C r i m s o n anb W L U t t
APRIL AND JUNE, 1918
MILNE HIGH SCHOOL
ALBANY, N. Y.
Contents!
PAGE
Our fTonor Roll
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Literary Department
Class Poem (by Margaret J. Romer)
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The Awakening of Father (by C. S., '21)
56
The Air Scout (by M. H.)
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The Blue Racer (by '21)
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History of the Class of 1918 (by Winifred Dunn)
61
Prophecy of the Class of 1018 (1)y Carol J. Traver)
64
Last Will and Testament, Class of 1918 (by Earl Mattice) .. .'
...
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Editorial
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Alumni Notes
71
School Notes
72 >
Societies
Quintilian Literary Society
74
Zeta Sigma
74
Adelphoi
,
75
The Junior High School
Editorial (by R. H., Eighth Grade)
76 -
Exclianges
77
Sense and Humor
80
Vol. X I V
APRIL AND JUNE, 1918
OUR HONOR ROLL.
Williiuii Davison, ox.-MS, Navy.
WilJiaiM Ncad, M(), N. Y . Field Ilosjiitnls, Caiiij) WiulKwurtli.
Harold Sollaco, ex.-'10, Naval Training Station, Newport, 1?. 1.
Unjiiliart Wilcox, '14, Aviation Corps, Ithaca, N.
l<]uyene Molitor, '14, Aviation Corps, Ithaca, N. Y.
Paul O'Brien, ex.-'17, Somewhere in France.
lOrwin Jlanna, '1(5, N. 0. N. Y .
Ciioster Blauvelt, '14, Lieutenant in Army, stationed at Trenton.
Irving Goewey, '12, Lieutenant in U. S. R., Atlanta, Ga.
Arnold A^an Laer, ex.-'18, Troop B, N. G. N. Y., New Paltz, N. V
I'Mniund O'Connor, '14, Marines.
Karl Vihbard, ex.-'IS, Second Field Ilos])ital Corps.
diester Long. '14. Albany Base Hospital.
(iilhert Daring, '14.
N'olson Covey. '14. Albany Base Hospital,
.lolin Butler,' '14, .Ml>any"Bas(> Hospital.
W'illiani Tlionij)soii, '11.
(ieorgo Heinhart, ex.-'IS, Xavy.
Harold Wentwortli, ex.-'12, Nation.-il Army, Camp Devens.
(iuv Ferguson, 'iJ}, National Army, Camp Devens.
('lillord Fvory, 'OS.
(iuy Sweet, '05.
.lolin Becker, '11.
(leorge Anderson, '10.
Alberta O'Connor, '12, l^. S. N. R. F.. Yeoman.
Newton Bacon, '12, Lieutenant in IL S. H., Yajdiiink.
Kdwin Taylor, ex.-'14.
I'.dwin BeiUnaji, 'l.l.
('liestor Hane, '12.
Iiobert .Meade, ex.-'12, Albany Base Hospital.
Walter (haliam, ex.-'Ki, Albany Base Hospital.
K'aymond Fite, '15, Medical Corps.
.loiin Lynd, ex.-'14, Marines.
.lolin Ifenry, ex.-'Ki, Aviation Corps, l-'rance.
Harold Springstoed, ox.-'10.
.lohu O'Day Donahoe, '10.
Ii'avmond Havnsford.
Harold Walker, ex.-'14.
Stephen Venear, ex.-'Ki, Albany liase H'ospital.
(libson Newell, ex.-'10, Albany liaso ILispital.
Charles Grounds, '10, Camp Devens.
Cliauncey Sears, ex.-'10.
Richard Whitman, ex.-'IS, Marines.
Watson H O G S , ex.-'17.
Harold Ilasselbarth, ex.-'16.
Wesley Turner, ex.-'IS, Aviation Corps.
Willis Morton.
William Rapp.
.1. Robert Watt.
l-'runcis Gradv.
Nos. 4 & 5
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THE CRIMSON ANDWHITE'
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CLASS POEM.
() Si)in't r.ove, thou li\'inj>- fire,
Fanned by the l)reath of (jod's desire.
Kindle in us thy flame of life,
1 lelp us
ser\'C and sacrifice.
Shed thy great light upon our way.
And fill us with thy (luick'nini:;' ray.
() Spirit Truth, our strength and guide.
O'er ev'ry thought and step i)reside;
A s in life's ranks v/e take our place.
Do thou all fears and doubts eiTace.
When threatening mists beguile our sight
Turn thou our darkness into light.
O vStar of Hoi)e, thou angel bright,
That triumphs o'er the shades of Night.
Wherever Fortune leads our way
Pie thou our constant trust and stay.
() Herald of a better day.
Shine on our path, light up our way !
Margaret I, Romer.
THE
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T H E A W A K E N I N G OF F A T H E R .
Sccnc I.
In flic sittiiig-rooiii of Robert Brown's house on a fine afternoon in 1918. Mr. Broivn, a handsome, rather coneeited man of fortyfive, sits reading. Donald, his eighteen-year-old son, sits near, examining ivith great interest a nezi' rifle. Dorothy, a pretty girl of sixteen,
is knitting a soldier's helmet.
Mr. Brown {looking up from his paper) : " And now the government is talking- of a new draft! They are going to make more
young men go to the war."
Donald (eagerly) : " Ihit some of them don't have to be made.
Dad; they -want to fight. Say, father, won't you let me join the
army? I'm old enough and strong enough, and all my friends are
going. Don't you want me to be as patriotic as John and I k i d ? "
Mr. Ijrown {roars angrily):
"No!
You're too young.
Besides, I'm not in sympathy with this war. W h a t is it to us, anyway? If some officials in Washington get mixed up in a mess,
why should we help? Let theni send their own sons. Von can't go,
and that's all there is to it."
Donald opens his mouth as if to speak, then shrugs his shoulders.
His sister looks at the father resentfully. T h e door-bell rings. A
maid enters.
Maid (to Mr. Brown) : " A young man to see you. sir."
Mr. Brown (curtly) : " .Show him in."
l)Oy Scout (entering) : " Good afternoon, sir."
(Mr. Brown Jiods.)
Boy S c o u t : " A r e you interested in buying- W a r Savings
Stamps ? "
Mr. Brown (in his most disagreeable manner)-.
"No!
1 am
not! More so-called patriotism! W h a t does it all amount to?
It's give, give, give, all of the time! 1 don't want any stamps."
Boy Scout: " But, sir, you are not giz'ing when you buy these.
Y o u can always get your mon
"
Mr. B r o w n : " Don't stand there and argue, (let out of here,
I say." (He turns his back on the Boy Scout.)
Boy Scout {looking hurt, for he does not understand such treatment) : " Yes, sir. I'm sorry I've offended you, sir."
Donald {springing forward and stopping the Scout) : " W a i t ;
I'll take some stamps. Here's $4.16 1 earned last Saturday."
Boy {gratefully) : " That will give you sixteen stamps.
Thank you. Will you write your name and address here ? The
postman will bring them to-morrow."
(Don writes; then the Scout goes out.)
Scene II.
A few weeks later. Do)iald and Margaret in the sitting-room.
Donald, in shirtsleeves, sits on a table, while Margaret sews a button
on his coat.
Donald: " I wish father would let me join the army, f.ook
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at all the felU)\vs who have joined!
1 don't think father is
patriotic."
M a r g a r e t : " 1 shouldn't say that, Don. i l e ' l l w a k e ii]) pretty
soon."
{She hands Don his coat.)
Don {as he puts on the coat) : " Well, I wish he'd hurry up. Look
at that contract which he could have taken for manufacturino- rifles!
H e wouldn't make much, I k n o w , but look at the service it w o u l d
be to the country. W h y , his ])lant is
"
Margaret {hurriedly) : " Sh. Here he comes."
Air. IJrown {entering, very pale, with hair rumpled and eyes
slightly
bloodshot.
He clutches an open ncivspaper) :
"Don!
M a r g a r e t ! Look here! " {He points to the headline.)
" Tuscania
sunk!"
{The childroi spring to their feet and read o'l'er his shoulder.)
