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ALBANY, N. Y.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1939
T H E
V O L U M E IX
M I L N E
SENIOR
S C H O O L
NEWS
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The
Bri cks and Ivy
stg^ff will issue the midyear edition of the magazine
next
v;eek. This
will "be the first edition
of the magazine under the
new name, and is only the
second mimeographed edition.
Miriam Freund is editor
of the magazine,
with
Jean Layman as assistant
editor. Other memhers of
the staff
are:
Janet
Jansing and Virginia Nichols, art editors; Jane
Phinney, Marjorie Sherman,
Mildred
Mattice,
Jean
Ledden, Betty Mann, and
Emily Sanderson, literary
editors. Una Underwood
is in charge of "book reviews, and Miria^i Fletcher
and Robert G-ardnor prepare feature stories.
Still other staff mom"bers are Janet Clark attd
Lillian Eclcshymer, exchange editors; John Gulnac,
business manager;
Wilbur
French,
mimeographer; Richard Swift,
circulation manager.
(ONHND fOI P
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The thirty-fifth annual prize speaking contest
v/ill take place on Thursror^v. I T; a i day,
March 2, at 8:15
o'clock in Page Hall audiThe third annual card torium.
party which the student
council
sponsors will
The contestants
and
take place in the State
their coaches from State
College
Lounge on March College are as follows:
17 from
2:30 to 5j00 Betty Barden, Betty Hay0^clock. The committees ford; Florence
Herber,
are as follows: public- Marion Minst; Shirley
ity: Betty Barden, chair- Baldwin, William Bogosta;
man, Doris Holmes, Vir- Janet
Clark,
Lillian
ginia Nichols, Ifergaret Hines; Robert Shamberger,
Chase,
Betto
Tinchor, 'John
Nordell;
Edward
Itocia Wiley, Robert Bar- Sternfeld, Raymond Walden, and Nev/ell Cross.
'ters; Ben Douglas, Virginia Hall; Robert GardThe tickct committee ner, Peter Hart.
consists of Robert Gardner,
chairman,
G-corgo
The participants are
Scovill, and John G-ulnac. contending for two Robert
Lillian
Ecleshymer and C. Pruyn medals,
v/hich
Dorothy Dey have charge arc valued at tv;enty-five
of the prizes. Janet Clark dollars each, one for a
is chairman of the re- boy, and one for a girl.
freshments committee.
Others on this committee
are Jean Layman, Kathryn (cont'd from column one)
Nev/ton, Jean Ledden, Florence Herber, Martha Fre- every week State College
tag, Sally Dovereux, and broadcasts over its staJacqueline Townsend.
tion which is a part of
WOKO.
GR^l E
CAKD
This year the paper
ov/es its new name to Betty
Barden, who submitted the
JUKlORi) PLAhJ MU5(CAL
title Bricks and Ivy in
On Monday
afternoon
the recent contest.
The
President Russell Jones
magazine staff will award
conducted a meeting of
Miss Barden in the near
the Junior class for the
future a special pin as
consideration of producher pri2re.
ing Deep Purple, by Anita
Hyman,
a Junior. Miss
Hyman reviewed the three
M I C W £ T D liROAO
CASi
act comedy and the class
voted to produce it proOn Thursday afternoon,
viding it could gain the
Ai)ril 6, Dr. Robert Fredfaculty's approval.
erick, junior high principal, and Dr. J, Allen
The play centers about
Hicks of State College
the difficulties of prowill conduct ^ Milne High
ducing a fictitious play
broadcast from Page Hall
on
Broadway, As
Miss
with several Milne students over the State Col- Hyman stated, "It is a
play within a play,"
lege radio station. Once
(cont'd in column three)
The purpose
of this
program is to give a panorama picture of Milne.
Each Milne student on the
committee will write his
own
dialogue to
take
place betvreen Dr. Hicks
or Dr. Frederick and himself.
The committee
is as
follows; Betty
Barden,
Esther Stulmaker, Virginia Nichols, Ada Snyder,
Ben Douglas, Robert Gardner, Walter Seim, Richard
Paland, Joe Ledden, Jack
McGowan, Gordon Jones,
Gerald Plunkett, and Robert Beckett.
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CHIMSOIT M D \fHITE
FEBRUARY 24, 1939
SIGI^A PIAiTS LTOTCHSOIT
AT m r H O E E HOTEL
SOPHOMOl^e
JoiM AOEL
On Saturday afternoon,
Pe'bruary 25, the Zeta Sigma Literary Society v/ill
meet at the Kenmore Hotel
for
luncheon
at
one
o'clock.
