Crimson and WhiteVol. XXVII, No. 8 THE MILNE SCHOOL, ALBANY, N. Y. MAY 25, 1964

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Band to Present First ConcertThe Milne Band, under the direction of Dr. Roy York, will perform

on Wedensday, May 27 at 9:40 a.m. This will be the band’s first per­formance as a single group since the reinnovation of the organization last January after a five year lapse.

Starting off the program v/ill be “Aline,” a brisk march. “Marche Militaire” will end the assembly. As president of the Music Council, Lauren Reiner will be the mistress of ceremonies for the band concert.

Several members of the State University Band will also play with the Milne Band. Private instructions are given to Milne Band members by those of the State University Band.

Dr. York has invited all Milne students who have had at least two years of instruction in music to consider joining next year’s band.

Dr. York feels that by next year the membership should be doubled. New York State has appropriated funds for the purchase of 18 new in­struments for the band, and new members will have their choice of instru­ments. These include: 3 flutes, 4 clarinets, 2 trombones and 4 saxophones.

Seniors Plan Last Dance

“Waltz of the Flowers” is the theme of this year’s Senior Ball, which is to be the highlight of the Senior Weekend, June 5 and 6.

Brubacher Hall, the site of the dance, will be transformed into a spring garden by a committee headed by Anne Russell. Featured will be a lawn, lawn furniture, and a bird bath.

From 8-12 p.m. the seniors will dance to a band under the direc­tion of Bill Kelly. This band, ob­tained by Mary Hamilton, has had successful engagements at the DeWitt Clinton Hotel and several area high schools.

The weekend’s events will begin at 6:30 p.m. Friday with a punch party at Dave Kermani’s home. The Senior Ball will follow. Shelly Zima will then host a buffet from 12:30-3 a.m.

On June 6 the seniors will attend a brunch at Marilyn Hesser’s home from 10-12 a.m. A picnic at Ben Becker’s Camp Nassau will then follow. The weekend ends officially at 7:30 that evening. *

Terror Seizes Chemistry Lab.

— Students Flee —Many cries of “no school this

afternoon” were heard during lunch period of May 7 when a slight mis­hap occurred in the chemistry laboratory.

At 11:15 a.m. that morning a bottle of bromine gas was upset, emitting poisonous fumes. The entire student body was then evacu­ated from school.

Mr. Atkinson, Mr. Packman, and Mr. Reynolds placed the chemical in a wastebasket and Mr. Reynolds neutralized the remaining bromine with sodium thisulpate, producing a minor explosion and a column of brown smoke. The above-men­tioned science teachers suffered ir­ritation of the throat and nasal passages in the process of disposing of the chemical and clearing the third floor of fumes. The accident produced no actual damage.

Milne Alumna Becomes Tulip QueenMaureen Glasheen, a member of last year’s graduating class of Milne,

has. been chosen as Albany’s 1964 Tulip Queen. At present, she is astudent at SUNY at Albany.

While at Milne, “Moe” held posi­tions as editor-in-chief of the Bricks and Ivy, president of the Law Club, and technical director of the school play. She was also a member of National Honor Society, Sigma, De­bate Club, and Ski Club.

Maureen was chosen as Tulip Queen from 11 finalists. As Queen, she will make numerous appear­ances as a representative of the city of Albany. She will also visit Los Angeles during a 10-day expense- paid trip.

A college freshman, Maureen plans to major in political science and possibly enter a career in law. She considers her position as Tulip Queen a “tremendous educational opportunity.”

(Times-Union Photo)QUEEN MAUREEN

Noted Columnist to SpeakCharles L. Bartlett, a nationally known Washington reporter, will

address this year’s graduating class at commencement exercises on Friday, June 19.

Mr. Bartlett reports on the Wash­ington scene four times weekly in his widely syndicated column,“News Focus.” He was educated at St. Mark’s School and Yale and served as a lieutenant in the Navy during World War II.

