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Vol. XIX, No. 5 THE MILNE SCHOOL, ALBANY, N. Y. JANUARY 27, 1950
Twenty-eight business and pro­ fessional men and women will dis­ cuss their occupations with Milne
High School students at a “Career
Day” program on Friday morning,
February 3.
A movie will be shown on choos­ ing an occupation. Each student
*will attend two sessions during the morning, explaining the careers in which he is interested.
To Aid Students
It is hoped the program will help meet two needs of high school stu­ dents. Those who have tentatively chosen a career will be helped to secure additional facts about the lob before putting time and money into pi'eparation. For those un­ certain about their future interests, an opportunity is given to learn about various careers.
All students in grades 9-12 are scheduled to attend this program
At 8:50 a.m. students will meet in their homerooms and then go to
Page Hall auditorium for a general meeting. The first group meetings will take place from 9:30 to 10:15 a.m., the second from 10:20 to 11:00.
Student Chairmen Help
Upper classmen will act as chair­ men of the program. They will guide consultants to proper rooms, introduce them to the group, and assist them in carrying out their programs.
Just what does a person do in this occupation? What qualities are needed for success in this job?
What preparation is needed? At what cost and where may these opportunities be secured? What are the opportunities for advance­ ment? These are just'a few of the many questions which the consul­ tants will discuss with their groups.
Variety of Speakers
Speakers will include representa­ tives from the New York State
Departments of Education, Civil
Service and Agriculture, the Albany
Conservatory of Musical Art, Al­ bany Memorial Hospital, Winthrop-
Stearns Chemical Company, the U.
S. Army Air Force, New York
State Youth Commission, the Al­ bany Police Force, APW Paper
Company, the Knickerbocker News, and Albany Business College.
Protestant Family Welfare Asso­ ciation, United Traction Company,
John G. Myers Company, Montgom­ ery Ward, W. M. Whitney and Com­ pany, Rensselaer Polytechnic Insti­ tute, and Station WOKO.
The CRIMSON AND WHITE wishes to apologize to Tommy
Bransford, president of seventh grade homeroom 12fi. In the
Christmas issue, Dick Edwards was incorrectly referred to as their homeroom president.
Members of the Milne band are shown in the music room rehearsing selections to be played at home basketball games.
By William Rockenfeller
Congratulations are due to Dr.
Frederick A. Weed, Milne eleventh grade history supervisor, for the completion of his degree of Doctor of Philosophy at Columbia Uni­ versity.
Crimson and White introduced
Dr. Weed, in the October 17 issue, as being schooled at New York
State College for Teachers, Albany, and Columbia University, New
York City.
A more recent interview revealed that Dr. Weed needs no introduc­ tion to Milne because, ten years ago, he taught Milne seniors in an
American history class while a practice teacher.
In preparing for the doctor’s de­ gree, Dr. Weed majored in political science and international affairs.
Dr. and Mrs. Weed, who live in
Slingerlands, have two pre-school children, whom Milne will certainly welcome when they reach the seventh grade level, just as we heartily welcome and congratulate
Dr. Weed this year.
Seven Milne School seniors have been accepted at various colleges.
Those accepted include Joyce
Robert, who was awarded an art scholarship to Cazanovia Junior
College; Sonia Melius, who was ac­ cepted at Russell Sage College; and
Beverly Orrett and Judith Horton, who have been accepted at LaSalle
Junior College.
Among those tentatively approved are Ward Tracy, Clarkson Tech.,
Schuyler Sackman, Siena College, and Leon Feinberg, University of
Colorado.
Preparations are already under­ way for the senior play to be pre­ sented in the Page Hall auditorium on Friday, March 24. The senior class with the aid of Mr. Richard
Montgomery, English supervisor, has selected the play, “Best Foot
Forward” by John Cecil Holme.
Try-outs for the various parts were held on January 25, 26, and 27.
Any senior interested in acting was eligible to try out for any one of
17 parts. There are ten male and seven female roles.
