CRIMSON AND WHITE
Vol. XXVII, No. 6
, THE MILNE SCHOOL, ALBANY, N. Y.
MARCH 4, 1964
Mr. Jack Nagel displays models of NASA space vehicles.
Speaker Explains NASA
Mr. Jack Nagel, a representative of NASA (National Aeronautics «
Space Administration) spoke to Milne students at an assembly program
id
on Thursday, February 13. Mr. Nagel explained that this assembly and
others like it are a part of NASA's program of keeping the public informed
as to the organization’s projects and
goals.
NASA is sponsored by the federal
government, but it has nothing to
do with military operations. It’s
main purposes are to further space
knowledge and to ultimately put an
American on the Moon. Mr. Nagel
described the Administration's
rocket program and the different
types of fuels used to launch the
Card Party
Change has come over the annual
Card Party and Bake Sale. ‘This
r the event is to be held at night,
from eight pm, to eleven pm. on
Friday, March 13th, Also different
from recent years, the card party
will include a fashion show and is
to be held in Page Gym:
The theme of the affair is “World's
Fair.” Favors will be in keeping
with this theme, A major attra
tion, the fashion show will feature
accessories and millinery modeled
and commentated by Whitney's.
In accordance with a Student
Council decision of two years ago,
all proceeds beyond the ‘first $250.
will go into the Foreign Student
Exchange Fund. The $250. has al+
ways been given to the senior class
for its graduation expenses
Mary Hamilton is General Chair-
man, with Robin Morse as her
chosen co-chairman, Other chair-
men, their co-chairmen and commit-
tees, include: Refreshments, Susan
Tafler and Joan Proctor; Bake Sale,
Peggy Crane and Judy Montague;
Tickets and Business, Dave Ker-
mani and Rhoda Abrams, and Marcia
Pitts and Cindy Newman.
Also: Donations, Margie Linn and
Marilyn Shulman; — Maintenance,
Sam ‘Zimmerman and Lance Nel-
son; Tables and Chairs, Dan Dugan
and Steve Hutchins; "Decorations,
Marilyn Hesser; Publicity, Sue Press
and Bonnie Losee.
rockets. He stressed the importance
of solar cells which turn electric
energy into electricity. In addition
to developing and launching rockets,
NASA also maintains a satellite
program. Included in this program
are satellites to study sun_ spots,
stars, and the geophysical conditions
of the Earth.
Panel Competes on TV
Five students were selected recently to represent Milne on the “Little
Red Schoolhou:
” television program last Monday, After the performance
of the students participating in two preliminary assembly programs had
been judged, the panel of four regulars and an alternate was selected to
17 Regents Winners
of the winners of Regents
lege Scholarships and the list of
inner: sed_re-
enior
E con=
tained seventeen
and six alternat
Milne’s winners are: Dick Algoz-
zine, Diane Bakke, Michael Benedict,
Richard Blabey, | +
y Button,
dney Kisen-
berg, Betty Kel-
sey, David Ker- |
Mark
is, Margery
Martha
Lowder, Jeff
Martin, Larry
Pellish, Sue
Press, Carol
Sanders, Susan
Tafler and Sam F
Zimmerman.The Susan Tafler
alternates in-
clude: Peggy Crane, Randy Hatt,
Karen Hoffman, Jane Mayersohn,
Bill Peterson and Bob Valenti. Susan
Tafler had the third highest score
in Albany County on the Scholar-
ship examination.
mani
Sincere congratulations to the
Red Schoolhouse team for its
effort.
Coach Lewis calls the plays, promenades, ete.
Attention!
“Fantasia” is the theme of this year’s Cr‘ it
The dance will be held on Saturday, March 7 in Brubacher
Ivy dance.
id White, Brick and
nson
Mall, and all students in grades nine through twelve are invited to attend
Tickets are priced at $1.00 per person and $1.75 per couple.
Following the Milne tradition, next year’s editorial staffs of both the
newspaper and the yearbook will be announced at the dan
Not follow-
ing any known Milne tradition, the new editors of the Albany Liberal will
also be announced at that time.
