The_Rambler_1954-10-30

              THE RAMBLER
L O N G I S L A N D A G R I C U L T U R A L A N D T E C H N I C A L I N S T I T U TE
F A R M I N G D A L E , L. L, N. Y.
V o l . . X X V , No. 2 October 30, 1954
GALA WEEKEND FOR ALUMNI
by Judy Goldenblum
DIRECTOR'S MESSAGE
To tlw Alumni:
The only event better than one
Homecoming is a second Home-coming.
Thus, the last or latest
is always the best. Thus, too,
is the incentive provided to
c(mie again.
Some of you Alumni have
"cimie again" many times. That
is important, because things
change here. Someone is always
digging a trench or pulling a
piece of lawn from under our
feet or changing the skyline.
Other Alumni left us only in
June of this year. It is good
that they have established the
habit of returning so quickly.
I have a double pleasure in
greeting you all, first because
of yourselves and then because
I can do it through the Ram-bler,
an enterprise in which we
all take prde. May the day with
its associations be a full and
rewarding one for ytni.
Halsey H. Knapp
GIVE BLOOD!
by David Johanson
You have heard" Give Blood"
many times already and you will
hear it many times before Novem-ber
10th. The seniors had this
pounded into their heads last year.
The reason it is said so often is
because it is very imortant. The
Blood Drive will be held Wednes-day,
November 10, between 10 A.M.
and 4 P.M. in the Conklin Street
gym. If you are under 21 you
have to get a release slip signed
by your parent or guardian.
The Blood Bank needs at least
250 pints.
When you give blood to other
organizations you receive no other
benefits than the satisfaction of
hoping that you have saved some
one's life. When you give to the
Institute Blood Bank you receive
direct benefits. If no one gave
blood and your parent or child
needed blood there would be none
to receive.
So think twice before you say
"No". You might need the blood.
INSTRUCTOR
OF THE MONTH
1953 Alumni Dinner
Our candidate for Instructor of
the Month this time is Mr. Michael
Abbatiello. Born in New York City,
he moved to Westbury at the age
of one. There ho attended Saint
Bridgets Parochial School and then
Westbury High.
In 1941, majoring in Landscape
Planting, he graduated from our
own LIATI, where he played varsity
basketball. He obtained his B. S.
at Hofstra, and is now working
for his Masters.
For three and a half years Mr.
Abbatiello served as an Aerial Gun-ner
Instructor in the Air Force. It
was during this period that he met
his wife.
In 1947 he joined LIATI's teach-ing
staff as an instructor in Bio-logical
Science. This year he is
acting as one of the Senior Class
Advisors.
Mr. Abbatiello's many hobbies in-clude
stamp collecting, bowling and
watching television, his favorite
program being "I Led Three Lives."
A most popular fie:ure around
campus, Mr. Abbatiello is a promi-nent
alumnus. He states: "It has
always been a g r a t i f y i n g evperience
to receive the homecoming alumni
each October and to reminisce with
them all."
Homecoming Day is a tradition
here at LIATI, and a gala day
long remembered by all. It gives
our Alumni a chance to see how
we've changed, and what we're
doing. It makes us more aware of
the friendly, working spirit that
exists among all the students. A
lot of work and effort on the part
of faculty and students goes into
making this day a truly memorable
one, but when it's all over, there
is the glow of satisfaction that
comes in knowing that you have
had a part, no matter how small,
in creating something worthwhile.
The highlights of the day are
the sporting events, Cross Country,
Soccer and, of course. Football.
During the half, the various clubs
parade their efforts around the
field. Here are exhibited the com-bined
efforts of many students to
make something of beauty or of
a humorous nature, and the fun
had in creating these is more than
enough compensation for the long
hours of hard work. This year
something new has been inaugu-rated,
a Children's Beauty Contest.
We know it will be a great success.
The Alumni are shown movies of
the Institute, taken on tours, and
given a dinner and dance. Students
may not attend these, but we'll
have our chance . . . next year!
We know that this day will be
a raemorable and happy one for
all who attend.
R A D I O S T A T I ON
by Liz Neukum
This is W.A.T.I. State University
on the air, 640 on your radio dial.
Of course, this is a familiar ring
to all of you on campus. As for all
of you other students, this is the
greeting from our school radio
station.
In a small secluded spot beneath
Knapp Hall you can find the busy
engineers and announcers at work.
There are programs scheduled for
each night of the week. The pro-grams
range from melodramas to
hillbilly music, so you certainl>'
have a variety.