RIMSON AND WHITE
Vol. XXXII, No. 3
THE MILNE SCHOOL, ALBAN
N. Y.
NOVEMBER 26, 1958
Fred Bass, Dr. Theodore Fossieck
and Ken Hoffman look on as Bob
Blabey speaks at the budget assembly.
Hi-Y, Tri-Hi-Y
Present Bills
Area Hi-Y clubs held the annual
Northeast Area Youth and Govern-
ment assembly in Amsterdam on
November 7. Twenty bills were
proposed by delegates from the par-
ticipating Hi-Y and Tri-Hi-Y or-
ganizations.
Among the bills passed were those
supported by the Milne Hi-Y and
Tri-Hi-Y clubs. The Tri-Hi-Y
bill seeks to provide a social case
worker for each of the state school
systems. The bill was presented by
Norma Rosenthal with Faith Meyer
and Ellen Price as voting delegates.
Misleading Ads Prohibited
The Milne Hi-Y drew up a bill
to hibit misleading medical ad-
vertising. John Hiltze presented
the Hi-Y bill and Jon Axelrod, Joe
Allison and Rodney Abele were the
other delegates.
The bills now go to the bills com-
mittee where they will be debated
and discussed. They next go to
the State Hi-Y assembly, to be held
in Albany December 12 through 14.
The two bills considered best by
the State assembly will be sent to
the New York odtate legislature.
Hi-Y will lobby for the two bills.
Seniors Suffer
College Boards
The College Entrance Examina-
tions board offers a program of
tests that are required for admis-
sion by many colleg They will
be given to Albany area high school
seniors Saturday, December 6, at
Albany high school and State col-
leg
The testing cons
The first is the
‘s of two parts.
holastic aptitude
test which consists of verbal and
mathematical selections. The sec-
ond is the achievement tests which
of subjects stich <
composition, social studie
diate and advanced mathe-
matics, language and science.
‘Red Cross Drive
As Successful
Milne’s Junior Red Cross council |
sponsored a week-long drive for
contributions and members Novem-
ber 7 through 14.
A total of approximately $95 was
collected in the week by the Red
Cross homeroom representatives.
Some twelve homerooms reached
one hundred per cent enrollment,
and the school as a whole was 95%
enrolled.
Homeroom 329 contributed more
than any other, giving almost $15
to the Red Cross. This figure repre-
jsents one sixth of the whole school’s
| contribution.
This is the first year the Junior
Red Cross has been organized in the
form of a council. This council
consists of elected representatives
under the supervision of an execu-
tive committee. Officers on the
executive committee are John
| Breeze, president; Wes Jacobs, vice-
president; Beth Laraway, secretary;
Tom Thorsen, treasurer.
Junior Class
Chooses Books
Every yeai
lects books
Milne librar
its purchases.
This year’s selections are
Zhigavo, Boris Pasternak; Have
Tux, Will Travel, Bob Hope; A
Farewell to Arms, Ernest Heming-
way; Rally ‘Round the Flag, Boy:
Max Shulman; Aku, Aku, Thor
Heyerdahl; East of Eden, John Stein-
beck; The Three F:
the junior class se-
be bought by_ the
It is allotted $45 for
to
Doctor
Thigpen and_ Cleckl:
Lives of Mike Todd, Art Cohn,
Memoirs of Field General Mont-
gomery, F. M. Montgomery
Each member of the class chose
a book as his candidate and pre-
|sented it to his class for final se-
lection. The list is voted upon in
lan “election.”