Music at the dance will be supplied by a band from Schenectady.
| find out about the show.
ship winners | the N,
represent Milne on the WRGB s\
The interest in Milne’s part
tion on the “Little Red Schoolhouse”
began last year when Dr. Fossieck
wrote to the television station to
Continu-
ing the correspondence this year,
ational Honor Society received
word that Milne was scheduled to
appear on the program on Monday,
| March 2.
|| Juniors vs. Seniors
Anticipating such an appearance,
the National Honor Society first
asked the junior and senior classes
each to select six students who
might possibly participate in the
program, By advance selection, the
students would have an opportunity
to prepare for the final contest. The
juniors selected were Peter Slocum,
Joe Michelson, Andy Zalay, Lynda
Bearup, Robin Morse, and Rhoda
Abrams. Larry Pellish, Sam Zim-
merman, Mark Lewis, Mike Bene-
dict, Nancy Button and Sue Tafler
were the seniors who were selected.
On Thursday, February 20, the
two class teams competed in an as-
sembly. The two teams were each
divided into two groups of three,
each junior group competing against
a senior group for ten minutes.
Faculty members of each depart.
ment submitted the questions so
that the students might be judged
according to versatility in all fields.
Mr. Ganeles, advisor to the Senior
Student Council, moderated the
panel,
Final Five Chosen
Four supervisors—Mr, Ganeles of
history, Dr. Cochrane of English,
Mr, Atkinson of science and Mr,
DeLong of math—chose the six
semi-finalists who competed once
more on Monday the 24th, From
these six, the same faculty members
determined the team, The four who
were chosen to appear on the pro-
gram are Susan Tafler, Peter Slo-
cum, Joe Michelson, and Sam Zim-
merman. Linda Bearup was chosen
as the alternate.
Journalism Taught
Journalism classes were conducted
recently by Mr, Theodore Andrews,
advisor to the Crimson and White,
as an aid in determining capable
and worthy members of next year's
staff. Those attending the eight
‘clock sessions were instructed, as
signed practice articles and tested.
‘The program is new this year, and
was intended, in addition to desig-
nating an editorial board, to train
those who will be working as staff
writers. Mr. Andrews has long
stressed the need for such a class,
its importance in other schools, and
its potential role in improving the
school newspaper.
PAGE 2
CRIMSON AND WHITE
MARCH 4, 1964
Quite a Showing
Milne’s showing in this year’s Regents
Scholarship competition, while not unusual
for the school, is nevertheless both remark-
able and commendable. Twenty-three per)
cent of the senior class were winners; another
nineteen per cent were designated as alter-|
nates.
It should be noted that, while most area
high schools had more winners, this number
as compared with the sizes of their senior
classes was far less significant. The diversi-|
fied education we receive at Milne proves it-
self, we believe, in such results. Chronic
critics of Milne for its student teachers would
do well to examine the per cent of Regents
winners in other area schools.
RX-Tonic for the Council
The Senior Student Council needs a pro-|
verbial shot in the arm. While it is not our
traditional practice to endorse specific candi-
dates for Student Council offices, we urge
careful consideration of these hopefuls.
While it also is not our intention to criticize
directly any individuals, the Council has been
wallowing in mismanagement for several
years. This has resulted in much too lengthy
discussions of comparatively unimportant
matters. At other times, dissent has been
stifled by those controlling the ‘‘order of busi-
ness” in an effort to get things done. The
procedure at a Student Council meeting much
too often consists of a twenty minute leisurely
review of old business, a rushed discussion of
a new matter and a hurried motion, and a
vote taken as the bell sounds.
This year the lunchtime meeting was intro-
duced, supposedly because there is too much
business before the Council to be disposed of
during the alloted homeroom period. We dis-
agree that there are too many matters before
the Council, and suggest that the problem
could be solved with better meeting procedure.
Hopefully, the officers elected this year will
aim to improve the situation.
St. Agnes Sets an Example
We were greeted, guided, encouraged to
fairs Conference on Civil Rights afforded us
the chance to observe students of another
school hostessing, in this case, a gathering of
representatives from several area high schools.
Milne’s delegates agreed that the result was
instructive, as well as enjoyable for all con-
cerned.
We were greeted, guided, encouraged to
ask questions and offer answers — we were
treated respectfully, as were our ideas. The
speakers—there were eight of them—spoke
as though to a group of adults, a phenomenon
which encouraged student participation. We
feel that the conference was valuable“in help-
ing us to more clearly define our ideas after
hearing those of many others. We suggest
that such a program be tried at Milne—we
believe the results could be as successful for
us as they were for St. Agnes.
