Crimson and White
Vol. XXX, No. 8
THE MILNE SCHOOL, ALBANY, N. Y.
MARCH 23, 1956
GHOST TO PROWL IN PAGE
Apparition Appears
Tomorrow Night
Juniors Attend
Press Conference
The student body has already
seen a preview of this year’s senior
play, “Gramercy Ghost.” The play,
a comedy by John Cecil Holm, con­
cerns the return of a ghost, a former
revolutionary war soldier, to the
place where he had been killed.
Fifteen juniors and one senior,
accompanied by Miss Lydia Murray
and Mr. Robert Haberer, journeyed
to New York City last week to at­
tend the 32nd annual convention of
the Columbia .Scholastic Press As­
sociation. The juniors are all mem­
bers of the new staffs of the C&W
and B&I; the senior was Paul Cohen,
present editor of the C&W.
New York Toured
MUSIC FOR THE MASSES: Milne artists sing at B&I, C&W dance.
In addition to attending meetings
at Columbia university, the Milne
journalists saw some top Broadway
plays. The Biltmore hotel was the
center of operations, and soon came
The annual C&W, B&I dance was
to be regarded as “home” for
fatigued theater-goers returning late the scene of the formal announce­ next year’s staff of the Milne news­
ment of the new staffs of the news­ paper. The editor-in-chief will be
at night.
paper and yearbook. Late in the Eugene Blabey; news editor, Ellie
C&W Earns 2nd Place Award
evening, all present gathered at one McNamara; associate editors are
The C.S.P.A. has given the Milne end of Page Hall gym to hear and Ellen Sherman and Carolyn Male;
paper a second place rating in its see the new staffs “revealed.”
feature editor, Sue Hershey; girls’
sports, Ellen Hoppner; boys’ sports,
class, which includes all printed Adviser Honored
newspapers of schools with more
Mr. Hugh Smith, faculty adviser Jim Cohen; assisting boys’ sports
than 300 but less than 500 students. of the Crimson and White, was pre­ editor, Tommy Olivo; exchange edi­
The last major event was the final sented a watch by editor Paul tor, Sue Powell; photographer,
banquet for all delegates. After that, Cohen, representing the entire staff, Howard Werner; cartoonist, Tony
the Milnites straggled to their trains in appreciation for the invaluable Sroka; business manager, Jane /Arm­
and returned to Albany.
assistance that Mr. Smith has given strong; Times-Union reporters are
Judy Malzberg and Stephanie Con­
to the C&W.
don. Helen Stycos is the new chief
Huntington, Blabey Head
typist.
Publications
Mike DePorte, current editor of New Writers for Columns
the Bricks and Ivy, named the fol­
New columnists for the C&W are:
lowing juniors to the staff: Ginny Terri Lester on Alumnews; Jean
Three seniors participating in con­ Huntington, editor - in - chief; Doris Verlaney, Buddy Mehan and Ann
tests have won honors.
Merrill Markowitz, literary editor; Pete Wilson writing the Merry-GoAndrews has overcome competition Pappas, advertising manager; John Round; Annabel Page is Inquiring
to win an honorable .mention in the Garman, photography editor, and Reporter; Jim Dougherty and Linda
Westinghouse scholarship contest. Skip Crane, art editor.
Sherman on the Senior Spotlight;
Out of 20,000 top science students
Paul Cohen, present chief of the and Judy and Jed Allen are the
participating, 260 have received this Crimson and White, announced, with authors of the Junior Highlights
award.
the assistance of the page editors, column.
Steve Weinstein, participating in
the National Merit Scholarship con­
test has earned a certificate of merit
in the widely publicized contest fin­
anced largely by the Ford Founda­
tion. Out of 60,000 original entrants,
1,000 have received these certificates
of merit.
Editors Name New Staffs
Milnites Win
Scholastic Award
Jackie Torner has won the Betty
Crocker Homemaking award. The
school will receive a Betty Crocker
cook book, and Jackie a certificate.
