Broome Community College - Citadel Yearbook (Binghamton, NY)

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THE HORNET’S NEST Once inside the portals of State Tech, the bewildered freshman enters a nest of bustling activity. From that time on, he is caught up in the buzzing atmosphere of complex courses, humming motors, hurrying students, and is kept busy as any bee. This is one of the reasons that the Citadel staff chose the ‘‘Hornet’s Nest’’ as the theme for the 1950 publication of the Citadel. Even the huge fortress-like building itself, which houses State Tech, assumes the air of a hornet’s nest. State Tech’s colors, black and gold, also belong to that ever- active insect. Our theme is apparent in the social life of the State Techer, when our ‘‘Queen’’ is chosen to reign at the greatest social, ‘‘The Queen of Hearts Ball’’. In the field of sports, so important in our college life, the ‘‘Hornet’s Nest’’ is again suggestive, for our basketball team, officially dubbed the ‘‘Hornets’’, does in- deed resemble its namesake, as it streaks down the court stinging to defeat almost all opponents. The baseball team too has developed a sting. The State Techer himself may also be likened to the hornet, for with the courage and tenacity of his namesake, he has clung to the slide rule and typewriter to become a member of the class of ’50,the second class of graduates. It is for this class that the Citadel staff has endeavored, with the publication of this book, to retain memories of friends and events in the Hornet’s Nest. The class of 750 will buzz no more through the halls of State Tech, for like the hornet who migrates from the mother nest to build another, they too will buzz out to make a beeline for their own new nest.

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DEDICATION DAVID E. MEADE Registrar The Registrar is an integral part of any successful college, for he has the re- sponsibility of keeping all permanent records pertaining to the college. As a student’s future often depends on the complete and accurate records of his past work, much of our progress is dependent upon this one man. State Tech has been fortunate in having for its Registrar, Mr. David E. Meade, a man well qualified for this important position. Mr. Meade attended N.Y. State College for Teachers at Albany, Hobart College at Geneva, New York University, and received his B.S. degree from State Teachers College at Oswego. He received his tecnnical experience working in the electrical departments of three industrial concerns and his academic experience teaching in high schools for twelve years. Prior to and during the war, he worked as supervisor of industrial and technical education in the State Education Department. At State Tech, the term Registrar embodies more than the maintenance of records. Mr. Meade is responsible for student recruitment which entails a great deal of counseling and some traveling. He has complete charge of all matters pertaining to the Veterans Administration. He is director of the extension school and teaches Teacher Training on an extra-curricular basis. A member of the publicity commit- tee, he spends many hours on pamphlets to acquaint future students with the program at State Tech. Mr. Meade is a ‘‘behind-the-scenes’’ worker, for he has little actual personal contact with the students after admission. However, the students realize the enormity of his duties, and in appreciation of the excellent organization and maintenance of the Registrar’s Department, the graduating class of 1950 sincerely dedicates this second volume of ‘‘The Citadel’’ to Mr. David E. Meade.