Harwood Helps
Mr. Francis Harwood, supervisor in the science department and senior class advisor, has agreed to handle the ticket and program committees which have not yet been formed.
Two seniors at New York State
College for Teachers, Albany, ex­ perienced in dramatics, have been enlisted to help with the production.
Mr. George Christy will direct the play and Miss Joan Farrell is to be technical director, responsible for the sets, properties, costumes and make-up.
Mr. Montgomery described the play as an amusing high school comedy. He stated that although he has never seen the play pro­ duced, he has read it several times and feels it would be a very suc­ cessful presentation.
Prepare for Graduation
Preparations for graduation are also in progress. Caps and gowns have been ordered by a committee composed of two representatives from each of the three senior home­ rooms, and headed by Edward
Butler, senior class president. It was decided that the boys’ gowns would be deep- maroon and that the girls would wear white.
Milne now possesses a large band of approximately 40 members. In the recent pep assembly of January
11, Mr. Roy York, Jr., head of the music department, conducted the band in “Victor’s Song,” “We Are for Crimson,” and introduced a new number entitled “Hello Song.” He closed the program with the Milne
“Alma Mater.”
The band is actually a band with strings, but since it is using band scores and arrangements, it is not an orchestra.
Large Quantity of Talent
A Milne band has not played at home games since 1943 because there was not enough time during the school day to concentrate suffi­ cient effort on rehearsals and pro­ gram management. It was decided to organize such a group because, in observing the incoming seventh graders at the beginning of the school year, a quantity pf musical talent was noted, and all were will­ ing and eager to learn.
Included in the plans of Mr.
York is the preparation of the band to perform at graduation exercises this year. At this time the band will execute a repertoire containing
“Pomp and Circumstance” and
Milne’s “Alma Mater.”
To Learn Other Songs
Mr. York also plans in the future to have the band complete the learning of the school songs. Among them will be “On Milne High
School,” “We Are the Kids of Milne
High School” and “Crimson and
White.”
In a recent interview, Mr. York stated: “I am very proud of the accomplishments of my band mem­ bers during the past three months.
I am sure that this band will prove to be a most unifying factor in school life here at Milne, with the help of musical assemblies and the spirit of participation in games.
Dr. Randolph Scott Gardner, supervisor of mathematics, has an­ nounced a schedule of the year’s assemblies.
Dr. Gardner stated that Milne offers three types of assemblies to the school. These are the student participation assemblies, non-stu­ dent participation, and combina­ tions.
Scheduled assemblies are: a fash­ ion show by the home economics department, supervised by Mrs.
Anna Barsam; the budget assembly; the election assembly; concerts by the Albany High School band and orchestra; the honor assembly at the end of the year; the Senior
Play preview; and a movie or play by a professional group.

PAGE 2 CRIMSON AND WHITE JANUARY 27, 1950
In a city there were two high schools, School
X and School Y. School X was a big school with about 1,000 students. School Y was smaller with only about three or four hundred.
Each school had a basketball team which played various other schools in the city. If you look at the record books, you will see that School X won practically all of its games while School Y won only about half of their s.
In both these schools about the same percen­ tage of the students attended the games.
Now let’s see what your answers are to a couple of questions. First, which school do you think was better athletically; the big school that won practically all its games, or the smaller school that, against the same competi­ tion. won only about half of its? Second, in which school would you say that the students showed more school spirit?
I don’t know what your answers to these questions are, but try and remember—anyone can go to a game and yell for a team that always wins. It takes much more school spirit to support a team regardless of what you think the final score will be.
Yol. XIX JANUARY 27, 1950 No. 5
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THE EDITORIAL BOARD
ELEANOR JACOBS, ’50.................................. Eclitor-in-Chief
NANCY BIRD, ’50........................................................ News Editor
ANNE CONIGLIO, ’50......................................... Associate Editor
JUDITH HORTON, ’50....................................... Associate Editor
NANCY GOTIER, ’50............................................ Feature Editor
LORRAINE WALKER, ’50....................... Girls’ Sports Editor
CHARLES SUTER, ’50..............................Boys’ Sports Editor
RICHARD PROPP, ’52.............................. Staff Photographer
MALCOLM HAGGERTY, ’50........................... Exchange Editor
MR. JAMES COCHRANE................................ Faculty Adviser
THE STAFF
Dianne Grant, Marjorie Potter, Marlene Cooper, Marion
Siesel, Barbara Tomlinson, Nancy Shaw, Judith Dietrich,
Stuart Lotwin and Barbara Leete.
