Broome Community College - Citadel Yearbook (Binghamton, NY)

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EVENTS was sponsored by the Student Council. The initial Awards Dinner was held during which athletic and extra- curricular awards were presented. Mr. Tyrrell’s pre- mier as a singer on TV; intramural benefit games to raise money for the new Varsity Volleyball squad; a movie, “Ruggles of Red Gap,’’ as a convocation pro- gram;and the Music AppreciationClub were other firsts. As far as Outstanding Events which were repeat per- formances go, we find 80 pints of blood were given to the Broome County Blood Bank; Mother’s Day Leas Parent’s Day; the usual Get Acquainted Dance, St. Pat- rick’s Day Dance, Spring Formal; Queen of Hearts Ball and Senior Dinner Dance; picnics; Boy and Girl Scouts as our guests at the basketball games; the appearance of former graduates dressed in uniform; and the usual run of engagements and marriages. A blot on our otherwise happy days at State Tech was the untimely and unfortunate death of our registrar and friend, Mr. David Meade. Graduation was the last Outstanding Event of our two- year stay. To quote a time-worn cliche; it is the last, but by no means the least. Accompanied by the usual pomp and ceremony, we took leave of the surroundings which had been such a major part of our lives. Never will we forget. 29

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OUTSTANDING Without a doubt, the disheartening fire of September 3, was the most outstanding event of our two-year stay within the walls of State Tech. Almost immediately, a search for new housing facilities was begun and new equipment, machinery and lockers were purchased. While the wheels of rehabilitation were turning, plans were being formulated for the construction of a perman- ent campus somewhere in the outskirts of the Triple Cities, but until the campus actually went into the stages of construction, we had to get along with wnat was sal- vaged from the fire and reconditioned, with what was untouched by the fire, and with what was purchased. Happily, we found that the new equipment, in some cases, was better than the old. A new building, the Rider build- ing, was acquired and the Electrical and Chemical labs were set up. Our sister institute at Brooklyn came through with a welcome donation of $500, plus desks and chairs. Cther schools which made our job easier were Harpur College, Morrisville A and T, and Utica Tech. An unusually large number of events happened for the first time in the history of our still-young Institution. A Student- Faculty Corporation was formed for the purpose of incorporating student wishes into official matters concerning the student body. An operetta, The Mikado, 28

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