CRIMSON AND WHITE Friday, October 12, 1934

THE MILNE SCHOOL Albany, N. Y.

Volume V, Number 2

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SEVENTH GRiiDE ELEgTS HOMEROOM OPFIQjERS

LeRo^ Smith, Arthur B^tcs^^and-porls Iiolmps were elected presidents of the savGnth grade homerooms^ plates of ficers are as follov^s;

Room President ^ LeRo;/- Smith ViOGrpresident « Robert StQvenson Secretary - Marilyn Smith Treasurer - David Y/ilpor Student Council Representatives T Jane

Yedder and Robert Wheeler^ Room £12—

President - Arthur Bates Vice-president - Shirley Baldtwin fSecretar/ - Alma Beik Treasurer - Bruce ClemGnts Student Council Reprosentutives -r Jean

Bugh, Donner Atv/ood, Room 127—

President r- Doris Holmes Vice-president - Dorothy Mosher Secretary - Robert Mattell Treasurer - Robert Stanford Reporter - Fredrick Re^an Student Council Representative ir Armon

Livermore, |VliXlioent Murphy

IVLaNY activities IN BOYS• GYM CL4S^ES

JUNIOR COUNCIL HaS OPENING SESSION

The 1934-35 Junior High School Student pouncil opened its season last l ridcy with Wilspn Hume as presiding of-f i c oJT ,

The first business of the day yms to elect a vice-president and secretary. The nominees for vice-president v/ere John Hsiwkins t;>nd J ois Nesbitt. Lois was elected by a majority vote, Both nomi-ne iS are from Homeroom 124,

Tho nominees for secretary were: Gordon Robi^aon, To^gy Jantz, John Haw-king, and J iildred Mattice^ Peggy was e-l e o t e i i .

There v/ s a discussion of the jun-ior High budg'et, Appropriations for clubs Cvnd pprtips were voted upon and approved^

chartering of The following-

Coach Baker has beun more than plaased at the attendance at the boys' ::'ym classes. The boys have a plioice of playing football or baseball, When cold weather comes, the;/ may choose ridin , swimming-, basketball^ Rod and Gun Club, or regular gym work, Since there are so 'Tiany activities to choose from, we feel that each person assigned to a gym class should go to every class that he can,

The approving and clubs was discussed^ clubs were upproved| B cg i m e r s i Dc nc i ng Biology {ninth grade) Bo^s' Shop ^oys! Tumbling Dramatics Trtfffic T ; , T e w r i t i n g

The etiquette^ sewing, and stump clubs were not decided upon, and the Sports Club was temporarily rejected.

Milton Creesy made a report of the Traffic Club, There i'.re seventeen mem-bers in the club, representing almost every home room.

SOCIAL SCIENCE CLASSES ikRE WELL UNDER W-iY

The social science dosses are now getting under way. The 9A class has a project on planning. The S(?venth grade has a reading period on Fri ^ y every v/eek, furing which members mt;y read any novels or travel books pertaining to social science.

MISS WHEELOCK NEV i SSISTiUIT LIBRiJRIAN

The new assistant librarian is Miss Ruth Wheelock, • Miss Wheelock graduated from State College in 1929. She then taught at Oakwood School in Poughkeep-sie, New York, J ast year she earned her

degree in l ibrary Science at State College,

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EDITORS-1JN-CHIEF Virginia Tripp Elizabeth Sirnino Associate Editor Bernard Swartz Sports Editor Richard Game Sports Editor Virginia Mitcholl Humor Editor Frank. Stelnhardt Student Council Reporter Herbert Marx Composing Staff Haz.el Roberts

