The_Rambler_1961-01-25

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S. U. N. Y. STATE UNIVERSITY AGRICULTURAL AND TECHNICAL INSTITUTE AT FARMINGDALE AGGIES
VOL. XXXII NO. 8 January 25, 1961
WINTER WEEKEND HELD IN PDCONOS P>iday the thirteenth of January, 1961, was the big day for a group of 175 freshmen and seniors
looking forward to the Winter Weekend at Mr. Airy Lodge in the Poconos.
By 4:30 in the afternoon, all four buses were on their way for the weekend. Box lunches were
provided for the long trip by Grotty Brothers. Arrival at Mt. Airy was approximately 9:30 that
evening. Upon arrival the girls checked into the Main House and the boys into cabins. A waiting,
hot dinner was waiting for the group. Because of the late arrival, the winter sports could not be
enjoyed until the next day. Some of the students visited the Club Suzanne in the Lodge and the re-mainder
held their own private parties getting acquainted with students they had not met yet.
The fun started Saturday morning. After breakfast, there was transportation provided for those
who wished to try their skiing abilities. One could find the pond full of both amateur and expert
skaters; and on the hill above, sledding and tobaggoning were the sports. Horseback riding as well
as bicycling was provided on the grounds of the Lodge and many took advantage of these oppor-tunities.
On Saturday afternoon there
was a jazz session in the Club
Suzanne for the students of
SUATI. A dance contest was
sponsored by the Winter Week-end
Committee and Tom Jack-son
and Lee Roberts were se-lected
as the winners. In the
evening following dinner, the
Club Suzanne was once again
filled with SUATI and other
guests of the Lodge. There was
dancing and a floor show. An-other
dance contest was held.
This contest was won by Chris
Christie and Anna Marshall.
After the Club closed, more
parties were held until the
girls' curfew.
Sunday was a sad day for it
meant the weekend was at a
close. Because of the cold
weather in the morning, only a
f ew hardy braved the outside.
The management, to keep
everyone busy, had those inter-ested
play bingo for cash and
candy prizes. The afternoon
provided some entertainment in
the Club Suzanne again and the
big event of awarding cham-pagne
to the King and Queen of
Winter Weekend took place.
The reigning couple this year
are Tony Adamo and Terry
Carraciola. Finishing the af-ternoon
was one more dance
contest. Ted Baker and Pat
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Tobogganing at Mt. Airy Lodge.
TOOTH BRUSH DRIVE
Not The Name of a Street; A Campaign
Dental Health Week comes in the beginning of February, so
the Industrial Technical Building main showcase will be devoted
to the Dental Hygiene Department. For the most part the show-c
a s e will recreate the two years that the Seniors have been
here but more about this will follow in the next edition. The
Freshman Class however is sponsoring a TOOTHBRUSH DRIVE.
At first sight these two words might bring some laughter to some
members of the student body and to the other members it will
have no meaning at all. It may be hard to believe that there
are many people, especially young children, who don't have a
toothbrush now because their parents can't afford to buy them
one. The Senior D.H. students
meet people when they go to
clinic who do not own their
own toothbrush or who share
one toothbrush among several
members of a family. This is
our reason for sponsoring the
TOOTHBRUSH DRIVE.
Girls from tlie Dental Hygiene
Department will be by the show-case
in the Tech. building or
canvasing the campus. All we
are asking is at least 10c from
each student and faculty or staff
member of tlie school. Anyone
who would like to give more
than IQc may certainly do so
because the more dimes we get
the more toothbrushes we will
be able to buy. For every dime
that is collected we will be able
to buy one toothbrush. Little
pins will be given to the contri-l)
ulors so they can wear it on
their c't)at to show that they
g a \ o and also tliat they won't
be askod to contribute more
than once. If you doa't wear
the pin you can be sure that you
will bo asked more than once
since everyone connected with
the ch'ive is going to do their
best to niake tlie drive a suc-cess.
Evening Classes Begin Feb. 2
Evening classes at the Institute for Long Island alumni,
family and friends will begin on Thursday, February 2, 1961.
Registration for Spring semester evening classes will be con-ducted
January 26 and 27, 6 to 8 p.m. and Saturday, January 28,
from 10 a.m. until noon. Free brochures containing all the cour-ses
being offered and evening schedules may be obtained by
writing to the Evening Division office, State University Agricul-tural
and Technical Institute, Farmingdale, New York.