" l l i a t was the boat George was on. (leorge, who was here
just last week. A n d it says that he is a m o n g the lost. Aly college
chum!
D e a d ! T h i n k of it, children. A n d he was a non-combatant, a doctor. Damn those G e r m a n s ! "
{He drops the paper,
rushes to the telephone^ and calls a nundier.)
" Children, I'll pay
the G e r m a n s for this, if it takes every cent I have in the w o r l d . "
{Drums on the table, restlessly,
with his fingers.)
" H e l l o , Mr.
I r v i n g ? T h i s is lirown. Send a special wire to ^Yashington and
say we'll take that contract for rifles. H u r r y up, or it will be too
late. T e l l them we'll make them at cost. I'll' be d o w n in the morning to see about new machinery. Just now I want to see to it that
my son joins the army, (iood bye." {Slams receiver on hook.)
D o n : " W ' h o o i ) ! H u r r a h ! Come on. Dad, before y o u forget."
(Throzvs his ar>n around his father's neck.
They look at each
other for a moment, then go out. Margaret smiles and picks up her
knitting.)
M a r g a r e t : " 1 told Don that father would \Vake u p ! "
C. S., '21.
T H E AIR
SCOUT.
A f t e r one of the terrible air raids in London, a y o u n g ammunition w o r k e r , Paul Roberts, hastened to his home, ft w^as in one of
the districts which had sufl'ered greatly from the (icrman bombs.
W e a r i l y , he climbed the long stairs and opened the door. A l l w a s
in ruins. 1 le picked his w a y through the debris to the next room,
where, on the floor, he found his wife and little girl, both dead.
T w o days afterwards, at the grave of his wife and daughter, he
v(nved vengeance on all Germans, but particularly on the great (]erman airman that had led the raid. Mis name w a s i l a n s Schoefller,
and he w a s renowned all over (icrmany for his bravery, but feared'
in all the allied couijtries for his cruelty and daring.' H a n s w a s
G e r m a n y ' s greatest aviator, and had received many medals.
His
airship w a s ver>- large, and on the planes were painted t w o great,
black crosses.
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Roberts entered the aviation cami). H e worked hard and earnestly, for his heart w a s in his work. H i s one t h o u g h t w a s of the
time when he could meet the German airdevil. A l l day long- the
vision of a great plane with black crosses w a s before his eyes. H e
knew\ that he would meet Schoeifler sometime. H e hoped that he
could kill the German — that was what he lived for. Every day he
g r e w more and more skilled in flying, until, at last, the other aviators in the camp said that he w a s fearless, even reckless at times.
T h e officers began to take notice of him ; and, finally, he w^as given
c o m m a n d of several airi)lanes and sent to the front.
A t first he w a s only sent on small, s c o u t i n g expenditions, to
find out the position of the enemy's lines.' B u t the officers had
marked him for greater work, and were only trying- him out. One
day he w a s summoned to the commander's d u g o u t and given this
m e s s a g e : " Prepare y o u r fleet at once for action. A G e r m a n fleet
of about t w e n t y planes is reported a d v a n c i n g this w a y from the
south. W h e n last seen they were about fifty miles a w a y . "
R o b e r t s lost no time in preparing for action. H i s planes were
in excellent condition, and his aviators eager for fighting. Before
leaving, he called his men together and s a i d : " H y o u see a plane
w i t h great, black crosses painted on it, do not attack that plane, but
leave it for me."
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A t last the great fleet rose slowly from behind the lines and
sailed sv^'iftly toward the south. T h e y sailed for hours, y e t they
saw no enemy. Suddenly R o b e r t s saw specks in the s k y , and signalled the other aviators to put their machine g u n s in position.
T h e y sailed on to meet the enemy. T h e specks g r e w larger, until
they k n e w that it w a s the party for which they were looking.
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It w a s above the clouds that the t w o fleets met, over a large
river. The English fleet followed Roberts' plane, as it ducked and
soared, firing rapidly all the time. First one plane of the G e r m a n s '
fleet c a u g h t fire and fell, a b u r n i n g wreck. T h e n one of the E n g lish planes fell headlong, as though the driver had been shot.
Eacli
man was for himself. A s the battle progressed the airships paired
off and chased each other through the sky until there were but t w o
left over the great, shining river, Roberts' plane and a great plane
marked by t w o black crosses. H o w they f o u g h t — one for the love
of fighting and one to revenge the death of his w i f e and child.
At
last R o b e r t s flew nearer and fired. T h e German craft righted itself
and a n s w e r e d the shot. Roberts fired again, and tlien drove
straight at the German machine. T h e r e w a s a crash, and t w o
broken, w r e c k e d planes fell on the rocks in the river below.
E i g h t airships flew back into the allied camp but their leader
w a s not w i t h them. Scouts were sent to look for him, but thev
did not think to look in the g l a s s y river. O n e more of the many
tragedies of the great war was over.
M. H.
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Dast thou love life, then do not squander time, for that is the stuff
life is made o f . — Benjamin Franklin.
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T H E CRIMSON A N D W H I T E '
T H E B L U E RACER.
D o n 11 erne pressed the accelerator vigorously, and the blue
racer sped along- the avenue at fifty notches. He turned a sharp
curve into the ])ark and soon brought the car to a standstill by the
lake. T h e n he drew an envelope from his vest pocket and soberly
read the contents, though' every word w a s already deeply burned
into his memory :
" D e a r S o n . — 1 have been thinking a great deal about you for
the last few days. Oh, Don, don't you think you're just a bit of a
c o w a r d ? If you were here in London, I'm sure y o u would not
delay s o ; but in the United States I k n o w y o u don't get that close
feeling to the war as we do here.
" Just think of those years at home, when y o u used to take such
pleasure in y o u r airplane — y o u would be just the right, n e r v y kind
of a man for an army aviator. A n d there are a good many other
branches y o u could excel in.
" D o n , this is y o u r last chance to save y o u r name from disgrace. I have three splendid sons in service for their country. W i l l
the fourth be a slacker? I have hoped and waited for over t w o
years now, and 1 have at last decided that you are not going to
enlist.
" 1 realize that y o u have become a citizen of the United States,
have a good ])osition, and good p r o s p e c t s ; but, my son, if y o u do
not enlist in the United States, Canadian or English army now.
} ou may never again come home.
" 1 .ovinglv,
" M()Ttll^:R."
H e leaned his elbows on the steering wheel and g a z e d out over
the lake. His whole nature revolted at the discomforts of trench
life — the mud, the stifling atmosphere, the innumerable pests.
O h , he had read e n o u g h ! A n d the queer thing about it w a s that
the b o y s " over there " seemed to find a grim humor in it all. H e
t h o u g h t of all his good business prospects, the good times he was
used to having, and all the other pleasures which he would have to
leave behind if he should join the army. W a s he reallv a slacker?
H e w a s about to start the car again when he noticed that a
y o u n g w o m a n , sitting on a nearby bench, had dropped her bag, and
that the contents were scattered generously over the ground.
He
immediately leapt from the car and proceeded to gather her belono-ings together for her. A number of calling cards lay in the gravel,
and. for curiosity's sake, he glanced at one of them before handing
it to her.
I'Veling the necessity for human conii)anionship in his perturbed state of mind, he slipped to a place at the farther end of the
bench U])on which she vvas sitting, at the same time remarking,
quietly. " Y o u are knitting for the s o l d i e r s ? "
"Yes.
1 think that w o r k i n g for them is the next best thing
to b e i n g able to g o yourself." she answered with a smile. " I
a l w a y s b r i n g my knitting here where 1 can look at the lake and
hear the birds. I can work so much b e t t e r ! "
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" J u s t imagine h o w nice and w h i t e those s o c k s will be after a
d a y in those filthy t r e n c h e s , " he m u t t e r e d , u n c o n s c i o u s l y .
" J u s t i m a g i n e , " she replied, quietly, " h o w nice and w a r m t h e y
w i l l k e e p some soldier's feet."
" Y e s , if y o u ' r e g o i n g to look at that side of it."