. | mas
Students Pass Mi
Ine
Budget for 1958-1959
Milne students passed the Student council budget for the school year
1958-59 in their homerooms follows
November 13.
chance to discuss it.
ing a budget assembly Thursday,
A sizable majority of the student body voted for the budget, which
originally proposed by the Student council some weeks ago. 'On the
Friday preceding the budget assembly, homeroom representatives pre-
sented the budget to their homerooms so that students would have a
During the assembly, Bob Blabey, president of the Senior Student
council, explained to new students the meaning of the budget: the allot-
ment of student tax money to the
Milne Student association. Although
various activities sponsored by the
a representative from each organ-
ization was prepared to answer questions about activities, no questions
were asked, making this one of the
Dr. Rapp Speaks
Dr. Marvin A. Rapp, Associate
Executive Dean of the University of |
the State of New York, spoke to
Milne students on choosing a career
in an Assembly November 6.
Dr. Rapp stated that three things
must be considered when a person
chooses his career. First, it is
necessary that a person know him-
his abilities and activities are
very important. Next, a person
should know people, since he will |
be working with them. Third, h
should know the demands, requir
ments, and satisfactions of the
careers he is considering.
“There is no substitute for effort,
for work and for discipline,” Dr. |
Rapp stated, “and if you want any- |
thing badly’ enough, you can have|
ih |
Dr. Rapp is a transportation econ-
omist and historian. He earned de-
grees at Colgate and Duke univer
ely
sities, and now writes extensi
on the subject of transportation
economy.
FHA Members
Plan Programs
Sheila Burke, president; Karen
Dougherty, vice-president; Susan
Dey, secretary and Mary McNutt,
treasurer, have lead the FHA in
planning and carrying out programs
and activities in the first part of
the year.
Club members considered _cos-
metics in their first two meetings.
Mrs. Rosalyn Lang, of Whitney's
Fashion department, spoke to all
interested girls October 28. Mrs.
Lang has been invited to return in
the near future.
At the present time, the FHA is |*
making corsages and earrings which
y plan to sell during the Chirst-
season. Proceeds from the |
sale will go towards CARE pacl
ages. Anyone interested in purchas
ing either a corsage or earrings is
advised to contact an FHA member.
Other plans include the Annual
Bake sale to be held in a few
months. The club also plans to
subsidize some needy family, buy
ing food and clothing.
shortest budget assemblies in the
history of Milne.
All Students Vote
Following the assembly, students
returned to homerooms in order to
vote. Ballots were tabulated, and
the results were 345 in favor and
two in-
55 opposed (in addition to
valid ballots.)
The budget for 1958-59
Organization Request
BAA. $1125
MG.AA. 215
8c 1900
C&W 1100
Alumni Ball 125
Campaign 25
Junior High 120
School Awards 60
Operating Expenses. 50
Debate Club
Total $4800.
Unusually Quiet Assembly
This year's comparatively quiet
budget assembly contrasted’ sharply
with the heavily debated budget of
last spring. At that time, the main
objections, raised chiefly by last
year’s seniors, were voiced in re-
gard to the allotment of increased
funds to M.B.A.A. in preference to
the customary school awards.
As a result, several budgets were
proposed and rejected. However,
the reinstatement of school awards
seemed to contribute to gener
ptance of the present budget,
Milne Defends Sweden
Howard Berkun, Bill Nathan,
Elaine Spath and Ann Wilson rep-
resented Sweden as the Milne dele-
gates to the mock Security council
aes November 21 at Brubacher
all.
The “Security coun spon-
sored by the State college social
studies department. Eleven area
ticipate in this meeting.
school sends four delegates
who uphold the political position of
their nation in world affairs. This
council was organize
increased aw
tional tuation
students.
to high school
HAVE A HAPPY
THANKSGIVING,
PAGE 2
CRIMSON AND WHITE
NOVEMBER 26, 1958
Why a Senior Room? |
Since the year 1942, one room has
been set aside for the glorification
of the illustrious seniors, who step
with pride into this hallowed
chamber. The room serves as a
retreat for twelfth graders, but for
a lower classman, it is a no-man's-
land from which he may be re-
moved with extreme and often
violent rapidity.
I must admit that as a senior I
do experience a limited amount of
pleasure as I enter the senior room,
but this is soon dissolved when I
think of the damaging effects it has
on Milne seniors.
