Crimson and White
Vol. XXX, No. 4
Principal
Is Student
THE MILNE SCHOOL, ALBANY, N. Y.
NOVEMBER 10, 1955
Seniors Preparing for Card Party
Big Day
Draws Near
A stack of books three feet high;
classes 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.; three
hours of homework each night; dis­
cussions, lectures, field trips. Does
this sound like Milne? It may, but
it more nearly describes the Com­
mand General Staff College at Fort
Leavenworth, Kansas.
Principal Becomes Student
, It was at Leavenworth that our
principal, Dr. Theodore H. Fossieck,
spent 24 weeks of schooling. Dr.
Fossieck, who is a Lieutenant Col­
onel in the Army Reserve, attended
the school with 280 other officers to
receive training as a staff officer. He
specialized in supply, operation, in­
telligence and personnel, and at­
CARD PARTY PLANNERS—(I. to i\): Pete Pappas, Dr. Carleton A.
tended another course in special
Moose, Mary Killough, and Paul Cohen, work out final details for the
weapons’ use.
coming Senior Card Party.
Holds High Post in Reserves
Dr. Fossieck stated that in the
event of a national emergency, he
was qualified to be a staff officer
of a division of 17,000 men, a corps
of 100,000 men, or possibly, an army.
Hams Incorporated, a dramatics
He added that he has a new ap­
Chuck Sloane, a member of the
preciation of the student’s point of senior class, will be leaving the club formed two years ago by the
class of ’57, has gathered for another
view, and, although it seemed
The
strange to be on the student’s side United States in a few days bound year of theatrical activity.
of the desk, he soon got used to it. for adventure in a new born coun­ purpose of the group, open to the
try.
Chuck is flying to Saigon, ninth through eleventh grades, is to
Training Not All Work
Vietnam with his mother and foster interest in drama and play
production as a foundation for a
The curriculum followed by our
principal included play as well as younger brother, Steve, also a Mil- successful senior play.
work. Dr. Fossieck played softball nite, on or about November 15, to
Members Stage Productions
and tennis at the college. He made join his father.
To carry out the purpose of the
a visit to a rodeo, and went to the
organization, various demonstra­
famous Leavenworth Prison—just to Father Is Police Expert
inspect it, of course!
Mr. Charles Sloane, Sr., a special­ tions and productions of plays are
set up. Members will be able to
The Milne principal stated that ist in police administration, was see make-up demonstrations and
any luck he had in his endeavors sent to Vietnam by Michigan State play readings at many of the meet­
was brought by the little mascot
Acting techniques can be
university. Michigan State is ad­ ings.
given to him by last year’s senior
vising the Vietnamese government learned through the reading and
class.
production of scenes taken from
on health, education, public admin­ many plays.
Mrs. Fossieck Has Good Time
istration, and economics. Mr. Sloane
While Dr. Fossieck studied, Mrs.
is the director of Saigon’s newly Hams Hold First Meeting
Fossieck participated in the social
Last Friday, Hams Incorporated
functions for officers’ wives at the formed National Police academy.
held its first meeting of the year.
post, the library, and the chapel.
New members from the ninth grade
Will Attend School
were welcomed by the president,
Chuck hopes to continue his Terri Lester.
Other officers are
schooling by attending classes set Kenny Jarrett, vice president; Sue
Friday, November 11
up by the American government Hershey, secretary, and Doris Mark­
Holiday—Veterans’ Day
and under the supervision of the owitz, treasurer.
University of Nebraska. Classes are
Saturday, November 12
held during the morning only. Along Milnites Invited
Junior High Party
with his present subjects, Chuck
Meetings for Hams Incorporated
will take special courses in French are held on Fridays after school in
Friday, November 18
and
Vietnamese.
the Little Theatre.
The faculty
Milne Card Party
adviser overseeing the group of
Monday, November 21
Far Eastern Tour Planned
thespians is Dr. James Cochrane.
Senior Parents’ Night
-1 Chuck is very happy with the
Any Milnites in grades nine
whole idea, and is anxious to be through eleven is cordially invited
Tuesday, November 22
“oft
into
the
air.”
Before
arriving
to attend a meeting of the “Hams.”
