The_Rambler_1960-12-22

              S. U. N. Y. STATE UNIVERSITY AGRICULTURAL AND TECHNICAL INSTITUTE AT FARMINGDALE AGGIES
VOL. XXXII NO. 7 December 22, I960
Appointments Announced S. C. ACTIVE IN CHRISTMAS CHARITY Mr. Paul DeCora, former Coordinator of residence Halls,
has been appointed as successor to Miss Ann Hooper as Assistant
Dean of Students. Mr. Vincent H. Tolino has assumed the position
of Coordinator of Residence Halls.
B o m in Akron, Ohio, Mr. DeCora attended Akron Central
High and continued his education at the University of Akron where
he majored in Modern languages He spent a year at Heurvard
Business School where he took Business Administration. During
the second World War he served as an intelligence Officer. The
The Korean War found Mr. DeCora back in the service.
After the War Mr. DeCora received a Master's degree in music
at Columbia University where he is still working on his Ph. D. in
Student Personnel Administration. Before he came here to SUATI,
Mr, DeCora was a counselor in the office of the Dean of Students
at Hunter College. Among Mr. DeCora's principal duties as As-sistant
Dean of Students will be the administration of the loan and
scholarship program.
Mr. Tolino, a native of Brook-lyn,
is a graduate of Fordham
University and has served re-cently
with the U.S. Army in
Germany. In addition to his
duties as Coordinator of Resi-dence
Halls, Mr. Tolino is the
Coordinator for Placement Ac-tivities,
and is a permanent
member of the Dining Hall
Committee.
They assumed their new posi-tions
on December 1, 1960.
Paul DeCora
WINTER WEEKEND MANIFESTO
Your Winter Weekend Com-mittee
has been working like a
beaver and now reports that
three bus-loads of students have
already signed up for the Win-ter
carnival at Mt Airy Lodge in
the Poconos for January 13, 14,
15. The following is a digest of
information in response to the
most frequent questions asked of
the Committee.
1. There is still room for every-body
who wants to go, BUT,
the money has to be in NOW
to insure accommodations.
Deposits will be collected un-til
Christmas; thereafter, the
FULL amount has to be paid.
There will be no refunds af-ter
Christmas.
2. Tlie price quoted, $35 per
person, represents a $50
value: transportation to and
from the Poconos, Friday
night dinner to Sunday dinner
(1 P.M.), full guest treatment
at Mt. Airy, a night club
show and dancing both Fri-day
night and Saturday night,
all gratuities included except
the night club,
3. Extras are: purchases and
gratuities at Club Suzanne
(show and dancing are free);
snack bar; horseback riding
($2); deposits only for skis,
poles, skates ($5); deposits
are refundable; free use of
sleds, tobaggons, flying sau-cers
; Buck HiU Falls ski area
for aU-day, hard skiers is $6.
This includes all equipment
and tow. Tow alone is $2.
Bus transportation to Buck
Hill Falls is 50c, No charge
if a small group goes via sta-tion
wagon. Hotel will de-liver
box lunch.
4. Students will share de luxe
rooms on a four-six basis.
Every suite with TV and
bath.
Married couples will have
private accommodations,
5. The Committee plans to have
a meeting of all students go-ing
on the trip on Wednesday,
January 4 at 12 noon in the
Commuter's Lounge, and also
on Wednesday, January 11,
to distribute programs, and to
answer any queries.
6. In the meantime, direct any
questions to any member of
the Committee. The latter
will be on duty EVERY DAY
from now on.
7. ACT NOW for a weekend of
genuine fun! !
8. SKOL! !
Nativity Scene Erected
To commemorate the Christmas season at SUATI, as in
the past, a Nativity Scene has been errected in front of the Admin-istration
Building. The scene shows Mary, Joseph, the Christ
Child, and the three wise men. There are also three sheep there
which are being cared for by the Ag freshmen on barn duty. The
scene went up on December 8 and will be taken down by January
8.
In the past years, the faculty took on the responsibility of
putting up the Nativity Scene. Administration put a stop to this
practice because they felt it consumed too much of the faculty's
time. Student Council took the job of erecting the scene and did
the work within 50 hours last year. This year the time consumed
was decreased to 17 hours through the cooperation of a large group
of both freshmen and seniors.