Del Courtney
and his orchestra v/ill
supply the music.
THET A
LE CIRCLE FEAj^TCAIS
TVELCOMS m^! I-nHMBERS
Le Circle Francais, at
their meeting,
Friday,
February 17, v/as entertained "by slides shov/ing
various scenes of France,
procured
through
the
efforts of Rohert Gardiner, president.
The initiation of the
new memlDers
will take
place today, during the
meeting. The new momhers
are: Estelle Dilg, Betty
Mann,
fertha
Freytag,
Guy Childs, Eohert Meghre"blian,
Evelyn Wilher,
Robert Wortendyke, Barbara
Thompson, Ardclle Chadderdon, Robert Hat tell, and
Robert Zell.
MILIIE liAS SPECIAL ASSEMBLY
Commemorating the
birth of George Washington, Milne had a special
joint assembly on Wednesday at 9 0*clock.
At the conclusion of
Colonel Sommers^ address,
students enjoyed unusual
talking movies on armaments,
Their scene was
the 1935 Preparedness Exposition.
N (J
These candidates attended their first meet:l:ig last Tuesday,
and
plans for the initiation
vrere begun immediately.
SEUIOR EITGLISH CLASSES
COiTOUCT "Q,UICK Q,UIZ"
On Friday, February 17,
the senior English classes
conducted a "Q,uick Qjuiz"
along the principle of the
radio
program,
"3£ay
Kyser's Musical Klass of
Knowledge,"
Each |)erson
selected
three questions, and, if
he failed to ansv/er any
of them correctly,
he
received the "gont~:".
The questions
v/ere
varied and ranged from
riddles to reforenccs to
literature.
GIRLS TAKE IffiMBEHSHIP OATII
The sophomore members,
June Glaubitz, a new junior, and Betty Farnan, a
sophomore v/ho has recently
entered Milne from Albany
High School,
took the
oath of membership at the
meeting of the Q;aintillian
Literary Society, February 21,
Dr. Robert Fredrick,
The society also disprincipal of Milne Junior
cussed ways of raising
High, introduced the
money for
the
senior
speaker, Colonel Sommers,
keys.
commanding officer of the
Watervliet Arsenal, Watervliet, Nev/ York,
Colonel Sommers
explained the conditions,
needs and training of the
army.
He spoke of the
sizes of guns manufactured
at the six United ^tates
Arsenals.
ANo
The
invitations
to
membership
in Adelphoi
and Theta Nu
Literary
societies were sent out
last Friday, February 17,
to the remaining members
of the sophomore class
v/ho had not already received one.
Following the luncheon
the girls will spend the
rest of the afternoon as
they please.
The purpose of
this
social is to finite the
nev/ sophomores vdth the
other Sigma girls.
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Sophomores
accepting
invitations to Adelphoi
Literary society are:
Robert Pfeffer
Borden Mill.s
Robert Barden
Selleck Min-cline
Robin tvendell
Fred Ward
Robert Schamberger
Lav/rence Mapes
Robert Speck
Robert Taylor
Stanley Sv/ift
Sophomores
accepting
invitations to Theta Nu
Literary i^ociety are;
Arthur Phinney
jjavid Davidson
Albert Smythe
William Wiley
Jerome Levitz
Sonald Sommers
Edward Meghreblian
. Donald DelTure
At the Theta Ku meeting,
the members discussed the
annual Theta Fu-Adelphoi
basketball game that v/ill
be conducted at the Hi Y
Sports Carnival, March 3,
CLUB AMOUNCES PLAY
At its regular meeting,
on Friday, February 17,
the junior-senior dramatics
club voted to produce in
assembly, "While The Toast
Burned," a one-act comedy.
Florence Herber v/ill direct
the play which v/ill take
place about April 1,
The play, "Back of The
Yards", by Kenneth Goodman,
also proved popular among
the members of the club,
and they will present it
at a later date under the
direction of Miss Marion
Minst.
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FEBRUARY 24,
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MILI^IE HOSTESS TO MOUITT PLEASANT
EM and MIL NE
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The girls varsity tetim played hostess to Mount Pleasant of Schenectady at
a "baskefball game and tea Friday afternoon. Milne was represented "by two teams.
Tomorrov/ night the Milne cagers will
Kathryn Hev/ton,captain; Virginia Hichols,
meet
Bethlehem
Central in an away game at
Doris Welch, Ruth Rasp, Joyce Murdick,
their
gym.
This
v/ill he the last game of
and Lillian Ecleshymer represented our
the
Milne
season.