In 1956, he won the Pulitizer Prize in journalism, and he has scored innumerable “firsts” with his reporting. The Associated Press awarded him a citation for several news exclusives on President Eisen­hower. In the Kennedy Adminis­tration, as a close friend of the President, his exclusive reports con­tinued. Perhaps his best-known article concerned the events lead­ing up to the Cuban quarantine of 1962. CHARLES L. BARTLETT

The invocation and benediction for the 74th commencement will be given by the Rev. W. Bernard Grossman of Trinity Methodist Church. Susan Tafler, this year’s valedictorian, and Larry Pellish, the salutatorian, will receive their awards. Both the Milnettes and Milnemen will sing under the direc­tion of Dr. Roy York.

The Milnettes will sing “Mist” by Rhea and “Ah; Blossoms Fair,” by Jepperson, and the Milnemen will

sing Clark’s “The Sea Gypsy” and Cain's "Come to Me in My Dreams.” Together, the two singing groups will perform “As Torrents in Sum­mer” by Elgar, “Create in Me, O God” by Brahms, and “Our Father Who Art in Heaven” by Cain. Anne Russell pianist, will play the pro­cessional, recessional, and the Alma Mater.

The graduating class will choose twelve juniors to usher .at com­mencement.

To See HamletIn observance of the 400th anni­

versary of the birth of Shakespeare the junior and senior classes of Milne will visit Stratford, Connecti­cut and attend the American Shake­speare Festival in performance of Hamlet.

Since tickets were not available to accommodate both the juniors and seniors on a single date, two trips have been planned. The juniors, who will study Hamlet next year, visited Stratford Wednes­day, May 13. On Tuesday, May 26, the seniors, who read the play this year, and 16 juniors, who did not attend the previous performance, will view the play.

Upon arrival at Stratford, both classes will picnic on the grounds and then attend hte performance, preceded by an introduction to the play. Following the presentation, they will dine in Bridgeport, Con­necticut and return to school by bus late in the evening.

Teachers LeaveThree members of the Milne

faculty will not be on campus next year, due either to temporary leaves of absence or to resignation.

Leaving Milne for one semester to teach at State University is Mr. Theodore Bayer of the Business Department.

French supervisor, Mrs. Annette Foloky, is also leaving Milne next year. She plans to travel and pos­sibly teach as a substitute.

Mrs. Alice Weiss, girls’ physical education instruction, is resigning in order to become a full time house­wife.

TAX INCREASEStudent Council and the Milne

student body have approved an in­crease in the student tax for next year of $1.25 per person. This is due primarily to the Crimson and White’s need for a greater allotment. The tax will be raised from $10.50 to $11.75.

At the Annual Budget Assembly on May 7 the budget drawn up by the Student Council was presented to the school. This budget has been approved by the student body.

The following are the amountsrequested and those allotted by the budget for the various organizations during 1964 and 1965:Organization Requested AllottedMBAA ................. $1,300.00 $1,300.00MGAA ................. 250.00 215.00B&I ....................... 1,990,00 1,990.00C&w ..................... 1,300.00 1,300.00Alumni Ball ....... 125.00 1125.00Campaign ........... 10.00 10.00Junior High ....... 70.00 70.00School Awards .... 75.00 75.00Oper. Expenses 33.75 33.75FHA ..................... 25.00 25.00

$5,178.75 $5,143.75

Riders UniteOn Friday afternoons, Rolling

Meadows in Castleton is the scene of equestrian revels performed by the Milne Riding Club.

Under the supervision of Mrs. Celia McGinnis, the club has as­sumed an active role in Milne ex­tra-curricular functions. Since the club’s founding in April, weekly trips, meetings and a bulletin board attest to the students’ interest in the club.

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Weep You Children‘'Weep you children of America . . began

the last Albany Liberal editorial. - And they are right, weep you children. But not because the Liberal suggested that Armed Forces Day exalts the murder of men, or because the Liberal stated that we honor hired killers, but rather because many bleary eyed idealists fail to face reality.

