CRIMSON AND WHITE
Friday,
Dec. 6, 1935
THE MILNE SCHOOL
Albany, N. Y.
Volume VI,
SENIOR
Number 8
NEWS
STUIMJT
COUl^CIL EEIXDRTS.
GHRILTI.1AS
BOX
CONTEST
SENIOR HIGH PAP.TY, JAN. 17
. CRIMSON TEJIM . TO FiiCE
SCHUYLER AI^D C. B. A.
IN
WEEK-END
GikMES
The Christmas assembly will be held
on Friday, December 20, at 1 o'clock. The
Student Council decided to continue the
annual practice of giving Christmas boxj es to the pocr, and these boxes will be
judged at this assembly.
This week-end the Crimson Tide will
bo featured in a double tilt against two
strong Albany teams. Tonight the Milne
squad will encounter the Phillip Schuyler quintet on the Page Hall court in
our fifth game of the season.
C. B. A.
will be the Red Raiders* rival tomorrow
night in the third home game of the
season on the Page Hall gymnasium woods.
Both contests take place at 8:15 following the preliminary gcjnes of the junior
varsityo
Every year all the homerooms in the
school decorate and fill a box for the
needy families in Albany. A list of the
su^jplies necessary for a complete meal
v/ill be posted on the first floor bulletin board. Dr. Frederick urges that the
committees take special notice of this
so each box will contain all the necessary foods. Pie also states that frail
decorations are not advisable because
they get demolished when the boxes
are
delivered. Judges for the contest have
not yet been chosen.
Student Council announces that too
much stealing is goin^' on in the girls*
locker rooms in Richardson Hall.
As
there is no way of locking the rooms all
the girls are requested to keep their
lockers locked. The school if; not responsible for any such losseso If this
notice is not observed, definite steps
will be taken.
CHRISTMAS PLAYS DECEMBER 13;
THEIR CASTS ARE A1«U1ICED
The casts for the annual Christmas
plays which are to be given December 18,
have beo'n announced. They are
follows; for "Off Nag's Head" - Ralph
Norvell, Fisherman; Cora Randies, Old
Woman; Virginia Tripp, "Gal"; Kenneth
Lcisher, Doctor; Pricilla Simpson, Sick
Woman.
For "Sham" - Walter Simmons,
Charles; Virginia Kelsoy, Clara, his
wife; Betty Pottar, Reporter; Wilson
Hume, thief,
Tho junior high school will present
"Knave of Hearts" with the following
taking- part; Fred Regan, Blue Hose; Robert Nattell, Yellow Hosu; llil-Ired Mattice, first Herald; Ruth Selkirk, Second
Herald; Robert Gardener,
Pompdeblle,
King of Hearts; Edwiird Sternfold, Cliar.cellor; Robert Wheeler, Knave of Hearts;
Elaixe Drooz and Charlotte Kornit, Ursula; Esther Stulnt^ker , L:'.dy Violetta;
Norman Andrews, Donner iitv/ooiK Ht^len
Cooper, Leah Einstein, ^ jorDrr LevitSj
and Jean Tarshish, Pages
Both of these squads are quite
strong and should be quite an opponent
for the Crimson and White team. Neither
of these teams has ever been Milne's opponent but have been regular rivals of
many city teams. Although last season
was Schuyler's first one on the court
they produced a fine team. The Cadets
usually put out a good basKetball array
so a hard struggle may be expected from
them.
These two games inaugurate Milne^s
entrance into the city basketball circle
on our own court® It hc.s been many years
since tho Panthers have encountered any
of the local teams» The boys received
fine support at the Vincentian game thus
showing that the Milnites are for the
team win or loseo The cry for city teams
as opponents has been answered, so let's
go and put Milne on the map!
It is most probable that the new
line-up which defeated Delmar but wasn't
used in the V. Ic game will go against
Phillip Schuyler tonight. This line-up
which will be seen on the Milne court
for the first time will be as follows:
MacHarg and Simmons, forwards; Norvell
and Rosenstein, guards; and Taft, center.
Hotaling, Creesy, Carvill, and Sippsriey
will be held in reserve.
FlIENCH CLuiSSES PRESElfT ASSEIvIBLY
ONS-^CT PL.--Y GIVEN; xxLSO SONGS
The assembly program last Wednesday
consisted of a Christmas play and accompanyirg carols sung by all the French
classest The oast of "a Christrras Dream"
as follovs' Jeon Graham, Barbara;
V:..vg:.iij.a McDennott, Helen; Leslie Sipperloy, Kcthbr; Barbara Birchenough, Jeanne;
Coi-a llandlos, ivlorie; Leo Mirikin, Pierre;
and John Graiiam, radio announcer.