This is our second
first team. Ruth Selkirk, Alora Beik,
game of the season with Bethlehem High,
Dorothy Shattuck, Doris Mochrie, Jane
In the first game the Milne Q;uintet took
Grace and Dorothy Dey represented the
the decision from the Delmar team hy a
second team. They v;ere hoth successful
large margin. Although this indicates
with respective total scores 54-18 and
an easy victory, the orange and "black
20-7.
raiders have "been improving steadily.
MILES PLAYS DELH^IR
This contest heing the last of the
1938-39 season it is the wish of the CrimThe Hilne girls sextet met v/ith Del- son and t^ite team that a good crov/d of
mar Thursday on the latter's court. Milno Milnites v/ill turn out to see the game,
was represented "by Kathryn Hev/ton, Vir,,-:iiiia
Nichols, Doris Welch, Lillian Ecleshymc.-,
In a preliminary contest starting
Joyce Murdick and Dorothy Dey. The suhs at 7:30 o'clock the Milne Junior Varsity
were Ruth Selkirk, Barbara Thompson, Dor is will play the Delmar J. V. team,
Mochrie,Jane Grace, Alora Beik and Suzanne
For those wishing to attend the game
Roberts.
and are going by bus, Delmar bus 5 passes
near the school.
MILilE WINS OVER SCHUYISR HIGH
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The Crimson
tide
again
sank
Schuyler's red and hlue basketeers v/ith
a score of 29-22 in the last game of the
season on Page Hall Court. With both
teams playing very good ball, the game
v;as close in its early stages and a tic
at half time. The Crimson "flashes"
pulled away from the determined Falcon
raiders at the starting of the third
period, and kept a small lead to v/in the
game.
Those v/ho v/ere at this game sav/ an
untiring, determined, inspiring Milne
team play a sensational game. V/ith the
excellent shooting of Captain Dick
;5aland and "Chuck" Locke, and the fine
floor play of Childs, Fink and French
Milne had by far the best team on the
floor last Saturday night.
The high score place of the game
goes to Scott, Schuyler's Captain, whose
mark v/as 10 points. The top scorer on
the Milne team v/as Locke v/ith 9 points,
follov/ed closely by Paland v/ho had 8.
The individual scores are:
TP
li^B
FP
Paland RF
2
3
8
Locke LF
9
3
3
Childs C
2
5
1
Fink RG
1
2
0
French LG
5
2
1
Stevenson
0
0
0
Gulnac
0
0
0
Scoville
0
0
0
This victory is Milne's
against five loses. There remains but
one more game v/hich is an away game tomorrov/ night.
IlTTEliPRETlVE DANCING
Miss Hit chock v/ishes that all girls
v/ho are interested in Interpretive Dancing
and have as yet not brought permits to do
so in the near future.
This is to be a feature of the Annual
Antics and a great deal of practice is
needed before such a feature will be ready
for presentation.
JOE
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ob'sefves
Soon v/ill be seen certain people running or perhaps skiing around exhibiting
ski emblems. I'm sure you all knov/ v/ho
they are.
Saturday morning a few Milne girls
tumbled out of bed early to practice
basketball. They were refreed by tv/o
Albany v/omen v/ho were taking their tests
to become professional refrees.
CRIMSON A l ©
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Editorial Staff:
Editor in Chief
Sr. Associate Editor
Associate Editor
Art
Features
Sports
Societies and CIUTDS
Exchanges
City Paper Corres.
Betty Barden
Chas. Sanderson
Fred Regan
Marcia Wiley
Chas. Ma c Cul1o ch
Doris Welsh
Betty Tincher
Ed Starki'/eather
Ruth Rasp ^
Jane Grace
Jean Best
Doris Holmes
Reporters;
Estelle Dilg
Sally Devereux
Margaret Chase
Florence Herber
Anita Hyman
Earl Goodrich
Ed Langv/ig
Dorothy Shattuck
Bob Barden
Ira Moore
Robert Pfeffer
Jane Phillips
i^artha Freytag
Hancy Glass
Richard Paland
Arthur Bates
Harriet Gordon
Journalism Class
Business Staff:
Business Manager
Printer
Mimeographers
Typists
Circulation
Herbert iferx
ITewell Cross
Armon Livermore
A1 Metz
Dorothy Day
Helen Ehman
Esther Stulmaker
John ^'J^/kes
Bob Wortendyke
Faculty Advisors:
Miss Katherine IVheeling
Miss Grace i^rtin
Published V/eekly by the Crimson And
I'^ite staff at the Milne School, Albany,
Nev/ York.