Basketball—Milne at Cobleskill
in Saigon he will spend several days
in
Honolulu,
Hong
Kong,
and
Tokyo.
Wednesday, November 23 (11:38) to
Chuck is also planning to spend
Monday, November 28
some of his time hunting big game
Due to difficulties beyond our
Thanksgiving Vacation
in Cambodia, a nation noted for control, the next issue of your
Tuesday, November 29
its excellent elephant hunting. Even Crimson and White will not be
Basketball—Chatham at Milne
though he will do most of his hunt­ available until Friday, December 16,
ing with a rifle, Chuck has become 1955. At this time the annual six
Friday, December 2
well trained with a bow and hopes page Christmas edition will be dis­
Basketball—Van Rensselaer at
to bring back many trophies.
tributed.
Milne
Sloanes Leave
For Indo-China
Hams Begin
Active Season
Look What’s Coming
Editor's Note
The class of 1956 is preparing for
Milne’s annual card party and bake
sale. The event this year will be
a source of funds to pay for some of
the many senior class expenses. All
parents are invited to attend the
gathering, which will take place in
the Milne library on Friday, Nov­
ember 18, at 2:00 o’clock.
Killough Directs Operations
General chairman is Mary Kil­
lough, with Ellie McNamara assist­
ing. Dr. Carleton Moose, head of
the science department, is faculty
chairman of the event. Other mem­
bers of the faculty aiding him are
Miss Elizabeth Glass, Mrs. Anna
Barsam, Mr. Francis Harwood, Miss
Mabel Jackman, Mr. Harlan Ray­
mond and Dr. Ruth Wasley. Com­
mittees and committee chairmen
have been appointed to supervise
all the party details. At a tea held
last week mothers of the chairmen
discussed plans and suggestions that
would insure a successful party.
Committees Arrange Sales
Barbara Rutenber and Dorothy
Clizbe head the White Elephant
Sale committee. Their job is to
collect donations of various articles
from senior high students. The sale
of these articles is an important
source of profit for the seniors, and
an opportunity for the parents to
obtain some unusual items.
Food Sale Is Prepared
Card playing demands an intake
of food. The duty of the Food Sale
committee is to obtain cookies, cakes
and preserves to be put on sale on
the day of the card party. The
chairman is Jackie Torner, with
Elaine Lewis assisting. The food
will be sold in the home economics
kitchen and may be purchased by
the students and faculty.
The lucky parents who are card
party winners will each receive a
prize.
Ginny Pitkin and Connie
Edwards are to select the prizes,
all of which will be hand made.
Paul Cohen, assisted by Pete Pappas,
is in charge of the distribution of
tickets and the financial end of the
affair.
Card Party Paid for Murals
Originally, the purpose of the
party was to pay for the murals on
the walls in the Milne library.
After all the murals were bought,
the question arose whether the card
party should continue annually. It
was decided that the senior class
would run the event, and that the
profits would be used for the needs
of each senior class until the class
of 1956 graduates. Disposition of
the card party profits will in the
future be decided by the senior
student council and the faculty.
CRIMSON AND WHITE
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c5?fe Inquiring
Reporter^
Students, Faculty and Parents
Can Cooperate
Milne is noted for its cooperation between
students, faculty, and parents in its many activ­
ities. The senior card party is a good example
of this close cooperation.
The faculty aids
the student chairmen in various ways. They
help them in the collection of the card tables,
by filling in at the tables to make a ‘ fourth,
and offering their valuable guidance when
problems arise.
The parents are a very important part of
this undertaking. Obviously they are the ones
who buy the tickets. However, they also sell
tickets to their friends, make the food for the
bake sale, donate money in addition to the
price of the tickets, and supply the articles for
the white elephant sale. The mothers of the
card party committee chairmen help out by
pricing and selling the items for sale.
We re proud of this closely knit network.
We believe that this type of operation is valu­
able to the school and to its functions.
-----------AL UMNEWS---------Barbara Mabus left the University of Utah to go to
Cedar Crest college in Allentown. She graduated from
Milne in 1954.
Also, from the class of “54” Hannah Kornreich
transferred from the University of Colorado to State
College for Teachers in Albany.
Sheila Fitzgerald, class of “55, has been elected vicepresident of Pioneer Hall at the University of Buffalo.