CVo\ ys'
Ih^IDAY
CRH/iT^ON jiND 'WHITE
DECEMBER 6, 1935
CRIMSON i.ND WHI-IE
Arthur Thonipson
John Winne
Walter Sirnnions
Jean Graham
Doris Shultes
Ruth Mann
Sally Ryan
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Vi.LlIE OF PLuiN
;,gos ago , in the time of the pi Itdown Man? the human race was little better than the beasts which lived in the
Boys* Sports Editor
Girls• Sports Editor same region at the same time. The average Litvn at this time had superior reasArt Editors
oning pov;er to the beasts, but his life
Was very uncurtain because he had not
Jo£e Editor
learned to pl.an a>ieade Man was not born
with as much natural instinct as is possReporters
essed by a groat number of the rther anVirginia Tripp
Virginia McDermott
imals,
For instance;
the squirrels
Elizabeth Siinmtns
Hazel Roberts
store up their food in convenient hiding
Patricia Gibson
Leslie Sipperly
places In a.nticipc.tion cf v;inter.
The
Herbert Marx
Franklin Stei;ahart
birds
that
dwell
hereabouts
fly
southGertrude Wheeler
ward when winter approacheso The homingpigeon
is able to locate a previous home
Business Department
by the aid of some instinct unknown to
man. It is to substitute for tnis natRobert Mapes
,-:^usiness Manager
ural instinct that man has adopted a
William Freedman
Distributing i^^ents
logical foresight which v;e call plan,
Billy Burgess
f5elden Knudst^n
Mimeegraphers
Gordon Robinson
A plan is necessary to nearly every
Howard Collins
branch of modern business» The architect
Printer
works from the most detailed plar.. WithMiss Katherine E. Wheeling
out his plan he v/ould be lost. The sysFaculty i^^dviser
tematic chemist or physicist is usually
Mr, Harry Gumaer
the moBT, successful in his line.
The
Student ^xdvlser
succesG.ful business man must plan his
time very closely in this fast age.
Published weekly by the Crimson and
Until we go to high school we don^t
White staff at the Milne ^iiooT7 Alhave
mu?^h
use for a plan because our
bany, New York,
time is x>retty much our own^
However,
v/hen
we
have
reached
that
stage
in our
Terms: ^1.00 per year, payable In adlife we find that a pl.-An of our studies
vance* Free to students paying student
helps a great deal. Life is a gigantic
tax.
problem in comporison with any that v/e
may run up against in school.
Doesn't
it stand to reason that a definite plan
-aRE YOUR DRE^iMS WORTH WHILE?
would bo efcisentlal to our life if v/e
wish
to succeed?
"Mighty oaks from little acorns
grow" is truly a correct sentence, .all
The future belongs to each and evgreat men have had to start at the boteryone of us a What are we going to do
tom and have worked their way up. Many
with it' Let»s start to think ahead now,
of the most common miracles of today>^s
to dec.ide v/hat wo wish to do and then
civilization have been performed
by
try to live up to our ideals-.
perhaps
these men who, in their school -day perthey will cha.nge in the course of time,
iod, have had dreams of what 'they wanted
but at least v/e will be none the worse
to do •
if we have had a plan to start with.
These dreams are not ,iust common
day-dreams. If a person has eruugh grit,
."stick-to-itivnesG," and porsevercnce,
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he can make almost any dream come tx-ue^
One must work, to be sure^. but the final
suqcess will come, at last.
few hints for an ideal test.
Questions
like these are sure to make
Professor Sayles, in his address on
the
purjil
feel
perfiicoiy at ease.
Wednesday, November 27, told about some
of these famous men who had these dreams^
Road the follov/ing directions careBesides those that he mentioned, tn^rs
are Henry Ford, Lindbergh, count].eas .^wa- fully:
1 Do not attempt to ansvv'cr mere than
•/.ors of sport champions, and hosts of
one aueiticn at a time.-,
others. Sir Malcom Campbell, the speed2 Do not atcompt to ansv/er a question
king, had c dream of being the fastest
more
than onccc
human on earth, • He terrified the country
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side by going twelve mileii per hour on
1 Which do you icnslder the more alike,
a bicycle. For this he was fined by a
Caesar or Pompey^ or vice versa?
magistrate for disturbing the pec-.ce* Now
2 Why did Jul:"us Caesar?
everyone knows about Sir Malcom, His
3 Whioh came first,, ii. D» or B. C.?
dream came true.