For years, it has been molding
its inhabitants into a group of class-
conscious segregationists unfit to
live in our hard-won democracy.
Although I doubt if this will bring
about any cataclysmic reaction in
the social structure of our nation,
I do feel that it will cause a slight
decay in our belief that all men are
created equal.
It seems unreasonable that any
of us could disregard this principle,
so necessary in a civilized iety,
but the enjoyment of superiority is
a typical human trait. And because
of this, the senior room is able to
warp, with shocking efficiency, the
receptive minds of Milnites.
With these things in mind, it is
only logical to conclude that the
senior room must be abolished and
converted into a more functional
and beneficial office or classroom.
—Jack Fenimore
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Soutter, Ann Quickenton, Linda Scher,
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Taylor, Stu Horn,
Contributors
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The Inquiring Reporter
by ANN
Question: Do you feel Rockefeller
will do as well, if not better, than
Harriman as governor?
Gary Meislin: I think that Rocke- |
feller can’t do any worse than Har-
riman, but we'll just have to wait
and see.
Richard Grear: I don’t know. All
I know is that I'm out of a summer
job!
Wes Jacobs: I certainly hope so!
It means a good job with the state
next year.
Judy Fisher: I do think he'll do a
much better job.
Tom Rider: Yes, because he’s a
ae Repubucan:
Rose Axelrod:
I think it won't
make too much
difference.
Karen Given-
ter: I think Har-
| riman would
make a better
governor.
John Jacob
Jingle Heimer
Smith: An em-
phatic ‘maybe!”
Cathie Pabst:
No, especially
when you worl
for the city of
Albany.
ae)
man; He has a
wider and more
planned platform
than Harrima
les
Fisher.
sponsored Glenn Miller Story.
Mehan and Syb, the big sister.
popped in,
¢e/Milne Merry-Go Round
It seems that Helen Alpert had a party at her house on Saturday
night after the National Federation of Temple Youth conclave. Among the
kids staying up after their bedtime were Judy Safranko, Judy Koblintz,
Jon Axelrod, Bill Nathan, Art Bass, Fred Bass, Aaron Jasper, Joan Bri
man, Gary Meislin, Janet Arnold, Barbara Corbat, Jeff Sperry and Mike
Stu Horn, Mick Grogan,
Steven Rice, Carolyn Walther, Dick Grear, Sue Dey, George ‘Jenkin:
Glenn Simmons, Ken Lockwood, Faith Meyer, Winston Hamilton, Mike
Daggett, Perry Cornell, Terry and Tom Thorson, Joe Allison, Ann Quick-
enton and Pat Lewis spent a relaxing evening watching the M.B.AA.-
For the curious-minded set, it was possible to look in Dorothy Hoyle’s
house and see, recently, Barbara Lester, Sarah Gerhardt, Paul Sabol, John
Breeze, Carolyn Walther, Doc Hengerer, Bob Cantwell, Sue Dey, Bud
Bobbie Lester had a nice ‘conservative little party, Only forty people
Some of the kids seen eating everything in
Hoffman, Roger LaMora, Ann Wilson, Dick Killough and Linda Dillenbeck.
ight were Ken
by CONNIE, DAVE and GAY
Milne Goes Republican
Juniors and seniors assumed their
voting responsibility “November 4.
Rockefeller was elected governor by
a vote of 78 to 40. The votes in
the Milne election were the same
as those in the state election ex-
cept for comptroller, where Milnites
elected Lundy (60-59) while the
state elected Levitt.
Complete returns were: governor,
Rockefeller 78; Harriman 40, John
'T. McManus 1; lieutenant governor,
Wilson 78, DeLuca 40, A. T. Ruben-
stein 1; gomptroller, Lundy 60,
Levitt 59; attorney-general, Lefko-
witz, 89, Crotty. 31; U. S. Senator,
Keating 77, Hogan 43; U. S. Repre-
|sentative, Witbeck 48, O'Brien 72,
| drickson.