Look What s Coming
Saturday, March 24
Senior Play—8:30 p.m.
Wednesday, March 28
Honors Assembly
Wednesday, March 28
School closes for spring vacation
at 11:38 a.m.
Monday, April 9
School resumes
Friday, April 13
Tri-Hi-Y Sport Night
Twelve Seniors Act
The cast consists of twelve char­
acters, as follows:
Nathaniel, the ghost.. Mike DePorte
Nancy........................ Hilda Klingaman
Charlie Stewart, reporter,
Ron Killelea
Parker Burnett, prosperous banker,
Don Milne
Margaret, the maid....Ruth Spritzer
Miss Ames, a lawyer.......Lois King
Morrison, a policeman.....Art Evans
Ambulance driver.......... Lois Smith
Assistant ambulance driver, >
Gay Jasper
Joan Canfield plays the ghost of
a barmaid; Charles Currey and
Ralph Eppelman are other ghosts
involved in the script.
State Senior Directs
Miss Barbara Maaloe, a senior at
State College for Teachers and a
student teacher, is directing the
play.
Mr. Hugh Smith, English
supervisor, is acting as faculty ad­
viser and is helping in the direction
of the play. Mr. Tom Dickson, who
all of us have met at one time or
another in the guidance office, is the
assistant director.
Sets Committee Paints Feverishly
Willa DeSousa and the sets com­
mittee have been working late paint­
ing the huge canvasses that will
provide a background for the actors.
John Wiltrout, A1 Jennings, Trudy
Shaw, Linda Shoudy, Frank Ward,
Bob Martin and Maryann Bullion
are all contributing to the play’s
scenery.
Ticket Sellers Campaign
It is commonly acknowledged that
one of the most difficult jobs of any
public presentation is to convince
the public that it wants to come.
Steve Greenbaum and Paul Rissberger are in charge of the sale of
tickets, and they have seen to it
that the entire school is aware of
the play and of the fact that tickets
can be purchased from any senior.
Tickets cost 75^ if bought from a
senior, and $1.00 at the door.
Ushex-s Guide Audience
Those attending will be shown to
their seats by 12 senior girls. They
are Ginny Pitkin, Mary Killough,
Jackie Marks, Jackie Bonczyk, Bar­
bara Rutenber, Mary Anne O’Connel, Elaine Cohn, Judy Webel, Betty
Korman, Connie Edwards, Elaine
Lewis, and Jackie Toimer.
CRIMSON AND WHITE
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MARCH 23, 1956
and then there were none
The first issue of the Crimson and White
under our direction was printed on May 20,
1955. From that day on, a continuous stream
of newspapers rolled off the presses.
We
counted each issue as one less to do.
As we glance back, we remember the staff
meetings and “democratic” procedure used to
approve new ideas; Saturdays spent in the typ­
ing room; Sundays spent retyping; Mondays
when the copy was brought to the printers;
Wednesdays or Thursdays when the proofs
were checked; Fridays spent wondering if the
paper would arrive on time; frantic telephone
calls made each night; and now all that is past.
This paper was issued and then there were
none.
Before winding up, we’d like to thank the
faculty, administration, and our readers for
their comments, assistance, and patience.
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ALUMNE WS-------------------------
Nancy McMann, a graduate of Milne in 1950, has
announced her engagement to Paul Distelhurst, Jr.
also a graduate of Milne. The wedding is planned
for October.
Dave Brown ’54, has been a member of the glee club
at Rochester university.
Alma Becker and John Houston are expected at the
senior class play tomorrow night. It’s tremendous
we hope they make it.
Dave Howard and Emmett Ten Broeck traveled all
the way to Mechanicville to see their old alma mater
play.
—Lois Smith
Crimson and White
Vol. XXX
MARCH 23, 1956
No. 8
Published, every three weeks by the
CRIMSON AND WHITE Board, The Milne
School, Albany, New York. Address ex­
changes to the Exchange Editor and
other correspondence to the Editor.