" W e l l , w h y isn't that the best side? If e v e r y y o u n g man
looked at the other side of it all, w h e r e w o u l d o u r a r m y be ? T h e s e
m e n w h o are g e t t i n g a l o n g w e l l in business and h a v e n ' t a n y dependents, these men w h o are afraid of the h a r d s h i p s of the trenches, and
m a k e b e l i e v e they're not needed — w h y , h o w can they hold back ?
If I w e r e a boy I should h a v e enlisted l o n g a g o .
I'd' just love to
go
D o n w a s l o o k i n g hard the other w a y .
W a s she " s l a m m i n g "
him u n i n t e n t i o n a l l y , or had she some m a g i c a l p o w e r of r e a d i n g his
m i n d ? A n y w a y , it w a s best to c h a n g e the s u b j e c t , so he ventured,
" A r e t h o s e socks for a g o d s o n ? "
" N o , " she a n s w e r e d . " T h a t ' s the o n l y b r a n c h of w a r w o r k
that I h a v e n ' t attacked, I g u e s s . I do w a n t a g o d s o n , ever so* much.
I'll h a v e to g e t some lonesome soldier's name. T h e r e are, no doubt,
m a n y w h o need a friendly w o r d . "
D o n sat for some m i n u t e s w a t c h i n g the s w i f t l y m o v i n g needles
in her hands. T h e n , p e r c e i v i n g that her t h o u g h t s w e r e far a w a y ,
utterly ignoring his presence, he rose, touched his cap, and, with a
f o r m a l b o w entered the blue racer and d r o v e a w a y .
T h a t n i g h t a certain a n x i o u s m o t h e r in E n g l a n d received a
c a b l e g r a m that read t h u s : " H a v e enlisted in U n i t e d S t a t e s a r m y .
W i l l send address l a t e r . — D o n . "
O n e day about a w e e k later, as M a r i a n J a c k s o n came in from
the R e d C r o s s headquarters, her m o t h e r handed her a little slip of
paper, on w h i c h w a s a soldier's name and address.
" M r s . H a m p d e n called up, M a r i a n , " she said. " She said that
she had a list of ' orphaned ' soldiers, and w o n d e r e d if y o u w o u l d n ' t
like to a d o p t one to write to. I k n e w y o u did, so I w r o t e the name
and a d d r e s s d o w n . H e r e it is."
" O h , that's fine! I think I'll w r i t e m y first letter n o w . "
M a r i a n ran to her desk and pulled out her w r i t i n g paper.
For
s o m e t i m e a f t e r w a r d the s c r a t c h i n g of her pen could be heard w h i l e
she " c o m p o s e d . "
S o o n p a c k a g e s ])egan to be received l)y a certain soldier in the
b a r r a c k s , w h i l e a girl " b a c k h o m e " spent m a n y h a p p y h o u r s plann i n g and filling those same bundles. In a couple of m o n t h s the
t w o w e r e w e l l acquainted, b e c a u s e of their f r e q u e n t correspondence.
T h e n c a m e the l o n g - a w a i t e d f u r l o u g h , w h e n t h e y w o u l d meet each
o t h e r for the first time.
It seemed to M a r i a n as if the day w o u l d
n e v e r arrive. B u t , as a l w a y s h a p p e n s in such instances, it c a m e at
last.
W a i t i n g b y the front w i n d o w , M a r i a n s a w a blue speck in the
distance. It g r e w to a streak, and soon c a m e to a halt in front of
the house.
It w a s the blue r a c e r !
'21.
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H I S T O R Y O F T H E CLASS OF 1918.
Some of you, perhaps, have heard the story about the teacher
w h o w a s trying- to impress upon the minds of her young- pupils that
history a l w a y s repeats itself. In attempting to explain it more
clearly, she asked. " H a s a n y o n e here heard a n y t h i n g new of importance which has happened in the last ten y e a r s ? " A f t e r thinking
deeply for a moment, one little girl replied, " Y e s , teacher, m e . "
E a c h of us in this class of 1918 feels that were he asked whether
he had heard of a n y t h i n g new of importance which had happened in
the last four vears, he, like the little girl, would replv, " Y e s , ma'am,
we."
W h e n the fall term of Milne H i g h School began in September,
1914, " we " came into existence. Some of us felt very big as w e
stalked along under the protection of sisters, cousins, or friends, and
looked with pity on the little mites w h o had to face the perils of
the u n k n o w n all by their lonesomes. B u t all our joy vanished when
we were thrust into the principal's office, with the injunction, " Go
right ahead and I'll see y o u later." T h i s w a s good practice, h o w ever, because during the f o l l o w i n g four years we quite frequently
found ourselves crossing the same threshold with the same shaky
feeling about the knees and with the same queer mixture of fright
and boldness in our hearts.
r>ut our friends outside the office had not entirely forgotten us,
for we found them w a i t i n g to conduct us to Room 300, our future
home. Here w e found that from then till the f o l l o w i n g June, everyt h i n g w a s to be done by the alphabet. In every class we were
seated according- to the initial letters of our surnames. T h o s e
unfortunates who happened to come from A to D or E a l w a y s sat
in the front row, with no chairs in front on which to rest their feet,
and were invariably called on for every third or fourth question.
Neither was it an uncommon thing for the teacher to announce,
" T h o s e whose names begin with any of the letters from A to N
take the first assignment and the rest the second one." From ])ersonal ex])erience, I can say that the first assignment was a l w a y s the
harder.
T h e days i)assed rapidly. Most of us took courses in home
economics or woodworking, and gymnasium.
On Arbor Day the
Freshman class, under the auspices of Miss Clement and those of
the college students who taught first year English, gave an entertainment for its o w n pleasure. A f t e r some piano and vocal solos,
some recitations and some singing by the class, we adjourned to the
college campus, where w e planted some ivy. It w a s truly buried,
for it has never been seen since. W e are sorry to say that" the custom which we started of o b s e r v i n g A r b o r Day has never been
continued by the later classes. •
O u r class appreciated most of its privileges. W e were glad to
have the new-sanitary d r i n k i n g fountains, which replaced the oldtime w a t e r t a n k s ; we were glad to contribute to the support of the
" C r i m s o n and W h i t e " and the basket-ball team. VVe did not,
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h o w e v e r , appreciate the i)rivilese of c o m i n g to school at nine o'clock
until the next year, w h e n the time w a s changed, and we had to
come at eight-thirty. A l t h o u g h , in consequence school w a s over
half an hour sooner, y e t w e were deprived of our lunch hour.
Wc
all missed it, for that w a s the time \n which the students of Milne
High became better acquainted with one another and school spirit
was strengthened.
For a w h o l e y e a r w e sat in Miss Johnson's room, and l)ecame
so attached to her that w e decided to stay on for another year.
T h e n , too, w e felt for the Junior H i g h School people, for they
joined Milne H i g h in 1915. Some of them looked mere infants in
arms. W a knew w e were to have M i s s C l e m e n t for only half a
year more and we generously gave to the Juniors the privilege of sitting in her room. W e did not mean to slight Miss Gushing, but 1919
rudely walked right in and took possession of her and each succeeding
class has followed this example.
In January we bade goodbye to Miss Clement, but we did not feel
that we had lost her entirely, for, as Mrs. Hastings, we expected to see
her frequently within our walls. A t midyears the passing mark was
raised from 60 to 70 ner cent., but this did not trobule us any, as we're
an exceptionally bright class and none of us ever saw a mark below 95.
In our organization too we were unique. W e , unlike previous
classes organized in our sophomore year, choosing for president. Earl
Vibbard; for vice-president, Marie K i n g ; for secretary, Mary Reilly ;
and for treasurer, Kenneth Shu felt.
In June, one of our number, Marion Bedell, won the girl's medal
for prize speaking, if not the very first sophomore, at least the first in
many years to accomjjlish such a feat. Many of us had made firm
friends this year, especially among the college students, and were sorry
to see June annroaching. But it came just the same. A n d we parted
to meet again in September with our number so greatly increased that
we hardly knew ourselves. Indeed the fame of our class had so spread
that ]")eople flocked from all sides to join our colors.