4 Has it over occurred to you that the
Romans oouixtod backv/ards? (Be honert.)
Of course,, not everyone can be
5 Estimate the avorage a^^e of
world famous^ but, surely, one can be1 the .»jjicie.nt Britons
come well-known to some d'?£;reeo Pick a
worth-wbile
t^oal
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SOCIETIES
1935
DRaJ^UTICS CLUB
DISCUSSES
PLiU^S FOR CHRISTMAS PL..YS
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Quin:
At the weekly Quln meeting quotations were from Edgar Allan Poe.
Cora
Randies read one of his stories called
"The Premature Burial."
Barbara Knox
gave Amy Lowell»s works.
Plans for a Quin party were dis«
cussed and it was decided that it be at
Sally Ryan's home.
Quotations next week will
Sara Teasdale.
DECEME.ER 6 ,
be
from
Theta Nu:
The meeting was called to order at
11:10# A committee was appointed to take
charge of the banquet. Its members are;
Messrs, Gypson, Bond, McKean, and Selkirk, Sheldon Bond gave a report on
' ^^^ Painted Arrow, by Gaither,
Sigma:
The meeting was called to order at
11;03, lifter the minutes had been read,
Frances Hoornbeck gave a story of Mark
Twain's life. The meeting was closed
with the singing of the Sigma song.
Adelphoi;
A discussion continued from last
week was held concerning the outing.
This outing has been postponed until
after the Christmas vacation.
Martin Creasy gave a report
"Jokes" from the Reader's Digest,
on
Last Monday the three sections of
the Dramatics Club held a joint meeting
in the library.
They discussed plans
for the Christmas plays.
It was decided that every member would try to sell
four tickets but that no members would
be assessed. The three persons who sell
the most tickets will act as ushers for
the plays; the other ushers are to be
chosen from volunteers. The tickets for
the plays v;ill be tv/enty-five cents per
person. Property, stage, costume, sets,
and make-up committees were not definitely decided upon, but volunteers for
these were asked for.
MILNE TO ENTER FOLKLORE CONTEST
u».t the Capital District Press convention which mat at Milne High School
last October, Dr. Harold Thompson of
State College offered a prize to the
school collecting the most data for his
book on old songs and folklore.
Milne
has entered this contest and it is hoped
that the students will take em interest
in this matter. Collect any ghost stor-"
ies, fairy stories, ballads, nursery
rimes, or old folk songs which have been
handed down through the family or which
you have heard. Give them to Miss Wheeling or one of the editors of the Crimson
and White, Material collected will Fe"
published in the weekly Crimson and
White occasionally.
The twelfth year English
class
which meets at nine o'clock under the
direction of Mr, Hugh Norton is planning
to enter with stories concerning premonition of death.
LIBRi^RY NOTES
..DS IN FOR CHRISTI\US
ISSUE
Tv/elve new books have been '.added
to our librax-y collection, which
were
selected from the Book Week exhibit.
The advertisements for the Christp-v.:.
mas Issue of the Crimson and White have
totaled to a little more than one hunSome of them are as follows;
Coot dred dollars, according to a statement
Club, by Ransome, a sequel to Swallows issued by the advertisirig
mano^'ers.
and Imazons; Mary Poppins, by Travers, a Entrants loqiding in the contest are: first,
ridiculous novel of a nurse-maid; Street Herbert Mar^ and Franklin SteirJiart, and
Fair, by Fischer, a tale of children ex- second, Reel11a Rudnick.
ploring France; and Swords of the North,
by Anderson, a story of Caesar's conquest of Great Britain.
MISS HITCHCOCK RETURl^S
GLEE CLUB REHE..RSES
The Glee Club, under the direction
of Dr. T. F. H. Candlyn, has been rehearsing carols to be sung at the annual
Christmas plays. They have been practicing the following sonets: "C^ood King
Wence'Rlas," "The First Noel," and "God
Rest You Merry Gentlemon."
In "Good
King Wenceslas," Jane Weir will sing the
part of the pag'e as a solo.
Miss Margaret Hitchcock, instructor
in physical education for the girls, has
returned to Milne after an absence of
two wefeks caused by illness.
The gymnasium classes for the girls
started last V/ednesday. It has not been
decided as yet whether hockey will
be
continued or whether basketball will hegin.
