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MILNE HIGH SCHOOL
MARCH
1927
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THE
CRIMSON AND WHITE
Volume X X I I I
MARCH,
1927
Number III
CONTENTS
Editorial
3
Literature
5
Scliool News
19
Basketball
20
Exchanges
23
Humor
27
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TLLL<: C R I M S O N A N D WHITI-
KITORIA
J.
J i . - t O
HERE'S A S U G G E S T I O N !
Why don't the two .girls' literary societies of Milne lli^ii
School, Zeta Sii^'ma and Oiiintilian, incc)ri)orate theniseh'es in one?
These two have li\'e(l and been ri\-als for a score of }'ears. And
out of this experience of a score of years there has come a three
fold objection to niainta'nins^' two societies instead of one.
The lirst
objectOnable
idea existini^'
this is only
is time to do
charge is that there has (levelo])ed an unfriendly and
rivalry between the two societies. There is a sillv
of trying' to outdo each other in trilles. Of course
ridiculous, but when the feelin.^' becomes bitter, it
away with any tenii)tat^)n.
The second objection is that there is a lack of co-oi)eration
between the societies and the school. iJy inx'estis^ation in to the
records of the societies, it has been found that the aims of both
are identical, if the societies were united in one. the time necessarily si)ent in rixalry could be s])ent in the fvu-therance of these
aims, and neither society need be constitutionally chan^-ed, excei)t
for the name. A uniiied si^irit amoni;- the ,^irls would affect the
school's other acli\ities, and make the whole a more smoothly
rtnniint;" machine than it is now.
The third ol)jection is of less consecjuence than the other t w o ;
but nexertheless it is worthy of mention. Il is claimed that certain
duplication of expenses mi_^ht be no longer needed if there were
onlv one societv. .And this seems plausible, too, for bills for
parties of all sorts are now double, when they need be but sin^^ie.
l,et there be no misunderstandini^' about this ((uestion, thou.^h.
iVaturally there are i^ood results that come from this ri\-alry. results which can make successful (nrls' Day proL;rams. for instance.
l')Ut it would not be doint;- away with these t^ood results to j o i n
(Juin and Si.n'ma ; it would 1)e keei)in!4- them and doinj^- away with
the objectionable rivalry.
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'IMiere used to exist in Aliliie IHj>h School two 1)oys" societies.
T h e t a Xu and Adelphoi. T h e t a Xu died.
Ihit A d e l p h o i still
li\'cs and is thrix'ini;-. T h e r e is no chance for silly or bitter rivalry
anions- the box s ; there is a s])irit of c(j-o|)eration between the
society and Milne; and there is no needless dn])licat'{3n of ex])enses. A r e twirls such different creatures from b o y s that their
societies cannot be run in just such a maimer as are the b o y s ' ?
.And w h y couldn't the resultin,^- society be a benefit to all concerned
and not a menace to good feeling?
Al. R. W .
THE CAVELIER
I'urple coat, breeches of white.
A silver ])lume in his caj);
l ie swaggers into the shadowy room
With never a ring" or a ra]);
I le smiles with bold assurance.
And mocks the silent d e a d —
This jolly careless gentleman
In the jxjrtrait above my head.
ADVICE
S])reading- his w^juderful fan
Like a mandarin in a coat
()f gorgeous, glowing colors
That hide his scrawny throat,
The peacock ])r()U(lly walks
T o show his tail of gold and blue.
I say to him. "Pjeware gay bird,
l'\)r Chinese lords die too."
MADEIJvlNE
GREEN
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JANE'S
BIRTHDAY
One \vinter nii^hl
a.^o it Avas especially cold. The larg-e
diniiii;" hall in the home of the Duke of Wellini^-ton was very
inx'itinjj^. At each end blazed lari^e lo_<>-s in the firei)laces. The
table in the center of the room was beins^' fixed for the e v e n i n g meal. Oh ! how tempting- it seemed with its load of food and drink.
The Dnke and his family were entertaining- this evenini;-, so everythino' nuist be cxce])tionally fine. For was not the Dnke of W e l lington's hos])itality known o\-er l^ni^iand? This reputation must
be li\'cd u]) to, and e\ ery room was i)rettily decorated and the food
correctly fixed. It was also the birthday of his dano"hter, jane,
who was sixteen on this day and had received many beautiful
i^ifts.
A\'hile the finishing;- touches were bein^^' added downstairs,
i^'reat acti\'ity was takins;- place in the u])per rooms. Jane was
almost ready to hel]) receix'e the s^iiests, and what a beautiful ])icture
she made! ller h^vely face was framed by a mass of lis^ht curls
which came below her shoulders.
This picture was enhanced by
a rustliniJ- blue taffeta .^'own which reached to her ankles and just
showed her dainty feet which were encased in silver slippers.
Around her neck was a lovely necklace of curiously carved silver,
ller mother on enteriui^' the room felt very ])rou(l of jane.
How
nice it was to have a dau.uhter who was a credit to one!
The s^iiests bes^an to arrive and each thous^-ht to himself what
a lovely daughter the Duke and Duchess had.
It also seemed
<^-o()(l to cN'ervone to be out of the cold, snap])}' wind which ni])])ed
very hard and made one's nose very red.
Durinj^- all this ])rei)aration one unbidden j^uest had arri\'ed at
the castle. This ])erson, about as old as jane, was \'ery cold and
hunii-rv. Alary was alone in the world, ller ])arents had died and
a cruel uncle had taken ])ossession of all her beloni^in.^s and cast
her out into the world to li\ e as she could. She was \ery i)retty
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and attractive even thoug'h her clothes were ahiiost in rags.
Mary
had short dark curls and fine features. She drag'ged herself to
a w i n d o w and, as the s n o w w a s piled in hug'e banks, w a s able to
see into the room. T h e people w e r e j u s t sitting d o w n at the table.
"Oh. how good it would be to have some of that food," she thought
as she stood there looking- longingly at the table.
AFeanwhile the ])eo])le within w e r e h a v i n g a delightful time.
Suddenly j a n e looked u]) and her glance, s t r a y i n g to the w i n d o w
opposite her, rested on a pretty face with wide eyes and a longingexpression. A small cry esca])ed her. H e r mother hearing" it
glanced up and saw the same sight.
T h e Duchess, too, was
alarmed. S u m m o n i n g one of the servants she bid him go and
bring into the room whenever w a s outside. She w a s very kindhearted and the child's expression had struck a syni])athetic chord
in her heart.
W h e n M a r y s a w the servant come out cjf the house she" w a s
Irightened, f(~)r she g-uessed the reason for his coming-. She started
to run, but since she was weak and the snow was deep she could
not g o far. Soon Alary w a s overtaken by the servant. W h e n she
was taken into the hall she w a s v e r y frightened l)ut Jane came
over to her and, not thinking of her gown ])ut her arm around the
unbidden guest. M a r y ' s story w a s soon told and M a r y w a s taken
in charge by a maid and reckjthed and fed. W h i l e this w a s g o i n g
on j a n e was telling- her parents that she would like to kee]) M a r y
as a com])anion and that if she could do this it would make her
birthday hap])iness complete. .After much discussit^n on the ])art
of the W e l l i n g t o n s and their guests it w a s decided that Jane should
ha\'e her wish. T h i s made her very ha])p}'.