——Alumnews——
idy, ‘53, as presi-
dent of the student government.
John Houston, ’55, has been named
to the Dean’s list at Amherst col-
lege.
A spring wedding
planned by Nancy Stark
Private James Altimari.
Bill Hoff, '57, has made the varsity
basketball ‘team at Cortland State,
where he is a sophomore.
is
er,
being
'58, and
Two members of the class of ’54
have been married recently. They
are Beryl Scott to Robert Glover
and Susan Bower to Everett Hen-
—by KAREN
i, |the thing,
Mary Beth Long
Views Her Trip
Mary Beth Long, a member of
the class of 1959, moved to Salem,
Oregon, early this fall. Since she
had been a@ member of the C&W
staff, asked her to write us
about her experiences, Following
| is her veply.
Well, I finally made it to the
“wild west,” but without even one
indian attack, I’m afraid. Even so,
the trip was very beautiful and in-
teresting and worth missing a few
weeks of school. It is surprising to
see what different types of country
there are in our United States. The
kids are the same anywhere you go,
though. I was greeted by “almost”
the same friendliness that charac-
terizes Milne.
There are a few differences,
course, I miss the contact of a
small school. South Salem High
has a student body of 1354 ( I make
| the enrollment 1355). That doesn’t
include ninth grade. In my class
Jalone there are more people than
in all of Milne, It is a bit over-
whelming.
Fine Football Fans
The Saxons have a lot of school
spirit. Recently football has been
Every one of the four
| years the school has been in session,
| the team has made its way into the
state finals, Last year it placed sec-
ond in Oregon,
Miss Murray might be interested
to know that everyone has an hour
of physical education every day.
| Seholastically the school ranks
|high, too. Seven seniors were semi-
|finalists in the National Merit
[Scholarship test. Fifty-five stu-
|dents out of 181 applicants placed
Jin the top tenth of the nation. The
of
|school offers college credit courses
| to seniors
‘high
| Ac
in addition to the regular
chool courses.
vities Are Abundant
The halls are filled with posters
announcing almost every type of
Jactivity. ‘The club roster of South
High includes: Science, Spanish,
Commercial, Photograph, Radio and
Electronics, Skiing and some twenty
other organizations. Every Thurs-
day one of these clubs has the op-
portunity to hold a noon dance to
» money. Besides clubs there
are a number of musical groups in-
cluding both a band and orches
The city of Salem is the capitol
of Oregon. It is a planned city and
the streets haye been laid out sys-
tematically. The buildings are con-
structed to fit in with the land-
scaping. The Capitol and other
state buildings are situated in a
central location. “They have beauti-
ful lawns with flowers blooming all
year; last year it reached freezing
only. twice.
Big Birthday Party
Next year Oregon will be cele-
‘ating its Centennial. If anyone
m Milne would like to come to
Oregon next summer, I'm sure there
will be many interesting jobs to do
for the “big birthday party”.
I will never regret having been
able to attend Milne; the only re-
|gret I have is that I’ was there for
\only one year. It was a terrific ex-
|perience and one in which I met
some swell people whom I will
never forget and who, I hope, will
|remember me.
NOVEMBER 26, 1958
CRIMSON AND WHITE
PAGE 3
Scott Gots
M.G.A.A. has been planning after-
school bowling activities to begin
soon. This accredited series is held
after school Tuesdays and Thurs-
days. All grades, seven through
twelve, are eligible. Bowling is
held at Rice's alleys, where new
automatic pin-setters have been in-
stalled.
Here's a noteworthy tip. To each
girl who attends a given minimum
of bowling get-togethers, M.G.A.A.
will refund the money she has spent
bowling. This is a great way to
exercise, and it doesn't cost any-
thing, kid:
Volieyball Vim and Vigor
Miss Lydia Murray has begun
planning for junior and senior high
volleyball teams. A playday is
scheduled for December 6 at Philip
Livingston Junior High School. The
senior high team is composed of
some excellent players: Maria Per-
daris, Mary Danes, Suzanne New-
man, Penny Traver, Sue Crowley,
Judy Safranko, Nikki Genden, Ann.