TYPING STAFF
Janet Hicks, Chief Typist; Edith Cross, Carol Nichols,
Sonia Melius, Mary Fisher, Rosalind Fink, Shirley Long.
THE NEWS BOARD
Terry Stokes, Anne Requa, William Rockenfellei\ Joel
Levine, Charles Kritzler, George Pitman, Sandra Dare,
Jane Lockwood, Doris Metzner, Suzanne Laven, Patricia
Ashworth, Cressy McNutt, Beth Seligman, Lois Levine,
Doris Perlman, Helene Good, Jay Lochner, Nancy Olenhouse, Michael Meyers, Faye Keller, Doris Mehan, Judy
Brightman, Barbara Stewman, Schuyler Sackman, Garrv
Seagrave, Richard Lewis, Jo Milton, Ann Strobel, Russell
Peters, Donald Derk, Ellen Siegal, Nancy Kelley, Robert
McClure, Judy Young.
Numerous senior high students welcomed former
Milnites at the Alumni Ball during our Christmas vacation. Ronnie Hughes, Judy Traver, John Kinum,
Beverly McDowell, Boh McClure, Sandra Dare, Put
Barnes, Joan Clark, Ernest Whitfield, Helen Pigors,
Paul Huprich, Nancy Gotier, Jack Magrew, Sue Arm­ strong, Fred Corrie and Mickey McGrath were among those seen greeting the alumni.
Marion Siesel by
From the number of engagements it seems like*
June in January.
vacation.
and entertained and
Helene Good the Councilettes.
Alley. The highest score 86, was made by
’49, and Pat Colburn Brodie, ’48.
Greg
Angier; Jan Hicks, Ed Butler; B. J. Thomson, Dave
Bates, and Malcolm Haggerty at a dinner party before the Alumni Ball.
Junior High Milnites were well represented at a recent Aurania Club dance. They were Beryl Scott,
Arthur Melius, Pat Canfield, Don Wilson, Margaret
Moran, Eugene Cassidy, Phyllis Burnett, John Murphy,
Sue Ketler, Creighton Cross, Gwen Hart, and Dick
Nathan.
Nan Bird’s hen party saw many senior girls chatting as usual. Among them were Anne
Coniglio, Dianne Grant, Ellie Jacobs, Bobbie Leete,
Bev Orrett, Bobbie Dewey, Marlene Cooper, Sonia
Melius, Margie Potter, some
Loey Levine went to Florida dur­ ing Christmas vacation. What a life!
A terrific smoi'gasbord dinner was given recently by Barbara Sandberg. Terry Hilleboe, Carol Nichols,
Barbara Stewman, Edith Cross, Judy Traver, Bev
Ball, Lois Tewell, Jo Milton, Brenda Sandberg,
Tommie Tomlinson literally stuffed themselves with good food and then raided the Palace with horns and
Nancy Beilin, Doris Perlman, Beth Seligman, Beat­ rice Weinberg, Linda Yaffee, Leila Berkowitz, Schuyler
Sackman, and Bert Sackman attended a dance spon­ sored
Doris Mehan,
Judy Horton,
Helen Cupp. the senior roosters showed up too!
On a recent Saturday, 20 seventh grade girls got together and had a bowling party at the-'Rice Bowling
Jacfc Milton, ’46, is engaged to Laura Hanhausen of
White Plains, and Peg Gallivan, ’46, is engaged to
Richard O’Brien, Jr. A June wedding is being plan­ ned by Betty Bates, ’46, and Colin Tyson Taylor, and the engagement of Betty Pfieffer, ’48, and Frank
Coburn, Jr., ’47, has also been announced. Jackie
Mann, ’47, has become engaged to C. Theodore Carl­ son, 3rd, ’47.
a little “hoop” against the varsity.