M a r y when told of this ])lan, was highly pleased and, looking
at j a n e with gratitude shining from her eyes, said that it surely
would be nicer to be on the inside looking out with Jane than on
the outside looking in at j a n e . All the guests agreed with her.
HELEN
I'AULEN^ '29
" I ' e g ])ar(l()n, are you a i)rize-fighter ?"
" N o . I'm a pugilist.
1 guess you are a reporter?"
" A l e ? No, I'm a journalist!"
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A N A F F A I R O F T H E A. E . F.
"Hello, Laveliere, how many diamond pendants did you sell to
the Major to-day?"
This was the usual greeting of Privates
O ' I ' r i e n and Mur])hy of the American Kx])editionary F o r c e s in
M e x i c o to Private Schultz w h o augmented the princely salary
which I ' n c l e Sam allows his gallant defenders by selling j e w e l r y
and trinkets to the other soldiers.
H o w e v e r . Private Schultz w a s
accustomed to the raillery of O'lirien and ]Muri)hy who were his
chief tormentors.
it happened by some strange trick of a r m y fate that Private
Schultz was made a Corporal and under his jurisdiction were both
I'rivate 0'P)rien and Private M u r p h y .
N o w he reveled in his
newly ac(|uired power over his erstwhile oi)pressors ! .And it did not
seem strange that the hardest tasks were always assigned to those
two.
O n e e v e n i n g when they were i)articularly tired from h a v i n g
done most of the work of ])itching camp Privates ()'P)rien and
M u r p h y vowed that they could Stand it no longer. T h a t night
had the sentry been a w a k e he would have seen t w o figures steal
silently out of their cots and over to that of Cor])oral Schultz.
One
of the figures slip])ed an object out of l'ri\-ate S c h u l t z ' s holster and
hurled it into the Rio Cirande river. T h e n the t w o figures (piieth'
retreated to their cots and pulled the covers up over their heads.
1die next morning the camp was in the usual bustle of preparation for inspection.
It was noticed that Corporal Schultz's
face held a worried, hunted expression, h'inally the time for inspection came. T h e Colonel was in a particularly a n g r y mood that
morning and anxious to fmd fault. At last he came to Corporal
S c h u l t z and after looking him up and down barked, "Cor])oral,
where is vour rille?"
"1 — 1 don't know, sir, I lost it," stammered the confused
cor])()ral.
X o w , it is a \'ery severe breach of discipline for a soldier to
lose his rifle as he is supposed to ha\e it read}' at all times to
meet the enemy and the Coh^nel being a stern old war-horse w a s
inflamed.
"Corporal vSchultz," he said, 'A^iu are demoted to the
rank of p r i x a t e ! " T h e crest-fallen ])ri\-ate s l o w l y turned to seek
refuge in his tent but even tlr's was denied for there rang out from
under the flap. "Hello, Laveliere, how many diamond pendants
,lid y o u sell to the .Major to-day?
,
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THE BLUE
WHITE
DIAMOND
"Sa}^, B i l l , w h a t do y o u s a y to calHns? it off for t o - d a y ?
1
h a v e a kind of f u n n y feelin,^- t h a t w e are i^'oins^" t o j^et caii.^ht."
''Sh-h-h-h !
II ere c o n i e s
soniehod}'."
S u d d e n l y a s h a r p c r e a k rent the death-like s i l e n c e ; then foll o w e d a few more creaks.
A^'ain s i l e n c e reissued.
w a s h e a r d nmtteriuf^', " W h e r e
Soon a voice
the d e u c e is that s w i t c h ? "
f e w s e c o n d s all t h a t c o u l d he heard
I^^or a
w a s t h e scra|)inj>- of a hand
on a w a l l , t h e n a short, clear " c l i c k , " and the s o u n d of feet
ap-
])r()achin£:i".
" \ \ \ ' l l , I h o p e he doesn't c o m e in h e r e , " whisi)ered
liill.
" S h u t up. and d u c k behind that c u r t a i n in i h e c o r n e r , "
came
b a c k J i m ' s a n s w e r as he (juietly step])ed behind a chair.
T h e s o u n d of s l i p p e r e d feet c a m e n e a r e r :
Shi]), shi]).
SLAP!
T h e y w e r e b y the d o o r n o w ; Shi]), shi]); a n o t h e r ])ause ; attain the
s o u n d of a h a n d s^entl}' slidini;- o v e r s m o o t h
wall ])a])er.
"Click!"
T h e r o o m w a s s u d d e i d y Hooded with lit^iit.
" I l o - h u n i , too bad
Alice
to-day
in
the
1 fori^ot to ])Ut t h a t
safe.
I'robably
is
watch
safe
rit^ht
I bougiit
where
for
it
is.
I'^ooHsh of m e to .^et u]) in the m i d d l e of the n^i^ht to ])Ut it a w a y ,
b u t t h a t d r e a m m a d e me u n e a s y a b o u t it.
t o slec]) attain if 1 didn't k n o w
X e v e r w o u l d h a v e i^one
that it w a s in a r e a l l y safe ])lace.
W e l l . a n } ' w a y . it w o n ' t hurt me a n y . and a t the s a m e t i m e 1 can
t a k e a n o t h e r look at t h a t f a m o u s old
lllue D i a m o n d .
It c e r t a i n l y
is a b e a u t y . "
" I f he t u r n s and sees me. I will h a v e to sho(jt h ! m . " thout^iU
liill, " W h y ,
I would
n e v e r be able
to live d o w n
the s h a m e
of
beins:^- caus^ht!"
"I l o - h u m !
watch?
I surely am tired.
1 remember
layins;'
it
l,et-me-see, where did 1 ])Ut that
on
the
table
behi-i-i-in-d
that
curtain !"
" l i e ' s seen J i m !
I'll h a v e t o s h o o t n o w ! " lh()UL;ht liill as the
old m a n took a f e w ste])s t o w a r d the c u r t a i n .
t o w a r d the d e s k in the c o r n e r . "
t h e j.;un he had been a b o u t t o fire.
that time!
" . \ h ! h e ' s turniui^
A s he noticed this, liill
"lie
had a n a r r o w
lowered
S(iueak
(k>e. listen to him talk to h i i u s e l f . "
".\o. 1 remember what
I did w i t h it n o w .
It's in that
desk.
I ])ut it there a f t e r I s h o w e d it t o Air. J o h n s o n this ex'en'ns^"."
At
the n a m e " J o h n s o n . " b o t h
their hi(linj^-])laces.
liill and Jim s t a r t e d a little in
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" M r . Johnson in hero this ovenin.^-?" W h y , liill thoiic^'ht that
he had .iione to Chicai^X) that very morn'ni;-. " W e l l , " he said to
liimself, "that certainly isn't ^'oint^- to make this affair toni^-ht any
easier, hnt. as we have started it. we will finish it."
" A h , here it i s ; now to put it in the sate and l)ack to bed as^ain.
L e t ' s s-e-e-ee: the combination of the safe is 4-2-6, T ])elieve. Y e s ,
T k n o w it is."
" C l i c k , " " C l i c k , " "Click,"' " C l i c k " — a s each click sounded he
felt a shiver ^'o down his s i ) i n e — " C l i c k , " " C l i c k ; ' ' and then a^-ain
"Click," "Click," "Click," "Click," "Click," "Click."
" O h , heck, just because 1 want to f^et to bed 1 had to miss.
T h i s time I'll i^'o slower. One, two, three, f o u r ; b a c k : one, t w o ;
back attain,—one-two-three-four-five-six. A h , there it
comes.
