The_Rambler_1956-03-27

              THE RAMBLER
STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK
d l A l t UNiVuv
LONG ISLAND AGRICULTURAL AND TECHNICAL INSTITUTE q o U O E OF T
FARMINGDALE, L. L, N. Y. nffittS!^^
Vol. X X V I , No. 7 MARCH 27,
MIGNARRI HIGHLIGHTS FUNCTIONS
OF FACULTY STUDENT CORPORATION
J he Secret Organization ", that is what I have heard stu-dciiti
say about the Faculty Student Corporation. Such an agency
is in operation at several units of State University. This organiza-tion
has only one purpose (in ex-istence),
and that is to help pro-vide
better experienced college liv-ing
conditions for the students that
enter Long Island Agricultural &
Technical Institute. In order that
this may be accomplished, it is
necessary to have a source of in-come
for use in initiating further
student activities and facilities. The
Book Store, Stony Kill Dining Hall,
Lodge at Stony Kill are just a few
of the enterprises that the corpor-ation
has already taken over. It
is hoped that in the future the cor-poration
will be in a position to
do bigger and better things for
the students. The following are
some of the facilities that I feel
the corporation in years to come
can do for the students of the In-stitute.
1. A student union building
could be erected on campus, which
would include a snack bar ^md a
lounge.
2. A riding stable on campus
with a small charge for upkeep, and
a small profit which would keep
the corporation in the black.
3. Perhaps ,a bowling alley since
the nearest bowling alley is five
or more miles from the Institute.
4. A place for commuting stu-dents
to study and change their ' also that it will continue to keep
clothes. ' students well-informed of what
they are doing. We all know that
There are, no doubt, many more ^^^ informed student is an under-changes
or additions that you can standing one
think of and would like to see on ^
^u^nt c l X a h o n know of'your; HUkl, NeWMafl Cluks
ideas and perhaps they can be used ?
member of the corporation would
come from the following organ-izations:
The Student Council,
president; Rambler, editor; Varsity
Club, president; Dormitory Rep-resentative;
senior class president.
The faculty members are chosen '
for their ability in financial mat- ^
ters, administration, leadership
qualities, etc. The present faculty
members are the following: Di- |
rector Knapp, Mr. Allee, Mr. Al-lard,
Mr. Haas, Mr. Dedowitz, Mr.
Farrow, Mr. Griffith, and Mr.
Paulson. Student members in-lUidc:
Myraa Schwartz, Robert
Polhemis, Edward Henn, George
Willson, and John A. Mignarri.
At present we have been work-ing
as a committee—of the whole,
but once we elect the directors .and
chairman, this small group com-posed
of five members will direct
the running of the corporation
throughout the year. The follow-ing
year a new board of directors
will be elected by the members of j
the corporation. The chairman
will call special meetings of the
entire membership when major is-sues
.arise.
We are hoping for the contin-ued
success of the corporation and
Country Life Open House Program
Draws Record Crowd For 37th Year by Alice Allsopp
Another "Country Life and Open House ' program has
drawn to a :su'"(.cssful finish. In spite of the poor weather, sta-tistics
show that it broke the record for attendance. The attend-ance
during 1952, which was 33,-
473, held the record before. This
year, 33,764 people attended, with
Saturday bringing the biggest
crowd.
We will not be here at the Insti-tute
to see our ideas and sugges-tions
become tangible. However,
this does not mean because we will
not be here to enjoy these ad-vancements,
that we should not
take an active interest in bringing
about their success. Remember, to
everything there must be a begin-ning.
Yes, the corporation is
small, but like Rome "it cannot
be built in a day". We need and
want the cooperation of every stu-dent.
I again stress the point, if
you have any suggestions, inform
your representative or a member of
the Faculty-Student Corporation.
Now, you are probably wonder-ing
who is on the Faculty-Student
Corporation and how the mem-bers
are chosen. The corporation
is composed of five students and
seven faculty members. The stu-dents
are chosen because of their
connection with various extra-cur-ricular
activities and because of
this, they are serving the major-ity
of the students. A student
To Sponsor Dance
On Saturday evening, April 28th,
the Newman Club and the Hillel,
working in conjunction, will hold
a dance in Knapp Hall.
The Hillel, organiz,ation of Jew-ish
students, and the Newman Club,
composed of Catholic students,
will pool their efforts for the dance
in a spirit of good relationship be-tween
the two organizations.
Working together will deepen the
friendship already in existence be-tween
the clubs.
The price of the tickets will be
$1.50 per couple and refreshments
will be served.
The band has not been deter-mined
yet but Jimmy Carroll and
Gene Eisen, chairmen for the dance
assure us of a worthwhile one.
Your support will be greatly ap-preciated
by the two clubs. So,
keep that date reserved for a good
time—Saturday, April 28th.
