The_Rambler_1962-01-23

              FARMINGDALE, LONG ISLAND
NEW YORK
AGGIES
Vol. xxxn No. 20 STATE UNIVERSITY AGRICULTURAL AND TECHNICAL INSTITUTE AT FARMINGDALE FEBRUARY 23, 1962
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Betsy Anderson
crowned at FIT
The n l ^ winds lashed the snow
and rain against the darkened
buildings. The city was'cold and
damp; but inside a building on
27th Street in New York City, the
people were not aware of the
weather. They were only aware of
the seven attractive finalists
standing in the middle of the gym-nasium
at Fashion Institute of
Technology.
The l i ^ t dimmed and a voice
was heard over the resonance
of the crowd. "Ladies and Gentle-men.
After evaluation of the con-testants
standing before you and
Formal Plocemenf
The annual Formal Placement
•Program will be held this year on
Monday, March 5, TUesday. March
6, and Friday, May 4. Most of the
con^iany r^resentatives will meet
students in the Industrial-Techni-cal
Building betwe^i 9 AM and 5
PM. A few meetings will be held
in 114 Horton HalL Company rep-resoitatives
first will present an
over all view of their companies, a
description of the positions for
which they are recruiting, and will
discuss company personnel poli-cies
in general. Interested stu-dents
then sign iq) for individual
interviews with company re-cruiters.
Companies visiting on March 5
include: American Cyanamid,
- Phe^Mi-Dodge, Esso Research.
State University at Oswego, New
York University Employment Of-fk:
e, S.B. Penlck, Metco, RCA
Labs, H.J, Green, Consolidated
Edison,
On Tuesday, March 6, the fol-lowing
companies will visit: Mo-hawk
Airlines, IBM (Madison Av-emte),
IBM(Yorktown Heights), and
IBM (Poughkeepsie), Hazeltine
Electronics, Grumman, Brook-haven
National Laboratories, US
Coast Guard, Security National
Bank, and Metropolitan Life.
Interested students should con-tact
their d^wrtment chairmen for
more infomution about the place-ment
program.
due deliberation by the fourteen
•Judges, the winner of the 1962
Miss. C.I.S.G.A. contest is Miss
Betsy Andeson from Farming-dale.
Pandemonium broke loose - the
crowd roared their approval.
Joyce Garro, Miss C.I,S,GwA.
of 1961 congratulated Miss Ander-son
and presented her with a bou-quet
of long-stemmed red roses
and two tickets for a Broadway
play. The band began to play and
finalists, breathing with a s i^
of relief, danced with their escorts.
The girls, representing Nassau
Community College, Fashion In-stitute
of Technology, Staten Island
Community College, New YorkCity
Community College. Suffolk Com-munity
College, WestchesterCom-munity
College and Farmingdale
were ushered, one-by-one Into a
room where two iudees f r c im
school unceramoniously fired
questions at them. Eachcontestant
was asked three questlms: (a)
"What do you think of the Powers-
Able exchange?": (b) "Who i s the
Mayor of West Berlin?"; (c)"What
is C.I.S.G.A.?", The answers given
are not known by this writer.
Finally, the seven cmtestants
were assembled together and asked
various questions ranging from
"What are the merits of a two-year
school", to "What Is the role
of a women as far as marriage
and working Is concerned."
The judging, based on a grading
system gave equal weight to the
poise, attractiveness, and Intel-ligence
of the contestants.
The dress of thecmtestantswas
varied. Some wore ballerina-length
evening dresses, others
wore wool sheaths and the Queen,
Miss Anderson, wore a black, satan
and lace sheath with blace lace
shoes.
"Miss Betsy Anderson Is our
new Queen - Miss C.LS.G»A. HOODS
This Spring the Seniors will have
an added ornament to the usual
graduation attire. This will be a
hood, symbolizing their two years
of study at S, U, A. T. I.
The use of hoods has been prac-ticed
for many years by institutes
of higher learning, the different
sizes and colors representing the
different degrees which are re-recleved.
lt Is felt that they addi
dignity and prestige to the grad-uation
ceremony.
The hoods that will be used by
the graduating class of 1962 will
be green, white and gold. The
green and white represent the
college's colors. The gold repre-sents
the Associated & Affiled
Science Degree each graduating
senior will receive.
These hoods will be a tribute
to the acheivemrats of the grad-uating
class. They stand for the
two years of diligent study and
application that precede gradua-tion.
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FACULTY STUDENT (lAME SET
FOR MARCH 10
Faculty - Student Basketball
game will be held this year on
March 10th at 7:30 p.m. In the
Weldon B. Howltt Gymnasium in
Farmingdale. It Is planned to be
a gala affair with a dance follow-ing
the game. All are Invited and
don't forget to bring along a friend
If possible. Tickets can be obtained
from your Student Council R ^
resentatlve, a Senior Class
Soiator, or Varsity Club Officers.
The evening's affairs Include:-
1. Basketball ^me — Faculty
such as Hot shot Adamo, Chucker
WUlenbrock, Hacker MlUehner,
and Bomber Reuschle against
members of Varsity Club and
Senior Class S^iators.
2. Half-time basketball game
between the Cheerleaders and Lady
Faculty such as EXmker Solomita.
3. Wrestling match between
Ferocious Bobby Hartmann and
Mr. "X".