Patricia Gibson Circulatdon and Publication Manag-er

Billy Burgess Reporters Jean Bush

Estelle Dilb Fredrick Regan

Art-Editor Janice Crawford ••

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" T H E (ETUE&TIDN B O X

(Question*-; Should we hcive the permit ""system again this year? Vii;giMUche^n-: YES. Y/1 th permits thei-e won'^TTe so "muclx cojifasixiXLJji the halls c.fter school, 1 uth Selkirk-j You .don- -s-tayi after "school"unless you have to. Those who h;ive to stay are in the' '-rooffl?>-i?.nywn.y., . Mc.ry Winshurst-; YES«> Jiany of us sbay just"'to'have some-fun, i^nd.thls causes too much noise und bedlam in the halls aad loGker..ro-om6 u^te-r'S4ihiX)XJaiDur.5. Er/istis Davis-; NO. It's toc' iDi.u;h bother',' Frw.rjJtclln Stelnhardt-* N O . MOS-T^ 'AI^THE

tQ„ Mar j o r l s • PcKid .

imuwiL,. t o - h u r " I r i e n d s cis "Jerry," r«turnud to Milne last Mon-(^y -af tur-a- sex.inu& J. 1 Iness. "Her- friejad£ hope ah.e-~will _catch up spe^jdily vvittL her

time is t -ken in gettjjyg Jthe. permLt*

C H O O S I N G IX CLUB

Oiui©- Q oXn the time has come to •<ihojasj>~4ihe clubs -which-we w-ant to join. Thejr-e ^ire-several points to consider In making- this decision, and the first in importance, of these is a consideration of v/hat cluh offers, attractions that are suitable " or you.

Sewing, etiquette, debate, news-paper, and danclnti clubs are among' tiiose offered. If no club on the list is just what you wajit start a club which suits you.

BQ- sure that the club 'you enter is not too crowded. A few make a club; a fereat.jnany-matce a mob.

To curry us to lunds away., -Emi Jii atJ Jk'j on

And in the - library'there are s bme new books whose-titles alojae-^arjry^as lu.nds away. There- is-uliwaya a-rujah-for good new hooks, so let's .mak i.—-fj,f.ty

dash to the secojad-f jUet^c stccipede the librai-y for one* ©"f-"the--new books.

HONOR STUDENTS

Perhaps you noticed in last week^c "issue of this paper, an article unuer the headline, "Hazel Roberts Heads Last Year's Honor List." In it were the pu-pils' names who had. rani ed highest in scholasidc standine last year. Would you like your name to be on- that list next year—or, perhaps to head it? Cer-tainly you would I Eut to do it you must work hard and e et ood marks. The per-sons whose .names were on that list did not get honors by playing in class, dis-obeying- rules, and not doin^, the wox'k assigned them; they t.o't them by coopera-ting, with their teachers and supervi-sors, and by showing' their Interest in school activities. If you do all this and really try hard, you will certainly be one of the pupils who have the high-est scholastic standing in his grade.

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If you keep up the good work through high school, you may win a scholarship to some college. Do you want to be a success? If you do, now is tne time to begin.

NEJV BOOKS ADDED TO ' " JUI'.IOR HIGH LIBMRY "

Here is the list of booKS that'Mlss Eaton bought especially for the Junior Hibh School:

Books for boys are: David. Blaise - Benson David Blaize and the Blue Dooi— Benson Sun-up - Will James Buckaroo - Hess __ Prodigious Hickey - Johnson. - .... Skipxjy Bedell - Johnson ' Penrod—His Complete Story -.Tark-lngtan

BOOKS for glrlR ai-e* iijine Alive - Fayerweather Anne's Surprising Suimier - Allee- ^ Calico Bush - Rachel Field Forgotten Daughter - Snedecker ...-No Surrender - Sterne Aramantha (sequel) - Sterne ^" Swallowdale - Ransome . . Land of Promise - Lynn

CHARi-xCTER SKETCH

If you think you have guessed the person described, write your name and solutlon on a sheet of paper and give it to Miss Moore. The name of the winner will be announced in the following- issue.

He (or she) is a very smart person in all his (or her) studies, being- on the HONOR ROLL last week. Its hair does not lie exactly flat on its heado It was present at the last student council meeting. Have a care when you meet this noble personage because he (or she) holds your future in his (or her) hands.

