The_Rambler_1963-11-15b

              L I u Gambler
STATE UNIVERSITY AGRICULTURAL AND TECHNICAL INSTITUTE
FARMINGDALE, L.I., N.Y.
Volume XXXIV - No. 4 November 15, 1963
In Memory of a Great Man|"Safefy"Car
Displayed
at SUATI
It's been e x a c t l y two weeks since the death of
Mr. Kennedy. The shock has worn off. The Ameri-can
people have accepted the fact that our former
president is dead. There can be many things said
of Mr. Kennedy as a leader, but, oh, there is so
much more to be said of him as a human being.
Would it be forgivable if I were to get senti-mental
during an era that calls for cold, hard log-ic
and conventional IBM facts?
He was a warm, wonderful man. He had a smile
that any family man would smile. It seems so cruel
that a person who would give so much of himself to
the world should be paid back with a bullet in the
head. All one can hope is that maybe now he is re.-
ceiving what was denied him here on earth.
All the hate in the world was packed into that one
bullet. Hate so strong, so man-made, that it could
crush a man to death. We humans are proud.. .so
proud that we dare not show our emotions. But when
the President died, how many that night got the
feeling of being afraid to be alone? How many of us,
when finally alone, in bed, in darkness, gave up a
last one precious tear in remembrance? And in
thanks for the sacrifice he made. One tear to rep-resent
all the decency, all the respect, and all the
humanity hidden inside? It is wrong to talk such
"nonsense?"
Conformity and what other s will notice has pushed
emotion so far from the surface that it has become
hard to express ourselves in clear, simple words.
The death of Mr. Kennedy may, possibly, have
shaken that inability, if, at least, for a moment.
I'm sure each one of us will remember where we
were, what we were doing when we received the
news. What can you say? He has died. Electrocu-ing
the remains of the killer fifty times won't
change things. The living can only offer the dead
one thing... remembrance.
As a young American, as a proud American
President John Fitzgerald Kennedy will be remem-bered
by all of u s . . .we will be growing up with his
children. -
STUDENT COUNCIL
NEWS
For the past two days, the "Sur-vival
Car 11" has been exhibited to
the public in Lupton Hall. This
safety car was developed by the
Liberty Mutual Insurance Com-pany,
Boston, to show that compar-able
features can be build into
conventional automobile with-out
causing
changes.
radical structural
24 Features
Twenty-four major design fea-tures
have been incorporated into
the car, making it virtually im-possible
for its occupants to be
seriously injured in a crash.
Highlighting the safety innova-tions
is the use of two high-backed
bucket seats, or "capsule" chairs,
which replace the conventional
three-place front seat.
These "capsule" chairs, pro-vided
with seat belts and shoulder
harness, will stay in place in head-on
collisions at speeds of up to 30
miles per hour and will withstand
30-g, impacts and support a 5,000
[.pound load when the car is struck
" from bodi sides or the rear.
A rectangular steering wheel, a
telescoping steering tube, and a
flexible steering snaft are addi-tional
safety design features that
may be seen.
Also incorporated into "Survival
Car H" are: a safety brake that
automatically provides for two-
State U. Proposes
$140 Million Budget
To provide for operation of vastly expanded cam-puses
and to accommodate rapidly increasing enroll-ments,
the State University of New York has proposed
a 1964-65 fiscal year operating budget totaling $140
million from State appropriations, it was made known
recently.
At a New York City meeting, J. Lawrence Murray, secretary and
acting chief administrativeofficerof the Universiw, said this size budget
represents the immediate fiscal implications of the State University's
commitment to public higher education. He pointed out that State Univer-sity
is trying to accomplish in a short span of years what other states
have managed in a century, in order to meet estimates of the need for
opportunities in public higher education in New York State.
The $140 million budget proposed
wheel brake action should one on
the hydraulic lines fail; an auto-matic
fire-control system; a roll-over
bar in the "capsule" chairs;
whip-lash injury prevention on all
seats; and a special windshield
glass that reduces eye fatigue.
