VOL. XII, No. 3
Cheering Squad Bookstein Reveals
Enlarged For 1943 Sale of Bonds
Welch Leads Senior Team,- In Milne Lagging
Work on New Cheers
Both the Junior and Senior cheer­
leading squads have been enlarged
this year under the direction of
Muriel Welch, ’43, in the hope that
this will lead to a better organized
cheering section?
Students who have been chosen
for the Junior School squad follow:
Martha Nickleson, Judy Hunting,
Nancy DeWitt, and Carolyn Her­
rick, seventh year; Winifred Hauf,
Florence Flint, Nancy Clark, Ruth
Ambler and Florence Drake, eighth
year; and Peggy Gallavan, Barbara
Smith, Roseta Marsten, Eleanor
Mann Sally Duncan and Caryl Ber­
ber, ninth year.
List Senior Team
On the Senior squad are: Ruth
Welsh, Laurel Ulrich, Ann Robin­
son, Barbara McMahon and Helen
Huntington, Sophomores; Jean Dor­
sey, Janice O’Connell and Sue Hoyt,
juniors; and Meg Hunting, Nancy
Eddison, Melba Levine, June Bailey,
Eleanor McFee and Lee Mapes,
seniors.
The Junior squad will meet every
Monday at 3:33 in Room 135. These
girls will first learn the cheers and
then attempt to originate some of
their own. They will cheer for the
Junior Varsity games starting at
7:00. Their costumes will consist
of white jumpers, red blouses, white
sneaks and socks.
OCTOBER 30, 1942
THE MILNE SCHOOL, ALBANY, N. Y.
“The sale of War Bonds and Sav­
ings Stamps in Milne has slowed
down considerably, and at this rate
we will neither surpass last year’s
sales nor fill this year’s quota,”
stated Edward Bookstein, ’43, chair­
man of the Bond and Stamp drive.
Milne is part of the Albany Stu­
dent War Council, which has set
a goal of $15,000 to be raised by
December 7. To date, $4,846 has
been raised. Milne has contributed
only $350 to this amount.
The savings bonds and stamps are
on sale every morning during the
school week from 8:30 to 9:00 a. m.,
at the desk in front of Dr. Cooper’s
office on the second floor. Stamps
of ten, twenty-five, fifty cent and
one dollar value will be on sale.
Should the purchaser wish to buy
a bond, this can be very easily
arranged by Mr. Bookstein, who can
secure the bond on the same day.
Each homeroom has elected a
treasurer who is responsible for
supplying the students with bonds
and stamps. They are as follows:
seventh grade, Orison Salisbury, 329,
Gordon Kilby, 123, Martha Nichol­
son, 124; eighth grade, Robert Kelly,
227, George Ross, 333, Neil McNeill,
Jr., 329; ninth grade, Nancy Abernthy 126, Diane Brehm, 230, David
Vollmer, 323; tenth grade, Robert
Foster, 128, Dorothy Hoopes, 327,
Robert Hotaling, 335; eleventh grade,
Louis Austen, 321, Jean Figarsky,
129; and twelfth grade, Richard
Smith, 233, Russell Langwig, Art
Room, Ruth Ketler, 130.
Costumes Changed
The Senior squad is,working on
some new cheers and are trying
to improve some of the older ones.
These girls will cheer for the Var­
sity games starting at 9:00. Their
costumes, which are also new this
year, will feature the Crimson and
White color scheme.
They will
Betty Vail, president of Zeta
consist of red jumpers, white longsleeved blouses and white sneakers Sigma Literary Society, has an­
nounced the committees for the
and socks.
rush party on November 20.
As the practices continue, four
Shirley Atkin, ’43, heads the en­
girls will be eliminated from each
tertainment committee aided by
squad as substitutes.
June Brookman, ’43, Melba Levine,
Learn School Songs
’43, Jean Dorsey, ’44, Frances
The cheerleader’s request that the Morah, ’44, Eileene Legge, ’43, and
seventh year students and all the Margaret Kirk ’43.
new students learn the school songs,
Ruth Ketler, ’43, and Roberta
cheers and Alma Mater. If possible Smith, ’43, are co-chairman of the
there will be both a Junior and food committee. Joyce Stanton, ’44,
Senior pep assembly for this pur­ Anna Jane Rickenstyre, ’44, Ruth
pose.