MEMBER
Columbia Scholastic Press Ass’n.
Empire State School Press Ass’n.
ERjrRora)
As the annual C&W—B&I came around again, ex­
citement gathered in the halls. Spurred on by the
promise of the announcements of next year’s staff,
Milnites flocked to the Page hall gym. Among those
congratulating and being congratulated were Paul
Cohen, Jackie Torner, Mike DePorte, Melinda Hitch­
cock, Ginna Huntington, Ellen Hoppner, Andy Stokes,
Gene Blabey, Mary Killough, Barry FitzGerald, Cathie
Parry, Skip Crane, Joyce Rissberger, Katie Simmons,
Dave Stegman, Allan Markowitz, Sally Requa, Phil
Manning, Ellie McNamax-a, Jim Cohen, Jane Armstiong, Judy Jenkins, Bob Martin, Ruthie Spritzer,
Steve Weinstein, Shirley Vanderburgh, Ron Killelea,
Joan Haworth, Dick Lockwood, Jackie Bopczyk, Russ
Peck, Laddie Locknar, Fi’ank Ward, Dave Wilson, and
Paul Howard. We’re happy to be able to turn over
our column to the competent hands of Jean Verlaney,
Ann Wilson, and Buddy Mehan. We know they’ll do
a good job..
This being Leap Year, the junior high decided to
make the most of it and held a dance in honor of this
ancient custom of “bring him back alive.” Nancy
Jones, Bob Blabey, Cai’ol West, Pete Quackenbush,
Sandra Chamberlin, Howard Halligan, Dave Blabey,
Linda Dx-ies, Henry Hallett, Judy Dobris, Betty Wein­
stein, Geox-ge Jenkins, Karen Dougherty, Jane Sieg­
fried, Glen Simmons, Nancy Leonard, Penny Pritchard,
Keith Shaver, Steve Radin, Patty Kercull, Richard
Striker, and Don Lewis all had a tremendous time.
Louis Armstrong, old “Satchmo” himself, hit town
and blew up quite a storm according to Lois King,
Joyce Miller, Jayne Hax-binger, Fred Bass, Dick Collins,
Steve Gieenbaum, Abby Perlman, Stephanie Condon,
Ginny Pitkin, Carl Eppleman, and Cathie Scott. Feet
will be tapping for days.
Temple Beth Emeth had a fashion show under the
supervision of Sue Goldman and with many of our
Milne girls as models. Displaying the latest styles
were Nancy Alfred, Elaine Lewis, Nikki Genden, Amy
and Ruth Malzberg, Elaine Cohn, Paula Propp, Linda
Scher, and Linda Sherman.
Recently, Barbara Musicus gave a party. Janice
Lenda, Joyce Johnson, Bob Mull, Mike Clenahan, Joan
Kallenbock, and Donald Kempton all had a swell time.
The waiters at the Waldorf-Astoria are still looking
for the person or thing who spilled a glass of milk.
“Perry Como’s” sacred bench has been the place
where the words to “Come to Me” have been heard
by A.G.W.K.A. the C.
,
_
—Hilda, Dick ’n Shirl
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 King; 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.
—Willa deSousa
cTTfe Inquiring
Reporter^
By Judy and Jennifer
Question: What do you live for?
Dave Quickenton: To inherit a
million tax free dollai’s.
Paul Cohen: A.G.W.K.A. the C.
Gay Jasper: The dog’s perfume?
Lois Smith: Six children.
Howard Chura: Hans’ sweater.
Dave Wilson: The Inquiring Re­
porter.
Linda Shoudy: The Modern Food
Shop.
Ralph Eppleman: Being an execu­
tive.
Hans Pauley: Skin-diving.
Judy Jenkins: To have my freem
sit on the end of my nose and say
those three little words: “You’re
under arrest!”
Mariann O’Connell: Heaven only
knows.