We Endorse the Beatles!
The Gym Test
Ulysses was a fortunate man. All
he had to contend with was a seven
headed monster called Charybdis,
the curse of Poseidon, and a bad
map. But Milne students face a
much greater challenge. They must
show superhuman feats of physical
endurance and exhibit a phenom-
enal knowledge of sports. That is,
they have to pass the gym test.
The exam is based on the Marine
Corps physical fitness test. Fortu-
nately, skydiving and jumping
barbed wire fences have been elim-
inated. Instead, the innocent soldier
must perform an impossible number
of sit ups, squat jumps, chin ups,
and other agonizing forms of calis-
thenics. Many students who have
taken the test report that it does
not hurt—after a while the-arms and
legs begin to feel like rubber, and
you get the impression that you are
no longer alive. As a matter of fact,
many students even look like they
are no longer alive, but that is an-
other story.
Hilarious Tumbling Test
The haggard, disheveled students
are also given a chance to exhibit
their abilities in the tumbling tests,
where the cartwheels, somersaults,
and long distance dives are per-
formed. Many students consider
this the funniest of the exams. It
is hilarious to see each individual’s
own interpretation of the cartwheel.
Few put their heads down first,
some make wild gestures and
strange articulations, most hide. An-
other challenge is the long distance
dive. In this modern form of Rus-
sian roulette, six or more students
lie down side by side. The con-
testants are invited to leap over this
human barrier and land in a somer-
sault. Obvious difficulties arise.
Some landings are similar to those
seen on war pictures—the battered
plane hooks its landing gear, makes
a series of spectacular cartwheels,
and demolishes the whole airport.
The human Kamakazee usually sur-
vives, but the students who were
lying down experience difficulty in
getting up.
Spheroids Everywhere
A more popular part of the gym
test is where running abilities and
skills in such sports as football and
basketball are recorded. On these
days no one seems to beable to do
anything right. Footballs ‘frequently
land in, the road, basketballs dis-
appear in the bleachers or balcony,
and a few oddballs run in the wrong
direction.
The most comprehensive section
of the gym test is the written exam-
ination. Here students are con-
fronted with enigmas on football
tacties, volleyball rules, and tumb-
ling procedures. A student doesn’t
have to have a photographic mem-
ory, but it helps if you know every-
thing from touchbacks to athlete’s
foot. Fortunately, no questions have
been introduced on square dancing.
That's probably in the next Five
Year Plan.
Generally speaking the Milne gym
test is advantageous. Students real-
ize their own limitations and gain
more knowledge about sports. ‘The
best advice in taking such a test is
to develop a cool, rational attitude
—‘“Let me out of here.”
ne
ERRY ROUND
On a Sunday in January, Stratton Mt. Ski Center
received a busload of happy Milnites willing to try
their skill on the slopes. Among those seen waiting
the day out in the lodge were Robin Morse, who broke
her ski and wrenched her arm, and Cindy Newman,
who spent the longest time for any skier yet in the
first aid station. Carol Hagadorn didn’t injure herself,
but she did manage to break her ski pole. Also on the
trip were Barbara Boyd, Kris Cassiano, Karyl Ker-
mani, Carol Sanders, Jeff Rider, Peter Slocum, and
Anita Harris.
The next trip was to Silver Bells at Wells, N. ¥. A
trip which normally takes a little over an hour took
two and one-half, and left many skiers with motion
sickness, Some of the skiers present were Jeff Rider,
Craig Leslie, Shelly Zima, Dean Elsworth, Dave Ker-
mani, Sandy Levitt, and Karen Hoffmann, who spent
most of her time on the ground.
Tri-Hi-Y sponsored a dance, The Cherry Tree Chop,
on December 21 for the Senior High. Those seniors
seen leaving were Marcia Pitts, Marilyn Hesser, Sue
Press, Nancy Button, Suzi Gerhardt, and Margie Linn.
Bob Valenti, Mike Benedict, Dick Algozzine, and Bob
Mendel came after their departure. The overseers
present were Miss Flaum, Mr. Lapinski, and Miss
Crawford.