Short, ’44, and Norice Foster, ’44,
Miss Welch said, “This year we. are also on the committee.
all have/. high, hopes for a really
Janice: O’Gonnell, ’44, Ruth Ket­
good basketball season. This de­ ler, ’43, Harriet Hochstrasser, ’43,
pends upon the students as well as Joyce Knapp, ’44, are in charge of
on the team. The cheerleaders are clean-up.
attempting to secure the cooperation
All sophomore girls, and new
of every Milnite to make this one members of the junior and senior
of the best seasons Milne has ever classes will receive invitations to
had.”
the party.
Betty Vail Discloses
Sigma Rush Committees
High School Victory Corps
Is In Progress of Formation
0
Announce First
Honor Roll
Sixteen Students on List
Released by Miss Clancy
Crimson and White
To Sponsor Enlistment
For War Activities
The authorities at Washington
have devised a plan for enlisting
the
co-operation
of
secondary
Miss Mary Clancy, Secretary to schools in the war program.
the Principal, announces the first
Milne has already marked ad­
honor roll of the year.
justments to these conditions. The
Report cards were distributed on war activities of the school were
Thursday morning, October 29, to described in the Bulletin of the
the students through the homerooms. National Association
of School
Those students with an average of Principals.
90% or over, are as follows:
The new plan is the formation
12th Grade
Atkin, Shirley ................................. 91.2 of a High School Victory Corps,
Morrison, John ............................... 92.1 which is being organized all over
the nation.
Rider, Dorothy ............................... 95.
11th Grade
Any and all students enrolled in
Baker, William ............................... 90.4 a secondary school who, the judg­
Flint, Arden...................................... 90.8 ment of the principal, meet certain
Stephenson, Kenny........................ 90.6 simple requirements may be en­
10th Grade
rolled as general members of the
Meehan, Lois ................................. 91. Victory Corps. Each high school
Wiley, Janet ................................... 92. will seek to secure the maxium
9th Grade
general membership in this organ­
Knox, John ...................................... 91. ization. General membership will
Mapes, Mary ................................... 92.1 have meaning only if it represents
Pirnie, Jean ...................................... . 93.2 active student participation in the
Smith, Barbara ............................... 90.6 war effort.
Stoddard, Philip ............................ 90.6
Students who have been accepted
Vollmer, David ............ .................. 94.2
for general membership in the Corps
may be organized into special serv­
ice divisions. In order to provide
for uniformity throughout the Na­
tion, five divisions are provided
for:
Air Service Division.
Leonard Jones, ’44, presides over
Land Service Division.
the Music Council for the school
Sea Service Division.
year with Ruth Wells, ’45, as secre­
Production Service Division.
tary and Marie Edwards, ’43, as
Community Service Division.
treasurer. Ray Stickney, ’43, George
It must be clearly understood
Edick, ’43, Beverly Cohn, ’45, and
Elaine Sexton, ’45, together with that qualifications for membership
Richard Bates, ’43 and Peter Hunt­ in the air, land, and sea service
ing, ’46 of the senior and junior divisions are in no sense official
student councils, respectively are requirements for admission to the
Army, Navy, or Air services. The
the other members.
Presiding over both choir and qualifications represent simply the
band is George Edick, ’43. Other general consensus of the National
officers of the senior choir include Policy Committee as to what con­
Dick Smith, ’43, treasurer, and Marie stitutes the most effective prepara­
Edwards, ’43, secretary, Vilma Tubbs, tion for these services within the
’43, and Dick Bates, ’43, Librarian. framework of a high-school curri­
Beverly Cohn, ’45, Leonard Jones culum.
Dr. W. Frederick, principal, has
and Jean Murray, ’44, are officers
said, “When we have introduced
of the band.
“The Band and the Choir begin some military drill in gym, a large
this year with many new members, per cent of Milne High School boys
This material requires a great deal will be eligible. For example, boys
of organization and preparation, but in the aeronautics and radio courses
soon. I hope, that they, will be able will be eligible for courses. in the
to perform,” stated Mr. Roy York, Air Service Division of the Victory
Corps and entitled to wear the
head of the Music Department.
