The_Rambler_1957-05

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STATE
UNIVERSITY
AGRICULTURAL AND TECHNICAL INSTITUTE
FARMINGDALE, L. L, N.Y.
Vol. XXX, No. 9
STAlt UNiVL cm.iE« OF mmtmrn
fMmmm, - June, 1937
Commencement To Be Held June 9-10
Sunday, June 9 will start off formal ceremonies for the
Vew York State University's graduating seniors.
After a week of fun and folly,
Dr. William A. Medesy formally installed as Director
Doctor Medesy Honored at
Installation Ceremonies
Before a large group of distinguished guests, faculty and
students, Dr. William A. Medesy was formally installed as Di-rector
of the Institute.
Dr. Carlson, President of the
State University, made the In-stallation
Charge and expressed
his admiration of Dr. Medesy
and the outstanding work he has
been doing in the past year. The
audience expressed their respect
by sustained applause following
the Charge.
The Installation on May 10,
took place in the Hanger, in
which the speakers platform had
been banked with two flowering
dogwood trees and groat quan-tities
of lilacs.
A highlight of the event was
the academic procession in
which members of our faculty,
delegates from many educational
institutions and representatives
of the State of New York par-ticipated.
This was the first
parade of its type ever to take
place on this campus.
The Institute Chorus, dressed
in green choral robes, provided
the music under the direction of
Mr. Witherspoon.
Institute students assembled
in back of the Tech Building
and paraded into the Hanger.
Amherst Davis, Chairman of
the Institute Council presided at
the Installation. He welcomed
the visitors and introduced
Council members.
Mr. Golder, Chairman of the
Committee on Institutes and
community Colleges, praised the
outstanding record of the In-stitute,
calling it a "precious
gem" in the chain of the State
University. He expressed his
confidence in the success of Dr.
Medesy as Director.
A letter of congratulation
Dr. Medesy reviewed the his-tory
of the Institute, mention-ing
the important milestones
and the hopes for the present
and future. He emphasized the
fine heritage the school has and
expressed his hope that Li.I.A.T.1.
would continue to gain in unity,
strength and purpose.
The keynote s p e a k e r , Dr.
Cranford Adams, President of
Hofstra College, spoke of the
colleges on Long Island as a
great and vital educational force.
Pointing out the ever-increasing
population as the reason why
college facilities must be in-creased,
Dr. Adams called for
"education without frills." He
explained his meaning of frills
as useless ornamentation on
college buildings, unnecessary
swimming pools and other items
not vitally needed for educa-tional
purposes.
At the Installation, the Invo-cation
was given by Rev. Hamp-shire
and the Benediction by
Rabbi Epstein.
Preceding the Installation, a
luncheon was held in Knapp
Hall. Among the many dis-tinguished
guests were student
representatives of leading or-ganizations
on campus. Artie
O'Connor, expressed the admira-tion
and respect that every stu-dent
at the Institute shares for
Director Medesy.
Corsages were provided for all
the women who were guests at
the luncheon and for the stu~'
dents who served as ushers at
the Installation.
A reception for Dr. and Mrs.
from Governor Harriman was Medesy was held at Knapp Hall
read by Dr. Liiwrence L. Jarvie, the Installation and all
Executive Dean for Institute invited to attend,
and Community Colleges. Dr. Classes were dismissed before
Jarvie spoke of the greater op- noon and activities for the
portunities for youth at the pre- students were held before and
sent time 'after the Installation.
D,H. Capping
Returns to Campus
On Sunday afternoon. May 5,
1957, a group of young ladies
in white congregated in Knapp
Hall to take one of the final
steps toward the beginning of
their careers. After two years
of hard work, the forty-six den-tal
hygiene seniors awaited the
beginning of their Capping Ex-ercises.
Inside the room beautifully
decorated with flowers were
seated parents, members of the
Dental Hygiene Department,
faculty members, and guests.
The processional was played by
Lynne Zimmerman as the group
proceeded in to sit before the
platform, and the ceremony be-gan.
After greetings to the assem-bly
by Mr. James and presenta-tion
of seniors by Mr. Allee,
Adina Lerer, as President of
the Senior DH Class made a
speech for the seniors. High-light
of the ceremony was the
presentation of the L.I. Alumni
Chapter of Alpha Omega Dental
Fraternity Award by Dr. Rose.
This was received by Arlene
Glennon as the Long Island
girl from the class who had
shown the most interest and
work in Dental Hygiene during
her two years at the Institute.
After an address by John Op-pie
McCall, DDS the capping
and pledge were administered by
Mrs. Purcell, Miss White, and
Miss Galuzzo. Each girl re-ceived
a white cap with two
stripes on it. The green stripe
represents the college and a
lavendar one represents the den-tal
profession. The gold Dental
Hygiene pin from this college
was also received by each one.
