The_Rambler_1957-11

              STATE
UNIVERSITY
AGRICULTURAL AND TECHNICAL INSTITUTE
FARMINGDALE, L. I., N.Y.
Vol. XXVIII, No. 4 November, 1957
MEET THE SENIOR BOARD
Aggie Mascot at Homecoming
Campus Plays Host To Alumni
At Homecoming Events
This year's Homecoming was enjoyed by both Alumni and
students of the Institute. Some of the highlights of the day
were the football game between the Aggies and Post College,
the float contest, the Alumni banquet and the Homecoming dance.
Though the football game was
won by Post, the cool autumn
day was warmed by the hearts
of the fans who cheered their
teams, prompting them to fight
with overwhelming spirit. The
ram, led around the field by two
cheerleaders, added the finish-ing
touch to an exciting after-noon.
The floats were paraded for
judging and reviewing during
the half of the football game.
As the floats assembled on one
end of the field, the announcing
of the winners took place. First
place was awarded to the float
submitted by the National Asso-ciation
of Gardeners. Second
place honors were taken by the
Sputnik Float by the Building
Construction section. The Dairy
Industry section won t h i rd
prize.
All floats entered were great-ly
appreciated and thoroughly
enjoyed by all.
The Alumni Banquet was
highlighted by the speech deliv-ered
by Dr. Medesy and the
singing of the school chorus,
headed by Mr. Witherspoon.
This entertainment, plus the
good food, brought forth a good
time for all who attended.
The Homecoming Dance held
in the Gym, climaxed a very
busy and wonderful day for the
alumni and the L. I. A. T. I.
students.
Longhair Anyone?
Mr. Lovell, of the Art Depart-ment,
has started a series of
concerts for everyone on campus
interested in classical music.
This program, called The Sym-phony
Hall Concert, is currently
being held in Room 15 of the
Commercial Building on Fri-days,
from 12:00 to 12:55.
The purpose of these sessions is
to give students the opportunity
of hearing fine music while they
eat lunch or do their homework.
The conductor, Mr. Lovell, ori-ginated
the idea of having these
concerts because his design stu-dents,
who listened to classical
music during their classes, want-ed
to hear more of it.
The first session was held on
Friday, November 8. Included
in some of the concerts have
been Moonlight Sonata, New
World Symphony and Clair De
Lune.
A special Christmas program
is being planned and requests
are welcome.
Here are ground rules: No
gum cracking, celery eating, pop
corn or stamping of the feet!
Charlie Watt, Senior TAA, is
a quarterback on the L.I.A.T.I.
Football team and a favorite
with the crowd. He spent two
years in the service after grad-uation
from Woodmere High
School. Some of his activities
include basketball, in his fresh-man
year, and NOMA. He plans
to continue his education after
graduation from the Institute.
This is Charlie's first year on
the Board.
OFFICIAL ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Clip out luul save! Clip out and save!
1957 - 1958
Nov. 26 5:00 p.m. Thanksgiving Recess begins
Dec. 2 Final Exams First Quarter
Dec. 9 8:00 a.m. Second Quarter begins
Dec. 20 5:00 p.m. Christmas Recess begins
Jan. 2 8:00 a.m. Christmas Recess ends
Mar. 3 Final Exams Second Quarter
Mar. 10 8:00 a.m. Third Quarter begins
Apr. 2 5:00 p,m. Spring Recess begins
Apr. 10 8:00 a.m. Spring Recess ends
May 2, 3 Open House
May 30 A Holiday
June 9 Final Exams Third Quarter
June 15 Baccalaureate and Commencement
This year, the Spring recess has been lengthened by three
days, and Baccalaureate and Commencement will both be held
on Sunday, June 15, instead of the former event on a Sunday
and the latter one on the following Monday.
J im Brady, Senior TAA, is a
great baseball pitcher at the In-stitute.
Jim graduated from
Patchogue High, but he now
supports Port Jervis, N. Y. Jim
is a member of NOMA and
sports activities at the Insti-tute.
Albany State Teacher's
College is this boy's next stop.
Carole Berger, Senior DH, is
Secretary of the Senior Board
of Governors and Vice Presi-dent
of the Board of Hillel this
year. Last year, Carole was
Secretary of t h e Freshman
Board of Governors and a mem-ber
of the school chorus. Inci-dentally,
Carol is the only fe-male
on the Board.
The Board has many great
plans for the students of LIATI.
They are really using their im-agination
and ingenuity to help
make this year real solid. Right
now they are doing a good job
at the Senior Store, located next
to the Recreation Hall. The
store is open 6 to 8 f r om Monday
to Thursday. And from 9 to 10
for coffee hour. The future sees
free dances and a bang-up
Senior Prom. The Board would
appreciate suggestions from any
senior who has good ideas for
Senior Class events.
ATTENTION SENIORS
Careful your school spirit
is laR:ging - - - If you are
a senior who hasn't paid your
dues look ashamed. For
one dollar ($1) be a real
honest-to-goodiiess member of
your class. Get on the band-wagon,
we're striving for 100
per cent. Pay any member
of the Senior Board of Gov-ernors.
Art Curtin, Food Distribution
Senior, is the old married man of
the Board. This is Art's first
year on the Board of Governors
and he has been entrusted with
the purse strings. He graduated
Sewanhaka High and spent one
year at the University of Wyom-ing.
Art is an army veteran.
He was stationed in Salzburg,
Austria for two years. He is a
member of F.M.C. He loves to
talk about his lovely wife and
his daughter, Debra Ann. Art
is the Sports Editor of the
Rambler.
J im Connelly, Poultry senior,
is a high scorer on the track
and cross country team. Jim
was a member of the Chorus,
Ski Club, Student Council, and
the Freshman Board of Gover-nors.
He's our favorite red head
from Levittown. Jim earned his
diploma at Chiminade High. He
has a famous brother-in-law line
at the Institute. Jim is a good
worker and a terrific guy.
NEW LIBRARY HOURS
Monday - Friday, 8:00 to 5:00.
Plus evening hours on
Monday and Wednesday
6:30 to 9:00
Robert Jorgensen, Senior OH,
wields the gavel at the Senior
Board of Governors meeting.
Bob is a graduate of Tenefly
High School. He received a
diploma from the New York
State Ranger school at Syracuse
and practiced his trade for six
months in California as a Fire-fighter.
Uncle Sam employed
Bob for the next two years in
the Navy. Some of Bob's ac-tivites
here at the Institute in-clude
NAG, Lutheran Fellow-ship,
Faculty Student Associa-tion
member and soccer. Bob
keeps bedlam from reigning over
at Alumna Hall in the position
of Dormitory supervisor. Bob
was Treasurer of the Freshman
Board of Governors.
Joe Triola, Senior MT, is one
of those "K.P." boys. He didn't
come to the Institute right after
graduation, but worked at IBM.
Joe was President of the Fresh-men
Board of Governors and did
a good job in this capacity. This
year, Joe is Vice President of
the Senior Board. He played
Intramural basketball and soft-ball
and is a member of ASTE.
Ken Deedy, Senior OH, hails
from Valley Stream, but pres-ently
resides at Hardwick Hill-top
House. Kenny attended
Hunter College after graduation
from Jamaica High. Ken was
the Vice President of Freshman
Board of Governors. This fel-low
knows his parliamentary
procedure and proved it at the
Student Council Meetings. Ken
is a member of NAG. Ken never
stops talking about his boat and
dogs.