Quickenton and Ann Marshall,
The junior high also has a very
strong team. Among the players
listed on the bulletin board in the
locker room are Carol Ricotta,
Laurie Hyman, Beth Laraway,
Shelley Spritzer, Jana Hesser, Mary
Grear, Ardes McDade, Peggy
Crane and Mary Taylor,
These playdays are usually a lot
of fun for the girls fortunate enough
to be selected to attend. Three or
four other schools’ players partici
pate, and the competition is usually
quite lively.
J. V. Selected
After weeks of practice and drills,
the Milne junior varsity basketball
team has been chosen by head coach
Harry Grogan and Creighton Cross.
Ten candidates from the freshman,
sophomore and junior classes were
selected.
Frosh who were picked are Mike
aggett and “Mic” Grogan. Sopho-
mores who survived the final cut are
Sandy Berman, Codge Jenkins, Ken
Lockwood, Steve Rice, Terry and
Tom Thorsen. The only two juniors
who will be playi Art Hen-
gerer and Bill
Coach Grogan feels that this is a
“building year” for the j.v. He hopes
to field a squad that is greatly im-
ed over last year's squad against
skill in the season's opener.
58-59 Basketball
Date Opponent Place
Nov. 25 Cobleskill Home
Watervliet Home
Cohoes Home
Hudson Away
Chatham Away
Lansingburg Home
Academy Home
Shenendehowa Away
Rensselaer Home
Watervliet Away
Chatham Home
Cobleskill Away
Hudson Home
Lansingburg Away
Academy Away
Shenendehowa Home
Rensselaer Away
Cohoes Away
Milne Takes
Bob Blabey—Bob is an even
Last year Bob scored consist-
ently with his deceiving drives and
unparalleled jump shots. Through
his two years of varsity experience,
Bob has gained enough polish on
his offensive game to maintain a ten
point average, and he is expected
at least duplicate that average
feet.
Kip Grogan—Kipper surpasses the
six foot mark by an inch, Returning
to the varsity club for his third year,
he is coming into this season with
an eleven point average. Through
his constant devotion to the practice
of his favorite sport last summer,
Kip has shown the mo: l-around
improvement, He possesses incom~
parable rebounding ability and
shooting consistency.
Bud Mehan—Buddy is a cool and
fast five feet eight. After a year’s
ity experience he netted seven-
ty-five points for his team last year
but his natural ability in basketball
lies in the art of defense. Through
his unexpected appearances in front
of his opponents’ passes, Hugh has
enabled his team to turn the tables
on the opposition.
Wes Jacobs—This tall blond is six |
feet two. Wes can use a fade away |
jump shot, running jump, or short}
hook to near perfection, As an in- |
side man, Wes's two most important
responsibilities ebounding and
converting. Wes has shown remark-
able improvement in rebounding
since he first arrived at Milne, He
is expected to develop even more
as the season nears.
Dick Lockwood—Rich is five-ten.
During his two previous years on
the varsity club, Rich has developed
into a fairly consistent hitter from
outside the circle, This in itself is
quite a feat. His deceptive ball
handling has enabled him to weave
his way through the opponents and
score on occasion. *
kk Lockwood guards Steve Einhorn in practice for last night’s game.
Meet the
Varsity
Dick Collins—Dick is just eight
inches under seven feet. Last year
on the varsity, the majority of Dick's
points were scored from the foul
line. He is looking forward to a
better season from the field this year
with the improvements of his whirl-
away hook shot.
Larry Giventer—Last year, Larry
was one of the standouts of the j.v.
club. His drives, jump shots and
sets, plus his defensive capabilities,
help to raise the caliber of the club.
