CRIMSON and WHITE
Volume II, Number 7
Milne High School,
JUNIOR
STUD-F-^.J TR^V-^T •• "^^Rn ') " ;T-H -00K3
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Albany, N. Y.,
Friday, November 20, 1931
NEWS
HOffi ROOM 324 WINS TAX-PAYING
CONTEST WITH lOOfo P A M T S
Student council av/ards tv/enty
This v/eek is the national
points for first room to pay
book Y;eek v/hich is bein3 celsbrj-ted all over the world. Miss Betsey Keene, libr ri^.n for Milne High
Three hundred thirty one
school, vfants ever^'' student to
travel v/itli books during this v/eek. students have paid their student
tax from all the students in Milne
High
school® Alraost all of the
In the High School library
Junior
High students have paid,
there are many different assortbut
''almost"
is not enough. It
ments of books V7hich v/ill enable
should
be
alll
the students to take many interesting trips v/ith books. The History
Home room 224 won the tv/enty
books v/ill make it easier to work
points v/hich the student council
and also add much to the interest
voted to av/ard to the home room
of the study.
v;hich v/as first in getting all
the members paid one hundred per•'I am sure that if everyone
cent.
Home room 320 v/as next
starts to travel with books during
in
the
contest. No other rooms
this v/eek, that the trip will be a
had
been
reported one hundred permost successful one"', said Miss
cent
paid,
as the paper went to
Keene today in commenting on the
presso Points will be awarded to
work.
the other rooms as they pay, in
proportion
to the time they pay
Book v/eek is a national week
after
the
v/inning
room.
founded in 1919 by the American
Library Association as a Children's
In paying the Student Tax,
Book Vfeek. It'v/as later changed
the
student
himself is benefited
to a Book V/eek.
as
v/ell
as
the
v/hole schools So
Have you started your trip?
everyone is urged to pay his tax
as soon as possible.
3Ti;v:^TH GRiiDE H 3 SPECIAL JlOVIE;
NINTH GR -DE STUDET'TS GOJ.tSNCi:
FOREIGN CORREJPOI'DENCE
One section of the seventh
grade students sav/ a tv/o reel moving picture last V/ednesday. The"
subject of the picture v/as coal,
Mr, Jenkins, Jack Jenkins' father,
arranged for the shov/ing of this
picture. He also obtained a man
to speak to the'students on the
subject of coal.
The students of the ninth
grade have been considereing the
beginning of a correspondence v/ith
children and students^ in manj/- foreign countries. They think that
this v/ill start a feeling of gcx>d
v/ill and friendship betv/een the
children of the various countries
with v/hom they correspond, and
that this v/illlhelp in carrying on
the international purpose of peace
and friendship among all the nations of the world.
JUNIOR B-xSIvETBALL TE.U£ PREPiiRES
FOR FIRST GAIVIE ON DECEIVER 5
The Junior High basketball
team has been having regular
practicres nov/ and the team is
rapidly rounding into shape for
the first game of the season v/hich
v/ill be in the gyiTinasium of Page
hall on December 5,
The j^ellov/S v/ho are out for
the team are: Richard Mastcrson,
Willis Kuhn, Edv/ard Blocksidge,
Frederick Carr, Douglas MacHarg,
Martin, and Kiem. These have been
given'suits are make up the first
squad. Hov/ard Rosenstien is the
manager for the juhior team.
The dato for the games between
the home rooms that challenged
each other has not been decided 3''et,
because room 124 has not definitely decided upon the team v/hich v/ill
represent the room.