Certainly war is horrible, tragic. Killing a man can never be justified, no matter what the circumstance. But as we mature in this oft-times unlovely world, we must look at real­ity and resign ourselves to a cause of lesser evil to combat one of great menace. If the world were adapted to our every design, we would have no growing up to do, no mature decisions to meet, no disillusionment to en­counter, and no surprising stimuli to inspire us—the sum of which make us men. But as we grow up, we must look long and hard at our plight and our neighbor's, for no progress can be planned on unrealities.

So, if we must maintain armies and navies to maintain democracy and capitalism—we must maintain armies and navies. If we must send our men to kill the proponents of a menacing aggressor, we must send our men to kill and be killed. If we must arm ourselves to the teeth, lest we perish in a militarily com­petitive world, we must arm ourselves to pro­tect ourselves, our government, and our ideals; and we should be proud we have the resources and strength to become a protector of peace, rather than a premeditated abuser of it, or a pacific appeaser who loses sight of his pride as well of his goals. If the children of Amer­ica are weeping because of the Liberal edi­torial, those children should not be the present children of America, but rather those sons of America, scattered the world over, who were once flesh and intelligence, and are now just scattered bones, the relics of by-gone battles. Certainly they should cry. They died for us, so we can enjoy the fruits of peace, democ­racy, love, and opportunity, and not have to fear the whim of an omnipotent totalitarian. Yes, they should cry, for anyone who shares the sentiment of that shameful editorial has disgraced the patriots who died so that our ideals might live, so that we might live.

Crimson and White

Vol. XXVII May 25, 1964 No. 7

Published by the Crimson and White Board, the Milne School, Albany, New York. Address exchanges to the Exchange Editor and other correspon­dence to the Editor.

MemberColumbia Scholastic Press Assn.

The Editorial StaffJoseph Bennett Michelson

_______Robin Mary MorseAndrew Desiderious Zalay_____David Henry Skinner_____ Paul Walter Schrodt------------ Thomas Oliphant__________ Peter Drechsler------------Susan Hohenstein—Mr. Theodore Andrews

Writing StaffLaurie Levine, Carol Lynch, Phyllis Levine, Barbara Berne, Melinda Ribner, Steven Milstein, Carl Rosenstock, Susan Krimsky, Robert Spaner, Sally Button, Susan Lurie, Craig Leslie, Dobbie Weinstock, Paula Boomslite.r, Liz Eson, Mary Moore, Lance Nelson, Bernard Dubb.

Editor-in-Chief — Associate Editor Editorial Editor .Sports Editor----Feature EditorTreasurer ... ........Photography — Exchange Editor Adviser_________

If I Only Had A Hammer!Her hair was straight and long like

hempAs she strummed with a high

pitched moan.She threw her nasal far and long Just like the bohemian Joan.Joan, Joan, Joans,Three hundred congregated here. To sit and warble—all the same But none with an original flair.As if a mold had cast a thousand They all had dressed alike.But if Miss Baez were here tonight, Same stockings, sweater, skirts, and

shoes would surely cause a fight.Joan, Joan, JoansWhy can’t any be contrary?Instead of singing like Miss Baez, At least be like Peter, Paul, and

Mary.

The IvyI took notice’ of the Spring outside: The blackboards felt remote, Somewhere in China.And a voice babbled on and on From a. blurry haze.Leaves of ivy on the walls outside Fluttered on the weathered stone. As they fluttered, they seemed to

be clapping In appreciation That someone took notice.Like a histrionic child Calling offstage to its Mother The ivy flutter echoed, “Good

show!Back to life again—To cheer and clap for another year” That is, until the leaves become only Stains on stone Bled by the depressing heat.The Spring was only a flash of their

small portion.And so was the attention paid them By the perfectionists, the slide-

rulers,The disciplinarians, and all the

otherBusy People.

