The_Rambler_1959-11-24

              BUDGET TO BE CUT AS OF FISCAL YEAR
It was brought up at the State
Press Convention that the bud-get
of the State of N. Y. would
be cut for the next fiscal year.
This cut would not reduce teach-er's
salaries; it would bo a cut
in the enrollment.
It was passed by a unanimous
vote at the State University
Student Council Forms Committee to
Press Conference that all State the state should form commit-college
newspaper should fight tees to look into this matter of
this cut by all means at their i buget cut and actively take
disposal, such as by constantly ' measures to oppose it.
reminding the students through |
editorals.
II was also a unanimous sug-gestion
that all student govern-ments
of the various schools in
A Student Council committee
has been formed, with Lou Volp-icella
as the head of the com-mittee,
as suggested at the con-vention.
Investigate
Actions now being taken by
our school regarding this mat-ter!
1. Committee was formed to
actively fight the budget
2. Newspaper editorializing
against it.
3. Letters to Albany have
been sent out to inquire
more about the prob-lem.
All student bodies of the
state should ban together to
fight this measure that is of the
utmost importance for present
students and future ganerations
of New York State citizens.
The legislature meets m Jan-uary,
so there are two months to
fight this measure.
State University Agricultural & TechnicaTlnstitute
Farmingdale, New York
Rambler and Islander Attend SUNY
Press Conference in Syracuse
Did you happen to notice nine people, suit cases and all,
congregated near the canteen on the morning of Thursday, No-vember
5? If you did, you saw SUATI's representatives just
before they left for the State Press Conference at Syracuse.
VOL. XXXI, No. 4 November 24, 1959
Winter Wonderland; Weekend Plans Set
On January 8, 9, and 10, members of SUATI wil linvade
Pocmont Lodge in Bushkill, Pennsylvania. Why? Winter Week
end, of course! Student Council has planned a weekend of fun
entertainment, and snow.
Money is difficult to come by when in college, but the mem-bers
of the committee have made it easy. They don't want you
to be pressed for $37 all at once; they will accept $10 anytime
before Thanksgiving Recess (November 25 at 5:00 o'clock). But,
for those of you who feel rich, the committee will accept the
full payment anytime before Thanksgiving vacation. The extra
$2 for the swimming pool accounts for the $37 amount ($2 over
last year . Of course, if the swimming pool isn't open, your
money will be cheerfully refunded; that is the $2. For those of
you who feel like living dangerously, there will be a small charge
to rent skis, 15 cents per hour. See, the committee is on your
side in making this an inexpensive weekend.
This mon.-'y. the $37, will be paying for a great many things
It will paj iv)i- vour transportation to and from Pocmont Lodge
your rooms or cottages, as well as your meals. The money wi
also pay for most of your entertainment during your stay. Thi
isn't a great deal of money, but you get a great deal for it.
Pocmont Lodge is a 200 acre resort in the splendid, snow
covered mountains countryside of Bushkill, Pennsylvania. It haS
a 1,000 ft. ski tow, a toboggan run, and a mountain lake. The
main lodge is in the center of all the activities.
One of Last Year's Winter Weekenders Enjoys The Varions
Activities Waiting For Yoa at Pocmont.
Early Friday afternoon, January 8, the members of SUATI,
those who have paid that is, will be piled into the busses along
with skis, ice skates, and suit cases. There will be no private
cars going, so come prepared for a long i-ide in a bus. Naturally,
with all ine S l I A T I students, it won't be a quiet ride. You will
get to Pocmont Lake in time for supper, we hope, it you have
ever beon on a trip like this, you know that you can't plan for
much sleep.
Come Saturday, you can get outside and enjoy the winter
fun of skiing, tobogganing, and ice skating. Of course there will
be a few snowball fights; but, wliat is winter without snow and
wluit is snow without a snosvball fight. For those who don't like
the snow, there are plenty of indoor activities; sucli as ping-pong,
bingo, movies, games, and the old stand-by- television. Yes,
Saturday will be a day of fun and adventure.
Saturday night will roll around all too quickly. Yet, it too
will be full of tun. For some it will be spent in front of the
large, cozy I'iroplace, defrosting cold fingers and toes. For otliers
it will bo a time to nurse that broken bone or those black and
blue marks, and to think of ihe fun they had getting them. And
yet for others il will be a night of dancing and top entertainment
or for the brave and energetic people there will be ice skating on
the lake. All in all, Saturday will be a day to i^emember.
Sunilay morning you will awaken from your sleep and roll
out ot bed with muscles that you didn't know you had letting you
know thai you have them. So down to breakfast and for a last
lew hours of lun before lunch. After kincli, you pile yourself,
your clotltes, and anything else you might have, into the busses
and head lor home. Don't worry girls, they will get you in
l)etore I'urlew!
