The_Rambler_1953-03-10

              THE RAMBLER
Long Island Agricultural and Technical Institute—^Fanningdale, N. Y.
VOL. XXIII, No. 3 March 10, 1953
State U. Symposium At New York City
The new Industrial Technical Building was formally dedi-cated
by Dr. Jarvie, Executive Dean for Two-Year Institutes, and
the occasion was symbolized by the presentation of a newly-cut
gear to David W. Allee, Assistant Director in charge of the
building. Director Halsey B. Knapp and the President of the
Student Council participated in the ceremony held February 21.
"ALUMNI CHAPTER FORMED
IN COLUMBIA COUNTY"
An organizational meeting of
the newly formed Hudson Valley
Alumni Chapter of the Long Is-land
Agricultural and Technical
Institute at Farmingdale, was
held recently in Spencertown.
The alumni chapter is the first
of its kind to be formed in the
Hudson Valley. Due to the num-ber
of students who have grad-uated
from this college, it
seemed well to form an organi-zation
and to assemble as many
of the graduates as possible. A
number of alumni recently met,
held election of officers and set
up by-laws incorporated from
the present Alumni Association
at Farmingdale.
Of the alumni present, the
largest immber resided in Col-umbia
County. It was decided
not to limit memberships only
to that county but to include
graduates from Dutchess, Greene,
Ulster, Orange, Albany and
Rensselaer Counties and also
fron\ westerii Massacliusetts and
Connecticut.
Effort on the part of several
alumni has been put forth in the
past to create a worthwhile and
active organization. Now, at the
start of the meetings, great in-terest
has been shown by many
graduates. It is hoped that this
enthusiasm will continue, enabl-ing
the association to be success-ful
in the future, not only in
tliis section but also in other
sections where alumni of this In-stitute
reside.
O. H. Exhibit
At the Country Life Program
the Hortuculture Building was
highlighted by the Landscape
Seniors' "Spring Patio Garden",
for the small home. This garden
was an actual plan drawn up by
Bob Garvin and constructed by
these landscape majors. The pool
with running water and the com-fortable
lawn furniture all added
to the realism of the exhibit.
Another of the highlights was
the floral arrangements made by
the Floriculture Design Seniors.
The elements of design were dis-played
with the right and wrong
'way of composition in arrange-ments.
The students exhibited
various items of their work which
were done without the aid of in-structors.
This was a very color-ful
and cheerful approach to the
art of design in flowers.
The Nursery majors' exhibit
for Country Life was called
"Lawne for Long Island". They
illustrated their topic with a ser-ies
of flats showing the progress-ive
steps in a permanent lawn
construction program and some of
the equipment needed to carry
it out.
FIRE DEPARTMENT
During C & P, the campus fire
company put on a display con-cerning
fire safety and some re-actions
of fire. Notable among
these were the dust-explosion
chamber, effects of carbon tet-rachloride
on fire, and the ac-tion
of gasoline vapors.
Fire-fighting apparatus was on
display and representatives of
the fire company were present
to answer any questions posed
by the spectators. Many were in-terested
in the electrical panel
board and the quickly-accessible
fire fighting equipment for the
home. The paiiel board showed
the effects of overloading the
electric cixx'uit, faulty connec-tions,
and bare wires.
The 1953 Symposium of State
University of New York will open
Friday morning, March 20th at
10 o'clock with a meeting on
"Progress and Prospects in Med-ical
Education." State University
representatives and students on
afternoon panels will discuss the
nature of the university and its
program. The topic Friday night
is "The Role of Education in Our
Society." On Saturday morning
various speakers will discuss the
"Education Needs of a People."
The conference will close with
a discussion by presidents of var-ious
state universities on the top-ic,
"The Progress and Prospects
of State Universities."
The Symposium is planned as
an extension of the educatiori
program of State University of
New York. All sessions will bet
held at the Hotel Commodore in
New York City.
Speakers include:
Glenn G. Bartle, Provost, Har-.
pur College at Endicott, State
University of New York. '
Oliver C. Carmichael, President,
Carnegie Foundation for the Ad-vancement
of Teaching; Chair-man
of the Board of Trustees,
State University of New York.
Farewell To Seniors
Country Life Program ended
for another year and the hustle
and bustle that goes with its
preparation quiet, the next thing
to do in this, our college life, is
bid fond farewell to the depart-ing
Horticulture seniors. For
eighteen months they have stud-ied,
worked, and had good times
here, and now they leave to
practice all they have learned.
This includes Nursery, Land-scape,
and Floriculture majors
which will leave a dent in the
student population the Ag Cam-pus.
They have all been as much
a part of Institute life as every
building on campus and when
they are gone, they will be miss-ed,
just as would a building if
it were torn down.
Yes, these fellow students have
meant a lot to us and to the school
itself, but now the time has come
when they must proceed into the
business world and make their
own way. With them go all th^
Director Knopp enjoys a
social chat with Mayor and
Mrs. Hogan of Formingdale.
They were his guests at the
Annual Director's Luncheon
held at Knapp Hall, February
19.