N o w in w ' t h the watch and a look at the diamond and I'll scoot
back to bed. M y ! look at it flash in the li^^ht! 1 think 1 had ])etter
])ut it a w a y back in the corner of the safe. O u c h ! the old thin.Qslammed shut on my iini^-er. T h a t ' s the sec(^nd time it has done
that. 1 had better ha\'e a man u]) in the morninj^- to take a little of
the p o w e r out of that S])rin5.^'. ^^dlat was t h a t ? ? ? — O h , I giiess
I'm only feelint^" s])ookey from be^i.^' here all this while. A\di-h-h-at
was that?"
"llu-hu—"
" T h e r e it i^oes ai^ain !''
"Ha-chu!"
"Wh-h-h-ho's there?"
" M eow-meoo\v\\'."
" O h , it's only Tabby. Certainly was scared that time."
T h e old man's voice died a w a y as he reached the door.
There
w a s a click, and the room was attain in pitch darkness. T h e soft
patter of his slippers was heard as they sli])-slapped up the creakinj^stairs. A door closed softly, and there was complete silence ai^ain.
Soon both \\\\\ and Jim crej)t out from their hidini^'-places.
"Wow!
T h a t was a close call." said Jim. "C,ood thin.^- 1
can m e o w like a cat. Cice, but 1 was scared."
" S a y , do you know 1 was ready to fire when he started toward
you, but that cat bus'ness fooled him. I'm j^'lad of it too, because 1
don't want to have a n y b o d y ' s blood on my hands. Come on and
let's s^et that jewel and ^'ct out of here. T h e cond)ination is 4-2-6,
isn't it?
Well, one thin^L;- he did was to .save us the trouble of
))l()wint.;- it u]). A h , ()])ened as easy as ])ie. Mere's the watch he
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put in. \\'liere's the diamond though? A l l I can find is the w a t c h .
Say, something's w r o n g ! "
"Sh-h-h-h ! don't talk
loud. Search around with y o u r hand
and maybe you'll find a hidden pocket in there. 'Jlie old fellow
took a look at it and said s o m c t l r n g about putting it w a y b a c k . "
"I tell you there's nothing here. I can feel the back of the
safe. It is kind of rounded and smooth as glass,
it would be
iiupossible for anyone to hide it in here. Say, m a y b e it fell on the
lloor."
"Sh-h-h-h! Someone is moving around up stairs."
h'or about ten minutes they remained quiet till silence was
restored over head. Just as they began to look around on the
lloor for the diamond with the aid of a searchlight, they heard a
scpieak. liill (piickly turned off the light and listened intently.
'I'here was an()ther scfueak; someone was coming,
liill whis])ere(l
to Jim.
" O u i c k ! out the w i n d o w . "
A s Jim ran to the casement a sudden command broke the
silence:
"Drop your guns and up with _\-()ur hands.
Pronto!''
Jim immediately did as he was told, for a man stepped in
through the window directly in front of him. lUll, h o w e v e r , stood
in a dark ])lace and planned a dash to the front door. ] ! e crouched
low and ran.
" I I alt, or 1 '11 fire !"
Xo, he was near the d o o r ; t w o more leaps and he would be
s a f e — w h y halt? A bullet grazed by him. l i e jumped up and lired
back as he ran. " O o f ! "
Me ran straight into a man just comingin the door. "I've got him. Don't lire." There was a short scuffle
and then I'lill was heard to swear. Suddenl}' the lights w e n t on.
A s Jim became accustomed t(j the sudden brightness, he saw six
m e n : two holding- liill, by the d o o r ; and t w o at each window.
Just then the old luan came down the stairs. Glancing- around
(|uickly. he saw that the thieves were caught,
l i e turned to the
chief and handed hiiu a iifty-dollar-bill. "(lood w o r k ! " he saitl,
and went l)ack up stairs.
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The next day liill and Jim sat in jail and pondered over the
night's work.
"//fW did those ct)ps find out we were there at that time?"
asked liill.
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" A s k mc sonu'thini^" e a s y , " reliirncd Jim. "I Icy. W a r d e n , can
we have to-day's i)a])er?"
"Shure," he answered facetiously, "I'l] f^et you one in a minute
if you'll only wait there till 1 s:;'et hack."
In a few moments he returned and handed them the MorniiKi
Herald.
'AWdl what do you know ahout that?" asked Jim. "Look what
it says here."
liill read the head lines :
"BANDITS CAUGHT BY CLEVER
TRICK"
T h e n they read that Mr. W a l l a c e had heard a noise in the room
below,
l i e had remembered a watch, which be had left on a desk
and had i^one down to put it in the safe, l i e saw a man's foot
under the curtain; so, as he oi)ene(l the safe, he called out the
comhiiiation so that the thief mij;-ht not .^et suspicious,
l i e i)laced
the watch in the safe and in the meantime sli])])e(l the famous
l')lue Diamond in his ])ocket. ^^'hen he started to leax'e the room,
he heard a sneeze and acted frii;htened. but, u])on the thief's imitatin{>- a cat, he pretended to be reliex'ed and went upstairs,
lie
called the police from a telephone in his own room.
When thev
arrived, they arrested the thieves ^vith only a sli.^bt stru^'^le on
the part of one of them.
T h a t was the news])aper story.
T h e next day t h e y were bailed out b}- a rich Mr. Johnson to
w h o m , when they saw him, they shouted " l l e l l o , D a d ! S o r r y to
have caused y o u all this trouble."
lie took them home with him, and asked why they had tried
to steal the I'lue Diamond.
"()h, just for the fun of it," said I'ill. " W e heard so much
about it and wanted to ha\e some e x c i t e m e n t ; so we decided to
see if we could steal it. W e intended to i^ive it back afterwards,
thoui^ii. W e l l , we certainly had enoui^h adxenture to last us a
while. W e thoui^ht it would be a lark to ])lay burglar for a
chanL^e, but never at^'ain for mc !"
" W e l l , " Mr. Johnson continued, "I will sec Mr. Wallace toda^^ and when 1 tell him it was you t w o youni;- scamps ])la}-in^' an
////practical jc)ke on him, he will drop all chari^es a.i;ainst you.
for old friendshi])'s sake if for no other reason. P)Ut let lue advise
\'ou n o w : Don't e\'er try it a^ain !" iVnd they didn't.
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R E C E N T ISSUES O F C U R R E N T
MAGAZINES
I. Tn
World's W o r k " for March, 1927, there is an article,
'TTow W e Nearly T.ost the W a r , " by Admiral Sims.
Me criticises
Secretary Daniels very sharply for the way the N a v y Department
was handled the first few months after we entered the war.
By
Daniel's stubbornness the convoy system was not established until almost too late, thereby almost makins^- Germany's submarine war
successful.
Robert ^^ont,^^•omery also has an article this month on the present
Income T a x Law, in which he brin<;s out nu.ny of its bad qualities.
H. The March "Mentor" has an article by Gilbert Gabriel which
tells of the life and api)earance of Cleopatra as it really was, n it as
it is usually ])icture(l. .Accompanyint^" ihis are jiictures, ])aintinj4S, and
statues of different phases of her life.
