CRIMSON AND WHITE
Friday, December 7, 1934
THE MILNE SCHOOL
Albany, N. Y.
Volume V,
JUNIOR
HOiviEEOOIViS TO ivL'iKE
CHRISTI\ii.S
BOXES
Number 8
NEWS
MILNE JUiaORS PLiiY
FIRST G ^ M TONIGHT
Christmc^s boxes will be made this
^ear by all the Junior High homerooms;rhis wcs docided at the regular Student
Council meeting last Friday®
The Milne Junior High basketball
team will meet the Albany academy in a
preliminary game at 7 o'clock tonight in
Page Hall gym.
The boxes will be shown on the
stage in an assembly contest to
see
which is the best.
They will be distributed among poor families.
There will be leaders for the
cheers. The probable line-up is John
Hawkins, Martin Creesy, Bob Taft,
Erastus Davis, Ed Walker, Ed Harding,
Jack Kodecker, Dick Game, and Kin^sly
Griggs.
HONOR ROLL
This mont)i we have a large improvement in the honor roll. All grades Bhow
tjOOd results for their hard work.
9th Grade
Wilson Hume
Hazel Roberts
Elizabeth Simmons
Patricia Gibson
Recilla Rudnick
Harriet Richter
Barbara Soper
Robert Taft
8th Grade
Charlotte Kornit
Miriam Freund
Janet Bigley
Esther Stuhlmaker
Benjamin Douglas
7th Grade
Shirley Baldwin
Jacquelyn Towns end
Evelyn Wilbur
Because of illness, Dick Selkirk and
Seeley Funk may not play.
HOi\jEROOM iiCTIVITIES
m
SEVENTH GRADES
Homeroom 121 elected David Brandwen
chairman of the Christmas box committee.
Those who have not yet earned service
points will assist him.
Homeroom 127 also elected a Christmas box committee. This committee consists of Harmon Patten, Dorothy Mosher,
Helen Reis, and Fred Regan.
Jacquelyn Townsend
are to collect the banic
homeroom on Tuesday.
^i.da Snyder
mas box.
and John Unser
books for this
has charge of the Christ-
EIGHTH GRaDES
SENIOR HIGH E1\TERT.xINS
JUinOR HIGH IN ..SSEIviBLY
Yesterday at 11.30 o'clock the Senior High School presented a talent program for the benefit of the Junior High.
The school orchestra, under the direct ion of Mr, Tweedy, played songs before the program.
Those who took part in the program
were: William Hotaling, chairman,
Lillian .Ulen, Barfeara ^llen, Prisilla
Simpson, Lucile iirmstead, Billy Crawford, Irma Komfort, Christine i^des,
Olive Vroman, and luary York. They sang,
danced, and gave readings.
Homeroom 129 will give a play in
assembly. The title of this play has not
yet been annouaced.
Richard Paland was
after a recent illness.
NINTH
welcomed
back
GRIXDES
Homeroom 233 has discovered an interesting fact. The American flag in
their room was made for the first
iirmistiCQ, and 50 stars were made instead of 48.
T -1
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DECEIviBER 7
CRIMSON xJ^D WHITE
IvilLKE JU1>II0RS D O W
ST. jOSEPH»b 77-29
CLUB NOTES
The gub Deb Club will gi^re a party
and
dance
Saturday night from 8:00 until
Milne Junior High basketball team
went out on the floor in Page Hall gym llj;30. It will be at the home of Margaret
to win their first ^ome from St, Joseph's Charles, president of the club.
to the tune of 77-'d9 on Saturday, November
The Sewing- Club is plannir^g- to give
4.
an assembly program sometim.e during JanFrom the first sound of the whistle uary. The names of the entertainers and
to the last, Milne outplayed its oppo- the exact date have not yet been announced.
nents* At the end of the first quarter,
Members of the Beginners' Dancingthe score was 29-2, but St« Joseph's
Club have learned the fundamental steps
awakened and fought their way up to 29.
of dancing and are now^ learning the dip.
ofJohn Hawkins wc.s high scorer "with The club has elected the following
24 points,
Martin Creesy ran a close ficers; secretary, Arthur Bates; reporter,
Shirley Baldwin.
second with 19 points.
Those who played are; John Hawkins,
Martin Creesy, Dick Selkirk, Bob Taft,
Seeley Funk, Ed Harding, Ed Walker, Jimmy
Griffin, Jack Hodecker, and Dick Game.