Three days of Lent
and already
starving Milnites gaze longingly at the
array of sweets in the annex. Hot everyone wears a martyred look, hov/ever; all
Milnites do not have a religious obligation during the Lenten season.
Disregarding the religious aspect,
we think the idea of self-discipline is
well worth the effort. The art of concentration consists mainly of discipline.
( By the way, the monthly tests are almost due.) And then, a person conditioned to "giving up'' things manages to enjoy life the more because he can cope
vdth disappointment.
If you do not v/ish to forbid yourself candy or like conventional denial,
v/e suggest a Lenten ban on cat tines s,
Jealouuy, selfishness, and such.
For
those \iho specialize in spicy gossip, we
advocate a rest for fellov; men, and time
spent in doing favors instead of refusing.
A strenuous campaign? Probably
everyone has his faults, and habits are
difficult to break. But the results
will delight your friends and bring you
man^'- new ones.
The dividends in popularity alone
make this ide? worth investing time and
effort. Once bad habits are broken, the
pieces do not easily glue back together.
(Cont. from left)
the true nature of Christianity has been
lost in a worship of vrorldliness, which
he calls Barabbas. Lf you can spare the
time, v;hy not try a small dose of his
refreshing discussion?
Read purely for its amusing dialogue, Androcles and the Lion is excellent. But the clever, subtle satire
surpasses all its other qualities—serving also as an eye-opener. Lavinia, the
fearless free thinker who vjill not marry
the handsome captain, is our favorite of
"Vrhat! Me read Shaw? the v/ould-be martyrs. We also enjoyed;
I'.Tiat do you think I am!'
conscientious Ferrovius vrhose method of
converting non-believers was- to say the
least- rather rough,
Spinthro, the
Well, Joe Milnite, you have reasonably adequate brains and an acute sense spineless debauchee, and naturally that
patient little animal lover, Androcles,
of humor. Androcles and the Lion is not
beyond your horizon. Since George Bernard's preface to this play was three
times the length of the actual drama, we
merely scanned it. (Chemistry
wasn't
IText week brings two very important
finished.)
student activities. The Quin-Sigma v/ill
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nCOM^
This essay, or preface, is an interesting discussion of Christianity;
Shav/ considers the pros and cons of several questions in a direct, convincingly
non-partisan manner. He believes that
(Cont, in next col.)
YEOCr'
look to Hawaii for inspiration, v/hile
Prize-Speaking candidates, will rely on
their own inspirational compositions.
Both these ideas are new to Milne, so
v;e should all enjoy attending both functions. Let's show those who worked hard
to develop these programs that we appreciate them thoroughly!
"Q:^ N u m b e r
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3PITAPHS
Sincb the Senior Eng].ish Clasnoa
have "been writing on the art of clyin,\:,
v;e feel it our solemn clut-,^ to give forth
vrith a fe\-r ditties of our ov;n.
Here lies the valient Johnny Einl:,
\7ho didn^ t die of the deadly drink;
Pursued "by women, he v;as quite "brave,
But they finally hounded him into his
grave.
Here lies the body of Ducky Dey,
V/ho found that quack medicines did
not pay;
She spent a„ll her days drinking one
and all
Because she was told that they'd make
her tall.
Here lies her "buddy Ruthy Rasp,
Who on this day, her last "breath did
gasp;
The reasons are o"bvious for her "blunder,
She at last met a doorvray she couldn't fit under.
ETIQ,IGG:TS AT GAMES
.t games
ITow that all of this year's
are over , except the battle v/ith Bethlehem Central, it is fitting and proper
that v/e all learn a fev; etiquette rules
on hov/ to behave at basketball games.
IT'est-ce pas? You will probably forget
them all by next year, but that is the
x:)oint.
1. On arriving, take your coat ajid
hat and put them in your locker. This
creates a homelike atmosphere, and doesn't look as if you are planning to rush
off any minute. If you do not have a
locker, get one. (You should have been
assigned one in the beginning of the
year, but better late than never.)
2. I'/hen you reach the gym, take the
Ion,-.; wa7/ to your seat, in order that everyone can see your nev; dress, and v/ave
prettily to evoryono you loiow,
3. !7hon the game starts, look enthusiatstic, and cheer loudly for the
cutest fellov; on the team, calling him
by his Imiclaiame, (This gives to the seventh graders and other unloiowing persons
the imore&sion that you go around with
him.)
4. Smile sweetlj^- all during the
game, for one never knows from v/hich
angle the photographers will shoot the
boys in action. This may prove tiresome,
but think of the rev/ard.