There are two other articles on the s])irit and f^lory of Carthage,
ddiev are illustrated by i)ictures of life there and of the ]Dresent ruins
which add greatly to the story.
n r . " T h e Atlantic Ab)nthly" has a very good collection of material this month, even for a magazine which has the reputation of
this one. ".\ b'rozen Diar}" by Captain Idiierry IMallet brings an
especial a])])eal of the barren lands of the far North.
In addition to several stories and poems, there are articles on
" T h e .Allied Debts" and " T h e Mexican Policy." This former article
takes both sides of the (|uestion and carefully deals with the advantages
and disadvantages of each.
IV. " T h e Outlook" for March 2, 1927 deals briefly with the
affair in Xicaragua and the crisis in China. Idle ()p])ortunitv the
United States has in China at the present time is also discussed.
b'rederick Davenjiort has written an interesting article on " W a t e r
I'ower as a Political Issue." lie uses ^^uscle Shoals as a particular
e.\am])le of his views.
The general interest of the magazine is increased bv four verv
clever cartoons.
\ \ On the cover of "The Scientific .\merican" for this ntonth
is the ])icture of a peculiar machine cutting swamp grass. This machine was invented for the purpose of converting much of the swam])
land of iM-ance into fish hatcheries. It has been found that fish do
not live in water full of grass wlrch is fit onlv for the breedinu" of
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nu)s<init()e.s and t)lher insects. The machine not only cuts the i^rass,
l)iit also rakes it away, thns reni()>'in^^- all obstructions from the water.
In a recent test the machine cleared one hundred acres of swamp in
one day.
V I . 'Jdie March "Meld and Stream" contains the hrst installment
of the .greatest do,^- story ever written. " T h e Dumb-I'ell of P)rookliel(l."
1)y John h'oote. It will he well worth yoiu" while to read all ahout
this marvellous do^- of i;reat ])arents. the so-called "I)uinb-Ijell."
Articles tellin^^- of hunting;- in India and the solvins^- of the m\-sterious ])la,^ue of the ruffed t^rouse are also in this issue.
VII.
In " T h e .American" for March, there is an article hy WW]
Durant called " T h e Ten (jreatest Thinkers." In this the author, himself, one of the .greatest scholars of the times tells whom he thinks are
the ten .greatest i)hilosoi)hers. Kead more of the man who denounces
Socrates as a wise man. and i^ives the credit to Plato.
Also, the editor t;ives us a friendly talk with one of the wellknown radio announcers, known as "L'ncle john."
The hi^- featiu-e in " T h e Literary I)i.^•est" for I'Y'hruarv
26, \^)27 is disarmament, h'oreii^n views on Mr. Coolidi^c's ])lan are
stated, and the abolishment of naval rivalry is advocated.
There are also articles on methods of killin*^ harmful insects and
the discovery of diamonds in America.
IX.
Kead " T h e World's Farmers (Jet To^^ether" in ''The A m erican Rev'ew of Reviews."
Kenyon P)Uttertiel(I says the farmers
made a lonj^" ste]) in international co-t)|)eration when thev met at a
^i^reat international conference at I Brussels last year for a development
of better coimtr)' life. Perha])s this movement will carry on, whatever be the fate of The Lea.^tie of Nations and The World Court.
"Oiu- Policy T o w a r d L'hina" and ".\iuerica and iuu-oi)e," both in
this isstie, hel]) to m'ive us a better rerdization of the world's ])roblems.
" T h e Xational (leo.^raphic" for this month has seventeen
natural color ])hotoi;raphs from Ireland and WM-mont, showinj^' the
natural beauty of each.
In addition, there are one hundred and
twenty-five other illustrations, amon.^- them scenes from Plymouth.
Vermont and the \'icinitv, and from Nicarat^ua in Central America.
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THE "CRIMSON AND W H I T E "
"QUALITY
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RECOMMENDS
STREET"
T h e r e are " w o r d s — a n d w o r d s . "
lUit liow seldom m a n y of
them are used in their |)roj)er place! Anythint^- under the sun is
termed "cute" from a vacuum-cleaner to a volcano, and in the same
way we overwork another adjective, "adorable."
People use it
too fre(|uentl}', and then when it really fits, it seems Hat, dull.
To
me anything;- worthy of this desii^nation must be a little (|uaint,
a little capti\-atini;". and (|uite humanly a])pealin_<4-. In accordance
with that definition "Quality Street" by F)arrie is adorable.
ft is
made so by its t w o ])rincipal characters, Aliss Susan and Miss
I'hoebe. The}- are t w o ])rim, but altos^'ether dear, youni^' ladies
whose sedate w a y s appeal to a certain doctor, A^alentine lirown.
1 lis dashinj^- manner causes many an e.xcited flutter in their hearts.
Indeed ?^Iiss IMioebe, who is much the N'ounj^er of the t w o , is
momentarily ex])ectin_<4- a ])r()])()sal at the time the l)lay bes^ins. A
short time rifter, howe\'er, the dashin*;- youui^- doctor .^oes off to
war and IMioebe and .Susan are left alone. T h e y become (piite
])oor ; and so decide to set up as i)ri\'ate school mistresses.
When
Dr. llrown returns from the war he finds Miss IMioebe ])rematurely
a.^ed and the chans^'e .greatly shocks him. Miss IMioebe is (leei)l}'
hurt at his altered att'tude.
l i e had intended askiiiin- her to a ball
that ni.^iit. but now assumes she is too old. A f t e r he has i^one
a w a y IMioebe runs u]) to her room. ()nce there she releases the
dancint;" rini^lets from under her sjjinster's ca]) and dons a beautiful
dress wMiich once she had lio])ed would be her weddint;- I L ^ O W I I .
Downstairs Susan is sittini;- alone in the darkeniiii^- room when,
looking;- up, she is astonished to see a youthful IMioebe in the doorway. A joy of life, a t^irlisbness surpressed for ten weary y e a r s
is in her ste]). h'or just one ni^lit she will be yount^" as^ain.
With
laut^biui^- eyes and Hushed cheeks she is dancins^' all alone when
suddenly N'alentine Ih-own ap])ears in the d o o r w a w
Me does not
recoL^nize h e r ; so the mischieN'ous minx introduces herself as Miss
Livx-y, niece of Susan and IMioebe. I )r. lirown is enamoured and
carries her off lo the ball where she captures all hearts. .\nd so,
while i)()or Miss IMioebe is at home with a headache, her charmiii!;;'
niece is ha\-ini.;- a wonderful e\enin.^\ tlirtini;-, dancing', talkini;"
nonsense like the little witch she is.
.\ow you may not like it. but this is where I shall stop.
spoil an " a d o r a b l e " bo(jk by lellint;- " h o w it ended"? Kead it!
Wh\'
It is
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swc'cl and truly ali\e, a i)lay not only to be read but often reread.
To
who love llarrie I sav that in "()ualitv v^treet" there arc
characters as fascinating- as Teter I'an. as wistful as the I'ainted
Lady's Child, and as winsome as Cdi)sy I'abbie. A higher reconiinendation 1 do not know.
I. M. (1.
"MARIE
ANTOINETTE"
I find of all the books ])ublishe(l of Marie Antoinette's life,
that T enjoyed most the one written by Anna L. I)icknell.
I'A'cryone has heard, more or less, of Marie Anto'nette's re^al
beauty, her bra\e si)iril, her harrowinj^- misfortunes and her tra,n"ic
death.
Marie Antoinette josephe Jeanne of I la])sbur<;- Loraine,
Archduchess of Austria and future ([ueen of 1^^-ance, was horn on
.\'o\ end)er 2, 1755.