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laKTH GRi.DE TO 1L.VE

Tho ninth e rc do homyrooms r.re plcin-ing- to hc.ve a misquon-.de pcirty. Each hcmorocm v^ill provido scmo k:ind of en-turt.:.inmGnt for tht; o t h e r s• If possible tho pc.rty will be helc. in the Page Kail Gyiruaci auiTu. . i n the e v o n i n ^ .

JUI^IOE HIGH RLPELbEKTE.:") m GILLS .AKLLTIC CLUB

This yec.r tho Junior Hibh School has tihe honor of haviiib' four freshmii.n ti'irls ill the G, C. These t,lrls were-...dmittod last yer.r after they received their "M." They arej Hazel Egberts, Fi-ances Seymour, Elizabeth Sirarnons, and Virtjinl.. Tripp.

JUNIOR COUIMCIL K S SPECIAL MEETIKG RIDIKG CL..SSES

Bl^GW THIS VvEEK The sucond meetiii^ of the Junior

student council was c.-.-lled on Tuesday at The ridiiig classes started this 11;30, The meeting was p^^stp^ned from v/oeic. The begirjiiurs* C1L.SS is to be held l...st Friday because of the absence of i5:30 on Tuesday. The t.dvanced class four ninth grade bey representatives.

Gordon Robison was appointed as senior council r iiprtjsentative.

Profess'-'r S^^ylcs requested the council to co-oper^ite with him on Fridt^y in keeping the scho-.l in order L.S the faculty supervisors vvfill not be present.

It v/us decided thc.;t there would be two ninth gr;..de progr.~m chairmen, and tv;o assistants. Those sclectod v;ere John Hav;kins cid Robert 'v'iheeler. Tho girls will be chcsen on B'riday.

Follov^ing this business the meeting' vvr.s ;.dj..'urned.

PLI .NS FOR IVL^TH C L . . S ^ E S . .RE IVL^DE

Iviiss Goldiiia Bills, the mathematics critic, v;as born in Maryland, New York. She has been teachiiit, in Milne for the last five ye^rs.

Right now the mc-th clt.sses are hav-ing tests. Later in the year, in con-xivvcticn wi-uh tho social science depart-ment, the seventh gr..do classes v;ill make a study ^f the mathematics that are asod in the family.

NINTH GR..DE HOL:. JiOOM

The ninth grades plan to have bunkiae., st:.rt on V/tidnesday. Room 233 began last v/ednesday.

will be at ;2;30 on Wednesday,

GIRL SCOUTS ELECT LE..DERS

The Milne Girl Scc'ut Troop 20 e-leuted officers at their first meeting, Uuider supervision of their captain, Mrs. Douglas.

The girls v;hc v*/ere elected patrol lt!i.....ers are Betty Douglas, Marian McCor-fflv-ick, Df-mia V/inhurst, und Susan Poole, The so tc assist them are Betty Shultz, i.ixn Huntir^, and Frances Seymour. As y.jt they have not elected the troop soiibe and tree.surer.

BOYS .J^TICLES IN SHOP CL..SSES

The seventh grc.de boys ure busy hi'-kiiitj v/all shelves and square metc*l su-gai- scoops in. their shop classes. The eighth grade boys, v/ho t.re more ad-vc^ncod, aro makirig different t^pes ...i sc.il boaos.

ENGLISH Clu^SSLS SEE "COUNT OF MONTE CRILTO'*

The ninth grade English cli:.-.sses, uuder the supervision of Miss Moore, at-tended the moviFig picture, "C'.unt of Moate Cristo." Class discussion con-ceraitig tho picture took place tod..y.

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Staff for thfc Junior Weekly

Editors-in-chief Virginia Tripp Elizabeth Simmons Associate Editor Girls' Sports Boys' Sports Art Editor Student Council Homor Editor

Bernie Sw&irtz Virginia Mitchell Richard Game Janice Crawford Herbert Marx Franklin Steinhardt

Circulation Manager Billy Burg-ess Composing Staff

Hazel Roberts P iitricia Gibson Reporters

Jean Bush Genevieve Williams Estelle Dilg

F I R S T SCHOOL P A P E R IN MimiCh. MID NO IWS

The first high school newspaper published in this country started in 1829 at the Boston Latin School, the first secondary school in America;.