Don Smith, class of “54”, has been accepted in Scola,
a choice singing group at Hobart in Geneva, New York.
Richard Nathan has been recently named to the
dean’s list at Brown university, due to his high scho­
lastic standing. “Dick” graduated from Milne school
in “53”. He is a candidate for a B.A. degree.
Mary McNamara, class of “54”, has been elected
president of Conn Hall at LaSalle Junior college
—Lois Smith
Crimson
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No. 4
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THE EDITORIAL STAFF
Editor-in-Chief.....................
. . . .Paul Cohen ’56
News Editor............................
Steve Weinstein ’56
Associate Editor....................
, . .. Trudy Shaw ’56
Associate Editor...................
..Jackie Torner ’56
Boys’ Sports Editor............
...Paul Howard ’56
Asst. Boys’ Sports Editor
......... Jim Cohen ’57
Girls’ Sports Editor............
..Judy Jenkins ’56
Exchange Editor...................
Jackie Bonczyk ’56
Staff Photographer..............
....Frank Ward ’56
Feature Editor.....................
. .Ruth Spritzer ’56
Business Manager................
. ..Ginny Pitkin ’56
Faculty Adviser.....................
. . . Mr. Hugh Smith
THE STAFF
Willa deSousa, Lois Smith, Judy Webel, Shirley Vander­
burgh, Hilda Klingaman, Jennifer Jackson, Dickie
Berberian, Mary Killough, Tripp May, Jayne Harbinger,
Maryann Bullion, Bud Mehan.
TYPING STAFF
Chief Typist, Lois Xing; Judy Jenkins, Linda Shoudy,
Judy Dobris, Ann Quickenton, Dee Huebner, Cathie
Scott, Karen Dougherty, Ann Marshall.
THE NEWS BOARD
David Bairn, Steve Greenbaum, Joyce Miller, Dorothy
Clizbe, Joan Canfield, Sue Hershey, Ellie McNamara,
Judy Malzberg, Peter Pappas, Ellen Hoppner, Ginny
Huntington, Carol Newton, Carolyn Stein, Ellen Sher­
man, Carolyn Male, Charlotte Sackman, Annabel Page,
Abby Perlman, Jean Verlaney, Adrienne Rosen, Cynthia
Frommer. Jane Armstrong, Stephanie Condon, Gretchen
Seiter, Ann Pitkin.
NOVEMBER 10, 1955
By Jennifer ’n Web
Question: What do you like most
about the Crimson and White?
Clara Smidt: That crazy Inquiring
Reporter.
Mary Lou Hayworth: The Inquir­
ing Reporter.
“Punky” Seiter: Budd’s column
of course!
Judy Dobris: Buddy’s “thing”!
Mary Ann O'Connell gave a great pizza party for the
Nancy Jones: The junior high
senior class. Seen stuffing themselves were Elaine section.
Ann Marshall: The Inquiring Re­
Cohn, Sue Patack, Ginny Pitkin, Carl Eppleman, Linda
Shoudy, Paul Howard, Jackie Torner, Paul Cohen, porter.
Lucina Tompkins: Inquiring re­
Russ Peck, Mike DePoete, Gay Jasper, Ed Schwartz,
porters that give up easily.
Joan Canfield, Jackie Bonczyk, Steve Greenbaum, and
Joan Haworth: Milne Merry-GoFrank Ward.
Round.
Richie Lockwood: Eh!
Sybillyn Hoyle and her sister Dorothy threw a big
Bruce Daniels: The margin.
shindig. Cathy Scott, Ken Mott, Lucina Tompkins,
Joanna Wagoner: Our classy junior
Ann Marshall, Kip Grogan, Don Lewis, Buddy Mehan,
Richie Lockwood, Ann Quickenton, Henry Hallett, high section.
Donald Livingston: Cartoon!
Linda Drice, Judy Allen, Jed Allen, Ann Wilson, and
Allen Markowitz: The reporters
Chuck Lewis were all enjoying the festivities.
(female).
Sandy Wurst had Rosie Becker, Terri Lester, Sue
Bob Blabey: The name.