( )n the twenty-first of March 1770, Marie Antoinette receix'ed her wedding" rint^-sent by l)au])hin. That \-ery day twentythree years later, Louis the sixteenth, her royal husband, ascended the scaffold to his doom.
Marie .Antoinette's life was streaked with sadness, from her
birth to her death.
Durinj^' the many trials before her execution,
the (|ueen dis])layed her mar\-elous ])atience and firm self-control.
1']) to the last minute she retained her royal disunity and a perfect
deinree of cabuness.
Anna liicknell brings out in her story the true character of
the (|ueen and entire ro>'al family. The b()t)k, though lon^-, is
inlerestinii;'. and commands intense interest tbrouiL^hout the stor\'.
Ai'.p.ib: ( ; i L K b : K . S ( ) x
"CAPTAINS
COURAGEOUS"
"Ca])tains Coura.^eous" b y Ki])lin,iL;-. is a \ ery interestiniLi' story
of o u t d o o r life.
It tells of the life of a pampered son of a multi
millionaire, on board a fishing- \'essel.
I lar\-y, a b o y a b o u t fifteen years old, fell o f f a liner en route to
luirope.
Me was on the wa}' to l'ji.i;iand to tour L.urope. with his
iiKtiher.
h'eelins^' sick, he had s..;()ne to the turtle deck and a roll of
the ship precipitated him into the briny dee]).
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THL': C R I M S O N A N D WLILTK
A\'lien l l a r v c y aj^ain l)ci;aii to take an interest in life, he found
himself lying- on a ])ile of cod lish in a dory. T h e o w n e r of the dory
informed him that he had jnst been rescued from drowning.
i i a r v e y was taken to the schooner " W e r e Mere," the head(|iiarters of many fishermen. When he ordered the ca])tain of the
ship to take him to N e w Y o r k to his father, the captain laughed
at him. l i e told the man that his father woidd i)ay for this. 'iMie
old fisherman then told IIMII that he must ha\'e hit his head and
addled his brain, because his father woidd ha\-e to be \'ery rich to be
able to i)ay for the w a g e s of his men. T h e amount of money
which w o u l d be lost b}- returning- from the " b a n k s " d u r i n g the
fishing season w a s more than any man not a millionaire could pa}'.
T h e ca])tain offered i i a r v e y a job at ten dollars a month and
])romise(l to put him ashore in v^eptember, when he and his crew
would return to Cdoucester.
It was now M a y . T h e fishing- season
w a s just beginning-.
Ilar\'ey finally was obliged to accei)t this
offer.
Then followed four l o n g months of unceasing- toil. A t first,
llar\-ey hated the life with all his soul. C r a d u a l l y he became
more reconciled and by the time the fishing season was over,
llar\-cy w a s an ardent fisherman, l i e had made friends with the
men of the crew and the ])arting- w a s \'ery sad. l i e met his father
and mother at Cdoucester. His i)arents had thought him dead,
l i e came back to his father and luother not the i)am])ere(l, s])oiled
child of a rich man. but the clean, honest, son of a w o r k i n g man.
I le left his companions of four months ])romising to return to them
D A R W f N P. l ^ K N R D I C T '30
"THE LITTLE RED
FOOT"
" T h e Little Red b\)ot" by Robert W . Chand)ers is a very
interesting- stt)ry for the scenes are laid in N e w \'ork v^tate along
the Fnxpiois war trail during the Revolutionary \A'ar. M a n y of
the characters are taken from history as Walter I hitler, |ose])h
r.rant, and |ohn fohnson, son of v^ir William.
T h e stor\' o])ens at the death ol Sir \\ illiam johnson wdio
is loved b y the Indians. A f t e r his death Sir John Johnson does
not treat the Ind-ans as j u s t l y as his father did and as a result
the Indians do not stay on his side in the Rex'olutionarv W a r .
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John Dro.^nc, who is ric^-htfully Lord vStormont. is sent in
conmiand of a snuiH l)an(l of white men and friendly Indians to
scareh the enemies' eonntry. A\'hile this band is niarchins^" thrn
this eonntry, they meet the enemy and a fieree l)attle foUows, in
whieh John Drogue is \voun(led. l i e is taken to the home of
Penelope Orant, whom he has met and fallen in love with, and
there he is cared for until his stren,i;th returns.
'"^Phe Little i'Jed F o o t " is the symbol the Indians i)aint on
the'r bodies and the white men sew^ on their shirts. At the end
of the war John Drogue marries I'enelope Grant and he is promoted to a high office in his regiment.
This book should be \'ery interesting to anyone lix ing in New
^'()rk State for everyone at sometime or other has visited the scenes
of til's story.
E L O R E N C I ' : S M I T H '2')
EGOISM
When this cold earth shall be my dwelling-])lace
When r have left the golden upper air
That I have loved so long and well, to fare
T o meadows of the underworld, my face
Will doubtlessly be changed; the grace
M y friends possess, that 1 have tried to share.
Will turn to nothingness in that dim air
Which 1 shall breathe with others of my race.
Yet to etern'ty shall 1 ])e 1 :
X o change in form can alter my real self;
Though death shall be my husband. T his wife.
My immortality will never (he;
In spite of all his ])ribes of boundless ])elf
lie cannot wrest from me eternal life.
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JUST P I E R R O T
I have
And
I have
And
l)een lunidcd a lute
laid to ])lay a tunc.
been uiadc a dreanier
UHtdc to love the moon.
I liave
And
T liave
And
been made a poet
made to form a rliyme.
been tnade a lover
have liad to toy—for time
1 have 1)een made a rivrd
With Uayleqitiu as niy foe.
I'ut all these th!ni^s I've hated
[-- am just i'ierrot.
M. R . \ V .
NIGHT TIME FANCIES
Tt is i)leasant to walk through a forest at nij^iit.
With the i)ale moonbeams half hidden from si.t^ht;
It's refreshin.t;' t(.) feel the cool niiiiit air
l)l()\v in your face and stir your hair;
It is better to sit by a babblin,^' brook
And hear the wild calls of a fo.w rook ;
iUit it's best to sit round a caiu])lire briL^iit,
And hear the str.an.^e noises so numerous at ni,i^ht.
I'.. r>ur<>ess (larrison '30
A WISH
( )h, silver shi]) in the dusky sky.
T o what straut^e jjorts are you bound?
I )o you carry a cari^o of beautiful dreams
b^-om the island where dreams are found ?
Can't you come to me on your fair\- tri])
So to my little one I mav croon
That once-on-a-time in the lonj^'ai^'o
I harbored the "Alan in the Moon?"
Madeleine (Ireeu
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SCHOOL NEWS
THE
CRIMSON
AND
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INTERVIEWS MR. SAYLES
"In iny ui)inion, Milne offers its
students many opportunities alon^
certain lines," Mr. Sayies Ijej^an iiis
recent interview tinis, and his
clearly defined o])inion on this
matter followed.
"h\)r instance,"
he continued, "there are the ojiportnnities for develoi)ini4' leadership.
Those students who are outstandinK
fif^ures during their years at Alilne
generally continue the same prominence in college." Mr. Sayies recalled a time when Milne was
rei)rescnted on the resi)ective hoards
of "The Cornell Sun,
Fhe Colgate Maroon," 'The State College
News," one of the N'ale and one of
the W'ellesley pul)lications. h'ach of
the representatives had formerl.\'
been t)n the hoard of "The C'rimson
and White." In the same way, the
members of Milne's Student Council have been elected to college
student-governn)ent bodies.