Here lies Earl Goodrich, stone dead,
you "bet!
He "blev; oiit his "brains on a clarinet;
ITothing "but music was on his mind,
In his grave he*s chanting-"Please Bo
Kind."
Here lies Jane Grace, the pet of the
plains,
V/hose reasons for suicide are not
quite sane,
Eirst she was shunned by her dear
Fred Astaire,
And what good is life v/hen you've
nothing to vrear.
Here lies M, Freund, whose life sure
v/as tough,
It was muddled by Chemistry, Latin,
and stuff;
Professor Einstein she decided to
mock,
\Ihen she got belov/ 90, she just died
of shock.
5. Co-operate v/ith the cheer-loaders, You v/ill then show school spirit,
and this habit also lets everyone else
knov; that you're not jealous of hov; cute
the little dears look in their outfits,
6. At intervals,
interrupt your
discussions with the girl on your right
long enough to make clever remarks.
Thereby, the people around you will
surely think you Icnow something about
the game.
7. A^ the half, choose the longest
v/ay to the drinld.ng fountain, for the
excrciso. (Also, if..anyone is looking
for you for a date after tiio^gajne--,--ite^H
surely be able to see you.)
8. Be sure to visit the locker room
at the half to pretty up, so you'll be
fresh as a daisy for the nerve-v/racking
second half.
!fe hope you'll be
successes next year'.
little
social
FEBRUARY 24, 1939
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AIT ODE TO A TYPIST
*I]XCIIANGES*
:;! * * >i< * »l< * *
"Sir, a, a, I W e "been going vrith
your daughter for five years nov/, and,
ah, ah, v;ell, I was just v/onderinf;-"
"Well, what
do you
want, a
pension?"
— T h e O^^fl
Conversation overheard in a geometry class:
First pupil: "Secant say that to mel"
Second dope: "Ofchords secant I"
Third(pardon me) Teacher: "a tangent
olease."
— T h e Owl
If a girl v/ears a hair rilDhon on
the right side, she has a steady "boyfriend. If she v/ears a rihoon on the
left side she is in love. If she
v/ears it on tho "back of her head, she
is open for a date.
— T h e Owl
"Ay ess de eff
sem el ka^'' jay
Flat foot floogie
v/ith a hey! hey!
(Yes in typing
that is the verse
That v/as soon
to drive him nerts.)
"As each day
v/e sit and hammer
My taps are heard
ahove the clammer."
"Yes, o'er them all
comes slov/ stacatto
D ^ WITH WAHM-UPSl
that's my motto!
(Kis eyes used to go
from copy to the keys
And at each mi retake he'd
shake, from head to Imees.)
"V.Tiy? to start it all
should there "be that verse?
T rut hful ly nov/,
Is there any worse?"
"Then:
y
. h?
V!
Ay ess de eff
sera el kay ja.y
Flat foot floogie
with a hey! hey!
IISTl HEY I
SLAL^TO
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I'lan is "born,
Tfen grows up,
I%n kicks bucket,
Man is "buried,
Man turns to dust,
G-rass grov/s from dust,
liorse eats grass,
Moral: Never kick a horse,
you may "be kicking your grandfather.
—Borrov/ed
Song to a Butcher Boy
I never sausage eyes as thine,
And if you' 11 "butcher hand in
mind,
We'll seek some ham-let far away,
And meat life's frov/n v/ith life's
caress,
And cleaver road to happiness.
—Sxcliange
Fashion note:
There vrill he
little change in men's pockets this
year.
— T h e Sider Press
Of course, v/e use slang. Doesn't
everyone? Let's watch
hov/ we use it,
hov/ever, and v/hen. Here is an example of how slang changes the meaning
of things,
Milne's students are the active
citizens (lice) of Al"bany. Many Ililnites "belong to the helpful G-irl Scouts
(female spies for thieves). To help
preserve
the democratic ideals of
their school, Milne pupils have a nev/spaper (30 day jail sentence). Recently they have renamed
the
school
magazine (sentence
of
6 months),
"Bricks and Ivy". Ivy, of course refers to the vine (suit of clothes)
v/hich grov/s on the Milne building.
They are noted for their social
endeavors.
Occasionally,
Milne
seniors dance at places like the BandBox (penoteniary), "but more often
they can "be found "dunking doughnuts"
(automo"bile tires) at Childs,
P. S. This article is based on the
American
Slang
Dictionary in the
Reference Room of the Milne Library,
G-lance through it sometime!