The_Rambler_1965-12-07

              STATE UNIVERSITY AGRICULTURAL AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE
FARMINGDALE, L. I., N. y.
VOLUME XXXVI NO. 3 DECEMBER 1, 1965
by James White A Success New Trimester Calendar Approved
The students of this campus
have a genuine reason to be
extremely proud of those students
who gave up part of their time
to make the Blood Bank as suc-cessful
as it was. Our school
spirit was at high tide last week,
as evidenced in the manner in
which the students unselfishly
responded for the blood drive.
Although the goal of 200 pints
was not, reached, when com-pared
to last Spring' s record,
we inq)roved some 200%. The
actual amount received came to
an even 140 pints.
From the start, the Blood Bank
technicians worked at a fantas-tic
pace, trying to process as
many people as fast as possible,
to keep the line, which had al-ready
. formed, from extending
past the half hour waiting period.
Coffee and doughnuts were served
after, while fruit Juice was served
to those who had not eaten pre-viously.
I interviewed some fifteen per-sons
after they had given blood.
All were asked why they had do-nated
blood.
Beth Greif-Freshman nurse -
"I felt as though I've done
something to benefit other peo-ple."
Jimmy Porcella-Engineering
Science -
"With four brothers and s i s -
ters In my family, I felt that
that by donating blood I could
protect them against some fu-ture
emergency. Also, I can
h e l p people immediately in
need of blood."
Donald Rosen - Ag. Freshman -
"I have previously needed
blood transfusions. By donat-ing
blood whenever possible, I
feel I am repaying a debt."
Pete Totten - OJH. Freshman -
"Perhaps this donation will
save someone's life or maybe
my own in the future,"
April Brunill and Gerry Scottl
-Nursing - Seniors
"1 wanted to be a member
of the Blood Bank for any
future emergency, I felt that
besides personal protection,
I've contributed to a worthy
and worthwhile cause for my
school and people in need."
Tony Qulroga -M.T. -Senior
"This opportunity gave me
a chance to do something for
my school, and for people who
need blood."
Barbara Canavan - FoodTech.
- Senior
"Based on past experience,
when I needed blood, my dona-
Viet Rally
On Thursday, December 9, tft
II AM there will be a student
rally at Allard Field House In
siq[)pon of the President's policy
In Viet Nam. The Student Sen-ate
who is supporting the rally
is trying to get political speak-ers.
By a unanamous vote,
the Student Senate has joined
the National Student Council In
Defence of Viet Nam. Petitions
are now being circulated for
signatures endorsing the Presi-dent's
policy. These petitions
will be forwarded to the Na-tional
Council Headquarters.
From there they will be pre-sented
to the President. The
Student Senate has asked all or-ganlzaticms
to postpone all sched-uled
meetings so everyone may
attend because of the imponance
of this rally.
tion was made to help others."
Had 1 a choice, I would have
printed all interviews, but for
obvious reasons of t i m e and
length, I was limited.
I _ know f r om personal ex-perience,
that donating blood
makes a person entirely at ease
with himself, producti^ an in-trinsic
and ethereal feeling. This
stems from the fact that as hu-mans
we pride ourselves iqxm
our compassion for helping less
fortunate people. Also, a factor
of self preservation and future
security play an inq)ortant part
in analyzing why the students
donated their blood to the Blood
Bank.
Mr. Alcamo, of the biology
department, mentioned that two
factors prompted him, one prac-tical
and the other philosohpical.
Practical, in that he insures his
family, aad philosophical, in that
he derives a feeling of well-being
by helping other people.
Dr. Di Liello, also from the
biology dept., considers it a
privilege that he is healthy and
able enough to be Instrumental
to help others.
I was particularly disappointed
in the lack of Interest the faculty
and college staff displayed in
siq)porting the Blood Bank with
their donations, A total of three
faculty members and two staff
personnel showed up.
As an example of genuine hu-manitarism,
devoid of any selfish
or glory seeking motives. Miss
Judy Gordon and Mr, McKeon,
the two Peace Corps representa-tives,
offered to give a pint of
their blood. They told me that
this was their way of trying to
e3q)ress gratitutde for the excep-tional
reception that they re-ceived
from S,U,A,T,C, 1 am
sure that the entire college fam-ily
joins me in thanking them
for their unparalleled thought-fulness
and consideration.
To clear up any misinterpre-tations
as to the use of the blood
donated, all blood will be used in
hospitals. It is not the intention,
nor the purpose of the Inter-
County Blood Bank, to supply the
Armed-Forces with bloo^
As a final closing comment,
I would like to add that the Blood
Bank was delighted, and sur-prised,
at the turn-out. The 140
pints they collected from the stu-dents,
doubled their average dally
intake from various other places.
This in Itself, made their visit
wonhwhile,
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The Student Senate annual semi
formal Fantasy in Frost dance
will be held on Friday, Decem-ber
17 at the Huntington Town
House, Music for the affair
will be supplied by the Buddy
Martin band, a five-piece, dual
instrument groiq). For the Fan-tasy
Queen contest, Lucille Gio-ridano
and Sharon Kolnick
(Suffolk 326) will accept nomin-ation
until December lOth and
the names will appear on the
ballots that will be given to
coiq;>les upcm entering. The price
is $5 a collie and there will
be an extended curfew for the
girls. There will be snacks for
all and set-ups maybepurdiased
The Huntiogton Town House is
located about 5 miles north of
campus at 124 Jerrico Tunqtike,
A new calendar for the tri-mester
has been announced for
the 1966-67 school year, Tlie
new calendar is more in line
with the schedules of nearby col-leges.