"Ilesides," Mr. Sayies went on,
"Milne students are constantly surrounded with opportunities to develoi) their personalities.
They
meet with thirty-two or more
teaching personalities in their four
years. Thus they learn to function
indei)endently with more mature
minds because of their freedom
from too specific direction.
Personal development is one of Milne's
chief aims."
T H E Q. T. S. A. INFORMALLY
REVIEWED
Scholarship Dance Successful
The eleventh of March was a day
which many will remember with
|)leasure, since at that time our annual (J. T. S. A. dance was held.
It is the custom each year for the
societies of Milne lliuh School to
join in giving this dance, thf jiroceeds of which go to make up a
scholarshi]). This is yearl\- awarded
the senior who has contributed
most to Milne b\- i)articipation in
student activities during the time he
])asses in high school.
If the attendance at the last Q. T. S. A.
were taken to signify ai)probation
of the use to which this fund is
l)Ut. the obvious conclusion is that
the school heartil.\- approves. There
was a large and enthusiastic attendance. ( )ur chaperons finn-tioned in
the most approved fashion.
The
orchestra assisted as beatedi_\- as
possible.
.\ ixdiceman who bad
strolled in—Who doesn't like a
good time?*- remained to gaze and
ciin\'i'rse. Then too the doorketjter
stood staunchly at his jxist and admitted no one else but. The watci'
fountains were nu)sti\- out of ordi'i
and in sluiii we consider that
ilanee a success.
.May we ha\e
man\' more like it.
Dick's ac(iuiring a moustache
"Xeath his patrician beak
(letting it on the installment i)lan,
little down each week.
—"Sales (jdssip."
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THK CRIMSON
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BASKETBALL
'I'liis season basketball lias been
decidedly successful. A successful
season is not determined by the
winnin.u: of games alone, but by
tile spirit tiiat is in l)ack of it.
'riiis year's s(|ua{l is made up of
all new material, except for one
veteran ])layer from last year's victorious quintet, Raymond Kroll,
who is this year's captain and manafj^er.
Kroll arrantred a "home
and home ^^ame" scliedule for the
team, with various trips, (iriffen,
a junior of State Coilef?e and memI)er of the State varsity scpiad, has
been training the cpiintet since tiic
first of November, when tilings
were not (|uite so bright. Supervising Coach Rutherford R. Baker
thinks the team has done excellent
work on tiie court and lias exceederl
all iiis exi)ectations.
December 4, 1926:—Alilne opened
tlie season by suffering a defeat
from the Albany High Reserves
when they played on tiie home
court.
In the first (|uarter Milne
looked in jiretty bad condition but
with tlie side lines roaring and
"Billy" Coulson leading some songs
we began to rally in the second
ipiarter and continued to lead till
the end of the third (|uarter. The
final score was 19 to
December 11:—The next game
was with the Ballston Si)a Higi:
School on our home court. "Doc"
(b-iffeii iiad been training his men
hard all week and in the lirst iialf
our "five" was showing us llie results.
In the beginning of the
second half our opponents found
themselves and began a hard race
to victory with the score of 17
to 10.
December 23:—Just before Christmas, the school celebrated and followed the team to Coblcskill. Unfortunately our adversary was quite
an exi)ericnced team and lead
throughout the game. In the last
(luarter Deragon was substituted
for Rosbrook and Wiley for Sharp.
The final score was 37 to 7.
Januaiy H:—.After three successive
defeats and a week of hard drilling
by both coaches, the team, amid
the cheers of the excited si)ectators,
crossed tiie line ahead of the V'incentian Institute by a score of 9
to 33.
January 15:—In the fifth game,
against the Ravena High Scliool,
Milne again featured. Although it
looked a little cloudy for the home
team at times we lead throughout
the game and rolled up a score of
17 to 32.
January 21:—The closest fought
game so far this season was when
the Crimson and White came
against the Silver Star Athletic Club
of the Albany High School. The
teams were evenly matched and the
ball went from one basket to the
other and finally managed to drop
in their basket lor an extra point
with the final score of 19 to 18 in
favor of the opponents.
January 28:—Although we were
not greeted by a brass band upon
our arrival at Altamont and were
forced to i)lay in the ujistairs offices
of the "Altamont Daily l^iiterprise,"
we were cheered again as victors.
\Vith " D o g g y " jumping center and
Silas Coonrod refereeing, they managed to keep ahead in the first half,
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tlic score at half-time hein^r 10 to 8.
in tlie second half, Alilne came teariiifr down the court time after time
and with the help of Kroll and
l^fTf^leston placed the score at 24
to v33. In the last cpuirter Deragen
was substituted for Sharj).
I'ehruary 4:—Tn a return game at
Ravcna, the i^avena Hif^h School
(|uintct defeated Milne by the score
of 21 to 19. '14ie cause was lack
of support as no i)us was available.
I^\'hruary 5:—On the next night
we had a " B u g g y " ride to Ballston
I .ake where Milne suffered a bad
defeat by the Burnt Hills "five."
Shar]) starred throughout the gan:o
and in the second ciuarter the game
looked (|uite favorable but they took
the lead again in the second half.
The final score was 34 to 28.
I"'el)ruary 1 1 : — T h e biggest game
of the season took i)iace when IMilne
clashed against her old rival, Cobleskill, on her home court. After suffering a bad defeat at Cobleskill,
otu" i)layers in the return game rallied in the second half to beat the
opponents, 21 to 17.
The teams
tied at half-time, 9 to 9. Eggleston
featured for the victors with a total
of seven i)oints.
I"\'hruary 19:--Our home team
tm-ned back the Chatham High
School "five" by a score of 24 to
18. i\iilne led throughout the game,
being ahead at half-time, 16 to 12.
I'^ggleston was the high scorer of
the game, holding 10 points to his
credit.
I'ebruary 25:—The school (|uinte1
(uitclassed
the
Altamont
High
School on the home court to the
tune of 52 to 8 Our boys took a
long lead right from the tip-otf and
held their i)laces throughout the
game, the score at half-time being
28 to 4.
" D o c " Gril'fen, in the
second half, used several of the
second-string players, substituting
Wershing, Sweetser and Deragon.
Much credit for the high score may
be given to the fact that half tlip
school supported the team, which
was the largest attendance as yet.
It was rept)rted tliat Mr. Y o r k ami
r. Wiley, our cheer leaders, were
very fatigued after leading "individuals" through the game.
The Alilne High Alunmi downed
the Silver Star A. C. in a preliminary game by a score of 28 to
10. The Alunmi were represented,
by Kirk, T.iebich, Haywood, (lipp,
and Ted (loldring, who featured,
accounting for 9 i)oints.
^larch 5:—Alilne came against the
Ballston Migh School on the llallston court and suffered its second
defeat from that team. Sharp featured throughout the gaine, accounting for eight i)oints.
The
score at half-time was Afilne 16,
Ballston 15. The final score was
26 to 24.
March 12:—The home-"five" opposed the Chatham High School
team and were defeated by the score
of 31 to 24. Eggleston again featm-ed, totalling 14 points,
I he score
at half-time was Milne 17, C'hatham 9.
The summary of the games and
of the i)oints of each jjlayer to date
are as follows:
Kroll, R.
