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STATE
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AGRICULTURAL AND TECHNICAL INSTITUTE
FARMINGDALE, L.I., N.Y.
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VOL. XXIX, No. 1 OCTOBER 24, 1958 W E L C O M E A L U M NI
FRESHMAN ORIENTATION
This year's Freshman Orien-tationTs'^
aid to" have~'been the
most successful in years. It be-gan
on September 8 with the an-nual
Chicken Barbecue. Every-one
thought the barbecue would
be cancelled because of the rainy
weather. But the Orientation
Committee, headed by CJerri Mc-
Evily, in order not to disappoint
the Frosh, ordered the rain
stopped at 4 o'clock. The sun
came out bright and clear and
everyone present got themselves
good and greasy. After the bar-becue,
the Seniors put on a bit
of entertainment with the aid
of Mr. Witherspoon and his
piano.
A spontaneous beauty contest
featured the prettiest girls the
Seniors could grab out of the
audience. Miss Nancy Rumph,
A.A.D. Frosh, won, and was
crowned Queen of Freshman
Orientation.
The Freshman Sports Rally
was held Tuesday afternoon.
The coaches of the variou
teams put in their plugs for new
recruits and everyone was full
of "Potatoes, Tomatoes and
String Bean Soup."
Orientation Week continued
on Friday with a Casual Hop,
again held on the college tennis j
courts. On Saturday night, the
Log Cabin was filled to capacity
with all the kids who came up
for the Record Hop.
The Freshman Follies was
held on Monday, September 15,
and was something of an eye-opening
experience for t he
Frosh, but an hilarious experi-ence
for the Seniors.
Freshman Orientation was cli-maxed
by the Candlelight Hop
held at Knapp Hall on Saturday
night, September 20.
The Seniors have done every-thing
possible to make our new
students feel welcome. Fresh-men,
more than at any previous
time in your academic life, you
are on your own mature feet.
Feel free, though to consult
any Senior, or your Student
Council, or any member of the
Institute Family for assistance
and advice.
THE DIREaOR'S
MESSAGE
Welcome Alumni
Welcome, Alumni.
Since the last Homecoming
many visible changes have tak-en
place on campus. Each year
brings such changes, until those
who return after a long ab-sence
find the campus much
different in its outward appear-ance
from the days when they
knew it best.
There are also changes in per-sonnel.
Each year returning
Alumni find some new faces,
and miss some of their former
instructors.
Alumni themselves change.
They grow older, wiser and pro-gress
into fields of greater pro-ductivity
and service, year upon
year.
Yet, with so much change
there is so much that remains
the same. The Institute still
serves youth, developing their
interests and capacities to meet
the changing and expanding
needs of industry, business and
agriculture. Each new entering
class brings a stimulus and chal-lenge
to inspire us anew.
And each recurring Home-coming
Day strengthens the ties
with all that has gone before,
refreshing us with recollections
of long and deep friendships
and associations.
We hope you too feel the re-assurance
and inspiration which
we intend to convey when we
say "Welcome, Alumni".
A square dance was held on
the tennis courts that same eve-ning,
and everyone found out
just how good a square he was.
And from the looks of that place
this campus is just chock full
of squares!
On Tuesday, at the Freshman
Assembly, Dr. Medesy, Institute
Director, gave a welcoming
speech and introduced the mem-bers
of the Administrative Staff
and William Herman, President
of Student Council. The fresh-man
were then taken on guided
tours around the campus by
senior chaporones who pointed
out such important features as
the shortest route to the Mill,
the barn that burned down, the
girls dorm lounge, and the wood-land
garden.
Give Us The News!
The Rambler Staff would like
to see more enthusiasm shown
by students toward Institute
Clubs. The Staff feels that this
enthusiasm can be stirred if the
student body is well informed
about different club activities
and accomplishments on campus.
With your help, we can pub-lish
this information accurately.
All Institute Clubs should elect
one representative to attend a
Rambler meeting on Tuesday to
relate club news to your school
newspaper.
Greater interest in our clubs
will inevitably result.
Homecoming To Spark Campus
The biggest and best Homecoming Day for S.U.A.T.I. is to
be held on Saturday, October 25, 1958. Homecoming provides
an opportunity for the alumni to maintain relationships with
their former instructors and school friends, and to note the
various changes that have taken place on the campus.
Because of the number of
events planned, this day will be
long remembered by the Alumni.
The day will be packed with
various sports events, and a gay
and unusual float parade. The
thrill of renewing old acquaint-ances
should invite every alum-nus
to stay for the banquet and
dance.
Wedell Designated
Professor Emeritus
Carl Wedell, who retired from
the Agricultural and Technical
Institute at Farmingdale after
20 years of distinguished service
at the College, has been desig-nated
professor emeritus by ac-tion
of the State University
Trustees on September 18.
Wedell became head of the
Farmingdale college's School of
Horticulture in 1937. He devel-oped
in the following year the
curriculum for ornamental hor-ticulture
with options in flori-culture,
landscape design, and
nursery management. He di-rected
planning and construc-tion
of new gardens on the In-stitute's
campus from 1944 to
1955.
Wedell, who negotiated with
Mr. William R. Coe the gift of
Planting Fields, now the tem-pory
campus of the State Uni-versity
College on Long Island,
contributed his professional ser-vices
to organizations through-out
the State. He established
special schools for New York
State nurserymen, flower grow-eis,
and cemetery officials. As
a voluntary consultant he ad-vised
the Long Island Horti-culture
Society, and in 1942-45
he directed all victory garden
activities in greater New York
City.
To help make this a lasting
success the s t u d e n t s of
S.U.A.T.I. will cheer our teams
on to victory at the soccer game,
football game, and the cross
country meet. The members of
Institute Clubs will participate
in the annual float contest. The
floats will be put on display at
1:00 p.m. and will be paraded
between the halves of the foot-ball
game with Upsula Junior
Varsity. Each club is going all-out
to present a beautiful and
possibly prize-winning float.
Judging of the floats will be
made by members of the faculty
and alumni. A prize will be
awarded on the basis of original-ity,
cleverness, and quality of
the float. The second prize will
be based on its humor and en-tertainment
features.
An important part of the pro-gram
will be the Banquet to be
held in Knapp Hall at 6:15 p.m.
Dr. Medesy will be the key
speaker at this event.
All alumni and students who
participate in the gala festivities
of Homecoming Day will always
remember this wonderful and
heartwarming day, Hope to see
you all there!
HOMECOMING SCHEDULE
Registration
Snack Bar
Soccer
Football
Cross Country
Float Parade
Alumni Meeting
Banquet
Dance
11:00 A.M.-1:30 P.M. Ind.-Tech. Bldg. Foyer
2:00 P.M. - 3:30 P.M. Football Field
11:00 A.M. - 2:00 P.M. Ind.-Tech Bldg.
1:00 P.M.-4:30 P.M. Football Field
Senior Class Concession
11:00 A.M. Adelphi
2:00 P.M. Upsala J. V.
2:30 P.M. Kings Point
At Half Time On display from 1:00 P.M.
5:00 P.M. Room 215 Tech Bldg.
6:15 P.M. Knapp Hall
Director Medesy will speak
9:00 P.M. - 1:00 P.M. Knapp Hall