Hershey, Connie Leu, and Doris Markowitz to a
Miss Murray: It’s always so ac­
slumber party where, the story has it, nobody did curate!
much slumbering.
Ann Wilson: Do you really want
Barbara Lawrence joined the ranks of party- throw­ to know?
ers. Some of those who were “catching” were Carol
Miss Dunn: The junior high of
Rathbun, Clayton Knapp, Sue Di Sarro, Scott Roberts, course.
Betsy Price, Bob Killough, Diana Reed, Skip Crane,
Bud Mehan: Silly question. Turn
Katy Simmons, George Creighton, Brud Snyder, Larry to page four.
Kupperberg, and Howard Werner.
Pat Lewis: Bud’s column as long
Enjoying the Hallowe’en atmosphere at the Loudon- as he keeps my name in it.
ville canteen were Connie Evans, Wayne Grant,
Mary McNutt: Buddy’s crazy
Arlene Heinmiller, Bill Rulison, Bruce FitzGerald, column.
Melinda Hitchcock, and Paul Cohen, along with many
Fred Taylor: When it announces
other Milnites.
Christmas vacation.
Willa deSousa: The Spotlight.
Celebrating her birthday in the preferred sleepless
fashion, Annabel Page had a slumber party. She re­
Paul Rissberger: Sports page.
ceived lovely gifts from Arlene Susser, Abby Perlman,
Ronnie Killelea: “Judy Jots.”
Jane Armstrong, Rita Gosnell, Joyce Seymour, Doreen
Steve Weinstein: The whole front
Goldberg, and Ellie McNamara.
page.
Cathy and Joan Parry went to Thacher Park with
Hilda Klingaman: Our column, of
a truckload of girls. Enjoying the bumpy ride were course!
Sandy Sutphen, Grade Stephens, Pat O’Brien, and
Sue Goldman: Milne Merry-GoMargie Fisher. After they had a picnic and a hike, Round.
they rode back to Albany.
Gay Jasper: Ruthie’s column.
—Hilda, Dick ’n Shirl
Rita Skrindzevskis: Sports sec­
tion.
Mary Lou Bently: Merry-GoRound and Inquiring Reporter.
Jerry Powell: The Spotlight.
Betsy Pilat: Merry-Go-Round.
Frank Ward: The pictures.
Elaine Cohen: The Ferris Wheel!
Mr. Fagan: The Milne Merry-GoRound.
Judy Jenkins: The nosy reporter!
Larry Berman: Sports section.
A1 Alpart: Inquiring Reporter.
Carol Becker: Girls sports.
Sue Hershey: The editorial col­
umn.
Arlene Susser: Cartoon.
Rosemary Becker: The Spotlight.
Pat Averill: Yours!
Mike DePorte: Senior Spotlight—
in this issue.
Mary Felker: The senior’s column.
Jane Harbinger: The TimesUnion!
Elaine Lewis: Spritzer’s column.
‘IMy! Isn’t the younger generation polite?”
Ralph Eppleman: The whole
—Willa DeSousa paper!
The seventh graders are getting right into the swing
of things by having their first dance in Milne. Patty
Kercull, Carol West, Kenny Olson, Joan Swetzer,
Dirck Olton, Joyce Johnson, Bob Mull, Stuart Hord,
and Judy Fisher all agreed that they had a swell time.
NOVEMBER 10, 1955
CRIMSON AND WHITE
PAGE 3
Milne’s Basketball Pracitce Starts
Players Get Ready
For Opener Nov. 22
Basketball practice for the 195556 season started in the big gym
Tuesday, November 1. Coach Harry
Grogan stresses the importance of
being dressed and ready to play on
time so that no precious time will
be wasted.
Varsity Looks Good
This year’s varsity basketball team
is made up of twelve seniors and
one junior, and promises to be one
of the best clubs in Milne’s history.
Returning from last year’s varsity
club are Dave Wilson, Bruce Fitz­
Gerald, Russ Peck, Paul Howard,
and Barry FitzGerald.
Bill Hoff
comes to Milne from Van Rensselaer
where he played varsity basketball.
Moving up from last year’s jayvee
are Dave Bairn, Tripp May, Dave
Quickenton, Carl Eppelman, Paul
Rissberger, Ron Killelea, and Steve
Greenbaum.