Steve Greenbaum: The spring
flowers, autumn leaves, refreshing
winter, and exhausting summer.
Joanie Canfield: My five lines!
Mary Killough: Mendel.
Cax*ol West: Health, wealth, and
happiness!
Ellen Laine: To eat french fried
potatoes.
Elaine Cohn: The 4 to 1 ratio at
Bryant!
Sue Patack: To get out of school.
Steve Einhorn: To be a profes­
sional peanut pealer.
Jed Allen: Girls with bangs.
Jan Welt: Boys with bangs.
Sue Horn: Girls—money—food.
Chuck Lewis: Flying around the
world in a subway.
Sue Goldman: Becoming a Milne
alumnus.
Jane Armstrong: I’m dead.
Lois King: A big R.P.I. weekend.
Andy Stokes: Spanish quizes.
Larry Berman: The next meal.
Shirley Vanderburgh: You joking?
(Everybody knows what!)
Russ Peck: The Phillies.
Barry FitzGerald: Peck’s no hit­
ter!
Elaine Lewis: R.P.I.?
Corrine Holmes: To see Walt come
home.
Joyce Temple: To go skiing on
Easter.
Sally Requa: For the South to
rise again.
Mike DePorte: New Salem witch
hunts. '
Pete Pappas: Letters from Roch­
ester and escalators.
Carl Eppleman: Paige Phelps.
Jackie Torner: To “HEAR” the
daily bulletins.
■ Steve Weinstein: History class,
etc.
Maryann Bullion: Friday home­
room periods.
Betty Weinstein: Seventh grade
dances.
Gene Blabey: The Time Square
shuttle.
MARCH 23, 1956
CRIMSON AND WHITE
Raiders Eliminated from Sectionals
South Glens Falls
Scores On Fouls
Milne got no further than the
quarter finals of the Class C Sec­
tionals at Mechanicville as South
Glens Falls high school won an easy
victory, 62-50, March 2.
First Half Close
Milne kept pace with South Glens
Falls throughout the first half. Russ
Peck scored continuously on driving
layups from the sides, and Barry
FitzGerald found the range with his
jump shot from the outside. Dale
Jones and his brother Bill, were the
standouts for South Glens Falls.
Bill took advantage of the large
court’s fast break opportunities and
scored on many layups. Dale, the
tall center, hit on close inside shots
from all angles. At the end of the
first half, South Glens Falls was
leading Milne, 33-30.
South Glens Falls Pulls Away
As the third quarter began South
Glens Falls hit on five consecutive
shots. They then continued to score
on jump shots until they led by 15
points at the end of the third quar­
ter. Milne, weakened by numerous
fouls, couldn’t rally in the final
period in which South Glens Falls
once led by 18 points.
Three Starters Foul Out for Milne
Paul Howard committed four
fouls in the first half and added an­
other early in the third period. The
FitzGerald twins combined for 10
fouls and each left the game during
the final quarter. Altogether, the
Red Raiders committed 26 fouls
which South Glens Falls converted
into 19 points.
Jones’ Lead So. Glens Falls
Dale Jones was instrumental in
the win by scoring consistently on
close jumps and tap-ins. He also
found time to collect many rebounds
on both offense and defense. Bill
Jones was a good ball handler and
play-maker as well as a good shot.
Dale collected 24 points.
Russ Peck was Milne’s top scorer
as he scored 18 points.
Raiders Nip Shenendehowa
After trailing in the first half,
Milne came on in the second to edge
Shenendehowa, 67-63 in a thriller
at Elnora. The Plainsmen, led by
Frank DeVoe who tallied 19 points,
held first and second quarter leads
of 16-8 and 29-26. As Elnora was
making 50 percent of their shots,
Milne was having difficulty finding
the range. Led by Dave Wilson’s
six points Milne rallied to a 49-43
third period lead. With less than
a minute remaining a Plainsman
managed to get in the clear and he
promptly made the score 64-63.