D i r e c t o r Knapp
Director Announces
Retirement
From LIATI
To the Editor:
You have asked me for ,a state-ment
concerning my relationship
to the Institute. I would like it to
be different from anything else I
have said on the subject because
students stand in a different rela-tionship
to me than do others. It
is of them I have thought and for
them I have worked through all
my adult years.
On February 23 I announced my
retirement effective June 30. I
shall thus complete a school year
and leave things in as good shape
as I can for my successor. Who he
will be I cannot tell you, because
the decision has not yet been made
by the Trustees of State Univer-sity.
I am sure, however, that he
will merit your confidence and
support.
Most of the changes which have
come to the Institute through the
years have doubtless been desir-able.
One I regret. There was a
time when I knew every student
and when I could call the roll of
a hundred graduates at Commence-ment
without recourse to any list.
Much the same was true of mem-bers
of the faculty. We were a
closely knit group. Misunder-
Continued on Pa^e 3
Council Treasurer '
Issues Budget Report
We all know the "Horts" will
be leaving us soon. This means
sve will lose John Mignarri, Pres-ident
of the Student Council. Be-fore
going, John wants us all
brought up to date on what the
Student Council has spent since he
Wiis in offict'. The larger accounts
arc ;is lollows
,SI,2.^1. I-'
640 Swing Opens
Spring Social ^ason
1. K.imhlci
2. Radio Station — $697.95
3. Student Council:
a. Weekend Activity—$104.66
b. Entertainment — $43.25
c. Hew & Cry — $67.95
4. Islander — $90.00
5. Orientation — $1,247.73
To meet necessary expenses es-sential
to its production, the Ram-bler
has spent $1,234. Each year
more issues are needed as the en-rollment
increases. We now or-der
1,600 copies per issue.
In maintaining your Radio Sta-tion
WATI, certain items have
been replaced from time to time.
Transmitter tubes and microphones
are examples. Recently the Ham
Radio Club purchased ,a new trans-mitter.
A large library of the
latest records has been added to
our supply.
During weekend evenings, stu-dents
have been provided with sev-eral
popular films by the Weekend
Activity programs. Refreshments
at these activities ,are also part of
the expense.
The Student Council draws from
their entertainment fund to afford
some form of recreation for coun-cil
members, guests and visiting
representatives. The Christmas
party at the Log Cabin was an ex-ample.
The Islander purchased a Dorm-itzer
Speed Light, making it pos-sible
for a better quality and more
economical picture than with flash
bulbs.
i Orientation, as you know, was
I accompanied by the Chicken Bar-
Spring is just around the corner j ^ecue, which accounted for the
and the social season at L.I.A.T.I. j bulk of that expense,
getting into full swing. Why i
(i. Kuik ixplains c.iri' of cows duriiii; CounMv l.ifi
IS mto tull swing,
not start the new season by tak-ing
your best girl to the "640
Swing" ?
For the first time since the
founding of the Campus Radio Sta-tion,
WATI, the Radio Club is
sponsoring an on campus d.ance.
The date of this event will be
Saturday evening, April 14, from
8:30 to 12:30 p.m. in Knapp Hall.
It is an informal affair which costs
only $1.75 per couple. The price
is just right for an evening of de-light,
when dancing to the music
of the Farmingd,ale Hit^h School
Dance Band, under the direction of
Mr. Brown.
Support your school radio sta-tion
and make this dance one to
remember. Don't forget—It's the
"640 SWING". Let's go!!
John R. Simpson,
Treasurer of Student Council
Many agreed that this was the
best program ever held at the In-stitute.
There was much to cap-ture
the crowds attention and
something going on in ,iili corners
ot the i.impus ,il every minute. The
Aggie gvin w.is turned into a lit
tie theater. Several interesting
things were presented, such as per-formances
by the band, chorus, and
plays presented by the Theater
Club. For the first time, a fash-ion
show w,as presented with cam-pus
beauties modeling their own
clothes adorned with lovely flow-ers.
The Aggie campus drew a large
crowd. Many were interested in
the cattle show that sutnmed up
months of work. The new Tech-nical
building, as well as other dis-plays
around the campus, drew ,a
large number of people, making
the program a big success.
The hangar featured many art
and horticultural displays. The
work of the Advertising Art and
Design classes was shown with
great success. Students demon-strated
such things as lettering, ,air
brush technique, and geometries
work. Many had their portraits
drawn by the students. The only
comment from the students was
that they had never stared into so
many faces in all their lives.
The horticultural display also
showed an artistic touch. The han-gar
was transformed into a fairy-land
by the beautiful floral ar-rangements.
In one corner, vari-ous
tropical plants were shown. In
another corner, a dream back yard
attracted many eyes. Live, trees,
flowers, and grass formed a con-trast
of beautiful colors. Many
had the urge to sit in the middle
of this lovely display. The tools
that the horticultural students use
were of interest to those with a
mechanical mind.
This year's open house and coun-try
life program w.as a great suc-cess.
It will be hard to top, let
alone match, next year.
Student Dinionstr.Ues I.ink Tiaincr tn Cub Siouts.