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CRIMSON AND WHITE
FRIDAY. OCT. 25, 1940
ALBANY, N. ¢
THE
VOLUME XI
SENIOR NEWS
IN PAG? WALL GYli
The Senior ‘figh Receo-
tion which is the first
MILME GIRLS
PROBLEM OF
dance of the year will be
held tonight fron 8:30 to
12:00 to the tmsic of
Bill Grattan's orchestra,
In reference to this
dance liiss anna Laura
Palmer was heard to say,
"School parties are as
much an advantage to
students as scholastic ac-
tivities. I believe,
WARUIUG TO CYCLISTS
Tdvard Langwig warns
all students who ride bi-
cycles to school that,
"Since there have deen |
many cases of stolen bi-|
cycles, all students are
urged to put a loci: on
their bikes if they value
their property,"
though, that school.
affairs should be planned
to include interests for
all students,"
Mr, Wilfred Allard is
commented, "Social af-
fairs are an imnortant
part of a student's activ—
ities, and all students
should attend thom, If
the bashful ones would
only come and mix in with
the crowd, I think that
they would find that they
would enjoy the dance,"
Tdward Langvig made
the statement, "The Sen-
ior High Recention to-
night is esoecializ one
event of the ycar in
which all mist cooperate,
We hope to sce all the
juniors and seniors there
to welcome tne sopho-
mores to this first dance
HI-Y 10 SPOUuSOR
TRIP 70 Gig
Hi-Y, instead of hav-
Pep bonfire that
planned for,
a@ bus for
Jansen School on ilovember
29,
President
Phinney
Robert
Barden
Phinney take charge
of the reservations,
MR, W, ALLARD SPEAKS
ON CAWADA To CLUB
Lr, Wilfred P, Allard
was the speaker for the
State College French
Club last Wednesday at
8;00 P.if, in the State
College Lounge.
Eis topic on Canada
included a discussion on
the origin of the word,
the history of the coun-
try, the early explora-
tions, and an account of
his own travels.
EDWARDS AOULICUS
BASISTBALL GAiL3
Martin Zdwards, basket-
ball manager, announces
that our first game is an
away game with Roeliff-
Jansen on November 29,
There are thirteen
games now scheduled, and
there is one ovening,
Seven of these games are
home games, and dancing
will follow them all but
one.
RUQUIST FOR CHIEES
There is a
mand for ne
and cheer
erat de-
¥ school song
if anyene
2 OF
has
Sitinie
f axe:
d t3 sui it to
Mary Balzar,
NUMBER 3
DISCUSS
UNIFORMS
In the girls assembly
last Wednesday, Glenna
Smith conducted a discus-
sion on "tniforns for
the girls in ifilne"fol-
lowing the presentation
of various styles of uni-
forms.
liiss Grace Martin ar-
gued firmly against them
saying, "The facvity
will be in Milne for no
one Imows how many years,
and ye will certainly be-
come very tired of secing
the same clothes day af~
ter day," She continued
with "Every girl has a
different personality and
clothes help to dovelop
it,"
Marilyn Potter s»nole
for a great many juniors
when she answered argu-
ments against uniforns
saying, "If you have any
personality at ail, it
will shine through any
clothes."
Many different onin-
ions were voiced by the
audience before the dis-
cussion was closed vith
the announcement that a
vote will be taken on the
subject in all homerooms
soon,
There were seven dif-
ferent styles which wore
modeled by Lois Arnblor,
Joyce Hoops, Gler 5
June Black, Marc
ferdecker, Uarcia Bi
cumner, and Mari
ar
The styles vere sont
from "Davids", "Whitneys!!
and "The Three Sisters",
Letters are 2 to
be seat to tie rents of
eli tae stulents describ-
CRTuSO} AWD TCL
Ti PLACIS
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ifilne carm in second
at the play dav held Sat-
urday, October 19, at
Central Park, Schenec-
tady.
In the norning there
were games errauged for
the different toams,
In the afternoon the
girls saw novies on
hockey technicue also in
the afternoon there yas a
game between the liohawks
anda selectcd team .of
the best nlaycrs from the
teams represented, Mary
Baker and Uelen Cooper
were chosen to play on
this team,
MOVIES COI; TO LILiB
All ‘the senior and
junior with the
exception of the seventh
grade had the privilege
of seeing movies on Wed-
nesday afternoon in the
auditorium, Hockey vas
the subject of the
movies, They demon—
strated to the girls such
things as passing, vas—-
sing, dribbvlin driving,
receiving, dodging, and
other phases of hockey
technique
MILAM 70 TAVS if AWARD
At tho last G.A.C,
meeting, ssion wes
held on li irl's Uni-
forms, i/o ig definite
has been decided as vet.
