The_Rambler_1954-06-03

              THE RAMBLER
LONG ISLAND AGRICULTURAL AND TECHNICAL INS
FARMINGDALE, L. I., N. Y.
Vol. XXIV, No. 9 June 1954
"LET EACH BECOME -
ALL HE IS CAPABLE OF BEING 51
MLMOHIAL DAY
by Maria Oliva
The lormal obsei vancc of Memor-ial
Day dates Trom 1868. The graves
of the soldiers killed in the Civil
War had been decorated with flow-ers
before that year, especially by
the women of the south. On April
23. 1865 Mrs. Sue Landon Vaughn,
a docendant of John Adams, led
Lome women to the cemetery in
Vicksburg and decorated the sol-diers'
graves there. And in May
of the same year, some women in
Winchester, Va. formed the Stone-wall
Jackson Memorial Association.
On June 6, 1865 they went to the
confederate cemetery in Winches-ter,
said to be the first cemetery
laid out especially for the soldier
dead in the South, and decorated
the graves with flowers.
Early in May, 1865 Adjutant
General Clupman suggested to
General John A. Logan, the com-mander-
in-chief, that arrangements
be made for the organization to
decorate the graves of the Union
soldiers on a uniform date through-out
the country. General Logan
approved the plan and issued a
general order to all the grand
army posts. The order stated that
the thirtieth day of May will be
designated for the purpose of strew-ing
with flowers or otherwise dec-orating
the graves of comrades
wlio died in defense of their
country. This order was generally
obeyed, especially in the smaller
communities. Special exercises were
held in National Cemetery at Ar-lington,
Va., across the Potomic
lliver from Washington, constitut-ing
the first formal and official
observance of the day. Memorial
Day was not yet a legal holiday
in any states, but after thirteen
years did become a legal holiday.
For many years the celebration
of the North was devoted tt) an
oratorical glorification of the vic-tory
of the Northern armies. But,
as the years passed, the hearts
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SPKIN(; FESITVAL THE C. I. S. G. A. CONFERENCE
by John R. Birkentall
The Spring Festival is a weekend
of activities and dances which last
year's class began and hoped would
become a tradition. This year's
freshman class sponsored the week-end
and did a terrific job. In spite
of the fact that lit rained and the
clam bake and square dance had
to be held in the gym, spirits
weren't dampened in the slightest.
Steamed and raw clams w e re
served and they disappeared at a
fast rate. We square danced to the
music of Muddy Waters an
Melodious Five, and R
swell job. The mai
evening was the
Queen of the
judges had a ( a f c c \t
which of
most popu
for the
scholastic
v.'as una
and Mar: llOlivf
her atte llants
were pre
bouquets,
the beard
determinin
wore texture,'
girls who judg
as the best bearcPMk^oy on ca
After a drowsy iM^'day m
ing, the afternoon
change, and all who atte^
field day really swung into activity.
There were eats galore, franks,
sauerkraut, i)unch, and all the
trimings.
On Thursday, April 22, four
A. T. E. students ventured on a
four-hundred mile trip to Canton,
New York. A fifth student, Les
Lain, president of C.I.S.G.A., left
the Institute the night before,
bound for Canton. The students
who went on the trip were Nancy
Parraffa, Nancy Rush, Tom Mor-rello,
and John Birkentall.
is a small town located
from the Canadian
^ensburg. In its
tence Univers-
School of
in Pots-
Congratulations
to the
Senior Class
ive. He
5rd of the
fty, aiy^l^dent body;
full loyalt^ff the students
institui^^tself. The stu-
•iiujii^pjriespectful in every
leir fellow students, fa-culty,
buildings, alumni and to any-one
affiliated with the school.
In the Plenary sessions on Satur-day,
the various committees dealing
v.'ilh newspapers, yearbooks, social
affairs, student councils, and class
officers gave their proposed recom-mendations
and resolutions for the
improvements of all the institutes.
Many new views were brought up,
such as: Co-ed lounges, re-writing
the student government constitu-tions,
and student courts. Special
eniplr.isis was given to inter-school
exchange of newspapers, yearbooks,
constitutions, and pennants.
At the close of these plenary
sesLions, Richard Peck of Alfred
A T was elected president for
"Let Each Become All He Is
Capable of Being"—a very suitable
motto for one of the largest uni-versities
in the United States. These
nine words can carry a double
meaning. During your school daya
here, the importance of doing your
best cannot be emphasized enough.
No one needs to tell you the value
of education or else none ox you
would be here. When you buy an
article of clothing, or any appliance,
you make sure that it is Lomething
which will give you the very best
for your money. Since you or your
parents are paying for this edu-cation,
it too should be used lo
its best advantage.
We spoke of two meanings for
this motto. The other lies in the
way we apply ourselves after
graduation. Will we let these two
years go to waste, or will we make
the most of the training we ha,ve
had? This is up to each individual.
We are not merely pointing out
the scholastic value of college, but
the social aspect as well. In order
to perform any sort of a job, you
have to come in contact with other
people. How you get along with
uiese people will determine how
far you will go. In school you rnaet
all types of people and you learn
how to get along with them. 'I'.iis
experience is invaluable later in life.
"Let Each Become All He Is
Capable of Being"—will we live up
to this motto, or will it simply
remain nine empty words :'
the forthcoming year. He is a
freshman and has stated that he
W i l l work to the best of his ability
for the conference, which will be
held at his school next year.
Saturday evening a banquet was
given In our honor at the Tick
Tock, a local restaurant. The guest
of honor for the evening was a
Mr. Hollingsworth, a member of
the Canadian Parliament. He spoke
on his views towards the United
States as a world leader. He praised
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