Already the Music Department official emblem.
During the coming week, the
is planning its Christmas program.
Mr. York hopes to present the junior Crimson and White will distribute
choir of seventh and eighth graders, papers on which the students will
with the senior choir singing “Na­ list the war activities which they
tivity Carol of Mexican Shepherds.” are doing.
Len Jones to Head
Milne Music Council
CRIMSON AND WHITE
OCTOBER 30, 1942
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Volume XII
Friday October 30, 1942
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THE NEWS BOARD
Betty Baskin, Jane Curtis, Eleanor McFee, Dorothy
Rider, Marjorie Wright, Ruth Ketler, June Brookman,
Harriet Hochstrasser, Doris Spector, Roberta Smith,
Sue Hoyt, Joyce Knapp, Inez Warshaw, Richard Bates,
Elaine Fite, Janice O’Connell, Frances Morah, Lucia
Swift, Shirley Odell, Betty Fettig.
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Plan New Lunch Room
milne merry-30-round
Instead of worrying about their monthly marks,
the Milnites have spent the last weekend forgetting
their woes. One of the most important events of the
past weekend was the Senior High dance Friday
night. The general consensus of opinion was that the
dance was swell, but the girls say the blue spotlights
made them look like “zombies.” Some couples that
went were Meg Hunting, Royal Held, Ruth Taylor,
Dick Bates, Suzanne Rhoades, Chuck Cross, Anna
Jane Rockenstyre, Arthur Ferguson, Sue Hoyt, Doug
Drake, Kitten Wheeler, Ted DeMoss, Joyce Stanton,
Bill Clerk, Roberta Smith, John Morrison, Barbara
Bogardus, Kenneth Langwig, Mike Welch, Bob Hackell,
Mollie Aufessor, Ed Bookstein, Dottie Lotta, Harvey
Holmes, Dottie Hoopes, Stan Heinrich, Ruth Welsh,
Bill Parr, Betty Jane Southwell, Jack Casner, Hilda
Schilling, Tenny Cornell, Marie Edwards, John Cush­
man, Hennie Mullene^ux, and Bill Soper . . . On the
same night, Jeanette Price' and Pete Hunting were
seen at the Palace . . . Over the weekend our co­
editors, Nat Mann and Melba Levine, and Arline
Palatsky went to R. P. I. for the interfraternity week­
end.
The junior girls have started a club called the
“J. B.s”. It was organized at Frances Morah’s house
two weeks ago. This last Friday night they went to
the Palace and to Peter’s laten_______________________
Open ^.etten.
Martin 'Edwards, Sea 2/C U.S.S. Overton
c/o Postmaster, N. Y. C., N. Y.
To the editors of the Milne paper or just Hi Gang:
I was very fortunate in being home a little while
ago. It gave me the opportunity to look over the old
school and see most of the faculty. I would like to
have been home while school was going on but of
course the Navy does not give leave according to
your personal views.
I am writing this while the ship is plowing through
the Atlantic somewhere. As a life, the Navy is great
and I have nothing to complain about but the little
girl in the soph class that I left home. Here’s looking
at you Skipp.
I receive the paper every week and it really brings
heme a lot closer even though I may be in Trinidad
or any other far off place. There is so little that I can
say to you people in Milne that would be of interest
because my letters are censored. I would like to say
to the basketball team to keep up the good work and
we may have a city championship in the bag. I’d
like to tell Tom Dyer that I heard from hi§ brother
the other day but the letter was dated May 12th and
this is Oct. 6th so as you can see my mail gets mixed
up now and again. I hope that does not stop anyone
who would like to drop me a line; in fact I would like
to hear from you so if your not too busy, drop me a
to hear from you so if you’re not too busy, drop me a
line.
In -this letter I’d like to say hello to Miss Martin
and Dr. Frederick. I’d also like to thank them for
all they did for me while I was in Milne. Maybe yop
people don’t know it but you have a fine man and
friend in Dr. Frederick. You really don’t appreciate
him until you’re out on your own.