Nineteen-eighteen always has been a particularly patriotic class, and
we certainly showed it this year. For, although we hadn't more boys
than we knew what to do with, yet we gladly gave them to our country
when she called. Even more, we urged them to go. All the incentive
they needed was to be elected to an ofifice in the class. Successively, Earl
Vibbard, president in our Sophomore y e a r ; Billy Davison, first president in our Junior y e a r ; A r n o l d V a n Laer, second president in our
Junior y e a r ; and Wesley Turner, treasurer in our Junior year, left
school to represent us in serving"Uncle Sam.
W e were glad this year of the chance to become better acquainted
with Miss Shaver by occupying the seats in her assembly hall. But
since she didn't have room for us all, some of us decided that Miss
Loeb, as well as Miss Johnson, really did deserve to have us near her
for two years.
Much excitement was aroused by the arrival of Miss Jones, who
was to take the place of M i s s Clement. W e all eagerly a w a i t e d the
time when we would come to know her better. And those of us who
didn't find the chance missed a great deal. But if we had failed to
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know her before, we certainly did not fail after the school picnic in
June, where she showed her talent as a " movie " actress. Her cheery
companionableness made a place for her in all onr hearts. Of course,
there were some of her measures which we did not like, as, for instance,
her increasin.e: the number of En,s:lish recitations to five times per week.
J'.ut then, that was more than offset by the fact that we were o'iven the
privilege of being taught the subject by Hinting Wang. It was lots
of fun'lieing in his class, for, aside from the odd things that happened
every day, it was interesting to try to think up questions which he could
not answer, lint whether it was about the history, language or literature of any country, he was always ready with the correct answer.
Sometimes, though, he would Ijegin " to stick " us. That was easy.
Once he gave us an assignment of twenty books, written in French,
covering the period about which the " Tale of T w o Cities " was written, of which he would not require more than ten to be read. Needless to say, we read nothing but the titles.
Following out our novel plan of organizing in our sophomore year,
we purchased our ])ins and rings in our junior year. If you don't believe they are stunning, just come and look at them. In May we gave
a reception to the Class of '17. If they enjoyed it as thoroughly as we
did. it certainly was a success.
In our junior year many of our number won distinction for the
class by taking prizes. Earl Mattice won the first prize of $10
olfered'for the best essay, by the Philip Livingston Chapter of the Sons
of the Revolution, while Carol Traver carried ofl^ the third prize of $5.
Farl also won the McDonald mathematics medal, besides taking the
Junior Scholarship. Margaret Romer received honorable mention for
the Junior Scholarship. During our senior year xMargaret Kirtland
won the Pruyn medal at the annual prize-speaking contest.
I think it was Helen Alexander who helped to coin for us our future
password. Having been told repeatedly to keej) her chair on the floor
she again tipped it back to a more comfortable position. The teacher,
exasperated, said quickly, " Miss Alexander, sit on the fioor!" So this
has been our byword, to the annoyance of our other teachers.
In September. 1917, we were delighted to find that we had l)een
given fifteen minutes for lunch.' I'ut good things never last, for after
l^.aster the schedule was changed and we had to arrive at eight-fifteen.
We had no lunch hour, either, to ap])ease our hunger or our wrath.
True, we got out at twelve thirty-five, but this didn't help much for
most of us had to stay around for one o'clock " extra " classes.
It was interesting to watch the growth of our gym class. In our
first year we all turned out enthusiastically ; in our second year we came
in fewer numbers: and in our third year, by hook or crook, most of us
had managed to obtain doctors' certificates excusing us from gymnastic
work. lUit in this, our last year, it was vastly different. No doctors'
certificates could be obtained except by a jiersonal examination by the
college doctor., The result? The gym was so crowded that we really
could do no work. Put we made our mark, for Miss Grey, unable to
.see us leave her. has herself left to join another college in the middle
west.
In connection with gymnasium we also had several hard and fast
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rules. One of these was that before each class we have two minutes of
setting'-np drills. If you would like illustrations, ask iMarie K i n g , to
show you our deep knee bending and W e s t Point breathing exercises.
T w o of our other rules were military training for boys and supervised
recreation for girl. Thi^ last, " rec," as we call it, consisted mainly
of calling the roll and taking a stroll around the park. It has been suggested that if all the students wore pink checked coverall aprons and
sunbonnets, and the teachers wore blue checked coverall aprons and
sunbonnets, we w'ould almost exactly resemble the inmates of an or|)han
asylum out taking our " constitutional " with the matrons.
I have said before that we were very patriotic but, since we had only
one boy left in our class, even love for our country couldn't compel us
to elect him for i)resident. W e really couldn't be expected to give up
our only remaining one. T h e r e f o r e this year we elected girls as class
officers. For president, Aiarie K i n g ; for vice-president, Helen A l e x ander ; for secretary, Carol T r a v e r ; and for treasurer, Joyce Goldring.
Naturally, since we are at war, we have discussed soldiers a great
deal, but we were all distinctly surprised and rather shocked one day
to hear Helen Loomis, after thinking deeply, bring out the observation,
" It's w r o n g to criticize the Highlander's kilts, they may be disliked by
some people but they cover as brave and tender hearts as ever beat."
II race 'l^ibbits has fixed firmly in our minds the powers of the g o v ernor by her statement, " T h e governor has the power to call out the
state militia in time of resurrection."
A n d now, we have almost completed our senior year at Milne H i g h
School. W e have had our picnic, we will have our Commencement,
and we have passed the week of the seventeenth and still seem to be
alive.
F^erhai)s the g r a d u a t i n g classes of other years have felt that they
were leaving their class history to g o out and make world history,
liut before they could do this, most of them have had to have had
further education and training. But, we, on the other hand, both because of the boys we have given to the nation's service, and because
of the work, lives, and money those of us who are left will give, feel
that we are g o i n g to take a place right a w a y in making world history.
()ur country needs u s ; civilization, humanity, the whole world needs
us now. O f each of us it may be said in the words of lirowning, " O n e
who never turned his back, but marched breast f o r w a r d . "
WINIFRED
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P R O P H E C Y OF T H E CLASS OF 1918
A s you all know, the destiny of each one of us is regulated by the
three sister Fates. From our birth to our grave, Clotho, Lachesis and
Atropos weave the web for the mantle of our career. Clotho, the youngest, the good fairy of all weavers, spins the precious thread of life in
which the bright and dark lines are intermingled. Lachesis, the second,
twists and twines i t ; and under her fingers it becomes now strong, now
weak. Atropos, the third, armed with a huge pair of scissors, relent-
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lessly cuts
the thread when our mission on earth has been completed.
In my desire to be able to disclose to you, nly fellow students, your
true destinies, I went to Clotho and her sisters and entreated them to
allow me to hold this thread of life and to twist and twine it that under
my fingers it might become now strong, now weak.
But the sisters only smiled. T h e y said it was impossible for any
mortal to hold that precious thread. T h e many lives entrusted to their
care and guidance would suffer great injury if any hands other than
their own tampered with the existence of those lives.
T h e n Clotho, seeing my distress, said:
" liut [ can make you a weaver of dreams." A n d as I was hesitating, not k n o w i n g what she meant, she explained,
" A thread of finest silk, a loom of purest gold and a magic mirror
will I g i v e you ; 1 and you will be able to weave the dreams of the future
for y o u r classmates from the shadows reflected in its shining depth. It
is not permitted that you clearly perceive their careers in its reflections ; •
but from your four years of daily association with y o u r friends, you
have gained an insight into their characters; and, from this, you will
be able to see dimly their future selves moving in the mirror which
reflects the shadows of the happenings of the world."
A n d so I am here to-night, dear friends, a weaver of dreams.
" A n d moving through my mirror clear
That hangs before me all the year.
Shadows of the world appear."
A n d as 1 have discerned their meaning, thus will I tell it to y o u :
It is your shadow-self, Davia Bradstreet, that first appears before
me. I behold you as one of the most influential women in Albany and
the leading spirit in all enterprises for city improvements. A s president of the " W o m a n ' s Club," and as an active worker in many organizations you will be well known throughout the Capitol District.
Joyce Goldring, your life work will carry you far over the sea to
devastated France. A f t e r the w a r is over this country will be strugg l i n g to regain her foothold among the powers of the world. I>ay after
day and month after month your Agricultural Bureau will send out to
all parts of France, fruit trees, plants, and seeds of every kind, "^"our
energy and tireless efforts in beginning the g r o w i n g of food will inspire and give new hope to the men and women " over there."