Last week the Etiquette Club and
the Dancing Club had a joint meeting.
It was an opportunity for the members of
the two clubs to become acquainted and
to exchange views on etiquette in dancing.
QUESTION BOX
The Dramatics Club has been reThe boys will
give
Should assemblies be rehearsed before hearsing plays.
their play on December 11 in assembly.
committees before presentation^
The people taking part are;
Armon
Livermore,Robert Stevenson, jane Vedder,
Er^stus Davis: Yes, to improve them.
Edward Sturdarant, and Robert Wheeler*
Frances Seygiourj No, it involves a lot
The girls are also planning to give
of extra work.
a play. Those taking part are* Margaret
Marjorie Pond; Yes, often the assemblies Chase, Jane Phillips, A^'delle Chadderton,
and Marie Camera. The rest of the club
are no good and not practiced.
will act as lords and ladies in
this
play.
Margaret Charles* No, because thoy are
almost always all right.
The Needlecraft Club has elected
its officers for the term. They are*
Edgar Haring; Yes, because we will be
president, Jean Best; secretary, Susan
able to know whether to put one or two
on at a time.
Poole; and reporter, Miriam Freund.
The members of this club held
a
Wilson Hume; Yes, because we will be sure
Thanksgiving party last Wednesday.
The
to have worthwhile assemblies.
refreshment'committee consisted of Jane
Phinney and Harriet Gordon. Susan Poole
and Doris Welsh were on the entertainment
CHEEFdiE-.DERS SELECTED
committee.
The assistant cheerleaders who have
Everyone in the club is working on
been selected are; Ruth Selkirk, Virginia
Nichols, Joyce Murdick. They were select- some definite project, such as knitting,
Miss Unger
ed by Elizabeth Simmons. Let^s co-operate crocheting, or embroidery.
with thtm at basketball games and give our and Miss Cunningham are the sponsors of
this club.
full spirit to the team.
STUDENT COUNCIL PINS
,
^n inquiry about Student Council
^ pins was made by Peggy Jantz, secretary
of the council. Dieges and Clutz is the
company from which the pins will be ordered.
The pins will cost either seventy,
eighty, or Ainejby cents, according' to the
kind of plating- used.
The Student Council will decide today which pins to use.
EIGHTH GRADES BOYS
FOmi FOOTBALL LEAGUE
The boys in the eighth grade homerooms 129, 130, and 228, are organizing
a football league having nothing to do
with the school and to be played outside
school grounds.
The first game will be played next
week between homerooms 129 and 228, and
the winner will play 130.
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JT^IDAY
DECEI^BEE
CRIMSON Al-JD V/HITE
Editors-in-Chief
Virginia Tripp
Elizabeth
Associate Editor
Humor E d i t o r
"Hoys' S p o r t E d i t o r
Oirls» Sport Editor
vliib E d i t o r
student Council
l ^ c u 1 a t i c n Mo
~ m.r
(•
i . r i c i a CTI U L O M
C j r b e r t Marz
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CAN YOU HViAHTlNiE
Sinnnons
lo
Ed. Wcdker
v/itl-.cut
h i s "'cr^.L.-;.
Bernie Swartz
food" (girls)?
Franklin ^Stelnhardt
D i c k Game
D^ S e l k i r k i n t h o '-i t j g l i n e " a-:
Virginia Mitchell
a .-.'"^y a t t o n d o d b y M. Chc;;:'e.-//'
Hazel Roberts
H e r b e r t Marx
K o l n g c.blfi t c r,'' •
'>• J-' .nch b.; v,
B i l l y Burgess
oJ* Pa^Ti- H ' - i l w h o n I t ' f ^T.:. rr .n/^
s\. Staff
Mildred Golden
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F r a n i ^ l i n Steirj^r6.vri-c,
[rljporters
•^^oelle D i l g
J e a n Bush
•J':;nevieve W i i l . u . r . s
F r e d i-.dgan
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Faculty Adviser
Club Sponsor
I
M i s s K u t h Moore
M i s s L a z e t t a Gclra
DISASTER - OR
Some o f t h e r e c e n t aii c
v.- ^ ; .e-v:
been very successfu L
of t
•• L.-.iing" and l a o k
o f pr--:r>t .c--, •
I ' l f t a n c e s t h e p u p i j s hr''"f. .u.J
TO t h e i r homeroorj.b ft-r- r.i, .; •, •:•, 1,
•jf
the p e r i o d .