Just one of the many bluejackets.
Martin Edwards
For .years now, eacli day, the students of Milne
anxiously await the bell at 11:00, when they
make a mad dash to Huested Hall where they
try to find seats in the cafeteria or annex. As
there is only a limited number of seats available
(and a larger group of hungry students) about
seventy people are forced to search for a new
place to eat. Approximately forty junior and
senior boys have to eat outside in back of the
parking lot. On a warm sunny day this might
be pleasant, but there is a long cold winter
ahead, when these boys will be compelled to eat
inside. Then they will have to stand around in
the halls because there is not sufficient seating
space. As the situation now stands, the majority
of these boys go without milk because it is so
inconvenient to sit on a curbstone, as they do,
balancing a bottle of milk. Also, there is not
enough time to go inside first and get their milk.
The other thirty people, without seating space
are for the most part girls. The first girls to
reach the cafeteria are those who get the seats.
This year, as in previous year, the senior girls
are the last to reach the building. They are the little gym a senior lunch room, which will be
girls whom you see sitting on the floors in the open to only senior class students on four days a
hall, or perched precariously on a box of empty week. One day every week, the junior and
sophomore class wall alternately be invited to
bottles.
I'he lunch period should be a period of relaxa­ use the new lunch room. At this time the seniors
tion. It cannot be that under the present con­ will eat in the regular annex or cafeteria. This
ditions. The. Crimson and White has taken it will relieve the congestion all around. A nickelupon themselves to improve these conditions. odian will be placed in the gym and dancing for
After careful consideration of the problems and the class using the room will be allowed. Miss
their solutions we have obtained permission from Laura Thompson, manager of the cafeteria, will
Dr. Sayles, president of the college, to have milk have milk on sale there daily. The student
served in the small gym and to use that room council must discuss the problems that will come
as an additional eating room.
up such as benches and a clean-up committee.
The Crimson and White has formulated the The main problem has been solved. We have
following plan which we are asking the student- the permission to use the gym. Now, student
council to approve. That plan will make the council, it’s up to you!
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BorrowedHumor
Professor: “I am going to speak on
liars today. How many of you have
read the 25th chapter of the text?”
Nearly every pupil in the class
raised his hand.
Professor: “Good. You are the
group to whom I wish to speak.
There is no 25th chapter.
—The Wild Cat
Definition
Child: “Daddy, what is a bach­
elor?”
Man: “A bachelor, my boy, is a
man who didn’t have a car when
he was young.”
—Gonzagogan
Young man of five: “Daddy, look
at that funny man across the street.”
• Dad: “What is he doing?”
Youngster: “Sitting on the side­
walk talking to a banana peel.”
—Gonzagogan
Doctor: (looking into the pa­
tient’s eye) “I see signs of love
trouble, anemia, and chronic afflic­
tion.”
Patient: “Look at me other eye
Doc. That one is glass.”
—The Father
Mr. H.—“Gosh, I wish that I were
born smart instead of beautiful!”
Teacher—“Everyone please change
papers.”
Harvey H. (without paper).
Teacher—“Where is your paper
Mr. Holmes?”
Harvey H.—“I’m correcting the
boy’s paper, who is absent!”
Alumnews
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bvJane
Milnites
have
many
former
classmates of which to be proud.
Leah Einstein, who used to “emote”
in Milne plays, has been assigned
the title role of Claudia in the
Community Players’ production of
the Rose Franklin play.
Another “ex” of Milne who
has won recognition is Carroll
Boyce. He is on the Dean’s list
of the Massachusetts Institute of
Technology for the second term.
Mary Winshurst is also an honor
student. She graduated from Syra­
cuse last June and was on the honor
roll of that college for two semes­
ters.
Even our last year’s class had
some scholars.
Ethel Baldwin,
Rita Figarsky, and Stanley Ball,
who now attend Michigan, all came
out in the upper half of the stu­
dents English entrance exam. Ethel
outdid the others by coming out
in the upper half in all her exams.
Things to Come
Monday, November 2
8:15—Junior Student
Meeting.