The students who gave their time to put SUATI's annual Na-tivity
Scene up during the snow storm were Kevin Conroy, Tom
Holmes, Jay Hillman, Pete Geroci, Pete Vatale, John Fanzreb,
A1 Hazel, Roy Gilbert, Bud Sarles, Ed Dalland, Rusty Anderson,
Hank Frier, Ron Ptacek, and Thomas Hayes. Marie Castellano
and Ann-Marie Deposito painted the figures for the scene. Pat
Del Monico guided this committee through some of the obstacles
encountered.
This year, the Student Council
of SUATI, has adopted a needy
family from Newsday for
Christmas. This is just one of
the many charitable deeds being
completed this Christmas by
the Council.
Mr. and Mrs. J and their 12
children, ages ranging from six
months to 17 years, need all
the help the students can give.
Contribution of food, clothing,
linens, toys, beds, and a TV will
be deposited into boxes set up in
the Tech. Building, Conklin Hall,
Horton Hall, Knapp Hall and the
various dormitories. All contri-butions
should be clean, wear-able
and in good working condi-tion.
Mr. and Mrs. J can hardly
support their family on their
small pay check let alone buy
Christmas presents for all their
children. There aren't even
enough beds as some children
sleep on the floor. Diane, 17,
has a rheumatic heart and needs
constant medical care. All the
children need warm underware
and winter coats. The smaller
children need snow suits. Every-one
in the family needs sweaters
as Mr. J cannot afford to keep
the house very warm.
The children and their sizes
are as follows:
Diane, age 17; size 13 —
James, age 15; size 18 — John,
age 14; size 16 — Warren, age
13; size 14 — Prudence, age U ;
size 12 — David, age 10; size
12 — Denise, age 8; size 10 —
Barbara, age 7; size 8 — Virgin-ia,
size 6; size 6 — Arthur, age
5; size 6 — Walter, age 2; size
4 — Mark, age 6 mo.; size 2.
The younger boys hope for
trucks and the younger girls
hope for dolls and coloring
books. The three oldest boys
would like to share a bicycle
and some athletic equipment.
A big Christmas tree and a
turkey dinner with all the trim-mings
would complete this fam-ily's
Christmas,
Other charitable deeds being
conducted by Student Council
are buying a piece of equipment
for the St. Francis Cardiac Hos-pital
in Roslyn and sending a
caroling group to the Jones Old
Age Home in Hicksville.
Do all you can to make all
three Student Council projects a
complete success.
Horseback Riding at Mt. Airy Lodge
Dew Drop Inn Revamped
Automation is fine in it's place, but who likes machine-made
coffee! Those who visited the Dew Drop these past few weeks
were bound to notice a f ew changes. Gone are the money-hoarding
robots and in their place one finds a spanking new snack bar
complete with pizza pie, (watch those beltlines). The counter ser-vice
is maimed by a very able and efficient staff, who are only too
happy to serve you fine food and GOOD coffee. The Dew Drop still
retains it's air of informality and is an appropriate meeting loca-tion
both for commuter and dorm students alike. Anyone can
attest to it's value on a cold, crisp day. About the only individuals
who may be a little perturbed are the proprietors of LaMars, who
have already lowered prices on certain items to offset any possible
loss of customers. The new Dew Drop hours are from 8:00 to 10:30
on weekdays and 8:30 to 6:00 on weekends. To satisfy an appetite,
ward off winter winds, or meet that special girl!, visit the Dew
Drop, Waldorf of the far east, (far eastern Long Island that is).
I D C SENIORS
RESIGN
Senior members of the Inter-
Dorm Council resigned their po-sitions
during a regular meet-ing
of the I.D.C. on Wednesday,
December 13. Those resigning
declined to offer any comment.
The resignees were: John
Franzreb - Pres., Albert Hazel -
Vice. Pres., Joseph Geosits -
Pari., Suzanne Pombo - Sec.,
and Allan Mastridge - Treas.
Elections for the vacant posi-tions
were held during the same
meeting. The following were
elected: Gary Knapp - Pres.,
John Ruppel - Vice. Pres., Gary
White - Pari., Katherine Doogan
- Sec., William Coakley - Treas.,
and Teresa Carraciola - Cor.
Sec.