Barry FitzGerald pulled Milne out
of danger with a field goal and a
foul shot in the final seconds.
Peck, Howard, and the two Fitz­
Geralds all scored in double figures
while Dave Wilson scored eight.
Raiders Trounce Cobleskill
Milne took an early lead and re­
mained ahead to defeat Cobleskill,
65-55 March 2, on the winner’s
court. Being the final game of the
regular season almost everyone got
to play. Cobleskill staged a final
rally in the last period but Milne
held on as the clock ran out.
Barry FitzGerald fights for ball in tense action against Cobleskill.
BACKSTAGE BASKETBALL
In the following paragraphs you will find the events behind the scenes
at a typical Milne basketball game.
The jayvee game is almost over. The varsity players are shuffling into
the locker room to dress. Heard over the wise-cracking and laughter is
the splat-splat-splat of the “moist missies” flying through the air. ..Each
boy loses himself in his enormous sweat suit but manages to move into
the shop for final instructions from Coach. The boys remember to keep a
tight grip on their sweat pants during this jaunt. The players rise to
their feet as the shop door opens and admits the “Honorable Harold J.
Grogan,” the team’s hoop mentor. Coach (as the boys are allowed to call
him) then reaches into his pocket and draws out gum with both green
and yellow wrappers. After careful consideration the players make their
choices of either the green or the yellow. Coach then unveils his trusty
I.B.M. machine which tabulates a copy of instructions and strategy for
each player. The boys, along with their gum, chew these instructions all
up and make a break for the “stink-hole of inequity.” As big Rex’s
fifteens stumble over the cheerleader’s hoop, a cry of glee along with wild,
slobbering cheers is heard from the crowd. (Ah, the beloved crowd).
Tripp May, who takes his warmup practice very seriously, twists his face
with the strain which goes into every move he makes. Sometimes he
overdoes it and is found rolling on the floor twisting in pain. (Actually,
it’s all for the crowd).
The game begins and soon it is halftime. The players move glumly
to the shop for their stirring halftime talk. While Steve Greenbaum eats
up all the oranges, comments are heard throughout the room such as the
following. “How are we supposed to win against seven men?” “Did you
see that pretty cheerleader?” “Boy, they are sure running a hot hand.”
“The ref beats his wife.” Coach adds some words of encouragement and
a new spirited team makes its way back to the gym and the roar of the
crowd.
During th esecond half there is an injury and Russ Peck is carried
off the floor on a stretcher. Bill Hoff makes a tremendous try for a loose
ball. He misses it but lands in a mob of cheerleaders instead. Dave
Quickenton and Paul Rissberger fall off the bench in the excitement.
Ron Killelea, not playing because of a broken nose, is heard saying, “It
was a good fight. I’d like to fight him again sometime.” Bruce Fitz­
Gerald steals the ball and drives straight towards—a cameraman who
snaps a picture of Bruce who is smiling broadly. Mr. Wotton falls off the
balcony in a burst of emotion. Carl Eppleman has just entered the game
and collided with an opposing player who is being carried off the floor.
As the final buzzer sounds, the scoreboard indicates a Milne victory
and Joe is carried off on the happy players’ shoulders.
----- ------ INDIVIDUAL SCORING
Total Points
Paul Howard ...............
361
Russ Peck .................................................................................................. 241
Barry FitzGerald .................................................................................... 189
Bruce FitzGerald .................................................................................... 1?9
Bill Hoff ......................................................................................................
94
Dave Wilson ..............................................................................................
50
Dave Bairn ..................................................................................'...............
50
Carl Eppleman ..........................................................................................
27
Dave Quickenton ......................................................................................
24
Paul Rissberger ........................................................................................
16
Tripp May ..................................................................................................
6
Steve Greenbaum .......................... j........................................................
6
player
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j Judy Jots |
Hi kids,
With the end of winter in sight,
basketball has become a major ob­
jective in and around Milne.