Arrangements
being mad
avard in Gi
for future
lets with G
on thei chosen as
the final decision,
20) CROSS PLAS
ACTIVE PROGRAL
By Miss Hannay
This year the Milne
Junior Red Cross is going
to try to really ac-
complish the yurpose of
the Red Cross service to
others less fortunate,
This year, more than ever
before, there is need for
all we can do. The
council, made un of a re-
presentative from each
homeroom, will be the or-
ganizing and directing
force. Every person in
the school will be a mem-
ber when he has contri-
buted at least ten cents
and has his Red Cross
pin. ‘The work of the or-
ganization is for every
member, just the council,
The money collected
will be used as a working
fund and for the dif-
ferent funds the Red
Cross is sponsoring, such
as the National Child-
ren's fund for refugees
children. This will be
decided by the Council.
There will be various
groups doing different
Kinds of work, giving a
chance for you to make
use of your own specialty.
Your homeroom representa—
tive will tell you about
them and you will find
sheets posted on the bul-
letin board for you to
sign. The work does not
have to be done only at
meetings. It can be done
in small groups and in-
dividvally whenever. you
have time,
The drive for momber-
ship will vegin next week
Octover 28. There will
ron the first
2 will show
meroom as it cone
to dollars and
iaemoer, Please
> tae work the Red
cen do and give
h money and time as
generously as you can,
Mi, No.3) oy
OCTOBIR 25, 1940
[Yolvine
SOCIZTIZS BOWL
Til SECOND MAC
Adelphoi and ‘Theta
Yu's second bowling match
of the season tools vlace
at Rice's on Western
Avenue last Friday.
Theta Iu won by the
score of 1896 to 1772.
Martin Edwards of Adol-
phoi had the highest
total of 463,
The players repre-
senting Adelphoi are as
follows: Robert Specl:,
Fred Ward, Robert Austin,
Robert Barden, and liartin
Edwards.
The players repre-
senting Theta Nu are as
follows; Arthur Phinney,
William Wiley, David
Conlin, Jerry Levitz, and
Charles Locke.
“Quit TO HAVE
AINWAL RUSH
On Tuesday, October
29, in the Little Theater
Quin will hold its annual
rush, The sovhomores
will be invited to attend
by special invitation.
The committees for the
rush are as follows;
Leah Einstein, chair-
man of entertainment with
Phyllis Reed and Joyce
Hoopes assisting; Marilyn
Tincher, chairman of the
decorations; Catherine
Morrison, chairman of the
food committee.
MIL To atts
PLAYDAY AT TROY
Milne's girl varsity
hockey team is to attond
a hockey play day iloven—
ber 2, at the Emma VWil-
lard School, Troy.
The team
consists of:
Helen Cooper,
attending
Mary B
Soule, Doris
Rath Peterson, wr
Boice, Jeanne Selkirk,
Wancy Hochstrasser, Ruth
Martin, Ruth Ketler, and
Patty Forward,
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NDITORIAL BOARD
Robert Barden
Mary Baker
Elaine Becker
Robert Kohn
Marjorie Gade
Marilyn Tincher
David Conlin
Donald Summers
Valley Paradis
Edna Corwin
Phyllis Reed
Josephine Wilson
Uditor-in-Chief
Associate Editors
Feature Editors
Snorts Writers
Activities Writers
Rita Figars!s- drt Staff
Marilyn Pottor
Ruth Yan Gausbeel:
Elaine Drooz Librarian
BUSIZOSS BOARD
Donald Summers
Robin Wendell
Lawrence Ma es
Fred Detweiler
Robert Austin
Business Manager
Mimeographers
Printer
Circulation
ADVISORY BOARD
Mr. Warren I. Densnore
Miss Beatrice A, Dover
Film Of the Week
* * * \ DISPATCH FROM ROUTSRS
Fairly t:.ical of most newspaper
pictunes is Varner Bros, new release,
"A Dispatch From Reuters",
Starred in the cast is Edward G.
Robinson, with Bdna Best and Eddie Albert
heading the fine list of supporting play-
ers,
The picture is the story of Julius
Reuter whose Pigeon Post (stock reports
by Carrier Pigeon) is wined out by the
telegraph, On the verge of bankruptcy,
he suddenly ¢ gets the idea of sending news
by telegr: mich had never before
been thought of. His company, Reuters
News, is still in existence,
For those who enjoy a vitally in-
teresting filn, "A Dispatch From Reu-
ters!', which started a wee':'s engagement
at the Strand yesterday, is heartily
recommended,
EDITORIAL PAGS
OCTOBIR 23, 1°40
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FIRST IMPRUSSIONS OF A IW FACULIY iciB oR
When I was asked to write my first
impressions of Milne for the Crimson and
a. I said that I should de él: oO
do so. I was aware that my first impros-
sions: were most favorable, and it is ale
vays pleasant to compliment peoole vith-
out perjuring one's self. Since I have
tried to determine why I was so favorab=
ly pleased, I find it rather difficvlt
to give specific reasons.