Thi' committee hopes to see one ami all out to enjoy our in-
\asion ot Pocmont Lodge. Renieml)er, the more the merrier.
You can be assured of having the "Time of your life".
See you at Winter Weekend!
Prof. Roberts
Honored by N.OM.A
Prof. Edward J. Roberts,
Chairman of the Business Tech-nology
Department, was pre-sented
with a Business Educa-tion
award by the National Of-fice
Management Association at
its meeting on November 10 at
Stouffers, Garden City. The
awards were established this
year to honor business educa-tors
and businessmen who have
given extraordinary help and
assistance to the business stu-dents
in the high schools on
Long Island. George Rothen-berg,
President of the Long
Island NOMA Chapter, pre-sented
the awards for this year
to ten people, one of whom was
Prof. E. J. Roberts.
The Long Island Chapter pre-sented
Mr. Roberts with a cita-tion
"for distinguished service
in business and business educa-tion".
The citation states in
part:
1. For success in organizing
the business curriculum at
the Farmingdale Institute
and encouraging h i gh
school graduates to contin-ue
their business educa-tion.
2. As Chairman of the Busi-ness
Technology Depart-ment
for organizing the
Alpha Chapter of NOMA.
3. For work done as Chair-man
of the Committee for
Professional Improvement
of Teachers and Super-visors
on Long Island.
PKOF. E. ROBERTS
Head, Business Tech
Prof. Roberts is a Director of
the L. I. Chapter of NOMA and
Chairman of the Program Com-mittee.
SUATI is indeed privileged to
have a iiard-working man like
Mr. Roberts who is interested
in the best for the students.
Back Row, Left to Right: Dan Cory, Mr. Levine, Bill Kain.
Front Row: Barbara Johnson, Mary Jane Marchlevski,
Mary Ging.
These people of the Rambler
staff, Mary Jane Marchlevski,
Editor-in-Chief Mary Ging, Fea-tuers
Editor; Barbara Johnson,
News Editor; Bill Kain, Sports
Editor; and Dan Cory and the
representatives of the Islander,
Dick Sands, Editor-in-Chief;
Rose Ellen Passannante, Liter-ary
Editor; and Earle Tunick,
Photography Editor, together
with Prof. Levine, Rambler
Faculty Advisor, departed, after
a few delays for Syracuse.
The annual State Press Con-ference
was held again this year
at the Hotel Syracuse on Nov-ember
5, 6, and 7. Represent-atives
from newspapers and
yearbooks of approximately
twenty colleges participated in
this conference. Everyone got
to know each other, not so much
by schools, through the work-shops
that were held. These
workshops, separate ones for
newspapers and yearbooks
covered the individual prob-lems
existing in the colleges
along with production policies
and evaluations. At the work-shop,
which were usually one
an half hours long, a speaker
presented the topic and some of
his views to the group for dis-cussion.
In the evenings, representa-tives
flocked to a few rooms to
have a very informal meetings
among themselves. Most of the
general topics such as student-faculty
relationships, Student
Council policies and influence
on the school, dining hall prob-lems,
and student body spirit
were freely commented on at
these informal gatherings.
On Friday evening, after most
of the schools' representatives
had seen a full day, there was
a banquet. Mr. Mason R.
Smith, Tribune Press, Gouver-neur,
N. Y., the speaker at this
banquet was, among other
things, chairman of the news-paper
and maginze editors for
Eisenhower during his cam-paign
as well as editor-in-chief
of his own hometown news-paper.
In his speech, he men-tioned
the poor preparation of
college students in English and
their inability to spell. He also
stated that it was becoming dif-ficult
to attract people into the
field of journalism. Mr. Smith
allowed for an effective ques-tion
and answer period after his
speech.
The closing meeting was a
general session on Saturday
morning that has attended by
representatives of about 15
schools. At the meeting there
were three motions that were
passed. The first was to set up
a literary magazine committee
to look into the problems and
finances for a statewide liter-ary
magazine. The second was
the complete rorganization of
the State Press Conference con-stitution.
The last was a re-solution
by the schools to do
their best to fight the expected
cut in State University appro-priations
for this year.
M i s s Shirley Goodman,
Secretary ot the Fashion In-stitute
of Technology, will
address the Institute students
in Knapp Hall Dining Room
at 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. on
Dec. 15. Her subject will
cover her visit to Moscow
last summer where she acted
in an executive capacity with
the United States Fashion
Exhibit. Miss Goodman will
describe the Exhibit and her
personal experiences and re-actions
in Russia. She will
visit the Campus at the in-vitation
ot Director Medesy
who heard her recount her
experiences at another con-ference.