—Joe Michelson

LETTER TO THE

EDITORThe Albany Liberal is an organ­

ization unchartered by Milne and hence not a part of the Milne ap­paratus. It can express views of criticism and offer suggestions to numerous problems. However this independence requires a high de­gree of self-censorship.

This week’s tirade was poorly ex­pressed, rude, and above all a gross misuse of the right of a free press.

I, the author of the personal at­tack on the Armed Services, hereby offer my most profound apologies. The best that can be said of the attack is that it was a confused at­tempt to find a philosophy. But these unfinished thoughts should not have been thrust on the Milne School.

—Craig Malcolm Leslie

An Endless RiverBy DR. CARLYE ADAMS, Guest Writer

Ed Note: Dr. Adams, besides being pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Rensselaer, is the Stated Clerk of the Presbytery of Albany, and also is a nationally syndicated columnist and Religion Editor of the Albany Times-Union.

For a dozen years I have lived on the bank of a mighty river that flows to the sea. For forty times that many years men have navigated boats up and down the stream. Some have traveled the way to toil and others of pleasure. Many lives have been en­riched by its beauty and other lives have been swal­lowed up in its turbulent depths.

I have seen the river churned by an Autumn gale or lying smooth and still beneath the moon-drenched Summer night. Its tides have swelled the banks and Us streams have been trapped under the ice of the bitter Winter.

Springs of water I have never seen, high in the mountains, have fed the river and the ocean has given back the tides. Trees have grown tall and decayed and have fallen into the water. Flowers have bloomed for a season and have withered in the first frost of Fall. Babies have been born in the homes along the shore—and they have grown to old age and have died. But the stream still sends it waters to the sea—as surely as the earth rotates around the sun and the seasons come and go. The flowing river sings Eternity—growing old and forever new. It echoes the ancient words of Ecclesiastes:

“All the rivers run into the sea, yet the sea doth not overflow; unto the place from which the rivers come, they return, to flow again . . . What is it that hath been? The same thing that shall be. What is it that hath been done? The same that shall be done.”

By SUE LURIE

Commencing this month’s social activities was a square and round dance sponsored by MBAA. Keep­ing in time with the professional caller were Robyn Miller, Lenny Mokhiber, Dick Blabey, Jeff Rider, Sue Tafler, Toby Gellman and other square dance en­thusiasts.

While Nancy Dorsman was entertaining her friends with an indoor-outdoor party, Ira Rosenblatt' and Jo Ann Bradshaw were giving our distinguished editor-in-chief a surprise birthday party about five houses down the street. Although it was difficult to discover who was at which party, it seemed that Bob Edwards, Judy Dexter, Tom Kingston, Diane Jones, Paul Korotkin, Nancy O’Neill, Bruce Moran, and Joyce Carey attended Nancy’s, while Ann Nelson, Sue Lurie, Craig Leslie, Robin Morse, Jim Nelson, Lance Nelson, Pete Drechsler, Nan Knox, Steve Hutchins, Bob Spaner, Ajax Thumb, Guy Roemer, Liz Eson, Ed Spath, and Carl Rosenstock honored Joe.

Marilyn Hesser threw the big senior party this month. Among her numerous guests were Nancy Button, Joan Griffen, Marcia Pitts, Margie Lynn, Mike Benedict, Sue Press, Jane Mayerson, Mary Hamilton, Bill Lorette, Danny Dugan, Peggy Crane,

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Milne Wins 2 of First 7 Gomes

Cleats and FlatsBy TOM OLIPHANT

Bill Khachadourian’s 33.3 second clocking for 300 years set a new meet record for the Rotary Area junior high track meet on Friday, May 1, at Bleeker Stadium.

To be compassionate, this eighth grader’s time makes the rest of the student body look like turtles. Em­barrassed Varsity sports figures, (440 men), are spreading rumors that the stopwatch, or the distance, or both, were off. But the record stands and will undoubtedly do so for quite a while.