Martha “Fearless Fossdick” Lowder, her second time
on skiis, went to the top at Alpine Meadows, along
with Carol Hagadorn, Jeff Rider, Amy Linter, Bob
Linn, and Hank Stock, who painstakingly grabbed the
rope tow without a glove.
Besides such prominent celebrities seen at the Civil
Rights Rally as Lance Nelson, Carl “Bugsy” Rosen-
stock, Craig Leslie, Jean Feigenbaum, Selma Levitz,
Tom Oliphant, Amy Linter, Barbara Proctor, and
Lynda Bearup, were the lesser known notables, Mr.
John Jennings of the N. ¥, State Commission on
Human Rights, Mr. Austin Crawford from the N. Y.
State Division for Youth, Dr. James F. Cunningham of
SNCC, Mr. George Bunch from the Albany NAACP,
and Mr, James Peck from CORE speaking about cur-
rent domestic civil rights problems.
CRIMSON AND WuiItr
Vol. XXVII_ March 4, 1964 No. 6
Published by the Crimson and White
Board, the Milne School, Albany, New
York. Address exchanges to the
Exchange Editor and other correspon-
dence to the Editor.
Member \
Columbia Scholastic Press Assn.
The Editorial Staff
Nancy Button, ‘64
Sue Press, ‘64
Editor-in-Chief
Associate Editor.
Editorial Editor Karen Hoffman, ’64
Sports Editor Michael Benedict, ‘64
Feature Editor ..Joe Michelson, ‘65.
Treasurer Tom Oliphant, ‘66
Exchange Editor Sue Krimsky, ‘66
Photographer aoe Mark Lewis, ‘64
Cartoonists Mike Fru , ‘64, Lance Nelson, ‘65.
Faculty Advisor. Mr. Theodore Andrews
Contributors
Dave Skinner, Dennis O'Neill, Robin Morse, Steve Mil-
stein, Sue Lurie, Sally Button, Paul Schrodt, Paula
Boomsliter, Lance Nelson, Joan Griffin, Mark Lewis,
Andy Zalay, Sue Hohenstein, Carl Rosenstock.
MARCH 4, 1964
CRIMSON
ND WHITE PAGE 5
Varsity Ends Season, 3-15 Record
JV. Wrap-up Nelson and Slocum
‘As does the Varsity, the sv. Score 51 in Loss
likes nothing better than to beat
their friendly rivals from Academy.
In a February 4 afternoon game
It does not matter if you win or
lose, it's how you play the game.
Milne jumped of to an carly but|This may sound a little corny, es-
small lead in the first period, 11-8,|Pecially looking at Milne’s record,
as Tom Kingston connected for 7
points.
5 for 9 compared to a sloppy 2 for|Lansingburgh on Tuesday,
14 for the Cadets who made up|aty 18.
points on the foul line. Academy
improved slightly in
period and managed to take a 20-18
half time lead. In the third quarter
the lead switched hands,
Milne jumped off to an early but
with three quarters gone. The
fourth period provided one of the
most exciting quarters of the season
as the lead changed hands several | Prevail.
times. With time running out and
Academy up by 2, Milne frantically
tried to tie the game up. As the
buzzer sounded, Tom Kingston took
a shot and scored for Milne. Milne
naturally took it to tie up the game
but the referee ruled it no good. A
hot argument arose and the game
was protested by Milne. It now re-
mains to be seen if the entire game,
a three minute overtime, or any-
thing at all will be played over.
Depending on the outcome of the
protest, Tom Kingston led the
scorers with 12 and Bill Murphy
was next with 8.
Cohoes
Cohoes’ Junior Varsity invaded
Page Gym on February 7, seeking
to avenge an early season loss to
Milne’s jayvees. ‘The boys from
Milne, however, steaming over their
loss to Academy, came through
with a 51-50 victory in the last five
seconds.
Cohoes jumped out ahead in the
first period 13-10, on numerous lay-
ups and short jump shots. They in-
creased their iead to nine, leaving
the court at halftime with the score
32-23.