Public exhibition of "Survival
Car H" represents a highlight of
the Farmingdale college's Society
of Automotive Technicians safety
program headed by Mr. Theodore
A. Dedowitz, chairman of the safety
division, and Mr. Alphonse Perry,
assistant professor of mechanical
power technology, and faculty ad-visor
to theS.A.T., a student activ-ity.
Winter Carnival
Plans for the annual Winter Carnival, to be held at the Concord
Hotel, continue to progress rapidly. Partial deposits will be accepted
until Jan 13, 1964, thereafter full payments will be taken up to Jan 24,
1964. Payments >:an be made in Knapp Hall Lounges every day between
11 A.M. and 1 P.M. The total cost for three days (Feb. 3, 4, 5) is $37.
While most accomodations are for four-bed rooms, provisions have
been made for married students at the same price.
Buses will load at parking field 2 at 10 A.M. Feb. 3, and arrive at
the Hotel about 1 P.M. after one rest stop. It is suggested that students
bring their lunch or purchase a snack at the Concord snack bar since
the cost of lunch is not included in the fee. Rooms will be assigned
on arrival, and all facilities may be used.
The Carnival committee, under the able guidance of Professor
Levine, is headed by Marie Nielsen, and composed of the following
students:
DianeCutie
Ginny Gaskln
I Marlyn Schmlt
Alice Jost
Joe Savage
John Carose
Helen Maloney
Margaret Pumelia
Greg Anderson
Kay Abbott
Debbie Franck
Maureen Shinner
Iris HUls
Sharon Halstead
Jo Anne Percoco
Rita Greene
Virginia Reel
Ellen Schiveitzer
Practiceand quality produced one of finest wfstling feoms
in Aggie history last year. Coach Hartman has the quality and,
as the Aggie matmen would testify, he's making sure of the
practice.
is more than $39 million higher
than State appropriations for the
current fiscd year and $30 million
higher than State University's pro-posals
of a year ago.
Summary of Increases
Following is a summary of major
increases m State appropriations
Mr. Murray said have been re-quested:
1. Approximately $10 million for
the University colleges whoseprl-mary
task still is the preparation
of teachers. This is an increase to
nearly $41 million in their com-bined
budget.
2. Approximately $17 million, to
a combined figure of more than
$36.8 million, for the University
Centers, including Harpur College
at Binghamton.
3. About $3.6 million for the
Downstate Medical ' Center at
Brooklyn and the Upstate Medical
Center at Syracuse. Of this amount,
about $3 million Is necessary for
the Initial operation of the new
teaching-research hospital at the
Upstate Center.
4. Approximately $2.5 million
for the Agricultural and Technical
Institutes, bringing them to a total
of $9.3 million of State funds.
5. About $2,5 mUllon for faculty
salary adjustnients and possible
retirement program changes.
6. Additional Increases totaling
several million dollars related to
such ar^as as: State University
Scholarship Fund ($250,000), ex-pansion
of the National Defense
Students Loan program ($275,000),
the needs of the contract colleges
($1,325,786), theother professional
colleges Including the Maritime
College, the College of Forestry
and the Graduate School of Public
Affairs ($350,999), the University's
central administration ($660,884),
and the mandated Increased con-tribution
to the teachers retirement
fund ($1,246,153).
About $12.4 million of the in-creased
cost at the units of the
University relates directly to In-struction
of the additional enroll-ment
expected in 1964-65. Another
substantial amount, estimated at
$7 million. Is required for the nec-essary
Increases in maintenance
and operation funds.
Cost Factors
In connection with State Univer-sity's
new budget requests, it
should be noted that increased en-rollment
and addition of new build-ings
are major cost factors:
1 — Enrollment - - The Univer-sity's
full-time enrollment, includ-ing
community colleges, can be