(continued from proceeding cflil.) Volum€.
was departing, told Peter thr.t afte: JL,
asking Hin a lot of questions concot^ning
Stefan^ he would have to g
ATHTii BOARD
'go to war for the Tsar. That snme
day a lady came running in saying
Dorothy Hoornbcck
Editor
that had seen "the old man of the
Bcrbarc Birchcnough
woods"
whom everyone hated. There
Associate Editor
came
one
day a certain mysteriLoo Minkin
Associate Editor
ous
horseman
v/hom noone knevz, but
William Louonbcrc Sports Editor
this other horseman came up to him
Cr.rolyn Mntticc Footurc Editor
and
spoke to him. They both went
Sora Kosslor
Exchange Editor
off
to
some dark street and aBi
Willis Green, Circulation Mc.ncgur
old house where there were five
other men. The mysterious horseTHE STAFF
man
had a valuable package for
Frcnces Lovitz, Martha Gordon,
delivery.
The brotherhood was a
Soldon K n M s o n , Jean Graham,
group
of
men
carrying the crov/n
Sponccr Kimball, Dunton Tynon,
of
Poland.
Helen Gibson, Leslie Sipperley,
Gertrude V/heeler, Frederick Carr,
The blacksmith was one of
V/alter Bates, Delia Call, Jame
these men and was supposed to shov/
Bulger, Marion Cooper, Germaine
the way to the house. The myster->
Keller, Wilbur Barnes, Leland
ic»us man got through the gates
Beik, Grover Fayles, Sheldon
into the city without his passport,
Bond, Ronald Kneller, Ruth r-zlann,
Stehpc.n shov/ed him the Y/ay, and
Peggy Kirchner, Ruth Campbell,
then the soldiers arrested btehpan.
Norma Kapv/ich, Marion Camp,
Peter,
a friend, Y/ent into the
Mitchell Ford, Carolyn Hallenbeck
building
and freed them. Stephen
and Ellen Haskins.
and the charcoal b u r n e r d a u g h t e r
escaped into the woods to the old
temple where the other men of the
brotherhood were waitings Every
one v/as happily united, the old
THE LOST AND FOUND
man of the woods was restored to hi
senses, and returned to his home
in France.
If you lose anything
This book is in the High
this year, all you have to do
School library. Have you road it?
is to write on a small pcbece of
paper what you have lost and a
brief description... of it. Then
pat
the piecd of paper an the
TliE i5,UESTI0N BOX
little box on the information
desk in the lower corridor*
Virginia Sopor, who
QUESTION: »» Do you approve of givis in charge of the Lost and
ing points in home room competFound box, will copy Lit he desition
for paying of the students
cription over on n uniform size
tax"?
sheet and will post it on the bulletin board. This makes our bulARTHUR THOMPSON: I think that this
letin board look much neater
would bu a very good idea becaus
than it did last year when anyit would cause more children
one could put up a notice of
to pay their student tax.
any kind or size. Also thismakes
the notice easier to read. It
is a very systematic agrnnor of
PLBLEN T H N D A L L :
I do approve of
taking care of lost and found
giving points toiMhome rooms for
article.
paying their taxes.
CRIMSON AND Y/PIITIi;
Junior News
B O O K S ;
Eric Kelley Writes
Story of Poland,,>
The name of thie book is
"The Blacksmith of Vilno". The
stary xms written by Eric P.
Kelley and takes its setting in
Poland about the year 1832. It
is about Peter and his adopted
son, St^jhan.
Peter owned a blr.oksmithy
in Vilna ijhxsvc some very exciting
incidents took place. One day a
man from the roayl palace of the
Tsar came to the shop and wanted Peter to shoe his horse. Th©
courtier wa told that he would
have to wait. This made him angry
and began to quarrel. He, rs he
MITCHELL FORD: Yes, I do. It's
making everyone pay their tax
in a hurry*
MARTI-Ii. GORDEN: I do think that the
people who pay student tax shoul
get points in homeroom competition» They have tried to ret
it paid on time and should get
some credit for it.
LILLIAN ALLEN: Yes, I do. I think
the student taxes will be prid
very quickly*
EDiraD HiiSKINS: I think they sh u l
get points, If a student can
pay and doesn 't it is different
from having a good reason for
not paying. Therefore the people who do pay should bu given
credit.
