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VOL. 8 NO. 14 Thursday, February 21, 1974 10 cents per copy
Grumman Credit Union Teacher Uses Sdbbatieal For Real-World Experience
MORE AND BETTER SERVICE for members of the Bethpage
Aircraft Federal Credit Union, which serves over 23.000 Grumman
employees and their families, dictated need for larger, improved
quarters indicated in this rendering of new credit union building on
Stewart Avenue, Bethpage. Up from f 18-million within the past five
years, Bethpage Credit now has over ftlrltoihion jh assets.-.-It is the
about July I.
.'o some teachers, a sabbatical
.~uve might mean travel to
Europe, writing a doctoral thesis
- or just golf. But to Dick Mayer,
a, drafting teacher at Northport
High School, it means a chance to
see it like it is: the working man's
world his students will face after
graduation.
A tall jovial man of 45, Mayer
recently finished a two-month
work , sting at Grumman
Aerospace Corporation in Beth­page.
It's the second of several
tours he'll do in his one year-sabbatical
which started last
September.
As he talks about his one-year
away from the classroom, he
becomes more subdued, serious.
"I'd been planning this leave for
over a year," says Mayer, who
has been teaching almost 20
years. "As a drafting teacher, I
felt I couldn't teach a kid
anything about the workingman's
world without the working man's
experience. So I took time.off.to
MflWt of
up a g a i n s t ."
He started his first two-month
assignment in September with
another company as a carpenter.
"I enjoyed this type of work," he
says, "because at the end of the
day I saw something that I'd
helped to create. And this made
me feel proud."
Mayer started his next two-month
tour in November with
Grumman. "Grumman is a very
personal place to work," he
observes. "I worked on the
aircraft assembly line where I
helped to build little parts for the
aircraft. I made many friends
who taught me the meaning of
work. Hard work is good for
everyone. I don't think enough
credit is given to the man who
works with his hands. I believe
it's time in our society that the
everyday guy gets credit where
credit is due."
E. Clinton Towl of Syosset, Grumman Corporation board chairman,
breaks ground for new building of Bethpage Aircraft Federal Credit
Union on Stewart Avenue, Bethpage. Thomas D. Gill of Huntington,
building committee chairman (left), and Joseph P. MilillO of East
Islip, president of credit union board, look on. Bethpage Credit, with
assets Of over 141,000,000, services more than 23,000 Grumman
employees and their families. It is second largest federal credit
union in New York State and 19th in nation.
Mazzara Named To No-Fault Speakers Bureau
Buddy Mazzara of 586 Stewart
Avenue, Bethpage, has been
named to the No-Fault Speakers
Bureau of the New York State
Association of Insurance Agents,
Inc.
Representing nearly 10,000
insurance agents across the
state, the NYSAIA has organized
a Speakers Bureau with
designated speakers in specific
areas of the state.
Members of the Speakers
Bureau/chaired by William E.
Sheridan of Watervliet, have
been provided with prepared
speeches, brochures and other*
information about the law and
how it will affect auto insurance.
Speaking engagements may be
arranged by contacting Mr.
Mazzara or the NYSAIA
headquarters at 731 James
Street, Syracuse,
A PRESSING JOB. George Sturiale of Bethpage (L), and Larry
Farrelly of West Babylon (R), assistant manager of Grumman's
plant 2, show Richard Mayer, Northport High School shop teacher,
how to arrange detail parts before being loaded onto press-forming
machine at the Bethpage aerospace company. Mayer recently
concluded a two-month tour at Grumman as part of a year's sab­batical
in which he's working at different jobs in industry. Purpose is
to get first-hand exper^nc* at jobs his students will face after
.' graduation. t»ie better toprepare ttiem for the exposure.
Mayer concedes that working
in industry is a gigantic step from
the classroom. "I think teachers
should take time off from the
classroom to relate their
teaching to the real world.
There's more to learning than
what's in a textbook."
Mayer's^ eight weeks at
Grumman'ended in January. His
next assignment will be' in a
service department of a new car
dealer. "After that I think I'll
work at a motorcycle plant," he
says. "With the shortage of gas,
motorcycles are becoming the
big thing."
When asked what advice he
would give parents, Mayer
replied, "Too much emphasis is
put on college. I'm not saying
that college isn't good, but many
people think that college develops
character. It doesnt. Parents,
"he continued, "should really try
to let their children make their
own decisions about the work
they want to pursue. Even if the
youngster is happy being a trash
collector. I believe if you work
honestly in a job, you should be
proud of it."
Dick Mayer, the teacher, has
been Dick Mayer, the student, for
the past six months.
"It has been a rewarding ex­perience
working at Grumman,"
concludes Mayer. In September,
when I return to the classroom,
I'm sure my students at Nor­thport
will find the logs of my
experiences very beneficial. I
hope that other teachers will seek
to do as I have done. I believe one
is more effective when he has
lived and done it."
78 Ways To Wisdom At Hofetra
- How do children develop in the
pre-school and adolescent years?
Does women's liberation mean
freedom for men, too? What does
Apollo have to do with the price of
eggs?
These are some of the in­triguing
questions Long Islanders
will examine this spring, thanks
to the Hofstra University In­stitute
for Community
Education. Starting the last week
in February, the Institute will
offer 78 non-credit courses, many
of them in Long Island com­munities
and others at various
cultural sites in New York City,
as well as in the classrooms at the
Hempstead and Old Westbu'ry
campuses.
Beginning February 26, for
example, the psychological
development of babies, toddlers
and pre-schoolers will be' the
topic at the Memorial Junior
High School in Valley Stream.
One month later, March 21, at
South Middle School in Lynbrook,
parents, social workers and
others involved with teenagers
will grapple with the problems of
effective communication bet­ween
the adult and adolescent
cultures. Dr. Jay Smith, chair­man
of Hofstra's educational
psychology department, will
teach both 10-session courses.
Associate Professor of Hjistory
Michael D'Innocenzo will probe
the question, "A Mutual Destiny
for Men and Women?" at the
Port Washington Library, The
three-session course seeks to
determine if women's liberation
will become a battle between the
sexes or a common movement for
human potential. t
Greek gods will be revived
March 4,- when •• vpiawtj^
Richardson begins an exploration
of the role of Greek mythology in
a 10-session course at the Rock-ville
Centre Public library. Ms.
Richardson, a native of Greece
who is a specialist on Greek
antiquity and Hellenic culture,
claims that the Olympian crew
still has a lively impact on our
literature, psychological
analysis, scientific texts and
social rituals.
The 78 Institute courses cover
eight general areas. Discussion
groups will consider such diverse
subjects as religious beliefs in the
East and West, 20th century and
feminist literature as well as
social and individual roles and
responsibilities. Workshops will
be' conducted in writing, repor­ting,
life-planning, and Chinese
calligraphy, for example.
Those interested in the
humanities can choose from art,
opera, and drama courses which
include visits to New York City
galleries, theatres and museums,
or can remain on Long Island to
ballet or the current season of the
London theatre. Altogether, there
are 23 courses in this area,
ranging from the music of protest
to conversational French for
gourmets, bo'n vivants, and
travelers.
One of the classes in the natural
sciences area will give students
tips oh the emergency and
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