S h a d o w s begin to ilit across the surface of my mirror, l^^aster and
faster they fly» sometimes like heavy clouds, sometimes like thin vapor.
I can see nothing but a whirl of dark and light intermingled. T h e y
represent your restlessness, Catherine Deyoe. Y o u will constantly be
pursuing first one pleasure, then another. But none will bring you
iiap])iness. Difficulties will beset your path at every turn.
Just below Albany there stands a famous school. Its founder is Miss
1 lelen .Vlexander. Clinton-on-the-Hudson will, in days to come, be one
of the most select girls' colleges in America.
Its aristocratic atmosphere will attract many students. Y o u will be much loved by your
girls, Helen, because of your gracious manner and high ideals.
My mirror darkens. N o light is visible in its depths. Does this
mean a death? No. Suddenly I see a name flash into the blackness,
a name which will someday be flashed over the whole ITiited States!
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T h e headlines of every ne\vsi)aper will proclaim: " Clrace Tibbitts wins
the airplane race from N e w Y o r k to San Francisco." Y o u r fame will
be achieved by this daring feat, and you will henceforth be known as
the champion airplane racer.
Gladys Thompson, you are destined to be a shining- example to
others. W i t h your husband, a Methodist minister, you are destined to
pass many years of your life in a little western community, scattering
sunshine wherever you go.
.\s an authority on the history and mythology of E g y p t , there will
be none more learned than you. Earl ^Mattice.
are g o i n g to live
in that faraway country searching for material for y o u r books. Mattice's " Mythology of E g y p t " will be the most famous of your works.
I see you, V i r g i n i a Miller, standing in the shadows of my mirror.
Y o u r reflection tells me that you will a l w a y s retain your youthful
appearance just as you did at Milne H i g h , you will reveal to the world
the secret of your youthfulness by a little booklet entitled. " H o w to
Keep Y o u n g . "
" Number please!" It is your pleasant voice, \'iola Baer, which
\vill greet us over the wire. Itach morning, a l w a y s faithful to your
work, you will g o to your i)OSt at central. Day after day your cheery,
" Number, please," will be heard in Albany telephones.
Marie K i n g , by the gleaming of my mirror, I can distinguish your
brilliant future. T h e charming, talented L a d y Jeffries Gray, as you
some day will be called, will reign supreme amid the most select society
circles. Y o u r beautiful g o w n s are g o i n g to be the chief topic of conversation far and wide.
Before my eyes there comes the reflection of many magazine
covers, some in gay colors, others somber. Y o u , M a r g a r e t Kirtland,
are g o i n g to stej) into the place left by Coles Philipps. Y o u r name
will be as familiar in time to come as his is now.
N o w some one dressed in mannish costume is reflected in the
m a g i c l o o k i n g - g l a s s . It is w i t h difficulty that I r e c o g n i z e y o u , W i n i fred Dunn. L'pon you will be conferred a great honor, the first honor
of its kind. Y o u are destined to be the first woman senator from the
Empire State. History will speak of you as a woman with an extraordinary flow of language at your command. Y o u r numerous and
complex debates with a prominent Michigan lawyer will long l)e the
trial of struggling American History students.
1 am sorry to say that here in our very midst sits y o u r most hostile
foe. H e l e n I.oomis, the p r o m i n e n t M i c h i g a n l a w y e r , is to be y o u r
bitter e n e m y . Y o u r one g r e a t aim in life, M i s s L o o m i s , will be to
o p p o s e the N e w Y o r k senator's principles and doctrines.
Although
S e n a t o r D u n n will probably gain the v i c t o r y in the m a j o r i t y of y o u r
debates, y o u will be the cause of her political d o w n f a l l .
Marion \''osburgh, at the reference desk at the library in the N e w
Y o r k State Education Building, I see you standing ever ready to help
those desiring information. ^Toreover I see some one repeatedly coming to the desk for information. His courteous manner and y o u r quick
smile betray something a little out of the ordinary.
I am afraid,
Marion, that you will not be at the reference desk very long.
Uncle Sam will have reason to honor you. M a r g a r e t Romer. as one
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of his best helpers in the employ of the Secret Service. Y o u will travel
throug^h many countries protecting- the honor of the United States.
Y o u r mask-like expression will enable you to learn important secrets
essential to the welfare of our country. More than once will the Ignited
States be saved from critical danger by your discoveries.
T h e reflection of my own shadow-self I cannot see. In vain have 1
watched for it but the shadows and reflections now fade from the magic
mirror and it no l o n g e r shines. H o w e v e r , I partly f o r g e t m y disappointment when I think of the privilege I have had in weaving the
future for my fellow-students. M y own future will be,soon revealed
f o r the years roll on quickly, some times we think too quickly,
CAROL J,
TRAVKR.
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L A S T W I L L A N D T E S T A M E N T OF
C L A S S OF 1918, M I L N E HIGH SCHOOL.
I, as representative of the Class of 1918 of the Milne H i g h School
of the City of Albany in the County of Albany and State of N e w Y o r k ,
having reached the termination of my fourth academic year, and being"
all of us of sound mind and metnory, and realizing the uncertainty of
life, especially that of the future, do make, ordain, publish and declare
this to be our last Will and T e s t a m e n t ; that is to s a y :
— A f t e r all remembrance of our poor records has been
effaced and lost, we give, devise, and bequeath unto our oldest brother.
Junior, now residing at the Milne H i g h School in the City of A l b a n y ,
County of Albany, and State of N e w Y o r k , all right to, and honor of,
our title, " Senior." Said title to be borne with such dignity and complacency as becomes its rank. A l w a y s bearing in mind, however, that
man's future rests largely upon the preordinations of destiny.
Also
the controlling interest in our assembly room and all our personal
effects contained therein, comprising blackboards, maps, erasers, and
,FIRST
chalk.
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A l s o the use of our books, on condition that the fly leaves of
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dictations and the composition of that type of poetry which may have
done credit to the troubadours of old Spain. A l s o the right of occupation of our study hall, with special caution that the use of chalk, erasers;,
and unused books therein for practice at bomb-throwing', grenade-hurling and baseball curve-pitching- is likely to incur wrath of the janitor,
and lead to interference by the school authorities. T h e guardian. Miss
Loeb, will not be unduly severe in penalizing aforesaid heir for petty
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misdemeanors, such as imexcnsed absences and tardiness.
S E C O N D — W e give, devise, and bequeath unto our second brother.
Sophomore, full right to, and dignity of, the title '' Junior," together
with all honors, labors, and responsibilities pertaining thereto.
Also
such social and business affairs and functions as class dances, receptioiis and meetings, with special undertanding that said affairs be disconiiuued promptly at 12:00 p.
and that no individual of one sex
be without a partner of the other. In addition, we leave to the aforementioned heir all valid aids to the study of the Latin classics, but
strongly advise and admonish against the too frequent and habitual
consultation of prepared translations of the same, popularly known a.^
" trots." K n o w i n g all the fallibilities of youth, we also caution aforesaid heir to be judicious in the employment of answer books in the
various mathematical and historical courses with which he may be connected from time to time, lest he incur the suspicious and subsequent
reprimands of Miss Gushing and Miss Shaver.
T H I R D — W e give, devise, and bequeath unto our youngest and
well-beloved brother, Freshman, now residing in the large study hall
of the Milne H i g h School under the supervision of Miss Gushing, full
right and title to the grade of " Sophomore." Said grade to be turned
over at the end of one year to the succeeding class. It is our earnest
wisfi that said heir, profiting by his own experience, be as lenient as
possible in his dealings with aforementioned lower classmen, thereby
setting a noble example of democracy before his successors.
F O U R T H — W e give, devise, and bequeath unto all students of the
Glass of 1922, and all students who may enter the higher classes by
reason of advanced standing, our hearty wishes for their successful
prosecution of their work. A l s o for such enjoyment of said works on
their part as the person writing said W i l l has derived during his two
years' affiliation with the Glass of 1918.