Milne’s eighth graders did much better than the freshmen in the meet. Dick Ettleson and Joe Aponte brought home a third and a fourth place respectively in the 600 yard run in their age group. These and Bill’s first place gave Milne fourth in the twelve to thirteen year old class.

The best the much vaunted fresh­men, who normally are on the var­sity track team, could do was bring home a fifth place.

One wonders if there isnt some­thing in the idea of light practice, such as the eighth grade has. The Frosh on the Varsity generally work much harder. The Varsity would like to have Coach Ahr experiment with this idea for a little while, say three or four years.

Coach Lewis is well known for not pressuring boys to go out for sports. In the Junior High this method, also known as drafting, is getting quite a few boys out for track. Field events, among others are now be­ing cultivated, allowing for a bigger squad.

Apparently Milne’s success in the Rotary meet with a small number of runners has inspired the Athletic Department to see what can be done with an expanded team.

The new style in junior high track will get its first showing at the Cardinal McCloskey junior high area track meet at Bleeker on May 28.

Hopefully this trend will have been reversed by the time this ap­pears. Milne’s scheduled to run at the Middleburg Central School track meet on May 16. Primarily Class C and D schools will be competing.

Milne’s Varsity is also scheduled to compete at the Capital District League meet on May 22 at Albany Academy and at Hudson Falls May

On the FairwaysAlbany Municipal has found this

year’s golf team consisting of Steve Hutchins, captain, Paul Korotkin, Bill Butler, Bob Mendel, Bruce Korotkin, Bob Valenti, Guy Roemer, and Bob Moore very persistent in their quest for pars and birdies.

In their opening match on April 29 at Muny, they met probably the best golf team in the area—Albany High. Steve posted Milne’s best score but to no avail as the Raiders were shut out 10-0.

Albany Academy was the team’s next opponent on May 5 again at Muny. Steve won 2 points as his score (37) was the lowest of all the golfers . Behind Steve’s medalist honors was Paul and a 38 picking up a half point. But this couldn’t stop the Cadets as they won

Milne found a good winning com­bination against Lansingburgh at Muny May 11 as each member of the playing squad won his individual match and added together for a 10-0 win. Steve again played fine golf in copping medalist honors.

Playing the next day Milne kept on the victory trail with a win over Cardinal McCloskey at Muny. Steve and Bill were medal­ists.

The next match and the weather dampened the Raider’s spirits as V.I. put an end to ^he winning streak with a 10-0 defeat. But, Mr. Rey­nolds is proud to say it has the best won-lost record of Milne’s active varsity teams.

30 in the Class D sectionals.In the only comparison with

league teams, Milne met Watervliet in a practice meet on April 30. Milne’s runners were unable to take a first place. Ronnie Reynolds was forced to retire on the first turn of the 4to yard race with spike wounds. See any Varsity team member for the complete list of official excuses.

The new practice of issuing sports bulletins has been welcomed by the track team, as it means their names are in print more often. The prac­tice has also thoroughly scooped this column.

One thing the bulletin won’t tell you, though, is that when some of the pretty Freshman girls took to playing tennis in Washington Park Coach Ahr was beseiged by requests to practice there.

Milne’s 1964 baseball team opened its season on Monday, April 27 and except for a different school and place the score was the identical 7-1 loss inflicted in last year’s opener to Averill Park. This year St. Joseph’s was the opponent and friendly Ridgefield proved no help. The non-league tilt found a small turnout of spectators watching freshman Mike Brodie start and lose the game in which the Raiders managed only 4 hits. Two of them were by senior Stan Lockwood.MILNE TRIPS SCHOHARIE

Milne won its first game of the new season, April 28, edging Schoharie 4-3 in their second outing. Ted Brown, the winning pitcher for Milne, led the hitting attack with a triple which drove in two runs.

Milne scored once in the bottom of the first inning on singles by Dave Golden, Stan Lockwood, and John Mellen. Schoharie pulled even in the second inning as leftfielder Frank Wright homered into deep right field. In the third inning Milne pulled ahead, scoring three runs. A walk to Bill Dey and an error on a grounder hit lay Dave Golden put men on first and second. Brown’s triple drove in Barry Berman, running for Dey, and Golden. Schoharie scored once in the fourth and again in the sixth to pull within one run.