Jayvee Lacks Experience
The junior varsity has only four
boys returning from last year’s
team and therefore the squad lacks
experience. However, the boys are
more than willing to work hard to
improve. They could surprise any­
one. The jayvees are being coached
by Mr. Bruce King, who played
jayvee basketball for State college
last season. The boys who are try­
ing out for the team are Larry
Berman, Ken Jarrett, Jim Cohen,
Pete Pappas, Bob Knouse, Bill
Warren, Fred Corbat, Bob Killough,
Tom Sternfeld, Dave Stegman, Eel
Sells, Brud Snyder, and Art Norris.
Freshmen Club Has Potential
This year’s frosh team did very
well as eighth graders last year and
produced a fine team record. They
have plenty of height in Don (Peewee) Lewis and Kip Grogan. The
“hoopsters” rounding out the rest
cf the club are Dick LockVvood.
Buddy Mehan, Bob Blabey, Fred
Taylor, Howie Wildove, Dick Grear,
Larry Giventer, Mark Perry, Bob
Brown, and Charlie Mitchell. The
final cut list isn’t posted yet, so a
few of these boys will be dropped.
Mr. Wayne Overton is head coach
with help from Russ Peck and Paul
Cohen.
Eighth Graders Look Promising
Although the eighth grade team
does not command the same atten­
tion, the team is very important to
Milne’s future varsity teams. Start­
ing to play on organized clubs with
coaches early prepares and interests
the youngsters so that they are
ready and able to play jayvee and
varsity in later years. The boys on
this team are Jed Allen, Jackie
Keller, Henry Hallett, Tom Richard­
son, Chuck Lewis, Steve Einhorn,
Ted Standing, and Dave Male. The
boys are coached by the combined
efforts of Bruce and Barry Fitz­
Gerald.
Doling Heads Crew of Managers
Stu Doling is head manager of
Milne sports. Working with him
this year are numerous scrub man­
agers, Mike DePorte and Hilda
Klingaman will keep shot-charts.
Hilda has the rare distinction of
being the only girl manager in
Milne’s history.
Hoopers show that varsity is a close-knit team.
c^TVleet the Varsity
0
Milne’s varsity will open its season on November 22, at Cobleskill.
The sports staff offers here some of the past performances of the varsity
and what is expected of them this year.
Bruce FitzGerald: “Swish! Bruce just made another long set shot.”
Spectators at any Milne game will be saying that often this year as Bruce
has developed a fine set shot. Last year he played varsity and saw a great
deal of action. Aside from playing, Bruce finds time to help coach the
eighth grade team.
Russ Peck: Playing varsity since his tenth grade year, Russ has shown
steady improvement and is expected to play outstandingly this season.
This high jumping ace rebounder also contributes to the team’s success
with his driving lay ups from all angles and his jump shot from the out­
side. He was second high scorer last year and a member of the Capital
District All-Star Team.
Dave Wilson: “Weird” is one of Milne’s varsity returning lettermen
and should see a lot of varsity action again this year. Dave’s jump shot
and drive shots hit consistently. Perhaps his most valuable contribution
to the team is his keen eye for top-notch passing and his helpful team
play and spirit which are needed for the success of every team.
Paul Howard: Playing varsity for his third year at Milne, Paul should
help out with his fine jump shot and his height for rebounding. The
experience he has gained in the' past should help him to be an important
part of the 1955-56 varsity basketball team.
Barry FitzGerald: Barry makes up the other half of the “Fitz” com­
bination and, like his brother, he also has a deadly set shot. For the
benefit of those who can’t tell the twins apart, Barry is number 6 while
Bruce wears number 9. In his junior year, Barry played varsity, and
if his jump shot remains as good as it was then, Barry should score well
this year.
Bill Holl: Transferring from one of our league rivals, Van Rensselaer,
where he played varsity basketball, Bill adds a lot of “spark” to Milne’s
quintet with his rugged rebounding and tireless scrapping. He owns a
good eye and can shoot a variety of shots well. He hopes to help Milne
trounce his alma-mater this year and next as Bill is only a junior.
VARSITY BASKETBALL SCHEDULE
Date
Nov. 22—Tuesday ......................
