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AN OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF THE VILLAGE OF FARMINGDALE
SERVING THE GREATER FARMINGDALE AREA, BETHPAGE AND MELVILLE
VOL. 11 No. 7 Second Class Postage has been paid at Farmingdale, N.. Y. 11735
Published by THE OBSERVER, Inc., Box 146, Farmingdale. N. Y, Thursday, October 4, 1973 15c
A Day for Readers
The Farmingdale Public Library recently held its annual Summer Reading
Club at three locations in order to accomodate over 350 children. Library
board member Irwin Jacovsky assisted in the distribution of the certificates
at the South Farmingdale Library Auditorium, Jean Looney attended the
Main St. Library celebration at the Village Green; on Main Street and Robert
Callahan, present at the Bookmobile Party held at the Ellsworth Allen Park
on Heisser Lane, to help distribute the certificates of merit to those children
who read 10or more books during the summer.
Pictures above show from top to bottom: Mrs. Alice Schinina, Children's
Librarian from the Main St, Library, awarding certificates in the Village
Green at the Main St. Summer Reading Club Party. Irwin Jacovsky, with the
assistance of Judy Schneidman, Children's Librarian, and Mrs. Alberta
Tarrant, Chief of Children's Services award certificates at the South Far­mingdale
Library Summer Reading Club Party. Robert Callahan, awards a
certificate to Billy Dal ton at the Bookmobile Party held at Ellsworth Allert
Park on Heisser Lane. Mrs. Carolyn Verasco, in charge of Bookmobile, looks
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District Embarks on
Human Relations Effort
This year the Farmingdale School
District will be involved in a human
relations program. At Monday evening's
school board meeting, Dr. Charles
Manso, assistant superintendent of
schools outlined the activities which will
be undertaken.
The program will include conference
day or days; workshop symposiums and
panel discussions, in- service courses for
bus drivers, cafeteria aides, and clerical
personnel as well as professional staff,
reviewing curriculum and evaluating
materials and resources available
developing student leadership and a
program in the elementary schools on
development of human relations at­titudes.
The district has associated itself with
Suffolk BOCES district 3 which is doing
work in intercultural relations and from
which resources and research in­formation
are available.
The board also approved the em­ployment
of eleven professional staff
members from the district to work in
conjunction with a grant received from
the Nassau County Department of Drug
and iluohul Abuse, i'ctui l i o t t i c e ii, *.- ottn
Butler, Patricial Guerin, Joseph Kar-niewicz,
Sylvia Klersfeld, Steven Kutch,
Leonard Marino, Leslie Spanko, George
Spiero, Lawrence Treuber, and Guy
Valentine will, in addition to their
regular duties, develope a peer group
counselling service Within the district.
The retirements of Adele Wright from
Howitt J r . H. S. and Marie LaManna from
Mill Lane were approved by the board.
Both have served ther district in
secretarial positions for many years and
Manso praised their work.
In other business, the board approved
budget transfers of $ 227.00. This does not
add money to the total but switches
money into different expenditure
categories. Also approved we direct
payment of town of Oyster Bay Funds to
the Youth Council. The district has
previously acted as a transferring
agency for these funds.
During the public participation Mr.
and Mrs. Lee Fabisiak complained about
the situation at the Woodward Parkway
gate at the back of the high school. The
complaints were directed against litter,
balls coming over the fence and students
breaking the lock to enter at night.
Possible solutions discussed included a
higher fence, moving the gate and ad­ditional
staff to clean up after events on
the field.
Gerard Donnelli, director of tran­sportation,
answered a complaint about
lack of bus service or crossing guards
over a dangerous walking route to Howitt
Jr. High which includes crossing P » *'
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stead Turnpike. He explained that the
distance had been taped and was over 1V2
miles and under state law safety could
not be considered a factor in busing. The
placing of a crossing guard is up to the
Nassau County Accident Bureau and
when they previously surveyed they
decided against having a guard there.
Donelli said that he would request a
second survey. ' Marilyn Hametz
Alumni Homecomng Day
At Farmingdale College
More than 3,000 alumni, their families,
friends, students and faculty members
will be on hand fcr the 54th Annual
Homecoming Day and Open House at
Farmingdale College on Saturday, Oc­tober
13th on the college campus. A
delicious chicken barbecue lunch served
from 11: 30 to 2: 00 pm will highlight the
" Carnival" activities during the day
while the evening's main event will be
the awarding of a stereo radio and tape
unit, portable TV. and rotisserie at the
Alumni Dinner- Dance starting at 8: 00 pm
at the Holiday Manor in Bethpage.
The day activities will start off in
Allard Field House on campus with a
Gymnastics Exhibition at 11.00am. Pony
rides, mechanical truck rides, carnival
games, a barnyard animal display,
clowns with free gifts for the children, a
magic show, a roller skating chimpanzee
Observer Closes
In observance of Columbus Day, the
office of the Observer on Front Street will
be closed next Monday. All matters in­tended
for publication next week must
reach our office not later than 4 p. m. this
Friday, October 5.
and 2 rock bands are just some of the
attractions available during the day long
program.
Delicious barbecued chicken dinners
will be available at $ 1.75 per person and
also cold beer and soda, popcorn, cotton
candy, jelly apples and even a display of
international foods prepared by the
' Foreign Students Organization on
campus.
For the sports enthusiasts, a Soccer
game is scheduled on the Athletic Field
at 1: 00 pm with the Farmingdale Varsity
meeting Manhattan Community College.
At 2: 30 pm the Aggies Cross Country will
also lace Manhattan C. C.
Geared as a family affair, open to the
public, this year's Carnival of Events
offers something for everyone in the
family. Reservations for the chicken
barbecue lunch or the Dinner- Dance
may be made by calling the Alumni
Office at 293- 7331.
All Farmingdale alumni are reminded
to send in their reservations at once if
they haven't already done so. For ad­ditional
information on reservations, call
the Alumni Office.
Write- In Campaign for Milk Subsidy
The Farmingdale Council of l^ TAs has combined efforts with the Nassau District in
support of the milk subsid> bill awaiting the signature and final approval from the
president. The council has made an urgent appeal to the public to write letters to
President Nixon, at the White House, favoring the bill ( S8619) and imploring him to
sign it.
Both houses of Congress have passed the measure for the appropriation of $ 97
million. The price of milk in local schools has gone from four cents to ten cents this
year. With all other cost increases, it comes at a very bad time.