In the last inning Schoharie sent up a pinch hitter who proceeded to belt the ball far over Bernie Bryan’s head. However, he tripped about fifteen feet from home plate and was tagged out by Brown as he attempted to scramble to his feet.TIGERS TROUNCE MILNE

Aided by five Milne errors and. twelve walks, the Cohoes varsity base­ball team whipped the Raiders 14-5 in a game at the Ridgefield diamond.

Cohoes pushed across three runs in the opening frame, capitalizing on four walks and an error. In the bottom half of the inning, the Raiders cut the lead to 3-1 on singles by Golden, Lockwood, and Mellen. Four more Cohoes’ runners crossed the plate in the third inning when the Milne nine committed three costly mistakes. Rich Gould and Mike Brodie replaced Mellen on the mound, but the Raiders continued to have their woes in the field. Mellen had two singles for Milne, while Cohoes could manage only three hits, including a home run by Tod Lynch, to go with their fourteen runs.VISIT—NOT WELCOME

Milne took to the road and journeyed close by to Lincoln Park for its first game away from home on May 5. Host Cardinal McCloskey staked Milne to a 5-0 lead, but the Raiders could not maintain their lead as McCloskey tied the score in the sixth and won the game in the last inning A Cardinal McCloskey man walked, stole second and came all the way home on two bad throws. Ted Brown started and was relieved by John Mellen who was charged with the loss.HUDSON TRIUMPHS

Thursday, May 7, found Milne making the long trip to Hudson. Just the sight of the area proved too much. John Mellen started the game and was the losing pitcher in a contest marred by poor defense. The score of 12-5 was only backed by 7 hits off John, but his teammates’ lack of support combined with frequent wildness increased the score. Fresh­man John Margolis provided a bright spot by getting two of Milne’s three hits and covering the infield in good form.LOSE ANOTHER LEAGUE GAME

Milne’s search for a second win, a chance to win a league game, and more than all that to beat Academy, was fruitless as a strong Cadet squad shut out the Raiders 6-0 at Ridgefield, May 11. A few lucky spectators saw John Mellen run into some more bad luck as his teammates were held tc just four hits again. John took the loss and had Bernie Bryan to thank for his two hits.TAKE SECOND NON-LEAGUE ENCOUNTER

After four consecutive losses, three to Capital District League teams anfl one non-leaguer, Milne bounced back to defeat Maple Hill in the fourth non-league game of the season at Ridgefield, May 13. Richie Gould started and was relieved by Mike Brodie who was the winning pitcher. Down 7-1 after 3V2 innings the Raiders got two runs in their half of the fourth and while holding Maple Hill scoreless over two innings, picked up 3 and 2 in the fifth and sixth and triumphed 8-7. Stan Lockwood, John Mellen, and John Margolis each had two hits to make up half of Milne’s high for the season 12 hits. In the last exciting inning Mellen drove in the tying run and Ted Brown knocked in the winning run.

Volleying AroundTennis proved very popular this year as a good turnout of boys and

even a girl have been practicing on the courts at Ridgefield. On the team are Abe Anolik, Craig Leslie, Bill FitzGerald, Francis Ouellette, Larry Pellish, Bill Peterson, Barry Press, Alan Richter, Ed Spath, and Andy Zalay. Coach Atkinson has bad help in guiding the team by Jeanie Feigenbaum.

In their opener, Cardinal McCloskey triumphed 4-2. Ed and Bill won their matches. Also playing in singles’ matches were Andy and Barry. The doubles team consisted of Alan, Larry, Craig, and Bill. All the action took place on the Washington Park courts.

Luck didn’t change as Milne’s teams went to Hudson, May 7. The team was shut out by the score of 7-0 to a powerful opponent.