One thing which could not fail to
strike me from the first is the polito~
ness of Milne students. To go throuch
the halls in some schools when classos
are passing is a hazardous undert. :
comparable only to "bucking the lino
but in Milme one emerges unscathed. .
have as yet attended only one iiilno
social function, but it was a svrorise
to me to be thanixed for chanerovzin: and
to find Junior High people with a sonse
of social oblization toward faculty inci
bers.
Milne students, judging fron m- ob-
servations in the library, seem to study
without undue urging. There ap) s to
be a very fine school spirit whic
es the scholastic phase as well as the
extra-curricular,
Iocan think of only one resnect in
It seons
which lilne disappoints me.
stranse that students stay a
a fine library in such la :
This, Iam aware, is partly bac of
good books and magazines in your s
as well as the many public iibrario it
I feel sure that we have inch to off
you. A library is judged to a cort
extent by the number of books ihic
d we should like to s
in the Miine Library; L
Why not give us a chance
larger.
serve you before you look elsewhere?
Possibly I have strayed
original topic, but no librarian
resist sucha perfect opportunity
from my
1a
ra
bit of missionary work.
ee aed Uae k Pau. H ul
librarian
Which
& Wir
A
library \
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DO YOU Miow YOUR BOWLIIG???
Bowling seems to be quite the thing
nowadays, Almost any afternoon after
school, youtre sure to see a group of
Seniors down at Wegar's, ~- probably
bowling.
Not only the boys but the girls
seem to be ardent fans too, Below is
a short quiz for those who bowl at the
Rice Alleys at least seven days a week,
Test Your B.1.Q. (Bowling Intelligence
Quota)
1, A perfect geme is: 993, 300, 1005,
248,
2. A spare is: the tire carried in the
back of the car, something you don't
need, 9 pins,
3. The pinboy with the curly hair is on:
alley 9, the back alley, alley 256734.
4, The bowling match Ddetween Adelphoi
and Theta ilu last Friday was won by:
the nice nin boy who knocked the pins
down, Theta i, 9 pins, Adelphoi.
5, A split iss
an acrovatic stunt, pins left up on
both sides of the alley.
6, A strike is: slapping someone's face,
ween a match is lit, all the pins
going dom,
To bowl one game, it costs:
lot, $25.00, or--
bowling.
cigarettes...
cigarette tax, .2¢4
banana split..20¢
bribing the
an awful
pinboy... .254
Total...... 874
If you found the correct answer to
all of these questions, your bowling 1.Q.
is just about a flat 0,
JITTURBVIG JAMBOREE
Come on, alb you jitterbugs, here's
your chance! Tonight's the night of
nights,
We have loads of good dancers in
Milne, Joe Hunting, Bob Clark, Dave
Davidson, and Friscilla Smith, Lois
Ambler, and a score of others who trip
tne light fantestic very well. Here's
Rioing that everyone will try to make
our first dance of the year a big success,
We want to welcome the sophomores
with a bang, don't we?
when two people break up, .
ONS FOR THi BOOKS
Believe me, if all those
charms,
Which I view with admiring dismay,
adhering vous
Are going to rub off on the shoulders
and arms
Of this suit which was cleaned just to-
day,
Thou wilt still be adored with ir usual
zeal,
liy sweetheart, my loved one, my om,
But I'll sternly suppress the emotions I
feel,
And love you, but leave you alone,
It is not that thy beauty
less,
Nor thy cheeks unaccustomedly gay;
They are lovely, indeed, as I must con-
fess,
And I think I should leave them that vay.
For the bloom of your youth isn't on
very tight,
And the powder rubs off from your nose,
So my love is platonic, my dear, for to-
night,
For these are my very best clothes!
~-Ray_of Sunshine
is any the
THE GIVIWG-UP POINT
At 50, Noah Webster began his stucy
of seventeen languages.
At 57, Voltaire did his
thinking,
After 70, Vanderbilt develoned the
railroads of America,
At 80, Gladstone made his way to w
head of government for the fourth time,
At 86, Tim Scott began his study of
Hebrew.
greatest
So, don't give up at 17, just be=
cause you can't get your History C les-
son,
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