A few of those attending the Alumni Ball were
Greg Angier, ’48, Nancy Betham, ’49, Marge Norton, were of whistles which were favors.
Naturally and
Ann Gale.
Seen taking in a movie on a past week-end were
Nancy Shaw, Alec Pirnie, Pat Ashworth, Shirley Ben­ nett, Mary Panton, Kathleen Kelley,
Seen at
Miller, ’47,
•
’49, Dick Bauer, ’49,
Bev Ball’s and and
John Taylor, ’47.
and Del Runckle.
—Tommie ’n Marion.
The gym was an attraction to many of the male ex-
Milnites. Bob Randles, ’48, Ed Lux, ’49, Art Walker,
Dan Westbrook, ’49, played open house on New Year’s Eve
Lloyd Schonbrun, ’48, Sherwood Kerkcr, ’48, Don
Jeanne Fausel, ’48, Betsy Dunning, ’48, Anne Carlough, ’49, Scott Hamilton, ’46, Don Christie, ’46, Caro­ lyn* Herrick, ’48, Nancy McAllister, ’48, and many others found time to pay a visit to Eddie’s during their
—Nancy ’n Judy.
By “COOP” and “DAVE”
Question: “If the government were in your hands how would you run it?”
Cynthia Berbarian—“I would put more honest and God-fearing people in the government.”
John Collins—“Grow a mustache and RUN . . .!”
Alison Parker — “I would incor­ porate Milne all over the country lor educational purposes.”
Barbara Stewman—“I would not rpend as much as is being spent of the national budget on armament.”
Guy Miller —“The capitol at Feura
Bush and Thomas as the president.”
Ward Tracy — “I’d have all the
Representatives representing my part of town.”
Helen Pigors—“I would cut the
National Budget and put the gov­ ernment on a sound financial basis before attempting any Socialistic measures such as universal social security and socialized medicine.”
Judy Whittam—“I feel we should help other countries but I also feel
;hat we should keep out of war.”
Dick Salisbury — “Oh dear, my gosh, what?”
Joan Sternfeld — “I would not change the government at all.”
Nancy Bryant—“I would change the government so that the Repub­ licans and the Democrats would be in agreement.”
Dick Steffen — “Me as Truman’s right foot—he needs one.”
Art Cardell —“Down with the Re­ publicans! Am I kidding?”
Pat Birke!—“I would try to make the government more responsible to the people and to the people’s will.”
Sonia Melius — “I would try to bring about a limited number of terms for the President.”
Suzanne Gunther — “I would change the color of the Army uni­ forms as the present color is very unbecoming.”
Doug Billion —“Lock all the rooms in the Senate House cellar, keep­ ing officials and mice to the main ball rooms.”
Barbara Leete — “At the present there is too much concentration upon war instead of peace.”
Tues. and Wed., Jan. 31-Feb. 1 —
School exams. .
Thurs., Feb. 2 — Close of marking period.
Fri., Feb. 3 —Career Day. Basketball game, gym, Rensselaer.
Sat., Feb. 4—Girls basketball at
Girls Acad.
Junior High Party in the lounge.
Mon., Feb. 6 —Second semester be­ gins.
Wed., Feb. 8—Basketball game, gym,
Cathedral.
Thurs., Feb. 9 — Student Teacher
Tea in the lounge.
Fri., Feb. 10 —Report cards distri­ buted in homerooms.
Sat., Feb. 11 —Basketball game, gym,
Plattsburg.
Fri., Feb. 17 —Basketball game, Vin­ centian, away.
Sat., Feb. 18 —Basketball game, gym,
Columbia.

JANUARY 27, 1950 PAGE :i CRIMSON AND WHITE
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By “LARRY”
Albany Academy turned back Milne, 38-2 7, in a closely played game on the Page Hall court. Milne ran up a 1 3-5 first quarter score over the Academy’s second team, but was swamped by a Red and Black scoring spree in the last five minutes of play.