It can not rei:;lly be called a. siews-pSper because it contained no nsV^, i nd had only one page on which were two sto-ries 3 one beginning:

"There are some who question the propriety of pulling' noses &nd c^ll it an unmanly i.nd unhandsome propensity; but in my opinion it is the noblest sat-isfaction fei man can t&ke on pother man who has done him injury," and ending v/ith the moral, "Acquire impudence by some means or other and you will rise to omincnce."

Comparison of that first nev sp.vper with a modern high school nuy spt.per t-hows the viast &nount of progress maide in 101 years.

OUR RECEIPT ION

Now, when nature is arrayed in brilliant colors, approaches the time when our equally gay school reception comes again.

For the benefit of the seventh t^raders, v/ho as yet feel a bit strange and new, we will explain this first so-jial event of the year. Its main purpose Is to acquaint the seventh grade with the other members of the school and fac-ulty, Usually a skit is given by the Junior High and one by each class of the Senior High, then dancing' in the gym.

At a party "the more the merrier" always holds true; so come on, attend, and make it a good party.

CttiiRixCTER SKETCH

QUESTION BOX

Should we have a masquerade instead 01 plain party for the reception?

Lolfi Smith: No, the reception should be more dignified than a masquert.d would make it«

George Farrington; Yes, it would bo a novelty for the 'schoolc

Alfred V/hceler; Yes, it v;ould pro-vido mcFe~irntertainiii3nt o

Sylvia Rypens* Yes, it wold be a chanje. It would give us l chance to us'Q "orit.ihality®

ixdele Cor win; No, sci.ie people donH "have costumes. It is fairur to the seventh grade to give them an—ardi-nary reception as we had last yearo

A BUSY HOUR

Smashl bang J a bell has just rung"; and it's Milne Junior High luiich hourc The college students stand back against the v;all as the Milne pupils rush by.

The stairs creak beneath them, and the door casings stretch as they all try to enter the cafeteria at once. The tr':..ffic officers lift their voices in l. unison of protest but the hurrying crov/d doesn't heed them. The chairs squeakj and the voices are raised so that Dr, Fredricks can't be heard when he makes protest.

The food will wait for us; so let's make less noise and be a little more po-lite .

There were so many correct returns from last week's ch -vracter sketch of V/ilson Hume, president of the Junior High School, that it is impossible to print all the names.

BOOK REVIEV;

"Hepatica Hcv/ks" - RncheJ Field

On Hepatica's fifteenth birthday she was an "act" in a traveling fre l: showo Her only friends were her father, Che giant; Miss Titania Tripp, the mic":.-

the performing dog; and the monkey, Chi-chi. Like her father, Hepatica was a gigantic child, standing six feet. Hepatica longed to be like other young people her age, and to have a good time with them.

Then a lively boy, near her o-e joined the show, Hepatica became hi', friend and defender. Life was thrillin^ v;ith Tony around. He never seemed ron;ombor that she v us a giant's over-sized daughter.

But hu.rd times ccjno and at last the show was playing in a Dime Museum in Now York City, One day while Hepatica Was singing "Listen to the Mocking Bird" her marvelous voice reached the right ea:. and her show days were over. She re-ceived an audition at the Grand Opera and was successful.

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N, R. OP: MUI}

11 couple of weoks -LO, up the ven-(Ji'-.blo steps of Milnu mi.rchod tv/o vorily lulsiiiformeC. seventh rr. .lers. They v;exit tc their homers cms did Wr::ite.II Finally the 8:10 buzzer soun:loiI and the tv/u sev-enth iTc'iders went dutifully to their classes where, in their minds, thoy v;ere to '••Get rid of mthingi' i-ntl learn some-thing . ( r > oiiur ).

a t last ranti' the eleven o'clccic buzzer. Into the annex and cafeteria stormed the two hundred and two Junior High School students (the tv/o beinc cur seventh o'lcide friends), it 11:50 they solemnly went back tc their homerooms c.nd v/citedi —Waited for tv;olvc o*clock . to come so thoy could satisfy their tnirst for Kn .wledt.e and "Get rid of nothing and le^nn scmething."