. ..
b'ggleston, L. I-'.
Rosbrook. (". . .
Ramroth, R. C.
Shar])e, I.. (i.. .
W'irshing, R. (1.
Sweetser, L. I".
l)eragon, L. (!.
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24
16
18 126
8
22
21
4
27
25 58
9
17
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2
5
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0
0
0
0
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144
49
129
337
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M ilne Opp.
19
H 13
A.U.S. Res
17
liallston S])a. . H 10
37
Cobleskill . . . . A 17
y
N'incentian . . . 11
.11 32
17
Ravena
P)
S. S. A. C. .. .11 IS
24
Altamont , , , . \ 32
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21
Ravena
\ 28
34
Burnt Hills
17
("obleskill . . . .11 21
18
Chatham . . . . .11 24
8
•Mtamont , , , , 11 52
2('.
Hallston Spa. .A 24
Chatham . . . , \ 24
31
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SIGMA-ADELPHOI DEBATE
'I'lic lonj^' anticipated dohato heIwi'cn tlic Zcta Si^ma and Adcli)iioi
IJlerary Societies was lield in the
I'^reslinian Study Mail at one ten
o'clock on Monday, March 22, 1<;27.
The proposition was: "Resolved,
thai the 1'hillippines should he
granted their in(lei)en(lence."
The dehators for Si^nia were
Kuth llu,t4-hes, Helen Pauley, and
I'-lizahetii h'ronnn. Harriet Adams,
ciiairnian of the Si^nia debate team,
.!^a\e tiie rebuttal. 'The team lost to
the Adeli)hoi men, Kenneth Miller,
Wesley ("arwill and ICdward Os
born, of whom I'.dward Osborn
Kave the rebuttal.
'The judges were Miss Johnson,
Miss Wheelin.^- and Miss Shelield.
Miss P)Urhans and Miss Anderson
also allended.
SOCIAL NOTES
Miss Irene (ledney, a nuMuber of
the sojihomore class, has recenthreceived a letter from Her .Majesty,
the yueen of Roumania thanking
Irene for the jxiein which she had
written to Marie.
SOCIAL CALENDAR
The next outstanding event of the
Milne social calendar is the Prize
Speakinf? Contest, lender the new
system of choosini'' candidates, the
contest has been t>iven a tjreat deal
of i)ublicity, and the announcement
in chai)el of the contestants was
accorded enthusiastic api)lause. 'i'he
event will take place on Friday
evenintf, .Vpril the first, in the State
College .\uditoriinn.
The contest
is public, and the attendance of
Milne students and their i)arents is
solicited.
The student s])eakers will be:
Dorothy
Pjirchenouji^h. (leraldine
(Irirfm, Morence Alead, and Marion
Wallace; Ralph Brimmer, Howard
i''j.^,nleston,
Clarence
Livin.ujston,
and Kenneth Miller.
The date for (iirls' Day has not
yet been fixed, and there are rumors
that this year will witness a new
event—Pioys' Day. The former has
always been poi)ular—the latter is
sure to be!
The annual school excursion is
scheduled for June third. This trii)
to Kingston Point is a student's
lavorite, and an exceptional good
lime is alreadv ensured.
M. H. S. STATISTICS
In a recent census taken by the
"Crimson and White," it h.'is been
found that of the two hundred
seven
students in
Milne
High
School, there are one hundred
forly-iive giris and sixty-two boys.
()1 the total number of pupils, one
hundred thirty-two are taking a college entrance course, twenty-nine
a business coinvse, and twenty-one
a classical course. Of the sixty-eight
whose homes are outside of Albany,
torty-nine are commuting, and nineteen are boarding within the city.
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DFUir* BY UUULIT BRAUSFRIir WA^ , Jfi. 1935
"Occident," West 1 lii^h School, Rochester, New ^'ork—
l>einj4" at the at^e wlien adjectives cover a multitude of
sins, we "christen thee" "deli.^ht ful." From a most artistic
cover to those ])ractical articles, "ads," we enjoyed every hit.
I)Ut don't you think it would add i)restig"e to have an index
to contents. .And we noticed that, althoujj^h there is an e\chanj^e editor, there were no exchant^es. " "Tis wonderous
stran.^'e!"
"The lu'ho," Oneonta ITij^h School. Oneonta, Xew ^'ork—
\\'e thought your literary department rather ordinary,
hut this fault was redeemed by the inspired jioetry section.
We only wished that there were more of it. What ha])])ened
to the exchanges?
"'idle IMcayune," l)atavia Junior-Senior lligh School, I'atavia. Xew
It is said that nice things come in small ])ackages, and
once again we find this true, as witness "The IMcayune." We
think "Perc}''s Complete Aletamori)hoses" is too clever for
anything, and we await the conclusion with anxiety. May we
suggest a more careful supervision of the ads? In the advertisement of the "New h'amily Theatre" was found this caption,
''Docs Love and Career Mix?" We hope it was merely a
mis])rint.
"'Hie Student's I'en." I'itlsfield High School, Pitlsfield, Massachnsclts—
sur])risingly well-arranged magazine! "lUind Men"
rather blinded us at iirst ; but. when we thought it over, we
decided it was one of those sociological alTairs and washed
our hands of it. "Who is it" is ingenious we wish we'd
thought of it iirst ! Ves, indeed, il is a very well organi/.eil
paper.
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"ThQ I'atroon." Albany High Schodl, Albany. New York—
" A prophet in his own connlry . . . !" In agreement with this saying we were snrprised to find "The Patroon"
so interesting and "newsy" a i)a])er. We only wish it came
more regularlv. "Dutchy" nuist be an interesting character.
W e wonder if we know him?
"The Cne," Albany I'oys' Academy, Albany. New ^'ork--have heard so mnch abont "The Cue." that we didn't
think it jxjssible that one little magazine could be worthy of
all the epithets hurled at it. \'et we agree with what we
heard. ()ne thing only—censor your jokes more strictly.
"When in Rome, do as the Romans d o " ; so to follow xour
own system we would rank you as P>+.
"The Ilillhead Migh School Magazine." (ilasgow. .Scotland
This was om* most interesting and illuminaling exchange.
We had the very mistaken idea that the Scots, even the young
ones, dashed around in kilts and ])layed bagpi])es. Accordingly, it was a great surprise to learn that they wore regular
clothes (in fact one of the "ephors" was wearing (|uite "loud"
socks!), and in the ])erusal of the whole magazine we didn't
run across even one tiny wee bag])ipe!
Putting nonsense
aside, though, we liked your magazine very much. 1 lillheaders.
and we hope to see it again soon.
"The (ireen T.eaf," Clreenwich Academy, Greenwich, Connecticut—
T o our great grief, this exchange comes to us but twice
a year. The last issue, we thought, was excellent. If we are
to judge by that clever piece, "The Calendar," (ireenwich
Academy must be a delightful place in which to live.
TIT FOR T A T
Xotes.
publication is very attractive inuil one comes to the School
11ieir appearance greatly detracts from the paper. Crade C T .
"The Cue," .\lbanv liovs' Academv.
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25
Your travel essays and book reports were charmins^iy interestini>'.
"The American Flag" and \\'hat it Stands b'or" was a very fine essay.
We have but one criticism to make of it. Seven ([notations in such
a short essay seem rather too many. The short ])oems scattered
throughout the pa])er show exceptional ability. W e can think of ])ut
one word to express our opinion of " F o g " and that word is "ex([uisite."