For the first time this year Milne was not outclassed off the back- boards. Bob Mull marked his re­ turn to the Milne lineup with some good rebound work. The chief rea­ son for Milne’s defeat was its in­ ability to score from the floor.
Accurate foul shooting kept the
Raiders in the game, but could not make them victors.
In the first quarter the Crimson five held the Academy second team scoreless for the first half of the period, and allowed them only two field baskets and a free throw for the quarter while scoring 13 points for Milne.
Milne Leads At Half
Academy’s first five started to close the gap between the two teams after their entry into the game in the second stanza. At half time
Milne still was out in front by one point as the score at intermission stood 15-14 in favor of Milne.
The Academy team took the lead in the fh’st minutes of the second half, but Milne was never more than two baskets behind during the third period. The third quarter score was 26-23 with Academy out in front.
The final stanza found Milne trailing the A’s by a few points until the last five minutes of play, when the Raider defense fell apart and Academy poui’ed basketballs through the hoop.
Tim Anderson of Academy took scoring honors for the night with a
13 point total while Ted McNeil was high for the losei's with 10 markers to his credit.
Milne Loses Close Contest
Milne was defeated by Columbia in a tightly played Class C League game by the score of 37-32 on the
East Greenbush school’s court.
The game was evenly played with the lead changing frequently. If it proved nothing else, the game showed that the Milne team looks much better than its record when matched with teams from schools somewhat the size of Milne. The scores of the two teams were al­ ways close together, and Milne was very much in the ball game until the last minutes of play.
Both teams scored freely in the first period with the lead changing frequently. Columbia collected 10 points from the floor and two from the foul line. The Raiders also were able to make their shots and got 11 points in the quarter, scoring five times from the field and once from the free throw line.
Raiders Behind At Half Time
A second quarter surge by Col­ umbia put the Blue and White out in front 22-17 at half time. Colum­ bia’s lead soon evaporated after half time when an inspired Raider quin­ tet took the floor and outscored the home club 12-6 in the third period.
This rally gave the Crimson a one- point advantage over the Blue and
White as the final stanza started with the score, 29-28.
Columbia gained the lead in the final frame and kept it although the
Raiders were never far behind until the closing minutes.
An undefeated BCHS quintet handed Milne its fifth setback of the year, rolling over the Crimson, 58-30, in a Class C
League tilt played on the Delmar court.
After the first few minutes of play
BCHS cracked the Milne defense and tallied 10 markers while hold­ ing Milne scoreless.
The BCHS team had the Crimson on the wrong side of a 18-5 score at the end of tKe first quarter, and went back to the lockers at half time holding a 39-14 advantage.
Milne’s Hi-Y organization is dis­ cussing plans for several events during the second semester.
Milne matched BCHS in the second half of the third stanza, and outscored the victors 5-2 in the last frame, but by this time the game was already lost. •
Dick Taylor led the Milne attack with six field goals and six free throws for a total of 18 points.
Cathedral Drops Milne
Milne was dropped by Cathedral
Academy, 49-37 in a game which was played on the Hackett court.
After the opening minutes of play,
Cathedral began to hit, outscoring
Milne two to one during the first half.
The first quarter score was 13-6, and the Eagles led 26-13 at half time.
Raiders Close Gap
The third stanza found the Milne five looking much better than they had before the intermission. The
Crimson outscored the Elm Streeters
15-10 during this period. Hop.es of the Milne fans for victory vanished in the final quarter when Cathedral regained the upper hand and secured the margin they had held at half time.
V. I. In Rout
Vincentian Institute ran wild in the last quarter of a game played
Plan Banquet
One of these would be a banquet for all Milne Hi-Y members. At the banquet the new Hi-Y members would put on short skits or make impromptu speeches on subjects chosen by the officers and older members of the club. The banquet and entertainment by the new members is designed to replace the informal initiations of past years which have been abolished. Ernest
Whitfield heads the committee in charge of planning the banquet.