DRAIVlJlTIC CLUB TO CHOO&E
PL..Y FOR PRi^SLNTATION
(Home rooms continued)
Vdun^-e IL/
Beginner*s dancing class learns
fox trot and waltz-Dramatic
Club to buy make-up kit.
Homo Room 121 is considoring
getting up a newspaper for themselves or all of the seventh
grade. Grover Fayles and V/ilbur
Barnes are planning it»
The Dramatic Club has been talk
in£- about plays. There are about
17 girls -in the club v/hich meets
in room 130, Miss Longmuir is the
sponsor. Each of the members who
can is goine "to bring a play to
the meeting. The class will choosb
the play it likes best and will
present it. If it turns out well
when they give it in the room it
may be given in the assembly.
Home Room 320 wishes to correct the statement made in the
last issue of the 224 Pencil.
At least tv/o weeks ago room 320
acce|ited their challenge So
play basketball. The Pencil
stated that as yet they had received no challenge.
Everyone is going to chip in
and buy a mako-up kit.
The Beginner's Dancing class
is learning the fox trot and the
v/altz. The members bring ten cunts
to every other meeting to buy records and needles for the victrola.
We hope that they v/ill all tmiin
out to be good dancers.
The Game-Giub-fe&e-feeen approved
by the Student Council, Though
only a few people have enrolled
in the club they hope for more
members soon.
E O m ROOMS PLAN VARIED
ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAl^IS
Ncv/spapcrs, Student Council,business, parties and plays take
interests of various rooms,
On Monday Plome Room 224 has
its newspaper. Tuesday they have
library work. V/ednesday they have
study period. Thursday is given
over to business mooting. On Friday a program is given. As yet
no plays have been given in this
room.
X^'^]
During the past v/eek Home
Room 123 has been rehearsing for
a play, the name of which is,
Ivir, Polly Wiggs, Glass Figures.
Thelma Segal is the director
and Lillian \7alk has the lead.
The play will be given next Tuesday, November 24 during Home
Room
pel
lou,
Home Room 320 has no set sched
ule but has a business meeting
v/henever there is business to
transect. They are planning to
give a. program in the study hall
v/here some of the girls will
play the piano and a few boys
will play harmonicas. They hhvo
not finished the rest of the
program and the date has not
yet been set.
Last Thursdry this room, 124,
did some imitating. They imitated
some of the teachers and pupils
around lihe school. D o n H be surprised if you find yourself
being imitated. One home room
last year imitated movie actors
and actresses. This room studies
most of the time. One dry they
havo entertainmett.
I^xTIN CLUB HAS JvIEETING
The Larin Club conducted a
The program for Home Room 127
meeting last Thursday. They htid
is: Mondcy, class meeting;Student
an Armisticc Day program. They
Council report; Tuesday, School
plan to have a paper of their own.
outline; Wednesday, study period
It will be published once a month.
to bring up clcss mark; Thursday,
Last Thursday thoy also had a
class meeting; Friday, program.
The program last Fridcy was most- debate. It was on the questionThe Romans were more patriotic thrn
ly riddles and jokes by members
the Americans. The affirmative v/on.
of the class. This home room must
be congratulated for its fine work. It looks as though this club would
have a good future.
Home Room 129nihas been having
its weekly program as follows:
DEBPIATIC CLUB ELECTS OFFICERS
Mondcy, report from Stuflent Council
Tuesday, study peiiod; V'/ndnesdcy,
The officers of the Drama.tic,
business meeting; Thursdcy, study
Club
are: President,Christine
period and Fridc^y, program.
Bayreuther; vice-orcsident,Thelma
Seigal; secretary,Lillian Walk;
The girls of Home Room 135 are
treasurer, Helen Anthony.
still having hygiene tests given
by Miss Hitchcock. Ti-e boys of
The club has selected the colors,
this room go to the library to
of blue and silver. The club plans
study. The ninth grade girls will
to have pantomimes and to write
soon do the s^me thing,
plays.
The director is Miss Succop.
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