Council
Wednesday, November 4
8:15—Senior Student
Meeting.
Council
Friday, November 6
12:35—Junior High Assembly.
NOTICE:
This paper will not be dis­
tributed to those students who
haven’t paid their student tax.
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Intra-Mural Football Season
Closes; Boys Start Soccer
BalTs Busters, Bengalis
Win; Cardinals Take 9
The regular intra-mural football
season has come to a close and the
boys’ gym classes are now taking
up the game of soccer.
Playoffs Likely
Coach Harry J. Grogan would
like to hold playoffs between the
winners of each classes. However,
there is great difficulty in obtaining
the field for use after school, as it
is used then, by State College.
In the eleventh grade, “Ball’s
Busters” won the title with six
wins against no losses or ties. They
were the only team which managed
to go undefeated.
Of the sophomores, “The Ben­
gali’s” were the only undefeated
team, with three wins, but they
showed four ties. “Springfield”, in
the same class, had four in the win
column but were defeated once.
They tied twice.
Cardinals Win Nine
In the Junior School, the “Car­
dinals” outclassed the freshmen,
winning nine times without error.
They far excelled the rest of the
freshmen. Of the eighth graders,
the “Corpses” led the field with
six wins and but one tie.
The
“Termites” eked out the seventh
grade title by a narrow margin over
the “Notre Dame.”
In the last week few games were
played because of very rainy
weather. The field has not been in
good condition for quite some time.
The seniors, unable to get any
permanent team, continue to play
with two make-shift teams.
The Milne girls’ senior varsity
Hockey team will journey to Sche­
nectady to take part in a playday,
sponsored by Mont Pleasant High
school, on Saturday, October 31,
A new addition to the athletic in which other schools participating
program is being constructed in the will be Bethlehem Central and Van
form of a commando course. The Rensselaer.
course will comply with the reg­
Seniors representing Milne are
ulations of the New York State
as follows: June Bailey, wing; Ruth
Department of Education.
The entire length will be one Ketler, center halfback; captain
hundred yards. The first obstacle Marjorie Wright, center forward;
is a two and one-half foot hurdle. Mime Steinhardt, inner; Doris SpecNext is a wall which must be tor, halfback; June Brookman, right
vaulted with the use of one or halfback; Ruth Taylor, right half­
both arms. Eighteen feet past this back; Melba Levine, left hafblack;
is a maze of upright dodge poles Harriet Hochstrasser, left halfback;
set in a zig-zag pattern through Dor they Rider, goal keeper; Natalie
which the contestant must go. The Mann, inner; Shirley Atkin, wing;
climax of the trial will be the Arline Palatsky, wing and Muriel
eight foot wall which must be Welch, wing.
surmounted by any means within
The teams will be made up of
the runner’s means.
girls from the different schools.
Beyond the wall will be a rope The morning will be spent playing
stretched two feet above the ground hockey. Following lunch, there will
under which the men must crawl. be a hockey technique movie shown
After getting up, the men must in the Mont Pleasant Auditorium.
leap over an eight foot ditch. In More games will be played in the
addition to this, a narrow, snake­ afternoon, and members will be
like catwalk must be overcome. Then chosen for the all-star teams. In
the contestant must run ten yards conclusion, there will be a battle
up and over a ramp measuring between the All Star teams.
four feet at the highest point. From
This year, contrary to previous
there, the runner will run the
remaining ten yards to the finish years, it will be necessary for Milne
girls to ride on regularly scheduled
line.
The course has been built to Albany-Schenectady busses due to
allow two men to compete at the the war ban on hiring chartered
same time. If a contestant should busses for athletic purposes.
at any time exceed the bounds, of
course, he would be disqualified
Riding Club Begins Season
immediately.
Coach Hatfield said, “When we
The Milne School Riding Club
are not using this course for the
college, the Milne boys will have met for the first time this year,
a chance to demonstrate their ath­ Tuesday, October 27 at the Fort
Orange Riding Academy at 4:00
letic ability on it.”
p. m.
Game, Edick to Lead
Athletic Council
SHOES
6
3
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0
0
9
2
3
4
6
7
0
1
3
1
3
2
0
Hockey Players Margie Wright's
The Milne Hockey teams have
To Engage in Tilt quite
a full schedule ahead of them.