Larry is diligently working on and
perfecting skills so that he can add
to his talent.
red T
lor—Fred is another j.v.
star of last year who has been raised
to the varsity because of his fine
set, foul shot and defensive abilities.
Fred has already proved his worth
in preseason practice, where he has
displayed variety’ of successful
shots
a
Steve Einhorn—While on the
club last year Steve literally dom
ated the scoring column. His as-
tounding variety of shots dazzled all
onlookers. Steve has been doing
some more of the same this year
even though the competition is more
difficult.
Bob Cantwell —
As a member of
the j.v. last year, Bob showed the
opposition what defense really was.
Bob's incredible ability for stealing
the ball from his opponents and
then converting it was the deciding
point for Bob's berth on the varsity
club.
Jef Segal—Jeff is five-ten. This
is his first year in, Milne, and from
what has been said of his basketball |
potential, Jeff will be a welcome ad- |
dition to the team. His sets and
drives are above average, but he
really seems to excel on’ defense.
He has shown repeatedly that he
can take the ball away from prac-
tically any member of his tes
Ge 53 “Score
Stuns Devils
Two quick baskets and ¢
helped Milne to vict
skill last night in the fi
the season.
in
freeze
over Coble~
game of
A capacity-plus crowd
Page gym saw Milne break a
b -53 tie with two baskets, then
hold on to win 57-53.
At the end of three quarter
Cobleskill owned a 42-38 advantag
Milne took the lead, but Cobleskill
put on a very effective press, and
with less than a minute to go the
score was knotted at 53-53,
Milne then scored two field goals,
held onto the ball while timekeeper
Fred Bass ticked off the remaining
seconds, and came up with their first
win of the season
Bob Blabey, with 18 points, was
high for Milne and the game, with
Kip Grogan not far behind with 16.
For the lose Tyrrell totalled 14
points
Milne's j.v. scored heavily in the
preliminary contest, but could not
pick up enough points to beat the
Red Devils of Cobleskill, who won
by a 42-41 score.
Cross to Coach Frosh
Creighton Cross, who set many
scoring records during his basket-
ball playing days at Milne, has r
turned to his alma mater as an aide
to Coach Harry Grogan,
The popular, soft spoken Cross
will guide the 1958-1959 freshman
club on the court as well as assist
Coach Grogan with the varsity.
Holds Scoring Mark ;
Six foot three inch Cross is the
holder of the Milne seasonal scoring
mark of 417 points which he set in
his senior year over a span of 22
games. He also held the record of
most points in one game, 34, until
the 1956-57 campaign, when Bill
Hoff topped it. In his senior year
Creighton was an All-Albany selec-
and after graduation he took
sketball knowledge with him
to Colgate where he played a year
of freshme I. In his sophomore
year, he moved up to a ty berth
and was a starter for half a season.
Grogan Names
Two J. V. Coaches
Coach Grogan has announced that
this year’s junior varsity will be
guided by a pair of State college
students, Tom and Lou Wolner.
Coach feels that the future varsity
performers are in capable hands and
that this combination of coaches will
bring about an improved group of
performers.
When queried as to what brand
of basketball the junior varsity
could be expected to employ this
year, “We hope to have a lot of fun
with the boys, as well as win our
share of ball games,” was the reply
The two expressed plans for a free
moving offense based on weaves,
with all men getting a hand in the
scoring.
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CRIMSON AND WHITE
NOVEMBER 26, 1958
What Not to Do
On Thanksgiving
by FRED BASS
Once again that happy time rolls
round, the time when youngsters
wear gay and go out
“trick-or-treating time when
... Oh, Oh! Wrong holiday! Sorry!
Let’s try again.
As we leave these hallowed halls
for a well-carned vacation, we think
of only one thing: having fun. Not
that having fun is wrong, but . . .
as a matter of fact, that is the best
idea I've had yet.