Nov. 29—Tuesday ......................
Dec. 2- ^Friday ............................
Dec. 3—Saturday ........................
Dec. 9—Friday ............................
Dec. 16—Friday ..........................
Jan. 6—Friday ............................
Jan. 13—Friday ..........................
Jan. 20—Friday ..........................
Jan. 27—Friday ..........................
Jan. 28—Saturday ......................
Feb. 3—Friday ............................
Feb. 10—Friday ..........................
Feb. 17—Friday ..........................
Feb. 24—Friday ..........................
Mar. 2—Friday ............................
* Capital District League games.
Opponent
Cobleskill ..................................... away
Chatham ........................................home
""Van Rensselaer ......................... home
Cathedral ..................................... away
““Columbia ..................................... home
*B.C.H.S............................................. home
’“Academy ..................................... home
*Shenendehowa ........................... home
'“Van Rensselaer ............................away
Cathedral .................
home
Chatham .................’..................... away
‘“Columbia ..................................... away
’“B.C.H.S.............................................away
’“Academy ........................................away
‘“Shenendehowa ........................... away
Cobleskill ..................................... home
| Judy Jots
j
“We gotta win! We gotta win!
We gotta win tonight—so come on
fellows — fight — fight — fight —
fight! If you venture a peek in the
little gym any day now, you would
surely hear this and many other
cheers echoing from the lungs of
Milne’s long-winded cheerleaders.
Of course, they’re practicing so they
might be in top condition for the
first game at Cobleskill, Tuesday,
November 22.
Cheerleaders Hope for Support
Now if you’re wondering who
these red-faced gals are, I’ll let you
in on it. On the combination frosh
and jayvee squad are Ann Wilson,
Judy Allen, Joan Haworth, Sandy
Sutphen, Ann Quickenton, Dee
Huebner, and Ann Pitkin.
But,
that’s not all. The gang cheering for
the varsity is the best ever. This
squad has Sue McNeil, Charlotte
Sackman, and Rita Gosnell repre­
senting the class of ’58; Rosemary
Becker yelling for the juniors; and
Jackie Bonczyk, Judy Jenkins, Mary
Killough, and Judi Webel cheering
for the seniors. These girls are do­
ing a good job and it would be
wonderful to see at least half the
school supporting them and the team
this year.
G.A.A. Changes To Hockey
“Ooh, is my nose still there?”
Yup, you guessed it. Miss Lydia
Murray has started the senior high
playing hockey.
But what’s an­
other lost nose if it’s frozen to start
with.
Seriously, the girls do a
pretty good job of “passing the
puck.” The junior high has recent­
ly been weaned from volleyball to
a speedier game; appropriately
called speedball. This consists of
11 players and a combination bas­
ketball, soccer and football game
all wrapped into one game. (Quite
the combination, huh?)
Object Is To Score Touchdown
Let me try to explain just how
this game is manipulated. First,
the team is set up as in hockey.
The girls start the ball on the ground
as in soccer and then, if someone
is able to kick it off the ground, it
is passed around like a basketball.
(No running with the ball please).
At Milne the best way to obtain
points is to score a “touchdown” by
passing the ball past the goal­
keeper to a team member who has
run behind the end line. If it is
kicked between the goal posts on
the ground just one point is scored,
so make a touchdown; it counts
three.
Blue Team Wins Playday
A playday was held at Milne for
all girls from the seventh through
the twelfth grades, Saturday, Octo­
ber 22. Arriving at 10:30 in the
morning, the girls participated in
three different sports. These were,
volleyball, softball, and relay races.
The team with the most points re­
ceived a welcome prize. At the end
of the day, the purple team with
Jean Verlaney captain, and the blue
team with Arlene Heinmiller cap­
tain, had the two highest scores. To
decide the winning team, these
teams played a softball game which
the blue squad won. The victors
included Pat O’Brien, Barbara Currey, Virginia Lange, Jackie Bonczyk,
Elaine Ault.
CRIMSON AND WHITE
PAGE 4
C&W Exclusive
Interviewing Artist
Frankie Laine
Senior Spotlight
By MARY ’n TRIPP
By RUTHIE SPRITZER
We took a chance! Frankie Laine
was visiting Albany; Bill Pope
tipped the C&W that the star of
radio, T.V. and recording fame
MIGHT be at Bill’s WABY studio
for a few minutes. We gambled . . .
hopefully sped to the studio, and
interviewed Frankie Laine.