F I F T H — W e bequeath to our teachers our sincere gratitude for
their wise instruction and patient and considerate care of the Senior
C'lass during its development from bud to maturity.
SIXTH
— T o our most learned and honorable principal. P r o f e s s o r
John M. Sayles, and to each member of the supervising faculty, we
give, devise, and bequeath our heartfelt thanks for their deep interest
in us throughout our high school course.
It is our fondest hope that
we may attain the ideals instilled in us through them.
S E V E N ' T H — T o the president of the United States of America, the
Honorable M r . W o o d r o w Wilson, and to all other executives of the
government of said United States, we give otu- heartiest support in
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their endeavors to cope with the great perils which threaten us on every
hand. Also our most earnest and incessant prayers that they may
guide us to a speedy and complete victory over the evils of military
autocracy.
E I G H T H — W e bequeath to every individual who may be matriculated with Milne H i g h School our sincerest wishes for his or her
success in whatever future life work he or she may have planned, provided said work be of such a nature as to benefit mankind in general.
LASTIA' — W e make, constitute, and appoint Professor John M.
Sayles to be executor of this our last Will and Testament, hereby
revoking all former Wills by us made.
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I N W I T N E S S W H E R E O F , we have hereunto subscribed our name
and affixed our seal this 29th day of May, in the year of our Lord, one
thousand, nine hundred and eighteen.
T H E
C L A S S
O F
\\y F,ARR. M A T T I C E
1918.
[ L . S. ]
The instrument above made, consisting of six sheets, was at the
date thereof subscribed by the Class of 1918 in the presence of us and
each of u s ; they, at the time of making such subscription, acknowledged that they made the same, and declared said instrument so subscribed by them to be their last Will and Testament. Whereupon, we
then and there, at their request, and in their presence and the presence
of each other, subscribed our names as witnesses thereto.
(Signed)
T A G E T E I S E N , residing at Albany, N. Y .
lu.()iSE IvANSj-NTG, residing at Albany, N. Y .
Every comi)lete work requires a complete m a n . —
Riickcrt.
Woman sees deep, man sees f a r . — Ano>iyi)ioiis.
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The r\ast is like a funeral gone by,
l"he I'uture comes like an unwelcomed cfuest.
— Gosse.
The living need charity more than the dead. —
Arnold.
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Athletic Editor
D o all of us r e a l i z e w h a t t h a t s e r v i c e fla^- w h i c h f a c e s us e a c h
inornin^55- on o u r w a y to and f r o m c l a s s e s m e a n s to u s ?
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of those f o r t y - s i x stars represents a boy w h o has l e f t his home
b e c a u s e his c o u n t r y n e e d s h i m , o n e w h o h a s s p e n t f o u r y e a r s , or
p a r t of f o u r y e a r s , at the s a m e s c h o o l w h i c h w e a t t e n d , s t u d y i n g
f r o m the s a m e b o o k s , learning- the s a m e l e s s o n s .
Some we rememb e r as o u r c l a s s m a t e s .
S u c h an e m l ) l e m of p a t r i o t i s m b e f o r e u s
e a c h d a y s h o u l d g i v e us n e w v i g o r a n d s e n d us a b o u t o u r w a y w i t h
a w i l l for " w h e r e t h e r e ' s a will, t h e r e ' s a w a v . "
We are s o r r y t h a t the J u n i o r H i g h .School is not b e t t e r repres e n t e d t h i s m o n t h . T h e i r e d i t o r s h a v e f o u n d it i m p o s s i b l e to o b t a i n
stories.
A little m o r e school spirit, J u n i o r s .
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This issue marks the end of another school year which has passed
all too quickly for us, especially for the graduates who leave their A l m a
Mater this twenty-fourth of June. Other years we have looked on at
festivities of commencement and wondered if we would ever be taking
part in them. N o w , when the time has come for us to take part, we
have a fear of leaving our A l m a Mater forever and going forth into
the world which is full of adventure.
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W e " Crimson and W h i t e " hoard have tried to do our best to
make the paper a success this year. Because of the trouble we have
had in obtaining advertisements we have had to print two issues in one,
making an April-June issue which we hope will satisfy all. W e wish
to thank the student body for their co-operation and especially the
societies for the financial aid they have given us through the spring
dance. Y o u have shown the right spirit; keep it up.
On June 3rd the elections of new members of the " board " took
place with the following results:
Assistant Editor
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Literary Editors
School Editor
Alumni Editor
joke Editor
Eleanor A b r a m s
/ Millicent Burhans
1 Katherine Nolan
Jane O ' N e i l l
Lavenia Rosa
Muriel D a g g e t t
i-:xchange Editors
f ^ e l e n Price
[Marion Deyoe
John Glenn
Advertising A g e n t
T h e other officers will hold the same positions with the exception
of A n n a IMarin who succeeds to the office of Editor-in-Chief.
The
best of success for each of you.
A L U M N I NOTES.
E d i t h \ V r i g h t . ex-'19. is a t t e n d i n g the A l b a n y B u s i n e s s C o l l e g e .
Clara Sutherland, ' 1 1 , has graduated from the Y o u n g ' W o m e n ' s
Bible T r a i n i n g M o v e m e n t , h a v i n g completed her three y e a r course
at that school.
K a t h e r i n e T e d f o r d , '16, is a t t e n d i n g the A l b a n y B u s i n e s s College.
D r . and Mrs. W . W . B a t e s are r e c e i v i n g c o n g r a t u l a t i o n s o v e r
the birth of a son, W^illiam B o u g h t o n , on M a r c h 18, 1918.
Mrs.
B a t e s w a s f o r m e r l y M a r g u e r i t e B o u g h t o n . ex-'16.
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Mr. and M r s . L . K . K n a p p are receiving' c o n g r a t u l a t i o n s o v e r
the birth of a son, W i l l i a m H e n r y , on M a r c h 9, 1918. M r s . K n a p p
w a s f o r m e r l y A d e l e L e C o m p t e , 'OcS.
A n n o u n c e m e n t has been made of the m a r r i a g e of M a r i o n C.
White, '15, and G e o r g e E d w a r d T>e Rouville, on Saturday, April 12.
1918. C a r o l y n e W h i t e , '16, sister of the bride, acted as bridesmaid.
Mr. and Mrs. D e R o u v i l l e will reside at 329 D e l a w a r e a v e n u e .
James S t u p p l e b e e n , ex-'18, is a t t e n d i n g the A l b a n y
College.
Business
Cornelius D e y o e , c x - ' 1 7 , visited the school recently.
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Marion M c D o w e l l , ' 1 4 ; Eleanor Dunn, '14, and Frances
burgh, '14, graduated from X'assar this June.
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Donald Johnston, ex-'18, left on June 18th for Annapolis where
he entered the Naval Academy.
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Dorothy 1 limes, ' 1 4 ; Eloise Lansing, ' 1 4 ; Carolyne Ganger, '12,
lilmetta \'an Deloo, '14, graduated from N. Y . S. C. T . this June.
It w a s with deep grief that the friends and s c h o o l m a t e s of M r s .
W i l l i a m V a n A u k e n learned of her death on A p r i l 2.
Mrs. V a n
A u k e n w a s G l a d y s Miller, ex-'16.
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Here are s o m e i n t e r e s t i n g e x t r a c t s f r o m a letter w r i t t e n h o m e
b y D o n a l d J o h n s t o n , ex-'18, w h o left school in J a n u a r y to attend
D r . S h a d m a n ' s C o l u m b i a n I n s t i t u t e P r e p a r a t o r y School, W a s h i n g ton, before entering- A n n a p o l i s :
" W e finished the b o o k w o r k in arithmetic this week, and n e x t
w e e k the last lap b e g i n s . T h e y are w o r k i n g us pretty hard, but its
g e t t i n g to be f u n s t u d y i n g . It's just a g a m e to see if y o u can't
learn more details than a n o t h e r f e l l o w . I put one o v e r on the history class this m o r n i n g .
I k n e w another name for the T a r i f f of
1828. It is k n o w n as the T a r i f f of A b o m i n a t i o n s or the W o o l e n
Tarifi-- of 1828.