To Hold Area Meeting
The organization is also consider­ ing participating in an area Hi-Y meeting which would be held one or two weeks after the start of the second semester.
on the Page Hall court and routed
Milne, 47-28.
V. I. started the game by scoring
12 points in the first quarter to the Raiders’ two. In the second and third quarters Milne came back to outscore the Lions by two baskets and went into the final frame trail­ ing by only six points as the score stood 29-23 with one period to go.
Schuyler Sackman shoots one-hander from foul line in Academy game.
Don’t forget this date! Monday,
January 30! It spells doom for the girls in grade 9-12 because it’s on that day that Miss Murray will spring her mid-year exam on us.
The exam will contain questions on everything from volleyball to bowl­ ing! Is there anything else left?
Gives Honors
Bowling orchids are in order for quite a few of the girls. Miss
Murray has posted on the bulletin board lists of girls with the highest score in duck pins. The top club is the group that has scored 110 or more. Dianne Grant, ’50, with 124 is the highest so far while Lynda
Yaffee, ’53, bowled 115 and Marcia
Hallenbeck, ’52, bowled 110. The next best is the 100 club. Leila
Berkowitz, ’50, leads that group but
Lola Costello, ’52, Mary McNamara,
’54, and Carol Altman, ’53, are close behind with 102, 101 and 101. Top scores with the big balls are: Bev
Orrett, ’50, 131, Bev Ball, ’51, 123,
Molly Muirhead, ’52, 127, Dawn
Dodge, ’50, 126 and B. J. Thomson.
’50, 130.
The orchids in ring-stick hockey go to Nancy Beilin, ’53, and her team composed of Sally Simmons,
’55, Mary McNamara, ’54, Jeanne
Tullock, ’54, Ann Gayle, ’55, and
Alice Gosnell. The team, unde­ feated in junior high intramurals, challenged the juniors Wednesday,
January 18, and beat them by a score of 3-0. The seniors were also challenged and emerged victorious by the score of 3-1.
Basketball Begins
Basketball has started for all gym classes, and the girls have the big gym for classes every other Friday.
Junior high intramurals begin to­ day, January 27. The date has not been set for senior high intramurals, but it will be held on Monday and
Friday. Trampoline will start soon for the senior high and will be on
Tuesday and Thursday. Milne girls have been invited to play Albany
Academy for Girls, Saturday, Feb­ ruary 4. The game will begin at
9:30 at the Academy gym.
Receive Golf Clubs
A new sport, golf, is going to be introduced to us in the spring. Be­ cause the seniors will probably be coming across golf next year in college, they will have it during their gym classes. The rest of the school will have it after school as an intramural sport. New golf clubs have been purchased for this pur­ pose.
February 8 is the date of the sec­ ond tea for student teachers and faculty, sponsored by the Home
Economics Department and the
M.G.A.A. Council. Barbara Sand­ berg, ’51, Doris Metzner, ’51, Anne
Coniglio, ’50, and Larry Walker, ’50, will pour while Mary Alice Leete,
’52, Nancy Prescott, ’52, and Mary
Alice Tullock, ’53, will work in the kitchen. Other members of the
Council and Home Economics De­ partment will serve cookies and candy.
Best Wishes To Jane
On behalf of all the gals, I’d like to wish Jane Carlough, ’53, a speedy recovery. Hurry back Janie, we miss you.

CRIMSON AND WHITE JANUARY 27, 1!)50 PAGE 4
By NANCY GOTIER
Of course the senior room is no place to try to think of a subject for a feature story, but I, enjoying the comfort of the oh, so soft easy chairs, could not muster the ambi­ tion to try to find a quieter spot to meditate.
Strangely enough, the conversa­ tion switched to school and someone began to day dream out loud. “A utopian school. Oh brother, what a life that would be!” Immediately we tried to stretch our imagination and dreamed up the most ultra­ ultra school that has ever been pictured. •
Sit back, close your eyes and see yourself sitting in history class in a soft leather easy chair. Thirsty?