Academy’s teams like Hudson’s proved very strong. For the second straight time the team was shut out 7-0 at Academy as was the baseball team 6-0 at Ridgefield on May 11.

The shut out streak was broken in the next match against Albany High at Ridgefield on May 12. But victory eluded the team by a 5-2 score. Ed and Andy won their singles’ matches to account for Milne’s points.

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Critical Look at MilneBy MRS. CECILIA F. McGINNIS

My first experience at Milne came as a student teacher. At that time, I was impressed by the intellectual curiosity of the Milne student. I’m still impressed.

My second experience came a few years later when I came back to Milne as a supervisor in English. Except for the fact that each class had two teachers every eight weeks, rather than one teacher for a semester, there were few changes. Milne was, however, beginning to experiment in its course of study and to enrich its English program.

I am now on my “third time around.” By this time, one is thought to have a jaundiced view. Nothing could be farther from the truth. I find the Milne student still intellectually curious, even more so than in years past. There is an active, healthy interest in all activities, both curricular and extra-curricular.

Experimentation has now become part of our lives. Closed circuit television, demonstration classes, team-teaching—all these are exciting innovations. While team-teaching is not new to me, since I was involved in an English-Social Studies team-teaching experiment last year, I am very much impressed by the team-teaching in the English 12 course at Milne. It is the only team-teaching experiment in Humanities that I know, and judging by the enthusiasm both of students and teachers, I would say that it has been favorably received.

I was very much interested in the perceptive “Reinhard Revisited” article in the Liberal because it attempted to explore Milne’s potentialities and conversely, its weaknesses, if they can be called such. Briefly, the article pointed out that Milne is not for everyone. With this I concur. It is a small school; it is a rather selective school; it is a school which de­mands a great deal of academic and social responsibility from its students. It is not for the laggard, nor the irresponsibilities. It allows much aca­demic freedom; it demands an obligation for that freedom. It is a school where a student may know Camus, but not Emerson; Chekhov, and not Wilder; Ciardi, and not Whittier. On the other hand, it is also a place where one may hear Plato’s Republic quoted as proof for an argument, or Oedipus discussed as a personality.

I like it.

Dead Eye Does it Again!The tragic tale of itinerant bus-drivers, by our current events fiction writer—Carl Rosenstock

New Student From Belgium

bySally Button and Sue Hohenstein

Christine Marie Solange Dispas

Meet Christine Marie Solange Dispas, the fifteen year old freshman from Belgium. With the invaluable aid of a French-English dictionary, a few frantic gyrations and some sign language, we managed to learn quite a bit about her.

Christine was born in Antwerp in 1949, and she attended school there until the age of nine. Her family then moved to Brussels, where she went to a large school for girls. This year, her father moved to Al­bany to teach French at the State University College of Education. Christine left shortly after he did and arrived here a few weeks ago. Her mother will come in July and plans to teach French at Emma Willard next year.

During her school years in Bel­gium, Christine has studied a wide variety of subjects. French, Latin, biology, chemistry, physics, algebra, and geometry are a few of the many courses she has taken. Her schedule has also included ancient history (she told us of the “Egypts”), re­ligion, Dutch, music, and geography. In addition, Christine began in­struction in English this year and can already understand much of it. She attended school seven hours a day, six days a week. (Let’s not have any more griping in Milne’s halls!)

Interests VaryWhen she’s not in school, Chris­

tine can be seen galloping across an open field (on a horse, of course), strumming her mandolin, serving up a ‘mean tennis ball, or reading “much, much, much!” She says she’s shy and didn’t dance mucht in Bel­gium, but we know another Chris­tine! Anyway, she twists, cha-chas, and congas. She also “one-two- three, one-two-threes.”

We then turned to Americans. Her general opinion was “I am not how long here for to carry a judg­ment on them, but I like them. All are very nice. They want all to help me.”