Back to the subject at hand. The
most important thing not to do over
this vacation is homework. By not
doing your homework, you can in~
crease your free time about two to
three hundred per cent. Another
advantage of not doing homework
is that if enough kids “forget” the
assignment the teacher may give
you an extra day to hand it in.
When this occu ou have ample
opportunities to discuss the prob-
lems with other students and thus
increase your chance of getting a
good mark.
Handy Holiday Hints
A couple of other things to re-
member are these: do not get into
trouble (unless you are sure that
no one will find out) and don’t for-
get to come back to school next
Monday. The first is important b
cause you get little formal educa
tion in jail and the latter is im-
portant because . . . the second is
important because . . . coming back
| is very important since
well, just don’t get into any
trouble,
Propped Up on the Center Table
‘As I sit here in the dining room
with my legs propped up on_ the
table, I think of all the fun I have
had in past years at Thanksgiving
time. In seventh grade I was amazed
at the length of vacation and, when
told of it, fainted from the surprise.
I remained unconscious for the en-
tire vacation.
By the time I yeached eighth
grade I had grown accustomed to
the long vacation, and I decided to
enjoy it. My teachers, however, had
different ideas. These included:
math —25 problems; English — four
stories; history —three chapters, a
five-page report; and so forth.
This Is a Vacation?
When I reached home the first
afternoon of vacation, I decided to
finish all my homework then and
have the rest of the time to myself.
I locked myself in my room in
an attempt to finish that night, I
worked and worked, As I completed
the final draft of my history
(the last item on my list), I heard a
rapping on the door. I threw the
door open and there stood my
mother. I'll never forget her next
words, “Time for school, Fred!”
So it went. Ninth, tenth and
eleventh grad I never had any
time to my: But this year it
wil! be differ I hope.
Thought for the Week
Tt has been shown beyond a doubt
by these incidents that we are en-
tangled in a clinging mire which
drags us ever lower, Or, as Bjorn
Faulkner once said, “Down and
down I go!”
by MARTHA
CATHI SCOTT
April 22, 1941—A rumor was go-
ing around Albany hospital that
some precocious baby up in the
nursery was winking at all the cute
interns, Who could it have been?
No one but Catherine.
New, some seventeen years later,
Cathi Scott is quite the well-trav-
eled person. Among the more fam-
ous institutions of higher learning
she has whirled through on_week-
ends are Princeton, Yale, Colgate,
R.P.L., Harvard and Hamilton.
Nevertheless, she has some
to devote to her own dei
You have, no doubt, read
Murray's favorite column, “Scott
Jots.” This is Catherine's accom-
plishment as Girls Sports editor of
the Crimson and White.
Cathi keeps
time
r school
Miss
up her high year liv-
ing all year round, When winter
arrives, she’s off at top speed to the
nearest ski are;
Next fall she hopes to take up her
schooling at Wells or Wheaton with
English as her me
caught in a can shot.
FRED BASS
Dr. Moose cl is elec-
trified! Eure n done here
Who
at Milne; a new science find!
s the cause of this celeb:
Why, Fred Bass, of course.
liscovered Frebassium! Fred
discovered and named the
sought missing element!
Fred has a brilliant mind for other
things besides physics. I'm sure that
if it weren’t for his inability to think
in any other system besides the duo-
decimal system, he would have made
great strides in mathematics while
here at Milne, As it is, Fred ha:
been treasurer of various organiza-
long
tions and is the treasurer of hi
Temple Youth group. Of course,
this may be due to his affinity
towards money rather than his abil-
ity in math.
Fred will probably increase his
superlative mental powers at Brown
university where he hopes to major
in chemistry.
I could waste words
describe Fred, but he i:
yond wor There
amply descriptive word
able.
to
be-
one
trying
only
ndeserib-
Senior Spotlight-
and AARON
| NANCY JONES
Even though she lives way out in
Newtonville, Nancy Jones has made
us happy by continuing in Milne
this year instead of going to Shaker.
If she had deserted us, Hams, In-
corporated would be minus one
president and the second page of
is paper would be utterly con-
fused confusion without an editor.