Put a nickel in the slot on the side of the chair. You have a choice of a bottle of orange, grape, coke, or root beer. Feel lazy? Press a button and your notes will be taken for you by an automatic hand.
Luxurious Senior Room
To get back to the main building,
I shall describe the senior room.
There are two television sets, one at each end of the room, a combina­ tion radio-vic, a ping-pong table, a piano, closets for coats and boots, six couches which each seat four,
’oodles of easy chairs, and—well, could there be much more?
Of course there are never afiy exams. Such things are unheal’d of.
There are so many more things I could write, but I’ll let you go on dreaming by yourselves. Wouldn’t school be terrific if it were like this? But to come back to earth again, school isn’t really so terrible.
Why, what could we do without it?
Seventh graders have gone on several trips this semester. When they were studying the geography of New York State, they went to the State Museum, where they saw the large physical map of New York
State. They traveled to the Insti­ tute of History and Art while studying the industries of Albany.
The majority of the seventh grade also went to the Freihoffer Bakery.
Scholastic Aptitude Tests of the
College Entrance Examination Board were given on the morning of Janu­ ary 14 to seniors intending to go to college.
These tests are part of the en­ trance requirements for many of the colleges and are administered all over the world to applicants for
American colleges. Five examina­ tions a year are given in more than
500 testing centers, to a total of nearly 80,000 students.
The Aptitude Examinations cov­ ered mathematics and a general knowledge and background of Eng­ lish. Additional achievement tests in specific subjects were given in the afternoon to students planning to attend colleges which require these.
There is no passing or failing mark in these tests. The applicants are graded on a percentile basis, which is a compai'ison of their score with those of all the students who took the test.
Books Kept in Classes
The buzzer rings. No need to rush, you have 10 minutes between classes. Since books are kept for you in each class, you don’t have to carry them around. Naturally there is nothing except escalators, but the traffic officers are still needed as a few misguided souls run up or down the wrong escal­ ators to get to classes earlier.
The gym is a separate building in itself. It has two floors. A mam- mouth swimming pool with fresh lake water is on the first and a gym, with no posts, on the second. The swimming pool has an imitation lawn on one end with sun lamps that give you a tan but not a burn.
The gym has bleachers with cushioned seats and backs. It is air-conditioned, and has indirect lighting, like the rest of the school.
“Hurray, it’s a strike!” This phrase was heard, but not too often, at the Playdium Bowling Alleys,
Saturday, January 21.
This was the day of Zeta Sigma and Quintillian Literary Societies’ joint bowling party. Three games were bowled by each of six teams.
Three teams from Quin challenged three teams from Sigma.
The final scores showed a 94.9 average for. Sigma and an 85.3 average for Quin. Barbara Dewey and Nancy Shaw, presidents of
Quin and Sigma respectively both expressed their pleasure at the suc­ cess of the party.
One of the newest and most im­ portant pieces of equipment in the science department is a binocular microscope made by the American
Optical Company, Buffalo, New
York, costing $215.
“The microscope,” said Dr. Carl­ ton Moose, head of the science de­ partment, “is used for magnifying rock, frogs’ eggs, small tadpoles, etc., in the tenth grade biology class.”
TUES., JAN. 31
8:30 to 10:25
Eng. 12—224, 2?6,
227, 228
9th Alg.—126, 129
Biol.—320, 321, 324
9th Gen. Math.—128
10:30 to 12:25
Latin 11—123, 127
Fr. 11—128, 129
Sci. 9—320, 321, 324
Book. I—230
Spanish II—124
1:00 to 2:55
S. S. 12—20 R
Eng. 11—224, 226, 227
Int. to Bus.—230
Per. Typing—235
Fire drills are practiced monthly in Milne.
There are three exits by which students may leave the building:
Washington Avenue, Western Ave­ nue, and through the Page Hall auditorium. The faculty super­ visors each have a job when there is a drill. They see if the rooms are empty, and also direct students down the stairs.
Last year it took approximately two minutes and thirty seconds for students to clear the building. After investigating the exits by which different classes leave, it was found that by making certain changes, the building could be cleared faster.