This Saturday the senior class team
to Schenectady to take
At Schenectady isparttraveling
in a playday. Next Friday
the school varsity will be seen play­
ing State College on the front lawn.
Saturday, November 7, the girls
have accepted an invitation to par­
ticipate in a playday, sponsored by
the St. Agnes school. The rest of
the schedule is not definite, but
there are more games coming up.
We have a fairly good team this
year as the girls seem to take more
interest in the game. The added
day of gym might also be a factor
in the improvement of the team.
Technique has been stressed and
hopes for a good season are vivid.
Good luck girls in all your games!
Milne Boys to Use
CommandoCourse
Soccer Starts
This week the boys have been
practicing the fundamentals of soc­
cer, dribbling, kicking, and trapping
the ball. Cooler weather has driven
out many of the sports, and long
Harold Game, 43, and George
pants are now much more popular.
No windows or globes were broken Edick, ’43, the only remaining mem­
bers of last years Boy’s Athletic
with balls by some strange luck.
Council, will be the joint leaders of
The following standings are final this years organization. The coun­
for the football season. (W—Won, cil will soon be fully organized and
L—Lost, T—Tie.)
well under way.
Eleventh Grade
Most questions concerning boy’s
athletics are handled by the BAG.
Ball’s Busters ............. 6
0
0
With the Basketball season sched­
Weezies ...................... 14
1
uled to get under way on December
Poopers ........................ 4
2
0
fourth, they will soon start a drive
Roscoes ........................ 15
0
to sell season tickets. This idea
Giants .......................... 4
11
was inaugurated last year by the
Pussies ...................... 15
0
Athletic Council.
Tenth Grade
Plans are being made to sell
Bengalis .......... ........... 3
0
4
as many tickets as possible to par­
Cubs ............................ 13
2
ents, relatives, and friends of Milne
Springfield ................. 4
12
students. The council expects the
Bedbugs ..................... 2
3
2
utmost co-operation from Milnites.
Goobers ...................... 3
2
2
Porkers ........................ 0
4
2
Ninth Grade
Midgets ......................
Tigers ..........................
Wabbits .....................
Mubs ..........................
Hopeless .................
Cardinals ..................
OCTOBER 30, 194 9
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Standard First Aid Course
This year Miss Hitchcock has
offered to sponsor a standard First
Aid Course.
The club meets in
room 123 on Wednesday at 3:30.
Anybody interested is cordially in­
vited.
Miss Hitchcock remarked,
“All students of high school age
should have a knowledge of first
aid. Most schools have made it a
required course.”
Because of a great deal of inter­
est among our horseback riders,
there will again be a riding club.
They meet on Tuesday at the Fort
Orange Stables on Western Avenue.
Anyone, whether experienced or not,
is welcome to join.
The mothers’ First Aid class, con­
ducted on Thursday mornings from
10:00 to 12:00 noon, is quite small
this year. There are places for many
more mothers.
Some of the members of the
club are as follows: Betty Fettig,
’44, Doris Spector, ’43, Joan Clark,
’47, Jean Figarsky, ’44, Betty Bas­
kin, ’44, Carol Ferber, ’46, Luba
Goldberg, ’44, and Ruth Rosenfeld, ’45.
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CRIMSON AND WHITE
Annual Plays
Quin L.S. Holds
To Be Presented Tea for Mothers
In an effort to acquaint the
mothers and the daughters of the
Quintillian Literary Society with
each other, the annual Quin tea was
held Tuesday, October 27 in the
Try-outs began Wednesday, Oc­ Library.
tober 28, for annual Milne Plays,
Mrs. James Mulvey, mother of
which will be presented this year Marion Mulvey, ’43, treasurer, and
on November 20, in Page Hall au­ Mrs. Earl H. Gallup, mother of
ditorium.
Betty Gallup, ’44, vice-president
It has not yet been decided poured.
whether or not to have two Senior
The food Committee, with Elaine
school plays or one, but the junior
school will present its play as usual. Fite, ’43, as chairman, was composed
If more people do not come to try­ of Natalie Mann, ’43, mistress of
outs, there is a strong chance that ceremonies and Meg Hunting, ’43,
the senior high will only be able to president.
