The_Rambler_1951-01-26

              THE RAMBLER
Lon^ Island Agricultural and Technical I n s t i t u t e — F a r m i n g d a l e , N. Y.
Vol. XXI, No. 3 January 26, 1951
COUNTRY LIFE AND
OPEN HOVSE PROGRAMS
ARE UNDER W4Y
The annual Country Life and
Open House Programs are under
w a y for their presentations of
February 22, 23, and 24. The Coun-try
Life Program, held up on the
Aggie Campus, has had the fol-lowing
events sahedu'ed so far:
From the Animal Husbandry and
Dairy Industry Departments comes
v/ord that there will be cattle
fitting and showmanship contests;
with demonstrations on slaughter-ing,
choosing a family cow, in-creasing
milk production, and the
importance of milk in an economic
diet.
The Country Theatre will again
put on t h e i r popular showings
w h i c h will include two plays,
square and folk danclnnr exhibi-tions,
the Institute Band, Ma]e
Glee Club, Mixed Chorus, a tumbl-ing
act, movies, a magician and a
program of folk lore.
The Bio Science exhibit this year
lool;s like it will be even more
interesting than the one of the
previous year. They plan to have
fin exhibit of wild animals on
T onri: Island and the control of ihe
harmful ones.
The Hobby Show is another ex-hibit
of g e n e r a l interest. Cf
course, we can not overlook the
Horticulture department which will
give another brilliant display of
floral arrangements p'us demon-strations
in verjetabla gardening
and landscaping.
Downtown exhibits will b-> set
up by the students in advertising
art desir;ns and techniques, model
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' ATTENTION ALL STUDENTS -
Do you enjoy an A-1 dance? Well, the dance to end all
dances is the KAMBLER'S CAMPUS CUT-UP coming on
Tuesday, January 30. There will be singing, dancing, and
all the works to make it the best time ever for all. This is
vour chance to blow off steam and, while you're doing it, get
to know some of the Aggie and Tech kids you haven't met
yet. The star salesman from the senior class will be on hand
to give out with refreshments. Keep the date in mind and
let's all be there in full force! The place is the Ag. gym;
donation—.25c.
Facts From the Near East
Director Knapp has just returned from a tour of several middle
eastern countries. Since we know so little about these mysterious people,
their customs, ideas, and traditions, and since they will be an important
influence in the ultimate battle between the East and West, we take
opportunity to present you with these sincere and true observations.
Would there be any opportunities for people from LIATI, with our train-ing,
in the Near East?
"There will, indeed, be opportunities for Institute graduates in the
Near East. Vocational competence is perhaps needed more than anything
else. Some of this would be of a rather elementary nature but some would
also need to be at the technical level. However, any of our graduates
who went into this work would have to relinquish or at least set aside
for the time being their ideas of comfort and convenience ana the
prevailing notion that someone should make your recreation for you."
What food did you eat on your trip that was strange or different from
ours? What food do the people eat?
"I would say that rice and mutton stand out in my mind as char-acteristic
foods of the Near East. Of course, we have them here but
prepared in different ways. There is also a paste or curd made from
sour milk which is widely used and said to be very healthful. In some
countries it is called 'leban'. In other countries, different names are
used but the material is the same. One has to develop a taste for it but
having done so people like it very much and consume it in large quan-tities.
Before my trip was over I began to like it myself.
The characteristic food of the village people, and this means the people
who work the land, is bread. They consume large, quantities of it, about
two pounds per day for an adult. It is made of coarse, whole grains
and very nutritious. In addition, there is goat milk or sheep milk in
small quantities and chceses made from it. Small flocks of poultry are
kept by many village families so that eggs and meat are available from
this source. Fresh fruits, such as grapes and apricots are eaten in season.
Melons are widely used. Very few fresh vegetables are used at the
present time although tomatoes are finding increased favor. There is
much to be done in this connection. Lima beans and sweet corn have
been unknown in Iran until the Near East Foundation introduced them."
Were the people generally healthy?
"I do not think it can be said that the people are generally healthy.
They do develop an immunity to certain digestive upsets and to some
of the illnesses which would strike us down if we were to go there and
live and eat as they do. On the other hand, the mortality rate among
young children is very high and tuberculosis is a scourge almost every-where.
Malaria is prevalent and saps the energy of the people. I was
told that in general, teeth do not lequire as much attention as in this
country and that they last much longer. This is ascribed to the use of
"hard" foods, whole grain bread, etc."
What was your audience like with the Shah of Iran?
"1 had met the Shah at a dinner in his honor in New York City when
he was a guest in this country a year or so ago. His marble palace and
the accessories were very impressive but the man himself was dressed
in a regular business suit and talked to us in much the same way as
would have been done in this country. The Shah was educated in
Switzerland and speaks excellent English. He was particularly intereste I
in the status of the Near East Foundation Program in his country, said
that it was accomplishing a great deal of good and that he hoped we
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NEW STUDENT COUNCIL
OFFICERS
The following freshman are the
new student council officers on the
Aggie Campus. The elections were
held on January 15th.
President—Earl Wertheim
Vice-President—James Shanley
Secretary—Martin Wertheim
The new officers will aid the
incoming freshmen class and help
them get acquainted with them-selves,
the student body, and the
Institute protocol. The new offi-cers
have already started making
plans for programs, student activi
ties, etc.
Leadership Conference
Earl Wertheim
Saturday, January 13th, the Cor-nell
University Extension Service,
sponsored a Young Adult Leader-ship
Conference. The participants
of the conference were leaders and
members of YMCA, 4 - H, FHA,
FFA, Grange, and various church
groups.
The d e l e g a t e s registered and
were assigned to one of three in-dividual
discussion groups. There
tliey heard speakers on such topics
as: Inter-racial and inter-religious
activities, systems for conducting
functions and meetings, recreation-al
activities for the organization.
Each group made up a trial pro-gram
that they deemed adequate
for the particular topic on which
they conferred.
Dinner was served to the assem-bly
and then, upon completion of
the repast, all were conducted to
the gymnasium where the confer-ees
on recreation ran a demonstra-tion
party utilizing all they had
discussed during the day.
The party was successful and
enjoyed by all. The comments were
completely favorable as to the en-tire
conference and many of the
people admitted they had come
away with much valuable informa-tion
that they would bo ab:e to
put to work in tho near future.
— F L A S H
According to a special article
which appeared In the New York
Times Sunday, January 21, college
students can now enlist in the
service of their choice after having
received their physical or classi-fication.
They can then, after en-listing,
finish school. This has not
been officially announced to the
schools as yet.