Just think, without Nancy there
wouldn’t be any one to pin the name
Minnie Moocher on, and_ histor
teachers would have one less person
who took a special summer course
in American civilization to require
reports of,
other things which rile
’ are squash or liver for
dinner, snakes and deceitful people.
Milne, people who think for them-
selves and driving Nancy can en-
dure.
Six years after July 26, 1941, her
parents shipped her off to kinder
garten at U.S. 16 after which, just
to be a nonconformist, she went to
Newtonville grade school. Event-
jually she found her way to her
present Alma Mater.
Cathi Scott, Nancy Jones, Fred Taylor and Fred Bass (the tall one) are
FRED TAYLOR
Once upon a time there were two
boys named Taylor at Milne. This
story concerns neither one of them
It concerns a third Taylor named
Fred.
Fred followed two brothers to
School 16 and wound up at Milne.
Here he has proven his skill in every
field imaginable. He was class presi
dent in ninth grade and is now
retary of Adelphoi. Also, Fred has
served on the student council for
four years. Besides his intellectual
activities, Fred has played basiket-
ball for Milne almost every year of
his attendance here.
set
Fred is a quiet boy most of the
time, but he has shown surprising
belligerence when new teachers re-
fer to him as Fred rather than
Brooks. Brooks is Fred’s middle
name. Why he was named Brooks
no one knows, but everyone know
that his adoption of the name dur-
ing class is certainly not meant to
confuse teachers but rather to dis-
tinguish him from Fred Bass.
August 25,
JUNIOR
HIGHLIGHTS
by JUDY and DICK
The first of this season's junior
high parties was held in Richardson
lounge. The congenial hostess and
host for the November 21 dance
were Jana Hesser and Clint Bour-
don. Carole Huff, Paul Galib and
Mary Grear comprised the refresh-
ment committee. Entevtainment was
provided by Peg Roblin and Paul
Feigenbaum.
Freshman Basketball
Lately it has been possible to de-
tect grunts and groans emanating
from the little gym. Passing by,
you are startled and wonder what
on earth can be happening. After
much consideration and the elim-
atic al improbable pos-
sibilities (the girls couldn't be exe
cising again) you finally come
to
one conclusion, You verify this by
peeking in. The freshman’ boys are
doing calisthenics under the direc-
tion of Coach Grogan,
Further ity
curios
plagues
By the way, Fred was born on}
Why are they doing this? They
wouldn't work so hard if there
wasn't a very good reason for it.
Through reliable connections you
discover these noor souls are going
out for the freshman basketball
team.
Along witn the calisthenies, the
boys go through drills end chalk
talks with the j.v. and varsity clubs.
The promising hoop players learn
the defenses in basketball and how
to meet (and wo-m their way out
of) certain
situations on the floor.
Other topics covered are training,
ditioning and shooting, which
usually winds up their meetings,
Clubs Plunge
Into Activities
‘our Milne clubs are currently
her active or planning activities,
Hams, Incorporated, the Debate
club, and the Chess club are now
active, while the German club will
resume activities next semester.
Hams has been practicing panto-
mimes of various situations. Under
the guidance of Mr. William Kraus,
they are now discussing a play, to
be put on for the whole school, Also,
plans are being begun on a trip to
New York.
The Debate club is practicing on
the debate topic, which concerns
union membership, for the day
when they will debate other schools.
The Chess club is going to write a
constitution, announce Stuart Lewis,
president; Paul Feigenbaum, vice-
president; Maria Perdaris, secretar
Steven Levitas, treasurer.
Look What's Coming
Monday, December 1
School resumes ‘After Thanksgiv-
ing vacation
Friday, December 5
Basketball: Milne vs. Cobleskill,
at home
Saturday, December 6
College Board exams; Basketball:
Milne Cohoes, at home
vidi
School
vacation at
Basketball: Milne
at home,
Christmas
Academy,
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