The_Rambler_1956-04-27

              THE RAMBLER
STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK
LONG ISLAND AGRICULTURAL AND TECHNICAL I N S T I T U T ^ j ^ " ^ ' *^
FARMINGDALE, L. L, N. Y. tffl^WUlig^ ,
Vol. XXVI, No. 8 April 27, i^^^'^/SHWB 0
INSTITUTE STUDENTS AHEND
MOCK SENATE AT ALBANY
The Institute has been invited to be represented at the
6th session of the New York State Intercollegiate Mock Senate
which will convene April 20-22. Registration will take place April
I9th at the Hotel Wellington in | —
Albany.
A few of tlie schools to be rep-tesented
there are: College of Saint
Rose, SkiJniorc, New York Uni-versity,
Brooklyn College, Pratt In-stitute,
and Albany State Teachers.
These and many others send dele-gations
of four Senators and four
Alternates to the state capitol to
gam a working knowledge of state
government by actual participation
in a Mock Senate. Here Bills and
Resolutions are introduced, screen-ed
by committees, debated and ei-ther
passed or rejected. These bills
must be pertinent to New York
State Legislation and cannot have
been passed previously by the ac-tual
Legislature. However, many
bills introduced and passed at the
mock senate have been considered.
One such bill now being consid-ered
by the legislature is an act
to outlaw switch blades without
permits.
Last year's Institute senators
caused ,a stir in the Albany news-papers
by introducing a bill to pro-vide
for the vaccination of chil-dren
against polio. Though pass-ed,
there has been no follow-up
by the New York State Legislature.
This year's Institute senators will
introduce a resolution calling for
action on this bill.
Two other bills are to be intro-duced
by Institute senators. One
will call for the licensing of TV
repairmen, and the other for li-censing
auto mechanics. The ma-jor
reason behind these two bills
is to protect the TV and automobile
owner from damages resulting
from haphazard repair work done
by unqualified technicians.
The Mock Senate committee has
been working on these bills and
resolutions each Wednesday at 11
a.m. since January 10. The nec-essary
arguments for and against
these bills have been thoroughly
looked into and discussed there.
Our senators feel confident and
look forw^ard to the debate.
The student council has drawn
from its representatives the follow-ing
senators and alternates: Dick
Palmer, Ag. senior; Artie O'Con-nor,
Tech. freshman; Ken Heller,
Tech. senior; Barbara Oltchic,
Tech. senior; Jim Orr, Ag. fresh-man,
Flo Pezzuto, Ag. Senior;
Floyd Johnson, Ag. Senior; and
Jim McConnell, Ag. Senior. These
students have been chosen for their
interest in the Mock Senate as
shown through their attendance at
meetings, and contributions toward
the writing of the bills and com-piling
of material to support in the
debate.
A report on the success of this
delegation will be forthcoming.
Jim McConnell
Committee Chairman
Newman, Hillel
' ''Spring Fling''
The "Spring Fling", sponsored
by the Newman Clnb and the Hil-lel,
will be this Saturday evening,
April 28, starting at 8:30.
The dance, first of its kind in
the school, will take place in
Knapp Hall. Refreshments, in the
form of cookies and punch, will
be served.
The chairmen for the dance are
Gene Eisen and Jim Carroll, and
they have worked hard on the af-fair.
All are cordially invited for
the moderate price of only $1.30
per couple and $1.00 for single ad-mission.
Music will be by the Music Mak-ers,
a talented group guaranteed to
satisfy your dancing wants.
The two clubs ,ask your support
to make this dance successful.
Come out and enjoy a pleasant eve-ning
of dancing and good music.
CISGA CONFERENCE A SMASHING
SUCCESS FOR ALL CONCERNED
DR. WILLIAM A. MEDESY
New Director
Sends Message
In answer to your request for a
message to the student body, I find
myself feeling as I think the con-testants
on the $64,000 Question
must feel when they reach the first
plateau. They survived the first
test and hope they can reach the
Isolation Booth in succeeding
weeks. In my case the first pla-teau
is my appointment as Direc-tor
and the big challenges lie
ahead. Unlike the contestants,
however, I plan to meet the chal-lenges
outside the Isolation Booth
through face to face consultations
with students and faculty in solv-ing
problems of common concern.
It was with a great deal of in-terest
that I read the March issue
of "The Rambler" from which I
gained a preview of student
thought on activities. As one who
has been interested in student ac-tivities
for a number of years, I
shall look forward to becoming
better acquainted with your pro-gram.
I know Dr. Knapp has paved the
way for ,a growing and progressive
Institute during his many years of
distinguished service.
Mrs. Medesy, our daughter,
Marilyn, and I expect to arrive in
Farmingdale on or about July 1.
We are looking forward to meet-ing
and becoming acquainted with
students and faculty as individuals
and as groups.
All of us send you our best wish-es.
William A. Medesy
DIRECTOR'S LIST
As a result of the conipilation of grades for the Second
Quarter of the 1935-56 school year, the following students are
cited for superior scholastic achievement.