During the third stanza scoring
slowed down as the Raiders out-
scored Cohoes 9-5 and trailed 37-32
as they entered the final eight min-
utes. x :
Both teams traded baskets until
|
|
but the Varsity played one of its
Oveuil, Milne hit a good| finest. games of the season hosting
Febru-
Wanting to win its last
home game, Milne fought desper-
‘the ‘second | ately to keep close to the favored
‘by 19) Burghers. The first period
found Milne at the end of a 24-17
but the |score due mainly to Lansingburgh’s
margin stayed ominously close as| ‘ine
ine percentage shooting. Jim
Nelson led Milne hoping with 6
points. Keeping within range,
Milne lost ground only by a point
as the second period saw scoring
Jimmy added another 6 as
Milne kept Lansingburgh’s _ half
time advantage to 43-35. he third
period found the Raiders slipping
and letting the Burghers go up by
14, 64-50. Again Jim Nelson helped
Milne’s cause with 8 points. The
third period started with Lansing-
burgh increasing its lead to 18 and
about to put in some subs, but
Peter Slocum said no! Single-
hendedly Peter, tossed in 13 points
in that last period, pulled down re-
bounds, and passed off, getting as-
sists. Jim Nelson added 7 of his
own. All this kept Milne fans on
the edges of their seats till the
sound of the buzzer which showed
Lansingburgh had won by only 6,
84-78. Highlighting the scoring,
Jims consistency (6, 6, 8, 7) gave
him the high of 27 points. Pete
Slocum, missing the first period,
had 5, 6, and 13 for 24. Jeff Rider
added his double figures of 10 to
the cause.
first period, to A-P’s 9, but this
ended his scoring and started theirs.
A see-saw battle saw the second
period end in a 20-20 deadlock.
Regaining the lead in the third
period, thanks to Ron Koven’s 8
points, the Raiders led 32-30 ‘at the
end of the third stanza. Milne
J.V’s noted for their close finishes
and thrill-packed games, gave
everything they had but got care-
| Cadets Win From Line
Tuesday afternoon, February 4,
Milne traveled to Academy. Things
looked up as Milne jumped off to
a 4 point lead on quick hoops by |
Bob Valenti and Jim Nelson but
Academy stifled the attack (the
Raiders went on to miss their next
17 shots from the field), roared
back and took an 11 to 5 advantage
going into the second period. The
second period found Milne keeping
pace from the field with 5 baskets
to Academy's 5, but on the line
Milne hit 4 for 6 (67%) to a
foul(ed) Academy who hit 11 of 12
Cohoes Victor By 5
Milne made a strong effort to end
its losing ways February 7 against
Cohoes, but the Tigers’ second half
rally sent the Raiders to the
showers with a 53-48 loss. The
varsity’s determination was evident
as they took the floor, and the score
mounted rapidly in our favor. With
Jim Nelson controlling the boards
and scoring consistently from the
inside, the Raiders held up a 10-0
lead at 3:13 of the first quarter. The
lead held at_the end of the quarter,
12-4. Bob Ceccucci sank four long
jump shots to put Cohoes within six
points of the Nelson-led Raiders at
shots (92%). All this settled mat-! halftime. Th re: Mi —
ters at a 32-19 half time lead for|Cohoes, 18 Se a
Academy. Milne pulled even in the| Fine outside shooting enabled
third stanza tying Academy’s 13
points but this was to no avail as
the Raiders found themselves on the
end of a 45-32 score. Down 13,
Milne fought desperately in the
fourth period but again could not
overcome the Cadets’ attack. The
Cohoes to cut the lead to 35-33 at
the end of three. In the fourth
stanza, the Tigers’ hot hand pre-
vailed. Two quick jumpers gave
Cohoes a 37-35 lead at the 7:28
mark which was held on until the
conclusion, The Raiders, unable to
game ended 62-47, Milne and/ score from the field, stayed close
Academy each with 20 field goals, with good foul shooting. Peter
but Academy having the deciding | Slocum led a desperate attempt to
edge on foul points, 22-7, A bal-|overtake the Tigers, but Gordon
anced Milne attack’ had “Terry Ryan and Bob Ceccucei were too
Valente” and John Mellen scoring|much to handle, Ceccucei led all
10 points apiece, and J. P. Slocum| scorers with 20, while Nelson and
Slocum had 16 and 13, respectively,
Jim Nelson grabs the rebound from Hudson opponents as Slocum,
Valenti wait below.
A-P Wins Sloppy Game |Hudson Wins
The Milne Raiders extended their | On Friday, February 14, the Milne
losing streak to 10 on February 11,| Varsity made the long bus ride to
less on their shots near the end of
the game and came out on the
short end of a 44-40 score. Ron
Koven hit for the game's high with
16.