The impressive ceremony was
closed by Dr. Thomas, Depart-ment
Head, and then everyone
j enjoyed the reception and tea
v/hich followed.
This was the first Capping
Ceremony held on campus since
1953.
Aggies Observe
Open House Days
In co-operation with other
New York State Agencies, the
S t-a t e University Agricultural
and Technical Institute has had
its doors open to the general
public ori Friday, May 3, Satur-day,
May 18, and again on
June 1.
On May 3, guests were invited
to inspect classroom, laboratory,
greenhouse, garden and live-stock
facilities on the .campus.
Classes were held as usual, so
the visitors could see the Insti-tute
Educational Program in
action.
Student guides were available
to groups who wanted a person-al
tour of the campus. Tours
were begun at the Agricultural
and Ornamental Horticultural
departments and worked their
way over to Industrial-technical
building.
In addition to guide staffs, the
Institute had two information
centers to answer the visitors'
questions concerning the Insti-tute's
programs of study.
A small but steady amount of
people showed up to see the ex-hibits.
There were few enough
people so that classes were not
interrupted.
On May 18, Planting Fields,
with its extensive collections of
flowering shrubs and trees was
open to the public. Colorful dis-plays
of dogwood, tulips, and
over twenty thousand flowering
rhododendron and azalea were
in full bloom.
Planting Fields, formerly the
property of W. Robertson Coe,
is located in Oyster Bay, Long
Island. Now owned by State
University of New York, the 409
acre estate is shared by State
U n i versity Agricultural a nd
Technical Institute at Farming-dale,
and temporarily, by the
State University College on Long
Island.
Visitors were invited to in-spect
the flowering shrubs, form-al
gardens, and unusual trees
which grow on the broad lawns
surrounding the main house.
Shaded woodland paths and
special gardens, such as the
Wisteria Pool Garden and
Wishing Well, and the green-houses
with their famous plant
collections were also open to
the public.
Members of the Farmingdale
Institute's School of Ornamental
winding up the social events of
the year, caps and gowns will be
donned and marching tech-niques
practiced to Pomp and
Circumstance. At this solemn
service, which will take place
Sunday at 4:00 P.M., every senior
will have his head bowed in
pride and dignity. The presiding
speaker will be announced at
the service Monday, June 10, at
3:00 P.M. Commencement ex-ercises
will begin with Colonel
Frederick F. Greenman, who is
a member of the Board of Trust-ees
of the State University of
New York and the senior part-ner
of the New York law firm
of Greenman, Shea, and Zimet.
The exercise will begin with
the singing of the Star Spangled
Banner followed by a religious
invocation. After several ad-dresses
and speeches, awards
will be given out. Among some
that will be received at the
ceremony are the Hilda Ward
Scholarship Prize, Alumni Sen-ior
prizes. The Edmund R. Lup-ton
Scholarship Prize and the
Albert Stevenson Memorial Med-al.
All the other awards were
presented at the Awards As-sembly
of May 24. These in-cluded
such awards as the Am-erican
L e g i o n Americanism
Award, for the three branches
of our college; namely, the in-dustrial,
agricultural, and horti-cultural
sections. Also smaller
awards were given out to the
outstanding boy or girl in the
various sections of the three
divisions.
Some of the other awards in-cluded
the top gardener award,
the American Institute of Archi-tects
award, and many others.
All of these awards will be
printed on the commencement
programs with the names of
the students who received them.
IN APPRECIATION I have received a great many
pleasant compliments from dele-gates,
guests, and members of
the Institute family regarding
the Installation. I hasten to
pass these on to all—students,
faculty and staff—who had a
part in thi'^ program. For all
the hard work, shared at many
points by so many willing help-ers,
and for encouraging and
support all across the campus,
I take this means of express-ing
my sincere appreciation.
Without trying to name every-one
who contributed to the suc-cess
of the program, I want to
express a special appreciation
to the many students for their
very fine appearance, to the
girls for being as lovely as al-ways,
and to the most alert and
intelligent faculty I have ever
seen on parade.
. . , I think that our program was
Horticulture were available dur- , effectively impressive, without
mg the day to answer questions ; being too stiff, and this, with
concernmg these plantings. [the friendliness and good fel-
In the future the Aaministra- ! lowship which was evident at
tion and faculty of this college ' the luncheon and reception, as
are contemplating holding our
open house in the spring, so it
will not coincide with the State's
open house. This would also
enable visitors to see our horti-cultural
and agricultural dis-plays
during the growing season
well as about the campus gen-erally,
made the whole day one
to be well remembered.
I am sure we may all take
pride in a most successful event.
Locke James, Chairman
Installation Committee