Apparently
this
Gt'iv.-i g o o d
rehearsal;
rh' r e f o r e , u n a b l e
to
resentation^
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O'lc':-;.; thf;
.oeld
>:3re,
iilrao o f
B e f o r e attempting'
a
performance,
you s h o u l d
rehearse
the program three
times.
You
will
then
bo
able
to
judge your time a c c u r a t e l y , at l e a s t ,
and y o u r a s s e m b l y w i l l b e a s u c c e s s .
4.
uoriiplote
5,
a dog nob
' • . r o l l i n g ' down t h e
silen-.t-
'.r.;.
- .
-
entering
hall?
BOOK REVIE^iV
THE SNARE -
BY P A F / S L S-^SaTINI
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9"'his i s a s t o r y
o f m y s t e r y and r o a l l r o l l e d i n t o one^
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i t o h'. s s i s t e r J, u:'-.
f o r assi;
a vcO'^il
tan'io,
Sho h i d e s
h her husbrnd--^'..r.j
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rr/.uij, ; ' n t o h e r c o n f : i .
H3 p r o n r s
t,." h o l p h e r .
C'Moy^s
Mrs,
1s
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Ad.jutant-Gener.'.-.i. -.n :hd arr\y.
It is
duty t o
e n f o r c . e ''lie o r d e r
t o s h o o t M":
B u t l e r w h e n he
captured]
thereforSy
she must k e e p h i : i p r e s e n c e a s e c r e t .
The A d j u t r . n " . ; " G e n e r a l
i s very j e a l ous o f h i s s e c r e t a r y ,
and when a
count
i s m y s t e r i o u s l y m u r d e r e d , he a c c u s e s t h e
y o u n g man o f t h e c r i m e c^nd h a s h i m c o u r t
martialod.
co]\.rE, CHEER, Aim V i m :
The
Milne
J u r i •)r b a s k e t b a l l
team
has a f u l l s c h e d u l e t n i s
s e a s o n and a r e
l o o k i n g f o r some p e p .
They
w i l l play
preliminary
b e f o r e the seniors
p l a y and o t h e r
on S a t u r d a y a f t e r n o o n s .
games
games
We w a n t o u r b o y s t o w i n j t h e r e f o r e ,
l e t ' s u s e o u r v o i c e s i n some g o o d c h e e r s !
" a p p o r t y o u r teaml
L i v e n up y o u r s p i r i t s !
P u t some p e p i n y o u r a c t i o n .
•JheerJ
R o l l up t h e s c o r e l
Come I
CHRISTIviAS PLAYS
The
Christmas
plays
are
coming!
You're expected
t o be
present to
see
them Decomber 9 i n Page H a l l A u d i t o r i u m .
Some o f y o u r s c h o o l m a t e a h a v e
been
workinghard f o r the l a s t few weeks
in
o^dor t o g i v e you
an
evening
of good,
enjoyable entertainment.
You s h o u l d r e ~
'.Vv.rd t h e m v ; i t h a b i g
turn-out. if
you
come y o u ' l l f i n d y o u r s e l f w e l l r e v / a r d e d .
The y o u n g
man i s a a v e d
b y a young'
l a d y who l o v e s him^ and O'Moy
is
found
to have murdered
the
count«
General
Welling'ton, o f the B r i t i s h t r o o p s , f r e e s
Mr. B u t l e r when he l e a r n s the t r u e
circumstances o f the caseo
CtlikRaCTEE SKETCH
BY PROF.
IXNAY
This
week
we t a k e
as
our noble
personage (?) a ninth
grader,
v;hom vr^
must CO I d - h e a r t e d l y
awake
f r o m a de^].
kno'vving ( ? ? ? ) s l u m b e r .
He ( o r s h e ) i s a v e r y
stocky individual v/ith
b l a c k h a i r and
brov/n e y e ^ ,
I t came t o s c h o o l t h e
o t h e r day w e a r i n g
a very f l a s h y blue tie®
of
He ( o r
spinning
sho)
has
learned the
tacks with groat tact.
ar^.
I f you guess t h i s c h a r a c t e r s k e t c h ,
w r i t e y o u r name, homeroom,
and s o l u t i c i :
on a s l i p o f
p a p e r and
give i t
to~tl'e
p e r s o n v/ho w i l l come a r o u n d a n d
collcdt
them d u r i n g ' t h e h o m e r o o m p e r i o d .
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