" T h a t E n g l i s h " bird " is up again to-day. H e is t e s t i n g o u t
these new " Lil^erty M o t o r s , " and all he does is hum o v e r h e a d .
'' I lost an e y e shade last w e e k . It w a s l y i n g on m y desk, and,
when I pulled out a sheet of paper the shade just lifted up and
floated d o w n on the g a s stove. T h e r e w a s a puff, and the eye shade
was gone. I got another right after, for the light hurts my eyes if
I don't have one on. T h a t is, when 11 am studying, which is most
of the time.
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THE CRT:\rSON AND WITITE
" T i m e passes just about the same as e v e r ; eat, sleep, and
study. T h e first when w e get a c h a n c e ; the second when w e can't
stay a w a k e , and the third at all other times."
One morning- not so dreadfully long ago we were summoned by
Professor Sayles into the assembly hall. W e were very curious to
know the why and wherefore and our curiosity was soon appeased.
The Senior honors were announced as follows: Valedictorian, Earl
.Mattice; salutatorian, Margaret J. R o m e r ; third honor, Joyce Goldr i n g ; fourth honor, Alajgaret 1. K i r t l a n d ; fifth honor, Helen E. A l e x ander, Congratulations, each one of y o u !
On .May 2nd the annual speaking contest for the Robert C. Pruyn
medals was held in the college auditorium. The competitors did so
wonderfully well that there was little choice between them. However,
the medals were awarded Margaret Kirtland, '18, and John Glenn, '20.
The school picnic to Kingston Point was held on June 8th. Miss
Loeb and Miss Gushing were chaperones and enjoyed themselves as
much as we. Those who were not there should be sorry for they
missed the time of their lives.
O n June 12th the Juniors g a v e their annual entertainment to the
Seniors. T h e Seniors thought the Juniors had forgotten them, w e
fear, so w h a t w a s their surprise at b e i n g invited to a theatre party,
instead of the usual dance. T h e Seniors certainly did enjoy themselves.
The Class l^ay exercises of the Class of 1918 were held on June
21st.
The program w a s : President's address. Marie K i n g ; Class
r^oem, Margaret R o m e r ; Class History, Winifred Dunn; Class Will,
Earl Mattice; Class Prophecy, Carol T r a v e r ; Mementoes, Margaret
Kirtland. T h e officers of the senior class a r e : President, Marie K i n g ;
Vice-1'resident. Helen A l e x a n d e r ; Secretary, Carol T r a v e r ; Treasurer,
Joyce (ioldring.
O n June 24th the commencement w a s held in the auditorium.
Next year the school will seem quite empty without the dignified
seniors, but their places will be filled by others. The " grand old
Seniors " will be gone but not forgotten.
Well begun is half done.— Ccnimn
Proverb.
Thou wilt fnid a touchstone in p r a y e r . — Riickcrt.
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Want of care does more harm than want of knowledge.
Franklin.
Benja-
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QUINTILIAN L I T E R A R Y SOCIETY.
Qiiin. sincerely welcomes into its midst the following new freshman members:
Aiilcired Lasher, Dorothy Hamburger, M a r y Colson,
Hazel Nelson and Helen Kirtland. They have added attractions
to the p r o g r a m m e s and have taken a great interest in all the
" doings " of Quin,
The meetings of Quin have drawn to a close and it is with great
regret that we must give up our Thursday afternoon meetings. Quin
has accomplished much during the past year, and the members are
looking forward to another prosperous year.
A t the last meeting the following officers were elected for the
ensuing term :
President
Marion Wiltsie
Vice-President
Catherine Phibbs
Secretary
Eleanor Abrams
Treasurer
'
Janet Goldring
Senior Editor
Anna Marin
Junior Editor
Rhoda Hathaway
Critic
Viola Pier
Mistress of Ceremonies
Helen Price
Marshal
Mildred Lasher
J. G.. '19.
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Z E T A SIGMA.
Zeta S i g m a girls w e r e v e r y glad to w e l c o m e into membership
at the last initiation the f o l l o w i n g F r e s h m e n : Jane V\^inchester,
Helen Wurthmen, Lucy Keeler, Virginia Hill, Esher Bradt and
Maud W h i t t a m .
O w i n g to the inability of quite a few of the m e m b e r s to attend
the meetings on T u e s d a y , S i g m a day has been changed to M o n d a y .
T h e result is a much larger attendance. Be sure to keep it up.
g i r l s ! T h e meetings are also held in the Senior S t u d y H a l l instead
of the Freshmen, as the latter is now used for the lunch room until
one o'clock.
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THE CRIMSON AND WHITE
O n W a s h i n g t o n ' s B i r t h d a y , S i g m a presented the school with a
service flag. It w a s v e r y much appreciated, and is n o w h a n g i n g
w h e r e w e can see it everv da v.
F. E. S., '18.
T h e meetings of Sigma have Ijcen enjoyed by all and were well
attended this year by those who had not classes after school. Recently
the day for Sigma meetings was set for Monday instead of Tuesday.
T h e result was a much larger attendance.
W e are proud to say that Sigma again has shown her patriotism.
T h e girls have attended the Red Cross rooms and worked at surgical
dressings. Once we attended in a body but the girls have been g o i n g
at other times. Their work has been greatly appreciated there and we
hope to continue this good work again next year if needed.
T. D., '19.
ADELPHOI.
O u r third annual banquet w a s held F r i d a y evening, June 14, 1918.
E v e r y o n e had a g o o d time. T h e f o l l o w i n g officers have been
elected for next y e a r :
President
K e n n e t h Shufelt
Vice-President
Harris Becker
Secretary
A d r i a n Johnson
Treasurer
Alan Sexton
Sergeant-at-Arms
Stanley T a y l o r
M a s t e r of C e r e m o n i e s
David Kirk
Chaplain
John Glenn
On the whole Adelphoi has had a very successful year. T h e meetings have been well attended and nmch interest has been taken in literary work.
We were sorry not to have had our President, Kenneth Shufelt.
with us at our last few meetings before the summer vacation.
Mr.
Shufelt was detained at home by illness.
C. McD., '19.
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()nc must 1)0 something in order to do something.—Goethe.
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Wisdom less shudders at a fool than w i t . —
THE CRLMSON ANT) WHITE
76
T H E JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL.
A t the present time every boy and girl in the Mihie H i g h
School should be helping U n c l e Sam in some w a y . S o m e boys, w e
k n o w , are B o y Scouts, and help in the sale of L i b e r t y l ) o n d s ; and
many girls knit for the Red Cross. T h e n all of us can and should
buy thrift stamps.
It is our duty to the g o v e r n m e n t to buy these stamps.
Unless
we buy them, the United States can not 'feed or clothe her own
soldiers — to say nothing of her allies.
T h e n , too w e should buy the stamps in order to save our
money. We really do not g i v e U n c l e Sam a n y t h i n g w h e n w e stay
a w a y from the movies in order to buy a stamp. W e are simply
investing- our money at a generous rate of interest. A n y one of us
can start a fund for g o i n g to college or starting business at the
same time we are helping to ]-)rotect our country and make the
world safe for democracy.
L e t us see to it that the Ijoys and girls of Milne H i g h School
prove themselves patriotic and thrifty.
R. H . O ' X . , E i g h t h Grade.
A covetous fellow, like a jackdaw, steals what he was never meant
to enjoy, for the sake of hiding i t . — Gay.
The craven-hearted
world
is ever
eager to accept a master.—
Talfoiird.
Know how sublime a thing it is to suffer and be s t r o n g . — Lon<^fclhra'.
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One day in the country
Is worth a month in town.
—
Rossctti.
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(lenius does what it wants, talent docs what it c a n . —
Lytton.
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TIIH C K I M S O X A N D
WHITE
CRITICISMS.
Ihtcyrian,
P.ncyrus, ()liio.
W'e are indeed glad to welcome this new exchange to our columns.
The thing which impressed us most favorably in your publication was
the completeness of every department. In so many of the school
papers one or two departments stand out in prominence and the rest
are relegated to the background. In your publication, each one is
handled on a well proportioned basis; and we also commend its
arrangement. " My Trip to W a s h i n g t o n " is very interesting and
especially to one who has never visited our National Capitol. The editorials are all very timely, and sound forth advice that is well worth
u'hile. In view of the size of your magazine, we think that the advertising department should be greatly increased.