First of all, on St. Patrick’s Day,
State College for Teachers spon­
sored a playday for many schools
in the area. Milne was pleased to
receive an invitation. Knowing that
the competition would be keen, Miss
Lydia Murray sat down with the
representative body for our girls and
selected three seniors, a junior, and
three sophomores to play for Milne.
These girls are Betty Korman, Jackie
Bonczyk, Mary Ann O’Connell, Char­
lotte Sackman, Betsy Pilat, Joan
Parry, and Rosie Becker. The other
schools which participated were
Girls Academy, Schuylerville, Colonie Central, and The Albany Home
for Children. The Milne girls real­
ized that they had a tough schedule
and therefore got into a huddle with
Mrs. Coogan, girls gym instructor
for State college. (Miss Murray
chaperoned the boys and girls at­
tending the Columbia Press Confer­
ence in New York and was there­
fore absent from the playday). In
this huddle the girls planned strat­
egy for the playday.
Milne Places Fourth in Playday
In the afternoon, following the
playday, certificates of merit were
passed out to each competitor. First
place went to Schuylerville and
Colonie Central came in second.
Girls Academy beat out fourth place
Milne for the third position leaving
the Albany Home in last place. The
Home, however, put up a real good
fight.
As a sidelight, badminton, ping
pong, refreshments, and tours of the
school were provided for those who
weren’t playing.
Freshman Playday Planned
On March 24, a second playday
has been planned for the ninth
graders. This will be sponsored by
and held at Bethlehem Central high
school. This playday promises to be
one of the biggest ever. There will
be two teams representing Milne.
Some of the girls who will be par­
ticipating are Ann Quickentop, Dee
Huebner, Ann Pitkin, Bryde King,
Ann Marshall, Punky Seiter, Gloria
Knorr, Betsy Snyder, Cathy Scott,
Sybillyn Hoyle, Joan Sherman,
Jennifer Jackson, and Martha
Hesser. Best of luck to you girls.
Junior High in Fierce Fight
Did you know we have a league
in our junior high? Right now there
is a terrible battle going on for a
disputed first place. Gloria Knorr
is captain of team one while Johanna
Wagner has charge of the second
team. Ann Marshall, Punky Seiter,
Ann Pitkin, and Elaine Suit are
leading teams three, four, five and
six in their respective order. Al­
though team two is in first place
now, teams four, five and six are
all in second place battling it out.
The playoffs which are scheduled
for the near future, should prove
interesting.
Since this is the last column I’ll
be writing for the Crimson and
White I would like to take this op­
portunity to extend my congratula­
tions to Ellen Hoppner and wish her
success with the column next year.
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WORKERS BEHIND
THE SCENES
CRIMSON AND WHITE
Senior Spotlight
By MARY ’n TRIPP
By RUTHIE SPRITZER
*
Saturday night’s production of
“Gramercy Ghost” will be executed
with the intricate planning of a
military maneuver.
Committee Selects Play
Operation “Eyestrain” started in
January with the formation of the
play-selecting committee. Analytic
readings of various plays produced
the “Gramercy Ghost” selection.
Appeal to a high school and adult
audience, adaptability to high school
talent, and a requirement of a
moderate-sized mixed cast con­
trolled the choice of this comedy.
Operation “Tryout” involved the
afternoon performance of aspiring
actors on the Page hall stage. That
evening, a top-level secret meeting
of the directors selected the cast.
Chosen for their voice projection,
adaptability to part, and appearance
with respect to other cast members,
these seniors received their orders
via a memorandum to the senior
room the next morning.
Essential Duties Announced
Operation “Blueprint” then came
into existence. The important duties
of the set, prop, costume, technical,
and makeup committees were out­
lined.
The set committee first obtained
flats, or wooden frames over which
canvas or muslin is stretched. Old
flats must first be thoroughly “show­
ered” to remove layered paint. The
appearance of bathing suits in the
locker room is thus explained.