1:44 remained in the game as Milne
still trailed by seven points. Using
their highly efficient zone press, the
Slicksmen cut the lead to three
with 0.19 left in the game. Bill
Murphy's jumper-push shot cut it
down to one point, as Cohoes tried
to freeze away the remaining ten
seconds, The Junior Raiders, after
foreing a jump ball, took possession
with 0:05 left to be played. Using
the same play as in the Academy
game, Tom Kingston swished the
nets with a short jumper for a Milne
vietory with nothing showing on
the scoreboard. Kingston led all
scorers with 20 points and Ron
Koven chipped in with 15 markers
for the victors.
Averill Park
Milne’s Junior Varsity _traveled |
to Averill Park Tuesday, February
11 to try to repeat a 1-point win
Hudson
Hudson's Junior Varsity sporting
a 12-1 league leading record played
host to the Junior Raiders from
Milne on Valentine's Day. The
Bluehawks weren't the _ perfect
hosts, though, as they overpowered
Milne, 54-41.
Starting quickly at the opening
whistle, the Hudson five raced to a
16-2 Guarter lead, Before Milne
could score again, Hudson had in-
creased its lead to 20 points 22-2.
‘The halftime score, entirely in favor
of Hudson High, was 30-11.
Using their zone press once again,
the Raiders were able to slice the
Hudson lead in half at times during
over the Warriors, but fortune|the second half. Led by Tom
wasn’t with them as they suc-|Kingston, the Raiders outscored the
cumbed, 44-40. Tom Kingston,|Bluehawks in the half 30-24.
hero of the A-P encounter, con-
tinued his hex over them ‘as he
scored 9 of Milne’s 11 points in the
hitting on eight field goals and five
free throws.
when they bowed to Averill Park,
57 to 48. The game was sloppil.
played, and both teams made their
share of errors. Milne went ahead
early in the first quarter, but Matt
Graves’ hot hand put the Indians
ahead 14-11 at the end of the first
stanza. Then the trouble started
as Joe Holland led Averill Park
over a cold Milne five to 32-20
lead at the half. Graves finished
the first half with 17, while Dey and
Slocum combined for 14 of Milne’s
20 points.
The third quarter was little dif-
ferent from the second. Both teams
lost the ball frequently on bad
plays and violations. Milne’s spec-
tators, though few in number, added
Raiders
however, themselves
The
and found
trailing 41-30 at the buzzer.
fourth quarter was largely an of-
fensive battle, with both teams
shooting freely. Milne outscored
its rival, 18-16, but still finished on
Kingston broke the 20 point mark, |
the short end of a 57-48 score.
Graves and Ranking led the Indians
with 20 and 18 points, respectively.
|Hudson to face the league leading
|Bluehawks. Although they played
one of their better games, the
Raiders never had a chance against
Hudson's powerful quintet. The
home team held a 10-0 lead until
5:23 of the first quarter, when Peter
Slocum scored Milne’s ‘first basket.
Led by Dale Glovanovitch and Pete
Erwin, who were virtually unstop-
pable, the Bluehawks raced to a
23-10 first quarter lead. (Hudson
was 13-15 from the field in the first
period). Ray Jablanski and Paul
Matties, a pair of excellent play
makers, led the Hudson school to
a commanding 39-19 halftime lead
Slocum and Nelson provided Milne
with 14 of its 19 markers.
Pete Erwin's exceptional rebound-
,|ing led the hosts during the third
stanza as Hudson maintained its
lead. Milne’s Jim Nelson shot ef-
fectively from the inside and col-
lected numerous foul shots. Both
teams substituted freely during the
latter part of the game, and the final
buzzer found Milne absorbing a 72-
51 loss. Erwin had 23 and Glovano-
vitch 22 for the Bluehawks,
PAGE 6 CRIMSON AND WHITE MARCH 4, 1964
Lost and Found SENIOR SPOTLIGHT _ DEADEYE pe ith
Chances are you'll find it in the
main office. I made this amazing
discovery as I was sifting through
the contents of the lost and found
box looking for my notebook.
Taking a deep breath, I bravely
plunged my hand into the unrecog-
nizable mass and extracted a sad,
dirty, deflated volleyball, a perma-
nent resident of the box. Add one
chewed, bedraggled sneaker and a
beaten sweatshirt to make a set.
