Binghamton University - Colonist / Pegasus Yearbook (Vestal, NY)

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to do with each other as possible. The groups can be distin: guished in various ways. Members of one group dress in baggy blue serge suits, come to school in vintage automobiles, and are gencrally identified by their seedy look. These, the untouchables, are commonly called teachers. The upper caste, the students, can be distinguished by their surplus Army clothes, racy convertibles, and platinum hip flasks. There is a severe taboo against extra-curricular relations between the members of the two castes. When passing in the corridors a teacher may not address a student unless the student speaks first, etc. However, to get back to the Caf Downstairs, it 1s strewn with furniture of two periods pre-war and post-war These lovely maple pieces are covered with students. The ratio is about seven students to one piece, thus we have six frustrated male students to but enough of these dry statis- ticsy. A visitor to this stronghold of free-thinking liberalism would be impressed by the brilliance of the conversation be- tween the students. Here, for the benefit of those less adven- 29

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Located near the heart of downtown Endicott is the suavest, most exclusive country club in New York StateLe College des Triple Cities. Offering the best in relaxation facilities, Le College has at its disposal two lounges, two recreation halls, ard is within a stone's throw of the Monte- marte section of Endicott, The lounges, Caf Pigalle Downstairs and Upstairs with its celebrated gaming tables, are open to all members and their guests-as are the two recreation halls. Caf Pigalle Downstairs is famed for its Bohemian atmosphere. It is here where we find authentic students as the denizens quaintly term themselves. It may be well to point out at this time the distinction between students and 'teachers as many tourists make the unfortunate error of confounding the two. In Le College des Triple Cities there exists a strict caste system. This system consists of two groups, the teachers and the students, who have as little 28

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turous souls, we present a transcript of a bonifide conversa- tion between two students: Agnes, can.l copy your Chemistry homework ? Shove off, Chauncey. But Agnes, you said I could copy your homework. I said, Shove oftf . . . Schmoe. Listen Agnes, you come across or else . . . Or else what? Or else I'll bash you with my COMPLETE WORKS OF SHAKESPEARE. Oh you will, eh? Yeah, I will. Yeah? Yeah! Yeah? YeahYeah!! 30