During the fire drill on January 4, the students were outside in two minutes and ten seconds.
Dr. Theodore Fossieck, principal, stated, “If we can help you react automatically and quickly to a fire drill it will make you safer citizens.”
Mr. Vincent Popolizio, art super­ visor, announced that there will be an exhibit some time in the spring of the work done by Milne students in their art classes.
A tea will be held accompanying this exhibit in the Richardson Hall lounge. It will be for the parents of Milne students and the Milne faculty, as well as for the students.
All types of work will be repre­ sented, from charcoals to oils. The idea for the show was originally suggested by Dr. Robert W. Fred­ erick, director of ti’aining at New
York State College for Teachers,
Albany, and the art pupils at Milne.
The chairman of the Exhibit
Committee will be Lorraine Walker, a senior. Other members will in­ clude Joyce Robert, Jack Magrew,
Marlene Cooper, Ernest Whitfield,
Richard Lytle, Betty Jane Thomson,
Allan Schramm, Nancy Gotier, Bar­ bara Tomlinson, Ted McNeil, and
Barbara Stewman.
ANNE CONIGLIO
Ti’easurer of Quintillian Literary
Society, among the class “top ten,” dislikes asparagus, bebop, and ego­ tists—Oops! Almost forgot to intro­ duce that gal in the “Spotlight” this week, it’s none other than Anne
Coniglio, better known to us all as
“Jeff.”
Chosen as a junior editor on the
C&W besides being delegated to the
C.S.P.A. convention, Jeff continued her good work for the paper, and was awarded the associate editor­ ship for her senior year. This fall she attended the E.S.S.P.A. conven­ tion at Syracuse. Helping out on the other Milne publication this year, she is a B&I member.
As a senior, she’s on the cheer­ leading squad, and really rooting for Milne’s “Red Raiders.” In ad­ dition the cheerleaders elected her to represent them on M.G.A.A. In the ’49 spring concert she sang with the choir, and you’re sure to re­ member her as one of those dancers.
Everybody asks where she got that nickname. It dates back to the seventh grade, when, because of her height, she reminded people of the smaller half of the “Mutt and Jeff” combination.
GOOD LUCK TO ALL OF
YOU ON YOUR
THE C&W STAFF
WED., FEB. 1
8:30 to 10:25
Geometry—20 R
Latin III—123
Fr. Ill—127, 129
Eng. 9—224, 226, 227
Book. 11—230
10:30 to 12:25
Chemistry—320, 321
French I—128, 129
Bus. Law—230
1:00 to 2:55
Span. 1—124, 127
Short. II—230
Span. Ill—124
Latin 1—123
MIDYEARS
FROM
THURS., FEB. 2
8:30 to 10:25
Physics—320, 321
S. S. 9—323, 324, 329
Salesmanship—230
Shorthand I—233
10:30 to 12:25
Sol. Geom.—126
S. S. 11—320, 321, 324
Eng. 10—224, 226,
227, 233
1:00 to 2:55
Int. Alg.—126, 128
RICHARD BRIGGS
Sharing the “Spotlight” with Anne is Richard Briggs, C&W’s honorary chauffeur.
As a freshman, Dick was a Red
Cross representative and a staff member of Bricks and Ivy. In his sophomore year he joined Hi-Y, which he now serves in the capacity of chaplin, and Theta Nu, in which he holds the office of secretary- treasurer. He sang in the choir and was a member of the Male
Ensemble during his sophomore and junior years.
Last year “Chaunce” joined the
Crimson and White staff, played
J.V. basketball and varsity tennis.
He now serves as class' vice-presi­ dent, homeroom president, and as a member of the traffic squad.
Dick likes zany hats and loud neckties (just look at the one he is sporting in the picture), and is in­ clined to be a “lady killer.” As evidence, his theme song is “When
I’m Not Near the Girl I Love, I Love the Girl I’m Near.”
Looking ahead, Dick hopes to at­ tend the University of Michigan to prepare for a career as a doctor.