On the subject of American boys, she observes that they don’t like to fight, they smile and are better looking than Belgian boys. Belgian boys? “They are not nice,” she replied, and proceeded to point to the word “imbeciles” in the diction­ary. That should build up the male ego!

Since most other groups, indus­tries, academies, and arts and sciences are giving out awards, this column will attempt to do the same. This year’s “Money-maker of the Year” award does not go to just one person. Instead, the award will go to those who have capitalized on the Beatles and the death of John F. Kennedy. The prize for the “best” movie goes to “Cleopatra.” Despite its shortcomings, I still think there were some parts of the film which were well done, such as the clever use of two hundred million extras and two hundred million dollars.

“Man of the Year” goes to that controversial character, James Hoffa, for giving our youth -a greater understanding of the American way and Unionism. “Bird of the Year”

award—for dropping the biggest egg —goes to Nelson Rockefeller. Well, Rocky, you can always come back to Albany.

The annual award to the man with his eye on the future, prefer­ably the far, far future, goes to George Wallace. Good old “Gallop­ing George” would like to see him­self on Pennsylvania Avenue. I wouldn’t mind seeing him there, as long as he’s not at number sixteen hundred!

This year’s “Quote of the Year” goes to Barry Goldwater for his statement, on Mother’s Day, con­cerning his thoughts about mother­hood—“Abolish it! It’s a communist trick to take over the United States! I know, for I’ve looked into the facts of this matter thoroughly.

Yokel on the LocalDuring my recent trip to the “big

city,” I was able to fulfill a lifelong ambition—a journey on the IRT. In plain old “Albanese,” that’s a ride on the subway.

Trying to look like any other sea­soned commuter, I bought my tokens, furtively put them in my pocket, and tried to shove my way through the turnstile without pay­ing. This criminal act was unsuc­cessful, so I reluctantly deposited my fare.

Feeling anything but sure of my­self, I anxiously awaited the on­coming train. What a mad scramble took place when the car doors opened to the onrushing crowd! I struggled vainly to.squeeze through the opening, but my coat became trapped in the door’s clutches.

I finally freed myself from that embarrassing situation and man­aged to slip into a momentarily vacant seat. Due to the fact that I had neglected to bring the custom­ary reading material, I decided to amuse myself with the subway ad­vertisements. The first one to catch my eye was “Abel, why’d you freeze the bagel?” Reading the advertise­ments does have its advantages, however; one can keep an eye out for the station number too.

The people who ride the subway are a separate breed. They have a casual, indifferent manner about them, yet they are very adept at pushing others out of the way. A newspaper, folded in an odd manner which is unique to the subway, is an absolute necessity for swatting people in your way. The commuter seems to have a sixth sense which tells him when to get off, for he will suddenly spring up from his seat and maneuver toward the exit.

Most of the passengers got off at Eighty-ninth Street, so I decided to take a look out of the window at the front end of the train. Surviv­ing a brief spell of seasickness(?), I was finally able to stagger up to the front. The maze of tracks weaving in and out were animated by the movement of the train. I was completely engrossed with this fascinating picture when a brilliant beam of light suddenly illuminated the tracks. My heart went “up in my throat” as a southbound train veered toward us and then switched back to the other set of rails.

I was still regaining my composure when the train stopped at my des­tination. “It was quite a ride,” I reflected. “I’ll have to try the ex­press next time.” —Cyrus Schrodt

WHEN RAIN LASHES DOWN. . . from thundering clouds And lightning breaks a jagged path, When skies are grey with darkened

shrouds,Revealing all of Heaven’s wrath; Do you sit inside a dark closet And put your hands over your ears? Do you close your eyes and forget The noise, the rain and all your

fears?Or perhaps you run to the window, Feeling safe behind the glassy pane, Watching the rain whip to and fro And running down the muddy lane. But who opens th# closed door And runs outside and stands And feels the rain (and hears the

roar)Beating on their face and hands?If you are frightened do you hide Away from all sound and sight?Do you watch from safe inside Or run outside and stand amid the

night?—Sue Hohenstein

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