Artist Displays Charm
At first look, Frankie, in his care­
fully tailored ensemble, was a far
cry from our picture of the flam­
boyant whip-bearer of “Mule Train”
fame. At first we were awe-struck
by the tall, 'dynamic star, but his
friendliness soon put us at ease. We
quickly realized his stature as an
ordinary human being, when he
yawned and came up with, “Boy,
could I use some shut-eye.”
He then explained that he had
just finished a three-week engage­
ment at New York City’s Latin
Quarter, a recording session of a
spiritual album with the Four Lads,
and a rehearsal for T.V.’s “Shower
of Stars” with Jack Benny.
As is the reporter’s custom, we
had several burning questions to
ask him; his favorite song, vocalists,
and entertainment medium. Frankie
answered us in that order; thus, “I
Believe,” Louis Armstrong and Ella
Fitzgerald, and television.
Success Gains Friendship
On quizzing Frankie on his lucky
break, he reminisced back to 1946,
when he was virtually unknown.
Then came “That’s My Desire,”
which pointed him toward the top.
At last he was able to afford his
own accompanist, Carl Fischer. This
man was to become Frankie’s life­
long friend, until his death two
years ago. We could sense Fi'ankie’s
love for Carl by his tone of voice
when he spoke of .him and of the
first song they did together, “We’ll
Be Together Again.”
PAUL COHEN
“That’s the way the little ball
bounces—up and down, not side­
ways,” comments Paul Glenn Cohen,
another illustrious member of the
class of ’56.
Paul was born on July 23, 1938,
in Lenox Hill hospital, New York
City, at the tender age of “0”. The
next important step in his life was
his coming to Milne, after six years
in good ’ole P.S. 16. Since then
Paul has gotten into almost every
activity in school.
Mr. Cohen (friendly fellow that
he is), likes many things, among
them is a girl “well known around
the campus,” hustlers, good songs
(like “Sixteen Ton”), I.B.M. ma­
chines, “Greatest ever built”, and
Allen St. busses.
His dislikes (nasty fellow that he
can be) include busses that are too
early or too late, depending on
where he is; second basemen who
throw dirt; rain, and burnt eggs.
After leaving our beautiful stu­
dent teachers, Paul says this about
college: “I hope to get into Union
if I can find the key.” A truly
original line.
The senior class wishes to thank
Bill Pope for his generous dona­
tion of records to their senior
MIKE DE PORTE
If you call out “Sweets,” “Dulces,”
or “Duals,” Michael Vital DePorte
will come a runnin’. He was born in
Albany on April 24, 1939.
He entered Milne in the seventh
grade, then left us for Chile as
a freshman, and concluded h i s
Oddessy as a sophomore. Mike got
into Milne activities as soon as the
boat hit the dock. This year he is,
among other things, editor of the
B & I, and treasurer of student
council.
Mike finds that his pet sayings
are among the things he likes. Say­
ing “Gooddd Eveninggggg” to old
ladies, and IDEM (it doesn’t BOTH­
ER me) are his ideas of pleasure.
He also likes to drive student
teachers to insanity (Mike is one
of the few true experts in the field.)
He dislikes simple girls, mental
pygmies, and of course running into
Mendel’s “rod.”
After he leaves Milne, Mike hopes
to attend Princeton, to more fully
prepare himself for the field of
room.
creative writing.
Frankie Indebted To Family
Nan and the kids, which number
two, a boy and a girl, constitute
Frankie’s home life, of which he
just can’t seem to get enough.
After leaving us, Frankie headed
to the V.A. Hospital, where he was
to entertain the patients with his
store of talent. That night was his
big benefit performance at the Al­
bany Armory.
Milnites Receive Autographs
Not only did we come away with
a C. & W. exclusive with Frankie
Laine, but also with four of his
autographs. The possessors of these
are Milne seniors, Bob Martin, John
Wiltrout, Jackie Torner and myself.
We certainly will be glad to display
these treasured “scrawls” to any
interested party. With this evidence
we weren’t dreaming after all!