-it last came twelve o^cl-ck, azid the tv/o seventh tjr.Aie knov le . e hunt i-s marched djwn the halls of this ho^rable domain on the trail of math.

One 0*clock - the fatal hour, Dov/n to the locker room went the two youn;., hopefuls. They stopped to .'•epc-sit their books therein, then out of the building they wont, and in their minds there was still much "nothing ' and very little "somethinc^."

But strange.. .there v;ere no ether pupils about ...wful thought! There was yet another clc.>ss.

**nd now the puzzle? are the tvjo seventh {,raders '..n the K. R. or on just-anothBr iitrlKe?

- Frc ic Steinhardt

m CLUBb iL.VE BLEW KIRMED

Bi»i3Kii:TB..LL Pld^GTICE TO ST..RT SOON

Since school wpone . the boys have been playiii ^ football and baseball on the campus. B -iSketball is to start on November .1.

Last yearns te .m WL.S E,ood, and a bettor one is expecte.. this year. Every-one who thinKS he has a chance of makint, the team is requeste'.:. to come out for it. Those who have no sneaks should o to the coach's office where he mr.y ob-tain them.

7 lioiillimou NOTl^lS \

Two ,new ••••clubs,.. Tho- Girls •Shop Club C-okit:ii:, Club have been

"ftfiiled. The Girls' Shop Club is prim-arily for the ninth ^^aders althout h .. lew eighth t.,r ders h^ve been-admitted. The members are planning, t'" have a bric-a-brac display.

Ii35 The pupils are pl'...nnirj;; tc have lu'llov e'en party during; H.-illuv/e'en week.

I'-k The class discussed the question, "''Sh uld we have a masquerade or a regu-lar dance for the reception?" The home-1'Ov.iri voted in favor of the masquerade.

129 The class will meet every Tuesday. iT IUJIS been decided te have an enter-tai'.iiuent every other Friday.

11:1 Tuesday the class voted on a nai:.e fFr the homeroom* The member^ decided tC' c<all themselves the "Kni hts of the Kfrund Table." The president, i rthur vt -'t, will be called Kint_, i;.rthur. Othoi-MeuOers will receive nt;mes of knights and li..dies of his court.

The committee i..r Hallowe'en con-sists of Shirley Baldwin, chairman; Ri.bert Bint-ham, Marc^aret Chase, and Stanley Eddison. Mc.ri\aret Chase and Charles Bi.rnes were appointee, to be the 1 • 0 0 Li c V.' iiTid 11 e e.

< 28 The class members announce that the 7"'3blins will let loose here very soon at

iio llowe'en party.

NINTH GR.IDE SOCCER TE.J^ ELECTS OFFICERS

Last . 'i'U'--sday i\fternoon the ninth i_.rade soccer team elected the follov/in " officers: Frances Seymour, captain; Ha-zel Roberts, business mana^^er; Elizabeth Sinoons and Virit lnia Tripp, advisory boird.

The advisory -board will assist the captain in choosing, ddii stit'iiidtjabers of the team* By next week the captain, with the aid of the bo .rd, will have ch J s en^ ..the. t e am.

HOBBY EXHIBIT GIVEN BY ENGLISH CLASSES

The d'ye-ahnan. - fin^ llsh _ iiliisjs.. .whi cI. meiJtTS in Room 2E8 at ten o'clock is planning: a hobby exhibit, ^ ny pupil fror the class who so wishes may brint-; a dis play of his hobby.

H.xLF-HOLID. Y ENJOYi.O

Milne Hi^h school students enjoyed a half-holiday yesterday because of the normal school conference hel::. at State Colle(_e. The delec.ates were entertained in the cafeteria from 11:00 to 1:U0; consequently Milne Hi6li School students had to ^0 home for lunch.