Barbara Hewes, Ruth Perth and
present one drama.
‘Op-o’-Me-Thumb, by Frederick Meg Hunting worked on the clean­
Fenn and Richard Royce, has def­ up committee.
The supervisors who were to wel­
initely been decided upon as one of
the senior school presentations. It come the mothers were Miss A.
will be directed by Miss Ellen May Fillingham, Home Economics
Swarthout, and under the general supervisor, Miss Mabel Jackman,
supervision of Miss Mary Elizabeth Libraran, Miss Evelyn Wells, Latin,
Conklin, supervisor of English. Mr. Mr. Willard Allard, French, Miss
James Cochrane, also of the English Katherine Wheeling, English Super­
department, is supervising the junior visor, Mrs. Anna K. Barsam, Sewing
Instructor, Mrs. Moore, Librarian
school play.
‘Op-o’-Me-Thumb, is the story and Miss Mary Elizabeth Conklin,
of an Irish laundress in an English English Supervisor.
A photographer was on hand to
laundry. She was the type of girl
who had a hard time getting a date take the pictures of Mrs. Gallup
with the Cockney boys, and was also and Betty, Mrs. Mulvey and Marion,
quite imaginary. Lacking a boy­ and Meg Hunting, president.
friend, she made up a romance of
her own, with a customer of the
laundry. This self-made romance
leads to interesting complications.
There are five female and one
male character in the play; Amanda
and Horace are in the lead. Other
members of the cast are Celeste,
Five Milne seniors appeared on
Clem, Madame, and Rose.
one of a series of radio programs
Mr. Cockrane has announced that entitled, “How Do You Pronounce
try-outs for the junior school pro­ It?” Dr. George William Smith, of
duction will begin shortly.
All Russell Sage, conducted the program.
seventh, eighth, and ninth graders Miss Katherine Wheeling, supervi­
who are at all interested in dram­ sor of English, accompanied the
atics are urged to come. “It makes quintet. The students who appear­
no difference whether or not you ed were Betty Vail, Miriam Steinhave ever had any practice in this hart, John Morrison, Ed. Bookstein
sort of work before,”' said Mr. and Royden Rand.
Cochrane. “We want one and all to
Dr. Smith started the informal
come.”
gathering around the microphone by
Miss Swarthout has stated that asking the guests informally to pro­
parts are still open in the senior nounce and define a word. After
school play, and anyone who is all the students had spoken, a gen­
interested in doing dramatic work eral discussion about the word was
should see Miss Conklin.
held. At the conclusion of the dis­
cussion Miss Wheeling was asked
for the pronounciation of the word
Bulger Directs Clubs; *
as she believed it to be coi’rect.
A list of fifteen words is compiled
Six Open to Students
by Smith every week and five
The senior school Clubs, under school, or college are asked to
the direction of Mr. Paul Bulger, appear.
assistant principal, are now organ­
ized and will meet every Wednesday
afternoon at 3:30 P. M.
The Clubs, which are in pro­
gress are as follows: Red Cross
(open only to girls,) Miss Eliza­
beth Hitchcock, sponsor; Navigation,
Dr. Daniel Snader, sponsor; Bridge
Club, Miss Goldberger, sponsor;
Dramatics, Miss Mary Elizabeth
Conklin, sponsor; Retail selling, Miss
Louise Hitchcock, sponsor; and
French, Mr. Willard Allard, sponsor.
Hence, those students who are
interested in joining a club, should
sign up and attend the meetings
regularly.
Places Are Still Open
In Senior School Play
Students Represent
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Russell Sage to Present
“The Rivals" at Troy
Dr. George William Smith, Pro­
fessor of Speech at Russell Sage
College, Troy, has invited all Milne
students to attend the production
of “The Rivals” by Sheridan on
November 12, at 8:00 p. m.
“The Rivals” is a humorous play
of a type between modern and
Shakespearean times and is being
directed by Dr. Smith, who was
once an actor himself, and who is
well known for presenting perfect­
ed work.