Your social and athletic departments seemed rather small to us.
especially the athletic. \\'oul(ln't more space in }()ur ])aper work u])
more enthusiasm at your games ?
"The J^anorama." Uinghamton.
We thought your literary department rather mediocre, but your
jokes were more amusing than the usual run. W e were (|uite charmed
with i\r. P). G.'s little poems. W e can't help (fuoting this for the
benefit of our readers:
"Ideals are like to moonbeams
1'ill the tottering" of sacred trust.
.\lwa}'s, then, they die away
And leave but silver dust."
"The Acaden"ie." Albany (lirls' Acadeniv.
Those folks ought to have a few more stories, but their School
News Department is so novel!
"Shucis," Schenectady, Xew York.
With no exceptions, your alumni notes are the most novel ever.
We were even tempted to sigh because they were not a wee bit more
"endless." And " A Day in Sicily" was so vividly ])ictures(iue that we
simply have to sigh again with—was it envy with a capital K} lUu.
of course, it couldn't be. ()ne thing more—we are sorr\' for vour
l)oetr_\' section. It is perishing for —we'll give you one guess. Right !
More ])oems!I
"Student's Pen." Pittsfield, Massachusetts.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
"The ()racle," Rensselaer High School, Rensselaer, Xew N'ork.
"The Recorder," Winchester High School, Winchester, Massachusetts.
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TILL': C R I M S O N A N D W H I T E
"State C'olle.^c Xcws." State Colles^e. All)any. New York.
"I':i-S()-I li." Southside
School. IClmira, New York.
"11. S. Recorder," Saratoiia Sprini^s 1
School, Saratoga. New
^'ork.
"Red and P)lack," I'^rieiids' Academy, Lt^ciist Valley, New York.
"The Item," Amsterdam 1 li.^h School, Amsterdam. New ^'ork.
"P)leatini;s," St. As^nes. Albany, New York.
"The Academe," Alhanv Academy for Girls, Alhanw New York.
FOOLED!
"Sprin.^" is coming!" some one said.
And I believed it too;
1 put away my woolen hose
And hid each overshoe.
1 walked about in high delight,
P>ut now, alas! alack!
1 strut no more with coat thrown wide,
"King Winter" has come back.
And March is here, and cold winds blow.
1 sit within all day;
My feet are cold, my throat is sore.
Don't trust all pco])le say.
ICSTllKR IllCil'.Y '28
MILNITES
•Here C\)mes Precious"
•What Hon?"
•b^dling in Love"
•just Scuffm' Along"
•( )ur Coalmen"
•Parade of the Wooden Soldiers"
•What London Men Are Wearing"
Manton SpauldingAlden R().sbrook
I^.etty Knox
p:iean()r Curtis
hYances Whipple
Shovel and Lucian
The P.asket Ball ^Peam
j^d Sweetser
W . I r. E.
THE CRIMSOX AXI) WHITE
"Hello, are you
"No. this is my
" W h y ? Taking
"X^o, taking my
27
a frosh?"
5th year."
Afaster's?"
time!"
—"Al. r. T. \'()o Doo.
l i e : " i l o w do you like Carmen?"
She: "()h, no, I never associate with ])eo])le like that."
I k - "Well, then, do you like Pagliacci ?"
She : "Oh, 1 can't bear foreign cooking."
—"Stanford C'ha])arral.
1st vStude (bursting into room) : "Hey, there's a bulletin uptown
says the world's coming to an end at midnight."
Room-mate: "()h !!! and I've already done tomorrow's algebra!"
—"Kansas Sour ()wl."
Near Site-ed
Jle: "Could 1 see you across the street, lady?"
Eadv : "If von can't NOU should see an oculist."
Co-ed: "What's the end (jf a i)erfect day?"
J-: (1: "Night."
—"Wisconsin CJctopus.'
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28
"Oh. :\Hs.s. I have made a mistake in this passport.
your hair clown as fair, and it is dark."
"Will vou rectifv it. or shall I ? "
I have put
little i^irl stood s^'azinj^- at a very old man for several minutes,
then she asked:
"\\^ere you in Noah's A r k ? "
" N o . my dear."
Several minutes more, and then:
" H o w does it happen that you weren't drowned ?"
The Bitter Truth
"l\'iir one. you are the inspiration of my best compositions."
"And what do v(ni compose, my hero?"
"[okes."
Enj>lish teacher to G. (I. C].—"Use he.xameter
please."
in a
sentence,
G. G. G . — " I ' m darn near hexameter tall."
Jakie: "Fadder. the man you owe $500 to is on de 'phone."
Jakie's fadder: "Tell him ve had de 'phone tooken out."
—"Sales Gossip." ( ? )
Algernon:
town ?"
" I say. my good man, will you drive me all around
^Ton P)on llomme:
"Veh, if I can get a harness to fit you."
—"N'orthwestern Purple Parrot."
The Open Eyed Ad Man
A western evangelist makes a practice of painting- I^)il)le ([uotations and religious mottoes on rocks and fences along public highways.
On one big flat rock he painted these words:
"\\'hat W^ill You Do When You Die?"
.\n advertising gazabo came along and painted underneath:
"L'se Delta Oil; Good for P.urns."
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CRIMSON AND W H I T E
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Fool Question 9,999
A man entered a dru.^- store in a hurry and asked for a dozen
two-grain quinine pills.
"Shall I i)ut them in a box. sir?" asked the clerk as he counted
them out.
"()h, no," re])lied the customer. "1 want to roll them home."
Gone, But Not Forgotten
"Are caterpillars good to eat ?" asked little Tommy at the dinner
table.
" N o , " said his father, "what makes you ask a (juestion like that
while we are eating ?"
"^^ou had one on your lettuce, but it's gone now," rei)lied Tommy.
—•"Si)arks of T.aughter."
What Optimism Is
A man passing a lot where two colored teams were playing baseball asked the man on the 1st base how the score was. Me replied,
"b\irty to nothin'. favor de odder side."
"Well, they seem to be giving yoti (|uite a licking."
"No, sub, Ca])'n," re])lie(l the darky, "we ain't been to the bat
yet."
—"Sparks of Eaughter."
Fixed
"Did you mail those two letters 1 gave you, N^orah ?"
"Yes'm. at the i)osl()frice. i^)Ul I noticed that you'd put the 2c.
stamp on the foreign letter, and the 5c. stani]) on the city one."
"()h, dear, what a blunder."
"P)Ul I lixed it all right, ma'am. I just changed the addresses
on the envelopes."
— " I>()ston Transcript."
Eady Afary: "llave }'ou given the gold fish fresh water?"
Maid: "No, ma'am, they ain't linished what 1 gave them yeslerdav."
30 •
TILL': CRIMSON A N D WHITI'
Realism
I'Viend (viewint^- picture)—"How realistic! It makes my moutii
water."
Artist—"A sunset makes your mouth water?"
l-'riend—-"Dear me. 1 thouj^ht it was a fried e.^s^!"
—"Pathfinder."
"You say you flunked alj^ebra? Why. I can't understand it."
"Same here, that's whv I flunked it."
On A Rainy Day
Manton Spauldin.^-: "Do you think it's ,i;"oini;- to stop raininj^ !
J'Ved llall: "I dunno, Mat. it alwavs has."
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^ Y o u shouldn't use second class p o s t a g e on a
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