Milne School - Bricks and Ivy Yearbook (Albany, NY)

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Bricks and Ivy Class History GGANOTHER bunch of squirts! was the all too audible comment of a tall, lanky Senior when he first stumbled over our class 'way back in 1934. This unflatter- ing opinion changed Cwe hopej somewhat when Homeroom 121 presented the famous Chinese dragon play for assembly, and when 127 came forth with Thirty Minutes in The Street . Homeroom 227 demonstrated their interpretation of acting a little later in the year, too. Welll never forget our frank and embarrassing bewilderment when first we heard discussion of the budget in assembly. Democratic management of a school is certainly wonderful! In the seventh grade we also took up the study of etiquette in the Social Studies classes, and so, to show off our beautiful manners, we felt obliged to give a party. Remember? We want on our first excursion that year to Kingston Point and had a glorious time riding on the merry-go-round, too. The rest of the seventh year is a bit foggy to our now so ancient minds, but one thing welll not forget is those funjsophisticated doings of the A Group! Eighth grade marked the entrance of our athletic leader, Johnnie Fink, into Milne-Johnnie, the boy who became our Student Council President the next year. Incidentally, do you remember the school-wide excitement over those campaigns? That year, parties became quite the vogue, and we found ourselves up to the ears in a social whirl. Our class held the first annual sailboat race in our eighth year, and Guy Childs won the cup! And wasnlt it that year that we first became acquainted with Field Day? We'll not forget the general relief felt when, unexpectedly, the exams for admission to the ninth grade were called off about two days before the suffering was to begin. Yes, the eighth grade was a great year. Remember the feud when the girls and boys were not on speaking terms? Somewhere along in here, either in the eighth or ninth grades, Bismarck made his appearance. Surely you remember Bismarck, the pet of the little man who wasn't there, the playful canine Milnite who was invited to every class and caused so much confusion, confusion entirely out of proportion to his diminutiveness. More than one teacher must have considered adopting glasses to see exactly who Bismarck was, but we just wouldn't tell, would we? Ninth year and slam books came in simultaneously, with the Student Council Ugoing to town. Though we looked down on the seventh graders Cas a clas's, onlyj, the Seniors still stepped all over us-oh, to be a Senior! This year ushered in our first three-hour exams which left us in a semi-conscious state, and made us wonder if We were seeing things when the boys suddenly appeared in pink, yes, we said pink, aprons. There was no cause for alarm, though-it was only the Cooking Club. One of the first things we remember about the tenth grade was Bob Meghreblian's mural, painted for Homeroom 127, for which he was rewarded with a model airplane kit. And then we were rushed and properly initiated into the various societies, Quin, Sigma, Theta Nu, and Adelphoi. Invitations to inter-society affairs brought many a thrill and precipitated more than one romance that finally ended in the exchange of pins. This year, we became officially organized as the Class of '40, with Johnnie Fink at the helm. We believe we were the hrst class to be organized, complete with constitu- tion, so early in life in Milne. We are proud to announce that we were the first class to wear our school rings in the Junior year-enterprising, weren't we? With Russ Jones leading us, we ripped through an eventful year in 1938-39. We gave the first dance to be presented by a Junior class, a nickolodion affair which we called the Travel Hop. And that year, one Page twenty-seven

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J M Q.-1 J' A M icks and Ivy Wjlwfx EVELYN GRACE W ILBER K!Evie77 Cornell Student Council 4173 Secretary 4173 Sigma 42, 3, 473 Homeroom Secretary 4273 G. A. C. 41, 2, 3. 473 Dram- atics Club 4173 Arts and Crafts Club 4273 French Club 43, 473 Riding Club 41, 2, 3, 473 President 4173 Business Manager 42, 373 Secretary 43, 473 Crimson cmd White 4273 Bricks and Ivy 43, 473 Literary Editor 4273 Latin Prize 4373 Salutatorian Class Night Com- iittee 4473 Honor Student 41, 2, 3, 473 Chairman of e .Look Fai: Tea 4473 C S. P. A. Delegate 4473 Class Secretary 437. Evie is the equestrian of the class. And, what is more, she is known to have Milneis perfect profile. ROY LESTER WILLIAMS l I Al rxleoyu .X , Union I, ' Entered Milne 4273 Adelphoi 42, 3, 473 Pottery Club Vl 4273 Chemistry Club 4373 Radio Club 4473 French Xlxil Club 43, 473 Master of Ceremonies 4473 Crimson and . White 4473 Hi-Y Carnival 437. I V, A rare blend of subtle humor and unobtrusive if intelligence. J J . J! . X ' . I .XX yy 7 ,xxwfx ,MH ROBERT LOREN ZELL l J A HBOZIU tg, wi, A Union Adelphoi 42, 3, 473 Glee Club 41, 273 French Club 43, 473 Sergeant-at-Arms 43, 47. Bob upholds the Classics in this age of swing. We admire his art of quiet friendliness. Page twenty-six DAV.D EPHRIAM WILSON, SRD Dave Syracuse Theta Nu 43, 473 Outing Club 4473 President 447. Big, frank, sincere-Dave is the outdoor man of the class.

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Bricks and Ivy of our English classes made plans for a reunion of that group in 1944. Wonder what we'll be doing in four years? French Club invitations floated around very impressively in the eleventh grade, too. And of course, we havenlt forgotten those Junior Essays- or have we? We seem to remember an unusual amount of L'Happy Birthdayi' singing in the cafeteria, all of which added to the general hilarity of lunch periods. One dis- appointment of the year was the rain on the day we had planned to have our Junior Outing at Evie Wilber's farm. College catalogues began to make their appearance about this time, too. That year came the sudden, serious awakening to the full value of Milne, and we came to have doubts as to desirability of entering upon our last year in the school. Came the twelveth year, and we immediately found ourselves in a great mill of activity. In the fall, we looked forward to a big bonfire which was to start off our basketball season, but, due to a slight mix-up in dates, the schedule was changed and the bonfire was omitted. Dr. Sayles was not with us in our last year as he had been called to act as President of State College, and so we had instead Dr. Frederick as our leader. Our Book Fair with its two teas was really a great success and was worth the various meetings required to plan it. This year, the Crimson and White won first place in CSPA. Which reminds us, there was a large attendance at the New York CSPA conference, and the delegates came back with souvenirs as well as journalistic knowl- edge. Remember how small our classes were while they were gone? The Senior year seemed to be the year for questionnaires. The newspaper, the magazine, the guidance department all showered us with various forms to be filled out until we began to think that we had no private life left. And it was in this, our Senior year, that the movies of Milne life were taken. Instructive, amusing, glorious, thrilling have been our six years in Milne. We leave now the history of our class as each one of us steps aside to continue in his own path. May our own personal histories continue to be as worthy as the history of the class of '4O. ALORA BEIK, '40 N. GILBERT DANCY, '40 ROBERT WHEELER, '40 CLASS SONG Six years are over, over in part. Eternal place they hold in our heart. Always and all ways they will remain- Years onward hasten, but they will not wane. These years have taught us truth to revere, Wisdom to honor, nothing to fear. Six years are over, over in part. With them behind us, a new life we start. First stop is past us, ways stretch ahead. We step with courage, the future wed. We leave the harbor, set sail once more Sails set more firmly toward many a shore. Truths learned in Milne will help toward our port. We bless this school-our erstwhile fort. Six years are over, over in part. Eternal place they will claim in our heart. Doius HoLMEs, '40 JEAN LEDDEN, '40 7 Page twenty-eight