Saiii!;ra, W'aycross. (ieorgia.
W'e like your ])aper very nmch, indeed, chielly because it seems to
express all the best characteristics of an ideal school life — a wonderful class spirit, a good amount of " pep," and a loyalty which seems to
bind each one closely to his " Alma Mater-to-be."
Of course not all
of these things are expressed in black and white in your paper, but it
is easy to read between the lines, and, as they say, " put two and two
together." Y o u r joke department is splendid and the cuts certainly
clever. " Dream (iirl " we consider the most pleasing story, while the
" rhymes and jingles " scattered throughout the magazine are especially
good. Y o u r staff certainly is com])osed of " live wires."
Hiillctiii, Montclair. New Jersey.
What a wonderful cover for a school magazine! vV large service
flag with thirty-one blue stars on its field of white, each one repre-
TTIE CRLAFSON AND WTITTE
78
senting- a young- man who has gone forth from your school and has
" caught the vision," as one of America's prominent men recently said
about a tumble-down little house he passed on the roadside. W h e n he
caught a glimpse of its g^uidon, with three stars of honor, he said the
" shack " no longer seemed ordinary or humble — it was transfigured.
And so we felt about your magazine before we looked into its contents; that, because of its cover alone, it was glorified in our sight.
However, when we read the splendid material which it enfolded we
realized that even something more than the cover raised your publication above the ordinary. Alumni and Athletics were especially complete and well written. " H i s G i f t " carried off the laurels in the
Literary Department. W e suggest that you bolster up your Joke De])artment. It is really the only section which falls below the standard.
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Crimson,
Goshen, Indiana.
One of the best exchanges this month is the Criuison.
'S^'ou edit
a very fine paper, and each department is well developed. W e suggest,
however, that you have a cut for your joke department, as you have
for all the others. This department needs to be " set off " just as
much as any other. It is always the most attractive part of a school
magazine to the students; so don't neglect it in any way.
Academe,
Albany, N. Y .
Y o u r literary department is indeed exce])tional. W e especially
like the two new additions to your paper. The book review department, containing- personal comments and criticisms by your student
body, furnishes a splendid aid in cultural reading and the study of current books. W e always look forward to the arrival of your paper
with great pleasure, as it is decidedly one of our most interesting
exchanges.
X'ulgarity is the eighth deadly sin, worse than all others put
together, since it perils your salvation in this w o r l d . — LmvelL
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So long as you are innocent, fear nothing.—
Longfellow.
'Tis pleasant, sure, to sec one's name in print.— Byron.
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A man cannot speak but he judges himself.— limcr.^on.
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Name
Academe
Bucyrian
Bulletin
Dart
Crimson
Echoes
Forester
Garnet and G r a y . .
Insight
Item
Lion
Manual
()neida
Palmerian
Polytechnic
Sangra
Triangle
Literarx 1.l.vchani^es Athletics
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10
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9
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10
9
9
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10
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10
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8
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9
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8
9
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6
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10
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Jokes
and
Cuts
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Average
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AS O T H E R S S E E US.
Crimson and White, Albany, N. Y . Y o u r joke department is good,
but it's H i g h School robbery to charge twenty cents for a sixteen page
paper.—Dart, Ohio.
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I'^ar as creation's ample range extends,
The scale of sensual mental powers ascends.— Pope.
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Music is the universal language of mankind.—Longfellow.
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Danger will wink on opportunity.—Milton.
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Fate ordains that dearest friends must part.— Yowig.
A compliment is usually accompanied with a bow; as if to beg pardon
for paying it.—./. C. and A. W. Hare.
Prosperity makes friends; adversity tries them.—Pacuvius.
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Where drink goes in, there wit goes out.—Herbert.
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We shall escape the uphill by never turning backward.—Roseth.
THE ORLARSON AND AVIIITE
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S t N S ^
AND
HUMOR
A high school paper is a great invention,
T h e high school gets all the fame.
T h e printer gets all the money.
A n d the staff gets all the blame.—Il.v.
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began T . C., '20.
IS
" 1 am, not 1 is," corrected the English teacher, promptly.
" 1 am the ninth letter of the alphabet," T . C. went on.
Latin teacher, dictating prose — " Slave, where is the h o r s e ? "
C. K.. T 9 ( v e r y s t a r t l e d ) — " I t s under my desk, but I am not
using i t . " — H.v.
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'• I'^ither," said I). I>. II., T8, " 1 have made up my mind to paddle
my own canoe hereafter."
" I'm certainly delighted to hear it, son."
" And, father, I want to begin at once, so kindly let me have
twenty-five dollars to buy a canoe to paddle with."
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MUSIC IN M, H. S.
(jood-bye H a p p y Davs — Seniors.
They (io W i l d O v e r ' A l e — C . Mcl).
Strutter's Ball — " Crimson and W h i t e " Dance
A Little W o r l d A l l O u r O w n — Marie and Donald.
W e Need Sympathy — Senior Class.
Spring S o n g — I'reshies.
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THE CRIMSON AND WHITE
W h e n the Great Red D a w n is Shining — A f t e r graduation.
Smile, Smile, Smile — Tommy Cantwell.
Homeward Round — Seniors.
T.
T.
T.
on the
.H., '20 — " Pretty strong girls that can do that."
M., '20 — " Do w h a t ? "
H., '20 (pointing to a s i g n ) — " W a n t e d — G i r l s to sew buttons
third f l o o r . " — E x .
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Customer — " 1 would like an order of German frankfurts, a cup
of Blnglish breakfast tea, and two French rolls."
Waiter (to c o o k ) — " One war on a tray."
Customer — " Please add two sinkers (doughnuts) to my order."
W a i t e r (to c o o k ) — " T h r o w in a couple of U-boats."
h'ound written on the flyleaf of a sermon book:
" I f there should be another flood,
For refuge hither fly;
T h o u g h all the world should be submerged
T h i s book would still be d r y . " — E x .
1. H.. '20- " Give me your candid opinion of my story."
K . S., "19 - " M y boy, it's quite worthless.'
I. B., '20 - " Y e s , I know that, but I'm dying to hear it, all the
same."
G. II., ' 1 9 — I ' d like to be a colonel."
P. P., '19 — " Just crack yourself, George."- -Ex.
W e love the merry month of June,
Put not 'cause of the roses;
W e love the merry month of June,
'Cause that's the month school closes.
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" 1). and I I . " conductor recently reported, " T w o washers and a
nut missing," after an accident. It was later discovered that t w o
Chinamen and a patient from Poughkeepsie had disappeared. E.x.
T H E C K n r S O N A N D AVITITE
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G. \V.. '19 — " Say, Jack, over in A f r i c a there is a beautiful bird
with large wing's and it can't fly."
A. J., '19 — " W h y can't it fly?"
G. W., "19 —"I'.ecause it's dead/'
T . C., '21 — " I have a friend who sufifers terribly from heat."
W . C., '21 — " Where does he live? "
T. C., '21 — " He isn't l i v i n g . " — E x .
-W e are getting three meals a day :
Indian uieal, oatmeal, and corn
meal.
J. G., '20 — " Did it lun^t you when you fell out of your seat in
English class?"
S. T., '20 — " No, I had on my light spring suit."
IMX bayonets!" shouted a captain.
'' Bayonets seem to be always out of order," said M. P., '19, " I
hear that command every day I visit the barracks.
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Neighbor — " How is your grandfather standing the heat?"
Fresh — " T don't know. He's onlv been dead a week."
Observer — " 1 noticed you got up and gave the lady your seat."
T. H., '20—"'N^es, 1 learned in early childhood to resi)ect a
woman with a stra]) in her hand."
Teacher — " Give me a sentence with the word ' ofiticiate,' in it."
W . C., '21 — My brother nearly died with a bone in his throat.
He got it from a fish-he-ate."
'Tis better to have studied and flunked, then never to have studied
at all.
" Father," said Charles, on a search after knowledge. " why do
words have roots? "
" I suppose, my son," wearily replied I 'rof. Sayles, " so that the
language can grow."
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