Numerous other articles appeared,
such as a rectangular piece of}
cracted starofoam sporting three |
glassy artificial flowers drooping
over the edge.
Upon opening the drawer I found |
the situation no better, stumbling |
upon Mary and her little lamb}
frolicking on a baby blue glasses
case and a two pound, dagger
shaped, rhinestone - studded letter
opener.
In the girl's locker room quite a
few U.F.O,’s (Unidentified Found
Objects) also turn up. Here all
items turn up at the lost and found
auction, where you see your best
boots sold:to a girl who outbidded
you. |
Unfortunately, there is no foota|
proof way of preventing loss of ar-
ticles, short of nailing them all to-
gether. When I lost a glove, I put
its mate in a place where I wouldn’t
lose that one too. However, it turned
up elsewhere and I thought I had
found the other glove. After look-
ing all over for the first one, I still
couldn’t make a pair. If you're con-
fused now, imagine going through
it for weeks.
—Sue Hohenstein
The Countdown
It is 2:17 on a bright Friday after-
noon. All eyes watch the clock
anxiously. A question is asked in
clipped tones; a distracted answer
follows.
The clock ticks. It is 2:18. The
President shifts restlessly in his
chair, consults his notes, and ques-
tions a detail of the procedure. It
is carefully explained by the one
in charge.
The clock moyes on to 2:19. The
air of unease in the room becomes
oppressive. A rustling of papers
and a sudden cough break the back-
ground of the mentor’s voice. Those
present review their notes and out-
line an additional overlooked point.
The clock ticks. It is 2:20. Some-
one checks his results against those
of the one in charge, and makes a
jhurried alteration in his jottings.
It is 2:21. A brief summing-up
and an assignment follow.
It is 2:22. Somewheré an auto-
matic relay trips a switch. A bell
shrills, and pandemonium breaks
loose. A scraping of chairs along
the floor is followed by swift run-
ning steps and hurried greetings
and goodbyes. The one in charge
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MARCIA PITTS |
One of the nicest things about our
basketball team is its beautiful
scorekeeper, Marcia Pitts. Maasha,
as her name is pronounced by her
classmates, even manages to add up
the score right on the first try on
occasion. While not feverishly us-
ing her pencil in this effort, she
concerns herself with her activity
as treasurer of Quin, secretary of
Ski Club, and a member of T
Hi-Y. Outside of school, Marcia is
active in church activities, serving
as vice-president of her fellowship
and Witness chairman of her sub-
istrict. Getting back to school
life (which shows my great organi-
zation of material), Marcia performs
the duties of business editor of the
yearbook.
‘As for higher education, Marcia
has applied to Connecticut College
for Women, William and Mary, and
Albany State. As for the future, “I
haven't the vaguest idea.”
BOB VALENTI
Bob Valenti, known as “spaghetti”
in the culinary world, is quite the
active one, or as we would say,
quite the bruiser. He is co-captain
of this year’s varsity basketball
team and has played baseball on
the same level. Away from the
sports world, Bob keeps the books
for the Bricks & Ivy in his role as
business manager. He is a member
of the fierce Traffic Squad and is
proud of his position of President
Jof his homeroom. Lest we forget,
Bob is the Fearless Leader of the
Nitasha Fenton Society, and pre-
sides twice weekly over the group’s
orderly meetings. |
When Bob leaves the hallowed
halls of Milne, he hopes to enter|
some other hallowed halls, at either
Hamilton, LaFayette, or Princeton.
While he once nursed the idea of
being a doctor (What a use of word |
choice!), Bob now generalizes by
stating his desire to enter the field
of math.
MARGIE LINN
Now we come to Margie Linn, an-
other active soul. Margie is a mem-
ber of the Music Appreciation Club
Sigma, and the Student Counc:
She also is a very enthusiastic par-
ticipant in Ski Club activities. She
has served as a chairman for the
card party, and was ticket chair-
man of the All-School Play this
year. She also worked behind the
scenes as the hair designer, creating
stunning hairdos for such notables
of the theatre world as Sue Press,
Peggy Crane, and Yul Brynner.
Margie has been accepted at
Wheelock, where she intends to take |
courses that will aid her in what
she plans as her future occupation
—that of an elementary school
teacher.