New and old flats are then cov­
ered with a mixture of powdered
paint and cooked glue for adherence.
In “Gramercy Ghost,” the French
doors are prepared in the same
manner as the walls, with screening
tacked over them to simulate glass.
Screwing the sets into the special
new stage floor ends the tedious
background job.
Scavenger Hunt Involves Many
The props committee, meanwhile,
has become involved in a large scale
scavenger hunt. Aside from the 100
miscellaneous necessary items such
as ashtrays, blueprints, and a pill
bottle, a stretcher and straightjacket also had to be obtained.
Furniture suited to the attractive
cosmopolitan apartment was chosen
with eyes as critical as those of an
interior decorator.
Since the Page hall stage has been
enlarged, the furniture is allowed to
project beyond the curtain. , Thus,
blackouts, instead of a closed cur­
tain, will characterize act endings.
The prop committee then proceeded
with their own rehearsals. Since
the curtain is not to be lowered
between acts, the committee must
have every move planned to prevent
confusion on stage.
Experts Add Atmosphere
The technical committee, consist­
ing of light and sound effect “ex­
perts,” learned the essentials of en­
hancing stage action. To throw a
soft, whitish light upon the stage,
a patriotic combination of red, white
and blue footlights is used. Spot­
lights are lodged in the balcony to
project the necessary atmosphere
upon the stage, such as the eerie
(Continued" in Col. 4)
Russ Peck, Willa deSousa, Frank Ward, and Linda Shoudy
RUSS PECK
Born on a farm in Warnerville on
May 19, 1937, was Russell Peck,
famous senior about the quad. The
Altamont wonder prepared for his
Milne experience by going to Alta­
mont high school before entering
Milne as a frosh.
Since we have known Russ ,the
crack of the bat and the smack of
the glove have dominated his life.
He played in the Hearst All Star
game last year as one of the two
Albany representatives in this
classic.
Besides baseball, we find that
Russ goes for No. 214, all sinners,
and Sunday drives to Massachusetts.
His dislikes are having to sleep with
the Fitz’s, C.P.’s, and gobbing.
Russ, who is known as pencilsharpener kid, will miss the sweet
smell of the boys’ locker room. He
hopes to attend either Cortland or
Brockport State Teachers college
and major in physical education.
After college, this guy wants to at­
tain a career in pro-baseball.
The favorite sayings of this boy
are, “You dumb Mexican” to all
who pull a stupid move, and “Sinner,
on your knees,” which is definitely
for the crowd.
WILLA DE SOUSA
The youngest member of our
senior class was born in the French
hospital, New York city in Novem­
ber, 1939.
Since coming to Milne Willa
deSousa has participated in Sigma,
Tri-Hi-Y, literary and art staffs of
B&I and is the C&W cartoonist. She
is also chairman of the sets and
props committee for the senior play.
When asked if she had any favor­
ite items, Willa’s reply was, “Mary­
ann’s Harry Belafonte record, raw
peas, and ‘Fruedulant Fagan’s’ psy­
chology class.”
With Willa’s ability to excel in
the field of art, it does not appear
unusual that she is an art assistant.
In Willa’s art class she has a busy
time keeping her eye on the little
boys who run around with an
acetyelene torch.
After graduation Willa plans to
attend college and major in psy­
chology. First, however, she wants
to get her junior driving license.
FRANK WARD
“Step back a bit please so I can
get you all in. Let’s see if I take
this at full exposure, I should be
able to get a good proof.”
Thus is the plight of Frank An­
thony Ward 2nd, harrassed staff
photographer of the glorious Crim­
son and White. “Chairman,” when
he is out of the dark room, finds
time to enjoy cub and scout banquests, skiing with “Rocky,” reading
bulletins, and last but certainly not
least, sliding with Wilma D. He
abhors teachers, all homework as­
signments and the constant “mov­
ing” in class.