4. A dance.
It should be an exciting and
memorable evening for all. Hope
to see you there!
FRESHMEN "TAKEOVER
STUDENT COUNCIl
Last Monday night was annual Freshmen Ni^t at Student Council.
Members of the freshmen class were voted Into executive positions
to conduct the meeting. The purpose of Freshmen Night is to allow
next year's potential leaders to become familiar with the duties and
responsibilities required of Student Council officers. Also It provides
an excellent opportunity for the smdent representatives to determine
what qualifications are necessary for candidates of executive posl-tions.
The followlngfreshmen were chosen by Council toconduct the Fresh-men
N l ^ meeting:
President jon Gaciala
Vice President Lanny Gans
Treasurer Al Mears
Recording Secretary Sue Amrheln
Corresponding Secretary Marilyn Rajkovlch
Ed Vlllafranka was appointed Parlimentarlan.
Althouj^ their powers were somewhat limited, the freshmen man-aged
to get tbrou^ much important business. Among die topics dis-cussed
were the election of a freshmen representative to Faculty-
Student Association. After a lengthy roll call ballot, Gary Mallon, ACHR
and Secretary of the Freshmen Class, defeated Ed Vlllafranka by a nar-
W Uie oen. tia uept. aaaressed the assembly and spoke
on next year's plans for Winter Weekend.
Following the discussion, a vote of confidence was given to begin
preparations for obtaining accommodations at Grosslnger's, one of the
finest resorts In the'East.
Jon Gaciala, serving as President, has distinguished himself on the
floor of Council as extremely adept In parllmentary procedure. Last
Monday's meeting was a further testimony to his ability and efficiency
In .handling student affairs. Jon is a member of NC^A and has a part
in the Drama Club's iqpcoming production of "Auntie Mame".
Lanny Gans and Al Mears, serving as Vice President and Treasurer
respectively, also displayed strong qualities of leadersh^. Sue Amrhein
and Marilyn Rajkovlch were kept very busy recording the proceedings,
a job that sounds a lot easier dian it is.
After the meeting, the freshmen 'officers' were given a standing
ovation by the assembly. Tom Jackson, Incumbent Student Council
President, conunented on tiie meeting as " . . . . very smoothly
executed."
At the end of March nominations for next year's Council officers
will be announced by your r^resentative. In order to Insure an elec-tion
that is truly representative of the smdent body, it is your res-ponsibility
to let your choice be known to your representative.
CHOIR FORMEDi;:i;«:;;{,"iv
ON CAMPUS
Students interested in obtain-ing
camp counselor positions
should contact Mr. DeCora in
Studmt Personnel as soon as pos-sible.
Greenhouse Planned
The New York Florists' Club
has appropriated $15,700 for the
construction of a research green-house
at the Cornell Ornamentals
Research Laboratory. This lab-oratory
is part of the New York
State College of Agriculture, a unit
of the Sute University at Cornell
University.
The laboratory is located on the
grounds of State University's Ag-ricultural
and Technical Institute
at Farmingdale, New York. It is
staffed by Cornell University and
the U.S. Department of Agricul-ture,
The new greenhouse will be 25
by 103 foot all aluminum construc-tion.
It wUl be divided into three
31 foot sections and one 10 foot
section each with individual heat
and ventilation control.
This addition to the laboratory
was to a large extent made pos-sible
through the efforts of the
lalMratory's advisory committee.
A new approach to choral sing-ing
In die line of Barbershop
quartet music. Yes, this novel
idea will put SUATI on the map. The
Idea has been put forth. Plans are
underway for teachers from a
national organization of barber-shop
quartet singers—now, all we
need is participationl
Please understand that this will
be a choral group singing in close
harmony and not a quartet.
This groiq) of singers will come
and give a demonstration to the
student body of SUATI at the next
Student Council meeting. This
meeting will be divided between a
business and a social meeting, and
it will be held at the Log Cabin.
Ke^ posted on proceedings via
the bulletin boards and your Student
Council representative. The group
should start rehearsing next
quarter.
So remember-March 12, at 8 o'
clock, at the Log Cabin. All inter-ested
students are urged to attend!
Seniors who have not picked up
their ID cards should see Mr.
Waldron in Room 248 Tech. on
February 23, at II a.m.
The Honorable John D. Bennett,
Surrogate Judge of NassauCounty,
was the guest weaker at a special
meeting of the NatioralCVfice Man-agement
Associati<^ on Friday,
February 9.
The meeting which was held in
Knapp Hall Lounge was jointly
arranged by Mrs. Crmin and Mr.
Taylor of tfie Business Technology
Department.
In discussing the topic, "Wills,
Estate Planning,and the Functions
of the Surrogate Court," Judge
Bennett described various situa-tions,
some extremely amusing,
diat arise when wills are probated
and contested before the Surro-
^ t e Court,
It was stressed that great care
should be taken when planning the
disbursement of (me's real and
personal property. A will must be
witnessed by two persons, one of
whom should be a lawyer, and
properly signed before it is judged
by the law as duly IzgaL Without
a properly drawn will an in-dividual's
assets would be dis-/
trlbuted as stated by law, and proi>^'
ably not in the desired way of the
testator.
Ths speaker concluded by stat-ing
that a periodic revision of
one's will Is ne( ^ssary, as both
personal relationships and finan-cial
aspects nwy change over/
. a span of years.