SUATC will now accept
new students only twice a year,
but despite mlsunderstandUngs
and misinformation being spread
by the daily newspa^pers, the
college will still run classes
throughout the year,
llie trimester was a trial pro-gram
and extensive research was
undertaken throughout theoperaF>
tion, I t was found that the
high school graduates generally
were not willing to start off
their ciOlege work in the sum-mer,
However, once they've
begun here, they are often less
adverse to continuing through
the summer. Therefore, no new
students will be accepted for
the summer session, but stu-dents
began in February will
attend classes in the summer.
This year, however, because the
new calendar is in the process
of being moved up, there is an
overlap of several weeks between
the summer and fsdl sessions.
This means thai students usu-ally
going to school for both
the summer and fall sessions will
have to take their vacation in
the summer. lliey will, of
course, still graduate at the
normal time.
The schedule which i4)pears
below has been sypproved ^ the
faculty council, but Is still tenta-tive
and subject to modifications.
The calendar as revised also
incorporates suggesticms made
concerning a formal final exam-ination
period.
A, About 40 per cent of the
faculty wanted the present
system to continue.
B. Forty percent wanted a
formal final examination
period,
C. Twenty per cent would be
satisfied with either ar-rangement.
The proposed calendar as re-vised
does the following:
1. Provides for 15 wedcs of
classes plus a formal ex-amination
period.
2. Retains the 50 minute class
period.
3. Fall semester - starts mid
September, ends mid Jan-uary.
^ l i i ^ semester - starts
late January, ends midMay
Summer semester - starts
late May, ends early Sep-tember.
4. The c a l e n d a r conforms
closdy with those of near-by
colleges.
5. New students would be ad-mitted
in selected ctirricu-lums
twice a year - S ^ -
tember and January.
PROPOSED CALENDAR
Fall
Reg. & Orient.
Classes begin
HoUday
HoUday
Classes end
Spring
Reg. & Orient.
Classes begin
HoUday ^ntative)
Classes-end
Graduation (tentative)
Summer
Reg. & Orient.
Classes begin
HoUday
HoUday
HoUday
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M-F, Sept. 12-16 M-F, Sept. 11-15 M-F, l^pt. 9-13
M., Sept. 19 M., Sept. 18 M., Sept. 16
Th.-Sun. Nov.24-27 Th.-Sun. Nov.23-26 T^-Sun.Nov.28-Dec. 1
Sat..M,Dec.24.Jan.2 Sat.-M,Dec.23-Jan. 1 T-W,Dec.24-Jan.l
Fri., Jan. 13 Fri., Jan. 12 Fri., Jan. 10
M.-F, Jan. 16-20 M-F, Jan. 15-19 M-F, Jan. 13-17
M., Jan. 23 M., Jan. 22 M., Jan. 20,
Th.-Sun.Mar .23-26 Th.-Sun.Apr.ll-14 Th.-Sun.Apr. 3-6
Fri., May 12 Fri., May 10 Fri., May 9
FrL, May 19 Fri., May 17 FrL, May 16
M.-F, May 15-19 M.-F., May 13-17 M..F., May 12-16
M., May 22 M., May 20 M., May 19
T., May 30 Th., May 30 FrL, May 30
T., July 4 Th,, July 4 Fri^July 4
Mon. Sept. 4 Mon., Sept 2 Mon., Sept. 1
Fri., Sept. 8 Fri., Sept. 6 FrL, Sept. 5
President
To Confer
With Students
Dr. Charles Laffin, President
of the College, has announced
that, at 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday
December 8th, he will meet with
Interested students in Room 150,
Whitman Hall.
The channels of communication
between student and administra-tor
have become increasingly
complex in recent years and, as
one answer to this problem. Dr.
Laffin periodically holds these
Administration Press Confer-ences."
The term "press con-ference"
is used mainly to de-scribe
the form of the meetbig.
It is similar to those held by
Presidents with the public press.
President Laffin wiU report on
the progress of college projects,
on construcUon, on curriculum
development and changes, and on
other items of interest to stu-dents.
He will be available to
receive quesUons, suggestions,
or student report on any aspect
of College and Campus life.
All students are Invited to
attend. Any student who wishes
to raise a question will be glvm
that opportunity and where pos-sible
immediate answers will be
supplied.
MOVIE
The Birth of a NaUon
Dec. 9, 6:30, 8:30 P.M.
WHITMAN HALL 190
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Those Wonderful Womenfolk!
Friday evening, November 19,
was one of the most enjoyable
evenings in SUATC's memory.
Five deUghtful young "Women-foUc"
virtually entranced the 350
peoiae present In AUard Field
House.
Singing aongs old and new, fam-iliar
and umisual, the Womenfolk
proved to be a superb group of
entertainers. Ihey knew what we
would like and performed two
solid hours of tdeasantentertaln-meitf
which was overwhelmingly
received by all present.
Whather sariovs or light-hearted,
critical or comical,
their choice of songs kept the
audienca in complete attention
with aoi«s Uka '*So Easy Wa
Forget,'* "Teenage Mother,"
"Little Boxes," and other aelec-tioos
caused riotous laughter.
The Womenfolk were very ably
accompanied by a f i n e base
player, BUly Lee. Mr. Lee'a
backing, harmony and rh^m
spelled the difference between
'good' and *greal,' a word which
truly sums up our evening with
thoaa wooderfttl Womenfolk.