After he finishes college, Frank
hopes to become an African witch
doctor in Mississippi and cast voodoo
spells on all in his sight. Seriously,
Frank hopes to enter politics as a
foreign diplomat, or as a janitor in
order to help whitewash the White
House.
About himself, Frank has this to
say, “I’m a quiet, reserved, unseen
worker who occasionally bursts
forth in horrid splendor . . . see me
in ‘Mixed Dates’ soon.” Thanks for
all the great pictures you’ve taken
for the “SPOTLIGHT” this year,
Frank.
LINDA SHOUDY
The vivacious brunette nicknamed
“Shatz” arrived in Albany on Janu­
ary 28, 1939. She is one of our
many seniors who attended P.S. No.
16 before entering Milne. Linda
Shoudy is a member of O’Connell’s
Sigma society, B&I, and C&W.
The ideas of ducks — “quackquack” the little town of Amster­
dam, warm pizza, Lois Smith’s re­
marks in chem, and Har’s parties in
Delmar sound great.
Looking
through her vocabulary, she finds
“chomp-chomp” and “charming” to
be her favorite expressions at the
present time.
“Shatz” does have pet-peeves—
waiting for buses that never come
on time is her main one. Did you
ever ride in a car without springs?
Well, Linda has and it doesn’t ap­
peal to her—red convertible, maybe?
Jenkins’ wit, nine o’clock classes- on
the third floor, large under-class­
men, and “gobbing” also constitute
her dislikes.
MARCH 23, 1956
JUNIOR
HIGHLIGHTS
By BUDDY MEHAN
“All’s well that ends well,” goes
the old proverb. And this is the
end of the first year of our junior
high column in the C&W. This is
not the last time the “Hi-Lights”
is to appear, for in the next issue
Jed and Judy Allen will take the
pen and ink and record the doing
of the junior high.
Council Sponsors Dance
March 10th at 7:30 p.m. was the
time. The State college lounge was
the place. The occasion was a leap
year dance and the junior high
girls took advantage of the time to
catch a man.
All were in a dither as every
record was spun by Tripp May and
Paul Cohen. The results: Boys—
“Most fun I’ve had in four years.”
Girls—“The best dance the council
has sponsored this year, we should
have more like them.” What do
you think?
Teams Finish Season
In the sports department, the
Milne frosh team wound up its ’55’56 campaign with a 8-7 record. This
is the best record compiled by a
frosh club in three years.
The junior high jayvees, the
eighth grade ball club, finished this
year with a 6-2 record. Milne can
look for great ball teams in the fol­
lowing years when these boys play.
Playday Is Scheduled
A playday will be held at Philip
Livingston junior high school on
Saturday, March 24. The junior and
senior highs are sending a team to
compete against other area schools.
The events will include sports
such as girls’ basketball and volley­
ball. Sixteen girls are being sent
from the junior high to participate
in the intra-school match.
Workers
(Continued from Col. 1)
shade accompanying the entrance of
the ghost, Nathaniel Coombes.
As a result of this combination of
lights, it is impossible for the cast
to view anything beyond the stage.
Ears of the light and sound com­
mittees must be trained to respond
to the cues on stage to facilitate
the split-second timing needed for
the-effect. Thus, these people must
know their lines as well as the
actors, since, for them, there is no
ad-libbing.
Research work, meanwhile, is be­
ing carried on by the makeup com­
mittee. From the many books writ­
ten on the subject, these “artists”
learned the technique of “straight”
makeup.
Makeup Produces Effect
This method employs the accentu­
ation of features to prevent their
fading out in the artificial lights.
Shades of heavy bases, varying from
a greyish tone on the ghost to a
dark, ruddy coloriqg on the aged
housekeeper are used. Wrinkles are
produced by outlining the natural
folds in the face as the actor puts
on a series of forced frowns. Grey
is prematurely induced in the young
heads by a powdering of cornstarch
upon cold-creamed hair.
Operation “Presentation” is now
ready as a result of the integrated
efforts of commanders, privates and
propaganda agents.