JACKIE TORNER
NOVEMBER 10, 1955
Junior
HIBy BUDDY MEHAN
Oh happy days, first marking
period has come and gone. Now
seventh graders begin to find out
what Milne is really like. Eighth
graders feel report cards are a
handy tabulation of how close you
come to passing. What the fresh­
men have to say about report cards
cannot be printed at this particular
time.
Bike Rack Discussed
Let’s forget this gruesome subject
and go on to something a little more
digestible. The junior student coun­
cil in the last few weeks has been
discussing the possibilities of having
a bike rack for the students who
ride their bikes to school. There
has been much controversy over this
topic.
Junior High Prepares Dance
Party time again, and the junior
student council has been preparing
the first crazy “shin-dig” for the
junior high.
This dance should
prove to be an interesting affair for
our welcome dance was quite a suc­
cess.
Keeping in the party-giving and
party-throwing mood, the ninth
grade turned out in full force for
the first Loudonville canteen.
April Fools’ Day, 1938, was the
day that our vivacious Jacqueline
Sylvia Torner chose to enter the
world. Jackie “T.” came to Milne
in the second half of the seventh
grade, early enough to become Student Writes Comedy
active in many things.
Bruce Daniels, I have been in­
formed, is writing a script for a
For example — j.v. and varsity comedy called the “Freshmen Fol­
cheerleading, graduation usher, lies” centered around the “prohibi­
“veep” of French club, senior stu­ tion” days. From what I’ve seen
dent council, a member of Sigma, of the script, it’s really great.
C.S.P.A., B. & I. literary staff, and
C. & W. associate editor.
Jackie’s dislikes include people
who don’t laugh at her jokes, and
food in general. “Folks, who are
late,” is her main gripe.
Spritzer Wins
Science Medal
Ruth C. Spritzer, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Irwin L. Spritzer, 180
Fairlawn avenue, Albany, and a
member of the senior class of the
Milne school, is the 1956 winner of
the Bausch & Lomb Honorary
Science Award Medal. She attained
this award by achieving an out­
After graduating from Milne, standing scholastic record in science
Jackie would like to attend a college subjects during her high school
The announcement was
in Boston and make her destination career.
made by Dr. Theodore H. Fossieck,
the “moon.”
principal.
This gal likes all types of dancing,
weekend conventions, originality,
the class of ’56, and that rare species
—“men.” (What a fool!) “C’est la
vie.” Oh, that’s her favorite ex­
pression.
RUTHIE SPRITZER
Attention, travelers! This gal has
been around. She has added her
talents to schools in New York city,
Saratoga, Troy, and now “good ole”
Milne. Ruth Carolyn Spritzer, alias
Ruthie, is five feet, not two inches,
but eyes of blue, anyway! A new­
comer to Milne, Ruthie has rocketed
to the top. She’s literary editor of
the B. & L, feature editor of the
C. & W. (glance at column at left),
a member of Quin, Milnettes, and a
delegate to the Syracuse Citizenship
Conference.
Ruthie is fascinated by dogs,
especially the stuffed variety. She
likes pizza, the kind served at open
houses, and the color blue, al­
though we believe Brown would
please. Her dislikes—cats of any
kind . . . Meow!
Within the next 10 years, plan on
seeing Ruthie as a “woman in
white.” She’s getting practice now
by practically living in her profes­
sional looking lab coat.
Eligible for Scholarship
Only winners of this award, pre­
sented annually in 5,700 secondary
schools throughout the United
States, are eligible to compete for
the $9,600 in science scholarships.
These are offered by the Bausch &
Lomb Optical Company at the Uni­
versity of Rochester.
Best Scientist Wins
Although the Science Award
Medal is presented upon graduation,
the winner is selected early in the
senior year to permit him to file
application for the scholarships be­
fore the deadline of March 1. The
selection of the winner is based
upon s c h o 1 a s Fi c achievement in
science, with incidental considera­
tion of general academic standing,
qualities of leadership, and extra­
class activities.
Awarded On Scientific Aptitude
Both the Bausch & Lomb Science
Award and the Science Scholarship
programs have been officially ap­
proved by the National Association
of Secondary School Principals.