Ackley, Gloria
Anderson, William
Appleton, Grace
Baker, Paul
B,ausch, Carolyn
Becker, Joseph
Becker, Kenneth
Berchiolli, Kent
Blake, Theodore
Block, Norman
Blumenthal, Evelyn
Boyce, Robert
Boyle, Michael
Braun, Dolores
Bright, Carol
Clark, George
Cohen, Teddy
Coote, John
Cramer, Thomas
Deschler, Rita
DuBrow, Martin
Earle, Warren
Ehli, Adelaide
Epple, Nancy
Fischer, Edward
Fitzpatrick, John
Gallagher, Joseph
Galloway, Sally
Geoger, Frank
Giambalvo, Frank
Girault, Carolyn
Halvorsen, Halvor
Hansen, Otto
Heimerich, August
Herbert, Richard
Hirtler, Richard
Holmberg, Helen
Jacobs, Howard
Jensen, Elizabeth
Johansen, Deborah
Johnson, Harry
Judice, Frank
Jukofsky, Joan
Kalfur, Carol
Kazlauskas, Barbara
Keenan, William
Keever, Franklin
Kelly, Anne
Kersh, Eleanor
Klaus, Warren
Koburger, John
Koch, Philip
Koenigsamen, Henry
Kretzenger, Melvin
Lee Lum, Trevor
Lerer, Adina
Left to right: Barbara Lotz, Irene Kroll, Myrna Schwartz, Mr.
Wallace, Judy Braunstein, Jack Kessler, Carol Loveland, Ann Zaner.
CISGA's Sixth Annual Conference was held April 4-7, at
New York City Community College. The purpose of the Council
of Institute Student Government Associations is: to promote the
welfare of the students of the In-stitute
of the State of New York,
to inform each other of problems
arising in our schools and trying
to find solutions, and to make con-structive
suggestions to the student
governments, directors and adminis-trating
officers of the State of New
York.
This year the 120 delegates pres-ent
doubled last year's enrollment.
The fourteen schools represented
were: Fashion Institute of Tech-nology,
State University of New
York at Canton, Long Island A&T,
Cobleskill State University, Delhi
A&T, Mohawk Valley Technical
Institute, Morrisville A&T, Hud-son
Valley Technical Institute,
Alfred State Tech, Erie Coun-ty
Tech, Orange County Com-munity
College, Westchester Com-munity
College, and New York
Community College. Albany and
Fredonia State Teachers Colleges
had observing delegates present.
After the opening session, dele-gates
were divided into Student
Government, Publications, Sports,
Technical & Cultural, Faculty, and
Social Committees. Thursday and
Friday these committees met and
discussed specialized problems.
Lewis, James
Loveland, Carol
Maas, Roaald
Maleike, Raymond
Manning, Robert
Martel, Lois
McConnell, James
McElwaine, Kathleen
McEniff, Carol
McMaster, Alexander
Mencarelli, Rico
Mehlenhoff, Carl
Muller, Marianne
Nickerson, John
Nine, Beverly
Niski, Joseph
Noble, Arthur
O'Hara, John
Pace, J. Byron
Palmer, Richard
Papp, Paul
Parker, Charles
Parth, Evelyn
Pedersen, Ellen
Perron, Paul
Pettit, George
Pfeifer, Elsie
Polhemus, Robert
Quinn, Marjorie
Ricigliano, Frank
Rogala, Carol
Rossi, Stephen
Rubenfeld, Frank
Ryan, Irene
Salerno, David
Santangelo, Daniel
Schlichting, Nancy
Shilensky, Sylvia
Sicard, Suzanne
Simpson, John
Smith, Patricia
Soregaroli, Ettore
Staples, John
Sterenberg, Albert
Sundberg, David
Sushansky, Harold
Swenson, Astrid
Vreeland, Robert
Waldron, Joy
Warren, Robert
Washington, Joseph
Weir, Gerald
White, Lester
Whitaker, Barbara
Wrede, Henry
Wright, Joan
Yanarella, Carol
UATI Graduate Wins Grand Prize
Seated- left to right: Jim Orr, Ken Heller, Barbara Oltchic, Jim
McConnell, I Ij Peijzutu, I'loyd Johnson, Dick Palmer. •
From among more than 500 en-tries,
Henry S. Brinkers, of the
Buililing Construction class of
1950, was awarded the Gr,and Prize
in the Porcelain Enamel Design
Competition.
The purpose of this contest was
to develop a new kind of building,
a community youth center, and to
impro\-e op. elementary school de-
Ann Zaner, president, presided
over the General Assembly Satur-day
where recommendations
brought from committe were dis-cussed,
and voted on, and either ac-cepted
to be recommended to our
own schools, or thrown out. Elec-tion
of officers took place and
elected were President, Janet
Smith, from Orange County; Vice
President, Gordon Haner, from
Cobleskill, and treasurer, Barbara
Lotz, from our own Long Island
A&T. It was also decided that
Orange County Community College
will be our host college for next
year's election.
Our Host College, New York
Community College, greeted the
delegates with an informal lunch-eon
Wednesday afternoon. Fashion
Institute of Technology prepared a
Fashion Show for entertainment
Thursday night. New York Com-munity
College also sponsored a
Jance Friday night. The final ban-quet
w.as held at Hotel Bossert on
Saturday night. Dr. Lawrence Jar-vie,
Executive Dean of Institute
and Community College of the
State University of New York, was
;;uest speaker.
Delegates from LIATI besides
Ann Zaner, President, were Myrna
Schwartz, Past Editor of Rambler,
Irene Kroll, Student Council Repre-sentative,
Barbara Lotz, Freshman
Class Officer, Jack Kessler, Student
Council and Technical Club Repre-sentative,
Judy Braunstein, Rambler
now a graduate assistant in the | Representative, and Carol Loveland,
Department of Architecture at the ' Student Council an<l Publications
l'^ni^•ersity of !!!inoi / Kepresentefive.
sign. Brinkers' design represented
.^00 hours of work, and won for
liim a prize of ,S5,U00.
Alter graduating from L.I.A.T.L,
Hrinkers furthered his education at
Cooper Union and Yale. He is