According to Robert McLaughlin, Director of Evening and
Extension Division several new courses will be offered at the
Institute this coming Spring,
Courses such as Plastic Materials, and Processes, Plastic
Molding Design and Plastic
Lamination Processes, will be
offered for all those who work
in the growing field of plastics.
Other courses will be offered
in the fields of Advertising Art,
Aeronautical Engineering Tech-nology,
Agriculture, Air Condi-tioning
Heating and Refrigera-tion,
Biological Sciences, Busi-ness,
Chemistry and Physics,
Construction Technology, Food
Technology, Horticulture, Math-ematics,
Meclianical Technol-ogy,
and General Education
courses including Applied Psy-chology,
Elementary Written
Expression, Public Speaking II,
Reading Clinic.
INSTITUTE
HEAD CHOSEN
The Institute Council at its meeting Saturday, Jan-uary
21st has nominated Dr. Charles W. Laffin, Jr., for
President of the Institute.
The nomination goes to President Hamilton for con-sideration
by the State University Board of Trustees at its
February Meeting.
MP y ^ l / n c c ^^ presently
• • • I • V t f l C I S S Vice-President of Nassau Coun-
^ ^ ^ ® ty Community College. He suc-
O n U O t r O l l ceeds Dr. William A. Medesy
• • * • resigned last June to accept
I I G l C l I r i D ^ position in Colorado.
™ ^ . ^ , . Dr. Laffin took his Bachelor
Twenty-three senior students ^ ^ , ^^ . . ,
from the Mechanical Power Degree at Colgate University and
Technology Department attend- ^^^"ed his Master's Degree at
ed the S.A.E. Detroit Congress, Syracuse. His Doctoral Thesis
January 9 to 13. at New York University con-
The students and Mr. W. H. cerned the preparation of Mathe-
Moore, Asst. Prof., Mechanical matics Teachers for public two
Power Technology Department, year colleges in N e w York State,
visited the S.A.E. International r, • i .
Congress and Exposition and ^^^ President has writ-several
Detroit Industries, for ten a "Survey Technicallnstitute
example, the FORD — River Education", "Student Attrition"
Rouge Plant, G.M. — Technical and "Teachers for Technical In-
Center, G.M. Detroit Diesel stitutes". He has made other
Plant and S.A.E. Ford Dear- institutional and university stud-io
™- ies as well.
The main purpose of attend- t^ ^ rr- , ,
ing such a field trip is to gain president
added knowledge about the ^^^ ^ ^ ^ ^^^^ ^^^^^ Associa-field,
make possible employ- ^lon of Junior Colleges, and
ment contacts, and for the gen- Consultant to the newly formed
eral travel and social experi- Community Colleges in The
ence. Bronx and Suffolk Counties. He
Students who attended are; is also very active in many pro-
Vincent Pennisi, Thomas Mad- fessional, social and civic groups,
den, Roy Paulson, Bruce Staeb- r^ t rr- •
ler, Clinton Weslager, Michael ^r. Laffin is married and has
Moriarty, Joseph Wright. Robert daughters and two sons.
Aver, Roger Harwood, Robert
Kramer, Robert Muller, Robert
Dundatscheck, Frank Bruendl,
Stuart Goodwin, David Fein-berg,
Richard Cunningham,
Daniel Shafarman, Stuart Mur-
Student Faculty
Elections Held
New members of the Student-ray
William Gutterman, John Faculty Association under Chair-
^heInf, ^EFdnwiaf rdH Hamburge r . , „ De a^n W, i,ll, enbroc„k are as
Tho oo-h ^ u u follows: Prof. Haas—Treasurer,
The unused seats on the bus tv, « r. r t^ t^ ^
were offered to individuals or ^uffeltes. Prof. Perry, Prof,
groups from the Metropolitan Bach. Students appointed were:
Section Student Chapter of Senior — Charles Bloss; Fresh-man
— John Bonadies; Fresh-man
— Elaine Cole.
Films of
Winter Weekend
To Be Shown
Mr. Hy Mandell, Mt. Airy
Representative, will show
motion pictures tiiken on the
Winter Weekend, January 13,
It, 15, 1961, to the Stiident
Council, on. a date to be an-nounoe<
l in February. All
Winter Weekend attendees
will be invited to view the
films. Watch for the date. • -Photo by Diane Sculler
Lett to Ilight: Charles Bloss Sr., Elaine Cole Fr., John Bonadies
Fr. recently appointed to The Student Faculty Association.