C V o l ZTFRIDAY
CRIMSON AND V/HITE
Because of the size of the score
you may be inclined to believe that the
game was a set-up or a 'Valk over." The
first misconception is disproved due to
the fact that Delmar is a traditional
rival. The game was fought in Milnelike fashion and was won only by hard
playing and by quick and clever passing.
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DECEMBER 6, 1935
THE BJiSKETBiiLL C.J?EER OF
BSJJPE "SCR..PPY" NORVELL
CRIMSON TIDE VICTORIOUS
DELMaR IS SWAMPED 30-14
At last ths Milne team is clicklngl
The Crimson squad broke into the winning
column the night before Thanlcsgiving to
give the large ^roup of rooters something to be thankful for. Not only did
the varsity swamp Delmar but the jayvees
did a fine job of whitewashing with a
28-16 score. The game gave Milne its
first victory of the season. This victory was certainly earned by the boys,
and their steady playing showed that
they are improving every game and that
they've got somethiiig there.
V^MUr
by Walter Simmons
This season Milne will have one of
the greatest defensive guards of its
court history. Ralph's continual fight
and speed will aid the team greatly. He
never has been Q point getter but many a
time his sterling defensive playing has
held the Crimson Panthers' opponents at
bay, thus allowing the offense to work
•smoothly without fearing an overwhelming
scoring attack. A defense is as valuable
to a team as an offense and in "Scrappy"
we have the mainstay of our defense.
Ralph started his basketball career
in his sophomore year after a season on
the junior high squad. In that year he
made the reserves and never failed to
carry out his assignment as substitute.
Last season "Scrappy" Norvell made
the first string and did some fine playing in the guard position. It was his
ability to "dog" many flashy forwards
and keep them from scoring that proved
his value to the team.
The new change in the
line-up
proved to be the thing for
Milne.
"Spike" Simmons, who is the regular
center, was converted into a forward and
"Bo" Taft filled his shoes at center. Ee
really filled them and then some, as he
held Scoons, Delmar*s flash who has
starred for the last two years, to two
points. It was Taft»s first vcrsity game
and by the v/ay he played he's going
places.. "Spike" played a good game for
his first time at forward, and he* 11
probably do much better as he accustoms
himself to it.
This year Ralph has proved to us
that he still has that same old fighting
spirito There wasn't a minute of the
State frosh. Draper, Delmar, or Vincentian games that he wasn't in there
scrapping for all he was worth.
Doug iviacHarg vjus high point getter
with fourteen points, follov;ed by Rosy
with eight.
Bob Taft for his great defensive
work in holding Delmar's "big gun" to
three points and giving Milne a bigger
chance for victory. T'was his first game
as a sophomore.
MILNE IS NOSED OUT BY V. I.
IN HvIPRESSIVE TILT 34-30
The Crimson Tide's entrance into
the city basketball circle was marred by
a double defeat at the hands of Vincentian» Although the jayvees were somewhat swamped, the varsity came through
much better and gave their opponents a
stiff tussle. The Milne boys gave the
amazingly large group bf Milnites and
Alumni their money's worth and almost
furnished the thrill of coming from behind to take the game.
As may be seen by the score, the
game was close but not until the last
quarter. Throughout the first half the
Y. I. quintet had no trouble in keeping
ahead of the Pcjithers who just didn*t
click together. During the third period
Milne's offense ran a little smoother
and as the fourth quf^rter started they
were going at top speed.
The Crimson
team began to show what they were made
of and V. I. was forced to throw
in
all available streng'th to stem the tide.
In the last few minutes Milne was playing a much better class of ball than had
been played during the whole gam© by
either teanio
POPPIES TO
Those Milne rooters v;ho supported
the team through thick and thin. Their
school spirit at Delmar aided Milne to a
blazing victory. Their number lighten
the burden against V. I.
The Alumni whose respect for the
i«.lma Mater brought them out in fine numbers.
Doug and Howie for their scoring in
the last two games®
They've tallied
twenty-tv/o out of thirty points in both
^ames.
"Scrappy" Norvell for his continual
fighting and scrapping throughout
the
games.
Our gallant cheerleaders who have
done so well in making the gyms
ring
with cheers for the Crimson Panthers.
HORSERADISH TO
Blushing Tide fcr the type of basketball they exhibited in the first half
of the Vincentain game. Also to
the
unknown person who said the Mi Ire boys
were pansies just before the VI contest.