While on the phone with her try-
ing to secure the information for
this article, I must have heard at
least ten times “I'm not very inter-
esting.” Therefore, I will list this
as one of her interesting qualities.
STAN LOCKWOOD
Stan Lockwood is the fourth
member of his famous family to
have found his place in Milne.
|Keeping up the family tradition,
Stan is, and has been, a member of
the varsity baseball and basketball
teams. He also is a member of the
MBAA, Student Council, and is a
member of the watchdog force
known as the traffic squad. Being
a music lover, Stan is a member
of Milnemen and the Music Ap-
preciation Club. He also appreciates
some music not covered in either
of these organizations, and is a
member of the quickly growing
Milne dance instructing team. Stan
does not confine his activity to|
school only, as he is an active
member of DeMolay.
Next year, Stanley hopes to be
seen around in his purple beanie
as a member of the freshmn class
at Albany State.
“I wanna hold your hand.”
‘In Protest of the Beatles’*
“A brand new craze is sweeping the land,
“Everyone \is a Beatle fan.”
Speak for yourself—
We're not all wild.
Some like it hot,
Most like it mild.
"| Upon
The Tragic Tale of Itinerant Bus
Drivers and other Assorted Opinions
from Our Current Events Fiction
Writer Carl Rosenstock.
viewing that title, you
| probably expect an expose, on some
form of migrant labor—but you're
wrong. Actually, the title has noth-
ing to do with the rest of this brief
passage. The title has been in that
vast repository of useless phrases,
facts etc. for some time, and I have
been trying to find something on
which to place that title. But since
|I can’t, this seems as likely a place
|as any.
For those of you who don’t un-
derstand the symbolism of this
rather catchy title, I will attempt
to explain: Have you ever been on
la bus which lets passengers off a
\half-block away from the bus stop?
| Well, when I am on just such a bus
—I yell,
| “Deadeye does it again,” and the
|bus-driver curses at me.
| Actually in this article I'd like to
present some gripes, pieces of
sarcasm etc. (I'd also like to present
my pet chimp—but the editorial staff
|is out of bananas.)
First the Beatles—shows you what
|an absence of both a trained barber
and talent can do for people—make
|them millions. It can do that (make
millions) or it can have people start
calling Tarzan.
Hooray for that great equalizer—
nonconformity.
Probably the most controversial
man, on the old “red, white and
blue” scene, is Barry Goldwater.
But actually I’ve heard Barry
|speak—let me set the scene—
|A Nationwide Television Show
| Goldwater: ‘We want to move the
\Country into the Twentieth Cen-
tury er
He coughs. Drinks some water
(not gold water). Hooks his fingers
in the lapel of his conservative gray
suit after having straightened his
conservative gray tie.
Ah well: “Let’s go back to 1910,
start World War I all over again—
We're Barry’s boys.” (MILLS
MUSIC, ASCAP).
As a closing note—those of you
who happen to have both a chari
table nature and some extra bananas
—please send them to the Needy
Chimpanzees fund, not sanctioned
by the Student Council, as a matter
of fact—not sanctioned by anyone.
At Least...
Swing your
"round
And when you stop, you will have
found,
That your partner has just flown
through a wall,
But it’s not that bad, and after all—
At least you know how to walk in
a circle.
partner ‘round and
Do-si-do and promenade
Are the calls the caller has made.
Once you get used to it, it’s not
that bad,
And the people who square dance
aren’t mad—
surveys the now empty room. A
few discarded papers, a pencil, and
a folder lie on the unoccupied
desks.
‘A rocket launch at Cape Ken-
I'd be the last to say they're bad,
It’s just that I think it’s sort of sad
That every teenager, here and abroad,
Could be taken in by fraud after fraud,
By promoters who initiate some wild craze
At least they don’t look like it.
Someone trips -
While someone slips,
Making things harder for you to do,
nedy? A Civil Defense alert? No, Which inevitably j i
1 just pays and pays, But the dance must continue
merely a normal Friday afternoon Through royalties, records, sweatshirts and dollies, through—
sixth period General Science class Until even TV succumbs— At least Coach doesn’t laugh very
in its last moments “Ed Sullivan's Follies!” loud.
—Paula Boomsliter —Sally Button | —Barry Press
