia
Soper, Edmund Haskine, who gave "The
Road to Vagabondia" by Dunc Burnet;
Priscilla Simpson, "Buying o Railroad ‘’
Ticket" by Thomus a. arnold; Herbert
Marx, "Scene from Young Fu of the Upper
ze" by E. F. Lewis; Pegey Jantz,
er Will Help" by Edna Means;
Bernie Swartz, "The Glorious Whitewasher"
by Mork Twain; Marjorie Pond, "Fuss on
a Bus" by Jey Dobias; and Wilson Hume.
The judges of the contest were Miss
Bills, Miss Hulter, and Miss mith.s
after the speukers gave their
selections, Lynn Sims «nd Dorothy Har-
rington gave vocal solos, and Esther
Stulmeker played the piano while the
judges were making their decision.
DEBATING CLUB T0 GIVE PROGRAM
On Tuesday, May 15, at eleven
thirty o'clock, members of the Bebating
Club will argue on the following
subject; "Resolved, that basketball
should be played without the ball."
The affirmative speakers will be David
Bllison, Franklin Steinhardt, and
jerbert Marx. Seeley Funk, James Griff,
and Wilson Hume will debate on the
negative side.
"SLEEPY HOLLOW ') BE GIVEN IN MaY
"The Legend of Sleepy Hellow",
written by the seventh grade English
Classes, will be presented by them
during the second week in May. Each
one of the four acts will be given by
one of the classes, clthcugh the
following cheructers will appear
throughout the pliuy:; Brom Bones Lynn
Sims, Katrina. Peggy Norton, Ichabod=
Robert Gardner,
JUNIOR HIGH 10 HAVE PiRTY
TONIGHT 1.7 7:30 IN PaGE HaLL
The junior high school will have
a party tonight from seven thirty to
eleven o'clock in the new gymnasium
of Page Hall. is part of the enter-
tainment John Hewkins, arnold Rosen-
stein, and Erastus Davis will present
a one-act play.
The following boys of junior
Student Council are in cherge of the
party; Foster Sipperly, Jack Beagle,
Thomas Parran, Martin Creesy, Mitchell
Ford, William Hotaling, Neil McCoy,
David Ellison, John Gulnac, and
Donald Geisal.
Miss Martin, Mr. Reymond, and
"Miss Smith will act as chaperones.
STUDENTS HEsR «LBsNY HIGH SCHOOL
CHORUS IN JOINT .SSEMBLY WEDNESDsY
at a joint assembly of junior and
Senior high schools Wednesday at ten
l'clock, the albany High School orchez~
tra and chorus presented a musical
program. The orchestra was led by Mr.
Bailey and the band by Mr. Cox, Jr.
SHOP WORK T0 BE ON EXHIBIT
Beginning Mondey, the work the
boys have been doing in the shop
during the year, will be on exhibit
all day until eight thirty at night
in connection with the Youth Week.
CLUB CONDUCTS MODEL LIBRARY
On Wednesday, members of the
Library Club conducted a model library
with Elizabeth Werner as librarian
and Margaret Kibbey as assistant
librarian, The rest of the club acted
as users of the books.
EXCURSION 10 SEE "ZEPHYR"
The Excursion Club will go to-
morrow to the New York Central Rail-
road Station to inspect the new stream
lined train on exhibit there.
STaFF FOR JUNIOR WEEKLY
Editor-in-chief Janet Bremer
Mencging Editor Richard Andrews
Associ:.te Editors
Christina Bayreuther Bernie Swartz
Jane Weir
Sports Editor Mertin Creesy
Circulation Editor Billy Burgess
Composing Staff
Benjamin Douglas Seldon Knudson
George Farrington Gordon Robinson
Reporters
Virginia Mason
Betty Schultz
Benjamin Douglas
Betty Leitch
LITERARY STAFF
Ethel Fesoldt
Milla Hall
Sylvia Rypins
Frances Seymour
Elizabeth Simmons
Virginia Tripp
OUR EDITORI..LS
We feel that u word of expliunition
concerning our editoriils is needed,
We heve been criticized for printing
articles hurmful to the school. It
is true that we have been expressing
the opinions of studdnts dissatisfied
with certain conditions, but does not
every newspuper offer criticisms and
suggestions? The purpose of editoricls
is not only to pruise but to bring to
the attention cf the students ond the
afministration, conditions that might
be improved.
If you do not .gree with us,
ple:se let us know. We will publish
eny letter which gives your side of
the question. The next time you ure
dissi:.tisfied with an editcricl, step
to think whether there is iny truth in
ite
PRIZE SPEAKING
although Milne High School stud-
ents receive many benefits from our
prize speaking program, it certainly
“has its weak points. In the first
place, only a few students receive full
benefit. It is true that the eight
people who were in the contest yester-
day learned a greet deul cbout public
speaking, but whit about the other two
hundred students? We feel that most
of us receive only ea slight training in
public speuking. Therefore it is un-
fair to select such & small number as
eight--the eight best.
Then, too, the training in public
speaking is given to those students who
need it the least. Naturally, the best
speakers are chosen to take « part in
the contests. On the other hand, the
students who ure weak in public speak-
ing ond really need the training are
not chosen.
It is only when everyone is able to
improve his ability in public speaking,
that prize speaking will be a yood things
Volume TZ) Number 23
QUESTION BOX
Questions Do you approve of stu-
dents doing work for other cl:sses
after they heve finished work in one
class?
Robert Wilke: Yes, because we have
no study periods.
Miss Halter; As long as there is
extra work or reuding in the cluss-
room that you can do to enrich
your knowledge and to improve your
record in thet subject, I do not
think that it is necessury to do
work for other clusses ut thut
time.
Billy Burgess; Wo, becuuse it is
not fair to that cluss.
Marjorie Stanton; yes, becuuse we
wt to get outside in the even-
ings
Miss Bills; No, because you have
only one hour for each subject
and you should spend th..t hour on
thet subject only ind no other.
Herbert Mtrx: No, because you should
be giving thet cliss your undi-
vided -ttention.
John Akullicn; Yes. If you huve
the work done for that class it
is better than sitting idle.
Alfred Wheeler; No, becu.use the
students don't learn whut they cre
supposed to do anywuye
ETIQUETTE QUESTION BOx
Question; When is it correct to
use "Purdon me"?
Answer; "Pardon me" excuses you
from an offense only when the of-
fense is uncvoidable. If you mst
commit 4 social error, you are
Torgiven when you very politely
use this expression. Remember that
the accent is always on the "Pur-
don" and not on the "me".
Question; I read an urticle in which
it scid "Americ..ns are purticulcr-
ly careless in the courtesy of
thanking for slight favors". Do
you think this is so?
answer; ¥es. W:.tch the lapses of
persons otherwise polite. You
will be am.zed. Don't you be
stingy with your thank-you's. It
should practised right at home
by every member of the fabily--
one to the other. Thank everyone
who assists you in any way; the
waiter, the clerk, the stranger,
your sister or brother, etc,
Place your communications in
the Crimson and White drawer in Room
R296
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