Miss Katherine E. Wheeling, su­
pervisor of English at Milne, through
whom Milne students received the
invitation, has sent to Dr. Smith
for passes for all those students
who informed her that they wished
to attend. Each pass admits the
holder and one other person to
the play.
Miss Wheeling says,
“We should be quite honored to
have this invitation and should
take advantage of the opportunity
to see such a production.”
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Air Defense Movies
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Red Cross Plans
Boxes for Allies
The Junior Red Cross of the
Milne School is now organized. The
members have conducted several
meetings to discuss plans for the
coming year.
Plans were discussed for the
shipment of Christmas boxes to
countries of the United Nations
such as England, Greece and Ire­
land.
The boxes are to contain
hairpins, combs, soap and other
nonperishable items which are now
hard to obtain. The gifts will be
sent in accordance with Post Office
regulations.
They will be sent,
wrapped securely in shoe boxes.
Members of Red Cross are going to
solicit local shoe dealers for any
available boxes.
It is necessary
that this work be done rapidly as
all foreign Christmas packages must
be mailed before November 1. Reppresentatives to Red Cross from all
homerooms are to aid in this pro­
gram.
It was hoped by the Red Cross
members that more students than
ever before would become interested
in the course. Any ideas from the
students concerning this work,
There was a joint assembly on would be greatly appreciated.
Wednesday October 21 at 1:30 p. m.,
In the past years contributions
at the Page Hall Auditorium.
to Red Cross have been slow and
Captain Wallace Taylor of the small. This year, funds are more
United States Army, formerly Milne urgently needed.
Boys and girls
Social Studies supervisor, said hello, at Milne are asked to contribute
very briefly, to the student body. as much as possible. The money
A film was then shown on War collected will be spent on articles
Time London, its air raids and air for the Christmas boxes.
raid precautions.
This film was
shown to 300 air raid wardens of
Albany that same night. It was Library Council Created
an information movie, giving one
an idea of what might soon be going To Aid Miss Jackman
on in the United States.
At the conclusion of the film
Richard Bates, president of the
Dr. Robert Frederick, pi’incipal, in­ Student Council, has announced the
formed the school that there are only formation of a Library Council to
80 students who have not paid their work with Miss Katherine E.
Student tax and that the eighth Wheeling, head of the English de­
graders were leading the school partment, Miss Helen Jackman,
with only 3 who had not yet paid. Milne Librarian and Miss Frances
He then spoke about the School Slater, Social Studies supervisor.
War Council and its functions. The
The council consists of Stanley
students were instructed about the Heidenreich, ’43, Thomas McCracken,
air raid exits and then left through ’44, Anne Stickney, ’44, Barbara
the proper doors.
Brookman, ’45, Dorothy Rider, ’43.
The committee is now working on
Scores on Reading Tesis a list of periodicals for the Milne
library. The members will accept
Are Available in Office any suggestions from the students
concerning new periodicals they
The reading tests, which Milne would like to have in the Milne
students took on October first, are library.
now corrected. “Every student will
be able to find out his mark and
“Every time you buy a War Bond
see whether it is up to his usual you are fighting on the economic
standard of work,” said Miss Kath­ front. You are not only helping to
erine E. Wheeling, supervisor of pay for this war, you are not only
English, “for after all, your work helping to protect the value of your
concerns you more than anyone dollar, but you are helping to pro­
else.”
tect your own personal future as
These tests, which were electrical­ well.”—Secretary of 'the Treasury
ly marked in Schenectady, were Morgenthau.
given in Page Hall with Dr Margar­
et Hayes of State College in charge.
Twelve 25c stamps will pay for one
Miss JElizabeth Conklin, Mr.. James
E. Cochran, Miss Katherine E. compass. The compass your stamps
Wheeling, supervisors of English and buy may keep a scouting party from
Dr. Ralph Kenny, guidance officer, wandering by mistake into the
assisted her. Those tests that are enemy lines. * * *
corrected have been found to be
above average, which is 50. The
Five $18.75 Bonds will pay for
supervisors have been pleased with clothing for the average enlisted
the results.
man.